PAGE 2-HONGKONG DAILY" PRESS
DAVIS CUP
MONDAY, MAY 22, 1939.
In the World of Sports
France Wins Four-One
in efirst match Roderick: KHO BEATS "PETRA Menzel. No. 2 ranking German
IN FINE MATCH
Protest In Game
At Warsaw PARIS, May 20 (Reuter)-France
player, beat Count Bavorovski 7-5, 6-3; 2-8, 2-6, ·6-4 after 24 hours play.
The second match had to be abandoned due to bad light, when the Polish champion, Toczynski,; was leading Henkel, German cham- plon, 6-4 6-8, 6-4.
FINE BATTING
BY GIMBLETT
Lewis Does Hat Trick For Kent
COUNTY "CRICKET
PERFORMANCES
LONDON, May 20 (Reuter) Feature of the past few days'. The fact that Henkel is part-first-class cricket was the "batting against Count of Harold Gimblett of Somerset- and Sebda" to theshire.
eventually beat China by fournering Metaxa sets to one in the Davis Cup te BRYOTOVSKI just completed here, after win-doubles match ning the first three matches right.
outs
To-day Kho Sin-kle restored some of China's prestige by bent ing Petra in four sets after a fine
match,
1
Pellizza gave a brillant dis play in beating Ho 7-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
The draw was altered to enable the respective ranking players meet.
to
Fetra unleashed a terrific all- court attack in the Arst set. smashing everything within reach
Kho steadily Improved in the second set, exploiting the passing anot, and after this was definite- ly the better player and won with- out much diaculty.
Scores In Kho's favour 2-8, 9-7, 6-3, 6-4.
were
Pellizza (France) beat Ho 7-5. 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Germany v. Poland Protest
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course of the match not improve Germany's chances of against Sussex, concluded yester- winning the match.
day, he narrowly missed the dis- WARSAW. May 20 (Reuter tinction of scoring a century in Following the action of the man captain in attempting to sub-not cut, and
Ger-each innings, betting 93 and 103 to-day he contri- stitute another player
Orst after buted 108 to his county's
already having announced their innings score of 281 against Leices team the English referee Mr. ter. Bloomshield telephoned to Lon- "In don for a ruling.
his
last eight Innings Gimblett has scored 561, with two
The Committee, after declaring not-outs, giving him an average that Poland was certainly within of 93. its rights in claiming a walk-over, Rain was responsible for some In the Essex- appealed to their interests of sport unusual play.
to renounce. their right, which Glamorgan match each side de- they dla aner a meeting of theclared its first innings for nine Polish Tennis Association.
i runs. -and the Middlesex-Nor- The Polish player Tlöczynski thants game was played under act beater Germany's leading one-day rules.
player Henkel by 6-4, 6-8, 6-4, 6-3 In today's block of matches when the game continued to-day Notts were put out for 78 by Kens. having being postponed yester-for whom Lewis took 6 for 18, in day owing to darkness and the cluding the "hat-trick." German captain was about to substitute another player for Hen- kei when the Poles objected.
Mr. Bloomsfleld then telephoned doubles was post-
SCOEES
LONDON, May 19 (Reuter) -Somerset beat. SusseZ on 'first innings. "
WARSAW. May 20 (T/Ocean London. The -Germany are leading Poland by poped and will be played on Bun-182 for 4 decl, (Gimblett 103 one match to nil in the Davis day.
Cup tournament as the result of exciting play in yesterday's open-
SWEDEN AND DENMARK
ALL SQUARE
ing singles matches. which were STOCKHOLM, May 20 (T/Ocean? | witnessed by a gallery of 5,000-Sweden and Denmark each spectators.
claimed a point at the end of the first day's play in their Davis
ADVERTISEMENT Cup te
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE FIFTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 27tb and MONDAY, 29th May, 1939, commencing at 2.00 p.m. aņ Saturday, and at 12.30 p.m. on Monday.
The first Bell will be rang at 1.30 p.m. on the First Day and at 12.00 NOON on the Second Day. The Tiffin Interval will be after the second race (1 p.m.) on, the Second Day.
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Somerset 299 (Gimblett 03) and not out); Sussex 211 (Andrews 6 for 75) and 71 for 3.
Gloucester beat Yorkshire by six wickets.
Glamorgan beat Essex by five wickets,
Yorkshire. 253 (Leyland 112; Scott 5 for $1, Goddard 6 for 76) and 162 for 7 dec. (Scott 6 for 87); Gloucester 227 (Hammond 75) and Plougmann (Denmark) beat 190 for 4 (Barnett 90), Hultmann 6-1, 6-0, 4-3 while Sweden's leading player, Schroe-) der, defeated Holst 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. OXFORD BEAT CAMBRIDGE LONDON. May 20 (Reuter) — Oxford beat Cambridge by ".145.. matches to seven in their fawn tennis tournament.
Close Of Play Scores
LONDON, May 20
annual
Essex 9 runs for 1 wkt, dec. "and 109 (Thomas 5 for. 64); Glamor- gan 9 for 0 wkt. dec. and 113 for
Middlesex beat Northants, by 118 runs, Middlesex 232 for 5 dec. (D. ¡Compton (4); Northants, 114 (Sims
7 for 43).
(Reuter)-
This match was played under The following were close of play the rules governing a one-day scores in the first-class cricket match because there was no play programme which began to-day: on the first two days..
Northants 124 and 8 for 0: Derby 214.
Essex 200 (Leyland 5 for 74):
Yorkshire 1 for 1 (Hutton .
*
"FRIENDLY” MATCHES Oxford University drew with Lancashire.
Oxford 117 (Pollard 5 for 39) 5 for and 227 for 7: Lancashire 200.
Cambridge drew with the West Indies XL"
West Indies 296 (Headly 103); Cambridge 153 and (following-on)
Middlesex 236 (Golddard 83): Gloucester 71 for 4.
Notts 18 (Lewis 8 for 18, in- cluding the "hat-trick"); Kent 252
· MEMBERS' „ENCLOSURE
for 5 (Valentime 158 not out). No One without a badge will Glamorgan 94 (Hammond 4 far 192 for 9.
for 3 (Harry be admitted to the Members' 17); Busser 208
Enclosure. Such must be war
Parks 82 not out).
Lancashire 318 for 8 (Oldfield throughout the duration of each 141) v." Warwick."
∙Meeting in such a manner as to Hampshire 319 (Arnold 179 not
he readily identified.
RUGBY PIONEER DEAD
Mr. E. Haig Started Seven-A-Side
Mr. E. Hais, the pioneer of the
died at his home at Melrose on March 29 at the age of 82.
----- ̧outi; Worcester 35 for 4.
Somerset 281 (Gimblett 108): Badges admitting Now Mem, Leicester 35 for 6. bers to the Members' Enclosure West Indies 224 1G Headley 52. the Club Rooms at $5.00 per day not out: Brown 8 for 94); Surrey
J. Bealey 58 . Constantine 52 seven-a-side Rugby Football game, for Gentlemen and $3.00 per day 43 for 1. for Ladies (Both including tax) arc obtainable through the SECRETARY upon the per sonal or written application of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors Intre-
LAW TENNIS "EXPENSES”
duced by him, and for Payment Another Blow For of All Chits, &c.
The Secretary's Office. 'Ist floor, Exchange Ballding (Tel. 27794) will close at 12 o'clock ¡Noon" on the Eirst Day and at
11.00 a.m. on the Second Day,
Tiffins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are urdered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Telephone 21928).
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE **
British Players
Britain's leading lawn tennis players received another blow in their claims to obtain more Hnancial freedom in the game when the counc!l of the British L.TA. refused to accept a prož posal sent in by the ranked players that there should be aa
increased permissible allowance
He was a noted Rugby footballer
F.
Ampon, the Philippine Davis Cup player, in action at the H.K.C.C
...
OFFICIAL CLOSE TO BADMINTON
Prize Distribution
At St. Andrew's
F.A.
SCOTTISH TEAM TOURING CANADA, US.
+
Surprise Exclusion Of Alex Venters
Glasgow. Only three members of the eleven defeated 2-1 By Eng lang are included among 17 player į chosen for the Scottish Football Association's team to tour Canada! and the United States in May and June.
Ten Scottish and two English clubs have representatives on the team that opened in Montreal an May 17 and closes its tour in New York a month later after playing eight games la the Dominion and four in the United States. None of i the men chosen, has toured this country previously,
Glasgow Rangers, Third Lanark, Motherwell, Hearts and Celtic supply two players each, the other tourists
from halling
Falkirk. Hibernian. Aberdeen, Kilmarnock, Clyde, Everton and West Bromwich Albion.
PERSONNEL
The 1938-39 badminton season The players: Goal, J. Dawsen comes to a close officially on (Rangers); Backs, Garabinie (Third Saturday next, May 27, when an Lanark), D. Gary (Rangers), B. "At Home" and prize distribution Ells (Motherwell); Haltbacks, R. will be held in the grounds of 8. Bolt (Falkirk), Dykes (Hearts), W. Andrew's Vicarage. The function Lyon (Celtic)," A. McNab (West will start at 4.15 p.m. and after Bromwich Albion). T. McKenzie tea the season's prizes will be pre- (Motherwell): Forwards, T Mein- sented.
tyra (Hibernian), M. D. McDonald Individual prize-winners are: ""
(Celtic), G. Hamilton (Aberdeen). Senior Men's singles champion-A Garrett (Hearts), J. Jones (Third ship. P. K. Hut; runner-up C. Au. Lanark), D. McAvoy (Kilmarnock). J. C. Gillies (Clyde), 7 Caskie Junior Men's "singles champion-
(Everton). ship, D. Kwok; runner-up S. H. Bun.
وم
SURPRISE
TRAINING GALLOPS
The following times were clocked during the morning" gallops.
Dis 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Last tance Qr. qr. QT. QT. qr." 29.3 28
at the Race Course yesterday:--
King Kong and Double Chance Tornado Star
Conquering Time
Rivulet Advancing Time Marksman Twilight Star Strathcarrick
A Great Time Scenic View Rose-Queen bekho Magog
Triumphant Day Celtic Star
Rose Day and Patriotic Day... Laughing Girl
Ajax
Snowy River
Courting Eve Moonlight View..
Tribute, Bressay and Opening
Batsman
Starlet and The Tigress
Whalsey
Sylvundale
Night View
Flybynight
Confusion Bay Brutus
i 34.3
1.08.2 1.38
35
1.07 1,35
1 38.2
1.14.1° 147 - 3.17 30
1 35
1.10
1.40.2 2.08 31.3
1 37
1.12
1 42
1.23
1.403 3.17.4 31.1 1.59.3 2.30.2 30.4
7 36 1.09.4 1.40
1 34.2 114.3 1.34.2-2.03
# 32 1:03 1.33
90.2
28.3
139.3 1.17.2 1.53.4 2.24.4 30.3
·30, ****
1 41.1 1:183 1:53.3 3.25
31.2
1 42.4 1.23.1 1.58.2
2.31.4 33.2
1 35 1.12 1.47.2 38.1 1.09.21.38.1
1. 39:1 1.14.2 1:48
40
443-
2.19.3 32.1
1.19
1.55.3
28.4 2.20:3 323 2.28.4 33,1
1.23.2
1.56
•
·32:3
1.37
I 34.2 1.06.
2.05.1 28.1
1 33.2 1.05 1.35.4 2.03.2 27.3
1 33.3 1.07.4 1.38.2-2.07.4 29.2
37.3 1.10.1 1.40
1. 46.2
29.4
15.4 1.50.2 222.1 31.4
1. 38.2 1.15
1.49.2 2.22.2·33
1 51.4 1.37.1 2.183 2.49.2 30.4"
41 1.20
1 41.1 1.18
1.51.4 3.24.4 33
1.51.4 2.32.1 30.2
1 41 1.16
1.51.3 2.26 34.2 1. 38 1.13.3 1.46.3 2.17 30.2 I 32.2 1.06.1 1.37. 2.05
28 1.12.3 1.46 2.19 33 1. 39 1.16.3 1.53.2, 2.31.2 28 140 1.18.1 1.53.2 2.26 32.3 1.. 35.2 1.13 1.49.3 2.23.3 34 1 44.3 1.26.1 2.05.2 2.38 32.3
Ascot Vale & Gallant Marshal 1 36 Cocklercl
King's Worthy
Bistre
Wild Bear
Tiger Eyes Hectic View
Sports Venture and Thanks-
giving Day Talkative....
Jennifer
Guinness Time and Some Hope Perfect Day
1 46 1.29.3, 2.05.3 2.38.4 33.1
1 35.3 1.09 4 -- 1.40 2.11 31.
* 38.4 1.14 1.45.4 1 38
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31.4
1.15.2 1.50.4 2.24.4 34
1 38.4 1.10 1.41
1 36 1.10 1.41
2.124 31,4
2.13.2 32.2
1. 41,4121.1 1.56.2 2.25.4 29.2
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Boolat Bay and Lancashire
4
Chap King's Farade.
4 41
1.16.3 1.474.
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31.1 33
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32.3
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Gold Coin .....
Old Fashioned
Diamond
Plain View National Honour Oranje Boven ...... Gog.
and
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7 36.3 1:10.4 1.43.2
1.35.3 2.00.4 2.32.2 31.3
1 40.4 1.19 1.55 2.30.1 35.1 4 41.3 1.21.1 1.52.4.
31.3
1 41
1 41.3 1.24 2.03 $2.37 34
1.20.3 -1.57.3 2.30 32.2
U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS
Q: G. Graham, Scottish Football Association Secretary, Hodepl Men's doubles championship, Hamilton Academica's and J. Lamb; P. K. Hul and K. L. Yong; runners-Arbroath, will be the officials ac- up. P. S. Lim and C. H. Bun. companying the tourists. R. Mixed doubles championship. Manderson, Queen's Park will act P. K Hut and Miss U Khoo: as trainer. Tunners-up. M. A. Oliveira and Miss M. Sllya.
The League trophies were won as considered a certainty for the team J. Delaney, Celtic winger, was, follows.
but muffered a broken arm recently. "A" Division, Hongkong Univer- Non-inclusion of Alex Venters, GIRS- alty: runners-up, Club de Recrelo. gow Rangers play-making forward WOMEN'S TENNIS
"B" Division, Chung Wah; run-and leading sharpshooter of the Bers-up St. Andrew's
Major League, came as a surprise A. MARATHON MATCH Mixed Doubles, Hongkong Uni- McSpadyen, Patrick Thistle, for- versity.
ward, and T. Gillick. Everton Winners and runners-up in the winger, had also been mentioned championship are requested to atas likely selections. tend to receive a won a League Montreal the Scots play at New Mrs. J. B. Pittman
Following the opening game at Miss Hoahing Beats Legs to-day resulted as follows: teams which either won a League York, May 21; Detroit, May 24:1 or finished runners-up are asked
St. Louis, Mo., 28, Calgary, May 31 to send at least one representative.
LONDON. May 10-The hardest Vancouver, June 3; Nanaimo, June two hours work in London during 5; Victoria, June 7; Vancouver, the sweltering heat yesterday June 14, Toronto, June 17; New afternoon was probably done in the York, June 18.
Hurlingham lawn. tennis tourna ment.
KOWLOON TONG TOURNEY
4.
MCCONACHY TO
Kowloon Tong Club are holding | their annual badminton tourna- SETTLE DOWN IN ment, the draw for which has just
been made and is as follows: ENGLAND
SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP
(Best of three games-15 points up)
R. E. Lee v. Y, H. Tang. Peter Lo v. Francis Tanng.
Lee Kam-ming v. NA. Mackay
John A. Chen v. Joseph Tang. SINGLES HANDICAP
E
IN HEAT
Gem Hoahing, eighteen-year-old Chinese girl-ranked No. 11 in the official L. T., A. list of British players, met the experienced inter- national, Mrs; J. B. Pittman and Clark McConachy, New Zealand Gem won after thirty-four gamex, professional billiards champion, 1846, 6 b going to make England his future | bome. It is his intention to leave Wellington in mid-summer so as
NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuter) Baseball matches in the U.S.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
R. H. E
New York
11 11 2 Chicago
3 8. 3 (Lieber homered for Chicago).
Philadelphia Cincinnati
Boston... Pittsburgh (Brooklyn V. poned),
3 10
-4
9
5 7
2.9 3.
St. Louis-post-
Gem is just back from a tour in the Far East and has been
"New York
Chicago
412:
8 13
to be in time for the start of the playing a series of matches in Singapore and elsewhere against Autumn billiards. season in Lon- don.
men. Women out there are not McConachy was last: in England equal to giving her a game.*** six years ago when he figured in While people were falling asleep Lee Man-sek (scr.) byɛ. K. T. (Chan (4) v. Lee Kam-matches with all the leading in their chairs from the heat these players, including-Walter Lindrum two helted away at each other with who returned to Australia. Joe all their might in a baseline driving Pat (sec). C. D'Almada Davis beat him in the snooker Kame John Chen (-8). Henry Lin Lotion, in April 19322
championship fñal at Thurston's
{d}};!*
.
་་
N. A. E. Mackay- (-8) v. J. 'L.] Stephens (-1),
in his day and thought of the ming (~-4); seven-a-alde game to improve the finances of his club, Melrose, and (-4); so. In 1883, the first seven-a-side tournament was played at Melrose. The promoting club were the wriers. The seven-a-side game has since become increasingly popular, but the Melrose tourna ment is still regarded as holding i pride of place. Last year it drew an attendance of over 12,000.
coming professionals and other players refused the privileges?
PROPOSALS FROWNED
..
The LTA. Howned on several
[other proposals made by ranked
in the réduction on hotel bills, players, who hold meetings: with
Peter Lo (-8). T. B. Tang
(-1)**
Joseph Trang (8) v. R. E. Lee (8).
Francis Tang (8) bye.
DOUBLES HANDICAP
TRA "INTERVAL" When "set all" was called, the In that year McConachy created crowd thinned. Many went off to a world record 'run of 464 con- tes, but on returning the game was secutive cannons in a break of still on in the middle of the third 1.030. At Glasgow in November 1829 set, he set up a new Scottish records with a break of 1,377.
Peter Lo and R. E. Lee (scr.) v. kutama A {F. 8. Ko and J. L. Stephens"(+4}}|
Mrs. A B H, Castro and D. Chen
I took an average from the number of stroket per point, the number of games played, and I
SPORTING FIXTURES adit, that the match consisted of at least 2,000 strokes, each player making a thousand, TO-DAY ADMINTON — Cathedral Hall. Many strokes were played from pen Badminton Even- Diayers in court as far as the Badminton, 3 p.m. St. Andrews's behind, the baseline, few took the
(+12) v. Peter U and Mrs. A. W. dah
Roza; (+15);
Henry Lin and L., H. Hang "(+8)
At present players. are allowed a LTA, councillors now and again. v. C. D'Almada and John Chen
40 per cent. reduction, but the One they did not turn down was ( +4), 2)
ing, 8.30 p.m.
Brooklyn St. Louis
Boston Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Cincinnati
13
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago
New York
(81vestini homered for Chicago),
St. Louis Boston
7 15 1516
(Tabur homered for Boston).
Detroit
Philadelphia
11
(Chapman' and Hayes homered service line. As the average TENNISA Division, distance of a stroke would be say for Philadelphia). Chinese R.C. v. Kowloon CC seventy feet, at this reckoning, the Recreto Indian R.C., Univer- two belted the ball more than
The price of Admission to the ranked players put in a claim for that all competitors, who are on the Y. H. Tang and B. P. O. Metcher Public Enclosure is $1.00 per day a 75 per cent, one. Bendes being two o'clock list at Wimbledon (+8) v. B. Hsis and AE E. Casv, South China including Tax, for all Persons, exorbitant this would mean a great should be provided with free lun-tro (+10); *-- including, Ladies, and is payable fancial burden on hotels or theons. At present only nominated
The attempt to get the Wimble-
at the Gate. Soldiers and Sallors aments or whoever, Coes the players are given free luncheone. In Uniform are admitted Haitaying la not the players-in- Price.
Order,
C. B. BROWN
21. Points up.
* MEN'S - DOUBLES»
TO-MORROW
twenty miles,
The court is twenty-seven feet wide. How many miles each ran 8:30 across and in the shorter distances towards the service line and back
BADMINTONYMCA Bad
minton, on Concrete Court p.m
P. Hals and A. W. da Roza v. D. BRIDGEY M. C. A. Women's behind the baseline I could not say. hen and Francis Tsang,
Section Bridge, 10 pm – But it was a wonderful test of SWIMMING, —Mixed Bwimming, ventturanícies re
in YMCA Swimming Pool, 619 deretter
Lee Eam-ming and A. E. H. Cas- trov, Henry Lin and R. Lee
Stephens and John X. Chen
Iawn tennis.
don entrance fees of $56 fór a The ranked players stipulated man and 258 for a woman reduced that only a certain number of for all competitors under twenty- players should receive this reduc- Ave also failed, the L.TA maintain tion, but how is one to say who ing that the players had not, put own or who cannot, unless it is the uro a strong enough case, the v. X H Tang and Albert Chan * ranked player, alone? And why players' case was that young com- should ranked players be allowed petitors could, hot, attord to pay the 400 expenses of this kind ithout, be-mones,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 22nd May, 1938.
K. T. Chan and F 8, Ko (bye). Leo -sek and 7), Tsang v, Q.
OMFRIDAY, MAY 26 – BADMINTON. – YM C. A. Bad- minton, in the West Lounge," 8.30pm.
Swimnding Foot
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago New York
St. Louis Boston
Detroit Philadelphis