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COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR YORKSHIRE.

SUSSEX SCORE CONVINCING WIN OVER SOMERSET

SURREY AND GLOUCESTER DRAW:

WARWICK'S WIN OVER WORCESTER BROOK AND

WYATT BOWL WELL.

{THROUGH REUTER'SŊAGENCY.]

London, August 18. By sharing the points with Middlesex at Leeds, Yorkshire wou the County Championship for the season, 1931, for the fifteenth time since the history of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club and for the sixth time since the War Yorkshire did not have an pasy path to success this season and, taking into consideration the fact that they participated it no less than five drawn games, their Victory is all the more commendable.

Other matches prayed quite interesting but on account of the bad weather the Surrey-Gloucester fixture was loft drawn.

The most outstanding batting and bowling performances were:

Leo (Derby)

141

Batting

Lee, F. (Somerset)

Parks, H. (Sussex)

193

*Cook (Sussex).

108

*-Not out.

Bowling,

Vode (Notts)............ 8 for 40 134 Townsend (Derby). 8 for 45 C. 8: Marriott (Kent) 7 for 67 R. E. S. Wyatt (War-

wick)

O for så Kennedy (Hampshire), 0 for 87

Freeman (Kent)

for 70

Wensley (Sussex)

3 for 13-

Eastman (EBOX)"

ǎ for 16

for 21

Brook (Worcester) Nichols (Essex)..... 6 för. 24 Astill (Leicester)... 5. for 27, Parker (Gloucester)..." for 30 H. T. O. Smith (Essex).4 for 8

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE,

له

Jst. Inni, No Poss

W. L Result. Pts Pte

141

376205

300 107.

376 151

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1931.

Aquatic Notes

LAWRENCE'S GREAT SHOW

OVER THE $220.

INTERPORT PROSPECTS,

[DY "FREE STYLE"]

With the swimming interport now only a matter of weeks ahead, interest na to who will be selected. to represent the Colony is at fever pitch. The team will probably be nominated in a few days and who over is chosen, there is ground and very strong ground at that to be love that Hong Kong will come through the interport with Dying colours. We have good reprosonta- tives at hand - for every items on the programme and the swimmers have all had plenty of opportunity to koop fit.

The many night fetes navo dono much to keep prospective can-

MACAO RACES.

PROGRAMME FOR" INAUGURAL MEETING,

SEVEN RACES ON CARD.

THIRD TEST DRAWN

FARCICAL START AT MANCHESTER

THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.]

SWIMMING.

VTHE BACK CRAWL STROKE.

LEG ACTION FROM THE HIPS.. NOT THE KNEES.

When learning the back crawl The racing senson will be resumed

Lovnox, August 18. Although it seemed farcical, Engworrying about the details of the master the correct leg action before in September and the first moeting

land commenced their innings lato arm stroke, will tako place on Sunday, Septem in the afternoon after losing the bor 6, when the Macao Jockey Club toss. The wicket was drying rapid will hold ita inaugural race meet-ly but this did not give the bowlers

much help ing.

Sutcliffe and Paynter oponed the

A programme of seven races has been arranged, details of which will be found below

1-Opaning Handicap Five Terlengk for China • ponien which have boon classified by the Hong Kong Jockey Club before August 15, as Class Division 1 1st prizo $350; 2nd prize 150; 3rd prize $78, Entrance fee $5.

1931,

1-Arein Preta Stakes: One Mlle.

& Handicap for China ponion which have been classified by the

HOME FOOTBALL.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE RE ULTS.

{THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENOT.]

London August 18 The following were the results football miste hos played the Scottish League!.../ 83. Mirren 1 Cowde Queen's Park 187; Durden

Having overcome this difficulty. you may find that your ankles are rigid. This is a bad fault, de re- laxed ankles add considerably to the propulsion of the log drive. your eyes on your toes, turn, your Remedy: Float as before, keeping, feet up and down without bond ing, the knees or moving the loge," This exercise belps you to acquire anales. With others the chief fault independent action of the feet and

rigid, Do not try to correct this. is that of keeping the knees, too as it is almost certain to "correct" itself in the course of practice.

To sum up The lega thrash up

didates on the top of condition and when the team sails for Shanghai Hong Kong Jockey Club before Jule them he hit a mixer and nine fours other foot is about fifteen inches and down from the hipbond

at the beginning of next month it will be a very strong combination indeed the more so since the best talent are all in a position to sail, if chosen.

1991, 5D Class 1st prize $380; 2nd prize #150; 3rd prize $75, Entrance fee $5

3-Inaugural Plate: 11 Mile

Jardine was 28 not sit. »

The scores were

The hips should be slightly lower in the water than the shoulders. Toes must be pointed, and turned · in, and the aukles relaxed Joyce cooper in London Morning Past.

holding the head fairly high. Soull to pull you in the opposite direc

Lia back and float on the water, foot presses the water, which tonds with your hands, ie, with arms lion to that in which you are travel... at the sides, wave them alowly buckling Remedy: Point the toes innings for England, Int after they wards and forwarda feeling the hard and be sure that they are had made only eight runs, Paynter Pressure of the water ou the palms the rat, and only, part of the log

this will enable you to hold your to break the surface. was caught behind the sticks by body balance while learning the leg Cromb for three runs. Dulerg

snovoments. « Let your hips sink joined Sutcliffe and these two tar sufficiently, to make them lie a little ried the score to 164 for 2 when the desper in the water than your Sussex captain was caught by Allet off. Vivion after scoring shoulders. Hold your legs straight, runs in fine style,

relaxed but not bent; point your and a little turned in with knees Hammond was next man foes and turn the feet in as far in the racantime. At 166 for 3, Sutcliffe playing very good cricket as possible without strain The Hammond left, being put to à catch ankles must be completely relaxed. by Cromb of Vivian. Jardine dame thraah the legs slowly up and down, Having attained this pceition, out and after he and Sutoline had taking cars that the movement brought the total to 224 for from the hips, not from the knees stumps were drawn. The York The average depth of the thrash is spireman carried bis bat for 100 about Aftoen Inches (as the tops of runs and in the course of collecting one foot break the surface the

under water). The toes should only just break the surface, as any kick out of the water is wasted energy,

The number of leg beats to 4 complete arm cycle depends on the individual most swimmers use t six beat, the first and fourth be ing major or deepor-beats, the other four are minor beats, The major thrash with the left leg. synchronises with the, commence ment of the right arm pull, and vice versa, thus maintaining body Total (for 3 wkts.)

balance Do not try to do any par ticular number of leg boats, ́or Fall of wickets: 1/8, 2/134, 3/166. worry about timing you must fall

Bowling Analysin

into these naturally. The above O. M. R. IF two points are the same na in

the front crawl, and-wars-dealt- 1 400

32 with more fully-in-a-previous

anticlerige ANZKİ The back crawl has this advant age over the front, hamely, that you can watch your leg action, and so see any obvious faults, such as bending the knees, kicking too. high, and turning toos up instead of pointing them, you can also see that your feat are turned in, and that your ankles are relaxed.

- Angland, 1st Innings." H. W Sutcliffe, not out... 100 E. Paynter, James b

Cromb..

Dileepsinhji, e All- cott, Vivian... W. R. Hammond, o Cromb,

Vivian

DB Jardine, not out,

For China ponies which have not won more than $1,500 in staken. since January 3, 1931, and which During the past week two more have started in at least 3. extra. interport trials have been held, meetings in Hong Kong since these being, the 220 and the 440 1 lb. extra for each 8800 or part January 1, 1981. Weight 152 lbs.

yards. Lawrence won the former thereof won in stakes since January with Pereira and Gittins very close 1931. Subscription griffins of behind, while Pereira won the latter Jockey Club allowed 5 lbs.

season 1930/31 of the Hong Kong 3ut with Gitting about fifteen yards in prize 8350 2nd #150; 3rd prize $75%, arrears. The success of Lawrence Entrance fee $5. Camp rather as a surprise to "fans"

Extras

.3

14

28

$.

-934.

4.--Macao Shlak Handicap: One

Matheson, Cromb

12

Allcott

27

TO Ο

Vivian

141

54 2:

Blunt

1

12

0

Lowry

I

5.

until last Saturday that Lawrance been classified by the Hong Kong For China ponies which bare was only a "sprinter."

That

Jockey Club before August 15, 1931, swimmer has dispelled all such no-ns "C" Class, Division 2.st prizo 8350; 2nd prize 8150; 3rd prize

Entrance fee #5,

P, W.

Yorkshire

25 15

Kent

23 11

7

as it had been generally thought

Sussex

25 10

-571

376,196

Notta

25.9

3 7.- B

a76 191"

Gloucestershire

24 10

"4 5 4

330 191

Warwickshire

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· 300, 151

Derbyshire

Lancashiro

4

20

7

300 138

S

4

375, 138

93

.?

375 193

왔다

0 11

7

20

611 4 5

25

4

D 4 5

300 121 390 117. 78107

934 10 1

--375

Essex...

Surrey

Middlesex

Somersetshire

Worcestershire

Hampshire

Glamorganshire

Leicestershire

Northamptonshire

25 K

8. 10 .......... 23. 2 19 me

300 148

05-378-87

The method of acoring, this year is as follows:-15 points for a win; 73 points for a tle; 5 points for a win on the first innings. and 9 points for a loss on the first innings; 4 points for a tie on the first innings and 4 points for a no result...

SÜSSEX SOMERSET,..

EASY WIN FOR BUSSEX.

At Taunton, Sussex scored an

easy win over Somerset, winning by: the margin of an innings and sixty-three runs.

WORCESTER », WARWICE.

WARWICK'S WIN.

Making the trip to Worcester, Warwickshire were rewarded with

a win by 84 runs over their hosts.

The winners occupied

tho

tions by his excellent victory over Pereira, hut I have a fooling that Percita could have done the dis- tance in faster time had he realised

Praia Grande Handicap: Six

Furlongs.

For China ponies which have been classified by the Hong Kong Jockey Club beforo July 1, 1931, as

the strength of the opposition he was up against. It will be interest ing, therefore, to see how Lawrence Class 1st prize 8380; 2nd. and Pereira, who will bo Hang Kong's representatives in the 990 in Shanghai, will finish in the inter- port: race.

The 440 trial panned out exactly as anticipated and Roza Pereira End little difficulty in winning the event from Gittins. The disap. pointment in that race was, of course, E. B. da Roza, of whom much was expected earlier in the goosen. Roza has done quite well

proved a bit of a disappointment

prize $130; 3rd prize $75 Entrance lee 35 s ne

8.--Yuan Sue Stakes? Ons Mila, v A Handicap for Cirína ponies which have been classified by the Hong Kong Jockey Club before July 1, 1931, in "C" and "D" Classed. To be ridden by jockeys who have not won more than five

flat race anywhere at any time, 1st prize 8350; 2nd prize 8150; ard prize 870 Entrance fee B

7-Farewell Handicap: One Mile.

For China ponies which have been at any time since January 1, 1931, classified by the Hong Kong Jockey end. prize S150; 3rd prize $761 En-

trance fee 85,

Somerset. scored 230 when: they wickets first,. their effort producing in the 25 and 50 yards, but was Club in "D" Class 1st prize #350; took first innings, F. Les mk123 runs. Brook was very success 134 not out. To this total Sussex ful with the ball in this innings declared with 366 for 8, Harry Parkhi Aguren being & for Wor (145) and Cook (109) being the chief coster replied, with 129, Wyall get

run-getters.

When Somerset went in again, they found. Wensley (5 for 13) in grent form with the ball and were consequently all out for 87 runs.

The scores were:-- Somerset, 1st innings....... 938

F. Lée, 134 not out.

Sussex, 1st innings(9 wick-

ets, declared}

Parks, 195,

Cook, 109.

Somerset, End innings

Wensley, 3 lor 13.

YORKSHIRE

». MIDDLESEX.

CHAMPIONSHIP FOR YORKSHIRE

080

This match at Leed's resulted in the teams getting four points each and incidentally saw Yorkshire win ning the County Championship for 1931.

Middlesex baited first and declar ed after they had collected only 190 for 5 wickets. Yorkshire hit up 141 for 3 in reply and then rain came in and prevented further play

The scores were Middlesex, Tet innings (5 '...

wickets, declared) Yorkshire, 1st innings (for 3)

wickets)SKÉ

100

141

NORTHANTS, DERET.

-FINE BOWLING BY TOWNSEND.

Win

Derbyshire scored an easy (ran innings and 71-rums) over theix hosts when they made the trip to Northamptonshire,

feature

the match being the fine bowling, of Tawpeend who took 6 wickets for 45 runs to dismiss the homo, County- for 00 runs when thor took first hopings. Verby ruplict with 017-461 0.declared In their second effort, Northants farot even worse for they were all but zok a pally 60.) >

The scorce wore turni Northants, 18 juhings

Townsend 8 fos, 45 Derby 1st inninge (9 wickets,

dpalsred)

End innings

00

'ting 8 for 62

In their second innings, Warwick made 200, runs and when Worcester

went in again, they found they could not do more than 110.

The scores were Warwick, lat innings

Brook, 5 for 21. Worcester, lat innings

Wyatt, 6 for 50. Warwick,, 2nd innings" Worcester, 2nd innings

LEICESTER, GLAMORGAN.

FIRST INNINGS POINTS FOR

LEICESTER.-

At Leicester, the home county took first innings points from Glamorgan,

over the longer events. He is young, and there is plenty of time for him to climb to the top and

if he keeps in condition for the rest

of the year, he will be a real danger to some of our stalwarte next

800.

Bon-

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.

CUCCINELLO DOES SOME REMARKABLE HITTING.

THE REDS RUN RIOT OVER" BRAVES..

The ladies night fcta drew quito 4 good house last Saturday and 123 the novelty proved a success. The organisdra wore rather ambitious 120 in attempting to stage such a lengthy programme and it was a

New York, Aug. 13.-Playing in soa pity it had to be cut down. Bo Brooklyn to-day the St. Louis 10 many ladies came forward to take Cardinals, the logical winnera of

part in the sport that there is avory reason to feel confident if the National League, won by a Hong Kong should be called upon score of 8 to 5 from the Dodgers, at some future date to include while in Philadelphin the Phillics ladies, in the interport series. The managed to nose out the Chicago- iden has been mooted for some time Cabs by a score of 4 to 3 In Bos and next year, when, I believe, ton, the Cincinnati Reds won both the interport will be held in the Braves by score of 17 to a and 4 gatans of a double-header' from the Colony, perhaps the programme 2, while in New York the Giants might be extended to include & few The latter, batted first and to items for, the fair aex.

and the Pittsburgh Pirates divid their total of 105 (Astill for 27). Our water polo team for Shang-od the honours in a twin bill. In Leicester replied with 111 for 7 hai should provide quite a bit of the opener, the Firates won by 7 declared Ginmorgan made are problem for the selection com to, but in the second the New covery in their second knock when mittes, as it is quite likely that in Yorkers came back to win by 6 to they declared at 202 for 9 but order-to-stage anything like a ref Detroit, the Philadelphia they could not force home this ad presentativo side, a few players, Athletics, the American League lea vantage for although, Leicester had who are good for water polo only dora, tamed the Tigers by a score only scored D7 when stumps wers will have to be included Since Drofh to 2, and in St. Louis the drawn, they still had five wickets in Laing and L Roza Tercirm are hand.

sailing with the team they will prob Browns whipped, the Boston Red ably play in the forward line. The Sox to the tune of 3 to 6 In 105 remaining places, if C. Roza Pereira Chicago, there was n froe-hitting. is not included in the interport contest, which the White Sox won side will probably be filled by by a score of 10 to 8 from the Gittins, Lawrence or S. H. Wong. Washington Senators. “Rain) at One of those players might con. Cleveland made it necessary to 209ceivably be used in the centre half postpone the game between the In-

position unless Foraita, who will dians and the New York Yankee

ti The sensation of the day, wes 97 probably be chosen for the Breant Jak

stroke, is put there. J. R. Soares, provided by: Cuckoo Cuccinello of In six, who is a good man for the long the Cincinnati Reds. plunge will perhaps be playing times at bat, he hit a three-begger FOUR POINTS EACH. back, but who the other back, and I two doubles, and three singles, Dom. goalkeeper are going to be does not 2ng within one bit of the record Gloucester and Surrey met at seem certain Railton saha with ot up in 1802 by

Robinson, now them Cheltenham (College Ground), the the team he will be a Brooklyn Dodgers, match resulting in each side gotting Equisition for the water polo tegm

points, Gloucester made 136 when as also will be H. Remedios who playing with the Baltimo they took first innings and rain can swit sooond string in the In the second game; prevented Burrey from doing more breast stroke in addition to play ceived a tremendous than 98 for Parker getting ng polo The announcement of the he put a plimax to wickets at the cost of six runs named of the team will therefore hitting by crackin

bi of more than usual interest, vel

The scores were:-- Glamorgan, › Lat, innings

Hand Antill, & for £7.7

Loigester, 1st innings (7 wick

ets, declared) Glamorgan, 2nd innings (0

wickels, declared).... Leicester. 2nd innings (for 3

wickets)

"GLOUCESTER V. SURREY,

"apiece.:

111

LEDL

(Continued on next do

New Zealand "Team":"

The New Zealand team was follows:-Lowry, Dempster, Allcott Mills Weir, James Page, Cromo, Blunt, Vivian and Matheson

GARRISON BILLIARDS.

BORDERERS WIN CHALLENGE CUP.

The Headquarters Wing, South Wales Borderers, won the Garrison Challenge Cup, in a team match with the RE. played at the Soldiers' Club on Tuesday night...

The scores wero :--

- Headquarters Wing, C/Sgt. Jarman 113 Pte. Walters .... 10.8.M. Kite

135

150

Drmr. Mathias Pte Davies DMA L/C Williams

130

130

150

Total

830

R.E.

L/C Cottle S/Sgt. Pollard "S.C. Smith

L/C: Fretwell- Q.M.S. Daniels Liszt, Deavall.

150

160

103

144

89

Total

717

Scores and Standings. Following are the scores

NATIONAL LEAGUE,

Cincinnati Boston

Cincinnati Boston Pittsburgh New York Pittsburgh New York Chicago, Philadelphia St. Louis Brooklyn

Philadelphia Boston

Detroit,

R ∙17-20

St. Louis 016 Washington

Chicago

Following are the standings

the clubs in the major league

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Won Lost Pck

St Logis New York

Chicago Brooklyn Pittsburgh Boston Philadelphis Cincinnati

Phila

tellosram when

201 769.

,542

55 513

504 485

NewYork 336 Cleveland 1957 577

St Louis

Boston

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A 44 GR403 5, 43, 167 7300

Detroit veterody 66 387

Chicago

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