DAY JULY
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S. CHINA SOCCER TEAM TO MAKE TOUR
A thrilling incident in the In- dianapolis 500-mile auto race' at · Al Gordon's car hits a concrete wall (top) and overturns, Gordon and his mechanic, however, es- eaped serious injury.
JOYCE WETHERED
THRILLS GALLERY
IN GOLF MATCH
"The Bobby Jones "Of Women's Golf"
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GENE SARAZEN CARRIES HIS PARTNER THROUGH
Glen Head, L. L. May 31. Joyce Wethered, hailed as the "Bobby Jones of women's golf." -made her first appearance and.pro...| -fessional debut in this country yesterday and lived up to one of the most sustained reputations any sport personality has ever been accorded.
From scoring standpoint. she failed to reach her own goal of even fours, but her method of stroke execution and judgment were the highlights of an 18-hole exhibition match she played with Johnny Dawson, Chiengo "bas-1 iness man" golfer against Mrs. Glenna, Collet: Vare, and Genci Sarazen. The match ended all} square on the eighteenth green of the Women's National Golf and Tennis Club after Sarazen expioid- ed brilliantly from a trap for winning 4.-"
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IMPRESSIONS
IN THE AMATEUR
GOLF CLASSIC
Lawson Little's Own Style
PLAY IN GENERAL DISAPPOINTING
(By “HENRY COTTON")
· London, June.
C.R.C. CHALLENGE IN "A" DIVISION
DOUBLES CHAMPIONS TO BE TESTED
H.K.C.C. SHOULD BEAT RECREIO (By "Base Line")
THE Chinese Recreation Club who have al ready defeated their strongest opponents in the "A" Division of the Lawn Tennis League, the USRC. and the K.C.C, should have no difficulty in taking both points this afternoon against the Indian Recreation Club, whom they entertain at Causeway Bay.
Apart from the fact that they will win comfortably, the tennis should be very interesting as three of the best Chinese partnerships will be seen pitted against the Colony Doubles holders, S. A. and HD. Rumjahn, who are the mainstay of the LRC
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THE RUMJAHNS HAVE SO FAR BEEN UNDEFEATED AND THEIK CLASH AGAINST HO KALAU AND W. C. HƯNG, WHOM THEY DE-- FEATED IN THE COLONY CHAMPIONSHIP -FINAL AFTER FIVE SETS, WILL ALONE BE WORTHY OF ATTENTION
ALLISON REACHES SEMI-FINAL
AT QUEEN'S CLUB
Dr. Daniel Prem To Clash
With David Jones“
London, June 22
Austin. Wilmer Allison, of Texas, and the United States No. 1 ranking player, to-day gained the semi-final round of the Queen's Club invitation, tours ment by defeating the noted British internationalist, K.O. Gan- dar Dower, 6 S
Allison will meet his Davis Cup team mate Don Budge, of Califor mity to-morrow. In the other
The Chinese runners-up suc- cumbed for the first time last week against the Fincher bro- thers, and the result of their clash against the Rumjahns will be watched with interest.
A. R. Minu and F. D. Pereira, the Indians" second string should do well against Lee Wai-tong and Lak Ding-cheang, although the Chinese pair will probably win."'
A Wise Move introduction of Tennie Kwok in the Chinese "A" team was particularly noticed last week and proved a wise move. The man- per in which he has adapted him- self to "&" Division standard is a very good point in his favour.
The
semi-final, David Jones, of NewHe played well with In Tak-cheuk, York, will meet Dr. Daniel Pret of Germany-nited Press.
PERRY AND MISS
the deadly Chinese left-handed player, and his rock-like defence and coolness in the face of a vol leying duel left nothing but the best impression
There is little doubt that, with
ROUND FAVOURED Tsui Wai-put showing poor form.
FOR WIMBLEDON}
U.S. Davis Cup Team
Study Form
AMERICAN CHANCES IN
WIGHTMAN CUP
Wimbledon, Eng., June 24.* Frederick J. Perry and Miss Dorothy Round of Great Britain. on the eve of the Wimbledon
Tennie Kwok will remain permanent member of the side.
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GRABER VAULTS TO NEW RECORD
Clears 14 ft. 5 Ins. At Santa Barbara
championships to-night, were pick-at the failure of the current col ed as favourites in their respec tive events
The meet, starting here to-mor row, will give American Davis Cup challengers an excellent op I have been asked by several
portunity of studying their cha people to give a few impressions ces of remaining the famed trapey of the Amateur Championship. I
since Davis Cup entrants of Eng- think that any championship run by our "Royal and Ancient" seems land, Germany and America will
to have that dignity and perfect organisation which come only from experience, and last week all the arrangements were splendid.
compete
Wightman Cap Team
"America's Wightman Cup team
Santa Barbara, Calif... Getting, perhaps, a bit impatient
lege pole vaulters to crack his world record of 14-4% set in 1932, Bill Graber, former Southern Ca
pole lifornia ace, grabbed a and leaped 14-5% at Santa Bar bara recently
Graber is tuning up for the 1936 Olympics, well remembering his failure in the "32 Garnes, los- ing to Bill Miller's (Stanford) leap of 14-1% * few weeks site his own epochal jump-Assoc ed Press.
I was a spectator every day, and will also go into action here to thoroughly enjoyed my holiday, Imorrow. The outcome of the first, mesed seeing Lawson Little after day of play should furnish the his victory, but congratulate him critics with an opportunity to get now on his fine wine line on the chances of the Amer
He is a grand player, and alican girls to retain their British Bri though he plays with a style of trophy.
his own, he is quite an artist in
his method, and played many
good shots when in a tight
comer
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KCC BOWLS TEAM
FOR SATURDAY
The
THE WIGHTMAN CUP · CONTEST
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U.S. Davis Cup Team
Stage Mock
OF SOUTHERN SEAS
POWERFUL ELEVEN
Two hours after arriving in New York from England for her finst visit to America, Joyce Wethered, acclaimed by experts as the greatest woman golfer in the world, demonstrated her ability She turned professional two years ago and is at Fresh Meadows. now in Amerien for 40 matchen with the best U. S. golfers, male ai female. Inset shows 'Miss Wethered's grip.
SELECTED
RECOGNITION GIVEN TO S. CHINA "B" PLAYERS TAY QUEE LIANG TO JOIN TEAM
(By Referee")
FOLLOWING their very successful tours of
Australia and Java, the South China Athle
tic Association are send ng one of their best soc- cer teams on an extended tour south, embrac- ing Indo-China, Malaya, Java, Burmah, and pos- sibly India
A tour of this nature has neser yet been attempted by any Club or Association, and the main object of this venture is to give these footballers, some of whom will probably represent China at the Berlin Olympic Games, every opportunity for studying the form and styleg of different nationalities.
THE TEAM WHICH LEAVES HONG KONG ON OR ABOUT JULY 8. WILL BE COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING S
WONG WING (CAPTAIN) (GOAL); LEUNG IN. CHAN (RIGHT- BACK), LAB MAU (LEFT-BACK); LEUNG, WING CHIU (RIGHT- HALF), LDI TAK PO (CENTRE HALF AND LEE KWOK. WAI (LEFT- HALF); YEUNG SHUI YICK (RIGHT-WING), LAI SHU WING (IN. SIDE RIGHT), TAT QUEEF LIANG (CENTRE-FORWARD), CHEESE SHEK-KAM (INSIDE-LEFT AND LEE SHES YAU (LEFT-WING).
THE RESERVES WILL BE TONG KWAN (HALF-BACK): AND GEORGE CHAN (FORWARD).
The team will be under the care of Mr. Ho Yun Kwong, and!
their itinery is as follows:
Leave Hong Kong next Mon- day or Tuesday for Saigon, where five games will be play- Jed. Then to Java, via Singa
pore where eight games in Batavia Soerabaya, Bandoeng.
JOE LOUIS V LEVINSKY Bulong and other places have
CHARLIE HOFF TO TRAIN BRITISH OLYMPIC TEAM
Former Champion Pole Vaulter Accepts Fortuight Offer
Oslo, Norway. Charles, Hoff, onetime world
a champion pole vaulter and
PIC- fessional since his yearlong tour of the United States in 1906, TAKE accepted an offer from the British. Sport association to act as trainer for the British Olympic team for a period of 14 days in July Associated Press.
BRYAN GRANT
RETAINS CLAY
COURT TITLE
Defeats Parker In Five Sets
FISH-PEDDLER
NOW CAUTIOUS
RING MASTER
Preliminary To "Heavy" Clash
BAER AND LOUIS FOR SEPTEMBER BOUT?
been arranged. From Java, the team will travel to Rangoon, where a series of games will be played against the pick of Bur- mah, and, if time permits, the team will travel to Calcutta
On the return trip, games will be played at Penang, and two at „Singapore.
The team expect to me back in the Colony in time for the open ing of the local soccer league
Junor Men Honoured
SHANGHAI
SOCCER STARS
ARRIVE HERE
CHINESE TEAM FOR JAVA
SUEN KAM-SUEN STILL UNDECIDED
(B-REFEREE”.
Accompanied by Dr. Yu Heng- chi, their manager, the 12 Chinese footballers who are traveling to ara for a series of 15 games un- der the auspices of the Chinese National Amateur Athletic Federa-
It is worthy of note that several fan of Shanghai, arrived in the New York, June 27-members of the touring team have
Joe Louis agreed to day to fight drawn from South China Colony this morning by the M. M.
Finer 13. Årams, King Levinsky in a 10-rounder in "B" and these include the cen Chicago late in August as one of the half, Lim Tak-po, the right Dr. Yu, who has previously several bouts in preparation for wing, Yeung Shui-yick, who play taken two Lok Wah teams on ed for the victorious South China tour, said that although this his clash with Max Baer or Max team when they won the Senior was by no means their best Schmeling here in September. League in 1933, the inside right team, it was, nevertheless,
The Detroit "black menace," Lai Shin-wing, and the inside-left, good one
SUEN, INTERVIEWED: who became the whole heavy Chenk Shek-kam weight show when he battered Tay Quee-liang, the Malayan Suen Kam-suen, the former giant Primo Carnera to the can- Chinese who came from Singapore Athletic forward, who is a mem vas in six rounds here on Tues and set a precedent by playing forber of the team and who is ac- day night, will make short work the South China "A team in his companied by his wife and family, of the Chicago Kingfish, most frst season and for China in the said he was very glad to be back of the ring followers predicted. Far Eastern Olyme Games at in the Colony, if only for a short
But the more cautions recalled Manila, is joining the team at stay.
He could not confum the rum- that Levinsky has displayed a Singapore as centre forward. His knockout punch himself in bout knowledge of the southern type of ours to the erect that he was Cincago, June 25 after bout since Baer knocked soccer should stand the team is coming back to the Colony. He Bay Grant, Jr. of him out in two rounds at Chicago good stead. cessfully defended his last December and may be dan- tennis title be gerous even against Louis. besting young
Baer A Certainty
ERT HALL AND BERKELEY BELL WIN DOUBLES
The score was 45, 61, 3-6, 6-3
"SPURS NEW MANAGER
admitted, however, that the Three Cultures for whom he played for during the last two seasons, not entering the Shanghai League
Mr. Peter McWilliam is the new next season, but he had ong manager of Tottenham Hotspur vited by Tung-Hwa to
C. He held the position from them. de 1913 to 1927, duria which period ared "Spurs", won the FA Cup, -pro- drao-motion to the Fi
of Milwaukee here! The insiders were ard-fought five-Bet day that Baer, outstanding
the ex-heavyweight will fight Louis in Sep spite the talk hands he damaged
his crown
here left to hike up une 13 when Jimmy Braddock Middlesbrough decisioned him.
Gilbert Hall, of South Orange, NJ and Berkeley Bell, of New
took the doubles title by
Robert Bryan of Chattano
and John McDiare
Tea
Sed
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