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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1919.
FOURTH TEST DRAWN AS WELL NOT FURÜHASH!! RECORD PERFORMERS OUT TO BEAT THE
BABY OF THE SIDE SAVES THE KIWIS
Kennington Oval, London, Aug. 16.-The fourth and final Test match between England and New Zealand at The Oval finished today in a draw, as the previous three had been. At the close of play, New Zealand were 308 for nine declared in their second innings. They had scored 345 in their first, England replying with 482.
John Reid, 21-year-old batsman, "baby of the side." played the innings of his Hfe and did most to save the final Test for his country.
Reid went in at a critien), stage in the game, weathered an uncomfortable perlod, and then took complete command. He was caught when trying a big hit with his score at 93. He had then defied the England bowlers for two hours and ten minutes and made the Issue safe for the Kiwis.
England's 482 was the biggest, total against New Zealand in England, beat- ing the 164 at Lord's in 1931...
after
The weather had become
Laker kept a steady length into the hands of backward threatening when the match and made the ball turn a good short leg for the wicker full
resumed was
Junch.deal. At last the pilch had bent 115. Wallace, Unit confidently. gun to take spin consistently. Sixteen runs had been added
20 minutes when Reward came nt last when in sent Bulley for two fours with
Bedser, beautifully timed books to put bali from Betser ified more Lowling at a pot wilch bad up three Bgures in 100 minutes. than usual and Sutcliffe placed developext on the wicket, enused Donnelly to play a kicking delivery to square leg, where Brawe
took the catch. Poor light added 10 the didicurities.c of the batsmen.
For n time
Reld struggled against the unlucky Laker, who Back Leen bowling very well without getting the reward of a wicket.
COUNTY CRICKET:
Middlesex Beat Worcestershire
London, Aug. 16-Middlesex, with a fine victory over their nearest rivals, Worcestershire, nt Lord's are now well on the road to repeating their 1917 success in winning the County Cricket Championship.
Middlesex now have 164 points from 23 games and lead the table by 20 points.
who did
chiefly
R
First Nip In Clips The World Record
Los Angeles, Aug. 16.- Shiro Inahlzume of the Tokyo Swimming Club broke the work's 1,500 Metre Free-Style record in the Arst event of the United States Men's Swimming and Diving Championships to- day by churning to à fast 18:35.7 victory.
Hashizume, regarded as Ja- pan's second ranking distance swimmer, bettered the oficial work mark by nearly 23. Bec- onds and cut one and three- tenths of the fast unofficial time his teammate, chalked up by Hironoshin Furuhashi,
Te faished a full 150 metres place Caesar of second ahond Borja of Mexico in the flest heat of the 1,500 metre preliminaries. Borja was timed in 20:43.4.
Three other finishers came in In the order: Donald Watson of the University of Iowa, Wyant Wilson of the Houston, Texos Aquatic Club and Hobert Mat- son of the Worchester, Mass.,) Hoys Club.
Seven of the 10 men entered in the 1,800 metre swim will qualify for the Anals, the seven fastest ushers in three pre-
getting liminary heats
the places.
Hashizume took the lead after the first 50 metres of swim and he was timed in 35 seconds for the Arst 60.
Borja was the only man to slick anywhere car the victor and even for Japanese him it was strictly no contest United Press.
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THEN CAME FURUHASHI
Los Angeles, Aug. 16. — Following are the un- official lap times of the world breaking performances of Hironoshin Furuhashi (extreme left) and Shiro Hashizume (third from left) in the 1,500 Metre Free Style today. (Each man timed at end of each 100 metres):
LAP
100 metres 200 metres 300 metres
400
metres
500 metres 600 metres
700 metres
HASHIZUME
1 min. 04.8 secs.
2 mina, 17.7
3 mins. 31 mins. 45
mins.. 00
nins. 17 mins, 32
mins. 45
11 mins. 18
12 mins.
13 mins. 33
BCCS.
*630
SECS.
secs.
Recs.
SCCA.
*8703
800 metres
900 metres
1000 metres 1100 metres 1200 metres 1300 nietres 1400 metres 1500 metres
14 mins. 51
GCCs.
10 mins. 05.4 secs.
17 mins. 24.5 secs. 10 ming. 30.7 secs.
second to
FURUHASHI
1 min. 07.4 Bocs.
2 mins, 10
3 mins, 31
SCCB, བཅ
4 mins. 46.8 secS. 5 mins. 68 ECCA. 7 mina. 11.0 secs. 8 mins. 20 secs. amins, 40.5 secs,
RCCB.
10 mins. $3 12 mins. 06.5 seca.
13 mins, 21
secs.
14 mins. 35.7 secs, 15 mins. 51.1 secs. 17 mins. 00.3 seca. 10 mins. 10 seca.. -Associated Press.
the "New HKFA
Club
SCANDINAVIANS AT THEIR OWN GAME
WNC
By CORNELIUS RYAN American athletes bettered last year's. Olymple trial results In nine of 21 events in the recent Ama- feur Athletle Union Outdoor Track and Field Champlon- ships, indicating that the USA sqund visiting Europe this summer is of Olymple calibre.
American leaders were specially cheered, becauso four of the improved marks and in events usually do- mininted by Scandinavians-the Javelin, the Hop-Step- Jump, the 10,000-Metre. Run und: the Discus.
somo
Fortuno Gordien won the 1848 AAU secretary Dan Ferris Olympic diceus tryouts with n was delighted with the squad. toss of 100 feet 2 inches; this "It will be a very competent year he won the AAU title and group," he said, "and I am a trip to Oslo with a throw of hopeful we will surprise 174 feet 5 inches.
of the Scandinavians in those Martin Bilca was the USA events in which I had thought Olymple Javelin man with a Top the Scans were sure to win." mark of 220 feat 0 inches, but "Wit is the greatest long- Bud Held took the 1949 laurels distance runner in
American with 233 feet 234 inches.
history," Ferris enthused. "We
In the 1949 Hop-Step-Jump, have high hopes for him."- Gay Bryan was best at 40 feet United Press.
1 Inch; last year the Olympic
tryout was won at 40 feet 111) inches.
And Fred Wit set a new AAU record this year when he won the 10,000 Metre Run In 33:31.5.
Other et ents in which
1049 surpasses the 1948 Olymple try- out marks are the 200-Metre Das, wherein Audy Stanfield's 20.4 betters Mel Pallon's 20.7; the 400-Metre Hurdles, in which
Charles Moore's 611
seconds betlers Roy Cochran's 61.7 in 1948; the 800-Metre Run, wherein Mal Whitfield beitered his own 1040 mark, 1:50.5, the 400-Metre against 1:50.0, Dash, in which George Thoden a new AAU record this year of 46.4 and
beat Herb Mc- Kenley, and the Shot Put, in which Jim
made a toss Fuchs
of 57 feet 2-1/8 inches, second best in history. Only Charley Forville's 80 feet one-quarter inch is better. Francis Delaney won the Olymple, tryouts with (55 feet 1-3/4 inches.
BEATING THE WINNERS
Several of the Olymple tryout winners of 1943 were beaten soundly in the 1949 meet. High Jumper Vemo McGrew was m a fifth-place tle this Ume; Jave-
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When the arrears had been cleared off Wallace went over to the attack. In one over he hit Laker for two fours, co of 08 in 100 reaching $3 out minutes.
Laker was then given a rest after his spell of 13 overs for 34 runs. NOT TOO TROUBLESOME Next Brown tried the leg brenk combination of Hollies they did not Yorkshire, who have won the County Championship and Wright, but
prove very troublesome. more times than any of their rivals, are now challeng- Boundaries flowed freely and
After Shiro Hashizume won ing strongly. Their excellent win over Derbyshire at England's chance looked to be
receding fast,
Hollies but Bradford moves them up the table from fifth place to ht them back with the first heat in 18 mins. 35.7 Worcestershire. They chance at 88 when ho beat sees, the Japanese champion, sharing second position with
Wallace with n leg break which Hironoshin Funrinshi towered unch have 144 points from 22 games.
turned sharply and Evans easily the mark to 18 mins, 10 secs, In due to J. D. stumped the bateman. As the result of thele defeat | kuncis,
second heat. The listed At the fall of the ith wicket world's record is 18 mins. 58.8 at the hands, of Lancashire at Eggar, who balted nearly seven Manchester, Surrey have drop and a quarter hours and hit-27 New Zealand stond 51 in front secs ped from third to fourth place fours in his 210.
with just under two and a half
mechanical, muscular) - with 136 points from 21 games,
left for play. hours
Furuhashi started a little slower Somersel gained maximum
Rabone was at Umes in dif- than his lanky teammate, but was while Warwickshire, not have a County match, are points by defeating Rent. The culty when facing Holles, but once he settled into stride, he Fish" with Fargo Kumagul of now Bfth with 132 points from spin bowling of Horace Hazell Reid punished some full tosses bettered all of the fractional third and Tad Devine of the
the Hawail Swimming and John Lawrence paved the from Brown and at ten the pair times Hashizume managed in
had brought the total to 213 for the first heat,
Harvard Swimming Club way for victory.
Reid then being 48 not He clocked 4 min. 44.0 secs.
fourth. On a pitch that was showing five,
Furuhashi, who sald before at 400 metres and 9 mins, 40.5 signs of wear, they took nine of out,
Mr R. M. Omar took over his view Reid completed his half cen- recs. at 800 metres. The world the race that he felt tired from official duties as pald secretary the Kent second innings
them-lazeh tury in the first over after tea record for 000 inetres Incidental. his trip, was congratulated by of the Hongkong Football Asso kels between four for 88 and Lawrence five by pulling Hollies for four.
ly is 0 mins. 50.0 secs.-Asso-his teammate, Hashizumo. LAST BID
ciation at a meeting last night, DAVIS CUP Hashizume clated Press.
won timed In for 72: Hazell, who heads the
and the Acting Honorary Secre- 10:35.7 in the first heat and had tary, Mr A. 3. Hussain, retired bowling averages, claimed
In a last despairing bid, Brown RIDICULOUSLY EASY
the fans wondering why he front office. 100th victim of the season. called for the new ball, but Reid
Both Furuhah and Hushi-rated only as welcomed the change to pace, zume made their The County third from
Japon's second record shat-greatest.
The Chairman, Mr J. Skinner, Dimeult as
the worn pllch punishing Bailey freely. bottom is Sussex, who lost in
look ridiculously Furuhashi's, speed tering efforts
swimmer..thanked the other applicants. Reid looked set for his first easy, for out-distancing other cause for wonderment. United of both leagues is as follows:
ended the Essex at Southend. They have had become following heavy
The draw for the first round dis- Test hundred, but skied ʼn drive rain during the night, the
at missal of Surrey, challengers
and was caught at extra cover.
First Division (home two Batting for two hours and ten
team 25 MINUTES TO SPARE the top of the table.
was 18 Arst)RAF v. Kwong Wan; Left to score 137 to win in two hours and 25 mlautes before minutes for 93, he had put the 18:37.7 by more than 10 seconds. Imirs. 58.8 secs by F. Amuno Eastern V. CAA: Navy v.
only
insue beyond doubt. He hit 13
China; and a half, Biddlesex lunch for 100 runs could
despite the apparent case with also bettered the recent w- Commandos v. Police; Club v hit-off the runs with 25 minutes be attributed to extraordinarily fours and with Rabone adderi 88 away with the race and, of Japan. The Hashizume mark Army, KMB South
poor batting.
for the sixth wleket.
which be Anished up, he looked official record time of 18 mins. Kitchee; St Joseph's a byc. tired when he emerged from the 37 secs. by bis teammate Second División (home teom water and was rushed through Hironochin Furuhashi.
first).Army v. POC; Kitchee photographers crowding news
NO LOAFING
v. University; Dockyard v. Po- Hashizume, who told a Japan-lce; South China v. Solicitors; to his dressing room.
Furuhashi, who understanda ese newsman before the race Eastern v. Club; CAA v. Na- Fifty minutes before the only a few words of English, that he was "Just going scheduled close of play, the smiled broadly
as his trainer loaf,"
toval Yard Police; Talkoo apparently forgot all ECA; Newsvendors V. St
the
number of games. Leicestershire have dropped further bebind at the bottom of the table. They were beaten at Leicester by Hampshire, who are only just above them.
Leicestershire still have only points from 21 games, bat Hampshire now have 30 points from 21 games.
40
OB points from 21 games.
hours
the
to spare. and deserved their victory over Worcestershire In what many consider was the declding.match of the champion-
ship.
THE RESULTS
In
his
The results of the games which ended today were: M.LY. Ainsworth, the Royal At Manchester: Lancashire Navy balainan, was the central beat Surrey by 205 runs. La
stubborn effort by cashire 280 and 213 for 8 de- Agure in a
loose balls, he hit 11 fours in
72.
When the last hour arrived New Zealand, with four wickets left, stood 144 runs ahead and the remaining cricket was just a formality.
competitors.
Press The fast-stroking Furuhashi bettered Hathizume's mark of
He
Club
"The
·listance
world's record
Secretary
V.
"Worcestershiro to save theclared: Surrey --128 and ionlight became bad, and after an helped him from the pool Jack about that, ilea once he took of Joseph's;-Navy-v.-RAF.- game. Staying for three hours (Greenwood 4 for 33, Roberts 4 appeal by Burt, lie umpires Spurgo, of the El Seguide, with the starting stun
decided to stop play. Twenty California, Swimming
The Hongkong Football Club He swam the first one huny has been selected as the ground minutes later play was resumed,
dred metres in 64.8 secs, and for the seven-a-side games. maintained a speed only slightly It was decided to commu- slower than that throughout. nleato with Maeno, Manila, Sal- His unofficial time at the eight gon, Canton, Bangkok and hundred metro mark was Singapore
with the suggestion mins. 45 secs., 13 seconds under that the football associations in the time for the same distance these cities should not receive |made by Furuhashi in his recent tem
tcoms from Hongkong without 18 mins. 37 secs. race in Tokyo, the official sanction of the local
The opening show was greeted association. with great enthusiasm large
- super
FINAL SCORE
The final scoreboard read:
NEW ZEALAND ist inulugs 345.
ENGLAND
and 15 minutes, ho never re-for 23). laxed his concentration and,
Laker dismissed Burtt and laking advantage of the few At Northampton Northomp-
tonshire bent Nottinghamshire Cowle, both caught off sklers,
and,
the ten minutes before 13 by an Innings and
runs.
scheduled close, Hadlee brought And In an exciting finish, York-Northants 351; Notts 201
the game to an early end by shire had to score 105 to win 177 (Broderick B for 34).
At
declaring Weston
Marc: in 93 minutes. They went all out for the runs against con Somerset 400 for 9 declared and Someset brat Kent by 134 runs. alderable odds, in view ot
210 for B declared; Kent 274 and Derbyshire's fast attack, and
200 (Ames 72, Lawrence 5 for WORL the match svill Ave
72). minutes to spare.
They scored 50 in the first half hour for the loss of two wickets: 100 in 53 minutes; 150 in 80 minutes and obtained the last 35 runs in ten minutes.
Every
batsman played his part and young Brian Close, who played for England in the Third Test, set the hottest pace by hitting two slxes and four feurs in scoring 31 minutes,
AL
1st innings 482.
NEW ZEALAND 2nd innings.
Warwick- Birmingham: hire drew with Combined Ser- vlees, Warwickshire 308 for 9 declared and 210 for 5 declared (Thompson 103 not auf): Com- bined Services 204 and 192 for Sulcliffe e Brown b Bedser Scott e Evans b Bedser.. At Lord's Middlesex Lent Hadice e Edrich ↳ Hollies
wickets, Wallace st. Evans b Hol- Worcestershire by b Worcestershire 100 nad 20-1 Has (Ainsworth 72); Middlesex 288 Donnelly e Brown b Bedser Relde Wright b Laker ... Rnbone lbw b Laker
16 In
94 & 491
Derbyshire, who were ills- missed for 94 in their first Ina- Ings, made 491 in their second
Yacht Club Danco
The Royal Hongkong Yocht Club will hold a dance August 20.
and 137 for 5.
At Cheltenham: Gloucester-Burit e Compton b Laker shire drew with Glamorgan. Cave not out... Gloucestershire 340 and 100 for Cowie e Wright a Laker
declared: Glamorgan 170 and Cresswell not out 180 for 3 (Clift 72).
AL Southend: Essex beat Sussex by 7 wickets. Sussex 104 and 308 (Cox 76, James Langridge 72); Essex. 133 and 142 for 3.
At Leicester: Hampshire beat on Leicestershire by 115 By kind permission Trampshire 210 and 358
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VRC To Meet Eastern
The Victoria Recreation Club
will meet the Eastern Athletic Association for the second time this season next Saturday at the VRC, at 9.30 p.m.
On the last occasion the two clubs met Eastern defeated the
group of Japanese Nicel-Associated Press.
VNC by 11 points, bul,the before he entered
by the
When the Navy and Army are and playing on their home grounds 500 senis will be allocated, free of charge, to the Service owning the ground.
PRETTY TIRED Furuhashi, In an interview
Mr J. F. Ennis replaced Mr K. Info the K. Ip on the Referees Sub-com- latter club has been in very water, had this to say, "I am mittee, and Mr Mok Hing was serious training, and it is more pretty tired from a long trip to appointed to the Press Commit- than probable that it will be a
United States.
tee. Both
tho
much harder fight on Saturday physically and mentally I
nm It was decided that "L" formsi
us both clubs are working up to worn out. I am tired of talking be issued with the rules transla the Colony championships.
The following are the events: to so many American people. ted into Chinese, so that all Chi-
Inter-Club
VRC
Hospitality here
v. Eastern The food is fine." 20 AA)-Men's 50yds Free Style,
Men's 100yds Free Style, Men's
is wonderful. uese players will fully under-
stand their meaning.
A letter was received from from the South-cast
Furuhashi was non-committal Saigon 100yds Back Stroke, Men's 100 about his chances and thought yds Breast Stroke, Men's 4 x 50 ho and his teammates might be Arlatie Committee of Sporia 2 yds Free Stylo Relay, Men's "B" handicapped in facing United asking the Association to send a 21 Class 60yds Free Style, Senior States swinimers because they representative to a meeting nxet
Boys 50yds Free Style, Senior had never before
the month to discuss sporting acti
scon
308 Boys 4 x 50 yds Free Style Re-Americans, even in the movies villes in this part of the world. for lay, Diving Exhibition. declared VRC Members' Events.
Bowling
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for 7
Tuns: Balley Bedser Wright
M
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11
1 07
23
4 59
21
17
0 30
0 70
of Admiral Oscar C. Badger, declared; Leicestershire 145 and the Captain and Officers, the 317 (Tompkin 77). band, of the USS St Paul' will At Bradford: Yorkshire beat Hollies
Derbyshire by @ wickets. Derby Laker
be in attendance.
Further particulars will be shire 94 and 401, (Eggar 210, Brown -announced in to-morrow's Issue Revill 74); Yorkshire 401 for 4 Compton
of the SCM Post
declared and 185 for 4.--Reuter.
SCO
AGENT
Mister Conquest
A SI FOOT ARCU. AND NO KEYI A REMARKABLG GAAN- AND IT'S STOOD FOR 500 YEARS! THINK OF THE TRAITORS WHO HAVE TAKEN THE LAST LOOK AT IT-FROM THE OUTSIDE
100yds
-United Press.
Members' 100yds Free Style
NOT QUITE A RECORD Handicap, Members'
Los Angeles, Aug. 10.-Sumio WBack, Stroke Handleap, Members Tanaka of Tokyo today won the
100yds Breast Stroke Handlesp, won the third heat of the 1,500) event at the National 3 Ladies 100yds Free Style Han-meter
@ dicap, Ladies 50yds Back Stroke AALL swimming meet in the
2 Handicap, Ladies 50yds Breast time of 10 mins, 19-3/10 secs, 4 Strake fandicap, Senior Boys His time bettered the National
0 20 0 100yds Free Style Handicap, Ju-, A.A.U. record.
30nior Boys -100yds Free Style Reuter, Handicap.
AND NOW- KIT CONQUEST
WYAT ESSEX -
MON
Londra' ExoresE, BAKTİOR
SHIRLEY MAY
WANTS SOME SOLITUDE!
As this letter asked for a repre- sentative who had the power to deal with all branches of sport, it was decided to pass the letter on to all bodies in the Colony.
Harringay Feature
man Steve Seymour was fifth; Hop-Step-Jump winner Erkki Koutenen was second to Bryan, and 3,500-Melre runner Dog Gehrmann didn't make the 1943 team.
CHINA BOWL
PROBLEM
London, Aug. 10. The Fifth Battalion of the Derbyshire Regiment, TAT, this year's winners of the China Bowl at Bisley, are Anding the housing of the trophy a problem.
The bowl, which is of sliver, stands nearly four. feel high and at its widest point measures six feet across. The team took it back to Plymouth where li has been displayed in D store window as a recruit- ing ald.
During the weekend, li was paraded through the streets. Now the Regiment cannot find suitable AC- commodation to keep it on show.
has
The local museum
no show-camo Large enough and Lieutenant- Colouel G. C. Cross, com- manding officer, can
009
its
no alternativo but to have the trophy locked in chest and displayed
on special occasions.
only
The cup was presented for competition In 1805 by volunteers of China to volunteers of Great Bri- tain.--Reuter.
Sedgman May Be Rough On Him
Ted Schroeder.
New York, Aug. 16-Those tennis observers who. watched Australia's Davis Cup team overwhelm the highly touted Italians 5-0 in the inter-zone final here over the week-end, nursed a suspicion today that the -Aussies are going to be rough in the challenge round on August 26-28.
The American team picked yesterday Ted Schroeder. Pancho Gonzales, Gardnar Mulloy and Billy. Talbert still rates the favourite in the big play-off nt - Forest Hills, but not by anyone-sided margin. This one: could be close.
London, Aug. 18.-Two of Britain's leading young"-heavy- welghts, Jack Gardner of Mar- ket Harborough, and Johnny Williams of Rugby, aro belna In the three challenge rounds second Singics against the US-- featured on the Harringay pro- played since the war, one at leaving the veteran John Brom: gramma for September 0.
Melbourne and two at Forest wich rested and fresh for. Uls Gardner have one of the Hills, the Australians have won specialty, the, Doubles is an hardest tasks of his successful just one match out of 15, That Improved player over last year. of Sweden, while Williams will Bromwich and Collin Long won career
against Misso Andersson was two years ago when John-Associated Press... Shirley May France, 17- probably oppose Stephane Oteis the Doubles year-old Américan high the termer French heavyweight. school girl, arrived in champion-Reuter,
Calais, France, Aug. 16.
France today to "get a little
solitude" before she tried to
Last year it was a clean sweep for Uncin Sem. Schroeder and Frank Parker trounced Billy Silwell and Adrian Quist in-the-Singlós-and-Talbert and
Sidwell in the Doubles, e
awim across the. Channel. Johnny Palmer Wins Mulloy downed Long and
Shirley May reached hore- in'
One More Hero Of Soviet Sport.
Moscow Auf... Kurenkov, lowered the motor cycle record for one kilometro
Soviet
the late afternoon- with her Chicago, Aug. 16-Johnny This certainly is a stronger în the 125 cuble, „ceniimstrea coach, Harry Boudakian, aboard. Polmer riddled Jimmy Do-Aussie side than that. Mainly class by covering the distranco .n-British Southern Railway muret, with stellar approach it boasts in 22-year-old Frank in 30.48 seconds Ton A Channel steamer from Dover, shots and putts yesterday to Sedgman, a player of brilliant made machine.,, MONTH where she had been training,win the 18-hole play-off for promise who is about roady to This represents an
They went to a hotel- near first place in the "World Cham- win a decision over any player speed of, 118.110 kilometres per Cap Gria Nez, where she will plonship" golf touriament. In the world. He had two hour (about 78 mlios per hout). start her attempt to rench *Palmer, turned in a 00, four match, polais against Schroeder The previous, best way 31.0 England. It was not known under par Demaret played at this year's Wimbledon.. seconds, spood of now soon Shirley May would seady ancora 70 United Shiwell, who now appears to kilometres per hour, cultug in mako hem try United Press, Prose..
be the logical choice to play the August, 1935-Heller
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