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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1936.

Mixed Doubles League Is Good As Won

C. R. C. To-day's WINS Football VITAL Meeting MATCH RECREIO'S VICTORY

AN IMPORTANT AGENDA

Hongkong Football Association will this evening hold one of its most im portant annual meetings for several solutions vitally affecting the constitution of the league will be proposed and discussed with the idea of finding ways and means of ration- the hitherto chaotic football ang

KASOOK.

It will now require some- thing very unexpected to stop Chinese Recreation Club from

Of prim Importance is a motion to winning the mixed doubles reconstitute the first division by per- tennis league. They made the mitting clubs to enter but one team title virtually safe yesterday by to the division. But it is likely that a amendment will be proposed with beating U.S.R.C. six sets to the objret of restricting the numerical three. This was an anticipated strength of the division. Another that all clarity and but it is interesting to cogitate alternative is

kuwek-und tournament matches shall on the possible outcome of they played on Sundays, leaving Satur watch had the United Services days free for lengue games, enjoyed the presence of Mrs. Kayll and Mrs. Dowling.

An it was their accessorn put up very creditable shows, Mr. Holmes Assisted Sulliens to at W, C. Hung¦ and Mira. Litton, the same couple also winning three games from Tsui Yun- pt and Miss Rose Perry. Goldman and Mrs. Nora Wilson scored decisive- ly agaitest Hung and Mrs. Chiu Chun- chin after a line set.

The Tani brothers played actuirable tennis for the winners and contributed

a notable part to the result.

RECREIO WINS,

Club de Recreio had the satisfaction

of securing their first win of the rea-

on when they entertained and beat

The season's finances and the ever- recurring heavy lassen may also be

I hated.

The meeting will take place at the Sports Club at 5,30 p.m.

Helen Jacobs Once Used Crutches

Few people know that Miss Helen Hull Jacobs, the American lawn ten-

K.C.C. (2) by the odd sot. The losersnts champion and No. 1 of the Wight- introduced a new pair in Gray and Miss G. White, but they met with no success.

The visitors were greatly indebted to Clark and Mrs. McCaw for their good

Than Cup team, suffers crasimmally. when playing, front a slight physical; disability.

Shin

showing against an improved team, s

confesses to it in a volume of reminiscences published

and but for one unfortunate lapse | Helen was six, and ammming her they would have forced a draw for fister, aged one, by standing up in the R.CC.

bed and bouncing vigorously up and

Against A. V. Remedies and Miss į down,

A. Roza, Clark and Mrs. McCaw were Suddenly she bounced sit the bed leading: 4-2 and 10-15 on Clark's seron to the corner of a rocking chale.

Then Remedios tools complete cutting her foot to the bone.

* remember the door covered with:

command of the court and by some superb driving and ne volleying | blood" (she writes, "the face of my shyed this game And

I'went on to win mother, and the crutches that follow-

the set at 7-5. During this perioded some weeks later.

Miss Roza gave excellent support, by

"Now that foot is the only handicap

her sound returns while the visiting I ever suffer on a toints court."

'pair, litherio dominant. Jost their

touch.

It was an exciting set, there being no less than eight, deuce calls on Clark's service for the 11th games

Clark and Mrs. McCaw won their other two sets in convincing manner, white Guest and Mrs. Kew had the satisfaction of securing a set and n Junif

•

outstanding

Itumelio was the pinyer-of-the-maleh,—but-the-most- interesting feature was the all-round improvement shown by the Heerein lady players. Miss O. M. Ribeiro unde a promising debut with A. V. Gosano.

This was the second time the teams hava mot this season, the initial match ending in a draw.

G.R.C.

LEAGUE TABLE.

WELLARD AND JACKSON

EARN BOWLING HONOURS

SOMERSET WIN

London, July 13. Wellard of Somerset and Jackson

of Worcester were the lend lights in the county cricket match between these teams which concluded to-day in a win for Somerset by 170 runs.

Both took ten wickets in the cours of the intels, the Four innings Worcester A. Pts.gregating but 444 runs.

Sets

P. W. D. L. F. 3.3 0 0 23

4

4

11

U.S.R.C.3 2.0 1 18

Recrolo 2 1 1 0 0% 8% ILCC. (1) 21 @ 10% K.C.C. (2) G D

1

7%

2

5 13 41

RECREIO ví K.C.C.

were twice dismissed for less than 80,

1 Here are the figures of Wellard

The results of the Recreio Rad K.C.C. match are:

A. V. Gong and Miss 0. M. Ribeiro drew with A. E. Grist and Mrs. A. J. Kew 8-6; lost to G. Clark (Continued on Page 5)

and JacksoŢI.

5 for 16 Wellard (ist innings)

2nd Innings 5 for 29 Jackson (1st inninge), 5 for 62 2nd Innings 5 for 59 Howarth also bowled with effect for Worcester, capturing five wickets for 74 in Somerset's second knock.

The winners scored 142 and 165, while Worrester could only natoss 50 and 77.-Krater.

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Lady Nuttall's Guinea Gap, ridden by R. A. Jones, winning the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot by half-a-length from Voltus and Rosecran, who was the same distance away third. Note the capacity-filled stands and en- -:losures.

Guinea Gap Wins The Royal Hunt Cup

Ascot Race Puts

Up Record

On Totalisator

The Totalisator takings on the Royal Hunt Cup race at Ascot were £40,292—a record for any one race in England.

The pool on the Epsom Derby was £36,504.

FAZENDA TESTURIKO CONTESTASIE CZARTEATRAÇAO (KISIMETREAT SERATAJKSTAN

THRILLING

GOLD

CUP DUEL

AMERICAN HORSE

An

BEATEN

(By "The Picquet")

American who

race to-day.

I

Beats Voltus By Half Length

(By Captain Heath)

*

R.E.'S GOOD CRICKET SEASON

Records And Averages

The complete records of the Royal Engineers' ericket club for the 1935- unavoidably delayed, are 36 season, just to hnud. They reveal that doring The season the elih took part in the Hongkong Cricket League (second division) and, the Large Units Lengue as well as playing a number of friendly matches.

The complete records shows that 26 games were played, 12 won, 10 lost and faur drawn.

In the Hongkong Cricket Langue, six out of ten matches were won, two lost and two

while in the drawn,

friendly engagements, 14 matches were played, live won, seven lust and two drawn. After reaching the fiant

of the Large Units knock-out lengue, the Sappers were beaten by the Ensti Lancashires.

Below will be found their recoecha for the season, together with the batting and bowling averages.

LEAGUE MATCHES

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ASTON VILLA'S

LOSS WAS

£10,885 -

Last Season

Financial side of big football. is enough to make ona dizzy, so big are the figures some- times. Aston Villa, who pour cd out thousands of pounds on now players last season in a desperate but unsuccessful of- fort to avoid relegation, have issued their balance-sheet.

It shows a loss on the year's work- ing of £10,885, compared with a loss,

The previous season of £2,515,

"The loss (states the report) is duc Beat Indian Recreation Club by to £2,000 being expended on the four runs beat Civil Service Cricket; Witton-lane stand and to exceptional Club by four wickets: drew with expenditure on players in the hope Kowloon Cricket Club; heat Felice of improving the strength of the Recreation Club by three wickets; team."

lost to R.A.M.C. by two runs; beat

R.A.S.C. by 26 runs: lost to Craigen- Exceptional expenditure, Indeed. gower Cricket Club by one wicket; Series of big "buys" fast season put heat Club de Recreio by four run; Villa in front-page headines, heat Hongkong University by seven wickets; drew with Royal Navy.

FRIENDLY MATCHES

They were said to have spent round about £24,000 in a month; rounci about the £30,000 mark altogether." PLANNING THE FUTURE Another extract from the report on this expenditure:

Beat, Bangkong University by 74] runs; drow with Diocesan Boys' School; drew with A.M.C.. Insta Royal Welch Fusiliers by 81 ru lost to Central British School by "It is a matter runspbent H.K.C.C. by 10ñ runs; lost

of regret to the

to R.A.S.C. by four wickets; hent Eastectors that this did not have the Lancashires by one wicket; bunt ired result. The future is natural- ly a mutter that provides the board H.A.M.C. by one wicket; lost to with the gravest concern, and the Central British Schual by two wickels:

lost in Royal Artillery by tight closest consideration is being given wickets lost to fadian Recreatione formation of a team that will Club by 88 runs; lost to H.K.C.C. by for Aston Villa their First Division at the earliest possible moment regain ane wicket; lost to Royal Artillery by status."

7 runs.

."

LARGE UNITS LEAGUE Beat Royal Welch Fusiliers by 17 runs; lost to East Lancashires (in final) by three wickets,

Name

bext

BATTING AVERAGES

No. of Tim

Ins. N.O. Runs in ins. Average

25!

--17:11 361 54 14.13

14.61 16.47 18.12 12.63

fot. Kirke to

Mid-Cellinen ja Apt. Wnteridge 24 0.1.8. Mureted 222 Fat. Daniel 1 $

| Q_ALM; Warr. 15

Capt. Pimper

pr. Story

Lal Ship

K x1

11

241 40

F

14

12.5

1.3 2

22 10%

12.7

192

10.00

CQ M., Entasy 15

144

106

Sor, Hostinett 17

Spr. Bends... C

Corneille

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Cant, Fuly

Spr. Compund G

King Sol again bestrew his kindly splendour on Ascot but whoever it is regulates fortune's destinies was not on the side of For Bradford 19 the majority of punters when the Royal Hunt Cup came up to be decided. Lady Nuttall's Guinea Gap, a 28-1 chance, ridden by Robert Jones, wan half a length from Voltus, who was in turn a similar distance in front of Rosecrag with Gunboat, Hans Sachs, 19 Finalist and Galvani next in order.

It was a fine race in which I should say the winner made the whole of the running that mattered though Surason and Over Coat led early on, and so' well did Guinea Gap hang on that he was never in danger of capitulat

ing before the various challenges

which were delivered.

Over Coat did not quite stay this.

mile. severe almost

Ith way it was a ruce of disappointments--many bla events this year, have been--but we inust nut withhold credit from Guinea Cap, who has been placed every time he has run this season, and this was his sixth outing...

CONSISTENT VOLTUS

DIED PLAYING TENNIS

GIRLS' SCHOOL TRAGEDY

A. 29-year-old lawn tennis player) eullapsed and died during a malch between Stamford High School and the school Old Girls at Stamford, Lincolnshire, recently.

Miss Scotney and her partner had, played four games when she suckten- ly fell to the ground.

A doctor was summoned and arti- fcial respiration, was tried, in vain.

Thoroughly exposed and therefore handicapped-to the pound, Gulnea She was Miss Gladys Scotney, only Gap found that little bit extra which daughter of Counciller J. W. Scotney. especially to see had cogood horses can on occasions product. of Stamford,

the Kentucky

well-known Midlands Derby champlot, Omaha, running post, caused by Fresh Fox, who had

There was considerable delay at the antique dealer. in the Gold Cup came up to me also cut capers in the paddeck before

complete stranger) after the

he went to line up; but eventually He said: "I see you're an English they got away to a nice start. man. Well,

congratulate you. That filly of yours (could he have when I picked him out from among I sensed the fate of Chuchoteur mistaken me for Lord Stanley?) is the ruck at half-way. At this stage the toughest bit of horseflesh I've Steve was galloping behind a bunch of horses and vainly attempting to battle path through them; eventual ly he pilled wide of the group, but That is really the story of the race, by that time hin chrnce had gone, for Lord Stanley's grand filly,But Chuchoteur lives to light n win- Quashed, won the most thrilling ❘ning

battle

another day. Gold Cup of recent times by virtue It is pretty obvious that Voltús can of her pluck,

be placed to

to sin decent race before She enced stride-for stride with he is much older. He has already the big American colt and fought it won twice this sense

ever seen.”

inch.

WGN BY PLUCK

MILITARY CRICKET ·

*

A One-Sided Fixture In Battalion League

Won

Playing in the Inter-Company out like a terrier, never yielding un The winner is a five-year-old, but League of the 2/Enst Lancashire Re

giment, serond, third and fourth are all a year easily from "B" Company at Sham-

Headquarter Wing Behind the two leaders were the younger the favoured age for win-shuipo, boating their opponents by three best horses that France could nera of this particular race. produce and such of our own

were thought it to compete. But

100 yens.

Headquarter Wing scored a total of 218 runa, of which Bd. Costér

Baker 34 and C.S.M. Evin 28 Pte. Crabtree took four of the wickets for 30 runs.

only Quashed and Omaha were in B.B.C. for direct transmission to, the made 83, L/C. Whitehead 14, Plc. the race and only a short head States. separated the two at the finish,

TOTE TURNOVER

Qurshed; who is teclmiently half- Ascol'a gigantic totailsator is head bred, belongs to Lady Barbara ing" for another gigantle, record. C.S.M. Eivin and, L/C. Whiteliend Sraith who has leased her. to Lord This season the receipts for the dismissed the "B" Company aleven Stanley.

first three days total 2321,970, for 50 runs,. Plc. Cawthorne" being Such was the interest in Omaha's which suggests that the turnover top scorer with 1. Elvin took six challenge in America that a special will exceed £400,000 and set up a wickets for 25 and Whitehead three broadenst was arranged by the new high level.

for 23.

7.

4.1

BOWLING AVERAGES

0. 4.

M. R. Wkt. Average GO 61.1 TP 10,19

· 1 ON 27. 11.41

20 600

35

19.2

$94

12,44

12

4218

14,9

Nathe For. Herbint

Moreton 102 1/Cph Shu

173.3 Sor, Bradford 124.9 C.q.M.S. Eaton 39 Up Wateridge 50

Some more Villa.gures Gates last

i scason came to 64,196 ugainst £52,539; players' woyes, bonuses and transfers £41,500 against £31,400; grand maintenance £5,185; enter- tainment tax EV,792.

Annual meeting of the club will be held on July 3.

LINCOLN APPOINTMENT,

Soccer appointinent: Charles Wil- Hliam Spencer, former Newcastle United art England international, to be secretary-manager of Lincoln City in succession to Harry Parkes.

"C.W.," who has been secretary- manager of Wigan Athletic, Cheshire County League club, has played a Big part in that side's success during the past three years. He was player- manager of Tunbridge Wells.

Southampton FC profit last season was £932. First team "utes" were up by 1,000. Sum received for goalkeeper Light's transfer to West Drumwich also helped to put accounts jon right side.

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