THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1938.
BOWLS RINK MATCHES PLAYED IN INTENSE HEAT
QUARTER-FINAL STAGE REACHED IN COMPETITION
EIGHT GAMES DECIDED IN THE THIRD ROUND
(Br "Abo")'
With the temperature hovering around 93 degrees yesterday, the beach was by far the more comfortable place to be in than the lawn bowls grecu; but nevertheless all eight matches arranged in the third round of the Lawn Bowls Open Rinks championship of the Colony for yesterday were decided.
the
Players on both sides of the har-Arcull! missed with his first wood but bour felt the heat very keenly. Many succeeded with his second. The two had wet towels strapped round their Police woods were opened but necks, while others hdd dry towela jack, however, remained, and it was attached to
desert their topers
loft to the two skips to tight out the fashion. Most of the games started issue. The Police were then lying between p.m. 4 p.m., three with nearest wood a the heat was Intense; perhaps a couple feet from slightly later stort would have been more comfortable all round.
Donald Badge, holder of the singles crown at Wimbledon, has not yel been unduly troubled so far, in the tournament. On Saturday, he
climinated Ronald Shayez, one of En gland's hopes, in three sels,
AUSTRALIANS BARRACKED
Joe Louis And Max Baer To Fight
Red Bank, N.J., June 25.
Mike Jacobs in a message to the United Proes states that Joe Louis and Max Baer have agreed to the terms for a title fight in September,
The place of the fight has not yet been determined, but experts believe that it will be alther at Chicago or New York, Earlier Mike Jacobs signed a contract with Max Baer bind- ing the boxer's service ex- clusively for a period of three years. United Press.
In recent 3 30.09. cand pain, when this or four ye then the jack whine Mrs. Holm is Golf Champion: The Second
One of the best games of the day F. C. was seen on the Hongkong green
of W when Police rink McLexi, W. Cameron, E. G. Post and A. E. Carey defeated J, Hoosen, S. M. Rumjahu, E. el Arculli and A. R. Minu by 22-17. The Police officers hed an advantage of five shots at the end, but these were obtained in the catra head when number did not count und only the Arst one did.
Minu
proved a little ton heavy with both his woods-he could not afford to be short--and Carey nded two more, in- match cluding a first shot, and the went to the Police four.
OMAR TROUNCED
One of the biggest trouncings thus for in the tournament was inflicted by F. Muchado, C. M. Silva, J. F. V. Ribelco and F. X. M. da Silva on A. S. Gomes, A. A. Razack, A. M. Omar and U. M.
M. Omar. The Reerelo four, scoring on 17 hends, beat the Craigen- gower rinks by 31-0.
Silva's men took the first
seven
As a matter of fact the Indians were lending 17-14 at the end of the ninteenth head as the result of a three.
Then a curious thing hap-heads to establish a lend of 10-0.
nearly pened in the 20th which
On the 10th head, Silva was leading ruined the Police players hopes. 13-1, which became 13-4 on the 12th. Lying three after Minu lind delivered Thereafter Omar was able to score his last wood, Carey had a chance only one single. Silva finishing of adding a fourth. This he nt-
with with single, a a two, two suglen, a tempted to do, but syns slightly
five, three and four, heavy.
Jack ite carried the though he retained the shot he had only one instead of three, which would have Lalten him to level terms.
.
A GOOD FINISH
bad
1)
and
130
Omar's men, who were playing poorly, score one on the eighth,
two on the 11th, one on the twelfth and one on the fourteenth
Luckless Miss Corlett
From F. J. C. Pignon
Burnham, May 20.
Mrs. Andrew Holm, an international player from Troon, Ayrshire, won the British women's championship here to-day on the Burnham and Berrow courao, defeating Miss Elsie Corlett, of Royal Lytham and St. Annes, by 4 up and 3 to play in the 36-holes final.
DERBY WINNER BEATEN
Bois Roussel Fails At Longchamp
The success of Scottish stylist
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the toll.
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Cricket Test Match
Saturday's Play Reviewed
83 runs.
(By R. Abbli")
AT THE OVAL
POLICY WHICH MADE THE GAME INTO A FARCE
(By C. W. Packford)
Oval: Surrey v. Australians, drawn
Interest in this gumo fizzled out long before the end owing to the decision of Don Bradman, first not to enforce the follow-on, and then in failing to declare at the luncheon interval with a lead of 379 and only some thres hours left for play.
"
Considering that the Australian (from Gregory into the safe hands of had ample time in which to win the Watts at arst alip. His 95 included
of two 5's and ten 4's. gome comfortably, the action their captain was severely criticized, Barnett was then joined by Chip- and rightly so. It rather made
still the slow-motion aperfield, and force of the whole thing and it most cricket continued, but the newcomer did not remain long, providing Gro- definitely was not cricket:
The official excuse will hardly do. gory with his second victim from a We were informed that the Austra-catch at the wicket. ilans had decided to resume batting When White appeared at the fall of of the second wicket there was a owing to carly-season foreness several players und in order not to little scene., over-bowi O'Reilly and Ward in view of the near approach of the first Test.
"Where's Bradman? We want to tell him sotmeiling," and "Brad- man ought to be ashamed of him- self"
Nothing quite like it had ever been seen or heard at the Oval. Had the Australians really attempted to force
As this does not commence until June 10 there is surely ample time were among the cries, and the re- in which bowlers could be given the mainder of the play proceeded amid accessary rest. Hampshire, Middle-a barrage of uncomplimentary re- sex, Gloucester and Essex are to be marks, themet in turn before the match at Not- Ingham, and, in addition, the team
maiters it might have been some re- three previous days. need not see a bat or ball for the
compense, but the batsmen played THE BARRACKING STARTS with the utmost care untli, as it to prevent a more severe demonstra- Fortunately, Dom our point ortion, the innings was declared closed, view, Errol Holmes treated matters leaving Surrey with 489 to get to seriously and used his bowling to the win in some 75 minutes! best advantage. He
As I had anticipated when was not surprising, sand between Hammond and Ames for she had won this title four years was broken fairly early on, England ago, while her sturdy, durk-haired did not put up an enormous score, opponent is rapidly qualifying for and the lust five wickets only put on The wicket is described as untvinble
champion
being good though it is clear that the "runner-up."
Australian fast bowler could get the Twico Miss Corlett hus been beaten ball to kick. It is sincerely to be in the semi-final of this champion hoped that the blow which Ham- mond received on the elbow will not ship, twice she has been defeated in the final of the English champion-hampor his batting in the second ship, and to-day she lost her third innings. national championship final.
Insex.
That gallant flecreio four. J. C.
C'. Remedios, C.
O. P. Pereira, itemedios and E. de Sousa, who Thus when the lunt head was eliminated the strong B. W. Bradbury played, the Police officera
to rink in the previous round, bowed to score three to win and two
yesterday.
W. tie. defent Lo
Meeting Cameron, nt No. 2, finished a good Mulcahy, T. W. Carr, W. Greig und J. afternoon's display by laying a shot Fraser, they lost by 23-12.
Earlier One of the most astonishing games n foot in front of the jack. os McLeod had sent down one a yard played during the day was the one in English Derby, was beaten into third inch of the way to stave off what
which Joe Meyer plioted his rink to victory against a Kowloon Tong four, C. Mose, Y. Abbins, V. Alienza and W. H. Muskett.
went
the
Paris, June 20 The French-bred
Bais horse, Roussel, which recently won place in the Grand Prix de Paris at behind and when the skips down to roll, the Palier
de-
Longchamp-to-day, were Anitely having one and the second shot was a measure.
A bunch woods in front blocked the backhandl draw, and only the forehand open.
of
Wi
WONDERFUL RECOVERY
The winner was Nearco, the crack
win and re-
But Miss Corlett was n plucky From the very flest huic of the match she was down, and all day
deficit, courageously fighting_every looked inevitable defent.
Australia are now in a somewhat almalar, though not as favourable, position to that of England at the close of play on the first day. They have Brown with a big century not
would have been justified as time advanced in calling upon, say, Brooks and Barling to the attack
FISHLOCK'S 43 IN 10 MINUTES:
Bamett, who should have been
or, as I heard it suggested, allow dismissed at 70 from a chance to one of his team to bowl under-rat slip off Holmes, was batting for
three hours and hit eighteen 4's. hand lobs. It would have been a fitting reply.
It was a deplorable sequel to an
she carried the hurden of a heavy out, and Barnett, an excellent and early morning thrill. O'Reilly, bowl bali from Waite and had to retire.
and
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crowd chafing and still there
:
AUSTRALIA
First Innings-520 (W. A. Brown 96, D. G. Bradınan 143, A, L. Hazoctt D8).
Second Innings 1, C. L. Badcock a Walls b Gregory ...
A. G. Chipperfield a Brooks b Gregory
b 1....
Tatal (2 wife dec). 232. Bowling.Gover 6-0-20-0. Berry 6-3- 13-0.Watts 10-2-47-0. Garland-Wails 13-1- 62-0, Brown 8-0-23-0, Holmes 4-0-23-0, Squires 8-2-20-0. Gregory 7-4-10-2
When Surrey at last went in Gre- gory was hit on the head by a fost
but Fishlock enlivened the closing steady bat ut the wickets. They ing brilliantly, captured the last, two phase by scoring 03 out of 104-60 in also have four more men to come in Surrey wickets in his first over and the first hour and the next 43 in 10 who are not batsmen in the accepted quickly put an end to any Idea Sur-minutes-including, two d' and Miss Corlett is not a long hitter, sense of the word. The chance of sy may have entertained of saving twelve 4's.
the follow-on. really substan- Italian racer, by Lord Derby's Pharos, morning round, she found herself tini lead depends largely on their
frequently, especially during the England's getting B
Not that it mattered one way or Nearco won in great style, scoring its anything to fifty yards behind from getting a wicket farl
All early.
the other, as it happened, for Bad- fourteenth successive Meyer and his men (E. V. Searle, maining unbeaten during its racing shots when Mrs.
the tee. But, taking wood for second the last four have been known to cock and Barnett at once came in to It was ticklish problem for Carey.K. C. Hamiton and G. C. Norman) career. It had no difficulty in staving
Holth could en-keep their wickets up in a case of settle down to the most serious bat- fie could not tell whether he had one started very badly and were trailing off the challenge of Canot, which, they both. White not out
emergency, But it would be uncom-ting imaginable. They were in no compass the distance with iron, manly useful if a lend of a hundred hurry; they waited for runs and B. A. Barnett not out or two.
If he had two, he could sit 13-1 at the end of the ninth head, with a fine burst of speed, had shot fight on them and fight out the extra
Muskett look a two on the tenth to away from the field. All the horses opponent with long shots to the increase his advantage to 15-1; but were bunched together in front of head; but if he had only one he had
green. bunch to this was hits Inst success. Scoring on the Grand Stands, and Cunot gained to come up aroongst the draw another. There was a narrow the remaining 1 heads, Meyer piled several lengths but it was unable to
FINE RALLY port and there was also danger of
A won-catch up with Nearco.
From within twenty thirty pushing up an opposing wood. He up 22 shots to win by 23-15.
derful recovery.
Bols Roussel held to the rear in yards of the hole, however, there
STEADY BOWLING tried to draw and falled each time,
This is how he scored from the the early stages but gained consider was only as did Minu.
one player in it. Mrs. eleventh head:-3, 2. 1, 1, 1, 3, 4, 2, aby on entering the straight.
The English attack, weakened by nett made no Holm was deadly. She started the the inability of Hammond to bowl. Their favourite 1, 1, 1.
by Signor match with three bad shots and then seems to have been cleverly nursed. treated other than with respect, and With A. K. Mint running a fever Federico Testo and was ridden by holed a chip to win the first hole. Each of the four men got a wicket, they did and
from Gubellin). M. Y. Adul suffering
Canot is owned by Mr. She had a single putt on each of the (Wellard two,) and wickels fell at
not
like it. rheumatie shoulder, A. R. Dallah was Robert Lazard
and ridden by W.
Each run scored was ridiculed, and next four greens and gained a lead fairly regular intervals except when when Barnett eventually reached the in a bit of a fix yesterday against the Johnstone, and Bois Roussel, owned for three holes with five played. Police rink of McDonald, Souter, by Hon. Mr. Peter Beatty, was taken
Brown and Hassett put on 124 for Arst
century of his career it waB Chumpbell and Ellis. He decided an out by Gordon Richards.
the fourth wicket. Twice Mrs. Holm took three putts,
received in comparative silence and s.104-6 Ward 30-8-5-2. White 17-8-20-0. an experiment, putting Minu lead,
Eighteen horses ran in the race, and she lost holes on each occasion,
The match is in a most interesting some booing, followed by roots of Adal No. 2 and Khan No. 3 (a posi-Nearco won by a length and canot but Miss Corlett could do no better position and it is sincerely to be laughter when Badcock walked! tion strange to him). This proved a was two lengths in front of Bois than reduce her deficit to one hole, hoped that the injuries of Hammond down the wicket to shake him by success, the rink beating the Police Roussel. Router.
and finished the first round two and Chipperfield will not hamper the hand in congratulation. quartette by 37-21.
then two much on the third day. GERMAN DERBY
"WHERE'S BRADMAN7"
The
Total 1 with opening partnership had realised 200 when Badcock, amid a
BowlingWaite 14-4-0- White 7-1-10-0. Ward 0-1-80-0. O'Reilly 4-2-12-0, Chipper- real roar of delight, steered a ball field 3-1-1-20-1.
When the tape was applied, It was found that the Police had two! The fight was on again.
Hoosen, who had been showing variable form throughout
came
the en-
counter, rose to the occasion in the extra head by putting his second wood ibres inches in front of the jack, al- most hiding it. But Cameron once to his side's rescue, push- Pgain ing out Hoogen's wood and taking the shot three inches behind. Rum- Jahn failed with both woods to rest it out, and then Post carried the Jack slightly back to Cameron's back- wood, giving the Follce two.
Big courts were the order of the day here. Dallah dropped two fives, but he took a seven, n Ave, two fours and three three's.
Nearco
owned
Hamburg, June 28.
down.
or
Hind Mrs. Holm not failed with quite holeable putts at each of the The Germany Derby, which was four up instead of two, even though!
last two holes she would have been With four woods near the ditch, J. Luz, A. P. Guterres, F. Xrun here yesterday on the traditional Minu told Arcull! to open the head. Soares and B. Basto, who put out Horner track, was wan, following a he took 78 shots, four more than
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The highly touted favourite, Adler-nstrously for Miss Corlett. It looked The second round opened dis- fee, came in sixth. The odds on the like a complote collapse when she winner
10 10.-Trans-lost the first five holes. She
playing so badly that she took ap- proximately 28 strokes for them- eight over bogey-and was now
Ocean.
were 114
Wau
last year's champion rink, negotiated seven down. another hurdle yesterday when, on the Civil Service C. C. green, they
Mrs. Holm played these holes real- defeated C. Channing, C. Dowman, ly well, but she, too, then began to F. E. E. Booker and. W. Mair by show signs of being affected by the 28-16, 200
FULL RESULTS
J
The following were the full results of matches played in the Open Rinks bowls championship yesterday:
A. Noronia, C. Lopes, J. Noronha:
probability that the arrived at their half-century. reasonable
The 100 went wickel, good as It is reported to be,
and then the may not be too good in the fourth was
under this unnatural innings.
conduct, commenced to barrack.
form of Bar-
was being
Farr Fights M. Strickland This Summer
British Empire Title At Stake
London, June 18, occasion. At the sixth she fufted a heavyweight champion, is to defend Tommy Farr, the British Empire ttle chip shot and lost a hole of her his Empire title against Maurice lend. She was not playing her short Strickland either in the last week of Kame anything like so well as in the July or the first week of August. morning, and she had to make some. Both men have agreed to the terma recoveries with her putter,
offered them by W. J. Galbraith, a
She turned six up, but then Miss Toronto promoter, and the fight has C. Billya beat R. P. Shaw. F. Corlett rallied splendidly. She was been tentatively fixed for the time Strange, C. Duncan and W. Gll 25-thru niet splendidly on or stated above.
C.
11.
E. V. Searic, K. C. Hamilton, G. Chalved the twelfth, and then won the rounds and will take place at Toronto taking three on the green at the next, The contest will be over fifteen Norman and J. G. Meyer brat . next two holes, Mrs. Holm being at a time when Canadian ex-soldiers Mose, Y. Abbas, V. Atienza anil W. II. bunkered at the thirteenth and in will be holding a convention there. Munkelt 23-15.
the pit to the left of the plateau It will be the first Empire heavy- W. Mulcahy, T, W. Carr, W. Grola
weight championship ever held in and J. Fraser beat J. C. Remedies, Green at the short fourteenth,
c. 0. reira, O. P. Reniedlus and E. Afteenth, where Mrs. Holm reached
But the match ended #l the Canada.
de Sousa 2 23-12.
F. Machado. C. M. Silva, J. F. v. Ribeiro and F. X. M. da Silva beat A 8. Gomes, A. A. Rázzek. A. AL. Omar and U. M. Omar 31-5.
W. McLeod, W. Cameron, E. Test and A. E. Carey beat J. Hoosen. 8. M. Rumjalin, E. el Arculli_und A. R. Minu 22-17 after extra head. J. Luz, A. P. Guterres, F. X. Soares and B. Basta beat C. Channing, C. Downan, F. E. E. Booker and W. Mair 26-15.
The terms include a guarantee of
tho green with two fine shots, while $25,000 (£5,000) for Farr, and she won the hole in a grand four Galbraith said that he anticipated a her opponent was very short, and $10,000 (€2,000) for Strickland.
for the championship.
EASTERN SOCCER TEAM DEFEATED
Amsterdam, June 20..
Bate
of between $75,000 (£15,000) and $100,000 (£20,000).
Farr will retum to the U.S. in time to be at the ringside when Joe Louis defends his world title against Max Schmeling on June 22.
According to Joe Gould, his man- ager, Farr will probably have one fight while in England, perhaps A. K Miku. M. Y. Adal, D. M. The Dutch East Indian football | Against Walter Neusel. Khan and A. IL. Dallah beat team which participated in the workl Paul Damaki, Neusel's manager, has McDonald, Boutar, W. Campbell and championship competition was de declared his intention of leaving for E. t. Ellis 87-21.
feated 0-2 by the Dutch National England in June to be in Neusel's A. M. Xavier, L. A. Gutterrez, F. A. team before 68,000 spectators in the corner against Farr, but those con- Xavier and M. Carvalho. best A. Olymple stadium here yesterday. The nected with Farr refuse to confirm Calman, M. Ferguson; II. G. Cooper score at the end of the first half was that the match has already been and J. McKelvie 17-16.,
5-2.—Trans-Ocean."
I made,-Reuter.
The perfect stroke play of Bad-
cock and the impression on them.
game
SURREY
Overnight scoro-249 for (Crezòry 00.. Barling 97). Yesterday's play:
Watts b O'Reilly
Brooks not out
Gover b 0'Reilly
Extras b 8 2
Total
Bowling-Waite 15-3-34-0, O'Reilly 36--
Second Innings
Gregory retired hurt Fisklock & White Chipperfield' Squires not out
Lb 2
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