THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 16, 1938.
Bradman's Seventh Century
in
Lawn Bowls
(Continued from Page 18)
deadly form, whilst Jackie Noronha was steady to brilliant throughout.
Johnny Ribeiro gave an improved display and was usually superior to Deakin, who like Simmonds, the third men, has not yet really found
his touch this reason.
Australians
UPSETS FEATURE
Score 397 Against ASCOT MEET
The Gentlemen
Meyer Takes 5
Wickets
For 66 Runs
SOME CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
Solar Flower Turns The Tables
London, To-day. Things at the Ascot meeting went better for the bookmakers in the last three races yesterday, the Oaks winner, Rockfel, starting as a 6 to 4 favourite, ran unplaced in the Coronation Stakes, while Sir Alfred Butt's Solar Flower (Gor- London, To-day. The Australians, following their huge scores against some of don Richards) which ran second in the County sides and the Universities, made an inauspicious start the Oaks, turned the tables against the Gentlemen of England, at Lord's yesterday, when they give Frank Butters,
the "hat-trick," were dismissed for 397 runs.
COUVERT WINS HUNT CUP
London, To-day.
to
the trainer, with Dhoti and
The Bessborough Stakes went to Ireland, Sir Percy Lorraine's Spot Barred, starting at 100 to 8, beat- ing Mr. James Rank's Black Speck. which starting as 9 to 4 favourite. The Royal Hunt Cup which was lost by a head. run yesterday was won by Couvert, Lord Portman's Knight's Arm- with Cliff Richards in the saddle, jour, backed at 7 to 4, won the Fern- by half a length from Galsonia, hill Stakes, beating Lord Port- ridden by Maher. Carlisle, Sprague man's Lohengrin, backed at 20 to 1, up, was third, one
half by a short head. lengths behind.
H. H. the Aga Khan's Mirza. Twenty-nine ran. The betting which started as 6 to 5 favourite. third place, being was 100 to 8 Couvert, 18 to 1 only secured Galsonia and 20 to 1 Carlisle. three quarters of a length behind.
-Reuter.
DALLAH OFF FORM Lines' rink scored the largest win Don Bradman added another century to his long list, scoring Foroughi taking second and third. of the day by being 19 shots up on 104 runs in an entertaining display which lasted 110 minutes dur-places. Dallah, who has rarely played such ing which he scored 13 boundaries. a poor gåme, although it must be In 12 innings he has scored seven said in fairness to the winners, that centuries on the present tour. Stan even had he been at the top of his McCabe, one of the heroes of the form, they would still have won first Test match, scored 79 while as they were always out-playing Chipperfield had 51. the opposition.
R.J.O. Meyer, the Somersetshire The rink played well to a man. all-rounder, maintained a very fine a remark which applies to Bob Dun-length through the match and had can's four, in a lesser degree 5 wickets for 66 runs. especially after the halfway stage, The Gentlemen had lost two wic- when they were down a couple.kets for only 23 runs when stumps From then onwards, they chalked were drawn for the day. up 16 points with a reply of only a couple. Hoosen, as lead to Minu, played a brilliant game and was the equal of John Watson, whilst until he appeared to be upset by day were: something or other, Minu the skip, was also very sound.
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES Other close of play scores yester-Reuter.
At Cardiff.
Yorkshire: 343. Glamorgan: 8 for 0.
At Bristol. Gloucestershire: 309. Middlesex: 48 for 2.
At Portsmouth. Hampshire: 818: Derbyshire: 160 for 2.
Arculli was the best of the eight in his match against Meyer and on his display alone was well worth his victory. Norman was ahead of Khan as lead, whilst Wahab, though having a poor idea of weight, was always improving the pósition for his side, frequently connecting for- cibly with the jack when the op- posing lead was lying the shot. Hall lead. J. J. Basto and George Moss was better than Abbas and scored had a close tussle with honours some beautiful points, whilst going to the visitor, whilst "B. B." Arculli was always there, driving just managed to beat Booker, who or drawing well at the critical time. was right_off_his_game.
UNUSUAL INCIDENT
TAIKOO CAUSE SURPRISE The Taikoo team certainly sur-
and
"B" DIVISION TENNIS WIN FOR K.C.C.
UNIVERSITY TROUNCE INDIANS
A very close encounter was witnessed in the “B” Division of the Lawn Tennis League yesterday, at Chater Road, where Kow- loon Cricket Club beat Hong Kong Cricket Club by the odd set in nine.
OPEN PAIRS LAWN BOWLS RESULTS
An unusual incident occurred in the Second Division match between prised me by trouncing the Hong Hong Kong Football Club "B" team Kong Football Club's First team so F. Machado and F. X. da Silva and Kowloon Bowling Green Club, handsomely. Dick Keown was al- experienced little difficulty in beat- at the Vally, as Frank Haynes, ways beating Jack Rodger, whose ing B. Bostock and A. B. Allan in skipping against Ted Thompson, four must have been off form to an Open Pairs bowls championship became ill towards the end of the have two sixes (in succession) and match, on the Police green, yester game, and although still able to a five scored against them, Walter bowl, appeared to be slightly dizzy. Gill, in spite of counting on 13 ends, day, winning by 38 shots to 14.
Leading at one time his rink could only tie with Stainton, whilst seemed to go to pieces and scoring Munro had a useful victory over! a couple of fives in the last two Brooksbank.
The winners scored on 15 of the 21 heads, in the course of which they obtained a five, a four and At one time the
heads, the visiting four secured the -The Craigengower rinks were many threes. only win for their side, a useful over all over the Civil Servants, losers were being led 38 shots to 6.
one of 12 shots.
with Jack Cavanagh scoring the
At Kowloon Dock E. W. Lines
Both Drake and Armstrong were biggest win in opposition to Syd and R. Duncan beat W. Carr and down half-a-dozen each, a tie there- Eccleshall. Marcus Sousa had W. Mulcahy 24 shots to 19. fore resulting. Drake's two leading nearly a dozen to spare against At the Indian Recreation Club, men were right off their game and Hillyer, but Cook put up a good G. Duncan and W. Gill beat J. Hyde although Waterton gave more sup-fight to lose by only 4 to Medina, and H. Overy 32 shots to 6. port than has been the case in the past few weeks, it was Drake who was the saviour of the side, and only good play on the part of Tuck gave his rink the victory, as he was steadiness personified.
SPECTACULAR GAME
Jake Selby played a spectacular game to secure the advantage over Tommy Armstrong, six in the last] three heads turning the game in his favour and enabling the side to tie.
F. X. Soares jumped to the top of the Skips' table with a big win against Orem, of the Police, who took over the berth vacated by Carey, on the latter's promotion. The Portuguese rinks were too
E. Blum and F. Grose were the most successful of the visiting pairs and won all three of their encoun- ters, while R. E. Lee and D. J. N. Anderson won two of their matches to clinch the issue.
The Hong Kong University pro- vided unexpected opposition in their "B" Division encounter with at Recreation Club, the Indian Pokfulam, and won by 9 clear sets.
Yesterday's scores were:-.
J. J. Ferguson and E. E. Storey (H.K.C.C.). lost to E. Blum and F. Grose. 2-4
eat. H. I. Januszowski and W.
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lost to Lee and Anderson
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3--6
W. Barton and T. C. Monaghan, (H.K.C.C.).
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