1937-04-21 — Page 21

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 21, 1937.

"DIZZY" DEAN

BLANKS

CINCINNATTI

World Series Winners Bow To Senators

U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS

New York, To-day.

The only surprise in yesterday's American Baseball League prò- gramme was the defeat of the World Series

winners, the

New

York Yankees, at the hands of the Senators, who nosed out a victory. by 3 to 2, Simmons clouting a home

run.

High scoring featured the clash between the Red Sox and the Ath- letics, the former scoring 11 runs to which the latter replied with five including a homer from John- son.

Blank-outs prevailed in the Na- tional League and “Dizzy" Dean heralded his entry by holding the Reds while the Cardinals won by a margin of two runs.

Blanton was also in fine form from the mound, for the Pirates, blanking the Cubs.

The following

were yesterday's

NATIONAL LEAGUE

results:-

New York

Brooklyn

St. Louis

Cincinnatti

4 10

1

3 5

John Cobb, the famous British racing motorist, rbove, set up a new record for the Brooklands race track in his Napier-Railton Special during the Broadcast Trophy Handicap.

3 INTER-SCHOOL

2

9

2

0 13

0

Dizzy Dean pitched (10 innings were played).

Pittsburgh

Chicago

Blanton pitched.

190

9

1

5 0

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HEATS HELD YESTERDAY

Finalists For Friday

FASTEST RACE AT BRKLANDS

WON BY JOHN COBB AT 136 MPH.

PRINCE'S NARROW

ESCAPES

Brooklands, March 30. The fastest race at Brooklands since the famous track was open-

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VANDERBILT PLEASEÐ WITH RANGER.

Bath, Maine, March 17.' Harold. S. Vanderbilt left here last night for New York, "very much pleased with construction. progress on his $300,000 Ameri- ca's Cup contender Ranger.

Vanderbilt, who hopes to race the big class J. sloop against T. 0. M. Sopwith's British challen- ger Endeavour, 2nd this summer, spent several hours yesterday at the Bath Iron Works Corporation shipyard. It was understood here the racing sloop would slide into the Kennebec river sometime next month.

ed in 1907 thrilled a great BURKOLTREDU crowd of spectators at the first

meeting of the season this after-YACHTING

noon se

It was the chief event of the WIN FOR THE

day, the Broadcast Trophy Han-

dicap, over 29 miles. John Cobb, superbly driving his huge silver record-breaker, won it at 136.03 m.p.h. from a standing start. ·

R. ENGINEERS

Seaforths Lose Team

Event

Yachts representing the Royal

Cobb had to give starts to nine. other competitors, but he won with ease. His ear, which is capable of 170 m.ph. and has maintained 150 Engineers and the Seaforth High- m.p.h. for 24 hours, holds the landers contested a race over 6.6 Brooklands lap record at 143 m.p.h. miles yesterday, the Engineers win

It is probable that to-day's figures ning by 13 points. Results. represent the highest speed at Race started at 14.45. which any race of more than sprint

R. E. Team distance can be won at Brooklands.

EARL HOWE'S FORMER CAR Third in this race was Mervyn White's Bugatti, a car once belong- ing to Earl Howe, which ran away with the first race of the season at the fine speed of 121.4 m.p.h.

In the Broadcast Trophy Mervyn-White finished 50sec. be- hind Cobb, after receiving 44sec. start.

"B. Bira," Prince Birabongse, the brilliant The heats of the Hong Kong In-made a good beginning to the sea- young Siamese driver, oter-School sports were held yester-son's racing. Besides taking second terday at Caroline Hill when the and third prizes in his two “moun- following qualified for the finals

tain" races, he twice successfully which be held on Friday afternoon avoided collisions among a press of 4 commencing at 2 p.m.""

cara fighting for the turn under the Kwai Sum, Wong Kay Lun,, H. Souza, members' bridge.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Washington

3

10

Simmons hit a homer.

New York

2

10

2

Boston

11

18

2

Philadelphia

5.

13

Johnson hit a homer.

Cleveland

3

9

Detroit

4

8

Walker hit a homer.

TWO SNOOKER MATCHES HELD LAST NIGHT

00:00

0.00

E. A. Dos Remedios' Easy Win

100

Metres:-A. Sequera, Chan

2 C. Housegood, Lee Cheung Ling, P.| ·

2 Castro, Chan Wai Hai, E. Stone.

Playing in an open championship snooker match at the Civil Service

Cricket Club last night. E. A. dos Remedios beat H. E. Sequeira by 207 points to 99.

C. Strange beat U. S. Santos by 145 points to 134, in a closely fought

contest.

RUNNERS IN CITY AND SUBURBAN

Long Jump:--Chan Kam Tin, Mak

Finished Pos. Pts. Carpenter

16.42.55% 2 7 Atemis

(Capt. Eley and Lt. Pattullo).

.164540 .6 3. (Maj. Edwards and Lt. Douglas). Isobel

.16.43.16 3 (Col. Fordham and Maj. Dixon). Gull

.16.42.55 1 9 (Capt. Bader and Lt. Luckin). Total: 25 Points.

Seaforth Highlanders' Team 5 Lobo

.16.45.39 A (Maj. Barclay and Mr. Allen). Eve

.16.52.07 7 2 (Capt. Mason and Capt. Baird). Joss

.16.52.82 8 (Col. Muirhead and Mr. Ross). Cicada

.16.45.38. 4 5 (Mr. Garner-Smith and Mr. Innes). Total: 12 Points.

when he was within inches of col- lision.

Most of the races were won easi- ly, but with on exception there was His skill and daring got him out never more than a length between

SKILL AND DARING

Wai Fong, G. Will Wong Kay Lun, of tight corners on successive laps the second and third cars. Chan Wai Hay, E. Souza.

800 Metres: Wong Yan Hing, A. Sequera, J. Odell, K. Knight, Wong Chow Moo, E. Petrove, Ko King Hum, Ng Chun Wing.

Pole Vault A. Ulrich, W. Chan, Fung Shui Sik, Woo Bik Yui, Yeung Si Yee, Lam Yui Sing.

****200 Metres: Mak

Wai Fong, M. Cock, Chan Wai Hai, P. Castro, G. Se- quera, Lee Cheng Wong, A. Ulrich, Chan Kwai Sum, C. Large.

Shot Put:-N. Singh, A. Ulrich, G. Derkach, Woo Bik Yui, Wong Chau Ma,- Tang Kung Hung

400 Metres: E. Petrove, C. House- Yan good, Wong Chak Sum, Wong Hin, G. White, "J. Griffith, Ho Chee Wing, Chan Wah Kuen, M. Carlos.

High Jump:-Wong Kam Tim, Ko Tin Yum, E. Adwill, Cheung Shiu Lui, G. Willis, Kaan Wah Tuen, I. Mayhew,

T

Suiter, Au Kît Mun, Lui Kwai Chun. 1500 Metres: Wong Yan Hing, A. Sequera, A. Keown, K. Knight, I.. Kempton, Wong Chow Moo, J. Koo Hwang, Ko King Hum.

110 Metres High Hurdles:-A. Ul- rich, Chung Shui Lui, Lui Ming Shum, ES Adwill, G. Willis, You Bu Chin, Woo Bik Yũi, Chau Hon Cheung. 115 - Medley Relay:—D.B.S., C.B.S.St, Stephens, St. Josephs, La Salle,

London To-day. The following are the probable starters for the City and Suburban Wah Yan. ”

which is being run to-day :---

William of Valence (Packham) CHANGE IN Pampas Grass (Perryman), His

Grace (Gordon Richards), Esque-LAWN TENNIS

meling (Besant), The Blue Boy

(Carslake), Astyanax (Steve Donog-PROGRAMME

hue), Lovely Rosa (Weston), Hypo-

that the

thesis (D. Smith), Rippontor (Low-It is now advertised rey), Orichalque (Crouch), Gyner-semi-final in the Colony open sin- ium (W. Rickaby), Edgehill (Egles Lawn Tennis Championship Smith), Reward (Levett), Pigskin between H. D. Rumjahn and F. H (Clifford Richards), Dytchley Kwok will be played to-morrow and (Sirett) British Quota (Bartlam) not on Monday next, as stated yes- and Hollands (Wing)

terday.

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE

A REDUCTION IN PRICE

OF ALL

BOLS

WORLD FAMED

LIQUEURS

~*~ WHICH HAVE FOR SO MANY YEARS RANKED FIRST IN THE ESTIMATION

· OF EVERY CONNOISSEUR:

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