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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.. SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1936.
COLONY SWIMMERS TO MEET OLYMPIC SQUAD
ARMANATH'S
i
TWO
CENTURIES
BRILLIANT FORM BY INDIAN
FISHLOCK DOES SAME TRICK
London, May 29.
Indla suffered another defeati against a county cricket team to-day, Essex proving much too strong for the visitors and won by seven wickets.
Everything in the match was overshadowed by the brilliant batting of Armanath, who not only hit up 130 out of his side's total first innings score of 184,| but went on to gather another 107. in, the second innings.
In the county championship, Sussex tost to Surrey, the feature of the match boing Fishlock's two centuries for the winners. Maurice Tato had n successful spoll with the ball, captur- į ing 6 for $7
Sussex could never fully recover from a disastrous first innings which palised a mero 17 runs. When they fintted a second time they put toge- ther 382, but the effort camo too late to save defeat.
Oxford did well to beat Worcester- shire, while Cambridge drew with
The Filipino World Olympic boxers who will be passing through Hongkong en route to Barlin on Monday. Standing (left to right) Jose Padilla, jr. (lightweight), Simplicio de Castro (featherweight). Sitting, Oscarde Larranzabal (bantamweight) and Felipe K. Nunag (flyweight).
-Yorkshire, although the champions AMATEUR golf champIONSHIP
were strongly placed right through, Results.
Essex (351 and 6173) buat All- India (184 and 227) by Reven wickets.
Surrey (276 and 184/4) bent Buxsex (97 and 362) by six wickels. Oxford (204 and 278) beat Wor- cestershire (170 and 249) by 63 ruas,
Yorkshire (439 for 4 dee. arul 204) drew with Cambridge (240 and 84/1).
BATTING
204
A. II. Sellars (Yorkshire) v.
Cambridge Fishlock (Surrey) v. Sussex 131
and Armanath (All-India)
100*
T.
130
EHRCX
Cutmure
ពព (Essex)
V1 All-
India
137
P. Smith (Essex) v. All-India 105 Leyland (Yorkalilre) v. Cam-
bridge
100*
Indicates not out
Eyston Not To Attack Records Yet
JIM FERRIER HAD AN ANXIOUS TIME
But Recovered Brilliantly
To Enter Final
St. Andrew's, May 29. Hill squared at the fourteenth, lay- Hector Thomson, the Walkering a long approach dead, but he was Cup player, and Jim Ferrier, short at the seventeenth where the Australian champion, will 107
con- Australian became one up with an test the final of the British Open orthodox four. Amateur Golf Championship Their return cards -read--- here. To-day both survived quarter-final and semi-final matches, Thomson, continuing this remarkable form, won [comfortably. Ferrier was hard pressed in the semi-final by Alec H; London stockbroker and won by one up.
FAMOUS RACER'S
QUEST
Salt Lake City, May 29,
They returned the following cards! on the outward_journey:—
Kin,
Ferrier, Tril,
3-4-2-4-5-4-4-4-434, 4-4-4-5-5-4-4-3-437,
THRILLING FINAL EXPECTED
The Anglo-Scottish final between
Thomson and Hill is expected to fur- inish a very thrilling match, says
Reuter. Odds are still slightly in fa-1 vour of Thomson.
The feature of to-day's piny was the performance of Alec Hill in the quar- 4-4-4-5-5-4-4-3-437- ter-final whose putting was very Ferrier, 1-4-4-6-5-5-4-3-438. spectacular. Tolley should have won out-driven his match against him, but he stymied Ferrier generally was though there was nothing to choose himself at the nineteenth when he was between their short game. At the first and fourth Ferrier pulled his tee
Captain George E. T. Eyston, the shot and was bunkered; il found! 30 years-old English eeing motorist, himself in the heather at the fourth who is to attempt to lower all records and on the six Ferrier took three putis. above 100 miles and to regain his turned on the homeward coursej records up to 100 miles, said to-day! that the Bonneville fats were in- sufficiently dry to attempt any records. until June.
one up.
FERRIER'S EAGLE
Eyston is using a mystery Deisel- Ferrier squared at the tenth with a engined car called the "Flying Spray" five-yard putt and took the lead in for his efforts to set new reconds nensational fashion at the twelfth above 100 miles while for his attempts where his tee shot finished a yard on records up to 100 miles he is using from, the pin, Nevertheless Hill did a 450 h.p. car called "Speed of the the hole in a birdie free against Winds."United Fresn.
¦ Perrier's engled two,
one up.
The results in brief ware:--
QUARTER-FINALS
II. Thomson beal G. Peters 2 and
1.
C. Ewing beat Martin 2 and 1.
A. I beat C. Tolley at nineteen-
th.
J. Ferrier beat M. Dykes 3 and 2,
SEMI-FINALS
Thomson bent Ewing twu up. Ferrier bent fill one up. --Router.
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CHOSEN LAST EVENING
Fine Team
MONDAY'S EVENT
Hongkong's team to op- pose the Filipino World Olympic swimmers at the Victoria Recreation Club.. next Monday was selected last evening
following
trials. A very representa- tive combination has been
chosen, so much so that
only one V.R.C. swimmer is included.
The programme will consist of five events between the Colony and the visiting swimmers, plus two events confined to V.R.C. members and a ladies' race.
The official programme is:——— 100 yards free style, 200 yards breast stroke, 100 yarda back atroke, 440 yards free style and n Medley Relay which includes 100 yards back stroke, 100 yards breast stroke and 100 yards free style.
Here are the nominated swim- mers for the various oventa.
100 YARDS FREE STYLE Filipino team:-J. Ad}alud- din, and J. R. Obfal
Hongkong team:-Chan Chan- hin (Chinese Bathing Club) and Norman Lee (S.C.A.A.).
200 YARDS BREAST STROKE
Filipino team:-T. Ildefonso and A. Alpad.
Hongkong team:-Wong 'lu- man (Mak Nga A.A.) and Fung
CHAN CHAN.HING
Chung-yu (Chinese Y.M.C.AJ 100 YARDS BACK STROKE Filipino team:-N. Christian-
Hen,
Hongkong team:-Lau Po-he! (H.K. Univeralty) and Yeung Iu-kwan (Chinese Y.M.C.A.). 440 YARDS FREE STYLE Filipino team:---J. Adjalud. ́din and A. Alpad,
Hongkong team:--W. Law. rence (V.R.C.) and. Norman Lee (S.C.A.A.).
MEDLEY RELAY 100 yards backstroke:—N. Christiansen (Filipino team), Lau Po-hel (Hongkong team).
100 yards breast stroke:-T. Ildefonso or A. Alpad (Fillpino team), Wong Iu-man (Hongkong team).
100 yards free style: J. Adjaluddin, or J. R. Obial, or A. Alpad (Filipino team), Chan Chun-hing (Hongkong team).
Olympic Games
BRITISH BID TO SEND
M
TEAM OF 250
A big effort is being made to send ful and representative team of British athletes and sportsmen to the Olympic Games in Berlin between August 1 and 16.
The British Olympia Association aim. at scuding 260 competitors, and for this purpose a sum of about $12,000 must be raised. Through the efforts of Lord Portal, the chair- man of the council, a considerable sum has already been collected, or promised without any appeal being. made to the general public. This is a gratifying state of affairs, and
hoped that the full amount re quired will be forthcoming.
is
There may be some surprise at the. proposed size of the team, but it is intended to send four or flys canoeists, nine men and nine women gymnasts, in addition to fancers, rifle shota, cyclists, boxers, swimmers, and care men, in addition to track and field. athletes.
For the equestrian sports two teams of three. Army - offisom cach will be entered. The events include a speed; and an enduranco test ovOF 86 kilon, followed by jumping in the
Stadium.
WILFRID LAWRENCE
THE OAKS
WAS A
BIG UPSET
Two Outsiders
Astonish
London, May 29. The Oaks, which was run at Epsom to-day, proved to be a real turn-up, as the first, Sir Abo Bailey's Lovely Rosa at 33) to 1 and the second,. Sir Fre derick Eley's Barrowby Gem at 22 to 1, were two of the most unconsidered runners of the field of seventeen.
Both were trained at Lambourn but by different trainers. They had only won ong race before in their careers nud neither finishe:i first in the Two Thousand Gulnons.
Yet the pair battled to an exciting finish, the former winning by three quarters of a length, with 1.M. the King's
Feola at 10 to 1, running with Lord Derby's colours, two lengths away for third position. Lord Astor's Traille Light was_fourth,
The winner, whose owner and his wife were present, ran almost un
bneked.
Lord Derby's Tideway starting at to 1 was the favourite, and with Esmond Harmsworth's Silver Birch at 100 to 30 ran very prominently but failed to stay the distance finishing eighth and fifth respectively-fruter.
In Search Of Sports Honours
MACAO TEAMS IN HONGKONG THIS
WEEK-END :
NO UPSET RESULTS
IN YESTERDAY'S LEAGUE TENNIS
FULL DETAILS
South China A.A., Kow- loon Indians, Police and Craigengower all won with little difficulty their opening matelies in the "D" Division of the tennis league played yester-
Our Daily Golf Hint
Pivoting is the foundation of a good swing-so few players realise this and sub- stitute strength of arm for the scientific ending up of the body-Jack Gordan.
TO-DAY'S RACES
day, the victims being Central NINE EVENTS ON
British Association, the Army Indian R. C. and Kowloon! Cricket Club. '
The excellent form of the Police hinted they would be well in the run- ning for honours this year, though South China appear to be potential. champions just at present.
The results were:-
S.C.A.A.
KIT.C.
Police C.C.C.
9 C.B.A.
5 The Army
G1⁄2 LR.C.
.5% K.C.C.
1
THE CARD
MY SELECTIONS -
(By "Captain Foster")
It is learned on good authority that King's Warden has been scratched
2 from the May Handicap and Rqyal
Details of the four matches follow:
SOUTH CHINA «. C.B.A.
Seat will be ridden by Mr. Dietz.
Mr. H. M. Pih, who arrived yester- day from Shanghai to be beat man to
C. B. Wong and T. K. Tang his brother.Mr. II. C. Pih, who is (S.C.A.A.) lost to F. D. Angus and marrying Miss Mok In Ngoh on Tues- D. Smith 6-7: beat 11. A. Angus and any, will be seen in the anddle, U-Gurovitch-0-27-bent S. Fowler-and-
J. Claydon 6-0.
:
There are ning races down for to-
C. N. Tsang and Y. L. Kwan day's meeting and my selections for (8.C.A.A.) bent. Angas and Smith the programme are as follows: 7-6; beat Angus and Gurevitch 6-0; beat Fowler and Claydon 0-2..
bent Angus and Smith 6-2; beat
L. Wong and P. Liu (S.C.A.A.) | Angus and Gurevitch 0-3; beat Fowler and Claydon 6-3.
KOWLOON NDIANS ▼. ARMY
S. A. Hussain an S. S. Hussain (K.I.T.C.) beat Kingsland and Sgt. Packham 6-3; bent W. O. Imrie and Cpl.
Lawrence 6-1; beat L/Sgt. McAlinden and S/Sgt. O'Connor 6-1.!
Ai Khan and D. M. Khan (K.LT.C.) bent Kingsland and Packham 6-3; beat Imrie and Lawrence 6-4; Just lo McAlinden and O'Connor 4-6.
Johan Dad and A. P. Souza (K.I.T.C.) lost to Kingsland and Packham 3-6; lost to "Imric Lawrence 1-6, lost to McAlinden and
O'Connor 1-0.
POLICE, INDIAN R.C.
and
G. Carruthers and C. Pile (Police) beat M. Hassan and A. M. Rumjah (7-5) beat A. K. Minu and S. 31. | Rumjahn 6-2; beat. T. All and M. 1.ị
Razack 6-4.
S. Smith and B. G. Baker (Police) lost to Hassan and Rumjahın 2-6; beat Minu and Rumjahn 6-2; drew with Ali and Iazack 6-6.
A. R. S. Major and L. 1. C. Calthrop (Polico) beat Hassan and Rumjaha 7-5; lost to Minu and Rumjahn 3-6; beat All and Razack 6-0.
CRAIGENGOWER v.. KOWLOON
A. Kitchell and A. B. Hamson (Craigengower) drew with H. W. Crabb and A. E. Perry 6-0; beat W. Hirst and F. Goodwin 0-0; bent C. Blum and C. Brock 0-4.
T. Locke and. F. Abbas (Craigen- gower) lost to Crabb and Perry 4-6; beat Irst and Goodwin 6-2; lost to Bium and Brock 5-7.
(By Our Own Correspondent)
Macho, May 28.
E. Zimmern and H. N. Chung A representativo party of tennis, badminton, and pingpong enthusiasts (Craigengower) lost to Crabb and from Macno will be testing their skili Perry 3-6; beat Hirst and Goodwin in Hongkong during the week-end, 6-3; beat Blum and Brock- 6-3. when they meet Club de Recreio in the three forms of sport and St. Andrew's at badminton.
will be
Macho's termis players Eluardo de Silva, Joe Nolasco, Al- S.C.A.A. berto Pereira, Guilherme da Silva, Police" Dr. J. Villa Franca, C. da Silva, Alexandra Royol, A. A. Mello, J. Fernandes and L. Martins. In mixed ------ doubles the ladies will be Misses Helena Ribeiro, Celeste Vidigal and Amalia Nolasco.
The badminton team will consist of Eduardo de Silva, Jose N. da Silva, H. Noronha, Alfredo de Silva, Leung Hung Fan and R. Banares.
Tho players were selected from teams of tho Macao and the Union
wocks
Sports Clubs which have been very active during the last few sily competition having taken place during the week-ends.
Much interest is being taken locally in the forthcoming Invasion and the results of the matches scheduled to be played will be keenly followed by sports ciroles in Macao.
The Olympic programme includes | 10 branches of sport, with athletics: making the more oneral appeal.j Our field events oxparis have not yet reached the super-standard of the. Aanericans or Finns, but we possess track runners and walkers worthy to rank with the world's best. 1
With auch. quarter-milers AK TV. Roberts, A. G. K. Brown, G. L. Ram- pling, and A. Pennington It will be a big disappointment if we do not win the 400 metro flat and tho 1,000)
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