THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 193
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SCHOOLMASTER DEFEATS GIANT IRISH DAVIS CUP PLAYER
FAMOUS RACING JOURNALIST “HOTSPUR” OF “THE DAILY TELEGRAPH”
CAPT. SIDNEY GALTREY
London, May 25. Capt. Sidney Galtrey, a great racing journalist, who had for many years, been "Hotspur of "The Daily Telegraph," died yes- terday at the age of 56. He had served for more than a quarter of a century on the staff of "The Daily Telegraph," at first as polo correspondent.
was
No racing correspondent of his generation gare his paper so many "scoops." He acknowledged, both in Fleet- street and on the racecourse, to be the foremost racing writer. and was held in the highest esteem among his colleagues. and among owners. trainers.
and jockeys.whose friend and confidant he was.
Eight years before coming to The Daily Telegraph. in 1909 Capt. Galtrey had gone to Bom- bay for the purpose of editing a weekly sporting paper and work-
A moter accident has closed the tennis career of Vincent Rich- "ards, here shown in a New York
hospital His right arm is frac- tured and the court star has been told by doctors that be will never regain his old prowess and he has very sensibly announced his retirement
COTTON DECLINES CAPTAINCY OF
ENGLAND TEAM.
"WILL INTERFERE WITH MY PLANS”
WILL PLAY IN LEEDS PRO TOURNAMENT
London, May 25.
Henry Cotton. who had been invited to captain England against Scotland in the professional inter national match on the eve of the | Open Championship next month,
stated yesterday that he would bej unable to play
"I figure it will interfere with my plans for the championship, which I hope to win again." said Cotton-
Not-Necessary
"Anything in the nature of com-) petitive golf just prior to the championship. I. cannot think necessary. I shall be practising hard for the championship, and that will be enough without any- thing between to worry me."
It is understood, that Cotton will
the Leeds play in
Professional Tournament, which starts on June
ins on the "Times of India with LOVELOCK'S BIG three weeks before the Open
Lovat Fraser.
Three Years In India
The climate, however, had; its
effect, and three years later he
was back in England. It seemed
for a long time as if his health
DAY EXCELLENT RACE IN RELAY
had been permanently impaired. GUY'S WIN UNITED HOSPITALS
2
short
but his indomitable spirit pulled him through.. After "spell on the "Sportsman" he came
to The Daily Telegraph.
ATHLETIC MEETING
London, May 23.
He was fond of recalling the| A cheerful United Hospitals contrast of those days with the athletic meeting, admirably con
Championship, which begins on June 24
$5,415 FOR CHARITY
“Sunday Herald" Soccer Cup Series
CHUNG WAH F. C. SEEK AFFILIATION
present, and in the book he wroteolled by A. E. J. Etheridge and Council of the Hong Kong Foot-
"last year, "Memoirs of a Racing
career. it was unusual for a news-
Bart's. the holders,
Boston's baseball fans are warming up for the first, time, în yes, with Babe Ruth one of the Braves, and (1 to 1.) Manager Joe Cromin, Business 'Manager Eddie Collins and President Tem Yawkey busy at Sarasota, Fla., trying to make contenders of the Red Sex Cronin, seen below in a lose decision at first in a game with St. Louis Cardinals, is expected to pall the Sox well. ... out of the cellar.
CATHOLIC UNION
BEAT THE CENTRAL POLICE AT SNOOKER
- RUNNERS-UP IN
LEAGUE
IS. AFRICANS
147 BEHIND WITH
NINE WICKETS
NICHOLS DEADLY
AFTER TEA
BUTLER IN SURBITON
SEMI-FINAL
C. L. ROGERS TROUBLED
BY HIGH WIND
MRS. STRAWSON'S GALLANT - FIGHT
London, May 24. RELATIVE form could scarcely be judged at Surbiton yesterday, when the Surrey cham- pionships were continued. The wind, prevalent all the week, blew at greater force. The hard- hitting player tried to hit through it, those who opposed a volleyer found their passing shot de- Hected by inches.
The hero of the afternoon was D. W. Batler- Unperturb- ed by adverse conditions, he beat G. L. Rogers, the Irish Davis. Cup player, after a courageous display. Butler, a schoolmaster. in Worcestershire, has a real aptitude for tãe game
HE HAS OBTAINED LEAVE FROM HIS DUTIES. AND N. TENDS TO DEVOTE HIS TIME TO LAWN TENNIS THIS YEAR. IN THE PAST HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO PLAY ONLY DURING THE HOLIDAYS, OR ENTER A LOCAL TOURNAMENT DURING. THE TERM. THIS YEAR HE HAD ALREADY MADE HIS MARK IN SEVERAL TOURNAMENTS. HIS AMBITION" TO COMPETE AT WIMBLEDON WILL BE REALISED.
KLEIN AND
Butler attacked Rogers at close quarters from the start He made the net his objective when- ever possible, and his presence
BERGER HIT
TWO HOMERS there seemed to upset Bogers
Braves Twice Beat Cincinnatti
RAIN HOLDS UP THREE BASEBALL GAMES
New York, to-day-
Sensitive to conditions, the Irish- man found the wind his worst enemy. He could not gange the passing shot. His lobs over the eager volleyer sailed out; he had his chances and did not take them. Given a whole court in which to place a shot. he drove out.. Rogers Loses Lead
Rogers led.54 and 6-5 in the Two homers by Chuck Klein and first set. Butler, serving well.
The monthly meeting of the
5 WICKETS FOR 13 RUNS ・ Wally Berger, two of the leading took the 12th game to love, and ball Association was held last WILLERTON BEATS OSMUND
contenders for the horse ren broke through Rogers' service to Journalist." be dwelt brilliantly H. B. Stallard, was concluded at night in the Association Offices.
London. To-day. parade title in the National Base-gain the lead in the 13th. Several on the developments he had seen the Duke of York's headquarters Major CM. Manners, O.BE
After five very interesting Losing their remaining fireball League, featured yesterday's of Rogers* passing shots went out- In the early days of his racing yesterday afternoon, and resulted was in the chair and others snooker matches at the Prison wickets for 24 runs after tea, programme of Live
matches.side the boundary in the 14th, and paper to have its special racing a win for Gay's with 46 points Vice President, Captain Hague, Catholic Union secured the run-runs to save the follow-on in the season, while Berger has made 13
present were Mr. T. A Mitchell Offers Mess last night, the the South Africans failed by 14 Klein has hit nine homers this the set was Butler's.
Butler went to 4-2 in the sec- were Mr. T. G. Stokes, Mr. Wong Kal Telegraph was one of the notable second with 31, and St. Mary's, Tsun, Mr. H. K. Lee, Mr. Wood-ners-up position in the Steel, first Test match against Eng-circuit clouts to lead Dolph Camilli, ond set. Rogers won his service
thanks to a glorious half-mile by ward. Mr. F. H. Barnes, Lieut feating the Central Police by the
|Coulson's Snooker League by de-land at Trent Bridge yesterday of the Phillies, by one
in the seventh game, but Butler exceptions. He Show his remarkable skill from Jack Lovelock in the relay the Chaplin. Mr. M. Railton, Hon. odd game in their play-off.
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Boston Braves made an appre-held his own to love to lead 5m3 last event of the day just Secretary, and Mr. C. M. Alves,
Full scores, as cabled by Ren-ciable advance in the table as the The Irishman kept the ninth game, managed to beat St. Thomas' Assistant Hon. Secretary.
A. P. Pereira, who holds the ter, were as follows:--
result of their "double” over Cin- but Batler went forward to vic- for third place...
record break of 31, won the de-
tory without the loss of a point in einpatti on the latter's diamond. -When the war intervened he Lovelock had a big day. He
ciding game by defeating Good
Besults, as cabled by Reuter, the 10th. Butler meets Spence in
the semi-final were: win by 28 points.
representative. the The Daily
the outset.
was
War Service
enable
to
to win the
(Continued on Page 5) "Sunday Herald" Cup
The following were the alloca-
- became staff captain to the Direc-was content merely tor of Remounts at the War Of-half and the mile. He position- tions of the Sunday Herad Char- fice, and was awarded an O.BE-ed himself perfectly by quick ity Cap Funda: He afterwards told the story of almost imperceptible, accelera- Government the department in his book, "The tions of pace, and then won each Xmas Grant Horse and the War" At the end race in the final straight.
Home not fast, for, Sailors'
he returned to a začing world
The times were
Civi Hospital
Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
and Mission
that bad altered in many respects unfortunately-or perhaps for- to Seamen
St. John's Ambulance' Brigade
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The scores were:-
Catholic Union 35 GST 43. Stantos
ENGLAND
61
Sutcliffe lbw b Langton... R. E. S. Wyatt, e Wade, b Crisp 149 Hammond Lb.w., b Vincent.... 28 X. S. Mitchell-Innes Lb.v., b. Mit-
chell...............
Leyland, e Mitchell, o Crisp Ames, e Viljoen, b. Vincent Tädon, e Rowan, b Vincent 49 Nichols, not out.
Extras
Total (for 7 wkts, dec.)
384 Cincinnatti
W. V. Robins, Verity, and Eowes Boston did not bat.
214 Fall of the wickets:-1
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CHAMPION BEATEN
COLONIALS REACH
National League wed
B. HE
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69 Cincinnatti
$
6 - 3
50 Central Police 500 Minter
Pile
17 Myers hit a homer 29 †Boston
8
11
2.
SURREY TENNIS
13
Wally Berger hit two homers
33
500 Haynes 300 Willerton 300 Goodwin
29 Barros
51
44 Osmund
30
1 9 0
-
23 Fereira
511
&
i.
Total
172
5 8
E
700 100
TABLE TO DATE
3--11
G00 400
P. E. A Pts.
Fbelps hit a homer
200 Garrison Sgts.
14 47. 23 47.
.15 44 31 44-
St. Louis
15 45 30 45
0. M:
Crisp
Langton
R 18 4 49 * 3 117
W.
Vincent
439 101
Tomlinson
100
Mitchell
38 65
and the benefits that accrued tunately, in view of Lovelock's Home for Aged from his appreciation of the new ordeal next month in America Eong Kong Benevolent Society.1000) conditions were strikingly shown R. H. Page, the hospitals record- Society for Protection of He had, for instance, a great holder, was
Children not fit, and it was Industrial Home for Blind Girls deal to do with bringing the ques-Etheridge, the three-miler, who Children's Playground Associa- tion of Pari-Mutuel betting emerged as Lovelock's only real ties seriously before the Jockey Club, opponent in the mile.
In his leisure he was a keen sportsman, but nothing gave him travel greater pleasure than
With the one exception of Aus- tralasia, he had travelled in all of the continents.
Lovelock la Fall Cry
Cheero Kinh
(200) Central Police 100 Catholic Club 700] Prison Officers 200 RE WO.3& Squa.
Sisters of the Precious Blood Soldiers' and Sailors" Home But in the relay we saw Love-Salvation Army lock in full cry. The half-mile Shek Lung Lepers was the first distance; it was es- Canossian Home for the Blind sential for Lovelock to gain a General Charities Organisation 265,99 C. & P.0.'s Club
Capt. Galtrey leaves a widow commanding lead for St. Mary's. and four daughters. The funeral over the half-mile, for their other
runners were only mediocre. will take place on Tuesday.
·Indomitable Courage
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MELVILLE TO REST UNDER DOCTORS ORDER
Dockyard Police 5415.99 St. Patrick's
SERVICES SOCCER WIN IN SOUTH AFRICA
Air Force Officer's Four Goals
SUBBURRAY
(Sutcliffe) Chicago
for 118; 2 (Hammend) for 170;
Chuck Klein hit two homers
2 (Mitchell-Innes) for 179; 4 (Wyatt) for 318; 5 (Leyland) Brooklyn for 325; 6 (Ames) for 355.7 (3ddon) for 284.
Bowling Analysis.
SOUTH AFRICA
}L.-J. Siedle, b Verity.
B. Mitchell, b Niebols
New York
3. 9 14 19 Koenig and Hal Schumacher bit
homers
BOTH FINALS
NEW ZEALAND CAPTAIN BEATS 'ANGLO-INDIAN
London, May 25.
A title holder went at Surbiton yesterday, when Mrs. Pittman was beaten by Miss Harligan in 1two sets. The Australian girl, în Watkins and J. Moore hit homers confident form, dominated the
American League-
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
59
ELECTRIC CHOOSE A Rowan, Ames, b Robins 20
BOWLS TEAM
A. D. Nourse,
Verity
e Hammond, ‹ b
F. H. Wade, e Nichols, b Verity 18 EL. B. Cameron, b Nichols
|K. G. Viljoen, b Nichols
Match Against Taikoo C. L. Vincent, Lb.w. b Nichols
Next Saturday
D. Tomlinson, b Nichols A. E&Langton, not ent
R. J. Crisp, c Robins, Nichola
13
*12 - 22: 5.11
Boston
26 Cleveland
11171 Earl Averill, and Campbell hit
-homers
The games between Philadelphia
court in the second set, bes
Her forehand drive was well- under control, and its concealed direction often found Mrs Pitt- an out of position. Mrs. Pitt-
9 and Detroit, New York and Chi- man's game was less adaptable cago, and Washington and s to the wind. She worked hard 16 Louis were postponed owing to for her openings, but several times her passing shots were deflected by the breeze.
4.
By FRANK COLES) ... Sidney Galtrey met the tragedy of his illness and death with won- derful courage. Throughout last) autumn it was evident that bel
· London. May 24 Alan Melville, the Sussex capt- was ill. Then, one day in Decem- ber, he walked into the office obain, will be out of the side for at viously distressed. The speci-least a fortnight, through synovi alists had pronounced the death is of the righthand E. Richards. sentence. For half-an-hour he young left-hand bowler, who the sat staring into his typewriter turned out in three county matches scored four goals for the Combi Club in the Lawn Bowls. League Fall of the wickets: 1 (Mitchell) for SAUSIDER SOCCER territory to Miss James.The
for Sussex last season, will come, Then he remembered he was into the side in his place "Hotspur." There was a column to be fritten and he did his job, apparently without effort. It was the-bravest column that has ever been written.
The manner in which Sidney Galtrey carried out that task, however, was merely characteris- tie of one who was always a hard and conscientious worker.
His speed was amazing. He would come back from the Derby or from one of Ascot 8-big
and with acarcely
his memory, would
of hours two
Check
China Maail Sports Diary
TO-DAY Open: Single H. Rosario, v J. J. Whyte.
(Kowloon CC) R. Basa J. C. Brown
N. M. Curric
EK.C.C
ed
Cape Town, May 25. Flying Officer J. M Warféld,
The following will represent the Corinthian centre-forward, Hong Kong Electric Recreation Services team against Western on Saturday against the Taikoo Province in the opening match of Recreation Club at Taikoo their tour here to-day. The Com PC Butler, Y. Sorby, G. T. Pad bined Services won by eight goals gett and AF. Paul (skip). to one
J. G. Haigh, EL S. Mckay, Pte. Bird (Army) scored two Sloan and W. Muskett (skip) goals, Lt W.VEL Robins (Army). A. P. Tarbuck, J. P. Berron, L. de one, while the other was obtained Home and A. Webster (skip). by Rigger EL L. Coates
Feserves W: E. Peers and Stoker
NEUSEL AND PETERSEN.
ALL SPORT CANCELLED
IN RETURN BOUT
ersen at Wembles
Bio Extras
Total
•16)
rain.
220
$42, 2 (Powan) for 987
(Nourse) for 103, (Sindle) for 120, 43 (Wade) for 174; 6 (Camezon) for 1985 7 (Vincent) for 198, 8 (Viljoen) for 245; 9 (Tomlinson) for 218; 10 (Crisp) for:220..
Bowling Analysis
FOR WHITE CITY
In Aid Of Jubilee
Trust Fund
Mrs. King surrendered little
loser's more graceful style - was not supported by sufficient (Continued on Page 5)
BOXING BOARD APPOINT NEW VICE-PRESIDENT –
Lord Hamilton of Dalzell has
The Football Association have given permission for a six-a-side tournament to be played in aid of the Jubilee Trust Fund at the Fes- tival of Sport arranged for the accepted the office of vice presi- White City on Aŭgust 24. Event- dent of the British Boxing ford Chelsea Charlton Athletic, of Control, in place of and Tottenham Hotspur, have pro- Lord Tweedmouth
mised
support and P
obably
The Drogheda to be