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WINS FRENCH TITLE,

Critical Period At

5-4 In Third Set.

CRAWFORD'S MASTERFUL

TACTICS.

London, June 16:

OF CRICKET.

Famous Player Deplores

Dearth Of Great Personalities

London, July 6.

In these days, when cricket ap-

THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1933-

SETBACK FOR THE

BEES

Portland Draw Closer To Sacramento.

DISABLED BATSMAN & LEADERS BEATEN BY OAKLAND.

M.C.C. RULING.

San Francisco, July 5. Portland drew closer to the pace pears to be passing through times Curious Cricket Incident setting Sacramento team in the Pacific Coast League race by de- feating Seattle. 5 to 2. while the Bees were losing fourteen-

of trial, cricketers on all sides are She was not even nominated as deploring the dearth of outstanding! a member of the Britian team

them.

that

who

In Bangkok.

2

GOLF TITLE LOSES ITS CASH VALUE.

American Open Yields Little More Than A Living Now.

Chicago.

Like the stock market, the value of the United States Open golf

value of

officially sent out by the L.T.A. Yet Personalities. It is said that, when

An Interesting ruling, has been inning struggle to Oakland, 6 to 5, she has done better than any of the giants of the past retired from given by the M.C.C. in regard to a to-day.

the game, cricket fell upon evil cricket match played In Bangkok Los Angeles strengthened its championship is not what it used Her victory over the French)

where a player was disabled and hold on third place by administer to be in dollars and cents. days and that the reason for the before he could resume his standing a 5 to 4 beating to the Mis- From 'an estimated champion, Mme. Mathieu. a well- seasoned international player, has present strife and unrest is at the wicket the last man was out sions, while the tail-end San Fran- $60,000 to its owner in 1998, the been the sports sensation of the there are no young players and the other side claimed victory. cisco Seals lost again, this time to professionals say it has declined

The facts of the case related to Hollywood by a can take their places.

score of 4 to 3. to about $10,000 or less.

the a match between two sides repre- Detailed results follow:

Johnny Farrell, winner of prized crown. In that memorable senting Teak and Rice XI vs. The

play-off against Bobby Jones at Rest.

Olympia Fields in 1928, was re- ported to have collected the most cash for the title-approximately 560,000 for exhibitions, advertising endorsements, teaching etc.

year.

Miss Scriven's 'play has improv

Lord Tennyson, a former Test ed by leaps and bounds and when she met Mme. Mathieu on Monday captain, explained his views on the a London newspaper it was obvious that she was not in subject in any way worried by the memory of article. "In the years that have the defeat she had previously had at that player's hands. It was the one since the war." he said, "the match at Wimbledon two years ago universities and schools have been all over again, but Miss Scriven perilously near to being barren in showed how useful the experience the production of outstanding play then ers, and the counties are necessari- that she has gained since was, and this time she won. Not ly the poorer., easily, for more than an hour and

a half of terrifically hard play elapsed before the young English pirl made the winning stroke.

Backhand Bombarded Meanwhile her opponent pounded away at Miss Scriven's backhand,j which is her chief weakness, and Miss Scriven, though she could} make no winning shots from this: backhand of hers showed that shel could play a clover game.

Her, steadiness increased as the rallies lengthened and she dealt so effectively with her opponent's short shots, by run- ning up to the net and smash. ing them, that Mme. Mathieu showed herself content to play a base-line game.

A little exhausted by her great effort in winning the first set, Miss Seriven lost the second, but play- ed with remarkable coolness in the deciding set and as the rallies grew longer she made fewer and fewer mistakes and finally led by 5-2. This was a critical period for her. because Mme. Mathieu, fine match player as she is, then began to draw up and might have won.

At 5-4 Miss Scriven

ati 40-0 and there was a period of excitement as she Just three points before the French champion' msde a mistake which cost her the match.

was

The fault is not with the Varsities or the schools. The explanation is that nowadays few young men have either the time, means, or inclination to devote themselves to the game, and, with a decreasing number of amateurs of considerable account. cricket has inevitably developed into more of a business affair.

Teak and Rice batted first and made 161 for nine wickets, declar- ed. The Rest started to bat, and after five wickets had fallen Hin- shelwood, of the Rest, who had noti yet batted, felt so ill that he left| the last ball of the day Colville, the ground and went home. With who was last man in except. for Hinchclwood, was bowled by Hed- ley, with the score at 121. The question was whether Teak and Rice had won, or whether, as the last ball had been bowled and the Rest still had one more man, the match was a draw;

The M.C.C. Decision. The M.C.C., to whom the matter) was referred has ruled as follows: "If the fielding side. Teak and advised

"I by no means despair of the Rice, had been official future. As a result of the last that only ten men would bat. the |M.C.C. Committee are of the opinion series of Test matches, senses have that Teak and Rice won the match. been quickened, and, given more If on the other hand they were not than a tolerably good summer, this

have enjoyed for years."-Reuter.

that the match was a draw."

Hollywood San Francisco Seattle

Portland

Mission's

Los Angeles Sacramento Oakland

3

R H L 4 10 2 $ 1 2 9.2 10 0

4 11 1

5 14

1

5 21

0

G 17

(Fourteza innings)

The standing of the clubs, lowing to-day games, was:-

Sacramento Portland

Los Angeles Kollywood Missions

The pros groaned as the mighty Jones won the title two years in

in 1929 and '30 as 11 0

amateur. but Bobby collected in a big way later.

fol-

Won Lost Pet. 56 37 .602

52 39 .571

51 39 .567

50 40 556

43 49 .467

Oakland

40 50 .444

Seattle

34 53 404

San Francisco

34 55 382

season promises to be the best we so advised, the Committee consider WONDERFUL RECORD

Local comment on the above! BY JACK HOBBS. question as to what constitutes Over 3,000 Runs Against

ALAN HALL NOW WITH SPURS

Record Fee For Goalkeeper

states:--This, of course raises the

"officially advised." After five) wickets were down one of the field-1

ing side went into the tent and was told by the opposing captain that

Touring Teams

London, July G.

Hinshelwood would not hat, and When compiling his century for

WRESTLER TERRIFIED BY OPPONENT

Flees From Ring.

Since 1930. however, the open titleholders, Bill Burke' and 'Gene Sarazen, haven't been able to raise anywhere near that amount Sarazen, in fact, claims the title hasn't yielded much more than a living-Associated Press.

SCULLER HITS BARGE

Mishap Costs Southwood: The Race

London, June 21. There was an unusual incident - at the Walton Amateur Regatta on Saturday, when L. F. Southwood, the Olympic sculler, hit a barge during the race for the Senior Sculls, and so was beaten, before he could recover his pace, by H. L.

went and told this to his own cap- Surrey against the West Indies, tain and the umpires. Those who Jack Hobbs passed his 3,000 ruas played in the match are agreed that in first-class, matches against all Warren.

The outstanding feature of the this constitutes "officially advis- touring teams in England since the

read day's racing was the large number ed," and that the match therefore war. His full figures now

of close finishes in the eight- may be accounted a win for Teak 3,111, with an average of 70.7.

For instance, Na- oared',cventa: and Rice.

Only one player has previously tional Provincial Bank and Quin- accomplished this record. Sutcliffe, tin were successful in Junior with 3,283 and an average of 64.37 named beat Vesta in the semi-final his opening partner, being credited beats by two feet, while the last- It should, however, in fairness to by only one foot. Again, Walton London June 21.

Hobbs, be pointed out that illaess lost their heat of the Thames Cup. The final of the men's singles

prevented the Surrey man from Eights by a bare two feet, and St. between Cochet and Crawford, the Tottenham Hotspur have secured

making more than one appearance Paul's School crew reached the champion of Australia, was per the transfer of Alan Hall. the Lin-1 Hall,

against the Australians in 1921: (final, of the Junior-Senior event, in haps the best match in the tourna-coln City centreforward.

A crowd of 5000 wrestling fans Of the bowlers, only two have which they beat Kensington Argyll, ment. The play was of as high a who was formerly with Doncaster

seen in Rovers, Middlesbrough and Brad-eared with laughter when. during accomplished the feat of securing after racing a dead heat. standard as has been

In the Thames Cup Eights, Im- France for many years and though ford City, joined Lincoln two years about at the Mount Royal Arens. 100 wickets against louring sides.

old- ago, and as a member of the team Montreal, one of the wrestlers be- These are Tich" Freeman, with perial College gained one of the Cochet played with all his

his opponent 144 at a cost of 21.95 apiece, and best victories of the day when they time skill and resource he had that gained proinotion from the came so scared of

Maurice Tate with 131. for 22.43 defeated Vesta in the final by three clearly met his master from the Third Division, secured 42 goals that he dashed from the ring..

Ruddy Laditzi, an unorthodox each.--Reuter. In fact Crawford took command In 32 games last season,.he scor-wrestler, mat his match in Sandor Szarbo, a Hungarian. Laditzi, be- from the start.

ed 24 goals, and he should help to The comparative ease of his vic-send the Spurs pretty high up in came so frightened at one stage of the contest that he ran across tory was probably due to the man- Division 1 next season.

first.

in 40 matches.

ner in which he returned even the Chelsea, by the play, have secur- the ring. stepped over the ropes most dangerous of Cochet's strokes. ed the transfer of John Jackson, and fell on the first row of ring- international side, spectators, while his opponent Often the spectators would cheer Partrick Thistle's

looked down on him astonished.

Laditzi finally left the arena un-1

Centra!

оде

the French-man for what, they goalkeeper, for the largest fee ever. thought was a winning stroke, only paid for a goalkeeper. Jackson has to find that Crawford would drive been with Partick, for seven sea-der police protection.

News. back the ball in such a way that sons, and has only missed Cochet was either forced to turn match-when he was playing for It into the net or to miss it alto- Scotland against England last gether.

April.

Suggestion That Boys'

China Mail Sports Diary

Wits Are Dulled by Cricket C.Ca

Club de Recreio v. Hong Kong C.C.

Matheson's

engths.

First Inter-Collegiate Rowing

Regatta At Los Angeles

Los Angeles, July:6. [competition, has won the Pough-- Southern California makes its keepsle regatta, 12 times. · Harvard's bid for a national reputation as a crew is fair. -- rowing centre to-morrow at its first The Pacific Coast championship intercollegiate crew regatts which went to the University of Washing |will last two daya.

ton, when the Huskies covered the With the traditional Pougkeepsie Olympic course at the Marine sta- regatta cancelled because of econo- diuh in 6.30, the precise time that mic depression, the rowing world is won the 1932 Olymple game cham-.. centreing its attention to-morrow pionship for "California last year. and Saturday on the Long Beach However, the best time made thus course where six of the nation's far was set by the Italian crew, {crews will row in the season's larg which covered a preliminary heat in be rowed in the Long Beach Marine mark is expected to be shattered in lest race. The 2,000 metre race will the Olympic Games in 6:28.

This

Stadium, built for the Olympic the next two days. Games last year.

Board of Western universities. The race

TO-DAY Lawn Tennis-“C”. Division Army T.C. v. Chinese RC.. Kowloon 7. C. B. A. Kowloon Indiana v. Deutscher Klub The suggestion that schoolboy have been leaders in all forms of Kowloon Docks v. Filipino Club cricketers are below the average in social, commercial, financial and Police v Indian R.C intelligence, recently made in a les political life, while an old Haro

Civil Service v. Radio Sports ture given by Dr.. La Borde, a mas-vian, who is both a keen cricketer

Water Polo ter at Karrow still is being and a brilliant business man in-8. China "B" v. Royal Navy

("y" Bath, 6 p.m.)

Coach Al-Ulbrickson of Washing- vigorously discussed. He stated stances the Butler and Lyttleton

Civil Servants' $. C. v.

C. v. V.M.C.A. "B"

The pride of eastern universities, ton declared his crew can better the that psychological tests had been familles as being famous both as

Bath 6.30 p.m.) TO-MORROW introduced to Harrow to help boys cricketers and lenders of the nation

***** steeped in years of crew tradition mark of the Italian crew “by a con in the choice of a career and the in action and thought He points Maniak Hockey Tournament Meet and rivalry, will match with the skillsiderable margin."United Press. fact that a number of cricketers at out what a peerless cricketering (Jardine public schools were not gifted with "Ranj!" was, while being a capable Room, 5.15 p.m.)

SATURDAY auch intelligence, was very extra- and beneficent ruler of an Indian

Baseball State, and last year the Chancellor South China y. U.S. Navy ordinary." **

Ho

(Caroline Hill, 4.30 "On the other hand," said Deof the Chamber of Princes..

Lawn Bowls First Division that this is not true of boys who the names of Sir Kynaston Studd. Kowloon C.C. v. Civil Service C.C C. B. Fry, and Sir Stanley Jack-Kowloon Docks RC, v. Police R.C. succeed at Rugby football”.

Kowloon B.G.C.Division

Club de Recreio These statements have roused son himself.

Second many famous cricketers to defend W W. Wakefield, England's Civil Service C.C. Royal H.KY.C. their fellows, Bir Stantley Jack-former captain at Rugby said: Police RC, Y. Indian C...

Club de Recreio . Kowloon B.G.C. son, the ex-Governor of Bengal, em gratified, of course, but not sur-H.K. Electric R.O. v. Craigéngower.CC.geles and the University of Call LESSONS IN RIDING, JUMPING who is "Jackers" to the cricketing prised to know that we Rugby foot G SUNDAY

than

La Borde "It is my impression also supports the argument with Craigengower CC. v. Taikos. B.C

Jis divided into two heats of three

shells each, which will be rowed" to-

p.m.)

morrow. Winners of each heat wit row on Saturday, for the champion ship.

HONG KONG RIDING SCHOOL,

Yale, Harvard and Cornell are the MA TAU WEI ROAD, KOWLOON.

Eastern crews, invading the Pacific

coast for the first time in rowing. history to vie with oarsmen of the University of California at Los An-

forala.

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With the exception of University... of California at Los Angeles, parti- BREAKING IN & SCHOOLING. OF

PONTES & HORSES cipating in the sport for the first STABLING OF PONIES, & HORSES

world, said: "I Dr. La Borde's ballers are more brainy.

(Caroline Hill, 4 p.m.) statement is made seriously it ap-cricketers. One reason, (he adda) ELK Baseball Club v. U.S. Navy

Golf mus pears to be foolish, but if it is a may be that cricket occupies much joke it is a good one more time than Bugby, for the Completion of fourth round Happy season, all five universities bear no- PONIES SADDLERT FOR SALE.

Mr. P. G. E. Fender. the former Rugby player can work extremely Burrey captain, points out that hard and at the same time play for cricketers have filled some of the his country or county, but, the highest positions in the world and cricketer can hardly do that"

Valley summer competition table records, Le (anglès); "Completion of first round Happy Valley Competition Coursome

Yale is considered the sprint champion of the East. Cornella leader among universities in rowing

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