THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 15, 1938.
WORLD RECORD IN EMPIRE GAMES
Australian Team's Averages, 1937-38
D. G. Bradman
S. G. Barnes
A. L. Hassett
J. H. Fingleton
C. L. Badcock
S. J. McCabe
B. A. Barnett
LORD BURGHLEY'S
TIME BEATEN
BEAUTIFUL HURDLING BY SOUTH AFRICAN
Sydney, February 14.
third British Empire Games were concluded here to-day in a blaze of glory. In the athletic section a world record was established
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South African, T. P. Lavery, who beat the the
record
held by Lord Burghley over the distance in the final of the 120 yards hurdles by .6sec. in 14 sec.
FIRST-CLASS BATTING 1937-8
In NO. H.S. Runs
Afg
13 2 246
1024
93.09
14
2
127
$15
67.91
8
127
453
64.71
12
1
160
587
53.36
14
1
132
593
45.61
THE
12 0
119
500
-41.66
10
$3
194
32.33
M. G. Waite
11
1
58
311
31.10
W. A. Brown.
$
132
245
30.62
A. G. Chipperfield
13
319
26.58
F. A. Ward
11
150
25.00
E. S. White
11
171
24.42
C. S. Walker
13
169
W. J. O'Reilly
10
96
15.41 10.66
E. L. McCormick
5
19
4.75
L. O'B F-Smith
6
£
5
1.00
FIRST-CLASS BOWLING 1937-8.
Runs Whts.
Avg.
607
43
162
14.11 20.25
277
13
21.30
791
37
21.34
331
12
25.91
972
34
476
16
106
1
28.58 29.12 106.00
W. J. O'Reilly
S. J. McCabe
E. S. White
F. A. Ward
M. G. Waite
L. O'B F-Smith
E. L. McCormick
A. G. Chipperfield
HUI FIGHTS BACK SPLENDIDLY
Au With Winning Chance, Unable To
Hold Big Lead
P. H. WONG AND P. K. HUI ENTER SINGLES FINAL
Last Night's Badminton At Taikoo Club
the
There were no upsets in Semi-Finals of the Colony Open Badminton Singles Championship, at the Taikoo Club, last night,
when both Patrick Wong, the hold
er, and P. K. Hui, last year's fi
alist, qualified for the final round
Wong disposed of S. Y. Hon by 15-8, 15-5, while P. K Hui,
after conceding the first set to C.
An by 5-15, won the next two by 15-13, 155.
First indications during last night's matches, in the semi-final round of the Men's Singles Bad- minton Championship, at Taikoo Club, were that two upsets would -be featured, but the star turns, Pa- trick H. Wong, the holder, and P K. Hui, last year's finalist, manag- ed to hold their own after indif-lines, he ran away into a big lead ferent starts and win comfortably and eventually entered the final by to enter the final
winning the second set at 15-5.
HUI ARRIVES. LATE-
ENGLAND WON TWO OF TO-DAY'S 11 ATHLETIC TITLES. W. ROBERTS, THE SALFORD HARRIER, WON A TERRIFIC QUARTER BY INCHES IN 47 9-10SEC., EQUALLING THE NEW RECORD D. V. SHORE, OF SOUTH AFRICA, HAD SET UP IN THE HEATS AND BEATING THE GAMES RECORD SET UP BY THE ENGLISHMAN, G. RAMPLING, IN THE 1934 GAMES IN LONDON BY 1-10SEC.
Miss Dorothy Odam, the British high jump champion and European record holder, won the high jump event with oft Sin, which equalled the Games record established by the South African, Miss Marjorie Clark, in 1934. In this event, Miss D. Gardner, of Mitcham, finished second, an inch behind Miss Odam.
With the two sprint wins of NEARLY ALL RECORDS BROKEN C. B. Holmes, England thus won As had been predicted practical- four of the athletic titles. Wales by all the existing Games records won her only athletic title when were broken in the track and field J. W. L. Alford, the Interna-events, the Games record was tional Universities Games dual broken in no fewer than 23, and in champion, took the mile in the the case of the 120 yards burdles, really fine time of 4min 11 6-10 the World record was also broken. sec. This beat the previous Games. record of 4min 12 ̊8-10sec.
PREPARING
FOR THE
WIGHTMAN CUP
London, February 16. Although this year's match is not to be played until June, eleven of Britain's leading players be gan practice at Queen's Club, London, yesterday.
The events in which records were not broken were the three field events, the Javelin, Shot Put, and Hop, Step and Jump and two of the relays, the Mile Belay for men and the 660 yards relay for
¿women. -
-
WON 3 EVENTS
the The only competitor în Games to win three events was Miss Decima Norman, the Western Australia girl. She established new Empire Games and Australian records in all three. Before to-day she had already won the 100 yards and long jump. To-day she won the 220 yards."
England had no representative
Nobody thought for a moment.. that Patrick Wong would receiv Owing to a misunderstanding in anything like a challenge from S. the starting time, P. K. Hui arrived They included Miss Stammers, Miss Ingram, Miss Dearman, Y. Hor, in the first match of the almost three quarters of an hour Miss Whitmarsh, Miss Margot in the 120 yards hurdles. Hurdling evening, but the latter provided ar late for his match with C. Au, and,
Lumb, and Miss Harvey, and beautifully. Lavery led from start unexpected surprise when he secur-although the latter voiced a pro-! ed a lead in the first set of six clear test, he ultimately decided to carry their practice was supervised by to finish in the final. He had a Mrs. M. R. King, the captain, remarkable ovation, the crowd points, and, on his play during that on.
throwing their hats into the air and Miss Betty Nuthall. period, looked the likely winner of Displaying an unorthodox, but
when it was announced that the the set.
very effective back and forehand A physical training expert has world record had been broken At Wong had not yet settled down clearing shot and lovely drop shots been engaged and gymnastic ex- the finish Lavery was chaired by and his cumbersome sweater ap-which took Hui completely by sur-ercises will be started on Fri-fellow South Africans. In en im- parently prevented him from bring prise, Au raised the hopes of day. The players will practise promptu speech he said that his ing off the require shots. He re-i
Chinese "Y" supporters for an all-twice weekly. moved his sweater and almost im-1"Y" final, and although leading mediately fell into his stride to comfortably by 18 aces to 4 in the reel off eight aces in a row, bril-first set, had to fight hard for the liant drop-shots in the corners and remaining two points before he clever play at the net where Hontock the first at 15-5 was forced into errors, providing DING DONG STRUGGLE the main feature of the game.
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The second set was a ding-dong struggle and in spite of the fact Hon made the mistake of tryin-that Hui secured an early lead, Au to play Wong at his own game bu rallied splendidly and leading by the latter's coverage of court and 10 points to 5 looked like clinching beautifully executed clearing or the match, but Hui replied similar- from a net sally had his opponen ly and to the scores were levelled New and Improved beaten on the baseline, where at 10-10 from which point Hui
conceded many valuable points by assumed the ascendancy. misjudging the shuttlecock
At 14-18 in Huf's favour, the Leading by 9 points to 7, Hon service changed sides seven times: staged a partial recovery as a re before last year's finalist secured sult of his strongly sliced dron-the second set with a lovely drop shot which caught Wong unaware shot which completely deceived on one or two occasions, but the Au champion was in a most confiden* The latter, following this second move, and ran out winner in the set reversal, assumed an inferior- first set by 15 points to 8.
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