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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, JULY

1988.

DON BRADMAN COMPLETES 2,000 RUNS FOR SEASON C.M. Silva Causes First Serious Bowls Upset

MAKES SPLENDID KNOCK OF 144 AGAINST NOTTS DOUBLE CENTURIES BY HAMMOND, WASHBROOK

London, July 19.

Don Bradman, the Australian cricket captain, completed his 2,000 runs for the present tour in England to-day by hitting up 144 against Notts at Nottingham and helped the tourists to beat their hosts by 412 runs.

Bradman displayed some wonder- ful off-driving in his innings, which losed 170 minutes, und hit up a six and 17 fours.

A. L Hassett ve his sitipper splendid support with a knock of 124 and helped to put on 218 runs in 140 minutes. Hassett played a chance- In his less Innings, being brilliant

best driving and

IUS leg-shota. scoring strokes were n six and 15 fours.

In the first innings, Australia scored 243 and in reply Notis mode 147. Batting again, Australia declared at 453 for four wickets, the chief scorers being Bradman and Hassett.

Notts falled again at bat, being all out for 137, of which J. Hardstaff. who has been selected for the Fourth Teest at Leeds, made 87 not out. L.O'B. Fleetwood-Smith was in one of his good moods and sent back flye Notts batsmen for 38 runs.

ESSEX. SUSSEX

Colchester,

defeated A

Essex Sussex by un innings and 13 runs.

Sussex scored 124 (Ray Smith 5 for 38) and 390, while Essex, in their only innings, declared at 335 for six wickets, of which Taylor made 103 anw T. N. Pearce 121 not out.

NORTHANTS, HAMPSHIRE

Al Northampton, Northants look points on first innings from Hamp-| shirc.

Hampshire scored only 97 in their first innings (Partridge 5 for 20 and Buswell 4 for 41) and 301 for nine wickets declared in the second, while Northants put up 180 and 133 for 6.

WARWICK v. WORCESTER

At Birminghum, Warwickshire took points on first innings from Wor- cestershire.

Worcester totalled 132 (Mayer 4 for 30) and 196 (Hollies & for 70), and Warwick replied with 100 for seven wickets declared,

DERBY, LEICESTER

AL Derby, Leicestershire beat Derbyshire on first innings.

Derby hit up 140 in their first. innings, Smith tolking Ave wickets) for 48 runs. Leicester, in reply, declared at 155 for eight wickets,

Going in again, Derby declared ut 200 for eight wickets, and Lekester: had made 53 for four wickets when stumps were drawn.

CLOUCESTER v. LANCASHIRE

Leading Performers

The following were the lead. ing performers in the Cricket programme just completed in England:

Batting

W. R. Hammond (Gloucester)

271 v. Lancashire Washbrook (Lancashire) v.

Cloucester

Taylor (Essex) v.

Sussex

219*

193

Don Bradman (Australians) v.

Notts

144

A. L. Hassett Australians) v.

Notts

124

T. N. Pearce (Essex) y.

Sussex

121

Fagg (Kent) v.

Surrey

91

Hardstaff Notts) v.

Australians

97"

Denotes not out,

Bowling

....

Partridge Northants) v.

Hampshire

5 for 29 Ray Smith (Essex) v.

Sussex

5 for 38

L. O'B. Fleetwood Smith (Aus- tralians) v. Notts 5 for 39 Smith (Leicester) v.

Derby

5 for 48 Hollies (Warwickshire) v.

S for 75 Mayer (Warwickshire) v.

Leicester....... 4 for 30 Buswell (Northants) v.

4 for 41 Hampshire

Leicester.

"This is the way to come in!" seems to be what R. Fitchen of the Hongkong F.C. Is telling his skip. J. Skinner, but nevertheless the rink lost to A. II. Eusto's four by eight shots. This pleture was taken at Happy Valley on Saturday in the Third Division bowls match between the Hongkong F.C. and the Kowloon Tong Club-Pictorial News.

ALLISS BEST OF THE LEAGUE GOLFERS

By Verdant

London, June 19.

Percy Alliss, the match-play champion, gained his rightful place at the head of the field in the £1,000 "Penfold" league tourna- ment at Sandy Lodge, Northwood, yesterday.

He won the first prize with a total made of 16 points, while Reginaid Whit- Gadd, combe, the youngest of three famous Gadd and Bert golfing brothers, (West Cheshire), one of the leading golfers of the North, tled for second prize with 13 points each.

tlic In this

tournament novel

who had the

halved match unother

for

ELEVENTH BERIES-P. J. Mahon and: P. Alias halved; T. H. Cotton bent Reg. Whitcombe, 2 up; A. J. Lacey beat B. L Knig: 1 up; R. Burton and B. Gadd baived; Abe Mitchell beat Chas. Whit- combe, 4 and 2; W. J. Branch boat A, IL Padgman, 2 and 1.

FINAL FLACINGS-P. Allies. 16pts: IA Whitcombe and B. Gadd, B; . H. Cotton, A. J. Lacey, and R. Burton 12 5. L. Knig and A. H. Padgham, 31; W. Branch, DC, Whitcombe, 0; A. Mitchell,

that with 561, due mainly to the match, the other on 18-holos ; P. J. Mahon, 5.

effort of Hammond who knocked up 271.

Lanenshire declared their first twelve professionals Innings at 420 for nine wickets, best average scores during last year's Washbrook contributing 219 not out. competitions qualified to take park.

Each Gloucester did even better than

points being scored for a win and one for a half.

nut

the among iss, who was

twelve on

average scores, qualified by virtue of his success in the "News of the World" tourna-

the ment. match play

and he confirmed "bis right to the title by At the Oval, Surrey defeated Kent his pluy in ile Penfold tournament. by six wickets,

at

In the second innings, Lancashire had scored 105 for one wicket close of play.

SURREY . KENT

chip,

BRUNDAGE

professional DEFENDS

OLYMPICS

In yesterday's exciting play there were three matches upon which the

To Kent's first innings total of 337, A. Fang, who hit up a double cen- Splendid batting by Washbrook of tury in each innings against Essex Lancashire and Walter. Hammond of in the match before, contributed 91. was certain to win.

whitcombe led the field each with 15 ultimate result rested. Alliss and

Chicago, June 10. The American Olympic Committee, points, Cadd had scored 14 when the in the opinion of its chairman, Avery play began. One of these Brundage, is but the agent of Amer- ica's amateur athletes who want to Allis was opposed to Pat Mahon, engage in fair and wholesome com- Surrey replied with 333 and 210 of Dublin, a golfer who had been petition with their friends, the ath- unfortunate enough to win only two letes and sportsmen of 50 other Na- games, but Mahon did not take the tions,

Gloucester In this match played nt In the 'second Bristol. Euch man hit up a double 202. century, and Gloucester look points

on Arst innings.

knock, kent scored

for four wickets-Router.

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result as a foregone conclusion. or race, rdless of politics, religion The Hitle Irishman was two down Brundage made that statement at the third, two down with nine lust night in commenting on the ployed, and then squared the match resignation from the committee of o the 13h,

William J. Bingham, Harvard Ath- letic Director and chairman of the 1936 U. S. Olymple Track and Field Committee. Bingham has dissoci- ated himself from all connections with the 1040 games, awarded Japan,

CLOTS

TIGHT FINISH

In a desperate finish both mode and holes were exchanged until Mahon made the fatal error of taking three putts at the 17th to be come one down.

to

Alliss, with victory waiting to bo

Brundage said the Committee can picked up, bunkered his tee shot at do nothing, nor is it attempting to the eighteenth and Mahon won the do anything, about the conflict be hole to finish all square.

tween Japan and China. Expressing Alliss could now be overhauled. regret that the Committee would no Whitcombe hind to beat Henry Cot-longer have the support of Bingham, ton, the open champion, to finish a Brundage sold that "If the Interna- point ahead of the leader, and in a tional Olymple Committee had to find great match he looked like doing so. a country whose present and

Fast Cotton had not

well all history was played

free from war through the week, but he played aggression in which to hold the games, like a real champion against Whit-there would be no games." .combe, going round in 60 to win on

the home green.

It was cruel luck for Whitcombe, who made Cotton fight for his halves went out in 32 to be one up.

FARR_MAY.

and

He was two up with eight to play MEET LOUIS

and lost his first hole at the twelfth. Cotton, who had nothing to gain by winning, sympathised with his beaten opponent, whom he had de prived of first prize.

Now

came Bert Gadd, with a chance to tla with Allies, provided he could bent Richard Burton, an other British International.

IN LONDON

London, June 30. Tommy Farr may fight Joe Louis for his world heavy-weight boxing championship in London late

summer,

this

Gadd had only once been beaten- A wealthy London syndleato la he had halved four matches during walling for confrmation from Mike the week, but he could not secure Jacobs of an offer they have cabled the two points; he only halved with Louis to defend his tile here for a Barton.

guaranteed £40,000, Out in 34, Burton turned one up Representative of the syndicate, in a desporate match. They ex-which includes two wealthy English- changed holes all the way home, but men and a Canadian, is French- the two holes that mattered most Canadian sports promoter, Armand were the 13th, where Burton drove Vincent,

to

over the green and chipped back Ho said that if his plans matured dead, while Gadd, on the green from he would bring Jack Dempsey BOTOKE the tee, took three putts, and lost n referee, provided the Briush hole ho aliould have won Board of Control agreed. See

The other was the 17th, whore, "I can make it pay all right, -i Burton, ond down, holed a pust or would charge from 12. Od. to RB Ba about seven yards to square. That for seats."

Japanese Ambassador Explains

Tokyo Wants Games In 1944

Brussels, July 19.

The Japanese Ambassador

ELIMINATES HOLDER

OF OPEN SINGLES TITLE OF COLONY U. M. Omar Outplayed By

Young Recreio "Hope

""

The first real sensation of the 1938 bowls championships was registered on the Kowloon B.G.C. green yesterday. when U. M. Omar, holder of the singles title and considered one of the most consistent players in the Colony, was eliminated from the tourna ment in the first round by C. M. Silva, a comparative newcomer to the game.

"Player-Writer System To Be Attacked

London, June 30. Because of flagrant breaches of rules during the current Wimbledon tournament, there is likely to be a

Omar was completely outplayed from the start by the wonderful con- sistency of his young opponent, who went off with a rush by taking a four on the first head, followed up by u two on the second.

Thereafter Silva was always in after the 13th head the lead, und

he was already 19-5 up. Then Omar scored a three to reduce the defleit. but it was an unavailing effort, as Silva took a brace on the next head to clinch the

match. It was a

a splendid performance on the part of Silva to outplay such a

new effort to stop the so-called doughty opponent. Of the 15 heads "player-writer" racket in amateur lawn tennis.

played, he scored an no fewer than ten. Omar was auccessful in only fve, in which he had three singles, à two and a three.

Officials of the Lawn Tennis As- sociation are becoming alarmed ali Though he has taken up the game the advantage which has been taken only quite recently, Silva has done of the slackening of this clause in very well indeed in this year's open the rules, following an inquiry a few competitions. With F. X. Soares, a club-mate, he is now in the final of years ago.

Repeatedly, during the past few the open pairs championship. This for his days, articles appearing under the early success augues well nomes of players performing at bowls career in the Colony.

OTHER MATCHES Wimbledon have not only criticised

On an adjoining rink, R. F. da Luz, fellow-players, but have forecast the results of matches in which the former holder of the title, defeated J. S. Howell by 21-13 on the 18th wrliers were due to take port.

head.

In no other sport is this tolerated. Some members of the L.TA Council feel so strongly on the matter in that it is almost certain to be raised

Though he was beaten by an eight- shot margin, Howell scored on as many heads as his opponent, but whereas Luz had a four, two threes A letter, offelally informed the at the first available opportunity. President

The rules prohibit an amateur ad- and five twos, Howell could go on Olympic Committee, Count Baillet vertising his name, or permitting his higher than twos, of which he had four. The remainder of his success- Latour, of the decision of his Govern name to be advertised as the author ful heads were singles.

any book or press article on the ment not to organise the Olympic game of which he is not the netual Gatnes of 1940.

of

the International

of

author.

Few of the so-called writers are It is stated in his letter that the

the actual authors of articles appear Government Japanese

wishes toing under their narnes. all the moral and concentrate material forces of the nation on the restoration of permanent price in the WATER POLO MATCH Far East.

Brillant shooting by Stanley Lec, who chalked up four goals to his credit in the second half, enabled the Victoria Recreation Club "B"

Luz led 10-5 on the eighth head, 14-8 on the eleventh, 18-9 on the thirteenth and 10-13 on the 17th.

Playing on the Hongkong F.C. green, J. G. Meyer defeated W. HII- yer by 21-17, while J. Watson beat C. S. Rosselet by 21-8.

match at the V.R.C. yesterday.

A. A. Guterres opened the scoring for the V.R.C. and just before half time, Sergeant Sherman equalised. Lec, on the left wing, sent in four

The letter goes on to say that the elty of Tokyo hopes to organise the Thirteenth Olymple Games in Japan in 1944 and would be grateful if the President would take steps to team to beat the Royal Engineers by unaloppable shots in the second half that effect-Trans-Ocean,

five goals to one in a water polo to win the match.

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