THE CHINA- MAIL - MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1934.
3304Sporting Page 2
-
THRILLING LAWN TENNIS ENCOUNTERS PROVIDED AT AUTEUIL
INTER SCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS Complete Results Of Finals.
SAI NAM, CHING WAH AND WAH YAN DO WELL
The Finals of the Inter- scholastic Athletic Meeting were decided yesterday afternoon. at} the South China Athletic Asso. ciation Grounds, Caroline Hill keen competition being witness- ed in all the events.
of the various The standing Leans at the close of the events bas not yet been completed, but Wah Yan College, Sai Nam College and Ching Wah College did well in
the majority of events.
Results were as follows:-
Boys' “A” 100 metres.~
SOUTH AFRICA DEFEATED
BY MOTHERWELL
5 Goals To Z In International
Durban, June 18. Motherwell, the Scottish League touring team, won the first of the internationals to-day against South Africa by hve goals to two. -Reuter.
AVUS GRAND PRIX
MOTOR RACE.
Alfa Romeo Wins Major
Event.
SPECIAL PRIZE GOES TO M.G. CAR
I
|
ENGLISH TURF
RECORDS
Lord Glanely Most Successful Owner.
GORDON RICHARDS LEADS JOCKEYS
The following statistics show the complete records of leading| owners, trainers and jockeys in England to the end of May.
Lord Glanely, owner of Colombo the disappointing Derby favourite s well ahead of the owners, while
Gordon Richards, champion jockey,
ia well to the fore of all other riders, both with the number of wins and mounts.
OWNERS
Races No. of Value
won horses
GREAT AIR BRITISH PLAYERS IN
RACE
LONDON TO
MELBOURNE
CONTEST
23 FAMED PILOTS ENTERED.
PASSENGERS AT FARE OF:
£420 EACH
London, June 1. To-morrow is the final day for entries for the greatest air race in the world's history-to be flown from London to Melbourne, next 4 10,301 October.
7,433
The distance is approximately 4.062 1,512 12.000 miles. There are many 3,012 prizes, including one of £10,000,
Berlin, May 27.
Sir Victor Sassoon races Mahorajo
of Rajpipla one of HH. Aga Khan
Lord Glanely Str G. Bullough ..
G
2
#
2
A
The International motor
1. George Chan (Wah Yan); 2. on the Avus motor track,
Kong Chi-chee (Wah Yan)}
Mok Wah-wa (Ying Wah); 4; Lan Sing-to (King's).
200 metres.-***
the most popular sporting of the year in Berlin, were this afternoon,
1, George Chan (Wab Yan); 2. Mok Wah-kan (Wah Yan): 3, Kung Chi-chee (Wah Yan): cars over Sun Chung-kan (Wah Yan). 400 metres.--
Mr. E. Thornton-Emith events Mr. Montague Evans
Mr. F. Hartigan
held Lord Derby
1 2,450 in the "absolute speed" divi-
2,135 sion.
Most of the world's most fa
2,022 mous airmen will be competing, 2,793 in very fast new machines.
TA
7 1.837
1,851
5
4
3 · 3
3
3
BREEDERS
Sir A. Bailey Major Bensor The main event, the race
for Lord Carnarvon 1.500c.c. cylinder capa Sir Alec Black feity, was won for Italy by Moll, Sir G. Bullough driving un Alta-Romeo. He cover- Mr. D. Sullivan 1. Mok Wai-kan (Ying Wah); 2, Chung Chi-fun (Wah Yan): 3,jed the 15 laps, a total distance of Lord Derby
In France
Kong Wing-cheun (Wah Yan); 4,300 kilometres, at an average sixed Sir John Rutherford
Au Kwong-kwai (Ying Wah).
Relay Race 800 metres.-
1, Wah Yan; 2 Tal Wah:
King's College; 4, Tung Fong. 800 metres.
1. Kwong Wing-chuen (Wab Yar): 2, Leung Fook-chi (Wah Yan); 3, Chung Chan-fan (Wah Yan); 4. Ng Pin-kit (King's). 110 metres high burdles ----
1, Chan Yuk (Wah Yan); George Chan (Wah Yan); 3. Yung-fuk (Ching Wah); 4, Chun-chung (Ying-Wah), Throwing the javelin→
of 205 kilometres an hour.
Major L. B. Holliday
Sir Abe Bailey Another Alfa-Romeo, driven by Mr. J. R. Scoti
Lady L. Murrey Varzi; was second, and a German Mr. D. Fraser lear entered by the Auto Union and
driven by Mamberger was Lord Howe, driving # was fourth.
G
3
FRENCH FINALS
CRAWFORD'S BRILLIANT RETURN TO FORM
MISS SCRIVEN'S VARIED PLAY
(By A. WALLIS MYERS)
AUTEUIL, MAY 31.
DECIDING MIXED DOUBLES MATCH
K.C.C. Make Team Changes.
UNITED SERVICES FAVOURED BOTH THE BRITISH EMPIRE BOLDERS, MISS M. C. SCRIVEN AND J. H. CRAWFORD, TO-DAY REACHED THE FINALS OF THEIR The deciding contest in the RESPECTIVE SINGLES IN THE FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIPS, ON SAT 1934 Mixed Doubles Lawn Tennis URDAY THE SURREY GIRL WILL MEET MISS HELEN JACOBS. League for
the Dunlop Shield CHAMPION OF AMERICA, AND CRAWFORD WILL DO BATTLE WITH will take place this afternoon on G. VON CRAMM, CHAMPION OF GERMANY.
The semi-finals brought a large crowd, who saw two splen- U.S.R.C. 1932 holders and the United Services' courts when did men's matches in a heavy atmosphere charged with thunder. hot favourites this year, clash The ambidextrous G. de Stefani, fresh from his victory over F. J. with the Kowloon Cricket Club. Perry, and playing nearly as well to-day until he tired in the final In a desperate attempt to come on set, carried von Cramm into five sets.
terms with their rivals the K.C.C. alteration in
their team.
Crawford could not dispose of C. Boussus, the conqueror of H. have made several he took a sparkling break of five games to check a 3-love lead by W. Austin, until, threatened all the way through four brilliant sets,
Tthe Frenchman.
2,870 is already certain that five na-
9,997
7,599
The breaking up of the com- bination of Guest and Miss Grifiths is a very dubious move on the part of the K.C.C. These two players have pafred since the opening of the League, and have proved very successful in their matches. a long The pair both Rodiker and Guest period against an opponent like with new partners in a critical 2,824 of the State of Victoria. Yes. At times be seemed almost to be Crawford, who can impose fatigue match is quite unnecessary and like- 2,335 terday six more entries were re-numbed into a series of errore by the soundest defence.
Von Cramm, like Perry, tions Great Britain, France,
was, neatly, and, indeed. at this stage U.S.A. Holland, and Italy — will embarrassed by the rapid stroke looked the, complete master of the
play of de Stefani, with the con-court. 6,613 be represented.
R
3,541
The race will be the most spec- cealed strength which the employ- But it was scarcely form that 2,928 tacular event of the celebrations ment of the right and left hand in could be maintained over 2,912 to be held to mark the centenary turn gave him.
2,450
ly to prove fatai to the K.C.C.'s
2,317 ceived by the Royal Aero Club. and netted easy returns. Between Yet when Boussus, after each chances. 2,175 bringing the total so far to these phases of weakness he won man had won his service up to 4 The K.C.C. have a strong team.
twenty-three.
three or four games with dynamicall in the fourth sot. had saved but are expected to go down in a force, emphasising the frail ap kis
Own from love-40 by a close encounter. pearance of his opponent by his sequence of inspired shots, and own athletic virility,
TRAINERS
J. Jarvis third.
T. Hogg Maserati Lawson
Frank Butters
(7 14 11,652
6 4 10,301 10 9 7,305
14 12 30 23
19 16
13 11
9 8
4.842
a 2
$
4
There was a great crowd, which M. D. Peacock
F. Hartigan
had come in hopes of seeing the F. Darling
2, race wan either by one of the three F. Templeman Li Mercedes cars entered or by an M. Marsh
Auto-Union car, and
1. Wong Kam-tong Sai Nam);
2. Sit Kit-fong (Sal Nam); 3, Chan Yuk (Wah Yan);
Hung-san (Wah Yan).
Three steps Jump-
1. Yung
4. IN
Chung-wai .(Ying
Wah): 2, Yip Tal-lung (Wah
4. Mok Wah-kun (Ying Wah).
there when
was R. Dawson tho:
much disappointment loud speakers announced that the Mercedes would not run.
The cars of the Auto-Union (a federation of four former. ly independent firms) showed a high speed, but could not stay the course. Hans Stuck, on
of one
R. J. Colling
G. Richards
W. Nereti F. Fox H. WrAsk these P. Beasley
G. Nicoll
Yan); 3, Li Wun-fan (Sai Nam); cars, had to give up on account of T. Weston
mechanical trouble after leading R. Perryman the field for more than half the S. Donoghue (Ying Wah); 2 race at an average speed of 10 C. Ray
Pole Jump.-
1. Chan Sbing
Tam Kwok-man (Sai Nam): 3. kilometres an hour.
JOCKEYS
BEST KNOWN PILOTS
27 14 3,279 Mr. C. W. A. Scotti who
Proft
*
The best known of the pilots
It is doubtful whether Fincher 7,191 who have already entered include:
had gone to 5—4, it did look as if and Mrs. Wilson can take a set from 7,176 Mr. J. A. Mollison and his wife,
GERMAN'S DECOY
he had a lien on the crucial set. L. Goldman and Mrs. Kayll, though 5,577 Amy Johnson, who have made The German had been advised
The tenth game was most excit- they are expected their win remain- 5,167 Įmany famous flights, singly and to- to use the drop shot na a decoy, ing, and every Frenchman in the ing sets. The K.C.C. second and 3.312 gether, lying, together once more and he attempted this ruse several crowd seemed to be holding his third stringe will thus require three 1438 in a D. E. "Comet."
times, but the shot was rather breath when their champion had sets between them. has alien to his robust game and the two- successive set balls. He lost In the other match between the flown from Australia to England restraint involved seemed to un-one by a drive passing, only a Chinese Recreation Club and the in 10 days 29 hours and to Aus steady him. Total & Losi
[couple of inches over the line. Ladies' Recreation Club, a keen con- Wins, mis. (1 stake) jtralia from this country in 8 days In the crucial Afth set. д Reaction and a double fault test is antlelpated.
d20 hours, flying in another D. H. against Menzel in the previous came when this big chance had Mr. and Mrs. Traill are expected .. 48 259
-81 19 "Comet" with Capt. T. Campbell round, he discarded all delicacies gone, and though Crawford was to prove the leading pair, though 35 136 15 9 Black as team mate.
and went out boldly for blinding always the cool and 24 184-26 7 8
sagacinus another good display is likely to Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, speed. 26 178 ~ 53 5 5
fighter, one felt that he was a little come from W. C. Hung and his 13- 22 114-36 19 who made the record fight from
His much improved service won lucky to save a set which the year-old partner, Miss Cheung 18 735 2 7 10 England to Australia in 7 days many aces. His fine, long drive Frenchman's skill had well Woon-wal. 18 173 -98 18 11 43% hours last year.
swept the line, and overhead he merited. 15 143 59 10 0
Michel Detroyat, of France, one was in deadly form. He ended 14 150 ~~46 16 3
of the greatest living exponents of with a tour-de-force against a man 13 93 -20 17
anrobatics,
1,500 e.c. was won by last year's BRITAIN'S HOPES AT famour
Ian Yue-cheung (Sai Nam); 4.] The race for cars of less then! Tum Man-hok (Ling Nam). Boys' "B" 100 metres.-
winner, Veyron, of Franco, driv-
1, Chung Chan-lam (Wah Yan);jing a Bugatti, who covered the 200 2. Pun Wan-nam (Pun Lamp); 8, kilometres at an average speed of Leung Po-yin (Ying Wah); 4182 kilometres an hour. Lord Leung Chok-cheung (Fong Lam). Howe, the winner of 1932, was en- Long Jump.-
tered, but he did not start. The
1. Chung Chan-man (Wah special prize offered in this race Yan); 2, Cheuk Yue-hing (Ching for cars of less than 800c.c. was Wah); 3, Ng Ping-cheung Wah won by an M.G. car driven by Yan); 4. Ching Wan-toi (Wah Brudes.
SANDWICH.
Brightest For Many Years.
CAN PADGHAM BEAT U. S. ENTRANTS?
first man round the world.
BECRET 'PLANES
FRENCH ROPES REVIVED
In their first encounter the two teams shared the points, but the Chinese are expected to triumph to-day.
CHUNG SHING GALA
Chinese Y.M.C.A. Win Relay Race.
who had already given of his best. After the interval, with the court Mr. Wiley Post. America's Boussus required a set to recap-swept, and Boussus looking frozh long-distance flier, the ture the high standard of play that and animated in a new pair of to make a solo fight and brought about the downfall of shorts, French hopes were revived [Austin, but when Crawford had when the home player. finding Laken the opening set at 3 the Crawford singularly unresponsive, In the handicap division of the French guns were unmasked, and took the first three games. And nco Holland is entering three of almost before Crawford could rally they rose #till higher when the Fokker air liners employed on resistance Boussus had secured a Boussus, back in his best form, the Amsterdam-Batavia service, hold on the match.
got within a stroke of 4-0. Buti The main event of the Chung Passengers will be carried at a MASTER OF THE COURT the vital polat just cluded him. Shing Benevolent Association Aqua- fare of 6,000 guilders (about £420) He kept a magnificent length with After this reprieve we saw the tic Gala, held at Kennedy Town last jench.
(his flat drives, and came in behind Crawford of last year reel off the night, the Inter-Club team race, Britain's hopes in the British The type of aircraft entered (those that pitched in the deep polute with beautiful precision was won by the Chinese YM.C.A., Open Golf Championship, which must be declared by to-morrow.{corners to make a winning volley. He speeded up every stroke, es-with the Chinese Bathing Club Chow commences at Sandwich to-day, The detailed information asked He also used the drop shot very pecially his service, which hitherto second and the Chung Shing Asso-
Chi-Jare considered to be the brightest for in the entry form need not be since America commenced an un-supplied for another month, and broken train of successes in 1923. the design and performance
Alfred Padgham and Yan; 3,
Henry some of the machines, including Cotton, who did remarkably well the three D. EL "Comets" which in the Dunlop-Southport Tourna-are being specially built for the are at present well-kept Ng Siu-cheung (Ying Wah); 4 1, Ho Kwal-wing (Pun Lap); 21ment are recognised as being the race, Kwong Pak-tong (Fong Lam). . Lai Hon-kan (Ying Wah); 3, strongest challenge Britain has of-secrets.
PRIZE MONEY George Lee (Wah Yan); 4, Chow fered to America for some years. On
the other hand America has sent Prizes in the "absolute speed” 1, Wah Yan; 2, Sai Nam; 3. Hon-chung (Wah Yan), Kung Yap; 4, South China.
over a contingent bristling with division are: (1) £10,000 and
Yan),
200 metres. —
1. Fok Ho-to (Ching Wah); 2, Wing-san (Sul Nam); 3, Leung Chok-cheung (Fong Lam): Wing-san (Sai Nam): 4, Pos
3. Ng Stu-cheung (Ying Wah); 4,hang (Wah Yan).
Ng Kong-yip (Ying Wah).
Team Race.-
400 metres.
1. Fok Ho-to
1, Lingnam; 2, Wah (Ching Wah); 2 Pui Ching; 3, Sai Nam.
Yuen Shing-kai (Wah Yan); 8,800 metres low hurdles
Team Race-
80 metres low hurdles.-
100 metres
of
a
1. Kwok Lok-aung. (Sai Nam): names that are household words in gold cup, (2) £1,500 and (3) £500, 1. Chung Chan-lam (Wah Yan): 2, Leung Chan-fai (Chung Ying); International golf.
2, Leung Cho-cheung (Fong Lam): 3, Pong Hing-wan (Ying Wah); 4,.
3. Poon Wun-nam (Pun Lap); 4, Lee Kai-woo (Ling Tung), Ng Siu-cheung (Ying Wah),
Team Race.
Long jump.
1. Kwong Pa-tong (Fong Lam):{Tao.
In the handicap division there are an two prizes of £2,000 and £1,000. In Gene Sarazen in said, to be entrant, and, following his recent there, division points will be given successful tour which covered for, the commercial load carried.
The race in both divisions will 1, Sai Nam; 2, Kit Fong: 3, Ting some 20,000 miles, Joe Kirkwood,
his touring companion, remarked begin at 6.30 am. on Oct. 20, but that he was playing better golf owing to the large number of en- tries two aerodromes will probab than ever before.
Densmore Shute, last year's winly be used,
The six entries, announced by mer, said to be among fine the Royal Aero Club yesterday who will play in the qualifying were: round-to-day.
Macdonald Smith is mentioned heed Orion, Wasp engine;
Laura Ingals (USA): Lock
2, Chan Chiu-pui (Sat Nam); 3, Boys' "D" 500 metres.—
Chan Wa-cho (Wah Yan); 4, Kan) Wah-tim (Wah Yan).
1, Kwok Lok-thing (Sai Nam); 5, Leung Chuen-fai (Chung Ying); 3, Chung Mon-chi (Pun Lap): 4, 2. Pui Ching; 3, Lee Kah-woo (Ling Tung). (200 metres
Team Race.--
1, Wah Yan;
Sai Nam; 4, South China.
Boys' "C" 60 metres.
1, Li Kah-woo (Ling Tung); 2,
GRAND PRIX FOR ADMIRAL DRAKE
had scored very few points. Five ciation third.
|games in a row were placed to the The programme of 11 events was Australian's credit. He had witnessed by a. crowd of several turned the tables as Von Crammhundreds. had done by, a most bracing ex- hibition.
Boussus took one more
game,
but Crawford served out the tenth
game with four balls.
After the match Boussus de clared that he was quite satisfied. "I have never played as well in my life," he said, and perhaps that was true.
CLOSE WOMEN'S MATCH
BLIND UNWIN TO SHARE PURSE,
Young South African's
Affliction.
Willia
Steve Donoghue's Win In Paris.
EASTON PLACED THIRD
Paris, To-day.
Unwin, the hard-hitting With Steve Donoghus up,
young South African whom W Mt. Leon Volterra's Adiniral
have seen in operation at the AI- Drake, which```ran last in the Miss Scriven entered the Analbert Hall and The Ring, is finish- Derby, won the French Grand of the women's singles before aed. His eyes are failing him. And Prix, run over a mile and small morning crowd. Her rhythm round about here is another of ́seven farlongs'- 'at the Long- of strokes was not quite as pless-these stories you find more often
champs Racecourse yesterday,
ing as that of Fraulela Aussem, in sporta than anywhere else. leading Foulaubin by 1 but she had a greater variety of Hotcha Burke is giving Willie/10/ length. M
spin and length, and, what was per cent, of his purse when he Lord, Woolavington's Easton, even more important. her physical meets McAvoy. which ran third in the Derby, with resources were always superior, Gordon Richards up, finished third, She found the German girl hird
1, Yue Kwal-loo (King's); 2, Lam Chow Poon-lap (Pul Ying); 3, as an invader, also Willie Mac- Soclete Idrovolanti Alta Italia: the same distance behind Foulaubin on her heels in the first set after Hon-ching (Lingnam); 3, Kwok Suen Wah-kdim (Bouth China); 4 farlane, the veteran Aberdeen Savol, Marchetta, Stella 600 h.p. Wing-ki (Lingasm); A, George Lea Lau Man-chu (South China),
*** (Wah Yan}, "m
100 metres.-
|High Jump.—a
1, So Kim-fong (Wah Yan); 2) 2, Kwok Lok-shing (Sa! ́ Nam}; 5, Wong Blu-ko (Sal Nam); 4. Wong] Kam-sum (South China), Team Race-
1, Yue Kwai-loo (King's); Wong Slu-kit- (Lingnam); George Lee (Wah Yan); 4, Fong Hing-yan (Chi Hang).
200 - metres.—to pr
Miss Jacobs had a "wift,and sure triumpheran Mme. in a field of seventeen starters. who led 58, but the next two im-
Mathieu, who has lost some of ·· golfer, now an American citizen anging for
Betting to a 5 franc stake, Ad-portant games were carried by a
her speed and accuracy ́sines BW Everett Chandicaptrace miral Draks paid 20fr 600 for a concentrated effort, in which her
(her illness.nedig, maar only): D.,H. Puss Moth, Gipsy win and 24fr. 80c. for aplace Fou-opponent was forced to make an
The American champion con- IIL engine.
taubin paid 58fr. Soc. for a place error at the end of a breathless ceded only two games in sach act. Miss Louise Thaden (Kansas and Easton 10ft. 500-Router: ... rally.
With her unfaltenng chop on the City)," Beech alreraft;"
Easton was originally a French- Continuing her pressure in the forehand, her equally sound con- Russell Hosler (New York): owned horse, and was purchased by second set after Fraulein Aussem trol of the back-hand, and aided. Hoslar monoplane; and
Lord Woolavington a few week's had 3-1, the holder won by a scoring service, sƐs always
BARRY. PIERCE
Bert Barry, of Putney, former holder of the title, will leave Enr“- Iand next month to meet. Bob
1, Bal Nam; 2. South China; S, Pierce, the holder, for the world's
aculling championship at Toronto J. Cochran (New York), No. 2 before, the Darby, the sum paid, be- sequence of games for the match had complete command of the towards the end of "August," P.L.C.M.
jing rumoured to be £10,000-you (Continued at Foot of Naut Col)" Isituation.
11, Yue Kwai-los (King's); 2, Ling Nam; 4, Nam Kwong. Wong Blu-kity (Lingnam); 8, Chow
(Continued on Page 67