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THE-HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1986,

SURREY BOWLERS SURPRISE THEIR CRITICS

GLOUCESTER

FOUR STUDIES OF GEM HOAHING IN ACTION. AGAINST MISS ROUND

TWICE

DISMISSED

CHEAPLY

EXCITING WIN FOR WARWICK

JA

YORKSHIRE LEAVE

IT TOO LATE

and

London, May 12. Warwickshire, Surrey Lancashire scored'outright wins in the county cricket champion- ship today, while Somerset in- Aicted defeat on the All India

team, despite the visitors' fine second innings recovery. Yorks shire outplayed "Essex but were denied the full reward, while Notts gained a very narrow first innings lead over Sussex, and Worcestershire had a lucky escape against Hampshire,

The detailed scores as cabled by Reater were as follows.

COUNTY CHAMPONSHIP Warwickshire (217 and 218/9) beat Middlesex (150 and 280) by one wicket.

Surrey (229 and 338/8-dec.) feat Gloucestershire (174 and 119) by 274 runa.

Lancashire (371/7 dec, and 35/2) beat Northants (244 and 160) by eight wickets

Nolts (408/8 dec and 160/6) best Sussex (384) on first innings

bent

Yorkshire (454) beat Essex (219 and 180/7) on first innings

Hampshire (365 and 173) Worcestershire (290 and 135/7) on Orst innings.

OTHER MATCH

Somerset (496 and 89/1) beat All India (228 and 356) by nine wickets.

LEADING PERFORMANCES The leading individual batting and bowling performances were:

Batting

Leyland (Yorks) v. Essex 263 Langridge, Jan. (Buraex)

v. Nolte de

Merchant

India) v.

Somerset..

Fishlock (Surrey) v. Glau

cestershire....

167

151

133*

Martin (Worcester)

Hampshire......

103

Paris (Hampshire) v. Wor- conter

83

Indicates not out

Bowling

V.

Smith (Middlesex)

Warwick

Gover (Surrey) v. Glou cestershire

Verity (Yorkshire)

Eanexworth (Worcester) *.

How

Hampshire

Perks (Worcester)

Hampshire

CORNISH RUGBY XV

SETS NEW RECORD

801 Points In

Season

The Redruth Rugby XV has set up an English record by scoring no fewer than 801 points during the season just

The "Owdacious” Little Miss Gem

Little Miss Gem Hoahing BASEBALL

LEAGUE FOOTBALL ENDS THIS WEEK

IMPORTANT MATCH THIS AFTERNOON

Eani Lancashires and Reyni Welch Fusiliers will

complete their second division football league programmes this after- noon, and the result will decide the runners-up position. On Saturday the Beason's fixtures will be brought to a close when St. Joseph's meet R.A. (Lyemun) in a first division encounter.

ISÜÜTANGLINZINELINERGIA

concluded. One of its players, M. C. C. Order

Faviell, scored 41 tries, a record for any 'Cornish side. In its Easter programme, Redruth defeated a touring side from Grange, lown, in Wales, by 37 pts, to nihi beat the Old Leysinns by 22 pts: tỷ 5, und overcame St. Thomas' los

nil.

nital by 22 pts. cod is all the more

The team's record meritorious when it is stated that Redruth is a small town of about

G for 37 10,000 population. It has always been a stronghold of Rugby, how-

G for 10 ever, and many of its players have been eapped for England. In the 5-for-18side which took Cornwall to the semi-final of the English counts

5 for 71 championship. the majority of the

players were from this little town.

5 for 71

... for 89

Wyatt (Warwickshire)

v. Aliddlesex

SURREY BOWLERS ON TOP

Surrey's supporters who have been yelling about the need for more bowl- ers, had to eat their words when the manner. Gloucestat

London favourites beat Gloucester in

no

uncertain

could only aggregato 293 over twe full innings, their second attent realising a mere 115 runs. Gover wrought the destruction, capturing five for 40.

Layland carried undefeated score of 218 on Saturday to 263 on Monday before losing his wicket, but dospite Yorkshiro's imposing total they could not wring a victory out of Essex, who defended doggedly after a follow-on and held their opponents to Brat innings points.

Warwickshire's one wicket sucess. against Middlesex provided the most exciting finish to any game so far this

(Continued on "Pape P.)

In the 1934-35 seuson Redruth did

1936 Cricket Speed-Up

FEWER STOPPAGES ORDERED

Cricket is in the news again. Storica.. come, from London, from Australia-

WINS TEN

GAMES FROM

DOROTHY ROUND

BANNERTAVČARU

Our Daily Golf Hint

The most important single item for consideration in tak- ing the club back is to make certain that the club is swung back, not merely picked up or lifted with the hands.

London, April 18. "Owdacious". That seems to be the only adequate word to describe fifteen year-old Miss Gem Hoahing's performance in winning ten games against the meas fourteen of Miss D. E. Round, Wimbledon champion of 1934, and ranked equal first of Bri- tish girls last year, at Melbury, yesterday.

•

It is true that Miss Round at times forgot this same quality of audacity: had

she played consistently up to Danton's famous maxim and dared more, she might have daunted her composed little opponent in what, admittedly, was for her a dimcult nratch. As it was we had the ex- traordinary experience of seeing the young Chinese girl collect the first four games against Miss Round and then, after losing seven of the next eight, pull up to 5-all and G-all, so that Miss Round took just over three-j quarters of an hour to win by d1,

.

Bobby Jones,

HALVING

A HOLE IN ONE

GOLF'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE HAPPENS

ก

FOOT-FAULT STARTS

RULE ON SUNDAY

STILL TROUBLING LEGISLATORS

NO NEARER TO SOLUTION

For many years past the Service Rule in Lawn Tennis, or as it is more popularly known, the "Foot- fault" Rule, has been the subject of] frequent and sometimes acrid dis- cussion amongst lawn tennis play- er observes Laton Tennis and Badminton.

CAROLINE HILL MATCH

GOOD SEASON IS PROMISED

That baseball is to take an important place among the Colony's summer sports attractions indicated at a meeting o Hongkong Baseball Association held

the

yesterday at the European Y.M.C.A. The season opens on Sun- day next with a match between the Japanesa and Overseas Chinese. but later on, it' WES intimated. double headers would be a feature, A tentative arrangement minde

the Canadiana

for

and

In the year 1934 the International earlier Federation appointed a Committee Japanese to open the season during

this week with instructions to consider a pro- Ing when it was decided to make a was squashed at this meet- posal made by the South African draw so that the season could make Lawn Tennis Union for altering the an official start on Sunday, Rule, and any other proposals which outcome of the draw is the clash be tween the Japanese and Chinese Over might come before them, to recom-

seas, and to more Interesting tie mend one of them or not to recom- could head the season's programme.

EIGHT TEAMS COMPETING

The

No less than eight teams will parti It was to Americans, reigning champions,

"Well, I'll just have to do the mend any of them, that is, to leave

the rule as it is at present. remarked same myself," player in a singles match ́at| The South African proposal was of cipate in the league including the After making every allowance for Farnham Golf Club, Surrey, re- the face of it a simple one. Miss Round's quite unusual number cently, when his opponent holed the effect that the server." should be Japanese, Canadian, Overseas Chinese, of errors in simple volleys, plain out in one. drives and double faults, enough|

tra¦ in the drive, quickness in court and tactical gifts to convince the scuptical that she should is great things in the future.

A big drive..to speed up English not suffer a single defeat, but during | county cricket this sonson has begun.} tals last season they were twice. New M.C.C. instructions 10 all could be seen of Miss Healing's con- beaten, their final record reading:— first-class clubs and umpires will

Folats mean-

Delays caused by rain and light cut to un absolute minimum;

Wet wickets dried-artificially, If necessary as quickly as pos« Blble;

P. W. U. L. F. A. 36 34 0 2 801

90

SAVAGE ATTACK

Freddie Miller Losos Boxing Crown

Fewer and shorier "bad light" stoppages.

The instructions are the outcome of a recent meeting of county cap- tains.

HELPING THE SUN

Washington, May 11. Pete Sarron, the Syrian-American featherweight boxer, won the world's Umpires, this season, will be on featherweight championship her to the ground by nine o'clock every night when he secured the don morning. If the wicket is wet they over Freddle Mfler, (Cincinati) must see that every effort is made to holder since 1933.

dry it.

Sarron, of Alabama, won points in Drying is no longer to be left to fifteen furious rounds in the first wind and sun. Groundsmen must title fight ever held in Washington.do everything in their power to get Sarron finished sensationally and pitches ready for play. almost knocked out Miller in the

3

thirteenth and Afteenth rounds.- It play is interrupted by rain Reuter

during the day arilßclat means of drying the wicket are to be used as soon as rain ceases. When bad light stops play umpires are to go out directly the #ght im- proves at all,

Eliot Hall "A", runner-up in the Hongkong Badminton League, 1935-36.. Standing:--P. K. Chan, K. 3, Lisw, T. C. Loo, K.; L. Yang and K. Y. Lon. Sittingt--P. E. Tan (Chairman) C. O. Lee (captain) and R. A. Hi! (Warden). (Photo: A Fong).

A county captain said: "We are out to put a stop to wasted time In

cricket:

*If we don't study the people who pay to see a day's cricket there will no county championship ten years hence."

be

́IN AUSTRALIA

It is now taken for granted that Don Bradman will cuptain the Aus- tralian side to tour England in 1937.

Bradman, leading on

Adelaide

MAN OF 71 WINS 100

YDS. SPRINT

99TH WIN SINCE HE WAS 60

Gravesend, Apr. 18. This is the story of an athlete who never says dig.

,

Mr. S. Flinn, who is 71 and a con- siderable bit, to-day won his 99th race since his 60th birthday. The event Open was the 100 Yards Veterans' Handicap at the eighth spring athletic and cycling meeting of the Imperial Paper Bills Sports Club held at the Milton-road ground, Although the weather was bitterly cold a large crowd attended to cheer Mr. Flinn. te victory.

"I have only ono ambition now,” Mr. j

sald race, "and that Finn and after, the th avent in the near future. After that I shall not take things seriously,"

asked to observe one tondition only U.S.S. Mindanao, Hongkong Volun

aity of Canton,

And to the astonishment of him and that was to keep both feet behinders, Eastern and Pulching Univer- self and the opponent, he did.

the base-line throughout the act of Mr. Matty Chang's proposal that a delivering the service, thus dispensing limit of twenty players be permitted The almost impossible in golf had with the existing prohibition against to register with a team was carried happened, Mr. T, S. Wilson, of

after discussion, while it was further Larkhill Golf Club, Scotland, and Mr. walking, running or Jumping.

agreed that where a new player was J. D. Lyall, of Rochampton Golf Club, Although the Rule would have been introduced, the managers of the res- halved the 10th hole in one. The

pective league teams had to be con- and there shortened, the Committee did not feel suited and a majority vote obtained distance

was 17 yards were six witnesses to the feat. that there was simplification, because before the player could take the field. the new, proposal would make it more dimeult of administration by umpires and linesmen.

Six previous cases of a hole belug halved in one in a singles match are recorded. They were:

1919 At Forest Hills, New Jersey. 1925-St. Augustine's, Ramsgate. 1927.-Royal Eastbourne. 1929. Scraptoft, Leicester. -1935.-Colwyn Bay.

Following the Forest Hills case, one of the players offered a bet of £2,000 to 58, against the feat being repeated in his lifetime.

T

LOVELOCK

TURNS TO

BOXING

...

Wins Featherweight Title

London.

Caroline Hill Diamond will be the Venus for the league matches, and be- cause of its spacious ares, Mr, Matty Chang suggested that if a player hit the ball out of the ground it should autonission which followed was count as a home run: The

PROPOSAL DISCARDED

The South African proposal was, discarded, and the International Com-lengthy, but finally the suggestion was defented, the meeting agreeing mittee, of which Mr. Jean Borotra is that every hit had to be run out. himself'a member, settled down to consider all and any proposals which were made to them and of which detalls were published in this journal

and elsewhere.

LIST OF MANAGERS

Managers responsible for the ful- flment of all league fixtures were announced as follows: Americans (Mr. T. Thompson), Japanese (Mr., S. Saito), Overseas Chinese (Mr. The auxiliary line, a narrower ser Matty Chang) Canadians (Mr, W. vice court, a sliorier service court and Muir), H.K. Volunteers (Mr. E. other proposals were discussed and Porter), Fastern

discarded.

(Mr. L Chi

OFFICIALS

It

| Leung), Pulching Academy (Mr. T. The Committee met again in Paris Kim), and U.S.S. Mindanao (Mr. C

Horton), on March 10 this year, and after a

Following a suggestion from the prolonged discussion. a majority of chair, it was decided that probable the Committee consisting of Monsieur line-outs of the teams be published Borotro, supported by

Lt-Com- on Thursday before the game mander Ben Wyatt under instructions WAK scheduled to be played.

wn Tennis was from the United States Lawn J. Lovelock, the New Zealand run Association, deelded to recommend to are fa hand for the issuance of was intimated that arrangements ner and one of the world's greatest the International Federation that two score cards on the ground to en- of the London hospitals. In winning of which would allow jumping and terest in the games, and it was milers, is now featherweight champion alternatives should be considered, one able spectators to keep an active in- the title he showed a very good re-

and running as well, in other words, bored Mr. Filan won his race in 10 4-5 pertoire of blows, but he said after the other would permit of walking also decided that players be num

to facilitate matters, ni the original South African proposal round. team on an up-country Easter tour, seconds, but, if truth must be told, howards that he much prefers running. scored centuries

In successive received 33 yards' start. A member "My greatest ambition is to keep all over again. matches, took five wickets for four-of the Veterans' Athletic Club, he clear of the ring" he said. “I am

The International delegates were teen runs one day, kept wicket the began his athletic career as a member going into training for the Olympic not enamoured of the suggestion that Confirmation the appointment next, stumping two batsmen.

of the Essex Beagles and in those Games soon and I intend to compete two alternatives should come up for of Mr. W. Muir as President of the days his events were not limited to the in most of the big running events this discussion at the meeting to be held local body was passed unanimously sprints.

season." Lovelock also expressed the in-1037,-and-tho-Committee was re-and with acclaim, Tallowing which "I still find the old fashioned stand. opinion that it would be a great year appointed (its constitution is publish Mr. T. Thompson was appointed

for milers, Ing start beat," he said, "and I think

ed elsewhere in this issue) with In-Honorary Secretary for the ensuing old men who use the modern crouching By his win at the Stadium Lave.structions to submit one proposal and year.

de- position are mistaken. But possibly lock helped his hospital, St. Mary's one only for altering the rule.

Regarding umpires, it wan elded that the procedure in vogue if I were young I might look at it to the for first place with London diferently.

The fact is that neither the Com last season be readopted, which Hospital.

mittee nor anybody else has yet found allows for a noutral "player" um- Conditions on the ground word so Lovelock gained his boxing Blue at a solution which commends itself. pire to take charge of games. It New York, May 12, alew that D. 8. Horne, the famous Oxford. He is being trained now by generally to the lawn tennis world, was also tentatively agreed upon Nunez, 117 lbs., from the Philippine Polytechnie racing cyclist, was unable the famous old time Hghtweight, and unui something is found which that efforts be made to obtain non- Owing to his medical does give universal satisfaction, it pinging umpires, who would be Islanda, knocked out Angelo Mugnolo, to concede the immen undicap of Matt Wells. 114 lbs., of Brooklyn in the second 219 yards in the mile ad and gave studies-ho will start training for will be far better to leave the exist-willing to umpire on alternative round.-United Press.

(up after the second lap.

ing rule alone.. running later than usual this year.

AMERICAN BOXING

Nunez Knocks Out Mugnolo

Sundays.

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