Tuesday,
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SOME GOOD TIES SHOULD BE WITNESSED IN
BOWLS PAIRS All On His Own
DRAW MADE IN SECOND ROUND OF TOURNMENT
(By "Abo")
The 32 matches in the second round of the Lawn Bowls Open Pairs Championship of the Colony were drawn yosterday by the Competition Sub-Committee. Except for a few instances, players have to a certain oxtont succeeded in avoiding club-mates.
Al Hongkong F.C.
All the 32 matches have been ar-11, White and E. A. Aikins, ranged to be played off next week, and it in therefore to be hoped that the weather will keep clear for the complete programme to be decided,
Monday, June 19, will have
tho heaviest programme, no fewer than 19 matches having been arranged. Four will be played on Tuesday, five on Wednesday at four on Friday.
W. R. Iyer and J. Hollidge v.
F. C. Cloning and C. Dowman,
At Kowloon B.G.C.
J. E. Noronha and C.' G. Silva v.
J, Howard and H. Gittins.
W. V. Field auch J. Gibson v. P. Goodwin and E. W. Simmons.
C. F. Remedios and B. Basto v.
Some good matches would be seen į A. M. Câlman and J. C. Brown.
in this round. E. Kihurt and W. J.) Burling, who beat P. X. Delgado and
At Kowloon F.C.
W. Glendinning and W. Mair, v.
A. S. Russell and H. G. Cooper v.
"V. Ribeiro
i. W. Randall and R. Basa. H. A. Alves and F. V. v. J. Tuck and L. R. Whant,
At Kowloon D.R.C.
Dr. C. W. Lam by 45-8 in the: rst, J, Hamilton and E. Pope. round, will have a different proposi- tion altogether when they meet J. A. Latz and L. F. Xavier, two very stealy bowlers from the Club de Recrělo, C. M. Siva and F. X. Soares, holders of the title, will have a diflicut job surviving their first match, I think, as they play S. Eccle. shaff and A. W. Grimmdit." The last- named does not play regularly these days; otherwise one may be excused is Opping him and Eccleshall to win.
ANOTHER GOOD GAME
i
A. B. II. Castro and V. N. Atienza
A. L. Eastman and W. Grove,
TUESDAY, JUNE 20
At Kowloon I^.C.
J. S. Logan and J. G. Meyer v. E. Zimmern and M. J. Medina,
A. F. Noronha and A. M. Rodrigues v. F. A. Machado and F. X. M. da Silva.
L. C. R. Souza and C. S. Rosselet.
R. Duncan and A. M. Holland v.
At Kowloon B.G.C.
. O. P. Remedios and E. de Souza
Another good game should be seen at the Kowloon G.G.C. where C. F. Remedios and B. Basto play A. M. Calman and J. C. Brown. This pro- mises to be an even game loasmuch v. T. Ferguson and W. C. Simpson. us I think Remedios will have a slight advantage over Calmun and Brown will be n Ittle better than Basto,
R. Duncan and A. M Holland should) have un interesting tussle with L. C. R. Souza and C. S. Rosselet at the Kowloon F. C. next Tuesday. The Issue is very open.
Another game which catches the eye is that in which J. Fraser and E. C. Fincher meet M. Y. Adal and A. R. Dalia. The latter pair played very| well in their Arst game and if they can produce the same form they should be able to win, especially Datial funds bis touch.
The following is the full result of the draw:
MONDAY, JUNE 19
At Civil Service C.C.
A. Razack and J. S. Landolt v. W. H. Hobbs and R. S. Meadows.
A. E. Contes, and R. W. Bendhury
V. T. L. Locke and W, K. Way.
K. M. Omar and U. M. Omar v.
J. W. Leonard and W. Ward,
At Kowloon 0.0.
J. A. Luz and L. F. Xavier v. E. Kerman and W. J. Burling.
J. FV. Ribeiro and
V. Chittenden ånd
L
J. Silva v
Petherick.
At Craigengower
C.C
A. Madar and T. A. Madar v. A. Steven and J. A. R. Selby
Eccleshall
F. X. Soares and C. M. Silva v, S.
and A. W. Grimmitt. At Club de Recreio
H. Overy and J, Hyde v. R. P.
Phillips and G. E. F. Thomson.
E. V. Searle and Jack Watson v.
W. Mulcahy and T. W. Carr.
T. E. Robson, and H. Nish v. A.
Bower and S, Randie.
At Polleo .c.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 At Police R.C.
G S. Ladd and J. Pau v. W. J. Penny and A. M. Omar.
At-Indian R.C.
E. G. Post and A. E, Carey v. G. Duncan and W. Gi.
R. Ells and D. Fitches v. W. L. Walker and J, C. Gill.
A Hongkong F.C. M. Y. Adal and A. R. Dallah v. J. Fruser and E. C. Flucher.
At Cralgengower C.C. W. McLeod and W. Dall v. L. A. Collyer and F. Haynes.
FRIDAY JUNE 23
At Kowloon C.C.
.:
P. McCarthy and P. Morgan v. J.
C. Remedios and C. C. Pereira,
J. W. MacDonald and II. Brown v.
S. M. White an
and A. J. Hall,
G.
V
C. Moss and R. Lapsley v.
W. Hollands.
Blue Peter
Romped Home
Tals pleture shows how easily Blue Feier won the Derby race at Epsom last month. Ridden by E. Smith, he jumped out to the front in the home stretch and won as he liked by several lengths,
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June 13, 1939.
$7,500 Proft Of Hongkong F.A.
At the meeting of the Coun cil of the Hongkong Football Association, held in the Asso- ciation's rooms yesterday even- ing, it was announced that, subject to audit, the accounts for season 1938-9 show a profit of approximately $7,500.
The annual general meeting will be held on July 10.
NELSON TAKES TITLE
American Open Golf Tourney
Philadelphin, June 12. Byrum Nelson, returning a cord of 70 for 18 holes, against Craig Wood's 73, won the American Open Golf Clinmpionship to-day on the second play-off,
Originally, Nelson, Wood and Dens more Shute iled for Arst place, but in The first play-off Shute was eliminat- rd.
Playing to-day in weather hotter than the summer wind of the Texas Plains where he was born, Nelson took command at the second hole. and thereafter he was never behind his opponent.
He a miraculous eagle two at
fred the fourth hole with a long true fron shot from the fairway.
He turned the first nine holes three strokes ahead of Wood and held the advantage in the lust nine despite the fact that Wood was shooting boldly in a courageous attempt to gain vic tory.United Press.
CALL-OVER FOR ROYAL HUNT CUP
London, June 12. The following is the latest call-over for the Royal Hunt Cup:
Quartier Maitre, 0/1 (0), 7/1 (1) Caerloptic, 100/0 (0) Zalmis, 100/0 (0) Buckwood, 100/8 (a) Domalia, 100/8 (0), 100/7 (1). Sert, 100/7 (0), 100/0 (t)
100/0 (0) Zoltan, 100/6 (0) Mormond Hill, 100/0 (6) Portmarnock, 20/1 (t, and o.)
Women, 20/1 (0) 20/1 (0)
20/1 (0), 25/1 (1)
Greenwich, 20/1 (0) Probable riders Harry Wragg on Zaimis, and Cliff Richards on Calsonia or Quartier Maitre.
Timestep has been withdrawn
South China Holds First Aquatic Gala
CRICKET SEASON AN EXPERIMENTAL
ONE FOR WICKETS
By D. E. Jardine
London, May 11. There is food for thought in 22 yards. Deduct the crease which is every batsman's heritage and there re- mains less than 21 yards to stand the test of time.
Historically, no game played with ing for the authenticity of the story a ball can compare with polo. The there seems no reason to doubt it. losers of Thermopylae and Marathon may have been adepts at that guine. which has survived so long with sa little change.
had ex-
Australia had won the only four Test matches played, when in the course of friendly conversation some This season, niore
of the visitors expressed their sur Interest than prise and disappointment at the usual will be concentrated on wie klowness et Austration kets all over the country. It may comparison with those in the West wickets, in not occur to many to consider how Indies, adding that they marvellously 22 yards have stood up peeted to the changes and chances of u des
conditions roughly similar. For the last Test match two wickets veloping Kame, subject to auch were prepared, and marked Improvement in the methods generously given their
the visitors, and implements used.
'choice, na- It cannot be said that originally
turally chose the faster.
On It the West Indies registered the choice of distance was fortuli- their solitary bus, yet equally it was not probably periment as such was rendered quite success; but the ex- the result of pallent forethought or useless, for the match was decided experiment. The conventence oflay the Clerk of the Weather, the utilising
the common measurement, of West Indies declaring both their in- a chain, in everyday use in anings closed, an unusual procedure agricultural community, was almost in a timeless match, but one which. certainly the deciding factor.
enabled them to bowl Australia out Stumps and wickets have been twice after rain. while bowling has graduated from changed almost out of recognition, siately, top-hatted under and round arm propulsion to capless overarm.
ADDED MARGIN OF ERROR
Faster wickets at first sight do not seem any solution unless they are EFFECTIVE SWERVE
also less true. In practice this is by no means certain, Amid the welter of changes em- slow bowlers, who find in them an particularly for bodied, or suggested, the length of added margin of error for what con- the pitch has remained unassailed stitutes a good-length ball, and which and unaltered. Mosi remarkable of is exemplified par excellence by the all perhaps is the fact that that new success which in recent years has comer to cricket, speaking com-altended J. C. White and Verity in paratively, the swerve is only effee Australia. live, for wicket-taking purposes, at 22 yards.
On paper, the West Indians have What
had a discouraging start. While it is phenomenon the new art must have sounded when the Ano use minimining the help a con-
vincing start can give a trailans, good publicists even
touring in those far-off early days, brought over member their start in 1933. Their team, our visitors may care to re- Allan "the bowler of a century," tour was voted a success by common One fancies that the father of the consent even if they did not win a schoolboy who wants to bowl a ball Test Match. In their first county which breaks both ways" must have game, however, they began by losing coined the phrase describing J. B. to Northamptonshire by no less than King, of Philadelphia, as making the ball "break, in the air;"
un innings and 02 runs.
They may care to remember, too, It cannot seem so very long ago the poor start in their early games to those who remember seeing the which our lost team in Australia so great Bart King, without the clog, nearly redeemed in the representa- Hing restrictions of nether garments, tive games, and also that on Aus- race the fleetest of a happy young trailan team over here once lost two English side which visited N. Amerl matches against by no means the ca after the war. To-day the pitches strongest counties of the day, and themselves are on trial, but their yet emerged triumphant with the length is not in question.
It is full early days as yet, but not, too early for the "return to natural wickets school to make up their 'minds
some points. Assume changed conditions, and that the ex- periment is successful in producing definite results by keeping scores down-in a few words, in restoring the balanco between bat and ball.
QUESTION OF DEGREE
rubber.
French Ladies
Win Matches In Paris
How successful does this school of thought wish the experiment to be?
Paris, June 12. It is not an easy question, for essen-
French players scored several tially it is one of degree. Is it de- successes to-day in the quarter-finals sirable for the best batsmen to be of the women's singles in the French perpetually in greater danger than Lawn Tennis Championships now in to-day of losing his wicket to the progress ball the bowler did not mean to In the four matches decided to-day bowl" and to do so frequently? Does in this event, Mademoiselle Jedrze fast bowling require encouragement jowska of Poland was the only more than other types?
foreign player who got through to the semi-finals.
A formidable and interesting list can custly he mude out, but need only be decided it the experiment is suc- cessful beyond present expectations.
The following were the results:. Madame Mathieu (France) beat Mademoiselle Welvers (Luxembourg)
HOC.C. Al Craigengewer
ALTHOUGH much has been writ- and to both right and left makes it J. S. Riddell and J. C. Altken v. J.
ten of the tremendous nervous compulsory that the ball be played Hoosen and A. R. Minu,
strain which golfers undergo in the well into the air with the second. Postponed Rink Games
big national tournaments, only those The 180 is longer than the 17th- Rink games postponed from Sunday who have played in them will ever 558 yards with a par of five. This will be mutually
know what it feels like to be under is the only hole on the course rated arranged by the opposing skips to be played on any
the fear of cracking up. Quite re-] at par 5, and is a highly interest Reuter... day between June 13 and 18... Players I was reading an article in an finishing-test. From one- are asked to commence their games
American magazine the reactions of highest points on golfers wives who followed their hole stretches out before 4.30 p.m.
course, the husbands around the country watch- undulating terrain,
over + brood lug them do their stuff in the bin
wholly visible blu from tournaments. After
tee to green. The drive must Боте while, swore they would never watch an- gonally along the right of the fair- group of traps placed dia-
were participating: the strain was Further along some 440 yards from 250 yards out. too great and was under-mining their the tee, an extensive trap cuts in
It is always open to the natural wie- 6-3, 0-3. health. If spectators are affected from the left. There is also
kot school to plead that results can- Mademoiselle Jedrzejowska (Po- this way, what about the players just short of this on the right side, a trap
not be expected quickly from wickets land) beat Madame Halt (France) themselves? The strain, both mental leaving
The first swimming gala of the which have 40 years' doping behind 4-6, 6-2, 0-4. and physical, must bo
South China Athletic Association them. barrow Bren between.
Mademoiselle Pannetler (France) ten times There are few balls indeed on this last night proved to be very popular Some years ago, according to an beat Miss Mary. Hardwick (Great greater. Tako the Snead in the American Open Golf small and closely trapped, and most present, augurs well for the season.
Case
Som green in two because the green is and, judging by the large gathering Australian account, our visitors from Britain) 7-5, 6-4, Championship played at the Phil- 4's scored on it result from
the West Indies participated in an Madame Leballly (France) beat adelphia Country Club, Spring
The results were as follows:- interesting experiment during their Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan (United Course,
Rowing (1 mile)-1, Wong Chee-tour in Australla. While not vouch-States) 6-1. G-1-Reuter Conshohocken, Pennsy
curately-pitched third, followed by hung: 2, Chu Wai-lam vania, over the week-end. A long ono putt.
200
yds free style (open to Chinese Press)-1, Lo Hung-sze 2, Lo Chee-hing.
Yesterday
New York, June 12. There was no Major League Base- ball to-day in view of the celebration of the centenary of organised baseball
W. Melrose and J. C. Chalmers v. In the United States-Reuter.
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3
way in the lead over the rest of the The Prizes
Snead needed to take ten
strokes for the last 1wo holes to
ac-
Ladies' 100 yds. free style-1,
have the tournament in his packet. FOR the winner of the tournament Yeung Sau-chun; 2, Lee Cheuk-wah. Normally this would have been an is n gold medal and custody of
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lowest
Men's 100 yds, back stroke-1,
Girls and Boys' 60 yds, free style
A Ladies' 200 yds. breast stroke-1. Tsang Wung-kwan, 2, Lee Cheuk- among wah. professional Men's 200 yds. breast stroke-1,-
easy tasic for him; yet, faced with of the Championship for the ensuing Lui Sek-kwan; 2, Kwok Hon-ming. the knowledge that the whole pack year. Nelson and Wood, who are 1, Kan Sau-tsun; 2, Yuen Tsc-min. was after him, waiting for him to both professionals, are fighting also make a mistake, he cracked up so does not get the cash, only the Ng Yeoman
for $1,000 in cash. (An amateur Novelty Race-1, Chu Wai-lan; 2, badly that he took 13 for the Inst two holes. And, with the three medal and the extra strokes which ho
championship). total of $0,000 is distributed took went all his his hopes of the
thirty championship. As the already reported, Craig Wood, Byron scorers, amongst whom this year is Ho Hon-kan; 2, Lo Pul-yun, Nelson and
and Densmore Shute iled for Ralph Guldahl, last year's winner. Brst place with 284, and the play. A gold medal is usually awarded to off Nelson and Wood each refurn- the amateur who has
the lowest edi
a score of 68, while Shute, taking the fouranracat in the present Royal Navy by ave goals to one in a
score among the best 30
players in 70, was eliminated. Nelson and
The S.C.A.A. team defeated the Wood were to play-off yesterday.
Ward, was water polo match. fourth with a card of 285-only one Hot Favourite
strdise more than Nelson, Shule and Mrs. Chan Fung-sau presented the At the conclusion of the sports, (Continued on Page 9.) prizes.
ONE
NE of the greatest golfers of all
time, Sam Snead
was
D
hot
favourite for the title, His recent form justified the confidence placed on him by most followers of the game in die United States. Last year he won more money than any other professional golfer In country's big tournaments, his earn- ings totalling approximately TAS
U.S. $17,000, Taking 139 for the first half, he was at the head of the field,
bus
he look 147 for the second half,
and his aggregate of 288 exceeded
tournament, Marvin
All season swimmers-200 yds. relay-Ho Yuk-kwan's team; 2, Yeung Chu-nam's team.
Herbert Sutcliffe
Up
Hits
Another Century
London, June 12.
the scores of Nelson, Shute and Yorkshire defeated Middlesex at Lord's by an innings and 240 Wood by two. The last two holes runs in the County Cricket Championship, a feature of the game which were responsible for Snead's being another fine century by Herbert Sutcliffe. downfall have pore of four and five.
The 17th hole is 303 yards in length.
The
ilne
lies in a valley, and the
Yorkshire totalled 430 for five)
of play calls for a drive over wickets before declaring, Sutcliffe
a trap gouged suit of the face of the contributing 175 and Maurice Leyland slope some 200 yards out, onto a 180 not out.
plateau, about 28 feet above the
Verity taking four for 20.
GLOUCESTER WIN Gloucester also won by an Innings, their opponents being Essex,
Esox scored 150 and 182; Lam- bert five wickets
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reaches this plateau leaves an easy, Bowes taking five wickets for 20 scored, 476 (Emmett 99), thus win-
pitch With No. 7 or No. 8' iron to and Vocity four for 17, and in the ning by an innnlags and 93 runs the green! Trips across the front follow-on, Middlesex scored 122, Reuter.