THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1985,
FATHER AND SON QUALIFY FOR LAWN BOWLS FINAL
PERRY HUSTLED BY
VAN RYN
Champion's Second Match At Wimbledon
(By H. S. Scrivener)
London, June, 28. When the reigning champion is on court his match is bound to be the one of paramount importance, unless it is one which he is likely to win easily. Perry's second match in the singles, which was also the second on the centre court, was of paramount interest yesterday because, al- though he was expected to beat J. Van Ryn, it was fully realised that he was up against a proposition of some toughness, even though Van Ryn is not ranked as high as ho once was in America and does not now come in her first ten.
However, he always seems hopps and comfortable at Wimbledon, e- pecially
14734), on the centre court, thanks to his clever volleying and plucky ground play, gave us an ex-j hilarating exhibition of the aggres:" niva gm which Perry found hard tà combat, and did not combat, feel bound in add, particularly well. Ilo was never, as it turned out, in of Iming: Init, having Any danger gained the mastery after losing a Father happy-go-lucky first net,
e
failed to press his advantage home. in the inner befitting a champion.
́SCRAMBLING FINISH
He eventually emerged triumphant in the fourth set, after what can only Jie churncterbed as a bit of a scram-
ble. 100k him somewhat unawares; it is also possible that he allowed the match to prolong itself in order that ho might test his stamina, Such things are done; but there is to be
It is possible that Van Ity
tsaid his favour that I went through the ordeal unperturbed.
Yesterday his drives were,
Local Tennis League
"B" DIVISION FIXTURES
The Central British Association will be the first of the local tennis teams to complete their League fixtures if they play off their "B" Division tie to-day against the
Rain Saves Yorkshire From Defeat DUNCANS BEAT
RESULTS AT A
GLANCE
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
NOTTS WIN ON FIRST
Lancashire (307 and 240 for INNINGS
2 wkts.) best Surrey (321 and
225 for 6 wkts. dec.) by eight wickets.
BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTING
John Parks (Sussex v.
Warwick)
156
Bakewell (Northants v."
Worcester)
141
Horio (Hanta v. Glam.
organ)
Kent (245 and 158 for 8 wkts; LEADERS' ATTACK Arthur Staples (Notts v. 136
dec.) best Middlesex (183⋅ and 215) by five runs.
Notts (402) beat Yorkshire (268 and 20 for 1 wkt.) on first innings.
Worcestershiro (93 and 307) beat Northants (171 and 199) by 30 runs.
Glamorgan (187 and 242 for 9 wkts.) beat Hampshire 156 and 341) on first innings.
Sussex (330 and 62 for 2 wkts.) beat Warwickshire (177 and 212) by eight wickets.
Somerset (173 and 240 for 5 wicts. dec.) beat Essex (153 and 110) by 150 runs.
Derbyshire (325 and 81 for 0 wkt.) beat Gloucestershire (234 and 171) by ten wickets.
FRIENDLY MATCHES
South Africa (252) Scotland (80 and 87) by an innings and 85 runs
(Army (378) heal Navy (68 and 234) by an innings and 76
runs.
MASTERED
TEST PLAYERS IN FORM
London, July 23, Rain undoubtedly saved York. shire from their first defeat of the season when playing against Notts at Trent Bridge.during the past three days. Play was cur- tailed on Saturday owing to the weather conditions when York- shire had made 110 ́runs for four wickets but they were well be- hind when stumps were drawn to- day.
Yorks)
E. R. T. Holmes (Surrey
v. Lanca)
⚫and
Martin (Worcester
Northants)
125
104
50*
V
101
Bryan (Army v. Navy) Hammond (Gloucester v.
Derby) Washbrook (Lancs
Surrey)
V.
Harris (Notts v. Yorks)
(Derby
Alderman
V.
Gloucester) Cox (Northants v. Wor.
cester)
*Not out.
BOWLING
J. C. Clay (Glam- Continuing their innings which was
organ v. Hants) ..
and beat interrupted by the weather on Satur-
day, the Yorkshire eleven yesterday Hollies (Warwick v. scored 268 runs. Notts played havoc Sussex) with the visitors' attack which was Freeman (Kent v. Staples and Harris that 40 runs were so completely mastered by Arthur) Middlesex)
and m the board before the last wicket
Indian R.C. in accordance with DESIGNS ON
the officially revised programme.
This will be their last match us they have already played seven of their Axtures without winning a
but they have single contest. least done their utmost to expedite the competition,
nt
thought, often incking botli in length The Chinese R.C., who have won
and sling, though he inade
Home all their four matches played, will
HOLDER'S CROWN
BOXERS
priceless shots at times, the back-be having a rest to-day, but the BY HEAVYWEIGHT hand pass down the forehand line South China A-A., who have also being the best of the lot. His lowon all four of their engagements, bing was shaky, and his mashing will meet the Club de Recreio at hone too good, nad, being the fine valleyer that he is, he fiddles abant King's Park. The Portuguese on the baseline much more, than is have quite a useful team but one necessary, when he might be using hardly good enough to bent the lila most potent weapon.
Chinese.
In the first set Van Ryn got the upperhand after ench had
vice, and had a net paint for which Perry mved with a cross back- hatal pan, and made it bed. How ever, he lost his service to follow, and that was that, But thencefor ward dominated the ganse more or less completely, in spite of ons or two service lapses, and won the accond and third sets by 6-1, 6-3,
delayed match POINTS.
In the fourth he went to 4-1, but but not quite reckoned with the man on the other side of the net, who went for him to such good purpose that they found themselves at 5
5-5 after Perry had had two mulch pointe for 6-3 (and seemed to think that he And won the second of the), and And then lost his service. After this the service prevailed, sunid tenue ex-! citement, until Perry captured Van Byn's service for 9-8 and got there at 10-8 on his own.
It is worth noting that, with G. P. Hughes and N. Sharpe buth win ning their
Great Britain matches, supplies a quarter of the lant aix teen in the men's singles:
The programme of "B" Division matches for this afternoon is ap. pended: C.B.A.
1.
Hongkong C,C, v. Civil Service V Club de Recrelo v.
Indian R.C. University Kowloon C.C. South Chinn
HOW SALICA WON BOXING TITLE
WARNED TO FIGHT BY REFEREE
RIOTOUS END
OPPONENTS BEING SOUGHT
Berlin, July 16.
Cell
Staples contributed a score of 125) runs without losing his wicket while Harris had made 77 when he was dismissed.
In their second innings Yorkshire had lost one wicket for 20 runs when alumps were drawn.
B
The match was a
benefit to Lilley, the Notts
wicket-keeper. Several of the players selected for next Saturday's fourth test match against the South Africans at Old; Trafford, revealed brilliant form, the fent being by J. C. gan bowler, who cap. |
Che tured 12
for total of
runs.
131 Clay was playing at Bournemouth when he took seven for 54 to dlamiss Hampshire in their first innings for 150 runs. Glamorgan replied with n total of 197 to win the match on first innings.
In their second knock Hampshire were not sent back until they had lade 341 runs, of which Hosio eon- Max Schmeling was undecidedtributed 130., Clay had another five to-day whether to fight Joe Louis victime for 80 runs, Glamorgan had
play.
LANCASHIRE WIN
* * * * 25 42 N
7 for 54 5 for 80
7 for 118
5 for 108 6 for 118
C.. L. Vincent (5.
Africa v. Scotland) 6 for 19 Warne (Worcester
v. Northants) 6 for 51 Perkins (Northants v. Worcester) ...
6 for $4 Copson (Derby
Gloucester)
5 for 31
5 for 40
John Parks (Sussex
v. Warwick)
Another Loss Suffered By
N.Y. Giants
YANKEES SHARE TWO GAMES
SILVAS
LOSERS FAIL TO STRIKE
TRUE FORM
CONTEST CONCE DED ON SECOND LAST HEAD
(By "Sagax")
Catching their opponents on an off-day, L.A. R. Duncan and R. Duncan, yesterday, quali- fied for the final of the Open Lawn Bowls Pairs Championship by a margin of 22 shots to 14 scored on 20 heads, their opponents, F. X. M. da Silva and C. G. Silva, conceding the match at this stage after a heavy downpour had fallen whilst the last head of the day was being played.
The elimination of the Silvas, who were favoured in many quar-
ters to win the title, was not duo BOWLS MATCHES
entirely to their complete lack of form as the Duncans were playing in class of bowls' that was always na fairly high standard, with both father and son bringing off some brilliant shots at various stages of the match,
TO-DAY
Semi-Final Of Pairs Championship
Weather permitting the_last
The younger Duncan was draw- Ing some beautiful woods and on many of the hoads was by far the better of the two leads. Ho was able to give his father valuable but one match of the Open Pairs support and took every advantage Lawn Bowls Championship will be of his opponent's poor form. There played this evening when oppon- a period when F. X. M da enta will be found for the Dun- Silva played extremely bad bowls cans, who yesterday defeated the and during the course of eleven Silvas in the first of the semi-final
matches. hends at an early stage of the game the Duncans chalked up fourteen shots against the Silvas' five.
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DUNCAN SENIOR SHINES
will be played on the Kowloon Bowl- To-day the second soml-final tie
Green Club's Green where the Hag
Craigengower pair, M. J. Medina and J. Cavanagh, will meet the Civil
in and J. Shepherd. Service-Police combination, S. Eccle-
The elder Duncan, was deadly with both his drawing and his driv.
In renching the semi-final stage, ing and it was invariably his last Medina and Cavanagh eliminated. E. wood which, anved the day for the G. Post and W. E. Hollanda by 29-14; pair whenever they found them-A. O. Brawn and B. E. Maughan Relves in dificulties. There were 30-0; A. Macfarlane and J. Russell times when he was theer with a 21-13, and F. J. Jones and A. W. Grimmitt 16-14, while Eccleshall and heavy score but a drive gave them Shepherd beat Dr., N. P. Karanjia or Max Baer in New York in for nine wickets at the close of
the count or saved them several and Dr. F. S. Fernando 20-15; J. T. ahots. It was largely due to the Tetley and D. W. Waterton 20-10; September, but intimated he was inclined to take on Baer because
brilliant form revealed by the J. 8. Landolt and A. E. Coatex this match offers a chance at the
Τ. father that the pair were able to 25-0 and Armstrong and C. world heavy-weight title both
qualify for the last match of the Strange 28-10. tournament.
Two interesting singles matches once beld.
$4.3
C. G. Silva, like his cousin, rarely when three former champions will ba are also down, for this afternoon Madison Square Garden offered the bat and made 104 runs. When Baseball League to-day when or never touched top form and al-soon in action. the Black Uhlan a match with Baer Surrey declared their second innings opposed to the St. Louis Car-though he brought off some clover The full programme is as follows: about September 26, the winner to closed at 225 for six wickets. Holmes dinals,
shots he was out-played by his oppo- The Gants were beaten by six runs nent. be matched with Jimmy Braddock,nd 50 without losing his wicket.
On one head, when the Dun. | M. J. Medina Lancashire had made 307 runs in
one in their first innings. Topwood scoring wick scored two home runs for the acritical stage of the game, Duncan
match in which Joe Med-eans registered a count of fiva. at 11. Cavanagh 89, and they then made 240 for two Cardinals. They, however, won the senior drew three shots in succes- wickets. Washbrook was responsible second match of a double header. for 80 of the runs.
who took Baer's crown, a month
ago, next June.
The offer to meet Louis, the Detroit "black
menace," comes i
U.S. BASEBALL
Now York, July 23. The New York Giants suffered the hosts scored 1 runs, E. R. T. yet another defeat in the National Holmes, the captain, was in form with
Lancashire scored an eight-wicket victory over Surrey at the Oval where
five
to
DUNCANS TAKE LEAD
A two on the first hehd and a single on the second gave the Silvas a lead at the start but the Dunenns immediately caught up with a three on the third. The younger Duncan Brooklyn
lay three shots against F. X. M. da Chicago
8 131 Silva and the father drew a fourth, (Chuck Klein scored a home run but C. G. Slivn knocked out one to for the Cubs and Henshaw blanked concede three. out the Dodgers).
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SINGLES
Kerwon .G.C. Green),
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. A. Hyde Lay (Club de Beero Green).
PLAYER STRUCK BY BALL
*
BRUCE MITCHELL INJURED.
The Grst of the series of matches alon wherons C. G. Silva was unable An exciting finish was witnessed between the New York Yankees and even to get anywhere near the jack F. Cullen from Mike Jacobs, promoter of the at Maidstone where Kent, thanks to the Detroit Tigers, the two lending to save a heavy, and what ultimate- Yankee stadium scrap last month, Freeman, beat Middlesex by
teams of the American League, were ly proved a fatal, count. in which the Negro boy hattered run.
pinyed to-day when the two clubs Los Angeles, July 6.
¡giant Primo
This Because he took the referee at scrap would be staged on Septem-run and
Carners.
shared the honaurs in a double hender, The hosts rattled up a score of 216 the Yankees taking the first game and his word, Lou Salica, 19 year-old ber 18 at the Polo Grounds.
then dismissed the op- the Tigers the second. Italian-American from Brooklyn,
position for 183, Freeman taking five New York, boasts a victory over
for 108. When their agcond innings
Results of to-day's matches follow: "Louis is out of the picture as total had reached 158 for eight. Kent Another seeded player who ranks and holds, the world's bantam said the boxing director, James J. time had six wickets for 118 runs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE Pablo Dano of the Philippines, far as the Garden la concerned," "pplied the closure and Middlesex
replied with 215 runs. high, J. II. Crawford, did not show
Freeman this the form which enabled him to win weight title as recognised by the Johnston in secking the Baer. the championship
ara, California State Athletic Commis. Schmeling bout. "He refused to two years while beating L. Hecht, of Czechosion.
fight for us last winter.”—-Árso- slovakia, who is one of his country's Fighting Dano with the intter's | ciated Press. firal three, R. Menzel (needed) being title at stake, Sulica after five dull
Another close affair was the match at Northampton where at the top,
Worcester- on Court 1 A long rounds before 8,000 people, was told
shire bent the hosts drawn out battle ended a Craw by the referee that if he did not ing, he cut loose with a vielous at-It was Perkins who did
30 runs, after Brooklyn only scoring 93 in their first innings. Chicago. ford's favour at 11-0, 6-4, 6-8, 6-2.
On the other hand, Von Cramm, show more willingness to fight he tack, and sent the Filipino crashing damage, taking six for 54.
most of the
New York Germany's protagonist (who is seed. Would be thrown out of the ring. to the floor three times in the ninth When Northants ed No. 2 just in front of Crawford),
went to Sulica had lost the first five round. The Brooklyn boy's riotous wickets they ran up 171 run, of
the St. Louin gave an impressive display while
(Joe Medwick scored two home Dano. Suddenly, how finish earned him victory. Both captured in for 51, but Worcester New York
which Cox mado (Continued on Page 9.)
for the Cardinals). ever, following the referee's warn lads weighed 118 lbs.
74, while Warno shire took their second innings, to St. Louis 304 before their last wicket fell,
rounds to
"CENTRE-POISE”
ANOTHER CLOSE MATCH
Martin was the main contributor with Boston 10 runs. Northants made a gallant Cincinnati. attempt to score the runs but except
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F. R. Santall, the Warwickshire baleman, took his benefit in tho match between his county and. Sussex at Birmingham where the visitors won by eight wickets.
The match between the Philadelphin was postponed on account of rain. Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chiengo
Sussex scored 830 runs in the frat Philadelphia innings in which John Parks made (Marcum blanked out the 150 and Hollies took seven for 118. Sox).
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The match between the Claveland
When the South Africans beat" Staffordshire by an Innings and The Silvas had one on the next 42 runs at Stoko recently the ball head but the Duncans claimed two roared unexpectedly, and after an singles to take the lead again but accident to Bruce Mitchell, the they gave away a two for the Silvas South African captain refrained to lead 6-6 at the end of the soventh from using his paco bowlers. hend On the eighth head the Mitchell had to have stitches put. Silvas were lying one. shot when in a wound over his right eye, Duncan senior, with one of his caused by a ball doflected by the characteristic drives carried the wicket-keeper's glove. The blow jack and registered a count of three rendered Mitchell unconscious for.
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In the follow-on Warwickshire made
212 and Sussex acored 82 for two er acoral home runs for the Tigers wickets.
DERBYSHIRE ALSO WIN
Derbyshire scored another victory
when playing at Burton-on-Trent St. Louis agalmat Gloucestershire, winning by Boston
ten wickets.
Gloucestershire put on 234 runs in Indians and the Washington Senators their firat innings when Hammond after the third innings.-Reuter,
was postponed on account of rain made 81 while Derbyshire replied
with a score of 825, of which Alder-
man made 71. Copson, the Derbyshire
fast bowler, took five for 81 when 85 runs. Gloucestershire went in again and
The tourists Innings totalled 252,
were dismissed for 171, Derbyshire's Hollingdalo taking five for 89. The opening batsmen made 81 without Scottish team were dismissed. for 80 being
ng seperated,
and 87 In the follow-on. GL
Inning
In their match against Essex at Vincent took six frat Somerset won by 150 runs wickets for 19 runs.
Let took first knock and scared in the annual match between the
178
and 240 for five wickets declared Army and the Royal Navy, the while Essex made 158 and 110: Bilent Service lost by an innings and The South African Lourists were 70 runs. The military players scored engaged in their second match against 878, Bryan making 91, and the Navy Scotland at Dundee where they, won were dismissed for scores of 68 and 'a two-day game by an innings and 234-Router.”
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