Page
THE CHINA MAH, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1936
Sporting Page
SUZANNE LENGLEN WAS BIGGEST DRAW AT CENTRE COURT
C.B.C. TRIUMPH OVER
“Y” AT WATER-POLO
GOOD SWIMMING SEEN AT QUARRY BAY
A
TSANG HO-FOOK WINS 400 METRES CHAMPIONSHIP
(By "Crawl")
VERY successful swimming gala, the second of the season, was held by the Chinese Bathing Club last night at their Quarry Bay Bathing Pavilion, when one of the largest crowds ever to attend their aquatic sports saw the Chinese Club beat the European Y.M.C.A. at water-polo by 3 goals to 1 in the main attrac BATTING RECORDS
The imcomparable Suzanne Lenglen,” now a professional lawn tennis player, is ranked as the greatest sporting personality ever
Max. Helen Wills Moody by Commander Millyard, who "grew up" with the present All England Club.
to have graced the Centre Court at Wimbledon. She is ranked above
tion of the evening.
The standard of swimming on the whole was excellent and.
in spite of the fact that the Club are without their star performer.
in Chan Chan-hing, who is en route to Berlin to represent China
FOR
LOCAL BASEBALL
MADE BIGGER APPEAL
THAN MRS. MOODY
COMMANDER HILLYARD'S BEST WOMAN PLAYER
"BUNNY" AUSTIN MOST POPULAR
I
(By H. R. McDonald)
London, June 17. SOMETIMES wonder, looking back over 26 Wimbledons, who is the most popular player, man or woman, to have played in the great centre court of either the old or the new ground of the All England Club, who founded the cham- pionships in 1877. I mean the player who at one period or another has proved the most attractive figure to capture the imagination of the public and hold it for a space.
The choice of this Wimbledon hero or heroine is not easy, for lawn tennis has been blessed above all games with an un- ending procession of alluring personalities right from its earliest
passed across the stage before my day, but I have seen every champion since those days crowned in the centre court.
An action picture of H. W "Bunny" Austin, above, who is ranked as the most popular figure at Wimbledon. He was beaten in the semi-final round of the All-England Championship fortnight go by Baron Gott- fried von Cramm, the runner-up-
K.C.C. SCRAPE HOME BY ODD SET
at the Olympic Games, the remaining swimmers were in excel ONE PLAYER WITH 1.000 PER CENT. days. The Renshaws, Lawford. "Ghost" Hamilton and Dr. Pim Gray And Crawford
lent fettle.
One of the outstanding features of the programme was the Men's 400 Metres Free Style Club Championship, which was won by Tsang Ho-fook (the present champion in the absence of Chan Chan-hing), who swam a brilliantly judged race to win by almost half a length from Chan Fook-sing.
SOUTH CHINA
AND RECREIO
MEET TO-DAY
IMPORTANT MATCH IN "C" DIVISION
INTERESTING FIXTURES
Some very interesting ties in the
Division of the Lawn Tennis League will take place this afternoon, the most important of which is the clash between South China and Recreio, both of whom are at present leading in the table! with the K.LT.C.
(Continued on Page 5)
The course being a 25-metre one, the four entrants for the main event of the evening had: 16 lengths to cover and for. 12 of these it was a case of inches Tsang Ho-fook. separating
and Chan
Chan Fook-sing
Wing-kai (third).
Winner Breaks Away The start of the 13th length saw Tsang Ho-fook break away from the tun and be gradually widened the gap between himself (Continued on Page 10) Results were:- Men's 400 Metres Club Championship;
1. Tsang Ho-fook
- K
2:
Chan Fook-sing.
ཙྭ་
Chan Wing-kai.
Time 5 mins. 56 secs. Ladies' 100 Metres Back-Stroke
Championship:
1 Miss Chan Fung-hing.
2 Miss Leung Yuk-chan
3: Miss Sa Wai-hing.
Time 1 min. 49 secs.
The following is to-day's and Men's. (Non-Club representatives) 200 to-morrow's programmes:--
C.R.C.
"C" Division
(TO-DAY)
+
T
The following are the complete batting records of every player in the local baseball League, with the exception of one game between the Pui Ching Academy and the U.S.S. Mindanao, which was played in Canton and the records for which are not
Per Cent.
available:
Name Cureem
Costello
Club Eastern
1.000
.750
.750
.616
Best Pair
DIVETT SHINES FOR CLUB
Forced to share nine sets by the
The aesthetic appeal of the immaculately groomed Dohertys, those gentlemen of the centre court; dapper little Arthur Gore: unsmiling Norman Brookes, volleying like a juggler; that self- ing Gerald Patterson; Bill Tilden, striding the centre court like Civil Service last week, the Kow- made apostle of fitness, the late "Tony" Wilding; grim, unyield-
some Colossus; bounding Borotra, with his beret: Cochet, the loon Cricket Club, playing at wizard; the tornado called Ellsworth Vines; graceful picturesque home, were fully extended yester- "Crawford;" all-of-a-sudden Perry; and Austin, the artist... All day to beat the H.E.CC by 5 sets have made a great appeal.
to 4 in the "B" "Division of the But my choice does not fall Lawn Tennis League. on any of this great company
DIAMOND GOSSIP
42 TULSA'S FINE
.400
.400
430
At Bat
1 ..
Hits 1
Tulsa
4
Stophan
Mindanao
4
D. Leonard
Volunteers
13
Divett
Canadiana
7
Sa
Volunteers
14
Kim
Pai Ching
*9
Costa
Volunteers
14
·Oliver
Canadians
500
Porter
Tulsa
Keu
Overseas
Beltrzo
Volunteers
Pereira
Volunteers
Mayhew
Americans
Barros
Americans
Fox Jolly
Tulsa
Al Chan
W. Woo
Allen
Thelma
Tulsa
Hussian
King
Pui Ching
Tiu
Collier
*Curtis
Gloyd Jones Lightfoot
Tulsa
Mindanao
Yasoda
Bawen
C.S.C.C.
KCC-B
ARMY
C.C.C.
RECREIO
V KLIC. (Causeway Bay). UNIVERSITY (Happy Valley).
KT.G.C.A. (King's Park).
E.C.C. "A"
(Sookunpoo)..
LR.C. (Happy Valley).
S.C.A.A.
(King's Park).
"D" Division
(TO-MORROW)
Y. POLICE
RADIO S.C.
C.C.C. C.B.A.
S.C.A.A
LR.C.
T ARMY
+ KCC
TO-DAY'S LAWN BOWLS
Miss Choi Mei-po.
3. Miss Cheung Kwok-leung- Men's
Metres 100 Handicap:
1. Wong Kam-lok
2 Tsang Yo-hing.
3. Chan La-ki.
Obstacle Race ⠀⠀ (Carrying
C.B.C. beat European YMCA. by
2 goals to 1.
C.B.C.: Po King-fook; Cine Fook-
to and Lau_Yam-cheung: Tsang Nu- ki; Tsang Ho-fook, Chan Fooking and Mok Lai-sing.
European
S Fowler; F. 1. Chock Fowler and R. Goldman; H. G. Lange; | Nakamoto F. Read, E. Fowler and W. Stoker.
Grimmitt Favoured
To Win
Tulsa
Overseas
Pai Ching Americans
Volunteers
Eastern
Mindanao
Tulsa
Mindanao
Japanese
Volunteers Overseas
Overseas
Talga
400
400
400
300
DISPLAY IN
THEIR DEBUT
Americans Employ Wrong Tactics
THIS SEASON'S HOME
RUN RECORDS
(By "INFIELD"")
The
The first round produced three of the tennis immortals, but on drawn games and the end of the one of the women players, Mile second round saw the teams still Suzanne Lenglen, of Com-
on level terms with three sets
peigne. She drew the crowd to each Wimbledon as no other player, man dr woman, did before or doubtedly the best pair on view,
Gray and Crawford were
since.
Personality
She had personality, flair, and a way of playing the game which was irresistibly fascinating.
(Continued on Page 10) -
although Rodger and Evans were considerably better than their re-
CIVIL SERVANTS play
WIN 9-0
Indians Overwhelmed
In the "B" Division of the Lawn
salts would indicate. Individual- 15. Divett played a fine all-round game, while Ramsey, skipper of the home team and just up from |a sick bed, gave å very plucky dis-
A. W. Ramsey and G. C. Burnett (LCC): beat J. Rodger and D: B. Evans 6-2-- drew with G. E. E. Divett and
T. C. Monaghan
6-6 drew with V. R. Gordon and A.
€6 C L Bowker
U.S.S. Tulsa's baseball team heralded its' appearance into the local Baseball League last Tennis League, Civil Service Cri- (ECC):
S. A. Gray and A. Crawford
300 Saturday by giving one of the best ket Club beat Indian Recreation drew with Rodger and Evans 6-6 exhibitions seen in the Colony for Club, at Sockunpoo, by nine sets beat Divett and Monaghan... .......... $4
270
lost to L Agafuroff and E. L
E. Shute
beat Gordon and Bowker
6:0
G. Polglase and N. A. E. Mackay (KLCC): (?
4-6
3-0
lost to Rodger and Evans 25 lost to Divett and Monaghan packed with lost to F. Bradley and J. Pengelly 5-7 drew with Gordon and Bowker. 6-6
The game was thrills, both sides going very near lost to R. R. Todd
occasions.
and I feel that if Matty Chang
had pinch-hit when he had two on 250 bases in the ninth innings the
and J... A..
20 EASY FOR RECREIO
Bendall
·S. A. R. Bax "and M. U. Razack (LR.C.):
lost to Agafarof, and Shute lost to Bradley and Pengelly Chinese might have won-he is lost to Todd and Bendall
master in this phase of the game,
M. Hassan and A. Rahmin (LI
3-6 0-5
Metres Free Style:
1. Mok Lai-sing.
2 Chan Shek-fong.
3. Chan Ping-chiu.
Moe
Time 2 mins 45 seca.
Pillow Fight:
Yamasaki Smedley
Japanese
786
Canadiana
286
Won by Chan Fook-sing. Eunner
Hassan
Volunteers
286
up Yip Sing-fung.
Rogers
Americans
.286
(many a long day, when they beat to nil.
the Overseas Chinese by 5 runs to
A. M. Rumjahn and A. R. Kitchell
Ladies 50 Metres Handicap:
Takeda
Japanese
1. Miss Sai Wai-hing.
Yatima
Japanese
3 after three extra innings had (LRC): been played.
2
M. Arealli
Eastern
267
Amaski
Japanese
Breast-Stroke
B. Wong
Pai Ching
L. Ching
Overseas
250
Ito winning on several
Hearther
Americans
250
H. Chang
250
Water-
Jau George
melon for 25 Metres):
Horton
Pui Ching Canadians Mindanao
1. Chan Lo-ki.
Sróli
2. Tsang Ya-bing.
Ismail
Eastern
3 Leung Kan-yu:
Q. Areulli
Eastern
Water-Polo:
N. Leonard
Kwong E. Wong Hamet Nazarin Goom
Pui Ching
214
Pri Ching
1214
200
.200
200
Pui Ching
.182
Japanese
182
Williams
Americans
Wing Lee Kawamura Lum Mizani
Japanese
Pui Ching
Japanese
OTCEECES
Pui Ching
Japanese
TO-NIGHT'S GALA
Overseas Volunteers
Eastern Eastern Overseas
Volunteers
Eastern Pui Ching Eastern Volunteers Canadians
143
.143
143
$125
and a bunt to first would have lost to Agrioroc and "Shute brought Ching in.
The sailors were fortunate in having their heavy batters up în
the last innings, for, though they failed during the earlier part of
| lost to Bradley and Fenzelly
lost la Todd and Bendall
MATCHES POSTPONED
Craigengower Lose By 7 To 2
At the Valley, Club de Recreio 35 beat the Craigengower Cricket Club by 7 sets to 2 in the “B” Division of the Lawn Tennis Lea-
The "B" Division League Ten-gue.
the game, Dingler, Costello and nis match between C.R.C. “A” and (ርርርን፡
(Continued on Page 5)
J. W. Leonard, and T. Hachiuma Helm then struck their form and C.R.C. which was to have best In A Carvalho and M A. registered hits which resulted in been played at Canseway Bay last Oliveira
7-5 jevening, was postponed on account beat J. J. Remedios and L. F. V.
Riberio of the fact that the "B" -team
6-1 W. A Beed and A. E. could not raise a side. The match lost to
Javier
Q=B between the University and C.BA,
F. Zimmern and E. Choa (CCC): at Pokfulam, was also postponed lost to Carvalho and Oliveira 1-6
lost to Bemedios and Riberio "D" Division League Table To Date
POLICE HELD BY. C.B.A. Postponed Junior Encounter
CCC66, 0:0 2640 SCAA, 6 4 1 1.3634
At the Valley yesterday, the Radio S.C 5 4 1 0 3 134 Police Recreation Club, drew with P.RC-. 6 3 2 1′28′′
the Central British Association in LR.C
Meruyama Lenz
Gong
Abbes Abbas
Critchley McAlber
Triss
Ong
Pai Ching
Lau
Diagler Alltree Thomsto
Richardson Beaten In Final
Wood Walker' FORE Moeller
Eastern Tulea Canadians Americaux
Tulsa Canadians Overseas Canadians
¡gue.
10-
.100
091
lost
Pearce
Canadiens
091
Hair
883
beat
677
Sent D
To-night the South China Ath- B. S. Ching letic Association are holding-2 E. Woo Arthur Grimmitt, who won his Swimming Gala at North Point, Open Singles lawn bowls match the outstanding features of which against J. V. Ramsay at the Hong are two events, open to the Co- Kong Football Club earlier in the lony, and a water-polo match be the tween the VR.C. and South China. week, meets C. H. Basto in Fourth Round of the Open Singles The gala commences at 7.30 pm Championship on the Kowloon
Cricket Club green this evening❘ | GOLF WIN FOR
and is on his present form, fav- oured to win by a comfortable mar-
gin
POWELL
There is only one other game this evening, this being the AM Omar v A. E. Carey Axture, which should have been played Inst Monday but which was unavoidably A. L. Powell won the Happy postponed owing to the fact that Valley Summer Singles golf com- Carey could not play. The pro-petition when he beat J. E gramme for to-day is therefore, Richardson in the Final by 8 and as follows:-
- Open Singles
A. W. Grimmitt
C. E. Basto,
A. E. Carey,
In the semi-finals Powell beat A. I. Dennis 5 and 4, and Richard
at EC.C.
son beat T. D. Paton by the same atartalkoo, margin.
W. Ching Kitchell Cavanaugh P... Chang M. Chick Humphries Manoz
Yoshomoto
am
"Canadians
Overseas
Pastern Mindanao Översenú
Pui Chiar Americans Tules Volunteers Japanese
a postponed fixture in the "ATC
KIT.C. Division of the Lawn Tennis Lea KCG
6. Smith and AR S. Major
and SA
Fund Fowler
Smith and Claydon
267
5 3 2 0 232206 31 312
15121 40
6 15 8 19 25
Toials = 52 23: 27 ° 6 224 - 2354
sritch 8-2
lost to Reed and Xavier 0-5
J.
Lawrence and W. Howard
(CCC);
lost to Carvalho, and Oliveira 3-6 lost to Remedios, and. Riberio 4-3-6 lost to Reed and Xavier A
"B" Division League
Recreio
Table To Date
PWLD F 5500 358% 10- 2 CRC A5 00-54% 10% 10 64 1. 134% 19% 9
K.C.C. 32% CS.C.C.
163 30 31 226 HLUTC 623°0/21%22%
INTER COMPANY CRICKET
East Lancashire Regt. League
CBA.
Totals 56 21 21 2249 219 66
beat “A” Company, by 4 runs.
In the East Lancashire Regi-"B" Cay-100 (Le AT. Bain 19, not
League bye
Crick
out; Sergt. McCollough 6 10 25). "A" Cori -96 (L/Sergt. Davis 31:
Pte. Asurat lor