THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1936.
DAZZLING 100 YARDS SWIM BY W. LAWRENCE
NEARLY A BATH RECORD
DOES
55 2/5 SECS
FINE START TO SEASON
· Wilfrid Lawrence, Hong- kong's champion swimmer, lost no time in emphasising that he is as good this sea- ever before by
son
a8
establishing an unofficial bath record at the V.R.C. yesterday on the occasion of the club's first aquatic gala this summer.
Lawrence, taking part in the 100 yards free style handicap, went off at nine. and
the won
event in the record time of 55 3/5) seconds.
JOE LOUIS-His fate flash oui, writes a sports commentator, with the quickness of a anake's tongue,
JOE LOUIS MAY FIGHT SCHMELING AGAIN
JACOBS PLANS RETURN MATCH IF BRADDOCK IS NOT AVAILABLE
Wus
New York, July 2 dock, but that
before Herr This upset Noel Hammond's
Somebody is going to fight Max Max floored Louls for the first time Interport record by no less than Schmeling in a major heavyweight in his professional career, Whether four-fifth of a second, but it was bout in September and it may be Joe they would be within to tot the boat- Louls if Madison Square Garden oflen Negro fighter face the champion two-fifths of a second slower clais succeed in preventing a title without more experience was a mat- than the record time returned by match between Schmeling and Cham- ter for speculation. Such a match J. Adjnluddin the World Olympic vion Jimmy Braddock, Promoter would likely be an "everything or Filipino swimmer when the Mike Jacobs usserted explosively nothing" test for Louis. Olympians appeared at the to-day.
V.B.C. bath last Whit-Monday.
the
Apparently exasperated at polite
negotiations between his Twentieth Century Club And the Lawrence, who always appears to Garden concerning the title fight Swin "better "against a handicap which Maxio cialis ገባ result amazed the spectators with his but of spend. It was a magnificent effort and opens up distinct possibilities of the bath record being lowered yet again during this season.
The innovation of staging the gala in the early evening instead of after dinner was a real success.
The events and results were!
Boys 220 Yards Free Style Heap, -1, S. Castro;*2, A. Guterres; 3. A.. Ozorio, Time, à mins. 19 3/5 secs.
Members RC Class 100 Yards Breast-stroke Agr H'cap, A. 0. Barretto; 2, P. Macintosh; 3, C. F Rozario. Time, 02 1/5 secs.
Members "B" Clann 100 Yanis Back- | stroke Agg. Heop.-1, J. Guterres: 2, R. A. Barron; 3, E. L. Gosano.) Time. 85 3/5 secs.
Boys' 50 Yards Free Style (10 or under)-1, G. Roza Pereira; 2, L. Guterres;. 3, G. Remedios. Time, 51
NCCH
of his knockrut of Louis, Jacobs said:
" slage the Braddock-Schmel- ing fight regardless of the Garden's poppycock nouat wir contract with Braddock....
September and I'll have Lous on "I'll arrange to stage the tight in
hand in use the Garden manages to keep out of the by injunctions or extraluing orders."
Louis' managers, refused an offer for the brawn Bomiser to meet Brnd-
Y.M.C.A. GALA
FIRST OF THE -SEASON-
FENDER P.G.H.
GIVES UP
COUNTY CRICKET
Hongkong's Link With England's Finest Marathon Racer
BROTHER IS C. E.
Hongkong has an interesting link with A. J. Norris of the Polytechnic Harriers who re- cently won, for the second year in succession, the Wind- sor to London Marathon race. in connection with the Poly- technic inter-club contest for the Kinnaird Trophy.
He is the brother of S. C. Norris at the Incal office of General Electric Co
NORRIS OF G.E.C..
year, returning the brilliant time of 2 lies. 35 mlès. 20 sves, which is a dozen spends faster than Sam Ferris time in 1931-
Guy 3. Hutler, describing the event in the June 15 iste of the "Langst Daily Telegraph, observis:-* Finally we ponte tử the Marathon, which i Bobbed wi
the bisons
tntratingly posetimi arriva of A. 3, Norris, wha mlio į hot entered the allium in the middle of ¦ the, Ganzler-Mite Dual.
The reason for the whe Cat incl zunda record tinyr from Winner t " 3 – u dezen secunde Enster high Sam Ferris meriwal in 1991 at 21hosford Bridge. Norris @nished bukle halts well,
Norris is cited by London crities as |ema of the greatest Marathon runners Norris, who is 37, le regarded as a
of the age, in some respects superlor¦certainty for the World Olympics." fo the great Sam Ferris,
He has scored several achievements
He broke the record for the Wind- on the Continent and naturally boasts sar to London marathon race this a long list of British successes,
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LOUGHRAN BEATEN
UNPOPULAR BOXING DECISION AWARDED TO AL McCOY
Montreal, July G.
Al McCoy, weighing 1831⁄2 lbs., a native of Montreal, wen an unpopular deelston over Tommy Loughran (18516 lbs.) In a fr round boxing match here to- night.-United Press.
STREAZIOETANTIALES SEEN SEAKEELDORAinun sikanička kræft
WALKING CHAMP WALKS||
TOO FAST
MAY BE BARRED FROM OLYMPICS
London.
Stone is a blue streak on the cin
HOMESIDE CRICKET
Rain Affects Matches
Our Daily Golf Hint
If I remember to keep the elbows close in and keep the body relaxed I feel con- fident of making a good shot.
Faller Hogei
DAAROORSAAKAALUZIONAREENAAN
CAREER OF
A GREAT
CRICKTER
PHILIP MEAD
"The Old Imperturbable
(Byn Special Correspondent.).
In any review of modern first-class: erleket the observer would be con- pelled to admit that one of the won- ders of the period is C. P. Mead, off Hampshire.
Born in Surrey in 1887, Mend play- ed his first innings for his adopted
190A, county in
SCHOOLBOY.
RUNNING?
"STAR"
VERY PROMISING DISCOVERY
DOES 100 YARDS
IN 10.1
A promising athlete, la sixteen-year- ull T. A. G. Satchel, of Southgate Harriers, Res. 10.1 sternd for the 160 yards in the Middlesex Junior Chrumpfsrship hit mock equalled the beat tiate wver madi in the (A.AA, Junior Championships,
Hers are pappa of Seatcher taken by a cine-emera,
Thirty-one years Deplots the perfect poise at the later Mend is still the imperturbable!
caution, 'Get set. and emcient sheet-anchor of the Hampshire batting It Is, an inter- esting if idle speculation to ponder how cricket history might have been
VARIABLE SCORES charged had the authorities
AND RESULTS
the
Oval retained the youthful Mend In the county of his birth. On a per-i |fect Oval wicket a Surrey team withi Hobbs at No. 1 and Mend at No. i 4 might have broken the hearts of; London, July 7, the most militant Yorkshire attack. I English cricket is still suffer. 1 But Surrey decided that the Oval} ing from the vagaries of aumwas no place for Mend, and Hamp mer weather. Most of theshire were the beneficiaries of that matches which concluded to-decision. The result may be seen from the record, season-by-season, day were curtailed or in some
below: way affected by rain. The Glamorgan v. Someract
ch-In England counter had to be abandoned, while most of the other games a drawn state were left in despite small scores.
Mr. P. G. H. Fender, Eng- land Test match cricketer and captain of Surrey from 1921 to 1931, has announced his retire- A man with an Olympic worry is Lory over Surrey by an innings and
Yorkshire carnel a handsome vic ment from county cricket. V. W. G. Stone, England's walking 185.
Three players made cen His decision was conveyed to champion and for good reason.
turies for Yorkshire," white Bowes the Surrey Committee by let ders, so much faster than his British along to skittle Surrey out for
127 in their Orst innings. ter, and the club, in acknow- rivals that they scarcely can keep
Derbyshire recorded 1 similar ledging it, have put on record him in sight. Yet Olynipic umcials
success against Warwickshire al- their appreciation of the great have notified him he won't be amon though, they founil ft necessary to
those presunt at Berlin this summer services he has rendered to the unless he alters his walking style. county as player and captain.
Season 1905
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1920
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1029
1.723
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1232 1033
score only 381 runs, · Warwick were sent back for 117 and 105.
All-India made an excellent response Mr. Fender played in only half "And why not," asked Stone_justi- Surrey's matches last season. He fably, having just won the British for 9 declared, finally tutalling 405. to Lancashire big aggregate of 430 has not played at all this summer, 17-mile Championship.
Ranyiswami was top scorer with 127 He advised Mr. E. R. T. Holmes, the "Because,"
1976 comes the rejoinder, not out while Merchant gave valuable cuptal, that he did not wish to be "we're not sure that you are really help with 70. conaldered for the team this season. walding. Maybe you're running.
The best bowling performance was that it was te as_he_could_not_sec. -Members'—"A"-Cinss-100-Yards
And that-is-how matters stand-of-Perks-for-Worcester-against-142-S the benefit either of the side or of Free Style Agg. H'cap-1, W. Law-
A potential Olympic champion (they Northants. He secured nine wickets he should claim his individual players that he rence; 2, I. L. Ozorio; 3, J. A.
time is well under the for 48 runs in Northants' first innings,
The results and lending individual Test Cricket play only in one or two matches. Guterres Time, $5 3/5 secs..
Olympic THIS EVENING
pic record) might have to stay Girls' 50 Yurda Free Style H'cap.
Often spoken of as the best cap-athore because he country' op batting and bowling performances, no All Cricket. Miss A. Thirwell:
The European Y.M.C.A. will hold tain England could have had. Mr. pie meials, suddenly amitten with cabled by Reuter, follow. 2. Miss E. Thirwell.
Fender Time. 34 4/5 secs.
chosen was never its first swimming gala of the season Diving Competitioit, L. A. du this evening, an attractive programme diguished position. A clever splu conscience since the winter Olym Roza; 2. E. M. Marqués,
Laving been drawn up and an en- bowler, a forcing bat, and a magni-pics at Garmisch, don't wish to take W. Lawrence's team won the Med-couraging number of entries received: cent field, he achieved the "Cricket- any chances.
ley Relay Race. There were seven in each time and back-stroke, breast stroke and free style were used for
12 lengths, the final lug, being one Jength under water.
A polo match between completed the gula.
members:
TO-DAY'S SPORTS
DIARY
Bowls, Tennis
Swimming
To-day's local sports diary includes
for that
The gais starts at 9.15 pm. sharper's Double" of scoring 1,000 runs They were not quite so thin-skin-
and is open to Y.M.C.A. members and and their friends. Following is the pro- gramme,
Men's 50 Yards Aggregate II'Cap:
Heat-1:-
R. Goldman goes at Co.
. Anslow goes at Go
G. Lange goes at 1
IL G.
Hent 2:
5. Fowler goes at Gr.
G. Arnold goes nt i
H. Mulington- goes at U
Fowler goes al 3
50 Yards Agg. I'Çap:~~ Ladles
Heat 1-
Mrs. Eccles Ming J. Weller at Go,
Kory at 4
Mrs. Sissons goes at Mrs. Burke goes at 10 Heat
Miss W. George goes at Go.
Mrs. Turpin goes at 1
Miss I. Georgo goes at 3
Men's,eum!-H. G.
75 Yards Medley Relay (Teams Länge, A.
Lephard and E. Fowler
ED
Team Anslow, S. Fowler!
G.
"C" Team: R. Goldman, G. Milne
hawn bowls, championship matches, and Yards Free Style H'Cap: league tennis and a swimming gala. Endles
Here are the principal fixtures.
LAWN BOWLS
Pairs Championship
JE. Noronha and F. X. M. da
23
ned in Garmisch, where they pinyed 1 enuple of British-Canadians on their championship ice hockey team right to the bitter end, in the face of concerted opposition.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Essex (173 and 190/8 dec.) beat Gloucester (155 and 68/4) on first innings,
101
1,680
Abrund.
1911-12 (A.)
ST1
54.10
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1922.23 8.A.)
K12
35.20
1727-28 (W.L)
4123
30450
1023-20 (A.)
400
41.81
Zł
49.13
L
48.GU
7,184 4
in England 1,050 61,000 141 Abrund
07
H 2,002
$1.20 Tutel.1.117 1. 11 43.32 Number of Wickels Taken 203 Number of Catches Mide .. 542
Figures, it said, can be made to mean anything, Mend's suggest Netts (201 and 31/93 beat Middle- skill and consistent effelency which sex (117 and 82/3) on first innings have rarely been equalled, A few Hampshire (225 and 270/6) beat facts will serve to prove this state- Sussex (234 and 210/5 dec.) by four ment.
wickets.
and taking 100 wickets
every season between 1021 and 1920.
He began his first-class career with Sussex In 1910, but four years later threw in his lot with Surrey the county of his birth, and shared The judges' èyes never left Stone Yorkshire (519/6 dec) beat Sur- In the frat of his twenty-seven the
canthiney with Mr. C. T. A.
while he was winning the English
rey (127 and 207 by an innings and English seasons, Mead, who was Wilkinson.
In 1921 he took over full championship the other day. One
185 runs.:
qualifying at the time, played in only control, and during his term of cap- partly ontein nopped dat on
Worcester (161 and 153) bentone pratch (y, Australians), but in tatney until 1031 built up a reputa- ground, 'n newspaper held above his Northants (114 and 73) by 127 runa. the remaining twenty-six seasons he tion as
Derbyshire (381) beat Warwick- has never scored less than 1,000 runs shrewd leader. Fender went to Australia in 1920-eyes, so that he night rivet his at-
tention on Stone's feet. Yet he abire (117. and 105) by an innings or averaged less than 26 runs per 21, and played against the Austra- couldn't
and 159 runs. Tian's at Manchester and the Oval in neither could his fellow
innings. Only W. G. Grace (28) has sce anything wrong, and
The match between Glamorgan | scored 1,000 runs in a season oflek- 1921. He also appeared in the Bir-
and Somerset was abandoned owinger than Mead. In another neet, in Yerry, the minghum Test against South Africa
to rain after Somerset had scored 82! in 1924.
and Glamorgon 31 for 1.
BLENHEIM SOLD
U.S. Syndicate Buys Aga Khan's Horse
Geneva, July 0. The Aga Khan, famous Indian sportsman, arriving here to-day. told
interviewers that he had just sold his S:ak.
Miss Luckin goes at Go.
Miss Hazel goes at 5
Miss King goes at 8
Aiton Y. Featherstonhnugh goes
Miss P. McCaw gues at 10.
Miss Bigg-Wether goes at 11,
Silva v. 1. Glendenning and J. Shen-Ladies 23 Yards Scratch:-
herd (K.G.C. Green).
J. S. Landolt, and D). Remjahn ́v.
CRoza Pereira and C. G.. Silen
(K.C.C. Green).
Singles Championship
R. G. Craigv. A. M."Holland
(Recreio Green).
II. F. Rozario v. J. Fraser (Kow-
loon Docks Green).
J. M. Jack Y. JI. A.
Alves
(K.D.G.C. Green).
LAWN TENNIS
"p" Division
...
C.R.C. (2) Recreio' C.S.C.C.
K.C.C II.K.C.C. v.. C.C.C. Universlly-Y, I.R.C. CRC (1) Y. “CB¡Á¡
Mrs. Addison
Mrs. McLean
Mrs. Graham
Mrs. Offord
Mrs. Dixey-Benl
Men's 25 Yas
Yards Norices I'Cap:
Ileat 1:
•
G. Magnus goes at Go.
J. Ferrett Kocs at
A. Lepaard goes at 11
Ingrarà gece nt la
Heat 2:-
-
E. W. Leyland goes at Go.
II. Brokenshire goes at 7
Virgilti goes at 8
Final Men's 50 Yards Final Ladies 50 Yards. Final Men's 25 Yards Novices Water-Pola
.
t
61
the
sume thing happened. Stone won 10-mile event in incredible lime, breaking the exlating record by almost minutes, and the judges decided he really was walking.
A week inter, though, in another race, he was disqualified near the falsh, when leading his nearest com- petilor.. On March 14 he won the Essex County championship, break- ing the course record, and the judge could find nothing wrong. A fort night later, In a race at Woodford, he was disqualified when learting the field. by 200 yards.
Sione, right now, is pretty much famous stallion, Blenheim, a Derby upset about the entire matter. He winner, to an American syndleate.--} might learn to operate a "púb" and Beuter's Bulletin Service,
leave the Olympic committee flat.
Baer Offers Braddock $200,000 For Chance To Regain World Title
New York. come of present negotiations for u Max Baer may get another chance title bout between Braddock and to mix punches with Jimmy Brad-Max Schmeling, who claims a crack dock and gain revenge for the night at the title by virtue of his upset of of June 13, 1935, when Braddock Joe Louls. took him by surprise and deprived Joe Jacobs, Twentieth Century him, of the world's heavyweight Club promoter, has already signed championship. It is learned, 224- Schmeling to meet Braddock in September and the bout is to be Braddock received an offer singed if an agreement can be reach- $200,000 from Ancil Hoffman, Bacred with Madison Square Garden and manager, for a title fight inte, in New York State Boxing Commission September, to be staged in Chicago, udials, some California elty, or in Dallas in connection with the Texus Centennial Exposition.
V "C" Coy East Lancs. "YS. Fowler; R. Golman and W. Stoker, H. G. Lange, F. Read, E. European Y.M.C.A. frst gula of Fowler and J. Ferrett. Reserve H. It was indicated that the cham-
Brokenshire.
plon's answer depends on this out
SWIMMING
the season(0.16.um.).
If the negotiations fall through, the clowning former champlon, at present on a barnatorming comeback tour, may be signed for a return match,
In eleven of the twenty-six sea. sons, his aggregate excecital. 2,000 runs, and twieg 1921 and 1928-he lus scored over 3,000 runs in a sca-
. OTHER MATCHES
Lancashire (439/9 dec.) drew with so All-India (-105).
BATTING
Worthington (Derby) v. Warwick
Hutton (Yorks) v.
Surrey ...
163
163
Leyland (Yorks) v. Surrey
103
Sutcliffe (Yorks) v.
Surrey
120
Arnold (Hampshire) v.
Sussex....
127
Ramaswami (All-India), v.
Lancashire.
127
Washbrook (Lancashire) N.
All.Inilla....
.113
Oldfield (Lancashire) v
•All-India
.107
Merchant (All-India) v.
Lancashle
70
100
Puthecary (Hampshire); v. Sussex
105.
indicates not out
BOWLING
- C. T. Aubton (Essex) Gloucester
Perks (Worcester) v. Northants
Jupp (Northants) v. Worcester 20.
.9 for 48)
7 for 60 Parks, John (Sussex)`v. Hampshire.
....0 for 50)
Allen (Middlesex). Notts
Goddard (Gloucester) v.. ESHOX..
Larwood (Notts) V.? Middlesex
Bowes (Yorkshire) ̧v. Surrey Pa
Mitchell (Derbyshire) v Warwick.
.6
During the last twenty-three sea- sons he has only once averaged under 30 runs per innings, and in that year (1030) the figure was 29.65. To offret this lapse it should; be noted that in fourteen scasoria This, average exceeded 50 runs peri innings, and in two auccessive sea- gons 1927 und 1928-k was moraj than 74 runs per innings.
Only W. G. Grace and J. B. Hobbs have scored amore runs than Mead on Engliah wickets, and as Hobbs Is only 2,002 runs to the good, it is not impossible that Mead may poss his total before he retires finally from the crease,
Consider, too, the following facla:
1. In the period 1910-1028, In- clusive, Mend was only twice low- er than Otth in the English_bát-, ting averages, and in six of the sensons he was fourth or hotter..
2. In seventeen of the last) twenty-six seasons he has headed the Hampshire, batting averages in county matches.
3. Mead was forty-six in 1933, and in that year he scored 2,076j runs, including ten centuries, and averaged 67.78.
4. In sixteen months following May 1, 1027, Mead scored 6,830 runs, made 24 centuries, and avor- aged 70,71 runs per innings. There have been prettier batsmen for 58 then Mond, and it would be ille to maintain that his batting posscased for 70 the grace and effortless rhythm of
| Waffley, "but a very big porcentago for 50 of the countless bowlers who have tried to circunvent his inż. would for 24 agree that Mead's wicket has always been one of the most difficult to cap- for 52 ture in England
After a kick from the left foot nute
the good balance.
Getting Into his stride, and using the
arms to help him.
Again the left arm is being used for leverago.
Now you see close-arm balance,
Long