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THE HONGKONG

SENSATIONAL DEFEAT

THE ARSENAL

LOSE 2-0

AT

Lancashire

Facing

BLACKBURN Defeat

MILLWALL CLING|| REST IN STRONG

TO RECORD

LUCKY WIN OVER GILLINGHAM

HALIFAX DRAW

London, Sept. 17. The dramatic defeat of the Arsenal by Blackburn Rovers constituted the feature of to-day's Eng- lish League football.

London's team of football princes went to Blackburn, the team who only gained their first win of the season last Saturday and were decisively defeated by two clear goals. It was Rovera

яесопа 'outstanding achievement within three days, the Wednesday having fallen victims to them on Saturday.

thu

In the second division, West Ham provided Hull City with their initial win of the sesaun, losing by four clear goals, while Norwich made an

POSITION

London, Sept. 17. Lanenshire, the champion county, easily saved the Inninge defeat against the Rest to-day in the Anal match of the cricket non- son, but it is doubtful whether they can avoid being beaten to-morrow.

The Reat declared their first Inninga at the overnight total of 385 for 9 wickets, leaving Lan- cashire to acore 180 to avoid the. innings defeat.

At the close the champions had scored 298 for the loss of nine

wickets, and are 119 runs ahend

with one wicket to fall,

the

Tyldesley and Iddon were the chief run-getters to-day, former hitting up 82, and Idden RO-Reuter,

ENGLISH

CRICKET

AVERAGES

unsuccessful visit to Bury, being HAMMOND AND

beaten by the only goal scored.

Millwall, before their own sup- porters at New Cross, managed to retain their 100 per cent. record at the expense of Gillingham, but it was touch and go, the Londoners' winning by the odd goal In five.

Halfax were unexpectedly held to a division of points on their own ground when Walsall were the visi- tors. The teams scored fl Koal apiece.

Results H enbled by Renter

were:

FIRST DIVISION.

Blackburn R. 2 Arsenal

SECOND DIVISION.

Bury

Hull C.

· VERITY

averages

Hammond and Verity lend the batting and howling respectively in first class English cricket up to and including August 25.

Hammond W.

2. R. Hunn

Amet

Do'Centr

Cak... titrusty Tudd Ruteilte

BATTING.

Times

Nil ins, Cut, farma, Inns, Avge,

Highest

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1920 140* 04.32

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1

1906 202 02.34

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1777 208

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+

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62.65

Les int

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THIRD DIVISION, (30(TH),.

Millwall' 3 Gillingham 2 Woolley

THIRD DIVISIÓN (NORTH).

Halifax

1 Walsall

SUNDAY FOOTBALL`

Association Making Rapid Headway

The Sunday Football Association

F. C. de Harum Hendren

1020 15

167

2346 174 2110 201 1083 134 2154 237* 2238 100

Inzetire (Johri'

Arnotu

Blend

1834 104

16. 15 Loun

1080

Mitchell (A. Yark

1928

189 141

Fork (H.)

Forks

It.. de W, K, Window

arnell

22H2 1GHT

G. F. Walter

A. Melvilla

Keeton

Ashdown

Paynter

Armietung

o

Watson

Groum

has been in existence only about ber two weeks, but eight Lengues have N. Mitchell-Inns B joined and over 200 clubs, with | M. J. Tumbali a membership of 2,000, have been Lee, F. 8. 180m.) uffuinted.

An attempt is being made to

Handsta!! Bwter

Bucktai

fioris

organise a tour in Glasgow, prob- | E. 0, 11, Chalk

ably at Christmas.

"Critics of Sunday football," an official remarked, "have objected to

it on the grounds that it will create gambling

und

professionalism.

Verity Palme

62.46

TQ,AG

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,

OF

1934.

M.C.C. TEAM TO VISIT WEST INDIES

In the women's national tennis championships tournament at Forest Hills, L. f., Helon Jacobs became a double champion, success. fully defending her singles title and teaming with Sarah Palfrey to win the doubles crown. She is shown in the foreground after a difficult retorn in the final match against Dorothy Andrus and Carolin Babcock. Miss Palfrey is at the left, her eye on the ball.

HOW MASKELL WON PROFESSIONAL

TENNIS TITLE

Outplayed Jeffery In The Final

RETAINS THE DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

won

NEW "SUBS” ARRIVE

Draw To Be Made September 24

The Subscription Grimus ar-

rived, by the Nanning on Sunday

last.

TENNIS

ENGLAND BEATS BELGIUM

11 PLAYERS ALREADY SELECTED

WYATT CHOSEN CAPTAIN

WALTERS ALSO IN THE TEAM

FOUR "TESTS"

.

London, Sopt. 17. Eleven players to form the nucleus of the English cricket team to visit the West Indies this winter were announced to- day.

R. E. S. Wyatt, who captained England against the Australians this summer la to skipper the side, and three other amateurs have already been chosen.

The players so far selectedl

are:

ྋ་

R. E. 8. Wyatt (Warwick- shire) capt.

C. F. Walters (Worcester- shire)

E. R. T. Holmes (Surrey)

K. Farnca (Essex)

Hammond (Gloucester)

Hendren (Middlesex)

Ames (Kent)

Farrimond (Lancashire) Smith (Middlesex) Paine (Warwickshire) Leyland (Yorkshire)

Other players will be selected later. The M.C.C. icam leaves for the West Indies bour on Do-

The riding test will take place at INTERNATIONALmber 16 and returns on April 1.

the Race Course, at 12.45 p.m, an Monday, September 24.

The draw for the pontes accept-

MATCH

two

at

Great Britain beat Belgium in the Donald Maskell

the it by means of a lucky half-volley picked by the Stewards will be held at

day International

match up which became an unexpected and the Paddock, the Race Course, at

Knocke-aur-mere by 7-4. Each side Professional tennis champion-untakeable drop-shot. Maskell defied 5 pm. on the same day.

For the convenience of Members won three matches on the first day, ship for the seventh year in luck and put his own service skilfully succession by beating his con- to his credit, but lost the next game, wishing to view the riding test, Helgium ending the day with a lead stant challenger from the othering perhaps guilty of a transitory Liffins can be obtained at the Club of one yet, games being equal at 64.

fancy for unripe penches. Despite

half of the draw, T. C. Jeffery some ripping passing shots against in advance from the No., Los

Jeffery was 3-4, and then, appearing (Telephone 21920)..

(Melbury), 6-1 6-3 6-1,

Maskell's noventh Kame

assured

US

pressure

ho had met bo Jeffery, of course, is not as good aw to

began Late

usual, hishla Enakell, but he is better than

demonstrating "that driven back feel- 11.12 showing in the final. It. is certainly ing" by letting the ball fall too far LOUT bit heartrending to have your best before making his stroke.

Thereafter the affair was proces- 50.84 ones dealt with with certainty and

sional (though

in never funeren!) 50.08 your confidenes cut into by the haras character. Jeffery was helped to the 100sing and deliberate length of a man one game he won in the last set by A

net-cord but, an though In reprisal, who reveals no weakness to speak of.

Maskell finished the match with a love game against service, scoring with a net-cord for the last point, after. having, possibly as a preparation for receipt of service and a demonstration wiped his racliot hand on the chalk of

40,00 49.43 1423 100 40,00 1343 THI 47.94

161 194 40.04

In his own manner Jeffery has 47.53 similar certainty of stroke, but he 45.34 was without the stout heart to bore in 1435-109-11-25 behind it; he tended to hang back. A 41.4 potential winning stroke is helped 1671 41.44 considerably by a tactical movement. your may be translated by

* 1782 *32

$3.00

1400

1353

150

ize 41.17 which

1780

1831

40.00

1776 24x 40.5 opponent as a personal belief in its

1281 171 40.08 efficacy.

1455

211 50.27

1367 (21 3814

1600 340" 38.02

1636

155

38.02

27 2.569

113

39.72

31140

18 2 1748 163

1980 .901

31 5 114 135

BOWLING.

38.43

MASKELL'S QUALITY.

Afaskell has the champion's quality

of infusing Into the ball a purpose be- 38.15 yond the actual power of its fight and place. At the same time, though winning so easily, he was not at his beat in the final. fle had played bet-

• Bfgalfies Not Out. Qualifiesilons 46 wickets: average 25.)

M. RW. Arer. L102.1 446 2183 126 14.02 126976

2025 150 20.5 460 503.2 101 1892 $234.02 K23 248 1731 50 13.06

180 1023 1517 141

на 18.45 1341.2 425 2188 154 18,66

Tate

667

One great point in our policy is that this Association will not rWood

3. C. Chr.... tolerato any attempts on the part | Geary of anyone, either official or player. Con to bring sham-amateurism or semi- Howrs professionalism into Sunday League Bath, J.

(Made football."

Mitchell. T. 1.

(Derby) 047.1 198 Hopwo] ....... 1210.4

Proposed Badminton

League

ANOTHER CUP OFFERED

K.

Serpe

A. V.

(Derby)

Mayer

50 18.20

127

18.63

062.8 201 2367

1240.2 306 2808 362 10.03

154 2007 2148

39.20 10.57

DED

486.5

79 977

10,94

1022

I. A. I. Peebles 302.4

Smith, H. A.

(Le}

Freem

-Situs Res

Voce

Macaulay Townsend $1&l

117 21.30

1052.3 264 16233 400 aus 12 21.60 700.2 100 1000 DO 21.77 KL. 200 2667 121 21.05 601,4 180 1977 49 21.07 181 1628 72 22.51 206 210 1677

70 22.07 (Northants) 172.1 1731029 TO 248 AUSTRALIAN AVERAGES.

G. Bradman

H. l'onsfort

BATTING.

Time Not

Highest

D. Maskell (right), winner of the

Ins, out June. Inak Aver. | Professional Championship of Great |

24 2 1710

304 78,18 1569 281 7705 Britain for the seventh time, and T. 8. J. McCabe 89 7 1700 200 W. M. Woodtself. R 2 1197 226 A. G. Chipperfield.. 21 4 840 171 A. F. Kippa ......21

There is every indication of the proposed badminton league in Hongkong being grosted with enthusiastic support. Nearly all of the clubs have ex- pressed their interest in the pro-W. A Brown .33 2 1100 110 jost and in overy other way the W. J. O'Reil league is

1. A. Harnett

The lacanied warm support B. Darling

A. G

Spalding

generous.

by Meaars, W. A. Oldseld

In their

of a trophy, has

C. Jeffery, the runner-up.

40.68 ter in the semi-final against F. Poul 17.61 son (Queen's), and for the matter of 12.00 that so lind Jeffery against J. Pearco'

18.1L 02.01 42.30 · ·

690 90

224 30 # 443

21.04

880 100 51.01 (Queen's). His wrist work was fre-

ET

the base-line.

YANKEES WELL BEATEN

TIGERS NEARLY CHAMPIONS

FINE PITCHING DEBUT

HOPMAN WINS

ENGLISH TENNIS

TITLE

a set and 5-2 against Mhe. B.

all.

Watson, hat was caught and passed for set

However the English lady asserted her superiority in the third set and from love won the match at 6-2. R. K. Tinkler hold a set-point

Thirteen games will be pinyed, of which four will matches-Reuter.

bo Test

BOY GOLF CHAMPION

Steadiness Wins Burles A Record Victory

R.. S. Burles (Gerrards Cross G.

against A. Lacroix at 6-5 in their C.) won the Boys' Golf Champion- first set he was still ahead at the ship by the record margin of 12 and odd games until fall, but from this 10 when he met F. B. Allpass point could only win one further (Hadley Wood) in the 86 holes insi Кале. То

of the three doubles at Moortown, Leeds, laat month. matches provides unexpected results.

a promising start Allpass made Belgian supporters considered that by winning each of the first two de Borman and Mille. Adamson would holes in a "birdle" four, and he overcome Cooper and Miss Dearma, still held a lead of one hole at the The visitors however, recovered from

3-5 in the first not to wint at 7-5 seventh. From that stage, how- 6-2, P. Geelhand and Mlle. B. Watson over, he met with a great deal of combined effectively to beat Hare and trouble, and Burles won seven of Miss Hardwick 6-3 6-4.

the remaining eleven-holes to Anish the round six up with a BRITAIN GOES AHEAD.

of 78 against 86. Allpass Score could do nothing right in the after- Great Britain went right ahead on The two fine centre courts at the second day, winning four of the noon and failed to win a Scarborough were surrounded by five matches. The outstanding match

BEATS STEDMAN EASILY

hole. Burles had no more than three

LAWSON LITTLE

a dense crowd when the finals of of the day was that in which C. E. "birdies" during the 26 holes of In the the match, but on only five occa- the North of England champion-Hare beat C. Naoyuert. ships were played last month. The second set are hurt his hand in aluns did he record a figure worse final of the Men's Singles was a falling, but he recovered to take the than bogey. little disappointing, for A. C. sot for the match. Miss Lyie did not take long to beat Mile, Adamson, who Stedman, the cupholder, was over- sorved many double faults. Mile, Sole played by the very fine game pro- played pluckily against fiss Dear- duced by H. C. Hopman, whom man, but the English lady won easily Belgian some critics still regard as the Hare and Cooper gave the

Davis Cup players, De Borman and best player in Australia,

Lacroix, hard match, and only sur Hopman attacked almost from rendered at 6-9 4-6. Great Britain the start and refused to be driven thus won by 7 matches to 4, 14 nets from the net, even when Stedman to 9, 122 games to 90.. successfully passed or lobbed him.

He had to work very hard for the

RESULTS.

Another Title For Champion

San Francisco, Aug. 23. Lawson

the Little,

British Amateur Golf champion, has won first set at 6-4, but took the R. K. Tinkler (G.B.) lost to A. the Northern Californian Open New York, Sept. 17.

a par score of · Detroit Tigers

practically second more easily, a feature of Lacroix 1-6 9-11; H. G. N. Cooper Tournament with assured themselves of the Ameri- his play being some remarkablyst to A. Ewbank 1-6, 3-6: 288 for the seventy-two holes. can League pennant to-day when fine stop volleys. When he went Hare (G.B.) bt Ch. Nacyaert 6-3 Little, in partnership with hie

81.

coach, Larry Brazil, also carried they defeated New York Yankees, to 4-1 in the third set all seemed

Miss N. M. Lyle (G.B.) bt. Mile, off the team prize for the best Crowder blanking out the New over, but there was a lot of fight

E. M. amateur professional aggregate, York outfit.

left in Stedman, who won two love N. Adamson 6-1 6-1; Miss

Little was in the same wonderful ogenational piece of pitching games in succession before finally is R. M. Hardwick (G.B.) bt Mile form that he showed when winning

Dearman (G.R.) bt Mile. Solo 6-2 6-2;

was

George going down at 0-4. performed by

the British amateur, and was ca- Crockette, a recrult from Kansas

pecially brilliant on the greens. He made his debut in City, who

won by four strokes From Benny major league baseball for Boston

Coltrin, a former holder of the title, Red Sox to-day. He blanked out

who had 292. John Black, former- St. Louis Browns.

ly of Troon, Scotland, finished fifth btwith. 208. Mark Fry (204) was third and Jack Finger (296) fourth,

Results as cabled by Reuter, follow.

AMERICAN LEAGUE,

R. IL E

10 I,

Philadelphia. 9 (McNair hit two home runs).

Chicago

A 7

Boston

St. Louis.....

23.25 quently faulty when volleying, and he (George Hockette pitched)

14

30

16 1

#79

fromley v V, Grimmel2 Ebril O'B. Fleetwood Smith...

512

60

16.41

was inclined to over-run his back-

265

17 1 237

12

baen added to by another effer byr. W. Wall G. S. Brothers, loent sports dealers, who have been authorised by their head office to make a similar offer. Two trophies are therefore anured for competition, and should be sufficient to encourage n good entry of toama in men's and mixed doubles leagues should those be formed,

The mooting to considor these proposals is on Friday afternoon of this week in the S., C. f. Post Board Room.

Blenies Not Out,

BOWLING.

0. M. 11 744.1 27 560 180 1091

W. 3. tricellis. 1. 1. Ebeling.. 40'. Fleetwood

Smith..... 1.38.2 130 1407 C. V. Grinnell 281.4 BOR ZIGR

W.. Wall ....

L. 8. Daring ..

H. J. Me

442.9 110,0 210,4

02 1232

31

308

719

A. d. Chipperfield 182.5 15 526

Bramley

12.5 12

244

15.00 hand; though incidentally he has

14.81

WOMAN'S SINGLES,

B. Watson 6-2 6-8 6-2.

faro and Cooper (G.B.) lost to The Women's Singles final was Lacroix and L. De Borman 6-8 4-6.

Miss Dearman and Miss Lyle (GM.) an Anglo-Australian affair, Miss at Mme. Isaac and Mile. Adamson Hartigan, champion of Australia, | 6-3 4-1. being opposed by Miss Susan Noel. The closeness of the match may Lacroix and Mme, Isaac 6-2

Tinkler and Miss Lyle (G.B.) be, Indicated by the fact that each Cooper and Misa Dearman (G.B.) bt player in turn was once within de Borman and Mlle, Adamson 7-6 two strokes of victory bofore for 6-2; Hare and Miss Hardwick (G.B.). tune finally decided in Miss Hartiloat to P. Ceelhand and Mile. Watson gan's favour.. 'Miss Noel, employ-[3-0*4-6. ."

.....

3

ing slowing-up tactics and tempt

# 11

1

ing her opponent to hit, secured

2

2

New York.....

0

6

2

Detroit

3 0.0

Washington ... 13 Cleveland St 6 8 (Averill and Welland homered)

21

0

4

strengthened the latter stroke, for (Crowder pitched) 6.38 which he employs the Tilden theory 3.83 of production. He has also to an ex-

Lent mastered his former bugboar, the}, absolute kill of the short lob.

AQUATIC SPORTS

University Holding Meet During Week

the first set at 6-2, but the Aus- opportunity and, aided by a deci tralian, playing with great con- sion on a very difficult point, took fidence and making many Ane, the next three games of a match

The Hongkong University will be hard-hit winners down the fore- which at one turn scomed almost holding their annual aquatic sports in hand sideline, took the second gone beyond recall. Form, how the Y.M.C.A. Bath, Kowloon, during with the loss of only one game. ovor, was vindicated, for she had the week. The first part of the pro- proviously beaten Miss Nool both gramme will be decided to-morrow, The third set was a ding-dong at Amsterdam and in the Scottish commencing at 5 p.m. and on Saturday Aght. Miss Noel started so well Championships, but it certainly at 2 p.m. the meeting will be brought that she led 4-1, but Miss Harti- looked if it would be "hird to a close,

The Annual Aquatic Sporta in con- gan gradually overhauled her and time lucky" for Miss Nool up to noction with the St. John Ambulance NATIONAL LEAGUE. . “

then led 54. Then it was Miss very near the end of the match. 18.01 The second set of the singlo was

Brigade will be held on Sunday next, closely contested for the first Bix 19.80 games, Maskell

Three matches wore scheduled Noel's turn again, and who led

Mon's Singles H. C. Hopman at the China Athletic Association through in the National League but none -5, 7-6,and 8-7. Unluckily beat A. C. Stedman (holder), 64, Bathing Pavilion, North Point, com. 30.01 Jeffrey's service for 2-0, but Jeffery were played owing to rain. The for her, at this point she

went replied by, taking Maskall's, the cham 37.86 plon getting rather under the ball for games affected were:Cincinnati right off her game and socmed 4. 41.16 | his drives and hitting out in conso V. Now York, Pittsburgh vunable to make up her mind Women's Singles-Miss J. Har-

and Chicago

vwhether to go to the net or stay tigan boat Miss S. Noel, 2-6, 6-1,

back. Miss Hartigan soized her 10-8.

W. Avor.

17.12

គីទី១គវីវ, ឌឌ

54.00

GAME DESCRIBED.

broke

49.00 quenco. The next game was rather a Brooklyn The following a bowled it. A. Barnett scramble, but Jeffery got away with Philadelphia.

1-0-1-11 A. F. Kippax, 2-D-5+0.

mencing at 10 a.m..

Owing to unavoidable circumstances

the Garrison Schools sports; arranged for the Y.M.C.A. Bath for this after- noon and next Monday, have been cancelled.