1935-06-18 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 193

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SCHOOLMASTER DEFEATS GIANT IRISH DAVIS CUP PLAYER

FAMOUS RACING JOURNALIST “HOTSPUR” OF “THE DAILY TELEGRAPH”

CAPT. SIDNEY GALTREY

London, May 25. Capt. Sidney Galtrey, a great racing journalist, who had for many years, been "Hotspur of "The Daily Telegraph," died yes- terday at the age of 56. He had served for more than a quarter of a century on the staff of "The Daily Telegraph," at first as polo correspondent.

was

No racing correspondent of his generation gare his paper so many "scoops." He acknowledged, both in Fleet- street and on the racecourse, to be the foremost racing writer. and was held in the highest esteem among his colleagues. and among owners. trainers.

and jockeys.whose friend and confidant he was.

Eight years before coming to The Daily Telegraph. in 1909 Capt. Galtrey had gone to Bom- bay for the purpose of editing a weekly sporting paper and work-

A moter accident has closed the tennis career of Vincent Rich- "ards, here shown in a New York

hospital His right arm is frac- tured and the court star has been told by doctors that be will never regain his old prowess and he has very sensibly announced his retirement

COTTON DECLINES CAPTAINCY OF

ENGLAND TEAM.

"WILL INTERFERE WITH MY PLANS”

WILL PLAY IN LEEDS PRO TOURNAMENT

London, May 25.

Henry Cotton. who had been invited to captain England against Scotland in the professional inter national match on the eve of the | Open Championship next month,

stated yesterday that he would bej unable to play

"I figure it will interfere with my plans for the championship, which I hope to win again." said Cotton-

Not-Necessary

"Anything in the nature of com-) petitive golf just prior to the championship. I. cannot think necessary. I shall be practising hard for the championship, and that will be enough without any- thing between to worry me."

It is understood, that Cotton will

the Leeds play in

Professional Tournament, which starts on June

ins on the "Times of India with LOVELOCK'S BIG three weeks before the Open

Lovat Fraser.

Three Years In India

The climate, however, had; its

effect, and three years later he

was back in England. It seemed

for a long time as if his health

DAY EXCELLENT RACE IN RELAY

had been permanently impaired. GUY'S WIN UNITED HOSPITALS

2

short

but his indomitable spirit pulled him through.. After "spell on the "Sportsman" he came

to The Daily Telegraph.

ATHLETIC MEETING

London, May 23.

He was fond of recalling the| A cheerful United Hospitals contrast of those days with the athletic meeting, admirably con

Championship, which begins on June 24

$5,415 FOR CHARITY

“Sunday Herald" Soccer Cup Series

CHUNG WAH F. C. SEEK AFFILIATION

present, and in the book he wroteolled by A. E. J. Etheridge and Council of the Hong Kong Foot-

"last year, "Memoirs of a Racing

career. it was unusual for a news-

Bart's. the holders,

Boston's baseball fans are warming up for the first, time, în yes, with Babe Ruth one of the Braves, and (1 to 1.) Manager Joe Cromin, Business 'Manager Eddie Collins and President Tem Yawkey busy at Sarasota, Fla., trying to make contenders of the Red Sex Cronin, seen below in a lose decision at first in a game with St. Louis Cardinals, is expected to pall the Sox well. ... out of the cellar.

CATHOLIC UNION

BEAT THE CENTRAL POLICE AT SNOOKER

- RUNNERS-UP IN

LEAGUE

IS. AFRICANS

147 BEHIND WITH

NINE WICKETS

NICHOLS DEADLY

AFTER TEA

BUTLER IN SURBITON

SEMI-FINAL

C. L. ROGERS TROUBLED

BY HIGH WIND

MRS. STRAWSON'S GALLANT - FIGHT

London, May 24. RELATIVE form could scarcely be judged at Surbiton yesterday, when the Surrey cham- pionships were continued. The wind, prevalent all the week, blew at greater force. The hard- hitting player tried to hit through it, those who opposed a volleyer found their passing shot de- Hected by inches.

The hero of the afternoon was D. W. Batler- Unperturb- ed by adverse conditions, he beat G. L. Rogers, the Irish Davis. Cup player, after a courageous display. Butler, a schoolmaster. in Worcestershire, has a real aptitude for tãe game

HE HAS OBTAINED LEAVE FROM HIS DUTIES. AND N. TENDS TO DEVOTE HIS TIME TO LAWN TENNIS THIS YEAR. IN THE PAST HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO PLAY ONLY DURING THE HOLIDAYS, OR ENTER A LOCAL TOURNAMENT DURING. THE TERM. THIS YEAR HE HAD ALREADY MADE HIS MARK IN SEVERAL TOURNAMENTS. HIS AMBITION" TO COMPETE AT WIMBLEDON WILL BE REALISED.

KLEIN AND

Butler attacked Rogers at close quarters from the start He made the net his objective when- ever possible, and his presence

BERGER HIT

TWO HOMERS there seemed to upset Bogers

Braves Twice Beat Cincinnatti

RAIN HOLDS UP THREE BASEBALL GAMES

New York, to-day-

Sensitive to conditions, the Irish- man found the wind his worst enemy. He could not gange the passing shot. His lobs over the eager volleyer sailed out; he had his chances and did not take them. Given a whole court in which to place a shot. he drove out.. Rogers Loses Lead

Rogers led.54 and 6-5 in the Two homers by Chuck Klein and first set. Butler, serving well.

The monthly meeting of the

5 WICKETS FOR 13 RUNS ・ Wally Berger, two of the leading took the 12th game to love, and ball Association was held last WILLERTON BEATS OSMUND

contenders for the horse ren broke through Rogers' service to Journalist." be dwelt brilliantly H. B. Stallard, was concluded at night in the Association Offices.

London. To-day. parade title in the National Base-gain the lead in the 13th. Several on the developments he had seen the Duke of York's headquarters Major CM. Manners, O.BE

After five very interesting Losing their remaining fireball League, featured yesterday's of Rogers* passing shots went out- In the early days of his racing yesterday afternoon, and resulted was in the chair and others snooker matches at the Prison wickets for 24 runs after tea, programme of Live

matches.side the boundary in the 14th, and paper to have its special racing a win for Gay's with 46 points Vice President, Captain Hague, Catholic Union secured the run-runs to save the follow-on in the season, while Berger has made 13

present were Mr. T. A Mitchell Offers Mess last night, the the South Africans failed by 14 Klein has hit nine homers this the set was Butler's.

Butler went to 4-2 in the sec- were Mr. T. G. Stokes, Mr. Wong Kal Telegraph was one of the notable second with 31, and St. Mary's, Tsun, Mr. H. K. Lee, Mr. Wood-ners-up position in the Steel, first Test match against Eng-circuit clouts to lead Dolph Camilli, ond set. Rogers won his service

thanks to a glorious half-mile by ward. Mr. F. H. Barnes, Lieut feating the Central Police by the

|Coulson's Snooker League by de-land at Trent Bridge yesterday of the Phillies, by one

in the seventh game, but Butler exceptions. He Show his remarkable skill from Jack Lovelock in the relay the Chaplin. Mr. M. Railton, Hon. odd game in their play-off.

(Continued on Page 5)

Boston Braves made an appre-held his own to love to lead 5m3 last event of the day just Secretary, and Mr. C. M. Alves,

Full scores, as cabled by Ren-ciable advance in the table as the The Irishman kept the ninth game, managed to beat St. Thomas' Assistant Hon. Secretary.

A. P. Pereira, who holds the ter, were as follows:--

result of their "double” over Cin- but Batler went forward to vic- for third place...

record break of 31, won the de-

tory without the loss of a point in einpatti on the latter's diamond. -When the war intervened he Lovelock had a big day. He

ciding game by defeating Good

Besults, as cabled by Reuter, the 10th. Butler meets Spence in

the semi-final were: win by 28 points.

representative. the The Daily

the outset.

was

War Service

enable

to

to win the

(Continued on Page 5) "Sunday Herald" Cup

The following were the alloca-

- became staff captain to the Direc-was content merely tor of Remounts at the War Of-half and the mile. He position- tions of the Sunday Herad Char- fice, and was awarded an O.BE-ed himself perfectly by quick ity Cap Funda: He afterwards told the story of almost imperceptible, accelera- Government the department in his book, "The tions of pace, and then won each Xmas Grant Horse and the War" At the end race in the final straight.

Home not fast, for, Sailors'

he returned to a začing world

The times were

Civi Hospital

Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

and Mission

that bad altered in many respects unfortunately-or perhaps for- to Seamen

St. John's Ambulance' Brigade

(Continued on Page 5)

The scores were:-

Catholic Union 35 GST 43. Stantos

ENGLAND

61

Sutcliffe lbw b Langton... R. E. S. Wyatt, e Wade, b Crisp 149 Hammond Lb.w., b Vincent.... 28 X. S. Mitchell-Innes Lb.v., b. Mit-

chell...............

Leyland, e Mitchell, o Crisp Ames, e Viljoen, b. Vincent Tädon, e Rowan, b Vincent 49 Nichols, not out.

Extras

Total (for 7 wkts, dec.)

384 Cincinnatti

W. V. Robins, Verity, and Eowes Boston did not bat.

214 Fall of the wickets:-1

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CHAMPION BEATEN

COLONIALS REACH

National League wed

B. HE

ཚ

69 Cincinnatti

$

6 - 3

50 Central Police 500 Minter

Pile

17 Myers hit a homer 29 †Boston

8

11

2.

SURREY TENNIS

13

Wally Berger hit two homers

33

500 Haynes 300 Willerton 300 Goodwin

29 Barros

51

44 Osmund

30

1 9 0

-

23 Fereira

511

&

i.

Total

172

5 8

E

700 100

TABLE TO DATE

3--11

G00 400

P. E. A Pts.

Fbelps hit a homer

200 Garrison Sgts.

14 47. 23 47.

.15 44 31 44-

St. Louis

15 45 30 45

0. M:

Crisp

Langton

R 18 4 49 * 3 117

W.

Vincent

439 101

Tomlinson

100

Mitchell

38 65

and the benefits that accrued tunately, in view of Lovelock's Home for Aged from his appreciation of the new ordeal next month in America Eong Kong Benevolent Society.1000) conditions were strikingly shown R. H. Page, the hospitals record- Society for Protection of He had, for instance, a great holder, was

Children not fit, and it was Industrial Home for Blind Girls deal to do with bringing the ques-Etheridge, the three-miler, who Children's Playground Associa- tion of Pari-Mutuel betting emerged as Lovelock's only real ties seriously before the Jockey Club, opponent in the mile.

In his leisure he was a keen sportsman, but nothing gave him travel greater pleasure than

With the one exception of Aus- tralasia, he had travelled in all of the continents.

Lovelock la Fall Cry

Cheero Kinh

(200) Central Police 100 Catholic Club 700] Prison Officers 200 RE WO.3& Squa.

Sisters of the Precious Blood Soldiers' and Sailors" Home But in the relay we saw Love-Salvation Army lock in full cry. The half-mile Shek Lung Lepers was the first distance; it was es- Canossian Home for the Blind sential for Lovelock to gain a General Charities Organisation 265,99 C. & P.0.'s Club

Capt. Galtrey leaves a widow commanding lead for St. Mary's. and four daughters. The funeral over the half-mile, for their other

runners were only mediocre. will take place on Tuesday.

·Indomitable Courage

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MELVILLE TO REST UNDER DOCTORS ORDER

Dockyard Police 5415.99 St. Patrick's

SERVICES SOCCER WIN IN SOUTH AFRICA

Air Force Officer's Four Goals

SUBBURRAY

(Sutcliffe) Chicago

for 118; 2 (Hammend) for 170;

Chuck Klein hit two homers

2 (Mitchell-Innes) for 179; 4 (Wyatt) for 318; 5 (Leyland) Brooklyn for 325; 6 (Ames) for 355.7 (3ddon) for 284.

Bowling Analysis.

SOUTH AFRICA

}L.-J. Siedle, b Verity.

B. Mitchell, b Niebols

New York

3. 9 14 19 Koenig and Hal Schumacher bit

homers

BOTH FINALS

NEW ZEALAND CAPTAIN BEATS 'ANGLO-INDIAN

London, May 25.

A title holder went at Surbiton yesterday, when Mrs. Pittman was beaten by Miss Harligan in 1two sets. The Australian girl, în Watkins and J. Moore hit homers confident form, dominated the

American League-

Pittsburgh

Philadelphia

59

ELECTRIC CHOOSE A Rowan, Ames, b Robins 20

BOWLS TEAM

A. D. Nourse,

Verity

e Hammond, ‹ b

F. H. Wade, e Nichols, b Verity 18 EL. B. Cameron, b Nichols

|K. G. Viljoen, b Nichols

Match Against Taikoo C. L. Vincent, Lb.w. b Nichols

Next Saturday

D. Tomlinson, b Nichols A. E&Langton, not ent

R. J. Crisp, c Robins, Nichola

13

*12 - 22: 5.11

Boston

26 Cleveland

11171 Earl Averill, and Campbell hit

-homers

The games between Philadelphia

court in the second set, bes

Her forehand drive was well- under control, and its concealed direction often found Mrs Pitt- an out of position. Mrs. Pitt-

9 and Detroit, New York and Chi- man's game was less adaptable cago, and Washington and s to the wind. She worked hard 16 Louis were postponed owing to for her openings, but several times her passing shots were deflected by the breeze.

4.

By FRANK COLES) ... Sidney Galtrey met the tragedy of his illness and death with won- derful courage. Throughout last) autumn it was evident that bel

· London. May 24 Alan Melville, the Sussex capt- was ill. Then, one day in Decem- ber, he walked into the office obain, will be out of the side for at viously distressed. The speci-least a fortnight, through synovi alists had pronounced the death is of the righthand E. Richards. sentence. For half-an-hour he young left-hand bowler, who the sat staring into his typewriter turned out in three county matches scored four goals for the Combi Club in the Lawn Bowls. League Fall of the wickets: 1 (Mitchell) for SAUSIDER SOCCER territory to Miss James.The

for Sussex last season, will come, Then he remembered he was into the side in his place "Hotspur." There was a column to be fritten and he did his job, apparently without effort. It was the-bravest column that has ever been written.

The manner in which Sidney Galtrey carried out that task, however, was merely characteris- tie of one who was always a hard and conscientious worker.

His speed was amazing. He would come back from the Derby or from one of Ascot 8-big

and with acarcely

his memory, would

of hours two

Check

China Maail Sports Diary

TO-DAY Open: Single H. Rosario, v J. J. Whyte.

(Kowloon CC) R. Basa J. C. Brown

N. M. Curric

EK.C.C

ed

Cape Town, May 25. Flying Officer J. M Warféld,

The following will represent the Corinthian centre-forward, Hong Kong Electric Recreation Services team against Western on Saturday against the Taikoo Province in the opening match of Recreation Club at Taikoo their tour here to-day. The Com PC Butler, Y. Sorby, G. T. Pad bined Services won by eight goals gett and AF. Paul (skip). to one

J. G. Haigh, EL S. Mckay, Pte. Bird (Army) scored two Sloan and W. Muskett (skip) goals, Lt W.VEL Robins (Army). A. P. Tarbuck, J. P. Berron, L. de one, while the other was obtained Home and A. Webster (skip). by Rigger EL L. Coates

Feserves W: E. Peers and Stoker

NEUSEL AND PETERSEN.

ALL SPORT CANCELLED

IN RETURN BOUT

ersen at Wembles

Bio Extras

Total

•16)

rain.

220

$42, 2 (Powan) for 987

(Nourse) for 103, (Sindle) for 120, 43 (Wade) for 174; 6 (Camezon) for 1985 7 (Vincent) for 198, 8 (Viljoen) for 245; 9 (Tomlinson) for 218; 10 (Crisp) for:220..

Bowling Analysis

FOR WHITE CITY

In Aid Of Jubilee

Trust Fund

Mrs. King surrendered little

loser's more graceful style - was not supported by sufficient (Continued on Page 5)

BOXING BOARD APPOINT NEW VICE-PRESIDENT –

Lord Hamilton of Dalzell has

The Football Association have given permission for a six-a-side tournament to be played in aid of the Jubilee Trust Fund at the Fes- tival of Sport arranged for the accepted the office of vice presi- White City on Aŭgust 24. Event- dent of the British Boxing ford Chelsea Charlton Athletic, of Control, in place of and Tottenham Hotspur, have pro- Lord Tweedmouth

mised

support and P

obably

The Drogheda to be