1932-07-26 — Page 5

TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1932.

Wimbledon Semi-finals.....

Vines The Monarch Against Crawford

Bunny Austin Protects Shoes On Slippery Count

THE CHINA - MAIL.

··RAIN 'HANDICAPS

BASEBALL

Cramer Breaks Collar Bone.

ATHLETICS TRIUMPH.

BRITANNIA

To Race Again at Cowes.

LEAGUE TENNIS,

RECREIO'S TWELFTH England Declare And

Win By 158 Runs

VICTORY.

REMARKABLE RECORD OF THE Y.M.C.A. Play Two Pairs

KING'S CUTTER:... -

303 Prizes Gained

In "C" Division. All-India's Fighting Finish: Big

TO LOSE BY 7% TO 14%.

in 507 Races.

New York, Yesterday. STILL MATCH FOR RIVALS. There was no play in the

The Club de Recreio gained an National League to-day on account The King's cutter, Britannia, easy victory ever the YM.C.A. on of rain, and only one game was will race again this season, and the latter's courts yesterday after- By A. WALLIS MYERS.

decided in the American League. her fitting out at Cowes is near- noon when they won their "C" London, July 1. Cramer broke his collar bone ing completion. She is, of course, Division Tennis League xture by Unluckily, the weather broke ever night, providing threaten-when he fell whilst going after the most remarkable racing yacht 7% sets to 12.

Sewell's double in the sixth inning in history. No vessel has over The Y.M.C.A were heavily han- ing clouds and the herald of tarpaulin covers. Rain fell during the of the Athletics-Yankees match. and such an extraordinary career. dicapped from the outset due to actual progress of the semi-final matches--not enough to stop play The following were the results of She is the oldest of the lot, has the absence of G. Puncheon and but sufficient to change the surface from a firm, traffic-proof plane games played:

sailed the most races, and won the were forced to play only two pairs American Leagur.

greatest number of prizes of any against the strong Recreio team. into a floor so slippery that no athlete, however nimbie, could tack

B. H. E. acht and turn on it without the risk of a tumble.

Philadelphia Athletics. 8 12 1 In these days, when there is J. J. Ferguson and J. M. Wilson

Hans and Mahaffey hit home talk of brightening our seaside re- (Y.M.C.A.):-

sorts, it may be truly sald that beat J. J. Remedios and J., New York Yankees.710 1 each year the old ship contributes Gonsalves

Lazzeri and Lou Gehrig hit home her share and more to this object. drew with LA. da Rocha

runs.-Reuter's American Ser When the annual regatta daya and G. A. Noronha

come round townspeople and Visi-loat to Dr. Guterres and tors look for the arrival of Bri- C. A. Barretto tannia. When her racing, flag-

T. J. Price and E. red and blue, with the white (Y.M.C.A.) :— Prince of Wales's feathers in the lost to Remedios and centre--is aloft that is sufficient salves

The first match, between Vines and Crawford, was compara tively free from rain, although Crawford found his fool-hold so insecure that, during the second set, He shed his rubber-soled shoes and played for the remainder of the contest in socks.

Austin and Satoh would have had every excuse to ask permis- sion to wear steel points --- a prerogative which was granted, if my memory serves, to Tilden at a critical stage of his match with Kingsete at the old Wimbledon in 1920,

The players did not make the reas they attempted normal evolu-

be tions, of passengers on quent yesterday, but it may

a rolling questioned whether the court was deck. really it for a semi-final contest.

Austin was the first to seek re- When more rain made it worse, es-llef, and when he had forfeited two pecially on the less compressed games he sought Saton's permission tringes, falls were frequent, and-the|to protect his shoes with woollen discomfort of the players obvious. socks. The act took a few minutes,

Austih prudently discounted the because the first pair would not fit,| handicap -be could not, of course, and even when he came back Aus- remove it--by covering his shoes in had his falls again. with a spare pair of socks. Satoh When Satoh, also, playing did not try this

and gingerly, was three-love, rain utter he realised that his normal came

again. Its incidence Tontwork was impossibile

have depressed the little

expedient,

runa.

Vice.

6-6

Hitting By Amar Singh

By HOWARD MÄHSHALL.

London, June 29.

All-India at Lord's yesterday by 158 runas

After as good a game as anyone could wish to see, England beat

which gave England a comfortable lead of 345. There was just the Jardine was able to declare in-the morning at 275 for eight,

outside chance that All-India might make the runs, and they did at least go down fighting.

an

They lost seven wickels for 108, and then Amar Singh and Lal! Singh put on 74 for the eighth wicket in forty minutes, a most 6-courageous partnership.

Payiner resumed England's Innings Amar Singh is an extremely at- yesterday morning. A complete traclive cricketer, for he is an un-collapse would have brought 3-6 commonly fine feld, a really good Indian victory in sight, but a hun- · R. Price was superb. He drove Robins for England would at least be safe. As bowler, and yesterday his, batting | dred or. so quickly scored, and

three 4's and a 6 off successive it happened, a collapse was by no balls, and his strokes were made means impossible, for Paynter soon with the purpose and certainly played on the Jehangir Khan, and which distinguish the batsman Ames, making the wildest of vil. from the wild hitter.

lage-green strokes, was clean bowl. Everyone was delighted at hialed by Amar Singh, so that 'six wic- success, for it saved All-India from kats were down for 169. For a somewhat ignominious defeat, tunately for England, Jardine, and kept the interest alive to the supreme stylist if ever there was last ball of a most interesting one, continued to bat imperturb

BISLEY ARMY CHAMPION.

Gon-

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of itself to make the whole regatta lost to da Rocha and Noronha a merry holiday. She is still the last to Guterres and Barretto handsomest yacht afloat, as she

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was when the late George Watson

designed her thirty-nine years ago

TABLE. TO DATE,

"C" Division

P. W. . D.

Seta

·F. A. Pla.

Q.M.S. Churcher's Second Win.

FAMILY SKILL WITH RIFLE,

Bisley, July I. Quartermaster - Sergeant In- strucior Churcher, of the Small Arms School, has won the Army Rifle Championship for a second time. His previous vic- Jory was in 1924.

for the Prince of Wales.

American Boats Defeated.

I saw her win her first race,

which was sailed under the burgee c, de R.EE 6 0 80% 21% 24 match. There is no doubt that All-ably, taking runs whenever he could 7. 18 India have come out of their first by a succession of beautiful strokes. 25 18 Teat with great credit, and they

Robins, playing extremely well,

900 74.

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of the Royal. Thames Y.C. atṭGRI Gravesend on May 25, 1893. For!AA. .1 9 2 6 74. a few years she remained our KIT.C.....1 5.6.1 8 YM.C.A....10 $ 4 1 47 champion cutter, boating the AT.C. American yachts, Navahoe and | LRC. Vigilant. which visited our shores. A She defeated them completely in KUTO.

€.0.0. 80 and 1894, and no American sloop of the kind has ever been period when she was regarded as ILK.CO. outclassed and too old-fashioned A.T.. for racing.

here since! Then there came a K.6.0.

The period passed and the swing of the pendulum seemed to favour

! P.R.C.

a new form or type of yacht, once VALLEY

́more closely resembling Britannia."

82 6-0 26 10%

11 have shown themselves to be excel-kept him company while 53 runs lent players, and popular players were added quietly, and then Brown came in to show us that NO FURTHER TESTS

he can hit the ball as firmly and soundly as any man. Brown made 30 by excellent forcing cricket, and at 1280 Jardine declared, though he needed, only 15 more to com- plete his century.

681 14% 27%

8 17 0 10% 37%

2

90 R 1 21 59

GOLF OVER

The King, having a love for his NEXT WEEK-END. father's old ship, in which he had

spent many happy days, brought

her into the racing feet again. Championship Decided

brought

the must on

He gained the honour to-day slippery court, he seemed to surman. for he lost his ser-with the largest aggregate score render to the fates, and his resis-ice to love. The Japanese slid in in the competitions for the Roupeil, tance in the third set was almost attempting to catch Austin's widen Roberts, and Army Ilundred Cup perfumelory..

ing drives, and the score was 3-2, the last-named of which was shot That Austin was the better The Englishman was still ill

at for this morning in a downpour of player, commanding a more versa-case, and Satoh took a love game rain. tile game and a stronger attack, to lead 4-2.

AL the age of 37. Q.MLS. there was little doubt even before Austin continued to lift his back-

Churcher is one of the finest But am sure he hand drive out of court and Satoh play began.

marksmen in the Army, both would have enjoyed his victory was 5-2: Then came a significant with the rifle and the revolvor more if he could have gained it change. Austin was reconciled to -the championships with the when Satoh and the surface were ine conditions, Satoh was inclined latter weapon falling to him in zun better terms.

to yield to them. Austin began to

1925. There is not a challenge Vines was a complete monarch angle his drives and to force his cup for which the S.AS., com- yesterday, and in less than forty opponent out of position.

pete. here which is without his

She was reconditioned,.. rerigged, i minutes he had dismissed the Aus-

and Heveral times- name inscribed on it. More- He won the eighth and uinth Tralian champion, with the loss of games from thirty, and the rain

up-to-date, over, in his case, marksman-

writes Major B. only six games in three sets. He stopped to cheer his advance. There ship was bestowed upon him by

Heckstall-Smith, the Editor of said afterwards in his quiet way was a longer fight for the tenth,

the Yachting World. his father who himself won

Last year that he never expected to play so but Austin was now set for a winn-

xhe Was πίνει the Rifle Championship in the well, and had certainly never playing break. He served an ace

mast years' 1904-5, and the ed so well before.. My own glimpse lead 6-5, and Satoh fell again in

champion tells me that this of him la America last year cer-attempting to HBVC the twelfth

hereditary trait is revealing tally confirmed this estimate.

itself among the children who was devastating from start

are of the third generation. finish,, and Crawford was like u

FAVOURITES FAIL. mar battling against a tidal wave. That he went to the net only twice during the whole contest is a sufficient answer to the theory, it forward in one quarter, that Vines Jeeks an adequate ground Stroke equipment aid was to depend

quor coloured his play.

Ile game.

to

The issue was scarcely ever joined again. Confident that he could master both his op. ponent and the rain-ridden court, Austin improved in every department. His service had penetrating speed and his drives fine length,

with exemplary pluck.

to

1- two

On Sunday.

ALSO CAPTAIN'S CUP.

All-India's splendid display in the match which ended at Lord's, yesterday, led to the possibility that other Tests might be arranged, as in the case of the New Zealanders last year.

It is

understood, however, that no further Test matches will be played this season. ··-

All-India began their scored in- nings bravely, and by 1.25 & seem ed that Navle and Naoomal would survive the awkward three-quarters of an hour before luncheon, There was trouble in store, how- ever,.. for in the remain- at that. Perhaps the occasion was ing five minutes Navle vize rather too much for their baismen, bw. to Robins, and Brown bowl- who were never at ease against the ed Nasomal, so that when the in English spin-bowlers, but their torval came All-India had their kcenness in the feld and their backs to the wall. They were still steady and often dangerous attack 300 behind, but while Nayudu and have established them in represen Wazir All stayed together there tutive cricket.

was just a possibility that they might pull through,"

The match Was & personal

It was Bowes who shattered their

the hollow Gulf competitions for the Junior and Bermudian rig of Section of the Royal Hong Kong triumph for D. R. Jardine, both as modern times. Many experts said Golf Club will be played off on the a bataman and a captain. Twice he hopes by bowling Nayudu, and the King's sporting attempt would Happy Valley course on Saturday, had to face a crisis, and each time after that disasters followed quick- fail and that to make such an old Sunday aud. Monday.

The played a masterly innings. Itly. Colah, Nazir, All, Jehangir ressel a match for the modern! On the first day medal play, under is no exaggeration to say that with-Khan, and Wazir All, who had bat- rachts was impossible. But, to handicap, over 18 holes, will take out him England might have been ted splendidly, were soon back in All started level for the cup, of every yachtsman's delight and to place for Junior members and sub- beaten, and not only was his batt the Pavilion, and everything seem Entrance fee of $1 per ing invaluable, but he handled his ed to be over. It was in this de course, but for the championship the surprise of many, she was won-scribers.

Capt. . E. E. Cass, 1st K.O.Y.L.I., derfully successful. At Iming-card will be charged, 90 per cent. bowling most capably. He has corperate situation-seven wickets 2nd Q.M.S.1. Churcher were lon in 1930, in a rattling breeze, going towards a cup for the winner tainly strengthened his claims to down for 108-that Lall Singh and !favourites with 242 points each, or she beat Shimrock V. by more and 10 per cent to the club. If 40 captain the M.C.C. side in Aus-Amar Singh set the crowd cheer-

ing, 4 points above their nearest rival, that a mile...

entrics are received the winner will tralia. receive 60 per cent, and the 'runner- Although England won, the Lall Singh had some

Clever Selling,

horrible

Only rarely, as in the sixth game, At the end of the first practice. his service and volleying powers. was the panther-like Satoh reveal Churcher had gained a point, and in every race against the. new. up 30 per cent. A minimum of ten manner of their winning was not moments against Robins; when only Och strength, variety and pre ed. He made one spring and then at the end of the second practice : yachts her task was a difficult entries governs the competition. encouraging. It is a little disturb his agility and amazing quicknesd chion were the drives of the Cali- recoiled. There was more rain in he still led by one.

New boats were hundier: Ties, if any, will be decided on the ing when four players like Ham-of foot saved him, but now and then ferniansesterday on both wings the third set. but Austh, ignoring Onlookers predicted a tie, but at they possessed advantages which best score for the last nine holes mond, Sutcliffe, Woolley and Hol- he would bring off a glorious that he had no need to supplement it, passed serenly to 4-love. He the third practice Capt. Casą drop-Britannia's Ut[ bull did notless half handicap).

mes fall twice on a perfect wicket drive or square cut amar them with any volleying cover.

in the meanwhile, was dropped his service, the Japanese pe completely behind with a score Every day she raced it was a A Junior section competition will against a team which can hardly be Singh, He could place the ball with making two glorious

in the grandman- forehand of 32 to his opponent's 48, and from severe and sporting battle, and Sir als be held, the entrance fee being compared with the Australians. On hitting Superlative length and speed in any drives, but went out.condently at that moment his chance of appear-P. Hunloke at her wheel had many 25 cents per card, with a minimum the other hand, I think we might er, and backing up his aggres segment of the court, his backhand 6-1. The result was gratifying, ing in the first three evaporated long and hard-fought match and entry of 20 cards.. Ninety per easily make too much of these lapsion by sound stroke play. > He just as effective as his forehand. but the fight had been a poor one. into thin air.

strenuous hours, winning or los-cent. of the money will go to the $38, and despite their misfortunes drove and pulled Robins for 19 in Jefore this bombardment Craw MRS. MOODY IRRESISTIBLE

Meanwhile the fortunes of those ing a prize by a few seconds after winner.

! in this game, Woolley, Sutcliffe and one over, and when Voce bowlert ford enuld but assume the part of

who were left in the first dozen, jockeying with his opponents' for The Happy Valley Championship Hammond are still great batsmen. very short to him be walked grave a spurring partner; he could net Before these two one-sided mat-xt the close of the Roberts shoot ity miles.

He has handled her will be decided on Sunday and is We shall have to find another partly out and patted the pitch at Voce's fight on level terms. As the raines were decided another had oe last night were being closely fol-right well, and Capt. Turner, her open to full members and membera ner for Sutclifle, and it may be feet a gentle reproof, of blows Continued without abate upied attention on the centre lowed. C.S.M. Jeffrey. of the 2nd kipper, and her crew have brought of the Junior Section, play being that E. T. Killick would fill the gap GALLANT INNINGS ENDS

Vines never paused in euri-Mrs. Moody against Mles Scots Guards, fell further behind; her great credit. An uphill task, over 36 holes (scratch). An enas, competently as anyone. Payn Jardine had to bring Hammond b's work of destruction--the Aus Mary Heeley in the woman's semi-1.4. Barlow barely retained his hold perhaps, but the most sporting in trance fee of 31 will be charged. ter starts too uncertainly for an on to stop the spate of rund, and tralian premed to resign himself to final. Like Crawford, Miss Heeley at about the 6th or 7th position; the annals of yachting.

Competitors are advised to fix their opening batsman, though his in- eventually Hammond deceived Lalf an inevitable fate-a kind of lan-was facing a Californian catapult R.S.M. Jagger, K.R.R.C., who won Britannia has raced more than own times and arrange partners. A nings on Monday evening gave us Singh and bowled him. Most of us, which she could not break. The the championship in 1927, greatly 600 times and has won over 390, cup will be presented to the winner, Proof of LR-DISAPPOINT, much that we tell almost astrieved I think, were enjoying ourselves so English girl challenged the odds improved his chances with each prizes, including 207 firats. In and if there are 30 entries, the BOWLERS

practice, while there forged ahead recent years, too, she has won a runner-up will receive a prize.

Our bowling was, to my mind, at Hammond's severity, but we had I/Sgt. Bobbett, of the 1st Welsh fair proportion of races against The competition must start by more unsatisfactory than our no complaints when he bowled Guards, the "dark horse" of the the modern yachts.

pm, and in the event of a tie, the batting. Bowes undoubtedly im Mahomed Nissar with his next ball. occasion, whose claim to possible In the coming season all yachts- best score over the last 18 or nine proved as the match went on, for Palla came limping out then, inclusion in the first three would men will wish: "Good Luck to the holes, respectively, will be taken he was keeping a better length, and though he was obviously unit to the ball with which he bowled Naybat, and had to bave a runner, but into consideration. have been dismissed ag a forlorn | Britannia!” “Sir. P. Hunloko, who hope laat night.

has had charge of her, since 1918, The Captain's Cup Competition du was a beauty. For all that, he made it possible for Amar Despite the severe handicap will again be in command and at will take place on Sunday, competi. he does not strike me as the sort of Singh to complete his 50-with a In the second set, indeed, the

under which he laboured betausa tho wheel during her races.. tore having the right of the course. bowler who would do well in Aus magnificent drive to the boundary brilliant Vines broke through in

of his comparatively low scores in The complete record of Britan- Ladies will not be allowed to use talia: there is not enough fire In off Hammond.

his attack, and the batamen are This was his last gesture, for in the third game to love, and the

the first stage of the match, henia's races, from 1893 to 1931, now the course on that day. seventh game he wen from Afteen.|

succeeded in reaching the third published in The Daily Telegraph Tifins will be provided at the cast not continually forced to play at the sime over he was caught and The holders of the women's dou-position,G.S.M. Although he maintained bis ser-blo, Mra, Sheppard Barron and second.

of $1.50. table reservations to be the good length ball which may run bowled, and thus a very gallant in- vice dominance to the end, deliver Mrs. King, wore beaten after a

faces First 2nd & Total made before 1 pm on Saturday. way or break backnings and most enjoyable Test

Brown was disappointing, for his match came to an end og six clean aces, Vines modified close struggle by Mile. Payot and plonship were as follows: his driving pace a litle In the Mias Muriel Thomas. There was

**** three wickets were fairly expen-based pa third set, and Crawford snatched another close finish when Mrs. Hol

18 36 2 33 (Continued from previous Columa), sive, and he did not trouble the

RIFLE SHOOTING OVER three games--one, indeed, to love croft: Watson and Mles Harvey de 1Q.M.8.1. Churcher 242 173 415

WSWEEK-END, But the end was always advertised. feated Mrs. Pittman and Miss 20.S.M. McGee 206 177 413, Retire On his form of yesterday Vines Ridley, who led 54 and 6531/Sgt Bobbett 229 171 400 180 was virtually unplayable.

In the Anal set, only to End Miss Sgt. Keeling, 2nd KREC., 6979, 1913 AUSTIN AND SATOH

Harvey's smashes destructive in the RSM. Wagger, K.R.RG, 397: 1914 When, the heavy shower inter next two games. Capt. JC A Birch, 2nd Bedford The vening, Austin and Satoh began the Both singles, finalists, Vines and and Herts R. 300, LE J. A Bar second match; the confidence of Mrs. Moody, anxious not to risk low, W. York: R. 394,8gt-Ins, both was shaken by an unsteady an accident on a slippery surface, Moore, 893; Capt. E. E. E. Ciss, Boor. They almost reminded one, retired from the mixed doubles. 300; C.S.M. Joffrey, 339, -UE

Had Crawford's service been al its best he might have hoped, with the initial stroke at his command, to arrest the balance against him. But his deliver- les, wave on rare occasions, lack- ed their usual speed and ac- curacy. He had no counter- offensive to offer.

She won two games and thoroughly earned them. But she threw so much energy into the first set chase that she had nono left for the second. Had she hit a slower and a loftier' ball she would have had more.../ time to recover breath and perhaps position: the faster drive could have been used after.

McGee being for the first time, 18

The leading scores in the cham-

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Races First 2nd & Total: Indians overmuch. He was much Sailed Prizes 3rd Prizes better in the Trial at Old Trafford

111122 and so was Voce, who was reduced 62 to bowling over the wicket. Robins,

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on the whole, was the most satis

16 factory of our bowlers, though not 10 the most successful, and hệ là junk the kind of young all-round, player we need for the Australian tour

ROBINS IN USEFUL STANI The game was in a most inter ing position.

will be a competition shoot the Kowloon Tong range on Sunday and Monday next, +61020020300 and 400

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