THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1934.
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DOROTHY ROUND GIVEN PREMIER PLACE IN WORLD RANKING
YANKEES BOW TO
TIGERS
DOUBLE DEFEAT IN
U.S. BASEBALL
GIANTS HELD BY REDS AS SENATORS ARE TROUNCED
New York, To-day.
New York Yankees, challengers to Detroit Tigers for the leader- ship of the American League baseball pennant, were blanked for the second time in two days, Rowe fanning the Yankee bate men for nine innings to give the Tigers the game by 2 to 0. Green- berg hit a homer for the winners.
New York Giants, world cham- pins, received a further actback. being blanked by Frey of Cincin- nuti Reds in the first game of their double-hender Hafey hit a homer, enabling the Reds to win ly 2 to 0. The Giants, however, recovered in the second game, which they took by a 4 to 2 mar- gin. Melvin Ott hitting a circuit club.
Cleveland Indians beat Wash- ington Senators, 1 champions,
their twice
double-header. In while Chicago Cubs and Philadel phia Phillies shared the honours
In their double-header.
The game between St. Louis Cardinals
add Boston Braves
was postponed owing to rain,
Results, as cabled by Reuter,
wire
This may be Babe Ruth's last season as a regular but he was active as a youngster in the open- ing game of the "crucial series" with Detroit at the Yankee Stadiumi, Here the great Bambing is tagged out as he tried to score on Dickey's hit in the first inning. A crowd of 72.000 saw the game.
Endeavour Favoured For America's Cup
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HELEN JACOBS TAKES PARKS STUMPED
NO 2 POSITION
SARAH PALFREY LED BY GERMAN CHAMPION
STANDARD DECLINING
(By A. WALLIS MYERS.)
WHILE ON WAY
TO THE PAVILION
Duckworth's Action
Criticised
UMPIRES DECIDE THAT HE WAS NOT RUN OUT
(By THOMAS MOULT)
An incident in the match be-
THE PRINCIPAL LAWN TENNIS "TEST" MATCHES OF tween Sussex and Lancashire, at THE
THE YEAR, IN WHICH WOMEN COMPETE, HAVE NOW Eastbourne, caused much discur- BEEN CONCLUDED. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE DISPAS sion from the standpoint not only SIONATE APPRAISER OF WORLD FORM TO CLASSIFY
NAMES AND NATIONALITIES. THE MEN'S LIST MUST OB- of cricket law Kut also of sporting VIOUSLY BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE AMERICAN CHAM- ethics. PIONSHIP IS FINISHED.
At the opening of the Sussex
The new order, founded on play in Two Continents, has a fea-first innings, James Parks appear- ture most gratifying to the home public—the promotion of a Bri-jed to anick a delivery from Baoth, tish player to the No. 1 position for the first time since a wo-the Lancashire bowler, into the men's ranking list was added to the men's list in 1925.
hands of Duckworth, standing
The two previous leaders were Mile. Lenglen, for the first back as he kept wicket, Duck- two years, and Mrs. Moody, for the next seven. These are days worth appealed, and Parks be- when talent, under the spur of world-wide competition, ri-lieved himself to be out, for he pens more rapidly,
left the crease as though begin- Miss Round only entered the "First Ten" last year, securing ning his return to the pavilion.
Seeing that Hendren. the um- the high position of No. 3. She was the first British winner at
not made any pire, had Wimbledon since Mrs. Godfree's success in 1926, the year that
signal, Parks turned back. But Duck- Mile. Lenglen finally retired.
worth had thrown the wicket down. before the batsman could regain his crease.
If Miss Round's place at the top is unassailable in view of her triumph at Wimbledon and her revelation of technique and tactics against Miss Jacobs in the final, the American cham- Ipion equally deserves to retain the her second position for a third The year.
Miss Jacobs, like Austin, fat 3.50 p.m. while the Rainbow reach; the second is north-west, Rainbow was put full and by with R.. H. Ecrossed 51 seconds later.
wind-ward, and the third, east-all canvas pulling hard, but the more successful in team A mile from the finish the En-north-east-half-east-half-ear1, on Endeavour still had a slight wind-than in championships. She could deavour was 300 yards ahend, and close reach. going strong under her mainsail
National League
Chuck Hartnett homered,
The first leg of the triangular The Endeavour regained The Endeavour crossed the line course is south by east on a broad lead when she came about.
Both yachts were using main-) and balloon jib, although Vander-all, staysail and Genoa jib at the bilt was gaining alightly.
ward advantage.
Sopwith seemed inclined to starve the Endeavour, trying to point a little too high,
The breeze has freshened to 15
start.
The Rainbow had the weather berth, President Roosevelt was an in- but the Endeavour crossed the line first knots.
ced spectator throughout. and got a length and a half ahead. It is revealed that the Endcay. e official times now make En-She appeared to be going splendidly.
Genoa jib slightly Soon after the start, the Rain-our tore her vour's winning
during the first leg of the race. bow dowsed her staysail.
margin
45
DEFENDER OUTSAILED
Five miles from the start. Rainbow tried to come down
the
on
tacks by which Vanderbilt tried to wriggle out of a tight corner
WAN matches
WORLD RANKING LIST
1. Miss D, E, Round (England) 2. Mias H. Jacobs (U.S.A.) 3. Mra. Sperling (Germany) 4. Miss S, Palfrey (U.S.A.). 5. Miss M. C. Beriven (England) 6. Mme Mathieu (France) 7. Mlle. Payot (Switzerland) 8. Miss J. Hartigan (Australia) 9. Frt. Aussem (Germany) 10. Miss C. Babcock (U.S.A.)
not get further than the final in Paris and at Wimbledon, but de- feated both Miss Round and Misscessive days over Miss Round and Scriven in the Wightman Cup with-Miss Scriven; against the latter out losing a set.
she caught up from 5-1 down in
CHAMPIONSHIP CALIBRE Both Miss Round and Miss the final set, playing beautiful ten- Jacobs have the champion's ability nie.
The Endeavour outsailed the de- the Endeavour and get her wind and gain the lead, both vessels the final of the British hard court inherent genlus Tender the entire way, while her/Both vessels heeled over beauti-went on to the port tack, the En.championship at Bournemouth.
Won
It was announced by the scorera that Parks was run out, on the ground that his dismissal did not arise out of his actual stroke. The umpires consulted, however, and decided that he was stumped.
The point was disputed for the rest of the afternoon. Duckworth's action was also the subject of con- troversy; one opinion being that he ought not to have taken advan- tage of a batsman's mistaken be- lief.
NAWAB ON TOP
to raise their game under threat of She was beaten in the subsequent disaster. Miss Round was faced championship by Mine. Mathieu, but the American At 1.19 p.m. after several short with five match balls against her reached the final of
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the doubles when opposed to Miss Scriven in with Miss Jacobs, Miss Palfrey has an
for the game, only Ernest Tyldesley, the Lan-. lacking the physique essential for con-cashire Veteran who has now re- tinuous warfare.
tired from first-class cricket, Only in Paris, where she retain-was third in the list with 57.83 ed the French championship in a for 51 innings! strong field, did Miss Scriven main-|-.. tain her reputation. At Wimble- don and elsewhere her defence was
Cincinnati
0
Hafey homered.
New York
0
7
1
Frey pitched.
Cincinnati
9
}
0
New York
4
8
·0
te
Melvin Ott humered.
Pittsburgh
4
13
P. Waner homered.
seconds.
Brooklyn
9
17
0
Chicago
? 12
2
fully.
crew worked the sails much snap-
Philadelphia
3 9
}
pier than in
the curlier
CHALLENGER'S LEAD The only time she appeared in dan-i Sopwith, sailing a fine
races.
Chikago
1
5
2
ger was after the first turn, when kept the Endeavour ahead.
deavour being slightly ahead.
The Endeavour turned the race, cond mark at glx and a half min. Half
utes to two. The Rainbow turn-
Ilack homered.
Philadelphia
8
11
1.
American League
Philadelphia
12
Frank Heyes homered.
Chicago
0
6
1
Dietrich pitched.
Rowe pitched.
Detroit
New York
Greenberg homered.
Washington
Hamush homered." Cleveland
Be*
Vanderbilt almost pulled off the an hour after the start, the Bri-ed three and a half minutes later. lead, only to be outmanoeuvred.
It looks certain now that En- deavour will win the series, the only question is will it be by four races straight.
The official times for the
race
have how definitely been fixed at:
6
0
Endeavour 3 hours 9 minutes second.
2
7
0 seconds.
4 10
h
6 14
Game went to 12 innings.
Washington Cleveland
8
0
0 13
tish challenger was three to four-Reuter. lengths ahead and was pulling away steadily.
The sea spray was breaking over the bows
was choppy and the SOPWITH MODEST AFTER HIS
SECOND YACHT TRIUMPH
of both yachts.
At 12.30 pm, the Endeavour set a double clew and the Rainbow imme 1diately followed suit.
Half & mile
Rainbow 3 hours 9 minutes 52 a minute ahead of the Rainbow.
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shall still carry mbre
was 3 hours 10 minutes 13 seconds, and took a slight lead. At 12.43 The explanation lies In the
Miss Jacobs found Mlle. Payot of victory in on the verge Paris, and Miss J. Ingram starited the American and the crowd by gaining a winning lead at Wimbledon.
Paine, the Warwickshire medium fast trundler,, just beat Larwood by a fraction
to win the bowling honours Paine has been selected to tour
Competing less than usual in the broken through, and her service first half of the season, Mrs. Speri- proved a source of weakness. Per- ing, now a Danish subject, was haps next year she will move for-the West Indies this winter with Bob Wyatt's team, and the ex beaten at Wimbledon by Miss Joan werd again.
perience should stand him in Hartigan, an unseeded player. But
good stead for the 1935-6 Aus- Mlle. Payot played less this year,tralian tour in which he is more she was the victim of
a passing malaise, caused by the drought, on but extremely well in
Paris than likely to figure. that occasion, and in the subse- against Miss Jacoba. Fri. Aus-
TWO NEWCOMERS
Verity, the Yorkshire slow
from the first buoy the challenger was Tom Sopwith says that only a still ahead and rounded the mark half small amount will be removed. "Wequent Irish championship showed sem, now in good health, is steadi-bowler who was responsible for than the her true form when she defeatedly regaining her form. Miss Har- the Australians' only defeat-at After rounding the mark, Van-Rainbow, but do not intend to take the Australian girl with the loss tigan and Miss Babcock are new- Lord's in the second Test, was
of only four games. the Endeavour fout any more."
comera to the "First Ten." Enterprise's record, set in 1930 derbilt got inside
narrowly beaten by Larwood, ob- She also beat Miss Hartigan at The Australian champion was aject of the present cricket con- Liverpool in two sets, while she re- semi-finalist at Wimbledon, de-troversy, for second place. tired at Queen's Club when within feating Mrs. Sperling and Misa
The Nawab of Pataudi had a a stroke of entering the semi-final. Seriven; soundly tempered, she nervous breakdown at the end of Her victory in the German cham-will-doubtless advance. Much im-June and was forced to give up pionship at Hamburg was conclu proved this year, Miss Babcock de the game for the rest of the sea. sive; she remains the best player feated Miss Jacoba at Seabright, son, thus accounting for his few on the Continent.
New Jersey, and is one of several innings. He is one of the few
· MISS PALFREY'S ADVANCE gifted Californian girls.
who have scored a century in his Miss Sarah Palfrey mounts the
Almost alone among the prominent debut Teat against Australla.
The third race sailing was 19 p.m. the Rainbow went од to miles to windward and 9 to leeward. starboard tack and the Endeavour 1-Reuter.
ENDEAVOUR FAVOURED
Newport,, Earlier.
followed suit.
RAINBOW CREW WORK WELL The Endeavour waited for Van- derbilt to tack. The Rainbow's
fact that before the races ex- perts opined that the Rain- bows cabin fittings were net In accordance with the rules of the contest! Briefly, in non-expert language, 0 A brisk breaze is predicted for crew were very slick in handling the Endeavour's cabin fittings are
to-day's race.
their sails. Sopwith immediate far more comfortable than the Boston2—1——2——The odds are in favour of the ly came about and took the wea Rainbow's, but it appears that the scale. That American retained the British players, Miss Round has mor
1 10 8 challenger, but not much money ther. berth from Vanderbilt. Roth rules have been differently inter- Wightman Cup this year was main-ed forward, Mrs. King has beaten the
is being laid.
yachts were close hauled. To-day's course will be triangu- lar, ten miles each leg. Weather conditions are expected to be
St. Louis
Game went to 10 innings
SPEED-BOAT MARK similar to those experienced yes-
SET
terday.
It is generally expected that the Endeavour will win, net only the series,
111 Miles Per Hour By but if the weather holds, in four
Scott-Paine
straight races.
RACE COMMENCES.
+
CRICKET TALKS THIS MONTH
Australians Invited To M.C.C. Meeting
London, To-day.
prefed.Reuter.
lly due to her fine victories on sun-champion, and Miss N. M. Lyle has COMBINED CHINESE
| American Track Aces Overwhelm
defeated two players in the "First Tea." But there has been no progres- sive movement towards championship clase.
There is a marked lack of generalship and too much stereo-
Tapaanese Stars In Nagoya Meet red play. This may be due to
SOCCER ELEVEN
To Meet Rest On Sunday
the present tournament system,
The following is the Combined
thus defaulting.
which does not furnish adequate Chinese line-up, who will play Nagoya, Japan, Sept. 12. The visiting American track Ralph Metcalf, coloured sprint resistance. The decline in stand-against the Rest of the Colony on and field aces to-day scored an ace from Marquette University ard is obvious, and ought to be Sunday, commencing at 4.45 p.m.:
chécked... the and member of the visiting ath overwhelming victory over Japanese stars here in an invitaletes, put on a brilliant burst of
At the invitation of the Mary tion meet, taking 12 out of the 13 speed to negotiate one of his MARGARET· · 'SCRIVEN
évents, .
favourite.
Lee Kwok-ki (GA.A.); «LI, Tin- ang (S.C.A.A.), Ho Chor-yin THIRD (C.A.A.); Lau Mau (S.CA.A‚), Wong Mel-shun (S,C.A.A.), Leung Wing-chiu (S.CA.A.); To Kwai.
ing (8.0.A.A.), Tam Kong-pak:
An amusing incident occurred this morning when the Press boat London, To-day,
was found stranded high and dry. Subject to official chuckings, #
The Coastguard Service came to speed record for single-engined the rescue however, and lent
lebone Cricket Club, a meeting motor beats was set up yesterday their palatial 2,000 tons vessel, the
IN FRENCH LIST · has been arranged for September
distances, the 100- by "Miss Britain Third," driven Mendota.
20, between a sub-committee of Saburo Nagao, ninth in the meters, in 10.7 seconds. Metcalf by her owner, Mr. Habarst Scott-
the M.C.C and representatives Javelin throw at the World Olym sprinted the distance in 10.6 Miss Dorothy Round, the Wim- Paine, in winning the Prince of At 11.42 a.m. the Rainbow and of the Australian cricket team pic games in Los Angeles in 1982; seconds during the Games, a re- bledon woman champlon, has been (S.C.A.A), Fung King-e heong Piedmont's Trophy,, over a sea Endeavour crossed the start for a discussion on cricket mat was the only Japanese to win an cord which has been submitted placed at the head of the world (S. C. A. A.), Tay Kwee-lang courge of one mile, at Venice, ating line in the third race for the ters generally, British Wire-event, capturing the Javelin throw for adoption as a world mark to ranking list issued by M. Pierre (8.C.A.A.), and Funk King-yu
(CLA.A.).) 177.185 kilometres per hour America's Cup. A drizzling rain less Service without, however, establishing any the International Federation gov- Gillou. President of the French about 111 miles per hour.
was falling, and the visibility was The most vital matter likely to come sort of a new record. The late Sir Henry Seagrave's poor. A north-westerly breeze of up for discussion is the leg theory Americans won all the other 19 Walter Marty of Fresno Cal- Helen Jacobs, the Wimbledon run- The Hong Kong University Swin- 1929 record was 146.910 kilomo about six knots was blowing at question, which again this season events on the programme, includ- lege best Adachi, are Japanese, in ner-up and American champion, la ming Club are holding their third tres per hour-British Wireless the start but diminished as the two sides, and no little, comment in the ing the hammer throw in which the high Jump Marty holds the placed second, and Miss M. C. aquatic sports meeting in the Eura
|pean Y.M.C.A. pool on Saturday, com-, yachts nosed out into the swell. English and Australian press.
the Japanese did not enter a man, world's Indoor bigh jump record. Scrivan third.
mencing at 2 nm, ko
Service.
| caused-some-little-friction between the
erning sprints.
Lawn Tenula Federation. ↑ Miss
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