THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
MONDAY, JUNE
TO-DAY'S BIG MIXED DOUBLES
· 1934.
TENNIS MATCH
ENGLAND'S WOMEN "HOPES" FOR WIMBLEDON
Mr. J. B. Pittman, Min E, M. Dearman, Miss F. James and Mina K. Stammers, four other English aspirants for Wimbledon honours.
WIMBLEDON OPENS
AFTERNOON
Gathering Of World's Most Skilled Players
IS IT TO BE FRED PERRY'S YEAR? THE WOMEN'S TITLE
Wimbledon, the magnetic tennis meeting which brings the world's finest players together for nearly a fortnight, opens to- day, and bookings show that once again attendance records are likely to be shattered.
England, which has become just as much tennis-minded, as it is cricket-conscious, will flock to the All-England Lawn Tennis Club to revel in the encounters between the world's most skilled exponents of the game.
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Cochet and Satoh, is keener than before. France Ja sending her young men, the future and Borotras: Americo will be re- presented by a magnificent team:' Germany contributes Ven Cramm, recent conqueror of Crawford in Last year they cheered a new the French championship: Cze- champion when Jack Crawford of choslovakia has Menzel: Australla
and McGrath Australia beat Ellsworth Vines has Crawford in a classic match. This year chief banner bearers. they hope to cheer even more
The world's greatest tennis vociferously. for it is generally felt that Fred Perry. England's meeting is being attended by as greatest player since the days of no a galaxy of International
any time in Arthur Gore, and before him the players as at
history. Doherty brothers, is to make his supreme effort to win the blue riband of the court, and thus inscribe an Englishman's name on the roll of honour for the first time since 1909.
The critics have unanimously averred that this is Perry's year. Ferry has done everything
to
Among the
Women
THIS
REWARD FOR BRIGHTER CRICKET GIVEN.
London.
Sir. Waller Lawrence, of Hyde Hall, Sawbridgeworth, has presented a trophy-to be known a the Lawrence Trophy-and a 100 guineas order to the batsman who the scores A century in shortest time in a first-class cricket match this season.
The trophy will be com- pleted for annually.
Sir Walter has for long been
enthusiastic sup purler of country house crie- ket at his home in Hertford-' shire. Renter.
An
Giants Beat Cardinals
BROOKLYN HAVE BAD TIME
Its Yankees Blank Out
White Sox
added
interest is lent by the fact that circumstances demand
-New-York, June-24. 指 new The meeting between New York champion. Mrs. Willa Moody in Giants and St. Louis Cardinals to-day
unable to defend her title. Miss resulted in a win for the Giants, who Helen Jacobs is her most likely sernped home with a two-runs mar
Double headers, in the National successor, but British hopes are gin. faithfully pinned on Miss
Chicago Cubs, who through Tinning.
match.
Elabt of England's leading women players, snapped at Wimbledon during the Wightman Cup trials. They will all be seen in Kelion at Wimbledon this week, and from them may posibly come the new champion. The players are, reading from left to right. Mis
D. Round, Min B. Nuthall, Miss, M, Scriven, Mra. 1. A. Godfree, M in N. Lyle, Mrs. E. F. Whittingstall, Miss M. Hooley and Misa A. M.
Yorke.
TOTE MADE £4,400,000
LAST YEAR
FIGURES REACH NEW RECORD
London. Racecourse The report of the Betting Control Board, covering the operation of the totalisaor dur- ing 1933, has been presented to the Home Secretary.
The report will disclose a sub- stantial improvement in the finan cial position of the board.
During 1933 the turnover of the tote reached the record Sgure of $4,400,000, an increase of £400,000 as compared with 1932.
The machine is now, since the erection of totalizator buildings at Goodwood, in operation on every race course in the country except Doncaster, and it is belleved that one will be erected there soon.
In addition to the services on Face
THE GOLF COURSES.
SIX HOLES FOR PLAY AT DEEP WATER BAY.
'courses
Col. E: D. Matthews, Secretary of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club an- nounces that as a result of the conditions of the last following week's rains, the Happy Valley course will remain closed until at least Wed. nesday of this week, but that six holes at Deep Water Bay will be open this afternoon.
NEW ARSENAL MANAGER
Mr. Allison On His
Plans
TENNIS PROGRAMME!
LEAGUE MATCHES THIS WEEK
K.C.C. PAY VISIT TO C.R.C.
(By "Veritas").
Kowloon Cricket Club face their biggest proposition to dateļ in the "A" Division of the termis league to-morrow; when' they visit Causeway Bay to engage the Chinese Recreation Club first string.
The C.R.C., undefeated as yet, aro warin favourites for the retention of the title won last summer, and the K.C.O. will have to improve on come recent form if they are to boast the Mr. George F. Allison, the well-achievement of being the first tonm course proper, the board known commentator, ou sporting to lower the champions' colours this provide facilities at all the prin-events for the B.C.C., has accepted year. cipal point-to-point and hunt meet- the post of manager to Arsenal The odds are in favour of the home inge.
F.C., and takes over his now duties
team, who are decidedly better Litigation recently took place immediately.
halanced. Much will depend on the concerning the legality of the sys-
Mr. Allison, who succeeds the success or failure of the Fischer'com- tem under which bets are received late Mr. Herbert Chapman, 19 bination, and whether Grose and on credit by agents and trans- married and has a daughter of 10. Guest and Hyde and Rodger can hold mitted to the race course by them. He is a journalist and a director their own.
OFF-COURSE BETS.
active
A second match, is, being played on
of newspaper and cinema-theatre companies. During his Judgment on this lesue was football days he played-full-back the same ground, the C.R.C.-second given in favour of the board, who for the Casuals. He states that string engaging Craigengower. This and develop he does not propose to give up fixture is of more than passing in- intend to continue
broadensting and writing.
terest, and affords Craigengewer this method of accepting bets.
This "off-course" business in- Associated with Middlesbrough chance of showing their real worth. creased greatly in volume. during F.C. in 1905 and 1900, Mr. Allison
Without Duff, the Hongkong
'S. A. CRICKET STAR'S
SERIOUS INJURY.
Johannesburg. Fears that Bob Catterall, South African international · cricketer. any never be seen on the cricket Held again, are entertained as a result of an accident which befell him while working underground. He is at present conßned to the Springs Nursing Home..
Calterall has had several mile- haps recently, but his latent in- jury, sustained while at work underground, where he received a splinter below the kneecap, has been most Berlous and "blood poisoning led to two operations on the knee. It is now feared that he will be left with a 'stim. leg.
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DOUBTFUL STARTER
MRS. WILSON
K.C.C. LINE-UP ANNOUNCED
TITLE RESTS ON RESULT
BODIKER WITH MISS GRIFFITHS
(By "Veritas"),
Although it will not be
#ubstantiate the ballef. During Dorothy Round, Mies Scriven and League saw Brooklyn twice benten by 1933, and it now forms a large in the latter year came to London Cricket Club will find it hard to known definitely until after won the American and Australian French and Gorman challenge blanked out the Dodgers in the second proportion of the tote wagers from Tees-side and became keenly resist the challenge of the L.R.C., and
the past twelve months he has championships, beating Crawford on beth occasions, and played the leading part in the winning of the Davis Cup for Britain.
other lending players. The powerful. Madame Mathieu ny
Boston and Cincinnati shared the her place among the "secded," and spells. In the American League St. not Louis and Washington Senators ended Fraulein Aussem, although yet completely recovered from all square with seven runs spiece, and Ruling blanked out Chicago White Sox on behalf of the Yankees,
Complete results tis cabled Reuter follow.
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illness of last year, is dangerous opponent. ·
Wimbledon of 1934 is to be ng Vinca, glamorous as ever,
KEENER THAN EVER.
The compotition, even without such personalities
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
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Chicago ..........***
0
1
(Ruling pitched)
New York
G.
#
0
(Ruth homered)
Cleveland
11
2
Boston
(Reynolds homered)
Detroit
B
12
2
(Greenberg homered)
Philadelphia ...........
$
12
2
(Johnson and Hayes homered)"
St. Louis
Washington
10
(Stewart pltched)
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chleago
Brooklyn
(F. Herman and Hurst homered}
→
Brooklyn...
7
1
(Tinning pitched)
Chicago...
* 12
0
1Grimm, homered)
Boston
0
Cincinnat!
7
0
(Bhem pitched)
Boston
14
Clacinnati
15
0
Philadelphia
13
3
Pittsburgh
0
(P. Waner homered)
New York
St. Louis
made,
Interested In Arsenal. The report for 1932 recorded a
PROGRESSIVE POLICY. - net profit, after payment of Inter- est on borrowed capital, of only
"I intend to continue the pro- about £19,000.
'It will
be found that the ae-gressive policy of Arsenal." Mr. Interview. counts now about to be issued dis- Allison said in close not only a big increase of "Regarding the payment of big that figure, but also that the board fees we shall be guided by the con- tingencies of the moment, but have been able to clear off the do- Arsenal have a very high position ficit from previous years.
to maintain and we intend to
In addition to the development
of their undertaking, the board maintain it:
have devoted much attention dur-
an
"I am happy in the knowledge
ing recent months to necessary re-that no man could be supported by organization. Valuatio coonomies a more loyal band of players and in methods of working have been directors, and I am looking for. effected, and the removal of the ward to an even more intimato
club administrative headquarters to less association with the eastly premises has been arranged. | manager than before.”
FOUGHT TO KEEP A RECORD CLEAN
Shower Of Stones Repels Winning Team
Belgrade.
WORLD RECORDS
Five New Marks Set. In U.S. Meeting
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Los Angeles, June 23. In the National Collegiate Track and Field Mooting held here, John Lyman, of the University of Southern The football team of Milos-California, broke the world's putting hevatz. a small town in Yugo- the shot record with a put of 63 t Slavia, has never been beaton. 79.
The new record was made in the
This proud record is defended by every possible means. A hafl of presence of 85,000 spectators-Reuter.
1 stones has Just saved it from The provious world's record was).
dinastor,
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held by 2. Helaos, of Poland, who
The visiting team wore winning established a mark of 52 ft. 7 ins
2-0 -
It looked as if the record la 1932 was to be broken.
But a ponully kick decision' pro- vided the homo side with the op-a portunity for a diversion. They started à free flight.
They hurled hugo stones from a handy pile at their. opponents and with shouts of encouragement a crowd of homo supporters joined them in the fight."
HARDIN'S ACHIEVEMENT.
Los Angeles, Juno 24. At the National Inter-Colleginto mesting hero four more official world's records were bettered to-day.
In the quarter mile, Hardin set 'aj time of 47 sec.:
Tondon, June 23, In the
Twelfth Anglo-Scottish Professional Golf match played at
In the 220 yards burdles the samé Royal St. George's, Sandwich, Eng
runner sot a mark of 22.7 Bock; Innd bent Scotland by 11 matches to
Only the efforts of the
police In the mile, Bonthron required only thren, four being halved. somes, two of which were halved, and vented the visiting team from The fourth record fell in
England won four of the six four- and some of the older citizens pre-4 mins. 8.0 Rock: zoven singits, matches to three, two suffering fatal, losses. Several of event when Torrance put the shot also being halved.--Reuter,
them were seriously injured. 56 feet 0,9/10 Inchon-Reuter,
field
THURSDAY'S GAME.
tween tho
will probably lose. South China scem tiffin whether Mrs. Wilson lo bi safe for points from the U.S.R.C. The Recreio will only have
can play for the K.C.C. in to play normal tennis to overcome the the C.R.C., third team.
all-important mixed doubles league match against the U.S.R.C., this afternoon, Thursday, finds the CRC and the K.C.C. are confidently K.C.C. clashing again with a match be at Causeway Bay. The K.C.C. will well.
"B" Division teams expecting' that all will be by the inclusion of Zimmern. At their best the peninsula players have a reasonable chance of winning, but to date there has been an absence of steadiness sufficient to carry the day agalast such a team as the C.R.C.
University, Recreio and Graduates appear to be certain winners.
Apart from the Recreio's match with the K.C.C., there is nothing very exciting promised in the "C" Division programme on Friday. This encoun- ter will decide whether the Cricket Club-nze to have any continued in- terest in the deathration of the cham- pionship. They are on their own courts, but they will have to play batter than against the Kowloon Bowling Green if they are to take points from the doughty Recreio..
The full programme for the week follows.
TUESDAY.
"A" Division
CRC. (1) v K.C.C. H.K.C.C. v L.R.C. U.S.R.C. v 8.C.AA. Recrelo v C.R.C. (3) CRC, (2) ▼ C.C.C.
THURSDAY.
"B" Division
II.K.U.T.C. v B.C.A.A.
C.R.C. K.C.C. Recrelo v I.R.C. H.K.C.C. v Gradunter'
FRIDAY.
"C" Division
C.A.C.C. v. C.R.C. A.T.C. V LEC. C.C.C. RS.C. ILK.U.T.C. V I.R.C. K.C.C. Recreio D.K. C.BA K.B.G.C. v.8.C.A.A;
Mrs. Wilson is essential to the success of the K.C.C. and it is to be hoped that her slight-in- disposition will not prevent her from playing.
The K.C.C. have finally de- cided on the composition of the team, which is:
E. G. Fincher and Mrs. Wil-
son
G. Bodiker and Miss Griffiths A... P. Guest and Mrs. Miller
Bodiker put in Bone practice with his partner at the club combination yesterday, and as a they shaped well, giving rise to the belief that they may be cap able of winning two sote.
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Incidently the K.C.C. very nearly lost Teddy Fincher for to-day. He offered himself for a blood transfusion yesterday but was not called
make the sacrifice, upon to
DECIDES CHAMPIONSHIP.
This afternoon's match will: docide whether the United Ser- vices win the mixed doubles cham pionship outright, or whether the K.C.C. will be given a chance of challenging them in a replay for the tition to
The Services require half a point for the honours. The K.C.C. must bast them and win their re- maining games against the LR.C. to ensure a final, chance of win- ning the title.
The other match to-day tween the Chinesa Recreation. Club and Ladies R.G. A division. of the spoile Is likely although- the Chinese may just watch, a wing playing on their own courts,
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