1932-05-02 — Page 5

MONDAY, APRH 2, 1932.

THE CHINA MAIL

EVERTON ESTABLISH NEW RECORD IN ANNALS OF FOOTBALL

Win Championship

In First Year

Amazing Record

WOLVES CARRY, OFF SECOND DIVISION HONOURS,

LINCOLN

CITY SAFE

Relegated to the Second Division at the close of the 1929-30 season, Everton staged one of the most remark- able comebacks in the annals of association football when they won the Second Division Championship in the 1930-31 season; were pramoled to the First Division; and then won the First Division Championship in their first year of re-instatement. The winning of both championships in successive years is without precedent,

Everton won the Championship on Saturday as the re- sult of a narrow home victory over Bolton Wanderers by a goal to ni!.

For their success Everton are indebted to Dixie Dean, their pro life goal-scorer. It VAN This marksmanship and generalship that placed Everton seven points ahead of West Bromwich Albion at the close of last season, and though not so much has been heard of him this season his pre- sence has been ever a source of danger to the opposing goalkeeper.

1903-4; and 1906-7. They have won the Second Division Cham- pionship once-in 1990-31.

son.

Relegation Puzzle.

AMERICAN TEAM'S CLEAN SWEEP.

Canadians Beaten 5-0 in the Davis Cup.

EXPERIMENTING WITH SHIELDS.

Washington, Saturday. 'The American Davis Cup team gained a sweeping vic- tory over Canada to-day when they won the remaining two singles matches to give them A five-love victory in their first encounter in the 1932 contest,

The United States will how meet Mexico In the second round of the AmericanTM Zone and will then qualify to meet Australia in the Zone Final.

BORDERERS BEAT KOWLOON.

Runners-up in First Division.

TROPHIES PRESENTED.

On the Club ground on Saturday afternoon before a handful of spectators the South Wales Borderers defeated the Kowloon Football Club by 5 goals to 2.

Kicking-off with ten

men, | (Phillips turned-up five minutes late) Kowloon were forced on the

LALL SINGH HOLDS THE SIDE TOGETHER.

All-India Touring XI in Drawn Game.

GHULAM MAHOMED'S BOWLING.

At Pelsham on Saturday the All-India touring eleven forced a draw with, Mr. T. Gilbert Scott's XI In their first match on English soil. It was a low scoring game in which Lall Singh, put up a Treditable per- formance. | defensive, but 'splendid work by

Peisham, Friday. Martin, and good covering by The All-India touring, eleven Eastman kept the soldiers at bay, opened their touring in England to- Davies, however, severely tested day when they met Mr. T. Gilbert Gurevitch, before the Borderers Scott's XI at Pelsham Peasmarsh, offensive slackened. The arrival

near Rye. At the end of the first

The full results as cabled by of Phillips on the right wing caused day's play the English cricketers Reuter of the America v. Canada the Borderera grave anxiety. The were only 109 runs behind with nine first round contest were as fol- Borderers broke through again, wickets in hand.

low:-

W. Allison (U.S.A.) beat M.

6-4.

būt Gurevitch kicked out.

Pelsham, Saturday. Kowloon set up a smart raid on Rainville (Canada) 6-2, 6-4, their right wing and Phillips got their work cut out to-day to pass Mr. T. Gilbert Scott's XI had all away to centre for Blake to open the All-Indian low total of 182. E. Vines (U.S.A.) beat J. Wright the scoring with a well-placed, Ghulam Mahomed was in great

(Canada) 8-6, 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, shot. 6-2.

form with the ball and the home! Kowloon Defend Well.

'eleven were only able to secure B Allison and Vines (U.S.A.) beat Kowloon's defenders were now Rainville and Wright (Cana-playing a splendid game in hold-

¡narrow lead on the first innings. ·

Wiping off the 20 runs deficit the da) 6-2, 6-1, 6-2.

ing the accurate Borderers for-Indians totalled 104 for the loss of F. Shields (U.S.A.) beat Jwards, the clearances of Martin nine wickets at which juncture the Wright (Canada) 8-6, 6-1, being a feature of this period. innings was declared closed. Lall

8-10, 6-1.

Gurevitch was unfortunate in be-

Singh followed up his first innings again top-scorer for the tourists.

The English .side were not, left] ufficient time to get the necessary 80 runs for victory, scoring 52 for the loss of half their wickets in a

the clock. gallant effort to force a win against

Scores as cabled by Reuter were as follow:-

All-India XI: 132 (Lal Singh This success 42) 104 for 9 dec. (Lal! Singh 47).

Mr. Scott's XI: 157 (Ghulam)

A grand struggle is going on in the First Division to avoid relega- tion. It looks very much as if Blackpool and Grimsby are going to terminate a brief stay in the E. Vines (U.S.A.) beat M. Rain-ing beaten as a result of a Border-score of 42 by scoring 47 and was First Division. Blackpool entered ville (Canada) 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.jer's left wing raid. Jones shot this division at the beginning of

Allison Displaced.

for Gurevitch to save well, but, be- Fourth Championship.

the 1930-31 season, whilst Grimsby The Americans, with the match fore the goalkeeper could recover, were promoted in the 1929-30 sea-airendy won, experimented with Channings sent the ball into the Everton have a very fine League

Frank Shields instead of Wilbur net. reford and their best achievements.

Wolves' First Triumph. are worthy of mention. The fol-

Allison. This youthful player suc

Military Halves Supreme, Wolverhampton Wanderers have ceeded in beating Jack Wright in For a time the Borderers halves, lowing have been Everton's tri-

now won the Second Division as four sets, whereas the Australian by splendid understanding, do- umphs in the First Division:-

the result of Leeds' defent on took Ellsworth Vines to five sets minated the game, and, from 1890-91-29 points out of a poa Saturday. This is the first time in their earlier encounter.

Harris, Jones beat Gurevitch at sible 44.

in the history of the Second Divi- The first set was hotly contest-point-blank range.. 1914-15-46 points out of a pos- sion that the Wolves have carried ed and it was not until the four resulted in the Borderers complete,

sible 76.

I off the Championship. Leeds Unit-teenth game that Shields emergedly overrunning Kowloon's defence, Mahomed 6 for 42) 52 for 5 wickets. 1927-28-63 points out of a pos; ed look certain to be promoted. the winner. Wright preferred to for a time. Good work by Under- Fulham are in a very good posi-reat up in the second set and tion to carry off the Southern Sec-Shields won it comfortably tion of the Third Division with the loss of only one game. Reading as a probable partner for third set was a repetition of the entry into the Second Division. first set, a ding dong battle result- Lincoln City have ramped awaying in Wright reducing the arrears with the Northern Section title, at the conclusion of the eighteenth with Gateshead crying out also for

The strain of those two game. promotion.

vigorous sets, however, told its story in the fourth set, for the veteran collapsed badly and was able to capture but one game in the set.

sible 84.

sible 80.

.

1931-32-55 points out of a pos-

On six occasions, have Everton been runners-up in the First Divi- slon: 1889-90; 1894-5; 1901-2; 1904-5; 1908-9; 1911-12. Four times Have they finished in the third position-in 18923; 1885-6;

Saturday's Cricket Practice

A disappointing Practice Game for the Interport XI. was staged at the H.K.C.C. on Saturday, Sev. ural of the original téum selected by Lt.-Comdr. Shaw were unable

to play, notably Capt. 0. M. Wales and Lt. Ommaney Davies, R.N., and the consequence was that a very weak side was on view.

with Tho

It will be recalled that Frank

A. G. Hamilton, E. J. R. Mitchell, X. Shields reached the Final of the

A. H. Madar, A. C. Beck, A. R. Men's Singles at Wimbledon last Minu, G. C. Burnett, and W. T. year, but was forced to concede a Patterson did not bat.

walk-over to Sydney B. Wood, a Fall of wickets:-1 for 69; 2 for 155.

It was very disappointing as the Mirehouse Interport XI requires as much McLellan practice as possible and the waste Musson

At the last meeting of the H.E.F.A. the question re- garding the final positiona in the First Division of the League was settled when it.. was decided that the record of the Argyllshould be deleted, thus leaving the Royal Navy winners of that Division. The Borderers and Kowloon who finished on: equal terms, were then forc- ed to play a deciding match for the "runners-up" post- tion.

fellow countryman, on account of wood lad to the Borderers' smart a knee Injury and the near proxim-right wing 'raiding,' and · from ity of the America v. Britain Davis Harris, Davies notched the Border- Cup encounter.

ers' third point.

Vines experienced no difficulty

A Httle later Harris netted, but From a pass

2 43 in beating Rainville in atraight was ruled, offside.

0 0 wets to give America

victory.

a sweeping by Matthias, Davies again scored.

The Kowloon forwards made some attempt to get away, but Phillips

BABE RUTH HITS 6TH was ignored, while Bryant worked

alone..

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

0.

M. R. W.

11

-3

G 0

.11

1. 32

7

0 20

0

5.5 1 22

7 0 30

1

3

8 1

0

2

0

12

0

Lt.-Comdr. Shaw's XL

· Borderers Ga Kowloon....

5

Yankees' Star Heads

b

3

of one of the two Saturday after Held noons available was to be deplor- Anstruther ed. The game may have given MacNab some of the players and possibly Wilkinson the team a great deal of conâdence, Moir

weakness of the opposing side, Capt. MacNab, c & b Burnett

though all must have realised the

both in batting and bowling,

Sub-Lt. Laman, 1.b.w.,

McLellan, who opened the bowl-

ing with Mirehouse, received but Burnett

three overs in the course of the Sq. Idr. Wood, e Beck, ₺ Minu Interporters innings. He is a Lt-Comdr. Shaw, l.b.w, b bowler of much more value than Burnett

Lt. Masson, Lb.w. b Minu

Wilkinson, b Burnett

Capt. Molr," b Burnett

A Reid, e Richardson, b

Burnett

three overs; and would undoubted ly have been more dangerous than Capt. Moir with his slow under- arm deliveries. It was indeed sur- prising that he did not get a more extensive trial with the ball.

D. McLellan, b Burnett Richardson, Sayer-and--Fincher L. Anstruther, not out ...

for Capt. Mirehouse, c & b Burnett

- - Extras› (B3)

Total

49

welcomed the opportunity match practice, but it would prob- ably have been better policy on the part of Mitchell had he given his cther batainen a chance to try.

7 Fall of wickets:-1 for 6; 2 for conclusions on the dead-easy pitch, 18; 3 for 14; 4. for 15; 5 for 24: so like a Shanghai wicket. The: 0 for 31; 7 for 39; 8 for 19; 9 opposition, however, had them for 49.

BOWLING ANALYSIS. ··

0. M. R.

fortune to bat on a' drying wicket which provided difficulties, but there was no excuse for their miserable failure. Barnett's figures Burnett fatter him as he was bowling | Ming vory ordinarily, but Minu was Hamilton bowling first-class stuff without an atom of luck.

The Interport XI will be engag- ed in their last practice game on Saturday when they will be oppos ed to a Heat' XI. under the cap taincy of Alan Reid?

Scores

"Interport XI. Richardson, Lb.w.,

not out out

7 118

HOME RUN.

Team to Victory.

New York, Yesterday.

Half time:

Second. Half.

4

.1

The Borderers- resumed strong- ly, but were apt to become wild in front of goal. Kowloon recovered

Charity Match.

The game was arranged to be played on Friday and Saturday in aid of the. Peasmarah Church Restoration Fund and the follow- ing comprised Mr. T. Gilbert Scott's XI;

Babe Ruth took the opportunity and Bryant put Phillips away for this week-end to hit his sixth Kowloon man succeeded, and cross- keon tussle with Morrison. The home run of the season.

The following were the results ed for Blake to make no mistake with a first-time shot. From Phil- of Baseball matches played "on! Saturday:

lips, Dominy shot for: Johnson to concede a corner, but the flag, kick | | was cleared,/

National League. Philadelphia-8 Brooklyn

Boston Chicago

7 New York

6 St Louis

American League.

6 Boston

10......,Chicago

3

New York Cleveland Washington 2 Philadelphia-

48/Detroit St. Louis

-Beuter's American Service.

ETABLES TO DATE.

My full by

National Lelgue.

Both

Chicago Boston Philadelphia Cincinnati New York

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| years.. "It's a scandal you can't ask

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Couple

take

A. P. F. Chapman (Kent and England), G. E. C. Wood, (Kent and England), H. G. Owen-Smith (Ox- ford University and South Africa), B. W. Hone (Oxford University), R. S. G. Scott (Oxford University), D. R. Jardine (Surrey and Eng-

The Shanghai Spring

Race Meeting

First Day's Results

DALLAS LEADS JOCKEYS WITH THREE VICTORIES,

TWELVE RACES ON CARD

The Shanghai Jockey Club's Spring Meeting opened on Saturday before a large crowd of racing enthusiasts, Good times were recorded during the twelve races on the card and a very enjoyable day was spent in ideal weather.

Dallas proved to be the most successful jockey, bring- ing home three winners, 'a second and a third. McRain followed him closely with two wins and a second, whilst

J. W. Pote-Hunt, the brother of the Shanghai Interport soccer player, registered two wins and a third,

The following results are published by courtesy of the Hong Kong Club:

Jupiter (Harris) Heaven Dragon

Chinese Cup-and Criterion Stakes.

Alligator (Pote Hunt)

Schoolboy (Maitland)

Chinwangtao Cup.

1

(Will-Hen-

Thistledown (Liestner) Time: 2.45,

8

*Deat heat.

derson)

Nanking Cup. Whiteplains (Pote Hunt) Hurricane Eve (Needa) Bendochy (Stirfjeski) Time: 1.85.

The 'Dour Bird · (Meann)

Mister Cindere (Rotha)'

Time: 2.5

+

Pou Ma Ting- Cup.

1

Castle Ribon (McBain)

2

Icy Morn (Sokvloff)

Я

Twelve Bore (Dallas)

Hong Kong Plate, Hurry On (Dallas)

1.

8

The Griffins Plate,

8.

· Royal Bee (House) Glenapp (Needa) "Time: 1.50.

Amban (Dalla)

Black Velvet (Encarnacao).

Lucebay (Clark) Time: 1.32.

Tongshan Cup. Ardah (Parkin) Arfano (McBain) Fuchs (Rliber) Time: 3.95.

Linsl-Cup.

Zeta McBain); Greystone (Parkin). Salvage (Marshall)

Time: 8.8.

1

land), F. R. Brown (Cambridge THE KOWLOON B.G.C.

University and England), Miles) Howell (Surrey), F. G. H. Chalk (Oxford, University), P. M. R. Scott and Jack Mercer Glamorgan).

Our Sports Diary.

TO-DAY. CRICKET Interport Nets at H.K.G.C. at 4.80.p.m.

FENCING Hong Kong Fenc ing Club Meet at 6,15′′ p.m.

TO-MORROW.

CHESS-Open Championship.

WEDNESDAY, ROWING--Command Sports. at North Point at 9.15 m.

THURSDAY. CRICKET Interport ́H.K:C.C. 'at~ 4:80 p.m."

FRIDAY.

Nets at

CHESS Open Championship. SATURDAY.

BOWLS-Full League

gramme.

Pro-

v.

CRICKET-Interport XI.

·Mr. A.-Reid's XI. at.H.K.C.C. at 2 p.m.

COLONY'S OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

at To-morrow."

Subsequent pressure by Kow-A. C. Ridlington v. P. T. Rosario loon's forwards proved-unfruitful. D. E Carvalho v. G. W. Greene The half-backs were working I. ̈W. Randall v. §. L. Hussin splendidly to get the forwards into 1. A. Boulanin v. C. M. Sequeira 7motion, but the latter failed to Friday,

work with any cohesion. A raid A. C. Ridlington v. 1. A Boulanin by the Borderers found. Gurevitch D-E. Carvalho v. P. T. Rozario in fine form in saving from S. L. Hussin v G. W. Greene Matthías.

BW Paul H. W Randall

McKelvio" to Rescue.

PRESENTATION.

Ex-President Leaving the Colony.

"REST" TEAM WINS.

Members of the Kowloon Bowling. Green Club gathered tugether on Saturday aftempon in the Club- house to bid farewell to Mr. D. Warren, a very popular member and [ux-President of the Club. He is leaving the Colony very shortly for Home.

Time: 2.7.

Klangsy Cop,

Bonnie Lad (Encarnacao) Busybee (Noodt) ... Wheatcroft (Pote Hunt)

Time: 2.55.

Eclipse Stakes.

Opera Eve (Noodt)

Gleaquoich (Dallas)

Phirlap (W. H. S. Davis)

-Time: 2.43.

Thingtao Cup,

Greatlift Marshall)

Comradeship (H. Collaco)

Sunjoy: (Wade)

Time: 1,49,

Wel Hai Wei Cup. Glenfarg (Dallas)

Hentucky (House)

Highland

Prince

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cão)

Time: 2.29/

(Encarna→

ERIC FIDDIAN WINS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Thrilling Final Against Bradshaw.

THE ST. GEORGE'S COURSE.

Sandwich, Saturday. Eri Fiddian, the twenty year old: Stourbridge. “golfer, to-day "won the English Nativa Amateur Golf Championship on the course of the Boyal St. - George's-Gólf-Club“ when he defeated A. Bradshaw, Stoke Poge and a former Oxford 'captain, by ene up after thirty-

six holes of thrilling golf—

Reuter.

It will be recalled” that. Fiddlan experienced a stif fight against

Three fives were-registered in the Bowls match. A. W. E. Davidson's rink claiming two; one at the seventh head to reduce arrears of 4-10, and one at the fourteenth head to level the scores at seven G. Crawley, the holder, in the teen shots, but despite these two mi-final round on Friday, but he fine efforts the consistent scoring emerged victorions by 2 and 1 to of W. E. Hale's rink gave them crest the Biggest sensation of the narrow victory by two shots. "Tournament Nish's rink registered a five at the His opponent on Saturday enter third head to give them an early ed the Final as the result of a advantage which they never relin-win over E. Tippet, North Devon, guished...

by d and 2.

match:

The following were the results | The Lotal length of the Royal St. of the, four rinke in the Bowls George's course is 8,756 yards with bogey at 78. The following are Warren's Team. "The Rest. »

the lengths of the eighteen holes R. Duncan 8. E. Adamis and bogey figures- T. Fergusson H. Rose D. Warren

The Borderers improved for a can Phillips, Dominy, Bryant, (Skip) times but Gurevitch saved wall. Blake and Bickford, Percent After Johnson had been called

Trophies Pres

P. W. Lurage upon to deal with shots from Eick- erl the game.

14111785 ford and Blake; the Borderers went, Hollands, the Hon? 13:108 769 further ahead when Harris ro- the H.H.FA 315 B7.598 cerred unmarked, and went in to performan

1671866 shoot the ballat Gurevitch, off fore asking 14468428 whom it waar deflected into the sent the 15-169 400 met Near the end McKelvis may- 1:15:51 10 888)

1949807

American League

Bercent-

ain goal In boating toat

the goal line,

out the

Division

Caps to

Cupi, to the Border-

W. Venables

3. S. McIntosh

J. A. Craig

W. Russell

C. E. Torry

Nichol

EW. L Hogbin I5"(SKP)

OnSo Best

L. Farmer

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B. Taylor

G. N. Mitchell D. W. Phillips - T Hard

FL Hapley P. Whitta D. Go

A. M. Holland

(Bkip) 14 (8)

G. H. Sherrif Hieston

5. Ashworth STING

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AWE Davidson W.

No. of Hole Length in Bogey

Yerda

370

460

498

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