Sports News
Baseball Notes.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1931.
COUNTY CRICKET MATCHES RESULTS.
YORKSHIRE GOING STRONG FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
K.
Aquatic Notes.
OBSTRUCTION OF PLAYERS MORE INTERPORT TRIALS
AND
EMPIRES.
[BY "STRIKE-OUT."I-
Well, it looks as though the bane- ball f
1 fans and toama have lost thoir interest in the old game. Cup one game was played last week, the one on Saturday being cancell
THIS WEEK.
WATER POLO LEAGUE DELAYED.
The Volunteer Sports provided adthing startling in the way of new talent, and it was gratifying in a way to see that Lawrence in ed for some reson or other. Base-still in grant form. He is certain ball is a great game and has at ly the best short distanco swimmer. trasted great interest in the Coin the Colony and much relief was lony. The Chiness and the Japan felt by everyone concerned with the ese have some good teams and both interport when it was learned that sides have some rabid, supporters.
Lawrence would be able to sal
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Last Sunday the Chinese Athle. tic Club met the South China team and received a beating. The final score stood at 4-1 with the Chinese on the short end. The stands were
well filled and by the looks of the put field; the fenos receipts could have ammounted to something if a satisfactory charge could have been made. Matty Chang knocked out a homer in the first inning and collared the Arat run of the game. It was too bad for Matty that the rut had to be put down as an er- ror for the fielder but such is base ball. E. Chang took the mound for the South China but went up in the air right off the bat and had to be jerked in favour of Jan who was able to keep the South China boys on top. It was due to the good work of Matty that the score was ne high as it was. Matty was directly responsible for one run and Instrumental, in bringing in two more. The Chinese Athle id Club played a good game but Kote not quite up to snuff,
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A good feature recently is the stationing of police at the field to keep order and to keep the crowd
HONOURS
DULEEPSINHIP'S EIGHTH CENTURY HAMPSHIRE
AND NEW ZEALANDERS DRAW.
(TÜROUGH NEUTER'S... AGENCY.]
London, July 28,
Rain interferrod seriously, with the wook-end cricket pro- grammo at home but nevertheless some extraordinary cricket was seen although only three matches were brought to a definite con- clusion...
Yorkshire scored a brilliant win over Gloucester at. Bristol as a result of which they are now for åbend of Notts with the same number of matches played. Sussex registered an eazy win over Worcester, feature of the match being the fine batting of K. S. Duloopsinhji who scored his eighth century of the season.
„The most outstanding batting and bowling performances were:
Batting
K. 8. Dulespsinbji (Sussex) 161*, Horrooks (Lancashire) Storer (Derby)
100* .97
G. T. 8. Steven (Middlesex). 90,
with the team. At one time it was -Denotes not out.
feared that our short-distance "champ" might not be able to ar range the necessary loave, but that, happily, has now been definitely ranged.
E.B, da Roza, who proved sucti a surpriso packet in the 95 yards dash earlier in the season, has again failed to account for Law- rence in longer events. Lawrence was second to Roza in the 25 yards by a matter of inches, but since then he has accounted for Roza in the 60 and the 100 yards at the V.R.C. and again in the 100.me.
the South China A.A tors at
sports. I am told that there is still a strong current of opinion the Roza will eventually find his way into the interport team. There is no reason why he should zot, if ho should prove to be good enough over the long distancean.". but at the risk of being proved wrong, there is little ground to be. lieve that he is anywhere near the from of L. Reza Pereira, There. fore, at best, he is only a second rate long distance swimmer and his inclusion in the interport side is
off the outfield. It was getting anot, at the memont, such a ther unbearable to see the bunchtainty, gathered inside the lines and mix-
cer-
Yorkabire Notts
Sussex nderis,
Gloucestershire
Kont
Lancashire
Surrey....
Derbyshire Esacx.... Middlesex Warwickshire Worcestershire Hampshire Somersetshire Leicestershire
wing.
visitors, had maile 29 for 1 in their second attempt, stumps were drawn, the scores being
Somerset, Ist innings o 22€ Easex, 1st innings (6 wickets;
declared)
240 Somerset, 2nd innings (for 1
wicket)
DERBY ». MEDDLESEX.
"STORER AND STEVENS DAT:
་རྗ་;་ WELIA
At Ilkenton, Middlesex beat Derby
on the Brst inningu.
for the event, with just suficient monly to pay his railway fate and bia lunch; and instructed to report. himself at a fixed place and at cerv tain hours to a master. Times have changed children are more spoiled
though they would be the last to admit it--and woo hotide the parents who fail to attend the an- nual foto, vi
LAWN BOWLS.
THRILLING SPEY ROYAL CUP GAME
CRAIGENGOWER WIN BY
ONE SHOT,IN
Public school cricket has Im-“ proved enormously, in the lust Twelve leafu, certainly so far ku) Eton and Harron are concerned.
The many spectators gathered at Far more trouble is now taken the Rowicon"C.Oground, yester teach boys. Not only do they get day to watch the lawn bowl game
rotution in the game at their in the Spey Royal Cup Competi schools during the half, but many receive Instruction during the holi on batwoon the Kowloon Bowling Dorby's first Innings effort reali- days. Favouritam is less rampant Groon Club and Craigengower sctl 184 runs, of which total Storer and merit is now recognised, whewere treated to a fine game with a claimed 97. Inn Peebles, the Mid-ther the boy be popular or not thrilling finish.TO. diesex leg-break and googly bowler,The late Mr. R. A. H. Mitchell, took 5 wickets for 38 runs. Middlewho was oricket mastor at Eton in sex totalled 200 when they batted, the nineties, was a flus cricketer in Stevens getting 90 in fine style his day, but, unfortunately for while Slater had 5 for 39. Derby i sohool cricket, he allowed his par had scored 138 for when stumps tiality to tamper with his judgment were drawn, the scores being:- In the four years I was, at Eton
Derby, 1st innings *...
we never once boat Harrow or Winchester. There was one or two tritons in the eleven, but the rest were minnows of his selection, great up hi] struggle. Omai's fear.
Then a change came, with imin turning the tables was a mediate results, culminating Inter
184.
Storer, 97,
Harris (Notts) Kennedy (Hants)... Langridge (Sussex) Macaulay (Yorks)
8 for 80 7 for 29 for 15 for 27
Peebles,
for 68.
Middlesex, Int innings
200
Stovens, D0;
O. F. W, Allcott (N.Z.) 6 for 38 J. C. Clay (Glamorgan) 5 for 22 Blater (Derby) v... 5 for 3o Parker (Gloucester)...d for 38
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TÅBLE.
Glamorganshire
Northamptonshire -
1st Inn's. No Poss. P.. W. L. W. LA Result Pta. Pta 19 11-13 0 49.285. 196:
0285 155 300 182 285 · 151 315 143 318' 137 315 120 300 124.
Slater, 5 for 32:
Derby, 2nd innings (for
vicket)
LEICESTER ». WARWICK,
ASTILL'S FINE KNOCK.
Craigengower won by one shot with the last wood, delivered, in the game, thanks to thoir skip arooping in for the second abet when the other aide were lying four. woods and had placed themselves as the virtual winnors after a
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in the famous match of 1911, markable on, and it enabled him 138 Fowler's year. Who can forget the to redeem a serious blunder ho
excitement of that last day when,made in the penultimate bead.
set with only 55 runs to win, Har
row were all out for 45, thanks to
Fowler's marvellous bowling"
As will be soca from the detailed
soures the Bowling Green took the Exciting Scene.üret two head with singles,
These countios met at Hinckley bofore, Etonians and Harrovians to draw level. The Honda na
and the game resulted in a win, on the first innings for Leicester.
Taking Bret knock the home team made 204, Astill contributing 115 to this total. Warwick replied with 128 and were forced to follow-on when they made a fine recovery. When stumps were drawn they were 107 for 2.
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2086 8
1
1.
19 8 4
9
0
8 7
9 13
1
21
8 4 63
91
895
20
547 2
9
21
3
7.
813 113
214
318 119
4.4 24 A
315 110
304
4
4
315 08
3
90-4 B 1
4 4 7
300 80
Warwick, 1st innings..
128
B
20
3 8
1 9 2
300 86 81285 83 44 300 80
285 44
Warwick, 2nd innings (for 2
#rickots)
107
10 23
The method of scoring this year is as follows:-15 points for
a win; 71 points for a tie; 5 points for a win on the 'Brst innings and 3 points for à loss on the first innings; 4 points for a tie on the first innings and 4 points for a no result.
NORTHANTS.
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GLAMORGAN. 9,
** BRIGHTER CRICKET."
This match took place at Cow. bridge and in order to bring it to a definite conclusion, the rival cap- tains came to an agreement to do. clare their first innings closed after the respective sides had collected an equal number of runs, so that the result rested on the second innings.
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The scores were:— Leicester, 1st innings ...........
Astill; 118.
HAMPSHIRE v. NEW ZEALANDERS.
MATUH DRAWN AT
· BOURNEMOUTH,
The match between Hampshire and New Zealanders at Bourne mouth resulted in a draw.
Green
In those days, and for many years Craigengower then scored a couple
past and present used to let them got in the lead again with a sing selves go after the match. What did it matter. it a few top hats bitle, only to give away n quartette, the grass! It was school tradition, the highest single head score in the it was all part of the show. Earl's
game. Court and the White City of nu evening were also part of the show. Craigengower hade lead Shouts of E-e-e-ton! and seven shots after sixteen hadaj the H-s-a-n-row!" rent the air, and is being marked by the opposing bands or boys, waving light or dark
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blue flags, could be seen by the skip giving point away in en- light of innumerable fairy lampadeavouring to improve a count or being rushed madly down the water-
one shot which the Bowling Green shoots.
had before the skip send down his last wood
Bowling Green and they were only The luat five heads went to the
I remember an amusing incident of feeling running high many years ago, when I was seated on an Eton coach together with a very small
throw shots behind at the end of the Etonian, a lower boy-in' fact, to use an Eton expression, merely a
nineteenth hoad. In the next, head scug." Beside us was a Harrow Craigengower were lying two shots, coach, upon which was a distin-but Omar, who was the last to de guished and ferocious looking Vic liver the woud, was too heavy and torian general, Sir Savage Mostyn.ushed up one of the opposition In a moment of excitement the woods to give them the shot,
In the last head: the Bowling general put his foot on the step of our coach, an intrusion which was
Green Club players built up B. altogether too much for my small ice head with four woods nearer friend, who said with dignity: the jack, but Omar carned much applause in the last wood of the game when he draw for the second shot to leave the Bowling Green with a point in arrears.
tingham scared 203, Tyldesley, get- tingham ting 5 wickets for, 79 runs. Lanca shire went in again but when they had only collected runs (without loss), stumps had to be drawn.Vivian, (5 for, 44) was in fine form Earlier on rain had interferred with when Hampshire took frst innings May I trouble you, sir, to take play, A
The scores were:÷- Lancashire, 1st innings... 249
Horrocks, 100 not out.. Harris, 8 for 80. Nottingham, Ist innings. 283
Tyldesley, 5 for. 79, Lancashire. 2nd innings (for",
O wickets)
Northants declared at Si for 1 in their first knock and Glamorgan closed, their innings after having WORCESTER », SUSSEX, put up the same total for the loss of two wickets,
Invitations to likely interporters ing up both players and umpires, The crowd would gather at the far have already been sent out and I end of the fold and if a Chinese understand the responso has been team was playing any other team gratifying. Perhaps the word "in
-vitation” is a misnomet as in fact they would interfere to the extent that it showed some pretty bad only letters were sent asking some sportmanship. If the Chinese team of the best talent in the Colony were at bat they would let all of whether they could make the trip the long hits go through them and in September, if selected. Regarded off the required runs for the then close in and interfere with the folder by closing in tight, auding the funds for the interport the
special drive in the way of staging
successive series of night fetes, one of which has been scheduled for this Saturday.
thus preventing the man from get committee in charge is making a ting the ball. If the Chinese teen were in the fold they would stop the ball and not let it got through, thus spoiling some long runs that might have made all the differ- end in the world' in the final scores, Crowding in on the base lines is another bad thing as close hita sometimes are called fouls as the umpire can not tell where the ball landed. A lot has been done by the local police but still the mat. ter could be fixed a lot better by
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At the forthcoming night fete, competitors will consist only cf those who are invited to The exact details of the program. me are not to hand at time of
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keeping everyone off the baselines writing, but no doubt the commit and the outifold and only letting tee in charge will see that no one the park on the far side of the who is not of interport standard
Then hostilities bogan, for in their second offort Northants were dismissed for paltry 59, Clay (5 for 22) and Ryan (4 for 19) doing Glamorgan then went in and knock all the damage between them.
loss of 5 wickets.
The scores were:-
Northants, fat innings (1
wicket, declarad)
51
Glamorgan, 1st innings (2
wickets, declared)
51
Northants, 2nd innings
69
Clay, 5 for 22
Ryan, 4 for 19
Glamorgan, 2nd innings (for
6 wickets)
GLOUCESTER », YORKSHIRE,
MACAULAY IN FORM.
"DULEEP" GETS ANOTHER
CENTURY.
by an innings and 133 runs...
At Dudley, Sussex beat Worcester
Worcester were all out for 90 when they took first knock, James Langridge getting a wickets for 15 runs. In reply to this, Sussex made 381 for #3, declared, Duleepsinhji, their captain, playing one of his typical knocks for 101, not out.
In their second knock Worcester got 132, Wensley getting the bowl- ing honours with 5 for '75.
The scores were
with the result that the county were your foot off my coach? ". all out for 104 runs. The Now Zen- landera fared even worse when they went in and were all out for 79 runs, Kennedy playing havoc with their batsmen to return the splen- did analysis of 7 for 29,
In their second' innings Hump- shiro, declared, at 67 for 9, Allcott getting 6 victims for 39 runs, while the New Zealanders were 51 for 3 when stumps were drawIL-
The scores were Hampshire, 1st innings
Vivian, 5 for 44,
104
New Zealanders, ist innings, 79
Kennedy, 7 for 29,
Hampshire, End" innings. (9
wickets, declared)
Allcott, & for 33. New Zealanders, 2nd innings
(for 3 wickets)
THE BEST OF CRICKET.
60
Worcester, 1st inninga
98
Langridge, 6 for 15.
THE VARSITIES: ETON AND HARROW.
Sussex, 1st innings (3 wick-
ets, declared)
381
Duleepsinhji, 101 not out.
Worcester, 2nd innings
132
Wensley, B for 76.
At Bristol (Fry's Ground), York...
diamond on the little hill. This will be allowed to compete. At shire beat Gloucester by the margin makes a much better place to watch the last interport trial the proof nine wickets. the game and does not cause any interference to either the players or the umpires."
sence of several who were far to low interport form spoiled the exi hibition somewhat and in some enses it was the cause of unnecessary delay. It is to be hoped that com petitors who aro, selected to swim will do their utmost to be present on time so as to make these night fetes absolutely successful!!
Another trouble to the fans is the matter of transportation. I the bus company could kop a 'bus waiting at the field as well as maintaining the regular runs, the fans could get to their homes much better and there would not be the
The water polo deague is fast fight to make the only available bus that there is now. It would also coming to a close in the first divi- alear up the trails in that parts.sion. By the time these notes ap. pular district 'much faster.
pear in print the V.R.CAC.B.C. match will have been decided. If the V... come out on top, then the first division series is definite ly decided. Thop have so far met with no defents and there is no reason to think that they will not go through all their fixtures un
American baseball is in full swing now and both leagues look pretty good. In the National les gue, St. Louis is at the top and It appeare they have a pretty good Tead.. Bt. Louis stand with 59 conquered, After the Chinese,
games won 24ost and a percent
they will have their last match
Gloucester declared at 189 for 8 when they took first knock while the Yorkshire captain closed his innings at 118 for the loss of the same number of wickets, Parker gotting 5 for 35. This policy was rewarded by an outright win, for in the second innings Gloucester were all out for 70 runs (Macaulay 6 for 27) and Yorkshire had no dif- ficulty in wiping off the deficit for the loss of only one wicket
The scores were
Gloucester, at inaings (9
wickets, declared)
182 Yorkshire, let innings (9-**----
wickets, declared)
Parker, & for $8. Gloucester, 2nd innings *** Macaulay, 6 for 27,
Yorkshire, zud innings (for 1
wicket)
age of 830 against the second team, against the Borderers and if the LANUS v. NOTTE. Brooklyn, who have won 51 games, obtain a single point in these? two Inst 40 and hold a percentage of matches the shield is theirs for the
$500
In the American League the dif- ENGIN
HORROCKS NOT OUT CENTURY.
SURREY
KENT,
[BY AN EDWARDIAN.}
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There are two, outstanding social events which, have long stood the test of time, and do not appear to have changed from what they were five-and-thirty years ago. The Ox- FIRST INNINGS WIN FOR HOP ford and Cambridge and Eton and
COUNTY.
Making the trip to the Oval, Kent cume away with points for a win on the first innings. add
Taking first use of the wickets, Kent declared at 257 for 7 while Surrey could only muster 191 in reply, Marriot getting 5 for 50. Iz their second venture Kent declared at €7 for, 3 and when stumps were drawn, Surrey had made 184 for
This scores were
118
70.
Kent, 1st innings (7 wickets,
declared)
Surrey, 1st innings.
257 121
May Marriot, 5 for 50.
137
Kent, 2nd innings (3 wicket
declared)
Surrey, 2nd inaings (for 6-
wickets)
ESSEX », BOMERBET.
134
Harrow cricket matches remain, in essence, delightfully the same.
The former, so aptly described as "the parsons holiday," still pro duces countless numbers of coun- try clerics, and every schoolmaster who can obtain leave, rushes to Lord's Cricket ties of every de- scription are in evidence, and the privileged members of the M.C.C. still sit in the pavilion and gaze with pätronising exclusiveness, on the scene.
The other match is quite a 'dif- ferent affair:Ascot dresses have another chance by being displayed by mothers and grown-up sisters," and no Eton or Harrow boy would condescend to be soon in the com- pany of his father unless the latter 87wore a tall hat. The boys them- selves still wear dark or light blue favours, and although I see tower coloured umbrella tassels, another monstrosity has taken their place. I refer to the absurd silk and "aatin: fancy waistcoats sported by young ference is quito & bit greater. The second division is not!
fopa, for which their unfortunate Philadelphia has won 68 games and making much progress and the se
parents have to pay ridiculous At Manchester, Nottingham took lost 25, which gives them a percent-cond round has yet to be started.
prione, thus increasing the profita age of 725, Washington is next, I understand that three matches first innings points from Lancashire."
of school tailors, and playing up to There was not vary much play the vanity of their offspring. Having won 10, lost 34 and with a will be played each night and al A feature of the match was the procentage of era Varana
though this would be rather forene batting of Horrocks the Aus. when these teams met at Leyton
Orloket Has Improved, ing the pace, as it would mean tralian player recently acquired by rain once again proved to be the LOCAL STANDINGBATANGA nine matenés per week, I am ra Lancashire, who was undefeated for spoil sport Essex took first Even if they had sons at either
PWL Pet, thor glad of the Yernigotnene
pennings points from their visitas pakan progress 43 1700 this would mean the completion of Lancashire batted firat and out of and on the whole the match was they lived in London, did not con- 32 1.607, the fixtures before the best swim their total of 240, Horrocks claim rather tamen Rider in their bounden duty to take 1800mers, in the Colony sail for Shang- ed 100, not out Harris took 8 Going Sn first, Epmeraet knocked their family to Lord's Mangia 37112234 hai with half the committee of the wickets at the cost of 10 runs up 224 to which Essex replied with wretched country boy was allowed
0000 local water polo logu
apiece. In reply to this total, Not 240 for 0-(declared.). After tus to go up to London on auffrance
South China Japanese Hàng Long “Chineas) Athletio?
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It is that little extra thought and care, which is given to every advertisement. "drawn up in the office of the Hong Kong Daily Press, which brings good results.
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17.
15.
18.
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