Wednesday,
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August 9, 1939.-
RAIN AGAIN AFFECTS THEY TRY AND FURTHER PROGRESS MADE
PLAY IN HOME CRICKET TIES
YORKSHIRE, GLOUCESTER CONSOLIDATE POSITIONS
Although rain once again caused a curtail- ment of play in the County Cricket Championship programme which concluded yesterday, nover- Yorkshire theloss several matches were finished.
and Gloucestershire were amongst the successful counties, the former boating Lancashire for the second time this season and the latter defeating Somersetshiro by an innings.
Curious Incident In
Cricket Match
the Young Harry Daer, Essex medium-fast bowler, had a curious experience in a club and ground match recently. When batting he played a ball to cover-point, who threw in at the stumps as Daer had left his ground. Though the bats- man regained his crease, the ball struck the stumps, both bails jumped in the air and, curiously enough, came down exactly on their grooves.
What would have been, the decision if Daar had been out of his ground? The wicket has to be "down" for a bats- to bo run out. And "down" means that a ball, at least, has to be struck off. Would it have been "run out,' or "not out"?
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SANCHEZ, AMPON LOSE IN DOUBLES AT MEADOW CLUB
Southampton, N. Y., Aug. 2. The Filipino entries in the men's j doubles of the Meadow Club tennis tournament went down to defeat in the second round here to-day.
For Gloucestershire's victory, Tom | Goddard was chiefly responsible. Taking five wickets for 15 runs in the first innings and nine for 44 in the tecnnd, he helped to dismiss Somer- setshire for 100 and 114.
No fewer than four matches were abandoned because of the rain, while Derbyshire took points on Arst inn- Ints from Warwickshire.
Two Yorkshire players als-1 tinguished; themselves in the match against Lancashire at Leeds. Hobin- son bowled well in both innings, tak-. in five for 80 in the drst and eight. for 35 in the second, while Hutton) scored 105 not rut in a total of 147; for five in Yorkshire's second knack.
The following resalts and segres arej cabled by Reuter:
SUSSEX. MIDDLESEX
Af love, the match between Sussex| and Middlesex was abandoned as a draw.
Middlesex.-328 (Eḍrich -161), Sussex.-253 for 0.
LEICESTER v, NORTHANTS
TRY AGAIN
The United States polo four defeated Great Britain by a score of 9 to 4 at the Aieadow Brook 'Club, tliks taking the second and final game pf the International Poto series to win tho' trophy for the ninih ilme since the matches were started at Newport, R. I. 53 years ago. Shown, here during the presentation of tho trophy to the United States team aro, left to right: Stew Iglehart, Michael Phipps, Winston Guest and Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., of the United States Leam; Mrs. Robert E. Strawbridge, Jr. Gernid Balding. Aldan Boark, Rubert Skene and Eric Tyrrell-Martin of the British team, and Robert E. Strawbridge, Jr., chairman of the United States Polo Association. The group is shown standing around the trophy.
Here And There
With "Abe".
Interport Bowls Trial Washed Out By Rain
At Lefeester, the match between "MAN
Leicestershire
abandoned.
Robert Peacock and Douglas Ima hoff, of Berkeley, Callt., the national Intercollegiate doubles clumpions, de- | feated Felicisimo Ampon and Amado Sanchez, of the Philippines, 6-3, 4-0, 6-3,
In a first round singles match yes-! terday Russell Bobbitt, of Atlanta, Ga., eliminated Ampon, 8-4, 6-8, 6-2.
Johnny Is A Lawyer Now
Northants and
Northants. 300, Leicester.-03 for 3.
KENT. HAMPSHIRE
Was
At Canterbury, Hampshire defeat- ed Kent by seven wickets.
Kent101 (Baring 5 for 57) and 83 (Baring 5 for 43, Knott 4 for 23). Hampshire135 (Lewis 6 for 38) and 111 for 3,
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GLOUCESTER ▾. SOMERSET At Bristol, Gloucestershire defcat- ed Somersetshire by an innings and 100 runs.
Gloucester.-329 (Emmett 98). Somerset-100 (Goddard 5 för 18) and 114, (Goddard for 44).'
SURREY, NOTTS
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At the Oval, the match between Surrey and Notts was abandoned as
draw.
Notts. 248 for 3 deeld, Surrey-130 for 0.
YORKSHIRE ». LANCASHIRE
At Leeds, Yorkshire defeated Lan-i cashire by five wickets.
Lancashire.-217 (Robinson for 10) and (Robinson for 35).
Yorkshire.-103 and 147_for_5 (Tution 100 not out).
DERBY WARWICK
TANY people, myself amongsi them, who had looked forward 10 seeing the Interport Bowls tripl last Sunday were very disappointed over the fact that rain had made tho Civil Service C.C. green unplayable. It would have been interesting, from my own point of view, to see the trial for many reasons, (1) there being 24 names submitted, the thres rinks would have consisted entirely of Interport candidates; (2) how the Interport Selectors would have fixed the positions of the players; (3) and how the candidates would have fared
with the eyes of the Selectors upon
them
(I am presuming, of course, that all the Selectors would be present at all the trials to be held by the Association). I have already com- menied on the fact that amongst the 24 names submitted to the Association is a preponderance skips und No. 3's and a scarelty of regular No 1's and 2's. Had the trial been held, an 'idea of the eventual composition of the team to Shanghai might havo been possible by now; but në It is we shall have to walt until next week before any impression can be form- ed, as the next trial will not be held until Sunday, August 13. All those who have submitted their names for consideration are again asked to turn up at the Civil Service C.C, green before 3.30 p.m.
Cycling Fover
HEW followers of sport realise how
At Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire took first innings poluts from War- wickshire, the latter stages of the match having to be abandoned. owing to rain.
Derby-214 (Grove 5 for 78) and the Colony. If any 40 for 0.
Warwick-118.
Cincinnati, Q., Aug. 3. Johnny Flacher, former amateur golf champion, is a lawyer now. He recently was awarded his law degree "ns of 1938" by the board of direc- tors at the Univerally of Cincinnati, Fischer was prevented from taking his Enal examinations Inst summer because he was in Scotland at the time representing the United States) Worcester.-264 (Peter Smith 7 for in the Walker Golf Cup matches,—| 60), United Press.
Interport Football
WORCESTER ». ESSEX At Worcester, the match between Worcestershire end Essex was aban" doned.
Essex. 109 for 8.
Team May Be Weak But It Will Be Sent To Shanghai all the Same
Hongkong can and will send a soccer team to Shang- hai for the resumption of the Interport Series in November this but what sort of a team it will be is difficult to
your, say at the moment.
This was the impression gathered (4) No reply had been received at the sub-commitice meeting of the from Eastern whether their players Hongkong Football Association held would be available;
last evening to discuss Interport prospects,
The following salient facts emerged from the discussion:
(1) The Royal Navy, because of the uncertainty of ship 'movements, could not release players to go to
(5) Kwong Wah players would be able to obtain leave from their em- plorers, but it is not certain whether they would like to go if chosen:
Despite all these handleeps, It was felt by the sub-committee that sum-
Shanghai with the Hongkong team: clent material would be left to send (2) No guarantee could be forth- a team to Shanghal. The majority of desaing from the Army that military the players, therefore, will have to players, it chosen, would be able to be drawn from civilian clubs,
It stake the irip norih;
unnecessary to add that the China A players, team will not be the strongest--that urie kave formed the major portion|| Hongkong can sood, but at the mo at the Hongkong Interport, team, ku] 'ment the Association seems deter the last few years, would 1964 go to mined to send a team to Shanghai
B-2)] this November.
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popular cycling has become in Hongkong. We all know that weekly reports of these runs in the news runs are held, but apart from the
papers few people have any idea how much the sport has “caught on" in proof of the popularity of cycling in Hongkong Wis needed, it was amply provided at Caroline 1 over the week-end held. Besides when the first organised meeting was
giving cyclists opportunity of competing against one another, the, meeting had a worthy object inasmuch as the entire pro- ceeds are devoted to the Society for the Protection of Children. Every- thing went off well, and just when the organisers were beginning to congratulato themselves on the suc- cess of their efforts, an unfortunate misunderstanding rather marred the proceedings. Iri- the Ten Minutes Pursuit Race-in which three clubs, the R.A.S.C., Hongkong Cycling Club and the Youth Industrial Cycling Club, took part-the last-named club apparently misunderstood the rules governing the event, and the upshot was that it was disqualified. Later
B. A. G. Kestes
best evelist in Colony.
South China Win 6-3 At Selangor
IN OPEN BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP
No Real Surprises In Second Round Of Singles Tournament
(By "Abo")
Further progress was made in the second round of the Open Bowls Singles Championship of the Colony yesterday when seven more matches were decided. There was nothing outstanding in the results, although the victory of T. A. Madar over L. F. Xavier, the Interport' playor, was a mild surprise.
Madar took 27 beads before dispos- Ing of Xavier on the Kowloon B.G.O. green. He played very consistent bowls and, except for one stage when Xavier led -8 on the 13th head, was always hi the lead. The score stood at B-3 in Madar's favour on the 9th, but Xavier "chalked up three singles and a three on four subsequioni hends to take short-lived 'advantage.
With a three on the 14th, Madar was back in the lead again. and thereafter he was never headed. He was 15-10 on the 18th, 19-12 on the 21st, 10-17 on the 25th, and with two singles was out.
Each player scored a three, but the rest of the heads consisted ol singles and twos.
On the Police R.C. green. U. M. Omar, fermer champion, finished Kuala Lumpur, July 31.
well gulost S. Eccleshall, whom he Proving much too scientifle for the defeated by 21-13 on the 22nd. scratch Selangor side, against whom head. Actually Ezeleshall held bls
Stadium own for the they were matched at the
Arst 14 heads. at this evening, the South China fool- the end of which he was lead- ballers won by six goals to three. ing 12-10; but Omar then hod a The local side included only six Rood spell, during which he scored i the organisera held out an "olive State players, the remaining members, three, at two and two singles to lead 17-12. After conceding a single on branch" by offering to allow the race of the side proving below standard. the 19th, Omar went to his game with to be run all over again by the it was therefore a one-sided game
Club Hongkong Cycling_
and the except in the second half, when the a two and two more singles. Youth Industrial Cycling Club, but Chinese relaxed their pressure and local nide to press the offer was not accepted by the allowed the Y.I.C.C. although the Hongkong spasmodically. Cycling Club agreed. It is doubly unfortunate that such
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On the same green, A. K. Minu, of| the Indian R.C., scored A after five prisingly ensy victory over En incident! The first goal
Cheung, the should mar what would otherwise miffutes when
Landolt, of the Cralgengower C.C., have been a completely successful visitors' right Inside,
slammed the winning by 21-0 on the 18th head. meeting. After seeing the enthusiasm ball in from a melee, Three minutes This matich was expected to produce shown by the competitors, one feels after they went further ahead when! confident enough to predict that other La Shiu Wing lett inside, slipped a good fight, but Minu proved far too meetings will follow,
through the Selangor defence and consistent for the Craigengower man, scored a nice goal with a splendid who failed to settle down. drive.
Claiming a four on the fifth head and led 10-3 on the 6th, 16-4 on the
New Sprint Star
Results Of Matches Played Yesterday
the The following were results of matches played in the second round of the Bowls Singles Championship yester- day A. Madar beat L. F.
Xavier 21-17 on the 27th.
M. R. Abbas beat R. P. Phillips 21-10 on the 21st,
J. C. Remedios beat E. de Sousa 21-16 on the 23rd.
U. M. Ormar beat S. Eccle- shall 21-13 on the 22nd.
A. K. Minu beat 1. S. Lan- dolt 21-6 on the 15th.
D. W. Waterton beat W. Ward 21-14 on the 20th.
H. Nish boat V. N. Atienza 21-13 on the 18th.
DICK METZ NOW GOLF'S BIG MONEY WINNER
St. Paul, Minn., July 31. A mistake by Taib saw Tak Fal, 9th and 10-5 on the 12h. He finished Dick Metz, Chicago professional You saw in the Telegraphs yester- Chinese centre-forward, add to the the match with two twos and a single and new St. Paul open golf cham- day a picture of Clyde Jestrey, score with a pretty grounder. A.free On the Kowloon F.C. green, M. R. plon, pocketed $1,600 prize money the new sprint alar from the United kielt against the visitors saw Tolb Abbas was a little too steady for here to-day to bring his total 1030 Stuten--the country which seems to find the net with a hard grounder R. P. Phillips and won by 21-10 after earnings to $7.037 to top money men have the monopoly of producing the and shortly after Talb further re-21 heads. The game was very even among professionals this year. world's "fastest humans.” -A" big duced the" local side's' defelt by at the beginning, but Phillips fell off amicable youth of 19, Jeffrey is be-scoring from a penalty kick.
after the first eight or nine bends. Ito outdrove, outputted and out- lleved to have the makings of a world
Leading by 12-8 on the 12th head. shone 200 of golfdom's leading stars champion, and his coach and other In the second half the Chinese got. Ward did not score again until to win the incet before a gallery of experts in America are of the opinion two more goals through Loo Ter the 18th when he played D. W. 10,000. His 72-hole total of 270 that he will be a worthy successor to Wung and Takt Fai, while Selangor's waterton on the Kowloon F.C. green, bettered par by eighteen strokes and Charles Paddocks; Eddie Tolan and third goal came from Govindsamy, but by this time the latter was a smashed a tournament record set by Jesse Owens. Jeffrey has fulfilled who forced his way through their
which he re-Harry Cooper In 1935.-United Press. ready 10. The two expectations by winning both the defence to score.
gistered on the 10th enabled Ward to 100 and the 220 yards at the athletic meeting at the White City on Mon- for Selangor and saved several hard could not preveht Waterton from McCrow played a splendid game reduce the defcit to 14-19, but he day, and it may turn out that his shots. coach in right after all. Jeffrey is a member of the American contingent| -which-went-to-London-specially-for the August Bank Holiday meeting at the White City. When he enrolled] at Stanford University. it meant) Hitle to the organization, until it was revealed that at his high school consecutive 100 yard dashes in 0.6. Jeffrey had run no less than six
two-tenths of a second above the American mark credited jointly to Frank Wykoff and
Owens. Jesse He also turned in the best 220 yards
America's Cup Helmsmen In Splendid Race
NO POLO TO-DAY
getting a two on the 20th. On the) last head, Ward was having one when Waterton rolled his last wood. The Owing to the softness of the turf KB.G.C. man-came-up" heavy with and unsettled weather-conditions, the the intention of pushing out Ward's start of the polo season, scheduled shot for two. He got what he wanted, for to-day at Boundary Street, has trifle lucky in that been postponed. The data has not but was
yet been decided.
he was helped by a wick.
Ward's greatest weakness was his fondness for the heavy shot
even when the lle against him was a yard or so from the jack. On a few occasions steady draw might have availed him more.
POSTPONED MATCH
very well indeed yesterday, drawing beautifully on both hands.
V. F.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME Mr. T. O. M, Sopwith and Mr. H. of 1938--20.0 secs. And in 1938, at S. Vanderbilt, the two America's Cup
The following is the programme of the Pacific Coast Conference meet, belnismen, salled their big yachts
matches to-day: Jeffrey sean now meet record of 9.0 Tomahawke ord Vim neck and neck The postponed match between H. At Police R.C.-K. M. Omar v. H. seca. for the 100-yard event.
in the Solent's first major regatta of Nish and V. N. Atlenza was also Gittins. Woodorson Hurt
At Kowloon Dock.-C. M. Silva v. the season on July 22,
played on the Kowloon F.C. green, Tomahawk finally won the 20-resulting in a win for the former by A. S. Russell; J. M. Jack v. HL White. on the 18th head. After At Indian RC-L, R. Whant v. A. miles race 20 seconds ahead of Vim.21-13
the first head, J. Hail, TN te absence of Sydney. Wooder Of Hurst Castle, Tomahawk took scorlag a three on
re- At Hongkong F.C.-E. Zimmern v. son, the famous British miler, the lead and at the end of the first Nish allowed his opponent to another Briton, D. P. Pell, won the round was two minutes ahead, but gister on the next six ends, and at the A. M. Omar; L. J. Silva mile event at the White City on
in the second round Vim gained. In Attenza was leading 10-8. After Channing,
this, however, Allenza, faded out of At Crüfgengower C.C.-W. J. Rold foreign in the last she took the lead, but on the picture and was able to score on Monday against the
v. A. R. Minu; A. R. Dallah v. D. M. vaders." Blaine Rideout, who was starboard tuck Mr. Sopwith judged responsible for all the fuss made the distance better than Mr. Vander-only three heads, on each of which Khan. after the "Mile of the Century" run bilt and Tomahawk crossed the only singles accrued. But Included in Niah's successful heads at this stage at Princeton, WAS participating in line first. the race, but a jostling incident upset |
Tomahawk, T. O. M. were four and two threes. son did not take part because he 3, Evaine, C. R. Fairey. has been advised by Harley Street) The regatta was that of the Royal) specialist to rest his left Jeff injury Lymington Yacht Club which has until next year. He strained part Just received Its Royal Warrant," of his calf muscle while running at Newcastle on July 20, and he was
Result:-1,
him and he finished fourth Wooder- Sopwith; 2, Vim, H. S. Vanderbat; Kowloon F.C. green
In passing, one might add that the
told that if he did any more racing Swimming
this year, he might do some per-
manent damage. He wants to be fit)
for the Olympic Games next year,
and so wisely ho has decided to leave the track until next spring. It was 征 great disappointment to him, copecially as he had looked forward to running against Blaine Rideout again at the White City. In addition to missing Monday's meeting, Wooder- son has had to cancel an attack on the 600-yards record at Chichester.
CHAMPION
BEATEN BY BROTHER
Kenneth Denne, the seventeen-year
On August 12, and withdraw from old English half-mile champlon, was
the British team which is to meet beaten at Great Yarmouth on July 23. Germany on August 20 in Cologne, by his
feurteen-year old brother, Willam, a local grammar school boy.
Smooth Tennis Balls The surprise came in the 440 yards
To Be Used
men's free style midland district championship. William took the lead from the start and won by six seconds in 6 mina, 3315nces, New York, Aug. 1. Kenneth failed to produce his usual Walter Pate, chairman of the US. brilliance. Lawn Tennis Association's supplies. Recently ho has had no training committee, announced to-day the owing to the demands of medicof heavy nipped tennis ball, which examinations. His time of 5. mins. layers, have protested, will be re-39 1-3 secs was 21 2-3seca. below placed by smooth surfaced balls, for his record of some yegra ogo for, the all gross court tournaments for the same race, and still further below rest at the year.—United 'Press, This time for the English 440 yards.
At Kowloon F. CJ, S.. Logan V. R. Basa; C. F. Remedios v. S. M. While.
At Civil Service C.C.-F. V. V. was playing| Nibelro v. W. Mäir.
"Ons of the "trick"ovelists doing his staff at the Cycling Carnival at Carolina 'Ill over the week-end.--Photo by V. D. Chiang
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