TENNIS NOTES.
LEAGUE POSITIONS
ANALYSED.
[BY HOLLYWOOD.]
Further progress was made in the Longue over the work and and some interesting play was see. Three matches after in the closest pos sible score of 50 to 4 gems and in the hole the results showed rivalry for position in the Tabs to be still keen.
The Kowloon Cricket Club, boạt the University by one game oily in the A Division. It was their second win of this naluing the first Sing against the Hong Kong Cricket Cul They and the he of the issue in the first and wound rounds and led by 7 games at fi end of the first and by. 16 games a the end of thin mecanal, thus seures in Sheir fayre being 49 gatees to 21. In the last round they suffered *** general collapse" dud just seeur the treasury number of games to win.
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GOLF.
LADIES' SECTION.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY,
COMPETITION AT DEEP WATER BAY.
A prize has been prestal by Mrs. If. K. Roles for a competition at Deep Water Bay during July. August, and September. The con litons are holes Meant Hound under handicap and any number of cards may be taken out duritu the three mouths. A charge of 50 ents will be made for each card, diu progeeds being in with of the Ministering Children's League,-
THE MACAO RACES.
SPECIAL FARES ON
STEAMERS.
Special excursion-fares have been arranged for the trip to Mano on Sunday for the third race teeling which is to take place liver.
AT WIMBLEDON.
EAMES AND CROLE.REES DEFEAT LACOSTE AND BOROTRA.
MRS. GODFREE AND j "BETTY" DEFEATED.
The ss. Taishan has leon jaeedi on the run especially for the event. The Craigenower" feun in addition to the k.. Nai da. The lost their unbeaten reened leg going Set da will leave Hong Kong ati down to the Nippon Cnb who won in ane, and the Taichun at 10 am. by one game on their opponents' The return trips will be made at courts. Hitherto the Craigongower
spil saloon fares arranged are 20 and the Chinese Recreation Club and 6 pm, respectively. The were the only Clubs without a deer head return. fent. In consequence the match be tween the two will now have different complexion, They arexlown to play on Saturday, but as the Valley Club will be unable to raise a toan this week the match has born! postponed to next Wednesday, July Uth.
There are nine races on the pro- · gramme, and the first saddling t will be ring at 1.0 . The en- trane to the public enclosure will by 40 cents and to members, enclo
Hure..
PING PONG SOCIAL.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, June 28th. The weather at Wimbledon to-day was bright, and there was a moder- nic attendance. The courts, which saturated yesterday, had ninde a wonderful recovery.
Ladies' Singles.
were
COUNTY CRICKET.
RAIN. SPOILS TEST TRIAL.
GREAT HOLMES-SUTCLIFFE PARTNERSHIP.
It was
JUNE 30th, 1927,
CAMBRIDGE V. M.C.C.
R. T. Longfield In Form. Cambridge University drew with the M.C.C. at Lord's in a match interrupted by the weather, though the M.C.C. had had the better of the play Longheld scored a 'sound 71 for Cambridge.
...
M.C.C. 205 and 21 for
wicket). Cambridge.228.
SURREY ». SOMERSET.
No Decision,
0
Only a few hours play were pos› sible at the Oral where by fifteen and with four wickets in hand, Surrey failed to gain points for a lead on. The first innings. Play was almost featureless, there being no outstanding performance.
In the M.C.C. first innings, Hen- dren contributed 07 and E. L. Kidd Cricket in England including the
For Cambridge R. T. Long. important Test Trial North . Southfield compiled 71.
Score 1 was spoilt by rain over the week end. The Trial ** seemed only notable for the great stand by Sul- eliffe and Holmes, who, without being separated passed the by no means disgraceful score. of the Southern representatives. the 41st time that the famous pair have scored over a century for the first wicket, thus displacing the Miss Helen Wills beat Mrs. Poa former record of "Hayward and Hobbs. As both these great play cock, 6-3, 6-1.
Mies. Ryan beat Mrs Godfreeers should, in the ordinary course' (nee Miss Kitty McKane) 3-0, 6-4, of thugs, have a good many more 6-..
Seasons before them, they should -Semerita de Alvarez, bent. Mrs. set up a record, not jumpregnable indeed, but a long way ahead of Watson, 0-3, 3-6, 8-0,
Southampton was better favour anything yet, achieved. Both these players have gone in first for Eng-ed than the majority of grounds, and Hampshire gained first imings and but never as an opening pair. points against Northamptonshire. When Armstrong's men England in 1021 Sutcliffe's claims were overlooked, and since then Hobbs (who was incapacitated that year) has opened England's batting
One wishes that Reuter could have telegraphed the naines these appearing in the "test trial."
Miss Joan Fry beat Mies Betty Nuthall, „1-0, 0-3, 6-4.|||
The semi-funds will be: Sunorita de Alvarez e. Miss yan; and Miss Joan, Fry
+
|
the
were in
of
will be interesting to see when Home papers duly arrive how far eclectors have really looked ahead and encouraged the young player.
2. Miss Holes Willa. "Betty's" Defeat, The defent of Miss Betty Nuthall did not cause any surprise as Miss Joan Fry is physically stronger and more matured at the game. She displayed a well-equipped armoury of strokes, of which her back-band was the strongst. She played safe The Hong Kong Cricket Club |
ly and steadily after the first met, These trials are not well done, scored a double winner on Saturday!
A ping pong social will be held after which she was always in the Once a season the County Cham- by beating the South China Athletic!
pionship should be stopped and Association in the B and then the Wah Yan Old Boys' Union ascendant. Miss Nuthall gave a
then the English" side should Against the on Sunday next at 3 p.m., latter they won by the narrowest final match of the Union's Cham delightful all-round display and pitted against the rest,
ns to build up a nucleus Test team possible margin of one game only, pionship Tarnament will be play scored with well-angled shots across accustomed to play together.
the court: She volleyed crisply. She rushed up to the net at the conclusion to congratulate Joan, who replied "Come and have a drink," and they walked away to the soda foundation with their arms interlocked,
Taikoo in the "C"
but they did very creditably in bet ing the South China by 15 games.
tram in have watched their B action several times of late and have noticed, a marked improvement in a their form since the season started.
***
The Indian Recreation Club 1 apper to have recovered from thir defent by the Chinese Recreating Club, which is their only inatch lost so far. They have now 'placed aigta mateltes and have to play tie mare to complete their fix- tures, z. against the Club de
when the
Au exhibition match will be played subsequently, Mrs. Line Hoi Lan will give away the prizes.""
TENNIS LEAGUE.
"R" DIVISION,
Score:-
Somerset: 148.
Surrey 19 (for 6 wickets).
NORTHANTS. HAMPSHIRE.
A century by Mond and other and batting enabled ampshire to score up a total of 347 in their Northants collapsed first innings. and a follow-on was enforced. but! the second knock was more success- and defeat was put out of the question.
Jul
In the Hants first innings, Bayes scored to (not out) Mead contri. bated 141, and Newnan tade 70.
Between them Newman and Ken aody took the whole of the North- ants wickets in the first innings, the former returning the excellent analysis of 6 wickets for 49 runs, while Kennedy took wickets for 40 runs.
Adams played a prominent part u the fine back-to-the-wall struggle in the second innings. He reaisted
could be arranged so as to acclaims reached a total of 50. before At the same time other trials all efforts to dislodge hin and con tributed 154 (not out). W. W. tom players used only to the county game to bigger cricket in which all he was defcated. the bowlers are good and there is little or no tail.
What a fine gate it would be, for instance, to pit veterans against youngsters-men like Rhodes, Mead,
newcomers
Score:-
Hampshire: 47. Northants 131 and 338 (for 9
wickets).
in-
at
"A Tense Struggle."
J. W. H. T. Donginss, F. T. Mann, LEICESTER. WARWICKSHIRE. The centro court was packed for Woolley and other pre-war players
Warwickshire completed an Clark. against
like the match between Miss Ryan and Wensicy, Leyland, Sibbles and then against Leicestershire, Mrs. Godfree, which proved to be a best of the two Varsities: all Leicester, but play was Butally sus tense struggle. In the first sot, players just short of representing for the loss of two wickets.
pended when Leicester had scored Mrs. Godfree displayed an in- who may develop surprisingly in a Skeliling took five wickets at a cost either England or the Rest, but
In the Warwick first innings, fierce bombardment, and she flicked unfnis 10 denude ertain pregnable back-hand against A few #casons. At present it is Miss Ryan's drives back at an acute teams of their best players, when angle, and discounted the pace of they may have important fixtures. Miss Ryan's service by clever posi-It make the Championship a farer,
county
Chinese R.C.'s Narrow. Win.. By a narrow margin of seven gehus mily, the Chinese Recreation Club beat this South China Athletic ferrio, South China Athletic As Assertation yesterday in the Sociation and the Royal Enginners, Division of the Tennis League,, "The They possess strong and experimatch was played on the former enced tent and I should not be at courts and the South China put all surprised to see them Gnishing an exceedingly for performance second to the Chinese at the end against the champions. At the end of the season. On Saturday they of the real round, the winning boat the Nippon Club comfortably team led by 35 games to sing, But in the second-set, and the difficulty is easily remedied. the final round each side won a Miss Ryans's-persistent attack uf 3, but C. Chua and H. La wou found holes in Mrs. Godfree's de the match for their side by beating fence, and the latter either drove Chan So and Ho Wei Iling - in the out or netted easy returns. Miss Ryan improved her versatility, remaining set.
The detailed scores were as fol-scoring every time she lobbed. lows:m
by 20 games.
***
The Nippon Club are making a bid for the runners-up position in the "C" Division. In the rat batch of the season, they went down badly to the Chinese, but since then they have won one match after an- other until how they stand second in the Table with 7 untehes played Their of whigh ve been won.
the remaining opponents Netherlands Tejinis Club, R.A.0.0., and the Buikdo Recreation Club, whom they are expected to heat.
***
The Club de Recreio who at one tima were fancied rivals to th Chinese Becreation Club in the "C" Division, went dower badly on Saturday when they met the hold
06.
The Chinese won in convincing manner by 57 games and gave an- other proof of their marked super- iority in this division. The Portu guèse failed to win a single set and could claim 21 games only out of the 09.
**i
The Chinese, Recreation Cal whose consistent victories in the three divisions are the main featur of the Longue, are also playing off their matches without delay. They have complete their &xtures in the "A" Division, and are not behind! any in the two other divisions. Yesterday they met the South China- Athletic Association, and on Satur-. day they will
their regular krep fixtures. Next week they are play. ing two mid-werk matches both of which will be in the Division on their own courts. The first will
44. Choa and H. La (C.R.C.): han Ma Chi Hoon and Chan
Hip Wa
8 3 beat Chan Sa and H Wei
Hing
7- 4 beat Lak Din Cheung and'
Lak Kin Cheung
7- 4
22-11
Lau Man Ching and In Tak Cheuk (C.R.C.):
lost to Ma Chi Hoon and·
Chan Hip Wo
3 8 Iost. to Chun So and Ho Wei
5. B
Hing Just to Lak Din Cheung and
Luk Kin Cheung
3- 8
11-23
Law Fuk Ki and Cheng Chi Wing (C.R.C.):
Mrs. Godfree opened with a love gaine in the third set, buz Miss Ryan took the second, the final point being a net-cord shot. Miss Ryan then. led 2-1, 3-2, 4-3; and the dence !! 10 eighth game went twice before Mrs. Godfree netted a simple smash in attempting too much. In the ninth game, Miss Ryan was twice within a point of the match but Mrs. Godfree even- ually won. She was, however, an obviduely beaten player and Miss Ryan had no difficulty in taking the set.
Miss Ryan's win was a victory of stubborn temperament over the more sensitive one of Mrs. Godfree. The American lady plodded through the match content to lose points to Mrs. Godfree's brilliancy and she won through sheer doggedness. -
Misa Wills' "Tremendous Pace,"
Despite her chop-stroke, which was a complete failure, Miss Helen Wills outplayed. Mrs. Peacock by the tremendous pace of her drives.
Miss Watson's terrific forehand driving nearly surprised Senorita Total: Chinese R.C., 53; South de Alvarez after the match had been China A.A, 46.
in progress for one hour, but the Spanish lady went on to win.
Men's Singles.
bent Ma Chi Hoon and Chan
Hip Wo
8- 3 bent. Clun So and a Wet
Hing
7- 4 last to Luk Din Cheung and
Luk Kin Cheung
.... 5. G
Kowloon C.C. Teams.
20-13
The following will représent the Kowloon Cricket Club at the Lawn
B
BEST INDIVIDUAL PERFORAL-
ANCES
Batting.
Adams (Northants)-
154*
C. S. Dempster (N. Zealand) 154 Mead (Hants)
111
E. R. T. Holmes (Oxford ) 130* Sutcliffe (North. e. South)... 131 Holmes (North v. South)... 127* Whysall (Notts).
117*
Haigh (Scottish Counties)... 115
Not-out.
Bowling.
Merritt (New Zealand) 7 for 74 Newman (Hants).
E. R. T. Holmes (Ox-
ford U.)
V. W: C. Jupp (North) 6, Voce (Notts)........... 5
of 91 runs.
Score:-
Warwick: 193.
Leicester: co (for 2 wickets)..
*** NOTTS », GLOUCESTER,
Nottinghamshire scoring 264 (for) 6 wickets) in reply to a total of 140 by Gloucester, declared in an en- deavour to force a win, but rain interrupted the game, and they had to rest content with five points for a lead on the first innings.
Smith, the wicket-keeper, was the only player to offer real resistance to the Notts attack. He carried his bat fur
58 (not out). Voce took ǎ wickets for 30 runs.
Notts had chiefly to thank Why- sall for their most effective reply. lle scored 117 (not out) while Walker contributed 32. Parker
took six wickets for 101 runs.
Score:
Gloucester: 149 and 11 (for 1
wicket).
48
55
'90
36
5
45
Notts: 264 (for 6 wickets decd.).
52
31
KENT LEAD YORKSHIRE.
75
50
...
Wright (Kottish C.) 5
Anderson
Halley (Scottish C.). Woolley (Kent) Jacques (Yorkshire) Kennedy (Hants) .......
LONDON, June 29th.
NORTH ». SOUTH.
Great Holmes-Sutcliffe Partnership. Holmes and Sutcliffe, Yorkshire'e opening pair, each scored a century. for the, North against the South in a Test trial match at Sheffield, defying the Southern bowling until rain brought an end to play.
Woolley Bowling Again,
Yorkshire felt the absence of Holnes and Sutcliffe in their match against Kent at Tonbridge, and they were outplayed. Rain interfered with the match and Kent were un- able to force home their first in- nings advantage.
In Kent's first innings; Valentine scored 60, while Jacques took four wickets for 30 runs.
Wright and Woolley (F.E brought about the Yorkshire col lapse, Wright taking 6 wickets for 45 and Woolley 4 for 35.
Score 1-
Kent: 243 and 10 (for 1 wicket). Yorkshire: 131.
This three-figure partnership is their third of the season, and the 41st that they have made thus beat- ing the record of 40 century part Berships set by
Hobbe and Hayward for Surrey.
The match went in favour of the OXFORD . LEVESON-GOWER'S North, but was evidently one of those games which, when played oat, show startling changes.
dine scored 57, and A. F. F. Chap In the South innings, D. R. Jar- man 70. V. W. C. Jupp took wickets for 90 runs.
Southern bowlingTM Beerely treated by Holmes
In the fifth round of, the Mon's Tennis League matches on Satur-Singles, Lacoste beat Kozelah, 6-4, day, at 4.30 p.m.--
6-3, 6-4. team v. University op Cochet beat Hunter, 3-6, 3-6, 6-2, be against the Craigengower Cricket K.C.C. ground:--C. H. Atkins and Club on Wednesday and the other D. J. Purves, W. Woodward and 6-3, 6-3,
Borotra beat Timuner, 8-1, 3-0, will be against the Taikoo Reeres. J. M. Jacks, P. M. Pinguet and G..
0-3, 0-0, tion Club on Thursday. They ex-5.. Ford: pect to complete their fixtures in a C team, Netherlands T.C. The men's semi-finals are now at King's Park: C... Ledden and left to be: Tilden v. Cochet; and fortnight's time.
K. A. Carstenson, B. F. Strange Lacoste e. Borotia. An interesting struggle is being and J. S. Smith, Geo. Lee and A. J.
Laconto won with his customary seen in the "O" Division where Kew.
calmness, and wore down his op Ave Clubs at present have the same number of points. Each has won
an all-round-the-court game.
Borotra's match was more in good. Sutcliffe iade fal hos out
and Holmes 127 not out. teresting, there being much adroit North wore 34 runs ahead with no The net work though the slippery court wicket lost when rain prevented, repeatedly brought down the mor- further play. curial Basque, to the amusement of the crowd.
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Kean Play At Broughty Ferry, E. R. T. Holmes, the. Oxford cap H. D. G. Leveson-Gower's Al at now at the Scottish Counties. At Broughty Ferry, Dundee, the tain, gave a great display against New Zealand tourists tried sonelu- Enetbourne, and it was principally C. S. Dempster for the New Zea his three-figure innings in the fourth landers, and Haigh for the Scots WAB innings of the match which enabled maile three-figure scores. and Oxford Unipersity to gain a seven
The match was drawn, the Scots being in a good position, though the G. C. first innings, scoring 72 not out in minently in the Oxford University declaration. a total of 184.
BOYS SOLD AS SLAVES.
SAVED BY BRITISH AUTHORITIES. ·
ALLAHABAD,
ponent with relentless accuracy in Sutcliffe, though the fielding was wickets man showed up pro- New Zealanders Sporting) ekran, a district partly in Persia,
two matches so far and the Clubs in two pairs, so that one player concerned 1213 the
actually played six sets instead of Netherlands Tennis Club, South China Athletic three. The home sido lost. Association, R.AD.C., Hong Kong Oricket Club and Kowloon British
Another case of au incomplete School Pormer Pupils' Association, To forecast the eventual placing of team happened some time ago in
Cochet, by his magnificient re these Clubs in the Table is difficult which the home side had also five.
Despite strenuous covery against Hunter completed although more of the Clubs have men present.
search for a sixth player, no one the Three Musketeers" for the met o*another.
could be found and it was eventual semi-final. A thunderstorm at 3.20 ly decided to ask the permission of interrupted. play for an hour. the quposing team to allow the ground boy to all in the vacancy.
***
Men's Doubles.
Score
South: $35, North: 260 (for 0 wicket).
made B
In the New Zealand first innings, Dempster scored 184, and Anderson In the frst innings of Leveson took 5 wickets for 52 runs Halley Cower's side, E. R. T. Holmes took took 4 wickets for al in their second six wickets for 56 runs. In their inatinge. second knock, R. H. Bettington
Haigh scored 115 and Wood 50 contributed 31 and J. C. Clay 63. for the Scottish Counties, while G. C. Newman alone made a Morritt returned the excellent stand in Oxford's first innings, figuros of 7 wickets for 74 runs. while E. R. T. Holmes was put The Scottish Counties were 48 in At Manchester less play was postinut contribution of 138 (not out)dge of play
standing in the second with a Bril- arrears with 6 wickets to tail at the
Score:-
Score:
LANCASHIRE ». DERBY,
A Wash Out.
I have been "informed that in a League match played last week, the Home side, whoso ñaute I am not this was done the game proceeded. Douisles, Eatoes and Crole Rees than in any other game in the In the third round of the Men'ssible between Lancashire and Derby mentioning, had only five men pre The ground hey usually played a sant. Rather than put the match sound game, but he was so solf-beat Lacoste and Berotra, 6-4, 4-6, country. off the opposing toum ac in conscious in the presence of the 6-2, 4-6 6-4; and Higge and Laster
dis best Harada and allow the home side to play one man | visiting team that he played
appointing game. (Continued of next cóluign)..
| 3-0, 0-2, 6-4, 03.
Vashburn, 2-0,
Very few bails were bowled, Derbyshire batting. Arst and soor. ing 28 runs for a wicket.
Leveson-Gowor's: 200 and 205. Oxford: 154 and 258 (for 3)
wickets), (Continued on hezi column).
New Zealand: 304 and 103 (for
$ wickets decd.)... Scottish. Counties: 237 and 19,
(for 4 wickets).
The disclosure that slave traffic on the Persian Gulf has not been eradicated was made in the Kara chi courts when several natives of partly in Baluchistan, were charged with kidnapping two Indian boys and solling them into slavery.
situations at Bombay, but instead according to one of the boys, he his companion wore offered were forcibly shipped to Mokran, where they were sold as slaves
The boy, Noor. Mahomed, said He escaped several times, but was recaptured, and was resold in the slave market and was then forced to work as á pearl-diver.
He was able, after repeated "at- tempts, to comunicate with the British authorities, who sent him back to Karachi. The other boy is átti miesing
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