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THE 'VARSITY MATCH.

THE PROSPECTS OF CAMBRIDGE.

WATER POLO.

KOWLOON SURPRISED BY NAVY.

The Royal Navy sprang a sur prise at the V.RO. pool yesterday by defeating the Kowloon S.C. in a water polo match by two goals

to one.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1930.

Hong Kong at Play,

SPORTS NOTES AND COMMENTS:

[Br "BROADCASTER":}

I understand that a protest is

being made by many teams against the alleged unsatisfactory manage- ment of the Hong Kong Basketball

in the rares. Those who are keen followers of swimming will be glad to hear that there is a possibility of sume of the Chinese "stars" appearing in the next swimining fute and also that "Jimmy" John- stone, who has been so conspicuous- ly absent from competitive swim- ming this year, will be figuring ngain. Some keen racing ought to be seen.

There were hardly any unexpect ed results in the senior division lawn bowls matches on Saturday.

BOBBY JONES' HOPE.

"FOUR IN ONE."

[UNITED FREYS.]

U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS.

*REUTER'S AMERICAN BARVICE.}

NEW YORK, July 7. The following matches were play- ed on Saturday :---

National League,

The golf world no longer helds a major title beyond the reach of

the Bobby Jones, but

Atlanta barrister is not yet satisfied and is preparing for the most ambitious Philadelphia Philadelphia effort of his illustrious, career-an attemp: to win the four major titles New York

Pittsburg of the golfing world in a single

St. Louis year,

after ten minutes' play, the Kow. Open League. A letter aigned by Kowloon C.C. did well to win by many years standing on May 31

The game was fast one, and loon S.C. scored. The Navy thes began to liver things up and were successful just before the interval.

After the interval the Navy scored their second goal through Foreman, who received a good pass Kowlcon missed two from Bell. successive changes with only the goalkeeper to heat on both ocea sions.

representatives

of the China Athletic Association, Fukien Ath- Jetic Association, Aces, B.B.C., St. Paul's College's Old Boya Union, Fire Brigade, Hong Kong Univer sity, and E.B.S.F.P.A., has been

GIVE THE RABBIT

Ą CHANCE!...

SELFISH LAWN TENNIS CLIQUES.

"Suburban lawn tennis clubs,"" şaid a cricketer. "are chiefly col- lections of snobs. It's the women, Thank good- 17 who make them so.

ness, cricket is a men's game and we can enjoy ourselves."

3 Boston Boston 11 Brooklyn

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3 Chicago

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6 Cincinnati

Membership and match play hav brought me into contact with many

The following matches were play-dubs in a fairly long experience,

ed on Sunday:~~ New York New York Brooklyn

St. Louis

10 Philadelphia 6 Philadelphia

And observation certainly does show that quite often Mr. and Mrs. A.

4 take no special pains. to seek out

Bobby gratified an ambition of 18 shots at Kowloon Dock, Taikoo, when he defeated Roger Wethered, who shared the points at King's 7 and 8, in the finals of the British Amatear championship, to win the Park the last time, were successful only important title which pre-

1 the company of Mr. and Mrs B. reason is usually not 4 But the at home against Club de Recreio viously had evaded him.

The victory gave Jones his tanth' St. Louis

4snobbery, but selfishness-the A.s by 14 shots. Two of the home rinks

7play slightly better tennis than the won and Wotherspoon's rink was rational championship and assured | Cincinnati.

1 B.s, and him of top ranking among the golf. Cincinnati

wen't, help » mixing The following matches were play them to sharpen their game. So forwarded to the executive com-responsible in giving Luz's rinking-immortals of the world na the first player to win the four major

when a court falls vacant 'they look mittee of the Basketball Association their first defeat of the sensor..

titles-British Amateur, the Britished on Saturday :-

in another direction. Open

The discussion of the Oxford cricket possibilities, published in yesterday's paper, will have shown that Cambridge are up against a serious proposition. As regards stars, one may perhaps fairly balance E. T. Killick against A. M. Crawley. The former played for England last year against the South, Africans, when Crawley failed to get into the side. It was a dis. tinetian obtained by no under- graduate since Gilbert Jessop in. I think, 1899. (The Croucher's son, by the way, has just been up at Cambridge, but got no further than the Seniors.) But, if Crawley did

The decision referred to was o In the Junior Division the Kow- not play in the first half-dozen

the annual matches for Oxford, owing to the loos S.C. revenged for their seniors resolution carried at claims of work, Killick has had very by defeating the 12th Heary Bat-general meeting of the Association little success, save that he reached tery. R.A., by one goal to mil. faity in each innings against the Kowloon S.C.-B. Angus, Har-which reads as follows:-"All the Australians the best side Cam-vey, E. Murphy. Stocker, J. Mur-League matches involving teams bridge have tackled.

Speaking as one to whom our Oxford friends refer genially to as "Tab," I am more afraid of the prestige and experience of the Freshman Peebles, to whom I have already referred. It may be that his reputation may upact some of the Light Blues..

J. T. Morgan, the skipper, has six old Blues at his disposal, and. with the possible exception of H. R. W. Butterworth, 1' think they are alt certainties. This, at Lord's, is all to the good.

Cambridge Record to Date.

Navy-Firmpson. Beach, North. Foisting out that an important de- Craigengower had an easy victory (Open, the U.S. Amateur and U.S.

Scores Navy 2. Kowloon 1. Bell, Lake, Foreman and Singleton. Kowloon SC.Angus, Franks, Henry, Railton, Pagett, Kerr and Bliss.

Junior Gama,.

phy, J. Spiers and Brokenshire.

12th Heavy Battery:-Moore. Hayward, Wilson, Breeds, Kesketh, Trice and Leadbeater.

The Seniors.

Ratcliffe, Carris and Baines are all Seniors, the first-named being a second-year man, and the other two in their third year. All are batsmen and Ratelife has actually been awarded his Blue this year.

The Freshers,

The Light Blues got off the mark break bowler but has come to the

man

cision relative te postponement of Lengue matches has not been car. ried out.

from

which players have been selected to represent Hong Kong at the Chinese National athletic meet, shall not be postponed, and in such matches the said teams shall be allowed until the return of the selected players," to put sub- stitutes in their place."

The communication to the execu- tive committee also states that the chairman and honorary secre tary did not convene A second extraordinary meeting when such a

F. R. Brown has also been award- ed his Blue. He started as a leg-

front as the mast successful bats- a week or so later than Oxford. and on the whole have as good a on the side. His two last-meeting was demanded by more record. They have drawn with recorded scores have been 150 and Leicester, Somerset, Surrey, and 140. Not so bad for a bowier man! Rought-Rought--and I have Leveson Gower's XI-a strong one. They fast to Sussex-at Fenner - no idea how you pronounce it by 16 rups; to the Australians by is a bowler. He stands six feet an innings and 134 runs and to four, and sends down pretty fast Yorkshire by ten wickets, Middle medium with quite a lot of spin. sex ut Fenner's they beat by seven He has not played regularly as he wickets, and Sussex, at Brighton by was suffering from bowler's toe,' ten wickets. On the whole, the-whatever that may be, and had to be missed. If he is fit, how- Oxford record is a shade better.

ever he seems a certainty,

The Probables.

General Strength,

no

While the side can claim bowler of such outstanding merit as Peebles-or even of E. D. Blum dell last year the attack is well varied, and of good quality, which is probably the most important Lord's. Rought-Rought

than two-thirds of the affiliated clubs. The signatories of the letter declare that in view of the mis- management they have unanimous- is decided to consider henceforward the actions of the executive "comi- mittee in the name of the Lengue as irregular.

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Although the "B" and "C# divisions of the Tennis League are, & close, the rapidly" drawing to "A" teams have a lot of leeway to ranke up as they have been un- usually slow with their fixtures this season. The best part about it is

An analysis of what has been done to date rather suggests definite eleven, though out here one cannot be sure that there will not be two or three last-minute sur prises. Before giving my selections, there are two points to be men- tioned. B. H. Valentine (Repton thing at and Pembroke), who went up with and Kemp-Welsh are fast. Butter that none of the clubs seem parti- a big reputation, failed to get his worth medium. Fabian slow spin cularly anxious to play off their Blue in 1928, but in his second year and Brown a leg-breaker. made 11 and 52 at Lord's. His also has name has not appeared this year. wickets.

Grant

been known to take postponed games, and the majority The batting strength is of them have only turned out

and apparently he is not in resid-well developed, and one has an im

at home over the Bowling Green team. The champions finished well up on all rinks to win by 3 shots. Civil Service, were also on top form when they visited the Police ground and won by 28 shots."

All the home teams in the junior division lost to the visitors. Craigen gower created a great surprise at the Kowloon Bowling Green Club. The visitors were successful en all rinks and had a majority of 33 shots. It so happened that Civil Service, who are on an equal foot- ing with the Bowling Green Club,

Ta

10 Boston

2 Pittsburg

12 Pittsburg

3 Chicago

8 Chicago

American League.

Bobby has held one or more of Boston these titles each year since he first Brooklyn entered the ranks of national cham-Cincinnatti pions in 1923 by beating Bobby S. Louis Cruickshank in a play-off for the U.S. Open title. His record is as I follows:-

How the Record Stands, 1994-Won U.S. Amateur; "finish, ed second in U.S. Opea.

1933-Won U.S. Amateur; tied Willie McFarland for U.S. Open, losing play-off.

1995-Won U.S. Open and British Open; runner-up to George Von Elm for U.S. Amateur.

1921-Won British Open with re- cord score of 995;

won Amateur.

19%-Won U.S. Amateur; tied losing play-off.

2 Philadelphia

9 Pittsburg

8 Chicago

3 New York The following matches were ed on Sunday:- St. Louis

Boston

Brooklyn Chicago

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They Are Avoided,

Away from the club the Smiths 6may be the most charming and cul- atured of people. They may be both wealthy and wise, But if they play-turn tennis into boredom they are avoided by those higher up the

Nut money gtenais ladder.

social distinction will compensate for inability to knock a ball clever- oly over a net.

3 New York

3. Philadelphia

4

3

Cincinnati

7 Pittsburg

nor

also fell victims to the Yacht Clab. Johnny Farrell for C.S. Open, the first time in 1926 over the St.ittle from a single with the club

The difference was only two shots and the Yachtsmen fully deserved The fall of the two the points. leaders and the success of the lesser lights makes the position more interesting, as there is the poss ibility of any one of the other trans issuing a serious, challenge for the leadership. Club de Recreio, contrary to expectations, lost on their ground to Taikoo by six shots. The Electricians also performed a good feat in winning by aine shots at Kowloon C.C

1920-Defeated Al Espinosa in play-off for US. Open.

No golfer has won more than two of the four major titles in a single season, but making new records is Jones' forte and it will not be sur prising to see Bobby realize his ambition of winning, all four of the championships this year. Jones in his career, and his Atlanta is playing better than at any time friends are so confident he will make a clear sweep of the titles. they sent more than 81,000 to Eng. land to take the 50 to 1 adds offered by Lloyds against Bobby accom plishing the feat.

and

So nearly every aluh forms its self-protective cliques. Every player finds his level and is out for games The British Open at Hoylake, in the company immediately above The 1 be climb the ladder and, as the last month was Bobbys' second him. Only by obtaining them eas step in his 1930 campaign. upen tourney was played in his | Americans put it, make the match favourite strie of competition team. medal play for 72 holes.

Up to a point this is all to the Jones won the British Open for good. The very bad player gains Otdns course repeated the champion; he is merely left stand- following year at St. Andrews with ing. But he gains much from seta. a record low score of 985 for 72 with the "next worst" man and he holes. He had not competed in the would improve still more if the tournament since that time, but Olympians would design now and the championship remained in the then to instract him. United States through the effort of Walter Hagen, who duplicated Bobbys two consecutive victories.

Following his success in the -returned to the panions have British Open, Jongs and his com United States to prepare for the U.S. Open at Interlachen Country Club, Minneapolis. Mian, July 10 19, and the U.S. Amateur Merion Cricket Club, Ardmore, Pa., September 22-27.

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These same Olympians cannot be blamed for keeping themselves apart most of the time. But a club is a community and its members owe to it more than their subscrip-

tions.

Especially is this true of the happy few who win the club cups

mixing and enjoy match play. They can repay by occasionally" with the rabbits without whose suh. seriptions there would be no club.

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ence. J. T. Morgan, the captain, pression that the general fielding wise since the season begun early 18 at least a shade better than in May, whereas according to the failed to ges in as a Fresher in

the 109 game, as R. S. Machin Oxford's ability in this most im-fixtures, the official "A" season was keeping, and though in four portant department of the game. matches he averaged 33,50, he only

got four wickets for 90 runs and

Possibles..

should have been over. There is,

however, the question of postponed

he was considered as a bowler, In The only men likely to spring a 1923 he kept wicket and made 18 surprise by getting into the side games owing to rain, but then there And 17 at Lord's, while keeping are the Freshman W. H. Webster,has been ample time to play these

The

in 1929, ho saved the situation with R. H. C. Human, a recond-year games off, and I am sure it does and perhaps N. M. Vrot do tennis any good to delay a brilliant 140 in the Arst innings man,

length of time. (14 not out in the second) and sur-Rothschild also a Freshman. prised the critics, for previously he first-named, of Highgate and Pem matters for such a had had a bad season. This year broke, made 78 and took 3 for 31 League tennis serves to keep up early criticism has suggested he is and 3 for 23 in the Freshmen's the interest in the game when

He has played wrong to keep .again, ns de Chas-match this year. seron (Haileybury and Jesus) is n two or three times.at least. Human there is no recognised tournament good stumper, though no bat, and (Repton and Emmanuel) can bow (and there is only one in Hong Morgan's batting and keeping are and also is a useful but who has Kong) and if interest here logs also, said to suffer from his dual role. played in about the same number then I am afraid the players them- But he probably knows best.

(Harrow and Trinity) has been selves are not too keen on the tried as a bowler without much game.

He made 43 for Harrow

The Probable Eleven.

of

matches, while

I incline to think that the Light success.

Blues will be represented by J.. Eton last year.

T. Morgan (captain) (Charterhouse

and Jesus), G. D. Kemp-Welsh (Charterhouse and Sidney Sussex),

The Result:

A. T. Rateliffe (Rydal and Trinity the old dictum

Ball), E. T. Killick (St. Paul's and

and St. John's), F. R.

<

Rothschild

One wonders why the L.T.A. does not run A competition on the One feels inclined to agree with

system here. Each of Craig. the knock-on” Surrey poet," and to say that club may be represented by two Jesus), G. C. Grant (Trinidad and Cambridge will win because Oxford singles and one doubles pair. The Christ'a), H, E. Carris (Mill Ei ought to do so! I think the Dark

Brown Blues are definitely the better side only possible drawback to this sng- (Ley's and St. John's), R. Cin bowling There is little in it gestion is that some of the weaker Rought-Rought (Private and Em- in the batting, while probably clabs might be unfortunate in the manuel), A. H. Fabian (Highgate Cambridge have a slight advantage and Pembroke); T. W. T. Baines in Gelding. Barring the lack of draw, but then that abould not (South Africa and Trinity Hall, the toss and the wicket, a draw be a very vital factor against the and H. R. W Butterworth (Rydal seems the most probable result, but innovation. I am sure that com.. the question of nerves and tem and Jesus)..

perament enters so largely into the petition would command more in- game, that I should not like to betterest than the present league either was.

series, and I put this suggestion to N. ABBIT. [Nate-Since writing the above the tennis authorities for what it is the results of the two last matchesworth. have come in. Oxford beat Leve son-Gower's XI. at Enalboane. A.

The Old Blues.

Of thie-elevon, Morgan, Kemp. Welsh, Killick, Grant, Fabian and Butterworth are Old Blues. I am a bit doubtful about the last-named getting in. He is a bowler who can, but does not often, bat vezy well. He has not got many wickets this year, but has come off once with

year

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The same may apply to a mixed

M. Crawley is evidently in form, doubles and a ladies' competition,

neutral ground.

as he male 144, while the Nawab and one of the conditions, should the but. He made 10 last year at of Pataudi-who has been rather be that the clubs must meet on a Lord's, and got altogether 2 wickets quiet lately-helped himself to 167 not out. Hill-Wood had four for Kem-Welsh is a for 138 runs. Soccer Blue who did not play in 83, Peebles four for 8, while Brad- shaw took four for 15. It is evident the Freshers' match Inst on as he is their second cricket of probables, as it seems certain through injury. Sidney are coming that I was one cut in my selection blue since the war. He can bowl now Bradshaw will get in. I suspect pretty fast, but is essentially an Akera Douglas and Nevinson are opening batsman, Last year he got out. Oxford won by 9 wickets.

Cambridge went one better and 67 and 23 at Lord's. Incidentally, there are at last three other Soccer beat the M.C.C. by ten wickets. E T. Killick seems to be running into Blues in the side.

form at last, as he got 182-R.A] (Continued on nest Golumn.)

The swimming fete at the. V.R.C. last week provided some very good entertainment, and the variety of the programme proved to be a The absence of great success. Chinese swimmers from the fete did not in any way, lessen the interest

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