1939-06-20 — Page 8

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 20, 1939.

RECREIO PLAYERS' GOOD DAY IN BOWLS TOURNEY

GOOD PROGRESS MADE IN. PAIRS COMPETITION

(By "Abe")

Players from the Club de Recreio. had a successful day in the Open Pairs Bowls Champion- ship yesterday, 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:

W. Melrose and J. C. Chal- mers beat E. A. Atkins and H. White 23-15.

A. Steven and Dr. J. A. R. Selby boat 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 beat W. R. Hillyer and J, Hollidge 23-20.

1. E. Noronha and C. G. Silva beat W. Howard and H. Gittins 46-14.

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

A. M. Calman and J. C. Brown beat C. F. Remedios and 8. Basto 19-18 after an extra head,

Earlier this season, E. Kirman and] W. J. Hurling bad beaten F; X. Delgado and Dr. C. W. Lam by 45-8 but the score of yesterday's game was the highest, I think, for many years.

Starting uff with a four and two fives to lead 14-0 after only three heads, Noronha and Silva then led 24-2 on the ninth, 21-5 on the 11th, 31-3 on the 13th, 31-13 on the 15th, 43-13 on the 19th and 16-14 at the

end

In all, Nuronhi and Silva scored five Aves and two fours, while the losers scored two fours.

Another Recreio pair, L. J. Silva and J. F. V. Ribeiro, had a close shave against 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,

head they were trailing 0-17, but: blanking out their opponents for the remainder of the match they even- tually won by 18-171

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

B. W. Bradbury, last year's bowls champion, rolling in bla rink match on the Civil Servico C.C. green on Sunday against the rink skipped by Eddie Souza, seen here standing behind him.--Staff Photographier.

Latest

From

Gossip Home Sports Fields

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 FURTHER SUCCESS lengths. Great Truth was sired by Bahram, the which they scored three, four, three,

A solid spell of scoring, during Triple Crown winner of 1935.

1. A. Luz and L. F. Xavier beat E Kirman and W. three, three and one enables bish Dorothy Loses Burling 27-16.

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

Club

GERMAN'S GREAT FIGHT

Tennis Champion's Narrow Win Over Hans Nusslein:

AGAINST DON

DON BUDGE

LEWIS

LOSES

TITLE

Vision Impaired

By Cataract

Washington, June 18.

The National Boxing Association

Tilden Overcomes Vines

By A. WALLIS MYERS.

London, May 22.

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

of America has declared the world's was in doubt until, in his final test, he had defeat- cruiserweight title to be vacanted Hans Nusslein, the German champion, after an

The Association has also turned down

the suggestion that the champion, exciting three-set match of the highest quality.

John Henry Lewis, be permitted to continue fighting.

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THE GREATER GENERAL I also thought Budge showed his superior match generalship when he virtually let the second set go after He realised his man was fresh enough Nusslein had bullt up a B Icad.

Vincs Budge had beaten The decision was made following Tilden,

and service attack and finally broke Nusslein had an examination by three doctors, who Tilden

overcome through Nusslein's service to win an found that the vision of Lewis's left Tilden, in an amazing display of

and last to Vines. When always speculative set. has been impaired by a. caturaet. rejuvenated power, defeated Vines -Reuter.

in Saturday's Brat match, the Ger- John Harry Lewis, the negroman, if he could beat Budge, had a holder of the lightheavy-weight

chance to win the championship, championship of the world, went to

It was an unexpected denoue England recently to fight Len Harvey

and ment, for the title, but the fight was banned between 6,000 and 7,000 spectators, to maintain his pressure in the third

almost a capacity crowd. because of the champion's defective watched the struggle with absorbed set and Nussicin, eve

ever composed, vision.

interest. No professional tourna- gives nothing away to the enemy by A bout has now been arranged bement in America has ever had such signalling distress--and he wanted tween Harvey and Jock McAvoy for ellmax or provoked such. spon-to conserve his energies. So ho the British 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 22 at Harringay the lighting were artificial, has play game, scheming to open the service but has been postponed to a later of so rich standard ever been seen in the final set.

Budge and his challenger were meeting in a match for the first time. the band relieved the tension, there Before this set began, and while Each had to oppraise the other's

was a brief interval, Budge attend- values, to gauge unknown weapons, ed to his footgear. He took the to create strategy as the battle offensive at once and Binding Nussicin

date,

Milan, June 19. One of the best known racing

facing the two other Americans, this through for a. 4-2 lead. He

strain of the previous set, broke

and

WAS

girl had all her work cut out to get/motorists of Ilaly, the 2-year-old stroke in the rally that conderful Budge's long stride could not reach.

RACING

proceeded. While Nusslein had cx- perienced a service cannonade when reacting a little from the mental MOTORIST

was Budge's

firet

engagement with within a point of 3-2 on his own un adversary whose first blow was KILLED

was service, unprovocative

when the German

braced and but to put the ball in play-the pawn moved on the magnificently to square the match. chore

board,

I have rarely seen such a galaxy STROKE EQUIPMENT of con

controlled ground strokes In With Nusstein it

sequence. it is always the last

Three of his winners were, masked drop shots that even Luz and L. F. Xavier to establish LJ. Silva and J. F. V. Ribei-urling on the Kowloon C.C. green their lead over E. Kirman and W. J.

home after three close sets. Princess Emilio Villoresi, was killed to-day Budge, in the whole of his

hod

Another never met a player so

was Д magnificent low ro beat V. Petherick and V. and they finished up 27-10 to the

Christina of Spain, playing in the during a practice run on the Monza carcer N exciting match AN

was provided

volley. women's doubles as Miss I. Greville,

skilful in controlling his length and track.

Now there was real danger for the Chittenden 18-17 after an good. The losers had

Villoresi by Miss Jacobs and Mrs. Little was beaten in her first match,

was trying out a new strength of the floor, or so uncannily the highest on May 31, when Miss Jacobs won count of the match, a five on the 6-4, 3-0, 3-6. The occasion was Mixed Golf extra head.

racing car of the Alfa-Romeo works: accurate when it come to finding the champion. He came through, while After passing the chief turn of the opening against a winning forcing the crowd roared, with a champion's 10th head.

the semi-final of, the Priory

*****urdour, tracks, Villores suddenly lost control thot with a master of volleying in

Two untouchable service Last year's champions, C. M. Silva singles at Birmingham, and F. X. Soares, eliminated one of Jacobs now meets

and Miss

of the car which struck

trce.

command of the net. Time and nees gave him, the lead at 5-4.

(Continued on Page 9.) Senorita Anita HENRY Cotton and Mmc, de Moss

The driver suffered such the best pairs in the competition when Lizana

grove again the German achieved coups (Mrs. Ellis) in they defeated S. Eccleshall and A. W.

the Anal. falled to retain the challenge injuries that he died in hospital short-that neither the crowd nor his op Round began Miss

ponent thought possible, and both, magnificently but trophy at Calcot on 31st May. The ly later. Grimmitt on the Cralgengower C.C. uired toward the end of the second trophy was competed for by pairs

Villorest had won several races in let it be added, signalled their ap green by 24-17. Play was variable. set. She has her

sela with mixture of good and in-

sho knows scratch, and a woman playing c

on Prix Tripolis he secured third place. And yet, after a fight of an hour her her husband

is watching her play half L.G.U. handicap,

Trans-Ocean.

and a half which he so nearly won, evenly-matched, but the champions the luck of the game is with her. place went to Mr. B. W. H. Kenyon

Nusslein's lack of service pace was were very consistent and seldom fell Although her husband was watching and Miss Audrey Scott of Beacons down

and of a crushing volley that finally badly on any one head, whereas her from the balcony of the pavillon, field with well-played rounds of 20

turned the scale in the Californian's their opponents, although they had

favour. In the 12th their good moments, were then Mrs. Little was not aware of this and 69. Cotton made noble efforts

game of tho long and wavering Arst act, when he int-to-bo erratic Grimmitt, for

during the progress of the match.over the long shots and the putts. but Ure short 17th in the afternoon

led 6-5 and 30-love, how priceless a was their crowning disaster, Mme.

service ace would have been! Again

Princeton, June 19. de Moss bunkered her tee shot, Cot-END

in the 14th gome, when he had Sydney Wooderson, the famous ISS Gem Hoahing the Chinese the ball was lost in bushes beyond ton exploded it out too strongly and

broken through Budge's service a British runner, who took part in the third

time and was actually within "Mile of the Century" race here on tennis star had a stiff tussle in the green. Mme. de Moss then drop-

11 point of the set how decisive a Saturday, has declined the offer of from the third head onwards. At ships at Chiswick Park on the 31st it out, but the hole cost a 6, which led 4-0, the game became very even the Middlesex lawn tennis champlon-ped another in the bunker and got

thrustful volley at this crisisi

an American sports writer to re-stage the eighth the score was 9-8 in May, when she met Mrs. F. M. was three strokes too many. favour of the champions, at the 9th, Strawson,

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

own

A. E. H. Castro and V. different heads. The pairs were and believes that when superstition consisting of a professional, rated at Italy last year and in the last Grand preciation.

Atienza beat A. L. Eastman and W. Grove 21-11.

W. Glendinning and W. Mair beat P. 1. Hamilton and E-Popa 21-19––

A. S. Russell, and H. G. Cooper beat H. W. Randa!! 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 loading. A. A. Razack, and J. S. Landolt 20- 13 on the 15th head.

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

Though Eccleshall and Grimmitt

12-0 for Eccleshall and

but

MIS

former covered courts

Grimmlit, champion, whom she recently beat One Of The Hazards

their noses in front and won com-

TWO COUNTY CRICKET TIES

YESTERDAY

London, July 10. wickets in the County Cricket Cham- Kent defeated Glamorgan by nine pionship to-day.

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

It

WOODERSON DECLINES OFFER

In the Bfteenth game, returning the mile race at Randall's Island. the dynamic deliveries with the on Saturday, 116 coolest case, ho captured

It was suggested that the proceeds Budge's 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,

a great bout of 24 games, for when However, Wooderson has informed GLOUCESTER WINS

the champion had survived, only the English Amateur Athletic As- Gloucester defeated Sussex by four encircling assault of Nusslein's ground England to compete in the Associa-. by an inch or two of pace, the soclation that he is returning to wickets,

in the next four ends Silva and with the loss of only two games. On Soares scored ten shots to lead 19-12. this occasion however, the Chinese DECORDING a verdict of accidental

Thereafter the champions kept

まし

death

Eric Hamilton on Mr. fortably. At the 20th, when they were leading 23-14,

Ellerslie-Douglas (42) the amateur they were in rider who was killed at Huntingdon danger of losing six Eccleshall and Grimmitt were lying coroner said: "I am afraid it is one (88) and and 124 (Goddard five for

or seven ateeplechases on the 29th June the three, with one of the champions of the hazards of steeplechase riding 53), and Gloucester 191 and 102 for woods in fourth position when Ġrim-

six-Reuter.

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

When he falled, 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 Recreio yesterday were C. F. Remedios and B. Basto who lost to A. M. Calmun jand J. C. Brown of Kowloon Docks fofter 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 singlo.

The ending was very satisfactory

the last three heads or so played in darkness. The light on the extra head was particularly bad and It was difficult to see anything at all

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on the other side of the green..

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

were

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

AT KOWLOON F.C.

J. S. Logan and J. G. Meyer v. E. |Zimmern and M. J. Modina.

A. F. Noronha and A. M. Rodrigues v. FA: Machado and F. X. M. da Sliva.

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

AT KOWLOON B.G.C.

O. P. Remedios and E de Souza

v. T. Ferguson and W. C. Simpson.

AT CIVIL SERVICES.

Sussex made 226 (Goddard four for shots, so skilfully angled and varied tion's championships on July 8-n

in speed, he added power to his own Reuter,

An incident in the baseball match played last Sunday between the A. E. Coates and B. W. Bradbury v. Rambling Reca and South China at Caroline Fill Johnny Alvarem."

reaches first baso as Chari leaves the sack to gather in a wild throw.

L. Locke and W. KL. Way.

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