Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 18, 1939.
BOWLS CHAMPION DEFEATED IN SPLENDID MATCH
ISSUE OPEN UP TO LAST WOOD OF THE MATCH B. W. Bradbury's Valiant Fight Against U. M. Omar
(By "Abc"}
No finer game could have been wished for than the third round meeting on the Civil Service C.C. green yesterday between B. W. Bradbury (holder) and U. M. Omar (former champion) in the third round of the Opon Bowls singles championship.
Omur finally won by the narrow margin of 21-19, but even with the last wood of the match the result might have gone The other wey, Leading 20-10 and lying one. Omar would have lost the gume if Bract- bury had succeeded in either pushing Omar's shot wood through or trail- ing the jack a few inches. The champion was inving three seconds, but he was a trife too heavy.
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It was a fiting ending to what had been a splendid game all through. Twice Bradbury had a chance winning the match, only to see Oinar pull the game out of the fire on each accnsion. But ho could not complain, for there was no suggestion whatever of anything "flukey" about Omar's Phota
On the 20th head, when Omar was four leading 10-18, Bradbury had beauties for game, but Omar played a perefct last wood to draw tor second shot to keep the match alive. It was a splendid effort just when
all seemed lool, as he had to go up on
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EXCITING FINISH
Results Of Matchos Played Yesterday
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The following were results of matches played in the third round of the Open Bowls singles championship yesterday:
W. Cill beat J. C. Remedios 21.15 on the 26th.
G. Perkins beat E. G. Post 22-14 on the 31st.
A. M. Omar beat A. W. Grimmitt 21-15 on the 25th. M. R. Abbas beat D. W. Waterton 21-12 on the 20th, U. M. Omar beat B. W. Bradbury 21-19 on the 29th,
CORP.
Setting two all-time and one modern major baseball league records, the New York Yankees recently defeated Philadelphia Athletica 23-2, 10-0, in a double-herder before 21,012 fans at Shibe Park. Above is the group of players responsible. Only Frank Croselii, who scored ono run, is missing from this line-up. Left to right-Babe Dahlgren, who scored three runs; Joe Di Maggio;-threo; Tommy Henrick, one; Bill Dickey, one; George Selkirk, one; and Joe Gordon, three.
HOW THREE WOMEN
GOLFERS BEAT HENRY COTTON
By George Greenwood
London, July 17.
Henry Cotton, playing the best ball of three women champions-Miss Pam Barton, Miss Jessie
way. The game went to 25 heads, Anderson and Miss Wanda Morgan-was beaten
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but the younger player was a good by a hole at Maylands, near Romford. Bradbury's single On this endform against his more experienced levelled the scores at 10-19, ond on opponent and led 12-5.on the 13th, the next end Omar scored a single, 18-8 on the 18th and 20-11 ONL the It was a measure for two, but the 22nd. umpire's verdict was in favour of Bradbury. Then on the 20th-which
Because of a lying start of 4, 2, 3, 3 approximate score of 71, her partners an eagle and three birdies-which being about 72 each. enabled him to capture all four
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The side worked to a plan, and it Tight scoring was seen in the en-hales, his defeat came as a complete was left to Miss Barton to do the proved to be the last head-Omar counter between the two Police surprise. sent down his Dral wood 10 inches in players, E.G. Post and G. Perkins, From that point he never won un-hard hitting from the tee. Though front of the jack, and Bradbury who took 30 hends before their dif- other hole, a fact illustrating the there were a few wild excursions she followed with one two feat behind. ferences were settled. Perkins magnificent fighting spirit of the generally managed to get within 10 Omar was through with his second, won this marathen match by 21-14, three women in circumstances about or 16 yards, of Cotton's best, a great and Bradbury was again two feet being successful on 18 heads against
well be tribute to her driving powers, depressing tis
could away from the kitty. Omar then Post's 12. The highest tally of the imagined.
The younger school thus succeeded tried to block his opponent with his game was two.
It was not that Cotton relaxed out where Lady Heathcoat-Amory (Miss next wood but went narrow and swung across out of the count, and, On the Craigengower C.C. green, M. of any feelings of compassion for his Joyce Wethered), Miss Enid Wilson his and Mme. Rene Lacoste falled a year Bradbury had bad luck in pushing R. Abbas accounted for D. W. Water-opponents; rather was it that up Omur's wood with his third de- ton by 21-12 on the 20th hend. game suddenly lost its sting, and inago. On that occasion Cotton, round
determined attack the lead in 67, won by 4 and 3. After scoring five shots on the first face of livery.
In another attempt to block, Omar three heads, Waterton lost his touch which he had piled up slowly but was again narrow and swung right and allowed his opponent to score on surely disappeared. across once more, With his last wood the next ten heads, at the end of
There was no mistaking the direc- Golf to go. Bradbury was in the position which he was trailing 6-15. Water-lon in which the sympathies of the of having one shot against him for ton then registered a single, only crowd lay, every decisive thrust garne while be was lying three to drop a three and a two on the next which the women made being lustily
two heads.
conds!
I did not envy the champion's post-¡
Leading by 20-6, Abbas was lying tion, although he sull had a chance of
Waterton, snatching victory. Rut the slightest four on the 17th, when
with his last wood, ene up for first mistake meant the end of the fight.
Amids tense excllement, Bradbury shot. Although he followed up with rolled his last wood. He hud the three and a two, Waterton found green but was a trifle too heavy for his opponent's lead far too much and his wood to bond in time, and though the game concluded on the 20th when hp, pushed one, of his woods up it Abbas put one dead on the jack with went too far through. And thus he his arst wood. made his exit from the competition and proved once more that champions never win the tile two years
success OTHER MATCHES
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But for the fact that he got stuck at 14, J. C. Remedios might have made a fight of his match against W. Gill. Trailing 5-12 on the 12th, Remedios made a good recovery and Other matches played during the was only one shot in arrears, 15-14, On on the 20th, but he got stuck there day were not nearly so exciting. the Kowloon FC green, A. M. while GI took three consecutive Omoravenged a defeat of three singles and a iwo to reach 21. years back by eliminating A. W.Remedios had a single on the 25th. Grimmitt (a former champion) by but Gill went to his game on the 20th by 21-15 after leading nearly all the with a single.
FAMOUS STATE EXPRESSES
and of gouESO
cheered. This was particularly so in the case of little Miss Anderson, who, as the saviour of her side, was the heroine cf the match.
With the match all square the last two holes became of vital impor- lance. The second shot at the 17th,{
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BOGEY FOR COURSE-14 Hole Yards Bogay Hole Yards Boķey
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PADGHAM ROUND IN 64
Splendid Feat At Brighton
Brighton, Aug. 17.
Soccer Tourists Win Again
Playing at Batavia on Wednesday, the South China A.A. soccer tourists defeated a
strong local team by three goals
to two. Chan Tak-fai scored two goals and Yeung Shui-yick
one.
Two
Records Smashed In Annual Hongkong Aquatic Meeting
Great Interest Being Shown
In Year's Championships
One of the largest crowds seen at a Hongkong Swimming Championship meeting was present at the Victoria Recreation Club swimming pool yesterday to witness the making of two new Colony records.
Women's Open Yards Back-stroke.
Swimming a powerful race and V.R.C. Junior 440 Yarda tree-stylo maintaining the lend over all four Championship-1, Luiz M. Remedios lengths, Enrique F. 3. Chaine, the (0.304); 2, J. Marques (7.2956); holder, smashed Kwok Chun-liang's 3, F. Souza; 4, Jerry Silvo.
Colony 100 Yards Breast-stroko 1035 Colony and Interport record for
Enrique he Championship-!,
F. J. the 100 yards breast-stroke when clocked 71%, to lower the previous Cluine (helder) (71% new Colony best by three-fifths of a second. Record): 2, Fong Chong-ylu (75); 8, Chaine was pushed all the way by Lo Kut-sing.
of the Chinese Fong Chong-ylu, Y.M.C.A., who tools second place in -1, Mies Sal Wal-ying (38); 2, Miss 75 seconds.
Elleen Grant (43); 3, Misa Clara S. C. Victoria Recreation Club won the Young.
Colony 200 Yards free-stylo 'Relay. 200 yards free-style relay in the splendid time of 1 min. 44% -1. Victoria Recreation Club (D. which is also a new Colony record. Hutchinson, W. Lawrence, C. Silva- Hutchinson, who has been forced to Netto and D. II. Taylor); 2, Chung retire from the Championship events Shing Benevolent Society; 3, Chinese
Time,
1.44%, 3 In Y.M.C.A. for which he entered, was seen in
is relay and clocked 20 seconds na Colony record. V.R.C.'s first string. Taylor, who swam last for the V.R.C., was clocked Sling 4; South China 2.
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at 25, at which mark he established
Water-Polo
new
Exhibition---Chang
at 2 Colony record during the heats, TO-NIGHTS PROGRAMME
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for the 50 yards free style earlier In the week. He was caught at 244%, however, by one or two watches dur-
One of the players, Leoing yesterday's relay and I am con- vinced that given the right moment! Shek-yau, who left Hongkong and race will break under 25, with the team, has returned to the Colony.
Baseball
GIANTS LOSE TO DODGERS
went to
100 and 880 Yards Free-Style
Should be Good Races
Some of the best swimming in the be witnessed championships should
stroke championship sav good race case
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Put
C. Suv everything he has got into this race.
St Joseph's Win The opening event of the pro- this evening, particularly in the 100 gramme was the 200 Yards Inter-yards and the half-mile, School Reiny, which,
contrary to Wilfred Lawrence, holder, will St. expectations,
Joseph's
h's again be defending his title in the College, who won comfortably from 100 yards and his biggest menace La Salle College with Wah Yan will again be Chan Wing-kal, whom College third. Central British School, he beat last year by a narrow margin. who made an excellent start, faded Chan is reported to have made con-
progress out of the race in the third 50
and this may 50 yards. siderable The V.R.C, Junior 100 back-mean one or two seconds in which
yards saw a
Lawrence will have to which
won by was ultimately Noinsco da Silva from
It is a pity that D. Hutchinson, Netto, A. A. Guterres, who led over young Diocesan Boys' schoolboy, has the first two lengths and who was had to scratch; otherwise he might placed third, should have been dis-also have presented a challenge the others qualified as he clearly jumped the srtong enough to give start,
cause for worry. In his absence Ng Taun-man will probably take third Repeated Victory There was nothing unexpected in place. New York, Aug, 17.
Wilfred Lawrence's victory in the The 880 yards will probably be one The following were the results of 220 Yards free-style championship of of the finest races of the series for matches played in the Major Base-e Colony, although he was again although Lawrence is not swimming, ball League to-day:
Roza-Pereira, former cham- Lionel fully extended by Chan Chun-nam, NATIONAL LEAGUE
who mystified a large gathering by plon, will be carrying V.R.C.'s colours R. J. E. his effortless swimming although against the challenge of Chan Chun-
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Dmaking very little of his legs. ain, the probable winner, and Lau 0 8 The times by the two swimmers over Kom-luen, who may fill third place. Ott homered for the Glants and every 50 yards was as follows: 100 Robert Chan, of the C.B.C. and an 60 Robert Chaine, better known as Key for the Dodgers. St. Louis Pittsburgh
New York Brooklyn
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Yards W. Lawrence-3016;
1 yards Chao Chun-nam-80%; 150 established
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Boston Philadelphia
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As there has only been one" entry
board while J. J. Guterres gave un so far, the women's 440 Yards is like- excellent imitation of a fish hooked, ly to be cancelled,
3 evoked roars of laughter from the
Ten innings. Bloodworth homered gathering and both were much ap- for the Senators, and Di Maggio for plauded." the Yankees. Cleveland
St. Louls
Browns.--Reuter.
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Complete Entries Complete entries are:
Boys 100 yards-Ton Tiong-tiem, Yau ..... Bal-kwon, Fong Wan. Yeung Wing-dui, Luiz M. Remedios, who has a re. Lopes, Pat Jorge, It. da Motta.
and yarda--W. Lawreneo Chan-
Women's SON
HelayVictoria Ba-
1putation for sprint swimming 6 10 1 who is
caused surprise when he won for the Indians and Gallagher for the the V.R.C. Junior quarter-mile cham-creation.Chib, Chang Shing, South China,
Ten innings. Campbell homered men by no means a distance swim-Wing-kai, Ng Nin, Ng Trtholder).
pionship by a length and . J. Marques big lead which he gradually widen- ed with every 50 yards and finish- ed up rather strongly to win com- fortably.
850 yards. Roza-Pereira, Yau Bal half from kewan, Lau, Kam-luen, Chan Chun-nam,
Robert Chalne.. Remedios shot into a beans medley relay-University.
In the golf tournament here to- day, Alfred Padgham had a second round of 64-one of the lowest Home Cricket being slightly up-hill, demands a firm blow with a No. 4 or 5 iron. scores ever made in a first-class Miss Barton and Mis Morgan missed tournament in Great Britain. the green, and were out of it.
Coming nobly to the rescue, Miss
Lag. and
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With an aggregate of 136, Padgham
Anderson hit a crisp, firm shot follows the leader, Sam King," who straight at u
got the necessary t in 4. The 18th is a long one-sher, all up, to a nar-
and for row green
shot. wooden el
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and Miss Mox-
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player came gol-
It was impossi- ble to nceiv д finer brasale shot,
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AN EASY WIN FOR SUSSEX
London, Aug. 17.
Good Race
The Colony 100 yards breast-stroke championship was an excellent race and all five starters got off to a fine start. Chaine, the holder and even- tual record-breaking winner, pulled away from the field in the first few strokes and maintained it throughou! finishing strongly to clip three-fifths of a second off the existing mark. Fong
Chong-yu, V.R.C. « fort- who swain well for against
Chinose
In the County Cricket Champlon-night ago, was a very good second, ship, Sussex took only two days to while Lo Kut
Kut-sing, a comparative Women's Open 50 Yards back- saw Miss Sai Wai-hing, of gridge, who scored 202, was chiefly South China secure an easy victory
beat Leicestershire, winning by a newcomer, was third.
The John Lan-
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and its comic side also
agic side-for Cotton.
he addressed the ball, and
me the noisy interruptions of phone and a couple of movie
eras compelled a fresh start. ree girls are quite enough to play gainst, but two clicking cameros- well, I ask you," said Colton.
At last he was allowed to proceed, and he putted about öft past the hole. As Miss Anderson was attempting to holo her putt for a 2 and the match the dreadful whirring noises of the cameras started afresh.
She missed
pult, but, the
as it turned out, it did not matter, 15 Cotton folled by the fraction of an Inch to hole his return pult for a 3. He was round approximately in TO, a
6 at the seventh, where four futile shots were taken from just off the green, beginning the downward path. Then a hooked mashic-niblick shot at the 12th and another at the 18th saw the match all square.
Alfred Padgham
he returned one of the lowest scores in first-class golf.
with rounds of 67 and 68, heads the field with an aggregate of 138.
MISS MORGAN IN FORM Though it was Miss Anderson who, The Ryder Cup players, Reginald in the end, did the trick, Miss Mor Whitcombe and William Cox, were can played beautifully throughout, Joint third with 141 each. her steadiness at critical moments Sixty players qualified for Friday's being moet marked. She had an 36-hole final. Reuter.
stroke
over the other three girls in 38 secs. She
has a fine leg action and The match at Swindon between the She
pulls West Indies and Wiltshire was drawn. strongly with her hands, maintaining B. W. Hone, the Oxford captain of an average speed over both lengths. 1933, scored 124 för Wiltshire.
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runs.
Chinese Y.HC.A., Bouth China, Victoria Recreation Club, Chung Shing.
Water-polo, Interport Probables v. Rest of Colony, fest will be represented by
Tong Shuiu-la! (Chung Shing}; B. V. Git- | tins (V.1.C. Captain), 11. F7 Rose (Euro- pean); F. Ashford (European "Y"); Chan Ki-chung (Chung Shing), Robert Chaine (Chinese Bathing Club), C. Gold- men (European "Y"),
Women's 448 yards—Clara Young.
AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING SENSATION
Miss Dorothy 'Green Is Suspended:
V.R.C. were easy winners of the
Perth, July 20. A stir has been caused in Austra- Relay from Chung Shing, with Chin- SUSSEX. LEICESTER
circles ese third, The exhibition water-lan swimming
by the At Hastings, Sussex defeated se
of Miss Dorothy Green, Leicestershire by an innings and 106 polo game between Chung Shing and suspension
South China, which terminated the 440 yards Empire Games champion, Sussex-501 for 5 declared (John programme, resulted in a win for the for 12 months by the Board of Con- former 4 goals to 2 after being in trol of the Western Australia Ama- Langridge 202):
arrears at the interval by n solitary tour Swimming Association. goal.
Action followed a report that she had failed to carry out orders while
Leicestershire.-114 and 281.
WILTSHIRE ♥. WEST INDIES
Results were:
At Swindon, the match between 200 Yards Inter-School Belay-1, on four with the State team last viltshire and West Indies was drawn. St. Joseph's College (Fong Wah, February.
West Indies-270 (Smith & for 78) Donald Young, Ronald Ho and Kwok Miss Green's suspension will ren- and 280 for 5.
La Salle Col-der her ineligible for selection in the Hong-ming) (1.04); Wiltshire 333 for 7 declared (Bege (B. Barnes, A. Lopes, L. Guterres Australian team for the Olympic W. Hone 124)-Reutori
and Pat Jorge) (1.58%), 9. Wah Gomes in Finland in July and Yan College;: 4, Central British August next year. School.
I am amazed at the decision. V.R.C. Junior 100 Yards back might as well, put me out for stroke Championship.1. C. Nolasco said Miss Green in an interview da Silva (1.20%); 2, C. Suva-Notte here. She denied having failed to (1.20%); 3. A. A. Guterre
train properly for the interstate trip. Colony 220 Vanda free-style Cham- Miss Green was a member of the
W. Lawrence (holder) Western Australian
team
which
took
Retains German Championship
Baden, Aug. 17.
plon Chan Chua-nání (2.35%),|part in the Australian Championships Harry Bentley, the British Walker (2.31%); 2,
V.B.C. Boy's 100, Fards Handicap. in Melbourne and Hobart lust Febru- Cup player, won the German Open Amateur Golf Championship for the1; L. Viera; 2, Pat Jorge; 3,, ney. She did not perform very well, [losing her 440 yards Australian tille third consecutive year when he beat Noronha, Time, 71% the Now Zealander, G. B. Ward. by Deep Sea Fishing Exhibition by to Miss Myee Steele (1.5.W.). Miss nine and eight in their 30-holes Binal Insane Grey (H. L. Ozorio) and J. D. Green finished third, 11 yards bo-
hind the winner. to-day-Reuter.
Remedios.