1939-08-12 — Page 16

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 12, 1939.

BOWLERS ESTABLISH ASCENDANCY OVER BATSMEN

LEADERS WIN IN COUNTY CRICKET

CHAMPIONSHIP

A

GLOUCESTER BEATEN IN TRYING TO FORCE WIN

Yorkshire and Middlesex. loaders in the County Cricket Championship, won their matches yesterday, defeating Loicöstershire and Kont respectively. Gloucestershire, third in the Cham- pionship Table, were beaten by Glamorgan at]. Bristol in trying to force a victory after rain had| restricted play.

Good bowling by 4 antateurs, Glamorgan-235 for 7

G. O. B. Allen and 1. A. H. Peebles (Smum 101 not outs and 120 for 4. helped Middlesex to dimi Kenti

twine for low peones. Allen took 6:

för 46 in Kent's first itminis of 198ịt

WORCESTER v. SUSSEX

de-

and Peebles bud four for 46 in the¦ At Worcester, Worrestershire

frated Stars by an inning and # Second, which realbed 156.

runs.

In their only visit to the wicket, Aicidlesex totalled 858, Banks to the Sussex-42 (Martin B for 24) hitter, J. Smith, who segred 101 not 172 urtin 5 for 64).

out.

The match between Yorkshire and

Leicesteralife produced low seures,

Worcester.-297 far & deeld.

SURREY V. HAMPSHIRE

Yorkshire werd nut in the first knock ¦ At the Oval, the nateh between for 155 and declared the second at Surrey and Bamshire was 134 for 3, while Leicestershire madež doned.

85 and 103. Robinson took

aban-

Hampshire.—233 (1mily 94, Gover

wickets for 34 in Leicester's Gratį 5 for 41).

innings and Johnson five for 16 in the Surrey-90 for 2.

seconti,

In this programance of matches, the WARWICKSHIRE.. WEST INDIES ball had a definite accountney over

the bat, several

splendid bowlingi At Birmingham, the match between performances being recorded. One of Warwickshire and West Indies was Die peculiar features of the ating drawn.

WHIS

that

the highest score Irt the i West Indies.-25 (Mayer 8 for 54) whole programme was 101, this be- and 112 for 4 deeld

ing performed by three batsmen- Warwickshire.-130 (Clarke 5 for each of whom was not but."

1574 and 190 for 5.

The following results

are embled by Reuter;

and seofes

KENT. MIDDLESEX

At Canterbury, Middlesex defeated Kent by an innings and 64 runs.

Middlesex~35

ill}.

(Smith 101 not

Kent.-138 (G. O, Allen 6 for 40) and 150 (1. A. R. Peebles 4 for 40).

SOMERSET v. NOTTS

At Weston-super-Mare, Notts de- feated Somerset by 07 runs.

Notts-111 (Andrews for 47.1 Mayer 4 for 20) and 154 for 5 de- clured.

Somerset.-72 (Voce 8 for 30) and 91 (Butler for 17)..

NORTHANTS v. DERBY

At Northampton, Derbyshire took

first innings points from Northants. Northants. 169 (George Pope & for 18) and 208 for 8 (Brookes 101 not out).

Derby199 for 8 declared.

LANCASHIRE v. ESSEX

At Manchester, the mulch between Lancashire and Essex was drawn.

Essex.-289 for U declared. Lanenshire-03 for 2,

LEICESTER ♥. YORKSHIRE

At Leicester, Yorkshire beat Eel-

cestershire by 97 runs.

Yorkshire. 155 (Walsh 5 for 50) and 134 for 3 declared.

Leicestershire.-89 (Robinson @ for 34) and 103 (Johnson 5 for 10).

GLOUCESTER v. GLAMORGAN

At Bristol, Glamorgan defeated Gloucestershire by six wickets,

Gloucester-223 for 7 decid, and 120 for 3 deeld,

FROSNE) OF FRAU

JOHN EXSHAW

N1 COGNACĮ

JENKINS

This is the 1939 Davis Cup team of Australia. Left to right are Sir Norman Brookes, Presklent of the Australian Lawn Tennis Association; John Bromwich, Adrian Quisi, Jack Crawlord and Harry Hopman. They have won the North-American Zone final against Cuba and will meet Yugoslavia for the right to play Unlied States in the Challenge Round. There is a possiblity of the team coming in Hongkong (See below).

AUSTRALIAN DAVIS CUP PLAYERS MAY COME TO HONGKONG

News has been received from very reliable sources that there is a wonderful possibility of the Australian Davis Cup team, favourites for the 1939 competition,

SMASHES visiting Hongkong later in the year.

RECORDS

Bonneville, Aug. 11, On the Salt Flats here to-day, Ab Jenkins, the famous American racing driver, broke the world record for the 1,000 miles with 170.767 miles on hour. thus beating the previous record. held by himself, of 188.11 miles an hour.

Jenkins also broke the world record for six hours, with 170.85 miles an hour, the previous record also his own-being 168.15 miles an hour. -

The Australians, John Bromwich, ¿ Adrien quist and Jack Crawford, to- gether with their monnger, Harry Hopman, will return to Australia at the end of September or at the beginning of October, and it is now almost certain that Bromwich, Quist and Hopman will visit Thailand on their way back,

They have been invited to play a series of exhibition matches in that country, and though no definite replyi

has been received, it is felt that they will accept.

Bowls

SPLENDID MATCHES

PROMISED

BASEBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE FINISHES OVER THE WEEK-END

As there will not be a local "World Series", the League should close its schedule this woek- end at the termination of the last two games on the programme. However, should U. S. S. Min- danao be absent from port, the end will be delayed Janother week.

The International Series can be played off in three games as, so far. Dalyvom malom have given any in- divatum of their participation in this event: Amenra, Britain, China and Portugal.

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As no word has been received as the return of the Mindanao, a fendly fixture has been prranged tro-day at 2.30 p.m., between Dor Mol- then's Clolmen and those honest-to- goodnes jitterbugs, the Royal En- Hineers.

PITCHERS BALKED TOO OFTEN

When the Sappers last played 1 noticed that their pitchers balked SKIPPER, Welly Welfort says he quite a few times, and 1 hope Benny can take the Moltherruen to town Goodman and Flash Ratelifte gained as his Suppers have been having a something from experience on that tot of practice, both on the field and occasion.

the skull variety, since they last made!

a showing at Caroline Till Benny The common variety of holt is per- Goodman and Heath will form thepetrated when a pitcher fails to com- starting battery for the Engineers. plete a delivery started to the plate,

The Maltheimen, who'll make a League

Probably or fails to finish a throw to first base.

ať na wins

wins The edlet prohibits a pitcher from this season, will find in

in slabater delivering a pitch without firai besi- Goodman just the right kind of tating after coming into

pitching Boatris

to wallop, maybe! There's position. There are thirteen sections DOL much the old mixing-up to of Rules 31 and 47 which are sup Goodman's deliveries, but he finds posed to guvern balls of every possi the groove, just like his illustrious ble description. Oddly enough, 10 name-sake of swing fame, at just

covers the nuisance of quick about every pitch.

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/section therefore, it was necessary

to devise habit.

a rule to stop the crafty

TWO

WO games are on the card for to-

The subterfuge of pitching without morrow morning Club de Re- hesitation has been devised for the creto clash with South China Athletic double purpose of catching the batter Association at 10 a.m., in a re-play unaware, and nailing the base-run-

the protested Kume of

aver afner to the bag. Pitcher Sherdel tried month ago.

to slip a third strike over on Babe The Rambling Recs are a weakened Ruth in the World Series in 1920 but, In Third Round putut at the tail end of this campaign, before the Series, the umpires had but they'll manage somehow to pre- agreed to debar the quick delivery, sent Of Singles

team worthy of mixing with so Ruth was not called out, Now, the much-improved Nam Hwa aggre- with a runner on base, such a delivery gation,

must be construed as

as balk.

is manifestly The quick delivery any rate, fans will get their four Some splendid matches in the bits worth of entertainment out there. unfair to the base-runner, as he Colony Bowls Championship are Both clubs have completed their

return first base after each week as the schedule and both wound up in the pitch to see if the batter wants to a normal lead, the will increase the percentage of one time to acquire day in the third round of the Open club to 500 on a win to move out offending pitcher comes quickly into Singles and Semi-finals of the of the lower division.

position and pitches. It is a menace to the hit-and-run game as the run- ner 1

is easily headed off at second

At

CURTAILED Promised for next made yester second division. However, this tusste co-operate with him; before he has

BASEBALL PROGRAMME

New York, Aug. 11.

▪ ,

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Paire.

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the

In the Pairs Competition, J. Gibson and W. V. Field, of the Kowloon F.C., IN the nightcap at 11.30 .m., U. S. base a batted ball is handled by an 5. Mindanao will cross buts with infielder. If the pitch is "wasted" the will meet T. E. Robson and H. Nish Chinese Baseball Club, that is, if the runner is caught by a mile in what on the Civil Service C.C. green of gunbont. Is here.

looks to be an attempted steal, but The following are the results of 4.45 p.m. on Tuesday, while two Club

When they met the rat time, in what is in really an effort to put matches played in the Major Baseball de Recreio pairs will clash in the May, the gobs mowed the Chinese by over the hit-and-run. League to-day:

other semi-final, L. J. Silva and J. 0-4 in a tight fight, but they are The possibilities of tricking F. V. Ribeiro meeting H. A. Alves hardly likely to repeat. Charlie Hor-base-runner widened perceptibly and F. V. V. Ribeiro on the Kowloon ton won't be in there for the sailors, when Ed Walsh, Sr., blazed his great F.C. green on Wednesday.

and that's going to make a lot of spitball trail with the Chicago White difference.

Sox in 1900. Besides being the most skilful exponent of the damp delivery, Walsh invented the famous half balk move which prompted many runners sit down on first base so they to

When would not be called out. Walsh was doing duty on the slab, base-runners left first basc ikke n Scotsman leaves his pay check.

It has now been suggested un- be amelal that the Australians In addition, Jenkins also broke the invited to play in the Colony as well. world record for the 2,000 kilometres Needless to say, all tennis enthusiasts Philadelphia with 180.4 miles an hour, beating the in Hongkong will hope that this can New York previous record, held by Capt. George be arranged. Eyston, of 163.6 miles an hour- Reuter.

Battery-Phillies,

It is possible that when the Aus Millies. tralians leave the United States, they Pittsburgh

Also Improves On will take away with them the Davis Chicago

50-Mile Figure

Bonneville, Aug. 10, Ab Jenkins, American racing meturist, to-day raised his 50 miles motor spoed record from 170,27 miles an hour to 174.2,

Jenkins was driving his powerful Mormon Meteor on the Bonneville salt flats, scene of the world land speed record and many other distance marks Reuter.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Cup. They are regarded as the only team capable of wresting the trophy from the Americans, and if they win the Cup and come to Hongkong, it will be something for local players to New York sing about.

Australia Leads Cuba

In Zone Final

Seabright, Aug. 10. Australia is leading Cuba two matches to nil in the North Ameri- (can zone final in the Davis Cup com- petition. The two opening singles

Australia Wins The Doubles

Seabright, N.J., Aug. 11. Australia eliminated Cuba from the North American Zone of the Davis Cup com- petition by winning the doubles to-day. Having al- ready secured the two opening singles, the Australians thus won by three matches to nil.- Reuter.

Philadelphia

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able

Chung Hwa have their team intact. a hurler Enri Wong will probably be

to take the mound again to probably because up to the present moment no real upset has yet been morrow, and it's going to be rough

sailing for the gunboatmen. registered in this tournament.

Nearly all the malches in this or less even. round appear more

between Outstanding ties are those

B. W. Bradbury (holder) and U. M. Omar (former

champion), C. G. Sliva

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Hayes homered for the Athletics. Busa and C. F. Remedios (former POLICEMAN Kay Stammers

4 or R. F. Luz and H. A. Alves, R.

Battery-Yankees, Gomez and Rosar. Shanghal champion). T. A. Madar

St. Louis Detroit

3 8 4 10

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and A. K. Minu, L. J. Silva and A.

1 R. Minu, and A. W. McQuinn homered for the Browns.

A. M. Omar. Battery, Tigers, Newsom

and

Tebbetts, Reuter.

P. D. WARD AVENGES DEFEAT

Turns Table On C.A.J. Emery

Grimmitt and

The following was the draw-for the singles:

SURPRISES

Monday, August 14 Ran Good Mile At

A. R. Dallah v, F. V. V. Ribeiro;! A. F. Calman v. C. M. Silva (K.C.C.); F. Cullen v. B. Bosto or M. N. Rakusen; C. G. Silva or R. F. Luz v. H. A. Alves (K.B.G.C.); H. W. White F. Re- Re-

v. J. A. Luz; R. Basa v. C. medios (Kowloon Docks); C. Dowman

Annual Meeting

For 4 years the City of London v. C. C. Pereira (Civil Service); T.Police Force athletics meeting has A. Madar, v. A. K. Minu (K. F. C.); proved a very popular gathering

Beaten By Mrs. Fabyan

Rye, N.Y., Aug. 11.

In the Eastern Grass-court lennia championship semi-finals, Mrs. Sarahı Paltrcy Fabyan, of the United States, defeated Miss Kay Stammers, of Great Britain, 6-1, 6-2, with amazing

caso.

Miss Stammers beat Mrs. Fabyan in the semi-finals of the Wimbledon championships.

H. Nish v. A. E. Coates; H. Gitting July 29 at the White City was no Miss Stammers to-day was unable

Thursday, August 17

YESTERDAY'S PLAY

Silva and Ribeiro Enter Semi-Final Slage

In

Games,

In

WARNER BROS.

THE PRODUCERS

AND THE

v. A. J. Holl (Recreio); L. J. Silva exception, and a large and enthusiasto halt Mrs. Fabyan's blasting attack, v. A. R. Minu; D. W. Waterton v. M.tic crowd followed the lengthy pro-

the women's doubles, Miss R. Abbas (Cralijengower).

gramme to the end.

Dorothy Bundy and Miss Mary The sprint heats were rattled of Arnold defeated Miss Helen Jacobs two at a time, but all went wall and Miss Dorothy Workmen 7-6, 0-2. and the last event WOG run to United Press. B. W. Bradbury v. U. M. Omar

Several famous athletes (Civil Service); A. E. Carey or E. schedule, London, July 31; Perkins v. E. G. Past: A. W. Grim-

and they included that were present When the Achiles Club

fine, beat miti v. A. M. Omar (Kowloon FC batch, from Trinidad. He has in

Jashing

J. Cumber sprinter, Atlanta by 50 points to 20 over aw, Gill v. J. C. Remedios (K.C.C.). proved since he last ran in Australia contest of 13 events at Glasgow on

in the British Empire July 29, P. D. Ward, running for Achilles in the two miles, turned

Cumberbatch on 4 yd, was narrowly the tables on C.A.J, Emery, who

beaten in the furlong Aaal handicap. made British record for

a

the

action he closely resembles Phil distance when 'beating Ward' at

Edwards, the Olympic marvel.

Τα Manchester last week.

my

mind

the stylist of the wn policeman Before the race Ward and Emery

By virtue of their easy victory meeting was the unknown

from Cornwall, R. J. Beswetherick, decided to make an attempt to break over J. E. Noronha and C. G. Silva who was only beaten on the post In the Scottish all-comers record of

the quarter-finals of the Open huge field for the mile handicap min. 0 6-10 sec, which has stood to 24-8 at the Kowloon Bowling Green Harriers) who

Pairs championship by a score of by G. E. Morgan encounters were held to-day and the credit of A. Skrubb since 1004 Club, L. J. Silva and J. F. V. Ribeiro Beawetherwick actually

(North London received neither went beyond three sets.

yds. They ran the first mile together in

raa me mus the fast time of 4 min. 27-8-10 sec. A. Alves and F. V. V. fubeiro.

have entered the semi-finals to meet less 00 yds. inside 4.9, an amazing In the opening match John Brom-but Emery found the pace too fast wich, Australian

performance for, an unknown, and national singles and Ward went on alone to win by Starting to score at the 2nd head, this appeared to champion, beat Jose

notice. escape general Aguerro 8-0, 50 yds. He was, 8-0, 0-2, and in the second, Adrian sec. too

however 1.2-10 the losers had a two, but retained This Cornish policeman, be it noted, Quist defeated Ricardo Morales 6-0, @gures.

slow to achieve record Unt figure until the 9th head when ran faster than the International,

they were only able to chalk up a Collyer, who showed 418 of 25. 6-2, 0-2-United Press.

solitary shot. At the same, head, the Mitcham Ladies were surprisingly The Atlanta Club, owing to mill-winners had 12 shots to their credit. beaten by Essex in the relay cham tary calls, were without nearly all At the 18th head, the winners had plonship, and J. Ball, of Slaugh, won their leading St. Andrew's Launch assistance of two from other clube including stage of the game, the final really good-runner.

and had the 21 shots in hand to their opponents' an exceptionally fast half-mile off Adding bne shot at each con-72 yds, in 1.50 5-10 sec. He looks a R.T.H Littlejohns and A. C Nicholson. They won only one event score for the winners was 24.

the high jump, which went to the South African student at Edinburgh

Picnic To-day

men,

St. Andrew's Club launch picnic University, R. G. Eccles. A. G. Kfortably in 40 8-10 sec. He was not will be held this afternoon, the launch Brown, British half-mile champion, fast enough for his colleague, W. B. leaving Railway Pler, Kowloon, at ran in the 220 und 240 yards of Louder, in the 220 yards-Our Own 3: p.m.

Achilles, and won the quarter com-Correspondent

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A notable absentee was H.E. Pack, the international and police 400 yds. champion who is in hospital with a serious groin injury and is a certain absentee from the track for the re- mainder of the season-Our Own Correspondent.

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