1935-06-12 — Page 11

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CENTURY IN AN HOUR

Chosen For His Bowling!

THE DAVIS. CUP

Paris, June 10. Australia eliminated France, from the Davis Cup Lawn Tennis Competition to-day by three matches to two, Jack Crawford beating Christian Boussus after a hard fought contest and Vivian

MeGrath losing to Andre Merlin

in four sets.

(Special Air Mall Service)

London, May 25. The Commonwealth will now "One hundred runs in sixty- meet Germany in the semi-final three minutes in his Arst county round and the winners will oppose cricket match, his time equal- | the winners of the tle hetween ling that by which Frank

Woolley, the Kent batsman, wor the 100 guineas quickest cen- tury prize last season-

This was the feat of twenty- one-year-old Harold Olmblett, playing for Somerset against Essex at Frome оть Saturday, writes a correspondent.

Gimblett stands a good chance of winning this season's 100 guineas prize. One hundred runs in sixty-three minutes is excep- tionally fast scoring. Altogether he made 123

When I called at his father's farm near Watchet. yesterday. Gimblett was tending the cattle.

His remarkable achievement has not turned his heads At first he decined to qiscuss his

innings.

great

"I must get the pigs fed frst." he said with determination, and it was not until he had finished this Job that he consented to talk cricket.

MY USUAL GAME" "Was. I nervous? Not in the

least," he replied. "I just played

my usual gume and picked out the right ball to hit. Except for the crowd it was much the same as playing, on my home ground here at Watchet,"

4.

Asked whether he intends to a cricket abandon farming for career, Gimblett, who was taken on the ground staff at Taunton at the beginning of this season, replied:

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"Although I shall help MAY father as much as I can, I would certainly like to take up "cricket permanently

am good enoggb."

The most amusing feature "of Gimblett's "maiden" century, Which included three sixes and seventeen fours, was that "he was actually chosen to play for his bowling,

But he soon made hay against the Essex bowling and pulled his side out of an awkward situation.

I gather from local cricketers that Harold is a fine ali-rounder, his fielding being is smart as his batting and bowling.

He went to West Buckland School, North, Devon, where he was captain of the school eleven. In his last season there in 1931 he had a batting average of 40 and captured thirty, wickets for 7 runs apiece.

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South Africa and Czechoslovakia

Crawford had to give of his best to overcome the young Frenchman who offered the sternest resistance in an endeavour to take the issue to the full five matches. He play- ed the better tennls in the open- ing see which he took at 6-2 but try as he did he was unable to provent the Australian from draw- Ing level and then taking the lead In the third set.

BRILLIANT FIGHT Boussus fought back brilliantly and with Crawford conserving his

energy for the arth set the Frenchman won the Courth at 6-3, There was a ding dong battle for the final set and it was only clinched by the Australian after 16 games had been played

It was just as well that Crawford won the match as Vivian McGrath losing to

again disappointed by Merlin.

The scores cf to-day's singles matches were:

J. H. Crawford (Australia beat. Christian Boussus (France 2-6. 6-4, 6-4, 3-6. 9-7,

(France) beat

Andre Merlin Vivian McGrath (Australia) 6-4. 5-7 6-3, 6-4-

GERMANY QUALIFY

Berlin, June 10. Germany qualified to meet Aus- tralia in the semi-final round of the. Davis Cup Competition by beating Italy by four matches to

опе.- Reuter.

[Special" to the "Bong Kong Datty

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Press“ (Copyright\]

Berlin, June 10. `Germany won both singles here on Monday on the final day of the Davis Cup tie with qualifying for the third round in the European zone in which she w have to.. play against the Australian team which eliminated France on Monday at Paris when Crawford beat Boussus in a hard fought and exciting five-set match by 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 9-7.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1935.

HOME CRICKET

Leicestershire Beats Northants

London, June 10. Leicestershire opening

A century by L G. Berry, the bakaran, and brilant bowling by George Geary. the Leicestershire and former England bowler, enabled the county to beat Northampton- shire in a County Cricket Cham-

pionship fixture in two days at Northampton.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

18

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16

Leicestershire won by the con- vincing margin of an Innings and 125 runs, made possible by North- ants being dismissed for 85 in their] NOTE-Figures in parentheses indicate number of letters in the words Arst innings and 79 in their sec- ond in which Inning Geary, took seven wickets for 30 runs.

In Leicestershire's only innings) Berry contributed 124 runs to a total of 289 "Perkins took tye of the wickets for 79 runs. Reuter,

BRIDGE GOLD CUP

Gain Of 2,470 In Eight Hands

(Special Air Mail Service)

Eastboume. May 25. Some of the

dramatic most bridge ever seen in a first-class contest in this spuntry occurred at the British Bridge Congress te-night during the second session of the Hundred-board for the Gold Cup.

.

ΙΠ eight hands the Wolters team advanced their lead over the Ingram team from 980 points to 3,450a gain of 2,470 over the eight boards. On hand 35 they won 900 points through Ritte and Dodds bidding a small alam in clubs and being set three tricks vulnerable by the Wolfers brothers, while Tottenham and Cotter made Ave clubs ip the other

TOOM.

On the next hand. No: 36, Ritte and Dodds were four tricks down

double penalty in contract, of four diamonds, thus losing 1300 points, plus four honours held by the doublers-1.200 points,

team on this hand was

The German team did not have In the other room the contract quite so much trouble in winning was 2 diamonds, and was set one against the Italians, Von Cramm trick-a penalty of 100, plus 100- defeating de Stefani by superior for the honours held by the oppo- placing by. 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1, while nents. Thus the swing of the Henkel likewise took four sets to Wolfers beat the Mangold who had made a coura-

young Italian player 1,000.

geous stand against Von Cramm Saturday but did show up much against Henkel on Monday except in the second set.

on

The German-Australian tie will be played in Berlin at the end of June-

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LAWN BOWLS TEAMS

represent

The following will the Kowloon Cricket Club in their 1st League game against Civil Service C.C. on the K,C.C. ground on Saturday. June 15th,

1935-

H. Gittis, E. c. Fincher. A. E

The OLYMPIAN Sikstone, J. Fraser (Skip); J. W.

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Second Team

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The following will the Kowloon Cricket Club In their 2nd League game against Civil Service C.C. on the Civil Service C.C. ground on Saturday. June 15th, 1935:-

C. Fletcher. M. N. G. Lee, Rakusen. J. M. Jack (Skip); S J Houghton. W. C. Simpson, J. Smith. L. E. Lammert (skip); F. B. W. Smith, J. S. Dinnen, P. Carr, W. J. Geall tSkip).

CRAIGENGOWER C.C.

The following will represent the C.C.C. "A" in their 1st League game against FRC. on the Police Recreation Club ground:—

A. E. Coates. A. 9. Gomes, D. Rumjahn, B. W. Bandbury (8kip); C. Summons. L. C. R. Souza, H. Beer, U. M. Omar (Skip); J. Landolt, A. Razack, R. Basa, R. Luz (Skip);

The "B" Team The following will represent the C.C.C. "B" in their 1st League game against I.R.C. on the C.C.C.

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FATAL HAND

Down to the fatal hand 35, play had been very level, Wolfers' team starting the second session with a modest lead of 850 points) Mr. Ingram" and his partner ate, of course, playing his own well- known variation of the One-Club system and not Two-Club.

Towards the end of the session the Ingram team made & fine recovery. Over three successive handa they gained 1,730 poluts. This score included a small slam

bid. and made by Ingram and Hughes, which the Wölfers brothers falled to call Ingram and Hughes followed this up, however, by calling a grand seam. that was not there and lost 500

points on the deal. The session

ended with the Wolfers 3,110

ahead and 36 more hands to be played,

...

The National Pairs Champion-

ship-the premier pairs contest of the bridge year-was won this afternoon by R. Lederer and J. Grew with 121 match points. Dr. Watkin and Mrs. Watkin, of Shrewsbury, were second with 119 match points.

The South of England pairs championship was played at the town hall last night. The winners

were:

Mrs. Newton, and Mrs. Potter, plus 2.780 for North and South.

Mr. Edward Mayer and Mr. Maurice Ellinger, plus 4,900 for East and West.

Fifteen teams are competing in the. Congress Teams-of-four" cen- test, the second session of which was played to-night. The foal session will take place to-morrow,

ELECTRIC E.C.

The following have been select- ed to represent the HK. Electric Recreation Club in their misteh against Yacht Club at Ming Yuen on Saturday:—

R. C. Butler. V. Borby, G. T. Padgett, A. F. Paul (skip); J. G. Haigh, H. 8, McKay, J. Sloan, W. Muskett (8kip); A. P. Tarbuck, W. Stoker, L de Rome, & Webster,

“G, Duncan, W. Brightman, W GL, E. el. Arculli (Skip); A Coelho, H. V. Pearce, M. AR Souza, C. 8. Rosselette (Bkip); J. | (@kip). "R Soares, M. J. Medina, V. V.

Field, J. Cavanagh (skip).

Reserves:-W. Orchard and T. P. Saunderson,

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ACROSS

I-This Oriental product would

be deadly with its middle let ter changed (5). 6.-Hardly, a name for the house-

hola larder (5).

8-"Rim"lost" (anagram) (7)." 10 There's a letter in the cover-

.ing-belleve It (5). II.-Ruled though not in &

governing sense (5), 12-Ephemeral?

The very an- tithesis of it! (7). 14-A legendary" being, luckily

(5).

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15-The vocal part of the at-

tempt (3). 16--Started. In a special sense.

(5).

17-Beverages the original source of which is themselves with their head changed (5). 19-Mental ingenuity (3).

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21 The jury does this, and they

may score points (5) 23-Put a letter in the hollow vessel, and go from end to end (7).

24-County of Ireland (5), 25-Porridge may not appeal to some, but it is always this (5).

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DOWN

1.--Summons (5).

2--This mood expressés sorrow

-(10).

3.If it is 12 Across, it rules out this preposition or adverb (5).

4.-Delivers in a way (3). 5-Exciting to the risible facul-

tles (5),

6-Clue for 1 Down, applies

equally (5).

7-"O, I detäin LC.C.." but let's

be filendly (11).

8. The reverse of the first word in one of these clues (5). 13. No wires are wanted for this.

at least in hame (5). 17. Insects (5). 18-If used as a missile, probably

weighs less than a this (5). 19. You have got it so? Frase

it, then! (5)... 20-Material that sounds useful

(5). 21-Plural adjective (5). 22-An anagram of 17 Across (5). The following is the solution of yesterday's puzzle:-

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Across.-1, Compact; 5, Judge: 8. Acute 9 Problem; 12. Sense; 14, Dual; 15, Irrelevant; 18, Televi- sion; 21, Ruby; 22, Excel; 23, Al-" terta: 27. Visit: 28. Style: 29, Ex-. tinct...

Down-1, Cap; "2, Mod; 3. All; 4. Tamarisk: 5. Jesse; 6. Donga: 7. Elect; 10, Rouge: 11, Belle; 13, Perorate: 18. Verve; 17, Nabit; 15. provision | Teens: 19. Lucky; 20, Valve: 24.

Bit: 25, Run; 26, Act,

26-Perplex completely—(3). 27-50 that you can't this the

perplexity (5), 28.--Make permanent

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