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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1933..
DOUBLE CENTURIES BY BAKEWELL, DANCING
TOWNSEND, TURNBULL, AMES
GUTIERREZ. GETS A.SHOCK
BOWLS CHAMPION
DEFEATED .
ACHIEVEMENT BY A. R. WHIBLEY
On a green made heavy by recent rain, L. A. Gutierrez, champion bowler of the Colony yesterday failed in the second round of the open singles cham- pionship when he was beaten | by A. R. Whibley, the Kowloon Bowling Green Club player by 22. shots to 11.
AND O'CONNER
ANOTHER BATTING ORGY
IN COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP
15 THREE-FIGURE INNINGS
London, June 13.
Further phenomenal scoring marked the county cricket programme during the last three days, bowlers having a most unfruitful time.
Five batsmen topped the 200 | mark and ten others renched three figures.
Bakewell, the Northants bats. man, scored his second double century in succesive matches, last week hitting up 246 against Notts,
For out of 'the seven egunty matches produced outright results, among them being another innings This was the biggest surprise victory for Yorkshire who have of the tournament to date, but conceded points in onc match Whibley thoroughly merited his only to date. achievement, being the more con-
I
Sussex, Derby and Kent return-
RELATANTELE HONOURS LIST.
BATTING.
7
Bakewall (Northants).
Glamorgan O'Conner (Essex) v Somerset Townsend (Derby) v Leices»,
257 237
ter
Ames (Kent) v Warwick
234 210
M. J. Turnbull (Glamorgan)
* Northants
200
Washbrook (Lancashire)
Surrey
162
Mitchell (Yorkshire) v Wor-
cester
142
Gregory (Surrey) ▾ Lanca-
shire
Leyland (Yorkshire) v Surrey Santall (Warwick) v Kent .. Young (Bomerset) v Essex
142 133
131
119
Berry (Leicester) y Derby
113 111
108
Squires (Surrey) v Lanen-
shire
101
sistent bowler and adopting him-ed to winning form, Derby scor- self better to the rather dificult Ing a sensational victory by an in-. conditions.
nings after facing, a score of 346.
RUNS ORGY.
The scoring кая rather spasmodic. Gutierrez scored only on four heads but they gave him Three matches produced, over eleven shots. After notching a 1,000 runs and two others aggre- three on the fourth and another gated over 900 runs each. In the three on the sixth, the champion Glamorgan V Northants game, had to wait until the eleventh 1,071 runs were scored for 17 hend before he again came into wickets, an average of 63 runs por the limelight, and then he earned wicket, whilst Lancashire and a four. This, however, was his Surrey totalled 1,012 runs for 19 last acoring hond.
IL S. G. Scott (Sussex) v.
Hampshire..
F. R. Brown (Surrey)
Lancashire
• lenotes not out
BOWLING.
TOUCH AND
GO
AUSTRALIA JUST · BEAT S. AFRICA
SEMI-FINALISTS IN DAVIS CUP
London, June 13. Australia has won through to the semi-final of the Euro- 'pean Zond of the Davis Cup, but Japan, who will be their opponents can regard their prospects with equinamity as the
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Australians only just BUTTERFLY
managed to overcome South Africa by the odd rubber.
South Africa made a splendid; recovery from a bad start. Los- ing the first two singles, they won the doubles and V. G. Kirby fol- lowed this up by overcoming Vivian McCrath, the "boy wondor" in four sets.
The irrepressible Jack Craw- ford finally clinched the issue when he bent Robbins in straight nots in the final match, of the Berics.
Kirby, after conceding the first set to McGrath, was always the master and carried off the next throo-sets with extraordinary
ensc.
'Crawford was not extonded by Robbins, who was unequal to the
wickets, an average of 63 runs per Mitchel (Derby) v Lelcester 6 for emportance of the occasion and
Freeman (Kent) v Warwick 5 for 52 Evans (Essex) v Somerset
6 for 83
J
Whibley also indulged in some wicket. high scoring heads. Ho opened Surrey had an astonishing ax with a three on the first, another perience. Batting first they treat- three on the third and a further ed the Lanenshire. attack with three on fifth. After the sixth he scant respect and piled up a score finished with 78 runs of the Welsh- missed scoring on one head only, which looked good enough to give men's total. the eleventh, and he went to his them either an outright win or points with a series of twos and at least first innings points. singles.
The full scores, head by head, aro appended to show how the game went:
Whibley
Gutierrez
3
3
A
м
.C. C. SILVA v. R. DUNCAN,
On nn_adjoining rink on the Kowloon C.G." green C. G. Silva of the Club do Recrelo boat R. Duncan of the Kowlook. B. G. C., winning by 21 ahots to 11.
head,
Silva was lending up to the tenth
having
six shots to one at the sixth. At the tenth Duncan made the scofes eight all but Silva again took the lend and on the 17th head he had seared 18 to nine to win eventually by 21-11.
B. W. BRADBURY ». L. WHANT.
On the Police RC. groen, B. W. Bradbury of the Craigengower C.C. won from L. Whant of the Civil Service C.C. by 21 shots to cleven, the winner playing better bowls than
Bakewell hit up a magnificent!
The scoreboard showed 478 be- 257, this being his second double fore the last wicket fell, and Lan-century in successive matches, cashire hnd had three centuries R.S.G. Scott played a true cup- hit against them. Gregory (142), tain's part in the victory of Sussex F. R. Brown (108) and Squires against Hampshire, contributing | (101) claimed the runs.
118 to the Sussex score of 277 But Lancashire were oven more which allowed them to gain a use- sovere and with everybody scoring ful lead of 120 on the first innings. runs, and Washbrook leading the In the end Sussex won comfort- way with 152, Surrey found their ably by eight wickets.
RESULTS AT A GLANCE
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.
Sussex (277 and 106-2) beat Hampshire (157
and 178) by eight wicketsTM Derby (508-7 dec.) beat Leicester (346 and
85) by an innings and 77 runs Lancashire (534-9) beat Surrey (478) on first
innings
Yorkshire (500-9 dec.) beat Worcester (231 and 104) by an innings and 165 runs Glamorgan (547-6 dec, and 55-1) beat North-
ants (469) on first innings
Kent (466 and 169-7 dec.) beat Warwick (356
and 161) by 118 runs
Essex (415 and 116-4 dec.) beat Somerset
(344 and 61-0) on first innings
FRIENDLY.
West Indies (382 and 251-5 dec) drew with Middlesex (178 and 123-3)-Reuter
ไปย opponent throughout although seemingly unapproachable score Whant got in some nice shots.
W. Glendenning of the Police R.C. has given D. Rumjahn of the Craigen Kower C.C, a walk over.
THE T. T. RACES.
Stanley Woods Breaks Lap Record.
THE THIRD WIN.
Passed. Time did not permit of K. C. C. TENNNIS WIN.
incasaire completing their in- nings and at the draw they had
| scored 634 for 9 wickets.
GOOD CAPTAINCY.✔
Graduates' Assn. Humbled.
Changes in the K.C.C. side were fully justified in the 7 to 2 sets victory Good captaincy earned Kent agained over the Graduates' Associa merited success against Warwick.tion in the "B" Division match played Enjoying a lend of 110 on the first at King's Park yesterday evening. innings, the Hop county's second Scores:
fell in straight sets.
The scores in the concluding rubbers were:
V. G. Kirby (South Africa) beat V. McGrath (Australia) 6-8, 6-0, 6-4, 6-2.
J. Crawford (Australia) beat Robbins (S. Africa) 6-4, 6-1, 6-0,
As a result the following coun- tries will meet in the European Zone semi-finals.
BRITAIN CZECHO-SLOVAKIA AUSTRALIA v. JAPAN..
The winners of this zone meet America in the Inter-Zone Anal, and the vietors oppose France (holders) in the challenge round at the Stade Rolland Garros.
THE ASCOT STAKES.
Roi de Paris ́ ́ Wins Hard Race.
BIG FIELD ENTERS.
London, June 13. The running of the Ascot stakes to-day saw the horses placed in the following order:
Rot de Paris Loose Strito
Dictum
...
The betting: Roi de Paris 100/7; Loose Strife 20/1; Dictum 100/0.
The race was won by a short head, one and a half lengths separating. second and third horses, Twenty- three ran-Reuter Special.
GAINSLAW'S WIN.
London, June 13. The Gold Vase event was run to- day. The result:
Gainslow Truncheon Galitzer
The betting. Gainslow 6/4; Trun- cheon 100/8; Galltzer 100/0.
The winner came home by a length, same distanco · separated and the second and third. Fourteen ran Router Special.
COVENTRY STAKĖS.
London, June 18. The Coventry Stakes were run to-. wday. The results.
Medieval Knight ........ Lawgiver
knock was closed at 169 for 7, S. A. Gray and J. Rodger beat T. K. and on a worn wicket which had Lion and Y. L. Pão; 0-4; lost to Dr. already produced 991 runs.. Free-bay man bowled out Warwick, for 161, the spin bowler returning Agures of for 62,
Douglas, Isle of Man, June 12, Stanley Woods, the winner of last year's Junior and senior Tourist Yorkshire thrashed Worcester Trophy motorcycle races, wen to-day's to win by an innings and 165 runs. Junior Race riding a Norton.
the
Woods covered the course, of 284Running up the formidable score miles in three hours and 23 minutes of 500 for 9 declared, to which at an average speed be 78.08 miles Leyland contributed 133 and MI- an hour. On the sixth lay he broke chell 142, the "Tykes" proceeded· Junior lap record by covering the to, dispose of Worcester in a very distance at a speed of 79.22 miles an short time. They first dimissed hour.
Porcy Hunter who was second, also them for 231, enforced the follow a Norton was seven seconds on and sent them back the second behind, his time being 8 hrs. 23 mins, time for 104. 7. secs. giving...an average of 27.06 miles per hour.
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3 hrs. 20 mins, 60 secs., giving a spoed at 76.52 miles an hour-Router Spe- stat.'
A dinner is being held in honour of the South China Athletic Association football teams, on Saturday next, at 7.80 p.m., in the Association rooms, China Building. The toams won the League and Shield Championship and the Lal Wah and International Cups of the season 1992-30.
~`~Another~astonishing orgy of run-getting, similar to the Sur- -roy--Lancashiro match was seen when Glamorgan and Northants .. met..
-- Glamorgan rattled up 547 for 0 wickets declared, M. J. Turnbull, the captain, batting brilliantly for an undefeated 200.
1
WE BAKEWELL-AGAIN.
EXHIBITION TENNIS
CALLED OFF.
COURTS UNFIT
Another disappointment has been handed the Filipina tennis players.
Gavia und · Polintan were to have made their third appearance In exhibition games to-day, when they were scheduled to meet Chinese Recreation Club playern at Causeway Bay, but the heavy rains have rendered the courts unit, and the ovent has been called off.
̈no. The visitors will make further public appearances for the present in Hongkong as they leave for Shanghal on Friday. ·
Sepher and Dr. Samy, 4-6; beat. H. Chung and W. M. Cheung, 6-8. R: B. Hambly and A. E. Collfas beat Lion and Pro, 7-5; beat Bophar and Bamy 0-4; boat Chung and
E. Green and D, S. Groen boat Llori and Pao, 0-1 lost to Bepher But Northants proved just as and Samy, 261 boat Chung and useful with the long handle and Cheung, 6-2.
4
Sublimo Princo
2
д
The betting--Mediaval Koight 8/13; Lawgiver 10/1; Sublime Prince 20/1.
The winner led by three lengths, -but-the-second horso had only one length advantage. Nine enterod. Reuter Special,
SOCCER MEETING,
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Meeting No. 1 10: 2. To receive the treasurer's slate; mont of accounts for June and to paza bilis:
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