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BASEBALL IN U.S.A.

HOME-RUN KINGS"

STILL BUSY.

ATHLETICS" HOLD LONG

LEAD.

"D.P. Special Service.]

New York, June 30-Philadel. phia's league leading Athletics, sur. prised their supporters to-day by Uropping a disastrous gune to the Senators 19-2-as Washington, while Chicago and Pittsburgh continued their bitter battle for National League supremacy by both scoring

wins.

The Senatons went on the ram- page, and, forgetful that they rank ід only third from the bottom team standings, proceeded to score eight runs in the third inning against the astonished Athletics.

They drove Quinn to the showers and continued to bit Yerken and

Rommel, Every Senator scored. The Athletics committed three errors while the Senators kept a clean slate.

Babe Ruth whacked out bis 6fteenth home run of the season to day and scored Lou Gehrig ahead G-4 of him. helping toward a Yankee victory over Boston. The Yankees stik stick in third place, however, with a .500 percentagę ze compared with 817 for the Browns and 797 for Phriadelphia.

The Indians and

the Tigera

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TENNIS.

S.C.A.A. BEAT L.R.C.

A rather unexpected result was registered yesterday when South China beat Indian Recreation Club by 6 sets to 3 in the "A" Division of the Tennis League, on the lat ter's courts, This is the winners' third point, and their success against an old League Champion side gave them a great deal of I satisfaction.

Ho Wai Hing and Chan So were the most successful pair, winning all three sets.

HONG DOUBLES. "

FORSTER AND MONTGOMERY. IN FOURTH ROUND.

Forster and Dr. Montgomery, owe 15/3 entered the fourth round of the Hong Doubles Tournmanent

yesterday by defeating Coxon and Gordon (Jardine Matheson) owe 2/6 by 6-3, 6-4.

TO-DAY'S MATCH.

3rd Round -A. D. Humphreys and R. K. Valentine (Dodwells) owe 18/3. A. White and T. J. Price (King's College) owe 2/0.

MIXED DOUBLES LEAGUE.

The following is the programme down for decision to-day-

K.B.G.C. r. Craigegower. Recreio . Ladies R.C. Kowloon C.C. r. University.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1929.

ENGLAND'S TEAM FOR THIRD TEST.

FRANK WOOLLEY BACK AGAIN.

YOUNG BOWLER'S CHANCE,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}.

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LONDON, Ju 9. The English team for the Third Test Match against South Africa, to commence at Leeds on Saturday, wilt be chosen from the following

players:

J. C. White (Somerset), Captain. H. Sutcliffe (Yorkshire).

E. Hendren (Middlesex). W. R. Hammond (Gloucester). M. W. Tate (Sustex),

M. Leyland (Yorkshire). F. E. Woolley (Kent)..

H. Larwood (Notta).

A. P. Freeman (Kent). E. H. Bowley (Sussex). G. Duckworth (Lance.). -Goddard (Gloucester).

Hohls, who was chosen to play, has requested to be allowed to stand down, ne be did not consider himself át enough for a Test Match. New Honours. Perhaps the 172 Ot selection is that of the Frank Woolley, the veteran of Kent, who, though still in the very first flight of players, was generally considered

unexpected

to have finished his Test career.

It is no doubt felt that his long experience of Test cricket will be

"THE NIGHT BIRD." HONG KONG PING PONG

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WHO IS BETSY LEE?

INTERESTING" FILM AT THE QUEEN'S.

[BY OUR FILM CRITIC)

Who is Betsy Lee, and why haven't we had the pleasure of seeing her before on the screen of the Queen's I suppose a large number of those who went to see The Night Bird" yesterday must have asked those questions. Betsy Lee, a tiny and piquante beauty, with a wonderfully expressive face, stood out of the picture like a human being in a marionette show. Reginald Denny was, of course, good, he is always a competent actor, but Miss Lee brought some- thing fresh and vivid to a quite ordinary comedy. I shall look far- ward with interest to seeing her

again in the hope that training will

not spoil her charta.

Reginald Denny is a prize fighter, a strong silent man, who is terrified of women, but the promoter of a championship baut in which he is to 6gure insists that he be seen in cafés, cabarets, and places where women congregate, to encourage the box office receipts. Two ex- tremely obvious ilove-pirates

the modern term for "ramp") are detailed to break down his reserve but Mr. Denny, quite rightly, will have nothing to do with them. Then Betsy Lee appears as ДА italian waif whom Denny meets in

LEAGUE.

PRESIDENT CALLED. TO

CANTON.

ST. PAUL'S MADE SAFE. REOPENING CEREMONY NEXT JUNE, SERVICE THE KING MAY

ATTEND.

After seventeen years of paius- taking work, the great task of repairing and making safe St. Paul's Cathedral is approaching

Mr. Ng Tai Ping, President of the Hong Kong Ping Pong League, has called a Committee meeting to take place on Friday evening, the 12th, at 5 o'clock sharp at No. 8, Wei San Terrace (Hok Sie Ter-completion. race).

Rulea are in course of being printed and will be distributed when ready.

Mr. Ng sails for Canton on Saturday night, the Kwangtang Provincial Government wishing to consult him in connection with athletic affairs.

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TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W, ON

350 METRES.

It is expected that the Cathedral will be fully restored to its normal condition by Junes of next year, and the occasion will be marked by a-memorable Thanksgiving Service, which it is hoped that the King may be able to attend.

EL A WEEK TO WIDOW. BEQUEST OF MAN WHO LEFT £14,063.

A bequest of £1 a week during widowhood was made to his wife by Mr. Charles Haywood, Bath Road, Walsall, a spur manufacturer, who left £14,069.

To his widow he also bequeathed his furniture and household effects. and stipulated that should she re- marry the residue should go to his children.

the organ's tone, resulting from * its electrification."

The work of repairing St. Paul's Cathedral was begun in 1913, and the first appeal for public donations was issued in March of the follow. willing year. The work was continued

With the replacement of the huge organ in its old position under the dome, which will begin next month, the work of the Fenovators enter on its final stage.

Refacing the Columns. Canon Alexander, treasurer of the Cathedral, said that, apart from the replacing of the organ, the principal work which remain to be completed is the refacing of the columus supporting, the dome and the recarving made necessary But we are by the renovations.

throughout the war by the older labourers. In all, the public have subscribed £400,000, and when the final appeal for £140,000 was issued by Canon Alexander, in 1925" the public reponded so readily that £250,000 was raised.

It is probable, therefore, that there will be a surplus when the work is completed.

1.68 p.m-Weather report.

How much that surplus is like- 5.30 to 6.30 p.m.-Programme of now working," he said, to a more ly to be it is imposible to foretell Chinese music. (Beka records super dess definite programme, which at the moment," said Canon Alex plied by The Canton Trading Asso-provides for everything being ready ander. At the final stage of all by next June. The taak of reassen-big tasks like this there is always, cistian, Ltd.).

reting the organ in its former place something extra which one finds has will be a formidable one which will to be done, and which tends to alter When it is previous.estimates of the cost. No occupy four months. ready, however, the congregations decision will be taken as to the distribution of a surplus until the will find a great improvement in

newount of it is known." (Continued on next Column).

7.49 p.m.-Evening Weather port.

$ p.m.- Evening

programme. (Columbia records supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.).

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conspicuously successful. Detroit

easy to bent to-day, as the latter are without the services of Dr. and Mra, Tottenham, who have left the Colony for a short holiday. Kow.

val at Detroit, each team making 17 hits. Gehringer and McManus both made home runs. made three errors to Cleveland's two but nevertheless nosed out aloon Bowling Green Club receive 11-10 win.

Craigengower who should win.

National League Games.

In the National League the Cuba hammered three St. Louis pitchers for a total of 10 hits, winuing 14-6, Five Chiengo runs were bunched in the sixth inning. Grime made u

home run.

The Pirates owatted three Linein. mac pitchers and the bite incuded tidely three-baggers by Traynor and Grantham which played a laage part in the final score of 7-0 for L'ittsburgh.

Bissennette of Brooklyn made a

The best match of the day is ex preted to be between Recreio and Ladies Recreation Club. All the three matches are being played at Kowloon.

HONG KONG F.A.-

COUNCIL MEETING ON FRIDAY,

A meeting of the Hong Kong Football Association Counell will be

house man in the first isning of the held in the desaciation's ofices,

Was

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the

game between the Braves and the Hodges ut Brooklyn. Although Boston did most of the hitting thereafter, pounding five pitchers for a total of 12 hits, Frederick of the Dodgers made another homer in the second inning and the net nesuit

5-3 win for Dodgers.

A home run festival featured the Giants-Phillies double-header "at In "the first game New York. Sierst, Jackson and Lindstrom of the Giants and O'Doul of the Phillies homered, and Klein of the Phillies homered in the second coa“ test, New York took the initial game 14-2, and the second went to Philadelphia 4-2.

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Anether selection, "in Goddard, the Gloucestershire bowler, may cause surprise in some quarters, but on this season's form it is difficult to see how he could be left out of consideration in view of England's comparatively innocuous attack in the first two Tests. "

Goddard, who did not even . ap- pear in his county side last year, he met with remarkable' success since returning to the team, and was "the first man to take 100 wie- kets this season. He completed this fent on June 25, when he took

12 wickets for 133 runs in the match against Leicester,

French Bank Buildings at 3.30 p.m. on Friday. The busts will in- clude the appointment of an Emer- geney Committee of three, a Re-

Bowley, of Sussex, an opening ferees' Committee of three, an

bateman (and also an "old-timer"), Appeals Board and a League Man-has been in consistent form all the

gement Committee of five.

season, and has well earned the The meeting will also receive a honour accorded him.

statement of accounts from the

League Treasurer and the cash balance

SWIMMING CONTEST.

Of the players who appeared in the Second Test. E. T. Killick, R. W. Robins and O'Connor dropped.

are

Woolicy. Bowley and Goddard are the new selections, whilst the re- Freeman, scems to point to a decision on

WRIGLEY MARATHON EVENT.inclusion of "Titch"

["D.P." Special Service.].

New York. The fourth annual Wrigley Marathon Swimming Eveat will be held this year in con- nection with the Canadian National Exhibition at Toronto on August 23 to 95. There will two divisions of the swimming test this year, the

the part of the Selectors to

strengthen the attack for the next

COUNTY GAMES..

Jackson's home

encounter. run to-day was Is fifteenth for the season while Kein'e was No. 18.

One game

postponed on account of rain-the scheduled en

between the cauater

St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox.

New York

The following are the detailed results of the games :---

American League. Ciuta.

R. H. E. 6 10 1 4 7 1 10 2 11 17 3

2 B 2 12 12 0

Boston

Cleveland

Detroit

Philadelphia

Washington

St. Louis v. Chicago postponed,

1.

rain

National League.

Clube. Philadelphia

New York Philadelphia

New York

■ Boston

R. H. E.

4 1

14 16 2

4

6 1

2

70

3 12 0

స్ 8 0

10 15 1 7'2

Brooklyn

Boston

Brooklyn

7

Pittsburg

Cincinnati

Chicago

St. Louis

7. 14.4 G 15 1

14 19 2

S 8 9

et

W. L. Pot.

48 38 727

42 90 .817

39 96 .600

29 34 .528

32 34 48S 24 27 429

23 87 .329

29 49, 310

W. L. Pet..

37 23

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LONDON, July 8 At Loughborough to day Leices

and runs. Scores --

mer's and women's, the latter being ter beat. Glamorgan by an inaings

a ten mile race which carries an award of $10,000 to the winner,

Women who place in their divi. sion will be eligible to compete with men in a fifteen mile event for which a total of $50,000 in prize money has been put up, half of which will be awarded the winner.

The first Wrigley marathon swim was, held across the San Pedro Channel to the mainland of Cali- fornia and was sponsored by Wil liam Wrigley Jr. of Chicago. The next two, as in the case of the com- ing event. were sponsored by the William Wrigley Jr. Company of Toronto.

The water sports of the exhibition will be held on Lake Ontario. Im mediately in front of the Canadian National Exhibition grounds an oblong course of about ten miles has been laid out for the long distance swiming. One of the con- ditions of the race is that the tem- perature of the water must be 58 degrees or higher, otherwise the event will be postoned until the condition can be met.

An extensive sports programme

- Glamorgan 110 (Geary and 99 (Astill 6 for 23).

Leicester 20

for 32)

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in addition to the Wrigley event had been taken delivery of by par- has been devised for the exhibition, | tica for whom the goods had Track and field games, outboard not been intended, and the motor racing, rowing and canoeing hanki guarantee handed Over

STANDINGS.

American League.

Philadelphia St., Louis New York Detroit

Cleveland Washington

"Chicago Boston

Chicago

National League.

org.

St. Louis New York

Brooklyn

Bostona mës Cincinnati

40 25.615

34 30.545

491

31 36 .403

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Haley (Cardinals).

.28, 29

24 40.375

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[7841 letter resignation, addressed to Sir John Reith. In this letter Mr. Jeffrey said that the supporting of

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The writer added: The uncon- sidered or ill-advised action taken the contract, with respect to coupled with the personal humilia- tion upon it, shows that my con- tinuation under the existing cir- cumstances would be unprogressive and unproftable."

In reply to this the Sunday Timea yesterday received from the B.B.C. the following official statement.

"The letter to Sir John Reith conveying Mr. R. E. Jeffrey's re- signation which has been published

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Although the resignation had been accepted, it was arranged to give Mr. Jeffrey aor her chance. Mr Jeffrey had been some time

in charge of the secti of the sec tion of the Programme Branch con- ncerned with. dramatic work He was not Director of Programmes. He resigned to join British In- ternational Pictures on March 22,

I have sent my official letter of resignation to Admiral Car. pendale.

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Home Run Totals, Ott! (Giants)

Gebring Cokees)

Wilson (C)

Klein (Phillies).

Simmons (Athletics)

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21

10

ID:

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