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DAY OF VARYING FORTUNES

Great Bowling Feats

(Special Air Mail Service)

-London. June 26, Sunshine came back to cricket atre yesterday, and, for once in a way, the brightness of the batting kept cheerful company with the brightness of the weather.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JULY 12 1935.

In the World of Sports

LAWN

BOWLS NOTES

To-morrow's Games

Discussed

BY'"F.B."

Grimmitt and Jones are skip-

do ping very well indeea but I not think they receive that sup

LAWN BOWLS

Arctilli Wins At Taikoo

Playing on the Talkoo" Recrea- tion Club green last evening. E. el Arculll of the Craigengower Cralgengower Cricket Club de-

LEAGUE TENNIS

Indians Again

Beaten

Club

when

Once again the lawn bowis prc-sprizgnig a surprise on the Cral-feated J.K. Sloan of the Hong gramme of last week, was con gengewer “B”, - ""* siderably curtained due to the unusual heavy downpour

which prevailed for the greater part of NewFriday and Saturday and as most of the greens were in a sodden state, no league fixtures were pos- sible.

Playing on their own courts at Sokunboo, the Indian Recreation Club. was badly beaten by the Chinese Recreation they met in their league encoun- Koag Electric Recreation Club byter last evening.

The Chinese were victorious by 21 shots to 13 shots in the third round of the Open Bowls Singles 8 sets to . They were a much Championship, the game conclud-superior team, playing tennis of 's high standard, and the home team. Ing on the 23rd head."

was in lovely con- although showing great keenness The green The IRC, will be

very much

was completely outclassed dition, and was absolutely true. weakened by the absence of A. R

The hall set registered by the The winner showed very« good

losers was through A. K. Ismail stalwart captain form indeed, and their week Dallah

throughly de-

and A. S. Sumad, but M. P. Madar Land „A. Rahmin were the best In- of the usual Oval politeness did not from active participation, bowlers whom I understand is on the sick served the verdich

dian par.

life had entered the game, and at The end of the day 442 runs had been scored. Of these, Surrey's share was 433, and although the Worcestershire attack on a wicket

After an absence or a

respond to spin or cause even the

will once more be in action with the chief interest. centred on the fastest bowlers to rise above stump-j high, runs were not often present-league leader's game against the

Bowling Green,

ed. Also, the telding retained its Price, and energy tili"the end of an -uppressive day."

The big event was, the stand be- Teen E. R. T. Holmes and Squires, which produced 180 runs in ninety minutes, for the fifth wicket. Four

batsmen were out for 197 when two * players, who are as poles apart in method, entered into partnership. Before they were separated Surrey were already in a position to enjoy themselves, so that hit or miss became the policy. When the last wicket fell only ten minutes re- mained for play, and Worcester- stire scored 9 without losing a wicket

It was, on the whole, a cheery -day of sunshine and brisk cricket, and the only breeze, apart from that which gratefully relieved the huat, came when certain specta tors considered it their right to bait an umpire, because a decision did, not meet with their approval. This occurred when Fishlock w93 Yun .out.

There had been an uneventful morning. The brightest period "came when C. JLyttelton, captain of Worcestershire In the absence of CF. Walters, put himself on and proceeded to bowl.such an erratic fength that Baring was able to hit op 25 in less than a quarter of an hour. Apart from this runs had come at the rate of fifty-an-hour, dd it was by batting workman like, but not ornamental, that

Sandham and Gregory out on 63

for the first wicket.

SLOW BUT INTERESTING

Recreio is making some sort of{ experimental- test by playing two rinks which had entered in the open rink championship. am referring to the rinks that are being skipped by H. A Alves and

port from their other skips do.

team mates

as

list. The Indians will find it hard to fill his position as skip and I M. Wahab will be believe A. brougs in to do the service.

The other rinks are about the same with the exception that "A. M. Rumjaha will be playing No. 12 to A. R. Minu. Rumjahn has not played for the Indians at all during the present season and his display the redoubtable C. G. Stva...

against Hyde-Lay These two rinks should on pre-Wednesday augurs well for the sent form account to any oppo- Indians. sition and with the other rink skipped by F. X. M, da Silva they ought to be able to get the better of the Bowling Green

which to

The present leaders should not take things too lightly with the Bowling Green who have'·

three very reliable rinks on depend upon. In A. M. Holland and J. C. Brown "C.G" will prob, ably find more than his cqual as skip. Though well balanced the Bowling Green will have to be at their best if they intend to lower the colours of Recreio for the second time this season.

on

The Police will be playing with the same team. Their wonderful victory over the Recreio is still fresh in their minds and with this incentive they ought to give the Indians a very good fight and should about get away with the

two points.

men

J. Shepherd and his

are about their strongest rink and should go a long way, no matter which rink they

ADAL BADLY BEATEN

On the CCC: green M. Y. Adal. (Indian Recreation Club) Was badly beaten by H. A. Alves, the Recreto skip, by 23 shots to 6 in a one-sided game.

Thoughout the game Alves was playing better bowls than his opponent and at no stage of the game was he seriously challenged.

adal could do very little right as he found Alves in ore of his best moods.

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у

MUSKETT LOSES

The scares were.

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T. Hamet and A. R. Kitchell

(1.R.C.):

lost to M. C. Lau and C. Y.

Tsa

3-6 lost to M. K. Eau and Y. C.

Mok

3-6 lost to W. K. Cheung and

K. Au

A. Sy Suffad and A. K. Ismail

(T.R.C.):

lost to Lair and Tso

0-6

3-6

drew with Lau and Mok...... 6-6 lost to Cheung and Au...... 0-6 M. P. Madar and A. Rahmin

(IR.C.): lost to Lau and Tsc... lost to Lau and Mok........... Jast to Cheung and Au-

RECREIO'S EASY WIN

2-6 S-7 5-7

Paying a visit to Sookunpoo, Club ide Recreio scored an easy victory over the Army Tennis Club by Th playsets to 14.

Leading at one stage by Ave shots to nothing W.B. Muskett of the Hong Kong Electric fell bad- is on his play and lost to ON. Mitchell on the 17th, head by 21 shots to 7.-Mitchell was unable to do much during the early heads and found in Muskett playing may come up well. On the whole Mitchell against. W. E Hollands too plays ed the better gamë. a great game and with such men as Dowman, Dall and Post back- ing him, he should not be very

tette.

What I am afraid will prove to much behind Shepherd's quar- U. S. BASEBALL

be a very much one sided affair will be provided by the encounter between the Craigengower **A" and the K.C.C. when they enter- thin the Valley boys.

.:

Craigengower "A" is as much in the running as the present leaders and with their persistency plus their consistently well anced rinks, the K.C.C. will have to excel themselves beat them.

of

bai-

The deadly bowing. Omar and his men will once more be

The K.C.C.

fre

Although this game ought to be exciting enough, the chances are that the Police will win.

One of the best fünior games to date shculd be seen on the Recrelo green when the junior leaders and their

closest rivals meet. The Bowling Green juntor are two points ahead of Recreio with one game in hand. Recreio have lost two games so far and I doubt very much whether they

Another Set Back For Tigers

New York, July 10. The Detroit Tigers received a temporary setback to their "recent recovery in the American Baseball League....

To-day they met the Senators. and were beaten by twelve rums to eleven, they thus suffering the'r first defeat since June 28 when they went down to St. Lou's Browns by

noticed to-morrow and if Luz and can survive to-morrow." Bradbury can reveal their form of G.E.F. Thompson and G. Sheriff oid the K.C.C. may be defeated are two of the most successful Once again Sandham looked set by a heavy margin.

skips in the second division and Ar that hundredth century whien

playing with with them playing as well as ever nas duded him so long, and once practically the same team but, I there is no reason why they tilne runs to three. again he was out low, at a time under.and A. E... Sukstone 18 should cot continue

with their i when he was playing with every making a welcome retum to the success.

sign of comfore Warne a slow team after his absence for cou- Chawiec, whose wrist action suggests

ple of weeks. aa amount of break of the googly kind that was actually seldom in vidence beat Sandham in the end After an innings which, if slow, was Interesting.

Recrelo have at least, H. Ro- sario and his men to look for their ward to in case of any tight recent success against the Kow-pinch. This game should be a

Craigengower "B" "after

The Browns to-day beat the Athletics and the Red Box won trom the White Sox.

In the National League the Glants won easily from the Prates while the Cubs beat the Braves

icon Docks will start favourites close affair with the odds slightly The results of to-day's matches, against the Civil Servants to in favour of the Bowling...Green, as cabled by Reuter, follow:

morrow.

Barling, too late for the pace of

It is an odd thing with this "Perks from the ground; was bowled.

with the score at 128and im-team They seem able to reveal mediately after lunch Squires and extraordinary form at times while

Fishlock put on 69 for the fourth wicket:

Squires had returned to form with the coming of sunshine, Against the Worcestershire bowl- ing his admirable technique and his variety of strokes redeemed his occasional slowness. The laté cut, rarely seen, but still the prettiest shot in cricket, made its appear- ance, and he used his fert quickly and neatly in playing the slows, He reached his hundred in two hours and forty minutes, and he hit twelve 4's. In the end, with his duty done to his side, he brought his innings to a worthy end in an attempt to force the pace. While Squires was, on the whole the cold scientist of the batting crease 'Holmes was the opened shouldered driver. He started fairly quelly back he was soon driving with a combination of leverage and fayearur strength, and he hit the ball four times for w Twice the ball landed in the road. outside the Oral's new high brick ten feet wall and be actually drove three times over the ring" the cover note Hirection, a most untional stroke for a long- wing-lofted sheh He took-ools. to make hisrl1)-- After that no one showed much care again

Worcestershire-at-

two

Garland Welll

to enter the lista with

cn other occasions they play like a second rate" team." It is very hard to form an opinion of them but I do not think they will be very much troubled by the Civil Servants.

With the assistance of A. W. Grimmitt and F. J. Jones the Civil Servants have a good chance of

Squires, b Howorth

Barling, b Perks .... Fishlock, run out. Juuni

K.C.C. Civil Service, Police and Taikoo should win their games.

OMAR BEATEN.

By laying four of his woods ca the 26th head, J. V. Ramsay de- feated U. M Omar by 24 abots to exactly 20, after the score Was level at the 25th head. The game was very closely contested throughout and seven times the two drew level after either one had gatred a small lead. Curiously enough.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York Pitstburgh

R. HE 10 15 1 2 3 5

Boston

49 2 Chicago

6 10 Wally Berger scored a home run for the Braves).

AMERICAN LEAGUE

143

25.

22

Ramsay opened his account with a four, and finished the game on the 28th head with a four! Omar, the other hand, obtained a three, da

St. Louis on Philadelphia

R. HE

7 12

2 8 1

H

Chicago

22

Boston

... 714

Q

E. R. T. Holmes, b Howarth 114

M. Garland-Wells, C Howorth, b Perks Watts, b Perks

P. G. H, Fender, b Jackson

20

Brooks b Howorth 'Gover, not out

Extras

21

9.

Total

493

the 10th, and another 3 n

(Wea. Farrell pitched for the

21st which allowed him to the White Sox and Werber scored a with his opponents, score (18-18). home run).

This is the second, close game witnessed on the Recreio green. for on Wednesday AM. Holland defeated P. Farrell by 21 abots

to 20 on the anal head.

SHORT GAME

Playing in the Third Round of Lawn

defeated A. O. Brawn by 21 shots to 5, the game the 13th head.

Bowling Perks 4 for 109, Lyttelthe Open Singles of ton for 28 Jackson 1 for 85, Bowls championship, Howorth 3 for 118 Warne 1 for 51, Martin 0 for 23, Horton 0 for 5.

WORCESTERSHIRE-First Innings

Gibbons, not" out Bull, not

Total (0 wk

every head

the 1st, 374 and

ter Duni

four at the firth and Ka, two con the next head

A three at the 8th and

respectively

Further

Duncan's position?. Bra

other thang" failed, td

after the 4th

played, where he

Detroit

11-19 2 12 14.0 Washington en (Charley Gehringerscored home run for the Tigers). W

The match between Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees was postponed on account of rair

Brookw

NIGHT GAME

New York, July 10. game playe

The weakest pair in the Portu-

WIMBLEDON OPENS WITH A SURPRISE

Records Smashed at Golf

(Special Ali Mall Service)

London, June 28. This great week of sport opened with thrills in golf and lawn tennis resterday.

neet H Henkel the German; he bad a cheer, and another when' he produced the famous black 'beret and put on the old flashing, smile. As ever the spectators did not In the qualifying rounda of the golf open championship at Mnir- | watch his match but played every field a record of 70 "was made by stroke of it with him, nodding John Burton, of Hooton, Cheshire. their heads as he nodded his when On the Gullane course Macdonald grieved by a bad stroke, or sighing Smith, the USA, player, smashed when he called his appreciativeTM all records: with a 86.

"Ah ouil" to the ball, which 'shot down the side-line out of his reach.

Henry Cotton, the champion, did well enough with 71, but Lawson Little, the British amateur cham- plan, took 78, and is in danger of failing to qualify.

Wimbledon, in the heat, opened with a serene 'victory for Fred Perry. He only conceded five games to Rainville, the Canadian champion.

The surprise of the day was pro-- vided by Vivian McGrath the 19- year-old Australian Davis Cup player, who beat Wilmar Allison, America's No. 1, by 6-4, 6-3, 7-9, 7-8

BOROTRA'S POPULAR WIN Wimbledon was like a furnace. It was the warmest first day the championships have known since the All-England Lawn Tennis Club moved to their new ground then their waistcoats. Then they Men took off first their coats and

slipped their shoulders

braces froin“. their

And Borstra, aged 37, who first won the championship in 1924, sur- viyed a gruelling five-set match in the heat and so will fight another: day.

To-day, when the Duke of Kent will be present, the whole of the box office receipts will be devoted to King: George's Jubliee Trust.

Mrs. Moody will be on the centre court opposing Mile, Baumgarten," of Hungary, and Miss D. E.Round, the champion, will play Miss A. E L MeOstrich.

COTTON SMILES

Henry Cotton, the bolder, has thoroughly justified: his position as favourite for the Britian Open Championship in the first of the two qualifying rounds played here to-day.

He had a score of 71, one stroke below the leader, R. Burton,!a young Cheshire player, who in a few months has: jumped, from ob- scurity into the full glare of the limelight.

"I am perfectly satisfied; noth-

By mid-afternoon all the gang- guese side seemed to be J. Xavierways and vestibules of the Centre and N. Beltrão,they conceded one set, while C E. Xavier and H. A Court and No. 1 Court were attered with cardboard cups which had Ribeiro lost the other A. Mcontained cooling drinks. The re-ing could have pleased me better." Silva and H. Gonsalves were the freshment bars were ankle deep in ́strongest, combination for the win- ners, while Cpl. Ballard and 1/C Graylord was the best of the lusers.""

The scores were. Sgt. Wilson (AT.C.) lost to J. Xavier and N. Bel-

trao lost, to A: M. Silva and H.

Gonsalves

and Sgt. KDE

drew with C. E. Xavier and

E: A Ribeiro Cpl. Ridley and Cpl. Berryman

(ATC):

4-6

them

perspiring

What Wimbledon's crowd loved best was a victory for their old favourite Jean Horotra. When he came on to the court to

tah Association, whom they de- 1-4feated by 9 sets to nil.

The full scores were:

Lee and 8 Chan (BCAA): beat H. A Angus and T.

Whitley,...

6-0

6-8 W. T

lost to Xavier and Beltrao 3-6 lost to Styla and Gonsalves 3-6 lost to Xaxler and Ribeiro-5-7 Cpl. Ballard and L/C Grayford

(A.T.C.): beat Xavier and Beltrão

...... 6-1 tost to Silva and Gonsalves 1-6 lost to Xavier and. Ribeiro 4-5

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CRAIGENGOWER BEATEN Because of the failure of one player to make an appearance, the Craigengower Cricket Club played with only two pairs in their en- counter against the Kowloon Cricket Club and lost hy 4 sets to two.

The scores were:

C. E. Watson and R. S. Capell

(K.C.C.):

beat E B. Hamson, and Leo

Choa

beat A. Coelho and G. Choa 6-0 GA. White and W. Gittens

(K.C.C.):

5-7

lost to. Hamson and Chos... beat Coelho and G. Chos 6-1-

I. 8. Smith and Major Bonavia

(KCC)

lost to Hamson and Choa

3-B

beat Coelho and G. Choa:156-4

“D” DIVISION GAME

A postponed fixture in the "D" Division of the Tennis League, was played off on the Kowloon Cricket Club courts, when the Radio Sports Club met and defeated their hosta, the K.C.C. by 6i sets to 23.

The full scores were:

D. S. Green and H. Phillipens

(KL.C.C.) AN

draw with W: Chanson and N,

8. Kitchell

beat Grand K:"Strigh beat

Bingh

D. Leonard and K

D. Orr and J. R. Walker

loft to Chanson and Kitchell Te lost to G. and High 3-6 lost to Leonard and K Singh 4-8

sémenƐ and T. Er Kirby.

beat R. Holden and G. Gure.

vitch

B-2.

beat D. Smith and J: Claydon -

H. Chan

sald Cotton. In striking contrast to previous championship: experi ence, he was all smiles and in the

happiest of moods.

The same can, scarcely be said Lawson Little, the young Amert- can student from San Francisco. He was in the most serious of moods. Nothing went right, and with a score of 78 he is in danger of falling to qualify.

Most of the seven niblicks he car- ries in a bag of 24 clubs became overheated by "repeated hacking. out of the rough. "I have never worked harder in my life," he said as he holed his last putt. When asked for his autograph he said. What! after a round like that?" The dazzling rounds of the day. were played by Macdonald Smith, of Los Angeles, who had &,66 at Gullane. This score smashed, af previous records.

and N. K. Ma

(8.C.A:A)) : beat Angus and; Whitley. 6m3 beat Holden and Gurevitch 6-2 beat Smith..and Claydon ..... 6-2 C. P: Wong and W. Tàng

Smith who has competed in *(8.C.A.A});

nearly a dozen British champion- best Angus and Whitley' 6-4 xhips, is known as the uncrown beat Holden and Gurevitch 6-2 | ed king of golf," because he has beat. Smith and Claydon -8-4 never yet won a national title.

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