1934-09-19 — Page 20

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1934.

ARSENAL LOSE VALUABLE GROUND OVER WEEK-END

TEAM HAS STILL TO

JUSTIFY ITSELF

SUNDERLAND AND MANCHESTER

CITY NOW THE IDOLS

SATURDAY'S CHIEF GAMES

(By "Veritas"),

The Arsenal's stock slumped with a vengeance this week, when, following a none too convincing home win against West Bromwich, the all-star London team suffered their first defeat of the season at Blackburn on Monday, Sympathies will be with Mr. George Allison, successor to the late Mr. Herbert Chapman as mentor of the most expensive football outfit in the country. He is carrying a heavy responsibility, including two very expensive internationals who have not yet completely, vindicated the outlay of money made on their transfers: Meanwhile Sunderland continue porters. There's tons of good serenely to pursue the path of football In their ranks, but up to of now has revealed a knack of con- a record victory, and with three wins and one draw in their cealing itself. Possibly a nice last four matches, have every rea- little home win against the Villa

the outlook with this week will see a change, son to regard

Manchester City look to be about perfect equanimity. They not only remain the one team in the the only team capable of winning first division undefeated, but are on foreign soil this week, and oven playing football good enough to that is no cinch, for Leicester are to enjoy this proud a dificult crowd to beat on their allow them

Itown ground. Nevertheless the boast for some time to come.

is not likely that Derby will up cup holders aro playing decidedly Hot the leaders this week, for the attractive football this season. County are the visitors, and viai- and will take a lot of stopping.

Brontford Both Bolton and tors to Roker Park this year mustn't expect to receive much should be able to keep their "lost" week. They column clean this change..

have home games. Much more in- toreating to speculate about fal CHELSEA'S DEFENCE. Prenton's continued good form the likely results of Hull's visit is further Indication of the spento Notts Forest and Norwich's did qualities of this young team. Visit to Manchester United. Choises offer themselves as fadder Millwall must retain their 100 this week, and while the Pen sioners' defence remains as full

per cent, figures for at least nn- other week, but Charlton have an

Goldard (left) and (right) in a tesuel for the ball at White Hart Lane.

TO BEAT THE BOOK

(By "Robin")

HOME:

Proston Grimsby

Bolton

DRAWS:

of holes as a fishing net, as one interesting proposition. Of course AWAY.- London critic described it, only the big match in the Third Divi- sion is that between Coventry and one thing can be anticipated.

Exeter. The former are on their mettle, the latter on form. your choice.

Neither good nor had, but de- cidedly, indifferent, the Spurs proving on enigma for their sup

OUR "FORM" GUIDE

Make

How Your Team Has Been Faring In League

The following table reveals how each team in the four divi. sions of the English league have fared to date, the results includ. ing all matches up to yesterday, with the exception of the opening games of the season,

Fulham Millwall

Reading

Gillingham

Coventry

Stockport

Walsall

Motherwell

Celtic

West Bromwich Manchester U. Aldershot

Arsenal Queen's P. R. St. Johnstone

OUR

FINAL CRICKET AVERAGES

NAWAB OF PATAUDI HEADS BATTING

PAINE BOWLING

London, Sept. 18.. Under a qualification of eight completed innings, the Nawab of Pataudi, the Worcestershire amateur cricketer heads the class cricket English first

averages for the 1934 season, The Nawab, however, only batted 15 times, whereas Ham- mond, who finished second, played 35 innings.

Paine, the Warwickshire bowler, BUEN who has been honoured by boing selected to tour with the M.C.C. team in the West Indies, tops the bowling averages, which carry a

FORECAST qualification of 10 wickets.

DRAWN GAMES INDICATED

Larwood earns second place and Verity, Yorkshire spin bowler, | third.

The latter headed the averages for practically the whole of the season.

The special Telegraph forecastThe leading averages as cabled

Scottish football and English for this week's programme in the by Renter are: leagues is appended. Where a team

RUBBING IT IN

TIGERS BLANK

OUT YANKEES

LATEST BASEBALL RESULTS

New York, Sept. 18. Detroit Tigers drove another nail into the coffin of the New York Yankees to-day when Schoolboy Rowe blanked out the New Yorkers for the Tigers to assume a commanding lead in.

American Baseball the League.

In a ten innings match with St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox scored their first run on two walks and an error in the infeld and outfield.

Tam Yoc-fong.

Loss To Hongkong Tennis

New York Giants, lenders of the 2 sustained National League reverse in their first match of a double header with Cincinnati Reds, but in the night cap, they

retrieved their losses.

Scores as cabled by Reuter fol-

low.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Cincinnati

Now York

R. H.

E.

Cincinnati... 2.

6

0

(Hafer homored) New York... 0 (Frey pitched)

7

1

0

0

0

(Ott homered)

Pittsburgh

4

13

4

(P. Waner homered)

Brooklyn

ธ

17

0

Chicago.... (Hartnett homered) Philadelphia... 3

7

12

2

9

1

1 G

2

Chicago**** (Hack homored)

11. 1 Philadelphia

... 8 The match between St, Louis and Boston was postponed account of rain.

150

TAM YOC FONGTM LEAVING

(By "Veritas"),

Tam Yoc-fong, Hongkong Interporter and former school. boy champion of Hanoi, will not be competing in the Hongkong lawn tennis championships next year, as he is returning to Indo- China on Friday of this week. Last March Tam reached the final of the Colony's open singles championship, finally losing to Taui Wal-pui in straight sets. On his way to the last round Tam over- came such prominent players 28 E. G. Fincher, Lal Kwong-tsun and Ho Ka-lau.

He was one of the most promising

of the junior tennis players in Hongkong, and performed with dis- tiaction when he played for the Intorport teata in Hanoi last year.

STUDIES CONCLUDED.

Tam has now concluded his on studies and has been recalled to Hanoi, where he expects to remain for a few years. Recently he made a trip to Shanghai, where he saw the Japanese Davis Cup players in action.

AMERICAN LEAGUE. R. H. Philadelphia ... 6 (Frank Heyes homered) Chicago

12

1

(Dietrich pitched)

Now York ..... 0 (Rowe pitched)

6

0

Dotroit....

-7

BATTING.

(Greenberg homered)

is expected, and where no such in-ammond dication is given a draw is anti-Tyldesley cipated.

Paloudl

Inns. N.O. Total. 11.5. Av.

245 15 5

2800 4

2487 B

Washington

4 10

0

2:4 78.76 802 20.32 280 67.89

(Hamush homered) Cleveland

G

14

1

(Thore were 12 Innings)

BOWLING.

Washington ... € Cleveland

8

0

១

13

Boston

2

1

2

St. Louis

1

10

The first figure in each case, of course, is that of the team is marked in capital letters a win concerned.

FIRST DIVISION.

Birmingham Derby C. Lecia Aston Villa Cheloca Middlesbro' Leferater Liverpool Portsmouth

Preston Wednesday Sunderland

Tottenham

2-1 0-0 1-2 1-3 1-0

1-1 4-2 1-1 0-0

2-3 4-1 0-2 1-1

3-2 2-5 0-5 1-1

3-1 1-3 0-4 1-3

0-0 0-1 3-3 0-1 1-3 6-2 6-0 1-1 1-8 2-1 0-1 0-1 0-3 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-4 1-0 2-0 2-2 1-4 3-1 3-3 1-2 2-1 3-0 4-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 3-1 3-1 1-2 5-2 1-3 2-2 0-4 2-2 2-1 2-0 4-0 1-1 4-3 0-2 3-0 0-3 0-0 G-1 3-0 2-4 2-0 1-3 0.0 1.4 0-2 1-5 4-1 2-5 0-0 1-0

West Bromwich 0-0 2-1 2-2 3-4

Wolves

Blackburn

Arsenal

Grimsby

Stake

Huddersfield

Everlon

Manchester C... 4-1 1-2 3-1 3-1

SECOND DIVISION.

Bradford

Brentford

Burnley

Buty....

Fulham Manchester U..

Notts F. Oldham

Port Valo Swansea Barnsley Norwich Southampton Blackpool Plymouth Bradford C Newcastle Bolton Shefeld U.

Notts C.

Hull.

West Ham

1-1 1-1 1-0

2-5 1-0 4-1 2-2 0-1 6-2 2-0 0-0 0-2 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 3-2 1-2 1-3 4-1 2-5 1-1 0-0 0-1 2-2 2-2 1-0 0-2 0-2 4-1 2-2 3-2 0-2.2-2.0.0 0-1 2-0 1-1-1-4 1-2 0-0 1-1 3-0 0-1 2-2 1-4 0-4 3-0. 2-1 0-0 2-2 .2-2.2-2 1-1 0-3 2-0 0-2 2-1 2-0 -2-0 2-3 0-1 3-1 4-0 2-0 3-2 0-0 1-2 0-0-

1-0 1-4 0-1 0-2

0-1 1-1 0-3, 4-0

2-0 1-4 2-1 Dig.

'Queen's. P. R... 2-0 3-2 1-2 2-1 Bournemouth.. 3-1 1-0 0-2 1-1 ... 3-0 2-0 1-0 4-3 Mwall

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).

Accrington Crewo Darlington Gateshead Heilfax Lincoln Itotherham Stockport Tranmere Walsall ... Wrexham New Brighton Doncaster York Chester Mansfield Rochdale Chesterfield Southport Craliste Hartlepools Barrow

0-2.0-1 1-1 1-2 2-3 1-0 2-3 1-0 2-1 1-0 41 1-1 1-2 0-0 2-1 0-2 2-1 4-0 1-2 1-1 2-1 4-0

1-2 1-2 0-0 1-2

1-3 0-0

2-1 2-1 1-0

J-2

FIRST DIVISION.

Birmingham EVERTON GRIMSBY Leeds Leicester PRESTON

Wednesday STOKE

SUNDERLAND TOTTENHAM

Blackburn R. Huddersfeld

Paine Jarwood Verlty

Wolves

▾ Liverpool

MANCHESTER C.

▾ Chelsea

Arsenal

Middlesbro

V

* Derby

Aston Villa

0-2 0-0 2-3 1-3 1-1 WEST BROMWICH Portsmouth

2-0 0-0 2-0 3-1 0-1 3-2 0-1 0-1 32-0 0-0 - 1-2 0-0 1-0 1-5 4-0 4-1 0-1 0-1 2-1 0-1 2-2 1-0 1-1 1-1 0-2 2-1 2-0 1-2 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-2 1-1 1-4 0-2 0-1 2-1 4-21-12-31-2 2-0 1-1 0-0 3-1

MILITARY TENNIS

Ties Decided In

SECOND DIVISION.

BOLTON BRADFORD BRENTFORD Rumloy Fulham

v Bradford C.

❤ West Ham

V Bury

v Barnsley

BLACKPOOL MANCHESTER U. y Norwich

V Hull NOTTS F.

✓ Sheffield U. Oldham

Y Newcastle PLYMOUTH SOUTHAMPTON ♥ Notts C.

Swansca

T

PORT VALE THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).

ALDERSHOT

BRIGHTON, Bristol R.

CARDIFF

CLAPTON Q. Coventry

Tuton MILLWALL The Singles of the Army Tonnis

commenced yesterday READING Tournament afternoon, Noveral interesting ties Southend being docided. Four players received walk-overs from their opponents, woven matches were played off. Full scores follow:

Singles Tourncy GILLINGHAM

.

V

Northampton

v. Torquay

CHARLTON

Swindon

T

Y

Exeter

Nowport

v Watford

Queen's Park It.

*

Bristol C.

Bournemouth

▾ Crystal P'. THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).

Y Hartlepools ACCRINGTON

Darrow CHESTERFIELD ▾

Doncaster Q.M.S. Oldfield (R.A.P.C.) beat DARLINGTON

CREWE Gateshead L/C. Cenyford (R.A.9.0.) 0-2, 0-4.

Lincoln CHESTER Rochdale Mansfield"

L/C. Lilloy (S.W.B.) received Hallfax

walk-over from Sgt. Wood (R.A.). THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).)

Aldershot

Brighton Bristol C. Cardiff. Clapton O.. Coventry Exoter Gillingham Luton Swindon Crystal P: Bristol N Walford Charlton

0-2.3-2 2-0 2-3

1-3 2-0 3-0 1-2′′ 0-2,1-0 2-0 2-2- 1-6 0-1 2-1 2-0 2-0 1-30-40-1.0-S

·2-0 4-0 1-1 1-2 :2-1 3-0 6-2 0-1

033-11-1 1-14-01-21-2 1-2 1-0 1-1 8-2- 6-1 2-3 0-3 2-1 ∙1-1′0-1 1-5.2-2 2-3 0-2 1-1·5-0 3-1-8-1 2-1 3-0

New Brighton BLO. Manley (R.A.) received a ROTHERIIAM walk-over from Pte. McArthur (East STOCKPORT

WALSALL

| Lances.).

B/Bgt. Flood (R.A.S.C.) beat L/GWrexham Archer (East Lancs.) 6-0, 6-4.

Tranmere

V

Carlinie

Bat. Wilson (R.A.P.C.) beat Plo.

YORK

Fuller (East Lancs) 6-0, 6-

QMS. Jarman (S.W.B.) beat Sgt.

Underwood (8.W.B.) 6-3, 0-2.

v. Southport SCOTTISH LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION,

Rafferty (East Lancs.).

Airdrie

CELTIC

Pto. Ellott (East Lancs.) beat L/C.

Cpl. Ballard (.A.S.C.) beat S/Sgt. AYR Taylor (B.A.0.0.) 7.5,0-8,

Q.M.S. Warman received a walk-DUNDEE

over from 9/8gt. Cooper (R.A.0.0.). DUNFERMLINE

C.S.M. Lewis (S.W.B.) beat 8/9gt. Falkirk

7-6.7-6.

v. CLYDE

Queen's Park Aberdeen

✔ Albion

BL JOHNSTONE

Queen O'Blh Hearte

Hibernians

2-0 1-3 0-2 2+1

211212

Sout

1-2 2-3 8-1 0-2-0-5 Lancs.):

walk-over from Pte. Barnes (Enat Partick.

St. Mirren

▾ RANGERS

Overs, Mens Run, Wis. Ar. 1395.5 43 2044 150 17,02

612.2 103 1415 1282.2 500 205

Swimming Records Lowered

12 17.25

160 17.3

SOME AMAZIMG

FEATS

Tokyo, Sept. 16.

(There were 10 innings)

WORLD SERIES OPEN

OCTOBER 3

First Games Scheduled At Navin Field, Detroit

Chicago, Sept. 13. The 1934 baseball world series the park of the World swimming and track and will open at feld records went by the boards American league pennant winner to-day in meets held here and in on October 3, it was decided to-day Osaka.

at a meeting of club moguls over- which Kennesaw M, Landis, the game's commissioner, presided.

Relzo Koike, holder of tho world's 200 metre breast stroke

On the assumption that the De- record, cracked the 100-metre breast stroke record here to-day] troit Tigers and the New York Gi-!

ponnants in In the intercollegiate swimming ants will win the mect with a mark of 1 minute 13.8 the American and National longues seconds. He also swam the 200 respectively, the first two games. metro brenst stroke event in 2 were scheduled at Navin field, De- minutes 43 seconds which is but troit. four-tenths of a second slower than his own world's record.

He expressed the opinion that Guy Chang's performance against

K.C.C. BEAT U.S.R.C.

[LEAGUE TENNIS

MATCH

DIFFICULTIES OF HEAVY GROUND..

Meeting the United Services Recreation Club in their last but one match of the season, the Kowloon Cricket Club yesterday earned points in the "A" Division of the tennis league, winning by seven sets -to two.

The match was played at the U.S.R.C., on' courts made very heavy by the recent rains. Capt. P. S. Cannon was an absentee from Ithe Services team and H. G. Sheldon deputised. The K.C.C. | nisa made one change, Gray,

coming in for F. Grose.

All

The Fincher brothers again won three sets, while Guest and Gray hnd the somewhat unusual

of experience

the playing maximum number of games in three sets; drawing two at six-all and winning the third at 7-5,

Scores wore!--

Major R. L. Withington and Major G. Monkson (U.S.I.C.) lost to E. C. and E. F. Finchor 2-6; drow with A, E. P. Guest and 'S. A. Gray 6-6; beat J. Rodger and W. Hydo

AUSTRALIAN' TEST TEAM

Fujikura definitely established that L.

AND THE M.C.C.

TO HOLD AN IMPORTANT MEETING TO-MORROW..

London, Sept. 18.

At the invitation of the M.C.C., a meeting has beca arranged for September 20th between a sub-committee of the Club and representatives of the Australian Cricket Team for discussion on cricket matters

generally-Briish Wireless.

Lieut. H. D. Tollington and Lt.

Ravenhill (U.S.R.C.) lost

to

the Shanghai man has Improved Fincher and Finchor 1-6; lost to since his appearance in the Inter- Guest and Gray 6-7; lost to port in Hongkong In 1932.

not

Gordon Lum, he felt, was playing so well now, but Khoo Hoof hye appears to have lost none of his old-time skill.

Rodger and Hyde 2-6.

Rev-Ji Lewis Bryan.and H. G. Sheldon (U.S.I.C.), lost to Fincher and Fincher 0-6; drew with Guest Hongkong regrets losing such and Gray 6-6; lost to Rodger and promising player as Tam Yoc-fong, Hyde B-6, but it will wish him the very best in his efforts to conquer fresh fields In Indo-Chine.

WORLD'S RECORD

British Boat Sets New Time

was 177.185 The mean average kilometres an hour outward 178.811 kilometres, and homeward 176,560 kilometres.

The wash of passing boots reduc od Miss Britain's speed by several miles an hour.

Scott-Paine had a narrow, escape from disaster when a seaplane land- ed across his bows and nearly cap- alzed the boat..

Venice, Sept. 17. Hubert Scott-Paine, at the helm

The boat's performance is amaz- of Miss Britain III-to-day broke the: world's record for a single engineding, since it is barely 1,400 horse-"

power.Router.

boat over a measured mile.

American Baseball Stars

To Visit Manila

ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED: TEAM DUE IN DECEMBER

tour.

The Big League baseball leagues..

Two games will be played on team which will undertake a barnstorming tour to the Orient December 9, one in the morning following the world series next and one in the afternoon, accord- month, will play three games-ing to tentativo arrangement. One in Manila on December 9, and game will be on December 10. 10. The Philippine Amateur Anticipating a sories with the Athletic Federation, which in- Blg Leaguers, P. A. A, F. ofiolal vited the Big Leaguers to play last week took the first step in in Manila, has accepted the drafting all local diamond talent The third and fourth contcats

terms and conditions asked by to get in shape for the big games. will be at the Polo Grounds in

Connie Mack, promoter of the Most of the players who will.com poso the teams to meet the invad- Makino mashed the New York, and the fifth, sixth and Shozo

According to the agreement the ers will take part in the Manlla recognized world record for the seventh games, if they are necas-

Big Leaguers are to get $10,000 Bay League series which get un- 800 metre free stylo swim when he sary to decide the issue, will be ut

for the three games played here, derway immediately at the Rizal negotiated the distance in 10 Detroit. minutes 12 seconds. The re- If an oighth contest is required Two of the games will be played Memorial Field and hence they cognizes record for the event is it will be at New York. Victory with local teama while one game will be in trim for the series with 10 minutes 15.6 seconds, held by in four games is required to take will be an exhibition affair be the Big Leaguers. N

FIRST VISIT FOR 12 YEARS. tween the visiting stars. *** Jean Tarls of Franco.

Next December will be the first TEAM OF IS PLAYERS. In the Osaka dual meet between. There will be no off days this Japan and a group of American season, it was decided, as the dis A radiogram received from time in 12 years that Manila ball athletos, Kenkichl Oshima and tance, batwoon Detroit and New Earla Mack, son of Connie Mack fans will be given opportuntly to Masao Harada both bettered the York may be covered by train in states that 85 players will com-soo Big Longue players in action dom's shining luminaries who will brought a team here in 1922 and world record for the hop, step and the time between the end of one prise the team. Among baseball. In local parks. Herb Hunter jump hold by their countryman game and the start of the next come with the team will he the old Noznleda Park was packed to Chuhel Nambu. Nambu's mark was

the serica.

15.72 metrae or 61 feet 7 inches, The fans already have leaped groat Babe Ruth; Lou Gehrig, capacity. The visit of the Big mado at the World Olympic to the assumption reached by the "Prince of Swatt:" Jimmy Foxx, Longuers P. AA. F. officials, be Games at Los Angeles, Oshima moguls to-day, that the Tigers and anther great homerun hitter: llevo, will greatly stimulate inter won the ovent with a jump of 16.92 the Glants are in, though more Charley Gehringer, the Tigors est in baseball here and will give Taking or has rogd baseball is played date schroederhanave weeks remain before the great plugger; and Lofty Gomez, local talent a chance to faso Just with a mark of 18.75 metroe

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