Monday, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 21, 1939,
GOOD MATCHES PROMISED IN OPEN BOWLS SINGLES
EVEN STRUGGLES ASSURED BY 4TH ROUND DRAWING
FIVE GAMES DOWN FOR DECISION TO-DAY
(By "Abe")
Of the 16 players loft in the Open Bowls singles championship, four are from the Club de Recreio, three each from the Indian R.C. and the Craigan- gowor C.C., two each from the Kowloon B.G.C. and Police R.C. and ono oach from the Hongkong F.C, and the Kowloon C.C.
The last 16 are as follows:
II. A. Alves, C. F. Remedion, C. MI. entered the final of the Open Poira Silva and E. Basto (Recreio); A. R. with F. V. V. Ribeiro. He is a sturdy Minu. AIL. Dallah and M. R. Abbasdrawing man with a number of shots (Indian R.C.); U. M. Omar, A. M. In the bag, and is altogether an ex- Omar and A E. Coales (Cairen-tremely difficult man to beat. He has carlier rower C..); II. While and A. J. eliminated R. F. Luiz in an Hall (Kowloon B.G.C.): G. Perkins round. But to-day he will be
be up and 0. Dowman (Police R.C.); W. against a man who has already won Gill (Hongkong F.C.) and T. A. the Shanghat championship and who Madar (Kowtoon C.C.),
is at his best in a singles match. It of I will be
unless something Haying such a large number
Rood game good players in their clubs, it is not goes very wrong with one of them.
that
best in a the Club de Recrela hip and who is at his surprising and Craigengewer C.C. have so many singles match. It will be good left in the last 10; but the Indinus, game unless something gues very who have only about 15 regular play-
of them. wrong with one of extremely
GOOD MATCHES ing members, have done well to
Good to supply three in this round of
the competition. Only six entered for lan the Ct, too, should be seen
the singles from the Sookunpes clubs, including one who does not play in the League, and to liave 50 per cent.
These are the six players selected to represent Hongkong in the Interport against Shanghai month. From left to right are George Duncan, A, J. Hall, B. W. Bradbury (Captain and Manager), U. M. Omar, W. S. Dali and A. E. Carey. The team will all on September 10.-Staf Photographer:
New World Record For Relay Race
Budapest, Aug. 20. A new world record in the 6,000 'metres relay race was set up by a team of the Hun- garian Athletic Club here to-
Sporting Tit-Bits
day with a time of 15 mins.ACK Doyle has challenged Tomny
55.4 secs.
Service C.C. green, whore two Indian R.C. players will have their mettle severely tested. A. R. Dullin, in ap against that young reached the semi-finals of this number atill left in quite an last year, is up
In achievement.
The Hungarians' time is and coming bowler, C. M. Silva-be Of the fou
four Recreio players left, of the perpetual smile and equable
two-tenths of a second better clash in the fourth round, which two clash
who slew 50 temperament,
many than the previous record, is rather unfortunate. But the Police giants" last year. For sheer consist-
which was set up by an English R.C. are in an even worse position: fency in drawing, I think Silva has for their two, remaining representathe edge on Dalinh, but the latter
relay team nine years ago.---- lives have to ineell
Trano-Ocean, is a very versatile player who does
From this point of view, the Police not rely merely in his drawing to RC. have been aingularly unlucky, win his matches. He has got almost There have been Innumerable in-every shot in the game: It is only a stances of Police players clashing in question of whether he will and hils every section of the tournament this touch. If he does, I think he will year.
beat Sliva.
THE DRAW
The draw for the fourth round was made on Saturday morning and has already been announced. As already
Judging the other two players! solely on past record, then A. E. Contes should bent M. R. Abbas, who is in the last 10 for the first time. if the latter touches his best form,
will
remarked upon there arc some ut
splendid games in this round, and in Contes may be extended. no instance is there any certainty of one player beating his opponent.
Five matches are down for decision to-day. They are na follows:
At Kowloon C.C.-H. A. Alves v. C. F. Remedios.
At Recreio, W. Gil v. H. White; A. R. Minu v. A. M. Omar,
At the Club de Recrelo, W. G play II. White, who received a wall- over from J. A. Luz, in the previous round.
Although he is playing in a Junior division in the League in Hongkong. While, I understand, has played for Hampshire at home, lus matchi to-day; therefore, will be interesting.
At Civil Service C.C.-M. R. Abbos A. E. Contes; A. R. Dallah v. C.
On the same green, A. R. Minu, of M.
the Indian R.C., plays A. M. Omar, Probably the best match of the day, of the Center C. The latter from the playing point of view, is hus slightly the better record in the that between ff. A. Alves and C. F. tournament, having already beaten Remedios, though the fact that the J. F. V. Ribeiro and A. W. Grimmitt, players hail from the same club may but on the other hand, Minu was very rob the file of some of its interest. impressive in the manner in which he Alves Invariably goes far in the recovered in his tie against L. J. Silva tournament, but he has never entered | last week. Both Minu and Omar are the final. He has already done well rather mercurial in their tempera-
skips in the League and having there should be a really fine game..
GERMAN MOTORING
Farr to a fight for £1,000-n-side, Doyle to take a percentage of the gate instead of a guarantee. Farr's reply was: "I un not interested. Let Doyle Bght one or two of the other himself. | heavy-weights and prove
We might be able to talk business then".
CHHITTY, Custer Advent-
the Plymouth Argyle out-
Henry Cotton Wins Gorman Title
Bad Ems, Aug. 20, Henry Cotton won the Cer- man Open Golf Championship to-day with rounds of 67, 71, 72 and 70 for an aggregate of 280.
Bessner of Cermany was second with an aggregate of 296, while Dyer of Great Bri- tain was third with 297. Reuter.
Ing on August 1. Chitty, who came in the middle of last season from Chel- Athletics scu, played only three games for the League slde. All Argyle players! placed on the open to transfer Ilst have now found new clubs, Ryan,i
right-half, having gone to Swindon during the last few days.
SUCCESSES IT cost £1.175 to rig out the Aus-
GERMANY DEFEATS
BRITAIN
NO LEAGUE BASEBALL TILTS PLAYED: TWO ENJOYABLE PRACTICES
(By "Bingle")
Only two bali gamos wore witnessed during the wook-end, but neither was a League tilt. Saturday's game was called on account of rain, and because the Chinese Baseballors could not field a team yosterday, U.S.S. Mindanao claimod a forfeiture from thom. The game was a friend- ly fixture between Britain and China in which the former got a glimpse of things to come in the forthcoming International Sorics.
BRITAIN SUBDUED
BY CHINA
Yesterday's curtain raizer was full of exeltement-only for the Min- danao squad. As far as the Chinese were concerned, it was more like morgue. I refer to the inck of chatter out at Caroline Hill, With- out the ole talking it up out there, It's no ball game, as far as I'm con- cerned! Which reminds me--and this is in a whisper-of some of the softball games we sat through last fail.
CAME DESCRIBED Dave Leonard, the Union Brewer's captain, burled a grand game for However, the gobs led off in the clashed with | first stanza with Ave tallies. Ching Britain when they China in a friendly game, but were was on the slab and Lum receiving | subdued 11-7. In the British line-up for the Chinese. Terry grounded to
were
the brothers Leonard: Dave, the pitcher, Todd bingled, and so did Terry, Stan and Norman: Pinky Paintpot Thomas. Douglas was hit Higgins, Colonel Walker and Sam with a pitched ball and went to first Izali,
the of the Hongkong Basebail rubbing
Pooch wrong. jeg! Club; and Mack Shaw, Tally Foley Chase's single brought in Todd and and SarsBeld, of Royal E-Thomas for two runs. gineers.
Bio
Bubbles Budrick's triple to right- China was blanked in the first feld, chased in two runners, und Inning while Britain mode use of crossed the plate on o passed båll for four hits and three bobbles by the fifth marker. shortstop Tommy Chan to cross the plate rive
times. Dave, Leonard's Chung Hwa came back with only triple brought in Ston and Izatt, who two tallies, June and Lee walked got and Ching's single brought in June. had both singled, but Dave trapped between third and home with On third, Lee walked home on Tony slap-happy the job.
more,
the put-out. What's found a new flinger in Mockevicuis, it again in the Afth, whose speed balls and curves had the when he not caught between second Chinese lads going for awhile. Paint- and third after taking too big a lead pot Thomas was behind the plate, as off Hank Chang! Mindanao wolves usual. gleefully rode unfortunate Dove for being the culprit on two similar plays!
De who was right on Mockeyleuis' balk. Mindanao have
In the second stanzo, Mindanao
crossed the plate once on two safe- les. Theinas tripled to the right- China evened the count in theeld bank, and Douglas brought him next frame on only three safetles, in with a single. They didn't score Lut two miscues, and gradually again.
another three
forged ahead with markers in the fifth and one more Chung Htwa were blanked in their
half of the second. for good measure in the last.
tralian Rugby Union team, now on its way to England. With twenty- nine players, this works out at nearly Berne, Aug. 20.
Each player received £40 n hear. The. German team was victorious to-day in the motor race, Grand Prixa rug, a Jersey, shorts, two pairs of a blazer, a pullover, a scarf, two ties,
of Switzerland.
made-to-measure football boots and INTERNATIONAL twice but the spurt was cut short Badrick, who took Charlie Horton's
a canvas kit-bag.
Herman Lang, driving a Mercedes! Benz, won his seventh victory this f year with an average speed of 154 JOHN Langridge, Sussex batsman, kilometres per hour over the course of 210 kilometres.
Was
MEETING
In a determined effort to rally in the last of the last, Britain tallied
a
base-
Although the gobs made two hits the next frime, both Bubbles Juinper heads of forty hundred urchins to place at short, and High squeeze Taffy Foley's foul By.
Wilson were trapped between bases. The British side didn't make as These were the highlights of the
three unlucky bnd
showing as most expected. day's tilts: lost his wicket in a remarkable
Cologne, Aug 20. Shaw was outstanding among the runners got caught along the base first on a way at Trent Bridge on August 2. With his score at 158 he lashed out, In an International athletle meet-Sappers, with two hits in four times paths. Badrick got to
a pitched ball. Rudolf Carraclola, also driving but the ball struck a colleague, Coxing held here today, Germany de-up, although he did miscue twice.single and reached second when Mercedes Benz, second and on the body, and rebounded into the fented Great Britain by 934 points, Pinying in foat company should im-Wilson was hit with
prove the Sappers' playing, and they Newcomer Keplinger's hit to left Manfred von Brauchitsch, who was hands of the bowler. If Cox hadn't 12.
did. rather, well, considering.
had Badrick tearing for home, but engle-eyed Lee had the ball at tho also driving the same make of car, been in the way it would have been Germany won all the events except
plate before Bubbles got there. In was third.
John's 23rd boundary. Avery, by the 110 metres hurdles, which result
the ensuing scr
In which three Hermann Lang had been Brst in the way, out of the game for overed in a dead-heat between Lockton
infielders tookc
Badrick
was tagged by third sacker George Wu. this season, being one of the leading ments, and if both are at their best the preliminary run when he covered month with a broken finger, topped (Great Britain) and Pollmans (Ger- BROADRIBB
the 145 kilomertes course at an his 1,000 runs when he saved Essex many) in 15 seconds.
Wilson, who had taken a man-sized average speed of 162 kilometres.
lead of second, was next in line for killing. Three other infelders moved in on him and pitcher Ching finally got him at second for two outs. Mockevicula fanned.
Team
Britain's 1-Man Tennis To United States And The Reason Who
(By Geoffrey Simpson)
London, July 24.
The decision to turn left-handed Charles Hare into a one-man team and send him all the way to New York to make a lone defence of British prestige has shaken the tennis folk as nothing has done for a long time.
American championships They would not mind if it was the actually the case that there is not Forest His. another male worthy of a place in
Charles Haro Britain's one-man team.
al
Hare may be Britain's No. 1, but he is not all that much better
car.
to the
BECOMES
REFEREE
from a rout at Chelmsford.
The most exclting event was in the The race for one and a half Hire Duke of Kent will race two 1,500 metres, which was won by cars was won by the Italian, Dr. horses while he is in Australia Kaindl (Germany), with D. P. Pell
A (Great Britain) only inclies behind. Farina, who was driving an Alfetta ឍ Governor General. They are
Both returned 3 mins. 50.1 secs., Dr. Farina established a now Dhati, who belonged
Aga record for the course in the
In a rousing merry-go-round in Looking extremely and even this inning, Chung Hwa tallied four liminary run with an average speed ried the Aly Khan's colours. Both
Pee Khan, and Moon Ray, who has car which is a new German record.
Fell recently won the mile race at more robust than ever Ted Broadribb times on only two singles and four of 137 kilometres per hour-Trans-
аге three year olds of promise. the White Cify in the August Bank is back in England after another trip costly Mindanao errors. Occan.
Dhoti left England last month, and Hollday meet. will arrive in Australia on August 18. He will now be joined by Moon meeting-Reuter. Ray who leaves for the Dominion
Clay Pigeon Shooting Competition
shortly. Both horses will be trained by Mr. John Holl, a Melbourne trainer of great experience.
NEARLY 350 players drawn from
from N
the E.B.A. national championships which began on August 14. Ploy Berlin, Aug. 20, takes place at the Temple Club at The World Championship clay | Denmark Hill. pigeon shooting was won to-day by the Hungarinn, Lumnlezer, with 288 good shots.
The German, Von Bongart, was titis, of which outbreaks are not second, with 205 hits.
in his amateur days, So naturally, Points as against 822 by the Italians
is back-stage whispering, which who were second.-Trans-Ocean.
there
Is not unlikely to develop in volume when the other part of the story gets round.
n
terms.
salp
COULD AFFORD IT
Trans-Occan
ndds
that
Rudolf
to America. The previous, journey
There were 60,000 spectators at the was made when he necompanied Chung Hwa scored twice in the Tommy Farr in. the Welshman's fifth and in the sixth to put the game Harbig, holder of two world records quest for a world title against Joe in the refrigerator.
Louis. won the 400 metres in 40.0 secs., wlui Alan Pennington of Great
Ted, writes James Butler in the Britain
Daily
Herald, says that he has second.
finished his task of managing boxers.. Before he left the United States he was presented with 3 handsome certificate from the New Jersey Box-) Ing Commission, indicating that he had been enrolled as one their re- terees.
WORLD'S ARCHERY RECORD
event
With the certificate is a letter praising him for his help and sports- manship. A very pleasing gesture.
Mr. Broadribb intends to devote his future as one of our "third men in the rlog." and making ap-
British
·
Girls
After U.S. Golf Titles
THERE is a good deal of horse sick- ness at Newmarket-it is stoma.
uncontmon. Some people treat the disease as very serious, but it isn't. In the contest for teams, the Ger- Actually stomatitis is an acute, gen-
R. Beday of France, caublished alplication to the British Boxing Board
a referee's licence. be does not stick out na Perry did man team was victorious with 829 erally benign, infectious exanthema new world's record, when at Oslo, of Control for
of the he scored 484 points to win the final He will make a welcome addition membrane of the mucous mouth. The
of incubation of the men's ninety metres event for to the limited list of "star" referees, period after artificial inoculation is three to seventy-two arrows in the world ar- for there are few men in the game who can handle a big fight better five days,
After natural Infection chery championships. Britain in the American champion- about eight days. The disease com- The British archer, C. J. Smith, than Broadribb.
mences with a slight rise of tempera- who led at the end of the first half It concerns Lourt Shoff, who, be-
ture and some debility. This is of the ninety metres
could sides being a barrister in London, is
no botter followed by the appearance of red do
than finish tennis
third ployer of outstanding
tho final with a
score of 461 quality. For all I know, other Why there should be this differ-spots in the mouth and on the musin
points, which equalled the old re- players may have been approached, entiation by a body which has some cous membrane of he lips. loo, but an LT.A. selector certainly £00,000 in reserve I do not know.
cord. A H. Mole, another British DERBY County and Luton Town entrant, who led at the end of the did Round Shaf about visiting America with Hare... on certain If they wanted Hare, and Hare were concerned in a dual trans- first half of the fifty
metres event, alone, to visit New York, that would fer deal when Luton's much sought faished fifth, scoring 412 points. have been their business. In fact, 3 after inside-right Redfern, was trans- Scores and placings of other exchange for British entrants in the ninety metres to my do not think such a decision could ferred to Derby in of natonishment, consisted Sham have been challenged. for the plain Stockill, the Derby forward, and a final were as follows: J. H. G. Spar-
while truth is that Britain's men players, substantial cheque. The transaction row, seventh 376
points; J J. Flinton
London, Aug. 9. Hare, being the official "team," went compared with those of other nations, was one of the most important of the eighteenth 235: W. F. Schofield, Miss Sheila Stroyan 10-year-old
are of moderate quality,
nineteenth 235; M. de Warton Burr, Sunningdale golfer left London for twenty-second 211; Churchill, New York to play in the United The chances of, success at Forest
200; J. Weston- States women's championship begin- to we have been wasting money to send a
YoUnited States we will see that Hills are so minute that it would DISSATISFIED with his disquall-wenty-fourty
the third round Martyr, twenty-sixth 155; and R. W. ning August 20 at Noroton (Conn.) you are nominated, and then you can!
Although young, Miss Stroyan against Dai Jones, the Welsh cham- Buchanan, thirty-fourth 133. play with Bare in the doubles."
Madame J. Kurkowska; of Poland, is an experienced competitor la for- Shaffi copiled that he would think But if the LTA. wished Shaff to plon at Liverpool, Fred Henneberry, it over, and next day discussed the Join Hare in his quest, then they the Australian middleweight, has won the final of the seventy metres eign events, and has held the Dutch women (seventy-two arrows) tile for the past two years, but this doubtful compliment with a friend should have been prepared to pay challenged Jones to another fight or for of mine. And to his "What would for him. Less than that they could soon as possible. "Tenneberry did with a score of 385 points. Mrs. L. is her first trip to Amerlen
Miss Pam Barton, who regained you do?" question my friend advised not do.
not understand the Shaff to do nothing unlean ho wore
h's man- joint holders of the world's long-the British championship last May Any first-class amateur . it he 44 before he was di warrings he had} Nettleton and Mrs. Weston-Martyr included in the trip on the sume willing to foot the bill, is free to ager sald. "He is upset that the range championship for women, and is making an attempt to repeat terms as Hare.
visit the States and play in the fight had to end as it did, and he could do no better than finish sixth her 1930 feat of winning both British titles, left for New That is why to day you do not American championships, without wants another chance to wipe out and thirteenth respectively in this and American
York last week. event. And Sham nominated to represent waiting for an LTA. Invitation.
the verdict."
POOR COMPLIMENT Those terms, 1 learned
paying his own way
gratis.
The invitation was on these linos:
Full-size team.
close season.
•
W. Lawrence
still good after year's absence.
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