WORLD SPORT
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1927.
WUCHANG'S HISTORIC
GATEWAY.
ANCIENT LANDMARK PULLED DOWN.
A SIGNIFICANT SIGN.
LIGHT BLUES TRIUMPH. | GREYHOUND RACING. of Wachang on
OXFORD DEFEATED IN THE CENTENARY GAME.
E. R. T. HOLMES' FINE EFFORT.
London, July 6. Adding 20 runs this morning to their over-night total of 320 for six wickets, three more wickets
30,000 WITNESS LONDON'S NEW SPORT.
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London," June 21. London's new sport of greyhound racing attracted 30,000 spectators to the stadium at the White City, Shepherd's Bush. The atmosphere was a strange blend of a theatre and Boxes were an athletic meeting. occupied by parties in evening dress, while the raucous shouts of pressions.
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The Hanyangmen oxists longor. The historic old gateway the Yangtze, facing Hanyang, hus at last. been nulled down, the last load of earth clearned away, and only a'wide empty area marks its alto. A large part of the wall from the old nte, to the north east corner, has also been levelled, innumerable Front bricks have vanished into blocks are piled up on the river space, hundreds bank, and for months coolies have been carrying off a small mountain of earth to make a new raised road, or to heave it away into the
of sandstone
falling, Cambridge University de-bookmakers added Derby day im-long-suffering Yangtse. clared in the inter-Varsity match, setting their rivals the formid- able task of scoring 378 runs to win on a badly cut up wicket.
E. R. T. Holmes, the Oxford captain, made a brilliant, effort, amassing a three-figure scoro, but Barber was the only player to render him real support, and the side was all out for 262 Oxford were thus defeated in the conten- ary match by 116 runs.
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The complète scores are append-
ed:
Cambridge: 178 and 349 (for 9 wickets declared). Oxford: 119 and 262.
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The dogs, arrayed in brightly- coloured coats bearing numbers, were paraded before the races by men like umpires in bowler hats and were then led to little cages beside the grand stand.
A mechanical hare dashes off at 40 miles an hour round the track and, as it passes the cages, the doors are raised and the dogs rush out in pursuit.
The races included thrilling hurdles events, the dogs leaping beautifully...
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Those who like
To many the passing of the gate, in this sense, will bring a sigh of relief, myself, says a correspondent of the Shanghai Times, struggled through the narrow opening into the city on October 10 last year, at the ending of the siege of Wu- chang, will be glad to think the gate will never again shut in help- less and innocent thousands for months of starvation.
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Others may see in the pulling down of ancient landmarks a significant sign of the times in Central China. So many of the old dividing walls and limitations have disappeared, so many of the old Inhibitions that made life. decent are no longer regarded.
The Classics are no. longer allowed in Revolution, schools, Confucius is cast out, San Yat-sen (by order) takes his place; while filial piety is scorned by children of the new age.
In the Cambridge first innings, Meintosh took five wickets for GO, und the side. was all out for 178. Oxford's reply was even more mo- derate, only E. R. T. Holmes play-COMPANION IN SINGAPORE. ing the bowling of Longfield and #30619_NA
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confidence.. Holmes was dismissed when he F.R.C.S., who, with Mr. C. Oliver had scored 17, and the remaining are on a round-the-world moter
The following is a typical story! "Longfield cycle trip, arrived in Singapore batsmen fell quickly.
A: Ting-sze-Chino, 100 miles bowled extraordinarily well tak-on Friday afternoon after a
from south of Wachang, a small boy of ing 5 wickets for 25 runs, while traight-through journey
Malacea with a pause at Johore eight, coming home from some pro- Irvine took 4 for 55 runs.
Bahru for tin. They are riding cession in his new 'Scout' uniform, Cambridge opened their second. C. Temple combination was sold by his father, half in innings 29 runs ahead, and Long- rigg and A. K. fudd laid the machines, the side-cars being of fun. that he was too late to get foundation for their big total. special solid construction to with- ay dinner. Without a word he stand the strain of the strenuous brought about 60 of his gang. in Longrigg failed with his total at iding that the two have to cope the same "Union" the oldest of 57, bus Judd went on to make 124. with. The order of their journey whom might be. 16, and they M. A. McCanlis took a wickets for
the present has been forced the father to parade round 47 runs, and McIntosh claimed
through Holland, Belgium, Ger- the town in disgrace, for offering victims at a cost of 95 runs. many, Switzerland, France, Spain, such an indignity to his son, and A. T. Barber and E. R. T. Holmesbraltar, Malta, Egypt, Sinai, warn him that refusal of food to Palestine. Syria, Iraq, India, anda sen "must not occur. again." Of From Singapore they course, the Chinese who told me, will proceed to the Dutch East and all who heard of it, felt the Indies, Australia, New Zealand, disgrace of the occurrence-all
except the children themselves. America, and back to England.
pade a great effort to save the game, but the Oxford hopes were shattered when Holmes was de- Bar- fented with his score at 113. ber contribuéd 62. Allom took
4 wickets for 60 runs in Oxford's second innings-trider,
The Centenary. Although this year is the cen tenary of the Commencement of the inter-Varsity cricket matches, the match just concluded is only the 89th of the series. Cambridge have now won 43, Oxford 36, the remaining ten being left drawn.
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London, June 9.
The Jockey Club is communicat- ing with the organisers of big sweepstakes on the Derby, notably the London Stock Exchange Fund, with a view to readjustment of prize money.
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