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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1934.

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BRIAN LEWIS WINS GREAT MANX CAR RACE IN ALFA ROMEO

BRITISH

AMES AND

CHAMPION RECOVERS

LEYLAND SAVES

ENGLAND XI

Add 101 Runs For Sixth Wicket.

£3,000 A YEAR MANAGER

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MR. ALLISON AND ARSENAL F.C.

FRED PERRY

DECLARED IN

NO DANGER

Fit For Wimbledon Championships

X-RAY EXAMINATION *REASSURING

By A. WALLIS MYERS

Auteuil, June 1.

MAN WHO SIGNED DRAKE WALTERS GIVES ONE CHANCE

London, June 1. IN KNOCK FOR 82

The arrangement for Mr. George After losing the wickets of Her. Allison to be the manager of the bert Sutcliffe, Wally Hammond and Arsenal, has now been completed.

An X-ray photograph of Fred Palsy Hendren for 99 rans, Eng-He is to take up his duties to-

Perry's injured foot was taken to- land made a great recovery, to Mr. Allison will fill the position close the first day's play in the of both manager and secretary day. No fracture of any kind was second Test Match at Lord's pes- as did the late Mr. Herbert Chap-disclosed, and the doctor hopes terday with a score of 293 for 5. man.

Walters played a magnificent in- Bings, giving only one chance in his 82. The feature of the match, however, was the splendid sixth

after having added 101 runs.

morrow.

I understand that his con- track is for five years and that his salary is to be £3,000 a year.

that after a week the sprain will {have yielded to treatment and the

foot be in ure again.

The championships begin at Wimbledon on June 26, and by This is substantially higher than that time--even before, according wicket stand made by Leyland and that received by Mr. Chapman, to medical opinion-Perry should his death en-have made a complete recovery. Ames, who are still undefeated who shortly before

tered into a new contract which He is thus expected to be fit to starled at 12,000 a year and rose play in the Davis Cup challenge

100 a year up to £2,500.

round at Wimbledon on July 28. Perry's collapse yesterday on the Mr. Allison will be the highest centre court at the Stade Roland never hesitated after winning paid official in the game. In fact, Garros bears a close resemblance I know of only one manager who to the distress of Ellsworth Vines receives as much as £1,500 a year. In the same arena last year when, The weather yesterday morning

In accepting the appointment Mr. strangely enough, the American was glorious, with bright sunshine,Allison will be compelled to resign was opposing Perry, when the Second Test match

his directorship, which he has held

The wicket was good, having been covered during a night of drizzly rain, and Bob Wyatt

the toss.

London, To-day.

Highest Paid

Vines, like Perry, sprained his tween England and Australia open-for several years. The laws do not ankle at a critical stage of the

On Thursday the ed at Lord's.

permit a director to receive any re-match, and insisted on finishing, it weather prophets forecast that

muneration for his services. despite a warning to the contrary. would be cloudy with some rain on

He, too, fainted on the court? the morning of the match; but ex-

Effects Of Tour cept for a fairly strong breeze the conditions were ideal for cricket.

200 Applicants When the position became vacant five months ago on the

A further analogy between the death of Mr. Chapman over 200 ap-; There had been B night-long plications were

received, but al-cases is that Vines, like Perry, had recently returned from an exhaust- drizzle but, apart from 1 little though it was known to be the dumpness, the wicket was not affect highest paid post in the game itg tour in Australia, and it may ed, having been covered throughout did not attract those officials who be assumed, although the outward signs were not visible in the Eng- the night.

Icommended themselves. Mean-

Itahmad. ax they were in the The English selectors omitted while the club has been carried on Gover (Surrey), Burnett (Glouces-by Mr. Allison as the director in American, that Perry's nervous tershire and Nichols (Essex), the charge, with Mr. Chapman's old as-aystem was feeling the effects of team which is meeting the Austra-sistants, Mr. Joe Shaw, Mr. John cumulative strain. Certainly in three matches at lians in the Second Test being com-Peters, and Tom Whittaker, the his last two or

Auteuil Perry had not played with posed of the following:

R. E. S. Wyatt (Warwickshire), championship was won was a great his usual buoyant zest. capt., C. F. Walters (Worcester-tribute to their work. shire), K. Farnes (Essex), Sutcliffe

trainer,

and the fact that the

Signed on. Drake

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Brown

Steve Donoghue 'rodé Jack yesterday at Ascot when the 10-year-old horse won the Queen Alexandra Stakes" for the sixth successive time.

AUSTRALIANS

URGE FOR NEW

FAST BOWLER

"Send For Halcombe" Is The Cry

SURREY'S' DOMINATION OF ATTACK CAUSES

'ANXIETY

Adelaide, June 1.

A stir has been caused here by an Australian ex-Inter- national cricketer's cable from Kennington Oval, urging the Test Selectors to send for R. Halcombe, the West Austra lian fast bowler, because of Wall's ineffectiveness on wie- kets which do not assist the bowlers.

The ex-International says that Surrey's domination of the Australian attack (they scored 475 for 7 declared) raises a serious Test bowling problem.

Clem Hill, on the other hand, does not favour the sug- gestion. He says that Wall has done everything that has been asked of him. Reuter.

ONLY 3 CARS IN

AT FINISH

KAYE DON UNABLE TO

ENTER CLASSIC

CROWD CHEER DIXON

LONDON, JUNE 1.

THE HON. BRIAN LEWIS, SON AND HEIR OF LORD

YET ANOTHER

BLEAK DAY FOR

BRITISH TENNIS

AUSTIN AND HARE BEATEN

FRENCHMEN SHINE ON OWN COURTS

Paris, June 1.

was another bleak day for Britain in the French lawn

ESSENDON, RAN AWAY WITH THE MANNIN MOAR CAR tennis championships at the Stade RACE IN THE ISLE OF MAN TO-DAY,

He led all the way in his scarlet super-charged Alfa Romeo, Roland Garros, Auteuil, to-day. and the result was:

Hon. Brian Lewis (Alfa Romeo), average speed 75.34

m.p.h.

1

C. Dodson (Alfa Romeo), average speed 73.61 m.p.h... 2 Cyril Paul (Riley), average speed 69.83 m.p.h.

3

Mies K Stammers lost the quarter final round against Fr. Aussem In the women's singles by 6-4, 6-2. Miss Dearman and Miss Lyle lost in the women's doubles to Miss Ryan and Mme. Mathieu, the holders, by 8-10.. 6-3, 6-3 and H. W. Austin and C. E. Hare were beaten in the men's doubles by J. Borotra and This was the list of those who retired from the race:

J. Brugnon. 4-6, 6-3, 57. Flight-lieut. C. S. Staniland While testing last night, Dixon 6-4, 6-2.

We gain what little comfort wa (Bugatti), T. E. Rose Richards damaged the back axle of his Riley

and worked all night to repair the can that Miss Belty Nuthall and G. P. Hughes are in the semi-final (Bugatti), A. H. L. Eccles (Bu-

damage.

in the mixed doubles. They receiv gatti), F. W. Dixon (Riley), A.Į

KAYE DON'S CAR

Only three finished out of ten who started. Lewis won the race last year at an average speed of 64.23

m.p.h.

Horn.

Horn

because

Yon

P. Hamilton (Alfa-Romeo), R. 0. Five minutes before the start itted a walk-over from G. von Kramm

E. RA and Fri. Shuttleworth (Bugatti), Vasco, was announced that an Sameiro (Alfa-Romeo).

enlered by Mr. H. W. Cook had Kramm had instructions from Ber- The race consisted of 50 laps been withdrawn. This left twolin to reserve himself for the sin- over a circuit of about 31⁄2 miles, Rileys, driven by Dixon and Cyril gles, much to the chagrin of Fri. a distance of approximately 185 Paul, the only British car.

CRUMBS OF COMFORT miles. The course has three sharp

Then Miss Susan Noel, an unot- bends and many bumps.

Міва One of the favourites was F. W. who is still in hospital, after his cial player, partnered by

Jedrzejowska, the Pol'ah champion, Dixon, who was robbed of victory crash during testing last Monday has reached the semi-final of the

A. P. Hamilton drove the Alfa- [Romeo' belonging to Kaya Don,

in the corresponding race for cars n'ght. of 12 horse-power on Wednesday because his petrol gave out.

ACHILLES WINS BERMUDA CUP

American Defenders Not Tuned Up

Hamilton, Bermuda, May 30. The Achilles, owned by Messrs. Trott, Wadson, and Butterfield, of Bermuda, has won the series of

held here be races which were tween American and Bermuda six-

LEWIS v. DIXON

women's doubles,

To these crumbs of comfort we Australian There was an early casualty. C-must add that the

S. Staniland (Bugatti) had only players are keeping the British completed one lap when he had to Empire fag flying. pull into the pits with gear box) Miss M. C. Scriven, the lone trouble and retired.

player doing battle for England In The race soon became a duel be- the women's singles, will have to Įtween Lewis and Dixon after Rose meet Frl. (Aussem, probably to- Richards, who was second, had tomorrow, for a place in the flaul. retire.

That should be a great match.

to

Lewis, wearing a red shirt match the colour of his car, set the

pace.

Dixon made a brave effort to. catch up, but on his 21st imp he stopped, and pushed the car off the course.

There was no disgrace in the defeat of Austin and Hare by Brugnon and Borotra.“

Hare in the first set played quite nicely, even if he lobbed too much The enforced rest which he must

and frequently too short. But now undergo may, therefore, prove

there were some quick rallies in blessing in disguise. Modern)

He decided to "shut up shop for which he' shone and he returned (Yorkshire). Hammond (Glouces- Mr. Allison was responsible for

metre yachts with a score of 21% the day" after he had removed the one or two shots brilliantly. tershire). Hendren (Middlesex), signing

on Drake, the young lawn tennis for amateurs has too

points.

engine sump for examination. The Leyland (Yorkshire), Ames (Kent). Southampton centre forward, at a many gladiatorial aspects to make

SHREDS AND PATCHES The American boats, Mr. crowd gave him a hearty cheer,

Austin was easily, the best player Verity (Yorkshire), Geary (Leices-fee of £6,000. He has recently en- its uninterrupted pursuit either

Seward Johnson's Jack, Mr. B.

Before this Hamilton broke the tershire) and Bowea (Yorkshire).gaged Crayston, the Bradford half-good for the individual or for the

Cunningham's Lucle, and Mr. G. Ltail-pipe of the exhaust system, and of the four. But it was a game of shreds and patches never very back, for over £4,000, and I expect ame.

Three players, including one wo-lings. It would seem to indicate Smith's Anis, which were specially he was out.

lively until the fourth set, main- that it will be announced in a few

Sameiro, a Portuguese driver, ly because the rallies were never As was expected Wyatt reported days that he has obtained Copping, man, have been carried off the cen-that players of to-day expose them-built for the race as a preliminary

at Auteull within the selves a excessive physical and Challenge Cup, were apparently Dodson and Eccles were now fight-long susugh to make the game the Leeds United and England tre court himself it and assumed the cap half-back. I do not think less than last ten months. That fact may nervous strain by not having, as to the Seawanhaka International ing for second plate.

finally destroy the legend that was the case two decades ago, a Challenge Cup, taincy. During the week he had a £7,000 will be paid for Copping.

lawn iconis is s game for weak-1 definite off season: try out at Coventry when playing

Nichols is twelfth man.

J

Wyall Captain

for Coventry and North Warwick-

shire against Northern Liverpool, NEW FULHAM F.C.

(Continued on Page 5)

"Y" AQUATIC GALA] NEXT MONTH.

Programme Arranged

For July 14.

MANAGER

Continental Soccer Coach Appointed

were apparently not fully tuned up-Reuter..

TO-DAY'S LAWN BOWLS DETAILS

B.6.C.

The following are the selected teams In to-day's Lawn Bowls League

SENIOR DIVISION Craigengower "A" v Kowloon

J. Watson A. S. Russell J. IL Budding L. Guy

(Skip)

Out of 200 applications, Fulham A. E. Coates F.C. have sent to the Continent to W. V. Field D. Rumjakp as their manager-coach a man who has been out of English B. W. Bradbury

secure

(Skip)

The next monthly swimming gale professional football for twenty-G. L. Buchanan of the YMCA., was fixed for July two years.

A. S. Gomes He is Mr. James Hogan, who H. Beer 14 at a meeting of the Y.M.C.A.

with U. M. Omar Swimming Committee held last finished his playing career

Bolton Wanderers in 1912.

Right.

(8kip)

P. T. Farrell J. B. Logan. B. Ball W. 8. Drake

R. Duncan S. Kandle

(Skip)

V. Petherick W. Macfarlane

PROGRAMME.

The following are the fixture to-day's Lawn Bowls League.

SENIOR DIVISION

V

C.S.C.C. (46) FR.C. (75) C.C.C. "A" (70) y B.B.G.C. (60) V.K.D.B.C. (48) T.D.R.C. (64) (K.C.C. (-)

"B" (-) JUNIOR DIVISION P.R.C. (40) v CS.C.C. (47) K.B.G.C. (79) v C.C.C. (45) 1.R.C. (49) ▼ILKER.C. (60)

KAY.C. (54) ▼ EC.C._(50) HKFC. (-) v C. de R. (-)

,IL Hampton (Sldp). A. Howe,

An attractive programme has Fifty-two years old, Mr. Hogan J. S. Landolt A. A. Razack been drawn up, entries for which speaks five languages, and has R. F. Lue

coached teams in five Continental R. Baka will close on July 10.

(Skip) Mr. A. G. Doan was in the chair countries. Among the sides un-

Talkoo RC, v Kowloon Docks and was supported by Mr. Eder his control were the Austrian

G. N. Mitchell Goldman (Hon. Secretary), Mr. E. XI., which met England at Stam-W. Cunningham F. Selk (Hon. Treasurer), and ford Bridge in 1992, and the Bac- Waid

Messrs. W. F. Kerr, H. G. Lange, Ing Club de France.

R. B. Wood and the Misses J. Wel-)

Jer and A. Fowler, representing

the Ladies Swimming Section,

The programme is as follows:~~~

Ladies' Diving Championship;

Ladies' 50 Yards aggregate' han-) dicap:

Men's 50 Yards aggregate ban-

dicap

Hong Relay Race;

His appointment is signi- fleant in view of the 'defents mistained recently, on the Con- tinent by the official F. A.. team.

Tottenham Make £15,639

D. Munro

J. Revie

J. Lindsay

(Skip)

N. Drummond

{C. B... Matthews

A. W. Norrie (T. F.. Stainton R. M.C. Kdown

(Bkip)

Mr. Hogan sucpeeds Mr. J. Mc-W. Browns Intyre as the manager of Fulham D. B. Bone

G. H. Stewart· J. C. Chalmers

(8kip) In their first manson after re-Kowloon C.C.-- gaining First Divizion status, Tot L Gittin tenham Hotspur made a profit of L. E. Lammert

C. J. Tacchi 3. Fraser

(Bichp) These Agures for the 1988-54|| Mixed Relay Race (post antrica); season, compare with £8,954 profit. W. M. Brown Men's 150 Yard Handicap; for the previous year's working, EC. Fincher

(W, Hyde Pa Men's" 75 Yards, three styles The club's surplus, assets are over R. P. Phillips

#80.000. (back breast and free?.

(Bidp)

Pillow Fight;

Men's: 50 Yards. Back Stroka; |

Water Polo, Government ▼ Y, M. #15,889............. C. A.;

W. Greig

W. Robson

M.' Ferguson R. G. Craig 1. C. Brown

W. Hedley

Coleman Kempion

J. McKalvis

C. E. Elliot-

Haywood

A. E. Marchent H. Milton W. GIL

A. E. Silkstone C. Summens

78klp)

JUNIOR DIVISION

(Skip) Kowloon B.G.C. ▼ Craigezgower

(Skip)

D. M. Khan

M.I. Razack

A. M. Omar

in A. M. Wahab

J. Honsen

(Skip).

M. Y. Adil A. O. Madar A. R. Dallah

*(Skip)

Yacht Club L. S. Greenhill J. W. Brown J. A. Selby | A. Chapman

(Skip)

A. T. Hamilton E. R. Abraram [J, R. Rosa

JB. E. Maughan

(Skip)

A, Stevenson

(Skip) G. E. Castelhe

J. Roberts

J. R. Soares

G. Rosa

F. Bagley

Y. Abbas

J. G. Meyer

V, N. Atienza

(Srip)

*M. J. Henderson

H. F., Stonebam C. B. Holding

W. E. Hale

II. H. Rose

(Skip):

▾ Craigengower "B"

E. Tack

M. J. Medina'

E el Arcalli

J. Macdonald

E. V. Bearis

[J. G.. Charlton

G. E. F. Thompson ~J. Cavanagh

\(skip) **(Skip) India B.C.

A. H. Bamfahn ¡G, Duncan LC. R. Sousa 18. 0.; Bux

W. Z. Brightman A. R. Minu C. A. Rosselet KM. Omar

(skip)

(Bidp)

Bir T. Boutborn'·

CC-A, Macfarlane

(Skip

A. Coelho W. J. Howard

1. Van der Lely

W. E. WAY

(Skip)

A. McKellar J. G. Haig N. M. Currie 8, Deacon

(Skip)

H. Hatch H. S. McKay

F. F. Duckworth L. de Rome

(Skip)

• Kowloon CC. - M. N. Bakusen W. Mulcahy T. W. Carr E.. Kern

1. S. Dinner

T. Ferguson

(Skip)

W. W. Hirat

H Overy

C. Fletcher

exciting.

race

in

Our men, however, did all that was required of them up to 3-1 in the fourth set and with a lead of

Sameiro, in his firat Britain, was showing up well.

SAMEIRO OUT Lewis was increasing his lead

[2 sets to 1. Then came, Hare's every lap, flames coming from his service, and this game turned out exhaust as he roared "round the to be one of the critical ones of houses."

Then came the news that 'water was pouring from ` the radiator of Bameiro's After a brief examination he decided to withdraw.

car,

A few minutes later Eccles came

Įthe match.

In a tight struggle the points went to the Frenchmen.

Borotra is one of the quickest men in the world to sense a change in the tide. After they won that

into the pits with a rather badly game, he said something to Brug- non and they both became very worn tyre. Mechanics changed

animated. From that moment Brug- the wheel in a few seconds, and

Inon Improved and we saw glinip- he was just starting off again

when mechanics detected a pocules of his best. iar noise about the car, and he returned to the pita,

Examination revealed some trou-

They levelled the set at 3-all but the Englishmen fought back and ahould have won it, for Hare

ble in the back axle, and Eccles missed a sitter at game-point. withdrew,

At the fortieth lap only Lewis, (Skip) Dowson and Paul were left.

V. C. Labrum

L. Jack

J. M. Jack

(Skip) Football Club cv Club de Recreto

J. Murray

Morgan

A. Brookabank

J. Rannell

(Skip)

-K H. Pear (Skip) 1 Ralaton

|EO. Carter

Gregory

(Side)

D. E. Kharas

17.

G. E

W. Phelps H.W.Randall E. C. Barry

(Skip) A Humph Electric

G. T. Padgett AP. Paul

D. C. Alves

A. V. Bartos

H. Rozario C. A. Lopez

(Skip)

F. Machado C. M. Alves PA. Yvannovich J, Ribeiro

HARE'S YOUTH

Hare's youth must be taken. {n»

to account and, although he mora

The first to greet Paul as he than held his own for the major came in third was Dixon, the en- part of the match, it was in the trant of the car, and Paul's great tight corners that he failed.

The Frenchmen were on top in friend, +

the final set, but there was a good chance of levelling the set at 8-xl} With no amateur available in the when a doubtful decision on the absence of R. ES. Wyatt, who was service was given to Borotra when captaining England In the Trial, England needed the point for the | Warwickshire were led by Bates, the senior professional, "against Sussex, at Edgbaston, an

game...

Miss Stammers has yet to lear consistency. It was little use be-- ing brilliant one moment and bad which nothing could stop for two the next against an opponent of games. After that instead of the calibre of Fraulein Aussem, zij sweeping the balls out of Fraulein The' German led by 3 games fo Aussem's" reach the balled them, 1 în the fret set, when Miss Stam (Skip) and failed to d'acern the clavar mors had a patch",of brilliance {variations, of length, the: German (Continued on foot of preci

(Ship) J. M. 8. Rosario Dr. R. A. Basto

I. Boeres

F. H. W, Haynes

J. Basto

C. B. Robertson,

| R."^4. Trengre Bidp) B. Strange.

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