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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1934.

ENGLISH BATSMEN'S EVE OF TEST PERFORMANCES

U.S. SUCCESSES AT FOREST HILLS

ENGLISH GIRLS

DEFEATED

IN QUEST OF TENNIS TITLES

AMERICANS SWEEP THE BOARD

Forest Hills, Aug. 17. England to-day said fare

GERMAN WOMEN'S SINGLES FINALS.

Berlin, Aug. 11. In the final of the Ger- man women's tennis singles championship to-day, Frau Svend Sperling (nee Krah- winkel) retained the title by defeating Fraulein Cil

Aussem by 6-2, 6-3- Router.

well to further representation Latest

in the U. S. women's singles tennis championship when Miss Kathleen Stammers and Miss Freda James, remaining sur- vivors, were eliminated by

Wightman American

Davis Cup Cup Results

players in the quarter finala.

Miss James was the first to go out. She met Miss Sarah Palfrey,.

and after a gallant show-

LEAD

ANOTHER "CAP” FOR ARSENAL

Marshall From Glasgow Rangers

Dr. James Marshall, Glasgow Bangore' international inside- right, has been transferred to the Arsenal at fee that must run into several thousands of pounds. Ho lu the second medical man Rangers have given thie London club and if Marshall proves дя succesful as his predecesor Dr. James Paterson, Highbury patrons will have reason to be pleased.

Marshall, then a centre-forward, joined the tangers eight years ago from a local junlor club. The fact that he has been capped in the last three internationals against England indicates that in the!

Scotland's most potent Inside- right. Obviously ho has been secured to replace David Juck.

hero of this year's Wightman Cup GERMANY IN THE opinion of the S.F.A. Marshall Is contest, ing, lost in three nets. After los- ing the second set, Miss Palfrey re- vealed all that tenacity of purpose which had won her a great match;

against Miss Scriven, to take the Inst starza at 6-1.

Berlin, Aug. 17. Germany needs only one victory from the three remaining matches to put her into the third round of EASY FOR HELEN JACOBS.

Miss Stammers fell a victim the 1935 Davis Cup qualifying to Misa Carolin Babcock in a competition. The first two singles match which were won' here against Rumanis keenly contested went the full distance, the to-day, both Henkel and Baron Von American girl winning the Brat Cramm winning in straight sets.

Heukel beat Schmidt 6-1, 6-1. Helon Jacobs, 6-0, und Von Cramm defeated

and third sets, Miss Palfrey and Miss Babcock were joined in the semi-final brackets by Miss

who obliterated Miss Ryan in Hamburger 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, straight sets with the loss of one

game, and by Mrs. Andrus, who

accounted for Baroness Levi,

earlier conqueror of Miss Betty Nuthall.

IRELAND OUT.

'Stockholm, Aug. 17. Ireland lost to Sweden by the to-day, when, after Lyttleton Rogers hati levelled the scores, beating Schroeder ensily.

The results, as cabled by Renter odd match

Were:

QUARTER-FINALS,

Miss C. Babcock. (U.S.) beat) McVeagh lost to Oestberg in four Miss K. Stammera (Britain) sets. Earlier the countries had 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.

Won a singles euch, and Swerlon Mas S. Palfrey (US) bent Miss F James (Britain) 6-3, had captured the doubles.

6-1.

Mias Helen Jacobs (U.S.) beat) Miss Ryan (US) 6-0, 6-1.

(U.S.) Mrs Andrus

It is understood that one of the conditions of the transfer is that Marshall be allowed to continue his medical practice. '

their

This is the third important close-season deal made by Arsenal, for

nirendy

half-back strength had been strengthened by the acquisition of Copping, the England and Leeds loft-half, and Crayston, the Bradford right or centre-half.

Frank Woolley, famous left-handed Kent batiman, who has been invited to play in the last Test which starte to-day. Woolley has been in won

derful form this year.

PAUL DEAN RETURNS REINSTATED FOR

CARDINALS

"DIZZY" DEAN IS ADAMANT

New York, Aug. 17. Peace is beginning to settle once

GREAT RACE TRACK again on the St. Louis Cardinale

To Be Built Across Sussex Downs

London, Aug. 17.

camp, although the trouble, aroused of "Dizzy" over the suspension Dean and Paul Dean has not yet been finally settled.

However, Paul Dean has been reinstated after expressing regret for the "misunderstanding". In the meantime "Dizzy" Dean has rushed off to Chicago to interview Commissioner Landis, who has an nounced

his intention to visit Detroit on Monday to review the

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP,

Middlesex (205 and 227) beat Derbyshire (136 and 212) by 84 zuna.

Surrey (461-9 dec.) beat Somer- sel (213 and 249-1) on first inning".

Kent (361 and 194-1) bent Northants (157 and 310) by six wickets.

Notte (405-8) best Hampshire 194) on first innings

Lancashire (269 and 235) beat Essex (275 and 163-6) on first inologs

Warwickshire (100 and 175) beat Glamorgan (159 and 139) by: 37 run

Yorkshiro (401) beat Wor cester (183 and, 102) by innings and 26 runIM,

Gloucester (608-7 und 52-3) beat Sussex (442 and 217) by Reven wicketu,

ANOTHER

WORLD RECORD LOWERED

HAMMOND, WOOLLEY AND SUTCLIFFE

SCINTILLATE

GREGORY STRENGTHENS CLAIMS

SUSSEX DOWN AGAIN: YORKSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE INCREASE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD

English Test nominces vied with each other in making impressive individual performances during the last three days of county cricket. Sutcliffe, Hammond, Woolley and Gregory all hit up centuries: Verity played skittles with Wor coster, while Farnes and Nichols, the Essox stock trundlers, who, although not included in the fourteen invited to attend the Oval, have been' frequently advocated, bowled splendidly against · Lancashire.

The resuscitation of Ham- mond and Sutcliffe is a happy indication for England. The Yorkshire man has scored 390 for once out in his last two "In- nings, while Hammond has

U.S. Swimmers batted with consistent brilliancy

In Japan

since the fourth Test..

DYING SUSSEX.

Tokyo, Aug. 13. From the county championship Albert Vanderweghe, Amer- viewpoint, the most important ican backstroke champion and effect of yesterday's resulta was one of three Americans who the continued advance of Lon-| participated in the Japanese cashire and Yorkshire over the national swimming champion apparently dying body of Sussex. ships, to-day

southerners, demonstrated. The

undisputed that he is the world's greatest three months, fell victime to leaders of the league for nearly backstroker when he won the finals in the 200 metre back-wh

Gloucester, allowing Lancashire, who won on first innings rigninst stroke and established a new Essex, and Yorkshire who cracked world's record of 2 min. 33.2 Worcester to the tune of an in- secs. for the event.

nings to consolidate their post- prominence as a tank acn in the

Vanderweghe, who came into tions ahead of Sussex. 1932 world olympic games, won the

The three days were full ofi 100-motre

backstroke yesterday, bright cricket. At Dover, forj negotiating the distance

1 min. instanco, where Kent beat North- 8.8 seca. His time in the trials ants by six wickets, delighted

the heats was 1 min. 18 seca, collect 100 runs out of a total Kiichi Yoshida, hitherto unknown of 167: they enjoyed seeing their schonlboy, finished second in the favourite "Tich" Freeman help and with 7 for 84 was chiefly re- 200 motre backstroke to-day, himself to another 14 wickets, and nosing out Kontaro Kawazu, who above all they were able to rovel sponsible for their dismissal for placed second in this event in the in the glories of Frank Woolley, 235. Essex had just a chance of 1932 olympic games at Loe An who, resolutely keeping his eyes getting the runs, but found the gelon, Kawazu finished third.

away from

board, Lancashire attack a little too keen, emulated Timms, and scored 104 and finally played out time with

163 for 6 on the board..

A contract has been placed by the Brighton Road Racing Company for construction of a_racing_track for motor cars on the Sussex Dowris, ex- tending for about 4 miles in acuse. natural Amphitheatre, providing opportunity for a variety of turns to 6-3,tost the skill of drivers and add to the affair in which "Dizzy" and when he captured first in one of spectators watched W. W. Timms who scored a century for Kant-at

To-day Rogers beat Schroeder 6-1, 6-4, 6-4, and Destberg beat

4-6. beat McVengh 6-3, 6-0, Baroness Levi (U.S.) 6-1, 0-4. Reuter.

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Paul Dean were suspended for an indefinite period for failing to accompany the Cardinals to take part in an exhibition baseball match against Detroit Tigers.

Today's major leagues results cabled by Reuter, follow.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

FUNNGAN

MEDICA THE MARVEL.' Jack Medica, America's greatest swimming

marvel, scored

Shogo Makino, claimant of the 2400, 800 and 1,000 metres freestyle

world records, placed second

to

1 Modica with Hiroshi Negami, Ja- pan's new distance star, coming in 1 third

17

0

Sussex

Bank L$1

187*

R.

H. E.

+

New York

11.

0

(Ott homered)

Pittsburgh

3

3

0

second American triumph in the anal to-day when he outswam

BEST PERFORMANCES.

Now York

୫

18

1

strong field in the 400 metre' free style. His time was 4 mins. 17.8

(Ott homered)

BATTING

ACCS,

Pittsburgh

10

B

Brooklyn

12

14

Sutcliffe (Yorks) y· Wor-

10

cester.n

Dernett (Gloster)

11

189

Hardataft

(Notta)

Hampshire

153

Hammond (Gloucester) Y

Sussex ***

137

Lee, F. (Somerset)

Surrey

140

B. ft. Lyon (Gloucester) v Sussex

110

C. H. Knott, (Kent)

Northants

118

Gregory

(Surrey)

Somerset......................

114

Bakewell (Northants)

112

Woolley (Kent) Y Nor-

thants

105

Timms (Northants)

Kent

.100

Cincinnati Boston Chicago Philadelphia

St. Louis

(Kollins homered)

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

(There were ten innings)

Cleveland

Washington

8. 11

14

Cleveland

0

(Burke pitched)

Washington

1

1

Chicago

8 13

1

(Haas homered)

Philadelphia

13

2

(Coleman hit three home rune)

Arthur Highland, the third of the American Invaders, nearly grabbed another victory for Ameri- ca in CA the 100 metre free styic 0 event but Masanori Yusa, member o of the record-breaking olympic 800-metre team in 1932, staged a obrilliant finish to nip the American

by inches at the finish.

Yusa's otime was 59 seconds flat. Saka-

gami finished third to Highland.

Reizo Kolke, holder of the world's olymple record in the 2001 motre breaststroke but who bowed in defeat to Teofilo Tidefonso in Manila during the last Far East orn Games, captured his favourite event to-day, negotiating the dis- Itance in 2 min. 45 secs. This time Ja only one-tenth of a second 0 slower than his own world's record

for the event.

Chicago

Philadelphia...

4

0

(Foxx horored)

Detroit

0

8

(Gomez pliched)

-Now York *****

(Lazzor! homered)

St. Louis........

0

(W. Farrell pitched)

Boston BALA

6

(Solters homered)

2 Tetsuo Mauro, schoolboy who is now to international competition 2 finished second to Koike while Na-

kagawn finished third,

Gehrig Tops Home-run List: Manush Best Hitter

only one behind, however,

It isn't all fence-busting, how- ever, as the pitching records show. Vernon "Lefty" Gomez, of the Yankees continues to be the high ranker in the American league.

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Keni

* indicates not out

BOWLING.

Freeman (Kent)

Northants

And

Nichola (Essex)

Loncashire

Mayer (Warwick)

.

C. H. Knott, former Oxford Blus,

Dover.

Meanwhile Gloucester' con- tinued their orgy of run-getting, Sussex in this case, being the victims, Barnet, B; H. Lyon and Horntond made things hum on the Cheltenham 'en- cloure, with the result that Gloucester were able to declare at 698 for 7.

Sussex made a gallant response, the last wicket falling at 442. - They were forced to follow-on, and then ran up against a devastat ing Goddard, who, with. 6 for 71, sont them back for 217. After this Gloucester had only to lose three wickets in scoring 52 runs to win,

YORKSHIRE GLORY.

Yorkshire were in all their glory against Worcester at Bradford, throo players dominating the game,- Smith (6 for 58) had Worcester back in

their the pavillon In initial knock for 188, after which' 7 for 126 Sutcliffe wielded the willow, and

Y

7 for 81

T for 84-

batting undefeated throughout tho innings, scored 187 out of 401. Glamorgan for 37verity then lent his support, and

Goddard (Gloucester)

* Sunnex

G for 71 Clay (Glamorgan) v

Warwick............. 4 for 70

(Middlesex)

Sim#

Derby

6 for 85 Verity (York) v. Wor-

cester.......

s for 44

Smith (Middlesex) Derby a Smith (Yorks) v Wor

cester

Farrics

Lanes, TAN

(Essex)

(Derby)

Middlesex

Copson

Now York, Aug. 8. Heinto Manush, of the Washing- toa Senators continued to load the major league swatamen as the aver ages were complied to day. The eagle-eyed one man wreckit der atill clouting them just under the 400 mark, holding his total for has been set: back only. 3 teams, 194 for

& for $1.

5 for 53

& for 55

3 for 63

with 5 for 44 helped to dismiss Worcester for 102, giving the Tykes a comfortable victory.

Middlesex owed much to those two bowlers, Smith and Sima for their success at the expense of Dorbyshire. The teams met at Lord's with Middlesex enjoying first use of the wicket. A mediocre score of 206 resulted, to which Derbyshire could only reply with 136 (Smith 5 for 613 Again Middlesex batted poorly, and with Copson taking 6 for 63, were dias mlesed for 227. But this was, nulli- cient. Sima came into his own,

He has turned in 18 victories and out of Kent's winning score of captured 6 for 85 and sent Derby-

the season to date at-.191. Ho which is ace-high pitching in any

hard pushed, however, by Larrupin man's league Lynwood School- Lou Gehrig, mainstay of the Yanboy Rowe is also out to gather

A SOUTHEND STRUGGLE,

shira scuttling back for 212.

A first-rate recovery was made

kees, who, in addition to leading himself a few laurels, and he has At Southond there was a tense by Somerset against Surrey, at the Junior loop in four-ply swats brought the clawing

Detroit atruggle both for runs and for Weston-Super-Mare, and the game has held ·up

a neat total batting Tigora under the wire fifteen times, a winning position. The match saved. Surrey batted with great average of 890.

and has been an alpe-ran only four onded in first innings favour for confidence on an easy pitch: Manush also leads the American Faul Waner of the Pirates is Lancashire, but it was a

at declared game in

461 for Dr Ch lenguora in total baso hits having the mastor clouter of the National which both teams deserved equal leading the way with an lanings of polod out 157 to date, but Charlle League. The little out-gardener number of pointa,

114. Somerset completely failed Gehringer whose inspired stick carrying work has kept the Tigers at or near average in 368 th very respectable knock, Lancashiro found run-get 20, but followly on the ke

Up against Farnes in their first in their reply, being all out for the top of the hoap in right on phis Bill Torry of the Giants to one for 279, the Essex speed 140, and Somerset played out time fairly his heels with a total of 148.

ting no easy task and word sent Loe was in brilliant form scoring right on his hools and the mana- Lou Gehrig has taken the circuit-gerial eye is also a good battering merchant taking & for 50. Essex clout loadership away from Jimmie optic, to all appearances since Bill just falied to reach this score, compiling 240 for, the loss of one Foxx of the Athletics and Is now a helping to keep the Giants out being sent back for 267. Nichols

wicket.

out In front with a total of 86 in front with a mark of 306. came into the limelight when the The results and Individual scores water-bucket smashes. Foxx Is (Continued on Page 0. Lancastrians batted a second time, were, cabled by Reuter, Br?