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Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 19, 1939.

RAIN INTERFERES WITH COUNTY CRICKET

RESULT REACHED IN TWO GAMES: 4 ABANDONED Highest Individual Score Made By Keeton Of Notts

·Rain interfered with the programme of County Cricket Championship matches which concluded yesterday. Only two dofinite results were reached, Notts defeating Middlesex by an innings and 190 runs and Essex beating Surroy by ten wickets, but four matches were abandoned. In several cases, no play at all was possible yesterday.

Tom Goddard Wins "100" Race

Bristol, July 7. Seventeen wickets in one day (for 105 runs) equalling day and match world first- class records.

That was how Tom God- dard, 38-year-old 6ft. 3ins. Gloucestershire slow bowler, still needing three, won the race for the first 100 wickets of the season, when his team played Kent at Bristol.

How Goddard toiled and spun.. Nine for 38 In the first innings, eight for 68 in the second.

Goddard also won the "100" race in 1937. He has taken more than 1,700 first-class wickets,United Press,

Thrilling Polo At

In hitting up 312 not out for Notts against Middlesex at the Oval, W, W. Keeton scored the highest individual innings of the season and enabled his county to win by the wide margin of an innings and 190 runs.

As a result of this defeat, Middle- sex have slipped further in the County Championship.

The following scores were cabled by Reuter:

MIDDLESEXY, NOTTS

At the Oval, Notts, delented Mid- dlesex by an innings and 180 runs.

Notts500 for deeld. (Keeton 312-not out).

7 for 70) Middlesex.119 (Voce und 251 (Edrich 51, Compton 65). DERBYSHIRE. YORKSHIRE

At Chesterfield, rain interfered with the match between Derbyshire and Yorkshire, and the game was aban- doned,

Derbyshire.--208 for 8 (Worthing- ton 53).

ESSEX, SURREY

At Colchester, Essex beat Surrey by ten wickels.

Surrey.-265 and 100 (Peter Smith 7 for 47).

Essex. 381 (Eastmon 00, Nichols

03) and 27 for D.

SUSSEX. NORTHANTS

At Have, Northants won on first) Innings against Sussex.

Northants-334 and 110 for 5. Sussex-310 (Timms 0 for 37). HAMPSHIRE », GLAMORGAN

At Southampton, the match be- tween Hampshire and Glamorgan war abandoned owing to rain.

Glamorgan-157 (Barling 5 for

27).

1

Ilampshire-22 for 2.

SOMERSET . LANCASHIRE,

Hurlingham At Yeovil, the match between

and

Watts, Berry, Parker, This is the Surrey C.G.C. team of 1939. Back Now (left to right).-Fishlock, Squires, Whitfeld, Mcintyre. Front Row-Gover, Brooks, IL.M. Garland-Wells (Cxplain), Gregory Barling.

MATCHES

Scottish Footballers

Back From Long Tour

Royal Visit Had Swamping' Effect On The Gates"

The Scottish soccer team which toured Canada and part of the United States returned home at the beginning of the month. Altogether the party covered close on 14,- 000 miles, and they were away for eight-wooks.

NOVA NOT FIGHTING GALENTO

Prefers To Meet Farr In London

one,

al

Fourteen games were played al- though only 13 will be officially re-

Jast cognised, The Providence, Rhode Island, was de- voted to the financial benefit of the players, each of whom received $100 or a little over £20. All the players to having had a readily confessed grand time, but also declared that they were very tired after the ex- tensive travelling, and were looking forward to a real rest before training the for the now senson. While changes which the game has been undergoing at home were 'reficcted in the play of the team and caused Canadians to wonder, no team left were 22 happier Impression. They New York, July 12. criticised, because of the lack of in- Making

time double-barreled an-dividual artistry and smoothness of nouncement, Ray Carlen, manager teamwork, and at the same

admired

for the sterling of Lou Nova, revealed he is with- were drawing the youthful Californian honesty of effort. heavyweight battler from the bout! From a financial point of view, the- with Tony Gatento because he is tour is not expected to be a success. considering a fight against Tommy The accounts have now been com pleted but there will be a small de- Farr.

Nova recently agreed to terms Heit, Because of the royal visit to outlined by Mike Jacobs to fight Canada it was thought a tour at the Galente, who was halted by Joe Louis same time would be most appropri-. last month, at Philadelphia on Sep- alo. Actually, the royal.visit had a

"swumping" effect. tember 7.

In the 13 official matches played Carlen said he is seriously con- aldering the offer of a U.S.$30,000 the team scored 60 goals and lost 12. guarantee for Nova to oppose Farr Garrett, the Heart of Midlothian cen- tre forward, was leading scorer with In London in September.

There was no question of Nova's 19 goals, and Jones of Third Lanark, willingness to clash with Galento but come next with 12 goals. Total at- the U.S.$30,000 guarantee was an tendances at the 13 games amounted offer that was too good to resist, to 59,000. Largest crowds were at New York, where two games were Owing to the rain, the matches Carien explained.

The announcement of the Galento-played. Each game attracted 10,000 Unforgettable-almost unbelievable--scenes

arranged for yesterday in the first

Smallest attendance was at Regina, witnessed at Harringay arena on July 1, when the Inter-round of the Open Singles Bowls Nova fight last week created a mild people, or 10,000 below the estimate.

played. national Roller Skating championship between America Champlonship of the Colony were not sensation as Novo, after his grand where only 700 looked on. and 'Europe concluded, before 10,000 spectators, in a win for the American team.

A "Sport" Which Has

To Be Seen To Be

Bowls

NO MATCHES PLAYED

Believed: Unique Race YESTERDAY

The race, which has lasted 24 days, distance of has been run over a 2,500 miles, each team being com- posed of six couples, men and girls.

Somerset and Lancashire, was aban-in the European team, France, Italy, doned owing to rain.

Lancashire.-181 for 2.

Handicap Too Much WORCESTER LEICESTER

For Optimists

Optimists met Someries House at Fold on July 1 at Hurlingham and

At Worcester, the match between Worcestershire and Lelcestershire was abandoned owing to rain. Leicester-30 for 1.

ROYAL NAVY ♥. RAF.

Belgium, Ireland, Canada, and Eng land were composed entirely of, Americana. Apparently all is fair in this astounding new sport which was introduced to England some months ago: It really has to be seen to be believed. It is phenomenally thrilling abnost fighting mad with spectatoes There was one alarm-

At Lord's the two-day match be-and there are times when it sends

were

Boy Runner Of Promise Discovered

At the White City, London, on (Cruick-ing incident when a section of the July 1 where the A.A.A. Junior

this League match proved one of the tween the Royal Navy and the Royal best contested games of the season. Air Force was drawn. The handicap of conceding 44 Konts

to overcome this that provided the

rently good palo was seen.

B.A.F-302 tar a decld.

James Bruen Leads In First Round

saw

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performances,

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victory over Max Baer, was promised a bout against Louis for the world tille,

NO SERIOUS INJURIES__ Serious injuries were happily ab- Motherwell Competitors who have not able to play off their matches on the

Two days after Mike Jocobs had sent. Mackenzie, the. datos originally arranged by the

arranged plans for a Nova-Galento half-back, tore knee ligaments in the Association are now requested to re-contenders battle, he announced that first game at Vancouver, and did not Bob Pastor and Loute will clash play again. He took part in five "sometime in September, somewhere games Off the field there was one Toin the United States." The bout is mishap. Garrett cut his hand in a arranged for 20 rounds and will prob- hotel accident at Providence and re- quired three stitches, which were ably be staged at Detroit.

Pastor lost a

ten-round decision on removed on the homeward voyage. points to Louis in 1937, halting Louis Mackenzie will be at by the begin- The Scots found the strongest op- where the knockout streak by simply keepingning of the new season. out of rearch of the negro's devastat position at Vancouver, ing attacks.United PreRO.

game, is most powerful in Canada and at New York, where a striking in standard was no- improvement ticed. But Boccer in the main is still far behind baseball in popu- larity, and one has difficulty in see- ing a distinguished future for the

Rinks Semi-Finals

Start At 4 P.M. Mr. R. P. Phillips, Hon. Secretary of the. Hongkong L.B.A., announced this morn- ing that the semi-finals of the Open Rinks Championship to be played off on Sunday, will commence at 4 p.m.

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

If greens are in condition to-day, the following matches will be played: At Kowloon Docks--V. Chittenden V. C. W. Lam.

Record Climb By Glider In Bad Weather

game.

Once more the social side of the tour was the leading feature. That It did, bring some "Joy" to exiles-and- others was always evident, and, after all, that tvas ng mean contribu

hurled wooden blocks, oranges and between the ages of 16 and 10 were too much for the shank-90,-alsey-4_for_74) and 180 groat crowd was so enraged that it Championships confined to youths proved just

arrange their games on the corres- Optimists, but it was their struggle for 6 (Cruickshank 70 not out).

Navy-301 (Boys 52, Stephenson various other missiles at the Ameri- decided, there were many excep-

and severali can competitors. What the

ponding days next week. They are about In a sport thrills and incidenin dn which some101. Sharp 4 for 69).

to complain which is unique so far as my ex-records were broken in the 100 asked to get in touch with the con-

As a sport, gliding is becoming flon. perience goes, is beyond me. Bump-yards. A. Watt (Shettleston Har-veners of Clubs on whose greens their

more and more popular and on July ing, boring, deliberate holding, and riers) won his first heat in 104sec. matches are to be played."

1. Mr. Philip Wills, London shipping even striking an opponent seem to In his next heat he clocked 10.1sec. be all part of the entertainment.

merchant, In two hours climbed hit some tremendous upcurrent. For to equal the record set up by W. R. scene between amozing

der clouds at Dunstable, Beds. This minute-faster even than a 1,000 American and a European both fell Loader in 1035, and then this tall As they did so they youth went on to clock evens in the

14,200 feet in a gilder through thun- two minutes he climbed at 2,000 feet breaks the record of 10,500 feet set h.p. fighter can climb.

"He was in cloud the whole time. and rolled over,

up only the previous week. indulged in a terrifle all-in affair, final, when he finished full of run-

Experienced pilots described Willa's He could not see a thing but the wet, in which many punishing blows were ning to beat J. Archer, the Midland

were dark mist round him. He had only At Hongkong F.C.-K. M. Omar v. Alght as terrifying. "There exchanged before three stewards in- junior champions, and P. B. Smith tervened.

says. "We knew that inside them he was climbing or diving or even Those who like their sport served of Blackheath Harriers. Watt then S. Hodge; W. Ward v. T. W. Curr; C. Thick thunder clouds" one of them his instruments to tell him whether July 18.

At Indian RC-G. Perkins v. C. the air would be rough enough to the right way up. Then just as ho the young Irich up in this fashion will ensure that went on to win the long jump with F. Remedios v. W. R. Hillyer.

Fiches v. C. M. S. turn the machine inside out, even if felt he couldn't stand any more, he came out through the clouds into the golfer, led the field in the first round roller speedway racing has a long 22ft 3in.

Wills knew this. as well as any sunshine and his climb stopped. Ho the- Yet he decided to try. For the had ascended 11,200 feet in bour

The House went away to a flying start and at the midway bell were leading by 9% goals against 4. Major Dollar, Raj. Prithe Singh and the Maharajah of Jaipur in the three chukkers changed the run of the play for the Optimists, but they could not draw level. The winners did not score after the Interval. Scorers for the winners were Major Ferguson (2), Col. Sir Harold Wernher (2), and Capt. Iorabrugh Perter; while Raj Prith: Singh (3), the Maharajal of Jalpur (2), Mr. W. L. Horbury (2), and Major Dollar hit for the losers, who lost a few good chances Result, Somerien House (rec, 44)

D. Optimists 8:

Newenstle, County Down,

James Bruen,

of the Irish Open Golf Champion- lease of life. Incidents

were co-

are inevitable. The women are quite

so much.

con.

one.

first

and three-quarters he clouds. Yet he came down through climbed slowly. Then he must have them again right over our ground."

Another record went when R.H. Hobbs; D. ship to-day with a record round of stantly occurring, and seemingly they Goodbody of Surrey A.C. the south-Alves; B. W. Bradbury v. M. F. Alar- it were not smashed."

At Pallee R.C.-H. E. Strange, 85 over the lengthened course.

P. Mahon, of Royal Dublin, was as bad as the men, the only difference ern junior champion won the milo

Soares. second with 08, while G. While, of being that they are not so strong, in 4 min. 25sec. Goodbody doubt- Notts Club, 69, and A. Lees, of York- and do not hurt one another quite less thanked N. F. Weston the second. C. Pereira; S. Eccleshall v. 3. R.

lad home for helping him to set up

little At Craigengower C.C.-J. A. R. shire, 69, tied for third place.

EXCITING SPORT It is a terrifically exciting sport in the new figures. Weston, a

R. Edwards. which the standard of skating is fair-headed ind, soon decided to de Selby v. M. N. Rakusen; W. S. Dall v. each high. The Amerleans, though, seem tach himself from the other com- to be rather tougher than our fellows petitors. At one time he had had a and girls at the moment, but I 30 yards lead, but always the bigger- am assured that our exponents are built bespectacled Goodbody kept a "coming on a packet".

The second match between the fled Jackets and Primrose Hill In the Cicero Cup Final, was a game char- acterised by fast gallops and hard

Other notable scores were Kenyon, hitting at goal. Capt. Kidston who scored six goals was the outstanding former holder, 70; A. D. Locke, of player for Primrose Hill who won South Africa, 73; and Reginald Whit- rather easier than expected by Dcombe and Bert Gadd 76

Reuter. goals to B.

"SAFE" —Tham, Mändle the umpire in a play on Sunday between the Union) Drowice ind, the Chinees Kaseball Club ---Staf Photographer.

Result: America 471 pts. Europe keen eye on the leader, and although 404. The teams have now won one at the bell Weston gallantly, tried to match each, and it has been deelded keep up his canter he was worn to have a "rubber match"-Our Oun down on the turn for home. Correspondent.

SCHMELING

TO FIGHT

Hitler Pays

Tribute To

Kid Berg Loses Twice

In One Week

Kla Berg, the London boxer, lost his second fight in a week, when he was beaten on points over t rounds by Mike Piskin of Freehold, New Jersey, at Long Beach on June 30. The fight which was held in the open air, took placo, during a torrential downpour and Piskin's margin of vic- tory was a narrow one, judged by the The former world and present A large wreath bearing his own boos with which the crowd greeted

engle and the verdict.. European heavyweight boxing cho Insignia of the German

NEUSEL

Berlin, July 18.

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also

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Motorist

wreath from

pion, Max Schmeling, will defend his a message of sympathy was sent by Barney Ross, former weiler-weight tille against the German heavyweight Herr Hitler for. the funeral of Mr champion of the world who watched champion, Walter Neusel, during the Richard Seaman, the British racing the fight was also of the opinion that present year, it WOB announced here

motorist, who, as a member of the Berg had won, "Berg won seven to-day,

The bout will probably be held in German Mercedes-Benz team, was rounds" he declared. "He landed Berlin at the Olymple Stadium, the fatally injured in the Belgian Grand ten punches to one of Plakin's." The capacity of which will be increased Prix race on June 26. There was referee explained that he had award-

Korfuhrer to 130,000.

blows while Bert landed cleaner The provisional date is the test Huhnilen, Icader of the motor sports ed the decision to Piskin because he

organisations of Germany.

was guilty of hitting low and of con- Sunday in August.........**

Negotiations regarding the

A memorial service was held at tinuing to punch after the boll

Ennismore Gardens, and plate are now going on and a dofille announcement will be forth-All Saints,

London, and the Interment took pince coming within the next fow days,

Schmeling met Neusel five years at Putney Vale Cemetery The racing team. At the graveside Direk- mourners included Direktor Schip- tor Schippert carried out the German ago in Hamburg and scored a tochilpert and Dirckter Haspel, of the custom of saying good-bye to the cal knock-out when Neusel continued the ght after eight rounds. Daimler-Benz organisation, and Mr. dead man on behalf of all associated

Seaman's German co-members in the with the organisation, Trans-Ocean.

dato

Douglas, the Mindanao captain, base she is still a few yards out.

Staf Photographer, alors and the South China Anke on

ham't an earthly of getting to druk An incident in the match between the Bunday in the Baseball Leaguoji

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