Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 16, 1939,
DEFINITE RESULTS REACHED IN COUNTY CRICKET
YORKSHIRE BEAT WORCESTER BUT MIDDLESEX LOSE
LEN HUTTON SHINES WITH BAT AND BALL
Definito results were reached in many of the County Cricket Championship matches which concluded yesterday. Yorkshire were amongst the successful counties, but Middlesex, their closest rivals, were defeated by eight wickets at the Oval by Surrey.
Scoring was inclined to be low in most matches except in the one at Hastings between Sussex and Kent. The latter, after declaring both their Jonings, of 440 for eight wickets and 223 for four, won the encounter by 108
FI century by John Langridge in the second innings fall- Ing to save Sussex.
Hampshire.--285 (Sperry 5 for 83) and 245 for 7 deckt.
· Leicester.-189 and 164.
SOMERSET v. GLAMORGAN
At Weston-super-Mere. Glamor- Call defeated Somerset by two! wickets.
Somerset.---127 (Mathews 6 for 10,
Glamorgan-151 and 178 for 8 (Andrews 5 for 64).
Leonard Hutton, the young England Judge 4 for 66) and 201 (Smart 5 for opening balmun, distinguished him- | 397. self with both bat and ball in York- shire's match against Worcestershire at Bradford. The champlons were 23 runs behind Worcestershire in the first innings, but Hulton scored 109 in the second and was chiefly respon- sible for Yorkshire's total of 309. Then when Worcester went in a second time, Hatton took five wickets
50 runs.
for
The West Indies tourists sustained another defeat, this time at Chellen- Jum (College Ground) where they were entertained by Gloucestershire. The visitors were beaten by seven wickets.
The West Indians acored only 102; and 220.
defeated
YORKSHIRE v. WORCESTER At Bradford, Yorkshire Worcestershire by 89 runs,
Yorkshire.-171 (Perks 5 for 85) and 309 (1lutton 109).
Worcestershire.—184 and 107 (Ilulton & for G8).
•
GLOUCESTER . WEST INDIES
At Cheltenham (College Ground), Gloucester defeated the West Indies by seven wickets.
West Indies--162 and 220. Gloucester.-152 (Constantine 5 for
The following scores and results of 40) and 231 for 3. matches were cabled by Reuter:
SURREY. MIDDLESEX ·
At the Oval, Surrey defeated Mid- dlesex by eight wickets.
Middlesex-287 (Parker 4 for 31) and 223.
Surrey,-272 (R. W. V. Robins 0 for 86) and 171 for 2.
SUSSEX. KENT
At Hastings, Kent defeated Sussex by 108 runs.
Kent-440 for 8 declared (F. G. H. Chalk 124, B. H. Valentine 104, Wood 6 for 90) and 223 for 4 declared (Fagg 131 not out).
Sussex-191 (Wright & for 09) and 304 (John Langridge 141). NORTHANTS. WARWICKSHIRE
AL Northampton, Warwickshire beat Northants on first innings.
Warwickshire.-371 for 4 declared (FI1, 138, R. B. S. Wyratt 151) and 200 for 4,
'Northants.~357 (R. P. Nelson 93, Hollies 7 for 119).
NOTTS ▾ LANCASHIRE
Records Go
In Japanese National Meet
Thailand Wins Tennis
Als Sanguan and Sanoh were much too good in their mixed doubles match against W. Sander and Mrs. L. R. Andrewes of Hongkong yesterday, winning by 6-0, 6-3. The Thailand pair won nine games In a row at the start of the match-Staf Photographer.
ROBSON AND NISH ALMOST CERTAIN
TO
ENTER FINAL
Rain-Storm Stops Play In Lawn Bowls Semi-Final
Baseball
REDS BEAT PIRATES TWICE
New York, Aug. 15. The following are the results of matches, played in the Major Base- ball Leagues to-day:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Cincinnall
R.
HL
$ 12 11
and
5. 0 0 10 0
Thompson Battery-Reds, Lombardi.
The four players (T. E. Robson and H. Nish v. J. Gibson and W. V. Field) in the semi-finals of the Open Pittsburgh Pairs Bowls Championship braved a shower and near. Cincinnati darkness in an attempt to finish their match on the Civil Herschberger.
Battery-Reds, John Niggeling and
Service C.C. green yesterday, but the rain-storm finally New York forced them to abandon play with still one more head to
go.
Brooklyn
Interport Series
Sanoh And Kasom Take Doubles Match From Finches And Remedios
(By "Abe")
By winning the doubles match yesterday on the Hongkong C.C. courts, Thailand won the Tennis Interport against Hongkong by three matches to nil. Thus to-day's two remaining
singles have no bearing on the result.
Thailand's representatives were
Sanoh and Capt, Kason, who de-
fested E. C. Fincher and A. V. Re- Tennis League
inedios in two straight sets after an exhilarating natel, which provided the best tennis of the whole series.
who
Fincher und Remedios played well, particularly the datter, was as good as ever I have Been him, but there was a greater steadi- ness about the visitors' piny which told its tale in the end. The local men reached great heights in many of the rallies, but their game was far too inconsistent for them to hope for victory against the Thailanders.
The
Anul scores of 6-4, 7-5 In favour of the visitors give
idea of the closeness of the strug- gle. Had they been રી little stendier, Fincher and Remedios would have
NARROW ESCAPE FOR K.C.C.
Rain Interrupts Vital Match
It was unfortunate for South extended Sunoh and Kasom even China A.A. that the rain camo further,
but though they equalled the visitors
in brillance, the two down just when it did yesterday locals lacked their stability. When when they were playing the taking service, Remedios was very Kowloon C.C. "A" in the vital good indeed and hit teveral outright match for the championship of winners. while at the net Fincher: the "B" Division Tennis League. as usual, was steady and sometimes brillant, making some interceptions which left Sanoh and Kasom liter ally standing.
GOOD RECOVERY
Rain had interfered with the match nee before after it had started. Yesterday, it seemed that the match would be completed but the rain- After losing the first set, however, storin broke when the teams were the longkong men had to put their Chinese leading 4-2, and drove all playing the last round, with the best fect forward to square the | M match, thus were unable to take the players hurriedly to shelter.
and
The Chinese were showing good the chances which the visitors could afford to do. And perhaps by being certain of winning the
form and appeared to be almost too
encounter. careful, Fincher and Remedios which would have given them the found themselves 3-5 in arrears.
But the local men fought back well one set in the last round to clinch the championship, as they needed only and after squaring the set at 3-5, Issue.
The following were the scores:
A. V. White and F. Grose (K.C.C.
but were unable to take that vital "A") lost to W. T. Lee and P. Dew paint.
12
1
13
0
Boston
Kampouris homered for the Giants, Battery-Dodgers, Beck and Millies. Philadelphia
0 0 8
they were within a point of taking the lead at 0-5 on Kasom's service,
0
this com-
Battery-Phillies.
Hamlin and
Plictos.
Chicago
St. Lows
t 11 7 15
2
3
didly.
The following were the scores head
Tokyo, Aug. 15. Four new International swimming records for this year were set by youthful Japanese swimmers yester-
At the end Robson and Nish were, and Nish play before in day on the third day of the national swimming championship meet, at the leading 20-15, principally 35 the petition how they have come so far Melji Shrine pool, Tokyo.
result of a four on the 20th head, this season,
falling Shigeo Aral, of St. Paul's Univer-which was played with rain sity, equalled the national record for most of the time. It was an un- the 200-metres free
fortunate ending to what had style mised to be a thrilling finish; negotiating the distance in 2 min. after the 19th, Robson and Nish were for 0.0 sec.
only leading by one shot, 16-15. But Kilchi Yoshida, a graduate of in the rain, Gibson and Field con Waseda University, set up the best ceded a four on the 20th, leaving time this year for the 100-metres them with the herculean task of backstroke by covering the distance having to score a six on the remaining in 1 min. 8.5 sec., while Tomikatsu head in order to win,
At Nottingham. La cashire defeat-Amano, of Nippon University, com- ed Notts by six wielcels.
pleted the 1,800-metres free-style in Notts-237 and 234 (Phillipson 7 10 min. 21.8 sec. for 55).
Lancashire.149 und 323 for 4
and 323 (Paynlar' 154).
HAMPSHIRE ». LEICESTER At Southampton, Hampshire fented Leicestershire by 117 runs.
pro-
This last head will be played on the Kowloon F.C. green this afternoon, but the result is almost a foregone Tetsuo amuro, winner of the conclusion. 200-metres breaststroke in the Berlin Olympics, tied with the national, Robson played a great game record for the event when he yesterday and was the best of the de-negotiated the distance in 2 min. 40.4 four men on view, giving an indica-
Sec.--Domet.
tion to those who had never seen him
This in the Canadian Davis Cup team which recently lost to. Dubs In the American Zone of the flock The team in totally new-strong on youth II weak in strength "and" expérience. Left to Bruce HALL, Xe of T. Divially studei; Bill Foiler, of Vancouver and Toronto; non-playing captain,
rator, Montreal; Fills Tarshis, of Montréal, and Phil. Pearson, of Vancouver and Toronto.
Ten innings. Slaughter homered for St. Louis. Battery-Cardinals, Bowman and Padgett.
6-3.
The Thailanders in the end main-4-0; beat F. N. Wong and H, K. Ho tained the squarer frontal attack, and D. J. N. Anderson and N. A. E. in the closing exchanges the Hong- Mackey (K.C.C. "A") lost to Leo kong pair were split asunder, largely and Dew 4-6; beat N. K. Ma and W. through the machinations of Sanch, H. Ho 0-3. though Kasom filled his role splen-)
B. Soltau and W. M. Gittins (K.C.C. "A") lost to Wong and H. K. By this time Sanoh is quite well-| Ho 5-7; lost to Ma and Ho 4-0. known to local tennis enthusiasts. But yesterday's doubles match was the first occasion on which Capt. Ka- som,
a former "Cambridge “Blue”, was seen in action in an official match In the Colony. He proved himself to
a well-equipped player,
by head:
Robson and
Gibson
and
Head Nish
Field
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St. Louis-
2
3
!
Chicago b»»2«
.5 13
2
3
Battery White Sox, Rigney and Tresh.
Washington
2 3
New York
อ G... 1
be
Π
A
and Gordon
7 Dickey,
A
Detroit
19 20
20
CAREY DEFEATED
Gelbert homered for the Senators for the Yankees.
7 Battery Yankees, Gomez and
Cleveland
3 3 3 12 11 0
---10 Trosky and Keltner homered for 10 the Indians, Battery.-Tigers New-
10 som und Tebbetts-flouter,
15
In-the-only_remaining match in the second round of the open Bowis singles championship, G. Perkins de- fented A. E. Carey on the Craigen- gower C.C. green yesterday by 31-17 on the 29th head.
TO-DAY'S MATCH
Tennis
ARMY KEEP SERVICES TITLE
The
strong
The match will be replayed next Tuesday,
H.K.C.C, v. K.C.C. “D”
The H.K.C.C. beat the K.C.C. "B" team 0-0 in the "B" Division of the
overhead, possessing a useful service Lawn Tennis League yesterday. but rather lacking in consistency,
E. Story and J. J. Ferguson (H.K.C.C.) He was a useful partner for Sanch, J. H. S. Duncan 6-3; beat R. E. Lee beat D. A. Joyce and whose trickiness forced Fincher and
Remedios into making weak returns and A. L. Fisher 6-2; beat F. A. which Kasem summarily dealt with Breadbridge and W. L. Rapley 6-3. B. O, M. Deane and W. H. Jowett at the net.
beat Joyce and Duncan 0-3; best Lee and Fisher 6-3; beat Broadbridge
MIXED DOUBLES MATCH Before this, there was a mixed dou- bles match in which W. Sander and Mrs. L. R. Andrewes opposed Sanoh and Miss Sanguan, the lady champlon of Thufland. The visitors wore fat the better pair and won 6-0, 6-3.
In the knock-up before the match, Miss
VAIES
favouguan created an extremely
and Rapley 6-1,
F. J. Gould and Capt.. A. B.. What- beat Lee and Fisher 6-1; beat Broad- man beat Joyce and Duncan 0-1;
bridge and Rapley 6-4.
impression with her ter- enough to beat any lady in Hong- forehand
kong. Apart from a palpable weak- drive and her strong overhead "work" at the net. But In ness on the backhand, she seems well- the match, she did not make as much grounded in the rudiments of the use of her forehand drive as lndgame. been expected, while her backhand was distinétly vulnerable.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
If the Rumjahos can conserve their energy sumciently to last the full distance, they ought to make a good fight of to-day's "games.
The Interport series concludes this Nevertheless her agility and the afternoon with two singles, in which Carey is one of the six players
accuracy of Sanoh's placements were S. A. Rumjuhn will meet Muang selected to go up to Shanghai to re-Inter-Services Lawn Tennis Cham-
Army casily retained the enough to see them through against Hoeng and H. D. Rumjahn will play present Hongkong in the Interport. pionship, which concluded at Wim-class. The
a pair who were not quite in the same Sanoh.
visitors won the first bledon recently, the Bual placings nine games in a row, helny: Army, 10 wins; Navy, 4; Judging her by her exhibition yes- If all four players reach their best R.A.F., 4. Yesterday's results were terday, I think Miss Sanguan is good jform, bowling of a very high..stand- Singles 2nd Lieut. D. R. Bocquet
ord ought to be seen at the Kowloon (Army) bent Sq. Ldr, D. K.
Burnett F.C. this afternoon when L. J. Silva (R.A.F.) Bad, B4; Copt. D. 7. Bur- and J. F. V. Ribeiro meet their club-nett (Army) beat P/O A. J. Mackay mates, H. A. Alves and F V. V. (R.A.F.) 3-0, 7--5, 88; Capt. H. Ribeiro, in the other semi-final of the F. C. Horne (Army) beat Licut. A. Open Pairs Championship.
Kirkconnell (Navy) 6-2, 6-2,
The pairs are well matched. The Doubles: 2nd Lieut. D. R. Bocquet former did extremely well last week and 2nd Lieut. A. L A. Bishop to beat J. E. Noronha and C. G. Silva, cher and F/O E. Holden (R.A.F.) (Army) best Sq. Ldr. J. L. II. Flel- another formidable pair from tho
Club de Recreio, and are, therefore, 3—6, 7—5, 6—1: Capt. B. C. H. Kir unlikely to be intimidated by the re-wan and Capt. H. F. C. Home putation of Alves and Ribeiro. It (Army) beat Lieut. W. B, Muspratt will be a battle between youth and and Rev. C. R. F. Muspratt (Navy) experience.
6-2, 6-7: Maj. L. E. Bourke and Capt. D. I. Burnett (Army) beat Capt. P.
P. F. Glover and Car, M. A. W. Buzzard (Navy), 6-3, 6-2
.....
Gunners To Meet
.
Capt. Glover and Car. Buzzard (Navy) beat F/O A. E. Robinson and 6-2,
Signals At Soccer P/ A, J. Tarkay (H.A.F.)
Headquarter Wing of the
63; Llout. W. B. Muspratt and Rev. C. R. F. Musprutt (Navy) beat Sq. 8th Ldr. B. K. Burnelt and Sq. Ldr. R. G. Heavy Regiment, * Royal Artillery, Show (R.A.F.) 0–4, 3–6, 6–—–—4; Sq. will meet Royal Corps of Signals in Lår. J. L. H. Fletcher and F/0 E. a ̈ friendly football match on the Holden (RA.F.) beat Llout. A. Kirk- Railway ground, Kowloon, to-mor-connell and Surgn. Lieut. S. B. Ewens row, at 4 p.m.
(Navy) 10-10, 40, 0-2.
Miss J. Holman (Wimbledon High The following will represent the School), Miss J. B. Rudd (Wimble- Gunners:
don County); and Miss M. Ereout L/Bdr. Purdue: dr. Doyle, L/Bdr. (Jersey College), three of the chief Dum; Gar. Brown, L/Bdr. Roberts, contenders for the singles Utte, ail Gnr. Fisher; 'Bdr. Owens; Gnr. Bur- reached the fourth round in the gess, Gnr. Woolridge, L/Bdr. Cross, schoolgirls', Inwn tennis tournament Bdr. Lyons.
at 'Queen's Club,
Capi, Kasom (right), captain of the Thailand team, revealed strong overhead play when he partnered Sanoh, in the doubles, against. E. - Ü. Fincher and A. V. Regiodios. -By winning this match in pitnight sets, tha visitors have clinched the Interport series, nesinat Honghong, "--: Stof Photographer,
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