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THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1935.
ENGLAND'S SUMMER PASTIME AND NEW L. B. W. LAW
JOAN RIDLEY
EFFECT OF THE NEW
CRICKET RULE
Nothing Revolutionary Has Happened
London, May 12.
When the decision was made at Lord's that this sca- con's principal first-class matches should be played under an amended 1.b.w. rule an excellent subject was provided for winter discussion, says "Watchman" in the Observer. Followers of cricket delight to talk about the game when they cannot be playing it or watching it, and the change in the law was viewed from many angles. There "much argument about it and about." Those who had advocated the change for years saw in its introduction the There were others who be. beginning of a brighter era.
was
The wise among us
lieved that it would spoil the game. decided to wait for ocular demonstration of its effects before expressing a decided view waited. Now we have seen.
So far it has operated in sixteen and decided first-class madeles
their
either side. on
We
This team of amateur boxers from the Irish Free State made up a team which visited the United States The mittinen, Left in Right, nro: and Canada for a series of boats with Canadian and American boxera. Patrick Hughes, Mick Coffey, Ernis Smith, James McGill and Gerry Mulligan. The Irish fighters made a good impression and met with fair success in their appearances against competition in North America.
LAWN BOWLS TIES
MEETING
INTERESTING FIXTURES
rule wins Mußleient favour to be made permanent. In met rieket nothing revolutionary has happen below first-class scores are already BASA AND BROWN
and the Teams ed, Umpires have not turned streyi sufficiently low,
adthed responsi wonki bo at liberty to play under through bilities: few batsmen, I think, hayo the old rule, just as they are at harshly the present time entitled to un themselves considered
smaller-size stunua, But treated: and the game has not the joduced the carsplitting din of there is a danger that if different
R are applied different appeals which the arch-pessimists | ratles I[t[, On the other hand, bats-matebe a golf will in time be fixed men have shown to sudden desire: between elub and county to hit throff-ball past rover instead sufficiently wide tu divide ericket of walking in front of their stumps, 11 two distinctly different games, That soch a situation would have The masters of pad play
a serious effect upon the 11 Instead 01
popus up." "eaver
Continued on Page 9.3. stanidering their bats They darle The POPULAR TENNIS them in front of their hats.
new method is as negative as the Fold.
JOAN RIDLEY'S ROMANCE
ENGAGEMENT TO A SURGEON
STAR
It is natural
Kamnes
DOUBLE HEADERS IN BASEBALL
GIANTS BREAK
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The main attraction m the lawn bowls singles championship this after: for the salent noon will
bpt went
FOUR BLUES FOR CHEFOO BOY
ALMOST RECORD FOR GLASGOW
W. E. C. TAYLOR'S PROWESS
W. . . Taylor, formerly of the R. Basa, of the fragengower C.C. and J. C. Brown, of the Kowloon choto Schools, and now a final your | Bowling Green Club and, formerly of medien student of Glasgow ¡niver-
the Kowl Docks 1.5*.
Last season Brown was beaten one the Glasgow Arndemy, to which he round entier than Rien who qualified ; went on his return to Scotland from? for the quarter finals. The Bowling Chefoo, and from there to the Uni- Green player WZEN eliminated by vorsity to study medicine. T. F. Stainton while Hasa was benten by A. W. Grimmitt.
CLEVER BOXING BY T. FARR
OUTPOINTS FIERY COWBOY
WENSTOB BEATEN IN LONDON
BY GEOFFREY SIMPSON
BAHRAM
REMAINS
UNBEATEN
CONVINCING WIN IN DERBY
ROYAL INTEREST AT EPSOM
(Special to "Telegraph")
London, June 5. Their Majesties the King and Queen and other members of the Royal Family saw His Highness the Aga Khan win the Derby at Epsom with his unbeaten colt, Barham, in most convincing style.
The jockey. Pox, won comfort- fably at the surprisingly good price
of 5/4.
Sir Abe Bailey's Robin Good- fellow, an outsider nt 50/1, was second two lengths behind while Lord Astur's Field Trinl, which started at odds of 9/1 was third Phalf a length away.
The Royal Party enjoyed the race Tremendously. The King was in
high spirits and the Queen was so interested that she burrowed the Duke of York's glasses directly the race start!,
The Prince of Wales who wore a gey hat produced the biggest pair of field glasses on the course.
Thr horse had won all owner. seven races in which it has started. The value of to-day's race is £9,216,-Reuter Special,
that many pre be still at work. Dae of Britain's most popular? judices should tennis stars, Mine Joan Ridley, is: Those who are in favour of the to marry Mr. D. J. P. O'Meara, change have trued to it much that F.R.C.S., of Bury St. Edmunds has been bright in recent matches. (Suffolk),
Those against it have blamed it hours. Enterprise Miss Ridley's triumphs have for the dull
and ultra-cantion, big scores and bsn many.
An Ipswich girl, she has travell-small-euch in turn has been at- some wonderful in- ed the world as an official player (ributed to for Great Britain. Wherever sheltener of Law 24 camended)-s has gone ahe has made friends by if such things had never existed her unaffected charm and her in the past! One story advanced Cat Lord's after several side- typical English beauty.
Mr. 'Meara is a surgeon and Yorkshire, M.C.C., Middlesex. Lan- i stynamolourist to the West Suffolk eashire--had lost wickets with on- Hospital
usual quickness was that although Joan Riley, who will be next, very few batsmen were nut under i month has, for some years, been me the new rule they were affected of Great Britain's leading lady playera. She was one of the British to Auch an extent by their know-in the National Baseball League Sul Cub de Recreio skip, and J. XI against the X1 of 'St. Andrew "I hurt it punching a heavy bag last Field Trial went to the front and led team in South Africen in 1925-26 and ledge of its existence that they was nominated by the English Lawn were put off their game.
French weakness of this contention is that Tennis Association for the
on other were made and big scores 1027, 1929 Championships in
It is impossible to he 1931, the Dutch Championships in grounds, 1925, and the Belgium championships lieve that batsmen at Lord's
attacked by some form of mental In 1929 she reached the semi-ficat paralysis which batsmen in ather
in 1934.
of the Ladies' Singles at Wimbledon parts of the country escaped,
finalist in the
LADIES' ĠOLF
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FREAKISH LORD'S
The
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After the heavy morning rain the rier was up in glorious weather. London, May 11. The Aga Khan was personally sity, has four Blues. It is sta actually one that a The match is to be playout on the picord, if not
Tommy Farr, youthful cruiser-congratulated by the King.
of Wales,
Babrat, whose next run will be Civil Service 16. Green:
student should have four Blues of weight champion
Taylor's athletic wrecked all expectations when he in the St. James's Palace Stakes at Both players are interporters and this University.
Ascot and then the St. Leger, has 19 outstanding, Having
outpointed the fiery Canadian already won over £30,000 for its are among the farest exponents of prowess the game in the Colony, Brown has learned his cricket and hockey at the hat the more experience and on one Schools at Chefon it speaks well for cowboy, Eddie Wenstob, over six at the Stadium Club, oversion reached the final, in which he the early training there that be should rounds was beaten by R. Lapsley.
have so distinguished himself while at London, last night.
But if the result was a surprise.i
n shadow of dubt there was not about the justice of the verdiet. Farr, with his sparkling left hand und Nicknamed "Chinkie" by the boys his crafty defence, was so much the of the Academy, the name has stuck! urter boxer that after losing the In the first round of this year's to him ever since, and according to first round he won all the others. competition. Basn brought of the the University's athletic magazine
For Wenstel the fight was YANKEES BEATEN
Dhest performante of the round by just ferued, “Chinkie" has quite tragedy of a damaged left hand. BY ATHLETICS
beating C. H. Basto by 22 shots to distinct and outstanding persottality his sen not one of those alibis raised
for Inter- two. Brown drew a bye.
He was recently chosen New York, June 5.
Another good tie to-day should he national hockey trials and when lend-after defeat. Wenstoh exhibited the Two double henders were played [that between C. G. Silva, the success-
ing the Glasgow University Hockey injury before he went into the ring.
Thursday," he declared. University. "Chinkie" scored no fewer the Kowloon
Bowling than eight times in the one match. today, the honours being divided Meyer, of in each case,
Green, who in the first round, eliminated H. Nish, Roaldst of three Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston years ago. Braves each won on gaine while New York Giants were beaten by Philadelphia and then beat their follow
Pponents in the second contest.
The New York Yankees lost their American League engage mit to the Philadelphia Athletics but they still maintain their lead.
The results of today's matches, | J. 8. fant v. A. Me Farlane - as cabled by Briter follow:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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and was 'n Doubles at Wimbledon in 1931. She Loured America privately with Mrs. Pittman in 1931 and 1932 and won The financial aspect has inevit- many tournaments. She was semi-ably entered
into the question., halist in the American Singles Cham- pship in 1932 and in the Ladies When Middlesex finished off their match with Lancashire in a day Doubles at Wimbledon in 1983,
and a half after Yorkshire had benten the M.C.C. in two days, a secretary, made melancholy by the chronic poverty of his club, im- mediately blamed the new rule and predicted that most games would come to a quick end and put the counties in a worse financial posi- tion than ever. But, of course, a certain proportion of matches have
(Berger seared a home run for Two always been short-lived.
the Braves). seasons ago Yorkshire won five of their first seven matches in two New York
For Captain's Cup Mrs. Hillier Qualifies
Mrs. Hillier qualified for the Cap- Lain's Cup in May at Happy Valley, with a score of 93-1972.
(Van Mungo scored a home run for the Dodgers), .
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UNDERGRADUATES BREAK RECORD
Tokyo Crew Qualify For Berlin Olympics
U. S..PRO TENNIS TITLE
WON BY TILDEN FROM LOTT
STILL A GREAT PLAYER
The May pool competition at Happy) days, and there was no new rule | Philadelphia Valley (for the best aggregate four in existence at that time. Pitches acores for holes) is being continued are not always perfect. Besides, Camilli scored a home run for sent this country at the 1936 Olym- 6-1, 6-2, until the end of June. Competitors may take out two consecutive cards on there is something freakish about the Phillies),
one day,
A Bogey pool competition is run- ning at Deep Water Bay during the months of June and July.
the Lord's ground just now.
New York been Another point that has
Philadelphia is the possible much discussed effect on club ericket If the new Cincinnati
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Included are the productions of such welt .known makers as Hawkes', Tress', Elique,
Owen's, etc.
THEY ARE IN ALL SIZES IN WHITE AND KHAKI.
Inspection Invited.
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THE RACE
London, Juno 5. Apart from Robin Goodfellow, dwelt Japetus and Fairhaven, who slightly, there was a good start.
First Son got away slightly ahead, and closely followed by Screamer, Pry, St. Botofili, Bahram, and Field Trinl. After the first half mile First Son led Pry with Ser Bequest secund and
Coming round Tattenham Field Trini third.
First Son and Bahram into the straight, with Robin Goodfellow im-
"showing" his left hand in a menacing A
home, sort of way, but doing all his punching Bahram
Look command although with his right. Farr sized up the strongly challenged by Robin Good- situation fairly rapidly, for he spent fellow and Field Trini, the fight dodging the
The favourite won comfortably, swinging right and stepping in to hit the time being 2 minutes 36 seconds, with a straight left hand. .
which was two seconds outside the record.
All through the buttle Wenstol was quarter of a mile from
Canadian's
EMPIRE TITLE FIGHT ·
At the quarter mile the leaders were First Son, and Screamer, at the half mile First Son and Field Trial. Coming down the hill Field Trial led from First Son and Bakram.
The order in which the remainder 4, Theft; 5 was as follows:
Wenstol put in some strong boily punching but could never shift Farr from his purpose, which was to box for points from long range.
The Wellman was an emphatic finished
winner, but I learned afterwards that Fairhaven; 6, Bequest; 7, As- Wenstob will still get his suggested signation: 8,
on June 25.
match with
Eddie 10, Peace, 79, First Son;
Empire title
11, Screamer: 12, Phillips, Iritish champion, at Wembley Japetus; 13, Pry: 14, St. Botolph,
who was the last to finish.
Bahram was the shortest priced His defent, in the extenuating cir- Derby winner since Cicero, who start- cumstances, was regarded as one thated at 4 to 11, in 1005, could be overlooked.
The field was the smallest since 1919-Reuter.
THE BETTING
London, June 0. The final betting on the threo placed horses was as follows:
5 to 4, Bahram.
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50 to 1. Robin Goodfellow. 9 to 1, Field Trial. The place betting Was 1 to 2, Babram,
S. Orange, New Jersey, June 2. William T. Tilden 2nd, spotted. George Martin "Joe" Lott some-B The club was jammed to the dours, thing like fifteen years ago and then had a fine su must have been raised proceeded to show him how tennis for the London Fund for the Blind, should be played today, winning in which worthy cause the tournament
was held. Tokyo, June 3.
from the Chicago player in straight Breaking the Japanese record sets for the American Professional Mr. Tom Webster helped to swell) and establishing its right to repreChampionship. The score was 8-6, the proceeds with an address which lad everyone laughing. He had pie Games, the crew of the Tokyo
| Petersen. Harvey, Dave Crowley, and Imperial University to-day covered Tilden, who has been playing other boxers in the ring, and ordered
the tennis for twenty years, once more them all into neutral corners in fellow. Arakawa in six minutes flat. The gave proof of the fact that he is ease they should start a row." Nippon University crew, the run- one of the greatest tennis players ners-up, were two lengths behind that the game has ever known, by the winners, who also captured winning the match in the style premier honours in the Inter- | typical of him at his very best.—
Varsity League regatin.-Rengo, United Press.
the 2,000 metre course on
GREAT SHOTS IN GOLF DESCRIBED
EXECUTION
OF THE EXPLOSION
USE PLENTY OF SPEED
BEHIND CLUBHEAD
FOR STROKE
An explosion shot out of a trap that sent the ball two inches from (Cochrane scored a home run for the cup on the final hole of the the Tigers Tha rame was called Westchester Open of 1933 enabled at the end of the sixth innings ow- Mike Turness to tie and go on ing to darkness. A double header to win that tournament. will be played to-morrow),
Mike,
member of the
A NEW SERIES OF GOLF ARTICLES BY ART KRENZ
known Turnesa golling family, got a three on that hole, tied Sal DiBuono at 288, and won the play- off, 76 to 79.
In explaining his execution of the explosion shot, Turuesa Baya: "The explosion is played with the sume stance as is taken when playing the chip. The feet are close together, but the ball. Is played off the left heel, the golfer taking a full pivot.
The clubhead must go through parallel to the line of flight, and one should alm is hit the sand a half inch behind the ball, with plenty of speed behind the club-
well-head."
Proportionate odds, Robin Good-
to 1, Field Trial-Reuter.
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