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THE

HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, JULY |--28, 1934.

SUSSEX CRICKET SUPREMACY BEING CHALLENGED

YORKS & LANCS HARD ON HEELS

LEADERS ONLY DRAW

Lancashire are now seriously threatening Sussex for the leadership of the county cricket a result of championship as

their victory yesterday at the expense of Gloucester, and the failure of Sussex against Kent, when they lost on first innings. Yorkshire too are buck again in the running with another handsome win, this time againat Worcester.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE.

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.

Hampshire (383) beat Somerset (170 & 286-5) on first innings. Derbyshire (293 & 76-1) bent Surrey (275 & 176) on first.

innings.

Northants (451) beat Essex (239 & 289-G) on first innings. Kent (374 & 98-2) beat Sussex (217 & 452-7 dec). on first

Innings.

Lancashire (324-3 dec. & 65-0 dec.) beat Gloucester (184 &

106) by 103 runs.

Yorkshire (416 & 88-0) beat Worcester (180 & 322) by ten

wickets,

OTHER MATCHES.

Gentlemen (277 & 232-3) beat, Players (263 & 246-5 sec.) by

seven wickets.

DEMPSTER'S BIG

HITTING

Flogs Australian Bowlers

London, July 27

Fleetwood-Smith was again in! big forn with the ball for the Australians, when the visitors met Scotland in the first match of the Scottish tour at Edinburgh to-day:

Capturing six wickets for 40 runs, he was responsible for the diaminant of Scotland for 107.

the featufe Nevertheless

of

Once again, however, it was Konerally a cage of uncompleted matches so far na the county the innings was the magnificent fixtures were concerned. Four batting

of C. S. Dempster, the

Successful C.R.C. Tennis Players

STRENGTH OF "B"

DIV. TEAM

Below will be found the detailed scores of the C.R.C. v. Recreio match which gave the Chinese Recreation played on Thursday, the result of Club the "B" Division champion- ship of the lawn tennis league.

Once again Lau Fuk-kl had to

of the six matches were decided former New Zealand international partner up with another player, on first innings, the victims being cricketer, who hit up 69 of the but they won all three sets, Somerset, Surrey.' Sussex.

Essex and total. He

MEMORABLE VICTORY.

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flogged the attack in The records show that M. K. Lau

scoring fashion,

his and P. F: Choy went through the masterly

season without conceding a single runs all round the wicket.

The Australians were not seri-set. Of the 18 sets played, they The Gentlemen scored a memor-qualy troubled by the Scottish won every one.

Lau Fuk-ki also had a successful able victory over the Players at bowlers, and with Stanley McCabe

Anally Lord's whon in the fourth innings batting confidently, the close of season, although playing with four

visitors 144 for different partnera. He they hit up a very quick 232 for play found the

three. McCabe was still undefent- totalled 17 wins, three losses and out of 21 set. The ed with 67 to his credit.-Reuter.

one draw second pair, Y. W. Li and C. Y. Tso played 21 sets, of which 16 were three to win by seven wickets. won, three lost and two drawn. This followed a second innings declaration by the Players.

LEADING PERFORMANCES.

BATTING. Hutton (Yorks) v Wor-

cester Timms

Ездех Moore (Hants) v Somer-

Ret

196 (Northants) V

161

159

Langridge, J. (Sussex)

v Kent

159

Cutmore (Essex)

Northants

135°

Langridge, Jas (Bussex)

130 v Kent... Smith (Derby) v Surrey 125 Mitchell (Players)

V

Genta Gibbons (Worcester) v

Yorks

R. E. Wyatt (Gents) v

Players

120

113

104*

J. C. White (Somerset)

y Hants

94

Matthews (Northanta)

Y Essex ...

100

C. F. Walters (Gents) v

Players

79

* indicates not out.

BOWLING.

Bowes (Yorks) v

Worcester

Read

(Exsex)

Northants

7 for 85

Y

7 for 114

Lee, Jack (Somer-

set) Hants. 7 for 141 Pollard (Lanes) y

Gloucester

G for 21

THE SCORES.

The full scores of the Recreio match were:

Lancashire made two declara- tions against Gloucester, and won

K. K. Ip and F. K. Lau (C.R.C.) comfortably. In the first innings they applied the closure at 324 for bent J. J. Remedios and L, Bilyn three, and after dismissing, Glou-16-2; beat A. A. Remedios and W. A. eester for 184, again declared at Reed 6-4; beat H. A. Ribeiro and

bold A. Silva 0-2. 56 for no wicket. It was a

Y. W. Li and C, Y. Tso (C.R.C.) olicy, but it came off, thanks to Pollard who bowled brilliantly to lost to Remedios and Silva 3-6; take 6 for 21, and dismiss Gouces lost to Remedios and Reed 0-6; beat

Ribeiro and Silva 6-1. ter a second time for 102.

Bawes, the bowler, and Hutton the batsman were the outstanilag figures in Yorkshire match against Worcester. Hutton rattled up the highest score of the day (196) to ¡ contribute towards-Yorkshire's.

M. K. Lau and P. F. Choy, (C.R.C.) beat Remedios and Silva 6-4; beat Remedios and Reed 6-2; bent Ribeiro and Silva 0-2,

Henry Cotton receiving the cup for the British Open Championship from

Hon, Micael Scott, Captain of the Royal St. George's

HOW HENRY COTTON THE

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MAGICIAN WON

BRITISH GOLF "OPEN"

TO-DAY'S First-Class DAVIS CUP Cricket

MATCH Averages

ENGLAND START AMES & VERIT

STILL LEAD FAVOURITES

The following were the lea The accommodation at the averages in first class crick Wimbledon centre court will not England up to and inclu be sufficient to-day to house all Friday, June 20,

BATTING.

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the tennis enthusiasts who will be making tracks for head- quarters to witness the opening matches of the Davis Cup challenge round tie between Britain and the United States. 2. 18, itaman K

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128 176

21. 1 126 180

a close of a brilliant season of sport N. 8. Mitchell-Innes 18 2 in which England has so far figured | Arnold prominently and honourably.

Gregory

'Connor

Tyldnley

So far as tennis is concerned it only Langrides (John) needs the retention of the Davis Cup

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to set son upon the most successful Achdown summer of any post-war year enjoyed R. E. 8. Wyatt, .... hy English players.

One thing in certain. The English

representatives,

Fred

Keelon Cook

Perry and | Gibbon

Darber..

proved

Bunny" Austin will not take the liamomnd (W. B) court suffering any inferiority com* Bandhem

thom-Todd plex. They have

inter- A. Melville selves worthy winners of the national trophy against all-comers, C. F. Walters

R. de W. X. Winlaw 10 1 and their more recent performances Kitchell. at Wimbledon indicate that they are Hendren playing just as well now as when Barling they won the cup last year.

THE DOUBLES PROBLEM.

plishing this.

Park [16.} WDodily

F. C. de Saram

2 12 239

1040

1160 187

營業

796 17

168 . 1ל

PC7 179

450 141

29 183

21 1 1094 185

K42 170

174 642

240 1240 172 17 1 1776-178. Dios out. BOWLING.

(Qualifications 80 wickets, veruto

If England is to win, it is pretty certain to be by three singles. The odils are in favour of them accom

Unhappily the team Verity Paino cannot look forward with much com- Larwood

Gesty Adence towards the doubles, and as

Rowes this is the the which can so easily witness the Intar-Zone Anal

WILD SCENES OF ENTHUSIASM GREET PERFORMANCE ENGLISHMAN'S EVERY SHOT CHEERED

Below is a graphic description by "Vagrant" of the London Morning Post, of how Henry Cotton, an Englishman, last month won the British Open Golfturn imminent defent inte victory (as Hood Championship over the Sandwich course, by means of record-breaking golf. A huge crowd went wild with enthusiasm when Cotton ended the last round with a clear margin of strokes over all opponents.

Sandwich, June 29,

Henry. Cotton, professional to the Waterloo Club, Belgium, won the British Open Championship_here to-day with an aggregate of 283. His rounds were 67, 65, 72 and 79. His aggregate ties with the record established by Gene Sarazen, of U.S.A., at Prince's Club, Sandwich, in 1932.

A still north-east wind made it be no record-breaking to-day, and clear very early that there would the long 6th, 7th, and 13th holes were all good value for 5 apiece.

Was

Cotton started on his last round with ten clear strokes lead from Joe Kirkwood, U.S.A., and twelve from A. H. Padgham. Ho accompanied by a crowd some ready to applaud every stroke and thousand strong, all in high fettle, cheer the winner home. Cotton looked strained-and- ill and was, in fact, suffering from severe ner- yous indigestion. He was part

416, and it was Bowes who sent rare skill in the second innings, Worcester back for 113 in their John and James Langridge made second innings, by capturing 7 for it possible for Sussex to declare nered by C. A. Whitcombe, who,

John Langridge with a round of 78, finlahed with 85. Worcester scored quite well at 452 for 7.

159 and his brother 130. n aggregate of 295. la their first visit to the crease, scored

THE FIRST ROAR, Yorkshire Kent had no chance for as out- 322, but totalling

The first real easily clinched, the issue, scoring right win, and played out time

roar of applause hitting up 98 for two. 88 without loss.

Hampshire had the better of a came at the first hole, where Cot- LANGRIDGE BROTHERS.

drawn game with Somerset, ns did ton, after pushing his second shot!

but out, holed à six-foot putt. He was The Langridge brothers came to Northants against Essex,

a long and the rescue of Sussex when the Derbyshire were untucky not to in the rough from the tee at the leaders were in something of a take maximum points from Sarrey, second, but holed

Kent led whom they dismissed for scores difficult puti for 4, and a perfect nlight.at Maidstone. them by 157 on-the Arst innings, of 276 and 176, and replying with little run-up carned him a good 3 at the next. An approach puti up The scores, together with the the sloping green went dead for aggregating 374 a response to the 293 and 76 for one.

of performances in- four at the fourth, and everyone leading Sussex Reore 217.

But Kent's success stopped dividual players, were cabled by wan expecting him to reel off the short at that point. Batting with Renter.

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COTTON'S FOUR ROUNDS ·

HOLE BY HOLE.

The folowing table shows the length and bogey of each hole of the Royal St. George's course at Sandwich, and the number of strakes Cotton took in each of the four rounds:

Round Yes. logey 1st. 3nd. Jrd.

Hole.

44:

370

PAR

140

4161

303

1

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183

Out

443

ch.

Б

4

* F

3

4 44

31

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and Smith (J.)

M. R.

686 287 P70 $10.6 74 951 692.6 11 1244 153.5 121 607.4 182 1109 640.4.197

iddlesex BOS

scores of other such incidents), it Matthews (A. D.3

cannot be claimed that England has such a strong all-round team as tho United States.

(Northampton.

Tate Smallies

3. D. Clay

481.J

700

1024

150 2305

012 1049

101 302 727.1 198 1954 281.6 14 432 4514 144

032

(Jansen) 520,4 187

abire) 36th

462.3 410.8 125 205 In this connection the selectors Smith (11. A.

141 1203 (Telepeterabicw} $87,6 might do much worse than experi ment. They have before them a re- Mitchell (T. 11.)

(Derbyshire) 530. Mayor cent performance by LG. Collina and F.I.D. Wilde which puts them Freman almost in direct line for the Davis A, G. Felham Cup doubles. Those two, the former an old Davia | Langridge

with Dr. J. C. Lewis Gregory never lost a tie in inter-1. A. R. Peebles Cup player, who

Parka (3) national tennis, advanced to the semi-Voce final of the Wimbledon doubles this ver year, being the only English pair to Wensley

the quarter Hotlles rench this singe. In

the strong Carnford (1.) finals they Kirby-Miki combination in straight Perka Bets, and in the next stage full fighting footh to Borotra and Brugnon, the holders, A Eastman

in four sets.

overcame

The very boldness of the experiment might succeed, where the adoption of more cautious tactics would fail. Certainly England has nothing to lose over such a move, and it would mean that Perry could be wholly reserved: for his important singles matches.

ANOTHER SUGGESTION.

ALbles

Goldar

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12.5

47 80% 484.4 D4 1290

458.1 163

610.1 121 14

749

$80.2 161 1798 510, 101

640,5

411.1 104

100

.857

43.1 PS: 3804

654.2 12 1280

841%D

510. 183

HES.

1128

641 147 1441

AUSTRALIA.

BATTING

Times

10%

Ilke

fans, out, Huru 1 174189 874

B. J. McCabe ... W. IL Ponsford

A. G. Chipperfield

W. A. Brown

L. 9. Darling W. A. Oldfield

D. G., Bradman After Austin's fine play with C... A. Barneit Hare in the French Championships-aw--Woodfull few weeks ago, a London critic sug gested that Austin and Perry would telly make an ideal Davis Cup doubles com-A, F. Kipp bination, but that, of course, is aak-c. v. Grimmett Ing too much of either of them. For E. 1. Bromley two players to be called upon to seo. Ebeing through the whole of a Davis Cup, Fleetwood- challenge round, is out of the quea Non.

Braith

Wall

13 2

15

053.1

16 1

15

700

270

023

Home

Total

3551

6,770

36 40

52

37

NO

But it is a disturbing thought that without the assistance of Perry, England has not a doubles pair shew. J. O'Reilly.. 400.5

Not out BOWLING.

0. H. The

193 1510

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72

70

crowd, that Brows had finished in 288, and further crazy addition and subtraction made it certain that Cotton wanted 84 to tie.

Then came the two holes thinl

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dazzling gures that have been his all the week. But no were forthcoming. He struggled from tee to rough and from rough. to green, leaving a trall of wonder- ing gloom behind him. A hooked ONLY second at the fifth finished In wild broken country, and he finally missed from five feet and took 6.

"WRONG BALL" CRY.

TWO BASEBALL MATCHES

fle was just off the green at New York Giants Take

Points From Phillies

the short 6th, where busybodles shouted "Wrong ball" as he was about to play his delicate ittle

Now York, July 27. approach, and he missed the

Rain ruined Major League base- eminently holeable return putt. ball to-day. Only two matches in Another pulled second led to a

the leagues hore finished. The from points 6 at the 7th, but he got his 3 at

Giants garnered

# fine the next from over the back of the Philadelphia Phillies, and green. He finished this troubled

plece of pitching by Bill Swift saw drive pulled the with

out by Cardinals blanked passage, amongst sandhills, a second deep Pittsburgh Pirates, who replied in trouble and the third right over with four runs. the green and through the specta- tors. Then he pitched up dead and got a five for 40 out.

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It was a very solemn, anxious crowd that followed him NOW. They asked each other in a whis- por how many strokes Kirkwood, Padgham and Brows were behind, the while doing frenzied mental arithmetic

showing each and other, with folded umbrellas, what Cotton was doing wrong. When he started home with three Aven, there was much of the tragle atmosphere of that famous picture "The Retreat from Mos- cow about the defected multi- tude. He pulled his drive to the 10th; he was short all the way to the eleventh and, missing, the green at the 12th with his second, took threa more to get down. Then the news went through the

f

American

The whole of the Longue programme was washed out,

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

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(John Moore homered) 2

G 10 New York

(Vergez homered) St. Louis

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4 11 0 There were no other National League games scheduled.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Rain provented, any matches being played in the American League, the double heador engage- ment between Cleveland and St. Louls being washed out together with all the, other encounters.

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The position constitutes a delicato Hitle problem, but happily England T. W. Well 240 has the sage council and advics of that A. G. Chipperfield 128.5

LB. Darlin veteran tactician, Mr. II. Roper-J. McCabe Barrett, who as non-playing captain, i. Bromley

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