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Bradman's First 100

Don Bradman hit the first of hile many Test centuries in this count at Notingham. but, in spite of thai, England won this first match of the series by 93 PUNE

Wanting 420 to win. Australia had 220 for 3 on the board and Bradman and McCabe well met. The game swung round when Copley, an unknown boy fielding substitute for Larwood, made a wonderful catch to dismiss Me- Cabe. Tate, bowled 50 overs (20 maiden) for 69 runs and 3 wie- kels.

BACK-STROKE FOR RECORDS ADOLPH KIEFER

Thursday,

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THE DERBY AND

THE

Godiva's Great Win In

The Oaks

LONDON, June--"My greatest re- gret is that Godiva did not run for the Derby. She must have won She the finest racer I have ever

Narvis Kummed up Alr. Hfarms- worth's fly after Godiva had won a great victory In the. New Oaks at Newmarket.

OAKS

Most Sensational Derby Of All

ON JUNE 4, 1913, was the most amazing Derby of

Unwanted Horse Win's

all time. Fifteen horas Blue Ribband

went to the post, and just before Tattenham Corner was reached, a woman iden- tified with the Suffragette Спизо threw

in herself

That is how trainer Williamfront of the King's horse, Anmer, and received in juries from which she died two days later. The horse was unhurt and the jockey Herbert Jones, escaped with a severe, shaking and broken rib.

He did no more tin bare Justive to Godiva, who in the opinion of my put up the best Oaks per- formance for more than a quarter of

New Marks Added To Series of Triumphs SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 6.-Adolph Kiefer of Chicago rewrote the record book for back-stroke swim-ket is impossible, but all ming to-day.

Performing for the Towers Club of Chlenze, the big tad was credited with breaking almost every back- siroke mark in the book in a sensa floral burst of speed that capped an- other brilliani exblution in the men's national A, A, U, outdoor swimming and diving championships,

Kiefer captured the 110-yard back- stroke ract as expected, and hert's

what he did:

A

His time for 110 yards was 1 minule 5.5 seconds, His time for

100 yards was 68.1 seconds. Emo for 100 incters was 1.04.7.

FORMER RECORDS

111s

SEARCH of the A. A. U. records

disclosed.

Kiefer established the old 110-yard, record new distance in A. A. U. competition. His time wng 1.05.6. Kiefer held the former 100-yard re- cord of 50.0 seconds, set in Columbus, Dhia,

in 1939. He held the 100- meter record of 1.01.8, set in Detroit In 1836.

All these records were hung up in

a short or 25-yard pool, which gives

a century

Cibeling a mile and a half race at

who tried agreed that Godiva put up good me. To do that she overcame the disadvantage of losing a length or wo at the gate, and yet beat all the best lies in the land pointless.

Douglas Morks took her to the frontal uile from home, and though challenged by Golden Penny anti Silver Lace 1 she never ap- peared, in danger of defeat,

She beat Silverlace II by three leaths and Golden Penny conceded third place to Vateralne.

So good doey Godiva now appear that even Djebel would have to do all he knows to beat her,Our Own Correspondent.

SCRAPPY

WATER POLO

European Y.M.C.A. yesterday heal South China Athletle Association by a very scrappy five goals to two Water-polo match in the "y" pool.

Por passing by the visitors, who

a fuster edge because a swimmernd a man unincked and on his own

ca coine off the walls and gain me.

The race was over a long or 55-yard on three occasions in the deep end route.

"The long course record was set by Kiefer at Coral Gables, Fla., in 1935. It was 1.05.9 for 100 meters.

NEW RECORDS

cost them three cerlain goals. V.M.C.A. were hitle better and while defending the deep end marked very poorly. G. 1. Fowler, E. W. Railton, G. T. May, R. A. Dodd and L. H. Chater scored for the homme team, while Henry de Sa and Lionel Lo replied for South China.

South China will meet ILM.S. Thracian at 8 pm, fo-morrow in the European Y.M.C.A. pool, while В The 200-pound artist was not the YMCA team will meet a service

record-breaker. The four- man team of the faiand of Maui. team.

MITUS Kiefer, long the world's greatest back-stroke swimuner, hung up new records for Kiefer to break.

Only

4

K was a great race between Craganour and Aboyeur, the first named getting home by a head with Lonvols a neck behind.

0/4 Craganour

favourite. Aboyeur was 100/1 and Louvols 10/1. The time was 2 mins, 37.0

LONDON, June. The Derby of 1940 will go down to history as the race which was won by the unwanted horse. It is doubtful whether the true story will over be written.

August 8, 1940.

Remember Larwood?.

HAROLD LARWOOD, who look part in the 20-overs-per- Innings match al Nottingham bowled three overs for 15 runs without taking a wicket,

Reports say that the one-time England fast bowler found dimeul- 15 in

getting a foothold and ons fears that Larwood will always be feeling the scule physical effect of his last memorable tour to Australia In 1932-3.

Lawn

Bowls Teams For

The Week-end

The following teams have been Before Fred Darling paid 2600 for Pont l'Evoque le had been offered selected by the various Clubs for league matches this to several other people. I fancy the lawn bowls first person to whom the colt was week-end: offered was Matthew Peacock, the Yorkshire trainer, and lite price was

£350.

ran

CLUB DE RECREIO

"L. J. Sv, FX SORTCH, EL F. T

Police Chinms, 330 pix If. A. Algen

L. F. Xavier, C. M. Silva, F. V. Ribeiro and FX Silva,

That S

before the cult second to Liberated at Newmarket. Subsequently the price went up to £500, and a woman owner told me. A. Luz C. E. Marques, J. F. Ribeiro

and C. C. Silva, she turned down the offer. Mr. H. and C. alan #c, (home).—

E. Morriss could not have had a very F. A, Mincando, L. A. Lopes, É. Roza high opinion of Pont 1'Eveque when Pereira and D. to. he was a yearling, as he was not nominated for any of the classic. T. Pereira, AF. Noronha, 3. C. races. Nor was Lighthouse II, in any of our classic races, yet on merit they were probably the two best colts in the Derby field.

f D. C. Alves, C. t. Dasto, A. P.

Guterres nod J. J. Basto.

But Immediately after the race, the Sicwards on their own inilla- tive daqualified Craganour and awarded the race to Aboyeur!

The following notler was issued:

PROVED STOUTER "The Stewards objected to the

As regards the wee elf, Pont winner on the ground that ke horse. After the jostled

arcond

'Exeque proved stouter an Turk- I would evidence

him and Lighthouse II. the Judoc of hearing the end and several of the jockeys riding only say that if Pant l'Eveque had) not been an outstanding performer the race, they found that

he was ridden to be beaten. First Craganour, the winner. did not

or second all the way, he was being keep a straight course; and inter- fered with Shogun, Day Comet put to his best pace half a mile from

the and Aboyeur, haring humped and

finish. bored the second horse they dis- and awarded qualified Crapanour on the race to Aboyeur,”

flow, under the circumstances, J. Kelf die Jockey, was allowed to go without censure was a matter for general comment,

Once Lighthouse II almost got on terms, but in spite of the fact that he had been on the stretch for a considerable time, it was Pont l'Eve que who found the extra bit which made all the difference. That is the test of the true stayer, and as such winner.- we accept the Derby Our Own Correspondent,

Soccer Clubs

Remedios and 3, E. Noranha

f. R. Pines, 1. Yvanovich, J. it. Soares 2nd Div. v. Craigenzower (mway)- and O. P. Remedies,

1. M. N. Suva, A. Bemedios, C. M. Alves and A. M. Hodrigues,

A. J. Oxund, C. Vns, A. M. Xavier and E. Souza,

INDIAN R.C.

1st team v. Recreio "13" (away).--

M. Khan, K. M. Rumjan, A. M. Rumjalin and M. t. Abbas.

J. Floren. A. K. Suffind. A. R. Minu and A. K. Mims.

A. H. Buminhn. S. Yusuf, M. Y. Adal and A. R. Dallas

3rd Blv. v. Kowloon F.C. (home),

Suitind M. Ilassan, A. I. Madar

a A. M. Walab,

J. M. A. Kemialth, M. P. Madar. A. G Suflad and A. Flakar.

M. B. Hassan, B. A. R. Bux, U. A Rumjahn and S, M, Rujan.

OPEN PAIRS BOWLS

Doubt Omar Brothers' Easy Win

Ability To Carry On

Over Marques And Basto

A. M. Omar and U. M. Omar. former holders of the Colony Open

lawn Pairs

bowls championship, entered the fourth round yesterday when they trounced C. E. Marques

and B. Dosto 27-6.-

when a

The Portuguere pair led fur the caly time at the 6th end three count gave them a 5-4 lead, but 14-5 at the 10th end and never looked

to lead the Omars scored 4,2,2,1,1 behind. The losers scored en only five heads.

At Taikoo A. W. Grimmitt and F.

LONDON, Aug. 1 (Reuter).-Many leading Associa- tion Football clubs have been thinking seriously of whether they will continue to operate next season-even if military conditions permit continuation of sport. The reason for this is that many sustained big losses on last season's workings and they feel they could not stand a repetition. Hawail, won the 880-yard free- style relay in 9.173. Three years

He Only one big club so far, Bol-expenses and while their aggregate ago the Lake Shore Athletic Clube 440-yard free-style in 4.50.4.

Paul ton Wanderers, has definitely attendance for the sensen show a team set the old American record | Was

great decline the smaller clubs re-

1-2 was a m Herron of Los Angeles and the third- decided not to carry on next ceived the same, if not more, sup- at 9.20.

usuna y pue se ajo osudxo The ground staff has port.

a to se o ani jo punes nor The quartet, boasting two brothers place finisher, Henry Paris of San season. newly-crowned as A.AU. champions. Francisco Ralph Flanagan won the been dispensed with and notice It is likely, however, that the big out para pop pun spuoш moved the Hawaiian nearer, the file in 1939 but did not compete this

given to the club Office Staff. clubs will carry on next season being a paɔjak-tau-IV- hope for team championship,

year.

Bolton have published their balance sheet for last season showing a loss of £5,923.

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Defending Champlon Jim Skinner SUCCESSFUL COME-BACK

of Detroit, University of Michigan TYOSHI NAKAMA of Mauli's star, had little trouble relaining his ΚΕ

Alexander Community House, 220-yard breast-stroke championship. dethroned two days ago as the 220-bat failed to breuit a record. He was yord champion, came back and took timed at 2.48.8.

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STON VILLA who did not take part in any football except a few friendly matches near the end of the season, showed a loss of £11,751. From this is deducted the balance from the last account of £0,700 leaving an adverse balance to carry forward of £5,042.

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