THE HONGKONG MTELEGRAPH MONDAY, JULY
RADICAL CHANGES INDICATED FOR CRICKET TEST
DIEGEL'S BASEBALL
BEST SHOT
HE LIKES HIS JIGGER
YET HE'D RATHER TEACH
Although he's famed for his "standing-sitting" putting stance and ranks with the best in the use of almost any club in the golf bag. It's with the not-so-popular jigger| that Leo Diogel really enjoys working,
THRILLS
Brilliant
Pitching
By Brown
STOPS SCORE
New York, July 2, Brilliant pitching by Bobby Brown, Boston star in the Nation-
Not only is it his favourite al League, kept Philadelphia run- club, but the little-used from has less in an exciting match watched proved a blessing to the former by many baseball fans, P. G. A. champion on more one occasion.
than
"The jigger," explains Diegel, "is in beween a four and a five iron. It's longer than the mashie, not quite so long as the niblick.
"It shallow-faced and comes in handy on
Approaches. When you find yourself in a bad lie, the jigger's just the thing."
a pro.. seasons be
Through 18 years as and several amateur fore
that, Diegel has often drawn the ligger from his bag to loft his ball out of a tight spol.
JIGGER SAVED HIM IN 31.
"I remember once particularly," he recalls. it was back in 1931, In the P. G. A. qualifying round at Godnoy Tarma, White Plains, N. Y.
"On the fifth hole my drive sent the ball into heavy clover, behind barn and lots of trees, as I re- member,
"It looked just right for a jig- gor-and believe me it was. The iron Bent ball sailing over:
the baru and trees, and it dropped within an inch of the hole."
Take it from Diegel, the man in the golfing business often kets tired of the game.
New York got home by the odd run with the assistance of Jack- non and Odoul homering ugainst Brooklyn.
The American League engage- ment of Chicago and Cleveland saw the latter run up a big total of twelve though Simmona the only player to homer.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn
WRS
JUGGLING WITH
BOWLERS
BOWES-GEARY-FARNES ALL DROPPED
Farnes has been dropped for the Third Test Match which starts at Manchester on Friday,
Hopwood, the Lancashire bowler and batsman may be given a chance to meet the Australians on his own ground.
G. O. Allen and E. C. Clark, fast bowlers, will be tried out at Old Trafford this week, and Keeton, Notts opening batsman, is a challenger for an early place at the wicket.
.
The names of those chosen visit Old Trafford in preparation for the Test are:-
R. E. S. Wyatt. (Warwick) C. F. Walters (Worcester) G. O. Allen. Middlesex) Sutcliffe (Yorkshire) Hammond (Gloucester) Hendren (Middlesex) Leyland (Yorkshire) Ames (Kent)
Verity (Yorkshire)
Macaulay (Yorkshire)
Clark (Yorkshire)
Keeton (Notts)
PHYSICAL. FITNESS.
to compared closely with E. C. Clarke of Northants whose performances this season have merited his ap- pearance in a Teat trial for the first time. Either ons of these will ro- place Farnes in the attack and if Allen Impresses only with the bat he may be included for his batting and as a change bowler.
R. u.
E.
Hopwood (Lanenshire)
4 T 2
5
G
1
The final team will be chosen on Friday
morning and
(Jackson and Odoul homered
New York
for the visitors).
Chicago... 4 10 Pittsburgh
2
6 11
0.
Philadelphia Boston (McManus
33
4
1
t
0
and Berger homered for Boston). Philadelphia 0 Boston
1
3
G
0
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St. Louis- Cincinnati
8 20 2
.... G 19 2
(The match went to 18 innings).
St. Louis
"I certainly do," he admits, "especially when the going isn't any too good. Then, too. I've averaged 250 days of golf a year in for the last 10 years, and that's too much for anybody.
I'm cutting
"For that reason. down to 125 days this year. May-
be it'll help my game."
HE'D RATHER TEACH,
Diegel plans to spend his extra
Cincinnati..
2
2
&
0
& 2
(Medwick homore for St. Louis this five Innings drawn game).
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit....... 2
St. Louis. 3 8 0 (Burns homered for the winners).
$ 0 12 10. 1
Cleveland Chiengo
time showing others about the (Simmons homered for Chicago). game at Philmont Country Club,
where he is pro. He's starting a Boston
class for youngstera-with-the Philadelphia idea that to learn the game best,
one should begin early,
"I'm teaching five days a week"
10 12
B 14 2 (Verber homered for Boston), New York
he says. "I got a bigger kick out Washington
of teaching than playing."
G * 12 2
12
0 0
(Dickey homored for New York).
13 2
The patting stance that hus| given Diegel so much publicity Cleveland that crouching, arms akimbo nd- Chlengo dress of the ball-isn't giving any too good results these days.
(Trosky homered for Cleveland in this match which wort to 1 inn.
"In the last two years I can re- inga). member 12 times in which fallure of my putting has cost me match or title," he. ruefully admits.
Detroit .....
.12 15 St. Louis 3 13 (Owen homered for Detroit).
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Evolution Of
Of The Baseball
INTERESTING DATA: WHEN CORK
Owing to his illness and subse- quent operation Allen has not been
FAST
Macaulay, Yorkshire spin bowler, who is one of the new weapons to be tried out for the English attack.
+
HOW GOLF CAUSES SUDDEN DEATH
much in the limelight recently, but Interesting Statistics
his few appearances have shown in
his batting that he has if anything - benefited by tho rest.
HOPWOOD AT HOME.
by Doctor
New York. Dr. Clarones W. Lieb, who has Hopwood, the only Lancashire collected data over the last
two where man Invited to the Test trial will years on 27 cases where sudden the difference in form is not be bowling and batting on a ground death occurred during golf play marked, players will be chosen to which he is peculiarly accustoming, has analyzed the effect of for their physical atness.
ed. Last week, he took 12 wickets golf on heart trouble in an article for 78 and shortly before compiled in the New York State Journal of This announcement indicatea over 200 runs in an innings. Hop. Medicine." that the eclectors anticipate wood ls on the top of his form just from one case are of interest from Blood-pressure readings he cites: gruelling time in the field where now and has struck a standard a few runs anved may turn the which brings him well within the tide.
Iselectors' range of vision.
Hammond, shown here stepping out to a ball from Grimmatt la again among the players to be triad out for Friday's Teat match. Hammond will have to produce baltor form if he is not to lose his place to one of the new men before the notice of the selectors,
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n human as well as technical standpolat. They follow:
BLOOD PRESSURE READINGS. Before leaving locker room... 170 After two out of bounds-no
onlookers...................
195 After ve minutes' rest on
second tee
180 After excellent drive over hill 195 After putting a $1 wager on
holo
After driving three balls into
water hole
NAZI LEADERS BECOME SPORTSMINDED
HITLER'S FANCY IS BOXING
1936 OLYMPICS
Berlin. With the approach of the Olympic games Nazi Germany's political leaders have dis- covered their sportamindedness. Their interest in the prepara- Mons for the 1930 games here and their promotion of young athletes seem to Indiente that the Nast chiefs will not be mere hosts to the elite of the world's athletes, but that they will watch the events with genuine interest.
FOOTBALL LEAGUE AS YOU WERE
NO CHANGE OF CLUBS
FOR NEXT SEASON
There will be no change of clubs in the Football League“ next season. At the annual meeting, held in London last month the bottom clube,.. Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic and Cardiff City, were unanimously re-elected to the Southern Section and Rochdale and Rotherham United to the Northern Section.
Inner political Nazification prob- lems chicly disposed of, men ko Chancellor Adolf Hitler, Hermann Geering, Minister of Aviation, and Mr. Bondle Mooro's (Derby Coun
Rejection was again the fate of Vice-Chancellor Franz von Papen ty) proposal to increase to four in their leisure moments are devot-the number of clubs to be pro- ing some time, to sports, elthermoted to and relegated from the as active members of clubs or an First Division. Port Vale seconded. funs.
Adolf Hitler's fancy is boxing, their support. The voting was
the motion and Tottenham gave He is not a pugilist himself but to 20 against the resolution. with great care and real en Another thusiasm he follows the career of County that reforeos' fees for proposal by Derby German and also of foreign cham-First Division games be ingrossed pions. Walter Neusel and Max from three guineas to tan guineas Schmeling are the Chancellor's found only three representatives favourite boxera. Although he in favour..
-MISS, JACOBS THE WINNER
RESULT WRONGLY
CABLED.
The reported victory of Miss Ingram over Miss Helen Jacobs at Wimbledon turna out to be a myth.
The error is due to a mis- take in cabling by Reuter. Actually, Miss Jacobs defeated Misa Ingram by 4/0, 6/4, 6/1.
Set
doesn't know Nousel personally he 210 has followed his bouts in the
United States very closely.
230
Before driving off 15th tee....245 At rest five minutes after
playing 18 hole
At rest 30 minutes after play-
ing 18 holes
Next day
220
210
Shortly before. Schmeling's Inst trip to the United States, Hitler had Maxie over at the Chancellory one afternoon to hear from him allabout boxing.
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The meeting alas rejected a re- solution by Shefeld United that unemployed be admitted to mat. ches at half-price on presentation of an unstamped National Health Insurance card.
The League clubs agreed to release players on Saturday's for one homò International match each year in Ireland and Wales.
It was also decided that Inter- League matches with Ireland and Scotland will in future be played in mid-week or not at all.
Regarding the insurance of re- leased players for International matches, the League decided that: should insure them up to a sum of the Associations requiring them $4,000 instead of £2,000 as hither In future the Associations re quiring a player's services will not have to give 21 days' notice to the
...
Ice-hockey and figure skating Football League, but will approach
the player's club direct. fields which the
175 are two more
Dr. Lieb recommends that golf-Nazl chieftain likes and Sonja ers over 60 who have heart, kidney Henio is one of his favourito fancy
or blood pressure trouble play the skaters.
game consistent with their phy aical Imitations; they shouldn't
EQUESTRIAN PAPEN.
Von Papen, once, a skilled eques-
A.A.A. BEAT
play at all if the game induces trian, still is a devoted horseback CAMBRIDGE
marked shortness of breath, ver-rider and prominent at all Germann tigo, pain about the heart, or race courses. palpitation; that golfers with Aviation holde Minister Goering With one Teal won by cach Macaulay, the Yorkshire votoran, avoid a hilly course, playing after Reich's minister resta from he
cardiovascular handicaps should in its grip Himself a war nee, the TWO NEW-RECORDS: country, the third of the series of has recently struck good form with five will be approached with a the ball, though whether thig will eating or on a severely hot or cold duties either in the cockpit of an
AT FENNER'S tenseness reflected in the en-carry him into the
day. He further urges for those aeroplane or at the steering wheel thusiasm and interest of cricketers n mutter of doubt.
Test team is over 50 a hot-not a cold shower, of his automobile. Goering is also all over the world.
"If these individuals had under-a frequent visitor. of track and Keeton, the Notts opening gone careful physical inventories field ovente. batsman for some seasons has periodically and either given up. Hitler's personal representative, won the attention of the selec- the game on first evidenco of Rudolf Hess, also is sold on flying. tors by his consistency at the serious organic handicap or had Only recently he pinned another
The absence of Farnes from the Third Test is rather a sur. prise considering that he did well in the First Test and was hardly called upon excel in the Second Test. The wicket on thint occasion
Verity's wicket and he did all the damage necessary.
WOE
USEFUL ALLEN.
crease
DOUBLE FOR E; I. DAVIS
:
The match between Cambridge
If chosen he will pro played within the limits of their prize to his record by winning a and an A.A.A. team provided ex- bably open with Walters, Wyatt strength and years, many of them sporting plane speed and reliability cellent entertalument last month going in fourth or fifth wicket would be alive to-day.”
down, as he usually does for his county,
Wyatt will assume the leadership Ingain and Walters, Sutcliffe, Ames, I Verity, Leyland and Hendren G. O. Allen has been called should easily find a place.. upon to demonstrate at Old! Bowes and a planve been Tralford whether or not his recent dropped after falling to justify the operation Tor appendicitle has expectations of the selectors and affected his bowling adversely. Gover, Nichols and Barnett have A fast. bowler and a more than not been again invited to join the usefulnian with the bat, he will be selected fourteen.
CENTRED BALL WAS FIRST. INTRODUCED CLEVER
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Chicago, June 24,
Take a piece of cork, imbed it in rubber, wrap it tightly with SWIMMING
253 yards of string, cover it with alum tanned horsehide stiched
in red, and you have-the official baseball of the major leagues. DISPLAY
λ
singlo
What becomes of the surplus?.
The avolation of the baseball, four dozen balla for from the days of 1858 and there-game, or in the case of a double abouts has been a slow process, header, seven dozen. Then it weighed 6-1/5 ounces and; was 10 inches in circumference, Henry P. Edwards, publicity man compared with the 1934 sphere of for the American longue, says GO from 6 to 5 and ounces and por cent of the balls are either from 1 to 9 and inches around. knocked Into the stands or over the fence. But they never find
the umpire.
In the infancy of baseball the their way back to the cork centred ball was unknown..
Chicago's White Sox used up 2-
VETERAN CHINESE
ENTERTAINS
LADY GOLFERS DRAW
Fourth International Contest
Paris, June 30, The clash between the Champion lady golf players of Britain and France was the feature of the contest FLOATING BALANCE
at Chantilly, where women's teams) from the two countries were enaged in An entertaining exhibition of their fourth international conteat, awimming was given by members of which ended in a 'draw.
Some very clever awimming
Was
SWIMMING IN RAIN.
contest.
at Fenner's Ground despite a An all-around fant is Wilhelm chilly wind. This was, however, Frick, Minister of the Interior blowing from the right direction who likes ice hockey, track events from the runners' point of view- and swimming contests. With the at their backs in the long home same enthusiasm he watches the straight-and the times in con- performances ecquence alightly flattered the meeting hazardous automobile races.
generally sees some around cords beaten, and it wne
ther on Saturday evening, the Chin-an Yiu: 2, Kwek Fung-sun; 3, Ches seconds, writes Guy M. Butter in
acca, Also BWA-Tom Wal exception. Despite the inclemency of the wen-ching. Tam Yuen-hing.
The best of the day was C. H. Throwing the Water-Polo Ball--1, Stoneley's quarter mile in 49-1/5 CAC Athletic Association's swimming
Chinese Athletic Club frances of Germany's stunt performances. This
Defeat V.R.C.
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gain at North Point proved a highly Cheuk-yan. Distance: 17.60 metres. the: Morning Post. He did this auccessful affair, of which the out 50 Metros Girls Blindfold Race without undue effort, but not so standing event was the medley relay 1, Tam Wai-ching; 2, Chan Cheo-tol absurdly enally as G. L. Rampling, race, won by the Association team, 100 Metres Free Style, Men-1, Le who in 1931 ran one fifth slower. which beat a strong V. R. C. com. Poy; 2. Young Man-kit easing up to a tret in the last 50 bination.
Chok-yan. Time: 1 min. 18.2.6 Buen, The V. R. C. sent down three of Also swant-Lam Yan-fong..
yards. D L. Rathbone. the Cam thair best ewimmers in L. Roza- 50 Metres Leg Kicking lace, Men. bridge runner, also broke 50 Pereira, E. M. Marques and W, Law. 1, Kwok Fung-sun; 2, Leung Man seconds, which was meritorious rence, but were opposed to three of ki...
in that he has had a minimum of the best Chinese swimmers in the 800 Metres, Girls, Chan Woon-training. The other ground re- king: 2, Chan Chee-tal; 8, Chan Yak-cord was the 8 miles, which fell to During the course of the evening king. Time: 16 mins. 17 seca. Also E. B. Fowle. He had a great race a string band under the direction of awam-Tam Wai-ching, Mr. Andrew Chan played molections.
Colony for their rospective styles,
800 Motros, Men, Lan. Yiu; 2, of it with a Midlander: A. W. The prizes, at the conclusion of the Lo Fo-hey; 3, Kwok Fung-sun, Time: Shakespeare, In the last quarter meeting, were distributed by Mira. 14 mins. 17 seca. Also swam,Cheo mile, which they ran neck and 19th Route Army General, Trai Ting-kal, wife of the former Cheuk-yan and Chan Ylu-ling.
(Continued on Page 9.) ·
The full results are appandedi. The results were as follow: 100 Metres, Boys' and Girls' Race. -1, Miss Chan Yuk-king; 2, Tang Plu-chin; 3, Lau Fo-yiu. Time!
Philippine Islands Challenge
POSSIBILITY OF INTERPORT
TENNIS EXTENSION
In fact, it was not introduced 461 balls getting nowhere in 81 until 1009, and it was just nine home games last year for an aver the Chinese Y.M.C.A. on Saturday yoars ago that the cushioned age of 30 a game. The, Browns afternoon when, at North Point, they cork centre" ball, with two layers needed 2,073: the Tigers 2.042; gave a display of stylish and fancy halved
Each side scored four victorios and min. 53 acca. Also swam-Pang Yin of rubber around the cork centre, the Senators 2,190; the Athletics swimming.
the ninth match. Great leung
hing. Tam Wai-ching, and Lau Po was put into official play.
Britain won two of the foursomes to 2,334; the, Yankees, 2,482; the Red
50 Metres, Junior Boys1, Lo Wai- Shilo baseball is great sport Sox 1,621.
France's ono victory, while the Franch king; 2, Lam Yau-ting: 3, Young for the fans, it's also compensating Cleveland got by with the least demonstrating the various
noon, the Y.M.C.A. lifesaving group ladies secured, three singles against Ani-chol. Time: 86.1.5 Boca, Also to the manufacturers of balls, expense, using only 1,508 balle for and styles of the natatory art.
strokas Lwo, the other being halvod
swan-Chee Hing-to.
It is known on very good concrete form and there seems no Last year the American league 78
The
160 Metres Medley Relay (Open) authority that the Philippine Is- reason why an interport serien with Britain's lady champion, Mrs. An- Chinese AA, loo-hey would like to discuss with the be arranged. games at home. But there was display included formation swimming, used 17,760 balls. Figure at least
The team played in the one of which Items Raw fifteen of the drew M. Holm (Troon), mot the Reza-Pereira, E. M. Marques and Hongkong Association an annual
lands Lawn Tennis Association the Manila contingent should not Liu and Yeung Man-kit); 2, V.B.C.. an equal number for the National municipal stadium last year and buys forming the Y.M.C.A. erest. Frerich league and the thousands that Manager Billy Evans says no
facliitles Transport
are sufficient wore batted around the minor and swatter could knock a ball out of nor, floated on the water for a period
Au Yeung-king, a 60-year old swim-bourg, in the singles and won by two Club (Chiang 11o-fook, Mul
the singles and won by two cluring Hook Bathing tennis competition on the agnat inconvenience and if the meeting up-Reuter. amateur circufts and on sand lot it. This year the team moved of half an hour, during which timo
choung and. Chan Ching-ho). Time:
Hongkong Shanghai | diamonds, and the Kiseball indus back to its old lot and Evans bo ate, drank and pulled of his socks.
1 min. 44 area. Also swani Chung Interport. try assumes sizeable proportions, boosted the figure for
Shing, Chinese Y.M.C.A. and Wal now ball
Yuon.
a reason.
In the big leagues it is obilga expense when preparing his anYuk-kun to release himself from
One of the tents was for Young
tory for the home team to provide nual budget.
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loudly applauded on its completion.
"Sampan" and "dragon boat" awvin
nck under water, and his net was ning provided much amusement,
Choe-lines as
bore out the hopes of success which'. are confidently entertained by the So far the matter has not come challengers, the prograrime might Chan Woon-king: Chan Chace of the possibility which was re-hai in a triangular series to be Girls' 100 Metres, Free Style-1, before the local officials but a hint even be extended to Include Shang tal; 3, Wong King-kame Time: 1 min. contly given has materialised. In played at Hongkong.
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