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THE
LOCAL CRICKET.
LEAGUE HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING.
H
TWO DIVISIONS AGAIN.
HINA MAIL.
Representatives of the various Cluba were present at the annual meeting of the Hongkong Cricket. League which was held at the Cricket Club yesterday with Sir Claud Severn, K.B.E., in the chair.
The nineteenth annual report and statement of accounts were submitted to the meeting. there being a credit balance of $429.65.
Mr. R. Bas (Craigengower CC) drew attention to the fact that the balance sheet showed no expenditure for medals for the winning teams inst season.
Mr. E. W. Hamilton and Mr. G. R. Sayer (Civil Service C.C.). both opposed the giving of medals and made other suggestions. Mr,
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NEARLY OVER.
"HOME CRICKET SEASON
ENDING.
SOME MORE RESULTS,
To-morrow ought to decide time chumpinslap definitely, Surrey have a Arrs remote chaosks of beak ing-of the-ing with Yorkshire tut
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only o missede cut prevent thei Whit. os exauty from winning!
for the fourth
tur di successkRI.
The results given below have IM bearing on the positions, All the courbes mentioned lave completed their fixtures. Two matches of in- tarastudiesta
} Surrey at Lord's and Susse v. Terkshire at Brighton will be "publishund ti morrow. Then there remains only One more county hxture-Somerset v. Yorkshire at Taunton,
Next Year's Tests,
But there are a series of repre sentative matches which muy durowe. light on the Test Matches next year when the Anstrabane via the Ch Country for another fight for the Ashes. These fixtures are gen
Splasher 2: Serebon ligh, Get- tlemen v. Ployers.
September 5: Scarborough, Mr. G. 1. Thoralem's, X1, v. the M.0.0. Australia AL
September
Blackped
va, Lauenshire v. an England X1. September #: Nearburonggi, York- shire v. ME
September 9:
v. Month.
Blackpool, No.
September 12: thal, Clampion County v. the Rest of England 64 days).
Worcester's Surprise.
(Reuter's Servicc.)
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"BIG" LEAGUE,
LATEST BASEBALL
TABLES.
GIANTS SLIP BACK.
On the morning of August 29, the standings in the "big". United States baseball leagues were:-
National League.
Pillsburgh New York Cincinnati Brooklyn
W. L
02
46 613 77 55 564 63 $8 621
American League.
59
61 492
St. Louis
59
65 476
Philadelphia Boston Chicago
54 65 454 55 69 444 54 69 439
Washington Philadelohia Chicago
W.
Fel. 16 45 628 74 4:4 627 68 55 553
64
58 525
Detroit
61
60 504
58 67 464
19 70 412
St. Louis
posed that a pennant be given to the winning team to be flown on the occasion of all home matches and to be handed over to the win-
ners of the championship the following season.
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LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
After
Some discussion Mr.| ́PACIFIC SERVICE. Sayer's proposal to give a plaque ! to the winning club was adopted.
It was also decided that the League should insure both shields against all ordinary risks.
The following Clubs entered the Leagus this season 7—
First Division: - Hongkong CC. Civil Service L.C., Craig. ngower C.C., Kowloon C.C., Chinese R.C.. Indian R.C., University, Royal Navy, Royal Artillery and East Surreys.
Secondi Division: Hong- kong C.C., Civil Service C.C., Kowloon C.C.. Indian R.C.. University, Royal Navy. R.E. and Police.
A proposal by Mr. Sayer that the team winning the second division should displace the team at the bottom of the first division, led to considerable discussion, and the motion was defeated.
on
Election of Officers. The Chairman said that as he was leaving the Colony November 14, he would not be in a position to stand again as Pre- sident. He thanked the various Clubs for the assistance they had given him during the years he had been President. It was a Results of games played on great pleasure to him to préside.. August 27 werd :——
Cleveland New York Bosten
85 86 289 A Few Results.
National League.
St. Louis 9, Brooklyn 10. Cincinnati 9, New York 2. Chicago, Philadelphia 4. Pittsburgh 9, Buston 0.
American League. lon' 1. Detroit 5. ew-York 5, Chicago 6. Washington 0, St. Louis 5.
No other scheduled.
“SOCCER” SEASON.
LATEST RESULTS FROM HOME,
CHELSEA'S GOOD MATCH.
(Reuter's Service.)
London, August 31.
at the meetings of the League, and he would always remember his cricketing days in Hongkong. He played cricket in Malaya for 18 years and in Hongkong for 13 years, making 31 years altogether (Applause). He proposed the election of Mr. R. Hancock as President.
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Mr. Sayer, in seconding, pressed on behalf of the various clubs their gratitude to Sir Claud Severn for the support and en- couragement he had given to the League since he arrived in Hong- kong 13 years ago. He also referred to Sir Claud's achieve. ments as a bowler and regretted that he was leaving them.
Mr. A. el Arçuli, in supporting Mr. Sayer's remarks, said that the Club he represented
under a deep sense of gratitude Ampy.
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In the English Football League, Louion, August 31. the following matches At Worcester, Worcestershire beat played to-day- Hampshire by SEX wickets.
Division I. Scorus-
Arsenal.... 2 Leicester -Hants (1st) 180 runs. Root took Birmingham 5 wickets for 76 runs.
Leeds U.
Bolton Sheffield U.... Tottenham. Worcester (191)
West Ham.... 3 Cardiff City 1
Division II.
123 TUMS. Keedy took 4 wickets for 49 ruas. Junts (ad) 1 runs, Root took 7 wickets for 23 runs.
Worcester (od 110 runs for wickets.
[This a return muigh; in the first, Hampelire led on the first innings.
Glamorgan v. Notis.
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2 Manchester C. O
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0 Bradford C.
3 Clapton 0.
1
Barnsley Derby C. Fulham...
U Swanken T. Notts Forest.. 1 Chelsea Port Vale 3 Stoke
Portsmouth Preston N.E... 3 Southampton 0 Hall City Stockport C... 0 Wednesday
Division III (South),
AL Swansen, 'Glamorgan lost to Bristol R. Notta by five wickets. Scores :—
Luton Millwall Glamosgate (161) U3 TUDS. Norwich Bichmond took & wickets for 18 Swindon
roos.
Notts (1st) 15 runs. Ryan took
5 wickets for 57 runs.
• Exeter C.
4
Hournemouth
4 Aberdara“.
1
Watford
1 Bristol C. Division III. (North).
Ashington ... 5 Nelson Bradford ...... Chesterfield
Glamorgan (2nd) 128 ruus. Doncaster 5 Crewe A, Larwood took 5 wickets for 33 runs. Grimsby T. 5 Walsall
Notts (2nd) 97 runs fór 6 wickets. Rotherham [Notts also took full prints in the
Wigan opening fixture.]
Tranmere Coventry
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Mr. G. R. Sayer was elected Vice-President.
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THURSDAY,
Mr. H. Owen Hughes (Hon. Secretary and Treasurer) "nounced his intention to relin- quish his position owing to there' being other calls on his time. Mr. Er F. Stewart was elected to fill the vacancy, and the retiring Satow, Amoy and Formos ir p officer was eervices.
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Owing to the bad state of the Army and Navy cricket pitches at Happy Valley it was decided that no League games should be played there this season.
At the conclusion of the meet- ing, the representatives of the various clubs arranged the tures for the coming season,
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THE NATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP.
PRELIMINARY ROUND
(Reuter's American Servies:)
Oakmont, August 31.
CAPT. BARRETT.
SHANGHAI CRICKETER AT HOME.
A HAMPSHIRE ASSET."-
Captain E. I. M. Barrett, (the popular Shanghai interport cricket captain and, all-round,
In the National amateur golf sportsman) who is home championship,,136 entrants teed on off in an eighteen-hole round for and
the sixteen places aration proper. about "Bobby
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lease from Shanghai, will assist Hampshire of their remaining in some games, has not played for the south county since 1920, It is thirty years since he first appEET- ed in the Hampshire eleven re marks the "Shanghai Sunday Times," and there is little doubt: that had he been able to play, re gularly he would have gained many honours. In 1920 he made 1,054 runs with an average of 28.28 which included a time, innings of 215 against Gloucester- shire.
[Note: Bad health has kept Captain Barrett out of the field at Home, earlier in the season-Ed., "China Mail
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M. R. Maraton 81 Francis Quimet 82; and R. A. Gardner 84
Note: RT Jones, Jr. is also
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