CHINA-MAIL THURSDAY -
1935
Sporting Page
HISTORIC DAY IN BRITISH PROFESSIONAL GOLFING ANNALS
THE 200
JESSE
230 WIRD HURDLES.
In his first year in interealle- giate athletics, Jesse Owen, Ohio State's great negro track and field atar, in already seeking new worlds to conquer. The former Cleveland school-bay startled spectators at the recent Michigan meet by smashing three world re- cords and equalling a fourth.
FREDDIE MILLER BEATS SEAMAN WATSON
World Champion Floored Early In Fight
Londos, Jane 28. World champion of the feather- the American weight section, Freddie Miller yesterday evening beat the Englishman Seaman Watson in a hard fight
Although Watson knocked the
American down for a short count carly in the fight, the latter ob- tained the upper hand later on; -flooring the Englishman in the fourth round and sending him down for the final count in the sixth-Trans-Ocean Kuo Min
BOWLS VETERANS
IN SINGLES CLASH
THIS AFTERNOON
Sloan's Challenge To Arculli
U. M. OMAR SHOULD BEAT J. V. RAMSAY
MRS. MOODY SECURES
E
NARROW VICTORY
BRILLIANT FIGHT BY MISS HARDWICK
WINNER WITHIN TWO POINTS
OF DEFEAT.
(By A WALLIS MYERS)
London, June 7.
NGAGED at Weybridge yesterday in her first serious match since her retirement from championship lawn tennis nearly two years ago, Mrs. Moody was within two points of defeat by Miss Mary Hardwick, who played the The score in best game of her short career.
favour of the American was 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.
With rain falling at intervals and the turf so slippery that both competitors wore socks over their shoes, conditions were against great lawn tennis.
AC Gilbert (1) created a sensation at the 1908 Olympien when he vaulted 13 feet, but he gaped with wonder as Keith Brown (r) of Yale set a new world standard at 74 feet 51⁄2 inches at the recent Inter-Collegiate track meet at the Harvard Stadium
In spite of this. the play reached a high standard, and REPRIMAND FOR FAMOUS!
one fact was established beyond dispute it was that Miss Hard- wick is now in Mrs: Moody's class and has the stroke equip- ment to meet any opponent in the world oa level terms.
It was a trying ordeal for thei ex-champion. The wet surface floating did not assist her drives; she was obviously short of stern competitive practice; she was meeting a young and unknown opponent, stroke execution was as fluent as her own, and who only be trayed a lack of complete assur- jance when in came to serving
at a critical point
whose
Ten Double Fanks In all Miss Hardwick served 10]
these faults. double
Without
lapses-and they cast her at least! two vital games in the palpitating] second set-Mrs. Moody would, on ber
form of yesterday, almost. certainly have passed out of the! (Continued on Page 's)
POLICE RINKS FOR SATURDAY
To Meet Yachtsmen and
Craigengower
The following will represent the:
FIFTEEN U.S. SWIMMERS TO
COMPETE IN TOKYO
Jack Medica And Albert Vande Weghe Included In Team
Tokyo, June 25. Fifteen picked American swimn- mers, including several world re cord-holders, will visit Japan next August for a series of encounters with this country's mermen, the Japan Swimming Association ze- vealed to day.
Included will be Jack Medica, Seattle, Wash, who holds United States reords in 440, 500, and 800 yards and one-mile races, and Albert Vande Weghe, who holds the national records in the 100 metre and 150 yards back stroke events-Rengo.
ACHILLES
SNATCH A
MOTORIST FREDDIE DIXON
AND "BAULKING”
AT BROOKLANDS
"BLAMELESS” SAYS RIVAL DRIVER
INCIDENT IN DAY'S
FASTEST RACE
(By ROGER FULLER)
Brooklands, June 11. There was a surprising sequel to the Gold Star race, the chief event in the holiday programme: here to-day, when Freddie Dixon the famous racing motorist," was]
For
"BAD LIGHT" SIGNAL NOT
FOR LORD'S
Considered Too Mechanical For Sporting Game
London, June 7, The "bad light signal-a form of radio-visor— which cently erected as an experiment at Lord's, was dismantled yester day. The instrumeno, fed at the end of the Grand Stand, was considered too mechanical for a -sporting gamË.
It was thought that unless the apparatus could respond to varia- tions of light in the middle of the ground it might be mislead-
Jeg in its signal.
summoned before the steward- WHY SARAZEN and "severely reprimanded" his driving:
This race, the fastest of the day, was won by Mr. Charle Brackenbury, driving Mr. C. E C. Martin's super-charged Bugat- driving a Riley, was unplaced
Official Statement.
DID NOT PLAY
AT MUIRFIELD
VICTORY 125-37 miles an hour. Diron. RUSH WOULD HAVE
SWEDISH TEAM'S
The following statement, sign-
Police RC senior and junior NARROW DEFEAT led by Sir Algernon Grimmess, the
teams in their Lawn Bowls league' encounters against the Craigen- gower "B" and the Yacht Club on Saturday:
Senior Team
W. McLeod, T. Tallon, F. Nolan**
and J. Shepherd (skip).
G. Moss, W. S. Dall, E. G. Post and WE Hollands (skip).
A. G. Channings, G. Perkins,-J. C.
S. Fender and W. McHardy (skip).
Junior Team
INTERNATIONAL CLUB. MATCH THRILLS (By BEVIL RUDD)
London, June 4. The International Club match, which was the centrepiece of the British Games at the White City
W. McKay, A. Johnson, J. Lyesterday, had a 'dramatic climax Ridley and W. S. Glendinning (skip).which thrilled a crowd of over
Two lawn bowls veterans will meet on the Kowloon Dock RC weather green. this afternoon, permitting, to contest the right of A. Wright and A. W. Smith (skip) entering the Fourth Round of the
W. Clark, H. Brown, J. E. Mc- Walter and S. Logan (skip).
Colony
Singles Championship. They are R. Duncan of the Bowl ing Green, and A. 0. Brawn, of
the Civil Service.
L. Glendinning. W. J. D. Cameron,
FOOTBALL CLUB BOWLS TEAM FOR SATURDAY
The following will represent the!
Brawn's most notable achieve Football Club in their Second ment this year was his win over Division Lawn Bowls - league en- A. E. Silkstone, the conqueror of the redoubtable B. F. Luz, which counter against the Kowloon CC.. he accomplished in fine style. Al-on Saturday:
be N. Currie, G. S. Graver, E. Tack though Duncan could hardly described as a better bowler than and A. Brooksbank (skip).
Silestone, he is certainly on consistent one. It is doubtful -if (Continued on Page 57
20,000 spectators, -
With one event to go the relay the Ogryte Idrott Sal- skap of Sweden led the Achiles Club by 1% points, with the London Athletic Club within striking distance.
(Continued on Page 5)
SWINDON TOWN - REPORT PROFIT OF £1,405
Earl of Cottenham, and Caloner! F. Lindsay Lloyd, was issued:**
The stewards saw Mr. Diron regarding baulking of a car in this
BEEN TOO MUCH
CHAMPIONSHIP DATES MUCH TOO CLOSE
New York, June 11
RECORDS SHATTERED
IN BIG CASH EVENT COX'S AMAZING FIGURES BETTER SCRATCH SCORE CHAMPION'S IMMACULATE GOLF
(By F. I. C. PIGNON)
London, June 6.
THE second qualifying round of the "York-
shire Evening News" £750 professional tour nament on the Sand Moor course, Leeds, yes- terday provided an historic day in British pro- fessional golf.
The scoring was the best ever recorded in a tournament of this kind, and players who merely equalled the scratch score of 74 for each of the two rounds failed to get a place in the list of 32 who qualified for to-day's match stages.
During the day the record of
67 was twice equalled and twice! beaten. Scores of 70 and below became commonplace, and at the end youth triumphed. W. J. Cox the 24-years-old assistant! fat Addington. heading the field with a record total of 135-13 better than the scratch score:
But for a drenching downpour of rain during the afternoon the secres might have been even low- ler. Even so, four players beat 70 under the severe handicap of slipping clubs and casual water. and Willie Robertson; of Cleethor- pes, achieved the remarkable score of 66.
This was probably the best per formance of the day and compar able with the record of 65 estab fished earlier in the day by Rich- ard Barton
SHORT BUT SEVERE
GOLF
No 70's On Western Isles Course
London, June 12
On a course less than 6,000) yards in length no player broke 70 and four only beat bogey (74) in) the western Isles championship st Isle of lay yesterday.
The first round was played in
MISS WETHERED PLAYS "LIKE A MACHINE”
Brilliant Display In An Exhibition Match
of orcester (Mass), June 7. Miss Joyce Wethered gave an other brilliant display of gol when, in partnership with Benja- min W. Ayres, jun, she defeated Jesse Guilford and Miss Jean
exhibition Bauer 5 and 4 in match.
She played machine-like gol Her patting was excellent after a shaky start, her approach work good and her driving powerful
and accurate. She was out in 39 and home-in 37 for a score of 76- Twice she encountered trouble, but on each occasion she recover- ea beautifully.
MISS WETHERED
AGAIN WINS IN
UNITED STATES
FOURSOMES WON BY 7 AND 6.
2,000 SPECTATORS GIVE REPEATED ENCORES
Winchester (Mass), June 8- Miss Joyce Wethered yesterday rain, driven in sheets by the gale, gained her second victory in four and at the end Patrick Mahon, matches in America. In partners Gene Sarazen has abandoned Dublin, led the Beld with 72, while ship with Blaney, the Massachu race. They severely reprimanded his plans for competing in the James McDowall, Turnberry, Scot-setts amateur champion, she de him, and told him that if he could British Open at Muirfeld, and has tísk professional champion W. 3, feated Francis Ouinet, former not comply with the regulations returned to his farm at Brook Branch, Henbury, and Tom Col American open champion and Binge, Swinton Park, Manchester, Walker Cup player, and Miss Jean Baner, of Providence (R1), by T and 6 in a four-ball exhibition he had better not enter again for field Centre, New York -
match. Brooklands Automobile Racing "Tell them in England that divided second place with 73.
Cinb race.
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MIXED DOUBLES LEAGUE
Rain
am awfully disappointed not to be able to make the trip," he said, "bat it would be too late to sail on Thursday I could not shake
off my sea legs in time) AM
SHANGHAI CRICKET
Miss Wethered was out in 42, and took 14 strokes for the remain,” ing three holes on the homeward I. F. Stokes undefeated innings journey. Her partner reached the
"It will be the first time for of 59, following his 3 for 34, gaveltura in 37-one over par---and took years that I have not taken part the S.CC. Stragglers a 10 wickets 12 for the last three holes.
Quimet was out in 38 and took "win over the S.C.C. Nomads last and week-end A J. Barson hatted 14 for the next three holes, while I feel that the British To Rescue Of in the British Open.
American Open Championships patiently for his 42 for the his partner did the first nine holes Holders
should have been fired för dif- Wanderers against the Colts, and in 45 and the next three in 15. ferent dates in order to give the JC Jenkins took 4 for 44 to win Americans a chance to get over the game by 5 runs, despite Pat without killing themselves with Madar's. T for 28 against the
elke Wanderers. rnahing."
MISS HANCOCK INJURED
Owing to the very heavy rain which fell intermittently through-brans out yesterday and all last night
Largely owing to their good all league tennis matches, scheduled
showing in the FA Cup competi- for to-day have been postponed All Star Baseball
The United Services Recreation
G. Stephens, F. P. Anslow, Etion, Swindon Town F.C. report Edwards and J. Russell (skip).
A Steven A. Humphrey, A proot of $1,405 on last season's Club, the Mixed Doubles League Jackson and A., Maderiane (skip).
working.
KOWLOON DOCKS SELECT US.A. Will Concentrate
BOWLS RINKS
The following will represent the
On Davis Cup Fitness
Kowloon Docks BC in their New York, Je 6 The Unit senior division lawn bowls league States Davis Cup team, composed encounter against the Craigin- of Wilmer Allis
**That does not
champions, would have been with
out two of their best lady players,
as Miss R. Hancock and Mrs. Read
are both indisposed
Englishwoman Applanded
After the match had been won at the 12th it was decided to play out the remaining holes Miss Wethered's card for the homeward journey was 43, making a total of 85; Blaney returned in 37 for 74 (two over par), and. Onimet took 42 for a total of 30, and his
Classic For July 8 partner to finish in 33.
New York, June Franky Frisch, manager Miss Hancock, as the result of World Champion St. Louis minor accident, has put her dinals and Mickey knee out and will probably be out ager of the Detr of the game for at least a LOTE might
READING FC FOR HOLLAND.
White
Cochr
merican Leagu
Miss Wethered's superior driv ing and long iron-play surprised who repeat- the 2,000 spectators edly
man's play.
the Englishwo-
WORDSMANSHIP TITLE
WON BY EURO
"C.C. A team on Satur-Wood; Dos
day:
gud
the
Hast 2" Other,"
McKerrie
Budge