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H.K.-KWANGTUNG

BITSY GRANT TO PLAY WITH DONALD BUDGE

Davis Cup European Zone Final

London, To-day.

The European zone final of the

BOWLERS

TRIUMPH

Davis Cup will start at Wimbledon OVER BATSMEN

to-day and will be continued

on

meet Challenge

Monday and Tuesday. The contest- ants are the United States and Ger- many and the winners will Great Britain in the Round on July 24, 26 and 27.

General surprise has been caused

stead of Frankie Parker in the sing- les. Grant lost to Austin and Park-

Gover And Townsend

To The Fore

London, To-day.

Only two matches in the entire tid not reach a definite conclusion,

THE CHINĂ MAIL, JULY 17, 1937.

AQUATIC MEET

THIS EVENING'S BIG SATTRACTION

KWOK CHUN HANG ONLY SECOND STRING!

WATER POLO FEATURED ?

(By “CRAWL")

A rare swimming treat is in store for enthusiasts to-night when the Kwangtung Provincial team, by the announcement that the Unit-first-class home cricket programme specially selected from recent trials, will meet the ed States will play B. M. Grant in- Lancashire being held by Worces Hong Kong Europeans in a series of events includ- ter, in a game evidently intering water-polo at the Victoria Recreation Club swimming pool in aid of flood and famine relief in North China. The gala, which is a two-day affair, is sponsored by Kwangtung Government Officials being and this evening's meet will be officially declared open by Mr. Chan Ki-yau, the Hong Kong repre- sentative of Generalissimo sentative of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, at 8.30 p.m.

er was defeated by Donald Budge upted by rain, and Sussex having in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon to be content with points for a first

innings lead against Notts.

last month.

The full programme is as fol- lows:-

TO-DAY

G. Von Cramm (Germany) v. B.

Grant (U.S.).

R. Henkel

(U.S.).

(Germany)

MONDAY

Bowlers generally, held the upper hand, best individual feat

Gover's 13 for 106 for Surrey M. against Warwickshire. Peter Smith, of Essex, was also in fine fettle and captured 12 Kent wickets for 129.

v. D. Budge

Von Cramm and Henkel (Germany) v.

Budge and Mako (U.S.).

TUESDAY

Henkel (Germany) v. Grant (U.S.). Cramm (Germany) v. (U.S.).

Von

Budge

BRITAIN'S DAVIS CUP TEAM IN GOOD FORM → Leads Australia At

Eastbourne

PRACTICE FOR THE CHALLENGE ROUND

Townsend, of Derbyshire, was re-

SOME OF THE FINEST SWIMMERS IN CHINA AMONG sponsible for the finest all-round performance when, at Taunton, he BOTH THE EUROPEAN AND CHINESE COMMUNITIES WILL scored 110 runs in the first innings BE ON VIEW AND THRILLING STRUGGLES WILL BE WIT- and proceeded to capture 5 Somerset NESSED, ESPECIALLY IN THE SPRINT EVENTS, THE RELAY AND THE WATER-POLO GAME IN WHICH MANY FAVOUR- wickets for 44 runs.

ITES WILL AGAIN APPEAR.

Yorkshire had to fight hard for their points against Hampshire and only got home by four wickets in a low-scoring game.

Scores as cabled by Reuters;—

The 50 Yards free style will see four of the fastest men in South China against each other and betting is heavy at the moment on Wan Mui (Kwangtung) who recently beat H. L. Ozorio in Can- ton, and Wilfred Lawrence, the Colony champion, while Wong Sau- shan and A. A. da Roza will fight it out for third place. It is ex- At the Oval, Surrey beat Warwick-pected that inside of 26 secs. will be recorded. shire, by an innings and 190 runs. Surrey 494 (Squires 133; 121).

Barling

The 100 Yards free-style will the 300 yards relay, while the In the latter event it Warwick-195 (Gover 6 for 60) and see the same two Hong Kong water polo should be very closely

109 (Gover 7 for 43)...

representatives as in the 50, contested.

by four wickets.

Hampshire 180 and 182 (Smailes

for 50). Yorkshire-244 and 119 for 6 (Hill

for 42).

5 been undefeated over this dis- and Eastbourne, Today.

Great Britain's Davis Cup team acquitted themselves very favour- ably against the Australian Davis Cup team, yesterday on the Eas bourne courts, when Great Britain led by 3 matches to 1 at the con- clusion of the first day's play.

The encounter is in reality a trial for the British Davis Cup the famous of team, holders trophy, who will meet the winners of the European Zone Final, be-

tween Germany and the United

· States, in the Challenge Round on July 24, 26 and 27.

The biggest surprise in yester- day's results was the annihilation of John Bromwich, the Australian two-handed player, by C. R. D. Tuckey, who won in straight sets, while Austin considerably en- hanced his reputation as the best player in the world over three sets by sweeping the Australian champion, Vivian McGrath, off the

tthe At Hull, Yorkshire beat Hampshire yards, while Chan Ki-cheung, is interesting to note that

former China National champion Kwangtung centre-half is none 6 and Wong Sau-shan will repre-other than our old soccer friend sent the visitors. Lawrence has Wong Wing, the South China All-China World Olympic tance with the exception of the goalkeeper, who is equally at home but The prices for admission to- At Westcliffe, Essex beat Kent by Interport when he lost to Noel in the water.

Hammond, of Shanghai, 259 runs. Essex-313 (Wilcox -104) and 275 for Wong Sau-shan is acknowledged night are $5 and $1.50, – the total

4 dec. (Wilcox 129). Kent-167 (Peter Smith 6 for 64) and to be very good and a thrilling proceeds to be donated towards the

race is anticipated.

142 (Peter Smith 6 for 65). At Liverpool, Lancashire beat cester on the first innings. Lancs. 384 (Iddon 133). Worcester-283.

A

L. Roza-Pereira will have to go Wor-all out to give Hong Kong a win in the 100 Yards back-stroke while Yeung Yiu-kwan, well-known Hong Kong Chinese Y.M.C.A swimmer At Taunton, Derbyshire beat Somer-is the best of the visitors and re- puted to be almost as good as Lau set by. 118 runs.

fund mentioned earlier on.

TEAMS AND PROGRAMME The following is the programme and the respective swimmers:--

50 Yards Free Style: Wan Mui (K.); Wong Sau-shan (K.) and Lee Kea (K.) (Reserve); W. Lawrence (H.K.) and A. A. da Roza (H.K.).

Derbyshire 309 (Townsend 110) and Po-hel, the present Colony cham-(K), Wong Sau-shan (K.) and Leung

51 for 1. Somerset 181 (Townsend 5 for 44) pion.

and 61 Rhodes 6 for 38, Mitchell 4 for 12).

and Him. E.

100 Yards breast-stroke: Tau Mei-

100 Yards free-style: Chan Ki-cheung Ho (K.). (Reserve), W. Lawrence (H. K.) and A. A. da Roza (H.K.).

100 Yarda back-stroke: Lee. Hon-ki BIG FEATURE The 100 Yards breast-stroke is (K.) and Yeung Yiu-kwan (K.); L. likely to provide one of the biggest Roza-Pereira (H.K.) At Hove, Sussex beat Nottingham-features of the evening's pro-Hamilton (H.K.).

Kwok Chun-hang, the shire on the first innings. Sussex 440 (James Parks 104, John gramme.

Langridge 128, Larwood 6 for 98) China National and Interport cham- pion, will be making an appearance 7after a year's absence, but a win for him is by no means assured as beat Lau Mei-sau, a comparative new comer, is reported to have bettered

and 170 for 6 dec..

Notts 354 (Gunn 110, Jim Cornford

for 74) and 156 for 1.

At⠀⠀ Leicester, Gloucestershire Leicestershire by two wickets.

sau (K.) and Kwok Chun hang (K.), E. M. Marques (H.K.) and E. G. L Oliphant (H.K.).

(K.), Mak Wai-ming (K) and Chan 40 Yards free style: Lan Kam-lun Sui-keung (K.) (Reserve); L. Roza- Calvert Pereira (H.K.) and J. M. (H.K.);

court, conceding only six games in Leicester-229 and 160 (Sinfield 6 før Kwok's time in trials! A duel be: Kwangtung Teams of Six):

three sets.

LESTERDAY'S RESULTS

Results as cabled by Reuter, were:-

ian Quist and Vivian McGrath alia) beat Charles E. Hare and HD. Wilde (Great Britain) 2-ő,

63, 64

B. D. Tuckey (Great Britain) heat John Bromwich (Australia) 6-0;

C. E. Hare (Great Britain) beat Jack Crawford (Australia)

86, 6-3

H&W Austin (Grea Vivian M«GA

Britain) best

43). Gloucester-245 (Geary 4 for 43)

147 for 8 (Geary 6 for 52).

TO-DAY'S MATCHES

and

Lord's Middlesex v. Gloucestershire. Oval-Surrey. v. Lancashire. Westcliffe Essex v. Glamorgan. Maidstone Kent v. Sussex. Hinckley Leicestershire v. Worces:

tershire fo

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300 Yards Relay -

Mni, Lee Kee, Leung Ho, Wong Sau-shan, Yam Man- hung and Chan Ki-cheung.

Hong Kong: W. Lawrence, A. A. da Roza, H. L Qzorio, R. B. Wood, E. Hamilton and C. N. da Silvers bez

tween these two will be the main feature of this event while H. K. representatives are not conceded a chance of taking either first second places.

Diving (Exhibition):: Yam Mah-Kung The quarter will see Mak (K) and Chin Ki thoáng (K) và đa best, middle Roza (H.K.) and Pte. Nicholls (H.K.). Wai-ming,

H. K. Water-polo: Kwang distance swimmery - up. ‹ against

Europeans:

Kwa tung: Kam Tse-cheung Wong Lionel Roza-Pereira and J. M. Cal- vert, and although I do not concede Sun-man" and Leung Ho; Wong K- Kwok Chan-hung, Chan Ki- Nottingham Nottinghamshire

hance, thr|leung:

cheung and Yam Man-hung, Yorkshire (A. Staples Benefit), the last mentioned, a

among vfirst two will fight it out Northamptonshire

H.K. Europeans: C.P.O. Mitchell, W. Rushden

F. Kerr and N. Delgado, W. Lawrence; themselves. Hampshire.

L. Roza-Pereira, A. da Roza WONG WING-PIVOT Glasgow Scotland v. New

It is difficult to forecast a win in C. E. Roza-Pereira.

kern.

Zealand

Derby Derbyshire v. Warwickshir

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