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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1395.
In the World of Sports
PHENOMENAL ROUND BY PERCY ALLISS
Triumph In First Scottish Open Title
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, June 22
With the phenomenal score of 273, the lowest on record for a major event, P. Alliss, of Beacons- feld, won the first Scottish Open Champlonship on the King's course here tp-day, writes a correspondent in a London daily.
LAWN BOWLS
Hyde-Lay Wins
On the CS.C.C, green yesterday, A. Hyde-Lay eliminated A. M. Rumjahn from the Open Singles; (Third Round) by 21 shots to 17. in a 22-head game.
LEAGUE TENNIS HOME CRICKET RESULTS
Chinese Win Easily
Light Blues Hold The Advantage
The "B" division game between. the Chinese and Indian Recrea- tion Clubs at Causeway Bay last Rumjahn showed every sigh of evening which promised to be an
London, July 9. Worcestershire beat Somerset by winning when he made two 2'] exciting affair turned out to bë a On the second day's play in the 173 runs at Dudley Worcester: and a single against his opponent's surprisingly easy win for the Chin-annual Uinversity cricket fixture 225 and 273 for 7 dec.
Somerset: at Lord's Cambridge held a de-] 197 (Howarth 5 for 80) and 129 At the sixth, where he had a13 made on the 4th head, follow- ese team who did not concede a in the course cf the
elded advantage over Oxford, who (Jackson 9 for 45). seven, he was up to his neck in ing them with another four singles, single ser
were expected to make A better every conceivable Rind of trouble. thereby taking the lead with 9 match. After these disasters, there was shots to 3 in his favour.
display.
Hyde-Lay ittle wonder that he took another six at the sevenh. As against the par score 11 for the three holes, Callum took 19.
His four rounds were 67, 70, 70 and There is no need to continue the 66, the 72 holes being accomplish-story except to say that Callum, ed In 15 under 4's. This is an astonishing achievement on
A
course nearly 6.800 yards in length
Thue. the conditions have been Tavourable for low scoring. but circumstance allowing for every there has rarely, if ever, been a more glorious exhibition of perfect hitting, concentration and con- dence. It was all very magni. Ecent.
Alllss, who is 33, has won every- thing that matters except the Open Championship. He will be at Muir held next week, confident in the knowledge that the game he has produced here should be good enough to win the classic event the le ambition of every golfer. ...Cotton will have to look to his laurels, otherwise there will be a new champlon.
finishing in 81-the worst round ne has ever played on the cOYTSE- was no longer in the hunt.
At the end of the third round Alliss, with a score of 70, held. The margin would have been more com- manding had he not taken fours at most of the short holes. If he did not miss the green with the tee shot he took three putts, which was just as exasperating.
On the homeward journey Alliss was slightly less accurate in his driving than usual." Bunkered three times, he was back in 38.
Busson moved up from a com- paratively lowly position to second place. With a magnificent effort öt 67, a score equalling the new record. Busson was only two shots Busson was now in behind Aillas. a more favourable situation for a
retaliated - with
The Indians were completely aoutplayed and it would be no ex- aggeration to say that none of the Chinese pairs were fully extended.
The scores were as follows:- F. Tsui and P. F. Choy
single, a 4, à 2 and a 3; taking the lead off Rumjahn, which he kept til the end.
It was a keenly contested game, and Rumjahn fully extended his opponent.
EXCITING SINGLES «
(C.R.C.).
beat M. R. Abbus and M. el
Arculli
7-5
beat, M. O. Hoosen and A. K.
Suffad.............
6-2
B-2
beat A. Rahmin and S. A. R.
One of the finest games scen to date in the Open Singles of the Lawn Bowls Championship "took place yesterday when A. M. Hol-Bux land, a former champion, defeated Y. W. Lee and K. C. Ng P. T. Farrell in the Third Round on the Club de Recreto green by the closest possible margin, 21-20.
Farrell led until the 11th where both players became allL square, then Farrell with a single; two and a three on the 12th. 13th | and 15th heads drew away. Hol- 2 single land only replying with notched on the 14th.
(C.R.C.):
beat Abbas and Areulli beat Hoosen and Sufflad beat Rahmin and Bux
F. Hon and F. K. Lau (C.R.C.):
beat Abbas and Arculli beat Hooser and Sufflad beat Rahmin and Bux
H.E.C.C. BEATEN
6-4
6-2
6-1
C-1
n-2
6.0
in the next two heads, however,
In a "B" Division Tennis match Holland scored, a single follow with a two, and thus was only two on..the C.S.C.C. ground the H.KC..C. shots behind his opponent. On were defeated by the home team by the 18th Holland registered a81 sets to 21 sets.
Farrell replying ori single shot
the next head, with two. Thus at the 19th head, Farrell led by
three shots.
A three at the 22nd, drew Hol land almost level, being only one shot behind Farrell, who in the meantime had scored two singles on the 21st and 22nd.
Farrell still retained his slender
A player with a beautiful swing-grand attack on the leader. Ha smooth and compact-reminiscent gave a well-nigh bawiess display of Harry Vardon. I am convinced long and accurte driving and beau- that Alles would have been Upen tiful second shots, principally with Champion long ago if his putting the number 4 iron and number 5 had been more dependable". Having | and 6 mashies. returned to his aluminium putter, In the first nine holes he made confidence appeared to have been only one mistake. This was at the regained. Will it last for another "aurth, where the pinderclubbed *Week?
himself with an iron instead of An amazing situation developed taking a spoon and was short. In the last round. With a score of This was a nve Instead of a four.lead at the 25th where he led by 67 R. Burton, of Hooton, Cheshire. However, he made up for it with two shots (20-18) and amid great Set a terrific pace, one that seem- a three at the dog-legged seventh. excitement Holland laid his woods "èq fast enough for the all-sufficient } where he holed a useful putt
for a two to draw level with his purpose of winning. But he was As an illustration of the type of opponent for the first time ence quickly displaced from the leader-golf Busson was playing, he collect the 11th head. ship by that stylish and polished | ed Ave 3's at six consecutive holes player, J. J. Busson, of Pannal, and eight 3% in the round. Harrogate, the match-play cham plon
Both bowled their best in the final head and with Holland re- gistering a single shot, "saw him emerge from a gruelling game a
PAIRS GAME
Playing with great confidence, Bussor. had a wonderful chance to INCREDIBLE HAPPENS al establish a fresh record of 66 Mis-worthy victor. Busson followed a morning round | Judging his second shot to the last of 67 with one of 68, thus heading Burton by a couple of shots. Surely, it was thought, Bussor could not be overhauled. But Alliss, playing behind him, had an 11- credible round of 66. He actually beat Busson, whose last three rounds were 65, 67 and 88 respec- tively, by four shota
While sympathising with BussUL, I have nothing but the greatest of admiration for Alliss, who "deliver- -ed the 'goods" in circumstances of extreme stress. His figures for the last round speak far more eloquent ly than words. They are.
-Det; 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4—33. Ta; 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4-33.
Total: 68: 10 strokes under bogey.] His 'golf was the more extra ́ordinary because only twice in the course of the round did he sluk his Arst putt one of siz yards for
3 at the sixth and another of 4ft
green, he went,over and took a five, Padgham returned his third round of, 71—a remarkable record of corsistency, though it was not good enough. "This consistent scoring is getting me down. I went a 31 in order to put me right," he complained."
MITCHELL DISSATISFTED
R. Duncan and L. A. R. Duncan were leading by 15 shots to 5 at the 12th head against W. K. Way and. A. S. Gomes in the Fourth Round of the Open Pairs of the Lawn Bowls Championship yester- day, when the game Was post-
poned.
It will in all probability be con- Mitchell was another who com-tinued to-day, commencing from plained that I was of not the the point at which the game slightest use. He had cause to re- was abandoned gret one or two dropnéd shots. For example, he came to the last hole needing foun for a 70, but, de
ceived by the distance and the · CLIDING IN SCOTLAND
breeze, he was far over the green-- on the first tee to be precise-with
» No. 3 tron. His chip back still gave him a chance for a four, but he missed the putk
(Special Air Mail Service)
Glasgow, June 26. In the Ist of pupils for the first Meanwhile Charles Whitcombe British gliding camp, to be held was making a great effort to operat the Dunstable headquarters of haul Allies. Whitcombe was "ove the London Gliding Club six weeks
at the fifteenth, where, in a bunker | under tours, with two holes to play, hence, there are many
Scottish
at the back of the greep with his He should have been even better, names. Gliding authorities here, Second, he pitched well out, and for he was hitting the ball a ter-pointing out that a strong Scot-] ran down the putt.
rific distance, and placing his tish representation is in accord- On fourteen of the greens the second shota with extreme accur- ance with their expectations, state ball looked in at the hole, but slip-acy. But he had no luck with his that considerable, headway is being ped by; otherwise I tremble to putts, except at the short eighth, made with this science north of think what the score would have | where he ran down one of 12 yards the Border. They are impressed been-it would have approached for a two.
with the number of new Scottish
The home "team played well, es- pecially E. L. Shute and J. Barrow who won all their three sets.
The scores were as follow:h E. L Shute azd J Barrow
(0.5.0.0.):
beat R.. Gordon and C.
Monaghan .....
6-0
Warwickshire beat, Middlesex by 132 runs at Birmingham.. War-
Cambridge were all out for 302 on the first day and Oxford re- plied to-day with 221, F. C. de wick: 308 (R. E. S. Wyatt 811 and
258 (Sims 6 for 93). Middlesex:" Saram, the young Ceylonese, who 232 and 202 (J. A. Human 77). has been doing well in the ranks of the Dark Blues, being the only player to make a determined stand”- against · the bowling of Cameron, 7 for 73. He scored 85. At the close of play, Cambridge had made 161 for 5.
COUNTY MATCHES
ነ፡
LIGHT BLUES WIN
Lantion, July 10, Cambridge won the cricket match by 195 runs. Continu- ing their second innings to- day, the Light Blues" carried their total to 223, Legard taking 7 wickets for 36.
Oxford gave a poor display, the whole side being dismissed for a total of 109.
Cambridge 302 and 223–525. Oxford 221 and ||100=330,- || Reuter.
LARWOOD AND VOCE STAND FIRM
"London, July 9,
The Daily Telegraph" to-day states that Larwood and Voce, Derbyshire beat Lancashire gn Nottinghamshire's fast bowlers. the drst innings at Buxton. about whom the leg theory con- Derbyshire: 273 and 131 for 9 dec.troversy raged during the last two Lancashire: 86 (Armstrong 5 for 13. Townsend 5 for 35) and 176 for 4 (Iddón 76 not out).
Hampshire beat Kent by 28 runs at Tonbridge. Hants 321 and 164 (Freeman 8 for 101). "Kent: 246 Pagg. 94, Hill 8 for 62 and 213 Hill 6 for 84).
The remaining County cricket matches ended in decisive wins, except in the case of the match at Buxton
where Derbyshire secured "Arst innings points from Lancashire.
Nottinghamshire drew with the Glamorgan, with Turnbull scor- South Africans at Trent Bridge,
test matches with Australia, hava declined the opportunity to be considered by the Test Match relectors as possible players for England.
They refused, presumably. be- cause of the condition attached to
the offer. This was to the effect that they should withdraw, their newspaper comments, made last year, during the body-ne battle
Both flatly refused to retracti their
In- statements and also
ing 140 in the second innings, beat Notts: 312 (Hardstan 154) and dicated that they do not wish to Leicestershire by 153 runs. Wor-1312 for 9 (Gunn 100 not out). be considered again in connection cestershire and Warwickshire also South Africans: 513 (B. Mitchell with representative cricket teams. agured in handsome victories.
„The · following" were the results as cabled by Reuter-
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Glamorgan beat Leicestershire by 153 runs at Newport Glamor- gan: 246 and 277 for 8 dec. (M. J. Turnbull 140). Lefcester: 130 (Emery Davies 6 for 24) snd. 240.
PERRY STARTS
beat A. K. McKenzie and G.
S. Gamble
6-1
beat A., C. I. Bowker and R.
K. Valentine
6-2
W.
S. Daley and I Agaturoff (C.S.C.C.):
On His New Job.
loss to Gordon and Mona-
ghan
................ 4-6
beat McKenzie and. Gamble 6-1 beat Bowker and Valentine 7-5 D. Valentine and J. Bendall
(C.8.C.C.):
drew with Gordon and
Monaghan
6-6 lost to McKenzie and Gamble 3-6 beat Bowker and R. K. Va-
lentine
RECREIO "B" WIN
6-2
||
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, June. 26. F. J. Perry, Wimbledon cham- plon, began his new job, to-day.
He went to the offices of the concern which is associated with the Australian compañy into whose service he has entered.
"There's going to be no nonsense about it," said Perry to an “Even- ing Standard" representative. "I'm going to work very hard in- deed to get a thorough know- The Club de Recreio "B" teamledge of the lawn tennis equip defeated the Central British Asso- clation in the Tennis League,, by.. 9 sets to nil yesterday. Four of the sets, however, were wery closely fought out, and with a little luck
may have turned in favour of the losers.
t
The scores were as follows: A. E. Xavier and A, Rodrigues
(Club, de Recreo):
beat R. Blyth and F. Angus 6-1 beat M. Yatskin and N. Whit-
Iey
8-2
beat J. Wilson and B. Blek-
ford .....
7-5
B.
Gasano and L. F. V. Elbeiro
(Club de Récrelo):
M.
beat Blyth and Angus. 7-5 beat Yataki and Whitley... 8-4 beat Wilson and Bickford ... 6-2
Olivera and I Carvalho (Club de Recreio): beat Blyth and Angus beat Yatskin and Whitley beat Wilson and Bickford
8.C.A.A. SUCCESS
ment business.
***m not getting millions of pounds a week, but I have a pretty good job there if I work
i...
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• NOT LIVING IN SYDNEX "The general impression is that I am going to dve in Sydney. That is quitė, wrong. I shall be spending some months there every year, and while in London I shall go to the office here. But I shall be available for any tour for which the L.T.A, want me.
The idea is that during my travels of the next five years, as well as in Sydney and here, I shall learn with Slazenger's Australian company
the business--on
the technical as well as the commer cial side.
When my contract comes up 6-3 for renewal I shall have to show 6-4 that I have learned something. 6-1 Here 1 something to work for st last and I am more than pleased." DINNER PARTY TO-NIGHT To-night Perry will attend the eve-of-Wimbledon dinner of the International Lawn Tennis Club... All the chief competitors will be present, and among the "outside" guests will be Miss Helen Vinson, the film star, whom Perry met in Hollywood. KENDA
the Tudicrous. Compaton, waa Everything went with precision gliding units that are springing The University proved no match fourth, seven strokes behind the and smoothness, until the 17th, up, particularly in the Elgin ditor the S.C.AA. team in the "B" winer
where he was short with a maghie. trict. Hustle, compatible with Division of the Tennis League, CALLUM BREAKS DOWN show. The last hole also cost him safety will be the keynote of the when the, were entertained at To the dismay of the local ena fire, an iron being dropped in a camp instruction, novices being King's Park yesterday. 8.0.A.A, thusiasts who followed William bunker guarding the green, and al- expected to take their licences won a one-sided encounter by 7 Callum round the course in the though he recovered well, he miss- after a fortnight's residence.
sets to two, hope that more records would be ed a butt of five feet. He was established, their young hero broke down utterly. In comparison with previous achievements Callum's dis« play was incomprehensible.
round in 69.
MISS WILSON'S MATCH
head course in Wales, her opponent being the focal professional, G. F. Bullock From there latas Wilson
It was really a case of "stage Tright" produced by the knowledge that be, an unknown, had upset the calculations of a number of distinguished international players which no other golfer has accom- The third engagement will be at For Callum It was too overwhelm- | plished.
She has undertaken to play four Ing.
Going, from bad to worse hematches in four different countries foundered completely at three con-England, Ireland, Scotland and secutive holes. The first was the Wales within a period of 12 short, fifth, where mizing the hours.
ryingpan shaped green with his hot, he took an almost un-
Miss Enid Wilson, thrice winner will fly to Morecambe for the Eng-
of the British women's champion-land match with Miss Winifred ship, to-morrow attempts a feat Berry
Turnberry overlooking the Firth of Clyde.The last stage of the Journey is to Raya Portrush, in Northern Ireland, where Miss Wilson hope to arrive by plans about four o'clock A similar fest was attempted by This ambitious scheme will be a man a few years ago, but he re- e. A start tired after playing a few holes on undertaken by aeroplane.
ll be made at 6 am on the Holy-Itwo course onl
The full scores were i—
W. H. Ho and T. N. Trang
(S:CIATA.):
beat A. LTsai and Y. K. Ng 6-1 beat P. C. Lee, and K. B.
Cheng
6-1 Jost to KT Kwik and Y. C
LAR......
DID 4-6.
KF Lul and HK Ho
8.GAAP
646,
She is now "starring" in a British film, and with other nim artiste came to England in the eame liner as Ferry..
AUSTRALIAN NEGOTIATIONS Melbourne, Saturday: Mr. Blacklock, managing director of Blazengers (Australia) Ltd., said the negotiations: with, Perry
his Australian visit.
drew with Tsai and Ng beat Lee and cheng drew with Kwik and Lad 6-8 giman CP ID and KM Chan he
(8.0.A.A))
best Tsai and N
beat Lee and Cheng
beat Kwik and Laus
duables
142, H. F. Wade 151).
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