THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 6, 1937.
YANKEES AGAIN | VON CRAMM ENDEAVOUR, RANGER
ON LONG END
HOME RUN HITTERS
IN FORM
SIX AT ST. LOUIS
New York, To-day. Sensational batting featured yes- terday's matches in the American baseball programme, the Chicago Cubs striking a brilliant patch in scoring 17 home runs in 17 hits, to which the Phillies contributed by two fielding errors!
ON DAVIS CUP
GERMANY'S GOOD
PROSPECTS
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(Continued from Page 19). presence aboard of Sir Ralph Gore, who not only enjoys the reputation in America of being a crack helms- man, but sailed aboard Rainbow in 1934 and hence knows all the meth-
【OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ods BRITISH PROBLEM
and the peculiarities of that
that the undersigned have de- hard-driving skipper and nimble-cided to erect a Chinese Theatre at (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")
minded sea lawyer, Harold S. Van-the corner of Carpenter Road and derbilt. -BERLIN, TO-DAY.
Lung Kong Road on New Kowloon "GERMANY'S PROSPECTS So the feeling is that the challen. Inland Lot No. 2040 for Cinema and OF WINNING THE DAVIS CUP ger will be an extremely fast yacht, dramatical performances. THAN IN THIS YEAR.” HAVE NEVER BEEN BETTER tuned to the highest pitch by
Dated May 6th, 1937, months of keen competition in the This statement was made The Cardinals were also in a big Baron Gottfried von Cramm, Ger-the Cup, and that she will be ably by very waters where she will race for scoring mood, and notched up 13 runs against the Braves, in
many's No. 1 ranking player and handled. the runner-up to Perry at Wimbledon Against this challenge, the New course of which five four-baggers last year, to newspapermen yester-York Yacht Club is pitting what is were secured.
day before the German team left at present an unknown quantity. The Reds walloped the Giants by for Munich, where they will meet The one new boat, which it is gen- runs to 5, Kampouris scoring two Austria on Friday.
erally expected wil be the defender, homers, and Goodman and Gelbert "I think Germany will win the is Ranger, which is being built, at one each.
The Yankees, winners European Zone final," he continued, Bath, Me., for Mr. Harold Vander-
PUBLIC AUCTION of the World Series' pennant, were "in spite of what is bound to be bilt-entirely at his own expense, too good for the Tigers, in
ARTICULARS AND CONDI- American League, Selkirk scoring Yugo-Slavia: two home runs.
"France, in spite of the absence building syndicate owned defen-Auction to be held on MONDAY, Two ties in the latter League of her "Three Musketeers, (Borotra, ders.
the 10th day of May, 1937, at 3-p.m., were postponed, between the Red Lacoste and Cochet) has a danger-
DIMENSIONS SECRET
at the Offices of the Public Works Sox and the Browns, and the Sen-ous team.
Her dimensions remain secret, Department, by Order of His Excel- ators and Indians.
though it is known that, like En-lency the Governor of one Lot of "So has Britain, in spite of the deavour II., she will be close to the Crown Land at North Point in absence of Fred Perry.
top limit of the J class, which is the Colony of Hong Kong for a "Britain will have the advantage
87ft water line, and that approxi-term of 75 years, with the option of of not playing until the Challenge mately 105 tons of lead went into renewal at a Crown Rent to be fix- H. E. Round, and if Tuckey and Hughes her keel casting.
ed by the Surveyor of His Majesty 18 14 2 are in form, they are capable of Her design is the joint effort of the King, for one further term of Bordagaray, beating any of the world's leading the 1930 and 1934 defenders, En-
W. Starling hit homers.
Burgess, designer of 75 years. 1 6 doubles pairs.
Intending bidders are advised terprise and Rainbow, and Olin J. that immediately after the disposal Stephens, who is a new hand at of the lot the Purchaser (if not the Cup boat designing, but widely applicant) will be required to de- known for his ocean racers and posit with an authorised officer who smaller rating-class sloops.
will be present at the sale, the sum This is t
the first defender de-of two signed by two designers, and the cash.
hundred dollars, $200 in: This sum will be refunded first time since 1887 that a defender on payment of the Purchase price. (assuming that Ranger is the de- fender) has been built anywhere but in the Herreshoff yards at Bris- tol. Also, she will be the first all-
the strong opposition from France and as opposed to the practice which TONS of the Sale by Public
Results as cabled by Reuter, were:-
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis
Gutteridge, Martin, Medwick and Ogrodowski Boston
Fletcher hit a homer.
·R.
1
BRITAIN
"I don't think, however, that Bri- tain will retain the Cup this year, 1 unless Bunny Austin makes sure of 1 both his matches."-e Trans-Ocean.
Pittsburgh
5
11
Brooklyn
1
5
Chicago
17 17 1
Collins,
Demaree and
Marty hit
homers.
Philadelphia
4 10 2
Moore hit a homer.
Cincinnatti
8 11 0
FIRST DIVISION SOCCER REVIEWED (Continued from Page 21) and coupled with the fact that East
Kampouris (2), Goodman and Gel-when they took over from the
bert hit homers.
New York
5 13
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
7 10
3
6
9
2
7
12
3
8
Reuter.
Bob Selkirk hit two homers. Detroit
NEW L.B.W.
EXPERIMENT
MADE LAW
Lancashire Regiment, they
were
has held for the past 45 years, of
0 half-way down the League table, steel defender in many years.
this speaking volumes
for
their
"PUKKA" HERO
performance.
THREE MONTHS' TEST Ranger will be launched in mid- April, and will be raced through-
Miller, their centre-forward, has out May, June and July, principal- been a pukka hero in more thanly off Newport, against some of the older American yachts, including Yankee, owned by Mr. Gerard B. Lambert.
2 one sense. Recently he Was de- corated with the Military Medal for
0 bravery in the Palestine troubles, and his behaviour on the field has
If the new boat is not decided-
Cowes...
likewise been a fine example. Aly faster than any of the older deadly centre-forward and a grand American sloops, the feeling among opportunist, he played a big part Americans is that the New York in the Scots' race for honours, and Yacht Club might as well wrap the it was most unfortunate for him America's Cup up and mail it to that he sustained a fractured leg
The current tentative in this, his first season here.
plans for the summer include some Probably the outstanding feature preliminary racing for the Cup London, To-day. The Maryle- of the Seaforths' team is their boats in May, two weeks of early bone Cricket Club unanimously splendid intermediate line, in which trials in June, and the final trial made the new Lb.w, experiment a Cooke, McKusker, and Williamson series early in July, as the defen- law. Major, the Hon. J. J. Astor have been consistently good. Their der has to be named a week before was elected the new president of splendid feeding and spoiling has
the series starts, July 31. the Club-Reuter.
(Continued at foot of next, colled to the downfall of several of
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NOT OFTEN
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Inland Lot
No. 1956.
West of and adjoining Inland Lot No. 3548,
King's Road, North Point.
No. of pater
Registry No.
Locality.
Boundary Measurements.
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ft.
ft. ft.
A9
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8q. Ft.
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Upset Price.
About
per sale plan. 13,438
DIZ
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
17,164
THE Undersigned have received
Anction
Tinstructions, to della b received
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Friday, the 7th. May, 1937 commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD'
FURNITURE
It is not often that a newly ar- rived Regiment commences its first| season here on a par with other First Division teams, and both the comprising:- South Wales Borderers and the Black Wood Ware, Teak Drawing East Lancashire Regiment took Room Dining Room Bed Room almost a season to get settled. This and Office Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, is another feather in the Scotsmen's Porcelain & Glass Ware, Brass & caps.
E. P. Ware, Cutlery, Electric Table Before dismissing the Seaforths, Lamps & Fans, Gramaphones I must pay tribute to the stirling Records, Radio Set, Ornaments, qualities of their two backs, Web Pictures, etc., etc. ster and Steele, who have shaped On View from Thursday, the 6th- extraordinarily well and who should May, 1937. offer Stevens and Pickering a keen challenge for Interport and Army honours next season.
(This review will be continued on Saturday).
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
́ ́ LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 3rd. May, 1937.