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THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE M.C.C.
THE GREAT BOWLING
CONTROVERSY.
ARTICLE XIII.
this previously unheard of proceed- ing rather defeated the bowlers of the day.
elusion of at least one good løb howlor in every school team, as
*
they are very dangerous to mys. Simpson-Hayward, who bowled lobs with the pare of a Harris and the spin of a Clarke, was a power in county ericket in the early part of the twentieth entury.
* Faint But Pursuing." But before passing to the revolu tionary myle often termed in the twenties and thirties the march of intellect" kowling. I would- (poins out that Irds, though nearly dead now, existed in conjunction with the new bowling throughout the nineteenth century. In 1888 The revolutions from uniler-arm | A. G. Steel, still advocates the in by way of round-arm to over-arm bowling may fairly claim to come within the scope of notes upon the history of the M.C.C., as, when it developed, the Club was firmly catablished as the ruling body whers cricket altairs were concern rd. The first cloud appeared about 170 and there was only clear hoi ngain after 1904. I have nlod to my stock authorities of Mv, H. S. Altham and Mr. Ashley Cooper and Lord Harris the first "Cricket" hauk by W. G. Grace which appeared, I believe, about 1890, and the second edition of the Badmington, book "Cricket" by A. G. Steel, punished in 1888. The evidence at times is confieting, and the early middle period-if may so term it--is very hard to understand, but, for what it may Jy worth,
The Now Bowling.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1932.
H. K. FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
FIXTURES FOR OCTOBER.
"League fixtures-for-the-firet two weeks of October are as follows:-
First Division,
(Kick-off 4.30 p.m.).
October 1:-
U.S. WOMEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
MISS ENID WILSON QUALIFIES
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY}
Now Youx, Sept. 20. THE sensational failure of the holder, Miss Helen Hicks, to qualify for the competition proper the American Women's Golf Championship, was the feature of
Kowloon South China.
Kowloon ground, :' Police v. St. Joseph's-St.in
Joseph's ground.
chusetts.
BOXING
7
SCHMELING BEATS WALKER
BUT $150,000 PURSE IS WITHHELD
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
Max
New Yonk, Bopt. 26. IN the eliminating bout for the
world's championship, Schmeling (former holder) defento Mickey Walker by n technical knock-out in the eighth round of
Walker was severely punished and was unable to continue. The bout should have taken place last week but was postponed because of the appearance of a boil on Walker's arm, suggesting that he was not in the best of condition.
THE FIGHT.
FUKIENESE
ACQUITTED OF
"LACK OF EVIDENCE.”.
CRICKET MATCH. -
The following team will repre sont the Tolunteers in their matel MURDER.against he Kowloon Cricket Club on Saturday and Sunday, October 1 and 2, on the latter's ground. Play commoncos --ni. 2. pim. "on Saturday E. J. R. Mitchell, J. E. Richardson, A. P. Hall Thompson, F. Baker, J. Jiergne Coupland, J. "Aliter careful consideration, XP. Whitham, J. E. Potter, L. D. find there is no evidence on which Killes, R. Stillard, A. D. Lowson 1h Judge might direct a jury that and A. C. Beck (Capt.).
they might be justified in finding the prisoner guilty, I therefore
Baid Mr. Fraser} dismiss the case," at the Kowloon Court yesterday Fukiencse, who was indicted for the afternoon in discharging Li Po a murder of Ho Gin Shen.
Late on Monday afternoon, the Magistrate discharged, two other. men alleged to be cancerned in the case, because of the lack of evi dence against them. They were Po Ho and So Ming Sui.
KING'S THEATRE
COMMENCING. SATURDAY, 1st OCT. DAILY at 5.10, 7.13 and 9.30.P.M.
SHOWS ORLY.
BETH BERI
ZIEGFELD FOLLIES. STAR IN A DANCE REPERTOIRE,
NEW COSTUMES
RA. r. S.W.B.Sookunpoo. Chinese Athletic Recreio-the day's play at Peabody, Massa-fifteen-round contest.
Club ground.
October 8
*Hong Kong Olub r. Lincolns. Miss Hicks got into trouble re- peatedly and returned a card of 80. The sole British competitor, Mias
stated in his dying depositions, South China v. RA.-Caroline
The deceased, Ho Gia Shan, Hill.
Enid Wilson, who recently won the
that while ascending the ladder to EW DANCES St. Joseph's Navy-St.
British Women's Championship,
An upper deck on the s.a. Tjisidane, Joseph's.
while in port here on Agnist 24 Recreio v. Hong Kong Club, and who is attempting to pull off
last, In the first round Schmaling against the first defondant (Li P9) eeldentally knocked Recreio..
the double by wing the Ameri Lincolns V. Police.-Sookun- can title was ast in very brilliant him with a right to the chin for who then chased and stabbed him
poo.
form but qualified without diffin count of six. Schmeling's round. with a knife, while the two other culty, her sedre being 79.
In the second, Walker danced; defendants, beat him with poles. The chief witnesses in the case round, but the German followed were some of the ships passengers. up and three times landed hard but as they had all passed through rights. The American, seemingly
the Colony, their testimonies could not be obtained.
S.W.B. v. Chinese Athletic.--
Sookunpoo,
Will not be played as Lincolns not arriva until October 3. Second Division, (Kick-off a p.m. sharp)
October 1:
It is generally believed that John } October 02- Wiles of Kent was the inventor of round arm howling, but actually Tom Walker af Hambledon fame do used it for a year or two in 1789- 1700, but probably only in practice, and it was promptly banned. Any- way Willes definitely started it in 1807 when the Morning Herald in- forms us that uik straight-arm (sic) against getting run, in compari- bowling "proved a great abatacly run with what might have been gut a general (nie!) straight-forward bart. fifteen years, though often the game He persevered with it for ing"
ended in a riot, but he was de- finitely noballed at Lord's When playing again the M.C.C. ir 182 and in disgust left the game for
Account of the most vital change that has ever taken place in the
game.
good.
The Original Type of Bowling. It is certain that the original
E. 1. Budd stated that he de type of bowling was of the fast veloped a round-arm delivery in daisy cutting ort, and that the 1816 but it was banned by William curved bat, rather like a dropsical Ward because he could not play it. hockey atirk with the end of the However, William Lillywhite (the hook much shortened, was used
"nonpareil- bawlór ") took it up Then gradually was after 1822 and be and James Broad- against it. evolved what was called three-bridge raised Sussex to witch an quarter-length bowling, the proto eminence that in 1997 they played type of the length bowling which three matches against All England. is much talked of and we seldom They won the first two hy, seven seen now'n'days, about the Hamble and three wickets respectively, but don era. At ist it was all fast, fast the last by twenty-four uns. and David Harris of that Club was its chief caponent.. I am not clear as to how the ball was de-
Changes in Law Ten.
In 1829 the .C.C. held a meet- livered. I ha assumed that the ing to consider the question brit bowling arm had a tendoney to swing more and more away from they hedged, and allowed the hand the body
pas increased the to be raised as high as the elbow: at remaining unbent. Had this the back of it might be uppermost ben so the evolution to round-arm and the arm extended horizontally. Personally I cannot see a vast and subsequently to over-arm bowl difference between this and the ing would terely have been A Law passed in 1835- The ball vertical - extension, the hand may-
must be bowled. If thrown or ing circlewise (viewed from the jerked, or if the hand be ahore the other wicket) rum the original per-shoulder, in delivery the umpire pendicularly, de wn, as in the ear- must enli No ball," "
liest days to perpendicularly up,
But Higher Still 1,
as in the case of Tom Richardson, who is proportion to his height, bronchit the fall over high ng
This. I take it covered bowlern Anyon did. There is an excellent of the type of Alfred Mynn, but photograph of his Retion in anothera kept trying to snatch an itsinghi's Jubilee Book of Cricket, inch or two higher and ten years later the M.C.C. insted what would now be called an "Instruction to Umpires" that the bowler was not to be given the benefit of any doubt as to attitude.
not
The Olimax.
Eastern St. Joseph's-St.
Joseph's. Kowloon . South China.— :
Kowloon.
Ewo. Navy-Navy, Happy
Valley.
Hong Kong Club F, Phim
Club.
8.W.B. T. Lincolns.-Postpon-
ed.
October 2-
Chinese Athletio v. Tsung Tsin,
-Club, at 4.30 p.m
October 8:→→→
TATE HOPES TO GO TO AUSTRALIA
NOW FEELING PERFECTLY
FIT
[TAXOUGH REUTER'S AGENOY]
LONDON, Sept. 27. IT is yet possible that the oricketer, Tato, may join the M.C.C. in
Australin. He is, now fit and ex- presses the hope that he will be
allowed to go.
It is understood that a decision
St. Joseph's r. Lincolns.-St, will be made at a meeting of the
Joseph's.
M.C.C. on October 10.
South China. Ewo.-Caroline
Hill, Navy". Chinese Athletic.
Kowloon, at 4.30 p.m. Taung Tsin * Hong Kong Club.-Club, at 4.30 p.m R.A. v. S.W.B.--Sookunpoo, Eastern v. Kowloon.-Kowloon.
Third Division.
LATER.
tered Walker's head and floored
infuriated, charged in and belted the German's body, driving him to the ropes to the yelling of 40,000 spoctators, including Jack Demp Boy, Sharkey, Carasra and Mayor MoKee. Round oven.
Walker Improves,
In the third, there were short range exchanges in which Walker: held the advantage with well-timed uppercuts and hooks. Walker
round.....
he
It will be remembered that the deceased, after being admitted to the Government Civil hospital in a serious condition as a result of, a stab wound, made what appeared to be a remarkable recovery, and on August 30 was discharged.
Next day he collapsed and died on the way to Kowloon hospital, and as a result, the three Fukienesu were charged with murder.
Both got the other's head locked and pummelled away at the body! Throughout the hearing of the cane; the deceased man's heart was in the fourth round, which was exhibited in a battle on the solici credited to Walker.
tars' table. the fifth round when he walked Schmeling was nearly floored in iato a terrific left hook to the body, The German fought back spirited and the pair wont hammer and tongs to the close of the round,
which broke even.
Walker's Lip Cut:
and sent him to the floor for a count of six with a right to the chin. Walker struggled gamely to
his feet but he was helpless with his left eye closed and his facie showing shocking signs of punish- ment.
In the sixth-Schmeling opened up a gash on Walker's lip, but the American pummelled away at Schmeling mashed him around Schmeling's body and there was the ring, Walker staggering away nothing to choose between them on belpless to defend himself, but points.
again he was floored, this time for. upon a count of nine. He staggered to Walker's face in the eighth round, his feet once again and the ball RESULTS IN BOGEY POOL but the American again drove him saved him from massacre.
FANLING GOLF
October 1:-
S.W.B.. r. Siguala-Sopkun- follow:
poo, at 3 p.m.
as
The results of the Bogey Pool, played during last week-end on the Old Course Tooling, were
Winner: A. B. Stewart (9) St. Joseph's Recreio.-Chi- down, and H. S. Hiller (10)
nese, Happy Valley, 3 p.m. down, tic. Chinese Athletic e. University. Chinese, Happy Valley, 1.30 p.m.
South China v. Radio.-Caro-
line Hill, 3 p.m. Lincolns v. R.E.--Postponed. October 2:-
RA.S.C. Taikoo-Sookun-
poo, 4.30 p.m.
October 8:-
BRITISH BOXING.
Schmeling concentrated-
to the ropes, counter-attacking! Ho reeled hopelessly groggy to fiercely and landing heavy blows; his corner but tried to come up to the body and uppercuts to the for the ninth round. His manager jaw.
intervened and threw in the towel,
Again Floored, The definite turn in the contest camo in the eighth round. Schmel- 1ing staggered Walker early on with swift rights and lefts to the head (Onntinued on ness Enlumen.)
LIVERPOOL'S NEW STADIUM MAKES LONDON ENVIOUS
Is more
London, Aug. 31. The prospects Sigunis v. St. Joseph's.-Chat of British boxing definitely are
bam Road, 3.p.m.
there looking up, and Recreio, Chinese Athletic-hopoful talent on the horizon than
Recreio, 3 pr.
for a long time. The new Liverpool University. South, China - Stadium is going to be an import-
Club, 3 p.m.
ant centre for big fights. It will Accommodate 16,000 spectators. Radio Lincolns-Chiness, 5 There is talk of a similar amphi
p.m.
theatre being provided in Lon R.E. 17, R.A.S.C.-Chatham don, which now has to rely upon
Road, 4.30pm...
A Queer Delivery.
Unfortunately it is Nyren deseries, David Harris' action thus:” Hẹ would bring it. from under the arm by a twist, and.
early as high as his armpit, aut. This continued to be the position with this action push it, as it were, until 1862, though it seems Umpires From him. How it was that the were often lax. In this year when balls acquired the velocity they did | Surrey played England, the Eug by Chin" mode of delivery I never land leam had made 503, and Sur-October 0:- could understand." Nor can rey went in to face V. E. Walker I have tried it at nets, with pain- ful muscular teruits, and I fail to see how the ball can be delivered in that way at all, save by a most Bagrast jek. Yet for Thomas Brett, who also used this delivery, three long-stops were required..
The Newer Style of Lob
and Willshere, Walker got wiek with his loby and then in Willsher's third over John Lilly-
Taikoo' e. S.W.B.-Sookunpoo,
3 p.m.
The Lengue Management Com- while no-balled him six timer rumittee decided that no applications ning He and all the English tunan, save the amateurs. V. E. for postponement of matches will Walker, and C. G. Lyttelton, then be considered unless the letter is left the fold and play was not re-
in the hands of the Hon. Secretary sumed that day. After much heart-
As far as I can make out leg burning Street stood for Lillywhite by noon of Thursday in the week
breaks were known, they
next day and the matter passed the postponement is desired. over. But it forced the M.C.C.)
came
more naturally from finger spin,
hand. Everyone admitted that
but at first of breaks, save those Lillywhite was technically correct,
renting the Albert Hall or Olym pia for occasional big fights.
Liverpool's experience is eviden- +C that there is room in London for a stadium accommodating 90,: 000 spectators, but match-mazṣre must realise that the general pub. lic are shrewd judges of the merits of the men they bill. First-class boxers have been developed from Merseyside. Nel Tarleton is the reigning featherweight champion and an idol with the sportsmen of this shipping contro, who now want to seo n. contest between Tarleton and Johnny McMillan, the boots champion, who has just
caused by inequalities of the pitch, and in 1664 Law Ten was amended ARMY TENNIS TOURNAMENT returned from Anric curs were not bowled. Then came in a to its present form.
new style of anderhand, the type
most
correctly denominated as
lais, much slower and with fingerspin of various sorta. Lam.
The Remit,
It is interesting to note that SEMI-FINAL OF SINGLES.”
bert, of whom I have often spoken, the great argument of the old is in one referance quoted as the school from 1818 on was that the
in who first bowled an intantional new type of bowling would ruin
The following are the results of
off break, which was at once term batting and cricket Actually the tennis matches, played at Soo-
Tournament (Other Ranks):
ed deceitful and tensing." But just the reverse happened. It pro kunpoo yesterday, in the Army in another reference I find the duced a far are resourceful type eredi given to the little farmer of batting, oxnetly as the innova-Tennis Lambourn of Hambledor, sometion of swerve and googlies has thirty or forty years earlier sulted in a yet further develop- new trick su bothered the Kent and ment of batsmanship to meet the Surriy men that they tumbled out new danger. But it is only fair home after another us if they had to say that the appalling wickets
been picked off by a rifle corps."
The New-shaped Bat.
Condt.
SINGLES. Third Hound, Mitchell, R.A.O.C., beat
Semi-Final,
did finely, "His lock-out vichry in seven "rounds over Dom Volante was astonishing
Then there is Jack Doyle, the "Iaughing cavalier" of the ring. His fights have aroused a lot of speculation. He is a handsome young Irish lad who until recently was in the Guards. He is only 18. and 3 knock-outs to his credit in 33 fights. At Liverpool; Lord Lonsdale sent for him and told Doyle that he locked the part of a champion and hoped he would fulfil the promise.
Doyle might be called a one- round fighter, for few contestants have lived to the second. At pre- sent, he is not a very good boxer, but he has a lot to learn. He pos- sesses a tremendous punch in both present-day fighter before the pub-
Pte. Lewis, .V.B., bent Pt. hands and hits harder than any
DOUBLES, Third. Round,
of those days, especially at Lord's, gave a good deal of reason for the Q.M.S. Landau, R.A.M.C., 6-3, 1-0, old school's attitude, especially be 6-1. fore the new type of howling While I think it may be taken, a settled down, for the maut part, certain that the old style continued in o stendy and controlled length. along with the now, the latter had We must not forget that even on Rouan, S.W.B., 6-3, 6-0, definite results on the development our perfect billiard tables of to-day of the 'technique of the game. As a player of the experience and Harris' new Ingth-bowling had character of Jack Hobbs has pro Taused the development of forward tested publicly against the intimi play, and the modern shaped bat,dation of batsmen by short, hump (which they say was it made by ing and dangerous bowling the renowned John Small Potent And there, I think, these articles Geld in Hampshire): the high may close for the time at all tossed bowling led to "giving his events while we turn from the the rush" na Beldham called ft. weilen word to the smitten ball quick-footed but would run out Valg, right to the pitch of the ball, and
RABBIT
6. Paul and Bergt, Savell, E., bent Cpl. MoCall and Davies, RA.M.C., 64, 69, 09. ............
C.8. M Lawit and 076g6 Jar Iman, S.W.B. Leat: L/Cpl. Davies
and Arnold, 2.W.B., 63, 6-2
When Doyle has gained more ex- perience, he should be a serious contender among the world's best heavyweights Doyle knows how to punch his weight, Primo Camera does not. The Italian's punch is a misnomer. May younganIriale man lain consequence a far bettor proposition than the Italian for future honours.
however.
Purse Withheld, Schmeling purse of Ga150,000 is being withheld pending the hear ing of a suit field by Carners for falling fight him.
ACCOMPANIED AT THE PIANO by
MONIA LIFTER. Acclaimed, both by ZIMEALIST and HEIFETZ, THE MOST BRILLIANT FIANIST IN THE FAR EAST.
Prices as Usual!
SWIMMING GALA CANTON versus Y.M.C.A.
at
European Y.M.C.A., Kowloon SATURDAY,
1st October, at 9 p.m.
CAPSTAN
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