THE CHINA MAIL," MONDAY, JULY 29, 1935
Sporting Page
WIMBLEDON CHAMPION-TO-BE SUCCUMBS
Georse KOJAC
George Kojac was ooce almest unbeatable among Olympic swim- mes Now George, having com -pleted his M.D. course, finds time
from his medical practice brush
up his swimming strokes in the hope of staging back in the 1936 Olympics,
TO-MORROW'S
ta
a come-
FAMOUS HORSES FOR
£12,000 RACE
BAHRAM, BRANTOME & WINDSOR LAD
PROPOSED MEETING IN FRANCE
(By Hotspur)
**
July 14.
ONE of the greatest races of all time may be
staged in France in October if a sugges- tion, which, I understand, has the approval of the French Jockey Club, is agreed to.
* If the owners approve, four world-famous horses will meet in a race of a mile and a half at Longchamp for a prize of £12,000. horses are:
The
WINDSOR LAD (owner. Mr. M. H. Benson). winner of last year's Derby and St. Leger. and unbeaten since. BRANTOME (Baron Edouard de Rothschild). the best four-year-old in France, and unbeaten until he failed in the Ascot Gold Cup 12 days ago.
BAHRAM (Aga Khan). winner of the Derby and 2000
Guineas this year, and unbeater
CRUDITE (Baron Edouard de Rothschild), winner of the
Grand Prix de Paris yesterday.
AMERICAN COLT CANNOT ENTER
It seems almost too good to be true that such a race as this between the acknowledged champions at three and four yours old of England and France should be brought to Omaha's Owner Visiting England gether.
Such a thing has
ONLY BOWLS
ENCOUNTER done, because it has
SINGLES CLASH AT K.C.C.
ARMSTRONG'S TASK AGAINST ALVES
been Rever never beep jattempted. The difficulties in the jway are not by any means insuper- able. Mr. Benson is far from be ing opposed to the suggestion.
"
j
What Owners Think
"When the proposal was made," he said to me last night, "my reply wins the was, "If Windsor Lad Only one game in the Fourth Eclipse, I might be tempted to rus] Bound of the Colony Lawn Bowls him against Brantome over a milej
Until the Eclipse is down and a half Singles Championship is
for decision to-morrow and, like at Sendown Park on July 19
the rest of this week's games, it
I cannot make a decisior””
Baron Edouard de Rothschild
is a postponed fixture from last was not satisfied with the defeat of his colt by Tiberius in the Ascot week.
H. A. Alves, the Recreio player. Gold Cup, and it was clear that and T. Armstrong, of the Civil Brantome was not then at his best
After the race the hope the Service Club, will meet on Kowloon C.C. green, and a close expressed that Brantome would be game should ensue.
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More Experience
Alves has the better of his op ponent as far as experience, but
And Europe
London, July 14 1. William Woodward, of New York, owner of the Ken- tucky Derby winner, Omaha, arrives in England to-day. When the on 'board I spoke to him Aquitania somewhere in the Atlantic over the radio-telephone last night he expressed his keen interest in the race, but said it would be impossible to enter Omaha in October.
“My borse ́has - engagements. in October which it would be im- possible to cancel" he said. "In any case I have not the faintest idea whether I should ever enter him in such a race at any date. But I can tell you we are not afraid of anyone
with Omaha. take on any- We are ready to body provided the arrangements are satisfactory
kept in training for another rea- GOLDEN ANCHOR
son and come to Ascot again to try and restore a reputation which was shaken by his defeat,
Bahram's Next Race
The next race of Bahram is to Armstrong, who recently gained be the St Ledger, in mid-Septem his place as No. 3 in the Civil ber. It is intended that Ee sbal Service premier team by virtue avoid the Ascot Gold Cap next of his great improvement, will year and be retired from racing at
the end of the present season. not suffer a great deal by this. a
Alves had his hardest fight in
He should be at the top of his the first round when he only just form in September. and could be managed to get by A E. Coates.jkept in training for another montb the Craigengower player and one or sc.
of the three best No. 1's in the Colony, whom he beat by 21 shots to 18.
AMERICANS BEAT MINDANAO
LAWRENCE SAVES THE DAY
HEARTHER'S WINNING CIRCUIT-CLOUT
The Hong Kong Baseball' League proper commenced yester- day morning in brilliant
Buzz-
innings contributed
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HEARTS FINE SEASON
AWARDED FOR
SAILING FEAT
Yacht's 9,000 Miles Voyaging
THROUGH BAY OF BISCAY WITHOUT COMPASS
The referee pats Danno O'Mahoney, Irish titleholder, on the back signifying his capture of the world's heavyweight wrest-
A dying body scissors. ling championship from Jim Londos. downed Londoe after 1 hour, 15 minutes in the Boston title match.
TO GERMAN
ACE
CRAWFORD & BUDGE BOTH BEATEN →→→→
FIRST ANGLO-GERMAN FINAL RESULTS
VON CRAMM'S RISE IN TENNIS FIRMAMENT
FRE
(By A. Wallis Myers)
London, July 4.
RED PERRY and Baron G. Von Cramm are to fight in the final at Wimbledon to-mor- row for the championship which the English- man holds.
This climax the recent French final re- played and a match between the numbers 1 and 3 in the world's "First Ten". -was evolved after two stimulating contests in the semi-final yes- terday, witnessed by her Majesty the Queen and a mid-week crowd that broke all previous re- cords.
Repeating last year's verdict at Wimbledon and reversing that at Melbourne six months ago, Perry beat Crawford, cham-
critical.
GOLF CHAMPION'S PLANSon of Australia, in four sets, of which all but the first were
ALFRED PERRY-
TO COMPETE FOR
BELGIAN TITLE
HONOURS FOR THE NEW CHAMPION
CERTAINTY FOR THE RYDER CUP
(By GEORGE GREENWOOD) London, July 14.. After receiving the congratu- lations of the members of the
V.R.C. STILL WAITING FOR SASA. REPLY
Colony Championship Dates
Still In The Air --
The Victoria Recreation Club have not yet received any news from Shanghai about the dates suggested by them for the come ing Interport
The committee are waiting for Shanghai's reply before They make any arrangements for the Swimming Championships and the Interport trials.
Leatherhead club, Alfred Perry FEDERATION Britain's new Open champion. the week-end with his spent wife in Somerset."
The caddies at Leatherhead had painted over Perry's shop: "Al- fred Perry, the Open golf cham- pion. 1: 35"
WATER POLO
LEAGUE STARTS
GOOD STANDARD
· DISPLAYED
THREE GAMES TO-DAY
For Belgian Open Perry will compete in the Bel- gian championship at the Royal: Golf Club, Brussels, next Satur day and Sunday, when Henry Cotton, the holder, will defendl his title. Among other competi-affiliated to the Hong Kong Chin- tors are A. Padgham, runner-ese Amateur Athletic Federation,
Donald Budge, America's discovery of last year and an al- most certain champion-to-be, went down to Von Cramm. the German champion, after the gamest fight.
*
The chivalry of all four play- ers ennobled the two encounters."
Perry was the first to acknow-TO-DAY'S› VITAL
MIXED DOUBLES
of ledge that in the matter "net-cords" the rub of the court 'was with him the champior had five of these lucky strokes. The bearing of Von Cramm and
Budge, both new to a ceptre court 16,000, was exemplary, and per- sonally I never hope to see four semi-finalists more faithful to the Wimbledon tradition.
To-morrow's -match between Perry and Von Cramm will be the first Anglo-German final in the his- tory of Wimbledon.
Area
LEAGUE CLASH
C.R.C. CHALLENGE
TO HOLDERS
RESULT WILL DEPEND UPON THIRD RANKING PAIRS
Weather permitting, the long awaited clash between the United Australian player, Services Recreation Club, holders Norman Brookes, who was present of the Dunlop Mixed Doubies yesterday, met Froitzheim in the League Lawn Tennis Shield, and Recreation Club, final of the All-Comers singles in the Chinese
1914 on the eve of the war.
He their strongest rivals, will take on the lat- won a memorable five-set match on place this afternoon that occasion, fortified by a glass ters' courts at Causeway Bay.
The U.S.P.C. are fielding a fair- of champagne, and in the subse
and, with Mrs. round quent challenge
unicorsedly strong beam
band, the holders should stand an excellent chance of beating their hosts.
The water-polo League open to the holder, the late Anthony Wild- Withington partnering her hus- ali Chinese swimming
dlabs ang.
But a German has never before
up in the British Open, P. Alliss, under whose auspices the League penetrated to the last stage, and
U.S.R.C. Weakness and S. Brews, the South African is run. commenced yesterday with the event-is another sign of Ten- tonic recrudescence in the realm of
As the team now stands, Major. champion. Henry Picard, Ameri-four games.
The standard of water-pole dis-sport.
and Mrs. Withington must secure ca's new "star" player, is return-
played is very good and some of Born 26 years ago, next Sunday, one set if they are to help ing home immediately.
the games in which senior teams Baron Gottfried Von Cramm is, in materially, as the USRC. have (Continued on Page 57
are featured are well worth wit-style and temperament, and i always been weakly represented dessing.
physical fitness, the best player this season by their third string, All League matches this season Germany has ever produced. will be played at North Point" - The following games have been farranged for to-day:
Berlin SIDNEY BREWS
The 21-fod yacht Spucht III has arrived in Hamburg from Gibraltar after voyages that total: 19,000 miles. Her owner, Rudolph: Ude, has received a plaque bear- ing a golden anchor from the The Heart of Midlothian direc-Lower Elbe. Yachting Club:
This award is only made once tors, it is understood, seriously considered the paying of a divi-yearly for an outstanding per- dend this year by way of celebrat-formance by a yachtsman. țing a splendid financial season. It
The first of her long journeys! was thought better, however, to was made to Palma, on the isle of defer that pleasure. Another such Mallorca, the round voyage being good year, and the first dividend of 4,400 miles. may be looked for.
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Famous Surrey Balsman
AGAIN WINS
FRENCH TITLE
RECORDS SECOND SUCCESSIVE WIN
TO MEET PERRY AND COTTON FOR BELGIAN TITLE
Shins
Had his contemporary. Hans Moldenaver not been killed in
a
(Continued on Page 5) The following is this week's
TÓ-DAY Mixed Doubles League CRC. V USE.C.
Cainese Bathing Club "B" Chan collision with a tram when his programme:
motor-car was returning to Berlin (C.B.C. 5.30 pm from the Red White Club. these South China "B" Chinese Bathing we might have carried their coun-
Club "B"
(Civil Servants Club 5.30 p.m.)try to the Davis Cup Cha age South China "A" Civil Servants round and even beyond it.
(South China 5.30 p.m.)
(Causeway Bay)
TO-MORROW “A” Division C.R.C. "B" C.R.C_ “A” Craägengower v Recreio “R”. |U.S.R.C. ▾ Recreio "A"
K.C.C LEC
WEDNESDAY
Division
Sought Tilden's Advice JOHN BELL RE-ENGAGED Lake many other young players, Von Cramim has sat at the feet of
It was on that of the IRC - HICC. London, July 4. Queen of the South, bave reiken. For the second year in succes engaged John Bell, an inside for-famous American that he modelled University v CS.C.C.
1. ball is KC.C. v Recreio
S. China v CRC. sion Sidney Brews, many times ward, who left them in 1933 to gofhis service is ser
He was almost a replica of Ti, Len's second South African. champion, has to Preston North End- won the French Open Golf title. one of the players who helped the and last year, seeking advice)
(Continued on Page 5) His score of 293 for 72 holes "Queens" to gain promotion-
strokes at Le Touquet is nine more than his winning aggregate
Taken Seriously Illat. Dieppe last year.
C. Abel
International Football
Dates For Next Season
THURSDAY "Division
KLT.C, Recreio C.R.C.. ▼ KC.C... C.B.A. Army T. C. University v LRC Craigengower v S Chins
FRIDAY
Divizion
[$. Chim -v C.S.C.C.
Police RC. T KRG.C. Army T.C. v CRC
A Miscarriage shine when O'Kieffe's Americans London, July 14-Robert Abel His son, Mr. Alfred nosed out the USS Mindanao in the Surrey cricketer, is ring said last night: "My father is It will be recalled that owing to the miscarriage of his entry a thrilling match on the Royal dangerously ill at his home at
ground at Handforth-road, Kennington. It practicily blind now. His sight form for the British Open,
At the summer meeting at Tor-1arranged: F A Amateur XL. v. Naval Recreation
was stated late last night there has been steadily failing him ever Brews was on the point of can- Caroline Hill
The superb pitching of Law-was a slight improvement. He is since he ceased playing in 1904 celling his trip to Europe. On quay, of the International Section RN. and RM, at Plymouth, Dec. It only be could see the Oval again investigation of the circuristan- Committee of the Football Associa-11, 1935; F. A. Amateur XLTY. rence in the latter half of the 77.
FOR DUNDEE For a fortnight he has beep I know that it would be an morces the Royal mid Ancient Club tion the following dates were RAF, Feb. 5, 1936; F. A. Ams- SCHOOLBOY INTERNATIONAL
resentative}teur XX. v. Cambridge Univ t seventh
Cambridge, Nov 7, 1935; F.A. largely towards the success of confined to his bed, and his dangh-mons comfort to him in his permitted Brews to compete in agreed upon for
the championship, in which he matches: the "Americans,while Hearther's ter and two of his sons are in ness.”.
back in Richards, who has been four bagger at a critical moment constant attendance. They are For over 20 years from 1881 finished in the Sist place. Treland v England, in Ireland. Amateur XL v. Army, Nov. 20, Dundee have engaged a new provided the necessary run for trying to keep from him the news to 1964-Bobby Abel was a pillar At the week-end he will play Oct. 19, 1935, England v. Wales, 1935. victory.
of the death of his great friend, of the Surrey eleven, being alin the Belgian Open at Brussels, in England, Feb. 5, 1936; England Instructions were given for the with the Ir Free Sta
tive to a tour in Scandinavia next He is a Welshman and played for Lodik, the Mindanao's short William Brockwell, with whom he famous run-getter. After his re-in which Cotton and A. Perry, Scotland, at Wembley, April 4 continuation of negotiations rela- Dundalk, for the last
Wales v. Scotland as a sch stop, scored the only other cirused to open the batting for Sur tirement he acted as coach to the new British champion, will 1986,
also compete.
The following matches were May young players at the Oval cuit-clout of the day.