Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
May 31, 1939.
DEFINITE RESULTS IN 7 COUNTY
YORKSHIRE HAD
EASY WIN OVER LANCASHIRE
Played Exciting Match
At Oxford University
Of the eight matches played in the County Cricket Championship programmo concluded yesterday, no fewer than seven had definite re- sults. Gloucestershire were the only county which took points on first innings, their opponents, being Somersetshire.
Valludesex, Essex, Kent, Yorkshire. Nottinghamshire,
Warwickshire ail won their matches; fairly comfortably
Yorkshire's victory over Lain- cashire was very easy indeed. In reply to Lancashire's score of 300 in the first innings, Yorkshire declared at 328 for eight, thanks to centuries; by Herbert Sutcliffe and Mitchell,, and then went on to dismiss Lan-į: cashire for only 185 in the second innings to win by an innings und 43
Juna.
In Lancashire's second knock, Bowes captured six wickets for 4
Juns.
The best bowling performance off the programme was returned by Hollles, of Warwickshire, who took six for 48 and five for 79 In the match against Derbyshire. As result of hla fine bowling, Warwick- shire won the match by 71 runs.
EXCITING FINISH
the
An exciting match was played at) Oxford where the Dark Blues enter- enned the Free Foresters. The visitors required 303 to
when win
beaten
Herbert Sutcliffe
lost little of his old skill,
*RESULTS IN BRIEF
seven wickets.
Middlesex (264 and 155 for 3) beat Sussex (182 and 230) by Essex (271 and 285 for 6 deeld.) beat Worcestershire (155 and 100) by 205 runa.
Hent (134 and 304) beat Hampshire (211 and 108) by. 170.
runs.
Yorkulure (528 for 8 deeld,) beat Lancashire (300 and 185) by. an innings and 43 runs.
Northamptonshire (510 for 8 deeld.) beat Leicester (134 and 183) by an Innings and 103 runs.
Notts (247 and 264 for 3) beat Burrey (208 and 301) by seven-
wickeln.
Gloucester (205 and 192 for 5) beat Somersetshire (24† and 344 for deeld) on first Jnnings.
Warwickshire (141 and 372) beat Derbyshire (234 and 208) by 71 runs.
73 runs.
NON-CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
Glamorgan (377 and 157) beat West Indies (253 and 208) by Oxford University (283 and 320) beat Free Foresters (220 and 383) by nine runs.
Latest Sporting Gossip From Homeside
First Woman Cyclist To Complete Long Course
London, May 15.
CRICKET
Kho Sin-kle in solton at Bourne- mouth against a compatriot, W: C. Choy, to the final of the British hard- court tennis championships. He won comfortably.
CYCLING RIVALRY RENEWED
London, May 15. Two famous long-distance cyclists, and Cyril Heppleston (Yorkshire) Sid Ferris, the London vegetarian. renewed their rivalry over the Edin- burgh to London and 24 hours on May 13 national record route
duel have gone
to the Yorkshire-
Last October they raced for 405 miles, Heppleston wlaning the ruce
to London by five minutes and Fer- ris beating the Yorkshireman by one mile, after completing the full 24 hours.
MISS Marguerite Wilson, the 21-year-old Bourne- and second-round honours of their
mouth cyclist, accomplished another rémark-man. able ride on May 13 when she became the first woman to complete the gruelling Edinburgh to Liverpool course—a distance of 2101⁄2 milos-to establish a record, Her time was 11 hours 43 min. 27 sec., representing an average of about 18 m.p.h. With seven records to her credit, Miss Wilson has undoubtedly established herself as 6 for 43 the greatest woman cyclist.
114
they went in a second time, and failed by only nine runs to reach this score. N. S. Mitchell-Jones, the former Oxford butsman, hit up 143, O'Connor (Essex) v. Worcester 110* for the Free Foresters.
The West Indian tourists wero Haristair (Notts) v. Surrey...
*Denotes not out. BOWLING (Yorkshire) Lancashire ......
(Essex) Ruy Smith Worcester Hollies (Warwickshire) v.
Derby
once again, this time by Glamorgan at Cardiff. Their batting let the tourists down. their two innings realising only. 253 and 208. Full, results and detalls of the mathies ato cabled by Reuter,
LEADING PERFORMANCES The following were the leading individual performances;
BATTING
Brookes (Northants) v. Leicester 187
Bowes
and
Merritt (Northants)
for 40
Trainor Dies 40
G for 5 for 79
that the pubile could see it. Mick the Miller died on May 5 in his 13th year.
A decision on the offer will
50 MR. Sydney Beaumont, formerly be taken by the museum authorities
manuger of the Merthyr, Aber- during the next few days. dare and Blackpool football clubs,
V.
6 for
Leicester....
Doliery (Warwickshire) V.
Derby
177
Sutcliffe (Yorkshire) v. Lon-
enshire
Todd (Kent) v. Hampshire Constantine (West Indies)
v. Glamorgun
5 for
40
103
Fast
cester
Wooller (Glamorgan)
N.
(Kent) v. Hampshire ... 149 S. Mitchell-Innes (Free Foresters) V. Oxford”............ 143 ED. R. Eagar (Oxford v. Free
Foresters
Mitchell (Yorkshire)
cashire
134
130
Nichols (Essex) v. Wor-
V.
-West Thutes ..................... Andrews (Somerset)
Gloucester Mitchell (Derby)-v.-War-
wickshire
been Players Transferred 5 for 40 died at Southport. He had
acting for the past three years as for 64 assistant trainer to Chester. for-69 Fight Recognised.
3 for 90 5 for 112
Participation Of Philippines I. In Olympic Games
London, May 27.
GAMES
LAST YEAR'S WINNER KILLED IN RACE AT INDIANAPOLIS
Two Spectators Injured When Cars Collided
Indianapolis, May 30, Tragedy marred the 500-miles motor race to-day, Floyd Roberts, of Vannuys, Cal., last year's winner, being killed follow- ing a collision with Bob Swanson. Roberts' car crashed through a fence and injured two spectators, Miss Martha Ponelite, of Collins- ville, Illinois, who was hurt in the head and shoulders, and Mrs. Bruce Milliken, of Thornton, Ind., who sustained a broken leg.
Roberts himself received serious Meyer practically tied in the lead. Injuries and died from lead and internal injuries.
The accident occurred in the 110th lap, Bob Swanson, who was driving as relief for Ralph Hepburn, crashed Into Roberts. While the latter's car hit the fence, Swanson's car went end over and and burst into flames Chet Miller, another computitor, who was following closely behind. then crashed into Swanson, causing a double mishap.
Swanson was sent to hospital in a serious condition, while Milier was slightly injured and received first aid attention on the track,
After the tragedy, the drivers slowed down to only 75 miles an hour, while the track was cleared of the wreckage.
SHAW WINS
Wilbur Shaw won the race with an average speed of 115.033 miles an hour, which was under expectations.
Snyder took the lead at the end of the second lap and retained his ad- vantage for 75 miles until forced into the pits. Shaw then took the lead and hold on to it past the 100-miles maric where Snyder was fifth.
After. 125 miles, Shaw was leading and was averaging 123.381 mlies an hour. At the 150, he was still lead- Ing. his average speed being 123.424 miles an hour.
The first accident occurred when Al Miller left the track at the south- east turn on the 41st lap but he was uninjured.
A crowd of 145,000 saw the race--- United Press,
Shaw's Second Success
Indianapolis, May 30.
the $25,000 time in the
Thus Shaw has won This was due to the crash which slow-first prize for the second
200 three years. He covered cu down the field to only 73 miles
taps in 4 hrs. 20 mins, 47.41 secs. ut an hour for 32 minutes..
on average speed
an hour.
of 115.035 miles
Less than half an hour before Shaw finished to the thunderous salute of the 145,000 spectators, Roberts died in hospital. He had been dreadfully hurt in the accident and died without regaining con-
Shaw pushed his Maserat! to the imit ไอ come from behind after a heartbreaking halt in the pit when only 22 miles from the winning post in order to nose out Jimmy Snyder, who was leading at the half-way mark.
Cliff Bergere finished third aftersclousness. passing Lou Meyer in the closing laps of the race.
RACE DESCRIBED Thirty-three sleek racers miles,
awny at 10 a.m. 1o-day to a perfect start. Wilbur Shaw pulled away to gain a sligh lead, but at the end of the first lap, Jimny Snyder and Lou
On May 13 Heppleston left Edin- an hour aller Ferris, the burgh holder, who did not strike his best
Land's End to John o Groats record form. After riding for 12 hours and
under 240 covering just slightly less than last year, Ferris retired near Retford.
Heppleston showed fine form. Af- ter riding 150 miles he had gained 23 min. on Ferris and at more than
half an hour ahead of his time last year, when he set up the record of 10 hr. 13 inin. for the 383 miles journey. After averaging 21 m.p.h. for the hardest part of his ride, he had to average only 10% m.p.h. to
en 000 have been paid by Man- beat both his own record and Fer-
United chester
for Beau- ris's 24 hours' record of 405% miles. mont Asquith, the Barnsley-goal-Our Own Correspondent, getting centre-forward, while Fred THE British Boxing Bourd of Con- Mitcheson, inside right to Plymouth. trol states that the Harvey- Argyle has-been-transferred-to-ps- fee of £750, McAvoy fight at Harringay on June wich Town for a 17 will be officially recognised by the Mitcheson has been with Plymouth Board as being for the light-heavy- Argyle for four years and played in weight championship of the world about 130 League games in all. and for. the. British ütle. (The Aght has now been postponed).
Title Vacant
FOLLOWING Peter Kane's with-
drawal
world 0.3
fy-weight champion, the Boxing Board of Con-
Amateurs'-Loss
UEEN'S Park have lost Iwo players to the professional ranks. Bonomy, the amateurs right back has gone to Motherwell, and Christie, forward, has signed for Aberdeen. like Boriomy, is an amateur Christie, trol has declared the championship Internationalist. He first came into vacant. Paddy Ryan (Manchester)
right with
tille.
MOTOR CYCLE RACING CLUB'S CHAMPIONSHIPS
Harris Wins Ron
Senior Event
F
London, May 15. The British Motor-cycle Racing Club's road championships were de- elded on May 13 at Brooklands over 2234 miles,
Ron Harris (Norton) the Maiden-
is now officially recognised as the the picture as an outside usually leading contender for the British Edinburgh University,
in one or other of the inside played positions with Queen's, although it Is as a winger he is likely to make Eastham Re-signs
his debut at Pittodric. Small and alockily built, Christie is a tireless BLACKPOOL Football Club have worker, strong in the tackle, and head crack, won the Senior race at
re-signed Easthom, the former liable to
fair for long dribbling runs up to 600 c.c. G. Newman (Velocette) Federation convened at the office of Secretary Jorge Vargas, the ward, and S. Jones, the Irish later- has marked him out as one of the fed all the way in the Junior race The executive committee of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Bolton and Brentford inside for- and his set the stoutest defences, | 65.42 m.p.h. for riders of machines ΟΙ Scottish football. for riders of machines of under 350 Federation's president, yesterday and approved various matters national half-back, who had been personalilles
e.c, and won at 04.11 m.p.h. relating to the Islands' athletic programme for this year. Most in placed on the transfer list. Finan Twenty-four years of age, he is
and Sibley have agreed to terms, and native of Sutherland, and for a time
In the second short handicap the portant of the matter approved was the participation of the Philip of the Brst team only Witham nad played with Forres Mechanics, Queen -pines in the World Olympic Games which will be held in Finland J, A, Blair are now open to transfer. of the South have signed William limit man, W. Hamilton Griffiths Colclough an inside forward from crashed on the first bend and broke next year. The committeo decided to send a small delegation to
Blackburn Rovers. Formerly, with his wrist. The mishap delayed the Woman Rider
Ron mon and
Harris Southport te is 22 years of age, 5L long-start the Games,
81⁄2in, in helght and 11st, in weight. (Norton) the virtual scratch man, come through to win comfortably at MISS
63.00
3. H. White (Norton) had no A number of other well- XTENSIVE alterations are to be dimculty in securing the first short known riders from Englund are ex-made to the Royal Portrush Club handicap and won, casing up at 62.0 Geeson (Excelsior) pected to compete at the meeting, whose links on the north coast of m.ph. R. E among them being Mr. John Hilsion, Ireland, rank as one of the best in made good use of his start inished and there will also be a woman rider Great Britain. The club house is to first long handicap, and
moved,
Murdoch (Norton) holes to be altered. The (e) The purchase of magnetic rides her father's horses at exercise. [elghteenth and the first, second and three hundred yards ahend at 59.39 new clubhause is to be near the took the second long handicap at L. J. Archer, the Alder- To Teach Youngster fourth hole, which will become the 02.11 m.p.h. L
first hole of the reconstructed course. shot star, was unable to defend his Alterations are expected la cost junior championship owing to illness, any representative to the Winter matcher with the Islington Corin IR Hugo Cunliffe-Owen bought about £12,500. The present course A tablot to the memory of the tato Games at St. Moritz, and to the Pan thians during the month of Febru Rossall after that home, had won is to be used, however, for the British prie Ferniliough, who lost his life in
Another important Item approved; nual football tournament between 15S Dalsy Adams, daughter of by the committee was the proposal the soccer playing countries of the the Newmarket trainer, is to Course Alterations to hold an annual football tourna- Far East.
ride in several races in Hungary this
mont between soccer playing coun- b) The proposed Improvement summer, teles of the Far East. This is in of the flood-light system in the Rizal celebration of the inter-port soccer Memorial Football Stadium.
series which Mandlà "has been hold
Ing with Hongkong and Singapore.
Due to the limited time, between now and the middle of August, the commitice is unable to send a base- ball team to Havana for the world Likewise, the PAAF will not send
(e) The employment of a fool ball conchi from abroad.
(d) The purchase of football in- structional aims from England.
boards football
for instructional|
The football series of five
amateur baseball championship. purposes.
Pacific swimming championship at ary. Auckland, New Zealand.
The
from America. 'Miss Adams aften be
committee decided that on a selling race at Haydock Park to Women's Championship and Inter- The proposal of the Formosa track account of the expenso it cannot act, it is understood, as a school-ternational Matches which are due to and field - federation to send 15 send a football delegation to Finland master for his noted mare Rocktel. commence on June 9.
Rossall, who is named after a public athletes to compete in Manila during for the Olympic Games. the middle of September was up- awunming and proved. Both the the track and field teams will be the guests of the Philippines during the coming season. The swiners" "are scheduled, to compete here in Sep- tember.
BASEBALL INVASION, The proposed invasion of an All- Star Filipino-Hawallan baseball team to play a series of games in Manila during the month of Novem- ber and December was also ap proved. The team will arrive here cember 18,
school in Lancashire, le nine years English Successes vid. He has had sixty-one races and has won nineteen.
m.p.h.
roared
This was the first time that a driver since had been killed in the race Clay Weatherly struck a wall in the
1035 event.
the Jimmy Snyder won
second prize of $10,000 In 4 hrs. 22 mins. 35.60 secs. at an average of 114.245 miles an hour United Press.
Here And There -With "Abe".
Lawn Bowlers Unkindly Treated By Weather
THE
HE hardihood of lawn bowlers, a gale or something like that. This especially the local species, is caused a great deal of inconvenience enthusiasm of to players because it very often hap- proverbial; yet the
lx teams which commenced Inst pened that bowlers from Kowloon
seun
gramine
on or
.
Saturday's League matches in Kow- would go down to Happy Valley or loon in spite of the sodden state of vice versa and on arrival found that the ground and the rain had to be the green was unfit for play. All to be believed. The rain this trouble could have been saved, some growlers, had the con- which fell the previous evening and sald almost throughout the day had veners decided to call-off the match caused all other matches in the pro- earlier on. But, the excuse was ad-
to be postponed but the vanced, how were the conveners to. players in three matches, Kowloon know whether the green would be C.C. v. Club de Recrelo "A" and fit for play by the time the matchi Kowloon B.G.C. v. Police R.C. In was due to start? This was equally the First Division, and Kowloon true. Some greens take
longer B.G.C. v. Police RC. In the second time to dry than others, and after a Division, refused to be daunted by heavy morning shower there were the conditions, and rather than post- greens nt for play and others which pone their matches for the second were not. Therefore it would be in- week in succession, they commenced advisable to lay down any hard and play in the hope that even if the fast rule regarding the time when weather did not clear up, at least the postponements should be announced. rain might keep off long enough for 1 am sure all players would be the games to be completed. Un- pleased to be told early on if their fortunately for these hopes, rala matches were called off, so that they came down in torrents after a few could make other arrangements for heads had been played and the the afternoon, but this cannot al- players had to run for shelter. ways be done. By 1 pm, however, should have a pretty Though one admires the enthusiasm conveners shown by these bowlers, one cannot shrewd idea whether play is possi- say that their decision to start the ble at 4 p.m., and it would be ap- games was wise. Personally I find preciated by players, I am sure, if ille enjoyment in dashing in and they were told before they left their out of the club-house in the course offices whether their matches were of a bowis match, nor in playing on
not, Last Saturday It' war
during the tim a sodden green which allows for ruining so hard little skiiful bowling: I would hour that I thought it was safe to
rather have my much
match predict that no matches would be put back until the end of the season played; and imagine my surprise Ure discovered when I than to complete It in conditions as next morning those which obtained last Saturday. that three matches had actually been
startedl The Other Extreme NEITHER am I in agreement with attempting to secure the world's
tremely unkind to local. Jawn motor-cycle speed record last year..the decision to postpone one of o for the weather bag been ex- was unveiled by Sir Algernon Guin- Saturday's matches at 9.30
This was the other extreme.At bowlers. The League "BENSON" CDM- -ness-Our Own Correspondent.
such an early hour of the day It menced on April 29, and with Ave was difcuti
to tell whether the Saturdays gone alrendy the majority weather would be clear at 4 pm of teams have played only two
anything matches. Only the Kowloon In Hongkong, especially, might have happened: yet six and and the Club de Recreio third leams
three-matches a half hours before the game was have played due to stort, it was called off. According to the programme drawn decision turned out to be all right up. By the League Committee, the in this case, but the two teams con- matches should finish on August 26, cerned would have looked rather but with three postponements “al--- ailly if the old King Sol had made ready the programme will not con- up its mind: then to come out and
clude, until September 182epen if rain does not Interfere, any more. smile.
with the League matches for the rest An Old Problem
of the season. But if the wheatber plays any more. tricks on Saturday: ruiis rälses an old problem. Until afternoons, I would not be surprised very few matches were postponed in tober something which has never only a couple of seasons ago, the League scaron extends to Oc- the morning unless it was blowing happened before. A
As a year RSENAL drew a record crowd of similar match for the Southern Sec- Joe Davis Keepsing he cost only 150gs. Sir Hugo A 20,000 Swedes to the Noorkuep-on. Winners of each match would gave 200g for him. Rockfel's next log Stadium May 12, to see them then play each other for gold medals. His Crown race will be the Coronation Cup. beat a strengthened Noorkoeping alde
by 0-2: A Danish international team Rifle Meat Off To Be Preserved?
wore beaten 3-0 by Wolves, while Loods United kept England's success
London, May 15.
THE central meeting of the Army Joo Davis retained the profes- | --***
TH bava been held at Bisley in the week Rional billiards championship by rate body of 'itick the Miller, the dag nying with a 2-0 victory at Oslo, Rifle Association, which was to beating Tom Newman in the final
Soccer.
er Scheme.
beginning July 3, has been cancelled. which ended on May 13.
won more than £20,000 in prize
Waring! secretary of 11. Com War that the meet- The result was: Joe Davis (holder), money, has been, offered to the ROM 21,001 Tom Nowman, 18,383 A Natural History Museum, Kensing on lih north comes a scheme the to the finalisesion. Davis scored 905, ton Tule course has been taken
for increasing. Interest in the Hoched because the fully occupied The following recommendations et for an average of 158, and Newman following hundreds of letters to the Third Division Cups. It provides for
Nihe Turborial, Army and the football committee were ap 943, average 118. Breaks: Davi, owner, Mr. 11. Kempton; suggest the teams finishing second and third winy this increased training require proved:
399, 352 and 100; Nowman, 676 ing that, the body should be left so in the Northern Section to play for manis
the Northern Section Cup and a tho (a) The proposal to hold an un-) (full), 179, 207 and $30.
on November 22 and will leave De
Q.M.
Weather Unkind
C.C.
orch.