1938-06-30 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY. JUNE 30, 1938.

AUSTIN TAKES ONLY AN HOUR TO DEFEAT HENKEL

MACHINE-LIKE ACCURACY IN SEMI-FINAL TIE Enters Wimbledon Final For The First Time Since 1932 Feat

The men's singles title at Wimbledon will be contested by Donald Badge (America), the holder, and "Bunny” Austin, of Eng- land. Yesterday in the semi-finals, Budge beat F. Puncec of Yugo- slavia by 6-2, 6-1, 6-4, and Austin beat Heaner Henkel of Germany by 6-2, 6-4, 6-0.

According to Reuler, Austin was cool and confident throughout his match. The German player was out- classed and played only as well as Austin allowed him.

Wit

The Englishman, who has never yet Won the Wimbledon £ltir, machine-like in his necuracy, and acored with many beautiful passing though he never showed my phot brilliancy.

He took only one hour to beat ane of the best players in Europe, winuing the last set to love.

Henkel was constantly forced into errors, particularly on the backhand, loy Austin's uzteary placing and anticipation

HOW GAMES WENT

In the first set, Austin lost the Best game, but recovered to lend by 5-1, going out in the eighth game. In the second, Henkel led 2-1, 3-2 and 1-3. He was at this stage hilling the ball harder and serving particularly well, but Austin remained unperturbest. The Englishman then broke through the German's service and won the next three gtamen for the set. There- after there was only one person in the

game.

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(America), holders of the mixed doubles

crown. eliminated that veteran pair, Jean Borotra (France) and Mrs. Helen Wils Moody (Ameri- zo) by 6-1, 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles.

Henner Henkel (Germany) and (America) Mrs. Sarub Palfrey Fabyan

Lal G von

Metaxa and (Germany)

Miss Gracyn Wheeler (America) 0-4, 6-3, to rench the quarter-finals,

Despite other attractions, a large crowd gathered on an outside court ia sen Miss Gem Houling (Chin) defcal Mrs. Hurry Hopman, the writ- known Australian player, by B-6, 4-6,] 6-4 in the second round of the;

Ladies Plate for players eliminated

In the first and rounds of the championship.

Yesterday's Wimbledon Results

A hitherto unpublished pleture of Henner Henkel, the German tennis star, who was beaten in three sets by "Bunny" Austin in the semi-finals of the men's singles at Wimbirdan yesterday.

This was inken when he and Baron Gottfried von Cramm and Fraulein Marie Horn visited the Colony last year on their way to Australia.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Wimbledon Tennis

Str. The Championships nt Win-!

bledon have been

going on dally

Boxing

Benny Lynch Defeats American

AUSTRALIANS FALTER

AT LORD'S Rain-damaged Pitch Helped Nevell

Hammond To Captain England XI Again

London, June 29. Walter Hammond, who captained England in the First and Second cricket Tests against Australia, has again been selected to lead the Eng- lond XI in the Third Test, to be played at Manchester, start- ing on July 8.-Reuter,

HAMMOND DISPLACES EDRICH

County Cricket Averages

Lending cricket averages in Eng- Ish county cricket at the time of the first Test match wer

Fishlock

BATTING

stree last Monday week, and I be- Referee Stops Bout In Whitehouse Heve am right in saying that the The following were the results of Bone

broadcasting stations matches

have played

Wimbledon been 12

relaying commentaries every yesterday, as cabled by Reuter:

Yet ZBW has made no attempt day. MEN'S SINGLES

advantage to give a listeners the (SEMI-FINALS)

Don Budge (America) beat

Fighting at cnterweights, Benny M. Lomas

Time:

Aver.

By Ronald T. Symond

By o'clock spin bowling began

At Lord's (Second Day).--Middle- sex, with six wickets in hand are 83 to bite more sharply, and there was Tuns behind the Australians,

more excuse for wickets falling cheaply. Chipperfield was very smartly snopped up close in at Arst slip, and Australia were all out at 5.25.

London, June 31. Sensations! Don Bradman, Fingleton and Badcock all out with the total at 221 Bradman to square leg, and Fleetwood-Smith McCormick, who hit Robins for six missed before he scored, and enjoyed short but exceedingly merry McCabe dropped when he had lives, the latter scoring double

figures

mado 2.

Buth Drachman's

for the first time in England.

After a stern duel with O'Reilly blunders, and and a foster McCormisk, Edrich was Badcock's downfall, were brought bowled when still 10 runs short of about by 22-years-old Nevell, one of his 1,000, Jack Durston's pupils at the Acton II. Fingleton, b Smith ........

AUSTRALIANS-First Innings school and a member of the ground. Badcock, & Human, b Nevell

staff at Lord's.

D. G. Bradman, e Compton, b Nevell Rein then delayed play for more A. . annett, lbw b Sims

S. J. McCabe, b Neveil

than three hours, and

10

minutes A. G. Chipperfield, a Compion, b

M

C. Walke, Sims

after resumption McCabe played on Hobi

Novell, whose figures for memorable spell finally read thus:

to

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Conditions were never really dif fleult for batting until late afternoon,

Walker, not out

W. J. O'Reilly, thw, à Robins

L. McCoriniek, e Smith, b Sima L. O'D. Fleetwood-Smith, at Price, b

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7.3, 9, 25, 4; Rouins 0, 1, 37; 2.

MIDDLESEX-First innings Price, bw. b McCormick

3TM) 170

D0.77 Of all the dazzling stara with Edrich, b Ollellly 08.13 astronomic aggregates, Chipperfield .. Webster, e Walker, b BicCormick

737 103 54.07 and Hassell, who added 54 valuable Compton, not aut

141 53.27 runs for the fifth wicket, looked by Hulme, b O'Reilly

5135 far the best able to cope with yes- 11. Human, Rot out

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me of the enormous local interest weight champion, beat Jaetic Jurich Park F. broadcasting authorities here are well Lynch, the British and world's fly-E. D. J. Bagar

there is in Wimbledon,

and that America here to-night, the re- Prentice dozens of listeners have been disferee stopping the bout in the twelfth Martin appointed?

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catch ut fine leg.

Budge was never really extended by Puncec and won comfortably.

According to United Press, Donald

by beating F. Puncee sets, bus maintained his re- cord of not losing a single set in the unces (Yugoslavia) 6-2, 6-1, 8-4.

resent tournament. The champion

(England) beat made a

a shaky start, but thereafter he virtually swept the court with back-Henner Henkel (Germany) 6-2, 6-4. hand drives to corners of the court. He mined frequent acce

accesss to the net with scorching drives,

In the final set, Puncee led 4-2, but Budge, with cross-court delves on the backhand

terrifie and

services, blasted his way through to victory.

Madame Mathieu (France) tirid Miss A. M. Yorke (England), holdera ut the Indies doubles and winners of the recent French championships. entered the semi-finals by beating Senorita Anita Lizana (Chile) and Miss Margaret Scriven (England) by 7-5, 6-4.

BRITISH SUCCESS

In the quarter-finals of the men's doubles, G. P. Hughes and F. H. D. Wilde (England) beat F Cejnar (Czecho-Slovakia) and C. E. Muffroy

11, W. Austin

6-0.

MEN'S DOUBLES (QUARTER-FINALS)

A little more enterprise and G. P. Hughes and V. II. D. Wilde thought in this direction' would (England) beat F. Cejnar (Czecho appreciated by

TENNIS ENTHUSIAST, Stavakia) and C. E. Malfroy (New! Zealand) 6-5, 6-2, 7-55.

MIXED DOUBLES

(QUARTER-FINALS) Don Budge and Miss Allee Marble (America) beat Jean Borotra (France) and Mrs. Ifelen Wills Moody (America) -1, 0-4.

THIRD ROUND

IL. Kënkel, (Germany) and Mrs. Fabyan (America) beat G. von Metaxa (Germany) and Miss Gracyn | Wheeler (America) 6-4, 6-3,

LADIES' PLATE (SECOND ROUND)

Miss Gem Hoshing (China) beat

(New Zealand) by 6-8, 6-2, Q-2, 7-5, | Mrs. Hopman (Australia) 8-6, 4-0.

Don Budge and Miss Altre Marble 6-4.

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King Wins Race At Newmarket

London, June 28. His Majesty the King became a Winner this season at Newmarket when Cosmopotilan won the Stud Produce Stakes for two-year-olds over five furlongs, starting at 7/4 favourite.

His Majesty's Licence wos placed third in the Stetchworth Stakes over mile, and a half. Licence started

VALUABLE HORSE

London, June 20.

J. C. Clay The American's fine footwork kept verily Supran him out of danger of clever straight Follard uns and long lefta. In the seventh Cornford (3.) round, Lynch chased

Jurich round Wellard the ring. Then the Americam engaged Nolter

Mayer Lynch in toe-to-toe exchanges, but. W. A. went down for a count of eight from Stephenson a terrific right. Hardly had he risen Pape (5)

Sices when he was sent down again for Betty (F) eight. He showed amazing

Mitchell (T. pluck Smith (PJ) and got up once more.

Smith 17.) Cluver

In the eighth round, the American Perks was twice down for

R. J. Crisp nine. Then Nichols Lynch eased up.

FAMRON Sinfield

Palne

In the twelfth round, Lynch land- Goddard ed a right to the jaw, and while the weight time-keeper was counting, the re- Partridge feree stopped the fight-Reuter.

Jackson

DEPRIVED OF TITLE

Paisley, June 20. Benny Lynch's failure to make 112 pounds in his fight against Jackle

400 110 40.30 this morning.

104 40,50 Australia won the toss, and Brad- 128 40.31 man decided to bat, but although the

100 40.00 wet wicket WEA not particularly 120 240 30.00! Jimcult trouble began at once.

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First Fingleton was bowled with: out making a stroke. The ball pitch- ed just outside the off stump and

down the hill.

slightly

Bradman played an uneasy over to

Smith, after which a shower caused

stoppage for 15 minutes.

Cricket

Extras

Total (4 wkls.}

DERBYSHIRE DISMISSED CHEAPLY

Brown Scores A Century

London, June 29. Playing the Australian cricket

On resumptlun, Bradman mistimed look at Nevell and skled the ball tourists at Chesterfeld, Derbyshire 23.03 towards long leg, where Human mis- were to-day dismissed for 151 runs. wag top-scorer 20.00 thus before he had scored, Bradman with 87, F. A. Ward taking five for

soon played a similar 20.42)

stroke to a 45. siroilor ball, and this time Compton, The Australians replied with 191

10.02 judged a fairly easy catch. Let of T. 5. Worthington

32 2134 ran back from first slip to bring off for one at close

of play. J. Fingleton was sent back for 23, but

II.

40 2147 gathered the impression that W. A. Brown hit up another century

04 21.67 Bradman, was taking things easy, and was 184 not out. C. L. Badcock 40 21.00 and possibly trying out a new method was also 53 22.11

12 22.23 or experimental stroke. Be this as

707 33 22.77It may, his fallure seemed to unset- 22.00 the his colleagues, who began to play 23.15 as though up against real difficulties.

ENGLISH GOLF

23.07

24.10 24.30

Jurich, of Amerlen, has deprived TEAM SELECTED

Mr. Martin Benson announced to him of the flyweight title.

day that he has bought Nearco, the make the weight, the bout was fought As a result Lynch's failure to crack Italian race-horse, from Signor Frederico Tesio, for £00,000. weighed 1181⁄2 pounds and Jurich on the entchweight basis. Lynch

Nearco, by Lord Derby's Phuros, 11014.

Lynch to-night knocked

out

has never been beaten in its racing British officials have declared Dic) career. Winning the Grand Prix de litle to be vacant, with Jurich as the Paris last Sunday, it scored its four- lending contender. teenth successive victory. In that race, Bois Roussel, the English Derby Jurich winner, was beaten into third place. -Router.

Autograph Problem

At Wimbledon

London, June 20. The autograph-hunter problem is becoming serious at Wimbledon. Naj Booner docs a star player show his Or her face in the enclosure sur- rounding the courts than the un- fortunate person is besieged by a mob of people brandishing fountain pens and studs of pencils.

Kay Stammers and Mrs. Moody may be good on the centre court, but they are no match for Wimble- don's algnature-seekers, who

can

In the twelfth round. United Press.

LYNCH OVERWEIGHT

AGAINST SCOTLAND

London, June 11. Alfred Perry (Leatherhead), former Open champion. will captain the England team against Scotland Paisley, June 20. In the International professional golf Benny Lynch was six and a half match at floyal St. George's, Sand- pounds overweight for his title fightwich, on July 21 with Jackle Jurich to-night. He

was given an hour to make the fly head), P. Alliss (Templeneywsam),

The team is: A. Perry (Leather-) weight limit. His alternative was to forfelt the title to his

| opponent.—United Press.

R. Burton (Sale), J. H. Busson California (Formby). D. Curtis (Queen's

Pack, Bournemouth), S. Easterbrook

(Knowle), A. J. Lacey (Berkshire), A Lees (Dore

and

Totley), A. Wo

(Sundridge Park), C. A.

(Crews Hill), E. Whitcombe (Porter's Parks), R. A Whitcombe (Parkstone). Reserves:

HENLEY REGATTA ENTERS UPON NEW PHASE

E.

A. G. Deck (Sherwood Forest) and! S. L. King (Knota Park).

Artisan Scullers SUZANNE

Now Allowed

London, June 20.

give either, six yards in 20 and trap. The Henley Regatta has entered a her in a corner before she Imaws what it is all about.

new phase. Under the revised Amateur Status Rule, artisan scullers

If they grant one request for an are allowed to compete for the first autograph, a score of books

Hime. arc wayed in their faces Inside fen seconds. If they say "No" they are branded by mobs.

LENGLEN LIES ILL

Paris, June 20.

A strong north-westerly wind made It la disclosed to-day that Mile. selentifle rowing difficult to-day, Suzanne Lenglen, the famous French In the Diamond Sculls, the Ameri-tennis player ant! four times The autograph-chasers aro

can champion, J. Burk beat the Wimbledon champion, is now in nice artisan, W. Horwood, of Chiswick, hospital in a critical condition. She people, but they never stop to think easily in 8 mins. 61 secs.

de suffering from pernicious anemia. of the annoyance constant demands) The Metropolitan Polica beat She is scheduled to receive her

for signatures from complete strang- Barclays Bank in u head in the second and third blood transfusions ers causes lending sports performers, Thames Cup-Reuter.

soon.-United Press,

EDRICH 10 SHORT

to

MeCabo gave on

easy but unac- cepted chaneo Sims at short finc lcg. and Badcock was bowl- jed by 2 no-balt from Smith before he was out 10 a catch at long leg. Human held the ball safely at precisely the same spot where he had previously missed Bradman.

Reuter.

undefeated with 50,-

CLOSE OF PLAY

London, June 20. The following were the scores at close of play to-day:.

Gloucester 00; Essex 324 for 6. Sussex 428 for 6 v. Glamorgan. Kent 68; Lelcester 105 and 74 for 1.

Lancashire 207 for 3 v. Hampshire, Rain stopped play.

M.C.C. 112 for 3; Cambridge 370. Notts 432; Somerset 60 for 0. Surrey 305; Oxford 51 for B. Yorkshire 342 for 6 v. Worcester.- Reuter.

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