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DOUBLE SUCCESSES SCORED STRONG M.C.C. TEAM TO BE
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OXFORD WALKERS RECOGNISED
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London, July 14.
AT ARMY ATHLETIC
CHAMPIONSHIPS
London, July 16.
Two fine double successes were achieved when the Army Individual Championships were concluded, at Aldershot, yesterday.
2nd-Lieut. 14. 1. Evans (2nd Henry! Regiment, I.A.) won the 106 Yard: in.10 see, and the Furlong in 21-see, wille Pie. A. G. Baldwin (Depot the East Lumenshire Regt.) retained his In 1 min. 30.2 sec. Kal-Mile Hitle Jazic aten
Quarter-Mile, Won the beating Ligut. B. FitzG. Bland (2nd Bn. the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) by inches in 50.0 Baldwin had an easy victory in the p Half-Mile. golug way over the last. 200 yards to win by twelve yards from 2nd-Lent. M. G. Ellot (1st Bn. the Suffolk Regt.).
sec.
Sporting Tit-Bits
ACK Doyle,
who is believed to have nitrneted tuost of the huge crowd which packed the arena at the White City recently, found himself a Lleut. F. R. Webster (2nd Search little over £3,000 to the good when of the night purses wns light Regiment. R.A.). the A.A.A. į payment Champion, added an ineb to the Army inde: BUT, he is not quite as well record for the Pole Vault when win-off as is imagined because the British are-deducting a ning that event at 12 ft. 7 in.. while Board of Control
the the best time for
120 Yards little hem of £750 due from Doyle The Hurdles was equalled by Capt. O. C. by way of outstanding debt.
minpunt also includes the board's W. White (The Dorsetshire Regt.).
jeustomary 5% cut, which operates al the boxers 100 Varde-nd-Leia, II. 1. Evans (2nd | bit tournaments All
ileavy
13rd Div, RA) ; Up 1, Barrelt have now been paid off, they have
Signals On A
than they ex- Richards Bn. Coldstream Guards). all received more
pected, and 20 everyone is quite happy.
3. 1 Yard; Time, 10 sec,
220 Yards-on-Licut. H. L. Evaus (2nd Heavy Real it.A.. 1; G. A. Richard- Mon 11s ta Coldstream Cuarcis), 2; TCpl. A. Pearce 1st Bn. The Rayal Welch Fusillern). . Yards. Tine, 24
LUC.
440 Yarda.-Ptr. A. G. Ballwin (Depot The East Lancashire text.); Lieut. 1.
Live 131. Blood (2 Pza.
Royal Northumberland Fallers), 2; Lieut. 3. F. P. Willoughby (2nd Bn, The Middlesex egt.) holder). 3, Inches. Time, 50.0 cc. 810 Varde, A. G. Baldwin (Depot the East Lancashire Stegt.) (holder), 1 2nd-Licut, M, G. Eliot List In the Suffolk Hegt.), 2; 2nd-Llett. . E. tiddell 10th Field Regt. R.A.), 3, 12 Yords. Time, nin. 58.2 secă,
Oze_Mile-L-Ser. R. G. Cross (2nd Bn The South Wales Borderers), 1;
-Bor. B. C. Dantels (9 Field Regi
and-Lieut. F. L. Lindsay, ith Bn. Hayat Tank liegt.), 3. 15 Yards. Time,
nin, 20 BCC.
CHARLES Hare, the Midland left- hander and Davis Cup player. has been nominated by the Lawn Tennis Association to
in the Great Britain
which Championships, Forest Hills on September 7.
THE
represent Anferican begin at
A.J. Toimes
He is to lead the alde
Here
SENT TO INDIA Sixteen Players With A.J. Holmes As Captain
London, Aug. 2.
The M.C.C. have invited a strong team to tour India this winter. Flt. Lieut. A. J. Holmes, cap- tain of Sussex and manager of the last M.C.C. team to South Africa, has accepted the captaincy of the team, which includes no fewer than six amatours.
The following players have been Invited to make the trip,
A. J. Holmes (Sussex), Capt.
II. T. Barleti (Sussex)
And There With 'Abe".
Too Many Delays
In
Tennis League Ties
the Challenge
White The Darnetshire Reg.). 1; 2nd PE financial position of Stoke City they had to do. Yet, for some "ney of the team to the United States,
THE (lat En. The
126 Yards Hurdles Copi, 0. G W. Lieut. E. 3. C. Higgins King's Own Yorkshire 1.) (holder), 2; 2nd Lieut. S. 1 lowordtones (8th Bn. Royal 10 sec. Tank Heg.). 3. 1 Foot, Tline, (egunis record).
440 Yard Low Surdtek.-Capt. C. II. P. Harington (2nd Bn. The Cheshire Regt.) 1: Sergt. Worley (2nd Bn. The Cheshire est.). 2 Capt. 0. G. W. While (The Doraeuire Rest.). 3, 13 Yardu. Tine.
82 cc,
•
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J. M. Brocklebank (M.C.C.)
S. Griffin (Sussex)
It. I. Human (Woreralershire) R. E. S. Wyalt (Warwickshire) Emryn Davies (Glamorgan) Dollery (Warwickshirej Gimblett (Somernet) James Langridge (Sussex) John Langridge (Sussex) Afobey (Surrey)
Nichols (Essex)
Parker (Surrey) Peier Smith (Essex) Wellard (Somerset).
Doubts as to whether the Jour would take place in view of the been International situation have dispelled following a consultation be- tween the M.C.C. and the India Cricket Board of Control-Reuter,
Except for a few like Wynil, James Langridge, Gimblett, Nichols and Wellard, the others are new to International cricket. Mobey, of Surrey, for instance, is u "unknown" outside of England.
virtual
Griffith. the Sussex amaleur, is u wicket-keeper acknowledged as little short of the highest class,
Hugli Bartlett
also in the team,
Two Quarter-Final Bowls Matchos
At the time of writing, it seems unlikely that any bowls matches will be possible this afternoon. But if the weather clears and the greens are fit, the following matches in the quarter-finals of the Open Pairs Championships will be 'de. cided:
E. Zimmern and N. P. Karanjia v. H. A. Alves, and F. V. V. Ribeiro (Civil Service C.C. green).
T. E. Robson and H. Nish v. G. Duncan and W. Gill (Kow- Icon F.C.).
Polo Defeat For
For India At Hurlingham
By R. Sheepshanks
London, July 4. In the annual match for the Indian Princes' Challenge Shield, The World beat India by seven goals to six after extra time at Hurlingham. Queen Mary watched the match.
Newmarket Second
JulyHEN the Tennis League season its way to the Inter-Zone finul- bloodstock sales concluded on,
of- only one step from commenced in May, the July 12 the aggregate for the sales ficials of the Association made it Round! Yet the Trans-Ocean cable, 31,433gs. Yearlings mona-quite plain that postponed blocks of published in the Telegraph, indicated being polised the proceedings at the final matches, due to inclement weather, that such a dificulty has indeed urisen in the case of the Yugoslav sessions when good prices were paid, were to be played in their original team which did so well to defeat The highest was 4,500gs. by Miss sequence at the conclusion of the
Germany in the European Zone final Dorothy Papel who secured the coll official programme; and this was
over the week-end. The Yugoslav by Solario out of Panle. The colt made quite plain in font-noies at Tennis Association and the Ministry was one of a batch sent up by Major tached to the fixtures of every divi-
of Physical Fitness both declare that Courtauld.
sion. It is quite safe to say that all they are unable to finance the jour- team-captains were aware of what In-
and the team pla its hopes on the F.C. has never been so strong in explicable reason, League Bxtures Premier, who is being asked to make its history, and to-day few clubs en-
are far from completed. Admitted-
a special appropriation for the cost joy such an enviable position. This ly the weather has not been too of sending the tour to the United statement was made by Mr. H. kind to League fennle players fils Slates. It would be indeed peculiar Booth, the chairman, at the annual season, but ever taking all the delay if the money was not finally forth- The walkers of Oxford University
meeting. It was stated there was a caused by rain Into consideration, coming, thus creating a situation uni- of several sections que In the annals of Davis Cup have at last succeeded in getting
credit balance of £22,344, and that the fixtures property and assels their sport recognised by the Univer-
were worth should have been completed weeks tennis. Even if it is only for the £30,000.
ngo. Taice the case of the Mixed good name of the country, I am sure sity, athletics authorities, though for
Lahi Jump 2nd-Lieul, R. Slator
Doubles, in which seven teams par- the appropriation will be made and the time being it is more or less on Royal Armoured Corps Depot
we will probably see Puncee, Milic America after trial. The O.U.A.C. las granted the 21. 84, 16. Col. 3, pet (holder), Two flying northern golfers, a pro- teipated, thus requiring each team
The Buff. ft. 67 m. 2; Serat-Instr. fessional and an amateur, made to play six matches in all. This di- and Kukuljevic go walkers aliation for a year just to it. Harbin (A.P.T.9.), 23 ft. 0 in., 3. golfing history on July 12, by play vision started on May 19, and full; and quite rightly it being pointed see how it goes. David Christie-
ing five rounds of 18 holes each in all the matches had been played out that a Yugoslav Davis Cup team 2nd Pole Vault Lt. F. R. Webster Aurray, who was largely responsible Searchlight Regt, R.A.), 12 ft. 7 in (Army
five different countries, Scotland, according to schedule, the pro-in the United States and playing in for organising the frat London-record), 1; L. C. Myles (2nd Baith the Ulster, Isle of Man, England and gramine.,, wound have finished on the Inter-Zone final would be splen-vigorous
the country. Brighton, recently appeared before Chestie Regi., 11 ft. 0 in.. 2: Bdann. Wales. They journey from course to June 30 Button interfered with did propaganda for
Burwell and Datin, the Cheshire Regt.course by 'plane. They were Sidney several Frics and a delay of a What strikes me as peculiar is this: 10 ft. 18.3.
Inevitable.
it When the Yugoslavs sent in their Macclesfield Gleuve, n Throwing the flammer-Major T. L. G. gineer, and Ernest Smith, profes-were only a question of one or two entry for the competition, did they Tod tyl. Artillery), 130.34 in.
stonul at Davyhuline Park, near matches outstanding, one could un-expect to be knocked out in the first Pte. C. Morris (2nf Balin, the Northamp
three matches round? Otherwise, they would have tonire test.), 130 24 In.. 2; Cpl. R. Manchester. At Howarden, Filnt-derstand; but when After considering the proposals the Pondrey (2nd latin, the Cheshire liegt.) shiro, where
are outstanding
than four foreseen the cost if the team were the last course was committee has decided to allow tholder), 129 f. 10 in. 3..
played, Smith had a fine 60, which weeks after the original programme to meet with the success which it has athletes to join the OU.A.C. for the
Putting the Weight-Capt. J. D. broke the course record. The terms should have concluded, one feels now done. purpose of walking (and of course, Rests (240 Queen's Royal Regt.) (holder) of the wager specified that Smith that some wrong somewhere.
Romantic Career practislog.other events) at the usual subscription
Bn. RAS.C.) 410 must average under 80 for the five of £1. a year. The Training and-Lieut. B. G. Browns
2; L. Cpl. Neilson (ist 25.
courses. His average at the Anish A Complaint- The Queen's
S in the case of many other cham- AS Own Cameron Highlander). 30 t. 10%
way just over 72.
TN the past few weeks, I have been
plons, the carcer of Richard numerous hearing
complaints Burton, who recently won the British IVERPOOL FC. has renewed for Chinese R.C, in this sec- Open Golf Championship, has been
three years the contract of its
tion of the League. It has been re- one of romance. His introduction-to manager, Mr. George Kay. Mr. Koy
presented to me that both the United the game was the bitting, when a Joined the club from Southampton Services R.C. and the Kowloon C.C. boy, of mutilated cotton bobbins with three years ago. J. Seddon, the " have been trying in vain to ar- a shortened walking-stick on a piece
more to Butler, who was always in former Southport trainer and Eng-
range to play off thele matches with of waste ground in his native town,
GUINNESS BRILLIANT
a position to take attacking chances, land and Bolton Wanderer, centre-
Gulnaess has played more showy but was not given them. the Chinese, who because, I am told. Darwen, Lancashire. As the reign
He games, but never a better one. M. N. Rakusen defeated J. A. R.huif. ins been appointed Liverpool's they were unable to field their fulling champion, he automatically takes team, had kept on asking for post-his place at the head of the British the Craigengewer trainer. F. V. Scopes has asked him to keep Selby. 22.9
had to deal with the persistent atten- poncments. This
does not seem Ryder Cup team which meets Ameri-tions of a first-class No. 1, and did quile fair to the U.S.R.C. and the ca in Florida in November, Follow- so with a correct restraint, always K.C.C. "A", who have acceded to Ing precedeni, his opponent will be these requests because, quite na- Byron Nelson, the new United States turally, they have no wish to see champion. Cotton is caplain of the their opponents turn out at a dis-Britlah team.
the Committee of the O.U.A.C., and stated the case for walking. The reply of the Oxford president F. V. 'Scopes was on these lines.
Club will be affiliated to the
Walk and will be entirely subject i in., J.
to the control of the committee. Walking will be allowed on the track at Iley-road, but it may be found necessary to lay down certain regu- Jallons it walkers tend to obstruct the use of the track by other athletes. David Christie-Murray 18 to be in charge of the activities
of
The Walking Club and the president
Match Decided In Bowls Singles
on
him informed of its progress-Our Cricket Club green yesterday in a
Own Correspondent,
singles championship bowls match.
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FAR EAST FOOTBALL
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week was
more
Approved By PAAF on altogether if that same team Open
Committee
of
them.
Kvantage. But if one match after Because of their achievements at another is postponed, who can blame St. Andrews, Jack Fallon, attached the U.S.R.C. or the K.C.C. "A" If
to the Huddersfield. Club, and W. they become a trifle exasperated? Shankland, Temple Newsom. One admires à team for participat-Leeds, will, in all probability, be the ing in the League with just sufficient now selections for the Ryder Cup players but it is a different proposi-side. "Failon led the field in the after the third round, and keeps others walting week after antched third with four others,
Shankland week just because one player is in-
being one of disposed or unable to turn out on Others who have made their pos!- particular day. I think the C.R.C. tions in the team secure are Reginald Manila, July 31.
and all those teams who are behind Whilcombe, Alfred Perry, and S. L. The campaign for the improvement in their fixtures ought to do some King
about it. Another and popularization of soccer football thing
game of in the Philippines is believed to have hide-and-seck is being played by the and the Indian gained a decided advance with the South China A.A
times that R.C. Five
match hos recent approval by the executive committee of the Philippine Amateur been arranged and postponed. On South China Athletic Federation of various TC- four occasions, the commendations submitted ́ þy the players asked for postponements; anü
Federation's football committee head- ed by J. M. Cleland,
on the fifth, Omar' Rumjahn, the In- dians captain, fell sick and it was. the Indians! turn to ask for a post- ponement. It has been suggested that O. Rumjahn's illness is due to
These recommendations include: 1. Proposal to hold an annual or |biennial "tournament between the the strain of the frequent postpone- soccer playing countries' in the Far ment of this match! But I cannot
Enst,
2. Proposal for improvement in
vouch for the truth of this.
the floodlight system of the Rizal Amazing Position
Stadium.
3. Employment of 題 football
coach.
4. Purchase of a football flm,
IN this year of grace, when all na-
tions are so sport-conscious. It
5. Purchase of a magnetic football would be amazing even to suggest
board.
that any financial difficulty would be
6. Invitation to the Islington Cor-experienced in sending inthians.
team Cup
Davis
abroad, and parti-
7. Sending of a football team to cularly when that team has won the Olympic Games in Finland in
Dr.
1940.
10 confer with All of the above proposals have Switzerland been approved by the executive com Schrleker, secretary-treasurer of the mitteo of the PAAF with the excep- Federation Internationale Football lon of the sending of a team to Association, with whom the PAAF
alliated. Mr. Cleland also talked the Olympic Games in Finland,
Mr. Cleland, in accordance, with with football offtalals in London and the recommendation of the football in Scotland and the result of his committee and the approval of the Investigations served as the basis of
Richard Burton, at the end of his the recommendations of the Federa- executive committee, during his
I swing. vacation trip, made a special trip to tion's football committes.
Indin, according to the bandicap, in front of him and picking the right were four goals the stronger side, moment in the sixth period to come but their opponents showed that by through and give his side the lead execution of a sound at the critical moment with a special- tactical scheme such an advantagely brilliant gas).
Horsburgh. Porter and Hamilton can be surmounted. Their tactics were to treat their No. 1 as the Russpil were always in, close touch scoring unit, and to concentrate their to back each other up in attack, and combined efforts on giving him all the former, after playing a hard- the scoring chances possible; Guin- working and unselfish game for six
satisfaction of ness confining himself, with one periods, had the brilliant exception, to defensive scoring the winning goal by a cool tacties, and the other two combining and rapid individual dash. Robinson in attack to make scoring openings took all his scoring chances, ire- for Robinson.
quently outriding the opposing buck, India played a less selentific game, and hitting four goals; all of them "good ones," and one in the fifth period relying on Individual dash and the
of Prithi Singh. being scored with a great shot from scoring powers There was very little in it so far is 100 yards' range. scoring went, for there was never a The play of India had brilliance margin of more than a goal in favour | wiihout cohesion. Prithi Singh was of either side, but The World were their best player, and scored three certainly playing the better polo goals, but he could have been worth throughout, and fully deserved their still more to his side if he had played victory.
making the right shot to the player
THE WORLD; J. P. Robinson, Capt. A. M. Horsburgh Forter, Hon. J. Hamilton Hivell. Capt. 11, P. duinness.
INDIA: Capt. Wy. Butler, Kaşkimas Pritli Singh, Capt. D. Dawnay. H. the Maharaja of Jaipur,
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