THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 27, 1937.
SCOTTISH RUGBY CAP IN BATTER STRUCK
SHANGHAI
K. W. MARSHALL'S OPINION OF
CALCUTTA CUP MATCH
SHANGHAI APRIE 21.
DAYING HIS FOURTH VISIT TO CHINA, MR. K. W. MAR
SHALL HAS ARRIVED IN SHANGHAI ALMOST STRAIGHT FROM MURRAYFIELD, WHERE TO HIS GREAT SATISFAC- TION HE WAS ABLE TO PLAY A GAME FOR HIS COUNTRY, ALBEIT THE RESULT OF THE MATCH DID NOT ACCORD WITH SCOTTISH EXPECTATIONS.
ON HEAD BY PITCHED BALL
DOERR ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL
U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS
New York, To-day. The first serious accident in the American Baseball season occur- On return from China, K. W. Marshall resumed his Rugger red yesterday when Doerr, the Red engagements with the Edinburgh Wanderers. He was first capped Sox home-run clouter, was hit on for Scotland against Wales in 1934 and he played against that the head by a pitched ball country for three seasons. His other caps were against Ireland in carried off, his injury necessitating Mand 1934 and 1935 and against England in the same years. this last season he received a place in the Scottish trial, but sus-Boston won their American League During his subsequent removal to hospital. tained a severe injury to his shoulder which the doctors feared encounter against the Senators, would put him out of action for the season.
Happily, he conceived the ideas
of taking a trip to Germany for winter sports and there he re- ceived medical treatment which enabled him to get back to the game and to be selected to play full back for the Calcutta Cup match.
SEVER'S BRILLIANCE
Marshall confirms the reports
which have already shown that the BRITISH
match was a splendid one. Out-
side an English pack which invari- HARD COURTS
ably got the ball, the work of Un-
win, who is very fast and was play- CHAMPIONSHIP
ing for England for the first time, and. Sever's brilliance, proved the turning point and thus gave Eng- land their first victory at Murray- field.
Austin Wins Easily
Over Stroud
MISS STAMMERS SCRATCHES
en-
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H.K. CRICKET CLUB
Tennis Tournament 1937,
Revised programme is as fol-
lows-
Wednesday, 28th April Semi- Final Open Singles (S. A. Rum- jahn vs. E. C. Fincher). Friday, 30th April FINAL
Open Singles. Tuesday, 4th May
Open Doubles. Entrance to Stand $1. tax).
Booking at Moutrie's.
FINAL
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+
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE FOURTH EXTRA RACE
MEETING will be held. (wea-.
however, by 12 runs to 5.
There was
only one other counter in the American League, the Yankees trouncing the Athle- tics easily. Two other games be- tween Chicago and Cleveland, and ther permitting) at HAPPY VAL- St. Louis and Detroit, were washed (LEY on SATURDAY, 1st May,
1937, commencing at 2,00 p.m.
out by rain.
Only one encounter was held in The First Bell will be rung at. the National League, three games [1.30 p.m. being postponed owing to rain. These were between New York and Philadelphia; Cincinnatti and Chi- cago; and Pittsburgh, and St. Louis.
Results as cabled by
were :-
Reuter,
NATIONAL LEAGUE
R.
H.
Boston Brooklyn
9 13
E. 0
5
15
•
4.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1
6
7 13
England managed to beat Scot- land and Marshall considers the Scotsmen were lucky that the score was not heavier, but he is not dis-
Philadelphia posed to say that England was real-
Bournemouth, To-day. New York ly the best of the four international The British Davis Cup players Washington fifteens of the year-although the are all appearing in the British Boston fact that England won the cham-Hard Courts Tennis Championship, pionship must be regarded as fair-which opened here yesterday. ly conclusive.
H. W. ("Bunny") Austin, upon GO TO IRELAND
whom the mantle of Fred Perry But among Rugger men at Home, has fallen this year, was in bril- he says, the opinion is that the liant form and beat F. R. Stroud, palm must really go to Ireland as la left-handed player recently the best of the year and unlucky to turned from lose against England, who seemed sets with to have an uncanny knack of pull-games. ing their matches out of the fire Austin won by 6-1, 6-1, 6-0. until they met Scotland, when they Miss Kay won clearly on their merits.
re-
Burma, in straight the loss of only two
5 10
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12 15
-Reuter.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS
Latest Call-Over In London
22 34
2.
run to-
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 26th April, 1937.
T
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
HE Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public
Auction
Ꮢ ;
Thursday, the 29th April, 1937
commencing at 2.30
-p.m.
at their Sales Room,
Duddell Street
A Quantity of Valuable HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
comprising:
Black Wood Ware,
Teak Bed
Room, Dining Room Drawing Room and Office Furniture, Car- pets, Rugs, Ornaments, Cutlery, Clocks, Porcelain & Glass Ware, Brass & E. P. Ware, Pictures, Fil- ters, Duplicator, Typewriter, Sew- ing Machine, Gramaphones & Re- cords, Cooking Stove, Electric
London, To-day. Stammers, who has The following is the latest call-Table Lamps & Fans, Radio Gram- The Scottish three-quarters were Bournemouth for
won the Woman's Singles title at
over for the Two good in the centre, but they were years, was obliged to scratch owing
the last two Guineas, which will be
Thousand aphone & Radio Sets, Cabin & out classed by the English wings.to gastric influenza--Reuter:
Wardrobe Trunks, Electric Refri gerators, Books, etc., etc. Playing in the centre was D. Ja Macrae, of St. Andrew's University,'
On View from Wednesday, whose brother has come to Shang-self,
28th. April, 1937. hai and is a doughty forward, as is Home.. already known locally...
morrow:- Foray 3 to 1.
Fairford 75 to 20.
Fair Copy. 11 to 2.
with good connections
at
Le Grand Duc 17 to 2, Goya 2nd 10 tó 1.
The knowledge gained of China The Hour 100 to 8 o, 20 to 1 t.
Diplomat 100 to 7 t and o.. GOING TO PEIPING..
on his previous visits will be of Sun Bather 22 to 1. Marshall is at present paying a great service to him, and it is pro-Mid-Day Sun 33 to 1 t and o. short visit to his cousin, Mr. Rbable that he, has played in his last
The Derby
The following is the latest call-
Calder Marshall, and he proposes Rugger match, if the prospects be- shortly to go up to Peiping, where fore him in China appear as satis-over for the Derby, which will be he is starting in business for him- factory as he hopes.
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Peritox 100 to 8.
Goya 2nd 100 to 7. o.
The Hour 100 to 7 o, 15 to 1 t.
the:
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, April 26th. 1937.
instructions to sell by Public THE Undersigned have received
Auction
on
Friday, the 30th. April, 1937 commencing at 10.00 a.m. at No. 5 "Aigburth Hall,” Gainsborough Lass 100 to 6.0, 18 to 1 t. A Selection of Household Furniture
May Roadunk
Foray 15 to 1 o, 100 to 6 t.
Reuter.
HOME SOCCER WEST HAM DEFEAT THE VILLA
London, To-day.
The following are the results of Football League matches played yesterday
SECOND DIVISION
West Ham
2 Villa
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
Walsall
I Newport
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
Halifax Tranmere
0 Oldham
6 Gateshead
1
-Reuter.
comprising
Fine Upholstered Walnut Draw- ing Room Suite, Tables, Dests, Japanese Prints, Bronzes, etc., etc. Bookcases, Carpets, Etchings, Fine
- Dining Table and Chairs, Ward- robes, Dressing Tables, Curtains, etc.,
etc.
One G. E. Refrigerator.
One Delco Dehumidifier.
and
Some Fine Old Clocks (English). On View from Thursday, the 29th. April, 1937, 10201
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.- Hong Kong, 26th April, 1937.