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A. W. CARR RESIGNS AS CAPTAIN,
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A. P. F. CHAPMAN NOMINATED. Mr. A. W. Carr has resigned the 'captaincy of the England alde for the Fifth Test Match, which starta at the Oval on Saturday, and which will be played to a finish.
The Test selectors regretfully accepted Carr's resignation, and chose the following team for the Final Test:
ERIGHTER CRICKET WANTED,
London, July 31.
In vlow of the unfinished Test Matches and the slow play, gene rally, in gumes in England, à
brighter cricket controversy is being carried, on in the London
Times.
Mr. Hugh Trumble, the former. Australian cricketer, suggests that less prepared wickets would give
greater opportunity to bowlers.
Lieutenant-Colonel W. G. E. A. Weigall, formerly Governor of South Australia and a member of the Kent cricketing family, sug- gests that there should be a time limit for each innings, which
Mr. A. P. F. Chapman (Kent); would necessitate more rapid run-
captain.
Mr. G. T. S. Stevens (Mid-
dlesex)..
J. B. Hobbs (Surrey).
W. Rhodes (Yorkshire),
F. E. Woolloy (Kent).
H. Sutcliffe (Yorles),
E. H. Hendren (Middlesex).
M. W. Tate (Sussex). F. Larwood (Notts). ** G. Geary (Leicester).
G. Brown (Hampshire);
The twelfth man is Ernest Tyldesley, of Lancashire.
-Reuter
YOUTHYIL CAPTAIN. Arthur Chapman, England's new captain, is not 26 years of age until the coming September... He
getting and hitting more freely by the members of the batting side.
Other correspondents to the Times recommend that four stumpa should be used instead of three, that the bowler's delivery should not be restricted,and that there should be a modification of the leg-before-wicket rule.
It is not likely that the Board of Control will make any changes, and certainly not during the pre- sent season.
COLLINS AND HIS HOME.
CLUB.
London, July 20.* Alleging that he has not shown sufficient interest in Elub' affairs the Waverley Cricket Club or Sydney has removed Collins, who is captaining the Australians,
is England's youngest captain from the Club Captaincy and since the first appearance in first- class cricket of Dr. W. G. Grace, Selection Committee."
though the Hon., Ivo Bligh (now
the 8th Earl of Darnley), was only
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1926.
ENGLAND TEST TEAM.
Mr. A. W. Carr who has had. to resign hia. Captaincy of the English team' for the final Test Match, owing to ill health:
་་
Mr. A. P. F. Chapman, the new Captain, who is one of the. youngest Test Team. Captain's- ever chosen.
AMERICAN "DERBY.
"BOOT TO BOOT" WINS.
Homewood, Illinois. July 31-
Boot To Boot, owned by Colonel
E. R.Bradley of Lexington, Ken- tucky, won the American Derby to-day. Display was second and
amounted to $100,000.
24 when he took the England side AMERICA NOT PLEASED WITH Black Maria third. The purse
of 1882 to Australia.
Chapman is probably England's most attractive bataman, and "à brilliant field. Aleft-hander, he has already had considerable ex- périence of Test, cricket, having played both in England and Aus- tralia.
A Carbridge Blue, he had the honour of scoring a century on his first appearance, Chapman learnt hie cricket at Uppingham; he played for Berkshire in the Minor Counties' Championship, and quali-
fied for Kent last year, after hav- ing been resident at Canterbury.
SURPRISE SELECTION.
The list provides a surprise in the dropping of Roy Kilner, the Yorkshireman, in favour of Brown, of Hants. Brown is an all-roun- der, who has been doing exceed- ingly well, but there is likely to be adverse comment on Kilner's omission.
:
Wilfred Rhodes, although near ly 49, will be huntfly welcomed
into the side.
As present constituted the team is composed of nine reliable bats, and seven bowlers. Excellent folders are there in abundance,
“CHANNEL SWIM.
HAGEN.
Walter Hagen's bombastic news- paper interview after the Open Championship, rubbing in the lessons of our disastrous defeat and deriding all the talk about "sportsmanship" has given great All the annoyance in America. leading American newspapers pass But T scathing commenta on it.
other American
am told the
LOSSES OF FAMOUS FIRM.
FIVE DIRECTORS RESIGN.
fienvy losses by Sir W. G. Arm- strong Whitworth and Co., Ltd., the famous Newetstle firm of en-
golfers who were over here for gingers, shipbuilders and steel- the Open Championship and the makers, are revealed in the report Walker Cup resented their illus-for: 1925.
"The directora regret to report," . trious compatriot's action in his match with Abe Mitchell, when it is stated, "that a continuance of Hagen kept the latter waiting adverse conditions, particularly as nearly forty-five minutes on the rds bad trade, the costs of first tee before starting the production and foreign competi second half of the match, with tion have materially affected the results to Abe Mitchell's play that results of the year. were palpable.
Apparently this
sort of thing is rather a habit with lagen. So much so that the last time Hagen'. had to meet Robbie Jones the latter dropped him a note the night before stating bluntly that unless the profes
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"Moreover, the efforts to seĽBYE business to compensate for the serious reduction in armament or- ders for which Elswick and the other main plants of the company have been specially equipped, are not giving the results which were
'sional was on the first tee within expected.
five minutes of the proper time. he would claim the match. Hagen arrived ten minutes beforehand that day-Ex.
FOURTH TEST MATCH RECEIPTS.
"A close investigation of ver tain accounts has been made frem which it, is evident that the origin- al estimates of profit in conner- tion with Important contructs will not be realized and that, instead, heavy losses due to the above men- lioned and other causes will re- sult.""
"The extent of these losses is" difficult to estimate, and the full amount is not yet known but the directors have considered it es- sentia! to transfer from the gen- eral reserve the aum, of £900,000 Tues-as it is considered that the greater
TWO FUTILE ATTEMPTS.
London, July 31. Cap Griz Nez. France, August The receipts from the Fourth 3-Clarabelle Barrett of New Test Match, played at Old Trafford York City failed by two miles to last Saturday, Monday and swim the English Channel from day, amounted to $10,814. Dover to Cup Griz Nez and was, lifted from the water in a state
after of "complete exhaustion swimming continuously for 21 hours. During that time she had covered a total distance of 40 miles.
HOBBS' BENEFIT AT THE ΟΥΑΙ..
part of this amount will be requir- ed to write off losses already in- curred.
The directors have been in consultation with certain of the large shareholders and with the bankers of the company and the London, July 31.
opportunity will be taken at the There was a huge crowd pre-
forthcoming general mooting to sent at the Oval today when explain further the present situa Hobbs took his benefit in the tion and the recommendationa match which commenced between which have been made as to the future policy to be adopted with a Surrey and Nottinghamshire.
She left Dover yesterday morn ing at dawn when conditions appeared to be usually favourable. About oight o'clock in the evening she was reported seven miles off the coast of France, and going to toss for choice of innings. strong.
As an act of courtesy, Fender; view to improving the position of the Surrey skipper, allowed Hobbs the company and its business."
Two directors, retiring from the Carr, the Notts and England board by rotation, are offering Dr. George Brewster entered the captain, although looking ill, In-themselves for re-election, but, the water at Dover about the same sisted upon playing in honour of report states, the resignations, of time as the American girl but was Hobbs.
the following directors have been accepted: Sir G. H. West, Mr..
forced to give up about 7.00 p.m. It is hoped that a sum of £4.000
He had reached a poin nhout 7 will be realised for the famous
miles from here."
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Sir C. L., Ottley and Lord Syden- J. M. Falkner, Sir G. H. Murray,
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