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THE CHINA MATIUSATURDAY, DECEMBER 501335 SA
WHEN "THE CROUCHER" HIT UP HIS 104 RUNS
"Wally" Hammond, above, the Gloucester batsman, scored four successive centuries in first class matches, at the opening of the present M.CC tour, but made a -duck" yesterday.
BARNEY ROSS
RETAINS HIS
WORLD TITLE
WIN OVER IZZY JANAZZO
OLD, TIRED AND FLABBY!
W.G GRACE LOSES WAGER TO AUSTRALIAN CAPTIAN
THE MOST ASTOUNDING TEST INCIDENT RECALLED
(By Sir Home Gordon).
London, October 13. IMAGINE a small boy aged nine, already saturated with cricket, be- ing taken to see the first Test Match ever played in England against Australia. Can it be wondered at that his recollection of the historic encounter is as vivid as that of any he watched last summer, though it was fought in 1880? Little did the diminutive urchin, as he yelled applause when W. G. Grace ran into three figures, then im- agine he would some day write his memorial biography under the aus- pices of M.C.C. It will be a new problem for Bradman to consider what juvenile spectator will compile the chronicle of his career.
2
There was an interesting wager during that match. Australia, lacking the aid of the Demon Bowler Spofforth owing to injury, followed on. The captain, W. L. Murdoch, then had the temerity to bet. W. G. Grace a pound he would pass his ir dividual score of 152. He just did so, actually making 153 not out, and ever after wore that sovereign on his watch-chain. Years later, he often showed it to me.
He only achieved this triumph whilst number eleven was batting at the other end. This was W. FL. Moule, who subsequently became a judge and now, at the age of seventy-eight, is the sole survivor of those who participated. Talking with some of the MC.C. side in Austra- lia last winter, he recalled the historic catch by which G. F. Grace dismissed the giant Bon- nor. The ball only fell into his hands when the third run was almost completed, and it is as- serted to have been the highest hit ever made.
New York, November 30 FOUR BRITISH
Looking old, tired and fabby, Barney Ross retained his world's] welterweight championship by: beating Izzy Janazzo, on points in a 15-round bout to-night. Ceferino Garcia, hardhitting Filipino, will thus meet Ross for the third time with the title at stake. Supporters of the Filipino fighter were jubil- ant at his chances of lifting the title after the champion's showing 10-night.
Though
beater on points in their first two encounters, Garcia
CHAMPIONS
FOR STATES
}
OFFER MADE TO JOHNNY KING
TO MEET ESCOBAR FOR WORLD TITLE
London, November 11
As Lord Hawke has describ-1 fed me as the most inveterate! cricket statistician of the day, let me get rid of figures in al single paragraph. One hundred and thirty-four Test matches
have been played, of which
CLEAN SWEEP FOR RECREIO “A”
England has won 52 and Aus Plucky Opposition From tralia 53. At the Antipodes, Sousa & Miss Ribeiro England has won 32 and Aus-
tralia 38. The highest total by As was expected, Club de Re- England is 636 at Sydney, and creio "A" trounced Recreio "B" by by Australia 729 for 6 at nine games to nil in the Mixed Lord's. There have been 90 Doubles Badminton League at centuries by Englishmen and King's Park last night. 89 by Australians, Bradwan
E da Sousa and Miss M. Ribeiro
Four holders of British boxing and Hammond have scored were the losers' only pair to as fans hope that their brown idol titles may appear in America in most runs
in a rubber and gregate double figures, extending will connect with one of his hay-the near future. Mr. Jimmy John- Hobbs has amassed 3,636, J. I. Remedios and Miss C. Silva makers for a knockout, thus mak-ston, who leaves England for New which is by far the highest into 13-21, and L. A. Carvalho and ing him the third Filipino boxer York to-day, has made good use o dividual aggregate.
to ever win a world title.
his short stay and has practically. completed negotiations for Johnny (Manchester). bantam-
1
Miss O. Ribeiro to 15-21.
The result of last night's match was as follows:"
E. da Sousa and Miss M. Ribeiro (Recreio "B")
Johnny King's manager," Mr.jOrthodoxy was disregarded; so lost to Carvalho and Ribeir
6-21
Dow Bradman, above, the Aug- tralian Test captain, holds the record for scoring the highest aggregate in a Test rubber
"ANGLO-FRENCH SCHOOLS TO MEET AT SPORTS
HIGH STANDARD IN ENGLAND
BUT VISITORS CAN FIELD INTERNATIONALS
(By "THE TWELETH MAN")
London, November 9. For the past two years a she- cessful athletic meeting has taken Paris between the London School- place alternately in London and boys and Juniors of the Paris Uni- versity Club.
I think there is little doubt that 5-21 this will come about, and that 6-21 seniors and juniors will hold a
From a small beginning it has Jessop's Century -
expect to enlarge the scope of the grown until the organisers now - Sporadic Flurries Rose looked flabby and was un-King
Jessop's century earned ́eternal
meeting considerably when it able to halt Janazzo's unorthodox weight champion to visit the fame. On a damaged pitch at
takes place in London next April. flickings and clubbings. He seem- States for a world title fight. Kennington, half the English side lost to M. A. Oliveira and Miss
What is most interesting is that ed old and tired. without a pug- He hopes also to persuade Jim-was out for 48 and 215 still need-
M. Silva
5-21 there are plans on foot to bring lost to J. J. Remedios and Miss joined
in the seniors and arrange 2 nacious spirit that marked him of my Walsh (Chester), Jock Meåvored when the Croucher"
C. Silve (Rochdale) and Ben Foord (Des-his imperturbable captain, Sir Flost to L. A. Carvalho and Miss
13-21 old.
match between London University and the Paris University Club. Sporadic flurries, however, often borough), the respective light, S. Jackson. In an hour and
Olga Ribeiro, Jr. ...... 15-21: after coasting for two minutes of middle and heavy-weight cham-quarter he hit 104 out of 139, and E. Älves and Miss A. Remedios
A Joint Meeting each round, enabled Ross to win pions, to visit America.
|I can truly describe it as the most
(Recreio "B") nize rounds and thus retain the
"I have been in touch with extraordinary innings. I ever saw. lost to Oliveira and Silva
lost to Remedios and Silva.... title despite the crowd's boos.
Johnston said yesterday, “in con-were risks. Audacity seemed his A. E. Xavier and Miss A. Osmund nection with the proposal that defence, combined with confident
(Recreio "B**) King should meet the winner of impetuosity.
lost to Oliveira and Silva next Friday's contest for the world
As he walked out of the English lost to Remedios and Silva ...
lost to Carvalho and Ribeiro championship between Sixto dressing-room to go in to bat he LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE - Escobar, holder, and Carlos Quin- remarked: “This bowling ought to tana, of Panama We are practi-be good enough to hit." The ex- Recreio "A" cally agreed on the matter, but de-planation of this cryptic observa-C B C finite terms have not yet been tion was that he always insisted. Recreio "B" settled.
that the better the bowling the Free Lancers
St. John's "I should like also to tempt easier it was to score off. He has Kowloon Tong Jimmy Walsh, Jock McAvoy and emphasised in proof of this that Ben Foord to America. If your some of his best efforts were [heavy-weight champion is suc-against Yorkshire, when Hirst, [cessful in his forthcoming fight Haigh and Rhodes were together
with Walter Neusel he may make in the bowling zenith. [the trip.” -
DANO KNOCKS OUT AL SPINA IN SEVENTH ROUND
Left To The Jaw Brings The End
Oakland, November 25.--Pablo Dano, of Manila, knocked out Al Spina, of Portland, Oregon, bere to-night. The knockout came in the seventh of a scheduled ten 'round bout. Danc had the battle well in hand most of the way and in the seventh he sent Spine down for the commt with a left to the jaw followed by a right to the body.. In a preli minary bout Eddie Haligan, 139, of Sacramento, California, wọn a
Tocson, 136, of Manila.
ten round decision over SCULLING MATCH
JEAN TARIS TURNS PROFESSIONAL
FAMOUS FRENCH
SWIMMER
(By "THE TWELFTH MAN")
ARRANGED Barry And Phelps
The most astounding Test in- jcident was the introduction of D.
W. Carr at the age of thirty-seven.
when he had only played in half
Joint meeting at Motspur Park 6-21 about the end of April. The work 8-21 of organisation will probably, be 8-21 carried out by the London Uni-
versity Clab: *
P. W. L. FAPt
In the past it has been done 33 024 36 110812 mainly through Rütlish School, whose sports master, Mr. C. W. 2 11 6 12 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 [Everett, put in
an immense 2 0 2 1 17 amount of time arranging the
2 0.2 3 350 (schoolboys team, and, when the finatch was held in London, hos-
pitality for the Paris boys.
a dozen first-class matches. AC GRANT NOT TO PLAY
MacLaren so thoroughly over- bowled this magnificent exponent of the googlie that I recollect Carr telling me that, when dining out that evening, he had to ask the lady next him to cut up his ment because his fingers were so affect- ed
IN DAVIS CUP Takes Up Too Much Time
London's High Standard
The standard of all sport at 'London University is gradually being raised I know many stu- dents there look forward to the
when they may challenge the
[might öf Gifönd-and Cambridge lon an equal footing. This time jis not yet, but in the meantime London University will be doing a good turn by instituting this match, and so bringing more for- {eign athletes to this country.
~^I am sure we do not have
Meet Again SECOND RACE IN SIX MONTHS
London, November 6. There will be another match for the Scalling Championship of Another reminiscence is of Wal- of the lawn tennis courts, why the rather short British season, England on Easter Monday, Marchter Brearley bowling at a great made his first appearance at Wind anything which will show E pace virtually through the whole bledon this year and was a men what other countries are doing is 29, at 2.15 pak.
London, November 5. Bryan Grant, the mighty at
enough hard competition during
Talent At The Hospitals
London, November 10. Many of people will wonder why of a hot day at Old Trafford and ber of the United States Davis Jean Taris, France's leading there should be another stalling then observing to an astonished Cup team, is finding that interto be welcomed... jswimmer, for whom a national championship within six months of Australian that he wished the national tennis takes up too much! subscription was recently organis-the last. The answer is that pro-hours of play could be doubled-of his time, Grant, known to
when he gave up competitions, fessional ecalling has experienced and he meant it. has turned professional - He had a marked revival due to the rivalry
an attractive offer to go to French between the Phelps and Barry Indo-China as a teacher, but de- families.
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Macartney's 151 At Leeds
Of all innings, the one that en-
I am told that the Paris Uni- everyone as "Bitsey", is not to versity Cinbean put ont a strong. seek a place in next year's U.S.athletics team, including many Davis Cup team:
French internationals. This is "The competition," he says, all to the good, for the strength of chanted me supremely was Ma-"simply takes too much time. Pre London University just now is cartney's 151 at Leeds în 1926, been sway for six months, and 7 such that they could put out a there, and will travel The Easter Monday contest was when he scored a hundred before simply cannot keep that up and dolteam capable of giving a good about France giving lessons. arranged when Phelps and Barry lunch, though he did not go in first any good in business. I'd starve to battle to either Oxford or Cam
The decision of Taris to turn signed to row over the champion-I sat between P. F. Warner and death." Grant is an insurance bridge. professional has caused some sur-ship course for £200 a side and A. E. R. Gligan and it is no exag-salesman. prise in France, where it is the title. The bolding of sich ageration to say we were all spel?- thought Taris will have some diffi- content où a Bank Hobday is an bound by the perfect footwork culty in making any money out of innovation, but it will probably be and magnificent on-driving. When
I congratulated "The Governor London, November 11. — Taejin training, although he says he a successful venture. tions The last meeting between this General as he was always called, Lawn Tennis Association an-has finished with big running, E wwa pair produced a grand race and to my astonishment he replied nounce that the Davis Cup Chal-L. Davis and C. L Murphie will be the return encounter promises to that it was not the best, he had lenge Round will be played at called on. There may even be a ever played, that being his 345 Wimbledon on July 24, 26 and 27, Frenchman in the term, for P. be equally keen..
Fhelps the holder of the title, against Notts made in four hours and the Inter-Zone Final is fired Dondelinger farmer French na
shortly to int
for July 17, 19 and 20, probably tional sprint champion,, is a stu- at Wimbledon.
Ident at London.
DAVIS CUP DATES
Remember that the Hospitals are counted as part of the Uni- {versity, which means that athletes" THE J. E. Lovelock, who is to keep