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TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1939.

23 In the World of Sports &

WOODERSON, RIDEOUT IN DRAW FOR

WHITE CITY MEETING

Many Keen Races Promised

In To-day's Programme

The one mile race between Sydney Wooderson and Dennis Pell, of Britain, and Blaine Rideout, one of the four Americans who beit Wooderson at Princeton, will be the feature of a 'pro- gramme of 14 events at the third annual Invitational athletic meeting at the White City to-day,

Rideout is considered an even better runner now than when he best Wooderson on June 17. and he won the American Na- tional championship over 1,300 metres recently. from Fenske. Zamperini, and Cunningham, who finished in that order.

The latter is also a capable performer, but has no experi- ence at all of international athletics.

Wooderson has since won the English A.A.A. Championship from Dennis Pell in sound time and is back in excellent running form. Pell is a definite threat to either Clyde Jeffrey, who will represent runner, and it is highly probable America in the sprints, is regarded that Josef Mostert. the Belgian as Champion, will run to make it. a since Jesse Owens. He

best American printer

Has four-man race.

run 100 Yards in 9.5 seconds and 220. Yards in 20.5 seconds, and should

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FIELD EVENTS

BOWLS TOURNEYS

SINGLES AND

PAIRS

The draw for the Open Fairs) Lawn Bowls Championship yester- day resulted as follows:-

THURSDAY

E. Zimmern and N. P. Karanjia v. H. A. Alves and F. V. V. Ribeiro (Civil Service green).

T. E, Robson and H. Nish v G. Duncan and W. G (Club de Re- creio green)..

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FRIDAY

J. Fraser and E. C. Fincher v. W

V. Field and J. Gibson (Kowloon Bowling Green Club).

WOMEN'S LONG JUMP: NEW RECORD

BERLIN, July 31 (Reuter)——— At the International Meeting here, Fraulein Schul, of Mun- ster, created a new world re- card for the Long Jump with * jump of 6 mètres, 12 centi- metres..

The previous holder of the title was Lite Hitumi, of Japan, with a jump of 5 metres, 98 centimetres.

F

U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS

of

the

NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuter)- W. S. Glendinning and W. Mair games played yesterday in

J. E. Noronha and C. G. Silva V.The following are the results (Kowloon Bowling Green Club).

Major League: «

The fallowing is the draw for the Open Singles Championship:-

MONDAY, AUGUST 7

J

C. G. Silva v. R. F. Luz (K.F.C.),

W. S. Dall v. G. Dowman (C.8,C.C.)

E.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

R. H

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Frey homered for. the Reds.

CHARITY

CYCLING CARNIVAL

··HARÐ TRAINING PROCEEDING

The success of the Charity Cycling Carnival, in aid of the Sõelety for the Protection of Children is apparentlý að- ready assured, both from`point of view of attendance sad competition.

DAVIS CUP TENNIS:

GERMANY - ELIMINATED IN EUROPEAN ZONE: YUGOSLAVIA'S GOOD WIN

AGRAM, July 31 (T/Ocean)~Yugo-slavia's Davis Cup team Yesterday won the European fast in the Davis Cup tie when, ‹ le * heat-wave of over 40 degrees centigrade and before a crowd of enthusiasts, the fast-two games were won by Mific and Puncec arainst the Germans; Goepfert and Haakel

Tast

Goenfert, who is still a player of under such compulsion to give the younger generation and had their very utmost that In the next unexpectedly been chosen to take sets their play relaxed more and

"Henkel appeared to suffer mure

Plenty of hard training is being the place of the more experienced more. pat in at the Caroline Hill, track, Menzel, lost the first set so quickly and spectators will be greatly sur-that in the second set, where he prised at the progress made by repeatedly had the opportimity to of the two, because he was unac- local exponents on the sport. "

score. he did not recover the neces-heat and because of the psycholo-

customed Whilst it looks likely that mill-sary concentration. Consequently, gical effects on the spectators, and, to such phenomenal Midd won by 8-1, 6-2, 6-3.

Punced and Henkel put up a fan-in the third set so that Puncer, consequently, played very weakly

tastic fight at a murderous pace,

tary cyclists, chiefly of the Royal Army Service Corps, will carry off premier awards, it will be no shock if their Chinese or Indian confreres both fighting with utmost stub-10-8, 6-3, 6-0, won the greatest lead the way home on August 5

bornness

victory in his tennis career. and 7.

The first set which lasted over, 40. Very few tickets remam. in-minutes was really decisive bacause day's play began, the German team It is recalled that, before yester- cidentally, and intending" patrons both players had put themselves was leading by 2-1.

are requested to apply to the ¡Organiser. c/o.

Messrs. Dunlop Rubber Co. (China) Ltd., Marina

Battery: Walters and Lombardi, House, immediately to avoid dis

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appointment.

Unpaced Trials Semi-official unpaced trials on the Sbęk-O" course on July 28 Battery: Hubbell and Danning. resulted as follows:

THE HIGH HURDLES

be able to equal Willie Applegarth's Y. N. Tang v. W. Gill (K.F.C.). F. Philadelphia........ Next to the One Mile, the most British record for the Furlong of X. Soares y. A. M. Calman (K.C.C.), Cincinnati interesting race should be in the 21.2 seconds. High Hurdles. Here Donald Finlay

V. Atienza v. H. Nish or J. C. Brown and T. L Lockton, the British representatives, will be opposed by

Anything may happen in the Moss (K.B.G.C.), B, W. Bradbury (Recreio), C. C. Pereira v G. C. Joe Batiste, American schoolboy Field Events, and here America wander, and Reindert Brasser, the holds an edge with Lester Steers, doit v. A. K. Minn or N. A B. Mac- Chicago

v. A. S. Coelho (C.S.C.C.), J. S. Lan-New York ............... Dutch giant.

a high-jumper cousistent at 6 feet kay (Police), S. Eccleshall v. U. M. 7 inches and George Varoff, a pole Omar (Police), W. K. Way v. J. A

· Brasser has touched 6 feet 5 vaulter consistent at 14 inches in the high jurip, and is inches. The former has

feet 2 Luz (K.C.C.), E, Q. Post, v. V. Chit эл excellent performer in the

3 best tenden or C. W. Lam (HK.F.C.). Brooklyn weight events. This year he has inches, and, the latter of 14 feet C.). A. Gillot v. A. M. Holland or H.

mark in his event of 6 feet 81 A. E. Coates v. D. Fitches (H.K.F.St. Louis improved immeasureably in the 7 inches high hurdles

A. Alves (C.C.C), F. Cullen v. E. C. Bill Watson, Don Finlay and Lockign will be the team, will bear the burden of

the only negro on Fincher (Recreio). as formidable competitors as ever, three events He has done 25 feet while Joe Batiste, who has beaten 54 inches in the Long Jump. 54 some of the finest hurdlers in reet 64 inches in the Shot Put, and America, is capable of 148 seconds 161 feet in the Dis¢ 123. - and better and is, therefore, not out of place in a fast field.

Another interesting race will be the 880 Yards. J. O. Moreton, the Oxford University champion, will try to take the measure of A. G. K. Brown and the two alone should insure a good race. But, there will be running also Charles Beetham. US.A., J. Leveque. France, and S. Bouman. Holland, all of whom are In Brown's class.

OTHER AMERICANS Ralph Schwarzkopf and Roy Cochran, who will represent the U.S.A. at Three Miles and the 440 Yards Low Burdles respectively, are comparative newcomers. The former is in a class with Emery and Ward of Britain, but lacks experience.

Sporting

Fixtures

TO-DAY

BADMINTON.-Y.M.CA

Badmin-

ton, in the West Lounge, 8.30 p.m.

BRIDGE.-Y.M.C.A. Bridge, 10 a.m. MEETINGS.~Annual, of Hongkong Rifle Association, in Jacobean Hoom, Hongkong Hotel, 5.30 p.m. SWIMMING — YM.CA.

Swimming, 6 p.m. -

Division.

TENNIS."B"

"A" v. South China.

TO-MORROW

Mixed

K.C.C.

BADMINTON.-Cathedral Hall Bad-

minton, 8 p.m. TENNIS-K.C.C. Championships: Court No. 1-D. J. N. Anderson v.-A. V. White (Senior Champion ship); Court No. 2-A, Crawford v.

WEST INDIANS

The British West Indian Island of Trinidad has sent a five man tean" to" England for the AAA Championship, and it is highly probable that at least two, J. R., N. Cumberbatch and E A. Pierre, will compete to-day. The former is a sprin- ter who has run the 100 Yards in 9.5 seconds, and the latter better than G-FOOT high Jumper. Britain will be as weak as ever

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8

2 9 5 10

Padgett homered for the dinals.

Battery: Sünkel and Padgett.

(K.F.C.), E. Kirman v. A. W. Grim-Brooklyn

D. W. Waterton v. W. Ward mitt (C.C.C.), M. R. Abbas v. R. P. St. Louis Phillips (K.F.C.). J. C. Remedios v.

J.C. Gill or E. D. Souza (K.C.C.). J. A. R. Selby or M. N. Rakusen., v.

Five milles-HA. G. Keates 114.40, W. Etock 14.52.. Geo. Cottrell 1/15.48.

Ten miles A., G. Keates Car-29.48 W. Etock 30.26., Geo. Cottrell

31:52

2 10 5 12

Battery: Bowman and Owen.

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B. Basto or F. Goodwin (Talkoo Philadelphis Club),

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9

L. F. Xavier v. T. A. Madar (K.B. G.C.), R. M. Omar ór 8. Hodge v.

Cincinnati

Myers homered for the Reds. Battery: Vandermer and Her

H. Gittins (Police R.C.), A. E. Careyschberger. v. G. Perkms (K.C.C.), C. M. Silva

V. A S. Russell (K."Docks), A. J.Boston Hall, v. L. R. Whant or J. Gelling Pittsburgh ...... (LR.C.), E. Zimmera A. M. Omar (HKFC.), LJ, Slivá v. F. Channing (C.C.C.), J. M. Jack v. H. White (K, (H.K.F.C.), W., Reed v. A. R. Mint

in the field events, but may expect Docksr. J. S. Logar v. R. Basa (K.

a 24-foot leap from any

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West homered for the Braves, Battery: Posodel and Lopez.

her three best long jumpers. H.KHülyer v. 3. M. White or W. J. one of F.C. C. F. Remedios or W. R. Lister has cleared 23 feet 9 inches Howard (K.F.C.), A. R. Dallah v. Chicago this year. W. E. N, Breach has D. M. Khan (C,C.C.), F. V. V. New York

dcne 23 feet B inches, and H. E. Ribeiro v. W. Mair (C.S.C.C.). Askew 23 feet 6 inches.

ERIC GUTHRIE

BADLY HURT

INTERNATIONAL

HOME BOWLS

Fifteen miles-H. A. G. Keates $4.57. W. Etock 46.09. Geo. Cott- rell 48.13.

Twenty miles--H. A. G. Keates 1.1.2, W. Etock 1.1.29., Geo. Cott- dell 1.4.59.

Twenty-five miles-H A G.

2 Keates 1.16.56. W. Etock 117.23..

Geo. Cottrell 1.22.08.

Keates was delayed two minutes at 15 miles, and Etock lost a few seconds when misjudging the 20 miles turn. Gears used were: Keates 66", Etock 78" and Cottrell

o 70" whilst all machines were 1 fully equipped. Figures clocked

McCallum's

Perfection

Scots Wh

IMITATED

BY MANY

PERFECTION

SCOTS WHISKY

MCCALLUM'S EQUALLED BY

PERFECTION

by Keates from 10 miles inclusive SCOTS WHISKY

are new records for the course; Etock's times over the same dis- tances are personal, records.

The week-end run was poorly attended, due no doubt to mem-

AMERICAN LEAGUE

R.

H.

E.

bera concentrating on track train-

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ing. A short spin on the Island

4.9

2 was indulged in, which concluded

at mid-day. No outing will be

Selkirk homered twice for the promoted on Sunday next in view Yankees.

of the races on the previous and subsequent days,

Battery: Gomez and Dickey.

LONDON, July 15-In the mall Detroit match of the international bowls Philadelphia

games between the Home Countries

at the Lensbury Club, Teddington,

Higgins,

14 16

0

D .5

2

Greenberg, Fox x

yesterday, England won the cham-Croucher homered for the Tigers. Battery: Newson and Tebbetta.

Portsmouth Skipper pionship for the art time in 10

In Accident

LONDON. Jaly 18-Three months

Ago Eric Guthrie, Perthshire youth, and former Dundee footballer, had the proudest experience of his life as captain of Portsmouth he accepted the FA Cup from the hands of the King. To-day he lies in a critical condition. in Harrogate and District General Hospital, suffering from a fractured

skull and multiple cuts about the head.

and

Along with the two

years, by beating Scotland by 14 shots. Engiand have now won Chicago... eight times. Scotland have 18 wins, New York Wales eight, and Ireland one. The final positions were:-

Shots

England.... Wales... Scotland Ireland

W.L For Agst. Pts. 30 313 252 8 2 1 283 2814 1:2 278 292 2 03. 282 311 0

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COUNTY CRICKET Philadelphia. bruises LUNCH SCORES

Battery: Hutchinson and York.

LONDON, July 31 (Beuter) - Everton Lunch scores in County champion-St. Louis

cricket matches are as Boston formerly with follows:-

J. R. Turner (Senior Champion-playera, J. Thomson, Scottish In-shly

ternationalist.

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610

ship); Court, No. 2-A. Crawford v. 84 Gray (Benior Champlon-Dundee and Willie Cook, Tria

Essex 220 v. Sussex 199 and 1 for: Foxx homered for the Red Box. ship) Court No. 4-R. E. Lee v. International full back, who play-0 Hampshire 106 v. West Indies

Battery: Caleb'ouse and De

D. Hing (Junior Championship); ed for Celtie, Guthrie was involved 51 for 2; Kent 182 and 204 for 4 tautels.

ina motor accident during à

v. Derby 137, Lancashire v. Glou-

Court No. 5-D. W. Joyce blackout while returning from the Cestershire (no play before lunch);

Fisher (Junior Championship),

FRIDAY, AUGUST 4. BADMINTON.-YMCA. Badmin- ton, in the West Lounge, 8.30 p.m. SWIMMING. -- YM.C.A. Mixed

Swimming. 6. p.m.

F.A. summer training camp

at

Northanta 238 for 7 v. Somerset

Leeds. He was on the danger list 157; Nottinghamshire 194 v. Kd- GLAND TREATMENT last night

dlesex 180 for 1: Surrey 2 for 0 v. SHORTENS CAREERS Leicestershire 140 for 7; Worcester Yorkshire 431; Warwickshire shire v. Glamorganshire 48 for 2

The accident occurred near. Har rogate, on the main Leeds road, when the car crash- Harrogate ed into a trame island..

John Thondson, whose home is MINOR TOURNEY at Liverpool, suffered an Injury

W. C. CHOY WINS IN

V.

SOUTH CHINA HELD TO DRAW

ENGLISH DOCTOR'S

OPINION

their careers, will shorten heir, Gland treatment, though it may improve footballers play early in

Dr. I. Hipshion, of Leeds, said

LONDON, July 2-W. C. Choy, and a suspected fracture of the yesterday by the South China playing life,

to the right arm, head bruises. According to a telegram received the cup-holder, beat P. C. Reynell collar-bone, and Cook, who resides Athletic Association, the Associa with the loss of only one game in a Fazakerly Road, "Liverwod), guftion's soccer team, which is at thig in lecture recently to train- the third round of the men's fered lacerations to the scalp, present touring Malaya and other era and players attending the singles at the Frinton-on-Sea minor cuts and an injured knee. parts of the South Asian Penin-Football Association's training and tournament yesterday, and so

sule, met Kuala Lumpur on Satur-refresher course in Leeds, day and were helf to a scoreless Dr. Hipsho draw.

Bald gland treat singles by defeating Miss P. A thousands of Chinese, watched the effects on footballers had been An immense crown, comprising effect at all on healthy people, and ment in ordinary, abses had no Miss K. Stammers qualified for O'Connell by 6-2, 6-3,

purely psychological

eached the last eight, as did J. BOшn, who was runner-up last-

year C. E. Malfroy, G. Nicolaides, the semi-nnal of the women's

d H. G. N. Lee.

the match.

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