THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1934.
JACK CRAWFORD AND QUIST WIN BRILLIANTLY
H. K. CRICKET CLUB
H.K.
CRISIS AVERTED
Committee Sustains Tennis Players' Protest
HOME LEAGUE MATCHES WILL BE
PLAYED IN MID-WEEK
(By "Veritas").
That the Hongkong Cricket Club was in grave danger of being forced to withdraw from the tennis league is revealed from an authoritative source. A criais has been averted by the action of the club's committee, who have rescinded their previous re- solution not to permit league matches being played at 'tho H.K.C.C. during mid-week..
I understand that, a number of the club's league players strenu- ously objected to the committee's original verdict,
und
there was a threat of the club's league teams breaking up. The com mittee has given further con- sideration to these views, and, have happily decided to permit mid- week league matches.
From now-on, the Hongkong Cricket Club home games will be played as scheduled in the official league fixture lists. This means that the first team will be al home C.R.C. first outfit to- to the
morrow, and that the "R" Division' team will fulfil their home fixture with the K.C.C. on Thursday, and hot on Saturday as previously greed upon between the two
ubs,
C.C.C. AND RECREIO.
STILL ON TOP
NEW YORK TEAMS
WIN AGAIN
LATEST BASEBALL RESULTS
DEFEAT
J. Crawford and Adrian Quist, who beat Borotra and Brugnon in the Davis Cup. A recent picture takin in England.
Seventeen Years-Old Boy Wonder
BOROTRA AND
BRUGNON
IN FIVE SET DAVIS CUP ENCOUNTER
FRENCHMEN RECOVER WELL
Paris, June 17'
Jack Crawford and Adrian Quist gairied a brilliant victory for Australia against the French pair, Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon in the doubles match of the Davis Cup European Zone Miss Sarah Palfrey, the sensation of semi-final tie to-day, as a result of which Australia leads France by two rubbers to one.
Crawford and Quist won in| the fifth set, after lending by two sets to love, and thereby |
the avenged their defeat at hands of Borotra and Brugnon in the final of the French cham- pionship the carly part of this month.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
IN FINAL
Hect's Winning Singles
Manila, June 17. The Frenchmen made a Czechoslovakin to-day qualified stupendous effort, unl very for the final of the European nearly brought off a sensational Zone of the Davis Cup competi- win. But the task of winning tion, by defeating Italy by three the third and fourth sets after rubbers to two. 22 games, had their effect, and the Australians recovered to capture the final stanza in the ninth game.
AUSPICIOUS START.
Crawford and. Quist started auspiciously. They won the first
The encounter was decided by the first singles to-day, when L. Czechoslovakia Hecht,
second string player, overcame Rado in straight sets. Czechoslovakin had previously won the doubles and one single.
games.
the Wightman Cup oncounter,
BRILLIANT MISS PALFREY
ACHIEVEMENTS IN WIGHTMAN CUP
WINS ALL GAMES-
LEADERSHIP FOR I.R.C.
PROGRESS IN LAWN BOWLS
C.C.C. RESUME CHALLENGE
LEAGUE TABLES
Craigengower first string renewed their challenge to the Kowloon Bowling Green in the first division of the lawn bowls league on Saturday, when they collected points from the Police after returning the highest aggregate of the day-84.
On the other hand the "B" team dropped out of the running fol- lowing their defeat by Talkoo, The Bowling Green, without a game themselves, are still strong- ly entrenched at the top of the lengue, and must lost two matches before they can be Boriously threatened.
་་
1. R. C. GO TO TOP.
The most improved team In the league the Indian Recreation Club, went to the head of the second division for the first time since their re-entry into the league last summer, and they now have two points advantage over their nearest rivals the Police, who were.
on
Miss Sarah Palfrey was the outstanding personality of the Wightman Cup tennis contest New York, June 17.
Rado proved no match for Hecl, at Wimbledon. who Both the New York outfits re-
was only extended in the PARSEE RETURNS
Together with Miss Helen Jacobs, unaccessful visitors to Craigen- a combination. They went far-second set which went to fourteen she won the trophy for America. Kower. tained their leaderships of the
ther ahead in the second set, which games,
The R.C. journeyed across the National and American baseball
7 FOR 19
Her magnificent victories in the they secured after ten games, and
the In the final match of the series, singles at leagues as a result of successes
expense of Miss harbour to engage the Recrels and were then playing so well, that an de Stefani did something to restore Round and
emorged creditable victors by two th-day.
Miss Seriven, were Amazing bowling feats were The Giants made light work of Pittsburgh Pirates, and accomplished in a friendly match any victory seemed ustured,
But Borotra and Brugnon staged Manzet in a five set match of 47 performance in the second doubles only two points in seven oncoun Italian prestige by beating I succeeded by another meritorious points. The Indians have dropped the Yankees managed to nose out between the Parsee C. C. and the Detroit:
Fire Brigade eleven at the Shang-A typical recovery, attacking fierce-
match, when she and Miss Jacobsters, and each week is finding hai Race Course last week. Dixon,y and giving no quarter. The After losing the first set to love, defeated Mrs. L. A. Godfree and them moro dimoult to beat. the Fire Brigade bowler, took Frenchmen secured the third set and winning the next
Craigengower "A" was the only nt the Miss Nuthall, to allow America. to seven wickets for 21, while F. R. after an exchange of wonderful twelfth game, Stefani lost the third retain the cup by five rubbers to team in the two divisions to win Kermani, the 17 years old Parser shots and thrilling rallies. The stanza at 6-2, and then staged a wa
all three rinks, and this wonder, marked up an average of set went to twelve games. Play fine recovery, capturing the fourth
even for 19.
Router's description of Saturday's enabled them to record the biggest Ing at the top of their form, they and fifth sets after 21 games.
success of the day, the close matches follows. The Paraces opened the day levelled things up by carrying off
finding them with 42 shots in America won the Wightman Cup with S. P. Karanjia and F. R. the fourth set, but Crawford and
when Miss Sarah Palfrey bcat Miss hand. R. Baen's rink finished 20 relieved by N, N. Mehta an Sten- and dominated the court, both be Kermani and the intter was early Quist then asserted themselves,
Peggy Seriven in three sela. Miss shots up on F. E. Booker'a four.
The Yacht Club lost two valu- Palfrey gave one of the plucklest dis bin for one run in the first over.,
found his wicket and retired ing especially severe and effective
play seen in the Wightanun. Cup able points to Hongkong Electric, competition. Miss Seriven, dropping the second set through over- prospects of challenging the 1.R.C. after and seriously jeopardised their Mehta stayed for nine runs and
On Saturday, Andre
2-6, 7-5, 6-3. suffered a similar fate by the same enused a big surprise by winning Merlin
confulence, was match point at 5-1 in for Hect L.
(Czechoslovakia)} the third, but Miss Palfrey served
the loadership. With the. Ehowler, and A. B. Tata who follow-
beat C. Rado (Italy) 6-2, 8-6, three nees in succession.
number of games played, Thereafter Miss Palfrey was ser- they are four points behind the G-2.
Mariniek ving magnificently and never put a leaders, and two in arrears of the
the Police. Quinta-alt wrong. She quickened up
The results in briof and latest game and drove and volleyed splendid- 6-8, 6-3,y. Miss Scriven's returns were very lenguo tables are appended.
To-morrow's programme in the A Division includes a meeting tween the Craigengower and the tecreio, both clubs who come St. Louis Cardinals, occupying under the promotion scheme of second place to the Giunts, blank last year. Craigengower are one out the Phillies through the their own courts, and in view of agency of Paul Dean, whose the good form displayed by them pitching, proved too accurate for this sonson, are expected to win, although the Recreio will un- doubtedly give a good account of themselves, and if at their best, may well surprise the "Craik,"
the Philadelphin team. Chienge, close on the heels of the Cars
sustained a set-back, being beaten by Boston Braves.
Scores as cabled by Reur
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
The K.C.C.. although visitors to were: the U.S.R.C., should be able to keep pace with the Indian Recrea- tion Club, who are faced with n very easy task of benting the CRC. third string at Sookinpoo.
j
Brooklyn Cincinnati
Brooklyn
South China, whe performed so Cinetanati well against the L.R.C. a fortnight apo should also collect both polnis from the Chinese Recreation Club Boston second team.
"D" DIVISION.
Chicago..
Boston Chicago
5
HEG ON
ning
2
et
at the net.
him in was bowled at this his singles against Crawford after McGrath had beaten Harris, With Vivian howlers by change of
Christian Boussus. S. F. Shroff 01 the wicket runs be-
gan
to accumulate as A succes-
Merlin astonished everybody by 1ston of fours and twas wore obwalking away with three sets in
tained slowly. Shroff partnered
the first.
five and carried his hat for 58 runs quick succession after conceding including seven fours and sever
·1.twos.-
R
10
2
0
7
12
(Lombardi homered)
4
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2
7
2
11
2
2
8
There
were
V. McGrath (Australia) beat C. Boussus (France) 6-3, 0-6, 6-8, 6-2, 6-2.
0
5
2
7
1
Stemning and Slight opened för the Brigade and apart for the long life of the former bringing 23
runs, Kermani scattered the fol
'9
11
for no runs, and finally obtained
lowing six wickets, four of them
10
The "B" Division programme on
(Klein homered. Thursday finds the
Recreio and eleven innings) South China în conflict, and thei odds are slightly in favour of the Philadelphia ..... Portugese, who are on their own courts. The University have the opportunity of covering them- selves in glory when they visit the C.R.C., but it is unlikely that such a signal honour will fall to their
tot.
The Graduates will probably beat the R.C. who lack balance. but the K.C.C, will have to be on their best behaviour to take away both points from the Hongkong Cricket Club,
(Paul Dean pitched). St. Louis
New York .....
(O'Doul homered) Pittsburgh...... * (P. Water homered)
Philadelphin
St. Louis
At least one of the three tennis who now bonata 100 per cent, Walker and Goslin homered) records in the "C" Division will. have to forge this after Friday. New York
The CILC.
und
K
---The-full-scoros-to-date, cablert. Dixon accounted for the last by Reuter, are. four wickets in fine style and sent the last man back for nothing. enling the Parsee's innings for 115 rugs.
2 that of Stenning after the latter)
mistimed a hit to the leg.
6 7
.2
10
2
(Darkness caused play to he stopped after the eighth innings)
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit
2
D
[}
3
Q
5
9
3
1
St. Louis Bosten
10
11
1
7
10
+
Reynolds homered) St. Louis Buston
3
G
3
-6 10 0
Craigongower Detroit
elash on the latter's courts, and
(Green berg homered) this is easily the outstanding the New York ..:. of the day.
contestants for
2
South Chin, one of the leading, Bejmu homered)
championship honour should win with ense against the Central British, but the ' K. C. C.. who are hoping to benefit from mistakes of those teams now above (There were six innings in them, will have to go all out to compliance with the Sunday" law) overcome the Kowloon Docks,
To-day's mixed doubles "pro- tramme will almost assuredly leave the U.S.R.C. at the head of the table. The L.R.C. are acting
Chicage
2
3
I.
(Simmons homered) Philadelphin
D
+4
Johnson homered).
an hosts to them on the U.S.R.C. Cleveland. courts, and there can only be one Washington outcome.
On the other hand the K.C.C. Ahould be able to keep within striking distance by overcoming the Chinese Recreation Club at Kowloon, in which case the cham- pionship will rest on next week's return match between the United Servicen and K.C.G. ・・
The full programme week follows:
TO.DAY
Mixed Doubles K.C.C. v C.R.C. LRC. v USR.C.
TUESDAY
"A" Division
·H.K.C.C. ¥ C.R.C. (1) US.R.C, v K.C.C.
for this
IRC. V CRC. (3)
C.R.C. (2) v S.C.A.A. C.C.C. v Recrelo
THURSDAY.
"B" Division
C.R.C. v H.KUT.C. Recrelo v S.C.A.A. ILICE. v K.C.C. G.A. v LR.C.
FRIDAY
"C" Division
A.T.C. ▼ C.S.C.C.
C.C.C. V C.R.C. HIUT.C. ▾ I.R.C. - P.JLGV R.S.C
K.D.R.C. v K.C.C. D.K. v Recreio S.C.A.A..Y.C.B.A..
وا
R. Menzel (Czechoslovakia) beat C. Rado (Italy) 6-1, 6-2, 10-8;
G. de Stefani (Italy) bent L Heet (Czechoslovakia) 6-3, 7-5, 1-6, 6-2; heat R. Menzel 0-6, 7-5,
R. Menzel and (Czechoslovakia) beat valle and Rudo (Italy) 6-0, 6-1.—Renter,
Rame
K.C.C...
FIRST DIVISION.
42 C.C.C. "A" BC.S.G.C 44 Recrula
Taiko
Bucks
C.C.C. "p
League Table,
PW. D.
I'm Up. {wn.
tu
two Heerein
C.C.C.
Koseben Bocki
woak and the Amerlenn led at 6-5, but i the English girl levelled at 6-8. Miss THIR THIRD FINAL.
Palfrey, however, continued to play Czechoslovakia have this quali magnificent tennis and won the set Pelle R.C..........
at-8-8-
Kowloon Bed to meet either France or
Australia in the final of the Eur-BETTY NUTHALL v. C. BABCOCK. opean Zone. The winners of this
The only singles match to be won tie will contest America in the by Great Britain was that secured by Inter-Zone final, prior the Aliss Suthall against Miss Babcock in K.8.0.0. Challenge round.
thiree sets, A. Merlin (France) beat 3:
6-7, 6-3, C4, The This is the third time Czechos-players had a surprisingly keen en-c.s.c.c... Crawford (Australia) 4-6, 6-4, lovakin have figured in the Eur-counter. It was a ding-dong struggle 11.C. 6-2.
jopean Zone final. They first of hard hitting and occasional volleys... J. Crawford and A. Quist entered it in 1924, and were beaten Misa Nuthall's stamina and superior K.G... (Australia) beat J. Barotra and by France, and they repeated the placing tired out her American, op Polles R.C. J. Brugnon (France) 6-3, 6-1, feat in 1928, being defeated by ponent, who allowed the British girl
to repeat Inst year's victory. 5-7-4-6, 6-3,
Italy.
Mrs. Godfree made a welcoine re- turn and showed that she is still n great player, sha partners! Nuthall against Helyn Jacobs and Electals Sarah Palfrey, the Americans win- |ning 6-7, 6-3, 6-2. Miss Palfrey was the weak link in the American com bination in the first set. She Inter improved and enabled the Americans Indian C Pulele Rt.0 to recover, to win the match in three Yacht Club rels,
We Must Break Down
Down Those
1
Cricket Barriers
PROBLEM OF AMATEURISM AND
PROFESSIONALISM
It is the fervent wish of every British sportsman that the present tour in England of the Australian cricket team shall bring lasting understanding to the two greatest cricketing countries in the world. There is every reason to believe that it will.
But it can and it may-accomplish something which I hold to be also of the greatest importance; it may clear the murky, atmosphere that obsfares our vision in regard to the age-old question of ama tourism and professionalism in sport. Austraila
pays
each
of her letting him know, and the world at cricketers who tour this country large know, that we regard him as 5000 and expenses. They are pro-dhat a bit different from the other fessional and business inen who fellow.
0
leave their schools and their shops
and their offices for more than six months in order to represent their!
THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST.
BY
J. H.. FREEMAN
C.C.C. C.3.C.C. Miss Horrelp
K4.6.C.
Electric
K.D.O.C.
Miss Dearman and Mis Lyle com- c.5.c.c hined beautifully in
their match Recre ngainst Miss Babcock and ' Miss | c.c.c. Cruickshank and won 7-5, 7-5. The K.C.C. Americans Incked harmony, Mles Babe Foot cock being unsteady in her overbend work. It was her lack of soundnoss
surname is Smith that is good in that department which enabled the enough for you when you are play-English pair to recover when things were looking black. The Americans Ing for England,"
To the other man we pay what held rel-polut at 6-4 in the first set and again held set-point at 5-3 in the to me is the sickly hamage of giv-second. In each case Miss Babcock ing him his initials and frequently threw away opportunities. the prefix of "Mr."
When Smith goes to Nottingham, for Leeds, or Manchester ho is com
pelled to travel third-class (unless he paya, the difference out of his own pocket) and to stay at an hotel which is not starred too heavily in the guide-books.
You see, he is not necessarily ve. ing paid by his county when he is playing for England, and Ave or six
G-1, 6-1.
FULL RESULTS.
SECOND DIVISION.
$7 Police R.C.
R.C.C.
24 Indian ...... ED Yacht Club
Football Club 43
League Table
...
P. W. D. 1. Pim. Up. Dwn.
IDEALS OF BRITISH SPORTSMANSHIP College President Pays Big Tribute
"British
New York, June 9.
spurtsmanship and by general public partielpation in love of the game as exemplified
America should look up, declaros sports, are ideals to which Mr. Franklin W. Johnson, Pro- (Maine). sident of Colby College Portland After charging Americh with
The full results follow: Men Saiah Palfrey (America) bent Miss Dorothy Hound (Great Beltain) 6-2, 3-0, 8.8. Miss Peggy Scriven (Great Britain) Miss Helen Jacobs (America) beat
Mian Ifelen Jacoba (America) beat Mix Dorothy Round (Great Britain) 6-4; 0-4
Miss Sarah Palfrey (America) beat We put him on the highest plane (days away from home make a hole Mign Peggy Scriven (Great Britain) country in international sport, and as a cricketer, but on a little lower in the £40 which will reneh hird of 4-0, 6-2, 6-0, Nuthall (Great Britain) being "a nation of vociferous
plane as a nian.
an M.C.C. cheque. Besides, Me, is ins Betty He is given a dressing-room with missing not one but two county beat Piss C. Babcock (America) 6-7, rooters," he referred approvingly five or six of his playing colleagues games, and that has already knock- G-R, 0-4.7-.
to the general popularity, of We draw a line between the man at one end of a big building; and ed a lump off the cash value of the
Miss Helen Jacobs and Miss Sarah cricket in England, "where oven who by chioles, or accident, or force the other five or six members of the £40. And here let it be said that I Core (America), bene M17, men paat middle age play it. of circumstances, makes cricket his same team put on their fanueis in have alrendy heard him grumble at (Great Britain) 6-7, 6-3, 6-2,
Godtree and Miss Botty Nuthall
They came which in America living (as an actor makes acting another dressing-room in the centre the money side of the matter.
oven play croquet," he his living)
and the man whost of the building.
Miss E. M. Dearman and Miss | odded, Meanwhile Mr. X, Y. Z. is able to Nancy Lyle (Great Britain) bont is regarded 1115 parents are richly endowed, or It is all so thoughtfully arranged travel in n different compartment Miss C. Babcock and Miss Crulck-mall children and whose employers are generously that, unless the captain is a man of of the express train and have all the ebank (America) 7-6, 7-6-Heuter. considerate, or whoso nominal job great wisdom and understanding, comforts of a luxury hotel. His can be carried on well enough with the two bodies of men como on to expenses allowance to adequate and
Australia says they should receive adequate payment for doing so.
Australia is quite right.
out him, and we call one. a profes the field at auch widely separated his other job is going on. alonal and one an amateur. spoints thore can be no doubt about At this point it is easy to bo side. "We pay the former n littis more who is paid a little and who a little tracked into a dicussion on the best than the intier, and then because more.
method. of Inculcating
and
we for the MC.C; who acta for.us · Then we any to one class: strengthening the team spirit. But There are other penalties not so
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in this matter) have been a trifle When you were born you may we will keep to the main line. generous wo dovisa all sorts of In÷| have had one, two; or three Chris genious and ungenerous ways of tinn-names given you, but if your
RAINBOW'S TRIALS.
sultod only to nd languid young ladies."
The tendency in this Jounthe
Jountry." deplored Mr. Johnson, "is towards highly-organised team play, with relatively few participating but great
masses watching. Tha Newport, Rhode Island, Jono 10. American need is the develop Rainbow defeated Wootamos by three suitable to adult life, and the Mr. Harold Vanderbilt's now yacht ment, as in England, of games minutes in the first oflein) trial for the soleation of the America's Cup attitude and habit of enjoying.
aporis for sport's sake.”
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