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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1936

Sporting Page

MOVEMENT WITHIN L.T.A. TO INAUGURATE DAVIS CUP NURSERY

RECREIO PAIR IN

: BOWLS FINAL HENSON'S PLUCKY EFFORT AT K.C.C.

J.

GAME ENDS TAMELY AFTER PROMISING START

E. NORONHA and F. X. M. da Silva (Recreio) qualified for the Final of the Open Pairs Lawn Bowls Championship last evening when they beat the Kowloon Bowling Green Club representatives, S. A. Bright and J. E. Henson by 24-15 in a match which promised to be an exceedingly close struggle up till the 16th head, but which eventually developed into a fairly easy win for the Portuguese players. The game was played before a large gathering EASY TENNIS WIN on the K.C.C. green with Mr. H. Overy as the umpire.

There was very little to choose between the players in the early stages of the game, except that Bright was not as accurate as might have been desired, but his skip, Joe Henson, was in fire fettle, and time and again saved a dangerous situation with a well placed wood.

Silva was also bowling well, but he was not in Dame Fortune's favour, especially on the 12th head when, with his side lying the shot, he carried the jack to give the opposition a

three!

FOUR TEST PLAYERS

IN LIMELIGHT Emry Davies Scores First Century

HOME CRICKET RESULTS

London, To-das. The mid-week cricket program- me was featured by the good form shown by four players selected for the Australian tour, Fishlock, Wally Hammond, Headley Veri: and Copson.

Emry Davies made three-figure

son

when

Tom Hampson, seen above soon after his marriage to Miss Winifred Thiele, at the Abbey Church St. Albans, Hertfordshire, last year, was the xt British athlete to win the 800 Metres running event for Gi. Britain, the 1932 Olympic Games, held at Los Angeles.

FOR C.R.C. “A”

Bathurst And Leys

Take 1 Sets

FINCHERS WIN ALL SETS K.C.C. Secure Points From U.S.R.C.

at

DULWICH CLUB MAY Former Cue

BE PURCHASED

ACTION WHICH HAS LONG

BEEN DELAYED

MUCH RAW MATERIAL AVAILABLE

ON

(By H. R. McDonald)

London, July 15.

the threshold of another Challenge Round of the Davis Cup, the supporters of lawn tennis in this country are once again asking, as they have every right to ask, as the people who in the end foot the bill, what would happen if either Austin or Perry were somehow or other prevented from playing?

Champion

Ce been in the

younger days.

A. FVANOVICH, who plays This has been the shadow across the Centre Court at Wim-P.

the Laun bledon ever since we won the cup from France on that never to Second Division of

There is, Bowls League, was one of the be forgotten hot Sunday afternoon in July, 1933. unfortunately, no answer to the query. And what is more, no Colony's finest all-rounders in his one in official circles seems to be seeking an answer.

Born in Hong Kong in 1887, he History, that great teacher in-sport as in other things, has shed a lurid light on what happened to such nations as America took an early interest in sport and France when the players who raised them to power began while still at school, where he won to go down hill, leaving no successors of the same standard of many prizes at athletic meetings. skill The United States had no one to take up the mantle of Tilden; and France could find no substitute for Bene Lacoste.

Admitting that success in sport runs in cycles, and that

In the "A" Division of the Lawn At Causeway Bay yesterday, the Tennis League, at King's Park yes- Chinese Recreation Club "A" beat terday. Kowloon Cricket Club beat

born than made, it is surely up the Hong Kong Cricket Club by United Services Recreation Cinb great players are more often 64 sets to 2% in the "A" Division by 6 sets to 3.

L. Goldman and A. L. Sullivan to the governing bodies to leave Noronha gave his partner of the Lawn Tennis League.

no stone unturned to build up Lak Ding-cheang and Wong Shiv-} (U.S.B.C) admirable support and on the

lost to E C. and E. F. Fincher.. as far as lies in their power a best G. Bodiker and G. Clark... 6-0 reasonable second line of de- Gfbeat S. A. Gray and F. Grose 6-1 fence against emergencies, and

Major Withington and Capt. Milne

to anticipate the day when the 6-1 (U.SR.C)

3-6 stars are on the wane.

No Encouragement There is no lack of committees with high-sounding titles within the British LTA. but

Sewell

run of the day's play. the wing (C.R.C. “A” Recreio pair thoroughly de-beat. Owen Hughes and G. W They will beat T. A. Pearce and D. M. Mac- served their win.

dougali now meet R. Duncan and S. Randle next Wednesday,

on the game to take place C.S.C.C. green, with Mr. C. J. Tacchi as umpire.

Detailed SCOTER of yesterday's

match were

score

Glamorgan

his first this sea- took from 11

10

first innings points

Northamptonshire on the latter's 12-

ground, another

S. Bright

and

the drew with E. Bathurst and J.

Leys.

J. E. Norenht

and

6-6

Lai Kwong-tsun and Tsai Yan-pui (C.C.C. “A”)

lost to Fincher and Fincher beat Bodiker and Clark lost to Gray and Grose

lost to Owen Hughes and Sewell 4-6 } (U.S.R.C.) beat Pearce and Macdougall last to Bathurst and Leys

In Tak-cheak and W. C. | (CCC: "A")

J. E. Henson F. X. M. da Silva beat Owen Hughes and Sewell

3

0

teat Pearce and Macdougall

1

beat Bathurst and Leys

9

13

10

14

12

12

18

highlight of the game being the steady bowl-is ing of Partridge, who took

5 16 wickets for 48 runs in the first 17 innings

Results, as cabled by

were as follows:

Reuter,

20

21

At Northampton, Glamorgan took first innings points from the home county.

Glamorgan: 180 (Partridge $ for 48) and 351 for 4 dec. (Emry Davies 159 not out).

Northants: 171 and 231 for: 7.

At Hastings, Sussex beat Kent on the first innings.

Sussex: $54 (Jim Parks 197), Ash-

down 3 for 60).

Kent: 288 and 88 for 0.

There was no play on the last day! owing to rain..“

At Chelmsford, Essex took first in nings points in the game against Worcestershire.

Worcester: 159 and 315. Essex: 230 (Howarth 6 for 86). There was no play yesterday.

At Weston-super-Mare, Somerset best Hampshire by nine wickets. Hampshire: 198 and 21%.

Somerset: 362 (F. Lee 97 and Boyes 5 for €2) and 54 for 1 At Nottingham, Notts took first innings points from Lancashire. Lancashire: 252 (Paynter 84; Voce 6 for 62) and 204 for 1 (Paynter 123 not out).

Nottar 344 for 7 dec. (Keeton 108).

At the Oval, Middlesex took first innings points from Surrey.

EARLIER RESULT

21

At Derby, the home county beat Leicester by 9 wickets. Leicester: 117 Copson & for 40

Mitchell 5 for 57) and 94, (Cop-) son for 39, Mitchell 5 for 42). Derby: 159 (Geary 5 for 39) and 53

for 1.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES

The following programme

day:-

Lord's--Middlesex v Hampshire Scarborough-Yorkshire v Leicester Manchester-Lancashire v Glamor-

gree

Birmingham-Warwick Notts Southend Essex v Kent

Nichols' Benefit)

6

5-7

W/Cdr. Bishop and Lt. Ravenhill 6-2 lost to Fincher and Fincher... 5-7 lost to Bodiker and Clark Hang lost to Gray and Grose

6-4

$1

“A” Division League

Table To Date

P. W. L. D. F.

A. Pts.

&

9

TO" COM-

5-7 mittee or person, so far as I can 0-6 discover, whose special business it is to discover, encourage, and pre- pare players for the day when a national in the

K.C.C. TROUNCED BY SOUTH CHINA "D" Division Pair Win 2% Sets

The

Vacancy OCCUTA

team

0.45.

the

Had such a person or such a committee, been in power, Fred Perry and G. P. Hughes would have been taken in hand imme diately they attracted attention in Cricket Kowloon

Club the Evening News lawa tennis C.R.C. “A” 4. 4 0 0 29

8 "A"

*** |K.C.C. 4 4 0 0 27

ja team

the

Divi-tournament; nor would the friends) Recreio 3 3 0 0 20 6

of the Lawn Tennis Les-of Charles Hare, who Bion 6 H.K.C.C.. 6 3 3 0 233 2034

a sorry picture against Junior Championship of LR.C.

4 gue cut ...32 1 0 14 13

at the Britain as long ago as 1931, have 35 South China yesterday CSPCS 7 5 0 19 SCAA 5 1 4 6 21% 234

KC.C., sustaining a 71⁄2 to 1% sets had to shout his merits from the C.R.C. "8" 5 0.5 0 74 STY

housetops years before the LTA defeat 5

J. Mok and Y. L Kwan, who selectors would look at him. Totala 36 18 18 0 162 162 36

finished up the best partnership in (Continued on Page 3) the "DDivision, secured 2% sets

HONG KONG WINS AT WANSTEAD Esplin Cup Encounter At Home

JAPANESE TO ATTACK

AQUATIC MARKS

To Meet British Swimmers At Empire Pool This Month

London, July 15. The Japanese Olympic team will cttack the following European records at the Empire Pool on August 28 and 29: 100, 200, 500 and 800 metres free-stylė; 100 metres back-stroke; 200 metres breast-stroke.

There will also be a sprint relay (4 at 50 metres) and a

100

metres medley relay against the Empire S.C. teams, water-polo matches against the Empire S.C. and spring England team, and

board and high board diving contests.

Great YMCA. GALA FOR

TO-NIGHT

against a team who commenced TO-DAY'S TENNIS

the season with great hopes of lift-

ing the title but who, after four

successive wins, collapsed badly,

PROGRAMME

losing 11 points in their next six Civil Service Playing

matches.

A

C. E. Watson and R. S. Capell (K.C.C. "A")

News was received, in the Co-best Y. K. Ng and Ma Nas-

kwong lony yesterday to the effect that

Талі

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2-6

2-6

Last Match

CHAMPIONS SHOULD WIN COMFORTABLY

Mixed Programme Of Eight Events

MEN'S 100 YARDS HANDICAP MAIN FEATURE-

The European YMCA are holding their third monthly swim- ming yala to-night commencing at

On leaving School he joined Club de Recreio, which was, then a very small club, and played tennis for them, being a member of the team which won the "B" Division title in 1917.

As a billiards players he had no equal in the Colony in his day and won the Colony title in 1920. In the following gear, in recognition of the being the Colony champion, he was selected to play against George Gray,

England, of who was then the world champion and holder of the biggest break- 2198

Fvanovich was given 250 points handicap in a game of 600 up and won by 600 to 425.. He again won the Colony title in 1922, having been prevented from participating in the previous year. -

He was also a very keen o67% man and participated in several of the Victoria Recreation Club's early regattas, being a member of several winning crews,

As a lawn bowler, Ivanovich has not had much success in cham- pionships, although he has twice reached the final of Club de Be-

rio's President's Cup, only to be

beaten by E. F. da La, the pre-

Craigengower "A"

sent

skip, on each occasion

senior

MAGNIFICENT

SWIMMING DUEL

IN R. E. FINALS

East Lanes Defeat Corps Infantry

9.15 pm, when a short pro- L/CPL. PEARSE & LT. CALVERT gramme of eight events, followed

by dancing in the West Lounge, will take place.

IN LIMELIGHT

Hong Kong, represented by lawn lost to J. Mok and Y. L. Kwan 2-6

"(By "CRAWL") bowlers who are Home on leave lost to C. B. Wong and K. C.

The Civil Service Cricket Club

Splendid swimming". was wit- (K.C.C. Jat the present time, retained the L. Jack and J. S. Smith

will complete their futures in the

The outstanding feature of to mid-week matches commences to Esplin Cup in the annual lawn"A"

28 "B" Division of the Lawn Tennis night's gaia will be the Men's 100 nessed last night when the Royal bowls encounter with the Wan-loss to Ng and Ma

in Engineers held the finals of their 6-6 League this afternoon, when they Yards free-style handicap, crew with Mok and Kwan stead Club.

3-6 meet the Chinese Recreation Club which a very close race is antici-annual swimming championshipe Details are very meagre, but it last to Wong and Tsai

F. Broadbridge and R. E. Ler" team at Causeway Bay. The pated between H. G. Lange, Hin the Victoria Recreation Club was stated that the Colony team (CC.C. “A”)

Chinese, who have maintained willington and G. Arnold, while pool, the 220 Yards free-style pro- won by 24-18 after being 10 shots lost to Ng and Ma

1-8 their 100 per cent record after G. Magnus may also start in this viding the spectators with one of lost to Mox and Ewan CMS down after the first two heads.

the closest races on record, L/CL 1-6 seven matches, should account for! jevcat.

Pearse's win being by no more Hong Kong was represented by:lost to Wong and Isai

their opponents and thus regain

The usual Men's and Ladies' 501 Worcester Worcester v NorthantsE. G. Post (Police B. C.), V.

Yards Aggregate Handicap events than a touch. Weston-super-dfare--Sommerout

Petherick (KE.G.C.), G. C. Moss "C" Division League the title they lost last year to (Police RC.) and B. W. Bradbury,

Table To Date

was achieved by the East Lanca- The Indians are playing hosts to will also take place, while the skip (C.C.C.).

Club de Becreio to-day at Soolam-ladies' are having, in addition, s

Infantry quintette in the Invita- Recreio. 9 9 4 0 67% 13% 18 Poo and the latter, who are at pre-25 Yards scratch race for novices shire Regiment, who sensational-

termediate class swimmers.

tion Relay open to Service units. SCAA 10 9 1 0 62% 27% 18 sent runners-up, should come and a 25 Yards Handicap for in- defeated the strong H.K.V.D.C. E.TLC... 8 8 0 0 60% 11% 16 away with both, points.

The Cricket Club meet Craigen- The Men's 50 Yards back-stroke in the Colony. K.T.G.CA 96 3.0 54 27 12

The 50 Yards free-style was an- Army T.C. 10 6 4 0-50% 39% 12 gower at home, and the visitors handicap, the Kixed Novelty Hace K.C.C. A 10 4 51.41 49 B.K.U.T.C. 943 32% 48% 8 again favoured to win, while and the Mixed Relay will bring other very close race, and resulted K.C.C B 10 1 0 40% 19% 8 in the remaining game the Univer the aquatic programme to a con CS.CC. 10.27 129% 60/25 sity should triumph over the Cen-clusion.

Sussex

Cheltenham (College Ground)

Gloucester v Surrey.

County Championship Table To Date

Derby Surrey: 307 (Fishlock, 75), and 173 Yorkshire

for 7.

Middlesex: 317 (Hendreu 115).

ง

Kest

Hampshire

At Bradford Yorkshire best War Middlesex

wickshire by "12`rans" (".

Yorkshire: 2236 and 193 for 4 dec

Surrey Somerset

Warwick: 127 and 260 (Verity 7 for Essex

74). *

Gloucester Leicestershire were Buspex. - At Cheltenham, All-India beaten by Gloucester by eight wickets Lancashire Indians: 154(Sindeld 1 for 38), and Worcestershire

Warwickshire 206 (9mmed-5 for 79). Gloucesterditzés313: (Haramond 81) Glamorgan

and 104 for 27 wickets.

*Northants:

10

P.

1st Lans. No W L

Poss

1 211

L. Result Pta. Pt.

345

Per. C

187

171

61.15* 51.94 5181

44.16

164 375

136 *15

43.37 LR.C

43.73. C.R.C

C.C.C.

151

41.94

28.00

110-

300

96,66

120 360

73.32

91 285.-

$31.92

117

*200

118 360

P W L D P

Pt

South China.

10 2 8 4 2816 631⁄2 4 (tral British Association.

The following is today's pro- 8 1 7 0 251⁄2 161⁄21⁄2 2 4.090132 612 0|gram:

Totals 112 55. 55. 2.504 584 112

CAPTAIN'S CUP GOLF

30.55 A. H. R. Batcher (95-181})}

105 *345 30.43qualified for the Captain's Cap

:300 27.33

602330-

53

-215

18.18 during the week-end of August. 1. 16.82 and 2

(Soskampoo)

“B” DIVISION,

CTO-DAY)

LR.C

GEC. "AZ

Recreio

HKCC

CEA

{Causeway Bay)

.c.c.c

(Chater Rd.). HLUCA

(Pokfulam}

CHINESE "Y" GALA ALSO

TO-NIGHT

Another outstanding

success

in a win for Lieut. Barron, who beat Spr. Goble by a touch after swimming all the way neck-and- neck.

Novelty Race The Novelty Hace, counting to- The Chinese YMCA Bridges wards the Inter Section Cap, prov- Street, are holding their first swim-led very interesting as the swim- ming gals of the sasson to-night mers had first to swim the first in their pool when a 200 Yards 25 yards blind-folded, the second breast-stroke event open to the 25 yards with Gas Masks on and Colony will be the main feature. the third 25 yards' under-water.

{Continued on Page 5) The gala commences at 7:30 p.m.