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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPIĮ, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1934.

NEW CRICKET RECORD MADE AGAINST AUSTRALIANS

LATEST Two Big

DERBY League

CALL-OVER Tennis Games

PRICES VARY A

LITTLE

IN "B" DIV.

TO-DAY

One of the best matches in to-day's "B" Division tennis league pro-

COLOMBO OFFER|gramme promises to be that between

AT 7-4

STILL FAVOURITE

Kowloon Cricket Club and the Club de Recreio,

The Recreio, who lost year finished third, have a strong combination, and the K.C.C. will need the advantage of playing on their own courts in

order to win. London, May 30. The latest call-over for the Derby classic to be run next Wednesday, was made hare to-night as follows:

Colombo 7 to 1 (a) 15 to 8 (6) Umidwar 10 to 1 (t and v) Enden 10 to 1 (1 and o) Windsor Lad 13 to 1 (t and o) Lazingaro 22 in 1 (t and o) Admiral Drake 25.io 1 (t and o) Tiberius 28 to 1 (0) 30 to 1 (t) Alisha 28 to 1 (0) 33 to 1 (t) Medieval Kaight 13 to 1 (t auto) Valerius 33 to 1 (0) Bondamna 25 to 1 (0) Badruddia 35 to 1 (0) 10 to 1 (0) Patriot King 50 to 1 (o) 55 Lo 1 (1)

Rathmure 50 to 1 (a) 66 tá 1 (1) Achteran 60 to 1 t and o) I'rimero 60 to 1 (0)

Hornsey Risc GG to I (0)

On Top 80 to 1 (0) 100 to 1 (4)

Kuthless Abbot 80 to 1 (0)

Baron Manchausen 100 to 1

and o)

Pride of Chilterns 100 to 1 (n)

Dunne remains absent from the K.C.C. sidy owing to a lawn bowls engagement., and W. Gittins will probably come into the side to partner C. I. Stapleton, Burnett will ngata line up with R. B, Lewin and Gruy and Oppenheim will constitute the third pair,

The promoted C.R.C, site will also be up against a useful proposition i | visiting South China Athletic Associa

tion, and it is doubtful whether mure than two rets will separate the teaNS nt the close.

The full programare is:

"B" DIVISION.

University v Graduates 1.R.C. Y H.K.C.C. K.C.C. Recreio 9,CA‚A. v CRC.

A tread crowd of 40,000 attending the bistoric Penn Relay Carnival in Philadelphia saw records fall on track and field. An outstanding performer was Ralston Legore (left), North Carolina, who hurled the javelin 214 feet 8 7-8 inches, bettering the old mark by more than nine and one-half feet. A famous record-bronker on the cinder path was Glanh Cunningham, Kanaas siar, pictured at right breasting the tape to win the mile event from Gene Venzke in 4:11:8, a new meet mark. Veneko was

15 yards behind at the finish.

Fleetwood 125 to 1 (0)-Reuter BOXER MATCHED MISS STAMMERS BEATEN

OAKS BETTING

New Call-Over

Figures

London, May 30. A call-over for the Onks classic was made in London this evning, with the following figures quoted.

by

Campanula 11 to 8 (t and o) Light Brocado 100 to 30 (0) 7 to 2 (t)

Zelina 9 to 2 (o) 5 to 1 (t) Bar Three 100 to 9

London.

OPPONENT FOUND. FOR BRILKA

An opponent has been found in Hongkong for Мах Brilka. tho German boxer, who arrived in the Colony at the beginning of the week. from a tour of various other cities of the East.

Yesterday afternoon Prof. S. M. Fernandez. the well-known local physical culture specialist, presented himself at the office of the S. C. M. Post and intimated that he was pre-

Fresh fields are being conquered pared to accept the challenge issued by Max Brilka, it there is any pro- the Rugby League game. France is already making head-mouer who might be interesting in way, and now. comes the informa-singing a contest.

tion that Italy in keen to try it out. Prof. Fernandez has been in Hong- The French Rugby League has kong for the past three years and has received an official request from been engaged in physical culture training. He came here from the

a group of Italians who are Inter-Federated Malay States, where he ested and a representative of the states he was the st. boxing chan- League will vialt Rome to arrange pion. He is still under ten stone in for exhibition games.

weight.

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TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

CRICKET GOES BACK

200 YEARS.

Cricket

two went back hundred years when the Vine Club at Sevenoaks, Kent, the oldest cricket club in the world celebrated its bicenten- ury recently with a reproduc- tion of the first cricket matchi played on the club's ground.

In that match Lord John Sackvill and Sir William Gage Sackvill and other men of Kent opposed Viscount Gage's XI from Sussex,

Players in the bicentenary match wore exactly similar clothes to those of the first players, and the game was played under the rules of that time.

HITLESS FOR EIGHT INNINGS

Senators' Experience Against Yankees

HARE AND AUSTIN AS WELL

ANOTHER SAD DAY FOR ENGLAND

THREE DEFEATS

the

Paris, May 30, Britain's interest in Freach tennis championships is now, practically extinct as a result of to-day's matches.

They saw Miss Kathleen Stammers benten very easily in the women's singles, H.W. Austin and C.E. Hare eliminated from the men's doubles after a five set match with Borntra and Bruznon, and Miss J. McAlpine and Miss Barbara Yorke make their exit from the women's doubles.

to:

Miss Margaret Scrives in cunpany with Juck Crawford managed survive another round in the mixed doubles at the expense of Mrs. Howard, another Englishwoman and Brugnon.

to

GERMAN DAVIS CUP HOPE.

Berlin, May 22, Germany's only hope for the Davis Cup, young Gott. fried von Cramm. romped easy victory to day against stiff International

win competition to

the annual Berlin championship tournament, defeating the Italian champion Palmieri in the finals 6 love, 6-1, and 7-5.

Germany's ranking woman player, Marie Luise Horn, also easily defeated

the dashing Californian Eliza- beth Ryan in the finals for the women's title in straight sets 6-2, 6-Z

Miss Stammers was disappointing JAPAN'S 100 ATHLETES

against Fraulein Aussent In Le singles quarter-finals, winning only six games in two sets. The German girl was rarely extended and won her. points whenever necessary,

FOR BERLIN

242 FOR THE SECOND WICKET

BY SANDHAM & GREGORY

SURREY'S HUGE SCORE

VISITORS FIELD

ALL DAY

London, May 30.

SANDHAM.

AMBITIOUS

A 48 year old second wicket SOCCER SCHEME

record was shattered at the

Kennington Oval to-day, when

WORKERS

Andrew Sandham and J. SPORTS FOR THE Gregory of Surrey put to- gether 242 while playing against the Australian Test lenm.

The previous record, establish- ed by F. W. Hearne and M. Read, was 191, and was made for the South of England eleven, at Gravesend in 1886.

EXPERIMENTS BY NATIONS

London, May 24.

national Soccer matches between the worlwers of many European nationa has been arranged in connection with celebrations to be held at Dorchester the "Tolpuddle martyrs" centenary at the end of August and the begin-

A very ambitious scheme of Intor-

The Australians, as a result, bad A tiring time chasing the ball in the first day's play of their match agninst Surrey. The county ning of September. Previous plans, ❖ batted all day to compile 372 for owing to certain European complica three wickets.

tions, have had to be changed, but a more ambitious scheme now has been

Sandham

was magnificent and launchert. jstayed until stumps were drawn, M. 1. 1. Elvin, Chairman of the remaining unbeaten with 201 to National Workers Sports -Association ha credit. He hit without blemish and a member of the T.U.C. General Council, Interviewed In London, all round the wickel, scoring his sid Taus in 830 minutes, and having one six and 21 fours to his credit. Weatern European sports zone, and "It has been decided to form a

Gregory gave him wonderful the first thing to be inaugurated in a football competition. The countries support, and the pair collared the intereated will be Great Britain, Australian attack to such an ex- Belgium, France, Holland, Switzer tent, that 242

runk were added land, Spain and the Sanr. Matchos before Gregory left after hitting will be played at Dorchester, between up a vigorous 116, which had six-a British team of the National Work- teen boundaries as chief hitsatives of Workers Sports Associations ers Sports Association, and represent- Reuter

MOTOR RACING ·

in Switzerland, and France. Another utch is to be played at Hendon between England and Belglum, and further fixturea will be arranged Inter.

"We have launched out on a bold experiment. It has been decided to

Marathon Proceeds At form what is termed the National

Isle Of Man

Workers Football and Sports Ground Company, to provide sports grounds for the workers throughout the coun London, May 30. Iden weather favoured the "Man- venture include. Sir Stafford, Cripps, try. The persons associated with the Beg" international motor-car M.P., Mr. George Cadbury, Jun.. Mr. race which-in-being-run-in-on-tho Pethick Lawrence, and Col. Mulone, Isle of Man to-day.

We have secured a football ground

nin

ball Club.

It is organised by the Royal Au-at Blendon which will be the head- tomobile Club. The distanco is 50er of the London Labour Foot laps of a three and half miles clz- cult. At end of 25 laps the leaders "There will be a match between were Dixon, in a Riley, whose speed Britain and Palestine, and this lattor was 72.53 miles per hour, Black in team will also be pinying in the an M.G. Magnette, 71.27 miles per International competition at Dorchen-. 71.22 miles an hour. British Wire-teams of trade union and labour leza.

players equal to any in the country.

xperience Country Stirred By Far hour, Eyston, in an M.G. Magnette, ter. Our aim is to produce amateur

Against two such experienced cam- paigners as Borotra "Bunny" Austin and young Hare did match to the fifth set. extraordinarily well to take the

New York, May 10, A rare pitching feat by Whitehill of the Yankeen sow Washington Senators hitions for eight innings The Englishmen won the Arst and to-day, but the Senators finally scored third set, and took the fourth to ien:

run and then blanked

aut. It was out their mes before fading opponents.

entertaining tennis, Cleveland were nosed out, as were St. Louis, but in the Nallonal League, the Giants won with ensu. Seoras enfest by Reuter, follow.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Washington

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Washington

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East Games Successes

Tokyo, May 24, Spurred by the success of their athletic delegation in the Tenth Far Eastern Championship Games, Japan to-day plans on sending more than in Berlin in 1936, 100 athlates to the Olymple Games

GOOD SHOWING. suve no reason to feel disgraced con

Mins McAlpine and bliss Yorke cerning their result. Opposed to what was indicated to-day, the various Until the early part of 1930, it is regarded to-day as the strongest teams that will make the trip to Berlin E. ladies combination in the world will be in almost constant training. odine. Mathieu and fiss Ryan,-the

Japanese athlete officials believe

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(Whitehill pitched for eight kitless logers carried the encounter the fail that the Far Eastern Games held in distance, and the France-American Manila, have given the Japanese teams ohad to play 38 gumes before winning valuable experience this year.

fierce fight for the first ret terminated in favour of the English however, will undoubtedly dovelop Because the field meels in Japan, girls at the 18th game, but the effort many new stars before the Berlin There were appeared to cost them a lot, and event, it is probable that only part of Mume. Mathieu and Miss Ryan hit the winners who die the trip to back to gather the next two sets both Manila will participate in world olym

New York

Chicago

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Cleveland

7 16

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(Trosky hit two home runs) Detroit

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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

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(Klein and Hartnett komered) Pittsburgh

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Philadelphia

(Mogre, homered)

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(Berger homered}

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5 12

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Scores as called by Reuter-wore.

-WOMEN'S 'SINGLES.

Quarter-finals

Fr. C. Aussem (Germany) beat Miss K. Stammers (England) 6-4,

6-2

Women's Doubles

pie con.petitions.

Japan's athletes develop very early in their school life and ano problem! will be to keep some of those who)

holders of international records and winners in Manila, from getting stale.

Are

NOW

To widen the experience of the newer men, athletle associations plan to invite several foreign athletes of note to visit Japan this summer and and next for a series of contests. In fact J. three of America's outstanding swim- iners have already been contracted and will compete in the national swimming championships this summer.

Adme. Mathieu (France) Miss Ryan (U.S.) beat Mina McAlpine and Miss B. Yorke (Enginud) 8-10, 6-3, 6-3,

Men's Doubles.

Brunon and Boretra (France) beat Austin and Hore (England) 4-6, 6-3, 7-9, 6-4, 0-2.

Mixed Doubles

Some of the best American track jund field alors are expected to give the Japanese a thorough tryout "for their newer men,

Japan at least has not retrogresned since the last Olympics na evidenced by their powerful showing at Manila where the Nipponcro mermon made a clean sweep of the tank oventa (Eng-excopt the 220-mator breast-stroke, and captured a goodly number of the track and held events, including the general championship.

J. Cenwford (Australia) and Mis Seriver (England) beat Brugnon (France) and Mrs. Howard land) 6-4, 2-6, 6:0

Roma, May 26, In the Il Duce Polo Cup contest held in Rome, between the teams

It in expected they will be leading contenders at Berlin in the swiraming | events, the dasher, jumps and polej vault,

of France, Hungary, and Italy, the Young military ofcers are determ Arat gane, between Hungary and ined that the fine record for horse- Italy, ended in a draw at 44. Then the French bent the Hungar-

ans by 3 to 2, and the Italians by 14 to 3, thus winning the trophy,

nanship made at Los Angeles shall be repunted.

Meanwhile, all ciretos are planning ja vigorous campaign to bring thei

Games to Tokyo in 104D.

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