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FRANCE DEFEATED ON THE TRACK

But Sweep Board In Field Events Against Britain

(By Achilles)

London, July 29.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1935.

Inferiority in the field events nearly cost Great Britain yet another international athletics match at the White City Stadium, for after building up a lead of 55 points to 20 on the nine track races against France, we only "scraped home" with an advantage of 8 points-64 to 56.

Nevertheless, little change has been mado in the personnel of our team chosen to visit Munich in a fortnight's time for the encounter with Ger- many, largely because we have none; to whom to turn to remedy the weak-

Tieka.

HOME FOOTBALL

I understand that although a hitch Rangers Score Narrow

has arisen over whether the British

team's fare for the journey to Munich shall be paid in marks or sterling.

our officials have no fears that the: match will not take place.

Win Over Dundee

Football Lengte,

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Naval Tennis HISTORY AT OPEN RINKS Tournaments OVAL MADE At Wimbledon BY KENT

OFFICERS KNOWN IN HONGKONG

LIEUT. HOARE Naval tennis players, who are well-known in Hongkong, having ships whilst stationed in the Far competed in the local champion- East, figured prominently in the Royal Naval and Royal Marines Championships at Wimbledon last month.

were

Among the competitors R R. G. Hoare, who, it will be re- membered, competed in the Colony Championship in 1934 when he reach ed the fourth round. He beat among others, the late J. A. Casrumbboy,

nalist of the previous year.

In the fourth round Hoare was eliminated

by Tai Wai-pui who eventually went on to win his frat and only title,

Other well-known readily be picked out.

namer will

FIRST VICTORY SINCE. 1912

WOOLLEY'S FEAT FOR WINNERS

(By Frank Thorogood)

London, July 31.

If my history is correct Sand- ham's benefit match will not only be remembered for Woolley's classic innings of 229 but also be cause Kent took this opportunity of winning at the Oval after å lapse of 23 years,

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FOUR WIN

FINAL FIXTURE YESTERDAY

(Continued from Pago 8.)

the needed support to the later bowlers, and Brown was required to do what Duncan failed to do on many heads.

best form and had

Marques was in anything but his A distinctly bad day. The number of good shota he sent down were so few and far be tween that his value to the rink was Previous success came in 1912 by questionable. However, he was not nine wickets, and upon that occasion Very much worse than F. X. M. dia the bowlers destined to play the lead-Silva, who failed to reproduce the form shown in matches earlier this

Lunilon, Aug. 24. The Glasgow Rangers with a win

It le not often that the last eighting part in the downfall of Surrey Events raw very true to form over Dundee retained their position at in the men's singles are identified made the great sacrifice in the War,

were Colin Blythe, who afterwards season. Saturday. In consequence of which the head of the First Division in the at a tournament on the opening and

The Recreio No. 3 was rarely a the meeting Incked the glamour

danger to the apposition and although always аяносільс with an unexpected Scottish

while day; but the Navy are nothing if

E the 1912 side with the Brown was not playing as well no lie verdiet. But we had our thrills. Andunfermline, who were second last not expeditious, and that is what one that beat Surrey yesterday. has been known to play, he was by Woolley alone remains to wear the far the better of the two threes. He of the hop county must not only be quite regularly but he was fairly associated with the left-hander's great lucky with many of his shots. score, but also with the dogged bowling of Freeman and Marriott.

none earned my admiration more than week, were held te a draw by Hearts, happened at the All-England Club colours of Kent, and the latest victory was able to draw or break up heads

and

Aberdeen who defeated

the 48.5ape, quarter-mile which car-

now have the same number of at Wimbledon, where the chain ried W. Roberts to success. le had: Points, 41 Hibernian.

pionships of the Royal Navy and to battle through a gusty head wind down the back straight,

the Royal Marines were played, according to H. S. Scrivener.

RANGELEY THE WONDER

The leaders in the Second Division all had victories, Falkirk scoring four goals to one by Forfar, and St. Mirren trouncing Lelth by five goals to nil, Results of the matches as cabled by

FIRST DIVISION

Another wonderful performance was achieved by Walter Rangeley. Re-Reuter follows: vealing all those stag-ilkë qualities į which enabled him to carry of the¦

print in the corresponding short match at Brighton ten years ago, ho won a grand furlong race by inches

the Empire champio

13 is

time.

from Sweedentally in the registered by an Englishman for 220

yards this season,

But

more interesting point to

Aberdrum Albion Clyde Kamion

Hearts Kilmarnock

Queen's Park

Rangeley's way of thinking is that they

tables have been turned on that doubt-

which

Queen O'Sth. Rangers

3 Hibernian

Ayr

5

Arbroath

Third Lanark

Dunfermline

2 Airdrie

2. Motherwell

Partick

Dundee

St. Johnstone 12 Celtic

There is bound to be, at last, a change in the tenure of the singles championship. Commander Glover, who won it first in 1922, regained It in 1928 and has won it ever since, has just gobe to sea. He has only lost two sets in the final in these last seven years and is still probably the Navy's best player. We may be sure that Glover him-

In the process of getting Surrey out twice 218 overt were bowled and of that number Freeman delivered 76, Marriott 78. Their joint efforts secured 16 of the wickets-nine to Freeman, even to Marriott,

So

down the

gown

thin

Holland was not impressive in the touch he was a difficult man to beat opening heads but after he found his and C. G. Silva was being constantly gul-played by the Kowloon B.G.C. skip.

WINNERS OPEN STRONGLY

than

srif, a man of serene and unselfish iwd and of Surrey. Barling not he not only failed to break up!

temperament, will

necept supersession with equanimity.

PROBABLE SUCCESSOR

hi

3 The man whom I regard as most

capitulated

to

fal A.A.A. championship Anal decision, A Arat announcement that Third likely to succeed him is Comman. cho as well as Barling, ing from a bus before the match was prefere Sweeney second place in Lanark beat Hamilton 2-1 was eorder Buzzard, who, in my belle, fighting. Sandhum, playing a delight.showed an absence of form but selecte

an

to the Northerner,

derived consolation from rected. Hamilton won 1-0.

100 words victors which

League Table

. W. D. L. F. A. Pus.

3 114

Dunfermline

enabled him to

to equal Jack London's performance of

nee of winning the race i. Rangers Ruccessive meetings.

Don Finlay was in his most devasta. Aberdeen ting mood in the hurdles and Lord Airdrie Burghley's English record of 14 4-6 Motherwell sec, only escapes being equalled by Celle 1-19thsee, as a result of his magní-

Albion

Hamilton

fleent effort which saw him in the lead Dundee at the first hurdle. As it was, Finlay Ar equalled Fred Gaby's record for the Hearts

wan Queen O'Sth ed in the three miles, in which St. Johnstone

led the way home for the 'arlick consecutive

occasion. Two Clyde

France's only track Ruccess

fourth

laps to go and it seemed anybody's liberning

Third Lanark race, but there Rochard pulled out an amazing burst to open up a lead of Arbroath 40 odd yards, which Reave could not Kilmarnock completely pull back despite a gallant, Queen's Park bid.

2 18

6 7 36

1 # 4 5

SECOND DIVISION

Woodersen's super-finishing power enabled him to take the mile quite Cowdenbeath comfortably. He has turned down the Dundee offer to join the British team for Ger- East Fife many, as after next week's race with Jack Lovelock in Scotland be Intends

to "cease fire" for the season.

East Stirling Edinburgh Forfar

Both Paul and Heim, the French faith long Jumpers, beat the meeting Montrose record, and it was exceptionally bad Sten'muir luck for Ken Duncan that his best;

effort of the senson-which was only

in. behind the previous best for these) meetings should earn bin no better Falkirk than third place.

St. Mirren Another Frenchman to set up ni

Mortan meeting record was Hamadier, in the King's Park polevault.

Friendly

Hockey

Match

PUNJABS DEFEAT

K. I. T. C.

Playing in a friendly hockey match on Saturday on the Marins ground,} the Punjabis' first eleven defeated the Kowloom Indian Tennis Club by three

goals to one.

St. Bernard's

Dumbarton Dunder

Raith Rovers Alion ALA

Forfar

Stenmuir

East Fife.

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有

0

8 4 4 76 4

# 7

King's Park Brechin

Allon

Dumbarton

Falkirk

St Mirren 1 St. Bernard's

1

labour naterally had an effect on the length of gallant It has often been said that C, G. pair; yet even in the absence of a re-Silva always enjoys more fuck dur- crented Bradley or Fielder, the twoing a match than any other player Samsons of Kent did much to bring but yesterday he had anything but

Between

a lucky break and more often o'clock,

when and Garland-Wells added 60 40 heads but was constantly helping the

in minutes and saved the innings defeat, opposition. It may be that a shaking the old Oxford Blue hit Freeman twice up received when he slipped on alight for six; but ho

the old Arm, the cause of his loss of form, but at any rate, went down there were occasions when he not only would have found his way into the fol innings, including twelve d's, onlyed the more difficult courses for his very front rank if he had not been missed his hundred by seven; Fishlockjien to build up heads, μ naval officer, continues the also hit six 4's and again showed us writer. He WDS runner-up to how well he can drive. Communder Glover In 1933, and was the winner of one of the two acts mentioned above. More- over, in the semi-final he beat Commander Agnew, who runner-up to Commander Glover last year. Buzzard and Agnew both came through successfully yesterday, though Buzzard drop- ped set to Lieut. Wendon, and of the other six winners only one, probably, had but slender hopes of surviving.

was

This was Engineer-Commander Evelegh, whose father, was the first. and in his time the fore moat, professional

lawn tennis referee. Evelegh, who is eligible for the veterans' singles, has been a "last eighter" before now, and yesterday beat Lieut.-Commander Dawson, who was only narrowly 0 beaten by Agnew last year, and 4won the doubles with his con.

queror.

Dawson, a player of re- Rathoremarkable, steadiness allled with fair strength, is also a heavy, man, and found two singles In The

League Table

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.

3

15 2 6

3 3

15

16

15

.

X 2 8

1

9 3 5

THE RESULTS

But the man to fight beat in the last ditch was Barling, who came in second wicket down and stayed 11⁄2 hours, to complete his first century of the year.

The winners owed their victory to a commanding lead secured at the beginning of the match for at une stage they were 17-3 in front while towards the latter part of the game their advantage was reduced to aj margin of nine shots, but that is as Apart from a chance in the slips near as the Club de Recreio rink ever to Woolley when 48, he made, no mistake; 48 of his тuns came from When the Kowloon B.G.C. men boundary hits and on departure he scored a three on the first head and had scored 200 for the match. In less were then lying two or three on the than three-quarters of an hour Kent second it was obvious that the Recreio got the necessary 80 to win_ and ¡ four were being outplayed. However, Ashdown, who takes his benefit at on the second hand C. G, Silva munng- Canterbury upon the occasion of the ed to draw first shot to BAYO the match that begin next Saturday situation. against Gloucester, hit seven pretty 4%.

R.M., 11-9, 7-6; Lieut. R. I. floare. R.M., beat Sub-Lt. Malim, 6-3, 6-0; Sub-Li. K. S. Spurway best lieut. J. H. Malcolm, 4-, 8-6, 6-3; Major Bowen, R.M.. beat Mid. Blake. 6-1, 6-2; Lt.-Comm. Chevallier, beat

M.

Sub-Lt.

Webb.

After scoring another single,' the Portuguese conceded a four on the to lie three but F. X. M. de Silva fourth head. Duncan trailed the jack crept in for the first shot. With his last wood, however, Holland took out Silva's shot for four.

A FIVE ANd a four

AAW

F. E. Once again the Club do Recreis four H. B. threatened to reduce the deficit but Turner, 6-3, 6-1; Lieut. W. D.when they were lying three Brown Muspratt best Barry, 6-1, 6-3; broke up the hend to give his rink u Cadet T. L. Rigge heat Jeffery. 8 on the fifth head.

rout of

one, which made the seure 6-2, 6-1; Lt.-Commi. P. F. M.. Dawson beat Stringer, 10--8, 6-1; command of the game with a seere The sixtd head saw the winners take course of one hot afternoon

Lieut. G. M. Wheadon w.., Cadel of Ave made up of four drawn shots little too much for his weight, but. A. Agate scr.; Sub-Lt. G. W. and one which was knocked up by Evelegh nevertheless earned fall Vayasoar w.o., Surg. Lt.-Comm. C. G. Silva, the Club de Recreio marks for boating him, 6-4.

Oliver ser. 3rd Rd.: Mockler beat players all being wide of the jack. 6-3. Results:

The sixth head saw the winners take Sonthby, 6-1, 6-1; Chevallier the eighth head when they heat Webb-Bowen, 6-4,

chalked G-3a four to make the score 17-3. Singles Championship. Ist. Muspratt bent Spurway, 6--1.

The Rd.: Surg. Lt.-Comm. D. O. South-61; Evelegh bent Dawson, G-4, Though the Portuguese

game was a good ts won now al- four inade by beat leat. N. Lanyon, 6-2 6-3; Buzzard 42: Mid. Stringer beat L. 4-6, 6-3, 6-0;

heat Whendon, every effort thereafter to catch up on Agnew beat their opponents. Once again it was Comm. H. A. Gunn, 3-6, 6-3 Thackara, 6-3, 6-2; Hoare heat through Silva's failure to achieve 6-2: Comm. E. G. Jeffery beat Rigge, 6-4, 6-2; Vavasour beat his objective that the Bowlong Green Surg. Lt. Comm. C. B. Nicholson, Lane, N-6. 8-6.

rink registered their second four. 6-3, 6-1; Surg. Lt-Comm. T. L.

When Farrell lay the shot right Championship 1st up against the jack Silva, with a Barry heat Instr.--Comm. M. H. Rd. Sub-LA. W. E. Chick and Sub-drive, carried the "kitty" Moyes, 7-5, 6-1 2nd R.: Eng. Lt. V. L. Darbyshire bent Pay. Lt. succeeded in taking it to two back only Comm. A. Evelegh heat Pay. F. V. Harrison and Lieut. J. B. woods belonging to the Kowloon: Lieut. F. V. Harrison, 8-6, 6-2; Malcolm, 6-0, 6-1; Comm. E. G.B.G.C., four. Holland's first wood resumption the Kowloom Indians Comm. A. W. Buzzard beal Comm. Jeffery and Lieut. N. Lanyon beat went

went into equalized, and thereafter both sides E. G. Clifford, G4, 6-2; Surg. Surg. It.-Comm. C. B. Nicholson counter and then Holland drew fourth the ditch while Silva's Recond promoted gool.

to obtain the deciding Lt. Comm. E. J. Mockler beat Sub-and Surg. Lt. Camm. T. I.. Barry, shot.

a third opposition Lt. W. E. Chick, 6-2, 6-3; South- | 6-1, 6-1. 2nd Rd. Lieut. C. D. In the last five minutes, the Kow. loon Indians cracked up, and the... Lieut. G. D. Anderson ser.: Lane and Cadet T. L. Rigge ben Panjabia netted twice in succession, Woodhouse, G. 46. 6-0; J. C, Louch, 11–9, 62: Major M. Lieut. C. D. Lane beat Capt. C. H. Capt. C. IL. Wondhouse and Capt. to give them the victory.

Pinto scored for the losers, and M. Coram, W, G. Agnew beat Sub-Lt. Webb-Bowen and Capi.

(2) and R Afzal for the D. W. Chubb. 6-1, 6-0; Mid: West. I.M.. beat Sub-Li. Malim R. II. Thackara heat Capt. R. H. West,' and Mid. Stringer, S. B1.

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The game was evenly contexted, and the winners were only able to net Khan once during the best half. Soon after winners.

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