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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1988.

K.C.C. AND U.S.R. C. WIN MIXED DOUBLES TENNIS

HONGKONG C.C. UNDER-RATED BY OPPONENTS

RECREIO OUTCLASSED BY LAST YEAR'S CHAMPIONS

(By "Verling"}

Tennis of varying degrees was Botelho over Lleut, Mira and Mrs. seen in the mixed doubles Irague Holmes.

match yesterday between K.C.C. (A) and the Hongkong Cricket Club, which the first-named team won at 6-3. The Impression was that the winners were inclined to anderrate their visitors, otherwise they might have won by a more substantial margin.

the Cricket The Indy players in

Account of club team gave a good themselves, especially Miss Dodwell Who served strongly (though her timing was not ideal) and who also displayed a propensity for securing quick points, Mrs. Whitham was in food form, but her partner, II J

chou, won not quite strong i

to stand up to his opposite Finlay, formerly numbers. Mrs. Miss Joan Massey of Shough, hit the ball furiously, and displayed drive volicy which, when it come off. was an unreturnable shot. Neverthe- less she was erratic, and the points that she scored with a sizzling drive or from the not, hurdly compensated for the numbers mistakes which also came from her racket.

Among the visiting men

pinyers.

T. A. Pearee played stylishly and did extremely well to win two and a half sels. His only weakness wis off the ground when in midcourt, but on the

and

overhead, he volley

impeccable.

Owen-Hughes but attempted

tou

much,

s

strove

Jus!

was

manfully.

" little volleying norkies

leaving him with a debit balance of

points. Perhaps

he was too much

lost to

upset by the result of the first which he and his partner Teddy Fincher and Mrs. William 4-8, etter leading tour-love.

Scores:

RECREIO▾ U.S.R.C.

Recrala "A" lont to U.S.R.C, -1.

A. V. Remedies and Miss A. Remedios Inst to Goldman and Mrs. Daines 40; lost to Major Baines and Miss Grimh 2-6; luat to Lt. Misra and Mrn, Holmes 4.0.

3. Gonsalves and Atina C. Botelho lost totaldman and Mrn. Bainen 2-0; lost to Major italnea and Miss Grimtha 3-8; bent Lt. Mirn and Mrs, Holmes 0-1.

A. V. Gorana and Miss A. Roza lost to Goldman and Mr. Deines 4-6; Tort 10 Major Bainen and Min dritha 0-6; lont to it. Misra ad Mrs. Holmes -7.

K.C.C. v. II.K.C.C.

0.3.

Club Kowloon Cricket

beat KC.C.

Mrs Willums and E, C. Fincher bent Mtrs, J. Finlay and I, Owen-Hughes 6-4; bent Mrs. J. P. Whitham and H, Arm- areng 0-1; drew with Mina D. Dodwell ares A. Pearce 0-6.

ttre

Clarke and c C. Burnett drew with Mrs. Finlay and Owen-Hughes 0-5; bral Mrs. Whitham and Armstrong 0-3 to Miss Dodwell and Pearce 6-7 Mrs Burnett and F. Fincher beat Mrs Fintay and Owen-flughen 6-2; orat Mrs Witham and Armstrong 0-3. lost to MA Dudwell and Pearer 3-

YORKSHIRE OVERCOMES MIDDLESEX

Comfortable Win In County Cricket

for three.

វា few nicely-made

drives, her display

buckhand was undistin-

SOMERSET BEAT NOTTS

gulshed.

Ernest Fincher, finding

a court

which suited, served

effect, and in every respect played

tie

on

ch

DERBY WINS EASILY

The Civil Servants were An incident in the Lawn, Bowls League match between the Club de Recreio and Civil Servlee C.C. at King's Park on Saturday. E. W. 53mmends in here seen directing his skip,

(Photo: Pictorial News). defeated for the sixth time this ac34013.

FURTHER PROGRESS British Heavyweight

MADE IN PAIRS BOWLS TOURNAMENT

Further progress was made in the Bowls Lawn the second round of Pairs championship yesterday, four matches being decided on the Club de Recreto green and two on the Poller K.C. gree)L

G. N. Mitchell and J. C. Brown had a comparatively easy passage against T. F. Stainton and J. A. Watson, of Hy Taikoo R.C., winning by 32-8.

the end of the sixth head, Mitchell and Brown were leading 11-0, which became 25-3 on the 15th. The losers scored only on five heads.

comfortable victory, their victims

score.

on

24

Very

by

the succeeding heads,

EVEN FIGHT

this time George Pope taking seven a single and a couple. for 57. George Pope was one of the 13 originally selected for the Test match against the Australians, but was dropped.-Reuter.

A more even game wis that be tween A. W Hodges and A. Brooks- bank, of the Hongkong FC, and A. A. Dand and L. Jack, of the Kowloon C.C. The former pair won by 23-18,

Fight Postponed

London, June 13. The British and Empire heavyweight elimination fight between Eddie Phillips and Ben Foord has been postponed from to-morrow till June 21.

Phillips has bruised his hand. --Reuter,

TOMMY FARR NOT TO FIGHT

IN ENGLAND

Forr

Bacr.

By Harold Lewis

to

WRIGHT PERFORMS

“HAT TRICK”|

First Of Present Cricket Season

As I See Sport

By "Abe"

AUSTRALIANS CAN STILL SAVE TEST AT TRENT BRIDGE McCabe Foils England With Magnificent Batting

:

UT for Stan McCabe's magnificent won 11 and Great Britain four.

Bunting display, where would be Britain therefore has in lot of lectur

the Australions

now? Certainly to make up.

not in their present position, with

Woman,

in

every possible chance of forcing a Three Titles draw unless their batting crumples McCabe's 232, up a second time. made in the face of great odds, pre- OR many years the leading lady tennis player in France and one vented. England from taking a lead of more than 247 runs at the end of of the most consistent players in the the first innings, and though this was world, Madame Simone Mathieu has by winning earned a just reward sumcient to enable Hammond to cn- force the follow-on, it was nothing three titles in the French Tennis like the advantage the Englishmen Championships just concluded

80 be successful in should looked like establishing at one stage Paris. It is meet that she, a French- of the game. Australia's prospects of saving the match were far from the rational championships. Seldom to carry her through her matches. bright when C. L. Badcock, the last brilliant, she relies on her steadiness

Australian of the acknowledged batsmen in the team, played forward fler win in the final of the singles a comfortable one, her opponent, to Wright with the score standing at

with 101 for five, failed to cover the ball Mutame Landry, giving her little

not puation. Her partnership and was bowled. After this,

anore even the most optimistle Australian Miss A. M. Yorke of Great Britain is of long standing and their le I nm sure, would have Ci zuccess in the doubles, In view of the them to reach 411; for apartmited competition offered by the from Barnett, a left-handed batsman, other contestants, was not entirely a

the

three, remaining none

surprise; but her victory with Mitle O'Reilly, McCormick and Fleetwood-

in the mixed doubles was really a Smith, could by any stretch of the

praiseworthy effort, itere they did batsinan.

well to beat the strong combination Imagination be labelled But each in his own way rose to the

Bounsus of France. occcasion; and though none of them, of Min Naney Wynne of Australia While it is realised that Madame other than Barnett, reached double and Christin

part in Mateu must be in great form to figures, they played their helping McCabe raise the score to a

seote so many suecerses, it has also to he remembered that the leading respectable total. When they were

and had

United States players of the ngain, the Australians put in los: one wicket (Fingleton's) for 102 Great Britain were not present in runs. They are still 145 runs behind Parts for the championship; they were at Wimbledon contesting the with nine wickets in hund and un

the gilt English innings to follow, but in the Wightman Cup. Some of time left for play-to-day is the Instmust, therefore, be taken off Madame day-it is extremely doubtful whe, Mathieu's performance recordingly. ther the Englishmen will be able to

of

Blan McCabe

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to the

he saved the Australians.

rain, which

Lovelock Says No

DUMOURS are flying around that

Ꭱ.

Jark Lovelock, Olymple cham- plon and world's record holder at 1,500 metres, in contemplating a re- turn to the track in big athletic events this summer.

Those rumours have no foundin- tion. Lovelock, now a doctor with a house physician's job at St. Mary's Hospital, is far too busy to think of serious athletics.

Two days a week and every third Sunday he ls on duty for twenty- four hours at a stretch. On other days he must always be within call to attend to the needs of the alty patients in his ward.

Not much room left for training here. True, Lovelock snatches odd hours to run round the track at Paddington Just to keep his weight down, but the real business of hard training la out of the question.

If and when Lovelock can spare. the time to run he will confine his energles to matches against school teams, A branch of coaching in

able work.

London, May, 17. E. C. FINCHER EXCELS

Tommy Farr has decided to return London, June 13.

S. M. White and S. Rondle also had Teddy Fincher again excelled him-

In the County Cricket Champion-

He will not fight in being

S. O. Bux and S. M. Rumjahn, June. self and was always scoring with his ship, Yorkshire defeated Middlesex

to Amerien in the second week in

adroit placements, made with such by seven wickets.

of the Indian R.C. White and Randle country during his present visit.

His American He and his partner

tireo and two

manager, Mr. Jou (Leyland scored 105 Middlesex tyortless case.

me last night that he should have beaten Pearce and Miss four for 15) and 148 (Bowes four started off with a Dodwell, for they led 4-2, but then for 35), while Yorkshire made is two's, but the Indians retaliated with Gould, told

to within a shot of their opponents Aght in England-a fight with Jack fost the advantage. It was not Mrs. (I W. V. Robins four for 24) and 84a single and a five, which took them and Farr are interested in only one

London, May 10. Mr. Kee went Williams happiest day, and apart

At the eighth, the scores were Doyle. They

Elvlu #t Wembley Inst

Bowlers were always on top in a ล tied at 8-8, but thereafter Bux and Arthur from

completely. Rumjahn faded away

Thursday night, and, said Mr. Gould, keen duy's cricket at Gillingham, an offer was then made of £5,000 where 20 wickets tell for 373 runa. Somerset defeated Notts comfort-White and Rundle Anally won

for n fight with Dayle during the Wright did the hat-trick for Kent, 36-12.

S. Arst week with telling bly, winning by ten wiekels.

But for a six on the 15th head, S.

In August at Wembley and Goddard bowled superbly for Notts scored 171 (Andrews six for

Gloucestershire, who, after being

been in

bad way "We

said sent in to bat, finished the day 107 arc thinking over," dood, reliable tennis. Mrs. Burnett 61) and 178 (Andrews four for 30), Eccleshall and G. H. Sheriff would Stadium.

against C. C. Norman and J. G. Gould. "We

consider that fight runs ahead with all their second in- was chiefly notable for some lovely while Somerset had 298 and 52 for have

between 75,000 Meyer. Even as it was, they were would draw

and nings wickets intact. Cross-court buckhanders which more 10 wicket.

by

Consistency was 26-11. beaten

The experienced Charles Barnett Was 100,000 people and that the receipts often than not scored outright.

took the honours at the start of the the keynote of the winners' display would be at least £25,000. excellent form Gordon Burnett's

to day and afterwards the younger men, Ploying against Kent, Derbyshire They scored on 11 heads in succession,

And I are going back

left-hand Gloucestershire's this season has been the feature of

from the fourth to the 14th inclusive, gee the Louis-Schmeling fight in Crapp, K.C.C. league tennis, and yesterday won by an innings and 88 runs.

ત wicket and then dropped alx, but they New York on June 22. Derby's only visit to the

We have batsman, and Wright, Kent's slow atruck his best form. One again

a three and three offers for five Bghts over there. One bowler, took the limelight. Wright, remembered with special delight his realised 437, Smith contributing 122.

Kent scored 107 in their first inn came back with elever return of service and brilliant

for which Cunatia is bidding. Last Cranfield with three successive balls volleying. It is a pity that Mrs

inga, Alfred Pope taking five for 68, singishall and Sherrie alsted with is a fight with Maurice Strickland, by dismissing Sinfield, Haynes and and in the follow-on Kent made 104, much

night came a cable from Mike Jacobs in his 23rd over. performed the hat-force home their advantage. Eng" which he has already done invalu- Clarke his partner, depends

her would heighten A little defensive

offering us a return fight with Max trick-the first of the season.

Abroad, where they don't under- Barnett and Crapp between them land's best friend would be overnight measures. more enterprise and this couple could

the English "From Los Angeles is a good offer were

can defy meagre total, and they put on Australians rank among the best in the

league

T. Coleman and T. Fergusson had The tennis generally was worthy of

sire to have him as a guest runner world's light heavyweight 07 for the fourth wicket by delight-bowlers, a fourth day wicket and rain tritting on his medical career, the de- nt international meetings is as strong the teams, though there were some

W: Mellardy, of the Police R.C., and former

as over. astonishing lapses by nearly all the

won by 24-19. The scopes were very champion; and we also have offers ful batting. In attempting to cut may prove too much for them.

ball that kept low, Barnett

Successes Continue

The Danish Amateur Athletic As- players. The state of the courts may

even up to the 18th head. At the from Philadelphia and Chiengo."

out of 154 in two

sociation have invited him to com- to do with this,

I asked Gould what he was pro-napped at the wicket. He scored a were 16th, Cameron and McHardy leading 18-14, but a three and a two posing to do about the decision of chancelers 00

Crapp took out his bat after giv-THOUGH it was felt that a victory pate at Copenhagen in August (no for Great Britain in the Wight other English runners, were included swung the balance of the game round the British Boxing Board of Control, hours 10 minutes.

the winner of the Eddie for Coleman and Fergusson, who led that

the man Cup contest against the United in the invitation); Americo wants ali round He scored readily 10-18 after the 18th. They followed Phillips-Ben Fcord fight in London ing a splendid display for two hours.

Wright took 7 for success was in 1930-few people held June; Finland would like to see him to Farr for the it up with a four, which almost on June 14 would be considered the wicket and sent the ball to the boun-States was long over-duc-her last him for the Princeton meeting in

dary 14 times. 77 on a dead pitch and at one time out any hopes of u British victory later in the year.

Lovelock has had to refuse in each elinched the game. Each pair scored official challenger a single on the two remaining heads, British heavyweight championship.

the are only interested in

actually sent back four men with-this year. For one thing the Ameri- Fergusson

can team is probably the strongest case. which left Coleman and

Dayle proposition," he repeated out conceding a run. winners by 24-10.

Wednesday Tommy goes before! V. R. Hammond, skippering that ever took part in the contest;

for another the British girls are not Poor Treatment One of the strongest Recreio pars in the competition, F. V. V. Ribeiro the stewards of the Board. He Gloucestershire in the

AM ashamed of the way the and H. A. Alves defeated R. Edwards hasn't been told what they want to Allen, who is indisposed, placed his us formidable as they were last year. and R. Fitches by 28-12 on the Police talk to him about, and I, his man- faith in Goddard and Sinicld when Miss Dorothy Round has dropped out

golfers from abroad are treated blessed The winners always had ager, have not been invited to go Kent went in, and the pale never of competitive tennis-she is

her Britain's here during the practice days before Homething in hand and won with along. As far as your Board is con- faltered on a pitch that was no fas married and expecting

cerned, I don't exist."

ter than in the morning. Fagg was event-and without

Troon during the British the one Kent batsman to face the chances, never bright at any time, the championship, wrote P. B. Lucas with were even worse. It was difficult to from

Dlecontent cleverly-sighted off-spinners

expect Miss Koy Stummers, Miss amateur

championship. confidence.

Woolley and Ames each hit a six, Peggy Scriven, Miss Margot Lumb, at the arrangements la universal,

British golfers abroad are, I know always given experience and with two men out for 62 at ten Miss Freda James, Miss Joan Ingram

special consideration accuring and Miss Evelyn Deurman to over-from come a team comprising Miss Alice Marble, Miss Helen Jacobs (who did practice times,

But here the American and Aus- not play owing to a strained arm), Mrs. Helen Wille Moody, Mrs, Sarah tralian teams had to take their turn es Palfry-Fabyan and Miss Dorothy with the rest of us.

an even fight with W. Cameron and for a fight with Maxle Rosenbloom. Itors responsible for 180 of Glouces- chances considerably. Even if the stond how Lovclock is now concca-

have had somcable that

While it was

in

the

lust sets, the light was not too good.

Visiting the Club de Recreio, the United Services R.C., Inst

year's

champions, were far too good for

their hosts and won by eight sets

BASEBALL TEAMS TAKE A REST

New York, June 13.

No baseball was played in the to one. Recreto's solitary points was country to-day. All the teams are scored by J. Gonsalves and Miss C. taking a rest.-Reuter.

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Madame Mathieu won firee tiles at the French Tennila 'Cham- bionships which concluded at Parle over the week-end. She carried off the singles, the women's doubles (with Miss Yorke) and the mixed doubles (with Mills),

was

absence of

Kent, were not so badly placed, After the Interval Goddard got to work and Kent lost their last Ave wickets for 20.

GLOUCESTERKIURE Barnett, e Ames, b Wright Hopkins, e Woolley,

Emmelt, bw, b. Wright

Wright

W. R. Hammond, e & b Lewis Crapp, not out

Neale, run out

Wilson, Spencer, b Lewis Binileld, e Spencer, b Wright Haynes, Chalk, b Wright Cranfeld, b Wright

Goddard, Fags, b Wright

23 2, 1-3 4, 1-2

Total

Second Innings: Barnett, not out, 11; 11ammond, not cut. 4; extras, 4; total (no wkt.). 19.

KENT

Pagr. de b Goddard

Woolley, e Ilaynes, b Sinneli

r. G. I. Chaik, ibw, b Goddard

Ames, o Ileynes, u Goddard

A. P. F.. Chapman, a Goddard,

Bindeid nie... Todd, Hammond,

Sunnucks, b Goddard Spencer, 1bw, b. Goddard Wright, a &b Sinfeld Harding, b Goddard Lewis, hot, out

1,1-b

Godilard

BIN-First Inning

Todd Harding Wright Jewis

27.3

Woolley

Keat First Toninge

Hornett

infield

Goddard

Umpires: Tarbox Newman.

n

now

Bundy. That Britain obtained two

molches cut of seven was as much as

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The visitors should, of course, have

been allotted special starting times.

2 to be expected in the circumstances. Instead, they have been obliged to

The successful English girls were

Miss Kay Stammers in the singles,

wait sometimes an hour and a kaif

and Miss Freda Jumes and Miss before they can start practice, Evelyn Dearman in the doubles. Of

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the total number of matches played to me: "I have never seen a cham-

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