1939-06-15 — Page 8

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 15, 1939.

QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS OF BOMB-SHELL DROPPED BY

BRITISH WOMEN'S GOLF

Miss Pamela Barton now in Penultimate Stage

Portrush, June 14.

The quarter-final matches in the British Women's Golf Championship, now taking place on the Royal Port- rush course, were played to-day and resulted as follows:

Mes. II. V. Newton of Birkdale beat Mie Eislé Corleff, the English] ehampton, by one hole.

Miss Clarrio Tiernan, the Curtis Cup player, beat Mrs. J. B. Challen, of Blackwell, two and one.

Miss Pamela Barton, the former British champlon, beat Mrs. 11. J. Percy of Alnmouth, two and one.

Mrs. T. Marks, of Matone, beat Mira, Edmund Fletcher, of Hermitage, at the 21st.

Ira. Bruce Burrell and Miss C. MacGeah, the champions of Wales and Ireland respectively, were beaten in the third round.

Miss Tiernan beat Miss Jessie Edston, the Scottish champion, by one hute in the fourth round-Reuter,

PENFOLD PRO TOURNAMENT

London, June 17

Dorothy Round To Stage A Come-Back

London.

Miss Dorothy Round, the former Wimbledon women's singles cham- plot, is attempting to make a “come- back" un the tennis court, after an absence of two years.

Despite the fact that she is now weighing 12 stones, which is three stones heavier than when she drst won the Wimbledon title in 1934, shr refuses to diet.

And this in spite of the fact that she intends to compete at Wimbledon. Her husband, who is a doctor, tried to persunde her to follow a slimming In the ofth. series of the Penfold diet, but she could not bring herself Professional Golf Tournament played

to do it. often to-day, Henry Cotton beat Alfred

she said that fresh air and Padgham 4 and 3; Alfred Perry beat good food are more important than Percy Alliss-two up: Charles Whit-strenuous physient jerks to keep fit. combe beat Dai Rees 2 and 1; Bert She still believes it. Gadd beat Reginald Whitcombe 3 and 2; Sam King beat Richard Burten 4 and 3; and Arthur Lacey beat James

Adams 4 and 3

SIXTH SERIES

The results of the sixth series were as follows:

1:

Padghum beat Alliss 3 and Cotton beat Perry one up: Charles Whitcombe beat Gadd 5 and

2:

Reginald Whtcombe halved his match with Rees: Adams beat Burton 3 and 2; King beal Lacy 3 and 2.--Reuter,"

Kotewall Cup Allocations To Charity

+

The sum of $5,500 representing receipts from the Kotewall Charity Cup games played during the foot

will be ball season just concluded allocated na follows:-

B. F. R. D. C. H.K.

Chinese

Emergency Corps

A $500 Athletes

M.C.L. (Naval Branchi

750

Trust

Royal Naval Benevolent

400

100

Garrison Welfare

800

-South-China-Free Schools - 700

Little Sisters of the Poor

400

Children's Playground As-

sociation

250

Thetis Disaster Fund

250

Street Sleepers Society

300

S. P. C.

300

Boya

and Girls Club As- sociation

250

Dependents of Shlu Chalc-

wing

200

Even her strictest training has only meant eating what she liked, playing golf ur tennis at least once a week. and getting out Into the open air for an occasional brisk walk,

"BLISSFULLY HAPPY"

"The only reason I have put weight on so rapidly Intely," she said, "is because I am so uiterly and blissfully happy, and I love nothing so much as sitting lazy about playing with my little sun,"

Dorothy Round, twice Wimbledon champion, rated England's No. 1 player in 1937, has been described as the greatest woman tennis player of her day-bar Helen Wills Moody.

When she married Dr. Douglas Leigh Little in September 1937, at

the

Dudley Wealeyan Mothodist Church, Dudley, Worcestershire, where she had been a Sunday School teacher for many years, she said she wns not giving up championship

tennis.

Her husband, a fine golfer, but a self-confessed tennis "rabbit," ap- plauded her decision. But the arrival of her son, lan Douglas, in July 1938, meant she had to relinquish her title without defending it.

So she missed one Wimbledon, gained a husband, a son-and con- siderable avoirdupols. Now, women all over Britain are wondering how she will slim back to Wimbledon form.

Match Played In Open Rinks

Playing at the Civil Service Cric- ket Club yesterday In the Colony Lawn Bowls Rinks championship, J. Inst-I. Barnes, C. F. Needham, J. Wat-

Mrs, A. ML Holm, of Troon, is not defending her title in the British Women's Golf Championship now in progress at Royal Portrush. She is seen here holding the Cup which she won last year by defeating Miss Corlett in the final.

Backers Generally Had A Good Day At Ascot: Many Favourites Win

London, June 14.

Despite chilly winds and heavy showers and threatening clouds, backers generally had a fine day at Ascot to-day.

The American, Mr. William Woodward's Hypnotist, who was so heavily backed in the Derby in which he was unplaced, was a popular winner to-day in the King Edward VII Stakes, starting at even money.

The day's other successful favourites Were Mr. James Rank's Michoumy. 0-5, in the Churchill Stakes and Lord Gianely's two-year- old colt, Rose of England, 3-4, in the Chesham Stakes,

AMERICANS WIN THEIR MATCHES

Parls, June '14.

WINS LIGHT

TONY GALENTO'S ENGLISHMAN BOXING MANAGER

Sensational Charge Made Against World Champion

Asbury Park, N.J., June 14.

A bomb-shell was dropped to-day by Joe Jacobs, manager of Tony Galento, who has been matched with Joe Louis for the heavyweight boxing championship. of the world.

Jacobs charged that Louis had al "gimmick," a small metal dumb-bell, grasped in his right glove on the night that he knocked out Max Schmeling. In their return fight.

For this reason, he said, he would ask the New York Boxing Com- mission for permission to examine the Brown Bomber's hands between Tounds in the Louis-Galento fight, which is to take place on June 28.— United Press.

ALLEGATION DENIED

Pompton Lakes, N.Y., June 14. The trainer, Jack Blackburn, who was in Joe Louis's corner on the night be knocked out Max Schmeling, denied Jacobs's allegation. He said "the only things Joe had in his gloves" That night were his fists. That was all he needed."United Press.

[

Legal Action

Threatened:

T.T. RACE

Douglas, Isle of Man, June 14. The Englishman, Edward- Mellors riding an Italian Benelli machine, won the Bghtweight motor cycle Tourist Trophy to-day and covered 204 miles in 3 hrs. 33 mins. 20 secs. at an average speed of 74.25 miles per hour.

Kluge, of Germany, riding a DKW, was second in 3 hrs. 37 mins. 11 secs. ut an average speed of 72,79 miles an hour. Reuter.

Here And There

With

"Abe"

Will Wooderson Beat

Glenn

Cunningham?

CYDNEY Wooderson, that

frni-beating Cunningham any time he looking Londoner who does not meets him in a special race," Cun- give the Impression of being anningham himself appeared unlin- athlete when you see him but who pressed. He said, "Sure, Wooderson nevertheless holds the official record may win," and even listed reasons for the mile run, has arrived in the why he, Cunningham, did not expect Asbury Park, NJ, June 14. United States take port in the to be at his peak on June 17. Chief The New York Doxing Com-third Mile of the Century race to be of them was: "You have got to missioner, General John G. Phelan, held at Princeton on June 17. Wood-train to a one edge for a match race

na ardered Tony Galento to move. his camp from the summit of New on, who also holds the world halt- and I can't. My work (extension Jersey nne to leave the local carnival mile, record, was only granted per-agent for Kansas University) keeps

participate in

me travelling too much. You can't atmosphere.

Amateur Athletic Board. He threat-

mission to

the

τπει

After considering Joe Jacobs's after a controversy with the British train in an automobile." charges General Phelan said to ened to run anyway irrespective of Tactics of Raco Jacobs, "You are making charges wi

whether

permission was forthcoming which you cannot substantiate. Un- or not; and the Board relented. He

less

British

In the face of this threat, Jacobs(A.A. Championships on June 3 and you may be certain that he will run

Indoor Bowling

FLICKERS BEAT

another

will

5 you withdraw them. we will start said the Board tried to prevent himKE heed, Mr., Wooderson, Boys legal action and call you before the from competing at Princeton so that Glena tells you why he won't win, American sports writers. When commission."

he would be available for the, withdrew his charges against the 8. Furthermore there was

one of his best races, The Briton Brown Bomber-United Press.

is credited with as much atoming us proposition before Wooderson. A Cunningham, with a greater burst of track meet between the picked spe

speed at the Onish.” So athletes of Great Britain and the Cunningham race Wooderson? Will

how United States had been arranged to he try to run him into the take place at

ground New

York's Randalls in the

in the first three-quarters? Or will Island on July 15, and it was hoped he discount Gayle Talbot's estimate that Wooderson would make his first and try to win with his famous appearance in America in this

"kick" in the final Wooderson 起

decided to run

furlong? ating to all these questions recently long? Reply- Princeton, then this international Cunningham, always reticent, said meet would be off it was felt that don't know. It will depend large- the drawing power of the

the meeting would not be so great after Wonder-ly upon how I feel. If I'm right,

I'll run son had appeared at Princeton. The beat that, he will win." That's that. my own race. I he can In the first round of the third London man had his choice,

and tourney in the Ewo Indoor Bowling decided to take part in the "Mile of You don't get much change out of

him, do you? League, the "Flickers" beat the the Century" race, the first of which "Jaunters" yesterday by 47 points was won by Jack Lovelock, the New Other Runners probably the lowest margin of the Zealander, three years ago, whole tournament.

JAUNTERS BY

NARROW MARGIN

first game

went

The

to the A New Record? "Flickers" by only two points but

meel.

they continued winning to increaseUNNINGHAM held the mile re- their lend.

J. II. Odell was top scorer with 503 points and T. A. Madar with 455, Scorca:

On the other hand, Mr. R. S. Clark's Oaks

winner, Galatea II, an 11-8. favourite..

was surprisingly un- placed in the Coronation Stakes in which Lord Glanely was

again successful with his three-year-old Olein, 6-1, which like Rose of gland, was trained by Mr. Basi

In the quarter-finals of the men's T. A. Madar who scored a "hat trick" when singles in the French Tennis Chan-w. K. Way Alistair, owned by Mr. W. It. Lysaght, pionships, Donald McNell, of the Johnson Wong

the Bessborough United States, boat Puncer, of Yugo C: S, Rosselet Stake starting at 100-8.

clavia, by 6-4, 1-6, 0-3 and 6-1 to-day. Another of the day's upsets was the

(Capt.) Another American player Cooke, defeat

by a neck of the odds-on got through to the semi-finals by favourite, Panorama, 4-8, in the beating Billington, of Great Britain,

McNeill and three other

Won

Totul

"Filckers"

32

the

15

PART from Cunningham and Wooderson, others invited to participate in the race are Charles Fenske, of Wisconsin, who recently cord of 4 mins, 98.7 secs, unill beat Cunningham, and Louis Zam- next Wooderson smashed it to 4 mins. perin, of the University of Southern

03.4 БССЅ.

Fenske Later Cunningham sped California.

almost as is mile in 4.04.4 secs. Indoors the well-known in the United States, fastest 100 145 144 455 ever recorded for a human though not to the, outside world,

but only outdoor marks are rc- Cunnignham; but Zamperini is a 115 140 145 408

world records. Track runner who has come on only quite cognised as 122 123 150 305 experts hope the duel between

But both

and Fchske 137 104 05 330 Englishman's

two at Princeton will wipe out then are highly-regarded in

4.00.4

and America. They must be; otherwise mark, 1502 osally answer the query Glenn's they would not be invited to run In own speed Arst raised: "Con anyone this classic race. All the ballyhoo run four-minute mile?" Gayle so far has been centred on whether Talbot, Associated Press sports writer | Cunningham will beat Wooderson 154 102 132 448

unknown to world record holder, ironical after all the fuss on theso 127 85 110 322 picks the Englishman. "Wooderson, two if either Fenske or Zamperini

74 93 105.272

recently, is capable of were to win on Saturday! .1645

"Gaunters"

www......

named, a member of the Kit Chce son and J. H. Gelling, beat A. J. Fernhill Stakes by Lady Beatty's by 6-4, 6-4, 6-1-Reuse American! J. I. Odell (Capt.) 103 148 172 503) who saw Wooderson grow from an and vice verso. But, it would be

It will be recalled that the Athletic Association football was killed following an Injury ceived in a junior league match your.

team, Coelho, F. K. Delgado, D. Rosario and rc-M. A. R. Souza by 22 shots to 10, last The winners led by 19-8 on the 15th

head.

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outsider, Gold Vista, starting at 100-8

and ridden by Brownie Carslake, the tennis stars passed through flongkong D. O. Parsons veteran Australian jockey, who also some months ago on dicir way to T. R. Henderson rade Michoumy and gained places in Europe. They are being "groomed" D. Sommers two other races.Reuter,

for future international tennis. Mc- Neill won the American Indoor tennis

SIR ABE BAILEY le last year.

WINS THE ROYAL

HUNT CUP

London, June 14, Ascot was cool and overcast but nevertheless a large crowd, includ- ing the Dukes and Duchesses.of Glou cester and Kent and Sir Abe Bailey. who is attending his inst Ascot be fore finally

to South Africa,

Caerlopile

gain

saw the four-old

ready victory in the Royal Hunt Cup repeating his owner's previous win 30 years ago with Dark Ronald.

Cherloptic is only a half-breed as his dam, Soloptic, does not appear in the stud book.

L.T.A.

Total

Postpones Its On Report

Judgment

Re “Shamateurism”

London, May 20.

The council of the Lawn Tennis Association decided last week appointed to investigate breaches of the amateur rulings until the to postpone judgment on the report of the special sub-committee next meeting in June.. No statement was even issued. ·

.!

Sir Abe Batley considered himself fucky to win the race since Caerloptic was among others involved in a seri- ous fire at his trainer, Mr. Cottrill's headquarters on June 4, when four notable horses were burned to death, the Lawn Tennis Association must surely the worst thing that could This is extremely interesting, and, to compete at Wimbledon, which is Happily-Caerloptic was untouched.

Many thought Lord Derby's Green-of propoganda it has put over for

be congratulated on the best plece happen to any lawn tennis player.

"Whether the Lawn Tennis As- wich was winning comfortably when years, says the Manchester Guardian, sociation decides in the end to he was lengths ahead of the com- First of all it has "put the wind up" suspend any players or not it has

Reuter.

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he wrote

CORDIAL

OLD

GIAN

TO PREVENT FRAUD, PLEASE DEE THAT EACH BOTTLE SECURED WITH A CAPSULE DEARING BOGAD & SON NAME ADD///IBALE MARK AND THAT OR LAI CONTAINS A FAR-SIMPLEOF THEIR SICI

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OLD TOM GIN

Jockos, Beary, staging a Wel-timed at least two feared that of certainly shown its willingness run, swooped on the leaders from the be suspended for an indefinite "shamateuris

they

called far side, bringing Caerloptic through period at that meeting, and secondly know it well. So do the

urism commonly

and the players to provent Calsonia from improving it has put the players who contra- ments whe

tourna on last year's second place.

have been part of the The winner's time was

amateur laws in a very trouble by offering inducements, 1 min. 34/5 seca. for seven furlongst position.

These tournaments The Lawn Tennis Association may certificates on which are the

must now sign now forget past misbehavioura

complete Or rules appertaining

-to what Caerioplla Wins.

the part of the players, but woebe may not be given to the players, and may and any

player who, between now any failure to observe these will en- London, June 14. and the next meeting, contravenca a tall the immediate cutting off of the Caerloptic won the Royal Hunt angle Inw, for that meeting comes tournament from the official Lawn Cup run at Asest to-day by a length; before the Wimbledon champion Tennis Association's tournament list. from Galsonia, which beat Greenwich ships. "Their to third place by three-quarters of a Tennis Association. So it will, for find that the country has decreased doom

will bo all the One ," said an omelal of the Lawn and when that day comes one will 'One day the problem Inay be ; solved. length.

Twenty-four ran. Betting: 100-0, should any players be suspended atments in this

of "ul tourna CALDBECK MACGREGOR & Co. Ltd. 20-1, 25-1Reuter.

the next meating they will be unable by a third. Not a bad thing, either,"

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