THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1948.
WIMBLEDON
Falkenburg & Bromwich For Singles Final
of
Wimbledon, June 30.-Bob Falkenburg of the United States, joined John Bromwich, Australia, in the final to be played on Friday, after winning his match against Gardnar Mulloy, which would have done credit to a couple of vaudeville tumblers.
Both players--but especially Falkenburg-were on their knees or flat on their bellies for most of the third sol.
Up to that stage, the match lucked thrills with rallies shortlived. An expert in the Press box, referred to it as "two-stroke tonnis."
The first two sets were featured | from each racket. Each volleyed by glaring mistakes, but Falkenburg and drove with tremendous force, made fewer than Mulloy. Falken- and there was hardly a rally in the burg ran out the first set with over-whole match. It was not such fine tennia as the other semi-final, how- hend smashes.
Both players showed little im ever, with both players moking provement in the second set. Each numerous errors. man held service for the first four after which Falkenburg games, played steadily to win. were 0-4, 0-4 and 8-0.
THE RESULTS
The f
The following are the results: FOURTH ROUND Aixed Doubles
and Mrs Margarot Tom Brown Osborne Dupont, United States, beat Herald Weiss, Argentina and Mrs Helen Rhbany, U.S., 6-2 and 6-3.
THIRD ROUND
Mixed Doubles
Lennart Bergelin, Sweden Mra Nelly Landry, France,
George Oakely and Pat Britain, 1-0, 0-1 and 0-3.
QUARTER-FINALS Men's Doubles
and beat
Rodgers,
Lenneri Bergelin, Sweden, and Tony Jack Harper, Australia beat Mottram, Britain and Eric Sturgess,
South Africa, 6-3, 6-4 and 0-4.
FOURTH ROUND Mixed Doubles John Bromwich, Australia, and Louise Brough, United States, beat Tim
Pamela Lewis, ond Mrs Docquet, Britain, 0-1 and 0-3 United Press.
BROMWICH
v. ASBOTH
Bromwich won his match against
Joseph Asboth Hungarian
0-3;| 14-12, 0.2.
With very little to choose between the pair, Falkenburg won, by his better serving and smashing. He was absolutely all in at the finish and had there might have been a further set,
lost the match. Mulloy led early in both the first and second sets, but Folkenburg won back in 10
The last games. eet was the closest,
here was a surprise In the Inst quarter-finals match of the men's doubles, with Erie Slurgess, of South Africa, and Tony Mattrom, of Bri. tain, seeded No. 4, going down to the unseeded pair of Lennart Ber- gelin, of Sweden, and Jack Harper, of Australia, by 0-4, 6-4, 0-4,
OTHER MATCHES
In the women's doubles quarter- Anals Miss Doris Hart and Mrs Put Todd, of
the United States, Miss
beat Mrs J. Fitzgibbon and Belly Lombardi, of Ireland, 0-1, 6-1, while in the third round of the
mixed doubles, Lennart Bergolin, of Sweden, and Mrs Nelly Landry, of France, beat G. D. Bakley and Miss P. Rodgers, of Britain, 1-0, 6-1, 0-3
were
Bergelin and Mrs Landry slow in starting against the British pair, with the Swedish player ap- Garing fired and his factwork
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being slow. The English pair, JACK SOLOMONS CONSIDERS showing much more speed and punch, won the first set easily.
In the second set, however, there came a transformation in Bergelin's play, with he and his partner speeding up their game.--Reuter.
The match Ineked spande, with both Henley Regatta Opens
The Australian beat Asboth in a battle of attrition which went on for two hours and 10 minutes. The ambidexterous Bromwich gradually downed his opponent in long sets.
to outwit cach players preferring other than go for outright winners. Not for many years has such a
been mateli
witnessed on Wimbledon's centre court. It minded veterans of the olden days and the style of play of the early century by the copy-book tennis each displayed.
TO-
It was first-class classical stult. with both players showing uncanny necuracy and excellent sportsman-
ship.
Henley on Thames, June 30.-The
Royal Henley Regatta opened in somewhat dismal conditions on the River Thames today, with strong northerly winus proving difficult,
Some of the scullers and crews who may be concerned with excli-
races on later days were not engaged today, but there was plenty of keen racing to thrill the large crowd who attended the opening of the Regatta.
Bruce Woodcock A Contender For World Heavyweight Crown
London, June 30-Promoter Jack Solomons told United Press that his plans to stage a world championship title fight depend 'entirely on the outcome of the British heavyweight champion, Bruce Woodcock's showing in a bout on September 21 for which his opponent has not yet been decided,
Solomons said: "If he 'shapes well there is no reason whatever, why he should not be put up for the title fight to be held in England." Gus Lesnevitch. World Light Heavyweight
crown holder, told
United Press today that he would BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
The fair Australian run through
Oght "anybody so long as the the frat set played in dusty weather Mervyn Wood, the Australian money angle OK." when asked under sullen akies, but the second sculling ace and a New South Wales whether he preferred Joe-Wolcott or one lasted 85 minutes before Brom-fingerprint expert, won his wich emerged the winner.
monds heats in a manner us in Ezzard Charles as the opponent for
Justifying the heavyweight crown. beat the Belgian, B. his position as favourite when he Plessens, in
Lesnevich, who was the guest of eight minules 22 seconda. His honour. nt a lunch attended by Opponent in-the-next-heat is A. D. English sports writéra, expressed his. Rowe, the Oxford University pre-pleasure at being back in England. sident, whose time in. his heat was only a second worse.
The Hungarian led 4-3 and 0-7 being within two points of sel on Bromwich's service at the laiter score, but this was the last time he was in the lead,
The other semi-final between the two hard-hitting Americans Mulloy and Falkenburg exponents of the Other well-known scullers to dashing game of the present era, reach the second round of the dia- was the exact opposite of the first. monds were B. H. Bushnell and W.
It was all over in a little more Collett, of Belglum. than an hour, with the giant Call-
American crews
fornian Falkenburg, seeded No. 7 times in Thames Cup races,
recorded fast unexpectedly beating the Miami
while other player, seeded No. 3. .
events, mainly concerning English crews, indicated that there The mulch was played at top will be thrills in plenty in the later speed with outright winners, flowing stages of the racing-Reuter.
"I had a good night before and expect a good fight this time." he sald, referring to his forthcoming bout with Freddie Mills, European and British light heavyweight title- holder, on July 20-United Press.
Tour De France
3.
Paris, June 30.-Gino Spartall, of Italy, won the first stage of the Tour do France which reached Trouville
Van Donck, Sam King & Charlie Ward Leading
and
Muirfield, Scotland, June 30-Great Britain Belgium have taken the honours of the first day's play in the open golf championship proper here today, with Flory van Donck, the Belgian champion, getting the pace with a round of 69, which was later equalled first by Sam King, the only winner of his single in the last Ryder Cup match against America, and then by Charlie Ward. Close behind at 70 are R. de Vincenzo, Brazil, and Frank Jowle, with Norman Vón Nida, Australia, Reginald Horne and Heary Cotton
at 71.
The much-boasted of United States challenge, with several lead- og professionals, falled, but nobody
U.S. RETAINS WIGHTMAN CUP today when he covered the 237 can deny that three rounds have yet to be played and there is yet time kilometres in six hours 50 minutes for the Americans to make their
presence felt.
Mrs George W. Wightman (left), donor of the C÷WiglitmanTM Cup, Fetelves the flower-filled" trophy from the Duchess of Kent at Wimbledon, England, after U.S. Wightman Cup team defeated the British to retain possession of the cup.
Members of U.S. team watching presentations are (left to right) Mrs Margaret Osborne, DuPont, Wilmington, Dela.; Miss Louise. · Brough, Doverly
·Hills, Calif.; Mrs Pat Todd, LaJolla, Califı; atid Miss Doris Hart, Miami, - Fla The Americans, won six *' matches' to one-AP -Wirephoto. **
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Sporting Spirit
AUSSIES SCORE 153 FOR 1 AGAINST SURREY
The Oval, June 30.-Ai the close of play today, the Australian tourists had made 153 runs for one wicket against Surrey's first innings of 221 runs in the first day of their three-day match.
Don Bradman rattled up. 84 not out for the Austra lans. Winning, the toss, the tourists put, Surrey in and dismissed them for 221 soon after the ten Interval; 4;
Bradman raced to his 50 in 55 age, he took seven" wickets. for 47, minutes, and his second wicket against Somerset....... partnership with Lindsay Hassett, who is 64 not out, has so far added 147 runs in 90 minutes, R
Fred Parker was Surrey's best ∙scorer with 70, scored in just under three hours and, including: - ten boundaries.
Douglas Ring took three wickets for BI, Ilamence two for 24, Loxton two for 47 and Toshack two for 76.
THE SCOREBOARD
Surrey 1st Innings
·Fishlock, e McCool, ↳ Hamenca. 31 Squires, Bradman, b Loxton Fletcher, e Hasselt, b Toshack Barton, e Ring, b Loxtort Parker, 1.b.w., b Ring Meintrye, 1b.w., Ring
Eric Bedser с Saggers, b
Homence
Bill Edrich hit tho' stumps four times when taking four "for" 25: for Middlesex against Nottinghamshire and Young claimed Ave. for 27 In the same match,.
Balling feats dominated the day, however, with Todd and Fojtg having an opening partnership of 230 for Kent agelust Northamtonshire, the highest such stand for Kont inco the war. Both passed the hundred and are first Kent players to got centuries on a home" ground: this Henson.
Sussex lost three wickets for 29 ond then their last five put on 254. 20H.T. Dartlet was engaged in two 4three-figure stands, his contury be
76
0
ing his first for the county since 1030. His Arzt stands was with James Langridge and the second with W. Mercer, son of England's
Holmes, e Harvey, b Toshack 23 bowls champion
Wait, b Ring
Constable run out
Surridge not out
Neiras
Total
Bowling Analysis
Loxton
26
NL R.
47
Ilamence
13 4 24
20
70
1
21.2 5
51
Toshack
Aller
Ring McCool
Byes D, leg-byes i, no-balls 3.
Australian-1st innings
Hassett, not out Hamence, c Parker, b Watta Bradman, not out
Extras
Total for 1
..
19
221
193
-Router.
COUNTY CRICKET.
London, June 30-After the Test match debacic, England's chief need would appear to be bowlers of the
the 'speed variety and
countries will no doubt be watched to un- earth them.
Close of play scores:
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
At Southampton: Hampshire 210 (Bailey 02), Leicestershiro 188 for
At WAGE: Sorex ble Glanna Landas ut. Bu,GON 145), Derbgre
vet Michel 91 (Wielkombe
Open day Moon 10% aveli 107.
Chanh an, Shumungad B tow
North When 210, Omis DA, WIN A fa 30s, Ve-Khare Bt
At Liverpool: Somerset 162 (Ro- bert 7 for 47), Lancashire 130 for two (Washbrook 54, G. Edrich not out 50).
At Nottingham: Nottinghamshire 135 (Young five for 27, Edrich four- for 23), Middlesex, 80 for three.
At Tunbridge Wells: Kent 377 for", two (Todd 104, Fagg 107, Ames not out 84), Northamptonshiro to bat.
At Bristol: Gloucestershire 178 (Emmett 70, Pritchard seven for It was, a spinner who took bow-77), Warwickshire 83 for one. ling honours today's county games. however. for W. B. Roberts of At Worcester: Cambridge Univer=" Lancashire, who played in a Vic-alty 102 (Dewes. 04, Jenkins seven
Worcestershiro tory, game at Lords three years ago, for 77),
220 for accomplished the best performance seven (Young 50, Kenyon 78)-- of his career when at 34 years of Reuter.
"RECORDER". REVIEWS THE
First Post-War Colony Chess Championship
The first post-war Colon y Chess Championship is over with F. X. Sequelra, son of the late C. M. Sequeira, Colony Champion between 1931 and 1935, emerging a worthy win?
ner.
Before the tournament started, I had predicted 7% as the winner's score and 8% as the lowest score in the tourney. Right for the top man, I was wrong for the tail- ender.
the
Prokopov's performance in finish | Colony Championship, Prokopov Ing at the bottom of the table with wil definitely have to go through two points was better than the the qualifying rounds again next score suggests. He played evenly year as will either one or both of throughout the tourney and col-Carvalho, and Danenberg. London, June 30-Two valuable lapsed usually in the end-game. [-]
A half-point behind at the hal- Hunt Cup and the Queen Elizabeth shifting irregular hours of duty, he second half of the tourney without British racing trophies, the Royal In employment .that requires way, stage, Sequeira finished. and 24 seconds.
Cup, stolen 10 days ago from the had often to piny just before or conceding even a half-point, Erik Scholte, of Belgium, WIN
At the same time it is heartening house of a wealthy racehorse owner after a long stretch of work and ninth round win from Barnett de- second and Lucien Teisse of France, to know that so many British are here, today reappeared on his door-the effect on his game was only too elding the championship. was third.
at present in the vanguard and sten.
clearly seen. It was a game effort are well prepared to resist
The tournament saw a completo.. the The owner, Mr Robert Middle on his part to compete despite this The ovent, which is the longest Americans.
mas, of Upminster, said: The handicap.
reversion of a tendency throughout. tournaments in the last 18 months. days and covers about 3,120 miles, most of the Americans
The 0,000-yard Courso
troubled thieves look a big chance in bring-
them back lo me and I am Had the tournament been a three-for the closed queen's gambit Moro taking the riders through Franco, time or another, and Lawson Little, grateful to them for doing so."
come ing
man affair between the top three, It | than 20 of the 30 games played saw Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland twice winner of the British amateur
The trophiles, which are about. 18 would have ended in a three-way king's openings with the French
undamaged.-tle. Sequeira, Barnett and Schura Defence, favoured in seven games, title before he turned professional, Inches high, were
Reuter.
finished up even with two won, two alone played convincingly for 72..
lost aplece against one another,
The Ruy Lopez was played three times, the Centro Gambit and Alek-' It was their performance against line Defence twice. No other king's
difference.
Han Defonce, predominant in past tournaments, was only played once. Sequeira conceded only one half- Prague, Juno 30-Though Lajos
Barnett
Tried once aplece also were tho Slenier (Australis) lost his 18th point against Prokopov. round game against Sajtar (Czecho drew with Carvalho and Danenberg. Scotch Gambit, Scoth Game, Falk- slovakia) In the international chess Schure lost to Carvalho and Pro- beer Counter-Gambit, Queen's dam- tournainent at Marienbad today, he opov and drew with Dannaberg.
bit Accepted, the Reti-Zukertort Opening, the English Opening and maintained his lead with a total of
Schure's uneven play throughout, the Budapest Defence. The remain- 12 points--Neuter.
varying from brilliant moods to ing gamen were all QGDs with the very dull play, gave the tournament Lasker Defence played once and considerable excitement and he had the Niemizo-Indian in all others. a chance of winning right up to the Inst 'round.
and Italy.
The Italian won the sprint from 12 riders, all of whom were credited with the same time. Raln, hall and strong wind put the contestants 45 minutes behind schedule. at Trou- ville-Reuter,
Richmond Olympic Centre Opened
London, June 30. The Richmond Olymple, centre, which will house 1,600 competitors, offelals and atten- dents, was opened today by Me Charles Key, the Minister of Works.
Nearly 180- athletes, representing Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon, Afghanistan, Indio, Singapore and Greece, already accommodated there, watched the ceremony together with Government, representälived of nine countries.
Lord Burghleyy,, Chairman of the Games Organising Committee, referred to the Olymples as a con- tribution towards world peace, tay- ing that thele opening should be the frat in a train of great events. sij He hoped that välling countries would enjoy their stay enough to revisit the country in the future. Reuter.
ters' champion, who was among the LAJOS STEINER LEADS the boltors three that made all the opening was tried twice. The Sicl-
Claude Harman, American mas-
favourites here, needed 75, while Stranahan. the holder of the British amateur tille, fell right away with
77.
Of other overseas challengers, J. Knipe, Monte Carlo, finished with 73, Olway Hayes, South Africa, 74.
Rotar, Frankfurt,
70, Mario Gonzalez, Brazil, 70.—Reuter.
PLEASE DO HOT MOVE BEHIND TOP SIGHT SCREEN
fea You!
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A GEAT
CHESS TOURNEY
OVERSEAS PLAYERS FOR INTER-VARSITY London, Jurie 30.-A II. Kardar, of Punjab University, is included In the Oxford University, team to play
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„REMAIN QUALIFIED Sequeira, Barnett and Schüre re- main. 'qualified for next year's Cambridge University in the annual PLAYING BLACK cricket match which begins at Lords | Rad on July 3.
sens players in the Other overseas
sido
are.
F. X. Séquales C. B. Van Ryneveld (South K. M. A. Bornett Africa), B. H. Travers (Australia) and H. B. Robinson (Canada).- Router.
Smallball Match.
L. Schure
Ray Danenberg
J. P. de Carvalho
P. K. Prokopov
| PLAYING A
Sequsfra
The S. C. M. Post Sports Associa Barnett tion football team will meet the Wah Schure Klu Man Po in a friendly match, at Danenberg the Southern Playground at. 0 pm. Carvalho today
Prokopov
A surprising feature of the tour- nament was the preponderance of black wins-16-8-over white, the other games being drawn.
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