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Monday,

HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH

July 31, 1939.

GERMANY ELIMINATED FROM UNION BREWERS WIND UP

DAVIS CUP COMPETITION

Yugoslavs Annex Last

Two Singles To Win By Three Games To

To Two

Agram, July 30,

Leading by two matches to one at the end of the second day's play, Gormany to-day dropped the remaining two singles in the European Zone. final in the Davis Cup competition against Yugoslavia and were eliminated by three matches to two.

French Horse

Wins German Derby Event

Munich. July 30.

As the result of their victory, the Yugoslavs will in all probability meet Australia in the Inter-Zone Anal for the right to play the United States in the Challenge Round,

To-day's two remaining singles were played in a heat wave 'before a vost crowd of fanatical tennis enthusiasts. The heroes were D. Mitic and F. Funcce, of Yugoslavia, who respectively defented Goepferi and Itenkel, of Germany. Goepfert, who is still a player of the younger

to ako the place of the more ex- perienced Roderich Menzel, lost his Brst set against Milic GO quickly that in the second kel, when be repeatedly had the opportuully to score, he did not recover the necess | my concentration.

The "Brown Ribbon of Germany," | generation und who had unexpectedly

a horse race over 2,400 metres for a prize of 100,000 marks, along with ihu Derby, the most important annuni event in German borse racing, was run for the sixth time on Sunday at Muenchen-Riem race course and was won by the French stallion, Goya, belonging to the Boussne stable.

Consequently Mitic won easily by

0-1, 6-2, 0-3.

HENKEL SUCCUMBS

The horse was ridden by Elliot and had a hard tussle ngainst last year's winner, the French horse Antonym,

Germany's hopes in the Borgpean Zono final yesterday rested on and the Italian champion, Procie.

Puncee and Henkel put up ainer Henkel (above), but he beaten by Franz Funcee (Yugo- funtastic flight In the declding match clavia) in straight sets in the fiffit and deeltling match of the series. The The best German horse Oleander, son of Sonnenorden, beat a murderous pace, both fighting fl

Was of the serica. The game was played Yugoslavs will now in all probaty meet Australia in the Inter-Zone longing to the Muelhens stable, who with the utmost stubbornness,

put up a magnificent run and came The Arst set Inated over 40 fourth, followed by Schlenderhaner, minutes and was really the decisive Octavianus, Waldfrèlder and Blassius. one because both

Fifteen horses were saddled for the

Players had

race, including five French, one Hungarian and one Italian.

The race was very exciting. When the straight was reached, the horses were clustered together in a dense mass, racing wildly towards the finish, Goya was full of fire till the close and won easily by half a length Tranz-Occan.

England Wins At Bowls

London, July 17. England, by defeating Scotland 08 shots to 84, won the International bowls chainplanship with an un beater record at Lensbury Club, Teddington. England Inst held the title in 1029. Final positions in the championship are:

England

Wales

Scotland

Ireland

dent,

W. L. F. A. Pts.

3 0 313 252 6

put themselves under such compuls- on to give of their utmost that in the more and more. next two sets their play relaxed

to suffer the

Henkel appeared

of the two because he was un- accustomed to such phenomenal heat | and because effects of the fanstleal attitude of the

of the psychological:

spectators. Consequently he played very weakly in the third set, so that

Puncee won by scores of 10-3, 6-3,†

This was Punccc's greatest victory of his careeT;

The following are the full scores of the flye matclics:

SINGLES

Latest Gossip From Home Soccer

Soccer Fields

London, July 20.

As the Home Football season will start shortly, the

following items of news will be found of great interest to followers of the game:

JAMES Anderson, the 23 year-old the Appeals Committee have reduced

Queen of the South left-back, the fine to £100. bas been signed on by Brentford

F. Pancec (Yugoslavia) beat F.C. at a fee sinted to be between Gorpfert (Germany) 6-3, 6-1, 6-0. £3,000 and £4,000. He joined the Henner enkel (Germany) beat Scottish team from Blyth Spartons, D. Mlic (Yugoslavia) 0-0, 6-1, 4-6, the North-Eastern League side.

Bud

Mitio (Yugoslavia) beat Goepfert (Germany) 6-1, 6-2, 6-3,

2 1 283 281

4

(Germany) 10-8, 0-3, 6-0,

1 2 278 202

Q

0 3 262 311 0

Lat

Trans-Ocean.

(Germany)

Gloucestershire Complete Double Over Yorkshire

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MANY

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[ANY official trade union leaders are perturbed at the association of the union movement with the new company formed to run football pools Mutual Pools Ltd. of Jermyn Street, W. Opposition to the company

of the T.U.C.

and

Puncee (Yugoslavia) beat Henkel JAMES Guthrie, captain of Ports-13 based on the allegation that the mouth Football Club, the Cup promoters are using trade union con- winners, received very serious head nections to foster a private enter. DOUBLES

injuries in a car accident while re-prise. Mr.

how- Wales, winners for the past two

Clarence Millar, Henkel, and Menzel

turning from the F.A. summer tram-ever, the managing director of the years, beat Ireland by 07-86 in their beat Punese and F. Kukuljevicing amp at Leeds during the black-company expressed the opinion that last-mates-Our-own-CorresponYugoslavia)-0-76-4, 3-6, 661 out. Two---Everton-players-G: this was the nearest approaëlTM to' Thompson (captain) and Willie nationalisation of football pools it Cook, the Irish Internationof full-way possible to get. The pool will back. were also injured, the latter be publicly owned and accounts will more seriously, but were able to re-be published annually. Two per turn home after treatment.

cent of the money received each week will be allotted to a trust fund to aid educational, social, sports and TO moro motor-cars" is the order who have expressed disapproval of charitable objects. Among those just issued to members of the the scheme are Mr. Herbert II, Elvin, Portsmouth Football Club, by the ex-chairman Club itself, and M. Tinn, the secre- secretary of the National Union of tury-manager, has told them that Clerks and Administrative Works, they must get rid of them by July and Mr. George Lansbury, M.P. Sir 25. Conumenting on this order, Mr. Walter Citrine, general secretary, of Curtis, Brentford manager, stated the T.U.C. would pass no opinion that players are prohibited from run- without further details. ning cars by the rules of the hand- book, and if they disobey the rule. and get Injured, then it their own: responsibility. Chariton Athletle do not ban the owning of cars amongst their members, neither does Crystal Paluce, though the letter do not al- low one player to drive other players Just before one o'clock yesterday Gloucestershire had in his car in case they all should get gained their second success of the season over the cham-however, states that

of West Ham, motor-cycles pions and the area in front of the pavilion at Bristol was players are urged not to use their are banned, but not ears, although packed with a throng of jubilant spectators demanding a car more than is essential, not be- speech from Wally Hammond, He gracefully acknow-cause walking is better exercise for ledged the tribute to his side and was clearly elated over them. the double triumph.

By Spartan

Bristol: Gloucestershire beat Yorkshire by 7 wickets

London, July 1

Injured. Mr. John,

of possible accidents, but bo-

VON CRAMM

STILL THE SPORTSMAN

15 completely spoiled a fine pro- Incessant thunder showers on July

gramme of finals at the Edgbaston Club, Birmingham, and offer a dreary wall until late in the evening all the championships of the Midland Coun ties find to be divided.

defeat Yorkshire twice in the same hit was made.

It is not given to many sides to not at the crease when the winning THE "no-driving" ban ou players has been imposed on another season-Gloucestershire themselves A beautifully judged catch by football club-Tranmere Rovers,

Baron Von Cramm, considered the were the last team to accomplish the Norman Yardley sent him back after his time the restrictions are even outstanding amateur lawn

tennis feat in 1034--and what was more this the fieldzinan had reced in from more severe, for the players must player in the world was beaten 0-4. latest success was thoroughly de-long-on.

not even be passengers in a car. B-2, in the setal-final by H. F. David, served.

Yorkshire were always trying, but Last month, Portsmouth F.C. banned I was an unsatisfactory match. Ex- Despite their defeat Yorkshire still with the wicket probably a uttle their players from drivnig only, ceptionally heavy shower had well remain at the head of the champion- better than at any other time in the following the serious injuries to saturated the court and during the ship table by virtue of the four match the total was carried inexor-inlf-back, whose car crashed at Har continuous drifting drizzle.

James Guthrie, their caplain and second set particularly there was a polnis secured for first innings lead atly forward. of eight-runk. **.

At Bradford : Gloucestershire rogate last week. According to Mr. There was a suggestion of the triumphed by six wickets this time. S. Trueman, deputy chairman of David, at one time a member of fantastic about the win at Bradford the margin was saven wickets and Tranmere Rovers, the restriction has the Brilish Davis Cup team, played earlier in the season, but at Bristol | Goddard, B.-O. Allen and Sinfeld, in been imposed, not only to avoid in- in steel points, but Von Cramm wore better all-round teamwork carried particular, have reason to regard, juries, but because it is thought that only rubbers. He okated and sild for the day,

their work with vary considerable riding in a car has a stagnating ef- gratification.

fect on an athlete. NO RAIN TO RESCUE

Smalles, by the way, has Injured') Anxious eyes were turned towards his right knee rind may be out of the skles during the morning and the Yorkshire” side for a match or MRIE, the Swansea Town centre-tempt to get to any wide ball and rain actually tell for a brief interval, two. but it never seriously threatened to come to Yorkshire's rescue and at no time was there the slightest danger nt Gloucestershire losing their grip.

They were much indebted to n very admirable innings by the left- hander, B. O. Allen, who not only stayed for just over 11⁄2 hours, but became easily the highest scorer in the whole match. Hin 50, which in- cluded eight 4's, were taken out of 79 and it was a great pity he was

--YORKSHIRE

First Innings-170 (Goddard § for 81), Second Innings-189 (Goddard 7 for 3).

GLOUCESTERNIKAK

First Inning—isa (Verity 7 for 47).

Second Innings

Barnett e Sellen & BowER Bindeld o Wood b Layland D, O, Allen e Yardley b Verity W. I. Hammond not out Grage not out

Total '(3 wkin).

BowlingDowes 11-0-40-1, Vority

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114

1-814), Bmalles 1-0-1-0-, Leyland 3-1-14-1.

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time trying to reach the fine stream of strokes from David's racket but towards the end of the match, aftor one or twe falis, he gave up the at- watched it skid away. half, has been transferred to Swindon Town. Before going to At length "ihe referee emerged from South Wales Imrie played for New- his tent, approached the umpire and castle United and Blackburn Rovers. offered to posinone the match it the ninyers desired. David left the do- clalon to Von Cromm but the Ger-

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FOLKESTONE F.C., will not have man, then down 2-5, in the second pay the £250 fine which set, said "Play on." He was, how- was imposed upon them for falling ever, impotent in his.rubbers on the to give requisite notice of with-trencherous surface. One other drawal from the Southern League. gome and he was out. Von Cramm . The club appealed against the decl- would make no excuse. Our Own

Iston, and it has been announced that | Correspondent.

Golf

WITH UNBROKEN Cotton BASEBALL RECORD Beaten By Ten Starts In League And The Ladies

London, July 17.

T.. Cotton was unexpectedly beaten in his now annual match

Ten Victories Registered

(By "Bingle")

Saturday's tilt was called on account of rain, against three lady champions, at and yestörday's league tussle barely finished bo- Maylands, near Romford on July 15. fore a downpour descended to spoil the friendly,

The ladies were Miss P. Barton,

British champlon, Miss J. Anderson, fixture. Playing on a soggy field, Beer Baron Scottish champion, - and Miss W Chet Bennett's Union Browers copped an un-

Morgan, former holder of the Bri-

fish title. They won by one hole broken record of ten starts without a defeat when after a whirlwind start by Cotton. they drubbed Club de Recreio, 11-5, before a small crowd at Caroline Hill. The Royal En-

who won the first four in 4, 2, 3, Miss Anderson got a .3.

Miss Moran stopped the rot with

a beautiful 3 at the fifth, where, gineers-Tigers battle was called a draw in the following a long drive, she pitched fifth when rain washed it out.

five feet past the hole. This re- duced Cotton's lead to three un. He lost another hole, the seventh" (500 yards) where he took 4 to get down near the green. With two halved. Cotton turned two up with a score of 33. The best-ball score of the indles was -35

SAPPERS

After agrainblíng a half in 4 atj CHEATED OF

FULL GAME

Starling the game three-quarters of an hour late, the Brewers led off in the Arst frame with one tally when Ali grossed the plate. There were no hits, but one wild throw by Mendonca.

Ju the next, the Beermen romped home three thnes on three safetlen and two bobbles by Jimmy Remedios and Old Marse Honk Barros.

The Rambling Rees took a 4-3 lead in the first half of the third

Rain Interferes when four flamblers tailled on only

With Play

the tenth, Cotion lost the twelfth, where he hooked a simple pitch shot Innny yards wide of the green. He look 5 while Miss Barton and Miss Anderson each had a 3. The women were now more than holding their own, and with Colton bunkered at the short thirteenth and taking 4, the match was all-square. After Cot-

Lwo blows and two misques. AI ton's flying start this was a most

Alvares, first up, received a life when unexpected development. There

George "Strawberry" Souza muffed a The were more surprises to come.

short fly and came home on Dutch next four holes' wero halved in the

Again the Royal Engineers were

Lingenbrink's wild throw to the correct figures, Miss Anderson sav-

cheated out of a full game. The plate. With Figuereide, Tony Alves ing the side of the seventeenth with Ilomantin Tigers didn't field their and Nick Beltrno loading the sacks, a4 after her partners had falled 10 full line-up, but managed to gel

Spolty Pereira belted a honey that find the green with their second nine together to give the Sappers a bounced back from the leftfield fence shots. It was Miss Anderson who battle in which rain spoilt it in the for gern of a triple to chase in the won the inatch, for at the eighteenth fifth with the score knotted, 0-0.

three runners. In an effort to steal (200 yards) she put her tee shot six

home, Spotty was nalled by a throw feet from the fag. Although failing

Tigers batted first and scored from skipper Dave Leonard to al to hole the putt for a 2, a 3 was good twice on a hit, a walk and a passed Winglee and he died at the plate. enough, as Cotton took three putts, ball. In the next they tallled once The Portuguese had the makings of missing one of four feet and a half.

on no hits but one error by back-n swell rally here. Colton's score for the inward helt stop Heath, who dropped was: 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, equals strike. The Suppers rallied in their Beermen kept the lead with three a third In their half of the third, tho 37-total, 70. The best-ball score of half of this frame and nine crossed more markers on only one hit and the fadles was 34, this gure being the plate before they were retired.three errors. accomplished by Miss Anderson, and Five of the Tigers seven

Unlucky Henry Barros 00 for the completed round. Our were committed in this inning, and nard's lazy grounder and threw wild bobblestumbled Terry "Heart-throb" Leo- Own Correspondent.

the Engineers only made two hits. whon Stan Leonard was coming in They did not score any more after from third. It was a bad day for this, however.

Henry!

THEY KNEW BASEBALL EVEN THEN

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(By "Bingle") Don't let this scare you: even in Bill Shakespeare's day they might have known something about our national pastime. I'm not going high-brow, but take a gander at this:

"Now you strike like a blind man."

Much ado about nothing. "Out, I say.”—Macbeth, "Thou canst not hit it, hit it! Its

THT—Love's labour lost. "He knows the game."-Henry

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"Oh, hateful error."-Julius Cae-

sar.

With two markers in each of the remaining three stanzas, the Tigers plain soiling, scoring in each inning From then on, the Brewers, had managed to draw up to the ninth to salt the gaine away. tally when Umpire Molthen called the game on account of rain, with the score fled at 9-9.

Recreio's finger, Spotty Pereira, also had a bad day. He fanned two and walked three, but his mates Benny Goodmun and Flash Rat-miscued six times to the Brewers cliffe were on the mound for the

three. Spotty's outdrops weren't Sappers, and Scoop Smith and Dick working yesterday, and the Becamen Alves shared the hillock for the found him for eight safetles, four of Tigers. Bob Laurel received for the which were long hits: Bowen's two Tigers and Heath was backstop for safelics in, triple and a double; the Sappern.

Stan and doubles by. Souza and Hits off the pitchers were: Smith Leanard. 2, Goodman, Ratellite a while the strike outs were distributed by Smith 2, Alves 3, Goodman 3. and Ratelife 2. Bnses on balls: Smith 2, Goodman 1'and Ratcliffe 1,

ENGINEERS VERY KEEN'

The keenness shown by the En- the local yokels. They camo out to ginoers should be an incentive for

the park in n bright blue and red uniform, and I am certain that they were self-conscious. But, they play- "He will steal, sir."-All's well thated ball and, despite the terrible

"A hit, a hit, a very palpable hit"

Hamlet.

ends well.

"Ile has killed

NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW THIS

In most cases in local baseball, a condition of the ground, distinguish-substitute runner is allowed for some "Let the world slide."-Taming of ed themselves with almost crrorless poor tired batter who reaches first.

the shrew.

ball. The only two bobbles chalked I wonder how many are familiar fly."Titus up by them were debited to catcher with this problem:

Heath, but I don't think he knew the ruling that a muffed third strike entilled the batter to get to first, it he could make It.

Andronicus,

"What an arm he has."-Corio-

lanus.

not the million."-Homlet.

話

Batsman makes first base on a hit and his captain asks for a substitute "They cannot, sit at ease on the

runner because of a lame leg. Op- bench."--Romeo and Juliet.

posing captain consents. Next man "Upon such aner!fices the gods

We shall be seeing intors of the strikes out. The next batsman is the themselves throw Incense." Sappers, and if they improve with player who is now running for the King Lear.

the same speed that they have so injured man. Opposing captuin re- "Whom right and

far shown, they'll be club to fuses wrong hath

give him a runner so that chosen as umpire."Love's reckon with in the near future. I he can take his turn at bat, and Jabour lost,

look forward to the time when they wants the umpire to call him out for "The play as I remember pleased League, and I have a feeling that refuses to call

can put a team p the Baseball not taking his turn at bal. Umpire man out, claiming that time won't be too distant. More that he is entitled to his bats and power to them!

that opposing captain should give him a runner. Was the umpire right and what was the best way wriggle out of this situation?

In almost all professional Icagues it is now the practice to ignore the subsijiute runner rule on the theory that if a man can take part in the game he can run for himself. But, the rule sul goes in tho amateur ronks.

There was Jilo chance of "Niok? Belieno being caught out at first. basò, as can be seen in the pleture, taken yesterday morning when the Union Brawers, by beating the Hamb [ing Recs, won their, tenth consecutivo match in the League. Stað: Photograplier..

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However, a captain who would substitute for a cripple'a man who was likely to come to bat in that faning ought to be shot at sunrise for lack of brains. The only way out of that tangle would have been for the incompetent captain- to take out of the game both the cripple and the man who was put on to run for him and to substitute, In their places a runner who had not been In the game, and also a batsman who had not been in the game' to take the place of the players who had been compelled to forkell bla time at bat being made a substitute'runner.

Jumping Record For Women

Berlin, July 30,

At the Internnonal athletle meet. ing hero. to-day, Fraulein Schulz, of Munster, set up i world, record for. the long jump of 0.12 metres,

The previous holder; WAS, MINN. Hitomi, of Japan, whose, mark wes 5.98 metres-Heuter."

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