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TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1926.
SPORTS SECTION
TEST SURPRISE.
AUSTRÁLIA REPLY" WITH 302 RUNS!
ENGLAND BAT AGAIN.
Slow Progress In Second Day at the Oyni.
After being in danger, Australia exceeded England's
1st innings England opened score by 22 runs. her 2nd innings before the close of play yesterday and are 27 tuns ahend, with all wickets intact.
Australig owed her advantage to the batting taif- wagring furians ly after the opening cracks had
folech
Features of the second day's ping In the ith unlimited time) Tit Match are
Very slow progress. as less than 300 runs were served in the tay
Chances Very Open.
THE CHINA MAIL.
OUR SELECTORS.
LATER IN THE DAY.
ALL, HONGKONG BASEBALL'«
PLAYERS,
Both Gregory & Collins Out.
The 123,000.
At the Oval after lunch. altendance increased
WI
to
78: then
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(To the Editor of the "China Mail"]
BASEBALL STARS.
EASILY BEAT HONGKONG ·
CHAMPIONS.
LOCALS' PLUCKY FIGHT.
HOME TURF.
FURTHER RESULTS PROM
GOODWOOD.
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AHEAD OF THE MAIL,
The mir Stakes (2 miles,
LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, AUGUST, J7, 1926, 10:30 nm.
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With nineteen hits and hardly Sir-Who are serving as geleean error. Mariano Sangle's “AI tore for Hongkong baseball?
Filipino basebulf stars" won ensily in the first match of the localulted as follows:- series, against the South China (local champions) at the Happy Valley diamond yesterday after-
Fam not a player nor do I belong to any club, I pay my entrance regularly and enjoy a goot game. From the names announced see that the trim to represent Hong- kong has been well chosen.
Gregory was in for 100 minutes before he was taken at short leg by Stevens, off Tate'a bowling.
Hi contribution
Collins's store (7-229-78). stood, at 60.
Gregory's Innings was distin-whom is the eredi due? Do the guished by his courage and b Straight driving. He hit 10 fours,
omeials of the Association, ex officio, act as selectors?
noon.
as
Broken Faith Dracos Caprier Betting:-100-vo
Eight Pan.
12 against Chartered Bank ,To The locals were blanked out in Broken Faith; 1 to 2 axainst Mercantile Bank, A. & B.
all nine innings and were a failure Duncos; and 5 to 1 against Capries
do,
C. a batting side, but their strength lay in the field in the first five innings when they played a faultless game and kept down the hard hitting stars to a total of four runs.
A
Although the nomination has OldBeld went in Two overs
been done satisfactorily I will pre-- let' Calling WAH out being beautifully caught by Stevens infer to see the choice put on the gully, off Larwood's bowling football and other branches of sport business footing. Not us, say, in Oldfield End-wonde-4-and-Colling, had added 1, the score then rend where a few Engyoodies have all 8-221-61 (only 2 runs after the 7th the say and she that say without
much headwork, wicket tell.
Colling made a real cuptain's į
He was very dogged, bat- hugrs and 33 minutes and
effort. ting hit only 2 fores.
England's Score Pussed.
Yours, etc..
FAN Q. FAN.
Hongkong, August 16.
COUNTY CRICKET. "TWO OUTRIGHT VICTORIES IN
At the Oval, en interval. "' Grimmett went in to partnerį Ofbeld
On Saturday the wicket wa
Carina and Gregory having "drying." Yesterday the wicket was "good.", St. far, Australia ved the way, it was left to this pair to pass England's score. bas at the better of the wicket. Their partnership produced 67 runs England babting on conditions
-possibly the deeding factor in which suited the bowlers more, the match: and Australia consolidating her
Oldfield zwicket-keeper) and position after the wicket nad trimmeft thowler) dead all the proved during the week-end rest:
Chances are very open. Every emptation of the English bowles thing may depend on the state of and remained together unfit the tea
inval. when Australia were 63 the wicket nowa.?
runs ahead of Englan Out of the Stat, of, 286 runs for $.wickets, | Podield mude 200 and irinamete 32. Thoth not out.
Ualesør rùin intervenes, and pass; uming that the wicket
Naut "and does not play "funny" the the Country ought not toʻnd it diffeul To be reasonably to make runs. sure, England must set the Ayse tralians 100 to win. Less is dan gerous.
Pros & Cons Bagian has an advantage in the opioptanity a wear but the wicket before the Australians bat arms But to wear Snt the wicket. Eng Jand must needs make Punk.
And when Grimmett, went,in,, Australia nentiank 49 runs to time!
Australin All Out.
At the Oval after ten. After Da, Oldeki and Grimmett continued.
P
They put on another 12 making 67 for the partnership) He and then Grimaldewas out... was bowled by Tate 9-298-35 ).. Shield's individual total
Ordinarily, the Oval wirket wears Estood at 29. fairly well It is pointed out, how- Mailey the other bowleri over, that no English wicket fastslast man in. four days. Unless there is an Eng
how
Was!
This pupeles Bawler never open- land eollapse tusdal, Australia will fedeti a rotint: bat Oldfield made a. have as good conditions for the 4 more goal : not out) and then 4th impings, as gesterday. De the Madley was caught at the wicket.
TWO DAYS:
SOME LOW SCORES,
were low.
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London. August 16. At Cheltenham. Eloncestershire last to Surrey by 97 runs, Scores: Surrey (1st) 198 runs, P. G. H. Tender teaptain) made 53. Parker tank, wickets for 10% runs, “
loucester
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Surrey (2nd) 171 mins. made 61 not out. Parker book 5
for 96.
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Chinese Hero. Smart double play between first, catcher. and second base was put in by South China in the fourth inning which diamissed | Bernales, who got away on three-bagger, and Ramos who stole two.
Leing was the hero of the South China eide and gathered
P. & O. Hank Broken Faith won by one and a Bank of East Asia .... half lengths; four lengths separ Marine InauFENCES.
Canton Izsurance .... sted second and third,
Londow. July 29. | China Tluderwriters The ruce for the Goodwind Cup North China Insurancs..
na Talon Insurance.
"Yangtze Insurance"
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Glommen
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11 to 10 on Glemmen: 180 to 3 DouglasEN against Mendoza: 20 to 1 agalist | Hongkong Steamboats Camden.
ELK Tuxe & Lighters.. Indo-Chinas (Prof.)
Nine mani Glommen won by two lengths; one six flies at left field. Prominent length separated second and third. on the visiting side. in the field,
London, July 30 was Rivera
right. who The Chesterfield Cup (11⁄2 miles) took two beautiful flies: He also struck clear of centre field for their at Gootwood today, resulted
as follows:- (enly home run in the match, this
during the seventh inning
During the match only two mea on the local side were able to make second base." One of them! who walked to first and stole a base was put out reaching third
Birzulfo created the most favourable impression as pitcher and hix swift under-throws puzzled the local champions."
Features of Play.
''.
5. L. Lee pitched in his usua good form and allowed the field to
¡ Gloucester (2ndo 72 rans., Fender collect all the flies. Hitting in
took 4 for 25.
Another Match...
At Cardiff, Glamorgan est tu Northamptonshire by sis wickets, Scores:-
Glamorgan Ext 140 PLA. M. J. Turnbul made 57 Thomas took
for 27.
Northants (st) 1:49 Pan. IV. W. Cz Jupp made 56.
Glamorgan (2nd) 122 ruur.
Northants 2nd 117 ran for wirkets. Reuter.
This amended table will be put
other hand, their natting winngth for Tate. 10-302-05 bringing the shed to-morrow. is heart-breaking. Their advat-îndings to a close.
tage is that they will know exactly Tate could not have bowled very how many they need fog, victory-much. or else the Aussies kept | and the Ashes,
One other point.
The score of!
"playing him. Stevens proved ex- pepsive as did Geary but they made
302 is the lowest by the Aussies,plendid catches. Lurwood got 3 in a completed innings, in the wickets and Rhodes took 2 Tor only i sent series of Tests.
THE DAY'S PLAY,
Rhodes Pirs Wicket.
BB runs. (See analysis below.)
DEFICIT WIPED OFF.
Hobbs & Sutcliffe Bat Again. At 8.30 p.m.. Hobbs Sutcliffe were sent le to open Eng land's 2n innings, 22 runs in
At the Oval a.m. There were 21,000 speciapers | argaz when play started
The weather was warm and the wicket good,
Woodfull and Collins, the mos Gut batsmen overnight, enntinged Australia's innings, facing Tales an Larwood.
la 30 minutes they added 16 rans (total 74).
and
By 6 m. ie., after 30 minutes batting the had wiped off the
defci..
Then they both became, cautious. Evidently careful play paid. They remained together till stumps were dren for the day and Eng- and are 27 runs ahead again, with all wickets intact.
When the score was 84, Rhodes The score at the close was 49 relieved Larwood, This change runs for no wicket. Hobbs was was sucessful as a separation wasg and Sateliffe 20. both not out. effected 6 runs later. Wend fu -Reuter: played onto his wicket a bal: from
Play
continues to-day. The
Rhodes, his score being, 86. (5-90-adores as given by the cables are:- 95). Coolina was now 16.
Being
England-1st Innings.
the opening batsman. Hobbs, b Mailey
Woodfall stayed 2 hours and
minutes and he hit one four.
A Brilliant Catch:
21
19 Sutcliffe. b Mailey
Woolley, b Mailey
"A the Oval, before, lunch, Before lunch the attendance in- ereased to 30,000 and the gates were closed at. 12.15 p.m.
Richardson had gone in to part- ner his skipper, Collins.
Between Rhodes (the veteran bowler) and Collins there ensued a grim duel. Collins was most deter- mined.
1
This 6th wicket "partnership had produced 32 rune in just an hour when Richardson was sent back. 16-122-16.) Richardson made red-hot drive to Geary, felding at mid-oT to Rhodes's bowling, and Geury held the ball most brilliantly. congratulated Collins sportingly Geary by going over to him grid shaking his hand.
Gregory Hits Out.
Hendren, b Gregory
A. P. F. Chapman, St. Oldfield,
b Malley
C. T. S. Stevens, c Andrews, b.
Mailey Rhodes. c Oldheld, b Mailey Geary, run cut Tate, b Grimmett Larwood,
Grimmett Strudwick, not out
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the air proving an unprofitable pastime with the safe men in, the out-field, the visitors later adopt. ed low but speedy drives which, with the uneven ground, resulted in many errors. Four out of all ten errors were in the seventh in- ning. There were seven hits and eight runs in this inning.
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IN SPORT.
A CUP TO ENCOURAGE POLO.
TEA WITH CRICKETERS,
London, July 30.
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do. With view to encouraging the game of polo throughout the Em- Hongkong Lands pire, she Prince of Wales arnnuiores; HE. Realty his intention to present a cup for H.K. Territorial
On the whole South China put wp a plucky fight against the re
is donbsful annual competition at Huningham, Humphreys Estates puted players.. It whether the U.S. "Helena" team open to teams representing the Em- Princes Building
Rural Lands will do quite so well this after-pire.
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The Prince of Wales lays down the condition that the Harlingham Teams and score by inning Club itself will compete annually.
London, July 29.
were:- Shim
At Macao during the week-end, Yee the Chinese Recreation Club de Sling feated Macao, at doubles, in a S. L. Lee lan tennis match, by five Leung
June matches to four.
Macao's star pair, Villa Franca S. S. Lee and Fernandez, won all three T. Chinn matches in two straight sets. The Choy strength of the Fortuguese play- ers is revealed in the scores Ng Sze-kwong and
M. W. Lo:
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At the Oval. 2nd day in Surrey
Australians match:-
The Prince of Wales arrived at 2.50 p.m., had ten with the players.. and left at 5 p.m.
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The match this afternoon will prophesies that there will probably :
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Strike-outs. - Liboon 8-6, 6-2 Birtulfo (5), Tombo (3).
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Extras
4-6, 0-6 [C.R.C. 1 match, Macao 2.] Total: C.E.C. 5. Macao 4.
Total
280
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
Runs Wicketa.
31
1
BOWLING ANALYSIS,
71
2
Runs, Wickets.
U.S. BASEBALL LEAGUES.
138
6
Tate
40
3
18
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Larwood
82
3
0
Geury
43
0
Stevens
86
1
35 Rhodes
35
2
Fall of wickets: overnight 4
J
Gregory Grimmett Mailey Macartney Richardson
10 Australia-1st innings. W. M. Woodfull, b Rhodes
Then Gregory went in to partner W. Bardsley, e Strudwick, b
Larwood Colline and these two added 107 runs to the total before a separa-C. G. Macartney, b Stevens
W. H. Ponsford, run out.... tion.
Gregory played a merry inhings. T. J. E. Andrews, b Larwood Undaunted by the responsibilities H. L. Collins, e Stevens, b (of making a stand) he indulged Larwood
2 for, 60; 5 (Woodfull) for 90; 6.
under:-
Jones (short stop), Coulter (left field), Beers (centre field)? Harding (second base), Chuirco (irst base), Koblis (right field), Butler (catcher), Nickson (pitcher), Russell (third base).
Including results of August 12.
the US. Major baseball league tables stood ut:-
25 Richardson) for 122; 7" (Gregory) New York
2 for 229; 8 (Collins) for 231; Cleveland
3 Grimmett) for 208; 10 (Mailey) Philadelphia
Detroit
for 302,
..
61
in hard hitting and scored frequent A. J. Richardson, e Geary, b boundaries off all the bowlers.
Rhodes
By the lunch interval, Collins J. M. Gregory, e Stevens, b Tate had beon, batting 2 hours and his] W. A. Oldfield, not out score was 33. Gregory had been C. V. Grimmett, b Tate:
at the wickets for only 4 hour und | A. A. Mailey, c Strudwick, b his score was 38
With 12 extrao, the total now stood at 165 runs for 6 wickets. down.
This mount that Australia had lost two more batamen but had. added 100 to the total.
Tate
A
Extras
Total....
(Continued at Foot of Next Column.)
Partnerships: overnight 4 Toy Chicago
60, Woodfull and Colline 1-6th Washington 18 (Woodfull and Colling 31; din St. Louis
73 (Collins and Richardson) 32: 7th Boston
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