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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY:8, 1989.

DECLARATION

BY GENTLEMEN

Well Beaten By Players For Their Pains

RAPIER'S FORECAST Worcester Score

FOR MACAO

First Race

MERRY MAKER VICTOR LIFE

COUREUR BLEU

Second Race

IRON KNIGHT CLOUDY „STAR

EAGLE

Third Race

PERSIAN CAT.

MAC'S ADVENTURE NATIONAL DIGNITY.

Fourth Race DOUBLE CHANCE SPORTS VENTURE GOLD SOVERIGN

Fifth Race HOGMANAY FAIRY AUK ·. SHANGHAI ↳

Sixth Race

ROSE DAY BOGEY

TALKATIVE

FINNISH RUNNERS SMASH RECORD

Helsinski, To-day-A two-mile world running record was establish- ed by Taisto Maeki in 8 mins., 53.2 secs., against the previous record of 8 mins., 56 held by Miklos Szabó of Hungary.

Good Win Against Surrey

London, To-day. Most first-class cricket matches which concluded yesterday were interrupt- ed by rain.

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.Chief interest was centred in the match Lord's between the Gentlemen and Players, which the latter won by 160 runs.

Feature of the match was an extraordinary de- claration by the Gentlemen when they were 44 runs behind on the first innings.

For their pains, they had the mortification, of seeing the Players knock up 202 for 4 dec. in their se- cond venture and they themselves were then put out for 154.

3.

SPORTS

PARADE

【ITH pictures of international ri-

Wvalries and thrilling crowds on the Old Course at St. Andrew's in my

mind's eye, I suddenly found myself faced with the interesting query- Who won the first. Open Golf Cham-

pionships ever played at St. Andrews? wonder how many golfers could an-

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swor that offhand without looking up the books. I glanced at the records and find that myself to make sur

man.

the first Open took place on the Old Course, a primitive Old Course com- the pared with to-day, in 1878, and winner was Tom Kidd, a St. Andrews

* * * This Tom Kidd appears to have Sussex batsmen made merry at the expense of the Lancastrian bowlers been a bit of a character as well as Competitors at St. and Cox and James Langridge both a good golfer.

Andrews will not strike a high sar- made big scores to enable a declar-torial average; it will be quite a fas- ation to be made at 449 for 7.

hion parade in golf wear compared Lancashire could only manage with the garb of the old-time profes- The much-improved Worcester team took advantage of the condi-148 in their first innings but eas-sional. Harry Vardon was a pioneer dress when he first smartly turned tions to administer a defeat on Sur-ily played out time, scoring 173 for among his brethren in the matter of out in knickerbockers and sported a rey at Worcester. Securing. a ́nar-

Match between West Indies and buttonhole. But we have it on good row lead of 13 runs on the first in- Inings, Worcester declared but Sur-Yorkshire was abandoned as a draw authority that there was never a dan- though this remark concerns his appear- rey, in accordance with practice with the tourists more than hold-dy professional golfer like Tom Kidd, this year, in a sporting effort to se- ing their own. The powerful Yorks ance on Sundays, when he was dressed cure a win, also declared in their side was dismissed in their first in- "like a peacock" with tall hat, blue socks, nings for only 114, Clarke and Cón- blue tie, lavender trousers, yellow kid waistcoats gloves, and a cane. His second venture when only 152 runs

stantine sharing the wickets.

were speckled with all the colours of on.

the rainbow. His golf attire was, no doubt, on more orthodox lines.

Kidd, who had

a a reputation as driver, won at St. Andrews with two rounds' aggregate of 179; and it may be noted that the championship days on the Old Course than it on the other Open venues-viz., Prest- wick and Musselburgh. • Low score forecasts in, of course, modern terms and are being made for next week, the view is taken by some folks that 285 the Bobby Jones' aggregate of will be beaten, but three under 4s for 72 holes with an Open Championship at stake is a low mark to beat, though

These runs Worcester secured for the loss of seven wickets in thrilling finish.

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At Lords, Players beat the Gentle- men by 160. Players--270 (Farnes 5 for 78) and

202 for 4 dec. Gentlemen-158 for 7 dec. and 154.

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LANCASHIRE DROP POINTS Another somewhat unexpected re- At Worcester, Worcestershire beat scoring was generally higher in those

The second and third runners, Tuominen and Pekuri also broke sult was the victory on the first in- the previous record. Reater. nings, of Sussex over Lancashire.

Successful Seamen

STICK TO SHERRY!

Amontillado Sino

Surrey by three wickets. Surrey-259 and 175 for `dec. Worcester-272 for 9 dec, und 163 for 7.

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At Hove, Sussex beat Lancashire on the first inning, Sussex-449 for 7.dec. (Cox 182, James

Langbridge 161).

Lancashire-148 and 173 for 3.

was

The match between Yorkshire and the thing has been done at Muirfield. West Indies was abandoned.

St. George's, and Princess, West Indies-234 and 116 for 6. ·· Yorkshire-114 (Clarke 5 for 49, Con-

stantine 5 for 28).

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The match between Glamargon and Hampshire was abandoned, as no play was possible on the second and third days.

Hampshire-50 for 2.

DAVIS CUP

British

Proposal

AM

* * MONG those who arrived at St. Andrews was Sandy Herd, now approaching his 72nd year,

Herd, who won the Open Championship in 1902, stated: "I started my in the Open Championship at St. An- drews, and it is my intention to 'fin- ish it at St. Andrews. It was in 1885 that I made my first Lid for 'Open' honoura,"

career

Referring to the hospitality which has been extended to the profession. als by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, the veteran said he was glad that professionals were getting more attention nowadays. "I remember in the old days," he said, "the profes sionals had to live in a tent near the course. If the day was wet and you

Thrown Out got soaked, well you just had to sit

London, To-day.

A meeting of Davis Cup nations held in London under the presi- dency of M. Barde, of Switzerland, hrew out Great Britain's suggested amendment to the Davis Cup rules

have meant uld have

in your wet rags."

He was very glad that his old friend. James Braid had entered this year, although the absence of Ted Ray was rather a disappointment to him

tralia, stipulated that if more than 16 nations challenged in the Euro-. pean zone in one year, they should reduce that number by the exclu sion of any nation, with the ception of the champ!

which