Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 28, 1939.
BLUES TO Emery, Not Wooderson, MATCH Took A. A. A. Honours
At The White City
FINE EFFORT BY LIGHT SAVE ANNUAL UNIVERSITY
Dickinson And Webster Defy Oxford In A Ninth Wicket Stand
P. J. Dickinson
he scored as fine a century as lists buen seen since the War in this historic match.
By D. R. Jardino
London, July 5.
Tho bare announcement that soon after seven p.m. Oxford won this year's University match at Lord's by 45 runs does not do justice to the match, the winners, and least of all the losers who had to get no fower than 430 runs to win.
Speaking offhand one fancles that balls litted unexpectedly from the the Cambridge total 384 in the pitch, and it was two such balls that fourth Innings is quite handsomely cost Mann and Blake their wickets, the largest ever made in the last ini-Worse players making worse strokes nings of the series of matches, might have escaped and Mann was
In the course of time this record particularly unlucky to finish a fine may go in its turn, yet with the fighting innlugs by belag cought off match stili fresh in mind, one may the top of the handle of his bat, fairly question If either university is Twice during the innings wickets
Tokely to make as many or more runs feli in pairs. Blake and Studd were
In more dogged Or determined both out in one over from Macindoc, fashion. Yet Dixon's policy of not which, since the score then alood at making Cambridge follow-on was 155 for 5, bade fair to be decisive. eventually handsomely justifled.
NO SIGNS OF DECADENCE
THREE SIXES
The sixth wicket partnership be
the
by
John Henry Lewis Start Business John Henry Lewis' last link with the cruiser-weight cham- pionship of the world has been
So much for the moment for thetween Brodhurst and Dickinson, how- severed by the announcement losers, who in losing showed no signs ever, added 14 runs, and that
of the decadence so widely ad-batsmen had long ceased to be on that the National Boxing As-
vertised abroad nlike of the younger the defensive was well illustrated by sociation of America have
and elder generations of this country. three sixes-two to the mound deprived him of the title be- A word, then, for the winners, who Brodhurst, and one, a colossal blow cause of defective eye-sight.
may and themselves in some danger for se small a man, high up in the It was in July of last year of losing most of their hard-won grand stand, by Dickinson.
lourela, to their unsuccessful op- Once again two wickets fell in an that the New York State
ponents. They will not be grudged, over, this time to Evans, when Brod- Athletic Commission refused The better the vanquished, the better burst and Sherriff were out-the to recognise him as champion the victors, Between them, in latter having a life in, the slips before because of his failure to de-dividually and collectively, they did falling to a splendid catch by Stan- who throughout the match fend the title against their enough to put the University matchning,
Belded excellently in the gully. securely on the up grade for some Now Lewis seems years. nominee.
Later, When, 10 runs eight wickets convinced that he has no fu-i In the circumstances the least were down for 249, Gillespie return- ture in the ring and has made pleasant, and incidentally not the ing the ball rather tamely to Evans,
least dimeult, task is the singling out
the match looked as good as over. up his mind to go to California
of Individuals for praise above their
But Webster, promoted from No. and start in business.
follows. But lest falling to do so, justifled his captain's judgment in savour of the ungenerous, be it said manner which happens only too that for Cambridge Carris, Mann, seldom.
and Ninety-five runs were added in an Webster can have no regrets. The hour and a half, and then it was same may be said of Lomas, Proud, Dickinson who got out-making near- Evans, Macindoe and Pether of Ox- the first false stroke ford,
dred runs.
*
Volunteers
Brodhurst, Dickinson, Shirreft
his hun-
J. 1V. Burk (Penn Athletic, U.S.A.), on right, with N.D. Moffat (Argonaut, Canada) after winning his Diamond Sculls heat at Henley. Bark went on to retain his tille in this event.
AMERICAN SUCCESSES AT HENLEY REGATTA: THREE OUT OF NINE
Dead-Heat Recorded In The Centenary Sculls Race
By H. M. Abrahams.
London, July 10.
That great little marvel, Sydney Wooderson, did it again at the White City on Saturday when he won his fifth A.A.A. mile championship in succession-an unprece- dented performance and, incidentally, clipping two-fifths of a second off his own championship record.
Everyone was agog to see how Wooderson would run nd whether Donald Pell could beat him in the race for home over the last 440 yards. As at Princeton, this was hardly a mile race. It was a 440 yards dash, coming after
a three-lap jog trot.
Wooderson led at the belli ln 3min.) inches, mainly owing to a fine run 14.6sec, much the same time as Inby C. A. Wiard. the "Milo of the Century, 300 yards There were some from home Poll dashed into
encouraging the British performances in a number of lead, and for the next 150 yards the field events. I was glad that W. kept it. Then Wooderson challenged E. M. Breach gained a title...He had and beat his rival in the home to fight every inch of the way, stretch by a bare two yards in 4min. At one time ho and H. E. Ankew 11. sec. The last Inp was run in/were level witli 23 feet 5 inches in long jump. Then Askew got another quarter
57.2, again much about the same, the the as that last lap at Princeton.
of an inch. I al-
I am more than ever convinced ways think it is taxing one's cre- that Sydney was below his best fonn dulity to measure a long jump ac- in the US.A., and I am equally con- curately to quarter inches. Finally vinced that he was below his best Breach" put in one of 23. Bin.
on Saturday. Woodersori is the
greatest mller in the world. That is
why he can win fast races when he
is not up to concert pitch, Am 1 League Tennis
complaining about a min. 11.8sec. mile? Yes, I am, because Sydney has set a standard about four or five] seconds faster.
Of course, he can't always produce that form. It would be quite ridicu Jous to demand it, but the real Wooderson doesn't run such a trou- bled race as he did on Saturday. He takes not only the lead, but the Initiative.
EMERY AND WARD
I think the tit-bit of the afternoon
Indians To Clash With
South China
was the three miles. Ward ran the If the tennis courts at Sookun- only race which could possibly de-poo are fit for play this afternoon, feat his clubmale Emery,
the Indian RC. will meet South
When you consider that more than
record of
half this event was run in a down-China A.A. in their important pour you will understand my ad-match in the "A" Division of the miration, not only for the winner. Hongkong Tennis League, with his new British 14min. 0.8sec., but for Ward, who As the South China A.A. have was less than a second slower, and beaten the Chinese RC. and have for A. V. Reeve, who finished third lost only one match, and the latter In 14min. 11.0sec.
have beaten the Indian R.C., the And also for the fourth man, Fresult of to-day's encounter will de E. W. Cox, who, if I am ony Judge, cide which team will meet the C.R.C. is going to be a star so far as dis- a play-off for the title. tance running is concerned.
The South China beat C.R.C. While both captains may the, Dickinson got his runs quite Im-
The last lap of this race was chiefly as the result of the efforts of Hold Annual words of an unsuccessful Eton cup partially all round the wicket off ali
America won three of the nine finals at to shake off his brilliant rivals, but longer in the Colony. Therefore, stupendous. Ward tried all he knew W. T. Wang, who, however. is no tain when he said that he would he bowlers. It only remains to say
been Henley Regatta on July 8.
Emery would not be rather have played in such a match that a better innings has not
Harvard University greater strength told and Ward, like Bay club, even if they beat the denied. His their prospects against the Causeway than have won in a single Innings." played in this match since the war
it would, indeed, smack of imper- beat Argonaut R.C., of Canada, in the Grande, was passed in the home stretch. Indians lo-day, are START DELAYED
now far from tinence to ask for one,
was delayed, Challenge Cup; J. W. Burk retained the Diamond Robertson over, the last furlong in and postponed thren lines already.
That last lap was run in 61 seconds, bright. A heavy downpour followed by Even then the end
And I wish I had timed D. McNab light showers delayed the start until and Webster, now very much the Sculls; and Tabor Academy beat Kent School, the the marathon. He had been running each me by the South China A.A.
To-day's match has been arranged noon. When they started-Oxford senior partner, held the fort with declared at once the bowlers needed Downes for a further 50 minutes, holders, also of America, for the Thames Cup. hound up the home straight.
for 24 hours and he rivalled a grey- a cloth to dry the ball. Opinions which might have made many There was a dead-heat in the Centenary Sculls.
The Indians are relying on the varied as to the probable elfects of tains less well balanced than Dixon
This was his sixth championship the whole season. There is a pos- same team that has done duty during | the rain on the wicket. In the result, give the match away.
victory, and he beat S. S. Yarrow sibility that A. H. Madar may not be. who seemed rather distressed at the
Aquatic Gala
Entries Have Been Good On Whole
up to lunch, at least, the wicket
thousand
Diamonds
Burk
GATE DECREASE Entries for the annual swimming | played all the better for its damp- Just over 14,000 people pold for last day, but they did not worry min. 9 secs.
Bolsterous conditions marred the ford, A crew by 2 lengths. Time, a finish, by over two minutes. These all, in which case his place will pro- sports of the Hongkong Volunteer De- Ing
two ran neck and neck for 23 miles,bably be filled by Y, el Arcull, who fence Corps, which will be held at the Evans, who at the start of the admission during the three days. This Harvard, who won the Blue Riband
Final-J W.
The holder, Jack Beman, retired at needs only more practice to become represents a fall of
on for the second time, their previous] (U.S.A.) beat R. Verey (Poland) by Victoria Recreation Club this evening, second day had got some life out of last year's gate receipts, though the success being in 1014. They gained 14 lengths. Time, 9 min. 13 secs.
10 miles.
an extremely useful “A” Division League player. have been very satisfactory on
Arthur Sweeney and Cyril Holmes! the the wicket, got noticeably less on the attendances the Saturday and yes an easy victory, Though Argonauts whole: the only disappointment is the third-day-Soon-after-lunch, how-terday, at 6,500-and-2,750 respective are exceptionally powerful com- (Switzerland) beat
Stewards Cup: Final-Zurich.R.C.. each_captured___à sprint_file_and non-entry of the Chinese Company in ever, for half an hour an occasionally, represent slight increases. Monbination, they could not get the same (Oxford) by
Oriel College finished second to the other. Indeed, the corps uggregate events.
ball lifted disconcertingly, costing day alone more than accounted for
they reversed their positions of the Golf 4 lengths. Time, 8 pace out of their boat as the Ameri-min. 9.3/10 sec,
when 1937 championship The growth of the Nursing Detach-Cambridge die wickets of Mann and the slight falling off, with 4,850 cans, despite the latter's comparative-
Holmes Centenary Sculls: Final. A J.
beat Sweeney ment has resulted in many entries for Blake. Thereafter the wicket re- against 6,190 last year.
in the hundred in ly short stroke. There was nothing Beresford jun. and L. F. Southwood
90sec. and Sweeney retolluted with their 50 yards free-style champion-sumed its harmless habit, playing as In these days and times it is not picturesque about the rowing of Har-Thames R.C.) and G. Scherli and E.
a 220 win in 21.9sed. ship, and two heals will be held. In well and truly up to the long unnatural to expect a small decrease. vard, as viewed from an English Brosen! (Neptune the first, Mrs. Patey and Miss J.drawn-out end ns at any time during The extra shilling at the gate in a standepint, but they proved superior Raly), dead-heat. Time, 8 min. 35 Club, Trieste,
On Saturday Arthur won the 100 In 9.0 and Cyrll the furlong In 21.9. Booker should provide the main issue, the match.
match auch as this year's was worth to the best English and Dominion secs.
In each case you could have hardly but the second will be more open, Carris and Mann began in solidly all that and more, besides. The oarsmen.
re-rowed.
a visiting cord between One of the most attractve events on determined fashion, and this time got quality of the wicket was well up to In the Diamond Sculls, Burke let ford and H. Parker (Trinity Hall.
Silver Goblets: Final.-C. B. San-squeezed
Uiem at the finish, the evening's programme is the over the anxious forties which had most county standards and above the Pule, R. Verey, lead for a mile, Cambridge) beat P. N. Carpmael and water-polo Anal, in which
the cost Cambridge three wickets in the that of several, while the Cambridge but before that point Burke had R. Falmer (London R.C.) by 2 Machine Gunners will meet the Arat innings. The majority of runs Belding set a standard and example collided with a boom. He recovered lengths. Time, 9 min. 5 aces. Portuguese Company. A splendid come from Carris' bat, since bad which should be the alm and envy and set about his task brilliantly. Thames Cup:
by far the larger share of the bowl-of every county, game is promised.
Following are the more important ing, until at 63 Pether struck the first
OXFORD UNIVERSITY events and the entries:
blow for the bowlers, hitting Carris J. M. Lomas, bw, b Webster 130 Fres style medley relay-Corps In- stumps. But Thompson, who follow R. Bale, e studd, b Gillerpla
Yak-wah, B.
R. B. Proud, & b Shirrelf Bux. Mobila ColumnD.
fantry-A, J. Hussain, Yeungchined him, kept a light reln on himself, 5, Stanning, b Webster
2,
Wilson, IL . Dzatio, Machine Ounners and at lunch the honours rested with E. . . Dixon, b Bhirren H. M. Kwok, B. It. Choo, T. Kew. Portu- Cambridge, who had 94 for one wic-... Eager, & Mann, b Webster giseso da Roza, J. 9. Marques, C. ket to show. Bilva-Nalto.
ILE.V.D.C. Nursing Detachment Cham- pionship (50 yds.)--Heat 1Miss J,
COMFORTING IMPRESSION During this period the Oxford
Booker, Mia B. Bune, Miss Buchanan, captain persevered with his three fast Mrs. Patey, Heat 7-Miss M. Booker medlum bowlers. Throughout Dixon
Zi C. Bone, Mias A. Dowbiggin.
High diving (rwallow dives-leams of gave
reassuring impression of
G. Evans, o Studd, b Shirre!!
A, J. i. Marsham, e Carris, b Shirred D. IL. Macindoe, a Studd, b Shirrett ..
Pether, low, b Dickinson P. H. Big, not out
B.....
Total
2nd Inninge
three)-Corps Artillery-6. Bux AJ having some definite plan to work. M. Lomas, e lake, b Gillespie Husain, blak ting-woon. Mobile Column,
E. Fowler, L. Gibson, 1. Orarlo, upon, and such captains are as com, Balo lbw b Webster Bachine Gunners-d. Loo, A. Zimmern, forting as they are rare.
6. L. Choo. Portugueso. A. Pizza,
J. D. Remedios, G. Macintosh,
B. R. Proud, run out
Stanning, not out
Soon after lunch, with the score at E. D. IL. Eagar, not out
300 Yds. Team itace (Six men-50 yds 100, Evans brought the ball down each)-Corps artillery, Mington. Peter Wilson, B. Bux, Yeung Yuk-won the hill to beat and bowl Thompson,
Analow, A. J. Hussain. Mobile Colum
a ball which he was subsequently to
D. II. Stewart, IL L, Ozorio, A. Ozorio, D. repeat for the undoing of Brodhurst B.
Hutchinson, E. Fowler,« G."- Arnold. | some time later,
Bachine Gunners Stanidy Lee, Kew
I Kwok, S. V, Oittins, V. Karpusheft, E
Lammert.
At this time there occurred the 3.
Portuguese, Silva-Netto, short period during which one or two
Za M, Remedios, C. N. da Silva, A. Aardo,
L. A. Sonres, 3. Gorino,
Oficers v. Bergeants Relay (teams of four: 25 yds, each)—Officers-Lt. G..M. Wood, Lh G. T. Balean, Lt. A. M. Rodrig- Fues, 11. J. M. M. Alves. Bergeants EQ.MD. J. J. Lime, Sgt. V. While, Set. Casey, Bgy. 1. A. Hapllsta. Inter-Unit water-pole
cine
V
Gunners-8. I. Chon: 8. v. Glit. Sprinklo 11, Wing Lee: T. Kow. 8, Lee. H. Y. Shoo. Portuguero-MM. de Soares: L. A. Boares, C. N. da Silva: 1. M. Bemedios; 11. de Ba, J. D. Remedios C Silva-Notia.
The Chinese Bathing Club, Quarry Bay, started a life saving class at the beginning of the month, when 12 members were enlisted, including four women. Instruction is given by Mesura. Leo Kal-sun and Chan Sau- ping, both of whom are instructors of the Royal Life Saving Society,
Sub-Inspector R. J. Hunt, District Oficer of the Royal Life Saving Society, London, was asked to inspect that cinas for land drill and rescue and release methods on Wednesday, Thid members who paruelpated were 'both enthulalic Andi efficient .Examination for
Silver the
· and Bronze Medallion will be arranged sometime at the end of August.
DF, W 1
Total (3. dec.).... CAMBRIDOR UNIVERSITY
D. Carris, ibw, b Macindee d. Mann, b Evans ....... Thompson, b Evans
P. bilake, lbw. b facindoe
(Continued on Page 0)
Bobby Riggs Refuses
To Turn Professional
Not
Final. Taber
Sculling at a tremendous pace, he Academy (United States) beat Kent quickly overtook Verey and with-School (United States), holders, by stood a strong Anal challenge.
14 length. Time, 7 min. 83 secs.
In the Thames Cup semi-final Tabor disposed of the Norwegion eight, who were not up to the standard Cricket
69 of previous crews from that coun- try. After an early lead, the losers began to feather under water and enabled Tabor to get up and take it easy afterwards, Kent School show- ed further improvement in paddling home from King's College. The final was a grand race. Tabor won well,. but Kent School gave them a hard
row.
The Duke of Kent who presented the trophies, watched the race from 273 the umpire's launch.
GREATEST THRILL
The greatest thrill of the whole regatta came when Diamond and Olympic winner, J. Beresford jun,
Yorkshire's Third Loss Of Season Two Low-Scoring Matches Ended
London July 27.
2
A pily the Dutchman M, B. Osen- darp, pulled a muscle about 20 yards from the tape, but I famly believe he was a beûten man anyway at that
as last year.
LOCKE DEFEATS CHAMPION
stage. He was not running as well Ten Under Fours
PENNINGTON'S GRAND 440
For Match
London, July 27.
Alan Pennington ran a grand 4401 in 48.88ecfostent in England this year. I was surprised how fleet of foot he was because he must be short of training and yet he showed a clean On the Mere Course at Cheshire to- pair of heels to all the opposition and day. A.D. Locke, the young South thoroughly deserved his first AAA.} African golfer, defeated Richard Bur- chompionship.
Godfrey Brown let this title go by ton, the British Open champion, by
default “and turned his attention to the half-mile. Here there was an-
other blanket (nishi, couple of yards covering the first three.
Brown, Ilko, Wooderson and Emery, won on 'superior strength, and he too showed that 'a genfus can beat a first-cluas man even when not 100 per cent. racing ft. Tune 1.55.1sec. not up to the standard of the other events.
י-'
The holder, Arthur Collyer, having run in the mile, in which he finished third in 4min. 10sec., a time which I confessed surprised me could not, of course, have run in the half, i am not at all sure he wouldn't have won it if he had.
and L. F. Southwood, doad-heated Yorkshire suffered their third de- with the Italian pair in the Century feat of the season in the County Double Sculls after a tremendous race Cricket Championship to-day when, In which the Thames R.C. representa playing at Stourbridge, they were tives got up by a brilliant effort, beaten by 10 runs by Worcestershire For most of the distances the Italians
Tho Dutchman R. J. Brasser in a low scoring kaime which lasted were in the lead, but long the en-only two days.
proved just too good, but only just, closures Beresford and his partner Fine bowling by Verity, of York- for T. L. Lockton in the 120-yards put in a magnificent spurt which got shire, and Perks and Martin, of hurdles, but Lockton should have no them on turns on the line. It was Worcestershire, featured this match. regrets. He gave of his bset. To decided not to re-scull the race. In another low-scoring match, be beaten half a yard In 14,7sec, is exacting R. L. Riggs, the 21 year old American who won the men's Argentine were beaten by Maiden: at Wells. Capt. Stephenson took five days. An injury prevented Donald
The British oarsmen rowing for Essex defeated Somerset by 123 runs first class leven in these singles championship at Wimbledon on his first appearance there head in the Wyfolds and Trinity Hall - feat accomplished by only three other men in the history of supplemented their success in the the championship--defeated E. T. Cooke, his fellow-countryman, Visitors_by_winning the Goblets. In the final. The match lasted two hours and ten minutes and
THE RESULTS was practically devoid of thrills. Probably the lack of intere- tional rivalry accounted for the spectators showing much less than their usual interest in the world's major lawn tennis final.
Riggs has been pressed to turn professional but states that he would not accept any offer. "I don' think I will ever become a professional," he said, "there may be money in it, but I should stand to lose too many other things I like such as coming here to Wimbledon and playing in other English tournaments. I have had a grand time over hore, and I hope to be back next year.'
Grand Challenge Cup; Final- Harvard University (United States) beat Argonaut R. (Canada) by 3 lengths. Time, 7 min, 40 seca.
Somerset wickets for four runs,
WORCESTER ♥, YORKSHIRE At Stourbridge, Worcester beat- Yorkshire by 16 runs,
Worcester-102 (Verity 4 for 33) and 118 (Verity 4 for 40),
Yorkshire01 (Perks 4 for 201 and 113 (Perks 5 for 50 and Martini
for 30).
SOMERSET
ESSEX
Wyfolds: Final-Maidenhead RC. beat Tigro R.C. (Argentine) by 1 length, Timo, 9 min. 10 secs.
At Wells, Essex defeated Somerset Ladies' Plate: Final-Clare Collego by 123 runs, (Cambridge) beat Corpus Christi
Essex-72 (Wellard § for 30) and (Cambridge), easily. Time, 8 min. 174 (Wellard 7 for 68), 13 secs.
Somerset-31 (3. W. A. Stephen- Visitors' Cup: Final.-Trinity Hall son 5 for 4) and 72 (Taylor 6 for (Cambridge) beat Now College, Ox-233-Rester.
Finlay from essaying an eighth vic- tory In this event.
PALMER'S MISTAKE
I wish R. A. Palmer had not tried hurdics. He got two thirds and both the 440 yards and the 440 yards
might have been near to winning the hurdles had he left the other event alonc
Blackheath Harriers,
4
A. D. Locko
Open champions are his "meät,”
after being ten and nine in their £250-'n-side knocked out in a heat on Frklay challenge match,
Locke, who was five up at the end night, found themselves unexpectedly running in the final of the relay, of 30 holes yesterday, was nine up at. when it was revealed that one of the end of three rounds. the Achilles runners was not yet The young South African, who clso qualified to run for that club, defeated Neginald Whitcombe re- Binckheath seized the opportunitycently, was ten under fours for the and beat Herne Hill in the final by 'whole match-Reuter.