1938-07-18 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 18, 1938.

DRINKING

THE FRUITS

N

OF VICTORY!

The AAA Championships took place at the White City, London, on the after- noon of July 2, and drew to- gether a collection of the fin- est women athletes in Great Britain. Miss D. Odam, the high Jump champion seen celebrating her victory out of her winning (Copyright-Fox).

is

cup.

C.R.C. RETAIN "A" DIVISION LEAGUE TITLE

Yesterday's Tennis Encounter

Playing off their postponed tie yesterday, at Causeway Bay, the Chinese Recreation Club, the hold- ers, retained their "A" Division Lawn Tennis League title when they decisively defeated the Indian Recreation Club by 8 sets to 1.

Lee Wai-tong and Luk Ding- cheung shared the spoils in their matches against S. A. and 0. Rumjahn and A. R. Minu and. I. M. A. Razack:

1

Tsui Wai-pui and W. C. Hung (C.R.C.); /*

beat S. A. and O. Rumjahn 7-5 beat H. D. Rumjahn and A. H.

Madar

6 4

beat A. R. Minu and I. M. A. Ra-

zack

62

Tsui Yan-pui

and Paul

Kong

(C.R.C.).

beat Rumjahns

61

beat Rumjahn and Madar

7-5

beat Minu and Razack

6-3

Lee Wai-tong and Luk Ding-cheong

(C.R.C.).

beat S. A. and O. Rumjahns

6-4

drew with Rumjahn and Madar. ཡཡ་ drew with Minu and Razack

6-6

British Rugby Tourists Win

D. O. FINLAY WINS HIGH HURDLES FOR 7TH TIME

White City, Saturday.

The outstanding feature of the Amateur Athletic Association's Championships which were held here to-day was the winning of the

for the seventh successive year, în 14.4 seconds. This equals the Bri- tish record.

ORANGE FREE STATE XV tiring after their bustling first half 120 Yards Hurdles by D. O. Finlay,

DEFEATED 18-3

A HARD-TACKLING GAME

(By AIR MAIL)

Kroonstad (O:F-S.), July-6

efforts, the tourists continued to press, and Travers, gaining posses- sion, passed to Eddie Morgan, who in turn passed to Couchman. The last named worked through with out difficulty to score between the posts. Giles converted.

The British side increased their

Sydney Wooderson, the world's record holder, easily won the mile in 4 minutes 13.8 seconds. Reuter.

British Rugby an Tby 18 points to team beat all Orange Free State Country XV lead, further after a brilliant three

PAUL RUNYAN BEATS SNEAD day. G. E. Cromey (Queen's University), H. Tanner. (Swansea), quarter movement, in which Jones passed to Nicholson, who went S. R. Couchman (Old Cranleighans), and E. Jones (Llanelly) scored down the line before passing in to

FOR U.S., P.G.A. TITLE tries in that order, and J. L. Giles converted the first three. The Jones, who scored. This time

Shawnee-on-Delaware, To-day. home side scored in the last few minutes from a penalty goal. Giles failed with the kick.

Paul Runyan won the United The match was notable for the welcome return to form of

The home side were being out-States Professional Golf Associa Cromey, the Irish international fly-half. He did not get off without played, and play became rather tion Championship here on Satur- severe punishment by the opposing tacklers, however, and he dull, but just before the finish day when he beat Sam Snead by 8 complained of dizziness during the interval.

after

*

Kruger scored a penalty goal. and 7-Reuter.

The British team was—

G. J. Morgan (Old Belvedere and stonians and Ireland) (captain), W. Ireland); E. Jones (Llanelly), B. E. Travers (Newport and Wales), E. over Nicholson (Harlequins and England), Morgan (Swansea and Wales), S. R. J. L. Giles (Coventry and England), Couchman (Old Cranleighans and Sur- and C. V. Boyle (Dublin University rey), C. R. A. Graves (Wanderers and and Ireland); G. E. Cromey (Queen's Ireland), I. Williams (Cardiff), P. L. University and Ireland) and H. Tanner Duff (Glasgow Academicals and Scot- (Swansea and Wales); S. Walker (In-land), and A. G. Purchase (Coventry).

Many of the 4,000 spectators saved a dangerous situation were farmers, some of whom had Symington had intercepted a pass travelled anything up to 300 from Cromey and kicked miles for the match. Two of Morgan's head. the home players had come

MANY THRILLS more than 250 miles, and at

There were many thrills in the least one. was playing on grass open, although the Free State for only the second time

this backs

were lining up almost straight in order to smother the A strong wind blew across the British players. The British for- ground, and the weather was cold wards backed up well in the loose. and threatening. The crowd, how-Williams and Duff handling with éver, quickly forgot this in an ex-the backs. citing start. Within five minutes both Walker, for the tourists, and Kruger, for O.F.S., had missed with penalty kicks.

season.

The only score of the first half came when Cromev, gain- ing possession from a line-out, made a fine run of forty yards to get over for a try, which. Giles converted.

ERRATIC HANDLING Erratic handling, coupled with the hard tackling by their oppon- Cromey was stated to be suffer- ent, gave the British side many ing from slight dizziness as the anxious moments, but George Mor result of a hard tackle, but he re- gan saved some difficult situations sumed in the second half apparent- with good kicks into touch. The ly recovered. British forwards were

unable to

The touring team increased their get going in face of tackling lead

Tanner, by the opposing

arters and through in great style, ran 25 yards posta. the home and scored between Morgan Giles again converted.

the bustling

forwards in the

was given lenty of work to do.

A fine kick into touch by Jones

when

BETWEEN POSTS With the home side apparently

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