1935-08-08 — Page 19

THE”. HONGKONG.

THURSDAY AUGUST.

OLYMPIC SWIMMERS

SWIMMERS BEATEN

BEATEN BY UNKNOWN BOYS

Rain Stops

Baseball

Matches

YANKEES SHARE A DOUBLE HEADER

LEADERS NOT ENGAGED

New York Aug. 7. Of three double headers ache- duled in the American Baseball League to-day one was postponed on account of the wet weather, while in the other two the Yan- kees shared the honours with the Red Sox and the White Sox broke even with the Indians.

In both matches the New York Yankees out-hit their opponents but it was only in the accond that they were able to reglater more runa than did the Red Sox. The

Boston outfit won by 6-5 in the

Arst but lost the second 0-4. The Tigers, leaders of American Lenguo,

the!

not

ongaged, no match being scheduled

for them.

The Senatora and the Athletics wore unable to play off their double header owing to rain,

Only two of the three matches scheduled in the National League were played, the match between the Braves and the Phillies being postponed.

The Pirates won from the Cubs while the Cardinals beat the Reds. Results of to-day's matches follow:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Pittsburgh

(Blanton pitched for

Chicago

Pirates).

Cincinnati

St. Louis

R. H.

E.

G 14 0

0 9 4

the

2 11

4.

8

0

Parvo or miniature tennis is taking on well at Melbury, On wet days they play it in the practice arou. It's auch fun, and is At for our fool. work. It also makes you, jeep your eye on the ball, Picture shows H. W. Austin and his sister, Mrs. Lycatt, playing miniature tenule at the Melbury Club.

CHANGE IN DAVIS CUP SCORING

ALTERNATION TO BE SOUGHT

THREE SETS AND NOT FIVE

Paris, July 31. Some French tennis enthusiasts want scoring rules changed to in- crease their chances of regaining the Davis Cup. They ask three- set instead of the present five- set matches, because their main- stay, frail Christian Boussus, tires too early.

The need of reform was cried

Owing to rain the match bufnilowing the Jack Crawford-Dous- sus Davis Cup match, when both tween Boston Braves and 'Philadel. phia Phillies was postponed.

players, completely exhausted, could Hardly drag their weary legs back AMERICAN LEAGUE

to the dressing room. Additional impetus was given the movement when Crawford was badly, beaten by Gottfried Von Cramm and Heher Henkel in Berlin, the "reformers" contending that Craw-

Chicago

Cloveland

Chicago

Cleveland

New York

Boston....

It. H. E.

4 ņ

I 11 0

2 8 1

1

8

0

5 12 2

B

$.. 1

(Crouin-scored a home run. for the Red Sox). "'

New York

Boston

G 10 1 4 9 .2

the

the

A doubleheader between Philadelphia Athloties and Washington Senators was post- poned on account of the weather.-Reuter,

wet

LAWN BOWLS RINKS FOR SATURDAY

Hongkong Electric R.C.

Team Selected

Advocates of the three-set match assert the present rigid tennis seor. ing rules tend to sap the vitality of........players. In order.....to make...a. Roman holiday for spectators. The cakes - of Rederick, Menzel, ginnt Czech star, and Bunny Austin were given as evidence to support their thesis.

As long as French-tennis hopes revolve about Boussus, five-act matches will be the bane of the Tri-colour. Chris's supporters say he is one of the most brilliant tennis players and cannot be beaten in three sets.Associated Press.

:

Club at Ming Yuen on Saturday: R. C. Butler, J. L. King, G. T. Padgett and A. F. Paul (skip);"

J. G. Haigh, W. Stoker, J. Sloan and L. de Rome (skip);

AMERICAN STARS LOSE TO YOUTHS

JACK MEDICA IS DEFEATED

NATIONAL MEET AT DETROIT

Detroit, July 6.

Two new champions wore crowned to-night on the basis of record-shattering performances in the finals of the national A. A. U. swimming meet. Neither of the title-holders is yet out of his teens.

John Maclonia, 19-year-old Philadelphia youth who will be n sophomore at Yale next autumn, upset the dope in the 440-yard free style to wrest the title from Jack

The above picture was taken during the progress of the Lawn Bowls League match between the Club de Recreio and the Kowloon Cricket Club on Saturday.

Medien of Seattle, Wash. The IRELAND

blond Lithuanian boy fin'shed only * few inches in front of Medica, whom he had led all the way,) although his margin at no timo was more than two feet.

Macionis was timed at 4m. 51.58. The recognized world record for the event was 4m. 62a., establish- ed by Johnny Weismueller'in 1927. In winning last year Medica's time was reported to be 4m. 50.9m., but his mark never has been offici- ally recognized.

Italph Flaringan. Miami (Fla.) high school boy to whom the ex- perts had looked to furnish Medica with his chief competition, finished third. Other contestants in the order in which they crossed the line were Jimmie Gilhula, Detroit; Dexter Woodford, Ohio State Uni- versity, and Ralph Gilman, San Francisco.

BACKSTROKE FLASH

SPRINGS A SURPRISE

WINS FROM WALES AT LAWN BOWLS

INTERNATIONAL FIXTURES

DRAMATIC FEAT

JAPANESE FIGURE IN TRIALS

MIYAZAKI AND KOIKE LOSE

YOUNG STARS IN FINE FORM

Germans Refuse To Race Without Swastika

ALLEGED REASON FOR ABSENCE

The new Grossglockner Alpino motor, road. linking the province of Salzburg with Carinthia and estab- Tokyo, Aug. 4.

Hahing direct automobile communi. One hundred and twenty cation between Italy, Austria and Japanese swimmers, hopeful of Yugoslavia, was to have been open- making the team which will reed in a formal ceremony on August present the Nipponese Empire at

Hamamatsu

Berlin next year in the World, with President Miklas and Chan- cellor Kurt Schuschnigg participat- Olympiad, last night participated

Ing. in the first team eliminations here.

The opening of the new rule Although no world records were was to be celebrated by an inter broken or equalled, the sensational national motor cycle and auto race performance of Agricultural School student, Shi- It is reported that the German geo Aral, was considered excop-nees who wore to have contented

for tionally noteworthy.

the prizo sent their Arai, hitherto little known, de-excuses and refused to be present feated Yasuji Miyazaki in the 100. on the grounds that they consider metre free style event, negotiating led the courge insufficiently pro- the distance in one minute flat, pared for raging purposes.

Miyazaki, a winner in the 10th

The reason for their abstention,

ENGLAND'S RECOVERY World Olympic Games at Los An- however, was alleged to be the fact

IN THIRD TEST

CRICKETERS AT LEEDS

(By A. E. R. Gilligan).

geles, finished two strokes behind the npoedy schoolboy.

Another "dark-horse", Saburo

they were denied permission to sport insignia on their machines

Ito, defeated Reizo Koike, 200-bearing the German swastika, says

Havaa message from Vienna, meter breaststroke champion, by

a margin of 3 seconds.

Ito in Moll University's latest

addition to the Japanese swimming W. E.

erop.

Only a small crowd was on hand because of heavy rain.

The American swimming stars invading Japan, although not per- London, July 16. forming, were present at the pre- England made a dramatic reliminary tryouts.-United Press. finished the day with a sporting covery at Leeds yesterday and chance of victory. The wicket England will, win. We must go "bald-headed" for victory to-day. It must be neck or nothing,

Yesterday's play was dull till: lunch time, but during the inter- vul dark thunder clouds gathered storm was imminent.

(By E. J. LINNEY) Weston-Super-Mare, July 12,

Excitement in the opening match to-day between Wales and Adolph Kelfer, 17-year-old Chi-Ireland in the international series eagoan, who is a senior at Roose was quiet by comparison, victory still looks good, but I fancy that velt High School, won a decided being anticipated for Wales, but victory in the 100-metre back- wrongly, an

as it happened, for Ire- stroke, finishing seven feet in the land won by one shot. van of Taylor Dryadulz, Detroit,

The four reserves of the Welsh team Keifer, who is the son of a replaced O'Donnell's rink, which did no former German army officer. badly against Lowe, of Scotland, but WA clocked in im. 7.89. The A. 3. Gwilliam, O'Donnell's second and a remark was made that a old mark was 1m. 9.28., set by man, was placed second in Stacey's George Kojak in the 1928 Olym-rink, A. G. Williams standing down. pics. AL Vando Were of The Irish alteration was the chang- Newark, N. J., who took the title ng of places by C. Clawson and W. II. last year, did not defend his Blewitt, Clawson to second and Howitt to third, in W. Gardiner's rink. This led to a better understanding and at

crown.

Third place in the backstroke yo ends Gardiner was Ireland's top went to Russell Branch of Olney-scorer.

race.A.P.

TEAM RACE

The storm came but not from the weather. Bowes, Nichols and Verlty provided the thunder and lightning, and some thrill- ing and very sensational cricket ensued during the hour after lunch South Africa staged an extra-

S. L. KINGS'S RECORD

GOLFER BEATS JONES'S BEST

131 FOR 36 HOLES

Phillipson Unlucky

"NO-BALL" SPOILS HAT-TRICK

!

On a first-rate pitch Essex bata- men, apart from O'Connor, T. N. Pource, Boswell and Wade, cuti a very sorry figure in the recent cricket match between Lancashire and Essex at Old Trafford,

Booth's fast-medium deliverles were the cause, this bowler having a match record of 11 wickets for

111 runs.

During the first Essex innings, which Booth finished by taking the flost two wickċts ̋iñ three balls with="

out having a run hit off him,

Phillipson dismissed Wado and Smith with successive de- liveries and his next bowled Evans, but this was declared a "no-ball."

Daily Mirror Assistants' golf

"This aggregato" of "131 ́ puls"all" 36|-- holes totals on major courses in the tournament by nine strokes.

of

his next.

PUTTING LAPSE BY COX

W. J. Cox, who has been chosen for

1

Both

(Al. Simmons scored a home run ford was in no shape to play after for the White Sox).

London, July 12. his grueling five-net match withville, R. I. Other contestants, in The reserve rink of Wales WEN

S. L. King, the young Knole Boussus in a broiling sun only a the order in which they placed, skipped by C. E: Budd, who was a host ordinary collapse, four wickets Park professional, followed up his week before.

were Danny Zehr of Northwestern in himself, and at lve ends he was falling for one run with the score Wednesday's 64 at Totteridge University: Sandy Sinkiewicz, De-winning skip against England,

leading McPartland, Ireland's only

at 140. Bowes cleaned bowled with a 67 yotserday, to lead the by Dalton, and Vincent gave short leg 27 Southern qualifiers in the troit, and Harold Stanhope, Olney-nine abots to two, ville, R. I.

Then came one of Four rinks finished with Ireland two an easy catch.

the Afth were

at the finest slip catches I have seen sixteen all [up, enptured the 880-yard free-style Irish skip, made two at the twentieth. slip, took the ball low down with The Detroit Athletic Club's team nineteen ends, and McPartland, the for years. Hammond, at second relay title in a race which estabBudd for Wales scored three at the both hands on his left side off shade. The finest performance for 36 E. Field and E. E. Whitcombe, son lished an ofcial american mark last end, and feciand won a fine uphill Dowes to send back Rowan, who holes in a major event has always recorded sixes there, but, even so,

Ernest R. Whitcombe. The four swimmers were timed In game by 08 to 95.

had been the sheet anchor of the been credited to R. T. ("Bobby") 9m. 21.6s. The old American re

South African innings. Hammond Jones who, in the Open championship were safe enough in other parts of SCOTLAND'S TRIUMPH had to move very quickly, and it qualifying round at Sunningdale, nine last year's runner-up, had no fewer their rounds to qualify, D. J. Rees, cord, set by the Hollywood A.C.

years ago, returned 60+08-184. than six fives in a round of 71, putting in 1931, waa Dm..21.8.

Every seat was occupied for the was a phenomenal catch.

Sunningdale's standard scratch score The winning team consisted of afternoon match, Scotland vergus Nichols followed this up by in 74 as against the 76 if South Herts being the chief cause. He, too, finish. Tex Robertson, Sandy Sinkiewicz, England. The weather, was very hot knocking Langton's middle stump Club at Totteridge,

ad among the first 20, and so will and thunder was frequent, and just back, and the

had score board Tom Haynie! and Jimmy Gilhula. as play finished rain feli heavily, but changed from 149 for five to 150 almost every hole, yet a twelvo-footer

King was putting for "birdies" at "ppear at St. Annes, Last year's champions placed it fa

H. B. Rhodes, out in 36 and back in expected to be dry enough for for nine.

at the ninth was his only putt of any a splendid 18, and C. J. Corneloues, accond. They were the members the final matches to-morrow, Ireland

length. His only five, at the third, returned GB late in the day. The of the Los Angeles team, Paul versus Scotland in the morning and SIEDLE'S DEPARTURE

came from a cut drive into Wolf, Bob Boala, Art Lindegren England v. Wales in the afternoon. Never was the uncertainty of but he took four to the short fifteenth, his 70 on Wednesday, and enabled him bunker, latter's was a real saving round after and Herb Barthels. The Lake There was another complets defeat cricket more greatly exemplified. where a tee-shot to the edge of to survive, Alex lierd, fr., despite Shore Athletic Club of Chicago of the English rinks by Scotland. was the only other team in the One English risk was altered, Fred Crisp throw caution to the winds bunker left him a difficult stance for 78, qualined with lid. despite k

Cartis going from skip to lead, "his and hit four very useful boun- kip. daries before Hammond made an lead, A. H.

Bull, being appointed skip. Scotland from about the third end easy catch off Nichola to give Eng- took control of the game, although at land an unexpected load of 46.

It was a thrilling hour, crowded five ends Beotland was only 28 to 23. At ten ends they led by 63 to 40 and with incident, and the full course fifteen ends

they

In

South Africa's to England's favour, Scots were -excellent, whilo the Englishmen were not so accurate, and because up to lunch time the four feet for threas. they were just missing or playing into Springboks had seemed assured of their opponents' woods.

gaining a comfortable lead. G. W. A. Wright had a bad time The English fielding was splen- against W. 3. Lowe, who did so well did. Mitchell is the best cover point against the Welsh skip O'Donnell. It we have had since Jack Hobbs'a is. record for Wright to be down palmy days; in fact, he is a magni- 20 shots, but after being level at five ficent fieldsman in any position. ends Lowe and his men went ahead It was his brilliance which ended quickly, and one saven was made by the dangerous second-wicket part- them, another rare experience for nership of Siedla and Rowan. He Wright.

The veteran Sprot was the master picked up with such quickness that of his rink, but W. J. Jones and his Siedle, realising the danger, tried A new local organisation, the risk pulled up towards the finish and, to send his partner back after Sie Kwong Track & Field Team, losing, by only one shot, made the best starting for a second run. Tho is to be inaugurated next Satur-show for England. Tomlinson lost sequel was that when Mitchell's day afternoon when the opening Dunlop's men, who are warranting the batsmen were at the other end ground in the last six ends to Alightning throw reached Ames both ceremony is to be performed by their Inclusion Mr. O. W. Luke, an official of Bristow was nine down to James

In each match and Siedle was run out, lun the South China A. A. and other Morrison, whose third man, George aves and I ilked the way he re- Barber, too, made some excellent Chinese sporting organisations. Calderwood, played his best game so

As the name implies the new far. Finally, Arthur Bull haved his turned the ball full toss to the body is not a club or an Associa deficit against Bryce Morrison and wicketkeeper. As well as making tion but merely a team which is to lost by only five shots, not a bad debut, that glorious, catch, Hammond in be formed for the speciale purpose an international skip. Details. the elips saved, several boundaries

Ireland v. Wales (Irish rinks named first in with amazing agility:

ha)-Rink 1 ilaine Curran

The following will represent the Hongkong Electric R.C. rinks in their Second Division Lawn Bowls match against the Kowloon Cricket

A. P. Tarbuck, T. P. Saunder-SZE KWONG

aon, H. S. Mackay and A. Webster (skip),

The reserves will be H. S. Jones and W. Orchard.

SEE HONGKONG

FROM THE AIR

ATHLETIC TEAM

NEW BODY BEING FORMED,

INAUGURATION ON SATURDAY

THE ONLY ALL-ANGLE VIEW FROM ABOVE of competing as a recognised body

THE CLOUDS

PLEASURE FLIGHTS DAILY

seven at the sixth, where he cut his tee-shot and went out of bounds for A six to be recorded at the seventeenth. G. E. Weatherill (Wentworth), who the British Ryder Cup team, went was making his first appearance in a to per la to be played the long game competitive event, did well to qualify avery department of the game th of the match veered round from to perfection, but at each of the last) and, like Rhodes, also from Went-

three holes on the outward journey missed putts of between three and

ho worth, returned in 83..

L. J. Taylor and. F. C. Ockendon, The sixth hole proved troublesome sons of famous sentors, are among the to most of the competitors, notably many who failed to qualify.

were 05 to

57.

Bord, A. MaAlplas (skip), 18, D. Bars.

A. 8. Owilliam, W... Mitchell, A. 3, Buscar

In local athletics. It is also the ambition of the officials of the W, S, Wilkin, A. Harver. team to undertake periodical visits

Watson (2015), 34, 21. B. Darles,

to Canton, Macao and possibly Hellows B. Onell: W. 3. Zrnec (okly), 20, Shanghai, as well as other:coastal

Smith's head-high slip catch brought further distinction to

(Continued on Page 93.

ports, with a view to competing Dari Thoon, C. H. Band (ak) B (ext)

J. McPartland - (sklo), 20, 5. Warver, 150. against other organisations.

The chairman of the team is ink- 41 Ji Medielland. - '0. Clawson, W.

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