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YESTERDAY'S LAWN

TENNIS.

Two Former Champions Are Victorious.

INDIAN PAIR WIN.

Further progress was made in the) Hong Kong Cricket Club lawn tennis tournament yesterday after- noon when the following matches were decided:-

Open Slagics,

M. W. Lo beat Ho Wal-hing 6-0 6-2. Ng Sze-kwong beat A. O. Johnson 6-0, 6-2,

Open Doubles.

J.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Sport Columns

SCOTTISH FOOTBALL KOWLOON ANNUAL

LEAGUE.

Dundee's Victory at Home.

ST. MIRREN LOSE.

In the First Division of the Scottish League yesterday Dundee, A. L. Sullivan and L. Goldman best playing on their own ground, de- Dr. Montgomery and Forster 6-3, 6-1. fented St. Mirren, by virtue of C. A. L. Rumjalin and J. A. E.which they go up to sixth place Cassumbhoy beat L-Col. G. Lecky and Capt. W. M. Morgan 6-1, 6-1. on the Longue table.

Segulen and F. Zimmern beat C. S. Result as cabled by Reuter: Plie and C. E. Hanwell 6-4, 6-4.

Club Championship. Cept. E. C. Etherington beat E. R. Price 6-0, 0-0.

W. N. Petch bent L. T. Ride 8-6,

B-3-

FRANCE PESSIMISTIC THIS YEAR.

Will She Relinquish

•

Davis Cup.

COCHET CRITICISED.

Paris, February 28.

The usual French winter anvil chorus is being once more loudly rendered by the tennis writers.

Cochet is not in form; Barotra will never play lending tennis roles ngain; Brugnon Is too frail; Boussus has not come along as expected: de Bubelet is too erratic and what will become of the poor Davis Cup are some of the rendi- tions.

Dundee

J

2 St. Mirren

REVISED TABLE.

· 0

Goals.

P. W. D. L. F. APt. Motherwell.31.20 66 36 36 46 .80 20 5 5 70 24 45

MARATHON RACE,

South Wales Borderers to the Fore.

4. IN

DEAD HEAT RECORDED.

TUESDAY, MARCH ‹ 10, -1931.

[GREAT CAPTAINING IN HUNTSMEN COMPLAIN

FIFTH TEST MATCH.

Grant Declares. Both

West Indian Innings.

AUSTRALIA DEFEATED.

London, March 4.

OF MOTORS.

They Provide Scenting Difficulties.

REEK OF PETROL.

London, February 11, English crities of cricket to-day Musters of Hounds in all parts jay warm tributes to the hold of the country, are protesting leadership shown by G. C. Grant, against the increasing practice of the captain of the West Indies motorists attempting to follow team, In the fifth Test Match hounds by driving round the roads. against Australia. The match was Ag well as ruining the pleasure of Lance Corporal Palmer and won by the West Indies by 30 1egular and properly mounted fol Private Jones-Rogers, both of the runs, after Grant had declared in lowers of hounds, scenting condi South Wales Borderers, breasted both Innings, although six days tiene become very difficult when the tape together, to win the had been allotted for the match. the inediate countryside reeks ninth annual Kowloon Marathon Grant formerly played for Cam-with the perfumes of petrol and oil. yesterday, organised by the St. Bridge and the critics suggest that The Joint Masters of the Craw- Androw's Club.

The would be a great acquisitionley and Horsham Hounds, Lt-Col.

The course covered a distance to an England team. He showed it. W. McKergow and the Hon. C. pf 6% miles, and there were 27 boldness of leadership rarely seen G. Cubitt, are the latest to com- entries for this year's event. All in Test cricket and snatched aplain that sport is being interfered but one completed the course: It brilliant victory.

with owing to foxes being headed

is, the first dead heat victory since In spite of the six days allo-by the number of motor-cars fol- the inception of this event. ted for the match, Grant declar-lowing the Hunt round the roads.

Shortly before 4.30 p.m., theed his first innings closed at 350 "We must request," they Bay, runners lined up across Nathan for six wickets. His bowlers then "that this practice be discontinu 50 39 Road, outside the St. Andrew's dismissed. Australia for 224 runs, led," and then addi

Rangers .. Celtic

.29 19 0 4 80 28 44 Partick

.30 18 3 8 CO

Hearts

Dundee Hamilton

.30 16 ..32 15 4 Airdrio......31 15

Aberdeen ..33 13 Cowdenbeath 29 12 Clyde...81 13 Strren..30 11

47

54 94

.31 17 4 10 53 38 Church entrance, and were start- Going Ini again, the West Indies "Grooms who are waiting to take 35 ed off by Mr. J. P. Robinson, had stored 124 for five wickets their masters' horses home should They packed together along when Grant declared a second he Instructed to wait at the ap- 32 Nathan Road, and on turning into time, leaving Australia to get 251 pointed place, and on no account Waterloo Road the runners spread for victory. Grant's confidence in follow hounds round the roads in 6530 out. Some gained ground whilst his bowlers on the rain-damaged their masters' cars. Kilmarnock 29 11 9 15 44 51

228 others went slower. The win-pitch was well founded, for they "Second Horsemen should keep Morton 80 10 5 15 50 07 25 hers went into the lead early in Bismissed Australia for 220.

together and follow along the lanes Queen's Park 20 9 6 14 40 56 24 the race, and were closely follow- The "Invincible" Don Bradman and roads and, not ride acrosa Lit Falkirk

11 2

16 01 70 24 ed by A.B. Reason, who was third was dismissed for a "duck," while country in small parties, which, in .31 7 10 14 43 87 24 man home. A.B. Murpet came Woodfull was put out for 18 and addition to heading foxes, doca un;

31 7 6 18 39 67

fourth.

Ponsford for 28. The match con- necessary damage." 3 10 16 35 75 10 .31 4 4 23 33 102 12

Points Possiblo

Ayr

East Fifo

Some of the runners ran included amid tremendous enthu- parties of four and five, whilst siasm.-United Press. two or three were content with Bradman's Song "Hit." running and walking, off and on.

Don Bradman has composed n The winners were by no means exerted, and judged a splendid Rainbow Day for Me," saya a song entitled "Every Day is a

Motherwell

46

60

Rangers

465

81

Celtic

14

02

Partick

39

Hearta

52

Dundee

51

race.. The course was

Hamilton

46

Airdrie.

48

Aberdeen

я

Cowdenbeath

Glyde

St. Mirron Kilmarnock

Cochet was recently shown rather bitter article devoted espo cially to proving that Henri was taking things too easy, neglecting practice.

"We play the Davis Cup around July 20. There is six months to Plenty of time," Cochet said. Associated Press.

go.

TEDDY BALDOCK TO

BE MARRIED.

Novel Wedding Cake of the Ring.

AGAINST WOMEN FANS

11

London, Feb. 2. Brand new furniture wrapped in brown paper was placed on brand new carpet in a brand new house in East Ham yesterday, brand

aluminium cooking utensila gleamed in a tiny brand new kitchen.

new

Teddy, Baldock, the Poplar ban- tamweight, and the owner of the new house, seated himself on the end of an armchair. Miss Málafe McCrae, to whom he is to be mar- ried on Thursday, sighed.

"I don't know how we shall get straight," she said.

Poplar's Thrill.

The Baldock-McCrae wedding promises to be one of the "sen son's excitements" in Poplar. It' will take place at All Saints' Church, and Poplar residents will turn out in hundreds to see the happy culmination of a romance that began in childhood. Teddy is 24, his bride-elect two years younger!

Misa McCrae, who wears her auburn hair in long, picturesque curls, glanced at her future pos sessions with wide-open bright blue eyes, She described her wedding dress-oyster satin with pink. She will be followed to the altar by two bridesmaids in black and white-one of them her bride-¦¦- groom's sister. :

There will be two beat, men--| ona of them" "Sonny Provost, Teddy's life-long friend, who has given them a sliver ten service as a wedding gitt d

Everything Complete.

All the guests will be amused at the wedding cake, which will embody a sugar boxing ring with chairs and towels all ready for the match.

Morton

Queen's Park Falkirk Leith

Hibernians Απ East Fife

Our Sports Diary,

PRO LOCAL.

LAWN TENNIS-To-day- H.K.C.C. Tournament.

- RACING ---- Saturday,—– First Extra Race Meeting, Happy Val- ley.

March 22-Fanling Hunt Club's Steeplechase Meeting

FOOTBALL Meeting, 5.80 p.m

To-day-Council

Saturday First Division→→ Police R.G. Y. Chinese Athletic; Royal Artillery v. Kowloon F.C.; Club v. Navy; Borderers v. Club de Recreio; South China A.A. v. Argylls.

V.

Thursday-Hong Kong Police Shanghal Police, H.K.F.C. Ground, 4.15 p.m.

Sunday--South China A.A. v. Shanghai Police, Caroline Hill, 4

---Moriday--Fencing Club Meeting, Yacht Club, 5.15 p.m.

PENCING

March 21Tournament, Yacht Clab 1.80 Friday

CHESS

- Kowloon Chess Club Championship.

GOLF-Friday Final of Cap- tain's Cup (Ladies), Fanling.

ATHLETICS Saturday-Hong Kong. v. Canton Universities, Caroline Hill, 1.30 p.m.

CRICKET- Saturday-Division I-Indian, R.C. v. Civil Service C.C. (F.); Division If-Univeralty v. Club de Recrato (L.); Kowloon C.C. v. Police *R.C. (L); Roye! Engineers v. Hong Kong C.C. (L.): Civil Service C.G. v. Indian R.C. (F.); Craigongower C.C. v. R.A.3.C. (F.).

HOCKEY-To-morrow-Hockey Cluby S.W. Borderers, Marina Ground, 5.15 p.m.

Saturday- -Caer Clark Cup- St. Andrew's Clab 7. Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Club; Club de Recreio v. Diocesan Girls' School

2

HOME..

POOTBALL Saturday- Eng- lish Cup Semi-Finalz; Scottish Cup-Semi-Finals.co

RUGBY FOOTBALL-Saturday Ireland v. Wales, Bollast

YACHTING.

YESTERDAY'S NINTH LADIES'

CHAMPIONSHIP RACE......⠀⠀

After the marriage the new Mrs. Baldock is to have a life. long wishi gratssed. Sté in toj be allowed to witness, a boxing match. So far she has never seen race in connection with the RH.K. The ninth Ladles Championship. Teddy Baldock shook his hand Yacht Club was sailed yesterday, when he spoke about women and the course being-Chantel, Rocke boxing matches. "I don't think (P), Kowloon Rock (P), Mark on Line (9), ¿Cost Rook mark boat they're the right sights för girls.

one.

a little B.U.P. Melbourne message.

SCHNEIDER TROPHY COMMITTEE.

longer this year, due to the fact that the short cut through Middle performance of the pantomime

It was introduced during the New Chairman Has Been Road is unavailable.

Good Time.

"Beauty and the Beast" at the Grand Opera House,

The song is described as plea-

The winners' time was-34 minutes 36 seconds, Bugler santly melodious and sentimental. White, of the Somerset Light In- Bradman was called to the stage fantry, broke the record last year, to bow his thanks for the enthu- his time being 33 minutes 25 siastic reception accorded the song seconds.

After the race; spectators went into the Church Hall where Mrs. E. A. Lang, wife of Col. Lang, die- tributed the prizes to the win- ners.. The Rev. W. Walton

WEST INDIANS PLAY NEW

SOUTH WALES.

Elected.

KEEN ENTHUSIAST.

London, February 11. of the Royal Aero Club, meeting in The Schneider Trophy Committes

London yesterday, elected Squadron Commander James Bird as chair- man, in succession to Col. Mervyn O'Gorman, who has resigned owing to pressure of other work.

Squadron Commander Bird, who

marine Aviation Works Ltd., which ception of 1922, one was held each 339 (Roach 55; Headley 70, Sealey built the successful British racing three previous successive year. The entries this 58); New South Wales had com seaplanes In year compared favourably with menced their first innings when Schneider Trophy contests, includ- those of last year, but he had the game had to be stopped forming the machine which holds the present world speed record of 357.7 hoped to find a bigger entry, the day owing to rain.

miles an hour, They had reached the hundred

During the war he served in the mark on one occasion, and he The following are to-day's clos-

Sydney, Feb. 21. The match between West Indies and New South Wales commenced Rogers, in a short speech of intro: here to-day. The following is to- is 47, Is a director of the Super- duction, said that the first raceday's closing score: was run in 1921, and with the ex-

West Indies

Sydney, Feb. 23.

hoped that they would do ing scores in the match between Royal Navy and the Royal Naval again. The course this year was the West Indies

80

and New South

a little longer than last year's, and Wales which commenced on Satur-

day:-West Indies 839; New South

Air Service.

it therefore was very difficult to Wales 190 (Constantine & for 46); FIRST ROUND OF GOLF

compare the times.

Mrs, Lang was then presented West Indies 98 for 3 wickets, with a bouquet of flowers.

Result at a Glance. The result was as follows:- 1. (Cup presented by Alr. R. M. Dyer, C.B.E.) — Lance- Corporal Palmer, S.WB.

1. (Cup presented by Mr. Ezra Abraham) Private

Rogers, S.W.B.dead beat.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD.

South Australia Lend Victoria,

Adelaide, Feb. 20.

The following is the closing. Jones-score in the Sheffield Shield match)

between South Australia and Vic-

Sp (Cup presented by Mr. C. H. toria which commenced to-day: Manners) Able Seaman L. South Australia 330 for 7 (Walte Reason, H.M.S. Cumberland,.

The following started besides

74).

Adelaide, Feb. 21.

IN AMERICA.

Miss Diana Fishwick on Rain Soaked Course.

́AGAINST FARKELL.

Florida, February 10. Miss Diana Fishwick, the British golf champion, had her first round of golf in the United States at St.

the four already mentioned:- The following is to-day's clos- Augustine yesterday with Johnny

A. Allerton (Cumberland), Ing. score in the Shefield Shield Farrell. L/Cpl. Andrews (S.W.B.), G. P. match between South Australia She returned a card of 81 on a Basset (R.A.F.), A B. Cundick and Vietoria, which commenced, rain-soaked course. She experi- (Serapia), Pte. Cooper (S.W.B.), yesterday: South Australia 439 enced some difficulty at first with F. D. Davies (Serapis), L/Cpl. (Lonergan 169, Ironmonger 7 for her approach shots through .not Davies (S.W.B.), Pte. Durbin 185); Victoria 150 for 8 (Rigg 50). being accustomed to the Bermuda (S.W.B.), Pte. Edwards (S.W.B),

Adelaide, Feb. 23. fairway. Farrell had a round of Pte. Guard (S.W.B.), Marine

78. The following: are to-day's clos- Head (Suffolk), Sgt. Hyde ing scores in the Sheffield Shield (S.W.B.) Pte. Jones (S.W.B.), match between South Australia SKI CHAMPION IS Pte. Lalande (S.W.B.), Pte. and Victoria which commenced on Penticost (S.W.B.), Pte. Phillips Friday: South Australia 489; Vic- (S.W.B), A B: Ryder (Cumber-toria 889 (Woodfull 177, Oakley land), Pte. Rolan (S.W.B.), A. B.173, Grimmett 4 for 105); South Young (Cumberland), Gnr, Cor-Australia 32 for 4 wickets. field (12th Heavy Battery, R.A.), Gn. Court (12th Heavy Battery,

HOME.

RA.), H. Owen Davies, (C.SO. HARLEQUINS WIN AT Office) and MacLean (Argylls).

The officials were as follow:- Starter, Mr. J. P. Robinson; Judges, Capt. R. D. Thomas, Lieut. A. J. Stocker, Lieut T. H. S. Galletley, and Mr. C. H. Manners. Time Keepers, Messrs. J. H. Hunt, J. W.. Baldwin R Baldwin and G. H. F. White: Medical Attendant, Dr. K. H Uttley.

HOCKEY

CLUB ELEVEN FOR TO-MORROW.

to see," he said to a Dally Express (P); & distance of 5.5 miles.

The following have been select representative yesterday: "After The results were as followed to represent the Club to-morrow they're married women well, its

MIP Glass,

against the Southles Borderers different. Ag

a (Started at 3.05 pm.] on the Marins ground at 6.15 But he is nervous lest his briceach Balled by elect should acquire the boxing

Diana Mra, EM,Bingham (3) cen, Miss M. Larsson - (4).4 match babit

nda, MYL. J. C. Mickle (2)

IN SIMEDUS. Lambert (1)

Pts.p

6 Duncan, Rodger, A. Batalho; GR. More, A. Dand, J Norenhs; THO. Hughes G, ER Divett, G. W. Skipp, C. Francis, and G. P. Lammert.

Rosslyn Park Beat Devonport Services..

LEICESTER DRAW.

London, Feb. 28. The following were the results

KILLED.

Fine Jump Results in Heavy Crash.

NORWEGIAN STAR.

Grenoble, February 10. Seriqualy Injured by a fall during aski-jumping contest held near here, Lt. Tangwald, the champion ski-jumper of Norway, has died.

He was making a fine Jumpin an international...contest when he lost his balance in mid-air and crashed heavily on the hard snow,

of Club Rugby matches played to- fracturing his skull. -- Belt/7.

day

Bristol 16, Richmond 0.*·.

London Scottish 10, Cambridge University 5.

they

*** Newport 0, Plymouth Albion 13.

Moseley 6, Bedford 6

United Press.

Devonport Services 0, Rosslyn Legs are very important to Park: 3.7MAN

footballer and often Just as Harlequins 23, United Service Important to his opponents. (Portemouth) 6.

Legs which do their work and nothing but their work are the limbs which directors prefer.. Copl Heads and bitsy Test on the ball axo the essentials. H. Catton.

Bullards – Professionals have al- *** law unto themselves, governing body has to dietites of these han

discredited through4

2

Leicester 19, Senthampton 10. Hospital Rugby,

London, Feb. 19. Pult if

Wald Boem; that the day of the wala tile, Becond round of the Hgs-Flubmi

(8) C10 SERUM (wing-forward is gver, and that Gitals Raaby Cup, to-day Charing ap

obstructionist./// nowy, reigns Cross Hospital lost to Klfg's Hon. [1fy

pitav by 3 points to 69.

'but the