in
MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1927.
SPORTS
MY NOTEBOOK.
Remarkable Cricket at
Home.
GLUT OF CENTURIES.
Non-Success of the New Small Ball.
IS BOXING "BRUTAL"?
Story About Call Boy's Late Owner.
[By "The Tramp."] The small cricket ball spent a busy three days from Wednesday Jast, judging from the county results cabled here on Saturday. Only one bowler performed any- thing of note, and that was Newman, of Hampshire,, who capture 16 'Somerset wickets for 88 runs. For the rest, it was batsman's, "day out." Sussex scored over 500 in less than two complete innings, as did Essex. Derby put together 419 for six
Even a match with Phil Scott in London is improbable for many reasons. Certainly Mr. Cochran
LOCAL BASEBALL.
HONOLULU CHINESE BEAT JAPANESE,
U.S. NAVY LOSE,
THE CHINA MAIL.
LAWN BOWLS.
KOWLOON DOCK EC. CHAMPIONS.
SECOND DIVISION LEADERS CO. DOWN.
DIVISION II.
KOWLOON C.C. V. E.P.R.C.
On their own.groom, the Kowloon C.C. lost to the ast Palat R.C. by 16 shots. Sores:-
K.C.C
A. W. E. Davidson G. Harrison.
The Chinese baseball team from
By defeating the Civil Service w. J. F. Gorvin wouldn't think of staging it. Honolulu played their first game When Walker does return to here on Saturday when they met C.C. on Saturday in Division I of the J. P. Robinson
(skip). 14 Dock R.C. have crowned themselves w.w.Hirst America he will find "Tiger" and defeated the local Japanese Lawn Bowls heague, the Kowloon Flowers hot on his trial. Tommy nine by six runs
The local team acquitted them-champions as they cannot now be E, Nash J. Smith Milligan was showing the marks
They have won all their tex E. Lammert after selves well and can feel satisfied passed by any other Club. of battle the day
with the fact that they lost by fixtures to date and are five pointa Both the fight.
(skip).... 13 eyes were
such a small margin to a team ahead of the next team-Taikoo F. Hamblin Was nearly closed, his nose
RC-with the same number of, E. Lawrence swollen and disfigured, and his "with a reputation."
B. Petheram mouth was bandaged. A doctor The Japanese led by two runs matchas played.
In the match with the Civil Ser- G. Wragge
C.C., they lost in two had put three stitches in his cut at the end of the fourth inning lip. "Walker made a mess of and the score was level at the end vice me," said Milligan, and one could of the seventh but the last two see the idea of returning home in innings proved their downfall his present condition was dis tasteful to this very sensitive Scot, although he will be £4,000 the richer. Besides. the purse money of £15,000, Kearns claims that Walker and he "lifted" £25,000 in wagers, of which £11,000 came from Scotland!
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"A Bag of Tricks.”
by Lapsley's rink saved the game rinks but a heavy victory of 25 ahota (skip). 18 for them.
49
EP.R.C..
F. Samways. Webster
R. H. Whiteford
R. W. Lee
(skip).....
23
G. Vickers
H. Hampton
A. R. Henderson
H. McTavish
(skip) .... 29
A. T. Hamilton
R.W. Williamson
G. M. Shaw
R. McKellar
(ekip)
C.S.C.C.
S. Eccleshall
C.S.C.C. AT HOMË.
PLEASANT AFTERNOON, WITH
CAMERONIANS.
"FRIENDLY" TENNIS.
MONEY & SHARES.
YESTERDAY QUOTATIONS:
On London- Bank Wire
1/11%
Bank on demand... 1/11 7/18
Yesterday afternoon the Civil Bank 30 day's sight Service Cricket Club were the hosts Bank 4 months sight 1/11% to the officers and men, of the Credite & months aight 27 2/16 Cameronians at Happy Valley, Documentary 4 months' when
an interesting display of sight ..... tennis was witnessed. Sixteen
2/-2/16
participated,
1210
players of the Civil Service and six- On Paris tean of the officers and men of the On demand Cameronians
the
teams, however, being mixed. Both Credits 4 months' sight 1285
*On Berlion guests and hosts had quite a good afternoon's apart. Tea was served On demand
at an appropriate interval and the "after meeting" од the Club
18 verandah did not conclude till near-On demand.
ly eight o'clock.
59
C. E. Jones
F. H. W. Haynes
J. Massey
(skip).... 16
S. Jones T. W. Carr
F. H. Holdman
R. Taylor
(skip)
H. E. Strangë 1. Luck
Taikoo R.C. had an easy win of).
C.C.C. v. CIVIL SERVICE C.C. 88 shots over Kowloon CC., whilst S. Hachiuma, the Japanese the Police R.C. just managed to
Visiting their neighbours pitcher, was in splendid form. beat Kowloon B.G.C. at Kowloon by Craigengower C.C., the Civil Ser Pitching his occasional slow balle one shot. he made the visiting batsmen
In Division II., the East Point vice C.C. lost by 23 shots. Scores
C.C.C. "sky" them, to their cost.
R.C., playing away, defeated the
S. Deacon Kusana at centre-field worked Kowloon CC. by 16 shots Earlier F. K. Modi
In the season they also won, (by like a Trojan. He covered a one shot on their own green)... A. A. Razack great deal of ground and was cool The Kowloon B.G.C. and Taikoo C. A. Rodriguez
(skip) .... 19 So the owner of the Call Boy, as the proverbial "cucumber" R.C. match was played on the Kow- the Derby winner, is dead. Mr. when a high ball came his way. loon Dock R.C. ground. The Funny
W. E. Nicholson Curzon had remarkable success The centre-fielder was responsible Taikoo R.C. won by 22 shots.
The Bowling Green Club have R. F. Laz with his horses. Call Boy's win for six catches for which he was
(akip).... 24 brought him a huge sum in stakes deservedly applauded, each time. been relegated to the fourth poal-6. H. Sellwood
The flelding of the Japanese tion, whilst East Point are now and prizes. His Pretty Girl,
points as the leaders-Kowloon A. A. Lewis which he purchased for £10, and team, as a whole, was of a high second with the same number of D. K. Kharas Pretty Missie, which cost him order but a break early in the CC. but they have played one. T. Knott £25, together won for him nearly eighth inning (an error by the match more. £4,000 in stakes, after which he right field, who "poached" on sold them for £3,000. A story is told of how he became an owner. He attended a Metropolitan meet- wickets and the New Zealandersing one day and entered the sale made over 300 in each of their ring to see the winner sold. He innings against Surrey, who had no intention of bidding. Among the company he noticed a themselves compiled 661 for 18 man he did not like the look of wickets. Lanes, in a single in bidding for Bogic. Mr. Curzon Kusano) completely demoralised nings, put together 413 and bought Bogie, and it won him his their play for the remainder of Middlesex were only one run first race at Gatwick. Mr. Curzon the game.
was the son of Mr. W. Clarke
a
short of 500. Gloucester came Deeley, of Curzon Park, Chester. along with the tidy total of 529 Sir H. Mallaby Deeley is his for eight wickets, and Warwick brother. made 543 for a similar loss.
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Individually, there were some excellent performances. Parsons of Warwick and Dipper of Gloucester both secured double
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Local tennis and football and
American baseball will "be,'
found on page 12.
The Visitors.
Club de Recrelo went away with the points from the Yacht Club, and the Craigengower C.C. easily ac- counted for the Civil Service C.C.
DIVISION L
C.S.C.C. v. K.D.R.C.
H. Beer
A. B. Allan
S. Alderman
(skip).... 20
.. (skip) ........ 10
63
`R.H.K.Y.C. v. RECREIO,
On their own green, the Royal H.K. Yacht Club lost. to the Club
C. de R.
F. Sliva
At Happy Valley, the Civil Ser-de Recrelo by 81 shots. Scores:- vice C.C. lost to the Kowloon. Dock R.H.K.Y.C. R.C. by 14 shots. Scores
C.S.C.C.
J. Beattie
H. Westlake, sen. It was expected that the Horio-P. Keegan lulu Chinese would run away with J. Deakin the game but they will be the first to admit that they were fully ex- tended right up to the seventh inning.
Several changes in the team, however, improved matters for them, especially the change of the battery.
They were superior at bat but "met their equals” in the fielding department.
A prominent English owner, Sir Henry Bird, has announced his intention to retire together from racing, and that nothing he can foresee will alter Sir Henry, the his decision. owner of Galloper King, was fined £50 by the stewards at Hurat centuries-225 and 212 respec- Park and reported
-to the tively. Then there were a num- Stewards of the Jockey Club be- ́ber 100's and over-10 in all, cause, although the horse had not
arrived, the jockey weighed out, Y. K. Yuen L. Crawley, of Essex, made and the number was hoisted as a A. Pung * 176 not out against Sussex; Lee runner. Sir Henry expected L. Lai of Derby obtained 100 not out Galloper King to arrive by motor- A. Ho against Northants; the New Zen-van at any moment and had not P. Yee
The teams lined up as follows:-
Chinese
Japanese
received the telegram sent by his C. Chang
1b Murata 88 Honda
If 'Saido
3b Tajíma
cf Kusano
c. Y. Hachiuma
p S. Hachiuma
2b Hara
landers, Mills and Dempster scor-trainer saying that the horse had E. F. Low ed respectively 108 and 101 in a not left his stable in Berkshire. K. Hee match with Surrey at the Oval, in The telegram addressed "Bird" H. Chung which Hobbs got 146 and "Andy" at Hurat Park had been taken C. M. Chang Ducat just 100; Hallows of Lan-away by some other man of the Chow Young
name, and all too late reached the All this was explained to cashire knocked up 134, thus mat- owner. erially helping his county to beat the stewarda but failed to alter
their decision. 'Middlesex; Serrurier of Worces- *ter scored 110; Mitchell of York- shire made 105 against Leicester- shire, and the Warwick veteran, Quaife, put together 155 not out, this total, with Dipper's double century, enabling his side to -swamp little Glamorganshire.
rf Takatomi
Koyama Koga Umpires:-D. M. Canty, J. R. Johnson (of the U.S. Navy):
Score by inninga:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Tu. Chinese 2000 2 0 0 5 1-10 Football powers at Home, I Japanese 3:0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0— 4 see, will have nothing to do with the new sport of greyhound racing, which does not seem to be proving as successful as a crowd
I see that Sir Arthur Conan
drawing attraction as was at
LEAGUE MATCH.
Prior to the above game, the Hong Kong Baseball Club crossed
innings,
(skip).... 15 A. Oswick H. H. Rose
A O. Brawn'
A. Grimmitt
(skip)... 18
T. Laing R. W. Smith
K.D.R.C.
H. G. Cooper E. Docherty S. Cullen
R. Lapsley (skip)
C. Atkinson
V. Ramsay
J. Lindsay
J. C. Brown
L. Rocha
Abraham
Croucher Reed Edwards (skip)
C. Silva
16
(skip)
D. Alves
Vaux
40 Black
(skip).... 15 Hammond
J. 'Puncheon
G. Henderson
J. Holledge
J. O. McLaggan T. D. E. Pendered S. Gray (skip).... 18 (skip)
51
TAIKOO R.C. v. K.C.C.
៦.គ
40
L. C. Souza
E. V. Souss
C. E. Marques
P. Yvanovich
16
26
The ladies of the Club supervised the tea arrangements, their pre- sence at the tables being much ap-Wire -preciated.
On demand
An informal function of this kind
Nom.
On New York—-*
47%
'Credits 60 days' sight 49
On Bombay.
131
181
131
131
84%
95%
Nom.
between the Clubs of the Colony On Calcutta- and the various battalions cannot Wire ..
but have an excellent effect on local,On demand
sport, and the Civil Service C.C. are On Singapore to be congratulated in introducing On demand such a pleasing innovation 25 3 tennie afternoon to the Forces.
CHANNEL SWIM.
NO SPECIAL TRAINING BY
LONDON CLERK.
B
London, Saturday.
On Manila-
On demand
On Shanghai- On demand ............**
|30 day's sight (private
paper)
Op Yokohama
On demand
100
Gold Leaf, 100 fine
(per_tael)
Sovereigns
(Bank's
buying rate)
9.90
Kong
25 7/16
3% mem
The feat of Mr. Temme, Lon-Silver (per oz.) don insurance clerk, in swimming Bar Silver in Hong the English Channel, is the Chinese Copper Canta nom subject of eulogistic articles in Chinese Copper Cash 8%pm.
Rate of Native In-
terest............ 7
Chinese Sub. Cola oi 293% đai Hong Kong Sub. Coin par
LONDON EXCHANGES.
Pariz
New York
Amsterdam
Rugby, Yesterday.
124.035
4.85 15/18
34.625
25.21
Brussels
Селеуд
Wood
12.12 5/16
!
Davies
A. Ribeiro
Milan
89.275
(skip)
8
(akip)
26
Berlin
20.42%
Bullock
C. VEH
Stockholm Copenhagen
18.1874
18.14
Wynne-Jones
C. Lopes
Oalo
18.806
Shiekla
J. Ribeiro
Vienna
94.50
(skip)
16
(skip).
29
Prague
10
Helsingfors
164 19234
71
Madrid
Lisbon
28.88 2 7/16
Athen's
970
Bucharest
785
Rio
Buenos Aires
40.18/16
Shanghai
1/6 ST/64 2/6
Hong Kong
1/11
Yokohama...
1/11 11/32
Silver Spot & For-
ward
25 7/16
218
66
On their own green, the Taikoo R.C. defeated Kowloon C.C. by SB shots. Scores ----
T.R.C
J. Muirhead
J. Whyte J. Russell W. Wotherspoon
(skip)... 26-
J. McCubbin W. Seath
J. Laing
K.C.C.
F. Fincher.
W. Hyde
W. Goldenberg
H. Overy
(skip)
A. Kern V. Labrum
J. C. Lyal
+
K.B.G.C. v. TAIKOO.
Playing at Kowloon Dock, Talkoo Bowling defeated the Kowloon Green Club by 22 ahots.
Bowling Green. Talkoo.
J. Matthews
F. Stonham
13. Dixon
W. Cuff
(skip).... 24
T. Young
H. McKechnie
(skip).... 26
J. Sloan
·
T. Boyle
J. Budding
D. Walmsley
J. Maclachlan
C. Matthews
(skip)
16
J. Chalmers
W. Warnock
A. Chapman
R. Hall
(skip)
12
11
A. E. Hale
C. Hatt
D. Spiers
B. Wylie.
D. Munro
D. F. Warren
H. Dinnen
R. Wallace
(skip)
21.
(skip)
(skip) .... 22
12
49
74
36
K.B.G.C. v. POLICE R.C.
G. Morrison
(skip)
T. Grimes
T. Grimshaw
G. Macleod
226
F. Goodwin
(skip)....
W. J. Edwards E. D. Shank
R. Abraham, C: J. Tacchi (skip)
P.R.C.
26
Glendenning Collins
Condon West
(skip) Wiltshire Marka: Sword Mair 14. (skip).
Randle Robinson Hollands
West
H. Maxwell
21
UNDERWOOR & UNGLAWDEC, MA YA
Evelyn Hunt, selected as grand
Bombay
5 65/64
prize winner in the annual bathing GOVERNOR L. WOOD, beauty parade at Ocean Park, Cal
the newspapers to-day. Special satisfaction is expressed that Temme succeeded not only in his first attempt but without any an 71 special training. He is said to be the first man to swim the Channel without the prospect of a prize.
Temme is Captain of Lloyds Swimming Club and had already The positions in the League to distinguished himself as a long
LEAGUE TABLES.
Division L.
P. W. D. L. Pts. K'loon Dock R.C. 10 10 0 0 20. Talkoo R.C... 10 7 1.2.15 Police R.C... 10 5 0.6 10 Kowloon B.G.C. §. 4. 1-49 Craigengower C.C 10 4 0 6 8 Civil Service C.C. 9 2 0 7 4 Kowloon.C.C. 101092
Shots for anti Aguinist,
distance swimmer. His training was done in the evenings and at week-enda, no time being taken off from his office duties,
Temme is only twenty-two years old and is six feet two inches in height. Burgess, whó swam the Channel sixteen years ago, superintended the swim from an accompanying tug. The Chan- For Agst. Up Danel has now been swum on eleven occasions and Temme's fourteen K'loon Dock R.C. 623 498:180
hours twenty-nine minutes is the Talkoo R.C....... 632 529-103
fourth best time-British Wire Kowloon B.G.C... 548.493 55 Police RC. 380593 Civil Service C.C.. 505 548. Craigengower C.C. 587 599-* 58 Kowloon C.C. 463 638
Division II, DE ་ -। * ;" P.W. D. L. Pts.
13 less Service.
first anticipated. In reply to in- bats with the "Tigers" (S.C.A.A.) At Kowloon, the Kowloon Bowl-date are: quiries from a number of clubs, | în the local League. The ing Green Club lost to the Police the Football Association Council H.K.B.B.C. were awarded the R.C. by one shot. Scores —— meeting in mail week expressed match which went the length K.R.G.C. the opinion that greyhound rac- of only three
as R. Doncan Doyle, who wrote "Rodney ing, may not be conducted under the Chinese "threw in the sponge" T. FergusaCH Stoxe" and was himself some the conditions which regulate on account of their being unable. Forster thing of a scrapper in his younger football, and it is undesirable that to replace a couple of players A. M. Holland
(skip). Sir Hall the grounds of their clubs should who had to retire due to accl- days, has replied to
D. Thomson the be used for such purposes. This dents, Caine's outburst anent
D. Harvey decision may put an end to a Henry Wong at first base re- A. Macfarlane, "brutality" of boxing. He says number of projected proposals to ceived a ball over the eye from the w. Russell Boxing is no more brutal than establish greyhound racing tracks pitcher and had to take the bench. (skip) Rugby football or any other in different parts of the country
While pitching in the third W. Hedley manly sport. So long as there is unless sites other than football inning, B. C. Wong unfortunately T. Magill such a thing as war in the world grounds are available.. But it broke his arm just over the D. Muir we have to encourage sourage as cannot affect those centres (such elbow. The accident was con- W. Macfarlane
(skip) 17 (skip) a great virtue a thing upon as Southend) where football clubs sidered rather serious and the which safety of a nation may de-are the tenants of another body player was carried off the field on pend. I think every public ex- which has a controlling interest a stretcher, for medical attention. hibition of courage is a good in the ground. In coming to Had the game gone its full thing. When we get into the their decision the F.A. Council course (seven innings) It cer- the end of the seven inning on Kowloon C.C. 11 8 0 8 16 land of angels we shall not need have adopted an attitude similar tainly looked as if the Hong Kong account of darkness, such things, but in this world to that of the governing bodies B.B.C. would have secured an The line-up was; we have to keep up our nerve and of Rugby in Great Britain overwhelming victory. As it was Hawaiian Chinese courage, and boxing and playing towards the Rugby League game. they scored nine runs in two manly games are ways in which
innings and conceded nothing to their opponents who were at bat three times.
The teams lined up as follows:-
"Tigers"
H.K.B.B.C
88 Bowker 1b Cockey 3b Murray
Lesser 2b Muccio
Burrell
we can do it. Sir Hall Caine is Since 1920 no league has ad- an old friend of mine. He was vanced so rapidly as the Southern not present at the Walker-Amateur League, who have just Milligan, fight. I was, and I decided to increase the number of think if he had been there he their clubs to twenty-six. Each Yuen would not have considered it a division next season will, there- H. Wong brutal exhibition. It was cer-fore, consist of thirteen clubs, and Luen tainly an exhibition of very great the top club in the Second Divi- K. C. Wong courage. I consider that every sion will replace the bottom club B. Wong public exhibition of courage las in the first at the end of the Wong good thing. If I did not hold 1927-8 campaign. This promotions. I. Lee that view I should not have at and relegation scheme will make R. Lauk tended. It is left to the audience the struggles in each division Tye- and the referee at such exhibi- very keen. Merton, the cham- Ho tions to see that there is no plons of the Second Division last u brutality, and I saw no brutality season, with Toc. H, will play inScore by innings. at all. If that fight had be the premier section of the League stopped earlier. I think Milligan next September, and in the Second would have had a grievance, Division two new clubs, In Hast H because I have seen many a fightings and St Leonards, and pulled out of the fire."
Lensbury, have been elected: The season before last Lensbury won the AFA Cup, and they will be Jack Kearns, manager of the a great acquisition to the world's middle-weight champion,ern Amateur League, wh must have had his tongue his re-elected fall, Last year's
cheek when be sirily challenged for, the 1827 Tunney or Dempsey, to come over which they to London and meet
If McArdle
ef Craven
rf Mahon
Rosikoff
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62
175
SHANGHAI BOWLS.
The Open Championships.
Singles.
GENERAL DIES IN AMERICA AFTER OPERATION.
New York, Sunday. The death is reported, following operation, of General Leonard
Gen. Leonard Wood,
Wood, Governor General off the Philippine Islands.
'QUAKE IN JAPAN.
CASUALTIES AND DAMAGE NOT BERIOUS.
East Point R.C. 12 8 04:16 Talkoo R.C. 10 7 12 16 Kowloon BG.C... 11 7 0 4 14- U.S. Navy Civil Service C.O. 12 6 0 7 10 The following is the result of Y. K. Yuen Ib. Kennif
Club de Recreio 12 4 1 1 9 the open championship in Shang-
Tokyo, Saturday. Afo Pung 8.8. Johnson
Craigengower C.C. 12 4 0 8 8 hal to date.
Belated despatches from Tokyo Lee Lal r.f. Olanson,
Royal H.K.Y.C 8 0 0 8 0.
report that an earthquake occurred Peter Yee · Lf. Coulter
Shots for and Against.
C. M. Sequetra best R.Fyfe, Tearly this morning in North- Edw. Lowe.f. Bailey
Me or Agat, Up. Dn. Veitch beat T. Main, H. Gordon Eastern Japan, being the most East Point R.G. 728 681 97 Wright beat E. Mellows; H. Gordon Archie Ho 3b. Russell
severe one for thirty years. Kenneth Hes 2b Lesser" Taikoo R.C 637 542 85
* Wright beat T. Veitch; J. F. Alcorn Railway and telegraphic com Kowloon B.G.C... 688 597 68 beat D., M. Graham, W. A Turn munications are interrupted. Matty Chang c Campbell
880 504 56, Bunny Chung p. Lucas Kowloon C
1284 567 TL Club de Recreto 660 708 45 bull beat W. A. Bailey F. Large number of houses collapsed at
Craigengower CC 659 712 63 beat A. A. Malcolm; G. B. Stormes Fukushima and Sendal, U.S. N 00000112 Civil Service C.C. 855 71055 best JW Brierly W. A. Turnbull Some Injuries are reported, but it Hawaiian 1.0 12.85, 12 Royal H.K.Y.0.898, 854181 beat La Leigh: N. Harrison beat is not believed that the casualties
F. Alcorn; CM. Sequeira beat and damages are serious. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY." E. Burnside; G. Dunlon beat: GB. The shock was felt in Tokyo and
Stormes.
The Filipinos were defeated by the Dragons yesterday by a score of 10-8 The game was played under protest, for the Filipinos ob jected to Abe Llu playing for, G.G. 28 Total the Dragons on the ground that he was one of the Hawaiian visitors. A MUS LEAGUE TAHLE
0000
409
Yesterday's Games
Division Kowloon C.C. y. Cra Civil Service C.C... Kowloon B.G. DRC
Craigengo
East Point
Civil Serv
Hong Kong Yacht
The visiting Chinese scored The positions in the League to Recreio another victory yesterday, beat date are ing the US Navy by 12 runs to two.
Hong Kong BBC There were several errors Dance B.B.C
ped the Chinese, to get club de Recreto, their runs The game was die Fi appointing and was called off at
ower |'. Gå Dunlop, and beat RC Joh Police R.C. Wignall, A. A Mal
on Harvey beat J. Shaw
| Bailey T. Main and S.
C Young and B/W Eph Club de Peck and T4S.
G.Hall and
Berents heringham-NE. Brald beat E. Dorrance Hayward
beat
ton best
Banham's
Yokohama Teater.
Felt in America.”
Washington, Saturday. Severs earthquake shocks, est!... ited to be 6,800 miles from
shington were reported from.
getown Observatory: American“ Service®