HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1935.
In the World of Sports
LAWN BOWLS NOTES
Review And Forecast
BY" F. B.;
Thanks to ideal weather last week end a full programme of the lawn bowls fixtures were carried out without a hitch after an Interruption of a couple of weeks due to the weather.
inclement
Last week's games were featured by the unexpected defeat of the senior league leaders. Recelo, by the Police and the heavy onslaught. inflicted by the Craigengower second team in the junior division game over Civil Service by the colossal score of 93 shots to 38, a record for the present season.
This week wie Portuguese lads, Bowling Green by 18 shots. In the are up against the Civil Servants early stages of the game the Bowl- at home. In their first round en-ing Green were leading by 28 shots counter the Portuguese boys did but at tea time the margin was not have much difficulty in annex- considerably reduced and it looked ing both points but since then at one time If the Cricketers had the psers have improved by heaps a chance. However Fraser's rink and bounds. and though still fell away rather badly after tea wooden spoonists." they put up and it was due to this that the very creditable show against the match was lost. Fraser had really Craigengower "A" last Saturday. bad luck and the score did not
represent the true run
of the game.
The difference in the score was only 9 shots but behind that Res i a story of a close call for the Craigengower. Omer and Brad- bury both skipped their respec- tive rinks as well as could be ex- pected, in fact, if it had not been for Omar's rink another one of those week end surprises might have been registered..
Overy, Goodwin
The game was evenly contested with the luck on the side of the visitors. Farrell and Duncan were deadly and were far ahead of Git tins and Simpson. The former was very badly off. Fraser and Fincher played well and so 'dia Hollands who came in time and The greatest tussle was witness-again to save threes and fours. ed between Jones' and Luz's rinks. Nish had an off day. Phillips rink At one period the Civil Service did well to beat Guy's rink after rink was as much as 20 to 5 shots being well down in the early stages up against Luz. Jones had ab- of the game. In fact they lost solutely three most reliable men in a five on the 1st and 2nd heads front of him which could not be and it looked as if they were in for safd of Luz. With the exception a good licking. of Mod the other two did not give him enough "support and it was to the credit of Lua that he was able to pick up after that and go down by only 10 Ahots.
The Civil Servants have still two dependable rinis on which to pin their faith in their encounter against Recreio. I trust that last cek's encounter may not be the forerunner of the Rec's bad "Joss." Recreio was beaten not so much by a better team as being them- selves responsible for their Own defeat. C. G. Silva as usual skip- and was inclined to be on the ned his rink in perfect style and short side. Bebbington was also was's shots to the good. The dit- short, probably due to the green ference was to be found in the being heavier than usual. How- match between
ever the K.C.C. were quite pleased Shepherd's rink and Alves'. Although he
with.. was
their performance and are down Alves had the misfortune to now looking forward to their concede a four on the last head match against the C.S.C.C. for the which gave the Police the peces-
wooden spoon, my odds are on the sary two points. Alves, on the Cricketers beating the Valleyites. day's play was much below. par. though he received admirable sup- port from his three men.
Civil Service will give them a eclose fight but I think the result
will not be any surprise.
Craigengower
HENRY COTTON
Has A "Human Mirror"
Henry Cotton, the British open golf champion, has B human mirror. He 18 Fred Robertson the 77-year-old assistant to Catton at his club at Waterloo, Belgiumi.
Cotton has entered Robertson for the Open at Muirfield, Scot- land, and paid all expenses in order to have the benefit of his discerning eye to watch his mas- ter's swing.
it
If this swing should go wrong, then, says Cotton, "Robertson is the ane man who can tell me, and put it right."
was not entered If Robertson for the championship he would not be eligible to play over the championship links, and he and Cotton would have to practice together elsewhere, "probably on neighbouring courses at the
Gullane.
COACHING FOR 18 MONTHS' "For eighteen months". Cotton yaid, "Robertson and I have been
more
coaching together. I have taught him my methods, and he knows anyone intimately than exactly how I play. More impor- tant still, he knows how I want to groove my swing.
"Indeed, I honestly "believe that Robertson is the finest teacher in the golf world to-day, and with him at my side I can go out and
in play
the knowledge that
will spot Robertson
Uttle fruit.
any
"I cannot see myself as others see me, but Robertson can see what I do, and that is why I have dubbed him my human mirror." And a splendid glass he is, too
ASEBALL
John Allen Ing
Fine Form
New York, July 3, Brilliant pitching by John Allen enabled the New York Yankees to gain a narrow victory in the American Baseball League to-day
"I COULD LICK
BRADDOCK"
But Harvey Won't Get The Chance
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London, June 19.
when playing against Philadelphia | Len Harvey, the former British Athletica. "Allen, blanked out the heavy-weight boxing champion, Athletics and in so doing tannedy has lost po time in challenging eight batsmen..
Jimmy Braddock, the new world's heavy-weight title holder.
The Yankees scored but two runs, one of which was a homer by Tony Lazzeri, one of the in- felders.
Detroit Tigers again won from the Cleveland Indians, whom they beat by eleven runs to seven:
The New York Giants dropped match to the Philadelphia Philles for whom Dolph Camilli. who is succeeding Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx as the outstanding batsman of the season, scored an- other home run.
The results of to-day's matches.
cabled, by Reuter, follow:
NATIONAL LEAGUE"
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R. H. E.
15
.6 10 3
13 18 2.
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PERRY AND VON CRAMM TO CLASH
In Final Of Open Singles
London, July 3. The Wimbledon championship final will be fought by F. J. Perry, the present holder, representing England, and Baron von Cramm, Gerthan champion, two
of the greatest exponents of the game ever to meet in this tennis classic. Perry advanced to the final at the expense of Jack Grawford, the Aus-
As soon as he heard the result of the fight in New York, where Braddock former dock labourer and father of three children, beat-tralian ace, and von Gramm sub- Max Baer, Harvey, who is staying Ƒdved, the copper-headed Donald at St. Austell, Cornwall, sent a Budge, California prodigy, cablegram to America offering to" put up, £1,000 as a side-stake for a match with Braddock, either in England or the United States.
"I think I can tick him said Harvey, "He is only a stone hea- vier than I and I gave away over two stones when I drew with Neusel. And I suppose the Ger- man must be considered one of Braddock's leading challengers.?!
PETERSEN HOPEFUL TOO
in
Boston Brooklyn
Jack Peterson is another would- (Phelps scored a home run for be opponent, in' his own eyes. He the Dodgers).
said yesterday, "I would be only too pleased to meet Braddock. After my Aght" with Neusel he 'Philadelphia
сад have
either a match New York
3 7
America or in this country.”. Davis and Dolph Camilli eacli
But Braddock has already made scored a home run for the Phillies his plans. He has agreed to de- and Leiber for the Glants, in a match which went in ten inningsmeing under the auspices of the fend his title against Max Sch-
for a deciston.
Chicago
Cincinnati
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3
3
4 12 2 (Chuck Klein scored a home run for the Cubs and Carl Lombardi for the Reds. There were ten in nings)
and Phillips were the pick of the rink, Hyde was inclined to be on the short side although he sent down a few very useful woods. Of Guy's rink only Budding and Guy played – anything like their true
"I want to win the champion form. Drake went off badly after
ship again and keep it in this tea. Hyde Lay's rink had a very
country, and if my methods are even tussle with Brown's rink. On
successful then much, if not this rink also was the luck with
all, of the credit, will the visitors. Brown played a great
Robertson game and so did Petherick al-
"Unfortunately he has a should- though lucky. Craig and Hyde
er which has a nasty trick of Lay were the pick of the K.C.C. jumping out-of place, a legacy rink. Brown has gone off lately.from a football accident. When for the Yankees and J. Allen
I understand the Cricketers have no match on Saturday but are ar- ranging a special practice came which is well needed.
go to
that happens ne has to be strap-
only prevents him from playing, ped up for a fortnight, but that
and not teaching. On him I rely absolutely.
PRACTICE
"I shall play round Muirfield until I know every blade of grass. Then I shall spend the mornings doing nothing but practice, with Robertson at my side watching
for any slipshed shots or any deviation from my normal stance.
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Cotton is thus leaving nothing to chance to retain his title. He The greatest surprise was the
13 massaged every day, pays A'B charces heavy inflicted by the Craigen-special attention, to his food, against the Kowloon Docks are as gower in their match against the
which, during the day, is of the resy as ever. Their dep ay last Civil Servants. Thanks to W.
lightest. Er against Civil Service does hot in the least augur well for them but the Dockers after their 'heavy defeat at the hands of the Craigengower "B" string will not be much of an opposition to the Valley lads to-morrow."
Will history repeat itself? This question will have to be an- swered by the Indians them- selves in their match against the Kowloon Bowling Green whom they beat by a mar- gn of only one shot in their first encounter. Since "then the In- dians have won two other matches while the Bowling Green have had five to their credit. The Indians
Ward's rink and excellent co- operation on the part of all they were able to put up the magni ficent total of 93 shots as against 38-a difference of 55 shots,
The league leaders won as ex- pected while their closet rivals, Recreio, did not have much diff- culty against the Police.
SENSATION IN SHANGHAI
He does not smoke, and takes At the moment he is as fit as a only a very occasional cocktail. addle. and ready to fight for his title.
"
exactly above the Bund-Nanking Road corner. The blasé Shang- kallander, accustomed to. the roar of aeroplanes, gave it hardly a glance.
HARDLY MOVING But it was quite different when the autogiro was brought lower over the river. Then its swoop from the direction of Lunghwa
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Philadelphia
R. H. E. 2 4 0 0 5 0 (Tony Lazzeri scored a home run
fanned eight Athletic batsmen).
St. Louis
Chicagu (Washington scored for the White Sox).
Washington Boston
Cleveland Detroit
3 5 1 5 11 1
a home run
712
14 15 0
7 10 11 14
LORD HEWART
On Age Limits
Madisonsquare Garden. But that will not be until next summer.
Meanwhite Baer, whose left thumb was fractured during the fight, has reconsidered last, night's decision to retire. After a month's rest he will again be ready to ac- cept offers.
NEW WONDER GUN
Secret Details Now
Revealed
A multiple machine-gun of heavy calibre, firing high explosive shells at an almost fabulous rate, is the Navy's newest weapon against at- tack from the air, writes a corres- pondent
The detalls and even the exis- tence of the gun, with which even- "tually all major vessels of the Navy will be equipped, have hitherto been an official secret. Now the ban has been lifted.
Already, during the last two years, many battleships and cru- isers have mounted the new wea- con. Rumours of the gun have percolated abroad, and in "The Daily Telegraph of March 3, 1934; I reproduced, without correction, a description of it from a German naval publication
While. for obvious reasons, exact particulars must still be withheld, it is permissible to state that the new weapon has revolutionised the Navy's methods of dealing with low-flying bombing aircraft and torpedo 'planes.
Satirical references to the pro- posal that a retiring age should be fixed for judges were made by Lord Hewart, the Lord- Chlet Justice, in a speech at the Lord' Mayor's annual dinner to judges:
"I gather," he said, "that there is a scheme on foot to make judges retire at the age of:52, which means, on the theory of relativity, that most of us would retire be- fore appointment,
Having watched the gun in "The mere mention of the action at sea. I share the opinion
great alarm among most deserving most effective reply to low altitude classes of the community-bishops, air attack which has yet been de archbishops,Ministers of the vised. Crown Prime Ministers, and the less successful type of Nonconfor mist-Minister
play quite well on their own green Autogiro Over River attracted all eyes, and its turn at matter, I ant told, has caused of most naval offers that it is the
but when playing away they are another team altogether. The Bowling Green inflicted an 18- shot defeat on the K.C.C. last week and there is every likelihood of their beating the Indians to
morrow.
Front
Shanghai, June 28.
the Garden Bend and return into the wind balted the crowds on the foreshore. Opposite the "North-China Daily News" build ing the machine hovered for some minutes, hardly moving. Then I dipped and zoomed away to the warship anchorage, banking and coming back down the wind at a fast speed
The sensation created in the
PLANES OUTRANGED neighbourhood of Lunghwa on
Its range : car exceeds thar at Friday when Flight Lieut. A. D.
which a torpedo 'plane could hope The Police will play with con- Bennet demonstrated an autogiro
"I cannot help thinking that
to launch a successful attack, The f fidence against their neighbours, for the first time in China was
hasty generalisation with the and detonating either by time or the proposal springs from a too stream of shell lashing the water the Craigengower "B" team to-extended to the Central and Bund
Civil Service A Judge has his percussion fuse-me latter so sen- morrow by the recent victory over | districts of Shanghaj yesterday at Another exbibition was given the league leaders. Too much noon. The strange machine, Its with the machine at about the hair cut regularly, and his salary sitive as to cause a burst if an aero- must not be taken for granted rotor blades flashing in the sun level of the tops of the taller pects be differs profoundly from barrage through which no machine cut irregularly, but in other reaplane wire is touched sets up a especially if they will remember as it banked and turned and Bund buildings, and from them a their 36 shots defeat at the hands hovered like a dragon fly, drew all wonderful view could be had very young and is able to retire at In the House of Commons yester
the CIV Servant, who starts could pass. of their opponents in their initial eyes along the river front, some Office workers on the upper 60 encounter this season.
times to the embarrassment of storeys could sit at their desks.
day Mr. Churchill compared the Moreover the Craigengower "B" home-going motorists who found and watch it without having to
ally, usual form of anti-aircraft gun seems to have found their old fascinated Chinese wandering off crage their necks,
100 of those who say our legal nery to a pea-ride dring at a fis form, as witness their 44 shots the pavements and under the Lastly, the autogim ascended system 18, unnecessari alowing duck But the Navy's new gun victory over the. Kowloon Docks wheels of their cars.
again and gave similar demon- working last week. J. Cạvangah, and his A fairly stiff breeze was blowing strations over parts of the city,
Tortided by your ent men were in deadly form and and this emphasized the ability. but considerably higher in the however claimed 25 out of the 44 shota vic-of the autogiro to stand still air. Many regrets that it had not on and on, From Lunghwa It swept over the been more widely advertised were up, and up The Cricketers, as usual, lost city at some height, nosing into expressed by those who missed the will be the heir match last Saturday to the the wind and hovering almost display
wiit has been issue
Lard Hew spoke
jand
В собе before the
has altered all that, The ride has,
as it were been superseded by an
omatic shot-gun-
heavy osive: shot at the rate of hugs te and the themselves are now hope
Bath Perry and von Cramm have been playing at the top of their form. They have faced stiff com- petition during their progress through the earller rounds, and they have given impressive dis- plays. Von Cramm's victory over after Budge was only attained. some of the most beautiful tennis seen at Wimbledon in years.
Perry's win over Crawford "was superb. Perry played marvellous tennis and all the Australian 'could do was to keep alive the railles and gather what points he could.
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Perry dominated the game with his speed and power and placing. The Australian lacked Perry's con- fidence.
The Englishman went to 3-1 with fine amashes and clever fore- hand strokes, lost the Arth game, and then marched on to the close of the set at 6-2; *
service, taking every polat of t game, and requ'red only the ne to even the score. With his se vice, Crawford set out to do th and it was bad luck that he foc faulted to lose the terith gar Perry was a deserving winner.
The scores were: 6-2, 3-8. . 6-4.
EARLIER MATCHES
In a women's doubles meh earlier. Mme. Math'eu and Fau Sperling beat Miss Harvey nd Miss Ingram, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2,
Frau Meulemeester and Missão-
Hopman, 6-1, 6-3, in another ward beat Miss Hartigan and iss dar- ter-final
In a third round of the dobles. Miss Stammers and Mias mes beat Miss Heeley and Miss Rund. 6-3, 6-4
14
Nihimura, and Miss Noel won their mixed doubles match gainst Mariel Bernard and Mile D'Alvarez Reuter
SIR SHENTON THOMAS
Attends Net Practice
At P. C. C.;
Penang. June 22.
In the seconds set Crawford played with caution, and went to His Excellency The Governor, 2-1, varying the length of his Sir Thomas Shenton Whitelegge drives and causing Perry to over-
Thomas, E.C.MG., O.BE., arrived. hit with his forehand returns. here yesterday morning by the Crawford, still led at 3-2, but Perry Kedah from Singapore plied his opponent's backhand,panied by the Aide-de-Camp, Mr. which was not wholly reliable, and ILG. Beverley. His Excellency evened the game score.
When the Englishman momen- tarily eased up, the Australian hurried him along and won the set, 6-3.
HARD HITTING
In the third set Perry, won the first two games, but Crawford was improving, hitting harder with his forehand strokes. He had evened the count at 3-3. Perry seemed to be able to pull out winners when he wanted to, however. went ahead at 4-3, and Crawford levelled at 4-4
Ferry
Perry won the next two games and the set, and then went to 4-1 in the fourth set. He was playing easy at 5-2. Crawford. had several adverse decisions, but saved himself twice when Perry wanted match point.
accom
was met on board by the Resident- Councilor, Hon. Mr J. S. W. Arthur, The Hon. Mr. Palgrave Simpson and Mr. B W. Allen, Chlef Police Officer.
His Excellency left with Hon. Mr. Arthur for the Residency where he will reside during his short stay here.
During the day, His Excellency inspected Fort Cornwallis and the Government Buildings in the company of the Resident Coun- clilor."
His Excellency hád lunch at the Runnymede Hotel with Hon. Mr. Arthur. Hon Mr. E. Newbold, Mr. SA Black, Mr. F. H. Grümitt and Dr. H. O. Hopkins,
In the evening His Excellency made his first, appearance at the P.C.C. and was seen at net prac- Crawford was using all he had
tice on the Esplanade in prepara- when he aced Perry twice to gain tion for his match for the Non- a game and bring the score to 6-3, Benders on Sunday against the He broke through the champion's | Penang Cricket Club.
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