THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAĹH. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1934.
PERRY'S NONCHALANT PASSAGE. INTO LAST EIGHT
Beats Lott's Conqueror In Three Sets
COUNTY CRICKET CRICKET
SLUMP
Most Clubs Report Very Severe Losses
SOME UNEXPECTED
REVELATIONS
In spite of the exceptionally fine summer and the visit of the Australians to whet public interest in cricket, it is a surprising fact that county cricket clubs, with one or two notable exceptions,Į have to report a considerable drop in income from county
matches..
Against this loss there is, for- {. * LANCASHIRE UNLUCKY, tunately, a great increase in receipts when the Australlana visit any county ground, while the enormous financial success of the Test matches means that each county will recelve a choque for more than £400 as its share of the surplus receipts.
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No detailed statement is available showing the financial position of Lan. enshire compared with last year, but gate receipts from home matches are down.
This is mainly because Lancashire has not been fortunate with the The
Nevertheless, the decline in Interest weather when playing a home. is disturbing, Only Worcestershire Hampshire gate, owing to rain, pro- and Surrey have a completely autis-duerd only £10, while the Kent match factory financial position to report. yielded £130,
Yorkshire, the wealthlost of the counties, has suffered much from the absence of "star" players at Test na also has Nottingham- natches, shire.
But while Worcestershire report an overdraft of £2,000 wiped off. Leicestershire are afraid they may not be able to carry out next year's engagements.
Here are the reports from the counties:
SURREY'S PROFIT.
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The Surrey club enjoys its anost important fixtures during the pre- sent month, so that adequate parisons will not be possible Jeptembar.
Another serious loss was met with on August Bank fioliday, when min was so persistent that nola bail could be bowled In the match against York- shire.
LEICESTER. BAD.
Leicestershire hus had a deplorably bad year and it is by no means cer- tain that it will be able to carry out next season's engagements.
The Australian match was affecte}| by bad, weather and no county gome has realised £200 in gate money. In the match with Warwickshire though the weather was fine the total takings were only £33.
"Bisty" Grant (left) and Donalà Budge, who mat yesterday, Bades beating his tall opponent.
ATHLETIC WIN
DOUBLE HEADER AGAINST DETROIT
'ANKEES BEATEN
AGAIN
New York, Sept. 7.
MENZEL, WOOD AND SHIELDS SURVIVE
NO NEW SURPRISES IN U.S.
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
TWO AMERICAN YOUNGSTERS IN A CLASSIC ENCOUNTER
V.G. KIRBY STILL INTERESTED
Forest Hills, Sept. 7.
Fred Perry.to-day showed his unconcern for champion beaters, when he engaged E. W Feibleman, conqueror of George Lott, beating him in the fourth round of the U.S.national singles tennis championship in straight sets with the loss of five games.
Perry's performance amply satisfied the spectators that the Englishman is going to be very difficult to dethrone this year, and he remains a very warm favourite for the retention of the title he so magnificently won last year.
to two, and then forced Allison to
So far Perry has survived four jobtained only after a match of 47 rounds without conceding a set. games. McDiarmid won the True, he has been favoured with initial set to three, lost the second a comparatively easy half, but his form has justified belief that when he comes up against sterner stuff he will be equally as, effective,
As yet the Englishman has not been in the least bit extended and has therefore been in the position Rain ruined the National League to adapt himself to conditions and Among the proposals under con cosideration for improving the club's baseball programme to-day, only to tune up his fine array of strokes.
position is a suggestion to amalgamate one match being played, when with Lincolnshire, who play Minor Chicago Leicestershire to play at Skegness ind
Cuba bent. New York Counties cricket, This would enable Giants.
TRUE TO FORM. In the American League, twoj
To-day everybody played true to other Lincolnshire centres.
double headers were completed, form. In other words there were Philadelphia Athletle twice beating no surprises. Roderick Menzel, Detroit Tigers, and Washington Leater Stoefen, Frank Shields, So for Derbyshire gates for cham-Senators and St Louis Browns end- Sydney Wood, Clifford Sutter, and planship matclics are about £800 down ing all square. on last year.
Tho financial position at the Oval in, however, very satisfactory, and re- turns up to date for the current season already slow an improvement on last year's figures.
DERBY: £800 DOWN.
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POOR ESSEX GATES. The Essex club's finances, consider ing the fine weather, do not rench expectations. The match with the gate from the fixture with the Austra
it is estimated that with the record Australians at Chelmsford
sarked financial success, but attend-lans, receipts for this year and inst
Anees at county
weeks at Chelma
will nearly balance
Wilmer Allison all found their way by Chicago..
The Yankees were again beaten into the last Eight. Not all of
them Had such comfortable Reuter, passages as Perry. Menzel and Shields, for instance, were extend-
over the
full
Results, cabled by follow.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
H. H.
E.
Chicago
4
D
2
(Hartnett homered)
ed to the full and were made to win in five sets. Allison had feree four set duel with John McDiarmid,
New York...、、、
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9
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE MISS
ford, Colchester, and Clacton fell for senson
hort of the calimated figures. At Clacton ruin contributed to the poor gates,
The experiment of playing home hatches in different Essex towns has increased mombership.
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HAMPSHIRE, AVERAGE.
'STARS'.
the
Nottinghamshire's financial position has been strengthened by the Test
Only one of the Illustriona St. Louis v. Brooklyn, Fittsburgh American collegiate players re- inateh at Trent Bridge and by the v. Boston and the double bender be-mains in increased membership which resulted.tween Cincinnati and Philadelphin Frank Parker was eliminated by championship. Receipts from county games are were postponed on account of rain. G. B. Kirby, the South African, in down on last year, but, no figures are
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
11
12
12
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the third round, but Donald Budge 1 Bucceeded in advanelog to the i fourth round at the expense of Bryan ("Bitay") Grant, and he 1 meets Kirby to-morrow (Satur 1 day)....
The absence of such popular players Washington the Infrequency of Lorwood's
A. W. Carr and Sam Staples and St. Louis
factors, prarance have also been adverse St. Louis .......
AP-Washington
(Hemsley homered. There were twelve Innings).
Bournemouth's county cricket week,nvailable. which is yet to be held, is an im. portant factor in Hampshire's Gnances. The county championship gates ut Southampton and Portsmouth have been about the average, but the visit of the Australians to Southamp-, tba set-up-records both on the first and second days, the total takings being £1,928.
YORKSHIRE DOWN. Yorkshire's gato receipts are less
b a substantial amount than those of Last season.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 'LOW'.
Gates at Northamptonshire's Philadelphia nutches have been extremely poor, and fast season's aggregate of about Detroit.... $2,600 will not be r sched.
and Kent produced less than
Mid-week games with Yorkshire between them, and takings for the
& 10 (Foxx and Miller homered)
4 (Walked homered)
"We had a surplus for last year of mid-week game with Derbyshire were Detroit £1.393, an oficial of the club eald-only £44.
"We shall not do anything like su well this summer, but it is obvious that comparison would be unfair.
"Wo ennnot expect the same gates
when Sutcliffe, Leyland, Verity, and Bowes are not playing."
WORCESTER £1,300 UP.
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The clash between Budge and Grant was one of the most attrac 1tive of the day. These two had fought out the final of the national 2 clay court championship only a few weeks ago, when Grant beat
100 Philadelphia
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12
1
his young rival in three straight
(Johnson homered)
sets to win the title for the second time since 1930.
C
1
New York
5
$
6
10
Grant very nearly repeated his
2 performance. He trailed in the Worcestershire is in a healthier Chicago....
(Gehrig homered) financial position than ever
Arst set, but took the next two and Omade a stupendous effort to clinch The Boston v. Cleveland match the lease in the, fourth. The set was postponed.
before.
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went to fourteen games, but Budge prevailed, and in the final atanza eastly overcame his now exhausted opponent,
MENZEL EXTENDED. Gregory Mangin put up a ster ling diaplay against Roderick Men- zel, the Czechoslovakian dynamite who nearly swept Perry off the court at Wimbledon. Mangin mado a great recovery after losing the first set, and broke through to capture the next two.
18 games in the third set and an- Fred Perry in the U.S. pational singles tennis championship now in
A characteristic study of Sydney Wood, chief American challenger to
other twelve in the second. It was high spoed tennis featured by excellent all court play.
Davis Cup player proved no match Marcel Rainvillo, Canadian
for Wood, who is obviously the Campbell's
most serious challenger to Perry. Wood won comfortably in straight sets and was scarcely extended in either.
The results, which were cabled by Reuter, follow.
FOURTH ROUND.
F. J. Perry (Britain) beat E.
W. Feibleman (U.S.), 6-2, 6-1,
G-2.
New
Speed Bid
program.
RIVALS MAY GO TO DAYTONA
has
R. Menzel (Czechoslovakia) enbled to the Daytona, Florida,
Sir Malcolm Campbell beat G. Mangin (US) 8-6, 4-6, authorities his acceptance of an 3-6, 8-6, 6-3.
invitation to make an attempt
L. Stoefen (U.S.) beat J. Van there to break his world's land Ryn (U.S.) 6-3, 6-3, 6-4..
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THE MACAO RACE MEETING
·SELECTIONS FOR TO-MORROW:
IN SIX EVENTS
(By "Captain Foster")
S. Wood (U.S.) beat M. Rain-Daytona Beach last February.
spoed record of 272 m.p.h set up on ville (Canada) 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.
He will make his attack on his for the Macao race meeting to be Appended pre my final selections F. X. Shields (US) bentown record early next year with held to-morrow, Kobert Bryan (U.S.) 9-7, 3-6, 2-6, his famous car Blue Bird. 6-2, 6-2.
C. Sutter (U.S.) beat Berkeley Bell (U.S.) 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.
W. Allison (U.S.) beat J. Me Diarmid (U.S.) 3-6, 6-2, 10-8, 7-5
THIRD ROUND.
Donald Budge (V.S.) beat Bryan Grant-(US.) 6-3;-3-6; ̄ ̄4-6; ̄ 8-6, 6-3.
(Budge meets Kirby of South Africn in fourth round today).
GENTLEMEN, V. PLAYERS
CRICKET DRAWING TO A CLOSE
London, Sept. 7.
at
ready," said Sir, Malcolm to a re- "The car is far from being
made and there should be no doubt porter, "but progress is being about Blue Bird being ready in good time."
It is possible that he will have competitors next
year. Daytona. officials have invited French and Italian motor-racers to compete, and it is known that both France and Ially are keen to wrest the record from Britain.
Italy Tealises the tremendous inational prestige that goes with the holding of the record, and she is anxious to show that she can build a machine that will beat the world.
Mr.
Malcolm Campbell has a machine In Blue Bird, however, Sir which he confidently expects to reach the great speed of 300 m.p.h. It is reported from Daytonn that Mr. F. W. Dixon, the Middles- Two representative crickethrough racing motorist, is also ex- matches between the Gentle pected to attempt to beat Sir Mal- men and Players were con- cluded to-day, the ope
colm Campbell's record. Scarborough being drawn, and Dixon recently bought the Silver at Folkkestong the Gentlemen
Bullet, the car which Mr. Kaye winning by three wickets. Don took to Daytona. the match at Scarborough
The Players had the botter of:
and nearly brought oft a big win. 363 for 8 wickets declared, W. Batting first the Players compiled Keeton, the Notts bateman, con-
Menzel had to play at his best tributing 94. The Gentlemen re- to level up in the fourteenth game again declared their innings closed plied with 205, and the Players of the fourth set, but received lesa
at Go for GAN opposition in the final set which he won after nine games.
Requiring .224. to win, the Robert Bryan, the New York obtain the runs, and when stumpe Gentlemen mnde a bold effort to player made Frank Shields, were drawn, were 21 runs short America's No. 1 ranking player, with one wicket to fall. look a second-rater in the carly stages of their five set en- counter.
.
Bryan, with nothing to lose and a great deal to win, want all out for shots from the opening service, and had Shields very uncomfort- able for the bettor part of four sets...
Verity bowled brilliantly in the Gentlemen's first innings, taking 0 for 57, while R. E. S. Wyatt helped himself to an Innings of 99, being exceedingly unlucky to miss the century,
AT FOLKESTONE.
Int RACE. African Eve
Pat
Mouche
2nd RACE.
Fair Vicw Limelight Great Hall
3rd. RACE. Hey Tor Black Velvet The Carp
4th RACE.
Vago Racing Triumph Festival Evo
StL RACE. Sarabande Delightful Chanco Racing Spirit
6th RACE. City of Shanghai Fi Fa
Dea View.
China Leads For Shanghai Rotary Tennis Cup
BRILLIANT DOUBLES MATCH: GUY CHENG DEFEATED
America gave China a great fight in the doubles match in the Shanghai Rotary Club Tennis Cup Final last Sunday and the Chinese representatives only just managed to win after three afrenuous sots, Khoo Hool-hye and Gordon Lum defeating L. D. Carson and C. C. Squires 6-4, 3-6, 8.5. A fairly large crowd turned out to the Shanghai Tennis Club to witness the competition. blo pair and though Squires and hard driving by both couples and Lum and Kitoo were an invinci- The first set was featured by Carson extended them in every games went with the service to set, they just lacked that extra 44. At this stage the Chinese finish with which to win the set. broke through on Carson's service Shields was made to work like
At Folkestone the Gentlemen court drives put the Americana 6-4
Lum's backhand: shots and cross and went ahead to win the sot at fury to save the first set which we always on top, and finally won out extended to sixteen games, but:
by three wickets.
of position while Khoo's
STRENUOUS SET. Bryan returned as fresh as a daisy of the wicket, but were skittled out opposition falter and their returns but Squires showed commendable The Players had first occupation drives to the baseline made the brought out a series of long drives
general court-craft and steady In the second set the Chineso... and annexed the second and third for 180, Road securing half the were slightly erratic at times. stages with the loss of three wickets for 78 runs. and two games respectively.
steadiness and he returned the Corson proved more steady than hardest shots. A number of rallies After this Shields had to oxart "Tich" Freeman being the most of the Chinese pair's drives, his
The Gonts responded with 268, Squires, returning even the hardest featured the play. himself and playing faultless tennis, he ran away with the successful trundler with 6 for 69. net play at times approaching bril- of taking a set and the score, went The American páir showed signa fourth and fifth sets, both conclud-won the players batted a second specially good.
Geary played a brilliant innings lance and his overhead work being to 0-0, Ing.nt the eighth game.
The Americans forced the pace,, time, scoring 102 in the total of Squires showed good style to but they were unable to make any 280.
Gentlemon obtained the runs after of the match and allowed the with great caution, the Chirceo Bot to acoro 212 to win, the but he faltered at a critical moment and the next game was fought out pair off with his stronger partner, impression on the Chinose pair losing sovon batsmen-Router. Chinese to win the first sot.
(Continued on Page 9.).
· MATCH OF 47 GAMES,
Wilmer Allison's advance at the expense of John McDiarmid was
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