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ENGLAND'S CHANCES IN 1937 INTERNATIONAL FIELD OF SPORT

Racing

And Cricket Outlook Bright

(By J. II. Freeman)

What of Great Retain's chances, come of the experience they are now

in international

Coronation Year?

in sport this gaining so enthusiastically, in Aus-

Of the four major fields in which;

tralia.

There is a new. spirit of Lord's and! she will be most fiercely challenged. in the countles. Youth is being given I think she is best equipped for a chanec, and is taking it with cager success in racing and cricket,

"ATTABOY" SHIELD

hands. English cricket is returning Annual Competition Held

The British Turf has not had a definitely to brighter days. more healthy outlook for 20 years; while the successes

team

of the M.C.C.

In Australia in two Tests out of

be the outcome of

A DERBY HOPE

•

Success in the Turf's chief prize,

thrill give county cricket the Derby, has so far cluded Lord a new and

the

the shadowy fear that the summer as a two-year-old, he has might see New Zealand added to the list of our conquerors.

The position in lawn tennis and

At K.B.G.C.

Presented for annual competition Kowloon candidate among members of the

by Mr. D. F. Warren, a former President, the "Al- supported in the betting market. of the right type, already firmly Bowling Green Club

The Aga Khan and Mr. Marshall taboy" Shield was yesterday won by golf is not so hopeful. We are not Field have so long raced here that S. Randie's rink, comprising T. Cole- yet ready to make good the loss of the success of Le Grand Due or Forny man, P. J. A. Hamilton, B. S. Rogers Gimcrack Eleven rinks entered for the com- the services of F. J. Perry, three would not be untoward. M. Marcel and S. Randle. times Wimbledon champion and for Boussac, winner of the four years sheet-anchor in the Davis Stakes with Goya 11., exemplifies the petition, which was held under the

the Cup tournament. Nor is it possible increasing challenge that will be American Tournament system, and event to at Epsom, Randle's quartette won

with a score of plus 18. E. W. Lines,, An era of greater prosperity on the S. M. White, V. Petherick and M. J. while J. McKelvie's ing

Both the singles championships at Turf is foreshadowed by the ever-Henderson (skip) were second, three Wimbledon are likely to go overseas. widening appeal of the totalisator and shots behind, H. W. Austin, brilliant stroke player the progressive move of the Jockey rink (D.W, Waterton, F. Morley and as he is, has not the physique and Club, who have already announced a W. MacFarlane) were third, with a the temperament to stand up to the richer endowment by £10,000 of the score of plus 13.

on the All Newmarket programmes for the com- strain of a fortnight England courts, though he is capable ing season. of beating the best that can be sent against him in the less

golf

tourpion and record-breaking Ascot, and Newmarket,

winner of 1036, repeat- devastating form.

Davis Cup contest.

strenuous

OUR TENNIS GIRLS For two years the women's cham- plon at Wimbledon has come from the United States; Miss Helen Jacoba was a worthy successor to Mrs. Wills- Moody, Miss Dorothy Round, cham- plan in 1934, if she could rediscover her consistency of that year, would

favourite. Hard on be a firm heels are Miss Kay Stummers, who has the

erratic tendencies of real genius, Miss Mary Heeley, a success- ful Wightman Cup player, and Miss Mary Hardwick, at 23 a player of rich promise.

her

But none of these is likely to stay like the agile, smiling. the pace

girl, Senorita courageous Chilean Anita Lizan The hard court championships at Bournemouth in April may be the for fore-runner of greater success this diminutive sportswoman who has. tackled the English language and 'an English game with such unremitting patience.

GREAT GOLF

BY ALFRED PERRY

FOUR BIRDIES IN 5 HOLES

(By F. J. C. Pignon)

Alfred Perry (Leatherhead) pro- duced golf comparable with that which enabled him to win the open championship two years ago during the Croydon Alliance tournament ni Barneburst, Kent, recently.

In partnership with handicap 11) Perry made a return

H. K. Moir

of 044 for 27 holes. It was a green-

In presenting the Shield and sou- venir spoons to the winners, Mr. L. Guy: President of the Club, said that once again the compeition had been held under ideal weather conditions, although a o slight drizzle fell in the morning.

am sure," he said, "all of you spent an enjoyable Ume, and thank winning goodness we have a new

rink this year." (Hear, hear). The shield was presented by Mr. Warren, one of our late Presidents, who is now on retirement in Canada, for annual competition.

"

After he had presented the prizes, the gathering the President usked to drink to the health of Mr. War- ren, which was heartily honoured.

A. V. Goiané stops Bossuet as the inside inft wasnya an attempt: to score in the Interport between Hongkong and Shanghal on the Navy Ground on Thursday. (Picture by staff photographer).

HOW CLUB DEFEATED UNITED SERVICES.

(By. R. Abbil).

(Continued from Page 12.) Servlees wanied 237 runs to win.

It seemed to me that towards the end Barron might have been used again as the ground had dried but possibly he could not have gol fouthold.

д

Tufnell bowled well but was used Loo much and it seemed there was the fatal mistake of not deciding whether he was going to bowla the off stumps or the leg, and so the placing of the field was all wrong.

THE FINAL INNINGS . The game was resumed at 2 pm. and Whit- Murray sharp-with marsh opening.

በፍ

got more and more difcuit The Services' second knock went on, the collapse was not entirely ex- cused by this and on the play I think the Club were definitely the better side.

The full scores were as follow: H.K.C.C. 1st Jans United Services Ist Inas......

Kongkong C.C.-2nd Innings

82 68

12

50

H. Owen Hughes, e Wauchope, b

Whitmarsh

F. Marshall, st. Warr, b Prichard 21 T. E. Pearce, e & b Barron H. B. Neve, B

, st. Ware, & Prichard W. Hayward, e' Wauchope, b A.

Whiimarsh T. Ride,

1 b.w. Barron

28

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come out brightly D. McLellan, st. Warr, b Prichard 14 The sun had

Whitmarsh and there were possibilities of the R. L. D. Wodehouse, e Tufnell, b wicket growing more difficult later, There was ample time to get the A. K. Mackenzie, not out runs-just under being required.

sixty an

HONGKONG YACHTING snick or two between

Results Of Two Races On

Chinese New Year Day

The Royal Hongkong Yacht Club crews If a vote of all the experts were come medal competition under half held a race meeting on Chinese New taken as to the winner of the men's handicap so that the partnership re-Year's Day. Only amateur singles the majority would name celved 4 stroken on the full round Donald Budge, of the United States, and 24 on the nine holes.

as the most likely, with A. K. Quist,

and G.

the hard-hitting Austrrit

muy risc

Perry rose to the peak of excellence during the first round when return builting 61% net. Except for one or two errors on the greens, Perry played an almost perfect round.

in a year or

were allowed and the meeting pro-

Newman

hour O. A. S. Stewart, c Warr, b Garth-

waite

marsh

A couple of singles and a lucky R. L. Holden, e Prichard, b Whit-

the bats-

Extras man's leg and the wicket cama from the first over.

Owen Hughes bowled from Law Courts end. Dunnett felding sub for T. E. Pearce had pulled a muscle in his thigh, while at the start a coolie came out

the

WD9

who

THINGS SLOW UP

Bowling Analysis

0. M.

11

11

13

17,4 4

44

70

23 3

United Services-2nd Innings

Capt. Murray, e McLellan, b Owen

Hughes

33 29. 3

25 4

Then there ensued a period of

Capt. Whitmarsh Owen Hughes,

b Holden

excellent bowling, flelding and bal-Major Rawstome, e Mackenzie, b

ting. It was rather a key point of

the match and the batsmen realized Lt.

Owen Hughes

Garthwaite, t.& b Owen

for Stewart who was seeing a man Garthwaite

Barron about some silver.

Whit-Tufneli In Holden's second over

one into the slips and Whitmarsh marsh cut very well 51-2, Incidentally I vided excellent racing. The results:

Owen-Hughes took a fast low catch Prichard don't think Whitmarsh is on open- Yacht Salled by

Pls. Posn.

37 1 Ing bat. Dorothen, Lt. Col. Reid' Artemis, Mr. Wood Carpenter, Capt. Eley von Cramm, the

Lobo, Mrs. Edwards in order of next in German,

True Blue, Mr. House British hopes

Kittiwake, Miss P. King Moir, who took up the game only two when young D. W. Butler has hed' tournament. experience.

It will be a crowded year for three years ago-ffter having gained Stella, Mr. Manning golf. All the major competitions, some distinctiur us a racing motorist, Sirius, Capt. J. New beginning with the greatest of all, is over 18st in weight, but his power Ailsa, Cdr. Disbrawe R.N.

£2,000 tourna was sometimes misapplied in the long Winkle, Mr. Carter the Daily Mail

be shots, although he putted extremely Dinna, Mr. Gifford-Huli March-April, will

well and arkable score.

and contributed his full share Isobel, Maj. Dixon Cicada, Mr. Coote ment in staged

holed two putts

of about four Joss, Col. Muirhead These are mainly domestle affairs. to the remark Internationally, the United States

all the stronger hand for yurds during the round and twice Nanette, LL Graves appears the Ryder Cup match at Southport in Inld shots against the hole to enable Eve, Mrs. Hopkinson June, although Henry Cotton will be his partner to get "birdies," Had available to Britain for the first time Perry holed all the putts that lipped the hole their score would have been for some years. of the United something in the fifties, but he was

But the nearness States open championship to the brillant through the green,

At the eighth hole he played a Hyder Cup match may prevent the

II

out,

10

BRIGHTER CRICKET

arkabl

20 6

20

&

17 0

16 10

N. 41

11

Forenoon Race Started 11.00

Yacht

13.47.59 13

-Rawsthorné--was nearly caught and b Wodchause

off his glove off Owen Hughes and Lt.

to

Murray hit Holden very hard Capt. Mackintosh-Walker, e Ride,

long off.

Beyond this nothing of excitement occurred in the next quarter of an hour or so,

a

Then at last Rawsthorne had go at Owen Hughes and lifted a big catch to Mackenzie who ran from the on right across to long-oft to bring off a splendid catch. 18-2-

1

4,

7

runs

Although he has made no to speak of in this match we shall hear a great deal more of this baits-

Owen

b McLellan

Cmdr. Wauchope,

Owen Hughes

c Holden,

Tel. Tufnel, b Owen Hughes Capt. Walch, run. out Lt. Harron, not out

Q. M. S. Warr, c Holden b Owen

Hughes

Extras

No. Finlehed Cor'ted loen.

H 1 13.12.30 13.12.30 (Mr. J. Gifford-Hull). Dorothea H 9 13.25.15 13.20.14 3

(Lt. Col: S. D. Reld). Carpenter A 13.54.11

0.09.11 13,41.17

man. (Capt, D. M.

bye Murray hit After a A 2 14.6632

Hughes out of the ground to square Holden ....... Lobo

(Mr. J. D. Pattullo).

Owen Hughes Artemis. A 4

0.30 13.10.40 2 leg to show there was no Ill-feeling.

Garthwaite put Holden's first bali McLellan (Mr. G. G.

Woodhouse to long leg for three but the next three clean beat Murray who might have been out to any one of them. Runs came fairly regularly but at 44 Murray touched one of Owen McLellan Hughes's leg breaks and

A

.... A 7

..... A

10

2

0

242

20

18100 - 21

Bowling Analysis

0. M. R.

W.

10

1 25

17 3

35

4 1 11 3

10

CHANCELESS CENTURY

rican challenge from reaching Its Glorious spoon shot from the rough until our own open champion-10 within four feet of the pin for an "engle" three, and he did his share ship is staged at Carnoustie in July of the good putting.

that is so, the British victory of

The partnership had one bit of 1933 may be repeated and the failure luck. At the fourteenth Moir

was Eve

A 5 14.01.56 13.40,02 15 of 1935 in the United States wiped left with a pitch over a tree. He

(Mrs. S. Isobel played too hard, but the ball, which seemed to be sailing over the green, Joss

14.00.41 13.47.47 12 was stopped by a branch of the tree, (Mr. B. J. Garner-Smith), The record receipts so far from the dropped five yards from the pin, and Cicada... A10 14.01.40 13.40.46 14

rolled over at first slip but held on (Mr. F. S. Co M.C.C. tour of Australia will be of Perry holed the putt for a "birdie"

A chanceless lanings of 104 not True Blue All 13.55.08 13.42.14 9 to the ball. 44-3-29.

The Club's three wickets had oll immense benent to English ericitet in four.

Australians

They had a brilliant finish with (Mr. H. S. Rouse).

to very excellent catches. out by A. Bakar was the outstand- the

near future. The

A12 13.55.04 13.42.10 8 fallen will be here in 1930. By that time four "birdies" in the last five holes Kittiwake

Incidentally I think the Club fires ing feature, of the friendly cricket (Miss P. M. King).

stoked up should not be

with match played between Mr. F. M. cl players of the type of Harold and a gross score of 80-four strokes

wood-fuel when the wind is blow- Arcullis XI and an Army XI at Soo- Gimblett, of Somerset, Denis Comp-better than bogey,

ing from the north west. A steady kumpoo on Thursday. ton, of Middlesex, and Leonard Hul-

stream of thin smoke was drifting

and did

ton, of Yorkshire, should have made 35 for nine, holes, In the afternoon Stella

their places certain in an England Test team.

The majority of G. O. Allen's tour- ing side are young enough to make the fullest use for some seasons to

Allsa

Though not quite so startling with

13 13.50.10 13.44.13 11 (Comur. Distrowe RN.).

.... Y1 13.40.33 13.33.04 (Mr. F. C. Manning).

4

Y

Perry and Moir made no greater

error than missing two hoieable putts, Winkle

(Chislehurst) and 3. Bowley being Widgeon second with 97. net.

across

2 13.50.14 13.42.45 10 view

A. BAKAR HITS UP 104 NOT AGAINST ARMY XI

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Sirius Y7 13.57.32 13.37.28

(Capt. J. D. Newman).

Afternoon Race

Dlana H 1 D.N.F.

Dorothea H 9 17.20.00 17.18.54%

(Mrs. S. D. Reid).

Carpenter A 1 17.27.34 17.18.37

(Capt. D. B. Eley).

Lobo A 2 17.26.30 17.17.30

(Mro. E.

ER. Edward). Artemis

at three wickets. Other

and A. R. Abbas (30), and at 49 one popped a bit Garthwaite gave the bowler an easy The Army team went out to get catch.

the runs, but were all out for 180, C.Q.M.S. Eaton scoring 67.

Again things went quietly until MackintoshWalk er had a go at McLellan, who had relieved Holden,

I and sent an enormous skier to Ride

at mid-ofl.

4

II.RO.C. Team

the

The following will represent It was a good catch. (64-5-14), Hongkong C.C. in a friendly match took against the Civil Service C.C. on the Eight Funs later Holden

W. second slip (and at HK.C.C. ground at 2 p.m. to-day:

H. Owen Hughes (Capt.), the second attempt!) (72—0—2). 5 Wodehouse

McLellan Stoker, F. A. Dunnett, 11. W. Baines, relieved

2 Wauchope at

and

his R. M. King, J. R. Way, H. B. Nove, had Tufnell dropped off

A 7 17.26.24 17.18.27 3 first ball but bowled Prichard with W. Wooding, N. P. Fox, R.. L. Holden

A 4 17.29.14 17.21.17 (Mr. G. G. Wood).

Isobel

(Maj. B.

Joss

True Blue A11 17.20.44 17.21.47

B. E. C. Dixon).

8 17.33.20 (Col. J. Muirhead). Cicada A10 17.31.30 17.23.36 11

(Mr. F. S. Coole)

7

В

(Mr. H. S. Rouse).

his fifth an off break.. 38-7-9.

to

and L. T. Ride.

With no increase in the score, 17.23.23 14

Tufnell. Owen

yorked Hughes

Walch let out at Then next over Wodehouse and hit the ball right and to Butterfield's corner down they ran two. Watch seemed lose sight of the ball and thought it wickel was going to the bowler's but it was thrown to Hayward who had the wicket down before Walch

78-9-1. could get moving again.

Kitiwake A12 17.20.53 17.21.56

(Miss P. M. King).

Ailsa 13 17.31.18 17.22.01%

(Comdr. Disbrowe, R.N.). Stella

L1 17.35.10 17.25.00% 13 (Mr. F. C. Manning), Winkle Y 2 17.32.40 17.22.30% 10

(Mr. B. S. Carter).

Warr and Barron look the score to 90 and then the former was very

well caught by Holden at second slip off a hard cut, giving Owen Widgeon Y6 17.31.50 17.21.400 Hughes his sixth wicket.

(Mr. L. Garner),

He had. bowled unchanged in the Nonnetto Y6 17.30.03 17.27.55% 10 match and took 6 for 30 and 0 for

(Lt. (Mra. P. M. Newman);

NO JUNIOR LEAGUE..

HOCKEY TO-DAY Monday's Big Match -

It was announced, this morning that all juntor league hockey games arranged for this afternoon have been postponed.

Cdr. Graves RN.) 25.50 12 35-11 for 00 in all, a very fine per match will be played on Monons

Sirius

Owl.

G11.D.N.B. Distance, 5.3 miles.

Further it is pointed out, the Shanghai Interport XI v. Champions the Y.M.C.A. ground, King's Park, The Club thus won by 140 runs. and not at Sookunpoo as originally

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