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Hong Kong at Play.
SPORTS NOTES AND
COMMENTS.
[BY BROADCASTER".]."
Lawa bowlers, completed their engagements in full last Saturday, and once again nothing happened "to disturb the unethiness which prevails in rival' campa Civil Bervice seniors went over to Talkbo to take the points by the narrow
Speaking of water-polo reminds me that this season the, V.R.C again appear to have an easy march to victory in the senior division of the league. By the way, the N.A. and the S.C.A.A. hid a friendly game on Sunday at North Point, and the match was watched by a Jarge crowd. The soldiers went ander by goals, the final score being 5-3.
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The weather on Saturday was ideal for tennis and the standard of play in some of the matches I saw was indeed very high.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1930.
TENNIS BATTLE AT SOOKUNPOO0;
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INDIANS AND CHINESE TO CLASH IN "B" DIVISION.
RECORDS OF THE TEAMS
FOR THE SEASON,
On the Indian Reciention Club courts this afternoon, the Chinese Recreation Club will engage their friendly rivals in their league mateb in the "B" division, and every thing points towards a very close and interesting game.
TENNIS STARS AT WIMBLEDON.
(THROTON. REUTER'S “AGENCY.]
U.S. BASEBALL.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE) →
NEW YORK, June 23. The following were the results of the National League matches play-
Boston
Brooklyns Pittsburg..... St. Louis
3 Chicago 12 Philadelphin 3 (1st innings)
LONDON, June, 23. One hundred and twenty-eighted yesterday - met, representatives of 95 nations, including the youthful America. Japan, France, Australia and Great Britain, will open the Wimbledon tournament to-day, which will be confined to the men's singles.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia...
(2nd Innings). The following were the results of the American League matches:- New York ...... 5 S. Louis
(1st innings) - .......3 New York
(end innings)
The American Allison has the honour of opening on the 'world- renowned Leatre court programme against Moon, the Australian cham- St. Louis
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LATER.
Detroit
5 Boston..... (1st innings)
In the first round, Allison beat Moon 6-1, 6-0, and 6-3.
THIS WEEK'S GATHERING.
WIMBLEDON, June 23.
A galaxy of wew faces, new names, and familiar faces with different names, among the women competitors is the great drawing. card of the Wimbledon lawa tennis championships..
These "teams are the only un-pion. beaten ones in this section of the Local tenais league, and while the Interest seems to be lagging in Chinese are at the top of the the "A" division, for now that the league table with the maximum margin of one shot. It would have C.R.C. have lost one game. (against number of points out of ten matches been a different tale-had Grimmitt .C.C. who did very well to win); played, the Indians are only a and Gregory failed to carry their there is no other team to beat the point behind with a match in hand, third rink. Taikoo had bad luck Indiana. To appears that they will so that they will start on equal again in losing by a small margin, win the "A" Mixed Doubles, and terms. Below, we give the record their previous effort at home going if they should come out top dogs of the teams for the "season. As against them by two shots. Craigen in their meeting with the Chinese far as the big match is concerned, Rower beat Kowloon Dock by this afternoon, they will carry off the Indians will have the advan- four shots in their previous match "B" division honours
Both as well. tage of playing at home. Craigengewer won by five shots | The C.R.C., however, are a tough teams will no doubt turn out at Here again Bradbury's rink for lot, and while the opinion in soine full strength as it will be more tho first time had to depend quarters is that they will find the than probable that the winners will on bis two colleagues to carry him | Sookünpoo lads rather a handful, carry off the shield for the season through Civil Service and Cruigen. others confidently express the view
As far as form is concerned, the gower are again in the saine pos. that they the CRC-are invin-opinion seems to be that the In- cible. The match this afternoon, dians are now playing at their very tion, each side having fost One
The Matrons, match. The Bowling Green Club therefore, should be one worth going best so that the Chinese will have
The new matrons are headed by avenged their away defeat when to see as whoever wins, there will to be very good indeed to lower Mrs. Helen Wills Moody who, as they received Kowloon CC. This no doubt be some first class tennis their colours. The game starts at
"Poker-face" Helen Wills, held result demonstrated the inconsistent in evidence.
1.30 p.m. sharp and there will no the championship sizce 1927 and form of the cricketers, who only the
doubt be a very large number of looks good enough to retain it for "fans" to see the tro giacts of another year.
previous week went to Civil Service and lowered their colours. The Police lost again to Club de Recreio, to find themselves in the position of having lost all their matches and with 185 shots down...
Competitors in the junior division have been left behind by Ciyil Service and the Bowling Green, who won all their seven matches. The record is likely to
have
now
be maintained until the time comes when they have to meet each other pleasure which they were de- prived of the other day owing to pain. The Valley team beat Club de Recreio by 17 shots, while the Kowloon "Bowlers defeated the Electricians by. 38 shots. For the winners Drake's rink alone had a majority of 3 shots. The Yacht Club were in great form when they beat Taikoo by 35 shots, Macfar lane's rink contributing 34 points Au exciting buish marked the match at Kowloon C.C., where Craigen- gover lost by two shots.
Although caving is out of season at the moment, I think there are quite a number who still anxiously follow the latest ricing pe8, These will be interested to hear that no fewer than ninety subscription griffins have been ordered for the 1931 Annual Meeting, and that a Few extra ones "will bo included in the shipment. The sub, races for the present year have been extremely interesting, and there are compara tively few animals which did not share the stake monies in soine race ar other. Tonbridge proved to be the best sub, with Tango and Bridge 'Hall next.
In is interesting to note the rais. ing the height limit for racing in Hong Kong, but it is extremely doubtful whether any of the bigger pedice racing here in future can lower soms of the extremely fast times returned at the last annual recting. Up to one mile the per- formances of Apollo were really good, and for the longer distances it is not assuming too much to say that the performances of Diana Bay ord Sitting Bull will remain for & long time on the local racing re- corita.
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There will be a Erat class grass- track at Happy Valley when racing is resumed there in the autumn. From the village bend all the way up the straight the course is being widened. The turf looks better than it ever did during the last ten years, and apparently no pains are being apared to make things n good as possible at Happy Valley.
Judging from the large crowds which patronise the bathing-beaches at North Point, it would seem that the Chinese bave taken to swimming quite seriously that is to say, not merely as a recreation but also as apport in the competitive sense. I understand that the membership of the three loading Clubs at North Point runs into several thousand.
According to the fixture card, there are two games in the "B" division due to be decided to- morrow. In addition to these, there will be three in the "C" section, and here the Indians and Chinese will meet. I predict an easy win for the latter in spite of the fact that the I.R.C. lads are playing very tween the University Tennis Club
The meeting be well just now.
nad Filipino Club should be produc tive of some interesting if not very classy tennis.
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The Chinese Recreation have played ten games so far, and have beaten
6--1
Detroit
4 Boston (2nd innings) Washongton...10 Chicago......... 3 Cleveland Philadelphia...
INDIANS AND SENATORS BEATEN,
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end of 19-9 score though they made a dozen hits. The Browns got 14 hits and made but one error.
Boston's Red Sox made two runs in the first inning of their game. with the White Sox at Chicago. In. the second inning they added an- other four and sowed the game vip, finally winning 6 to 3
Brooklyn's Dodgers, leaders in the National circuit, took a rest to- day because of rain and remained at a percentage of .641, and other leagon leaders were likewise out of commission.
A QUIET DAY,
(UNITED PRESS.]
New York, June 18. With most of the big league baseball teams taking a lay-off to-day, only one gone was played in each éircuit and the only result of consequence was to strengthen the Athletics' lead in the American League by raising their percentage to .814
Playing at Philadelphia, the Athletics walloped the third-place Clevanders by 7 to and reduced the Indians to 352, The Senators did not play to-day and remain át.
.393.
In the National League, the Brooklyn Dodgers did not play, so
remain at 641 and the Cubs at .384, while the Giants, winning over the Pirates by 4-3, in spite of two New York errors, edged up to
There was a. double-header at Boston, however, in which the Braves won both games from the Reds. The first was by a 6-4 score. with the aid of two Cincinnati errors In the second game the Braves came up from behind and I made four runs in the sixth and ar. other four in the ninth, winning 10.3 despi
O'Doul'a single in the tenth in-.337. The Pirates made one run in ning of the Pirates-Phillies game each of the final three innings, seared Southern to make a 3-4 vic Comorosky, Boel, and Maine being tory for the Phillies. The Pirates the principal sluggers. The Giants had helped by contributing three spurted in the seventh inning and made three runs, which provided enough margin for their final victory.
errors.
two errors.
The following are the detailed re- sults of to-day's games:- AMERICAN LEAGUE
Clubs. New York
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Simmons, Fox, and Miller of the Athletics all made home runs in the game with Cleveland, while Morgan of the Indians was another home run hitter of the day.
The following are the detailed.re- 0sults of to-day's games :—
R. H.
E.
17 21
0
2
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8 15
る 11.
12
4
12 · 14
R. H.
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14
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3
10
10
14
10
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NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Cincinnati
New York, June 17-With the Cleveland Americas League-leading Athletics Boston taking a rest to-day and keeping Chicago their percentage at .007, the Washington This tournament, the fifty-fourth Cleveland Indians took a drubbing St. Louis Wimbledon meeting, creates a re-from the Yankees and moved down ward for the number of women net 83 while the Senators suffered
likewise at the hands of the Clubs. stars who have token unto them; Browns and kept the Indians tied selves a husband since the previous at the same figure. championship meeting,
Eight Yankee runs in the second Cincinnati inning started A whirlwind of Boston scoring which kept the Indians nailed up tight and resulted in a 17-2 victory for the New Yorkers, who ran up 21 hits and profited by three Cleveland errors.
·Playing at. St. Louis, the Sena- tors booted themselves into a total of four errors and took the short
even
grounds from an early hour this morning hoping to secure standing room
Boston (first game) G
Pittsburg ... Philadelphin
SENATOR-CUBS TRADING.
Clubs. Cleveland
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
E. Philadelphia
Giao Het MO
Washington, June 17-It has been announced by the management of the Washington Senators that Garland Braxton and Bennett, H. Tate of the Senators have been traded to the Chicago Cubs in ex- change for Arthur Shires, pugilis- tie first baseman self-styled "Shires the Great."
Clubs. New York Pittsburg
due pia k
Kino.
.582
R. H. E.
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12
NATIONAL LEAGUE
B. H.
4
13
3
10
Standings,
AMERICAN LEAGUE,
Won Lost Pet.
35
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.593
323
30..
95
.4.10
93
.426
20
.393
4
19
.358
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Clubs
Won Lost
Pet.
19
.611
31, 24
564
29
25
23 26
.491
46 29 .481 9 .453
29 29 .440
21
3-4
.352
Clubs. Philadelphia Washington ...... 39 New York Cleveland
St. Louis 1 Detroit
Chicago Boston
Others who have the "B" division battling to main-entered into matrimony are Mrs. thin their unbeaten record.
Fearnley Whittingstall (Eileen Ben- nett), Mrs. LG. Owen (Miss Violet Chamberlain, Mrs. M. Mayne (Miss C. Lumley-Ellis) and Mrs. J. The Wimbledon authorities have lived up to their reputation for B. Pittman (Miss, Elgie Goldsack).
introducing something new at sich Shires engaged in several ring Brooklyn 34. All these, together with Mrs. tournament, This year's innova-engagements over the winter after Chicago Leslie Godfree (Miss Kitty Mc- tions are electric scoring boards for building up something of a reputa- New York
the No. 1 court, enabling people|tion as a fighter on the diamond Boston Kane) and Mrs: Randolph Lycett outside the court to follow the and even against his own manager, St. Louis | (Miss Joan Austin), both of whom games, and a branch bank for the and as he himself points out, while Fittsburg
were married a couple of years ago convenience of spectators and com- his tactics may not, bei orthodox Philadelphia
the fans like to see him petitors. and are now mothers, are entered in the tournament. Other net
Nippon Club M.B.K. Recreio E.Y.M.C.A H.K.C.C. University U.S.R.C. "K.C.C.
R.ES.C
C.S.C.C.
6-3
7-2
The full programme for the next night fête arranged by the V.R.C. for July 5 is as follows. It can be seen at once that those who attend while the Indians have scored vic- queens who have drawn crowds to
are in for a feast of aquatic events: 1-50 yards handicap-members. 250 yards breaststroke--bandi-
cap-ladies.
3.-100 yards-four styles-open to
the Colony. 4.-One length under water swin İ
-members.
5. Mixed team race. 8.-Midnight race-ladies to wear pyjamas and gentlemen night. gowns each to bold a lighted candle and swim one length. 7-Water polo-Services, v. Chi-
nese,
MEIJI TENNIS STARS.
VISIT TO HONG KONG: EX- HIBITION GAMES ARRANGED.
tories over
E.Y.M.C.A. S.C.A.A.
9-1..
6-3
U.S.R C.
6-3
K.C.C..
Iman
C.S.C.C.
B-1
R.E.S.C.
HI.K.C.C. Recrei
University
Wimbledon in past tournaments, but who are absent this year, are Mrs. Roy Cotens, who as Miss Daphne Akhurst, was Australian champion, and Mrs. Hamish Munro, formerly Evelyn "Colyer, whose husband has taken her off to his Assam tea plantation.
It will be seen that the records are very nearly the same except. The newly-weds attending the in the game against Club de Re- meeting to-day will be only specta- crelo (as one time considered to be
a serious contender for league tors, for the first day's play is honours). Here the Indians show devoted to eliminating the rabbite ed better form. for whereas the among the men competitora. The C.R.C had to be content with
women will probably be given their laiming the point by the narrow märgin of a set, the Indians took first chances to-morrow. it without even conceding a single set.
When the m.v, Asama Maru made |*-.
The Male Stars.
The male stars to be seen in nction on the courts this afternoon
From the United States come
fast to her wharf yesterday, seven trip to Manila was only decided include maay of the highest posi tennis players from the Meiji on a few days ago. They left tion holders in the world's ranking University, Japan, who are on their Japan with the intention of touring list, for the meeting again brought way to Manila for a holiday, step- Shanghai and Tientsin, but as con- ped on to Hong Kong where they
ditions in the latter port are far the masters here in search of a will stay until the gath inst. They from settled, they were advised to
crown or two. are Messrs. Matsuo, T. Fujikura, change their programme. N. Komatsu, H. Okamoto, S. In Manila they hope to have quite "Big Bill Tilden, Francis Hanter, Sagara, J., Fujikura and 1. Seo, & few games, and as the trip is in They are accompanied by Professor the nature of a holiday coupled with George Lot, John Doeg, J. Van Y. Matsudaira of the University. a tennis tour, they will play as Ryn, Wilmer Allison and Wilbur Arrangements have been made to much as possible. When they pass Coen, Jr., while the women in stage exhibition games between the ed through Shanghai on their way visitors and some of the local stars, here, there was no time for them cluded Helen Wills Moody, Helen and the first of these games, will, to play tennis there, but they have Jacobs, Sarah Palfrey, Mjazne we are informed, take place on the already made arrangements to play Palfrey, Edith Cross, and Mary Kowloon Cricket Club courts on four games there on their way Friday, 27th inst., comracncing at home. 4.30 p.m., and again the following day at the same hour.
The programme, during their stay here will be:--
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To-day Practice on the C.C.C.
Greef.
The French Contingent.
When asked how they liked our courts, the Professor said that this was the first time his boys played
The French attempt to retain the on grass courts, but they liked them men's title is being led by Henri very much and felt sure that after Cochet who beat his fellow coun- three days they will become quite Wednesday Practice on the Re-used to them. In Japan, they had tryman Jena Borotra in the final clay courts with the exception of last yenz. Barotra, Jacques Brag- one or two private ones, but that
non, Pierre Landry and Christian didn't matter. a lot, as after one
Boushus are there to support him.
courts.
creio courts. Thursday: Practice on the K.C.C.
..courts.
Friday and Saturday:-Exhibition
game, the boys are already "getting
games on the K.C.C. courts. into it." The visitors had a "knock-up " The best singles man among the on the C.R.C. courts last evening, players here is M. Matsuo, who, and those present were impressed just a few days before they left by their play. They are a hard-Japan beat Kawachi (ranked twelfth hitting lot and when they get used in Japan) in an inter-collegiate tournament. He also boat Fujisawa to the local courts, they will no doubt give better accounts of them-eleventh man in Japanese tennis circles) in the same tournament, so selves,
Interviewed by our representative, that he is now among the first ten Professor Matsudaira, who is the in his country. With Sagard they leader of the party, said that they make the best pair as far as doubles is concerned amongst the lot, and left Yokohama on June 10, and although he had himself been here these two had the distinction of twice before, the rest of the party being invited to take part in the are here for the first time, and Invitation Tournament in Japan,
Takelebi arada. Yoshiro Ohta, Tamin Ahe, and Hyotaro Sato, of the Japanese team, are names to conjure with, for they have proved during recent. Davis Cup tics that they are to be classed among the world's leading players.
Britain's Hopes.
Britain's hopes are vested in H. Wilfred Austin, Dr. J. Colin Gre gory, Ian G. Collins, Harold Lee and George Hughes.
Germany, Italy, Spain, India, Austria, Hungary, Australia, Tre- land, South Africa, Belgium and nat although they have only been bere when only the beat players are ask and each userte montrong
So with Sponsa en Bungakakengarde wegheter force 1 st chont to win one ortho)
of the fagli€TMa?” ̈
are thronged with people, and quite already made a favourable impres- also played in the singles in the
a good business is done by hiring dinghies and skiffs. Each club moreqver, has a small area fenced off for such of their members who arb interested in speed swimming or
aion on them.
Professor Malamlaire, who is the son and heir of Marquis Matsudaira, plays a good game of tennis bim self, and he mentioned that this
(Continued on next' Üolumn,
Bame tournament. Fujikura is the junior singles champion of Japan. He is only 19 years of age, and, with his brother, J. Fujikura, they won the junior doubles champion- ship of their country”
five tilles for decision.
The majority of the seats for the whole fortnight'a tournament were sold months ago, and a huge crowd of the gathered at the gates
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