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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1988.

FOUR MORE BOWLERS PASS ON INTO FOURTH ROUND

CLOSE SCORING A FEATURE OF

THREE

MATCHES

CONSISTENCY ENABLES J. LUZ TO BEAT MINU

(By. "Abe")

A Hyde-Lay, a former champion, and three other players, J. A. da Luz, G. H. Sherriff and J. V. Ramsay, entered the fourth round

of the Lawn Bowls Singles championship yesterday afternoon.

Of the four matches played in the third round; three were very close affairs; in the remaining tie, played at Soolampor, Ramsay was always ahead of J. Cavanagh and won by 21-13-the most comfortable victory of the day..

Play of a very high standard was seen in the encounter between Luz and A. K. Minu on the Civil Service C. C. reen, the game going to 23 hends before Luz won out by 21-10. As a matter of fact, Luz had enly 16 when Minu reached 19, but he played very well in the hat three bends to register two twos and A single to terminale the match.

A peculiar texture of the tie was the fact that tuz started his scoring with two fours and a two, and n- though each man claimed three heads of the first six played, the Recreio player led 10-1, But Minu was not disheartened in any way by these. reverses. Slowly but surely he re- by the 14th dured the deficit and head he had already drawn levet at

Reports Discounted By Donald Budge

New York, Aug. Donald Budge, the holder of the four most important tennis titles in the world, to-day dis- counted reports that he will be turning professional shortly.

According to well-informed sources, Budge was yesterday reported to have decided to take the plunge. 11 was said

that he would start on a tour of the United States with Ellsworth Vines in January.-- Reuter,

ing a four.

12-12. This was made possible by a three on the 13th. The score was then 12-8 in favour of Laz, who was Lay inished the match by register- lying two when Minu had his had wood to go. Coming up heavy, the latter squvezeti through a narrow part and took the jael: to his own buck woods.

CLOSE AFFAIR Another titunic struggle was that between G. H. Sherriff and C. F. Remedios, the former winning by 21-20 after 28 bends. The closeness]

ITALIANS

an

WHAT TITLES

CAPTURE SIX A.A.A. TITLES

BUT WOODERSON

JUES

Joe Lnuts, left, world heavyweight boxing champion, puses with Henry Armstrong. world featherweight and welterweight champion. Louis's fight with Max Schmeling is now being shown on the screen at the Queen's Theatre. Armstrong is attempting to win his third' title; he is reting Lou Ambers for the lightweight crowIL.

CLOSE-OF-PLAY

SCORES IN HOME

of the encounter may be gauged by CRICKET MATCHES

the fact that each man scored on 14 heads, each had a three, but where-

Sherrill had five twos and eight singles. Remedios had four twos and nine singin

GOOD FINISH

Following up with a two on the 16th and a three on the 17th, Minu went absend to 17-13 hut Luz, by steady drawing, took a single and two on the next two heads. Minu increased his lead to 19-16 with a At Sookumpoo, Ramnay Book 24 two, but he failed

Cavanagh He was to score again.beads to beat Luz laid two beautien on the 21st, leading all the way and on the 21st and another two on the 22nd to lead was 20-10 ahead. After conceding a

two aki a single, he by 20-10.

obtained the say shot for the match on the 24th.

On the 23rd, which proved to be the last head, Larz put his first wood

of the jack. three inghes in front Minu had bad luck with his first de- livery. Although he touched the jack he was unable to take it along with him, and the position was made worse for him because the Jack now became hidden by Luz's wood. The Portuguese took to choices and zent down back wood, while Minu blocked himself by being short. The Indian's last two woods failed to die fodge the shot.

Yesterday's results:

J. A, da Luz brat A. K. Minu 21-19 on the 23rd.

A. Hyde-Lay beat A. E. Carey 21- 17 on the 27th.

G. II. Sherriff beat C. F. Remedios 21-20 on the 28th.

J. V. Ramsay beat J. Cavanagh 21- 13 or the 24th.

LAST SIXTEEN The following are the last 10 players in the competition:

J. A. Luz, H. A. Alves, L. P. Xavier, There was a bitter, struggle be- C. A. Silva (Recreio), G. H. Sherriff. Tween ffyde-Lay and A. Carey at S. Eccleshall (Civil Service C.C.), A.

l had D.G.C.), J.

J. V. Ramsa Kowloon

Kowloon Docks. After the arth Hyde-Lay, John

which time Carey

head, by

T. Coleman, established a lead of -1, there was J. C. Brown (Kowtom Docks), E. C. | never more than a margin of two Fincher (Kowloon C.C.), W. K. Way, shots between them. On the 26th, B. W. Beadbury (Craigengower C.C.), the score was deadlocked at 17-17. Then came the anti-climax. Hyde-

A. R. Dallah (Indian R.C.), and W. Gill (Hongkong F. C.).

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London, Aug. 10. The following were the close-of- play scores in the first class cricket matches which started to-day:

9.

Derby 172, Woreaster 146 and 4 for

CAMPBELL ATTEMPTS TO BREAK RECORD

But Conditions Were Against Him

Geneva, Aust, 10, Sir Malcolm Campbell, holder of cords, who has been here the world's land and sea speed re-

Northants 134 for 5 v. Essex. Hampshire 27 for 1; Glamorgan 239. Somerset 120 for 5; Lancashire 160. Susarx 102 for 0; Leicester 196.

Yorkshire 80 for 8; Warwickshire | Bluebird.

203.

Itain Interfered with the remainder of the programme. There was no play in the Middlesex v. Kent, Surrey

v. Australians Naits matches,-Reuter.

Gloucester

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ARE AT STAKE? Boxing Bodies Disagree

New York, Aug, 10.

The two lending American bodies, the New York State Athletic Com mission and the National Boxing Association, disagree over what titles are at stake fo-night in the Aght between Henry Armstrong and Lou Ambers.

The fight was originally arranged for Ambers' lightweight title.

The N.B.A. announced to-day that It would also consider the dght as

Armstrong Favoured

To Beat Ambers

New York, Aug. 10. The world's welterweight boxing championships will be at stake to-night when the respective champions, Henry Armstrong and Lou Ambers, meet in a 15-round contest.

Armstrong, who holds both the welterweight and feather- weight crowns. is a strong favourite despite a cut lip. The cut was made during training but it is now reported to have healed.--Reuter.

MASTER OF THEIR WONDER MILER

By Fred Dartnell

London, July 18. The uncertain weather could not damp the enthusiasm of the | public and there were fully 30,000 spectators who saw the final stages of the A.A.A. Championships at the White City. It is our Proud boast that these championships are open to the world and it is quite in accordance, therefore, with this free-for-all policy that out of the 21 championships at stake nine should have fallen to! foreign competitors.

A brilliant meeting on the whole | quarter in 55.4sec. Collyer nude all triumph of the Italians, who carried and the outstanding feature was the the pace and refused to let anybody

puss him.

form in the six miles on Friday was away six tiles. Bevlacqua's brilliant emulated in the 100 yards relay. In which the Hararea Milano and Gber- dan Milano clubs gained the Brat two places.

The other four Italian wins were Matfei secured in the field events. long-juntpla 24ft. 8in. to put up a new championship...

A. Con- record. told threw the discus 143f1. in., C. Profell put the weight 16ft. 13in, while the gallant Ronwo did exactly 13ft. in the pole jump, and as speaker at the dinner aft

afterwards suggested, he could have beaten his

Baldwin, the Army champion, was a good second, and MacCabe run with his customary sporting spirit to xet third. But Collyer's 10 yards mar- glo at the end was a true reflection of bis superior class to the oppost- tion.

WOODERSON AGAIN

The mile saw Wooderson gain his fourth consecutive victory in min. 13.4sec., figures which have been beaten in the championships only by himself when he did inin, 12.2ses.

The antlelpated struggle, between Wooderson and Beccall, the Italian

did not, however, come off.

distinguished Shakespearean nome, kas laying fourth at the bell

sake by Jepit forthwith into Juliet's bower without having to climb the famous balcony.

Congratulations, by the way, to F. R. Webster, who was second with 12. in,, a new English native record.

FOREIGN SUPREMACY The late of foreign supremacy does not end here. We were erlipsed in the sprints by the flying Dutchman, Osendorp, and Van Deveren, while J. Bosmans relained his 440yds, hurdles title after a close struggle with the

for Armstrong's welterweight crown, but the NY.S.A.C. affirmed its deel-Frenchman, Juye.

in that the bout is for the light-

weight title only-Reuter,

FIGHT POSTPONED

Osendarp was mugnificent. Out of the holes like a bullet, his dynamic speed was terrific.

New York, Aug. 19.

Holmes could not turn out to de- On-account of rain, like Jacobs fend his title, but I think he would has postponed the fight between have been beaten anyway. Starr Henry Armstrong and Lou Ambers did wonderfully well to smilch third

behind Alford with Wooderson at the lead and Pell close behind him. Wooderson ron a watchful race and, not having eyes in the back of h head, he could not see, as we did, that Beccall was not very comfort abic.

As a matter of fact, Beccall gradu- ally dropped away from the British trio, and when Wooderson acceler- ated in the straight there was noth- ing left for Pell and Alford to do but finish second and third, and very good at that. Wooderson did bis last quarter in 01sec., and silff had a little bit up his sleeve, I

I guess.

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Don Finlay's hurdling victory was peerless bit of work. He equalled Cooper's record of seven consecutive championship wins, and his 14.4acc. squalled the British record made by the Olympic champion, F. G. Towns

two years ago. Thornton

tevern to August 17 at the Madison Square place. Page, the most fareled Eng- | (U.S.A-); hurdled with his usual

į days, made his frst complete attempt Garden-United Press.

on his own world water speed preord:

to-day in his famous speed-boat, |

Sir Malcolm averaged 122.46 miles an hour, which is only seven miles | below the record specil,

He had to fight bad conditions on V. the water, and was only able 있다

cover a mile one way.-Reuter,

had been at match point in the final set.

Cotton Wins Belgian Golf Title

Hishman, got away badly and was very disappointing.

Murdoch, a contemporary cham- plon of Page seven years ago, did better than the Blockheath man, for he got pecond to Van Beveren in the furlong. He was in the outside lane, but the Dutchman headed him in the straight and won by yard. Pity Sweeney was suffering from a breate- down, for at his best he would have registered his third title win.

GREAT QUARTER-MILE We had a glorious final for the quarter, which was won, as every- body expected, by Godfrey Brown. He did not have an easy journey. though. Coming up the straight you

Brussels, July 13. In the second set Mile. Jedrzejow-

Henry Cotton won the Belgian ska, when leading 3-2, was seized en golf championship here to-day

with a record aggregate of 277, beat with cramp in the leg. After receiving the previous best of 279, made by could have covered Brown, Peuning-

few minutes she himself in 1934. resumed play with the leg bandaged. A. J. Lacey, the Ryder Cup player, labouring to the tape and finished

ing massage for

ton and Roberts with a handkerchief, so to speak. Drown was actually

quite distressed by mere inches from | Pennington, who just pipped Roberts,

the holder, in 43.2sec.

Miss Scott had little difficulty in Was second, 13 strokes behind, and bealing Fraulein G. Hamel 6-3, the French' champion, Marcel Daile- Hamburg, July 13.

magne, third. Two British players, Miss Margot, and Miss Wynne defeated M. Lumb and Miss Valerie Scott, Miss Horn, Germany's leading player,

at 6-2, 0-0, 4-2-Reuter, Naneye, Wynne, of Austrulla, and Frau Sperling (Denmark) have

Belgrade, July 13. reached the women's singles semi- The Americans, Budge and Mako,

les is lost to Puncee and Kukutejevic 2-0, refused with 73 and quality was shown by Collyer in re- Anals in the Gerinan

16-1, 5-7, 4-6, championships,

Drobny,

63.

J. M. Dengrie, a Scotsman, who is assistant at the Waterloo Club, and who was second at the end of two rounds, cracked this morning, having final agerente of 200

J.

Grifith, of Oxford, had an

Of the three, Pennington finished the freshest, and with a couple of Grand running of real masterful yards farther to go might have won.

taining his half-mile honours in

In the singles Budge beat Puncec Miss Lamb, whose next apponent 6-2, 6-3, while Muko lost to the gregate of 322; W. Hughes (Clic-min. 53.7sec., after doing the first

ton-on-Sea} and J. I. Paine is Miss Wynne, to-day accomplished Yugo-Slav player,

(Ashridge) did not complete the four one of the finest fents of her career 1—0, 3-0,

rounds. Lending scores: beating the formidable Polish Yugo-Slavia thus won by four H. Cutton (Aniridge). 56 70 69 72-277 player and former

Wimbledon matches to one yesterday's games; 4. J. Lacey (Derkalsírej 24 11 73 72-200 nalist, Mile, J. Jedrzejowska, by having given Yugo-Slavia a lead of M. Dallemagne (France) 72 75 16-202 0-4, 2-0, 10-8, after her opponent two.

1 Goerneri (Dresden) was fourth with 293-Reuter.

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artistry and speed for second place. With Finlay away, how many cham- pionships Thornton would have cap- tured.

THREE MILES THRILL Peter Ward was beaten fo the three miles by C. A. Emery, after a thrilling last lap in which we had this pair and Carstairs, Hennessy, Dainty and Furze all close together, a brilliant half-dozen.

Emery went away half-round the final lap, and although the champion made frantie effort to catch him and thus save his title, Emery won by a couple of feet in limin. 21sec.

The marathon was won by the amazing Birchfield veteran, J. W. Beman, who, at the age of 11 years, returned 2hr, 36min. 30sec.

When Lord Burghley handed him his medal and congratulated him on a wonderful triumph, Bemau replied that he was going to have a cup of leg, and I can do with it” A modest refresher indeed, and the noble pre- sident confessed that it he himself had run a much shorter distance he would have required a triple brandy and soda to meet the occasion. (Continued on Page 9.)

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