1939-07-05 — Page 32

Wednesday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH July 5, 1939.

KAY STAMMERS ENTERS SEMI-FINALS OF SINGLES

BEATS HELEN JACOBS IN

SPLENDID GAME AT WIMBLEDON

Misa Alica Marblo

the won her match comfortably,

CHINESE HELD BY K.C.C. "A"

Anderson Plays Very Well

· London, July 5. Yesterday's programmo of matches at Wim- blodon, confined chiefly to the women's quarter- finals, was featured by a major upset as the Amorican favourite, Miss Helen Jacobs was defeated by the English star, Miss Kay Stammers by 6-2, 6-2,

ller Majesty, Queen Mary, who arrived at 3 p.m. was on hand.to see the brilliant victory of the English

Kirl.

pro- Mins Jacobs, who has been mineni In

Wimbledon numerous

Bgured Ja has and tournaments several finals playing winst her Inmoun countrywoman, Mrs. Helen Will Moody, was plaeed second in the "seeded" list this year, and it was generally predicted that she would contest the final with Miss Allee United States. Marble, also of the

She was champion 012 Wimbledon three years ago.

Miss Stammers played a magnif- cent game yesterday, revealing an array of strokes and drives which gave her an uncontested superiority

the Brut: over her opponent from Hume onwards.

Two other outstanding matches of

Results Of Yesterday's Matches

The following results of yesterday's

matches at Wimbledon were cabled by Reuter and Trans-Occan,

WOMEN'S SINGLES

(QUARTER-FINALS)

Miss Kay Slammers (Britain) best

Miss Helen Jacoby (U.S.A.) 6-2, 6-2, Mias Allee Marble (USA.) beat 6-1, 6-4.

Dark Blues Win Annual Cricket Match

It. B. Proud scored 87 for Oxford.

Lancashire League Pays Too Much To Too

Cricket Pro's

CAMBRIDGE U. MAKE A GALLANT BUT USELESS EFFORT TO SAVE GAME

Faced with the task of scoring 430 runs to win in the fourth innings, Cambridge University made a gallant though unavailing offort to knock off the required number of runs yesterday at Lord's in the annual cricket match between the. two Universities.

Oxford, who had scored 313 in the Yerly 4 for 59) and 138 (Verity 4 irst innings, declared their second at for 17). Monday's overnight total of 273 for: three, thus giving Cambridge the whole of yesterday to bat.

Thank to splendid efforts by F.G. Mann (57), J. Welister (60) and P. J. Dickinson (100), the Light Blues Eot close to their task, but the last wicket fell when their total was still 45 short of the required number.

The Northants stalwart, Timms, had the honour of-scoring a century In each innings, In the County Cham

NORTHANTS . SUSSEX

Jim

At Kettering, Sussex. defented Northants by Ave wickels.

Northants--200 (Timma 10i, Parks 5 for 65) and 300 for 0 decld. (Timms 11s not out).

Sussex172 and 420 for 1 (Cox

232).

LEICESTER v. WORCESTER

At Leicester, Worcestershire de- fented Leicestershire by 24 runs.

J. M. Lomas

his share was 91.

pionship match against Sussex, bui Worcester-295 (Smith 5 for 52 Scores of Play

Players Demand Fee in spite of fine batting his county and 957 for 8 decid. (Cooper 184 not

the afternoon ented in Amerian Mile. Jadwin Jedrzejowska (Poland) Beyond Their Worth

victories, Miss Alice Marble heating the Polish champión, Mile. Jedrze Jowska by 6-1, 6-4 without difficulty and Mrs. Fabyan gaining a still more impressive victory over the French champion, Madame Mathieu by 6-4, 6-2.

The fourth woman to enter the The Chinese R.C., who had already. lost to the South China A.A. in the semi-finals was the Danlah player,. Mis "B" Division of the Hongkong Tennis Mrs. Sperling, who defeated League, had a further setback yester Mary Hardwicke, of Britain, by G-4, Although her service und her day when they were held to a draw 6-0.

the baseline strokes were superior to by the Kowloon C.C. "A" on Intter's courts, and their hopes of those of her opponent, the English retaining the championship are nowgirl was unable to break through the very remote Indeed.

unwavering defence of the Danish star who, following the first set, was D. J. N. Anderson, who partnered completely in control of the play.

LONG DOUBLES MATCH N..A. E. Mackay, was in a large raca-

The men's doubles matches were sure responsible for the K.C.C. draw-

a close battle between ing with the Chinese. Revealing onfentured Incisive valley and strong overhead the Yugoslav team of Puncee and strokes, he earried his partner Mitle and the New Zealanders, A. through many a tight corner and to-Cembe and C. E. Malfroy, who have gether they took two and a halt sets for the side,

F. Grose and A. V. White, the first pair of the Kowloon C.C., were not aa steady as usual, and they dropped their first set of the season to S. W. Liang and F. H. Kwok. White was very aggressive throughout.

W. M. Gittins and B. Soltau failed to fake a set. The latter was very

shaky and gave litle support to his veteran pariner.

gained a reputation of playing inter- minable matches.

This contest was no exception and insted two and a half hours before the Yugoslavs finally scored a 7-0, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-4 victory,

The New Zealanders took the firs two sets and the spectators believed that the famous Yugoslav team was due for a beating: but in the third

set the combination began to function

properly.

The New Zealanders sacrificed the but were unable to fourth net, sustain the pace. Following 4

So far this reason, the K.C.C, "A" have dropped only one point, but if they wish to win the championship, they will have to strengthen their

close and hard- on yesterday's fought battle, the English team of D. third pair, which

W. Butter and Donald McPhail de- showing was extremely wealt

The Kowloon Cricket Club "A" feated

Argentine the

champions, drew with the Chinese Recreation Elchart and Russeli 6-4, 6-3, 13-11. „Club, 4%-4.

The Americans, Elwood Cooke and

F. Grose and A. V. WhiteTM (K.C.C.) | Bobby Riggs, defeated-the-English beat D. C. Lult and. C. C. Luk 0-3; pair of G. E. Godsell and P. V. last to S. W. Linng and F. II. Kwok Sherwood by 6-3, 0-3, 0-3. 4-6; beat P, F, Choy and M, C. Tang

ANOTHER SENSATION

Another

Cell Parkin who used to play for

lost by five wickets. Sussex's win) out). was due to G. Cox, who scored 232) Leicester-107 (Perks 5 for 57) and in quick time,

Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan Lancashire and England thinks that. at Manchester, Middlesex defeated

(USA) beat (France) 6-4, 0-2.

Madame Mathieu

Mrs. Sperling (Denmark) beat Miss Mary Hardwicke (Britain) 0-4, 6-0.

MEN'S DOUBLES (THIRD ROUND) J. S. Oliff and R. A. Shayes bent Donald McNeill tain) Eugene Smith (U.S.A.) 0-0, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.

LANCASHIRE ». MIDDLESEX

301.

5 lat 127).

Golf

Earlier in Day

OXFORD ♥, CAMBRIDGE In W. Forrimond's Benefit Match

At Lord's, Oxford University beat Cambridge University in the annual

St. Andrews, July 4. Loo much money is paid by the Lan-Lancashire by 123 runs.

match by 45 runs,

Steady rain fell during the second cashire Leaguo Cricket Clubs for

Oxford.-313 and 273 for 3 decld. round of the Open Golf Champion- asalstance. Hero fa

At Leeds, Hedley Verlly, the Eng(R.B. Proud 87, 7. M. Lomas 91). professional

lond left-arm bowler, took eight what he says:

Cambridge-157 (G. Evans 4 for ship, after which 130 leaders quali- wickets for Yorkshire against Surrey 55) and 304 (F. G. Mann 57, J. Webs-fed for the competition proper be- "When I record that as much on and in doing so registered his 100 ter 60, P. J. Dickinson 100, G. Evans ginning to-morrow,

for the season. £6,000 has been paid in a year by the 14. clubs which comprise the (Bri-League, it will give an idea of the and carnings of some of the players. At considerable expense, Nelson secured brilliant Constantine. He became such huge attraction that their rivals in the competition were criticised by supporters for not showing similar enterprise. So into the market they had to go. Then we suw the effect of the law of supply and demand. With a dozen or more clubs search- ing for the right men, up went values

and expenditure.

Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnen (France) beat I. G. Collins and Tink- ler (Britain) 4-6, 0-4, 6-1, 6-4.

Elwood Cooke and Bobby Riggs (U.S.A.) beat G. E. Godsell and P. V. Sherwood (Britain) 6-3, 0-3, 6-3.

MIXED DOUBLES

(FOURTH ROUND)

F. Kukuljevic, (Yugoslavia) and Madame Mathieu (France) beat M. D. Deloford and Miss Clemente (Britain) 6-1, 6-4.

Беп-

To-day, matters are all out of pro- portion. Cricketers in the far out- posts of the Empire are convinced that an engagement with any league club should bring in at least £1,000 Bobby Riggs and Miss Alice Marblea year, and, when approached, they (U.S.A.) beat Mulliken and Miss

net accordingly. Leary Constantine, in his prime, with Nelson. was Kenyon (Britola) 6-2, 6-2,

sational success, and proved a finan- cial asset to the club. But there is only one Constantine. Other men beyond have demanded fees well their value. The result is that the clubs concerned realise the danger, and I shall not be surprised if they get together in the near future and decide that no player must receive more than £10, a week,"

Don McNeill (U.S.A) and Miss Kay Stammers (Britain) beat Puncer and Mile. Florian (Yugoslavia) 0-3,

-0.

Elwood Cooke and Mrs. Fabyan (U.S.A.) bent Billington and Misa Joan Ingram (Britain) 6-2, Q-2.'

Geelhand and Madame De Meu- (Belgium) beat Ellmer lemeester

Weiwers (Switzerland) and Mile. (Luxembourg). 6-2,.0-3...

the

the English players, I. G. Collins and sensation Wis created Tinkler, in four zels, by 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, W. M. Gitions and B. Sallau yesterday when the English combina-6-4, and thus qualified for (KC.C.) lost to Luk and Luis 1-0; ton of J. S. Olt and Ronald Shayes quarter-finals. lost to Liang and Kwok 2-0; lost to eliminated the Americans, Donald McNell and Eugene Smith, after a Choy and Tong 4-0.

five-set battle by scores of 0-8, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.

D. J. N. Anderson and N. A. E. Mackey (K.C.C.) beat Luk and Luke 0-3; beat Tang and Gittens 6-0; drew with Choy and Tang.

**H.K.C.C. ❤. RECREIO

MIXED DOUBLES

In the, Mixed Doubles Tournament, The young Englishmen fought back the "seeded" Yugoslav-French com with great vigour after dropping thebination, F. Kukuljevic and Madame

Mathieu, beat M. D. Delofard

first two sets.

The veteran French pair, Jean

E. E. Story and J. J. Fergusson Borotra and Jacques Brugnon, beat, (Hongkong C. C.) beat L. F. V.

Ribeiro and. A. M. Silva 6-3; beat

M. A. Oliveira and W. A. Reed 6-1; 40; lost to Zimmern and Zimmern lost to II. F, Gonsalves and A. E.4-0. Xavier 3-0.

S. Peck and C. Bleknell (Civil

A. T. Dow and T. J. Gould (Hang- Service) beat Howard and Lal 6-3; kong) C. C) drew with Ribeiro and lost to Choa and Leonard 0-6; drew Silva; lost to Oliveira and Reed 2-0; with Zimmern and Zimmern, lost to Gonsalves and Xavier 3-0.

Capt. A. B. Whatman and T. C. Monaghan (Hongkong C.C.) beat Ribeiro and Silva 0-3; lost to Oliveira and need 4-0: beat Gonsalves and Xavier 7-5.

Gralgengower Wins

At Happy Valley, Civil Service lost to Cralengower 24-0.

K.LT.C. v K.C.C. Playing at home, the Kowloon Indian Tennis Club beat the Kow- loon Crickel Club "B" 04-21

S. A. and S. S. Hussain (LTC) beat F. Broadbridge and A. F. Fisher G-2; beat A. Giliard and J. R. Turner 6-0; drew with R. Lee and E. Eymond,

F. Khan and M. 0. Hoosen B. Baxter and D. Agafuroff (Civil)

beat Broadbridge Service) lost to W. Howard and G. (KIT.C.)

and

Lai 0-0 lost to G. Choa and J. W. Fisher 6-4; beat Gillard and Turner Leonard 0-8; lost to A. Zimmern and 6-3; beat Lee and Eymond 6-2.

M. A. Khan and A. Rahmin F. Zimmern 2-0.

W. J. Skinner and I Agafuroff (K.I.T.C.) lost to Drosdbridge and (Civil Service) beat Flownrd and Fisher 6-7; lost to Gillard and Turner Lai 0-2; lost to, Choa and Leonar6-7; beat Lee and Eymond 7-5,

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Miss Clemente (Britain) easily by 0-1 0-4

The American pair, Bobby Riggs and Miss Alice Marble, strongly- defeated fancled in many quarters, Mulliken and Miss Kenyon (Britain) 0-2, 6-2, and the Anglo-American pair, Don McNeill

Kny and Miss Stammers, beat Puncee and Mile. Florian, of Yugoslavin, 6-3, 6-1,

Cooke and Mrs. Fabyan, of America, beat H. G. Billington and Mlas Join Ingram 6-2, 0-2-Trans- Ocean.

Mrs. Sarah Palfrey-Fabyan, who gained a meritorious violary · OVER Madame Mathien, the French champion, in the quarter-finals of the wo men's singles at Wimbledon yesterday.

The following scores were eabled by Reuter:

At Manchester, Middlesex best Lancashire by 123 runs in W. Farri- mond's Beneilt match.

Middlesex-317 (Extrich 102, Pol- lord 6 for 78) and 217 (Denis Comp- ton 115, Wilkinson 5 for 73).

Lancashire.---245 and 108' (Smith 7 for 55).

SOMERSET v. HAMPSHIRE

At Taunton, Somerset beat Hamp- shire on first innings.

J. BRUEN LEADS IN THE OPEN

was

All the players reversed the courses to-day. Among the early returns on the new, course Donald Curtis, Ryder Cup probable, who had a score of 70 and an aggregate of 157,-Reuter,

Henry Cotton Docs Well

St. Andrews, July 4.1 Henry Cotton equalled the course record of 00 with an aggregate of 142, and Lawson Little had 73 and 142. They jointly led the feld in the afternoon. Jack McLean, former Scottish champion, had 73 and 145,

Somerset, -409 for B deeld. (McRae Henry Cotton In and Alfred Perry, ex-champion, 75

107).

Hampshire-321 (Hazell 5 for 65) und 277 for 4.

YORKSHIRE Y. SURREY

At Leeds, Yorkshire beat Surrey by 177 runs.

Yorkshire 400 (Hutton 151, Watis 5 for 70) and 199 for 6 décid.

Surrey.--200 (F. R. Brown

119,

Points Plan For Tests Suggested

Something To Strive For All The Time

1

If certain folk can get their' way, the new cricket scoring system will be hung on to the Tests, and we shall be treated to the spectacle of Bradman's Aus- tralians fighting for first-innings points, writes Geoffrey Simpson.

It's the latest idea for shaking the moth balls out of Test cricket. Spon- sor-in-chief is Mr. I. V. Hyder, who,

Second Place

St. Andrew's, July 4. James Bruen. the young Irish amateur, led the field to-day at the end of the qualifying rounds of the British Open Golf Championship with two rounds of 69 to aggregate 130.

Henry Cotton was second with 73 and 60, aggregating 142, while W. Lawson Little, of America, with 73 and 60, also aggregated 142.

A total of 129 players with scores of 150 or better have qualified for the competition proper.

The following-were-the-lenders: James Bruen

Henry Colton

W. Lawson Little Percy Alliss

Johnny Bulla Fallon (Hudders

flold)

73 and 89 142 73 and 60 142

74 and 69 143 71 and 72 143

71 and 73 144 Dellieu (Australia) 73 and 73 140 A. D. Locke..... 13 and 74.147

THE FAILURES"

Amongst the fallures to qualify were Jose Jurado; of the Argentinë, who had cards of 77 and 84; William Laldiaw. Henry Cotton'a Assistant, who had 100, and Ceell Denny, who had-152.-Curtis also failed to quality..

.... 69 and 69 138-Reuter,

LAWN BOWLS

ROBSON AND NISH CAUSE AN UPSET IN OPEN PAIRS

(By "Abe")

Four more matches wore decided in the third round after 41 years as county secretary to of the Open Pairs Bowls Championship of the Colony yes- Warwickshire, still thinks cricket is terday, the biggest upset being the defeat of K. M. Omar

the finest of all games.

Many share his reasons for apply and U. M. Omar, of the Craigengower CC., by T. E. ing the county scoring system to the Robson and H. Nish. England-Australia series. The fact

is this system has won

countless

converts. It elves a 4-points bonus Though the Omar brothers were to land 7-1, and though they gave for a first-innings lead, regardless generally expected to win, those whojnway n three on the seventh head, which of the ultimate result, and if a team have seen Robson and Nish play this they led 13-4 on the 11th, should force a win, the total is season were not so sure; and the became 16-8 on the 10th.

On the 17th, Fitches and Eills had latter pair Justified the confidence of brought up to 12 points.

Thus, there is something to strive their supporters by entering the a three, but the proved to be their. for all the Ume, and the Ryder to fourth round of the tournament after final success, for Fraser and Fincher formists believe this would be the leading most of the way, although the scored seven shots in the last four right medicine for Test cricketers. issue was not decided until the last hends.

hend..

Searing three fours and two threes,

WORTH TRYING

At one stogo of the match, Robson A. E Coales and D. W. Bradbury, one Recent history has shown that and Nish were leading 12-2, and the of the strongest pairs in the competi- most Test batsmen could take diplo-score at the 12th head was 10-0 inlon, defeated A. Steven and Dr. J. maa, or at least highest awards, in their favour. But with a five on the A. R. Selby on the Police B.C. green

15th, followed up by three, two, two by 24-13. The winners were play the ancient art of "playing doggo."

When the job is to play for draw, and one in that order, the Omars not ing good bowls all the way and de- It matters ille to Teat men whether only wiped off the deficit but were served their win.

W. Glendinning and W. Mair, of, the boards control have allowed actually leading 20-17 on the 10th

the Polleo R.C, ran away with o Ave days, six or even ter days. They hend.

However. Robson and Nish: took lead of 12-0 before their opponents, can still make the thing last longer three on the 20th head to draw level, L. C. R. Souza and; C, S. Roscict than the spectators.

t

Now if points décided the Tests, and in the last head they scored a got into their stelde, and with this early lead, the Poiled pair led all the this

practice of sitting down on couple to win out.

It was a good game right through way, everything would be unprofitable. There would be no sense in "play with enough excitement to reward-

for their attendance,ed their storing with a five, but Souza ing for a draw if one's opponents spectay towards the end of the and Rosselet were not consistent had four points in the locker.

especially

Strangely enough, both pairs start-

However, after their dk-

their opponents to only four shots in the end.

I think it is an idea worth trying, game when the Omars staged such a enough. and now is the time to sound Aus- splendid recovery only to see their natrous.elart, they did well to hold tralian opinion and argue the possi-jefforts nullified.

OTHER MATCHES ibilities. It would be useless waiting

TODAY'S RINK GAME J. Fraser and E. C. Fincher, thanks until the next series is due, as Test

The match between J. Fergusson's arrangements are made well in nd-to a good start, kept their noses in

front for the rest of their match rink and J. C. Brown's rink will be naainst D. Fitches and It. Elits, of the played this afternoon on the Kowloon Police R.C., and finally won by 23-12. B.G.C., green, starting at 4.30 p.m. After conceding a single, Fraser The winners will enter the quartar, and Fincher won the next five heads finals.

vance.

It would mean, of course, deeld ing the series "on points," but surely that is better than the familiar alter- native of "mulch drawn"?