1935-06-11 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1935.

Stella Walsh, who passed through Hongkong sometime ago.

NEW RUNNING RECORD

LAWN TENNIS

FIXTURES

TWO UNDEFEATED TEAMS MEET

CHINESE AND U. S. R. C.

Even though there have only been two lists of matches played in the "A" Division of the Lawn Tennis League, the results to date clearly indicate that the Chinese R. C. "A" combination is by far the best side competing,

The Chinese have played the two Club de Recreio teams and won each fixture by seven sets to two. The Club de Recreio "A" trounced the Kowloon C. C. and although the U.S.R.C. have won both their matches) they were only able to win by five sets to four against the Chinese R.C. "B" and by 5% to $12 against the wenk Hongkong Cricket Club six,

This afternoon. the Chinese R. C.. "A"

encounter the U.S.R.C. and the Tatter

should sustain their first defeat by a comfortable margin,

The

Club de Recreio "A" will be

rest to-day.

programme for this afternoon

is appended:

Stella Walsh Betters The Chinese "A"

World Mark

Kohuns City, June 10. . Stella Walsh has established a new record for the 220 yards, her time being 24 and three-tenths reconda, Thy previous best was 25 and one-tenth seconds, established in 1931 by Elize beth Robinson.

V.

Hongkong C. C. V. Chinese "R" Indian R. C.

U. S. R. C.

Recreio "B"

v. Kowloon C. C.

v. Craigengower

TEAMS' STANDINGS

The standing of the teams is na follows:

Chinese "A" U.S., C.

Craigergower Kowloon C. c.

Indan . C.

Miss Walsh now holds both the in-Herrio "A" door and outdoor recorda for this dia- tance.--Rekler.

LEAGUE TENNIS

Army Beat K.I.T.C. In

"C" Division

courts

AL

Playing on the home Sookunpoo yesterday afternoon, the Army Tennis Club diefented the Kow Joon Indians Tennis Club by 6 sets to 2% In a "C" Division League tennis match. Scorca:

Sergt. Wilson and Sergt. King (A.T.C.) drew with M. A. Khan and Firdoa Khan 0-6; bent Feroz AB and Dr. H. M.

Singh and A Singh 7-5: beat I. M.

Khan 6-0.

Cpl. Ballard and L/Cpl. Crayford (A.T.C.) lost to All and Singh 3-6; beat Singh and Khan 6-2.

Cpl. Ridley and

Cpl. Berryman (AT.C.) beat Khan and Khan 6-4; boat Ali and Singh 6-2; beat Singh

and Khan 6-2,

BASEBALL IN LONDON

SCOTLAND DEFEAT

ENGLAND

London, June 10, Scotland defeated England by 40 to 3 in the first international baseball British Isles played game in the under Amerlean rules.

The game was staged at the While City Stadium.-United Prase.

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ATHLETIC CIRCLES SHOCKED

SUDDEN DEATH OF GUTTERIDGE

INTERNATIONAL

RUNNER

Babe Ruth scoring one of his home runs during the current season.

Boston Braves Trouble

ATHLETIC

RECORDS BROKEN

UNIVERSITIES MEET

CAMBRIDGE WIN

FROM OXFORD

BABE RUTH AND BASEBALL

DISPUTE TEAM MANAGEMENT

THE BAMBINO RESIGNED

The seventeenth inter-univer- WHY sity athletic championships were won at the White City by Cam- bridge (85. 1-6 points), with Ox-

Boston, June 2. ford (75, 2-3 points), and Inst Babe Ruth quit baseball again year's holders, Londen (44 2-3 to-day, this time because of dif- points), next in order. Man- ferences with Emil Fuchs, pre- chester (331⁄2 points), who were sident of the Boston Braves club. fourth, had the distinctive honour After announced he intended to of providing the only dual winner retire voluntarily, Fucha gave him of the meeting in C. B. Holmes, an unconditional release. who equalled the 10sec. record ofĮ E. J. Davies in the sprint and also won the furlong.

We are beginning to think again in Athletic circles received a stag- gering blow by the announce- Olympie term nawedays and is the ment of the death from typhoid Manchester runner, who had such fever of Lieut. M. H. C. Gutter-Schools' track, we have a man who

on the distinguished career

Public idge, the English international may go far at Berlin next year, says athlete, at Lahore, India.

Fred Dartnell. He started badly against Duncan in the 100 yards, but came along at a terrific bat in the inst 40 yards, while in the other final he romped in ahead of .or He was 27 years of age and (Glasgow) quite specialised in half-mile running. Go-

Known to his friends no "Mike," Gutteridge left England only nine weeks ago for service with the Royal Tank Corps in India.

Clark

in

But whether the Bambino, the will game's most colourful figure, stay out of the picture remains to be determined. Fuchs indicated he him- Relf was willing to step out and the Bube

is believed by some of bla friends to be desirous of keeping on as playing assistant-manager of the Braves if possible.

During the ninth inning of to-day's game with the New York Giants here, which the Braves incidentally won

to 6, Ruth called sports writers to his dressing room, announced he was displeased at the treatment he had received at Fuchs' hands and said he

The outstanding, periority was had decided to ask Judge Kennesaw ing up to Cambridge University from | regard to Uppingham School, be represented that of 1. E. Lovelock (London) in Mountain Landis, the game's high his Varsity against the Dark Blues the mile. With the mercury shiver commissioner, to place him on the in 1928, 1929 and 1930. He won the ink in is thermometer tube a man voluntary retired list. "half" for the Cantabs in 1920 and had to run hard to get himself warn 1930. He was President of the team and before the last In was signalled in his last year.

Lovelock had shot well ahead of all his rivals.

One of his best performances, wan mile at Southend in 1933 in to win the South of Englund half- The record time of Imin. 54 4-5aec,

Gutteridge represented his country against Italy and Germany and in the Empire Games in Canada in 1980 and filled third place in the 880vels, event at the A.AA. Championship last

summer.

NURMI ARRANGING FOREIGN TOUR

No Thoughts For Berlin Games

He ran the last lap in 58. 3-sec. practically isolated-with the accent on the fee-from any competitor and won by 60 yards to beat Jerry Cornes's record by 1.3/5 sec. A nice cantering practice for his forthcoming trip to Princeton.

In the background" is an old fight for control of the club and the fact that the Braves with Ruth have not done as well this year as last. They are now in the National league cellar,

TROUBLE IN CAMP

Fuchs told intimates before to-slay's game he was willing to sever all con. nections with the club. His finances are in a sorry state.

Another record made by Cornes in the half-mile was put into the discard by J.

J. C. Stothard, who did d-fisec.

The Babe has attracted lots of better. There was a surprise in the customers for the Braves and other

for which G. N. quarter.

Blake clubs since he left the New York (London) was The hot Lip. Blake Yankees at the end of the 1934 season looked a winner at the dual bend, but and switched Inst February to the J. A. Judson challenged him strongly National league, but he has not been in the straight and, having a a better clouting homers ns of yore. He has finishing reserve, won by a yard. only five today,

There was a stirring finish to the three miles, in which L. H. McIntyre As assistant manager, Ruth has (Oxford) took the lead near home somewhat overshadowed the veteran from M. Hamilton, but the Sheffielder Bill McKechnie, and Bill has

McIntyre, enjoyed that, Altogether the experi- | came near the tape.ment with Ruth has, not worked out Helsingfors.

cautiously Realising he hasn't a chance

fouerd himself for second place as well as hoped. being re-instated, as

through an amateur,

a desperate Tush by

When the Habe signed up Paavo Nurmi, Finland, most famous Whittaker (Manchester).

with runner, is reported to have given up

the Inst February 26 surprising parity occurred in the the Braves any thought of competing in the 1990 high jump. Two niem tied for first gossip in baseball circles was that Olympics at Berlin and decided to place at ft. 8in. and six others were Fuchs would shortly quit, leaving make his inst days on the track as level at lift, din. for the sixth place. Charles F. Adams, millionaire major profitable as possible.

In the weight Ali Irfun, the Cantab stockholder, in complete charge. created a new record, and of coura

in the A. G. Pilbrow's high class hurdles was decisively maintained un behalf of the Dark Blues.

of

To this end he has signed contracts to appear in several foreign countries Including Soviet Russia, during the present season.

J.

Fuchs and Adans have long been at odds. Last year the former pro- posed to use the Boston all park for dog racing, but Ford Frick, president

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