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THE HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1934.

AUSTRALIAN BATSMEN MAKE MERRY AT LEICESTER

TENNIS LEAGUE

FIXTURES.

The first 1st of matches in' the official programme of the Inwn: tennis lengue which starts next week appears below. In view of the the fnet that the LT.A., handbook, containing the complete list of fixtures for the season is not

kely to be ready until the next of next week, these fixtures will · be published again in these columns, and clubs can refer to them for guldance.

LEAGUE TENNIS TO START

NEXT MONDAY

THIS SUMMER'S INNOCATIONS

KOWLOON VERSUS

HONGKONG

(By "Varitas").

The tennis league season starts on Monday next, and this

SEED THE

DAVIS CUP

Interesting Opinion

BY AMERICAN CRITIC

There are quite a number of Davis Cup problems to be reckoned with sooner or later, and one of them is whether the draw should be 'aeceded. The matter is accentuated by this year's "blind" draw. In the lower half are France, Germany, Australia and Japan, while in the upper half there is no nation likely to give a real fight to most of those in the opposite half. With the lessened number of entries this year, plus the lopsided draw, the European contest is robbed of much interest before play A. begins.

BOWLERS FLOGGED BY MCCABE

A. Kippax

NEW COUNTY ·

CAPTAINS

E. R. T. HOLMES AT THE OVAL

MELVILLE AT

HOVE

In there days when few amateurs. can give all their time to cricket, changes in the captaincy of the county teams oceur much more fre quently than used to be the case when far fewer fixtures had to be fulfiled to qualify for the chum

It is the pretty general opinion. that Australia and Japan are the countries most fancied to come through against the winner of the Americns battle, yet one of them must pass out of the picture at the very beginning of the contest, year sees yet further innova-tease In" to the campaign, get its

Neither has an opportunity to pionship. tions. Owing to the decrease in bearings and obtain a line on its under new leadership. D. R. Jar- This season four sides come the number of teams competing players and decide what are the dine, at the close of the tour in in the Mixed Doubles league, it best positions to assign them. India, telegraphed to the Surrey has been decided to have home

Club his inability to play often. and away matches, the teams

and, adopting his suggestion, the thus being ensured of six games

Committed approached . B. T.

each.

WHY NOT SEEDT.

GLAMORGAN HUMBLE SURREY

CLAY'S TWELVE

WICKETS

HOBBS SCORES

ALONE

London, May 7.

Stan. McCabe.

The Australian Test Larwood To Be As Fast As Ever?

cricketers continued their slaughter of English bowlers at Leicester to- day, when they rattled up 368 for 5 wickets declared. against Leicestershire, and then, before the close of¦

home play, captured wicket for 35 runs.

Д

Stanley McCabe, brilliant all- rounder, indulged in some free hitting after Don Bradman and Alan Kippax had taken the edge. off the Leicestershire attack."

A

McCabe helped himself to 108, and 'was still undefeated when: the closure was applied. Kippax was a little unlucky in missing the three-figure mark. being sent back when 99. Brad- man batted in characteristic style! for his do

HAS SUCCESSFUL TRY-OUT

BRITISH ATHLETES WIN

Round-Paris Relay

UNIVERSITIES' FINE PERFORMANCE

Paris, Apr. 16. British University athletes

[RETURN OF THE OLYMPIC

CONTESTANTS.

-With the arrangements com- pleted for the return of the Olympic swimmers on May 23- and 24, it is understood that representatives of the various other branches of sports will shortly be meeting to discuss formulating a programme.

It is expected that tennis, track and field events, fool- ball and volleyball exhibitions will be arranged, and endea vours, will be made to keep these attractions from clash- ing.

to-day won the Round-Paris BLANKS OUT

Relay Race of about 16 miles, in which 10, teams of 50 men took part, the Universitics' Union team. covering the course in ihr. 53 1-5sec.

The outstanding runner of the British team was A. B.. Leach, of Oxford University, who won the 40th lap, from Auteuil Viaduct to the Jean Bonin stadium, from which the rage was started.

IN FIRST MATCH

FINE PITCHING FEAT

"CUBS" LATEST CAPTURE

When Lench took over the baten, he had 50 yards to make up. For the first 800 metres he did not the second Kain ny ground. In

half of the lap he caught up the London, Apr. 20.

fleaders yard by yard and resched Harold Larwood, England's. I., Rathbone, of Cambridge Uni-

New York, May 7. first bowler, who has had versity, about ten yards ahead of

Bill Lee, the new Chicago Cubs trouble with his foot ever since the Stade Francais man.

an It was pitcher scored

amazing he injured it during the Testa splendid piece of timing and eu triumph in his first major league matches in Australia, bowled abled Rathbone to out-distance his baseball game to-day, when he for a quarter of an hour yea-opponents comfortably on the last terday.

A GOOD BEGINNING.

lap, once round the track, to win blanked out the Philadelphia Phillies in a National League He said afterwards, "I am by about 80 yards.

encounter. absolutely confident about my foot. now, I believe that 1

St. Louin Cardinals took the shall be able to get right back The race began with J. E. Love- Boston Braves "for a ride," but to my old pace. I am eager leck, the world's mile record holder, the Giants only just scrambled to bowl myself into the Tests." doing what was expected of him. home against Cincinnati Reds. He handed over the baton 30 yards For fifteen minutes Larwood ahead of the nearest man in the his first spell of bowling this

Few of the countries in the up per half of the draw can hope to do more than make u gesture Holmes. Fortunately. the old Ox-

Lelcester did not have much The "C" Division has again been against Australia and Japan, or ford double Blue accepted the in-batting, but they lost a wicket in had been bowling to A. W. Carr first lap (710 metres), very strongly supported. The even against the winner of the sitation, and the familiar Harle- sathering 36 runs. Filipino Club have dropped out them is assured of a "go" with the tinguishing mark for the Surrey France V Austria Tic. Yet one of quin cap still will be seen as a dis- but their place has been filled by almost-certain winner of the Euro-captain. Holmes was a good Assus did Glamorgan to Surrey to asked him what it had felt like, the Kowloon Bowling Green Club,

still panting when I who make their debut in the practically sure to be won by the bowler capable of putting ut!jay, defeating the Londonera by writes

pean Zone contest, That battle is clation centre-forward, and a fast league.

corres- Daily Express ecupant of the lower half bracket, est and enthusiasm into he

i

CLAMORGAN TRIUMPH.

As Kent did to them last week,

senson.

He was

Jan innings and 92 at the Kenning-pondent.

Clay, leading Glamorgan bowler,

As a result, it has been found in a one-sided match. With ale played at Lord's three times to Oval desirable to split the division seeded draw Australia and Japan against Cambridge, finishing his would be in different halves, with University career as captain in

ed.

into two sections, one comprising ance and Germany also separat-] 1927., Not yet 29, he may have his

Kowluon clubs and the other: Hongkong teams.

On the other side is to be set

best cricket years before him.

ANOTHER OXONIÁN. The championship will be de- the fact that the Davis Cup draw

Alan Melville, also of Oxford, cided by a vectional final between never has been seeded. But the well known as the South African the leader of the two sections, same is true of practically all other all-rounder, takes the place left and the runners-up to the winners draws. Until after the World War Vadant by the resignation of R. S. of this tie have the right to the draw at Wimbledon and those sinhli and the brathers Arthur and Scolt, who followed Duleep- challenge the losers for the run in United States, Australia, Harold Gilligan as the Sussex skin- ners-up honours of the whole were "blind." Now they are all division.

seeded. Why should not the Davis per. After leading Oxford in 1931 The application of the promos Cup the Wightman Cup and 1932, Melville remained in the tion and relegation system adopted draws fall into line with those eleven a fourth year under B. W. last year, together with the made for all the great champion-one, and gave useful aid to phenomenal successes of the ships? There is no good reason to Sussex during the latter part of CRC, Ands the Causeway Bay follow different rules. If seeded club with three teams in the "A" draws are an improvement over Division.

inseeded ones the latter should be The promoted and demoted done away with. teams are:

. PROMOTED.

From "B" to "A", Chinese Re-) creation Club and United Services Recreation Club,

TENNIS RANKINGS

From "C" to "D". Chinese Re- ·Portuguese National List

creation Club.

DEMOTED.

From "A" td "D". University

Now Issued

The Portuguese national tennis and South China Athletic Associa-ranking lists have been issued as

tion.

From "B" to "C". Civil Service! Cricket Club and University.

Once again the programmes will be played on a block system, special days of the week having been allotted fur the Variona divisions.

Mixed doubles ties will be play-! ed on Monday, the "A" Division on Tuesday, "B" Division on Thurs- day and "C" Division on Friday, The first week's programme is appended.

MIXED DOUBLES. -(Monday, May 14).

Chinme R 0. U.8.1.U.

Kowloon C. C.

Ladler R. G.

"A" DIVISION.

(Tuesday, May 15).

Chlume K. C. "A" South Chins A. di Indlan 11, C. Kowlous

Jongkung C.

v Club de Rectelo

Cralgengower C. D. Chinese 16-B, “A” Chines 1. C. "C" → Us.R.C.

"B" DIVISION.

(Thursday, May 17).

Kowloon, C. D

Houth China A. A.

China It, G

Club de Lecreto.

•University Indian

. .

♥. Graduates. Ais V Backung C. c.

"C" DIVISION..

(Friday, May 18). Hongkong. Bection.

Civil Service O. G.

♥ Indira R. 0. Chlone R.-C.

Italo Sportu Army T. C.

♥ Pelica R. C. „Cruigengewer 6. „0. v. Univemily

KOWLOON SECTION.

Kuwloon C. d. • Kowloon Indians

Club de Recreio Howloon Docks

Deutscher Riub

Central Britian

follows:

MEN.

1. R. de Castro Pereira.

D. de Avilez.

a. F. Ribeiro.

A. Matos.

1. Rierlardi,

6. 1.

G. A. Pinto-Coelho."

1. M. Serra-Moura,

R... Ricciardi,

9. P. Matos.

16. M. Nicolau,

LADIES.

1. A. Plantier.

2. M. T. Cunha.

3. J. de Heredia,

LAWN BOWNS

K.B.G.C. TEAMS FOR SATURDAY

The following will represent the Kowloon Bowling Green Club In their Lawn Bowls league matches | against the Club de Recreio on Saturday, 2

1 TEAM ON RECREIO GREEN. J. S. Logan, P. T. Farrell, R. Hall, W. S. Drako (Skip).

R. Duncan, S. Randle, Y. Petherick W. Macfarlano (Skip). J. Watsɑru, A. S. Runnell, J. I.

Budding, L. Guy (Skip).

Zad, TEAM AT K.B.G.C.

HI, F, Stonehum, C. B. Hosking, A.W.E. Davidson, II. H. Roge (Skip).

G. J. Chantbers, E. S. Searle, J.

G. Meyer, W. E, Finln (Skip).

M. J. onderson, J. Macdonald,

4. G. Charlton, G.E.F. Thompson

South China A. A❘ (Skły).

Kowloon D. C.

last sunumcr".

of

In the American league the Senatora Indulged in some tall scoring. piling on 17 runs against After this Imp the British team the Chicago White Sox, while the

de France and the Stade Franenia, runs against St. Louis. failed to hold their lead and It was Yankees,-leading challengers to held in turn by the Racing Club the Pennant holders, collected 14

At the seventh relay, from Pont d'lean to Passerelle Debilly, Stade Francais took the lead and the Bri tish team move up. From that point it was a stirring duel between Strede Francais and the British.

"I feel champion," be sald, And no one could doubt from his happy face that he was delighted.

While he bowled, most of the The Stade Francais held the lead few of us who were on the ground for six 'Inps, but at the thirteenth were surprised at the energy he lap, Pont Solferino to Port Royal displayed. True. he took only a 4 metres), G. N. Blake, of London short run up to the wicket. but University gave the British team he sent the ball ddwn at quick the lead again.

mediunt preË.

I

Scores as cabled by Reuter were:

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Cleveland.... Philadelphia

(Coleman homered)

B

R. H. E.

3

7 12

1

7

14 14

0

(Gehrig and Dickey homered) Detroit

8 8 2 eleven inninge.

St. Louis

New York

(There were

"Schoolboy" Rowe homered)

The British held on to their The ground was soft and the lend for ten laps, but for the next The relief pitcher Y. N. Wood and foot-holds were well-sawdusted. 16-ups Stade Francais-were-again- Yct Larwood showed not the in front. slightest bit of apprehension abouti his left foot.

FELT NO JAR OR PAIN.

"I was not conscious of it did

Į not think about the injury," he Isaid to me, and I felt no jar of

pain.

A GREAT WIN.

At the thirty-eighth top (415) metres) J. E. Stevenson won a magnificent battle State's crack runner, Vologe, and against the

put Britain ahead.

Boston

Chicago

610~3-

7

2

17 16 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Washington

Philadelphia Chicago

0 *4

2.7

10

(Bill Lee, playing in his first

look Hampshire will

strange of Lord without the presence Tennyson, their captain ever since the War. W. G. L. F. Lowndes has accepted the responsibility following 80 notable a figure.

At the forty-second lap Stade "It was just as if I had never Francals were again Geoffrey Lowndes, after being in

ahead, and major league game for Chicago, the Eton eleven, got his Oxford

left off bowling; and if the wicket things looked back for the British pitched and shut out the Phillies) was almost unplayable, and re- had been hard I should have gone all team. Blue is 1021, but has had little ex-turned the following figures: out. 1 liked bowling again. perience of county cricket.

Ist inns. Leicestershire, most unfortunate

2nd inne.

J. B. Hobb..

6 for 33

Then occurred the

second

"I am absolutely confident about dramatic moment of the race. A. B. G for 51 my foot now. I believe that I Leach winning his lip by about ten of counties in recent years, luse Emaking in all in for 84. As shall be able to get right back to yards after being 50 yards behind W. Dawson for the

second time, but they now have in A. G. Hazle.esult Surrey were dismissed for my oki pace, and I am very eager at the take-over.

The Stade Francais first team rigg a captain likely to fill the 13 and 147- very inauspicio to bowi myself into the Tests,"

He had in-left foot massaged was second the county championship for some years.

He start to

in 1hr. 67 2+3xeс.. after his trial but only as a pre-while the Club programme.. his career at Blon

Athletique Jean thin,

and

at Cambridge

John Berry Hubla, however, re- caution.

Bonin was third, had the Union proved

and fused to he overawed, and playing himself a capable batsman

Larwond has lost some weight Saint Gilloise (Belgium) fourth. slow howler before leading the masterly cricket, scored 62 in the since last seas, when he bowled

asulated | second innings.

Jonly ten over: For his county... side in 1932. Hec has Leicestershire a few times.

Te just erasped being seriously hurt this morning, however,

£8 (3)-

Glamorgan experienced little A. T. Sharp, a former caplain, difficulty in handling the Surrey will take command should Hazle-attack, which lacker variety, anilj

rigg require a reat.

(compiled 362.-Reuter,

Juzi as he bent down to pick up nail; Carr. batting to another

-THE POLICE HOCKEY TEAM, CHAMPIONS OF THE MAMAK-LEAGUE,--(Photo: Ming-Yuen)....

CAMBRIDGE RUGBY

TOUR

Governing Body in New York

New York

Cincinnati

Brooklyn

Pittsburgh

Boston...

St. Louis

2. 10

·6 12

3 11 1

0

7 · 13

1

5 77

4

10 11 3

(Rothrock and Collins homered)

SWIMMING RECORD

Dutch Team Set Up Fresh Figures

Rotterdam, April 16. The Dutch women's swimming team broke the world record for the 400 metres relay by 4.7sec., their time being Amin, and 33.3sec. Misa Selbach's time. was Imin.

New York, April 16. The Cambridge University Rugby team concluded thele tour here 10.9sec. Miss Timmerman's Imin. yesterday, when they beat

0.1nec., Miss Mastenbrook's imin. combined Eastern Universities 8.78cc., and Mia Willy Don team by 20 points to 9.

Ouden's timin 4.6sec... Interviewed after the match, Mr.

Teywood, the Cambridge manager,

Milton, of the Otter S.C., came

100 said: "We think the Americans in third in his hunt of the are taking to Ro

to Rugger and we

Įmetres free style,' This event

should like an American team to was won by Szekeley (Hungary) meet us in England.”, ---

in 1min. 11-530c

Harvard, Princeton, the French,

Tomalin won th

and New York Rugby Clubs have Lumanns (Germany) being second diving event, "the divie decided to form a body to govern and Lotgering (Holland)" third. Rugby In the East on almilar

Hines to the. English Rugby Union.

Amsterdam, April 17.

100

A crowd of 6,000 watched yester. Blenor Holm covered the day's match, in which Leather, yaris backstroke-in the record time

Fyfe, Johnson (2) and Macintyre of 1 min, 10% noc, acored tries for Cambridge, Parker

converting one and Fyfe and Parday beat her own world record for Mias W. Denoudon (Holland) to-

ker kieking penalty goals.

bowlor, made a tremendously hard

hit. Larwood had his back turned.

the 100 metrer free-style in 1min. 14 4-5soc., her prévious, record

being 1 mla. Gece.

In the 100 metres (backstroke)

The ball hit him with great force race Milton, the British swimmer,

It

on the right hoel slightly bruising war socond in 1 min. 18-2-5 ́nec., compared with 1min. 18-2-6sec. Another Inch or so bigħor and by the winmor, Scheffer, of Hol- this ankle might have been free-land. The diving ovent was won

tured..

by Tomalló.