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TENNIS NOTES.

THE LEAGUE.

[DY, HOLLYWOOD.]

"A" DIVISION,

I have mentioned in my previous motes that the

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14th, 1927.

U.S.R.G. Beat E.K.0.0. }} Division aƏ The United Services Recreation exposted to in the most interesting Chub broke their succession of de of the three in the League and infeats yesterday when they secured many respects it has turned out to their Brst win this season at the bebu, though of course it stands expense of the Hong Kong Cricket Division. The Chib in the "A" scend in importance to the "A!!!

the Division. Up to last Saturday,

match was played on the H.K.C.C. isang for the Shield was not de courts, and resulted in favour of the United Services by ba gales to finitely settled for there were two

The result puts the winners clubs, viz., the Chinese Recreation and the Recreio.who hnd not suf- 43. fered a defeat, while the Indian equal with the M.B.K. and the H.K.C.C. i the League Table, Each had a point.

Recreation Club were close an the beets of both with one match lost."

lows-

The detailed scores were as fol- S. E. Green and G. W. Sewell lost to. Frower and Graham. 2. A brat Major Stevenson and

The two undefeated Clubs met ont.K.C.C.): Saturday in what was. considered

to be one of the most importual untches in the division. Recreio had the advantage of playing on their own courts at

and their supporters the 's Park!

1 in

good numbers to give the team carouragement, but it did not take the Chinese long to demonstrate that they were the superior leam, The Chinese fed from the start and eventually won by 61 games to PS.

The margin of games is sup?. gestive of the strength of the win-

ners.

Cut: Somerset

6 D Bent Healing and Lt. Smith, 7-41

15-X

M.K.C.C):

heat Prower and Graham.... 0- 5 lost to Major Stevenson and

Capt. Somerset

4.7 beat Healing and Lt. Smith. 7-4

17-10

COUNTY CRICKET.

HOBBS AND THE RECORDS.

LEICESTER BEAT DERBY.

Geary Unplayable. Eighteen runs ahead on the first innings, Leicester overwhelming Derbyshire at Leicester, a brilliant LANCASHIRE AND NOTTS WIN bowling foat by Geary bringing

POINTS.

Both Beuter and the British Pirelcia Service hasten to tell us Saya of the now cricket record." the latter:

Hobbs, the Surrey cricketer, to- day set up a new record by cor- ing his hundredth century for Sur- rey and his one hundred and forty- second century in first class cricket: Playing against Kent at Blackheath he made 121. Hobbs is the first batsman to complete a hundred centuries for his county team.

the

The news will be read with in- terest by Englishmen all over the world. To all other nationalities, including Scottish and Irish, it On second will mean nothing. thoughts Australians must be in cluded, and certain number of British aubjects of Indian nation 16. Miskin- and -W. 11. Cornabyality who have come under the the spell of the English (not British) national game.

Some of us may be a little tired. of the sports records with which we are almost daily bombarded. Play the game for itself, never

ta de mind what other fellows attitude of many. And yet, what cricket lover cannot

where it browsing over ten be found ali put down, from details of Test ever played to the every furthest distance that a bail has been sent flying. Judged by Egurts 1lobistands quite alone batsman. If all the cricketers who ayer wielded a bat were ready, at their prime, to do battle with Total:H.K.C.C., 43; U.S.R.C., Mars, we think that Hobbs and W. G. Grace would go in first, despite the claims of Victor Trumper and Tom Hayward.

C. C. Stark, and A. Brearly last to Frower and Graham 4-7 hst to Major Stevenson and

3.8 Capt. Somerset....... lost to Healing and Lt.

Smith

It left no room for doubt and the Portuguese in their usual sporting spirit accepted their deR.CO foat without demur. Only J. Silva And E. de Sousa could hold their own against the Chinese, winning two of the three sets and securing a total of 18 games out of 1. K Noronha and C. Barretto and F. and A. V. Remedios were badly beaten, securing only 11 and 9 games respectively. For the Chi nese, C. Chon and H. Lo secured

2 games, Lau Man Ching and fun.

Tak Cheuk also and Lau Fuk Ki.

and Cheung Wing Koe 19. They wen seven sets out of the nine.

siong.

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By heating the leercio, the Chi- nose Recreation Club remain the mly team unbeaten in the "R" Division, and incidentally the only Zub unbeaten in the three divi They have now only the United Services Recreation Club to play in the "D" Division to com- plete their fixtures and I hear that the match is being fixed for Satur day Unless something extraordi- mary happens, the Chinese will win and by it, they will establish them selves at the top of the League Talie with an enviable record of eleven matches played and won.

Interest is, however, sustained in account of the struggle between the Recreio and Indian Recreation Club for the run- nera'-up position. Both have lost to the Chinese and now stand shoulder to shoulder in matches played and won. They have to mect such other yet and the match will decide who shall rauk second In the League Table Recreio have to play the Kowloon Cricket Club also and the Indian Recreation Club have to play the Royal Engineers, but it is expected that the two lend ing Clubs will go through their respective matches successfully.

this division On

Craigengewer have emerged best, so far, in the struggle for the nidille positions, but I expect the Nippon Club to catch them up. South China have fallen away with Four Hutches won and therefore remain bat way in the Table, while Hong Kong Urker Club and University may spring up having. Three anatubes each, yet to play.

A yery healthy sign for he future of Lawn Tennie in Hong Kong in the large number of mid week

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UNIVERSITY LEAGUE

MATCHES.

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heading

ON THE "GRANT.”

PASSENGERS LEAVING

YESTERDAY.

Among passengers leaving on the. President Grant, which left port yesterday for Seattle vid ports, were the following:-

about a collapse of the Derby side. in their second innings, Leicester won by seven wickets. Geary's six victims were obtained at a cost of 18 ruus

Score:-

Derby: 203 and 84.

Mias Kathleen Simmons and Miss Gertrude Simmons, on A short pleasure trip to Shanghai.

Mr. Kan Tung Po, inannger of the

Leicester: 231 and 07 (for a Bank of East Asia, Hong Kong, on

a business trip to Shanghai. wickets).

GLOUCESTER. SUSSEX.

Bowley Makes 220. Going in. first for Sussex against Gloucester, Bowley scored 220 in total of 374. Sussex gained major points for a lead on the first in- nings. The match was played at Brighton,

Bowley was the only prominently successful batsman for Bussox.

Tuta The

Gloucester were only 76 behind on the Arst innings. Sussex wickets feli quickly in their second innings, and Gloucester

were set to enake 245 runs to win.

Rain

They had acored 4 without loss when the game concluded. interfered in the closing stages.

Score:-

Sussex: 374 and 109. Gloucester: 998 and 44 (for e

wicket).

NOTTS OUTPLAY YORKS,

But Only By 23 Runs. By the narrow margin of 23-ruus, Notte gained points for a lead on the first innings against York- shire nt Bradford. Centuries were soured by Whysall for Notts and Sutcliffe for Yorkshire.

In the Notts first innings, Why- aall contributed 181, and for York shire Sutcliffe compiled 160 before he was defeated.

Score:-

Notts: 313. Yorkshire: 320.

SURREY . KENT,

Hobbs, Chapman and Legge Score Centuries.

LANCASHIRE OR NOTTS! Other news is of interest. Lan enshire heat Hampshire, a good but The following will represent, the University Tennis Team in the "An outstanding fout for the North- Division League Match against the crners, and Notts accomplished a

better performance by M.B.K. on Sunday, at 4.30 p.m. Yorkshire on the first innings. The the M.B.K. Ground (Kowloon) struggle between Notis and Lan- Mr. T. W. Cheong (Capt.); Prol.cashire is very kecu and close for F. A. Redmond, Messrs. P. C. Lim,

present but there is nothing to H. C. Hung, B. Wong, and H. P. the leadership, Lanenshire lead at revent the other team overtaking.

Jack Hobbs made a welcome.re- Ng

As to individual performances. Macdonald proves again and again appearance for Surrey against Kent that, with the possible exceptional he signalised his return by scoring his hundredth century for of Tate, he is still the best bowler in England.

ter Surrey and the 42nd of his first Geary of Leicester Surr

Hobbs is now 10 University Team in a League Match Played havoc with Durby. Bowley, Against the Nippon Club en Satur: Bates and Whysall all made day, July 16th, at 4.30 p.m. on homesures. They are the type of bats ground:Mr. B. P. Ng (Capt.), Messrs. W. M. Giltine, G. de Souza, T. K. Tan, T. L. Iu, and Dr. D. K. Samy

"B" DIVISION LEAGUE MATCH

The following will represent the

big

Claim to be largely the backbone of their respective sides, though they are just short of English Tost match for.

Bowley and Whysall have done well abroad and the latter was very TOLLEY "COMES BACK." highly regarded in Australia, doing with "Gilligan's grent things Men" A. P. F. Chapman scored a century and so did Sutcliffe.

The principal individual perform nnees follows:

GREAT GOLF AT ST. ANDREW'S...

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 12th.

Al Saint Andrew's, Tolley, bril finally equalling the few-minutes ald record for. The new course, set Jones, of 51, healed the Hat of qualifiers with 144...

Charles

145,

Whitcombe had ethorn 146, Jones 147, Golias 147, Kirkwood 148, and Tweddell 140. Duncan failed to quality, with 162.

Other qualifiers were Barnes and Nabboitz with 153.

Fire lesser-known Americans fail- ed together with Duncan, also Weihered, who returned 161.

"Bobby" Jones' Amazing Golí. ST. ANDREWS, July 13th. matches that are being played., Jones showed amazing golf, doing Never before have so anany matches the first round in 68, 32-28, heat- for the taken place on Sundays and miding the amateur record week In formier seasons postponed course by three strokes and equal matches were left until the pro-ing Duncan's professional record. gramme was finished and last year the League went on till the end of August and even then not all the catches were played. 1 expect the urrent leason to fish by the end of the month and despite the fact that the Chinese-will, in il prob ability win the three divisions, the various clubs seçin keen on keeping, Their Extures.

M

THE BEACON.

HOW TO USE IT." · APPEAL FOR PUBLIC

* CO-OPERATION,

"

A trafhe beacon

eon.

Pedestrians who crossed the "white lines at the junction of Yesterday the Hong Kong Cricket Peder Street and Des Vœux Road Club met tile United Services Central gesterday were presented creation Club in the A Division with a handbill, distributed by uni- and to-day two matches will be formed policemen, containing the

following information:- played in the Division, these

F.P.A. heilig K.B. School,

light has tinuous-red flashing and Hong Kong C.C. Resele, Kai

been installed at the junction of sha have arranged with the Univer Des. Voux Road Central and sity-to play off their "A Division Pedder Street opposite the their own courts General Post Office. All vehicles tie on Sunday

Kowloon

will reduce speed on approach- the beacon. Vehicles requiring The South China Athletic ARBO

turn at this point will eir- are the first to complete ciation

culate slowly round the beacon their Axtures in the Division keeping left. As each vehicle Considering that this is their initial Teaches the street along which it year in the League, they have not

intends to proceed it will work mado at all a bad start. They have won four out of the eleven matches outwards so as to facilitate its and their best performance was progress down the required street without crossing any against the Chinese Recreation

other vehicles. whom they lost by 46 games Clab

at Minden How

40 63. The margin of 7 gaines is the smallest that the Chinese R.C. have scored this season in this division. The 6.0.A.A. record is as follows:

Best Kowloon 0.0. 64.33 games beat Nippon Club 62-47 games; beat beat R.E. M.B.K. 67.32 games; 69.40 games; 'lost to Chinese R.C. 46.53 games; lost to Recreio, 44.55 Bes; lost to Indian R.C. 39-60 ganes; lost to United Services R.C. 49.56 games lost to Hong Kong C.C. 49-57 games; lost to University. 49-51 games; lost to Craigengower 44-55 games.

pedes- Drivers of vehicles and trians are earnestly requested to co-operate with the Police in carrying out these instructions facilitate the mavement of traffic generally and in particular to avoid the danger of accidents.

White lines have been drawn on the surface of the roads to indicate foot-passengers' cross- ings: Foot-passengers should cross between the lines, and on no account, cross the square dia gonally.

(Signed), E. D. C. WOLFE, Capt. Supt. of Police.

Batting

-Bowley. (Sussex)

220

Bates (Glamorgan)

200*

Whysall (Notts)

181

Sutcliffe (Yorkshire) ........... 109

H. L. Higgins (Worcester) 193 Hobbs. (Surrey)

Bates (Warwick)".

121 118*

A. P. F. Chapman (Kent)... 113 104 G. B. Legge (Kent) Not out.

Bowling,

Macdonald (Lancs.) 7 for 78 18 Geary (Leicester). Russell (Essex) 5 .." 32

LANCASHIRE BEAT HAMP. SHIRE,

Macdonald Again,

LONDON, July 12th.

their Lancashire strengthened position at the head of the Cham pionship table by defeating lamp shiro. by ten wickets at Southamp ton: Scoring was not remarkably high and no outstanding innings is recorded.

קי.

In Hampshire's second innings, Macdonald, the Lancashire fast bowler, took 7 wickets, for 78 rups.

Scores being

Lancashire: 207 and, 50 (for 0

wicket).

Hampshire: 130 and 207.-

NORTHAMPTON LOSE TO

ESSEX,

eless career.

ahead of the record set by the late Kent were entertaining Surrey at Dr, W. G. Grace. Blackheath, and won on the first A. P. Chapman and G. B. Legge. innings, centuries being scored by In the Kent first innings, A, P F. Chapman and G. B. Legge in partnership punished the Surrey howling severely, the former com- piling 113 and the latter 101.

For Surrey, Hobbs scored 121 in a total of 241.

Score:-

Kent: 407. Surrey: 245

WARWICK v. SOMERSET.

No Result dua to Rain, Bates, the Warwick batsman, scored 118 not out in a total of 241 for, the loss of 2 wickets, against Raio Somerset at Birmingham. prevented further play, and the match does not count in the Cham- pionship.

NEW ZEALAND. ». EAST ENGLAND.

defeated New Zealand

East England by eight wickete, in a low-scoring game at Wisbech. In their first innings, East Englund' scored 170, New Zealand making 243 in reply. The second knock produced 145 runs, and New Zea

and scored the 76 runs necessary. for 'success

at the cost of two

wickets.

Boore-

East England: 170 and 145 New Zealand: 243 and 76 (for

two wickets).

NEW CINEMA FOR KOWLOON

In a low-scoring match at Col TO BE READY BY CHINESE chester, Essex defeated Northamp shire by 01 runs,

No batsman on either side reach- ed the 50. mark, but in Northamp ton's second innings, Russell took 5 wickets for 32 runa,

Score:

Essex: 184 and 163. Northants: 157 and 120. GLAMORGAN OUTPLAY

WORCESTER.

Great Innlaga. By Batos.

A double century by Bates was

NEW YEAR.

A new Cinema Theatro, jotended, it is believed, to cater for both European and Chinese residents, is in course of erection of the opener of Nathan Road and Saigon Street, Kowloon, and will be known, whon complete, as the Kowloon Theatre. Piling work has already been com pleted, and it is expected that the building will be ready by next The cinema Chinese New Year.

of 946

will have a frontage of 75 feet on the chief factor in Glamorgan's win Nathan Road, and will extend along on the first innings against WorSaigon Street for a distance of 103 cester at Kidderminster. H. Lfeet. It will be built of concrete Higgins, for Worcester, also reach and roofed with asbestos sheeting. ed three figures, but the side failed The building will have a seating shecting. The building will baye a to avert the follow-on.

Bates batted brilliantly in the scating accommodation Glamorgan, innings, carrying his people, there being 010 seats in the pit and 354 in the circle. The view. bat for 200 runs.

Only Higgins offered any real of those in the pit will not be ob resistance to the Glamorgan attack,structed by pillars supporting the the amateur contributing no fewer balcony as the latter will be built than 123 in a total of 227, Rain on long girders which will do awny interfered with play,

Score:

with supports. Another feature of the theatre is its numborous exists which will enable it to be cleared Worcester: 927 and 41 (for 2 in a few minutes in the ovent of an

wickets).

emergency.

Glamorgan: 399.

Alr. F. H. Bordwell, manager of the Lumber Dept. of the Robert Dollar Company, returning to head- quarters in Shanghai after a busi ness trip to Hong Kong.

Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Nelson, travel. ling to Seattle. Mr. Nelson is in. the oil business in the F.M.S., and | is doing on vacation.

Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Cadbury and family, travelling to Seattle on fur- Jough. Dr. Cadbury is connected with the Lingnam University, Can-

ton.

Master James Lee, ward of Dr. and Mrs. Cadbury, and son of General La Fook Lum, Commander of the 5th Nationalist Army, Can- ton, going to the States with the Cadbury family, with whom he is to be brought up.

Mr. F. F. Fan, connected with the Lingnam University, Canton, travel. ling to Seattle.

Air. L. Schipper, well-known mer chant in Shanghai, booked through to Europe but will stop over at Shanghai for the President Lincoln to San Francisco,

"LOCAL AMUSEMENTS.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE'S BAND AT QUEEN'S!

Some capital programmes are! being staged starting to-day at the three entertainment houses run by the Hong Kong Amusements, Ltd:, and catering for Europeans.

At the Queen's Theatre. there is a complete change of programme. The big picture will be So This is Paris," an Ernest Labilah firm, starring two popular articles in Monte Blue and Patsy Ruth Miller. In addition there will beat 6.10 and 9,20 selections by the Band of the 1st Northamptonshire Regiment. This programme will continue un- til Saturday night.

At the Star Theatre. "The Sen- sation Seekers is being shown at matince performances to-day and to-morrow while to-night, the Wil- bur Players, who are giving their farewell performances, prior to de- parting for Singapore on Satur Child's," and to-morrow night they day will present

"Her Unborn Child." will conclude their sonson with

The Girl from

At the World to-day and until Saturday, is showing the picture version of that old favourite "East Lynne."

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