1934-06-30 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1934.

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VON CRAMM'S SENSATIONAL TRIUMPH OVER JACK CRAWFORD

Racing in Darkness MEMORABLE GAME FOR 3 HOURS

HE SAVED HIS

SIDE, BUT ALAS

FOR HIS SKIN

Spectator Uses Whistle

WINNING GOAL THAT

NEVER CAME

Buenos Aires.

It was the most important match of the soccer season la Buenos Aires.

The Charcnrita Juniors swept up the field, and the Racing Club half-backs could do nothing to

alop them.

Juan Blas, a fervent supporter of the Racing Club, leaned forward excitedly in his seat as he watch-

ed the Chacarita right-winger | trap the ball, dribble past the full back, and make ready to shoot.

The crowd of 36,000 strained forward in silent expectancy. Not so Juan Blas.

He drew a whistle from his poc ket and blew three sharp trills.

Charearita winger

shat and

The

short in

his

stopped turned round. He thought it was the re-

was saved for the

feree.

The game Racing Club-but it took the com- bined force of six mounted" and 12 foot police to save Juan Blas.

He is now recovering from his wounds in the Municipal Hospital.

Colombo's Winnings

Lord Glanely's Derby Disappointment

Lord

Glanely's three-year-old Derby disappointment, Colombo, has won the following stakes: Newmarket-First Spring

Stakes

£693

York-Scarbrough Sweep-

stakes

1360

Ancol-New Stakes

Newmarket - Fulbourne

Stakes

Sandown Breeders' Pro-

duce Stakes

Goodwood

Richmond

Stakes

£2,630

£700

£7,016

£1,289

Kempton-Imperial Produce

Stakes

54,543 £825 Newmarket-Craven Stakes Newmarkel-2000 Guineas £8,272

$26,228

Bad he won the Denby it would have meant an addition of £8852.

SWEEP TICKET SHARE SOLD

Parsee Lost £10,000 On Deal

A London bookmaker bought a halfshare in a -Colombo ticket in the Irish sweepstake on the Derby from a Parses for the low sum of

5500 rupees (£412 sterling).

The Parace, whose name is Mr.

S. D. Patel, is a thirty-five-year-

old bachelor employed in a Euro-

pean firma in Bombay.

A whole ticket for Colomba was valued at £11,000 in London.

Despite their terrlie handicap, inmales of the Maryland School for the Blind, refuse to be kept out of athletica. During the anual field day at Baltimore, the blind runners, guided over course by wire cables, turned in almost incredible performances. Here is Mansfield Kinsey winning the 15 Yards in 8-4/6 seconds.

CORINTHIANS IN

FIRST ROUND

Luton Not To Play

Until Third

F. A. CUP EXEMPTIONS

The Corinthians are among the clubs exempted from the F. A. Cup until the first round

proper

In view of their good dis play last season, Luton Town are included among the 47 clubs excused until the third round. The number is com- posed of the 44 First and Second Division clubs, to- gether with Millwall, Chester- field, and Luton.

The remainder of the Third Division clubs and Dulwich Hamlet, Amateur Cup winners, are exempted until the first round.

MARGARET SCRIVEN

RETAINS TITLE

HELEN JACOBS APPEALS AGAINST LIGHT

HEROIC PLAY. BY HOLDER

(By A. Wallis Myers)

EXHIBITION SWIMMING AT NORTH POINT

release him from the mixed doubles. Thua his mind and mus-Chinese Y.M.C.A. Function Includes elea were free for the supreme; effort

..

No fitter challenger · has ever entered the championship arena since Anthony Wilding, to whom, by the way, he bears some physical resemblance.

As for Crawford, who like the great-hearted played he is, gave a sterling display even when the prize had eluded him in that fate- ful tenth game, there is no ques- tion that he had given, a hostage ta fortune by engaging in zeven

reserves

| ERMANY, THROUGH ITS YOUNG CHAMPION, BARON sets of doubles the previous day.

GOTTFRIED VON CRAMM, • SCORED · A SIGNAL TRI- UMPH TO-DAY, WHEN IT SECURED THE FRENCH CHAM-

He may be used to such big

·PIONSHIP IN A FIELD THAT INCLUDED NEARLY ALL THE doses of strenuous exertion in Aus- WORLD'S BEST AMATEURS.

tralia, but he rarely meets oppon- In a final, memorable alike for its high quality of play and ents with such stamina for the heroic resistance of both men for nearly three hours, von defensive weapons in his bag. Cramm defeated the holder, J. H. Crawford by three sets to two- after the Australian was within a point of victory in the fourth set. The score was 6-4, 7-9, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.

(as had von Cramm, who had · no

It was clear, as soon ละ the German had won his first service game with two fery aces and had Narrowly robbed of the men's singles, the British Empire re-broken through Crawford's service tained the women's singles. After a great struggle of two hours, in the third game, that a final of ending in failing light at eight o'clock, Miss M. C. Scriven, the York rich quality was in prospect. shire girl of 22, who had won the title as an unseeded player last year, beat Miss Helen Jacobs, the champion of America, by two

(7-5, 4-6, 6-1).

sets to one.

Here was an opponent for Craw- ford who had a backhand drive as accurate and as firm under pres-

An Yeung-King On Card

Exhibition swimming will be staged to-day at 2.30 p.m, by the Chinese Y.M.C.A. at the Nort Point

bathing beach. Fancy swimming and diving will be features of the exhibition.

Au Yeung-king, the Chinese veteran swimmer from America, will be taking part.

AQUATIC GALA

CHINESE A.A. CARD

FOR TO-NIGHT

150 Metres Open To Colony

The most interesting event at the Chinese Athletic Asso- ciation's gala, to be held it North Point this evening, la the competition, open to men and women of the Colony, over 150 metres.

K

CHAMPIONS WIN IN RAIN

BIG DEFEAT FOR CIVIL SERVICE.

"C" DIVISION TENNIS

Only three of the seven "C" Di vision Lawn Tennis League matches scheduled for terday afternoon, took place, the others being abandoned owing to

rain.

yes.

The Chinese Recreation. Club, the champions, consolidated their position at the head of the table by defeating the Civil Service Cricket Club, while the Craigen- gower Cricket Club and the Cen- tral British Association also se- cured a brace of points.

C. B. A. BEAT GERMANS Visiting the German Club the Central British Association won

by 514 sets to 32.

Scores:

O..Weidt and B. Soltau (German Club):- ▼

bent N. Whitley and R.

Blythe

G-3

lost to G. Gurevitch and N.

Halford lost to F. Angus

Ferguson

-- 8

and J. J.

G

H. Luehring and G. Sommer

sure as his own, and one who, like the Australian, could search out A large and orderly crowd, girls agreed to forgo the intermis-the corners on both sides of the commences at 7 p.m. attractive beat Whitley and Blythe +- 2 with the British Ambassador înļsion.

court, preserving throughout the committee box, had their Miss Jacobs attempted to storm magnificent length..

full meed of excitement.

one

During the programme, which (German Club):-

amusic will be provided by the Aa-beat Gurevitch and Halford 6-4

[sociation's band.

drew with Angus and Fer-

6. 5 The following is

guson the pro-

W. Foraita and V. Singer (Ger- 150 metres breast stroke (men lost to Whitley and Blythe

man Club):-

6-7 and women).

lost to Gurevitch and Halfor 4-6 Jost to Angus and Ferguson 3- 6 CHAMPIONS WIN AGAIN

Was Von Kramme:

the net. This more' was all in fav-

Weakness Near Net It was a striking tribute to the four of Miss Scriven, who found the

almos-passing shot her only swift means Only near the net evolution of the sporting phere in France, first that two of winning a point. All her other Cramm less sure of his alm. It Imatches in which no French player points had to be earned by Inces-was Crawford's policy to draw him jparticipated should have attract-sunt reledesings and by hoping, us-forward if possible, and then use jed such concentrated interest, and, Jually in vain, that of the his fine range of clusive passing secondly, that a German should American's chops would drop out fiots. But these coups, finely con- ceived and carried out, could not have won such unstinted applause of court.· from a Paris crowd as was accord- When the holder had forced her effect the destiny of the set unless led to von Cramm.

way, by heroic play, to 31, Miss Crawford could break through the

service to Jacobs appealed against the light. German's

counter- The referee, pointing to the clock, balance the loss of his own

This was von Cramm's great as-] The women's final was started decided against her. She bowed to too late, having regard to its im- this ruling, of course, but her set, and although Crawford was portance, and the length of the concentration was upset, and Miss always one game in front through rallies, which could have been an- Scriven won the next three games the long and tortuous second set, against a rather diaconsolato ad-the holder could never win it until] ticipated.

Match Starts Too Late

versary.

The ending was unfortunate, but it must not be allowed to detract from the splendid cour #ge and

composure of the

English player.

*

the German was forced to concede Miss Scriven and Miss Jacobs

his service in the sixteenth game. not only have unbounded energy

Then he missed a smash and Cṛmw- on the tennis court, but they both

ford began the third set with the command indomitable spirit, and

feeling that, after all, his advers since one was using top spin and

sary was possibly vulnerabla the other underapin, there was 1

His confidence, and that of his In both the first and second sets many Australian supporters in the permanent break on every stroke, so that neither could steer the Mias Scriven was faced with a 4-2 crowd, was increased when he ¡deficit. She drew level in beth broke through again in the second ball away from the other.

for cases with infinite resource Where will-power counted

and game of the third set, and passed so much, and both girls showed it patience, All the time she was serenely to go out, in spite of los; to the nth degree, it follows that up against one of the grimmest and ing his own service in the seventh the player who could face the most persistent fighters In

game, at 6-3. handicap of the growing darkness world. Only her own powers of with the greater equanimity might endurance and her mental philoso- have a decisive advantage. Heavy phy could have overcome such op- gathering position.

In a long experience of first-class clouds increased the boxing, I have more than once been gloom. disgusted at the wrangling and side-

No Interval Taken stepping that goes on outside the ring. It seems to be at its worst At the end of the second set, just now. A boxer with anything when both were level, it was ob like a name finds his biggest fight vious that if the regulation Len

the

50 metres (junior boys) 30 metres (Junior girls) Water Polo Match. 50 metres. (women) 50 metres (men)

100 metres (women)

100 metres (men)

800 metres (women)

800 metres (men)

LOSS TO BISLEY Donor Of Hopton Cup

Passes.

Rifle shots in all parts of the Empire will have learned with regret of the death of Col. J..Hopton. There was no better-known or more popular figure at Bisley.

cup

+

On their own

courts the Civil Service Cricket Club lost to the Chinese Recreation Club by 7% sets to 12.

Scores:

J. Bendall

(C&CC):

and', G. - Fowler

lost to W. K Cheung and K.

lost to W. M. Cheung and

T, H. Wo.

|beat M,'C ́ ́Lau and K. M.

Wong

4-6

2. G

M. McDougal and L. Fisher . (C.S.C.C.) :—,

drew with Cheung and Ip Post to Cheung and Wo

lost to Lau and Wong

66

46

1- 6

T. Daley and W. Edge (C. 8. C. C.):-

lost to Cheung and Ip

4- 6

1-.6

Col. Hopton, who until about the lost to Cheung and Wo beginning of the century was lost to Lau and Wong known by the name of Dutton- C. C. C. BEAT RADIO Hunt, gave in 1900 a challenge „Playing at Happy Valley against Crawford's Wise Move

for the competitor making the Craigengewer Cricket Club, the highest aggregate in a number the Radio Sports Club were beat. Crawford had wisely speeded up of match rifle competitions. The en by 7% sets to 1%. throughout this bout, sensing its first winner was the donor. great strategic, value. Where he The Hopton Challenge Cup Is H. Howard and A. Hamsön Plucky Young German had been content before to take still one of the host coveted of (C.C.C.

the defensive, using his superb Bisley prizes. resources at the back of the court, The ovation given

to von he now assumed the attack, and Cramm after he had beaten although the German's resistance

Scores:-

beat Wei and Chanson

6-+1

申

beat C. Jeffery, and Davies. beat Singh and Devan

6-3 6-4

Y. C. Mok and D. Leonard

WITH JUDGES

lost to Wei and Chenson

2.6

beat Jeffery and Davies

63

100 Yards Result Reversed

[beat. Singh (and. Devan

6. 2

A. Kitchell, and W. Howard

drew with Wel and Chanson 6-67

beat Singh and Devan

in getting a fight at all, especially minutes' interval were taken the Crawford was thoroughly do seemed just as strong, the greater CAMERA DISAGREES (

served. He gave a beautifully where a title is involved-Len Har-match could never be. Snished that balanced display of aggressive genius was at this stage with Craw-

aight. After some hesitation the tennis against one of the world's ford.

vey.

up

best generals, who searched both flowed in favour of Sydney.

After the interval the tide still

his strokes and stamina.

The same beautiful back-hand His only the view

•Record In pluck needs Crawford, after exchanges were on taramained GERMAN BEATEN IN HURDLES beat Jeffery, and Davies... 6-3

Rampling Sets

White City Contest

(By GUY, M. BUTLER)

This stroke not onlý naved 'the'match, it may be said to have won it, for from that moment the young German never looked back.

In the

BUT WINS

* "C" Division League Table

44 To Date

P. WLDF

$ 6, D. 1 58

Bets

5.50 0.25% 11% 19

411125 10

032224 22

leading 6-4 in the fourth set, just so high, but Crawford got an threw up a perfect lob in the tenth ominous break-through game at match point, von Cramm seventh game, and it looked when brought off a winning smash that he held his service for 5-3 that he The new special race-dlining. London, June 6. This country is already extra-only a player with championship must have a lien on the match. camera, used for the first time in He said: "I am now, not averse The Kinnaird Cup inter-club ordinarily strong in Arst-class metal in him could have achieved.

He could afford to

ses Von England, failed to agree with the to getting married, but I am go-contest at the While City yester-half-milers, and yesterday after-

Cramm servo-

a couple of aces. in Judges verdicts in two important CCC. to keep my job. I waited for a day produced some really fine ath-noon another Art-rater came to

events at the British Games meet- Recreio the ninth game, better offer for a half-share' in my leties, and, most appropriately, the fore,

ing held at the White City on LE.C Then came the all-important ticket, but accepted this as noth-win for the promoting club, Poly- He was H. F. McCabe (LAC).{

Whit-Monday!

K.C.C. tenth... game. The... Australian's ing better turned up.".

Vechnie Harriers.

In his heat he returned 1 min. 56

strength must have been waning, 120 yards hurdles match and the University

The races concerned were the C.B.C.C. The Milocharians, who were seen, yet he eased' up consider-

His play in the fifth was for be seemed to wait for his 100 yards open Laal. The judges generally expected to win, were ably in the Inst. fifty yedi, second, 2 points behind, Achillen. At present he is quite lacking full of the intensive vigour, exem-opponent to err. With great spirit gave their verdict in the hurdles to Army with a very work team, were third, in experience. This was demon-plified by service aces, that he had Von Cramm forced his way to 80 the German, E. Wagner, who ther BGC ELLIOTT RIDES FRENCH

|10 points behind the winners.......... strated when he went all out in shown in his duels with Menzel 40 Crawford fended him off thought had won by inches from Police OAKS WINNER:

The most brilliant performance the heat. He paid the penalty in and de Stefani. This anal assault nobly and got within a stroke of the Englishman, T. D. „Phelan, Deutscher af the afternoon was the 140 the final when he had to struggle could only have been delivered by victory. I have described what when the film used in the time TAC Radio EC. Elliott rode the winner of yards win by GL Rampling to reich third place in plour a man in perfect athletic training happened «athen "and-how-Yon ink, cănerii was developed it was the Prix de Diane” (the French Milotherians), who walked away seconds power time. All the who had anticipated every even- Cramm went out stolidis for a win-flearly shown that Phelan crossed Oaks) over a mile and 21⁄21⁄2 furlongs from the Held in a manner remi» same, he is young and likely to go tumilty,

ning coup overheid. Once level at the line shead of the German, 12| Chinese

ECC at Chantilly. The result was: niscent of his baat 1981 style. His far.

16—all he played superbly, - and In the 100 yards: the judges de- | Indians

V· Germans Adargatis (E, C, Elliott), 17 Mary Ume was 49 2-5 noci, a record for A. V. Reeve can 4. very pretty

|Crawford"atgaanja big reaction"by cared that E. L. PARI WAN 15cond Pollery Rarits Tudor (G. Bridgiand), 2; Rarity the meeting, And a very fast one mile for the Polytechnic Harriers, / Whọn von Cramm realised, sar-serving two double faults in the and F. I Hunter, third, whertas Craigenjower ▼ Kowloon Docks (C. Semblat), 3, 15 rán: 31: 11.50 for the Stadium track which, with | winning : from JV. Powell lier in the tournament, that the twelfis gants to give the German the flim reveals a dead-hunt with Civil Service -- Bowling Grom

Pari-Mutuel: Win, 65fr. Places its rather - sháry corners, da' not (L.A.G) in 4 mini, 22 4-5 moes, French championship was within the sit; //

Hunter just ahead after the line had| Radia 16fr, dik, 50, 8ic, 50.—Beuter." | favourable, to this race:

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[bean crossed.

Fighing Ft-

(Contfriand on Page 16)

110 221 2 404 B, ZZV

5.#5# 51⁄2 3844.

K.DRG/. 10. 20, 134 1332

*v. Central British

́ ́y Bouth': Chlaz