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COCHET & BRUGNON TRIUMPH
Beat Boussus and Bernard in the Final.
FRENCH DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP
JOHN DE FOREST WINS
3 UP AND 1 TO PLAY
Eric Fiddian Fails in Attempt on Golfing Record.
THE BRITISH AMATEUR
Muirfield, Saturday. Eric Fiddian, the year old
Auteuil, Yesterday. In the Final Round of the Mens Doubles in the French Lawn Tennis twenty-two
CRAWFORD BEATEN
America Leads by Two Matches.
ZONE FINAL AGAINST AUSTRALIA
Philadelphia, Yesterday. Only a very short time sufficed to give Ellsworth Vines Victory over Jack Crawford in the unfin-
Championship, which Stourbridge golfer, fail- was played here to-day, ed in his effort to estab- Henri Cochet and Jae-lish a new golfing record ished singles match ques Burgnon, France's when he was defeated which was resumed to- No. 1 ranking doubles yesterday by 3 up and 1 day. The Australian players, defeated Chris- to play by John de Forest succeeded in taking one tian Boussus and Marcel in the Final Round of Bernard by 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, the British Golf Cham-
game, but was powerless 6-3. Reuter.
pionship at Muirfield.
to prevent Vines from It is refreshing to Ree that Henri Cochet,
After having won the English going out at 6-4 to win the wizard of the court and Big Bill Tilden's con- the Royal St. George's course at
Open Amateur Championship over the match and place queror, is again in action in prepar-Sandwich he had the glorious op America two matches in ation for his challenge for the Wimbeldon crown. The mere fact "double" in one season-a feat
portunity of registering the the lead. that he is still in partnership with which has never before been sc- broke in the middle of the match Brugnon, and that the pair have
complished. The occasion, how- triumphed against France's most promising youthful pair signifies a shaky start saw him 4 down after by 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 3-3. The game ever, proved too much for him and on the first day when Vines led that France will again depend on the morning round.
was concluded yesterday and prov this combination for the doubles won six of the first seven holes as struggle which Crawford put up on ed disappointing after the epic match in the Challenge Round of the Davis Cup, whether it be the result of amazing golf. against Great Britain or the Unit- ed States.
YANKEES LIKELY CHAMPIONS
(Continued from Page 1.)
National League. The Brooklyn Dodgers are still feeling the loss of their former manager E. Robinson, and even the hitting of Hack Wilson did not permit them to gain more than one of the two games with
Boston.
Chiengo lost a point or two of their lead when Pittsburgh blank- ed them in the second of an even double-leader.
The New York Giants who are almost as badly placed as their Brooklyn neighbours, staged a partial come-back by holding the
De Forest
It will be recalled that a storm
the first day. ·
John de Forest was the runner- up in the same competition
A titanic struggle is forecasted last year, being beaten by Eric Martin for the doubles event though Smith In an historic final.
America can rest assured that year he had two objects in "viewVines will give her victory in his when entering the championship-
singles match against H. O. Hop-
This
to win what he had so narrowly man though Crawford is expected lost in the previous year and to to vanquish Shields. The United win his place in the British Walk-States can now be tipped to play. er Cup team. His determination against Great Britain in the Semi- and brilliant play made it possible Final Round, provided, of course, that Britain lives up to reputa- for him to achieve both objects.
Eric Fiddian can, however, betion and reaches that stage.
Full results as cabled by Reuter satisfied in that he is the young- est player in Britain
were as follow: national championship. He cap- tained the English boy golfers in H. O. Hopman (Australia) 6-4, 6-1, their successful encounter against | -2. Eric McRuvie and Scotland's E. Vines (U.S.A) beat J. Craw- greater heights when he gained choice. Fiddian then
ford (Australis) 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
versity team the captaincy of the Oxford Uni-
age.
·
to win a
rose to
at a very youthful
Phillies. It was an even and free- NATIONAL LEADERS
scoring day's play.
The world's champions, the Cardinals are still feeling the de-i fection, through injury, of "Pepper" Martin, the map who jumped to the front pages in last year's series. "Pepper," whose batting. base-running and catch- ing can at times carry the whole team to victory, will be on the mound again in a few weeks. To-day the Cardinals were a little unlucky not to have won both; games with Cincinnati,
The Scores.
New York, Yesterday. The following were the results of to-day's Baseball games:—
National League.
Brooklyn 6, Boston 10. Brooklyn 8, Boston 2. Sheres, Frederick, and Schul- merich hit home runs.
New York 10, Philadelphia 8. New York 2, Philadelphia 4. Mallon and Hurst hit home runs. .Chicago 7, Pittsburgh 8. Chicago, 0, Pittsburgh 2. Grimm hit a home run. Cincinnati 0, St. Louis 5. Cincinnati 8; St. Louis. 2.
American League. Boston 6, Philadelphia 4. Boston 0 Philadelphia 8. Foxx hit a home rùn. St. Louis 12, Cleveland B..
St. Louis I, Cleveland 2.
... Washington 8, New York 11.
Babe Ruth and Manush hit a home run.
Detroit 4, Chicago 8.
Show —Reuter's American Service.
TABLES TO DATE.
Site Percent-
1525625
National League.
Road/ CaratrUSTAL TENTE.
Chicago |Boston:
Cincinnati
Pitt Phil
BET
2321-522
7 18 19 488 |
42 19 28482
$40 18 22 40
DEFEATED
Chicago Nosed Out by Cincinnati,
'WASHINGTON'S TWO WINS
,
New York, Saturday... The following were the results of to-day's Baseball games-
National League. New York 4 Brooklyn
Cuccinello and Wright hit home runs. Philadelphia 4 Boston Klein hit a home run. Pittsburgh.... 8 'St. Louis
Collins and. Watkins hit home runs.
Chicago
3 Cincinnati American League. Boston, 2 Philadelphia Simmons hit a home run.. Washington 5 New York Washington 18 No wYork
Babe Ruth hit two home runs and Manush one.
Detroit -Detroit..... St. Louls
4 Chicago 5Chicago
F. X. Shields (US.A.) beat
R.A.0.C. BEAT R.A.S.C. IN TENNIS LEAGUE
Odd Set Determines Point at Stake.
WINNERS STILL UNBEATEN DE
The Royal Army Ordnance Corps gained a narrow victory over the Royal Army Service Corps at Sookunpoo when they won their Hong Kong Area Tennie League encounter by 5 sets to 4.
Full results were as follow:- S.M. Anderson and
S/Sgt. Norris (R.A.0.C.) :— ·
lost to Capt. Cannon and
Pte. Mackay..
$
beat Capt. Patterson and
S.M. Pamplin
beat Cpl. Joyce and Pte.
Funnell
6-1
7-5
9
S/Sgt.
8
1
Mitchell and S/Sgt. Sanderson (R.A.0.C.);" lent to Capt. Patterson and
6.M. Pamplin
79
beat Cpl. Joyce and Pte.
Funnell
6-8
1
lost to Capt. Cannon and
Pte. Mackay
3i 8
7
3
· S/Sgt. Shave and L/Cpl. Smith (R.A.O.C.) :—
1. Cleveland Reuter's American Service.
(Continued from previous Column.) American League.
New York Washingtons Detroit
Percent
P. WL are 86 25 11 694 787. 22 -- 15594 38 21 15589 Philadelphia 1988 21 1720562 Cleveland.
21 19 525 St. Louts,
40 19 213 Chicago
[88 14:324 Boston
7730186
onders.
86 18 20 446 | Lou 4017 28425
beat Cpl. Joyce and Pte.
Funnell
lost to Capt. Cannon and
Pte. Mackay
beat Capt. Patterson and
9.M. Pamplin
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Great interest was taken by local residents in the Empire Products Fair which was opened by H.E. the Honourable Mr. Wilfrid T. Southorn, C.M.G., in_the Peninsula Hotel on May 23, and continued on Empire Day. At the opening ceremony a colourful pageant was presented. by local girls, representing Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, China, Hong Kong and the New Territories. Fifteen thousand people attended the Fair, setting a new record figure for any assembly in the Colony. A full report of the Fair, together with an exclu- sive interview with H.E. regarding the function, is published in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL. -
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Hong Kong won the thirtieth Interport Cricket match at Shanghai on May 24, by 42 runs, after a véry anxions period had been reached. Shanghai led by 23 runs on the first innings, and in their second knock Hong Kong had lost seven wickets for 59 runs, when A. H. Madar and G. C. Burnett pulled the game out of the fire by a partnership of 79 runs for the eighth wicket. Madar made 59, the biggest score of the match; while. Burnett scored 29. In their second innings, Shanghai could do little against the attack of Minu, who captured six wickets for 49 runs. He also bowled well for the first innings, claiming four wickets. A detalled account of the match is published in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.
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The Shing-Mun water scheme was discussed at a meet- ing of the Legislative Council on May 19, when H.E. the Officer Administering the Government gave assurance that the Government was in entire agreement with the Unofficial members with regard to the necessity of immediately com- mencing work on the second section of the scheme. A full report of the discussion is printed in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.
There was an enthusiastic gathering at the Peninsula Hotel on the night of May 24, when an inauguration dinner. was held of the three new units of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps — The Anti-Aircraft Light Automatic Corps; the Army Service Cadre, and the Anzac Company. H.E. the G.O.C. and Commodore Walker were the guests of honour. A report of the function is given" "in": "the OVERLAND. CHÏNA MAIL.
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