1935-08-14 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1935.

HEAVY SCORING FEATURES COUNTY CRICKET TIES

RESULTS AT A

GLANCE

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Surrey (550 and 98 for 2

THREE CENTURIES MADE

IN ONE INNINGS

BEST PERFORMANCES

BATTING

Martin (Worcester Y

Northants)

191*

wkts) bent Hampshire (365 IN MATCH AT THE OVAL AGAINST Barling (Surrey v. Hanta) 168

and 280) by eight wickets.

Worcestershire (365 and 158

for 3 wkts. dec.) beat

Northamptonshire

(233

and

134)) by 166 runs.

Middlesex (448 and 131 for

2 wkts. dec.) beat Notta (344 and 102 for 3 wkts.) on first innings.

Kent (419 for 8 wkts. dec.) beat Sussex (320 and 100 for 3 wkts.) on first innings.

Somerset (342 and 85 for 1 wkt.) beat Glamorgan (340 and 251) on first innings.

Derbyshire (156 and 216) beat Essex (177 and 114) by Zi

runs.

··

Lancashire (255 and 140 for 2 wkts.) beat Leicestershire (182 and 212) by eight wickets.

SOUTH AFRICA

Gloucestershire (279 and 298) beat South Africa (289 and 201) by 87 runs.

BRITONS BEATEN IN GOLF DUELS

AMATEUR GAMES

IN FRANCE

OPEN TOURNEY AT GRANVILLE

HAMPSHIRE ELEVEN

BATSMEN HOLD THE UPPER HAND IN MAJORITY OF FIXTURES

}

Woolley (Kent v. Sussex) 157 Emrys Davies (Glamor-

gan v. Somerset) Hendren (Middlesex V.

Notts)

155*

141

J. H. Human (Middlesex

v. 'Notts)

127

Mead (Hants v. Surrey)

116

*109

107

Burrough (Somerset

Glamorgan)

Sandham (Surrey

Hants)

*Not Out

London, Aug. 13. Heavy scoring was a feature of the majority of the County Cricket Championship matches Squires (Surrey v. Hanta) 101 which were brought to a close to-day. At the Oval, where Surrey trounced the Hampshire

uncertain manner bowling in no

the hosts averaged almost 54 runs per wicket in a match in which three Surrey batsmen scored centuries in one innings.

In the match at the Oval Surrey won by eight wickets when they put up the hungo store of 550 rupe in their: rat innings in which Sandham made; 107, Squires 101 and Barling 168.

Mead was not in any way

Host by the colossal score andl

he set about the ink of Kaving wide in a praiseworthy manner bat he! failed to secure the necessary support.

| When the total was taken to 365 runs ¦ the Hampshire innings mume to a

The veteran Mead had 116! uns to his credit when dismissed.

F. R. Brown, the Surrey amateur and England bowler, tack seven of the wickets for 117 runs and when Hamp

ahire followed on the same bowler had live for 93 to causes the visitors to

on their fast wicket for 289 ruts.

Surrey then unde 96 for two wie- |kets.

! WORCESTERSHIRE TAKE POINTS

Worcestershire took the full points in their match against Northants at Worcester, winning by a margin of 150

runs.

NOVEL BRIDGE CHALLENGE

PACHABO SYSTEM OF BIDDING

INVENTOR

£100

BETS

London, July 17.

A novel Contract Bridge match will take place at the Albany Club, London, on Thursday, July 25 states The Times. Last April Mr. A. E. Whitelaw, the inventor of the "Pachabo"

Rystem of bidding. offered to stake £100 against any pair of pinyers achieving as good a Martin, the Worcestershire batsman, was in brillant form and took his result over 100 denka as he and his would obtain. Mr. A. contributing to 191 without being dis- partner Not one British player succoed-missed when the last wicket fell for Wolfers, the captain of the team

This in his fifth cen- which ed in reaching the semi-finals of a total of 205. the French open amateur golfury of the season and his highest League Gold Cup this year, accepted championship, the

and Northamptonshire replied with fourth rounds of which were detatal of 23, Howorth taking five for cided to-day.

Granville, July 22.

third

THIRD ROUND

De Ybarra beat D. G. Nairn, and 2; H. G. Bentley beat Captain ¦ G. Crichley, 4 and 2; A. Gee beat Vicomte de Saint-Sauveur, one up:: M. Carlhian beat C. J. Urlwin-i Smith, at the 19th; J. de Arum beat R. Sweeny, one up; F. Lacroix Leut Captain R. A. Wilson tretired at the right hole); Y, le Queilee bent Colonel G. D. Hannay, 2 and 1; C. Pretzlick bent Harva Reuter, 4 and 2.

FOURTH ROUND

Ybarra heat Bentley, one up; Carlhian beat Ger, 4 and 3: Arana beat Lacroix, one up: Le Queilee bent Protzlick, d'anda.

ALL-SPANISH-PINAL IN FRANCE |

Granville, July 23. Two Spaniards, J. de Arana, holder, and De Ybarra, a former champion of Spain, will battle out the 36 holes final of the Frencki amaten golf championship here to-morrow. In the semi-finals to-

day Ybarra defeated M. Carlhian by 3 and 2 and Arang defeated de Queller by one hole.

YBARRA WINS

Granville, July 24.

and when Worcestershire had made!

MERKATOENIE BIOENERERNESKUTOVEJIRIWIJNAANZIANINDAKIN

MOST HISTORIC

MATCH

EXALTANT SCENES AT CHELTENHAM

were

Cheltenham. Aug. 14. After winning or drawing thirty matches, the present South African touring side sustained its first defeat at the hands of Gloucestershire by 87 runs. There

exaltant the scenes on the part of spectators at the close of. the game. The Mayor re- marked that the match was the most historic ever played at Cheltenham. A curious feature is that Gloucester- shire is last but, one in the County Championship table, -Reuter,

168 for three the second innings was declared closed, Northants then being

1031

the British Bridge

on behalf of his brother, Mr. .. Walfers, and they will play their own suit-over-suit forcing system.

V.

BOWLING

Nichols (Derby

Essex) Mitchell (Derby v

Essex)

F. R. Brown (Surrey

v. Hants)

and

C. L. Vincent (5.

Africa v. Glouces ter)

Sinfield (Gloucester

v. S. Africa)

Warne (Worcester

v. Northants)

Howarth (Worces

8 for 58

7 for 97

7 for 117 5 for 93

6 for 90

5 for 31

5 for 53

ter v, Northants) 5 for 54 H. D. Read (Essex

v. Derby}.

4 for 48

Yankees Win

And Tigers

Are Beaten

These two Canadians are in training for the international guides tourna ment and are showing their skill in propelling the canoe through the water without paddles.

CAMBRIDGE

TRIUMPH ABROAD

CRACK BUDAPEST CREWS BEATEN

95 DEGREES ON THE DANUBE

BOWLERS' VISIT

SHANGHAI SUGGEST A SINGAPORE TRIP

INTERPORTS OF

THE FUTURE

RESUMPTION OF BOWLS TOURNEY

H. A. ALVES IN QUARTER-FINALS

BEATS ARMSTRONG NARROWLY

(By "Sagax")

After a delay of three weeks, the Open Singles Lawn Bowls Championship was continued yea terday afternoon when H. A. Alves, of the Club de Recreio, qualified for the quarter-final by climinating T. Armstrong, of the Civil Service C.C., by 21 shots to 16 on the Kowloon C.C. green.

I was consistency rather than brilliance which carried Alves into the next round and it was fortunate for him that Armstrong I was not able to maintain the high standard which he reproduced during the earlier heads when he chalked up a total of seven shots on three heads to take the lead by 7-1.

to

During that period the Civil Ser- | vien C. C. representative was play-

ing exceptionally good bowl bowls that was worthy of a player with a much more enhanced 'repu- tation as a bowler than has Arm-

ablo strong. He was

draw shots dead on the jack or within a The Hankow Lawn Bowls couple of inches and on the Budapest, July 21. representatives will arrive in second head when he scored a Admiral Horthy watched Cam- Shanghai early next month, three the fartherest wood was a bridge beat Pannonia and Hun | The Shanghai Times understands, bare three inches from the jack. garia, Budapest's leading rowing and will take part in a pro maintain the same form through- clubs, in a thrilling race held gramme to be announced at an here this afternoon before an en- early date. LEAD

NEW YORK TEAM

REDUCE

were

no

thusiastic crowd.

rae

entertaining by rotatlon.

However, he was not able to

on

out the match, and during his erratic moments Alves register- Although it was previously hop-ed more shots than Armstrong With a shade temperature of 95 degrees and a warm wind, rowinged that Hankow would be able to was able to concede with safety. BASEBALL IN

the Shanghai side to The Club de Recreio representa- ident. conditions were not

The accompany

that tive was

completely out-played was over a course of 2,000 Hongkong, it is announced AMERICA metres along a beautiful stretch of they will not make the trip this on the first four heads when he the Danube in front of the Mar-year, nor are they likely to until found himself in arrears but im- Hankowmediately he scored a single on The procedure will be follows:

New York, Aug. 13.

garltteninsel. The three boats got the completion of the

the fifth he played for long heads There ----Messra. A. and E. Wolfers will

matches of the mark simultaneously, but Canton railway.

When the railway is completed, whenever he had the jack and by occupy, for example, the north and scheduled in the National Base Alungaria so held a lead of a

retained for however, a prógramme of annual this means was able to secure south positions, whic Mr. Whitelawball League to-day but a full length, which they

over' his op- and his partner, Mr. A. 1. Kensing-programme of fixtures was played nearly half the course. Cambridge triangle tournaments will be as decided advantage ton, will be seated east and west. off in the American League. gradually went up to them, but sured between Hongkong, Shang-ponent.

Whereas Armstrong scored the One hundred hands will be dealt by The New York Yankees, who, at within a quarter of a mile of the bal and Hankow, the three cities

This majority of his shots short an oficiul and the players will bid the beginning of the senson held finish Hungaria drew ahead again, however, is some distance off, and heads, Alves showed EL decided them. The initial leads only will a commanding lead over the other Cambridge were not to be denied be indicated and the cards will not teams, but who subsequently felland, quickening their stroke to 37, in the meantime unoffelal negotia-preference for long heads and be played out. When all the hands away and are now only second to they went up to win a quarter of tions, it is understood, have been there was a veritable duel between The "pened up by a Shanghai lawn the two in the throw of the jack, have been bid, the playera will ex- the Tigers, made up some of their third boat, Pannonia, was a length bowls enthusiast with followers of which actually

a length in 6 min. 12 sec.

played a big a change geographical position and lost

the game in Singapore.

part in the game as did the de- bid the hands anew. Records of Cleveland Initians.

The negotiations, which have fivery of the woods. the hands and the two sets of bid- Not only did the Yankees win

The Hungarians rowed excellent.

At the end of the ninth head jding will be

made. and will be at the Tigers falled in their con which is reminiscent of the Berlin had reached the stage at which it Alves was able to make the score

ly. They have an effective style been entirely of a friendly nature, studied by the players for a day or test against the Washington two, when they will again meet and Senators, only being nosed out by crew which competed at Henley in was thought possible by the Sing-18-8 and a three then gave him the assess the bidding, crediting or de-a single run although their hats 1933. They make a quicker entry pre lawn bowlers that a team lead for the first time during the bitting each side with an equitable men

slightly longer might be sent to Shanghai this or match. were completely outhit by and they row

ench Fourteen shots stroke. The Cambridge crew had next year, but the mediator, whose score as at Duplicate Bridge. In their opponents.

business takes him regularly to scored at the end of the 17th head the event of the players disagreeing Results of today's matches folla strange boat and cars about a

foot shorter, with appreciably less the Straits, has been asked to sig-but once again Alves took the lead They rowest that Singapore endeavour to by scoring a single and a two. send a team to Hongkong for the After Armstrong registered two

I over one or more deals, such dis-low;

pated hunds are to be assessed by two arbitrators, one appointed by each side. The two players who credited with the are ultimately bigger aggregate store will be nd- judged the winners.

LAWN BOWLS RINKS FOR SATURDAY

dismissed for 134. Warne had live Hongkong Electric R.C.

wickets for 53 runs.

Heavy scoring "by Middlesex

andi

Notts it Trent Bridge prevented the Team Selected

match from being finisheit, the visitors

made i

ground by

defeating

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ston Uhleago

(Werber scored for the Red Sox). Washington

the

behind.

whip than their own. ed order:

R. 11. E.

0 14

0

A

9 1

a hote

1

3

were

in the following or E. A. Interport match there in October. singles on the next three heads to

M.

G:

Szilagyi, M. R. Lonnon, Pascalis, A. D. Kingsford, D. Gi

INCREASING INTEREST

run Kingsford, J. H. Wilson, G. R.1 Although the game is but in it

Laurie (str.). J. N. Duckworth infancy in Singapore at present, (cox.).

there are signs that it is likely in When they arrived by river here the near future to gain adherents on Thursday from Vienna, the as rapidly as it has done in Shang- (Elvin Fox scored a home run Cambridge crew were given a tre-hai during the past two seasons. for the Tigers).

Detroit

New York

Cleveland

2

2

8- 9 1 4 1

Philadelphia (........... 14 17 0 St. Louis

1

T

Reyter

(McNair scored a home run for De Ybarra, of Seville, a former taking first innings ponts for their Lawn Bowls league match against pitched).

Inl their Secondl Division the Athletics for whom Marcum champion of Spain, beat J. de total of 440 runs which was Arapa, also of Spain, the holder | possible by a contribution of 127 from the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club of the title, by one hole in the 36-|J. II. Hunian nud 141 from Hendren, on the latter's green on Saturday, i -holes final of the French Amateur innings and although Middleses de be represented by the following

Notes put on 344 reos in their first the Hongkong Electric_R_Gwilli Golf Championship at Granville.clared at 131 for two, there was no At the end of the first round, dur-possibility of a conclusion being reach. | playera:

ing which de Ybarra had "birdies," de Aram was 2 up.

Bixed unless Natts collapsed unexpected-

R. C. Butler. V. Sorby, G. T. ly. At the close of play unly three Padgett and A. F. Paul (skin); Notts wickets had fallen for 102 J. G. Haigh, H. S. McKay, J. Sloan and H. W. B. Muskett (skip);

Bradford have signed an Kenneth! Towkesbury, Aston Villa's ex- amateur goalkeeper. He will con- tinue to reside in Birmingham, where he has business connections.

russ.

KENT LEAD SUSSEX

A. P. Tarbuck, J. F. Barron, L. Spectators at Hastings saw semne de Rome and A. Webster (skip). bright bhatting by Woolley

The reserves will be W. Stoker (Continued on Page 9). and J. L. King.

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LAWN BOWLS CONTESTS

SINGLES MATCH

POSTPONED

PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY

mendous welcome. Bonfires were The visit would not only encourage lit along the banks of the Danube, the increase of interest now being and they were met at the landing manifested, but would also bring stage by the Mayor of Budapest in another Association for possible ¦ and cheering crowd. They will membership in the proposed Far Irave by train for Prague on Wed- Eastern Association. nesday.

GUY CHENG LOSES IN AMERICA

make the score read 18-16, Alves drew three shots on the 23rd head to win the match,

Lawn Bowls in the Orient.

One of the chlef results of Its formation will be that a re- presentative team will be able To take

at part in matcher home, since every year there are sufficient good players home on furlough to form at least two or three good rinks. It will also endeavour to ration- It is now generally believed that alize the existing rules of vari-. the Far Eastern Lawn Bowls Asso-ous individual Associations and or ciation will materialize in the gunize the various competitions, very near future, and its formation thus giving the game will have a far reaching effect on firmer footing-Shanghai Times.

A 60 YEAR FORMULA

an ever

BUDWEISER

ELIMINATED BY PARKER

THE KING

OF BOTTLED

IN TWO STRAIGHT SETS

Newport, RI., Aug. 13. In the second round of the Nine.!

Newport Casino Tennis

The programme for the afternoon teenth

in the local Lawn Bowls Champion Tournament, Guy Cheng, the Chinese ships which have been held up by the Davis Cup player, defeated Ogden weather for the past three weeks, is Goolet, of Newport, by scores of 6-1, likely to be carried through to-day as-2. there is every indication that the weather will remain fine.

Guy Cheng is remaining in the United States for the American Ono of arranged by the Sub-Conimliter, that Championships which will soon be between A. M. Holland, of the Kow- played at Forest. Ilis.

In another match, Samuel Lee, of

the

matches originally

loon Bowling Green Club, and E. el Berkeley, Califormia, beat Dwight Arculli, of the Craigongower C.C., Davis, Jr., son of the donor of the has been postponed until next Mon- Davis Cup, by 6-1, 6-1-United Pros. day

Tho matches which are due to be played off to-day, therefore, are as follows:

PAIRS

B. Eccleshal

J. Shepherd (Kowlosa B. d. C. Green) SINGLES

M. J. Medines

3. Cavanagh

Hennessy Road; Wanchai.

F. Callen

4. A.. Tyde Las (Olab da Recreio Green)"

GUY CHENG BEATEN

Nowport, Aug. 14,

In the fourth round yesterday Guy Cheng, the Chinese Davis Cup player, boat Edward Fiebloman by 4-6, 0-2, 0-2, but in the fifth round the Chinese was eliminated by Frankie Parker lby 0-2, 6-2yUnited Pro.

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