THE HONGKONG...... TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY
19, 1938.
YORKSHIRE BEATEN FOR FIRST TIME THIS YEAR
EIGHT-WICKETS
VICTORY FOR MIDDLESEX
Australian Cricketers In A Good Position Against Notts
London, July 18. Yorkshire sustained their first defeat of the season in the County Cricket Championship when, meeting Middlesex at Lord's, they were beaten by eight wickets in two days.
Yorkshire, last year's champions, scored only 144 in their first innings and in reply Middlesex made 205, Bowes (who has been selected for the Fourth Test at Leeds) taking ove wickets for 67 ruins.
Batting a second time. Yorkshire fared even worse, being dismissed for behind, 103
runs. Only 42 runs Middlesex scoreil 43 for two wicketu
to win comfortably
NOTTS AUSTRALIANS
cricket The Austration
tourists, paying their second visit to Notth hem, were in a very favourable posi- tion at the end of to-day's play in their match against Nolts.
(Don
Scoring 243 on Saturday Bradmon 50, Sidney Barnes 50), the tourists dismissed Notts for 147, and batting again they had 244 on the board for two wickets when stumps
were drawn.
wickets Ave
Finland Invited To Organise Olympics
Helsinki, July 18
The Finnish Olympic Com- mittee has received an official invitation to organise the 1940 Games, which have been re- nounced by Japan Reuter,
Bowls
MITCHELL, CAVANAGH WIN TIES
Of the 21 heads played, Mitchell scored on 13. Included among his winning ends were three threes and
SOMERSET GLAMORGAN
G. N. Mitchell entered the second
Bowls singles Wilfred Woller, the Welsh Inter- round of the Lawn
when he and national
star rugby
former championship yesterday "Blue" Cambridge
distin- defeated A. M. Omur by 23-14 on the galn while bowling guished himself
bowling for Club de Recerclo green. Glamorgan against Somerset. Hy im ench of of Somerset's innings, he helped the county to win by six wickets. Welsh
Somerset scored 150 (Wooller Ove for 30) and 144 (Wooller five for 48 and Mercer four for 53). Glamorgan had 150 (Wellard six for! 62 and Andrews four for 69) and 159 for four wickets-Reuter.
while
Latest Call- Over For Stewards' Cup
London, July 18. The following is the latest enli- over for the Stowards' Cup:
100/9 Gunboat (1. and 6.)
100/8 Old Rellance (0) 100/7 Waters Meet (0), 15/1 (1) 109/7 Carnival (n), 18/1 (1)
100/7 Bold Bon (0)
100/6 Mixture (E. and o.)
100/6 Ipsden (6)
100/6 Armagnac (0)
100/6 Davey Doolitto (0) 100/G
Firozepore (0) 100/6 Lohengrin (0)
100/6 Monmouth (0)
25/1
-25/1
Lovely Woman (t. and o.) Lapel (t. and o.)
four twos.
Trailing 7-9 on the tenth head, Omar scored a four on the eleventh 10 lead by 11- and he took the score
to 14-11 on the 15th. Thereafter he
falled to score another head, Mitchell faking two singles, two twos and two threes in succession
clinch the La game.
J. Cavanagh took 23 heads to beat L. de Rome, winning by 21-13. The i scores were very even in the first ten heads, but in the latter stages of the encounter Cavaugh 1:3 always loading.
At the Kowloon B.G.C., H. G. Con- per bent Basto 21-19.
TO-DAY'S MATCHES
Four more ties In the first round of the tournament are scheduled to be played off this afternoon. Two of the most-fancied players in the championship, R. F. da Luz and U. M. Omar, will be seen in action.
is as follows;
The PCON B.G.C.
R. F. da Luz
U. M. Omar
v. J. S. Howell v. C. M. Silva
HONGKONG F.C.
J. G. Meyer
J. Watson
MAMAK
10, PEKING ROAD, KOWLOON
W. Hillfor
v. C. S. Rosselet
25/1 Jovial Lad (0), 28/1 (1) 25/1 Reviresce (6), 33/1 (t)
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W. Ward; of the Craigenzower C.C. Second Division team, dances with joy as his skip, W. K. Way, adds another to make a count of five in their match against Bill Hollands' Police rink. The Craigengower rink won by 11 shots while the whole side ended up 44 shots to the good. (Pictorial News),
PIRATES
AVENGE
DEFEAT
Three Baseball Matches Played
New York, July 18. Three matches in the National League made up to-day's baseball programme to-day.
Pittsburgh Pirates obtained their revenge against New York Giants, scoring seven runs trom 11 hits ngainst the Glants' four from 12.
Victories were also scored by the Chiengo Cubs Cardinals,
Scores:
PRESSMAN'S REACTION AFTER SEEING FILM OF RECENT FIGHT
By Henry McLemore (United Press Staff Correspondent)
New York, July 5. You've read and heard a great dent about the "killer instinct" in prize-fighters.
Now you can see it if you are so inclined.
of the The slow motion picture
Joe Louis-Max 124 seconds of the Schmeling Aght is probably the most faithful recording ever made of hu- man savagery.
Was
AUSTIN HAS NARROW
ESCAPE AGAINST
ERIC FILBY
1..
Near Surprise On First Day At Wimbledon
By A. Wallis Myers
London, June 21. The fortnight's feast at Wimbledon opened yesterday with the hors d'oeuvres offering less of their usual relish, yet before a crowd of consumers quite propared to chat cheerfully at the table in hati- cipation of appealing dishes to come.
The sun was out all day, so were the curio, hunters, who make a habit of rushing wildly from court to court to watch newcomoru from strange lands.
And there were plonty of those, expecially Trom Central Europe and Asia-invaders who were faced with the problem of reconciling their strokes to a new surface and their minds to an impartial crowd.
When we spent conventionally ofta burst of attacking driving which an excited Wimbledon crowd, some gave him decisive volleying coups. of the invaders will reply solemnly: After the spinladen game which Kho "But your crowds are so stald. Come Sin Kle had offered him at Queen's to--and we will show you men and on Saturday, Austin was surprised women waving their arms and into errors by this exceedluglý mo- shouting so that the umpire's voice bile assault. is drowned."
To these strangers the umpires at Wimbledon kindle respect because nobody ever reflects on their decl- sions, except occasionally maybe by a neighbourly comment that is never heard.
There was legs first-day pressure It was even The pleture shows very clearly round the side courts. that Louls did hit Schmeling in the possible to watch a local champion But it make his debut on the edge of the kidneys, not once but twice. also shows with equal clarity that round without companionship, save
punch
that of relatives. But the gangways intenţional. gelther
will thicken to-day. thinks be Schmeling is wrong if
Nearly a hundred fair competitors those kidney punches cost him the Bght. When he leaves the hospital, will be out on the courts. The bat let him go to see the film und helle between the West and the Rest will have to admit that he was a will have begun. badly beaten man,
with no chance before elther kidney
of
victory,
FILBY'S CHANCE
The picture is much more terrify ing to watch than the fight wrs. In punch was delivered. He was on Had Austin folled to Mft his game the Yankee Stadium the rapidity with the ropes, out of his head and help-from a rather low level yesterday Jess. And these kidney blows were and had Filby accepted the chances which the butchering occurred, against
to the of noise and excite- mere tops compared
rifle which the gods oered him in the and the St. Louis the backgrou anyone from getting shots that all but tore his head off,
fourth set, the men's championship ment, prevented
cold and objective view of it. In
would have started with a major of the small
sensation-the defeat of the second seeded player on the first day. the quiet, darkness
where I saw the fight ple- theatre
by the know- tures. I was appalled, unmerciful R. Hu
ledge that this
the
screen was one killer there on 12 A 110 and the same man as the Joe Louis whom I had just lett a few minutes before a Joe Louis who talked of ice cream, and trips to Europe, and his new pinstriped suit.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Pittsburgh
(Rizzo homered for the Pirates).
Boston Chicago
(West homered Braves),
114
6 11
the for
11
1
Boston
I saw Joe again after 1 had seen the picture and although he was sitting in the same chair and talk- ing in the same low voice, I didn't feel fully comfortable around him. It was if I had seen a savage tiger behind the bars of a cage suddenly Brooklyn loosed to walk free among the people Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds was who had been watching him.
Philadelphin
St. Louis.....
The
between match
postponed on Reuter.
of account
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A.A.U. DECATHLON WILL BE RENEWED
A JUNGLE MAN The Louis of the slow-motion pic- turés has no connection with Ice cream and pin stripe sufts and dis- cussions of the weather.
He is a
jungle man, as completely primitive as any gavage, out to destroy a thing he haies. Even the style of fighting he had been patiently taught, was abandoned. He New York, June 18. and not by man-made pattern.
There is one moment in the picture The National A.. A. U. decathlon, championship, held last in 1036 when that made me want to turn my head have seen some pretty the title was won by Glenn Morris away, and of Ft. Collins, Colo., will be renewed dreadful shambles in the ring. This is the moment when Louis sets up at Randalls Island, July 10-17.
the, by then completely helpless The events will be run off in con- Schmeling for the final blow," and junction with the track and field meet then delivers it. This was a right of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. hand smash to the jay of a falling The Hibernians expect to draw their mana beaten man who needed only stars from the squad of Americana push to topple him over and a athletes who will tour Europe and blow driven home with every ounce South Africa this summer.
of strength in Louis' 200 pounds.
In the Fimni Test at Notingħari, Fingleton batted so dully when Australia followed on that 'he, was roundly barracked by the crowd. He was Ironically cheered after he had made 23 în 90 minutes. When the "cheering" did not die down, he walked away, from, the eroase, throw down..hii bat, jook a glove off and was on the gram......... He kept the game" waliing until the crowd became comperalively quiet. Here, ho le soen wailing, for the, crowd to be quiet.
It is to be hoped that Max. Baer does not see the pictures of the fight If he does, and then signs to meet Joe, it might be wist also to sign an alternate heavyweight In case the Californian doesn't show up.
U. S. R. C. DEFEAT
LADIES' R. C.
Mixed Doubles Tennis League
probable at one time, would have
Such been surprising after Austin's form a result, which really looked
and confident play at Queen's Club last week, yet not nitogether outside the book after Filby's victory at Sturbiton a month earlier.
He was frequently reaching the ball after a hurried scamper and as Moreover, netting it. frequently when he came in himself on his nor- mal line-the low fade-away cross- shot to Filby's backhand corner-his young opponent would pull out a great winner on the run.
:
But when Filby's lead began to go, one began to wonder if his looser shots would not blot his copybook. Then, at 5-4, with Austin serving,
15-40. he reached
The beckoning chance was not taken hore. Ho let Austin get to 'vintage.
DOUBTFUL DECISION
A really brilliant forehand volley douced the score. He got his own 'vantage point after a doubtful deci- slon on the baselino. Then he forced Austin to net and the set was bls.
In the second set Austin looked more like a commanding second seed, yet Filby came back in the third set to play inspired tennis. Not all the time, for, after taking the first three games, those errors of timing on the forehand returned...
Yet he reached 5-3, helped by a double fault from the enemy, and was out in the long ninth game after Austin had failed to counter drop with drop.
Austin
In the fourth set the younger man was stil dictating the tactics, and disposed 10 accept them lucky net-cord gave Filby the first than initiato his own. A
Filby won two sets, the first and the third. The second was always Austin's, but the fourth and, as it proved, the crucial set, ran a waver- ing course, early-ball game of the young Sur- rey player, forcing a subdued Aus tin to make serious lapses, looked to have victory as its reward.
rather and in it the dashing
all
Fby
game.
He reached 2-1 and 3-2-by the play, forcing the pace all the time. by had all the elements of But the wilder shots crept in and greatness except the cool and level one really serious blemish-a double control at the index points. fault when he had game point pre- headed contro He will acquire this calculating mind vent
vented him from squaring in the the quicker after this high-eighth game. quality display, and if a rich prize
Filby's sigh was "lost as a sob in midst of cheering" when he Playing on their own courts, the was denied him yesterday he ecr- United Services Recreation Club beat tainly invited every possible official the Ladies Recreation Club by nine
encouragement. sets to nil in tennis league yesterday.
Scores:
the Mixed Doubles
ATTACKING DRIVES
the
the gathered Austin's service in the 10th game. He had his chance to take 11th as well; A smash many yards out spoilt it. Quietly waiting for these aberrations Austin levelled the match.
I had suggested early in the sea- son that he might have been placed
The fifth set, beld promise of a 1. Goldman and Mrs. Baines in a newly-constructed Davis Cup feverish finish until Austin caught (U.S.R.C.): beat Mr. and Mrs. E. E. team this your. The Storey 6-4; bent J. J. Ferguson and thought otherwise, Filby has now service aces that surprised Filby on authorities at 3-3 got a 5-3 lead by two tunely Mrs. Waddell 6-2; bent Hoyd and endorsed an opinion that I formed the forehand. fine. The youngster Mis. Abrabum 6-4,
at Weybridge last year.
did not expect them; they unsteadied game after a 5-2 lead, gained by
He gained the first set in the tenth him in the next game. Austin was
and
Major F. T. Baines and Miss M. Grinths (U.S.R.C.): beat. Mr. Mrs. Storey 6-2; beat Ferguson and Mrs, Waddell 6-2; beat Hoyd and Mrs. Abraham 6-1.
D. C. Misra and Mrs. Holmes (US.I.C.): beat Mr. and Mrs. Storey 0-1: beat Ferguson and Mrs. Wad- dell 6-4; beat Hoyd and Mrs. Abraham 0-2,
BADMINTON REDUCES DIVORCES
White Plains, New York, May 23. The playing of badminton, which has grown rapidly in popularity in recent years, is keeping many marriages from the divorce courts by attracting young couples who other- wise would be at "cocktail parties neighbourhood pelling parties,"
and
speakers sald here to-day at the fourth annual Recreation Training Institute, conducted at the County
Centre by the Westchester County
Recreation Commission.
Mr. Henry Israel, chairman of the Community Servico Council of
Hastings, declared the game permitted "expression along wholesome rather than degrading lines, and tended to prevent the development of erratic and perverted personalities." Forty young couples have taken up the sport in his village In the last year, he enld.
Mr. E. Dann Caulkins, superintend- ent of the County Commission, said badminton was an ideal sport for married couple, because it required little space and no athletic training. He agreed that it was keeping many couples from using alcohol and that It resulted in "ail integration of porsonalities."
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