FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1927.
SPORTS SECTION
HOME CRICKET.
County Championship Results.
YORKSHIRE WIN EASILY.
Centuries For Holmes and Hallows.
London, May 12
In the county cricket champion ship Lancashire defeated Somerset
by an innings and 125 runs.
Somerset scored 92 in their first innings, Sibbles taking
aight wickets for 24 runa. On going to the wicket a second time Somerset scorul 148, of which Earle had 67 not out. Macdonald took six wickets for 56 and Sibble four for
50.
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Lancashire replied with 365 rung for seven wickets, when they de- clared. Hallows scored 164 and 'Taylor 67.
an innings and 63 runs.
LAWN BOWLS.
LEAGUE FIXTURES FOR TO-MORROW.
NEW 2ND DIVISION TEAM.
(By "Short Head.") Three First Division and four Second Division League fixtures are on the card to-morrow
IN THE RING.
DATE OF WALKER-MILLIGAN
BOUT.
FIXED FOR JUNE 30.
London, May 12.
London. M'Greechin has feturn-
THE CHINA MAIL.
LAWN TENNIS.
TOURNAMENT SEMI-PINAL
..TIES.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
OVER ICE
THOUSAND MILES AIR FLIGHT
DOG TEAM BRINGS STORY.
Captain Wilkins and his pilot Eielson are safe.
They have reached. Beechey the north coast of Point, on Alaska, about 175 miles from Point Barrow,
They walked 70 miles after abandoning their 'plane. Elelson's fingers are frozen, but he will not lose them.
They flew over the Arctle
ventures.
Two tennis matches were play-j The Walker-Milligan fight for ed yesterday on the Hong Kong the world's middleweight cham-C.C. courts, resulting as follows: pionship will be decided at Handicap singles "A" (semi- Olympia, London, on June 80.- final)-L. M. S. Lloyd (rec. 4-6) Reuter.
defeated C. C. Stark (rec. 3-6) by 6-3, 1-6, 6-1. --
Handicap doubles (semi- finais). E. and D. S. Green Thomas and G. W. Sowell (owe (owe 3-6) defeated Dr. W. L. 2-6) by 7-5, 6-1; E. J. R. Mitchell wastes for nearly 1,000 miles, and W. Hyde (owe 1-6) received and had many interesting ad- a walk over from F. A: Redmond
Taking off from Point Barrow and L. Forster (owe 15-8)..
To-day's fixtures are:-Open on March 20, they flew 500 miles .to. the north-west, singles final (re-play): Ng Sze-petrat
penetrating more than 300 miles kwong v. S. A. Rumjahn.
Handicap doubles (final) :— further than anyone had ever V. E. J. R. Mitchell, and W. Hyde landed safely, and after a short S. E. and D. S. Green (owe 3-6) gone in that direction before.
They were forced down, but (owe 1-6).
Club singles championship (3rd round)-L. Forster ve Major W. B. Stevenson. round). W. Sewell (owe 46) Handicap singles "A" (4th
For the second time they were R. K. Valentine (rec. 46). In reaching the final of the forced to descend, but got away Open Singles this season, Ng Sze-safely again. They were forced kwang drew a bye in the first to descend a third time, directly found and defeated the follow seaward from Point Barrow, and ing:-
were unable to get the 'plane re- 6-1, 10-8.
Major W. B. Stevenson, 6-4, started, although they worked for
two days.
Milligan in London. A Hume paper says in mall week:-
Affairs in connection with the afternoon. Mickey Walker-Tommy Milligan As forecasted last Monday the world's middle-weight contest are K.B.G.C. made an application to developing in interesting fashion, enter the Second Division after the and Tommy and his manager, Pat closing date and after the official M'Greechin have recently been in fixture card was printed. On the ed north highly pleased with the principle of giving the greatest pos- situation and convinced, in spite sible encouragement to the game of varied rumours to the con- the Lawn Bowls Association has trary, that the bout will definitely granted the application, and, the take place in this country.
C. B. Cochran, the promoter, K.B.G.C. will make their debut
has been able to meet Kearns in against their near neighbours, the America, over the financial K.C.C., to-morrow. It may be re- aspect, and Cochran's representa membered that three seasons ago tive leaves almost immediately for the premier Bowling Club had two America. teams in the League, and some Her- culean tussles were witnessed,
It is interesting to record that as a result of his visit to London, Milligan has been given the assur- whilst the friendly meetings be-lance that in the event of the con- Notts v Worcester. This game was won by Notts by tween the first and second teams test not taking place he will be were events to be long remembered. handed a substantial sum as com- The full list of fixtures to-morrow pensation for the loss he would suffer. The Scottish party feel
ia that everything moving smoothly, and that Walker will in due course make the crossing been doing some sightseeing in of the Atlantic. Milligan has
London.
Notts had first lease of the wicket and amassed a total of 306, of which Walker had 59 and Paytou GO. Root took five wickets for 86.. Worcester seared only 80, Lar wood taking five wickets for 42 and S. Staples four for 17. In their second eventure Worcester scored
163.
Yorkshire v. Glamorgan, Yorkshire had an easy win by an innings and 51 runs.
The home Club went
to the
Davies took four wickels for 54.
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is as under:---
First Division. Craigengower C.C. v. Kowloon C.C. Kowloon Dock R. G. v. Kowloon Pallee R.C. v. Civil Service C.C.
B.G.C.
club de Recreio
Second Division.
v. Craigengówer C.C. Taikoo R.C. v. East Point R.C. Civil Service C.C. v. Royal H.K.Y.C.) K.C.C. v. K.B.G.C.
A BANTAM SHERLOCK
HOLMES.
E. C. Fincher, 6-2, 6-1, 2-6,
8-10, 6-3.
J. W. Leonard, 1-6, 8-6, 6-3, 6-2. H. D. Romjana, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1,
6-3.
S. A. Rumjahn also drew a bye in the first round and defeated the following:—.
A. H. Crook, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4.
R. M. Henderson, 6-1, 6-4, 6-1. M. W. Lo, 8-6, 6-2, 6-1. T. Honda, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1,
DAVIS CUP.
Tilden & Hunter in Form,
Precisely the possibilities of Teddy Baldock, the German The Prospeels.
bantam, Friedemann, did not tell Taking the matches in the order us at the great Albert Hall show -wicket first, their score totalling of the card, there seems nothing to for the Poplar boy won in a 230, toward which Holmes contri- hinder the Craigengower account canter, says Eugene Corri, in a buted 107 and Macaulay 57. E.ing for the K.C.C, at Happy Valley Home paper of April 2. He had The green here is in very fine order, as the writer personally teated the visitor stone-cold in the fortnight ago in a friendly "strafe" second round with a right-handde between two "big fours." The punch to the jaw that revealed a K.C.C. will be encouraged by their fighting wonder. Really, this win last Saturday over the Civil Baldock is uncanny., Service, and if they succeed in tnk-I He gets into the ring as though ing away full points it would not to prove that a fighter can be surprise their own supporters,
made of ice. I am quite sure that The Police are at home for the Becond Saturday in succession, their he is a foreigner to nerves. The guests being the Ciril Service. Prince of Wales was looking on. Of this I am pretty well sure- Last year, if memory serves me There were several thousand dis-Hill is the best of our fly- rightly, this match Wis drawn. tinguished men and women weights.
Glamorgan could only reply with 83. Robinson being responsible for six wickets for 37 runs, and Macau-
'lay four wickets for 31.
In their second essay Glamorgan scored 102. Macaulay taking seven wickets for 40-Reuter,
BASEBALL.
LEAGUE IN SEARCH OF A DIAMOND.
rest turned to the east, traversing, 300 miles of virgin territory," eventually crossing the probable flight last year. route of the Amundsen polar
They drifted east for 100 miles to a point almost ́due north of Beechey Paint, and finally walked Eskimo huts on April 14. to the shore, arriving among
A dog team from Beechey Point brought a letter to Point Barrow.
WHEEZE FROM THE BENCH.
"My wife has returned to her! mother and won't do anything for me," complained a man in the Thames Police Court.
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The Hague, May 12. Mr. J. A. R. Cairns, P.M.,: The American tennis players-Leave her alone and she will be Tilden and Hunter-in meeting a chasing you everywhere in a few Dutch side, Tilden bent the Davis weeks, Cup player, Timmer, 7-5, 6-3, and the American couple beat Van Lennep and Diemerkool, 6-0, 16- 14, 6-4-Reuter.
Complainant: She is not a woman of that sort.
Mr. Cairns: Don't be pessimis- tic. If she does not return I will give you another wheeze.
WATER SUPPLY.
WORKS LEVEL.
Both teams went down Jast Satur- around the ring. But Baldock, Ted Sandwina, the child of day, but which of the two will win so did he carry himself, might the circus-his mother is a pro- to-morrow is problematical. The
Level and Storage of water in have been out for a holiday in the fessional strong woman and Civil Service have made a few
was gymnasium. It changes in the placing of the team
all in a Con O'Kelly put up a tremendous Reservoirs on May 1, 1927- Will there be no Baseball
scrap that is for heavy-weights. CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER and this should make for a better day's march to him. League this year?
This is the display.
He spent the first round by way O'Kelly most of you know. He question which is being asked by
The Kowloon Dock are at home to of discovering exactly what has been fighting for ever so long. local "fans."
the mother Club-the Bowling Friedemann was worth. And Sandwina is comparatively new}; Green Club-and ground advantage then, like some pugilistic Sher-to the game. He is still short of Tytan should be worth a lot to them. Last lock Holmes, he decided that he 20 years of age, and you would Tytam Byewash season the visitors went down ra knew all about him. Hence the think that he is very raw. He Tytam Intermediate the heavily, and they will be bent punch that clinched matters in has many of the weaknesses of Tytum Tuk Both teams are making changes in his favour. The pity was that the beginner. But he is not so Wong Nei Chung the personnel a policy rot always the German was more than a green as you might suppose. He
Negotiations have fallen through for the loan of the same portion
JOCKEY SUSPENDED.
on getting their revenge to-morrow.
In the Second Division the
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Pokfulum
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Storage in millions and decimals
of gallons.
1920 1927 345.24 283,00 1.98 3.67
177.54 · 143.90 852,68 820,00
18.00 8.80 65.46 39.03
Total
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Consumption of water in the City
1924 1927 183.85 216.29
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OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.
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Hongkong. 15th May 1977.'
of the ground of the Hong Kong Football Club on which baseball matches had been played for several years in fact, ever since the inception of the local "ball" to be commended so early in the pound over the bantam limit, and is going to make a name for him- [Noto: B. denotes "Below Overflow"; League.
season. Rinks must take time to it must have been that he hurt self, else I am much mistaken. A denotes "Above Overlow."] It is understood that the Gar-settle down into team work, and himself in trying to get down to Believe me, Con O'Kelly was no rison authorities will be ap- this cannot be done with wholesale 3st. 6 lb.
duffer on this night at the Albert proached for the use of their changes every. Saturday.
But had he come into the ring Hall. He was about at his best. ground at Sookumpoo Valley. In
Craigengower visit King's Park to at full strength, I am sure that A better try-out for Sandwine Tytamı the interests of the game, which play the Club de Recreio and should Baldock would have won just as there could not have been, and Tytom Byewash has "caught on" tremendously take away full points. The home readily as he did. The con- it is all to his credit that, at the Tytam Intermediate amongst local sportsmen, it is Club have
Tytam Tuk In a sense been "up dition of the Londoner was as end, he was held to have won a wong Nei Chung.... hoped that it will be possible to against it" owing to the rains and near to being perfect as it could division of honours. A draw Pokfulum lay the "diamond" on the Soo- they started practice very late. How-have well been. He knew that he was a good decision. kumpoo ground this Summer.
ever, they have some good material must be the winner. But what Herse, a German, knocked out and that may shape better to-
captured us all was the way that Frankie Burns, the Australian. morrow after the preliminary he brought about his triumph.. 1 He is a hard and uncompromising and, Hill District to millions and de- canter a week ago.
Close rivals in Taikoo and East do wish that the man who fancies fighter, but I think that Burns cimals of gallons during the month of The Epsom stewards suspend- Point meet on the ground of the that he is all that matters in would have made short work of April:
former. Local "Derbies" invari- bantams would come along, and him had be been other than a] ed the jockey F. Fox for the re-ably upset predictions, but so far try what he could do with this shadow of his former self. He no mainder of the meeting. They the Taikoo appear the stronger of red-headed boy of the East of was a better boxer than Herse. Consumption per head
Estimated population 400,740 411,060 also reported him to the Jockey two very good teams. Club because they were dissatis-The Civil Service play the Yacht Jimmy. Wilde
London. We very truly said that What was wrong was that he per day (gallons)... 15.3 · 17.4 fed with his explanation of his Club and should gather in
was a wonder. could not go the pace. As for riding of Birth Control, who points. The Yacht Club had no Baldock is the nearest approach Collins, also of Australia, who was Districts were disconnected and a sup- finished second in the Betchworth Axture last Saturday, and their to the Welshman that I have yet making his debut in this country, ply was given by public street foun- Plate, which was won by Lallah team is more or less of the unknown seen. Baldock is an amazing the soonest said the soonest tains only up to the 16th and Intermit at 11 to 8 on, owned and trained quantity.
an incredible boy. If the op-mended. He was no match for tont Supply in all Rider Main Districta by Stanley Wootton.
On the K.C.C. ground the Bowl-portunity comes your way do take Maloni, the Frenchman. He put from 17th to 30th April, 1926, ing Green will have to go the whole a peep at him. I shall not fear up a decidedly poor show..
Intermittent. Supply in all Rider celebrate their entry into for the chances of Baldock if La way League circles. They have," how-
Has He a Punch? Barba comes this way. ever, tremendous, enthusiasm and
There was no doubt that, at the this may affect the play and the re- sult. It is a tribute to the popu-
end of 15 rounds, Johnny larity of lawn.bowls that both these.
The Johnny Hill-Biquet fight Sullivan, the Covent Garden boy, Clubs should be able to enter two had a most unfortunate ending, had out-pointed Tommy M'Innes The Belgian, one of the gamest at headquarters at the beginning boys that ever drew on a glove, of the week He was by far the was disqualified in the eleventh cleverer boxer, but his display!
1920 1927 To-morrow teams as far as can round for hitting low. Not every did not satisfy me entirely. That Kowloon Reservoir. 811B, 180. be ascertained are as follows:
body thought the decision a good he is better than Alf Mancini, Shek Lai Pul
Ca Berlia First Division.
Card Reservoir 23′ 1′′B. 20′ 4′′B. one. There were many good who on a recent occasion also Reception Reservoir 10B
On demand Craigengower C.C. Muskett, judges sitting around who would beat MInnes, is a matter for
PAP On New York: Storage In millions and decimals and Souza (skip); Ozario, Basto, Souza, Bennett, and Basa (skip); have it that Hill went out to a speculation. So much may not be
On demand Sequeira, and Ribeiro (skip). Neves. Fritz, Alves, and Omar perfectly good blow to the decided until we see the two in
of gallons p Craigongower C.C. Lely, Ho (skip); Luz, Rosselet, el Arculli, stomach. It was a blow that the the ring. Sullivan's defence is Kowloon Roservoir 28428 191.50 On Bombay ward, Harteem, and Brightman and Rumjahn (skip) referee, because of the position very sound. No doubt about ghek Lai Pul Reservoir 24.40 81.48 (skip) Nicholson, Hamson, Kowloon G.G. Gorvin, Smith, which he took up, could alone de that. But he has got to convince Reception Reservoir...
On demand Rodrigues, and Kitchell (skip); Goodwin, and Gibson (skip); Abra-
On Calent Abbas, Phillips, Beer and Knott ham, Overy, Tacchi, and Bcide whether it was good or bad me that he has the punch that a
That Hill was hurt that he champion must have
Total WEKEA 308.08, 263.98 Wire (skip); Kern, Hirst, Hyde, and File himself believed that he had been "It is on the cards that he will Conenmption of water in Kowloon On Bingapore (ektp),
On demand Civil Service--Eccleshall, Rose, | '(skip),': Haynes, and Brawn, (sklp); Hold- Civil Service-Beattle, Taylor, hit unfairly was obvious from be matched against Jack Hood in millions and decime's of, gallom dur- On demand man, Jones, Luck, and Alderman Gawick, and Grimmitt (skip) his writhing. Undoubtedly he for the weiter belt, though it willing the month of April Rug On Manila
1926 1927. Un dimend (skip); Strange, Simmonds, Archi- Maughan, Westlake Keegan, and was in considerable pain. be agreed that Mancini has consumption 52.78 81.38 On Shenabel bald and Massey (akip)....
Deakin (skip) Smith, Lamble. Up to the point when he went established quite as strong Estimated population 154.760 159.820 On Demand K.C.C.Edwarda, Nash, Lyle and Holledge and Pondered (skip) down, he was ahead on points, laim to take a tilt at the cham: Consumption per
(* 17,0] On Yokohama, son, Wragge, and Herridge; (skip), ton, Cullen, and Brown (skip) cleverness both in his boxing and to know that the way to a matchstricted Supply in all districts op Gitting, Lawrence, Labrum. and Gfelg Gooper Lindsay, and Gour his Oghting But the warmest for Hood has been made easier to the 12th and full supply in 11 die
slay (skip) Davison (ai)ndell. The Kowloon B.G.C-Hazel, Duncan, tribute must be paid to the Bel- The sooner the Birmingham in all districts durjuk April 182733
tricts from April 18, 1925 Full hopply KBGC-Hale, Thom- son and Warren (kip) For Whibley, and Russell (skip) Hond
gamer boys never got young man resumes fighting the The Governments Analyst's" the ring. He took puuleh better for himself. There ever guusor, Blain, Dixon, and Wylle too
paw that the quality! fent that would have made nue was danger in protracted
Tey, Dobbie, Chapman, and Farrell; (skip); Muir, Magli, Holland and Macfarlane (skip).
Police R.C-Greenwood, Marks, Reid, and Mair (skip); Buchanan, teams in the League this season. Glendenning, Whant, and Moss (skip); Collins, Hollands; Sword,Į and West (skip).__.
Second Division.
Club - de Recreio. Ribeiro, Barros, Marquès, and A. Ribeiro
(skip); Yvanovich, Silva, C. Silva,
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The Teams.
A Doubtful Point.
Main Districts West of Garden Road On London- during April 1927 and Full Supply in all Rider Main Districts East" "of Garden Road during April 1927.
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Dallas, Tex, May 12
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