1939-07-25 — Page 8

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 25, 1939.

SURPRISES REGISTERED IN BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP

W. Matr

made a good recovery.

MANY LEADING PLAYERS LOSE: SOME GOOD TIES Progress Made In Pairs And Singles Tourneys

(By "Abo")

Two matches in the third round of the Pairs and 15 in the first round of the Singles wore decided yesterday in the Open Bowls Champion- HOLLYWOOD ships of the Colony, biggest upset of the day being

IDEAS ON

CRICKET

London, June 23. Yet even in 1030 it seems that Hollywood hins very odd ideas about aur national summer game, writes Charles Grave. A. G. Macdonnell, the author and wit, has just received the following letter from David Niven, who has been cast, he says, to play the part of Ramies.

The usual studio conference was held and the director explained the plot to him as follows: "This guy Itames is the champéen cricketer of England, see? They are playing a world's test series on the Lord's field. This Raffles guy is sent in by the coach to. pitch, see?

"And he's just winding up when he sees his dame in the bleachers, so he makes out he's hurt his arm with the last mud ball. So he puts his buddy in to plich, then he goes over to talk to his dame and she's got a picnic basket and she's talking to one of her footmen,"

IN LEOPARD SKIN

At this point David Niven says that he was carried out unconscious, and adds, “Don't be surprised if I appear on the Lord's held in a leopard skin kilt, for the director is the chap who made all those Tarzan

Dima."

the defeat of F. X. M. da Silva, the Club de Recroio senior skip, by J, C. Remedios, a club-mate,

VX, M. da Silva

beaten by junior club-mate.

JAMES BRUEN PLAYS TWO

Alice Marble Going

To Hollywood.

London, July 14,

Miss Alice Marble, the Wimbledon tennis champion,

a

PERFECT ROUNDS

IN GOLF OPEN"

is shortly to become of film Leads List Of Qualifiers

actress, according to Mr. Frank Orsati, a Hollywood agent,

who has announced that

signed a contract on her behalf On St. Andrews Course

He added that the contract forbade any role as a tennis player, so Miss Marble's acting will not interfere with her amateur status... Miss Marble is also a singer. Earlier in the year she appeared as a singer in leading New York Hotels.

who plays in the Third Division of the Loague. Second Test

Another notable result was the victory of J. Gibson and W. V. Field, The Open of the Kowloon F.C., in Pairs, over A. E Coates and B. W. Bradbury, rightly regarded as one of the steadiest pairs in the competition.

Bob Duncan, a former singles champion of the Colony, made his exit from the tournament when bowed to L J. Sliva, at Kowloon

Docks.

he

The most one-sided game in the day's programme was that in which A. M. Omar eliminated J. F. V. Ribeiro, of the Club de Recreto, by only 14 21-3. The match went lo heads

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T. E. Robson and H. Nish, who had eliminated strong pair in the Omar brothers in the previous round, continued to make progress yesterday when they defeated J. A. Luz and F. Xavier at Kowloon Docks by 30- 12. They started poorly, but once they had got into their stride, they out-bowled their opponents.

Winning the first five heads, Luz und Xavier led 7-0, but then Robson and Nish came back with two singles, la three and four to snatch the lead: at 9-7, and from this stage onwards ihe winners never looked back. After leading 13-12 on the 13th head, they had one solid spell of scoring which took them to 30-12 on the 20th hond.

Although A. E. Coates and B. W Bradbury did not have the best of luck, credit must be given to their opponents for their steady bowling. As a matter of fact, in the first 11

This is not the first time Raffles has been made in Hollywood. On ends, Gibson and Field won no fewer the provious occasion Itonald Col- man played the lead, and some of you will remember the classic remark ho made to the umpire as he went on to bowl

It was: "I am going to give him three balls the first to the off, the second to the leg, and I shall then proceed to bowl him with the third,"

Alterations In. Stewards' Cup

London, July 24. The following are the alterations in the Stewards Cup probables:

than nine and led 11-3. This lead proved sumclent for the Kowloon F.C, men, and they hung on to it! until the end,

Altogether, Gibson and Field scored on 13 heads, Including ten singles and three twos, while Coates and Bradbury had a three, two twos and five singles.

Results Of Matches Played Yesterday

The following were the results of matches played in the Open Bowls Champion- ships yesterday:

OPEN PAIRS

T. E. Robson and H. Nish beat J. A. Luz and L, F. Xavier 30-12.

J. Gibson and W. V. Field beat A. E. Coates and B. W. Bradbury 16-12.

OPEN SINGLES

(First Round)

L. 1. Silva boat R. Duncan 21-9 on the 18th head.

T. A. Madar geat C. S. Ros- sclet 21-12 on the 20th,

M. R. Abbas beat R. S. Mea- dows 21-18 on the 28th,

J. M. Jack beat A. Brooks- bank 21-19 on the 23rd.

A. M. Omar beat 1. F V. Ribeiro 21-3 on the 14th..

J. C. Remedios beat F. X. M. da Silva 21-18 on the 30th.

E. C. Post beat C. Mosc 21-6 on the 17th.

A. J. Coelho beat S. Randle 21-19 on the 28th.

W. Gill beat M. Y. Adal 21-12 on the 22nd.

D. M. Khan beat W. Mul- cahy 21-7.

W. Mair beat Y. A. Razack 21-17 on the 18th.

E. C. Fincher beat C. Cow-

CLOSE FIGHTS Some close fights were seen in the singles. J. C. Remedios took 30 heads to beat F. X. M. da Silva on the Kowloon B.G.C. green, Resum- ing the game yesterday with-Silva-land-21-15-on-the-20th, leading 8-6 on the ninth head, the match was very even for the next few heads until Silva, when leading 11-10 on the 10th end, scored two singles, n two and two more singles on successive heads to lend 17-10.

However, Remedios came back with

C. M. Silva beat. Aitken 21-9 on the 20th.

A. S. Russell beat J. M. For- rest 21-5 on the 17th.

R. F. Luz beat . Mc-I Cutcheon 21-11 on the 19th.

Likely

In

To Fizzle Out Uninteresting Draw

St. Andrews, July 5, 2

James Bruon, Ireland's 19-year-old amateur: prodigy, was once again the hero of the Open Championship at St. Andrews yesterday, He led the qualifiers with two magnificent rounds of 69.

Having already established the record for the Old course, yes. terday he equalled Alliss' record for the Now course, for which he set now amateur figures.

This effort, which gave him a four; witch enabled him to antsh on the strokes lead over Henry Cotton and same mark as Cotton at 142... Lawson Little, has never been done by any other amateur except Bobby Jones who, in 1937, led the qualifiers with a similar aggregate of 138.

Other good early returns were by the holder, Reggie Whitcombe, who put a 72 on the Old course on top of his 72 on the Now, and Jack Me Bruen hit the ball tremendous Lenn, who returned 73 on the Old distances, and his chipping and put-course for an aggregate of 143. ting were devastatingly accurate.

Ho sank putts of two yards at the second, of seven yards at the fourth and fith, of Ove yards at the 13th, and 20 yards at the 14th.

LOCKE DISAPPOINTS Bobby Locke had the best of the conditions in the afternoon on the Old course, but he never looked like Unless something sensational occurs in to-day's play,

challenging the lenders. He took 36 looked like breaking the re- to the turn, but got threes at the the Second Test match at Manchester between England|cord, but at the home hole he 10th and 11th to become two under

pushed his second

and the West Indies looks like fizzling out into a tame draw because of the weather.

shot into the fours. rough, and being almost down with his recovery ran up' a five. Bruen's

Agures were:

Out: 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4-33; Home:

The English batsmen yesterday were in difficulties when play resumed on a wicket made sodden by rain, and Walter Hammond, the English captain, declared the inn-13533 45 45-30. Total 89. ings closed shortly after tea with the score standing at 164 for seven wickets.

In reply, the West Indies had made 85 for three wickets when stumps were drawn.

caught and bowled by Constantine Manchester, July 24. Rain again interfered with the after a useful innings of 20.

Tea was taken with the score Second Test Match between England

six wickets, and the West Indies. The downfall standing at 151 for yesterday and this morning left the Hardstaff being 64 not out and Wright wicket in a soaked cordiiloa and had not yet opened his account. after two inspections the umpires announced that the match will be resumed at 12.15 p.m. in the absence of further: rain.

A crowd of 7,000 Baw Hutton and Fazg resume their innings at 12.15 pm, but at 12.31, with the total at

ENGLAND DECLARES

Conditions generally were difficult, and fow low scores were returned.

Cotton, however, became a strong- er favourite than ever when he put in a most impressive 60 to equal the record for the Old course, set up on Monday by Bruen and Little. Ho

shot in played only one bad

the whole round.

the pin.

Coming home into the wind be dropped a stroke at the 16th, where and at the he missed a 2ft. pult, road hole, where his drive was in the rough and nearly out of bounds, he Anished in 73 for a 147 aggregate. Amateurs beside Bruen put up Hector some Ane performances. Thomson, the ex-amateur champion, missed a pult of just over a yard on the 18th green to fall in his bid to break 70 on the Old course.

Alex Kyle, the amateur champion, also did well with 73, but the second amateur to. Bruen turned up in the Australian all-rounder, John Ball- Hleu, who had an aggregate of 140.

All those with scores of. 150 and under qualify for the competition proper. Notable failures were Jurado Don Curtis and William Laldiaw, (Argentine), George Lowe: (U.S.A.), with aggregates of 150 or better for the championship proper on the Old course to-day. The leading scores

PERFECT START This was at the second hole, when, after playing a big too shot to with- In 50 yards of the green, he Auffed A crowd of 10,000, of whom 6,039 his No. 6 iron and sent the ball paid at the turnstiles, were present rather less than half-way. Ho r A total of 120 players quailfled covered to get the par four by plich when play continued after tea.

When Hordstalk was caught by ing his third to within four feat of Cotton had started with a perfect Williams, off Grant, after making 70 Hardstat hit à England's innings.

where he pitched dead to the hole six and eight boundaries.

Henry Cotton (Ashbridge) ... of 73- Wright was not out with one and side, and at the short 8th, he reached. Bruen Jr. (Cork)

Bretton the turn in 33,

W LERO Little

"Woods, 1.B-A4) He drove the 10th green-another extras totalled six,

Clarke was the most successful colossal smile to get another three, Builla (Chicago, USA) bowler for the West Indies with three and followed it with another at the Percy Allis (Ferndown)

RA. Whitcombe (Parkstone)

(holder)

19, bad light and slight rain catised in 100 minutes, Hammond declared three, and with three's at the 6th up to 150 were:-

n stoppage for half an hour.

Only two runs were added to the total when Fagg, in facing a ball from Hylton, played on to his wicket. He had scored seven runs.

Paynter joined Hutton and they for 59. stayed until the lunch interval, the

p.m.

The West Indies. once again opened

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Melbourne

Old New Course Total 09.00-138

short 11th.

Tha record looked In serious 7. McLean (Buchanan Castis)

Fallon (Huddersfield) score being 34 for 1, Hutton 13 and with J. B, Stollmeyer and R. S. Grant danger at this point, but at the 13th, M. Pose (uzzingo, Argentina) Paynter 9 The match had lasted 67 At 35, the former left, being caught where his second Anished on the Bajito (R.

Australia) green a long way from the hole, he minutes and will be resumed at 2.15 and bowled by Goddard for five.

With Grant and Headley in, the ran up a five-hla Arst of the day. A. J. Isherwood (Warrington)

9. A. Easterbrook (Knowle) Cotion followed it with another A. Compston (Coombe kull) tourists scored at a fast rate, the 50 Hylton gava.away only three runs being-holsted-after-only-35 minutes, five-par-golf-at the long 14th. At AB. Locke (South Africa) In taking one wicket. C. B. Clarke For this Grant was reponsible. He the road hole, the 17th, he played Huron riepool)****

18. B. was tried out later by the visitors fult three sixes off Goddard and also a bold spoon shot to the back of the A. Leer (Dors and Talloy) with his spin bowling and shortly before the adjournment B. S. Grant had four boundary hits in his short green to get a sound four. His putt C, A. Waitcamba (Crown 1)

innings of 47 runs, scored out of 50. of six yards for a three and a 00 on 1, Ayton fr. (Bloneham)

A, Jacobs (Lindrick) bowled a few overs.

Grant fast his wicket in hitting out the home green just failed,

J, Burn (Pannat). Hector Thomson A COLLAPSE

to Goddard, being caught at long-on

COTTON'S BEST by Fagg.

W. Branch (Leicestershir Lowry rides Rue de la Paix, Nevelt two couples, a single, a couple and

After lunch, the wicket was res- George Headley continued to bat

This is the best round Cotton hos G. Kalght (Bloxwich) rides Davy Dolittle, Sibbritt rides another single to lead 10-17 for the|

ponsive to spin, forcing batsmen on stendily, but saw Gomez being caught ever played on the Old course, and A. Perry (Leatherhead) Sercila, Barliam rides Ethland, Little-first time in the match. With a

Ernique (Bartolino (Argentina) the strict defensive. Without any by Wood oll Bowes without any add-the first time he has broken 70 on 11. Busson_(Fermby).... wood rides Gold and Blue, Mullins single on the 27th, Silva levelled the well indeed and was fully holding his addition to the score Paynter was dis-on to the acere. rides Mind Your Step.

Ancient) scores, but Remedios had three more own until he dropped a four on the missed, being caught by Scaley bo-

However, he and Sealey were to-it. He looks well set for a blg ib. Kyla Royal

Championship bid to-day.

Was W. D. Smithers Sunningdalo) Old Reliance, Ambrose Light, singles to terminate the match.

Emilo Serta (Uruguay) Bygone, Lovely Woman, Foxbrough,

by Martindale, fielding at three, Headley 10 not out and Sealey the New course. America's No. 1 J. C. Wibon Cawdor] ... Ipswich, and Colonel Payne have been the Club de Recreio green, where M. of the game, swung the advantage to

challenger has left his practice form Rest Ganda (South Shields) *** 74 76-1

G. Telford (Wesi Bussez) withdrawn.

R. Abbas only just managed to defeat Abbas. The closeness of the match caught

far behind, and is a real danger.

A. G. Matthews (Boehampton) 75 Squadron Castle is a doublful run-R. S. Meadows, the game going to 20 can be gauged by the fact that the short leg, off Grant Hutton also 13 not out,

ENGLAND heads. Meadowe was playing very scores were tied at 6-5 on the 9th had not added to his pie-lunch score, England's total, which was 34 for hend, 7-7 on the 11th, 10-10 on the ner-Router.

He had some typically big drivesLen Holland (Gerrards Cross) 72 78-1 13 in his round and was unfortunate at F. Bradbeer(Buroham 151b, 12-12 on the 10th and 10-16 on one before lunch, was now 34 for

78 72-150 Berrow) Hutton, e Martindale, b Grant..

the 8th hole to find a bunker that a. Charman (Princes Band- 24th. Meadows was actually leading three, made in 95 minutes.

wich) KRA 17-16 when Abbas scored his four. The 50 went up after 105 minutes FogE, b Hylton

was never intended to trap a teo of batting.

slict. He got into it so badly that N. Bullon Dunstable Downs) 16 22-10 later Paynter, c Sealey, b Clarke

· (Leigh)' and two minutes On the 27th, Abbas was lying three there was a short break owing to W. R. Hammond, st. Sealey, b

Clarke when Meadows had his last wood to more rain.

Another even match was seen on 20th head, which, at that late stage hind the sticks, off Clarke's bowling gether until the close of play, when Meanwhile, Lawson Laitle

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INNS.

Clarke

roll, and he drew in a beautiful shot At the resumption, Denis Compton Compton, ht, wkt.,

had the misfortune to trod on his Hardstaff, c Williams, b Grant wicket when playing Clarke. He had Wood, and b Constantine made only four runs, and the Eng-Wright, not out lish score was now 53 for 4.

FORMER CHAMPION OUT

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he required two shots before getting 8.5 Fold

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·76 76-150 -Our Own Correspondent.

In his anxiety to throw a short jack, Meadows did not get it past the flag, and in the subsequent long head, he was always that yard through Ʌt 02. Hammond left, being

Total for 7 deeld...... 104 after Abbas had put his second wood stumped by Sealey, off Clarke, after dead on the jack.

making 32.

Fall of wickets-1 (Fogg) for 21; Hardstoff was aggressive and scored 2 (Paynter) for 34; 3 (Hutton) for 50 in as many minutes, hitting a six 34; 4 (Compton) for 53: (Ham- and seven fours: F. Duncan, former singles

(Hordstan) for 164. Wood and Hardstaff mede a stand,mond) for 02; 0 (Wood) for 150; 7 champion, held his own against L. but at 150, the Yorkshireman was

Bowling Analysis Silva for 12 heads and then cracked' up. With the score at 949 on the

Martindale 12th, Silva scored three, two, two, two, one and two to finish the match, head, and in the next five heads, Mair Hyiton Clarke T. A. Madar took 20 heads to dis-scored a tour and tour threes!

R. F. LA and E. C. Fincher, two Grant pose of C. S. Rosselet, and except for

the first few heads was leading all old Interporters, won their matches Cameron the way. He had a four on the fairly comfortably, the former beat-Constantine 17th, which gave him a lead of ing J, McCutcheon and the lütfer C.

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R. S. Grant, c Fagg, h Goddard

J. B. Stollmeyer, e and b Goddard

Others to get through in the singles Scoring a four, a three and four twos, A. M. Omar was far too con- yesterday were WV. Gill, D. M. Khan G. Headley, not out sistent for J. F. V. Ribeiro on the and C. M. Bilivo,

Kowloon B.G.C. and won by 21-3. The winner showed splendid 'form throughout, and of the 14 heads play- ed he falled on only two,

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

The following is the programme of matches to-day:

Down 12-19 on the 17th against JIS A. Brooksbank, J. M. Jack staged a whirlwind finish to win 21-10. Four

DAE RANGE

OPEN PAIRS:

At Civil Service C.C.-E. Zimmern

singles in a row, followed immediate and N. P. Karanjia v. J. C. Remedios ly by a four and three comprised and, of C. Pereira, Jack's, scoring in the last six heads.

NEWCOMER DEFEATED

OPEN: SINGLES ****

G. Gomez, & Wood, b Bowen J. E. D. Sealey, not out

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Total for 3 wkts.

Adrian Quist Wins Title

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Chestnut Hills, July 23. In the singles final of the Long- wood Bowl tennis toumament, Adrian Quist, of Australia, beat Gene Mako, of America, 0-1, 6-2, 6-4,

At Kowloon F.CF. Cullen v. T. W. Mair, the Pelico player, was L. Robson; A. K. Minu vẽ N. A. E. given a good fight by Y. A. Razack, Mackey; HL:Bastorv. J. S. Landolt,

newcomer to the competition, on At Rawlom C.CA, J. Hall v. W. the Civil Service C.C, green and won V. Field; A. E. Carey v. J. Pau;

In the doubles, the Australian pair, by 21-17, taking 18 heads to do so At Craigongowar C.CE. Kirman'

As a matter of fact, Razack had aj v. J. S. Howell.ENA

Quist and Crawford won on default great chance of winning." Loading] At Thikoo RC-A. Gillot v. T. from Moko and Parker.--United 9-1 and then 19-3, he threw a long, Clooding.

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