1935-07-16 — Page 20

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1935.

JONES AND GRIMMITT LATEST GIANTS TO

TO FALL

IMPRESSIONS OF

WIMBLEDON

DELAY IN

TENNIS

Budge A World Beater Of League Programme In

Two Years Hence

(By "Veritas")

Wimbledon, June 25.

Arrears

RE-ARRANGEMENT NECESSARY

(By "Sagax")

WIMBLEDON... A blazing sun pouring down its fierce but welcome rays on eighteen rectangles of green velvet, called lawn tennis courts-a paradise of the

The summer weather, typical world's finest players The cream of the tennis world

considerable delay to the annual gathered before 20,000 critical, excited, perspiring but of the Colony, is again causing happy followers of the game ... 20,000 people, yet as lawn tennis leagues and although, lists, the various competitions, with the exception of the "D" Division, should have been con cluded ere now, there are still quite a number of matches out- standing.

Building head during the bowls match between the Kowloon C. C. and the Craigongower C. C. in the First Division League match on the former's green on Saturday. (Photo: Ming Yuen).

orderly as a company of soldiers under the eagle eye of the eccording to the official fixture BRILLIANT sergeant-major on the barrack square ...

the plop, plop of the ball against the racket in a silence which can be felt then a gasp and a long drawn-out ahh followed by spontaneous applause as a thrilling rally comes end...

the

The ball-boys in their suits of som-, bro grey (which, apart from the roni centration of the players in the only serious note truck at this carnival of skill, sport and fashion) umpire's slowly mensured tones re

stands by echoed round the famous

1:30 loud speakers ns he calls out

the ice luxes for the balls

Ясоге

to keep them at the proper tempera. the parade of fashion, in

Recond

ture

many respects

only to Ascol

to

WOODS SHATTERS RECORDS

SENIOR T.T.

an

According to the official handbook of the Hongkong Lawn Tennis Asso ention blocks of muteler, postponed on account of inclement weather, are tu bi played in their original sequence on subsequent Tuesdays, but if past experience JK any criterion, this ethod of re-arranging the fixtures! is very unsatisfactory.

WAH

on

Clubs are also asked to re-arrange their fixtures by mutual consent and this has never proyed as successful as it night.

The first hork" of "A" Division

past poned nerount of rain was on May 21 and of extures which were chur in have been played on that date arranged for one, as this afternoon. This is between the

indian FR. U.S.R.C

C. n the

are down The Chinese E. to play to-day lin their opp will be the Hongkong (1. C. whom they should have met on June 18.

And everywhere, colour, color, ITALY CAPTURESebes which colour The buzz of excited con- versation as players discuss their -prospects, explain their defents, rel ceive commiserations or congratular tions from their friends, while har- wased newspapermen rush off to the telephone booths to catch the next edition with the latest batch of res wultx.

Or at least it This is Wimbledon! was on the opening day of the grunt annual carnival which. I had the privilege of attending yesterday.

FIELDING AT LEEDS

THIRD CRICKET TEST

SOUTH AFRICANS IN ARREARS

London, July 15. The South Africans were to-day dismissed for a total of 171 runs, England thus led-by-45-runs-on in reply to England's score of 216 the first innings.

Dennis Smith and A. Mitchell open-

the score standing at.28 runs,

Smith

Giants Lose

Heavily To

Cincinnati

BASEBALL OUTFIT

DEFEATED

CARDINALS WIN FROM BRAVES

New York, July 15.

A severe trouncing was meted out to the New York Giants base ball team in the National League the day when they to-day when they encountered

The leaders scored 'six

runs

other

PAIRS

BOWLS

HOLDERS

DEFEATED BY SINGLE SHOT AT TAIKOO

J. CAVANAGH AND M. J. MEDINA IN SEMI-FINALS

(By "Sagax")

Sensation has followed sensation in the local Lawn Bowls Championships this year and giant after giant has fallen in such rapid succession that the defeat yesterday, on the Taikoo R. C. green, of F. J. Jones and A. W. Grimmitt, of the Civil Service C. C., who won the title last year, cannot now be categorized as a surprise or even an upset: It might well be said, in view of past occurrences in the championship, that it would have been a surprise had they successfully emerged from the contest.

of his destructive shots and

Ing the match.

There are no title holders left in us each had his bright and dull mo-

ments. the championships and there is now

The Craigengower pair scored two only one player who has any prospects of emulating Arthur Grimmitt's fent singles on the opening heads on the of securing all three championships second of which Cavanagh brought of in the sam

is C. G. one

GG. year. This Silva, who, with bis cousin, F. X. M. carried the jack when Jonck and do Silva, is favoured for the Pairs Grimmitt were lying five or six. He

shot. "RIDING CRAZY”

Championship in which event he has then drew fra

Grimmitt carried the jack on the semi-final stage reached the

with M. J. Medina and third head to secure a count of twe ON LAST LAP

jed Englandt's second innings and at tro |-·from 11 hits but their opponents | together of the Crafcenzower C. C., and drew level while on the next head oppiments time they were still together with chalked up 18 runs [gom 18 hits who were the players to eliminate the the pair chalked up another two lo Douglas, June 16.

lind made 17 and Mitchell 18. The Giants, however, have a com-Civil Service couple yesterday after-take the lead for the only time dur An Italian motor-cycle, the

An enterprising Lengue Secretary

Mitchell was timing and plueing themanding lead over the

a score of 15-14. by

Medina and Cavanagh regained the the famous!

roubl PRSITY nbviate further antall well and was scoring chiefly, or teams, even though their defeat throughout the match the scoring Guzzi, ridden Irishman Stanley Woods, won the necessary delay which, year by year, the leg side. He played freely while has allowed the Cardinals to creep was close but the Craigengover pair lend on the fifth bead which proved

classic inning, When up somewhat. Senior Motorcycle Tourist erurs with the local tennis lengues. Smith's was

orce last the lead which they only the Manx Instead of leaving re-arrangements the 70 was hoisted Smith bad 99 and Trophy race over

Only one match was scheduled established on the first two honds. to the various club secretaries, a new Mitchell 38 and the Yorkshiremen

in the American League, this being They were leading by 16-12 when the To the person visiting Wimbledon mountain circuit yesterday.

It is the first time for 24 years programme should be drawn up by the was the first to reach 8, which he

Jones and for the first time the scene impresses

is served after 9 minutes play. The between the Browns and Senators, final end was started and at one time and Grimmitt, who all but won him as being one of perfectly con, that a foreign motor-cycle has won Association and circularised as

the match on the previous head when trolled activity. The players, the this the motor-cycle championship of done by the Football and Lawn Bowls century was put up by the partner- the former winning by the odd ran

authorities. Delay would thus he reship in 100 nint

they were rabbed of a count of six, Results. as cabled by Renter, were lying two hut Cavanagh placed public, pressmen and policemen, the the world. 1t was

an astonishing ride by duced to mininum. umpires, the linesmen, the ball-boys!

wood in a difficult position to pre and the ticket collectors are all Woods, who beat J. Guthrie, the Seot.

vent Grimmitt from drawing a third brought down to the LC.D. of an a Narton by 4 secs, wiping T 30

shot, 1 take the match the extra sers, of Guthrie's lend in the last cir-

hond.

CONTROLLED ACTIVITY

The result

WAR:

of 84.23 m.ph.. 13 m.p.h. faster than Woods's record in 1905. 28 sec. slower.

28 sec.

organisations the world of sport 2, J. Cathrin-Norton), 8-hours, Afte

average sped 84.65

has known.

mius, 11 ON;

2

off

The South Africans were not giv.

ing anything away in the field.

Barber relieved his county minte

in five.

Follow:

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

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ENGLAND'S CAPTAIN BARRACKED

AN INCIDENT AT NORTHAMPTON

APOLOGY MADE BY OFFICIALS

a

the first time he had played in this sim 39331 bed for speed, every | wiped off a seventh and finni eir skind an easy catch in eover puist runs and Jue Medwick one for the deadly accuracy and many times when June 22. First he won the toss

Cardinals).

Smith reached his half century in Woods was 110 minutes and when the score was ideal plan and organismaining out, cuit and averaging the speed

taken to 128 Mitchell, in attempting of 01 In the second and third circuits a big hit from a half volley, was The only perso

Lwies rako tha {Guthrie

record, caught on the oilge of the boundary site of this control in the Clerk of 4x0.35-m-ph.

~~~A DESTRUCTIVE-SKIP He travelled the last 37% miles in averaging 8.31 mph, and 85.56 by Viler for 72. The Yorkshire the Weather, and even hin, some-| times evil, machinations enjoy but 26 tains. 10 wees.

m.pl, his cireuit times being respec batsman had been two hours at the

There was little to choose between a temporary success and are final-1. S. Woods (Guzzi), 3 hours, maptively 26 min. 31 sec. and 24 min. wickets and ale no mistake. He

(Melvin Ott and Lieber scored the respective standards of the players hit right boundaries and scored his Is thwarted by one of the greatest ja sees.; average speed 8.1.88 m.p.li.

the After 141 miles of the 264 miles of runs chielly with inte strokes on theme runs for the Giants and hut Medlinn was the better af the two

Myers for the Reds).

lends. He out-played Jones on majority of heads and the success Guthrie. Interest hed gone when it

Philadelphia

1 8 2

Craigengower pair was due in no So far as the players are concerned m.ph. 3. W. F. Husk (Norton), 3 Words was 32 see, behind leg side.

the firat dny Impressions have the tan hours, 9 mins., 45 secs.; average speed was dramatically revived by Woods but when the senre had been taken

Chiengo

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small

to him although mensure *mu.p.h.

breaking Guthrie's record, travelling to 189, Smith was bowled by Vin-

Cavanagh There were ten innings), alising penchant of turning out to be 83.5

Was B most destructive The rice was a persoant duel for the th 17 moles in 20 min. 26 cent for $7. The Derbyshire batsman either completely erroneous or errozie.

Bostum

6 14 0 skip and never allowed the opposition ously incomplete. Thus Jack Craw the riding championship of the world at an average speed of 85.66 mph was bowled when playing forward.

five TT and yet he had wiped Sut

was at the wickets for 125 minutes

R. E. S. Wyatt figured very He was

St. Louis

17 1 13

to scare too many shots if his com

the

remarkable prominently in bination was not able to register ford yesterday, in his first round. Was having won

and hit seven fours. Guthrie's end. match against Jurques Brugnon gaye Guthrie four,

Cavanagh, was driving with day's play at Northampton on The Norton British machine had Another 37 miles and he had

Durocher scored two honte count. Barber, who was joined by Ham the impression that not only was i

another & see.

mond was forcing the pnee when he

he broke up a hend he was -able to:

from A. W. Snowden, who had Centre Court, but that his game had British and foreign rival. The Guzzi Starting the

follow up his brilliant work by

draw- just renched the stage when he knew was the latest product of an Italian cuit 26 seconds behind Guthrie there after he had scored 14 and the ford

The match between the Brooklyn the shot. He was hetter than was not lost it this season, and then he should take the bail on an early factory which has, on the orders of was not a spectator who thought this was 148. Wait was next man in

Pittsburgh Grimmilt but

Civil Service C. C. he carried the Warwickshire team rise but wasn't quite sure how to go Mussolini, spent £10,000 in the last lend could be wiped out with Galli and he got off the park with a drive Dodgers

to capture the Senior about the task. But to aseuss Graw-ten years

Half the side were out for 80 averaging 85 mph, on his last lap. past ever-point, who fumbled the Pirates was postponed an account players as a pair had the advantage on his shoulders. himself Wood

of experience, which Medina lacked in "riding bit. Wetl trophy Mussolini ford's tennis on the strength of such Tourist

and a scetion of the crowd did not some of his directions. to get crazy." Point after point he passed When the total was taken to 177 | an impression would be as funlish ne ordered the talinn factory

at 11 m.p.h.. aying man and for three wickets stumps were drawn.

Jones was not his usual self but appreciate the value of Wyatt's suggesting that brenise the Chinese Woods to steer the machine.

then he had only got out of a sick bed stubborn innings. He took an innehine, and he flashed by the timing | Huonnond had 15 and Wyatt 14. "Boy" had burnt the potatoes he huf.

to play off his match., Ile has been hour to reach double figures; was ex at over, 100 mi... It tr idea of cooking?

suffering from a strained back, for at the wickets two hours before officially announced that he had

the past week and although he has se obtaining his first boundary and travelled the last 374 miles in the

in record time of 26 mb. 10 see., at an

covered greatly front his mishap the Naval Yard Hortnight ago, he list out, batted altogether 4hr. average speed of 84.95 m.ph.. and

10-min-for-08-out-of-187, 26 min..63 see, at an average speed had benten Guthrie by four seconds.

was indisposed yesterday but sport-

When Wyatt refused to run an ingly

to fulfil the fixture. AKTU F. Cullen and N. Jones, who were As a result af Jones's inconsistency, extra the crowd barracked and to have played last week, are due to (although there were times when he hooted, so he and Clark, who was meet on the Craigengower C.G. green played very good bowls). Grimmitt bowling, ant down until the demon- The Rinks match is between the did not receive all the support that stration had subsided. Snowden two Kowloon- B.G. C. quartettes and he required. He himself was none] will be played on the Club de Recreto

SOME IMPRESSIONS Nevertheless, even__at_Wimbledon one can carry Away some fairly des (Continued on Page 9.)

PERLIOUS COURSE

From start to finish the race was the anost tikerish speed duel known on a course with fatal possibilitg every 100 yards

Guthrie rodu The hit difethit la

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Scores follow: ENGLAND IST. INNS.

SOUTH AFRICA.—IST. INNS.

Ind. Siedle,-run-out-

B. Mitchell, 1.b.w., b Hummond

E. A. Rowan, Hammond,

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K. G. Viljoen, & Smith,

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this afternoon in the local Lawn Bowls Competitions.

04

Wyntt

10

H. F. Wade, e A. Mitchell, }

Verity

3

H. B. Cameron, 1.b.w. b Nichols

11

| K. L.. Dalton, b Bowen ..

C. L. Vincent, e Barber, h Verity

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green.

A. B. C. Langton, b Nichols.

ก

18

A. J. Bell, not out

3

1. Cullen

Extras

12

A. Macfarlane

171

J... Tetiry W. E. Bale

R. J. Crisp, e Hammond, Nichols

Total..

The programme is as follows:

SINGLES

v. P. 2. Jonas

Craigengiver C.C. Gent

v. P. E. Knight

Kowloom B.G.C. Green)

Fall of wickets:-1 (Mitchell) for. w. waterton

RINKS

v... Farrell

IL Luneme

V

3. C. Brown

V. A. M. Holland

21: 2 (Stadle) for 85; 3 (Viljoen) for | M. 1. Haulerson |120; 4 (Wode) for 123; 5 (Cameron) (Club de Recreio (even)

for 141; G (Dalton) for 149; 7 (Vin-

cent) for 160; 8 (Rowan) for 150;

Bowling Analysis

Q. M. K. · W.

29 E 42

D (Langton) for 150; 10 (Crisp) for

171.

1 Bower

Nichols

Hummond Sim

Verity

Wyatt

21

4 58

13

4 20

12 វា 5

4 3 1

ENGLAND 2ND. INNS.

D. Smith, h Vincent

A. Mitchell, e Viljoen, }

W. Barber, e Dalton, b. Vincent

R. E. S. Wyatt, not out.

W. R. Hammond, not out.

Extras

Vipcent

15

14

177

Total (for 3 wkts.)... Fall of wickets:-1 (Smith) for 128; 2 (Mitchell) for 130; 3 (Barber) for 149.

Cullen And Jones To Meet

IN LAWN BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP

Two Binglog and one Rinks Cham- plonship matches are to be played off

Ing

SOME GOOD HEADS

ton consistent but had he had Jones was absent at the time, and the playing

his usual sound game the Northants president and secretary holders might enally have qualified for walked on the field and made a request through Clark to G. B. the Memi-final round.

Cuthbertson, who was temporarily in charge, to apologise for the Northants club at the outburst.

The barracking. changed to some exceptionally good heads. None cheering when Clark bowled Wyatt of the players could be said to have with his second hail after play was maintained a high standard of bowls resumed.

The standard of bowls was not al- together brilliant although there were

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