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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1936.

DAZZLING 100 YARDS SWIM BY W. LAWRENCE

NEARLY A BATH RECORD

DOES

55 2/5 SECS

FINE START TO SEASON

SON

Wilfrid Lawrence, Hong- kong's champion swimmer, lost no time in emphasising! that he is as good this sen- ever before by establishing an unofficial bath record at the V.R.C. yesterday on the occasion of! the club's first aquatic gala this summer.

Lawrence, taking part in the 100 yards free style handicap, went off at nine and won the event in the record time of 55 3/5 seconds.

JOE LOUIS-His fists flash out, writes a sports commentator, with the quickness of a inaka's tongue.

JOE LOUIS MAY FIGHT SCHMELING AGAIN

JACOBS PLANS RETURN MATCH IF BRADDOCK IS NOT AVAILABLE

iterr

New York, July 2 dock, but that

before was This upset Noel Hammond's

Somebody is going to fight Max | Maxie Hoored Louis for the first time Interport record by no less than Selimeling in a major heavyweight in his professional career. Whether four-fifth of a second, but it was bout in September and it may be Joe they would be willing to let the beat- Loula if Madison Square Garden off-| en Negro fighter face the champlon two-fifths of a second slower cials succeed in preventing a title without more experience was a mat- than the record time returned by match between Schmeling and Cum-ter for speculation. Such a match J. Adjaluddin the World Olympic plon Jimmy Braddock, Promoter would likely be an "everything or Filipino swimmer when the Mike Jacobs asserted explosively nothing" test for Louls.

appeared

at the

to-day.

Olympians V.R.C: bath Inst Whit-Monday.

Lawrence, who always appears to swim better against a handicap amazed the spectators with his burst of aprod.. It was a magnificent effort and opens up distinct possibilities of: the bath record being lowered yet again during this season.

The innovation of staging the gain in the early evening instead of after

dinner was a real success.

The events and results were:

Boys 220 Yards Free Style 'cap. --1, S. Castro; 2, A. Gulerres; 'J, A.

Time, 3 mins. 10 3/5 seCR.

Opombers Claas 100 Yards Brenst-stroke ARR. Heap.1, A. O. Barretto; 2, P. Macintosh; 3, C. F.

Time, 92 1/5 secs. Rozario,

Mombora "D" Clann 100 Yards Back- stroke A. 'cap.1, J. Guterres;

2, R. A. Barron; 3, E. L.

Gosuno.

a

Apparently esasperated at the polite negotiations between his Twentieth Century Club and the Garden concerning the title fight which Maxie claims 113 result of his knockout of Louls, Jacoba said:

T stage the. Braddock-Schmel- Ing Aght regardless of the Garden's poppycock about their contract with Braddock

...

"I'll arrange to stage the fight inj September and I'll have Louis on hand in case the Garden manages to keep Braddock out of the ring injunctions or restraining orders."

Louls' managers refused an offer for the Brown Bomber to meet Brnd-

Y.M.C.A. GALA

P.G.H. FENDER GIVES UP

COUNTY CRICKET

Hongkong's Link With England's Finest

Marathon Racer

BROTHER IS C. E. NORRIS OF G.E.C..

Hongkong has an interesting link with A. J. Norris of the Polytechnic Harriers who re- cently, won, for the second year in succession, the Wind. sor to London Marathon race in connection with the Poly- technic inter-club contest for the Kinnaird Trophy.

He is the brother, of S. C. Norris of the local offer of General Electric Co.

Norris is cited by London eritics as Lene of the greatest Marathon runners of the nge, in sonte respects superior to the great Sant Ferrin,

He broke the record for the Wind- Nor to Londor marathon race this

UCHI (VİNLİ PERDERLIJN ALIMENTANONETINERARIESTAD MUTENTICOLERANC

LOUGHRAN BEATEN

UNPOPULAR Boxing DECISION AWARDED TO AL McCOY

Montreal. July 6.

Al McCoy, weighing 1831⁄2 lbs.. n native of Montreal, won an unpopular decision over Tommy Loughrau (18511⁄2 lbs.) In a ten round boxing match here to- night-United Press.

SZALVÉTA332EJAUNATARIANTAINSCENARIO KALANDIRDI

WALKING

CHAMP WALKS TOO FAST

MAY BE BARRED FROM OLYMPICS

London.

year, returning the brilliant time of 2 ft. 35 mins, 20 seen, which is nj. dozen seconds, faster thra Som Ferris' time in 1931.

Guy M. Butler, describing the

Our Daily Golf Hint

If I remember to keep the elbows close in and keep the body relaxed I feel con-

SCHOOLBOY RUNNING "STAR"

fident of making a good shot. VERY PROMISING

Falter Hagens

CAREER OF

event in the June 15 issue of the A GREAT

London Daily Telegraph, observ.—||

Finally we come to the Marathon, which finlated with the almost embarrassingly portat atrical of A. J. Norrla, who all Înd entered the stadium in the middle of the Quarter Mile Bal

The reason far this wna that he bad│

Hime from Witbare in made recons

#h Mini 20. a diren keconds theter then Sara Ferris Arrlyni în 1991 at Stanford Brütre. Norris finished fooledter reviárkatlý well.

Norris, who is 37, is regarded as n evrtainty for the World Olympics. He has scored several achievementa on the Continent and naturally boasts a long list of British succesken,

HOMESIDE CRICKET

Rain Affects Matches

CRICKTER

PHILIP MEAD

"The Old Imperturbable

(By a Special Correspondent.)

In any review of modern first-class cricket the observer would be com- pelled to admit that one of the won- ders of the period is C. P. Mend, of} Hampshire.

VARIABLE SCORES changed had the authorities at the

AND RESULTS

Born in Surrey in 1887, Mend play- ed his first innings for his adopted county in 1905. Thirty-one years later Mead is still the imperturbable and efficient sheet-anchor of the Hampshire batting. It is an inter- esting if idle speculation to pander how cricket history might have been

Oval retained the youthful Mead in the county of his birth. On a per- |fect Oval wicket a Surrey team with Hobbs at No. 1, and Mead at No. 14 might have broken the hearts of London, July 7, the most militant Yorkshire attack, English cricket is still suffer-

But Surrey decided that the Oval ing from the vagaries of sum-was no place for Mead, and lamp. weather. Most of the hire were the beneficiaries of that matches which concluded to-decision. The result may be seen day were curtailed or in some from the record, season-by-season,

below: way affected by rain. The

In England Somerset en- Glamorgan v. counter had to be abandoned, while most of the other gamės drawn state were left in à despite small scores. Yorkshire carned a handsome vie

mer

turies for Yorkshire, while Bowes

ן

similar

me along to skittle Surrey out for 27 in the first innings. Derbyshire recorded success against Warwickshire mi- though they found it necessary. score only 381 runs. sent back for 117 and 105,

Warwick were

Mr. P. G. H. Fender, Eng land Test match cricketer and captain of Surrey from 1921 to 1931, has announced his retire-

A man with an Olympic worry story over Surrey by an innings and cricket. V. W. G. Stone, England's walking 185 runs. Three players made cen- from county ment by

His decision was conveyed to champion-and for good reason,

Stone is a blue streak on the

ein- the Surrey Committee by let-

ders, so much faster than his British ter, and the club, in acknow-rivals that they scarcely can keep ledging it, have put on record him in sight. Yet Olympic officials their appreciation of the great have notified him he won't be among those present at Berlin this summer services he has rendered to the unless he alters his walking style. county as player and captain.

"And why not," asked Stone_Justi- Mr. Fender played in only half Surrey's matches last season. He fably, having just won the British has not played at all this summer. 7-mile Churnpionship. He advised Mr. E. R. T. Hohnes, the

"Because," comes the rejoinder, captain, that he did not wish to be we're not sure that you are really considered

for the team this season, wailing. Maybe you're running.

that as he could not see it was lo

And that is how matters stand. the benefit either of the side or individual players that he should

A potential Olymple champion (they is time is well-under the Balm play only in one or two matches.

Olympic

-Nord) might have to stay THIS EVENING

Often spoken of *19

the best cap- The European Y.M.C.A. will hold tuin England could have had, Mr. at home batting and bowling performances, as

pic officiala, suddenly smitten with cabled by Reuter, follow. Fender was never chosen for

that its first swimming gala of the canne distinguished position. A elever spin a conscience since the winter Olym- Diving. A. do this evening, an attraeliye · Ruza; 2, E. M.

having been drawn up and an en-bowler, a forcing bat, and a magni- pics at Garmisch, don't wish to Lake W. Lawrence's team won the Med-couraging number of entries received. ficent field, he achieved the "Cricket- any chances.

Time, 80 315 sees.

Boys' 50 Yards Free Style (10 or under)-1, G. Roza Pereira; 2. L. Guterres; 3. G. Remedios. Time, 54

SCCB..

Members" "A"

Class 100 Yards Free Style Agg, IT'cap-1, W. Law- renco: Ozorio A Guterres Thine. 55

3/0 secs. Girls 50 Yards Free Style H'cap. 1. Miss A. Thirwell; 2. Miss E Thirwell, Time, 34 4/5 aces.

FIRST OF THE SEASON

programme

ley Relay Race. There were seven. The gala starts at 9.15 pm. sharper's Double" of scoring 1,000 runs They were not quite so thin-skin- in each time and back-stroke, breast-and is open to Y.M.C.A, members and and taking 100 wickets overy season ned in Garmisch, where they played stroke and free style were used for their friends. Following is the pro- between 1921 and 1928.

first-class He began his

12 lengths, the Anal lap being one gramme Yards Aggregate Il'Cap:-) with Sussex in 1910, but four years right to the bltier end, in the face

length under water.

A polo match between members

completed the galu,

TO-DAY'S

SPORTS DIARY

Bowls, Tennis

Swimming

To-day's local sports diary includes law bowls championship matches, league tennis and a swimming gala. Here are the principal fixtures.

LAWN BOWLS

Pairs Championship

*

J. E. Noronha and F. X. M. da Silva . L. Glendenning and J. Shep herd (K.C.C. Green),

J. S. Landolt and D. Rumjahn v. C. Roza Pereirn and C. G. Bliva' (K.C.C; Greca),

Blagles Championship

R. G. Craig v. A. M. Holland

(Becrelo Green).

11. P. Rozario v. J. Fraser (Kow-

Joon Docks Green).

J. M. Jack: v.

(K.B.G.C. Green).

II. A. Alves

LAWN TENNIS

"B" Division

Recreio V. GILC. (2) C.8.C.C. Y. K.C.C. II.K.C.C. v. 'C.C.C.

Men's 50

Heat 1:-

R. Goldman goes at Go.

F. Anslow goes at Go

H. G. Lange goes at 1

༤་་

Heat 2:

S. Fowler goes at Go.

G. Arnold goes at i

1. Millington goes at 2

E. Fowler goes at 3, Ladies' 50 Yarda Agg.

Cap:-

Heat I-

Eccles goes at Go. Mrs. Miss J. Weller goes at 4 Mrs.. Sissons goes at 5 Mrs. Burke goes at 10

Нед 2:-

Miss W. George goes at Go.

Mrs. Turpin goes at 1

Miss P. George goes at 3-

| Men's 75 Yards Medley Relay (Teams

"A Team H. G. Lange, A. Lephard and E. Fowler

"B" Team:-F. Anslow, S. Fowler and G.

Arnold

Team:

and E. FR. Goldman, G. Milne

Sak.

the

点 couple of British-Canadians on career their championship lee hockey team later threw in his lot with Surrey of concerted opposition. the county of

of his birth, and shared The judges' eyes never left Stone the cantaincy with Mr. C. T. A while he was winning the English

In 1921 he took over full championship Wilkinson.

the other day. One control, and during his term of cap- portly official flopped flat on taincy until 1931 built up a reputa-ground, a newspaper held above his tion as a shrewd leader.

Fender went 10 Australia in 1920- eyes, so that he might rivet his at- tention on Stone's feet. Yet ho 21, and played against the Austra couldn't see anything wrong, and lians at Manchester and the Oval in neither could his fellow Judges. 1021. He also appeared in the r mingham Test against South Africa In 1924.

BLENHEIM SOLD

In another meet, in February, the same thing happened. Stone won a 10-mile event In incredible time, breaking the existing record by almost

and the minutes, the judges deelded he really was walking.

A week later, though, in another race, he was disqualified near the finish, when leading his nearest cold- petitor. On March 14 he won the Essex County championship, break- ing the course record, and the judge could find nothing wrong. A fort- night Inter, in a race at Woodford, The Aga Khan, famous Indian he was disqualified when leading the sportsman, arriving here to-day told | field by 200 yards.

U.S. Syndicate Buys Aga Khan's Horse

1

Geneva, July 0.

Ladies' 25 Yards Free Style I'Cap:-interviewers that he had just said his Stone, right now, is pretty much

0

Miss Luckin groes at Go.

Miss Hazol goes at 6

Misa King goes ní 8

+

Miss Y. Featherstonhaugh goes at

·Miss P. McCaw goes at 10. Miss Bigg-Wether goes at 11

Ladies'. 25 Yards Scratch:

Mir, Addison Mrs. McLean

Mrs. Graham Mrs.

Men's 25 Ya

Yards Novices Heat 1:

G. Magnus goes at Go. '

J. Ferrett goes ut 9

A. Læphard goes at 11 Ingram goos at 13

Heat 2:--

'Cop:-

E. W. Leyland gore at Go.

·嘉里。

11. Brokenshire goes at 7

R. Virgitti goes at 8

Final Men's 50 'Yards

Final Ladies 60 Yards

Final Men's 25 Yards Novices

Water-Polo:

famous stallion, Blenheim, a Derby upset about the entire matter. He winner, to an American syndicate.——| might leam to operate a "pub" and Reiter's Bulletin Service.

leave the Olympic committee flat.

Baer Offers Braddock $200,000 For Chance To Regain World Title

New York. come of present negotiations for a Max Baer may get another chance title bout between Braddock and to mix punches with Jimmy Brad-Max Schmeling, who claims a crack duck and gain revenge for the night at the title by virtue of his upset of of June 13, 1935, when Braddock Joe Louis.

Braddock received an

offer of

to

took him by surprise and deprived Joe Jacobs, Twentieth Century him of the world's heavyweight Club promoter, has already signed championship, it is learned.

Schmeling meet Bradlock in September and the bout is to be $200,000 from Ancil Hoffman, Baer's staged if en agreement can be reach- manager, for a title fight latened with Madison Square Garden and September, to be staged in Chicago, New York State Boxing Commission v. "C" Coy East Lanes. some Cailfornia city, or in Dallas in officials,

connection with the Texas Centennial If the negotiations fall through, Fowler: R. Golman and Exposition.

the clowning former champion, at W. Stoker, II. G. Lange, F. Read, E..

present on a barnstorming comeback 11. European Y.M.C.A. first gula of Fowler and J. Ferrelt. Iteserve It was indiented that the cham-tour, may be signed for return the season (9.15 pm..).

Brokenshire.

plon's answer depends on the, out match.

University v.

I.R.C.

C.R.C. (1) v. CBA.

SWIMMING

E

All-India made an excellent response to Lanenshire's big aggregate of 49 for declared, finally totalling 406. Ramaswami was top scorer with 127 not out while Merchant gave valuable, help with 70.

The best bowling performance was that of Perks for Worcester against Northants. He secured nine wickets 48 runs in Northants first innings The results and leading individual

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Essex (175 and 190/8 dec.) beat Gloucester (156 and 68/4) on first innings.

Notts (204 and 91/9) beat Middle Hex (117 and 82/3) on first innings Hampshire (225 and 270/6) beat Sussex (254 and 210/5 dec.) by four wickets.

Yorkshire (519/6 dee.) bent Sur ruy (127 and 207, hy`an lanings and

185 runs.

45

Bed

& 47.06

DISCOVERY

DOES 100 YARDS

IN 10.1

A promising athlete ja sixteen-year- oh T. A. G. Scatcher, of Southgate Harriers. Ba 10.1 seconda for the 100 yards in the Middlesex Juhior Chump!onship last month equalled the best he ever

made jay

¡A.A.A. Juulor Championships.

Here are apps at Scatcher taken by a eine camera.

Depicts the perfect poise at the caution. "Get" set"

Comp

Seamus 1905

Innr.

Kuna

100%. Aver.

43

+1.00

11300

3M 1,014

26.81

the good balance.

After a kick from the left foot nole

1907

45 1,100

20.04

1.138

20.42

1903

3D

1,459

1

37.41

1450

1.416

11.40

Lott

#

1.000

GL.G1

1012

1. ลง

co.ke

1015

2,627

20.21

1914

7,170

01.69

1910

F311

1.720

$4.48

1920

1.87

121

411 3,170 10

50.19

1922

40

2,301 B 60.77

1921

41 3,001

7 69.18

1321

さり

1,614

42.36

1953

1,942

1900

2,326

10

62.40

12 2,186

K

24.03

1954

40 1,027 13

76.67

1929

31 11,723 G

$3,00

1930

44 1,105

1

Pt.t

1

43.15

1132

40 1,210

20.23

1013

2,570 10

193+

2,011

12,11

1,450

4

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55.20

104.60

TI

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21

1,154

40.33

In Engin Almad

1,050 $3,822 145

48.50

K7

2,962

41.30

Tutal

1,117 31,981 182

Number of Wickets Takeu

200

Number of Catches Made

042

1935. Abrond.

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Er

Figures, it is said, can be made to mean anything, Mead's, suggest a¦ skill and consistent efficiency which have rarely been equalled. A Tow facts will serve to prove this state- ment..

was

In the first of his twenty-seven English sensors, Mead, who qualifying at the time, played in only Worcester (16) and 153) beat one match (v.-Australians), but in Northants (114 and 73) by 127 runs. the remaining twenty-six acasons lic Derbyshire (381) beat Warwick- has never scored less than 1,000 ruñis shire (117 and 105) by an innings or averaged less than 26 runs per and 159 runs.

innings. Only W. G. Grace (28) has The match between Glamorgan scored 1,000 runs in a season often- and Somerset was abandoned owingfer than Mead. to rain after Somerset hind scored 82} and Glamorgan 31 for 1.

In eleven of the twenty-six sea sons. his aggregate exceeded 2,000 runs, and twice-1921 and 1928-be has scored over 3,000 runs in ǹ sea-

OTHER MATCHES

Lancashire (439/9 dec.) drew with son. All-India (105).

BATTING

Worthington (Derby) v. Warwick

.163

Hutton (York) V.

Surrey..

.163

Leyland (Yorks) v.

Surrey

163

Sutcliffe (Yorks) v.

Surrey.

129

Arnald (Hampshire) v.

Susnex

127*

Raraaswami (All-Judia) v. Lancashire

127

Washbrook (Lancashire) v.

All-India..

113

Oldfeld (Lancashire) v.

All-India

107

Merchant (All-India) v.

Lancashire

70

C. T. Ashton (Essex) v. Gloucester

100 Potherary (Hampshire) v. Sussex

105

* indicates not out ·

BOWLING

Perks (Worcester), v. Northants...

.9 for 48 Jupp (Northants) v. Worcester

....7 for 60 Parks, John (Sussex) r.· Hampshire

..0 for 50

-Allen (Middlesex) vi Notte.

Goddard (Gloucester) v. Евлек

Larwood (Nolts)- v. Middlesex

Howen (Y

V

Burrey.

Mitchell

Warwick

During the last twenty-three keo, sons ha has only once averaged under 30 runs per innings, and in that year (1990), the figure was 20.65. To offset thix lapso it should be noted that in fourteen Reasona his average, exceeded 50 runs per} Innings, and. In two successive sea- sona-1927 and 1928-it was moraj than 74 runs per Innings,

Only W. G. Grace and J. B. Hobbs have scored more runs than Mead on English wickets, and as Hobbs is only 2,062 runs to the good, it is not impossible that Mend muy pass: his total before he retires finally from the creast,

Coualder, too, the following facts: 1. in the period 1919-1920, in- clusive. "Mend was only twice low- er than 6th In the English bat- ting averages, and in six of the seasons he was fourth or better.

2. In seventeen of the last twenty-six seasons he has headel the Hampshire bailing averages in county matches.

3. Mead was forty-six in 1993, and in that year he scored 2570 runs, including ten centuries, and averaged 07.78.

4. In sixteen months following May 1, 1997, Mead scored 5,830 Funs, niodo 24 centuries, and aver-i ngod 70.71 runs per innings.

There have been prettier batsmen .0 for 58 than Blend, and it would be idle to maintain that his batting possessed 5 for 70 the grace and effortless, rhythm of Woolley, but a very big porcentage for 50 of the countless bowlers who have tried to circumvent his bat

would 5 for 21 agree that Mead's wicket has alwaya rbyshiro) v.

been one of the most difficult to cap for 52 ture in England.

Getting into his síride, and using the

~~~~~arma-to-help-lim...

Apain the left arm it being used for leverage.

Now you see close-arm datarice,

Long strides at 'the 'finish,

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