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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,

MAY 29, 1935.

LANCASHIRE SUFFER SECOND CRICKET DEFEAT

EARLY EXIT OF

CHAMPIONS

BRITISH WOMEN

GOLFERS

HOLDER AMONG

DEFEATED

London, May 28.

In the British Women's Golf Championship

to-day, three champions were beaten in the second round of the competition.

the

Minn Park eliminated Mrs. Holm, the present holder of title, by two up and one to play:

Miss Ferguson defeated Miss Wide, the English champian, by two up;

Miss Pamela Barton, who wis runner-up last year, beat Mies Sherlock, the Irish champion, by three up and two to play:

Miss Tiernan, conqueror of Miss Diana Fishwick, beat Miss Scottish McCullach, three times champion, by seven up and five to piny:

Mlas Wanda' Morgan, a Former English champion, defented Miss Mary Brown (Argentine by two and one.

THIRD ROUND RESULTS In the third round Miss Pamela Barton beat Mile. Francine Tollan; the French champion by four and

Miss Mervyn Barton eliminated Miss Tiernan by one up--Renter.

TO-DAY'S BOWLS FIXTURES

BUT PLAY VERY UNLIKELY

The principal race at the Macao Race Masting last Sunday was the Chairman's Cup which was won by Mr. Eve's Boxing Eve. The top picture shows Dr. L. Reidy leading in Boxing Eve with Donald Black in the saddle while the bottom picture shows Dr. Reidy being presented with the Chairman's Cup. (Photo: Mee Cheung),

FURTHER DELAY R. Abbit Farewells Past Season

IN TOURNEYS

The heavy showers during the night and, this morning makes it extremely doubtful whether any lawn bowls matches will be play- ed this afternoon.

One of the matches postponed from last Thursday has been re- arranged for this afternoon and will be played on the Civil Ser vice C. C. green.

The game is between the Craigen- gower pair, A. E. Contes and J. S. Landolt, and the Kowloon Dock players, F. Cullen and J. J. Whyte.

will,

fivo therefore, he Pairs matches in all for this after noon and, with the exception of the tlo to-morrow, the second round will be concluded to-day.

There

WIFE GIVEN UP

FOR TENNIS

Davis Cup Star Told To Make Choice

London.

H. W. von Artens, the Austrian Davis Cup player, has just been divorced in Vienna and it trans- pired that he had been called upon by his wife to choose between herself and the lawn tennis

courts.

REVIEW OF LOCAL CRICKET

Kowloon C.C. Eleven Discussed

(By R. Abbit)

YANKEES

OUTPLAYED IN NEW YORK

MATCH AT LEICESTER

BEATEN

-

BUT RETAIN TOP POSITION

CHAMPION COUNTY FAIL IN MAJOR LEAGUE

IN SECOND INNINGS ·

DISMISSED FOR SEVENTY-THREE

RUNS BY GEARY

London, May 28. Following their five-wicket defeat by Middlesex in their first match of the season, Lancashire, last year's champions, suffered yet another defeat in the County Cricket Championship when they visited. Leicester, George being beaten by Leicestershire by 129 runs. Geary, the former Test bowler, was greatly instrumental in causing the collapse of the champions in their second innings which realised only 73 runs.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Surrey (338 and 243 for 8 wkts. dec.) beat Gloucestershire (308 and 190 for 8 wkts.) on first innings.

Leicestershire (375 and 69 for 7 wkta, dec.) beat Lancashire (242 and 73) by 129 runs.

Northamptonshire (329 and 157) beat Glamorgan (174 and 134 for 3 wkts.) on first innings.

Nolts (459 and 124 for 3 wkts, dec.) beat Somerset (330 and 30 for 0 wit.) on first innings.

Kent (247 and 266 for 6 wkts.) beat Warwickshire (286) on first innings.

FRIENDLY MATCH

South Africa (202 and 163) beat Middlesex (129 and 151) by

22 runs.

BEST PERFORMANCES

BATTING

Winrow (Notts v. Somerset) Iddon (Lanca. v. Leicester)

G. F. Heane (Notts v. Somerset) Prentice (Leicester v. Lancs) Shipman (Leicester v. Lancs)

J. Lee (Somerset v. Natts) Bakewell (Northants v. Glamorgan)

BOWLING

A. B. C. Langton (S. Africa v. Middlesex)

and

Geary (Leicester v. Lancs)

Jack Smith (Middlesex v. 5. Africa) Clark (Northants v. Glamorgan)

At the close of play

shire

found themselves

runs in their favour

Acores

made

when

Leicester-

with 120

in the total

inninga

of the two sides. They had 875 in their first Shipman contributed 92 and Prentice 9. Lancashire could not manage

more that? 242 runs, of which Iddon scored 121,

Leicestershire were able to de- Breond clare with safely in their

funings when they had made but 69

When

runs for the loss of seven wickeln. Lancashire went in to bat they found Geary in dendly form and were dismissed for 73, Geary taking six for 34.

G. F. Heane, the newly appoint ed joint

century for his side.

but Moss was unable to play in his Elvige Cavalazzi. They were married this, and one is rather dependent on the club score book; | again captain of Nottinghamshire

Arst round tie and father and son after a whirlwind courtship and re- became associatel for the cham turned to Vienna.

The review of the past season has gone one week later than it should, and I must apologise for it. Were all H. Nigh and A. M. Holland, both

matches printed in full in the local press, it would be of whom were away last season, are meeting Glendinning senior and Two years ago, during a tourna reasonably easy to keep one's own records. But, as it is, junior. The latter pair wero origin ment in Berlin, von Artens fell mad- olly G. C. Moss and W. Glendinningly in love with n beautiful Italian girl, the question of space entirely precludes the possibility of which very often is only made up in time for the Annual "When we were married my husband meetings much later in the summer. made a solemn promise that he would In the absence of figures from the batsmen. When Frank Goodwin in give up match play and take me back Kowloon Cricket Club I will, with jured his left leg in the last Inter. to Berlin, where I wanted to make my grent dißidence, give a short review of port down here in 1933 he left a gap Jinnie," Frau

the their first eleven's buason, na I have in the K. C. C. bowling that has never von Artens told divorce judge.

gathered it generally. I give notice

the loss, Burnett was obviously off dogmatle, but am setting down what colour to start with, and later the and went touring about all over the has struck mel It is therefore, no claims of business practically took Continent playing in tournaments." good if any reader wants to bite my him out of the

plonship.

The programme for to-day is na follows:

W. E. Conten

F. Cullen Y. J. J. Whyte iClyn Brevin C. C. Green)

J. 4. Landolt

R. Buncan

II. Overs 1. A. 1. Panean *. P. Grondwin (Cinta de Heeren Green)

I. Glendinnig

#. Nich W. Glendinning v. A. M. Ibland

(Kawheta Dorka B. C. Green)

B. 1. Adal Allah

I. 25. Hemmas 3. 4. M. Purvis (Craterngower C, C. Green)

M. J. Medina

J. Cavanngh

A. 0. Brawn

E. Maughan (Tulkos 'C. Omenj

4

Henne

"But. Instend he left me in Vienna in advance that I am in no way being been filled. And this genton, to add. declared at 124 for three but at the

The tennis star admitted the pro-car off. mise, but said that much as he loved i his wife he found he could not aban- don his first love, the tenna courts.

The court granted a 'divorce.-Reu-

ter.

A POOR SEASON

to

game.

The K. C. C. bowling for years had not been its strong point and Lyall's departure, a couple of years or 0 age removed a useful change bowler. ¡

only Lawlers leit to Carry on were F.

It cannot be denied that the K. G. C. Is the W. Smith and Wie Bung

experienced a somewhat dull season, w

Notts were playing against. Somer- set at Nottingham where the home side Tattled up 450 runs,

Somerset replied with a score of scoring 101 and Winrow 137, Lee reaching J. Leg

91 when he lost his wicket.

In their second innings Notts close of play Somerset had scored thus taking Notts lats, 30 without the points for a first innings lent. Surrey all but beat Gloucester- shire Rt the Dval where the hosts were forced to take first Innings points when within sight of victory. A first innings score of 038 rui was made by Surrey who declared for 213 for eight wickets in their had been dismissed for 308 and had then lost elghts wickets for 100 runs. The visitors were over 80 behind when stumps wero

as they finished last but of the The former is a steady spin merchant second innings after Gloucestershire Senior Longue, one point ahead of the who keeps a fair length, but will never Civil Service, winning one against Arrangements have been made for

C. S. C. C.), losing four and drawing seriously trouble a quick-footed bals- the rink championship match between kong Football Club green. the-Craigengewer quartetto skipped. The iwo rinks are:-A. E. Contes, three matches. One great cause, and an. Hung can bowl a quick ball by R. F. Luz to meet that skipped by J. S. Landolt, R. Basa and K, F. Luz the main one, I think, in that their with a nasty sharp turn from the 1. F. Stainton; of the Taikoo R. G. (skip), and D. B. Bone, R. Wright, bowling was practically non-existent but he has not developed that necuracy. to be played to-morrow on the Hong-J. Watson and T. F. Stainton (skip). when it came up against really able of length and direction which, once

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Beyond these two, there was one in- valuable acquisition in Robert Lee. He was the best bowler on the side, though it was clear that he was mlas- ing his Craigengower wicket very nilly, After that, there was merely a certain amount of small change.

THE BATSMEN

SOUTH AFRICANS WIN Bakewell Bcored 80 runs in the second innings for Northants in their match against Glamorgan at Ketter ing where the hosts took points for A lead on first Innings.

Northants were dismissed for 329 runs and then 167 while Glamorgan In scored 174 and 134 for three. the first innings Clark took five Glamorgan wickets for 47 runs But it was the bolting of the side The South African tourists con- that defeated me, as it has done these tinue to win their matches but to past two or three years. On paper, day they were only able to bent Mid- and looking back a year or two, the dosex at Lord's by 22 runs, the K. C. C. had nhatting side which narrowest margin of victory thua could, anyway, ensure a draw if it

could not force a victory. E. C. and The tourists scored 202 runs and E. F. Fincher, both Interport bats, then 103, Jack Smith taking five the one steady ne a rock, the other wickets for 40 in the second innings, leas steady but belllient, headed the while Middlesex replied with totala list. There were to follow N. A. E. of 102 and 151. A. B. C. Langton, Mackay (in consideration of the side, not in the batting order), Arthur Lay, a fine hitter, Willie Hung, whose style was learned in poor Faulkner's School, (Continued on Pago '0.)'

the medium-paced spin bowler, who can turn the bail both ways, took a total of eleven wickets for 112 runs. Rain on the third day prevented the match between Kent and War-

BASEBALL

New York, May 28. The New York Yankees were ousted by the Detroit Tigers to- day but they retain their position at the top of the table by virtue of the White Sox also being beater. In fact all four teams in the lop half lost to the team in the bottom half.

But two matches were played in the National League, in which the Reds beat the Braves and the Pirates won from the Phillies.

Results of to-day's matches na abled by Reuter follow:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Philadelphia Pittsburgh

Boston

Canelnuati

K. H. E.

1

6 1

11 I

A

11 0

# 18 {

Owing to rain the following two matches were postponed: Brooklyn Dodgers v. Chiengo Cubs and New York Giants v. St. Louis Cardinals.

Chicago

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Philadelphia

IL H. E.

5 8 0

G 10 1

Marcum, Higgins and Johnson jeach scoped n home run for the

Athletics).

Detroit

New York

8 12 3

(Greenberg and Rogell each scored two home runs for the

Tigers and B Dickey homered for the Yankees).

5 11

瑾

12 1

6

13 0

5 11

1

(Bejna scored a home run for

Cleveland

137

Washington

124

101

St. Louls.

Boston.

93

92

91

the Browns and Worber homered

91

for the Red Sox),

6 for 53

5 for 59

6 for 34

5 for 40

5 for 47

BOXING DECISION

Al Citrino Beats Joe

Clabby

Oakland, Calif., Muy 22. Al Citrino, San Francisco feather weight, won a clear-cut decision here 10 rounds from Joe to-night in Chubby, Pilipino from Stockton.

Citrino scored knockdowns in the seventh and eighth rounds and the latter would have been a kayo except

for the bell.

WORLD'S BEST MILER

GLEN CUNNINGHAM HAS DRAWBACKS

ALL--SPORT AND NO WORK

Kansas City, Mo., May 19, Being the world's premier mile has its drawineks, Glenn Cunningham is discovering,

Cunningham, who concluded his collegiate career at Kansas University Just suumer, and now is seeking n education master's degree in physical at the University of Iowa, still is in great demand at all track meets, recently passed through Kansas City en route to the Texas Relays,

He

"I like to run, and I've had my greatest indour season this last winter. ena't do much work on my thesis at that rate."

wickshire from being concluded at Birmingham, where the visitors tak Boints for a lend on first innings

Cunningham, who holds the indoor after scoring 247 and 266 · for six. and outdoor records for the milo and Warwickshire made 180 in their the indoor 1,500-meter record, han a innings.

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