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July 6, 1939.

MEN'S SINGLES FINAL TO BE ALL-AMERICAN TIE

PUNCEC, HENKEL OUTCLASSED BY RIGGS & COOKE

VETERAN FRENCH PAIR WIN A PLUCKY FIGHT

London, July 5.

The_mon'sTM singles final at Wimbledon this year will be contested by two Americans, Bobby Riggs and Elwood Cooke, who qualified for the final to-day by defoating F. Puncoc, of Yugoslavia, and Henner Henkel, of Gormany, respectively, in the semi-finals before a large crowd, including H. R. H. the Duchess of Kent and the Gorman Ambassador, Dr. Dirksen.

The German champion, Henkel, was obviously not in top form and his usually effective service WAS not functioning. Cooke took the lead from the beginning, running the score to 4-0 before Henkel found his bear ings

Having won the set at 6-3, Choice relaxed slightly and Henkel brought the score in the second set up to 4-2 und finally won it at 6-4, in the third set, each player won his service up to the fifth game, then Henkel lost his service and Cooke won the next two games without difficulty, taking the third set at 0-4.

In the fourth set, with Henkel playing a defensive game, Cooke ran the score up to 5-2 without much opposition. Then Henkel showed a dash of his usual form, winning the next two games in rapid succession. With the

standing at 6-4. score Cooke launched a brilliant attack,

alting the set in the tenth game,

BORING MATCH

The recond semi-final match, be- tween Biggs and Puncec, was a dis- tinctly boring spectacle, with neither player moving in to attack..

Riggs finally won 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, his superiority over his opponent being obvious from the beginning. Riggs resorted to tactics of merely keeping

Americans gained another succes when Bobby Riggs and Elwood Cooke, the two finalists in the singles, de fented IL G. Billington and G. P. Hughes in five sets by scores of 0-3, 3-0, 0-0, 6-2, 11-0 after a long struggle.

The two Americans appeared to be; rather tired from their exertions In the singles semi-anais, and they thus required nearly three hours cliiniuate the British pair from the competillan.

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A British success was scored when J. S. QUIT and Ronald Shayes entered the semi-finals of the men's doubles

by benting the Dutch pair, Hughan and Von Swol, in another ave-set match by scores of 6-8, 5-7, 13-11, { 0-3, 0-2.

Results Of Yesterday's Matches

The following results of matches

the ball in play until the Yugosiny played at Wimbledon yesterday are drove it out of court or into the net.cnbted by Reuter and Trans-Ocean:

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players have not been able to with-

stand the onslaught of Americans. It

MEN'S SINGLES (SEMI-FINALS)

la diMcult to predict the winner of Elwood Cooke (USA) the singles afthough many people Henner Henkel (Germany) expect that Cooke will defeat his¦4-0, 0-4, 6-4.

beat

6-3,

compatriot, who, however, is COL- Hobby Riggs (U.S.A.) beat F. sidered to be the better player by the Puncee (Yugo-Slavin): 8-2, 6-3, 6-4. ranking body of the United States,

BEST PLAY OF DAY

The outstanding tennis of the day

MEN'S DOUBLES (QUARTER-FINALS)

C-2, 11-0

The Kowloon C.C. v. Indian. IL,C,'match in progrem on Baturday in the First Division of the Bowls League, J. W. M. Brown, F. Goodwin's No. 2, is seen here rolling a wood, while standing behind hirn (from left to right) are J. Hoosen, 8. M. Rumjaha, A. R. Minu and Hugh Nish--Staf Photographer.

ENGLISH SOCCERITES END TOUR

Smashing Win Over Griqualand West

Kimberley, July 5.

The touring English Football Asso- ciation team concluded their eight weeks' tour of South Africa to-day by defeating Griqualand West by ten goals to one.

FOUR PLAYERS TIE IN LEAD AT ST. ANDREW'S

Faulkner, Burton Busson and Locke

St. Andrew's, July 5,

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The leaders in the first round the competition proper in the British Open Golf Championship now In progress, with half a dozen silll come in, are as follows:

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The tourists have played 12 mat- etics, lost ane and won eleven, aggre- gating 85 goals against 10.

Max Faulkner, C. Busson, R. Bur- Mickey Fenton, of Middlesborough, ftoh, A. D. Locke, 70 each. Is the leading scorer of the team with 23 to his credit-Reuter.

FOREIGN

OARSMEN

SUCCEED

Rainy Weather At Henley

Henley, July 5. In torrential rain this afternoon, foreign oarsman scored a number of successes at the Henley Centenary Regatto.

In the heats of the Diamond Sculls, J. W. Burke, of America, holder of the title, casily beat Moffat, of Canada, Reginald Whitcombe, Alfred Ferry. In 10 mins, 38 sees; Bates, of Davies, Martin Pose (Argentine), D.America, beat Branco, of Brazil, by Recs, 71 each.

one and a half lengths In 0 mins. 60 secs.; Verey, of Poland, beat James Bruen, Leonard Crawley, Turner ot Australia by three lengths

In 9 mins. 38 aces.

Further Progress Made

In Pairs and Rinks Bowls Championship

C.M. Silva And F.X. Soares Have A Narrow Escape

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Further progress was made in the Colony Bowls Championship yesterday when the remaining match in the third round of the Open Rinks and four ties in the same round of the Open Pairs were played.

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In the rink game, A. Calman, M.| Ferguson, R. Morrison and J. C Brown, of Kowloon Docks, eliminated W. Excell, A. Eastman, V. Patherlek and T. Fergusson, of the Kowloon Football Club, by 27-10 to enter the quarter-finals.

A six on the fourth bead enabled Brown and his men to establish a lead which they maintained to the end. On the fifth head, Brown was leading 10-1, and on the 14th he was ahead by 19-B. Though Fergusson improved his position with threes on the 18th and 16th to get to within älve shots of his opponent, he was unable to make up the leeway, and Brown, with a four on the 17th, drew further away.) Brown's rink scored on 12 heads) against their opponents nine and had six as their highest count of the day, with a four arid a three, The losers scored three threes,

OPEN PAIRS

Results Of Matches Played Yesterday

The following were the results of

matches played yesterday:

OPEN RINKS

A. Calman, M. Ferguson, R. Morrison and J. C. Brown (skip) beat W. Excell, A. Eastman, V. Petherick and T. Fergusson (skip) 27-16.

OPEN PAIRS

C. M. Silva and F. 'X. Soaros beat S. M, White and A. J.. Hall 20-19 after extra head.

L. J. Silva and F. V. Ribeiro beat E. V. Searle and J. Watson 24-13.

1. A. Luz and L. F. Xavier beat F. E. Channing and Ca Dowman 18-16.

E. Zimmern and N. P. Karanjia beat R. P. Phillips and G. E. F. Thompson 21-17.

On the Civil Service C.C. green, E, Zimmern and N. P. Karanjia de feated R. P. Phillips and G. E. F. Thompson by 21-17. The winners showed greater consistency in the first ten heads, and as a result they were leading 12-4 on the tenth head. However, Phillips and Thomp son improved so well in the next four hends that they scored one, two, four and three in that order and not only wiped off the deficit but netually This lead forged ahead to 14-12. was

short-lived as Zimmern and Karanjla obtained three on the 18th head to regain their advantage.

Thereafter, until the 19th head the eighth head, they were leading when the score stood at 17-10 in 10-3, but as the result of losing two favour of Zimmern and Karanja, the successive fours, White and Hall were light was a ding-dong one, but then trailing 11-12 on the 12th. However, on the 20th, the Craigengower CC with a two on the 13th, they regained pair registered a four to put the game their advantage, only to lose it again: virtually on ice.

Another close match was that in when their opponents scored, two

singles. which J. A. Luz and L. F. Xavier,

Then on the 16th and 17th, 'While of the Club de Reerelo, defeated F. E. Channing and C. Dowman, of the and Hell had a single and three, Police R.C., by 18-16. After the first which put them 17-14 in the lead, Henry Cotton, Hector Thomson, which is the best time of the day."

head, the Portuguese players were but at the 19th, the scores were tied Sam King, Easterbrook, A. Kyle and

Tigre, of Argentina, beat the Lon-leading all the way except for one at 17-17. The Kowloon B.G.C. men Sweeney are amongst those with cards | don Rowing Club by one length in

short period when they were ahoad had a couple on the 20th to lead of 74-Reuter.

8 ming. 54 secs. in the Wyfold Cup by 13-12 and 14-12, and this despite 10-17 with only one more head to for fours after the London crew had the fact that they scored on 'only play, but they were unable to keep led at the mile post.

nine of the 21 heads.

this advantage, Silva and Soares On the majority of the heads, the scoring two on the last head to draw Police pair were playing as well as level. their opponents, but they were unable In the extra head played, the to score any big counts; on no fewer champions scored a single to win than nine of their 12 successful heads, 20-19 after one of the best matches they could only take singles,

seen in the fournament to date:

New Records Branch, Arton, Shankland, 72 cach. At Shooting Championships

Lucerne, July 6. The opening day of the Interna- tlonal Shooting Championships pro- duced two new.world records.

In the individual competition for smail callbre ride shooting. T

Bertalino (Argentine), Fairweather,

Westminster again provided a Ballingall, McBride, Arthur Lacey, thriller by beating Bedford School James Adams, W. Anderson, Taggart, by a canvas in the second round of. A. Harrison, 73 each.

the Ladies' Plato in 7 mins, 30 secs..

Heavy Downpour :

St. Andrews, July 5,

Jean Borotra and Jacques Borotra was played by the veteran French | (France) beat D. W. Butler and D. team of Jean Borotra and Jacques McPhail (Britain) 7-9, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, Brugnon, who defeated the English | 6-4.

Maentiaeri, of Finland, set up a new A heavy thunderstorm lasting half Lavourites, D. W. Butter and D. Mc- Elwood Cooke and Bobby Riggs world's record with a score of 390 an hour, to-day drenched players Phail, in the quarter-finals of the (U.S.A.) bent H G. Billington and rings.

and spectatora. There was a vivid men's doubles after-a-five-sot-battle, GP Hughes (Britain) 0-3-3-6-6-8;The same score was aflahied by combe was preparing to drive in the flosh-of-lightning-as-Reginald-Whit- lasting nearly three hours.

Stanks, of Latvia, who, however, was JS. Olliff and R. A. Shayes assigned second place since Maca- first round of the competition proper (Britain) beat Hughan and Von Swol tinerfs hils were slightly closer to in the British Open Golf Champion-

Netherlands) 6-0, 9-7, 13-11, 6-3, the centre of the decimal target. ship.

The team competition was won by the Estonian tears with a world's record score of 1,074, while a German team was placed second with a score of 1,960.

The Frenchmen revealed again in this matcit that they never concede victory to their opponents until the last ball has been played..

Following the Englishinen's win in the first two sets, they came into their stride and took the following three seta. The scores were 7-0. 3-0, 0-2, 6-3, 0-4.

A critical moment came in the Afth set when Bragnon. lost his service with the score standing at 4-3 in

Frenchmen favour of the

But through brilliant play, combined with the loss of his service by McPhall, ho French velerans clinched the natch.

| 0-2.

MIXED DOUBLES (THIRD ROUND)

A. C. Russell (Argentine) and Mrs. Hammersley (Britain) beat Nicoll and Miss Wenyon (Britain) 6-2, 6-3, C. Boussus and Madame Henrotin (France) beat Tinkler and Miss Margot Lumb (Britain) 7-3, 6-4.

FOURTH ROUND

It may be pointed out that the

Notable scores were 74 coch by Henry Cotton and Robson.-Reuter.

Max Faulkner Leading

St. Andrew's, July 5. Max Faulkner leads the fleid in

Tabor Academy, of America, had an easy win in the Brst heat of the Thames Cup--Reuter.

Record Entry In Famous Rowing Event

London, July 5.

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shooting authorities recognise only the half way stage of the first round, brated its Centenary to-day with the The Henley Royal Regatta cele- world record set up at the offelal with a score of 70, followed by world championships and that per- Reginald Whitcombe, Perry and W. largest foreign entry in the history formances which are recognised as H. Davies, who each had 71, Craw of the Regatta. world's records at offlelal champion-ley 72, Derialino of the Argentine F. H. D. Wilde and Miss Brown ships have in many cases been ex- and Fairweather having 73 each, (Britain) beat F. Kukuljevic (Yugo-called on other occasions--Trans-

Ocean.

Other notable scores were those of Cotton, 14, Charles Whitcombe and Abe Mitchell, 10 each, McLean and Lawson Little, 79 each-Reuter.

A feature of the morning's racing was the defent of Radley College, K.G.C. MIXED FOURSOMES winners of the Ladles Plate Inst year, by Westminster School by a

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WATER POLO LEAGUE

The weather was cloudy with bright intervals, end a strong wind blew down the course, making coxing difficult and ilmes slow.

A: I. Dennis and Mrs. Kershaw, canvas, after a terrifle race in which four up, won the Kowloon Golf Club's there was never more than a foot mixed foursomes on Sunday, J. between the crewa

A very important Water-polo Lea-Henderson and Mrs. Dennis, one up, guo match will be held this evening were runners-up.

in the Victoria Recreation Club pool

The Cambridge crews showed their

| superiority over Oxford, winning all

at 8.15 p.m., where' Chung Shing score of 68, was the winner of the which survived the first round of the Benevolent Society will be the visit- June monthly medai, ora. Both teams have so far main-

W. Davenport, returning a net the heats. They met no Oxford crew

tained an unbeaten record.

The following will represent V.R.CM. M. de V. Soares; S. V. Gitiins (Captain), N. Delgado; W. Lawrence; R. Silvo-Netto, D. H. Tay- lor, C, Roza-Pereira; Reserves: D. Hutchinson, A. J. Hussain, W., Sprin klc..

slavia) and Madame (France) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3,

Mathieu

C. E. Malfroy (New Zealand) and Miss Betty Nulhall (Britain) bent J. S. Ollin and Miss Jean Nicoll (Britain) 6-3, 7-517

C. M. Jones and Miss Harvey. (Britain) beat, C. E. Hare and Miss Batt (Britain) 6-2, 6-4.

FIFTH ROUND

F. H. D. Wildo and Miss Brown (Britain) beat Don McNeill (USA) Find Miss ́ Kay Stammers (Britain)

6-4, 3-6, 6-1.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

Ladiles' Plalo-Reuter.

Mrs. Fabyan and Miss Marble (U.S.A:) bent: Milo. Somogyi (Hung» try) and "Misa' : Gracyn' Wheeler (USA.) 4-6, 6-0, 6-0, 1900, 20 Miss Harvey and Mrs, ... 'King (Britain) boat Mrs. Cartwright and, Mrs. Littls (Britain)'√7-5, +1159, 77900) Mrs Hammersley and Miss Stam- mers (Britain) beat Bigborina Han Dannino and Signorina Tonolli playing golf at Shok-0 yesterday for the Hongkong Volunteers against (Italy) G-7, 6-2..

A picture of His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote,

[the Bäck-0 Club,——Kinga Studio.

On the other hand, ille Portuguese had two fours and three twos, which gave them the necessary shots to establish their lead.

CHAMPIONS' CLOSE SHAVE

Another Recreio pair, L. J. Silva and J. F. V. Ribeiro, had little dif- flculty in eliminating E. V. Searle and J. Watson, winning by 24-13.

Tourists Engaged With Yorkshire

C. M. Silva and F. X. Soares, the defending champions of this event, had a narrow sliave yesterday wher they were up against S. M. White and A. J. Hall, a formidable pair head was needed to decide the issue from the Kowloon B.G.C. An extra

Harrogate, July 5. At close of play to-day, the West, after the scores had been deadlocked Indies cricket tourists had scored at 19-10 at the end of the regulation 187 for seven wickets in their matel period.

against Yorkshire. Though there was never very much Of this total. R.S. Grant, the in it, White and Hall were leading captain, scored 72 and George Head- nearly all the way. At the end of ley 01.—Reuter,

Successful Stewards

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