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Sports News
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14,
LEAGUE TENNIS.
KOWLOON AND C.R.C. WIN.
There were two league tennis
CHAPMAN DROPS
DROPS OUT! matches in the mixed doubles divi-
SELECTION COMMITTEE'S SURPRISE FOR FIFTH TEST.
R. E. S. WYATT TO CAPTAIN ENGLAND AGAINST AUSTRALIA.
The Selection Committee have announced that fourteen players have been asked to stand-by for the fifth and final Test which is due to start at the Oval on Saturday. Something of a sensation was caused when it became known that Percy Chapman, the Kent. amateur, has been left out of the side, after having been England's leader in the first four matches. R. E, S. Wyatt, who was elected captain of Warwickshire this year, has been given the honour of leading England in the forthcoming watch. The fourteen names
are:-
R. E. S. Wyatt.
W. W. Whysall.
L. Ames.
0. W L. Parker.
K. S. Duleepsiabji.
J. B. Hobbs.
H. W. Sutcliffe.
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W. R. Hammond.
M. Leyland.
H. W. Tate.
H. Larwood.
G. Duckworth
LA R. Peebles. E. Hendren.
FOURTEEN PLAYERS TO "STAND BY."
The Selection Committee certain- ly created a surprise by dropping "Percy" has played Chapman. some good innings against the "Aussies " in the present Test series and is an excellent fielder. He is one of the few who have the happy kzack of being able to get the most out of his men, so that it is indeed a great disappoint ment to find that he has been passed over.
The New Leader. England's new captain, R. E. & Wait, was born at Milford, near Godalming, on May 2, 1901, so that. he is now 29 years old. He bas had very limited experience, of captaincy, but his consistent bat ting gained for him a place last season in the Test matches against South Africa at Manchester and the Oral. His photograph appears in this year's Wisden as one of the Ave cricketers of the year, and they say of him:-"Like F. R. Foster, Wyatt is one of the best amateur allround cricketers who ever play- ed for Warwickshire. .... ""
Former Teams
As a matter of interest we give below the teams which represented the Old Country in the first four
games.
First Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Ham- mond, Woolley, Hendren, Chap- man, Tate, Robins, Larwbod. R. Tyldesley and Duckworth.
LOCAL BASEBALL.
LEAGUE TO START ON SATURDAY.
· Baseball players and all those sion yesterday and Kowloon and interested in the ball game will be Chinese Recreation Club scored glad to learn that the Hong Kong wins over the University and Baseball Association has decided to Recreio, respectively. The former run a competition again this, year game was played on the K.C.Cin epite of the fact that there has courts and the scores were
been so much difficulty over the ground question.
E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Sayer (E.C.C.) -
beat da Souza and Miss. R.
Kwok
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G. Bodiker (K.C.C.):-
beat T. . Ng and Miss G.
Ho Tung
beat F. W. Khoo and Miss
- R. Perry
6-1
6-.2
and Mrs.
Kew
beat T. K. Ng and Miss G. : Ho Tung
G- 1
beat F. W. Khoo and Miss
R. Perry
6-0
beat da Souza and Miss-R.
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F. Hambly and Mrs. Hambly (((K.C.C.) —
lost to da Souza and Miss
R. Kwok
lost to T. K. Ng and Miss
G. Ha Tung
beat F. W. Khoo and Misa
Perry
Recreio v. G.B.C.
6-.1
This match was played at King's Park and resulted in a win for the Chinesd by seven sets to two. The scores were
Miss Assumpcao and L. A. Rocha (Recreio):
last to Miss G. Lo and M. K.,
Lo
3- G.
lost to Miss E. Lo and M. W.
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Second: Hobbs, Woolley, Ham-(Recreio):- mond, Duleepsiahji, Hendren, Chapman, Allen, Tate, Robins, White and Duckworth.
Third Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Ham- mond, Duleepsinhji, Leyland, Geary, Duckworth, Chapman, Tate, Larwood and R. Tyldesley.
Fourth Chapman, Duleepsinhji, Hammond, Goddard. Peebles, Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Tate, Leyland, Duskworth and Nichols.
Only Hobbs, Hammond, Duck- worth and Tate have appeared in all the previous games. There is little doubt, however, that but for the fact that Sutcliffe had to stay out of the second Test owing to an injury to thumb, he would have also figured in the list.
"
Dropping the Captain."
LONDON, August 13.
The dropping of Chapman from the Test team is one of the great- est cricket sensations in years.
He appeared at "Lord's last sea- son for the Gentlemen, and also Wyatt played in the Test trial. orcated record for Warwickshire in 1923 by scoring 2,020 runs for the County W. G. Quaife scored over 2000 runs in one season, but they Many famous cricketers and cri were not all obtained in Warwick-tics are amazed, though nearly all shire matches.
agree that Wyatt is a reliable Captain.
Other Newcomers, ̧ ̈
The other three newcomers are Whysall, Ames and Parker; brief records of them are given below
W. W. Whysall:-Whysall joined Notts in 1910, and fourteen years later he was chosen as a member of the M.0.0. team for Australia in the dual capacity of batsman and wicket-keeper. Reserve to Strud- wick, he had no chance of appear ing as an understudy in action, but he appeared in three Test matches, making scores of 75 at Melbourne, and 7 at Adelaide. His highest score was 344 against Gloucester at "Trent Bridge last year.
Leslie Ames (Kent):-A versatile player in the heyday of youth who 15 not only a smart wicketkeeper, but also a prolific scorer. He tour ed Australia with the M.C.C. team, but did not take part in any repre- but for Kent in 1926, and in last sentative game. He made his de season's match against Surrey at the Oral he scored 100 and 99. Ames is only 25 years of age.
C. W. L. Parker is described as one of the wise old heads of the Gloucestershire eleven, and is an accomplished left-arm spin bowler who, at the end of the 1925, senson, created a new bowling record by capturing 200 or more wickets for the fourth time in his career. He 18.46 years old, and doubts have been expressed as to whether he will be able to stand the mental apd physical strain attendant on a match of such a nature...
Who Will Be Laft. Out?
Mr. M. A. Noble, in the course of a lengthy review in the Sydney Sun on the performances and ages of the Test team players, says the rejection of Chapman is wholly in- explicable. He has played the part of sheet anchor, hitter and match-
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5 4
3- 3
beat Mrs. Ho and E.. L. Ho 6-2 Miss O. Ribeiro, and C. A. Baretto
beat Miss G. Lo and M. KR."
Lo .. lost to Miss E. Lo and M. W.
Lo last to Mrs. Ho and K. L
Ho
06 Miss A. Roza and A. V. Remedios (Recreio):-
lost to Miss G. Lo and M. K.
Lo lost to Miss E. Lo and M. W.
lost to Mrs. Ho and K. L
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1930.
'JIMMY" JOHNSTONE
EXPLAINS.
CAN'T SWIM IN HOT WEATHER!
ANOTHER ÄTTEMPT IN THE WINTER.
SPLENDID BAND OF BRITISH ATHLETES.
A.A.A. CHAMPIONS IN ENGLAND'S TEAM TO TAKE PART IN EMPIRE GAMES.
T. HAMPSON AND THE WORLD RECORD.
Considering the difficulties to be encountered in getting together, team of athletes to travel across
Other competitors who "have, as one might say, more than ope str ing to their athletic bow are R.
As there has been a lot of dis-the Atlantic and to be absent from W. Revans, H. Ford, F. A. Foley. cussion over "Jimmy" Johnstone's home for at least four weeks, the and K. H. Pridic. The first aum- attempt to break the record of A.A.A. are to be congratulated oned will figure in the bigh and long. The first game of the season will 68.9/5 secs, for the 100 yards, set having mustered together such a jumps and the hop, step and a be played on Saturday between up by the Japanese swimmer Taka splendid band to represent Eng jump, in which, by the way, he South Chinn Athletic Association hashi in the V.R.C. bath, I thought land at the British Empire Games, is our only starter. Fard is a pole that an interview with Jimny which will be held at Hamilton, jump hope, and his competive re and the Japanese outfit, who are
pertoire also includes the shot and champions and runners-up respec-might throw some light on the mat- Ontario, from August 18 to 93, tively of last year's league. This ter so I tackled him on the sub- In all 47-athletes have been select discus, in which Pridie also takee game will be played on the South ject. As usual, he was very relacted, and amongst these are the now part together with the hammer- China ground, as will all the other When the matches for a start.
holders of seven titles recently won throwing. at the A.A.A. championships. Lord Foley's fine athletic range is Navy Field, Caroline Hill, is ready for the ball-tossers to take over all
Burghley, who captured both the shown by his inclusion in the 190 hurdle events, is one of the most hurdles, long jump, pole jump and not auch distinguished members.
shot, and it is reassuring to know that, in the ease of emergenoy, we have men ready to make their efforts in more than one direction."
It is in the shorter distances that the competition. abroad will probably be fiercest Engelheart.
the leagur games will take place
there like last season.
Included in this year's entries is a team from Texas Oil Company This bunch of lads have been seen in action in friendly games earlier in the season when they gave the impression that they were a pretty tough lot.
r;
It is too early to make any pre-
dictions, but when things get going a little, "we hope to have notes on the game published regularly once a week.
The Fixture...
ant to say much bas ultimately he unburdened himself.
First of all."Jimmy" said that with all respect to the Japanese swimmer, his time was
The Chosen Toom.
that nobody could better it. Given pleaty of practice and the right
100 yards-S. E Engelhart, J. conditions, any swimmer" of any C. Heap, E. L. Page, W. J. Sim ability could do it. I have often mors.
done it in 57 secs. myself," explain- 920 yards.-S. E. Engelhart, J.
ed Johnstone, "and had it not been 4. T Hanlon, E. G. Higgins, W.made a big impression at Stam for the fact that I promised to. Simmons. make the attempt last Saturday, 440 yards.-G. T. Bird, K. G I would certainly not have done Brangwin, J. A. T. Hanlon, R. so. Here he paused for a while Leigh-Wood. but soon continued: "You see, the The fixtures for the season conditions that night were not at all favourable. To begin with the temperature of the bath was about 30 degrees who could break esay, recard like that? I like the tem
between 50 perature somewhere and 60 degrees, but 80 is not at all favourable."
are:-
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South China.e. Japanese Club on August 16 return game on September 20.. Kioria v. Texaco on August 17 return game on September 20.. Filipino Japanese on August 23 return game on September South China . Kioria on August 24 return game on September Japanese v. Texaco on August 31 return game on October 4. South Chinn "r. Filipino
August 30 return game on October 5. Texaco Filipino on September
ê return game on October 11. Japanese . Kioris on September
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I asked him what difference could
880 yards-M. H. C. Gutteridge, Hampson, R. H. Thomas, H. 8. Townend.
Mile.J. F. Cornes, H. W. Hedges, R. H. Thomas, H. S. Townend,"
ford Bridge the other week by his form and will. I think, de his best at the furlong, in which J. A. T. Hanlon, the deposed champion' of this distance and the quarter, will have an opportunity of redeeming himself. In the 100 yards it would not surprise me to see E. L. Page, the Blackheath man, prave, a suc“ cess. He had done less than evens 4 miles Evenson B. C. V.more than once and the better the Oddie, S. A. Tomlin, J. W. Win class in which he competos the bet field.
ter he performs. Brangwin at the quarter should be another promi- nent performer, for he is a real fighter from pillar to post..
6 miles.-T. Evenson, E. Harper,
S. A. Tomlin, J. W. Winfield.
Steeplechase.-G. Bailey, V. E. Morgan.
the temperature make, and he smilingly explained that if one jumped into a bath when the tem- perature stood at 80 deg., it was 190 yards hurdles.-Lord Burgh- just like slipping into a nice warm bath-tub. It made one feel lazy.R. Gabey, R. St. G. T. Harper..
ley, D. O. Finlay, F. A. Foley, F. On the other hand if the water was crisp and cold, then there would be a whole lot of difference --one felt nice and snappy sad full of pep and there would be more chances of breaking records then
Asked whether he would make return game on October 12
ady further attempts, Johnstone Kieria Filipino on September thought for a moment end then 13 return game on October 18. said," Yes, maybe in November or South China v. Texaco on Sep-December. Conditions would be
tember 14 return game on more suitable then," MELA. October 19.12 "Season tickets at $5 each can be
obtained, and each bolder is entitled BAND CONCERT AT
U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS.grand stand free.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN REEVICE.]
NEW YORK, August 12. The following are the results of the baseball matches played in the National and American Leagues to-day:
Pittsburg Pittsburg Chicago St. Louis.
National League.
@ Philadelphia
8 Philadelphia ··
3 Brooklyn
A Boston American League,
New York Philadelphia Philadelphia Washington
Boston
& Detroit
> Cleveland
7 Cleveland
5 Chicago
5 St. Louis
7
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SPEY ROYAL 'CUP BOWLS.
RECREIO ENTER. THE SEMI-FINAL.
An advantage of five shots which Club de Recreio beld over the Kew loon C.C. in their unfinished Spey Royal Cup match was maintained when the remaining four heads 5 were played yesterday. Club de
1 Recreio won by the same margin, 0 each side scoring a single and four 4 Teams and final scores were :- 4 Recreio
winner combined. His felding has TEST CRICKETER ENGAGED been one of the sights of the season.
Chapman. interviewed in the The engagement was recently Daily Mail, says naturally he is announced between Mr. R. W. V. disappointed, and frankly he fails Robins, the. England cricketer, and Misa Kathleen Knight, who lives near Regent's Park.
to understand why he has been dropped. "With all my heart I wish Wyatt and his team complete
success."
The Daily Herald says that the throwing over of Chapman now is perilously like hysteria, and that the change is unwise and deplor able.
Mr. Trevor Wignall, in the Daily pary and highly sensational deci. Express, says it is an extraordi- sion, and it may be justified by the result of the match, but at present It looks entirely foolish.
WATER POLO.
NAVY BEAT C.B.C.
L. C. R. Souza 0. G. Silva
A. Ribeiro
Kowloon C.C. H. Gittins H.. Overy
A. E. Silkstone
R. F. Luz (S.) 28 J. Fraser (S) 23 Club de Recreio are now in the semi-final, and meet Kowloon Dock
· KOWLOON.
LAST NIGHT'S RECITAL.
440 yards hurdles Lord Burgh- ley, R. Leigh-Wood, D. M. L. Neams, W. G. Tatham.
High jump.-E. Bradbrooke, C. E. 8. Gordon, RW. Revans, G. Turner.
Marathon Winner Absent.
In T. Hampson the Achilles half- miler, we are sending a man of the very best class. His victory in the A.A.A fical over such great run- ners as Sera Martin, the French- champion and holder of the world record, and C. Ellis, who held the Long jump.-H. J. Cohen, D. o.title, was achieved in Imin: 53 1- Finlay, F. A. Foley, R. W. Revans. 5sec an English record and good L. T. Bond, E. Ford, F. A. Foley, yet show the best half-milers in Pole jump.-B. Babington-Smith, judges think that Hampson may Javelin.-L. G. Snow, E. R. the world a sight of his heels. Turner.
Hammer-M. C. Nokes K.
Pride.····
In the mile we have two repro. - Hsentatives who will seriously chal- lenge. any opposition in R. H. Thomas, the Air Force crack, and 7. F. Cornes, the brilliant Oxonian, whose wonderful fighting spirit. only needs to be blended with a little discretion to make him even more forraidable than he is.
18th, shot, H. Ford F. A F 16lb. shot.-H. Ford F. A. Foley, Discus.-H. Ford, R. L. How land, M. C. Nokes, K. H. Pridie. Hop-step-jump-R. W Revans. Marathon-H. J. Bigual. S. Ferris, 8. H. Smith, H. W. Payne. Team For the relays 4.110 yards and 4 x 410 yards will be selected from the above.
It is interesting to note the names of Fred Gaby and W. G. Tatham amongst the hurdlers. Both are past their best, but are still worth calling upon for a fight- ing effort, and in the case of Goby Iris long list of championships en- titles him to inclusion in a real British team.
Fortune favoured the Kowloon Residents' Association last night
There are 19 individual events in regard to the open-air recital in which our men will compete, given by the band of the Somerset and it will be noted, by the way, Light Infantry on the grounds of that the programme does not in the Kowloon Football Club. Heavy clude a walking race. Some of our clouds, followed by a sharp shower, representatives will be available caused some apprehension in the for more than one event, and in Colin Gordon, the high jumper. morning, but the day turned out the case of Lord Burgley (hurd has apparently been recruited for brilliantly fine, with an equally les), 8. E. Engelheart and W. J. England rather than his native fine evening. Consequently there Simmons (sprint and furlong). J. British Guiana, for
whom Jack. was a very good attendance, and A. T. Hanlon (furlong and quar- London is said to be a starter in the "gate
should prove more ter), R. Leigh-Wood (quarter and the sprint events. In the Marathon satisfactory than the last.
Mr. E. J. Woollcott, the conduc- quarter hurdles), R. H. Thomas McLeod Wright, the Hardy Scot tor, had arranged a well-selected and H. S. Townend (half-mile and who won the Championship event programme, which included many mile), versatility and pace will find recently, but Sam Ferris and H. favourite selections and a novel spirited expression whenever called W. Parne are worthy of our faith item depicting in melody, impres-upon on behalf of the Motherland.' in them.
sions of London life" and scenes.
The selection arranged for com- munity singing of old favourite
One of the best-known amateur LATE MR. THOMAS WEIR melodies was also greatly appre-
cricketers of the day, Mr. Robins has played for England in the two Test matches against Australia this year. He figured prominently in the victory of the home coun- try in the first match at Notting- ham and was in the side that lost at Lord's.
He was educated at Highgate School and Cambridge. He got a double Blue at the University for cricket and Association football, captained the University Associa tion: eleven, and later played for the Corinthians and Nottingham Forest. He gained his Blue for cricket for his prowess in the fold and with the bat, but latterly he has developed into a first-class bow ler. He plays for Middlesex
ESTATE OF $148,200 IN
HONG KONG,
ciated. The singing was led by about a dozen bandamen who lined upin front on the bandstand. Books of words had been distributed for the benefit of any to whom the songs were unfamiliar, but every- Estate worth $148,200 was left body seemed to know them quite in the Colony by Mr. Thomas well. This item was a great success, Weir, formerly Marine Superin- and in response to a clamorous de tendent of the China Merchants mand for an encore the last five Navigation Company songs in the selection were repeat- Steam
eL Shanghai, and late of "Brincliff
Scat- Helensburgh, Dumbarton, land, who died on December 10, 1920.
Resealing of testament testamen" tar has been granted in Hong Kong to Mr. D. L. Strellett, solici tor, acting on behalf of testator's widow and daughters, in whose
At one time he intended to be favour a trust disposition and come a schoolmaster, and contem-settlement has been made by the plated taking again appointment will.
By introducing two new players into their team, the Royal Navy at a preparatory school at Stan- defeated the Chinese Bathing. Club more. Recently, however, he has been in a water-polo match at the V.R.C. in close association with Sir Julien Cahn, the Nottingham millionaire, and it is probable that he will tako up a business career
second goal for the Navy
Bath yesterday by 3 goals to nil. A British Wireless message states!
Play centred mostly at the Chi- that it is learned that thirteen aese goal, and after seven minutes English players will be invited to attend at the Oval on Saturday for play the Navy scored their first the fifth and final test match goal through Chinn. The Navy against the Australians which will continued pressing, and just before be played to a finish. It is under the interval Bonning scored the atdod the thirteen are:-Hobbs,
After the interval, the Chinese Satcliffe, Whysall, Duleopsinhji, Hammond, Wyatt, Leyland, Tate, forwards went to pieces and the Larwood, Peebles, Duckworth, sailors sent in hard shots time Tarker and Amanj. Wuali who after time which, however, did not was appointed this year captain of lind the net, except once. Warwickshire, will be thpt the cores: Hoyal Navy CKCO team in place of Chapman, who is not included. Wyatt did well in Royal Navy-Parker, Allon, India in 1924-playing for the Eng Salway, Beer, Bonning, Chitin and lish team and this year played in Fawcett.
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Miss Kathleen Knight is a grand daughter of Sir Henry Knight, a former Lord Mayor of London:
HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO.
WORKERS AND H.C.L.
BATHING FATALITY.
A bathing fatality is reported to have occurred at the bathing club of the South Chips Athletic Asso- ciation yesterday afternoon
The victim was Wong Hing Yan, aged 22, the eldest son of the pro prietor of the Chik Sang Confee- Central. He was a student of a tionery Shop, 327, Queen's Roid Baiversity at Shanghai and bad re turned to the Colony to spend his- It is reported that the Chinese summer vacation Yesterday after PATANGPOST the Hong Kong pong, he proceeded to the bathing Electric Company, Ltd., have de- club with a brother, two sister
Faker in and a oculine plunged into the view of the high cost of living water, but did not come to the The demand is under consideration surface: His relatives raised an by the Company, and it is expect ed that the matter will be satis factorily settled shortly
manded.
There are over 1,000 Chinese staff and workers in the service of the
Africa Choice of thirteen players Heo Man, Yung Ping Kwa, Leung all five Text matches in South C.B.C. Lan Yam Chung, Kwok has been made, it is understood, to enable the selectors to field a team Wing Yau, Yue Wing Bong, Chan
Chee Yue and Leung Sue Tak. Company. good for a dry or a wet wicket.
alarms, and officers of the club dived in search of the missing swimmer, who was rescued in a very critical condition. He died on the way to the Government
Civil Hospital.
The Programme. 1.-Potpourri:
Winter.
Martial Moments 2.-Overture and Gavotte:
Mignon...Ambroise Thomas, 3.--Grand Fantasia:
La Traviata" 4.-Waltz:
"Beautiful Danube".. 5.Fox Trot
Verdi.
Strauss:
(a)" Caught in the
Love."
The Web of
(b) "I'm in Love with You." 6.-A Cockney Suite
"Cameos of London Life,"
Kateiby.
No. 1-A State Procession-
Buckingham Palace.
No 2The Cockney Lover
Lambeth Walk.
No. 3.-At the Palais de Dange
Anywhere.A & M
No. 4 Elegy Thoughts on
Passing the Cenotaph No. 5-Bank Holiday-AppY
Ampstead,
7-Community Singings
here Oddan Duct for Two Cornets:
ferfurtbr Soloists: Lce.-Cornl A. Early
and Bus. H. Blogg. 9-Selection of Bongs, part
Wilfred Sanderson. 10.-The Day Then Gavest Lord in
Ended. Regimental March: Prince Albert.
AMSTEE BEER
FOLL AGENTE :--
H. RUTTONJEE & SON
15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
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