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As I See Sport

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY, JUNE

G, 1988.

By "Abe"

HISTORY MADE IN

WALKER CUP GOLF

COMPETITION

Britain Beats America For The First Time

DRITAIN may Burprise

WAR

the

verdict of most British golf crities after the British toan for the Walker Cup contest had been selected early

"B" United States yet" the

Fleid, Adam Holland, J. Bibson and T. Fergusson are worth their places in many First Divlalon tearns, and there is little doubt that unless the Club Joses the services of these men, the K.F.C. will be in the Second And judging After lending by two matches to one } Division next season.

tant month. And

St.

it has proved.

be now.

When Fortune Smilos

in the foursomes (otie was helved), by form, that is where they diald Britain went on to win five of the eight singles at

Andrew's on Issue, Ukis Saturday to clinch the winning the aerica for the first time since the competition commenced in 1022 The British trinks held at St. brilliant Andrew's produced come

golf, but trials being 30 entirely against different from match pkny The Americans, the thought of win- oing the trophy for the first time was Still, the really fother to the wish. BriDal

playera Then, wol

were

Могу have BOW play tout DESH the benent of the rectory

was not merely for British team Thanizam, togston Pelera, Stowe, Alexagaleg

win

it

UCK may be a fickle mistress hul when i dues sulle on a person,

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unusually Drove Honerous. Take the use of Nes, 901 und 1679 in the Cush Sweeps at the Hace Meeting

Satin tay,

foot Each

mumbers Instance.

af thes turned up for twe

prizes 1

accurrence 1 have Very seen a number carrying of two Best prizes on the same day, and a num- ber winning first prizes at successive race nivelags, but 1 do not prepit two Chailea numbers turning up Iul tivo Arst

Une Cecil prizes each on one day Rptr and

Arst nunte laen. prize is probably the most thout the ammally hopeful tiekel-holder ex- prets, and it must have proved a delightful surprise for the holder of Ticket No 904 when

WOHL 114 secotul and third races, fu one ense totaling $1,316 and the other $1000 36 But the holder of Ticket No 1078 was even more fortunate After this number had won $1,623 16 m sixth vier, it again turned up for a first prize in the last nee the bust

f thai

tay

$3,276 58 people are lucky But way

This f THE coupe, is the rusy side of the pit - ture 1 bave heard a story of a man who has been buying the same two numbers for the last ten years or so and has never win anything. not even A $50 prize Furthermore, he

Theeman's feat was particularly gout ms be defented Johny teodman, the Americien amateur champions, who is

the regarded at many quarte Freding amateur

player ku-day James Brue. the 18-your-old. Itish dad, had bad luck to be drawn agalit American who Charts Yates, the

Amateur,

recently won the British

and was beaten by two The scores will show what a great fight to put up men dana uved.

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JJ Pemunk, The Kruchah amateur champion, lost Leonned batly to MH Ward and

W Fische Cawley went under to J my three and two

Record Broken

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last the mighty have fallen. The Cralgengower C., visiting Kowloon Ducks in the First Division

of the Lawn Bowls Longue, were

defented by ten shots on Saturday, per cent. ДИССЕБИ Won

thereby losing their 100 well

record. It deserved for the home team; for the Ducks were up on two rinks, and only the surres of U.M. Omer's tour over F. Cullen's reduced the margin The The of shots between the two teams, results of the nutches played over the week-end have placed a

on the what different

appearance

Division. Longue Table in the

though The Cralgengower C.C., they are on the same level as the Club de Recreio and Kowloon C.C. on podata, are still a match in hand definitely their co-leaders and

atts have the advantage in Indians, who were in second place, lost their second successive match and have dropped to fourth position Kowloon C.C. the Table. The

inc maintained their forin with a win over the Civil Service CC. at their liappy

proving that recent

were no mere successies

The only terun Alushes in the pan. in all three divisions to have taken maximum points from their matches thus far are the Kowloon F.C., who appear to be leo good for the Third

on

in

Valley,

Tire

Division of the League. Once aga

they won by 59 stats, els victims on this occasion being the Hongkong F.C. Peculiarly enough. the scores were identical to those of the pre- vious week when the K.F.C. trounced the Yacht Club. It is not difficult to appreciate why the K.F.C. are doing so well. A look at the names their representatives will show that they should be playing in better company. Men the Bob IInll, W. V.

daren't give up there two numbers berative he fears that they muy return it dividends foresakes thr

SOU

Hammond Too Late

P

has

DLAYING for an England XI in the

Text trial at bard's on

Frulay Walter Hammond, who been selected to lead the Plastel side against the Australians in the side first match at Nottingham, renched

1,000 ans for the senson

Havs Tow he hit up his century a earlier, he would have emulated Don Bradman's feat of twice thousand

21

scoring

Bradman wharti

May. established this world and

he reached four Agures for the PIL-

IS THE PONY SMILING TOO? I certainly an ocenælon for stries. Oak Bay, with Mr. A. W. Raymond up, earprisingly won the first race at Happy Valley on Saturday and paid each of its backers $431.30. (Photo: Pictorial airs. W. T Stanton is here seen leading to her pony News!

Ames

and Valentine Hit 202 in

82 Minutes for Kent

By C. W. Packford

Lipavesend Evex 450 and 80 for 3, Kent 54H

London, May 10. Kent played a delightfully joyous, almost happy-go-lucky game when facing the formidable task set them by Essex, and in well under four hours gained the first innings' lead for the loss of only five wickets.

Essex mucu

The foundation of their remark, then joined Ames for the to be subjected to thir response was appropriately laid attack by the veteran Frank Woolley, who greater telbulabon,

For 82 minutes

led a was making his last appearance (4

the pair the Bat and Ball ground.

riotous existence and In comparison the admirable two-runs-a-minute

of Ames and Chalk was scoring quite contemplace.

Let me give some idea of what I mean. The first 50 seured by Ames consisted of eleven 4's and 6 singles; Valentine once hit seven 's in cun- secutive souring strokes of 16 balls

Peter Smith

later on and

Eastman drove or pulled three times out of the ground with

of

years-need

MRS. MOODY FLOODS, DROUGHT

WINS TWO

MATCHES

Quickor On Her Foot

Than Before

London, May 11.

The Interest taken in the re- appearance, ofter an absence of two years, of Mr. Moody in a tourna ment in England was so intense that a larger crowd than that reen on most "this" days nssembled at the North London Hard Courts at High-

CAUSE GOLF "OPEN" SURPRISE

London, Apr. 29.

Floods in February, drought in March and April, have caused the Royal and Ancient Golf Club to cancel the arrangements for holding the Open championship on the Royal Cinque Ports links at Deal on July 4-8.

This is the first thine in the history of the game that ʼn course chosen for

bury yesterday afternoon to watch the championship has been passed Davis Cup

her.

To the question "in she as good as she was?" Mrs. Moody could supply no answer yesterday, for the quailty of any one's play depends on that of the opponent. Mrs. Moody's first opponent was Miss C. E. Wyard, u player unknown to Wimbledon, but a good sample of the "improving young player" of whom we see su many.

Mrs. Moody She kept court for 21 minutes; she won une Kame; and

that game was a love

be alone should

2 Huume.

fur her fur treasured revollection

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day, for Mrs. Moody does not give away games.

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LOSER'S NEAT DROP-SHOTS

on

Miss Wyard als scored several points with next drop-abots, and it was only when completely beaten that she stopped running after the stream of drives from Mrs. Moody's racket. Indeed, she did very well, after she had recovered from the natural nervousness Indured by an s the army of camera zen as well retown of her opponent.

Mis. Moorly begun quietly, and it was not the sixth game thut she let loose .e first of those cannon- ball forehand drives of which Wim- bledon hus geen so many.

She only used this pet stroke of hers half a dozen times altogether, but if her pate was normally

Great, her placing and length were as good as

ever.

not

One or two service ares were all she allowed herself, and she gen

erously

one contributed

double-

over through conditions caused by the weather.

Where will the championship be played? No decision had been reached lust

night, but with two other championship courses near at hand-Royal St. George's, Deal, and Princes, Sandwich-it may be taken that the committee will solve the

problem in a way that will not re- sult in heavy loss for local hotels and boarding houses,

The cause of the trouble was that on February 12 the sea broke in at Deal and one effeet was that there was two feet of shingle on the fifth Pretri

Millions of gallons of sea water were pumped off the course, with the staff working night and day.

All would probably have been well had there been the usual amount of spring rakta. The drought has kept back the growth of new grass.

OIL ON COURSE

One of the greatest troubles was ol! In the sea water washed up on

the course.

Gt. BRITAIN'S TRIUMPH

IN DOUBLES

From Frank l'ozon

Harrogate, May 9. Great Britain won the Davis Cup match doubles here to-day when Frouk Wilde and D. W. Buller beat C. Coralulis and A. Schmidt, of Rumania, 3-0, 7--5, 0-2.

never

The victory WAR fairly eastly gained, but we have not found the leal doubles pair. There was n tnck of anderstanding between Wilde und Butler; frequently they got in ench

it's way. which should happen with a good doubles pair.

Caralulls was the weakness in the Ruimantan alde, and he got a very ray winrang slots. Wilde and Buller were about equat in abbly. Wilde luc moments of brifflance, but he also made several bad shota.

The match lasted for an hour and Deal tears a loss of £5,000, but if a half, and there was not a great either Prince's or Royal St George's deal of kick in it. for the result of

conclusion.

is

the frat

set the Rumanians

chosen for the championshipways looked more or less a foregone competitors could still stay ht Deal. Sandwich E9 within five miles of In Deal by rund, and if the champion dropped two ship rota is folinwed Prince's with be

win, The the chosen course.

pos

ENGLISH WOMEN DEFEAT FRENCH AT GOLF

fault vach game she served; while Annual Tournament Ends

the only overhund ball she went out to smud she hit into the net.

beat

In her second match Mrs. Moody former Miss L. M. Thorn, a junlur champion of Essex, with even greater on, and In a minute's less score, 6-0 0-1. time, by the same Of her two opponents Miss Wyard played the belter.

ONE IMPROVEMENT

So far as can be judged from so short a survey Mrs. Moody is at any rule better in one respect that she was when she was lust in England-- she is considerably quicker on her fcut. For instance, instend of let- ting Miss Wyard's drop-shots defeat her, she ran hard to get them-a thing she would never have done in Lime past against an opponent whom she was beating easily.

so with 145 against Hampshire, and strangely enough it was on the same Krand that he ht reached a

00) as in May

1930 Boll

Woolley hit nine mijestic boun- Hastrand and Bradman started t

classic little innings of daries in the season in Hurricane fiction and

38 and paved the way for displays 1w: it was a race between th

hifting by Ames, Valentine un the dis- whtels of them would earn

Chalk that will long be remembered. Unction of being first to reach ford

It was Kent erleket ne we knew it figures twice

In May Hammond

I say in the vintage towards slowed down considerably

more? the end of the month and even al- Pxirich. like you!

Chalk the new Kent exptain, and from

it is a pity that there does not awed

Ames came together at the fall of: Ames

seem to be anyone in a big meetinu Middlesex professional, to beat

the third wicket, when the score was

Mrs. Moody who likely to give 1.000 in Edrich reached his

64 eminently, satisfactory start in a few minutes.

anything in the nature of a severe The beauty the match against the Australians i

by Nichols and his colleagues-and

test this week; but she will no doubt the last few hours of May. Only

practice from this moment the harvest of the was that neither batsman totalled

she requires seven times have blumen

In stroker

This

wonderful gel the quiet bowler

their single Ewid meagre

to lune her up for later tournaments Brodmun four figures in this month.

punishment severe.

partnership of the slight encourage

and, of course, Wimbledon. bas done it twice, and the other five

RELENTLESS SCORING

ment to a fled that passed admirably 1805. batsimen are W. G. Grace in

Ames was in a relentless scoring through its ordeni. It must have #toyward in 1960, Tarmond In 1927.

mood Opening

with a square cut been a heurtrending experience for Hallows in 1928 and Edrich in 1938

the Essex bowlers, for not even to the boundary he then took three

good-length ball appeared to make 4's in one over off Ruy Smith แทย proceeded to levy toll off everyone any difference to the easy flow of

amazing pace. Chalk, 2417

Ames reached his 100 in a similar elegent, compact lttle batsman, sup-

to t

of Perry's Charge

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ported him admirably with a suc- number of minutes; Valentine quick- cession of beautiful off-side strokes ly followed with his 50 in 40 minuter, and the pair put on 53 in 30 minutes and Ames then saved the follow-un

drive over th Good going, but better was to fol- with a mammoth

Arriving at 150 mark in under two No fewer than 102 were added for hours, Ames added another 20 before Chalk fell to a fine catch by Peter he was finely taken on the Ane leg Smith at cover, and Brian Valentine Loundary by Taylor. The partner-

How

the wicket in 50 minutes when

ship had realised 202, and Ames had hit three G's and 24 4's in a

Valentine

faultless disained to send up the

ers and former king of the amateurs, recently come out with a serious 400 in three hours 20 minutes and charge that amateurs to-day make to give Kent an unexpected lead. more money than some pros. To After the departure of Ames Bo substantiate this charge he spoke as made superb attempts to hit the ball follows:

out of the ground. Twice he

Wob

"A man desires to promote a tennis successful and when cought at cover tournament of a resort, for example. from his first false stroke he had

lie doesn't deliberately hand the been batting a few minutes lonter ammeur a cheque for £100 or so than had Ames, his chief hits being but he makes him bet thut he two a's and twenty-two 4's. can't jump over a key ring dropped As if to rub in the agony Wright the middle of the floor. The and Lewis added 03 for the Inst Il capital player promptly hops over the ring, wicket. Wright hitting the promoter anys,

I lost, 'Shucks,

half-century, and then Essex tost and promptly hands over the three wickets cheaply.

In

money.

Advocating a cleaning up among amateur tennis players, Perry also states that there will be no such thing as professional and amateur in 10 or 15 years, says a United Press dispatch.

Unlucky Grant

ho

2.

FOREX,

First nig450 (Nichols 163).

Second Innings Wilcox & Todd Enatihan e Valentine Wright Avery b Tork O'Connor not out

| Nichols not out

Exten

Total (2 wiis.)

XENT

Spencer e Wado b Nichols Forge Woda by Nichola woolicy Taylor Smith (P)

"Ban appendix operation,

ITSY" Grant, convalescing from hins lven up hope of playing on the 1930 Davis Cup tennla team. But, aald, "My big time tennis days aren't don't over; they're just halted. I

F. G. 1. Chalk e Smith (P) Imagine I'll even try for a place on Ames Taylor b Smith (P) the Cup team." A new candidato Valentine o Eastman b Nichola has come forward for a berth on weight not out the team, however, in the person of Harding b Nichala

Todd b Nichols

DS 13

Sidney Wood, the former Wimbledon Coin run out singles champion. He recently beat Lew Bmith (P) the promising Californien, Frank Kovies, In the final of the Beverly Hit chumpionship and

Enatman

00

In a few minutes' conversation I had will her, she said how much she was looking forward to playing in the Champlonship once more, for been her Wimbledon had always favourite tournament: but the would do no more than smile when I asked going to add an her if she eighth championship to the she has already secured there. well may. Results:

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MEN'S SINGLES.-ist Rd.: T. H. Evans bt. T. C. 13, 2-0, 0-1; D. L. Coutta t J. L. Roy, 8-2, 6-1; N. W. Blair bt. S. J. lodrin, 4-0, 6-3, 6-0; G. F. Georgeson bt. G. G. John, 0-0, 6-4, 6-1; T. HendersoU- rooks bt. Baran A. Dirsztay, 0-2, 0-4; 9. J. Carey st. J. N. Archer, 7-5, 6-2: 7. Wallis wo. M. W. Whitmore acr.: W. S. Mathian 1. V. Ely, 6-3, 3-0, 8-0. 2nd Rd.: S. Rinda . Capt. D. Dait ner.: H1, F. David bl. Todd, 1-2, 0-21 3. C. Worboys bt, Evans, 6-3, 0-3: A. Tamura bt. k. Bhavan, 8-4, 6-2; Coutts bt. H. T. BAX- ter, 6-1, 6-0; 9. Peachey bt. Blair, -1, 4-0, 7-9 J. . Comery wo, It. W. Hugin ser, M. E. Lucking bt, if. A. Hare, 6-4. 6-4, C. F. full bt. Georgeson, -3, 6-0; Henderson-Brooks bt. Carey, 0-1, 6-0; Dr. | A. A. Fyzee bt. Tari John Hepo, 0-2, 6-1; 2 Nicoll bt. Walls, 7-3, 6-3; Dr. 7. Glesen bt, F. D. Leyland, d-4, 7-0, 15-8; Dr. A. 1, Pyzoe bt. G. II. Lydall, 1-2, 0-3; Rodzinake bt. Mathins, 4-5, 4-4; E. J David bt. C. H. Merwin, 0-3, 0-4. 3rd Rd.: H. F. David bi, Rinde, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1,

WOMEN'S SINGLEB

Tidi.: Mrs. Mondy, bt, Miss C. F. Wyard 6-1, 6-0; MIG 9. Mavroyardate, bt. Miss A. J. Wenyon 6-4, 6-3; Miks R. Jarvis bt, Miss E. Worrall

M. Brown 16. M.

11-0, 0-7: Mr. M. M. Most bi, N. Cate 0-3, 0-1. 2nd fid.: Miss II. Jarvis bt, Mrs, C. Gabberton 0-0, 6-2, 6-3; Mr. Moody bt. Man L. M. Thorn 0-0, 0-1: E. Bullen bt. Mins L. it. F Rendell B-1, G-0; Minus 9. M. Paterson ht. Min C. Dourdas 4-1, 6-1, 6-1; Mrs. B. I Louden bi. Miks B. B. Riley 6-4, 6-2: Mika J. A. Burritt bt. Minn P. 1. MacCorkindalo -2, 10-0; Miks A. P. Cardinali bt. Miss B. A. P. Hall 6-0, 0-5; Miss P. L. P. Thomson ht, Mrs, J. C, Warboys 0-1, 0-1; Miss F. 5. Ford bl. Mian Mavrogordalo 0-3 0-4: Mina J. Marley bt. Mina P. Lannon 6-2, 6-2; Miss E. Á. Middleton bt. Mrs. J. K. Mannoochi 6-2, 6-0; Mins D. A. Ivory ut. Mrs., II. Fdgington 2-6, 6-3, 0 Mir, E. 9, Law bt. Mrs. Moss 7-3,

0-2;

BOWLS PAIRS TIE

In the second round of the Open 10 Pairs

bowls championship, C. Turney and W. V. Fieki. of the Kow- TotaÇIZIANZY

04 loon F.C., will play A. Dokar and A. Rowling-Nichols 33-0-140-0. Smith (P) K. Minu, of thereupon 305-6-162-3.

the Indian R.C., on Eantinan 30-1-135-1. Smith announcect that he would fry for a B-0-00-0, Lavers 4-0-14-0, O'Connor Tuesday, June 14, at the Kowloon

12-0-10-0. place on the team.

B.G.C.

In 7-2 Score

England beat

Paris, May 29, France by seven

matches to two in the annual toit tournament between women players of the two countries.

Me Vagliano was concerned in

Lacoste,

set points for a 7-5 and play was brilliant Ira turn, with Butler and Schmidt

the best players on the

court. There was not much smash- Ing and what there was was of Indit- ferent quality.

WELL MATCHED

R

The best thing about the play was that the teama were well matched and each point had to be fought for. In the second set Great Britain drew out to 5-3 and got to set point. bu nuffled it. It was again all fight in this set and the ralles were brief and decidedly hot, but the lawn lennis wa

was not of the highest class. For every good shot there were two bad bad errors.

The

third set was brief and too one-sided to be interesting, for. Wilde and Butler at once got on top nuđ never looked Uke being, dethroned."

Wilde was at his best to be suc

both French victories. Partnered by cessful in one of the following two singles matches to-morrow to win the tie, and thereby quailty to opport

MB Yugo-Slavia at Zagreb in the second round: 2.30 p.m., Jones v. Schmidt, Shayes v. Caralulls.

Mme.

she defeated Mrs. Holm and Miss Pam Barton in the foursomes by one up, while she was only successful French singles player, beating Miss Corlett by 3 and

the

1

The British wins were:

Miss Corlett and Miss Anderson beat Mine. Sebleine and Mie, Tollos by 7 and 5;

Princess Juliana and Prince Bern- at hord saw France best Holland

Y Scheveningen by 3-2 yesterday. Petra beat H. van Swal 6-0, 0-3. 0-2 and B. Destremau beat T. Mrs. Walker and Miss Gourley Hughan 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. France

do mects Monaco in the second round. beat Mme. Harlon and Mlle.

Belgium captured the two remain- Rothschild by 7 and 5;

Greece (6038 singles against Ing Reuter) and thus won the tie at Athens by five matches to nii. Bel- glurn meet India in the third round.

Mrs. Holm beat Mme. Lacoste by and 1;

Miss Barton beat Mme. Gavenu by 4 and 3:

Miss Anderson beat Mme. Borlon by 4 and 2:

Mrs. Walker beat Mile, de Roths- child by 3 and 2;

Miss Pack beat Mme. Krauss by 5 and 4-Reuter.

LET US SHOW YOU

The French lawn tennis champion- shipa will only cover a period of 11 days this year (June 2 to 12). The number of players contesting the men's singles has been limited to 64.

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