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THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1934,

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HUGHES AND LEE PAIR BRILLIANTLY IN DAVIS CUP DUEL

MCLEAN'S

WIN

COSTLY ERROR

BY CAMPBELL

MAIN FEATURE

BAD-PUTTING LOSES MATCH.

SCOTS AMATEUR TOURNEY

London, July 30,

J. McLean, the 24-year-old British

AGA KHAN'S YEAR

OF SUCCESS

Frank Butters Trains

Winners of £45,329.

FIRST & SECOND IN NATIONAL BREEDERS' PRODUCE STAKES

(By HOTSPUR)

ATHLETIC WIN

FOR ENGLAND OVER FRANCE SWEENEY'S SPRINT DOUBLE IN PARIS

FINLAY'S HURDLES SUCCESS

Paris, July 30.

England beat France by 66% points to 53% in the athletic con- Lest to-day at the Colombes Stadium, England made almost a clean sweep of the track events, London, July 25. winning the 100, 200, 400, 110 The amazing success of a New-1800, 1,500 metres, the Walker Cup player, won the Scot-market racing stable makes all metres hurdles, and the 1,600 tish amateur championship for the other happenings on the Turt metres medley relay. France third successive year. Io the 36- this season pale by comparison. hole final at Western Gailes he beat the Aga Khan is his chief win-chase, the 5,000 metres, the long Frank Butters is the trainer and won the 3,000 metres, ateeple W. Campbell, a former inter-ning owner.

jump, discus, pole vault, and the national, by 3 and 1.

On Saturday at Sandown Park weight. McLean played magnificently they had the first and second for

Some of the spectators were in a gale of wind during the firet the valuable National Breeders annoyed during the 1.500 metres round, and was three up, having Produce Stakes, though by norace, which was won by J. F. a score of 71 against 74.

means in the order of their posi-Cornes- When rounding the Campbell missed a great chance tione in the betting. Bahram won bend on the third lap, the En- of squaring the mich in the the stake of £5.559, starting at 60glish pair. Cornes and Reeve, afternoon. At the fifteenth hole.to 1. Theft, at 5 to 2, was second. tried to break away. Reeve ap where he was only one down, he Horses in the care of Frank peared to be elbowed by one of failed with a putt of two feet for Butters, have so far this season the Frenchmen and was forced to not another won £46,329 in stakes. Of that run on the edge of the turf. The beaten at the total £28,776 has gone to the Aga crowd, not seeing the elbowing, Khan. And yet they just missed roared for Reeve's disqualifica- started strongly, and winning the Eclipse Stakes last tion and shouted down the an-

with five played week, and had no luck two up

in the nouncer. Campbell won the sixth, where Derby the

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Two

S. W. Sweeney scored a double Thousand Melean. after a poor drive and Guineas! The season has still by winning the two sprints, both wonk second shot, took six. The nearly half its course to run, and by inches. G. L. Rampling took last three holes outward

be the 400 metres.after a very hard were there are more big prizes to halved, although McLean might

fight with Skavinsky, who took the won.

*

had win. He

chance, and was

seventeenth hole.

McLean

wis

AMERICAN TITLISTS NEARLY SURPRISED

1.

LOTT'S SENSATIONAL COLLAPSE

STOEFEN SAVES MATCH

(By A WALLIS MYERS)

London, July 31. THE G THE unexpected nearly happened at Wimbledon yesterday. G.

Meet a future tennis cham. pion. Marvin Kantrowitz, of New York, displayed brilliant form to win the Eastern boy's title at Forest Hills, Lol. He defeat- ed Robert Row, boy's national Indoor champion, In final,

S. W. B. BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP Jarman Playing Mathias On Tuesday.

The Enal of the South Wales

have won the eighth, where he hit The Aga Khan has many won. lead at half-way and looked like the pin with a chip shot and the derful two-year-olds. They in-winning. Rampling, however, pass- ball just failed to drop.

elude Hairan, which cost 6,400 ed him in the straight and held McLean pitched dead from a guineas as

a yearling, Bahram, off F. A. R. Hunter. Skavinsky bunker to win the thirteenth in Alykhan, Shahal, Theft, Vermell cracked and Anished last. three, and he became three up at II, Ila. and Mumtaz Begum ENGLISHMEN IN DEAD-HEAT Borderers Battalion. Individual BII- the fifteenth. The last three holes There are more to come out. Out The 800 metres resulted in a liards Championship will take place of the round were halved.

standing two-year-olds virtually dead-heat between J. A. Cooper at the Soldiers Club, Queen's Road. Tuesday between: R.Q.M.S. Pitched Dead From Bunker guarantee a good time in the fol- and J. V. Powell, with A. J Collyer on McLean was bunkered off his lowing year, when they are three third. All three finished strongly Jarman ("H.Q." Wing) and Dmr.

and were cheered by the crowd. Mathias ("HQ" Wing). second shot and lost the second year-olds.

The stable have won the Oaks Henry (France) set the pace for The referee will be Sgt. Rice and hole in the afternoon, but he was three up again at the next. Camp and the Gold Cup at Ascot. They first 500 metres but fell back. the marker Sgt. Organ.

The match, which is of 500 up, bell. however, won the fourth, now have an eye on the St. Leger. Cooper and Powell broke right

away at 600 metres to finish to will commenc eat 0.80 p.m. extra where the champion took three to

gether quite fresh.

seating accommodation has been at the green, and also the reach

Finlay made a splendid burst of ranged. Prize winners will be pre- sixth. But McLean Was goon

speed to win the 110 metres sent at 8 p.m. three up again. He holed an eight

hurdles from Bernard (France). yards putt for a. two at the

DAVIS CUP THIRD ROUND

(Continued on Page 9)

seventh, and at the eighth Camp. The winners of these encount-Hurdling beautifully, he took an era will enter the 1995 Competi-early lead. He lost ground slight-

proach shot

short,

on

ly towards the finish, when Bern- ard made his effort, but the Eng- lahman held him off to win by about a foot.

bell took three putts.

The ninth was nearly at tragedy tion proper. for McLean. He played bis api Sweden and Holland are all the first day's play, and was square stymied, but screwed his ball having won one singles match

each.

Rerolle won the 3,000. metres round to gain a half. His second

Germany have established a steeplechase, which consisted of shot to the teath was bunkered,

over five times round the Colombes and Campbell won the hole. The lead of two matches to nil latter reduced his arrears to one Denmark, winning the two singles track, over a wall, two hurdles, a hedge; and a water jump. Rerolle, at the thirteenth, and then he let encounters on the Arst day.

Scarsbrook, and Bailey were close together for the first four laps. Scarsbrook made a magnificent effort to catch Rerolle in the last! (Continued on Page 5)

slip a great opportunity by miss-

ing his two-fect putt at the fif- teenth.

Campbell lost the next two holes

` W. PEDDLE WINS K.C.C.

TENNIS TOURNEY

and the match. At the sixteenth W. Peddle defeated R. S. Capell he was in the burn from a sliced 6-1, 6-4, to win the Handicap "B"

iron shot, and at the seventeenth tennis singles at the Kowloon SOVIET ATHLETES

he took three putts.

Cricket Club..

WIN IN PARIS

bledon and America, 'came perilously near to a five-set match with G. P. Hughes and H. G. N. Lee, the British defending, pair.

In the end, America won 7-5, 6-0, 46, 97, and Great

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Hong Kong Rifle Club monthly shoot

Britain's lead in the Davis Cup Challenge Round was reduced to LANCASHIRE

two matches to one.

I imagine that R. N. Williams, the American captain, was much relieved to see a good volley by Hughes pass just over the baseline to give his country victory.

It was exciting, but very uneven tennis. Seventeen games went against the service (ten on the British side and seven on the American), but it cannot be said in the main that these abra- sions were due to the damaging service, replies of the receivers. The service returns that scored outright by speed and accuracy could almost be counted on the fingers of two bands.

(2.50 p.m.)

SUPERIORITY

NOW PROVEN

(Continued from Pape 1)

Gloucester provided a sur prise by defeating York- shire, the champions, · by 9 wickets..

Aided by 125 by R. H. Lyon,

It is true that the Americans, vice six times. Lee and Stoefen in the middle of the match, piled four times, and Lott three times. Gloucester scored 348 in the first up ten games. During this phase There was a period in the third lonings, and dismissed the York- they looked to be complete mas-set when each man lost his service ahiremen for 143. Forced to fol- ters of the court, sailing serene- In turn-a rare sequence in a frat-low on, Yorkshire were again out ly to a three-set victory. But class doubles match, long leads in doubles matches are often delusive; they may act as opiates on reigning monarchs.

Of the two winners, Stoefen, de- spite his erratic phases-there were moments when his smashes meant a

for 262, leaving Gloucester 58 to win. These were obtained for the Hoes of one wicket.

The bowling of Smith Hearne was a Middlesex win Roused, as it were, from a sweet certain American point, and other responsible for

over Surrey at Lord's. Smith reverie by the latent ardour of their moments when "to lob Stoefen" was collected 6 for 36 in Surrey's first opponents, who had never lacked the concerted plan of both his opinnings and Hearne, a veteran of courage, the Americans, with a 2-ponents-was emphatically the bet

past Test, took 6 for 59 in the love lead in the third set and two ter on the day. He may almost be second. sets in the bank, found themselves described as the saviour of his side.

"Tich" Freeman, who took 6 for fumbling for effective replies to, a

Lott has held so many doubles 60. was largely responsible for forceful British reprisal.

pairs, by the ears that he pro- Kent's victory, by wickets, over bably entered the court yester Worcester. day a little cavalierly. He did

A contest, that looked virtually over gradually as sumed the complexion of a .stern and level struggle.

not seem to be wearing all his EARLIER RESULTS. war paint.

When his side was in real danger,

At Lord's, Middlesex best Surrey

Surrey: 165 (Smith 6 for 36), and

192 (Hearne 3 for 44), Middlesex: 258 (Watts 6 for 59) sad

.89 for 1.

The British pair were quick to seize their psychological advantage, this mood of over-confidence found by 9 wickets. Thunders of applause greeted their him out. He has never missed so capture of the third set. The many overhead smashes, nor struck scratch crew were 'stealing a march so many service returns Into the on the university boat; In their net. It might even have paid the consternation the Americans caught British to feed him more. several crabs.

Plucky Losing Pair Both the losers stuck gallantly to their heavy task. Neither, of them

At Wercester, Kent beat Worces ter by 4 wickets.

Worcester: 258 and 140 (Frenman 6

for 00),

Kent: 204, (Perks 5 för 87) and 141

Ab Scarborough, Gloucester beat Yorkshire by 9 wickets,

Scramble For Points

The interyal of ten minutes gave time for reflection, but it did not was consistently good; both made restore the ascendancy of Lott and /errors at critical moments. Hughes Gloucester: 348 (E. H. Lyon 125) and the contrary, the needed an Austin service return and 58 for 1.2. Stoefen. On fourth set, after the Americans had Lee a Perry backhand volley.

Yet the holes in their armour led 8-1 and the British had drawn level by seizing Stocfen's service, were nobly protected; they were provided a veritable scramble for happy together all the time. The ANGLO-AMERICAN winning points.

forehand dipping drives of Lee

"RUGGER”

Bright Prospects Loom Ahead

The acrobatic agility of

Yorkshire: 143 and 282.

At Bournemouth, Northants beat Hampshire 'by an fringe and 98 runs.

Northants: 369.

Hants: 107 (Partridge 6 for 28), 164 (Cox & for 72);

At Nottingham, Leicester defeat-

THE

Leicester: 399 (Armstrong 117). Natts: 158 (Marlow 6 for 68) and

185.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES

With Lott so friendly to the often scored outright winners, net that he presented it with specially when they were swing nearly every ground shot, and over at the last second to elude aed Notts by an innings and 106 Increased his legacy with foozled moving volleyer. volleys the Americans almost completely hid their identity as Hughes and the consistent ac Mr. J. T. McGovern, whose witty champions, and were, only saved curacy of his lobe-at one time speech was a feature of the recent from disaster by the Individual they were like drops of water falling on the heads of two de his N.R.A. work after a short It was the tall Californian, alter-meed of points, Pilgrims dinner, has now resumed coolness of Stoefen.

mented opponents won their holiday in England, Hia fortnight's nately deadly and wild overhead, If Hughes prefers, the sky-line to lowing first-class matches. holiday has, he says, been fruitful who came to the rescue of his side the net-line, it need only be said Lord's in another, sphere...

in the crisis of the fourth get. Lott that many brilliant Volleying pairs Taunton.

Oval or rather Brit had lost both the lead and his ser- have been broken on the lobbing Bournemouth ish-American-sports has been his vice in the thirteenth game.

wheel. At times Hughes was too concern since the war.gi

impetuous; at other times he hit Worcester. too softly. Always he was trying

Bristol bard.

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The Soviet Athletic team

He was largely instrumental In bringing about a regular inter- car-change of visits between British ried off practically all the prizes and American University athletic at the gala athletic meeting of in-teams. [ternational, workers held yester-

"He finished with a double fault to emphasise his delin- quencies.

Leading 7-6, Britain needed only three points to reach a critical fifth set, possibly with morale in their Now he hopes to do the same favour. Lee had won his previous day for the first time in France thing for Rugby football. with the participation of work men's athletic teams from the

service game by heroic play, serv- Since the Cambridge XV's visiting an see to clinch it. This time

Play commences to-day in the fol

County Championship"

Middlesex v. Kent.

Surrey Lancashire Hampshire Somerat v Notts.

eshire.

v. York-

Worcester v. Leices

7.terp Gloucester v. Essex.

Friendly

Sussex v. Australians

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. - TABLE TO DATE

to America, "Rugger" is becoming he found Stoefen wonderfully cool Lancashire Saar. Germany, USSR., Sweden, increasingly, popular in the East and efficient. Hughes smashed out Sussex (2) Norway, Great Britain, the United or universities of court, and Lee double-faulted; Kent (9). States, Switzerland, Spain, Czecho

It is understood that Mr. "Terry" these two errors helped the Amer-Yorkshire (1). slovakia and France.

McGovern had had helpful inter

Gloucester (19). icans to square. views with leading figures in the

Derby (6) feated the Swedish eleven by English Rugby world and that con-

The Soviet football team de

a score of 11-0 Fifteen thousand spectators packed the stands decorated with various national colours smong which was a large number of Soviet flags. The athletes made their appearance at the stadium as the band struck the Internationale, and were gree with enthusiasm by the spa tors Particularly long ovat fell to the-lot of the Soviet team.

erete arrangements may shortly be (mada"

BRITISH GIRLS WIN TITLE

Stoefen To The Rescue Essex (4) It was Stoefen, unaided, and not Warwick only with his service, who hold the Notts (8) fifteenth game. His low cross fade- Middlesex away volleys, hitherto absent, were | Surrey masterpieces and it was Stoefen | Leicest again who played brilliantly in the next and final game, when the ser

■ * promising ____ British vics of Hughes was broken through: Worceste

from the

During, this str Doubles se losing to struggle, ^where. four Stoefen and Elizabeth Ryan only rarely playing well

same time Hughes lost his

(Continued From Page 1) R. H. D. Wilde and

· 1st Inns.

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435

199

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420

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990 165 390149. 360138 330110

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