THE CHINA
OCTOBER
"AUSSIE
CESAREWITCH
AND THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE
London, To-day,
The following are the final accep- tors for the Cambridgeshire, to be' run on October 27: 4.
CRICKETERS UP IN ARMS
MAGNIFICENT RECORD
BY SPRINGBOKS
Score 43 Points To 6 Against Wellington
Timaru, September 2-At Tima- ra en Saturday the Springboks, in piling up 43 to 6 against South. Canterbury, made their highest. total in a match in New Zealand. It was, however, exceeded by them six times in Australia-63, 60, 58, 55, 47, and 45. Their form was so good against South Canterbury that the opposition was outclassed in every department.
Dan Bulger (Weston), Daytona (Beary), "Thankerton (H. Wragg), Kant (Pat Beasler). Fairplay (Maber)," Allegiance (Simpson), Laureat (Middleton Phakos. (E Smith), St. Magnnes (Robertson), Never Surprised (Gordon Richards), Spot Barred (Steve Donoghue), Moody (Nevett)ady of Shalott (Blackshaw). Convert (Chair Rich- ards), Pylon (Wing), Noble King (D. Smith), Edgehill (Carr), Esque- mammauTE meling (Lynch), Nadushkaa
The Springboks have played ten matches in the Dominion. winning nine and losing one. They have the magnificent record of 236 points to 47. They have scored 50 tries to 9. 25 goals from tries to 2, 8 penalty goals to 4, and 3 field goals to one. This gives them 36 goals to 7!
(Burns), Celestial Way (Sprague), ENGLISHMEN
Artists Prince (Richardson), Ves-
ington River (Lacey).
No jockeys have been appointed
DEFEAT
to the following horses: Gallalane, IRISHMEN
• Squadron Castle, Axletree, Redshaw, Reward, Streamstown, Scarlet Prin- cess, Leksar, Pampas Grass, Belae- thel, Inchkeith, Fieldfare, Zaimis.
The latest call-over on the Cam- bridgeshire is as follows:
15 to 2 Dan Bulger offered. S to
1 taken
100 to 7 Daytona offered 100 to 61
taken
Inter-League Soccer. Series
LOSERS WRONG
TACTICS
Blackpool, To-day.
CONTROL BOARD CHAIRMAN'S
REMARKS RESENTED
“English Cricket Would Not Again Come Up To Australian Standard”
STATEMENT AROUSES CRITICISM
SYDNEY, SEPTEMBER 11 DR. ALAN ROBERTSON (CHAIRMAN OF THE
•
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET BOARD OF CON- TROL) EXPRESSED THE HOPE IN MEL- BOURNE LAST NIGHT THAT HE WAS WRONG IN HIS OPINION THAT ENGLISH CRICKET WOULD NOT AGAIN COME UP TO THE STANDARD OF AUSTRALIAN CRICKET, AND THAT THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN THE SPORT MILITATED AGAINST THE GAME.. IN THE MEANTIME, CRICKETERS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS DEPLORE THE CRITI- CISM
THE HERALD'S" SPECIAL COMMENTATOR. – C. MACARTNEY. SAID YESTERDAY THAT BECAUSE THE STANDARD OF THE GAME IN ENGLAND HAS BEEN BELOW PAR FOR SOME TIME, THERE IS NO VALID REASON FOR THE ASSERTION THAT IT CANNOT IMPROVE. AND. PER- CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE CONTRIBUTED Before a mediocre gathering of HAPS RAPIDLY. 23,000 spectators, the Football TO THAT LOWERING OF STANDARD. ESPECIALLY THE LOSS OF REALLY FIRST CLASS AMATEURS, AND DEFENSIVE League secured their first win in PLAY AND OVER-SERIOUSNESS IN BIG CONTESTS HAVE BUT THE 100 to 6 Artist Prince taken and the Inter-League series yesterday GRADUALLY REDUCED THE EFFICIENCY.
when they beat the Irish League by EVENTS OF THE SEASON JUST CONCLUDING INDICATE THAT THE PLAYERS HAVE MADE A STRONG ENDEAVOUR 18 to 1 Allegiance offered 20 to 3 clear goals after a goalless first TO REJUVENATE THE BATTING, AND THE RESULTS HAVE
BEEN GRATIFYING.
15 to 1 Esquemeling-
offered
1 taken
20 to 1 Fairplay.
Shalott
The Englishmen dominated play before the interval, but their
half.
Lady of
and
25 to 1 Never Surprised taken
offered
25 to 1 Thankerton offered 30 to
1 taken
25 to 1 Nadushka offered 28 to
taken
33 to 1 Spot Barred, Edgehill and
Kant, taken and offered
A
35 to 1 Axletree offered 40 to 1
taken
40 to 1 St. Magnus and Pylon
taken and offered
That Australia happens to be for assistance from the Australian superior at
finishing in front of the Irish goal frothing as moment means Board of Control
the hall twice in the first 30 minutes!
drive.
FINE MOVEMENT
A minute later Mills, the English 40 to 1 Phakos offered 45 to 1jcentre-forward netted their second
taken
after a delightful movement be- tween Goulden and Brook.
50 to 1 Noble King. taken and
offered
rather, the con- as the future is trary. To say the least of it, Dr. oncerned. England possesses Robert on's remarks are not cric-
excellent young batsmen, ket."
was very poor, the ball often miss ing its objective by inches Wood- ley, the English custodian, touched who only require a little more BRADMAN'S SURPRISE
erience to become rivals to The Australian captain. (Don some of our men for individual Bradman), in Adelaide last night, The Englishmen again mono supremacy England may be said that everybody knew that inter- 28. to 1 Moody offered 33 to 1 polised play in the second halt and short of high-class bowlers, but national matches between England Goulden seized on a loose ball and we are not in such a happy posi- and Australia provided valuable fin- taken
scored the first goal of the match tion in that department, when ancial aid for the English counties, in the 52nd minute with a low two or three men are excluded but he doubted very much whether The remarks of Dr. Robertson the Australian State associations are not calculated to please our would be any better off than the English friends; in fact, they counties without the financial assis may upset the existing harmoni-tance which comes from these ous relations.
games. "The present comfortable CONDEMNATION WRONG financial position of our State asso- I fail to see how cricket played by [ciations is due to reserves accumu- women can militate against the jlated over a period of years out of The English League secured game, any more than their partici- funds earned by the players, both their third and last goal in the 72nd pation in tennis, golf, and hockey English and Australian," he said. minute when Hall, their inside-affects those sports. The organisa-"England has found that profes right, while lying on the ground, tion by the women's executive was sionalism in cricket is essential. THE CESAREWITCH brilliantly scooped the ball into the so efficient that. at their first at- Australia will find increasing dif-
Irish net.
tempt, they were able to create a ficulty in producing amateur players The following is the latest call The Irishmen were not lacking in visit by an English team, and re-who are able and prepared to give over on the Cesarewitch, to be run energy, but contributed towards turn the visit to England in the he necessary time which first-class of them, unless on October 13.
their own downfall by keeping space of a few years Their dis- cricket demands 100 to 7 Punch and Marantz the hall in close movement instead play of the game in every depart their future interests are carefully
of swinging it about.
ment was evidently satisfactory, as and thoughtfully considered by our Football League: Woodley (Chel the attendances were of such a na-administrators." sea); Sproston (Leeds), and Barkas ture as to make the tour a success. Bradman said that the players (Manchester City): Willingham (Hud-The condemnation of women's crie- and public of Australia would not dersfield). Young (Haddersfield), and
They are agree with the statement that En- ket is entirely wrong. Bray Manchester City) Geldard
Everton) G. W Hall (Tottenham), fully entitled to play cricket, es-glish cricket would not again come Mills (Chelsea), Goulden (West Ham)pecially as they play it well They up to the standard of Australiay Brook (Manchester City).
provide entertainment, as the bat cricket, and he certainly did not ens Irish League: Twooney (Newry); ting and bowling are attractive and dorse such an opinion. England Newry (Belfast Celtic and Lavery (Belfast: Celtic), R. P. Fulton (Belfast imaginative..
had many youthful players of great success of the promise, who would delight Austra-
50 to 1 Vesington River offered
to 1 taken
offered
100 to 6 Near Relation offered
18 to 1 Hautfryn offered
20 to 1 Solar Bear offered
20 to 1 Epigram offered 22 to
taken
60
22 to 1 Fet offered 25 to 1 taken 25 to 1 Night Cap an
and Windsor offered
Miss
30 to 1 Harewood offered 33 to 11 Celtic), Boherty (Carlisle) and Mar. Judgings, it does not lian crowds. "I believe in prepar
taken
--
tin (Derry); Kernaghan (Belfast Cel-abovementioned
50 to 1 Beleaguared taken and tic), McAlinden
offered
(Belfast Celtic), E.
(Derry Reuter
Shearer (Derry), Duffy (Derry) and seem at all likely that the women's ing for defeat before it arrives, not
organisation-will ever have to plead afterwards," he added.