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LAWN TENNIS.
Heavy Rain Interferes with Play.
MATCHES ABANDONED.
Most of the fixtures in the Tennis League were well under way on Saturday when heavy rain interfer- ed and caused the abandonment of the majority of the matches.
ILK. BANK v. K.C.C.
In Friendly Contests.
LAWN BOWLS,
MONDAY, MAY
E.R.C. v. TAIKOO R.C.
At North Point, the Electric
Half Fixtures Definitely.C. defented the Talkoo B.C. by
Decided,
CIVIL SERVICE IN FORM.
40 shots. Scores:-
!
Electric R.C
Talkoo R.C.
W. Stoker
A. Stalker
G. T. Padgett
T. Stainton
F. F. Duckworth H. Hatch (Skip)
25
In spite of most unfavourable v. Sorby conditions, an extremely heavy S., J. Clurko
of fixtures in the Lawn Bowls
A.
arbuck
In a friendly lawn tannis matchshower of rain falling in the late J. F. Lunny at the K.C.C. yesterday, the Hong afternoon, exactly half the number L de Rome Kong and Shanghai Banking Cor- poration beat the Kowloon C.C. by 79 games to 65. There were four pairs on each side and nine games were played against each
pair. Scores;~~~
bent J, C. Lyal anil A. W.
Brown
B. Bell
K, K. Duncan
(Skip): 16
J. Sloan, Jr.
D. Walmsley
T. Swan
G.. Stewart
21
(Skip)
21
W. Cunningham W. Brown
S. Amery
J. J. Whyto ».
(Skip)
4
41
League were definitely decided on T. P. Saunderson Saturday.
D. S. HI
The four matches which perforce | W. II. B. Muskett sumed, probably during the week,
(Skip)..... 35 had to be abandoned, will be re-
from where they were left off..
The Civil Service C.C., leaders In Division and strong contenders for championship honours, playing away, carried off the points from the Kowloon B.G.C. by the narrow est possible margin of one shot. With four victories to their credit 4-5 they remain the only undefeated
aide. 21-15
witnessed, this being between the Another very close game was
Although not a single one of
L. N. Murphy and M. D. Scott the fixtures was played to a finish,(Hong Kong Bank):- definite decisions were arrived at lost to W. Hyde and .G. in three games, where the South,
Boliker
3- brat W. W. Ilirat and J. China A.A., the Club de Recreio
Fraser and the Hong Kong C.C. each
6- 3 notched a point, by clear-cut vle- tories of six sets to nil, at the ex- pense of the Civil Service C.C., the Kowloon C.C. and the Filipino Club, respectively, all in the "C" Division,
All the uncompleted games," It is presumed, will be replayód.
"C" DIVISION,
S.C.A.A. v. CIVIL SERVICE C.C.
On their own ground, the South China A.A, defeated the Civil Ser- vice C.C. by six sets to mil. Scores!
Wong Fook-nam and Slow Kin- sang, (S.C.A.A.) :----
beat G. H. Freeman and J.
Pengelly bent H. J. Best and G. Gull
6-3
G. 1)
Luk Chun-cheng and Yung Nai- cheong (S.C.A.A).- beat G. H. Freeman and J.
Pengelly
G- 4
beat E. Savage and T.
Armstrong
6- 3
Chan Kam-hung and Chan Ram- man (S.C.A.A.) :---
beat E. Savage and T.
Armstrong
boat I, J. Best and G. Gull
6- 2 B-1
FILIPINO v. H.K.C.C.
At King's Park, the Filipino Club lost to the Hong Kong C.C. by six sete to, nil. Scores:—
W. Ogley and D. Bautista (Fill- pino):
lost to C. H. Bradley and G. E. R. Divett...... lost to J. E. Henry and
N. R. Gordon
0-6
2- 6
lost to A. N. Bloch and H.
Nyhoff
2. 6
D. Leonard and M. Rull (Fill- pino):~
lost to J. E.. Henry and
N. R. Gordon
2- 6
Iost to A. N. Bloch and II.
Nyhoff
2- G
T. Leon and L. Castro (Fill- pino):-
lost to C. H. Bradley and
G. E. R. Divett
RECREIO v. K.C.C.
lost to A. E. Guest and D. S.
Green
A. Moore and H. V. Parker Kong Bank):
lust to W. Hyde and G.
Bodiker beat W. W. Ilirs and J.
(Hong
Fraser
27
દીકરી
beat J. 6. Lyal and A. W..
Brown
beat A. E. Guest and D.
Green
S.
Our Sports Diary
LOCAL
YACHT CLUB v, K.BG.C.
26, 1930.
TOURISTS AT OVAL.
Bradman's Double. Century,
183 RUNS NEEDED FOR 1,000.
London: Saturday. Batting first in the seventh first-class match of the tour, the Australiana at the close of play had scored 379 for 5 wickets against the Surrey attack at the Oval.
Don Bradman was again in brilliant form, and amazed $ crowd of 8,000 spectators with the facility with which he found the boundary and the marvellous way in which he placed his shots. "Detailed scores were not avail-in scoring 252 not out Bradman able for the above fixture which registered his third century of was not completed and which, it the tour, two of which have been Is understood, will be resumed this over the double century mark, afternoon.
Don Bradman, with just that element of luck, may reach the 1,000 runs during the month of May. In Ave innings, twice not
K.C.C. v. RECREIO.
On their own ground, the Kow-out, he has scored 817 runs with
an average of 272.3!
Club de Recreio and the Kowloon loon C.C. lost to the Club de Re- Dock R.C., the former winning by fcreio by 19 shots, Scores:- two shots.
In Division II, the Electric R.C. 9.0 reversed positions with the Taikoo R.C, whom they easily defeated. 6- 3 By accounting for the Kowloon C.C. the Club de Recralo have gone 26-10
to the third position in the table.
Lawn Tennis-Wednesday- "B" Division-European Y.M.C.A. v. M.B.K.; S.C.A.A. v. Recrelo; C.R.C. v, H.K.C.C.; U.S.R.C. V. Nippon Club; C.C.C. v. R.E.S.C.; "C" Divi- sion-Nippon Club v. German T.C.; K.C.C. v. Filipino Club, C.R.C. v. S.C.A.A.; Recreio v. University T.C.; L.R.C. V. CS.C.C.; K.LT.C. v. H.K.C.C.
Thursday-LR.C. v. C.CC.
"B",
Lawn Bowls To-day- 2nd Division-Royal H.K.Y.C. v. Kowloon B.G.C.
Football-June 30-Annual Meeting of Football Associa- tion.
80-
Rile Shooting-May Distribution of Prizes, Volun teer Headquarters.
Water Polo-June 2-Senior Division Somerseta v, Navy: Junior Division-Kowloon, v. Heavy Batters.
June 4 Senior Division R.A. v. V.R.C.; Junior. Divi- Blon-Somersets v. University; June 6 Senior Division -- Kowloon v. Chinese Athletic;: Junior Division-Fukien Club v. V.R.C.
Racing Thursday-Entries close for Sixth Extra Race Meeting, noon.
June 4-Half yearly Gen- eral 4-6
Meeting of Voting Members of Jockey Club, 5:80
On their own ground, the Club do Recreio defented the Kowloon C.C. by six sets to nl. Scores:- G. A. Noronha and L. F. Xavier (Recrolo):-
beat W. Brown and G. C.
Burnett
04
beat F. J. Chubb
and
Jackson ...
6- 4
A. V. Remedios and M. Oliveira, (Recreio) :-
P..
HOME
Golf-To-day to Saturday. Amateur Championship, St. Andrew's.
Cricket-May 31-June 8 Test Trial, Match; England v. The Reat, Lord's.
A. F. Juk and M. Turner (Hong}
League I.
K.B.G.C. v. CIVIL SERVICE.
On their own ground, the Kow- loon Bowling Green Club lost to the Civil Service C.C. by one shot. Scores --- Bowling Green, R. S. Nichol
II. II. Rose. H. M. McTavish W. R. Whibley
(Skip)
D. Muir
Civil Service.
Jas. T. Dobbio
L. E. Longbottom
R.. T. Taylor
20
.... 21
G. G. Moss (Skip)
F. Jones
J. S. McIntosh S. E. Alderman
Oswick
0. Brawn.
E. W. L. Hogbin` A. H. A. M. Helland
4. (Skip) 2
(Skip) 17 H. F. Stoneham E. W. Simmonds V. II. W.Chittenden H., F. Westlake IL. Nish
J. Hollidge
A. W. Grimmitt
L. Guy
(Skip)
18 (Skip).....24
01
62
C.C.C. v. POLICE R.C.
Kowloon C.C.
W. Borrowman w. w. Hirst L. Jeaves
V. C. Labrum
(Skip)....22
F. G. Herridge J. S. Dinnen T. W. Carr
¡L. J. Blackbarn
(skip)
0. B. Raven
W. Goldenberg.
F. E. Lawronca
D. A. Purves
13
(Skip).....12
47
Heerelo
F. V. Ribeiro J. M. S. Rosario E. M. Remedios F. X. Sliva
(Skip).... 20 R. A. Basto F. X FX Soares J. Ribeiro
JE. Ozorio
(Skip)..... 21
M
R. Ra·
C. M. S. Alves
A. E. Alves
(Skip)
LEAGUE TABLES.
W. M. Woodfall scored 50 be. fore being dismissed to give him an average of 82 for five innings. Score:-
Australians: 379-5 (Don Brad. man 252 not out, W. M. Woodfull 50)..
-Rautor,
OLYMPIC GAMES.
25 China Beats Philippines
at Baseball.
68
The positions in the League to date are:-
Division. I.
JAPAN BREAKS › RECOND.
Tokyo, Saturday. Amid picturesque, ceremonies the ninth Far Eastern Olympic BGames opened at the Meiji Shrine 5 Stadium to-day before 30,000
spectators.
P. W. D. L. Pts. Givil Service C.C. 4 4 0 0 Club de Recreio 1 1 1 Craigenzower C.C. 3
201
Kowloon B.G.C.
Taikuo R.C.
Kowloon C.C.
Kowloon D.R.C...
Police R.C.
4
*
+
0 2
3
9
Shots For and Against
1. 3 At baseball China beat the
2 Philippines by to 6 runs.
Kitamoto broke the Far East-
ern record of 1,500 metres in 4
For Agst. Up Da. minutes 6 seconds. Oda (Japan) also broke the record for the obroad jump of 7.69 metres. In the women's volley ball contest China beat the Philippines by 22 and 7, and 21 and 17.
31 30
Civil Service C.C. 262 293 10 Club de Recrelo..200 .229 Taikoo R.C.....190 180 Cralgengower C.C. 176 160 Kowloon B.G.C. ...238 238
0 Kowloon D.R.G....235 241 0 the Kowloon C.C.
177 108 Police R.C. com-
123 230 +126 Division II.
P. W. D. L. Pts. Kowloon B.G.C.
I 0 Civil Service C.C. 8 Club de Recreio. 4 20 Kowloon C.G.... 4 2.
On their own ground, Craigengower C.C. hold a fortable lead of 11 shots over the Police R.C. in an uncompleted fix ture. Scoren:- Craigengower
F. J. Neves
M. A. R. Souse'
D. Rumjahn
B. W. Bradbury
(Skip)..
E. Tuck
A. E. Coates
E al
Arculli
U. M. Omar
w.
(Skin)
7
..... 13 T. Brightman W. Collina
C. S. Rosselet
R. Basa
(Skip)
Police R.C.
Brittain
*
Craigengower C.C. 3
0 21 0 107
0 A
0
4
Yacht Club
2
3 1. D
2
Electric R.C..... 4
3
Taikoo R.C.
..... '6
Kowloon B.G.C.
G. Alexander K. Marks J. C. West
(Skip)
W. McHardy
Johnson
Ji
C. S.
S. Fender Hargreaves
(Skip)
W. Dail J. S. Dick
Shots For and Against.
For Agst. Up Dn.
210
Civil Service CC4 166 210 173 Club de Recrelo..244 224 Kowloon C.C. ...242 231. Yacht Club ....126 123 Crafgengower C.C. 170 201 Electric R.C.
217 261 .141 221
F. Nolan
12
E. Post (Skip)
Taikoo R.C.
9
32
21
GOLF.
Ten heads were completed in
the first rink, twelve in the
End of Day Results. The score at the end of the day. was: Japan 37 points, the Philip pines 7, China 0, and India 0. Basketball and Tennis,
For the first time in the history," of the games, Japan won the Olympic basketball contest, defeat- 0ing China by 39 to 24. The game was rough, and many foula yere called, especially 60
against the Chinese who complained that the 0 officials favoured the Japanese.
At half time Japan led by 15 02 to 12, Uyeda was Japan's highest 034 scorer with 14 points, and Tong 0 60 was China's star player with ten
points.
0
37
20
11
27
In the women's tennis, Mrs. Ochao boat Miss Lucy Lee, 6-2, 5-7,
6-1, whilst Miss Gloria Lee beat
second and thirteen in the third. Amateur Contest at St. Miss Careago, 6-1, 6-1-Reuter.
RECREIO v. KOWLOON D.R.C..
At King's Park, the Club de Recreio defeated the Kowloon Dock R.C. by two shots. Scores!
Recreio
E. L. Barros
J. Ribeiro
C. A. Lopes
(Skip).... 26
A. Ribeiro
beat N. A. E. Mackay, and
T. 'G. Hedley
6- 1 Kong Bank):
A. S. Gomes
and
lost to W. Hyde and G.
Bediker 7-heat W. W. Hirst and J.
Fraser
L. C. R. SoURA
3-6
C. G. Silvs
1
R. F. Luz
+4
heat J. C. Lyal and A. W.
Brown
H. A. Alves
6. 3. A. Gutierrez
Just to A. F. Guest nel D. S.
Green
P. A. Yvanovich
27 C. E. Marques
10-20
COASTWISE
beat F. J. Chubb
Jackson ..
J. II. Figueiredo and L. A. Rocha (Recreio):--
bent W. Brown,and G. C.
Burnett
beat N. AE. Mackay and
T. G. Hedley
LEAGUE TABLES,
The positions in the League to beat J. C. Lyal and A.
date are
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3- 0. beat W. W. Hirst and J
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"A" Division.
P... W.
L. Pts.
Brown A lost to AE Guest and D. S.
Groen
Indian BC. ...
Chinese R.C.
Hong Kong CC
M.B.K.
South China A.A.
Kowloon C.C.
Indian R.C.
Chinese R.C; R.E.S.C.
Craigengower C.C. Hong Kong Cũ
Kowloon C.C.. Nippon Glub University Recreto
Civil Servico 0.C. United Servicca: R.C. South China AA AL.B.K. European Y.M.C.A.
Chineno R.C.
University South China A.A. Filipino Club, Indian R.C.
Civil Service CA. Kowloon
T.C Recreio
Han Kon Chi Nippon Club German T.0
Kowloon
'
(Skip)..... 26
(Skip) 16
60
P
Kowloon Dock W. Greig V. Ramsay F. Cullen W. Johnston
(Skip)
C. Atkinson J. McKelvie
F. C. Goodman
S.
Gray
(Skip)
H. G. Cooper
E. Docherty
W. Hedley R. Lapsley (Skip)
Andrew's.
SCOTLAND v. ENGLAND.
St. Androwa, Saturday. The customary preliminary to the Amateur Championship was the English and Scottish match which started with the foursomes, England scoring three and a half and Scotland one and a half. The 15 results of the foursomes were 23
follows:-
17
32
64
TAIKOO R.C. v. K.C.C. 6-3 This fixture, on the Taikoo R.C. ground, could not be finished and will be continued during the 2. Tweak. Detailed scores were not
available. 16-20 Totals: Hong Kong Bank 70 games; Howloon C.0-65 games,
0
TILDEN AND COEN LOSE.
L. Pla
Paris, Yesterday.
04 -3.
League II.
CIVIL SERVICE V. C.C.C.
the
In the final of the womon's Service, C.C. are holding an ad- On their own ground, the Civil doubles of the French Hard vantage of 20 shots over Cauit Championships, Miss Helen Craigengower C.C. In an uncom Wills (Mrs. Moody) and 'Miss picted Axture. Scores: Ryan (USA) beat Madame Civil. Bervice. Mathieu and Mlle. Barbier F. Holdmati (France) 0-86-1
RR. Wood
Craigengower,
Ward Ribeiro In the fourth round of the Deakin
Dixon men's doubles Borotra and
Haynes
Field Dobuzelet (France) defeated H. E. Durango,
(Bkip) 20 (Skip) W. T. Tilden and Coen after an L. E. Luck
McBride Sour exciting match by 6-2, 8-10, 6-7, R. Archibald
Abbas 6-8, 7-5-Reuter.
E. Hollands Cavanagh
W skip
Belty Nuthall Loses I Want 4**** (Skip)
W. Bickford London Saturday. E. Hollard Played at Surbiton the Surrey
AE. Murphy Tennis Championships:
Avon by the Indian
Banda
Betty 7-5, 6-42
WAR
or Miss
18
DAK. Kharae R. C. Reed J.CATT
(Skip).
(Skip)
bo defeated Miss Fifteen heads were comp all the holder by 3.0, in the first, rink, eleven
second and twelva
POLO IN PEKING. 15th Infantry Lose by Narrow Margin.
Poking, May 11,
The Polo match this morning between the 15th
U.S. Infantry. from Tientsin and Peking proved a fast and exciting match with many thrills which aroused the enthu- Blasm of a good crowd of specta- tora.
·
Peking by four goals to three.
It ended in a narrow victory for
Tolley and Wethered beat Smith and T. Torrance 4 and 8.
Twedell and Stout beat Bookless and Dawson 2 and 1.
Bourn and Storey halved their match with Tulloch and McKinlay, Campbell, and MeRuvie beat Hartley and Oppenheimer 1 up.
Peking started with great dash Beck and
Fidian beat Wmore than as many minutes. Tien- and were two goals up in little Torrance and Kyle 1 up.
England was also successful ined the score before the end of the tain then settled down and equalis. eight to four. Two of the singles the singles,. and led Scotland by first chukker: matches were halved, the results being as follows:-
Wathered beat Smith 2 and 1. Bookless beat Tolley 4 and 3. Twedell and Campbell halved. Stout and T. Torrance halved. McKinlay beat Bourn 5 and 4. Storey beat Dawson 1 up. Hartley beat Tulloch 2 and 1. McRuvie beat Oppenheimer 1
up.
ş
The second chukker saw more ex- citing play and after both goals. had had narrow escapes half time arrived with Peking leading by three goals to two:
Tientsin had considerably the best of the third chukker and again succeeded in bringing the score level, so that the fourth and last chukker began with the tally, three allTientsin had more than one Beek beat Kyle 1 up.
good chance to take the lead buty Fidian beat. W. Torrance 5 and falled to take advantage of their opportunities and Peking at last Return Golf Matches.
obtained the winning goal. Tien- tain, however, were not yet done. and were attacking hotly when time was called P. and T. Times.
London, Saturday. At Couldson Court Horton Smith and Cotton played a match ar the return for the one Inst year. At the end of eighteen holes Cotton was four up, and In the next round he held on to his lead and beat Horton Smith 4 and 4
HOCKEY.
Victory by Radio
Sports Club.
At Balckwell, Mitchell and Diegel played a match as the re- turn for the one on May 17. At the end of eighteen holes Mitchell In a hockey match played at: was leading by three holes, his Causeway Bay on Saturday after card showing 71 as compared with noon, the Radio Sports Club Diegel's 74 Mitchell stayed in hockey team defeated a team the the lead during the afternoon and from ILMS. Bruce by 3 goals td
beat Diegel Band 2 Reuter
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