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CHAMPIONS WANTED
MIKE JACOBS
WATCHING ALL
OLYMPIC ACES Skaters Already In His Book
SCOUTS GIVEN THEIR ORDERS
Mike Jacobs, who became the greatest modern sporting impre sario in America when he brought| back the Million Dollar Gate to boxing last summer, will be among the spectators at this year's Olym- pic Games in Berlin, Renter re- ports."
He has booked his passage to Germany, where he will be on for all promising the lookout amateur sportsmen and sports- women, to whom he will make offers of professional contracts. and appearances in the United States. His interest will not alore be in boxers, for he has. out into decided to ́Branch other fields of sport in his fu- :ture promotions.
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GOTTFRIED
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1936
Sporting Page
Baros Gottfried von Cramm,
finalist last year, is favoured by many to win the Wimbledon title this year. He beat Fred Perry in the French Final at Anteuil less than a fortnight ago.
TO-DAY'S LAWN BOWLS
Crop Of Singles Matches
FORMER CHAMPION ON VIEW
With the spatrol of the Yankee Stadium, home ground of the New York Yankee's Baseball Club off
The Lawn Bowls Open Singles the American League, and the Polio Grounds, home ground of the championship will be continued! New York Giants Baseball Club this afternoon when no fewer than of the National League in his hands, Mr. Jacobs believes
Mrs. Kayll
HOW TOPLAY CRICKET
D. R. JARDINE'S BOOK
Invaluable To The Beginner
EVERY STROKE AND ALL TYPES OF BOWLING EXPLAINED
"When putting on socks and shoes or boots, stand on one leg instead of sitting down."
The foregoing spot of advice comes from rose other than Mr. Douglas R. Jardine be' of the iron will, grim deter mination, and coldly analytical cricket brain and it's offered to schoolboys who wish to im- prove their game.
The point about the socks, shoes, and boots stunt is that it helps youngsters to develop that sense of balance which is so important in cricket.
Valuable Help Schoolboys, by spending less than a dollar, can secure price less hints and tips from one of England's greatest captains.
Jardine has written a booklet, "Cricket-How to Succeed," which 11 games are down for decision, has just beer published. that that he can revive interest in a the most interesting being the The booklet, profusely illus professional marathon race. He clash between F. X. Silva, one of trated, gives in simple language expert tuition on the technique of would like to obtain for it repre-Recreio's senior skips and L. A batting, bowling, felding and sentatives of as many countries
Gutierrez, a former Colony cham-captaincy. as possible.
Although the Winter Olympic pion Games are over, Mr. Jacobs has The following is to-day's, pro- his eye on some of the skaters
performed who
at Garmisch- Partenkirchen. He had some scouts on the scene who will report to him about the skaters when hel reaches Berlin. He will be send- ing some representatives across ahead of him this summer, to look Recreio. over likely amateur prospects.
GOLFING OPINION
Modern clubs and modern balls have given an immense amount of pleasure to the ordinary golfer. But they have come near to ruin- ing the game for the real tiger- F. Stacey Liatott.
gramme:-
Open Singles
It should prove invaluable to their pupils..
A Good Idea
If your son wants to master the mysteries of the late cut, the
N. J. Bebbington v T. R. Banter, at googly or the slip catch, Jardine
will help him. K.B.C.C.
S. M. White v C. E. Basto, at K.C.C. S. J. Houghton A. S. Russell, at
G. E. F. Thompson v H A. Alves. at K.D.R.C.
Every stroke and every type of} bowling is fully explained with action pictures of famous cric- keters as an additional guide.
Jardine's booklet, incidentally, H. Overy v A. S. Gomes, at CSCC|
of a series dealing with is one LH. Collyer v W V. Field, various sports which is being pro- J. Fraser v R. Ellis, at E.KFC duced, for the benefit of school- J. Shepherd AR Dallah, at boys, by the National Union of
Teachers. Electric R.C.
P.R.C.
J. Hoosen v W. Mulcahy, at C.CC.) The object is praiseworthy, `and
J. Watson v D. Rumjan, at LR.C.the scheme is being carried out on F. X. Silva v L A. Gutierrez, at
workmanlike fines K.D.R.C.
SCHOOLBOY DON BRADMAN
8-POUND BABY FOR MRS. GENE TUNNEY
Second Son For Ex-Champion
New York, June 17-Mrs. Gene Tunney, wife of the former heavyweight boriny champion of the world, gave birth to an 8-pound son to- day.
The Tunneys have one 2- year-old boy.
Mrs. Tunney is the former Polly Lauder of Greenwich, Connecticut, heiress to Andrew Carnegie, the sted magnate. -United Press.
YOUNG TENNIS PLAYERS OF PROMISE
Injures Her Back
A championship pairing that has been broken up by an in- Jured back-1. Goldman and Mrs. J. F. F. KayIL
K.C.C. BOWLS TEAMS
Game Against Senior
Champions
FORCED TO REST
MAY BE GOING ON HOLIDAY
Brilliant Record In Colony
CLEAN SWEEP OF ALL TITLES IN 1934
(By "REFEREE") Mrs. J. F. F. Kayll, at one time the lady lawn tennis champion of the Colony and at present a mem- ber of the United Services Recrea- tion Club mixed doubles tennis team, will not be playing any ten- nis for some time to come, being under the doctor's order to rest a sprained back.
ATHLETIC RECORDS BRITISH MARKS BETTERED Prospects Not Bright For Olympiad
JAMAICAN DISCUS THROWER AVAILABLE FOR GAMES
London, May 22.
It is not necessary to produce elaborate figures (though they could be produced) to prove that there is a fairly big difference be tween the best athletic performan ces to date and what is humanly EL. 7. ("Bunny") Austin. above, is again expected to reach possible. Instead one has only to the last eight at Wimbledon. He was beaten last year by, Donald reflect upon the frequency with Badge (America) in the quarter-which records are broken, and finals.
even new world standards set up. In two days not long ago, For
TO-DAY'S LAWN TENNIS
example, six of the records for
English universities were better- ed, and one world's record - the 120 yards hurdle race, the time
of a second (now 14 1/10 sec) by
student, * Georgian
Forrest Towns. Unfortunately, however, England is too far behind in ath- letic prowess not to leave plenty Due to the fact that it was a of room for improvement.
K.C.C. v. University for which was lowered by a teath
Best Match
ALL OTHERS TOO ONE-SIDED
It is also understood that shel may be going away from the
for Colony
3 holiday, bat The following are the Kowloon efforts to confirm the rumour Cricket Club's teams for next have not been successful, the Saturday's Lawn Bowls League mere statement that "every- thing is so undecided at the matches: Senior team v CCC "A" at Valley moment" being given as a re-
H. Gittins. T. Fergusson, W. Geall ply to all enquiries.
public holiday yesterday, there. University Records and E. C. Fincher (skip).
Mrs. Kayll's best year in local was a break in the Lawn Tennis But only half of the six new re- G Lee, R. P. Phillips, F. Goodwin tennis was in 1934, when she won League programme which, how-cords made in the Universities and A. Eyde Lay (skip).
Union G. the Colony ladies' singles title, ever, will be resumed this even-Athletic
Janior text
E.C.C.
J. S. Dinnen, L. Jack, A. Spary and A. E. Silkstone (skip).
the mixed doubles with L Gold-ling with a programme of five "Ewere set up by Englishmen. And
Now
championships EL Overy, W. Mulchahy, E.
H.X.F.C. "A" at man T
(she
the Division matches.
only one of these came from.Ox- went through Craig and N. J. Bebbington (skip).
League unbeaten with Goldman) The defeat of Craigengower at ford, though that university won and the ladies doubles with Mra, the hands of the University last the event easily! This was A. week has seriously jeopardised Pennington, who reduced the 220 A Fletcher, C. J. Tacchi, J. M.M. Parkes....
Mrs. Kayli, who has figured at their chances of finishing at the yards time to 22.3 secs. Jack and V. C. Labrum (skip).
W. W. Hirst, S. J. Houghton, J. W. Wimbledon, has never been select top of the League, and it
B. L. Prendergast, however, the Carr and L. 5. Lammert (skip).
ed to represent the Colony in In-seems a forgone conclusion that Jamaican who advanced his own to either discus record to 144 ft. 10% in, terport contests against Shanghai, this honour will go
is available for Great Britain in [but that may be explained by the CRC. (1) or Club de Recreio.
fact that there have been
This afternoon the C.R.C.. (1) the Olympic Games. But though matches in this series during her should have no difficulty in beat another product of the Empire. fing the Indians, wło may not E. E. M. Blakeway, of South (Continted on Page 5) Africa, broke the javelin record, the Czech, J. F. Klein, improved
Hockey Star From C.B.A. stay here
A FOWLER, who
AVERAGE OF 486 FOR S..the Centril Bri-
FIVE INNINGS
16-YEAR-OLD DICKENSON
DEFERENCE was made recently to the fine batting of R. HL Yeatman, of SL Paul's, but there now appears to be another schoolboy prodigy who puts even the feats of Yeatman in the shade.
tish School, was one of the most improved hockey players last sea- son, and it was also in 1935-6 that he gained his first England cap in
the local International
Hockey Tournament.
HITTERS WANTED
20
To-day's Programme
The full programme for to-day it still further to 190 ft. 10 in. is as follows
I should like to see every county | C.E.C. (2) - with its hitter. There are a nuLR.C. ber who poke away in the vain hope of a more or less, orthodox K.C.c
20 runs. Many of them would be vastly more effective trusting. Providence and a good eye. Roland Allen.
C.C.C.
Recreio
v CBA.
(Causeway Bay)..
V
C.R.C. (3)
(Sookanpoo). H.K.U.T.C.
(King'a Park).
C.S.C.C.
(Happy Valley). YE.K.C.C
(King's Park).
ENGLAND NOT SENDING HOCKEY XI TO BERLIN
Berlin-England will not enter Olympic. hockey competitions.
The native team from 'India is favoured to triumph in this sport.
—Associated Press.
£47,503 IN TOTE'S DERBY POOL
£42/18 EACH FOR 996
PEOPLE
200,000 TICKETS SOLD
London, May 29. — A dividend of £42 18s will be paid on Fowler played hockey and soccer every successful forecast of the first and second Derby horses in while at school, later joining the the Racecourse Betting Control Board's pool.
hockey team, for whom he, The total amount received by the Board was £47,503 it was has played with considerable suc officially announced last night.
Meet 16-year-old P. J. Dickenson, of King's College School, Wimbledon — a youngster to whom centuries seem an everyday cess. He was also a member of levent.
At present Dickenson's batting; average is 486 for five innings!-- and his wicket has fallen only Jonce!
SWIMMING HINT
•
Payment on the winning trickets the C.B.A. hockey team that won! About 200,000 forecasts were can be obtained on application at the "B" Division of the Mamak made, and 996 correctly placed the offices of the Racecourse Bef- League last season and he also Mahmoud and Taj Akber as first ting Control Board, at 5, Praed- played. for the first time in his and second. Of these: career, for the Hong Kong Hockey 184 were Club in the Triangular TournaTM| ment.
SKATING TITLIST IS OFFERED $25,000 TO TURN.PRO,
Norwegian Champion Tempted
Oslo, Norway-Ivar Ballan- grud, world famous speed skater, who won three Olympic titles at Garmisch-Partenkir- chen this year, has been offer- cd $25,000 by an American syndicate to turn professional, it has been announced here.—--- Associated Press.
street, Paddington, W., to-day, and ***** for the next 10 days, excluding Whit Sunday and Whit Monday.
Although the amount put into
BOWLER'S LAMENT
If an untoward fate decreed
2/6 tickets: 677 were on 5/- tickets;. Individual scores of this future! Once body poise has been re-
135 were on 10/- tieketa. An Bradman are: 313 not out v. V. F. gained in the water (after a long
Besides hockey, Fowler also The prices of the tickets varied Buckingham's XL; 16. E. E Crest) speed will follow, even if the plays a good game of water-polo, according to when they were pur-the pool fell short of some of the Goldsmith's XL: 64 not oat v-frame aches with the extra exer-while he has just taken up tennis, chased, becoming more expensive unofficial estimates, it is prob- that I should have to leave London Wimbledon: 120 not out v. Station required. To feel thorough playing for the CBA in the "D" as the date of the Derby came able that another pool will be and all my perfect flat greens be- John's School, Leatherhead; andlly tuned for competition, how Division of the League
Board on the hind me, and re-commence the organised by the The mearer.
play dividend is 173 not out v. Incogniti.
lever, makes one feel that the effort Another personality will appear same irrespective of the price of next Derby,
upon the crown greens, say, of to-morrow.I
the ticket.
Yorkshire, I
afraid bowls All of which makes one dismiss is worth while-Willle. Francis
BABY ARIZMENDI WINS
would know me no more G. F. Los Angeles, June 16. --
Baby Burrows Arizmendi, Mexican lightweight | fighter, to-night scored a 10-roundį. decision over Wally Hally.
Arizmendi weighed 127 pounds. Hally weighed 128. -- Associated Press
I cannot remember a time in s lawn very long association with tennis, active, and passive going one's own schoolboy memories
rather hurriedly i
back to the days of the Bohertys, when Britain had so many, boy players of real promise-H. R M'Donald,
REVOLUTIONÄRY THOUGHT
CHARLTON ATHLETIC NOT VISITING SOUTH AFRICA
MAJA J
A Charlton Athletic A.F.C. have
Another Spinner For Middlesex
to.
BRITAIN'S SOCCER DEFEAT
LATVIAN ATHLETE SETS NEW WORLD MARK
Warsaw, June 15-Dalins
Middlesex, when it comes to riot through his paces at histriott wound up the season, with discovering spin bowlers, seem to cricket school at Acton:
106 wickets at an average of 16.03 have the eyes of a hawk
Young Merriott-be-isn't 20 yet runs. is one of these starlets whol Already they have top-notchers sprang into the limelight with one aged five wickets a match, and re- This season, Merriott has aver- declined an invitation to tour in RV Pobins, LA B Heap, The team spirit is an objection- South Africa. The club is almost Peebles and Sime, and now they
cently, against Forest Hill, proved
By losing to Austria in the most latvis established a new world's able thing anyway-meen” and certain of promotion to the First have spotted a future, star in D. In club cricket; from 1932 his all-round ability by scoring 101 wointless. I think it is very un-Division of the Lesque, and G. Mariott.
important-game of the season in record for the 40-kilometer walk- 1934, without setting the Thames not out." alight.
Continental sport Great Britain ing race here yesterday during fair to children to fool them in probable that they decided not to
A product of Ealing County loses a jewel from the football the pre-Olympic training games relation to life with the games take any risks with their players This must have brought a spark-Then, last season he suddenly analogy that you must play for during a period when every effort le to the eyes of cheery Jack started skitting 'em out in Verity School-a natural leg-break bowler crown which she has worn perhaps at Warsaw. His time for the dis- -tance (25 miles) was 3 hours, 27 --developing i "wrong "un" which, too haughtily for many years. your aide and so on.Kate O'Brien, will be needed to prepare for next Duston, for the former Middlesex style.
Incien Gamblin, the French critic, minutes, 40 seconds. Havas. speed man has been putting Mer Playing for the Buccaneers, Mer-wisely, he uses sparingly. novelist
-- Leason.