THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1935.
EX-HONGKONG NAVAL OFFICER WINS AT WIMBLEDON
TENNIS TITLE GOES TO
LIEUT. MUSPRATT
HOARE BEATEN IN SEMI-FINAL ROUND BY THE CHAMPION
AN UNEXPECTED BUT DESERVED WIN FOR THE NEW HOLDER
Lieut. W. D. F. B.. Muspratt, who was stationed in Hongkong a couple of years ago, and who took part in local tennis and other sporting
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IN THEIR ANNUAL match with a team of Hongkong bowlers Wanstead were defeated for the best
time last month. The two rinks are shown above.
activities, is the new Royal Navy and Royal Hongkong Lawn Bowlers At Wanstead
Marines Lawn Tennis champion, he won the title at Wimbledon this month.
In his
passage to the final he eliminated Lieut. R. R. G.
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Hoare, another ex-Hongkong Naval officer. Both New York PROPOSAL Lieut. Muspratt will be remembered as Teams Beaten TO INVITE
At Baseball HONGKONG
two!
competitor in the Open Mixed Doubles Cham-! pionship organised by the Chinese R. C. years ago.
(By H. S. Scrivener)
London, Aug. 2. As was the case fast year, one Aiculty is being experienced in carrying through the Royal Navy and Royal Marines championships in the allotted three days. It was the challenge round of the Davis Cup that upret the Navy's applecart by claim ing as it had the right to do, the exclusive use of Wimbledon on the first two days of this week. Formerly, when our people had to go cup-hunt-
ACO MONOCOTSAMPLE TREENISTULEE PEDALESERES TENDERBARENTIA
NO EXHIBITION TENNIS
Japanese Team's
Short Stay
It was announced this morning by the Hon. Secretary of the Lawn Tennis Association (Mr. C. J. Tacchi) that it is impossible to stage an exhibition with the Japanese Davis Cup team which passes through on board the Hakone Maru en route to Japan from Europe.
A CENTURY DEBUT
CANTAB'S FEAT AT SHEFFIELD
P. A. GIBB MAKES 157 NOT OUT
London, July 30.
P. A. Gibb, the Cambridge Blue, matte history yesterday when he scared a century on his first appear ance for Yorkshire-a feat which no other player, either ampleur er professional, has achieved. He was playing against Notts at Sheffield.
Although he was missed behind the wicket when four, he gave no other chance until Larwood gave him another life at slip when 138. Gibbs butted all told a little over four hours and his principal strokes were two 6's and eighteen 4's, says the News Chronicle. He made 158; mit out in an innings of 421.
YANKEES LOSE IN 15 INNINGS
TIGERS SHARE TWO GAMES
New York, Aug. 26. Once again the New York Baseball outfits had a bad time to-day when the Giants lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League and the Yankees were beaten by the Chicago White Sox in the American League.
The Yankees were scheduled to play the White Sox a double header but the second match had to abandoned after the Hevent!. innings owing to the first match taking fifteen innings.
AND SHANGHAI TO COMPETE
EARLY NEXT YEAR
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Manila, Aug. 21.
the
LOVELOCK BEATEN
HIS SECOND DEFEAT BY S. C. WOODERSON
ATTACK ON MILE RECORD
header, the honours for which they...T.A. addressed a letter to the triumph.
the Philadelphia tennis officials of Hongkong request-
shared with Athletics.
Results of to-day's
follow:
matches
FIRST TEAM TO WIN ESPLEN CUP
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TO REGAIN THE TROPHY
London, Aug. 3.
ALLISON
AND VAN RYN SECURE TITLE
BEAT MAKO.AND
BUDGE
Ú.S. TENNIS FINAL
Brookline, Aug. 26. Gene Mako and Donald Budge, the youthful American Lawn Tennis combination, fully justified their reputation of being the A team of members of the second best doubles pair in the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Associa United States when they extend- tion, for the first time gained aed the Wimbledon runners-up, victory over Wanstead Bowling Wilmer Allison and John Van Club in the annual match for the Ryn, in the final of the U. S. "Esplen" Cup, on Friday evening, Doubles Championships to-day. winning by 16 shots to 14 shots.
many quarters Mako and the Rudge are considered an even better match was played on
combination than America's Davis Wanstead Greva.
It was the sixth nual match play | Cup doubles team as they have pre- el between the two clubs, and theviously beaten, not only Allison fourth in which the "Explen" Cup has and Van Ryn, but also L' It. Stoefen and G. M. Lott, Wimbledon cham- pfons of a year ago.
The
competed for.
VISITORS ENTERTAINED
In
To-day's match went to the full
After the match the visitors, to-five sets before the winners were gether with their ladies, were enter able to calm the title. The scores tnined to supper in the Golf Club | were 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 2-0, 0-1.—Reuter.
MIXED DOUBLES TITLE
house which was once more kindly
et by Wanstend Golf Club,
Mr. Willian Stuart, president of Bowling Club, welcomed the Wanstead visitors on behalf of the club, and re- iked that he was always pleased to welcome the Hongkong team.
In
Brookline, Aug. 26. - the final of the Mixed
Doubles Championship, Mrs. Sarah Palfrey-Fabyan (America) Enrique G. Maier (Spain) Katharine Stammers
and
This year, for the first time, the visitors were going to take the cup Back to Hongkong, and he was gindbent MINA that they had an opportunity of doing
It had been a very enjoyable game and he thought that it might offer an opportunity to some of the more well-to-do Wanstead members to visit Hongkong and re-capture the cup.
Mr. Stewart handed the cup to Mr. S. Randle, skip of the Hongkong bowlers:
Mr. Handle, in reply, thanked the their hospitality. members of the Wanstead Club for He only wishul that more long- bong members could have been pre- sent to witness the match.
Mr. Rande remarked that he was under the impression that the cup was given for annual competition at the Wanstend Club only
MIMETSANTÍFERATIONEMICALORATSINTERIZURELIMINATI
BOWLS FINAL
POSTPONED
MEDINA UNABLE TO PLAY
The final of the Open Lawn Bowls Pairs Cham- pionship which was fixed. for this afternoon, has had to be postponed as M. J. Medina, one of the players, is unable to play.
A proposal to invite Shanghai
(By FRED DARTNELL): and Hongkong to participate in an interport tennis tournament in Manila next January or February
London, Aug. 5. will be taken up by the Philippine There were memorable scenes
10. the Glasgow Islands Lawn Tennis Association on Saturday at at its meeting Friday. The pro- Rangers' big sports meeting. posal will be made in view of the Over 50,000 spectators at Ibrox fact that it is not certain whether Park saw Jack Lovelock beaten the interport series which has for the second time this season | been conducted between Shanghai by S. C. Wonderson. and Hongkong will be held this Three weeks ago Wooderson had wrested Lovelock British mile cham- The Detroit Tigers, present
The Philippines applied for participionship from him at the White City. made graceful leaders of the American League, pation in the inter-port series over At the A.A.A. dinner after the
a year ago and the application was meeting Lovelo k double cepted.
Wooderson's ncknowledgment of Recently, however. were also engaged in n
ht, but added
that it would nover occur again. ing details of this year's competition
The Implied threat-failed to come and reply was received that the series off in the race specially framed to will be held in Shanghai, Communi-enable either Wouserson or Lavelock catlon was addressed to the Shanghai to break the Intter's British record of min. 12 sec. mare nt Oxford three oficials but no reply was received. Shanghai had previously
Neither of themt, running advised years
In conclusion, he referred to the the race, which P.L.L.T.A. officials that the competi- from serateli,
be held in went to A. V. Reeve of the Poly., who wark of Mr. A. MeNeish, who always tion this year would
off the 26 yards mark returned 1 min. helped considerably in organising the London, July 31.
Hongkong.
PIL.T.A. officiul believe that an 10 sec, time good enough to sug-match, Newspaper readers, especially of
gest that he would have been troubling Three other members of the Hong- sporting news, have good memories,
(Herman scored a home run for intersport organisation which would
started
kong Team, Mr. J. F. Lunny, Mr. G. E. conduct an annual tennis series be- the scrutch
Eliot-Hayward, and Dr. V. N. Atienza, anys the News Chronicle. Mr. P.the Reds),
tween Hongkong,
and level with them. Shanghai HawkЯwell, West
Norwood, Pittsburgh
Itiddell, the Scottish champion, who all spoke briefly and thanked the Manila would serve lo stir up a great writes with reference to
P. A. New York
dral of interest in tennis in this see had 35 yards start. was second in Wanstead Club for their warm wel- ing to Paris, Us Navy had five days Gibb's century for Yorkshire in his
Lion of the world and would provide mins, 11 sec., but so far as the huge. in which to settle their differences.
Mr. keen outside competition.
Roberto Leeder, honorary (Traynor, Padden and Jensen een
Should the crowd was concerned the real race Yesterday the effort to reduce the first innings for the county:
to invite proposal to
Shanghai and was between Wouderson and Lovelock, secretary of the Waalead "You are wrong when you stale each scored a home Last eight to two was frustrated by a
who finished third sad fourth in 4 min. posed the toast of the Ladie run for the Hongkong to play here early and exhausting match between that he is the first Yorkshireman Pirates).
min. 15 3.5 sec., Kave a short account of the matches. year be approved at Friday's meet-12 7-10 sec., and Surg. Lt.Cdr. Mockler and Sub, Lt to do this feat. C. Tyson on his
ing, invitations will be sent to those respectively. A gap of nearly 20 that had been played with Hongkong Vavasour
It would have been
ports immediately so that they may yards separated the two stars at the for the "Esplen" Cup. better if this match could have been debut for the county in 1021 scored St. Louis
make preparations.
finish.
The trophy was given in 1901 by|(Great Britain) and Roderick, Woodersion failed by 7-10 sec. played in the morning, but, doubtless century (against Hampshire) in Philadelphia
to Mr. James J. Espley O.R.E. who was Menzel (Czecho-Slovakia) 6-3, the first innings and 80 not out in
equal Lovelock's British record, but he president of the club at that time,-6, 6-4.-Reuter, the second."
beat the New Zealander's Scottish all-after Mr. McNeish had brought sune The Men's and Women's comers record of 4 min. 13 2-5 sec, Hongkong visitors to Wanstead to Singles Championships will com- which was achiever at the Rangers play bowls, and the cup had been mence at Forest Hills on Thurs-
competed for each year since then.
The boat is due to arrive at daylight on Friday but latest ad- vices from the N.Y.K. are that the steamer will sail at 3 o'clock and not at 5 o'clock as Was originally thought.
Lond
for some good and sufficient reason, it was not. It finished at 4.5 p.m., hav-
GIBB'S CENTURY
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ing lasted for about an hour and fifty Mr. Hawkawell is quite right. minutes, and it would have been Gibb, therefore, is
briously inequitable to call upon player, but
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SWIMMERS DEPART FROM JAPAN
GOOD IMPRESSION
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meeting two years ago,
THANKS TO MR. A, MCNEISH
pro- and
The match is between L. A R. Duncan and R. Dun- can, of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, and M. J. Medi- na and J. Cavanagh, of the Cralgengower C. C.
The fixture has accord- ingly been re-arranged for next Tuesday and will be played on the Civil Service C.C. green, commencing at 4.30 p.m.
The scores were: Hongkong: Messrs, day and conclude on September 6, Marks, Lunny, Atienza and Randle (skip) 16; Wanstead: Meiers, F. Curtis, R. L. Lauder, A. Love and W. Nichols (skip) 14.-The Express
and Independent,
A rare incident in club cricket when three centurios were scored occurred
on Saturday, August D
in an innings, H. Hutchison mak- ing 102, J. W. Levy 101 and P. J. Arsenal F.C.'s balance sheet M. Nelson 102 not out for Finchley
against Southgate.
thought Lovelock seemed a trifle anxious and restless before the start, but Wooderson, an astonish-| ingly grave person for one of his years, was ideally composed. The first lap was covered in 61 1-5 see. by Lavelock, whe found Wonder- NOR reversing his usual policy of making the pres. This time Wooder- Ron hung on closely to his great rival shows a profit of £8,800. and at the half-ville (2 min. 7 1-10 sec.) he was still dogging like fute the flying heels of the man who was out for revenge. Lovelock's thoughts might well be imagined as he raced AWAY.
SUPREME EFFORT
Yokohama, Aug. 22÷We waited breathlessly for the Fifteen of America's outstand- į crisis.
ing tank artists, headed by Coach Wooderson launched his blow. Coming Suddenly, 200 yards from home, Bob Kiphuth of Yale left Japan towards the final bend, he shot away to-day on their return trip home-like an arrow to gain a couple of ward aboard the Tatsuta Maru.yards lead. As he passed Lovelock The splashers were in Japan for the latter threw a half-started glance at his rival and a second or two later over a fortnight,
made a supreme offort to turn the Although defeated by Nippon's tables. mighty swimming squad in a three- Lovelock's face wek (Darkness stopped play after day meet at the Meiji Shring pool, and his expression was drawn as he the seventh innings).
forced himself to the shoulders of Wooderson. He could do no better, but the Blackheath Ind disdainfully lengthened his stride and swept through to the end, complele manter of the man ho had dethroned from the championship.
The match between Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns was nostponed on account of rain. Reuter.
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LAWN BOWLS RINKS FOR SATURDAY
Hongkong Electric R.C. Selection
The Hongkong Electric B.C. rinks | for Saturday's Second Division Lawn Bowls League match against Royal Hongkong Yacht Club at Ming Yuen will be as follows:
R. C. Butler, V. Sorby, G, T. Padgett. L. de Rome (skip);
W. Stoker, 11. S. McKay, J. Sloan and H. W. B. Muskatt (skip); A. P. Tarbuck, J. F. Barron, J. G. Haigh and A. Webster (skip).
The reserves will be J. L King and H. S. Jones,
the Americana made deep Impres sions on Japanese aporta followers.
Sporta writers, following the conclusion of the meet, were un- animous in asserting that only the absence of several of the outstand ing American stars kept them from
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Lovelock who at st. lb, weight winning.
stane more than Wooderson, was well The Meiji pool meet was the only beaten, but he made no excuses. competition engaged in by the congratulating Wooderson he said: Americans although they gave two tried to bulit myself up, but it was "I had had a fortright's rest and bad exhibitions.
no use, you were too good!"
"A" DIVISION TENNIS
Programme For To-day
be meeting the "B" team from the same club.
The full programme for to-day is:
as follows:
Chinese "A"
Craigongower
U. S. R. C.
V. Chinese "B"
v. Recrelo "B"
V.. Recreio "A"
The league tablo to date is as] follows:
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title has already been won by the Hongkong C.C. The "A" Division Lawn Tonnis Kowloon CC. Chinese Recreation Club, whose enfor "A combination has not lost a match it 8, 1 throughout the season..
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