THE CHINA"
UST 28, 1988.
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MELBOURNE GROUND TRUST AND V.C.A.
IN DISPUTE
MATTER OF MONEY
Unless the Melbourne Cricket Ground Trustees modify their at- titude within the next month the breach between them and the Victorian Cricket Association may lead to serious consequences.
Relations between the V.C.A.j and the Melbourne C.C. com- mittee have been very amicable. But from the Association's point of view, the trustees seem to have stolen much of the commit- tee's thunder.
The Trustees, who are mostly nominees by various State Govern- ments, seem to think that the Mel- bourne C.C. is not getting sufficient money out of cricket. As fast.. ав one demand has been met by the V.C.A., another has been put forth, despite the fact that the Melbourne C.C. committee has stated through Mr. G. W. Simmonds (Treasurer) that it' can more than meet all obligations under the present arrangement.
DUE TO CRICKET
The V.C.A., according to Dr. R. Le Morton, has made the Melbourne Cricket Club. At least 75 per cent of the members, and of the £25,000 received annually by the Melbourne C.C. is due to cricket, he states A new 12 years' agreement is being drafted, and the demands of Trustees would cost the V.C.A. £10,000 over that period..
the
Without this income Victoria' may not be able to send teams to Tasmania and Western Australia
Fifty-five entries, a record for the event, participated in the race for 14 feet international dinghies, for the Prince of Wales' Challenge Cup, sailed under the flag of the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club, at Falmouth, on August 12. The race was won by Mr. Peter Scott and Mr. J. K. Winter, in their yacht "Thunder and Lightning'. Photo shows some of the 55 yachts passing the starting yacht, at the com- mencement of the race. (Copyright, By Fox, By Air Mail).
Campbell
ISAM SNEAD
WENS CANADIAN
Toronto, To-day.
Fails, Says OPEN GOLF TITLE
Conditions Hopeless
unless guarantees are put up by 66 those States. And Country Week, which costs about £800 a year, may have to go.
Certain.V.C.A. members have point- ed a finger of scorn at the remarkable ignorance of Trustees conterning
cricket finance, For example, some Trustees thought that Victoria got a cut out of Sheffield shield games play- ed in other States.
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Geneva, August 10. -
COLONY HARDCOURT ENTRIES
Sam Snead, runner-up in the Tsui Wai-pui Defending
Both His Titles
United States Professional Golf Association's Championship, - yes- terday.
The following are the entries for won the Canadian Open Championship, when he beat Harry the second annual Colony Hard- Cooper by 5 strokes, over 27 holes. Court Tennis Championships, or- The two men tied for the title ganised by the United Services Re- during the final stages of the cham- creation Club:
SINGLES
CAN BIG CRICKET LEASE M.C.G.? "Water conditions here are
Behind the scenes lies the possibility hopeless," Sir Malcolm Campbell pionship proper and played off over 1, Agafuroff, B. Agafuroff, Ms Nai- of interstate games, and even Tests stated disappointedly at seven 18 holes yesterday morning, again kwong, Tennie Kwok, J. R. Turner, S. o'clock this morning, after he tieing at 67. Another nine holes A. Gray, Lee Kam-ming, Pang Ol-lam, had succeeded in officially averag-was played, Snead going round in Lee Wai-tong, W. C. Hung, Major F. T. ing 122.46 miles an hour in his 34 and Cooper in 39.-Reuter. speedboat Bluebird over the mea-i
TEST CRICKETER
ENGAGED
The engagement was announced recently of Kenneth Farnes, 27, the Essex amateur fast bowler and Test player, to Miss Margaret Stapley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Stapley, of Hutton, Essex.
at
Farnes, who is a sports master
Worksop School, has been selected for the fifth Test against Austrália, which opened at the Oval last saturday. He has already played in three Test matches this season, at Trent Bridge, at Lord's and at Leeds.
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sured mile on Lake Geneva.
He failed, by only seven mites QUARTER FINAL an hour, to beat his own world SINGLES BOWLS
water speed record of 129.5 miles
an hour, established last September. ENCOUNTERS
FULL OUT
Şir Malcolm had waited patiently
Baines, Major L. A. Newnham, A. Crawford, S. S. Leong, F/O`R. C. S. Allin, J. F. L. Smalley;
A. E. P. Guest, A. R. Kitchell, S. A. Rumjahn, H. D. Rumjahn, Omar Rum- jahn, J. J. Ferguson, Paul Kong, H. Y. Ho, Tsui Yun-pul, Tsui Wai-pui (hold- er), Peter U. George Choa, A. Chan, K. K. Fung, Wong Fook-nám.
DOUBLES
I. Agafuroff and J. Pengelly, Li The following is the programme Kwan-hung and Ma Nai-kwong, G. E. R. Divett and G. W. Sewell, F/O R. C. A. Gray and G. C. Burnett, D. S. Sze and Frank Grose, Pang Oi-lam
since dawn for water conditions to for the remaining games in the improve. As soon as a thick white band of mist had rolled away from Quarter Final Round of the Open the lake surface Sir Malcolm start-Singles Lawn Bowls Championship.
ed off into the mile course with his engine full out.
In the middle of the course, to every one's surprise, he suddenly slackened speed, then tore ahead again.
being played on a ground other than the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Reason, Sir Malcolm explained Only two senior grounds are free
that an un- from Government control, viz., Toorak afterwards, was Park and Victoria Park, And then authorised motor-launch had drawn there are grounds such as St. Kilda, up in the middle of the course and South Melbourne and Carlton, Of for a moment misled him into think- ficials at St. Kilda are particularly ing he had reached the end of the
ambitious. There are three fine new
concrete or brick stands at St. Kilda, mile lap.
and the committee is willing to build "I lost my way," 53-year-old Sir more. One stand, is a particularly (Malcolm said good humouredly. fine cricket stand with excellent ac-"My sight is not too good nowa- commodation.
days," he added.
SAME STORY
But there are trustees at St. Kilda, and sooner or later the position would
be the same as at the Melbourne,
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LEN HARVEY TO MEET PHILLIPS
(Continued from Pagc 19)
Cricket Ground. The V.C.A. may one day have its own ground. But what of the mint of money which has been súnk in the Melbourne . Cricket Ground? The Melbourne C.C. owes "My victories over Phillips · en- 8160,000 on the ground and its yearly titled me to have another try for obligation is £17,000 for principal and
the British title, and. I am
Interest.
*t.
con-
Vested interests will no doubt; fight| fidënt that I can add this crown to hard to retain cricket for the big the British light heavy-weight| ground, But the V.C.A. is adamant this time, and will not easily forgo its championship which I hold. rights, as it sees them. Feeling, at "I am feeling fit, for I have the recent VO.A. meeting was cor- always been in light training, and tainly very strong
(Quarter-Final)' TO-DAY
L. F. Xavier v J. V. Ramsey
(Kowloon B.G.C.). Umpire, A. Hyde-Lay.
TO-MORROW
B. W. Bradbury v A. Hyde-Lay
(Civil Service C. C.). Umpire. J. F. McGowan.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25
y J. Watson A. R. Dallah
(Club de Recreio). Umpire, R. F. Luz),
.
S. Allin and F/O J. R. R. Jenkins, S.
and
Mok Fuk-in, H. W. Lee and S. W. Liang, W. C. Hung and Lee Wai-tong, Major F. T. Baines and Major I A Newnham;
A. Crawford and R. Broadbridge, E. C. Fincher and A. V. Remedios, S. A. Rumjahn and H. D. Rumjahn, Omar Rumjahn and George Choa, E. E. Storey and J. J. Ferguson, Paul Kong and Tennie Kwok, Tsui Yun-pui and Tsui Wai-pui (co-holder with W. C. Hung), A. Chan and J. Hsu, Wong Fook-nam and K. K. Fung.:
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from looking forward to meeting WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.
Dr. Morton kinted the possibility Phillips, or whoever it is the Board
nominates to fight.”
of there being
Victoria hart