Page
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1996
Sporting Page
PAST WEEK'S LAWN TENNIS LEAGUE PROVED UNINTERESTING
BIG SPANISH TEAM FOR BERLIN GAMES PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT AT THE MOMENT
BEST HORSE RIDERS PARTICIPATING
Madrid, May 29.
A contingent. of 120 athletes will represent Spain at the Olympic games if the govern- ment fulfills its promise to finance the delega- tion. The Spanish Olympic committee confi- dently expects approval of the appropriation of 258,681 pesetas it requested as minimurt for transportation and maintenance of the Spanish delegation but is withholding final plans until the money actually is in its hands.
Plans to send a delegation to the 1932 games had to be cancelled at the last moment when the government refused to finance the trip. The new government has, however, accord- ing to chairman of the Olympic committee, Jose. Mesalles, given its solemn word there will be no hitch this time.
Senhor Masalles declined to name any outstanding candi- dates, but said the delegation of 120 presently contemplated would represent ten branches of sport
TWO MIXED
These will be fencing, riding, yachting, shooting, water polo,
track ard the
Morton L. Schwartz's Derby winner. Bold Venture (5), on the cutside, and the Wheatley ex- try Granville (13), on the rail, staged a spectacular finish in the classic Preakness at Pimlico last month. The horses are here shown as they passed the judges, Bold Venture winning by a
nose.
basketball, boxing, field hockey TRIBUTE PAID
DOUBLES TIES
FOR TO-DAY events.
pentathlon
The committee plan TO J. POTE-HUNT
but: IN SHANGHAI
a ski team, ned to send funds were not available, he
K.C.C."A" & U.S.R.C. said.
SHOULD WIN
Mesalles said the eliminations would get under way immediately once the committee has the appro- priation at its disposal...
FINEST AMATEUR JOCKEY TO-DAY!
SOME NAMES ACROSS
A SPAN OF YEARS
SUBSTANTIAL PURSE OFFERED
FOR WORLD TITLE
London Syndicate's Offer For Sarron-Tarleton Bout
London, May 4 A London syndicate has cabled Pete Sarron, the new feather- weight champion of the world, a substantial offer to come here to defend his title against Nel Tar- the British champion. Sarron is the first Syrian ever to make a mark in boxing. was born in Alabama. 29 years ago, and has been fighting for nine years
MRS. KAYLL TO PLAY AGAIN
Weather permitting, two-fix-
Good Prospects tures in the Mixed Doubles Lawn
leton A rare compliment was recently Tennis League will take place The committee feels that the Spanish athletes this afternoon, when the Club de prospects of
bringing home Olympic honours paid in the correspondence co Recreio entertain the Kowloon. Cricket Club "A" team, and the are extremely bright, but Mesalles lumns of the China Press to the latter's "B" team are at home to said he "realises that the competi-sterling qualities of Jimmy Pote tion probably will be the strongest Hunt, one of the leading Shang- bai amateur jockeys, who is well- in history."
The Basque country. home of known at Happy Valley, husky woodcutters like Paulino
the United Services Recreation Club, this season's strongest can- didates for the title.
"Fair Enough" who pays la
The K.C.C. "A" will probably be fielding the same team which Uzcudun, is being depended upon striking tribute to Pote-Hunt's to produce several likely can-riding abilities states: "Jim is al gentleman rider to the finger- didates for weight honours
His behaviour in the sad- ago, al-
Guipuzcoa province boasts tips.
lost to the United Services Recrea-;" tion Club three weeks
team in place of Mrs. McCaw.
though Miss A. Mackenzie will Spain's champion discus hurler. dle trying hard to the last, al-F probably be brought back into the Celaya, a giant with phenominally ways riding a clean and thorough atrace, has won the admiration of long arms, and the champion 110 metres, Sanchez Arana. has Galicia
The Recreio will be fielding the same team which were in arrears)
confidence in
race patrons."
"If in boxing it is proverbial to
during their first round encounter Marino, its javelin champion, to say, from Sullivan to Louis, it is with the K.C.C. "B" last Monday show up well with javelin tossers when rain intervened. Miss Alice of other nations.
Roza, the Recreio lady champion,;
was an absentee on that occasion,
and there is every possibility that
team.
He
He had boxed Freddie Miller
twice before this week's success- fal meeting. In Fida not long hotly disputed. south-paw was ago, the verdict in flavour of the
On the third occasion, there was no doubt about the verdict.
TO-DAY'S LAWN BOWLS Two Close Matches Promised
OMAR BROTHERS SHOULD
BEAT K.C.C. PAIR
SHANGHAIS OWN CRICKETERS Public School Boys Predominate
GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS
ONLY ONE UPSET RECORDED
M ̧O. HOOSEN AND R. LYS
IN FINE FORM:
LEAGUE RULING NEEDS REVISION
(By "Ace")
OUTSIDE of one match, the Lawn Tennis
League fixtures for the past week were most uninteresting. Mid-week attention was focuss- ed on the defeat of the favourites for the "B" Division title, the Craigengower Cricket Club, by the Chinese Recreation Club.
In the First Division, the return of Sirdar Rumjahn to the Indian Recreation Club team strengthened their line-up con- siderably when opposed to the South China Athletic Association. In partnership with M. O. Hoosen, who has fulfilled all expecta tions in his first year of "A" Division tennis, Rumjahn did not reveal his old form, due, no doubt, to his recent illness. But it was clearly seen that he and Hoose will render excellent account of themselves against the champions.
an
Hoosen is improving in every encounter, and with such-an experienced player as Sirdar as his mentor, this player should go a very long way in local tennis. Another player who revealed good form, was R. Lys, of the Hong Kong Cricket Club, who must be regarded as an acquisition for the one team in the Colony which is much more in need of new blood than any other team in
the League.
His service had an average-] paced spin, but was very effec
be
"
tive. His volleying, overhead. AMERICA ONCE and ground strokes .could
AGAIN RETAINS · improved, but this will come in
WIGHTMAN CUP
time.
Considering
that that was his first appearance for the HKC.C. side, the selectors
need-feel no qualms about this player. He deserves his place, and will undoubtedly be one of Part of the Golden Jubilee cele-their foremost players in the brations of the Shanghai Public future.
School recently took the form of a Champions Off Colour cricket match between past and The Chinese Recreation Club present students of the school and had a comfortable time. against: the Shanghai Cricket Club, and the United Services Recreation
in
Mrs. Fabyan Displays Brilliant Form
ENGLISH DOUBLES COLLAPSE
~AT VITAL MOMENT ·
Wimbledon, To-day. After one of the most thrilling
the occasion is commented upon Club, but the present form of the contests on record America retain Cup by 4 by a correspondent in the China Colony doables champions leaves ed the Wightman Press as a gathering of some of much to be desired The Tsui matches to 3 on Saturday, after the most prominent cricketers who brothers are not doing too well as England had secured a 2-1 lead ever took part in the game a League pair. In spite of win-at the end of Friday's play.
Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan un- Shanghai.
ning their three games, they were
expectedly brought the countries "The four Lanning brothers," by no means impressive.
Why the Craigengewer Cricket level when she surprisingly de he writes, "the two Moules, the Veitches, Sam and Tom Wallace, Club did not pair Y. Hachiuma feated Misa Kay Stammers Mann, the Stewart brothers, Eric with J. W. Leonard as their first straight sets by 6S, 64 Miss
Sparkling Tennis
La
Moller and Tyack were names held String remains a great mystery.Stammers was nothing like at her was revealed that two best form, but found her Ameri- in reverence in cricketing circles When it
Later there were Tom players from the "A" Division of scan opponent at her best. of yore.
Excitment grew intense when G. M. the Chinese Recreation Club ware Main, Torry Wilson. just as fitting to mention, in the history of the local turf, 'From
"Jumbo Billings, Harry Oller-down to oppose the Valley side, Miss Dorothy Round, the former dessen and, in more recent years, the two best players of the C.C.C Wimbledon champion, again gave Pote- Johnstonė and Vida to
Pat Madar, W. C. G. Clifford should have been paired, no mat-England the lead by defeating the Good Boxers...
Hunt.""
Archie Sinclair and Tom Madar.ter what the other formations American champion, Miss Helen
Had this happened, the Hull Jacobs, by 6—–—–—–3, 6–3. There is a wide variety of good
Other Satellites
A. E. (Bertie) Lanning appear were.
Miss Jacobs Tired she" will make an appearance this amateur boxers. Spanish swim- The China Press Sports Editor..
ed in this historię match, which Valley side might have made a vital difference to their chances. afternoon against the K.C.C. "A"ming and yachting teams have however, thinks that Fote-Hunt
Miss Jacobs was obviously tired not accept the bouquet, The initial matches in the Sewas perhaps his umpteenth game, been looking good in European would
The Chinese team played well from her previous day's match Recreio Weakness competition this year, and Spanish such as it is, without enjoying the cond Round of the Colony Lawn having first turned out for the
of the other Bowls Pairs Championship will be school as far back as 1896. limelight with some Where-the-Recreio pairs are fencers are among the best.
Of the team which represented together in spite of two new pair. against Miss Stammers, and was weak are in their ladies, who arej The entries in the horsemanship satellites of the Shanghai Târf, played this evening, eight games,
the Public School in the above-ngs, and fully deserved their win, unable to get her famous chop- events, Mesalles said, will be the and in looking back across the in all forming, the programme. lacking in League experience.
A large number of bowls en-mentioned match, six have worn They gave a sparkling exhibition shot working-
and rarely slackened their pace at The Americans, however, re- In the other encounter the best riders in the Spanish army-span of years, he recalls several]
Pat any period of the match. Igame between the Omar brothers them. A. E. Lanning and
The Lawn Tennis Association U.S.R.C. hope to have the services Financing of their trip to and names worthy to be linked with thusiasts will probably watch the Shanghai colours, and of Mrs. Kay!, but Mrs. W. E. B. stay in Berlin will, be said, be that of Pote-Hunt.
rcles allow players from the First Among the foreign jockeys are (C.C.C.) and N. J. Bebbington and Madar, have represented Hong Dowling is still in hospital with a taken care of directly by the Min-
Those who have played Division to participate in junior stores level when she took the vital match against Miss Mary come Chuck Burkill, Billy Hill and 4. Hyde-Lay (KC.C) at the Be Kont.
Hardwicke, who was making her poisoned foot. Both were absen-istry of War and will not tees last Monday against the out of the Olympic appropriation. Kenny Brand, who have been out creio, the game promising to be in Interport matches are A. E.
have not played twice for The-(Associated Press).
standing in the manner of straight one of the best so far in the cham-Lanning, Fat Madar, W. C. G. division games providing they CRC at Causeway Bay.
Clifford, Tom Madar, Archie Sin-senior team, but something should debut appearance in the Wight- man Cup series. The American and thorough riding, while among pionships.
clair Another close game should be KCC. "B" are not likely to make
be done about this.
now girl won by 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, Miss. the more recent jockeys „such
as Norman Dallas, Daffy that between D. M. Khan and M. With the exception of Lanning,
Abbas (LE.C.) and H. E-Pat Madar has the best record, have a big say, in the destiny of Hardwick tiring after a scintillat This result left Maitland, Victor Needs and H. R Collaco must be considered as fine Strange and B. E. Wood (CS.C.C.), having played in the Interports the championship following the ing second set Leeds, to-day.-Richard Burton examples of clean, wholesome and the Electric R. C. green having every year since 1926.
been chosen as the venue for this beat A. G. Matthews 3 and 2 forceful riding.
any changes from last Monday's .line-up.
The following is to-day's pro-
grazie Recreio
K.C.C.
v K.C.C. “A” (King's Park, -5.15 p.m.).
USE.C (King's Park, 5.15 p.m.).
NEW SWIMMING RECORD
DANISH GIRL'S FEAT
RICHARD BURTON'S GOLF VICTORY
names
in the 36 holes final of the Two riders came to his mind tie. Yorkshire Evening News Tourna- when scanning the list of Chinese ¡ment. Matthews had a brilliant jockeys. D.. S. Li, well known le- morning round and was 4 up on cally, and 1. Lou, who are recog
his opponent with a card of 73 tonised as the finest Chinese jockeys Burton's 75. The latter, how-lán record · ever, made an amazing start
in
the afternoon, winning the first- four boles
The match was played in heavy rainstorm and in a strong Copenhagen, To-day. Miss Ragn Hildveger, Den-wind-Reuter. mark, set up a world Free-Style swimming record for women when she covered the 500 metres in 6 mins 45-7-10 secs. -Beuter;
NURMI'S RECORD BEATEN
Princeton, To-day.
To-day's Fixtures
The fall programme for to-day is as follow
W. L. Walker and H. H. Rose v M. A. R. Souza and W.. V., Field, (Foot ball Club).
-N. J. Bebbington and A. Hyde-Lay, CLEAN SWEEP FOR♥ A. M. Omar and., U. M. Omar.
GERMANY
Ireland Badly Beaten In Davis Cup
“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Berlin, To-day. Germany had an easy victory The previous best time for The world's two mile record this distance was set up by was broken yesterday by Donald over Ireland in the Davis Can, Miss Helene Madison, of DeLash, of Indiana University, his the score being 5 matches to all. troit, U.S.A., in April, 1931, time being 8 mins., 58.310, sece, By defeating Ireland, Geemsay
was 7 mins. 12 beating Paavo Nurmi's record of has qualified to play in the whose time secs. Miss Madison was then 8 mins, 59: 6-10 secs, establish- of the European Zone.
ed in 1981 Beuter
Ocean Service. swimming in a 25-yard pool
(Recreio).
and "Coco"
two
Ollerdessen.
OLYMPIC RECORD
SHATTERED
200 Metres Mark Lowered Houston, Texas, June 6. The
The two teams who will
any
velled when Miss Caroline Bab- cock once again brought the
defeat of Craigengower are the the match very open and every- Club de Beerelo and the Chinese. thing depended upon the vital The latter must now be favourites doubles encounter. for the title, but they will not find
Craigengower
Doubles Collapse The doubles appeared a
cer-
the Portuguese side easy to orez come On present form, the Becreio can give the Chinese àtainty for England, when Miss good run providing that the lat-Stammers and Miss Freda James, Iters absent members are back in after taking the first set at 6--1 against Miss Jacobs and Mrs. the line-up.
and the are still doing Fabyan, cracked up
rallied strongly and as the match progressed. who was very poor at the start,
ling rallies had the large gather- ing of spectators in a state of delirium throughout, the Amer- icans eventually triumphing by
T. Coleinaz.and G. M. Mitchell Olympic record for the 200-metres/well in the "D" Division, -- and Americans, especially Miss Jacobs,
E. el Areuli and D. Exmjahn (ECG)
J. Eollidge and P. Knight v R. Bass run was, shattered here to-day by Harvey Wallender, of the Univer and C. J. Tacchi (Taikoo).
A. Coates and J. Cavanagh S. Msity of Tems.
Rumjahn and A. M.Wabah (Palice). Participating in the Gulf Ams-
J. Orem and J. S. Riddell
Greig and W. Male? (LB.C.).
Wteur Athletic Union and Olympic
their chances for this title are their present form indicates that more than rosy.
of Ltryouts track and field meet, Wal-
lender clipped one-tenth second off the former mark. time was 21.1 seconds.
a His the
A. P. Hi and S. O. Box Glendenning and 2, Shepherd (C.C.C.3
D. M. Thaw and M. R. Abbas
Strange and R. R. Wood. (Electric
B. C.).
Macau-Races will be found on Page 8.
YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL GAMES POSTPONED
to the sodden state of 1-6, 6-4, 7-5, '' Causeway Bay
improved Thril-
ground, The outstanding of the Louz yesterday's Lengue Baseball games players was undoubtedly Mix.
whose
The former record 212 was were postponed. These will be play-Sarah Palfrey-Fabyan, made by William Carr, of the ed next week-end providing the brilliant display gave America the United States, in Los Angeles injUSS. Mindanao:is not in port by trophy for the eighth time-Bea- 1932 (United Press).
Friday.
ter.