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HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH

June 26, 1939.

WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS START TO-DAY

A splendid action shat of Miss Alice Marble, the American tennis slar, whose game lias so improved that she is expected to win the women's singles title at Wimbledon, which cammences to-day,

..

EVENTS APPEAR VERY OPEN IN ABSENCE OF TITLE HOLDERS

(By "Abe")

Wimbledon, the magnotic tennis meeting which draws the world's finest players together for one fortnight, opens to-day. For the top- ranking exponents of the game, it is a tournament which may see the fulfilment of a year's hopes;} for the up-and-coming, it is their finishing school, for one cannot attain world class without compot- ing at Wimbledon.

Despite the fact that the First Test match between England and the West Indies commenced at Lord's on Saturday and is be ing continued to-day and to-morrow, England, at this time so cricket-conscious, is just as tennis-minded; and during the Wimble- don fortnight the tennis championships at the All-England Lawn Tennis Club must take pride of place in the country's sporting activities.

Whether the Wimbledon of 1030 will prove us colourful as in former years is another matter. It is a ques- tion open to doubt at least, for with the absence of Donald Budge, who has joined the

champions ofessional ranks, the

events will not be able to defend their titles.

Last

year

Budge was a triple cham- ptun. He won the men's singles by defeating "Bunny" Austin in the final; with Gene Mako, he won the men's doubles; and with Miss Allee Marble the mixed doubles.

Adding further to the loss of "per- sonalities at Wimbledon, Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, last

last year's ladies' singles champion, is not participating.

The the Australians,

Austin And Miss Marble Favoured To Win

and

Crawford und Vivian also robs the 1930 meeting of of its Interest.

Australian tennis authorities feel-and quite rightly too that they have a great chance of London, June 24, her great store of shots and terrific lifting the Davis Cup from the United I. W. "Bunny" Austin (Britain) service muy bring her the title.

States now that Don Budge is no and Miss Alice Marble (United To two stonewallers" Mrs. Hilda longer in the amateur ranks, and in States) should win the Men's and Sperling (Denmark)

Mme. order to

concentrate on the Davis Women's Singles titles at the 60th Mathieu (France) with their relent-Cup, the Australian stars are passing session of the Wimbledon (All-less sturdiness and ability

to lead over Wimbledon. England) Lawn Tennis Champlon- their opponents into errors, cannot be

EVENTS VERY OPEN ships, which will begin on Monday, excluded. Both are aggressive when While the absence of both Budge June 20. Both are 2 to i favourites they want to be and are also armed and Mrs. Moody makes the meeting in their respective sections, with with a brilliant repertoire of strokes. that both the men's

definitely the poorer, it also means Bobby Riggs and Donald McNeill, The hard-hitting and drop-shotting

and both of the United States, second, Polisli star, Mile, "Panna Jedrze singles will be more open, especially in the Men's list at 4 to 1.

jowska, has so far not reached last the former, which promises to be o year's form, but is expected to im veritable "dog-night." prove in her first couple of matches at Wimbledon.

Miss Helen Jacobs (United States). Analist on four occasions, is second favourite for the Women's title, at 3 to with Mrs. Hilda Sperling (Den- mark) next at 4 to

Look at this "secded" list:

women's

Prosent Wimbledon

Roll Of Honour

The following is the present list of champions at Wim- bledon:

Donald

Men's Singles. Budge. Runner-up, H. W.

Austin,

Women's Singles. — Mrs. Wills Moody. Runner-up, Miss Helen Jacobs.

UNION BREWERY BOYS STILL IN WINNING VEIN: CHINESE DEFEATED Huge Crowds Watch Week- End Baseball Fixtures

"Doo" Molthen successfully bars Mendonca from reaching first base in the match between the Hongkong Baseball Club and the Rambling Recs on Saturday. The Recs won by 10-2. --Stall Photographer.

Easy Victory For Pharis In The Grand

Men's Doubles. Don Budge Prix De Paris

and Gene Mako.

Women's Doubles. Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan and. Miss Alice Marble.

Mixed Doubles.-Don Budge and Miss Marble.

THREE MATCHES

IN "A" DIVISION TENNIS LEAGUE

to

11. W. Austin (Great Britalu), R L. Riggs (America), Donald McNeill decision in the "A" Division of the Three matches Bre downi for Notoriously Inconsistent

(America), Puncee For the Arst time in eight years,

(Yugoslavia), neither holder will be defending their

Henner Henkel (Germany), Elwood Tennis League this afternoon. The Both Kathleen Stammers und Miss Cooke (America), Roderick Menzel Programme is as follows: titles and the tournament is regarded Mary Hardwick, both of Great Bri-

South China A.A. v. Chinese RC, to be so open that any of half a dozen tain and capable of beating any other Germany) and I. Tleczynski (Po-Kowloon

v. Club de Recreio land).

Indian R.C.

v. Hongkong C.C. players from any of the two sections, but their form is so notoriously that Kho Sin-kic, the Chinese Davis beat the South China

woman in the tournament on their

While the Chinese R.C. ought Chiefly notable about this 1st 15 is believed capable of winning.

Indicating the openness of the inconsistent that nobody will support

A.A. com. tournament, from the 13 men listed, their chances with much cash Cupper, who has won the Bourne- fortably, the other two matches, pro the bookmakers' list for an outside

mouth hardcourt championship for mise to be close affairs. The Kow- Mrs. Sarah Palfrey-Fabyan, while two successive years, is not included. toon C.C. and the Recreio are well- price is only 25 to 1, while from the a delightful player to watch, ap- Why this is so, it is impossible to say. matched, while the Indians, who are the 12 women listed, the outside price parently does not possess sufficient On the face of it, however, and judg- without the services of A. H. Madar,

aggressiveness and displayed con- Despite the Queen's Club defeats siderable inaccuracy in the Queen'sne by Kho's record to date, surely cannot be regarded as certain to beat of Austin and Riggs, many experts Club Tournament just concluded.

he seems to have better claims to the Hongkong C.C. at Sookunpoo. this list than Elwood Cooke (U.S.A.), are of the opinion that they will meet In the final of the Men's Cham the Championship is as follows:

The full betting list on the eve of

Tloczynski (Poland)? pionship, when according to British opinion, Austin's vast experience of Wimbledon him

is 15 to 1:

don conditions should assure of victory. It is noteworthy, however, that Austin has

has expressed an opinion that the Wimbledon turf should suit Rigg's type of game.

Donald

McNeill's chances are also regarded as being distinctly good, es- pecially in view of his impressive singles performances in India, Egypt, Germany and France. The fast Wim- bledon surface will be favourable to his forcing tactics and all couri gamNO,

Continental Threat

Among the Continental stars, Puncee, of Yugo-Slavin, is conceded á better chance than Henner Henkel or Roderich Menzel, both. of Germany, whose form this season has not been very

It will be recalled

that Tloczyneski (Poland) beat them.

both in Germany-Poland Davis Cup tic recently. Funcec's mechanical steadiness and great stamina will place him well among the possibilities. It will also be recalled that he gove Donald Budge, former Wimbledon champion, who is now a professional, a good run in their semi-final round encounter at last year's Wimbledon championship.

The Chinese Davis Cupper, Kho Sin-kle is credited with a good chance after completely dominating the Brl- tish Tournaments this season, includ- ing the British Hardcourt Champion-

Men's Championship

H. W. Austin (Gt. B.) 2 to 1 Robert Riggs (U.S.A) 4 to 1 Donald McNeill (USA) 4 to 1 Henner Henkel (Germany) 8 to

Celnar (Yugo-Sinvia) 8 to 1 Roderich Menzel (Germany) 0 to F. Puncec (Yugo-Slaiva) 10 to 1 Mitic (Yugo-Slavia) 15 to 1 Charles Hare (Gt. B.) 10 to 1 Kho Sin-kie (China) 18 to 1 M. Pallada (Poland) 18 to 1 E. T. Cooke (U.S.A.) 20 to 1 Tłoczyneski (Poland) 28 to I'

Women's Championship

1

1

1

Miss Alice Marble (U.S.A.) 2 to Miss Helen Jacobs (U.S.A.) 3 to 1 Mrs. H. Sperling (Denmark) 4 to Mlle. J. Jedrzejowska (Poland) 6

to 1.

1

Mrs. Little (Gt. B.) 8 to 1 Miss K. Stammers (Gt, B.) 10 to Mrs. Ellis (G. D.) 10 to 1 Mias J. Nicholl (Gi. B.) 10 to 1 Mrs. S. Palfrey-Fabyan (U.S.A.)

10 to 1

Mme. Mathieu (France) 10 to 1 Miss Margaret Scriven (Gt. B.) 12

to 1

Miss Mary Hardwicke (Gt. B.) 15

to 1.

-United Press Special.

ship. His form in Paris, however, German Wins

was

disappointing and, while be

possesses a great variety of strokes and perfect ball control, he is in- clined to lose his concentration in a five set match.

Although the betting favours Miss Allee Marble for the Women's titlo, astute pickers of winners are of the opinion that Mics Helen Jacobs

Belgian Grand Prix

Brussels, June 25.

won the Belgian:

and Mrs. Little with the additional Hermann Lang, of Germany, drly- experience of past Wimbledon title-ing a Mercedes, holders, should give them advantage of several of their rivals Grand Prix over 33 laps totalling 310 miles in 3 hrs. 20 mins. 21.1 secs, at Since the impressively beat both an average speed of 161.340 miles an

Ellis (Anita hour to-day. Little and Azana) at the early Birmingham |

Rudolf Husse, driving Tournament, Miss Jacobs has been

An Auto quietly and patiently training with Union, was second and Manfred von professionals and leaving the many Brauchlisch, driving a Mercedes, was county tournaments to others,

third.

Miss Marblo's play last week in the Richard Seaman, the sole Briton In Kent Championships at Beckontin, the race, driving a Marcedes, crashed however, showed she is now greatly at the 22nd lap when lending. He strengthened in her ground shots and fractured an arm and was seriously particularly on her forehand, while burned-Reuter,

and

Charles Hare also has been omitted, ease, his display then did not give but his omission can easily be under-rise to the hope that he would ge stood, for his playing record during on to win the French national cham the last twelve months have not been plonships. This he accomplished a really impressive.

AUSTIN'S PROSPECTS

week ago by beating his compatriót, "Bunny Austin reached the final garded as

Bobby Riggs, who was generally re- last year,

a better player thon he. only

to be smothered in the Following this performance, he has final by Budge, Will he reach the been "seeded" for Wimbledon, and on final stage again this year? Queen's Club championships he was rest his chances of getting a place In the his display in this tournament may ellminated by Kukuljevic, of Yugos- in the American Davis Cup team, lavin, an "unseeded" man, and it may which has not yet

bees decided. be that his recent tour of the United

AMONG THE WOMEN Staics on behalf of the Moral Rear-

The women's event

also

looks very mament Movement, whatever it has

list: done for world pence, has not done open. Here is the "seeded"

Miss Allee Marble (America), Mias his tennis any good. Much as one

Helen

Jacobs would like to see this splendid player

Madame (America), Hilde Sperling (Denmark), Madame Mathieu win the title, honesty compels one to admit that his chances of carrying it

(France), Mile. Jadwina off are no better than the rest of the stammers (Great Britain), Miss Ruth Jedzrejowska (Poland), Miss Khy

Hardwick (Great Britain), and Mrs. Sarah Paltrey Fabyan (America).

It will be seen that two well-known

feld.

When Donald McNeill, In company with three other young and promising Amerlean tennis players, passed through Hongkong some months ago. It was known that he was the indoor champion of the United States, but though he defeated our local cham- with complete plon, Tsui Wat-pul,

**Bunny" Audin

will he win at long last?

Dorothy Round) players, Mrs. Little (formerly Miss

and Mrs. (formerly Senorita Anita Lizann), have not been mentioned. If their game has not deteriorated too much, they may yet spring o surprise or two before the championships are over.

As a Trans-Ocean message pointed out the other day, the dominating| position occupied by the American players is evidenced by the fact that out of 28 "seeded" competitors, eleven aro Americans. This is a very high percentage Indeed, but it is a fair in- dication of the position held by the players from the United States,

In the women's event, Wimbledon has a link with Hongkong in that Miss Gem Hoahing is participating for the first time. She has many re- Intives and friends in the Colony, and all will watch her progress with the greatest interest,

Rain And Cold At Wimbledon

London, June 20. Rain and cold threaten to defeat the efforts to play off the entire 64 matches to-day in the first round of the men's singles at Wimbledon, for which 120 players have entered. These 120 players represent 24 countries.

Baron Gottfried von Cramm, three Umua Analist at Wimbledon, has nut entered---United Presi.

in

third.

Parls, June 25.

(By "BINGLE")

Caroline Hill's sun-drenched baseball park resounded to the stentorian reverberations of a capacity crowd dur. ing the week-end, the largest since the opening of this season. Main attraction was, of course, the Chinese Basc- ball Club-U. B., clash, but the other two tussles came in for a fair share of the attention of the respective rooters.

All the rookie grandstand manu- gers predicted the outcome of the Hongkong Baschall_Club-Club de Recrelo clash on Sunday, and all predictions were correct, The Mol. thenmen succumbed to another 10 to 2 shellacking, this time at the hands of the Rambling Recs, who took this game in their stride.

The hitless wonders, as the Mol- thenmen must be dubbed now-with three hits this time-started with veteran Ernie Hearther on the mound, and Pinky Higgins receiving. But, San Francisco Ernie's feat of 11 strike-outs last year could not be

fanned four, repeated. Ernie

but Walted six and didn't allow a hit,

U. B. Outfit Seems Sure

Of Pennant

by 5 to 2, Beer Baron Bennett's Union In subduing the Chinese Baseballers Beermen are now the Un-Beatables, nett had a strong attack of the Jit- it seems. But, for a while, Chet Ben-

being relieved by Larry Lawrence in ters.

the third.

Pinky Higgins was yanked in the

Both teams played heads-up ball, second. His showing with the wil-only two bobbles being chaliced up to lowwand last Saturday, a triple and either side, but the Chinese were a u double, should have earned him a little more dazzling in the executions place somewhere in the batting or- of their plays. The only double play der. However, Colonel Dave Walker of the game was pulled by the Chi- took over

the catching assignment nese-Choy to Lum to Wu in the first

withstanding.

berk Lum pulled a fast one on Dave Leonard when he strolled slowly to second after reaching first on a field- er's choice. Wally Ching was able to tally for the first Chinese marker Nip spolled it when he attempted to steal third.

In the Grand Prix de Paris, run at and made a commendable effort, not-frame; and Nip "The Cushion Rob- Longchamps to-day. M. Marcel Boussac's French Derby winner, Of the Hongkongite's three blows, Pharis, came first, with Baron Hearther connected for two, a double Edouard de Rothschild's Tricameron and a bingle; and Sammy Izatt's tri- Floor Place and Robert Lazard's ple which chased in Freddie Barros on this play. It was brilliant, but in the fifth frame, exceeded the won Pharis won by two and a half derment of even ha most ardent

and the B3mc lengths,

distance supporters. separated

rated second and third. Nine- teen horses ran in the rare,

Pharis won caslly, shooting away Recreio started right off in the first from the Geld in front of the grand stands after being hemmed in at the stanza with a couple of markers on no hits, a walk and a miscue, und pavilion rails.

21.2 secs. Pharis Charles Elliott,

The dividend for

was

ten francs

RECS START EARLY

Dave Leonard's homer in the first was the longest bit of the week-end.. salled over the leftfield ferice for a gem, and chased in teammate Obear Arculli for the two counts of the Brat tramt.

The winner's time was 3 mins. followed in the next with another two

The Chinese 'out-hit the Beermen ridden by tallies on nary a hit but four Annie

Oakleys. Adding another count in by 0 to 5, while Earl Wong tanned the third on the first of eight hits off ten to Arculil's three. Eari passed 15 franes, 20 franes and 21 francs for ros mullied fly off Mike Mendonca's stake was 21 francs for a win and Larry Lawrence, Hearther's last of five, and Arcuill walked two only.

the six bases on balls, and Fred Bar-

This is the Union Brewer's fifth places.--Reuter,

fungo to rightfield, the Recrelomen straight win in a row, and, with only were held in check the next two four more games to go, it looks as it cantos.

they have the pennant cinched.

Martin Pose Takes French-Golf-Title

each of bushers, and the For- tuguese etele bases almost whenever

As usual, the Molthenmen acted

MINDANAO

TOO GOOD

they pleased, and that was pretty loften; although the Clubmen had only Le Touquet, June 25, four errors chalked up to them, these champion, won the French Open Golf which the scorer had

Martin Pose, former Argentine were only the obvious, glaring ones on no choice but Championship to-day with an aggro- to mark them down as miscues. On FOR S.C.A.A. gate of 205, made up of four rounds the other hand, there were so many of 73, 71, 73 and 68.

His last round equalled the course positions and their appallingly appar U. S. S. Mindanao thumped South bad plays pulled; fielders of their In the nightcap, the sailors from record.

ent bewilderment when the ball did China T. E. Adams, the Englishman, at-

Athletic Association right tached to the Royal Ghent Club, led in their possession.

smartly. by 12 to 5, in a one-sided in the second and third rounds and school kids for some stiff competition, the Chinese in every departinent of They might pick on a bunch of affray. They out-hit and outplayed finished second, one stroke behind which would be just about their speed. the game; connected for eleven blows Pose.--Reuter.

And, I don't mean High School but off hurler Chang, who also walked grade school kids!

eleven, with nine runs earned off him.

Two double plays were pulled by the gobs. In the fifth, Charlie Horton to Pooch Chase; and Horton to Dew in the seventh,

Only, two runs were earned off Crooner Ruel, who fanned three and issued, four passes. His roundhouses weren't working so well yesterday, but he found the plate often enough

the Chinese.

Ito battleggers were Ruel, who

Heavy

clouted triple to the right field bank; Big Douglas, who doubled to right- Aeld; and Nam Hwa hurler Chang. who also doubled.

Paintpot Thomas gave a neat ex- hibition on the art of blocking home plate, much to the sorrow of centre felder Leung, who bounced off Paints In the second inning in a vallant effort to cross the plate.

ENGLAND BEATS AFRICA

Durban, June 24. In their second Association Football Tent match played here to-day before a gathering of 12,000 spectators, England beat the Union of South Africa by 8 goals to 2....

England revelled on the heavy ground and outplayed the legweary South African defence, which was unable to

cope-" withi ́the dashing movements of the opposing attacks

England's fine positional play and rand combination, which South Africa incked, were very much in evidence.

England Tod by: 4 goals to 1 at the Interval. Scores for England were Mick Fenton,

centre-forward (3)

Gibbons, insido-left (2), Beasley, outs

Mel Argull, the Union Brewery pitcher, takes no chances here after side-right and Lewis, Inaide-right one gathering the ball. He beats the Chinese batter to frat base while the each. For South Africa, Smethurst, UB. first basoman, Terry Leonard (with, back to camera), looks on-inside-right, and Gibb, outside-left, Staff Photographer.

scored one each-Reuter.