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AUGUST

1984

WEDNESDAY, THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

HONGKONG BOWLERS IMPROVE AT EMPIRE GAMES

TWO WINS SCORED YESTERDAY

Cooper And Rapley Swamp Rhodesian Couple

RINKS TWICE BEATEN

The Hongkong lawn bowls team taking part in the Empire Games, to-day lost four encounters and won two. One success was achieved in the singles, while H. G. Cooper and F. L. Rapley scored in one of the pairs matches. Reverses included a singles, a pairs and two

rinks encounters.

A. Hyde-Lay started the day well with a clover victory over

CANADA SWEEPS Rusk, the Irish representative.

THE BOARD

IN EMPIRE GAMES SWIMMING

FOUR

Hongkong's reigning champion won by 21-19. Subsequently he met Baker, the Rhodesian, and was quite outplayed, scoring only four points to his opponent's 21.

Hongkong's second victory of the day came when Cooper and Hapley met Evans and Baxter of Rhodesia. It was a runaway affair, the locals piling up 36 paints against the

VICTORIES Josers' 16. YESTERDAY

London, Aug. 2 Canada practically swept the board in the British Empire Games swimming finals at Wembley to-day, winning four

out of six events.

Alin's Dowar, the Canadian flash won the womón'a 140 metres froc style in 5 minutes 45, 3-6 seconds, Burleigh was home first in the mon's 100 metres free style in 55 seconds, while the Canadians won both the men's medley relay race over 300 metres backstroke, breast stroke and free style in 3 minutes 1-5 seconds, and the women's medley relay race over 300 metres in 3 minutes 42 seconds.

England carried off the diving championship, Itay securing first place with 117.12 points.

A new British record for theị men's 44 metros free style was established by Ryan of Australia, who won in 5 minutes 3 seconds.

This has brought the swimming events to a close,

Canada wore easily the most successful of the competitors, win- ning as many as eight events. England and Australia tiod second with three wins, and Scotland two. Below is a tabulated list of the final results.

CANADA WON THE

“100”yard” women's"free"style 400 yards women's free stylo Women's diving

Women's medley relay Women's 440 yards free style] 800 yards relay free style Men's 100 yards free style. Men's medley relay

ENGLAND WON THE 100 yards back stroke Men's springboard diving Men's high diving

AUSTRALIA WON THE

1,500 yards free style 200 yards breast stroke 440 yards free style

SCOTLAND WON THE 100 yards back stroke

200 yards breast stroke.

More English

Running Successes

AT THE EMPIRE GAMES

London, Aug. 7.

410 yarda rolay (four at 110 yards) in 41.1/5

England won the

seconds equalling British record

at the Empira Games to-day.

Rhodesia took revenge in the rinka winning by 22-18, and Ire-; land also proved too strong for the Hongkong performers, winning in both pairs and rinks.

Yesterday's results, as cabled by Reuter, follow.

SINGLES. Hongkong beat Ireland 21-19 Rhodesta, beat Hongkong 21-4 Canada bent New Zealand 21-1 Scotland beat South Africa 21-19 Wales best Rhodesia 21-15 England beat Australin 21-16 Ireland beat New Zealand 21-13 Connda beat Wales 21-15 Scotland beat Australin 31-14

Two members of the Australian women's swimming team who competed in the Empire Gamas during the fast three days. Left to Tight Miss Claire Dennis and Miss Leslie Thompson.

BRITAIN PREPARING

FOR OLYMPICS

PROMINENT ATHLETES WHO MAY FIGURE IN THE TEAM.

EXPECTED TO SHOW IMPROVEMENT IN FIELD EVENTS London, Aug. 7. Ever since Britain is busily preparing for the XIth Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936.

1908 when the Olympic Games were last held in Britain, British athletes have been heavily outclassed in all feld By the end of the Summer It events. The climax enme in 1932, should be possible to form some when although entered in all the Idea of the track and feld squad, | field events, neither the men nor at least.

in

Apart from unforeseen circum- stunees, such as accidents, death, and so on, most of the leading stars who are active this Summer South Africa beat England 21-20 will form the nucleus of the 1936

PAIRS.

Olympic teami

PROMINENT NOMINEEES.

women obtained a single point.

was started.

SUMMER SCHOOL.

RAIN

THWARTS SUSSEX

RESULTS AT A GLANCE.

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP,

Surray (281 & 127-1) beat Notts (259 & 286-5) on first.

innings.

Middlesex (148 & 109-8) beat Sussex 1131 & 242-9 dec.)

on first innings.

Leicester 1251 & 34-51 beat Northants (130 & 154) by

five wickets.

Hampshire (292 & 129-6 dec.) beat Cloucester 1206 &

79-5) on first innings.

Yorkshire (291-6 dcc.) beat Lancashire (273) on first

innings.

Kent (392) beat Somerset (272 & 106 by innings and

14 runs.

Derbyshire (240) beat Warwick (219 & 76-1) on first

Innings.

Essex (416) beat Worcester (188 & 19-1) on first innings.

FRIENDLY.

Australians (440-7 dec.) drew with Glamorgan (112 &

189-5).

EVEN BREAK ENGLISH

YANKEES LOSE AND WIN

LATEST BASEBALL RESULTS

CRICKET AVERAGES

HAMMOND HEADS BATTING

New York, Aug. 7.

The first-cinsa averaged publish- The Yankees engaged Wash-

double ed below, which include Ington Senators in a

the

the

AND RUINS CRICKET GENERALLY

YORKS & LANCS DRAW

MARRIOTT BOWLS EFFECTIVELY

Rain fell in most parts of the country yesterday and rained. the first class cricket matches. At Worcester, for instance; not a ball could be bowled, while after 'Glamorgan had advanced. overnight score by nine with- out further loss against the Australians, rain stopped play for the day.

In consequence there was a plethora of drawn matches. "Only two, in fact, carried decisive results. Kent beat Somerset by an innings at Canterbury, and Leicester defeated Northants by five wickets in # low scoring match.

SUSSEX UNLUCKY. Sussex Wero decidedly unlucky.

score 226 to win. When stumps were drawn, the Lord's team had. lost right wilkots for 109. runs... Yorkshire and Lancashire, Just, below Sussex in the championship table, also played draw match. Inne. Out Rom. Inne. Axe, with Yorkshire, taking the major

BATTING.

The AA.A. championships early There was much heart-burning header to-day, but after winning matches finished on Friday, July They had Middlesex well beaten, July, the present Empire when the team returned, and after the first match by a nose-out, 15, show that W. R. Hammond but could not win a race against and finally had to Games, and the women's Olympiad several conferences, a scheme of lost the second rather heavily. (Gloucestershire) has risen from the clock,

the top of the suffer defeat on the first innings. Suanex scored 131 In Their later in the month, will all provide intensive training in field events

The Glants managed to beat 18th place to pointers for two years hence..

last fortnight. Brooklyn Dodgers, but St. Louis, batting in

has scored 511 first innings,, Middlesex respond- Cardinals, after blanking out during which he A summer school is operating lost the second.

Cincinnati Reds in the first game, runs and improved his average ing, with 148. The league leaders batted more successfully in the from 50.35 to 80.46. where the raw staff can receive

second attempt and declared at The best all-rounder of the 242 for 9, leading Middlesex to Cleveland Indlans had to bow expert coaching right from the stort, something that the field men before Chicago, while Detroit season. so far. is 3. Parku, of here have never before had. There Tigers rattled up a dozen rune Sussex, who has a batting average are frequent lectures by the old-against St. Louis Browns. of 61.65 and has taken 46 wickets

nt a cost of 28.70 each. Names that come to the mind time stars, such as Fred Gaby on

Scores as cabled by Reuter are E. I. Davin, the Cambridge hurdling, and Harry Abrahams on University president, and sprin- the broad jump. Later on there follow. ter, who has done 9 9/10ths for will be carefully graded competi the dash, and should improve; tions to polish up the style in Godfrey Rampling, the Olympic actual eventa. and champion quarter-miler, Jack It is not expected that all this Powell, another quarter-miler, D. tuition will put Britain immediate

of fold into the top-flight 0. Finlay, sprint hurdler, and ly Jerry Cornes, who, some claim, is athletes, for it la a fact that better than Jack Lovelock over the European athletes usually, excol mile. Lovelock, of course, is in this branch. It should, how- expected to head the New Zealand ever, acerue some few points in squad.

placings, which with. Britain's season, usual superiority in the middle- One thing which this and those that come before 1930, diatonce running events should

dis put her well up the final list.- are likely to produce, is Scotland bent South Africa 17-16-tinet-improvement-in-field events. United Press... England beat Australin 28-16

Ireland bent Hongkong 23-15 Hongkong bont Rhodesia 35-16 England beat Australia 18-17 Wales bent Rhodesia 32-15 Scotland beat South Africa 26-14 Wales beat Canada 25-16 England beat South Africa 31-11 Scotland beat Australin 29-11

RINKS.

Ireland beat Hongkong 25-10 Rhodesia beat Hongkong 22-18 Ireland beat New Zealand 31-10 Canada heat Wales 22-19 Scotland bent Australia 10-10 South Africa bent England 22-15 Rhodesia beat Wales 27-11 Cannda bent New Zealand 19-11

SCOTLAND WINS SIX GAMES

England Still Leads

The Way

Scotland carriest off chief honours in the Empire Games lawn bowls programme yesterday, when they recorded six victories in as many matches,

England, however, still lead the way. They together, with Canada and Ireland, won four encounters.: Australia had the unpleasant ex- perience of losing all aix engage- ments, while New Zealand did not win a game..

Present standings are:

P. W. D. L

England

Canada

.3

Overseas Competitors In Empire Games

LEADING REPRESENTATIVES. OF SOME OF THE DOMINIONS

London, Aug. 7. in the 80 metres at Los Angeles. Overseas competitors at the hurdles in 13 8/10ths sccs, and has recently done the spring

British Empire Games now the high jump at 4 feet 10 inches. being staged at the White Botha is a half-miler, and Thacker City and Wembley, have can beat & feet 2 inches in the performed extremely well so

South

Now! far,

Africa,

Australia all Zealand and figuring prominently.

Ilere.

12

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118

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Rights team

12

12

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Ireland

10

S. Africa

10 5.

Scotland

Rhodesia Wales Hongkong

Australia

N. Zealand

aimoat u cican sweep. Rampling, in the 440 yards final, and Miles Hiscock, in the 220 yards, set new Bellish records.

London, Aug. 7.

are some of the leading! in the various athletic from the Dominions.

SOUTH AFRICA.

The team 19: M. W. Theunissen, Harry B. Hart, J. H. Viljoen, Miss Barbara Burke, A. S. Du Plessis, J. Luckhoff. H. A. Thompson, Miss Marjorie Clarke, E. Clayton, E. Thacker, and W. Botha.

high jump.

Clayton is a cyclist who recently lid 1,000 meter time, trial in 1 min. 21 2/10ths secs.. and the mile in 2 mins. 11 3/10tha seca.

NEW ZEALAND.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

R. H. E,

Brooklyn

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Chicago

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Pittsburgh

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Boston

St. Louis Cincinnati

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The W. K. Wintaw 21

Arnold

7876 share of the points. Play was 76,76

108* 72.28 very restricted by rain and only 220.67.16 two innings wore, completed.

112 55.50

110 64.44 Yorkshire declared at 291

364 ***

63.29 Rnd dismissed Lancashire

for 6,

for

01.89 273, in spite of Iddon's ne

748 Innings of 142 not out.

50.11.

MARRIOTT 9 FOR 108.

Leicester had, to go all out to 50.07) bent Northants. Set to score 34

4-1830-231-53,6646 vin, Leicester.last.flva.wickets. 1300 187 12.80 in obtaining the rune. Hampshire 180 520had the full measure of Gloucester,

62.54 201

52.26 but an interesting game had to

- $1.70

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Mitchell (A.)

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J. W. Gener

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Parks (1)

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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Ashdown

1642

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Craigengower

T. G. Broadway is a leading Beat The

member of the team. He recently won the national half-mile title

for the third time in 1.55 4/10ths. C. R. C.

Oli a slow track and around a large field. He also won the 140 yards in 50 secs.

Billy Savidan made the trip for | the six mile event, and Norm Cooper for the three miles, and

Theunissen is the new South steeplechase. Braineby, a young

nway

TENNIS LEAGUE

MATCH

Craigengower Cricket

Woniles

1110 208

1047 110

121 121 1064 170 493 160

900 155

•Not out.

BOWLING.

01.40 first Innings

50.80 Gloucester

To Hampshire's xcore of

292,

206.

replied with 50.67 Hampshire applied the closure in

the second knock at 129 for &, and 47.60 Gloucester just managed to stave

46.00

43.13

48.00 870 102 £3.40 734 100 51.91

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BA 1207 10 14.27

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678.2

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Goldma

Anti Partriduo Nichols.....

G. O. Alien

Club

African dash champion. He walked hop-stop-jump artist, who did 48.2 scored a useful win in the "A"

with the 100 yards in at the national meet, 9 7/10ths secs, and the 220 yards fine athlate. Jn, 21 8/10ths seca.

Harry Hart, a huge six-footer,

AUSTRALIA.

,

AUSTRALIA.

BATTING.

· Times

Not Highest Inne. Dul Runs, Inas. Arge

P11 110

12.00

·65.00

WANAMNEZIRINGAYEUNATAKUNNANIRESHMATISCIMALEDI

BEST PERFORMANCES.

BATTING

Idklon (Lancs) v York-

shire .....

Pope (Essex) v Wor-

cester

Arnold

142*

120

(Hants) Y

116

103

Gloucester.

Hardstaff (Notta)

Surrey.....

Harris (Notts) v Surrey 102.

"indicates not out

BOWLING.

Marriot (Kent)

Somerset

and Allen (Middlesex) v

Sussex **** Smith (Essex)

Wergent

P (Warwick)

Derby

Smith (Leicester) v

Northants Howarth (Worces-

ter) v Essex O'Reilly (Austra

Jiana) v Glamor. fort

5 for 78

4 for 28

8 for 58

6. for 42

G for 88

5 for 33

for GO

4.for 41.

is off defeat, lositig five wickets for 40.6670 runs.

la another Division of the tennis leaguo-yes- terday when at Causeway Bay they defeated Chinese Recreation Club

A. J. McCabe ... 22 6 1362 24. 10,11 Leonard and Hachiuma wore in W. it. Fonelord. D

winning all D. d. Braiman 20 058 206 second string by six setate three. Irresistible form,

a. Chipperfid .. 10 B C80 176 three sata, and beating A King W. A. Brown ... and Lau Man-kui G-Q.

W. X. Woodfull 17 1 640 17

A. Barall LB. BarBom Scorea:-

W. J. O'Reilly 20 13 Tam Yoc-fong and la Tak-lamp CRC.) lost to Leonard and Hachiuma 4-6; boat A. Gosano and F. Zimmern 6-4.

Jack Lovelock, the official mile In the Empira, Games, Misa Clark, South Africa, won the 80 metres women's hurdles in at the White City to-day, Lovelock of won the shot put uro icefter record holder of the world, is, of

Now Zealand captured the final for inchoa, the hammer throw at 12/course, heading the team. 11.4/5

seconds, establishing a now the mile, doing the distance in 4 18/18 feet 3 Inches, and the discus at British record.

probably 133 feet 6 inches. He Dixon of Canada won throwing. All the events were finals,

In the 440 yards,. Rampling, of the Javelin with a throw of 106 England, won a hotly contested race favourite for these events in the. in 48 secs... catablishing a British ro feet 11 inches.

England won the mile relay in cord.

Viljoon is a hurdler whose Sweeney followed him to success in inteat times are 15 secs over the #minutes 16.4/5 seconds. Webstor of Canada

the 220 yards; setting a time of high hurdles, and 26 Bees, over the hop-step-jump and gets very near G. Lai 62; beat Teut. Yun-pui and won the marathon in 2 hours 40 minutos

In the two mile stooplochase, Sears-low. He also broad jumps at 23 24 feet in the broad jump. 30 seconds.:

brook, England, was first, in a time feat 6 inches. Miss Burke has a of 10 mins. 23 4/10 secs.

now South African record of

EL 9/10 SOCK.

Games.

Jack Metcalfe, Woodhouse, Melardy and Yates are the track and field team, Metcalfe is safe at 6 feet 6 inches for the high lump, just over 60 feet for the

A. Oilfield

Grimmels

Eromley

T. W. Wall

Sf. Ebring

L. FHwd-Smith

*Not out.

BOWLING

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TID 100

36.44 $2.68

191 80 81 ti .8

203 47

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1711.31

C. S. Marriott mado a welcomaj 18.00 and successful return to the Rent 2. Bide at Canterbury, and is the 17.06 1672 course of the match against 25-11.3 Somerset captured nine wickets 1.00 for, 166 runs. His 5 for 78. BBW Somerset sent back in their firet Laut Fook-ki and Lau Ting-wai Woodhouse is a pole vaultor Richardson of Canada won the

knock for 272, and batting a long jump at 23 feet 64 Inebus.

second time, they compiled 100, In the hammer throw Nokcs of 11 2/10ths seen for 100 yards to who recently cleared 13 feet for C.R.C.) lost to Leonard and now Australian record. He Hachiuma 6-7; lost to Gosano and Fourteen countries, Dominions, England tossed the weight 158 foot her credit, curl also did feet in the Victorian Lal 86; beat Taul and Zimmern w. 1. O'Reilly... £121 31 1930 1 10.71

W. A Marriott taking 4 for, 28. Kent and Colonies are taking part in the 34 inches,

8/10ths secs. Du Plessis can pote

212 721 262-11 1911 Bcored freely aggregating 302 Max Hiscock of England won the vault at 12 feet 8 inches.

state championships. McLardy

0. V. Grimmett 876.5 103 1494 78: 19.15 and thus won comfortably by an gamos-British Wireless.

women's 220 yards final in the excel-

ran 120 yards hurdles In=14 | | Au King and Lau Man-kui 1. Fl-Smith $40.4 24 999 50-19.86 innings font time of 20 soks., setting another Luckhoff throws the favolin 1899/10ths socs, while Yates has (CRC) lost to Leonard and A. a. Chipperband 1335 British recurŮ.

do a dono 0:4/5 for the 100 and 21 Machiuma 0-6; lost to Gosano and 6. J. Macabe ... 268- jump, Bartholomew of feet, and Thompson In the brand fun, Best13% of mile in around 4 mins. 20 secs. 1/6 for the 220 yards-United Lai 2-0; lost to Teul and Zimmern banker 465

Miss Clarke, who finished thirdPress.,

EARLIER RESULTS.

In yesterday'a track and fold

events in the Empire Games at

the While City, England made

-Reuter,

Con

G-G

II. Kirgi

T. W. Wall

M.. B.

The coron and those 44dividual performers, we

by Retěry:

22: 408 – 10 (10.89

3374 11 11.19

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24 188

A. P. Kippaxuje: 2,6,

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