THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,
JUNE 1, 1935.
SOUTH AFRICANS IN MERRY MOOD AT ILKESTON
Batsmen Score Freely Against Derbyshire JOE LOUIS
TO-DAY'S
RACES
SELECTIONS FOR 8 EVENTS
TIPS FOR THE PUNTER
(By "Caplain Foster")
There are eight races down for decision at Lo-dny's seventh extra meeting at Happy Valley, and my selections for
programme follow:
2
the
RACE 1.
1
Clear View
#
Flybynight
Bonny Bundve
RACE 2.
1 Derby Day
Austraban Boy
2
B
Got That
-
RACE 3.
1
Sadko
2
King's Wardten
B
flem's selection
E
3
RACE 4.
Gold Coin
Dán
Racing Boy
RACE S.
f'ride of Tsingtao
Partnership
Solar Star
RACE 6.
!
Night Star Empire Day
3 Alacrity
1
RACE 1
High West
Flamingo
3 The Deemster
RACE 8
Invermark
2 Propitious Time Valley View.
PERRY TO MEET CRAWFORD
TENNIS RIVALS IN FRANCE
CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PROGRESS
Paris, May 31. Fred Perry, the English Davis Cup lawn tennis player and pre- sent Wimbledon and American champion, is to meet Jack Craw- ford, the Australian champion and winner of the Wimbledon crown of 1933, in the semi-final of the French Championships which are being played here.
la the other semi-Anal G. vou Cramit, the German player, and present holder of the French title, is to meet E. W. Austin, the Eng- lish Davis Cup player,
Both Pens and Crawford bad Comparatively easy victories in the quarter-finals where both won in straight St.
The Englishman
RESULTS AT A. GLANCE
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Surrey (344. and 252 for 4
wkts. dec.) beat Gloucestershire TOURISTS
(265 and 192 for 7 wkts.) on first innings.
Lancashire (122 and 225) beat Sussex (216 and 67) by 64 runs. Nottinghamshire (499 for 9 wkts. dec.) bent Hampshire (221 and 77) by an innings and 241 runs.
Kent (339 and 280 for 4 wkta. dec.) beat Glamorgan (207 and 129) by 283 runs.
Warwickshire (199 and 117 for 1 wkt.) beat Northampton- shire (186 and 129) by nine wickets.
FRIENDLY MATCHES South Africa (443 and 200 for 4 wkts. dec.) beat Derby shire (236 and 198) by 209 runs, Leicestershire (109 and 23 (for 4 wkts.) drew with Ox- ford University (149).
CRAWFORD
BETTER
beat Christian Bousans, of Praner, THAN
6-1, 6-17, G-4, while Crawford won
Bernard, also Andro
Froth
France, by 6-3, 6-1, 6-1.
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Austin bad the hardest passage into the semi-final when he met R. Menzel, the Vzeeho-Slovakian, whice forced the British player to five Įsets, Menzel captured the first and
1hil 1༥, Austin won by 110-8, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2,
G. von Cramm bent Vivian Me- Grath, the Australian, by 4-2, 6-4. 3-6, 6-3.
WOMEN'S CROWN
In the women's championship quarter final Miss Helen Jacobs, of Amerien, brat Mine, Sylvia. Henro tin (France) 6-4, 6-2; Mme. Hilde
Mlfe Sperling (Germany) feat Iribarne 6-2, 6-2; Miss Peggy
PERRY
N.E. BROOKES THINKS SO
AUSTRALIA FOR
DAVIS CUP
New York, May 25. Jack Crawford of Australia, not Fred Perry of England, is the greatest tennis player in the world to-day.
BEST PERFORMANCES
TWO CENTURIES B. H. Cameron (S. Africa
BIG SCORE MADE BY
BATTING
Hardstaff (Notts V.
Hants)
163
K. G. Viljoen (S. Africa
v. Derby)
152
Ashdown (Kent v. Glam-
organ)
134"
v. Derby
132
Mead (Hants v. Notts)
117*
H. Parks (Sussex v. Lancs 107
Squires (Surrey v. Glou-
cester)
100
1. J. Siedle (5. Africa v.
Derby)
Fagg (Kent V.
Glam-
98
94
BOWLING
V.
REGISTERED
SIEDLE MISSES 3 FIGURES
season on
London, May 31.
cricket The South African tourists were in merry mood at Ilkeston where they inflicted the first defeat of the Derbyshire, the present leaders of the County Cricket Champion- ship, who had hitherto won out- right three of the four matches The visitors played this season. won by 299 runs.
In a first innings total of 44% runs, the tourists showed complete mastery Jever the Derbyshire nitack. . G. Viljoen, a polished hat, and B. B Cainerum, a fine attacking hatonTY11, were engageil in hage partnership and each passed the century mark be-
was the top scorer of the natel with a contribution of 182 runs while Cameron knocked
Mp 132. Derbyshire were jual to the scension and althought they maden every effort to get as near as possible to the opponents' store they wore
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silifer altogether.
With a substantial lead in hand the South Africans declared their serond closed at 200 for four wickets, innings 1. J. Siedle, who has already senred t]it*vs* centuries to date, was fortunate in being dismissed before reaching three figures. He had made! 98 runs when he was sent buck.
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Derbyshire were not as successful! as in their first innings and lost their last wicket with 198 rins on the board, ;
RAIN PREVENTS PLAY
Itain prevented play on the third) day in the match at Oxford where the University and Leicestershire Australia, using a two-man team, played a drawn game.
1
organ) "Not out.
Booth (Lancs
Sussex) and Freeman (Kent Glamorgan)
and
6 for 60 5 for 26
Y
G for 86
5 for 49
7 for 30
7 for 60
Geary (Leicester v.
Oxford) Hollies (Warwick v.
Northants) Darwall Smith (Ox-
ford v. Leicester) 6 for 41 Astill (Leicester v.
Oxford)
5 for 16
J. Parks (Susacx v.
Lancs)
Larwood (Notts
Hants)
Giants Win
In Double Header
BOSTON
BRAVES
LOSE TWICE
TWO FIXTURES POSTPONED
New York, May 31. The Glants won both matches in ja double header to-day when play- ing against the Boston Braves in the National Baseball Lengue,
Only two matches were played in the American League, one being! postponed.
BOOED BY CROWD
BOXER KNOCKS OUT TOLES
TOWEL THROWN IN BUT KICKED OUT
Flint, Michigan, May 16. Toying with Roscoe Toles, a hegra from Toledo, Ohlo, from first Joe Louis, senantional to last, negro heavyweight championship contender, knocked his opponent out in the last round of a scheduled The win con- ix-round fight. Htituted Loula's twentieth consecu-
tive ring victory since turning pro-
fessional. It was his 6fteenth win by the knockout route.
The crowd of 2,000 booed the fight, which almost ended in the second round when Toles Reuter cables the following re- thrice floored for counts, sults of th-day's games:
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5 for 45
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4 for 18
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12
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BAHRAM AT EVENS FOR DERBY
LATEST PRICES QUOTED
CALL-OVER FOR WEDNESDAY
was
As he hit the canvas for the third time hin seconds throw in a towel but referee Slim McClellan kicked it out of the ring and a | member of the toxing commission said that he would hold up Toles' end of the purse if the fight did, not continue.
Louis did not really open up until the sixth and foul round. when he threw punches at Toles from all angles. The Toledo boy finally took a hard one on the jaw Koenig scored a home run for and went down for the fall count
Muller for the just before the final bell rang.. the Giants and Braved,
The match between Philadelphia and Brooklyn was postponed on account of ruin.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
R 11. E.
Cleveland
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| Chiengo .
St. Louis. Detroit
2
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3
5 10
0
6
6.
Rain prevented the mateli tween Boston and New York being played.
TWO REFEREES
TRIED
Experiment Seen At
The Hawthorns
West Bromwich Albion played bela Jubilee football match against from a Midlands eleven on May 8 but it created only a languid interest, for despite favourable weather not more than 4,000 people were Had the absentees known what was in store the at- tendance would have been very different, for the play was the
Scrison (Britain) beat Miss M. Tis a good bet to win the Davis two days, during which Oxford com- over for the Epsom Derby to be HAPPY VALLEY GOLF present. H. Rollin Couquerque (Holland), this year. | 6-0, 6-3.-Reuter.
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There is little or no difference be tween the trants played in 1905 and that of 1935.
There isn't a player, living or dead, who could match Bill Tilden at his best.
The scoring was low on the first piled 149 runs, Geary taking seven for 30, and Lecestershire replied with! 109. Darwall Smith dismissed six batsmen for 41 runs. Oxford, in their; second innings, put on 108 runs and st second day Leicester the elose of the had made for four.
ht
first innings points! Surrey freats Gloucestershire nt the Oval,. These opinions belong to Norman when they scored 44 run against E. Brookes, 67, Melbourne, President their opponents total of 265. Surrey of the Australian Lawn Tenais As declared their second innings closed at sociation, bonorary captain and conch 252 for four, Squires making 106, but; of the 1936 Australian Cap squad and when stumps were draws Gloucester- a man who, between the years of shire had three wickets in hand and 1905 and 1920, played on every Aus-192 runs on the board. tralian cup team. Brookes, here for the first time since 1921, took time of from his packing before sailing for: London to sip a few rocktails and talk tennis.
LANCASHIRE BEAT SUSSEX
Lancashire's bowler, Booth, excels¡
Sussex
ed himself in the match at Nove where the champion county bent Sus-! "We think we have a good chance is
Cisex by 64 runs, after scoring only 122 to get the cup this year," he said, “ajand 225 runs. In their first innings But we thought five Lanenshire wickets fell to J. very good chance. that last year, only to have your team Parks for 45 runs,
were dismissed for 216, spot us two matches und still beat us in the Interzone finals. But if you'll Harry Parks searing 107, but in their! look back over the Davis Cup you'll second innings they could only add find that the country with the No. another 67 runs. Booth took six for singles player of the world usually 60 and then five for 26. with it."
"That makes it look good for Eng land," the writer said. "In Perry they have the top man."
"I don't agree
with you,'
cun-
London, May 31. The following is the latest call
rua on Wednesday next:
Evens Babram if and o)
Haifan (t and of Theft (and of Sen Bequest (0) Sea Bequest (1)
10/1
10/1
1{34..༥
100/7
100, 7
Field Trial (0)
15/1
Field Trial (1)
25/1
Fair Haven (0)
28/1
Fair Haven (0)
First Son it and o
28/1
28/1
Fair Bairn (t and o)
Robin Gandfellow...
(1 and of
Screamer (0)
Assignation (t and e)
50/1
50/7
6/1
Screamer (t)
GO/1
80/1
· 100/1
125/1
Japetus (0)
150/1
200/1
Pry It it and o)
Plymouth Sound (6)
Barberry (0) Peaceful Walter
it and o).
200/1 St. Botolph (t and of PLACE BETTING 4/11 Bahram (t and o) B/8 Hairan (6)
Nottinghamshire secured TE vincing victory over Hampshire at Nottingham, winning by an innings and 211 runs. Hardstaff, in scoring 163ns
11/2 was mainly responsible for Nottinghite's total of 499 for annine wickets declared.
swered Brookes. "I don't think Fred During Hampshire's first innings of is the best. My vote would go to 221 runs, Mead scored the 149th cen Crawford. He's got every shot Perry tury of his career and his second of has and more. I think our national the present season. Hampshire were championships last fall, in which made to follow-on and were dismissed Crawford defented Perry and both for 77 runs, Larwood taking four for: were at the top of their ramos--was 18. the turning point."
A TWO-MAN TEAM
ALL ROUND PERFORMANCES
7/4 Hairua (1) 15/8 Theft (1 and o) 11/4 Sea Bequest (t and ̈o} 3/1 Field Trial (t and v)
Fair Haven (t and o) 6/1 First Son (t and o) 13/2 Fairbairn (t and o)
Assignation (t and o) Robin Goodfellow (0) Robin Goodfellow (1) Screamer (i and o)
100/8
100/8
100/7 100/7
Draw Of Second Summer
Foursomes Announced `
་
finest seen in the Midlands for
many years.
There were two referees, Messra. W. P. Harper (Stourbridge) and E. Pinkston (Birmingham), and The draw of the Happy Valleynestnen. It must be said that the Second Summer Foursomes us just ofleinis functioned exceedingly well. heen made and resulted as follows:
Esel watched and bet- as well as his own half of the First Round.-C. L. Tatham (18) ter control could not have been and. E.W.C. Malcolm (11) v... Tdesired. Offside decisions-were-In- Huxton (16) and G. T. May (13);
1. J. Valentine (11) and W..tantly given and although Mr. Har- per once gave a decision outside his Hillier (8) v. R. F. Clark (12) and
Rome (7). (4) v. E. H. Walls (20) and F. J.
HANDICAPS ADJUSTED
Fauling
Handicaps have
1. Goldmann (7); F. MeMation (19) own half, it mattered little. and J. E. Dovey (12) v. W. R. Illyer (18) and 1. K. Collings (4): A. Macfarlane (16) and W. Pittendrich (16) v. P. Morrison (8) and D. S. Robb (1); J. D. Thomson (10) and C. Mycork (12) v. C.W.E. Bishop (13) and G. W. Reeve (15).
The following, having drawn byos, adjusted on a new scale. are in the Second Round:
first unmed of each manages the side, and the first couple J. S. Dykes (1) and A. V. Greaves in each bracket are the challengers [(10) v. it. 11. Mundy (8) and J. W and responsible for arranging dates. Franks (11); J. Pote-lunt and W. Unless otherwise agreed, matches W. C. Shewan (18) v. T. J. Price must be played on the morning of (13) and W. A. Stewart (7) T. Dthe day on which the round has to Paton (8) and G. Milne (11) v. A be completed.
¡D.
The
been
.
pair
H. MacBride (10) and F. Lobel (14); Happy Valley Committee may alter S. A. Sleap (14) and J. Harrop (13) way handicaps during the competi v. Winners of the match between tion.
and C. Mycock und Thomson
The first round is be played on C.W.E. Bishop and G. W. Reeve; E or before June 23; the second round C Humphreys (20) and A. Jon or before July 7; the third round Mackadyen (21). T. (8) and D. S. Edward Reuter, Grimith (10) and K. S.
POLICE GUARD. FOR PERRY
Wild Welcome From Home Town
An unfinished century by Ashdown) Did Brookes know the way Aus-in the second innings, a contribution tralia would line-up for eup play this of 94 by Fagg in their first, and fine year?
bowling by Freeman in both innings enabled Kent to beat Glamorgan by "Yes. It'll be a two-inan team. 293 runs at Cardif where the visitors Crawford and Vivian McGrath--you knocked up 339 and 280 for four. know, the youngster who hits the two declared. handed backhand. They certainly are our two best singlex players and their 208 and their second 125,
Glamorgan's first innings yielded victory in our National Doubles
Freeman
Stockport, May 7. Tournament would indicate they're took six for 86 in the first innings and our best doubles team."
followed this up with another Rve Fred Perry, world tennis cham- vietins for 49 runs.
plon, local boy who made good Warwickshire beat Northampton-came back to his home town to- stire by nine wickets in their engage day, and- rent at Birmingham,
Brookes was asked what was the
mafor difference between the tennis of to-day and that played when he was an Internationalist.
The visitors had firet lease of the wickets and put up 188 runs, Hollies "I don't see any difference. I hear taking seven for 80 and 129.
War people saying the game to-lay is sa wickshire replied with 199 and then much faster, but I don't just know 117 for one wicket.-Renter. what they mean. It couldn't be the service, for McLoughlin hit a harder Orst ball than any player of to-day. And we had players whose forehands
| were just na powerful and players
SOME
whose volleying and smashes were WIMBLEDON
just sa sharp and killing as those of to-day."
The interview-as do all tennis, Interview-finally reached Bill Til-j den. And Mr. Brookes, like every other playor of the game, expressed the belief that in Big B the game reached perfection.
"Ile was
PAIRINGS
PARTNERSHIPS ANNOUNCED
It took an escort of mounted police to keep the crowd from mobbing his car.
For an hour after the Mayor's reception committee met him at the station Perry drove in triumph through Stockport's streets.
Cheering crowds swarned round him at the Town Hall, demanding his autograph.
Later, partnered by a local mill- worker, Perry delighted the crowd with an exhibition game in one of the towns parks.
The wildest demonstration came when he left again for London.
Miss Gracie Fields has a serious rival in the warm hearts of Lanen- shiro.
the pluperfect player," Brookes said. "He not only had all Among the Wimbledon pairings are and Mrs. Godfree, N. G. Farquhar- the shots to the game, but he could the following:-Mrs. Whittingstall son and Miss Hardwick, F. H. D. execute them just a shade botter than and Mrs. King, Mrs. Pitiman and Wilde and Mina Stammers, F. H. D. anybody else. At his best ho was Miss Yorks, Mrs. P. D. Howard and Wildo and I. G. Collins, and D. Front absolutely unbeatable,"
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