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AUSTRALIANS KEPT
THE FIELD
Hendren's Masterly 135
For M.C.C.
(Special Alr-Mall Service)
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1934.
IN U. S. BASEBALL
London, May 20. he more than once slipped in play-
A beautiful day and the first ap-ing his stroke.
of the Australians in pearance
about London drew a crowd of 25,000 of whom 20,237 paid at the gate to Lord's on Saturday, when M.C.C. scored 341 for seven wickets. to which Hendren contributed a masterly innings of 135 and Wyatt a very sound 12.
The pitch had some moisture "in it, and before lunch., and for a short time afterwards, Wall made the ball jump. and occassionally keep low, at the Pavilion end. Only 54 runs were made in the hour and, a half before lunch, but sub- sequently the scorirs was fast. 100 runs being added in an hour while
were Hendren and Valentine gether...
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Wall stood out amongst the bowlers and obtained four of the seven wickets for 64 runs. He was bowling as fast at 6.30 as at the start of the game. "Grest He kept a Heart," I call him. length and a steady direction, but of 25 yards his very long run means that of necessity he must be used in short spells.
Wall's 400 Tards An Over Still, I think he might well have had another couple of overs dur- 'been It has ing his first spell. calculated that he runs and walks over he sends 400 yards every downs!..
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O'Reilly's action is more labour- ed than when I saw him in Aus- tralla, and he seems to stoop Chapman won the toss. but a
inore when delivering the ball. He beautiful catch low down and wide. on his right side, by O'Reilly. at probably needs a faster wicket, but second slip, sent back Killick at 7he bowled too much outside the leg Then Wyatt and Turnbull had to stump. and Hendren, who played than did any of the night very hard indeed for runs. him better
M.C.C. team in Australia, took full toll of him on the leg side.
An Awkward · Period Wait was bowling remarkably well, but the batsmen stayed there. Great credit is due to them for their rigid defence during an awk, ward period.
Not a single boundary came from the bat before lunch when Grim- mett's analysis read 10 overs for
he
His flight is deceptive and spins the ball both ways, but he was not. on Saturday, the O'Reilly I admired so much in Australia. Grimmett, had 73 runs hit off him. and Fleetwood-Smith 72. The pitch: was not quite fast enough to sutr
Sunday's Results
New York, June 4.
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The following are the results of baseball games played yesterday
American League
R. H. E 0
BOROTRA AND BRUGNON
Win Doubles Title
Parls, June 4
Jean Borotra and Jacques Brug- non, France's No. 1 ranking lawn .a tennis "doubles pair. secured triumph for France in the French Jeffries (2), Moore and Allen hit Championships at Auteuil
when and
Philadelphia no
Brooklyn Boston
St. Louts.
homers.
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New York
2
7 1
Jackson hit a homer.
11
5 7
1
I
9
1
2
7.
0
Pepper Martin hit' a homër. Pittsburgh
4 11
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Chicago
T 15
1)
Hartnett hit a homer. Clacinnati
11
0
National League
5 8 New York
Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth hit homers. Philadelphia
Jimmy Foxx (2) and McNair hit homers.
Baston Washington
Detroit
3 7 A
9
8
1
.11 15
0
Goslin, Cochrane. Gehringer and Greenberg hit homers,
*..... 2 Chicago
Bonura hit a homer.
Cleveland
0
8 11
2
Burnett hit a homer, St. Louis
.12 18 West hit a homer.-Reuter.
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16 runs and O Rediy's 9 overs for spin bowlers, but Fleetwood-Smith ROYAL COMMAND
9 runs! After lunch Turnbull ed- Bed Wall's second ball only just short of extra slip, and there was another lucky stroke past short slip off Fleetwood-Smith which a Constantine or a Hammond might perhaps, have caught.
But we were beginning to see some strokes. Turnbull was quick on his feet, but he went once tot often down the pitch to Fleetwood- smith and was stumped by yards.
Enter Hendren Hendren was not comfortable to "his first over from Wall-due, prob- ably, to a delay of several minutes while the spectators were beins cleared away from the stand im- screen-but mediately behind the when O'Reilly came on for Wall at 89 Hendren hit him for two. 4's to long leg. Soon he was scoring! all round the wicket in his best style.
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He looked like pasying Wyatt's score when the latter suddenly be- gan to hit 4's," one splendid straight drive to the pavilion ralis off Grimmett, and, another to the left of Bradman at deep mid-off.. Bradman. moving very fast. "Just touched the ball with the tips of his outstretched fingers.
When 54 Hendren was missed at by Fleetwood- backward point Smith of Wall. The fieldsman appeared to move to his right side. in anticipation of the stroke, but the catch actually came to him on his left side, and found him off his balarice. Off the next ball. which kept low Wyatt was bowled in attempting to hook. He had played a sound, cool, and deter- mined innings, and his side owed an enormous amaurt to him.
sent down a great many full tosses." Attack Disappoints, But- The bowling. bar Wall was dis- have always appointing, but I maintained that one should not judge an Australian XI-and par ticularly their bowlers-until they at least have been playing for three weeks in this country. Some of the fielding" was very good- Ponsford saving a lot of runs in the deep and throwing well. And what little Bradman had to do was brilliantly done. The slip fielding. however, did not look too sound. I an exceptional fancy Bromley, fieldsman anywhere. was greatly missed. Four of the side were new to Lord's-the most difficult ground in the world on which to field un- til you know it.
Oldfeld took the bali beautifully on the leg side; I do not think the number of byes rerorded were due to any falling-off in his skill.
M.C.C..
R. E. S. Wyatt. b Wall.... Rev. E. T. Killick, c O'Reilly.
b Wall
M. 3. Turnbull, st Oldfield,
b F.-Smith.
72
3
33
Hendren. c O'Reilly, b Wall 135 B. H. Valentine. c Oldfeld,
5 O'Reilly
40
A. P. F. Chapman, not out 31
F. R. Brown, c Oldfield, b
Wall
J. C. White, b Grimmett ...
I. A, R. Peebles, not out...
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2
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PERFORMANCE
High Praise By His Majesty
(Special Air-Mail Service)
Jack Crawford they beat Vivian McGrath, Australian Davis Cup players, in five sets yesterday.
Men's Doubles Final
J. Borotra and J. Brugnon (Fran- ce) beat Crawford and McGrath (Australia) 11-9, 6-3, 2-8, 4-8, 9-7.
Mixed Doubles Final
J. Borotra" and Mlle. Rosambert France) beat A. K. Quist and Miss E. Rvan 6-2, 6-4.-Reuter
Other Winners Men's Singles-G. Von Cramm M. Women's
Singles MIS Scriven (Britain) (holder)..
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THE EPSOM CLASSIC
Is There A "Dark" One
To Beat Colombo?
(Special Air-Mail Service)
London, May 16. · We shall be taken a step nearer towards arriving at a satisfactory of mind with regard to atate Windsor Lad's Derby chance against Colombo if the arrange- ments to run the colt in the New-
market Stakes on Wednesday are carried through.
It appears to be generally agreed that something better than he showed at Chester, where he won' the. Vase, is necessary to make his claims any stronger than several others. Unfortunately Windsor Lad's victory over Zelina last week was not made to appear particu- larly good when Medieval Knight,
Tote." I know of nothing more annoying to the punter than this business of easing horses out of a place. The point is that place positions are recognised or they
are not.
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LAWN BOWLS
Singles" Beat
"Married"
The annual " Married v. Singles Jawn bowls match of the Police "Recreation Club was played yester-. day and resulted in д wia tor the latter by five shots. Two rinks were played and in both of these, the games were keenly contested as in one the Singles won by only one shot and in the other, they just managed to scrape home in the last head for they were between three and four shots be- hind throughout.".
The scores were:-
Nobody would ask a jockey to make use of his whip to win let alone get
or second. but there is such a thing in race-rid- ing as riding through, with the Married hands.
this is all I am sure
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that is asked for by place backers Kelly on the "Tote."
"Jubilee" Reflections Saturday's "Jubilee," which was won by Cotoneaster, must remain of interest for some time simply McLellan
Singles Tallon
Dowman
Logan Hollands
(Skip)
Alexander
Fender
17
(Skip)
21
Kirby
Forrest
Hunter
Brittain
McLeod
20 (Skip)..
(Skip)
Women's Doubles-MES E. Ryan Whom the filly beat at Newbury j because, if we accept the form of } Glendenning
and Mme. Mathieu (France) (holders).
SPECTACULAR PLAY [Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]
Paris, June 3.
failed to
From win on Friday. what has been seen of a few of the Derby candidates and the re- ports concerning, some of the and others, including Umidwar Blazonry, the favourite will not have to prove himself a to win at Epsom.
stayer
The veteran doubles team. Bo-
There was a tendency after the rota and Brugnon of France stuged a great comeback to ring down Gulness to regard Colombo's po- the curtain in spectacular fashion sition in the betting as a hot fa- vourite as a false one. Many jud- of this year's French Open tennis championships when they defeat-ges believed the colt would drift ed the favoured Australian pair, Crawford and McGrath in a ner- ve-wrecking five set struggle, 11-9. 6-3, 2-6, 4-6, 9-7.
Another upset was in the finals of the Ladles Doubles when the American pair, Miss Helen Jacobs and Miss Sarah Palfrey after win- ning the first set, succumbed to the Franco-American "team. Mme. Mathieu and Miss Elizabeth Ryan by 3-6, 6-4, 6-2,-Transocean Kuo Min.
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been honoured with a knighthood, played his famous little part of an old poacher "The Carrier Pigeon," by Eden Phillpotts, and gave the programme its only touch of seriousness.
out to the market and perhaps touch the winter odds of 3 to I but, according to what has hap. pened since. Lord Glanely's colt will not have to be a champion ta score.
What of Easton?
The ready way in which those associated with Easton parted with their colt does not suggest they held the view that the calt, who is now at Beckhampton, would improve suficiently to beat Colombo at Epsom."
French
It is satisfactory to record that Frank Butters has had Umidwar in good work again, but we "must not overlook that his preparation was interrupted at a critical time, and that he still has half-a-dozen lengths to make up on Colombo on their "Guineas" running:
He was followed by George Ro- bey, who is known to be the Lo Zingaro holds an engagement Gatwick on Friday in the Queen's favourite entertainer. Heat gave his song, "Thingummybob." Home-Bred Cup."and the weights and his famous sketch of the vary enough to suggest that the German musical; professor, and was engagement would be a Arst-class
trial for him. in brilliant form. Henry Hall and the BB.C. Dance Orchestra con- cluded the Arst half of the pro- gramme.
London; May 20. To be present at the Royal Com- mand Performance in aid of the Variety Artists' Benevolent Fund. last night, at the Palladium, was to get an entirely new sense of of the phrase “a the meaning packed audience."
The presence of the King and Queen had brought Londoners through the rain in their "thou- sands-their millions, it seemed to the squashed units in that vast concourse-to see the show; or, who to see those falling that, were going to see the show.
the one reached Long before Palladium itself, a line of cars el- mast as long and as patiently im- movable as that which used to All the Mall before a Court was to be seen in Argyll-street. Memament, and their Majesties re- bers of the audience who arrived mained in the Royal box to listen humbly on foot had to be shep- to it
B 9, 1-b B. 3, n-b 1... 21 and deprived of official aid, they had to fight their way in as best they could. Total (7 wkts.)
341
C. S. Marriottt and P. C. Oldfield to bat."
Fall of wickets:-1-7. 2-87, 3-170. 4-279, 5-327, 6-333, 7-338.
Australians-W. M. Woodfull. D. G. Bradman, S. J. McCabe, W. A. Oldfield, C. V. Grimmett, W. H Ponsford. T: W. Wall, W.,J. O'Reilly.
I have an idea that we have yet to see the colt who, on Derby Day. will represent Colombo's chief rival.
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many of the beaten candidates, Carey there are not many engaged who will ever win over a trip beyond a mile
The odd
Mr. quarter suited
her Thornton-Smith's an, and light weight did the rest. The Blue Boy struggled on, but finish- ed as though he had been set too much to do at the eights. This, was generally feared. fancy. Scarlet Tiger managed to put up a creditable performance, with 8st. 12b.. and just kept Diamantee out; of third place..
Statesman is moderate, accord- ing to his show yesterday, and it is likely to be a little time before Duller picks up another nice stake with this colt. There is, however, no reason for thinking he will not do as well as he did as a three-year-old.
victims,
SALES
Higher in March Than Ever Before
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(Special Air Mail Service)
London, May 20.
A new record in motor sales was.. set up in March. More vehicles
were registered for the first time than in any other month since motoring began.
The previous record was that of
But of Cotoneaster's the most important as a polriter for the future is concerned is Snooker. It is possible C. Peck March last year, when 33,746 new
registered. will have to pick out a handicap vehicles
were
Last of a mile, for it was at the end month's total exceeded this figure of eights furlongs that this four-by, nearly 10,000-ari increase of
over 30 per cent. year-old dropped out, and no ex- cuse can be advanced on the score of weight.
Detalled figures Issued by the Ministry of Transport last night, ... were:--
March, March, 1934. *1933.
4,608 4,987
838 381
There are many popular handi- caps for which the gelding can be fancied, and we can be sure the Foxhill trainer. even if he Cars taxed on h.p.... 28,645 22,834 has to wait some time, will pick Cycles ........
Hackney vehicles.. out the right one.
The North-country horse, Dis- Goods vehicles armament, did not do as well as Miscellaneous expected, and in giving a thought to this six-year-old later it should be borne in mind that he did not win any one of the half-a-dozen faces he figured in last year.
7,230
5,004
618 540
43,735 33.748
The big advance this year, com- pared with last year, is shown in the figures for the first quarter:-
Handicapper Was Right Solfatararan a good race for Jan. about "a mile. Miss Courtauld's Feb. ally came into the straight with March
The King's Request
possible the It is
Newmarket During the interval, the King.
Stakes will change. our earlier sent a message to ask that the ideas and that Gupin may present "State Procession" Overture from the real danger to the favourite Ketelbey's Cockney Suite, which in the form of M. de St. Alary's had been played before his ar Marechal, a colt who
a chance and then died away." rival should be repeated. This produced once as a two-year-old,
We had a momentary glimpse of piece is a musical description of a and one, from all accounts, who Leighon just over a furlong from King and Queen driving from
is doing exceptionally well. Buckingham Palace to open Par-
es-
Clarke. another George of herded
the 1865 through
made the sightseers; but once in the foyer tablished favourite,
Royal party laugh with his buries- que of a would-be actor roped into à professional company to act as but it was Billy general utility: Bennett, with his awful travesty and his truculent of gentility personality, who had the success. of the evening. The King and Queen were obviously delighted with him.
Their Majesties arrived with their usual wonderful punctuality. and were received by Mr. Mark Ostrer, Mr. C. M. Woolf, Mr. Harry Marlow, Mr. Walter Payne, and Mr. George Black,
Valentine Inpresses Wyatt generally goes in No. 4 for his county, but he has all the qualities of an opening batsman. and may be trusted not to nibble L. O'B. Fleetwood-Smith, L. S. Dar-Countess of Athlone.
at the swinging-away new ball, ling, and W. A: Brown.
Valentine, who followed Wyatt, im-. pressed everyone. He is quick on
his feet and drives straight and to
the off very crisply, using his
wrists and shoulders in combina- tion.
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(Special Air Mail Service)
London, May 12.
The Royal party included the Eart of. Athlone and Princess Alice,
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was only
It should also be realised that Capt. Boyd-Rochfort has a par- ticularly useful batch of colts eng- aged in the Epsom "Classic." and we have found the that when best of them we may have un- earthed a very useful candidate.
There has been a good deal of guess-work going on as to which maz form the best, and as far as I can see it is a little too soon to tell. It is, I think, as well that we do not depend upon these top- class three-year-olds for keeping the sport bright at this stage, for they are very difficult to weigh
up,
the judge as he attempted to take up the running, but it was a fee- ble effort from one in whom there was so much conddence.
It was a case of the handicap- per being right in his judgment. Those who thought the horse
would defy the 5lb. extra were wrong. It was that which beat the Manton Ave-year-old.
The King's colt. The Abbot. will win, but I fancy it will be over a shorter "journey than that I can- he attempted yesterday. not imagine a more suitable race for this Abbot's Trace colt than the Royal Hunt Cup.
Montrose is paying the penalty of his many fine performances I fear he a
Last on the programme "were Jack Hylton and his Band, which
The apparent complete Tallure had been made a "mystery" turn: of Medieval Knight to run up to It contained not one surpise, but expectations at Newbury, New during last season. several. First came Sophie Tuck-maket.
As they entered the Royal box. the whole vast crowd rose to sing the National Anthem. Though they could barely and room to breathe at all even the squashed units in what was by courtesy called standing room managed to Speculation increases regarding fill their, lunga somehow and join their bows and last came Violes pirants at the start of the sea-
Loraine, singing "Let the Great Big World Keep Turning" while the whole audience joined in the refrain.
and again at Kempton Just a little too high in the scale er. in one of her characteristid Park has practically knocked the at present.
(Latest Betting on Page 9) songs: then three famous sporting bottom out of the store of "confi- "Classic" we Had in the champions in Alex James, Jim-dence my Wilde and Fred Perry made
He made one grand off-drive
ga- from O'Reilly and several other the identity of England's captain in lustfly. Then the whole
for the forthcoming Test matches thering burst into a roar of cheer- strong forcing strokes. While Hen- -dren punished Fleetwood-Smith, with Australia, and the fascinating ing. The King and Queen took hitting the full pitch with cer- hobby of picking the 11 best cricke- their seats and the curtain rose.
redoubtable tainty and also bringing off some ters to meet powerful.....hooks and on-drives.
O'Reilly came on at the pavilion end at 279, and in his first over Valentine sided a ball and was
the
tourists is mean while generally
A Brilliant Show.' The performance was a brilliant to end from beginning
delayed in favour of concentration oce
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Coldstream Band.
band of the Finally, the Battalion Coldstream Guard took the stage. and were greeted with cheers. All the artists came on
502.
Great Race in Store
are
There
many interesting events staged next week for those who want to gamble. It is too soon to expect another appearance of Scarlet Tiger after his outing yes- terday, but it is possible we may be reintroduced to Tal-Yang on Tues-
THE DOOMED BILL
1933. 1934. Increase. 20,877 30,637 9,780 8,985 14,920 23.905 33,746 43,735 9,989
Total 69,543 98.277 28,734
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The monthly meeting of the Council will be held in the Associa- tion Office, 6, Des Voeux Road Cen- trat, on Monday next, 11st instant
at 5,30 p.m.
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London, May 30. The doom of the Lords Reform Bill, pronounced in the House of Lords last night by Lord Hailshamz, will intensify the demand from THE the rank and file of Conservatives #that the Government should in- troduce a Bill of their own with- out delay.
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on the leadership problem. It is "Crazy" variety has now disap- obvious that there is no successor peared, and the proceedings were caught by Oldfield. His 40 was an of his own calibre to take the place less wild than at last year's com- to the stage, and, in an impres-day," as well as Hyperion,
Both are engaged in the Bur innings of high class. O'Reilly vacated by D. R. Jardine, and the mahe performance, but no less ensive silence the drums began the
well Stakes, and in view of what bowled many balls outside the selectors will have to be content thralling. The Royal party were roll which was the prelude to the
is expected of the former and the
"I understand that a meeting of stamp, with five fielder on the with the sound craftsman in ab-vibly delighted by the antics of National Anthem,
the 200 Conservative M.Ps who on-side, and Hendren made several
of the authentic genius the Three Sailors, whose tumbling The King and Queen stood in improvement he is reported to
expressed themselves in favour of 4's off him, but, on Wail coming R ̈E E. Wait, the Warwick play antics had a real touch of acroba-
the front of the box while the have made. It will be a great race.
reform in answer to a question- on at the pavillon end he waser. who was Jardine's deputy on tic genius..
Anthem was played. Then they if they both turn out,
This second spring gathering stairs will be called immediately, caught in the slips at 32.7 da the last tour, has, in the opinion Arthur Lacan and Kitty Mc-miled and bowed their acknow..
Brown Misses Chapman
interlude ledgments of yet another pro- Newmarket is chosen by the Ste- They will continue their de- mands for Government action, and Hendren hit one 0, to square of most of us, played himself into Shane, in a domestic
and I trust, expect their numbers to be largely LIME official meeting, Jeg, into the Mound Stand off the position with his century which consisted very largely of longed outburst of cheering and wards of the Jockey Club for an
against the very varied bowling of plate-smashing also made the so memorable occasion was among the matters that come up augmented. O'Reilly, and seventeen' 4's in a great innings which lasted exactly Yorkshire at Lord's this week, and King and Queen laugh and Elsie brought to a moving end. ** three hours. Brown was caught the poor batting form of such and Doris Waters, the radio en- As he left, the King told Mr. for discussion, the subject of at the wicket and White bowled, rivals as A. EF Chapman of tartainers, appeared in songs from George Black, director of the per- Jockeys Fiding their mounts out There have been instances late- Chapman and Peebles playing out Kent, and C. F. Walter, of Worces their repertoire with many of formance Both the Queen and for a place is included. » tine Chapman made some fine ter, must have reduced their re which the King, who is a keen. I enjoyed it thoroughly. It was bet
last year, but then in 19 of runners being practically It is intended, if the Government drives off Grimmett, but he was spective chances considerably. A listener on the wireless, seemed to ter n
seems to me to get better every snatched up out of third place, take no action in the meantime, Bir Cedric Hardwicke, the latest year. The finale was very thrill horses that the crowd had betted to make the question an fagize missed in the deep field by Brown surprise posible" is EW. Daw be familiar.
freely upon for a place on the the next general election, of that bowler when 25. He son, of Leicestershire, who faced
ornament of our stage to have lig seemed to be very badly shod, for ously in their match...
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