THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1934.
AUSTRALIAN BATSMEN MAKE MERRY AT LEICESTER
TENNIS LEAGUE
FIXTURES,
The first list of matches in the official programme of the lawn tennia league which starts next week appears below. In view of the the fact that the LT.A.. handbook, containing the complete list of fixtures for the season is not kely to be ready until the next of next week, these fixtures will be published again in these columns, and clubs can refer to them for guidance.
LEAGUE TENNIS TO START
NEXT MONDAY
THIS SUMMER'S INNOVATIONS
KOWLOON VERSUS
HONGKONG
do
SEED THE
DAVIS CUP
Interesting Opinion
BY AMERICAN CRITIC
There are quite a number of Davis Cup problems to be reckoned with sooner or later, and one of them is, whether the draw should be seeded. The matter is accentuated by this year's "blind" draw. In the lower half are France, Germany, Australia and Japan, while in the upper half there is no nation likely to give a real fight to most of those in the opposite half. With the Icssened number of entries this year, plus the lopsided draw, the European contest is robbed,
BOWLERS FLOGGED BY MCCABE
A. Kippax
NEW COUNTY CAPTAINS
·E, R. T. HOLMES AT THE OVAL
of much interest before play A. MELVILLE AT begins.
WHY NOT SEED 7.
HOVE
GLAMORGAN
HUMBLE
SURREY
CLAY'S TWELVE WICKETS
HOBBS SCORES
ALONE -
Stan. McCabe.
Test Larwood To
London, May 7. The
Australian cricketers continued their slaughter of bowlers at Leicester to. day, when they rattled up 368 for 5 wickets declared
English Be As Fast
As Ever?
against Leicestershire, and HAS SUCCESSFUL then, before the close of home
fullled to qualify for the cham- McCabe helped himself to 108,
This reason
four sides come
and was still undefeated when the closure was applied. Kippax was a little unlucky In
GLAMORGAN TRIUMPH.
As Kent did to them last week,
Clay, lending Glamorgan bowler,
TRY-OUT
BRITISH ATHLETES. WIN
Round-Paris Relay
UNIVERSITIES' FINE PERFORMANCE
Paris, Apr. 16.
British University athletes
RETURN OF THE OLYMPIC
* CONTESTANTS.
With the arrangements com- pleted for the return of the Olympic swimmers on May 23 and 24, it is understood that representatives of the various other branches of sports will shortly be meeting to discuss formulating a programme.
1t la expected that tennis, track and field events, foot. ball and volleyball exhibitions will be arranged, and enden- yours will be made to keep these attractions from clash- ing.
to-day won the Round-Paris BLANKS OUT
Relay Race of about 16 miles, in which 18 teams of 50 men took part, the Universities' Union team
the covering course in Ihr, 53 1-56cc..
The outstanding runner of the British team was A. B. Leach, of Oxford University, who won the 49th lap, from Auteull Viaduct to the Jenn Bouin stadium, from which the race was started.
IN FIRST MATCH
FINE PITCHING FEAT
"CUBS" LATEST
CAPTURE-
When Lench took over the baton, he had 50 yards to make up. For the Brst 800 metres he did not gnin any ground. In the second half of the lap he caught up the London, Apr. 201
loaders yard by yard and reached
New York, May 7. Harold Larwood, England's D... Rathbone, of Cambridge Uni- first bowler who has had versity, about ten yards ahead of
Bill Lee, the new Chicago Cubs
an scored
amazing trouble with his foot ever since the Stade Francals man.
It was pitcher he injured it during the Testa splendid piece of timing and en- triumph in his first major league matches in Australia, bowled abled Rathbone to out-distance his baseball game to-day, when he for a quarter of an hour yes-opponents comfortably on the last blanked out the Philadelphia terday.
Jap, once round the track, to win
He said afterwards, "I am by about 30 yards. absolutely confident about my
A GOOD BEGINNING.
Phillies in a. National League encounter.
foot now. I believe that I
St. Louis Cardinals took the shall be able to get right back The race began with J. E. Love- Boston Braves "for a ride," but to my old pace. I am eagerlock, the world's mile record holder, the Giants only just scrambled. to bowl myself into the Tests." doing what was expected of him. home against Cincinnati Reds.
He handed over the baton 30 yards For fifteen minutes Larwood ahead of the nearest man in the -his first spell of bowling this
season.
He was
corres-
in the American league the Senators Indulged in some tall, acoring, piling on 17 runs against After this lap the British team the Chicago White Sox, while the failed to hold their lead and it was Yankees, leading challengers to held in turn by the Racing Club the Pennant holders, collected 14 de France and the Stade Francals. runs against St. Louis.
At the seventh relay, from Pont d'lena to Passerelle Dehilly, Stade Francais took the lead and the Bri- tish team moved up. From that point it was a stirring duel between Stude. Francais and the British.
play, captured a wicket for 35 runs. It is the pretty general opinion | In these days when few amateura that Australia and Japan' are the can give all their time to cricket, Stanley McCabe, brilliant all- countries most fancied to come changes in the captaincy of the rounder, indulged in some free (By "Veritas").
through against the winner of the county teams occur much more fre-hitting after Don Bradman and Americas battle, yet one of them quently than used to be the case Alari Kippax had taken the edge The tennis lengue season must pass out of the picture at the when far fewer fixtures had to be off the Leicestershire attack. starts on Monday next, and this very beginning of the contest. year sces yet further innova- "ease in" to the campaign, get ite
Neither has an opportunity to pionship. tions. Owing to the decrease in bearings and obtain a line on its under new leadership. D. 8. Jar- the number of teams competing players and decide what are the dine, at the close of the tour in in the Mixed Doubles league, it beat positions to assign them. India, telegraphed to the Surrey missing the three-figure mark, has been decided to have home
Club his inability and away matches, the teams
Few of the countries in the up-and, adopting his to play often, being sent back when 80. Brad- auggestion, the man batted in characteristic style
for his 85. thus being ensured of six games per half of the draw can hope to Committee approached E. R. T. bach.
more than make a
Leicester did not have much Holmes. Fortunately, the old Ox- gesture The "C" Divlaton has again been against Australia and Japan, or ford double Blue accepted the in- batting, but they lost a wicket in had been bowling to A. W. Carr arst lap (710 metres).
of the vitation, and the familiar Harle-gathering 35 runs. very strongly supported. The even against the winner
dis- Filipino Club have dropped out, France v Austria Tie. Yet one of quin cap still will be seen as a but their place has been filled by them is nasured of a "go" with the tinguishing mark for the Surrey
still panting when I almost certain winner of the Euro-captain. Holmon was a good Asso- the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, one contest. That battle is eintion centre-forward, and a fast did Glamorgan to Surrey to-asked him what it had felt like, who make their debut in the league.
practically sure to be won by the bowler capable of | occupant of the lower half bracket, est and enthusiasm ng much iday, defeating the Londoners by writes a Daily Exprcas
he did. An innings and 92 at the Kenning-pondent. As a result, it has-been found in i one-sided match. With He played at Lord's three. Umes ten Oval. desirable to split the division seeded draw Australia and Japan Againat Cambridge, finishing his
Captain would be in different halves, with Univeralty career as into two sections, ono comprising Krance and Germany also separat-1927. Not yet 29, he may have his
best cricket years before him,
ANOTHER OXONIAN. On the other side is to be set.
Alan The championship will be de-the fact that the Davis Cup draw
Melville, also of Oxford, cided by a sectional final between never has been seeded. But the well known as the South African the leader of the two sections, same is true of practically all other all-rounder, takes the place left and the runners-up to the winners draws. Until after the World War vacant by the resignation of R. S.
G.
Scott,
who followed Duleep elvallenge the losers for the run- in United States,
und the brothers Arthur and Australia, etc.. Jiers-up honours of the whole were blind" Now they are all division.
steded. Why should not the Davis per Aftar lending Oxford in 1931 The application of the promo-Cup-and the Wightman Cup and 1932, Melville remained in the tion and relegation system adopted draws fall into line with those leven a fourth year under B. W. last
year, together with the unde for all the great champion-lone, and gave teful aid to Sussex during the latter part of распотела!
the ships? There is no good reason to last summer. successes of C.R.C.. finds the Causeway Bay follow different rules. If seeded
Hampshire will look strange club with three teams in the "A' draws are an improvement over without the
of Lord presence Division.
unseeded ones the latter should be Tennyson, their captain over since
"I was not conscious of it-did not think about the injury," he The promoted and demoted done away with.
the
W. G. L. Lowndes has teams are:
auid to me, and I felt no Jar or accepted the responsibility of
pain. igure. following so notable
"It was just as if I had never Geoffrey Lowndos, after being In
left off bowling and if the wicket the Eton oleven, got his Oxford was almost unplayable," and re-had been hard I should have gone ail team. Blue in 1921, but has had little ex-turned the following agurea: out. I liked bowling again.
of county cricket.
Kowloon clubs and the other Hongkong teams.
..
In
of this tie have the right to the draw at Wimbledon and tolligan as the Sussex skip-
PROMOTED.
From "B" to "A", Chinese Ro-j creation Club and United Services Recreation Club.
TENNIS RANKINGS
From "C" to "B". Chinese Re-Portuguese National List
creation Club,
DEMOTED.
Now Issued
A
a
periencershire, most unfortunate
lose E.
J. B. Hobby.
Ist inna. 2nd inus.
6 for 33
"I feel champion," he said. And no one could doubt from his happy face that he was. delighted.
While he bowled, most of the The Stade Francais held the lend few of us who were on the ground for six laps, but at the thirteenth were surprised at the energy bejlan, Pont Solferino to Pont Royal displayed. True, he took only a short run up to the wicket, but sent the bull ddwn at quick medium pace.
The
43 metres), G. N. Blake, of London Univeralty gave the British team he lead again.
The British held on to their The ground was soft and the lead for ten laps, but for the next foot-holds were well sawdusted. 15 laps Stade Francais wore again Yet Larwood showed not the in front. slightest bit of apprehension about his left font.
FELT NO Jar or paIN.
A GREAT WIN,
At the thirty-eighth lap (416) motres) J. E. Stevenson won a magnificent battle against the Stade's crack runner, Vologe, and put Britain ahead.
Scores as cabled by Reuter were:
Cloveland,
ONE
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
R. H. E.
8
8
Philadelphia.... 12
7
(Coleman homered)
1
8
7 St. Louis..... New York... 14. 14 (Gehrig and Dickey homered) 8 2 Detroit (There were elevon innings. The relief pitcher Y. N. Wood and
schoolboy Howo-homered)..
Boston
Chicago Washington
€ 10
3
7 '12
2
17 15
0
NATIONAL LEAGUE. Philadelphia.**
0 2
Chiengo para
At the forty-second Inp Stade (Bill Lee, playing in his first Francals were again ahead, and major league game for Chicago, things looked black for the British pitched and shut out the Phillies)
occurred
Then
the second "I am absolutely confident about dramatic moment of the race, A. B. 6 for 51 my foot now, I believe that I Lench winning his lap by about ten W. Dawson for the second time, making in all 12 for 84. As shall be able to get right back to yards after being 60 yards behind but they now have in A. G. Hazlet Surrey were dismissed for my old pace, and I am very eager at the take-over
13 and 147-a very inauspicious to bowl myself into the Tests." The Stade Francals first team tart to The Portuguese national tennis rigg a captain likely to fill the From. "A" to "B". University
He had his left foot massaged was second in Ihr. 67 2-58cc.. the county championship: Sears. He and South Chinn Athletic Ausocin-ranking lists have been issued as possion Carent Etonian cap
after his trial, but only as a pre- while the Club Athletique Jean follows:
Bouin was third, and the Union John Berry Hobbs, however, re-enution. at Cambridge proved a capable baisman and fused to be overawed, and playing Larwood has lost some weight Saint Gilloise (Belgium) fourth. slow bowler before lending the masterly cricket, scored 62 in the since last season, when he bowied side in 1932. Hee has assisted second innings, Leicestershire a few times.
tion.
From "B" to "C". Clvil Service Cricket Club and University.
Once again the programines will be played on a block system, special days of the week baving | been allotted for the various divisions.
Mixed doubles.ties will be play-į ed on Monday, the "A" Division on Tuesday, “B" Division on Thurs- day and "C" Division on Friday, The first week's programme is appended.
MIXED DOUBLES.
(Monday, May 14).
Chinese B. C. U.B.R.O.
♥
Kowkinn G. C.
Ladies R. C.
"A" DIVISION.
(Tuesday, May 15).
Chinrse B. C. "A" South China A, A. Indian C. Kowloon C 0. Hongkong 0. 0.
Club do Recrolo Craigingower C. C.
• Chlame It. C. "N" Chieme I. C. "O" JARO.
"B" DIVISION.
(Thursday, May 17).
Kowloon O. Both Chinn A, A.
Chines R. O.
Club de Necrelo
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W Unleashy
Indian R. C. Graduates Au Hongkong Q., 0.
OR DIVISION.
Moy. 18). Hongkong Section.
Civli 'Barelco 0. 0.
Chuces T. d.
Army T. 0.
Indian RQ
Yade Sports
I' . .
| Oralgeogower 0. · 0, · *· Bnferrcity--
KOWLOON SECTION,
Kowloon 0.0. Club de Rærels Kowkion Docks
Deutscher Klub
Kowloon Indlana
Central British
• South China
MEN.
1. R. de Castro Pereira,
D. de Avillez,
A. Males.
4. P. Ribeiro.
5. E. Ricciardi.
6. A. Pinto-Coelho.
J. M. Serra-Moura,
8. 1. Ricelardi.
9. P. Matos.
10. M. Nicolnu,
LADIES.
1. A. Plantier.
2. M. T. Cunha.
3. J. de Heredia,
LAWN BOWNS
K.B.G.C.
TEAMS FOR SATURDAY
The following will represent the Kowloon Bowling Green Club in their Lawn Bowls lengue matches. against the Club de, Recreio on Saturday.
1 TEAM ON RECREIO GREEN, J. S. Logan, P. T. Farrell, R. Hall, W.-8. Drako (Skip).
R. Duncan, S. Randle, V. Potherick, W. Macfarlane (Skip). J. Watson,. A. S. Russell, J, H. Budding, L. Guy (Skip),
2nd. TEAM AT K.B.G.C. H. F. Stoneham. C. B. Hosking. A.W.E. Davidson, II. 11. Rose
(Skip).
G. J. Chambers, E. S. Searle, J.
G. Mayor, W. E. Hale (Skip).
M. J. Henderson, J. Macdonald,
J. G. Charlton, G.E.F: Thompson
Kowloon B. 6. 6. (Skip).
for gome
tain,
and thimself
A. T. Sharp, a former captain, will take command should Hazle rigg require a rest.
programme.
jenly ten overs for his enunty. little:
Glamorgan experienced dificulty in handling the Surrey attack, which lacked variety, and compiled 362.-Reuter,
He just escaped being seriously hurt this morning, however,
Just as he bent down to pick up a ball, Carr. butting to another
THE POLICE HOCKEY TEAM, CHAMPIONS OF THE MAMAK LEAGUE, (Photo: Ming Yuan).
CAMBRIDGE RUGBY
TOUR
------
Governing Body in Now York
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn.. Pittsburgh
Boaton
St. Louis
4 11 1
2 10
0
0 12
8
7 13
+ 7
3
10 11 (Rothrock and Collins homered)
SWIMMING RECORD
Dutch Team Set Up Fresh Figures
Rotterdam, April 16.
The Dutch women's swimming team broke the world record for the 400 metros relay by 4.7sec., New York, April 16.
their time being 4min, and 33.3sce. imin. The Cambridge University Rugby Mias Selbach's time was team concluded their tour here 10.98cc. Miss Timmerman's min. yesterday, when they bent 9.130c, Miss Mastenbroek's Imin. combined Eastern Universities 8.7600. and Mias Willy Den
Ouden's 1min. 4.0sce. by
Learu
23 points to 9.
Interviewed after the match, Mr.
Milton, of the Otter 9.C., came Teywood, the Cambridge manager in third in his heat of the 100 said: "We think the Americans metres, free style. This event. are taking to Rugger and we should like an American. team to
meet us in England.”
was won by Szekeley (Hungary) In 1min. 1 1-6BCC.
Harvard. Princeton, the French, Tomalin won the diving ovent, and. New York Rugby Clubs have Lumanna (Germany) being second decided to form a body to govern and Lotgering. (Holland) third. Rugby in the East, on stratlar
linea to the English Rugby Union.
Amatordam, April 17.
A crowd of 6,000 watched yestor- Elenor Holm covered the 100 day's match, in which Leather, yards backstroke in the record time. Fyfe, Johnson (2) and Macintyre of 1 min, 10% sec. scored tries for Cambridge, Parkor
Miss W. Donouden (Holland) to- converting one and Fyfe and Par-day bent her own world record for
ker kicking penalty goals.
г
the 100' motres freo-style in 1min 4 4-68cc., her previous record being 1 min. 58oč.
bowler, made a tremendously hard hit." Larwood bad his back turned. In the 100 metres' (bückstroke). The ball hit him with gront force race Milton, the British swimmer, on the right heel alightly bruising was second in 1 min. 18 2-5 sec., compared with 1min. 13 2-Grec. Another inch or so higher and by the winner, Scheffer, of Hol- This ankle might have been fracland. The diving event was won
by Tomalin.
It.
'türéd,
Pa perang aradak
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