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HATS OFF TO THESE SPORTSMEN
Heroes In An Epic Year
(From a Correspondent)
It is exceedingly pleasant to
to the subject of horse racing-the sport, of kings, which is so admirably controlled by that almost Utopian body, the Jockey Club.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1935
WEST INDIES WIN
THE CYCLING CLUB
M.C.C. Collapses In Week-End Activities
Second Test
An enjoyable evening was spent on Baturday last when the "Hong Fort of Spain, Jan. 28.
Kong Cycling Club were "At Home" West Indies won the Second Test to a team from. HM.8. "" Tamar' Match to-day by 217 runs in an a friendly billiards and snooker thrilling finish with only half a encounter minute left for play, placing them- selves on level terms with the M.
Q.C.
What sporting memories 1934 i
from turn Practically holds for us! the first day our sportsmen kept the motherland right "in the news." And when they failed to
Headley was the hero of the deliver the "goods" up popped oquine friends-Golden Miller, Frank Butters took most of the home team as he thoroughly mas- Colombo and Windsor Lad in par- limelight in this sport. He train-tered the bowling with subdued ¦
Smith His from deeds thated horses to win the astonishing play until he got in front of a ticular-to perform
straight one can never be erased from history, sum of £88844.
score of 93 included eight fours 19 also This feat was not a record by Nineteen-thirty-four
ny means-Joe Lawson won. With the exception of Christiani. memorable for the fact that our
even about £93,000 a couple of seasons women athletes made
man's or so ago-hut it serves to remind to stronger challenge
us that a good man cannot be supremacy at outdoor sports.
kept down. It wasn't so very long ago that Butters thought he was up against it!
British Plück,Did The Trick To Henry Cotton, F. J. Perry who repre- and those cricketers sented England against Australia in the Test series I offer con- gratulations.
Henry Cotton carried, off the premier prize in the golf world in winning the British open cham- plonship at Sandwich in June." It was a herole effort-nnd America, which hates to cry second best to anybody in anything. raised hats to him.
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Cotton's amazing stort in the qualifying rounds and the first two heats of the championship proper were simply astounding 66, 75. 67, 55! And then, with 72 and 79. he equalled a record 'held by Gene Sarazen in returning 283 Zor 72 holes.
For years Cotton had set his For years heart on that title. -obstacles and disappointments Year 1934 formed big barriers. was his peak year-a triumph of skill allled with no end of British pluck.
Defying The World
In the jockey line . Richards naturally takes pride of place, but special mention must be made of Fred Fox, who at the age of forty- winners passed the 100 mark for the first time in his career.
seven,
From Obscurity To Stardom . We may admire men and their methods, but the horse undoubt edly captures our innermost feel- Such great performers as ings, Golden Miller, Colombo and Wind- sor Lad did this many times from March to November.
Windsor Lad came almost from 2 day. obscurity to stardom in
at Epsom That day was June 6 when, with C. Smirke on its back, $ time the Derby was won in which equalled record
Even then some people doubted whether Windsor Lad was as great Another as Colombo. a horse smashing win in the. St. Leger- the time record for this race was also equalled-must, however, set all doubts at rest.
Also it was just "that something
Made Biggest Hit In Boxing extra others have not got" that
Jock McAvoy, in my opinion, stamped F. J. Perry as the world's number 1 tennis player when he made the biggest hit in boxing. Here a man who I might won the Wimbledon dagles title
cut above the Jackbonestly say is a by beating the Australian. Crawford, a week after Cotton's average pugilist. triumph
Not since 1909 had England possessed a man who could call himself. British tennis champion, and say so in direct defiance of the talent collected from the four corners of the earth.
Perry starts on another job of work to-morrow. He wants to retain his triple crown with suc- cess In the Australian singles
championships.
America has already, seen Perry and bade him good-bye with their title. Since then defeats have been marked here and there These on his Australian record. setbacks have not given Perry loss of sleep so why should they us? Here's luck, Fred
the
A word for Miss Dorothy Round, is also touring Australia. She She also won the women's singles at Wimbledon, 1934, and.. set a great example for our women.
оп "cloud" There was a cricket horizon in the summer. It was caused in the tussle for the Ashes, but who can deny that our players came out of it all with thele sportsmanship as high as
ever.
*This is not the time to say what
I think of the MC.C. or the Australians. "I prefer to praise those men who, without the aid of some of England's best cricketers, tackled a team whose forces, all- round, were definitely superior to durg,
McAvoy, a Manchester product, has the tact and capability to run three establishments-riding school, hostelry and gymnasium- besides dabbling in the fight game with no end of success.
Quite recently McAvoy laid flat on his back a world's middle- Kid challenger, title weight. Tunero, and the clear-cut manner in whch McAvoy succeeded sug- gests that at last we have a boxer who could show America a thing the boxer-fighter or two about bustness.
This Goes For Harvey Too many times have I stressed McAvoy's claim to a championship match with Marcel. Thil, the Frenchman, who is strong and capable enough to pit his title against all comers but evidently prefers to wrap it in cotton-wool,
Those who have met McAvoy once are not anxious to fight him again and this even goes for Len Harvey, who will tackle boxers two and three stone heavier than himself. A testimonial for Jock.
Of Jack Petersen, I can only say he is one of the best prospecta we have had for years. So far he has not made the necessary im-
all the batsmen made valuable contributions to the "total of 280 for 6 wickets at lunch time when made, leaving a declaration was the M.C.C. to make 325 runs win.
to
After the dismissal of Townsend who scored 36, the English play- ers suffered a complete collapse. Iddon, the last man in being caught before he had scored a run with 30 seconds left for the ombial clore of the four-day en- counter.
the scores
The following are cabled by Reuter:----
The majority of the games were evenly contested, but the aggregate gave the cyclists a comfortable win of 164 points Scores were
BILLIARDS follows:-,
H.K. Cycling Club
W. Land....n C. Barrington
129
150
150
150
N. Clarke
1. Baunders
W. Parmley L. Bowden 9. Woodrow P. Keep
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INTERPORT HOCKEY
Full Hong Kong Team Selected
Following a trial at Bookunpaa yesterday between a team which
nine
Ladies of the included
in the forthcoming interport with selected to represent Hong Kong Shanghai, and "The Rest" the two final places were awarded.
The selectors have included Miss L. Woolley and Miss O. Brown in the team
Yesterday's Trial
In yesterday's match "The Rest"
579 lost by 3 goals to 1. Mrs. Harróp scored the first goal for. "The Rest following a pass from Miss Ferguson.
HMS. "Tamar"
150
84
66
86
404
SNOOKER
HLK. Cycling Club
C. Wright T. Wallis
50
422
L/C. Collinson
64
WEST INDIES 1st Inringa
1. Jefrles
29
302
2ND INNS
175
H.M.S. "Tamar "
19
G. Collins
48
A. Morgan
38
W. Thoburn
37
35
J. Hulme
62
23
188
C. Christiani, e Farrimond,
b Smith, "..
Jones, c Wyatt, b Paine,
G. Headley, i.b.w. Smith... 93
B. Sealey, c Hammond, b
Leyland
Q. C. Grant, c Hammond,
b Paine Constantine, e
Paipe
Da Costa, not out Rolfe Grant, not out
Extras
tam ih 8 8
Ames.
31
19
38
14
(Six wkts, dec.)
ENGLAND
280
ist Innings .......
2ND-INNINGS. "Townsend, e Da Costa, b
38. Achong. Faritmond, c Headley, b
Hylton
258"
2
14
Paine, hit wkt, b R. Grant Smith, run out
Holmes, not out
Extras
During the evening a challenge match was played off between "Wheeler" Collinson and Mr. R. Jordan, St. Patrick's Club. The Cycling Club representative's form was irresistable throughout the evening, and he won the game by 6 points.
A cricket match has been ar-
The Interport side tried hard to equalise and thanks to a nice bit of work by Miss.M. Smith, Miss M. Woolley equalised. At the in- terval the score was level.
The Interport side had much the better of the argument in the second half and scored twice, one through Miss M. Smith, who re-
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ceiving a nice centre from Mis Kalli, made no mlatake while the next goal came from Miss M. a "meles" La Woolley, following front of the goal.
In addition to Miss I. Woolley and Miss O. Brown, the following will represent Hong Kong:-Mrs. R. Rose St. Andrew's Club); Miss E M. Gray (Hong Kong Ladies
Miss B. M. Pope Hockey Club), (Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Club), Miss J. Wong (St Andrew's Club), Miss M. L. W. Bryson (Central British Association), Miss H. Knill (Central British School); Mies M. Smith (Central British Associa- tion), Miss M. Woolley (St.' An- drew's Club), and Miss S. Daiziel (Y.M.C.A. Ladies).
Shanghai Team
ranged for Thursday, February 1,′′ The Shanghai-team-has-been- on the Happy Valley Ground, com-selected
ELS follows:-Miss
Q.
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Nichols (Sportsgirls), Miss. M. day and The Interport will take mencing at 2 p.m. The cyclists will Ephgrave (Ex-Shanghai Public Sheridan (Rowing Club), Miss A place on Tuesday.
Collaco (Junior Athletic Club)«and The visitors will be treated to Miss J. Raeburn (Amazons).
many entertainments during their (Ex-Shanghai Public Girls' school)
The Shanghat team will bestay in Hong Kong and amongst . Indifferent weather during the and Miss E. Victal (Junior Athletic 3
week-end failed to" spoil"Sunday's Club); Miss Bloomfield (Sports-arriving in the Colony at daylight other things there will be a dance' at the Peninsula Hotel on Tuesday on Friday morning on board the runan afternoon spin only on giris), Miss H. Gunther (German
night. They will sail from Hong Tatsuta Maru. They will play the which a complete journey around Hockey Club), and Miss C. Getz
the following Miss H Collaco Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Club, Kong at 4 a.m. the Kowloon Circuit of 564 miles Sportsgirls);
on Saturday, "The Rest" on Mon- morning. was made. Starting at 3 p.m. the (Junion Athletic Club), Miss C. riders reached Fanling vis Taipo after averaging almost "evens against a strong wind. Steady rid- ing after a short halt brought the cyclists to Castle Peak at 5.30 p.m.
Hammond, b Constantine Hendren run out...... Wyatt, c Headley, b Con-
tantine
9
11
18
Ames, Achong, b Tylton
6
Leyland, Lb.w. Constantine Iddon, c Christiani, b Hyl-
ton
18
0
0
6
107
Constantine
Bowling Analysis
145 9 11 3
14
4 25 3
Sealey.
5
0 16. 0
Achong
12
5 24 1
R. Grant
12
4 18 1
Jones
2
1
20
Martindale
B
1
5
Da Costa
1
1
Hylton
00
mised us unprecedented things but, so far, has delivered scarcely anything of note,
Owen-Smith-Rugby Genius
outstanding Rugby For the
player of 1934 I plump without hesitation for Owen-Smith-Rugby international, Test cricketer, boxer In fact, one of the finest all- seen at round athletes ever Oxford
and tea was enjoyed before re- suming the trip at 8.15 p.m. Only a few spots of rain fell throughout the whole ride and Kowloon was eventually reached at 7.30 p.m.
MARATHON ON SKIIS
Red Army Officers On 5 Month Race
Habarovsk
• Six commanders of the
Red
Army have starter a long-distance race Bochkarevo (Far Eastern Region) to Moscow, a distance of 7,857 kilometres, which they are to cover in five months.
on foot and on skiis from
provement to class him as any thing except good, which opinion, I know, will not be shared by his admirers in Wales, who form the main proportion of his "fans."
Mr. Jobey Topa The Soccer Bill
On Mr. George Jobey, the Derby tune to witness his wonderful dis-Irkutsk (2,704 kilometres) will be
manager, must fall my play in the 1833 Varsity match,
From the first Test at Notting- han to the last roatch at the Oval County there was definitely an undercur-star rent working. Our men battled "against odds and went down with
nying colours.
Hats Off To Leyland
If there was one man who de- served praise more than any
it was Leyland, of Yorkshire.
It
Mr. Jobey has Leted courageous-to
County this season.
No one who had the good for-
and
The first stage of the march to
made on foot, and the distance from Irkutak to Moscow on skiis.
for Association football. when he along stood between The finish of the race will take
victory. could
place in Moscow on Feb, 23 (the Britain has no really outstanding Cambridge newcomers in the playing ranks, doubt that here was an outstand-Red Army Day).
In the past ten years the Red and our accepted "glants" have ing genius.
write Whenever he was on the field of Army fighters have made a num- not done any "slaying" to home about.
play even when he had nothing ber of record long-distance mar- do one's eve instinctively ebas. Several commanders of the otherly and wise in guiding Derby wandered towards him, drawn by Far Eastern Army covered on skiis
He was the magnetism of his personality was he who scored three of the criticised rather severely in cer-That Calcutta Cap Match Thri five centuries that went to Eng-tain quarters when he secured He had his fallings like alt At times he was too land's credit in the series.
I saw him make 109 at Lord's, Stockill from Arsenal. People said geniuses 163 at Manchester and 110 at the that if this youth could not suc- daring; he would run when per- Oval. Each innuiss was a bull-ceed at Highbury he could not haps it would have been better to dog effort that could have come triumph anywhere else. Mr. Jobey ek we only from the bat of such a player
as this Yorkshireman.
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a distance of 4,000 kilometres from Atchirak to Moscow. Last year, Rod Army commanders accom plished the ikii run of 5,300 kilo- metres, from Irkutsk to Moscow, the longest ever made not only in the Soviet Union, but in the whole
world.
HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS
Three football matches in the English League were played to
proved correct.
But his superb nerve and cook- Later Mr. Jobey shocked the ness under pressure and his de- Boccen world by allowing Eng-ceptive but reassuring non- That was not the only thing land's right full back, Cooper, to chalance outshone all these fanics. that stamped Leyland as a "go- getter" of the 1st water. In the to Liverpool Again criticism. He anyway would never let his
And again Mr. Jobey proved the side down
I, for one, shall never forget his Held he was always as sharp as a razor, and though he made is wiser man.
Then came the final bombshell headlong crash into J. Beattie in day.
"match at In the premier division Prestop takes they were excused, because,
following injury to Bowers, Eng-the Calcutta Cup
on their own ground beat, the Wolves by 2 goals to 1 and Sher- feld Wednesday drew, with Black- burn Rovers, each side scoring two goals
no it seemed to me, he was trying to set an example to his somewhat disfflusioned colleagues,
Off the field Leyland could not be other than a lively character. I met him several times, and his tranmess simply had to be ad. mired Leyland enjoyed a benefit last season. He thoroughly earn- o, for he was cricket's brightest star.
land and Derby's centre forward: Twickenham, when that stalwart Mr. Jobey obtained the signature forward went charging for the
of Hughle Gallacher, of Chelsea line-and actually Beattle came on We thought we knew Gallacher second best in a thrilling tackle, Mr. Jobey knew him better and one of the great moments of the Derby promise to soar to great match, deeds.
In the Becond Division: Barn- A personality if ever there wasley were defeated at hom
Shet
Thank you, Mr. Jobey, for the ons and a ball-game genius. Nofeld United winning by two clear brightest feature in Boccer this wonder the selectors are perturbed Beason the campaign which pro- about him not playing.
When you have guests-
-have CAPSTAN
CAPSTAN
...the preferred cigarette
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