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́HONG KONG" DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1937.
GREAT HARDCOURT
HARDCOURT TENNIS STRUGGLE
Sullivan And S.A. Rumjahn On Level Terms When Bad Light Intervenes
A.E.P.
GUEST AND FINCHER WIN
THEIR TIES
A L. Sullivan, of the United Services. Recreation Club, and Sirdar A. Rumijahn, Indian R.C. and former Colony grass court singles champion, were engaged in a terriße struggle in their fix ture in the Open Singles Hardcourt championships on the U.S.R.C. ground yesterday afternoon. The match was taken to the third set when darkness set in and play was stopped.
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In the Arst set Sullivan beat Rumjan Biter nine games, win- uing 6-3. Thereafter. Rumjahn played better to annex the second set at 6-2 The players had shared ten games in the third set, when bad light intervened.
Another match, that between Tsui Wai-pu), " China Davis Cup player and also a forher Colony title holder, and A. Crawford, of Kowloon Cricket Club. also had to be stopped owing to falling light.
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Taul Wal-pul won the first set at 8-3 and in the second set the sware stood at 5-5.
A. E. P. Guest, of the Kowloon .C.C., advanced a stage further in the tournament, when he account -eit for I. M. A. Ruzack, the score in the Kowloon Cricket Club player's
favour being 8-4, 8-3.
E. C. Fincher defeated G. Choa In two straight sets losing eight games Fincher won 7-5, 6-3. To-day Guest, will meet Rumjan.
H. D.
U.S. ON CUP VICTORY
Pleas
For Smaller Yachts
MR. SOPWITH BEST
OF GOOD LOSERS
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Spectator craft were scurrying from Newport harbour recently, the 18th successful defence of the America's Cup being a thing or the past. While jubilant about the American victory, there
were many among the spectators whic
mad felt that 86 years was too long for the trophy to remain on one shore. and from the sporting standpolit. would have welcomed
British victory.
Another thought which passed through their minds was whether they had seen the last of the "America's Cup race in which Class
J boats took part. Those who con- trdi the policy of the New York Yacht Club. believe that greater dignity is given to the most famous of alt yachting contests if decided between theee expensive sloops. Ent there are many American yachtsmen who teel otherwise.
As the "New York Times" re- marks editorially. they
LEAGUE TENNIS
"C DIVISION
In the
Division League ten- nis match the Chinese R.C. lost to the Army yesterday by seven sets to two at Causeway Bay.
M. C. Tang and K. Au (Chinese- R.C. lost to A. Warr and J. H. Fowles. 5-7 beat E. Bradshaw and A. O'Connor. 6-0; lost to. W. Part- ridge and J. Cook. 4-6.
H. N. Chau and T. E. Lo lost to Warr and Fowles, 2-6; beat Brad- shaw and O'Connor, 6-4; lost to Partridge and Cook, 0-8.
L. F. Tin and L. Kwok lost to Warr and Fowles, 2-8: lost to Bradshaw and O'Connor, 2-6; last to Partridge and Cook, 2-6.
Sporting
Fixtures
TO-DAY
Home CRICKET
LAST MATCH OF SEASON
LEFT DRAWN
Unhappy Ending At
Lord's
The last match of the season at Lord's was lett drawn retent- ly, when Surrey were not able to force a victory over Middlesex. In fact, at the last moment they made no attempt. Events have to be chronicled faithfully, and so it is my pain to say that a season which has been so pleasant ended on a discordant note when the Surrey captain saw'fit to bowl a series of full pitches over the wicket-keeper's head. Those who had hoped to linger happly on this last day left the ground disgusted, writes a Home correspondent.
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fortable and easy u batsman as could be asked for..but when first Parker had gone and Watts had
· survived "some audacious strokes the Innings was declared closed.
Middlesex, when they continued ; Barling was still there as com- their innings in the morning, had scored 377 runs for the loss of six wickels. H. G. Owen-Smith then being 48 not out and R. W. V. Robins 30. Gover began the bowl- ing from the Nursery end with Squires at the other, and it was not long before Robins lay back to hook any ball which was the least short of a length. He tried the trick once too often and was bowled. soon to be followed by Owen-Smith, who was caught at cover-point. The score than was 405 for seven wickets, the fielding side quite properly demanding an- other new ball to use up the super- Duous stock of the season
Sims had made some good-look- ing rurs before he took it into his head to think that he was a set-
This, left Middlesex as near as possible three hours in which to make 295 runs to win or get out, It was Gover's intention to see that they got ont. This time he bowled Iron the Pavillon end to three slips and two gulleys, and It seemed that all the energy which remained in him after a hard season was sumnioned. Price and Hart, with the belief in their collective minds that the runs could be made. started adventurously, Price lifting his bat as Gover pounded down to the bowling crease in the majestic manner of the late Lord Harris.
was who took the first wicket when Hart was caught at second lip. but Gover came into
and Smith, with a horrible result. Watts it Smith himself was for the last game of the year a shade too elegant, but Middlesex had done! his own with a ball to which Price well to get so close to ao formid able a total
was fate. So entered Hendren for the second time in his last match. BATSMEN IN TROUBLE
He came too at a time which mat- Surrey went in again, at a quar- tered much for his side. On the ter-past 12. and they were soon in day before he had been trium- grievous trouble. Eleven runs onlyphant; this time he falled. leg- nad been scored before Fishlock, before-wicket to the second ball he herò of the later part of the sea- received, and before he had scored, Such is the game of cricket, and no one appreciated it more fully than the victim.
Badminton.-Y.M.C.A. Badmin-sun. played rather lazily to a ball, ton, in the West Lounge, 8.30. p.m. of good length from Smith. Sand- Bridge.-Cheers Club Duplicate ham had one nasty crack on the and Contract Bridge, 8 p.m.
wrist from Gray, and then com- Chess.-Kowloon Chess Club, at mitted suicide by walking in front
St. Andrew's Hall, 5.30 p.m.
Tennis. "D" Division, Craigen- gower C.C. v. Army T.C.; Kowloon
of a straight ball from Smith. Squires was the next out, caught at backward short-leg, and when
C.C. v. Kowloon Indian T.C.; Cen-Gregory bit violently at the air tral British Association v. Indlan four wickets had faded away for a R.C., South China A.A. v. Chinese mere 54 runs
Goldman.
C.
TO-MORROW Bowls Third Division: Hong Kong F.C. v. Kowloon FC., Club de Rerrela 'v. Kowloon Tong R.C
PLAYERS OF THE FUTURE When Edrich and Compton were together there came the opportun- ity to watch the two most pro- mising batsmen of the year. Edrich scored the faster of the two with the help of some beauti- fully timed cuts, whereas Comp-
RC U.S.R.C. Championships: Then came the partnership be-ton was handicapped by scoring Open Singles, H. D. Rumjahn v. Itween Barling and E. R. T. Holmes, four runs to fine-leg off the tip of M. A. Razack or A. E. P. Guest; which restored the balance of his right thumb. Edrich was first Open Doubles, J. Gonsalves and A. prestige. Holmes was magnificently out trying to hook a ball and sky- V. Remedios v. Iu Tak-cheuk, and aggressive, Barling was also quick | Ing into the hands of mid-on, but Wong Shiu-wing: Chan Kam-moon to take his chances, and to show G. O. Allen then came into play
W. and Chan Kam-hung v.
that he is a far better butsinan an innings which gradually placed Hung and Tsu! Wal-put G. Choa than ne generally considered to his alde safe from defeat. Comp- and J. W. Leonard or S. A, and S. S. be. It is strange that Barling has ton refused in a perplexing situa- Hussain v. A. L. Sullivan and L never even been considered to pla; | tion to cover up: Instead he drove in the minutest of representativ. every ball which proclatined' four or trial matches. Each had scored runs until he was bowled by a ball 14 runs at the luncheon Interval. ( which he did not quite follow. H. each vied with the other | G. Owen-Smith carried on the and afterwards to score the more quick-rinings before. he, too, fell to ly. Holmes offered the supreme Watts. but when Gray was out gesture by driving Gray, who bowls Surrey had one more chance, when at a fair pace, straight, hard and | Gover came on in a despairing ef- often. One of these drives whizzed, fort to take the last three wickets
in a quarter of an hour. against the Pavilion railings, the next landed among the seats, and with some hooks from time to time1 prefer not to comment, except to or balls pitched too short by say that Holmes bowled a series of the rung where tull pitches which went over the the wicket-keeper's. head for four byes. If the intention was to get the new ball it was unsuccessful, for the umpires stopped the game before half-past 6.
SOFTBALL LEAGUE
Hong
A meeting to form the Kong Softball League has been called for Monday, September 20, 1937. at 5.30 p.m., at the Cecil Hotel to discuss plans and draft rules.
Owen-Smith "hope
that the mission last spring All interested in sending in a
of Mr. Richard Fairey like Mr. Sopwith.
talented aeroplane designer as will as an ardent yachtsman, and other British saluspices of the English Forum.
team are requested to attend this meeting, which 18
the under
lors to substitute the less fabulously expensive L boats for the huge J Class sloops may bear fruit."
NEW PERIOD IN DESIGN The Herald Tribune" makes the point that the victory of Ranger marks the triumph of englageering over craftsmanship. "The full im- portance of the new and subtle tank tests developed at the Stevens In- stitute by Professor Davidson, re- mulas to
clarified. On the
be
surface they were the determining factor in creating the beautiful hull of Ranger. It may well be that a new period in yacht design has arrived."
TWO CRICKETERS TO
RETIRE
Watson and Booth, the Lan- cashire professionals. conclude their engagements with, the county at the end of the present season. Watson, who has been with the county alnce. 1920 holds the record for the highest individual score made at Old Traffard-300 not out against Surrey in 1928.
He took his benefit in 1932 when
rain prevented a ball being bowled. Booth first played for Lancashire in, 1927.
GREAT CITY OF SINGAPORE
Some newspapers, finding little interest in the races, busled them- selves with fantastic rumours of dissension among the Endeavour's
·afterguard and so forth, and, with personal attacks on the skipper
"It has been my privilege to of the British challenger. This is all forgotten now, and the general cross the North Pacific, spend some consensus is that Mr. Sopwith has months in the Empire of Japan, proved to be the best of good continue my journey down along the China coast and also pass lowers,
The final quietus to all gossip some little time in the great city was given by Mr. Sopwith him- of Shanghat. Now I have come self when he said he was thinking down to this precious jewel of the of putting up a cup for newspaper-Pacific-Singapore, a city very lit- men to race for. He had been tle known away up North in our criticized. he said, by a bunch of country, and a city very badly people who did not know what represented in flims and fiction. they were talking about, and it hope that one of the things I will would be amusing to see what do on my return to British Colum- they did if they sailed in a race bia will be to induce, so far as themselves.
of the schools there to make pro-
mounting at an immense pace,
It was just too good to last, for Holmes. eventually forgetting the position of his left leg. proper inade a wild stroke and was bowled.
CONTROL SCHEME
To Come Into Operation Forthwith
London, Sept. 16.
On that last quarter of an hour
FRENCH «ACTION
Sending Over Ten Warships To Kwangchouwan
Canton, Sept. 16; According to
HB
"H O-T?
H.B." Try a cold
Obtainable Everywhere
well
The measures for policing the Mediterranean against piratical matic circles, the Commander of IN attacks on merchantmen estab- the French Far Eastern Fleet, has lished by the Nyon arrangement | ordered over 10 warships and gun- will come into operation forth boats to proceed immediately to
Information emanating from dip BREWED AND BOTTLED BY HONGKONG BREWERY & DISTILLERY, LIMITED,
with.
A Geneva message states that two annexes to the arrangement on which naval experts have been working were signed yesterday morning.
The first designates the zones which each Power reserves tor its submarine manoeuvres on the high seas while the second sets out the principal maritime routes which merchantmen are to be ad- vised to follow and which will be placed under the protection of warships.-- British Wireleze
Kwangchouwan for patrol nuty.
It is believed that the step has been taken owing to the appear- ance of Japanese warships near the Kwangchouwan vicinity and the bombing of the vessels by Chinese planes on Monday - Central News.
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PEIPING-HANKOW SERVICE
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DELICATE BRAIN
OPERATION
London, Sept. 15, Frank Murphy, the New Zealand boy who was sent to London by públic subscription, underwent a delicate brain operation. The doc- Chengehow. Sept. 10: North- tors, after the operation, sald ho pound trains on the Pelping-was as well as can be expected.- Tankow line, which nave Dean Reuter's Bulletin Service. interrupted owing to the Sino- Japanese hostilities along the rail- way, will be resumed to Chang- halentien to-day, it was announced here.
The bridge
Changho which was damaged owing to the "Good," "has been repaired and nor-. mal traffic will be resumed to- day--
per reference to the great city of Bingapore, and also to Malaya" said Mr. George N. Murray, a member of the British Columbia Legislature and former managing Central News. editor of the "Vancouver Sun" at a recent luncheon meeting of the Singapore Rotary Club, when he gave an interesting talk entitled
across
FLYING BOAT SQUADRON FOR MEDITERRANEAN
London, Sept.-.15. A British Flying Boat Squadron will leave to-morrow for' Malta, In order to take part in the anti- piracy, control of the Mediter ranean. It is learned that a second "Some Comments and Impressquadron will follow later- slons."
Transocean! News Service.
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