THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1935.
CRAWFORD WINS DAVIS
ONLY JUST BEATS BOUSSUS
FIVE SET MATCH
IN PARIS
VIVIAN MCGRATH AGAIN LOSES
Paris, June 10. Australia climinated France from the Davis Cup Lawn Tennis Competition to-day by three matches to two, Jack Crawford beating Christian Boussus after a hard fought contest and Vivian the McGrath losing to Andre Merlin
in four scis.
Won Crawford, who Jack Davis Cup tie for Australia against
France.
The Commonwealth will now meet Germany in the semi-final round und i the winner will oppose the winners! of the tie between South Africa and;
BOWLS FIXTURES So-Slovakia,
FOR TO-DAY
Crawford had to give of his bust Frenchman to overcome the young who offered the sternest resistance in an endeavour to take the fame to the full live
live matches. He played the better tenuis in the opening set which
Two Interporters Down he took a 2 but fry as he did he
To Play
Six matches in the second round of the singles lawn bowls cham pionship will be played, off this afternoon.
was unable to prevent the Australian from drawing level and then taking! the trad
fend in the third set.
Boss fight back brilliantly and with Crawford conserving his energy for the fifth res the Frenchman won the fourth at 64.
There was
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dling dong battle for the final ser and it was mily elinched by the Australian :
None of the Bxtures has anything utstanding by which la recommend after 14 games had been played.
it was just a well that Crawford
it although a couple of Interporters
its
Acestrem
Vivian McGrath! by Josing tul to-day's singles
will be en in artion. Fred Cullen, won the watch an the Kowloon Dock player, who re-again disappointed presented Hongkong in 1941 and who' Merlin. wen the singles championship 1925, is to met H. Giltins on the notes were
J. H. Crawford (Australia) heat! Club de Recreio green].
Gittins is one of the Kowloon C, C. Christian Boussus (France) 2-0,1 best lends and has some creditable 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 9.7.
Andry Merlin (France) beat Vivim victories to his credit but unless he
(Australia) G-1, 6-7, reproduces his very best form het MeGenth shmaid find Cullen more than a match!6-3, 6-4.--Reuter. for him.
A. E. Silkstone, another interporter and the conqueror of R. F. Luz, la to play A. Q. Brawn on the Craigen
C. C. green and after his form gower against the former Club de Recreio player, he should not meet with any great dieulty in eliminating the Civil Service C. C. player.
Twe officials, of the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association will fight out a duel on the Kowloon Dock R. C. Green where C. J. Tacchi and C. B. Honking meet.
The full programme is as follows:
24. W. Munkett
3. Becleball
i. til
G. J. Tocht
Taiken R. c. Green)
V P. Cullen
Cs de frezels Greens.
. . . Haking Kowloon Dael B. C. Gite
(Honskour Electric
CUP TIE FOR AUSTRALIA
Fifty thousand racing fans braved weather threats to gather at Churchill Downs and were re- warded by a stirring race in the 61st cunning of the Kentucky Derby, in which Omaha romped away with the honours, paying his backors 5 to 1. Behind him in their fishing order are Roman Soldier,
NEW TEST PLAYER
Mitchell-Innes Scores Brilliant Century
FORM AGAINST TOURISTS
London, May 17. Oxford, and in this we must include a crowd which grew in numbers and enthusiasm through out the day, will long remember N. S. Mitchell-Innes's batting against the South Africans yes Austerday.
University
GERMANY QUALIFY
Berlin, June 10,
meet Germany qualified to tralin in the semi-dimmi round of the Davis Cup Competition by benting
mintebes 10 one Italy by four fernter.
Pirates'
Baseball
Victory
Whiskola and Neille Flagg.
LEICESTER WIN BY INNINGS
COUNTY CRICKET
CHAMPIONSHIP
BERRY SCORES
CENTURY
London, June 10.
BOUSSUS BEATS AUSTIN
ENGLISH BOWLS
DEFEAT
SOUTH AFRICAN TOURISTS
WIN FIRST TEST FIXTURE
London, May 20.
BAER SHOWS IMPROVED SKILL
CHAMPION AMAZES RING EXPERTS
TRAINING FOR
FIGHT
Asbury Park, NJ,, June 4. That one lion-hearted man can- With a little over a week to go not carry three others was proved before he risks his crown with Braddock of New again in the international bowls James J. match between England and Jersey, Maxic Baer to-day was South Africa at Crouch Hill on rapidly rounding into perfect con- Saturday. That one rink going dition.
down, well and truly, will bring The world's heavyweight cham- about the cancellation of all the plon is amazing ring experts with good work-and it was superla his vastly improved boxing skill. tively good at times-done by the He is also unusually serious for a remainder, was also borne home training siege, ludicating that de- to thousands of watchers who spite the fact he is in overwhelm- shivered as much from the effects ing favourite to beat Braddock he of the collapse of No. 5 rink as
is taking no chances.
Buer spars five rounds almost they did from an icy north-east wind that blew across the green. daily at his training copp which was is located on the grounds of the Hal The Hon-hearted man Biggin, whose three-hour taak was P. Sims estate. Sims is a noted forever saving shots, handsful of bridge expert.
He is working out at top speed them, or finding himself with post-i tions that were hopeless for Eng-and despite five fast rounds does landed all to the South Africans' not even breathe heavily. More- over he has taken most of the loop. from his punches and is shooting' fast straight hard lefts.
FRENCHMAN WINS age
IN PARIS
It was seldom that Diggin's three men got him position, at or behind the jack, which enabled him to build solidly. When they did. INTERNATIONAL İT Fairlamb, the third man against
TENNIS
Paris. May 19.
H. W. Austin, England's second ranking player, was surprisingly beaten by the young Frenchman,
A century by L. G. Berry, the Christian Boussus, in the match Leicestershire opening batsman, between the International Clubs and brilliant bowling by George of Great Britain and France here Geary, the Leicestershire and to-day. The former England bowler, enabled 6-3.
score Was
....
was,
10.
Although not hitting as hard with his right as he usually does, Baer is using a short right jolt to him, blatted everything out. Falg the body with plenty of steam ba lamb and his skip, A. G. White, did bind it.
He is still nursing his right. be- not put down one had bowl, which meant that they missed thing cause of an injury sustained in an and so the score on this rink grew exhibition bout nearly a month
10 like this:
22 28-35 S.A.
11 1 2 4 E. Amazing consistency it everyone will agree, on the part of for the way they played up to the the winners, who must be praised half-hearted work of the English- men. To be down 24 shots was too. the county to beat Northampton- France, who led by seven wins to shire in a County Cricket Cham-three at the end of yesterday's play, big a handicap for the other Eng
It
pionship fixture in two days at won the encounter by 12 matches to lishmen to carry. On rink 4 W. M. was left to this
7. This in the first time she has hoen Grice fost by 5 shots to A. B. Northampton. rentury the first
the matches were Ritchie, a skipper mouhled in style student to score
Leicestershire won by the con- successful since
to the Grice pattern. While all against the South Afrienus in their
four South Africans showed that present tour, and it was his total of vincing margin of an innings and first played in 1930.
possible by
tennis brain made 168 which virtually enrried his sale! 22
Austin's good
than his muscles, they had played themselves in, tan first innings lead distinction Nortirants being dismissed for 85 palpably better denied to all the tourists upponent in their first innings and 79 in His intentions were excellent, but he Grice's men were clearly wanting
their second in which innings did not seem to have the strength to practice at length finding.
England's Counted by scores, Boussus put plenty
was accom- The value and merit of his innings Geary took seven wickets for 30 carry them out.
of speed into his drives, and, if he finest performance cannot be understood by looking tran
with bis plished an No. 3 rink where P. D. had not sometimes failed
nishing strokes, he would have won Tomlinson, the Margate skipper, won by 10 shots, leading 8-1, by a wider margin.
"Austin was not at his best. Ife 14-5, 23-11 and 27-17. Stolid was constantly slipping in trying to deliberate work was done by all] take fast drives to the earners, and four Englishmen. Slater threw lead. With the first jack of the match across Boussus took an early
lending 5-4 and the score Boussus
who bowled the last wood of the 30
so far this season.
DEFEAT REDS BY the afternoon
K. M. an
.
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WIDE MARGIN
AE. Skatin
J. K. Słown
P. Gondw (longkong 1, C. Grenz
A. (1. luw (Craigrupower C. C. Green)
UNPOPULAR DECISION GAINED
MIDGET WOLGAST
BOOED
Hollywood, Calif., May 31, Midget Wolgast won an unpopulari declaion here tonight in 10 rouge over Juan Zurita, of Mexico, The crowd honed, thinking the Mexican had outpoisted the flyweight champion.
It was Wolgast's second victury over Zurita,
ONLY FIXTURE
PLAYED
19118,
WAS
his score and counting his boundaries, In Leicestershire's only innings For better to say that he word in Berry contributed 124 runs in a at 11.30 in the morning when num- hers 2 und & had left for 37 and that total of 289. Perkins took five for 79 Funs.-- when he walked back to the Pavilion,of the wickets amid tumultunus cheering, at 3.30 Render.
Oxford's score bad swollen to 291 fur four wirkets,
Better, too, to add that South Africa's bowling was never below the Ife had heipers and a particularly a valiant effort. He came up and game, when all the rest of the rinks had finished. This group is assur- in the tour, and that, when the effect pair came together at that awkward bring the score to live all. Austin ed of its place in the internationals fine standard which they set carly | trave, and stülid one in Benn. The cut u. Boussts' returns decisively to held his own for the next four games. Bosssus won the next, and was lead-at Weston.
minutes, and his third fifty ease all in the tenth game, Austin me the green and it was Tomlinson |
a run a minute.
of Mitchell-Innes had worn off they point when two wickets had fallen
The best bowls was seen on rink tonk the last five Oxford wickets for for 37, and they were not parted until 36 runs.
o'clock, at which time the score ing by & games to 7 and 50-15 when
Austin fell full length. This took 1, and if England will leave this It is a simple fact that, on this had been taken to 23.
four alone for the 1935 season, Boussus to set point. There was a Altogether Benn halted three hours New York, June 10. particular afternoon, Mitchell-Innes
hands, Rousss then drove out, but Only one match was played in was nuaster of all the wiles which the and twenty minutes, and did not offer short wait while Austin cleaned his they will win more than they lose, the National Baseball League to- South African howlers could bring to a chance. Ile revealed great nationes Austin Betted the next ball to give hear, and it must be more than a land restraint in being content in me his opponent the set, Austin never day while no fixtures were scheduled in the American Cham-er how which couples his name or less hold a watching brief while looked like winning the second set,
with future England teams.
his more experienced partner took full pionship.
ALWAYS AT EASE
were en-
Pittsburgh Pirates gaged against Cincinnati Reds,
tall of the bowling. Bean deserved in which he took only three games. the highest praise and was unfortun Bossus in the corresponding match ate to be dismissed when 90. These
DETAILS AND SCORES
14 England bent South Afries Try throw that, Scorva-England: 1. W. Pickering, kip1, 23. South Afrion: L. Sink, J. Calder.
N. Jalthier, 16. steel and (1. W. A. Wright
B. Atama, T. Davidson (skip), 20,
FRED PERRY
ANOTHER TITLE FOR PERRY
BELGIAN TENNIS
VICTORY BEATS ARTENS IN STRAIGHT SETS
Brussels, June 18.
To bis present crowns in the Rink Exlasl st Sonik Africa by four lawn tennis world, F. J. Perry, hos Seutew-England: d. C. Carruther
and
the latter being trounced hours say he was always at ease,
Throughout his three and a half Agures, which, includeil seven 4's, last year buat F. J. Perry by 4G, John Wilmots, G. H. But no F. G. Curtis the English International player, Vaughan fourteen runs to one.
pionship a few days later he defent. Lewis, 11. Walters and J. Horton of Belgium.
The Wimbledon, American and He made his strokes gracefully and tot represent, the true value of his and in the French cham-ku. Nouth Africa: N. F. Schoulers, has now added another title, that
Hink England best South Africa by ten innings
ed Austin in five sets by 5-7, 6-2, scored two home
shots Scores Englund: It. Sister, H. 9. runs and Gus with That leisurely utterance of the
There followed later bright, 2-4, (−1.
Rend, C. Walton and P. 37. Tomlinan (kis French title holder competed in the Surh, Paul Waner and Floyd at which denotes that the ball as partnership from Walker and Seam.r.
cuch
Later in the day Austin and J. H... South Africa: F. J. Hall, J. Mais, C. | Belgian championship here for the coming larger than in ordinary cricket They put in 12 reus for the fi Young bit une
Crawford and G. Kinnes (mkt), 17.
beat H. W. Artens, the Austrian flife.
Rink 4 Englund bet to Suth Africa by Pirates.
wicket in eighty minutes and then Crawford won their doubles mates The cat and an almost placid per Vincent and his bowling colleagues against Brugnon and Glasser, ve ahots. Senzes-England: A. 11. Ball, Davis Cup player, in the final in The scores as cabled by Reuter
suasion of the ball from his legs did something by warm South African losing the first set. They
A. P. Fels, Dr. Plaher and W. M. Grice straight sets, winning by 6-3, 9-7, takipo. Buth Africa N. Foukts 26-3-Reuter, follow:
brought a lot of his runs, but they hearts chilk 1. apart from Mitchell-narrow escape, however, and Cuthbert, J. Yeti and A. I, Titello (skip), NATIONAL LEAGUE
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He reached 50 in sixty-five minutes,
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After
hud 11
were
21.
"I required a 4 for a 71, which I believed would be good enough to "My drive was 275 yards. I hit the second shot with a No. 7 iron 150 yards to n close green, and was but I feet from the cup. The putt was holed for a three," which gave me an even 70 and n four-round total of 289,
"I had won the Open-or so every- one believed.
that
"But suddenly the word get around A phenomenal 60 by Gena Sarazon that Cruickshank had made a tough. on the final round prevented T. putt for a 08, giving him a tie with Philip Perkins and Bobby Cruick-ine which we would have to play off. shank from playing off for the 1932 Then, just as I began making plans United States Open golf champion for the play-off, word came ship at Fresh Meadow, I. 1, after Sarazen had burned up the courie Perkins had hit what be considers with a 06, and finished three strokes
under our 289'a.' the finest mashia-niblick shot of his Perkins, in ndvining golfers how to
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