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PAT HENDREN TO RETIRE?
Sutcliffe Should
Discarded!
Be
A better cricket match than that between the South Africans and Middlesex will not again be seen this season, writes a par.dent.
31
corres-
"OPEN" SINGLES BOWLS
Yesterday's Games
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1935.
GOLF NOTES
By "7" Handicap
MIXED DOUBLES LEAGUE
THE HARDEST PUNCH
Wins For U.S.R.C. And C.R.C.
Their
My suggestion last week what a local ruling shou.d prevail at the There were several Open Singles Kowloon Golf Course, while the Bowls Les played on the Kowtoon green at the 1st, over the stream
The U.SR.C. had no difficulty in side, the most interesting of which is out of commission, has been was the match between W. K greeted very sympathicaly, Speak-disposing of the K.C.C." "g" when on the ing to several members over the playing at home in the Mixed and J. E. Henson Way
week-end, they were all in agree-Doubles, Tennis League. Kowloon Dock Green,
con-ment that this new ruiing could strongest pair in L. Goldman and Both players were very There were only twenty-wesistent throughout and the result easily be put into operation-ya-Miss Hancock as usual won all be" given at the their three sets with but the loss in doubt till that no stroke runs in it at the finish, but those of the game was
almost the 24th head. Henson first in handicap gardes-but that of only two games. who questioned whether the tour
was a little unlucky as time and providing the new back tee at the sts have fighting qualities must have had all their doubts removed again when his woods were lying 5th be used. the stroke not con- favourable positions Way ceded at the 1st could be given When Middlesex went in for the in
there. This I think a sourd Idea. managed somehow or second time they needed 174 runs
and should have the urgent atten- to present the South Africans with draw them away.
tion of the Committee. their first defeat. but that was where the newspaper reporter, R. J Crisp. strode up and began to skitle the stumps.
There is nothing subtle about tall, good-looking Crisp.
He bowls at the sticks, and quite often he knocks them fiying.
other to
P. E. Kaigh: had the better of J. McKelvie on the K.B.G.C. green However, be that as it may. With by a margin of 4 shots. Kalght the completion of the Open Four- was steady compared to McKelvie.somes and the finals of the Sum- and his wig was due more to his mer Cup be to decided next Sun-
consistency and his clever, draws. A runaway victory was scored by R. Duncan over J. Cavanagh His first victim was Hart, but at the K.C.C. green by 22 shots to Cavanagh bowed. 8 on the 18th head. following that he clean
was not seen in his usually steady Price, Human, and Newmac.
Ke was in the form in this match. Crisp may not yet be
indicatieas erratic and bowling very badly. but Larwood class.
get his wonds point to the possibility tha: he He could never
four considerable going and after Erglard will give
heads he was a beaten man. The trouble when the Tests arrive.
winner scored six twos, one three
RUNNING INTO FORM
It was satisfying at Lord's that Patsy Hendren is again running into the form that gave him his *fame.
Until then he had not done very much in the batting department, but his 39 in his county's second innings was an extremely valuable
contribution.
Whether Patsy will be consider- ed for the forthcoming Tests 13 not definitely known..
I believe it to be true. however, that, he feels the time has come for him and others to make wax for younger men,
"He offered to stand down" "when he was selected to play against but the Australians last summer. perhaps it is unnecessary to state that the committee acted wisely in refusing to listen to his ples.
MOCI
WHO COULD DEPUTISET Patsy has no lusions about what happens to a cricketer as ne grows older.
He is an out-and-out supporter of the theory that youth must be served. but it will not be particu- larly surprising it he is once more
called on before the season ends. In some quarters it is persistent ly suggested that Herbert Sutcliffe
should be discarded.
There would be more this
batsman of the Yorkshire
sense t
star's
the first
and the rest were singles, while the loser had a three. two twas and a strigle to his credit.
W.--Glendenning went down G. E. F. Thompson at the Recre green by six shots. Thompson was the better man on the day's play and practically did not allow much to go the other way.
On Hong Kong Side
the
but
at
day, the official programme of competitions has" terminated Kowloon, to keep interest alive. a competition is to be run until the end of August for the St. John of Jerusalem Trophy. This scheme was inaugurated last year Mr. and proved a great success. A. J, Dennis, 1 I remember cor- rectly. walked
with away trophy with a good card returned There is no in the high sixties. restrictice during the period of the competition as to how many
The ladles all played quite well and some interesting duels were seen in the game between Oppen- helm and bis partner and Lieut. Tollington and his partner. Both clever pairs indulged in some returns.
One of the most interesting teatures of this match was the
wonderful improvement of Oppen- helm's play. He had perfected his strokes to such an extent that it will not be long when he will be seen in action for the KC.C. senior team.
Scores follow:-
L. Goldman and Miss Hancock
(U.S.R.C.)
That Carpentier Delivered
Just as was wondering what I to write about a photograph came in, says a correspondent.
BALL - RETURNING TENNIS COURT
-
Analnyentive turn of mind may, served tennis ball bounds to revolutionize practice methods in height of three feet or more. On sport. George M. Kendall, as Mr. Kendall's court, bames and sistant principal of Kendall Hall.nets delect the course of a bound- it drops into a School for Girls, at Peterborough, ing ball until
་
line and
N. H. has started something. Not trough, by which it is returned to Approximately satisfied with the workings of his the serving line. serve in tennis he, undertook to 96 per cent of all properly served practice. This required energy balls return to the server. galore to retrieve balls and was In addition to providing an op- more tiring than valuable.
portunity for an individual player It depicted Pancho Villar being
This need for practice brought to perfect his service is permits as shown by George Carpentier how ous the inventive genius of Mr. many as six players at a time to to knock out George Cook
Kendall and following lengthy ex-stand on the service Straightway the old memory periments he has devised a prac practice strokes. The court, which wert back to that night, not long tee court where the ball returns met with the approval of Harry coach at war, when Carpentier to the server. Fundamentally. the Cowles, varsity tennis
Eng-ball returns much like the system Harvard, was constructed by the after the
used on some pocket billiard tables Harvard Athletic Association under made his reappearance in
The scene was the Albert Hall; and bowling alleys. In bowing Mr. Kendall's direction.
the pinboy places the ball on the a packed company, and
sloping gutter and packet Aght coming up.
billards the ball drops down Old George was Young George through the pocket to sloping in those days, although even then racks toward the end of the table he was experienced enough to where the balls are racked. be the champion of Australia,
land.
་་ ་
STILL THE BEST".
the big
The memory is better because the night was the one when this chronicler broke properly into the boxing ring.
in
ONE ON JARVIS FIELD It is in regular use now in a corner on Jarvis Field. A stan- dard net, backed up by ordmary screening and the lted, wooden platforms all tending to cause the
RETRIEVES AUTOMATICALLY The purpose of Mr. Kendall's In-balls to roll down the troughs to the server, is about,, all there is vention is to enable the server to
to it. Later Mr. Kendall expects his tennis serve alone practice without the necessity of retrieving to climax his invention with a the balls. A struck ball is con-device that will bring the ball to trolled by
s system of battles, Height that will not require Carpentier was not doing too troughs and nets so that when hit, stooping to pick it up
Something along this line should across the net into the court it well in the opening rounds, as I recall it now, the busiest person returns to a point near the server. come in handy to "golf and base- the ring was good old Jack The court offers the opportunity ball. The driving nets with balls time and Smith, of Manchester-still pro-to practice from either right or returning would save
teacher, pupli and -2bably the best boxing referee in left serving positions and the
dimensions of the receiving courts singleton practicftig. In baseball a the country.
the round" when are exactly the same as those of similar device could be construct- Then сапе
ed to enable a pitcher to practice the standard tennis court. plenty of things happened.
control and have the ball return to him.
the
beat C. E. Watson and Mis,
White beat L. Oppenheim and Mrs
Knight beat E. W. Ramsay and Mrs.
Horsford.
6-8
6-0
in
taken cards may be
Bach out. competitor is entitled to have as many "goes" at it as he wishes, but I think, no two cards may be taken out in the same day.
A
nominal charge is made per card, the proceeds of which go to help swell the funds for the St."John's cause.
Major Whittington and Mrs.
Read (U.S.R.C.) beat Watson and Mrs. White 6-3 lost to Oppenheim and Mrs.
Knight ..
beat Ramsay and Mrs. Hors-
ford
Lieut. H. Tollington and Mrs. Rice-Evans (U.S.R.C.)
3-6
The principle of the court is Young George Cook. feeling based on the fact that a properly slightly above himself, walked in- short arms notwithstanding-and 8-2attempted to deliver a left hook.
That was the one thing Car- pentler was waiting for.
beat Watson and Mrs. White beat Oppenheim" and Mra
Knight
8-3
6-2
а
beat Ramsay and Mrs, Hors-
ford US.E.C. 8 sets: K.C.C. "B" L
Quicker than a flash, his right to the arm shot out, straight point of Cook's jaw.
6-3
In the matches played on the
Jones Last year, so I ain told, the final Hong Kong side, F. J.
opportunity for the Trophy was eliminated A. S. Gomes on
decided on the same day as Taikoo R.C. green.
the. Civu Service Bogey Competition, and a competi Playing on Cricket Club green, E. el Arculli tor who returned the best card easily defeated D. Rumjahn, win-tor the Bogey Pool, talled to take ning by 21 shots to 9. Rumjahn, one out for the Trophy, otherwise however, took Arcul to the 21st he would have won by a stroke! head before he was beaten, but on the whole the play was not of a high standard.
at
K.C.C. "A" Beaten Great interest was centred on
the clash on the K.C.C. ground yesterday when the K.C.C. "A" met
the CRC. and went down by three sets to slx.
The finalists for the Summer Cup this year, "are D. C. Wilson and H. Mundy. This is to be de- On the Hong Kong Football gided over 96 holes, and an inter-
Miss Rose Rumjahn deputised Club green, V. Petherick proved esting match should result. Wilson too good for A. A. Razack whom is playing off a handicap of 5, for Mrs. Chiu Chun Chiu who was From while Mundy shail pay off 7. wi-indisposed and partnering with Lee Wal Tong managed to draw he beat by 21 shots to 8. the commencement of the match
son had a very interesting strug- Petherick went ahead and led by
gle with Collings in an earlier twice and lost the third game. round, and managed to win a hard 14 shots to 3 at the ninth head
game the eighteen. Mundy Razack he'd his own for the next
cannot have the satisfaction of get- three heads, after which an easy victory followed for Petherick who ting into the final by virtue of a hard fight, as a very keen strug- g'e which might hve resulted, had been unavoidably cancelled by the 'nability of his opponent, J. D. Thompson. (finalist one year for the Chub Championship to play. Mr. Thompson is at present laid up. and it is not likely that he shall be able to get out on the course for yet some me.
tan out" winner at the nineteenth head.
The Results
The results were as follows:- G. E F. Thompson beat W.
if an opening-the-innings Grendenning by 21-15.
P. E. Knight beat J. McKelvie by 21-17..
J. Cavanagh R. Duncan beat by 22-8:
W. K. Way beat J. E. Henson by 21-19.
F. J. Jones beat A. S. Gomes by
calibre could be named.
Thay there are a number of very promising youngsters in the coun- try is admitted, but my belief is that cot one is quite up to the Sutcliff mark.
I expect to see his name in the eleven that will open the Test season at Trent Bridge.
23-12,
3
แ
E. el Arculi beat D. Rumjahn by 21-9.
V. Petherick beat A. A. Razack by 21-8.
H.E.C. TEAM
A Reuter message from Sydney saying 3.3 quotes Arthur Mailey that the new 1.b.w. (N) rule was introduced to offset the fast lev Bradmans' attack, and that Don
The following have been selected colossal scores bad an influence.
to represent the Electric Recrea Another contributory reason, ac- cording to the Australan googly tion Club in their match against bowler, was the fact that fast-H. K. F. C. at Happy Valley on footed batsmen were killing the Saturday:-
game.
R. C. Butler, W. Stoker, G. T. Since Bradman was attractive, Padgett, A. F. Paul (skip):. J. G.. continues Malley, and always will-Haigh, H. S. McKay, J. Sloan, W. ing to have a crack at the offside ball, he should not be the mf "we are after."
As fast leg theory is n more t less personal matter, there was no need to give it further considera- sion..
If, however, the new rule had a tendency to make a dull, uninter- esting batsman-make a reasonable attempt, it was falling a great mission.
DO YOU AGREE? Bo Tar it is easy to agree with Malley, but many. I imagine, will ba antagonistle to this comment:
I don't think Charles Macart ney would worry very much whe- ther the ball was turning in from the off or not.
"He, I am sure, would make a whole-hearted attempt to despatch -It-to be boundary."
Fortunately, in Australia, we posses very few plodding batsmen compared with England.
That is probably why the new Lb.w. dishonour rule was so big over the week-end,
Muskett "(Skip); A. ̈P. Tarbuck, JF. Barron, I de Rome, A Webster (Skip).
Reseryes:-W. Orchard and T. P: Saunderson,
of big, awkward pads, the ball?
and "kill
"It would be an act of vandalism to do so.
"It would be like pasting a gout, advertisement over a Rembrandt.!!
THE SECOND TEST
Four New Players Selected
London, June 23." Twelve players have been invit- ed to be ready at Lord's next Ba- turday for the Second Cricket Test
England between
and South Atrica..
The players are:-
R. E. S. Wyatt
(Warwickshire)
N. B. Mitchell-Innes (Oxford U.) Sutche (Yorkshire) Verity (Yorkshire) Hammond (Gloucester)
Ames (Kent)
Nichols (Essex)
Clark (Northants) Mitchell (Derbyshire)
James Langridge (Sussex) Farrimond (Lancashire)
It is announced that Farrimbad will keep wickets- Router.
47
FOUR CHANGES
The match was a very close affair and the result was in doubt until the fast round" of the game when the CRC proved themselves certain winners
Scores follow
E. C. Fincher and Miss Dalziel
K.Ç.C. "A")
lost to Hò Ka Lau and Mrs.
Litton Lo
drew with Lee Wal Tong
and Miss R. Rumjahn beat W. C., Hung and Miss
A. Lee
E, F. Fincher and Miss Griffith
(K.C.C. "A")
U.S. BASEBALL
National League Race
New York, June 23.
were
The punch was probably the hardest one that Carpentier has ever delivered, and that is said even when it
Several double headers is recalled, that Jack Dempsey once told me that played off to-day in the major the most arushing blow he ever Baseball Leagues, accepted was
"Carpentier.
from the zame
The scene comes back to my mind in this way: the blow had taken most of the consciousness out of Cook.
He was collapsing, but just be- fore the moment, when his right knee connected. with the canvas, Carpentier struck again.
From every part of the Albert Hall came the, immediate cry of "Foul."
It
Six National teams were ep- gaged 12 double-headers during the course of the day. Cincinnati twice beat Philadelphia while double Pittsburgh also scored
the so happened that as second blow was struck the late Sydney Pardon had leated over on my shoulder, because he him- self had been leaned on by those behind him.
0-6
6-6
6-0
I arose to escape the pressure, and, to this minute: I remember the flash of light that showed
a
victory over Boston
The New York Giants played but one game with Chicago and this they won comfortably...
Boston and Chicago shared double header to the American League while Philadelphia took both games from St. Louis.
energy
to
Cincinnati Philadelphia
6 10 5. 9
1
(Bowman and Watkins each scored a home run for the Phillies and Goodman for the Reds).
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
..... 5. 9 1
2
5
0
(Myers scored a home run for the Reds).
Chicago
New York
0 11
3
8 12 0
(Baxtel scored a home run Tor
the Giants).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RH, E-
Boston Creago
2 13
0
4 12
1
Boston Chicago
8 12
2
to
New-York Cleveland
~1
€ 13
F
Washington
12 14"
0
Detroit
7.13
2
Cleveland Indians die well nose out the Tankees in their contest.
Results of to-day's matches as cabled by Reuter follow:- NATIONAL LEAGUE
"St. Louis Brooklyn.
between Cook's knee and the floor(Joe Collins scored a home run
of the ring. as the second blow for the Cardinals). was struck,
18M
(Greenberg and Gehringer scar-
ed home runs the Tigers).
RE R
•
•
18 21
1
Philadelphia...
1115
2
8
3
St. Louis
27 10 4
loat to Ho and Mrs. Litton
Lo
Litton
Philadelphia
13 16
1
4-6
St. Louis
3 8
drew with Lee and Misa
Rumjahn
6-6
The distance
6-12 afterwards ascertained to be three inches.
St. Louis
1
Brooklyn
beat, Hung and Miss Lee.....
6-1
A. E. P. Guest and Miss A.
Mackenzie (K.G.C. "A")...
lost to Ho and Mrs. Litton
Σα
10 13 (Martin scored two home runs for the Cardinale and Boyle, Tay- lor and Bucher hit home runs for the Dodgers).
1
1-8
lost to Lee and Miss Rum-
Jahn
3-8
lost to Hung and Miss Lee... EC.C. "A" 3 sets: C.R.C. 6.
1-8
.་ ** DIVISION
K.C.C. Win
In the rearranged "D" Division ixtures between the Bowing- Green and KC.C. and the LR.C. and B.C.A.A, the Kowloon Cricket Club and the Indians won respec-
tirely.
LA R. Duncan and J. L. Tet
KEEPING IT BRIGHT
The newcomers to the side are The chief opponents of the new Clark Mitchel, Langridge and T Lb.w. rule are apparently county Farrimond who displace Smith, batsmen...
That it has got some of them into a nervous state of minds covious, but I am assured that the recent statement that the law will be quietly dropped is entirely in Cozzect.
The rulers of the game, if my Information is rights are convinced that cricket has been improved.
It has been made brighter, and pad play is nothing like so con- It is feared that a bowler who spicuous as it was last season,
Secretaries of countries are said possesses an extraordinary-off-
break like Fleetwood-Smith, might to be worrying about the matches reap a harvest of wickets under that end on the second day
By they think main- the new law.
but are not Well that is just what we want y "Should
himp stick
Very natu
of attra
▪4!
as
Robins, Peebles and Bowes, who were the orginally selected twelve. for the First Test at Trent Bridge
Chark has been brought in a fast bowler instead of Bowe while Mitchell's recent performan ce, when he took ten wickets for 64 runs, has gained for him place at the exclusion of Roblus,
Apparently Ames, the England. wicket keeper, has been injured and cannot keep wicketą, jak The side remains unchanged in its batting strength althou is sightly stronger if
the inclusion of Lang
ley (KB.G.)
beat A. Philippeins and D. S.
Green
I wonder now whether this was the first time a slow-motion film 0. a fight was ever shown
IT WAS 'GRAND
Boxing in 1922 was a much bet- ter thing than it is to-day.
Carpentier was in his heyday, and all over the world there were scrappers who could bring them in by the thousand.
"
Pitsburgh Boston
Pittsbourgh Bostori
15 11
0
1
7:14 "O $4.15 3 (Paul Waner scored a home run
I am reminded of this because for the Pirates and Berger for the
of letters that have came to me th recent days.
It
'Most of them want to know why is that the cry rings up for the betterment of the boxing game, and most of them also say that boxing has never reached the high state that entitled it to be de- cribed as one of the leading sports of the country:
I deny this.
In 1922, and particularly on that night when Cook and Carpentier had their tussle at the Albert Hall. It was a grand business,
All that need, be said ca that score is that it is not so grand to-day,
6-4
lost to L. Kirby and V, Free-
man
·4-0
drew with D, Oz and A. E.
Perry
B-B
Armstrong, and D. W Waterton (K.B.G.)
lost
to Philippems and Green..
4-8
lost to Kirby and Freeman 4-6. drew with Orr and Perry...
6-6
The sooner they arrive. the better it will be for boxing.
W. 4. Bland and A. R. Miliar
[\/(K.B.G.)
-lost to Philippems and
Green
What is wanted are more Cooks and more Carpentiers."
Choo
€-2
4-6
1-6 1-6
beat Chang Chi Ming and
Leung Wing Tak
6-4
A. K. Mind and M. Hoosen
(IR.C.)
lost to Wong and Leung. 3-6
"725. beat Tsang and Choo
6-2
lost to Kirby and Freeman lost, to Orr and Perry. K.C.C. 7 sets; KBG. 2.
LB.C. Victory TR.C. surprised the 8.C.A.A by 1t the odd set in nine at Bookunpoo by yesterday
the
Bussex all rounder, who succeeds. Iddon who played in the pla Smith at Trent
DMA Razack and M. U.
Razacz (IRC)
lost to T Wong and Leung
beat Trang Chi Man and C
beat Chang and Leung ............ AK Sumad and A. Bakar
BOX(LR,C),
lost to Wong and Leung
beat Trang and Unco, fat
lost to Chang and Leung (5-7 TR.C25 sets B.C.AA
Braves)..
THE HAWTHORNDEN PRIZE
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, June 7. The Hawthornden Prize of £100 given annually to a work of im- aginative literature by an author under forte-one years of age bas for 1935 been awarded to Mr. Robert Graves's book! Claudius."
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