THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE' 12, 1934.
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CHINESE R.C. HAVE PROMISING 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL TENNIS PLAYER NEW GLIDER "GO TO YOUR CORNER" TEN WICKETS FOR FINE BACKHAND PLAY INTERESTING
RECORD
BRITISH DURATION MARK SET
8 HR. 20 MIN. IN THE AIR
Dunstable, May 14.
Flight Lieutenant E. L. Mole set up a new British duration gliding record at the London Gliding Club ground at Dunstable to-day.
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Taking off from the Downs at .m., he remained gliding over Dunstable for 8 hours 20 minutes.
He encountered strong gusts of) wind. but maintained
good! aftitude, reaching al times height of more than 2.000 feet. The previous record of 7 hours 22 minutes was set up hy Mr. Laver at Sutton Bank, Yorkshire, last. October.
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By 10-day's achievement Flight
R. A. Gerrard, English Inter- national Rugby player and former Diocesan Boys' School pupil has heen elected captain of the Bath Rugby Football Club for the 1934-5
season.
Lieutenant Mole retains the Volk CLOSE LAWN BOWLS
Cup, which he won last July for a duration fight.
longer," said
"The conditions were excellent, and could have carried on much i
Flight Lieutenant Mole on
I had no landing. "bat breakfast and no luncheon,
and felt very hungry."
LANCASHIRE
AND WARWICK
WIN CRICKET
Kent Fail Badly After Follow On.
WATSON'S FOURTH CENTURY
MATCHES
Splendid Win For U. M. Omar.
HEAVY GREENS DO NOT DISCOURAGE
In spite of heavy greens, follow ing mid-day showers, some very good lawn bowls matches were
witnessed yesterday evening.
match
BOXER IN
TEARS WHEN
DISQUALIFIED
10 RUNS
CONSTANTINE INSPIRED
ACCRINGTON OUT FOR 12 IN LANCASHIRE LEAGUE
(By GEOFFREY SIMPSON)
London, May 14.
REVEALED
"A" DIVISION
ENCOUNTERS
HUNG'S BRILLIANCE LEADS Major Withington Will
TO ONLY C.R.C. SCORE
U.S.R.C. ASSURED OF TITLE
ON DAMP, HEAVY COURTS AT CAUSEWAY BAY YESTERDAY, THE UNITED SERVICES RECREATION CLUB DEFEATED THE CHIN ESE RECREATION CLUB IN THEIR MIXED DOUBLES LAWN TENNIS LEAGUE MATCH BY THE SWEEPING MARGIN OF 84% SETS TO HALF A SET TO ASSURE THEM OF THE TITLE THEY WON IN 1932. who, having made arrangements to go to Canton, was replaced The only change in the teams was the absence of Paul Kong, by Ng Sze-kwong, Colony champion from 1918 to 1923, inclusive, who showed glimpses of his best form in partnership with Mrs. Chiu.
Play To-day. HOLDERS AND RUNNERS-UP TO MEET
Five matches in the "A" Divi-
in of the Lawn Tennis League will be played this afternoon, and some very interesting tennis is anticipated.
The United Services R.C., last year's runners-up, will meet the holders at home, and, although it Chinese Recreation Club "A," the is not expected that the Services have much chance, a good match should be witnessed.
Last week, the Services
Kid Berg's Success At Leicester
ALMOST WRESTLING BOUT
I suppose the play at Lord's (By GEOFFREY SIMPSON)
must overshadow everything else Leicester, May 15. in the week-end cricket, what While the crowd in the Granby with Wyatt and Chapman hold- Hall, Leicester. last night shouted ing a private trial for the Test its disapproval of a thoroughly dis-dren thumping the Australians captaincy, and old-stager Hen. appointing fight, Len Wickwar, a for 135. local-born boxer, sat in his corner weeping bitterly over a verdict which disqualified him against Jack
L. Goldman and Mrs. Kayll did not play as well as at Kow- (Kid) Berg. the Stepney light-
He accomplished the hair-rais- loon a fortnight ago. Mrs. Kayll was not at home on the courts, beaten by the C.R.C. "B" team, but weight.
ing performance
Goldman, Major Withington was then ап on Saturday of and never really settled down to her normal game. The contest, which was sche-taking all ten wickets for ten runs. however, was well on form, and played splendid tennis through-absentee with a stiff shoulder, a duled for 12 rounds, ended in thei
The West Indian, as you know, is out the afternoon. sixth, when the referee, his pa now the star performer for Nelson MAJOR WITHINGTON MADE tience utterly exhausted by the in the Lancashire League, and this FOR THE SERVICES TEAM, HIS SHOULDER HAVING NOW COM flagrant holding stopped the fight with a drama-crington was not only his greatest THREE SETS AT 6-2, 6-0 and 6-3.
of Wiekwar, wicket-wrecking feat against AcPLETELY RECOVERED. HE AND MRS. WITHINGTON WON THEIR tie "That's enough-go to your piece of bowling, but it smashed a
corner."
There was 80 much wrest- ling, pulling and gripping of arms, and so little real box- ing that most
were thankful when the end came.
people
But high up in the page we must place the work of a coloured cricketer, L.. N. Con- stantine.
40-years-old League record- Walter Hall's 10 for 13.
ALL OUT FOR 12 Constantine opened the attack, started getting wicketh straight away, and had the whole Accring- The only man who seemed dis-ton team back in the pavilion feel.
CHAPMAN
DISREGARDS
LORD'S RULES
tressed about it was Wickwar, who ing very sorry for themselves with Takes Hendren Through took his disqualification very much 12 runs on the board. to heart, but I must say that he de- served it.
LOST OPPORTUNITY
For Wickwar it was the loss of a
As earlier in the day Con- stantine had falled with the bat, scoring only four, his suc- must have been doubly plessing.
Cesa
A great player is Constantine- electric at the crease, and de- moralising with his express de- though the liveries in the field.
Amateur Entrance
CROWD SHOW APPRECIATION
A WELCOME REAPPEARANCE
were
legacy from an old-time disloca- tlon. He is quite fit for play to- day, and the "A" team will not have the easy passage the "B" team enjoyed last week.
Capt. P. S. Cannon and H. D. Miss Cheung, who is only 13 Tellinton, who are doing very well years of age. gave a good per-this season, will also add to the formance for the C. R. C., and resistance against the champions. frequently earned loud applause!
On previous form this by her well-placed shots.
the Hong Kong Cricket Club, who service is quite good, although will visit Causeway Bay, should she is rather short, and finds the have no diffenlty with the C.R.C. racket slightly unwieldy, best stroke, however,
Her "C" team, whose record so far does back-hand, which is very effec-w. A. Duff, and G. R. M. Ricketts. not include a win. The absence of tive and steady.
however, will give the Chinese the
Her
is her
The outstanding member of the
one
two.
zezson
C.R.C. team yesterday afternoon opportunity of scoring a set The closest match was the Open great opportunity.
was W. C. Hung, who partnered
Even Match At Kowloon (By R. T. SYMOND) Miss Cheung. He bore the brunt Singles match between D. Rum- He is a young man of 21 who
An even match is expected at jahn and W. McLeod on the Hong has been struggling for three
of the game for his juvenile part-] Kong Football Club Green, Rum-years to reach stardom. Had he
London, May 15. ner. and played first-class tennis Kowloon, where the Kowloon Cric- jahn going out after scores were beaten Berg-even
In his set with L. ket Club meet the Chinese "B" A. P. F. Chapman, in his capa-throughout.
team. The Fincher brothers are even at 20-all on the 22nd head. Londoner is no longer the dashing
won But to get back to Lord's. If we city as captain of the M.C.C. eleven Goldman and Mrs. Kayl he
playing' good tennis now, and took fighter who twice fought for are to presume that the captaincy against the Australians at Lord's rounds of applause during
should take three sets from the Civil Service Green world's championship-fame would problem lies between Wyatt and yesterday set an example of cricket very patan,
If A. E. P. Guest and Chinese. Capt. Cannon, who played on the Grose can maintain their atand- Chapman we are still in the dark.comradeship which might with ad-centre court, also appeared to find
vantage be copied by other county the heavy going rather trouble.ard of play through the match, captains.
Bome. His three sets, partnered they should be worth the neces- Whe be led his team from the by Mrs. Lewis Bryan, went to the sary two pavilion gate in the morning, his full 12 games each, the last Irighthand man and second figure against Mr. and Mrs. Ho Ka-laul of the second set. Whether they following to the field was Patsy being shared to give the Chinese lack stamina or lose interest in the Hendren, the great professional their only score.
game is hard to say. Royal Hong Kong Golf Club (Ladies' master of the game, who
Section) L.G.U. monthly medalspecially requested not to uze the competition
separato or professionals' trance at the aide.
Another exciting London, To-day.
place on the Lancashire fulfilled expectations where U. M. Omar defeated R. F. have been his by overwhelming Worcester, who Luz by 21 shots to 18 in a struggle Berg, with little risk of punish- were without C. F. Walters, their between ex-champions, It was aiment, simply crowded on punches, skipper and England's new leader jelosely contested match which was foreing his opponent all over the but Warwickshire provided an up-leven at 18-all on the 19th head. ring. set when they beat Kent by an in nings after only two days' play in The county cricket championship.
Mayer, the midland county's fast bowler, dismissed Kent for 140 in reply to Warwickshire's 435, and when the home county followed on Paine, a medium fast bowler, dis-I missed them for 159. Kent were without Leslie Ames, while Wer- wick had Bob Wyatt as an absen- ice.
Watson
Rumjahn Beats McLead
WATER POLO AT NORTH POINT
Chinese Civil Servants Crush S.C.A.A. In Junior Game.
of the Chinese
D. Rumjahn of the Craigen- In a friendly water-polo match, registered his fourth gower C.C. beat W. McLead in an the junior seven
the century for Lancashire, while exciting contest on the Hong Kong Civil Servants' Club defeated Paynter reached three figures for Football Club green by 22 shots to South China Athletic Association the second time this season. 20 after the score was 20-all on the junior seven by 3 goals to 1, at
Scores 15 cabled by Reuter 22nd head.
were:
London, To-day.
At Worcester, Lancashire beat
Bradbury Trounces Silva
North Point last evening.
All three Civil Servants' goals were scored by Kwok Tez-ehun. play Kwok On the Kowloon Bowling Green After a few minutes' Worcestershire by an innings and Club green, B. W. Bradbury, of surprised the South Chins goal. Craigengower C.C., defeated F. X keeper to score from a pass from M. Silva, of the Recreio, by 21 Mak Wat-ming. shots to 8.
192 runs.
Lancashire: 466 for 6, dec. (Watson
148, Paynter 100 not out). Worcestershire: 148 (Watson 5 for 67)
and 115,
At Tonbridge, Warwick defeated Kent by an innings and 128 runs. Warwick: 435.
Kent: 140 (Mayer & for 57).
160, (Paine 6 for 39).
HARRY MASON WINS BOXING TITLE. "Tiger" Smith Loses On Low Blow.
FOURTEEN ROUNDS
Birmingham, To-day.
Paul Loses To Tollan
At the Yacht Club, J. Tollan as counted for A. F. Paul by 21 shots to 13.
Coates And Medina Success
The other goals were netted in the second half.
China shat Sports Diary.
TO-DAY
Golf-
(New Course, Fanting). Lawn Bowla-Open Paira,
R. G. Craig and J. Kempton v. W.
McLeod and W. Mair
(Kowloon C.C. green), V. Petherick and J. Watson v. A. 0.
Brawn and B E. Maughan
waak.
In this refusal to admit in- vidious distinctions Mr. Chap- man earned the warin approval of spectators.
en-
There is no fixed rule obtaining | this matter at Lord's, discretion being the prerogative of captains.
(Kowloon Docks green) W. Ward and R. F. Luz v. B. W.in
Bradbury and U. M. Omar
(Civil Service groen). W. W. first and C. J. Tasehf v. W.
K. Way and A. S. Gomes
(Club de Recreio green).
and A. Chapman
Hants Skipper's Practise Lord Tennyson leads the whole Hampshire team with him through the centre gate when delding at Lord's.
Scores:
оде
other sets for victory. These two often start their match well, but falter towards the middle
It is not expected that the In- dians will have any difficulty against Craigengower. J. A. E. Cassumbhoy, last year's singles finalist, who was absent last week from the Indian ranks, is expected to be back, and, in spite of possess- ing men like Leonard and Hachiuma, Cralgengower have not Mrs. Chiu, two other pairs who can offer 4
serious enough challenge.
Ng Sze-kwong and Taul-chiu (GRC):— lost to L. Goldman and Mrs.
Kayll
lost to Capt. P. 8. Cannon and
Mrs. Lewis Bryan
D. Fitches and F. Kally v. J. Fraser (Taikoo R.C. green). W. Forrest and W. Melardy v. E, G.
Post and G. Perkins
(Indian R.C. green, 5 p.m.) variety, himself leads in the York Woon-wal (CRC): shire eleven from the side Open Singles.
trance to the ground.
The Civil Servants dominated the game, nearly scoring many times when the ball rebounded from the goal-bar.
Although they played hard, the Lawn Tennis. "A" Division only goal for South China was netted by Yen Zte-kwok in the last few minutes.
R. Ellis v. T. Ferguson
H. Hampton v. A. E. Carey
(Civil Service green, 5.15 p.m.)
(Recreio green).}'»
In a Pairs Championship tle, A. Chinese Civil Servants' Club:-To E. Coates and Medina entered the Kut-pan, To Tat-pan, So Kwok-hung, third round by beating G. L.Kwok Tez-ehun, Chan Ping-hung, Mak Buchanan and H. Beer by 21 shots Wai-ming and Sin He-wing
to 13.
Sloan Crushes Craig
J. R. Sloan, Hong Kong Electric) secured a convincing win over G.
Craig, Kowloon Docks, by 21
A#
Bouth China:-Leung Tin-sang, Au | Kwok-hel, Wong Ting-ming, Leung-wah. Wong Hok-kwong, Ping-wab and Yen Zte-kwok.
SOUTH CHINA SWIMMING GALÁ PROSPECTS
Lee
U.S.R.C. v. Chinese "A" Chinese "C" v. Hong Kong C.C. Kowloon C.C. v. Chinese "" Craigengewer v. Indian R.C. Recreio v. South China."
Mr. A. B. Sellars, by way of
The days of hard-and-fast distinction between the ama- teur and professional in cric ket are already numbered.
South China are to visit the Club
3- 6 de Recreio, and it is expected that the visitors will retain their 100 5-7 per cent, statue in the league. The lost to Major R. L. Withing- Chinese team is well organised, ton and Mrs. Withington. 2-6 and at the end of the season their W. C. Hung and Miss Cheung place is bound to be very close to the champlons. Their men are too strong for the Recreio, but, in 16 spite of this, a few of the Portu- guese players should prove quite the 5-7 equal of the Chinese, notably F. J. Remedios and H. A. Barros, who 0-6 have played very good tennis in Ho Ka-lau and Mrs. Ho Ka-lan their matches to date. (C.R.C.);—
To-day's programme is as follows:
"A" Division
en-lost to Goldman and Mrs.
Kayl
*
No player, unless he be possessed (of considerable private means, cani afford to play county cricket in Continued at foot of Next Col
Cowboy Wins Riding Test
On Nevada Bronc In Shanghai
The question of which is the best mid-air within 20 seconds after the rider, the Cossack, the American gate was swung open.
The Manchurian "death rider" Cowboy or the daring horsemen lasted oven-less.
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lost to Cannon and Mrs. Lewis.
Bryan
lost. to Withington and Mrs.
Withington
lost to Goldman and Mrs.
Kay!!
3- 6 [drew with Cannon and Mrs.
Lewis Bryan
lost to Withington and Mrs.
Withington
U.S.R.C. 6. 6 C.R.C. "C"
KCS 3- 6 CC.C.
▾ C.R.C. “A”
▾ H.K.C.C.
C. de R.
MIXED · DOUBLES LEAGUE -
TABLE TO DATE
He was spraw- US,R.C.
P..W.LD. F. 3 3 0 0 23 7.11.0.0 3:02 1. B
281 18
• ICRC. "A"
B.C.A.A.
A. Pia LRC. €K.C.C.
Recreio [IL K. C: C. ]C.R.C. "B"
U.S.R.C. - CBC, "CH
▾ CRC. "E"
LR.C. TS.CA.A.
Sets FWLD FA Pu 44 0 0 52 4 B 4400 28% 12% 8 4.3 10:24 12 G 4810 18171⁄21⁄2 6 42 2 0 20% 15% 3 120 1211⁄2 14% 411 0.11% 24/ 40.40 92; 3030 521 202016
shots to 7 after 21 heads on the Club de Recreio green yesterday. A meeting of the Swimming Bec. from the plains of Manchuria, has ling in the dust almost before the K.C.C. After securing the lead on the tion of the South China Athletic apparently definitely been decided in spectators had a chance to see him. C.R.C. L.R.C. (eighth head, Sloan never looked Association will be held on Thurs-favour of the American buckaroo. The American cowboy; represent- [back.
day evening at 8 o'clock at the A shipment of bucking broncsed by an ex-buckaroo, Jack Craze, swimming pavilion, North Point, at from the Nevada deserts, being sent now U. S. Marine stationed in these days without some payment, C. C. C. which the question of staging to Singapore, stopped at Shanghai Shanghai, fanned that old fuzztail direct or indirect. swimming gala is to be discussed. long enough to give an exhibition, out of the chutes with a whoopse In England we do not measure ATHLETIC „VERSATILITY Mr. Young Chu-nan will preside.
Joe Fraser's Big Win ---- In a fifteen round contest, for the
Joe Fraser, the Kowloon Cricket British welterweight championship here Iset night, Harry Mason of Club skip, won by the comfortable London, defeated Len "Tiger" Smith margin of 21 shots to 5, on the of Birmingham.
|15th head against W. Mulcahy, a Smith was disqualified in, the fellow club member, on the Club) fourteenth round following an al-de Recreio green 'yesterday, leged low blow,
Jack Hood's retirement left
¡title vacant--Beuter;"
P.G.A. BENEVOLENT FUND
of bucking, twisting and fence- and a "let 'er buck" that made gentility by pass-book figures. scraping, with local riders in the many a Shanghailander homesick. Therefore it should not be made the 100 Yards, Quarter Mile, Half London, May 16-D, G. Brown won saddie,--for a little while anyhow. Never once pulling leather. Crate difficult for all who desire to play Mile, 120 Yards Hurdles, Long Jump, The Cossack was the first in the remained in the saddle until the in county cricket, and have the and Putting the Weight in the open A sum of more than £150 in avall. saddle. He was chosen as the best mustang ran down and injured a skill to do so, to come out in the events at the Abingdon Schools Sports. Scoring consistently well on five able for the Benevolent Fund of the rider from among 2,000 Rusalan "matoo," stable boy, who was stand open and accept, without any loss, He created a new school record for
Profcasional Golfers' Association・ms
the Quarter Mila;}{54-2+5\\sac,}},ond" the of the first six heade Fraser was a result of the Amateurs Protes Cossacks now living in exile in ing in the corral so awestruck he of caste whatever an appropriate equalled the school record for the
Iremuneration, never pressed.
sjonals, match last month in England. Shanghal. He was thrown into forgot to run..
1100 Yarda (10 1.5 sec,)