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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 31, 1939.

DEFINITE RESULTS IN 7 COUNTY CRICKET GAMES

YORKSHIRE HAD EASY WIN OVER

LANCASHIRE

Exciting Match Played At Oxford University

Of the eight matches played in the County Cricket Championship

programme concluded yesterday, no fewer than seven had definite re- sults. Gloucestershire were the only county which took points on first innings, their opponents being Somorsetshiro.

Middlesex, Essex, Kent, Yorkshire, -- Nottinghamshire, Norihants and Warwickshire all won their matches fairly comfortably.

Yorkshire's victory over Lan- cashire was very easy Indeed. In reply to Lancashire's score of 300, ink the first innings, Yorkshire declared at 528 for eight, thanks to centuries" by Herbert Sutcliffe and Mitchell, and then went on to dismiss Lan-: cashire for only 185 in the second, Innings to win by an Innings and 43

runs.

In Lancashire's second knock. Bewes captured six wickets for

fung.

43

The best bowling performance off the programme was returned byl Hollies, of Warwickshire, who took] six for 48 and five for 73 In the match against Derbyshire As the result of his fine bowling, Warwick- shire won the match by 71 runs.

EXCITING FINISH

An exelting match was played at Oxford where the Dark Blues enter- talued the Free Foresters. The to win when

time,

visitors required 303

they went in a second

and

falled by only nine runs to reach dils ucare. N. S. Mitchell-Innes, the former Oxford

Herbert Sutcliffe

lost title of his old skill.

RESULTS IN BRIEF

seven wickets,

Middlesex (264 and 155 for 3) beat Sussex (182 and 230) br Essex (271 and 285 for 6 deeld.) beat Worcestershire (153 and 100) by 203 runs.

Kent (134 and 364) beat Hampshire (211 and 108) by 179 Yorkshire (628 for 8 decld.) beat Lancashire (300 and 185) by an innings and 43 runIS.

runa.

Northamptonshire (510 for 8 doctd.) beat Leicester (134 and 183) by an innings and 103 runs,

Notts (247 and 204 for 3) beat Surrey (208 and 301) by soven

wickets.

Gloucester (205 and 102 for 5) beat somersetshire (247 and 344 for deck) on first innings."

Warwickshire (141 and 372) beat Derbyshire (234 and 203) by 71 runs.

73 runs.

NON-CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

Glamorgan (377 and 157) beat West Indies (253 and 208) by Oxford University (283 and 329) beat Free Foresters (220 and 383) by nino runs.

Latest Sporting Gossip From Homeside

Kho Sin-kle in action at Bourne- mouth against a compatriot, W. C. Choy, in the final of the British hard- couri tennis championships. He won comfortably.

CYCLING RIVALRY

First Woman Cyclist To RENEWED Complete Long Course

London, May 15.

London, May 15. Two famous long-distance cyclists, Cyril Heppleston (Yorkshire) and Sid Ferris, the London vegetarian, renewed their rivalry over the Edin- burgh to London und 24 hours national record route on May 13 duct have gone to the Yorkshire-

Last October they raced for 405 miles, Heppleston winning the race ris beating the Yorkshireman by one mile after completing the full 24

to London by five minutes and Fer-

MISS Marguerite Wilson, the 21-year-old Bourne- and second-round honours of their

mouth cyclist, accomplished another remark-man. able ride on May 13 when she became the first woman to complete the gruelling Edinburgh to Liverpool course-a distance of 2101⁄2 miles-to Her time was 11 hours 43 min. 27 sec., representing an average of about 18 With seven records to her credit, Miss m.p.h. Wilson has undoubtedly established herself as the greatest woman cyclist.

for the Free Foreman, lut up 143 O'Connor (Essex) v. Worcester 118* | establish a record.

Hardstuff (Notis) v. Surrey... 114

*Denotes not out.

BOWLING

The West Indian tourists were beaten once again, this time by Glamorgan at Cardiff. Their balting let the lourists down, their two Bowes (Yorkshire) innings realising only 253 and 200, Full results and details of the

matches are cabled by Reuter,

LEADING PERFORMANCES The following were the leading individual performances:

BATTING

Lanenshire

Ray Smith (Essex)

Worcester

Boilies (Warwickshire) v.

Derby

and Merritt (Northants)

Leicester

6 for 43

6 for 40

6 for 40 Trainer Dies

5 for 79

that the publie could see it. Mick the Miller died on May 5 in his 13th year. A decision on the offer will

56 MR. Sydney Beaumont, formerly be taken by the Museum authorities 5 for 40 manager of the Merthyr, Aber during the next few days,

dare and Blackpool football clubs,

49 died at Southport. He had been Players Transferred

acting for the past three years as

5 for 64 assistunt trainer to Chester.

V.

Brookes (Northants) v. Leicester 187

0 for

Dollery (Warwickshire) V.

Derby

177

Sutcliffe (Yorkshire) V Lan-

cashire

Todd (Kent)-v. Hampshire Constantine (West Indies)

v. Gluunorgan

5 for

Fogy (Kent). Hampshire

165

149

Nichols (Essex) v. Wor-

cester

N. S. Mitchell-Inies (Free

Foresters) v. Oxford

Wooller (Glamorgan) v.

143

West Indies

E. D. R. Eagar (Oxford v. Free

Foresters

Andrews (Somerset)

134

Mitchell (Yorkshire) v.

130

Mitchell (Derby) v. War-

wickshire

cashire

Gloucester

5 for Fight Recognised

5 for 99

hours.

On May 13 Heppleston left Edin- burgh an hour

Ferris,

after

the

Land's End to John o' Groats record form. After riding for 12 hours and

holder, who did not strike his best

covering just under 240 miles, slightly less than Inst year, Ferris retired near Retford.

ter riding 150 miles he had gained Heppleston showed fine form. Af- 23 min. on Ferris and at more than half an hour ahead of his time last

year, when he set up the record of 10 hr. 13 min. for the 383 miles journey. After averaging 21 m.p.h. for the hardest part of his ride, he had to average only 18% m.ph. to Beau- ris's 24 hours' record of 4654 mont Asquith, the Barnsley goal-Our Own Correspondent. getting centre-forward, while Fred Mitcheson, inside right to Plymouth

£7,000 have been paid by Man- beat both his own record miles.

وا

chester United for

5 for 112 Te that the Harvey-wigyle

THE British Boxing Board of Con-Argyle has been transferred to Ips-

Of

McAvoy Bight at Harringay on June Mitcheson has been with Plymouth 17 will be officially recognised by the Argyle for four years and played in Board as being for the light-heavy- about 130 League games in all. weight championship of the world:

and for the British útle. (The fight Amateurs' Loss has now been postponed).

Title Vacant

In F

Participation Philippines I. In Olympic Games

Eastham Re-signs

players to the professional ranks.

of

the

MOTOR CYCLE RACING CLUB'S CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ron Harris Wins Senior Event

QUEEN'S Park have lost two FOLLOWING Peter Kane's with-has gone to Motherwell, and Christie, Bonomy, the amateurs right back drawal ՈՑ world fy-weight a forward, has signed for Aberdeen. champion, the Boxing Board of Con-Christie, like Boony, is an amateur trol has declared the championship internationailst. vacant. Paddy Ryan (Manchester) the picture as an outside right with He first came into is now officially recognised as the Edinburgh University, but he usually leading contender for the British

London, May 15, uuc.

ployed in

in or

The British Motor-cycle Racing positions with Queen's, although it to Mac 13 ni Brooklands over Club's road championships were de- 19 05 a winger he is

is likely to make his debut at Pittodrie. Small and

22% miles. stockily built, Christle Is a

tireless London, May 27.

worker, PLACKPOOL Football Club have liable to upset the stoutest defences, 65.42 m.p.h, for riders of machines

strong

Ron Harris (Norton) the Malden- In the The executive committee of the Philippine Amateur Athletic re-signed Eastham, the former and his flair for long

the tackle, and head crack, won the Senior race at Federation convened at the office of Secretary Jorge Vargas, the Bolton and Brentford inside for- has marked him out as one of the 1 to 800 cc. G. Newman (Velocette)

dribbling runs Federation's president, yesterday and approved various matters word, and S. Jones, the Irish inter-personalities of Scottish football. led all the way in the Junior race relating to the Islands' athletic programme for this year. Most im- placed on the transfer list. Finon native of Sutherland, and for a time c.c. and won at 64.11 m.ph.

national half-back, who had been Twenty-four years of age, he is

all for riders of machines of under 350 portant of the matter approved was the participation of the Philip and Sibley have agreed to terms, and played with Forres Mechanics. Queen pines in the World Olympic Games which will be held in Finland of the first team only Witham and of the South have signed William amit man, W. Hamilton Grimtha next year. The committee decided to send a small delegation to J. A. Blair are now open to transfer. Colclough an inside forward from crashed on the first bend and broke In the second short handicap the

Woman Rider

Blackburn Rovers. Formerly with his wrist. The mishap delayed the Southport he is 22 years of age, 5ft. long-start Bin, in height and 11st, in weight.

men and Ron Harris Norton) the virtual scratch man, came through to win comfortably at 03.06

m.p.h. J. H. White- (Norton) had по

the Games,

between

E.

Another important liem approved nual football tournament by the committee was the proposal the soccer playing countries of the MISS Daisy Adams, daughter of Course Alterations to hold an annual football tourna- Far Enst. ment between soccer playing coun

the Newmarket trainer, is to: b) The proposed improvement ride in several races in Hungary this TXTENSIVE alterations are to be difficulty in securing the first short tries of the Far East. This in of the flood-light system in the Rizal summer. A number of other well-made to the Royal Portrush Club handicap and won, casing up at 62.8 celebration of the inter-pori soccer Memorial Football Stadium. neries 'which Manlia has been hold-

known riders from England are ex ing with Hongkong and Singapore.

(c) The employment of a foot-pected to compete at the meeting, whose links on the north coast of m.ph. R ball Due to the limited time between

coach from abroad.

Geeson (Excelsior) among them being Mr. John Hislop, Ireland, rank as one of the best in made good use of his start in the now and the middle of August, the structional films from England.

(a) The purchase of football in and there will also be a woman rider Great Britain. The club house is to first long handicap, and finished committco is unable to send a base.

from America. Miss Adams often be moved, and the first, second and three hundred yards ahead at 59.39 (0) ball team to Havana for the world

The purchase of magnetic rides her father's horses at exercise. eighteenth holes to be altered. The m.p.h. G. G. Murdoch (Norton) football baseball

boarde for amateur

instructional

new clubhouse is to be near the took the second long handicap at championship. Likewise, the PAAF will not send purposes.

(2) The football series of Ave

To Teach Youngster

fourth hole, which will become any representative to the Winter matches with the Islington Corin-

frat hole of the reconstructed course.

the 62.11 m.ph. L. J. Archer, the Alder- Games at St. Moritz and to the Panthians during the month of Febru-IR Hugo Cunliffe-Owen bought to be used, however, for the British Eric Fernihough, who lost his life in urse. shot star, was unable to defend his Alterations are Pacific swimming championship.al

expected to cost junior championship owing to illness. £12,000. The present course. Auckland, New Zealand.

Rossell, after that horse had won

the memory of the late committee decided that an The proposal of the and held, Tederation Fornost track account of the expense it cannot a selling ruce at. Haydock Park to Women's Championship and later attempting to secure the world's

ary.

The

A tablet to

athletes lo compete in Manila during send-a footunii delegation to Finland act, it is understood, as a school.ternational Matches which are dun to motor-cycle speed record fast year.

was ap

the middle of September. proved. Both the swimming and the track and field teams will be tho guests of the Philippines during the coming season. The swimmers are scheduled to compete here in Sep- lember.

for the Olympic Games.

Joe Davis Keeps His Crown

master for his noted mare Rockfel. commence on June 0, Rossail, who is named after a public school in Lancashire, is nine years English Succosses old. He has had sixty-one races

As a year-

was unveiled by Sir Algernon Gula- ness-Our Own Correspondent.

and has won my 100. Sir Hugo A 20,000 Sweden to the Noorkoep- tion. Winners of each match would

RSENAL drew a record crowd of similar match for the Southern Sec- gave 200gs, for him, Rockfel's next ing Stadium on May 12, to see them then play each other for gold medals. BASEBALL INVASION.

race will be the Coronation Cup, beat a strengthened Noorkoeping alde, The proposed invasion of an All-

London, May 15.

by 8-2. A Danish International team Rifle Meet Off Star Filipino-Huwallan

To Be Proserved?: baseball Joe Davis retained the profes-

were beaten 5-0 by Wolves, while team to play a series of games in slonal billiards

Leeds United kept England's succes championship by

flog dying with a 2-0 victory at Oslo, Soccer Schome

Maria during the month of Moyen- ber und December was

proved. The team will arrive herà

cember 18 PADA,

.--.

13.

central meeting of the Army THE

Rifle Association, which was to have been held at Bisley in the week beginning July 3, has been cancelled. Lt. Col. H. A. Waring, secretary of for increasing Interest in the ing had to be abandoned because the

LAST YEAR'S WINNER KILLED IN RACE AT INDIANAPOLIS Two Spectators Injured When Cars Collided

Indianapolis, May 30. Tragedy marred the 500-milea motor race to-day, Floyd Roberts, of Vannuys, Cal., last year's winner, being killed follow- ing a collision with Bob Swanson. Roberts' car crashed through a fence and injured two spectators, Miss Martha Penclite, of Collina- ville, Illinois, who was hurt in the head and shoulders, and Mrs. Bruce Milliken, of Thornton, Ind., who sustained a broken leg.

Roberts himselt received serious (Meyer practically tied in the lead.' Injuries and dled' from head and internal injuries.

The accident occurred in the 110th tap. Dob Swanson, who was driving as relief for Ralph Hepburn, crashed into Roberts. While the latter's car bit the

fence, Swanson's car went end over end and burst into flames. Chet Miller, another competitor, who was following closely behind, then crashed into Swanson, causing a double

mishap.

Swanson was sent to hospital in a serious condition, while Miller was stightly injured and received Ars! ald attention on the track,

After the tragedy, the drivers slowed down to only 75 miles an hour, while the track was cleared of the wreckage.

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SHAW WINS

Snyder took the lead at the end of the second lap and retained his ad- vantage for 76 miles until forced into the pits, Shaw then took the lead and held on to it past the 100-miles mark where Snyder was fifth,

After 125 miles, Shaw was leading and was averaging 123.381 miles an rour. At the 160, he was still lead- Ing, his average speed being 123,424 miles an hour,

The first seeldent occurred when Al Miller left the track at the south- uninjured. cast turn on the 41st Inp but he was.

United Press,

A crowd of 145,000 saw the race.-

Shaw's Second Success

Wilbur Shaw won the race with un average speed of 115.035 miles an hour, which was under expectations.

Indianapolis, May 30. Thus Shaw has won the $25,000 This was due to the crash which slow- arst prize for the second time in ed down the field to only 75 miles three years, ie covered the 200

hour for 32 minutes.

lups in 4 hrs. 20 mins. 47.41 secs. at Shuw

pushed his Muse-ati to the an average speed of 115.035 miles limit to come from behind after an hour. heartbreaking halt in the plt when Less than half an hour before Shaw finished to the thunderous salute of the 145,000 spectators, been dreadfully hurt in the accident Roberts died in hospital. He had

sciousness. and died

without regaining con-

only 22 miles from the winning post in order to nose out Jimmy Snyder, who

was leading at the half-way mark.

Clit Bergere inished third after passing Lou Meyer in the closing laps of the race,

roared

This was the first time that a'driver had been killed in the race since Clay Weatherly struck a wall In the 1035 event.

RACE DESCRIBED Thirty-three sieck Incers away at 10 a.m. to-day to a perfect start. Wilbur Shaw pulled away to prize of $10,000 in 4 hrs.

Jimmy. Snyder won the second gain a aligh lead, but at the end of 35.00 secs, at an average of 114.245 32 mina the first lap, Jimmy Snyder and Lou miles an hour.-United Press,

Here And There

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With "Abe" Lawn Bowlers Unkindly Treated By Weather

six teams

THE hardihood of lawn bowlers, a gule or something like that. This especially the local species, is caused a great deal of inconvenience proverbial; yet the enthusiasm of to players because it very often hap- which commenced last pened that bowlers from Kowloon Saturday's League matches In Kow- would so down to Happy Valley or Hoon in spite vi th

the Fodder state of vice versa and on arrival found that the ground and the rain had to be the green was unit for play. All seen to be believed. The rain this trouble could have been saved, which fell the previous evening and sald some growlers, had the con- almost throughout the day had veners decided to call off the match caused all other matches bi the pro-earlier on. But, the excuse was ad- gramme to be postponed but the vonced, how were the conveners to players in three matches, Kowloon know whether the green would be C.C. v. Club de Recreio "A" and fit for play by the time the match Kowloon 3.G.C. v. Police RC. In was due to slurt? This was equally the First Division, and Kowloon true. Some greens take B.G.C. V.

มิ v. Police RC. In the second time to dry than others, and after a longer Division, refused to be daunted by heavy morning shower there were the conditions, and rather than post-greens fit for play and others which pone their matches for the second were not. Therefore it would be in- week in succession, they commenced advisable to lay down any hard and play in the hope that oven if the fast rule regarding the time when weather did not clear up, at least the rain might keep off long enough for postponements should be announced. sm sure all players would be the games to be completed. Un-pleased to be told early on if their fortunately for these hopes, rain matches were called off, so that they came down in torrents after a few could make other arrangements for heads had been played and the the afternoon, but this cannot al- players had to run for seller. ways be done. By p.m., however, Though one admires the enthusiasm conveners should have shown by these bowlers, one cannot shrewd Iden whether play is possí

pretty say that their decision to start the ble at 4 p.m., and it would be ap- ganies was wise. Personally I find preciated by players, I am sure, if ittle enjoyment in dashing in and they were told before they left their out of the club-house in the course offices whether their matches were of a bowls match, nor in playing on on or not. Last Saturday nsodden green which allows for so raining so hard during the timn it was skilful bowling. I 'would hour that I thought it was safe to much

rather have my match predict that no matches would be put back until the end of the season played; and Imagine my surprise the than to complete it in conditions as next morning when I those which obtained last Saturday. that three matches had actually been discovered

started! The Other Extreme NEITHER n I in agreement with

the decision to postpone one of for the weather has been ex- Saturday's matches at 9.30 am.tremely unkind to local lawn This was the other extreme. At bowlers. The League season com- such an early hour of the day, it menced on April 20, and with five was difficult

to tell whether the Saturdays gone already the majority weather would be clear at 4 p.m. of

C.C.

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Weather Unkind.

1

In Hongkong, especially, anything matches. Only the Kowloon

teams have played only two

might have happened; yet six and and the Club de Recreio third tons half hours before the game was have played three matclicscach. due to start, it was called off. This According to the programme drawn decision turned out to be all right up by the League Committee, the cerned would have In this case, but the two teams con matches should finish on August 20, looked rather but with three postponements:al- allly if old King Sol hnd made ready the programme will not con- up. Its mind then to come out and clude until September 18 even if smile,

rain does not interfere any more with the League matches for the rest of the season. But if the wheather plays any more tricks on Saturday

which ended on Noxman in the final body of Mick the Miller, the The result was: Joo Davis (holder), won more than £20,000 in prize. famous racing treyhound which on November 22 and will leave Da- 21,001; Tom Newman, 18,383. At money, has been offered to

The following recommendations of for an average of 138, and Newman ton. This courad has been taken Third Division Cups. It provides for Regular Army will be fully

the final sesston Davis scored 90s, Natural History, Museum, Kensitive the north comes a scheme the Association, states that the meet- An Old Problem the football committee pryed:

wore, ap-948, average 110. Breaks: Davis, following hundreds of letters to the the teams Anishing second and third with the increared training requires sales an old problem. Until afternoons, I would not be surprised

occupied (a) The proposal to hold an an- (full), 179, 207 and 330.

309 352 and 100: Nawihan, 670 owner, Mr. A. H. Kempton, suggest in the Northern Section to play for ments of the Territorial

ing that the body should be left so the Northern Section Cup and a the Militia.

Army

and

only, a couple of seasons ago. If the League season extends to Oc. very few matches were postponed in tober-something which has never the morning unless it was blowing happened before. W