1934-08-15 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1934.

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DONALD LEACH GETTING HIS EYE IN FOR INTERPORT CRICKET IN SHANGHAI NEXT OCTOBER

FAR EASTERN

POLO CONTEST

IN SHANGHAI

CAVALCADE "TRIPLE"

Wins 14 Mile £7000 Classic In 2.02.8

Cavalcade, the English-bred

SINGAPORE WIN THE champion 3-year-old, won the

GRAYRIGGE CUP

SHANGHAI BOY'S SUCCESS AT BISLEY RIFLE MEETING

new cup has been presented

by Shanghai French polo friends which will be for competi tion between any teams in the East. This embraces a rather wider sphere than the conditions of

$7,000 Arlington Park classic at Chicago on July 29. He had already won the Kentucky Derby and the American Derby this year. His earnings for

the 88ason now amount £22.447.

to

. Cavalcade was favourite at 3 to on, and was ridden by M. Garner. His time for the one and a quarter miles was 2-min, £ 4-5 860.

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SUPREME

the Keswick Cup (for which. Hong U. S. RELAY TEAM Kong competes) and it is hoped that teams will challenge from Manila or Saigon, as well as from the northern and other porta in China.

The results of the shoot by the Chinese Company of the Singa pore Volunteer Corps for the Grayrigge Cup show that the ex- cellent score of 804 was made. against 794 by the Shanghai The cup, therefore, has

team.

been won by the Singapore team; this year.

Donald Leach, Shanghai's skipper against us next October.

Shatter World Mark For 1,000 Metres.

Oslo, Aug. 7. The American relay team, composed of sprinters Pea- cock. Kane, Harding and East- man, this morning established a new world record in the 1.000 Meters Relay here in 1 min. 53.3 seconds, as against the previous mark of 1 min. 66.8 sec

The previous world record of 100 meters run in 10.3 secs. was equalled by Peacock dur ing one of the events.

Lancs Furore.

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SCORES 73 OUT

OF 150 IN 70 MINS. FOR THE NOMADS

RUGBY FLY-HALF AS BOWLER

LALL SINGH HITS CENTURY FOR STATES AGAINST SINGAPORE

ONALD Leach, the Shanghai

DONALD

skipper, is preparing for the visit of the Colony eleven in Octo- ber. Last week-end he hit up 73 out of 150 in 70 minutes for the Nomads against the Shaforce. He also took 3 for 48, but the sol

diers won by 2 wickets.

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A. J. Barson, who played for Shanghai in Hong Kong in 1981 to collect a "pair of spectacles"

There's good reason for the smiles in this picture. They are victory smiles, exhibited by Dorothy Round and Fred Perry, Eng- lish lawn tennis stars, when the two congratulated each other after winning titles la their respective divisions at Wimbledon. Miss Round defeated Helen Jacobs of the United States in the women's final, and Perry overpowered Jack Crawford of Aus. tralia, to capture the men's championship.

SELECTORS WHO TOOK NO CHANCES

NOT TOO MUCH OF VERITY FOR AUSTRALIANS

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the Yorkshire-Australia match Verity only bowled six overs. The Test Selectors requested that he should not

be played too much, in order that the Australians should not become too accustomed to him before the fourth Test at

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The Yorkshire Australian; Mitchell, the Derbyshire bowler, match, which ended in a draw, had such a bright spell of bowling was the thirty-ninth of a series recently that he took $8 wickets going back to 1878, of which for less than ten runs apiece in three matches. His victims wore Yorkshire have won only five.

provided by Worcester, the Aus-

Wall and Ebling kept Sutcliffe tralians, and Middlesex.

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and Mitchell from scoring more

than 8 in the first half-hour at Sheffield,

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K. Farnes is recognised in

many quarters as England's best

Test match fast bowler, after. Lar-

Of Bradman's game at Sheffield wood. He is, however, not among

it was said that his stroke play the fourteen selected for the Oval

was complete perfection, while his fon Saturday.

timing of the ball was so exquisite that he always gained the maxi- mum of power with the miniraum of effort.

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MITCHELL DEADLY

In one spell of bowling, against Middlesex, Mitchell, the Derby shire slow bowler, took four wic- keta with seven balls for no runs.

and who was in the side that lost WINDSOR LAD'S BAD LUCK Twice Bradman straight drove He took the wickets of Hendren,

May of the following year, scor-

ed 23, being out when attempt-

ing to hit the slam off the ball. MCNAB ROBERTSON'S PAINFUL UNRESPONSIVE

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H. D. Bidwell, who impressed local rugby fans at Ay-half last 1 useful year, is proving to be bowler. He exploits the leg trap, and in this match secured 3 for 29.

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Rain saved the Colony eleven against the States in the annual They match at Kuala Lumpur. were only 10 runs ahead with on wicket to fall when the match was abandoned as a draw.

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More on the leg-theory and the cancellation of Lancashire's Axtures Lall Singh Century with Notts!

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MARATHON TRIUMPH

Stone In Shoe For 20 Miles

D. McNab Robertson, the Scot who won the A.A.A, mara- thon for the third successive year, ran the last twenty miles with a stone in his shoe,

He made eforts to extract it, but they were useless. Though it gave him great pain he pluckily went to the front, and won a decisive but not com

RYDER CUP IN 1935 Ridgewood Chb Selected.

AT CRUCIAL

sixes at Sheffield, once of G. O. Allen and ́ Jõe Hulme, the Macaulay and once of Turner. Arsenal winger, in one over. while no fewer than 22 fours came

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from his hat. He only scored 140. The Nawab of Pataudi the Ox- ford, Worcester and England No. MOMENT A B. Sellare, the Yorkshire cap 14 batsman; announces that his tain, had the distinct honour of doctor has advised him not to play making the first century of his first class cricket again, this sea career, 104, against Australians Inson owing to the strain on his the memorable drawn match at nerves, Sheffield.

BRITISH GOLF BID IN BELGIUM

VINCENT RICHARDS DEFENDING TITLE ON SATURDAY:

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Allen's first over at Old Trafford after he had scored GO was remarkable. It includ- ed 3 widen, 4 no-balls, and a Thirteen balls couple of 4's.

in one over is the longest in Test cricket, and the crowd

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WINDSOR LAD, DERBY WINNER, WAS UNLUCKY TO BE BEATEN INTO THIRD PLACE BY KING SOLMON AND UMIDWAR IN THE ECLIPSE STAKES AT BANDOWN FOUND HIMSEL JOCKEY, UNABLE TO MAKE HIS CALE UN HIS MOUNT UNTIL IT WAS FREEMAN'S "HAT TRICK". ALMOST TOO LATE, AND THEN THE HORSE DID NOT RESPOND

In an inspired spell Tich Free- IMMEDIATELY: IF HE HAD DONE man, the Kent slow bowler, dis- 80 HE "MUST HAVE WON," AS missed. Watts, caught by Todd E SMIRKE SAID AFTER THE RACE. R. T. Holmes and Brooks, the wicket-keeper, with successivo Henry Cotton,. the British balls in the match against Surrey. Open champion. has entered for the German Open championship

Sunday..

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-1 cat of 171 in 165 minutes inanssshire's second innings for the Stales, who totailed 278. Be stand in the regrettable match at punished every loose ball with fault- Trent Bridge several Lancashire less stroken. J. D. Hussey (30) alded players, including P. T. Eckersley, him to add 89 for the fourth wicket the captain, Ernest Tyldesley, and

B. S. Gill, a brother of Lall Singh, George Duckworth, were hit by scored 8 before, being bowled by ene Though he Larwood's fast bowling.

of Jansen's leg breaks. One of the players said after the mado a big impression in Hong Kong game that Larwood hit him six last November by his fine defensive

batsman in Malays. The Grayrigge Challenge Cup times in ten minutes, and that he play, he is considered only a No. 10 was presented in 1923 by the late was not the only man in the side Major G. Grayrigge, former O. Csuffering from the effects.

Alvis Scores Runs Finally, it is stated that Lanca-

Other British playors entered are F. P. H. Pearce (83) and L. Alva the Chinese Company, S.V.C., for

instructed to (39), both of whom visited Hong Kong competition annually by the Chin-shire players were ese Companies of the Shanghai, throw away their wickets "rather last November, were the only Colony try Club has been selected the P. Allius, A. Havers, B. Hodgson, Singapore, and Penang Volunteer than run the risk of severe injury," batsmen to resist A. 1. Bostock Hill site for the 1935 Ryder Cup P. P. Wynne, R. Kennedy, and W. (3 for 25), and R. Whittaker (4 for matches between the pick golf-Laidlaw. Mra. Perey Garon (Thorn- 41.). Alvis, who scored 90 against Corps, Except on the occasion of the first competition, the Penang (Continued from previous Column.) Shanghai in the Triangular Interport,ing professionals of the thited[don Park) will defend her title in Glamorgan scored 293 runs, and Company has not taken part and Muffany Hoenz and Sanch, & Siamese was dismissed for 2 in the first innings, gince then the contest has been pair, clinched the doubles title from while Peurse compiled 59. between Shanghai and Singapore P. F. de Souza and H. M. de Souza Jr. alone.

64 Out Of 65

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by 6-8, 64. N. S. Wise and Mrs. AS. A. Jansen, the bald-headed Alin won the mixed doubles by 6-3, giant who bowled with such accuracy 6-1 from Roy Smith and Mrs. Me-on' the H.K.C.C. wicket, took 5 for 75 Mahon.

in the States' Innings of 273.

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PETERSEN TO MEET GAINS at Bad Ems on Saturday and

NEXT MONTH The Ridgewood (N. J.Coun

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At Taunton, against Somer, set, P. T. Eckersley, the Lan- ̈ cashire captain, won the toss for the seventeenth time în 19. matches this season.

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In the first county championship

match ever played at "Neáth,

R. Booth, one of Shanghai's best all-rounders is related to the Lancashire professional..

For fame and long and valuable service, no county has had the equal of Lancashire's John T., and Ernest Tyldesley.

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the women's championship. Other dismissed two of their opponents Ernest has just passed his States and Great Britain.

The tournament will be rst British entrants are Miss G. Rud-for 23. A feature of the Innings brother's total of 32,267 runs, and major golfing event ever held the rard and Lady Allness.

was the batting of the four first another of his distinctions is that batsmen, Dyson, Davies, Duckfield he is the only Lancashire player Ridgewood Club and the

Vincent Richards is to defend the and M. J. Turnbull, who scored to score a hundred for his county six United States professional tennis 257 runs. There were 17 extras, against the Australians,

les championship in a tournament at and the remaining seven men

the South Shore Country Club at scored 19 all told. Chicago commencing on Saturday and continuing until August 26.

"Big BIH" Tilden will be in Europe at the time, but many other

cluding Ellsworth Vines, Karel Kozeluth, Hans Nusslein, Bruce P. Barnes, Alfred H. Chapin Jr, B. L. Pare, George J. Jennings and Ellis Klingeman.

New Jersey for some years present Ridgewood layout years old, and consists of The Austrians are the European in three nine-hole stretches John Gordon Wright (Jack), age Mr. Alin Regains Title. 17% and the older son of Mr. and Mrs. Alin regained her Malayan soccer champions for 1935 and|

Henri Cochet, the famous Mrs. H. Gordon Wright, of Shanghai, L.T.A. singles tile by beating Mrs. M. their overseas players are also when shooting at Bisley this year for Miliar 6-3, 6-1. She held it in 1980 asserting their dominance, the Spencer Cup, on behalf of Trent but lost to Mise. Oldfield in the fol College, put up an excellent perform-lowing year. Mrs. H. C. Corbett and Singapore recently the newly form- tends to organise a world's p ance, scoring 84 out. of a possible 65 Mrs. McMahon beat Blas Toby and led Grazer Sports Club of Austriasional championship, which is

beat Singapore by three clear goals played at the Roland Garrostars are expected to compete, in

at 500 yd. and tieing for first place. Mra. Huggina 6-1, 6-3.

In the re-shoot, he dropped one point, scoring 14 out of a possible 15, which gave him second place, and the silver medal..

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By cleaner and more clear-cut superiority, punches Al Rivers beat Arthur Beares

over 15 three-minute rounds to win

competition.

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At tennis player, has stated that

definite lium, Paris, in September.

It is a well recognised fact

the first Malayan middleweight, title Singapore beat Penang by 2 goals since the bottom weight in En Lashong, of Conquering Donald

bout and the silver belt offered for to 1 to retain the Malaga Cup on a race handicape was raised fre

etone to Est. 7 lbs: minimum Jamaica, Marcel Rainville, the Cana-

|rain-sodden pitch,

three years ago, boy jockeys dian Davis Cup player from Montreal. retained the eastern Canadian men's singles tennis championship by

T.A. champion. He beat Yong Loon Chin Kee On is the new Malayan not been much in demand.

B-6, 6-3, 7-5.

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U.S. Golf Team

The hubbub caused by alleged pro fessionalism charges against 16 Malay footballers last March, has now been question are now awaiting reinstate

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It is rumoured that the wic- kets at Harrow School are to be made faster, like those at Lord's. Harrow soil produces a slow wicket, placing the batamen at a disadvantage when they meet Efon at Lord's.

It is at this harvest time that Ernest has chosen to make known his decision to retire at the end of the season. He has years of cricket in him yet, though he says he does not see the ball as well as he did. But he does not intend to hang on when it is clear that he is pass his best.

WOOLLEY'S STOUT EFFORT NOTTS DID NOT LOSE - With Frank Woolley setting the Maurice Leyland knows how to Capt. Oslen, the bluff, genial sall-tempo by hitting a run-a-minute do it. Champagne for the Notts ng master of the America's Cup hundred, Kent romped home by men at his benefit and Notts acht Yankee, known to all as four wickets to heat Surrey at didn't lose...

set 414 in the fourth innings! Thanks largely to Freeman,

famicably settled, and the players In Choong 62, 63 in the Final. It has been definitely arra andpaper Gus, broke his leg while Blackheath-after they had been SALE ***

ment.

(Continued at foot of reading that Jack Petersen and Larry Gandling the yacht in the trials.

Column).

are to meet at the White London, on September 10, for British Empire, Boxing champ is going to New York

Kent beat. Northants by an in- nings and 62 runs at Northamp ton. Facing deficit of 272

The selection of Marian Miley, Miami, to take the place of Helen L Hicks, who has now. turned profes- sional, the naming of Mrs. Edwin completes the United States team which is to meet British team at FTEIt her victory over Miss Helen B. D. R. Shearer, the English the winner to meet the g Chevy Chase, Md., on September 27

Jacoba in the Wimbledon Final amateur Soccer International centre Italian in Paris on October 15. and 28, for the Curtis Cup.

The other members of the American Miss Dorothy Round salds team will be: Virginia Van Wis of "I will relax for awhile and will forward, who plays for Derry City in Chicago, United States women's cham- play in some English tournaments later the Irish League, has been invited to pion; Maureen Orcuft of Hayworth, in the season. I am going to Aus-assist Southampton next season, but N.J. Mrs. Opal S. Hill of Kansas City, tralls in the mutuame for the centenary it is probable he will continue to serve

I have Mrs. Louis D. Cheney of San Gabriel, of Victoria celebrations, so Calif., Charlotte Glutting of West refused Invitations to Amerita and the Irish club. Orange, N.J.; Loellle Robinson of other trips abroad." Holnes, Tows, and Mrs. Frank Gold-

Dorothy Round Relaxing Before his Je been the papanese Davis Cup Player Will Kest

Hard), and a bag over captain. Her Visit To Melbourne Centenary negotiate with Primo Camera

thwalt ef Fort Worth, Texas.

Henry Cotton, the British open golf champion, has been made an honorary

The New Zealand Football Union member of the Waterloo Golf

has received from the Eastern Rugby Brussels, of which he is professional.

Association of "Ameries 'an İnvi

aking the New Zeiland team

matches, in the Bolted

a: Canada at the endy tour

The removal of the £2 entras

of the well for the Apprentice Plate at Newmarket agilah had an immediate effect in encor

of the strike on Mr. Tom! h's Endeavour, British yachting scussing the possibility crews of Amerea's Cup yachts Imited to amateurs hereafter. suggestion probably came from roes, but it was hoped the glub: would agree, Sof the facts; that imilar trouble “ackle:thers.

Terminate His Stay In England

declared at their overnight that had 146, runs on the

total of 426 for four wickets,

board and only two men out, then Freeman claimed seven of the

AOKI, the Japanese Davis Cup the British Boxing Board of Contre last eight wickets for 81. player who is employed in a to defend his title,

on Bank, is now nearing the end kutay in England, and will shortly

to Japan.

it is likely that on present average All the last six batamen fell to three jockeys, Gordon Richards, Nevets the little Kent bowler - in seven and Fred Fox, will top the 106 winner overs and a ball for ten runs, wend

Lawson Little, newly crowned this season. As recently as 1929

Amateur Golf Champion re- however, Tommy Weston was

his full-analysis rendt eight for

to Ban Francisco twice before head the jockeys' table with 35 anc 103, making his figures in the fually arrived for, the amicial cetes, while in 1938 Elliott and match thirteen for 187. lon?“, Rambling into the town in Donoghan shared the honours

ght be re-crossed the bay" the winning mounts:

ng morning in order not to spoll”

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