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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1934.

PERRY WINS ANOTHER IMPORTANT TENNIS TITLE

DRAW FOR NEW SUBS:

GRIFFINS

PROMISING PONY SECURED BY

MACKIE AND GRAYBURN

KONG BROTHERS ALSO LUCKY WITH A GOOD BAY

The draw for the 1935 subscription griffins was made at the Happy Valley yesterday in the presence of an enthusiastic gathering of owners and jockeys. The proceedings were keenly followed, added interest being lont in the fact that an official trial had been held earlier in the afternoon, so that some judgment as to probable form had been estimated at the time of the draw.

BRADMAN UNDERGOES SOUTH WEST

OPERATION

ACUTE APPENDICITIS: MAKING PROGRESS.

London, Sept. 24. Don Bradman, famous Australian batsman, who did more than anybody else to win the Ashes back for Australia during the recent Test series, was operated on to-day for acute, appen- dicitis.

be He is reported to making satisfactory pro- gross-Reader.

TIGERS WIN PENNANT

There is no doubt that Messrs. Mackie and Grayburn have. drawn an exceedingly promising pony, while the Kong Brothers and Messrs. Tester and Abraham have useful allotments. The full FOR FIRST TIME

list of the draw follows.

Brand

No,

BK/E

Drawn By

31 Mrs. Pearce

32 L Shiu Ki and Ho Sai Cheong Bay 93 Lan

39, Helenålde

62. Brigh

GO Max

نا

SINCE 1909

YANKEES BLANKED. OUT BY BOSTON

New York, Sept. 24. As a result of the New York Yankees defeat at the hands of Boston Red Sox to-day, Detroit Tigers are left champions of the American Baseball League, and pennant winners.

This has been accomplished by the Tigers for the first time since 1909 and the second time in the his- tory of the club. They have never won the World Series,

To-day's result, which saw the Yankees blanked out by Merena, left the New York outfit six games behind, with Detroit still five games outstanding.

At the close of the match, Babe Ruth announced that he had made his final appearance as # regular league player,

.

Scores 45 cabled by Reuter, 18.3 follow.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

PACIFIC CHAMPION

RETAINS CROWN WON IN 1933

BEATS STOEFEN WITH EASE

GREAT RECORD

Los Angeles, Sept. 24. Fred Perry, English ten- nis ace is in danger of the becoming known as "Unconquerable." He re tained another American title won last year when he beat tall Lester Stoefen from California in the final of the South West Pacific Championship to-day.

Perry won comfortably in three straight sets, and was only seriously threatened in the first set, which Stoefen carried to 18 games. The final scores in fa- vour of the Englishman were 10-8, 6-4, 6-3.

Perry won this title for the first time last year, when he beat the late Jire Satoh in four sets by scores of 6-1, 1-0, 6-3, 7-5.

Buccessful de-

HOW PERRY DID IT.

Following hi fending of the United States national crown' at Forest Hills recently, Ferry becama B Warm

Taking off many pounds after yours of fighting heavyweights was too much of a handicap för Mickey Walker: who retired undefeated as middleweight king, and he dropped a 10-round decision to Young Corbett in a middleweight fight for the San Francisco Press Club. Photo shows Corbett land.

ing a left to Walker's ear.

WORLD'S

ATHLETIC

RATIFIED

America Claims Sixteen

Out Of 34

favourite at the Los Angeles ENGLAND OBTAINS RECOGNITION

FOR SIX WALKING MARKS

Tennis Club for the retention of At the South West Pacific title.

no

stage was he in danger of; losing.

Colour Grex

Age

Height

11.1

Aged

14.0-

Bay

14.0

34 Miss Yvonne Shenton

Rona

13.3

36 H. S. Tenk

Bay

16 Finder

Black

14.1 13.3

37 Kong Bros.

Bay

88 Li Shiu Chun

Grey

Bay

14.0 13.3 13.3

41 G. W. Sewell

Dan

Aged

13.2

42 Dr. Li Shiv Ki

Ches.

6

14.0

43 Rain

Ches,

14.1

44 Wong Siu Ngau

Bay

Aged

13.2

45 Widdecombe

Ches.

13.3

46 Rain

Brown

6

13.3

47 J. F. MacGregor

Black

13.2

48 Stephen Lam

Grey

13,2

40 Why

Black

14.0

GO K.H.W

Grey

13.2

51 Li Po Chun

Bay

7

14.0

Ches.

Aged

14.0

43 Li Fook Yim

Chen.

6

14.1

54 Wong Ki To

Grey

T

13.3

55 Yip, Bothello and Pau

Bl. Dun

7

14.1

56 Lan

Ches.

Aged

10.3.

57 S. S. Li

Dun

58 W. H. Choy

Hay

Agod

13.3 13.2

69 Hall and Shenton

Ches,

6

13.2

Ches.

C

13.2

61 Mrs. Liang

Grey

Aged

62 Mrs. Li Shui Ki

Ches.

13.2

63 Young Brothers

Brown

13.2

04 Dr. S. N. Chau..

Dun M.

14.0

1. H.

E.

65 Choa Po Min and W. C. Chua Grey or Ra.

10.3

Philadelphia

3

12

8

60 Mackle and Grayburn

Grey

7

14.0

Brooklyn

10

2

no

67 Eu Tong Seng

Grey

G

14.1

68 L.T.F.

Dun

7

13.3

Philadelphin

4

69 John Peel

Ches.

Aged

13.2

Brooklyn

10

13

70 Chan Wing Yung

Dun

Aged 14.1

(Frey homered).

Grey.

Aged 13.2

Roy

St. Loula

up

3

· 11

1

s

14.0.

13.3

(Pepper Martin homered)

75 Leong Kwok Cheong

Bay Black

13.2

Chicago....TA.

1

7

1

13.2

(Cuyler homerod).

76 Li Fuk Wo

Bay

13.2

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

77 Young and Yung

Chea.

13.2

78 Li Chiu Ki and Dr. Wong

Ronn

13.2

Boston

7

70 Wong and Chan

Dun

13.2

New York.......

3

off

80. Ulster

Bay

14.0

(Merena pitched).

81 Mre. Poarce

Bay

14.1

82 K. S. Wong

Brown

14.1

Washington

11

Philadelphin

10

83 Li Shiu Pung and A. J. Edgar Brown

14.1

84 C.W.K......

(Foxx homered),

Dun

13.8

85 Wong Ping Shun

Grey

14.0

Washington

0

0

#

86 Sturt and Lobel

Bay

13.3

87 Tester und Abraham

Bay

14.0

Philadelphia

(Dietrich pitched)

0

89 Partners

Brown

13.2

90 Mackie and Grayburn

Bay

13.3

91 J. F. MacGregor

Ches,

Aged

13.2

D3 Longfellow

Grey

14.1

94 Li Yuk Fai

Ches.

14.0

UG Mrs. Mackie

Grey

7

13.3

Grey

13.8

Cricket

97 H. Y. Liang

Bay

13.3

98 Parkson

Grey

Ageil

13.3

100 Roda

Dun

G

14.0

101 Wong Ping Shun

Grey

13.3

102 Li Yu

Brown

14.0

103 We Three

Gruy

13.2

Grey

14.1

Bas

18.3

Bay

13.3

Grey

13.2

Grey

13.2

Ches.

13.2

Chen. M.

14.1

Black

G

13.2

Dan

Ches. Ches, Dun

71 C.N.K.

72 Li Shiu Pang

7 Ho Kom Tong.

74 Leung Int

16 Hebslad

104-Own

106 Li Fuk Wing.

106 Lowis and Tinson 107 Seth

108 Li Fool Chung

109 Miss Li Po Chun

110 Lewis and Tinson

111 Dynasty

112 Grint and Bock

113 Li Po Chun

116 r. J. Law

110 Bellamy and Gordon

Bay

Aged 139.2 Agod 13.8 Aged 14.0 14.0

How Rainbow Leapt Into

A Big Lead

Newport, Sept. 24. and the course was set south-west by Pained and bewildered by the ruling south. of the Now York Yacht Club Cont Shortly after the start the wind was mitton that his protest could not be blowing at 14 to 16 knots, east-north considered because of delay in flying feast.

his protest fing, Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith

almost rofused to race today.

Rainbow Ituns Away.

It was only after friends had per At 11.48 a.m., Vanderbilt, having suaded him that it would be undigni- fled not to carry on that he consented gained a slight lead, broke out the

to race.

new parachute he had borrowed from the Yankee.

The Endeavour was slow in setting and lost a lot of ground.

Early in the morning there was a moderate sea and an eighteen milo her pinnaker breeze from the north, favouring the Endeavour.

Hongkong

League

ANNUAL MEETING OCTOBER 1

ON

Mr. A. H. Mladar, hon, secre- tary of the Hongkong Cricket League, Isauing his report and statement of accounts for the 1933-34 season, announces that the annual meeting of the league will be held in the Sanitary Board Room on Monday, October 1, at 5.15 p.m.

At this mooting, the chlef bual- ness to transact is to pass the report and accounts and elect officers.

The report states that there were eight entries in tho first division of the lengua last season and twelve in the second division. The Hongkong Cricket Club won the senior championship and the Indian Recreation the junior.

The accounts show A credit balance of $529.51.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

London, Sept. 1.

The International Amateur Athletic Federation held a Con- gress at Stockholm from Aug. 26 to 30, during which several proposals affecting athletics, and the rules thereof, were passed and thirty-four world's records ratified.

of the

RECORDS

MILITARY TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Good Progress

Maintained

Being

Good progress is being made with the Aren tennis tournaments and it is hoped to have the singles final played on Monday next, October 1st, with the doubles find! on Wednesday, October 3rd,

SEMI-FINAL DOUBLES.

S. Cdr. Gillow and S. Sgt. Taylor, R.A.O.C.. beat L. Cpl. Andrews and Cpl. Purcell, S.W.B. 6-1, 0-2.

1ST ROUND SINGLES.

Dmr. Jones, SW.B., beat Sgt. Hniford, A.E.C., 11-9, 10-8. of the Spr. Bailey, R.E., boat St. Tipple, R.A.S.C., 6-0, 6-1. ́

2ND ROUND.

Stoefen, who has had but a mediocre year in singles play, kis most important win being the Bermuda championships, when he beat Wilmur Allison in the final,

The most Important work per rules and regulations enhanced his reputation in reach- ing the final to-day, but he proved haps done by the Congress, was L.A.A.P An Athlete or member

match for

Bustained to ratify the new world's records. thus suspended will be entitled to the necuracy

Of these records England obuppent to the Congress. This. and great speed of

tained seven, as compared with must be done in writing to the Perry,

Perry started in somewhat America's sixteen. Of England's Secretary of the federation within laconic manner and did not warm seven records six are held by the three months from

chens at walker, A. H. G. Fope who now often months from receipt until he anw Stoefen snatching the first set, holds the world's record for the

The Finnish delegates opposed Then he became typically

six, seven and eight miles, this proposal and put forward an gal-five, vanised and swept all before him. also the 10,000 metres an hour.

other according to which an in- Cpl. Ballard, R.A.S.C.. bent His terrifically hit forehand drive England's other record-was-the dividual athlete could not be S:0.3.9 Warman R-APC, 6-2; paved the way to sucecusful ex-33,660 metres covered by Ernie suspended but only a member of G-3, ploitation of his net strokes, and Harper,, the Hallamshire harrier, the Federation.

C.S.M. Lewis, S.W.B., boat Spr. he volleyed and "killed" Stoefen in two hours, last year.

After a protracted discussion In Bailey, R.E, 6-4, 6-3. Of the sixteen records held by which Great Britain, the court in the second and

the Free L. Cpl. Davies. S.W.B., bent the United States, Ben Eastman State third sets.

and South. Africa S.Q.M.S., Miller, R.A.P.C., 6-3, made six of the new marks. Ho associated themselves with Fin 6-4. is now world record holder for land's proposal the first

3RD ROUND. 440 yards, 600 yards, 880 yards, proposal put forward by the so- 500 metres, 600 metres and 800 called Los Angeles committee was Sgt. Wilson, R.A.P.C., 6-1, 6-3. metres.. Glen

CHIEF VICTORIES.

Perry's chief victories since last January. have been as fol- lows:-

Cunnigham, another Australian singles champion- American, is now holder of the ship

much covered mile record with a British Hard Court champion-time of 4 minutes 6-4/6th seconds. ship

Wimbledon gingles champion.

ship

United States singles cham- pionship

South West Pacific champion-

was passed by 12 votes to six. mark, France, Germany, Greece, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Den- Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the U.S.A. voted for Great the motion and Finland, |Britain, Irish Free Stato, Holland, The American proposal for the South Africa and Switzerland establishment of now rules for against. The Japanese and Chinese hurdle races concerning both the delegates refrained from voting.

HURDLE RACE RECORDS.

TIMING OF RACES.

R.Q.M.S. Jarman, S.W.B., bent

HOCKEY

HONGKONG CLUBS'S PRACTICE GAME

ship

construction of hurdles and re-

The following have been select- In addition the Englishman won cords was adopted. Thus any re-

ed to play in a practice game at both singles in the Davis Cup chal-cord will, be approved even if in Great Britain put forward

the Club Ground on Wednesday, lenge round, and has not, in fact, hurdle was overturned or dis- adopted at Los Angeles for the

the course of its being set up proposal. that the regulations September 26, Bully-off 6.15 p.m. lost an important match since the

White.-E. S. Moses; L F French championship In May last.placed by the runner.

timing of races be altered and that Nicholson and L. A. R. Duncan; The Congress decided that all races from 250 metres to 1,000 F. S. Smith, E. G Dale and Lt. The result of his latest victory walking records must be set up on which it was at Los Angeles decid-7. H. Jeffers: J. S. O. Lilly, J. L. was cabled by Router.

the track and not on the road: ed to time in tenths as well as Totley, N. A. Mackay, J. Pote-

The new decathlon table of races up to 250 metres, be timed Hunt and E. C. Finchor. points elaborated by the Finnish in fifths. The proposal was not.

Colours.-H. F. Shields; J. fedoration, and general stipula- passed.

Rodger and E. V. Reed; W. A. tions for the Olympic Games, was Finland, South Africa and Reed, H. J. Lowe and J. E. Potter; | approved by the Congress.

Sweden put forward proposals II. R. A. Wood, L. D. Kilbee, P. H. Northern Ireland is to be part which would prevent prolonged Senior, Lt Flowerdue and Rev. of Great Britain athletically in competition in the high jump and

A. J. Bennett. future.

pole vault events. These pro posals are being sent to the various individuals nations, and

་

Mrs. Wilson Wins K.C.C. Championship

BEATS MISS M. GRIFFITHS

THE NURMI QUESTION.

WOMEN AND THE ÌAAF,

POLICE TEAM.

The following has been selected to represent the Police v. Club da Recreio on the P.T.S. Ground 'on Friday bully off at 5 p.m.-- Gough, Haywood; C. Parker, Per- Jessop; Blackbourn, B609; Tate, control kins, B627 and Penrell.

The Nurmi qucation was not dis.their reports will be examined at cussed openly but the Congress the next Congress. voted an Important addition to the f rules, which now run as follows:

"The Board of the federation is A suggestion' by Germany that Miss Madge Griffiths, holder entitled temporarily or permanent-the A.A.F. should of the ladies singles champion-ly to suspend from paticipation in women's athletics entirely and ex- ship of the Kowloon Cricket international competition a mem-clusively was submitted to a mixed Club, yesterday lost her title bor of the federation or an in committee for further examina-

its proposals at the next Congress,

LOCAL YACHTING

to Mrs. Wilson, former Junior dividual athlete who violates the tion. The committee will present Scottish champion, when she was beaten in the final of the

In preparation for the yachting The Congress was opened by the scaron, the Royal Hongkong Yacht 1934 tournament in straight Miss Griffiths maintained the Crown Prince who welcomed the Club have drawn up an interest!ug sets by scores of 6-2, 6-2,

railles very well, but was unable to delegates in a speech. He said programine of sailing races for al- Both players were very steady pull out a decisive shot to end that he was particularly happy to most every week-end up to Decom- in their baseline rallies, but Mrs. them. Her backhand remained welcome the representatives of the ber 31, 1034. Wilson had the bettor finishing very steady, but her scooped fore- Federation as twenty-two years Class boats will commence an Races for Menagorie and Séparate shots and always put the ball away hand ground shots offered Mira. before he had the pleasure of Baturday, and there will be a race successfully when she approached Wilson too many chances of getting being present at the inauguration every allowing Saturday until the the net.

into a favourable position at the of the Federation in

Stockholm. end of December. Her forehand driving gained not..

The Crown Prince received from The Members v. Subscribers Race power as the match progressed,

Further progrons is to be made Mr. Edstroem, the President of the will be antled on Sunday, October 28, And in the second set she kept in the tournament to day, when W. Federation, the "veteran needle the losers to pay for tifin on that Miss Grifiths on the move with Hyde and J. Rodger meet W. C. one of the highest marks of day. The Opening Cruise has been speedy placements to both cormors. Hung and W. Zimmern in the honour in the Federation.

scheduled for November 10: the In the Scottish League First Divi

The only blemish in a strong and man's handicap doubles, while E. Latam Alapland Map Aurora anulad gama de Segmentad

M. Edstroom and M. Ekelund, Navy v. Club race on December 2,

Navy y Armic pace" overlift her drives from mid-scheduled to play off their second resident and Secretary respET-

At 12.10 p.m., after two miles had Aberdeen Defeated On The first leg in 15 miles, tooward, boot covered, the Rainbow led by a and return and windward,

Home Ground

The Raco Described,

The race started at 11.40 am. and

FLAMENGINGINKO crossed the 1no almost level, the

quarter of a mile.

The wind had now dropped to eight knots an hour, improving the Rain- bow's chances,

At 19:18 pm dit was, ohrested the undo your parishule was working (Continued on Poặc 2)

London, Sept. 24.

defeated by Kilmarnock, 3 to 1

Router

A number of "Ladies" KazDA.

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