THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY, JUNE
1934.
GREAT EFFORT BY J. CRAWFORD AND V. MCGRATH
Berotra and Brugnon, this year's winners of the French mon's
daubles tennis championship.
PADGHAM'S & COTTONS BRILLIANT GOLF
LOSER STEALS LIMELIGHT IN A
THRILLING STRUGGLE
TO WIN
FRENCH
DOUBLES
TITLE
BEATEN IN THE FIFTH SET
PEGGY SCRIVEN DOES IT AGAIN
Paris, June 3.
Miss Peggy Scriven, the Englishwomen tennis player, whose fluctuating, form has bewildered the selectors and her friends, has done it again!·
To-day she retained the French singles title by defeating Mina Helen Jacobs, America's leading player, after a gruelling three set niutch by the scores of
Southport, May 5.7-5, 4-6, 6-1.
The men's singles and
Despite the gallant efforts of Henry Cotton, Alfred Padgham, the distinction of being one of a By this achievement, she enjoys the 27-year-old Ryder Cup and international player, now pre-rew fessional at Sundrigde Park, won the first prize of £315 in the title. competitors to retal # Dunlop tournament here by two strokes. His aggregate of 279 doubles and mixed doubles cham represents the finest performance in the history of British golf. While according due praise to ja two at the 15th he had the issue in very deserving winner, it must be nil-safe keeping. mitted that Cotton atole most of the limelight in the final round.
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Some iden of Padgham's meclinical consistency can be gained from the fact that in each of the Inst three rounds he came home in . This morning during his
which gave him
Tount of 68 strokes at the end of the third round
lend of Ove he made golf look the simplest of games. His drives were so straight trouble, art he failed to reach the that he never experienced the slightest green with his MUCORE shots only
Having recovereri brilliantly from the terrible burden of that opening round of 78, Cotton Marled the Inst stage needing to equal his own record ncert of 66 to tle. With grim doter mination Cation proceeded on his superhuman task and reached turn in 35. Turning for home he had the two great threes. Then at the 12th he pushed his drive out of bounds twice. He had lapses on two greens, yet secured a four. Threes followed the first and seventh; otherwise he at the 14th, where he holed from putted beautifully, including eight seven yards, and 15th. so that he stood single pults. on the 18th tee requiring 443 to Be. He renched the 16th green with two splendid wooden shots, but his ap proach putt, curling over a rise in the Burfaco, finished two yards from the flag. When he missed the second putt his chance had gone.
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Nevertheless, it was a glorious fallure for to accomplish such masterful round in the circum stances spoke volumen for his spirit. We saw a new Cotton- fighter, every inch of the way. Although Abe Mitchell won an in- vitation competition at Long Ashton, irista!, with a score of 271 and Percy Ali
carri of the Porthcawl. tournament in 1932 with 278, one con-
plonships alt chnaged lands. although Miss Elizabeth Ryan and Madame Mathlou retained the ladies doubles crown,
Miss Jacobs could not stand the pace Forced to 22 games In the first two against. Mise Scriven. sets, of which the English girl went to pieces in the third set. won the first at 7-5, Miss Jacobs concerting it after capturing but one game.
Miss Jacobs also figured on the Miss Sarah Palfrey, her Wightman losing side when in company with Cup colleague, she was benten in the women's doubles after a three set match.
LACEY'S MISTAKES.
The challengers won the open- ing set at 6-3, but Miss Ryan and Henry Cotton's morning round, too, Mdme. Mathieu came back strong- was a wonderful effort, and several putts gone down, like they out comfortable winners.
hadly, and after levelling matters, ran, did on the previous day, Instead of stopping on the lip of the hole, his
BRILLIANT DOUBLES MATCH. score, would have been phenomenal.
Lacey placed himself out of the run.
Jack Crawford ning by missing aliort putts during McGrath made a great effort to and Vivian the outward half. Then he became win the men's doubles, but after rattled and strokes slipped away rapidly. I gathered the impression recovering from a two sets defcit, as not to hinder his partuor, who by Borotra and Brugnon, the carly on that he hurried his shots so were finally beaten in the fifth set happened to be his friend, Padgkam.
siders these fenta pale in comparison WORLD SWIMMING
with Padgham's performance.
The Ainsdale course stretches 6,800 yards and to go round it four times with an average of less than 70 strokes for ench 15 holes s golf; without parallel by a British alnyer.. Padgham also holds the record for the Irish Open Championship, which! he won at Cork two years ago with
score of 283: His four rounds here: were models of consistency, the like
RECORDS
-Girl's Success At Dundee
Londor, May 7. of which has probably nover previous year-old Dutch girl
Miss Willy Den Ouden, the 16- ly been seen. With bis beautiful
swimmer, rhythmic swing he struck the ball broke two world's records at the with power and precision and never Dundee Central Baths on Saturday made a serious mistake throughout. night.
LIKE A MACHINE.
During his final round Padgham re. vealed the right temperansent by
She swam 220 years in 2min.
27 3-5see, and 200 yards in 2min.. Mi 4-5sec. Previous records were: 220 yds., Miss Helen Maddison
maintaining his robot-like accurney (U.S.A.), 2min. 34 4-5sec.: 220 before a huge gallery. He dropped yds., Miss S. Stewart (Dundee), strokes at the 5th, 6th and the 8th 2min, 32sec. -all minor slips-and renched
turn in 38.
the
Undismayed he started
In a team swimming match t for home with n succession of three Cambridge the University beat the threes, holding three difficult putts. Shiverers, from Hove, by 12 points He was now on the winning path to 14, but the water polo match and when he holed a three-yarder for was drawn at 4 goals all.
Hongkong Cycling Club
YESTERDAY'S RAIN RUN: NEXT WINTER'S PROGRAMME
an
J. Crawford and V. McGrath, who made
unsuccessful, although valiant effort to win the Franch men's doubles tennis title.
French Davle Cup pair.
When Walter Marty, Fresno State Teachers' College champion high jumper, leaned & feet 916 inches in a recent meet, the mark was disallowed officially because a required number of official judge was not present. Competing against Stanford at Palo Alto and using the same pit as in the previous Jump, he scaled 6 feat 934 inches to destroy the 10-year-old world record. Plenty of A. A. U. official. ware on hand to approve the mark he is seon above establishing.
HOME
FOOTBALL
ACTIVITIES
David Jack To Manage Southend: New Forwards For Boscombe
Although the football season closed over a month ago, interest in the activities of the leading English clubs is still alive, and below will be found some of the important transfers and retentions made as soon as the season ended. Several clubs are seeking to dispense with the services of notable players, while others are remaining content with the majority of those who did yeoman service during last season.
JACK TO MANAGE
SOUTHEND
Highbury Post For
P. McWilliam
London, May 10. David Jack, the Arsenal and England forward, lias accepted the position
tannager to Southend United. He will com- mence his now duties on Monday.
Jack, for whom Arsenal
paid Bolton Wanderera- £10,750,--which
Park, an inside-left.
Or Millwall's players these have been placed on the opan-to-
transfer list:
Wilson
Colquhoun.
(goni), Sweetman
Collins
(back). Horton, Ranson, Bond, and Poxton
been
(forwards).
transfers have
Free granted to:
Graham, Collard, Hockings, McMillan, Gallacher,
Moseley, Bloxham and Fishlock.
Ranson, who was taken ill on Saturday, is now well again.
Brighton have re-signed Bdown. AAlex Wright (goalkeeper) and vill (back) have re-signed for to this day remains a record trans-Charlton. Manager Seed expects fer fee, will not find Southend to arrange for the transfers of strange place, for he spent his two or three new players almost school days there at a time when immediately, one an international his father, Bob Jack, who now forward. maunges Plymouth Argyle, held a Liddle, the Gillingham outside almilar post with the Southend loft, has joined Coventry City.
club.
Peter McWilliam, the former manager of Tottenham Hotspur.
GIANTS DEFEATED
FALL VICTIMS TO PHILLIES
DOZEN RUNS FOR ST. LOUIS
The
New York, June 3. Phillies Giants In a National League base- outpointed the ball match to-day, while the Cardinals niso, sustained a set- back, being beaten by Pittsburgh.
The Yankees were more success- ful, thanks to Gehrig and "Babe" | Ruth, while St. Louis and Detroit rau riot, the former hitting a Full scores as cnbled by Reuter follow.
and until recently in charge of CUPS FOR POMPEY dezen runs and Detroit eleven. Middlesbrough's affairs, is ex pected to join the Arsenal staff in the near future, not as manager. but in the capacity of "scout."
BOSCOMBE'S THREE NEW FORWARDS
Mortimer Leaves Brentford
"SAINTS" TROUNCED
Portsmouth beat
Southampton
by four goals to one in the an-i nual match for the Pickford and Hospital Cups.
Portsmouth was the first score, Rutherford netting from close range. Play, however was very even and Southampton deserved the equalising goal when Tully forced a cross-kick by Hult into. the net. Brewis played very well London, May 10.. Boscombe yesterday signed three in the Southampton team and the new forwards in Jack Richardson, teams were still level at the in- a young centre-forward from Ket-
In the second half, combining tering, who scored 71 goals last cleverly, Portsmouth went ahend season; Robert Mortimer, outside when Itutherford dropped a centre right from Brentford, who was
from
for
terval.
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Chicago
......
E
R.
7 16
0
} 11 0
(Hartelt homered)
Cincinnati ....
Philadelphia
G 9 0
(Jeffries hit two home runs and Moore and Allen one each).
New York.... 2 (Jackson homered)
Brooklyn
Boston
St. Louis
IMPORTANT TENNIS ENCOUNTERS
IN THE LEAGUE THIS WEEK
I.R.C. SENIORS AT S.C.A,A.
NEW CHALLENGE IN C DIV.
(By "Veritas").
With to-day a public holi day, no programme for the Mixed Doubles section of the tennis league has been ar- ranged, but a full complement of matches are scheduled later in the week for the A, B, and C Divisions.
Quite the most interesting tie in the senior division to-morrow la the visit of the Indian Roersation Club to South China. The latter, by their trouncing of the long- kong Cricket Club. The Indians, although enjoying a clean slato to date, will have to be on their bost form to return with the points, and it is quite on the cards that the Athletic players will share the spolla.
CHALLENGE TO C.R.C.
The CR.C., and Recreio appear to have easy matches in thô “B” Division on Thursday, and the Cricket Club should garner their first full points of the season from the University. Better support
against
for Burnett and Lewis is needed if the K.C.C., are to win
South China.
the "C" Division on Friday, but There are no serious clashes in
Athletic team in action against after seeing the Soulli China
the K.C.C., last week, I feel that they Bre going to offer the Chinese Recreation Club a very severe challenge. Among the losser lights, the Bowling Green may worry the K.C.C., and the Kowloon Docks can look forward 6.
a couple
of points from the C.B.A.
Craigengower, who are keeping well up with the leaders, ought not to fear anything in their visit to the Police Recreation Club.
The full list of matches for the week follows.
TO-MORROW.
"A" DIVISION. C.R.C...(3)v_C.R.C.-(1) C.R.C. (2) Y U.S.R.C. C.C.C. v ILK.C.C. Rocrclo
S.C.AA.
K.C.C.
v I.R.C.
THURSDAY,
"B" DIVISION,
H.K.C.C. Graduates IRC.
·
K.C.C.
v I.K.U.T.C.
v Recreio
v C.R.C.
v S.C.A.A.
FRIDAY.
"C" DIVISION. ILK.U.T.C. v CS.C.C.
PRC.
Radio
LR.C.
K.B.G.C.. S.C.A.A.. C.B.A.
▼ C.C.C.
VAT.C.
Y C.R.C. Y K.C.C. v DK. Y K.D.R.C.
COUNTY TEAM'S BIG SCORING
7
1
Runs Flow
5
7
1
1.
9
Freely From
2
7
0
(Pepper Martin homered)
Kent Willow
Pittsburgh... 4 11
0
New York **
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
G
8
0
range and
(Gehrig and Babe Ruth homered)
Philadelphia 3 7 .0 (Foxx hit two home runs and MaMair one)
Boston..
7
1
Washington ...
2
ย
1
Detroit ... Goslin, Cochrane, Gehringer and Grenberg homered) Chicago...... (Bonura homered)
11
16 0
2
9
0
Cleveland .....
8 11
2
12
18
1
(West Ilomered)
Though once again the objective, considerable scope for the wheel of the Hongkong Cycling Club was of the pottering cyclist, and with not attained, the run to Fanling Mr. II. A. G. Kentes as guide, an to win the first aut at the 20th and B, Cameron, inside-forward Pompey leader had hard luck when The winners had to go all out formerly with Bolton Wanderers, on to the head of Weddle. The yesterday in continuous heavy undoubtedly pleasant spin will game, but when they had also
two shots hit the crossbar. Middlesbrough. rain was nevertheless immensely be enjoyed. The rendezvous will captured the next stanes to three,
The following have re-signed
J. Smith placed Portsmouth enjoyed by those hardriders who be, as usual, the Star Ferry at it looked like a straight sets win dared to defy the elements.
n magificent 8. 15 a.m. All cyclists are ex-
Boscombe: for them.
Gold, Parker, further ahead with Randall, L. Smith, Moralee, Dawes, drive from 30 yards The Australians, Under Mr. C. Rend, (captain) tended a cordial welcome.
however, Fletcher, White.
Worrall claimed the visitors' the Club departed from the Ferry) The duties of Hon. Secretary fought back with renewed vigour. ut 9.20 a.m. und despite an In- will temporarily, he carried out They captured the third set with have been offered terms have re-
All the Watford players who fourth goal.
Allen played a grand game at in the number of minor by Mr. II. A. G. Keates at Welling. little difficulty, and the fourth at the signed with the exception of Me- centre half for Portsmouth and delays, Fanling was reached before ton Barracks during the fllness tenth game.
Brown. McPherson Jack Smith, who did most of the and A terrific struggle for the Afth has also been retained. 11. n.. at which time the down-jof Mr. H, G. Crayford.
scheming, kept the Pompey attacks intensity and i pour increased in
The winter programme of the set anw games go with service,
Folkestone huve
W. together cleverly. caused a
halt at
signed the Hunters Club is alrendy the subject until tho Frenchimen broke Armory, right-half, und H. F Southampton: Scrivent
Brad Arms.
much discussion by the Committro through, finally to win at the six-Tinklin, outside-left, from Nunca-ford, Roberts; Woodhouse, Ward, Neal, Brewis, Silletts, Refreshments and a chat fur-and Members. Advance informa-teenth,
ton, and Roy Jenkins, of Ashford. Luckett tion reveals ther delayed the party and Include twe tourist time trials tennis, in which all four players
that the
It was a magnificent display of events
Holt, Tully. not until 12.40. p.m. that the
Portaniouth: Gillan: Macko- journey was resumed, still in the Y
course. This figured prominently at intervals.
rell Smith (W): Nichol. Allen, rafu. As the latter showed
la, to be covered inside
MORE FRENCH SUCCESS. on fully equipped mu-
стерво
OU
0
over
distance
4 hours
50-miles
of
Hein
sign of abatement, the extension, to Shatnokok was abandoned in C
chines. aud with one compulsory Further French Success was favour of a sprint" for home halt for a light meal which will enjoyed in the mixed doubles, which resulted in Shamships be provided by the Club.
when Jean Boroten and Mile being reached at 2. p.m. by
Also included is a Hill-climbing Rasambert onally beat Adrian
free-wheel naturated but extremely merry competition, a-
com- Quist and Miss Ryan In straight petition, and probably in January band,of wheelern.
next, a 25-miles Open road race. An unaccountable and quite un- Suitable awards are being arrang- usuni lapse on the part of Jack ed for the Inst
three events, Crawford cost him his singles title Next Sunday it is intended to whilst to all who best the allotted againat Von Cramm. The Aus explore the many tracks in the time in the tourist events ajtrållan area between Lyemun, Saikung specially designed certificate will fourth set and dnd match point: was leading 54 in the and Taipo. This locality offers be presented.
(Continued on Page 5.)
WINTER PROGRAMME.
|
Laren
DERBY AND POMPEY Thackeray; Worrall, Smith, (J).
RECRUITS
Weddle, Bagley, Rutherford.
• ANOTHER TROPHY
Arsenal Capture Challenge Cup
(Barnolt homered) St. Louis
(By Veritas").
Kent's record breaking score of 803 for 4 wickets compiled against Easox last work, is a reminder that the Hop County's batsmen have been scoring more freely than any of their contemporaries to date this
season.
An investigation shows that of the seven county matches played, Ave of them have seen Kont total between 500. and 800 runs. In fact their last five matches have reaped them an aggregate of 3,182 ruita-an average of ovor 600, runs a match-which final at Highbury, where Arsenal out of the ordinary. won the trophy for the fourth time.
quito Thoir
first two encounters, against Glamorgan and Essex re- On the while the Arasani for-spoctivoly
words were atendler and more runs for Drought in only 700
akiful in controlling a lively ball.
Millwall Free Transfers
Į 'London, May 10. Udall, the Lolcenter outside- London yesterday and proceeded right, signed for Dorby County in with his new club on their Gor Excessive keoness which com doubtedly man tour. Bath City players, C. Willey, n quickly marked a vigorous game effect nt contre half-back that
Portsmouth have signed two polled players to think and act Sidoy played with auch 17-year-old. "outside-loft, and c. in the London Challenge Cup (Continued on Page 6.)
innings. In defence, too, they wero un- of runs scored to date in county Nevertheless their total number superior. Indeed, matches fa 3,987, giving an average
fine of 569 runs a match.
Their average scoro per innings
is no less than 062,