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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FRIDAY. MAY 17, 1929.
1,000 GUINEAS GOLF FREEMAN'S GREAT LONDON TO CHINA
TOURNAMENT. -
SIX BRITISH PLAYERS IN LAST EIGHT.
ABE MITCHELL BEATEN BY COMPSTON.
BOWLING.
SEVEN WICKETS for 11 RUNS| AT LEICESTER.
BATTING COLLAPSES.
London, May 16.
The phenomenal low scoring- which has been the general run in this season's cricket so far. is apparently to continue. Two
FLIGHT.
CAPT. WEN LIN-CHEN'S ACHIEVEMENTS.
EXHAUSTIVE TEST OF FAMOUS CIRRUS ENGINE.
DUNCAN'S FINE FORM, county matches closed to-day after HOME APPRECIATION.
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only two daya' nlay, and neither match produced 500 runs all told.
Kent trounced Leicestershire at Leicester by ten wickets, thanks in
London, May 16.
The brilliant feat decomplished The American, competitors in tho Thousand Guineas Golf
the Chinese airman, Captain Tournament were reduced to two the main to some remarkable Wen Lin-chen, who, flying an. as the result of to-day's rounds in bowling by Freeman, Leicester Avro-Avian light aeroplane equip the competition proper. The big batted first scoring 99, to which, ped with the famous Cirrus en- In their gine, landed at Amoy this week surprise was the defeat of Walter Kent replied with 133. Hagen by George Duncan, who second innings, Leicester made from London, renders of special confirmed his Ryder Cup victory 109, and Freeman took seven interest to China an anouncement wickets for 11 runs! Kont re-just received in the Colony that over the American champion in a
quiring 70 to win, obtained this the Cirrus aero-engine has been! close fight.
selected by the National Flying number without loss.
Services, Limited, of Great Bri- tain, as their standard engine.
Another surprise was the victory of Archie Compston over Abe Mitchell; Boomer had taken Compaton to the 21st hole in the mornlag, but Mitchell played erratically in the afternoon and
wont down 4 and 2.
Strong British Contingent. Britain has a very strong con- tingent in the last eight of the competition, and Compston and Duncan are favourites.
Danean did well to beat Ingen as he started very badly. Hagen won the first two holes, Dunean flailing his second at the first and taking three putts from 20 yards at the segund.
Duncan won the third, holing a three-yurder, and the American won the fourth. Dunenn aquared
At Portsmouth, Hampshire gave another wretched display in spite of a fine bowling performance by Kennedy which gave them a alight advantage on the first innings against Derbyshire. Derby won by five wickets.
Hampahire batted first and scored 110, Mitchell taking G wickets for 42 runs, to which Derby replied with 99. Kennedy getting rid of nine batamen at a cost of 16 runs, roughly five run apiece."
Captain Wen's journey carried over 14,000 miles of territory, and the long trip was accomplished without the slightest sign of en- gine trouble, no mean achieve- ment.
British Flying Clubs, While the flight does not com- patre with Hinkler's amazing trip from England to Australia (12,000 miles) in 5 days, also accom "Batting a second time, Hamp-plished with a Cirrus engine, it shire, made 111, one more than in constitutes an exhaustive test of their first innings, and Derbyshire the endurance and efficiency of the gained a sound victory, hitting 123 motive-power, runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Reuter,
It is not, therefore, surprising to learn that the National Flying Services has turned to the Cirrus engine after thorough texts of all other acro-engines of similar
at the sixth but was bunkerul at BOXING CONTESTS horse-power and have placed an
the seventh. He became one down, but squared at the eighth, where
he holed an eight-yarder and took
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when he missed a one and a half THREE CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS D
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order for one hundred and engines, which are to be used in the flying clubs and schools which are being operated under the com-
Well Known Figures.
The new company, which In- cludes among its directors such
first, laid a stymie, but Duncan TITLES CHANGE HANDS. well-known figures in the world of cleverly negotiated it from twelve yards and holed out.-Reuter. The complete results were:
First Round,
W.
London, May 16.
A programme, entalling the de- elsion of three championships in one night naturally drew to Olympia this evening one of the biggest crowds ever seen at a box- Fing show in England, and they
Had the most remarkable expert-} Hence of seeing all the titles change
hands!
G. Duneau (unattachel) beat Hagen (U.S.) by 1 hale.
Michell (private) beat A. Robson (Cooden Beach) by 1 hole. II. C. Jolly (Foxgrove) boat L. Cotton (Coulsdon) by 5 and 8.
W. T. Twine (Ashford) beat J. Jurado (Argentine) by 3 and 2,
A. G. Havers unattached) beat G. Faulkner (Bramley) by 3 and 2.
W. H. Davies (Wallasey) best G. Gadd (Roehampton) by 3 and 1.
d. Common (Coombe Hill) beat
A. Boomer (St. Cloud) at the 21st.
C. A. Whitcombe (Crews Hill) boat
This splendid fare was brought about by the efforts of the National Sporting Club, under whose au- spices the contests were fought.
Chief Interest was centred on
T. H. Cotton (Langley) by 2 and 1.Alex Ireland (holder) and
E. D. Dudley (U.S.) bent C. Say- ner (Birkdale) by 3 and 2.
I. Diegel (U.3.) beat A. Watrous (U.S.) by 1 hole.
J. Dekenden (N. Middlesex) boat C. Gray Willingdon) by 1 bale.
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aviation as Sir Alan Cobham, Cap. Anin Edgar Guest, The Master of pro- Sempili, and Lady Bailey, poses to establish twenty-two new aerodromes in Britain in the near future, and machines with Cirrus engines will form a rather dia- linctive feature.
en-
Sir Alan Cobham is now gaxing in a long tour of the Bri tish Isles for the, express purposej of arousing interest in aviation.)
time for in- and at the same vestigating landing ground possi- bilities.
Importance to China. the fifteen rounds' battle for the Captain Wen Lin-chen's flight is Britisk ind European middle. weight championships between of great importance at the present
time when the National Govern Harvey (London). Ireland has ment is pursuing a vigorous policy been thought by some people to of air development in China. In this development, light aeroplanes hold the titles under great good should play a great part, and it ja fortune, and Harvey gained a smashing victory to-night, Ireland hoped and believed that there is being knocked out in the seventh big field for British light nero- planes which have over and over trainst proved themselves more than equal to the beat in the world.
J. Tarness (US) bent E. Whil- | round. combe (lournemouth) at the 19th.
The fight for the featherweight Horton Smith (US) boat Title between Harry Corbett (Beth. Barber (Cavendish) by 2 holes,
J. J. Taylor (Richmand) bent 7. Atkinson Lees Hall) by 4 and 3
S. P. Brews (S. Africa) beat A. Bradboer (West Hill) by 2 holen, ¡
A Young (Sonping) beat Bert Hodson (Newport). the 1st,
Second Round.
British machines with Cirrna nal Green) and Johnny Cuthbert (Sheffield), holder and ex-holder, engines hold the following world two-senter light records: The respectively, was in the nature of
aeroplane record, the light nero- contest. Cuthbert a return
plane nou-stop Distance record, captured the title by a
the record fight by a pilot an exhibition of boxing, winning on accompanied, and the record long- points in fifteen rounds.
re-
brilliant
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Teddy Baldock (Poplar) defeat- distance flight with passenger.
To the severely logical mind
W. H. Davies beat A. G. Havers byed the holder of the batamweight these facts will be more convinc-
Kid championskip, (Bethnal Green) on fifteen rounds.-Reuter.
3 and 2.
G. Duncan beat J. Ockenden by 5 arid 4.
H. C. Jolly beat W. T. Twine by 6| sel. 5.
A. Compston beat Ale Mitchell by 4 and 2
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J. Turnova beat Horton Smith by. 3 and 2.
J. J. Taylor beat S. F. Brews by 3 and 2.
E. Diegel heat E. D. Dudley by b and 4.
C. A. Whitcombe beat A. Young by two holes.
THE LADIES FINAL
Pattenden points over
ROBBERS BIND UP VICTIMS.
THREE ARRESTS MADE BY
THE POLICE.
An isolated hut at Ngau Shi Wan, in the Kowloon City district, was the scene of an armed robbery
ing than several columna of technical details.
Last September, the Cirrus Moth gained first award in the Efficiency Contest at the US, Na Honal Air Races.
CHINESE DISPLAYS A WOODEN LEG.
TO SHOW HE COULD NOT BE FIGHTER.
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Miss Wethered and Miss Collett, last night, when five men held up A six-foot Chinese, with
Miss Glenna Collett, the Amer!- the tenant, a motor car driver and wooden log, and a lesser-statured can lady champion, has been play-robbed him of money and property one, with a myriad-coloured left ing ap brilliantly in the British to the value of $19.
bye, appeared before Mr. N. L. Ladies Golf Championship at St.
No resistance was offered as tho Smith in the Police. Court this Andrew's that there has never men forced their way into the morning, charged with fighting.
The wooden-legged Chinese, who been any doubt that she would hut, after tricking the victim into! reach the final,
opening the door by pretending in a cigarette stall-holder, turned The real interest in to-day's that they had come to buy cakes. up the right leg of his trousers to rantches
the A knife was held in a menacing exhibit his artificial leg and attempted to tell the Court that struggle between the British ladies way by one of the men,
round centred
In his evidence he stated that Lother stall-holders had accused
for the right to meet Miss Collett The tenant and two small girls it was impossible for a man so In the final.
were bound with wires, from handicapped to inflict a black cyo The Anal test came between which they freed themselves after on a nimble opponent. those anelent rivals, Miss Joyce the departure of the robbers, and Wethered and Mrs. Guedella rained the alarm, (formerly Miss Cocil Leltch) and "Prompt action taken by the him of undercutting their prices, Miss Wethered, who has only re- police led to the arrest of three which he staunchly denied, and turned to competitive golf this men who are alleged to have been Beason after a long respite, sceur-amongst those concerned in the ed a handsome victory.
robbery. A suit of clothes valued The final will be played to-at $7 has been recovered,
morrow an a memorable match
is expected as both layers are on
the top of their form.
The results to-day, were:
Fifth Round:
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Mins Doris Park boat Mles Wilson ut the 19th.
Misa Glenna Collett beat Mrs.
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that the second accused hu been engaged by them to teach him better maners, with the result that there was a fight in which the
ttle man hurt himself.
The prosecution took another view of the case and niated that Molly Gourlay by and 5.
the wooden-legged culprit was a Except Mrs, Guodella bent Miss Pyman by nuisance to the police. 13 and 2.
Semi-Finals. Miss Collett beat Miss Park by 4 and 3.
Miss Wathered beat Mrs. Guodelia by 5 and 4,
--Reuter.
for the ten minutes or so while the; second accused, was engaged in battling with the wooden-legged stall-keeper, he was unemployed.
Both wire bound over in the sum of $50 each to keep the peace! for six months.
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