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Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
May 31, 1939.
DEFINITE RESULTS IN 7 COUNTY CRICKET GAMES
YORKSHIRE HAD EASY WIN OVER
LANCASHIRE
Exciting Match Played At Oxford
University
Of the eight matches played in the County Cricket Championship programme concluded yesterday, no fewer than seven had definite ro- sults. Gloucestershire were the only county which took points on first innings, their opponents, being Somersetshire.
Middlesex, Essex, Kent, Yorkshire,... Nottinghamshire, Northants und Warwickshire ali won their matches fairly comfortably,,
Yorkshire's victory over Lan- cashire was very easy Indeed. Int reply to Lancashire's score of 300 in. the first innings, Yorkshire declared| at 528 for eight, thanks to centuries: by Herbert Sutcliffe and Mitchell,i and then went on to dismiss Lun-j cashire for only 185 in the second. innings to win by an innings and 43
runs,
In Lancashire's second knock. Bowes captured six wickets for 43
runs.
The best bowling performance of the programme was returned by Hollies, of Warwickshire, who took six for 48 and five for 70 in the match against Derbyshire. As the result of his fine bowling, Warwick- abire won the match by 71 runs,
EXCITING FINISH
The
An exciting motel was played at f Oxford where the Dark Blues enter-
Forenters. tained the Free Visitors required 393 to win when they went in a second time, und falled by only nine runs to reach this
score. N. S. Mitchell-Innes, the former Oxford batsman, hit up 143 for the Free Forestern
The West Indian tourists were benten once again, this time by Glamorgan at Cardil. Their baiting let the tourists down. the two indings realising only 253 and 208. Full results and details of the matches are cabled by Reuter,"
LEADING PERFORMANCES The following were the leading Individual performances:
BATTING
Herbert Sutcliffe
.. lost little of his old skill,
RESULTS IN BRIEF
seven wickets,
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Middlesex (264 and 185 for 3) beat Sussex (182 and 230) by Essex (271 and 285 for 0 decld) beal Worcestershiro (155 and 100) by 205 runs,
Kent (134 and 364) beat-Hampshire (211 and 108) by 175 Yorkshire (528 for 8 decid.) beat Lancashire (300 and 185) by an innings and 43 runa.
Furt,
Northamptonshire (510 for 8 decid.) beat Leicester (134 and 183) by an innings and 103 runs.
wickeln.
Notts (247 and 204 for 3) bent Surrey (208 and 301) by seven
Gloucester (205 and 192 for 5) beat Somersetshire (247 and. 344 for 8 doeld.)" on xirst innings.
Warwickshire (141 and 372) beat Derbyaliro (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.
Kho Sin-kle in nelion at Bourne- mouit against a compatriot, W. C. Choy, In the final of the British hard- court tennis championships. He won comfortably.
CYCLING RIVALRY RENEWED
London, May 15, Two Inous long-distance cyclists, Cyril Heppleston (Yorkshire). and Sid Ferris, the London vegetarian, renewed their rivalry over the Edin- birgit to London and 24 hours national record route on May 13
duel have gone to the Yorkshire-
Last October they raced for 465 miles, Heppleston winning the race to London by five minutes and Fer- mile after completing the full 24 ris beating the Yorkshireman by one hours,
MISS Marguerite Wilson, the 21-year-old Bourne- and second-round honours, of their
mouth cyclist, accomplished another remark-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 miles-to O'Connor (Essex) v. Worcester 110 establish a record. Hardtalt (Notts) v. Surrey
Her time was 11 hours 43
•Denotes not out.
min. 27 sec., representing an average of about 18 BOWLING
m.p.h. With seven records to her credit, Miss Land's End to John of Groats record Wilson has undoubtedly established herself as the greatest woman cyclist.
Bowes (Yorkshire)
Lancashire Ray Smith (Essex)
Worcester
V.
114
6 for 43
B for 40 Hollies (Warwickshire) v.
Derby
8 for 5 for 70
40 Trainer Dies
for 50
40
Mn. Sydney Beaumont, formerly
manager of the Merthyr, Aber dare and Blackpool football clubs, led at Southport. He had been ucting for the past three years as 5 for 64 assistant trainer to Chester.
and
Brookes (Northants) v. Leicester 187 Dullery (Warwickshire) V
Merritt (Northants)
Leicester
Y.
Derby
177
Todd (Kent) v. Hampshire Constantine (West Indies)
Sutelle (Yorkshire) v. Lan-
cashire
v. Glamorgan
5 for 5 for 49
106
Fagg (Kent) v. Hampshire
140
Nichols (Essex) v. Wor-
cester
N.
$. Mitchell-Innes (Free
Foresters) v. Oxford .......
143
Wooller (Glamorgan) v.
West Indies
5 for
E. D. R. Engar (Oxford v. Free
Foresters
Andrews (Somerset)
Fight Recognised
134
Gloucester
5 for £9
Mitchell (Yorkshire) V. In-
136
Mitchell (Derby) v. War-
wickshire
cashire
that the public could see it. Mick the Miller died on May 5 in his 13 year. A déçişlon on the offer will be taken by the stay authorities during the next few days. Players Transforred
On May 13 Heppleston left Edin- burgh an hour after Ferris, the
holder, who did not strike his best form. After riding for 12-hours and covering Just under 249 miles, slightly less than last year, Ferris retired near Retford.
ter riding, 150 miles he had gained Heppleston showed fine form. Af-
23 mln. on Ferris and at more than
half an hour ahead of his time Inst
year, when he set up the record of 10 hr. 13 min. for the 383 miles Journey. After averaging 21 m.ph. for the hardest part of his ride, he Had to average only 18% m.p.h. to
United for Beau-tris's 24 hours' record of 465 miles. mont Asquith, the Barnsley goal-Our Own Correspondent, getting centre forward, while Fred Mitcheson, inside right to Plymouth
£7,000 have been paid by Man- beat both his own record and fites.
chester
5 for 112 THE British Boxing Board of Con- Argyle has been transferred to Ips- trol states that the Harvey-wich Town for a fee of £750. McAvoy fight at Harringay on June Mitcheson has been with Plymouth 17 will be officially recognised by the Argyle for four years and played-in Board as being for the light-heavy-about 138 League games in all. weight championship of the world and for the British tle. (The fight Amateurs' Loss has now been postponed).
Vacant
Of Tie
In
Participation Of Philippines I.
Olympic Games
draw
FOLLOWING Peter Kane's with
a3 world fly-weight champlon, the Boxing Board of Con- trol has declared the championship vacant Paddy Ryan (Manchester) is now officially recognised as the leading contender for the British
title.
Eastham Re-signs
MOTOR CYCLE RACING CLUB'S CHAMPIONSHIPS
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 brolien leg,
Roberts himself received serious Meyor practically tied in the lead. Injuries and died from head and internal injuries.
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 held on to it past the 100-miles mark where Snyder was afth.
The accident occurred in the 118th Inp. Bob Swanson, who was driving as relict for Ralph Hepburn, crashed Into Roberts, While the latter's car hit the fence, Swanson's car went
After 125 miles, Shaw was leading end over end and burst into flames,and was averaging 123.381 miles an Chet Miller, another competitor, hour. At the 150, he was still lend- who was following closely behind, ing, his average speed being 123,424 then crashed into Swanson, causing miles an hour. a double mishap.
Swanson was sent to hospital in a serious condition, while Miller 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 115.035 miles an hour, which was under expectations.
The first accident occurred when At Miller left the track at the south- cast 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.
Thus Shaw hus won the $25,000
This was due to the crash which slow-first prize for the second time in ed down the field to only 75 miles three years. He covered the 200 un hour for 32 minutes.
laps In 4 hrs, 20 ming. 47.41 secs, at an average speed of 115.035 miles an hour.
Shaw pushed his Maserati to the limit to come from behind after n 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.
Clit Bergere finished third atier passing Lou Meyer in the closing lapa of the race.
RACE DESCRIBED
Less than half an hour before salute of the 145,000 spectators. Shaw finished to the thunderous Roberts died in hospital, Ho hud been dreadfully hurt in the accident and dleet without regaining con- sciousness.
This was the Arst time that a driver had been killed in the race slace Clay Weatherly struck a wall in the 1935 event.
Thirty-three sleck racers roared away at 10a.m. to-day to a perfect Jimmy Snyder won the second start, Wilbur Shaw pulled away to prize of $10,000 in 4 hrs. 22 mins. gain a sligh lead, but at the end of 35.60 secs, at an average of 114.245 the first lap, Jiminy Snyder and Lou miles an hour-United Press,
Here And There
With "Abe"
Lawn Bowlers Unkindly Treated By Weather
Ron Harris Wins six teams which
yet the enthusiasm of to players because it very often hap-
Senior Event
QUEEN'S Park have lost two players to the professional ranks. Bonomy, the amateurs right back has gone to Motherwell, and Christic, forward, has signed for Aberdeen, Christie, like Bonomy, is an amateur Internationalist. He first carne Into the plcture as an outside right with
London, May-167 Edinburgh University, but he
he usually
The British Motor-cycle Racing played in one or other of the inside
Club's road championships were do positions with Queen's, although it cided on May 13 at Brooklands over is as a winger he is
is likely to make his debut at Pittodrie. Small and 22% miles. stockily bullt, Christie is a tireless Ron Harris (Norton) the Maiden- worker, strong in the tackle, and head crack, won the Sentor race at re-signed Eastham, the former and his flair for long dribbling runs up to 000 cc. G. Newman (Velocette) Fedoration convened at the office of Secretary Jorge Vargas, the Belton and Brentford Inside for has marked him out as one of the led all the way in the Junior race Federation's president, yesterday and approved various matters ward, and S. Jones, the Irish Inter-personalities of Scottish football. relating to the Islands' athletic programme for this year. Most im- placed on the transfer list. Finan native of Sutherland, and for
national half-back, who had been Twenty-four years of age, he is a portant of the matter approved was the participation of the Philip and Sibley have agreed to terms, and played with Forres Mechanics. Queen pines in the World Olympic Games which will be held in Finland of the first team only Witham and of the South have signed William next year. The committee decided to send a small delegation to J. A. Blair are now open to transfer. Colclough an inside forward from the Games,
Woman Rider
London, May 27.
The executive committee of the Philippine Amateur AthleticLACKPOOL Football Club have liable to upset the stoutest defences, 65.42 m.ph, for riders of machines
Memorial Football Stadium.
to hold an annual football "tourna" | For East ment between soccer-playing coun- tries of the Far celebration of the Inter-port soccer series which Manila has been hole-i ing with Hongkong Singapore!
Due to the limited time betwee now and the middle of August, the committee is unable to send a base- ball team to Havana for the world
time
Blackburn Rovers. Formerly with Southport he is 22 years of age, 6f 841⁄2in, in height and 11st, in weight. Course Alterations
for riders of machines of under 350 c. and won at 64.11 m.p.h.
In the second short handlesp the init man, W. Hamilton Griffiths crashed on the first bend and broke his wrist. The mishap delayed the long-start men and Ron Harris Another important item approved; nual football tournoment between
(Norton) the virtual scratch man, by the committee was the proposal the soccer playing countries of the MISS Daisy Adams, daughter of
came through to win comfortably at A the Newmarket trainer, is to
63.66 m.p.h.
H. White (Norton) had no b) The proposed East. This is in of the flood-light system in the Rizal summer. A number of other well-made to the ftoyal Portrush Club handicap and won, easing up at 62.0 improvement ride in several races in Hungary this XTENSIVE alterations are to be difficulty in securing the first short
known riders from England are ex- (c) The employment of a foot-pected to compete at the meeting, whose links on the north coast of m.ph. R. E. Grezon (Excelsior) ball coach from abroad.
the among them being Mr. John Halop, Ireland, rank as one of the best in made good use of his start in (d) The purchase of football in- and there will also be a woman rider be moved, and the first, second and three hundred yards ahead at 59.19 Great Britain. The club house is to first long handicap, and finished structional films from England. from America. Miss Adams often eighteenth holes to be altered.
(c) The purchase of magnetic rides her father's horses at exercise.
Them.pl
G. G. Murdoch
(Norton) football boards for instructional
new clubhouse in to be near
near the
took the second long handicap at amateur baseball- championship purposes.
fourth hole, which will become the 02.11 m.p.h. L. J. Archer, the Alder-
of the reconstructed course, shot star, was unable to defend to the Winter matches with
his nny representative
Alterations are expected to cast junior championship owing to Illness.. Games at St. Moritz onionship at thians during the month of Febru-SIR Hugo Cunlife-Owen bought about £12,000 Thor, ter the British
A tablet to the memory of the lato swimming championship Auckland, New Zealand.
Rossall after that horse had won is to be used, however, for the British Erie Fernlhough, who lost his life in The committee decided that on The proposal of the Formosa track account of the expense
it cannot a solling race at Haydock Park to Women's Championship and Inter- attempting to secure the world's and field federation to send 15 send a football delegation to Finland act, it is understood, as a school-ternational Matches which are due to motor-cycle speed record last year, athletes to compete in Manila during for the Olympic Games.
master for his noted more Rockfel. commence on Juno 9.
was unveiled by Sir Algernon Guin- the middle of September
Rossall, who is named after a publlej
| ness.—Our Own Correspondent. proved: Doth the swimming and
school in Lancashire, is nine years English Successes the track árid field teamTIS will be the guests of the Philippines during the coming season. The swimmers are scheduled to compete here in Sep- teraber,
Likewise, the FAAF will not send (1) The football series of Ave To Teach Youngster first hole of the
was DD
BASEBALL INVASION
The proposed invasion of an All-
the Islington Corin-
day
AHE hardihood of lawn bowlers, a gale or something like that. This especially the local species, is caused a great deal of inconvenience proverbial;
commenced last pened that bowlers from Kowloon Saturday's League matches in Kew- would go down 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 scen to be belleved. The rain this trouble could have been saved, which fell-the-previous-evening and sald-some growlers, had the con almost throughout the
had veners decided to call off the match caused all other matches in the pro- earlier on. But, the excuse was ad- gramme 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 match 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 a 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 fit 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 fost
rule regarding the time when weather did not clear up, at least the
am suro all players would be
rain might keep off long enough for Patponements should be announced. the games to be completed. Un-pleased to be told early on if their fortunately for these hopes, rain mutches were called off, so that they came down in torrents after a few could make other arrangements for hends had been played and the the afternoon, but this cannot al- players had, to run for shelter. ways be done. By 1 p.m., however, Though one admires the enthusiasm conveners should have, a pretty 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- rames was wise. Personally I find preciated by players, I am sure, it little 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 bowls match, nor in playing on on or not. Last Saturday it was in sodden green which allows for so raining so hard during the timin
little skilful
bowling. I would hour that I thought it was safe to much rather have my match predict that no matches would be put back until the end of the season played; and imagine my surprise the than to complete it in conditions as next morning when I discovered those which obtained last Saturday. that three matches had actually been
started! The Other Extremo
Weather Unkind NEITHER am I in agreement with
the decision to postpone one of CO for the weather has been ex- Saturday's matches at 9.30
tremely unkind to local lawn This was the other extreme. At bowlers. The League such an early hour of the day, menced on April 29, and with five was difficult to tell whether the Saturdays gone already the majority two
In
+
a.m.
season com~
and has won nings. Sir Hugo A 20,000 Swedes to the Noorkoep- tion. Winters of each match would might have happened; yet. six and and the Club de Recreio third teams
RSENAL drew a record crowd of similar match for the Southern Sec-weather would be clear at 4 pm of teams have played: only
Hongkong, especially, anything matches. Only the Kowloon C.C.
Joe Davis Keeps
old. He has had sixty-one races
nineteen. As
His Crown
Landon, May 15.
gave 200gs. for him. Rockfel's next race will be the Coronation Cup. To Be Preserved?
Rifle Mect Off
ing Stadium on May 12, to see them then play each other for gold medals. beat a strengthened Noorkoeping side by 0-2. A Danish international team were beaten 4-0 by Wolves, whic Leeds United kept England's success fog flying-with a 3-0 victory at Oslo. Soccer Schome
Star Filipino-Hawaiian baseball Joe Davis retained the profes-
centrál meeting of the Army tean to play a series of games in slonal billiards championship by
Rifle Association, which was to Manila during the month of Novem- beating Tom Newman in the final body of Mick the Miller, the
have been held at Blakey in the work ber and December was also ap which ended on May 13.
fainous racing greyhound which
beginning July 3, has been cancelled. proved. The team will arrive hare The result was: Jae Davis (holder), won more than £20,000 in prizo
Lt. Col. H. A. Waring, secretary of on November 22 and will leave De-21,001; -Tom Newman, 18,383. Al money, has been offered to the FROM the north comes a scheme the Association, states that the meet- cember: 18. ..
the final session Davis scored. 905, Natural History Museum, Kensing for increasing: Interest in the Ing had to be abandoned because the The following recommendations of for an average of 108, and Newman ton. This course has been taken Third Division Cups. It provides for Regular Army will be fully occupied the foolball committea were ap-818, averago 110, Breaks: Davia, following hundreds of letters to the the teams fulahing second and third with the increased training require- proved
300 352 and 100 Newman, 070 owner, Mr. A. H. Kempton, suggest in the Northern Section to play for ments of the Territorial Army, and (a) The proposal to hold an on- (full), 170, 207 and 930.
Ing that the body should be left so the Northern Section Cup and the Militia.".
a half hours before the game was have played three matches each, due to start, it was called off. This 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 Anish on August 20, cerned would inve looked rather but with three postponements al- allly old King Sol had made ready the programme will not con- up its mind then to come out and cludo until September, 18: even if smile.
rain does not interfere any more {with the League matches for the rest of the acason, But if the wheather. playá any more tricks on Saturday
An
!!
Old Problem
us raises an old problem. Until afternoons, I would not be surprised
only a couple of sensoria ngo, If the League season extends jo Oc«- very few matches were postponed in tober-something which bas never the morning unless it was blowing happened before.
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