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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, -1935.

YORKSHIRE CRICKETERS WELL ON WAY TO TITLE

TEN WICKET Baseball

WIN FROM DERBY

INCREASES LEAD CONSIDERABLY

FIVE MATCHES TO BE PLAYED

London, Aug. 15. Yorkshire is well on her way to regaining the County Cricket championship which she lost last season to Lancashire when she auffored seriously from the absence of many of her lending] players, whose services were required for England against the Australians,

Victories

For Leaders

GIANTS, TIGERS AND YANKEES

SOME HEAVY SCORING.

New York, Aug. 15. Both leading teams in the Base- ball leagues in America, the New. York Giants and the Detroit Tigers, won their matches to- day, as also did the Yankees.

The Glants were pitted against | their nearest rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals, and they woŋ by the narrowest of margins,

The demands maale upon

the The Detroit Tigers, leaders of Northern county thi season have|the American Lengué, outplayed been equally henvy but Yorkshire | the Senators and scored six runs has managed to win her'matches by to, their opponents", three, while convincing margins nevertheless, the New York Yankees won by | In many instances only two days | 3-1 against the Cleveland Indiană, have been taken to subilie the op-

There were some ensy victories 'position.

In the National League in which

力

The stadium enclosure at Forest Hills, where the Wightman Cup lawn, tennis contest between the United States and Great Britain will be played to day and to-morrow. The players in the above. picture are Fred Perry and Wilmer Alliron, showing them playing in the American Championships last year when the Englishman wan the 53rd title of the country.

FOOTBALL.

In the Inst match in which the the Braves beat the Reds by 8-0. ENGLAND TO MEET

County has been engaged Yark shire continued in winning voin and severely trounced Derbyshre, her nearest rivals, by no leas wi margin than ten wickets at Bear- borough.

There was no outstanding per- formances by any one particular

E. R. T. HOLMES SELECTED

FOR FINAL TEST AT OVAL

London, Aug. 15. It is announced that the Surrey captain, E. R. T. Holmes, has been invited to replace C. F. Walters in England's Test team which is to meet the South African cricketers in the fifth and final match at the Oval to- morrow. --Reuter,

player but each did his share and when Yorkshire went to the wie- keta a total of 304 was reached, Then the bowlers came to the aid of the County by dismissing Derby- shire for 133 runs to enable the follow-on to be enforced. Ju her second Innings Derbyshire made! 174.

Yorkshire then went to the wic- kets to score five runs without loss. Yorkshire has five more matches to play before the close of the sea- Bon, but she has now established auch a commanding lead that there seems little doubt of her ultimate Виссова.

the Phillies won from the Pirates by 9-1 and the Cubs trounced the Dodgers by 11-3.

itesults of to-day's matches folow;

NATIONAL LEAGUE

R. H. E.

Boston......8 13 .

.ย (Bobby Brown blanked out the Reds and Urbanski and Berger scored home runs for the Braves).

Cincinnati

Chiengo

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11 Brooklyn

3

2 (Stainback scored a home run for the Cuba),

St. Louis

the Cardinals).

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SCOTLAND

MATCH FIXED FOR

AUGUST 21

JUBILEE TRUST

FUND

A NARROW WIN FOR A. DAILEY

DUNLOP-SOUTHERN TOURNAMENT

WINS GOLF TITLE BY ONE STROKE

Twelve Day

Bridge Test

Match Next

AMERICAN TEAM'S NEW SYSTEM

INTERNATIONAL MATCH

BRADBURY DOUBLES

WINS

BEATS SILVA IN OPEN

BOWLS TOURNEY er

SECOND VICTORY IN 3 YEARS

(By, "Saga")

MATCH IN DAVIS CUP

SPORTSMANSHIP OF VON CRAMM

WIN FOR AMERICA AT WIMBLEDON

For the second time in three (By STANLEY N, DOUST) years B. W. Bradbury, the Crai-

-London, Julý 24. gengower C. C. player, has beaten

U.S.A. lead Germany by two C. G. Silva, of the Club de Recreio, rubbers to one in the inter-zone

to qualify for the Inst eight of

the Open Singles Lawn Bowls final of the Davis Cup na the re- Championship.. Yesterday

sult of winning one of the most he

won against the Portuguese re-exciting and fuctuating doubles presentative by a margin of 21 ever played in the competition, shots to nine, securing a slightly when W. Allison and J. Van Ryn easier victory than he did in 1933 beat G. von Cramm and K. Lund when he entered the quarter by 3-6, 6-3, 5-7, 9-7, 8-8. finals by a score of 23 shots to 15, Nothing but the tigerish fighting spirit of the Americans, Allison's in- With his victory of two years spired play when the Germans had ngo still fresh in his mind, Brad-two match points in the fourth set, bury entered upon yesterday's and Van Ryn's quiet and effective play match full of confidence of being in the fifth set, when the. Germany able to repeat the auccess but al had three more match points, saved though he has gone far in the the situation. tournaments In previous years it!

Yet von Cramm was the kero of the was not generally anticipated that match. Lund did his job of serving he would eliminate Silva, let alone and smashing magnificently, but his by such a conviaring margin as return of the service and close volley- twelve shots. The match WIR ing were the cause of the Germans actually ended an the fifteenth losing. head, there being three fours scored during the course of the

game.

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When they had picked up from 1- down in the final set and with a burst af brilliance that bewildered the Americans went to 0-4 and at 6-5 wore 16-40 on Van Ryn's service, Lund, instead of going for an attack ing return, lobbed weakly and the ball back to van Cramin's was crashed feet.

But that

wonderful. Ho

fifth set! After their

Bradbury maintained a much bet iter atandard of play than did his opponent and was a deserving win- Four men-two from Englandner. He was drawing more accurate- (By Frank M. Carruthers)

(By F. J. C. PIGNON) versus two from America-arely and was able to find the green

Von Cramm was going to play contract bridge for quicker than Silva, who was never The new football season is to New York....

Allan Dailey, a young St. An- six hours a day for six days able to gauge the green with any made one bad stroke in the first three degree of certainty. He was in sets and had he been strongly support- have a fine start with an honest-drews golfer, professional to the week for a fortnight. (Martin scored a home run for to-goodness international match Wanstead Club, Essex, gained a Play starta on Monday, August variably narrow and also had aed Germany would have won.

tendency to be short. between England and, Scotland. magnificent victory in the Dun- 19.

WONDERFUL CHANGE Pittsburgh.. 1 7

Some time ago mentioned lop-Southern £150 professional They will play 150 rubbers, Philadelphin ..

They will play for a stake of £500 19

that the match was contemplated, tournament at Hendon. (Allen scored a home run for the and it has now been arranged to

which means for each member Phillies).

Ile wor take place in Glasgow on Wednes-competition with a total of 139, and £18 a day.

the 36-holes stroke of the winning team between £17 day, August 21.

round of 69 giving him his success i This will be the first internn-bury out-drew his opponent and lay The Scottish authorities were

Lund here rallied, and von Cramm, three good shots, Silva being heavy disappointed that at the end of! by a single stroke from Charles tional match of rubber-not dupli- in an attempt to break up the head. Į playing Uke

the genius he is and Whitcombe (Crows R). the ente bridge ever played. Unless He had met with early fast season they were unable to Ryder Cup captain, and

success using his hend magnificently, won the make an adequate contribution to Alliss (Beaconsfield),

one side wins by at least 5,000 with heavy shots when, on the first next four games in a row. Five-four points the match will be declared head, he had dislodged two coun- to Germany. the Jubilee Trust Fund owing to

"No contest." their tour in America. The best they could do was to arrange for an Anglo-Scottish team to play an English side at Highbury.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

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Washington Detroit New York Cleveland

Philadelphia St. Louis

The match which has now been fixed, however, will be between the best teams of the two coun- tries, and it is sure to make a big appeal.

Percy

The sides are:--

England. Harry St. John In

Dailey was hailed as a coming. champion about two years ago, but since that time he has suffered from ill-health and lack of prac-gram and Stanley E. Hughes.

America. Michael T. Gottlieb lice. Now he is striking the ball

and Howard Shenken. beautifully. He declared. "I am swinging the club well for the first time for months and have regain ed confidence.” -

MISJUDGED

"PROFILE" PLAY

On the first three heads of the match only singles were scored, Bradbury claiming two and Silva escape in the fourth set the Americans one, but on the fourth head Brad braced themselves and brilliantly out-

played the Germans to lead by 41.

ters when Bradbury had been lying This wonderful change came like a three and this apparently gave himinsh. encouragement to drive.

The Germans had the match in BRADBURY'S EARLY LEAD

Lund's their, grasp, but then come weak return of the service. Von Silva is well-known for his driv- Cranim, taking courage in both hands, ing but yesterday he was not na went all but failed. Ingram and Hughes writes The accurate as he has been in rink

Von Cramm, in the tenяo Daily Express bridge Correspond-matches and paid the penalty sphere or forgot his sporting In ent, played second pair for Eng-whenever he missed his objective to lend at 7-0. A sharp rally, and needed one point for game land in the last Schwab trophy, Bradbury went into a 7-1 lead on then Allison drove a ball that was

At:110-

Renter BROWN AND Dailey played so well that be when the team only just lost to the sixth head but Slivn scored a called "out" by the linesman, but von

Barber, the England and York-

shire batsman, and S. C. Griffith, On Saturday she meets Middle-the Cambridge University wicket- Dex at Leeds and her remaining keeper, are the latest players to be matches are against Worcester-invited to tour Australasia with shire at Worcester, Surrey at the the M.C.C. team during the coming Oval, Sussex at Hove and Hamp winter. shire at Portsmouth.—Reuter,

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DUNCAN WIN

IN SINGLES LAWN BOWLS TOURNEY

PROGRESS IN THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

On the Civil Service 0.0, green, J. C. Brown, of the Kowloon 1.6.C. defeated W.K. Way, of the Craigen Hower C.C.

by 21 shots to 16. When Brown scored eight shote on the first three heads, it looked as if it might be a run-a-away affair, Way fought back strongly to claim

the next thres heads although totailed only four.

but

he

should have won by a greater mar- Ely Culbertson. They are a com-two and then a four to make the Cranm signalled that the ball had Fin. His iron shots and putts were bination of forceful calling by In-scores 7-7. In securing the possi-touched the top of his racket. The necurate, but at twe short holes he | Kram, precise inference Tromble count he had to trail the jack | Gerinnus lost that game and the next took fours through misjudged irons. Hughes, and--on occasion-inspir- and at the same time bump Brad for a match that was played in the

Immediately in front of him ed bluff by both.

bury's counter into the ditch. greatest possible sperting spirit. Percy Alliss had finished with a Ingram is tall, broad, tanned- | Bradbury might easily have saved total of 140. He had struggled to do a round of 72, but had he been able to get a three at the home hole he would have won. Ile took three putts and a five instead.

S. P. Brews, of South Africa, and Abe Mitchell, playing together, had each returned fine scores of GD, but they were out of it be- cause of their first-round scores.

Only Charles Whitcombe had much chance of catching Dailey. Whitcombe went straight from an operation by an osteopath upon his foot for a misplaced bone. "I do not think I can play well to-day; I feel afraid that the bone may slip again," he said and he played that kind of golf.

as his sport were tennis, not a couple but he was hopelessly The score was then 14-9 and à single

and a two made it 17-9,

On the last head Bradbury again

bridge. He plays with an affecta-short with his "last" wood, than of carelessness. He plays bridge na John Barrymore plays on player dominated the game from drew four shots around the jack

However, the Craigengower C.C. the screen-largely in profile.

Hughes is slim, pink-cheeked, the ninth head when he registered with Silva being heavy with two spectacled. His voice is a whisper two. When he drew four shots woods and short with a third. In lest he betray his hand either to playing by far the better bowls. last wood Silva drove but struck on the twelfth hand Bradbury was atend of drawing to save with his opponents (bad business) or part Silva was short with three of his his own short wood and conceded ner (sharp practice). The deft- ness of his gestures contrasts with woods and through with the fourth, a four to give Bradbury the match. Ingram's spaciousness.

Gottlieb is dark, suave, astute. Sir Goy Domville, the English in- ternational, who has played against finest him, regards him as the American player he has met.

THE "FOUR ACES" He is the captain and Shenken themselves the "Four Acea" which have been U.S. champions for two care and have won eleven out of the last thirteen competitions for which they have entered.

Blanking out his opponent for five In the end he was beaten by Is a member of the team calling heads running, Brown increased his inches. He needed to accomplish lead to 17-5 on the thirteenth head. the last three holes in ten sirokes On the sixteenth head, the score was to win. At the 16th his putt for 18-8 in favour of Brown, but on the three lipped the hole and stopped nineteenth, it was only 18-14.

The game

an inch or two away. At the 17th anded

the 22nd head his putt for three stopped an inch I on with the score at 21-16 for Brown. On the Club de Recreio green.

short. R

Duncan, of the Kowloon ~ Bowling

A long drive to the 18th was Green Club, defeated A. Macfarlane, bunkered, but Whitcombe was no of the Hongkong Football Club, by more than eight yards from the 21 shuts to 14. Both players gave a hole in two. Ife putted boldly good display but Macfarlane was but the ball did not drop. He had inclined to be inconsistent, falling off put up a brave fight against a towards the end just when ho was about to turn the tables on his op- handicap of which few spectators ponent who was then leading by one shot.

With the exception of the 10th and

knew.

17th heads, when he allowed Mac Y. M. C. A. GALA

farlane to get within striking distanco, Duncan bowled exceedingly well and thoroughly deserved to match ended on the 20th head.

win, The

POLO RANKINGS Hitchcock, Guest & Smith Leading Americans

TO-MORROW

Kwok Chun-hang To Give Exhibition

The US, pair will ploy a sys- tem of their own-the "Four Aces" system. It has a forcing bid of two of a suit, and is an amplification with many refine- ments of the "strong two" most people play in England.

The English pair are to play the "one club.' This means that u

call of "one club" may be called on any club holding from five honours to a void sult,

HOLE IN ONE AT DENVER

Boy Of 13 Achieves Rare Golf Feat

Kwok Chun-hang, the Chinese: breast stroke swimmer, who re- cently returned from a successful

Denver. New York, Aug. 18, visit to Australia, is to give an

Charles (Babe) Lind, 18, scored In the midsummer Polo rankings, exhibition nt the Thomas Hitchcock, Winston Guest Y, M. C. A. Gala to-morrow even holo at Lakewood Country olub, European a holo In one on the 110-yard seven and Coell Smith retain a nine goal ing.

using a four iron. Babe, who has ranking, and Angel Elizalde and

There is an interesting pro-been playing golf since he was 10 four to. five, whillo Manolo gramme of itema for the gala years old, is the youngest golfer Elizalde has boon raised from which is timed to commence at to over make an ace In this re-

glon.

J. M. Elizalde have been raised from

one to two---United Press,

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