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THREE WICKETS FALL FOR EIGHT RUNS
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But Game Saved After Bowlers Gain Quick Successes
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY; AUGUST 2, 1934.
HOME RACING
Colombo's Rider And Lord Glanely
Special Air Mail Servion)
London, July 19. Last week has been an eventful one in English racing.
There was the separation of Lord Glanety and his jockey. W. R. Johnstone, so that never again will that jockey and Colombo be associated. "There was Donoghue's Verity In The Breach
decision by which he will ride for another year as the alternative to Two balls later Wall took Sel- lers' middle
a guarantee of support if he stump, and again
would set up as a trainer at New Yorkshire. were wracked with anxiety. But the Australians had market. And there came the news
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London, July 15. Although the battle of Bramall - lane between Yorkshire and the Australians enged in a draw. | was vital and fascinating until
the Bnal hour.
The Australians gained the lead on the first innings by 8 runs. but they immediately, enhanced this minor success when Yorkshire batted again by taking three wickets for 4 runs. A struggle already grin thus becaine inten-
se.
Yorkshire survived, however un- 'til a few minutes after tear their hard-won 157 leaving the Austra- hars to get 150. Unfortunately. a mere forty minutes remained. so that hatsmen and bowlers alike were content to collaborate in playing out time.
Bowes' Final Bid
When play began in hot morn- ing sunshine the Australians were J14 for seven, so that they re- quired 27 to pass the Yorkshire total of 340, But
Bowes set to
work with the ball as though determined that his county should be the frst of the season to beat them on the first innings, and he promptly spreadeagled Grimmett's stumps, following two fine boun daries that gave the little bowler a first-wicket air.
Six runs later. at 31. Bowes bowled 'Wan as well. There was
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the clock to race now, and Verity obstructed them so successfully for an hour-first with Smiles, who was lbw at 199, and then with Macaulay-that by the time he was caught at square-leg the clock said ten past four and the score had to 147..
Yorks had only one batsman left, but the players chose to take tea before. Bowes went in, which suggested they considered the match virtually ended. especially rs the pause. lasted twenty-five mirates.'
Two overs were "enough lor the completion of Yorkshire's knock and then another ten minutes were used up. The end was pure calm after the storm.
MIDDLESEX FAIL AGAIN
Another brilliant spell of bowl- ung by Mitchell at Derby brought the match with Middlesex to a swift end-Derbyshire won a few [ minutes after lunch. by 278 runs. This was Derbyshire's eighth viê... cory, and their "fourth successive win in the championship.
Mitchell, who is a candidate for a place in England's Test team,
tre in dis attack that suggested'; has met with such"success in His fast bowler's pitch, and had last three games-against Worces- Fleetwood-Smith, not been missed tershire, the Australians and Mid off him as soon as he came, ndlesex-that he has taken 13
wickets for less than Bowes would have achieved
10 runs aplece. And he has achieved these performances or hard, fast wickets
his purpose sensationally. As it was. the strong-shouldered Eheling put all his heart into some hitting that carried the score past York- shire's before his middle stump was uprooted
This was Bowes wicket also. he had taken three for 10 in just over three, overs, and during the destructive spell which opened with the defeat of Barnett and Darling last night he had splendid figures
five overs, two balls, one maiden 19 runs, five wickets.
Fit For The Test
Better still, Bowes assured me that the exertion had not affected his doubtful knee adversely, and that He is ready for the Leeds Test if called upon. Leyland gave me a similar assurance about himi- self, and of the Yorkshire contin- Kent Sutcliffe remains the only doubtful.starter:
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tribute to his ability to spin
the ball,
Yesterday Mitchell again had all the Middlesex batsmen in diffcul - tles with his clever variation of pur and fight combined with ap-
spin. prèciable
Taking wickets for 57 runs, he made his figures for the 'match 13 for just over 8, runs aplece.
seven
With the exception of Hearne and Hendren, the Middlesex bats. men fell easy prey to Mitchell, and in a little more than two hours the side were all out for. 117 | Hearne stayed three-quarters of an hour and hit four 4's-three of them off Mitchell--and Hendren was unbeaten with 34 against his
BAKEWELL'S VAIN BID
1.
A century by Bakewell-his urst of the summer could not save. Northants
defeat at
When the county batted in their second innings at a quarter past twelve. Sutcliffe was absent, as foretold after his inishap on Satur-Edgbaston. Though" scoring 291,
from
they left Warwickshire only 27 to
day, and Mitchell was accompanied get to win, the home county knock to the crease by Wood. Of this ing off the runs for the loss of a unfamiliar pair it Was Mitchell who did the unexpected, for in Wall's second oyer, with only six
wicket."
With better support Bakewell might have staved off defeat.
on the score sheet, he was bowled Patting three hours and three- middle stump. The ball swung in very fast, as it did in Ebeling's caters for hila 132, he gave an second over also. whet. Barber tooleen 4's and passing his 1,000 runs enterprising display, hitting six- was howled. Only one
run had for the season. been added, and 8,000 Sheffielders. #
EASY FOR SUSSEX
U. S. BASEBALL
Player Injured
New York, July 31. The American League match be- tween Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletic was marred
DAVIS CUP "TENNIS
Perry's Terrific Struggle
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by an accident to Joe Cronin, who | (Special to the "Hong Kong Batly was struck in the face by a ball hit by Higgins of the Athletic, and had to be assisted from the field.
The National Leauge game which resulted in a win for the Chicago Cubs by 7 runs to 1 over the St. Louis Cardinals yesterday was the playoff of the game played on July 2, when the score was 7-4 in favour of Chicago.
of the serious break in the rela-
The Cardinals protested against tions between Major Dermot Mc-the umpire's ruling in a certain Calmont and his cousin, Mr. H.. 8. phase of the original pame, and Persse, who for so many years has to-day's encounter started from trained at Stockbridge.
the seventh inning, with the score as it was at the end of the sixth inning of the July 2 match.
"National League
Arising out of the parting was the sending of the McCalmont horses from Stockbridge to be trained by the Hon. George Lamb- ton at Newmarket.
The parting
was entirely unlooked for. Some- times one can sense an approach- ing rupture and be prepared for it, When an owner in such cir- cumstances has changed stables there has been no surprise.
Purchase Of The Tetrarch The McCalmont-Perase associa tlon had lasted so long, and it had been so enormously successful at times." "Atty" Persse has told me when he purchased the freakishly grey and white spotted yearling, The Tetrarch, at auction for 1,300 guineas he had in mind offering it to his cousin. though
that
he was not sure he would take it. We know that he did.
Never was there a more momen- tous purchase. The grey was,, in-" deed, a marvel, and I shall always regret that he never ran "after his undefeated career as a two-year-}, old. Right away he began to sfre stock that did big things. The yearling that still holds the re- cord highest price for his pur- chase, Blue Ensign, was by him Lord Glanely thought he was get- ting a treasure when he pald 14,500 gulatos for him,
Three St Leger winners, ho stred In Caligula. Polemarch, and Sal- mon Trout. His son, Tetratema. won the Two Thousand · Gulness, and in turn achieved champion- ship honours as a sire. Tetratema sired Mr. Jinks, a classic winner, and, of course, the old horse, unti he lost his usefulness at the stud, and the other two, became sources of splendid revenue for their owner.
No doubt Major McCalmont has been hard hit by the incidence of the duty on bloodstock
sent by
Pittsburg Cincinnati
R. H. 7 17 5 8 Game went to 11 innings,
Pittsburgh Cincinnat!
St. Lou's Chicago
London, July 31.
Great Britain retained the Davis
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GOLF TITLE FOR MISS BARTON
A Brilliant Victory In France
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London, July 15, "It depends on what the rest of Oup for the second year in succes- Miss Pamela Barton, aged 17, of the family say," she said: "At the slon when on the final day. Perry the Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club, moment Mervyn and I are packing and Austin beat Shields and Wood to-day won the Women's Open up and we are coming back respectively, each winning in four
Golf Championship of France, straight to London." sets.
writes.
de- corespondent. She Perry beat Shields after a terri-feated Mlle. Denise Lavigne. of fic struggle, particularly in the
the St. Germain Club, by 11 and 9. fourth set, 6-44-6, 6-2, 15-13, while in the 36-holes final. Austin Uterally ran Wood off his feet, 6-4, 6-0, 6-8, 6-3- Transocean Kug Hin.
PERRY'S VICTORY
minutes,
Miss Barton has now been play- ing golf ever since she was twelve and a half years old nearly ve years In 1931 she was the youn- In a conversation which I had gest competitor in the girls golf with her this evening, after the championship. Last year, in part- match, Miss Barton confessed that nership with her sister Mervyn. she was herself rather surprised she won the women's golf autumn London. "July 31. by her success. Her opponent, she foursomes at Ranelagh, and in The match between Perry and sald, began by playing to well that May this year she was the run- Shields yesterday was a long and the result was more than she had ner-up in the British women's golf desperate itruggle, lasting two dared to have for when the match championship at Porthcawl. After hours and twenty EL 2.
last set taking over an hour, When I asked her at what point gallant fight she lost by 8 and, 5 Perry running 4.
out for victory of the game she began to feel that the nnst td Mrs. Andrew Holm. after 28 games.
the match would be hers, she salu
YOUNGEST CHAMPION Perry, playing a careful, waiting that she did not really know. She game, allowed Shields to make the felt all the time that she was player mistakes. He came up to the net matched with an opponent who championship. Miss End Wilson judiciously, and led 3-0 in the Arst set. The scores, however, went to 5-4 after some fine smash- ing on the part of the "American, but Perry secured the next game for set.
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Grim homered for Chicago and Rothrock for St., Lou's..
St. Louis Chicago
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Boston
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Whitney homered for Boston.
Philadelphia Brooklyn
the began.
Shields took the second set at 6-4, mainly on his opponent's errors.
In the third set, however, Perry took a firm grip on the game, and led 3-0. in spite of brillant smashing by Shields. In this set the American, lost several points through footfaulting and
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Boston New York.
Lou Gehrig (2) gaver homered fos New York: Roy Johnson for Boston. :
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Chicago St. Louis
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LAWN BOWLS
him from Ireland, and through the disinclination of English breeders to send their mares to Reuter. the important sires in Ireland. I understand he has made arrange- ments for Mr. Jinks to be sent to England for the 1935 season, and {» that this grey horse, who has made the right sort of start with his first crop of two-year-olds, is to stand at the Highclere Stud, which is the property of Lord Carnar- England Blandford and von. Thus Mr. Jinks will join in Brand- ford's son. Trigo, though not ́at. the same stud.
Johnstone's Riding Of Colombo
I hope the jockey, Johnstone, will speedily re-establish himself in France, whither he is proceed- ing this week. He has ridden in some important racing countries of the world, but he says that
sut up! They were, quickly dis mayed a third time, for Wall came again and crashed Leyland's off stump down. six-seven-eight! Hopelessly placed at the start of Did ever Yorkshire's first", three, the day. Hampshire lost to" Sussex wickets fall with such sensational by an innings and 119 runs at rapidity!
Southampton. Although Creese and Pothecary put on 65 in three- quarters of an hour, the five out- Johnstone
90 minutes for 110.
Scener
To those behind the there was more in that Arat
of
K.B. G. C. Teams For Saturday
The following have been selected to represent the Kowloon Bowling their league Green Club 'in matches on Saturday:---
First Team v. C.C.C. "B" at C.C.C.:
6.
A Desperate Struggle
Miss Barton is the youngest
ever to win
national"
was worthy of her best.
began winning titles at the age of The match aroused tremendous 18, while Miss Joyce Wethered was interest and was closely followed 18' when she beat Miss. Cecil by hundreds of golf enthusiasts Leitch in the final of the English who had travelled considerable championship. Mrs. Vare, as Miss distances to watch it
"Was I thrilled? I should say i wost"
It was 17-year old Fam Barton speaking. Immediately after her victory I rang up Le Touquet to offer my congratulations.
Glenna Collett, began her Ameri- can championship triumphs also at the age of 19; and Mme. Rene Lacoste, as Mlle. Thion de Chaume, was 18 when she won the French title.
**Nervous? No, not really.
Having watched Miss Barton's found that my experience in the golf since she was a girl of 13 I Perry British
championship anal two can say that she is on the thres- for the loss of only two months ago was a great help. Be-hold" of a wonderful career. - Be-
sides being sides, my sister Mervyn was one
a long bitter with a of the crowd who followed me good conception of most of the The last set, one of the most round. There were a number of shots she has a splendid physique. desperate ever witnessed on Wim- English girls in the gallery and a vital factor in long-drawn-out bledon's famous No. 1 court, was I knew how pleased they would events and gruelling matches.
Perrybe if I won. featured by long rallies.
"There's not much to say about took the lead at 3-1, but Shields, fighting desperately, levelled they golf. Mile Lavine played splen- match at 4-all, Perry, however, didly, especially after being so led at 9-8, and at 10-9.
badly down at the end of the first round."
A brilliant effort on the part of the American gave him' the next
Miss Barton told me that she
two games to give him the lead had no time to think of celebra- for the first time, at 11-10, but be
was unable to maintain the pres- sure, Perry again drawing ahead at 12-11
From then on the games went with service, to 12-11, 13-12, 14-13, when Perry's superior "skill and stamina enabled him to break through the American's service to win the set and match at 15-13. |-
Austin-Wood Match
Compared with the duel between Perry and Shields the final match, between Bunny Austin and Sydney Wood, contained thrills.
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HOME CRICKET
Gloucester Win By Innings
London, July 31. Gloucestershire scored an innings
tew victory over Worcester in the.
Miss Barton, when she started of West golf, became a member
'too Middlesex, because she was young to join Mid-Surrey She was nearly lost to golf because when... at school the sporta mistresa plead- ed with her to give up the game tn order that she might become a hockey International....
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Kent: 431 (Ashdown 121) and 229 for 8.
Essex beat Glamorgan by two wickets.
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Glamorgan: 182 (P. Smith 5 for 39) and 358 (Nichols 6 for 87).
Essex: 214 (J. C. Clay 6 for 37) and 307 for 8 (Pope.108)
Gloucester beat Worcester by an ifinings and 34 runs.
Worcester: 328 (C. Parker 7 for 87) and 285 (Goddard 7 for 105).... Gloucester: 625 for 6 dec. (Ham-) County cricket matches concluded | mond' 285 not out, C. C. Dare 104, · Austin outmanoeuvred and out-to-day. Essex, Lancashire and Barnett 170). played Wood, who, was incapable Derby also took full points, but in .of dealing with the British the other four matches the winners player's accurate driving from the obtained only first innings points.
The following were the results: Warwick secured frst innings points from Sussex.
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corners.
Austin only dropped one set to the American, recording easy vic tories in the other three-Reister.
BATTALION AQUATICS
Warwick: 269 and 270 for 8 dec. Sussex: 251 (A. Melville 106 nor out) and 18 for 3.
Lancashire beat Leicester by nine wickets.
Lancashire: 403 (Tyldesley 118) and 47 for 1.5
Leicester: 246 (Armstrong 101). and 202,
Middlesex secured first innings points from Somerset.
Somerset: 181 (8mith 5 for 40)
Yorkshire secured first innings | and 228 for 5 (F, Lee 130 not atit). points from Notts.
Yorkshire: 384 for @ dec. Notts: 210 (Verity & for 85) and
Dates Arranged Provisionally242 for 9.
first Surrey secured
innings
J. Watson, A. S. Russell, J. H
The 1st Battalion the Lincoln-points from Kent. Budding, L. Guy (Skip).
Surrey: 501 (E. R. T. Holmes 100) shire Regiment are holding their R. Duncan, V. Petherick, Randle, R. Hall (skip).
Battalion Swimming Sports at the and 207 for 5 dec. Second Team v. R.HKYO. at day. August 7. commencing at 2 European YM.C.A. Bath.on Tues-
KB.G.C.:
p.m.
never has he struck such a bad patch of 111-luck as in this coun- try. With the exception Colombo, Lord Glanely may never have had such a bad lot of horses
J. Macdonald, E. V. Searle, J."G.
The "C" Company of the Bouth Now that he no longer holds the Charlton, G. E. F. Thompson Wales. Borderers' are holding their position he, did with Lord Ganely
(Skip).
Company aquatics between 3.30 HF. Stoneham, G. Ross W. E and 5.30 p I can say that I did not think
оп Wednesday, should have allowed Hale, J. 8. Logan (Skip).
3. Tetley, C, L Farmer, C. B August 8, While the Small Units áre holding their annual aquatic sports meeting on August 9 and 10 at the "y" Batho.
thrilling hour than the fall of six standing wickets went down in himself to be so pocketed as he Hosking, J. G. Meyer (Skip).
wickets for 42 runs, for the success of the Australian fast bowling was uncommonly rich in human interest. It meant that Wall and Ebeling were having a tug-of-war on their own. Wall was striving might and mali" to keep his fourth areatened place in the Test: Ebeling was striving might" and main to join or supersede him,
However, Wood and Turner stayed them off for the time being. "and Grimmett and Fleetwood- Smith, relieving them, had to bowl for three-quarters of an hour before another wicket fell.
Pothecary remained unbeaten when the game ended with 49 to his credit. Creese, who gave a fine display of hard, well-timed driving on either side of the wicket, blt half a dozen 's
HUANG FU RESIGNATION WITHDRAWN
Important Discussions ‘at Kuling
Nanking, July 31 Mr. Tang Yu Jen. Has confirmed that Mr. Huang Fu has withdrawn his resignation and returning to Peiping soon.
was in the Derby on Colombo at the most critical part of the descent of Tattenham Corner.
It was absolutely fatal to auch chance as the horse had. And I do not think he should have given Flamenco five or six lengths lead into the short and uphill straight at Ascat when Colombo was beaten half a length."
Winastep's Defeat
am still of that opinion. He seems to get on, well in France and ride winners there. At a time when he must be very conscious of a tem porary eclipse I certainly him better luck,
wish
Lord Derby Loses Two Foals Lord Derby has had the mistor-
I thought Johnstone rode a tune to lose two well-bred foals; good race on Winnstep when that They are a colt by Fairway from horse was beaten a neck for the Plazetta and a colt by San- Barnwell Stakes last week. Menyj sovino" "from Fair Isle. Plazetta disagreed, and I found myself in must have been. about the A minority. I thought I had seen last of the produce of the famous this horse lose his place on the mare Gondolette. She had pre- slope into the dip as if he could viously bred Pisa, now in Lady not act downhill and was probably Yule's stud, and Gludecca. feeling the ground. I saw him make up ground immediately the are expected to take place at rising ground was met, and though Kullag shortly. Dr. H. H. Zude Johnstone made a lot of use of 50 of the season in two hours, and has announced that he is proceed the whip He seemed to get all he and Bellers sentiup the 100ing to Kuling next week, probably possible out of his mount; before he was, eselly caught and with Mr. Wang Ching Wel bowled at 102
Turner, greatly improved since the Arst innings, was bowled at 44, and Yorkshire's position at lunch was 46 for four. Wood had 'made 21 of these and although Grimmett put im in amaze he batted staunchly. He went on
aftet lunch, to complete his first
Important political discussions
Fair Isle won the One Thousand Guineas for Lord Derby. She lost her first year at the stud' through proving barren Her first foal Is now a yearling, St. Magnus, and now she has lost her second. foal
My sense of fairness made me It is rather a tragic start for a say that he rode a good race. I classic winner.
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Middlesex: 516 for 7 dec. (Hearne 172, Hendren 127).''
Derbyshire beat Hampshire by 10 wickets.
Derby: 377 for 7 dec. (Worthing- « ton 154) and 5 for 0..
Hampshire: 192 (Mitchell 6 for 90) and 188,-
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BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
AMERICAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
CANADIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
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