THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1934.
SPECTACULAR TENNIS BY DAVIS CUP PLAYERS
LANCASHIRE CRICKET
CHAMPIONS
REGAIN TITLE AFTER
FOUR YEARS
SURREY LUCKY TO DRAW
· SEASON · DRAWS TO CLOSE -
Lancashire have won the county cricket championship, thereby succeeding Yorkshire, winners for the last three years, and regaining the hon- ours, last won in 1939.
This the eighth time in the his- tory of the clamplonship that Lunenables have won the tile out. right. On three other occasions they shared the distinellon. In 1870 they tied with Notts, and the two team repeated this in 1882, while in 1880, Lancashire, Notts and Surrey, all fininhod on equal terms,
Since
Lancashire first won the champion 'slip outright in 1981.
1040 they have been champion county five timen. They held the title for three)
RESULTS AT A GLANCE..
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP, Middlesex (312 & 285-5 dec.) beat Kent (138 & 199) by 265 runa. Notts (301) beat Somerset (211
& 44-2) on first innings. Yorkshire (146 beat Hampshire
(264) on rst innings. Worcester (312 & 278-0 dec.) bent Leicester (211 & 25-1) on first Innings.
Exaex (312 & 337-4 dec.). beat Gloucester (210 & 43-1) on Ørst innings.
Lumenshiro (153-8 dee.) beat Sur- rey - (294 & 1725) on frst la- nings,
FRIENDLY.
·Australians (560) brat Sussex (304-8 dec. & 211) by innings and 35 runK.
SOFT FELT HATS
BEST PERFORMANCES
116
BATTING. Walters (Worcester) v Lel-
center
152* Hopwood (Lanes) v Surrey 151 Mend (lants) Yorks... 120* Nichola (Essex) v Glouce
nter Holmes (Surrey) Lanes. 115. Pope (Essex) Gloucester 108 Price (Middlesex) v Kent, 107. Gibbons (Worcester) Lei
cester
101 Harris (Notte) v Somerset Dowler (Sussex) ▼ Austrn-
line
Langridge, J (Sussex)
Australian ....... "Indicates not out. BOWLING. Staples, A (Nott) v
Someraet
Walt (Kent) v Middle-
sex
Fleetwood-Smith (Aus tralians) v Sussex O'Reilly (Australlans) v
Surbex
63
63
G for 39
6 for 95
5 for 87
4 for 49
successive years (1026-28) and again. in 1930.
to
Sussex with one more match play should just about be able to: secure second place, although they are meeting Yorkshire, and success for the former champions would entitle them to depore Sussex,
EASILY ACCOMPLISHED.
LEAGUE TENNIS
S. CHINA RETAIN 100% RECORD
South China Athletic Associa tion retained their 100 per cent. record in the "C" Division of the tannia league on Monday, when they defeated Kowloon Bowling Green Club by six sets to love, three acts being unplayed.
Scores wero:.
J. L Totley and L.A.R. Dunena. (K.B.G.C.) lost to F. N. Wongʻind G. P. Ip 1-6; lost to K. H. Wong and G. N. Tsang 5-7.
S. Randle and T. Armstrong | (K.B.G.C.) lost to L. K. Ho and R.
F. Llu 4-6; loat to Wong and Tsang | 1-0.
*
F. T. Howa and D. W. Waterlon | (K.B.G.C.) ́ ́ Inst to Wong and Ip 12-6; lost to Ho and Liu 1-6.
BATTALION ROWING.
Competition He'd By East Lancashire Regiment.
The East Lancashire Regiment recently held three rowing contents Company finishing top with an ag for the Battalion Trophy, "D". (S)
gregate of 13 points. They won one event and were second in the other two. "A" Company (with one win,,
́ ́ Lancaelsire had only to hold Surrey one second and one third giving_a to a draw to make the championship total of 12 points were second and "3"- theirs. This is what happened, al. Company third with seven points. though Lancashire gained a moral victory, enlly having the better of the game,
Notts, Yorkshire, Worcester and A big score of 453 for a declared Essex all had to rent content with made the Lancastrians immune from first innings wins. Yorkshiro'a game defent, and finally Surrey werp with Hampshire was so restricted that efruggling to save the game. In re- it was only possible to complete an sponse to Lancashiro's score, to which innings apiece. Hopwood contributed 161, Surrey hit, up 294, Holmes scoring 116, and then followed on, playing out time to register 172 for the loss of five wickets.
RAIN INTERFERES.
The results and individual scores were supplied by Reuter,
Kain considerably interfered with the cricket programme, and Middle- Fex alone won outright. They easily Lanea beat Kent, the Hop County batting Busse very poorly, Watt bowled skilfully Warwick for Kent to take a for 95, but Middle-York Bex were always on top..
9.75
Usually $16.50 to $21,50
CAPS
HALF USUAL PRICE
Sun Helmets
HALF USUAL PRICE
20
12
24 10
1st
In No. PG. Pl.
0
481..283–54.7)
Yamagishi's Powerful Volleying
The three Japanese Davis Cup players photographed before this start of their exhibitions yesterday. The players are H. Nishimura, J. Yamagishi and J. Fujikura. (Photo Ming Yuon).
ENGLISH
CRICKET AVERAGES
HAMMOND NOW WELL AHEAD
Walter Hammond, the Gloucester-
PITCHERS' FORM
BIG CROWD THRILLED BY EXCHANGES
FUJIKURA EXPLOITS MCGRATH
BACKHAN D'VOLLEY
LOCAL PLAYERS HOLD THEIR OWN IN HIGH SPEED DISPLAY.
(By "Veritas")?
Spectacular tennis kept a crowd of over 500 keenly: interested for two hours at the Kowloon Cricket Club yesterday, when the Japanese Davis Cup players made an appearance in exhibition matches. Everybody was intensely anxious to see these young sons of Nippon who had made such a meteoric rise to the heights in inter- national tennis, and they did not disappoint.
Although neither Yamagishi, Fujikura nor Nishimura were con sistently up to top form, they con atantly revealed flashes of those characteristics which feature their
stroke was quite a revelation. When effected it is quite likely. the fastest volley possible.
Some of the boat tennts of the
play, Yamagish's volleying, Fuji-afternoon was the doubles between kara's overhead and Nishimura's Yamagishi and H. D. Rumjahn and perfect style were all illustrated Fujikura and Nishimura, Once in the course of a programme of the players had warmed up, they high-speed tennis.
went out for daring shota. Volley ing was specially featured, with Yamagishi' was by far the most all the players putting in some apectacular player on view, and by very smart work. Overhead there the same token ho was the most was considerable inconsistency. erratic and committed more errors H. D. Rumjahn held his own in than anybody else. But that he is the style, now and again being DODGERS BLANKED well equipped with strokes and whip out his favourite backhand ja magnificent player. vary brave, presented with opportunition to
boasting many unusual features in drive down the forehand lines. technique OVA
mado obvious.
OUT BY DEAN.
SENATORS ALSO
SUFFER
The latest results and the first six nations in the county cricket chamshire batsman was well ahead of the rest of tlie field in the English
New York, Aug. 28. pionship held as follows:
New York Giants returned to first class cricket batting averagea winning form to-day when they on Friday, August 3. The leading boat. Chicago Cubs, while Cincin PW L WL Res Fon. Out. Per averages in batting and bowling, nati Reds scored heavily against 450 251 97.21 together with those of the Austra Philadelphia Phillies, beating them 300 100 62.76 lians, follow,
in both legs of a double header.
Paul Dean of St. Louis Cardinola blanked out Brooklyn Dodgers, and Buck Nowson, St. Louis Browns pitcher performed a similar feat Not Highest against Washington Senators. Innings. Out Rons. Jans. Aver. Rammunth (W. 'L)
The following results were (Gloucester) 2 1540 290 $1.47 cabled by Reuter.. J. Human E2 81220 148 €1.57
Derby
Kent
SALE
OF
HATS,
CAPS
AND
405 208 51.00
426 22: 81.01 40.37
SUN HELMETS
FOR THREE DAYS ONLY
Thursday, Friday & Saturday
arge assortment of oddments, samples and surplus stock, in all sizes have been marked down..
PURCHASE YOUR AUTUMN HAT NOW
Wool Felt Hats $3.75
Fur Felt Hats $9.75
Wm. Powell Ltd.
SPECIALISTS IN GENTLEMEN'S WEAR
10, Ice House Street
BATTING.
(Qualification 15 Completed inntag,
avers 4}
Ames ...
O'Connor
Cook
R. E. B. Wrait
Tyldesley
Tudon
Leyland
Mead ...
CiNTORY
Langridge (John)
Gibbora
Hendren
Tod
Karton
Parks (10
Parks
Mitchell (A.)
(Yorkshire) Woolley ***..
F. C. de Baram Arnold
A. Melville
Paynter..
R., de W. K. Winlaw
C. F. Wallern
3. Беяльн
Sutcliffe Aabdown Varber
N. B. Mitchel
Bandham Duckfield Squires
31 8 170# 202 64.21 $172068
243 00.87
4 163 10
50.84 27. 0.1847 280 59.48
ES 1200
88.52 188 RECO 57.87 434 183
1678 198 K6.50
11 -72
1851 12" BLAT
21 p. 167
B.47
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
DGÓ ON
R
HE
Boston
11
Pittsburgh
3
12
New York
3
Chicago
1 7.
(Parmales homered)
Philadelphia
t
10
2
R
$1.65
Cincinnati
2
1804 i 41.60
2995 174 81.10
1119 208 GO.XI
Philadelphin
1706 135
J7 20 1418 130 3261
31
1424 201
307-1199-1006(Camill and G. Davis homered)
B 13
41 € 1803. 144 45,12
1200 100
49.70 1671 ARDE
6118 Ist ·48.39
147% 17B
700 194
47.54 47.08
186 45.33
* 1745 152
1656 48 151108 17
*Hat out. BOWLING.
1000 210
44.24
44.15
44.32
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
1 8 1 2.
2
08
1
2. 4.
$
(Paul Denu plicked)
St. Louis...............
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
44.11
St. Louis
Washington
1120 156° 43.07
119 #2.11
Qualideation 40 wickets,
average 28. 0. M.
W. Avya. 021 398 1717 105 16,39 477.3 09 1333 81 10,01 1040.2 818 2229 17.
Verity
Larwood
Paine
Cesty
J. C. Clay
Mitchell (T,
Howes
Smith (J)
Tule
Mayer
4 11
0
0
0
2 7 &
(Buck Newson pitched)
Cleveland
Boston...
10 1
The following matches were
Postponed on account of rain:--
61 1708 Detroit v Philadelphia (double 1781 header) and Chicago v New York.
489. J50 001 687 847.1 170 2037 147 17.21 825,1 236 1933 102 10.70 $18.4 251 2214 116 19.09
19.45 1069.3 831 1961 103
Copson
B07 220 1150
Hopwood
871.5 81 1689
A. R. Prebler 162.4
193
1579
Procman
RAL
141
Bmaties
140 1898
Voce ...
17.
#191
Bmia (11. A.)
Matthews (A.-D.)
808
R. D. Read... p
~35
2138 94
74
12.95
1x15 1077 " 1318 67 701.4 101 1678 70 23.16
1582 ·66 BBLE 173 R728 118 18,73 10413 288 25
Bibbles
Boulh
Wensley
Gover
Stoffald
Parks (J.)
Nichols
Townsend
节日省
Ounn
892.2 215 1108 48 25.07 620.J 117 1430
422.5 74 1295
151 1249 UN 26.12
AUSTRALIANS.
BATTING.
Tiener
70.61
quickly
COUSINS UP TO FORM. He and S. A. RumJahn played worthily against Nishimura and Yamagishi, national champions of Japan, and in the second set the rallies were extraordinary" enjoyable. Sirdar
and
ACE SERVICES. He showed the crowd what ace services really are: ho also. de- monstrated the effect of an attack- ing volley; his ground atrokes are keen not so polished as those of Nishi- soveral times, found a gap be mura or Fujikura, but when he is tween the. Japanese and put the in the forecourt, ho stands out as ball away down the middle of tho a brilliant exponent of the volley, court with backhand volleya. In half volley and smash.
smashing the local players loft
The high spots of Fuilleura's much to be desired. They were con play were his backhand driving stantly outwitted by Yamagishi's and overhead. He took the ball in ob volleya magnificent stroke, any part of the court and smack-calling for perfect judgment-and edit away for an ace, Of the ground, his early forehand and backhand drives were excellent, example of the modern type of tannis. In his singles with Taul) Wal-pui, Fujikura emphasised this part of his game, constantly open- ing
up a safe not attack with lightning speed.
Nishimura played rather re strained tennis, but his beautiful stroke production was a delight to watch The return of service, which invariably found his op ponent's feet as he rushed the net svore models of combined accuracy and speed, Nishimura has excol- lent footwork which allows him to jump quickly into position to change the direction of his shot at the last minuto. Several times he found the side lines in this way
a raking drive which left the re- celver standing..
TWO HANDED VOLLEY.
Fujikura demonstrated the two-handed volley on the back.
Jiro Fujikura, napped while effect Ing
backhand "drive gasterday. (Photo: Ming Yuan).
hand, but he did not time his when they did get a chance to shots correctly and netted every dospatch a short lob, they only one. Nevertheless the tremend-half-hit the balle ous speed obtained from such a
Point Scores Of Davis Cup
Challenge Round
Taul Wal-pul found Fujikura setting a cracking pace in their singles, but the local champion responded gally, and brought off
series of excellent recovery shots which forced the Japanese into errora. Fujikura, was con:� tinually at the net, following up his very fino flat racket drives to
The following interest 瘤 Fifth not (Wood serves): 2-4 4-1 2-4 the corners, and the manner. In statistics clearly show the pro- 2-4 4-0 0-4 4-2 4-1 2-4. Perry 80 which the Japanese affected his
Total: Perry 162 points, Wood 120. cut off volleys, was an eye-opener.
gress of the matches in the points to 24. Davis Cup challenge round, played between Britain and the United States. They are the point scores in all five matches.
AUSTIN. SHIELDS.
Wining Servies Deliveries.
The two played attractive, ten- nis, and Taul, did much better Int set 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total than the scores suggest. although Per
4 63 8 22 his service went to pieces. The Wood
2. 12. 10 4 37 Perry 7 double-faults, Wood 1/
81fanture of Teul's play was his Time 2 hours.
strokes off the ground. Yet he was never able to fathom the pace.
First set (Shields serves): 1-4 1-4 4-0 7-9 4-1 4-1 4-1 2-4 0-4 3-5. Austin HUGHES AND LEE. LOTT AND
won 33 points, Shlolds 30, Not Highest
Second set (Shiolda server); 4-1, 1-4 | Innings. Out Reans, Ints. Aver. | 4-2 4-0 4-0 4-2 0-4 1-4 1-4 2-4. Austin B. J. McCabe ... 31: 71855 20 7731 pointe, Shields 26. W. I Ponsford #1271 281 ... Bradman... 22. 1892 304
Third sot (Shields serves): 0-4 4-6 476 1-4 1-4 1-4 4-8, Austin 04 points, 48.48 Shields 19.
Total: Austin 98 points, Shields 74, Time 1 hour 6 minutes.
W. M. Woodfall
4. G. Chipperfield
18708 175
201 825 172
A. F, Kippax.
442 453
W.
36 1955 119 39.60
164 - 427
15.81
A. Brown
1. A. Barnett
LA B. Daring W. A, Oldh
H. Bromley V. Grimmett H. L. Ebeling
W. Wall
מים
Fleetwood-Smith 4
BOWLING.
Winning Service Deliveries
196
17.00 34.00
་ 87-:-- 18,55
16,6T,
1st set 2nd 3rd Total Austin: 0. 7 Shields G310 Austin 3 double-faults, Shields 2
1.
15
11
1.00
PERRY Y. WOOD,
First set (Perry serves),; 4-0 4-9 BW. A 4-1 2-4 0-4 4-2 4-2 Perry 28 points 1. A. Barneli W. J. O'Rally 21 4482" 247. 1264 g 17.45 to 15.. LOB.
Second rot (Wood serves); E-3: 4-6 | Fleetwood-Emith 447.6 104 1197 ST. 17-844-1 0-4 0-5 6-3 6-3 1-4 0-4 4-1. Wood
09.01 18.41
d. V. Grimmelą · 219.1 257 1015 9 20.23 37 points to 34.), M.
****** 431.1 ̧· 2 1201 40: 30.03 Third set (Wood surves): 5-3 4-1 2-4'
101-40-8 2-4 5-3 400-4 4-1 4-1 4-2 $1.06 Wood 41 points to 85."
Darting
FA. G. Ghipserfelá
IL Bromley
| 8-3, McCabe
STOEFEN.
of Fujikura's ahots and so often found himself making strokes, a. split second too: inter
SY MAKE TOUR
Following the touches, the
First, sot (onion of service-un changed throughout match Lott, Lee, Stocton, Hughes): 6-1 2-4 2-4 4-2 4-1 4-6 6-3 1-4 4-2 0-4 4-1 4-14 America 30 points to 34.
Second set (Lott serves first), visitors were entertained to din
4-1 0-4 6-4 4-2 4-2 6-4. America 30 points Inter they sailed for North by the nor by Japanese residents and to 17.
Third set (Steefon serves): 0-4 4-1 Torukuni Maru.ZA PICHANTE 2-4 6-8 2-4 3-6-4-2 0-4 2-4 3-6. Great Before leaving they expressed Britain 00 goints to 31.
24-4-2 6-7 0-4-4-3 2-4 4-0 2-4 tonna courts, and expressed the Fourth set (Lott serves) 4-1 - themselves very happy to have
made
an appearance on Hongkong 4-2 8-5 2-4 4-1. 4-1 6-4; America 66 points to 40.
Total: America 150 poirits, Groat Britain 183.
Time 1 hour 38 mlautes,
PERRY V. SHIELDS..
hope
hoy, would be here agains Fujikura told mo before he left that is doubtful whothor would be a member of the Davis Cup toán 10 cont on her ha
* examinations to pass in the sprin Firit set (Perry serves): 6-3 4-1 2-2 He anticinsted goin to India with 0-4 8-5 1-4-4-0 4-0.7-5-4-2 Ferry 80 a tonn which is being sent by the SLA Fourth sot: (Wood serves); 2-4 8.5 points to 32.
— 0-4 1-4 24 1-4. Purry 25 points to 9.1.
(Continued on Pago, 10.)
Japanese Lawn Tennis Associate
fon.
Page 20Page 21