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FIRST HALF OF BOWLS SEASON REVIEWED The Key Note CRICKET IN
Seme Chan lady train star,
popular Chilean tennis
above, entered the Fourth Round
urday last when she beat Miss
Inconsistency
CRAIGENGOWER "A" Water-Polo
STILL BEST TEAM
Ace
"HONG" SIDES HARD HIT
BY DUTY
K.B.G.C.'S IMPRESSIVE JUNIOR RECORD
(By Skip")
THE first half of the Lawn Bowls League sea- son has not revealed anything sensational.
of the Women's Singles on Sat-That Craigengower "A" are as strong as ever, in spite of the loss of Bradbury and Beer, two of their stalwarts of recent seasons, and despite
Mary Heeley, the former British Wightman Cup player.
THREE TIES IN
AMERICA NINE PEOPLE
WITNESS THE
A
FIRST MATCH Club Which Started 100 Years Ago
MATCHES BETWEEN NEW: TORK AND WEST INDIES
You probably heard nothing about the opening of the metro- politan cricket season. Even if you had been in the locker house of the Crescent Athletic Hamilton Club at Huntington, Long Island, a furlong from the pitch where the match took place, you wouldn't -- have heard anything, observes the NE of most popular and Haverford "New Yorker" of May 30. The
Dr.LAING
and
ed a great interest in every form
cer and athletics of the College.
Laing has taken part in com
bat like a butter-pat roller.
Whenever he hit an especially
several team changes, is proved by their present Obert of the Victoria Ri-Crecenter hector in a tanec bud exalted position at the top of the League table. creation Club is Dr. Douglas Laing, inaudible struggle. "A" DIVISION They have played every club in the League and friends as "Duggie" Es
papularly · knosen to his many The players, in white flannels, TENNIS LEAGUE are still undefeated, and although there is no educated at Queen's College.
4008 were grouped about a sort of denying the fact that they have had some very from his earliest school days show-green carpet in the middle of a Holders Should Win close shaves, they have always managed to bring of sport. finally becoming captainman who kept hitting one foul ball field, one man pitching to another Against S.C.A.A. something extra special "out of the bag" to re- of tennis, swimming, cricket, soc- after another, using a flat-bladed
tain their proud 100 per cent. record. CAPT. MILNE RETURNS
If memory serves me well, the Kowloon Dock team in their petitive swimming ever since 1917 long foul, he would look inquiring- TO US.R.C.
more palmy days, once went through the season without being and is best known as a high divery at a third man standing at the defeated and the champions appear to be well in the running and waterpolo player, though he other end of the carpet, who would Only three matches in the "A" to equal this record, although there are signs of weakening in has also registered many successes hiss, "Yes, yes!" Then Division of the Lawn Tennis Lea the team. U. M. Omar, for instance, is not playing up to the over
are scheduled to be played very high standard he has previously set, whilst there have been finishing on more than one occa-changing places as if they were
sprint distances,
besides would scamper like anything. this afternoon, as the important occasions too frequent, for potential champions, when it has been sion second to J. R. Johnstone and, playing prisoner's base. Every fixture between the Kowloon Cric-left to one rink to decide the issue at stake. ket-Club and the Indian Recrea- Club de Recreio, second in the League table by virtue of harbour swim.
later, to. D. Lyon in the. annual time they did this it counted as a tion Club has been unavoidably having a bigger majority of "shots up" than the Kowloon Bowl-
[ruz, or so one of the spectators, a postponed.
ing Green Club, whose result record is identical, have also not in the Interport swimming con-
He was capped for Hong Kong nice old gentleman, told us. The Hong Kong Cricket Club been playing up to scratch. They seem to be better balanced tests against Shanghai in 1927,
Take His Base! are at home to the Chinese Recrea than the leaders, as far as results prove, but need strengthening 1906, 1981 and 1956, being the pened that we thought we under- A moment later, something hap- tion Club "p" team, and a keen in several places. In G. M. P. Remedios, G. Noronha and D. captain of the Hong Kong side in stood thoroughly. The ball, a hard, and exciting struggle should ensue Alves they have as strong a trio of leads as any club in the 1995. Laing has long since given red leather covered one, hit the with the odds on the Chinese League, but the team does not impress all round.
Club's latest lost to both Craigengower "A" and the Kowloon Bowling Green still considered one of the Colony's base," we said confidently. The They have competitive swimming but is batsman. "Now he'll take his Iteam. Lrs, the be there by Club, both away it must be added, and their big wins have been best water polo players. He hopes old gentleman said he was
to play for the VRC. again this however, adding by way of ex-
gue
acquisition, will E. Bathurst, while G. W. Sewell registered against the less prominent clubs.
and E. Owen-Hughes and D. M.
The Kowloon Bowling Green MacDougall and T. A. Pearce make Club are right on form at pre- up the other pairs.
of
BUMMET.
LAnother Personality
will
to-morrow.]
the two
out,
planation, "Ibw. Leg before wic- appearket, you know.”
There were nine spectators pre- sent, four ladies and five gentle-
SMALL LAWN BOWLS men. A number of the Haverford
PROGRAMME
College tesin who were not batting stood around looking on, too. With only one exception, the team is composed of Americans
Was
At King's Park the champions, expect to see them retaining! sent after a shaky start, and I the Chinese Recreation Club "A" their present position, if not team, should encounter little dif-improving on it ficulty against South Chins, their surprisingly to the Civil Service They lost (Continued at foot of preceding at the Valley, and to Craigen-they will improve much on their
Column)
Adam Holland's gower “A” at home, but have a The following is this week's sound team which wil be hard present record. In Joe Fraser, programme of matches, commenc-to beat.
Task To-day
Haverford is the only college in Duncan, whose rink in the First Division of the Lea they have the only unbeaten skip ing at 5.15 pm.sharp:
this country that has a varsity has been unchanged to date, is the leading skip and has a most gue, but his services are not avail- Bowls Championship encounters ever since 1836, when it
Only four. Open Singles Lawn cricket team; they have had it impressive record, having lost able every week, on account
are down for decision this after-started by a campus. gardener This duties. only one match, and that by al
A Hyde-Lay also bras
noon, the pick of. the programine named Carvill It ranks as a ma- small margin to A. Hyde-Lay, a good record and is the only skip being the clash between A. M. Hol-for sport, and varsity cricketers who is in tip-top form this year.
to lower Duncan's colours to date land, former holder, and E. M. Re-are awarded magnificent red-and-
Of the Police Club players themedios at the Kowloon outstanding personality is
Cricket black blazers. The Haverfords all -Club.
like cricket OK. They say that The following is this week's playing baseball helps your cricket felding, but hurts your batting. (In cricket you bunt the good balls and take tones). Nine of the eleven Cre
a cut at the bad
"A" DIVISION TO-DAY
KK.C.C
S.C.LA
Recreio
▼C.R.C. (2) (Chater Road, 515 pm) TC.R.C. (1) (King's Park 5.15 p.m.)
TU.S.R.C
Count de la Tour stated further that London's entry would not! necessarily prejudice (Continued from Page 4)
Tokyo's K.LT.C the Olympic chances of having the 1940 meet KCC (2) The majority in
held in Japan. "It is often easier A.T.C Committee being composed European powers, their votes will to prevail over two candidatures CCC.
one," he concluded. probably go either to Britain or to Finland, Mr. Hunter concluded.— Havas.
of
Tokyo Mayor Surprised Tokyo, June 24-Surprise was expressed in a statement issued to- day by Mayor Torataro Ushizuka of Tokyo at the bid entered by Bri tain for the 12th Olympiad în 1940. The Tokyo Municipality, the
than over Havas
FILIPINOS LOSING BOXING PRESTIGE
(Continued from Page 4)
Conservative and well-behaved,
(King's Park 5.15 p.in.)* "C" DIVISION
(Thursday)
▾ C.S.C.C. TC.E.C. TEKUT.C.
↑ KT.G.CA. E.C.C. (1)
Y LEC
Recreio S.CAA
"D" DIVISION
(Friday)
KLTC. CCC S.C.A.A E.C.C.
▾ BS.C
v. P.R.C. YLE.C. TAT.C.
K.C.C. "A" WIN
Tennis In Rain
Mayor said, would nevertheless showing no liking for the bright Mixed Doubles League continue the campaign for bring-lights which so quickly dissipated ing the games to Tokyo and would the earnings of Pancho Villa, Fete. push ahead with the preparations Sarmiento and Clever Seacio, Dado
for holding the Olympiad.
Though heavy rain fell during has long been a local favourite. the encounter, the Mixed Doubles favourite has been Lawn Tennis League match be dubbed the "human tween the two KC.C. games 'Was
whose
resurrection concluded at the Kowloon- Cricket
Mr. Ushizuka added that he felt Another confident that Count Heari Bailet Dano, de la Tour, chairman of the Latex-dynamo," national Olympic Committee, who, from literal oblivion surprised Club yesterday, resulting in a con- on his recent visit to Japan, eating experts, both here and in the vincing win for the "A" team by dorsed the sports facilities of the Philippines, in 1935.
capital, would used his influence
Dano in a recent start took aa
72 sets to 12, 20
Owing to a recent attack of 'flu
to make Tokyo the venue for the unmerciful thrashing from Baby Ernie Fincher did not turn out for
1940 meet
Tokyo, the Mayor continued, will extend every possible facility to foreign athletes intending to come to Japan, including the pay- ment of part of their travelling ex- penses.-DoméÏ.....
Scores were
Arizmendi, the fiery Mexican the "A", the vacancy being filled featherweight Participation in by Burnett, while Guest, who is numerous overweight bouts has also indisposed, was replaced by hastened Dano's long-delayed slide Gray. down the ladder of fistic fame.
Tommy is entirely out of the EC. Fincher and Miss O. Dalziel picture, and has been so for the beat G. Clark and Mrs. McCaw .. 6-2
(KLC. "A") past semester, as far as important beat S. A. Gray and Mrs. Kew. 7-5 Japan Has Chance
matches have been concerned. beat C. E. Watson and Miss Engel 6-2 | Paris, June 24.-"We are pow
With Montano in Hawaii, en G. Bodiker sind Miss A. Mackenrie faced with three candidatures for route to the Philippines, only two (CCA) the 1940 Olympics-Tokyo, Lon-Garcia and de Guzman-are drew with Clark and Mrs. McCaw 5-6 don, and
best Gray and Mrs. Kew... 6-3.
Helsingfors," stated present to carry on the fight for beat Watson and Miss Engel. 6-2 Count Baillet de la Tour, Presid-a recognised world championship
· G. C. Burnett and Mine M. Griffiths
ent of the International Olympic for the Philippines. Both are fac (ECC A
a press interviewing long odds-Francis La Mc-lost to Clark and Mrs. McCaw ... 2-€
Committee, in this morning.
“My duties-do not allow me zay
Carthy,
6-J
A. Ptz
4
..0
best Gray and Max. Kew ..... beat Watson and Miss Engel... 6-0 preferences. I am just returning (Continued from Next Column) USEC.2 2.0813
P. W. L. D. F.. from Helsingfors (Finland), hosts, while the Recreio should C. E. C... 1 1.00 9 where all conditions requested win against the United Services ECC. "A"2 1 1 0 101⁄2 7 have been fulfilled. Now comes Recreation Club, although the Recreio 1 0 0 1 41⁄2 4%1⁄2 1 London's application," be con-flatter will be reinforced by the re- KCC B 4 03-1828 Kinned.
turn-of Capt. Milne,
4.2. 45
45 10
One Big "Scalp"
TO-DAY
The Civil Service Club, who are doubtedly W. Mair, who, since the fourth in the table as I write these green has proved faster, has notes, do not appear to have much pulled of some good wins. W. E. Programme:— chance of improving their posi-"Bill" Hollands, has a slightly bet- tion. They beat the Kowloon ter record than Mair; but then we
Open Singles A. M. Holland v E. M. Remedios, Bowling Green Clat at the Valley expect it of him, whereas Mair K.C.C. by a small margin, but they have seems to be staging a comeback.
B. Basto added 20- other outstanding after a year or two out of the lime K.D.R.C "scalps" to their belt and do not light.
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T
W. Macfarlane, ascent-Hamilton players were Bri- tish-born. Just as a matter of F. V. V. Ribeiro v. R. G. Craig, at record, they were much, much bet KB.G.C.
Metropolitan League
seem able to field 2 consistent The Craigengower "B" team team each week.
M.J. Henderson J. V. Ramsay, ter than the Haverfords, have not been impressive nor have at Recreio. The Kowloon Cricket Club have the Indians, although they near- also chopped and changed their ly secured the better of the Port team about a good deal, sometimes guese team recently. unavoidably, but I do not thinki
(Continued on Page 7)
Battle of Masters Old and New
·W. T.-Tilden, left, and H. Ellsworth Vines, former Wimbledon champions, were two of the greatest players ever seen in the All-- ; England Championships. Tilden is, the present: holden of, the United States professional championship, having defested Vines last year, while the latter was the first player under 21" to win the Wimble- dos and Amrican titles in the same year (1932),
THURSDAY
Open Singles
A. E. Coatesv T. Fergusson, Recreio.
at
at
J. E. Henson y U. M. Omar, K.D.E.C.
J. D. Thomson v J. J. Basto, K.C.C.
There's a Metropolitan cricket league, with teams from the Cre- scent Athletic-Hamilton Club; the Brooklyn Cricket Club; the Flat- bush C.C.; the Veteran St. George at C.C. of Elizabeth, NJ; the Union
County C C.; and the Staten Is land C.C. A number of coloured
gularly in Van Cortlandt Park, and there is an occasional test match between the white and the
OPEN LAWN BOWLS teams of West Indians play re-
TIES POSTPONED Grimmitt And Strange
Defeated
Owing to the Police Inspection, |the Open Pairs Lawn Bowls Cham- pionship match between I. Glen- denning and J. Shepherd and C. L. Tacchi and R. Basa was not play-
coloured league. All this was told us by a Mr. Marsh, chairman of the Crescent cricket committee. Frankly," he added, "I think all- New York. black would beat all- New York white hands down this year. They're very keen."
ed yesterday, while another pairs BRITISH WRESTLER game, between D. Eumjahn and J. Landolt and C. Boza-Pereira and C. G. Silva, was also postponed, Silva being ill
In the only Open Pairs game
played, J. E. Noronha and F: X-M]
WINS IN US.
(Continued from Page 4)
da. Süva (Recreio) unexpectedly able to break them until the fatal beat A. W. Grimmitt and C. Strange toe-hold, he could never manage (CS.C.C.) by 16 Shots to 13 at to get a dangerous hold on Sherry. Sherry's holds included many
Kowloon Dock. :
An Open Singles match was body scissors, hammer locks, leg- also decided when J. M. Jack dia-splits, arm locks, etcetera posed of K. Nazarin by 21 shots to With the perspiration running 16 on the Recreio green.
down his body, and his face re- Jack scored a four on the third gistering terrible agony, McClary head and on the fourth was lead-tried bravely to break the win“. ing by 11 shots to nil Nazarin ning toe-hold, but at last he look- fought back gamely and at the 12thjed up at the referee, Charles head was only one shot behind, the Dickerhoff, and motioned to him 1score then being 10 to 12.. (that he had had enough,