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FRIDAY, JULY 3,1931.

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CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP

AMERICAN GOLF

OPEN."

STARTS IN GREAT HEAT.

"Three British Hopes

Not Competing.

NEW YORKER LEADING.

AMERICAN ROWING

CHALLENGE.

London Rowing Club Beats Harvard.

THE FIRST HEAT.

London, Yesterday.

The American challenge for the Grand Challenge Cup at the Hen- Toledo, Ohio, Yesterday,

ley Regatta to-day falled at the ürst attempt when the London Heat won the first round of the Rowing Club, the holders and American Open Golf Champion-strong favourites, easily defeated ship, The temperature was 100 the Harvard University eight in degrees in the shade, knocking out the first heat in 7 mins. 49 seca.

-Reuter.

sixteen players, who withdrew this morning, leaving a field of 195.

GERMAN LADIES ARE SUPREME.

HELEN JACOBS LOSES,

Singles Finalists Beaten in Doubles Event.

CONTINENTAL SUCCESSES.

London, Yesterday. The Ladies' Singles Championship will, as the Men's Singles, be an all national affair. Helen Jacobs, the American hope, lost to Fraulein Krahwinkel after a thrilling duel, and Mme. Mathieu, France's first

The early players teed up amid WORLD'S RUNNING ranking player, lost to Fraulein

Ascot-like crowds. Many of the

competitora wound towels soaked

in iced water round their heads.

Percy Alliss, the strongest

RECORD.

favoured British player, went out Frenchman's New Mark

in 40. Dudley and Manero had-36 and 34 respectively.

for 2,000 Metres.

A TRIPLE HOLDER,

Ausgem.

G. M. Lott and Mrs. Harper, the

AT THE

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STAR At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20

WILLIAM FOX TERE

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A dynamic and", emotional Fox all-talk- ing movietone drama of the underworld's ruthless grapevine

system.

United States pair, were successful AT THE

in the two rounds they played in to-day by comfortable margins.

Full results as cabled by Reuter were as follow:

In the Men's. Doubles Cochet and Bragnon entered the final at the Compston Not Competing.

expanse of America's two leading Myatery surrounded the non-

players, Frank Shields and Sidney appearance of Compston (Britain),

Wood, after two very fine struggles The rumotir spread that he had

Paris, Yesterday.in the opening two sets. been smashed up when motoring to

Jules Ladoumiegue, of France, the course and sent to hospital, but an hour later he turned up holder of the 1,000 and 1,500 metres unhurt, but was immediately dis- world's running recorde, to-day qualided. He said he had intend broke the existing world record for ed to scratch in any case, as he the 2,000 metres, his time being 5 did not feel in a condition to com- minutes 21 4/5 seconds.--Reuter. pete.

[The previous record was made in Meanwhile the British contin- 1928 by E. Purge, of Finland, who gent had already been deprived of ran the 2,000 metres in 5 mina. 22|| Charles Whitcombe, who scratch-2/5 secs. Ladoumegue thus.clips ed owing to an injured knee; and 9/5 secs. off the axisting world's it was further diminished by the best.] loss of Mitchell, who, after going ļout in 44, retired..

The Scores.

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•

First round scores ware:- Herman Barron (New York) Mortie Dutra (Long Beach, Cal.) Al. Espinosa

Billy Burke (who was in the

America Ryder Cup team)

Joe Turners, 201 Macdonald Smith

Davies (Britain)

Hager

Cruickshank

Gene Sarazen i

G. von Elm

Leo_Diege).

A. Boyer (France)

Horton Smith

Perkins (Britain)

D. Shute (American Ryder Cup

player)

Henry Cotton (Britain).

Hodson (Britain)

A Boomer (Britain)

Abé Espinosa (America)

Arthur Havers (Britain)"

Further Scores.

GOLF.

Starting Times for Sunday,

The Secretary of the Royal 13 Hong Kong Golf Club: supplies

14 the following list of starting

4 times for Fanling on Sunday-

9.24 a.m. L.-G. S. Dodwell, S. R.

Waller,,

G. H. Bond, I T. E. Nash JB. Mackie, G. W. Reeve.

.K. S. Robertson, D. M.

McDougall.

9.28

A Leach, W. R. Vallance.

9.32

9.36

9.40

79

80 9.44

83 9.48

85

96

9.52

86 9.56

Later, Among the players who parti- cipated in the Ryder Cup contest, the following scores were return- ed

Sid. Easterbrook (Britain)

Cox (Amerien)

ER.. Whitcomber(Britain)

J. Farrell (America)

|G, Duncan" (Britain)

78

76

Reuter's Amerionn Service.

KENT SUFFER FOURTH

**ANA DEFEAT

Connor and Nichols in Limelight.

London, Yesterday

Essex caused a mild

ation

{today="when they accounts for

W. C. Shields, R. C. Law. R. M. Wood, J. E. Richard-

B01.

» · Q....Eager, A. D. Humphreys. G. W. A. - Tufton, H. V. Dulley.

Our Sports Diary.

LOCAL

WATER" POLO-To-day-Divi- sion I-Royal Nayy, v. "Chin- ese Athletic, 6 p.m.; Division II.

12th Heavy Battery, · R.Á. V.R.C. "E", Kowloon. Kow- Icon B 6.30pm

LAWN

TENNIS To-morrow

"A" Division-M.B.RVCR.C.,

|2. 1.R.C. v. H.K.C.C.; South China vi

K.C.C.,-"B" Division-Recreio...v. C.S.C.C IR.C.C.C.C. CIL.C v. A.T.C., H.K.C.C. v. University; Nippon Club v. U.S.R.C.; C

Kent in two days, The Colchester |___

A

Men's Doubles.

Semi-final round:

H.

Cochet and J. Brugtion (France) beat F Shields and S. Wood (U.S.A.) 6-4, 7-5, 6-2.

Ladies" Singles.

Semi-final round-

Fraulein Krahwinkel (Germany) best.Helen Jacobs (U.S.A:) 10-8, 0-6 6-4 Fraulein Aussem (Germany) beat Mme. Mathieu (France); 6-0, 2-6, 6-3.

Mixed Doubles.

Fourth round:——

G. M. Lott and Mrs. Harper (U.S.A.) beat De Kehrling and Mrs Sattherwaite 6-3, 6-4.

Fifth round.....

**

G. M. Lost, and Mrs. Harper (USA) beat Mater and MİLL Adamoff' 6-2, 4-6; 6-3.

TO-NIGHT'S POLO MATCHES.

Chinese Athletic Meet Royal Navy

TWO JUNIOR GAMES.

Three, matches In the Water Polo League are down for doclaton this evening at the V.R.C. The Royal Navy, meet the Chinese Ath- letic in the senior division. The CD-V.R.C. "B" meet the 12th Heavy sion_Y_M.C.A. v. LRG. G.C.C. v. FLS.C., K.0.0. v. C.R.C.; Recrelo v. Army T.C. University v. South China; Deutscher Club v. H.K.C.C.; C.S.C.C.Kowloon, Indians.

LAWN BOWLS-To-morrow Division": "I-~- Civil, Service - v. K.B.G.C.; Police v... Craigm-¡ gowers Kowloon Deck Club do Recrelo Kowloon C.CV-Talkoo E.G.: Division 1 Cralgengower Chyll ServiceTalkoo R.C., v. Hong Kong Electric Yacht Club Club Kowloon 0.0. PM

BASEBALL —- Sunday South

crowd gasped to see Kent dismiss-China v. Chinese Athletic,/4.20

ed:twice z for©292) runs. Za This is||

Kent

Notts

stor

urth su

defent,

mid only

KOME

Battery I.A., and the Kowloon junior teama come into conflict in the junior division, bijete.

The following are the Longue tables to date:

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M. W. L. D. F. A. Pti. OPHE 5500 801 10 "Ath/4 2 1 2 16 65 44217110-145 8,042,2 0,5 12 4

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