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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY,

IDDON TAKES 9 FOR 42 AND

DRAMATIC END TO MATCH

Neale Upsets Somerset KENT WINS

Several of the county cricket matches brought to an end yes- terday finished on a high note of drama and excitement. York- shire, 'who at lunch time looked fairly certain of saving the game. eventually lost by five wickets to Lancashire, thanks to some bril. liant bowling by Sibbles who took 9 for 42 and thereby tron- died Yorkshire out for 168.

Hampshire also appeared likely to wold outright defeat by Kent when at the luncheon interval they had red 148 for 2, but during the afterion J. G. W. Davies, the old Oxford "Blue" and Tonbridgian made his presence felt and took six! wichel for 51 runs, Kent thus win- ning by 130 runs.

Remarkable bowling by

Neale

ollowed Gloucestershire

to

loverly against Somerset.

win! Neale

come on late in the second innings and siltiled out six batsmen for a mere nine runs after Gimblett had! scored a century.

is

Scoring was high in the rest of the matches which were left drawn. effected Aine re Leicestershire

very against Northants, Berry and Armatrong being concerned in a huge when wicket wecond

partnership Berry scored 184 not out and Arm-

con lut 100 noi out.

RESULTS IN DETAIL

details the

arc

Cotton Qualifying For Title Of Longest Golf Driver

OLFERS who are having trouble with their driving should have U been at Walton Heath watching Henry Colton showing Dens- more Shute the way home.

The verdict was six and five and £500 for Cotton. Walking back to the clubhouse, Shute, nominated by the American P.G.A. for the struggle, announced: "Henry's putting was too good for me," unerring. A smooth But what about his driving? I was swing, perfect timing, and away went the ball to the place where Colton mcast it to po.

People talked enviously about it at Carnoustle. "Our Henry" is consistently driving long, and every now and then producing a

which shorter.

It seems a shame not to measure for record purposes. When the Americans came over we were toll stories about Snead, "Slamming Sam" they said. is the longest driver in the

Well think Cottun is a candidate for the title. Race.

In additon to driving superhly, Cutton ly putting in style, which leaves Saturday afternoon clubmen as mortilled as Schnozzla Durante.

WORLD

CHAMPION

GOLFER

COTTON BEATS SHUTE

BY 6 AND 5

(By F. J. C. Plenou)

up and 5 to play over 72 holes at Walton Heath, Surrey, and thereby won the £500 prize presented by the News of the World.

League Tennis

Big Win

For The

K. C. C.

RESULTS AS EXPECTED

some

Owing, apparently, to confusion as to the proper course to adopt for the playing off of postponed league ties, Indian Re- creation Club and Club de Re- crcia were yesterday left without matches. According to schedule Chinese Recreation Club should have been at home to the I.R.C and Recreio should have received H.K.C.C. Instead the Cricket Club and C.R.C. fixed up to play off their postponed fixture.

The Chinese won comfortably, dropping one and a half sets, F. V. Harrison and W. Saunders earning! the distinction of taking a set from Lee Yu-wing and F. II. Kwok, II. Owen Hughes and G. W. Sewell did extremely weli to share their set with lu Tak-cheuk and W. C. Hung. oon Cricket Club enjoyed Kowloon

win of the season when

their biggest slightly weakened

they

University side and won all nine sets. The home team were complete mas-

liked.

Henry Cotton, the open champion, to be 4 up again, this time out inters and won more or less as they Cotton actually settled the match! United Services Recreation Club) beat Densmore Shule, match-play 34 against Shute's 33.

As usual Gold- champion of the United States, by

by winning the eleventh hole in 3. did well to win the odd set against collected the and Sullivan ทาแต driving to the edge of the green at South: China A. A.

hole of 352 yards, and the twelfth In 2 by holing a five-yards pult, to be maximum points and the other vital sels were won by G. E. R. Divett and J. Riley.

Details and amended league table follow.

Here matches.

Lancashire (324 and 01/5) beat he Yorkshire (246 and 168) by

wickets

Kent (223 and 311) beat Hamp

shire (203 and 243) by 138 runs

Gloucestershire (452 and 187/4

111

Golfers'

six up.

the

Cotton did far more than that; he

There was an amusing incident at of the established himself indisputably as the eleventh Shute hooked his drive the world champion gotter. He won wildly, and the ball went among the This match In the Ryder Cup contest, crowd of 5,000 people and wrapped

beat

The powerful American self in the hem of a woman's skirt. Ave challenge for the open championship, it was indeed a rub of the green, and and now he has overwhelmed Shute, police formed a cordon round

golfer who had not been beaten woman until James Braid, the referee, a tournament match for two years, arrived, took the ball out of the folds and who was nominated by the Pro- of the shirt, and dropped it.

Association af

Six up with six to play, Cotton fessional

the greatest match of years, his score for the thirteen holes of the after- Shute was the first to acknowledge noon, round being four under fours. the skill of his opponent.

"Cotton was the better player on the day," he said, and when I con- I had gratulated Cotton and said never seen him play better he said, "I had to play well to beat such a Ane goller."

K.C.C., UNIVERSITY

AUGUST 4, 1987.

BEATS YORKSHIRE

Interesting picture published recently in a London newspaper showing Los Wai-tong, akipper of the S.C.A.A. touring football team introducing Princess Mum Kobknew, wife of Prince Aditya Dibhaya Abhia of Siam, to the South China footballers before a recent match played in Siam.

SOUTH CHINA BEAT

PERAK MALAYS

Lee Wai-tong Performs

The "Hat-Trick"

Perak, July 18.

Giving another fine exhibition of football, the South China soccer tourists overwhelmed the Perak Malays at the Kuala Kangsar Road Stadium on Saturday, winning 7-2. The visitors' supriority was very marked; their forwards gave a dazzling display in short passing, ball control and team-work.

in a rising shot which Despite the heavy score, play was 'and drove not one-sided; the Malays put up a completely beat Sambri, fine struggle.

Realising they were a food

Malays This Vistors possessed leader in Lee Wai-tong, who showed behind, the Fincher and G. Bodiker (K.C.Chimself to be a player in a class by Their forward gave an improved dis- University nifir nuts to all. beat M. C. lung and S. S. Chan 6-0; leat

proved hardworking in attack, but their] Y. C. Lau and H. F On 0-2; beat C. C. himself. His distribution work was play. Johan and Itaji Denot very systematic, and he Ma and K. C. Lee -1.

performing the "hat-trick" in second half.

In the "A" Division of the Tennis co- yesterday. Howloon Cricket Club beat

three goals were roused.

dec.) beat Somerset (204 and 177) by America to represent United States easily halved the next in 4, and won beat Hung and Chan 6-0; bent Lau and himself to be an excellent goal-getter, finishing was extremely poor.

135 runs

Nolls (346/9 dec. and 97/9) beat Surrey (204 and 319/6 dec.) on first

indings

Warwickshire

(243 and

In this match.

It is easy to lose all sense of pro- portion in calogising one of the finest exhibitions of koiting skill ever pro- duced by a British professional, but 262/0) facts speak for themselves,

A. Hyde-Lay, who won his lawn bowls singles championship match with ease yesterday.

beat Worcestershire (213 and 334/9 dee) on first Innings

The Walton Heath course had been stretched to more than 7,000 yards with a scratch score of 77. Shute bent that score by 10 strokes for the 07 holes played, and was beaten, be-i cause Cotton was 10 under 's for the whole match.

Collon started yesterday's play with a two-holes lead gained on the Best 38 holes on Monday, and in thes Arst 18 les increased this advan tage to five holes with a round of thun the 69-eight strokes better scratch score.

"THEY CAN COME HERE AND PLAY"

COTTON'S REPLY

8. A. Gray and E. F. Fincher (ICC.C.) ong 6-1; beat Mo and Lee -4.

A Crawford and A. E. 1. Guest (K.C.C.) beat Hung and Chan 0-1: beat Lau and Ong -1; beat Ma and Lee G-0.

U.S.R.C. v. SOUTH CHINA

the

There were four changes in the the team South China side from which beat tife Ipoh Chinese Corin- thlans last Thursday.

were

TAN MISSES A PENALTY

corner but The Melays forced a were foiled by the Chinese full-backs, who defended stoutly. Arshad was fast on the right flank and he tested United Services beat South China Ave

a high shot. Mak Shui-hon and Lee Tin-sang. Wong Wah-gay with to four.

dribbled up and L. Goldman and A. L. Sullivan (U.S.R.C.)

0-3; beat F. Work and C. P. 3D 6-2: beat K. L. Lai the stalwart Chinese fullbacks, were Haji Draof next

the stumbling-blocks teat A. and JL Chan and H. K. Hlo 6-2.

Riley and G. F. Divett (tr.5.1.C.) forwards, who found great dificulty passed to Johan who cleverly evaded them. The goal- the backs and beat the goalkeeper beat Chan and Chan 7-5 lost to Wong) in getting past and Ip 2-0; beat Lut and to 0-4.

Capt. Croch keeper, Wong Wah-gay, was gener-with a fac shot. Cani. Campbell and (U.S.R.C.) last to Chen and Chan 3-0 lost ally reliable. to Wong and 1p 4-6; lost to Lul and Ho 5-7.

N.

to the Malay

the

Spartan Golf Cost 300 Balls

Melbourne, July 14. Seventy-five Spartan gelfers set on to play in a tournament at Dalwalling.

Sky was overcast, but this hardy company would not delay. They played off.

Then came the rain-bucketfuls of lashing tain that covered the course as far as eyes could ser. But the tournament went on.

Seventy-five Spartan golfers re- turned home sodden and wiser. They had lost three hundred golf balls on the flooded course, One man lost sixteen.

NEW CYCLING RECORD

Keates Cuts Five Miles Figures

The Malays played a spirited game

and gave stage this The Malays gave a very fast disat play but were poor in bill control Chinese defenders much to do. Tan

time to

fine shot, the H.K.CC. v. C.R.C. "

The forwards took some.

was unlucky with a

.upright

ond

H. A. G. Keates, Hongkong Cycling striking the

Club's President, made a successful Hongkong Cricket Club lost to Chinese settle down, but once they did the ball

play. During an anxious rebounding into 1. c. 7 10 14.

were awarded and G. W. Sewingave the tourists quite

were raid, the Malays II. Owen Hughes Many offers to play in tournments"

llung 6-0; lost to Wong Shlu-wing and and challenge matches in America.C.C. drew with Il Tnk-cheak and time. Johan und Haji Draof

the best of the forwards, and die penalty for an infringement but Tun, attempt, yesterday on the live miles severni who took the sput-kirk, shot the ball record which he set up on September Unguished themselves with have been received by Henry Cotton. Luk Ding-cheung 4-6; lost to Len Yu-

straight into the goalkeeper's hands. 5, 1034 when he beat J. W. R. Coles's Before he set out at Walton Heath wing and F. H. Kwok 3-6.

F. V. Harrison and W. Saunders lost to fine attempts.

The interval arrived with the score fortnight-old record of 14.35. by 49 Densmore Shute, fu and flung 2-6; lost to Wong and Luk

at 3-1, in favour of the South China see, he hand de- in that grand round Cotton out- to play against

0-6; beat Lee and Kwok 6-4. played the American at his own game Cotton stated that

lest to u and Hung 0-0; last to Wong -pitching and patting. He took only cided not to visit the United States.A. K. Muckenzie and A. C. I. Bowker "I received an offer of £800 30 pults during the round, while

CRAND ROUND

Shute was only two under im ver-play Ralph Guldahl, American open and Luk 1-6; lost to Lee and Kwok 5-8. Trojans and did their best in pre-

tic

LEAGUE TABLE

A. Pts. P. W. D. L. F.

5 4 0 1 20 13 ... 4 4 0 0 2014 1014

12 4 3 0 1 24 21 12

0

12 2214

4 2 0 2 1814 1714

4

3 0 5 0

2包 0 3 5 0 5 12 33

0

age of two putts a green. Not only champion, ut Dallas, Texas," he said, lead. He but I have decided not to accept it. hls pulting wein Cotton pudrove Shute and was invariably The man who made the offer by cable inside his opponent with his shots to was on the telephone to me again Recreio..

lust night, but I do not think it is C.R.C.

I.R.C. the green.

worth my while to cross the Atlan- K.C.C.

just now. "I have also received other induce- University 41 ments to play in matches, and one U.S.R.C. of H.K.C.C. a st American has sent me tournaments in which I can particl- S.C.A. pate. I have decided to stay in Eng- land.

"After all, if they want to play mei they can come to England."

Cotton, I am sure, would not deny that he had the "breaks" and that I have the putts went down for him. never seen the champion more con- dent using a putter he had borrow- ed from a lady admirer.

He began to win the match when he holed a putt of about 10 yards for beat a 3 at the ninth hole, to be out in Northants (310 and 130/0)

33 and turn Leicestershire (277 and 331/1 dec.) his second to the tenth a couple of the hole for another ynrds from

on frst innings

BATTING

R

up.

birdle 3, to be up.

Then Cotton Inid

From that point Cotton had com-

Berry (Leicester) v. Northants 184mand of the match. At the long 15th

Croom (Warwick) v. Norihants 115

Sutcliffe (Yorks) v. Lanes....

and ....

Gregory (Surrey) v. Notis

89 124

122

B.

T. . . Lyon (Gloucester)

116 Somerset................ Ashdown (Kent) v. Hampshire 116 Iammond (Gloucester)

Somerset

H. Hampshire

110

V. (Kent) Valentine

104

Gimblett (Somerset) v. Glou- 100

cester Armstrong (Leicester) v. Nor-

thanks

100

E. R. T. Holmes (Surrey) v.

Noite

93

Knowles (Nolta) v. Surrey ... Quallo (Worcester) v. Warwick-

shiro

90

20

F. G. II. Chalk (Kent) v. Hemp-

shire

B4

Timms (Northants) v. Leicester

80

* Indicates not out

he holed a three-yarder for a halt: and he increased his lead to 5 with

a birdle 4 at the 16th.

Even when Shute looked like re- gaining holes Cotton got down in chip and a putt at each of the last two holes to halve them.

IN THE CAR PARK

"C" DIVISION

PLAYED LIKE TROJANS

Keatea's margin yesterday was the The Malay half-backs played like tourists.

narrowest possible, W. H. Peckliai, LEE WAI-TONG BRILLIANT

timekeeper and secretary, clocking the venting their opponents from scoring.

Immediately on the resumption, the rider in at 13 min. 45 sec., one second Tan, the centre-half disappointed his

to the rider supporters when he failed to convert visilors gained another goal through faster than record. The time, how- a, penalty kick. Yusope was the Les Wai-tong, who cleverly trapped ever, reflects little credit better of the two full-bucks, and was the ball when it came from the out-as conditions were much more dif- swift cult than those usually selected for in drove and

ut 4-1 prominent with his hefty clearances. side-left

attempts. A strong gusty wind grounder. With the score steady at Sambel was not very

against them the Malays tried their addition to high temperature and goal; he was nervous at the start. At best to reduce the deflelt and succeed humidity were fur from being ideal

following

free-kick conditions. the conclusion of the game, Tengkafed when

At 1-1/3rd miles Keates clocked distance was Mahakurnia congratulated the tour-Arshad lobbed in a high shot beyond

3.31., and twice the ists on their excellent display and the reach of Wong Wah-gay.

Four miles were called upon II. H. the Raja Benda-

He was irresistible in attack and covered in 7.04. hara of Peruk to hand over to Lee

a delay of Wal-tong, the captain of the South scored two goals in rapid succession covered in 10.51., and the final mile when a child from 15 to 20 secs,

rider's China team, the cup presented by in characteristic style, thus perform in 2.54, which included

ing the "hat-trick."

dashed across the speeding H. H. the Raja Muda of Perak.

In the closing singes the vialtors wheel, fortunately without causing a

and last goal crash. netted their seventh Kowloon Tong, who are making a

The Malays started shaklly and through Lee Shek-ynu, the outside- 310 chance strong bid to keep up with C.R.C. (1) find Regrelo in the "C" Division found themselves one goal behind left, who gave Sambel

two leadership gained

valuable within the first five minutes, Fung with a Drst-timer taken with the left

con-

foot as the ball dropped from the when they beat King-choung, the inside-left, points yesterday

close-range.

right. The annual international bowling South China by the convincing score neeting a fine pass at

The Chinese forwards kept up pres- matches opened at Llandrindod Wells, of 8 to 1. with Scotiand, holders of the chom-

Kowloon Tong now boast the ex- sure and following another bout of Tso Kwai-shing, the out- pionship, playing England.

cellent record of five victories in six passing matches with but one defent. erele have scored six wins in seven The Malay defence was shaken again (1) three when from a corner-kick, Lee Kwok- wel, the left half, gained possession matches and the C.R.C.

(Continued on Page 93

ENGLAND WIN

Bowls International

KOWLOON TONG WIN AGAIN

THE PLAY

Ite-side-right, netted. the second goal. FOOTBALL REFEREES

Boy Bradman's

1,000

Runs a Season

оп

Other Attempts Unsuccessful attempts on the five miles and 25 miles figures were re- cently made by S. C. Wong and C. A. Brothwell. The former clocked 16.43. for the five, and the latter 1.16.- 55. for the 23 againat record times of

13.40, and 1.13.30. by Keates in 1934.

Brothwell is well-known to Liver- The dual meeting of the series of Pool racing circles, having raced un- classes for civilian football referee der the colours of the East Liverpool. candidates will be held in the office Wheelers for several years.

Club Kunn of the Hongkong Football Association, Room 205, Gloucester Building, Friday, August 6, at 5.30 p.m. The subjects to be dealt with Hints to Referees and a general sum mary of the Laws of the Gome.

'All interested are invited to attend.

rux

The green was in fine condition but not too fast, and this caused many At the 18th Cotton's second shot short woods.

England did well to hold the Scots went right over the green on to the

W. roadway where hundreds of ears for the first five ends with the score

a dozen 25-all. J. G. Carruthers, E.

G. were parked. It needed policemen to keep the crowd back Fortune, P. D. Tomlinson, and while the car was moved, and then Curtis (England's new skip) were all Colton played a fine recovery and up. England improved in the next haled a four-yarder for a round of five ends with brilliant bowls and led 60 and a five-holes lead, Shute going Scoiland by 49 to 3D, Tomlinson's new rink being top scorers with 10. round in 73.

Scotland slipped further back, and Shute began to attack in the after- noon and succeeded in out-driving at 10 ends England led by 78 to 65. Cotton on occasions. He was hole England Anally winning by 100 to high at the third, a drive of 325 yards, 85. Details:

2 and Colton. England: G. Curtis's rinit 19, P. D. but could not get a

captain The Rest against the Lord's Schools at Lord's has for WATER POLO LEAGUE to reach Nantau, but the heat was with a pitch and a pult, halved Tomlinson 25, E. W. Fortune 13, W. KEEN-EYED, curly-haired "Pat" Dickinson, aged 17, who is to

J. Jones 20, J. G. Carruthers 10-100.

Scotland: J. Rowalt 17, A. Dunlop the second consecutive season scored 1,000 runs in school cricket.

In a water-polo league match at Mrs. J.I was 14. It was evident that Cotton was be-

The son of Major and

"I was lucky enough to score 34 North Point last night the Chinese

father ginning to feet the strain when he 18, A. Stewart 21, W. S. Lowe 20,

Is Club's "A" team beat the "B" team remonstrated with a cine-cameraman B. Morrison 9-05.

In the afternoon Wales bent Ire- Dickinson, of Ayward-road, Merton, on the Bith green and then missed a

land by 24 points. Ireland led at he is an outstanding il-round player in my first match, My short pult.

The "A" playera were in good form At the next Shute played a grand five ends by 2019, but Wales took for King's College School, Wimble hoping to send me to Oxford, and my five goals to one.

and had no difficulty in securing their Scores and Club is keeping a close watch on enter first-class cricket as an amateur

after leaving the University," back, tee shot and holed his two-yards putt the lead at ten ends (50 to 14) and don, and the Surrey County Cricket ambition is to be good enough in

him. It looked ns though the never looked

Dickinson's score of 114 not out goals. A fenture of the game was i feel the honour of being elected Mayer (Warwick) v. Wor-

for 70 for a 2.

American was making a recovery. skipt

Wales: J. F. Williams 27, W. J.

runs to 1,020 shooting. oenter

told nbrought his total very deeply," Dickinson Squires (Surrey) v. Notts 5 for 38 He was only 3 down, but Cotton

hali at the 18, J. O'Donnell 21-111. Pollard (Lanes) v. Yorks. I for 60 stemmet the landslide by holing a Treen 22. A. J. Stacey 23, A. J. Bibb captain of this year's Rest team against Berkhamsted recently how their nine combination and powerful

three-yards putt for

Ireland: J. Boyd 10, P. T. Watson reporter. "I learnt all my cricket aiready this year, which gives him seventh. He had recovered his farm)

put me into the first eleven whenkest score of 173. 6 for 38 from that moment and holed a nasty 23, W. J. Thompson 15, R. Minnis 21, at King's College School and they an average of nearly 90, with a high- -Router. putt to win the ninth in a birdle 3 A. McAlpine 18-87.

BOWLING

Iddon (Lanes) v. 'Yorkshire 9 for 42 Nealo (Gloucester)

Somerset

V.

6 for 9

O for

J. G. W. Davies (Kent) v.

Hampshire

V. W. O. Jupp (Northants)

v. Leicenter

in 3.

in.

Owing to the absence of members Include on tour in Kwangtung there were

the small attendances on the weekend

Club. Sunday's 14ns of around the New Territories was greatly enjoyed, tea being taken at Castle Peak Cafeteria, and bathing in the Cafeteria pool also being indulged On Monday an attempt was made such that the riders turned back.

Next week it is intended to make a "century" trip on the mainland, and consequence, an earlier start is being made. Riders should be at the

Sandwiches

and Alhambra at a.m.

curried. Owing bathing kit should bo to the distance to be covered, and the probability of hot (and may be wet) run will conclude before 6.p.m. All cyclists, whether Club members or The "D" team rallied strongly but not, are extended a cordial invitation

1 to take part in the run.

weather it is not anticipated that the

was no match for the seniors.