Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 28, 1939.
FINE EFFORT BY LIGHT BLUES TO Emery, Not Wooderson, SAVE ANNUAL UNIVERSITY MATCH Took A. A. A. Honours
P. J. Dickinson
he scored as fine a century as has been seen since the War in this historic match,
Dickinson And Webster Defy Oxford In A Ninth Wicket Stand
By D. R. Jardine
A 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 got no fewer than 430 runs to win.
Speaking offhand one fancies that balla Ifted unexpectedly from the the Cambridge total of 384 in the pitch, and it was two such balls thati fourth innings is quite handsomely cost Mann and Blake their wickets. the largest ever made in the last in-Worse players making worse strokes nings of the series of matches. might have escaped and Manu wasi
In the course of time this record particularly unlucky to finish a fine muy go in its turn, yet with the ghing innings by being caught of match still fresh in mind, one may the top of the handle of his bat.
question if either univeralty la Twice during the inninga wickets
John Henry Lewis Tolly to make as many or more runs fell in patra. Blake and Studd were
Start Business
more
dogged or determined both out in one over from Macindoe, fashion. Yet Dixon's policy of not which, since the score then stood at John Henry Lewis' fast linkmaking Cambridge follow-on was 155 for 5, bade fale to be decisive.
eventually handsomely justified.
with the cruiser-weight cham- pionship 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 defectivo eye-sight.
It was in July of last year that the New York Stato Athletic Commission refused to recognise him as champion because of his failure to de- fend the title against their nomince. Now Lowls seems convinced that he has no fu tura 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
THREE SIXES
The sixth wleket partnership be-
that the
NO SIGNS OF DECADENCE So much for the moment for thetween Brodhurst and Dickinson, how- losers, who in losing showed no signs ever, added 84 runs, and of the decadence to widely ad- batamen had long ceased to be on vertised abroad alike of the younger the defensive was well illustrated by three sixes-two to the mound by and elder generations of this country. Brodhurst, and one, a colossal blow
A word, then, for the
winners, who may find themselves in some danger for so small a man, high up in the
their hard-won Brand stand, by Dickinson, of losing most of Inurcia to their unsuccessful.op-
Once again two wickels fell in an ponents. They will not be grudged. Over, this time to Evans, when Brod- The better the vanquished, the better urst and Sherriff were out-the victors. Between them, in-fatter having a life in the slips before the dividually and collectively, they did falling to a splendid catch by Stan- enough to put the University matchning, who throughout the match
felded excellently in the
gully. necurely on the up grade for some When, 10 runs later, eight wickets were down for 249, Gillespie return- In the circumstances the least pleasant, and incidentally not the the ball rather lamely to Evans, least difficuit, task is the singling out the match looked as good as over.
¡years.
But Webster, promoted from No.) of Individuals for praise above their fellows. But lest failing to do so 11, Justified his captain's judgment in navour of the ungenerous, be it said manner which happens only too
seldom, that for Cambridge Carris, Mann,
Ninety-ave runs were added in an Brodhurst, Dickinson; Shirreff and 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-y the Arst false stroke in hk kun-
dred runa. ford.
Dickinson got his runs quite im- While both captains may echo the words of an unsuccessful Eton enp partially all round the wicket off all said that "he would the bowlers. It only remains to say
played in this match since the war-
than have won in a single innings."
START DELAYED
Everi then the end WAS
J. W. Burk (Penn Athletic, U.S. A.). on right, with N.D. Moffat" (Argonaut, Canada) after winning his Diamond Soulls heat at Henley. Burk went on to retain lils tille in this event,
AMERICAN SUCCESSES
AT HENLEY REGATTA: THREE OUT OF NINE
Dead-Heat Recorded In The Centenary Sculls Race
America won three of the nine finals at Henley Regatta on July 8. Harvard University beat Argonaut R.C., of Canada, in the Grand Challenge Cup; J. W. Burk retained the Diamond Sculls; and Tabor Academy beat Kent School, the holders, also of America, for the Thames Cup. There was a dead-heat in the Centenary Sculls.
At The White
White City
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 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 bell in 3mi. inches, mainly owing to a fine run 14.dec., inuch. the same Ume as in by C. A. Wlard. the "Mile of the Century," 300 yards There were some encouraging from home Pell daslied. Into the British performances in a number of lead, and for the next 150 yards the Geld events. I was glad that W. kept it. Then Wooderson challenged E. M. Breach gained a tile. He had and bent his rival in the home to fight every inch of the way. stretch by a bore two yards in 4min. At one time he and H. E. Askew 11.sec. 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 tline as that last lap al Princeton, another quarter of an inch. I al- 1 om more than ever convinced ways talk it is laxing one's cre- that Sydney was below his best form dulity to measure a long Jump nic In the U.S.A., and I om equally con- curafely to quarter inches. Finally vinced that he was below his best Breach put in one of 231). Bin. on Saturday. Wooderson Is the greatest miler in the world. That is
why he can win fast races when he
is not up to concert pitch. Am League Tennis
complaining about a 4min. 11.8ses. mile? Yes, I am, because Sydney has set a standard about four or five seconds fnster.
Of course, he can't always produce that form. It would be quite ridicu- lous to' demand it, but te rea] Wuoderson doesn't run such a trou- bled rare as he did on Saturday, He takes not only the lead, but the Initiative.
EMERY AND WARD
I think the tit-bit of the alternoon
was the three miles. Word ran the
Indians To
Clash With South China
If the tennis courts at Sookun-
only race which could possibly de-poo are fit for play this afternoon, feal his clubmate Emery,
the Indian R.C. will meet South When you consider that more than China. A.A. in their important
half this event was run in a down-
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 record of
Robertson over the
JDW far from
14min. 0.8sec, but for Ward, who As the South Chino A.A. have was less then a second slower, and beaten the Chinese R.C. und 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, F. result of to-day's encounter will de- E. W. Cox, who, if I am any judge, side which team will meet the CRC. is going to be a star so far na dis- in a play-off for the title. tance running is concerned.
The South China beat CRC. The last lap of this race was chiefly 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
His their prospects against the Causeway Frenter strength toid und Ward, Bice Bay club, even if they beat the Pell, was passed in the home stretch. Indians to-day, ara That last lap was run in 61 seconds, bright,
And I wish I had Umed D. McNab Today's match has been arranged the marathon. He had been running each time by the South China
last furlong in and postponed three times already, hound up the home straight. for 2 hours and he rivalled a grey-
The Indians are relying on the This was his sixth championship the whole season. There is a
same team that has done duty during pos- victory, and he beat S. 3. Yarrowsibility that A. H. Madar may not be who seemed rather distressed at the at, in which case his place will pro- finial, by over two minutes. These bably be filled by Y. of Arculi, who two ran neck and neck for 23 miles needs only more practice to become The holder, Jack Bemon, retired at
Division an extremely useful "A" 18 mlles.
Arthur Sweeney and Cyril Holmes League player. cach captured a sprint tie and finished second to the other. Indeed, they reversed their positions of thGolf- 1037 championship when Holmer beat Sweeney In the hundred in 8.sc. and Sweeney retallated with
On Saturday Arthur won the 100 in 9.9 and Cyril the furlong in 21.0. In each case you could have hardly between squeezed a visiting curd them at the finish.
tain when head in such a match that a better innings has not been it would, indeed, smack of imper- tinence to ask for one, delayed. A heavy downpour followed by light showers delayed the start until and Webster, now very much the noon. When they started-Oxford senior partner, held the fort with minutes, declared at once the bowlers needed Downes for a further 50 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 the rain on the wicket. In the result,
match away. give the up to lunch, at least, the wicket
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 secs. Entries for the annual swimming played all the better for its domp-
admission during the three days. This Harvard, who won the Blue Riband Diamonds Finnl.-J. W. Burk sports of the Hongkong Volunteer De-ing."
Evans, who at the start of the represents a fall of :
thousand fence Corps, which will be held at the
success being 1014. They gained | 14 lengths. Time, 0 min. 13 secs, Victoria Recreation Club this evening, second day had got some life out of last year's cate receipts, though the for the second time, their previous (U.S.A.) beat R. Verey (Poland) by the the wicket, got noticeably less on the attendances on the Saturday and yes- an easy victory. Though Argonauts Stewards' Cup: Final.-Zurich R.C, have been very satisfactory on whole the only disappointment is the third day. Soon after lunch, how-terday, at 6,508 und 2,750 respective are an exceptionally powerful com- (Switzerland) beat Oriel College non-entry 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 the corps aggregate events.
The growth of the Nursing Detacli- | Cambridge the wickels of Mann day alone more than accounted for pace out of their boat ns the Ameri- min. 9.3/10 sec.
and the slight falling of, with 4,850 cans, despite the latter's comparative- Centenary Sculls; Final J. ly short stroke. There was nothing Beresford jun, and L. F. Southwood ment has resulted in many entries for Blake. Thereafter the wicket re-
220 win in 21.9sec. In these days and times it is not picturesque about the rowing of Har- (Thames R.C.) and G. Scherli and E. their 50 yards free-style champion-sumed its harmless habit, playing as against 6,100 last year.
In well and truly up to the long- unnatural to expect a small decrease. vard, as viewed from an English Broscnl (Neptune ship, and two heals will be held.
Club, Trieste, the first, Mrs. Patey and Miss J. drawn-out end as at any time during The extra shilling at the gate in a standoplat, but they proved superior Raly), dead-heat Time, & min. 35
the best English and Dominion seca. Not to be re-rowed. mulch such as this year's was worth to Booker should provide the main issue, the match.
Carris and Mann began in solidly all that and more besides. The oarsman,
Sliver Goblets: Final.-C. B. San- but the second will be more open.
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 lat ford and II. Parker (Trinity Hall, the over the anxious torlies which had most county standards and above the Pole, R. Verey, lead for a mile, Cambridge) beat P. N. Carpmael and tho evening's programme is
the cost Cambridge three wickets in the that of several, while the Cambridge but before that point Burke had R. Palmer (London R.C.) by 2 water-polo Anal, which
10 Machine Gunners wil!
the first innings. The majority of runs fielding set a standard and example collided with a boom. He recovered lengths. Time, 0 min. 5 secs, meet A splendid came from Carris' bal, since he had which should be the aim and envy and set about his lusk brillantly.
Thames Cup: Final. Tabor stage. He was not running as well Ten Under Fours Portuguese Company.
by far the larger share of the bowl- of every county. game is promised,
ing. uhill at 53 Pether struck the first
Following are the more important events and the entries:
150 Fres style medley zelayCorps In- B. Mobile Column-D. Hutchinson,
OXFORD UNIVERSITY
blow for the bowlers, hiling Carris J. M. Lamus, bw, b Webster slumps. But Thompson, who follow Sale, e Studd, b Gillespie
fantry. J. Hussain, Yeung Yulc-wah, fi, ed him, kept a tight reln on himself, Wilson, l. 1. Ozorio. Machine Gunners and at lunch the honours reated with
R. Froud, & b Shirreit 3..Sianniru, b Webster ...
E. I. Dixon, h Shirzeft..........
G. Evans, e Studd, & Shirrelf
1. AL Kwok, B. IL Choo, T. Kew. Portu- Cambridge, who had 94 for one wic-F. D. R. Eazar.. Mann, b Webster.. fuose, da Roza, J. B. Marques, Cket to show. Hitva-Netto,
U.E.V.D.C. Nursing Detachment Cham
(56701)-teat pionship
iMix
2.
A. J. I. Marsham, & Carris, b Shirreft COMFORTING IMPRESSION D. I. Macindoe, c' Studd, b Shirreft During this perlod the Oxford Pether, uw, b Dickinson
Il...
Total
Booker, Mies D. Bone, Miss X. Tuchanan. captain persevered with his threr fest. It. Blagg, not out Ma. Patoy. Heat 2-hlian M. Booker medium bowlers. Throughout Dixon Miss C. Bond, Mis A. Dowbiggin
High diving (swallow diyen teams of gave a reassuring impression of
2nd Innings
three)Corps Artillery-8. Bux, having some definite plan to work 1, M. Lamas, e Blake, Gillesplo
fussain. Mok Hing-woon. Mobile Column. Z. Fowler, L. Gibson, IL. L. Ozorio, upon, and such captaine are as com- Sale bw, Webster Machine Gunners 8, Lee, A. Zimmern. forling or they are rare.
IL Choo, Portuguese-G. A Pinda, Soon after lunch, with the score at E. D. R. Eagar, not out J. D. Remodios, G. Mackintosit
100 You. Team ice (Six mon co yds. 106, Evans brought the ball each)Corp
R, I, Toud, run out
down
J. Stanning, hot out
19, w
artillery-IL.
DUington, the hill to beat and bowl Thompson,
Total (3
dec. CAMBUDGE UNIVERSITY
G. Mann, b Evans
Peter Wilson, 8. Dux, Yeung Yuk-wah, F. n ball which he was subsequently to Anstow, A, J, Hussain. Moblie Column-
D. I Stewart, H. L. Otorio, A. Ozorio, D. repeat for the undoing of Brodhurst B. D. Carrts, bw, D Macindoe Hutchinson, E. Fowler, G. Arnald, some time later.
Machine Gunners.—Standby Lee, T. Kew, At this time there occurred the
IL. Kwek, 8. V. Gittina, V. Karpushtit, E
Lammert. Portuguese-C, Silva-Netto, short period during which one or two
Ta M. Remedios, C. N. da Silva, A. Azedo,
La A. Boates, J. Gosano,
Omeers Bergeants Relay (teams t four: 25 yds, each)--Oficer--Lit, Q. Wood, Lt, G. T. Dalean, L6. A. M. Rodrig- gues, Lt. J. M. X. Alves. Sergeantam 20 MB, 3. 7, Lime, Sgt. V. White, Egt, E. Casey, Bet, M. A. Dapilata,
W.
Inter-Unit water-polo dual-Machine Gunners-S. Y. Choo; S. V. Gitting, Sprinkle; IT., Wing Lên: T, Kow, S. Lee, II. Y. Shoo. Portuguese-M. M. de V. Bouren; EL A. Soares," C. N. da Silva; E. AL Remedios; I. de Sa, J. D.. Remedios C. Biva-Notta
The Chinese Bathing Club, Quarry Bay, started a lite saving class at the beginning of the month, when 12 members were enllated, including four women, Instruction is given by Mesirs, Lee Kal-sun and Chan Sau- ping, both of whom are instructors of : the Royal Life Saving Society.
Sub-Inspector It. J. Hunt, District Officer 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 partielpated were: both enthusinus and efflelent. Examination for the Sliver and Bronze Medallion" will be arranged | sometime it the end of August.
. R. Thompson, Evans
P. Blake, law, b Macindoe
(Continued on Page 9)
Bobby Riggs Refuses
To Turn Professional
Sculling at a tremendous pare, he Academy (United States) beat Kent quickly overlook Verey and with- School (United States), holders, by o stood a strong final challenge.
11⁄4 lengths. Time, 7 min. 53 secs. In the Thames Cup semi-final Tabor disposed of the Norwegian eight, who were not up to the standard Cricket 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 ensy 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 TOW.
The Duke of Kent who presented the trophies, watched the race from 273 the umpire's launch,"
213 968621 #2"-
GREATEST THRILL
The greatest thrill of the whole regatte came when Diamond and Olympic winner, J. Beresford Jun.,
Yorkshire's Third Loss Of Season
Two Low-Scoring Matches Ended
London, July 27,
and L. F. Southwood, dead-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 RC, representa playing at Stourbrlige, they were For most of the distances the Italians in a low scoring same which lasted were in the lead, but along the en- only two days.
A pity the Dutchunan M. B. Osen- dorp, pulled a muscle about 20 yards from the tape, but I firmly believe he was a beaten man anyway at that
us last year,
!,
LOCKE DEFEATS CHAMPION
For Match
London, July 27.
PENNINGTON'S GRAND 440 Alau Pennington ran n grand 440 in 48.8cc-fastest 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 day, A.D. Locke, the young South thoroughly deserved his first A.A.A. | African golfer, defented Itichard Bur- chumpionship.
ton, the British Open champlon, by
Godfrey Brown let this title go by default and turned his attention to the half-mile. Here there was ал. other blanket floisli, couple of yards covering the first three.
Brown, like Wooderson and Emery, won on superior strength, and he too showed that a genius can beat a first-class man even when not 100 per cent. racing fit. Time 1.58.1sec. not up to the standard of the other events.
The holder, Arthur Collyer, having run in the mile, in which he finished third in 4min. 16sec., a ilme which I confessed surprised me could not. of course, have run in the half. 1 am not at all sure he wouldn't have
R. J. Brasser proved just too good, but only just,
Lives got up by a brilliant effort. beaten by 10 runs by Worcestershire won It If he had.
The Dutchman
PALMER'S. MISTAKE
On the Mere Course at Cheshire to-
I wish R. A. Palmer had not tried both the 440 yards and the 440 yards hurdles. He
got two thirds and might have been near to winning the hurdles had he left the other event. Open champions are his "meat." alone.
closures Beresford and his partner Fine bowling by Verity, of Yoric-ar 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. regels. He gave of his bset. To be beaten halt a yard in 14.7sec. is decided not to re-scull the race.
In another low-scoring match,
Ars! class even in these exacting The British carsmen rowing for Essex defeated Somerset by 123 runo Argentine were beaten by Maiden- at Wells, Capt. Stephenson took five
days. An injury prevented Donald Finlay from essaying an eighth vle- head the Wyfolds and Trinity Hall Somerset wickets for four runs. tory In this event. supplemented their success in the
WORCESTER . YORKSHIRE Visitors by winning the Goblets.
At Stourbridge, Worcester beat "THE RESULTS
Yorkshire by 10 runa. Grand Challenge Cup: Final.
Worcester-102 (Verity 4 for 33) and 110 (Verity 4 for 40). beat Argonaut R. (Canada) by 9 Yorkshire-91 (Perks 4 for 20) | Jengths. Time, 7 min, 40 secs.
and 113 (Porky 5 for 50 and Martin Wyfolds: Final.—Maidenhead R.C. 4 for 30), beat Tigre RC. (Argentino) by 1 SOMERSET v. ESSEX length. Time, 0 min, 10 secs.
"At Wella, Essex defeated Somerset Ladies' Pinte: Final-Clare College by 123 runs,
Essex 72 (Wellard & for 35) and (Cambridge) beat Corpus Christl (Cambridge) easily. Time, 8 min. 174 (Wellard 7 for 00). 13 accя.
Somerset-1 (J. V. A. Stephen- Viailors' Cup: Final-Trinity Hall son 6 for 4) and 72 (Taylor & for (Cambridge) beat New College, Ox-123)-Reuter,
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-Harvard University (United States) 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 over become a professional," he said, "there may be money in it, but i should stand to lose too many other things like such as coming here to I have Wimbledon and playing in other English tournaments. had a grand time over here, and I hope to be back next year."
A. D. Locko
Binckhenth Harriers, after being ten and nine in their £250 a-side knocked out in a heat on Friday, challenge match. night, found themselves unexpectedly. Locke, who was Ave up at the end 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 Afclean, who plac qualified to run for that club. defeated Reginald Whitcombe 'ro- Blackheath seized the opportunitycently, was ten under fours for the and beat Herne Hill in the final by 'whole match.-Neuter.