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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 20, 1939.

RECREIO PLAYERS GOOD DAY IN BOWLS TOURNEY

GOOD PROGRESS

MADE IN PAIRS COMPETITION

(By "Abo")

Players from the Club de Recreio had a successful day in the Open Pairs Bowls Champion- ship yostorday, the majority of their pairs who were seen in action winning their matches. On top of that, J. E. Noronha and C. G. Silva created a new record aggregate by beating W. J. Howard and H. Gittins by 46-14.

Results Of Matches Played Yesterday

The following were the results of matches played yesterday:

Earlier this season, E. Kirman and W. J. Burling had beaten F. X. Delgado and Dr. C. W. Lap by 45-8 | but the score of yesterday's gamej was the highest, I think, for many yeurs.

Starting off with a four and two oves to lend 14-0 after only three heads, Norma and Silva then led 24-2 on the ninth, 24-5 on the 11th, W. Melrose and J. C. Chal-31-5 on the 13th, 31-13 on the 15th, 13-13 on the 10th and 16-14 at the mers beat E. A. Atkins and H.

end. White 23-15.

A. Steven and Dr. J. A., R. Selby beat A. Madar and T. A. Madar 21-16.

C. M. Silva and F. X. Soares beat S. Eccleshall and A. W. Grimmitt 24-17.

K. M. Omar and U. M. Omar beat. W. Leonard and W. Ward 20-16.

F. C. Channing and C. Dow- man boat W. R. Hillyer and J.. Hollidge 23-20.

J. E..Noronha and C. G. Silva beat W. J. Howard and H. Giftins, 46-14.

J. Gibson and W. V. Field beat E. W. Simmonds and F. Goodwin 22-19.

A. M. Calman and }. C. Brown boat C. F. Remedios and 3. Basto 19-18 after an extra head.

J. A. Luz and L. F. Xavier beat E. Kirman and W. }. Burling 27-16.

L. J. Silva and J. F. V. Ribei- ro beat V. Potherick and V. Chittenden 18-17 after an extra head.

In all, Noronha and Silva scored!

fives and two fours, while the losery scored two fours.

Another Reerelo pair, L. J. Silva and J. F. V. Iibeiro, hnd a close shave ngainst. V. Petherick and V. Chittenden. At the end of the 14th

A Walk-Over

. H. Overy and J. Hyde have conceded a walk-over to R. P. Phillips and G. E. F. Thompson.

hend they were trailing 6-17, but blanking out their opponents for the remainder of the match they even-1 tually won by 10-17!

B. W Bradbury, last year's bowls champion, rolling in his rink match on the Civil Service C.C. green on Sunday against the rink skipped by Eddle Souza, seen here standing behind him. Staf Photographer."

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London, June 1.

GREAT TRUTH, the King's two-year old filly, had an easy victory in the Whitsuntide Foal Stakes The score at the end of the 20th held at Manchester on May 31. Starting favour- ite in a field of eight runners, she won by three lengths. Great Truth was sired by Bahram, the Triple Crown winner of 1935.

was 17-17, and a single then saw the Portuguese through,

FURTHER SUCCESS

A solid spell of scoring, during which they scored three, four, three, three, three and one enabled 3. A. Luz and L. F. Xavier to cs their lead over E. Kirman and

and

Dorothy Loses

home after three close sets. Princess

GERMAN'S GREAT FIGHT

Tennis Champion's Narrow Win Over Hans Nusslein:

AGAINST DON BUDGE

LEWIS

LOSES

TITLE

Vision Impaired

By Cataract

Washington, June 18, The National Boxing Association

Tilden Overcomes Vines

1

By A. WALLIS MYERS

London, May 22.

The professional lawn tennis championship onded at Wembley on Saturday night, and Donald Budge, still the holder at Wimbledon, has won it. But his victory, which secured £500 as first prizo,

of America has declared the world's was in doubt until, in his final test, he had defeat- erulserweight title to be vacant. od Hans Nusslein, the Gorman champion, after an the suggestion that the champion, exciting three-set match of the highest quality.

The Association has also turned down

John Henry Lewis, be permitted to continue

fighting.

Budge had beaten Vines

Nusslein had

amazing display of THE CREATER GENERAL

Tilden,

In an

Saturday's first man, If he could

In

the Ger- had a

lightheavy-weight chance to win the 2.

I also thought Budge showed his superior match generalship' when he virtually let the second set go after a 5-2 lead.

The decision was made following Tilden,

and service attack and finally broka an examination by three doctors, who Tilden and lost to Vines. When always speculative sel.

overcome through Nusslein's service to win an found that the vision of Lewis's left eye has been impaired by a catarnet. rejuvenated power, defented Vines -Reuter.

John Harry Lewis, the

negro holder of the chumpionship of the world, went to

was an unexpected denoue- Nusslein nd built up England recently to fight Len Harvey ment, and almost a capacity crowd. He realised his man was fresh enough for the title, but the fight was banned between 6,000 and 7,000 spectators, to maintain his pressure in the third because of the champion's defective watched the struggle with absorbed set and Nusslein, ever composed. vision.

Interest. No About has now been arranged be-ment in America has ever had such signalling distress and he wanted professional tourna- gives nothing away to the enemy by tween Harvey and Jeck McAvoy for a cilmax or provoked such spon- conserve his energies. So he the Britlah and world's lightheavy-taneous applause. Nor, considering allowed his adversary to hit winners weight championship. The fight was that both the wood-block floor and all round the court in the eighth to take place on June 23 at Harringay the lighting were artificial, has play game, scheming to open the service but has been postponed to a Inter of so rich standard ever been scen. In the final set. date.

RACING MOTORIST KILLED

Milan, June 19. One of the best known racing motorists of Italy, the

were,

and

Before this set began, and while

Budge and his challenger, were meeting in a match for the first time. Each had to appraise the other's the band relieved the tension, there was a brief interval. Budge attend- values, to gauge unknown weapons, and to create strategy as the battled to his footgear. He took the proceeded. While Nüsslein had ex-

offensive at once and anding Nuss!cin perienced a service cannonade when acting a little from the mental facing the two other Americans, this strain of the previous set, brake was Budge's first engagement with within a point of 5-2 on his own through for a 4-2 lend. He was an adversary whose first blow was

service, when the German unprovocative and but to put the

braced ball

in play-the pawn moved on the magnificently to square the match. chess board, as It

I have rarely seen such a galaxy

controlled ground RELATIVE STROKE EQUIPMENT

strokes in Nusslein it is always the last sequence. With

Three of his winners were masked drop shots that even girl had all her work cut out to get Emilio Villoresi, was killed to-dny Budge,

20-year-old stroke in the rally that conderful Budge's long stride could not reach,

in the whole of his

Another WDS Д magnificent low uri on the Kowloon C.C. green AN exciting match was provided Christina of Spain, playing in the during a practice run on the Monza career, had never met a player so volley

skilful in controlling his length and they finished up 27-10 to the

women's doubles as Miss I. Greville, track

Now there was real danger for the by Miss Jacobs and Mrs. Little was beaten in her first match. good. The losers had the highest on May 31, when Miss Jacobs won

Villores was trying out a new strength off the floor, or so uncannily

car of the Alfa-Romeo works, accurate when it came to Anding the the crowd roared, with a champion's champion. He came through,, while count of the match, a 18th hepd.

five on the 6-4, 3-6, 3--6. The occasion was Mixed Golf

passing the chief turn of the

against a

a winning forcing

Two untouchable service the semi-final of the Priory

tracks, Club

Villoresi suddenly lost control shot with a master of volleying in ardour. Last year's champions, C. M. Silva

singles at Birmingham, and Miss

Time andes gave him the lead ut. of the car which struck a tree. command of the net. and F. X. Soares, eliminated one of

ENRY Colton and Mme. de Moss

(Continued on Paye 9.). The driver suffered such grave again the German achieved coups the best pairs in the

Jacobs now meets Senorita Anita HE competition when

Lizana (Mrs.

failed to retain Ellis) n

the challenge injuries that he died in hospital short-that neither the crowd nor his op- they defeated S. Eccleshall and A. W.

In the final.

ponent thought possible, and both, Grimmitt on the Cralgengower C.C. ured toward the end of the second trophy was competed for by pairs

Miss Round began.magnificently but trophy at Caleet on 31st May. The ly later.

Villorest had won several races in let it be added, signalled their ap- geen by 24-17, Play was variabic, set. She has her own superstition consisting of a professional, rated at italy last year and in the last Grand preciation. with mixture of good and in- and believes that when she knows In-set.

playing on Prix Tripolis he secured third place, And different heads. The pairs were her

yet, after a night of an hour Now hair and a woman

L.G.U. handicap. First-Trans-Ocean.

and a half which he so nearly won, Atienza beat A. L. Eastman. evenly-matched, but the champions Der husband is watching her play ace went to Mr. E. W. H. Kenyon |

It was

Nussiein's lack of service pace her. were very consistent and seldom fell the luck of the game is with

Beacons down badly

Although her husband was watching and. Miss Audrey Scott of on any one head, whereas her from the balcony of the

field with well-played rounds of 70 their opponents, although they had Mrs. Little was not aware

and 09.

Colton

noble of this and

efforts their good moments, were too often during the progress of the match.

made Lover

the shots and the apt to be erratic. Grimmitt, for

In was their crowning disaster, Mme. loss bunkered her ice shot, MISS Gem Hoahing the Chinese the bail was lost in bushes beyond ton exploded it out too strongly and tennis star had a stiff tussle in the green, Mme. de Moss then drop-

T. E. Robson and H. Nish boat A. Bower and S. Randle 25-11.

E. V. Searle and Jack Watson beat W. Mulcahy and T. W. Carr 23-19.

A. E. H. Castro and V.

and W. Grove 21-11.

W. Glendinning and W. Mair beat P. I. Hamilton and E. Pope 21-19.

A. S. Russell and H. C. Cooper beat H. W. Randall and R. Basa 25-14.

H. A. Alves and F. V. V. Ribeiro beat E. Tuck and L. R. Whant 32-11.

W. H.. Hobbs and R.. Mea- dows were feading, A. A Razack and J. S. Landolt 20- 13 on the 15th head.

Gr

on

could not control his weight and instance, played some" nice shots but Stiff Tussle many occasions was short when the count was against him.

Though Eccleshall and Grimmitt

her

but then with

the

TWO COUNTY CRICKET TIES CoEND YESTERDAY

led 4-0, the game became very even the Middlesex lawn tennis champlon-ped another. In the bunker and got from the third head onwards. At ships at Chiswick Farks on the 31st it out, but the hole cost. a 6, which

in May, when she met Mrs. F. M. was three strokes too many. the 0th, Strawson, former covered courts

the eighth the score was 0-0

favour of the champions at themalt, champfun, whom she recently beat One Of The Hazards

12-0 for Eccleshall and

On

and of a crushing volley that finally turned the scale in the Californian's favour: In the 12th game of

the and wavering first led 6-5 and

long and

set

Service acolove, how priceless

WOODERSON DECLINES OFFER

Princeton, June 10. Sydney Wooderson, the famous British runner, who took part in the "Mile of the Century" race here on Saturday, has declined the offer of an American sports writer to re-stage

when he

have been! Again in the 14th game, when he had broken

through Budge's service a third time and was actually within London, July 18,

In point of the set, how decisivo a wickets in the County Cricket Cham the dynamic, deliveries with the on Saturday.

Kent defeated Glamorgan by nine thrustful volley at this cristal

In the fifteenth game, returning the mile race at Randall's Island plonship to-day.

Glamorgan scored 217 and (Wright five for 51), while inade 248 and 88 for one.

110 coolest case, he captured Budge'a It was suggested that the

procecis but in the next four ends Silva and with the loss of only two games.

Kent service again. Here was another, of the event be given to poor chil- and as it proved, his last chance in dren in London and New York. Soares scored ten shots to lead 10-12. this occasion however, the Chinese DECORDING & verdict of accidental

a great bout of 24 games, for when However, Wooderson has informed Thereafter the champlons kept

GLOUCESTER WINS their noses in front and won com-

death on Mr. Eric Hamilton

the champlon had survived, if only the English Amateur Athletic As- fortably. At the 20th, when

Ellerslie-Douglas (42) the amateur

by an inch or two of pace, the sociation Gloucester defeated Sussex by four encircling assault of Nusstein's ground England to compete in the Associa they

that he is returning to were leading 23-14, they were in rider who was killed at Huntingdon wickets. danger of losing six ог seven. steeplechases on the 20th June the

Sussex made 225 (Goddard four for shots, sa skilfully angled and varied tion's championships on July 8.-- Eccleshall and Grimmitt were lying coroner said: "I am afraid it is one 88) and and 124 (Goddard Ave for in speed, he added power to his own Reuter, three, with one of the champions of the hazards of steeplechase riding 53), and Gloucester 191 and 162 for woods in fourth position when Grim that one is likely to be thrown," six.-Reuter.

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mitt had his last wood to roll. If he had succeeded in pushing the fourth wood through a yard or so, a big count would have resulted. It was not an easy shot as Grimmitt would have had to negotiate a narrow port in order to get to his objective, and ho was slightly too narrow.

When he failed, the Portuguese had the game on ice as they had to lose a seven in order to lose the match.

ONLY FAILURE

The only failures from the Recrolo yesterday were C. F. Remedios and B. Basto who lost to A. M. Calman and J. C. Brown of Kowloon Docks after an extra head was played.

The score was 18-18 at the end of the match, and in the extra head the Kowloon Dock men scored a

a single, The ending was very satisfactory as the last three heads or so were |played in: darkness. The Ught on the extra head was particularly bad and it was difficult to see anything at all;

on the other side of the green."

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following are the matches down for decision to-day:

AT KOWLOON_F.C. •

|—JS-Logan-and-J, G. Mayer-v1-E,

Zimmern and M. J. Medina.

A. F. Noronha and A. M. Rodrigues v. F. A. Machado, and F. X. M. da Silva."

..R.. Duncan and A. M. Holland v. L. C. R. Souza and C. 8. Rosselet.

AT KOWLOON B.G.C. ⠀⠀

O/P. Remedios and··E-do Bouza

V. T. Ferguson and W: C. Simpson.

AT CIVIL SERVICE

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