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GRAND SWIMMING

GALA

COLONY'S STARS TO MEET ON JUNE 9. AT NORTH POINT

Attractive Programme

Planned

(By "SALMON")

Following upon the visit of the Japanese Olymple Stars, there is a distinct prospect of another very attractive swimming exhibition, the venue this time being the South Chink Athletic Association's Pavillion at North Paint.

Under the Patronage of Lady Southorn, a programme' of ten events has been drawn up which is calculated to attract the best swimming talents in the Colony. The sports will take place on June. 9.

Olympic Swimmers To Participate

Among the Contestants will be practically all the Chinese swim- mers in Hongkong who represent- fed China at the recent Olympic

sports in Manila.

Miss Yeung Sau King, who.car- -ried off every honour in the wo- men's swimming section will com- pete in the 100 metres free style: open to ladies, for which Lady "Southern has donated a cup.

While entries for the sports have not yet been received. it seems certain that the team race for 200 metres, open to teams of four Will be one of the best items on the programme.

The Team Race.

Victoria Recreation," Club, The will undoubtedly prove to be a bik claimant for honours in this event. The European YM.C.A. can also feld a very strong combination while both the Chinese Bathing Club and the Chinese Athletic As- sociation are likely to put up the strongest opposition.

The claims

LOCAL TENNIS LEAGUE

Easy Win For Recreio

Two splendid wins were record- ed in the "A" Division of the Hongbong Lawn Tennis League yesterday, when the Club de Re- creio secured" a sweeping victory over the United Services Recrea- tion Club by & sets to 1 and the South China Athletic Association beat the Hongkong Cricket Club by 51 sets to 31.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1934.

U. S. BASEBALL AROUND THE

Parade of Home

Run Hitters

New York, May 29.

The following were the result or the baseball games yesterday:-...

National League Fittsburgh .......................... 2 6 1 New York

3 5 1

Jackson (New York) Game

went to 11 innings.

Pittsburgh

New York

0"

5

B

5

Q

Hubbell pitched for Pitts- burgh. Jackson (New York) hit a homer.

Cincinnati

Brooklyn

1 8 16 19 2

Home run by Schulmerich

(Cincinnati),

Chicago

Boston

St. Louis

3 8 A $ 11 2

10. 15 'b 3 0 7

Bill Hallahn pltched for

Philadelphia

Philadelphia.

Washington

Chicago

نام

American League

7 12 2 11 17 4

Home

by... Manush (Wash. Bonura and Appling

Boston Detroit

צחנת

1 6 12 12 16 0 Greenberg (Detroit) hit two homers),

Philadelphia

5 7 1

Cleveland

... 8 14 Game went to 10 innings.

home

by Two

Foxx опе by

runs

and

13 21

1

(Philadelphia)

Averill (Cleveland).

New York

St. Louis......

9 13 0 Home runs for New York, Gehrig (2), Babe Ruth..Lazerri 'and' Saltzgaver. West

Louis) one home run."

(St.

CRICKET

GROUNDS

Timms Plays A Stout- Hearted Innings

Special Air-Mall, Service

TODD IN BRILLIANT FORM

London, May 12. bccupying the pitch just over Eye. Heavy rain yesterday morning hours. prevented a start being made in the match between Northampton shire and Middlesex Before lunch, L. Cullen, a young South African. having fulfilled his period of quail- fication, appeared in the Nort- hamptonshire team.

Against some steady bowling, the] home team, apart from Timms, fered badly. Middlesex bàtted. for Just over half-an-hour before stumps were drawn, and ended up ❘ 84 runs behind with pipe wickets to fall

The pitch dried well," and at a quarter past two Northampton- shire began their Innings on an' easy-paced wicket. A. W. Snow- den and Bakewell each shaped well, but Snowden, going forward

to a turning ball from Peebles was bowled at 26. "Bakewell and Bellamy proceed- ed steadily, and though neither took any liberties with Robins, the stand had raised the total to 62 Bakewell when Hearne

wickets fell two Following this quickly. Judge" sending back Bel- lamy and Cox with successive de- liveries,

bowled

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Todd was in brillant form" for Kent yesterday, hitting a bright 130 out of the first innings total of 273. The veteran Woolley, too, showed promising form. stumps were drawn Essex had scored 36 without loss, thus being 237 behind with all their wickets standing..

When

Kent began badly, for although the start was held up until ten minutes to one, they lost Ashdown and Fagg before lunch for 18 runs.

Kent lost a third wicket soon after lunch with the total increas- ed to 33, thanks to good ekding by Cutmore and Sheffield, Ames

being run out. Woolley and Todd.

hit away merrily, during which the total was increased by 50 runs in twenty minutes. Wolley com- plated an individual 50 in eighty minutes, and an idea of his innings can be gathered from the fact that his figures included a 6 and eight 4's.

BRADMAN HITS 160 RUNS

Hat Trick By Enthoven

London, May 29. The Australians beat Middlesex by 10 wickets at Lord's .

Kradman was responsible for 160 runs, which included one stx, a five and 27 fours. Kippax scored 56.

LAWN BOWLS

Open Rink Game

Playing in the Open Rink com- petition at the Club de Recreio yesterday, E. B. Reed, A. Chapman, E, S. Abraham and B..E. Maughan Defeated H. Glitias, ♬ ‘'A. Howe, H. Hampton and J. Fraser by 24 shot to 18.

three-quatera. Davidson made his individual 50 out of 131 in eighty minutes.

Davidson went on to score a cen- tury. This newcomer to profes-

Enthoven did the "hat trick" in his first over after lunch, dis- missing Orimmett, Wall and Smithsonal cricket played in three mat- in succession when the store stood ches as an amateur for Yorkshire at 99 after the fall of the first last season, his highest score be-...

Ing.47. Altogether he batted for wicket. Hls average, however, was

three hours and a quarter, his hits 4. for 50.

including two 6's one 5. and seven

Grimmett took 3 for 27, includ- ing two consecutive wickets. Middlesex: 258 and 114. Australians: 345 and 29 for no

wicket.

4'8.

FOUR WICKETS FOR

LARWOOD...

"Though no play was possible un- Yorkshire compiled 410 against the į til just before three o'clock, Somer- M.C.C. There were two century set were all out soon after aix makers-Barber and Davidson- o'clock, and "Nottinghamshire had the latter a newcomer to profes- scored 18 for no wicket, so that sional cricket.

when stumps were drawn, they were 138 runs behind with all their wickets in hand.

The M.C.C. scored & runs without loss before the close of play, Heavy showers in the early morning de-

layed the start for a quarter of

an hour.

The game livened up consider- ably after lunch, two quick bowling successes being followed by a period of free hitting. Smith, who kept a good length, dismissed Leyland with his third bau. Fairservice,

Larwood demonstrated fully that

his foot trouble has completely. disappeared. He took his normal run, and, if not reaching quite his old pace, he bowled at a rate which proved far too much for the So- merset batamen. He bowled thir. teen overs and took four wickets for 31 runs. In a little over half

The fourth wicket put on 18 in at shorties taking a clever catch, an hour half the visiting side were forty minutes.

Turner did not stay long for, elgh-out for 12 runs. Valentine W19

Wellard hit out in an effort to Timms and. Liddell tried to im bowled round his legs by Smith,teen runs having been added, he prove the position, but Hearne, but meanwhile Todd went on hit-edged a ball into the wicket-kee- improve the position, but at 31 he in his ninth over, having conceed-ting brilliantly. He reached 52 in Per's hands. Meanwhile, the 100 fell to a catch in the leg-trap. In- ed only a single, Induced Liddell sixty-five minutes. After Chapman went up in an hour and Alty mingle stayed half an hour for 15, and utes. The rate of scoring ap- then Arthur Staples, who made the to hit out, and a fine catch result. had helped to add 45 in twenty preciably increased with Davidson ball leave the pitch at a fast rate. ed at mid-on. Going on again. | minutes, Watt attempted some big At So Kun Po, the Indian Re-Robins disposed of Cullen so that hitting. but having driven Nichols and Barbar together. Barber hit dismissed

with power all round the wicket and reached 52 out of 130 in two hours. When he had made 72, however, he had a lucky escape, Aird, at deep square-leg, falling to accept a catch off Brown.

creation Club defeated the Kow- icon Cricket Club. by five and a hall sets to three and a half The Club de Recreio played | after a very keenly contested game. splendidly and their combinations The scores were:~~ swept clean through the U.S.R.C.H. D. Rumjahn and I.M.A. Razack team with one exception, Captain Cannon and Lt. Tollington taking a set of C. A Baretto and G. A. Noronha.

The winners were best served by of the South China Athletic As-A. V. Remedios and J. Gonsalves sociation do not appear on paper who secured their three sets for to be very strong. but as this is the loss of only three games. the first big swimming gala of the season, an upset might be seen....

Ladies Race.

The South China A.A, who are in a position to include Miss Yeung Sau King and Miss Yeung Sau Chun in their ladies team are hot favourites for the ladies team race. The European YM.C.A will pro- bably provide the opposition,

The diving competition is an- other attractive event and Ed. da will Roza, the V.R.C. champion And many a worthy challenger on June 9, particularly Morrison, who was so prominent at the Swim ming Association's galas last sea-

201

It will be interesting also to see how hear to the new world's re- cord, the best local swimmer can get, in the 200 yards breast stroke. which is one of the items ou "the" programme.

The Hongkong Cricket Club did not have their full team out, W. A. Duff, one of their best members being an absentee, while G.R.M. Ricketts who usually partners A L, Sullivan, was also missing.

As a result of the above miss- ing members of the team, a new combination in Bathurst and J. were brought up to Pote-Hunt

while make the third string. Sullivan joined L Goldman in a partnership which

-

successful halved a set,

Goldman and Sullivan were ser- ving weakly throughout although the former'a cross court drives and the latter's back hand drives in- variably scored.

Luk Tsan Cheong aud Wong Sul--wing were the best of the Chinese combination and won two of their encounters for the loss of six games, drawing with Gold- man and Sullivan

The tennis courts which had just been returfed showed up very badly and the ball often fell dead.

The following were the scores:—

RECREIO V. U.S.R.C.

A. V. Remedios and J. Gonsalves

(Recreio) —

The Europeans versus Chinese water polo game, which is schedul- ed to bring the programme to a close should be tremendously in- teresting and if both sides can marshal their best talents, it will be worth going a long way to see. Tickets for this gala are $3 each and may be obtained from. Mr. MK. Lo, the South China ÄA, or tram members of the Ladies Au- xillary of the Society for Protec- tion of Children. The proceeda F. will go towards meeting the deficit of the B.P.C...

The Programme.

The programme is as follows:- 1-Men's 200 metres team race (for team of tour).

2-Ladies' 200 metres team race (for team of four).

3. Men's 50 metres obstacle race. 4-Girl's 50 metres free style Köpen only to members of South China Athletic Association who shall measure 3 feet 5. Inches of indet).

free style" 5.-Boy's 50 metres

of the (open only to members South China Athletic Association who shall measure 3 feet 5 inches to 3. feet 9 inches).

Ladies 100 metres free style

for "Lady Southern Cup."

7.--Diving...

8-Girl's 50 metres obstacle race open to members of South China Athletic Association.

stroke,

Men's

10.Water

Chinese."

2:00 metres breast

European

..

beat Captain P. B. Cranom

"and Lt, Tollinton 0-2 beat Major Eastwick Field

and Major Withington... 6-0 beat Lt. Slade and Lt. Stock-

erruns

·6-1

J. Remedios and J. J. Remedios

(Recreto)

beat Cannon and Tillmgton 6-3 beat Eastwick Field and

Withington ......

6-2

beat Blade and Stocker..... 6-2 C. A Baretto and G. A. Noronha

(Recrelo):-

(L.R.C.):--

105t to E. C. and E. F. Fincher 5-7 beat A. E. Guest and F. Grose 6-0 beat W. Hyde and J. Rodger ́6-4.

at tea time Northamptonshire had lost xix wickets for 88 runs.

Subsequently Timms alone offer ed any resistance, and three more wickets Tell for 16 runs before Clark assisted to add 20 for the last wicket. Altogether Timms was at the wickets a hundred minutes for his 44.

A. R. Minu and A. H. Madar BRILLIANT LAST WICKET

(IR.O) — :

lost to EC. and E. F. Fincher 4-6 lost to A. E. Guest and F.

Grose

3-8 beat W. Hyde, and J. Rodger 8-4 S. A. Rumjahn and J. A ́ S.

Cassumbhoy (IRC):

drew with E. C, and E. F.

Fincher

8-6

beat A. E. Guest and F. Grese 6-4 beat W. Hyde arid J. Rodger 6-1

C.R.C. "A" v. C.R.C. "B"

STAND

Glamorgan did excellenty yes" terday to scure 352 against Nurrey. The outstanding display was last wicket stand by Lavis and Mercer, who added 120 in under an hour.. Dyson," as usual, gave hia side. a BOOG start. Before stumps were drawn Surrey scored 7 runs without loss.

After conceding ten runs in his On their home ground at Cause-third over, Gover bowled Davis way Bay, the Chinese Recreation with a good break-back, the Arst Club "A" proved too good for their wicket falling at 19 after twenty- Colleagues of the "B" team, when five minutes play. Fender, who -they defeated them by eight games

had a turn with the ball, had both to one. Ho Ka Lau and Paul batamen in trouble, and at 48 he Rong played very well to win all bowled the Glamorgan capikin. the three games.

Dal Davis and Dyson, scored freely and 30 runs were added in forty

The scores were:- ·

Tsui Wai Piu and W. C. Hung minutes before Graland-Wells dizu

. Chiu Tsun Chiu

(C.R.C. "A")

drew with Ng Sze Kwong srid

6-6

beat Ng Kam Chuen

and

Tam Yoc Fong

8-3

M K Lo and

(C.R.C. "A");-

drew with Ng Sze Kwong' and

Châu Thun Châu

... 6-6 beat Ng Kam Chuen and

Tam Yoe Fong

missed Davis. At lunch the total was 82 for three wickets.

There was some bright cricket after lunch. Dyson, with an off- drive to the rails off Gover, sent beat Tu Tuk Lam and Lo Man up the 100 in two hours, widle,

Elo...

... 6-1 five minutes later, completed in Tak Cheuk out of 109, His partnership with Duckdela "fully restored CamDOT- gan's fortunes by putting..on 50 in less than an hour, and bringing the score to 150 in 175 minutes.

Holmes frequently changed his bowling, and at 157, when a valu- able partnership had realised 79," Duckfield fell leg before to Gar- land-Wells. The same bowler met with another success cleven runs later when from the Vauxhall end, he had Dyson taken at slip. 8-4 Dyson's innings occupied him three

hours and ten minutes..

Ho Ka Lau and Paul

\{G.R.C. “A”);—

7-5

beat lu Tak Lam and Lo

Man Ho

8-3 Kong

6-4

4

beat Ng Kam Chuen and

Tam Yoc. Fong

beat Ng Sze Kwong and Chiu

Taun Chiu

beat. Ju Tak Lam and Ho

946-1 Man. Ho

K.B.G.C. v. Radlo, Playing their postponed "C" Division tie, the Kowloon Bowling Green Club had little dimculty in defeating the Radio Sports Club by 6 sets to 3 on the KRO.C. 6-2 courts.

lost to Cannon and Tollinton 2-6 beat Eastwick Field and

Withington ......

beat Blade and Stocker..... $-2

EL.K.C.C. 7. 8.C.A.A.

Luk Tsan-cheong and Wong Bul-

wing (8.CA.A.) --

The scores were:-

*

when The sixth wicket feli Brierly put up a almple catch to long-on, but Smart and Lavis seht up the 200 in three hours and forty minutes, and they stayed to- gether til the ten when the total stood at 206.

With the new ball after ten Gover dismissed Smart at 222,

Armstrong and E. Randle Mercer."hitting out in spirited fas- (K.B.O.C.):

*T

drew with A, L. Sullivan and

L. Goldman

6-6 beat' R. Wild and E. J. -... 6-2 Armstrong

lost to W, 7. Chanson and

Wei Chung

3-8

beat C. A. K. Jeffery and M.

Sherrit

beat Bathurst and J. Pote-

Hunt

beat Jahan Dad and G. M

Khan

8-4 | Luk Ding-cheong and Lee Woon

Esol (8.0.AA)—

Ho

hion, got 29 to Davis's 2 in teu minutes. Lavis became more en- terprising and reached" 50 in seventy minutes, while the third

7-5 hundred arrived in four hours and fifty minutes. Mercer completed a venture-some 50 in thirty-five minutes, and he brought the stand to 100 in three-quarters of an hour,

8-1 T. Bews and. J. L Tetley (K.B.G.C.)

beat Chanson and Wei Chung 6-3 lost to Sullivan and Goldman 4-6 beat Jeffery and Sherriff ... 6-0 beat. Wild and Armstrong... 8-3 beat Jahan Dad and Khan... 6-4 beat Bathurst and Pte-Hunt 6-1 D. W. Waterton and W. Bland

Okan Bo (KBG.C.);— Wal-hing and (8.C.AA.):-

lost to Goldman and Bulilyan' 5-7' lost to Wild and Armstrong 5-7 beat Bathurst and Pote-

Hunt

IR.C... E.C.0,

lost to Chanson and Wed

Chunk

At this period, including the 4 with which he brought up the 200, he scored 4, 4, 4, 4, 3 of Gover 25 coming in the over. The next over, heżwas bowled for 72 out of 120 in fifty-five minutes, in which

drew with Jeffrey and were nine 4's and a 6, Lavis batted

3-6

Sherriff

6-6

an hour and fifty minutes for

8-2

drew with Jahan Dad and

Khan

83, including twelve Clamor

6-6

gan were all cut a 6 o'clock aft

for a 6., he, skied a ball over the slips and Eastman took a good catch. Todd, who by the tea in terval, had carried his score to 84, had, so far, alateen 4's, while the innings total was 192 for the loss of seven wickets.

Todd reached his century in an hour and Afty minutes without a serious error. He was last out, and in scoring 130 played his high- est innings in county cricket.

Barber settled down and hit with splendid power" in front of the wicket. After reaching 100 out of 216 in two hours forty mlautes, he became much more free, and scor-

him and Watson'in quick succession at 49, Eight wic- kets were thus down, but at last there came a stand. Hawkins and Bennett batting pluckily.

They stayed together for ninety- five minutes, and added 89 very valuable runs. Hawkins reached his 50 out of 70, but at 138 Ben- nett was splendidly caught with one hand at third slip by Carr. After that Hawkins hit out at Larwood, scoring two 4's in an over, ed readily of Bowes. Bowes even- tually caught his cub-mate at mid- but in attempting to score a third on. Barber batted altogether three he played the ball on to his wic- hours forty minutes, to score 168 ket. Last to leave, Hawkins did out of 310, and hit two 88 and not give a chance during an in- hours and eighteen 4's. In partnership with nings occupying twở Free scoring was the order of Davidson for the fifth wicket hej'ten minutes and including a & and the day at Lord's yesterday, where I assisted to add 198 in an hour and i seven 4's.

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