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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

SIX COUNTY

CRICKET

FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1937. .

GAMES END IN TWO DAYS

SHANGHAI LAWN BOWLS INTERPORT

TEAM CHOSEN

C. W. Glover Included: Players Arrive Here In October

Shanghai, Aug. 10.

At a meeting of the Lawn Bowls Association held last evening, the interport team

to re-

Whilst the above team is by no means the strongest that Shanghai could send, it should do fairly well

against Ilongkong but whellier they can retain the "Prentice" Cup is on-

other matter.

·

DIANA FISHWICK BEATEN IN

GERMAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Bad Ems, Aug. 11

The sensallon of the day, at the German rolf championships here was the defeat of the women's title holder, Miss Diana Fishwick of Britain by Frau Lid of Munich.

The last eight in the men's Include Gen. championship Critchley, the Longhurst title and holder; Duncan, McNair

German prominent three

players.

Lowers World High Jump

HANKOW ARRANGEMENTS The Hankow team to play against present Shanghai against Shanghal are expected to arrive here picked about September 5 and the following Hongkong

are the suggested dates for Interport Mark For A and club matches;

was

V.

Monday, Sept. 6. Hankow v. Rec. on Recs green,

Hankow 7. Sept. Tuesday, ItS.L.B.C. on S.L.B.C. green.

Wednesday, Sept. 9. First Inter- port match, on H.G.C. green.

and suggested dates for the interport and club matches against Hankow here were drawn up. was also agreed that from date all league matches will start at 3.15

p.m. and

Thursday, Sept. 9. Hankow Yangiszepuo B.C. on Y.B.C. green.

Friday,

10. Hankow Sept.

players are requested to Junior Golf Club, on J.G.C. green. be on the greens by that time.

TEAM POR HONGKONG

W. J. Monk has been pleked as manager of the team to play in Hong- kong against the Colony and the team will consist of:

C. W. Glover, II. Wallace, and E. R.

Harmer, Shanghai Lawn Bowls Club;

C. ML Sequeira, Hongkew Golf Club;; S. 8. Wilkinson, Police Lawn Bowls Club, and W. R. Chisholm, Yanglaze- Doo Bowling Club. The team will on October 5, prob-i leave Shanghs!

ably in the 8.5. Empress of Asia.

Second Time

Stockholm, Aug. 12.

ending to There seems to be no V.

to break Melvyn Walker's ability

the world's record high jump.

V.

Saturday, Sept. 11. Second Inter- port match, on S.L.B.C. green.

Ử

Sunday, Sept. 12. Hankow Police Lawn Bowls Club, o11 P.L.B.C.

Breen.

13, unkow V.

Monday, Sept. Country Club, on C.C. green.

Tuesday, Sept. 14. Third Interport) match, on Y.B.C, green.

Wednesday, Sept. 15. Hankow v. Club Lusitano, on C.L. green.

18. Hankow v.

Thursday, Sept. Hongkew Golf Club, on H.G.C. green.

All matches are to start at 2.45 p.m. The Interport dinner will be held at the Shanghai Club, on Tuesday, September 14, at 8.15 p.m.

BILLIARDS LEAGUE

Social Marks Close Of

Season

FARR PLEASES U.S. PRESS

IMPRESSED BY HIS TALK

(By Jack Cuddy) (United Press Staff Correspondent)

New York.

Wales.

Celebrating the close of the Me- Ewan-Younger Billiards and Snook-

The merry-go-round broke down. er League, a soclal was held at the R.A.O.B. (G.L.E.) last night, when and gave us the prince from manoeuvring and After all the presentations were made, and ex-

it developed that Joe phenageling, hibition matches played between the winners of the League, the Garrison Louls would not make his first world Sergeant's Mess, and a team from heavyweight title defence against

the rest.

Max

Tommy arrived on our shores the day as the US. Ryder Cup team, which recently fled the gol

mug out of Britain. A lot of people

Cup,"

Schmeling. So-Tommy Furr the of Wales has come to this country A large gathering packed Club's room to watch the presentato tilt with the Brown Bomber. tions, by Mr. H. G. Williams, of Messrs. Dodwell, who was introduc- same ed by Mr. M. A. Catras.

of the Challenge Cup said, "the British are sending Farr A replica was awarded to the winning team, to the United States as living re-

Ryder together with individual cups to W.

that H. Andrews, L. W. Russell, J. Ben-venge for Uncle Sam's

They said it in such manner and A. McDonough, who Russell and O'Connor were also pro-us being more of an insult to Ameri- for the highest can intelligence than were Phil Scott sented with spoons billiards and snooker breaks respec- or Jack Doyle.

Let me go on record now as warn- tively.

ing our populace that the British The Chairman, Mr. B. R. Smith, have hurled a boomerang-it they presided over the concert which fol- think they have done us wrong In sending over Forr. Because he is u lowed.

contributed prince, judged by any standard." Among

who thase

I don't imow if he can fight a liek items were Messrs. Austin, Chiley-if he can punch his way out of a

Gilchrist, White, Tweed, Florence,

nett, W. Smith. A. II. O'Connor It.You might imagine this Farr person

Last Friday he lowered the existing Shepherd, Hussell, Cullimore and Paper bug-if he could stand up un-

world mark by leaping 208 centimes all-time high tres, the recognised being 207 centimetres.

To-day, however, Walker went one bar at 209 better and cleared the centimetres.-leuter.

PAYNTER OUT OF TEST TEAM

London, Aug. 12 Washbrook, of Lancashire, has been selected to take the place, of Paynter in the third test team. Payn ter pulled a leg muscle and is not available.-Render..

Kew.

der a barrage from Midget Wolgast. Those things are comparatively un- when you are dealing Playing the Rest in an exhibition Important,

match, the with fascinating personality--a new snooker billards and

addition to the Sergeants Mess won by and colourful

American sports picture Garrison three games to two. Scores.

WHOLESOME CHARACTER This 200-pound. six-footer from Billards.-W. O. Russell (Gorri-'

Welsh Coal Mines, with his son Sergts.) beat Sgt. Clark (Sea-the

smashed and gashed nose and his fors), 150-43.

cauliflowered ear, is slated to fight Conductor Andrews lost to St. Joe Louis for the title on August 20. He may get knocked out in the Orst Grindley (R.W.F.) 124-150.

knows? Il *doesn't matter. round. Who

Sgt. Bennett beat Sgt. Bloomfield (Lycemun) 150-123.

37-67.

Grown in RICH SOIL

The thing is this: New York sports

LEADERS WIN YET AGAIN

Bowlers Have Great Time GODDARD IS SUPERB

London, Aug. 12. Something like county cricket history was made to-day when no less than six of the championship matches were brought to a deci- sion in the course of two days' play. Bowlers were in the as- cendent and men like J. C. Clay and Goddard were in their ele- ment.

Goddard, who in the previous took all ten wickets in an innings, followed this up to-day by capturing another twelve wickets in two innings for 140 runs. Clay was niso in grand form for Glamorgan and took 12 wickets for a mere 111

Fung King-cheung, who has scored 15 goals for the South China A.Amate touring football team.

Colony Soccer

Team's

Grand Record

Twenty-three victories

and

rung.

The outcome of the matches which finished to-day leaves Middlesex with n clear end over Yorkshire, they won, wera who, although engaged only in a friendly match. Middlesex won in convincing man- three most

ner against Essex, the important contributors to the result being Hendren who scored 112, RW.V. Robins the Test captain, who made 87 and

Sims who took five

wickets for 23 runs.

Other

successes

were scored by Lancashire against Kent, Glamorgan against Hampshire, Worecatershire Surrey against against Northants, Somerset and Gloucester against Derbyshire.

Here are the results and leading itulividual performances as-supplied by Reuter.

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Glamorgan (310) beat Hampshire

beat Lancashire (188 and 220) Middlesex (302 and 313/5 dec.) beat Essex (150 and 152) by 307 runs Worcestershire (397) beat Nor thants (115 and 138) by on innings and 146 runs

(185

beat and 104/1) Surrey

nino Somerset (104 and 183) by wickels

Gloucester (392) beat Derbyshire (228 am 80) by an innings and 84

Sgt. O'Connor beat Sgt. McAlinden writers have welcomed Furr as one two draws out of a programme of the most wholesome characters to of twenty five games, with a (R.Ü.R.) 150-140,

Snooker-McDonough and Sgt. W. Pop up in boxing in many, many goal average of 100 for and 34

of Sceptical years.

everything

by South China runs Smith lust. to Sgt. Cheethum (H.A.M. British-in the heavyweight division against, was the proud record (00 and 152) by an innings and 68 C.) and C. S. M. Cheethum (R.W.F.)these writers have taken Farr to established

their hearts and earth stones. He Athletic Association's touring Kent (121 and 185) by 102 runs won them in a single afternoon-he football on Wednesday, when

them won

easily as

as he

lo expects

they beat a Malang XI by five take the Brown Bomber's title.

Farr won them

em with his words. goals to two. the this is amazing, because And

Goal-scorers were Chan Tuk-fai lad of the erstwhile

Tonypanday

of (2), Fung King-cheung, Lai Shui- no advantages cool pits had

He education.

in the wing and Tso Kwai-shing. was down mines with pick and shovel when

Lai Shuf-wing has been remark he was about 11 years old.

ably successful as a goal-getter and Wholesome is the word for Farr. now has 3 to his credit. Lee Wal- runs He is all man, every inch of his tong, up to the time of his serious

OTHER MATCHES 6 ft. 1-1/2 in. He is tough-looking accident had netted 21 and Fung King- and tough talking. He laughs down cheung is credited with

two New Zealanders (100 and 111/1) any possibility of his starring in ple- balance of goals, except for tures by sneering, "I'm no matinee scored by opponents through their beat Sir Julian Cahn's XI (80 and idol. I'm afraid of no man Save own goal is shared by Chan Tak-fal 134) by nine wickets God-Except when i see my reflect- (12), Lee Shek-you (5), Ho Ka-

ཟ བ་ ing in a mirror."

keung and Tso Kwal-shing (4 each), He talks a terrifle fight. He vows Yeung Shul-yiek (3), Wong Mee he'll toke the title from Louis. But shun (2) and Lee Kwok-wai (1). --when he goes in for this heroic conversation-there's a meeting of the mind between orator and listener that assures Farr is not putting on an act--not whistling past the grave yard.

REFINED FOR MAN'S ENJOYMENT

Furr regards himself as the tough- est man in the world. He admits it without braggadocio. And he'll tell became why he is-why he

you

to date:-

TEAM'S RECORD

15. The

The following is the team's record Champlon Team. Saigon, won Sunkong XI, Saigon, won .... Police, Salzon, drew

Combined Team, Salgon, won 2-1 Combined Team, Prompent,

won

a "tough old mugg" fighting in the Tapslin XI. Bangkok, won carnival booths, starting as a boy of Chaised J, Bangkok, won 14. And fighting upwards always Champlons, Bangkok, won the underdog-until world heavyweight challenger.

he

Yorkshire (201) beat Scotland (104 and 143) by an Innings and 44

Tuns

BOWLING

J. C. Clay (Glamorgan)

v. Hampshire

4-1 K-2 4-1

I. M. Turnbull (Glamorgan)

v. Hampshire

Allen (Gloucester) v. Derby-

shire.

BATTING Cooper. (Worcester) v. Nor-

thanks

138

128

124

Hendren (Middlesex) v. Essex 112 R. W. V. Robins (Middlesex)

v. Essex Washbrook (Lanes)

87

v. Kent 83

7-1

2-0

3-1

5 for 33

5-1

and

7 for

18

became Chinese, Bangkok, won

7-0

TERRIBLE TALES FROM WALES

Combined Team, Bangkok, won Chinese, Penang, won And he has a grand sense of hu- Combined Team, Penang, won mour-to balance his grim visage Malayas, Penang, won that he is completely captivating, Champions. Ipoh, won

he He admits

piano plays the

and Malayas, Ipol, won And he tells of the sings tenor.

the Chinese, Kuala Lumpur, won, Team, Singapore, night he drove through a Parts Park Comidired with Sol Strauss, attorney for New

3-1

4-2 4-0

Goddard (Gloucester) v.

Derbyshire

and

*

7 for 104

5 for 41

Cowie (N. Zealanders) 0-1

v. Sir J. Cahn's XI 5 for 21

4-2

7-2

Phillipson

and (Lancs)

& for 40

2-9

Kent Melville (Yorks) v. Scot-

0 for 33

won

3-2

land

6 for 81

5-2

Sims (Middlesex) v.

Essex

5 for 23

ลก

when

Ther he

3-2

Sinfeld (Gloucester) v.

Derbyshire

5 for 30

6-3

Jackson (Worcester)

V.

2.2

Northants

for 37

Martin (Worcester)

V.

won

2-0

Northants

5 for 50

barburous and lls a pity". How the best first fighter in Welsh

100-34

5 for

5 for

54

30

4 for 10

V.

4 for 24

4 for 24

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