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CHALLENGE FOR

ASCOT GOLD CUP

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the "London Gazette" that "Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas will be run round the new course at Asent Common, sear Windsor, on Tuesday, August 7 next."

Royal Ascot has not always been the quiet, well-conducted meeting | It is to-day. For many years cock- fighting, prize-fighting, and other| kinds of ribaldry were part of the day's fun.

Tel. 21322.

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1934.

MCLEAN THE HERO OF GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

CRAWFORD IS

RANKED NO. 1

AT WIMBLEDON

DESPITE RECENT POOR FORM.

IS IT PERRY'S YEAR?

China Mail Sports Diary.

Aquatics:-

-TO-DAY

Hong Kong Inter-Scholantie Union

Meet,

Lawn Tennis "B" Division

Chinese R. C. v. University

Club de Recreio v. South China H. K. C. C. v. K. C. C.. Graduates' Association v Indian R.C.

TO-MORROW

For the first time in his career Jack Crawford, captain of the Aus-Akletter:- tralian Davis Cup team and holder of the title, has been ranked No. 1 at Wimbledon.

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Hong Kong Inter-Scholastic Union

Meet (Caroline Hill) Lawn Tennis: "C" Division

Army. T.C. Civil Service C.C. Craigengower C.C: v. Chinese B.C. University v. Indian R.C. Police R.C. v. Radio Sports Kowloon Decks. v. Kowloon C.C. Deutscher Klub v, 'Club de Recreio South China v. Central British

5,000 GALLERY SEE

GREAT VICTORY

JOHNNY

FISCHER LOSES AT PRESTWICK

WETHERED'S SUCCESS

(By GEORGE GREENWOOD)

PRESTWICK, MAY 23. JACK MCLEAN. THE YOUNG GLASGOW GOLFER, IS THE HERD OF THE BRITISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP, WHICH WAS CONTINUED HERE TO-DAY.

WATT MAKES

AMAZING CATCH

AT GRAVESEND

Crashes Into Steel Girder But Holds Ball.

"MY UNLUCKY GROUND"

London, May 20, One of the most astounding catches

seen in first-class cricket in recent years was made yesterday by Watt, the Kent ball from a terrific hit from Mer- professional who, in chasing the

cer, of Glamorgan, crashed hea-

Yet he held the catch! Mercer had already hit

two

Though defeated on four occa- sions by Fred Perry since he beat Ellsworth Vines in last year's Wimbledon Final, the Aus- tralian has been given pride of place over Britain's leading play-LEVINSKY

SURPRISED BY

ART LASKY POINTS, SAW ONE OF THE GREATEST MATCHES.IN. THE LONG IIS-

In the presence of an enormous and wildly excited crowd hely into a steel girder. defeated Johnny Fischer, a young man about to enter Harvard University, and one of the most dangerous of the American players.

The Scotsman played superbly, and, despite all the thrusts of mighty sixes and was trying for a his opponent, a polished and finished golfer, held on grimly to a

third. The bowler slender lead of two holes until the seventeenth, where his score Freeman, Glamorgan's hoodoo. was 67.

er.

Perry beat Crawford in the Final of the American national championship, the Australian

Beats "Kingfish.”

CONCESSION OF WEIGHT

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A CROWD OF 5,000 PEOPLE. ALL INTENSELY EXCITED AND ALI, DASHING HITHER AND THITHER IN THE SEARCH OF YANTAGE TORY OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

It was between two young men, McLean. the idol of Scottish golf, and Fischer, a 'Varsity student. of Cincinnati, so tall and thin that it would be imagined that a

was "Tich"

The ball, soaring high, looked certain to go for 6. Watt, however, ran backwards as fast as he could and on the very edge of the boundary made his final effort.

The back of his head struck a steel upright of the movable screen {apparatus and the thwack of It could be heard all over the ground. He apparently collided simultane.

Wal-ouely as he held the catch.

championship, the Victorian cham-Man Who Held Carnera pionship, and in the Bournemouth Hard Courts championship. Craw- ford also lost to Hans Timmer, the Dutch champion, and Andre Merlin

puff of wind would blow him mighty driving, bat lost to Los Angeles, June 12. (in the Davis Cup) in recent

over. For a man 24 years of age lace, the finalist. Art Lasky of Minneapolis who Fischer is the most serious golfer ANOTHER U. S. REVERSE

For a moment the players and matches.

holds the doubtful privilege of I have ever met. In the absence of Mrs. Helen once having held Primo Carnera smiles, nor does he ever exchange He never

spectators were dumbfounded by Wills-Moody, Helen Jacobs, U. S. in a no-decision bout, to-night word with the opponent.

Wethered carried on the good was seen that Watt was staggering the wonder of the catch. Then it national champion, has been sced- sprang a surprise by defeating deed, Fischer plays every shot as a Chicago stock-broker, another through his hair on to his flannels.

In- work by defeating Jack Westland, and that blood ed No. 1 in the women's champion-Chicago's ex-fish peddler, none if it were a life and death busi- member of

was streaming ship, a title she has yet to win other than King Levinsky,

the victorious U.S.) Dorothy Round, who took a set off

Walker Cup team. Helen Wills-Moody in last year's

Driving much better than has been the case for a con- siderable time, Wethered was out in 37 despite a 6 at the

And then, to add insult to in- ninth, and the two up.

Jury, the umpire walked with mea- He became three up at the tenth, wicket to the spot where the catch sured tread all the way from the where Westland was handicapped was made to make sure it was a in the matter of length in a strong fair catch on the proper side of head wind.

the boundary line,

It was!

Final is ranked No. 2.

The seeded players in order, cabled by Reuter, were:

MEN'S SINGLES.

1. J. A. Crawford (Australia). 2. F. J. Perry (Britain).

3. G. Von Cramm (Germany).

4. H. W. Austin (Britain).

5. F. X. Shields (U. S),

6. L. E. Stoeffen (U. S.). 7. S. Wood (U. S.).

8. De Stefan! (Italy).

WOMEN'S SINGLES. :

1. Miss IL Jacobs (U, S.). ́

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2. Miss D. E. Round (Britain).

3. Misa S. Palfrey (U, S.).

4. Frau Sperling (Germany).

5. Mlas M. C. Scriven (Britain),

6. Mlle. Payot '(Switzerland).

ness.

Outweighed by 7% pounds, Lasky plodded his way through to frantic with delight when McLean Naturally, the spectators were a cleancat decision over the King-won: firstly, because of pride in fish in ten rounds. Lasky, at 197, their hero, and secondly, because was a clear winner in six rounds, it was recognised that Fischer was Levinsky, at 204%, took two and one of the most dangerous of the the remaining two were even. American players. I never hope Levinsky bowed to the slashing to see a better and a more keenly Max Baer in Reno, Nevada, in fought match.

and how-

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The fact that McLean Was one under 4's when it ended at the seventeenth is Indicative of the high standard of the goir.

1932, and has been defeated twice by Primo Carnera in 1931 again in 1932. Levinsky, ever, higherated recently because of his win over the one time champion Jack Sharkey, was The Scotsman had evidently favourite to beat Lasky to-night.saved his best form for one of the Lasky, in 1932, bowed to Carnera vital matches of the championship, jon a decision in. a 10-round affair. He started 3, 3, 5, 4, 2, 4, and was

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only one up. Against any other opponent it is not an unreasonable supposition that McLean would have been at least three up.

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7. Fraulein Ausser (Germany) AL BROWN LOSES ON

8. Mme. Mathieu (France).

Von Cramm has been greatly DISQUALIFICATION

honoured by No. 3 ranking

position, and it is almost entirely

GENE SARAZEN BACK Final of the French championship

FROM TOUR

the -strength of his win over Crawford in the!

when he beat the holder after hav- ing been down set point.

American Invasion Frank Shields, who was forced to Playing Much Better concede walk over to Says Joe Kirkwood. Sidney Wood in the 1931

Final

owing to an injur- ed knee, leads the American in-

MEANS TO WIN AMERICANvasion with Lester Stoeffer, Ne. S

OR BRITISH TITLE

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ranking player, and Sidney Wood. one of the only two former cham-

Riotous Scenes Follow His Disqualification.

UGLY INCIDENT AVERTED

Paris, May 18.

Al Brown, bantam-weight champion of the world, was benten to-night by Gustave Humery at the 'Palais den Sports, Brown was disqualified in the sixth round for con- tinuously holding.

Riotous scenes followed the de-

GREAT RECOVERY, SHOT

This was not the Westland we aw at St. Andrews. Unable to make any impression, he was beaten 3 and 2.

The defeat of Tolley was not unexpected, at least by the Troon artisans who know James Wallace

as a sterling golfer with no frills to his game. FRIEND AS CADDIE

A score rushed to his assistance and he was helped to the pavilion, where a doctor attended him. MAKING SURE

I caught the ball before or after Watt said afterwards, "Whether

the collision I haven't the faintest idea. The ball stuck in my hands. "This is an unlucky ground for me. I strained myself at Grave- send last week against Essex and couldn't finish the match and the same thing happened two years ago,"

'A shipwright, 32 years of age, Wallace. for whom a friend acted 4's and 1 down. Two down at the as caddie, putted with devastating fifteenth, he drove the next green, A notable 'hole was the third, efficiency. Out In 84 and three 288 yards, but took thres putts. where McLean, mishitting his up, Wallace holed second

■ chip shot at Cutting his second shot into the shot, was under the the fifteenth for a 3 to win by 4 Alps bunker, his last chance had sleepers in the great Cardinal bun-and 3. Wallace required three 4's gone. I think the last has been ker. He dug the ball out, pitched for a score of 69.

heard of McKinley as a Walker his fourth to the back of the green, The defeat of Eric McRuvie was Cup player

the

and holed the putt for a half in 5, a distinct loss to Britain's defen- Capt G. A. Rusk, of the R. and to the delirious cheering of the sive forces. He was beaten by A., provided a useful chopping vast crowd.

Lawson Little, whose whirlwind block for the sprightly Jittle McLean, who was putting golf swept his opponent of his American, Johnny Goodman, who beautifully and with courage, feet.

won the second hole in 2. holed one of five yards at the The American began 3, 3, 4,

Despite the shouting of a police. Himalaya for a 2 to become '2 4, 2, 4, and was three up. man to clear the course, Goodman up, and He held on to his gains McRuvle, however, was only one hit a magnificent drive down the until the turn, which he reach- down at the turn, but he lost the middle of the fourth fairway, ed in 33 to Fischer's 35.

thirteenth where Little's approach while the gallant captain, mortally McLean may count himself lucky pitched into the crowd at the back afraid of slicing, hooked every- Miami, Fla., May 5.

pions in the seeded eight, in sup-cision. The crowd surged up at the tenth, where, missing a putt of the green.

thing. Gene Sarazen, back from a jport.

round the ring, overturning chairs of dft, he fald his opponent a dead

He pitched back again and holed) Playing what seemed very much 20,000-mile golfing expedition

De Stefani's win over Bunny and yelling insults at Brown, who stymie. Failing to loft over, the putt for a 4 At the sixteenth, like a practice round, Goodman was to South America, says;

Auslin on the Continent early in was only able to leave the ring un-Fischer had to be content with Little practically, drove the green, 4 up at the ninth.. the season, coupled with his ster-der police protection.

half in 5. He won the next, how and getting a 8, won by 3 and 2.

GOODMAN'S ONLY LOSS will win either the British or

ling Davis Cup displays, has. been Mr. Jeff Dickson quickly restor-ever, in 2.

DEFEAT OF TORRANCE American open this year, or- responsible for Italy supplying her ed order by appealing to the crowd The desperate nature of the en-1

The only hole he lost was Sarazen feels his 12 competitive Brat seeded player.

for fair play, and it was largely counter may be gathered from the T. A. Torrance, the only British twelfth where, in giving the hills Prince Regent cleared £40,000 when years, during which he at one time this year, though British opinion is tion that Brown got away from the played eleven holes in 41 shots and Walker Cup match, was beaten by and was bunkered on the left. open thanks to his personal interven-fact that at this point McLean had player to win his aingies in the on the right a wide berth, overdid his horse, The Baronet, won a race there in 1791. George III is said or another held six major golf confident that it is Perry's year-ring unmolested.

was only 1 up. Evidently Fischer a young West of Scotland golfer. Even se Goodman had an approzi- to have romarked to his son "My titles, have either taken their toll last year he was sensationally benten He did not even wait to get his could not stand the terrific pace, Gowan B. Peters, of Ferencze, near mite score of level 4's, when the boy, your baronets are more pro- or have given unbeatable experi- Farquharson, the South African. slipped out unchanged and took a rough with his drive, was bunker.

in the Second Bound by Norman clothes from the dressing-room, but for at the twelfh he was in the Glasgow.

match finished at the fourteenth. fitable than mine. I made 14 last

Lawson Little's effort against F. A stylish player, 25 years of age, weck, and have got nothing in re-] ence for 1934's battles on the links. He should have a fairly easy pas-taxicab home.-Reuter.

od with his second shot, sad lost Peters was three down at the turn,

L Ranidn. of Sunningdale, WAS the hole to a 4. He was now 2] having lost four holes in a row, even more impressive. Little, the down with 5 to play.

Torrance, out in *85, had played Varsity student from San Fran- {3-FOOTER MISSED

well, but his lead gradually cisco, with the cannon ball drive, dwindled against the pressure of has also a delicate putting touch. Fischer missed a great chance his opponent.

Indeed, Little is the complete. at the fourteenth, where he was

Petora holed a putt of 25 yards golfer. left with a putt of Sft: for the hole, at the twelfth for a 4 and, having It must not be Imagined that be- McLean having pitched into a bunaquared the match, ran down a putt cause the American drives unheard- ker in front of the green. To his of 5 yards for &a at the nineteenth of distances that he is constantly obvious annoyance the American to win.

lacking a way out of the rough.

Many antedotes Aurround the historic meeting, one of the best being the one which tells how the

turn,"

Cup Stolen

The championship is very

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His flying visit to 20 countries sage to the semi-final where he will proved at least one thing to the probably macet either Austin or P. G. A. champion: "I needed, not Stoeffen. In the top half Crawford It is 27 years since the Gold Cup, only a change of scenery, but a lot will probably encounter Wood the chief trophy at the meeting,

in CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE COACHỈ was stolen. When the tapes went

of work. I think I am playing bet-the semi-final with Shields the vic- ENTERS AGREEMENT TO COACH up in 1987, the horses started in a ter now than ever before."

tor of the other quarter final. race for a cup that was not there. Hla companion and team

male

Will History Repeat Itself? Margaret Scriven decisively bent

OXFORD NEXT YEAR

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In it's place was a drawing of the on the Odyssey, Joe Kirkwood, the Helen Jacobs in the French Cham trophy to be handed to the win-Canadien open champion, attests ning owner until the stolen one to Sarazen's ability of the moment plonship to retain her title, but she could be replaced,

with this statement: "Gene is will have to reverse her Wightman

Cup defeat at the hands of Sarah equally sland on which it was on view on ever seen him before." the verandah of the grandstand, on

Mr. Hair Thomas follows an missed the putt McLean "saved. Peters, a player of whom more Nothing of the kind. Only once in well-known Cambridge himself at the sixteenth, where his should be heard, came home in 36, this match was he off the line. The Cup was stolen from the hitting the ball better than I have paffray before she meets the US. Blue, Col. J., K.. Gibbon, as the second shot, too strong, was in a Torrance had the ́, satisfaction of{This was at the ninth, but taking Before them is another tour, this Champlon in the top half of the Oxford coach. Col. Gibbon recent-bunker at the back of the green. knowing that there was no dis-ja deep-faced" fron he crashed the

ly received a gift from the Oxford He chipped out and holed the putt grace in being beaten by a man University Boat Club in apprecia» for' à'haif in 4.

who completed nineteen holes in tion of his services, and the wish. Nothing that Fischer, could do one over 4's. was then expressed that he would was of any svall. At the seven-

8. L. McKinlay,, another Walker) teenth a long downhill pult for a Cup player, was also beaten, but la continue to be their cosch,

the first day of the meeting, and. time to Europe,, the Far East and in spite of all enquiries, it was the Antipodes. But, this will not never heard of again,'

be started until after the Ameri)

women's semi-final,'

Dorothy Round is again ex- pected to reach the Final, though Mme. Mathieu, Suzanne's protege, may prove a difficult hurdle in the quar- ter, finnix.

Fraulein Aussem is the only

100 YARDS IN 55° SECS, IN SWIMMING TANK

ball on the green.

Little's power is so enor mous that he can tear the ball out of almost any lie. Out In 85 including a self-im- 8 looked in at the hole and decided a totally different way. He lost 2 od stymie, the American was 2 to stay out. That was the end, and 1 to J. Cameron Conn, of the Rankin had made a gallant | McLean having won by Z, and L

Rand A. Club, a player with Aght of it but from this point he The crowd cheered each player weird putting style, Conn, how-suffered a complete collapse, it impartially for a superb display of ever, holes the patts and nothing ting every drive off the heel to the wolf in an atmosphere charged else matters.

club and with the face closed, the ball made a feeble diya to sQUATS-, lega: After horrid adventures, at

Ascot is always as much of a can open, which Sarazen is grimly social event as a race meeting, it determined to win, or give competi- being one of the chief fashion tion a stiff battle in losing. parades of the London season. In " and when South America be- spite of rain elsewhere in England, comes a threat to American and former champion among the tooded the Brst day of the meeting, on British golf," Barazen said, "it will players, while Frau, Sperling was Tuesday, opened in fine weather, be when they have discarded the runner-up to Helen Wills to 1932. A young Australian swimmer, with excitement. their Majestics the King and Queen antiquated equipment with which The Wimbledon fortnight opens Ryan, who may be at London for Molein later beat Jeses Guil- "staying until the end of the last the game la now played and when on Monday, 118 entries having been the Empire games, has done 65 ford, the Boston "elege gun," a McKinlay, who ploughed away the eleventh and twelfth holes he race, which witnessed Colombo's all the people are permitted to received for the Men's Singles and secs. for 100 yards and 21 minutos player who as the years creep on through six bunkers in the course picked up at each. Little won by B sensational downfall.

lenjoy one of our leading pastimes. 86 for the Women's.

95 8-10 sc. for the mile.

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