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LAWRENCE ESTABLISHES
ANOTHER RECORD
Miss Yeung Sau King Wins 100 Yards Event
Yet another record was smashed by W, Lawrence at the V.R.C. pool last evening, when he returned a new time of 11 míns, 47-4/5 secs. In the, 880 >ards championship event, which is no less than 7-3/5 secs. better than the former record held by himself. L. Roza- Pereira was the only other entrant in the race, and although he started a favourite, at the end he was beaten by half the length of the bath This makes Lawrence's third record in two days,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1935.
LAWN BOWLS
J. C. Brown Beaten
US. BASEBALL SOUTH AFRICANS
Double Win By Pirates
New York, Aug. 28.
Louis Cardinals
In the quarter final of the open singles lawn bowls championship -played yesterday-on-the GSOC.
Green G. N. Mitchell earned the A double defeat of the New right of entering the semi-final York Giants by the Pittsburgh at the expense of J: C. Brown Pirates, coinciding with a double by 21 shots to 11 the 22nd victory by St.
on head...
Brown who was favoured in many quarters to go a long way In the competition was in one of his "off" days." He found in Mit- chell a more consistently better bowler than himself on the day's play,
Brown was unable to give
over the Philadelphia Phillies, has | brought about a change in the leadership of the National Base- bail League after the Giants had been at the hand of affairs, prac- tically throughout the season.
The Cardinals, who have been trailing the Giants for a greater part of the with a slightly better too narrow, to the went too wide or Mitchell on the other hand was percentage and, in view of the re- cent indifferent form of the playing superbly throughout and
Cardinals from the start when he scored a Giants, the St. Louis
are favoured for the pennant. possible on the very first head s was never seriously, challenged by
Only four starters entered the At the last lap, Miss. Hunt was effect to his woods which either 100 yards free style championship about three yards ahead, but Miss as Thirwell's last minute- dash event for the fadles, and. expected, China's lady champlon, brought her a touch in front at
the winning post. Miss Yeung Sau King had an easy. time, returning the excellent time of 59-3/5 secs. This, however, is not a record. but one-filth of a second fuster than her swim in the heats yesterday. The feature of this rare, however. was the
TEAM RACE
AT THE OVAL
A Big First Wicket Stand
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London, Aug. 8. The South Africans 'found the Oval wicket entirely to their liking yesterday, both for bowling and for batting. The only reactions after a Test Match apparently were in their favour, for a keen attack disposed of Burrey inside 21 hours for 183, and then B. Mitchell sind. E. A, Rowan made that total look wil the more meagre by scoring 272
without being parted,
The touring team had no choice in fielding all but one of the play ers who had drawn the game with England on Tuesday. D. Toralin - In their first match the Carson, who took the place of A. J.
good racing. There was not much I his opponent, except on the 10th dinals had a margin of four runs Bell, was the last available reserve
The team race provided some to choose among the leading swimmers of the respective teams but the University established, a
head when Brown managed obtain eight shots to is 10.
to
in their favour but in the second they beat the Phillies by 13-5. Mitchell played a steadier game The Detroit Tigers continue to over the and many of his draws were de-hold their advantage Po Hay. This lead was maintain-lightful to watch. Although Brown Yankees in the American League trled his best to draw level on although the New York club "se- double victory to-day the 11th head he had to remain cured a there at 8 shots, and allowed Mit against the White Sox. The Tia- chell to score singles on the nexters were only engaged in one en
Athletics but four heads. Brown scored, singles counter with the on the 15th, 19th and 21st heads, they won convincingly when Roxie scored Lawson held the Philadelphia side On the whole Mitchell
to four scattered hits. 10 singles, two twos, a three and a four to Brown's five singles and which could be converted.
Results of to-day's matches fol- three twos.
low:
ed until the end. The V.R.C. con- tingent came in a close second, about two yards behind the win- ners. The University team Was composed of H. La Ozorio, Lau" Po Hay Koh and L. Oliveira.
surprise defeat of Miss Doris Hunt lead with their second man, Lau by Ek comparatively newcomer, Miss R. Thirlwell. A last minute spurt found Miss Thiriwell win- to "gal the ning by a touch. second position.
In the team race. the Hong Kong University squad did well to beat the other three teams from the V.R.C.. C.B.C. and Royal En- gineers However, the V.R.C. were without -the services Lawrence.
KEEN STRUGGLETM
of W.
FULL RESULTS
Full results of yesterday's "events are as follows:-..
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75 Yards Medley Race Handicap -"B" Class, Members' Aggregnie: 1st. E. Gosano (55-2/5 secs.):
In the half mile, there wero 2nd. A. A. Guterres (60-3/5 secs. HOME FOOTBALL
only two entries. W. Lawrence and 3rd. L.M. Remedios (57-4/5 secs).
L. Roza-Pereira. They were neck- to-neck up and down the pool 27
which times, after
Lawrence surged a little ahead. He gradual-
his increased
lead, and ly although Roza-Pereira tried his. utmost to level up he found the pare too fast.
100 Yards Free Style-Ladles Championship of the Colony:-
Miss R. Thiriwell 1st. Miss Yeung Sau King (69-375 secs.): 2nd. (18-1/5 seca.): 3rd Miss D. Hunt (78-2/5′′secs.),
880 Yard Free Style-Champlon-ed
Colony:--15: W. ship of the
London. Aug. 28. The leading Glasgow football teams had a wonderful day to- day in the First Division of the Scottish League when they secur- against teams visiting the famous bali centre.
convincing victories When Lawrence
was at the winning post. Roza-Lawrence (11 mins. 47-4/5 secs.) Pereira was half way down the
new record; 2nd. L. Roza-Pereira bath: Both were warmly applaud
(12 mins. '1 'sec.).
ed after the race.
23.
***LADIES 100 YARDS
100 Yards Breast Stroke Junior Championship of V.R.C.-1st. Yeung Bau King, romped home. Nazarir, 182-2/5 secs.); 2nd. N. an easy winner in this event, three ladies none of the other providing any competition.
Delgado 184-2/5 secs.),
Diving (Sealed
But 1st, L. A. da Roza.
the race was not without excite-
none
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I 41" Boston
2 6 '0 (Wally Berger scored a home run for the Braves).
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Boston
foot-
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of the The Rangers, winners championship for the past three years, were in deadly form and against St. Johnstone at Ibrox Park they scored seven goals, the widest margin of victory in a full
Handicap):-day's fixtures.
Team Race (Open) :--1st. Hong ment, There were some keen. Keng University 1 min. 47-2/5 struggles for the Second place. secs.); 2nd. V.R.C.; 3rd. C.B.C.
COWES WEEK
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SHAMROCK LOSES HER LEAD
Though the leaders were hang. ing on to a mysterious little wind from somewhere, it was, long past
Another team which proved Its superiority in no mean fashion | was the Glasgow Celtic, who nett- ed six times without reply against Third Lanark at Celtic Park.
Following on their drawn match yesterday Queen's Park won to day from "Kilmarnock in Glasgow by two goals to one. Motherwell, whose
indifferent
The King's Cup Won midday before they could struggle form of last season, seems to be
By Endeavour
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London, Aug. 10. Cowes week was continued with regattas given by the Royal Yacht Squadron and the Royal London Yacht Club. The race for the King's Cup, the chief event of the day, was won by Endeavour, own- ed and sailed by Mr. T.:0. M. -Sopwith. This superb, vessel again showed her superiority on all points of saliing. Veisheda was second. and Astra third.
round the two Ryde Middle Buoys. They then had a faltering light easterly air which, with the last of the east-going stream, made for very slow progress through Cowes Roads, Here Shamrock held a lead which she presently lost, to Endeavour. Velaheda lay second and next came Candida, Westward and Astra. So paltry a wind was hopeless for the schooner West ward, which now drifted in and took up her moorings. Instead of the usual breeze out of the Medina the wind came westerly and at the moment of high water. There followed, therefore,
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unless one recalled the nat, unlm- portant fact that H. G. Owen-
smith, at the moment a member of Middlesex County, is primarily a South African. Yesterday, at any rats, there was no great occa- sion to sympathize with South Africa over a growing list of casualties, for everything went their way once Burrey had falled to take advantage of the winning of the toss.
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Brown soon was caught in the slips by Mitchell, who held a ball divert ed, in his direction by another fieldsman. P. G. E. Fender was slumped before he could get his eye in. and Brooks was another victim to a mistimed hook. With
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SURREY—First Innings Sandham, e Mitchell, b Lang-
ton
Gregory, b Crisp Squires, e Tomlinson, bang-
ton
20
Barling, 'Ibw, b Langton. Fishlock, c Langton, b Vincent. 82 B. R. T. Holines, b' Vincent .... 10
F. R. Brown, Mitchell, b
Langton *****
P GH-Fender, st Cameron,
Mitchell
Brooks, & Mitchell. b Vincent. Gover, not out .........
Byes, 4; 1b, 8
Total
20
12
183
In the morning Sandham made | Gover, the last man, in Fishlock a promising start by pulling Lang. grew desperate, and by hitting out ton for 4, bus, having scored nine at not quite the right ball was M. Garland-Wells, e Rowan cut of 11, he was caught in the caught atɩdeep mid-off.
b Vincent slips off a fastish ball from the same bowler, Crisp then induced Gregory to play on his wicket, and the total still stood at 11. This was disastrous, but the full bit- terness of collapse in an important match was not felt until a promis ing stand by Squires and Barling was rudely cut short at 29, and subsequently no one except Fish Pittsburgh
lock managed to play the bowling New York
with any confidence. Squires. fell (Young scored a home run for to a catch in the gully and Bar- ling's dismissal when he had the Pirates).
made 20 out of a total of 36 was even more calamitous, for he had been cutting and driving in a way possible only to those who have got a quick sight of the ball.
Fahlock was some time before ho ventured to force a run or two, but, as the other wickets fell, ho
The total of 272 for no wicket steadily improved until he was able to make a series of telling strokes, was achieved inside three hours, often by stepping out to the pitch and the partnership stands as the of the ball. In the end he hit 10 highest of the tour up to date. 4's mostly very hard indeed. Against. Derbyshire, Viljoen and Meanwhile the collapse steadily Cameron made 262 for the fifth proceeded. E. R. T. Holmes was wicket, The best fest-wicket part. Crisp bowled, playing forward to vin- nership occurred at Oxford, where Langton cent. H. M. Garland-Wells, after Wade and Siedle scored 164 be- Vincent hitting two 4's, fatally mistimed atween them against the University, Mitchell
Score:- book off the same bowler. F. R
As for the South African batting. it was masterful, as well as artis-. tic and accomplished, E. A Rowan went near to being caught in the gully when his score was 25, but it was a hard cut, not a anick, off Gover's bowling that a startled Fishlock failed to hold knee-high. After that there was hardly the semblance of a chance offered to the field. The, 200 went up in 140 minutes, and in approximately the SOUTH AFRICANS—First Innings same time both men had reached B Mitchell, not out a century. When Mitchell let his E A Rowan, not out hat swing and follow through a
Leg-byes, 2; w, I; n-b, 1.... perfection of timing generally did the rest. One could imagine, for him, the addéo, test of comparing this happy demonstration of how
1 0
Pittsburgh
..... 9.15 New York
5 14 (Grace scored a home run for the the Pirates and Bertell for Giants),
St. Louis
Philadelphia
0 5 13 1 8 Q
(Tom Moore and Martin scored home runs for the Cardinals, and Watkins for the Phillies).
St. Louis Philadelphia
·
13 14
2
5
still dogging the one time cham(Martin and Jim Collins scored plons, failed to secure
point home runs for the Cardinals and from the match at Somerset Park, Todd for the Phillies). where Ayr won by the..only goal scored to inflct upon their vist- tors their first defeat or the sea- son.
Scores of to-day's matches are appended, together with the vised league table:
Aberdeen Airdrie Ayr Celtic Dunfermline Hamilton
windward down to Solent Banks. Hibernian
น
3 Clyde
Velsheda sailed, through. Sham. Queen's Park 2 Kilmarnock
Rangers
Westra won the 12-Metre race, rock's fee, and Astra began work- and Wye the event for the Eighting towards the front. From the Renter. Metre class. Most of the races weather-mark, which Endeavour were shortened owing to the light- ness of the wind.
was first to round, it was a run
booms
and
The morning was hot and almost windless, and for a time the racing flect which numbered over 1501 vessels, could. do little more than drift with the tide. But the turn of the tide brought with it a truennishing times for the King's Cup and steady westerly breeze, trans forming the listless scene to beau-
IE-
Cincinnati Brooklyn
2 8 1
* B 2
(Baltz Gaver scored a home run
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1
R. H.
.. 2 Dundee
0
New York.
0:15
1
1 Motherwell
0
Chicago
'1
5 2
6 Third Lanark 0
1 Partick
1
for the Yankees and Washington
7. Albion
2
for the White Box).
0. Arbroath
2
1
New York
5 12
1
7 St. Johnstone ◊
Chicago
Boston
0
4
Cleveland
2 10 (Lec pitched for the Indians).
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Buston
1 11
3 12
10 14 0 2.550
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6. 0
2
60
04
0 1111 0
home under spinnakers, with main of the east-going tide. The others
broad off. Scores
were close under Osborne Bay, scores of boats were at the same where the tide. had already time running up from the weat, changed, and hence they soon making this the most beautiful crossed Flica and Zelita. Vanity moment of the day. The corrected who was seen to be flying a protest fag, had a the struggle with Westra, to whom the lead passed. All the rest of the race, however, they were fighting a ding-dong
ware
tiful activity. In the West Solent. Endeavour (His Majesty's Indeed, the breeze was a real hearty one and there vessels were salltag at their best. Since the King's Cup, by tradition, limited
Cup> Velaheda (2nd) Astra (3rd). Candida (4th)
H. M. S.
4 7-12 battle, and the finish was extreme-
4 10 58 y close. The result officially given 4 1165 was?—' .... 4·14 +2
to British vessels, Yankee did not | Shamrock (5th) ........................... 418,41 Westra (1st) compete.
In the 12-Metre International Vanity (and)
The King's Britannia
also remaided at her moorings. | class event all the entered vessels | Marini (3rd) The starters therefore were:-
Astra-Mr. HF. Faul Shamrock-Mr. C. R. Fairey. Endeavour-Mr. T. OM. Sop
with
Westward-Mr. F. T. B. Davis, Velsheda-Mr. W. L. Stephenson. Candidu. Mr. H. A Andreae. They salled the customary King's Cup course-namely, round the
started. These were;
Vanity Messrs. B. W. Brooke
and W. P. Westhead, Westra. Mr. A. C. Connell Mar'na-Bir W. Burtón. Zeilta. Mr. G. F. Carrington, Iyruna. Mr. C. E, A. Hartridge. Miquette. Mr. H. L. Wessel, Fica-Mr. HL L. Goodson.
At the the start they had a little
Ryde Middle Buoys and Solent breeze Marina held a slight, lead- Banks, but owing to the lightness, early until Zelita overhauled her of the wind, it was limited to one to
leeward, To begin with round a distance of about 191 Miquette and Flica were rather far miles All held on to their kedge astern The breeze had;; gone.
the last possible mo
ment, and at the starting gun Westward Velsheds, and En- deayour were first away, Almost at once Shamrock, Candida, and Astra, drifted into isolated patches of complete calm and each suffer
tantalising og of many
westerly by the time this class had rounded the Stourbridge Buoy the. were returning to Cowes Fiica then appeared to have a good lead but the shift of wind found her and Zelita over on the Hampshire, shore or, at any rate, fairly well She had, therefore, to begin windward in the last
Miquette (4th)
KM 8.
4.12: 23
412-28
414 6.
4 15. 12
AN EXCITING FINISH The yachts of the Eight-Metre International class, were competing for the Marchioness Camden's Cup. The entries were:--
Toribio I-M. J/Tréllu Violeta-Mr. M. E. Mason. E.AM. Piquerez Nona MIT Gárdáde, Reality Major D. R. Peel. Unity Mr. B. 01 Dum. D Sposa
: Cleveland
Washington St. Louis
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphla
Detroit
Re Lawson blanked out the
Athletics while Charley Gehringer scored a home run for the Tigers).
-Router.."
Carron IL-Mr. J. L. Lewis. Wye-Mr. A. W. Barlow.
These boats started in a better brɛéfé and they had a remarkably Interesting match with
citing finish. Wye, the outstanding light-weather boat of the feet, won by 17sto, but only Isee separated Cedora, who was second from Violeta, the third boat
Concurrently wiff the RYB. pro- Sir E. Roney and Miss gramme the Royal ondon Yacht Club held a regitta for the Bolent Classes This included events for sfskyart dolent Tor- Burntiant Restricted Bunbeams Sea-
Emily II-Messra EJ Rone
brand ball-Róney.
Bagitta Messrs. C. E. and A Wizbay
Nicholson:
UnaMr. Clive Nuttall: Saskia Messrs KH Prast
and R, Btcele. Cedora-Lord Forster, am Begerri MrRB-Worth
Total (no wkt.)
15
122
146
272
H. F. Wade, A, D. Nourse, H., B.
to score runs quickly without risk Cameron, E. L. Dalton, K, G. VI- with the dour anxieties of the pre-joen, D. Tomlinson, A. B. Langton, vious afternoon at Manchester.
R. J. Crisp, and C. Vincent to go in.
BOWLING. ANALYSIS
Surrey.—First Innings
0, M. R. W.
1
14 1
22
3: 85
4
192 3 53 4 3 0:19 1. Umpires.-Newman and Hardstaff.
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