THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY,
1935
Sporting Page=
AMERICAN WOMEN SECURE ENTRY INTO
MANILA JOCKEY
CLUB SALE MAY
BE TURNED DOWN
TWO-THIRDS VOTE MAY BE LACKING
NEW RACE COURSE MAY BE ESTABLISHED!
Although a majority of the stockholders of the Manila Joc key Club desire to sell out to aj group of persons which has offer-j ed P$40,000 for the club indica- tions are that a minority group, of the 35 stockholders will attempt to block the sale."
Approximately 20 of the 35 stockholders have expressed will- ingness to either sell their entirel share or to sell half and take the remaining half in shares of the
new corporation. Under the by
Laws of the Jockey Club, however,
it is necessary to have the con-
sent of at least two-thirds of the stock-holders to approve such a proposal as the sale or disposal of the Club This necessary two- thirds vote may be lacking, ac- cording to a survey made.
Elevate Standard.
The group seeking the purchasej of the Club has announced that if it acquires the Club it will intro- THEY duce improvements which elevate local horse racing to its former status when it was a big money making corporation.
course
port two race courses.
Heari Cochet, the world famous French professional lawn tennis player, is to tour the East. next mouth
HENRI COCHET
AND HIS TROUPE
FOR SHANGHAI
Khoo Hooi-Hye.
Responsible
JAPANESE RANKING PLAYERS VISIT
Shanghai, July 23.
While local followers of tennisi
MRS. MOODY STAGES HER "COMEBACK"
TWO HELENS TO CLASH ONCE AGAIN
MISS ROUND'S CONQUEROR LOSES
(By A Wallis Myers)
London, July 5,
MERICA celebrated her Day of Indepen-
A Mence by cornering the women's singles at
Wimbledon for the third time.
California, as in 1929 and 1932, having cleared the field of all obstruction, will again test-the rival merits of Mrs. Moody and Miss Jacobs, who are members of the same club at Berke ley, San Francisco, and have been the keenest rivals on the lawn tennis court for nearly a decade.
They have met twice before on the centre court, and Mrs. cody has triumphed with something in hand. But since their
last engagement in England there was a much-talked-about
match between them in the final of the American champion- On that occasion Miss Jacobs ship.it Forest Hills in 1933. was proclaimed the winner.
BRITAIN'S CLEAN
SWEEP IN DAVIS
But the victory was not con- Indeed. clusive or clean-cut. Mrs Moody retired after Miss! Jacobs was leading 3-love in the final set.
Suffering from a strained back,
WIMBLEDON FINAL
Philip Le Boutiller's yawi, "Stormy Weather" (above), weathered the Atlantic and won the recent 3,650-mile Newport to Norway race. Roderick Stephens, Jr., as navigator and master, brought her into Bergen, Norway, in 19 days and 5 hours after the start of the longest tram-Atlantic race in yachting history.
CUP ENCOUNTER she decided not to risk a physical GOLF CLUBHOUSE
PERRY TAKES HIS
TIME
ALUSON'S PLUCKY RALLY
London. To-day-
collapse, and, amid a scene of of Mile: Lenglen's withdrawa} } considerable tension reminiscent from the same court 12 years) earlier, conceded the match to Miss Jacobs
BUILT LIKE SHIP
ON SANDHILLS
BUILDING WHICH
will be given fine exhibitions to that if day and to-morrow by the four! It has been" indicated the group is unable to acquire the ranking Japanese players, the big-
COST £10,000 Manila Jockey Club, a new race gest thrill in years will be pro-
Until her departure from Cali-j- in vided when Henri Cochet, former máy be established
fornia last May Mrs. Moody, re- Manila. In this event, one of the world champion and the man who
OVERLOOKS THE IRISH SEA: last year's cruiting her mind and body, had two clubs will fail as it is believ-was responsible for France's long! ed that Manila is unable to sup-streak of wins in the Davis Cup Improving on
series, appeans with his troupe of triumph by 4 matches to 1, Bri-eschewed, tournament play. Her
The $10,000 golf clubhouse, at professionals next month on the tain yesterday beat America by decisioni come back was both
She found wet courts to greet Birkdale, Lancashire, was opened. courts of the Shanghai Tennis 5 matches to nil in the Chai-sudden and unexpected.
England At Weybridge recently by the exptain, Mr. Al- Club, local Chinese organisation lenge Round of the Davis Cup headed by Khoo Hooi-bye.
at Wimbledon, when Bunny her in
As Birkdale is a seaside course, Hardwick; at All-feat by Miss Khoo Hcoi-hye..former Share Austin avenged his defeat in she was within two points of defred Marland. bai open champion, states that the quarter-finals of the
with England Championships by de Beckenham, very slow on her feet, the architect," Mr. George Tonge, has completed negotiations
is feating Donald Budge in four she was soundly beaten by Miss the famous Freach ace, who
sets and Fred Perry beat Wi-Stammers. now touring Indo-China.
mur Allison with comparative
DONOGHUE RIDES
FAMOUS PAIR AT OLYMPIA
Found Her Old Form Neither of these reverses dis According to Khoo, he wrote ease.
In his match against Perry yes-tarbed her; she found her old BROWN JACK AGAIN Cochet asking him to play at the
Stanghaï Tennis Club and the terday Allison served, drore, and form retuming on the firm and Frenchman has definitely agreed vollered in brilliant style for three dry turf of Wimbledon. She has only one with sets, but it was not until the fourth come to her eighth final on the to do so. although no exact date has been set for his appearance set that the British and world centre court.
perilous match a fourth round) champion loosed his big guns.. bere:
After being extended to 32 duel, which she very nearly los First Exhibition
games in the first three sets, Perry against Mile. Cepkova, of Prague. Unlike her rival, Miss Jacobs Although Cochet passed through drove and volleyed in such a spec- Shanghai in 1929, he failed to give tacular manner that he secured has not lost a set. Until the last two days her hand appeared to an exhibition here due to lack nf 5-1 lead in the fourth set."
A NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN OCCASION
Brown
Steve Donoghue and Jack--one of the most combinations in the history
racing-made yet
pearance together.
another
of
ap here.
This time it was not at Ascot
Khoo also announces that in search of yet more fame, but visiting Japanese tennis
in the ring at the International ranking players of Japan.
building which fits on the sand- of Southport, has designed hills like a cruiser on the waves, with storeys which diminish size, rising like decks-
famous time, and thus his appearance Allison countered with a great have lost some of its canning- next month will be the first one rally to pull up to 53. but then she was threatened all the way lost two of the most brilliant and by Mille. Conquerque, champion But a spirit of tremendous en- the longest rallies of the encounter for of Holland. aces. set and match at 6-3
dezvour animates Miss Jacobs, !* Chal who Full scores for the 1935
and there is no competitor at F. J. Perry (Britain) beat W. Wimbledon who works harder Horse Show at Olympia in aid of are scheduled to play leading locallenge Round were as follow:
at University players at the French Club the
of pace and pawkiness, can hold charity bed College Hospital for those on week-end, will meet four of the Allison (American) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, for her points, or, by a mixture H. W. Austin (Britain) beat Dat bay more bravely the greater
stylist. nected with the Turf, which is to best racket wielders of Shanghaij
on Saturday, August 3, at the Badge (America) 62 kr Be be named after Brown Jack
of "Come Shanghai Tennis Club, Pioneer.
G. P. Hughes and C. R.D. Tacker | Applause, and cries
Britain beat W. L. Allison and L on. Steve!" greeted horse and Field. jockey.
The local club will be represent van Rya (America) 6-2. 1–6, 6–8. ed by W. D. Duff, Gordon Lum, M-4-3 6-3. Stirring Spectacle Brown Jack. in magnificent Benavitch and Khoo Hooi Eye HW, Austin (Britain), beat W. L fettle, held his head high and The programme of matches will be Allison (America) 6-2, 26, 4–5. trotted briskly about the ring announced later.
Donoghne was in the green and yellow, (halved) racing colours of Sir Harold Wernher. It was these colours that he wen Queen Alexandra Stakes Brown Jack for six years in suc-
the
00
cession-1929 to 1931 Donoghue
Local Debat
The visiting Japanese tennis players will make their local de- but this afternoon at 330 o'clock the Lawn Tennis Association court at Cercle Sportif Francais-
The quartet, which is headed by waved his cap and the audience ayashi, of the Tokyo Imperial cheered and waved in return University, and former Davis Cup
When they left the ring bun dreds of people rushed for the player, made a clean sweep of all special reception loose-box where
F. J. Perry (Britain) beat D. Budge (America) –0, 68, 63, 6-4.
Broter.
Tennis tournaments in its tour of JACK DOYLES TWO Brown Jack is being exhibited China ports.
The Japanese stars are Hayashi,FIGHTS A WEEK They wanted to have just one more look at the dear old pagTM Fujii, Kuramitsu and Hirai. as one enthusiastic admirer de crushed all opposition in scribed him.
BRISTOL CITY MAKE PROFIT ON YEAR -
Bristol City's su
A. Cap they satted
recently, winning all of matches played and losing only one set. Tientsin had one of the best teams in years: ft, having the service of former Japanese Davis
ern critics were their praise of the Japa
and stated that their
by far the finest eser
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AMERICAN TENNIS TEAMS
ARRIVE IN ENGLAND:
DAWSON TRIUMPHS IN DES MOINES GOLF
Johnny Goodman Eliminates Present Title Holder
Wakonda Club, Des Moines,
Iowa, June 29. Johnny Dawson, Chicago, to- day defeated Sid Richardson, 17- year-old Creston, Iowa, boy, 7 and 6. in sne of the semi-final wat- ches of the trans-Mississippi golf tournagent.
FOURTH TEST
LEFT DRAWN AT
OLD TRAFFORD
S. Africans Cannot
Lose Rubber
ENGLAND'S LAST CHANCE AT THE OVAL
"London, To-day.
M.C.C. SELECT
TEAM FOR NEW
ZEALAND VISIT
WYATT UNABLE TO GO AS CAPTAIN
STRONG ALL-ROUND COMBINATION
London.
R. E. SWyatt, the England cap- tain has declined the invitation to four New Zealand during the coming Winter as he has been from medically advised to rest cricket, owing to his having been considerably weakened by a frae- tured jaw and the nerve strain of the recent Test matches and also in view of the 1936-37 tour of the MCC in Australia
The following have already se- rapted invitations to tour. New -Zealand:
N. S. Mitchel Innes (Oxford U
A. Powell (Sussex)
H. D. Read (Essex)
A. D. Baxter (Middlesex).
JR. Humax (Middlesex)
Hon. C. L. Lytteltox (Worcestershire)
James Langridge (Sussex)
Dennis Smith (Derbyshire)
J. Sims (Middleser)
Joe Hardstaff (Notts)
I.
ERT. Holmes (Oxford Surrey and England) has been in- vited to captain the team.
James Parks of Sussex has álso been invited...
A-fine young side of cricketers is being got together by the MLC.C for the forthcoming visit to New Zealand and incidentally to Aus- will tralia, where the tourists
play against the State elevens,
writes "Onlooker" in the Ceylon
observer.
Teams that the M.CC have sent out to New Zealand in the". past have passed through Colom- bo and two of them have played against AIF-Ceylon.
The first was in October, 1922. when a C. McLaren led the tour- isis and the second in October, 1929, when Harold Gilligan was
No doubt. As expected, the South Afri the touring captain. in cans very easily forced England the CCA will make arrangements to a draw in the fourth Test for the team, that ER T. Holmes match at Old Trafford yester-will lead to play in Colombo.
In 1902" an MC.C. team went day.
In the other semi-finals match. Johnny Goodman, Omaha, defeat-- ed Leland, Beaman of Paris, Texas, the defending champion, 5 and 4.
"promenade
Standing on the deck overlooking the Irish Sex it needs little imagination to feel that one is on a cruise g
Having draw the first, won out to New Zealand, led by P. F. the second, and drawn the next Warner and played a few matches iwo, the South Africans will Australia as well That side commence the final Test at the included P. R. May. so well known Oval on August 17 with the know in Ceylon. At the conclusion of ledge that they cannot possibly that tour Mas, who had then not yet gone up to Cambridge but had lose the rubber.
Scores, as cabled by Renter, played for London County wrote.
were:-
England 1st Inns
·South Africa Ist Inns
ENGLAND2nd Innings Smith, Lb.w., Crisp Eakevel, b Langton Barber, b Vincent Hammond, not out Leyland, e Mitchell, b Vincent R. W. V. Robins, e Wade,
Vincent
Tate. b Vincent RES. Wyatt, not out
Extras
The deck is big enough for deck tennis to be played. The build-Crisp
Total (for 6,wkta. dec.)
Bowling Analysis
0. HR
-↑
Two teams of young U.S.A. lawning also contains a billiards room, Bell tennis players landed at Plymouth a card room, and a dining room.
recently to play a series of <mat-} ches in England Harvard Land Yale will meet Oxford and Cam- bridge, and schoolboys from Law- renceville will play Royal Milit ary College, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Westmins ter School Queen's Club, the Army, and the Public Schools Old Boys' Association
Langtor
357.
a book, a copy of which he gave me a few years ago. In that he Igave a very graphic account, of the tour in New Zealand and Aus- 318"tralia and also referred to the teams visit to Colombo, where no match was played...
McLaren's Team ⠀⠀
I 1922 A C. McLaren was cap
63 tain of the MCC team that went
14
out to New Zealand and "on their "
way played against All-Ceylon. Dr. John Rockwood on that occa
13 sion gave the visitors a banquet
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4 in his home at "The Einris," Re-
gent Street. The tourists includ- ed A P. F. Chapman, then fresh from his triumphs at Cambridge 1 but not yet an England cricketer, 030 T. C. Lowry, the New Zealander 280
26 6 73
Vincent Dalton
"BOUTH AFRICA—2nd Inigings.
E. A. Rowan hit wicket, b Robins B. Mitchell, not out
E. G. Viljoen, hw, b Robina
A. D. Nourse, not out
Extras
Total (for 2 ted
The sum of 12,000 was spent on the decorations; and £1,500 on the Bowes private road leading up to the Txte clubhouse from the Southport Hammond
Verity Liverpool main road.
Robins Leyland After the opening Mr. Marland Govern- gave a dianer to which all the Bakewell captains of the Merseyside golf the cubs were invited, together with be other well-known figures in the
golf world
Tough Opposition In Jack Redman
EMPIRE GAMES FOR S SYDNEY?
The New South Wa
to be as expes
1958 cen
theld
dney.
ATHLETE PASSES
elieved to ALL TENNIS WASHED OUT man in the yards in 10
4
0
who captained Cambridge, W. W. Hollwood C. H. Titchmarsh, J. F. Maclean, F. S. G. Calthorpe, Col 49 JC. Hartley, CH. Gibson, G. Wil- son, A. C Wilkinson A. P. Free man, H Tyidealey and Hon. D. FBrand Mr H D. Swan of Essex went out as Manager. (Continued on Page 5)
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GEB. ABELL TO KEEP WICKET FOR WORCESTERSHIRE
GEB Abell, the former Ox- ford University wicket returned from Ind
and will be available terz
per has
CORT CANCELKED