THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 25, 1988,
FISHLOCK'S AMAZING BATTING
BRITISH OPEN
GOLF TITLE
London, April 26.
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, the control- ling body, has announced that owing to the inundation by the sea in February, and the Bubac- quent drought, the Deal golf course will be unfit for play in the Open championship, beginning' on July 4.
The club is making arrange- ments to hold the championship on another course, probably at Sand- wich.
............ JOHNNY GOODMAN MAKES PROGRESS
British Amateur Golf Championship
Troon, To-day.
93 Out Of 104 For 1
v. Australians!
KENT'S HUGE SCORE AGAINST
WORCESTER
London, To-day.
One of the most remarkable batting feats in First-Class cricket matches this season is credited to L. B.Fishlock, the Surrey professional, who gave no uncertain demonstration that the Australian bowling can be hit.
"REVIEWER'S"
SPORTS COMMENTARY
THE
Baseball Is More Popular Now
al-
Local Baseball League, though only a few weeks old, has reached a very interesting stage and it In Surrey's second innings, this brilliant batsman flogged all would be difficult at this juncture to the bowling to such good effect that out of a total of 103 for 1 at nominate with any degree of certainty stumps, he had credited to him no fewer than 93 and was singularly ship, though it is generally conceded the ultimate winners of the champion- unfortunate to just miss scoring the second century of the season that the Chinese have the best chance. against the Tourists.
2 runs.
The extraordinary thing about the League is the dearth of good pitchers. At close of play
There is not on Monday, expense of Hampshire who went which can boast
a team in the League Surrey had scored 269
of a mound expert for 8, down by 7 wickets. Chiefly res-except perhaps the Hong Kong Base- Barling and Gregory each being pensible for the Welsh county's ball Club, who have Madigan, but his not out with 67 and 60, respective-win was veteran J. C. Clay, who inability to play in every game has In the Second Round of the Bri-ly. Neither of these batsmen met tock 12 wickets in the course of the season.
greatly ruined their hopes for the tish Amateur Golf Championship,
with any success yesterday and the game for 147 runs. which is being held here, Johnny innings realised only an additional
BIG SCORE Goodman, the American Amateur
One of the biggest county scores Champion, beat Ray Billows, by 4
For some extraordinary reason, of the season was and 2, both these players
Bradman elected to bat again and Kent against weak Worcestershire. registered by members of the visiting U. S. Walk-Badcock and wicket-keeper Barnett, for 7 dec. to which Fagg, Chalk with substantial contributions from They amassed no fewer than 602 er Cup team.
a declaration was made at 232 for and Valentine all contributed cen- Strangely enough they met in the 2. Thanks to Fishlock, Surrey turies. final of the American Ama-were never in any danger of de-
Kent, however, left their
de Yorkshire had much the better after scoring over
claration too late and Worcester, of their game with Sussex but first innings easily held
300 in their out till continual rain yesterday washed
stumps. out any possibility of a definite result.
being
teur Championship two years feat. ago when Goodman was also suc- cessful.
A. W. Briscoe, of Castle Erea, beat Marvin Ward, another Ameri-| can Walker Cup player, at the 20th. -Reuter.
ITALY ELIMINATE POLAND FROM DAVIS CUP
Milan, To-day.
MIDDLESEX IN FORM Middlesex continue to show fine form and they trounced Notts at Lords. The batting of Edrich (245) completely overshadowed any other performance in this match, although Hardstaffe, who totalled 157 in his two innings for once
Italy yesterday eliminated Poland-fout, batted pluckily for Notts. from the Davis Cup Competition by Glamorgan scored their second successive victory, this time at the
3 matches to 2.-Reuter.
OLD LIQUEUR BRANDIES
FOR
THE CONNOISSEUR
B. B. PALE OLD
F. O. V. (Finest Old Vintage)
GODET FRERES 1852
ROUYER GUILLET 1865
EXSHAW'S V. F. O. (60 years old)
NAPOLEON 1814
beat
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP At Leicester, Leicestershire Warwickshire by 4 wickets. Warwick-112 (Flamson 5 for 33) and 395 for 8 dec. (Dollery 127 not out). Leicestershire-349
The Portuguese team fully extend- ed the Chinese and the Volunteers nar- week-end, and both these teams are rowly lost to the Indians during the well able to upset calculations.
and games have been arranged, while There is no doubt that the game is have been formed in different schools, getting popular in the Colony. Teams
one has only to visit the side streets of the Colony to find youngsters play- ing the game with improvised bat and ball.
Sports dealers have up to the pre- sent only stocked the best of gear and balls, but it is understood that future orders will include
a lower
grade quality as the demand for gear this season has been greater than for many
..
seasons,
(Geary 116 not! IT
out) and 160 for 6. At Cardiff, Glamorgan beat Hamp- shire by 7 wickets. Hampshire-310 (J. C. Clay & for 76) Glamorgan 488 for 8 dec. (Dyson
and 253 (Clay 6 for 71).
149) and 76 for 3.
At Dudley, Kent beat Worcester- shire on the first innings. Kent-602 for 7 dec. (Fagg 134, F. G.
H. Chalk 167, B. H.
Valentine -100)
Worcestershire-308 and 101 for 2.
OTHER MATCHES
At the Oval, Surrey drew with the Australian Tourists. Australians-528 (D. G. Bradman 143, W. A. Brown 96, A. L. Hassett 98) and 232 for 2 dec. (C. L. Badcock 95, J. Barnet 120 not out). Surrey-271 (Gregory 60; Barling 67) and 104 for I (Fishlock 93). EARLIER RESULTS
At Manchester, Lancashire Northamptonshire by an innings 57 runs.
Lancashire-322. Northants-98 (Pollard 6 for 31) followed on 167 (Pollard 4
48).
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Also A Witty Speaker
IT was noticeable from reports in home papers, that the King in the message be sent to the Aus- tralian Cricketers, which was read at the Institute of Journalists' Lunch, on April 22, used the same phrase as Mr. Malcolm MacDonald in the Dominions Office telegram of welcome. He spoke of an "en- joyable" tour, without entering the realm of partisanship by using the term "successful.”
Major Astor, the President of the M.C.C., skated skilfully on the same thin ice by remarking that while we wanted to win back the Ashes he wish- ed the Australians "a full measure of individual success with bat and ball.”
Lord Baldwin in his letter was more blunt. "You can't expect me to wish you to win," he wrote, "but in every other way I hope you will have a suc- cessful tour:"
To his renown as the most attractive batsman Australia has produced for many years Mr. Don Bradman added kudos as a witty after-lunch speaker.
I liked his description of a match the Australians played at San Francisco and tors." Drily Mr. Bradman remarked beat in a stadium that held 50,000 specta-
that there were quite 500 to see the and first innings and 19 in the second. The game. Eighteen locals made 22 in the for Australians scored 256 for the loss of
At Derby, Derbyshire beat. Somer-one wicket "quite by accident.” setshire by 8. wickets.
Somerset-158 (George Pope 5 for 41);
and 200 (Buse 104).
Derbyshire-297 and 64 for 2..
* * *
Golf v. Anno Domini
At Lord's, Middlesex beat Notting-BY going round Moore Park in 67, hamshire by an innings and 51 runs.
three days before his 70th birth- Middlesex-474 (Edrich 245; Butler Gpany of golfers who have done a round day, Sandy Herd joins the select com- Nottinghamshire-291 (Hardstaffe 105) their age.
in fewer strokes than the years of
for 75).
At Leeds, Yorkshire beat Sussex on the first innings. Sussex 200 (Bowes 6 for 89) and 115
for 8. Yorkshire-401 (Hutton 107),
-Reuter.
and 123 (Hardstaffe 52 not out;]. It is extremely rare for such a feat Sims 7 for 55).
course, and most claims to have accom- to be performed on a full-length
that is, after deducting the player's plished. it are based on a net score handicap.
TO-DAY'S MATCHES Lord's-Middlesex v. Worcestershire. Oval Surrey v. Gloucestershire.
The late Lord Lurgan was one of the fow who almost accomplished it. At the age of 77 he went round Addingtoh in 77 one less than bogey. It was at Addington, too, that Mr. Abercromby,
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD. Southampton-Hampshire v. Austra-founder, of that club, handed in a net
Bcore of 68 when he was 65,
Ilkeston-Derbyshire v. Lancashire. Taunton Somerset v. Susser:
Moor Park already has pleasant as- Cambridge-The University v. Essex occasions on which he has holed out in sociations for Sandy Herd. Of the 19 Oxford The University v. Glamorganlone, two were on this course.