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FIRST BIG SURPRISE.
OF THE SEASON
R. Duncan Eliminated
CHAMPIONS WILL HAVE TO BE CAREFUL
Further progress was made during the week in the Open Lawn Bowls Competitions, the most notable feature of which was the defeat of the holder, R. Dun. ean by H. A. Alves. The last named player is playing excellent bowls at the present moment and will long way in the competition,
TO-DAY'S PROSPECTS
(BY SHORT HEAD")
The results of the matches play ed last week in the leagues came of very much as expected,
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The Senior League Champions narrow squeak last week had a against their neighbour the Police, winning by only five shots, thanks Basa's four Urimarily to "Dick"" which were seven shots to the good against Mair's rink. The C.C.C.'s kip was ably backed up by J. Cavanagh and although the Police In this instance lost to a better skip they were not disgraced.
3. Shepherd and R. F. Luz had an exceedingly rare tousle, the re- sult being a tle of 16 shots:
In
10 match all eight players pull-
their weight.
U. M. Omar and his men suffer- ed a reserve at the hands of W. Hollands' four going down by two "couts. This WGS another good time seen and the ultimate re sult was doubtful t the very end.
DOCKERS LOSE
Kowloon Docks went down badly to the Bowling Orcen by 23 shots. "Jock" McKelvie and his boys lost w R. Duncan's tour by 16 shots while A. M. Holland's quartette beat R. Lapsley's rink by another seven shola
The match between the rinks skipped respectively by L. Guy and G. Mitchell ended in a tle of 19 shots. This was the only match in which the players of the Docks came up to scratch. -
RECREIO BRILLIANT
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1936.
TENNIS LEAGUE
Kowloon C.C. And C.C.C. Win
Only two matches in the "C" Division of the Tennis League were played yesterday. Both these matches resulted in close wins by five sets to four, K.C.C. beat the Kowloon Indian Tennis Club and Craigengower 'beat South China.
The Kowloon CC. versus the K.IT,C. match which was played on the "Kowloon Cricket Club ground resulted as follows:-
W. Hirst and F. Goodwin
(K.C.C.)
LEADERS BAD DAY
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BASEBALL RESULTS"
New York, June 4. The following were the results of the League baseball matches played to-day;-
NATIONAL LEAGUE"
Brooklyn
R. H. E. 4 8 0
St. Louis
3 10
1
Boston
5 11
1
Pittsburgh
7 YO 1
Suhr hit a homer,
:
go u
Lost to D. M. Khan and M.
A. Khan Drew with Jahan Dad and
A. P. Sauza
New York
5
B
1
4-6
Melvin Ott hit two home runs. Chicago...
€ 18 0
6-6
Lost to N. Ramzan and M.
Singh
Philadelphia
2
1-6
Cincinnatti
5 Đ
3
H. W. Crabb and A. E. Perry
(K.C.C.)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Beat Khan and Khan
6-1
Chicago
Beat J. Dad and Souza-
6-4
$
Drew with Ramzan and
Singh
8-6
runs, New York
A.
E. S. Pary and K. Brock
(K.0.C.)
Lost to Khan and Khan...
4-8
6-4
bingion they gradually crept up on Dallah and at the end of the last head managed to win by 3 shots, a great achievement. Fraser's rink meanwhile were also plodding along steadily and were fortunate to get a six which helped them considerably. Directly after this six Kowloon were lying..seven with Madar, playing his last wood which he drew with to lie third shot. & really great save. Glttins and and Fincher bowled well after the Fraser started first few heads.
badly but improved later. For the 1.R.C. Madar and Abbas were the star turn. A. H. Rumjahn 'played, very well up to tea time but play. ed badly after. Hyde Lay's rink had no easy task to maintain their lead!
As a matter of fact they were down a couple of shots on the 16th head. Craig and Good- win were the pick of the Kowloon side while, Minu and A. M. Rum- jahn did yeoman service for their side.
Kowloon are playing Recreio away and will have to play their best to win. Fraser is unable to play owing to work and his place as skip has been taken by Fincher
who has
Craig playing" number three to him. Ferguson has been brought in to all the gap and is playing number two in Hyde Lay's rink.
TO-DAY'S GAMES
The Indians are in for another defeat this week at the hands of the Police. The Guardians of the Law are playing better bowls than before and unless the other two
Beat Dad and Souza aştea Beat Ramzan and Singh...... 8-3
SOUTH CHINA BEATEN Playing at the South China in King's Park the ground
tennis team Craigengower C.C. scraped home the winners against South China by the score of five sets to four
Score's
H. N. Chung and E., Zimmern
IC.C.C.1
Lost to F. N. Wong and P.
Lul
Bent B. K. Liang and T. K.
Tang
16 16 1 Radcliffe and Sewell hit home
3 4 2 Pearson pitched and Rolfe hit
a home run.
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
3 9
10 ·0
V
18 15 3
Mickey Cochrane hit, a home
ran.
Philadelphia
9 14
6
Rhodes pitched.
St. Louis
6
10
Σ
Solters hit a home run. Washington -Router.
2 10
0
5-7
21
6-3
Beat C. B. Wong and C. M.
.Tsang
6-3
A.
Kitchell and A. R. Hamson
(C.C.C.)
Lost to Wang and Lul
1-6
6-3
5-2
4-6 6-3
Beat Liang and Tang Beat Wong and Tang T. Locke and G. Choa (C.C.C.)
Lost to Wong and L
Beat Liang and Tang ...... Lost to Wong and Tsang
WALKER CUP GOLF CONTEST
British Team Now Complete
TEAM TO MEET SIAMESE
K.C.C. Selects Men For Sunday's Game
The K.C.C. team to oppose the Visiting Siamese tennis players at the K.CC. on Sunday will be E. C. Fincher, A. E. Guest, G. Bodiker. G. Clark and F. Grose.
The visitors are Saro Varn- "ankwra, Muang Roeng Vasantas-
inha and Prachuab Purananda.
They will play the Chinese Re- creation Club this afternoon and the Indian Recreation Club on Monday.
The KC.C. game to-morrow is timed to begin at 4 p.m.
BOXERS AT THE OLYMPICS
Five Nations To Be,
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Represented
("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special)
Berlin, June 4. It was at the Olympic Games i London 1908 that boxers for the first time competed for Olympic honours, and 59 competitors, re- presenting five nations appeared in the ring. As there were no limits regarding the entries in the various weight classes. Great Britain was Since represented by 39 men. this olympic debut. this art Of e.f-defence has greatly increased in popularity.
The Olympic Boxing competitions will give a true picture of the
state
development reached." Though the closing date for nominations is not univi August it to already possible to reach some conclusions, and it seems certain that Berlin is to experience a re- cord,
London, June 6.
All eight weight classes will be
by The remaining British golfers contested
the following 15 Argentine, Belgium for the Walker Cup contest against countries: 3-6
America at Pine Valley on Septem- Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Eng. ber 2 and 3 are Morton Dykes, land. Finland, France, Italy. Ca- Cecil Ewing, Alec Hull and Gordon nadu. Austria, Poland. Czechoslo- States. the United
"D" DIVISION MATCH The Radio Sports Club defeated the Central British Association by seven sets to two.
Scores:-
W. J. Chanson and N. B.
Kitchell (Radio S.C.) Beat F. D. Angus and G.
Gurevitch
Beat S. Fowler
Yatskin Lost to D. Smith and J.
Clayton
and M.
8-3
6-3
2-6
The defeat of the Craigengower, "B" team by the Club de Recret came as no surprise. As was ex- pected the Portuguese won con-Indian rinks (excluding Dallah's) vincingly. G. G. Sily last year's champion skip lost his 100 per cent record to WC's four while H. A. Alves rink inflicted a severe tround on Rosselet's four. This Peng Rosselet's first defeat this
seasori.
can come up to scratch then the M. Sheriff and M. H Hassan
foregone con-
The best game was that Between,, C. G. Silva's four and W. Gil's four. The Cralgengower men were leading by over ten shots before tea but thereafter the Portuguese played well and was only five shots down when the last head was play- ed, The Portuguese were lying three when the skips sent down their woods. Gl was four yards short with his first wood while Silva missed promoting a wood. Gill was three yards short with his sec- wood There" was 1 gond ond chance for he Portuguese to win. In trying to rest Cralgengower's fourth shot and if he succeeded the Portuguese would have got sixshots Silva was narrow with his shot and promoted his own front woods which at one time looked like Ave but after measuring it was found and in- that they scored four cidentally they lost by a single shot. In this match F..V. V. RE beiro and C. G. Silva played well while the outstanding performers for Gill's rink were undoubtedly K.
M. Omar and W. K. Way, whe
both played magnificiently.
F. X. Silva played exceedingly well and was responsible for his rink's victory against W. V. Field's four, J. J. Basto and A. M. Omar both playing No. 3 had a fine tussel and served up bowls of a very high standard.
H. A. Alves was his usual seif
and played well..
INDIANS FAILED
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The K.C.C. hád rather an unex- pected win against the LRC, at Sookunpoo. For the first eight heads L.R.C. had matters much their own way. Phillips was down 133 to Dallah and Fraser's rink were down 14-3 to Madar. Hyde Lay's rink was at that time the only Kowloon rink to play any think like their own true form, and had a lead of 8-1; over Minu's rink. Phillip rink then got. go- ing and with Bilkstone and Hyde bowling well, backed ably by Beb
restlt clusion.
may be a
(Continned on Page 11)
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Beat Angus and Gurevitch 8-4. Beat Fowler and Yatskin... 6-0.
Peters.
Earlier selections were H. G. Bentley, J. D. A. Langley, P. B Lucas, Jack McLean, Hector Thom son and D. R. T. Weddel- Reuter
3-6
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This afternoon. Puiching Academy v. Canadians. Sunday morning
J. Y. Men's Assoc. v. Pulching. Eastern or Valunteers Y. Pul-
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U.S. GOLF RECORDS BROKEN
Springfeld, N.J., June 4.
All records in the United States goll championships were broken to-day when 24 players returned scores either equal to or under par In the first round of the national
championship.
Paul Runyan of New York, Ray Mangrum of Ohio, and Clarence Clark of New Jersey led the field with scores of 69.
Henry Picard. Johnny Revolta, Victor Ghezzle, Tom Kerrigan, Fank Moore, Harris Delcey, and Leslie Madison tied" "for second. place with cards of 70.
Harry Cooper and K. Y. Laffcoa bad scores of 71. Denny Shutë 72, while Olin Dutra, Walter Hagen" and Tommy Armour tled for sixth place with 74.
„Gene Sazaren, Horton Smith and Mortie Dutra went round in 75, and Al Espinosa and Sam Parks, Junior defending champion each had cards of 76.- Reuter,
meeting. which is the meeting was postponed from Mon-
second day
of the sixth extra day because of inclement weather.
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