Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 28, 1939.
FINE EFFORT BY LIGHT BLUES TO Emery, Not Wooderson,
SAVE ANNUAL UNIVERSITY
P. J, Dickinson
he scored as fine a century as IHL been scen alsco the War hi this historic match.
Dickinson And Webster Defy Oxford In A Ninth Wicket Stand
By D. R. Jardine
London, July 5.
The 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 fewer than 430 runs to win,
Speaking offhand one fancies that balls lifted unexpectedly from the the Cambridge total of 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 maile in the last in-Worse players making worse strokea might have escaped and Mann was nings of the series of matches.
In the course of time this record particularly untucky. to finish a fine may go in its turn, yet with the fighting innings by being caught off match still fresh in mind, one may the top of the handle. of his bat.
question it either univeralty is Twice during the innings wickets
John Henry Lewis Tofikely to make as many or more runs fell in pairs. Blake and Studd were
Start Business
John Henry Lewis' last link with the cruiser-weight cham- plonship of the world has been severed by the announcement that the National Boxing As- sociation of America have deprived him of the title be- cause of defective eye-sight..
It was in July of last year that the New York State Athletic Commission refused to recognise him as champion because of his failure to de- fend the title against their nominee. Now Lewis seems convinced that he has no fu- ture in the ring and has made up his mind to go to California and start in business.
Volunteers Hold Annual Aquatic Gala
Entries Have Been Good On Whole
in
more dogged or determined both out in one over from Macindoe, fashion. Yet Dixon's policy of not which, sluce the score then stood at making Cambridge follow-on was 155 for 5, bade fair to be decisive.
THREE SIXES eventually handsomely justified.
The sixth wieket partnership be- NO SIGNS OF DECADENCE So much for the moment for the twern Brodhurst and Dickinson, how- losers, who in losing showed no signs ever, added 84 funs, and that the of the decalence so widely ad- batamen had long ceased to be on the defensive was well lilustrated by vertised abroad alike of the younger three sixes-two to the mound by and elder generations of this country.
A word, then, for the winners, who Brodhurst, and one, a colosal blow man, high up in the may find themselves in some danger for so small
of their hard-won grand stand, by Dickinson.
Once again two wickels fell in an of losing most laurels to thele unsuccessful op- ponents. They will not be grudged. over, this time to Evans, when Brod- The better the vanquished, the better hurst and Sherriff were out-the them, in- latter having a life in the silps before Between the victor dividually and collectively, they did falling to a splendid catch by Stan enough to put the University match nug, who throughout the mate
Balded excellently in the
Fully necurely on the up grade for some
When, 10 runs later, eight wickets years.
In the circumstances the least were down for 249, Gillespie return-
the match looked as good as over. pleasant, and incidentally not then the ball rather tamely to Evans, least difficult, task is the singling out
But Webster, promoted from No.
scidom.
of individuals for praise above their 11, justified his captain's judgment in fellows. But lest falling to do so
avour of the ungenerous, be it salda manner which happens only too that for Cambridge Carris, Mann,
Ninety-five runs were added in an Brodhurst, Dickinson, Shirred and Webster can have no regrets. The hour and a half, and then it was some may be said of Lomas, Proud, Dickinson who got out-making near- Evans, Macladoc and Pether of Oxly the first false stroke in his hun-
dred runs.
ford.
While both captains may écho the words of on unsuccessful Eton can tain when he said that he would
rather have played in such a match
than have won In a single Innings."
ing.
START DELAYED
A heavy downpour followed by
Dickinson got his runs quite im partially all round the wicket off all the bowlers. It only remains to say
Unence to ask for one,
was Even then the end
MATCH Took A. A. A. Honours
At The White City
J. W. Burk (Penn Athletic, U.S.A.), on right, with N.D. Moffat (Argonaut, Canada) after winning his Diamond Seulls heat at Ilenley. Bark went on to retain his title in this event,
AMERICAN SUCCESSES
AT HENLEY REGATTA: THREE OUT OF NINE
By H. M. Abrahama
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 · and whether Donald Pell could beat him in the race fór 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.
Wcoderson led at the bell In 3mln.|Inches, mainly owing to a fine run 14.0sec, much the same time as in by:C. A.-Wiard.
the "Mile of the Century." 300 yards There werd some encouraging from home Pell dashed into the British performances in a number of lead, and for the next 150 yards the field events. I was glad that W. kopt it. Then Wooderson challenged E. M. Brench gained, a tile. Ho 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 he and I. E. Askow 11.8scc. The last lap was run in were level with 23 feet 5 inches in | 57,2, again' much about the same the long jump. Then Askew got
ume as that last lap at Princeton.
another quarter of an inch. I al-
1 ans more than ever convinced ways think it is taxing one's cre- that Sydney was below his best form dulity to measure a long jump ar in the U.S.A., and I am equally con- curately to quarter inches. Finally vinced that he, was below his best Drench put in one of 23. 8in.
оп Saturday, Wooderson is the
greatest miler the world. That is
why he can whu fost races when he i
is not up to concert pitch. Am I League Tennis
complaining about a 4min. 11.8sce. 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 ridleu- lous to demand it, but the real Wooderson doesn't run such a trou- bled rnce ns he did on Saturday. He takes not only the lead. but the initiative.
EMERY AND WARD
I think the lit-bit of the afternoon was the three miles. Ward ran the
Indians To
Clash With
South China
।
If the tennis courts at Sookun- only race which could possibly de-noo are fit for play this afternoon, feal his clubmate Emery.
the Indian R.C. will meet South China A.A. in their important match in the "A" Division of the Hongkong Tennis League.
Dead-Heat Recorded In The for A. V. Reeve, who finished third lost only one match, and "Uso- latter
Centenary Sculls Race
When you consider that more than half this event was run in a down pour you will understand my ad- miration, not only for the winner. with his new British record of for Ward, who 14min. 0.8sec., but
As the South China AA have was less than a second slower, and beaten the Chinese RC. and have
14min. 11.6sec.
have beaten the Indian RC, the And also for the fourth man, F. result of to-day's encounter will de- E. W. Cox, who, if I am any Judge, cide which team will meet the C.R.C.
play-off for the tile, is going to be a star so far as dia
The South China tance running is concerned.
beat C.R.C. The last lap of this race waschledy as the result of the efforts of stupendous. Ward tried all he knew W. T. Wang, who, however, is no to shake off his brilliant rivals, but longer in the Colony. Therefore, Emery would not be denied, His thoir prospects. against the Causeway greater strength told and Ward, like Boy club, even if they beat the Pell, was passed in the home stretch. Indians to-day, are now far from Thai last up was run in 61 seconds, bright. Robertson aver the lost furlong in and postponed three times already,
And I wish I had timed D. McNab the marathon. He had been running each time by the South China A.A. for 24 hours and he rivalled a grey- The Indians are relying on the This was his sixth championship the whole season. There is a pos- some team that has done duty during victory, and he beat S. S. Yarrow sibility that A. H. Madar may not be who seemed rather distressed at the finish, by over two minutes. These, in which case his place will pro- two ran neck and neck for 23 miles, bably be filled by T. el Arcuill, who The holder, Jack Beman, retired at needs only more practice to become
Bn extremely useful "A" 10 miles.
Arthur Sweeney and Cyril Holmes League player. each captured a sprint title and Anished second to the other. Indeed, they reversed their positions of the Golf 1937 championship when Holmes beat Sweeney in the hundred in P.sec. and Sweeney retaliated with a 220 win in 21.9vec,
America won three of the nine finals at Harvard University that a better innings has not been Henley Regatta on July 8. played in this match since the war- it would, Indeed, stack of imper- beat Argonaut R.C., of Canada, in the Grand delayed. Challenge Cup; J. W. Burk retained the Diamond light showers delayed the start until and Webster, now very much the Sculls; and Tabor Academy beat Kent School, the
on. When they started Oxford senior partner, held the fort with declared at once--the bowlers needed Downcs for a further 30 minutes. holders, also of America, for the Thames Cup.ound up the home straight. a cloth to dry the ball. Opinions which might have made many cap- varied as to the probable effects of tuins less well balanced than Dixon There was a dead-heat in the Centenary Sculls. the rain on the wicket. In the result, give the match away.
wicket up to lunch, at least, the
GATE DECREASE
Boisterous conditions marred the ford, A crew by 2 lengths. Time, 8 Just over 14,000 people pald for last day, but they did not worry) min. 9 seca, Entries for the annunt swimming played all the better for its damp-
Diamonds Final.-J. admission during the three days. This Harvard, who won the Blue Riband
W. Burk sports of the Hongkong Volunteer De-
Evans, who at the start of the represents a fall of a thousand on for the second time, their previous (U.S.A.) beat R. Verey (Poland) by tence Corps, which will be held at the Victorin Recreation Club this evening, second day hnd got some life out of last year's gate receipts, though the success being in 1014. They gained 14 lengths, Time, 0 min. 13 secs.
Stewards Cup; Final Zurich RC, have been-very-satisfactory on the the wicket, got noticeably less on the attendances on the Saturday and yes an easy victory. Though Argonauts whole: the only disappointment is the third day. Soon after lunch, how terday, at 8,500 and 2,750 respective re-nn-exceptionally-powerful-com- (Switzerland) beat Oriel College nop-catry of the Chinese Company in ever, for half an hour an occasionally, represent slight increases. Mon- bination, they could not get the same (Oxford) by 4 lengths. Time,
ball lifted disconcertingly, costing day alone more than accounted for pace out of their boat as the Ameri- min, 93/10 sec. the corps aggregate events.
Sculls: Finol, J. The growth of the Nursing Detach- Cambridge the wickets of Mann and the sight falling off, with 4,050 eans, despite the latter's comparative-
ly short stroke. There was nothing Beresford jun, and L. F. Southwood ment has resulted in many entries for Blake. Thereafter the wicket re against 8,190 last year,
In these days and times it is not pleturesque about the rowing of Har- (Thames R.C.) and G. Scherli and E. their 50 yards free-style champion-aumed its harmless hebit, playing as
(Neptune Club, Trieste, up to the lo- unnatural to expect a small decrease. vard, as viewed from an English Brosent
in D.9 and Cyril the furlong in 21.9. abip, and two heals will be held. In well and truly
and Miss J. drawn-out end as at any time during The extra shiling at the gute in a standopint, but they proved superior Raly), dead-heat Time, 8 min. 35
In each case you could have hardly the first, Mrs. Paley
squeezed a visiting card between Booker should provide the main issue, the match.
Carris ahd Mann began in sólmatch such as this year's was worth to the best English and Dominion secs. Not to be re-rowed,
Silver Goblets: Final.-C. B. San- all that and more besides. The oarsmen,
them at the finish. .but the second will be more open.
In the Diamond Sculls, Burke let ford and H. Parker (Trinity Hall, A pity the Dutchman M. B. Osen- One of the most attractve events on determined fashion, and this time got quality of the wicket was well up to
Carpmael and darp, pulled a muscle about 20 yards the evening'a programme is
over the anxious forties which had most county standards and above the Polo, R. Verey, lead for a mic, Cambridge) beat P. the cost Cambridge three wickets in the that of several, while the Cambridge but before that point Burke had R. Palmer (London ILC.) by 24 from the tape, but I firmly bellove water-polo
which final, in Machine Gunners will meet
task brilliantly. Thomcs Cup: Final. - Portuguese Company.
Sculling at a tremendous pace, ho Academy (United States) beat Kent quickly overtook Verey and with-School (United States), holders, by
1% lengths. Time, 7 min. 53 secs, stood a strong fool challenge.
game is promised.
the
Centenary
On Saturday Arthur won the 100
To-day's match has been arranged
Division
LOCKE DEFEATS CHAMPION
the first innings. The majority of runs felding set a standard and example collided with a boorn. He recovered lengths. Time; min. 5 secs abor stage. He was not running as well ""en Under Fours
A splendid came from Carris' bat, since he had which should be the aim and envy and set about his
by far the larger share of the bowl of every county.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY Following are the more important ing, until at 53 Pether struck the first
blow for the bowlers, hitting Carris'. M. Lamas, lbw b Webster events and the entries:
It, Sale, a Studd, h Gillceple..... 150 Pres style medier relay-Corps Instumps. But Thompson, who follow- Proud, a &b Shireelt fantry. Hussain, Yeung Yukwah. Sed him, kept a tight rein on himself, J. Stanning, D Webster Bux, Mobile Column-D. Hutchinson, D. Vilson, H, T. Ozorio. Blachine Gunners and at lunch the honours rested with 15. J. 1L Dixon, b Shirreff 1. 31. Kwok, B. 11. Choo, T. Kew. Fortu- Cambridge, who had 94 for one wic-D, R. Lugar, e Mann, b Webster guoso.-E. da Roza, J. B. Marques, Bilva-Netto.
ket
show. COMFORTING IMPRESSION During this period the Oxford
HK.V.D.C. Narsing Detachment Cham- plonship (50 yds.)-feat-Miss J. Hooker, Miss D. Bone, Miss 1. Buchanan, captain persevered with his three fast Mrge Paley. Heat 1-Mias 1. Booker, medium bowlers. Throughout Dixon Mixa C, Bone, Miss A. Dowbiggin,
High diving (wallow divortoama ef gave a reassuring impression of three)--Corps Artillery. Bu A. J. having some definite plan to work Husein, Mor Jung-woon, Mobile Column.
Fowler, 1 Gibson, L., L. Ozorio. upon, and such captains are as com Machine Gunners. Loe, A. Zimmern, forting as they are rare.
B. IL
Choo. Portuguese.-G. A. Pinna,
J. D. Remedios, C. Mackintosh.
Soon after lunch, with the score at
down
300 Xda. Team aes (Bix mon-80 yda 100, Evans brought the ball oach)Corp artillery-1. Mangion, the hit to beat and bowl Thompson,
8. Bux, Young Yuk-wah, F. in ball which he was subsequently to Peter Weiussain. Mobile Column
Anslow, A.
G. Evans, e Studd, b Shire!!........ A. J. B. Mareham, Currie, ↳ Bhiirref D. I. Macindoe, e Stadd, b Shirreft.. S. Pether, low, b Dickinson *P. II. Blacs, not out
B
Total
2nd Innings
M. Lomas, e Blake, b Gillespie
b Wabiter Sale Ibw,
B. Proud, run out
3, Stanning, not out E. D. R. Esgar, not out
DD, w 1
D. I. Stewart, H. L. Ororie, A. Ozoria, Drepeat for the undoing of Brodhurat. Hutchinson, E. Fowler, G. Arnold. some time later.",
Machine Gunnars-Stanley Lee, T. Kow, At this time third occurred the IL Kwok, S. V. Gittina, V. KarpusheTE Lammort. Pertuguese-C. Silva-Netto, short period during which one or two
1. M. Remedios, C. N. da Bilva, A. Ardoi
A. Soares, J, Dozano,
Oncers v. Rezerants Relay teaman four: yür, cacis)Officent Lt. -G, "MI Wood, Lt. G. T. 1alean, Lt. A. M. Rodrių-|| Hues, Lt. J. M. BL. Alves. Sergeant:-) C.Q.61.9. J. J. Lime, Bgt. V. White, Sat. E. Chicy, Sgt B. A. Baptista, CA
Inter-Unit- water-polo final-Machine Gunnere St, C7100: 8. V. Gittins, W. Sprinklo 11 Wing Lee, T. Kaw, 8, Len. I. Y. Shos, Portuguese M. de V. Borres; 12. A. Boares, C. N. da Silva; La M. Remedios I da Ba, 3. D. Remedios G Silve-Noita.
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 Messrs. Les Kol-sun and Chan Sau- ping, both of whom are instructors of the Royal Life Saving Society:
Sub-Inspector. R. J. Hunt, District Omeer of the Royal Life Saving Society, London, was asked to inspect that class for land drill and rescue and release methods on Wednesday. The members who participated were both enthusiatic and efficient. Examination for the Silver and Bronze Medallion will be arranged, sometimo at the end of August.
Total (3 w., dec.).. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
d. Blann, b Evans ava
D. Carris, lbw b Macindoe
I. n. Thompson, b Evans
P Blake, hw, b Macindoo
(Continued on Page 9).
Bobby Riggs Refuses
To Turn Professional
R. L. Riggs, the 21 year old American who won the men's singles championship at Wimbledon on his first appearance there -a feat accomplished by only three other men in the history of the championship-defeated E. T. Cooke, his fellow-countryman, in the final. The match lasted two hours and ten minutes and was practically devoid of thrills, Probably the lack of Interna- 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 1 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 hero, and i hope to be back next year,"
In the Thames Cup semi-final Tabor dis osed of the Norwegian 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 12 easy afterwards. Kent School show- ed further Improvement in paddling home from King's College. The Anal 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.
The
GREATEST THRILL greatest thrill of the whole regatia came when Diamond and Olymple winner.
J. Beresford Jun.,
Yorkshire's Third Loss Of Season
Two Low-Scoring Matches Ended
London, July 21.
he was a beaten man anyway at that as last year.
PENNINGTON'S GRAND 440 Alan Pennington ran a grand 440! In 18,8c0fastest 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 pair of heels to all the opposition and thoroughly deserved his first A.A.A. championship.
Quifrey, Brown let this Ulto go by default. and turned his attention to the half-mile. Here there was an- other blanket finish, a couple of yards, covering the first three,"
Brown, like Wooderson and Emery, won on superior strength, and he too slowed that a genius vaŋ beat n Brst-class man even when not 100 per cent, racing it. Time 1.55.1sec. not up to the standard of the other events.
The holder, Arthur Collyer, having run in the mile, la which he finished
I confessed surprised me could not,
of course, have run in the hall. I am not at all sure he wouldn't have
won it it he had.
The Dutchman R. J. Brasser
For Match
London, July 37.
On the Mere Course at Cheshire to- day, A.D. Locke, the young South African golfer, defeated Richard Bur- ton, the British Open champlon, by
and L. F. Southwood, dead-hented Yorkshire suffered their third de-third In 4mla. 15sec, a time which with the Italian pair in the Century feat of the season in the County Double Sculle after a tremendous race Cricket Championship to-day when, in which the Thames C. representa- playing at Stourbridge, they were tives got up by a brilliant effort. beaten by 16 runs by Worcestershire For most of the distances the Italians in a low- scoring game which lasted
proved just too good, but only just,. were in the lead, but along the on- only two days.
Fine bowling by Verity, of York- for T. L Lockton in the 120 yards closures Beresford and his partner put in a magnificent spurt which go 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 jdecided not to re-soull the race.
In another low-scoring match, be heaton half a yard in 14.7see, is The British oaramen rowing for Essax defeated Somerset by 123 runs first class even in these exacting Argentine were beaten by Malden at Wells. Capt. Stephenson took five days. An Injury prevented Donald Finlay from essaying an 'oiglith vic- head in the Wyfolds and Trinity Hall Somerset wickets for four runs.
tory in this event. WORCESTER . YORKSHIRE supplemented their success in the Visitors by winning the Goblets.
At Stourbridge, Worcester "beat THE RESULTS
Yorkshire by 10 runs. Grand Challenge Cup: Final- Worcester-102 (Verity 4 for 38) Harvard University (United States) and 118 (Verity 4 for 40). beat Argonaut R.C. (Canada) by Yorkshire-91 (Perks 4 for 20) lengths. Time, 7 min. 40 secs. and 113: (Perks 5 for 50 and Martin
Wyfolda: Final-Maidenhead R.C.4 for 30).
Binckheath Harriers, after being ten and nine in their £250 a-side beat Tigre R.C. (Argentine) by 11 SOMERSET . ESSEX
knocked out in a heat on Friday, challengo match.
Locke, who was five up at the end. length. “Time, 9 min. 10 Bocs.
At Wells, Essex defeated Somerect night, found themselves unexpectedly Ladies' Plate: Finii-Clare College by 123 runs, a
running in the final of the relay, of 30 holes yesterday, was nine up at (Cambridge) bent Corpus Christi Essex-72 (Wellard & for 35) and, when it was revealed that one of the end of Wiree rounds.
tunriers was the Achilles
not yet The young South African, who diso (Cambridge) easily. Time, min. 174 (Wellard 7 for 65).
defeated Reginald Whitcombe re- 13 secs.
Somerset 1 (J. W. A. Stephen- qualifled to run for that club. Visitors' Cup: Final-Trinity Hall son 5 for 4) and 72 (Taylor G for Blacklicathelred the opportunity cently, was ten under fours for tho
and beat Herno in the final by whole match-Router." (Cambridge) boat New College, Ox-123) --leuter,
PALMER'S MISTAKE
I wish I. A. Polnier, had not tried both the 440 yards, and, the 440 yards
urdies. lle got two thirds and} might have been near to winning the hurdles had he left the other event atorie.
A. D. Locke
Open champions are his "meat."
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