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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 8, 1939.
BOBBY RIGGS DEFEATS ELWOOD COOKE IN FINAL
Hobby KingY the new champion.
R. BURTON WINS OPEN GOLF TITLE
Lead Of Two Strokes Over Next Rival
London, July 7. Richard Burton, the British Ryder Cup player, won the Bri tish Open Golf Championship at St. Andrew's to-day, with an aggregate of 290, made up of four individual rounds of 70,72, 77 and 71.
STIRRING MATCH WHICH WENT TO FULL FIVE SETS
AMERICANS SCORE MORE WINS AT WIMBLEDON
Bobby Riggs, the young American tennis star, joined the list of those who have won the Wimbledon title in their first attempt when ho defeated his countryman, Elwood Cooke, in the final yesterday after a stirring match which wont to the full five sets.
According to g Heuter account, of i the match, the play was almost | monotonously perfect. It was the thirteenth meeting between two Americans who were both competing at Wimbledon for the Arst tle. fts has won on each occasion.
It was mostly a baseline duel. Cooke was inore aggressive in the early stages and won the first gèti comfortably, but in the second he raved five set points before losing it In the 14th game.
Results Of Yesterday's Matches
United Press sys
theat Riggs, The following results of matches staging a gallant bi, defeated Cooke played at Wimbledon yesterday were after one of the must stirring matches cabled by Heater and United Press. in Wimbledon history, which Warded the 15,000 spectators for their presence on the Centre Court.
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MEN'S SINGLES.
(FINAL)
Bobby Riggs (U.S.A.) beat Elwood
Fatigue and not jack of strokes de- feated Coste, "In the fat two as Cooke (U.S.A.) 2-0, 0-0, 3-0, 6-3, 0-2.
10 welry that Riggs Cooke turned "on the heat", picking him out at will, and made three "aces" in the final game.
It was chiefly a baseline battle.
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
(SEMI-FINALS)
Miss Helen Jacobs (U.S.A.) and but play was sparkling at times. Miss A. M; Yorke (Britain) beat Miss volleyfur and drop-shats Jean Nicoll, and Miss Betty Nuthall! RES'S often drew cheers from the crowd.
After the match, both staggered off (Britain) 5-7, 6-4, 13-0, to the dressing room almost exhaust-
his tek ed. With shoulder, Riggs said "Geef What a Kame! I have never felt so tired in
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Cooke'
Johnny Belta, of America, who had rounds of 71 and 70 to-day, was second will an aggregate of 292, followed by John Fallon. of udders Held, Shankland, Reginald Witcombe und Sam King. of whom had 294, Leaders half way Brough the fourth and Anal round were Johnny Bulla 73, Aggregating 202; Reginald Whitcombe, 74. aggregating! 204; y llte." Alfred Perry, 70, aggregating 204; Marline Pose, 6, agregating 205 to get me."
When starting play, Riggs was Percy Alliss, 74, agregating - 290: Kenyon, 74, aggregating 256; Jatnes almost too cautious and netted badly. Adams, 76, regating 298; Henry Cooke dominated the court in the Cotten, 76, gregating 2011; Serrn. 77, early stages, but Riggs got on to his aggregating 209: Green, 70, aggree from the fourth set, Kating: 300 Max Faulkner, Bó, aggre- gating 302: Robert Sweeney, 70,
Rregating 308.
Other notable scores were A. D. Locke, 75, aggregating: 206; Sam King 73. aggregating 201: James Druen, 70, aggregating 298; Bertolino, 75 and 75, aggregating 208 and Dai Rees, 77,
agorating 207-Router.
Elwound said " knew he was going
MEN'S DOUBLES (SEMI-FINALS)
C. . Hire and F. I. D. Wilde (Britain) bunt ft. A. Shayes, and OT (Britain) 6-2, 8-4, 6-4,
Alice
Charles Hare, who strained his brek in a recent tournament, has ap- parently recovered. He and F. 1. D. Wilde have entered the final of the men's doubles where they will incel the Americans, Bobby Riggs and Elwood Cooke...
Henley Regatta
ARGENTINE CREW
REACHES
FINAL
OF WYFOLD CUP
London, July 7.
Baseball Programme Revised Once Again For The Week-End
(By "Dingle")
Rovising the schedule for the fourth time since the Baseball Leaguo started has given Secro- tary Roy Lãμ the well-known jitters, But, that can't be helped! U. S. S. Mindanao will be again absent from port this week, so there'll be only two Loague gamos. Another tussle is being arranged, however, between the Royal Engineers and a local
team.
In the only tilt to-day at 2.30 p.m., at Caroline Hill. Chinese Baseball Club take on South China A.A. În a return engagement. Although Nam Ilwa showed up the formidable | Union Brewery aggregation last Sun- day, they haven't u hope when they come up against Chung Hwa. Rivalry between these two Clubs in Intense, and tans shouldn't miss this oppor tunity of seeing n whale of a game.
Chung Hwa are hitting their stride HOA, in the well-known mid-season i form. with which they are quite capable of displaying. und should take Nam Hwa.
SAPPERS TO PLAY TO-MORROW
At 11.30 .m., a friendly game has been arranged between the newest comers to the ranks of baseball, the Royal Engineers, und a local side to be chosen by Charlie Horton, of U.
The battery of Eart Wong and Nips. S. Mindanao. This is in the ma- Lum for Chung Hwn is just about ture of a baptism for the Sappers tops in our League. Although Earl who have not yet played against sen- hasn't ta anany
wloning Kunes chalked up to him, he's stilt our Wizard of the Whit.
keystone sacker Sg. "Welle" Wet- soncd players. They will be led by
ford, and their battery will consist Nam Hwa dished up sterling ball of "Benny Goodman and Balley, Just Sunday, while the squad worked
The Engineers have been practis- hard as a unit. They made two lessing diligently the past month, and errors than the Brewers, 5, and made should give a good account of them- the same amount of hits. If they had been able to put in a couple of vives, although one would hardley to dish up Grade A pinch-hitters in there at eructal mo- baseball. After all, the local calibre inents. they'd have sewn the game doesn't rate so high, and, as a wise Fold man once said. "you can't put 'em
in Jait for tryin'?"
un
The semi-finals of the Diamond Challenge Sculls were held to-day at the Royal Henley Centenary Regatta when J. W. Burk, the American holder, easily beat Allnutt, of Cambridge University in 10 mins. 29 secs., while Verey, BASEBALL CLUB of Poland, beat Burnell, of Oxford University, by one and a quarter lengths in nine mins. two secs.
MIXED DOUBLES (QUARTER-FINALS)
Bobby Rings and Miss
In the Centenary Double Sculls, Marble (U.S.A. beat C. M. Jones one of the new events, J. Beresford and Miss Harvey 5-7, 6-1, 6-3,
and L. F. Southwood, the veteran MORE AMERICAN SUCCESSES
Elwood Cooké and Mrs. Fabyan Olymple Champlons, beal Andressen More American successes were, (U.S.A.) beat A. D. Russell (Argen- and Peesens, of Belgium, by four registered in the mixed doubles. In tine) and Mrs. Hammersley (Britain) lengths in eight minutes 27 sees, la the quarter-Onal round, Bobby Riggs 5-7, 6-0, 6-3.
the semi-final round. and Miss Allee Marble, the favourites, eliminated C. M. Jones and Miss Harvey, of Britain, by the odd set, and in the seml-thals they beat C.
Maltroy (New Zealand) and Mias
Betty Nuthall.
SEMI-FINALS *
Bobby Rugs and Miss Marble (U.S.A.) beat C. E. Malfroy (New Zealand) and Miss Nuthall (Britain)
Elwood Cooke and Mrs. Fabyan, 3-6, 6-2, 4-4. United Preas adds that in the dual another American combination, de- two rounds, the tall Iouse-limbed fented A. D. Russell and Mrs. Hum-
English professional Dick Burton ergley by the odd set in the quarter-Home Cricket reared down the stretch and over- { finals,
M.
took Johnny Bulla to win the chaun- In the women's doubles, Miss Helen plouahip with cards of 72 and 7pcobs (USA) and Miss A.
Yorke (Britain), who aggregating 290.
yet may challenge the supremacy of Miss Marble and Mis. Fabyan, put out the young-English pair of Miss-Jean Nicoll and Miss Betty Nuthail.
After Bulla hadi overtaken the other lenders with rounds of 71 and 73, for 282, lashingwind "and "driving rain made conditions very difficult.
Earlier Scores
St. Andrew's, July 7. Rain is failing steadily to-day and the greens are sodden,
Scores of the third round and total for the three rounds are:
Reuter.
End of the Third Round
St. Andrews, July 7. J. Fallon, 20-year-old Huddersfield professional, leads at the end of the third round, with a score of 71 and
Serra
Social Successes
70
72-
WEATHER
SPOILS MATCHES
in the semi-final of the Stewards' for fours, Zurich Rowing Club of Switzerland, winners Challenge Cup: in 1935 and 1946, easily beal London Rowing Club in el minutes 40
seconds.
In the quarter-Annls of the Thames Challenge Cup, Tabor Academy, of America, beat the Thames Rowing Club easily in seven minutes 39 seca.
In the semi-finals of the Ladies' Fate, Eton, the Inst school crew, were eliminated when they were easily beaten by Clare College, Cambridge. In seven minutes 40 secs"
In the semi-finals of the Silver Goblets, Carpinael Parker, of London
Louis-Pastor Fight Now Confirmed
New York, July 7, Bob Pastor's manager, Mr. Jimmy Johnson, and Mike Jacobs. the promoter. have signed for a Joe Louis-Pastor title fight "somewhere in the United States sometime December".
in
The venue will probably be Detroit and the fight will be over 20 rounds.--United Press,
University and Sanford Parker, or Davis Cup Trinity Hall. Cambridge, qunlifted for the Cool
WYFOLD CUP
Henley
BRITISH PROPOSAL REJECTED
London, July 7.
A meeting of nations participating
expect them
As gravel rash is an ailment that takes time to heal, and rubber soles are poison on a ground such as the one at Caroline Hill. the Sappers should heet! the warning anent
nut spikes, and I know that very few, If any, of the Engineers are equipped with these pedai udornments.
TANGLE WITH spikes. Baseball isn't baseball with- CLUB DE RECREIO
Colony. Bille has high aspirations of becoming a plicher, and should be a good one, too, in a few years' time. Ta-morrow's only Lengue tussie is
Colonel Dave Walker will unfor- at 10 am.. when Hongkong Baseball tunately be out of the game. Dave Club tangle with Club de Recreio, hurt Anger hast week, and won't This is also a return match.
be able to play for some time, As much a disorganised outfit as I have been given to understand the Runbling Rees are, the Hong-that the Recrelomen will be turning gongites are worse and then somet out in full force to-morrow, and it's Spotty Pereira and Al Alvore will a healthy sign for the Portuguese, farm the nucleus of the Portuguese They're whizzes when, they have a battery, while Doc Melthen will ro- mind to play hall. Anyway, such bably ise youngster Billie Clugue on old-timers as Mike "Fats" Mendonca the slab in place of Larry Lawrence, and Henry Darros are needed badly if the latter is still away from the out there.
HARDSTAFF HERO
OF WONDERFUL NOTTS TRIUMPH
1-1 runs
total of 215, followed by Shankland, an Australlon Kving in England, with 7-217, Perry 73--218, R. Burton 77--219. J. Bulla 71--210, Martin
The weather played tricks with Failun Pose 76-210, Reg. Whitcombe 4some of the cricket matches at 71--215; Martin Pose 76--210; Perey 220, Dai Rees 75-220, Lucke
Home during the last few days. Argentine, represented by a team of The Tigre Boat Club. of the ALUR 74-222; Bullu 71-210.221, Sam King: 75-221,
Uruguay, 73-222, Percy Allis 74- At Swansea, the County Cham-four businessmen home on leave, 222, Kenyon 74-223, Adams 75-222, pionship match between Glamor-reached the final of the Wyroki Max Faulkner 70-222, Green
Nottingham: Nottinghamshire beat Essex by 8 wickets
London, June 10. 2:2 Henry Cotton 12-222, and an and Hampshire was aban-Challenge Cup, being the first Argen- Urien 70-222.
doned with no play at all on the tine crew ever to reach
Anal. They beat Walton by a length
Set to score 238 in two hours 10 minutes Notts accepted the Other notable scorers are Easter-second and third days, while at after being down for most of the way.
challenge in great style and within a hundred minutes four bats- break 80–225, Busson 01-220 and Harrogate the game between They will meet Maidenhead in the
Yorkshire and the West Indica foal.
in the Davis Cup Competition, held men had hit off the required runs. 13 Lendon to-day under the ***** | was also, spoiled by rain.
There will be an Oxford and Cam-presidency of M. Burde, of Switzer- In opening the race with the clock,) hour for his 67, claimed two sixes In their meat match Players bridge duel in the Anal of the Visland, threw out Great Britain's Kretori and Harris knocked the and ten 4's. defeated Gentlemen at Lord's by tors' Cup between Trinity Hall, Cam-amendment to the Davis Cup rules bowlers off their length,
ESSEX ECCENTRICITIES 160 runs.
bridge, and New College, Oxford. which, if passed, would have meant coming in one over from Ray Smith
The defent of Essex after a first that the weaker nations would have and 19 in another by Peter Smith.
innings of 531 for 7 declared recalls Most interesting match in The The Fana Roklub. of Norway,
n still more remarkable match. County Championship was that be easily beat Emmanuel College, Come little chance of winning the trophy. They sent up 50 in 22 minutes.
The British proposal, which was
In July, 1904, at Chesterfield, tween Worcestershire and Surrey. bridge, in the quarter final of tile seconded by Germany and supported After Harris was taken at the Essex scored 507, Percy Perrin, now A sporting declaration by Surrey Thaines Challenge Cup, and will meet by Yugoslavia, Japan, and Australia, wicket at 07, Knowles helped to
chairman of the England Selection gave Worcestershire a chance to score Tabur Academy (U.S.A.)
stipulated that if more than 18 raise the 100 in 44 minutes, and an outright win and the latter took semi-final round.
nations challenged in the European minute later Keeton reached Go out Commites, making 343 not cut.
Derbyshire were only 40 behind. advantage of it by winning by three} Oriel College, Oxford, beat Zune in one year they shall be of_102,
Then they dismissed Essex for 97 and wickels.
Magdalen and Trinity: Oxford in the reduced to that number by the ex- Fierce of was this rate of scoring, knocked off the 147 wanted for the (semi-final round of the Stewards clusion of any nation, with the ex- however, it was nothing to what loss of L. G. Wright. C. A. Ollivierre Cup and will meet the Zurich Rowing|ception of the chumpion European joccurred when the dismissal of made 321, once out, for Derbyshire. Club, Switzerland, In the Anal notion, which falled to win the first Knowles, which broke П Decond
maleh, or, if necessary, the second wicket stand of 85 in 40 minutes, First Innings-531 for 7 dec. match in the previous year, such made way for Hardstaff. i
17, O'Connor, 104, Taylor to man Stephenson 01). exclusion being decided by ballot.---- The newcomer began by taking a
"Becond Innings six and two fourn off Enstman. In Eastman o and b Üllea
Amith (R) b Butler another over from Taylor he hit 22 Wade e Wheat b. Olles Including a six and three 4's, placing) O'Connor & Wheat & Gunn ... 200 on the board at the end at 65 Smith (P), Woodhead b Gunn minutes, and completing 50 out of 00 Taylor e Jepson b Gunn.........
"W, A. Stephenson e Heane & Cunn minutes. He followed by driv- 7. N. Dennis not quit
STICK TO SHERRY! Amontillado Fino
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The following_scores and results are cubled by Renter:
GLAMORGAN v. HAMPSHIRE
The match between Glamorgan and | Hampshire at Swansea was abandon- ed, there being no play on the second and third days. Hampshire had scur-j ed 50 for two wickets when slumps were drawn.
SUSSEX v. LANCASHIRE
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in
the
Conditions A Little Better
Reuter
London, July 7. Conditions at the Henley Regatta
Baseball
In
Ing Stephenson for four consecutive
At Hove, Sussex loot points on to-day were more favourable, but NEW YORK st after half past five Notth
first innings from Lancashire.
Sussex-449 for 7 wkts. declared (Cox 182, James Longridge 101).
Lancashire-148 and 173 for 3. YORKSHIRE ♥. WEST INDIES
ed with by the competitors,
Kent School, America, holders, advanced to the semi-final of the Thames Challenge Cup by beating Lensbury caally in seven minutes 45
At Harrogate, the match between seconds, while the Tigre Boat Club, Yorkshire and West Indies was aban- Argentine, reached the semi-anali
doned.
West Indies.-234 and 116 for 6.
Yorkshire-114 (Clarke 6 for 49, Constantine 5 for 20).
GENTLEMEN. PLAYERS
At Lord's Players defeated Gentle- men by 100 runs,
Pinyers-270 (Farnes 5 for 70) and 202 for 4 deeld."
Gentlemen-158 for 7 decid, and
154.
OUTFITS DEFEATED
New York, July 7.
gained a wonderful triumph.
Keeton hli seven boundaries, and Hardstaff, who batted only half an
Eleven innings. Batteries-Cubs, Lee and Hartnett,
of the Wytold Challenge Cup, for
The following were the results of which they are now favourites, by beating Kent School, Amerlen, by matches played in the Major Dase-Boston, two lengths in nine minutes eight ball League to-day:
Beconds.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
The Italians advanced in the final of the Centenary Double Sculls by New York beating the Marlow pair enslly in Brooklyn eight minutes 33 seconds.
In the semi-fans of the Grand Hayworth. Challenge Cup, Harvard University
AMERICAN LEAGUE
4 .0 Q New York ......3 10 0
Batteries-Red Sox, Wade and Peacock.
Batteries.Dodgers,
R. H. E.
3
Wyatt
D
Cleveland
7
2
Chicago ..................
3 12
1
1
and
Batteries Indians,, Hemsley.
Feller
and
3 7
Detroil
13
1
7 13
St. Louis
0
10
2
Posedel
and
14
04
WORCESTERSHIRE ♥, SURREY beat Jesus, Cambridge, by two and Palladelphia At Worcester, Worcestershire de- à quarter lengths in seven minutes 21 Doston tented Surrey by three wickets. seconds. The Augonout Rowing Batteries-Braves,
Surrey. 250 and 175 for decid, Club, Canada, beat the Sydney Row- Lopez, Worcester,-272 for 9 deeld, and ing Club, Australia, by Úree lengths |
103 for 7,
in seven minutes 35 seconds→ Chicago ...
Pittsburgh
--Reuter. Reuter.
Aver!!! and Croucher homered for the Indians and Gallagher. for the Browns. Flatteries-Browns, Kim- berlin and Glenn.
-Reuter.
W. A.
LO...
Tolaj (7 wkta, deo,) BowlingButler 7-1-32-1, Woodhead 2-0-24-0, Qilee 11-1-31-2, Gunn- 94-1-30-4. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Keeton Wade b Taylor Harrts Bmith (P) Knowles & Eastman Taylor Gunn wu Bmith (3) Hardstar Ibw b Taylor ....
G. F. IL. ficano a Biopherson
Eastman ******
Giles b Smith (P)
Wheat not out
Woodhead e Smith (1) Smith Butter O'Connor b Stephenson
Jepson Stephenson
1 b 9..
Total ......
BowlingSmith (11) 10-2-45-3, Stephen-
on 12.6.2-15-2 Taylor 23-2-117-3, (2) 31-8-93-3, Eastman 24-7-05-1,
Second Irining
Keaton not out...............
| Harris o Wade ↳ Eastman.
Knowles a Bmith (R) b Taylor
Hardstall not out
Lb
410
Smith
Total (2 wits.) Bowling-Blephenson 4.5-0-30-0.“ Ámith (F) 1-0-14-0. Smith (P), 8-1-30-0, EastITIATE 0-0-03-3, Taylor 0-0-83-1.
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