1935-05-24 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1935.

R.E.S. WYATT CONTINUES TO SCORE CENTURIES

UNFINISHED

INNINGS AT LORD'S

FAILS TO HELP COUNTY

LOSE FIXTURE TO MIDDLESEX

London, May 23. Bob Wyatt, England's cricket captain, is establishing a strong claim for inclusion in the Test forms against South Africa this summer, even if he is not en- trusted with the duties of captain. Following his two centuries in his opening matches this season, he has now scored his third.

Playing against Surrey at the Oval he knocked up 111 runs without losing his wicket in War- wickshire's second innings after the alde had collapsed for 90 in their first. Surrey, however, won by ten wickets.

P. G. H, Fender took. five wickets. for 27 runs when assisting to diuminy Warwickshire for 90 in their first innings and when the vipiting county Compiled 213 in their aerond he captured another Øva for 76 runs.

Surrey scored 266 in their initial attempt, in which Fishfork the left hander who possesses the ability to punish loose bowling. contributed 113

without being out.

Without loss, Surrey scored 39 rung for their first victors of the

HOWLBON.

runs,

MIDDLESEX TROUNCE

SOMERSET

won

Middlesex

their third match when playing against Bomerwet at Lord's where they had Hoven wickets to apare at the close of the.fixture, which ended in two days.

And

Somerset's totala of 121 and 187 proved a fairly easy task for Middlesex who replied with 140 then lost but three wickets for their 179 in their second in- When Somerset were dismissed for 187 R. W. V. Robins sent back five hatsmen for 71 runs while J. Leo gave away 38 runs for his five

ninge.

in the winners"

first

PRICES FOR EPSOM DERBY

BAHRAM QUOTED AT EVENS

BOBSLEIGH AT 11/2

London, May 23. The Aga Khan's candidate for the Derby, Bahram, has been offered

money for the Epsom Classic which is to be run next Wednesday.

even

The following are the Intext call- over prices:

Evens Bahram (1)

11/10 Bahram (t)

11/2 Bohsteigh (t and o) 10/1 Sen Bequest (t) 10078 Theft

(0)

13/1 Theft (t)

10078 Hairan (o)

28/1 First Son (o)

8/1 First Son (1) 28/1 Fair Haven (o) 50/1 Fair Bairn (1 and 4)

-Reuter.

CHILIAN STAR BEATEN

ANITA LIZANA OVERCOME

DRAMATIC MATCH IN ENGLAND

(By STANLEY N. DOUST)

Sir Victor Sasson leads Opera Eve in after winning the Champions in Shanghai by a enigst from Rochester, the favourite. F. Marshall was again up on the Eve pony and rods one of his specta cular finishes, delighting the huge crowd which attended the meeting.

Local Cricket Champions Unbeaten.

HONGKONG C.C. SEASON REVIEWED

T. A. PEARCE AND RICKETTS HEAD AVERAGES

(By R. Abbit)

B pro-

There is no doubt that the Hongkong Cricket Club | were the best side in the League last season, for the Army alone,—and then only on their day,-could extend them. They went through the season undefeated, both in League and friendly matches, which is no small feat in gramme of twenty-one games. The Club have not yet Bournemouth, May 2. Senorita Anita Lizana, the bril- decided on their official figures so I had to borrow their liant young lawn tennis champion book, and though I believe my facts to be correct they are of Chile, whose play has been not official! I have excluded all games before the trip up likened to that of Mile. Suzanne Lenglen, met her Waterloo in the North, and I have excluded also the intra-club game, British hard court championships Married v. Single. here to-day.

years.

more

than was

THE GAME v. THE REST

were

NEXTWORLD CHESS CHAMPION

POLISH PLAYER TO FORE

REMARKABLE HEAD FOR YOUTH

arc

SIXTH EXTRA RACE

MEETING

Plenty Of Thrills For Turf Followers

(By "Capt. Foster")

Although rain fell most of the morning and a goodish shower came down during the meeting the course was in excellent condition and fast times were registered in several races. And yet the Sixth Extra Meeting was a day of disappointments on the whole for many favourites and well fancied horses failed even to place.

The trouble started when Soldier of Victory beat the well backed Joint favourites, King's Jubilee and Reso I heart Queen, in the opening event. some criticism regarding the handling of the latter, but a a scrutiny of the

the time-keeper's report shows that rder was well advisad in being con- ient to le inst during the early stages of this

Weight and a long hard hard race.

Benson's work were responsible for the upset in my opinion.

The public should bow deeply to the Stewards

and offer that august body a heartfelt vote of thanks for barring |

betting. Able

Amazon from the

n

Bit for their action there would have been

a lot

rick MHITC

headaches and a lot less shirts carried home

the races. from

At the same time a bit of n

n mystery to me why they have done so. The last time she ran

It

she paid $8.30 for a win and $0.60

On her previous for

BRITISH TENNIS WINS

SURPRISE IN PARIS

CHAMPIONSHIPS

OF FRANCE

Paris, May 23. F. J. Perry, the Wimbledon pearance she paid $9.70 and champion, and C. O. Tuckey and the time before that $6.50

85.00. In fact in the whole of her (Great Britain) entered the semi- racing career she has only twice paid final round of the Men's Doubles less than $6.00 for a win-once al in the French Championships to-

ready mentioned, the other occasion day.

מזון Anito

being in the Queensland Champions of 1914, when she pul $40 for the win-but $5.50 for a place!

The British players qualifed aur- Д victory over the prisingly with French Davis Cup pair, Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon, winning by 14-12, 1-0, 6-8, 6-1, 0-4.

which is more than I can say for the TO HELP

no

ог

but

to the

the after

FOOTBALL

SCOTTISH F.A. PROPOSAL

SUGGESTION AT MEETING

A REAL SMASHER

Another fine British victory was Bag Tor proved himself to be a real masher by the way he dealt with his secured in the quarter final. of the field, for he was badly away owing Women's Doubles in which Miss It. M. to interference and had a lot of Hardwicke and Miss A. M. Yorke beat ground to make up, but he did so in the Franco-American pair, Madamo (By Montague Smith) impressive fashion and had enough Mathieu and Miss Holen Jacobs, 7-5,

left in him to pull away after rench- 0-6,-0-4.-Router. Margate, ing the home straight. Australian Years ago we used to think Boy's running was very creditable,

of display of either Racing Heart that chess champions were

old Saucy Face, necessity middle-aged or

The next good thing to be toppled pictures of men. There former champions in the Grand over was Hetman, who carried nearly inter-wice as much money as the rest of Hotel here, where an

the field put together. King's Fancy CLUBS As regards statistics, I have only game was ruled by rain, so far as a

On the first day the national chess tournament is now led from the barrier closely followed

her #tabin companion. The experienced Mrs. Fearnley-taken out the figures for League decision went.

effort to participate in this wild dash Whittingstall beat her 0-3,4-0, matches as it in rather a big job to Club made 266 for nine wickets de- in progress, and they look like by

220 minutes, They then patriarchs, bearded and brooding Macnront, who made

closest wickets

up the เกา no put the five best Services batsmen out over the ancient game. 6 in the women's singles, thus in- take out comprehensive figures in theclared in

front, soon disposal. However, inninga.

ficting on the senorita her firel time at my singles defeat by a woman for three doubt it will be done by abler mathe for 76 runs. before stumps

But now it seents that chess has entering the straight and won com

fortably. Right to the last nio- up is remarkable how drawn. But rain next day made play maticians. It

connections SUSSEX COME INTO THEIR

become a young man's occupation. much interest is liaplayed at home in timpossible. OWN

There was Capablanca, who became ment Macaroni's stable It was a dramatic match, played on Cricket Statistice--far

nwork's champion in the early insisted that there was no intention Sussex came into their own in a cold afternoon under cheerless skies the case 20 years ago, I am sure.

definitely rather fancy that it means that

Reshevsky, It is not very often that a side, twenties, and now there is Samuel to start the pony.

who heat Capablanca A belated ray of welcome sunshine against Essex at-conditions which were Beir fixture

against Senorita Lizann, who revel there are more people that intert whether Champion County, or winners match which excited the chess emiled down on the betting fraternity Brentwood where the visitors won

in warm sunshine.

take a personal and literary by runs.

Although, Last year's runners-up put up The first not was a rout, but tha in cricket after the time has come of a League, can take on a Rest tean xnerts almost to veneration, who is when the favourite. Touble Chance, mont Star took an early lead and themselves After, all, when one can 210 in their first innings and 145 senorita won five games in succession when they must give up the same there is much tears werk in Cricket, only 23, and who is almost certainly won the Pineapple Handicap. Rel-

no longer hit fours there is some fun a side of stars can get on when play-tle was born in a Polish village, acted as pacemaker but was unable annual general meeting at Glasgow in their second, in which Nichols in the second. Look Ave for 41. Essex replied Afterwards the Chilean girl put up recording them. And that reminds ing together for the first time, with and watched his father, a quite into Inst the journey. Sel-Fn and In the treasurer, Mr. James Bogie, In such ght and kept Mrs. Whitting me that the Club badly need a regular far fewer disabilities than would be different performer, play chess. At vermark fought out a great battle submitting his report; mentioned the

ar hockey. from tho hand-the case in football

of the succeeded in annexing in spite of the Club struction, he bent many stal running so hard that the scorer. Judging Englishwoman was frequently gas writing, their skipper does a great at one time it looked, ns ir But five years of age, with no other in- for second place, which the furiner Association might spend money to He Intimated that the funds of the deal of it but he cannot do it when he were really going to swamp a really principal Polish players. At eight boring badly at the finish.

good Rest side. An early start vents,

before he could read or ping for brenih,

is batting or fielding.

appointingly.

Association now amounted to nearly 12330 was made and lunch taken an he was in England, giving Bridge and Lucky Strike

belongs £30,000. "This money Senorita Lizana proved in defeat

ANOTHER FAVOURITE WINS

football, and should be spent in the Then he went to the United States, that she is a great match player with

wickets down for 68. Directly after en displays against our best players. an ideal temperament, able to execute The League record is played eight, lunch two wickets fell at the same etudied ultimately at Chicago Univer.

Tho sun continued to beam down interests of the game," he said. the most during drop shots.

drawn three, won five, polats eighteen, score. But then a good stand by sity to beepme a chartered account-

Mr. Bogie suggested it was difficult pulled

When he was establish Peace, won the next race, although he to know where to begin and, where So tense was the struggle, timt in The only reason that the Clubs did Rodrigues and A. II. Mader

| eight years. W}

in New York as a chartered acmust have given his supporters to end, but he thought the matter the excitement the umpire by mis-ul win all their matches was that things round and the Rest declaredant, and played no chess at all for when another favourite, Soldier of

the start, but a couple of good rib the council in the future. take allowed the players to start the their bowling, though by no means about 3.45 p.m. with 204 for nine countant be' took up chora agnin, re-senre by hanging a bit shortly after worthy of favourable consideration by

hin youthful third set from the wrong end of the weak, was not all that it might have kets. There are no times recorded court! The short delay while the been for dismissing opponents quickly, the Club innings but it locks as it disenvered

they had only two and I shall refer to this again.

The treasurer also mentioned that quarter matured in the meantime, beat the binders put his mind back on the job players unt down waiting for Bew Winniper, May 23.

make the greatest American players, and has and he won with nothing to spare in against the hours at the very most to the Art One

the per cent. the Association re game, the

come to England for fresh a driving finish. the mile free tennis balls was probably responsible. Civil Service was thrown away by a runs. They failed to get on terms, now. Swimming over

Gloom descended once more when ceived from the recent Scottish Cup declaration. Another, how though at one time, with a hundred victories, style, Phyllia Dewar, the dual Em-

To the end the Senorita went out Inte pire Games champion, broke the for winners, scorning to play for ever, the win against Craigengower up for three, things locked bright. In No one, it seems, is likely to gain the first and second favourites, Tiny Final is set aside for a special fund very the end they just staved off defeat, any his right to the title of world Star and Warrington both failed to for the providing of football outfits womon's world record for the dis- safety even when match points were was only achieved by some

abominable making 156 for nine wickets. resolute batting under I still regard her as a Laune when she returned 23 mins. against her. B2 2/5 Rees-Reuter.

potential Wimbledon champion.

with 123, Tate taking six for 26,

and then 169.

SWIMMING RECORD

Woman's Feat In Mile

At Winnipeg

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and WARM DAYS.-

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IN THE LEAGUE

conditione, though I still maintain the game should have been abandoned' half an hour before time and replayed when it was light.

FRIENDLIES AND THE TOURNAMENT

In friendly games the Club had

eight victories, and drew five matches, This is pretty useful as it frequently happened that the order was more or less reversed and that may upset the sirongest of teams." I include in thos

the Christmas, New Year and games China New Year match The Grat two were, this year, only one day matchen which took a great deal of the gilt off the gingerbread. The third

Boing of reliable quality they give the game was ruined by the weather. In

maximum service,

SHIRTS

SHORTS

the Christians match there was a fine partnership by Bonavia and Williams who put up 120 for the Army. A cursory inspection of the scores would seem to indicate that the Club were lucky to escape defeat and in a way that may be true. But the Army had the luck of the toss and batted RA long as they could to make 218 in 186 minutes, which, for The

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hour later when the Rest had four

...

THE BATTING

Ex Q

man

champion.

is a

pawers

champion.

This

mystery. Why should a youngster of five years of The great asset of the Club is that age suddenly become a great chess player? I asked him this question they are practically

batting ຟ

myself to-duy, and he could give no! inrough. If someone does not come answer. eff somebody else does, and so streng has their batting been in

Leaug

METHOD OF PLAY

games that T. M. L. Redmond played His father, he told me, was a pro- eight League games and Dunkloy fessional man with no special aptitude seven, and neither of them over for chess.

in

went

in to bat. It reminds me of the (Continued on Page 9.).

GIRL GOLFER'S

FEAT

'Unknown' Wins Her

First Tournament

A girl bat-thanks to a

"Cheas just came to me after I had heen watching my father play, and the moves-developel-naturally in my mind," he said. "After I gave up playing eltoss for eight years and then resumed it I found that my game had

rently

improved." chev

has a remarkable cranial

His head would be a Joy to phrenologists.. It bulges all Ground above the eye level, and the front view is almost egg-shaped. I naked him if he had ever had his bumps rend, and he said "No." But thero is certainly some unusual brain development here worthy of study.

Otherwise he is quite a normal nad pleasant young man, fond-of all sorts of outdoor sport-lawn tennis particu- Lar

attack

(By F. J. C. PIGNON)

golfer who

His play-at chicas-is to may achieve fame ridiculous twenty

minute tea-latorval was discovered in the Hertfordshire vigorously. To takes a long time the Club got 207 runs for nine wie- women's championship at Sandy planning the opening stages of his campaign, but this once determined, kets, and na Owen-Hughes had carried Lodge, near Northwood

his b

bat all through and the last man, She is Miss Zana Davis, and has he excels almost every other player in

had Stewart,

already

made eight, it is beon playing golf only since the left the speed with which the later moves

are made. very probable that the twelve runs school about four years ago. would have been

She was making her first tournament "cored anyhow!

The Club,

I think, had the honours as appearance, and in the final woo

they had hurled away their wickets opposed by Mrs. Vernon Miles, county she was two down with nine to play, sho took the match to the 19th hole in an effort to got the

The captain and a former champion. runs. game against the Navy was a fuseo Miss Davis had not been considered and there won.

as they batted first-and collapsed for as a candidate for the Hertfordshire Miss Davis- tolle me that she had 46 and the Club, after losing their county team she was unknown-but not contemplated taking part in Arst three wickets for five runs, won aho beat experienced players one after national championships. Her success by six wickets. The United Services another, and although in the final may cause her to consider doing so..

JAN

Wade

dis-

(Continued on Page 9.)

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