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THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1933.
SCHOOLBOY TIES WORLD 100 YARDS RECORD
M.C.C. REPLY UNPALATABLE CLEVELAND
Bradman Suggests A Practical Test: Mailey's Cynical Gibe.
“KEEP JARDINE FROM AUSTRALIA.”
the M.C.C. the truth. If the M.C.C. [refuses to recognise it for the truth, then let us cry a halt Anglo-Australian cricket
to
Mr. Jeans, secretary of the Aus- national cricketers whose word is tralian Cricket Board of Control, respected. The Board should tell has stated that the MC.C's cable on the subjects of body-line bowl ing and barracking will be consider ed at the Board's next meeting on September 22. There was no spe- cial reason, he said, why the Board should meet earlier:
NEGRO BOY
WINS IN 0.9.4.
COVERS 220 IN FAST TIME.
Sets New Long Jump
'Figures:
Chicago, June 17. Jesse Owens, with three record- Mr. Johnson (one of the Ausmashing performances, to-day led tralian selectors): We are certain East Technical High School of batsmen. I feel sure the M.C.C. Cleveland, Ohio, to the national in that the bowling is aimed at our
cricketo cloud the issue. If a man ap pionship at Soldier Field.
know it. Barracking is brought interscholastic track and field cham-]. dispears before 10,000 people and de-
10
Meanwhile, Australian ters, officials, and writers are appointed with the cable.
liberately bowls to injure the bais- Owens contributed 30 points, to Don Bradman, writing in the men, whether he is an Englishman score the important share of his "Sydney Sun," says the reply is or an Australian, he must expect team's 54 points. astounding and it appears neces-barracking. sary for the Board to send
North High of Wichita, Kan.. Clem Hill (the famous Austra landed second with 35 points, Fort ambassador to place the facts belian Test captain): Whatever fore the M.C.C. He suggests that Messrs. Warner. and Palsiret said Collins, Col., had 32 1-11 for third W. M. Woodfull, who captained to.:
the M.CC. that body could not and Cherokee, Iowa. scored 24 for
fourth. Australia in the recent Test mat-realise what had happened without ches, should be sent.
Ten record performances were seeing it. If they say it I am cer" produced, tain they would instantly have such day in the history of the marking the biggest condemned it. I am disappointed twenty-nine-year-old prep classic. that the M.C.C. have not directed) county captains that this venomous attack must stop. Evidently they do not realise what a danger it is to the batsmen.
"Meanwhile," he continues, "what a wonderful opportunity the M.C.C. have of arranging a demonstration of body-line bowling with the West Indies on a fiery wicket at Lord's.” Referring to the question of bar racking, Bradman asks what me- thods could be adopted to prevent it when 50,000 people combine to protest against the methods of the
bowler7
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Owens sped over the cinders to equal the accepted world's record of 0.09.4 as he won thé final of the 100 Yards. The young Cleveland Negro was Police Join Issue. away slightly behind the field; but contained in
The reference to "barracking" was on even terms at the halfway the M.C.C. cable has mark, and easily pulled away to a led to a statement by Mr. W. H. lead of nearly three yards over Childs, the Commissioner of Police. Bob Grieve of Glen Ellyn, IIL The difference between body-line
"The experience of the police is Owens's performance bettered bowling and barracking, he
says that the people responsible for bar. the world prep record by two- was that the former would kill racking are, for the
most part, tenths of a second and the meet cricket and subjects players to the risk of grave physical danger; bar-good-humoured folk, and the police record by a tenth more. The world have had no serious complaints of record, accepted by the Interna- tional Athletic Federation, is held offensive barracking," he said.
by-Frank-Wykoft, formerly-of-the University of Southern California. The amazing Owens came right back in the 220 Yards with another record performance. He won the events final without much trouble in the remarkable time of 20.7 Becond
racking might hurt the feelings but, had no other danger.
"Mailey said that if the M.C.C. wanted to stop barracking it should. not send Jardine to Australia.
"Venomous Bowling."
Mr. Clem Hill expressed disap- pointment that the M.C.C. had not Instructed county captains to stop "this venomous bowling," and add- ed:"If British crowds had seen what happened at Adelaide they would have been just as resentful as the Adelaide people."
VELSHEDA'S
SUCCESS ON
THE CLYDE
Five Firsts In
Seven Starts.
̈BRITANNIA, SECOND:
seconds, four-tenths of a
faster than the scholastic record and only a tenth of a second shy of the world's standard set by Roland Locke of Nebraska.
The
AMES HEADS TEST AVERAGES
HEADLEY AND LANGRIDGE IN LIMELIGHT
STATISTICS FOR TWO TESTS
G. Headley (WL)
Ames (England)
D. R. Jardine (England) C. F. Walters (England)
I. N. Constantine (W. L)
R. W. V. Robins (England) Hammond (England)
I. Barrow (W. L)
M. J. Turnbull (England).
V. A. Valentine (W. L)
G C Grant (W. L.) Verity (England) Sutcliffe (England)
BATTING.
1 8 8 2 *********b=”
Inns Runs HS. NO.
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*** 1
130.00
4. 256 169* 1
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G. O. Allen (England)
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G. N. Francis (W. L)
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4
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0. C. Da Costa (W. L)
27 20 0
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R. E.. S. Wyatt (England) C. A. Merry (W. I.)
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C. A. Roach (W. L)
E. A. Martindale (W. L)
C. A. Wiles (W. I.)
Leyland (England)
Clark (England)
* did not bat in the last Test owing to an Injured foot.
BOWLING.
Langridge (Jas.) (England) G. O. Allen (England) H. C Griffith (W. I.)
E. A. Martindale (W. L.) R. W. V. Robins (England) Verity (England)
R. E. S. Wyatt (England) Macaulay (England) Clark (England) E. Achong (W. L)
L N. Constantine (W. L) G. C. Grant (W. L.)
O. C. Da Costa (W.- L)- Hammond (England). V. A. Valentine (W. E) G. N. Francis (W. L) G. Headley (W. L)
·DAVIS CUP
China Mail with
Sports Diary
Owens then proceeded to set a new scholastic mark in the Long "The M.CC. reached its decision
Jump. After winning at 24 feet after hearing the users of body.
% inch he was given three more line and without giving thought to
London, July 4. Mr. W. L. Stephenson's steel trials for a record and hurled him- the victims," says the "Melbourne Herald" in a leading article. "The Jacht, Velaheda, gained her Afth self 24 feet 9 inches. trial of body-line bowling in Eng: Fortnight at Hunter's Quay on
success from scratch in the Clyde former mark was 24 feet 25%
inches land is transparently one-sided and Saturday, when she beat both unacceptable to Australia."
Britannia and Canon Hughes, President of the ease. The course was one of 361⁄2
Shamrock V Victorian Cricket Association, says miles, and the breeze was
of that the M.C.C. object to the term moderate sailing strength. "body-line," as implying a direct As usual, Velaheda made a per- attack by the bowler on the bats-fect start, and shot through Bri- R. P. Phillips v A. E. Carey mas. "That is exactly what we tannia's weather to take the lend. did see," he said,
At the first turn, she was 12 min. "The M.C.C. Committee would in front of the Royal yacht, and have done better to preserve a judi-21 min. ahead of Shamrock V. and cial silence on the question of she finally completed the course in body-line than to expose their 2.43,54 28 against Britannia's ignorance of the point of issue." 3.6.15 and Shamrock V's 3.11.3.
"If the M.C.C. Committee had Velaheda's record to date is five seen the bowling as it really was, firsts and two seconds. Britannia they would have had a different has had one first and four seconds, view." was the comment of Victor and Shamrock V one first and two Richardson, Australia's vice-cap-seconds. tain in the last series of Tests, who, was one of the Special Committee appointed by the Australian Cric- ket Board of Control to study body-line bowling.
TO-DAY Lawn Bowls-Open Championship
(Craigengower green, 5.20 p.m.) Lawn Tennis-"C" Division Chinese RC. Deutscher Club Army T.C. y Indian R.C. Kowloon
Kowloon Docks C.C. Civil Service C.C. v Central British
Association Kowloon Indians v Craigengewer Police R.C. y Club de Recreio Hong Kong C.C. v Fillpino Club
Water Polo Y.M.C.A. "A" ♥ Y.M.C.A. “B” Young Companions v Chinese Bathing (Y.M.C.A.: 6.30 p.m.)
Clab
Inman's Suggestion To
Curtail Big Billiards Breaks
FINAL STARTS
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ARTIST'S PROOF FOR FRANCE.
TO-MORROW Mr. M. E. Morriss' Horse
Away For Two Years.
Britain Favoured To Beat France.
COCHET'S BIG TASK
Artist's Proof (the property of Mr. H. E. Morriss, and considered jas a four-year-old the best handi- cap horse of the day), who has hitherto been standing at the |Banstead Mannor Stud, Newmar- toket, will be located at the Haras de Piencourt in France for the seasons of 1934 and 1935 at a fee [of 10,000 francs.
Britain are favoured beat France in the Challenge Round of the Davis Cup which commences at the Stade Roland Garros to-
morrow.
A son of Gainsborough, Artist's Proof, won the Sandown Anniver sary Cup, the Welsh Derby, and other races to the value of £7,837 France's only hope of retain-and is as well-bred as any stallion in the country. His dam, Clear ing the trophy they have held Evidence, is a half-sister to the for six successive years is that|Grand Prix winner, Lemonora, ‘and Henri Cochet will win both hisfis by the St Leger winner, -London, July 20.once in every 200 points of d "The M.C.C. hit the nail on the
ESPITE the many suggestions break. For a time, this method of singles matches and that Jean Lemonors, and is by the St. Leger winner, Tracery, out of Honora, by D head when they expressed regret and experiments which have preventing an excess of close can- Borotra and Jacques Brugnon, Gallinule from a grand-daughter that the whole matter concerning been tried at various times to non play appeared to be complete- Wimbledon doubles champions of the Oaks winner, Geheimniss body-line bowling was dealt with restrict, close cannon play, folly successful, breaks were small, for the past two years, will win (12,061), by' correspondence
Distinctly Hostile,
So far comment generally in Australia is distinctly hostile.
!
and attendances at the various
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Artist's Proof has not been sold,. instead of by lowers of professional billiards
|and will probably return to Eng- personal conference," said Char-still are faced with the old problem halls were on the ascendant. But the doubles match. les G. Macartney, the old Aus of how it is to be done. Melbouras customed to the restriction and
gradually the players became, ac- The weak link in their team island for the 1936 season. tralian Test player.
Inman, the English player who is when Lindrum succeeded in re- Andre Merlin, an inexperienced W. M. Woodfull, who, it has been touring Australia; says:—
cording a sequence of 500 cannons youth. Both Austin and Perry suggested, should be sent to Eng-The monotonous use of the under the new conditions it was are expected to record easy wins all the Colony Championship Bowls Owing to the heavy rain ́yesterday- land for a conference with the pursery cannon to amass big jobvious the. MCC, declined to comment on the breaks is killing the interest in big have no serious effect on scores.
Innovations would over this recruit to international matches were postponed. discussion, because be considers billiards. I suggest the lixitation Other players have since demons tennis the position far too serious. M. A of nursery cannons to twenty-five trated their ability to circumynt Noble, the former Test captain in one session, or make it neces the new ruling by nursing the balls peak of their form Britain have With Austin And Perry at the also refused to make any state-sary to hit the cushion twice with around the cushions. ment, for similar reasons.
the player's own ball before, being While the authorities are trying
excellent prospects of winning the Many officials who saw all the allowed to use the nursery shot to find some more satisfactory trophy they last held in 1912. five Test matches of the recent again".
method of controlling big breaks, tour state that the barracking was
The following is the probable Inman said that. Walter Lindrum there is a growing school of critics exaggerated, probably as dragging had raised the standard of billiards who point out that no alteration in
programme: sherring across the body-line" in England by 30 per cent and the rules is needed. trial.
To-morrow' that the continual exploitation of They point out that, although at Could Be Saved.
the nursery cannon is destroying present the leading players are In Other Australian opinions are: Lindrum's drawing powers, al- command of the table for long saturday Dr. E. P. Barbour (old New bangh he is still playing as well periods at a time, this is just what South Wales player): The Board as ever. 7.
the public like, for there is even now should send a delegate Throughout the past season in nothing more attractive to the to the M.CC. with the necessary England, professional plzy bas spectator than watching, the de- documentary evidence. The situs- been governed by an experimental licata touch of the professional In tion might then be aayed – Evi- rule, which necchsitated the cue- controlling the three bail for runs dence can be produced by› Inter- ball parsing the bauik-lice at least of cannons,→→Reuter,
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