1935-05-28 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MAY

28, 1935.

FORMIDABLE CIVIL SERVICE BOWLS PAIR BEATEN

DERBY

YANKEES'

CONTINUE BASEBALL

TO WIN

SUCCESS

COUNTY CRICKET TOP OF AMERICAN

CHAMPIONSHIP

YORKSHIRE ALSO

VICTORIOUS.

London, May 27.

Derbyshire, Yorkshire

LEAGUE

WHITE SOX ARE DISPLACED

New York, May 27. and The New York Yankees have Worcestershire improved their at last qualified for the top posi- positions in the County Cricket tion of the American Baseball Championship by convincing vic-League, their victory against De- torics gained in matches which troit Tigers followed by the de- were brought to a close in two feat of Chicago White Sox, giving

them the necessary percentage.

days.

their opponents

Neither the Gilnats nor the Cubs were engaged in the National League, altered.

Derbyshire, who are at present at) the top of the table, had sex the top positius thus being left un-

at Brentwood, the visitors winning by four wickets. | Bowlers held the upper hand and when Ennex went to this wickets they only managed a total of 116 runs, Coproti taking five for 29.

Eastman was in deadly form for!

Innings Esex and took five first

wickola when Derbyshire were dis missed for 150.

After

Results of to-day's

abled by Reuter follow

matches

FLH

A group of athletes from Wah Yan College who won the championship at the annual inter-Scholastic

Union Sports Meeting held at the Caroline Hill Stadium last week.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

I. H. E.

Chicago Philadelphia

1

+

0

G

11

1

Essex kad

Detroit.

3

New York

•

another six

St. Louis

Boston

5

11

፡፡

:5

3

made 210, Derbyshire scored 186 for Rx. Eastman teak

wickets for 60 runs.

VERITY SHINES AT LEEDS Hedley Verily, the Yorkshire and England bowler, and W. Barber, the Yorkshire batsman, were responsible for the comfortable victory secured thvir match by the Northerners in against Sussex at Leeds,

When Yorkshire compiled the huge total of 421 runs Barber made 191 before diaminasal and then Verity took four wickets for 18 runs to dismiss follow.on the for 86. In Susnex Sunsex were all out for 212, they thus losing by an innings and 123 runs.

WORCESTERSHIRE VICTORY

Woollam Wins Golf Championship

TIPPED TO

(Bejma scored a home run for the WIN THE

Browns).

Cleveland

Washington

5

#DOUBLE

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Philadelphia Pittsburgh

Boston Cincinnati

R. 11, E.

1

1

1

2

12

1

BRITISH GOLF TITLES

Г

9

1

1

1.4

0

(Kam Pouris scored a home run for the Reds).

The the between Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs was postponed on nereunt of rain.

Hampshiro entertained Worcester shire at Southampton and were beaten

The match between New York by alx wickots in a low scoring match.

The hosts were dismissed for 136 Giants and St. Louis Cardinals runa, Howorth taking six for 68 was also postponed on account of while Worcoteraire lost their last rain.

wicket for 133 runs. Perka took six for 30 when Hampshire went to the wickets for their second innings which

A CINCH FOR LITTLE

Chicago, May 2. Tommy Armour, Scottish-born former American Open and champion, thinks that Lawson Little's rivals in England for the British Open and Amateur titles

weeks playing cricket!

HOW HE BEAT FIDDIAN

ENGLISH AMATEUR

CROWN

HOLLINWELL FINAL

J. Woollam beat E. W. Fiddian by 2 and 1 in the final of the Eng- lish amateur golf championship at Hollinwell on May 4.

Fiddian finished the first half of the match with a lead of three holes. The

of hogey

the course is a generous 77, and it is inlientive of the standard of play in the final that Fician had a rere of 81, while Woollam took 87. Rarely, if ever, has a worse exhibitioni of golf been seen in the final of a the players between them had two Ta and four 8's. The golf was reminiscent of that seen in the 1933 Bnal of the some championship, when Woolin

at T. A. Bourne after a match in which neither player scored able to keep the hall on the course.

realised but 97. With six wickets in BOBSLEIGH MAY NOTght as well spend the two chantpionship. In the first ten holes

hand Hampshire knocked up 101 for victory, Beuter.

JOHNNY KING WINS

Bantamweight Bout At Manchester

I

il

London, May 27.

round boxing Gifteen content at Manchester for the British bantamweight champion-

START

Pulls Up Lame After Trotting

London, May 27. Bobsleigh pulled up very lame after trotting this afternoon and the prospects of it partaking in the Epsom Derby to be run June 5 are almost hopeless.

It is expected that its name will

whip Johnny King, of Manchester.be missing when the final accep

"Anything can happen in a golf championship," he said, "but I think Little is a cinch to sweep bath British championships." "And incidentally." he added, "Bobby Janes thinks the same way about it."

Fiddian topped his first drive. which ran through a bunker, and he was fortunate to halve the hole in 4. Armour declared that there was not Woollam took three putts at the next wenkness in Little's game, every and was one down, and Piddian should have won the next as well. le. how- shot in his bag, was equally fine-ever, took four feeble shots from just

A

Reuter.

short of the green, and allowed Wool- was squared at the third, where Fid- Little has already won the British lam to halve the hole in 6. The match dian made the same mistake. Each Amateur Championship.

player in turn threw away his chance at the sixth, and eventually, after a

to Woollam's 7. shocking display, Fidian won it in G

The British Open Championship

won against Len Hampston, of tors are announced on May 29.will be played at Muirfield, comment Leeda, on points.-Reuter...

Reuter.

ing on June 24.

Chinese To Clash

TEAMS TO MEET AT TENNIS

LUZ AND BEER

REVEAL

DEADLY FORM

CONVINCING WIN AT THE TAIKOO R. C.

SIMMONDS & DEAKİN OUTPLAYED

THROUGHOUT CONTEST

(By "Sagax")

A definite superiority, maintained throughout the game, gave R. F. Luz and H. Beer, of the Craigengower Cricket Club, a convincing victory in their Lawn Bowls Pairs Championship match at the Taikoo Recreation Club green yesterday afternoon against E. W. Simmonds and 3. Deakin, of the Civil Service Cricket Club, who were beaten by 26 shots to 13 in the second round of the com. petition.

The two Civil Service C. C. re- presentatives were sa completely

out-played that it may truthfully DIANA

be said that they

were Indeed

fortunate to have reached double FISHWICK

figures ist their score.

The superiority of the Craigen-|

gower pair was more pronounced ELIMINATED

in the leading than in the skipping |

Inf

the partnerships although | Deakin was invariably inferior to Reer.

TO-DAY'S LEAGUE victory for he was always more

MATCHES

It was Laz who was largely res- ponsible for the combination's than a match for his opposite number. There were few heads)

the Simmonds hnd which

On

NEWCASTLE GOLF SURPRISE

BRITISH WOMEN'S OPEN EVENT

The

Landon, May 27. British Women's Golf

To-day's "A" Division Lawn Craigengower player beaten. Luz playing some consistently Tennis League matches will see was the two Chinese R. C. teams good bowls and more often than clashing at Causeway Bay, where not he lay two or three shots when

woods.

at Newcastle, County Down. nominally, the "B" team will be the skipa went to deliver their Championship was started to-day

Luz at home.

first The uncanny bowling of

The biggest surprise of the In their first match of the seasón |

fround was the defent of the 1930 the senior combination beat the Club made it extremely difficult for de Recreio "A" comfortably by seven Deakin to score and many were champion, Miss Diana Fishwick, by Auts to two and the junior six brought the occasions when he was direct-two up by the youngest competitor, affa ereditable draw against the Ined by his lead to open the head in the eighteen-year-old Irish girl, Miss dinn R. 0. combination, which includes.

the Rumjatus cousins, the Colony's order to give himself a chance of Clarry Tiernan.

seeing the position better. doubles champions.

The Sockunpoo side will visit the Kowloon C. C. to-day and unless they find the Peninsuls players of form, may not win more than three sets. The full programme for to-day is as follows: Chinese "B" Craigengower U. S. I. C. Kowloon C. C.

v. Chinese “A”

2.

Recreio "B"

V

V.

Recreio "A". Thinn R. C.

CONSISTENCY OF WINNERS

Other outstanding results were as follows:

Miss Mary Brown (Argentino) beat Miss Elsie Corlett by one up; Mile. Even when the Civil Servico Francine Tallon (France) bent Miss and one to play; Mrs, Holm (holder) pair secured the count or when Grace Amory (America) by three up they drew a shot the Craigen-beat Mrs. Greenless by three up and

gower pair were always lying the two to play. three, and very often four, next best woods.

During the cariler part of the game Beer was inclined to be short Winning the next two holes, Wool with his deliveries but as the lam became une up for the first time match progressed he showed bet- lead which ho immediately lost and ter form and time and again drow never requined. The eighth was brilliant shots. He was stondier. curion hole. Fidan cut an

PRESENTATION TO-NIGHT

iron than his opponent who, however, Farewell Gathering At

close to a boundary fence, and then was rarely let with much more sent the next shot cut of lands. He than a drive, to break up the head."

On one occasion Deakin had four auccessive drives but none wa

Kowloon C.C.

The committee in charge of the

bowls

anywhere near the objective. anunt competitions have arranged no

The Civil Service skip had some open championship lawn very fortunate shots with his inteles for this afternoon, purposely, heavy deliveries nnti on at least because of the presentation which is two occasions saved a huge count to take place at the Kowloon C. C. by lying the shot from a wick. On this evening.

Those

who might have forgotten of the 16th head after Beer, with his the presentation are reminded that last wood, had taken out the first local bowlers in conjunction with the shot which Simmonds was lying. Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association the Craigengower players were are resenting to Mr. Harry Hamp- lying five shots, but Deakin with ton. former Hon. Secretary of the one of his famous wicks trailed Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association, a goid pocket watch in appreciation of the jack and secured the count.

From the outsel Luz had his the work he did during the past two opposite number beaten and the years.

Mr. H. Nish, President of the AR- Craigengower pair took the leadoriation, will preside. It is hoped at the first head, where they that there will be a good turn out of acored two. A single and a bowling enthusiasts, at 7 o'clock this

(Continued on Page 9.) evening.

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holed a long putt for a 6, but it was of no uae, ns Woollam whs down in 6. Fiddinn squared at the short ninth with a 3, his opponent being bankered on the left.

GOLF BECOMES WORSE, Each reached the turn in 42 as agalusta bogey of 38, and from this. point Woollam's golft became even worse. Twice he hit a tree at the tenth, and took. an approximato 7 for the hole. Missing his second ahot to the next holo he became two down.. Woollam hit two the wooden club (Continued on Page 9.)

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