THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1934.
Sporting Pages
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DOROTHY ROUND GIVES ENGLAND "DOUBLE" AT WIMBLEDON
MISS YEUNG
RETURNS FROM
NORTHERN TOUR
China Girl Aquatic Champion To
Be Feted.
DINNER IN HONOUR AT S.C.A.A. TO-NIGHT
"We have been very well treat- ed, and we have had a very plea- zant trip," said Miss Yeung Sau- king, China's champion girl swim- mer, to a "China Mail" represents- tive on board the s.s. President Graat yesterday evening.
Miss Young, accompanied by her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Yeung Chu-nan, her sister. Miss Yeung Sau-chun, and her brother,, Mas- ter Yeung Cheong-wah, was wel-
In
Leading by a scant margin, California's brawny varsity eight is shown winning the renewal of the historic Intercollegiate regatta on the Hudson at Poughkeepsie. The seven shells appear like glant insects skimming the surface in this air view at the finish with California in the centre. the right lane is the Washington crew which finished second, while the Navy's eight are in third place at the extreme left. Carnell, Pennsylvania, Syracuse and Columbla tralled in that order.
comed back to the Colony by her JOURNALIST
many friends and a Chinese reporters.
group of
Accompanied by her family, Misg Yeung loft Hong Kong on July 13 for Nanchang, where she was in- vited to upro the Nanchang New Life Movement Club's swimming Dovl
On her way to and from Nanchang Miss Yeung and
the other members of her family, awam before record crowds in Shanghai, Nanking and Kuling, and while in Nan- chang the whole family awam the Nanchang River.
SWIMMING
MEETING
13 REPORTERS TO SWIM HARBOUR.
+
EVENTS START TO-DAY
Thirteen Chinese journalists, including one woman, will com-
CHINESE “A” BEAT K.C.C.
Craigengower Rout
Club.
K.C.C. SURPRISED BY ARMY
"C" Division Tennis Upset. LEADING TEAMS MAINTAIN
POSITIONS
GREAT FINAL AGAINST LAST MAN OBTAINS SIDE'S
HELEN JACOBS
KING AND QUEEN BREAK PRECEDENT AFTER GAME
(By A. WALLIS MYERS.)
London, July.9.
WHEN Wimbledon ended on Saturday, with the King add Queen present, both the singles titles were in England's) keeping; the gulf of twenty-five years had been doubly bridged.
Miss Dorothy Round, of Dudley, who will be 25 next Fri day-like Perry, born in the year of England's last year of double victory defeated Miss Helen Jacobs, champion of Ameri-| ca, by two sets to one (6-2, 5–7, 6–9).
The achievement called for signal recognition, and the King and Queen, breaking precedent on a unique occasion, rose from their seats in the committee box and, moving to the entrance| where the two new champions were waiting, offered their warm congratulations.
ONLY RUN AT CRICKET
In a
Leigh and District League match at Lowton, Leu- cashire, Lowton, in response to a total of 73 by West Leigh St. Paul's, were dismissed for one run-and that was obtained by the last man!
CARDIFF CITY SURPRISE
Curtis On Open-To- Transfer List
Cardiff City have placed Ernest Curtis, thele inter- national inside left, on the open-to-transfer list. ›
Curtis was a member of Cardiff's Cup winning team in 1927, and
In the stands to see the latest, Miss Round on Saturday was the was, later transferred to Birming- recruit to their line were the past complete player on view; there was ham. Last season he was trans- women champions-a total num-scarcely a stroke in the game she ferred back to Cardiff for a four- ber which, I believe, even the did not exploit and in the correct figure fee. Cardiff. placed him on jubilee year of 1926 did not way. She needed this full equip the retained list at the end of the eclipse. I give their names, in- ment to succeed, for in the chal-season, but he refused the terms. dicating in brackets the first or lenge which Miss Jacobs offered only year of their champion-every corner of her cupboard, so ship;
to speak, was searched.
Why Miss Round Won
In a survey of their relative strokes one saw the reasons for
YORKSHIRE BEATEN BY LEICESTER
(Continued from Page 1) This represented Yorkshire's fifth defeat in 24 matches and Lei-
Mrs. Hillyard (1886), Miss L Dod
Mrs. (1887).
Sterry (1895), Mrs. Lambert Char- Four "C" Division Lawn Ten- bers (1903), Mỵ. Geen (1909), nis League fixtures were played Mrs. Larcombe (1912), Mlle. of yesterday, the biggest upset
Lenglen (1919) Mrs. God- Miss Round's success. The Ameri-cester's fifth win in 20 games. being the defeat of the Kowloon
free (1924), Mrs. Moody can had a first service which, untill B. H. Leyon's sporting gesture, Cricket Club at the hands of the
(1927), Frl, Aussem (1981). its pace declined by physcial re-allowing Hammond to reach 300 career, Army Tennis Club.
Only four past champions were action, was as powerful as Miss for the first time in his
cost Gloucester all chances of a second Athletic Associa-absent-Miss Watson, the first of Round's. Her
service,
win over Glamorgan who replied Chung Sing Benevolent Society's Three "A" Division Lawn Ten-tion and Chinese Recreation Club, ali, Miss Rice, Mrs. Bundy and the however, was checked by the slice Miss Yeung was received by pro- bathing beach, Kennedy Town, nis League fixtures were played off who are the two strongest con-late Miss Muriel Robb.
behind it, it rose to give the re-to the mammoth total of 608 for minent political leaders in the to-morrow afternoon at yesterday, the Craigengower Cric- tendera for the title, were again
ceiver an inviting ball to drive.] course of her tour, and was feted o'clock, the concluding day of ket Club and Chinese Recreation successful.
The Complete Player. Later this factor was to tell de- by almost every major athletic the joint Hong Kong-Canton-Club "A" securing easy victories
cisively,
As a proof to her popularity,
club.
MOST POPULAR GIRL.
4
pete in the cross-the-harbour "A" DIVISION LEAGUE TENNIS 1swim from Green Island to the]
Macao Chinese Journalists' aqua-over the Hong Kong Cricket Club tic meeting, sponsored by the and Kowloon Cricket Club, res pectively while the Club de Re "Oh, I had a very busy time, local charity institution..
The distance covered, it was telo surprised the South China especially in keeping off the re- porters, smiled China's most stated by an official of the Society, Athletic Association. popular girl of to-day, and who is will be about half-mile, but a known in Chinese as the "Mermaid, strong current is expected to test qf the South Seas."
Point.
It is
the awimmers'
endurance and
Scores:
(C.R.C.):
I
South China
CHINESE R. C. BEAT RECREIO
tory.
Scores:
M. C. Lau and K. Yu (C.R.C.):
drew with "Oliveira and Carvalho 0- 6|
(LR.C.).:
6-4
Where driving was concern- ed, especially in its relation - to the volleying coup, Miss Round was intrinsically au- perior.
6 with 824 for 5.
Sussex and Lancashire both won to maintain the keen competition for championship honours,
COUNTY, CHAMPIONSHIP
(Continued from Page 11.
At Bristol, Gloucester drew with
On both wings she could get Glamorgan.. length and pace, the fundamental essentials, by a style at once sound
and free from strain.
led back by the depth and "fade-
Gloucester: 008 for 8 dec., (Hammond 302 not out, Barnett 128). " Glamorgan: 324 for 5 (Emery, Davies
127).
EARLIER RESULTS.
-
At Weston-super-Mare,
Essex
Apart from the annals of the game, Miss Round's victory, like At Causeway Bay the Chinese that of Perry's the day before, had] Recreation Club defeated the Club one outstanding virtue. It vindi- de Recreio by 8% sets to 2%, re-cated the value of pure stroke cording a comparatively easy vic-play in defence and attack she CHINESE R.C. WIN
upheld the best textbooks.
Mrs. Moody has a model service It is understood that & dinner in stamina.
At Causeway Bay, the Chinese
and a model drive; her volleying honour of the Yeung family will Those who have already entered Recreation Club "A" defeated the beat R. Rodrigues and L. F. lacked the finish of a mistress.
Ribeiro are: Miss Kam Kowloon Cricket Club by 7 seta to be given to-night by the South for this event
The drives of Miss Jacobs by' Suzanne WG8 a perfect stroke- boat M. A. Oliveira and A China Athletic Association of Chun-shing, of the Honan News 2, to maintain their unbeaten re- Carvalho
1maker, the embodiment of poise; comparison were almost laboured.1 which they are all members, at the Agency, Canton, Wong, Kam-cheung cord.
beat A. E. Xavier and J. Xavier 8-0 in her later years, so true was Her mainstay was a forehand Club's bathing shed nt North (Central News Agency, Hongkong),
P. C. Lung and. H. A Lea (CEC) her buck court game, she only chop, and she plied it with much defeated Somerset by 10 wickets, Cheung Hon-wah (Lau Man-tao
- Teui Wai Pui and. Ho Ka Lau beat Rodrigues and' Ribeiro... gave glimpses of the volleyer's art. resource and inndustry. Her re/Somerset: 6 (K. Karnos 4 for 85,
Eastman 4 for 0) and 111 serves were plain drives on both Essex: 126 (A. G. Hazzell 7 for 77) that Miss News Agency), Wong Cheng-ming, understood
wings, but she only used them with
and 46 for 0. Yeung, together with her sister, (Wah Kiu Yat Po, Hong Kong) lost to E. C. and E. F. Fincher. 6-7 lost to Xavier and Xavior 3-6
beat A. E. P. Guest and F. Grose 7- 3 W. K. Cheung and H. T. WuM. R. Abbas and M. el Arcalli conddence when she was not press- will participate in the National Chan, Chung-min (Wah Kiu Yat Po, bent J. Rodger and W. Hydo. 6. 2 (C.R.C.); Athletic Games next year in Nan-Hong Kong), Wong Tsung-nin W. C. Hung and Iu Tak Cheakbeat Rodrigues and Ribeiro-beat Hant and Duncan
lost to Oliveira and Carvalho king.
(Chung Hing Yat Po, Hong Kong), (C.R.C.)
1- beat Tillery and Pearson Loung Wing-kun (Chiu Yeung Yat beat Fincher and Fincher ...... 6. 1 beat Xavier and Xavier heat White and White ...
·|-8-AB-Bur-and-7 BRENTFORD SECURE Po, Macao), Lok Min-hi (San Kuo beat Guest and Grasa
6. SOUTH CHINA CRUSH !C.S.C.C.](LEC).: Wah, Canton), Lau Man-Tao (Laubeat Rodger and Hyde
Lee Yue Wing and Chiu.Tsum, Chiu Man-tao News Agency), Tae Kang-(C.R.C.): lom (Sun Chang Po, Hong Kong), lost to Fincher and Fincher 4-6 Man Villa Wanted
-8--3 Chiu Pin-lan (Wah Kiu Yat Po), beat Guest and Grose Ng Pal-ling (Wah Kiu Yat Po) and beat Rodger and Hyde Brentford have signed Charles Kun Chun-tao (Chiu Yeung Yat Drinkwater, outside-left of Golders Po, Macao), Green, whom Aston Villa and Ful- Heats will be decided this after-|
D. MacDougall, and E. L. Shute Entertaining the Hong Kong bam recently endeavoured to noon, commencing at 2 o'clock,
(C.B.C.C.): Cricket Club the Cralgengower beat H. K. Ha and K. F. Liu Altogether 74 swimmers from Drinkwater, who is well built the three ports will participate in Cricket Club won by 7 sets to 2. beat F. N. Wang, and C. P. Ip
the outstanding pair being J. W. drew with C. N. Tsang and "H., Leonard and Y. Hachiuma, who
Chan won their three sets convincingly. (c.s.C.C.):
JA. Bendall and 6.
lost to Wong and Jp
lost to Trang and Chan
secure.
DRINKWATER
(Continued on Page 5)
The following is the programme:
and only 19 years of age, was a the events. schoolboy international and re- cently toured the Continent with Middlesex Wanderers, a team cap- lained by J. C. Burns, Brentford'a amateur-international half-back.
BABE RUTH DECIDES ON RETIREMENT
(Continued from Page 1)
Rumour has it that the Babe made $50,000 on a radio contract, and that this occupation is likely to cause him to consider the offer in preference to the mana- gerial post of Boston Red Sox.
50 Metres,
100 Metres Breast Stroke
200 Metres Breast Stroke
200 Metres
400, Metres.
100 Metres Back Stroke Water-Polą Ball-Throwing 800 Metrea Cross-the-Harbour Swim, from Green Island to Chung Shing Bathing Beach
160 Matres (Three Styles) 1,500 Metres Sampan Race 1,000 Metres.
200 Metres Relay
Scorea:
CLUB CRUSHED
62
lost to Hast and Duncan
The South China Athletic Asso-drew with Tillery and Pearson ciation had no difficulty in defeat-beat White and White 6.3ing the Civil Service Cricket Club
at Happy Valley, winning by 61⁄2 set to 24. Scores:
J. W. Leonard and Y. Hachiuma lest to Ho and Lui .... (C.C.C.):
''
7-
6-4
ARMY UPSET K.C.C.
6- 2 away of the English attack.
When At The Net
6-8
Hamet
6-7
The difference in driving equip 66ment, suggesting the limitations 61 of Miss Jacobs as a base-liner un- der Intensive pressure, hid direct influence on the volleying
The Kowloon Cricket Club re- ceived a rude shock at Saskunpoo when visiting the Army Tennis Club they lost by 5 sets to 4.
Scores:
I. Jarman and W. Blackler 8- 8 (A.T.C.):
.
excursions to which both resorted. When Miss Round came to the net it was behind a genuine forcing shot which only a complete driver, however fleet-footed, could handle with profit.
Fowler beat W. Gittens and J. B.-Smith 6-3- beat F. A. Broadbridge and J.
G-8 1- 8 Crawford
beat A. L. Sullivan and G. Sewell 6-3 T. Daley, and Ross (C.8.C.C.): beat R. H. Wild and G. B. Gamble - I lost to Wong and Ip beat E. Bathurst and T, A. Pearce 6-0 lost to Ho and Lui
A. V. Gosano and G, Lia (C.G.C.): lost to Teang and Chan beat Sullivan and Sewell beat Wild and Gamble
6- 2
6-21
drew with Bathurst and Pearce 6 6 -R. Choz, and F. Zimmern (C.C.C): beat Wild and Gamble: drew with Sullivan and Sewell. 6-8
INDIANS VICTORIOUS
5- lost to R. S. Capell and W. Peddle 4-6
(Continue on Page 18.)
PARIS-STRASBURG WALK WON BY RUSSIAN
Russian named Suchkoff
04 81 A. OldBold and E. Wilson (A.T.C.) ;;
beat 'Gittens and Smith ... 6-3 16lost to Broadbridge and Crawford.8- 6 B-lost to Capell and Peddle 3. eyeaterday won the annual walking 0-6 W. H. Gillow and R. U. Manley race from Paris to Strasburg, co-
|(A.T.C.):
vering the distance of 528 kilome beat Gittens and Smitn 6-4 tres in 74 hours. 8 minutes. lost to Broadbridge and Crawford 8-9 Havas. beat Capell and Paddle
7:5
At Sookunpoo the Indian Recrea
6-1tion defeated the Kowloon Docks Division League Table To Date
lost to Bathurst and Pearce 8 Recreation Club by 7% sets to 1%.
RECREIO SHOCK S.C.A.A.
CLUB CRUSHED
Scores:
M. A. Khan and Y. el Arculli (L.R.C.).
2
C.R.C.
beat V. M. Hast and A. Duncan beat W. C. Tillery and A, E
Pearson
Playing at-home the Club de Recreio defeated the South China beat J. P. White and G. A. Athletic Association by 5 sets to!
White"
Scores:
Co-Holder Of Women's Endurance
Air Record Crashes To Death, yesterday:
"A" Division Table To Date
gets
PWLDF. A Pix 11:11.00 85.13. 22 C.C.C. ..13 12 00 82% 25% 24 B Ching.10-10.00 76% 9% 20 ECC.11 8 3 0 573⁄41⁄2, 41%:15 C.R.A.12 -5 8:57 50 16: Heerelo. 9 6 3 052 29 12 | University 110 1165,4-10, 44 40-12 C.B.C.C.10 37 0 291⁄2 50% 8 LR.C.104 60 40 49 +8 | Deutscher 11 2 8 1 85621⁄2 5 Army 78 · 4−0·80 23 8 K.B.G.C.16 0.17 41 2. Betr
Police 112 9 0 20 IR "PWLTER, YEPRE
K.D.R.C.10-0. JAL INTENSE $77.00625" "101⁄2 14
-7.5-2.0-331⁄2 291⁄2 10 dio11 0.11 016 820 The University, entertaining the 75.2 0.26 27 19 74 80 38 308 German Club, won by 8%, sets to 44 20:112:2214 8 214 yesterday, while on Thursday. 6 3 3 0 25 29 - 8 they defeated, the Kowloon Bowl- 5:380 30 246 GRC FE 2-8 C.R.C. “CINU 104071-280 61.U.BR.C8 08:0 141⁄2 281⁄2 0 |anished owing to rain.
A V. Remedios and J, Gonsalves! Dayton, O., Aug, E. 50 minutes in the air, nearly 10 de R
beat D. C.. Lak and B. W. Wong 6 beat WT Lee and W. H. Ho6-2; Mrs. Frances Marsalis, noted wo-days.
Mrs. Marsalis shared the press beat P. K. Kwok and C. H. Un & man dier,, crashed, to her death.
loos record, of 8 days, 4 hours and F. Remedios and H., A. Barros C.R.C.N here-to-day when she lost control 6 minutes (198 hours), with Mrs. (C. de R.); N
lost to Luk and Wong
W40 B.CA.A. $47,8{1.X.C.C. [80] Recreiov
of her plane during a race. Louis McPhetridge Thaden, of lost to Lee and Ho
With Helen Richey she held the Baltimore. They set this record beat Kwok and Ung world women's endurance fight between August-14-22-at-Valley CAPA Barretto" and "W. Reed, C.L.C. record. They brought their plane Stream, L. (C. de B.);
drew with Lak and Wong
to earth at Miami, Fla., Inst Mrs. Marsalis home was New lost to Lee and Ho December 31 after 297 kours, and York City Associated Press.
beat Kwok and Ung
PPS IRC
At Canterbury, Kent defeated Notts by an innings and 154 runs. Kent: 445 for 8 dec. (Woolley 101). Notte: 116 (Freeman-5 for 62, C.-S.
Marriott & for 27),. 175 (Marriott 7 for 56),
FRIENDLY,
At Edgbaston, the Australians drew with Warwickshire,
Australia: 221 (Paine 4 for 85, Croom
4 for 38).
185 for 4 (8. J. McCabe 77, L Darling 50), Warwick: 179 (Croom 51,-Santali 61,
OV. Grimmett 5 for 76). TO-DAY'S MATCHES,
Play commences to-day, in the fol- |lowing fest-class matches: (0,
1. County Championship. Oval Survey v. Yorkshire. Manchester-Lancashire v. Middle-
Weston-Super-Mare.- Somerset
Derby. Northampton-Northants v. Essex. Hastings-Sussex v. Kent, Cheltenham Gloucester v. Worces-
Friendly. Nottingham Notts v. Australia, COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE TO DATE.
WAL
Sussex ((2) Lancashire (5) Yorkshire (1)
10
Kent (3) Derby (6)
Essex (4) Notts (8) Gloucester (19) Warwick (7) Surrey (9) ¡Middlebet } (12);
Glamorgan (16). Hampshire (14) Leicester (17) Worcester (16) Somerset ... ying Green Club by 64 sets to 4 Northanta (18)
Y,
Ist Inns No Pts. Pla. L Result Poss. Obt.
1-375 227
.6
10 360: 207 54.
360 182 5640 360 177
10
71601752 6516 the two remaining sets being un- ·Figures in brackets denote positions held
360 168
375 189
845 160
375149
315145
300131
2015
315
300
330
concluson of. Inst