1935-06-22 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL-SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1935

Sporting Page

CAN BRITAIN AGAIN SUPPLY TWO TENNIS

TENNIS SINGLES

SINGLES WINNERS?

BRITISH

"OPEN"

HENRY COTTON

HAS METHODS

CRITICISED

Elaborate Training Programme

SARAZEN'S BID FOR TITLE HE WON IN 1932.

The British Open Golf Cham- pionship will enter its preliminary stages at Mairfield, East Lothian, on Monday, and there is every chance of Britain setting up a sequence of wins following Henry Cotton's wizardry at Sandwich last year.

The reigning champion has not competed in one big cham- pionship this season. with the exception of the Dunlop-South- port tournament and his revo- lationary method of training will be closely watched by his many critics. chief among whom is Percy Alliss, recent winner of the Scottish Championship | with a record low aggregate-

During the winter, after refus- ing many tempting offers to visit America.Cotton took special | -treatment to attain physical per-

fection. Should he fail to tain his title, a feat accomplish- ed by only Walter Hagen (192% 9). James Brid (1905-6) and Harry Vardon (1898-9), it will be

due to too much attention to the training side of competitive golf and too little time at the actual game, his critics declare.

Percy Alliss and Alfred Pads- ham are the other likely British players but it is being whisper- ed that the American amateur champion, W. Lawson Little, will follow up his second win in the British Amateur Championship by carrying off the much covet- ed honours.

SARAZEN'S CHALLENGE.

Gene Sarazen, winner of the "play-off in the recent Augusta national open golf championship,

COPSON IN

GREAT FORM

AT BRENTWOOD

PLAYS HAVOC-WITH ESSEX BATTING

Wyatt Develops Leg Trap

NUMEROUS CASUALTIES IN ENGLISH CRICKET

Exceptional bowling by Cop- soul and Mitchell, of Derbyshire. Land howling not quite so excep- ional on the part of Eastman and Smith, of Essex. featured the county cricket match at Brentwood recently.

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Copson began the havoc. He is a fast-medium bowler, loose-limb ed, reddish-haired. employing a surprisingly short run that bats- men say is very deceptive. He thought flight is seldom vital în delivery whips off

Jimmy Braddock, the Jersey ‘ex-stereĜoze, did not want his recent sensational rise in the boxing world to be stopped by Maxie " Baer and his severe training brought him the heavyweight crown.

his case, the on a "points decision. Jimmy is here shown 1 week ago. putting in some hard work with a sparring partner at his train- ing camp at Loch Sheldrake, NY.

JAPANESE ATHLETES

BEAT FILIPINOS

TWO NATIONAL RECORDS ARE

*SHATTERED IN TOKYO

ROMAN SOLDIER

TRIUMPHS

Carries Off $28,000

Detroit Derby

COLOURFUL MEETING PLANNED

Detroit, Mich., June 13.

Tokyo, June 16:

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the pitch, towards the batsman' or away, just as unexpectedly, at such a tremendous pace that it makes hizi unplayable.

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In his first Ave overs against Cutmore and Rist, of Essex, he bowled without sucress, but in the next five overs he was un- playable; Catmore, Pearce, O'Connor, Nicholls, and Bray !were mown down-a harvest in- deed, for during this devastating spell not a single run was scored

loff him!

Mitchell's Good Speed

At the close of the first day of interval!. competition yesterday, the Japan-

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Equalling the 100 Yards standard, and breaking world's records for the broad jump, 200 Yards and 220 Yards low hurdles was all in an afternoon's warm-up for Jesse Owens, spectacular colour- ed Ohio State athlete, at Ann Arbor, Mich. He is seen above in the 100 Yards, and broadjumping to a new record, (r.). His perform- noces mark him as a first rate Olympic prospèet for 1935.

PERRY'S BIG TASK

MISS ROUND'S

SUPREMACY

CHALLENGED

MRS. WILLS-MOODY'S COMEBACK

WORLD'S GREATEST

·TOURNAMENT OPENS ON MONDAY

Wimbledon, the Mecca of the world's finest amateur lawn tennis players, commences: on Monday The Championships this year have attracted the usual fist of International stars, least among whom is Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody, six times holder of the women's angles title, who is staging a comeback after an en- forced absence of

months.

CHINA GOLF MEETING best qualified to

AT ALDEBURGH

over 18

Among the British players Win the women's title are the holder. Miss Dorothy Round, and Miss Margaret Scriven, former holder of the French title. There is

SIXTY-SIX PLAYERS TURN OUT also Miss Kathleen Stammers

THE

FOR ANNUAL EVENT

The order of play Was 23 usual On Saturday morning

London. May 27.

Loses To Officer By 3 And 2

who beat Mrs. Wills-Moody · în straight sets in the semi-final round of the Beckenham tommna- ment recently.

Other Likely Entries. Among the others are Fraulein Cilly Aussem, of "Germany, Miss

Joan Hartigan, of Australia..

Senorita de Alvarez, of Spain. and the Chilean star who has re- cently leapt into the limelight. Senorita Anita Linna (7

THE past week-end has seen another of those China golf The leading American challen- meetings at Aldeburgh which are such a delight to both gers are Miss Helen Jacobs, last A MASSING a total of 98 points, the Japanese track and field team. scored a decisive victory over the Philippine stars

past and present residents of the China coast. There is no year's runner-up, and Mrs. Helen in the two-day meet which concluded to-day at the Meiji Shrine

longer need to comment on the former gloomy prophecies that Wills Moody, who is staging a stadium here. The Philippine team scored 50 points.

A baffling wind probably help these meetings must be doomed ultimately to dwindle away for comeback, while Mme. Sperling Only two Filipino stars wonfed Copson, but it gave more as- lack of support. They are now firmly established as a regular (nee Krabwinkel), the Gemmän Wos the first places in the two-day com-stance to Mitchell, who, with event in the calendar of old China. hands, of whom no fewer star who recently

French singles title, Mme. Renee Candari is spin-bowling, carried on the than 76 attended this year: petition: German

Mathieu. runner-up. for the snatched an expected victory in devastation and took the remain-

French title, and Me, Loletta the 400 Meters event to-day with ing five wickets, four of them in

Payot, the Swiss champion, are In time of 49.9 seconds. while next to no time.

cricket featured bogey singles; in the afternoon PRINCE OF WALES

also formidable entrants. Miguel White, * prospective Sensational

the the clash between Yorkshire and Shanghai v. Hong Kong · and Olympic competitor, won

Gloucester, when the latter lost Other Ports-this, by the way, 400 Meters hurdles on Saturday four wickets for one ran after the was a new feature. on Sunday

BEATEN IN GOLF in 534 seconds.

morning bogey foursomes. The

ENCOUNTER weather was fine, but, whatever The match between Surrey and jelse may have suffered from last ese had 50 points and the Philip- pine team had 25. Two national Warwickshire at the Oval re-week's frosts, the gorse was as Also there noteworthy for the vigorous as ever. records were shattered and one cently was Roman Soldier, which ran second (other was equalled yesterday. number of lb.w. decisions, no was a high keen wind which Hideo Tanaka in the 1,500 fewer than eight of the 20 bats made play extremely difficult. is the leading American, profes-in the Kentucky Derby six weeks sional challenger.

ago, captured the $25,000 Detroit Meters and Hiroshi Tanaka in men who were dismissed during on a course which entirely belies He attributed his success in the Derhy here to-day, stepping the the high jump broke the Japan- the day being out for obstruction its appearance and is at all mile and eighth route in 1 minute, ese records while Yoshioka equal. Wyatt got Sandham, Gregory and times a severe test. In the cir

London, May 20. 58.2. seconds.

led his own mark of 103 seconds Squires in his leg-before trap at Cumstances the results in the

The Prince of Wales, runner-up second and for 100 Meters. A stif wind 3 cost of eight runs, each, Sand- bogey singles of 2 down and

3 down must be considered par-two years ago, was beaten in the list of players, and is perhaps the prevented any record breaking ham being not under the new

ticularly good.

first round of the Parliamentary strongest and most evenly match- - Roman Soldier, owned by Sach-feats to-day, the outstanding per-

"Stapleford" Scoring Handicap, which was begun at senmaler and Reuter, is underformance being turned in by

Cricket Casualtier

It may here be mentioned that Walton Heath on Saturday. to be pointed toward the Ore in the pole vault with a

in the bogey foursomes the "Sta- The Prince lost the second hole, women's singles at Wimbledon Detroit Challenge cup race-bere height of 4.95 meters.

Ominous signs have already geford" method of scoring, in-handicap 12, lost by 3 and 2 to E. Second Appearance

jappeared June 29 which is to bring together

that the crickettroduced for the first time, prov-Barrows, an officer of the House

In the men's singles the winner The meet just concluded mark casualty list will be as ¡Cavalcade, Azucar, Discovery and

beavy ed an enormous success. Eliminated From Open other top-notch fust stars-Asso-ed the second appearance of the this summer as it was last year method which may not be general two strokes.

This of Lords, to whom he conceded may well be a player who has not

won the title before. Singles Championship ciated Press.

Philippine track and field teami James Langridge, of Sussex, ly known is as follows:

The Prince also the second hole, pion and 1935 favourite, will find Fred Perry, the present cham- in Japan. Last Sunday the in-and Ernest Tyldesley, the Lan-1 point for each hole completed where he had an almost unplay himself challenged by a number vaders finished third in a trian-cashire veteran, were both in-

in one stroke over bogey able lie for his second shot, and of very promising opponenta. Igular meet at the Koshien Sta-jured in recent games Summer 2 points for each hole completed Burrows, with a stroke, won the

Are particularly hard hit,

in bogey.

firth, and he also took the sixth

Formidable Array (Continued on Page 5)

Angusta championship

to his rest and was confident that that. victory is the start of a “bumper” season for him, but he did not (Continued on Page 5)

BEER TROUNCED BY RAMSEY

In the only Lawn Bowls en-

counter played yesterday. J. V.

Sun Portland was Blackbirder was third.

Ramsey, of the Kowloon Docks FILIPINO BASEBALL dimm in Osaka Beer, of the Craigengower Cricket STARS WIN

Recreation Club, eliminated E

Club, in their second Bound en-

counter in the Open Singles Lawn Fifth Success In Eight

Bowls Championship, by 10 shots.

The match was resumed after

rain had interfered with play on June 12, when the scores were j level on the eighth end.

Yesterday's play went ends before Ramsey secured

ZL shots..

Scores:

Head

AMAREBARENAKAN.

to

Games In Japan

Nagoya, Japan, June 18. The Calamba Sugar Estate 26 team, participating in its eighth his exhibition game since their arrival in Japan from Manila, to-day soundly trounced Keio University's

H. Beer J. V. Ramsey mine, 12-5, in an exciting 11-|

innings contest here.

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It was the Filipinos", fifth wìn.. With the borers the baseball play- esare Barrowly leading their Japanese competitors, int the track and field, are far behind the Japanese. United Press

COTTON NOT TO PLAY

the British open

cked to play for

In that meet Miguel White and German Candari were also the only Filipinos to place first in

any event White set a дет Japanese record of 53.4 seconds in the 400 Meters hurdles while Candari took the 400 Meters event { in 50.2 seconds.

(Continued on Page 5)

SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLS WIN

Beat Sussex By 13 Shots

London, May 2- The South African lawn bowls team beat Sussex at Worthing yesterday by 121 shots to 108.10

South Africa led at five ends by

30-26, at ten enda by 64-55, and at fifteen ends by 95-77-

Det

rule.

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· REVOLTA WINS WESTERN OPEN GOLF CROWN

Willie Goggin Beaten By

Four Strokes -

South Bend, Ind., June 16. Johnny Revolta, – MElvankee. - professional, captured, the weste Bern, open god title here today with a card of 290 for the 12

•holes

Willie Goggin of San Francia- co was second with 294 and Bryon Nelson

of Ridgewood, NTN third with 296-9

Revolta succeeded to the "captured" last year by "Lighte

horse Harry? Cooper ed Press.

in

HOLDER ELIMINATED FROM PARLIAMENTARY HANDICAP

Miss Betty Nuthall and Mrs. Fearnley Whittingstall. bath- [young in years but old in Wim- bledon experience, are also zmong the contetiders for the women's title.

This represents a formidable

jed entry that has appeared in the

for many years.

13 points for each hole completes to become three up. The Prince, The most formidable conten- one stroke under bogey however, won the seventh with a ders among the players who have par five, and also the next hole, not yet won the title are W.

(Birdie).

4 points for each hole completed where Burrows was trapped in

in two stroke under bogey (Eagle).

The results of the matches.were

as follows:***

Borey, Singles

· ·-H. G. Elliot - K3. Beid

K. C. Sandford E. F. Mackay"

2 down.

2 down

4 down

4 down (Veteran's prize). (Continued on Page (6)

BOB OLIN WAITS HIS CHANCE

(Continued on Page 67

Austin, Baron Gottfried von Cramm, the best German player and runner-up to Perry in the

GUY CHENG STILL French championship, B. Menzel,

WINNING

Kho Sin-Kie And Carson Lose

the brilliant - Czechoslovakian, ... who had several brilliant vic- itories to his credit during the Melbourne Centenary champion- ships and other important tourna

iments

NASHVILLE TENNIS TOURNEY Davies Cup team, Jack Crawford,

Sydney Wood, a former holder and member of the United States

the former Wimble

and pre- Nashville, Tenn., June 12 sent: "Australian champion, are Kho Sin-kie of China was elim-two-

players who may yet re

Southern Championships to-day by

In any case,

¿year gacha) Charlie Harris of Palm Beach.

are likely to The scores were 6-3,26 and some very good tennis and many

surprises.

Manager Desires Anated in the third round of the gain the crown

European Bout

New York Ma

-15 the rec

GIMBLETT. HONOURED

Gilbert

BRADDOCK'S SHI