Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
By Ernie Ernie
NANCY
HEY, SLUGGO- I KNOW WHERE THE TREASURE
IS BURIED.
REALLY?
HOW COME YOU AIN'T
DUG IT
UP ?
BUT I'VE GOT A MAP OF THE EXACT PLACE
WHERE IT'S BURIED IT'S YOURS FOR A NICKEL
O.K., CHESTER--
IT'S A
DEAL!
How... CE-AI HEN
IT'S POSITIVELY BURIED HERE
SOMEWHERE
F.D.
August 14, 1939.
Bushmiller
WISE GUY!
JOLY C
Ethics And Practice Of "Easing" Horses
Abolition Of Official
Placing Suggested:
Backers' Grouse
Place
London, July 20.
Many a punter seeing his fancy beaton after a good performance is consoled if it gets a place and he has backed it each way. His chagrin is great if he scos the horse eased up when it had a good chance of getting a place.
On the other hand there is the presence, however, is apt to seem point of view of owners who believe merely Incidental. It In these tivo that when their horses are beaten in who will be expected to make the a gruelling race it would be both un-race. When it is over the winner fair to tie horse and unwise in the will have a very good right to claim interests of the owner to press it into the title of world champion three- a pince, however strong might be year-old.
their regard for the welfare of the
man who had a shilling each way on
St.
There has been talk in England Home Cricket
lately of abolishing ofetal placings
in racing results, with the conse-
quence that place belting would be automatically eliminated..
There
is
likely to be a strong op- position however to such a drastic method of solving the "easing up" problem. Without doubt there ic greai Interest in the placing of the second and tird horses. Presuma- bly the Brst three places are filled on merit
And is interesting to know
who was good enough to get second and third. There is a sporting os well as financial interest in these details to most people, and racing would lose a good deal of its interest¦ if places were abolished.
SCORES AT CLOSE OF PLAY
scores in matches started to-day:
The following are the close of play
YORKSHIRE v. WORCESTER
At Bradford, Worcester have gained A first innings tead against Yorkshire,
Yorkshire-171 (Perks 5 for 65)
The problem of preventing the cas-Scores: ing up of horses remains and one solution is to make it worth while to and 11 for 0 wkts. every owner to have his horse going
all out for first second or third by increasing the prizes for the minor placings. To many people it seems absurd that a horse that gets home by a short head should win a thou sand pounds for its owner and the second, perhaps an unlucky loser, should get pertaps a hundred, In place of this arrangement sportsmen would like to see gradu-, aled prizes for first second and third places the reward of the horses being, commensurate with their perform-
unces.
THRILLING ST. LEGER PROMISED
many
Worcester-104.
SURREY V. MIDDLESEX
SCULLS CHAMPION-Diamond sculls champion for second successivo yoar is Josoph W. Burk, of Penn Athletic Club, Phila delphia. He's shown after final at Hontoy, England.
Rare Feat Of Winning Scottish Amateur Golf Title A Second Time
Formerly a miner and now employed in an explosive factory, Hamilton Mcinally of Ardeer, rocketted to fame on July 29 when he became one of the few men to win the Scottish amateur golf At the Oval, Surrey are playing title twice. At Prestwick, Ayrshire, he beat the against Middlesex, Middlesex.-217. Surrey.-83 for 1 wkt.
favourite, Hector Thomson, of Williamwood, by 6 and 5 in the 36-holes final,
Scores;
ESSEX v. DERBYSHIRE
lead
HAMPSHIRE v. LEICESTER
Fincher, Remedios For Doubles
As the Rumjahn cousins are playing in the singles, E. C. Fincher and A. V. Remedios have been invited to play in the doubles in the Interport. tennis match against the visit- ing team from Thailand.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Heavy Programme Of Matches
New York, Aug, 13.
The following were the results of mutches played in the Major Besc- ball League to-day:
Openers
NATIONAL LEAGUE
R.
Philadelphia, ...... 2
H.
9
E.
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RUMJAHNS
Batteries, Kerksleek, Hoffman and TO TAKE
Millies,
New York
....... 11
12
0
Batteries, Lehrman, Danning and ON SINGLES
O'Dea,
Boston...
13 17 Batteries, Turner, Fanning Lopez.
Brooklyn Batteries,
0
und At Hongkong C. C.
0
3
Tomulls,
Hutchinson,
2
В
0
Evans and Phelps.
To-Day's Tennis
Cincinnali
Following the decision of the Taul Batteries, Grissom. Thompson and brothers, Toul Wai-pui (Colony sin-
Lombardi.
St. Louis.****** Batteries, C. Davis and Owens.
4
0
0
+
10
Singles Game Pittsburgh Batteries, Klinger, Sewell, Mueller
Chicago
and Susce
"AMERICAN LEAGUE1
2
gles champion) and Toul Yun-pul (runner-up), not to play in the inter- port tennis matches
the against Thailanders,
the Rumjahn cousins, S, A. and H. D., have been nominated to take their places in the singles matches which will be held to-day at the Hongkong Cricket Club.
Alleged anti-Chinese influctice in Thailand is sold to be the reason for o the refusal of the Tsuis to play. The concensus of local Chinese opinions i appears to be that they ought not to play agoinst people whose countrymen are said to be against the Chinese.
Openers
Chicago
3 Batteries, Lyons, Sauth and Tresh. Cleveland
7. Balleries, Feller nad Hemsley Washington ... Batteries, Haynes and Ferrell. Boston
11
2
0
@ 12
In consequence, S. A. Rumjalin has been sele
selected as Hongkong's No. 1 Batteries, Ostermutter and Peacock.singles player and will be supported
1
At Southend, brilliant bowling by Thomson, a former British cham- holes in the first round through his Nichols has given Essex a first pion and Walker Cup player, won weak short game, and although he Innings
against
the title in 1935 Derbyshire.
and Melnally in took the fifth and, eighth to square. Scores:
1937. McInally was inspired in the he was bunkered twice at the ninth Derby-70 (Nichols 8 for 18) and second round by the cheers of the to turn-one down. The match was 20 for 2 wkts.
big crowd, in which were many of square at the tenth where Meltally Essex.--160.,
his workmates. Buses and trains was in the heather, but he holed a had poured the villagers into Prest-putt of four yards for a win at the wick, while the clubs of Irvine and 12th, after again being in the rough, Ardeer who matches,
were duc
New York ....... to play and from that time he was always
by his cousin, H. D. Rumjahn. For 50 that in front. Thomson was off the course
Batteries, Donald, Pearson, Chand the doubles, however, it is under- members attend the final to at the fifteenth, his ball striking a ler, Russo, Hadley and Rosar, Dlekey. Blood that a further two players will support the local hero.
be chosen 10 spectator, and Melnally, after laying
represent the Colony. Philadelphin .... 11
The Thailand team consists Bateries, Ross, Dean, Nelson and Muang Rong, singles champlon, Sanoh, doubles co-champion, with Roeng, Capt. Kasom Chatklavanij, former Cambridge "Blue" and Wim- bledon player and Miss Sanguan Sujaritkula.
At Southampton, Leciester, playing against Hampshire, have lost two wickets for 55 runs, Scores:
Hants-285 (Sperry 5 for 83). " Lelcenter.-55 for 2 wkts.
Thine, ns has been observed on more than one occasion, marches on, and the thoughts of racegoers are turning to the St. Leger, the last of the season's classic races.
There is every
expectation that) this year's race nt Doncaster will be the St. Leger of a lifetime. There
NORTHANTS v. WARWICK have been few colts of this genera-
At Northampton, two centuries by tion who have taken one's fancy so much as the Derby winner, Lord W. 4. Hill and R. E. S. Wyatt enabled Rosebery's Blue Peter, and a great Warwick to close the first day's play race is promised with this best of against Northants with 371 on the English three-year-olds in opposition board for the loss of 4 wickets. to France'a best, Pharis II, to suy Scores: nothing of several other horses whose Warwick.-371 for 4 wkts. (W. A.
Hill 139, R. E. S. Wyatt 151).
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NOTTS v. LANCASHIRE
Nottingham, Notts are opposed to Lancashire. Scores:
Nolls-237.
Lancashire.-58 for 2 wits.
SOMERSET v. GLAMORGAN At Weston-super-Mare, Somerset meet Glamorgan in a benent match for A. W. Wellard. Scores:
Somerset-127 (Matthews 6 for
Glamorgan.-151,
40).
SUSSEX v. KENT At Hastings, Kent have amassed 440 runs for the loss of 8 wickets against Sussex. Chalk and Valentine have scored centuries. Scores:
Kont,--440) for 8 wkts. (Chalk 124, Valentine 104),
GLOUCESTER v. WEST INDIES
At Cheltenham on the College ground, the West Indies tourists meet Gloucester. Scorest
ter.
West Indies--182.
Gloucester.149 for 8 wkts.--Rcu-.
Bobby Riggs Wins
Eastern Title
Rye, NY, Aug. 12.
The finals of the men's singles and
the women's doubles of the Eastern Grass-court tennis
championships
were played to-day, and resulted as follow:
Alico
Men's singles. Bobby Riggs beat L Hecht 7-5, 10-0, 6-4.
Women's doubica.- Miss Marble and Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fub- yan beat Miss Dorothy Bundy and Miss Mary Arnold :6-4, 7-5.
In the Women's singles semi-finals yesterday, Mrs. Fabyan beat Miss Kay Stammera -1, 0-2-United
Press,
"confelled them
At one point the crowd of 5,000 an approach shot dead to win the in the rush to see the play showed seventeenth, halved the eighteenth to lack of
of restraint and stampeded over finish the round three up. He took less to check the scrambling specta- the course. Stewards were power- 74 to 78.
Thomson was anxious at the start President of the Scottish Golf Union glimpse of his real form when he lors, and after the sixth hole, the of the second round, and showed appealed to them
to show
more hit a ane wooden club shot over the respect for the play and players. Cardinal bunker at the third to win
"At that point
Thomson seemed to the hole with birdie 4, but he lost be nervous and suffering from the the sixth and seventh holes through strain of keeping within reach of his weak Iron play, and although win- bullt ruddy-faced man, had holed Meinally won the 10th in 4. Thomson rival. After Melnally, a massively ning the ninth, turned three down. the winning putt, the crowd surged being in trouble all the way, and the
him upon and carried him shoulder-lender became five up at the 11th by high for part of the way to the holing a putt of three yards for a clubhouse. him down he was no light-weight,
But they soon had to put 2. Twelfth was halved, and Mc- Inally finished the match at the 130 SQUARE AT TENTH
by getting down from Ave yards for Thomson lost the third and fourthia 4-Our Own Correspondent.
Irene Dunne and Fred MacMurray co-star in "Invitation to Hap- pince," now showing at the Queen's, and Alhambra. Theatres, They capture a moment of rapture in this scene." Billy Cook plays the role of
the son.
Hayes.
12
0
Singles Game
St. Louis
11 17 and Mills, Glenn.
Batteries, Kramer, Whitehead, Hill
Detroit
12 Batteries, Trout, Benton, Bridges, | Thomas and Tebbetts.
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The programme for to-day is: Sanch. H. D. Rumjahn Muang Roeng v. S. A. Rumjahn The men's doubles and ladies' singles will be held to-morrow, and the remaining two singles S. A. v. Sanoh and H. D. Rum- jahn Muang Rocngwill take place on Wednesday.
Practice at Kowloon
LETTERS Rumahn
An Appeal From Macao To the Editor,
V.
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Oficial Summary issued 12.30 p.m. "Saturday,
says:
Being Saturday the session was naturally uninteresting, and trading slack.
Buyers
H.K. Lands Debentures 4% par. Canton Ices $1
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Sales
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Atoks Ps. 10 s.
Antamok Pr. 21, s.
Baguio Gold 1. 20 s.
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Coco Grove Ph. 2014 b. Consolidated Mines Ps. 0015 b. Demonstration Ps.
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Shanghai Bars Refugees
SHANGHAI, Aug. 14 (Reuter).--- The Municipal Council has informed all Consulates and shipping com- ponies that no further European re- fugees will be permitted to settle in given some proctice at the Kowloon the International Settlement. Cricket Club. The results were:
Muang Roeng drew with A. E. P.. Guest 4-6, 0-1.
On Saturday, the Thailanders were
Hongkong Telegraph. Sir-The statemnet appearing in your paper of Saturday's date, de- claring that the Medical authorities in Macao have demanded that only Hongkong Government chopped anti-8-7, 0-2. cholera certificates will be valid in
Sanoh beat A. Crowford 0-2, 6-2, E C. Fincher beat Capt. Kasom
Sanoh and Capt. Karom beat E, C.
Macao, makes one believe that there Fincher and G. C. Burnett 6-4, 6-2.
Miss Sanguan beat Mrs. Sweeney
was an imposition by Macao. We, in Macao, believe that this was really a 6-0, 6-D, stipulation mad by
only
accede
pleasing
Hongkong, and
Muang Roeng beat 5. A. Gray 6-3, to be 0-4. to Hongkong, Macao being
by
given the alternative of either accept- ing the formula presented, for a valid
certificate with a stamped photograph, 400 METRES RECORD
or of being declared
an infected port,
which means that the full vigour of
six daya' quarantine for each ship
from Macao entering H
Waters will be put in i force.
Frankfurt-on-Maine, Aug. 12. Rudolf Hurbig, the Gerrean runner
Hongkong who recently established a new world
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will go a long way to promote good, since 1936 by Archie Williams, of brotherly feeling, as this business of the United States, and was 40.1 sces, "passing the buck" is not making-Trans-Ocean.
good friends of the Portuguese.
There has been enough of this hypocrisy, let's get down to more brotherliness. I feel sure that Macno will be only too
accept ready to cortinentes issued by any "legally authorised physician in Hongkong, and will not, I am certain, insist upon the amelally stamped Hongkong government certificates, about which so much fuss is being made by the health people in Hongkong.
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