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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY

1938.

AUSTRALIANS FACE DEFEAT: ALL OUT FOR 132

Brilliant Play By Two Surprises In Bowls Championship

Yorkshire NEED TO SCORE 150 TO WIN

Smailes And Verity Cause The Havoc

London, July 4.

The Australians are facing the prospect of their first defeat since starting their cricket tour in England. To-day Yorkshire played so well that at the close of play the county side required 150 runs in the fourth and final innings to win.

League Tennis

K. C. C. TEAMS WIN

AND DRAW

On a howler's wicket, both sides had to fight meci for runs. York- shire finished up within 17 of the Australians' first innings total, being disinised for 205, thanks very largely to Wood, whe hit out to telling effect tr core 41 in BU minutes. He Jay- included six boundaries among hits

his

Waste buwied fuely for the Aus- tralbina, capturing 7 for 101,

The visitors fared disastrously in Their second Inntrags, being sent back

Mixed Doubles Games for a meagre 132 wir lowest score

Completed

of the tour to date.

Smalles and Verity did Uhe damage mi un affected wicket, Smailes taking Despite a tenvy rain storm in the the 45, and Verity 3 for 46. Duly carly

uflernour. 111 threatenu

Brudun faced the bowling with skles later on, two mixed doubles

anything approaching confidence, and he gathered 42 runs-Reuter,

tennis league matches were com pleted ni the Kowloon Cricket Club yesterday, the club's desi strɔng beating Ladies Recreation Chuis 2% to 1%, and the "" tel drawing with the Hongkong Cricket Club ay Bets ench,

Players found the courts slippery, but otherwise playable.

Cvensional-

ly a ball faileti to get up, but on the whole the courts played better than one might have adued possible

Close of Play County Scores

The close of play scores in Englis: first class cricket to-day follows:

Han stopped play

were

ns

Kent 201, Derbyshire

Je

Glamorgan 113 and Gloucester 183.

110 for 9, 151 for 3.

fur The K.C.C. senlurs were strong for the L.R.C., who did ruther

half. well to win a set and a

Mr and Mrs. Storey played very well in two suis, one of which went to them. and the other against them at 4-0.

E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Willam and E. F. Fincher and Mrs. Burnett winners were unbeatable, and the reverses were suffered by G. C. Burnett and Mrs. Sweeney.

EXCITING MATCH

K.C.C.

On adjolalng courts, the "B" and the Cricket Club played out an exciting match in which they very fairly ûnished all square. A Ane recovery by Alec Pearce and Miss Dodwell in the first Get proved eventually to be the turning point. Against Gray and Mrs. Clark they were trailing love-four, but they came back strongly to level and only after a hard struggle did the home pair save the set for a half.

Later, as an anti-climax, Pearce and his partner lost love-six to Guest and Mrs. Knight.

of

All

the scts were contested, the teams being

evenly matched.

Detalled scores follow.

closely

very

KC.C. "A" v. L.R.C.

Kowloon "A" bent Ladies R.C. 134,1%.

E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Williams "beat

Hampshire 195 and 323, Esarx 127 at 80 for 2

Lancashire 341 for 7 dee. 122 for 5. Rein stopped piny,

Northants 248, Somerset 354 135 for 3.

Notts

and

Oxford U. 317 and 0 for 1, Cam- bridge U. 425.

Surrey 547, Sussex 189 for 4. Warwickshire 384, Leicestershire 175 and 40 for L

Worcestershire 201, Middlesex 348 und 6 for 0.---Reuter Bulletin.

1 Erant Mrs, Stores 4-0. bent 1. M. 5. Wright and Mrs. Lliaaman 0-2, beat J. Fergusson and Mrs, Waddell 0-3.

E. F. Fincher and Mrs. Burnett best Storey and Mru, Storey 6-4; beat Wright and Mrs. Lissniman 04, best Fergusson and Mrs. Waddell A-2,

G. C. Burnett and Mrs. Sweeney last to Storey and Mrs. Storey 4-6; beal wright and Mex, Llaxamen 1-2 draw with Fer- Aumon and Mrs. Woudell 0-0.

K.C.C. "B" v. CLUB

Kowloon "B" drew with Club 44-4% E. Blum and Miss Bradbury lost to Owen-Huglies and Mrs. Findlay 1-0; lost to T. A, Pearce and Miss Dodwell 3-6; lost to G. W. Sewell and Mr. Whitham

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SUZANNE- GREATEST OF ALL

(By "Veritas")

Ar

there

To say

that Mlle. Suzanne Lenglen, whoso death at the age of 39 was reported yesterday. revolutionised tennis amongst women players would be over-statement, because has never been a player quite like Mlle. Lenglen, and none of her contemporaries, nor players of the succeeding generation, save with the possible exception of Mrs. Helen Willa-Moody, suc- ceeded in rivalling the French- woman's absolute machine-like play.

Suzanne Nevertheless

brought

muny new features and qualities top the game which dozens of players have since striven to copy and to emulate. Chief among those charac- fecistics, never before perfectly tennis WOMIRU by exemplied

It is said that; player, was accüyney, when Suzanne was being traturi as child by her father to play tennis, so persistently was she nude tu practice at hitting the ball to a cer- tain spot that she could hit a six- penny-pivec placed on any part of the court five times out of six.

NEVER LOST A MATCH

It was this unerring accuracy allowed her to sweep every which opponent off the court for five years without a break. Suzanne played her first tournament ratch in Eng- land in the spring of 1918. It was not unth: the seral-final round of the 1924 Wimbledon championship that match, she conceded a set in

ony and she did not lose a single match the course of her career at Wim-

bledon.

the In 1924 to

Amazement and consternation of thousands, she scratched in her semi-final match to Misa

Kitty Mr Kune,

under Dis doctor's orders. The following year she went buick to Wimbledon and won, and that was the Just England saw of Suzanne, as a player, though in 1932 she made headlines by sud- | denly flying to Wimbledon to see the

finols.

The Inte Suzanne Longlen, playing a back-hand stroke,

THIS IS HOW

BRITISH

GOLFERS LEAD FIELD

Sandwich, July 4. The leaders at the end of the first day's play in the British open golf championship, which is being played over the St. George's course here were:

E. Lacey

Eddie Whitcombe E. Fallon

H. Locko

A. Perry

A. G. Havers, and A. Padgham

Reuter.

BRITAIN WON GALLACHER WALKER CUP

VERDANT, From St. Andrews, Says-

St. Andrews, June 4. Thousands of delirious spectators broke down barriers, rushed across the last green, and swept stewards and policemen aside when Great Britain, for the first time in the history of the inter- national amateur golf contest against the United States of America, won the Waller Cup here this afternoon by 7 matches to 4, with one halved.

The cheers and shouts were tre- mendous, and, altogether it was an unforgettable

a fitting Beene, and conclusion to a day of thrilling and remarkable gott.“

Britain's selves fare of

golfers proved them- courageous and skilful in the the splendid attack by Americans, and the Scottish crowd went crazy with delight at the wins of Hector Thomson, who beat Johnny Goodman by 5 and 4; Gordon Peters. who defeated Reynolds Smith by 9

losing the 13th, 14th, and 18th, either or faulty through being bunkered approach play.

MOVES AGAIN

In Gateshead Colours Next Season

London, June D. Hughie Gallacher, former Scottish international, apparently still has the urge to travel.

him

CHAMPION PAIR IS DEFEATED

A. K. Minu In Brilliant Form

Yesterday's two matches in tho lawn bowls pairs championships provided first-rate surprises. The Omar brothers, reigning champions, were eliminated, and H. A. Alves and F. V. V. Ribeiro, a much fancied Recreio combina tion bowed to A. Baker and A. K. Minu, after leading on the first cight heads.

Minu, states

a correspondent, played like a champion, and saved the heads time and again. In all but two

heads he

he changed the score when Alves was playing.

Ribeiro was easily the better of the losing players, and played ex- traordinarily well on the last six, beads. However, it was a somewhat belated recovery after a shaley start. Alves was never quite at his best, and could not boast the consistency of Minu, who laid the shot almost at

will

Bakar was inconsistent, but scored acensionally, and usually when the the points were most needed. In early part of the match he had the better of Ribeiro, but positions were later reversed.

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EXIT THE CHAMPIONS

By the manner in which A. M. and U. M. Omar started against J. S. Howell and R. G. Craig at the Kow- loon Bowling Green Club, one could justifiably prophesy a handsome win Grimsby Town transferred

for them. They scored three of the yesterday to Gateshead, the latter first two heads, but were caught on being the seventh club for whom he the third head, drew away again with

single, conceded a

ded a three, levolled will play in League soccer.

again with a a three, and from that Grimsby secured Gallacher from point were alwa

always trailing. Craig and Howell chalked up their Notts County during last season when With a lead of six holes it looked they were hard put to it to find a scores regularly after the fifth head, as though the match was a certainty man to replace the injured Glover, taking a 11-7 lead on the ninth, in- and his leadership of the attack had creasing this to 19-8 on the 16th, and for Thomson.

Crawley, although playing bril-a lot to do with his new club avoid-evenually running out at 25-10.

Altogether the losers scored on liantly at times and maiding few mis-ing relegation.

Chester were well in the transfer seven hoads and the winners an 14 takes, hati considerable dificulty th

In addition to Ro- heads.

It

pretend the would be idle to getting away from, Fischer, and each news yesterday.

binson, they signed Joe Rogern. square al the Manchester City's wing half, and Omar brothers were anything like as credit the performance of Howell acepor.

Owen, regarded as one of the safest and Craig, which was exceptionally "keepers in the Northern Section, praiseworthy. The winners adapted. themselves better to a somewhat was pre was previously with Charlton,

with heavy green and were so consistent,

always looked eventual winners. that after the opening five heads

The detailed scores of the two- matches follow. A.M. Omar UM. Omar

Shots Total

held the lead in turn.

The match

Was

In 1926, after winning the French championships, she joined the pro- fessional ranits and toured America.

Suzanne Lenglen ranked as the and 8; and A. T. Kyle, of Yorkshire up his en, however, Crawley called Cufford Owen, Halifax Town goal- good as usual, but this does not dis-

ninth, then,

the

nex!

greatest drawing power Wimbledon who made the match safe for Britain has ever had among women, though by defeating Freddy Haas on this has been seriously challenged 14th green. by Mrs. Wills-Moody, who has never failed to keep the Wimbledon crowds on tip-toes in their excitement and admiration.

reserves.

Ile was three under four for the some long six holes, holing puits, including one the length of a cricket pitch at the long 15th for an "clge" three, and won four of them. Crawley went round in 71, and finished with what appeared to be a winning lead.

Previously he hnd been Derby County, Chelsea, Newcastle United, and Airdrieonians, gaining his first Scottish cap with the last

named In 1925.

Another

Aif Grimsby player, Robinson, a reserve centre half, has been signed by Chester.

Charles Stowe and the giant Irish man, Cecil Ewing, also won their after grund struggles, the gunes final tally in favour of Britain being 7 to 4, with one halved.

British victory were

Stowe ought to have been more Apart from her skiil as a player, Prospects of

weather at the than 1 up on Kocsis, for he took the which was such that it placed her brighter than the well above anybody else. Suzanne end of the first round, played in drie lead at the fourth, was 2 up at the rinth, und 3 up at the 11. But the Lenglen had u personality on the ziing rain.

American had birdie three at the court which commanded attention, Britain led on five matches, and

and 13th, and won both. and was quite sufficient to attract were behind in three, so that they

Birmingham yesterday appointed He lost the 14th, but won the 15th Jacide Bestall, the thousands to the court on which she still held the advantage.

Grimsby Town in a birdie three.

and England International forward, This was the state of affairs at the was playing. Highly temperamental.

as conch. This is the first time the she often figured in what were end of the morning's play:

club has had an official coach,

never

9. A. Gray and Mrs. Carke beat Owen-was Hughes and Mrs. Findlay 6-4; drow with Pearce and Miles Dodwell 6-0; beat Bewell Suzanne was playing. and Mr. Whitham 6-3.

Penree arid Mina Dodwell 0-0; beat Sewell and Mrs. Whitham, 4-4.

or

12th

birdie three, a round of 73, and the and lead,

As for the match between Pennink and Ward, it was almost pathetic.

Ward rammed home his every ad- vantage, and reached the turn in the amazing score of 32 to be 4 up.

Word went round in 67, which qual the best score blished in the Open championship,

This amazing attack appeared to popularly termed "scenes," and there Yates three up in Bruen, Good- unsettle Stowe, whose lend complete

dull moment while man six down to Thomson, Flacher 16th badly. But the British player ly disappeared when he played the four down to Crowley, Kocsis one finished magnificently by holing a

Ward nine up on A, E. I'. Guest and Mm. Knight last to Her game was complete from ser- down to Stone, Owen-iughes and Mrs. Findlay 3-0; bent vice to the severest overhead smash Pennink, Billows one up on Ewing, put of eight yards at the 18th for cross-court volley. She could Smith three down to Peters, clip the sidelines with sizzling drives Hoas one down to Kyle. any number of times in the course Bruch was the attraction of the of a rally, and her command of the morning and he gave a huge gallery ball was such that she usually won plenty to cheer about during his hor match by completely out- match with the amateur champion, manoueyring her opponent.

The Irish boy showed no sign of While it is true that success come nerves to-day, and he fought the to her easily, when the time came American every inch of the way. for her to fight what appeared to be They threw threes at one another and had virtually won the match, a losing battle, she was fully cap- the other had threes at every hole

in startling fashion-In fact, one or for he was 9 up. able. This was illustrated in her

Ewing should have a lead of two historic fourth round

match with from the sixth to the 11th inclusive, being one down, and he would have Miss Ryan in 1924, when she had Bruen went out in the remarkably

Peters played the better shots to lost the second set at 8-6. With the fine score of 34, but was one down. done but for some very bad putting. huge crowd naturally thrilling to He squared with a three at the 10th, the hole, and for that reason was the possibility of the defeat of a but for the first time played the generally leading Reynolds-Smith, champion, the Frenchwoman pro- short 11th badly, and lost it, ceeded to pull out her finest strokes and won the match,

GIVE

YOUR

GUESTS

DEINHARD'S

WORLD RENOWNED

HOCKS and MOSELLES

NOT A BORN PLAYER

BUNKERED

ever accom-

but he was only one up at the 9th.

Coming home, however, the Eng- lishman reaped the full reward of The only hole of the round that his good iron play, and was four up Bruen played poorly was the long at the 10th.

14th where he was bunkered with his He lost the 17h and Smith showed second shot and became two down. that Americans too can miss short

For the rest he outdrove Yates fre-

green.

up

The 17th was not so bad, but the 18th was a tragedy for Belinin.

Hnas played a grand so Bit. from the pin, and then played but while the former holed, Kyle missed and lost a hole which looked a certainty for him..

BIRMINGHAM'S COACH

Bestall, a native of Beighton, near

Standard Gloves For Amateur Boxing

New York. Strict specification gloves to bo used in amateur boxing matches will be issued by the American Athletic Union following com- plaints that amateur fighters, as well as professionals, become "punch-drunk."

It was found that although the gloves currently used in amateur bouts were of the required eight or ten ounce weight, they had most of the padding down on the wrists Instead of on the knuckles. In some cases inferior padding was used so that the knuckles were virtually unprotected after the first few minutes of a fight.

Reuter.

3

F. V. V. Rtbetro II. A. Alves

3

1

J.S. Howell R.G. Crafg

Show Total

A. K. Minu

ATHLETE'S FOOT

If the historians are correct, Mlle. Lenglen was not a born player. Shef attained her position of unchallenged quently, and often outplayed him putts, for he falled to hole cut from

that Sheffield, joined Grimsby Town from nyard to win the 13th, co eminence in the world of tennis with shots to the

Rotherham in 1926. Ho played for almost entirely through sheer

Peters, round in 76, was three up. sheer hard Yates, however, had

slightly the work and assiduous practice.

Kyle Na-

better of the putting, but had not Hans after winning the 4th, 5th, and

was always the master of England against Ireland in 1925.

One of the smallest ployers in the turally she hnd a certain amount of Bruen missed two putts of about a oth holes in 4 each. The British game, he was a very clever schemer aptitude for the gome, but it was yard he would have been all square player, out in 30, was 3 up, and he and student of tactics. only after years of concentrated instead of one down coming to the

was still 3 at the 16th. But he under the eagle and ex- last hole, where Yates holed # five- allowed the American to win the eye of her father that he yarder for a "birdle

and a fast two holes of the round, considered her At enough to

to parti- lead of three

hole on cipote in tournaments. From her round in the splendid score of 78. first tournament match she was a Bruen, who had beaten the par brilliant success and never really scoro by two strokes with 73, came sustained set-back. Her

set-back. Her Wimblo- In

holes deflelt at the earliest singles Ove tunes, in succession, still possiblo moment. remains, and it is not now likely to Jual behind Thomson was taking be upset, or oven equalled. Mrs. Goodman, the American champion, Wills-Moody nearly equalled it when look like a very ordinary golfer, us she won in 1927, 1028. 1020 and indeed the American was to-day. Bruen fought overy inch of the 1030, but with competition become Ho could not match the Scot's way in the afternoon, but Yates, keener every yeng there is small grand fron ahots, and his driving was shaken at times perhaps, held on to chance of it being disturbed.

erratic,

his lead. Altogether Mile, Lenglen won the Thomson gave away very few The Irish boy, wan the third in Wimbledon singles title six years aut chances, and with a steady 38 to the three, lost the fourth, and won the of the seven hi which she competed. turn had gained a lend of three fifth, where the American took ||~| Mrs. Wills-Mubdy has won it oftenor holos.

threa putts. ----- | (sight; ihmes)' but who, has done thir Coming bome in 34, Thomson They halved the next four, und EHNIČARIESCISMERNum Juver a period of 12 years or more. gained three moro holes Goodman

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