THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, AUGUST - 15, 1935.
MEDINA AND CAVANAGH IN BOWLS PAIRS FINAL
Draw Announced For Wightman Cup
MATCHES
STARTING TO-MORROW
FULL PROGRAMME FOR CONTEST
HELEN-DOROTHY
ON SATURDAY
New York, Aug. 14.
The draw and the complete Miss Helen Jacobo, America's captain, programme for the Wightman
Miss Dorothy Round, England's tap Cup competition, the thirteenth of
tain,
SPORTSMAN
LEAVES
THE COLONY
A. M. RODRIGUES
the series between the United
States arid Great Britain, has been announced.
The contest will commence to- morrow when two singles amt ene
· double matches will be played and will be concluded on Satur day with three more singles and one doubles matches,
The match between' the two explains, Miss Helen Jacobs (United States). 2 ፥ 1 tta to Helen Wills Moody at Wimbledon, and Miss Dorothy
GOES TO EUROPE Round (Great Britain), former
TO CONTINUE HIS STUDIES
The Colony will be without the services of Dr. Albert Rodrigues, the well-known Interpart hockey player, for next season as he has sailed for Portugal to continue his medical studies.
Rodrigues played hockey for the Hongkong University in 1929 and p during the season 1930-91 played In the second eleven, being promot ed to the first eleven towards the end of the same season as right half hack. He was vice-captain of
the first eleven
in 1031-32 and
played altern-
ately at half back and full back. He also played in the Mamak Tour- nament for the Incognitos and Captained the
University
team in the Dr. A. Rodrigues same tournn-
ment during the 1932-1933 season.
Wimbledon champion, fs to be -played on Saturday after Mrs. Palfrey-Fabyan
meels Miss Phyllis King.
The complete draw IN follows:
FRIDAY
дм
Miss Helen Jacobs (U, S.) v. Miss Katharine Stammers
(Great Britain).
PUPIL BETTER THAN TUTOR IN SHOOTING
LAD OF FIFTEEN AT BISLEY
MASTER FAILS
London, July 19. The 15-year-old Glasgow Aca demy schoolboy, R. A. W. Barr, has won a place at Bisley in the second stage of the shoot for the King's Prize.
He is the youngest competitor who has ever shut in the second
Mrs. Burkhardt Arnold, (U. S.) jalage.
- Miss Dorothy Round (Great | He sevured his position last!
Britain).
Mio Helen Jacobs and Mrs, ing hetween
Sarah Palfrey-Fabynn (U. 8)
Miss Katharine Stammers Mins Freda James (Great Britain).
SATURDAY
evening as the result of the shoot-
tlase
who made senres of 97 in the first stage.
There were 17 places
Alice,
to
Another of the competitors was Captain F. Batchelor, the officer Mrs. Sarah Palfrey-Fabyan | commanding Barr's unit. The U S Miss Phyllis King pupil won but the master failed.
(Getat Britain),
Miss Helen Jacobs (U, S.) v Miss Dorothy Round (Great Britain).
MACKINNON TROPHY England won the Mackinnon Challenge Trophy with an aggre gate of 1,063.
Scotland scored 1,042, Canada India 1,031, Wales 1,023,
une
Sudan
with
BEAT ECCLESHALL AND SHEPHERD
A NINE SHOT VICTORY IN MATCH THAT WAS ONLY FAIRLY GOOD
WINNERS REVEAL BETTER FORM THAN THEIR OPPONENTS
(By "Sagax")
Though fully deserving their victory by a margin of nine shots, in the semi-final of the Open Lawn Bowls Pairs Championship, M. J. Medina and J. Cavanagh, of the Craigengower C. C., did not-reveal that same deadly form which carried them into the penultimate round against į F. J. Jones and A. W. Grimmitt. The winners in yesterday's match on the Kowloon Bowling! Green were the better players on the day and, except for the first eight heads, they always had the lead against their opponents. S. Eccleshall and J. Shepherd.
N.Y. Teams
Again Lose
Fixtures
GIANTS SHARE A DOUBLE HEADER
TIGERS STILL WINNING
A lucky wick by Cavanagh on the 12th bend which turned a count of three against into a single for the Craigengower pair eumpletely upset Reeleshall
and Shepherd and fran that stage there was never any doubt that the winners held the upper hand, although, during the earlier heads, the losers were more than holding their own against A slightly more consistent pair.
short assistance
Eccleshall was the weakest of the four players and with his invariably woods gave Shepherd little against a more accurate opponent, Invariably when the skips! went to bowl the Craigengower pair were lying shots which Shepherd was required to dislodge.
It was due greatly to Medina's consistency that the Craigengower players qualified to meet 1. A. R. Duncan and R. Duncan in the final. The winning lend sent down some New York, Aug. 14. valuable woods and when he was not Once again the New York Base- lying the shot, which was rarely, he ball teams fared badly in their invariably sveured a good position National and American League with back woods against "his fixtures to-day although the opponent's shorter woods." Giants, who are at the top of the former championship, won one of their matches against the St.
Louis Cardinals.
The Giants were engaged in double header with the Cardinals and lost their second match through personal feat by Hallahan, who not only blanked out the New York cul-
UPSET BY FLUKE
i
A batch of Australian ponies was landed from the Tanda at North Paint two weeks ago and yesterday, Happy Valley, sub- scribers were allocated their candidates for the 1936 racing seaton, The above picture shows one of the panies, which had broken loo18
on landing, being rounded up.
PERRY IN DUNLOP TOURNEY
GOLF CHAMPION'S APPEARANCE
FIRST SINCE HIS RECENT VICTORY
(By F. J. C. Pignon)
FAMOUS GOLFER
DEAD
HARRY HUNTER OF DEAL
SON A CHAMPION
Harry Hunter, one of the grand old men of British professional golf, died at Deal recently.
Hunter, who was 75, and a native of Edinburgh, was taken Hill last Christmas, and underwent an opera- tian for internal trouble in March. He recovered satisfactorily, and re-
London, July 17. Alfred Perry made his first turned to his home only to suffer appearance in English tourne- Hunter had an infusion of blood relapse. Prior to the operation ment golf since he won the open from a son, who is à Metropolitan championship when he competed policeman, and who immediately yesterday on the Hendon course after the transfusion played a for £150 presented by the Dunlop round of golf. Company.
Hunter left London for Deal 43 Whiteombe, captain of the Ryder present Royal Cinque Ports Golf He was partnered by Charles | years ago to help to set out the Cup team, and the duel between Club course, and he had been pro- the two was the feature of the fessional and green-kooper there
since. first round of the 36-holes stroku ever
An additional pro- competition.
fessional was appointed when Hun- ter was taken fil, but the latter was retained in an advisory capacity to superintend the green-keeping staff.
score
Shepherd
For the first part of the game Neither player headed the field, was easily the better of but Whitcombe, who had a grand the skips but he felt away greatly chance to do so, returned a score upset by the flake on the 12th head, towards the end, being completely of 69 and Perry 75.
Hunter leaves a widow and reven only for the 21st head rather than in thereafter he setined to be playing
Percy Allies (Beaconsfield) set children. Ifa eldest son la Willie
Hunter, who any endeavour, to reduce the lead 68, which later in the day was Championship in 1921, and who is the pace with a record, round of
won the Amateur
effect in the Pairs competition and liable and accurate. established by their opponents. equalled by A. Wells (Hartsbournu
now professional to the Foxhill
although
Cavanagh has been seen to better Manor), an experienced golfer, re-Country Club in California.
Hunter was one of the most he was not the same player who beat he played fairly well Jones and Grimmitt. He Incked the
Whitcombe's was the only other popular goffers, and was a celebrity under 70, and it might the Open and Amateur Champion- known alike to all competitora in ingeurney which so completely upset easily have been several strokes ships and players in competitions
last year's holders but he always better. So well did he play his in the Deal district. played AN good-ns the opposition second shots that he did the frat warranted and seemed to have plenty nine holes in 31-seven better in reserve if the necessity arise at than the scratch score. At the any stage of the game.
7th (633 yards) Whiteumbe hit The opening heade contested with Shepherd taking the his drive so far that a number honours. He was called upon to
four iron suliced for his second give of his best when his partner had shot. failed to out-wit the opposing lend, and he was rarely found wanting. He brought off some very good shots and it was due to him that the losers were able to take an early lend.
The Civil Service-Police combina. tion threatened (Cavareta scored a home run for earlier advantage than a 4-3 lead on to assume a much the Cubs).
the fourth head, but after Shepherd St. Louis
had dislodged Medina to lay the shot New York
on the third, Cavanagh carried the jack to secure a tựo,
Mr. Burkhardt Arnold (U.S.) V. Miss Katharine Stammers (Great Britain).
Miss Carolin Babcock and Ireland 1,012, Channel Isles 900,fit but also scored a home ru Mrs. Dorothy Andrus (U. S | In view of India's better score at land Indians by a single cun and, with The Yankees went down to Cleve V... Miss Nancy Lyle and the longer range she was placed Detroit Tigers winning their engage Miss Evelyn Denrman (Great third and Canada fourth. Britain). Reuter,
ment easily from the Senators, the The Junior Mackinnon trophy margin between the two top teams PREVIOUS WINNERS
I was won by
an of the American League has been The United States have won the aggregate of 356. Gold Coast becreased by to-day's matches. Wightman Cup on eight previous ing second 337, Kenya third 319. In the 1933-1934. Interports ecensions and England on four and Federated Milay States fourth
The full results of to-day's fixtures follow: was included at right back against Previous winners have
been 8317.
NATIONAL LEAGUE Macno, Malayn and the Overseas follow: Chinese team, and captain Portu-
Some of the firing took place! 1923 America
in USA. during a gal in the International bournament 7-0.
ferce wind and rafu Cincinnati
Boston storm. One target in which be also took part last
1921 England won at Wimble down and the heavy rain upset Cincinnati
was blown don, 6-1.
the enleulations of matkaten very 1925 England
Buxton Hills, 4-9
considerably. Th.. firing was at 900 and 1,000 yards. 1926 America won at Wimble- don, 1--3.
1927 America
won at Mills 6-2.
1928 England won at Wimble- Besides being an outstanding den, 4-3,
1929 America
Forest! hockey player, Rodrigues is also an accomplished ericketer and bad-Iliffs, 4-3,
season.
In February this year, Rodrigues played for Ilongkong against Macan and also represented the Colony and the Hongkong Civilians against the visiting Shanghai German Hockey Club team.
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Forest ANOTHER WIN FOR Brooklyn
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minton player. He captained the 1980 England won at Wimble-. GLASGOW ELEVEN University first team to victory in don, 4-3. the cricket League In the 1932-33 | 1931 America won Furest BEAT ALBION ROVERS season when Donald Anderson was Hills, 5—2. also a member of the team.
In both hockey and badminton eireles Rodrigues will be especially missed by the Club de Recrelo for whom he has played regularly.
1932 America won at Wimble-!
London, Aug. 14. don, 4-3.
Playing in the First Division of Forest the Scottish Football league to day. Glasgow Rangers won from Forest the Albion Rovers by two goals to AWAM one at Clifton Hill-Reuter.
1933 America won лt HI, 4-3.
1931 America Hill, 5-2.
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SHEPHERD PROMINENT When Medina lay on the jack on the fourth St. Louis
Eccleshall made New York
every effort to dislodge the counter (Ballatin scored a honie run for tion
but was not able to alter the posi- the Cardinals and he also
blanke to out the Gianis). Pittsburgh Philadelphia
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and it was left to rest the shot
holes because several of his long
Perry took 38 for the same nine] shots were misdirected.,
SINGLES BOWLS MATCHES
THREE TIES DOWN FOR TO-DAY
BRADBURY AND SILVA
Wells, a former assistant to Ted Ray, played
with a horrowed
practice. He would have led the driver, having broken his own in
field but for one putting error. At the 9th-he tried to hole a 4ft. puti for a three, ran past, and missed the next. Alliss, having reached the 9th in a mediocre 36, had a for decision this afternoon In the There are three matches down brilliant homeward half of 32.
Singles Lawn Bowls Competition. The two leading assistant pro- fessionals, Sam King and W. J.gower C.C., and C. G. Silva, of the B. W. Bradbury, of the Craigen- Cox, had scores of 72 and 73 res-Club de Recreio, are due to meet Shepherd pectively, each of their cards at Tulkoo: R. Duncan, of the Kow- and lay two, being spoilt by one bad hole. King Joon B.G.C. plays A. Macfarlane, of Cavanagh knocked up a third to give slipped on the seventh tee, and his the Hongkong Football Club, at the the losers a 4-3 lead.
bail went out of bounds. He took Club de Recreio, and W. After the
score was made 4-4, Eccleshall and Shepherd
again six. Cox found unplayable lies of the Craigengower C.C.
Way, went
ahend with
on the in bunker and rough, and took J. C. Brown, of the Kowloon B.G.C., i wo sixth head, Cavanagh iny a shot when seven for the 14th. Shepherd
promoted
on the Civil Service C.C. Green, wood but Cavanagh then trailed the jack. Shepherd, however, cut the jack to two side woods and secured the count. Another two on the next head gave the losers the lend by 8.4. A three to Medina and Cavanagh was followed by a five to make the score 12-8.
On this, the ninth head Medion drew three shots against Eccleshall while Cavanagh sent down two more counters against Shepherd who failed miserably in enve his deliveries being hopelessly narrow.
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On the tenth bead Shepherd (Jimmy. Foxx scored twa home runs carrying the Jack to lay first shot brought of a pretty piece of work by
for the Athletica).
LEAGUE TABLES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York
when the opposition had been lying two.
The present league standings of the give the Cralgengower
The eleventh head threatened to teams are:
C. C. pair another big count for when they were lying four Shepherd made a desperate effort to break up the head but only succeeded în promoting an- ather opposition wood, Howevor, with his last delivery he was more successful and scattered the woods to concede a brace, this saving three
St. Louis Chicago Pittsburgh Brooklyn Philadelphia Cincinnati
Boston
W. L. Per. 67
..698 *40 .011 67 43 .000
63
51 Бас
48
67 .467
48
08 .463
47 -61 .436
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit New York Bonton Chicago Clevoland. Philadelphia Washington
St. Louis
257
49 .688
27 .78
W.
Per.
40 28 .634
56 49 .529
52
48 .G20
51 52 1495
44 04
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60
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340
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outer.
ahots.
Then camo the famous twelfth head on which Eccleshall and Shepherd were lying, three beautiful shots. Cavanagh with his last wood secured a wkk from a fairly wide draw to glance in on the jack for the very first shot. This lucky break com- pletely upact the losers who seemed to have lost heart, when instead of the score being 14-12 they feand themselves trailing at 15-0.
Except for a four on the 10th head they were never again in the pictura and eventually lost by 23 shots to 14.
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