In
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1935.
In the World of Sports
LAWRENCE WINS THE
SPRINT EVENT
At First Swimming Gala
Favoured by ideal weather, keen competition characterised the first gala night of the Victoria Recretion Club on Saturday A vast improve. and which was a great success in every way. ment in the standard of the swmming was shown especially by the younger swimmers,
Some very close finishes were witnessed and in the 100 yards championship a great race was swrum between W. Lawrence and Yau Mang Hong of the Canton Aquatic Sports Club In ¿ which Lawrence only beat the latter by 2 yards in the last ten yards of the race. Lawrence returned the creditable time of 58 2-5 secs.
E. Marques did well in winning the 160 yards Breast Stroke open by returning the excellent time of 75 secs.
The Victoria Recretion Club won; the 300 Yards Medley Relay (back, breast and free styles) comfortably. the former Lionel Roza-Pereira. "Colony champion," giving "the V.R. C. substantial lead in the back- stroke, which Marques improved in outstanding the breast. The achievement, however, was per- formed by Lawrence, who romped home an easy winner, covering the 100 Yards Free Style in 58 3-5 sec- onds!
medios. H. J. Guterres, Azedo and C. Rozario).
2. LA, Soares's team. 3. J. A. Guterres team.".
THE C.B.C.
"
THE TENNIS LEAGUE
To-day's Big Game
LAWN BOWLS
Three Open Rink Games
Despite the heavy condition of The best Mixed Doubles League the greens which have not quite Tennis to date snould be seen to-
recovered from the heavy rains of day on the CRC. ground when Saturday, three matches in the the home team is entertaining the Open Rink Championship were U.S.R.C., last year's champions.
decided yesterday when taken as The tussle had long been awaita whole it was a favourite day. ed, due to the fact that the Chin- At the Recreio Green, a Craigen- ese literally swamped the strong gower rink skipped by U. M. Omar K.C.C. "A by B sets to 1. To-day with J. Cavanagh, B. W. Bradbury they will not be having so much in
and H. Beer defeated the RC.C. the say as the U.S.R.C. possesses rink skipped by, R. P. Philips with about the best lady talents in H. 1Gttins, E, Kern and N. J. Beb- local tencis. Coupled with it they bington by 25 shots to 17... have the champion mixed doubles players in L. Goldman and Miss A. Hancock,
The winners secured a five on the seventh head, a four and two threes, while the losers had, a four title, U.S.R.Cand a three. their To retain must win and a lot will have to depend on Goldman and his part- ner...
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Two QC.C. Rinks Two rinks-composed of players
In the other encounter "the Kow-jrem Craigeagower Cricket Club met at the Taikoo Green. A. A. loon C.C. “A” should win comfort-Razack, M. A. R. Souza, A. S, Gomes
return encounter ably in their against their "B" team.
WYATT WINS THE TOSS
Scores A Century And Beats Long Standing Record
London, June 15. The Arst of the series of test matches between England and South Afrin opened at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, to-day present to see Bobby when only two thousand people were Wyatt, the England captain, in the toss and elect to bai on a wicket that was firm and that was likely to be on the fast side. The weather was fine and the omission of Bell, who had been' one of their most successful bowies so far, from the South Africa side caused a great deal of discussion.
Wyatt not only started off well for his side by winning the on to score 149 runs before being toss, but he also went caught at short-leg. Together with Maurice Leyland, he put up a new record for the fourth wicket partnership which realised 139 runs, beating the previous best (122 runs) set up by Hay- ward and Hill in Johannesburg as long ago as 1895-6.
First Test At Trent Bridge
2
V
MILE OF THE CENTURY
Thrilling Race Won
By Lovelock"
Princeton, June 15. Forty thousand people in & zizzling tempered brisk breeze saw, the international" meeting result of the "Me of the Century" which was won by Lovelock in 4 minutes 11-2/10 seconds with ten yards to spare from Bonthron, Cunningham being third half a yard behind. It was one of the most thrilling races ever seen and the title “Mile of the Century" truly described it, though. no new record was established.
From the fring of the gun, Mangan, the. American three- quarter mile record holder shot into the lead with Lovelock fourth. Half way round the first lap Love- lock weat up third. Meanwhile Cunninghain bad taken the lead from Mangan and, was second, Before the end of the first lap Mangan dropped back, Lovelock with D. Rumjahn as skip defeated
taking second place, and running Good, attendance. favoured the
a rink composed of G. Duncan, C.
Wyatt went out to open Eng manner as he looked "good for a
In a fine and easy style on Cun- On Tuesday four interesting “A”
6. Summons, W. G and E. el
The score board at this ningham's heels. Bonthron was arst "Gala" night of the Chinese Bathing Club on Saturday when Division games are scheduled to Arculli as skip by 20 shots to 15. land's innings with Herbert Sut-century,”
clige, hero of many Test in stage read 170-2-28.
third. This order was maintained the many events were brought to take place, the champions, the C. It was a very even game and keen-
INNES COMES AND GOES throughout the second lap. a successful conclusion with &R.C.. meeting the "Hong Kong ty contested from beginning to end, nings as his partner, and they playing cautions started off by Causeway Bay, At the 14th head' Rumjaha's rink
Mitchell Innes, the young Ox- In the start of the third lap CHAMPION OVERSHADOWED
water polo game between the Club Cricket Club at
tire and the while an exciting strugglë should was three shots to the good. A. 8. cricket, though runs came at quite ford University batsman, who was Bonthron appeared to P. Remedios. who was conceded and, thres Royal Navy which
to ensue between the K.C.C. and U.S.Gothes played a very inspiring a good rate, the first ten minutes making his debut in Test cricket, started to drop back while the 36 seconds in the 100 Yards Free Chinese won by three goals
runs being signalled. joined Wyatt but he was not de-crowd roared. Lovelock was still the one..
R.C. at King's Park.
game for the winners while Rum-seeing 9 Style for Boys, was one of
The following is the complete Jahn was a shade better than Sutcliffe claimed five of these and stined to stay very long for after second behind Cunningham and smallest swimmers ever to grace The Invitation Relay Race was
Wyatt three, the other coming he had scored but. five runs he suddenly as he rounded the final the VR.C. pool, and he gave a re- carried off by the Chinese Bath-League fixture list for the coming Arculli,
from an extra,
fell victim--the third one-to the curve the New Zealander darted markable exhibition of the crawling Club without much
The pitch did not lend any as- Lb.w, rule, the bowler again be- round Cunningham's right side and The LR.C. rink, D, M. Khan, S.,0. only his short stroke preventing tion.
the bowlers, Crisping Vincent. With the score at left him almost standing while Bux, M. Y. Adal and A, R. Dallah sistance to him from winning the event.
made agallant last- had the better of T. F. Stainton, Langton, Vincent and Tomlinson 179 for 3, Maurice Leyland went Bonthron
once the out to partner his captain and it minute burst of speed and flashed D. B. Bone, R. Wright and J. Wat-making no impression
batsmen. were set. England's was at this stage that the South into second place. son by 25 shots to 12. Dallah's
spectators escape Africans treated the
The intermediate times were 64- rink played a better and much skipper had a superior game and excellent sup-when he was dropped by Tomlin- to some magnificent neding. They 9/10 secs, 2 min. 5-7/10 secs., 3
was forthcoming from his son, in the gully, off Crisp before were so alert that Wyatt's score min, 8-9/10 secs. port
he had scored while he also sur-stayed at 76 for fifteen minutes men. They scored a six on the 5th
vived an appeal for obstruction but, Leyland played fearlessly to when his total stood at only, twa
bring off some cuts and drives that Bashed to the boundary, sending up the 200 in 205 minutes. WYATT'S-HUNDRED
was
In the water polo
opposi-week:
TO-DAY game the
Mixed Doubles fast In the exhibition diving. Ed Da sailors were not s0 as the C.R.C. (m) v. U.S.R.C. Roza, the Colony champion. first half. by good positioning
(Causeway Bay) and passing, kept the Chinese K.C.C. “B”! V, KÖC."""" from scoring. In the second half. however they were often caught out of position.
але-
by ho means impressive. He was completely over shadowed by S. H. Wong. of the Chinese Bathing Club who gave a femarkably good all-round performance, his and-a-half somersault. full-stand-well, ing gaynor, half-gaynor and "Fly- ing Dutchmark being excellent effort.
THE WATER FOLO An amusing water-polo game between two Club teams, including visitors. brought the acquatic pro- gramme to a conclusion.
h AJ8/912 vbg vb bg bzkqjgb Following the gala, over 300 peo- pie indulged in dancing to the -strains of "The Troubadours."
Souvenirs of the evening's sport were presented to the winners of the various events by Miss Doris Hunt. following which Mr. F .W T. Ross. Vice-Chairman of the V.R.C. thanked the swimmers of the Can- ton Aquatic Sports Club and the
Chinese "Y" for competing."
The results were:-
100 YARDS FREE STYLE
H'CAP (BOYS),
1. T. ROA
2. L. Remedios
3.
P. Remedios
Time: 78 secs.
100 YARDS INTER-CLUB INVITA-
4 TTON BREAST STROKE
1. E. M. Marques (V.R.C.)
2 Lau Ml-sau (Canton ABCJ
3. Tan Sik-yip (Chinese "")
Time: 75 secs.
50 YARDS FREE STYLE H’CAF
("C" CLASS-MEMBERS
AGGREGATE)
J. A. Silva
1.
2.
G. Agabeg
3. L. Remedios
Time: 28 4.5 secs.
100 YARDS FREE STYLE, INTER-
1.
CLUB INVITATION
W. Lawrence (V.R.C.)
1
2. You Mang-hong, (Canton
.A.B.C.)
3. Kwok Hing-ming
Time: 58 secs.
(Chinese
100 YARDS FREE STYLE H'CAP
("B" CLASS MEMBERS AGGREGATE)" ·
C. N. Silva and J. A. Guterres (Dead Heat-
3. LA Boares
Time: 68 4.5 secs, and 64 4.5
secs. (Respectively).
300 YARDS INVITATION INTER-
CLUB "MEDLEY RELATERE
.1. Victoria Recreation Club L"
Roza-Pereira (Back),
M
Marques (Breast) and W. Law- rence (Free Style);
2. Chinese "Y" Yeang Yu-kwan (Back), Lee Fing-kwan (Breast) and Lan Yog-wing (Free 3 Canton A.5.0. Wong Bau- shan Back) Lau -Mi-sau (Breast) and Yau Mang-hang (Free Style)
Time 3 mins. 27 2,5 seca. MEMBERS 350 YARDS RELAT (7) andammers) 1HL Ozorio's team (B
Gosano, I Remedios, L. M. Reg.
(King's Park)
TUESDAY "A" Division Fasey, in the Navy goal, played C.R.C. "A" v. RKC,C.
two but made
mistakes cost goals. Chan Chan K.C.C... U.S.R.G. which
(2) Chee Man Hing and Cha scored for the Chinese, while Wil lows obtained the Navy's point.
After the swimming the prizes were distributed by General Chan Ming Shu.
RESULTS
(Causeway Bay) head
(King's Park) Recreio "B" IRC
(King's Park) Recreio "A" b. Craigengower
(King's Park)
The following were the results. I.R.C. V. H.K.C.C. INVITATION RELAT RACE OPEN
WEDNESDAY "B" Division
Wah-chan,
Tsang Ho-took and
Cha
SC.A.A. v. C.R.C.
(Ip Hon-
(Bookun.poo).
(Pokfulam)
(Kirg's Park
(King's Park)
TO THE COLONY (400 METRES) University v. CS.C.C.
(Ng 1. Chinese Bathing Club
Mi Chi-cheung, K.C.C. y. Recreto
Chan-hing),
2. Chinese YM.C.A.
chin. Kok Hon-main, Yeung Yuk-wah and Lo Yuk-wing. Time: min. 44 1.5 secs.
Compar- Aia swam: Young
Iors.
100 METRES HANDICAP (OPEN
TO GIRLS) 1-Miss Leung Yuk Chun - 2-Miss Leung Shui Ching 3. Miss Chan Fung Hing
Time: min, 03 1.5 secs. Aso swam:-Miss Rosie Yau, Miss Ng Shun Ying, M133 Loo Po Kam.
200 METRES HANDICAP
'(SENIOR)
1. Tsang Ho Fook
2.- Tong- Po-Mon
3. Ng Wah Chut
Indians' Success
Saturday's Games
Due to the heavy rain on Satur- day, a greens were reported unplayable in consequence of which no league games were played.
narrow
and
SUTCLIFFE CONFIDENT Sutcliffe played with his usual calm and confidence and settled down to some pretty square-cut- Though subdued for & while, ting right from the start. He also Wyatt never lost confidence explotted a heat leg-glance while continue to give the full face of delivery 'sent This Week's Games he took Langton on the half-vol-the bat to every
the off-down to him. Then with a late ley to score a four on boundary to send up the Afty in cut-taken very late-he scored forty minutes. About this stage the four runs required to give Wyatt, him his first Test century of the Vincent morally bowled the ball fizing past the leg season. He had taken 245 minu- stump but later on Wyatt indulged tes to accomplish it and was giv- in some delightful late-cuttingeri & tremendous round of cheur the spectators. the Senth The score began to mount rapidly by and then the Yorkshire batsman Africans Joining in this demo sent Langton to long-leg for a stration of goodwill.
With the total at 61 for 3, three to bring the total to 100,
Several good ties are promised for this week in the second round of the Open Singles Bowls Cham- plonship which is scheduled to be completed by Thursday.
and
D. Rumjahn, last year's finalist, is meeting his Club mate partner in the pairs, E. el Arculit, and this game ought to produce (King's Park) bowls of a high standard. Rum
jahn on form ought to account for (Sookunpoo) Arepili who is not playing good
bowis' this year.
THURSDAY "C" Division KIT.C. v. C.B.A.
IRC. v. K.O.C.
University v, S.C.A.A
(Pokfulam) R. Basa and J. C. Brown match C.R.C... Army T. C.
will also be closely contested and (Causeway Bay)the odds are slightly in favour of Craigengower v. Recreio
the Craigengower man *(Happy Valley)
FJ Jones will be playing against A, B, Gomes and as these two players standard is about equal, another keen game assured.
Is
THE FIXTURES The following is the full bro- gramme for this week:-
FRIDAY "D" Division Radio v. Kowloon Dock R. C.
(Carouze Am Police RC. v. K.F.C.
Army T. C. v. I.R.C."
(Happy Valley)
K.B.G.C. Y. K.C.C.
. (Sookunpoo)
(CausewayBay)
(Austin Road)
Bervice)..
Also swam:-Chan Chan Hing "C.R.C. v. C.S.C.C.
and Mul Chi Cheong.
200 METRES HANDICAP.
. (Junior)
1 Yeung Fook Huf
2. Pau MOO
3. Shek Chee Man
Also swam: Yang Yuk Cheant
25 METRES BUTTERFLY
: STROKE:
1. Chan Chan Hing
2. Tsang Ho Fook
3. Mul Chee Cheong
Time:15 1.5 secs.
Also swam: Ng Wah Chan,
Chon Wing Chuen
Tang Po Chong,
50 METRES OBSTACLE
RACE (LADIES)
1. Miss Ng Bhun Ying
2. Misa Leung Yak Fong
1. Miss Ng Fun Ying
and
MEN'S AMATEUR GOLF. TOURNAMENT
Britain Beats France
St. Main, June 15. Great Britain beat France, in the
Men's Amateur Golf tournament by 51 to 34. The foursomes were halved, while In the singles Great Britain was four to two, on top. In the singles Woollan, the English champlon, beat Carl Elam, the French champion, by three and
Also zwam --Miss Leung Yuk two-
Chan and Miss Rosie Fau.
25 METRES OBTACLE BAGE
"(MEN)
1. Chan Wing Chin and Tong
Po Chong
2. Chan Chan Hing and Ng
Wah Chul
Also swam: Mud Chee Cheong and Trang Ho Fook, Li Yee Leong and Chan Wang Po 50 METRES HANDICAP (BOTS OMMAND GIRLSHA
NE Ku Yuen
2. Chin Kan Ching
Peuter.
WATER POLO Chinese Bathing Club 3, R.
Navy 1 C.BC.-Pong Lu Fal, Lee Yer Leong Ng Wah Chuling Kwok Wah, Chon Chan Bing Trang Ho Fook and Chec Chong Wah
To-day
D. Rumjahn v E. el Arculli (Civil
F. J. Joncs v. A, B Gomes (Tat- koo).
G. E. F. Thompson v, W. Glen- dinning (Recreio).
P. B. Knight V J. McKelvie (Bowling Green).
W. K. Way v. J. E. Henson (Kow- loon Docks).
R. Duncan v. J: Cavanagh loon Cricket Club).
i
Sutcliffe
Play had now been In progress stop was made for tea. Wyatt's the very share being 105 and Leyland's 43 for 95 minutes and in next over Wyatt reached his fifty both batsmen being not out. with a beautiful on-drive which
***** RECORD SET UP reached the ropes. He was given
Far from putting the batsmen a tremendous ovation. followed suit Immediately after of their game, the tea interval and then he got his leg in front had the effect of making them re- of the "faster un' and was giv-turn to the fray with reneweJ en out under the old rule. The vigour and they attacked the
runs bowling with such freedom partnership produced 117
they went on to beat the record for the fourth wicket partnership (122) set up by Hayward and Hill
an excellent start and Sutcliffe who made no mistake at all in hix innings of 61, hit a six and five boundaries.
ELEGANT HAMMOND
The next man
that
in Johannesburg in the far off
Henter.
LAUNCH PICNIC
The fortnightly launch outing of the Sailors' and soldiers' Home was held on Saturday afternoon and was well attended, though not so well as on previous occasions owing to the absence of the warsnips from Hong Kong.
The launch "Shun Lee" left the Gloucester pier about three o'clock and proceeded to Clear Water Bay.
Among those present were Rev. E C. H; Tribbeck, president of the sailors and Soldiers Home, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd-Jones, Mr. and -Mrs. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. A.R.“
Brown, Mr. B. C. Randall, Mr. Ed- munds, Mr. P. Sykes, Mr. K. Saun- dērš, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Collins.
Mitchell-Innes, · 1.b.w.
Mitchell
Leyland, c. Mitchell,
Crisp
Ames, c Viljoen, b Vin--
cent
Iddon, c Rowan, b Vincent g Nichols, not out
Extras
Total for 7 wkts.
13
384
days of 1895-6. Leyland reached
To Bat: Robins, Verity and his half-century to 105 minutes in was Wally and when he was only one run Bowes.
Bowling Analysis' Hammond and by this time the short of the 150 mark Wyatt was crowd bad swelled to nine thou-out to a catch by Wade at short. Crisp for 49 Langton I for. sand.
The Choucester batsman square-leg of Crisp. He had bat-117 Vincent 3 for 101 Tomson had a rude shock when a full tea for 290 minutes during which 0 for 38: Mitchell 1 for 66,"
Reuter. toss from Crisp, struck him in the time he sent the ball to the
ribe, almost knocking him outboundary on no less that seven-
He recovered, however, and then teen occasions. settled down to treat the specta-
Leyland did not stay very long tors to some elegant leg shots after he had lost his partner, for and driving past cover. In the with the score at 325 and his (Row-meantime Wyatt continued to play own contribution at 69, he was
pretty cricket and late cut Lang ton for a single to send up the 150 after play had been in pro- gress for 155 minites.
V. Petherick v. A, A Razack (Hong Kong Electric) #Tuesday
a
B Rozario JJ Whyte (Kow. loon Cricket Club).
N, M. Currie v W. McLeod (Cral
gengower).
CLOSING SCORES ON SATURDAY
London, June 15. The following were the closing. caught in the slips by Mitchell of
scores of the Country Cricket Crisp. It took him 110 minutes matches commenced to-day, as to score his runs which include cabled by Reuter, there being no five boundaries.
play at Lord's where Middlesex and The batsmen then began to Leslie Ames who had come out yorkshire were due to meet score at the rate of a runa in place of Wyatt now had Iddo Kent Warwickshire at Folke R. Basa V. J. C. Brown (Recreio), minute when Hammond miss his partner but neither stone-Kent 351 (Valentine 105, Judged the pace from the pitch them stayed vtry long. After he Hollies 5 for 88) Warwick 12 for and got his leg, in front of one had collected 17, Ames was caught o from Vincent, the umpire uphold- almost on the boundary by Viljoen Leicestershire v Derbyshire at ing the bowler's appeal for ob-ghie Iddan gave a sitter to Ro- Leicester: Derby 140-(9mith 5 for struction. The outgoing bataman wan at mid-on, the bowler again 61, Geary 5 for 48). Leicester 68 had scored 29 and it was bad luck being Vincent. Iddon's contribu- Toy ge
whe Northamptonshire had joined him aft Ames had
at Peterborough lett, was flot out with 13 Mr. Ex* 184 for
like total ind's score
3B4 ches
Close of
Wednesday ( AW. Grimmitt and F. J. Jonce v. 3. E. Henson and 5. A. Bright (Hong Kong Electric).gi
C. G. Biva and FX M da Suv he should have been out in this tion was 20 while Nicho
v. Glendinning and W. Glendin ing (Taskoo),
B. Basto and J. E. Noronha v. AT H H. Rose and J, M. Purvis tras contributed Armstrong and C. Strange (Kow- Football Club), loon Docks)
A Maciáziano and J. Russell M J. Medina and J. Cavanagh
see a map (Civil Service);
R. Goodman and R. Lapsley v.R.
Royal Navyasey Bonning, F Lur and H. Beer (Bowling
Glazville, Wride, Woods, King Green) and Witows:
Thursday"· Cullen and J. J. Whyte or a E. Coates and J. 8. Landolt v. 8. Eccleshall and J. Shepherd (Hong Kong Electric)
VA WK Way and A. 8. Gomes v. AA Razack and W. V. Field (Tal
R. Duncan and L. A. R. Duncan koo),
bring
for 7 at the
play,
ENGLAND,
ST INNINGS
Langton
Bus
Somerset- Northan
Surrey at Lan-
for 8.
Hors-
ghamshire.
Free
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