PAGE 10-HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,
1938
In the World of Sports
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AN AUSTRALIAN REVIEW NEW CHAIRMAN LEAGUE SOCCER
OF THE 1938 TESTS
England Had The Better
Side As A Whole
London, September 6. The Test matches of 1938 in England have finished with bonours sasy, and Australia retains the laurels by virtue of her victory against Allen's team in Australia In 1936-37. Nothwithstanding this, taking all things into consideration, England have proved themselves the better side.
It must be accepted that in Bradman. Australia possesses the most consistent rangetter in the world, and his work, aggressive or defensit as the situation demanded, has been phenomenal. The plty of it was, that he was unable to bat in the final Test at the Oval and not only render his usual assistance, but by his presence add moral support to the making of a better fight..
O'Reilly can rightly claim to be den, but it can be said that he the leading bowler on the two was always reliable and a danger. sides. Els consistent accuracy, Fleetwood-Smith bowled really well
but nis aggressive at times.
accuracy was night, and spin, and bowling have always been a danger doubtful, and what he might do in to the opposition, and given any an important fixture was always a
warranted for
anxiety assistance from the wicket. he was cause usually in command. But apart Fleetwood-Smith, when accurate, is! from these men, England collec-one of the most dangerous bowlers I have ever known, but naturally. tively showed superiority.
OF SELECTORS
Lord Cowdray Appointed
PROGRAMME
Week-end Fixtures
The following is next week's soc- cer programme:---
SATURDAY
(Kow.
The Council of the Hurling.. ham Polo Association recently
First Division issued the following statement:
Kowloon . Royal Scots. Lieut.-Colonel C. H. Gairdner, the loon, 4.30 p.m.) Referee:-Clark; Chairman of the Selection and Linesmen:-Walsh and Kossick.
Committee, West- Management
South China "A" v. Middlesex chester Cup, 1939,' has asked the (Caroline Hill, 4.30 p.m.). Re- Counell to accept his resignation feree:-Ottoway; Linesmen Mc .owing to pressure of military Laughian and Omar.
duties.
Club v. St. Joseph's. (Club. "4.45 The Council have appointed the p.m.) Referee: Finch; Lines. Viscount Cowdray as non-playing men:-Ip and Sutterly. captain and chairman of the Selec- tion and Management Committee in his place, and it is hoped that Lleut.-Colonel Gairdner will be able to continue as a member of the Selection Committee.
Mr. Gerald Balding has been pointed captain of the team the field.
Second Division
Club Y St. Joseph's. (Club, . 3 p.m.). Referee:-Ip.
ARMY TENNIS LEAGUE
Pay Corps Beat Signals
the
At Sookunpoo yesterday Royal Corps of Signals lost to the RAP.C.. In the Army Tennis League, winning only one set
Scores:~~~
Major McDonald and L/Cpl.
Stanford (Signals);
lost to Major Balmes and
S.Q.M.S. Tayloring beat 8.Q.M.S. Bradshaw and
8/Sgt. Adlaw
SMALL UNITS HOLD ANNUAL AQUATICS Keen Competition In The Heats: Finals To-day
COME VERY KEEN SWIMMING was seen at the Victoria Recrea- tion Club yesterday when the heats of the Inter-Unit Swimining Championships were decided. The finals will be held to-day, coni- mencing at 2.30 p.m.
Judghis by the form shown yesterday the sport to-day should be well worth watching, especially as the final of the 800 yards free style promises to be a very closely contested affair.
2-6
8-3
The results were:--- 300 YARDS
FREE
...... 5-7
,、་,,
150 YARDS MEDLEY BELAY:- STYLE: R.E, Small Units, i/Middx, 8th lost to SQ.M.S. Patham and
Sgt. O'Connor .......
(Small Units)-24th H. Bty RA, Hvy. Regt. RA, 2/Royal Scots.
803 YARDS FREE STYLE RE- Capt. Holmes and Sigm. Pitcher H.Q. 1/Middx, 7th AA. Ety., RA,
(Signals):
40th Cay. R.E. EQ. 3/Royal Scots.. [LAY:-2/Royal Scots, 5th A. A. Bty. lost to Baines and Taylor ... 0-8 D. Coy., 1/Middx., A. Coy, 1/Middx, R.A., 1/Middx, RE, 8th vy, Regt.
|RA. lost to Bradshaw and Adlaw 1-8 C. Coy. -1/Middx. lots to Patham and O'Conner 1-8
Kowloon v. Royal Scots. (Kow- loon, 3 p.m.) Referee:-Kossick.
South China v. Middlesėx. (Caro-{L/Cp), Tomlinson and Sigm, apune Hill, 3 p.m.). Referee:-Omar. Dixon (Signals):
on
Lord Cowdray is 23 years of age and is a comparative new- comer to first-class polo.
As chairman of the Selection
The wickets in England in fine without that commodity he is very Committee he wiù preside over Cal.
weather have shown themselves to expensive.
be entirely in favour of the bats
The England bowling
also
V. N. Lockett, a man 30 years older than himself and a member of the last team which in 1914 won the men, with the exception of Leeds, possessed a weakness in variety. Westchester Cup.
the fact that various and although I emphasise the fact despite
Other members of the committee that the toss is just the luck of operators performed with distine-are Major J. F. Harrison, Col. E. G. the game, and must be accepted as tion on occasions. Farnes proved Atkinson, also an ex-international such, still it has been a little un-himself the most consistent, and and Mr. Tyrrell-Martin captain of kind to Bradman this summer. For speedy bowler "In England. Bowes gur 1938 international team. all that excepting at Leeds. Enga a bowler who is continually hid-
As non-playing captain Lord land made the most of her op-ing something, and one never quite Cowdray, with a handicap of portunities after winning the toss. did not look hostile at any time, goals, will have the direction of But the aspect of the bowler must yet his deliveries always called for eight players not one of whom has be considered; and to be obliged to care and precise handling. Verity a handicap of less than seven operate for days on such heart- seldom received the opportunity to goals. breaking chains of turf. without a drive home his spinners combined reward in any way commensurate with immaculate length. with their skill must eventually react on any bowle: on either sida
to such an extent that, instead of
BRADMAN
Eating, In view of the nature of
quality improving it will deterior- the wickets, naturally played the
ate.
W
leading role in nearly all the Tests
The Leeds match was an exumpic Wille Hutton broke the world's in of what could happen on a wicketdividual record, the palm must be which was impartial; and although given to Badman for his fists-
I consider that England lost that tent work. He made a century in
match rather than Australia won each Test in which he batted, and it, still the bowler had his chance in every case his effort was the with the batsman, and won his way chief instrument if saving or win-
ning the game for his side. through.
TOSS PART OF THE GAME Many marks have been made about the unfairness of the toss. It is not unfair by any means-it is part and par- Fel of the game which raust be treated as a game: and what is one-captain's good fortune in one match may be his misfor- tane in the next.
re-
The appointment will be ceived by the public which follows polo with respectful surprise.
Engineers v. Eastern. Military. 14.30 p.m.), Referee:-Hinchcllte.
Third Division ("A" Section) 30th R.A. v, Kit Che. (St. Joseph's
3 p.m.). Referee:-Bulva
South China v. Stanley. (St. p.m.). Referee:- Joseph's, 4.30 Havelaar.
**
Electric v. R.E. (C). (Miltary, a p.). Referee-Farr.
Third Division ("B" Section> R.A.F. V. ASA. (Prinec Edward Road, 3 pm.). Referee:-Gomes.
24th R.A. v. Medicals, ̈(Canse- way Bay. 3. p.m.). Referee:--Mc-
grew
-
lost to Baines and Taylor
3-8
INTERPORT ·TRIAL
lost to Bradshaw and Adlaw 0-6 TEAMS SELECTED lost to Patham and O'Connor +} |
US. BASEBALL RESULTS
New York Sept. 26. The following are the results of baseball matches played resterday:
NÁTIONAL LEAGUE
R
8 2
L
HÉ.
+2
8 1
New York S'euters W/T v. Signals. (Chat-Boston .................
(Eleven innings were played), ham Road, 430 p.m.). Referee:-
New York Boston
Dove.
SUNDAY
First Division
3
5 1
94
10
1
1 в 2
5 8
0
Kwong Wah r. Navy, Kowloon, Philadelphia 4.30. p.m.). Referee:-Lawrenec: Brooklyn Linesmen:-McCormack and Stone: (Cam homered for the Dod-
South China "B" v. Police. (Caro-gers) Kine H. 4.30 p.m.). Referee
Brooklyn
A QUICK FINISH Thomas: Linesmen:-W. Fraser Philadelphia AT GLOUCESTER
and Barretto
Second Division
J
5
8
0
1 4 I
(The game was called in the Kwong Wah v. 5th AA, Bde RA seventh inning owing to darkness). (Kowloon, 3 p.m.). Referee:-McSt. Louis............. 2 8 2
Barnett's Big Score Cormack
Although Gloucestershire, in their second innings, did much better, they could not escape defeat by Essex at Gloucester, the match ending soon after luncheon in victory for Essex by an innings and 65 runs.
The game was a triumph for
The English bating was better distributed than that of Australia, and one never knew Irom whom a big score would come. Hammond gate of his best during this sum- mer. and his 240 in the first in-Nichols, who, besides an innings of nings at Lord's, which restored England's position, will Long be remembered. It was the finest in nings I have seen from his bat
much.
He
and that is saying и two again made a big endeavour to save Had Bradman won one tosses during the recent series, dir-England at Leeds in the first at the Ova, he ferent stories might have been innings, while written; but whatever system is subscribed satisfactorily to that adopted, it will not work out any colossal total. His batting has lost better than the present one. nothing of its technique, and he Cricket is a game of chance-let it proved to be the backbone of the
side. remain at that.
A SNARE AND A DELUSION..
It is sincerely to be hoped that
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HUTTON Praise is due to Hutton,
who
piled in a Test. It was a pheno- menal feat of sustained endurance and patience, and almost incredible
the lessons of the fifth and final smashed Bradman's record for the match at the, Oval will abolish for highest individual score ever com- all time any consideration of time less Tests. They are a snare and a delusion, as I have always main tained. Advocated primarily with that one man could remain at the the idea of enabling a match to creases for such a length of time. be concluded, they have been inter-and yet make so few mistakes. preted as a reason for the batamán Other than the ball that brought remaining at the crease until about his dismissal, only one error "Acomsday, making only a few runs of commission can be remembered to justify his existence-his chief His defence was extraordinary, and duty is to stay there!
when the opportunity allowe1, he made powerful drives, glances, and
HIGH STANDARD OF FIELDING
The Aelding throughout the series, was of a high standard,
cuts.
159, took 15 wickets for 185 runs.
Barnett and Crapp increased their arth wicket stand, beguri overnight, to 159 before Crapp was caught behind the wicket.
Giving no chance during a stay of 95 minutes, Crapp hit two 6's and nine 4's. Although runs continued to come freely after he left, wickets fell at frequent
Intervals. Frid after
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Ordnance v. Police. (Club, 4.30 p.m.). Referee:-Phillips.
Chicago
Cincinnati Pittsbu.gh......
7.
3
*
11
5 .9
(Vaughan homered for
Third Division ("A" Section) Royal Scots v. 5th A.. Bće R.A. (Sookanpoo, 4.30 p.m.). Referee: Reis). Edwards.
P.W.D. v. Service Corps. (Sookun- poo, 3 p.m.). Referee:-Brothwell. Boston
Third Division ("B" Section)
Powhattan v. University. (Caro- line Hill, 3 p.m.). Referee:-Rees
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 Third Division ("B" Section). Kumaon R. v. "R.A.F. (Chatham Road, 3 p.m.). Referee:-F. G Smith.
Barnett was seventh out at 280 the end soon came,
Barnett, batting just over three hours for his 151, hit a 6 and 17 4's
ALI KHAN LOST THE
BID AT £7,500
Brisk Going At Doncaster
When the greatest horse market in the world reopened at Don-" caster recently more than 34,000 guineas was bid in less than four hours an improvement on last year's total of more than 5,000* guineas, writes a Home correspondent.
"The bidding was spirited and determined, and never more so than when a really fine colt by Blenheim, former Derby winner. from Capt. J. Farr's Worksop Manor stud came into the ring. 'A' grand dark chestnut impossible to fault, he set the bidding going.
But as a contribution to cricket it was nothing but a very prolonged He went from 1,000 to 3.000 Innings, such as could only be play-guineas. in less than a dozen bids, and England were about equaled in a match of unlimited dura- and those bids increased.
and in groundwork Australia,
In the air the visitors failed on a few occasions to grasp; op- portunities which might have eliminated the advantage of the toss, while England seized hers at vital moments. But undoubtedly the most herolc effort in the field was Austra~" lia's wonderful sustained pér- formance in the final test. where their endurance was phenomenal and mistakes ab-
tion. It could not compare with
the dashing display of the previous For Dorothy Pager holder, Bradinan, nor could it com- pare with that by the R. E Foster. who made 287 at Sydney in Decem ber, 1003.
RIDING. BOY THROWN
While riding a 1939 Australian
Six thousand guineas," "sald the auctioneer, and. Mr. Duller glanced up and nodded faintly, a shower of water falling from his hat.
20,000 Guineas for Stud
AMERICAN LEAGUE
The following teams have been selected for the Interport Trial to be held on the HK.C.C. ground. on Saturday at 2 p.m.-
A. C. I. Bowker. E. D. Bidwell. L. D. Kilbee, Capt. Whitmarsh, A. R. Kitchell. A. H. Madar, C. E. Godby. G. O'Bryen, R., Lee, P. J. Billimoria, and W. Colledge.
H. Owen Hughes. T. A. Pearce. M. P. Weedon, D. J. N. Anderson, K. Nazarin, L. T. Ride, A, S. Perry. L D. McLellan, E. Zimmern, A. R. Minu, and .A. C. Beck.
Reserves: G. Souza, A. P. Pereira and N. Mackay.
MATCH NEXT MONTH
The Hongkong Interport II will Brrive in the Potsdam on Satur- day, October 8,
LOW BOARD -DIVING:-Small Units, 8th Heavy Ede., 5th AA. Bde., RE, Middlesex.
300 YARDS FREE STYLE:—8th
Rest. RA. Small Units, 2/Royal Scots, RE, 1/Middx.
400 YARDS FREE STYLE BI- LAY:-2/Royal Scots, R.E., 5th AIĄ. Bae.. 8th Heavy Ragt. RA, Small Units, 1/Middx.
SHEK-O GOLF
The result of the Bhek-O Junior Championship held at Shek-O on Bunday was as follows:-
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CHAMPIONSHIP
(1) G. W. Sewell, 37-42-70. (2) RR de L. Liesching, 41-39-80. (3) C. C. Roberts, 41-41-
BOGEY FOOL
(1) R. R. de L. Liesching, 80-1169.
Arrangements have been made (2) G. W. Sewell, 79-9-70.
for the Interport match to be (3) C. C. Roberts, 82-11-71 played on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday, October 19, 11 and 12.
on the S.C.C. ground, says, the "North China Daily News."
The team will leave Shanghai on Tuesday, October 18. No fur- ther games have been arranged as yet, but It 13 understood that matches v. The Rest of Shanghai, 0 Recs or the S.C.C. will be pro- the bable fixtures.
2 4
5 1.1 3 New York .............
B
Boston
2 6 Z 2 5 1
COLONY “STARS”
NOT AVAILABLE M. Ramzan, Colony and Kowloon Indian Tennis Club hockey goal-
New York
(Garne ended in a tie, being call-keeper, will not be seen during the ed in the sixth owing to darkness). present hockey season as he is suffering from an injured knee, the result of an accident during last season. He hopes, by resting for a season, to be at enough to play again next season,
Washington.
5 10. Philadelphia ......... 6 11
(Ten innings were played).
| Washington * Philadelphia
1
2
5 13 0 4 B 0
0
..8 0.
* 11 3 8 11
(The game was called in the seventh owing to darkness)."
Chicago St. Louis
Chicago. St. Louis
(McQuinn Browns).
Cleveland Detroit
homered for the
5 10 2
7 12 0
(Heath homered for the Indians). -Renter.
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Sporting
Fixtures
TO-DAY CHESS—Annual Meeting Kowloon Chess Club (Peninsula Hotel). 6
p.m. LAWN BOWLS-Open Blogles
Final, J. A: Luz v. B. W. Brid bury, (Kowloon B.G.C.), 4.15 p.m. Meeting
· | 6OFTBALL. — League
(Hotel Cecil), 5.30. m.
Championships : (V.R.C.), SWIMMING, Army
p.m.; Mixed Swimming. at Euro- peän YMCA: Swimming Pool.
I sat as close to the edge of the
And so the bidding went ou be rostrum as possible, and so nearly. Imperceptible were the signals of tween the spruce, bareheaded AlH the rival bidders that the price Khan and George Duller. At 7,300 had reached 5,000 gumena before guineas the Ali Khan stopped.
George Duller appeared once I saw the auctioneer's eyes travel to the All Khan, who sent the more from under the water show- er of his hat, and with a final bid price up another 200 guineas.
of 7.500 guineas secured the colt The auctioneer's head swung to for his rich and courageous pat-
TO-MORROW
BADMINTON.-Y.M.C.A.
Inter-Unit 230
Badmin ton, All Day (Ladles in the morning).
BOWLS-His Excellency, the Go- vernor's Team v. Z.B.W., at Kowloon Bowling Green Club. 4 DIL
brought just under 20.000 guineas CRICKET-Annual Meeting How-
solutely redaced, to a minimum. Pony, No. J.CI. 28, belonging to the right, and I saw him glance roti.
the auwn at a nonchalant gure lean- This was the highest priced The bowling strength of the two Mr. Eu Tong-sen, during sides differed in variety, and on re-morning gallops, yesterday Chiners ing over the rails on the right of yearling of the sales so far. The sults there is little to bitk and riding boy No. 20, was thrown. He the ring, his mackintosh dark Worksop Manor stud contingent choose between them. On the fell on his head and suffered con- from the steady rain and a stream shirt-front and lifeless pitches, the cussion, being taken to St. Paul's of water running from his hat, Australian apin attack fared poor- Hospital for treatment. He wa ly, and only et Leeds did it actually thrown near the Football Stand, come into.ita own. D'Reilly had to and had to be carried back to the carry, bob) much of the heavy bur-Jockey Room on a stretcher.
The smile on the face of the It was George Duller, the young Duchess of Norfolk when. famous ex-hurdle jockey and her husband bought a Beld Archer trainer, who appeared for Mise Ally for 780 guineas was good to Dorothy FageË,
loon C.C., 5.30 · pamu
Another Colony hockey star who will be missed; next month' is Flt. It. Wallace, who captained the Colony side against Macao in April this year, who, leaves here on transfer to Singapore.
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