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BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Many Prominent Players Fail To Qualify

Sandwich. July 7.

Only 37 competitors out of 123 qualified for the final stages of the British open golf championshl› here today. The qualifying score was 148 for 35 holes, and among rominent players who failed to return this, or a better score, wire James Bruen, the 17 year-old Walker Cupper, Eddie Whitcombe, who was one of the leaders in the early qualifying rounds, Arthur Havers and James Braid."

J. J. Busson, Richard Burton of a. Padgham Sale and W. Cox led the Beld at Shaskland the close of today's play, each re-Haydock" turning an aggregate of 140 for Walte the two rounds.

Charles Whitcombe

Cotton's score was not included Lacey

in the early returns.

Brews...

| Records were beaten and equall-Pennink

d during the day. Brews, in Kaliburton

hooting a 70 to aggregate. 148, did Sutton

the homeward nine holes in 33 King

strokes which is a record for the Earnest Whitcombe

hampionship links.

"former

BASEBALL NOTES RAIN PREVENTS

"Chinese Win The Pennant

BY PILAT

The Chinese won the baseball

runs to two,

TEST PLAYERS FROM PRACTICE

Manchester, July 1.

The outlook for the Third Test

day.

is gloomy. It has rained intermit- pennant together with the Bagram tently for several days and it rain- Shield when, on Saturday last, they accounted for the Volunteers ed all night long on Wednesday by the comfortable score of nine and again before the forenoon to- These downpours prevented the Expected by many to be a close affair, the game turned out to be English and Australian players rather one-sided for, with the ex-from practising at the nets. ception of the first, frame, the Chinese were always on top.

Earl Wong. the Chinese star 74-72-146 hurter, signalised his return to the 74-72-140 mound with another good game for 74-72-146 and was chiefly responsible 74-72-144 his side's victory. 71-75-246

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Veteran, C. C. Lee, who used to 74-72-148 play in good class baseball in the 76-70-148 States. was on the slab for the useful 74-72-148 Volunteers and pitched a *72-74--140 game. Re

was, however, Doorly 72-75--147 backed by his flelders. 74-73-147 70-77-147 The Chinese were blanked in Bulloik. Sunning ......... 73-74-147 | their first visit to the plate but in British Greenlagh. Prestwick... 75-73-148 the next canto rallied grandly to Beck. Sherwood Forest.. 76-72-148 chalk up four runs. The Volan- ...... 78-72-148 Leers. who have in their ranks Ballingal, Balmore

73-75-148 some of the heaviest clouters in Hasting Stopy. Sunningdale 77-71-148 the League. were not in good bat- ting form while thet: fielding was 77-74-151 not up to their usual standard. 74-78--152 The Chinese played very well and 78-79-157 showed much improvement over 70-80-150 their last performance. A feature Reuter), of their game' was their squeeze plays which had the Volunteers guessing and forced them into nu- merous errors.

Cyril Tolley, Amateur champion and Walker Cup player had a 68 to total 145 and to equal the amateur record for the course.

The following were some of the day's scores.

QUALIFIERS

J; J. Bussen

W. Cox

R., Burton

B. Gadd

Adams

French West Surrey

Dallemagne

"Black

Alan Dalley

Tolley

Fallon

A Perry

FAILED TO QUALIFY Eddie Whitecombe J. Braid 71-59--140 A. G. Havers 70-70-140 J. Bruen

71-69-1401 -

71-70-141

70-71-141

72-71-143 CAMBRIDGE

70-74--144

73-72-144 BEATEN AGAIN

73-72-145

77-68-145 70-75-145 71-74-145

EASY TASK

FOR KENT

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Easy Win For Hampshire

Now that the Chinese have won the title. Interest is centred on the fight between Recrelo and Minda- hao for the runners-up berth. Mindanao have the harder task for. besides having to meet the Recrelo, they still have to play the Once again Cambridge Univer-Volunteers and the Indians and sity have met with defeat. They both of these teaias are capable of were beaten by Hampshire at upsetting calculations.

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by aine Southampton recently

There is some talk of Recreio wickets. The success of Hamp- shire was foreshadowed when the withdrawing from the

Interna-

BRAVE INNINGS University failed badly in their tional series, this club objecting to

BY NEALE

Kent beat. Gloucestershire at Gloucester recently by 10 wickets. the In- Gloucestershire avoided

second innings, giving an almost play in mid-summer. It is hoped. inexplicable display of batting on that they will not take this step a wicket which was always good.for it will rob the series of much For the first time for many interest. The Portuguese lads have years Cambridge have almost com-shown so much improvement since pleted their season without zain the season began that they are nings defeat, thanks largely to ang a single victory and the rea-considered to have a good chance

ot winning this series. brave century by Neale, his fourth son is not difficult to diagnose. this season, but Woolley and Fagg Perhaps within the limits were well up to the task of making memory they have never ing the runs necessary for victory. been so singularly weak in bowling not be many changes in the teams as they are this year, although it for the International, with the

says The Times.

of

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As for as can be seen there will

The day's cricket was a good deal must be admitted that they have exception of the Americans who more entertaining than might never had anything but easy with the Club and Mindanao com- have been expected, even from the wickets to play on and heaps of bining, should be able to field a Gloucestershire point of view runs have been made against them. strong team. The dark horse in There was besides, the 'cheering Barely half an hour sufficed to the series will be the Filipinos who will probably Include a few of the news. of what Hammond had finish of the University innings. meant to England at.Lord's if he the last three wickets adding only Filipino B. C. stalwarts that play- could not be there at Gloucester 18 runs. M. A. C. P. Kaye was outed in the league last year. to, help Neale, Haynes and Monks to a nicely judged catch at long-

take some of the sting out of al-off. R. C. Gibb was soon beaten by TENNIS LEAGUE

most. Inevitable defeat.

Creese. and J. V. Wild put up an

When the third day's play was easy catch to cover point. Creese begun. Gloucestershire still had to

most successful was easily the score 112 runs if they were to bowler, his four wickets, costing force Kent to bat for a second less than four runs each. tune. There were sever wickets to Hampshire were left to get only

"D" Division Result

The Kowloon Cricket Club lost to

fall but, when Grapp almost ut 83 runs to win, but in W, R. Rees- the Kowloon Tong Garden City once swelled the list of W. H. V. Davies's second over B. D. Carris Association by eight sets to one.

Scores: Levett's victims behind the stumps. might have caught Holt in the

(K.C:C.)

and Wilson stayed no longer. It slips, although Rees-Davies took A. S. Bliss and T. A. Madar really seemed as if the match the wicket with his next ball. would be all over before luncheon. When J. P. Blake was joined by THE BOWLING ATTACKED Hill runs began to come at a nice Neale and Haynes, however, were pace..

not content to fade away tamely

The University captain tried no!

on' a pitch which, after all, still fewer than six bowlers in an effort! had plenty of runs in it Neale to minimize the extent of the de-M. was one of the few members of feat, but no further chances came the old brigade in the side and his their way and, in scoring 22 runs steady worth was soon proved

off 11 balls bowled by F. G. Mann.

He took his time until the Kent the end came just before the total had been passed. and then luncheon Interval

he began to attack the bowling, as Haynes already had been doing.

Haynes made a useful 41 in the

Arst innings, and his 48 In the second innings confirmed an ex- cellent impression

Taylor falled again, bowled this time by Watt, but Monks helped Neale to put on 102 runs for the eighth wicket

NOTTS WIN IN

AN INNINGS Nottinghamshire gained their third consecutive victory recently when they beat Northamptonshire at Trent Bridge by an innings and

By contrast the last two added Ave runs,

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lost to W. H. Wel and J. Mok 3-6 lost to W. K. Ma and Y C.

Lee

lost to N. A. E. Mackay and

K. M. Lee Gillard and A. Hazell

(K.C.C.)

beat Wel and Mok

3-6

1-8

B3

Jost to Ma and Lee

46

lost to Mackay and Lee

3-6

1. W. Hulme and H. Burson

(K.C.C.)

3B

0-6

20

lost to Wel and Mok. lost to Ma and Lee lost to Mackay and Lee.

Sporting

Fixtures

TODAY

de Récrelo. BOWLS-First Division: Craigen- gower C.C. v. Indian R.C.; Police R.C. v. Kowloon C.C.; Kowloon B.G.C. v. Club de Recreio? Kow- loon Docks R.C. v. Civil Service C.C. Second División: Club de Recreio v. Kowloon B.G C.; Civil Service C.C. v. Police R.C.; Hong Kong F.C. "A" v. Craigengewer OC. Hong Kong F.C "Ev Tal- koo"R.C!? Third Division: Hong

nothing at all, but it was sheer The visiting county resumed in BASEBALL-Indian B.C. v. Club bad luck that Neale had been run a none too promising position, for out by a throw in from the deep they required 143 to make their

·field." Fagg' had only one stump opponents bat a second time and for a target, but he scored a direct had eight wickets in hand.

These wickets they lost for 138 bit

One felt grateful to Gloucester-runs, Voce, in taking four of them, shire for leaving Kent to score as bringing his analysis in the match many as 07 runs if only because to eight for 107 runs. There were It offered a further view of Wool four wickets down for 29, before ley. Fagg made 35 mins in the the first real stand was made, and manner of man deterred to then Brookes, hitting hard, wipe qut the memory of a duck, James, defending stubbornly, but but it was Woolley who gripped on 40 in an hour. ⠀⠀⠀ more of the attention."

arid

The sixth wicket went down at There were few big hits. but 08, but James and Grimshaw then ngain an enky How, of mrokes which added 62 at the rate of one must have beel moet disconcert-minute After they were parted. ing to Gloucestershire's largely re- however, the innings serve attack

watch soon ended.

·

„Kong" Electre RC. V. Kowloon

FC Club de Recretc v. Kowloon CCA Kowloon Tong v. Craigen-

а

the

gower "CC Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club v. Hong Kong FC. SWIMMING-Volunteers Annual

Aquatic Meet (Victoria`R.Ü.).

The Old Trafford wicket is natural wicket and has not been "doped" with marl for four years It is therefore certain to be very

soft.

In accordance with the rules the wicket will be covered at 11.30 in the morning, until the start. Police will guard the wicket during the night.

A Sporting Finish

SELLERS TAKES

A RISK

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Splendid bowling by Smailes and a bold declaration by A. B. Sellers, the Yorkshire captain, brought a deBalte result as well as keen day's play at Hall recently when Forkshire beat Glamorgan by 12 rans. This was Yorkshire's sixth consecutive victory in the Cham- pionship and their eight altogether

this season.

At the start of the day there seemed little prospect of a finish,

had a disastrous experience, and but the batsmen on a sticky pitch Sellers's declaration left. Glam- argan to get 169 to win in two hours and 50 minutes.

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The majority of the tickets have been sold, and the authorities hope that weather permitting, the crowd

In the morning Smalles and will be to the region of 40,000.-

Robinson got rid of the remaining (Reuter).

nine Glamorgan batsmen in COUNTY CRICKET

Off-breaks minutes for 38 runs. London, July 7. Rain affected several of the round the wicket had every one county cricket matches in England in trouble, and Smailes took six today, and prevented play in the wickets in 37 deliveries for 17 runs. Smalles was helped by some splen- following games:

[did fielding.

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Derbyshire v. Sussex

·Glamorgan y. Kent Hampshire v. Middlesex Warwickshire v. Sussex Worcestershire v. Yorkshire Close of play scores in the other matches were:

Northants 119 and 147, Lanca- shire 116 and 20- for 0

Notts 452 for 9 declared against Leicestershire.-(Reuter)..

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