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Sports News
Lawn Bowls.
SATURDAY'S GAMES IN THE LEAGUE.
KOWLOON'S WIN OVER THE CHAMPIONS.
THE FORTHCOMING
TEST.
A REVIEW OF THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM,
After writing a short article in yesterday's issue of the Press on the English Test Match Eleven,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1931.
HOME CRICKET.
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Notes and News
RACING
EASY WIN FOR THE ROSE
COUNTIES.
Ou HOME RACING CORRESPONDENT.
The result of the Rofat Hunt Cup. was as follows
Grand Salute Ellenborough Racedale
Eighteen ran. Won by longth,
To Ruru Soon Talled Of. The three slowest to leave the gate were Lightning Star, Cold stream, and To Ruru, and the lost
[TEROUGE" REDTEN'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Juno 92. Two matches which commenced on Saturday were brought to donite conclusions on Monday, and in each one the winners took the verdict by an innings
Yorkshire pasily accounted for
being the fine bowling of Bowes-
U.S. BASEBALL.
DOZEN STRAIGHT WINS.
TERRIFIC HITTING TO BEAT
BROWNS,
·LEN HARVEY RETAINS TITLE.
JACK HOOD OUT-POINTED:
{THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 02.
New York, Juno 17-Winning At the Albert Hall to-night Lon their twelfth straight game, at the Harvey retained the British mid. Griffith Stadium. Washington, to-do-weight championship, day, the Washington Senators loom pointing Jack Hocd, the wolter- as the most dangerous chalong weight champion, in a 15 rounds" ers to the supremacy of the Philaeontest. delphia Athletics in the American
League. Not since June 5, when
it occurred to me that some notes with 1 lengths between 2nd anded Grindleton had about a nock Middlesex, a feature of this game they dropped a game to tho Do: SOUTH CHINA FOOTBALL
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named soon became tailed off.
When half a mile had been devar
advantage of Gallini, with Estate Duty, Cameronian, Lemonition. Re-In the other match, Dick Tyldesleybeon defeated And to-day they
Thon came Goyescas, Jacopo, Armagnac, Abbots Worthy, and
G Shell Transport.
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on the Visitors would be of in-
Betting: 5/1, 50/1, 98/1. terest to my readers. To those of
The result came as a surpris veilion, Tomo en Soleil, and Sir All the lawn bowls League games them who have a 1928 Wiadon and
Andrew next. arranged for last Saturday were take in the erickotor regularly although Grand Salute started at completed, thanks to good weather, do not address myself unless they 5/1, three weeks previous to the quoted at 33/1. Ed is and I was pleased to soo that the are too busy to have time to hunt race he was teams which I had selected as the up all the references, I musty Grand Parade-Flechetto, and
is owned by Lord Glanely. winners did not disappoint me. frankly admit that the following The meeting of the Kowloon C.O.article is a collection of facts from and Craigongowar undefeated teams various sources cables and Home was the principal item on the card, newspapers partly, but chiefly from and no doubt Kowloon celebrated the two publications I have men- their victory over the champions in tioned. And after all that is about
The First New Zealand Tour,
a fitting manner. Tha Electricall one can hope to do out here." Rt.0. tem also justified my hopes of securing their firat points of the season. Club de Recreio and Tai- koo won in both divisions to place themselves as rivals of the leaders.
My recollection is that the team which toured England in the very wet and beastly summer of 1927 caused rather surprise. I was at home in '28 and, all Club cricketers told me that they had In considering the chances of the found them to be a much better side than was expected, and a seams in last week's games, I felt pleasant one to watch. They play that
Craigengower would not traveled twenty-six games which tanked in high spirits for. Kowloon 0.0.13 first class cricket, winning seven, losing five and drawing fourteen. had tripped them before and they were to be feared next to Taikoo The failure of Rumjahn's rink con- tributed to the downfall of the champions. Hampton, as Fraser's No. 1 man, was in great form and
This four-year-old did not run after the Sussex Stakes at Good wood at, the end of last July, a race which Paradine won and in which ho finished fourth. He was Bfth in the Eclipso Stakes, won by Rustom Pasha, and well down the field in the Grand Prix de Paris over 1 mile farlongs. His solitary vic- tory last year was at Ascot in the Waterford Stakes, a valuable race over one mile.
Before they reached the mile
starting post, Gallini; had taken Soleil and Estate Duty Came up the running from Ross en ronian, on the outside, heading Armaguae, "Shell Transport, Knoloma, and Sandwich...
and Hopwood, played a great part in Lagcashire's victory, the lattor taking 4 wickets for 1 run in the second innings.
TOURISTS,
ANOTHER WIN IN JAVAL
troit Tigers, have the Senators nosed out the St. Louis Browns by a score of 8 to 7 after a terrifie alug-fest. While the Senators wore. maintaining their atride, the Atb'ptics
After their comfortable 7-0 victory were continuing thor at Malang on June 17, the South winning stroak. Playing
at China touring team journeyed to Mack Park Philadelphia, the Semarang and met the Tsingnien- the Clove-hui (the Overseas Chinesa Young Making the trip to Lords, York-land Indians by a score of 4 Men's Association) selected eleven,
to 2. All other games in tho
because of rain.
MIDDLESEX #. YORKS,
SUTCLIFFE'S GREAT KNOOK.
shite beat: Middlesex by an innings and 45 runs.
Yorkshire took first knock and
Mackmen
American League were postponed
over 10,000 and again won by the on the 21st inat,, befors, a orowd of
The scorers were Fung King same margin
Fung Tam Kong Fak (2).
The last named, us the first bond thanks to a fine innings by But National League, and that was at Choung (2), Lee Wai Tong (3) and
was made, was crowded upon, an was Doctor Dolittle, who was twice, forced on to the rails and he was badly pocketed from that point to Tattenham "Corner. Lemonition, who was well placed with the leaders at the top of the Grand Salute finished twelfth in hill, began to fall back, and Grin- [dleton dropped right out of the run, last years' Derby.
Ellenborough was a complete out-ning as they came down the hill. sider, and is by Ellangowan- Waiontha and trained by J. Jarvis. He ran consistently last year and eventually won a mila handicap at Newmarket at the end of the season Ellenborough is a five-year-old, but neither his form last year, nor the company in which he ran, scemed
Gallini was still showing the way to Rose en Soleil, Armagnac, Estate Duty, Cameronian, Orpen, Shell Transport, and Reveillon.
Armagnac headed Rose on Soleil, and moved up second to Gallini as Tattenham Corner was approached, where Camoroaian was still going
got many of his woods dead on theTheir bowling. was not so good. to justify his running in this race: casily in his stride and on the bit.
jack, while his opponent proved to bo extremely disappointing in his play. While the work of a No. 1 is important in itself, Fraser re- ceived much support from his other men; as skip he drove with pre- cision and burned a number of honds, Silkstone inaintaineil his nahenten record, Gittins drawing repeated applause as the opening
player.
of their other twelve games which were about second class county standard, they won six and drew six. They were an attractive bat ting side, but their catching was definitely below standard, and their ground-felding only moderate at Brst, although it improved later, Merritt and Bluss, both in this year's team, looked after the Blow, as both could mix up leg breaks and googlies. McGirr, who is not in this year's team, was a steady medium pace trundler, but the others including Henderson. and Cunningham were unreliable.
The Old Hands.,
Racedale is very consistent, and it seems safe to back him both ways every time ho goes out.
Ascot Stakes. Reuters telegram gave the winner as Noble, but this was incorrect, the winner being Noble Star trained by L. A. Candoll. The latter raced considerably last year and won on
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There are no less than eight of the 1927 team in the present eleven, and I give the names in the order in which they appeared in their three occasions: the actual result first-class batting averages for was as follows: 1927, that is:-O 8. Dempster (44.68); R. C. Blunt (44.00); Í. O Mills (37.00); M. L. Page (34.96); Lowry (Captain), (98.69); J. E. C. F. W. Allcott (20.30); W. É Merritt (20.0); and K. C. James (15.80).
Of these, James is the stun per
Noble Star Blue Vision Bonny Boy
· Betting: 10/1,- 26/1, -100/8;-
Gold Cup.
The Gold Cup 'over 2 miles, was
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cliffe, who made 120 before being forced to retira (hurt), totailed .302. Middlesex were dismissed for 111 when they went in to bat, Bowes (5 for 30) doing much damage with the ball..
Forced to follow on, Middlesex once again crumpled before Bowes (0 for 63) and were all out for 126.
The scores were Yorkshire, 1st innings
Sutcliffe, 190 (retired burt). Middlesex, 1st innings
302
111
Bowen, & for 39.
Middlesex, 2nd innings
Bowca, 6 for 63.
·LANOS, v. GLOUCESTER,
128
HOPWOOD TAKES 4 FOR 1. At Manchester, Lancashire beat Gloucester by an innings and 147
Galin! Leads into the Straight. Estate Duty hereabouts lost his place, and Goyescas and Sandwich | runs. improved.
Gloucester batted first and made Gallini came into the stright just 101 runs, Dick Tyldesley taking 7 in advance of Armagnac and for 39. To this total Lancashire Cameronian, and with Estate Duty replied with 309 for 4 declared, weakening, Orpen and Goyescas Hallows making 100 and Ernest went ahead of Weston's mount.
Tyldesley, 127 ruos,
Gloucester were all out for the poor total of 61 runs when they went in for the second time, Hop-
Less than a furlong in the straight, Cameronian, on a tight rein, joined Gallini, 'and almost im- mediately drew to the front, goingwood returning the marvellous well within himself.
Fox, riding the coolest of races, zoon had the measure of Gallini, but a quarter of a mile from home
and ho. was very highly thought won by Trimdon, the result of the drew up on the right of the
Trimdon Singapore Salmon Leap
Taikoo gave evidence of their strength by their handsome victory over the Police at the Valley, They had a majority of 33 shots, which is not far from the record of 63 shots (100-37) put up by the Club de Recreio "Babes" against Kow- loon 0.0. three seasons back Tai-
of in 1927, being described as race being:- koo happen to be the only team this "always sound and often brilliant." season to keep their three skips Dempster is an opening bat, prob consistently in their place, and it ably the best on the side. Es is now said to be speedy and reliable will be seen elsewhere that all the in the field. Blunt, however, is a
Betting: 3/1, 6/1, 100/3. rinks are well up at the present better all-rounder as he is a fine Trimdon is a five-year-old, and time. Club do Recreio seniors wan defensive batsman, and an excellent has been racing consistently well alow right-hander who mixes the by 18 shots, and this incidentally leg break skilfully with the wrong this season. He won the Queen's proved to be the loss on the Civil Pun. Lowry is a fine captain-he Prize at Kempton, and was second Servicu rink in charge of Brawn., was the Cambridge skipper in 1824 to Brown, Jack in the Chester Cup.. Kowloon Dock did well in defeat-bowled a bit in 1927 but has not hard hitting bat. Hoj ing the Bowling Green team by 19 shown any signs of doing so this Lord Glanely, and Salmon Leap year. Mills is a left hand bat who though starting at long odds won this season is opening the innings his last three races in 1930. He is Kowloon C.C. seconds made a with Dempster. Pago is a free bat. great effort, but the Bowling Green and fair change bowler, slow right; trained by F. Butters who previous
Allcott, much the same only left ly trained for Lord Derby. kopt the points at home by a handed in each department. W majority of six shots, Club de Re-C. Merritt is one of the most in-
shots.
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reio's win over the Yacht Club by nine shota was & fine performance and I expect to see them make fur- ther progress. A team that will need much watching in the junior section is. Taikoo, who accounted for the Civil Service. Now that the Electricians have broken their spell of bad luck, I hope to see them win a few more games as the season progresses.
The following are the successful skips at the end of last Saturday's games, the figures after the name indicating the number of games played:
BENIOR RINES,
Up
U. M. Omar (C.C.C.) 6.1...........
tâ
A. E. Silkstone (K.C.C.) 6.3
42′′
Frasor (K.C.C.) §
34
N. Drummond (Taikoë), Qi.com) 31
FO. Cullen (K.DR.C.) 4.... 29
-and
1927 when under nineteen he took teresting figures in the pide. In
107 wickets for 23.04; and is bowling oven botter this year.
New Men.
of the new men, Talbot, Weir and Kerr played in the first two matches of which we have full re- ports this year." R. O. Talbot is a free bat with a useful turn of pace as a change bowler. Weir is mainly a promising bat, as is Kerr. In the third match, v. Hampshire. AM Matheson, the fast bowler, came in and took four for forty nine in twenty-six overa In the fourth ho took two for sixteen and none for six. I. B. Oromb has also
been given a trial in two matches. He is mainly a steady longth bowler
cestershire, his analysis was:
and a good slip field. Against Lei-
28.4—10—68- 10-39-0,
Ferguson (Taikoo) 6, 23 and against the M.0.0.
R.. F. Luz (Recreio) 0. - 23
R. C, Wallace (Taikoo) 0.18
J. Gregory (0.6.0.0.) 6.17
C. G. Silva (Recreio) 6,
W. Russell (K.B.Q.C.). §. .....
JUNIOR EINKOMERIG
KDangan (Taikoo)
13.
10
45
Singapore is of course owned by
THE DERBY.
HOME PAPER'S DETAILED ·
DESCRIPTION,
I cannot do better than give a description of the race by Moyerick Good of the Sporting Life,
The field included many good looking colts, Doctor Dolittle and Cameronian being the "gentlemen of the party; albeit one could not help noticing the improvement, that
Pommo d'Api had made.
The Whatcombe horse, Orpen,
favourite and joined issue,
When Fox felt for his whip Cameranian jumped to it, and fairly bounded a length in front again.
Orpen stuck gamely to his task, but Cameronian, never flinching under pressure, held on to his advantage and won 'a beautifully ridden and an exciting raco by three parts of a longth; a similar distance separated, second and third.
The three placed horses were olear of the rest, Goyescas finish- ing fourth, three lengths away. Then almost in a line came
Gallini, half a length off, fith; Pomme d'Api, head away, sixth; Jacopo, another head, behind, was seventh.
After an interval of a length earne Armagnac (ran well) eighth; Rose en Boleil, one length away, ninth; Estate Duty, always promineat, tenth..
Then
gap before Doctor Dolittle, badly interfered with, eleventh; Abbots Worthy, twelfth Shell Transport, not disgraced, thirteenth; Apperley never vory prominent, fourteenth; Lemonition, ran fairly well, wis Afteenth
Lightning Star, who ran dis
aixteenth; appointingly,
Knoloma, ran well for a mils, seventeenth; Zanoli ninotocath and
and Apperley were the three coolest Reveilion inst.
in the parade.
Primitif was missing from the parade, as he was found to be lamo, and bie number was withdrawn
It was in this latter match that from the frame. Morritt and Blune took 03-28-7
1.
Time: 2 mln., 26.3.5 sec. Apparently two unlucky animals here Doctor Dolittle and Sandwich, The former was forced on to the
and 0.1-1-13-3, respectively, to After coming under Ompt. Alli-rails on two or three otensions, and roll the M.0.0. out for 40 in their son's orders at the post they apud practically to pull up to avoid sergud knock and to win the match peared to be a fairly ruly lot, 24 accident. by an innings and 102 runs.
Useful Lot,
though Lightning Star hung back Gallini, put up rather a remark
a little, in company with Sandwich. able performance, as he was found They would have been dispatched to be lame before the race, and ran
As Dempster go far has scored 21, 15709 not out, 31, 212, 92 and 2d not af til first attempt had not losteris bis exercise-choca- 42 put, and two other centuries in Dolittle hacked away, and then Jacopo apparantly ran well and matches of which only telegraphio Shell Transport gave some trouble is improving One might be well results are to hand, and Page has When the tapes were reload, advised to korp an eye on him for
Camuronian was into his stride in the St. Leger a-Bash, but after lending froni. Grindleton, Gallini,
38:
29
A Davidson (K.B.G.0.) 5. JP Robinson (K.0.0) 6., D. Munro (Tajkoo) 8. WS. Drake (K.B.G.C.) 6. A. L. Bhiolds (Yacht Club) 428 GOzorio (Recreio) 0:27 W. Gill (0.0.C.) 3.27 Ribeiro Recreio) 24 Fethorick (K.B.G.C.) O. Unbeaten
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mando a hundred already, there should be an uncommonly good
Estate Duty. FFOR Pode his arst Derby Win game at Lords though I fany Larwood, Peebles and Voce may be and Knoloma, his jockey wiselynor, and this is the fourth 17.& bit too much for most of them steadied him and, Grindleton was success for the tra
R. ABBIT.;
DAY!
allowed to carry on.
analysis of 4 for 11. The scores were:----
There was only one game in the Forbes Fiold, Pittsburgh, where the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pitts- burgh Pirates, played to a 2 to 2 tie. The game was called off because of rain after the seventh inning. CARNERA'S EASY VICTIM. All other National League games wore postponed because of rain.
IRISH CHAMPION OUT IN
Mergan accounted for the only One of his contributions was a two runs scored by the Indians.
fourbagger, Old George Earnshaw, pitching for the Mackman, gavo a splendid mound performance... He fanned six of the Indians and held the invadors to five scattered hingles, Only Morgan was able to And Earnshaw,
"Scores and Standings. Following are the scores.
`AMERICAN LEAGUE,"
R. H.
Cleveland Philadelphia St. Louis Washington
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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2 17:0
Brooklyn Pittsburgh The League standings are:-
AMERICAN LEAGUE, Philadelphia. 40. 13 .764 Washington 20 17 ..698 New York | Cleveland'
Chicago Detroit
£7 50 .461 28 25 .481
20 30
...400.
21.
.375
Boston
10
.372
St. Louis
17
.340
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Gloucester, 1st innings
Tyidcaloy; 7 for 39. Lancashire, latintings (4) ►
wkts, dec.)
.....309 Hallows, 100; Tyldesley 127. Gloucester, 2nd inninga
Hopwood, 4 for 1.
..
101
St. Louis
Chicago
27 24
610
Brooklyn
24
25
· 401.
Pittsburgh
21
,400
61
Philadelphin 20
10 .08B New York: 31 ∙10' 1.620 30 21 588
Boston
Cincinnati 18. 38
2 MIN 24 SEC.-
Brooklyn, NY, June 15-Before 40,000 enthusiastic spectators at Ebbett's Field, to-night, Primo Carnera knocked out Pat Redmond, land, in the Srst round of their the heavyweight champion of Ire
advertised ten rounds bout. Car nera weighed 275 lb, and it was a ' battle of behemoths, since Redmond when he entered the ring, weighed
248 lb.
Redmond was counted out just 2. min. 24 sec, after the fight started, At the very opening of the bout the Irish boxer was floored for a count of eight, and he failed to land eren. one blow.
On the same card, Ernie Schaaf, a promising American heavyweight, knocked out Thek Gagnon, the heavyweight champion of Canada. 48 seconds after the first round of their bout had started.
BRITAIN'S YACHTING
CHANCE
AN EASY FIRST LEG ON THE SEAWANHAKA CUP.
London, June 18. The series of | yacht races botwoon Great Britain and America' for the Scawanlinka Cup began to-day on the Clyde. Britain is represented by the Sedt- tish 8-metre boat Baskia, which to day defeated the American challen- 2-338, + ger Priscilla III, by three minutes.
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