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BEYAN BISY GRANI

Bitsy Grant, above. American Davis Cup ace and one of the "seeded" eight, was easily ‘beaten by an inspired Fred Perry last Monday at Wimbledon.

T.O. M. SOPWITH

JUST FAILS TO

LAND SHARK

BIG THRILL OFF SCOTLAND

RETURNS TO GOSPORT TO LAUNCH NEW YACHT

~THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1936

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SEND YOUNG MEN TO

AUSTRALIA

ALL ENGLAND ABSORBED IN SELECTIONS

BATSMEN MUST CONCENTRATE

(By Jack Hobbs)

London, June 6.

ALL England is absorbed in the question of

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our recovery of the Ashes from Australia [next winter, and the composition of the team we Jare to send on the quest. Many letters reach me from different parts of the country on the subject, some of which are worthy of considera- tion.

A correspondent in the Manchester district suggests that our team for Australia should be selected without delay so that they may be rested as much as possible, and not arrive at their destination tired out.

With the first part of the idea I cannot agree, for reasons.

You must wait to pick your team be I have already stated. cause you are liable to get a complete reversal of form in the last two months of the season. But there is something to be said for resting the players, even though it is impracticable, I am afraid

There is no doubt that players

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get insufficient rest in between ENGLISH RUGBY

our season here and the start

of the season in Australia. It

is true that the boat trip inter- venes, but the men are all to-i gether, talking and thinking nothing else but cricket.

If you want a rest you must not jonly stop playing but get right away from the game, and not even

discuss it.

LEAGUE TOUR.

OF ANTIPODES

Interest Stimulated By France's Visit

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INTERNATIONAL CUP TO BE DONATED

London, May 15.

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Helen Jacobs, top right, entered the Semi-Final Round the Women's Singles Championship at Wimbledon yesterday, while Mies Dorothy Round, centre and Miss Kay Stammers, left. were eliminated by Euro pean contenders.

AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY'S

GREAT AMBITION

A. KNOX NOW NEARING THE CENTURY MARK

RECREIO'S EASY

· WIN OVER U.S.R.C.

IN “A” DIVISION

Gonsalves & Remedios In Good Form

POOR STANDARD OF TENNIS SEEN

(By “REFEREE"} Club de Recreio secured their recand successive win in the “A” Division of the Lawn Tennis Len gue yesterday when they beat the United Services Recreation Club by 7 sets to 2, Goldman and Sulli van, the visitors" first-string, being

ARMY CRICKET the only pair to offer any strong

"FINDS

FAST BOWLERS FOR

NEXT SEASON -

LT. C. C. GARTHWAITE LEAVING?

(By "REFEREE").

resistance.

With the exception of the dis- play by A. V. Remedios and J. Gonsalves, the Recreio second string, who won all three of their encounters and only conceded three games, the standard of tennis was Very Poor

Goldman and Milne were the pick of the visitors, Sallitan ber Although the local (1938-7)ing in one of his poorest moods cricket season is a long way off, and bungling countless opportuni- the Army are already eagerly ties overhead, while Withington looking forward to it as they will was very rarely in position and then have the services of several was much too slow for his younger new players

Including Capt. opponents in the volleying duels. Hyland, Royal Ulster Rifles, and

Poor Understanding Lt. Goddy, RA

Capt. Byland has played a lot Bishop and Ravenhill were also ļof good cricket at Home and was, out of the picture and could rarely sume years ago, the leading fast do anything right, although both bowler for Berkshire in the Minor were steady under pressure. How» Counties competition.

|ever, their understanding was poor He was one of the best fast and they were beaten by numerous bowlers in Minor County cricket deep lobs.

in 1926 and, though he has not

had much of cricket in recent

Garthwaite Leaving?

Gonsalves is one of the most

窳

Dury

One or two of the Indian team have had too much cricket al-

years, it is felt that with some improved players in the "A" ready, and are being rested. The

Melbourne, June 12

Division and should do extremely practice he should be a definite well in partnership with A. V.. Maharaj Kumar himself flew to The English Eugby League's WITH the 1935-6 racing season now in its closing stages, it acquisition to the Army team.

Remedios, with whom he has Paris Last Wednesday so that he visit to the Antipodes has now 15- will be interesting to see whether Sydney's leading rider, could have a complete change of sumed more than usual interest. A. Knox, will realise his ambition to pilot 100 winners in a season.

perfect understanding. Both Gon- Lt. CC. Garthwaite, who has gives and Remedios were scene and interest.

England at any rate (probably He is now well into the eighties. more than the north of England) Knox is a most capable lightweight, and his advantage over been a very successful medium-quick in their interceptions at the fast bowler for the Army during net, while the latter's devastating Must Concentrate

has long been specially interested rivals in this regard, has meant a big increase in his earnings the past few seasons, is due to forehand drive had a telling effect We see the same sort of thing in in the event. IL, has been hunting basking the case of Fred Perry, the lawn Now France has a special in-cult to ride under 8st. At the same time a number of the over 2o Home sharks off the west coast of Scottennis champion. I was most interest in that it will determine Sst division are well, to the fore, and McCarten and D. Munro season, but as it has not yet been land. These huge migratory fish terested to hear his reply to a whether she is to send a Bugby have enjoyed a splendid season. from the Mediterranean are question about why be lost to Von team to Australia and New Zer- numerous jast now in Hebridean Cramm. He said he could

Oban, June 3. Mr. T. Q. M. Sopwith, who has been cruising with his wife and a party of friends in his yacht Vita

waters.

The cruise, extending about a fortnight, ended at Oban to-day. when Mr. Sopwith and his party came ashore and returned south by train.

"We enjoyed very good sport," Mr. Sopwith told me. "We used

concentrate.

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BASEBALL

not

hand harpoons and we took PRESIDENT

several sharks.

Five-Ton Shark t

The greatest thrill of all was

off Harris, when we harpooned a shark which must have weighed at least five tons. It was being

drawn up the side of the yacht by

the tackle used for hoisting a 31⁄2-ton launch on board when the tackle gave way and the shark freed itselL"

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Mr. Sopwith is returning to Gosport to superintend the launch- ing of his new racing yacht En- deavour II. on Monday.

WATER-POLO WIN

FOR SAPPERS VOLUNTEERS LOSE W.

FRIENDLY GAME

land in 1938 or whether she will

England's determination to win the present series of games has also been increased by the an

of France's accept- nouncement

as compared with several of the other jockeys, who find it diff-|

meet England at home next year. C.R.C. "B" DEFEATED

BY H.K.C.C. Unexpected Result At Chater Road

MACDOUGALL AND PEARCE IN LIMELIGHT

ance of the invitation to compete for the international cup to be pre- sented by Mr. Courtney, of Christ- church.

First Holders

in the next Trooping on the opposition.

**

Gossno and. Barretto were com-

decided when he will be actually pletely of form in the earlier leaving the Colony, it is not known stages and failed dismally against Up till, and including last whether he will have another sea-Goldman and Sqilvan, Barretto Saturday's Ascot

meeting, son of cricket here.

being very poor in his service and but he had been in a place on the Colony early in the season missed several easy "sitters" 185 occasions. McCarten had and, like Capt. Ryland, he is also the net been 286 times unplaced, and in a fast bowler, having represented:

Knox had 300 unplaced rides, Lt. Goddy is due to arrive in in his overhead work, while Gosans

ja place 174 times. Munro's the Army at Home.

figures were 148 times out of al place and 127 in the first three.)

A set-back of a few weeks made LR.C.

ja big difference to Knox, as there was a break in his winning rides {from the last day of the AJC.

For if they can beat both: New The Hong Kong Cricket Club meeting, until the Victoria Park Zealand and Australia, the Eng-secured their first win in the "A" fixture five weeks later. lish team should have little Division of the Lawn Tennis Lea- difficulty in disposing of France|gue yesterday, wiren, they surpris-

Remarkable Effort

at

Barros did not combine very well with J. J. Remedios, but the latter's steadiness under pressure

OVERWHELMED brought them out on top, except BY KIT.C.

Division Tie At King's Park

HUSSAIN BROTHERS IN BEST FORM

the

and Sullivan, against Goldman whom they fully extended before going down in the 10th game.

Scores were:

A. V. Gozano and "C. A. Berretto (Recreio)

lost to L Goldean and A L

1-6. Sullivan beat Capt G. Milne and Major

Withington bert Wing-Comdr. Bishop and Lieut. C. C. Ravenhill'.

6-3

to become the first holders of the ingly defeated the Chinese Recrea- A really remarkable effort hasi trophy.

tlon Club "B" team by 6 sets to 3 been that by the ex-Queensland On the other hand, if they suf-at home, after having lost earlier jockey, F. Shean; whose first win fer defeat now, the trophy seems this season to the Kowloon Cric-in Sydney this term was

At King's Park yesterday

A. V. Bemediog and I. Gonsalves September 14 on Lough Neagh Kowloon Indians Tennis Club Berio) to be as good as won by the suc-[ket Club and Club de Recreio.

beat Goldman and Sullivan..... He has a total of 39 and two dead-beat the Indian Recreation Club beat Milne and Withington .... D. M. Macdougall and Theats alongside his name, and is in by nine clear sets in the "C" Divi-beat Bishop and Ravenhil Pearce were the pick of the home eighth position in the winning sim of the Lawn Tennis League. H. A. Barros and J. 3. Remedios team, winning all three of their table. matches fairly comfortably.

cessful team. Unless (which is un- likely) the French Rugby League improves its game very consider

ably in the next two years.

NURMI'S PROTEGE

Scores were:

4-6

G. W. Sewell and H. Owen-Hughes (EK.CC.) The famous-Finnish athlete, lost to F. H. Ewok and W. M MUIE, president of the Paovo Nurmi, claims to have dis- Cheung

Hong Kong Baseball covered a young runner who in aldrew with S. W. Liang and Lee 6-8 League and the second baseman of few years time will be unbeat-beat E. S. Mok and L. P. Hon

D. M. Macdougall and T. A. Pearce the local Canadian Baseball team, able. He is Gunnar Hockert, one (HRCC) LIEUT. ROSS SELVES IN GOAL 1008 born in Vancouver, Canada, of the Finnish entrants for the beat Kwok and Cheung

at Olympic Games. Nurmi, with the beat - Liang, and. Let and received his education Gordon School, Berkshire, Eng-assistance of Wahlstedt and Wr-beat-Mok and Hon

E.. Batherst. - and In a friendly water-polo game at land While at school he played len, two famous athletes of ear-

(KKC.C.) the Victoria Recreation Club yesat back at soccer for the school hier days, is supervising - the

}best. Kwok and Cheung terday the Royal Engineers best and represented them in the training of Finland's Olympic new with Läser and Lee the Coastal Defence Unit of the schools cricket League Volunteers by 5 gual to 5.

He returned to Canada later and

The Volunteers were outclassed took up ice hockey, playing for in every department of the game the Thorndale Hockey Club as a except in goal, where Lieut. Boss forward in the League. He was played an extraordinarily good game to save his side from a much also a good boxer and wrestler and a useful runner, his favourite dis- tance being three miles. TEA

bigger defeat

texti

lost, to. Mok and Hon

Shean has certainly made

Scores were:-

(Recreio)

B-2

5-1-

8-1.

6-4

the most or his opportunities since S. A. and S. 3. Hussain (K.LT.C) lost to Goldman and Sullivan deciding to remain in Sydney. best M. Rahmin and A. H. Saffad 60 beat Mile and Withington Jockeys with 16 or more win-beat A. Baker and A. Ram G beat Bishop and Ravenhill ners at Sydney and provincial best M. U. Eazack and A. A. Aziz 6-0

Firdos Khan and M. A Khan "A" Division League meetings from August 1 till, and (K.LT.C.) including, last Saturday's Ascot Feat Rahmin and Sufiad“.

best Bakar and Ram beat Razack and Aziz fixture are:

Jockey

6-3 A. Knorr 6-4M. McCarten 6-32 Wein

Lys D. Munro

1. O'Sullivan 6-21 Pratt 6-6 E. Parsons 4-6 F. Shean

La Sharpe

Woman Olympic Choice

Is Ruled Ineligible

Philadelph Eagent Bon

* The Sappers led early in the "He took up basebaŭ after his fame by two goals scored by return to Cosado and was soon Pearce and Revill, but the Volun playing in the Vancouver. League teers equalised through Hussain for the Kerisdale Baseball Club at the Phil and N. Lee before half-time.

third bass and centre-feld, and mittee has dem

Pearce (2) and Crossan scored later as an outfielder in the Mount of the rem for the Engineers in the second-Pleasant team.

kait, while Iswil reduced the at Apart from baseball, riding

before the fuel whistle

Engineers: ---- Wateridge: ber of the Eq

And Tonking: Lleit. Calvert; and the owner

and Crosann

Leart; Ross: Ar

Hamarin, Leppard, Ismell and

the Valley

Sports

raci

for places on [women's" Olym

was placed fir

{D. Jäghtfoot

H. Hanicy K-Duncan.

S. Davidson

FT. Coutts

E Marvell P4 McMenaËR, M. Carby ige pich of Flushing, Lorz Island, James tional A. A. U. champion, can. Hickey

8. Cracknell Com-not be naturalized in time for the A. Thomas cancellation) lympics and cannot, therefore, youts represent America. Max. Step-

pich is a native of Germany,

The Imal tryouts in which M**

어

Bonntwell, of the

unicial: Court,

teppich was placed first were on May 9 at the Philadelphia

of the ven places on the

inde" athle

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6.2

6-0

6-1

1st 2nd 3rd Uap.

39 61 300 CLIT.C). *

L. Mahan Singh and T. M. V. Devan

6-2

63 KCC

53 40 286 beat Rahmin, and Suffad

best Razack and Aziz

46,"285|g

58 32 267 beat Bakar and. Suad

36 37 148

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HARD COURTS AND LAWN

- PLAY" IN "FINAL

TABLE TO DATE

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pta

2 CRC. “A” 22 00 18 ** Recreio

22.00 13 4 4 2.2 0.012 6

60 TEC..

Miss Dorothy Round was unable Ito meet Miss Freda James in the

8.CAA

2 2 0 0 11% 6% 3-2 1 154-114 HKC. 3 1 2010 16 USRC. 30 3061⁄2 201⁄2 CRC "B" 30.3 0.41⁄2 221⁄2

90 20

Totals 20 10 10 0 90

TABLE TO DATE.

final of the women's singles of "" Division League Worcestershire championships, at Malvern. She had complained of finess on the previous day and was forbidden by her doctor to go on to court.

PW

At Misa Bound's home at Dad ley it was stated that she was suf fering from very bad tonsilitis. SCA 336-6-19.

ATC WHAT YOU WANT IN CRICKET 77

You do not want weight and my opinion, hard courts have

to make lawn termis a muscle for cricket; you do want

CSC.C. 4 0 £0 There is none of the elasticity, and the body poised o LRC 449 4 227

and elan of the the centre of balance which, in the

ting diaphragm Hugh de Selincourt.

Totals 244 22 22 −4 195 1964