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THE HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE

1935.

ENGLAND'S SUMMER PASTIME AND NEW L. B. W. LAW

JOAN RIDLEY

JOAN RIDLEY'S ROMANCE

ENGAGEMENT TO A SURGEON

STAR

One of Britain's most popular tennis stars, Miss Joan Ridley, is to marry Mr. D. J. P. O'Meara, F.R.C.S., of Bury St. Edmunds (Suffolk).

EFFECT OF THE NEW CRICKET RULE

Nothing Revolutionary Has Happened

London, May 12.

was

When the decision was made at Lord's that this sea- son's principal first-class matches should be played under an amended 1.b.w. rule an excellent subject was provided for winter discussion, says "Watchman" in the Observer. Followers of cricket delight to talk about the game when they cannot be playing it or watching it, and the change in the law was viewed from many angles. There "much argument about it and about." Those who had | advocated the change for years saw in its introduction the There were others who be- beginning of a brighter era. lieved that it would spoil the game. The wise among us decided to wait for ocular demonstration of its effects either side. We before expressing a decided view on waited. Now we have seen.

pre-

and the

different

DOUBLE HEADERS IN BASEBALL

This team of amateur boxars from the Irish Free State made up a team which visited the United States Tha mittmen, Left to Right, art and Canada for a series of bouts with Canadian and American boxera. Patrick Hughes, Mick Coffey, Ernie Smith, James McGill and Gerry Mulligan. The Irish fighters made a good impression and met with fair success in their appearances ́against competition in North America.

LAWN BOWLS TIES

BASA AND BROWN MEETING

INTERESTING FIXTURES

The main attraction in the lawn bowls singles championship this after- noon will

The match is to be played on the Civil Service C.C. Green.

FOUR BLUES FOR CHEFOO BOY

ALMOST RECORD FOR GLASGOW

W. E. C. TAYLOR'S PROWESS

A

CLEVER BOXING BY T. FARR

OUTPOINTS FIERY. COWBOY

WENSTOB BEATEN IN LONDON

BAHRAM

REMAINS

UNBEATEN

CONVINCING WIN IN DERBY

ROYAL INTEREST AT EPSOM

(Special to "Tolograph”)

London, June 5. Their Majestics the King and Queen and other members of the Royal Family saw His Highness the Aga Khan win the Derby at Epsom with his unbeaten colt, Barham, in most convincing style. The jockey, Fox, won comfort- ably at the surprisingly good price of 5/4. Sir

Abe Bailey's Robin Good- fellow, an outsider at 50/1, was second two lengths behind while Lord Astor's Field Trial, which started at odds of 9/1 was third half length away.

The Royal Party enjoyed the race tremendously. The King was in high spirits nuid the Queen was so interested that she borrowed the Duke of York's glasses directly the race started.

The Prince of Wales who wore a grey hat produced the biggest pair be the context between

W. E. C. Taylor. formerly of thei

of field glasses on the course. BY GEOFFREY SIMPSON

After the heavy morning rain Be R. Basa, of the Craigengower C.C. and J. C. Brown, of the Kowloon Chefoo Schools, and now a final year

race was run in glorious weather. Bowling Green Club and, formerly of inedient student of Glasgow Univer- the Kowloon Docks R.C.

London, May 11.

The Aga Khan was personally sity, has four Blues. It is almost a

Tommy Farr, youthful cruiser-congratulated by the King. record, if not actually one, that

- of Wales, Bahram, whose next run will be student should have four Blues of weight champion

Taylor's athletic wrecked all expectations when he in the St. James's Palace Stakes at Ascot and then the St. Leger, has Both players are interporters and this University.

Is outstanding. Having are among the foremost exponents of prowess the game in the Colony, Brown has learned his cricket and hockey at the outpointed the fiery Canadian already won over £30,000 for its had the more experience and on one Schools at Chefoo it speaks well for cowboy, Eddie Wenstob, over six owner. The horao had occasion reached the final, in which he the early training there that he should rounds at the Stadium Club, seven races in which it has started. The value of to-day's race is was beaten by R. Lapsley.

have so distinguished himself while at London, last night.

£9,216.-Reuter Special. Last season Brown was beaten one the Glasgow Academy, to which he But if the result was a surprise, round earlier than Basa who qualifled went on his return to Scotland from for the quarter finals. The Bowling Chefou, and from there to the Uni- there was not

about the justice of the verdict.

So far it has operated In sixteen | rule wins sufficient favour to be and made permanent. In most cricket decided first-class matches nothing revolutionary has happen below first-class scores are already terms. ed. Umpires have not turned greysufficiently low, through their added responsi- would be at liberty to play under bilities: few halsmen, I think, have the old rule, just as they are at harshly the present time entitled to use themselves considered

not the smaller-sized stumps. But treated; and the game has produced the car-splitting din of there is a danger that If different appeals which the arch-pessimists rules are applied to feared. On the other inud, bats-matches a gulf will in time be fixed men have shown no sudden desire between club and county games to hit the off-ball past cover instead sufficiently wide to divide cricket of walking in front of their stumps, into two distinctly different games, The masters of pad play still That such a situation would have of a serious effect upon the popu instead up," bat "cover

(Continued on Page 9.) shouldering their bats they dangle POPULAR TENNIS them in front of their legs. The new method is as negative as the old.

It is natural that many judices should be still at work. Those who are in favour of the change have traced to it much that has been bright in recent matches. Those against it have blamed it Miss Ridley's triumphis have for the dull hours. Enterprise Freen many;

and ultra-caution, big scores and An Ipswich girl, she has travell-small-cuch in turn has been at- some wonderful in- ed the world as an official player tributed to for Great Britain. Wherever she fluence of Law 24 (amended)-as has gone she has made friends by if such things had never existed her unaffected charm and her in the past! One story advanced typical English beauty.

at Lord's after several sides-

YANKEES BEATEN Yorkshire, M.C.C., Middlesex, Lon-

BY ATHLETICS cashire-had lost wickets with un- ual quickness was that although

Now York, June 5. Joan Ridley, who will be 32 next very few batsmen were out under month has, for some years, been on the new rule they were affected

Two double beadors were played of Great Britain's leading lady players. She was one of the British to such an extent by that know in the National Baseball League team in South Africa in 1925-26 and ledge of its existence that they to-day, the honours being divided

The in each case, the English Lawn were put off their was nominated by

Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Tennis Association for the French weakness of this contention is that

were made on other Braves each won one game white 1927, 1929 and big scores Championships in

It is impossible to be Now York Giants were beaten by

The full programme for to-day is us 1931, the Dutch Championships in grounds.

follows: 1923, and the Belgium championships lieve that batsmen at Lord's went Philadelphia and then beat their frie

J. J. Whyte attacked by some form of mental

(Kowlon C. C. Greeni The New York Yankees lost A. M. Rumjan Y. S. J. Houghton In 1929 she reached the semi-final paralysis which batsmen in other opponents in the second contest.

Club de Recrela. Green) of the Ladies Singles at Wimbledon parts of the country escnped. --- their American" League engaged. c. Silva Y. J. G. Meyer

Mixed finalist in the and was a

ment to the Philadelphia Athletics Kuwun Dock Green) Doubles at Wimbledon in 1931. She

but they still maintain their lead. The results of to-day's matches, as cabled by Reuter follow:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Mr. O'Meara is a surgeon and Kynecologist to the West Suffolk Hospital.

in 1030.

FREAKISH LORD'S

game.

GROUND toured America privately with Mrs. Pittman in 1931 and 1932 and won The financial aspect has inovit- Into the question. many tournaments. She was a semi-ably entered finalist in the American Singles Cham- pionship in 1932 and in the Ladies When Middlesex finished off their

Doubles at Wimbledon in 1933.

LADIES' GOLF

For Captain's Cup Mrs. Hillier Qualifies

Mr. Hilllor qualified for the Cap- tain's Cup in May at Happy Valley, with a store of 03-19-72,

The May pool competition at Happy Valley (for the best aggregate four ncures for ( holes) is being continued untli the end of June. Competitors nay take out two consecutive cards on one day.

A Bogey pool competition is run- ning at Deep Water Bay during the months of June and July,

GIANTS BREAK

EVEN

(Van Mungo scored for the Dodgers).

R. H. E.

3 11 0

0 G 1

a home run

match with Lancashire in a day and a half after Yorkshire had beaten the M.C.C. In two days, a Brooklyn secretary, made melancholy by the Boston chronic poverty of his club, im mediately blamed the new rule and predicted that most games would come to a quick end and put the

2 7 1 counties in a worse financial pusi.

10 15 0 tion than ever. But, of course, certain proportion of matches have

(Berger scored a home run for Two the Braves), always been short-lived. seasons ago Yorkshire won five of their first seven matches in two New York days, and there was no new rule Philadelphia in existenen at that time. Pitchen

the Lord's ground just now,

bren

Brooklyn Boston

3

9 1

4 0

+

.

Was

won all

THE RACE a shadow of doubt

London, June 5, Apart from Robin Goodfellow, Green player eliminated by versity to study medicine.

Furr, with his sparkling left hand and T. F. Stainion while Basu was beaten

good start. by A. W. Grimmitt.

Nicknamed "Chinkie" by the boys his crafty defence, was so much the Japetus and Fairhaven, who dwelt of the Academy, the name has stuck smarter. boxer that after losing the slightly, there was a

First Son got away slightly ahead, and closely followed by Screamer, Pry. In the first round of this year's to him ever since, and according to first round he won all the others,

For Wenstob the competition. Basa brought off the the University's athletic magazine į

fight was a St. Botolph, Bahram, and Field Trial. best performance of the round by just issued, "Chinkie" has quite a beating C. H. Basto by 22 shots to distinct and outstanding personality. tragedy of a damaged left hand. After the first half mile First Son This was not one of those alibis raised led Pry with Sea Bequest second and two. Brown drew a bye.

He was recently chosen for Inter- after defent. Wenstob exhibited the Field Trial third. national hockey trials and when lead-

Corner injury before he went into the ring.] Coming round Tattenham Another good the to-day should being the Glasgow University llockey #1 hurt it punching a heavy bag last Fiehl Trial went to the front and lei

into the First Son and Bahram that between C. G. Silva, the success-

ght, with Robin Goodfellow Im- University, "Chinkie" scored no fewer ful Club de Recreio skip, and J. G. against the XI of St. Andrew's Thursday," he declared.

of the Kowloon Bowling than eight times in the one match. Meyer, Green, who in the first round, eliminated H. Nish, finalist of three years ago.

It. Isom

Y. J. C. Brown *Civil Service C. C. Green) J. 8. Li v. A. Machulane

(Taikoo B. C. Green)

N. M. Currie

v. W. Bielawnl (Craigongower C. C. Green

UNDERGRADUATES BREAK RECORD

Tokyo Crew Qualify· For Berlin Olympics

U. S. PRO TENNIS TITLE

WON BY TILDEN FROM LOTT

STILL A GREAT PLAYER

although

All through the battle Wenatob was "showing" his left hand in a menacing

A quarter of a mile from home, sort of way, but doing all his punching Babram took command with his right. Farr sized up the strongly challenged by Robin Good- situation fairly rapidly, for he spent fellow and Field Trial.

Canadian's the fight dodging the swinging right and stepping in to hit with a straight left hand.

The favourite won comfortably; the time being 2 minutes 30 seconds, which was two seconds outside the record.

At the quarter mile the loaders

EMPIRE TITLE FIGHT Wenstob put in some strong body were First Son, and Screamer, at the punching but could never shift Farr Coming down the hill Field Trial led half mile First Son and Field Trial. from his purpose, which was to box from First Son and Bahram. for points from long range.

match

The order in which the remainder

7. As-

The Welshman was an emphatic. finished was as follows: 4, Thefts & winner, but I learned afterwards that Fairhaven; 6, Sea

Sea Dequest; Wenstob will still get his suggested signation: 8, Empiro title

Screamer; 12, Phillips, British champion, at Wembley who was the last to finlah.

with Eddie 10, Peaceful Water, 11, 9. First Son; Japetus; 18, Pry; 14, St. Botolph.

Bahram was the shortest priced His defeat, in the extenuating cir. Derby winner since Cicero, who start cumstances, was regarded as one thated at 4 to 11, In 1905. could be overlooked.

The field was the smallest since 1919-Reuter.

on June 25.

!

S. Orange, New Jersey, Juno 2. William T. Tilden 2nd, spotted George Marlin "Joe" Lott some- The club was jammed to the doors, thing like fifteen years ago and then and a fine sum must have been raised proceeded to show him how tennis for the London Fund for the Blind;: should he played to-day, winning in which worthy cause the tournament

was held. from the Chicago player in straight sets for the American Professional Championship. The score was 8-6, 6-1, 6-2,

Mr. Tom Webster helped to swell

Tokyo, June 3. Breaking the Japanese record and establishing its right to repre-

the proceeds with an address which are not always perfect. Besides, Camilli scored a home run for sent this country at the 1936 Olym-

| had." everyone laughing. He had Petersen, Harvey, Dave Crowley, and there is something freakish about the Phillies).

pic Games, the crow of the Tokyo Imperial University to-day covered Tilden, who has been playing other boxers in the ring, and ordered the 2,000 metre course

corners"in on the tennis for twenty years, once more them all into neutral" Arakawa in six minutes lat. The gave proof of the fact that he is ease they should start a row." Nippon University crew, the run-one of the greatest tennis players ners-up, wore two lengths behind that the game has ever known, by the winners, who also captured winning the match in the style premier honours in the Inter- typical of him at his very best-

Varsity League regatta.--Rengo. United Press.

Another point that has much discussed is the possible effect on club cricket if the new

4 10

7 15 2 1

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0

New York Philadelphia Cincinnati ..... Chicago..

G 0

(Jimmy O'Dea and Chuck Klein each scored a home run for the Cubs).

Rain caused the postponement SUN HELMETS of the match between St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

at

50%

Reductions.

Included are the productions of such well known makers as Hawkes', Tress', Elique, Owen's, etc.

THEY ARE IN ALL SIZES IN WHITE AND KHAKI.

Inspection Invited,

WM. POWELL LTD.

10. Ice House Street.

Philadelphia

New York

R. II. E.

9 11 1

7 12 0

(Johnson scored a home rin for the Athletles while Lou Gehrig and Rolfe homered for the Yankees).

Chicago

St. Louis

0 2 1

2

7

(Coleman scored

home run for

the Browns).

Cleveland

Boston

Washington

Detroit

4 10 2

5 8 1

4 10 2

5

(Reynolds homered for the Red Sax. There were ten Innings),

Cleveland Detroit

B

0

7 1.

(Cochrano scored a home run for the Tigers. The game was called at the end of the sixth innings ow Ing to darkness: A double header [will be played to-morrow);

GREAT SHOTS IN GOLF DESCRIBED

EXECUTION OF THE EXPLOSION

USE PLENTY OF SPEED

BEHIND CLUBHEAD FOR STROKE

A NEW SERIES OF GOLF ARTICLES BY ART KRENZ

known Turnesa golfing family. got a three on that hole, tied Sal DIBuono at 288, and won the play- ofT. 76 to 79.

In explaining his execution of the explosion shot, Turnesa anys: "The explosion is played with the same stance as is taken when playing the chip. The fact are close together, but the ball is played off the left heel, the golfer An explosion shot out of a trap taking a full pivot. that sent the ball two inches from "The clubhead must go through the cup on the final bole of the parallel to the line of flight, and Westchester Open of 1933 enabled pno should aim to hit the sand a Mike Turnesa to tie and go on half inch behind the ball, with to win that tournament.

plenty of spood behind the club- Mike, member of the well-head."

THE BETTING

London, June 6. The final betting on the placed horses war as follows:

5 to 4, Bahranı

threo

50 to 1, Robin Goodfollow. 9 to 1, Field Trial. The place bolting. was 1 to 2, Bahram,

Proportionate odds, Robin Good- fellow.

2 to 1, Field Trial-Reutor.

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