HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1935.
** In the World of Sports
LEAGUE TENNIS LAWN BOWLS
K.C.C. Beat Police
C.G. Silva Wins
In a "D" Division Tennis maçëm in the Open Singles (Third on the K.C.C. ground, the PRC. Round) at the KBG.C. yesterday. were defeated by the home team C. G. Silva defeated A. R. Dallah by sets to 2. The home team in a 23-head game by 21 shots to played well with the exception of | 17.
N. McKay and D. Orr who lost 2 » Süva started with a single, and sets through lack of combination,
The scores follow:-
following it with a 2 and two 3's established an early lead. The
A. Philippens and. D. S. Green (winner played consistent bowls (K.C.C.)
and thoroughly deserved to win.
beat C. Pile and G. Car-
ruthers. beat A. RS. Major and
S. G. Smith
heat B. G. Baker and W. "
Meadows
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At the K.C.C., W. K. Was de- feated V. Patherick by 21 shots to 15 in the third round of the Open 6- 1 Singles. Patherick started with iwa 2's against his opponent's two 6- 3 singles, but Way would not be put | off his game and started to store steadily, taking the lead at the 12th but Patherick scored a 4 at the 15th head bringing the store level to 15 a " U
N. McKay and D. Orr (K.CC.
beat C. Pile and G. Car-
ruthers lost to A. R. S. Major
and S. . Smith
6-4
4-6
ldst to B. G. Baker and
W. Meadows
Way retaliated with 4 singles 4-6 and a 2 thereby winning the game V. H. Freeman and L E. Kirbyn the 20th head with 21 shots
(K.C.C.)
to 15
beat C. Pile and G. Car-
ruthers heat A. R. S. Major and
6. G. Smith ... beat B. G. Baker and W.
Meadows
6- 2
6- 1
AT TAIKOQ R.c.
!
HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING
Victory For Former Champion
(Special to the “Hong Kong Day. Press". (Copyright).]
HELEN BEATEN U.S. BASEBALL
By Kay Stanmers
(Special Air Mail Service,
London, June 22 Mrs. Helen Wils Moody, former Wimbledon champion, was beaten 8-0 8-4, in the semi-final of the Beckenham (Kent) tournament Berlin, July 7. by Miss Kay "Stammers, who re- The former world champion Maxcently beat Miss Dorothy Round," schmeling, once more proved His Wimbledon champion, in the Bri- mettle when he came another step tish Hard Courts Championship. nearer to his goal of regaining | writes a correspondent. the title when he defeated the veteran Spanish
Paolino, Uzucdun
Tigers In Scoring Mood
TEST CRICKET
England's Players Invited
London, July 7. Thirteen players have been In- vited to attend Leeds next Satur- day England's team will be selected. when
The following are those invited
for the Third Test,
New York, July 7. Three home runs scored by Solters, of the St. Louis Browns, were not sufficient to prevent the Detroit Tigers from winning their the In the American Baseball League. The Tigers registered according to Reuter- total of fourteen runs against their opponents' five.
The New York Yankees staged a FROM BRUCE HARRIS
recovery against the Washington heavyweight. I The rush of Wimbledon Was Senators following their slip last decisively on seen on a smaller scale at Becken-week, and trounced their oppon-" points in a 12 round fight which ham for the semi-frals of the
ents to the tune of eleven runs to took place here on Sunday before Rent lawn tennis championships. one.. 10,000 spectators and which while, People, were waiting two hours lacking fireworks, produced some or more before play began,' high class boxing,
Thanks to his superior technique and clever footwork, Schmeling had the advantage throughout but the 36-year-old "Basque wood chopper," who during his long ring career has never been knocked out, kept boring in and his un- At the Taikoo R.C. Green yester-consing attacks repeatedly won the day evening. W. McLeod defeated plaudits of the crowd, H. F. Westlake by 21 shots to 13 in the third round of the Open 6- 2 Singles. They played 21 heads
The game was interesting from start to finish and the winner showed very good form Indeed, and thoroughly deserved the points.
NEW WARSHIPS
No To Exceed 25,000 Tons
A
BRADBURY WINS
At the Kowloon Dock Recrea- tion Club, B. W. Bradbury met and defeated . B. F. Thomson, In the Open Singles of the Colony, by 21 shots to 16, in a rame that was interesting to the last head.. The game was close through-out, but Bradbury's steadiness trium- phed in the end.
Special Air Mail Service)
London, June 22. Further discussions between British and German naval experts took place yesterday, and will be continued to-day. They concera
ELECTRIC R.C. TEAM dates of construction, types" and The following have been select- sizes of vessels, writes Hector Cd to reprecent 'the Electric Re Bywater in the "Daily Telegraph." | reation Club in their match
One of the first results of these against Police at Happy Valley on meeting since the 100-35 agree- Saturday:
•
ment was sighed is that Germany R. C. Butler, W. Stoker, G. T. is now fully in accord with the Padgett, A. F. Pati (Skip); J. G. British proposal for an interna-Haigh, H. S. McKay, J. Bloan, W. tional limit of 25,000 tons on all Muskett (Skip); A. P. Tarbuck, T. P. Saunderson, L. de Rome, A. future capital ships.
Webster (SKP). ....
As Japan, France and Italy had previously signified their
agree-
ment with this proposel-qualified in Japan's case by the suggestion
of 20,000 or 27,000 tons as a maxi-
Reserves:-W. Orchard and H. S. Jones.
MAX SCHMELING
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The New York Giants, leaders of the National League, continue New stand accommodation had to win their matches and to-day beer erected along one side of
beat the Dodgers by 9-2, the twin centre-courts. Even så St. Louis Cardinals won a double Beckenham, which is a once-a-header, from the Reds in the Na- year tennis show. cou'd not
tional League while. In the Ameri- squeeze in more than about 2000 can League, the Phillies and Braves onlookers. Twice as many places broke even. might have been sold.
The onlookers had substantial reward for their walt, for the arst of the two women's singles semi-frals, Miss Kay Stammers exceeded all expecta- tion by beating Mrs. Helen Wills- Moody in straight sets taking the first to love-and so reaching the final.
Except for the first ball of the match, which she sent sparing out of court, Miss Stammers play-
Results as cabled by Reuter follow:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
"Philadelphia
Boston
(There'were, thirteen innifigs).
Philadelphia
J
R. B. S. Wyatt (Warwickshire), J. C. Glay (Glamorgan), EW. Sutcliffe (Yorkshire). H. Verity (Yorkshire), W. Barber (Yorkshire), M.. Leyland (Yorkshire), W. R. Hammond (Gloucester-
shire),
L. E. Q. Ames (Kent), M. S. Nichols (Essex), E. Clark (Northants),
Denis Smith (Derbyshire). J. Hardstan (Notts) and
NEW SWIMMING RECORDS
Two Set In Detroit
Detroit, July 7. Naw world records were set up
championships held here, to-day in the American swimming
John Macionis cracked Johnny Weissmuller's 440 yards free style mark, travelling the distance in four minutes 51.5 seconds. Weiss- muller swam the 440 yards in four, I minutes 53 seconds in Honolulu in 1927 and the recent time of "Jack Medica of 4 minutes 50,9 seconds not yet having been ratified, Macionis' record starids.
Adolf Klefer s'xteen-year-old wonder, threshed his way to the 100 metres backstroke, record in one minutes 7.8 seconds.
The previous backstroke mark E. Hollies (Warwickshire).
was one minute 8.2 seconds, and Several players who represented
was made by George Kojac, also England in the Second Test have representing the United States, at been dropped, namely E. R. T. Amsterdam in 1928.- Holmes, James Langridge. W.Reuter. Farrimond and T. R Mitchell, while the newcomers are Clay. Barber. Smith. Hardstan and Robles.
The Third Test will be played over three days, July 13. 15 and
16. The First Test was drawn while the Second ended in a win. for South Africa by 157 runs.
R. HE
6 9 1 7.10 2
3 7 0
1 9 1
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ask for Haig
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Boston... (Higgins and Berry scored home rucs for the Athletics).
Cleveland Chicago
(Ted Lyons pitched for the
ed the opening game" on Mrs. Moody's service very well indeed. One cross drive of hers, which | White Sox). she sent speeding across the
American girl's body, was a real
was to
gem, and she took the game. HARD-RUNNING HELEN Better
come. Hitting like an inspired player she won the next as well for a 2-0 lead. So far the ex-champion had not brought her speed into play at al. She was a restrained and often a hard-running: Helen..
Game No. 3 went the way the other two. A scorching drive down the line ended it in Eng- land's favour. The touch of Miss Stammers was perfect and she plied the drop-shot as well as the long ball.
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Schmeling won each round but one by a air margin, excelling especially in long range fighting where his longer reach stood him in good stead. He shook Paolino severely on "several occasions by sti uppercuts and jabs but the rugged Spaniard was never in sèr- Not until the score was cne lous trouble and finished strongly point from 5-0 did Mrs. Moody despite the heavy punishment he get the English girl on the run. had to take. Once he was warned {But the vantage polat returned at
mum-all the leading naval Pow- DUKE OF KENT for hitting low but otherwise the twice to England, and then
ers with exception at the United States are now prepared to dis- card the 35,000-ton monster ship.
I understand further that Ger- many is in sympathy with the British desire to Smit cruisers to $7,000 tons or thereabouts. At -the next naval conference the British plan for smaller and chea- per warships will therefore have -powerful backing. I hear unoff- cially that the afth and sixth
German "pocket battleships" of 10,000 tens wil not be completed to the original plans. They have been re-designed as ships of 22,000 tons, mounting 12 11-in guns or nine 12-in guns.
A Train Driver
(Special Air Mail Service
London June 22. The Duke of Kent was given in struction yesterday in driving tube trains Before he took over his
fighting was 4 gratifying exhibition last Miss Stammers clinched, the of fair, clean and clever boring. 50 lead by drawing her op
Both men were in tip top shape.ponent to the net and making her Schmeling having weighed in at overdrive.
Schmeling and Paolino had met on two previous occasions when
St. Louis
1%
5 15 1 Detroit
12 11 (Solters scored three home runs for the Browns).
New York
11 11 1 Washington 1 в 3
(Lou Gehrig and Tony Lazzeri scored home runs for the Glänts). NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn
DON, VEL TRAIN
R. H. E
212
2
$ 10
0
New York (Bartell and Ott scored home runs for the Giants).
Bastan Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati St. Louis Cincinnati
1 6 .0
9. 13
0
13 14
0
17 2
FOR THE HOME
4
14. 2
1 7 3
St. Louis
+ (Sullivan scared a home ran for the Reds),
5
7
191 pounds while Paolino tipped Then-wonder of wonders-Miss the scales at 202 pounds. The stammers completed a love set Ane was her display otherwise- verdict found general favour and against the great Helen, the first particularly brilliant was she on Paolino was the first to congratu-since Mrs. late the winner..
Moody became a the drive-that she still secured champion years ago. Bhe hissed It for 4-all... one set ball by overdriving, but Mrs. Moody, pale but composed, when the crisis returned Mrs. braced. herself for each in turn scored victory on Moody put the ball into the net.
a supreme. effort. points. It is generally anticipated Mrs Moody retained that im 5-4 lead went
Their struggle for the here that Schmeling's next fight purturbate expression that has vantage, with Miss Stammers en to deuce and. will be against one of the two other earned for her the nickname the attack all the time. Leading contenders for
the "Poker Face." But Miss Stammerstually Mrs. Moody ended the heavyweight title, the ex had called the. tane throughout game by putting the ball into the champion Maxle Baer, ΟΙ the Always
she was varying her net. young American Joe Louis,
Negro boxer.length. drawing the Californian who recently
and passing her, and essaying fame by knocking out the giant the most difficult of shots with Italian ex-champion, Primo Car- out a mistake.
first train he inspected the Lam- beth North Training School of the LP.T.B., where railway employees are Instructed in the various sec- tons of their work, and after a brief lesson and the customary medical examination he took charge of a train at Lambeth North station. The Duke had with him in the A forecast of Germany's future driver's cabin Lord Ashfield, chair- navy now given by German
man of the LP.TB., Mr. A. Was perts is in close agreement wissell, district superintendent of the my prediction in The Dally Tele-Morden-Edgware line, and the ac-Tranincean Euo Min. graph of June 13,
GERMANY'S SUBMARINES
·
ex-
י
tual driver of the train. Germany can build 20,700 tons At waterloo station the Duke of submarines additional to the failed to apply the brakes quickly 3,000 tons she has already in enough, and the first coach was hand. I am reliably informed partly in the tunnel before the "that while most of her new boats train was brought to a standsti
wil be of moderate size-say 800 He then crossed over the station tons or less-she will probably lay down."several experimental sum-
marine cruisers of much greater
tonnage."
at
nera, in six- rounds.---
won
within a few feet of the train in front UI poth trains had to alight, and the
hum. Passengerg" from
current was cut off,
"It is an experience which one
STILL SET-FAIR (
Even-
Miss Stammers now had to serve for the match. As events proved. she had no very long ordeal. The score went to 30--0 and the crowd' was tense as Miss Stammers served an-ace, to which Mr. Moody began the second set by winning the first game Mrs. Moody would not even get easily and the second with ex- her racket for 400. Only one treme difficulty. One
two of these three match points was English errors helped her, but in needed, for the loser drove the the main Miss Stammers's game ball cut over the baseline, was still holding set-faiz Ther for the first time of the afternoon, Mrs. Moody broke into smiles, very sporting smiles they were, as she tendered her con- gratulations to this girl of 21 who had so soundly beaten her,
.or
A SPLENDID LOSER She was a splendid loser, even
to take a train from Waterloo to might not get in any number of At 2-1 Mr. Moody, behind at Leicester Square, and, having by years when driving on the tubes," 40-15 cn her opponent's service, this time got the proper "feel" of said Mr. Wassell to a Press repre- managed to wrest the game for the brakes, he pulled up accurately sentative it would come almost a 3-1 ead. The match or at Excluding the, X1, no longer in
Charing Cross, Strand, and strange to an experienced driver, any rate this set-now seemed to commission, the largest British Leicester Square. It had been in- but the Duke showed his presence be sliding America's way, Mrs" submarine is the Clyde, of 1,850 tended that the Duke should alight of mind immediately he saw the Moody went on to 4-1, ending tons, but the great majority of at Leleuster Square to see the signals against him. He pulled the fifth game with a mis hit off as she has so often been a splen our boats are under 1,500 tons.
did winner. When I congratulat escalator machinery, but he ex- over the lever and released what is the wood In Britishi nava, circles the po- pressed a desire to drive the train known as the dead man's fandle, "Now it's the beginning of the ed Miss Stammers, who was stil tential danger of big under-sex still farther. He remained in the which automatically brings the end, someone behind me mur panting from her running, she cruisers being used against com- driver's cabin and, taking over
train to a standstill. This part of mured, was, but not in the replied merce is fully realised, but it is control, drove through Tottenham the mechanism makes the tube sense the speaker meant, for here I know I played very well for me, pointed out that Japan and Court Road and on to Goodie trains practically fool-proof. It is Miss Stammers began a revival but honestly I don't think Mrs. France both have many submar Street.
so arranged that should the driver which will be spoken about for Medy was anywhere near her have a ramting it, the moment his many year
|| top. Possibly that was due to the hand is taken off the lever, the It was plain as she framed up damp ground and akidding balls.
game that he had "When victory did come at last train comes to a standstill and the for the
up hope of I could hardly realise it had current is cut of. The Duke has by no means
took hap only had 10 minutes instruction
so surprised and grati before he boarded his train, and be this gar acted with great promp
ine cruisers as large as or larger than Germany is expected to
bulld
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When he was about to drive into Goddge Street, the Duke had to In any case, a substantial in-release what is known as the crease in British anti-submarine "dead man's handle and being tourage, including cruisers, is to his train to a standstill in the tun- be provided for in future Navy nel, behind a defective train which Estimates. Big developments are had stopped. After a short delay also ecritemplated on the scent the defective train was run into
na stle, at injo-submarine tactics, «now being – worked
sch
int the
The Duke again
driver's cabin of a south and completed the Leicester Square, where he his train alongside the platform to ed the machinery of the esca
Goodge Street Station, and a few moments later the Duke piloted
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