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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1936

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COLONY TENNIS STANDARD

Miss Kar Stammers, above, Helen Jacobs conqueror of Miss

in the Wightman Cup series, is

conceded a very good chance of for

winning a Wimbledon title Britain.

GREAT SHOT DECIDES HOW THOMSON WON TITLE

Jim Ferrier's Defeat In Thrilling Final

PANDEMONIUM GREETS FINISH

(By GEORGE GREENWOOD) London, June 1.

A remarkable shot at the last hole, played by a master golfer-a shot that thrilled the surging mass enabled Hector of spectators --

Thomson, a Glasgow youth of 22, to triumph in the British Amateur championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews on Saturday.

In the Final, over 36 holes,, be

beat James Ferrier, aged 22 the

Australian champion, 2 up.

The match was followed by

erowd of 6,000 people, who, in

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their eagerness to see the triumph

FIRST TEST MATCH

AT LORD'S

ELABORATE TRIAL FOR YOUNGSTERS

ENGLAND SHOULD WIN EASILY

TH

(By "Referee")

HE last Indian team of cricketers to visit England, in 1932, under the captaincy of the Maharajah of Porbandar, won 9 of their 26 first) class fixtures and löst eight, including the only Test match of the tour-at Lord's, where the tourists failed by 158 runs on the afternoon of the third day when set to get 346 to win.

This

year the team how visiting the British Isles under the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram have won only one of their 15 matches to date, having lost on no fewer than seven occasions.

Vivian McGrath, above, two- handed Australian ace, was given several anxious moments by Del castillo of Argentina at Wimble don on Thursday.

PUI CHING'S BIG TASK

of Scotland's golfing, idol, stam Three League Baseball

peded an army of police and ste- wards, It finished in a blaze of excitement.**

Thomson was three down at one time to the young Australian, who stands 6ft 2in and weighs 14 stone. Not only did the Scot wipe out the deficit, but he became with the last holes to two up play..

Last Desperate Effort

NEW U.S. AQUATIC RECORDS

Games In Two Days

MEET OVERSEAS CHINESE THIS AFTERNOON

(By "INFIELD")

*

meet To-day they will young and experienced Eng- land side at Lord's with every- thing to win and nothing to lose. but they will be without L. Amar Nath, their best all- rounder. and

•Elabi. Amir another. attractive bat, both of whom have been passed over for insolence to the captain and manager of the team-Amar Nath is now on his way back to India

England should win by a -con- vincing margin and the match is more or less being regarded as an elaborate trial for young players in the running for places in the next touring side to Australia. Of

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JAI NOT PLAYING

London, To-day. Further misfortune has over- taken the Indian team--Jai has strained a muscle and will be unable to play in the Test at Lords.

Palia has been included in the twelve from whom the team will be selected.

particular interest will be the feats of Gimblett, Gover and Hard- many sta. the only three who have not In order to complete as fixtures as possible before they had extensive Test experience. disperse for the summer vacation,

Two Teams

DECLARED

LOWEST SINCE 1912

H. W. "Bunny” Austin, seen zbore in the foreground, beat the British Army champion, C. R. D. Tuckey, in straight sets at Wimbledon on Thursday.

CRAIGENGOWER ROUT KOWLOON INDIANS

Loke And Abbas Falter

"SIR VICTOR SASSOON'S

TURF VICTORY

Cora Deans Wins On Last Day Of Ascot Race Meeting

London, June 19. Sir Victor Sassoon's Cora Deans won the Wokingham Stakes at 7-1'on the last day of Ascot, while, Mrs. Long's Sweet Polly, at 7-1, won the King's Stand Stakes to give Gordon Richards, the champion jockey, his second winning ride of the meeting-Reuter.

RADIO BEAT ARMY

Imrie And Lawrence Weak Link

ONUS RESTS ON THE LEADING PLAYERS

L.T.A. URGED TO LEND HELPING HAND

TWO DAYS SUFFICIENT FOR FIVE DIVISIONS OF LEAGUE

(By "Saladin")

THE Siamese lawn tennis players who returned home last week have every reason to be satis- fied with themselves. They have come off best against every club they met and even beat a Essentially on a Colony representative side. goodwill visit, they carried off the honours too,

and their countrymen can well be proud of them. Playing at King's Park yester- From all sides I have heard praise of their day, the Kowloon Indians' Tex-sportsmanship. Their chief appeal on and off nis Club lost to Craigengower, by the court seems to be their simplicity of charac-

64 sets to 2%.

G. M. Khan and A. Khan (K.LT.C.) ter, which drew forth a common remark from those who met them to this effect "I never ex-

lest to A. B. Hamson and A. Kit-

cbell

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lost to E. Zimmern and I. N. pected them to be such fine fellows."

Chung

2-6

best K T. Loke and Y. Abbas.. 6-3 Their visit has provided much food for

A. R. Azan and J. M. Pinto (E.I. IT.C.)

lost to Hamson and Kitchell Jest to Zimmern and Chung beat Loke and Abbas

thought locally. To strike the nail on the head,

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I have no hesitation in saying that the standard of play prevailing at present in Hong Kong is M. Ramzan and M. Singh (K.LT.C.Y

In fact I can honestly say that, lost to Hamson and Kitchell... 06 pretty low.

drew with Loke and Abbas

BY L.R.C.

Perry And Crabbe Only Winners

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lost to Zimmern and Chung 2-6 since the Open Championships of the Colony organised by the Hong Kong Cricket Club start- K.C.C. TROUNCED ed in 1912, the standard of play has never been lower. It has been on the decline for a few years, and, unless efforts are made by the players and the Association, I fear that there may be a loss of popularity and appeal locally in a game: that is rapidly gaining ground in sports circles At the LR.C. yesterday the 1-the world over. (dian Recreation. Club beat the

Kowloon Cricket Club by 7 sets to The onus must rest on the leading players, especially title- the Executive Committee and General 2 in the "D" Division of the Ten-holders, and also on nis League.

Council of the H.K. Lawn Tennis Association. The holders and A. M. Romjahn should emulate the efforts of past champions, who, without exception, in their day performed creditably both in the local beat W. W. Hirst and J. M. Jack 6-1 championships, Interports, and exhibition matches with Davis

M. Hassan

At Caroline Hill yesterday the Radio Sports Club beat the Army Tennis Club by 6 sets to 3 in the (LRC) "D": Division of the Lawn Tennis

League.

SEL. McAlinden and Sgt. Whelan (Army)

beat. . M. Au and U. B. Souza best G. Singh and K. Singh Jest to M. H. Hassan and

Chanson

SS. M. Imrie and (Army)

lost to Au and Sonza

W.

beat A. Sparey and C. Brock.... 6-1

beat A. E. Perry and H. W. Crabte 6-3 Cup. Olympic and other distinguished players.

T. Ali and S. M. Rumjahn (LRC) beat Hirst and Jack

6-3 beat Sparey and Brock 64flost to Perry and. Crabbe

A. K. Ming and M. L 2-6) (IR.C.) Lawrence beat Hirst and Jack

beat Sparey and Brock 4-6 loss to Perry and Crabbe 2-6

lost to Singh and Singh

lost to Hassan and ChanSON ...

Brammer and Pte. Worsfold (Army) į beat Au and Souza

3-6

The teams will be selected from lost to Singh and Singh

Cost to Hassan and Chanson. the following:

4-6

4-6

"D" Division League.

TABLE TO DATE

Sets

6-1 The Lawn Tennis Association 6-3 can also give a helping hand.

4-5 No doubt the officials can offer OneoftheH.K. Razack various plans, but, confining

WAY BEATS ROBSON

6-3 myself "now to the season in 6-2 progress, I am of the opinion] 3-6 that the League system can be At present improved upon. there are five divisions occupy- ing as many days in the week. This is a cumbersome arrange- ment, as interest is not cen- average sportsman it is hard to follow the progress of the competition.

IN BOWLS OPEN Landolt And Rumjahn tralised, and to the

i

Successful

J. S. Landolt and D. Rumjahn Then in this season of uncer- of Craigengower beat T. Coleman tain weather, the fixtures are

In one last desperate effort to Pui Ching Academy will be play Ferrier ing three League Baseball games retrieve the situation.

here this week-end. hazarded the gambler's throw at

They will meet the Overseas England: G. G. Allen (Middlesex) (Continued on Page 9)

Chinese at Causeway Bay at.3 p.m.(captain), R. E. S. Wyatt (Warwick), this afternoon and to-morrow they. W. V. Bobins (Middlesex). M.

Turnbuil (Glamorgan), Leyland will clash with the Japanese (Yorkshire), Verity (Yorkshire), Mit- chell (Yorkshire), Duckworth (Lan-

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts and G. N. Mitchell by 22 shots to more or less invariably dis- Y.M.A and Volunteers.

5 5 0 0 30 15 10 20 in the Open Pairs Lawn Boris organised by rain.

Therefore, considering all fac- C. C. C. Pui-ching were at first scheduled cashire), Gover (Surrey), Gimblett to meet U.S.S. Mindanao, but, ow-(Somerset), James Langridge (Sus CCC 19.24% 11% 6 Championship yesterday.

RS.C... 3 2 1 0 16

At the 10th head Landolt and tors, it is far better that, instead of spreading the matches over ing to the uncertainty of the lat-sex) and Hardstaff (Notts).

LEC 3 2 1 0 15% 111⁄2 4 Bumjahn led 20-5. India: Maharajahkumar of Vizia- ter's arrival in the Colony, this

PRC 3 2 1 0 15

In the Open Singles W. K. Way several days, League Tennis can be confined to two days, as follows, arrangement was cancelled yester-nagram (captain), Major C. K. Naidu, day afternoon. It is probable that Wazir AE, P. E. Palia, Amar Singh, K.IT.C... 13 119

for example:- Mohammed Nissar.

beat T. Robson by 21 shots to 5 on! Jehangir Khan,

Mondays: Mixed Doubles the two fixtures against the Min-v. 3. Merchant, D. 2. Hindlekar,

the Police green.

Division danao will now be played in Can- Mushtaq Ali, S. Bannerjee and C. S.

"D" Division Naidu.

(Continued on Page 9)

Tuesdays: "A" Division

"B" Division.

Ralph Flannagan's Fine Effort

DETROIT TEAM'S SUCCESS

Des Moines, Iowa, June 21. Two American swimming re cords were broken to-day as the Detroit Athletic Club won the Am-1 ateur Athletic Union pational tro-| phy-

Ralph Flanagan of the Miam Athletic Club set a new American record of 10 minutes, 7 seconds, in winning the 880 Yards Free *Style.

The 300 Metres individual med- ley was won by Wolf in Los Ant geles in 4 minutes, 2 5/10 seconds, a new United States record.

.The 100 Metres Free Style was won by Fick of the New York Athletic Club.

The Seattle Athletic Club's team of Petty, Buckley; Leo and McLean won the 400. Metres wo- men's relay in 4 minutes, 47, 5/10 seconds. The team from the Lake Shore Athletic Club of Chicago took second place

Wayne, of the Miami Biltmore Athletic Club won the platform diving competition.

The Lake Shore Athletic Club won second place in the meet-- United Press.

ton.

(Continued on Hage 3).

B

11 4

12

26

K. C. C... 4 1 3 0.13% 22% C. B. A... 4 0 3 1 9 26 AT. C. 3 0 3 0 10

17

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Totals 34 16 16 2 153 153 21 TWO WORLD MARKS

~photograph shows Miss Helen Jacobs, a favourite for the Wimbledon

a's title, serving.

SHATTERED

Mrs. Knight Wingard's on any rainy day, the matches

Fine Effort

could conveniently be postponed

Americans

S. "Bob" Reid, one R. local American

to one of the three remaining team's cutfielders, New York, To-day. week-days.

Mrs. Lenore Knight-Wingard, Improvement Necessary

Fot

of the baseball

ed at Alameda High School, where

he was prominently featured in all the in being often sports, limelight as guard in American

who was only recently married,

This arrangement does beat her own world record for the mile Free Style by clocking 24 min- affect players participating in the utes 7-1/5 seconds, as against her various divisions-no one in the

"am or "D" would normally football (Gridiron) and basketball. previous figures of 24 minutes 20-

race qualify to take part in the Mixed He is also a very keen oarsman 2/5 seconds. In the same

An arrangement of land was a member of the Alameda she covered 1,500 metres in 22 Doubles.

best this sort would enable interest to Boat Club and of the crew which minutes 39-1/5 seconds to

jcompeted in the Triangular Inter- Helene Madison's previous world become concentrated.

The above is only one of the Port event between San Francisco, mark of 23 minutes 17-1/5 seconds.

many suggestions that can be put Portland and Los Angeles; -Beuter.

forward for considering ways and

OXFORD BEAT CAMBRIDGE

He was not eźceptionally good.

means of raising the standard of play, and I don't doubt that others at baseball while at school, but Oxford defeated Cambridge at will be made by the Association. as always just good enough to Cambridge by 11 matches to 6 in When things are going bad, it is make the team. He abandoned the the annual tennis encounter, Ow-time to and remedies and I trust, pame temporarily after leaving ing to rain one singles was un-therefore, that the above will to be school, and took to zinz-pins, an [country riding. He also plays a finished and none of the doubles only the first step in the exorts American bowling game, and cross-

Honzittle golf.. was played. At the end of the to bring lawn tennis ̈in first day's play Oxford led by 8 Kong once more to its former high Another personality will appear

Ilevel.

events to ú

cn_Monday.]

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