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THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JULY 22,

1937.

K. C. C. Throw Away Sets And Lose Match

CARELESS PLAY

AT CRITICAL STAGES

Yesterday's League Tennis Games

(By "Veritas")

KC.C. disappointed them beat W: Wright and A. W. Ramsey

selves again yester- day when they visited South China A. A. and were beaten 6-3 in a "B" Division tennis league match. The visitors really had themselves to blame for the result.

For example: In the first act, Burnett and Clark were leading Ma and Lee four-love and then lost the next six games. In the last set they went to 4-2 and 40-

0-3.

3. Chang and J. Hau (South Chira) tost

Weight nett and Clarke 3-0, beat

to Anderson and Grase 4-5, tost to Bur- Hamsey 6.1.

and

(South

1. 1. Ice and T. K; Leung hent Burnett and Clarke 7-3, bent Wright'

China beat Anderson and Grant G-3. and Ramsey 0-4.

CR.C.. C.S.C.C.

Chinese R.C. beat Civil Service seven-

iwo.

F. H. Kwok and S. W. Liang C.H.C.) beat F. Bradley Azafuron -2: beat G.

and J. Pengelley 0-3 beal I. and Carver and C. Sloan 6-1.

P. F. Tani nud K. C. Ng (C.lt.C.) bent Bradley and Pengelley 6-0; brat i and "Agaturelt d-2; beat Graver and Sloan

T. L. Ju and C. C. Luk (C.R.C.) lost to radley and Pengelley 4-0; lost to I.

Sloan 4-3.

16 against Bee and Leung, and and 11. Agaturolf 1.6; beat Carver and proceeded to lose the set 7-5.

Nether should Grose and Anderson have lost their first set against ce and Leung. Allerwards they

im-

proved, Anderson in particular play- CRC. ing extremely well. Grose was weak Craigen- on the volley, attempting too many drop

WOMEN'S SECOND CRICKET "TEST"

(By Marjorie Pollard)

The second Test match began at Blackpool in perfect weather, and an enthusiastic crowd of 5,000 saw thrill- Ing, but rather patchy cricket.

Miss Maclagan and Miss Snowball (the "old firm" now opened the England innings. Sedutely and care- fully they settled themselves in, and then Miss Snowball tried to hook a was caught at short ball and she

for square-leg, and the score was 1

Mrs. Davis, the left-hander, had looked un- awkward

G. some

Ward overs, und at 31-ot which Miss happy, Maclagan made 20-she was bowied by Miss M. Flaherty, and so England were in trouble. But Miss Hide and Miss Maclagan did make

a stand, though it was Miss Maclagan who did most of the scoring. When 50 up went up she had scored 44, and at Miss lunch with the score at 80 Maciugan had made 69 and Miss Hide

Basketball team of the St. Stephen's Girls College, with Miss Marjorie Westcoli, games mistross, sontod

in the middle. (Photo: Ming Yuan),

19.

ENGLISH

ATHLETES WIN

BRILLIANT

At 139 Miss Ilde was bowled for Then began a an ncceptable 34 runs.

Miss with debacle nt one end. Maclogan going steadily on to her century at the other. She passed the 100, and 50 is the only person to score centuries in Test cricket in this country and Australia. She made and her some lovely square cuts straight driving was perfectly placed. At 115 she was magnificently sur by Miss Wegemund, and the score was 155 for 6.

ROBERTS Perry Talks About

His New Life

LEAGUE TABLE

Sets.

P. W. D. L. F.

A. I'ts,

4 100 27

0

.0

3 3 0

0 20

**

B

nurse anxlous games.

slup volleys from the ter- Anderson reduced vice court line.

minimum and his mistakes to the stendy return of service was able to

his

through partner

some

KC.C. S.C.A.A. C.S.C.C. Recrelo H.K.C.C. K.I.T.C.

5 30 2 27 18

4 3 0 1 2014 151⁄2 0

5 2 0 3 18

20

2 1 0

1 11% 0% 2

4 1

3 1414 211 2

3 0

3 19 17 0

0 0

4 01 200

FINDING THINGS

"Everything from

Wright and Ramsey still failed to University

with that thorough play together

understanding so essential to league tennis. They were disconcerted by the clever lobbing tactics of the and committed mistakes opposition innumerable.

After Anderson, Burnett was the losers best performer, although he revealed penchant for careless

back and strokes off the ground and vas inclined to attempt volley re- turns on shots which were going out of court.

clearly

Clarke had his forecourt weakness thoroughly exposed by the opposition who drove to his feet and forced him volley tho the net. Nevertheless

to

Burnett and Clarke have only them-

use

their

Big Tennis

Match This Afternoon

C.R.C. PLAY RECREIO

At Cause-

THAT ARE

REALLY WORTH WHILE

alapstick

came

RUNS 400 METRES

HOLDING THE FORT

OLD

Then for

while Miss Lowe held

the tort, she made 43 and was then

INSIDE 47 SECS. caught in the slips, and the England

innings ended for 222.

The Australian wicketkeeper, Miss Wegemund, was in grand form. She

FIRST-CLASS CRICKET AVERAGES

HUTTON LEADS IN BATTING

Hutton, the young Yorkshireman had displaced Hammond as leader of the batting averages in English first class cricket on June 28, his average being 70.04 for 18 completed innings.

Gover headed the bowlers, having taken 70 wickets at a cost of 16.05 per wicket.

BATTING (Qualification: 11 innings; average 33.)

Times

Nut

Inn Out Runs Inns Aver

1500 217 71.15

JUghest

Flutton Kanimond (WIL) ZZ C. 8. Dempster 10 1 1940 Parks (J. 1.)... Paynter..

2 1383

271 76.04

154 09.33

2 1430

103

67.44

1 1400

260

MO

04 50.81

1170

163 302 150

3121

204

107

1. C. M. Kimpton 25 4

Berry (L. G.) `........

Gibbana

Arnold

M. I. Barton

Philipson

R. E. S. Wyatt Idden

J. 11. Pawle

J. C. Halliday Cook Ames

Keetan

Você

Leyland

Edrich

Langridge (Johns Sutcliffe Harris

Langsitre (James) Worthington Davies (D). Bandham Gregory Davies (E)

Cunn

Pothecary

Cox (G.) (Sussex) Oldneld

Mitchell (AD

Smith (D.)

Smalles

M. J. Turnbull

Fishlack

Staples (A.)

Not out,

BOWLING

40,36

#7 B 5 A = 8 € 3 3 5KFQ8OBA÷885-189818589818

140*

39.13

101 07.08

440

150 30,00 100

233 40.65

143 35,04 113*

33.38

30.66

(Qualification: 20 wickets: KVOTAKO 21.3

D. M. R. 453.2 80 1200 ..... 503

Gover Sinlth (3) Sibirs

W. Av.

10.03

120 1000 0 10.45

Langridge (James) 436.2 115 1350

Sirs Verity Nichols

Andrews Phillipson Murtit

476

070 58 10,07 032 60 17.60

340.1 00 00

17.15

500 207 1207 70 11.24 373.3 82 104 04 1725 432.6 103 1250 7

0A 042 54 1744

350 29 677 49 17.39

67 401 33 17.90

A.) 240.1 64 COL 331891

Antwerp, June 28. W. Roberts, the British Olymple stumped three and conceded only 2 runner, who was fourth in the 400 byes all day. At one time it looked metres event at Berlin last summer, as if England would be out for about Australia lost Mrs. Peden with only Four days after it appeared, my won that event easily, in 49 seconds, 130,

at the international meeting of the

Fastman was out to a from wife arrived in New York

Royal Beerschot Athletic Club here 3 runs scored. She comedy to near-tragedy

Hollywood. The same newspaper

beautiful one-handed, low down calch Hammond (W.

J. C. Clay my way during my first nine sent a reporter to Interview her, and to-day.

by Miss J. Haddelsey, at extra cover. Goddard

Royes was caught at A. W. Sweeney, Britain's champion Then Miss Antonio

Pope (G. I.) months as a lawn tennis profeshe asked her if she didn't feel bad

V. Robins R. W. United States," about having a husband who wasn't sprinter, was beaten by inches in the the wicket-another lovely catch this sional in the

at all brave!

100 metres mal by the Swiss flyer, and so Australia were in difficulties, Smu (P3

R. F. B. Darwall- writes Fred Perry.

According

to the reporter I had Paul Hacuni, who returned the fast the score being 2 for 23. "And out of the thrilling ex-

covered bebind the umpire and time of 10.0sec. Sweeney won his heat' But Miss Hazel Pritchard and Miss find myself more begged him not to let Lost strike me! in 10.0sec., but was badly away at Pat Holmes, with great assurance, perience 1

I was as An What do you think of that?" he the start of the final. contented than ever

demanded. amateur."

Altogether, aside from the money I have carned and the further earn

the future will bring. ings that

selves

to blame for losing two sets. South China deserve commendation The championship of the "C" Divi- for the smart manner in which they slon in the tennis league will pro-reel (continues the former Wimble made of opportunities. The

way Bay Chinese Recreation Club don champion) I am infinitely richer slightest weakening on the part of bably be decided to-day. the opposition and they immediately (1) receive Club de Recreio, the in even more worth-while things as

a result of turning pro. three C.R.C. being the only serious rivals made capital out of it. All

As for the high spots of our pairs were extremely steady, with to the Portuguese.

tlon-wide tour, I think I can't the third string, Bee and Leung, creating a a "surprise by winning all As yet the Recreio have a clean better than to start with my becom three sets.

sheet in the league table, whereas in a

do

Ma and Lec played just the right C.R.C. have lost one match. A drawn Hillard owner of the Beverly

to

On the same ground K.C.C, are vialtors

while C.R.C. (2) Craigengower, the Happy Valley team receives South China A.A.

The programme for this afternoon

Club

One of my best friends in Holly- type of tennis to win league sets. game would probably be sufficient to wood-Milton Hol

Holmes, an old Key- They slowed the game down when ensure the title for Peercio.

stone Komedy Kup, and himself a player--- tennis ever possible and by forcing their opponents to generate the speed, were

one-time crack founded the club with a membership able to pile up the points on errors.

C.R.C. MAKE NO MISTAKE

bf forty of the biggest names in flmdom eight years ago. And down Chinese Recreation Club made no

through the years the membership mistake against Civil Service and

remained at this figure won with five sets In, hand. what unexpectedly Iu Tak-lam and is as follows: Luk Chun-cheung lost the two sets. Kwok and Liang and Tsoi und Ng Kam-chuen, however, were vastly superior to the Government Servants. and won their sets with cast.

Some-

M. K. Ma and 11, K. Lee (South China) lost to D. J. N. Anderson and F. Grose 3-0, beat G. C. Burnett and C. B. Clarke

"C" DIVISION

C.R.C. (1) C.R.C. (2) C.C.C.

K.T.G.C.A. A.T.C.

V.

Recreio Y.

K.C.C.

T. S.C.A.A.

V.

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V. LR.C.

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Fame un- It begins to bore their readers. This is another instance of a "pro.'s" having to be able to "take it."

LOSS OF SALARIES

played out time and took the score England scored a sweeping victory to 100. Misa Pritchard was nearly in the relay race, in which Poland stumped twice, but she made 62, and

is still there to bat to-day. Her dis was second and Denmark third.

missal would have made all the dif

Kucharski the Polish Olympic run-ference to England.

The fielding and throwing in to the ner, gained a lead of four yards over

F. Handley (England) in the first wicket was good all day, and the stage of 800 metres, but Roberts, run-spectators, 80 per cent, of them men, see if they bowled ning the next 400 metres Inside of who came 475cc., turned the deficit into a lead lobs." went away "abbergasted."

ENGLAND of 15 yards for England. From that moment victory for his side was sure, M. Maclaran, st Weremurul, b Walsh 115 A. G. Butler, the Rugby international, . Snowball, Walsh, u Stil

1. Davin, b Flaherty lost a little on his 200 metres stage, M. de. b McLarty but Sweeney romped home comfort-M. Greenwood, hw, b Smith

M. Child. Ibw, b Flaherty M. Lowe, B. Peden, b McLarty

Sharp Disagreement Onably on the final sprint.

Refund Proposal

of

AUSTRALIA

1. Taylor, at Wegemünd. b Antonio.. J. G. Barnes ran a good race to take M. I. Haddeisey, c McLarty, i Antonia second place in the 400 metres hur-F. Whelan, at Wegemund, b Antonia Later.

dtes, holding the lead for four-fifths. Belton, not out

Extras The Olympic Committee adopted a of the way, but losing narrowly to

Total definition

which Jules Bosman, the Belgian champion, amateurism, FILM STARS' CLUB

lays it down that

salaried in- whose time was 64sec.

M. Peden, e J. Haddelsoy, 1 Maciagan J. L. Newman, with a leap of Gft. Antonio, c Bnowball, b Bellon When my wife decided that Holly-structors in gymnastics or sports can-

1in, was placed fifth in the high. Pritchard not out.. wood was the place she preferred not be considered amateurs, with all others as a permanent an exception in the case. above

who besides the usual programme with sft. 541⁄2ín. home, it was up to me to look around studies teach elementary gymnastics for something to keep me busy in the

our pro. tours. or sports, periods between Obviously, the place my wife likes best is the place I like best.

Extr of those jump, Kotkas of Finland winning P. Holmes, not out

R. Blakeway (183ft.) took seventh The committee also discussed the place in the Javelin throw, while problems of loss of salaries, raised Thorogood finished eighth in the 3,000

So 1 had a chat with Holmes. lle by the International Cycling Federa-metres, which was won by Pekuri of

was

CC33

a bit worried over the big suc-

of a rival tennis club. seemed a good chance to help a pol, and "give myself a new interest, to join up with him in fighting the rival club.

capitalist, ย

tion.

It The French delegate, M. Pietri, advocated the, refunding of loss of salaries owing to travelling to Tokyo, and urged that the committee should reconsider the question.

Finally

that the it was decided Together with

committee had no power to deal bought a one-third interest and we with this problem ond the

Inter- made improvements. The

forty national Federations alone were members volunteered to bring in two competent to adjudicate upon it; the

new members each.

I

and Olymple Congress could be sum- So now Constance Bennett Paulelle Goddard cut monkey-shines moned with Groucho Marx Morgan, Ralph Bellamy and Gilbert Roland.

and Frank Federaly on the request of the

MARX WISECRACKS ON COURT The Marx brothers are charter member-atxl unquestionably the world's worst lawn tennis players! But don't think they're easy to bent.

How is a man going to serve an ace when just as he is about to serve his opponent lets out a wisecrack that would make the Sphinx double up with laughter?

from

to

Finland.Reuter,

30,000 GAMES--- 1,334 CLUBS

Birmingham F.A.

Record

Five Federations threatened to Birmingham County F.A. report withdraw from the Olympic Com that all their records for member- mittee if the refunding of loss of ship have been broken.

They now directly control seven salaries was allowed.

Importa changes for future associations, Afty-five leagues, 300 Olympic Games have been arranged. cup competitions, and 1,334 clubs.

No fewer than 1,300 of the clubs Purely social events will not take

before or after the Games.

place during but only immediately and 315 of the competitions-nearly 108 per cent are comprised of Half an hour of the daily pro- amateur players. gramme will be reserved for con- ferring Olympic honours on winners, in order not to delay the athletic events.

The

ABUSE OF WORD "OLYMPIAD" committee deprecated the of Word Olympiad,

the which it declared should be used for the Olympic Games only.

The Olymple Committee will meet In 1939 in London, in 1940 in Tokyo, and in 1941 in Belgrade.

During our Recond visit Washington, in a red hot match, one of those near-tragedies occurred. to return a hard While I was es I felt the back abuse drive seam of my trousers rip! You can imagine my emborrasment!

There

we were, under brilliant lights, surrounded by hundreds of Washington's folrest debutantes and me without a chance of stopping to see just how bad the rip wast

Happily the crowd didn't even sus- peet what had happened.

A NEWSPAPER CanaRD

As for that story which one New

York пеширарек printed about George Lott threatening to "punch

BOXER'S OPINION

OF CHAMPION

Over 30,000 matches were played! during the past season and 877 re- ferees were registered.

to

nt

There is a shortage of referees, and every effort is being made encourage more candidates.

disciplinary committee, Bitty-four area sittings. dealt with forty-two clubs and 590 players for misconduct In matches. These figures are below the average and indicate that the standard of conduct has Improved. About one player (including 280 cautioned) in each; 750 was reported weekly to the commitice.

scored seven knockouts.

His opinion of Joe Lows is in- teresting: "Louis da greatly over-

One of South Africa's best middle-rated" said Pierce. "He is a strong me on the jaw," none of us knew a weights, Eddie Pierce, reached Lon- puncher, but has to set himself for He is a slow thinker, thing about it until the newspaper don in the Queen Mary from New every blow.

when he and only shines yarn was brought to our notice But York, recently, says Reuter. that wasn't'qulto the end of the it« Plerco had eleven nights in the dominato a fight. Ho is upset when cident.

United States, won them all, and his opponent does the attacking."

can

Total (2 wkts.)

a drink

100 1314 71 18,50 GG0.5 164 1713 20 10.03 417.1 135 838 44 3334 05 450 44

3423 50 142 53 330

10.04

2031

10.00 00 1100 50 19.75 Smith 2815 54 740 37 20.00 Mitchell (T. D.), 335.1 55 1251 2 20.17 44.3 101 1458 71 20.03 Wellard

297.1 68 157 38 20.71 324.0 03 801 20.07

Copson Robinson

NEW ZEALAND AVERAGES

T. C. Lowry .....

BATTING

;

Times

Not

ftighest

Inns Out Runs Inns Aver

0 0

238

121

33.53

M. W. Wailaca.. 14

1600

02

D. A. R. Meloney 17 2

503

33.53

M. P. Donnelly

J. L. Kerr 13 0

448

24,00

29.10

W. A. Hadled

04

27.84

M. L. PagS

100

E. W. Tindill G. L. Weir

1. G. Vivian

W. N. Carson

34 N. Gallichan

43

o A. W Roberts

3. R. Lamason

JA. Dunninя

113423,63

(Continued on Page 9.)

K. Smith, W. George. N. Mclarly, Peden, A Walsh, Wegemund, 223 Flaherty to bat.

ENGLAND

First Innings

Flaherty

McLarty

Smith

Waist

Antonio

Holmes,

for 10.

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