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THE CHINA - MATL.
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
CZECHO-SLOVÁKIA TO UNIVERSITY SHOW SEEDING OF TENNIS
MEET BRITAIN.
DENMARK DEFEATED.
Doubles Match Won in Four Sets.
er..
ZONE FINALISTS.
BRILLIANT FORM.
SOUTH CHINA BEATEN
5 Matches Abandoned Owing to Rain.
NO "C" SURPRISES.
no
CHAMPIONS.
WIMBLEDON DRAW.
Austin and Perry Among. Elite.
U.S. CONTENDERS.
London, Yesterday.
For the first time since the seed- ing system was introduced at Wim- bledon two Britons are included in the select eight, a quick glance at which indicates that Jean Boratrs and F. J. Perry have the final claime. Henri Cochet, however, who is not displaying convincing Torm, cannot be ignored.
Copenhagen, "Yesterday. > Although rain held up play in Czecho-Slovakia captured, the re- the Lawn Tennis League pro- quired doubles match against Den-gramme yesterday afternoon mark to-day to give her the right fewer than seven fixtures were to meet Great Britain in the final completed. The most sensational of the European Zone of the Davis result was produced at Pokfulam Cup.
Czecho-Slovakia had pre-where the University ran riot at viously won both singles encount- the expense of the Kowloon C.C., and won all nine sets comfortably. The Indian R.C. defeated the South China A.A. by six sets to three, Cochet heads the top half with and the Club de Recreio and the Sidney Wood (United States). C. Civil Servico-C.C. both won their | Boussus and Perry. At the bottom matches by a similar margin. are Borotra, Jiro, Satoh, Frank In the "C" Division no surprise Shields (United States) and H. W. results were registered, the Indian Austin. R.C. easily defeating the Radio S.C. and the Kowloon C.C. and the Club de Recreio gained substan- tial victories.
Full results as cabled by Router were as follow:- Menzel and Marcelek (Czecho
Slovakia) beat Ulrich and Warm (Denmark) 9-7, 1-6, 6-3,
Earlier Results. Menzel (Czecho-Slovakia) beat Ulrich (Denmark) 6-3, 6-2, 7-5. Hecht (Czecho - Slovakia) beat Henriksen (Denmark) 6-8, 6-0, 3-6, 6-2, 11-3.
The following matchee had to be abandoned on account of the rain: "B" Division--Army Tennis Club
Services R.C.
Cochet meets Nigal Sharpe; Shields meets P. D. B. Spence, the South African; Sidney Wood meets Singh, the Indian player; Gregory Mangin meets Lyttleton Ragers; the Irish Davia Cup player; Lott meets Berthet, a French player.
'GRAND SALUTE WINS. Nippon Club, M.B.K. v. United Austin meets the Malacek, an Aug-
THE HUNT CUP.
Success of Totalisator at Ascot.
$110,000 TURNOVER,
Rugby, Yesterday. The weather for the second day of the Ascot Meeting was again fine although early rain caused an abandonment of the Royal Proces- | alon, the King and Queen and other members of the Royal Family ar- riving by cars,
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trian contender; and Hughes meets "C" Division-Y.M.C.A. v. Uni-Glover. veraity, Kowloon Indian TC. v. The women in the seeded list Deutscher Club, South China A.A. ure Fraulein Aussom, Mrs. Witting- v. Chinese R.C.
The full results of yesterday's matches were as follow:-
"B" DIVISION.
LR.C. Victorious. Playing at Sookunpoo the Indian Recreation Club defeated South China A.A. by 6 sets to 3.
·Scords:
A. A. Rumjahn and 4. S. A. Curreem (LR,C.):-
beat Chan Sa and Li Ya-wing beat Szeto Bick and, Ng: Sau .. Kwan beat Wong Slu-wing and Lam
!On-kwok
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There was an enormous crowd, including an exceptionally large number of visitors from abroad, The principal race of the day, the "Royal Hunt Cup," was won by the favourite, Lord Glanaly's Grand Salute, Mr. Esmond's Ellenborough lost to Chan So and Liu Yu-wing 2.6 being second, Lady Nunburn- drew with Sreto Bick and Nz holmes, Racedale third, and Mr. Sau-kwan
A.. H. Rumjahn and A. H. Madar '(I.R.C.);
Earl's Fleeting Memory fourth. lost to Wong Slu-wing and Lam
On-kwok
The betting was:-5/1, 29/1, 7/1.
6-6
2.
One feature of the meeting la A. R. Mina and F. D. Pereira the. success of the totalisator, In-(IR.C.)-
stalled for the first time this year. beat Chan So and Li Yu-wing 6-2 Its turnover for the first two days drew with Szeto Blek and Ng has totalled $110,000. British. Wireless Service..
Another Report; ·
London, Yesterday. The result of the Royal Hunt Cup, run to-day, was as follows:
Grand Salute oli meeles Ellenborough
Rhaedale, Eighteen ran..
Won by half a length, with one and a half lengths between second and third...
Batting was:-
5/1 Grand Salute. 50/1 Ellenborough." 28/1 Racedale,
AnchAcel-Router.
WATER POLO LEAGUE RESULTS.
Only One Interesting Game Witnessed.
V.R.C. SUCCESSES.
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Sau-Wan
stall. Mme. Mathieu, Miss Mudford, Miss Betty Nuthall, Miss Helen Jacobs, Mlle. Krahwinkel. and Senorita, D'Alvarez.
The American first ranking player, Mrs. Harper, meets Miss Thomas, and Betty Nuthall meets the Fronch-woman, Mile. Berthet. - Those prominent seeded players whose opponents are not mentioned are opposed to the "Smaller fry1- Reuter.
LAWN BOWLS.
OPEN SINGLES CHAMPIONSEP GAME
HYDE-LAY. SHERRIFF.
In the Open Singles Champion. ship A, Hyde-Lay (K.C.C.) on his own green met G. H. Sherriff (K.B.G.C.). The former early es- tablished a good lead, which was enlarged to 16 after eleven, hends had been played... Sherriff
• 6-6 scored on five hende, in succession bent Wong Siu-wing and Lam
and reduced the gap to 15-14. On-kwok
A 6-2 His opponent got a 8, to which he University Brilliant.
responded with a couple of 2's and The Hong Kong University de-a single,, putting him in the lend feated the KC.G. by nine matches to nil on the University courts.
Scores:-
by 19 18 Hyde-Lay got three singles in succesalon, which made him the winner by 21–19,
The survivors of the prelimin 6ary round so far are:
D. J. N. Anderson and G. E. Yeoh (University):
heat Segalen and Pinguat beat Brown and F. Zimmern best Hambly and Logge ......
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6. 1 6- 1
V. F. Kew, and E. N. Leo (Univer alty)
62.
beat Segalen and Pinguet ...
beat Brown and "Zimmern
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beat Hambly and Legge
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beat Segalen and Pinguet beat Brown and Zimmern
beat Humbly and Legge
H.K.C.C.Defented.
Hampton, K.C.C. Hyde-Lay, K.C.c McLeod, Taikoo,... Bumjahn, C.C.C. Ward, C.C.C
60 beat VH Freeman, and C.
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The Club de Recreio, on their own courts, beat the Hong Kong Cricket Club by 6 sets to 3,
Scores:
Yvanovich and Silva (Recreto): beat Mareallles and Owen Hughes 6-4 lost to "Stark and Bowker
lost to Henderson and Monoghan
At the Victoria Recreation Club beat Marseilles and Owen Hughes, 6-4
"A. Gosano and Barretto (Recrelo) :— last night thell V.R.Odefeated beat Stark and, Bowker Kowloon by five clear goals in the beat Henderson and Monoghan 64 Water Polo League Axture The game was one-sided throughout
J. Remedios and. J. Remedios Recreio)
Evans
R. S. Capell and R. A. Carroll (K.C,C.):—
lost to V. II. Freeman and C.
Anderson
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former's courts by 61 matches to on the
and the final score was a good hat drew with Marseilles and Owen Ecores dication of the merits of both Hughes
sides G
The teams, were as follows V.R.G.Silva Netta, Zimmern, Rem:dles, C. Roza Pereira,
haw with Stark, and Bowker:
6-8 Remedios and Ribeira (Recreto) beat Hondersen and Monoghan 6 2 lost to Herridge and Wright Be Civil Servants Win,
The Civil Service Cricket Club
Roza Perer, and Lainge my defeated the Craigengower Cricket Kowloon G Angus Witchell Stoker Rai
Railton
Simpson, and Fageti
Club by 6 matches in 3 on the Rallto,latter's ground-
WENKADA
McDougal and Tufton (CS.C.C.)
beat Read and Beck beat Barton and Gordon
B
Remedios and Noronha. (Recreto); lost to Harridge and Wright. beat Read and Becky beat Barton and Gordon 8-4||
Rocha and Noronha (Recreio):
Two Second Division games were lost to Leonard and Hachiuma 0 drew with Herridge and Wright: 8-6 also played. The first resulted in lost to Kitchell and Lal Fit 4.0 boat Reed, and Beck, vonatok ( 8 victory for the V.R.C. VA against beat Howard and L.
8.2 beat Barton and Gordon
the Borderers by five goals to one
in a match which displayed more | Bradley, and Bendall (CF.C.G%); BRWE-Points for LRC SHE
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At Sookaupoo the Indian Recrès- 64tion Club defeated the Radio. Sports Club by 67% matches to 11⁄2 one match not being played;
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