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MINDANAO PLAYERS

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.:

July 15, 1939.

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PROGRAMME

UP THEIR Playing Two Matches In Local Baseball League

(By "Bingle")

Now that U. S. S. Mindanao has roturned to port, an effort is being made this wook-ond to speed up the schedule in which the sailors have lost some time. They will play a double header.

"To-day's tilt at 2.30 pan., at Caro | line H is slated between Club de Recreio und U. S. S. Mindanao and, although the Rambling Itecs are out pennant, of the running for the they'll give the gobs a good fight. The Portuguese are taking the game

The secret of Silm Arculli's fast ball seems to have been discovered by Nam Hwn when they clashed. Nicked for eight blows in only five frames. Mudeen was yanked in fu- vour of Captain Dave Leonard who was eredited as the winning pitcher.

Henry Picard Entors P.G.A. Final

New York, July 14.

Henry Picard became the first to enter, the final of the P.G.A. Championships on the Pomonok County Club course, Long Island, to-day when he defeated Dick Metz in the semi-finals by one up after a hard-fought battle.

Metz almost over-ran Picard in the final holes.-United Press.

more seriously now, and their at-Wah a lie more "oup Nam Baseball tendance out at the park is more 1wn could have ellached this tus than encouraging.

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Batteries will

and

be Arculli While we haven't seen the sailors in action for some little time, 1 an Winglee for Union Brewery, and Earl cerinin that they have been practis-Wing und Nip Lum for Chung liwa, week-end's It aim is still out of the game, Wally These ing frequently. games will be the last chance we'll Ching will be behind the bat. have of seetup: Charlie Horlon doing

his stull for the next two years. The Mindanao squad will live to ko some

to find someone who can Bill Chelle's Mindanao In

shoes.

Crooner Ruel and Prints Thomasi will be the starting buttery for Min- danno, and Spotly Pereira and Alvares will be for Reerels.

Chinese B. C.

To Meet

AI

Union Brewers

Second Game

To-morrow

The nightcap at 11.30 01.m., be- tween Mindanao and South China, thout just abouti top off a real morning's entertainment, Fans Wil certainly get their money's worth as Nom Iwa has found their mid-sea- ron stride. Last Saturday's unfor- tunate incident is past history now and I'm Inclined to think that there'll be some ·real ball playing out at Caroline H from now on.

Hunk Chang.

To-morrow's first of the twin' bl begins at 10 am.. In which fans will probably again pack the small grond-

Num Hwa hurler. | slund because Chinese Baseballers who started off rather badly at the clash with Beer Baron Chet Ben-beginning of this campaign, Is show- nett's Unton Brewers in the returning lot of stuff these days, engagement.

the backing he has been getting from

teamrunates should wor hin cockles of any pitcher's heart.

And

Chung Hwn gave the Beermen a when they last played, and Naro there's every chance that they'll turn With Dynamo Bo,-and he is the tables on the Brewers this time. been appropriately nicknamed-be- It can be done!

hind the bat for Nam Hwa, they have about one of the best batteries Nip Lum, who was out of last around these parts. week's tussle because of an injured; arn, wli probably turn out to-imor-į Mindarmo will probably use Char- row for this Important fight. Itlie Horton on the slab for this game, doesn't look quite as much as a boil unless, of course, Crooner Ruel can game, without Nip in there, some-stay on the mound for two successive how, when the Chinese Baseballers ganes, Paintuot Thomas can catch are playing Nip is still my idea of "wo consecutive games with cure, the tops in cushion pilfering. and he's plenty tough.

At the

NEW YORK OUTFITS SUCCEED

New York, July 14.

The following were the results of matches played in, the Major Base- ball League to-day:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

..

R. It.

E.

New York

B

11

Detroit

#

#

Batteries, Vanizers. Dicky.

Ruffing

und

Philadelphia

7

12

7

-

0

Chicaga ......

Hayes and Chapman homered for the Athletes.

Batteries-Athletics,

Hayes, Washington St. Louis

ROAS

and

..... 11

19

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# 13

2

Miss Marble. American and Wimbledon champion, Irans on the net after a hard match at Beckenham with Miss Nicoll 16-year-old English

Aliss Marble won; 6-3, 6-8, 6-3, player, who is seen on the left.

County Cricket Leaders Defeated By Surrey By

Seven. Wickets At Oval

Following the defeat of Middlesex, Gloucestor shire, leaders of the County Cricket Champion- ship, also received a setback in the programme with frame, Estnienia and Wright which concluded yesterday, being defeated by

Surrey at the Oval by seven wickets.

The Senators scored six in the

homered for the Sennfors. Butteries,

Senators, Haynes ned Ferrell.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

#

2L tu force

Three "Unseeded" Men Left In Last Eight: Bob Riggs An Enigma

London, July 3.

We are half-way through the Lawn Tennis Cham- pionship contests at Wimbledon, and for the first time on Saturday last, the meeting was at its old-time beat. There. were over 500 people in the queues at eight o'clock in the morning; at three in the afternoon the gates to the Centre Court were closed, while dense crowds filled the stands and every other available space round the other courts." It is estimated that there were over 30,000 people present. The ambulance people worked at high pressure because so many fainting women had to be carried out and attend- ed to. But the quality of the lawn tennis was far below the usual standard.

The inst eight in the men's singles was completed. Here they are, in the order in which they will meet:

H. W. Austin (G.B.) v. E. T. Cooke (U.S.); F. Kukuljevic (Jugosinvla) v. H. Henkel (Germany); Eugene Smith (the mystery man from the U.S.) v. Ghaus Puncec (Jugoslavia); Mohammed (India) v R. L. Riges (U.S.).

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Of these eight. Kukuljevic, Smith and Mohammed were non-seeded. Smith is a teacher in California and ranked No. 3 in the States, and is on a holiday-a big pleasant man.

What people wanted to know was

how good or bad was Rigga.

He is an enigmatic person who one minute inys like a genius and at

others like a bad club player. the British Davis Cup player, witom

in his match against R. Shayes

he bent by 7-5, 0-8, 6-4, 6-3, Riggs gave the impression that he did not care if he won Of lost. For that deeld. į matter, so did Shayes. I have seldom seen two such nonchalant players at Wimbledon. Henri Cochei was known for his nonchalance, bul Riggs, in this respect, could give Cochet u blg start and beat him.

HAMPSHIRE v. SUSSEX Al Portsmouth, Sussex defeated Hampshire by six wickets.

Hampshire.301 (Arnold 108, Nye 5 for 100) and 221 (James Langridge € for 76).

Sussex-206 and 237 for 4.

for win,) Yorkshire 502 In an attempt Cincinnati

Gloucestershire declared their second (Sutcliffe 107 not out, Barber 128 not 4 the New York

wickels down, out). with nine Jurges and Demarce homered for innings the Giants. Batteries. www.ww

Giants, leaving Surrey to get 301 to win- Lohrman and Danning,

which was accomplished with seven wickets to spare, thanks to an 11- ↑ 10 1 Pittsburgh

defeated 137 by Gregory. 14 17 Brooklyn

Yorkshire, however, improved their comfortable victory Klein homered for the Pirates and position with

Northants nt Northampton, Lavagetto for the Dodgers. Bat-] over terics.Dodgers, Hamlin and Phelps. Laking full points by an innings and

OB runs. St. Louis

Rain interfered with the match at Glamorgun and Cardiff between Buston

Mize homered for the Cardinals Essex, yesterday when there was no and Lopez for the Braves.-Batteries, play at all. Sonny" Avery, whs Fette and Lopez-Router,

Iractured a finger several weeks ago, demonstrated his recovery by scoring 161 for Essex in the first innings, which realised 474 runs, Glamorgan made 273 in their first knock, and In the follow-on had 32 for no wicket when no further play was possible.

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IDDON SCORES 217

The highest individual innings of the programme went to J. Iddon, of Laneushire, who-contributed 217 not out to his county's total of 403 for five.wickets, declared in the match against Worcestershire al Manchester: Lancashire won by nine wickets,

The annual match between Eton and Harrow commenced at Lord's yesterday, and at close of play the latter were in a sound position, being

"Sonny" Avery

his fractured finger has

recovered.

only three runs behind with three wickets in hand.

Results and scores are cabled by

Reuter.

LANCASHIRE ▾. WORCESTER At Manchester, Lancashire de- feated Worcestershire by ninc wickets.

SURREY v. GLOUCESTER At the Oval, Surrey defeated Gloucestershire by seven wickets,

Gloucestershire-210 and 349 for decid.

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Surrey-201 (Goddard 7 for and 301 for 3 (Gregory 137 not out)

ETON v, HARROW

At Lord's, the close of play scores In the annual two-day match between Eton and Harrow were:

Eton 16 (Hoult 4 for 69).

Von Cramm Denied U.S. Admission

Bristol, England, June 16. Baron Gottfried von Crammt, Germany's former Davis Cup tennis star, said to-day that United States Embassy officials in Germany had refused him a visa to visit America next fall,

The one-time top-ranking German player said he had in- tended to play in the United States championships at Forest Hills Sept. 7-16.

....

Von Cramm said he was not complaining about, the United States decisión, however, and in no way wished to bring pressure on anybody to get the decision altered.

NO CONCENTRATION There was no doubt that Riggs has for sensation. Sensations there work Dat on Satur- one. The favourite came through lawn tennis in him. day, July 1, he appeared not to con-all right, but not always impressive- centrate, because he was always Y

Trim Alice Marble has come here smfiing and even waved his racket

to some of his friends in the com- determined to win our singles tille. two doubles titles petitors stand, Yet when accused She holds our of not concentrating he replied: and all three American titles. But "But I was." All I can say is that her game will need to improve a his meaning of "concentration" was

great deal if she is to achieve her something new to me!.

ambition. On Saturday she was far Bunny Austin alone remains to

from a champion in beating the represent Great Britain in the men's Cheshire star, Pat Beazley 6-4, 0-3. shigles championship at Wimbledon.

True it was the American's first Yet he played like anything but singles game aince the previous the No. 1 seeded player in beating Tuesday and from her painstaking Don Butler 8-6, 6-4, -1. Thecret service onwards Miss Beazley was cally he is a potential champion. commendably stendy; but the Ameri- Clearly he is lacking in practice and gan's usual icy control was missing. Harrow-205 for 7 (Crutchley 115, the stir gune Butler provided may Time and again her backhand merely

have served as an Invaluable tonic.

Bunny's starmest struggle wus gainst himself," for "some" of his mis Fakes were like those of a public park's beginner. Neither player held bis service satisfactorily,

There was an odd occurrence when the score was 6-all, in the first set. From near the net Austin hit a ball which clearly was going out. Instead It landed on the brass top of the net post and rebounded into Butler's court. Austin won the point.

Anson 66 not out).

Blue Peter Wins The Eclipse

netted the ball tamely. That is not Marble habit. The Cheshire giri was too prone to double-faulting, but she can be satisfied to have held Miss Marble to 0-4, 6-3.

Helen Jacobs though out of singles practice, had Bitte difficulty in beat- Ing Miss J. P. Curry, "Jed" beat the Jugoslavian Miss Kovac comfortably,' and Peggy Scriven was not unduly troubled to conquer her old opponent, Mrs. Cartwright (Mary Heeley). But Mary Hardwick had a stiffer task against the graceful American free- As regards the women the Anal is lance entrant, Gracyn Wheeler, who still open. News on Saturday that apparently plays in a devil-may-care At Sandown Park to-day Lord a favourite was a game or two be spirit, but who is always planning Rosebery's Derby and Two Thousand hindas when Dorothy Little lost her two shots ahead. Miss Hardwick's Guineas winner, Blue Peter, won, the dret set 3-4 to the Droitwich school consistent driving was just enough Eclipse Stakes, with Glenloan second mistress, Miss M. Slaney quickly to carry the match, 7-5, 9-7-Our and Challenge third,

brought a flock of spectators hungry own Correspondent.

London, July 14.

The betting was 2-7, 100-6 and 100-7 respectively.

Blue Peter won by one and a half lengths, while three lengths separated second and third,

Other betting was 8-1 against Scottish Union, 10-1 against Port- marnock, 25-1 against Meadow, 50-1 against the others.

Specin place betting wog 4-7 on Scottish Union, evens on Portmar nock,.2-1 against Challenge and 6-2 against Glenloan. Others had pro- portionate odds.

Blue Peter became the Afth Derby winner to win the Eclipse Stakes in the same year, covering the course in 2 mins. 13 4/5 secs.

Challenge settled down slightly ahead of Llandaff," Scottish Union, Disney, Portmarnock and Blue Peter. then after three furlongs Challenge was clear of Llandaff while Disney and Scottish Union were ahead of the others with Glenlonn lant.

Challenge entered the straight ahead of Disney, Scottish Union, and Blue Piter, but the lostnamed soon got the better of Challenge and Scot- deeld. tish Union,

Glenloan made дл unsuccessful (Oldfield 125, Iddan 217 not out) aid attempt to win and Meadow

fourth-Reuter's Special.

Lancusiro-403 for

ORCHESTRA

53 for 1.

(Cooper 104 not out).

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Worcestershire-212

ond

NOTTS. LEICESTER

273

At Worksop, Notts beat Leicester- shire on first innings.

Notte

278 and 283 for 4 decid. Leicestershire-248 and 20 for 1. GLAMORGAN – ESSEX

At Cordiff, Essex boat Glunorgan on first innings.

EBECX-474TM (Avory 181}, Glamorgan. 273 and 32 for 0. There was no play yesterday owing: to roln.

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NORTHANTS ▼. YORKSHIRE At Northampton, Yorkshire feated Northants by on innings and 90

runs.

Northants-216 (Dowes 3 for 43) and 108 (Verity 8 for 58)..

THE RESULTS

Was

London, July 14, The Eclipse Stakes run at Sandown Park to-day resulted: Blue' Peter (E. Smith) Glenloan (Jones)

0

Challenge (D. Smith) ...................

Eight run. The winning margin WOR A length and half; three lengths. Betting: 2-7, 100-0, 100-7. Also ron: Port. Marnock (Beas ley). Scottish Union (Gordon Rich ards), Meadow (Beary), Llandaff (Lowrey), Disney (Cliff Richards)- Reuter.

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