THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, JULY
1934.
IMPORTANT FOURTH TEST BEGINS AT LEEDS TO-DAY
STRAIN OF OVERSEAS
CRICKET TOURS
ADVISABILITY OF INTER-COUNTRY TEST MATCHES DOUBTFUL
SURREY DISCOVERS NEW BATSMAN
EXCITING FINISHES IN COUNTY ENGAGEMENTS
In the authorities' good time the cricket public will be given such information as is necessary and of interest respecting the meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference at Lord's, writes "Old Ebor" in the Observer. It is understood a provisional programme of future exchanges of visits with overseas teams was drawn up. This is to be considered at a meeting to be held at Lord's on July 26, which is the first day of the Gentleman v. Players annual contest at the headquarters of the
strime.
The programme of Interchange of visits Inst drawn up ends with the appearance of the South Africans in England next summer. There has been a feeling in cricket circles that the last programme placed rather too heavy a demand upon leading players in the home
country;
Abundant material exists to send out several teams under the M.C.C, colours cach wintor, but not to play Tests. These demand the best strength the country can Bolect. Experience in the last few years has shown how great is the physical strain involved in con- Unuous match-play and travelling from one end of the year to other
an-
on
contribution of 180. He Is one of the growing army of batsmen who have scored a thousand runs this senson; further than this, he has already totalled about the like number of runs that he WAS credited with (over 1,200) in all Surrey's, matches Fast SCSON. Gregory can also be useful as a alow bowler, though, so far as my observation goes, only as a change and then not for long. Believe
me, there are more than u fow batsmen recommended for atten- tion with qualities in no way superior to those of Robert Gregory.
TONIC CRICKET.
The break' In the weather has come in time to prevent heart- break among bowlers. It also has provided a few splendid finishes to matches that had appeared likely to end in tame and aimless
team
at
draws. What could be finer in the way of thrills, to those fond of or Even at the present moment it is in need of such tonics, than the that the visit to victory Lancashire achieved over fairly obvious India last winter, following the Nottinghamshire consecutive Dominion and home Trent Bridge? Two minutes only seasons, has had a deteriorating remained for play when, with the effect on some players' form. Afirst ball of the last possible over. reduction in these tours, or a rea-Lancs won by 101 runs. Honable time for rest and recupera- tion between them, will not be un- welcome to players themselves, and, of course, there will be no weakening of the affection with which cricket relations with all parts of the Empire are regarded.
L. B. W. CONTROVERSY.
England Has Not Yet
Won At Headingly
Don Bradman, the wonder batimen, in action. Everybody is wondering if he will smulate his 1930 fast when'lia plays in the fourth Test match at Leeds to-day. Four years ago he scored 334 against England on the Yorkshire ground.
Tribute To
George Duckworth
LETTER FROM. D. R. JARDINE
George Duckworth, whoso beneft match, Lancashire V.
Surrey, was held at Old Trafford has received a letter from D. R. Jardine, in which the former Eng- land captain stated:
"Well, they
RUTH Lancashire IMPROVING Come A
SAYS WILL PLAY ON SUNDAY
LATEST BASEBALL RESULTS
Cropper
LOSE HEAVILY TO MIDDLESEX.
now
London, July 19.
chief Lancashire, challengers to Sussex for the county cricket championship, came an awful cropper Lord's to-day, when they were beaten by Middlesex by ten wickets.
WILL BRADMAN REPEAT 1930 ACHIEVEMENT?
HOME TEAM HAS NO REASON TO BE DESPONDENT
ANOTHER DRAW IS INDICATED"
the knowledge
With hopes buoyed high in the know! that not only have they, like Australia, won a Test, but that they had much the better of a drawn game in the third match at Manchester a fortnight ago, England will take the field at Leeds to-day to make a bold effort to record the first English Test victory on the Headingly ground.
So far the honours at Leeds have definitely gone to Australia. Of the half a dozen matches played there since 1899, they have won two and figured in honourable drawn games in the reminder,
To the followers of tho gume throughout the world one of the chief questions to-day will be whether Don Bradman.can accom- plish anything like ropeating his triumph at Leeds in 1930, when he scored $34.
PROBABLE CONDITIONS.
As nothing has boon heard to the contrary, it is to be presumed that the weather has been ane, and that a wicket la the form of a bats- man's paradise has been made, Such conditions make the outcome almost inevitably a draw.
R. E. S. Wyatt, England's skipper. -
New York, July 19. "Babe" Ruth, New York Yankees baseball player, is nO rapidly improving from the in- juries sustained during A match yesterday, when he was fiercely struck on the left log from a drive by Gehrig, that the doctor now says he hopes he will have to keep the "Babe” in bed only two days longer. The wicket was obviously none personality of course, will be a which have fallen in these matches Ruth is emphatic about the date too good, for Middlesex were un great loss, while his experience is 185, giving an average of a of his next appearance
Here are the detalled results of the able to bat too freely, However, alone in worth much. But there fraction under 30 runs por wicket. baseball field, and says he intends they found, If possible to declare are other batsmen, who.. judged on to play on Sunday.
at 202 for nine wickets, and were current county form, should be the games played at Leeds. Meanwhile the Yankees suc- thus left to score 47 to win, which capable of Miing the breach. ceeded In boating Chicago Red was accomplished without loss. So, and the Giants went further Reuter
Both England and Australia are no strongly endowed with batsmen, and as neither have attacks beyond the average that is on hard at Leods, 5,549 runs have been wickets it seems that without the scored, giving an average of 924 assistance of an affected wicket. runs per match, The highest match aggregate is 1,141 made in Lancashire made two dismall neither team can expect to win.
Even forcibly rabbed of Sutcliffe 1921, and next to this comes 1,052 visits to the wicket, being sent back the first time for 144, and and Allen, England have no need in 1986, 1,042 in 1926 and 1,016 in number of wickets the second for 193,
to be despondent. Sutcliffe's fine 1905. The
on
so ahead with a win against Cincin-
nati Reds, whom they blanked out.
"I have just heard from Surrey Yet, two days earlier, they pre- that they are very keen not to dis- sented the appearance of a beaten turb the composition of this side. side. Ernest Tyldesley, the young It le diméult at first for a new amateur, W. H. L. Lister, with bat skipper, and when I applied for a and Hopwood with the ball had place I felt bound to tell them I great shares in the victory; but it was not in practice and was play- is also a pleasure to note that the ing on your account, and that I Lancastrian's
captain, would understand it if they would genial When information on the fore- Peter Eckersley, played a real rather not have me,
won a match at Roing points is forthcoming after leader's part, Gloucestershire's next month's moeting, it will in-win over Essex by 8 runs was an Whitsun, which is quito above
the ordinary Surrey form. toreat vaat numbers of the cricket even greater transformation. community to and if any clue is. But when Hammond elects to suppose they want to stick to it if given as to the general view hold, give himself a birthday present of possible. Anyway even for you, not only in home circles but also 164 unfinished, and of the post, don't think it would be fair to abrood,
leg-hefore-wicket on the controversy. It is known that at why, one can only be sorry for insist on a place. I put off
match at Oxford in order to play. -a meeting held two or three weeks opposing bowlers,
-"Well, George, there is no man ago some of the lenders of the BENEFIT MATCHES.
who deserves a better benefit than gamo nt Lord's were convinced
are not many benefit you. You know I don't any things Louis Cardinals There that an amended l.b.w. rule ought to be given a serious trial in first matches in the acason's first-class for effect. class cricket at home, and, if I am list. One that has already taken "I hope, then, that you get the not mistaken. It was decided to replace is that set aside for Duck good luck you so richly deserved. commend that the trial should be worth when Surrey visited Old Had I played was going to have a col- asked you if I might take Riven
next season. It is an old. Trafford.
never done before.
very special importance at a time
I
Cleveland Indians nosed out
Boston White Sox, and the Son
autors suffered a similar fate at
the hands of St. Louis.
winners in the National League were Brooklyn
Among the Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and St.
Full scorea 18 cabled by Reuter follow.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago
but still vital, controversy 01 The visit of the Nottingham-lection-box round, a thing I have New York.. Aike the present, when, types of ahire eleven to Leeds will be the "I have sent £5 as my contribu- both batting and bowling come nl-tension of the benefit of Maurice|tion to the Secretary of the Lan- most fercely under discussion. Leyland. It will be recognised
It suggests a new era in Surrey batting to find a left-hander as Sandham's opening partner. I re- fer to Fishlock (L. B.), who filled that position against Somerset and scored 03 In a style which ap parently encouraged the belief that further success in the role awaits hlm
that Leyland la a cricketer to whom the public outside Yorkshire look with admiration, while inside the county the feeling is warm and' Intimate.
cashire Club."
JOCKEY
These benefits are organised in DIES AFTER
Yorkshire with great enthusiasm. Given fine weather for the match,
it is probable the £1,000 realised FALL
for the late Roy Kilner will be
Fishlock is probably better equalled. Other ber fits to come known among the sports-loving
for Cornford (W.) in the
ал
are
HITS RAILS
London.
Boston
(Werber homered) Cleveland Washington
St. Louis
R. H.
E.
9
0
13
2
4 18
7 10
H 13
(Clift hit two home runs). Philadelphia v Detroit match postponed on account of rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE. Cincinnati
0 2 (Schumacher pitched) New York
4 11
Brooklyn
(Frey homered} Pittsburgh Brooklyn
crowds of the metropolis as a pro-match at Hove against Warwick THROWN WHEN MOUNT Pittsburgh fessional football player in the ahire on July 28, and for Ham- Millwall team; better, in fact, as mond at Bristol on August 4. It such than when he played as an is safe to say there will be a big amateur with Dulwich Hamlet and bank holiday crowd to see Glou- with the England Amateur Asso- eintion team. Ho had only four cestershire's match with innings with the Surrey team laat ahire begin on that day. Benson and made 27 as his highest
score in three matches. He
Is
· Hamp
R. James, the jockey, who was (Frey homered) thrown from his mount, Good Fish, Chicago in the Hurn Selling Weiter Handi-
cap at Beverley, has died in Philadelphia
credited with some ability as " AUSTRALIAN CYCLIST hospital as the result of the In-St. Louis
slow bowler, but I find that his one:
wicket cost over 60 runs.
Thie latest performance with tho bat as a Surrey first-wicket man may, and it is hoped will,
Land's End-John O'
juries he received.
lis horse cante into contact with the rails rounding the turn into the straight and in falling James struck his head.
prove the turning point for him in Groats. Record Attacked James had a serious riding ac-
Arat-class cricket.
WHY NOT GREGORYT
Boston
24
IMPORTANCE OF TOSS." Allen's final selection was by no in fact, certainty: means a general surprise was caused by his from the Afteen inclusion In
LEAGUE TENNIS ch the team to-day will be
TO-DAY
INTERESTING GAME AT K.C.C.
C.B.A. ENTERTAIN C.R.C.
Craigengower and the Kow- loon Cricket Club, two of the leading teams in the "C" Division of the lawn tennis league meet this afternoon on the latters courts, and the fixture promises some enter- taining tennis.
Central British will welcome Chinese Recreation Club, and are a looking forward to the match with rare confidence. The improvement 1in the C.B.A., has been a feature of 0 this season's tennis in the
Division, and the Kowloon club
10
10
10
1
10
0
7
INTERNATIONAL SOCCER
cident Inst year, when at Stockton his mount Glomach slipped in the Hubert Opperman, the great Roseberry Plate. In 1927 he broke little Australian eyellst has arrived wrist at Newmarket when Arran All-India Side Defeat in London.
Chief camo down in a rate.
SUCCESS IN INDIA.
S. Africa
chosen. There seema no reason to doubt that Nichols will prove equally as good as Allen, while thei selectors have alwaye Farnes, who has been tried, and not found wanting,
But as the teams will not be announced until a few hours be
W. M. Woodfull, who will fead
Australia to-day. -
are looking forward to giving their fore the match, it is a little difficult Chinese rivals a good game.
from this distance, to attempt to South China, leading challengers forecast.
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BT 707 1921 259 407
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1920 201
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42 wits dwa
· drawn
NOT: DESERTING TENNIS
MRS. MOODY AND HER FUTURE
London. Several American tennis players have been in 'the news lately. In the first place the Californian Lawn Tonnis Asso- ciation announced that Mrs. Helen Wills Moody would prob- ably not play first class tennis again but would devote herself. to painting, at which she is al- ready expert.
This rumour, which came to Europe via the Paris "Midi," no sooner got into elreutation than it was promptly ridiculed by Mrs. Moody herself. She said she
to the C.R.C., should win comfort- It is not original to observe that could not understand the Call- olably against the Indian Recreation the winning of the toss will pro- fornían. L.
I
T. A. assuming that
Club whom they entertain, and vide a big advantage, but it re- she was deserting tennis. There pointa Arc indicated for the
1 Recreio, Kowloon Dock and Kow-mains perfectly true. At least it was no truth at all in the rumour, 1loon Bowling Green, all of whom gives the team which bats first a Che declared she intended to re- ane opportunity of making them start playing just as soon as she aro on their own courts.
selves immune from defeat, and felt fit enough to do so.
Among batsmen with repeated successos placed to credit la it not strange that we seldom hear of It is his first visit to England, Gregory, of the Surrey elevon, and he is full of eagerness to "get He was born at Dunsford, near Played in half a gale at Curries mentioned as worthy the attention on with the job" of attacking the Exeter, and rade with success at Fountain before a crowd of 4,000 of our England team aolectors? He rond record from Land's End to small meetings in the West of the second football Test between was included in the team sent out
England. As the result of this ho All-India and South Afrion result by the M.C.C. to India Inst winter, John o' Groats,
bacamo
The full programme is:
-C DIVISION.
KC.C. v C.C.C. D.K. v C.8.C.C. Recrelo v RS.C.: K.D.R.C. AT.C K.B.G.C. vH.K.U.T.C. C.BA. v C.R.C. S.CA.A. L.R.C.
.can hope
the side not once from
only for a kindly Clerk of the Weather.
counter drawn,
the
FRANKIE PARKER Roscon Maples, President of the Northern California Tennis As- The match is of vital importance, sociation, also denied the retire». and should one team win, it will mont atory, saying that he knew almost certainly carry with it the positively Mirt. Moedy would 're- right of holding the "Ashes." The sume lawn tennis as soon as she countries are on level terms, each could. "The date of her return with a win, and the other en rests in the lap of the gods,” he
concluded. PREVIOUS MATCHES.
Another player who will not be REVERSE FOR THE Anything like a repetition of the scan in action outside of his own
C.B.A.
1930 match will at least provide country this year. Is Frankio some entertaining cricket. That Parker, the 17-year-old tennin encounter was one of the most prodigy who is ranked eighth in Historie of all the series, Heavily Beaten By
the current American ranking and his selection then took some He is not under any impression Walter Gelrenticed to the late ed in a victory for the visitors by 2-0. The first goal came after 20
To. England's score of 391. Aus-list. He was to have crossed the of the critics by surprise.
that this is an easy record, and he, After completing Indentures minutes. Ramanna tipping the ball
South the net
China
tralin responded with 666, the Atlantic this summer, but now It Possibly the uninformed consi- means to establish himself some-James became light-weight-Jockey Into
The second half began in dor Gregory to be older than he where on the course and spend to Lord George Dundas stablo, and
The Central British Association highest total ever made in Tost has been decided not to send him. really is; his appearance suggests several weeks training over the remained with him until last year shower of rain but ovan with the sustained an unexpectedly heavy cricket at Leeds. Of these the one Mercer Beasley, the famous
Не also
rode a good deal for R. he is more than thirty-one, which actual route.
3. Colling's stable, principally on match the South Africans were no defeat when they visited South and only Dori Bradman scored 384 American conch who controls
match is his age. But the point of this
to bear a charm-acta to 12 PALEO
Test record. Naturally there was that Parker is too young and must this season places him among the that he will interrupt this prepara-14 winners last year, but his basted life and the only scoring was Angus, and J. Ferguson won a no chance of a finish, although gain more experience before ho tote is that this batting of Gregory It is most unlikely, therefore, Northern race-courses. He rode Thoir of the ependy visitors. China on Wednesday, losing by 7.15 thus establishing an Individual Parker's tennis movements, thinks abroad thin highest la first-class cricket. Iletion for the purpose of taking part season was in 1928 when he won by Lakshminarayan, who shot from sot for the C.B.A., and went close England definitely had the worst of plays In England,
址: et scored what is described as a very in any track races or similar divor-62 races, fishing eighth in the win-well out, putting India two ahead. to capturing a second, Gurevitch a drawn game, losing three wickets Frank will not go a fino Innings of 172 for Surroy in ions. When the record job is ning jockeys Ust. He gained The game anded with only, India and J. King accured the other hair in their second innings for 96 runs. Your Beasley said, Hov
In the course of the six Test lonst Have that to look forward, the match with Somerset, but pre-finished he will return to Australla many successes in India, whore he in the picturo In a heavy downpoint,@porakker may
Sander (Continued on Page D matches which have been played to by rode during the winter months. viously he had accounted for...a without delay.
pour,
sharp