THE HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, AUGUST
1988.
YORKSHIRE ALMOST CERTAIN OF CHAMPIONSHIP
As I See Sport
By "Aba"
INTERNATIONAL BOWLS TOURNEY ROUND AGAIN Competition Begins With Malaya V. India Clash
ONE of the most popular compeli-
Post
Once box by the Hong- kong Lawn Tennis Association, an from Shanghai to tako Invitation part in a Triangular Tennis Inter- port, despatched at the end of May and renewed at the end of June, wan not received by the Association until August 20, by which time it was unfortunately too late to take any
action."
tions in the Coluny will com- réence to-morrow when Malaya and India clash in the first round of the Gutierrez Shield International Bowls Tournament on the Hongkong
kong Foot- ball Club green. This compeition is always held at the end of the bowis aenson in the Colony and has always proved must enjoyable. Nine coun Lrien have entered the tournament
This stateinent, released by Mr. C. this year. As only the best players
Secretary of the of each country will take part, the J. Tacchi, Ilon. competition should help out Inter- Hongkong L.TA. yesterday, explains port Selectors in their task of choos- why Shanghai received no reply to Dut apart their two invitations. ing a team to meet our visitors from frum issuing this sintement, Mr. Shanghal in October. The game to
Tacchi woult
uld say nothing more; and between Malaya and India Lace who met in the final of the com- one is left to assume that the letters Dox petition in 1936 ought to see a close nddressed to the Hongkong L.T.A. Inish as the rinks appear to be even from the end of May until August 20.
were lying in the Post Oflee ly matched. The wirmers will meet No wonder Shanghal officials were Portugal in the second round Sunday week, September 4. The puzzled! The Shanghai Times gave draw of the competition is as follows: hint of what the northern people
morrow
Malaya
FIRST ROUND (AUGUST 28)
V1
SECOND ROUND (SEPTEMBER 4)
031
India
in recent com-
felt when I would appear to bui
ment, "There decified reluctance
On
the part of Colony sports organizations to enter- Lain un interport with Shanghal in
city. Early this
In the Y. Malaya or India summer season, the Shanghat
Switzerland Tennis Association wrote to
Y.
the England Ireland Hongkong L.T.A., inviting them to
Portugal China Scotland Philippines
Players selected to represent their various countries are::
Portugal.-J. A. Luz, H. A. Alves, C. G. Silva and F. X. M. da Silva.
England.-E. G. Post, A. J. Hall,
E. W. Lines and D. W. Bradbury.
Scotland-John Watson, J. Gel-
Intly, J. McKelvie and R. Duncan.
Switzerland, S. Landoll, W.
E. Kern and C. S. Chinn-John Tang. Si Rosseisu.
send a team up here for an Inter- port series, To this Invitation, the Colony group has not even troubled | to reply.
Is Box Necessary?
the
It in
Yorkshire's prospects of winning the County Cricket Championship once again have been improved con. siderably as the result of the drawn match played between Middlesex and Lancashire at Manchester where rain interfered with play. Here is a picture of this year's Yorkshire side: Back Row (left to right:-A. ITcyhurst (masseur), Barber, Robinson, Bowes. Smailea, Turner, W. Ringrose. (scorer), Front Row: Mitchell, Sutcliffe, A. B. Selfer (Capt.), Layland, Wood. On ground: Wilkinson, Haliday, (II.) Hutton and Verity, two regular members of the side, are not in the picture, nor ate P. A. Gibb and N. W. D. Yardley, Yorkshire's amateurs..
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL
GIRLS LOSE LEAGUE IN AMERICA MATCHES
National Tennis Championships
and
Pirates Beaten By Phillies
New York, Aug. 20. The following were the results of matches played, in the National and American Baseball Leagues:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
R. H. E. 6 12 0 4 紫 I
Brooklyn
Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chie
3
10
1
ANNUAL HOCKEY MEETING FIXED FOR THURSDAY
The Fifth Annual General Meeting of the Hongkong Hockey Association will be held in St. Anderw's Church Hall at 8.30
on p.m.
Thursday, September 1.
The agenda includes the election of and consideration of several
the Association The report of states that the financial position Is still not strong, but it is certainly
officers
better than at the end of last season.
DRAW FOR PONIES
Brooklyn, Aug. 28. Madame Mathieu (France) Mile.
Jadwiga
proposals. Jedrzejowska (Poland) entered the final of the No doubt a letter of explanation American women's tennis doubles
cliampionship to-day by apology-if one has not been
beating Miss and already will be sent to Nancy Wynne and Miss Thelma Shanghat Le by the Hongitong Coyne, of Australia, by 6-4, 6-2.
Mathieu and Mlle. Madame body. It
only fair and right that? the local Association should make Jedrzejowska will now meet Mrs. things clear to Shanghai why a reply Sarah Palfrey Fabyan and Miss Alice not been sent to their two Marble, of America, in the final. Invitations; otherwise we lay
grave selves open to a charge af
The misunderstanding discourtesy, ever the use of the Post Office box is
Braves); extremely unfortunate; for if the invitations had been received in good In the other men's semi-final, | New York time, some arrangements to send a Donald Budge and Gene Mako (U.S.), St. Louis team to Shanghai might have been the holders, beat Allison and Van possible. Now, of course, it is much | Hyn of America by 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 10-8. too late to do anything. Recrimina-Reuter. tions are also useless at this time. It
C. W. Lam and John Pau.
Ireland. J. H. Hamilton, H. L W. Field and J. Cavanagh, dla. loosen, D. M. Khun, had A. R.
and A. K. Minu Minu Philippines.A. E. 11. Castro, D. A. Rozario, V. Atienza and R. Basa, MalayaA, M. Wahab, A., Baker, M. R. Abbos and A. R. Dallah.
England's Success
A
OUT-
7 11 0 (Bryant homered for the Cubs). In the men's doubles, Adrian Quist
13 and John Bromwich, of Australia, Boston clashed with their compatrios, Cincinnati
homered for Harry Hopman and Len Schwartz, and won by 7-5, 4-0, 6-3, 6-3.
MAMAK BASEBALL
TOURNAMENT
S is well-known, the Shield was presented for competition by Mr. L. A. Gutierrez, the popular is not difficult to visualise how the| Club de Recreio bowler, who won whole position come about. How- the singles championship of theever, the Hongkong L.T.A. offcials Colony in 1932. The trophy has should take steps t
ensure that there been competed for five times, and of will not be a repetition of such an these England has been successful on occ
occurrence. One cannot help think-
The final of the Mamak Inter no fewer than three. The remain-
ing that a PO. box totally .
national Baseball Tournament be- fnf two occasions were shared by unnecessary to the
T H.K.LT.A Scotland (1033) and India (1935), the two letters from Shanghai were will be played to-morrow at 9.30 uum. tween the British Empire and China: It seems rather curious that Portugal. allowed to lie uncollected from the at Caroline Hill. with so many fine players, has never
of May until August 20, It At the conclusion of the game, Mr. been able to win the Shield. Repro | certainly
that the shows
Hon. Mamuk, the donor of the trophy, will docs no usually have Is the idea of retaining a Post the winning team, Office box? Why not cancel it al-nn innings defeat, Avery repeated his together and have all letters delivered achievement of last season when he to the Hon. Secretary
of the scored a
century against Notts at
(DiMaggio
I
14
The draw for Australian sub scription ponies of 1939 will take place at the Hongkong Jockey Club the stables on Thursday, September 1,
at 5.30 p.m.
ร 12 0 (J. Moore and Seeds homered for] the Giants).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland
New York .....
Q 10
15 15
04
(Gehrig and DiMaggio homered for{
the Yankees)..
| Cleveland
1938
R 11 3
New York
5
5
(Pytlak homered
for the Indians).
Chicago
12 13
Boston
2 10 2
!
Chicago
# 16
4
Boston
G 14
1
(Ten innings were played. Walker'
4
DUN
LOP
SO YEARS OF GROWIN
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sentatives from the Club de Recreio Scereal and if mail is not heavy, present the shield and souvenirs to homered for the Wulte Sox).
up
to its level is England, whose repre- sentatives are E. G. Post, A. J. Hnil,
Chicago Boston
MIDDLESEX MEN FOILED BY RAIN AT MANCHESTER
NO PLAY POSSIBLE FOR A DAY AND A HALF
Rain unfortunately interfered with the important County Cricket Championship match between Lancashire and Middlesex... at Manchester. No play was possible for a day and a half, and the game had to be left drawn.
This has left Yorkshire in a very favourable position for the cham- plonship. Unless they allp up in one of their remaining two matches, they should carry off the title-for the first time during a visit of the Aus- tralians to England.
seen at
An exclting finish was Bristol, where Gloucestershire de
fented Leicestershire by 12 runs, Natts beat Worcestershire, Surrey defeated Hampshire and Sussex bent Glamorgan on Arst innings.
At
NOTTS ▾ WORCESTER
Nottingham, Notta defeated Worcestershire by six wickets.
Worcester scored 73 (Woohead 7 for 24) and 399, and Naits minde 304 anr 100 for four.
SCOTLAND ». YORKSHIRE
Yorkshire defeated Scotland by eight wickets.
Scotland complied 193 in the first Innings and 60 in the second, Smalles taking seven for 24. Yorkshire scored 210 (Laidlaw 7 for 70) and 40 for 2.
021
GLOUCESTER. LEICESTER
At Bristol, Gloucester won exciting match against Leicestershire by 12 runs.
202
Gloucestershire scored 100 (Smith O for 401 and 214 (Flamson & for 53), while Leicestershire
made (Goddard 5 for 73) and 160 (Goddard
for 62).
HAPSHIRE v. SURREY
At Bournemouth, Surrey defeated Hampshire by three wickets,
Hampshire hit up 82 and 180, and Surrey riplled with 123 (Herman 5 for 68) and 140 for seven wickets.
Galento Says "Nico But Not Enough"
Orange, N.J., Aug. 17. "That's nice but not enough" was Tony Galento's comment when told that he had been ranked No. 1 chal- lenger for Joe Louis's heavy. weight title by the National Boxing Association.
"I want the championship," added the burly bartender. "After I knock out.John Henry Lewis want Joo Louls."
He concluded with the pro- mise that "if Joe Louis will walk into me like he did to Schmeling. I'll finish him off faster than he did Max.”— Beuter,
Middlesex at Manchester, and the game was left drawn.
Middlesex scored 332 (FR. Brown 114) in their only visit to the wickets on Thursday. There was no ploy yesterday and none again this morn- ing. This afternoon,
Lancashire made 123 for two wickets.
At
SUSSEX v. GLAMORGAN
beat Sussex Eastbourne, Glamorgan on first innings. 279 Glamorgan scored
(James Parks 6 for 52) and 341 for sever wickets (Dyson 170 not out, whil Sussex made 540 for six wickets de- Rain interfered with play in theclared (John Langridge 215, Harry' match between Lancashire and Parks 113).
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