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WIGHTMAN CUP TENNIS
DRAW FOR FORTHCOMING MATCHES
LONDON, Aug. `I. THE draw for the forthcoming! Wightman Cup series has been made. It in cabled, by Reuter as follows:
Friday
Miss Helen Jacobs (U,S.) ». Miss Dorothy Round (Britain).
Mrs. Holes Wille-Mondy (U.S.) Miss Margaret Scriven (Britain) Miss Helen Jacobs and Miss Sarah Palfrey (U.S.) v. Miss Round and Miss Mary Heeley (Bri- tain).
Saturday.
Mrs. Wills-Moody" v. Miss D. Round.
Mias Jacobs ». Miss Scriven... Kiss Alice Marble v. Miss Betty Nuthall,
Mrs. Moody and Miss Marble u. Miss James and Miss Nuthall.
U.S. BASEBALL
A NEW PITCHING RECORD
NEW YORK, Aug. 1. CARL HUBBELL of the New York Giants set up a new National Baseball League record to-day when he pitched 2/3rds Scoreless hirings bringing his total to 40 consecutive scoreless innings pitched.
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The old record, established by Ed Reulbach of the Chicago Cubs in 1008 was 44.
Giants
To-day. however, the were beaten, losing to. Boston.
* Scores as sent by Reuter were: National League.
New York Boston
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HOME CRICKET -
ASHDOWN'S FINE INNINGS
HONG KONG
TENNIS LEAGUE
ELEVEN PLAYERS GET HUNDREDS
London, August" I Yorkshire have been again check
ed by Hampshire, who are one of the few teams to take six points from the champions. Sussex were also held to, a draw. Yorkshire, with two games in hand, now lead the southerners by 30 points in the championship race,
I.R.C. BEAT RECREIO IN
“A” DIVISION.
Playing away and with a weak- ened team the, Indian R.O. never- theless managed to beat Recreio by si actà to 3). 2.
The absence of 3. A. E. Cas- sumbhoy meant not only the letting in of a weaker man but a re-shuffling of the pairs had to be made; and it was chiefly due to the efforts of H, D. Rumjahn and I. M. A. Razack that the Indians These two, although not used to each other teamed well and were extended only in one set, against Barros and Xavier.
Won!
The Kent revival was given setback when centuries by John Squires, and Barling, one of the most promising young batsmen in England, gave Surrey the major points at the Oval. Ashdown, who has been one of the leading all rounders, hit up 178 in Kent's second innings to be the" "top-H. scores of the day.
Six of the eight games were left drawn, only Essex, who thoroughly thrashed Somerset, and Middlesex, who, thinks to the wonderful bowl ing of Sims and Hearpe, scored heavily against Derbyshire, gaining the maximum points
Honours List.
Club de Recreio ». L.R.0. At King's Park Recreio gave I.R.C. a good fight but just lost by 3 sets to 31, Scores:-
D. Ramjahn and I. M. A. Razack (ER.C.) hent F. J. Remedios and L
A, Ribeiro beat. H. A. Barros and
"Xavier
beat C. A. Baretto and C.
A. Noronha
F. D. Pereira and A. R. Minu
(I.R.C.)
The most putstanding batting and
·bowling performances" follow :-
Batting. Ashdown (Kent) r. Burres...... 178 Nichols (Worcester) r. North-
ants
1578.
Cook (Sussex) . Warwick ... 133 Leyland (Yorkshire) r. Hants. 133 Barling (Surrey). Kent Hammond (Gloucester)
drew with F. J. Remedios
and L. A. Ribeiro
lost to E, A, 4 Barros and
Xavier
6-8
品
HOME SPORT LETTER
Veteran Golfer: Miss Round In Private Life:
French Triumph At Brooklands; Peggy Scrivens Defeat: The Army, Polo Cup
(Special Air-Mall Servies)'
MAN OF 65 IN THE "OPEN" o serious. It was not her play.
ing arm.
But Peggy fell 'more heavily than Sandy" Hord, who is sixty- five, qualified to play in this year's that. She lost her match with open golf shantpionship at St. An- Fraulein Krahwinkel, the German dress. He is one of the oldest men champion, and thus fell out of the
British championship. who have ever fought for the title. hawker, who is a golfer and a sal- Joe Ezar, the globe-trotting fruit lor, in his spare time, got in on the last stroke
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Peggy is the English" girl" who won the admiration of the world
ecently when, although considered not good enough to represent Eng land officially, she won the cham But apart from Herd the big sur-pionship of France on her own prise among those who qualified was secount W. Nolan, who not only qualified, but broke the record of Bobby Jones in doing so.
Speakly largely, he is a stranger among the stars.
همونه
וי
MISS DOROTHY ROUND
Miss Dorothy Round is a serious young person, with a definite point
Ket Before.
When she best Mhe. Mathieu at Paris, they had met before. She hadi knew how the French woman defeated her at Wimbledon,
With Fraulein Krahwinkel, how. ever, Peggy found new tactics. which cost her two out of the three sets and her chance of becoming
of view and the courage of her conchampion. victions.
She is a Sunday-school teacher, oo more than one occasion she has 1-8 refused to play tennis on Sunday, even though her abstinence meant 63 giving up the chance of winning a
championship.
Bent C. A. Baretto and C.
A. Noronha A. Rumjahn and D. A. Razack
(T.R.C.)
lost to F. J. Remedios and
131
196
1'.'
L. A. Ribeiro ....... 1-6 bent H. A. Barros and
- Xavier
6-3 lost to C. A. Baretto and C.
A. Noronha
3-8
111
Lancs, Armstrong (Leicester) v. Notts 117 Langridge, Jus (Sussex).
Warwick
C. F. Walters (Worcester) "
Northants
108 Squires (Surrey) r., Kent...... 107 Tyldesley (Lancs) v. Gloucester 104
13
7 for 79 and 6 for 20
R. H. E.
1 7 1
3
7
0
*Denotes not out.
Bowling." Farnes (Essex) v. Somer-
.act
D
B 1
1 3. 0
9 15
· 1
(F. Hogan homered for Boston)
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
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COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP,
Surrey took first innings points from Kent at the Oval,
178).
PUBLIC AUCTION. Kent_293 and 374 for 4 (Ashdown Surrey 482 for 8 dec. (J. C. Squires
107. Baring 131),
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Kasex beat, Somerset by an in- nings and 7 runs at Taunton.
Somerset 223 (5. Farnes 7 for 72).
99 (K. Farnes 6 for. 28). Essex 399.
BOWLS SURPRISE
CHAMPIONS BEATEN AT K.C.C.
BOWLING GREEN NOW LEADING
The unfinished lawn bowls games left over from Saturday, owing to the typhoon were completed yes- terday. Craigengower's first divi- sion suffered heavily at the hands of the Kowloon C.O. Play- ing with a lead of two points on taree beads, the Champion team went under by 22 points at the finish, losing heavily on two rinks, Omar being the only skip to tie:
The Bowling Green are now de finitely ahead of Craigengower, being two points to the good. They are due to meet the Valley Club on Saturday at Happy Valley and the match will decide the destination of the senior trophy.
On the courts she is dashing and
courageous.
In private life she is extremely reserved and modest, both about herself and about her play...
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She has intelligent brown eyes..
when She looks straight at you shy is talking to you. She uses no thin and make-up. Her face is sunburned.
She is twenty-three. Her father is a building contractor at Dudley, Worcestershire. She is his paly daughter, but has several brothers It was her brothers who urged her to také up tennis seriously.
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Miss Round was educated Dudley High School. She is loyal to her old school. When playing tennis she wears her school blazer, unlike most of the other players, who wear elegant little knitted coats in "the most fashionable colours..
"
THRILLING DUEL AT
BROOKLANDS
"
She showed amazing pluck, but she was worn down by the German woman, who as well as being a famous tennis player, is a famous long-distance runner.
and Fraulein Peggy "Striven Krahwinkel will probably meet in another year.
History does repeat itself.
ROYAL SCOTS GREYS WIN POLO CUP
מנרס
The Royal Scots. Greys won their first Inter-Regimental
at Hurlingham. In the final tie of the tournament they beat the Bays after an exciting finish by six gʊala to five.
Prince Arthur of Connaught, their Colonel-in-Chief,
presented the cup to the Greya, who last year beat the Bays in the semi-final round after extra time, and were then "defeated by the Gunners, in the final by Incidentally; of the 18 Inter-Regimental cups that have been played since the tourna ment was instituted in 1878, twelve have been won by the 17th or as they now are the 17th/2let Lancers.
Y
Early in the game, which was witnessed by a large number of spectators a collision occurred be- tween Capt. Draffen and Guinness, and both player's ponies Came down. Guinness was penalised for Count Czarkowski, jo 'n French standing over the ball, and the foul Bugatti car of 4,975 c.c. engine cost the Greyi a goal, Capt. G. H. capacity, won the British Empire Fanshawe scoring with his 40 yards Trophy race at Brooklands after hit, The Greys had their fair a thrilling duel with Mr. Kaye share of the play in the first half, Dori, who was driving another car, but failed to make good use of their chances, and at the end of the third chukka the Bays' were leading by 31
Northants took first innings points In the junior game, The Yht of the same type. from Worcester at Worcester. Worcester 273 (C. F. Walters, 108,
Matthews 6 for 38).
314 for 3 dec. (Nichols '157 not
out).
Northants 208 (Brooks for 20)..
115 for 3 wickete.
Yorkshire fook first innings points from Hampshire at Shel Geld.
Hants 268 (Bowes 5 for 74).....
68 for wicketa.
Yorks 338 (Yeyland 133, Palmer 5
for 93, Boyes for 06).
Middlesex beat Derbyshire by 8 wickets at Chesterfield. Derby 107 (S'ms 8 for 47). 175 (Hearne 9 för 01). Middlesex 252 (Mitchell 7 for 80).
2 for 2 wickets.
COMING TO THE plats from Gloucester at Bristol.
CENTRAL
With a deadly dän in her silver hair, she lay there, white and still,
Thirties differen people had thirthaus-
wanthic har nu al
Jay as of them
riched of the murder, WHO KILEED JENNY WREN? Now the world shall know!
Club were beaten by Recreio by '9 shots.
K.C.C
J. Brown
DIVISION I.
V. C. Labrum J. Jack
A. Silkstone
(Skip)
W. Hrde
J. A. Ho.we
C.C.C.
G.. Buchanan
J. S. Landolt
H. Beer
R. Basa
22(Ekip)
A. E. Coates
AL E. Lammert
E. C. Fincher. Rumjaho A. Hyde Lay,
(Skip)
15
B. W. Bradbury 28 (Skip) 13 W. T. Brightman
H. Overy A. Hayward F. Goodwin J. Fraser
(Skip) 19
Total..: 68
DIVISION IL
E. Tuck J. Cavanagh U. M. Omar (Skip)
Recreló
Lancashire took Arst innings
Silva
Alves
Gluncester 228 and 318 for 3 (Ham-
mond 123 not out). Lancashire 446 for 6 dec.. Tyldesley
104).
Lopes -
Rozario
Xavier
(Skip)
19
B. Basto
Barros
Sussex took Arst, innings points
from Warwickshire at Edgbaston. Warwick 307 and 152 for 3, Sussex 467 for 9 dec., (Cook 143,
- Langridge (Jas.) 41).
Notts took frst innings points from Leicester at Trent Bridge. Leicester 178 and 281 for B. dec.,
(Armstrong 117). Notts 270 and 156 for 0 (Smith" 4
for 49).
COWES REGATTA
VELSHEDA WINS KING'S CUP
LONDON, Aug. 1.
J. Basto
Total...
Yacht Club -Greenhill
Rouse
Водлаг MacFarlane (Skip) Murdoch
Anton Dulley Chapman
17 (6kip)
Kent Croucher Abraham
(Skip)
Alves
Soares
Ozorio
Sutton
(Skip)... 25
Total... 61.
H. Basto (Bkip)
CHINESE BATHING
BEACHES
W
J.
Count Czajkowski's average speed for the distance of 125 miles
In the next period, the Bays' play was 123.59 miles an hour, slightly deteriorated, and scoring twice the less than Mr. John Cobb's speed Greys drew level at 33 The Bays last year, but during the early stages of the race both Mr. Kaye stuck a bad patch in the fourth Don and Count Czaykowski were period, in which the Greys were lapping regularly at more than 131 No. 1. playing very well, hit three constantly attacking. Lopes, their miles an hour, tearing round close to each other and a few feet from goals. In the last period the Bays the extreme top of the banking.
recovered, and midway through Mr. Kaye Don took the lead at Barclay hit couple of goals in
quick succession. the start, with Mr. Oliver Bertram,
in a 10 litre Delage, second, and Count Czaykowski third. As it came off the banking to enter the railway straight the Count's Car striking a-bump, made a sort of long jump at every lap, leaving the track and travelling for a consi- derable distance with All four 47 wheels in the air.
19
13
21
Spurt to Lead.
The shout a minuta from the end
the Bays got a chance of equalle 60 yards ing, being awarded
penally for
B
foul. But Capt. G. H. Fanshawe's shot was met and after a desperate scrimmage the ball was cleared, and shortly afterwards the final bell rang. Capt. Barclay scored three times for the Bays; and Capt. G. H. Fanshawe twice. For the winners, Lopes hit four goals, and Major Gaisford-St. Lawrence, and Find- lay one apiece. Bides:
Mr. Kaye Don held the lead for some time, but it seemed that Count
Royal Scots Greya M. H. E. Czarkowski had a little power in Lopes, R. L. Findlay, H. P. Guin- hand and he suddenly shot for ress, and Major C. H. Gaisford-St., ward, nassing between Mr. Ber-Lawrence (bak).
tram's Delam and the other Bugat- Queen's Bays Cant. G. W. C. ti. From that moment, his tend was Draften, Capt. A. H. Barclay, Capt hot challenged.
G. H. Fanshawe, and Major E. D. Fanshawe (back).
BOWLS
CRAIGENGOWER TEAMS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
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The following will represent the Uraigengowor Cricket Club
Baturday.
It was a most popular win, and 18the crowd cheered the French driver enthusiastically as Lord Howe, President of the British Racing Driver Clab, congratulat ed him on his fine driving.
Almost as remarkable as the bat tle between the big cars, although Total... 58 less spectacular, was the tnale for third place between two M.G. Magnette, driven by Mr. Manby Colegrave and Mr. R. T. Horton. For cars with engines of only 1,068 cc engine capacity, the lap speeds of these machines were astonishing, reaching more than 115 miles an hour at times, Mr Manby Cole grave finally obtained third place.
The India, Canada, and New Zealand Trophies, which were raced for prior to the British Em- nir Trophy, were won by Mr. M. B. Watson, in an M.G. by Mr. Frank Hallam in an Alvis: and Cavanagh, UM, Omar (Bkip). by Mr. L. J. Archer, on a Velocette the Hong Kong Football Club, (the last of these races being for Boothall ground, 4.00 pm. motor-cycles). The winners speeds E. Way, Dominy, H. mectively. Mr. Horton, in his
POSSIBILITY OF KAI FONG
PETITION
The possibility of a petition by MR. W. L. STEPHENSONE all the Kas Fong to the Government THE
steel yacht Velsheda won the for permission to retain there King's Cap, the Blue Riband of sent bathing beaches at North PHANTOM OF the yachting world, at Cowes to eat wareentative by an office
Press were 101, 102.5, and 98 m.p.b. re CRESTWOOD Shamrock Y occupied second one of the Chinese bathing clubs
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day. place and His Majesty's famous yesterday. racht, Britannia with the King aboard, was third, Reuter.
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home run
of
A meeting is being held to-night to consider the advisibility of this move, should the present petition fail, Several other points will also be considered at this meeting
.of. Meanwhile, delegation, three has called upon the Cnothcial Members of the Legislative Coun cil enlisting their support and it is understood that they have met with (vers; success so far.
M,G. Magnette, created a new lap record, for cars of that ones by thing one lap at 116.55 m.p.h..
PEGGY FALLS AT WIMBLEDON
Peggy Beriven foll on the Centre Court at Wimbledon during her match with Fraulein Krahwinkel.
She grazed her arm, but it was
First team league match against. the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, Craigengower Green, 3.30 p.m. --
AE. Contes, LA E. Lammert, D Humjahn B. W. Bradbury (skip).
0. L. Buchanan, W. V. Field, H. Boor, B; Baas (Skip).
W. T. Brightamn, E. Tuck, J.
Second team (friendly) against
Milton, W. Ward (8kấp), 0)) 31. J. Medina, Y. Abbas (Skip), 3
D. K Kharas, Dr. V. N. Afiering
· H. W. Randall, J. Driscoll, E. O. Barry, J. S. Landolt (Skip).
Bunday
Spey Royal semi-final- Cra gower Kowloon Cricket Club, Police Green, 3.30 p.m.-6 Buchanan, B. W. Brdabury, Beer, U. M. Omar (Skip).
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