HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SATURDAY, JULY
1985.
KENT SUFFER DEFEAT AFTER SCORING 439 RUNS
SECOND
INNINGS
COLLAPSE
SUSSEX WIN BY WIDE MARGIN
DOUBLE CENTURY BY HOLMES
London, July 5, Kent, at Tunbridge Wells had the unusual experience of scor-l ing 439 runs in the County Cricket Championship during the
past three days and then suffering
conquerors
RESULTS AT A GLANCE
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Sussex (282 and 338) beat Kent (439 and 98) by 83 runs. Surrey (430 and 164 for 7 wkts, dec.) beat Derbyshire (244 and 150 for 1 wkt.) on first
innings.
Glamorgan (460 ar 8 wkts. dec. and 18 for 0 wkt.) beat Hampshire (226 and 248) by ten
wickets.
Yorkshire (253 and 228 for 5 wkts, dec) bent Essex (150 and 105) by 226 runs.
FRIENDLY MATCHES.
South African (173 and 284) beat Somerset (218 and 188) by 51 runs.
DERBY DROP POINTS Derbyshire, the leaders of the
defeat by the wide margin of 83 County Championship, dropped were valuable points when playing runa. Their
Chesterfield Sussex, who caused the collapse against Surrey at of the home county in their where they lost on first innings, second innings for a paltry 98 and only just maintain their post-
tlon at the top of affairs.
TELIES.
E. R. T. Holmes, the Surrey
Subscx had first lease of the captain, was in his very best wickets but wore dismissed for batting form and made the highest 282 runs and then the Kent bats- score of his career in first class mon made merry at the expense of cricket., He rattled up 206 runs out of a total of 430 made by Surrey. the visiting bowlers. Frank
Derbyshire Although
had valuable contribution from Worth- BEST PERFORMANCES ten, who made 107, they were only able to collect 244 runs. Watts had nix for 74.
BATTING
E. R. T. Holmes (Surrey v.
Derby)
Woolley (Kent v. Sussex) J. Parks (Sussex v. Kent) Dackfield (Glamorgan v.
Hants)
A
With their second innings total standing at 164 for seven wickets 206 Surray declared. A. Pope took 172 five for 34. At the close of play 126 Derbyshire had made 160 for the
loss of but one wicket.
SOUTH AFRICANS WIN 109 The South Africnus have added Somerset to their list of victims, 107 the tourists winning by the narrow
murgla of 51 runs at Bath.
111
Smart (Glamorgan V.
Hants)
Worthington (Derby
BOWLING
Y.
Surrey)
Bowes (Yorks
Essex)
Watts (Surrey
Derby)
Verity (Yorks
Esox)
V.
7 for $8
6 for 74
5 for 17 A. Popa (Derby v.
Surroy)
.5 for 34 Bruce Mitchell (S.
Africa v. Someract) 5 for 45
The visitors compiled 178 runs and then 284 while Somerset made 218 and 188. Bruce Mitchell, with his leg-break bowling, took five wickets for 45 runs,
Glamorgan trounced Hampshire in their match at Cardiff where the Welsh county won by ten wickets after declaring their first innings closed at 400 for eight wickets. Of this total Duckfleld made 111 and Smart 109. Hamp-
Woolley scored his third century shire lost their last wicket for
.runs.
Jack Crawford (right), of Australia, ons of the world's best tennis players, and his partner, Ad- rian Quist, are pictured in action on the courts. They have qualified for the Men's Doubles final at Wimbledon where they beat Gene Mako and Donald Budge, the young American pair. They defeated the New Zealand toum of A. C. Stedman and C. E. Malfrey in their first round matches in the 1935 Davis Cup tourney. They then proceeded to France, where they gave an excellent account of them- selves in the French hard court contests, winning the doubles title.
MATCH IN PAIRS TOURNEY
BOWLS CONTEST.
YESTERDAY
PLAYERS
NOW SEMI-FINAL
(By "Sagax")
IN
Yesterday
Detroit Win In Baseball
Engagement
RAIN INTERFERES WITH SCHEDULE
GIANTS LOSE TO DODGERS
New York, July 5.
The New York Yankees were
RYDER CUP GOLFIN SPRING
SUGGESTION MADE BY SARAZEN
MISTAKE TO HOLD
TIE IN OCTOBER
F
London, Jane 4. Should the Ryder Cup matches
not engaged in the National Base-be played in May?
ball League to-day and the
Gene Sarazen auggests that they
in
Detroit Tigers, who have been making a wonderful recovery should and considers that it is a from bad start, are slowly great mistake to hold them
October. "It is too late", he says. creeping up on the leaders,
To-day, the Tigers engaged the "There is too much elso going. on Browns in the only match played in sport at that time. The base- in the American League and won ball world series and American handsomely by sixteen runs to one football will be holding the spot in a match in which Greenborg light," says a Reuter message from scored two home runs.
New York
In the National Longue the Giants were beaten by Brooklyn Dodgers while the Pirates won against the Cubs.
Results of to-day's matches as cabled by Reuter follow:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn
New York....
R. H.
14 21 0
0
4
(T. Cucinello scored a home run for the Dodgers and A. Cucinello and Perry for the Glants). Chicago Pittsburgh
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4
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"My Iden would be to hold the Ryder Cup matches first, then the American Open and after that the British Open."
Refusing to forecast the Ameri- can team, Sarazen said that there wore many men who at present looked liko cortainties, but who, by the time the matches came round, might be out of the picture..
"If America beats England in the Ryder Cup it will not be a very Freat victory, because America has always won on her own soll, and England has always won in Eng- Innd." he added.
"But if England should win on
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE Lacus blanked out the Auseclean soil, that would be
BOWLS INTERPORT
Cubs).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St. Louis Detroit
R. H.
1
7
great victory. I don't consider any team, in any sport, to be auprome E. antil it can win in its opponent's
2 own country,"
16 15 1 The matches between New York
Since the Ryder Cup contest was instituted in 1927, Great Britain
MEETING BEING HELD ON FRIDAY Giants, and Washington Senators, and the U.S.A. have each won twico
TO DISCUSS MATTERS
SHANGHAI DUE TO COME EARLY
OCTOBER NEXT
(By "Sagax")
IN
If present arrangements are acceptable to both sides, and there is no reason why they should not be, the Shang- hai Lawn Bowls Interport team will arrive in Hongkong during the first week of October and leave after a fort- night's stay.
In their invitation to the Northern-has made it quite impossible for to
programme to
carried
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ers the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Asso- day's clation left the question of the date through. Even if there is bright sun
S. Eccleshall, of the Civil Ser- of the season and the 136th of 226 and, in the follow-on, were vice C.C., and J. Shepherd, of the his career when he compiled a dismissed for 248. Without loss Police Recreation Club, have be- total of 172 runs to enable Kent Glamorgan scored 18 runs. to compile the huge score of 439
Yorkshire are now within strik-come the first to qualify for the of the local lawn semi-finals ing distance of Derbyshire in the bowls championship. Championship race and another they defeated T. Armstrong and In their second innings Sussex slip on the part of the leaders C. Strange, of the Civil Service to Shanghai and in their reply the shine it is not likely that any of the fared alightly better than in their will enable the Northernera to C.C, on the Craigengower C.C.
assume the leadership.
by 28 shots to 19 in the Hon. Secretary of the Shanghai Lawn matenes can be played.
Bowls green
Association intimated that as Arat and had 338 runs on the board
When playing at Colchester Pairs Competition.
Colony visited the they have formerly when their last wicket fell. How- against Essex, Yorkshire won by
early The rain of the past week and occa. towards the end of September or MAY MEET
to the ever, the score was sufficient to 220 runs, scoring 259 and then 228 sional drizzies during the game made October they would
but that the exact day of force a victory, as Kent completely for five declared, afer Essex had good bowls difficult but the standard same dates collapsed in their second venture de 100 runs in their first produced by the players was credit their arrival will be dependent on the
salling from the North. and wore diamissed for 98 runs, seven for 58. In, their seconditions and un a tricky green which but will most probably show
match played under adverse con- leaving Sussex winners by 89 attempt Essex collected 105 runs. had a big draw on one hand and ference for early October rather than
Verity taking five for 17.-Router practically no draw at all on
the
lato
as the local season September, threatens to drag out on account of other.
Shepherd was the pick of the four the wet weather and It would be more and he played consistently well convenient if Shanghai were to arrive throughout. At times he was deadly as near the end of the season as possi- with his drawing while at the begin- ble.
runa.
Innings, during which Bowes tookable and not unworthy of a quarter-shippong have accepted the dates
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and Cleveland Indlane and Chicago White Sox were postponed on ac-Great Britain won at Moortown, count of rain,
Japanese Tennis Stars
NIPPON PLAYERS FÖR. SHANGHAI
Shanghai, July 1.
always on their home courses.
Leeds, in 1929; at Southport in 1933, while America was successful, at Worcester, Mass., in 1927, and at Scloto, Columbus, Ohio, in 1931.
JAPANESE GOLFERS BEATEN
Lose Contests In U.S. To American Stars
The Nassau system of scoring was
a best-ball score SCHMELING
*
Chicago, June 10.. Hayashi, Imperial University of
The touring professional golfers Tokyo star who boat. Fujikura, from Japan received their most de Davis Cup player, Hira, Keto Uni-cisive defeat of the tour at the hands versity flash and No. 3 in all-Japan of a team of Chicago professionals-at- championship ranking, and Kurn-the Westward Ho Golf Club. mitsu and Fujil, Kwansal Uni- The home team won by olght points versity doubles team which is third to one. best in Japan, will arrive here on July 6 for a series of matches. ned, and the Chicagoans yielded only
fa-point each In two matches. The visiting quartette will first Denny Shute and "Lighthors" face the Shanghai Japanese Tennis Harry Cooper, paired and turned in of 34-31-46, the best of 34. Club, and will then battle with local champions,. "Stick" Duff, "Molly" of the day, defeating Bob Asami and Benavitch, Khoo Hool-hye and Teichro Teda, 2% to 4 The Japan-
ese pair
had 34-35-49. Gordon Lum, in singles and
Horton Smith and Ky Laffoon beat doubles on July 21 and 22 on the Tommy Miyamoto and Jack Yasuda, Shanghai Lawn Tennis Association 3-0, carding 35-31-00 to 88-37-75. court at the Cercle Sportif Fran- Selsul Chin and Kanckichi gave Tom- cals, when the mixed doubles my Armour and Frank Walsh a championship will also be decided. tussle all the way but lost, to 14. Plang have been launched by the The American pair had 38-34-407, to S.L.T.A. to invite E. D. Andrews, the Japanese score of 33-3638"*.
However, the Japanese are stili and No. 1 captain, and manager
abend on the tour, having won soven New York, June 28. ranking player of New Zealand's matches, lost five and tied ono, Negotiations to give Joe Louis Davis Cup, and his mate, A. C. chance to fight both Max Baer Stedman for a series of matches
JOE LOUIS OUT FOR HONOURS
PRELIMINARY TO TITLE FIGHT,
ning he was sending down some use- A meeting of the Executive Council ful heavy woods, tendered necessary of the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Asso- when Eccleshall failed to hold his own ciation is to be held on Friday next against Armstrong who had the better when the various matters in connec- of the first part of the game in the tion with the Interport will be dis leading positions.
cussed. The work of conducting the Strange was not altogether in his Interport matches will be allocated. best form but he brought off some and various sub-committees appointed. good
work.' He was, however, always INTERPORT SELECTIONS overshadowed by a more consistent
Nothing will be decided upon until and Max Schmeling in New York here next year. Little is known should hold his own against anyone epponent in Shepherd. Ho saved brought up for discussion at meet- valuable shots on many heads and ing on Friday but there is every prob- City this fall were started to-day about Stedman, but Andrews, who here now that the reigning leaders during one period of the game he was ability that the method of selecting by the Twentienth Century sport- has played here before on several are not showing the form of a few
occasions, is a very able player who years ago. bowling with uncanny accuracy, Hongkong's teums will be changed in ing club. That was when, on three successive that a sub-committee will be invested Promoter Mike Jacobs anid he hends, he and Armstrong found their with full powers to select the team, would try to stage a scrap between best form and scored cloven shots. which has, of recent years, been left the youthful Detroit black men- However, Eccleshall and Shepherd partially to Club Committees, who aco" and Schmeling in September, recovered from this bad lapse and wor have been asked to submit a certain and follow it with a fight between on the last three hende.
and limited number of names to the the winner and Baer in October. The scoring at the beginning was Association for final selection.
It was Jacoba who was impre close, with three all being called on It is probable that no names will be the fifth head. Then Eccleshall and asked for this year but that the com-serio of Tuesday's attic at the Shepherd took the lead at 6-3 but mittee will be given free hand to Yankee stadium in which Louis uncanny bowling by their opponents nominate whomever they choose. In finished giant Primo Carnera in made the score 14-6 at the end of the this way the scope of the committoo six rounds and immediately domin- tenth head. After scoring one, the becomes wider, na formerly they were ated the heavyweight fight pleture. Civil Service-Police pair replied with only allowed to pick players whose 'Jacobs' carller plan was to match five and they then tonk command of names had been submitted by their Louls with Baer early in October, the game until, at the conclusion of respective clubs, the sixteenth
and to substitute Schmeling, an- LEAGUE SENSATION
after having send they led by 18-17,
a four.
A five on the 19th head made the was the defeat of the Kowloon Howl Livermore Adonis if the latter's The biggest sensation of the season other former champion, for the score 24-13 in favour of Eccleshalling Green Club by the Indian R. C. injured hands failed to mend in and Shepherd who registered a four at the beginning of the season, but time.
...
of the next head and eventually ran the failure of the Club de Recrolo In the judgment of Jacobs and out winners by -28-19, -
against the Police R. C.
C. on Saturday most of the fight critics the Negro. last runs tho former incident a close boy with dynamite in both fists
could best the Black Uhlan from}
BASEBALL CONTEST
second.
The defeat of the Portuguese side Germany in September and then makes the night mero Interesting trim Baer a few weeks later. Ho again as both they and the Craigen la not expected to get a chance Kower C. C. have now lost ono match at Jimmy Braddock's crown, how- Chinese Team To Meet thrice Kowloon Bowling Grever, until next year. Associated
Local Americans
while
teams, the Police Rt. C.. and the Press, Craigengower's "B" team, have also
been beaten three times, but neither The recent birthday honours list of those two combinations can be ex- includes the awand of a K.GLE. to the A. friendly baseball match has pocted to finish anywhere near the well-known pro-war. Scottish rugger been, arranged for to-morrow morn-top. They have some very fine bow international George Cunningham ing between the local Chinese lers but are not playing championship (Oxford and London Scottish),pi Sir players and the Hongkong Ameri: bowls although either is capable of Georgy is in the Political Department canonimno
springing a surprise as was proved and Momber of the Executive The match is scheduled to be on Saturday, when the Craigongower Council of the Governor of the North: form gained a convincing victory in West Frontier - Province,, »Heyiwas played: on the La Salle College addition to the surprise created by capped against England la 1909-10-11 Ground, Prince Edward Road, at the Police R. C... jakeridged Ireland, 1998, and 1810, Wals: 519030 10.30a.m.
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