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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
May 17, 1939.
RAIN INTERFERES WITH COUNTY CRICKET MATCHES
SUSSEX, YORKS ONLY TEAMS TO WIN FIXTURES
NO PLAY POSSIBLE AT LORD'S FOR TWO DAYS
London, MayTM 16.
Rain interfered with several matches in the County Cricket programme and only in two matches was a definito result reached. Sussex defeated Leicestershire by seven wickets and Yorkshire beat Kent by 101 runs.
Somersetshire, Derbyshire, Notts and Hampshire had to be content with points on first innings. No play was possible again to-day in the match between the M.C.Č. and the West Indies, and the game was abandoned as a draw,
LEICESTER. SUSSEX
Saturday, the M.C.C. hit up 435 for seven wickets, but no piny was At Lelcester, Sussex defeated Lel-possible on Monday and to-day owing cestershiro by seven wickets,
Leicesteratitre scored 220 and 210, whlie Sussex made 301 for nine wie- kets declared (Harry Parks 141) and
- 55 for three.
YORKSHIRE, KENT
At Leeds, Yorkshire defeated Kent by 101 runs in a low-scoring match. In their first innings, Yorkshire were dismissed for 160 but Kent re- piled with only 100, in the second, Yorkshire declared at 171 for nine sent back for 130, and Kent were Robinson taking six wickets for 12.
LANCASHIRE ». SOMERSET
At Manchester, Somersetshire took points on first Innings from Lanca shire.
Somerset declared their first in- nings closed at 372 for six wickets, Harold Gimblett scoring 108 and Lec 155 not out.
Lanenshire were dismissed for 181, Hazeli taking seven wickets for 05. runs, and in the follow-on they had made 191 for one when stumps were drawn.
DERBYSHIRE ▾. SURREY
At Chesterfield, Derbyshire won first innings points from Surrey,
Derby scored 209 in the first in- nings, Gregory taking five for 40, and 63 for one in the second, while Sur- rey made 189 In their sole lease of the wicket. Copson captured five Surrey wickets for 47 runs.
NOTTS GLAMORGAN
At Nottingham, Notts took points on frst Innings from Glamorgan.
Notls declared their first Innings at 489 for seven, Gunn scoring 110, and in reply Glamorgan made only 130, Butler taking five for 48 and Voce four for 43. In the follow-on. the Welshmen had made 157 for wickets when stumps were drawn, HAMPSHIRE. WARWICKSHIRE At Portsmouth, Hampshire also won frst innings points from War- wickshire.
Warwick scored 103, the Rev. J. W. J. Steele taking six for 62, and 152 for five while Hampshire made 250 for six wickets declared, Croeso contributing 104.
CAMBRIDGE. MIDDLESEX Cambridge University abandoned their match against Middelsex as a draw owing to rain. The scores were Middlesex 208, Cambridge 244 for.eight (Thompson 133 not out).
M.C.C, . WEST INDIES The M.C.C. v. West Indies match was also abandoned as a draw.
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Kay Stammers Faltered At Roehampton
By Gordon Wesley
London, Apr. 18. Miss Mary Hardwick, offelally ranked No. 3, bent Miss Kay Stam- mers, ranked No. 4, by 7-5, 0, in the final of the women's singles in the Surrey hard court lawn tennis championships at Roehampton yester- day,
It was noticeable that Miss Hard- wick's drives had more speed than those of Miss Stammers and, more- over, they were produced with less effort. But more noteworthy, in the first not, at any rate, was that Miss Hardwick outwitted her opponent.
Miss Hardwick took an early lead of four games to one in the first set. I could not help wondering why. Miss Stammers, with her wealth of experi ence, allowed herself to be caught in those traps. But hardly had I thought that when Miss Stammers had her turn in doing Miss Hardwick down by equally clever tactics,
FELIXSTOWE TITLE
At 5-all the Initiative changed hands and Miss Hardwick, playing beautiful tennis, won the set in the 12th game. Miss Stammers flattered only to deceive when she rushed to 3-0 in the second set with some nice. drops and excellent volleys.
F. J. David, with the eyes of most of the Lawn Tennis Association's selectors on him in view of the forth- coming Davis Cup match between Britain and New Zealand, beat D. C. New Zealand Coombe, one of the
team, by 1-0, 6-3, 6-2, 0—8, 8–0, in the final of the men's singles.
Miss B. Nuthall led Mrs. K. J. Underwood, by 0-0, 5-2 in the final of the women's singles, at the Felix- stowe tournament yesterday, and was thrice within a point of victory at this stage, but in the end Mrs. Under- wood won a remarkable match by 0-0, 13-11, 6-4.
On
E. J. Filby beat L. Shaff by 9-7, 0-4 in the men's singles Anal.
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A group picture taken last week of the. Radio and Postal Sports Club hockey team which recently won the Hongkong Hockey Association Tournament. The team went through the Tournament without a single defeat, Awtar Singh, the captain, is seated in the centre of the middle row-Ming Yuen.
DICK METZ LEADING WINNER
Golf Pros' Winter Tour Tourneys
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Asheville, N. C., Apr. 10, The big winner of the 1039 win- ter golf tour is Dick Metz, 27-year- old Chicago professional, who has pocketed U.S.$5,585. since Jan. 1.
three Asheville
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And There With "Abe".
Filipino Davis Cuppers Playing Here To-day
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Method Now Being Sought
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Don Budge Opens English Tour
Wembley, May 16. Donald Budge. former Wimbledon champion, opened his English professional tonnis tour to-day, beating W. T. ("Big Bill") Tilden at Wem- bley Stadium by 6-2, 6-2,——— Reuter,
MIXING OF COUNTERFOILS IN IRISH SWEEP
Dublin, May 16.
The mixing of the counterfoils for the Derby draw, which began to-day in the Dublin Mansion House in brilliant colourful set-
ting, attracted thousands of spectators, including many from the United States, Canada and Australia who happened to be over here on holiday.
Two hundred preity girls, attired in graceful and picturesque costumes specially designed for the sweep- stakes, fed the counterfolls to the two big pneumatic mixing machines which were invented by: one of the Trust's own engineers
cnsure that every scrap of paper worth a potential fortune has a fair chance of win- ning one of the golden prizes.
The setting on this occasion repre- rented Lady Luck as a benign per- humanity sonality bestowing upon the means to obtain happiness, and all the usual good luck mascots are interwoven into ingenious design
A simple pendulum-an iron ball both at the entrance to the Mansion historic Round and a wire is swinging back and House and in the forth In Cleveland.office. Its Room where the mixing is now taking oscillations threaten to break into an place and where the draw will explosion among the world's track commence on Friday morning. and swimming stars,
The International Amateur Athle-
As usual the prize fund, the exact tie Federation is trying to establish mount of which will not be made
own until the
morning of the a "standard deviation" for time- draw, will be divided into as many
£30,000 each.
get
Of his total winnings, $1,200 SCHEDULED to participate in aj Saigon, he created a surprise by de- keepers thotico porte record units of £100,000 as the total som tennis exhibition at the Hong-feating the first three players ranked poses to recogniso future record permits, and these will be stab- represented top prize money in the Asheville open tournament, which kong Cricket Club to-day and to-ahead of him, namely Sanchez, Gavia smashing marks only when they ex-divided so that drawers of the frat
horse will receive and Juan Ladaw, Jr. His victories ceed existing records by a fixed Amado Sanchez and over two foreigners who defeated minimum figure, or deviation, set up Drawers of the second horse he won yesterday with a thrilling morrow stretch falsh.
Felicisimo Ampon, the Filipino Davis other Filipino players in Manila also to allow for error.
The pendulum is the idea of Floyd £15,000 each and drawers of the Cup players, who are passing through boosted his stock. In the last P. 1. Metz had a 72-hole aggregate of
International series, he defeated Sam- Rowe, Physical Education Director third horse £10,000 each. the Colony on their way 284 for the tournament, played over United States to meet the winner of Java
the boedjo Hoerip, national champion of of Cleveland schools and member of In addition there will be 50°xe-.
a special research committee apon-sidual prizes and a great many cash Java and conqueror of Gavio, His last round par 72 gave him a one-stroke the Mexico-Australia tie in the North annex the championship. He was sored by the international body prizes of £100 each.
Daily he and other trained athlete American Zone of the 1939 Davis also the only one to defcat Franjo officials clock the swinging ball for Drawers of horses not in the first
Kukuljevic, the Yugoslavian Davis
will Cup Competition. As No. 1.ronking) Cupper, who was in Manila last year a specific number of oscillations, three as well as non-runners Bracketed behind him in second player of the Philippines, Sanchez's Ampon is only a boy, being barely
Their computations to date discloso receive approximately £307
The place with 285's were Ben Hogan place in the two-men-team-was as- and is probably one of the youngest due principally, Rowe concludes tomorrow and on Thursday--Inter-
an average deviation of .082 seconds,
mixing will continue of White Plains, N. Y., the 54-hole sured long ago; but Ampon's selec-players, if not actually the youngest, mers mistakes in starting and national Press Bureau. Leader, and Johnny Revolta, of tion became certain only after a trial ever chosen to the Davis Cup..
stopping a stopwatch. Evanston, IL
EXTENSIVE TESTS
lead.
courses.
match In which he defeated Leonar-
Revolta had two bits of trouble din Gavin, who hurt his hand and Previous Challonges
during the tournament that possibly was unable to play off the remain-
were
Vinds
.20
"So we should deduct at least that much in future when estab-
each. to-
lish records," he has advloed ot FOUR MATCHES IN
"C" DIVISION FOR THIS AFTERNOON
cost him victory. The touring two matches that had been ar- THC Philippines have sent we members of the research groups he took six strokes on a hole, after ranged to enable the selectors to delegations to previous Davis also recommended extensive tests getting on a par 3 green. Yester choose a man to accompany Sanchez Cup matches. In 1920 Francisco and with watches to ascertain, what day one of his drives hit a spectator and caromed into the bushes, caus. We in Hongkong know Sanchez. He Guillermo Aragon were sent to com- mechanical deviation may exist.
is the
To get 100 per cent, accurate re- ing him to play a safety shot.
present national champion.
and lost five matches to nothing to suits we'll have to adopt electrical Last December he won the Metro-Pete in the series in San Francisco
went Hogan and Revolta
two politan championship and
the Japanese team. In 1928 Lope Uming devices clocking 1,000th of a strokes ahead of the next group, Saigon together with Leonardia Gavin Gene Kunes of Philadelphia, Jimmy to represent the Philippines dhe Yngayo and Guillermo Aragon re-second," Howe sald; He observed
It courts are fit for play, four in the tourna
na- this might mean that records now Eastern Thomson, of Shawnee-on-Delaware, Far
Yngayo Championships. On presented the
ment in
won a held by Jesse Owens, Glenn Cun matches will be decided in the "C" Pa., and Lloyd Mangrum of Los their way there, they passed through singles match from Arlens of Austria ningham, Johnny Weismuller and Division of the Hongkong Tennis Angeles, who finished with 287's.
when the latter sprained his ankle in other standouts in the two sports League this afternoon, the
programine default. might last almost forever. second set and bad to The Austrians won the other four "To-day's errors give the per- follows: matches. As
he added. Craigengower C.C. v. Cen. British Axe, Sanchez
breaks," and Ampon former all the are more than likely to meet Austra- "Elminate them and the boys will Club de Recreto
who have been tipped to take the have to try a lot, lot harder." Davis Cup from the Americans, they do not seem to have much hope of surviving, but the P.A.A.F. know that. They are sending Sanchez and Ampon to the States to pick up valu-| able experience which will come in useful later.
LAST STOP
Asheville was the last stop on the winter tour.
Besides Metz, other leading money: winners were: Byron Nelson, Read- Ing. Pa., $4,632; Henry Picard, Her- shey, Pa., $4,497; Sum Snead, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., $4,440; Ralph Guktahi; Madison, N. J., $4,202; E. J. Harrinson, Oak Park,
$4.159; Ben Hogan, White Platos, N. Y. $3,079; Horton Smith, Oak Park, Ill., $3,325; Harold Mc- Spaden, Winchester, Mas, $2,804; Jimmy Thomson, Shawnce, Pa $2,748; Jimmy Demaret, Houston, Tex., $2,144.
RAIN INTERFERES League Tennis And Cricket Match Postponed
Amado Banchez,
.he's ranked No. 1 ..
An Old Friend
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[ONGKONG cricketers in general, and K.C.C. members in particu- lar, will be interested to know that F-5. W. Smith, former Kowloda Cricket Club all-rounder, has return- ed to the East, although he has not managed to get as far as Hongkong. "Smithy" who was once, to his in- tense delight and amusement, de scribed in a local newspaper :08 "Hongkong's Bradman"-I think he made two successive centuries-is now in Bombay, complete with wife und family. Incidentally, another youngster has arrived since "Smithy" hug ex-departed from these shores.
Yesterday's programme of four matches in the B. Division of the the Colony and took part in an Lawn Tennis League was postponed hibition at the Kowloon C.C. With hardly been there long enough, so he because of the slight drizzle which out wishing to be rude, one has to revents in a
friend, admit that Sanchez that day wOR D provalled throughout the afternoon.
terrible disappointment. He could do the
letter to a Hongkong to form
much Impression of It. Ho adds, Incidentally, that
Continuation of the cricket match little right, and was completely out- to lace, but he believes he is going |
ten the had "quite a fair season at cricket between Royal Engineers and Royal shane by Gavin, whom he had beaten the
Acored 300 runs and Artillery, in the final of the Large in Manila just before they called, last year. I
ลดพ averaged 30".
Not bad going, that. Unita Knockout Competition, was But I was assured by many whe also postponed because of the un-him at Salgan, where conditions are He's a bit doubtful about whether he settled weather. Play will be re- more like those in Manila, that he will get any cricket in Bombay. Not! sumed this morning at 11 am, was a different player altogether at because they don't play the
Saigon and played a 100 por cent there! But because I believe the better there than he had dono instandard is a bit higher than I can Hongkong.
DANISH TEAM WINS
"Mighty Mito'
game
attain. But I, for one, shall be surprised if we don't hear of some doughty derds by Smithy" before ho has been In/Bombay very long. With a characteristic nola ha ends, his
DESCRIBED as the most improved lotter: "If there are any of my old Copenhagen, May 16. player in the Philippines: this Hongkong pals passing through on The Dahlah International football year, Ampon, who is nicknamed their way home, the wife and I will -entertain tom beat Wolverhampton Wanderers Mighty Mite was recently ranked be delighted to try and by three goals to oke in a match to-No 4 in the Islands, but in the try them I can be found practically
out: matches for the team Retter i Bulletti;
sent to next door to the Taj Mahal!". day
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