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OXFORD CRICKET PROSPECTS.
FIVE OLD BLUES
AVAILABLE...
STRENGTH OF TEAM IN
BATTING.
The feeble display of the Oxford University cricket team in the match against Cambridge last year was a Bad blot on the game at the This season's senior university. officers, D. N. Moore Shrewsbury und Queen's), captain, and A. - Mel- ville (South Africa and Trinity). secretary, are therefore faced with an unenviable task, on the successful lution of which depends the power
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GOLF.
FANLING BOGEY POOL,
“RESULTS.
In the Bogey Pool played at Fanling during the week-end F. A. Redmond (7) 4 down, obtained first pince, while J, G. S. Dodwell (5) and A. Eènch (10) with 3 down, divided wond prize..
There were 74 cutries including 21 entries carried forward from March competition for which no cards were returned.
R.X.X.G.C.. Kowlson,
The Kowloon Golf Club will play a team of the R. H. K.i.C. at Happy Valley on Whitsunday Starting times will be arranged for the morning and afternoon. Flayers in
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1931.
OLYMPIC GAMES
BRITISH CHAIRMAN'S CALL FOR A NEW SPIRIT.
NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO RE
GOOD LOSERS.
Sir Hareid Bowden, the newly elected chairman of the Council of the British Olymple Association. presided at the annual dinner of the Association at the Connaught Rooms, London, at which 400 per
gons
CROWN PRINCE AND
FILM STAR.
AMAZING STORY DENIED..
JEANETTE MACDONALD
STILL ALIVE..
STORY OF TWO RINGS. CHAUFFEUR & HIS FRIEND'S
WIFE.
THE BURDEN OF RICHES.
SWEEP WINNERS PESTERED
BY DEGGARS.
A suggestion that he had indis- ereatly taken his friend's wife to Capotown, April 2%.-Two men the pictures and to supper during who won wealth through sweep. her husband's 'absence was mado hy stakes on English razen mot at Richard Augustus Stephenson, 33,
ebone with stealing two rings, one of them an engagement ring.
About two months ago a story chauffeur, when charged at Mary. Capetown and discussed their mis was current in Hong Kong that Miss Jeanette Macdonald, the well. known a actress, had been killed in a tor-car acc.dent inquiries made, it seemed that the tale was untrue, and the following
ia June"
From
fortunes over a cup of coffee. They wero Captain Dyamond, who drow a ticket which won" £118,181 in tho Irish Sweep on the Grand Nation at, and Mr. Bramwell Butler, the winner of the Calcutta Sweep of
IM.
Captain Dyamond, elderly and grey-haired,
a former chief of tho Cape C.1.D., now turned hotel-
of Oxford cricket in the next few this match will have right of waying about an understanding be- would uoi causo any great excite. aot turn up, and I had to tell me worker, was proviously no gambler.
VERTS.
That they will make a determined effort to expunge the past may be taken for granted, and, in Oxford, the greatest faith is placed in the two young, if untried, officials. They will have to build up practi cally a new eleven, as A.-M. Craw
over all other players. Morning round starts at 9 a.m.
Kowloon Junior Championship. in the final of the Junior Chan pionship W. Groves defented A. W. Brown by 4 and 3 in a 38 holes The following played off their
match.
ment.
.
husband what had happened."
"I hope you do not have half the troubles I have had," said Mr. But-
Jr.
The prosecutrix, Clare Jeanetto Donovan, Regent's Park-road, said that necused went with his child to were present, including the
stay at her house whilst his wife American Ambassador, Lord. Moy.
His wife died, nihan, Lord Rochdale, Lord Aber.from the Daily Express of April was in hospital. dare and Mr. George Lansbury, tends to support that conclusion and he left about twelve months It was announced yesterday from ngo. Ro naked hor, about June Inst, M.P.
Los Angeles that Miss Jeanettei he could borrow her two rings, In reply to the toast of "The Macdona, the celebrated Ameri but she would not give her consent. British Olympic Association," pro
can film star who was Maurice When Stephenson had gone abroad posed by Lord Moynihan, Chevalie's leading lady in Tho she missed the rings. Harold Bowden said when the Love Parade, is to be married to When he returned," she added, keeper, has been a small but regular
New" anked him about them. Ho punter. Olympic Games were revived after Mr. Robert G. Ritchie, a many centuries in 1806, their foun-York st.chbroker, in the first week laughed, produced a pawn ticket, Mr. Butler, young, dark, a book- der, Baron de Coubertin, had a
and promised to give me money to keeper turned farmer, a temporance vision of international games bring- This announcement, in itseif, take them out of pledge. He did
tween the nations of the world and putting an end to war. Since then there had been nine world Games meetings and one world war. The fact that a few years after the war wo wore now preparing for the tonth Olympind, and that a four years', waz-caused a Buspension of
seem to give some cause, for hoping that where the politicians and the lawyers had failed the sportsmen might in good time achieve a com non ground between nations dif- fering widely, in race, religion, and traditions. Wo might still, be a long way from attaining that ideal, bat we had travelled for along the road of international sportsmanship: The unpleasant in- cidents that occurred at the earlier meetings ne longer. marred the Camen, and the post-war meet.
pean capitals.
Thontrical eircles throughout ings had been conducted in a spirit of the utmost good-follow Europe are discussing little else. Within the last two or three days the
Its importanço lies in the fast Accused Haven't you on various that it should at once put an end censions asked me to take you out
"Human nature seems to be to one of the most extraordinary when your husband has been away canards that has over intrigued the from London, and have I not done the same always. If you get a lot capitals of the world-a atiangoo reluctantly, having reapdet for of money people think you ought story of a love affair in which a yourself, your husband, and your to give it all away. People come
ley, P. G. T. Kingsley, P. J. Brett,atehes for right of entry into the only ane Olympic meeting, did.Crown Prince was dragged in and children -I have never asked you. begging to you and they write let-
N, M. Ford, H, M. Garland-Wells, semi-final of the Open Foursomes..
Wilson and Thompson bent. Dins
4. K. Hill-Wood, and I. A, R. Peebles are no longer available. ·
The only old Blues in addition to Moore and Melville, are the Nawab of Pataudi, W, H. Bradshaw, and J. F. N. Mayhew, the wicket-keeper. In addition, however, E. 31. "Well- ings and P. F. Garthwaite, of the 1929 X1, are still available,
The strength of the XI., should be in its batting. Of the Blues D. N.
Moore, A. Melsifle, and the Nawab
dale and Henderson, up.
Sandupson and Stoker beat Silk: stone and Jack, 3 and 1.
Rual and Buxton beat E. C. Fincher and Woolley, 4 and 3,
Mundy and Hillier beat Trice'and Sapsed, 3 and 1.
Then, of course, there are the Freshmen, who, with two excep tions, are the ua! unknown quan- of Pataudi are proved rangetters,tity. The exceptions are H. G. and it is to be hoped that Melville Owen-Staith (South Africa) and B. has cumpletely recovered from the W. Hone (South Australia). Owen
Smith should prove a tower of | ahip. knee trouble he experienced at the strength to the side, not merely as end of last renson and which inter- a halaman, but as a relief howler
fered with his hockey, during the
and, of course, as a fieldsman, in which departinent he can be fairly winter. If the rumors are true described as brilliant. He may that the injury has not fully mendoven make Oxford into a formid
able XI. Hone is not so well ed it will be a serious matter for known, but for South Australia in
Oxford cricket.
n
Batsmen of Promise.
State competitions he scored two centuries, was tried for the Rest against the Australian XI., and only just failed to be chosen for the Australian tour last summer. He is an opening bataman. Moreover, he is a first-class lawn tennis player and a good Rugger forward, and a man so versatile is rarely a failure.
Outside the Bloes there are also number of excellent batsmen, among whom may be mentioned the Bucks cricketer, R. H. J, Brooke; CH. Gosling, who has played for
The Freshmen. Essex; D. Russell, the Middlesex cricketer: D. G. Oswald, as likely The English public schools are ns angone to make rund: R. S. G. sending at least four young bats Scott, who was in the running form, on whom the public eye has already been focussed E, N. Evans Blue last summer, and that (Haileybury), C. Middleton (Char- O'Brien terhouse), P. E. Lette (Christ's Hos dashing Irishman, W.
fgital), and E. H. Mose (Malvern). indiay. Other batsmen, although Middleton's school average was 30.75 not quite in the same class perhaps, (highest score 202 not ent), Evans's 47.58 (highest score 119), Moss's $0.00 are: J. A. Baiss, of Tonbridge, thighest score 160), and Letts's 45.71 whose fielding is always a delight; (highest score 71 not out). Evans P. G. Van der Bijl. the South was the only one of the four, how- African, who may oust either May-ever, who was picked for the Schools matches at Lord's, and as he can also how he will probably prove to he the superior of the others,
how and Lindsay from the post of wicket-keeper; T. J. R. Dashwood and H. J. Linnel the hockey Blues, and W. A. Sime, who rankes a lot
of runs for Bedfordshire.
our
There was one danger, continued Sir Harold, against which we in this country had to be 00 guard, and that was self-compla cency. It had always been our watchword that a good spertaman was a good loser, but that was not good enough. It was all very well to be a good loser, but it was quite an excellent thing to be a good
inner sometimes. There was a plausible school of thought in this country which said that it did not matter about winning and that the all that spirit of the game was mattered. That sounded like good sportsmanship.
Universities Oriticised,
Some people tried to exeuse our failures by saying that the Amari- cans took their sports tou seriously. That was a most unsporting `at- titude. The ancient Greeks took their Olympian games so soriously that if there were wars going on in Greece at the time they were stopped. No sacrifice WWWLB too It great, no training too sovers, was necessary, if we were to bring back to Britain the prestige which was our's by tradition in the world of sport, that we should take the Olympic Games as seriously as they
deserved.
Other school batsmen who mat with varying success are: A. R. Tawell (Harrow), R. H. Priestley (Win chester); J. A. Evetts (Westmin- Turning to the bowlers, there are ter), and H. J. Aish (Mill Hill). Priestley set up a new record for Bradshaw and Melville of the Blues, Winchester last year by putting on, the one fast-medium, the other in company with Scourfield, 244 for the first wicket against Charter slow; the two discarded Blues of house. His bat is said to be very last year, Wellings and Garthwaite, straight and his methoda orthodox.
What had the universities done to both of whom lost their places not The new bowlers include J. T.
the Olympic-spirit un much on ́account of any notice Mendi (Repton), R. N. Jones encourage
(Brighton), E. F. Williams (St.
among the athletes in this country1 able loss of form, as because of Peter's,
Jones York), W. A. Peebles, who' was destined to carry (Christ's Hospitali, and T. E. Spoaking from memory, Sir Harold said that the only recent change the Oxford bowling on
Fitton (Trent College),
shoulders.
If Nevinson is up and Wellings in the programmes of the university can contribute the necessary con This season, in Peebles' absence,sistency, the attack will not be weak sports was the substitution of the there will be much more chance for and may very well prove stronger pole-jump for the hammer and the the ordinary howler, and Wellings.elled upon to maintain the ston- than is expected. Moore may be
introduction of low hurdles. It provided he can recover his keenness dard of fielding, and there should had never been thought worth and does not mind hard work, maybe no fear of a repetition of the while to throw the discus or the easily get back into the side Fur-sinckness that prevailed against
| Cambridge. thermore, four bowlers who were
The programme is as follows:-
his
Freshmen last year-should be assur-May 13, 14 and 15,-Leicestershire,
ed of a more lengthy trial. They
nie D. C. Brims (Uppingham), J.
B. Williams (Repton), and J. H. Nevinson,
and Lord
Dalmeny
(Elon). Many were struck with the promiss of Williams last year and considered he was not given a Tair chance. Neviason and Da}- Meny have been having some useful practice in Egypt with Mr. Mar tineau's team and have been getting "Alot of ficéts-Nevinson-with-his- height and strength and his andeni- "able pace, may develop into the best
of the lot..
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18, 18 and 19.--Extra Trial.
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20, 21 and 24-Gloucestershire.
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27, 28 and 29.-New Zealand.
23, 25-and.20.-Free Foresters.
June and -"A" Team v.
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Conference.
20, 22 and 23-The Army at
Folkestone. 24, 25 and 2-Burrey, at
The Oval 27, 20 and 30.-H. D. G. Leve
Ann-Gower's II., at Last bourne. July 1, 2 and 3:-M.C.C., at Lord's.
7 and 8-Cambridge, at.
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a stranger story of a scene in which the Ari star was supposed, to have been shot at and killed or wound- ed.
During the past week hundreds of pounds have been spent in cables to America in a futile attempt to solve the riddle:
Didn't you give me the pawn- ticket on Saturday last -No.
Is it true that since you found out in the past two months that I was very friendly with the woman who is now my wife, you postered
me with anonymous ictters ---No.
When did you inst see me secret-
ters asking for money. Do you know how many I got after Trigo won me £180,000 ? "
Capt. Dyamond looked startled. "I got fifty this morning," he said,
"Take my tip," Mr.Butler ad- The news editors of nearly every, and how many times bave your newspaper in Europe have tried in asked me to meet you and I have vised him. "Don't open them. They I ́vain' to elucidate the mystery.
not turned up-1 bave never met will only make you miserable. I opened about 3,000 in Oudtshoorn you secretly.
The Daily Express itself has been bombarded with messages from cor- respondents in the various Euro-
story percolated feverishly through London.
In reply to the magistrate, Mr. when I was still staying in my first Hay Halkett, Mrs. Donovan said house. Later on I did what you she understood that the accused
the previous should do-I had a rubber stamp married again week.
made.
in
Frederick Thontas Donovan was asked by the magistrate: "Havo you confidence in your wife?"
Captain Dyamond considered and said: "I am older than you and I have had a great deal of experience. "Yes, very much," he answered. Accused, who said that he had I think I know how I shall handle- been. "pestered very much lately," these people. I can tell them do
as allowed to write his address finitely thero is nothing doing lnd down; He denied stealing the I am not afraid of insuling any-
Prior to the announcement of the forthcoming wedding of Miss Mac. donald yesterday, Hollywood brok its silence only once, and this was to make the statement that "Miss Macdonald is in Hollywood and rings, and said that he had pawned body." unwounded."
"Work of Enemies.***
them on several occasions at Mrs. Donovan's invitation:
no fami-
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"I have to admit," he added, The Daily Express New York that whilat my child was at the Hong Kong arrived London on May correspondent spoke to Miss Mac-house I was indiscreet and took donald by long-distance telephone the lady out. There was last night, and was referred by liarity of any description. I had
went out and had a drink, and also COMING ??? her to Mr. Dudley Field Malone, no lady friend of my own, and wo
her New York lawyer.
Mr. Malone, in an interview with the Daily Express correspondent. said:-
"The story is ridiculous. Miss Macdonald passed through Now York, en route for the coast about three weeks ago. She stayed four days in the city, and during that time I was in her company a good deal. There was no evidence at all of any shooting."
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went to the pictures, and to sup per occasionally."
The magistrate said that someone was telling lies' on oath. "I. don't attempt to explain this," he com mented, "bat the case is not strong enough to convict the accused, and he will be discharged."
of disputes. between the Crown Prince and Princess.
Then the Crown Prines is said to have met with a motor-car accid.
ent..
It now. seems probable that this astonishing story of the alleged adventures of Miss Macdonald and
He was alleged on this occasion the Crown Prince, of a European
to have had a companion, and the country was circulated by enemies companion is alleged to have been of the film star-for every star's Miss Jeanette Mincdonald. It was contract carries a clause under further alleged that she had beent
sent to a nursing home, in the coun which she can be instantly distry of the Crown Prince. missed it all becomes involved in a scandal.
The story set about by the un- known mischief-maker was, briefly, that Miss Macdonald and the Crown Prince of a certain country were lovers, that they were dis covered together by the Crown Prine's wife, and that the Crown Princess drew a revolver and shot Miss Macdonald four times, How Making Film,
news
Shortly after the alleged acidop a denial was issued by n agency that there were differences between the Crown Prince and Crown Princess. This was seized upon as adding, colour to the an incredible rapidity. rumours, which gained ground with
"Four Shots Fired."
It culminated in the assertion Macdonald were motoring together that the Crown Prince and Miss on the Riviera. They had stopped between Nicé and Cannes, so it went on, and wore lunching in a email in when the Crown Princess made an unexpected and dramatie entrance whipped out her revolver, and frod the four shots.
At this point rumour takes two roads:
Ono is that Miss Macdonald was killed outright; the other that she died shortly afterwards in a mura ing home.
javelin or to institute a Marathon rice or gymnastic contests. Why should not the universities devoti At the moment Miss Macdonald two afternoons to their sports. is in Hollywood engaged in the with two programmes, one of track making of a film called "Misbo events and the other composed ehaviour." clusively of fold events f
She is a very lovely young lady, Again, why had we not takes whose fame rests chiefly on her up the metric system in our sports? performances in "The Vagabond When everyone else was running King" and (The Love Farads." in metres why did we alone stick she was broadcasting in New York to the yard f His own fooling three weeks ago in a programunt said Sir Harold, was that the time fanned by a cigarette company, had come to end this insular atti-
And now for the story, which has
The publication of Miss Mac- tude toward international sports and recognise that we could retam already been the object-ofaan offic-donald's lawyer's statement in the Daily Expreis-to-day should put the respect of the world for our cial denial.
an end to the mischievous rumours which have gained such wide pub sportsmanship only if we made sportsmanship mean the ability tot
licity.. win as well as the ability to lose...
Rumours recently began to spread
(Continued on neze Column.) Lord's
Allusions to the story have boon published in Paris, but it has iven left to a new weekly, paper, in its second number, to publish the story' in.. full.
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