1935-07-08 — Page 9

COTTON BEATS ALLISS

AT SAND MOOR

TWO MASTERS DEFY THE TEMPEST IN GOLF FINAL

A SPECTATOR HIT BY BALL ON DECISIVE GREEN

a

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY 8, 1935.

London, June 10. Then came EL thrilling period. Henry Cotton (Waterloo, Bel-Allls sparing the match at ex gium) beat Percy Allins (Beacons-teenth. The wind was hurtling up field) by three holes up and two to the valley of the long fourteenth found it heavy going, play in the 30-holes final of the and both Yorkshire Evening News £760 | Colton, out of the remote past, Lournament at Sand Moor on reviving a full-blooded

Lap with a brassie, followed by

-shot Saturday.

A great game ended la unhappy pulled into trouble, and. Alliss fashion for a spectator by the six-bring bunkered in three. Allisя. teenth green, who received the ball from Cotton's second shot full on the forehend and, bleeding freely. was carried from the coarse to the house of a member, where he later recovered sufficiently to go home.

however, recovered well and holed a twelve-foot putt to win.

When Alliss holed a putt of,6 yards to win the short fifteenth in two, excitement became intense,

and when he koled another long The ball bounded on to the green put to win the sixteenth 'mid

there and stopped some ve yards from square,

was considerable the hole. Cutton, although awareenthusiasm. Alllss' brilliant put- of something amiss in the crowd, ing patch ended at the lipped the hole for three, Allies from a little nearer made a bald effort to keep the game alive, but his ball struck his opponent's, Colton at once went to the house to inquire after the well-deing of the injured apertateve,

teenth, where neither renched the green with their seconds; he just failed from nine feet, and Cotton, holing from about six feet, went back to his hotel for luncheon and massage with a one hole lend,

Mrs. Helen Will, Moody, the neknowledged queen of the world's trenis courts, has staged a brilliant comeback in her effort to regain her throne. Here she is on the Wimbledon course, talking

ncemia the nets in Trainee Harkeet, Wimbledon professional.

INTERPORT SWIMMING CONTEST

AWAITING REPLY FROM NORTH

from

The wind showed no signs of A violent south-westerly tempest decreasing. The crowd bad grown roated across the curse all day, to unwieldy propertions when the calling for rumplete mastery of a second round started, and Alliss variety of bets, and in the bath: (guve them plenty of thrills for be players showed themselves musters, holed from 8ft. to why the second both in holding the ball up in the in 5. Cotton saved the third with

The proposal to hold the forth wind and in keeping it low. The a 12ft, put after both had played coming swimming interport between; biggest crowd ever to attend this jimlifferent seconds, and again Hongkong and Shanghai final hemmed the players in, dis- took the lead at the fourth where, September 18 to 21 has been forward- played the utmost disregard for after driving into a bunker fared by the Victorin. Recreation Club, under whose auspices the contest will hals, which on occasions darkened down the middle, he pitched up

be held, to the Shanghai Amateur the air like Blocks of wild-fow), Bft, from the hole-a great shot--"

Niwmning Association. thundered ahead after each shot, | Altiss in the meantime having put and with much shouting of "Fore!¦a weak chip into a bunker. back on the left! back on th right!" were finally marshalled to i allow the next shots to be played.

The approximate scores were:

Cotton!

FIRST ROUND

444364244 35 out; 563552 44 5. BM hanie

Aliss:

644 345 34 4 --37.um;

73.

4 6 3 5 6 4 4 4 68 hum75.

SECOND ROUND

Alliss 15

3

ALLISS SQUARES

WHM

WIGHTMAN CUP AND AUSTRALIA

to

MOVE TO GAIN ADMISSION

WOMEN'S TENNIS

INTERNATIONAL

If this is not possible, he will jendenvour to interest other nations.

DOUBLE CENTURY

BY BARBER

HENLEY REGATTA WATER POLO MATCH

Fast Times Recorded In Chinese Athletic Beat

Final Events

London, July 6. The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley

YORKSHIRE MAN Baldwin, and Mr. Bahlwin

EXCELS

COUNTY CRICKET

CHAMPIONSHIP

London. July 6. The highest individual score of the acason so far was made to-day by W. Barber, of Yorkshire, who, playing against Surrey at Sheffield, hit up 255 runs, benting C. Wasbrook's (Lan cashire) score of 228 against Oxford.

Barber's fine peformance was sponsible for Yorkshire's huge total of 531 for five wickets.

NOTTS, SOUTH AFRICANS

The South Africans are not doing too well ngainat Notts at Noltingham

Notts amassed a total of 312 runs. J. Hardstaff .contributing 154 to the score.

When stumps were drawn for the day, the tourists had made 54 for the lows of threo wickets,

SUSSEX v. GLOUCESTER

wern

Royal Artillery

The Chinese Athletic Association defeated the 12th Battery, Royal

Artillery by 11 goals to 1 in a water preeant at Henley to-day to see the polo game played at North Point on Regatta end in triumph for Cam- Saturday night, bridge University and Switzerland. The winners gave a fine display ·

Glorious weather and a following And completely wind made conditions much faster opponents. They combined with per-

outclassed their..

than they have-been previously, feet understanding, while their post- The Anal of the Grand Challenge tioning was another feature of their Cup, between the Leander Club and Indulged in individual efforts, with On the other hand, the Gunners Pembroke College, Cambridge, was marred by a mishap to the stroke of the result that the Chinese were given

crew. He slipped off ample time to protect their goal." the former

In the frat half, the Chinese scored his slide at the first stroke.

As a result, Pembroke quickly got four goals through W. F. Leo (2) and lead of three lengths over the Y. T. Lam (2). Harris repilled for holders and won the Cup for the drat the Gunners, time in the history of the competition. Leander strove heroically, and the

race was fast.

their opponents in the second half, The Chinese completely overlietmed

scoring no less than seven goals with- out reply. Tho scorers were W. F. Lee (1), Y. T. Lam (2), and W. K Law (2).

Pembroke had only three quarters of a length to spare at the finish, their time being 6 mins, 6 secs. College Just failed to win the Thames

The second bont of Pembroke The teams were:

CA.A.-P. T. Lai; W, K. Tsoj and Challenge Cup, which was retained yr. S. Kwok; Chan Shek-pui; W. F. the London Rowing Club, who won by Lee, W. K. Law and Y. T. Lam.

a quarter of length in 7 mins. G

sees.

12th Battery, B.A.Gnr. Cooper; L/Bdr. Brooks and Gnr. Hudson;

The Zurich Rowing Club, with one Gnr. Harris: L/Bdr. Fisher, Cnr. of the finest fours ever seen at 1len Bentey and tine. Less. ley, won the Stewards' Cup. thes

VOLUNTEER TOURNEY prewter four-aared event,

by three

Inspired bowling by Maurice Tate.lengths from the London Rowing The draw for the Hongkong Vo- the old Test cricketer, and 3. Cornford, | Clule in 7 mins. 11 sees. This time unteer Defence Corpa water pole who enptured live for nine and five for is ten seconds under the record.

28 respectively, dismissed Gloucester- shire for only 39 runs in the first innings in their

match against Sussex at Hove.

The home team made merry at the expense of the Gloucestershire bowlers and hind scored 41% for three wickets when play finished for the day. d. Parks hit up his third century of the season with a fine 136, while T. Cook made his first three-figure scure of the senson with 121 not out.

DERBYSHIRE «. LÀNCASHIRE

Buxton,

Mr. Norman Brookes, president of the Australian Lawn Tennia Association, will also endeavour The reply to this proposal is being to gain admission for Australia awnited, and as soon as it is, received

the women's international in the notch between Derbyshire and Hay has been pretty even so for all swimming clubs and associations in the Culony will be notified so that they competition for the Wightman Lancashire which is being played at Cotton missed the green to the Teft of the short seventh,

ay mominate any swimmers They Cup. think good enough for Interport bunkered, out and

and trials. uver,

Derbyshire have made 237, while Alliss squared with a 3. Then at

last year's champion county have lost the short ninth he took the lead Meanwhile, tentative arrangements | in a similar competition,

one wicket for 24 runs. for the

first time, Cotton, whont have been made for the coming con-

test. Should the suggestion be no this

appears to puzzle.cepted by Shanghai, It is proposed taking three putts

to hold the Colony swimming cham- pionships during the last week of August, and to reserve the first and part of the second week of September for the Interport trints.

green

from

some

and

It is stated that France Germany would support the idea,

The Lawn Tennis Association of Australia will seek the support of other nations..

clubs will be called to discuss further detalls and to form a selection com- mittee.

Later, a meeting of all swim ALL THE WINNERS

AT WIMBLEDON

V.R.C. GALA

15yd.

Now WHEN the Prisit, and 44 345 34.-27.

magnificently Cotton rose to the 43 43-36;

eerasion. He played a glorinus 34 455 44-31.

second shot to the 10th, held up with the wind raging furiously in the wind with perfect mastery, aver his left shoulder Calton hit a and, with Alling' second carried terrife drive straight down the away down the bank, squared middle, and at once took the lead, jagain. He was over the back of ns Aliss' second shat was carried the eleventh, but stoned for a wenk into a garden. To the spend, with chip by holing from nine feet to Owing to the Interport, the swbn- the wind left to right, Cotton hit a wet his half: then he

ming night galas organised by the the glorious low wooden shot to the twelfth, There he was short and

V.R.C. have been curtailed. The next and last one will be held on Saturday, font of the green, but was short bunkéred.

His recovery,

struck

An interesting programme Jus bren with his run-up, and Alliss, short bokly up against the wind hit a

arranged, and besides the sunt all the way, scraped a half in four, jridge of the green and with a back events for members, invitations have

FLAWLESS THREES

spin to aid it time back a full | been extended to other swinaning; poor yard. It was one of two magh cluths to take part in certain items.

won

The following is the programme: open to boys between 12 and 10 years 15 yards Medley race thandicap)

of age.

MRS. MOODY ONLY FOREIGNER

...

THREE TITLES FOR ENGLAND

The following in a full list of

bleden:

100 yards Free Style, aggregate Winners in this year's events at Wim- (Handicap) members "C" class. 50 yards Free Style (Open}, 200 yards Free Style Relny. Blindfold Race (members). 200 yards Free Style Relay (Invita-

tion).

150 yards Free Style (handicap).! aggregate, members "" class.

MEN'S SINGLES

Champlon.Fred J. Perry (Gront

Britain).

Runner-up.-Baron Gottfried Cramm (Germany).

von

WOMEN'S SINGLES

Champion-Mrs.

Wills Helen Mondy (U.S.A.),

Runner-up.-Miss Helen Jacobs (U.S.A.).

Uneventful halves make reading. but the fourth hole was ficent recoveries, the other being halved in there, and both played it at the fourth, where, despite the Hawlessly in the following right-following wind, he had not so much to-left wind they pulled their work on the ball that it pulled up second shots up, almost where they like a sprinter with a torn that it pitched, six feet past the hole-the pulled up like a sprinter with a ¦ balls touching.

Horn murele. Alliss, who had put Cotton, in doubt about the elub jhis second over, played a chip back, to use for his second shot to the weak and quite unlike the pitiless Bfth, was short, and then played efficienes which had marked his a weak pitch, and Alliss, whose short game hitherto, Even so, he chipping was a feature, squared failed by a hair's-breath to sink a the match, only to fall behind six-yard puts down the tricky Diving Exhibition (H. L.. Ozorio again by taking three putts on the slope.

and Ed. da Roza). sixth green. With the wind over That was the turning point, and 60 yards Free Style (handicap) his left shoulder Cotton put his Cotton never looked inek.

to Alliss oper toys under 12. tee-shot six feet, from the pin at was over the back of the 13th down

Water Polo. European Y.M.C.A. v. V.R.C. the short seventh and holed the wind, Cotton took no risks and pult, and with both expending finished 15 yards short of the flag three putts on the ninth green he|Alliss pitched back up the bank, and reached the turn with his two holes then failed with # twelve-foot p.m. lead.

put. The 11th was again an ad-į The wind was at its fiercest venturous hole for both, Alliss along the reservoir and, blowing cutting his drive on to an adjacent

The European Y.M.C.A. will hold diagonally left to right against, Fairway, but finally banging its second monthly night called for perfectly struck and good third up five yards from the Wednesday. The programme han not

fete on!

WOMEN'S DOUBLES controlled shots. Allias second hole, and Cotton, in miner troubles | yet been arranged but it will pro- to the eleventh was whirled down on the left all the way, eventually bably consist of the 50, 100, and 200 Miss Katharine Stammers (Great Champions-Miss Freda James and the steep bank and behind a bush, saving the hole with a clever pitch yards Free Style events, and a 200-1 Britain). but he saved the hole with a great which fished three feet from the yard relay of either four or eight

Mathieu Runners-up, ---- Madome men. There will also probably be (France) and Frau Sperling (Ger- recovery, and he saved the twelfth hole. with another delicate chip, after i

several events for the ladies, including many). Colton played a good tee-shot to

a mixed relay and the ladies* 50 holding his tee-shot up too much. the short 15th, but Allies pulled

yards aggregate handicap. Cotton became three up at the his into rough under trees, and thirteenth, where a well struck could not get his four. Thirce, ap putt slopped on the Up, and Alliss, and three to go, the match ended, endeavouring to get in round it, as already described, on the six knocked his opponent's ball in.teenth green.

Entries for the members' events close this evening, and the heats will, be swam off on Wednesday at 6.301

Y.M.C.A. GALA

Two other clubs will probably be invited to take part in the gala which in all probability will be wound up with a water polo game between the "Y" and the test.

MEN'S DOUBLES

Champions Jack Crawford_and Adrian Quist (Australia).

Runners-un.Wilmer-Allison-and John van Ryn (US A.).

MIXED DOUBLES

WORCESTERSHIRE . SOMERSETSHIRE

Seolog was slow in the match be tween Worcestershire And Somerset- abire at Dudley. Butting the whole day, Worcestershire made 225. WARWICKSHIRE MIDDLESEX

This is the first time that the Ste wards Cup has ever been won by a Continental crew.

of

ANOTHER SWISS SUCCESS Another Swiss victory was recorded

tournament, in connection with the annual, aquatic sports be held at the V.R.C. on July 27, has resulled as follown:

Mobile Machine Gun Coy, v. Corps Infantry.

Statle Machine Gun Coy, v. Small Units.

in the Diamond Sculls when Ruffl

The first match will be decided on Switzerland, beat Zarvels, of July 16 at 6.30 pan, and the second Czecho-Slovakin, by three and a half on July 17 at the same time. lengths in 8 mins, 15 secs,

The Ladies' Plat, Visitors' Cup! And the Silver Goblets all went to Cambridge crews.

OTHER FIXTURES

The YMCA will meet the East. Lancashire Regiment in A return Trinity Hall, Cambridge, won the water pole gaine to-morrow evening. Larlie Plate, eating Eton College The following will represent the by one length in 7 mina. 7 Rees.

9. Fowler; W. J. Wagstaff Jesus College, Cambridge, lent the and F. Fowler; W. F. Kerr; J. Fer- First Trinity College in the Visitors' rett, G. L. Fowler and II. G. Lange. Cup by three lengths in 7 mins, 40 On Thursday evening the y sees, fesus College also claimed the will play, the Lincolnshire Regi- Silver Goldets when Cree and Burnment. With the exception of R ford beat Fiddler und Newton, of the Goldean who will take the place of Thames Rowing Club, by two and a Fowler, the same team as above half lengths in 8 mins.

secs

will represent the "Y".

The Wyfell Cup was retained by Reading University, who finished two lengths ahead of the Thames Rowing Club in 7 mins, 39 Reuter Special.

Warwickshire are engaged against RYDER CUP GOLF

Middlesex ut Birmingham. The hone team scorul 308 in their Arst innings, while Middlesex hnd 53 on the board for one winket when stumps were drawn for the day.

America's Team Against Great Britain

New York, July 7. The following have been selected to

SWIMMING RECORD

New Mile Mark By Ralph Flannagan

Detroit, July 6.

Ralph Flannagan, tho famous

American Olympic swimtner, broko the world's record for the one mile free style to-day when ho covered the distance in 21 mins. 0 2/5 seca, in the Championships.

American Outdoor Swimming

ESSEX v. NORTHANTS

themselves Though they

scored only 160 in their first innings. Nor- thants are in a better position than represent the United States in the The old record was held by Ame Essex, who have been dismissed for Ryder Cup competition, to be played Borg, who completed the distance in 60. B. W. Clark, the Northants fast against Great Britain ut Ridgewood, 21 mins. 0 secs, In 1929.--Reuter. howler, was responsible for the low New Jersey, on September 28 and 29: score put up by Essex, taking Six Walter Hagen, captain, Paul Ranyan.) wickets for only 30 runs,

Sam Parks, Olin Dutra, K.Y. Laffoon, Three cases of Enteric Fever and Johnny Revolta, Henry Picard, Hor- one case of Paratyphoid Fever were ion Smith, Gene Sarazen, and reported to the local Health netheri- Craig Wood--Reuter,

ties on Friday,

KENT ▾ HAMPSHIRE Playing against Kent at Tonbridge, Hampshire have Laken the whole day to put on 331 runs. GLAMORGAN «. LEICESTERSHIRE

Meeting Leicestershire at Newport, Glamorgan have made 248 in their first innings, and at close of play to- day, Leicestershire hnd 37 for one.- Reuter.

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