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HONG

KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1935.

In the World of Sports

SOUTH AFRICANS AT

LORD'S

Recovery And Collapse

Left with twenty minutes' bat- ting, the M.C.C. lost the wicket of Hudson, a fast ball from Crisp shattering his stumps. SOUTH AFRICANS.-First Innings H. F. Wade, 1.b.w, (N), b. Bax-

ter

1. J. Sledle, not out

E. A. Rowan, b. Robins

A. D. Nourse, b Baxter

(Special Air Mail Service) London, May 20 There were several reasons why more than usual interest was cen- tred in the Arst appearance of the They South Africans at Lord's. were playing on a ground that, owing to the leatherjacket menace. has become notorious in these days for low scoring: they were faced with a purely amateur at- tack; and, included in the M.C.C. 'team opposed to them were the four players from whom it is antl- cipated the England captain for the Test matches will be chosen. These were R; E. S. Wyatt, C. F. Walters, R. W. V. Robins, and E, R. T. Holmes, and it is significant. in view of the presence of the three selectors, that the Warwickshire player led the team on this occa- sion.

have

The South Africans, who, so far, an unblemished record in this country, having won at Wor- cester. Lelcester, Cambridge, and the Oval, and drawn in a high- scoring game at Oxford, did not appear in the least intimidated by the evil reputation-possibly ex- aggerated-now associated with the headquarters of the game for on winning the toss they had no hesitation in batting on a wicke: that appeared to play easily.

They started conndently, scoring minute. at the rate of a run through Wade and Sledte, against Wyatt and Baxter, the fast amateur bowler from Scotland who Mat- is qualifying for Middlesex. ters were going well for them when at 21. the Springboks captain mistimed an inswinger from Bax- ter, and was dismissed under the Dew lb.w, law.

F2.

...

This early success of the M.C.C. was not however, destined to be the fore-runner of the usual Lord's " procession:" for Sledle and Rowan, both of whom left Oxford the previous day with undefeated centuries to their credit, settled down to an attractive partnership So easily dla they play the bowling that it was not long before Wyatt brought on the whole battery of his spin bowlers to the attack.

H. B. Cameron, b. Peebles

13

132

35

4

19

E L. Dalton, c. Price, b. Holmes

37

31

11

0

0

h. G. Viljoen, b, Holmes

C. L. Vincent, b Peebles

D. Tomlinson, 1.b.w., b. Brown

A. B. Langton, c. and b, Peebles PJ Crisp, b. Peebles.........

Extras

Total

LAWN BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP

Holland's Handsome Victory

the

Despite the showers at close of the evening yesterday most of the bowls gomes in the Singles Championship Open (second round) were decided. the most surprising of which was the defeat of F. X. M. da Silva by A. M. Holland by the collosal score of 21 shots to 3 on the 14th head. Several other games were play- the newcomers to ed in which Championship had their share of the play.

SURPRISING SCORE

On the Kowloon Docks, Recrea tion Club green yesterday. A. M. Holland and F. X.-M. da Silva,

two formidable skips in the senior 35 league, met in the second round of the Singles Championship: the encounter resulting in the victory for the former by 21 shots to 3 on the 14th head

297

Bowling.-Baxter 2 for 96. Wyatt

0 for 14, Peebles 4 for 59, Robins 1 for 36. Brown 1 for 43. Holmes" 2 for 34.

M.C.C.-First Innings

C. F. Walters, not out R. E. H. Hudson, b. Crisp Price, not out Extras

Total (1 wkt.)

Silva was completely off-form and did not at any stage of the right And the game seem

his green, while Holland with

to

10 usual skill, played steadily from

MATCH UNFINISHED

0

the start.

$

2

17

To bat.-R. E S. Wyatt, Hendren, J. H. Human, E R. T. Holmes, R. W. V. Robins I. A R. Peebles, F R. Brown, and A, D. Baxter.

(N) 91gnifies 1.b.w." under new

rufe.

BAKEWELL IN FORM SECOND WICKET STAND

1

WITH GRIMSHAW

Northampton Rain curtailed play here, and when stumps were drawn an hour and a quarter before the scheduled time, Northamptonshire had scor ed 229 against Hampshire for the loss of six wickets.

The weather was so cold and dull that at one perlod the game was held up for twenty-five minutes owing to bad light. The total stood at 17 when Snowden left, but sub- sequently the batsmen gained the upper hand.

in

Bakewell, producing

minutes.

his best form, gave an enterprising SU, not even Robins, who so tar nas obtained a rich harvest of display without taking unnecessary wickets on the ground, made much risks, and reached 50 out of 76 Meantime, the batsmen 'for eighty impression on Home considerable time. But even Grimshaw, a Yorkshireman, who tually, on changing ends, he bowl-qualled this season, showed capi- ea Rowan round his legs to the tal defence. obvious astonishment of the bats- With Herman and Boyes bowl- ⚫man. Out of the 81 put on for the") ing accurately, the batsmen found second wicket Rowan had scoredttle chance of scoring freely. in exactly an hour, hitting five The Introduction of Hill Into the

i.

attack broke up the stand which realised 98 in 105 minutes. He in- A MERRY INNINGS Nourse, the hero of successive duced Bakewell to offer a catch to centuries in his last three innings. Morse, close in on the leg ste. ald not long survive, being dis- Bakewell hit seven 4's in his 64 and Inlssed by Baxter-after he had did not make a mistake until that sunt up the century-with a ball which brought about his dismissal. With a further 18 runs added. 'that kept very low, and then came

Timms. Joined by Hill bowled a merry little innings by Cameron. who, with characteristic audacity, Cox, Grimshaw completed his first hit 19 out of 23 before falling a 60 in championship cricket, after victim in the end to a googly from which he changed his methods Peebles, whose length hitherto had and hit boldly. He punished Creese for a 6 and a 4 in one over, but in been uncertain.

trying to drive Boyes was smartly The M.C.C. had done really well .so far to dismiss four of the lead-stumped at 179. Altogether he ing batsmen for 123. but after batted three hours and in addition this, despite numerous changes, to the one 6, he hit half a dozen they met with no further success 4's. At tea-time Northampton- shire's score was.187 for four for well over an hour. Siedle, who

batting faultlessly superb wickets. WA off-site play being a

In the first half-hour after tea, feature of his faninge--found another useful 40 runs were added, but when the partner in Dalton, the pair be-fifth wicket had yielded 48, Cox tween them adding 75 in seventy- and Partridge were both dismissed nine minutes before, the left with the total at 227 Rain started hander was well taken behind the at quarter past five, and no tur-

ther play" was possible. wicket.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE-Fcst Innings

A. W. Bnowden, bw, b.

Herman Bakewell, c, Moore, b. Hill ...... Grimshaw, st, McCorkell d

Boyes

Viljoen also lent him valuable assistance, and it was while this pair were together that Bledle reached his century, his second in succession, and his third of the tour. "He obtained the runs out of 246 after batting for three hours

Timms, b. H without the forty-five minutes

Cox, c McCorkell, b. Herman... semblance of a chance,

The later batsmen fared disas-Partridge, b." Boyes trously against. Peebles who was Brooks, not out then spinning the ball in the most Matthews, not out uncanny manner, but Bledle ré-

mained unaffected by the rapid dismissal of his colleagues, and

Extras

Total (6 jwkts.)

Rain caused a stop in the match between H. Beer, of the Craigen- gower Cricket Club and J. V.

the

Docks Ramsey,

Kowloon player, on the Kowloon Cricket Club venue yesterday.

On the 5th head when the game was stopped by the rain' Ramsey was leading Beer by 5 shots to 4. EXPERIENCE TELLS

D. M. Khan, the Indian Recrea-

new tion Club bowler, who is a

this comer

tournament to the year met G. N. Mitchell, of Kow- loon Docks R.C on the Club de Recreio green yesterday and was eliminated by 21 shots to g

J.

Mitchell played confidently throughout, but Khan was ner- vous, and did not seem to do any- thing right, as the result of which the former WAS never seriously challenged.

M. Y Adal surprised E, W. Green Simmons at the Talkoo

won by the yesterday when he close margin of two shots on the

1 24th head by 22 to 20.

On the day's play both players were about of equal calibre, 'but Adal's placing was a shade better than his opponent. It was a close with the result fight all along testing on the last head-the 24th. WESTLAKE TRIUMPHS

A four on the first head by H.

F. Westlake in his match against J. Russel looked very promising indeed but Russell was not to be and on the very next denied notched a three. The game was to very interesting from start finish and at the 15th head the score was "14-13 in Westlake's favour

U. S. BASEBALL-

Double Header Battles

New York, June 11. New York Yankees Cleveland In- dians and Boston Red Sox each

ponents in the America League. In scored a "double" over their op- fourth double header, the the Senators and Chicago White Sox shared the bonoura,

In the only double header in the National League, Cincinnati Reds beat the Glants in both games.

The following were the as cabled by Reuter:-

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cincinnati

results

RAIN STOPS

TENNIS

HOME CRICKET RESULTS

London, June 11. Lancashire took first innings at Man- points from Yorkshire

low- | chester, the match being a

Somerset, Middlesex scoring one. and Notts also had to be content with first innings points.

Kent. Essex and Warwickshire encoun-

Owing to a sudden rain storm yesterday afternoon the "B" Divi- son League Tennis matches De tween the Hong Kong Cricket Chip and the University, and the Civil Service Cricket Club and the Kow- loon Cricket Cub were unfinished. took full points in their

The University had secured one set against the Hong Kong Cricket Club when further play was made Impossible. The Lee brothers (University) beat Gorden and Monaghan 6-1. A. MacKenzie and A...O. Bowker (HK.C.C.) were leading Dr. Tsai and Bao 6-5 when they had to leave the court.

At Happy Valley the Civil Ser- vice team had won one and 'lost R. E. H.

2 4 10

one set against the KC.C. at the 7

time when play 3

was stopped.

New York ............ 1

(Carl Lombardi homered for the Redsi.

Cincinnat

3

New York

9 0 0 5

Comotesky homered for the

Reds).

Pittsburgh

4 .3 2

Brooklyn

0

7

1

(Bush pitched

for

the

Pirates)."

Chicago

4 10

1

Philadelphia

2

(August Galan

10 15 scored two

home runs for the Cubs and Charlle Hartnett one).

The match between St. Louls Cardinals and Boston Braves was bostponed on account of rain.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

11 9 New York

3 8 0 St. Louis

Tamulls

D

(Bill Dickey and each scored a home run for the Yankees and Solters for the Browns).

New York

St. Louis

Washington

Chicago

(Radcliffe and

W

7 12 0

4 7

3-

3

7 1

9 14 0

Simmons

each scored" a home run for the White Sox).

Washington

Chicago

ודי

9 15 I

8

8

2

(AL Simmons the White Sox1.

homered for

Phildelphia Cleveland

411

1

2 '11

1

Philadelphia Cleveland

5 12

0

1

77

0

(Johnson hemered" for Athletics)

the.

Boston Detroit

||

5 8 1 2 5 3 (Wes. Farrell and Williams each scored a home run for the Red Sox).

Boston

Detroit

3

6

5 1

0

for

(Roy. Johnson homered the Red Sox

RIFLE ASSOCIA-

TION

Shute and Barrow (C.S.C.C.) beat Burnett and Oppenheim 6-1, and Bailey and Valentine (C.S.C.C) lost 3-6 after which there was no further play.

LOCAL FOOTBALL

The Monthly Meeting of the Councill be held in the Asso- ciation Office on Monday June 17, -1935, at 5.30 p.m. to consider the

following basir.ess:_

To confirm minutes of Counci

Meeting No. 1

To receive League Management "Committee Meeting Minutes

of the May 20.

To receive for confirmation. May accounts and pass bills

To consider the Chung Wah Football Club's application for affilation

To consider the Sports Club offer of new accommodation

To corsider Millagton's pro- position for publishing

Programme

of

Axtures for

the 1935/8 Season

To fix the date for the Annual

General Meeting

Any other business

GOLD BARS REFUSED

AS SECURITY

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright).]

Paris, June 11.

That gold bars will no longer be accepted by the Banque de France as security for loans is the decis- ion embodied in

on Tuesday

a decree Issued as the outcome at lengthy deliberations between the French Finance Minister and the Governor of the Banque de France,

ters.

results The following were the as cabled by Reuter-

Kent beat Gloucester by 6 wic- kets at Bristol.

2

108) :

Gloucester 305 Barrett

2 änd 156. Kent: 372 (Woolley 110. Ames

139, Goddard 7 for 147).

||

90 tot 4 (Goddard 4 for 40) Essex beat Worcestershire by 160 runs at Worcester."

Essex: 228 (Howorth 5. for 41

and 238

Worcester: 104 (Nichols 5 for 45)

and 202 Warkickshire beat Derbyshire by 6 wickets at Birmingham.

Derby: 119 and 75

(R. E S. Wyatt 5 for 30) Warwick: 100 ter dec. (Mitchell

4 for 29) and 99 for 4 Lancashire beat Yorkshire on the first innings at Manchester. Lancashire: 153 and 80 for 0 Yorkshire: 140

14

Somerset beat Hampshire on the first innings at Taunton,

This step is the first to be taken by the new Qabinet by virtue or its plenary powers to carry out a campaign against speculation of the French franc. During the . period when bearish speculation was at its height burrowing against security of gold bars as- sumed greater and greater propor- tions but for some days past since the new Laval Cabinet came into existence it has decreased mark- edly Transocean Kuo Min,

GERMAN TOURIST INDUCEMENT ·

At the 20th head the score was 16 all and on the very next a two was scored by Westlake. One on the 22nd head by Russell reduced his deficit to one shot and on the 23rd head Westlake made that deficit back to 2 again: A two on the 24th head by Russell saw the and score being tied once more the 25th head saw Westlake lying three and Russell was only able Room of the "South China Morn-cessible to the German tourist

to rob him of one point and allowed Westlake two shots and the match.

The Open Bingles Championship match between A. Hyde-Lay and J. M. Purvis at the Craigengower had to be abandoned after Hyde- Lay was leading by 10 chots to & owing to rain.

At the Civil Service Cricket Club the match between A R. Daliah and 1 de Rome could not be

8 played owing to the sodden con 84 dition of the green,

13

42

18

Rules Discussed

A meeting was held in the Board ing Post yesterday to consider the draft rules of the Hong Kong Rifle Association.

A

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dalls Press (Copyright).1

Berlin, June 11. Roumania has also become Ec-

traffic since according to the text Tuesday in the Reich Government of an agreement published on Gazette, every traveller may now take ove hundred marks in the Letters of Credit, hotel or drafts General coupons

for the form of penses of one morth's stay and have a further amount of five hundred marks each for two auc- ceeding months, sent from Ger- many...

Lt. Col. H. L Marrow, D.S.O., was in the chair, and after the rules had been read and discused it was decided to call Meeting for Wednesday next at when the amended rules will be 30 p.m. at the same address, presented to the meeting.

Among those who attended yes- terday were:

ex-

No special permission is required (Presid-for those travelling on holidays or Lt-Cal. H. L. Murrow

This for those on recuperation. ent), Major D. H. Steers O.BE,

E. (Hon Secretary) T. G. Stokes is a further approach to the cor- (Hon Treasurer) and Messrs. W.

mal state of affairs and wit

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS

LAWN BOWLS TEAMS ¦

H. Scott, C.. A. Grimes, D. W. Wa-the sphere available to German The following will represent the

terton, R. Grieve, L. B. Holmes, F tourists, who, hitherto, have been to Bwitzerland 7 Police in their 1st Division game

P. Sequiera, F. Lt. J. L. D. Ander- confined chiefly

and Italy which have tourist against C.0.0. on the Police groundson, and Capt. D. J. Gray, R.M. on Saturday:

It was stated that amended rules agreements with Germats J. C. B. Fender, C. Dowman, W. McHardy, G. Moss (Skip): E. G. Would be in circulation in a Tew Transocean Kuo fin. 17 Post, W. 8. Dall, G. Perkins, w days time, copies of which will be E. Hollands (Skip): W. McLeod, sent to those interested, it is hop- ed that full support would be T. Hunter, F. Nolan, J. Shepherd forthcoming at the next meeting- The following telegrams are lying (Skip).

unclaimed at office of the Great The following will represent the Police in their 2nd Division game AJ. Johnson, A. G. Channings Northern Telegraph Co., Ltd-- (Skip); W. L Clark, W. N. trom Hakodate, Mereck! c/o Glou- against C.C.C, on the 0.0.C. ground J. MeWalter, W. 8 Glendining Toyuko from Hakodate, Kaanko on Baturday:—.

from Shanghai, Headridge, G. 8. Alexander, .cester Building from Kobe, Friable Logan (Skip)..

229

To bat-Bellamy, Cullen, and

had the satisfaction of carrying, his hat through, the innings, In a faultless display of some four Clark. hours be hit eight 4's, the majority Hampshire-W. G Lowndes, R. 617 which came from perfect H Moore, Mead, Arnold, Boyes,

straight driving, and not once was he in any diffenity:

Berman McCorkell Creese, Pothe cary, Hill, and Budd.

L. Olendining WYD. Cameron, A Wright, A. W. Smith (skip);

Somerest: 337 (J. C. White 119). Hampshire: 173 and 76 for 2 Middlesex beat Sussex on the first innings at Lord's.

Middlesex: 260 (Hendrec 84) and

59 (James Langridge 4 for 6) Sussex: 131 and 174 for 6 Nottinghamshire beat Surrey on the first innings at Nottingham.

Notts: 229 and 284.

Surrey 192 (Larwood 6 or 79)

and 293 for 5

Glamorgan drew with the South Africans at Cardiff.

South Africans: 401 (Rowan 153,1

Wade 139)

"Glamorgan: 142 (E, Darles 75 not out) 245 for 9 (Smart 114 not out)

The Free Forcesters beat, Cam- bridge University, by 7 wickets at Cambridge.

Cambridg: 265 and 195 ( R..

Brown 6 for 87)

EXCLUDED FROM LENINGRAD

(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily

* Press" (jouyright la

Moscow June 11 Over 500 persons formerly be longing to the middle classes In- ex-business men cluding many and Czarists Army Officers were

the last during

three notified weeks that the right to live in Len- ingard was withdrawn at the or- der of the Commissariat of Home Affairs.

I

Those concerned were OT- dered to remove to towns at least one. thousand miles from elther Moscow or Leningrad. The banished persons are given only forty-eight hours to arrange their private affairs.-. Prausnerun. Kun Min.

SPALDING

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FLITE

GOLF BALL

Lasts

till it's

"Just!"

BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

AMERICAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

CANADIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

are included amongst the many other successes achieved wills Spalding Balie during 1931

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