WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1931.
SPORTING
CAPTAIN'S
OXFORD
BAD LUCK.
UNIQUE RECORD,
Broken Oar Fails to Bother Stroke.
DONKEYS AS CADDIES.
GOSSIP
JOCK CREIGHTON IN
TOKYO BOUT.
American golfers have discover Defeats Japan's Leading ed a surprisingly efficient caddy who is not only able to haul along the clubs, but the golfer also.
Rocky Mountain barros, (don- keys) are this season's craze at the Mount Summit course at Union-. town.
Heavyweight.
TECHNICAL KNOCK OUT.
Tokyo, July 1. - Japan's ranking heavyweight, The most gratifying feature Inao Takahashi, proved about these long-eared eaddies is able drawing card
a profit- that they are. thrown in with the moters of the prize fights last night for the pro green fee, and they expect no tipa at the Hibiny Civic Hall. except an occasional journey into auditorium was Alled by probably The the rough where the grass is better. the largest crowd to turn out for. a boxing tournament so far, but the much-heralded young heavy- weight turned out to be a disap- pointment, only a novice who has yet to learn a great deal about the boxing game. Jock Creighton, the experienced Shanghai welter
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Gregory Wilson, struke of the University of Washington junior varsity crew, received many extra
Leeds Rugby League Club have pats on the back when the three signed on C. Mann, a Halifax for Husky eights returned home afterward, who last Winter appeared for over the Yorkshire in the Rugby, county California varsity, jayvee and
championship competition. and freshman boats in the annual Paciffe Coast regatta at Seattle.
scoring three victories
Wilson, it was learned rowed the lat mile of the three-mile race with his darlock open and he managed to keep the oar in place although setting' a terrific pace in the last stretch. The "gate" of the earlock popped open at the two mile mark.
A slip of the our
would have meant the difference between win ning and losing the race.
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Club shows that a profit of £1,370 with a crashing right in the open- The report of Southport Football weight, hit his unprotected jaw
was made on last season's working.ing, round of a scheduled. 10-round. The receipts from League matches affair, which comprised the prin were £3,964, against £4,075, and the sipal attraction of the evening. receipts from cup-ties amounted to Takahashi, to all appearances, was 6,240, compared with £716. Visit knocked out cold, but the bell saved ing clubs in cup-ties were paid him at the third count, and he had The club paid 2006. to to be assisted to his corner by his £1,943. visiting teams in League matches, seconds. and received £683 as their percent- age of away mutches. Players' wages amounted to £4,946, compar ed with £4,386.
The club's indebtedness has been reduced from 54,196 to £2,820,
stream
of
That terrific wallop knocked out whatever fighting spirit he had in Followers of Association football
him, for when the second round must be gratified to see so many
opened, it became evident that he could not continue with the fight, of their favourites doing well on the cricket feld this season. G. D.
He appeared to be somewhat cowed, Kemp Welch, the. Cambridge cap.
and was at Creighton's mercy as Barnsley Football Club report a the Briton pummelled him at will. tain, is a notable, example. His balting has improved out of all surplus of £2,440 on the season, a sharp left and right to the face knowledge,
the happy position brought about by
that drew a steady amateurs he stands second only to transfer fees and increased Cup. blood from his nose forced the re- D. R. Jardine in the averages, Cook, tie receipts. While expenses were feree to stop the slaughter, after the old Brighton and England reduced by £1,670, transfer fees m. 44. of the second round. The total re-Creigton was awarded the decision centre, is another whose batting brought in £3,500, has improved, and Arnold, South ceipts were £13,643 compared with on a technical knockout. The re- -ampton's outside left, is maintain- £9,611 in the previous year. Ceree's action was wise, for there ing the form which last season.
was no sense in continuing with caused him to be regarded as one of our future Test hopes and which this season gained him recognition at Lord's. Storer, late of Burnley and, the newly appointed managor of Coventry, is also batting as well as ever fur, Derbyshire, and James Langridge, after a quiet start, is getting runs freely for Sussex Langridge, who assiste Lewes at football, is also getting wickets, but on the whole the Association men do not seem to shine so much with the ball as with the
R. W. V. Robins, of course,
but
has
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THE CHINA MAIL.
Our Sports Diary 4TH SUCCESSIVE WIN FOR
LOCAL
WATER POLO-To-day---Divi- sion 1.-V.R.C. v. Chinese Bathing Club, 6.p.m.
Friday-Division Royal Navy Y. Borderers.
LAWN TENNIS-To-day-- "B" Division-Army T.C. v. Re- crato; Craigengower 0.0. v. M.B.K.; Civil Service C.C. NE Hong Kong C.C.; Nippon Club v. Chinese R.O., University v. South
Kowloon C.C. v. Craigengewer China A.A. "C" Division-Kow- loon Indians T.C. v. Y.M.C.A.; C.C.; Chinese R.C. v. Hong Kong. C.C.; Radio S.C. v. Recreio; Indian R.O. v. University; Deutscher Chab v. Civil Service O.C.; South Chine A.A. v. Army T.C.; Mixed Doubles -Indian R.C. v. Ladies' R.C.; Ro creto. University..
Saturday"B" Division, Indian 1.C. v. Army T.C.; Kowloon. C.G. v. Chindae R.C. M.B.K. v. Civil Service C.C.: Nippon Club v. Uni- versity; South China A.A. v. Craigengower C.C.. "C" Division. Y.M.C.A. v. Kowloon C.C.; Craig- engower C.C. v. Kowloon Indiana; Chinese R.C. v. Civil Service C.C.; Recreio v. Indian R.C.; Hong Kong C.C. v. University; Deutscher Club v. South China A.A.; Army T.G. v. Radio.
-Saturday
LAWN BOWLS Division. I. Taikoo
v. Kowloon Dock; Givil Servico v. Craigengo- wer; Police v. Kowloon B.G.C.; Club de Recreio y. Kowloon C.C.; Division II, Hong Kong Electric v Club de Recreio: Kowloon B.G.C. v. Talkoo; Kowloon B.G.C. v. Civil Service C.C.; Yacht Club v. Craig- engower C.C.
HOME. CRICKET-To-day, Te-morrow and Friday
Gentlemen v. Players.
Surrey v. Worcestershire.
Sussex v. Northamptonshire.
Somerset v. Lancashire, Notty v. Gloucestershire. Yorkshire v. Essex, Warwickshire v. Kent. Leicestershire v. Hampshire. Glamorgan v. Biddlesex, Scotland v. New Zealand. Saturday, Monday and Tuesday,
Surrey Y. Lancashire. Sussex v. Leicestershire. Hampshire v. Somerset, Glamorgan v. Worcestershire. Northamptonshire v. Warwick
The annual report of the Read-the fight, for it would have been ing Football Club shows that there murder for the youngster. was a loss of nearly £2,000 last Young Takahashi, who stands a
ehire. little over six feet, weighs 175 season.
pounds, almost 30 pounds more Albert Bennett, the 21-years-old than Creighton, but he is a mere cricketer who took over 100 wickets stripling. Of a tall lanky build, he and scored more than 1,000 runs in hardly appears to be a former New South Wales grade cricket wrestler. His muscles are not yet last Winter, has just returned to
Notts v. Yorkshire. Kent v. Middlesex. Derbyshire v. Gloucestershire. Durham v. New Zealand (TWO days).
SHOOTING-To-day to Satur day-National R.A. Meeting at Bisley.
ATHLETICS-To-day to Satur day-Army Championship.
fully developed.
With proper
VICTORY OVER ESSEX
AT BRIGHTON.
CAPTAIN'S EFFORT. Tourists' Fine Showing Against Champions.
YORKSHIRE GAINING.
London, Yesterday."
By defeating Essex by the big margin of an innings and 63 runs nt Brighton Sussex recorded the "double" over Essex and also re- gistered their fourth successive victory. In their first encounter
with Essex at Chelmsford Sussex wan by ten wickets. In their last half-dozen matches Sussex have collected 75 points out of a pas. sible 90 points.
Centuries by Rowley and Duleep- ainhji and cxcellent bowling by Tate
gave Sussex
big victory over Essex at Brighton and plac- ed the side fourth in the Cham- plonship table,
"Duleep" has shown a distinct partiality towards' Essex bowling and, in the two matches played against Essex this season he has scored 273 runs.
Only a valuable partnership be- tween Walker (92) and Staples, A. (131) saved Notts from total col- lapse against the Yorkshire attack, the pair contributing 223 runa to the total of 288. The Yorkshire eleven' had to be content, with the major points as the result of a lead of 25 rune on the Arat inn- ings.
Splendid all-round form WOR shown by R. E. S. Wyatt at Coven-
their third win of the season.
St. Helens, his native town, and has only once played against Cam- has been given a trial to the end bridge in the great event at Lord's. A native of Tewkesbury, where, of the season by Lancashire. He
not eligible to figure in county he was born on September 26, 1910. cricket this year as he played for he would obviously have led the come good performances to his New South Wales against the West Dark Blues before attaining his training and careful handling, how try for, besides taking half the credit in the few first-class gamos Indies last Winter.
majority. At six years of age he ever, he should make a good Northants wickets in the first inn- began to play cricket, and proceed fighter, for he has a good left, andings for 36 runs he scored an un- he has played, and Hodgson and Hulme, the "stars" of Liverpool and
D. N. Moore the Oxford captaining to Shrewsbury he came under an athletic type of body. the Arsenal, are coming on well. who has been on the sick list for the Influence of Mt. R. Sale, the In the opening round he lost his defeated 161 to give Warwickshire The Lancashire man looks like he several weeks, was unfortunately Oxonian who played for Derbyhead in a moment of excitement coming the legitimate successor to
not able to play in the Varsity shire, and was coached by James when Creighton was on his knees, match at Lord's. Macdonald as a fast bowler, and
He shares with Heap, the
Harry after being forced into a corner. Hulme has been promoted in the only one other man a distinction Turner, and Graham, the profes-The youngster started hitting the Middlesex batting order, Watt which is not generally known. aionals. Blessed with such a phy-Briton with both fists-evidence Kent's promising new bowler, is Only the famous R. A. H. Mitchell sique as 5ft 10ir and 128, 6b, that he was still new to the ring. another footballer; he
a fine player of most The referes had to drag him back assists has previously been captain of the Moore is
University in his second year. games. He has played Association and warn him not to hit a man Folkestone.
That was as long ago as 1864. He, football for Oxford, has a handicap when he is down. Takahashi, it is. however, had the satisfaction of of five on the links, and. Is very said, took up boxing about six
months.ago. seeing his team win comfortably. useful at fives.
The Wigan Rugby League Club report a loss on the season's work ing of £681. The attendances at first and A team games were smaller than in the previous year. The biggest League "gate" £902 against St. Helena and the smallest £86 against Featherstone Rovers.
Players' wages amounted
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to £2,443,- £100 less than in the *previous year.
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The directors of Barrow Rugby League Football Club report that last season the club lost £111, chiefly through inclement weather and defeat in the first round of the Rugby League Cup. The gate re- ceipts were $2,797 compared with £4,359, and players' wages took £1,340 against £1,255,"
D. N. Moore distinguished him. self with a century for H.M. Mar tineau's side in the opening match of the Egyptian tour af Alexandrin, was preceded at Oxford by, his re- putation as a batsman, which he upheld by scoring 52 in faultless style for the University against Kent, while when he played for his native county, Gloucestershire, against his univerity he scored 200 without a mistake and assisted Hammond in a partnership of 220. His quality being so patent he was given his blue, and distinguished himself in a match that was dis- astrous to Oxford. In the middle of November Moore was elected, captain' for this Summer- very Zare honour indeed for a man who
Lancastrian
Outstanding among the outstanding
Prolific scoring was witnessed
at Liverpool where Lancashire en- tertained the New Zealand touring eleven. No fewer than 1,208 runs were scored for 27 wickets—an average of 44 runs per hatsman.
As the scoring suggests the match
fizzled out in a draw..
Kent again suffered a reverse when Surrey captured full points In a low scoring game at Black- heath. Woolley again distinguish ed himself and was unfortunate to be dismissed when aix ruus short of three figures.
The following were the most noteworthy batting and bowling feats accomplished during the week-end cricket programme
Batting.
R. E. 8. Wyatt (Warwick)'..161" Bowley (Sussex) ...
.137
102
K. S. Duleepainhi (Sussex) .133 Staples, A. (Notta) Hendren (Middlesex) Hallows (Lancashire) Paynter (Lancashire) G. L. Weir (N.Z.) Woolley (Kent) T. C. Lowry (N.Z.) Walker (Notta) Barber (Yorkshire)
denotes not out.
Bowling.
"Parker (Gloucester) Geary (Leicester) Townsend (Derby).. Tate (Sussex)
10 for 180 7 for 54
6 for 23
6 for 50
Goddard (Gloucester)
6 for 55
6 for 94
.5 for 28
Ryan (Glamorgan) Root (Worcester)
D. G. Foster (Warwick) 5 for 31 F. E. S. Wyatt. (War-
wick)
for. 36 Wellard (Somerset)... 5 for 79 A. E. G. Baring (Hants) 6 for 85 Hodgson (Lancashire) 5 for 93 G. T. & Stevens (Mid-
diesex)
5 for 114 Perks (Worcester) 4 for 30 Hearne, (Middlesex)... 4 for 56 wickets taken in both innings.
Full results as cabled by Reuter were as follow:-
Sussex beat Essex by an innings and 63 runs at Brighton.
Scores:- Sussex: 477 (Bowley 137, K. S.
Duleepsinhji 138).
Essex: 187 (Tate 6 for 50) and 227.
Surrey beat Kent by six wickets at Blackheath.
Scores:- Kent: 207 and 216 (Woolley D4). Surrey: 298 and 127 for 4.
Derbyshire beat Hampshire by 145 runs at Southampton,
Scores:-
Derby: 221 (A E. G. Baring 5 for
85) and 168. Hants: 137. (Townsend 6 for 28)
and 107.
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SUSSEX
first innings
Yorkshire.. took points from Notts at Sheffield.
Scores Natts: 288 (Walker 92, Staples A. Yorkshire' 319 (Barber 90).
131) and 1 for no wicket
Warwickshire beat Northampton- shire by an innings and 78 runs at Coventry.
Scores:
Northants: 188 (R. E.43. Wyatt 5
for 36) 109 (D.. G. Foster & for
81). Warwick: 868 for 7 dec., (R. E. S.
Wyatt 161*),
Worcestershire took Arst innings points from Leicestershire at Wor- cester.
Scores:-
Worcester: 231 and 145 (Geary 7
for 64). Leicester: 106 (Root 5 for 28,
Perks 4 for 30)...
Glamorganshire took first Inninga points from Somersetshire at Car- did.
Scores:- Glamorgan: 232 (Wellard 5 for 79)
47 for two wickets. Somerset: 185 (Ryan 6 for 94).
Gloucestershire beat Middlesex by four wickets at Cheltenham. (Victoria Ground). Middlesex: 293 (Hendren 117,
Parker 6 for 116); 144 (Parkor 4 for 64, Goddard 6 for 55). Gloucester: 273 (Hearne 4 for 56,
G. T. S. Stevens 5- for 114);
165 for six wicketa.
FRIENDLY.
Lancashire drew with the New Zealanders at Liverpool.
Scores:-
New Zealand: 410 for 9 dec.; (G. II. Weir 101, T. C. Lowry 92, Hodgson 5 for 93)
SOS for eight wic kets.
Lancashire: 487 (Hallows 115,
Paynter 102).
FIRST CLASS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE TO DATE.
Notts (4)
Yorkshire (3) Gloucestershire (2) Sussex (7) Lancashire (1) Surrey (8) Derbyshire (0) Kent (5) Middlesex (16) Essex (8) Worcestershire (10) Warwickshire (15)-- Somersetshire (14)
Hampshire (13) Leicestershire (12) Glamorganshiro (11)
Northamptonshire (17)
1st Jans. No Pons. P. W. L. W. L. Result Pts. Piz 15 8 1 1 5 0 225 140
15-7
8 0 4
225. 186
107
3 5 1
0
240 133
10 6 4 4 1
1
240. 117
17 5 38 2
1
255 115
17 5 2 4 5
1
255 114
17 4 3 7 1
2
255- 106
17071 2
1
255 105
.17
18
4 5 7 1 0 255 98.
5 B 1 3 1 270 .17 4 6.4 21 255 00
68
175 2.4.3.143 255 84 .18 3 1 6 0 240
17 2 5 3 4 3 266 69
15 1 1 4 8 1.
'18
17 14
225 43
&
240 44
151 6170 225 41.
The figures in brackets were the positions occupied by the .counties at the close of the 1080 season. The method of scoring this year is as follows:-15 points for a wlu; 71⁄2 points for a tlaj 5 points for a win on the first innings and 3 points for a loss, on first innings; -d points for a' thể on the first innings and 4 points for a so result.
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