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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, JULY 16. 1935.

2. In the World of Sports

CHAMPION PAIR U. S. BASEBALL

BEATEN

Victory For Medina-

And Cavanagh

Yankees Beaten

New York, July 14. The New York Yankees, now being offered a serious challenge by Detroit Tigers for the top pos!- of the American Baseball League, to-day suffered another defeat when playing the Chicago White Sox.

The teams were engaged in a double header which was shared, the Yankees winning the second. contest after having been blanked out in the first by Ted, Lyens.

Brilliant is the word to sum uption

the Open the quarter final of Pairs Lawn Bowls competition played yesterday on the Taikoo green between the C.C.C. pair, M J. Medina and J. Cavanagh, and last year's holders in the C.S.C.C. pair, F. J. Jones and A. W. Grim- mitt, and once again we have the "mighty giants falling by the way- 'side" when the. C.Q.C. pair won by 15 shots to 14 after a very evenly and keenly contested" encounter.

The game was featured by bril- liant bowls on the part of all four players but Cavanagh

gained principal honours for on more than one occasion he pulled the game out of the fire for his part-

ner,

I

Cavanagh was more than his

The Detroit Tigers; however. were also beaten to-day, the Philadelphia Athletics winning a match that went to ten innings.

A match between Cleveland I dians and Boston Red Sox had tu be abandoned after the Scores were tled, the Sunday law pre- venting the match from going be- yond the tenth innings,

In

the National League, the

CLUB TENNIS

Austin's Strained

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Special Air Mall Service)

London, June 26. "H. W Austin, Britain's No. 2 lawa tennis player, has strained his back. And Wimbledon due to begin.

is

It is for this reason that he has scratched from the Queen's Club tournament, where he was to have played in the men's dou- Eles with F. J. Perry.

LARWOOD

In Role Of Batsman

(Special Air Mail Service

London, June 28. Nottingham beat Bussex at Trent Bridge yesterday by an innings and

runs, so avenging a defeat by 338 runs at Hore last month.

Seventy-sever runs ahead with three wickets in hand, at the start of the day, Nottingham gained a first-innings lead of 174, and then put out Sussex in two hours and. a-quarter.

Austin attributes the trouble to

Sussex were handicapped by the slipping about on the damp grass

absence of Jim Parks, but their at Beckenham last week. The batting lacked resolution against a injury, which is near the should-well-sustained and varied attack. er, is under treatment, and Austin hopes to be fit again. for the championships.

WHY BOROTRA IS 'RETURNING

Jean Borotra has returned to the Wimbledon singles champion- ship after missing two years; but he has no serious idea of winning

match for Grimmist, in fact he New York Giants were beaten by the title for the third time, says

was slightly above

that veleron drawing and when it came to trailing the jack. He was in one of his best moods when he could do nothing wrong and coupled with the consistency he showed through- out he had the C.5.C.C. skip over- shadowed at times.

Grimmitt tog was playing as well as ever and if given just that little element of "oss" the result might well have been the reverse. a time when he needed Many Just that two inches to dislodge a wood one finds it missing its ob jective by just a fraction and to see a well directed wood coming to rest a little from its objective. > - The C: B.C.C. sklp'' could in no way be responsible for their Defeat. He gave his partner" all the support that was needed:

* MEDINA GOOD Medina was playing, above his average form and gave, F. J. Jones a very close race when it came to laying shots. ...

This young player gave, an ex- hibition worthy of many, and old "timer and the help, which he gave to Gavanagh, at times was nothing short of wonderful. He had Jones tralling him all along and when- ver the occasion demanded he Just put in his last touch to make Derfect.

Jones was supporting, Grimmitt well but could not be said to be comfortable when com- pared

He to Medira

Was the ache berrection now and again and. deterfated on the very next head. Though he was inclined to have his woods on the slow side his blockings very often left their opponents think- ing.

Pittsburgh Pirates by four tc two.

runs

a correspondent. Indeed, he was greatly amused when I put the Results of to-day's matches, as question to him over the telephone

to Paris to-day. cabled, by Reuter, follow:-

AMERICAN LEAGUE

R. H. E.

"Whom do I play in the first

round?" he asked.

Most of the credit for Notts bla lead was due to Larwood, who scored 57 out of a ninth-wicket stand with Knowles of 82 in 55 minutes. By magnificent driving Larwood hit a six off Wensley, and seven fours. The outstanding three wickets realised Si ir as many minutes

efforts Apart from

by... the brothers Langridge, the · Sussex batting was featureless, Tohe

GERMANY QUALIFIES

For The Davis Cup Final

his superiority was pronounced. Henkel played a great variety of strokes with masterly technique- Reuter.

DESPERATE FIGHT

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

Prague. July 14. Rarely in the annals of tennis has a match been fought to a

Prague. July 14. Germany have qualified to meet co Saturday, the United States Monday and Tuesday next in the Inter-Zone final of the Davis Cup Lawn Tennis Competition, their team to-day beating Czecho-Sic- vakia, by four matches to one. Cermany's representatives. G. you Cramm. runner-up to Fred Perry at Wimbledon, and L. Henkel, both won their matches to-day, follow-finish so desperately as the last ing the victory sccred by Yon Cramm and Kay Lund against Menzel and Josef Ma'acek in the doubles match yesterday.

Baron von Cramm clinched the issue to-day when he was match- ed against Mensel in the first of the singles matches." He won by scores of 6-2, 6-4. 3-6, 5-7, 6-1.

It was a hard and thrilling match with many long rallies. The games went with the service In the arst set until 3-2 was call ed in von Cramm's favour. Men- zel's serving was not of the usual

Von

stage of the Davis Cup European Zone finals on Sunday when Ger- many carried off victory in every event, finishing four to one.

Now only the final of the con- test remains to be fought or at the end of this week against the United States at Wimbledon, Eng

land."

The

il

the day sweltering

first struggle of lasted 24 hours in heat, which was almost too much for the onlookers when Gotfried Freiherr von Cramm defeated the German Bohemian, Menkel of high standard and M

Cramm Czechoslovakia by 6-2, 6-4, 3-6. tock the next four games in a 5-7, 6-1. WW.

one time was 50 minutes in scor-

came ing. while James, who after Staples had dismissed Harry Parks and Cook with successive 3 -1, 0

hour SKO New York

0 5

deliveries. stayed an 0.

three-quarters for a dour 44, and (Ted Lyons pitched for

took out his bat. Half the side White Sox).

were out for 51.

Chicago

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Chicago

New York

the

5

9

9.1

I told him: "H. Henkel, of Ger- many, who beat J.H. Crawford "the other day."

SUSSEX Langridge (John) b Voce ..... Parks (J.), Lilley, b Lar-

Wood

"Then," remarked. Borotra, "the practice" that I had contemplated in singles will be short. I shall be finished by Monday night!

"No, I have no ambition left in Lou Gehrig scored a home run singles.. I entered this, time be- fer the Yankees)..

cause my partner in the mixed, Miss Betty Nuthall, could not play. The "men's doubles

by Langridge (Jas.), b Larwood » themselves would not have beenA. J. Holmes, b Larwood Hale scored a home run for the enough, so I thought I would try Cox. b. Larwood Indians).

the singles again.

Cleveland Boston

Brocklyn Cincinnati

Brooklyn

3 0 3 14 19 0

Cincinnati

4.10 (Cuccinello scored a home

36 IS TOO OLD FOR "ME" “I know 1 declined to play Davis Cup singles here in Paris. Anyone inclined to wonder why should realise the difference be- tween the grass and the hard court surface. Grass is nearly as fast as indoor wood; the rallies Bre shortened and I can stand them better. But 36 is too old for me to have singles ambitions.".

Parks (H.), b Voce cook, lbw, b Heane

Comford (W.), é Gunn, b.

Voce Wensley, not out

Tate, c Larwood, b. Voce Cornford (J.), Gunn, b Yoce

B.1.1-b1, n-h1

Total Langridge (John), ¢ Lilley, b

Guns

Parks (J.) absent, t Parks (H.), b Staples Cook, b Staples

for the Dodgers and Hermann for section of the draw. That means Cornford (W.), b Larwood.... the Reds);

2

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In the second set ven Cramm as down 3-0. He was missing many shots that normally would. have been easy for him. Menzel. led at 4-1 but the, German was now placing most accurately and reeled off the remaining games. for, the second set.

1 Menze! played magnificent ten- 2pis in the third set wille

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18

40

28

Cramm also made some wonderfal returns on the

and down the side lines, and thrilled 9the crowd..with his brilliance.

back-hand

2

INCREASED PRESSURE.

Baron von Cramm, led 2-0 bút Menzel increased pressure, put-

ting tremendous power behind his

3 shots and took the lead at 4-3. Every point was hard fought for and after nine games the Czech won the set.

In the fourth set Menzel broke

through to lead at A-2 and he'

again led at 5-3 before winning by 7-5. This set lasted 35 minu- tes.

Menzel was very tired when the Anal set started and appeared to be affected by "the heat. Von Cramm was playing in beautiful style, particularly with his back- 10hand strokes. and won a fine

Cleveland Boston

2 10 3 26

2

Detroit Philadelphia

3' 5

0 4 11 0

96"

NATIONAL LEAGUE

R. H. E 4 10 *

9 12 Q

12

12

2

011

run

Despite all this I entirely refuse to regard Borotra as a "has been," Langridge (Jas) not out even in singles. One is glad to seeA J. Holmes, Voce that he is in Roderick Menzel's Cox, c Lilley. b Voce ...

0

44

4

0

6

that only one of the two can play

Wensley, st. Lilley, b Staples

9

7 13

2

s

Tate, ĉ Larwood, b Gunn Comford (J.), E. Gunn

9

B

4

B

Total

110

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Keeton, b Tate.....

64

Harris, b Cornford (J.) Walker, lbw (n:),"b Corn-

ford (J.)

37

1

Hardstaff, lbw b Tate

37

Gunn, b Cornford (J.) ..... 14. Staples (A). Ibw, b Parks

(3.)

12

G. F. H. Heane, b Corn-

ford (J.

.10

21

Boston

Chicago

9 3 (Whey scored for the Braves and Chuck Klein for the Cubs)..

Philadelphia

St. Louis

Philadelphia St., Louis

1 7 *

5

77

1 10

1

10 16

0

New York

2

B

1

Pittsburgh

0.

F. J. Perry (in the next section); that the Champion will be relieved of the strain of beating both.

The Borotra-Menzel match (if it happens) will come

In the second round.

UNBROKEN SERIES OF MOTOR VICTORIES

(Special to the "Hong Kong Daity Press (Copyright),)

Brussels, July 14.

CAVANAGH IN FORM The best man on view was un- doubtedly Cavanagh who more than held his own against Grim- mitt. When the C.S.C.C. páir were lying 5 on 9th head he coolly

For the seventh time in an trailed the jack and allowed them

unbroken series a Mercedes Benz only the minimum of one shot.

car driven by Rudolf Caracciola On the 11th head he was, how-

head gave them 3 shots lead carried off an important inter- every guilty of giving away a two which was immediately reduced to national victory, this time the "when lying one themselves he dis-

two on the very next head. A Grand Prix of Belgium at Spa, on odged his own wood to give Grim- single on the 15th by the C.C.C. the 14.9 kilometre track of Fran- mitt two shots. But the greatest pair was short lived for on the leth corchamps Malmedy Stavelot, the dxcitement was on the 20th head head Grimmitt lay two to bring total distance of 50,66 kilometre With the score 14 to 12 in his the deficit once more to a single being accomplished in 13 hours favour. Cavanagh allowed Grimshot.

26 minutes and 31 seconds achter- mitt to le 6 shots.

Everything

looked rosy for the 0.8.C.C. pair

GREAT EFFORTS",

The second place was also cap-

by a Mercedes Benz car,

Ing a record for this track at 15713 Both skips made great efforts to kilometres per hour. but with his last wood but one he pull the game out of the fire at once again cleverly trailed the this stage and with every point tured jack and brought it out in the counting the excitement was high driven by Von Brauchitsch, who open. Grimmitt tried to place but The CS.C.C. pair obtained a single arrived at the goal 31 seconds be found it short and Cavanagh with his last wood managed to place it on the 18th head to singles notch-hind the winner

ed on 17th, 19th and 20th heads

Third to finish was Chiron on a

na favourable position. Grim! mitt's last wood did not do any by the CC.C. With the score 15 Alfa Romeo, who was a full balt

damage and Cavanagh was allow

ed one shot a great effort worthy of any master.

THE PLAY

The "C.C.C pattarted the

woods rolling by notching singles

to 12 in favour of the C.C.C. Dair a round behind the second man the C.8.C.C. needed three to de: More than 100,000 spectators and tour to win. A slight drizzle from France, Belgium, Germany started at this stage but did not and Holland witnessed_this' trial interfere with the game in the of strength least. Grimmitt was lying two to Transcena L'ua Misi Cavanagh's one arid with his last

on the first two heads and the wood Grimmitt was unacle to 's-

C.8.C.C. pair retaliated with twos lodge Cavanagh's wood and themselves on the other side of on the third and fourth heads and managed to obtain both shots, the fence, ingam the lead for the first and The "final score of 15 shots to 14

Cavanagh and Medina were

last time by four shots to two spoke volumes for the close run of playing like champions and could The 5th head raw Cavan igh and the game and although the differ- do very little wrong. They would Medina playing as well as reverence of only one shot separated have given any other pair at pre- and by dint of clever concentra the winners from the losers that sent playing in the competition a tion they were able to obtain was enough to put "finis to com- good game and it would not sur four which rave them a two shots petitive bowling for Grimmitt and prise the critics if this year's pairs view yesterday. lead. Thereafter Grimmitt and Jones in the Open Pairs Cham- champions were on vie Jones obtained singles on 5th, 6th planship, - ***

SINGLES GAME

Playing on the RoCred

and 8th lends to the singler gain-Although beaten they were not and Meding on disgraced and kir, the Auctuations'

Or exchanged Had - Lavoured them

HE CB.CC. par might have found yesterday, J. C. Brown had

Lilley, Parks (J.)

Knowles, not out

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Larwood, lbw b Wensley. 57 Voce, c Holmes," b Lang-

ridge (Jan)

B 4. 1b 7.

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Second Innings

NOTTING

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AMSHIRE.

First Insings

Cornford (J.);

Tate

Wangley Langridge

match by taking the final set at #-1.

CAŞKA OUTPLAYED

Henkel oot played and cut-gen- eralled Caska in the final matc

of the tie and won by 2-6. 7-5, 6-4, 6-0.

Caska began well with quick. accurate play in the first set but ence the German found his form

to

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Reserves:-W. Stoker and W. Orchard.

This win had actually secured for Germany the right to play the United States in the Сир inals

In the other game of the day, Henkel of Germany versus Casca of Czechoslovakia, was no less remarkable as a sporting achieve- ment, for "although overshadowed by Casca in the first set, Henkel beat Casca by 2-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-0, making the closing score in the European finals, 4 to 1 in Ger- many's favour Transocean Kuo Min.

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