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11, 1934.

SATURDAY, - AUGUST THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

ALL-POWERFUL C. R. C. BEAT K. C. C. HANDSOMELY

LARWOOD MAY GET HIS CHANCE

TO-DAY

“C” DIVISION -

CHINESE R.C. WIN AGAIN

SEVERAL MATCHES

win- While their seniors were ning comfortably on one, side at the ground yesterday, the PC Division team of the Chinese Re- creation Club wern doing likewise Division on the other side.

They entertained the Club de Recreio and won by 6% nets to 2 Scores:

M. CLau and K. Lee (CRC) beat Rodriques and L. F. Ribeiro 64; beat M. A. Oliveira and P. Carvalho 6-1; heat, A. E. Xavier and J. Xavier G-0.

P. C. Leung and H. M. Lee and beat Rodriques (C.R.C.) Ribeiro 6-3; drew with Oliveira and Carvalho 6-6; lost to Xavier and Xavier 3-6.

W. K. Cheung and !!. T. Wa and beat Rodriques (C.R.C.) Ribeiro, 6-0; lost to Oliveira and!

and Carvalho 1-6; hent Xavier 1.Xavier 6-4.

UNIVERSITY TAKE POINTS.

The University entertained the German Club yesterday, and won by 6% to 2%. Earlier in the week the Varsity met the Kowloon Bowl ing Green Club, and were again successful by 6% sets to 21⁄21⁄2.

INDIAN R. C. WIN EASILY.

At Sockunpooy the Indian R.C. won handily against Kowloon Docks, i

a half.: ing away only a set Scores:

and

M. A. Khan and Y. el Arculli (1.I.C.) beat V. M. Fast and A

SMART TENNIS DISPLAY

NOW VIRTUAL WINNERS

OF "A" DIVISION

REMARKABLY GOOD FORM SHOWN BY: YOUNG PLAYERS

TSUI WAI-PUI HAS BAD DAY: THE

WELL FINCHER "BROTHERS PLAY

(By "Veritas")."

The Chinese Recreation Club first string became

virtual champions of the "A" Division of the tennis league yesterday, when they decisively beat the Kowloon Cricket Club by seven sets two. The C.R.C. now.re- quire but one point from their two remaining matches. Only something a little short of a miracle could see them defeated in either of those two matches. Yesterday the C.R.C. were with- ing at 3-5, but they won on Taui's up in Canton, but RO Ernie Fincher's deliveries. With the services of Paal Kong, service and then broke through who in with talent, that his pince was a distinct possibility of wamarti wonderfully endowed is the club Ho Ka-law serving there seemed easily filled. It is nu exaggera Chinese victory, but Tsul made the art, and tion to claim that the C.R.C. could three blunders at turn out four teams in the senior Toddy Fincher easily won on his division all of which would acqult own service." themselves with credit.

FINCHERS STEADY.

net

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

RESULTS.

Surrey (359 & 118-9) beat Middlesex (184 & 292) by one wicket, Sussex 1417 & 203-2 dec.)

bear Worcester (194 G 1571 by 269 cùns. Lancashire 1240 & 202-5 dec,) beat Derbyshire (170 & 137) by 135

runs.

Hampshire (293 & 59.0)

beat Northants 1146 G 2051 by ten wickets. Leicester (94 & 250) beat Yorkshire (196-5 & 90) by 58 runs. Gloucester

(603-6 dec.) and Glamorgan (324-5) drew,

EXCITING CRICKET

FINISHES

YORKSHIRE BEATEN AFTER

DECLARING

SURREY WIN BY ONE WICKET: THE

LEADERS BACK TO FORM

Bowlers had things practically all their own way in county cricket during the last three days, and their achievements saw several remarkable results..

A

Hopwood, Smith, Tate, Fender | Worcester.

James Langridge emphasised his and Bowes all took ten or more wickets in the course of a match, Test claims with a great knock of and except for Hammond's great | 149 not out, the Sussex total being 417. Worcester, responded with innings of 302 not out, batsmen 194 (Tato 4 for 47), but Sussex were completely subjugated. did not enforce the follow-on.

A glorious finish in which Surrey beat Middlesex by one

VINES NOT wicket, was only squalled in

COMING

OFF TO EUROPE INSTEAD

excitement by Yorkshire's astonishing defeat at the hands of Leicester.. It was a match in which Yorkshire made one of those experimental, declarations which mean a spectacular victory If they come off: in this case it reacted on the Tykes, and they lost.

SMITH THE BOGEY. Yorkshire were perfectly justi- fled in their action. They had dismissed Leicester in the Arsti SHANGHAI SENDS innings for 94 and had. scored 196 for 5 in reply. It was obvious INFORMATION

that the wicket would prove more re-difficult Inter, and in an effort Advices have been

to get rid of Leicester cheaply ceived in Hongkong from second time, tite close was applied Shanghai to-day, that the at this score.

rus

To-day, the cricket match. Duncan 6-2; bent W. C. Tillery and two factors in mitigation for played wel, Teddy in particular proposed visit of Ellsworth with far more ease than was ex-

second only in interest to the Test series, starts at Notting- ham, where Notts and the Aus-

I have seen better first division! tennis than that at Causeway Bay yesterday, but there were ane ori

The vivid sun, sweeping straight A. E. Pearson 6-2; heat. J. P. White some variable individual diapinys one, and inter M. R. Alas and M. el Areal down courts was and G. A. White 6-3.

was bathed in (1.1.C.) bent last and Duncan, the light was not improved when beat Tillery and Pearson 6-2; half of a cour White and White 0-3.

Hanet sunshine, and the other covered If it is decided to plav Larwood S. A. R. Bux and T. against the tourists, all ground re-.R.C.) lost to last and Duncan by shadow. Valleying and smash-

made somewhat problematical, cords will probably be broken, for 6-7: drow with Tillery and Pearson Ins; under these conditions were. it will mean the first appearance 6-6: bent White and White 6-1. of England's greatest fast bowler since

performances his Austrhlla in 1932-33.

tralians meet.

It

ARMY T.C.. KOWLOON C.C.

YOUNG PLAYERS IMPRESS. As a point of interest (and A close game at Suukunpoo result- The whole country will be agoged in the Army Tennis Club defeat- somewhat significantly) it was by fivo nets.the less experienced members of waiting to see if Larwood, and his ing the Kowloon C.C.

the Chinese team who carried off colleague adopt "bodyline" bow-to four, Scores: ling, the lek-theory deliveries which have been the cause of an

the honours of the day,

much acrimonious discussion and writing during the last eighteen months.

I

Dinckler W.

und Jarman (A.T.C.) bent W. Gittens and J. S. Smith 6-3; beul F. A. Broadbridge and J. Crawford 6-3; lost to R: S. Capell and W. Peddla 4.0.

A. Oldfield and E. Wilton (A.T.C.)/ beat Gittens and Smith 6-3; lost to Broadbridge and Crawford 3-0; lost to Capell and Paddle 1.0.

will not

But Leicester obtained The Finchers during this

Bome of those deft Vines and Bruce Barnes,pected and hoisted the 250 before the volley and half- American professional ten. the last wicket fell.

Alter this everything wha overshadowed by the bowling of volley for which he is well known. putting in

Smith. He completely deceived autumn,

the Yorkshire team, and taking at variance with his overhead this

he tucked several

6 wickets for 39 runs, had them Ernie was a little unsettled, being his players, to the Far East

balls away

at vital stages, and materialise.

ali out for 90. It was an strokes, but

material part in a

Barnen have in- played a

Vines and

especially fine plece of work. timated to the organisers in smart win.

Tsui went from bad to worse. Shanghai that they intend visit- In the next set against Bertie ing Europe, but hope to travel Guest and Frank Grose, he made a through the Orient next year.

Only dozep errors in a row to see the K.C.C., take a lead of 4-1,

LATEST BASEBALL RESULTS

Giants And Yankees Both Win

the steading influence of Ho Ka- lau, whe proceeded to dominate Leg U-wing's volleying was the centre of the court, turried the Willie tide. Nevertheless the visiting highly Impressive; Hung's generalship and lu Tak-couple should have cliched the chcuk's quiet, but effective work sel. Grose fell off in his ground from the net. These were the strokes at this stage, and Guest high spots of the play from the monotonously lobbed, refusing to splee his strokes with any variety, Chinese club's viewpoint,

Tani and Ho took four games in] The biggest disappointment was Tsui Wai-pui, who is not fearful row by careful play, then lost of confessing that the doubles the tenth game for five-all, bui games is his bele noir of tenuis. went away to win the next Meanwhile Lee U-wing be pitted against the Fincher brothers in the first set. Their Chai Chun-chui were putting up Toni was perhaps unfortunate to confortably. hustling tactics prevented him an excellent show against the from settling down, and there-Finchers, who started slowly after Pafter he failed entirely to adapt their gruelling first set, and follow.

themselves in found 28 Ghimself. Overhead and volley quickly

They pulled up against 10 10 0 0 76% 914 20 was inexpressibly weak for

MAY REFUSE TO PLAY. Larwood claims he refused to

W. H. Gillow and R. U. Manley play in any of the Tests this year (AC) beat Gittens and. Smith. because he would be prevented

st to Broadbridge and Craw 6: beat Capell and Pedule -b from bowling this type of ball. for But if he Carr and-Voce-play to

Service v. South China. The South China AA met the day, it is likely that "bodyline" will be adopted. us Carr is an Civil Service C.C. at Happy Valley enthusiastle supporter of it, and and won by 614 is to 2%. Voce, of course, was Larwood's

partner in Australia.

this

in "crime"

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S. Chinn

In view of his Test decisions, and his affirmation that he has no

play against desire to Australians. Larwood,

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even

LEAGUE TABLE.

Sets

P. W... 13. F.

A

13 13 0 0 89.

the K.C.C. if CB.A selected by the Notis committee. Recreio

University may refuse to play to-day.

The position has some poignant C.S.C.C.

ease the LR.C possibilities. In Australians are the more likely Deutschen -

Army to some out besi, for they can Pollet afford to remain perfectly in...C. different us to whether Larwood K.D.R.C..

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or not.

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two

11 89.0 57% 41% 16 player of such proven abilities some very fine defensive play

He made too many of his strokes. Chui, and in spite of Lee's con- 4914 12 hurriedly, and a great many others fident overhead and neat volley-

carelessly.

12 70 57

50 1-4

10 0 49 41

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11 292

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6 33 78

7 160 195 414

16 9 1 19 19

11 0110 16.82

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! ing. The Chinese sent them all Ho Kn-law his partner was 5s the way to win 6-4, and the effort in the had its effcet usual dour and very clever in his obviously lacements. Ho made a brilliant third set. effort to retrieve an apparently the hopeless position against

6 Finchers. The Chinese were trail-

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The brothers offered buty slight who resistance to Hung and lu, found things coming off for them, and proceeded to make the utmost of the position.

lung scored heavily with some drop shots and also covered the Iu base of the court with skill. was without blemish at the net, obtaining angle and plenty of pace from his volleys.

On the No. 8 court, Willie Hyde and Jack Rodger, K.C.C. third pair put up praiseworthy, displays against the Chinese second and third pairs, but found Taui and Io too strong.

The full georts were:

Tsui Wal-pul and Ho Kalau (C.R.C.) lost to E. C. and E. F. Fincher 5-7::beat A.E.P. Guest

of

неплел.

BEST PERFORMANCES. BATTING. Hammond (Gloster) v. Glamorgan

Langridge, Jas (Sussex) v. Worcester.. Davies E (Glamorgan) v. Gloster

302*

149*

127

Barnett (Gloster)

123

121

Glamorgan

Gregory (Surrey) Middlesex

* Indicates not out

BOWLING. Hopwood (Lanes)

v Derbyshire and Smith

Hex) Surrey

and

G for 32

8 for 58

(Middle-

6 for 98

5 for 58

Tate (Sussex) v Worcester

$ for 47

and. Fender (Surrey) v Middlesex

6 for 44

G for 84

5 for 94

4. for 17

4 for 87

and Bowes (Yorkat v Leicester

and

Smith (Leicester) Kennedy (Hants)

Y Yorks

v Northants

Cartridge (Nor- thants) v Hanta

Smulles

(Yorks)

v Leicester ...

Allen (Middlesex) Surrey...

6 for 39

5 for 48

5 for 77

4 for 30

4 for 42

THRILLS AT THE OVAL. At the Oval, a big crowd was: Fluctuating thrilled by one of the best matcher

the fortunes saw first Surrey und then' Middlesex in command, and the finish was most fitting, Surrey wicket by ona scraping home against some brillant bowling by G. O. Allen and Smith.

the But P. G. I. Fender was hero of the match. He bowled Batting easily a second time they magnificently for Surrey, taking 5 were able to declare at 208 for 2 for 81 in the first innings when and with Tate again, in form, sent Middlesex were sent back for 184, back Worcester for a mere 167 to. and another 5 for 94, when the win by 260 rane. visitors hit up 202.

Surrey obtained a useful lead on New York, Aug. 10. Both the Giants and Yankees the first innings when they put yon major league baseball on together 351. and faced with the counters to-day and retrieved task of scoring 118 to win, it look- their position, St. Louis Cardinals red-a-cinch...

But Allen and Smith bowled wi well, that Surrey were liberally ran up top score. of the day with 17 runs from 21 hita.

called by Reuter scraping for runs, and finally, amid tense excitement obtained them with just the bare single NATIONAL LEAGUE,

wicket in hand.

Scores #3

Hopwood was the outstanding personality in the match between Lancashire and Derbyshire, which saw the former win by 136 runs.

Hopwood was in deadly form with the ball and during the game took 13 wickets for 90 runs the best performance of the day,

Lancashire scored 240 and 202 for 5 declared. Derbyshire replied with 170 and 137. They were out- classed throughout.

RETURN TO WINNING FORM.

The results and Individual, Зиннех returned to winning

swamperi scores were cabled by Reuter.

B. H.

E.

Boston

3

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2

(Hogan homered) New York

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5 12

0

Philadelphia

3 10

1

Cincinnati

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7 13

Pittsburgh

B 13

(Ott, Vergez and Critz homered). Brooklyn..... (Cuccinello homered)

(P. Waner homered)

1

1

3 7 Chicago (Staimback and Galan homered) St. Louis..... 17 (Collins homered)

21

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

New York Boston

St. Louls (Clift homered) - Chicago, Cleveland

NO OR E-

2 44

10

12

3

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2

8

10 1

3

1

13

I

19

2

Philadelphia Washington

8

17

7:

2

Detroit

and F. Gross.7-5; bedt W. Hyde Ho 6-2 bent D. C. Luk & W. H..

Ung 6-1. and J. Rodger 6-2.

F. J. Remedios & H. A. Barron W. C. lung and lu Tak-cheak (C.R.C.) beat Fincher and Fincher (C. de R.), lost to D..C. Luk & S. 6-1; boat Guest and Grose 0-2;W. Wong 4-6; beat to W. T. Leo & W. H. Ho 4-6; beat P. K. Kwok & beat Hyde and Rodger §3.

C. H. Ung 6-0,

Chul Chun-chui and Lea U-wing (C.R.C.) lost to Fincher and Fin- cher 4-6; beat Guest and Grose 6-3; bent Rodger and Hyde 0-3..

RECREIO WIN.

The Club de Recrolo secompilahed

C. A. Barretto & W. Reed (C. de Ry drew with D. C. Luk & S.. W. AWong 6-6; lost to W. T. Leo & W. H. Ho 2-6; beat P. K. Kwok & C. H. Ung 6-1.

a smart performance yesterday when they overcame. South China Athletic Association by 5 Bots to cr.c. "A" 3. A.V. Remedios and J. Gon-

K.C.C. salves were in first rate form, win-S.C.A.A. ning all three sots.

Scores:

A. V. Remedios

Recroia 1.K.C.C. i.n.c. C.C.C

LEAGUE TABLE,

Gonsalves GRC "B"

(C. de R.) beat D. O. Luk & Wong 6-2; bent W. T. Loc

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U.S.R.C.

Sets P, W. L. D. F.

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