SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
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£1,000 GOLF.
FINAL OF PROFESSIONAL
TOURNEY.
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COMPSTON BEATS GADD.
(Reuter's Service.)
London, Sept. 25. At Rickmansworth in the "Newe of the World" £1,000 golf Anal over 88 holes, Compston (North Manchester) beat Gadd (Roehampton) by 3 up and 1 to
play.
KOWLOON F.C.
YESTERDAY'S ANNUAL
MEETING.
· Officers of the. Kowloon Football Chub for 1925-6, elected at yester day's annual meeting were,-Pre- sident, Mr. E. Cock; chairman, Mr. R. Hall: bon. socretary, Mr. K. A.. Mason: hon, treasurer, Mr. W. J. Brown; captain first XI, Mr.J. Melielvie; vice-captain, Mr. S. G. Hayes: captain sceond
BIG LEAGUES.
LATEST U. 8." BASEBALL STANDINGS.
"SEVERAL DAYS' RESULTS.
Inclusive of the results given below, the tables of the U.S. major baseball leagues' arė:—
National League.
ኽ.
Pittsburg New York
Cincinatti St. Louis
Pct. 90 55 621 89 60 580 76 69 525 71 74 490
Brooklyn Boston
67 74 475
66 81 449 64 89 435
Chicago
Philadelphia 61 82 427
American League.
W L. Pet
78 67 538
Washington 92 50 648 Philadelphia. 85 58 694 St. Louis Detroit Chicago Cleveland New York Boston
Results follow:
78 69 514.
73 72 508
67 78 462
63 81 439
49
99 308
National League. September 13. Philadelphia 1, Brooklyn 10.
X Mr. W. H. Brown: vice-Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 8.
Second Game, Pittsburg 2, St. Louis 6. Cincinatti 6, Chicago 2.
No other games.
cuplain, Mr. C. Caveille: goneral committee, Messrs. F. Wheeler. R. 9. Vergette, S. 1. Buyer and G. Dancan (sear)); bar committee, Messrs. . Bond (convener), S. G.
September 14. Tayes, A. W. Brow. and W. H. Brooklyn 4, Pittsburg 1. Bruten: house and ground com-
September 15. mitter, Messrs. A. Sparry, R. S. New York 4, Cincinatti 1. Vergette und D. S. Neilson; hal- Philadelphia 4, St. Louie 2. Jotting committee, Messrs. A. W.
Brooklyn-Pittsburg game called Brown, F. T. Ross and A. Win the third inning on account of Turner: selection committee rain. Messrs. 1. Clemo, R. Hall and Forrest
Mr. Cock remarked that his pride in the progress of the Club was the greatest anybody could have and predicted that the Chib would go on from strength to strength.
When the report and accounts were adopted, Mr. Cock said he thought the statement showed the club to be in a antisfactory con- dition.
Votes of thanka wore passed to Messrs. B. Wylie. F. Wheeler, J. 8. Owen, J. B. Trevor and to the chairman for presiding at the annual meeting.
GOLF VISIT.
VALLEY JUNIORS FOR KOWLOON.
The Kowloon Golf Club has invited Mr. C. H. Beardali to bring a team of twelve Happy Valley "Junior" golfers over on Sunday, "October 11. Singles will be play- ed in the morning and foursomes in the afternoon. The teams, în j« playing order, will be:-
Kowloon.
.K. S. Robertson
(capt.)
F. E. Remedios
E. D. Raza
R. Meldrum
J. D. Thomson
W. Paterson'
F. X. Remedios
Visitors.
W. Plew
C. H. Beardall
B. Petheram
F. E. Lawrence
H. A. Mills
F: Oliver
L. H. Kearne
A. W. Roberts D. J. Brown
E. W. Beaumont "W. Pryde
A. W. Brown
A. Brooksbank
A. N..Other
S. H. Garrod D. Lyon
P. Morrison
**SUB." GRIFFINS.
DRAW YESTERDAY AT STABLES.
Boston-Chicago postponed on account of rain.
1 September 16. Brooklyn 3. Pittsburg 5.
Second Game. Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 6. Boston 0, Chicago 3.
Second Game, "Boston 8, Chicago 6.
New York 2, Cincinatti 1. Philadelphia S, St. Louis 6.
September 17. Philadelphia 2. Cincinatti 5. Boston 2, Pittsburgh 11.
September 18,
New York 8, Chicago 3. Philadelphia 6," Cincinatti 1. Boston 7, PittsburghTM9. · Brooklyn 4, St. Louis 9.
September 19.
Boston 1, Pittsburgh 2. New York 2, Chicago 6. Philadelphia 2, Cincinatti 7. Brooklyn 3, St. Louis 15.
September 20. Philadelphia 3, Cincinatti 0. New York 8, Chicago 2. Brooklyn 4, St. Louis 8.
September 21
Brooklyn 2, Chicago 3. Philadelphia 7,"Pittsburg 9. Boston 7, Cincinatti 6.
American League, September 18.
TENNIS VETERAN.
EXERCISES THAT HELPED
SUZANNE
NOT, TOO, "LD. AT '40.
"Sammy" Green has recovered the lawn tennis singles champion- ship of Kowloon. He would not take offence if he were described as a veteran. How do they do it? F. Gordon Lowe explains (in
"The success of Colonel Mayas at Hurlingham is another instance of a man over forty who is not too old to play first-class tunnis
Gordon Lowo.
"Colonel Mayes is playing just now as well as he has ever dona; indeed, his victory over the Au- trian, Von Kehrling, at Wimble don, was one of the best perform ances of his career. The secret of his continued activity and fitness is physical exercises, on which subject he is a great authority.
"The player who will carry out some such system of exercises every morning is never so likely
UNDER CAR
MYSTERY OF BOY'S FATE
NO IMPACTOM
No, light was thrown on the death of the 11-years-old Italian boy Giovanni Serrechi who was dragged under a motor-car for 11 miles without the driver being aware that an accident had occurred.
GIVEN A CHANCE
MAGISTRATE AND OLD OFFENDER. -
The clerk pointed out that the acoused was liable to three montha' imprisonment.
The Alderman: Yes, I know he is, but I don't see the use of send ing him back there.
Detective-sergeant Voss said the prisoner had a good Auny re- cord. That he added-is all the good there is about him, I am afraid.
SCOUTS ES
FIGHTING A BLIZZARD IN
TEE ALPS.
DAY AND MARTIN:
OLD FIRM'S FRESH O LEASE OF LIFE.
Before Mr. Alderman W. Phèné
A graphic story of the escape It has been reported that the "Naal, at Guild-hall, Herbert from a blizzard on the heights of old-established firm of Day And Taylor, 94, against whom were re the Breithorn (13,685ft), one of Martin Ltd, has been voluntarily corded twelve convictions for theft, the highest Swiss peaks, of a wound up; but this does not mea burglary, and other offences, party of 18 London Rover Scouts, thes, the business of Day and pleaded guilty to a charge of steal-under the leadership of Lieut. Martin swallowed up the old mg from the cellar of the Three Colonel G. S. Hutchison, was told backing business of Jonatha Numa Hotel in Aldgate High by Mr. George Lymbury, the Warren, they have, in their tur Street three bottles of whisky photographer to the party, on his been absorbed by another old bu Talued at 844, 4.
return to London,
still virile company, Mesara He said:-
Carr. Leaving Zermatt, the ascent Hoy this fresh lease of lif was started and the Gandegg Hut was granted to the name of Da reached without mishap late in and Martin, which traced the afternoon. Here a halt was origin. so far back as 1770, w called until after midnight, when explained to a representative we prepared for the exacting, "The Daily Telegraph by Mr final stretch of the climb, which, Robert Carr, a director of Messr it was sald; would take seven Carr and Day and Martin Ltds: bours...
the new proprietora of the ol Our Swiss guides said the con- frm, at their factory at New
A clear Southgate. Early in 1928, F ditions were perfect. moon was shining, but it was cold. said, the old limited company The "going" was more difficult Day and Martin Ltd. Young than we had anticipated owing to themselves in difficulties, and at the snow, and it soon became shareholders' meeting it was de necessary to rope the whole party, cided to put the business up fa
Before we had gone very far sale. Mesers. Carr and Son, who we dumped our packs and left were established in 1887, three of the lads who had shown similar line of business, purchas signs of exhaustion to look after ed Day and Martin, lock, stock them.
and barrel, but carried it on guft separately from their own, havin travellers for Day and Mart includes several of the worker for the old firm.
The boy's mangled remains vere found underneath the car, after the driver, Mr. George Elliot, the International centre forward who recently retired from football, had returned to his garage at Middlesbrough, and Mr. Elliott stated that he was completely mystified concerning the boy's fate. He added that he left his home at Middlesbrough at about 8 o'clock with three friends and drove to Stockton, Eagles cliffe, Yarm, Leyen Bridge, Mar- ton Bungalow, and home arriving at about 9.35. TEN
Serrechi lived with his parenta in West Row Stockton-on-Tees, Probation Officer for help, remark
The Alderman' appealed to the about four miles from Middles-ing that the accused, for a younglah brough. While walking along
man, had been convicted so many Parliament Street, Stockton, he times that one wondered whether stepped off the pavement to cross he had ever had a decent chance the road and was knocked down
Mr. J. Brown (Probation Officer) : by touring car, which passed If he is genuinely anxious to start over him.
When the car had passed on there was no trace of Serrechi,
blood which led up to Hartburn There was, however, a trall of Bridge.
SEARCH PARTY.
The Stockton police organised a search party of motorists, who scoured the district. About mid- night a message was received from the Middlesbrough police that the body of the boy had been found underneath a car in the garage.
Asked if he had anything to say, the socused, in turn, asked a quas tion: What could he do in the face of such a record? No one would employ him, and he was an aboints outcast
TURNING-BACK.
When within 1,500ft. of the top
afresh I will And him something the sky became suddenly overcast, alone, and a district staff, "which"
to do:
The Alderman: And in the in shelter? terval can you get him food and Mr. Brown: If I am provided with the necessary funds.
Mr. Alderman Neal: I will see to that. The prisoner will be bound over for twelve monthe, during, which time be will be on probation I shall be very glad to hear bow be goes on, and trust he will make the most of this opportunity.
ISLAND HOAXED.
and
Low, heavy clouds blotted out the moonlight, and a hurried confer ence was held between the guides Since 1913 Messrs. Day and and Colonel Hutchison, as a re- Martin's factory had been
Stratford sult of which it was decided to Carpenter's Road, turn back. But, descending was prior to which it was in th even worse than the ascent, and Borough and High Holbor every moment the wind and wea- When the business was sequie* ther grew worse. We reached by Messrs. Carr, and the arrang the dump, pausing only long ments were complete for man enough to tie the three fellows facturing Day Martin we had left to our ropes, and specialities at New Southgat continued our descent.
the Stratford premises wa closed down in May 1928, since that time the blacking polishes made from Day a Martin's. old recipes have be manufactured and exported fro New Southgate. They bear old labels, and, in addition to blacking which was familiar our grandfather's, the Armban a few minutes previously, the
The guide who was leading us perpetuating Day and Marti
Att walked almost on all fours. He more modern polishes. body of a child wedged in the
forced his way through the storm Wembley Exhibition they have back part of the car had been by yacht. Crowds went to the and, with a wonderful sense of connection with their, displays,
beach to watch the incoming of the direction eventually reached a collection of Dickens relics, Chief Inspector Heald and In-host and the boys were lined up in small hut, into which we tum- by the Dickens. Fellowship, whit spector Sowerby, followed by Dr. readiness to give bis Highness * Pedlow, acting police surgeon, Tater found the body, which was
Mr. Henry Biches, Chief Con- to suffer from tennis arm, sprain-stable of Middlesbrough, told a ed angle, and such, ille as the reporter that just after ten player less prepard.
o'clock Mr. Elliott telephoned to the Central Police Station questing that a police officer should be sent to his garage which is close to his house, be cause, when he had returned home
Buzkane Lenglen.
"On the Riviera this spring, Suzanne Lenglen was nothing like so fit as sh was at Wimbledon. She seemed to get extremely short of breath in some of her matches. Mayes told her of cor- tain
which would exercices entirely etre this trouble; the Frenchwoman took his advice and has carried out these exercises regularly since.
found.
badly mutilated:
re-
Mr. Elliott said: After we had put the car up one of my friends. noticed some cloth on the side, and when we looked underneath we were horrified to discover the body of a boy wedged under it. I immediately notified the police.
The little island of Schiermon- nikoog off the north coast of Holland, is a favourite resort of campers, and at present there is farge cam of Boy Scouts there.
Considerable excitement was re- tently caused by the camp leader receiving a telegram stating that Prince Hendrik would shortly marive
The storm broke a short while afterwards with full force. With a weird, high whistle, an icy wind struck our faces like a whip, and as we bent our bodies to escape, its force seamed to Increase, carrying with it a horizontal blast of snow, hall, and ice which tore away our loose gear and hats.
welcome. & Facht appeared but bled or were pushed. There the suddenly hanged ita coures and whole of us lay, drenched to the went round to the other side of the skin and thoroughly exhausted." island.
Burgemeester, captains, scouts, crowd, all hurriedly crossed the mile or two of land expecting to find the Prince landing, or possibly already. at the town hall. The telegram was
VIGIL WITH CORPSE.
GIRL'S ORDEAL IN ALPS.
hoax and had been sent by a
The condition of Mlle. Katherine I have not the slightest idea of friend of me of the scouts at the Lochmann, who while her father where the poor lad was caught.luster's suggestion. At first it was went to search for assistance was feared that a request would be made forced to keep & vigil over the body for the camp to be vacated, but of her brother who died suddenly instead the order came that only from exhaustion thile traversing the boy who had played the trick the Agassiz-Joch, near Grindelwald,
There is no mork on the car of any sort, and we certainly never hit him so as to feel any impact.
"FIND THE LADY”.
*?......
"It was partly due to this fact A CROSS-CHANNEL GAME that Suzanne has never been' in better form than she was' during
Philadelphia 6, Washington 6 our championships this year.
Called on account of darkness
after eleven innings.
Boston 2, New York 1. St-Louis 3, Chicago 4. Cleveland 8, Detroit 8.
September 14,
New York 3, Philadelphia 1.
No. other games. (d
September 15. Chicago 2 Philadelphia 4. St. Louis. 2, Boston 1. Detroit 3, Washington 5, Cleveland-New York game post- poned on account of rain,
September 16. Chicago 1, Philadelphia 4. -
Second Game. · · Chicago 6, Philadelphia 2. Cleveland 0, New York 8.
Second Game... Cleveland 3, New York 4-Ten
innings.
The Boston-St. Louis and: the
At the Jockey Club stables Detroit-Washington games were yesterday afternoon, eight sub-postponed on account of rain. scription griffins which arrived by the 6.a. "Tungshing" were drawn, as follow:
20
1-bay gelding, Mr. R.M. Austin.
2, dun gelding, Mr. E. L. Hosle. 3; bay mare, Mrs. T. P. Pearce. 4, grey gelding, Mr. A. H
Carroll.
September 17.
St Louis 0, Boston 2: Second Game,”
St. Louis 0, Boston 4. Detroit 12, Washington 9.
Second Game
Detroit 0, Washington 1--Called in the sixth on account of dark.
5, cheanut gelding, Mrs. Dun-eas
bar
8, chesnut gelding, Lady Chater 7, blue dur gelding, Messrs. ...... Dyer & Balth, -
8, chesnut gelding, Mr. Dynasty The lot was considered satie factory. This is the first time a mare has been included. The next shipment is expected to leave 'Shanghai on October 10, when it
is hoped that 25 ponies will be! went down
Chicago 3, Philadelphia 6. Cleveland 0, New York 5.
September 18. Detroit 2, Philadelphia 4
Second Game. Detroit Philadelphia 7: St. Louis 2, New York 4. Cleveland 6, Boston 5.- Chicago & Washington: 7:
September 19,
MILITARY SPORT.
GARRISON LAWN TENNIS
LEAGUE.
Matches in the Garrison Tennis League for the week commencing September 28 are
Monday,RA.S.C. v. RE
OF CARDS.
:
was to be sent away.
PILLION RIDERS.
is reported still to be dangerous,
The three Lochmann's were caught in a severe- snowstorm during the climb, and the con, Felix, suddenly dropped dead, from exhaustion,
have created much public int est. Other reminders of Day a Martin's past history may seen in the directors' room New Southgate, on the walls which hang the original ROY warrants appointing the fir purveyors of blacking to Willia IV. and Queen Victoria.
ABBEY FINDS.
PURSES REJECTED BY THIEVES.
The strangest lost proper An appeal to a motor-cycle pillion
While the father descended to the office is perhaps the one at Wer was made at the Marylebone Felice search party, Mile, Katherine Loch- below the organ loft built riders to discontinue the practice Strahlegg Cabin to organise a minster Abbey, It is a roo Court hy Mr Herbert Muskett, man remainad: bende the body of dreds of yearango as a retreat the solicitor for the Commissioner her brother. When, however, the vergers.
Strahleng left on the
SKELETONS.
RELICS OF PLAGUE OF -400 YEARS AGO)
of the stac
At Folkestone John Williams of Tottenham Court Road Hat ley Peters of Romford Road, Stratford; and George Views of Police, when prosecuting Nigel several hours later the party arrived. The shelves are generally of Mendors Road, Fulham, re Join Crossley, of Park Farm on the scane the girl was so exed with umbrellas, walking charged with gaming on the Wykham Banbury, for driving a hansted by the strain that she had cameras, field glasses, purses cross Channel steamer "Maid of motorcar in a dangerous manner.
to be carried on the back of a guide women's" handbags, Invária Orleans"
bedalandant was alleged to Peter Falckley, of Kirkcaldy, a have driven out of Parkcrescent to the
Cabin
by sightse passenger on the boat from West into Marylebone. Read at a
The Abbay attendanta në saw the three prisoners and miles an hour. He collided with a Boulogne to Folkestone, said he speed estimated at twenty-five.
many curious Rnds. Recar another man playing "Find the motor-cycle, throwing the driver
they discovered the remaine baby near the choir. Neat per lady" with three cards, on deck and the mon riding on the million was invited to have a bet, and to the other side of the road.
have been found to tain broken crockery 27. After disembarking witness badly hurt and remembered notining lost 25. Another passenger lost The pillion-rider said he was
In pulling down the medieval is surmised that the dianer Surrey. Wednesday H.Q. Wing, Sur-soners were taken into custody.
informed the police, and the pri after being thrown.
hospital 2 Bonifacio, which is to smashed by house servant. Are you giving up riding be replaced by a new residential, seeking to escape “dete feys, v. R.E. "A" Thursday Small Units V month's hard labour as "roguesWell, I have only just come out galleries which were filled with
Accused were sentenced to a pillion he was naked.
quarter, workmen have found a wrapped up the fragments The man reflected and said labyrinth of underground I took them to the Abbey. "D" Co, Surreys.
Thieves have used the Friday-RE. “B." v. R.A.0.C.-
and vagabonds.”
of hospital.
hundreds of skeletons piled one to get rid of unwanted Play to commence each day at
Don't start again," urged, Mr. Japon the other The conductor was fed up. Muskett, because we may have to
Empty purses were ter 8,80 p.m.
People kept asking him ridiculous sit upon your body if you do, from the last epidemic. of plague behind the William It is thought that they datetrieved from the com questions. Finally a very sour faced woman said, Conductor, that he took his life in his hands
The magistrate also warned liim
memorial in the nort Sin Florence in 1625, Paymaster Lieut. Cmdr. T. H. can you give me two six-pences for Trust, HM.S. "Tamar,"
The defendant was fined £å 48, has a shilling? taken over the duties of Naval
24 with 6gy, coats, t Hockey Secretary.
TaesdayRAO.C. v. "A" Co.
The P.W.D. team for the inter- hong team race at the V.R.C aquatic fate to-night la:-R C Keen, E S. Bobertson, E W. Carpenter, E G Carter, W. H Owen and CW E. Bishop.
Glub rega and
The Int
Of course," said the conductor, any particular dates you'd like?"
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