1939-07-10 — Page 11

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BASEBALL:

FARCICAL ENDING TO LOCAL

CHINESE DERBY: GAME

CLOWNED AWAY

(By R.O.Y.")

THE LOCAL CHINESE DERBY MATCH CAME TO AN UN- SATISFACTORY AND FARCICAL ENDING, IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEVENTH INNINGS OF WHAT HAD BEEN, TILL THEN,

STRUGGLE QUITE AN INTERESTING

"BIRA" IN CRASH Injuries To Face

And Thigh

RHEIMS, July 8 (Renter)~~ Prince Birabongse of Siam had a lucky escape from serious in- jury to-day wherding E.. E. A car which he was driving over=" turned at high speed,

Prince Birabongse was practis- Ing. for the French Automobile Grand Prix meeting.

SPORTS

MONDAY, JULY 10, 1939. PAGE T

Royal Henley Regatta

ROUGH PLAY CHECK?

Peter Kane's

Lost Finger

GRAND CHALLENGE

GOES TO U.S.

beat

LONDON, July 8 (Reutor)— For the first time since 1914. the Grand Challange Cup, one of the major trophies at the annual Royal Henley Regatta, → Will Ko across the Atlantic; to-day Harvard beat Argonaut. (Canada) by three lengths in After playing head-up ball to lead the Chinese Baseballers

seven minutes 40 sec by 6 runs to 4, at the end of the firth frame, the South China

Other results follow:-" rang made illogical positional changes and obviously' clowned

Diamond Sculls; Burke (Amer- away the game to allow the Baseballers to score four tallies

He was unable to straighten up

ica) the holder,

Verey before plate umpire Charlie Horton took the only action open to

in time and the car overturned. him, by calling the game.

(Poland) by one-and-a-quarter Marques and

Prince

Aing The

clear up to the umpire's) onesided victory.

lengths. Time" 9 mins, 13 secs. Leading

China Alvares were the most "successful

and picked himself up and re-

Steward's Cup: Zurich Rowing drastic action, the South

winning hitters each

Club beat Oriel College, Oxford, by boys had shown apparent disin- of the

8 mins 9 An examination revealed a deep four lengths. Time: clination to go after batted balls garnering three safeties. The lat-tuned on foot to the stands. and were twice.. warned by the ter, together with Mike Mendonca, arbiter, who suspended play after were the highest scorers with four scratch on the left thigh and secs.

other scratches on ine ince,

The Olymple champion, Jack par- Prince Birabongse is not Choy had laced a grounder, just tallies aplece.

Al Alvares got into the latter inside the third base line, which neither the third sacker nor left part of the fracas to connect with ticipating in the race to-morrow Beresford Jnr., and L. F. South-

with the Italians, Scher felder made any attempt to telda bingle and a three-bagger in unless he feels well enough, inwood deadheated after a great Both teams which case he will have to drive and Broschi in the final of the times at bat. unt! Choy was well on his way two

Centenary Double Sculls event in home after two runners had scored committed 3 bobbles apiece, "Doc" another E. R. A. as his owen

Molthen's boys showed Improved is completely out of action. In front of him.

stickwork and, with Ernie Hearth-

W63

car

race

stituted

commemorate

Irish F.A. To Take Fresh Action

The Emergency Committee of the F. A, of Ireland have made a novel and praise- worthy step in an effort to combat the rough element. which has crept into Eire foot- ball.

the

Champion Swung A Loose Punch At Blackpool

DICK BURTON

WINS BRITISH OPEN LONDON July

(Beuter)

Richard Barton won the 2 epen golf cham with an aggregate individual rounds "77 and 71

John Bulle, who returned: 03 71 and 73 to-day

with an aggregate of

ed by Shankland, Reg. and. King, all of whom had gate of 294,

ARGITRIOOSTURAS

Here is the true story, tota for the first time, of how twenty-year-old world flyweight

Kane,

of champion, Poter Liverpool, came to lose the This acts as a sequel to incident

Httle Anger of his right hand. at a Dublin enclosure, following

The accident happened two years

Other notable scores with which two players were suspended and Ave others severely cautioned ago, not in a fight. Peter was on anal two rounds wer

Instructions have been issued to holiday in Blackpool. Went in Locke 76 and 75 aggregate referees to report to the F. A. of the amusement park and had a King 75 and 73 aggregate 201 Ireland or the Divisional Associa-"go" on the penny punchball Bruen 15 and 76 aggrega

Bertolino 75 and 75 agg tion concerned players who have machine.

Peter, for once, mishit the target and Rees 75 and 77 aggregate been guilty of misconduct in a

Leaders half way through the match or who have been cautioned and knocked the finger up on the

swivel by, the referee.

He was so annoyed with fourth and Anal round were Balla (294); RECORDS TO BE KEPT. himself that he never mentioned (292). · Reg.

the incident until recently,

Shankland (294), Fallon (294), It is the intention of the com-

All138 Perry (294). Pose (295), DOCTORS' BILLS -

(296), Kenyon «(298), Adams (298), incidents, and too many marks

That little finger has cost the Cotton (298), Serra (299), Green mittee to keep the record of such

(302) Breeney after a player's name may mean an appearance before the Emer- boxer more than £100 in doctors' (300). Faulkner

bills. One time he was treated for | (308). whether thegency

Committee,

rheumatism in the hand. He had

'FALLON · LEADING Centenary of the Regatta. Their player is ordered off, the field.or

an operation later. Animal tissue not time was 88 mins. 35 secs,

was put into the Anger but it went Fallon, 26-year-old Huddersfield Burke put up a great race to This will help the Committee to two aplece, connected for, a total form but fans were agreeably sur-

his world title ght with Jockie the third round with 71 and an the persistent law: of seven hits which is just about prised by the good fielding of the beat Verey in the Diamond Sculls deal with offenders and also to back on him in the first round of professional, lead at the end of Jurich in Liverpool tast summer. aggregate of 215, followed by Sappers' gardeners; their batters for the second year in auccession, discover twice their usual hitting pace.

Freddie Barros worked Spotty nicked Jesse Arculli for two hits Verey being the Polish and Euro-breakers.

But now Peter will be better Shankland an Australian living in off, pean champion. more

The finger which has England, with 72 (217), Alfred Pereira for three free passes and and garnered three scored 3 of his squads 9 tallies. George Souza.

(219), Johnny Bulls 71 (219), Pose. Veteran, Johnny Mayhew turned Rowing Club crew put on a great TWO-MILE RECORD Club effected two double killings,

BROKEN THRICE

76. Reginald Whitcombe 14" (220), Clague to Izatt. In the second

His manager. Ted Denvir, told Dai Rees 75 (220), Locke 76 (221), frame," accounted for Marques and out for locals at second base and burst to finish strongly, thus re-

HELSINSKI July 8 (Reuter). Charlie Figuereldo while in the distinguished himself by dragging Deating their successes of 1935 and

Sandford H. A two-mile world running record the story. Even he did not know Sam King 75 (221), Serra, of third, Bill Smith, to Hearther to down a line drive to start a double 1934

Parker, Trinity Hall, Cambridge was established by Taisto Mack! about the accident unt! Peter had Uruguay, 17, 72, 73, Percy Allis

lost the finger, Izatt: disposed of Pereira and

Young Tanaka, who played Alves.

beat C. R. Parker, London Rowing in 8 mina. 53.2 seca, against the Base stealing was preve- lent, the Portuguese pilfering nine grand softball for. St. Joseph's Club, by two-and-a hair lengths previous record of 8 mins., 56 held by Miklos Szabo of Hungary. also found a place in the local in 9 mins. 5 secs.

The second and third runners, 04-8 to the Baseballers eight. 0

squad. The Engineers were ably

Thames Свр (Final) Tabor

Tuominen and Pekur also broke represented by "Honest Tom" Fox Academy beat Kent School by one-

the previous record, George Denyer. Taffy Foley, Wel-and-a-half lengths. Time: 7 mins. ford, Basher Balley. Fatty Ings, 63 secs.

• and Mcwraith Mack Shaw,

given "Benny" Goodman, and,

⚫ After umpires Charlie. Horton and Dave Leonard had left the two squads concerned game, the continued play with the help of two Chinese umpires; Chung Wah talled twice more before their inning came to an end and then blanked the Southern Chinese to make the final score 10 markers to 8.

Official Scores

Oficial scores, as they stood when the umpire halted the game.

were:

Chinese B.C. 1 2 3 4 5 # 7

er and Jimmy Higgins getting

1 2 4-17 0 4 0 2 2 5-10

Rens

2 0

Hits

4 D

ກ 1

0 4:9

Recrelo

2 3 4 5 6 7

South Chins

Runs Hits

2 3 0

0 1 0 X-6

Runs Hits

4 0 0 0

H.K.B.C.

Runs

2 2 1 0 2 3 x-9 Becs Take It Easy

Yesterday morning, Recreio took Hits things easily to run out with an eight run margin over the Hong-

Club king Baseballers.

started rookie hurler Billy Clague, on the tion mound. and although nicked for 16 hits, Billy went the distance and showed promising form..

Spotty Perelra drew the pitching assignment for the Portuguese boys and was never in any did culty, coasting along behind the slugging of his team-mates to a

2 2 3 0 0.1 1- 9.

Exhibition Game

killing.

1 2 2 0 0 1 1-sufficient opportunity to practice

against some experienced aggre gations, should be ready to put up an excellent showing in the local! league next season,

Scores:

Hongkong Runs

Fans were treated to an exhibi-

between a game

scratch Hongkong team and the Royal for Ave innings the Engineers; Sappers showed flashes of brilli- ance and gobs of inexperience to allow the local lads to finish on the long end of an 11-1. score.

Owing to the intense heat. Runs neither squad showed exceptional Hits

Hilts

R.E.'s

In the Steward's Cup, the Zurich

Silver Goblets;

than ever.

caused him pain for Jens Perry 73 (318), Richard Burton 77

removed.

BRITISH IDEA· TURNED DOWN

His Royal Highness the Duke of America) beat King's College. No Change In Davis

Kent, watched the race and after-London. Tabor won, by 1-1/4 wards gave away the prizes.

lengths.

Visitors Cup (final) Trinity

Cup Rules

75, 73, 74, Kenyon 78, 75, 74, Adams 75, Tanikner 76, Green: 75 72, Henry Cotton 76, Bruen (a 222), Other notable scores were Easterbrook 80 (225). Busson 81 (228), Sweeney 80 (229)-

seconded by Germany and support- ed by Yugoslavia, Japan and Australia, stipulated that if more LONDON, July 7 (Reuter) than 16 nations challenged in the EARLIER RESULTS Hall, Cambridge beat New College, HENLEY, July 8 (Reuter)-The Oxford: Trinity "won by two meeting of Davis Cup nations held European zone in one year, they in London under the presidency of should reduce that number by the weather was threatening and con-lengths. ditions adverse, with a head wind, Wyfold Cup (final); Maidenhead M. Barde of Switzerland, threw out exclusion of any nation, with the at Henley Regatta to-day.

beat Tigre Rowing Club (The Great Britain's suggested amend- exception of the champion Euro- 4-11 The following were the resulta Argentine) by a length in 9 min-ment to the Davis Cup rules which, pean nation, which failed to win if passed, would have meant that the first match or, if necessary, the 0.0 4 1 2-7 of to-day's events:

utes 10 seconds.

Ladies Plate (anal): Clare beat weaker nations would have little second match the previous year, the order of such exclusion to be Corpus Christi. Cambridge, easily chance of winning the trophy..

The British proposal, which was decided by ballot.. in 8 minutes 13 seconds."

I 2 3 4 5

1 0 4 2

་

Thames Cup. (semi-finals): Ta- +0 0 0 0 1.1 bor Academy (America) beat Fana 0 1 1 1 2-5 Roklub (Norway); Kent

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