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Unanimous

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Scored

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, MAY

NISH & HOLLAND RISKO WINS FROM

ELIMINATED

GLENDINNINGS IN GOOD FORM

BATTAGLIA

Pittsburg, May 22,

Eddle "Babe" Risko, outstanding contender for middleweight honours, won a unanimous decision here to- night from Frank Battaglia, of Winn- peg, in 12 rounds, landing pile-driving rights and lefts throughout.

ear when he kicked out Teddy Risko aprang into prominence this

| Yarenz, the world champion, In a non-

title bout.

(Continued from Pape 8). the parlance of the turf young Glen- dinning showed that he is no mud-but Jark und was completely upset by the drizzle which continued for four or five heads.

on both occasions he played

woods almost dead on the jack,

SKIPS' ́ERRors of JUDGMENT

AUSTIN'S FLAWLESS

VICTORY

A Comfortable Win Over Farquharson

(By H, S. SCRIVENER)

Bournemouth, May 5.

The singles situation at the close of play to-day is that reached the position at which they were aiming and that the four semi-finalists in the women's singles have duly

one of the men, Austin, has reached his final after another of his flawless exhibitions of lawn tennis.

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THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB

The Seventh Extra Raco Meeting will be hold (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday, 1st June, 1935, commencing nt 2.30 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at 2.00 p.m.

set Farquharson and

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary,

Hongkong, 27th May, 1935,

WOOLA to trail the jack for a big the shot but folland in attemptinged hand and Prenn hann touch of managed only in win ons service gante. In the third set both were

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The South African "Ace", Farquhar, { his service after Farquharson had won 6-2 in the first set, which Miss Round Hon, Holland gave away a grand oppor

wax the victim and managed his to give Farquharson the chance, won at 7-5 and led again by 6-2 Nish and Holland scored a two and tunity to save the game on the 18th quite nicely in the circumstances to with his service to follow, of 33. in the second, going out in the grand then Nish sent down a series of short head when both skips, committed look as little like a victim as possible. However, this slight hint of danger manner this time at 3-2. heads. On the twelfth Nish was errors of Judgment in attempting to

The other men's semi-final, which was sufficed to make him retaliate with the One night accordingly any that she lying

four, Glendinning being heavy draw when confronted with perilous

Use originally planned for to-day,

capt of the

of_Farquharson's service to was within measurable distance of a with all his deliveries. The father

set at G--2. inadvertently Perry v. Frenn, has been put off until inve Glendinnlag

two-ket victory, but, of course, had had a difficult task and tried with two

In the second

she won the first, the second might, an opposing wood to lose to-row because Ferry has a blister-

likely would, have gone count but was unaccenful. He to reduce the defleit in the total lumbago or some kindred aliment Ho took the first

drow

to save and lay third shot,scoren further tried to draw a accend

To dismiss the men's singles match, sel with a screw shot which caused playing finely, both fore and back later to lay second.

need shot. Instead of lying he took out already given that this was another to throw down his racket and eling

enlarge but little upon the hint

П Austin, in vain effort to reach it, banded, and of the two Miss Hard- Before

the rain passed over the his own wood and left the Glendin of Austin's masterpieces. Farquhar with both hands to the net cord for though not always the safer. Aliss wiek's forehand was the more telling, Glendinnings a had patch andnings with n count of two.

hnd concerted n four on the thirteenth

9011 reare now was 18-13 with three hends sive player who treat an aggres- support while his legs shat beneath! Hardwick missed in casy shot that hend. Roth father and

sive player whose powerful and someta little diversion which piensed Kon were to go.

would have made her 2-1, and this badly off their mark. The score was After scoring a single Nish and times puzzling ground shots, because large crowd of onlookers immensely. seemed to dishearten her just a little.

the now 12-10 in favour

rein- of Nish and Holland made a determined effort to forced by volleying of the heat brand. one of Austin's service games for hut Miss Hardwick recovered her #BESESSI

uses spin a good deal, are Later Farquharson managed to bag

Miss Round thus advanced to 4-1, Holland.

i win the match even though it seemed However, no socher did the drizzle hopelessly lost. Holland took out an ad hla defeats of viandar Dower and 21, but no more games cante his equanimity to win two more games stop than the Glendinnings came apposing counter to lie four shots Lee had been so arresting as to sug-way,

and to fight bravely but fruitles for MOTH-PROOF into their own again and at the cral but Glendinning senior drew third Kent that here at inst Austin might. The only fault I could detect in Aus- the next two, which provoked one of

Miss Round's best florts. of the 16th head made the scores 13-shot and conceded a two, ienving the meet, not so much his match, as an tin's play was that his lubbing was

BAGS FREE 13. They immediately jumped into Hongkong pair with lend of two opponent well worthy of his steel, not as clever as it usually is. How- It appeared at first as if Misa Lyle

commanding lead with a threw on the inst head.

Yet one enn bardly way this when ever, there was some wind about and was still feeling the effects of her which, at a critical stage, was In-

Glendinning

Farquharson is one of the most gruelling match against Mme. ds valuable.

Meulemeester when she started to cult men te lob. guin

the position lying the shot on the final head and Glendinning senior took his courge Nish had failed with his four woode

Of the four women's matches t louk play Miss Scriven, for she made In both hands and played some lan. to dislodge the counter, Holland tried

the two "top" ones, in which Mins numerous errors,

and

Miss Scriven gorous shots. Twice he drew shots to drive but miared with each wood

Slammers beat Mrs. King, no the two while winning a love set. Round beat Miss Hardwick and Miss was able to do much as she pleased when an ever so slight error would and gave away a count of three, the

But in the have given the opponents the count Glendinnings thus winning by 21-16,

Mrs. Whittingstall in the lower half work, began to play her usual per- better ores, but is Noel's defent of second set Miss Lyle, warning to her of the draw was nost praiseworthy, latent game, which is equally well as was Miss Lyle's stout resistance to Miss Scriven, who would probably adapted for defence and for attack, and Miss Scriven after losing a love set have preferred a harder first set,

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few games without as much confidence I thought that he played the first

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