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THE

HONGKONG

JUNE TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,

20, 1935.

HELEN WILLS MOODY MAY REPRESENT AMERICA

MRS. HELEN WILLS.MOODY

RECORD GOLF FEAT

PERCY ALLISS

WINS

SCOTTISH OPEN

won

London, June 19. Percy Alliss, of Beaconsfield, the Scottish Open Golf Championship at Gleneagles to day with a record low aggregate score for a first class champion ship. Allins also created a record in the final round.

IN TENNIS

CONTEST

Selection Is Tentative

U. S. WIGHTMAN

CUP TEAM

New York, June 16. Mrs. Helen Wills Moody was to-day tentatively selected as one of the players for the United States Wightman Cup squad, which will meet England's best at Forest Hills, New York, on August 16 and 17.

3.

The other members of the American Agnad who have teen tentatively Elected are Misa lielen duels,

Sarah Berkeley, Californing Palley Palyan, Mix Carolin Bid cock, Mrs. Porathy Andrus and Mrs.

Ethel Burkhardt Arnold.

The netund soming of the team wil}

a wool, or " not take plan until jarina to the international uuntelee iated Pre

TO PLAY AT WIMBLEDON

Myrouth, May 28, Mrs Helen Wall Mondy, the famou

for an Lean tenni. player, who

landed here today from the American

liner Manhattan, told me that the

definitely play 11 The Wilde dien

this year. 11: champy hip- appearance Sheri W. P. Sanderson,

A 1944

"No matter what happens now," she said, "I shall play this summer. tama ho- for my back trouble new lit apk,

Kone, and all need to know now is my tennis form.

For the four rounds Aliian took

"I intend to go to Wimbledon to- a total of 273 strokes, which is a

morrow to have a talk with Major. record low aggregate, while in the Enrcombe, of the All England Tennis! tinal round he established a new club, and let him advise ne about course preord with a 66, Bruter | minor tournaments in which 1 can

play before Windhelm.“

LAWN BOWLS TO-DAY

Last Year's Runners-Up

She achled that even if she best in

The above picture shows the other selected members of the U.S. Wightman Cup team. In the centre is Miss Helen Jacobs, America's No. 1 player; at top left is Mra. Sarah Päffrey-Fabyan; bottom left is Mrs. Dorothy Andrus; top right in Miss Carolin Badcock and bottom right is Mrs. Ethel B. Arnold.

RAIN SPOILS CRICKET TEST MATCH

INTERESTING STRUGGLE BETWEEN ENGLAND AND TOURISTS

SOUTH AFRICANS ONLY CHANCE WAS TO PLAY FOR DRAW

(By R. Abbit)

A wet night on Monday and further rain yesterday prevented a ball from being bowled on the last day of the first Test Match at Trent Bridge. It spoiled what pro most interesting struggle. England, of any of these tourisments and found that her old form had gone she would course, could scarcely lose! But it was going to be very still play at Wimbledon,

Pennot tell why 1 so sudden interesting to see if South Africa could save the game. y monde up my mind to come to firmat! Britain.

It

thash.

L

In Pairs To Play

Only two of the third round matches in the Open Pairs Lawn Bowls Championship will be de-

cided this afternoon.

The more attractive of the two fixtures will be that between the runners-up, W. K. Way and A. S. Gomes, and A. A. Ruzach ansi 15. V. Field, the conquerors of 4. Præser und A. Hyde Lay. The match is being played on the Taikoo R. C. green,

and here I am.

mised to be a

90.

T. T. MOTOR CYCLIST KILLED

WINS

REGAINS Baseball BOXING TITLE

JOHNNY KING IN COME-BACK

LEN HAMPSTON BEATEN

(By Geoffrey Simpson)

Fixtures

Postponed

RAIN PREVENTS MATCHES

YANKEES WIN EASILY

New York, June 19.

Rain again interfered with the major Baachail League fixtures to-day although there was not London, May 28.

the same complete washout as Defying the boxing tradition yesterday. that a dethroned champion never In the National League Chiengo comes back, Johnny King, the Cults and Boston Brayes werd engaged 25-years-old Manchester boxer, in a double hender, the honours being regained the British bantam shared. weight title at Belle Vue, Man-t in the second game by pitch

Hilly Ler chester, last night-a champion- ship he last held 15 months age. National League, the postponements There were no other matches in the

doble header between Reds and Reklyn

The Braves were blanked

Ba was given a hard and «thborn including a battle by his Yorkshire challenger, Cincinnati Lon Bapston, of Batley, but though Dodgers. he finished deaf tired as though he

The New York Yankees won W double Jender from the

Renta of mintys matches

I had been beset by weight- making Tigers,

Froules King

wh artear

paint winner that the verdict was acceptable even in the thousands of cabled by Bender follow: Yorkshiremen who had locked to Manchester to eboer Hammpostover,

Perhaps that visitors were poatent in chiengo the knowledge that ilasepdim's the Baton will come n it surely will. This! 20-yearsold window-elenner set smehlchi, apo a ereka puce and fought with such Cory that at one time he threatened to weep Kings, mat of the flight

AN OBSESSION

on

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Detroit

138

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(Billy Lav pitzbel for the Cubs), Adamide hender between Carinaati Red and Brooklyn Dodgers was prek potved na zemunt of rain as alzo Lack of knowledge beat Hinupstun, weke matele between Pittsburgh

STANLEY WOODStually, but if he could learn to Pirates and New York Giants, and

IN LIGHTWEIGHT EVENT

me left more and net bean. Bais vardinals and Philadelphia Cobsessed by the power of his swing-) Phillies.

jag right, he might well climb to title heights.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

King looked very pale and drawn

R.

IL E.

and was not pearly so fast as usual. New York

13

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On this showing the bantam pound-Hetreit

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age camat be easy for him, and in

the eiream: trees he rande a mistake! (Lou Gehrig scored a home run far Fox and London, June 19. in so cheerfully joining issue with a the Yankees and Melvin

Gerald Walker scored for the Tigers). The Light weight motorryele strong, aggressive puncher.

He had to accept a great deal of New York Tourist Trophy race over tale of Man mountain course was won for tiring punishment, and not unit the Detroit 7th time by Stanley Woods, He right round, when he set him-elf to

riding

Italian Guzzi lengly his undoubted boxing skill, dif his average speed King start winning the contest. machine and was 71.46 miles per hour,

Wat

021

in fighting body.

7 11 U G 11

(Crossetti and Chapman ench scored a home run for the Giants

for tho

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11 14

8 14

14

(Earl Averill scored in home run for the Initians). Washington Clevelasid

11 1

Bington displayed sound tactics and Melvin Fox, Charlie Gehringer so, persistently for the Greenberg scored With King's stamina in ques-Tigers). tim, that was the quarter to attack Washington The Yorkshire boy has an exceptionni. Clevelanil......... lystrong right, and after u fow

Tyrell Smith, on a Rudge, was Even Verity, whom

erond at 70.67 miles per hour. the wicket should have suited well,

G. E. Nolt, on a Rudge, was ne would have thought, only nun- aped 41-18-52-3. Bowes got none third at 69.37 miles per hour.

A New Imperial was fourth, a rounds King's ribs had reddened, and hit had a slip-catch dropped while

Excelsior he was blowing bord. Robins was expensive. He did Rudge fifth, and an much better against them in the sixth.

D. J. Pirie, i competitor. Middlesex match when they prob-crashed during race and died of aldy took his measure.

The fall of Siedle's wicket on for 11 rung. Om afternoon, ten days #ROLE in my San Francised home, I decided. Monday night had been a great

me over nie like

x hours later I had packed my

how to them, as he is their most franks, grabbed the only tennis reliable latsman. But even racquet I had and caught a train they were 147 runs behind, with from San Francisen to New York

nine wirkets to go. What they "I shall evrtainly have neiny more needed was an innings of about racquets, lf or 90 in nil, but I had to sun and played ever soflijent time

THE SOUTH AFRICANS My other racquets I bought in New to give England no more than an

Our visitors had the ill-tuck to York, but I could not wait for their hour's batting at the end of the delivery.

Glay, Could they have done it lose the toss and to have to bw! EIGHT WEEKS' PRACTICE The answer. I think, is that they at us on an easy wicket. They did

probably could not!

If you take Wyatt's 129 runs away from 384 it does not

take that one as it brings umrlock.

·injuries-British Wireless.

Favourites

At

If the wicket net. do so badly in the bowling Lose

"I wish I could tell you something of my tennis form, but I know nothing had rolled out easy, it is just pus-line. jalt it. I have been practising fur, sible

as their batting is pretty look such a good score! And Ascot

The other fixture is between the unly right weeks tund with me strong and the English__bowler-j Wyatt was dropped by Tomlinson Craigongower pair, J. S. Landolt ad players, one of whom was Mr. Howard

Ind already bowled 117 overs who, I think, came in for Bell) A. . Contes and the Civil Service- ; 1994 is not going to be ensy to win' among them the day before. On a before he bad scored.

Police combination. S. Ereleshall and J. Shepherd, on the Hongkong Eletric R. C. green.

Drake, the Arsenal centre-forward and Hampshire cricketer, has been operated on for heroin and is making antisfactory progress. He hopes to play cricket before the summer in over.

ever pakt for a player.

THE ENGLISH SIDE

The South African fielding is j said to be splendid, and this was Indeed a bit of luck. It is not known at present why Bell was not

THEIR BATSMEN

ROYAL HUNT CUP

-

WON BY PRIOK

Ascol, June 19, The following was the result of the Royal Hunt Cup

run At the meeting here to-day

2.

A.

event.

Abbet

TURNING POINT

10 17 3 Hampston be! H grand fourth round. forcing his man all over thel (Trosky scored two honte runs Fing, and he won the next three by and Haie and Campbell hit one the same bustling tactics.

ench for the Indians). Boston

It was then that King began to St. Louis ............................

appreciate the situation and to stand]

his distance and wait for the York-

shireman's rushes. When King stuck

8

17 1

5 10 0

(Sollers Neored two home runs

7

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6 11 ✩

Ruin enused the postponerent of the

out his left, Hampton usually charged and Coleman one for the Browns). on to it, but the turning point was Boston the delivery of splendid right band St. Louis counter by King in round nine.

He arusured his oppoment and then]

motch between the Philadelphia have a punch on the Jaw Athletics and Chicago Browne. which not

only to all the sleans out of Hampton but almost dropped him.

King

Went from

strength fo that. Taking strength after chances with his dangerous rival, he out-scored him with a straight_"left and rarely allowed opportunity for a punishing right to pass.

TENNIS FOR TO-DAY

"C" Division Fixtures To Be Decided

Kowloon C. C.

South China Army T. C.

Iteercio

through at Wimbledon His year. bad wicket 1 do got think they Miss Horothy Round is a great player, could have avoided defent. and has improved very much.”

Mrs. Wills Moody rertainly looks ne though she luas fully recovered from her serious back trouble.

I imagine that there can be very playing, but it is pretty certain asked her future phins and she little criticism of the English side that he is either unwell, or injured, replied:

for this game. The selection of Vincent got three wickets and “If you insist on a reason why I Mitchell-Innes is obviously a step might have got many more had 1. Priok (Middleton), 3 to 1. Hampsion was nearly out standing- have travelled something like 4,000 į

Scattercash (E. Smith), 28 to 1. up in the eleventh round, when he miles to piny at Wimbledon, I can in the right direction, that is, of he had Monday's wicket on which

Llanarmion (Christie), Bļ tu 1. was worked into a corner, and his, ons tell you that I would rather giving promising cricketers early to bowl."

Thirty-seven ran, a record for the chin exposed for n punch into which Henry Topping, a 2-year-old back,

play there than anywhere else in experience of Test cricket. It is

King put everything he had,

"C" Division lawn tennis matches who has been with Manchester United the world.

unfortunate that he failed, and]

The race was won by longth

It was such an effort, in fact, that for to-day are appended: for the past two seasons, has been "I do not know what I shall do still more so that he dropped a

The weakness of the batting with half a length between second in the remaining rounds King coald Kowloon Indians v. C. B. A. transferred to highest Barnsley have At the moment all I am interested in do with our defeats, or failures have a tail of four England is pets Pride were scratched, the run-fast and he practically "boxed out Chinese It. C. transferred to Barnsley. The fee is afterwards, whether I win or los catch. Bad catching had a lot to seems to be in the fact that they and third.

attempt little in the way of genuine Indian R. C. Negundo

Faites-Vos-Jeux and

aggression, is vitality was waning University is again playing on the centre court." to win, last season, and men wh batting down to Robins at No. 9ners, in addition to the three win can't catch most things will find it and her No. 10 is also a very e-

time."

Craigengower being: Hors hard to get places on batting orful bat. Nor do I think that this (Jeltiss); Flamenco (Jones); Shining-

Wychwood howling alone.

can be strengthened from the mentor (Perryman); The Blue Boy It was most unfortunate that available unless Balaskas cames (Carsinke): Badruddin (Fox): His Dennis Smith was on the injured into form. But down to No. 7 Reverence Lane); Boethius (Nevett); Bondsnian (Beary); Pharinn (Cald list. Iddon, who took his place,ery mati is quite capable of mak-well); Almond Hill (Harry Wragg); played against the Australiansing a

century. Dudley Nourse Young Native (Hook); Dignitary I think at Leeds-last year but he falled, but there are four more (Gordon

Guinea Gup! Richards); (Lowrey); Canteener (Steve Denog- hardly seems to be a likely Test games! player. Last season he finished

huu); Pepino (Wrieknby); Lawmak To sum up, I do not think they er (Weston); Buckland (Nicholl); tenth in the batting with an aver

are quite as good a side na Eng- Meen (Sirett); Hidalgo (Clif age of 52. In bowling he took land, but if they do happen to have Richards); Pink Wings (Dines);} less than 40 wickets for about 25 the luck of the toss and the wicket Llanarmon (Christia); Priok (Middle- runs apiece.

I should not be at all surprised to): Banlaw (Hawcroft); Solden- thof (Holms); Scattercash (E. to see them win. In this first game Smith); Harem (Humphrey Forster); we definitely had all the luck there Gallna

(Lynch); Felton (Ryan); was going,

Thermidor (Richardson); Colonel Gaunt (Sutherland); Master Vere (C. S. Smirke); Pepino (H, Bensley); Golden Toll (Mt. Hunter); Hornsey Rise (W. Elliott); Manspal (Wing); Colonel Gaunt (D. Smith); British Quota (F. Hunter); Arabis (Evans); Bridgefiend (Cirtis)-Reuter.

SWIMMING

SUITS

in

LATEST STYLES

&

COLOURS

Huge Variety

at

CHINA EMPORIUM

But the star selection was, of course, that of M. Nichols, of Essex. A very large number of eritics thought that he ought to have been tried well out last year, but for some reason which I have never been able to fathom he never got a chance, though, if my memory serves me, he was 12th man once and then they brought in someone from outsido!

THE ENGLISH BOWLING

BOWLS AND TENNIS

Postponed On Account

Of Wet Grounds

Jack Hobbs, who is playing for Merton occasionally this season, played a characteristic Inninga Ila Justified his selection most Several bowls matches in the Open against Wimbledon at Wimbledon gallanily. He is (I speak subject Pairs Competition were arranged for Parit on May 25, and scored 91 to correction) a shade under renlly | yesterday, but on account of the wat before being bowled by 11. M. fast, but does a little more with greens they were all postponed. Garland Wells. · the bail and this, I imagine, en- The "B" Division tennis abled him to make use of the dry fixtures suffered the same fate. Tho

Lenguo

Randall, the only player whom

ing pitch on which Bowes met with match between the University and the Derby County put on their on-to-

Was abandoned Bristol City. He has played in 52

no success at all. Ils figures of Civil Service C. C. at Pokfulam was transfer list, has been transferred to 23.6-9-35-6 were amazingly good, ennintenced, but, while he took the only wicket shortly afterwards which foll in the second innings, rain.

on account

of First Division games ut outside-right

and outside-left.

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