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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

. July 14, 1939.

AUSTRALIANS TO PLAY CHAMPIONS DEFEAT POLICE TWO COLLAPSES AT

FILIPINOS IN DAVIS CUP MATCH TO-DAY

The match between Australia and the Philip- pinos in the second round of the American Zono in the Davis Cup competition starts to-day at Long Boach, California, and will bo continued to- morrow and on Sunday.

The Australian team is inade up of John Bromwich, Adrian, Quist and while the Filipino Jack Crawford, team comprises Amado Souchez and Felicisimo Ampon."

While the Australians are seasoned International players, the Filipinos are new to the Davis Cup competi- tlon. However, since their arrival at Los Angeles early lust inonth, they have been preparing hard for their matches.

course, TC

The Australians, of generally expected to win this match casily. They qualified for play in the second round by overwhelming the Mexican Davis Cuppers by five matches to nk, and it is more than likely that they will hand, out the same trouncing to the young and in- experienced Filipinos.

Draw In Davis Cup Match

Los Angeles, July 13. The following is the draw in the opening singles of the Davis Cup match between Australia and the Philippines:

Amado Sanchez V. John Bromwich.

F. Ampon v. Adrian Quist. -United Press,

of new for the Australians. Last year,į Ampon, the Mighty Mito"

4 ranking he defeated F. Kukuljevic, the Yugo- Manila courla, and No. player in the falands, has been steal-alay Davis Cupper, who did so well Iru at Wimbledon recently, and his re- Ing the limelight from Sanchez. Ilongkong as well as in other places cent display in Hongkon showed that which they have visited, it was Am- he is "heady" player who has to be .pon who created the greater impres-watched carefully.

Manila enthusiasts do not expect lon, and it in fervently hoped in the Philippines that his cosy-stroking the two Filipino bays to win against and foxy game may prove something the Australians but they are keenly

L. J. Silva sendiar down a wond in the League match at King's Park on Saturday between the Club de Recrele "A" and the Police R.C. The champions won, thus maintaining their unbeaten record. Left to right In the picture are F. Chanting, H. Brown, W. Male, C. M. Silva, J. F. V. Ribeiro and L. J. Silva-Staf Photo- grapher.

interested to see how the youthful flangerous challengers for the famed pair will stack up against the most come to be the trophy which has emblem of world supremacy in ten

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Latest Call-Over In

Stewards' Cup

London, July The following is the latest over in the Stewards' Cup:

Quartier Maitre, 100/0 (D) Davey Dolittle, 100/8 (0) Caerloptic, 100/2 (0) Knight's Caprice, 100/7 (0) Mixture, 100/7 (0)

Rue de la Paix, 100/7 ·(0)

Neuvy, 100/7 (0)

Golf

HOLDER OF TITLE DEFEATED

Quarter-Finals Of P.G.A. Tournament

New York, July 13. The quarter-finals of the Profes- sional Golfers' Association Champion- ships were played to-day at the Pomonok Country Club, Long Island, over 30 holes.

THE OVAL: “SONNY” AVERY INJURED

By Peter Hambledon

London, June 18. After putting Essex in and out for 156 on a rain- sodden wicket at the Oval, Surrey were themselves ignominiously tumbled out, and finished the day 46 runs behind with only one wicket remaining. The game was marred by an accident to Avery, who opened for Essex with Eastman. A rising ball from Gover broke his third finger, and the injury will keep him out of the game for at least five weeks.

'

Garland-Wells won the toan and grace of the willing Gover will he be put Essex in. and the steadiness of able to top the half century. the Surrey ntinck kept Essex strictly un the defensive. So much was this the ease that in the first hour only 30 runs were scored for the loss of two wickets.

·ESSEX artmas, e Walls, u daver Avery, retired hurt Wade, ibw, b Gover O'Connor, & Fishlock, b Parker Nichols, not out .................................*** Taylor, Garland-Wells, 1 Squires.

B. Lavers, & Squires

Eastman played forward too soon to a ball from Gover and gave Waltsa. Unwin, à Cover

J. W, A. Stephenson, b Gover

Smith (R.), Berry, Walte an easy enich at second slip, and then Clover had Wade lbw shortly Smith (2), Gregory, b Watta

Extras afterwards.

Total

In the first hours Berry, Parker

BURNEY and Squires all had a turn with the Gregory, e Stephenson, Smith (1)

Fishlock, Eastman, b Benith (R.) ball after the opening usnult by

Squires, & Unwin, b Brith (R)

Smith (I.) ............. Gover and Watts, and at 37 O'Connor, Harling, who had been far from happy, reck-) Parker, not out******* lessly swept a ball from Parker to Meintyre, lbw, b depe long leg where it landed safely | “smith. (Pa), in the hands of Fishlock.

A run later Garland-Wells snupped up a good catch oft Sauires to send back Taylor.

A MERRY KNOCK

A. D. Lavers hit merrlly for a while and collected 18 before Squires bowled him in the last over before lunch.

1. M. Carland-or

Waits, lbw, b Taylor lerry, e O'Connor, b Taylor Brooka, bw, b Taylor

Totn} (a wkts.) Gaver to bal.

Wade b

110

ESSEX (1 Innings).-Gover. 13-0--4; Watts 6.6.0-20-2; Berry, 4-1-5-0; Parket. 13-18-1; Squires, 15-1-39-2; Garland-Wells, 0-1-13-0; Gergory, 2-0-11-0,

NEW YORK OUTFITS TROUNCED

On the resumption, Unwin played Baseball a real captain's Innings with Nichols. who had defended resolutely,

and crack through with a grand

the covers he sent up the hundred.

At 131, however, he succumbed to a fine ball from Gover after compl ing a more than useful 33 out of the 67 put on for this wicket. Captain Stephenson provided a comic inter- tude before Gover knocked back his of-stump; Ray Smith was bowled by

New York, July 13. Watts and Gregory, whose injured,

The following are the results of inger is still bandaged, cought Peter Smith, to give Watts a second wicket matches played in the Major Basebuil and close the Essex innings for 150.League to-day:

Gover had the best figures with 4 E. J. Harrison eliminated Horton for 38. Nichols carried his bat for Smith by four and three, and Henry a valiant 52, and and despite his re-

twu Picard put out Rod Munday by

cent enforced absence from the game, he opened the bowling just fire four o'clock with all his old are ond energy.

Paul Runyan, the holder of the title, was defeated by Dick Metz, who won by two and one, while Byron Nelson, the American "Open" Champion, beat 13. Emerick Kocis by the wide margin of call-10 and D.

Scotland Forever. 100/0 (t, and a)

Old Kellance, 100/0 (0)

Shalfleet, 100/0 (6)

Ambrose Light, 100/4 (0)

America, 18/1 (0)

Gloucose, 20/1 (0)

Carnival Boy, 20/1 (L. and o.)

Harmachis, 20/1 (0)

Roulade, 20/1 (0)

Cosaque, 20/1 (6)

Antecedent, 20/1 (0)

Lovely Woman, 29/1 (0)

Reuter

LETTERS TO THE‡ EDITOR

Baseball Decision

To the Editor.

Hongkong Telegraph. Sircktraordinary meeting of The Commitee of the Hongkong Buse- ball League was called on July 11,

and one,

The semi-finals will be played to-

morrow.

Nelson will meet Harrison and Picard will clash with Metz.- Reuter.

Record Crowd Sees Greyhounds

SURREY COLLAPSE

National League

R. R.

E

Cincinnati New York

10 A

0

3

Berger und Craft homered for the Reds. Batteries-Reds, Walters and Lombardi.

St. Louis

Boston

12 14

Balleries. Cardinals, Davis and Owen.

2

St. Louis Boston....

Miller homered for the Braves.

It was Ray Smith, however, who

in dashing thei was instrumental hopes of those Surrey supporters who felt that Gregory and Fishlock would be able to knock off the runs.

Smith, bowling from the pavilion

of them, and Batteries. Braves, Macfayden and end, sent back both Squires, with only 31 on the board. Masi. Eastman caught Fishlock at short- leg, and Unwin, standing perilously rear the bat, was similarly respon-i sible for Squires.

Gregory was determined not to fall into the shortleg trap, so he swung luntily, only to be caught by Stephen- son at deep square-leg.

The light was bad when. Parker joined Barling.-After sending-up.the 50 in 'under the hour, Barling, whose core was then 19, akled a ball to mid-wickel, where Unwin took it! with superb ense.

Over 92,000 people a record for my Greyhound Race meeting-saw on all-Irish victory in the final of the 13th Derby, run over 525 yards The at the White City on June 24, winner, Highland Rum, is owned by Mr. J. Harty, arate collector and furmer, of Bungarvan, Co. Water- ford, and trained at Wimbledon by Paddy Fortune, who was born in

Cork, Paddy's 83-year-old Garlaud-Wells was hopelessly at Co.

sea against both Peter Smith, who father made the trip from Co. Cork to share in his son's success. For- Grand National

belts.

American Leaguo

New York ........ Detroit

10 13 Gordon homered for the Yankees. Batteries-Tigers, Thomas und Tcb-

Philadelphin

12 22

31 Chicago

10 13 Nagel homered_for_the., Athletics, and Radcliff for the White Sox. Bat- teries-Athletics, Dean and F. Hayes.

Washington

St. Louis

3 8 4 10

Gelbert homered for the Senators

Ray Smith bowled altogether for an hour and a half and received an and McQuinn for the Browns. Bat- an ovation from the crowd of ten teries.-Browns, Kennedy and Glenn. thousand for his splendid achieve- ment

had relieved his namesake, and Bisley

Taylor, and at 75, with the best in- to consider the report of Umpire une completed a unique double, as

tentions of hitting the former Into Charles Horton on the baseball game he won this year's played on July 8, between the South with Valiant Bob, also an all-Itish the Thames at Vauxhall, he failed to

seven Irish-

connect and Wade did the rest. Chinn Athletic Association and the success. Incidentally

At 80 Watts fell another Ibw vic legal bred dogs have won the Derby. The Chinese Badal Club.

with Highland Rurn (2 to 1) won by representatives of all the teams were present, the exception of the three lengths from Carmel Ash (2 to tim to Taylor. Berry stayed

Loss from South China Athletic Association,), Demotic Mack (10 to 1) finishing Parker until the 100 was attained. who had been duly invited to third, 12 lengths further away. The but he then hit a

Hie was 20.35sec. us against the Taylor to O'Connor at square leg.

When Parker reached a meritorious track record of 29.21, set up by Gay- After hearing Umpire Horton's re-hunter in the second round. The 40. Brooks become yet another ibw port, and considering other evidence best time for the Derby final is 29.26, victim to Taylor, and only from spectators and newspaper re- by Waitle Back in 1837. Demotic ports, it was unanimously decided Mack, was the only runner in the that in the opinion of the Commitice,

attend.

H. Mackenzle. For years her hits

full

by the

Good Bowling In County Matches

the South China Baseball Team had belonging to a woman, Mrs. D. Cricket not endeavoured to win the game, band's greatest ambition was to carry and Umpire Horton's action in calling off the Derby with a greyhound bred off the game after twice warning the by himself. Last year he was sure management of the South China that Demotie Mack would be the dog Baseball team that he would do so when It ran in last year's final of they did not play ball, was ap-the Derby. Mr. Mackenzie died last proved by the Committee,

year shortly before the Derby, but the his wife carried out his wishes by It was further decided that Rame should be given to the South entering Dematic Mack, China Athletic Association, as the finalist last year to reach last night's score at the sixth inning, when the final. game was called by the umpire, stood ot 0 to 4 in favour of the South China team.

The unsportsmanlike behaviour of the South China Baseball team was Com- severaly condemned by the mittee, realizing as they do that such behaviour will seriously re-act against the game of baseball in Hongkong, and it can only be hoped that this netion on the part of the Committed will result in the South Chinn Base- ! ball team going out to win in any games in which they may participate in the future.

the only

BOXER TO

BE HELPED

BY

“MAGIC"

New York, July 13. Mello Bettina and Billy Conn win the Madison Square Garden The League Committee further re-meet a commend that the Directors of the to-night for the World's lightheavy- South China Athletic Association, weight boxing title..

whe in all sports have shown such They will settle the issue as to excellent sporlamanship and leader whether magle can overcome a "left ship, should reprimand the players hook kisser." involved in the Incident under con- aidoration.

V. E. DUCLOS

ROY LAU

CHESTER BENNETT

A. RIBEIRO

E. HEARTHER ·

F. J. MOLTHEN

General Committee, Hongkong Baseball League.

Bettina's manager, Jimmy: Grippo,

a magician and hypnotist, will make nakres before Mello's eyes before the Aght and will say to him "You are Invincible."

..

However, bettors have made Conn a two one favourite.

Official weighing resulted As follows:Bettina 170 pounds; Conn 170 pounds-United Press,

London, July 13.

Two matches in the County Cricket) Championship were concluded to-day,

Reuter.

England. Wins Mackinnon Trophy

London, July 13. At the Bisley Rifle Shooting to-day, Cranbrook School, Kent, won the Ashburton Shield with a total of 402 points, beating King's College, Wim- bledon, by two points.

England won the Mackinnon Trophy with an aggregate of 1,003 points Canada was second with 094, Wales third with E59.

The Junior Mackinnon was won by Burma with 324 points. with Trinidad second with 322 poluts/Reuter,

Kent beating Somerset by eight K. C. C. INVITED

wickets and Derbyshire overcoming) Middlesex, by six wickets,

Good bowling was responsible for the team matekne Belshire In two days, Borhersetshire were twice but cheaply, Load Mods for 40 in the first innings and Watt five for 22 in the second. In one épeil, Watt cap tured four Somerset wickets without giving away a run.

·

KENT ♥. SOMERSET

At Maidstone, Kent defeated Bomerset 163 (Todd & for 40) and Somerset by eight wickets, 185 (Watts for 22).

Kent 203 (Wellard 0 for 75) and 50 for 2.

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DERBYSHIRE » MIDDLESEX ::

TO BOWL ON H.K.C.C. GREEN

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The K.C.C. third division lawn bowls league team have no league axture this week, and the Hongkong Cricket Club have kindly invited the KCC side to visit them and play a friendly match.

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The match on the new H.K.C.C. green wil start at spam.; and the Cowloon players are requested to meet at the Kowloon Star Terry at 3.30 pm:

The following rinks will reprezent the LC,C. ——

At Derby, Derbyshire bont Middlew. Hempsey. T. Hunter, J. Wright

sex by six wickets

Middlesex-161, (Compton 80) and

78 (Copson 7 for 39).

Derbyshire-04 (Sims 4 for 27) and 180 for 4Reuter.

and WW, Hirst (skip); W. Nash, G. E. Taylor, A. W. Ramsay, and T. Carr (sisip); W. Hobbs, T, Fabel, A. Madar and J. M. Jack (skip).

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