THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1933.
WORTHY CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TENNIS
WELL DONE K.B.G.C.
WIN THE BOWLS
LEAGUE
BEAT C.S.C.C. IN DECIDING Game
·SUPERIOR TEAM WORK
(By "Veritas"}
A new chapter has been written in the annals of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club. It might suitably be entitled "From Wooden Spoonists to Champions". The final para- graph was written on the green of the Club de Recreio
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One of the heads in the course of being played during the deciding' match between the K.B.G.C, and the Civil Service for the champion- ship of the Lawn Bowls League.
(Photos Ming Yuen).
Saturday, when, in a deciding Time Limit
match, the Bowling Green beat the Civil Service by 15 shots and thus became champions of the first division of the Lawn Bowls League.
Prevents
Decision
BASEBALL GAMES
STOPPED
on
It WAN 1 "happy ending" paragraph befitting the earlier phrases which told of the almost Franintic rise of the club from the inglorious position hold at the lose of the 1932 season to the leadership of the 1933 league.
The victory
clean and
New York, Sept. 3. Was
all champions decisive. The new
The time-limit placed carried the day on all three rinks Sunday games prevented the double and they merited it by their header encounter between New superior bolla. From the third Head the Bowling Green Club York Giants and Boston reaching obtained a grip on the game which a definite conclusion to-day. they never relaxed until the end.
The Glants were beaten in the All the time the Civil Service
They lost first match, being nosed out, and wore fighting, hard. gallantly. On several heads their the second was left drawn at four No. 1 and 2 players held their own, runs ench in the ninth innings, but the sustained brilliancy of time not permitting of any further Hughie Nish, Adam Holland and play. Dave Gow proved to much for
Choir opposites and time after Darkness also stopped the St. time the Civil Servico were robbed Louls v Detroit encounter in the of winning heads by the skill of American League, with the teams these skips.
sharing tea runs stored in nine Innings.
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GREEN PECULIARITY,
The green was naturally fast, but this did not trouble the players to the same extent as the peculiar way it "took" the woods. The difficutly was most pronounced on the long heads, where the players, taking the normal green saw to their consternation the woods hold- ing up until near the jack and thon taking a violent bias.
ALMOST UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONS BEATEN
CRAIGENGOWER & LAWN BOWLS
SECOND DIVISION
TITLE
Craigengower Cricket Club virtual can be regarded as champions of the second divi- sión of the Lawn Bowls League.
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EASY WIN FOR RECREIO
"A" DIV. SPOILS
AT STAKE
The Club de Recreio jumped to fifth place in the league table of the "A" Division of the lawn tennis league on Fri. day when they visited the Uni. versity at Pokfulam and won by six sets to threo. Saturday's results pretty well assured them of retaining the title Both clubs have now played they won last year. They them- eight league matchce and have selves defeated the Indian Recrea-only one outstanding before com- | tion Club by 49 shots, whilst the pleting the season's programme. Civil Service, their only serious H. A. Barros and A. V. Re- n successful enjoyed rivals, were beaten by the Kow medios
three afternoon by winning all loon Cricket Club.
sets, and they turned the game in favour of the Portugese. The remaining pairs could only score one and a half sets each,
This now leaves Craigengower at the end of the table with 22 points from 14 matches, the Kowloon Bowling Green hold second place with 20 points from 15 matches and Civil Service come next with 18 points from 14 games.
Scores.
H. T. Bee and A. V. Salony
drew
But the position is still (University) lost to H. A. Barros fraught with interest. Craigen. and A. V. Remedios 0-6; gower fa their last two matches with V. A. Yvanovich and J. L. Xavler -6; lost to C. A. Barretto have to meet both the the Bowling Green and Civil Ser-and G. A. Noronha 2-6. vice. They
to are away
C. S. H. Wong und P. Kowloon team and may very (University) lost to Remedios and well suffer defent, but should be Barros 2-6; lost to Yvanovich and Barretto able to clinch the issue on their Xavier 3-6; drew with own green against Civil Ser-and Noronha 6-G. vice.
the
Lec
M. C. Hung and H. N. Lee (University) lost to Barros and Remedios 6-7; beat Yvanovich and Xavier G-2: Gent Barretto Noronha 7-6.
LEAGUE TABLE.
W. V. Field and his colleagues enjoyed a personal triumph on Saturday. Not only did they score an eight on one head, thus emulat- Ing the achievement of W. S. Drake's rink against the Police, but by beating Hyder's four by 37 shots, brought their record of shots for C.R.C. "A" beats the existing record of 184 R.C. the season to a total of 135, which SGAA shots established by B. W. Brad-K.C.C. bury's rink. As Field's rink have Roercio still to play two matches this sea- H.K.C.C.
C.0.0. son, they should be able to set up
C.R.C. "B" Agures good enough to stand for
University many a long day.
S.C.A.A. "B"
K.B.G.C. C.C.C.
Cleveland returned the biggest score of the day, when they hit up fourteen runs against Chicago.
Scores as cabled by Reuter were: |K.C.C.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston New York
RESULTS.
DIVISION 1.
64 C.S.C.C.
90 LR.C.
57 Electric
Yacht Club
66 C.S.C.C.
51 Recreio
Pollec
R. II. E.
3 13
4 10
01
(There were fourteen innings).
. Pittsburgh
Drake, the No. 3 on Nish's rink -was-worried-by-this all-the-aftor-Cincinnati-
naon, and although the dis- advantage was reduced as often n possible by taking fairly short treads, It was on over-present pritfall.
SKILFUL BOWLING.
But in spite of this peculiarity of the green, some skilful bowling was enjoyed by a large crowd.
Some of the keenest play of the afternoon was seen on the No. 2 rink, where. D. Gow and his colleagues fought out 21 hende with J. W. Deakin and Co., which ended in a five shots margin in favour of the Bowling Groon) föur.
But this lead was long delayed and until the 17th head it was any- body's game. Gow bowled ex- tremely well throughout, and in- variably had a wood good enough either to take shot or to draw second wood to rob the Civil Ser- vito of a three or four head.
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
New York
GN OO
C.C.C.
K.B.G.C. Recreio-
Police
LEAGUE TABLE.
DIVISION 2.
Shota
27983
F.W. L.D. F.
and
DAVIS CUP TEAM
DAVIS CUP TENNIS
SWITZERLAND QUALIFY
FOR THE 1934 SONTEST
Montreux, Sopt. 3. Switzerland to-day joined Italy and Austria as qualifiers for the j 1934 Davis Cup competition pro per, when they defeated Belgium in the third round of the qualifying contest by three matches to two- Reuter,
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The winning paths of the three teams have been:
ITALY.
1st round a bye
2nd round beat Poland. 3rd round beat Holland
SWITZERLAND.
1st round a bye
2nd round bent Monaco 3rd round beat Belgium
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AUSTRIA.
1st round a bye
2nd round beat Spain 3rd round beat Yugoslavin
GERMANY ALSO.
Leipzig, Sept. 2. Germany eliminated Denmark by three matches to nil in the quarter finals of the qualifying contest for the 1934 Davis Cup series to-day.
As the result of their win Ger- many will be competing in the 1934 aeries.--Reuter.
Germany's record is:.
3rd round beat Denmark
F. Pu
8 8 0 0 63
0 10
9 7 11 61
28
16
1s, round a bye
9 6 0 8 50
31
12
2nd round beat Ireland
7 4 0 3 32
29
8 4 0 4 34% 37
6 3 0 3 27
24
8 2 15 324 30%
5 2 0 3 23. 42
8 10 7 12
50
2
8 0 0 8 10
58%
0
FOOTBALL FACTS
154 GOALS SCORED ON SATURDAY
P. W. D. L. Pts. Up Dwn. HOME TEAMS ON
a 22 214
9_.12
14 11 15 20
20 134 1607_18 180
3 12
2
C.S.C.C.
14 0
16 8
I 8
0
Yacht Club 15 7
3
7
0
15 6
14
6 18 82
8.14 Electric
9 12 K.C.C. .... 15 0 - 9 32 Indian R.C. 15 1 - 14 2
16
- 141 - 204
4 4 0
The Brooklyn v. Philadelphia BRITISH CAR TRIUMPH. game was postponed on account
of rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Washington Boston
3
1
2
7.0
3 12
14 17
Chicago Cleveland
33 20
(Ferrell homered for Cleveland)
St. Louis Detroit
St. Louis
Detroit
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First Two Places In Ulster Road Race.
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ALFA ROMEO THIRD,
TOP
́Those who pinned their faith in home teams in the English Football League on Saturday were not disappointed.. Out of the forty four matches played, 29 saw home clubs win, where- as only three visitors enjoyed this distinction. There were a dozen drawn games.
On the previous Saturday, 26 visiting home clubs won, cloven teams were successful and there were seven drawn games.
The programme produced a total of 154 goals, 112 of which, were obtained by home teams. To London, Sept. 2. gether with the two Scottish Driving a British M. G. Magnette Loaguas, goalkeepers were benten car, Nuvolari, the Italian ace, won the 225 times, home clubs claiming 156 Ulster Road Race Tourist Trophy of the goals.
average speed of 78.05
2
0 1
1 8 1
10
3
with an m.p.h. to-day,
G 10
1
(The game ended at the ninth
Perhaps the least expected de- fost was that of A. W. Grimmitt's inning on account of darkness):
The New York v. Philadelphia
rink. They finished eight shots
down and at no time did bley apmatch was postponed because of pear likely to rob
rain. the Bowling
Groon four of the lend secured on
the early reads.
Holland and
Grimmitt had U.S. WOMEN'S GOLF.
CHAMPIONSHIP
several koon contests, but the uporior play of Duncan, Petherick and Macfarlane over Armstrong, Simmons and Hollidge was the big factor,
·NISH IN FORM. Hughle Nish' was in the best form. Ils rink started dienstrously] losing five on the first two honds.]
Miss van Wie Defeats Miss Holon Hicks
New York, Sept. 2.. Mias Virginia van Wie, who defeat- After this there was an appre-ed Miss Enid Wilson in the semi-find). ciable improvement in the delivar retained the US. Women's Golf ion of Hall and MacIntyre. Hall Championship to-day when she de bowled especially well ones ho feated Miss Helen Hicks at the diad accustomed, himself to the niinois, by four, and three over a Exmoor Country Club, Highland Park. groen,
McGowan was the most consistent holes in the Anal.
Civil Service bowler on this rink.
There was a splendid tussle be
ant several times he earned ap-tween the two finalists. The wind plause for some excellent shot troubled both players at the start, but Miss Hicks seeined to feel it lens. woodo,
But his good work was perslet-Sho led by two holes at the end of the
morning round. ently upast by Nish, who laid with extraordinary accuracy, and more Miss Hicks continued to show good than once carried the jack through form and at one time led by four to the well placed Bowling Green hack woods to convert an adversa singlo into a two and three shots for the champions.
WHY K.B.G.C. WON. The Bowling Green owed their kuccess to Auparlor teamwork, (Continued on Page 7.j
holes, achlovod splendid drives and deadly iron ahots. mainly through
Outplayed up to this stage, Miss van Wis staged a wonderful recovery, Sho rallied, and from then, onwards there was only one playor in the pic ture, Hor putting was amazing, and enco she dropped the ball from 151 yards. She could be said to have won her match through her marvellous putting-Reuter, Sty
ENDURANCE FEAT
Swimmer Abandons Record Attack
Malta, Sept. 3.
Turnbull and Quiat, members of the 1933 Australian Davis Cup team, who may visit Hongkong next April,
Girl Wonder Swimmer
METEORIC CAREER
MAY VISIT COLONY
JACK
CRAWFORD AND CO.
POSSIBLE TOUR OF JAPAN
IN APRIL 1934
Although it is now definite that the Aus tralian Davis Cup tearn will not visit Hong- kong this year, there is a distinct possibility of the players being seen here next spring..
This welcome, information is Mr. contained in a lotter from Harley Malcolm, Hon. Secretary of tho Lawn Tennis Association of AB- Australia, to the Australian sociation of Hongkong and South China.
The text of the Inttor is quoted below:
"I beg to acknowledge receipt of your latter dated July 19th in reference to, the movements of the Davis Cup team.
Almost overnight Lenore Kight bus risen to replace the great Helene Madison as queen of Amer- "There was n suggestion earlier in the season that the players ican swimmers.
In a series of feats that rivalled should return via Japán to honour Japanesa of Miss Madison, Martha Norellus players to Australia Inst year, "but the record smashing performances the return visit of the and other famous mermaids the in view of the length of the tour 20-year old Homestead Pa., girl the Council has decided that this swept the four free-style events, portion of the trip is to be aban- breaking one world's record in the doned. recent National A. A. U. cham- pionships.
NEXT APRIL?
"An effort will probably be made to send a team about April of next year provided it does not interfere with the Davis Cup tour, if wo decide to enter for that competi- tion.
"I thank you for the informa- tion regarding the number of our countrymen in Hongkong, and if a visit is made to Japan next year avery effort will be made to include Hongkong in the itinerary. You will be duly advised of the position.
your
COMES ALONG SLOWLY. Although Ittle known to the swimming world until the 1932 Olympics, when she came within inches of defeating Miss Madison, both in the tryouts and the 400- metre final, Miss Kight has been gradually improving since coming under the tutelage of Jack Scarry, coach of the Carnegie Library Club team, about seven years ago. Aftor swimming 40 miles in 52
Miss Kight made her first ap hours, Arthur Rizzio was forced to abandon his attempt to swim the pearance in the nationals in 1928,
"I appreciate very much Malta Channel, from Pozzalo, Sicily, but was just an also ran. She to Malta, when only 13 miles from was back in 1929 and 1930, how-
ever, and in the indoor title meet kindly remarks about the team and of 1981 finished second to Miss their efforts in the Davis Cup of At the same time as he attacked Madison in the 220-yard and 500- this year. They played well but the Channel, Rizzio sought to create yard races. But even that did not were defeated by a better team; a new world's record for open sea arouse the swimming experts- Great Britain. endurance swimming, a title which somebody had to finish second.
on his ho himself holds. His record is of
Last year_it_was_a_different. "Your congratluations 68 hours.
story. In the Olympic tryouts at fine performance will be convoyed his return Rizzio is the father of seven chil Jonea Beach the sturdy little to Jack Crawford on
Pennsylvanian with her powerful from America about the middle of dren-Router.
crawl stroke lont to Miss Madison October. by the length of her fingers and maximum from games
in the 400-metre Anal at Los whilst similar records are enjoyed Angeles repeated the performance, by Crystal Palace and Luton in the forcing, the Seattle star, now a Southern Section of the Third professional, to a new world's
the record, Division and by Crave In Northern Section.
his goal.
played,
Yours truly, (signed). H. MALCOLM,
Hon. Secretary.
L. T. A. INVITATION.
It is understood that the Aus- Only Ave feet, two inches in traliah Lawn Tennis Association Among the Scottish teams, only height, Miss Kight is the shortest have not yet replied to an invita- Motherwell and Queen's Park have free style champion in recent tion extended to the Australian years. Miss Madison le five feet, Davis Cup team by the Hongkong unspoiled league records.
ten. Many said it was only the Lawn Tennis Association, to play shorter reach that prevented her in Hongkong should the team re- turn to Australia via this Port beating Miss Madison last year,
from their European and American tour.
The biggest aggregate of goals came from the Southern Section of the Third Division where the 22 clubs scored 45 between them,
POWER PERSONIFIED.
36 of which went to home tearns. In overcoming the handicap The best score of the day was Miss Kight has developed the credited to Luton who netted ten science applied power" to " AUSTRALIAN TEAM. Very few teams are now left times and the highest aggregate in fine point. She has one of the The winner's time for the course of with a 100 per cant record. Everyone match to Luton and Torquay, most powerful strokes in the sport, 478 miles was 5 hours 50 mins. 34 club in the First Division of the who registered 12 gosis.
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which with a well-timed kick sends Davis Cup Players For Hamilton, driving an M. G. Miá-] Engsh League has dropped one
Second In each of the four division of her fairly flying through the. get, was second, and Rose Richards, or more points. In the
Hongkong In April. an Alfa Romeo, came third. Preston North End and Notts the English League, three drawn water.
County have alone scored the games were recorded,
Router.
LAWN
BOWLS
cneral view of the rinka lá play de -shampions; döfealed the CH
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CHAMPIONSHIP
“Cláb de Récréis when Kowloon Bowling Green Club, the din bil ter
In a' deciding match on Saturday. (Photor Ming Yuan),
HARMSWORTH TROPHY. FAR EASTERN TOUR.
Miss America Beats Miss Britain Easily.
GÅR WOOD'S TRUMPH.
letter to the Australian In A Association of Hongkong and South China, Mr. Harley Malcolm, Hon. Secretary of the Lawa Tennis
Asrociation of Australla, has In- timated that on Australian tennis team will probably visit Hongkong in April.
The suggestion that the Australian- Algonack, Mich., Sept. 2. Davis Cup team Mosers. Jack Gar Wood's "Miss America X" won Crawford, Vivian McGrath, Turnbull the first of the three races for the and Quist, should visit the Far East- Harmsworth Trophy, beating the on the return, trip from Europe and British entry, Scott Painos "Miss the United States, has been abandon- Britain III," by three miles.
ed.
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Just before the start of the race,
lastminuto
Dodge's entrant,
The virit was proposed in order Delphno V caught fire and did not that the Australian authorities could participate in the race. The pllab reciprocate the visit of Japanese, was unhurt,
players to Australia. last year
Owing to the length of tho' Davis Cup tour, it has now been decided to until postpone the visit to Japan April.
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Wood's averago speed, for the course of 35 natutical miles was 82- 498 knots an hour and Paine's was 78.449.
The Australian players, who are at The American led by three quar- tors of a lie at the end of the present in the United Statos, will first lap, two miles at the end of the return direct to Australia this month, second, and two and a half at the arriving in Bydney In mid-October. end of the thirul,
Mr. Malcolm has intimated that if The fourth lap was like a battle the trip to Japan thatürde in between David and Goliath, ax "Miss every effort will be made to Include America's four Packard engines llongkong In the Itinerary. It developed 7,000 h.p. compared to the practically certain that the Austral 1.000 b.p. by the angle Napier team will comprise the four players
the semi-finalist Schneider Trothy engine" of “Mi who reached
Year's Davis Copy. "The second racó, will be decided on 144ack Crawford Monday, and the third, if necessary, holder of the Wimbledon and
Championships, on Tuesday Router
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