THE HONGKONG ·TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1934.
YORKSHIRE HOLD THEIR OWN AGAINST AUSTRALIANS
THE FASTEST HUMAN
CALIFORNIAN COLLEGIATE SETS NEW SPEED MARK
100 YARDS DASH IN 9.4 SECONDS
Berkeley, Cal., July 3.
mark of 126 feet with the discus.
Technically, he'll bring a com- A new fastest human-a mild- mannored youth, perhaps the youngposite style of his three predeces est ever to wear the crown-has sors to the track. Starting fast, Krasped the top rung of the world feet wide apart, he's out of his sprint ladder, scaled earlier by a host of western champlona.
holes first most of the time. By the time the field hins straightened
ho's flicking cinders at the
In the 200 he frequent
University of California freshman, who blazed his way to the top in one breath-taking 9.4 seconds sprint In the 100-yard dash during the West Coast Relaya recently.
He Is George Andersen, 18. to the 150 yard mark,
Anderson's Immediate predeces-
then closes with a drive equal to Kicecl's smashing finish and Pad- dock's leap at the tape.
An his ability to run doesn't Nor was "Bullet Bob" Kiesel, tow-outdo his desire, nx evidenced by a headed Kingpin of the West's friend's remark. speedsters.
"Run? That guy lives it. He'd
As a result, Anderson, newest go anywhere to get a race."
addition to the West's great pa- rade of record shattering sprinter was expected to take up the banner carried for so inany years by the West's impregnable succession of dnsh men.
Charley Paddock, the original "fastest human," was among the iral to recognize Anderson as his -potential successor.
In 1932, when Paddock was training for his projected Olymple Games comeback, he saw the gang-
THE WORLD SOCCER
CHAMPIONSHIP
Italy Wins Exciting Final
Forty thousand excited specta- ling, six-foot youth run for Muirtors, with Signor Mussolini at their Technical High School at Pasade-head, saw Italy win the "world na. Paddock predicted he would
Soccer championship," by defent- be "the world's greatest 220 man."
Californing Czechoslovakia by 2 goals to 1 Brutus Hamilton,
In the final at the Fascist Party coach, belleves his protege has
game provided a Stadium. The "unlimited possibilities and hasn't striking contrast between the cool begun to reach his maximum per-und well-co-ordinated play of the formance yet."
In high School, Anderson's best Czechoslovakians and the more dashing and individualistic per- mark was 0.7 seconds. Last year formance of the Italiana, who won he was California Interscholastic because they were the faster. champion and his 21.3 record was the fastest time turned In West
Frank Shields,
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES ONLY
THE YANKEES WIN
AGAIN
New York, July 18. No matches were scheduled in the National, Baseball League to- day, but n full. programme was played in the American League.
Boston White Sox and Chiengo Red Sox shared a double hender, while the Yankees beat Cleveland Indians quite easily.
Washington Senators hit up ten runs against Detroit, who replied with eight circuit hits.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
U.S. DAVIS CUP TEAM
FOR INTER-ZONE FINAL
STOEFEN-LOTT IN
*DOUBLES
London, July 16. Mr. R. Norris Williams; the the non-playing captain of United States Davis Cup team has selected the team to oppose Australia in the Inter-Zone Final which starts at Wimbledon next Saturday.
The four players are: Frank X. Shlolds Sydney B. Wood Lester Stoefen George M. Lott
The current form of the players suggests that Shields and Wood
Wood And Lott.
Lott will be given Stoefen as his will be used for the singles and partner in the doubles,
Luster Stoefen.
SELLARS HITS CENTURY
DON BRADMAN SPARKLES
COUNTY TOTAL
340
London, July 16.
A day of keenly interesting cricket ended with, Yorkshire and the Australians on fairly level terms, Yorkshire having scored 340 in their first inninge, to which the Australian replied with 314 for 7 wickets. The feature of the early part
BRITISH GOLF of the play was the batting of
FAILURES
EXPERT PROPOUNDS CAUSE
GREENS ARE TOO LARGE
his
DEATH OF A. B. GEORGE,
ENGLISH RUNNER WHO WON U.SIA, AND CANADIAN TITLE
Mr. A. D. George, the famous runner who..won twelve athletic championshipain America, Canada and England, died at his Bourne- mouth home recently at the ago. of sixty-six.
,
It is understood that in de- Terence to the wishes of Mr. George his aches after cremation will be scattered from a “MONU- ment on the Wiltshire Downą by his brother, Mr. W. G.. George, helder of the world's professional. running record for one mile," and one of his greatest friends, Mr. Arthur Tark, a vice-president of the Amateur Athletic Association.
KAN
Shanghai
A. B. Sellars, who carried" Cricket
overnight score of 49, not out to 104 beforo dismissal,
Yorkshire started the day's play with 238 runs on the board for the loss of six wickets, and so well
did the Intor batsmen support
Averages
Sellars, that 104 runs were added REV. E. K. QUICK
HEADS BOWLERS
for the last four wickets.
Woodfull and Bradman anved
the Australians. Between
them
Shanghai, July 11...
they hit up 104 of the 314 runs. Woodfull lost his wicket after. Following are the Shanghai scoring 64, but Bradman went on league cricket batting and bowling to reach his century, finally being averages, to date. The most dismissed for 140.
At the close of play the Austru-noticeable change in the week is of the Rev. E.. K. Hans wore 20 runs in arrears, the advanco with three wickets in hand.
Quick to the top of the bowling list.
AND
London, July 19. Some trenchant remarks have been made about British golf course by Mr. A. W. Tillinghast, the founder of Ridgewood, Winged Foot, Fresh Meadow, and, ether well-known American courses, Ac- cording to him, British golfers
SINFIELD
GODDARD greens as big as a cireas tent top, compete on wide open links with game much thereby making the
The difference between It is unlikely that Australia will easier.
he make any changes in the team American and British golf,
Completely Wreck which beat Czechoslovakia, and thinks, can be measured by the
Leicester Crawford and McGrath can be ex-discrepancy in green sizes.
Pointing to the sixth hole on 3pected to figure in the singles and
course
Gloucester continued at Ridgewood, ho
their (Bonura and Simmons homered) Crawford and Adrian Quist in the
said: "That green measures some wonderful run of success to-day doubles.-Router.
70 by 85 It. build my greens when they beat Leicester by an Boston
Yet, nings and 221 runs. small to promote accuracy. Chicago
in
their Saturday's Continuing If this one-abot hole were would have double those dimen- Gloucester reached 464 for D the closure. applying sions and almost four times as before. big an area. No wonder the Walter Hammond (114) and Dacre British amateurs cannot put their (106) wore leading scorers.
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Not until half-way through the second half was the Boston of the Rockies,
first goal scored, when Puc found Chicago Entering California this year, tho nat. The loss of a goal stirred Anderson aprained his ankle and the Italians and in ten minutes was late getting into form. He they had equalised. The game noticeably quickoned, but, rounded into shape rapidly and in then
(Simmons homered) the Stanford-Cal.. fresh meet he despite great efforts by both teams elipped two-tenths of a second the end of the second half came
Washington from Kiesel's meet record of 9.9 with the score still 1-1, and an
(Kress, Sowell and Schulter" seconds, then pared a full second extra half hour (15 minutes each
homered) from the 22 flat record in the fur-way) was played.
Detroit
8 long.
So great was the excitement that
(Greenberg homered) Physically, Anderson is a direct it was feared at one time one of the opposite of such runnern as Pad- stands would collapse under the New York Kiesel. He's strain of countless stamping feet. Cleveland dock, Wykoff and tall-more than BIK feet and At another point it seemed the
(Trosky homered) weighs around 165 pounds. Broad-spectators would stampede on to shouldered, he can heave the 12- the field, and a cordon of police Philadelphia
keep them back. St. Louis pound shot over 60 feet and has a was formed to
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GRASS COURTS TO AID England, or Scotland, the green innings which closed at 449 for 7.
AMERICANS
do."
U.S. Davis Cup Team To approaches up an close as our men
Regain Trophy?
HOPWOOD AND THE FOURTH TEST.
INVITED TO BE PRESENT AT LEEDS. London, July 16. Hopwood, the Lancashire
that Mr. Tillinghast added British golfora naturally grew Black with their iron shots, be- cause they were content merely New York, July 10. President Walter Merrill Hall of to get home, whereas the tightly the United States Lawn Tennis trapped and relatively tiny Ameri- Association belleves that grass can greens encouraged a sharp- "Instead of courts will enable the United shooter's precision. States to win the coveted Davis making the cup larger, as has been Cup, bringing it back to the United suggested, my motto is "Make-the--all-rounder, is apparently to States Inte this
green smaller," he declared. "A month. His reason-grass. For seven properly contoured small green, years the Americans held the Da-which throws an approach shot a better vis Cup-1920 to 1927-and de-in towards the pin, is fended it on grass. In 1927 they target than a flat huge green that lost to the French. For seven slopes away from the shot." years Americans have lost on clay. This year's interzone finals round will be played Wimbledon, which is carpeted.
and
at
FOOTBALL MEETING.
"Grass is suited to the Ameri The first meeting of the Council of can game, hard and fast, "Hall the Hongkong Football Association suid. "Even in years when we lost for the season 1934-35, will be held
at Roland Garros our players won in the Association offices, Hongkong
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Sports Club, next Monday, at 5.30 Vimbledon
p.m.
Beyond the routine, the Council' ? wil hayo a large aganda. It will
bo given another chance in the Test matches. He has been invited to attend at Leeds on Friday and to hold himself in readiness for the Fourth Test.
A. Chipperfield and A. Kippax, the Australian players who were taken ill during the last Test match at Manchester, have now fully recovered and have left hospital.
The Gloucester attack was
BATTING AVERAGES,
L. F. Slokes
It. Booth
R. Respie
G. B. Elokt
J. Direchs
Kermant
1. Menton Vega
R. Galek
IL Rogerson'
A. J. tarson
D. 0. Simpan
W. Edwards
IL P. Madar
F. Koliner D. W. Lesch
F. Shroff
N. W. Keyworth
Madara
C. J. Daith; Bat. Cartwright
K. Foot Ante
EP. Humphreys
W. E. Griere
J. C. Jenkin
Brt. Sevenoakr
Bit. Howatt
A. C. Sinclair Hel. Sellar
T. H. Darvill
IL F. Ehrad ...... V. W. L. Bunion C. E. Ollerdesion J. St. Watend FIL Carey W. I. Cochran J. A. Isanes
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Blumn. Lowe A J, Wi E. A. Plita
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87 20.3
145 11 21.00 163
BOWLING AVERAGES.
For. E. Quick
I.. Booth
D. W. Leach J. C. Jankina .......... V.. W... Biatlon T. I. Rawthorna H. Rogerson Lu-Cat, Pelly ***
A.. Madar
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KD 13 147 14
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Hall has two other reasons: The Britishers, Fred Perry and Bunny Austin, have been beaten and receive the Treasurer's statement for its deadliest, and Leicester were at Cartwright Norris Williams is skipper of the
June, and will appoint Treasurers for twice rapidly dismissed. American cup squad.
the now year. It will also appoint
responsible Sinfield was "For, the first time in years an Appeals Board and elect an their first innings dismissal for American players are under a Honorary Secretary and Assistant,
was who!
Davis Cup star of recent vintage," An Emergency Committee also has runs, baita Goddard FOOTBALL TRANSFERS Hall Bald. "Dick Williams played to be selected, of three members, a on our last winning cup team. He League Management Committee of wrecked the havoc in the follow- knows cup play and the current five members is to be named and aon, capturing 9 for 37, and send-
Router lent leader."
cup players. He will be an excel-Referees Committee of three will be nicester back for 106,
LAWN TENNIS
INTERRUPTED BY RAIN
"C" DIVISION
Ross After Middleweight Title Now
JEWISH IDOL OF AMERICAN ́RING FANS NOT CONTENT WITH THREE CROWNS:
Villa Get Allen, But Pay Record Fee
Aston Villa renowed their efforts for Allen, the England and Porta- mouth centre-half, and eventually secured him at a fee believed to be the record one of £11,000.-
Cringan, the Birmingham centre |half, has become player-manager to Boston United, the Midland
New York. lightweight, welterweight, middle-Loague club. Barney Ross, to-day the toast of weight champion?"
the entire American Estic world, Seldom, in recent years, has any
Gillingham have signed Albert
The programmio in the "C" Division of the Lawn Tennis league yesterday was interrupted towards the close of play by rain, but although several la not content with being merely fighter been so oulogized in the A. Orr, an inside forward from the world's titleholder in the American press na Ross. Torquay, and W. Baldwin, an In- sota were abandoned, definito rosults
junior lightweight, lightweight cloverucas, fenrloseness, cleanli- wore renched in all the matches.
-ness in the ring have won for him side, forward from Southport, and The Chinese Recreation Club con- and welterweight divisions. tinued in a winning veln, defeating Already he has his eye on an unusual popularity and even the previously with Oldham. the Kowloon Bowling Green by alx other
BUD-Afansfield Town FC. lost 4646 title the middleweight most ardent of McLarnin
he confidently posters cannot help but praise last year. Blackburn's reserve sota to nil. The other three sets woro crown, which, not played.
nsserted, he could take from Vince him. South China obtained the biggest Dundee, one time conquer the ninth welterweight champion joined the Mansfield Club.
of Meanwhile, McLarnin, who is outside-right, R. W Dellow, has victory of the afternoon, defeating
Lon Harvey. the Pollen by eight sets to all. Ond set was abandoned.
Jubilant, swamped by world- in succession to lose his title In The Central British Association, wide congratulations, the raven- Kowloon Cricket Club and the Uni-haired Jewish boy who put an end vernity were other winning, toama. to the long existent Idon, that no
Javish
I first defence, has Vanked the L Davica, of Dowlnts, a half- munifloont eum of $68,936 as his back formerly with Merthyr and share of the gate receipt, Wolverhampton, has been trans-
The total takings for the oven ferred to Folkestone..... UNVERSITY ♥. KOWLOON DOCKS | "Babur 4ghter could get past!
McLarnin, served ing amounted to $194,329, which
Southampton made a profit of Playing at Pokulum, the University notice on the boxing world that he represents n long-awaited rejuven defeated the Kowloon Decks by seven would fight anyone ag
by atlon for boxing Fame 39,908 36,800. This, y le directors, aats to one. One match was abandon- "I think Dundee would be easier strong, paid to see the thrilling
ed with the score at 8.all: Scorear
Yatskin and Quek (University) drew than McLarnin washo told encounter, and of the receipts, the was only made possible by the with Millard and Duncan 8-8 (un Reuter, and if the cans would Heart Milk Fund received transfer of players and bus beỡn finished), lost to Tillery and Peakson like to see me fight him, I'm ready. $16,371. Boss; as the challenger, devoted to clearing outstanding
liabilitio (Continued on Page 9.). Wouldn't that be something natted $36,885,
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