1929-07-08 — Page 9

MONDAY, JULY 8, 1929.

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LAWN BOWLS

JOINT LEADERS GO DOWN

POLICE AGAIN LOSE

LAWN TENNIS

ANOTHER WIN FOR THE H.K.C.C.

M.B.K. DEFEATED

FOUR FINALS

THE CHINA MAIL,

BRITAIN SUCCESSFUL IN ONLY ONE

·COCHET MEN'S CHAMPION

were

queues

London, Saturday. The weather for the final day of the Wimbledon lawn tennis championships was dull, with oc- eastonal heavy showers. There

long

of people throughout the morning waiting Saturday's results in the Lawn The Hong Kong Cricket Club de- for admission, among those pre- as spectators being Rene Bowls league provided a few up-feated the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha sent sets, especially in Division I, incomfortably in the "A" division of Lacoste, the holder of the men's

Saturday, singles championship, who which all the teams, with the ex-the Tennis League on ception of the Police. R.C. have now making this their seventh succes-prevented by business from play-

forming. an almost equal chance of pulling sive victory. On their

Cochet won the title without off the championship.

throughout the season, it is more than likely that the H.K.C.C. will extending himself. He seemed win their remaining fixtures and worried by the merriment caused thus take first place in the competi-by Borotra's mannerisms but his

strokes tion.

affected. were not

The joint-leaders, the Kowloon Dock R.C. and the Taikoo R.C..were both vanquished, the former by the narrowest margin to Civil Service. and the latter by the surprising de Acit of 32 shots to the Bowling

Green.

The Club de Recreio accounted for the University at King's Park and secured their initial point. Incid- The Kowloon Bowling Green Clubentally, the latter are now the only are at the top of the table at pre- side who have yet to score a victory. sent, having the same number of points as five other teams, but with a match in hand.

Five matches were decided in the "B" division, the issue in three In Division II, Craigengower's cases being decided by the odd set. defest by the Club de Recreio was The fight for the championship in unexpected, but on the day's form, this section will probably rest with the Portuguese fully deserved their the Chinese R.C. and the Hong Kong win. Civil Service had little difC.C., neither of whom ficulty with the Electric R.C. The dropped & point.. former have placed themselves at the top of the League again, but are still on level terms with their neigh bours, the C.C.C., in view of having played one match more.

The Taikoo R.C. are creeping closer, whilst the Yacht Club and the Electric R.C. are also within -striking distance.

Division I

K.B.G.C. v. TAIKOO RC.

On their own ground, the Kow- loon Bowling Green Club defeat- ed the Taikoo Recreation Club by ,32 shots.

On the first rink Drummond drew first blood with a single but thereafter Guy scored six times in succession (including a 6 and

wae

He

made the minimum of mistakes and put away Borotra's half vol

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leys to both flanks in superb man- have yet ner.

Borotra often put the ball into the net and twice foot-fault- ed. He was also guilty of double had the faults, but nevertheless sympathy of the crowd.

The winners in the four Extures in the "C" division received little op position from their respective op- ponents, convincing margins belag the order of the day.

"A" Division

H.K.C.C. v M.B.K.

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Allison Worries Gregory The men's doubles provided the greatest thrill of the day. Allison's service was the winning factor. It worried. Gregory. whose smashing powers were greatly restricted.

Miss Wills won her first mixed doubles title at Wimbledon, this due to Hunter,

strokes.

On their own ground, the Hong Kong being largely Cricket Club defeated the Mitsui Bus-whose piercing forehand drives san Kaisha by six sets to three, thanks paved the way for many winning mainly to the fine performance of Mc. Eachran and Goldman who won all their sets. For the Japanese, Akiyama and Honda took a love set from Sewell and Humphreys, but their best pair was Imura and Kikuchi,

Scores:

J. S. McEachran and L. Gold- man (H.K.C.C.) :—

beat T. Akiyama and T. Honda 6-1 a 4), making the score 14-1. Atbeat T. Yamada and H. Yoshida 6. 2 the 12th head the lead was in-beat Imura and Kikuchi creased to 18-3. Then Drummond

C. W. Sewall and A. D. Hum-

get 6 on the 13th head, but scar-phreys (B,K.C.C.):

6- 3

ed no more, the locals bringing | lost to T. Akiyama and T. Honda - 6 beat T. Yamada and H. Yoshida 6- 3 up the total to 33-9.

lost to nura and Kikuchi 86

H. Owen Hughes and J. G. Laurie (H.K.C.C.) :-

Gow on the second head held a lead of 12-3 at the 10th read, only to see Ferguson score on the lost to T. Akiyama and T. Honds 4-6 next five heads and equalise mat-beat T. Tamada and H. Yoshida 6- 3 lers. One shot came Gow's way,best Imura and Kikuchi ... B-4 to which Ferguson replied with

1. 2. and 2; Gow got 2; and Ferguson scored one on the last head, winning by three shots.

RECREIO Y UNIVERSITY

At King's Park, the Club de Recreio defeated the University by seven sets to two.

The locals also started well on the last rink, Russell getting a lead of 6-1 at the 4th head. At the 19th head he increased the margin to 12-5, but then Wotherspoon scored 4. Three 2's G. A. Noronha and V. Yvanovich be

The home team were in fine forra and had matters much their own way,

ing invincible.

Scores:

A. Gosano and F. J. Remedios (Recreio):--

The Results

Men's Singles:-Henri Cochet (France) beat Jean Borotra (France) 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.

Women's Doubles:--Mrs. Watson and Mrs. Michell (Britain) beat Mrs. Covell and Mrs. Shepherd

Barron (Britain) 6-4, 8-6.

'Men's Doubles:-W. Allison and J. Van Ryn (U.S.A.) beat Dr. J. C. Gregory and I. G. Collins (Britain) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 10-12, 64. Mixed Doubles: -F. T. Hanter

and Miss Helen Wills (U.S.A.) beat I. G. Collins and Miss Joan Fry (Britain) 6-1, 6-4.

FOOTBALL

HONG KONG CHINESE SOUTHERN TOUR

TRIP TO EUROPE?

MOTOR RACING

FATALITIES IN BELGIAN GRAND PRIX

MISHAPS TO DRIVERS

Francor Champs. Saturday. The racing motorist Charlier, whilst driving a Bugatti _in_the Belgian Grand Prix, was instantly killed, his car turning over.

*

[By "Rover"] The Hong Kong Touring As80- clation football team, composed principally of members of the South China A.A. and the Chinese Athletic Association after a very suc cessful tour in the Straits, return- ed to the Colony by the P. & O. 5.5. Khiva" about a fortnight ago. Although many of the Hong Kong "star" players did not make the trip owing to business reasons.

Kong the· Hong

team did well and enhanced the reputation CAPTAIN'S CUP CONTEST AT

FANLING of the Hong Kong Chinese font- ballers in the South.

The Results

Of 11 hard matches played 4 were won, 4 were drawn, and 3 lost. Many of the younger members distinguished themselves, but much

Kervyn, driving Minerva, crashed through a barrier, killing one gendarme and seriously in- juring three other gendarmes. himself was injured. Reuter.

GOLF

He

The Captain's. Cup play at Fanling on Saturday and yesterday resulted:- 81 10 71 Young

Qualifies.

Other scores :--

of the heavy work was thrown on T. L Christie the senior players and the tourists T. C. Monaghan had the bad luck to lose Fung A. D. Humphreys King-cheong, their star forward, early through injury.

gcals

Matches lost were the In- terport game versus the Malayan Chinese at Singapore by the narrow margin of to one; Federated Malay States

goal to nil. Chinese

and Batavia (Java) by 3 goals to one, the latter being met late in the tour and proving a strong side.

1

Victories were recorded against Singapore Chinese 3 goals to 1; Singapore Europeans 2-1; Ipoh 3-2; and Java Padang 4-3; and drawn games resulted in the meetings with Chinese Batavia, Chinese Java, Malacca, and Kuala Lumpur. Altogether the tour was a highly Auccessful one and the tourista have returned fit and well to pre- pare for the coming strenuous season in Hong Kong.

Northern Combination Lee Wal-tong, the Shanghai Interporter and All China Interna- tionalist with a combination of eighteen players drawn from the Northern China Area, passed through the Colony on Tuesday en route to the South. Lee Wat Tong, who captains the team, informed me that his team is strong and several new men are being tried from Tientsin, etc.-the nucleus of the team, however, being "Loh Wa" A.F.C.

Matches will

be played in Saigon, Singapore, Malacca, and several ports not usually touched by the northern tourists, and the tour will include 20 matches and -At Wimbledon, in the All-Eng-extend for a period of approximate- land Plate final, Chandler (Ameri-ly two and a half months; the team ca) beat Powell (a former Cam-returning through Hong Kong in bridge Blue) 6-4, 6-1.—Reiter,

All-England Plate Final

DULL AT HENLEY

LEADER BEATS THAMES IN GRAND CHALLENGE

84-11-33

87 0 = 78 ... 881177

There were 21 entries. The Optional Pool. was cancelled.

HAGEN AND PRINCE

New York, June 9. Walter Hagen, interviewed by Reater on his return regarding his European tour, said that the peak of it was his match with the Prince of Wales.

The Prince, he said, was one of the keenest students of golf he had If anything the Prince ever seen. was over anxious, and he gave Hagen the impression that he was trying to find out all about the game overnight.

TRAMWAY STRIKE

LIVELY DOINGS IN NEW ORLEANS

SERVICES SUSPENDED

New Orleans, Yesterday. Serious rioting has taken place in connection with the local tram- way strike, the strikers attacking the drivers and conduétors im- ported by the Company for the

strike service.

Two strikers were shot by the Police and numerous heads broken with Police clubs and the strikers' brickbata.

The authorities have ordered a

discontinuance of the services for the present-Reuter's American Service.

PEOPLE EXCITED

PROHIBITION ARREST: NO

WARRANT

AGENTS SHOOT MEN DEAD

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September when, in all probability, they will be fully extended by meeting the Hong Kong Chinese before returning to Shanghai. Proposed European Tour

Oklahoma City, Saturday. Lee Wai-tong also gave me a few impressions of the idea of an W. W. Thomascon, the veteran European tour by the Chinese Prohibition agent, and three assist- players, which it is confidently ants have been arrested for raiding hoped, will take place, probably the farm of James Harris to search during the early part of an English for liquor and killing Harris and season. The difficulties of such a his brother-in-law, Lowery. trip--the altered conditions in wind Europe have been freely discuss ed and points weighed up, also sup in the final of the Grand Chal-porters of the scheme are already lenge Cop race Leander beat engaged in England in working out Thames by two lengths in seven details in advance. minutes.

London. Saturday. The weather WAA dull and

came Russell's way; 2 for Wotherspoon; a 1 and સ 4 for Russell; and, finally, one for Wotherspoon, who lost by 11 heat G. de Souza and T. W. Chany B-6 threatening for the Henley regatta

shots.

Bowling Green

R. Hall

H. H. Rose

H. Nish

L. Goy

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S. Eccleshall

J. S. McIntosh

D. Muir

D: Gow

(Skip)

R. Duncan

Taikoo R.C.

J. Chalmers

J. Sluan

C. B. Matthews

(Skip)

N. Drummond

T. Grimes

A. Stalker

J. Laing

J. Ferguson

15 (Skip)

T. Young

lost to L. Forster and G. E. Yeoh & 8 beat T. S. Lam and Yau ..... 8- $

R. Robarts and C. A. Barretto (Recreio):-

lost to G. de Souza and T. W.

Chong

3. @

9 beat L. Forster and G. E. Yeoh - 2

vich (Recreio) -

to-day with a slight head against the crews.

In the 6- 2

beat T. S. Lam and You

G. A. Noronha and V. Yvano-

.... 18

beat G. de Souza and T. W.

Chong

62

beat L. Forster and G. E. Yeoh 0-0 beat T. S. Lam and Yau

6- 2

E. W. L. Hogbin J. B. Chapman

P. T. Farzell G. McLeod

W. Wotherspoon

W. Russell (Skip)

.... 23

71

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C.S.C.C. v. KOWLOON DOCK R.C. |

At Happy Valley, the Civil Ser- vice C.C. defeated the Kowloon Dock R.C. by one shot.

"B" Division,

CHINESE R.C. p`K.C.C.

The Chinese R.C. carried all before them when playing the Kowloon Cricket Club at Causeway Bay, win- ning by nine sets to nil.

Scores:- Lau Fook-ki (C.R.C.):-

Hambly

Lo

:.

6-1

and H. On the first rink Brown secur- ed a lead of only one at the 11th

beat Jack and J. S. Smith 41 head, the highest scores up to beat P. M. Pinguet and A. Lecot 6-1 then being 4 for Brawn-and-3-for beat F. 1 Zimmern and R. Brown. Brawn scored the 11th, 12th and 13th heads and Lal Kwong-tsun and Iu Tak-

lead of got a

four (14-10). cheuk (C.R.C.) — Brown scored a unit, but at the beat L. Jack and J. S. Smith

.. 8-2 end of the 17th bead Brawn led beat P. M. Pingust and A. Lecot - 3

and R. by 18-11. Brown got a ; Brawn beat F. I. Zimmern

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Hambly

6- 4

Before they died, both deceased said that they were shot when they were walking to the Prohibition agents to surrender.

BOOTH'S MONEY

The district is very exicited be- cause the raid was made without a There is no doubt with the re-warrant.-Reuter's American Ser- final of the Diamond cent advance of Chinese football vice. Sculls, L. Gunther (the Dutch the visit of a really strong com- Olympic sculler) beat the holder,bination would be a very interest- Joo Wright (Canada) by a yard.ing attraction

A in Europe. in 8 minutes, 42 seconds.

combination selected from Hong

London, Saturday. Results of other finals were: Kong and Shanghai with the addi-

The late General Booth, of the Ladles' Plate First Trinity,tion of one or two star players Salvation Army, left 913-Reu- Cambridge, beat University Col-in Singapore, Malacca, and the

ter. lege, Oxford, by half a length; Northern Ports near Shanghai, time, 7 mins, 16 secs.

would, if not successful in the Thames

Cup Brown and majority of matches, provide rare Nichols School (America) beat entertainment for Home spectators Thames, by a length and a quarter; and in all probability draw very

large gates, time, 7 mins. 28 secs.

Mr. John Silas Longdin, of Royal- Avenue, Scarborough, and his wife died within a few days of one an-

other, and their ashes were com- mitted to the sea off Scarborough.

Silver Goblets - Thames beat

Lee Wai-teng Brasenose College, Oxford, by Lee Wai-tong is the football a length and three-quarters; time, genius of China. Only 24 years of 8 mins. 32. secs.

age, he has yet to reach the age of pear angry, although in virtue of Visitors' Cup-Third Trinity, an English average of first class his undoubted skill be is marked Cambridge, beat Trinity Hall, Cam-players and in any company he very closely and has often received bridge, by a length and a half; would show to advantage.

much heavy treatment.

The Southern Tour time, 7 mins. 46 seca.

He is an old Hong Kong boy and

The results of the Southern tour Wyfold Cup - Thames beat one of whom the local Chinese are Jesus College, Cambridge, by a justifiably very prond. In Shang- now being undertaken will largely length; time, 7 mins. 44 secs, hai he is a popular idol, a great influence opinion as to whether the Stewards Cup First Trinity, player and a good example to all bigger tour to Europe is practic Cambridge, beat London R.C., by a local players. I have seen him able, but properly organised the has many favourable length; time, 7 mins. 32 secs-play on many occasions, and I have scheme

never seen him, give a foul or appoints.

Reuter.

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