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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE SIXTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 4th and MONDAY, 6th June, 1938, commencing at 2.00 p.m. on Saturday, and at 12.80 p.m. on Monday.
The First Bell will ba rung at 1.30 p.m. on the First Day and at 12 o'clock Noon on the Second Day. The Tin Interval will be after the second race (1 p.m.) on the Second Day.
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C. B. BROWN,
Hongkong, 30th May, 1938.
Secretary.
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AUSTIN LOSES HIS TENNIS TITLE TO CHINESE PLAYER
Kho Sin-kie Triumphs In Bournemouth Final
By A, WALLIS MYERS.
London, May; 2.
China made Lawn Tennis history for the first time at Bourne- mouth on Saturday. H. W. Austin, the holder of the British Hardcourt Championship, was defeated in four sets by Kho Sin- kic, a Chinese hailing from Java, 24 years of age, who is not yet in the world's first 10.
the
Her fourth final was lucky for Austin obligingly scored a double Miss M. C. Scriven. Only a missed} fault, China for the first time had "sitter" at the net divided her from won a major title.
1034. On championship In
Misa Scriven seemed to be the opposed to
greater predestined winner of the women's Saturday, strokemaker, she beat Miss Nancye singles. A faalist three times be- Wynne.
Australia's finest woman fore, she did not lose a set in her ployer, in two sets, of which only quest this year. I thought she
tight the Arst was close.
do so when Miss Wynne, having There was a full house to see five become reconciled to that serpentine finals. Three were International. fore
forehand, so peculiarly effective in The
centre-court
Included the gallery
recovered from 4-2 down wind, Sir Samuel Hoare, President of the to 4-4, and had saved a get ball with LAT.A., who did not begin to play a confidently brilliant amash in the tennis until after the war, yet tenth gaine, repeating this stroke
Such progress that he partner- again with even more assurance a
the
of
TIMING ERRORS
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Swiss May Not Tako Part In Olympics
Zuerich, May 31.
The Swiss Olympic Commit- tee decided to recommend the National Sports Unions not to the Olympic participate in Games at Tokyo in 1940 in the event that Japan should still bo at war one year prior to the
the Games. opening of Trans-Ocean.
Baseball.
NEW YORK GIANTS TROUNCED
Lost Twice To Boston Braves
31, 1938.
BRILLIANT See
VICTORY WITNESSED
Memorial Day Motor Race
Indianapolis, May 30.
Floyd Roberts, of California, push- ed his Red-Block Bird Special to one of the most brillant victorias In history in the Memorial Day motor race held here to-day.
Roberts set up a record of 4 hrs. 15 mins. 68.4 secs, at an average of made 117,200 miles an hour. He only one halt, a record one of 30 seconds.
Icoberts held the lead for more than half the race, and won the major prize of $20,000 as well as the $2,000 lop prizes.
was
Second
Wilbur Shaw, of Indianapolis, last year's winner, who Chet won $10,000. He nosed out Miller, who was third and won $5,000.
Miller made a belated spurt. It was estimated that a crowd of 175,000 were present to see the race, Early in the race, Emil Andres' car spun owing to a defective tyre and killed a spectator name Everett
W05 in Spence. Andres himself
New York, May 30. Baseball teams in both sections of the League celebrated Memorial Day by playing double-headers to-day.
In the National section, New York Giants were twice beaten by Bostonjured slightly. Braves, while Philadelphia Phillies
At the start the weather wns
OUR WINDOW DISPLAY
OF
MICKEY MOUSE
FEEDERS How-SETS
ed Yvon Petra, then a schoolboy, at minute later.
had a double success against Brooklyn threatening, but it cleared up.
. វា latter's first open tournament at
St. Louis Dodgers.
Cardinals ever, rain fell three minutes after Dinard,
Bul the young Australian's con-
the spoils with
the race-United Press. Pittsburgh GURLs
her hired wind, often swirling the sistency
not
to equal
did Pirates and Cincinnati Reds Errors of timing-some of cand made unenviable conditions for courage.
opponent's likewise with Chlengo Cubs. play. Both the Chinese and Miss them imposed by her Scriven employ
defence the top-spin fore- exemplary diligence in hand drive, and in each final, opposed began to mount. Ultimately they to a flat-hitting opponent, they won ruined her chance, and after squaring with it. It bored its passage through the match at 5-5, she won only two the gusts, almost ignoring them; and more gumes. One may recall that the problem before both their ad- Min
Miss Scriven was not considered good increased by versaries
Britain the enough to represent Great illusion crented. They found many in the Wightman Cup last year nor
with
force. balls. hit
maximum
Wynne In play against Miss Austraila. bounding just inside the baseline.
was
10
That Miss Wynne's day of Euro- pean triumph will cone,
in the best company, and her
even in
New York Yankees bent Boston Red Sex twice. and Cleveland also registered a double Indians victory, their victims being Chicago White Sox. Scores:
New York
Boston
(MucFayden Braves).
AUSTIN'S HANDICAP But Austin, I suspect, was affected petent judge can hesitate to declare. by other factors. His gruelling five-She has a service requiring only a set match of the previous day ngainst turf plane to make it an ace-winner Petra, requiring the fullest concent-play round the court has authority tration of body and mind, must have left its impress. Not otherwise could and an intuitive faculty for selecting Philadelphia
right spot in her opponent's Brooklyn le have missed so many valleys at the
defeated court. Her talents huve short range, пог failed to recover some of the less sinister dropshots of one champion at Bournemouth on a strange surface. Can they fail to the Chinese.
a more familiar One remembered, too, that Austin cate others on was playing this Oriental for the first court?
Later, Mias! Wynne was seen in time. It was a Japanese, Miki, who! subdued him unexpectedly in the partnership with Christian Boussus same championship some years ago. in the final of the
Kho won the first set to three and The Frenchman had previously told St. Louis
considered the young Pittsburgh the second to four. He was in ane me that he and delicate touch, defending with Australian giri, whom he had watch-
spare.
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VALLEY SUMMER SINGLES
The first round of the Happy Valley summer golf singles was concluded
on May 2il The results were as follows:
Lleut. Col. E. D. Matthews (14) bent A. D. Humphreys (8) at 10th.
L. Goldman (7) beat E. Tuck (20)
W. S. Hillier (0) beut A, L. Powell (18) I up.
W. J. Dyer (17) boat J. W. May- how (11) 1 up.
T. B. Low (11) beat A. H. McBride (12) 3 and 2.
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mixed doubles.
an athlete's mobility and waiting for ed in Melbourne, a player of out- Cincinnati the right ball to come along to go standing merit. These two, so for- Billington midable in attack, beat for the winning stralce.
Sometimes the finishing blow took and Miss Ingram with something to
Berce forehand "tup- the form of a
MISS INGRAM IN TWO FINALS spinner" across Austin's bows us he
It is only fair to Miss Ingrum to sufled into the net; or, if this shot came back, he would hoist a benutt say that this was her second final. ful lob. Austin in retreat would Earlier she and Miss Evelyn Dear- often find a ball. waited off its man had retained their titles in the arduous women's doubles after on normal track by wind and
spin, battle with Miss Stammers and Miss curling back on to his legs.
The losers made a bold bid
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Boston New York
(Ruffing pitched for the Yankees).
R. Young (6) beat G. W. Reeve (15) 1 up.
H. N. Williamson (11) w.o. T. D. Paton (0) Scratched
J. Harrop (14) beat J. Cook (22)
5 and 4.
L. C. F. Bellamy (10) beat J. W. Macdonald (7) 2 and 1.
A. McKellar (8) beat J. Gellatly. (24) at 20th.
H. H. Mundy (10) beat A Brooks-
bank (18) 4 and 2.
W. A. Stewart (10)
Booker (13) 5 and 4.
beat N. J.
H. Smith (11) beat G. T., May (15) 4 and 3.
G. Davies (12) beat F. Buckle (15) 3 and 2.
F. G. van Beede (21) beat C. Brent Smith (20) 3 and 2.
A. B. Purves (0) beat W. Wood- ward (13) 2 up.
The order of playing the second round is as above.
The latest date for playing is June 12.
First named in each bracket is responsible for fixing the date.
James.
I recovery in the final set, winning love games, but they
Buston
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at three It was Kho's wonderful command neither as consistent nor as sure in the holders. On the of length and strength, force de the crisis
the way, Miss blended with finesse, that Ifcately
previous evening, by worried Austin most; and the stler Scott and Miss Saunders had match drop-shots and Lizana never made balt against the champlona. better-looked the more spectacular
was a third The men's doubles
Exchanging had more dis- event to coup, and perhaps Integrating effect, they were only Charles Hare for Butler, Widle's side Washington
Philadelphla part of preconceived plan.
seemed safe when two sets Only in the third set, which he led against Kho Sin Kie and Rogers. Chicago won to three, did Austin look like "Gone with the wind," however, Cleveland
was this lend and, as
Brighton the holder of the title. Kho has al ways been a player of moods-it is the previous week, the glant and Chiengo Joke among his friends that he con his lithe little partner proved Just Cleveland never score a match-ball, and he did the sounder and more enduring in actually require 11 before he could the
the long race. They battled their St. Louis win the Alexandria championship way out at 0-4 in the last set, and Detroit recently and in this bout he seemed the
the men's
at
on final honours
were
to became wind-conscious for the side at Bournemouth were China's.
first time.
Finals:
Austin got an early lead of 3-1, (Seeded players in enplial letters) and, serving with more vigour than in the first two sets and improving his driving length and his volleying, forced Kho to concede nearly all the longer rallies.
MEN'S SINGLES (Holder: H. W. Aus-
in Kho Bin Kie (China) bt. if. W. AUSTIN, 6-4, 6-4, 3-0, 6-3.
WOMEN'S SINGLES (Holder: Sla, A. Lizana, Chile) MISS M. C. SCRIVEN b. MISS N, WYNNE (Ireland), 7-6, 6-2.
MEN'S DOUBLES (Xolders: C. E. Tare and F. H. D. Wilde) KHO SIN KIE (China) and . L. ROGERS (Ireland) it.
W. BUTLER and P. H. D. WILDE, 3-6,
3-0, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4,
In the fourth set Austin was still fighting tautly, but Kho came back at him with renewed zeal. The Chinese had a stroke for 4-1 and
WOMEN'S DOUBLES (Holders: Miss E. won the sixth game to love, to make M. Deannun and Miss Ingram) MISS
wizard-like
E. M. DEARMAN and Miss J. INGRAM it 4-2, with
drops. t. MISS F. JAMES and MISS K. E. Then speculation was
Austin STAMMENS, 0-0, 4-0, 6-3, over. missed an easy volley in the
MIXED DOUBLES (Holders: F. 1. D. seventh
Miss M. Whitmaral) C the game, won
eighth in his inst Wilde and
ngton and Mies (Australia) bt reprkal, and lost the ninth in a dust-uals (France) and MISS N. WYNNE storm, Kho had vainly tried a drop JA Ingram, C3, 12.
LTA SALVER (WOMEN'A HINGLES)
at the first match-bail and driven Miss E. M. Dearman bt. Men. 1. D. Me- out at the second. At the third Kalvie, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4.
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