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ALL THE

M.C.C. DRAW AT LORD'S

Even Scoring Against The

Civil Service

The match between M.G.C. and Civil Service ended at Lord's re-,, cently in a draw. Set to make 263 to win in two hours and three- quarters. Civil Service had not the forcing batsmen to accomplish the task, nor had M.C.C. sufficient bowling to enforce an issue.

At the Anish Civil Service, with mild-off in attempting a big hit, seven wiketa in hand, were still and Lomas, soon after completing 103 runs behind. A feature of his 50, was caught at the wicket. rather dull day's cricket was the wicket-keeping of F. J. Hughes for Civil Service.

W. Swanton

and

to

By then the spare was 204, the third wicker haring-put-on-127 very

The remaining batsmen, Wilkin-

SPORT

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1938.

SPORTING NEWS AND

Hampshire AMENDED

Beaten

HOLMES AND PARKER

IN FORM

beat Hampshire at

receptly

Sarray Bournemouth three wickets, and they did # with "greater case than a good people overnight had many expected that they would do, saya » The Tima.

son included, sacrificed their aver-been

TOO BIG A TASK Civil Service were left with 268

In

was

HARDCOURT

NEWS AND NOTES

PROGRAMME

TENNIS AT THE U.S.R.C.

The following is the amended for the Hardcourt programme Tennis Championships, at USRC.)-

suno.

SATURDAY, 4 PM.

the

Entries

Millwall Sign Seventh Extra Race Meeting "£6000 Class" Corinthian

Millwall F.C. have, signed stɛ an amateur a noted Corinthian Inside-left in L. C. Thornton, who was selected as reservo the full Internationa! for match against Scotland at Wembley last season, writes a Home correspondent.

The following are the entries for Hein 154, Salvage Master. 165, Sea the Seventh Extra Race Meeting Dragon 149, Smiling Thru 165, The to be held at Happy Valley on Leopard 149. Saturday, September 24:-

Harvest

4 or 9-Island Bay Handicap--

1. or 5-Tween Island Bay Han- First or "Second Section: Winner" dicap-First or Second Section $500. Second $250. Third $150. Class Winner $550. Second $275, Third For China Ponies. "C" $175. For China Ponies; "B" Class. Jockey Allowance. Entrance $5. Jockey Allowance. Entrance $5. Six Furlongs.

Amberley, Bistre, Bright View, One Mile.

Boolat Bay, Commencement Bay, Election Time, Elizabeth, Jungle Semi-Finals Match (Singles) The previous evening there had

Tsui Tum Pui v. 8. A. Rumjahn. Mr. Charles Hewitt, Millwall's Cossack's Beauty, Dawn Star, Ex-Jim, Just in Time, King's Bounty: 器 minor cloudburst

Umpire:-Mr. G. & R. Divett. manager, told me that, in his pansion Time. Expression Time, King's Justice, Kum Bhan, Laugh-

Eve,

Viewing Buddha, Laughing, Girl Night Handicap Line Judges: - Mesam. S. J. opinion. Thornton. If a profes-Havoc Eve. Honeymoon Eve, Hum-View, Pinfarthings. Rose Evelyni, ages in the hot very successful Bournemouth, and as there Civil Service resumed their inquest of rapid scoring, and at more rain during the night next Tacchi, A. E. P. Guest, G. A. White, sional, would be "in the 6000 drum Eve, Jober, Lancashire Lass. Rose Jane Rose-Queen Royal Moonlight View. National Pride, Highness. Scenic View, Soldier nings 218 runs behind with eight o'clock the innings was declared day's play gave promise of pro-P. Kong, Pang Ol Lam, Ho Hung class.

New Star, Oak Bay. Potentate, of China, Sunlight View, Tampa wickets in hand, and G. Bish and closed, seyen wickets having zullen during some fun, But it was not Yan, J. Gonsalves and A. V. Go-

WENT TO AUSTRALIA to be O. E. Kerr, who were both not out for 173 runs.

6. Cosford Handicap-Winner Thornton went with the FA Red Feather, Rob Roy. Royal Scot. Bay, "Tyne, Wild Cat. At 5 pm. (Match postponed from overnight, played so well

The morning was fine, but the

2-Youdluse Handicap-Winner $500. Second: $300, Third $200. steadily that they added 49 more

14/9/38)-G., Choa Y. Wong Fook-amateur day to Australia and New Soldier of Britain Wild Life.

Zealand; Mr. Tom Thorne, chair-

Australian Subscription Third $200, For runs before the third wicket tell.

nam.

man of Millwall was one of the $500. Second $300. SUNDAY, 4 P.M.

For Australian Subscription Pontes, "C" Class. Jockey Allow- Kerr, probably over anxious

Semi-Finals Match (Doubles) party. Hepce Thornton's contact

Pontes, "B" Class. Jockey Allowance. Entrance $5. Six Furlongs. Bag Tor. Beat That Bredan. make his 50, being bowled by E.

ance. Entrance $5. From the l S. A, Rumjahn and H. D. Rum-with the club.

He will be available

for all Mile Post (About Half Mile 170 Brutus. Cape York. Discovery Bay. Jahn. Pang Ol Lam and Mok Ful

Lily, Llangollen Macquarie River, Millwalls matches except FA Yards).

Perfect Day, Ret, Rooify, · Sen Umpire:--Lieut, Colonel C. v. Cup-ties for which he remains a

A Better, Time, A Great Time, Spray, Strathcarrick, The Buffer. Corinthian

Star. Violet Queen, Annabella, Aztec, Criffel. Derby Twilight Line Judges:-As for Saturday. Mr. Hewitt mid Millwall's

Day: Dick Turpin, Little Audrey. Zodiac. Llanarmon. Lucky policy, for the first matches at

Lad Ranger

7-Clear Water Bay Handicap- any rate, would be to rebr Snowy River. Tornado Star, Vixen winner. $450. Second $225. Third chiefly on the players who had

$125. For China Ponies, "F" Class," 3--Sab-Griffins Autumn Plate-and Subscription Grimns of this won promotion last season. "But we shall not hesitate to Winner $750. Second $300. Third Club of this Season that have not

For China Ponies. Sub-

won more than $850 in: stakes. enter the transfer market. if $200.

added. "Newscription Grimas of this Club of Jockey Allowance. Entrance 35. necessary." he players. in addition to Thornton, this Season. Weight 145 lbs. 1 lb. Six Furlongs, include Pickering, full-back from penalty for every $200 or part Burnley, Hoult, inside-right from thereof won in stakes since Janu Northampton, Powell, wing-forward ary 1, 1938. Entrance $5.

Glanville and A Quarter Miles. from Merthyr, and Jones, Inside-left from Merthyr

"We are negotiating now for two players of international reputation. I cannot say at the moment what positions they all.

valuable runs, but with the taking of the new ball a collapse ensued O G. Battcock and N. F. Turner

taking four quick wickets between them.

Bush was leg-before-wicket to the former when only our runs short of a well-deserved century and J. G. Heaslip, V. G. Delany Armistead. muster only

and H. seven runs between them

SEVEN WICKETS DOWN

Seven wickets were down for 228. uut E. J. Hughes, who batted very confidently, and W. Edwards made a good stand for the eighth. The collow-on was saved and the innings ventually reached 272, 94 behind.

Swanton, the sixth and last bowler to be tried for MC.C.was by far the most successfu),

sun was shy in its efforts to break to win and a possible two hours through with any damaging effect and three-quarters in which to on a pitch which was softish on make them, but it was very soon top, and really good batting put E. R. T. Holmes and Parker, at apparent that the task was beyond the issue beyond all doubt. their powerB.

P. Ogilvie and J.-H. Bran's the start, patted and stroked the defended very stubbornly and oc-wicket in a manner which be serally cracked the ball, hard spoke an uneasy suspicion that it through the covers to the bour might behave spitefully, and it was significant that C. G. A. Paris forcing dary, but neither Is a

the rate of one a minute. batsman and runs came only at opened his bowling with Boyes at the other end to Herman. But The 50 went up soon after the runs came quietly and without o'clock; and

then Ogilvie, who fuss.

After 10 runs had been scored should have been stumped when

ends, And shoulders with the bowlers changed 22, opened his greater freedom. At the end of an although the lofty and tireless nour's play the score was 70. Evans Herman driving a ball from Benks to the pavilion which only missed being a

6 by inches.

I the next over he on-drove him for 4, but in trying to re- peat the stroke was caught at slip, the first wicket falling at 15.

Twelve runs, 4 from a bad over- throw, came from one of Swanton's cvers. of which the last two gave Ogvie his 50, and, with Bush playing with some freedoin the score mounted more rapidly, but at 112 Ogilvie was bowled by Melluish

continued to hurl the

Burton

MONDAY, 4 PM Send-Finals Match (Singles) Tsul Wai Put v. G. Choa or Wong Fook" Naan.

ball at his appiments with unv. abated vigour, it was early clear that Boyes was to be the menace. if menace there was to be.

1

Umpire:-Major F. T. Baines. Line Judges:-As for Sunday.

TUESDAY, 5 P.M.

E. C. Fincher and A. V. Remedios Omar Rumjahn and G. Choa,

GOVERNOR

AT"

LAWN BOWLS

Ex-

Tor.

One

Borrachito 152, Cape Comorin 149, Dekko 153, Fei Ying 160. Final Triumph 153. Golden Cow 157. Piet

"J

Acme, African Cat, Astrik, Dark Hazard, Double Chance, Easy Time. Emergency Call Five Rulers,

Labour Day. Lucky Meven, Lucky. Seven. National Dignity, National Guard, Bexiano, Sahara Star, Split Hand, The Great Triumph, Tribute, Wenning. Tum Sipg,"

His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote was entertained

8-Junk Bay Handicap-Winger in a game of Lawn Bowls the

$450. Second $225, Third $125. For Police Recreation Club yesterday.

ground improvements, which have China Fontes, "D" Class. Sub- OUT FOR DIVISION I. At the conclusion of the game,

cast £14,000 since last season. The scription Griffins of this Club of the visitors, Including His

"Our ambition is the First Divi-principal is the new covered north this Season, barred. To be ridden cellency, were presented with sliversion. New Cross as a centre for terrace on the popular side. Here, by Jockeys who have not won ten spoons as souvenirs of the occasion football is unexcelled. It ought to the shillings" will have additional races anywhere at any time. "No accommodation: 30,000 Whips or Spurs allowed. Entrance by Mr. T. H. King, Commissiorer of have a First Division side. Police,

"Our average gate last season in people at a shilling a head will bess. One Mile.tion, dell

Coronation - Day, Dlogenes. the Third Division-exceeded 30.000. able to watch the matches regard- Our last reserve team match against less of the weather. The ground Estover, Flybynight Gold Coin, will now accommodate 55,000, and Gold Sovereign. Good. Morning,

Plain View, Tempest, Whalsey. Mr. Hewitt showed me the new eventually 60,000! Arsenal Reserves drew 19,000."

Spin and length caused a number of balls from him to the sit up unpleasantly for batsmen, who were usually forced either to go right out er, at any rate, to play well forward in order to smother the waspish pranks that the bal might play..

ATTRACTIVE BATTING Parker scored faster than Hol- At 6 o'clock, with a possible bourmes, and Surrey can count them- The following were the results of left for play, Civil Service still selves fortunate to be able to send the game-

Blu, Dowman, Fender, Past needed 145 runs and a draw ap in such a splendid batsman peared inevitable.

low down in the batting order. (skip) 24; heat HE. The Governor, Half an hour later this result was He hit two grand on-drives oft Dr. Newton. Carter, Deakin skip)

away 16. reached, the extra half-hour not Herman and smote Boyes

McLeod, MeWalker, Perkins and being claimed, but, one more wicket to leg for two 4's in one over. fell before the end and Bush played Holmes" made one uppish late Carey (skip) 24; beat:R. E Lindsell another very sound innings of 49 cut past the slips, but was gener-J. Smith, Hamilton and McGowan.|

ully very caught at (not out.

of himself. He (skip) 18. sent a ball from Herman soaring

If they were to enforEG" A decision M.C.C. needed, some quick runs and after quietly surviving 10 minutes before the luncheon interval, J. M. Lomas and E W Swanton procceded to score at a very good pace. Lonus looked as though he was continuing his pot put innings of the previous day and loet very few opportunities of making rum's effortlesly all round the wierer. Swanton. after a quiet start, hit very hard and made some powerful drives and books.

The palmade in an hour

before. Swanton

$14

U.S. AMATEUR

GOLF

Oakmont, Pa., Sept. 14. Outstanding results in the first round of the Americau Amateur Golf Championship, played today. were:

Charles Tates, the British cham- plon, beat V. E. M. Savage, 3 and

Johnny Goodman, holder, beat Bid Richardson, 4 and 3;

Fred Haes best E. J. Flowers, S and 4;

U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS

New York, Sept. 15: The following are the results of baseball matches played yesterday NATIONAL LEAGUE

L.. · B..

7

New York

E

G

3 16 2 10 14 4

sure

|' +

4-

W. Glendining, Riddell, Hollands over mid-on's head to the boun- and Moss (skly) 19; beat: N. L dary, but shortly after the 100 was Smith, Drummond, Hyde-Lay and up he, took a most dangerous Archbutt (skip) 17.

third run off a square cut which

would have knocked over a good Golf

many feldsmen,

However. all was well, and it seemed quite certain that this pair would knock off the runs without much dimiculty. But with two

BI-ANNUAL MATCH

The following in alphabetical runs to go Boyes got his just re-order) have been selected to re- Pittsburgh..........

ward when Farker, who had play-present Happy Valley in the bl- New York .......... 3 10 0

(Schumacher pitched for the ed an artistic innings, reached out annual golf match against Kow-

ball and was uncertainly to a Giants and Kampouris homered),

caught close up at first spoon on October 9-

H. H. Mundy (Captain), N. J. Pittsburgh

He had helped Holmes to gather Booker, A. Brooksbank, F. Buckle, 73 of the 75 runs needed for vic-A D. Humphreys. D. Humphreys, (Danning and McCarthy homer-tory when play began.

W. J..B. Key, T.B. Low, J. W. Mac- Watts came in, but his assis Donald, A. McKellar, A. J. Mac- Ray Billows beat John Levinoned for the Giants)

tance was unnecessary, for off the Fayden, G. T. May, W. H. Nolloth, Arst ball which Herman "bowled to G. M. Park, R. G. Parker, R. 8. W. Holmes in what way to be a new Paterson, J."A. É, Selby, R. Young. spell there were two leg-byes and the match was won. Only 26 runs were scored off Boyes in 19

Johnny Fischer beat Ted Bishop, 4 and 3;

at the 20th:

!!

Joe Thompson of Canada beat Roes Somerville, a former holder,

one up-(Reyter.

Cincinnati Brooklyn

11

(Lavagetto homered Dodgers).

2 B- 5 0

the for

3

Cincinnati

8 12 0 +4 Brooklyn

2 ต (Lombardi homered twice for the Reds, and Socket and Sington for

SECOND ROUND

Oakmuht, Pa., Sept. 14. In the second round, Edwin Kingsley beat Charles Yates, 2 and 1: Pat Abbott best, Ray Billows, 2 and 1 and Thompson beat Haas the Dodgers). at the 18th

Chicago

# 8 0 3. 11 3 (Ratnett homered for the Cubs).

Robert Brownell caused an upset Boston by beating Reynolds Smith, 2 and 1-(Reater).

NEW BADMINTON H. Q. FOR SINGAPORE?

Not to be outdone by the controlling body in Selangor, the Singapore Badminton AF- sociation has been negotiating for a suitable site for its own·

overs.

HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS

London, Sept. 15.

St. Louls.............. 12 16 5 Philadelphia

The following are the results of .9

A 13: (Medwick homered for the Car-football matches played yester- dinals and Brack for the Phillies?

St. Louis,

Philadelphia

**********

AMERICAN LEAGUE,

3

Phunderpha

7

St. Louis á............in

11 (Moses homered for the Athle- tica).

Boston Detroit

The Malaya Tribune badminthe matches New York Yankees ton correspondent understands that an enthusiast has been in Y. Cleveland Indians, and Washing- touch with the proper authorides ton Senators Y Chicago White Box for a plece of land in Setangoor were postponed owing to sain.- district.......

Heutery

aslum Hall has long served the

It is generally felt that, as a venue for the Association's apni tournament, the hall is got, Ideal

Earlly accessible, the land Hex beteged, the Post Dmde Club and the Serangoon Road Post Once.

It is probable that the S.B. A. will be given use of the Crown property at a nominally suitable. ault rent,

Bad Ughting and poor" ventilla- this eventually be the ton are characteristics of the would tie ball and these, it la felt, do not create conditions necessary for Gym-Arst-class badminton.

While the

day:-

FIRST DIVISION Arsenal 1, Derby 2. Huddersfield 0. Sunderland 1 Liverpool 3, Middlesbro" 1.

SECOND DIVISION Newcastle 5, West Bromwich 1. Southampton 2, Plymouth 1.

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) Reading 3, Brighton 0. Watford 1,, Newport i

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) Hartlepools 5, Darlington 0. Wrexham 0. Crewe 4.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE (FIRST DIVISION) Arbroath 1. Queen O'8th, Ayr U. 2, Clyde 40 Celtic 1. Hamilton 2 Hibernian 0, Kilmarnock 2. Motherwell 0, Rangers 5. St. Johnstone 4. Albion R 0. Third Lanark 1, Aberdeen 1.

(Reuter)

ADAMSON CUP

September: qualifying competi tion at Happy Valley, September 14: T. D. Paton 71-843 qualifles.

Sporting

Fixtures

TODAY!

HADMINTONY. M. O. A. Bad- minton, in the West Lounge, BRIDGE Cheero Club Bridge

Night MEETING-gual, of Hong Kong Reel Club, at Helena May In- stitute, Garden Road, 5.15 p.m. SWIMMING.--Mixed · Swimming, in European Y.M.C.A. Bwine ming Fool.

TOMORROW

BOWLS-Aitkenhead Shield, Kow- loon v. Hong Kong (Civil Service C.C., Craigengower C. C. and Police R.C.) 2.30 pm GOLF-Bogey (Par) Pool (Fan-

ling).

HOCKEY YMCA. "A" Y. Kum- Bon Rifles, 5 pm YMCA) (B". V RAMG, 3.30 p.m. (King's Park).

BWIMMING, Police and Prisons Annual Aquaties (V.1.C.) 2.30 D.m

TENNIS-Hardcourt Singles; Chao v Wong Fook-nam.

covered

MANAGER

HB

"HAVE AN H.B.

AND THEN TRY