1937-08-03 — Page 19

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THE CHINA MATE, AUG

Pictured in his Rosemeyer, German entrant in th Raceway, Long Island, created a record with a speed of 158.3 miles

KHO SIN KIES MAGNIFICENT PERFORMANCE

Bromwich Defeats Von Cramm

Berlin, To-day.

Auto-Union racing car, Bernd Vanderbilt Cup Classic, Roosevelt sensation by breaking the course

an hour during a test run.

COLONY BOWLS

The continuation of the German CHAMPION

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lawn tennis championships yester day brought, about two sensational upsets. The first of these was the }- defeat of Baron Gottfried Von Cramm, three times Wimbledon runner-up at the hands of John Bromwich, the young Australian ambidextrous player, who won by scores of 6-1, 1-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 -în their third round encounter!

IN ACTION

COATES TO MEET P.E. KNIGHT TO-DAY

OXFORD CAMBRIDGE ATHLETIC TEAM BEST TO INVADE AMERICA

GOODFREY BROWN'S TASK

AS CAPTAIN

New York, July 7.

NGLISH track and field followers not only have

been favourably impre

The competition this spring of the Oxford Cambridge athletes who began their American conditioning at New Haven to-day, but they have been told by Rex-Woods and Evan Hunter

nagers of the Oxford-Cam- bridge track and field am, that Godfrey Brown is captaining the best team of English athletes ever to visit America

INTEREST IN THIS AMERICAN INVASION OF THE OX- FORD CAMBRIDGE ATHLETES IS SUFFICH IFY HIGH IN ENGLAND TO HAVE THE BRITISH BROADCASTING COR- PORATION MAKE ARRAN MENTS FO BROADCAST TO LONDON OF THE MEET IN THE HARVARD STADIUM

There are many athlet began its final work for the for years have gripped the most among them is Godfre list of fine English middle

Another is Dick Webster, the English pole vaulter, who was| sixth in the Olympics and is the British indoor and outdoor vault champion and record holder.

SHORT WAVE

English team which Haven to-day who isht people. Fore- or to a great

FAS

The English shot putter happens

ENGLISH POOR VAULTERS Son of Captain Webster, one of England's best liked A. A. U. lea- ders Dick Webster was given a bole by his father when he was only to be a Turk by the name of Ali 11 years of age and instructed in Irfan, who, has put the shot the art of vaulting. English Vaniters 49 feet and whom Hunter expects never have been exceptional It is will be out over 50 feet in the Sta- The second was a magnificent the Colony Open Singles Lawn an event that English collegians diam

Further progress will be made in

was a natural.

:.

NO OPPOSITION

display by the Chinese Davis Cup Bowls Championship to-day when never could master like the Ameri- Irfan has been sent to Cambridge: captain, Kho Sin-kie, who beat the 11 encounters in the Second Round can 14 footers but Dick Webster by his government to study English Czechoslovakian champion, A. R. will be held.

athlete who made and he has profited by the occasion A. E. Coates, the Colony cham-fine progress. Kukuljevic, by scores of 5-7, 3-6-

to take a big part in the athletic

6-1. 7-5, 8-6.

pion, will be seen in action against When only 17 years old he held life of the English Universities. Vivian McGrath, the Australian P. E. Knight, on Taikoo Recreation five Bedford County champion- singles champion, also succeeded Club green, while another good ships. pole vault, high jump, discus, in his third round encounter, beat game should be witnessed at the javelin and shot put. He was the ing D. W. Butler, of Great Britain, K.C.C. green, where S. Randle op- tublic school pole vault champion In the Stadium, Harvard-Yale in three sets. Henner Henkel, poses CF Remedios, former for three years, British junior cham-will have no one who can offer Germany's remaining hope, easily Shanghai champion.

pion for two years and holds all Irfan serious competition if he is eliminated Hildebrandt, of Ger-

The following is the draw for the records for those competitions. in a 50-foot mood, but in Bill Hard- many, in

other important the Second Round of the Colony For three years he has won the pole ing of Yale they have a fine pole. Open Singles Lawn Bowls Cham-vault for Cambridge against Ox-vaulter who has been working hard ford, and after he finishes at Can-at New Haven to regain the vault pionship:

bridge next, he will enter upon aing technique which as a sopho OPEN SINGLES (SECOND ROUND) career in the army where he hopes more saw him soar over 14 feet, to continue competition with a the fifth 14-footer in Yale history. thought to the 1940 Olympics.

The meet in the Stadium Lacking competition in England decided by the pole jump because he so long has exceeded his English call the va fellow pole vaulters English track high jump, in the officials are hopeful that this rivals being Bob American trip will see Dick Webs-bridge and Bay Haydock ter clearing better than 13 feet 6 vard. inches, and promising England a

fixture. Tranent and Beuter

UNDERGRADS

MAY BEAT

K.C.C. TO-DAY

"A" Division Tennis Programme

J. M. Jack E. Tuck MR-Abbas:

TO-DAY

VL. D. Skinner"

HG. Cooper

A Hyde Lay- D. W. Waterton Y WK Way

(Civil Service-green)

(Taikoo

J. Cook This afternoon Chinese Recrea- P. E. Knight tion Club should have little difficul- ty in beating their rivals from the AR-Mmu Indian Recreation Club, at Cause S. Randle way Bay, in the "A" Division of G. N. Mitchell the Lawn Tennis League, while C. Brown Recreio are unlikely to concede more than a couple of sets to Hong Kong Cricket Club.

In view of their disappointing

HA Alves

F. P. Anslow A. EL Coates

(holder) vd. S. Landolt R.C. green) VGF Remedios games.

recent games, a victory by G. Perkins the University over the Kowloon 3. A. R. Selby.

S. M. White Cricket Club would not cause any S. M. Rumjahr great

(Craigengower C.C. The students have a better team W. S. Det

Is generally realised and were . L. Walker

JH Gelling

utate in a recent game, not- have defeated the Indians.

the following is to-day's

KOCE

SCAA

C. de R.

HK-U.T.C.

TSRC

HKC.D ERG

A S. Bussella

R. F. da Lu A Spary V Petherick

MY

14-footer for the next Olympic

TURK

the

Russell Basto

hot put and

MCC TEAM FOR CANADA IS COMPLETED

Cutierrez Simnson

G. C. Ne

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tour Canada

inally

Grimth

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will be filled by

| (Middlesex), C, E,

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A S. Gome

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