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WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1939.

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27 In the World of Sports

LEAGUE LAWN LONG AGENDA HONGKONG GOLF WIMBLEDON

BOWLS TEAMS

SOME SELECTIONS

FOR SATURDAY Following are some clubs' selec-

tlons for the lawn bowls league matches on Saturday:

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CLUB DE RECREIO

1st Div. "A" (Away) v. L.R.C L. J. Silva, C. M. Silva, J. F. V. Ribeiro, F.-X. M. Silva; J. Luz, A. P. Guterres, R. F. Luz, H. A. Alves; L. F. Xavier, O. E. Marques, J.. E. Noronha, C. G. Silva.

“B" (Away) v. P.R.C.

FOR FA. COUNCIL MTG.

At the meeting of the Council of the Hongkong Football Association, to be held at the Association's offices on Monday, July 24, the following agenda will be dealt

with:-

Correspondence relating to no- mination of representatives to serve on the Council for the 1939- 40 season:›

to confirm the minutes of the previous Council meeting:

to receive and adopt the accounts for the month of June:

to elect an Hon. Secretary for season 1939-40:

CLUB HOW THE ALL-AMERICAN FINAL CAME ABOUT

Draw For Second Riggs' Walk Through Puncec:

Summer Singles

The following are the entries and draw for the Happy Valley Second Summer Singles of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club:--

W. Ahern (9) plays winner of Preliminary round; V. S. Ebbage (18) plays GQ. T. May (19); G. E Willerton (12) plays A. L. Burnle (18); C C. Stark (9) plays W. H

Hillier (8): H. N. Moran (18) plays J. Linaker (14); W. F. Barnes (12) plays N. J. Booker (13); W. H F. A. Machado, A. M. Xavier, B.

Jowitt (12) plays T. J. Price (9); C Basto, A. A. Remedios:

C.

to appoint Treasurers and decid- │H. Smith (8) plays R. R. Elus (15); Pereira. D. C. Alves. C. R. Fereira,

F. Buckle (12) plays' G. P. Stone F. X. Soares; C. F. Remedios, C. Hed their remuneration;

Basto, F. V. V. Ribeiro, J. J. Basto.

Div. (Home) v. K.B.G.C.

3rd M. F. Alarcon, A. M. Rodrigues,

to appoint an Appeals Board, | (16); N. J. Bebbington (15) plays consisting of not less than three Tuck (14); A. J. MacFayden (18) members;"

plays M. L. Reidy (18); A. W. Aslett (18) plays W. B. Richardson (13);

J

to appoint a Referees sub-com-

J. R. Soares, O. P. Remedios: A. F.mittee, consisting of three mem-J. W. Mayhew (B) plays S. F. Noronha, F, A. Xavier, G. A. Lopes, bers;

E. Sousa; C. Vas, J. C. Remedios,

C. M. S. Alves, P. A,, Yvanovich.

KOWLOON C.C.

members;

Chubb (15); Sürg.-Comdr. Nichol-

Cooke's Fight With Henkel

LONDON, July 6-It was America's day in the Centre Court "all right-and it really is astonishing that R. L. Riggs and E. T. Cooke should win through to the final round of the singles cham- pionship at their first Wimbledon. In the past it has needed giants like Tilden and Vines to win at their first attempt; but yesterday these two young members of a new and almost unre cognizable: America scacol qwetly extinguished the hopes of Europe, as represented by F. Pancee and H. Henkel, and slice Riggs apparently has beaten Cooke 12 times runaing at home the assumption must be that he will succeed Budge to-morrow. Raxs-Henkel final would have had a more exciting ring about

it.

1:

break

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There can "rarely have been two more contrasting singler semi-finals than yesterday's Henkel at least made a grand fight of it, and had the luck been his way might well have carried t into a fifth set; but if this was the best match of the whole meeting," Riggs and Puncec then came in to play what was cer tainly the dullest, and since there is so little worth recording it can be dismissed straight away. to appoint an Emergency sub- son (8) plays G. Davies (12); K. 8. Committee, consisting of three Robertson (4): plays D; H. Clark One had imagined that Riggs rush for the tea tents auring - a (18); E. Greenwood (18) plays Col. would need his volleys and he has match of this importance. The

them-to to appoint a League Manage, Collin (5).

Puncec's rallies were longish and colourless, consisting of Preliminary Round: A. J. Dennis mechanical ground game, but by far the greater number of them V. C. Labrum, J. W. M. Brown,ment Committee

(9) plays J. W. MacDonald (7). whether or not with a Puckish won by a loser-and to our as- The Preliminary Round will be chuckle, he stayed back, kept the tonishment it was Puncee, gener Geo Lee. W. Mulcahy. E. Kem. J.mittee consisting of three mem-completed on or before July 30, the ball slow, and for the most part ally so remorselessly accurate, who first round on or before August 8, short, down the middle, and, in- broke down on the half-court ball, to consider the applications of the second round on ON before deed, was more Puncec than his

HENKEL'S MASTER 8th Battery. Royal Artillery and August 13, the third round on or adversary.

Henkel had played in the International Athletic Club and before. August 20, the semi-final on admit them as members of the or before September 3 and the final

semi-final last year, but he now Association;

found Cooke to be almost as on or before September 17.

Ist Div. (Home) v. Civil Service

H. Nish, F. Goodwin; T. A. Madar, seven members;

W. Hyde, J, Fraser, E. C. Fincher;

Hyde. "

3rd Div. (Away) v. Cralgengower

TA. Fabel, A. Madar, W. H. Hobbs. J. M. Jack: W. Neaf. G. E. Taylor, A. W. Ramsey, T. W. Carr: T. Hunter. J. Hempsey. A. Wright, W. W. Hirst. ··

Wappingshaw

G. W. Bowden, A. C. Tribble, F.

E. Nash. J. H. Smith, C. A. Green,

T. M. Gregory, A. C. Hill, R. S. Meadows, H. F. Shields, W. Nash.

P. Murphy,

H.K. ELECTRICS R.C.

. Prison Officers' Club, Home

H. S. McKay. A... G. Gardner, G.

...T. Padgett, G. G. S. Thomson; W.

to appoint a Grounds sub-com-

bers:

to consider proposed alterations

to the Interport rules;

correspondence;

any Other Business.

U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS

NEW YORK, July 18 (Reuter)- The "following "were the results of

E. Baker, W. E. Macfarlane, L. de games played in the Major Base- Rome. W. H. B. Muskett; R. C. ball league yesterday: Butler, R. A: Owens, 8. Deacon, J.

K. Sloan.

WORLD BEATS

INDIA

Polo For Princes? Challenge Shield

Queen

LONDON, July 5-In the annual match for the Indian Princes' Challenge Shield, The World beat India by seven goals to six after extra time at Hurlingham. Mary watchd the match: -

India, according to the handicap, were four zoals the stronger side, but their opponents showed that by, vigorous execution "of a sound)" tactical scheme such an advantage can be surmounted.

Their tactics were to treat their No. 1 as their scoring unit, and to concentrate their combined efforts on giving him all the scor- ing chances possible; Guinness confining himself, with one brillant exception, to defensive tactics, and the other two combining in attack to make scoring openings for Robinson.

it so far as scoring went, for there

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Pittsburgh

R. H. E. 711. 3

4

11 · 1.

Philadelphia Klein hamered twice for the Pirates.

Batteries-Bowman and Berres,

Chicago

....... 11 14. 2 Brooklyn

* R Batteries-Root and Hartnett.

3

4 11 31 3 7

0

"St. Louis

New York Batteries-Davis and Padgett

Cinclinati Boston Batteries, Walters and Lom- bardi.

B

0

0

4

3

AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York Cleveland Batteries-Badley and Dickey.

3

.7

0

5

0

Philadelphia 11. 16 0 St. Louis

17 0 Siebert and Nagel, homered for the Athletics.

Batteries Joyce and Hayes,

Boston" Detroit

Batteries-Newsom and

The match between Washington

AUSTIN'S POOR DISPLAY

Wimbledon Crowd Disappointed

LONDON, Juls 5.-eng- lands's hopes at Wimbledon were rudely shattered yester- day when H. W. Austin the No. 1 seed; favourite for the title, and the only surviving home player, went out in the 5th round of the men's singles championship to E. T. Cooke, the third seeded American, by the disappointing score of 6-3, 6-0, 6-1

Debacle was not the ward for it. A packed centre court crowd watched it almost in aflence. Indeed, there was little "to cheer. The American was all that had been written about him as regards proficiency. There was nothing brilliant about his game. He merely suited the stroke to the occa- alon, and everything was just as It should be according to the text books-except the opposition.

Austin was foot-faulted in his second service game-the fourth of the match. Al- though he subsequently took up his stance six inches be- hind the baseline to serve, he continued periodically to come. under the ban of the foot- fault judge.

B 10 2

So far as could be seen from 13 16 the Press box. the judge made Williams homered for Red Sox his declalons with the India played & less scientific

strictest and Averill (2) and Tebbetts for impartiality. In fact. Austin's game, relying on individual dash the Tigers and the scoring powers of Prithi

'swinging foot told a tale. Austin Bingh. There was very little in 'betts.

Tebin form does not foot-fault. His

Continued on Back Page

HOME CRICKET LONDON, July 18 (Reuter)~~~The two-day match between Durham and the West Indies, played at Sunderland was left drawn owing to rain.

was never a margin of more than Senators and Chicago White Sox

a goal in favour of either side, was postponed owing to rain.

but The World were certainly

playing the better polo through-

out. and fully deserved their

victory.

Horsburgh Porter and Hamilton

STEWARDS CUP CALL OVER

Russell were always in close touch LONDON, July 18 (Reuter) The to back each other up in attack, following is the latest call-over, and the former, after playing for the Stewards Cup:ht

and unselfish

+ hardworking

for six periods, had the game satisfaction of scoring the win- ning goal by a cool, and rapid individual dasti Robinson took all his scoring chances. frequently outriding the opposing back, and hitting four goals; all of them good ones, and one in the fifth period being scored with a great shot from 100 yards range.

Knight's Caprice 10/1 (0), 100/9

(t).

Neuvy 100/8 (0), 100/7 ́(t). Caerloptic, 100/8 (0). Scotland Forever, 100/7 (0), Old Rellance, 100/7 (0), Glucose, 100/8 (0).

Rue de la Paix, 10076 (n). Cosaque, 100/6 (0) Shalfleet, 20/1 America, 20/1 (0) Bygone, 20/1 (0). Lovely Woman, 25/1 (o). Gunter: 33/1 (0),

The play of India had brilliance without cohesion. Prithi Singh was their best player, and scored three goals but he could have been worth still more to his side if he had played more to Butler, who was Hamilton Russell Capt. H. P always in a position to take Guinness.

attacking chances, but was not India: Capt. W. given them

Butler, Rajkimas Frith Singh Capt Di

Durham: 101 and 42 for 3, West Indies: 203...

Kent best Gloucester at Maid- stane by 98 runs,

Kent: 182 (Fagg TT, Scott 6 for 88) and 189 (Amet 79).

Gloucester: 170 and 103 (Wright

€ for 20).

SPORTING FIXTURES

TO-DAY

BADMINTON Cathedral Hall

Badminton, 8 pm.

BRIDGE-YMCA Women's Bec-

tion Bridge and Mahjongg 10

FRIDAY, JULY 21

BADMINTON. YMCA. Bad- minton, In the West Lounge, 8:30 pm.

The World: J. P. Robinson, Capt. Dawnay, B. H. the Maharaja of SWIMMING. YMCA Mixed AM Horaburgh Porter, Hon. J Jaipur.

Swimming, 6 p.m.

sets; one has never seen such a Mercifully it lasted for only three

Player's

zest; in fact he wore an almost- defensive. air, and it was Cooke who did the volleying, rarely mak- ing a kill first time, but placing the ball so efficiently down the middle that Henkel could not pass him.

masterful as H. W. Austin was then, For two seta íi was a magnificent match, and we have had skagularly few of them for such są opan year. Cooke, with no flourish about his compact strokes, resumed where he left off against Austin, that is, in

VITAL THIRD SET perfect touch. He struck an at-

There were, of tacking length straight away, and

course, but for a brief show of fight Hall Henkel, just as Cooke, in an eddy-

glorious backhand passes

makė

some

Some from

ing wind, used the on with ser- enity. The whole matcu, one felt. turned on the third set, in which both men were at it hammer and tongs and we had some wondrous... winners.

kel was as powerless in the first set as Austin had been. Yet Hen- kel did get his teeth into it in the second-set.

Cooke began to human mistakes, to the extent even, of a double fault or'two, and

There was then a finer edge but for several pet-conds at vital points there were

about Henkel's game, but he also at least the makings of another story. Broad- had more loose ends, so to speak-- ly. Henkel's forehand drive, made Cooke had none at all; everything with a swinging wrist, was never was calm and controlled, right out. sufficiently well controlled for him of the text-book, and it look a real to deliver a forcing stroke, and winner to beat him. He gave us Cooke's play down his backhand an object-lesson in length, and line was so adroit that the was having taken the third set from making his man lunge out in all, he was always winning the hurry.

fourth when Henkel somehow re- fused a chance of going to 3-1.

Had Henkel then showed the

serve, in

Then Henkel's Artst spite of several aces, was never re- liable and there were footfaults spirit that flared out in coming up to add to his troubles--and his] from 3–5 it all could have been much slower second ball begged put to the test of a fifth set. · Yet to be hit. 80, one way and ani | Cooke was always as likely to come other, Henkel was not going for out with a counter-stroke as San- the volleys with his customary | cho Panza was with a proverb.

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