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* THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1936
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AUSTRALIAN PAIR TRIUMPH IN DAVIS CUP DOUBLES CLASH
TWO CRICKETERS TO MEET TEAM OF 11 PROFESSIONALS CLASH WITH VILLAGE SIDE
“RETURN” OF 1832 MATCH
Wittersham, Kent, July. 28.
ELEVEN cricketers from the neighbouring
villages of Wittersham and Stone-cum- Ebony, on the Isle of Oxney, near Rye, on the Kent-Sussex border, will attempt to wipe out 2 century-old defeat here on September 5, when they will meet a team composed of two profes- sional cricket champions. The dauntless two are W. Ashdown, the Kent opening batsman, and A. F. Wensley, the Sussex bowler.
The game will be the second of its kind to be played here in more than 100 years. The first has passed into cricket history. In September. 1832, Wittersham and Stone-cum-Ebony were: matched against E. G. Wenman and R. Mills, who nowadays would be classed as all-England cricketers.. The game was play- ed on the Chequer Tree Field, and resulted in a victory for the team of two by 66 runs.
(Left) A view of the beflagged entrance to the immense hall of the "Germany" exhibition held in Ber lin during the Olympic Games. (Right) Our picture shows the metal container in which the Olympic fire was kept burning during the Olympic Games in Berlin.
Gt.
Britain's Eastern
+
To-day, in the cak-beamed 16th century cottage in which COMMENTS ON CHINA
he was born and in which his ancestors lived for over 200 years. Mr. B. A. Neave, the 70-year-old village grocer," told me of the carlier match, in which his grandfather played and which his father watched."'
"In those days," he said, "county cricketers also bart in village games on the Both Wenman and Mills were fine all-rounders and both had mastered the round-arm bowling.
TO-DAY'S BASEBALL green
PROGRAMME
Championship Not Affected
EASTERN AND AMERICANS TO CLASH AGAIN
new
No Idle Boast "One day in the Ewe and Lamb Inn next door to here they boasted that they could defeat a whole team of Isle of Oxney men. The challenge was taken for £20 a-side. and there was brisk betting on the result, the professionals being (By "INFIELD")
favourites at 2 to 1. Though the results of the two
"My father wanted to play, but games arranged for to-day in the grandfather, who was a better bat, local Baseball League will have was chosen. Two of my uncles no effect on the championship were also selected. About 4,000 both games, nevertheless, should people watched the match. provide followers with some in- teresting sport.
The
unless the former
Top Hats And Flannels
SOCCER ELEVEN
INTERESTING ARTICLE WRITTEN BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
IN
London, July 28.
TN view of the fact that China held Gt. Britain to a goalless first half and were only beaten by two clear goals in their First Round encounter in the World Olympic Football tourna- ment a fortnight ago, the following article written for the London Daily Telegraph by a special correspondent should prove very interesting to followers of the game in the Colony. article reads:
The
The Chinese footballers who meet Britain in the First Round of the Olympic Soccer tournament at Berlin on August 5 may Drove difficult to beat. Their names are not the only asset of these challengers from the Far East. They are a picked body of expert tacklers and sharp-shooters, led by a clever centre- forward. Lee Wai Tong.
All the cities of the coastline of China and its neighbourhood were scoured for the side-Shanghai. even Hong Peiping, Nanking; "Wenman and Mills played like Kong and Penang have contribut- Volunteers meet the
the others in top hats, black bootsjed players. (Hong Kong contribut- Japanese in the first game and and flannels. They batted first ed 17 of the 22 players- Sports:
show better and knocked up 150 runs The Ed.). form than in their last meeting.locals then went in and were skit-
Although they have little idea of the Japanese should win easily. tled out for 48. The game lasted the standard of football in the The Volunteers are contemplat- two days. In the second innings West or of the modern tactics of and Continental ing changing their outfield, but the pair hit up 48 and the villagers our English have not yet decided on their line 77. When one of the two men was teams, the Chinese have gained a out both had to go, and they did knowledge of the game from some their own bowling and fielding and of the best regimental sides in the British Army serving in the East, wicket keeping.
"Wittersham and Stone-cum- and their leading clubs are able to Ebony men attributed their defeat extend battalion teams. When all to the new bowling. My grand-their clubs combine to father said it was terrific to stand picked team to compete for the up against."
up.
no
The Volunteus should, feel anxiety in this department as their opponents are not heavy hitters, and it will be their infielders who will be kept the busiest.
Doubtful Starter
Costa, who has been ill recent- Village Used To "Lobs"
ly, is a doubtful starter, and his. The round-arm style of bowling position at first-base will probably had first been introduced by a
send a
world title it would be unwise to take them too lightly.
Triumphs In Barmna
The party consists of 19 or 20,
be filled by N. Leonard-this professional of the old Hambledon and it is hoped to tour Europe for player was useful in the last game side named Tom Walker in 1785-five or six weeks after the Olym
The out Its introduction led to an 18th pic Games.
The players have at first condemned and journeyed across half the world as
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against Pui-Ching. fieiders will be chosen from Sa, century "body-line" Pereira, S: Leonard, Hassan and It was. Delgado.
The Japanese are using Koga as pitcher at the start, leaving the third-base to Mikuni, and the first- base to Takeda. The rest of the team is the same.
Same Team
controversy.
It was not until 1830 that it be came common, and the Isle of Oxney men, used to the slow un- derhand
Challengers
Recreio Soccer Player
AUSTRALIAN TRIBUTE TO N.
E. R. T. HOLMES
G. O. Allen's Appointment Causes Satisfaction
Sydney, July 28-A tribute -
to the captaincy of E. R. T. Holmes, who led the last M.C.C. side to visit Australia, was paid by the president of the New South Wales Cricket Association here to-day.
Holmes ride, he said. was one of the most popular ever to visit Australia. The captain had concentrated on promot- ing good will at the expense The averages. of his own president added that G. 0. Allen's appointment as Eng- land's captain had given satis- faction throughout the Dom
inion
"Tobs" and "daisie-cut- Unfortunate Accident In
Shagnhai Cricket Match
ters," could not cope with the pare and variety of the new delivery.
DELGADO, the Recreio
started footballer,
his football career at the age of 18
CRAWFORD & QUIST LACK CONFIDENCE
WIMBLEDON HOLDERS' MANY ERRORS WINNERS LATE SAVING RALLY
(By A. Wallis Myers)
London, July 28.
AUSTRALIA lives to fight another day. Yes-
at Wimbledon. Crawford and Quist, last year's Wimbledon champions, beat their successors, Hughes and Tuckey, in four sets, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5, 10—8. The British defence of the Davis Cup has yet to be completed. The holders are leading by two matches to one: victory is theirs to-day if they win one of the two remaining singles.
On relative form the forward march, of Saturday ought to be consolidated. Austin meets Quist in the first singles this afternoon at 2.30, followed by Perry against Crawford. Though they gained a narrow triumph yesterday, Crawford and Quist did not play with the buoyant confidence of defiant challengers.
It would be something of a miracle if the stamina and strokes of both could bring them a-dual win to-day over Austin and Perry, refreshed by two days' rest and inspired by their former success. True, only two years ago in the inter-zone con- test America were two matches down against Australia and held on to win the next three.
But the circumstances were
not the same. Wood's match with Crawford was adjourned
over the first day on a dripping QUADRANGULAR
court; the American was lucky
to win it on the second day. Why We Should Win To-day And in the fifth match McGrath faced the rampant Shields. To- day, even if the result should be undecided after Austin has met Quist, Crawford will-be-opposed to the rampant Perry-a different proposition.
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TWO EXCITING
BOWLS GAMES
FOR
SWIMMING GALA
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Good Programme In "Y" Pool
STRONG CHINESE AND ARMY CHALLENGE
(By "CRAWL")
With the exception of several Army galas held in the European
TO-DAYYALCA, the past week's swim-
with St. Joseph's Football Club in Recreio And K.B.G.C.
In "Needle" Tie
Division, the Third
gradually securing promotion to the senior team. Unable to retain his place!
RETAIN TITLE
(By "SKIP")
in the Saints senior team, he JUNIOR CHAMPIONS SHOULD joined the then lowly placed Re- creio team in 1933 and has been since. playing for them ever Essentially a wing-half. Delgado has played with success at centre-
ming has been very dull, although next week it will be featured by
the quadrangular gala in the "y"
pool, between the Royal Ex gineers, the Mak Ngah Associa- tion. of Canton, the East Lan- cashire Regiment and the Euro pean YMCA
To date two of the teams have been selected, the Sappers and the
The Mak Ngah Association will be the "dark horses" of the gala,
There is only one match of im-"Y", while the East Lancashire half and in the forward line for portance this afternoon in the Regiment's selections are almost Recreio. He played for Portugal First Division of the Lawn Bowls known. in the "Sunday Herald" Inter. League, the clash between, Cimb the Kowloon
although they are expected to take national Charity Cup Competitions de Recreio and in 1934, 1935 and last year, and Bowling Green Club, which will first place in-all the event, with the exception of the diving, which has on several occasions been decide the runners-up position. ichosen as a reserve for the repre- Following the latter's defeat at will rest between the Sappers and
sentative games of the Hong the hands of the KC.C. team last the East Lancs.
Probable Swimmers Kong Football Association.
Saturday, the Portuguese
are
Delgado is also a fine athlete favoured to win this afternoon's The Sappers have selected Lieut. He was a member of the Old clash, and, playing on their own Barron as their 50 Yards free-style Josephians' team which won the
Open 800 Metres Relay at the green, should also give them an representative, while McCarthy, will probably represent the East Club de Recreio sports in 198 added advantage.
In the Second Division the same Lanes. The Chinese may be repre- other members of the team were
A. Hussain. B. Almada and two teams clash again and here sented by Chan Ki-chung in this The event, while Goldman, who was Silva while he has represented the positions are reversed.
the present originally selected for the the Fortuguese Company at the KBG.C., who are Annual Athletic Meeting of the junior champions, are playing at team, has stood down in favour of Volunteers for several years. home and only need, to-day's A. Keown, the Central British School champion, who is more Delgado, is a keen member of points to give them the title once
than likely to be placed among the Victoria Recreation Club and again.
the first three."
cast:
LR.C
In
the 50 Tards back-stroke, Lieut. J. M. Calvert will represent "Skip's" Forecast the Sappers, and he should receive
FIRST DIVISION
serious opposition from F. J. An- (-). TB.C. ()slow (*), and probably. Kwok (46) PRC. (62) Chun-hang, for the Mak Ngan As- sociation. Pte. Taylor will pro- C.C.C. E': (53)_C.C.C. (A* (75) bably be the East Lancs, repre-
sentative. (52) C.S.C.C.. (56)
E. Fowler's Debut (62) The Diving will see E. Fowler 10(79) XB.G.C
make his first appearance for the SECOND DIVISIÓN
"Y", while Cpl. Stevens and L/CpL (83) RBKY.C. (48) Gorman will represent the Sappers
4.
"Skip's" fore his main sports there are rowing The following is "Skip's" fore- Whether Eastern will be able to The local players are confident]
and water polo. He was a mem repeat their. performance against that the tables of 1832 will be
Shanghai, August 17.-Large, Parker's XI batted very well, the ber of the VRC. crew which won week is turned on the professionals this the Americans this
scores were put on by both teams first wicket partnership putting the triangular regatta between occupying the attentions of the year.
in yesterday's friendly cricket on 91 runs before Bridge lost his the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, local youngsters. It will be re
match played on the Cricket Club wicket. This batsman put on a the VRC. and the Canton Bowing called that Eastern won their last line-ups of the teams for the ground. E. V. Parker's XI had flawless display to get his 51 runs, Club in 1954 and has participated LD.R.C.
first knock and put on 208 runs be and eventually féll a victim to Lan-in most of the Club's rowing encounter in the eighth innings, week-end.
Volunteers Bowen (p.), Wing-Lee, after being led by four runs in
fore they were dismissed. The opdale behind the stumps. Good functions recently.
a At waterpolo Delgado was KCC. (c), Costa and N. Leonard (1st b.)) the seventh.
Beltzao (2nd 3.), Hussain (3rd b.) posing side, captained by P. V. scores were made by L. Heap (27) D. Leonard (15.), Pereira, Se, S. Simpson, scored a total of 153, the and J. D. Sayle (30), the latter member of the VRC team in
Delgado and Hassan match thereby going to H. Vhaving a bright knock, in a part- 1934, while he represented the RECREIO Leonard,
that Civilians against the Chinese in (4olders), (4)
Parker's side.
nership with E. P. Goere
1935, and played for the Rest of Americana:-Allen (c.), Thompson
the Colony against Shanghai in C.C.C Hearther fist b.), Alltree "An unfortunate accident took yielded 47 runs.
PRC
(60) EXERC. ((57) and the East Lancs. respectively. b.), Smedley (as.), Wilms place during the match, when a
J. B. H. Leckie bowled well, the last Interport.
The Mak Ngah Association are un b.), Goldstein, (LL), Barros rising ball from J. B. H. Leckie (cin) and Muir (x).
came up sharply and hit H. V. taking 6 wickets for 52 runs in 21
HK.F.C. 'A' (—) HKFC B(certain of their selection, although Eastern. el Arcolli (), el Parker just above the eye causing overs, his pace being fairly good. Arcalli (p.), Hamet (1st b.). Car M. et Arcalli will pitch for ream (2nd b.), Mazarin (z.a.), Kitchell & nasty cut just above the eye and he was breaking dangerously, (3rd b.) Loong (Lf), Ismail (c) brow. The cut was fairly deep No less than seven bowlers were
and big and Parker was taken to tried out in this innings. Taylor Entries for the £1,000 profes Eastern, with his brother catch and Tiu (21),
(c) the hospital for medical attention. Gill was the most successful bow-sional golf tournament, at East ing. The turd-base will be look Japanese Y.MA-Yastda el after by Klichell, while the first Kegs (n), Takeda (istb.), It has subsequently been learnt ler on the winning side, taking 6 Brighton, on August 26, 27 the corresponding game last season, base will be again given to Hamet mar (2nd b.), Milem (3rd b.), that he has had to have three wickets for 6 in 18 overs, Mills already total 140, Alf Padgham, while underlined clubs are favoured Bala
Yajíma (as.), Amasaki (15.), Yamas
getting 8 for 35.-N.C.D.N. The following are the probable saksi (c...) and Nakamoto (zt),
The Americans are fielding the same team which beat Pui-Ching last week; and, with Thompson in (p.), form on the mound, and with a 2nd team composed of so many hard (3rd hitters, Eastern will have a busy day.
stitches-put in.
LARGE ENTRY FOR PRO. GOLF TOURNAMENT
|opes champion, is entered.
(49) X.C.C.
(69) RECREID
(70)
one of the local Chinese Chame pions, who is also a member of- (42) their organisation, may compete. K.BG.C
Men His name, however, will remain (Figures in brackets are results of a secret until the night of the
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to win.