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Lawn Bowls.

Tennis Topics.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1931.

M.C.C. IN NEW ZEALAND

REMINISCENCES OF THE 1929-1930 MATCH.

[BY R. ABBIT.]

TO-MORROW'S GAMES IN CHINESE AND INDIANS TO which occur between the publien-

7 THE LEAGUE.

KOWLOON C.C. ENTERTAIN. TAIKOO,

[By "GREEN"},

Last week's games in the Lawn Bowls League League oloved ox-

autly half of the season's program mo. In the senior division, the Fowicon C. C. have, won all their doyon games, including their home meeting with Craigengdwer, who have taken the points in their other six engagements. The most im- portant fixture foamcrrow is at

Kowloon CC where Taikoo will be the visitors, as, apart from the fact that the match is a vital cae

MEET TO-DAY.

[Br 'STOFFLITE."']

The tennis league is well under way and despite the fact that rain has caused a lot of postponements, the Clubs are making overy effort to keep up to scratch: I was sorry to see that the United Services Recreation Club had withdraw from the "B" division but the

have done much damage to their courts and as they are already rather behind with their dixtures, it was considered best to withdraw.

It in gratifying to note, however, that they are carrying on with their Mixed Doubles fixtures and in my opinion this will soon become the

During the rather trying intervals.

tions of the Tost Match scores in.

their successive stages. I have been amusing myself with looking up the records of the doings of the M.O.C team in New Zealand during the winter of 1020-1930. Their games with local sides wore usually won by heavy margins and they seem to hayo had a vary plonsant trip. In all, four Fest Matches were played

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.

DODGERS OVERWHELM

THE CARDINALS.

CRICKET SCORE WIN FOR.

PHILLIES,

New York, June 26-Playing crack baseball at the Pole Grounds hore to tiny the New York Giants, favoured by excellent twirling, blanked the Cincinanti Reti by a score of 2 to 0, white in Brocklyn the Dedgers Stagea lugerest to win by a score of 18 to 5 from the Plenty St. Louis Cardinals, the leaders in the National League In Philadel. The original programme had arphin, the Phillies also went on a ranged for three only, but the Third terrific hit-spres to sink the Pitta aged to work in the fourth. In burgh Pirates by a docre of 13 to was mined by rain and they man-

131 onl

Test Results,

JARDINE'S PERFECT

INNINGS.

PLAYERS.

After playing"

perfect innings WIMBLEDON TENNIS

of 50 Jarding, to over prize, was clean bowled bi a ball well up to him, which apparently.

TWO CENTURIES FOR THE he was trying to force with a

back stroko. Bowes sent Morkely, stumpa flying with a ball which made pace off the ground, and five wickets were down for 122 when Fender came

ime in.

Commenting on the Gentlemen r. Players match in the London Horn- |ing Post, P: F. Warner writes:'-- Happily it was more like summer at the Oval, and we had a full and interesting day's cricket, in the caurve of which the Players supred 39 and the Gentlemen 163 for five

wickets,

NO, USA

There was some very good bowl ing, particularly by Allom, and fud catches were made by Foster at shore leg, and Jardine at second especially when, one remembers that slip, while Machin kept wicket well,

his appearances in this class of Fericket have been very rars in recent

the Gentlemen was due the fact that the Players, who had made 195 without the loss of a wicket, were

To the excellent out cricket of

for Kowloon, there is as much in most popular section of the league, good. Of the Now Zealand side Box by a score of 3 to 2

torest in it for Taikoo, who are It is an now, as far as the specta-six were playing-Dempster, Page, start. They secred four run-invious ball, being 1.b.w, to the next.

the Grat match, England caught 2, and at Boston the Braves bunch-all out for an addition of 134 runs, fact is that the recent heavy rains soven wickets down for traded their hits when they counted though the pitch, if not difficult,

New Zealand drying pitch out. Blunt made a desperate effort most to bump off the Chicago Cubs was of the type on which bowlers with 45 not out, and the total rench-by a score of 7 to 3,

like Allom und Morkel-who also ed 119. England got 181, and the Because of rainstorms over a

bowled very well-made an ocon- Now Zealand 2nd innings reached wide area, only two games wore sional ball rias sharply, though this was perhaps due more to the height played in the American League, At Although there had been no playChicago, the Washington Senators and skill of the bowlers than to any on the first day, England won by slipped again and wore defeated defect in the wicket. hour to spare. It is recorded that to 3 Playing in St. Louis, the Ths Hobbs Sutcliffe partnership sight"wickets" with just under an by the White Sox by a sente of 4

Hobbs and Sutcliffe. the New Zealand fielding was not Brown's nosed cut the Boston Red was broken at 203, Hobbs, who had who played at Lord's last week-end, The Braves got off to a flying been hit on the too with the pre- The next wicket added 47 rung, lowry, James, Blunt and Merritt the first inning alone before Pat most of them by Sutcliffe, who was Dempster who, I think, must be Malone, who was pitching for the eventually stumped, the ball going regarded as one of the ten best bats Cubs was sont trotting to the off the wicketkeeper's gloves. Sut at present in England, soored eleven showers. and twenty-five.

MacFayden, whe pitched for the cliffe had given three chances, but Red Sox, fanned five of the if he had some lack ho played a fine Browns, but the Red Sox, although innings, in which were some really slugging freely, failed to bunch beautiful strokes, and particularly their bingles and they did not give off-drives. deserved.

only four points behind. Club de, Reerrio, leaders in the second divi- sion, are booked to meet Kowloon 6.C. The following is the pro granime:- "Division I

Civil Servico, Bowling Green. Police Craigongower, Kowloon Dock v. Rocreio." Kowloon C.C. v. Taikoo.

Division II,

*

*

*

Craigongower r. Civil Service, Taikoo . Electric R.C. Bowling Green . Yacht Club, Recreio » Kowloon C.C. **

Craigengewer, will have no cause for worry to-morrow, as they are walking across to the Police ground. In their meeting last year, the Police caused the chum- pions much anxiety by gaining a good load and it was only towards the last stages of the game that Craigengewer pulled the game

tors are concerned, for I invariably see more spectators at a mixed doubles game than I do at the men's matches.

Indiano-Chinese Match.

Second Testi Another two of the present team,

There is really nothing outstand-Mills, and Weir, came in for the their moundsman the support heSmith, a left-handed batsman,

could not get the ball away, but, Against tho Phillies, who few batsmen show their best form Indian Recreation Club "Bat The present opening pair, Milts and Piratos pitching staff, the Buono wicket. It was a great one- wrought havoc with the Pittsburgh Boing in with the score at 200 for caneers did not have a chanes. The handed catch at short-leg which acnt Giants held the Reds to four very catch at short third man, and back Croom, Wellard fell to n much scattered, hite, with the Berity was splendidly caught in the suit that the Cincinnati playerE failed to put so much as one tally slips by Jardine, who jumped up,

ing to comment upon this week, ex-second Test, and New Zealand had cept perhaps that the defeat of the the best of it, though England were never in much danger of defeat. Dempster, each scored a century and sent up 270 for the first wicket. The home side had a lead of a hundred and twenty runs (440 to 320), but refused to take a chance, and hold on too long to score 184 for 4 wickets England scored. 107 for four on a pitch which was crumbling a bit...

the hands of Civil Service Cricket Club on Wednesday came as some thing of a surprise. In fairness to the Indians, however, it must be said that they did not have their full team out: ‚ .

Rain Spolle the Next

Game,

In the third game Allcott of the present' sido came in 'and Kerr and

There will be a very interesting gaine at Causeway Bay this evening when the old rivals, Chinese Recrea tion Club and Indian Recreation Club meet in the "A" division. Cramb were the only members of The former are not very strong this the Lord's side who were not play- year hut although the odds are doing. Rain blanked out the first two days, and, on the third, England sidedly in favour of the Sookinpoo made 330 for four, and the hors might well have been picked this year barring a crocked knee, and Duleepsinghi bath got centuries. Dempster was not out with: sixty- two.to his credit..

round-to win by 17 shots. There team, I should not be at all sur-side 06 for one. E. A. Bowley, who will be much uncertainty as reprised to see the C.R.C. give them gards the outcome of the other good run for their money, senior games. la their awaY

Quito a number of games are hatch, Kowloop Dock lost by 24 down for decision to-morrow, the

full programme being:-

1oints to Club de Recreio, and 1

M.B.K. .I.R.C..

8.C.A.A.

think the result this time will also' be in favour of the King's Park team. I fancy the chances of the Bowling Green Club team on their visit to the valley. In their ear. Jior meeting at home, the Bowling Greed beat tho Civil Service by, nine shots. The meeting of Kow- Ioan C.C. and Taikos will attract much interest and no doubt thereC.R.C. will be much speculation as to, the result. Kowloon C.C. won the last time on away ground by five shots, and I am in hopes that they will succend again by perhaps a slightly bigger margin.

*

Recreio TR.C.

H.K.C.C.

Y.M.C.A.

C.o.c.

"A" Division,

J.C.R.C.

H.X.0.0; v. K.C.C.

"B" Division.

W.

. C.8.0.C. 0.0.0.

A.T.C.

v. University.

"O" Division.

K.C.C. Recreio University .D.K. C.S.C.O.

1. I.R.C.

7. REC.

O.R.C.

1. A.T.C.

2. B.C.A.A. » H.K.O.C.

K.I.T.C.

Final Match Drawn,

The fourth game produced rather a glut of runs. G. B. "Legge got 196 out of a total of 540 in the first innings. Now Zealand replied with 387 and the match petered out. England thus won the rubber, by securing the only match complotod, but New Zealand had the best of the only draw that in any way got anywhere hear completion.

The Players,

I have already referred to the personnel of the New Zealand team, which in the last two Tests ap proximated very closely to the pre- sent team. Cromb and Kerr have now come in and the latter at | Lord's definitely failed. Cromb, however, was quite a success. "He made 20 and 14, and took thres wickets in the first innings for 113, and two for 44 in the second: 4,

Of the English team in New Zea land, only Duleepsinghi was play- Massey and FH. W. Haynes

N. Bebbington, W. Bickford, Jing in the Lord's inatch. The

(Skip.)

Kowloon Bowling G.0.

M.C.C. team was intended to be an experiment in youth also, I believe, and it is rather and to think that noither M. I. C. Allom, Barratt, Nichols, nor Worthington have had H. much of a chance since. Barratt in 37, but the rest are comparatively roung. Goddard too has been pres od over after having been triod once last year. In 1030 he took 244 wickets for 10.57 runs apicco and this year. has taken quite a few wickets for Gloucestershire, He is only just in his thirties and may get another trial,

In the junior games, Taikoc and the Bowling Green Club, both playing at home, appear to be the favourites for the points. The Electricians suffered their worst defeat' this season when they enter- tained Taikoo, and it remaing to be seen how they will fare on away ground. The Yacht Club, who are the visitors at the Bowling Green Club, have been handicapped, re- contly by the absence of Ekip J. Willmott, C. Strange, L. Luck Shields, one of their prominent and R. R. Davies (Skip.) players. Craigen gower, performed Resorves J. McGown and a miracle in defeating the Bowling Lockhart. Green Club on their own ground last week. Can they do the same. to-morrow on home ground against Civil Service I am waiting to see. There is every reason for Club de Recreio to do their level bosk if they are to retain the lead ing position, but I am afraid the chances are they will be beaten by the Kowloon C.C. Should this hap pon, the Bowling Green Club show promise of retrieving the loading WL Hogbin and L. Guy (Skip.) tho New Zealand games in 1920 position which they lost a week ago, K.B.O.C junior team (homp) 21030 that though the fielding had consequent on their unexpected do-Yacht Cute at 3.30 p.m.-H. F.improved considerably from its 1927 fent by Craigengower.

Stoneham, J. B. Logan, W. E. Hale standard, there was still room for and A. W. EJ Davidson (Skip.) improvement. From the cables this GE. F. Thompson, C. B. Beat, year it seems that this improvement H H. Rose and W. 8. Drakohas come about. Relying on spin

bowlers a good deal, a koon field F. V. Whitt, J. G. Meyer, F.ing side was necessary if the team was to get its opponents. out, at á L. Rapley and V Petherick

reasonable figure. (Skip.)

Electris R.U.

K.B.G.C. senior team (away) Civil Service at 4 p.m. -H. Nish, G. H Sherriff. S. Eccleshall and W. Russell (Bkip.)

J. Rodger, T. S, W, West, G. E. Roylanco and D. F. Warren (8kip.): RS. Richol, T. Ferguson, E.

LEAQUE TEAMS;" The following are some of the

selected for to-morrow'a { (Skip.)

Civil Service 0.0.

team

Civil Service sellor team (home) Bowling Green Club-B, Rand- JeS E. Alderman A. H. Oswick and J. Gregory (Skio.)

VA

F. Jones, H, Westlako. J. Deakin

Hollidge (Skip.)

and

H.K. Electric R.C. team (away)

Taikos J. R McKay, D. S. Hill and ter (8kip.)

Webs

The Fielding Question.

It appears from: stray notes on

A Correction.

I see from cables which came to my knowledge after I wrote the article which appeared in yester day's issue, that the wicket boggan to crumble towards the end and

bottomed Butler Nasmina that appareath the Naglich hatersen:

JAT. Dobbie, A. O. Brawn, L (Skip.)ge

Civil Service junior team. (away) Craigongower:-P Knight, R., Wood, Holland and H. E. Strange (Skip.)

(Hontinued on nezt Golsima.)

Deacon and W. H. B. Muskett (Skip-):-)

J Sloan, CE. Galiagan, G. T. Padgett and A, T. Paul (Skip.)

Rezerves G Thomson and TP Baunderson Pa

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across the rubber.

Scores and Standings.

Following are the scores:

AMERICAN LEAGUE,

Washington Chicago Boston St. Louis

R.

H. E.

3

B

Q

9 0

80

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

12

ន

1:

0

0

2

150

Pittsburgh. Philadelphia Cincinnati New York

Chicago Boston

St. Louis

Brooklyn

knocked the ball up with his left hand, and then held it with both hands

The first ball'after lunch had Ley- land caught by the wicketkeeper standing back to Allom, who quick- ly got out Brooks and Mayer. Allom had a fine analysis. If only he could make the ball go away from the bat, what a magnificent bowler he would be

A Splendid Ball,

Wyatt and Hone opened tho Gentlemen's innings to the bowling! of Wellard and Mayer. Horie made

tomo very nice strokes on the leg

sido off bath bowlers, but at 16 ho

was clean bowled by a splendid ball which came with the bowler's arm;

And at 34 Wyatt was caught at the wicket, cutting at rather a wide ball at Mitchell's first over, Mit- chell is elow medium rather than Following are the standings of definitely slow, and for an over or the clubs in the major leaguestwo Parsons was in trouble with

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

St. Louis New York Chicago Piston

37

Won Lost Pat. 41 21 081 2016

23

99

** 28

31

340 .515

Brooklyn,

31

.507

Philadelphia.. 27 33 .435

Pittsburgh *23 38 Cincinnati 93 42 AMERICAN LEAGUE

877 .353

33

32

Philadelphia 44 18, Washington New York Cleveland

St. Louis Boston Detroit Chicago

(4491 34 25

30 32

700. .dro .870. .483

2535

.415

37.

.383

.375 360

THE DIPLOMACY OF SPORT.

MINISTERS TENNIS. CHAM

PIONSHIP IN NANKING"

Nanking, June 20. By a match score of 3 to 1,-Japan, defeated Chisa bere yesterday in the Diplo matie Corps tennis championship, thereby wiming the right to meet the British in the competition, for the Johnson Cup, which has been Loffered by Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, the United Stasce Minister to China The British players have already eliminated the United States and they will now nicet the Japanese old

With the thermometer "mounting, Mr. Mamoru Shigemitsu, the Japan ese Chargé d'Affaires in China, do- feated Dr. C. T. Wang, the Chineso Foreign Minister, by a score of 0-4,, 26 and 6-4 Vice-Consul Ohta of Japan won from Dr M, T. 2. Tyau, the Director of the Intelligence and Publicity Department of the Minis. try of Foreign Affairs, by a cora, of 6-1 and 08

In the doubles, Consul Uyemura and Vice-Consul Ohta of Japan defeated Dr Tynu and Mr. Wu Non Jus of China be aware of as did not take any special riski în add 0,4., China's only victory was ofder to force the pace. I am not achieved in a singles match on prepared to say that England was Wednesday

ever in danger, but I think, the The matches are being played on verdico inust be that the draw was the courts of the French Consulate. --Lextremely'évén? Qiz+KWA MARA Genera

him, and was once, if not twice, appealed against for 1.b.w.

Then all of a sudden Farsong. seemed to master him, and made two beautiful square cuts past Hobbs's left side at coverpaint. He also made a lovely 4 past mid- on of Bowes, and Jradine, who was loudly cheered as he came out to bat, played his usual sound and correct game,

After tea Verity and Bowes were the bowlers. Verity has a micë do. tion, and varies his pace, and his rather faster ball has plenty of spin on it. He found 'a length at once and compelled both batamento watch him carefully. Mayer coming on for Bowes caught and bowled Parsons, at 97 for a stylish innings of 33. Parsons is a very good and attractive batsman, "for he makes the most of his height, and is always forcing the ball in front of the wicket:

"

Caso has a stylo of his own, but he has a good defence in his own method and strokes, and taps rather thun hits the ball. Ho and Fender

voro, together when stumps were pulled up at a quarter-past six owing to bad light The Players bowling was up to a high standard. There was a fair tttendanes, 2,073 people paying sate

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*** Players, Hobbe, Lb.w, bAllom Butelife, st. Machiu, h

Palmer.......

110'

120

Smith (D.), b Morkel 10' Croom, e Foster, b' Falmer.........." (ỘT Leyland, e Machino, b Allom 20 Wellard, o Jardine, b Mörk 16 Verity, e Jardine, b Foster... 12 Brooks, e Machin, b Allom Mayor, b Allom

Mitchell, run out o Bowes, not out ......

Extras

CHAMPIONSHIPS.

GERMAN GIRL ENTERS

FINAL

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,

LONDON, July 2. In the semi-final of the women' singles Fraulein Assom boat Madame Mathieu 6.0, 2.0, 6.3.

·MEN'S DOUBLES, Fourth Round

LONDON, July 1, In the fourth round of the men's, doubles Lott and Van Ryan beat Landry and Mangin 6-0, 6-2, 7-5.

MEN'S SINGLES.

Semi-final,

In the semi-final of the men's singles Frank Shields (America) beat Borotra (Franco) 7-3, 26, 6-4, 6-4, thus the final will be between two Americans. Re

Men's Doubles.

LONDON, July 2 In the man's doubles semi-final 3 Cochet and Brugnon (France) bent Shields and Wood (Amerien) 6-4,

Total

320

Allom

Bowling Analysis,

OMAR W. 23.3**$

10 1 18 3

Foster. Palmer Morkel Wyatt

238628Z

D 129

Fender · 3 0 14

Gentlemen.

R. B. B. Wyatt, Brooks,

b. Mitchell

BW. Hone, b Wellard

DR. Jardine, b. Wellard... 56 Rev. J. H. Parsons, c and b

Mayer

D. C. Case, not out

23

28

28 88:

"D. P. B. Morkel, b Bowes. 3

P.G. H. Fender, no out ...

Extras

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Total (for 5 wickets)... 185

M. J. C Allom, D. G. Foster," R8. Machin, and H, J. Palmer to bat.

make Mixed Doubles,

In the fourth round of the mixed doubles Lott and Mrs. Harper beat Do Kehrling and Mra. Sutter- thwaite 6-3, 6-460

HENLEY ROWING

REGATTA.

AMERICAN CREW BEATEN BY LONDON R.C.

{THROUGH NEUTRE'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 2. At Henley the American chal-, lenge for the Grand Challenge Cup- failed in the first attempt.

The London Rowing Club, the holders were strong favourites, beating Harvard · University, eight lengths. in the first heat. easily

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