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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 botwoon Australia and the Philip- pines in the second round of the American Zone in the Davis Cup competition starts to-day at Long Boach, California, and will be continued to- morrow and on Sunday.

The Australian temp is nude upt of John Bromwich, Adrian Quist and Jack Crawford, while the Filipino team comprises Amado Sanchez and Felicirimo Ampon.

While the Australia are seasoned International players, the Filipinos are new to the Devis Cup compell- tion. Dowever, since their arrival at Los Angelea early lust mouth, they have been preparing hard for their matches.

course, are The Australians, of generally expected to win this match masily. They qualified for play In the recond rotind by overwhelming the Mexican Davis Cuppers by five anaktien to nll, and it is more, than likely that they will hand out the same trouncing to the young and in- experienced Filipinus.

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: V. john Amado Sanchez Bromwich.

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

Àmpon, the "Mighty Alite" of new fur the Australians. Last year, Manila courts, and No. 4 ranking he defeated F. Kukuljevle, the Vig! player in the Islands, has been steal-alav Davis Cupper, who did so well

Int Wimbledon recently, and his r ing the limelight trom Sanchez, Hongkong as well as in other places cont display in Hongkong showed that which they have visited, it was Am- he is a "hendy" player who has to be pon who created the grouter impres-watched carefully.

Manila enthusiasts do not expect son, and it is fervently hoped in the Philippines that his easy-stroking the twn Flipino hoyr to win against and loxy gaine may prove something the Australkins but they are keenly

L. J. Silva sending down a wood in the League match at King's Park on Saturday between the Club de Reerelo "A" and the Police R.C. The chapiplons won, thus maintaining their unbeaten record. Left to right In the pleiure are F. Channing, J. Brown, W Mair, C. 31, Siliva, J. F. V. Ribeiro and L. J. Silva.-Staff Photo- 'grapher.

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

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HOLDER OF TITLE DEFEATED

Quarter-Finals Of P.G.A. Tournament

New York, July 13, The quarter-finals of the Profes- alonal Golfers' Association Champion- ships were played to-day at the Pomonok Country Club, Long Island, over 36 holes.

Paul Runyan, the holder of the title, was defented by Dick Metz, who won by two and one, while Byron Nelson, the American "Open" Champion, beat 13. Emerick Kacis by the wide margin of enlt-10 and 9.

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Roulade, 20/1 (0)

Cosaque, 20/1 (0)

Antecedent, 20/1 (0)

Lovely Woman, 20/1 (0)

-Reuter.

LETTERS TO THE‡ EDITOR

Baseball Decision

To the Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph.

E. J. Harrison eliminated Harton Smith by four and three, and Henry Plcard put out Rod Munday by two and one.

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 Avory, 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.

KASEX

Garland-Wells won the town and grace of the willing Gover will he be put Essex in, and the steadiness of able to top the half century. the Surrey attack kept Exsex strictly on the defensive. Só much was this the case that in the first hour only 30 runs were scored for the foss of two wickets.

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Eastinen, e Watte, b Gover Avery, reilted hurt

Wade, hw, 1 Gover O'Connor, e Fishlock, Parker Nichol, ut out

............ Taylor, o acid-Well, b Squires Eastman played forward too soon A. 1. Lavers. > Squires

to a ball from Gover and gave Waits). G. Unwin, is Gover

J 1. W. A. Stephenson, h Gover easy catch at recond slip, and South (R.), e Berry, b Watis then Gover hnd Wade bw, shority | skins (2.), e Gregory, b Watta afterwords.

In the first hours Berry, Parker

Extras...

Tolat .

****HURREY

and Squires all had a turn with tin: Gregory, e Stephenson, Smith (R.) ball after the opening assault by Fishlock, & Eastman, 5 Smith (R.i

Sitten, Vewin, b South, (R.) Gaver and Watts, and at 37 O'Connor, fring, e Lawia, & smini (R) who had been für from happy, ruck-] Parker, not out wearer

lessly swept a ball from Parker to dep long leg where it landed safely in the hands of Fishlock

A run later Garland-Wells supped up a good enteli nff Suuires to send back Taylor.

A MERRY KNOCK

Mcintyre, bw, b Taylor 11. M. Garland-Wells, Smith (P) ........ Waits, Bow, b "Taylor,

st. Wade

Berry, e O'Conner, b Taylor Brun, hw, Taylor

Total wkls.)

Gover to bat,

110

ESSEX (1st Inningai--Gover, 13-0-33-4; Waits, 8.4-0-26-2; Berry, 4-1-0-0; Packer D-3-10-1: Squires, 15-1-39-2; Garland-Wells,

A. . Lavers hit merrily for a-1-13-0; Gregory, 2-0-1-0. while and collected 10 before Squires bowled him in the last over before lunch.

and

the

NEW YORK OUTFITS TROUNCED

On the resumption, Unwin played Baseball a real captain's innings with Nichuls, who had defended resolutely, crack through with a granul covers he sent up the hundred.

At 131, however, he succumbed to fine ball from Gover after compl ing a more than useful 33 out of the 67 put on for this wickel Captain Stephenson provided a comic inter- lude before Gover knocked back his off-stump; Ray Smith was bowled by Watts and Gregory, whose injured finger is still bandaged, caught Peter Smith, to give Watts a second wicket

| and close the Essex innligs for 156.

Gover had the best figures with 4 for 38. Nichols carrled his hat for a valiant 52, and and despite his re- cent enforced absence from the game, he opened the bowling just after four old fire and

The semi-finals will be played to- o'clock with all his

morrow.

energy.

and

Harrison Nelson will meet Picard will clash wits Melz. Reuter.

Record Crowd Sees Greyhounds

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SURREY COLLAPSE

It was Ray Smith, however, who instrumental in dashing the 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 end, sent back bath Squires, with only 31 on the board. Eastmon caught Fishlock at short- leg, and Unwin, standing periously near the bat, was similarly respon- alble for Squires.

New York, July 13. The following are the results of matches played in the Mujur Busebali League to-day:

National League

Cincinnati..

New York .......

R. H. E. 7 10 0 07

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

St. Louis

Boston

12

ON

Batteries, Cardinals, Davis and

Owen,

St. Louis Boston

A 2

3 Miller homered for the Braves. Batteries.- Braves, Macfayden and

American League

Masi.

·

6 New York

A 0 Detrolt

10 13 D Gordon homered for the Yankers, Hatteries-Tigers, Thomas and Teb-

Philadelphin 12 223. Chiengo when Parker

13 1 * 10 Nagel homered for the Athletler

Gregory was determined not to fall into the thortles trap, so he swung lustily, only to be caught by Stephen- som at deep-square-icg...

The light wus bnd joined Barling. After sending up the in under the hour. Barling, whose score was then 19, skied a ball to mid-wicket, where Unwin took it with superb ease.

Over 92,000 people-a record for any Greyhound Race meeting-saw an all-Irish victory in the final of the 13th Derby, run over 526 yards at the White City on June 24. The

Ray Smith bowled altogether for winner, Highland Rum, la owned by Mr. J. Harty, #rate collector and an hour and a half and received an farmer, of Bungarvan, Co. Water- an ovation from the crowd of ten ford, and trained at Wimbledon by thousand for his splendid achieve- Paddy Fortune, who was born in ment

full loss from

betts,

St. Louis

1 2

and Radcliff for the White Sox, Bat- terfes-Athletics, Dean and F. Hayes.

Washington

4 10 0 Gelbert homered for the Senators and MeQuinn for the Browns. Bat- terles-Browns, Kennedy and Glenn.

-Reuter.

England Wins Mackinnon Trophy

Cork. Paddy's 83-year-old Garland-Wells was hopelessly at Sir,-An extraordinary meeting of Co.

Peter Smilla, whe the Committee of the Hongkong Base- father made the trip from Co. Cork sen against both

For- had relieved his namesake, and Bisley balt Lengue was called on July 11, to share in. his son's success. to consider the report of Umpire tune completed a unique double, us Taylor, and at 15, with the best in- Charles Horton on the baseball gune he won this year's Grand Natlanal tentions of hitting the former into played on July 8, between the South with Valiant Bob, also an all-Irish the Thames at Vauxhall, he failed to

Irish- seven

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

At 35 Watts fell another lbw vic- Chinese Baseball Club. The legal bred doga have won the Derby,

Highland Rum (2 to 1) won by representatives of all the teams were

was attained present, with the exception of the three lengths from Carmel Ash (2 to tim to Taylor. Berry Atayed with South China Athletic Association, 1), Demotic Mack (10 to 1) finishing Parker until the 100

to third, 12 lengths further away. The but he then hit a who bod been duly invited

Ume was 20.35sec, as against the Taylor to O'Connor at square leg.

When Parker reached a meritorious attend.

track record of 29.21, set up by Gay- After hearlag Umpire Horton's re-hunter in the second round. The 40. Brooks became yet another low port, and considering other evidence best time for the Derby final is 29.20, victim to Taylor, and only by the from spectators and newspaper re by Waitle Bark in 1937. Demotic purts, it was that in the opinion of the Committee race belonging to a woman, Mrs. D. Cricket the South Chinn Baseball Team had : Mackenzie. For years her hus not endeavoured to win the game band's greatest ambition was to carry und 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 Demotic Mack would be the dog Baseball term that he would do so when it ran in inst year's final of if they did not play bull, was ap-the Derby. Mr. Mackenzie died last proved by the Committee.

year shortly before the Derby, but thehis wife carried out his wishes by It was further decided game should be given to the South entering Demotie Mack,

the China Athletle Association, as score at the sixth inning, when the finalist last year to teach' Inst night's game was called by the umpire, stond

unanimously decided

Ebot

nt to 4 la favour of the Chinn team.

South

The unsportsmanlike behaviour of the South China Baseball team whe Com- severely condemned by the mittee, realizing as they do that such behaviour will seriously re-act agminat the game of baseball in Hongkong, and it can only be hoped that this nction on the part of the Committee) will result in the South China Base-1 ball team going out to win in any games in which they may participate In the future.

Mack, was the

fool.

only runner in the

the only

BOXER TO

BE HELPED BY "MAGIC'

New York, July 13. Mello Bettina and Billy Conn will The League Committee further re-meet at the Madison Square Garden commend that the Directors of the to-night for the World's lightlicavy-

Athletic South China

Association, weight boxing title.

They will settle the issue de to who in all sports have shown such

"left excellent sportsmanship and leader-whether magic can overcome a ship, should reprimand the players hook kisser." Involved in the incident under con- sideration.

V. E. DUCLOS

ROY LAU

CHESTER BENNETT

A. RIBEIRO

E. HEARTHEN

F. J. MOLTHEN

General Committee, Hongkong Baseball League.

Betting's manager, Jimmy Grippo,

a magician and hypnotist, will make passes before Melio's eyes before the Bght and will say to him "You are Invincible."

However, bettors have made Conn a two to one favourite, Omcial weighing follows:-Bettina 170

Good Bowling In County Matches

London, July 13.

Two matches in the County Cricket Champtonship were concluded to-day. Kent beating Somerset by eight wickets and Derbyshire overcoming! Middlesex by six wickets.

Good bowling was responsible for the two matches finishing in two days. Somersetshire were twice out cheaply, Todd taking six wickets for 40 in tlie first innings and Watt five for 22 in the second. In one spell, Watt cap tured four Somerset wickets without giving away a run.

KENTY. SOMERSET

At Maidstone, Kent defeated Somerset by elight wickets.

Somerset-103 (Todd & for 40) and 185 (Walt B for 22).

Kent-203 (Wellard & for 75) and 50 for 2.

DERBYSHIRE. MIDDLESEX

Al Derby, Derbyshire bent Middle- sox by glx wickets.

Middlesex,151 (Compton 80) and resulted na 16 (Copson 7 for 30).

Derbyshire--D4 (Sims 4 for 27) pounds; Conn 170 pounds-United Press.

and 139 for 4-Reuter,

the

London, July 13. At the Bisley Rifle Shooting to-day, Cranbrook School, Kent, won Ashburton Shield with a total of 482 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 904, Wales third with 039.

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

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

The K.C.C, third division Jawn bavla league team have no league neture this week, and the Hongkong Cricket Club have kindly invited the K.C.C. aldo to vilt them and play a friendly match.

The match pn the new H.K.C.C. green will start at 4 pm, and tho Kowloon players are requested to meet at the Kowloon Star ferry at 3.30 p.m.

The following rinks will represent the K.C.C. :-

W. Hempsey, T. Hunter, J. Wright and W, W. Hirst (skip); W. Nash, G. E. Taylor, A. W. Itomiey, and T. Carr (kip); W. Hobbs, T. Fabel, A. Madar and J. M. Jack (skip).

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