THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, AUGUST |
30, 1934.
CHELSEA IN THE DOLDRUMS: YET ANOTHER DEFEAT
ENGLAND'S DAVIS CUP
SELECTION
COMMITTEE CRITICISED
COMPLACENT ATTITUDE TO
DOUBLES WEAKNESS
MAY EASILY COST BRITAIN THE TROPHY
Britain's Davis Cup team selectors are probably taking to themselves some of the credit for the fact that we have retained the cup against the challenge of the U.S.A.
My own view is that instead of meriting praise they jeopardised a British victory by a muddle-headed policy, writes S. N. Doust in the Daily Mail.
F. J. Perry and H. W. Austin anved a lot of trouble by picking themselves themselves; proving
head and shoulders above any other players in Britain, and probably in the world, and to them alone must go credit for the victory..
When it came to a question of Kejecting the pair for the doubles, it was another matter,
It might be suggested that the selectors had Porry in mind as par her for G. P. Hughes when they named H. G. N. Leo as the reserve man, but as the non-playing cap- tain is a member of the committee they must have known that he would keep Perry to play in the singles.
THE ONLY COURSE,
That was the only wise course, and, as events proved, it made cer tain of the cup being won by
Itritain.
PROFESSIONAL TOURNEY
TILDEN AND CO. AT WEMBLEY
IN SEPTEMBER
It is revealed that a big pro- fessional lawn tennis tournament will be held at Wembley some time in September.
players from Germany and other parts of Europe are expected to
enter.
Some of the members of the Davis Cup Committes of Management, among whom are members of the English selection committee severely criticised by Mr. Stanley N. Doust. These in the picture reading from left to right armı---Masara, D. R. Larcombo, H. A. Sabell, F. T. Stowa, R. J. McNair, H.
Roper Barratt, Six Herbert Wilbarforce, and F. R. L. Crawford,
TEST CRICKET NEEDS NEW IDEAS
England Team Should Have
AND
A Manager
DRAWN GAMES ABOLISHED
(By B. J. T. Bosanquet)
It must by this time be perfectly obvious even to the Rip Van Winkles of the M.CC. Committee that the farce of drawn games in Test matches must be ended,
SCHOOLBOY WONDER PITCHER
NEARLY BEATS RECORD
LATEST BASEBALL RESULTS
Ro
WEST BROMWICH LOSE
AT HOME
TEN GOALS. REGISTERED AT
PLYMOUTH
HOME FOOTBALL PROVIDES
MORE SURPRISES
Chelsea's first appearance of the season at Stamford Bridge yesterday attracted a huge congregation of supporters, but no points. The "Poor Old Pensioners" had to cry second best to Sheffield Wednesday, losing by the odd goal in three.
Nevertheless the crowd were; team to have a clean sheat in the given the satisfaction of roar "goals against column, suffored ing their, appreciation of Chel the mortifention of seeing this sea's first goal of the season, destroyed, when Gateshead rattled while Wednesday supporters on three goals without reply. happily calculated that the vic tory put the team on level terms with Preston North End at the head of the table.
Lincoln also had their record spoilt, Mansfield piercing the defence thres times, But the The smartest performance in occasion, and responded with a Lincoln attack was equal to the the first division was that of fourth goal. Birruingham, who visited West Bromwich and beat the Haw-
Lythgoe, prolife Stockport, goal- thorns. This signalled West scorer could not got going after Bromwich's first defent of the his brilliant start last week, and season. Liverpool suffered
simi- the County had to suffer the in- tary against Manchester City, dignity of defeat at the hands of who at the same time had the York. pleasure of scoring their initini) victory.
31ddles-l
FIRST DIVISION.
1 Wednesday. 2 Leicester
The results, cabled by Reuter,
form in journeying to
Portsmouth again showed good were as follow. borough and holding the loest! team de a draw.
Chelsea The only game in the division-Plymouth Argyle v Huil, Manchester C. 3 Liverpool
Bocond Everton produced no less than ten goals, Middlesbro of which the Argyle, playing be- West Bromwich Birmingham fore their own supporters, claimed Plymouth
six.
1 Portsmouth
6 Hull
2. Swindon
Millwall
2
Bristol C.
2
Aldershot
New York, Aug. 29. The talk of American base- balldom to-day is the effort by a schoolboy to create a now itching record in major league The best professional players in
Because of two, thunderstorms | essential if we are to gst the best the world will take part, includ-we were in the happy position of out of our men.
a schoolboy, pitching for Detroit Tigers earlier in the week, ing W. T. Tilden, Ellsworth Vines.
That is the appointment of a tied the American League record That step inevitably wenkened. Richards (United States), J. being able to Anish the present
manager at the beginning of of 16 consecutive victories, the doubles pair, yet the selec- Ramillian, G. Plan, Henri Cochet, series in a fight to a finish at the
Oval.
each season when we have a To-day he sailed forth in an at- tors, in effect, complacently ac- J. Burke (France). D. Muskell, J.
team visiting this country tempt to break the record, but cepted defent in the doubles. Jeffrey (Great Britain), and Karel
whose job shall be to get and was unable to subdue the Philadel-
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH). MILLWALL'S WIN. They knew that Hughes and Lee Kozeluh (Czecho-Slovakia),
keep in touch with all players phia Athletic batsmen.
Bristol R could not win, but no effort was
chosen for each "match, to find
London silently congratulated Gillingham made to build up a stronger;
out their movements, arrange
RECALLED TO SIDELINES. itself upon Milkvall's successful Reading pair.
hotel accommodation, and, far
visit to Gillingham, always a dif- Southend The youngster was reculled to store import, transport; and, in the sidelines in the seventh inning ficult team to beat on their own: Watford 0 Brighton short, to look after them in because he was obviously weaken-round. The New Cross outfit
decisive, scoring! THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). manager of a touring side.
which assumed such proportions I consider that once a player that finally they finished with 13
Other than this results in the Hartlepools play he should have no further well beaten.
division went according to ex- New Brighton responalbility whatever unless he
The Yankees sustained defeat Fectations.
Wrexham enres to assume any himself. He to-day, when Chicago registered
Reading defence hold out York C should have no worries as to where three runs, but the Tigers succeed-against Bristol City, the Biscuit- he is going to stay, how he is to
in winning one of the legs in a men winning by two clear goals.
Southend found double header with the Athletic.
Bufficient in- In the National League the spiration at the Kursaal to bent and to the ground, or to his train
Giants went down again, being. Aldershot, the mon from tho blanked out by Hubbell of the Cubs. plains having the odd goal re-
The complete results as cabled gistered against them. by Reuter, follow
Results of previous tournamenta, including Wimbledon, were ignored by a committee who were actuated by montiment only.
KNOCK-OUT SYSTEM.
It is understood that the tourne- They said they wished to prement will be run on the knock-out serve the team apirit," and used system na
at Wimbledon. There
exactly the same way as the ing with the Philadelphia rampage thrice to the Kent team's once.
minde victory
Gateshead
this weak excuse for not. picking will be no such thing as the "Tilden necessary to produce such an anti-arrives in the town where he is to runs from 16 hits, the Tigora being southern section of the third Mansfield
band of professionals that the best team available, without troupe' regard to what happened 12 months toured the United States playing
exhibition matches.
In a year like the present, when averything is subordinated to the Test matches, it seems utterly ridiculous that after playing fivb matches at fever-heat we might have arrived at the wonderful im-. passe of two all and no definite result. Had the Australians won, as they should have won, and as they fully deserved to win at Leeds, all that would have been elimax would have been for us to win at the Oval!
WASTED DAYS. To the average cricketer it ap. In making the excuso, do the This tournament in reality is the pears absurd that the earlier selectora, ask, un seriously to be- love that Perry and Austin would professional championship of the matches should not be given get there, or how he is to get from not have played with the same world, although officially it will reasonable chance of being played spirit if I. G. Collins had been sub-not be accorded that high distincto a finish. stituted for Lee or F. H. D. Wilde
What happens under present brought in for Hughes? The Provided this toarnument at conditions? From 12 to 15 of our absurdity of the suggestion is too tracts a big gale, as it is almost men, and all the Australians, are sure to do, it may be the forerun kept out of cricket for six playing The least the selectora could have ner-of-regular-professional-tourna days during each Test match. done was to submit Lee and ments in this country and even-Two days are wasted before the Hughes to a trial against Colline tually lead to the much-criticised start of a match, and there is no and Wilde or Hughes and Collins open championship. against Wilde and Lee,
ago..
obvious to need stressing.
WANTED TO WITHDRAW..
The selectors know that Lee is not a good doubles player. Hè acknowledges that himself.
Lee is a great sportsman, and I can reveal that he wanted to stand out of the team, but it was put to him that he must stay in for the sake of "team spirit." Lee and Hughoa did enough to convince most "peopla that G. M.
tion.
It is not expected that any of the Wimbledon star players will for ke amateuriam to play in the Wembley tournament.
Football
Games Said
Lott and L. Stoefen, the USA To Be Sold'
pair, are not unbentabla, u
fnet
Established when Collina and Wilde beat them at the Queen's Club, tournament, prior to Wimbledon.
INDIA WANTS
certainty of a finish.
after the match,
PAY ALL EXPENSES. All arrangements should be made for him and all expenses paid. His hotel bill and tips should be paid for him, and in the case of professionals a lump sum given him without any deductions; in the case of amateurs an allowance for incidental expenseą,
I am going to suggest a simple commun-sense reform which would
Until one has gone through the reduce the chances of drawn mill it is almost impossible to games to a minimum and relieve appreciate the difference auch much of the strain on the players. arrangements as the above make I suggest that all Test matches to the layer. Knowing that from In future be started on the Satur. the time of arrival to the moment day, and he started on the Satur- of drawing out of the station in sary over the following Friday-his train he has to think of nothing This would not affect any of the participants in respect of the time taken from other muteles, as would involve missing tive county matches just as at present.
At the same time I would.shor ten the hours of play There la no doubt that they are too long at present. One has only to hear the comments of players who have
Despite this, and the fact that BRITISH REFEREES has tu field from 11 to 6.30 on a
Collins and Wilde reached the semi-final round at Wimbledon, they were not invited to practise for the Davis Cup team.
We have kept the cup. Are the selectora next year again to be awayed by the sentiment that in- fluenced them this year, and play the same team, or are. they going to be wise in time and start now. in finding a double pair strong en ough to win their rubber??
SENSE, NOT SENTIMENT. Perry and Austin cannot always win. An accident might keep one out of the game, and we should
Calcutta.
Remarkable allegations are be ing freely discussed in Calcutta of important football matches being "sold" for large sums of money,
In some cases, it is said, the figures ara as high as £376,
The charges follow the rofusal of two British Army teams, the King's Royal Rille Corps and the Durham Light Infantry, to replay their drawn match in the final of the Indian Football Association shield.
then need a strong patr more than The refusal is a protest against
over,
the standard of roferecing,
CONTEST CANCELLED.
hot day to realise that it is making too much of men who have to play practically every day throughout the season.
PROTESTS.
Tho Australians have frequently protested, and if the protests of our own men were only printable something might be done. IB there any conceivable object in compressing the matches into four days when there are two extra days
vailable and wasted?
I submit that were matches started оп the Saturday, with hours from 12 to 6.30 dally, and continued if necessary for six days, every match would probably be finished (34% h_ara* plny should be sufficient for any match!) unlesa it ained for three or four days.
The Australiana, would probably prefer 12 to 6, but the extra half- hour makes all the diference to
Imagine what would have hap- pened had Perry's strained back |........ been bad enough to keep him from It is known that large suma are playing on Tuesday? It might, wagered on the outcome of games, very easily. have cost us the cup. and Major-General H. K. Bethell's
Instead of the complacent con- letter to the association has been spectators who can only come in templation of a doubles defeat, our welcomed as a first step towards the afternoons. #olectora must get busy. It is not the removal of undesirable ole. impossible to and among British | ments from foolball in India. it would players a pair who would have n ronsonable chance of victory.
Common sense and active form must guldo futuro selections...
A special meating of the Indian Football ABRociation Council din- missed Major-General Bethell'a Intter.
not even the disposition of his cricket-bag-makes a moral and inental difference which is almost. Inconceivable.
Another thing, all the players should stay together, either under the same roolas (or at any rate within
easy reach of) their captain. There are always mat- which should be discussed na free- ters arising from each day's play ly and generally as possible, and there are matters of strategy and tactics which can be worked out overnight.
Five minutes serious talk overnight may result in the capture of a valuable wicket in the morning.
Furthermore, the side is far more likely to play together as u team if they feel that they are all in close and, intimate contact and can consult together and exchange views.
Japanese Athlete's
Mishap
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Boston
Pittsburgh
HE
New York
Hubbell pitched),.
3 0-
1
Chiengo...
5
1
(Warneke pitched)
12
0
(Berger homered)
2
7
0
(Valtehoyt pitèlied)
Pittsburgh
11
1
Brooklyn
1 5
1
7
0
(Betts pitched)
Boston
(B. Walker pitched) St. Louis
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chiengo.. Now York
3 1 Detroit
20 3 ***... 12 (Owen and Dol. Jack homered) Philadelphin..... 7 14 (Cramer homered)
Detroit Philadelphin
(Higgins homered) St. Louis Washington.....
13 16
13
JJ
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The New Australian Griffins
“CAPT. FOSTER'S"
COMMENTS
'The new batch of Australian
Japan's No. 1 woman Javelin thrower, Miss Sadako Yamamoto, aged 18, one of the star athletes of the Japanese team who visited England for the World Games, was grifins If this suggestion were adopted plerced by her own javelin while allocated to owners, are now, begin- which wero recently training at the White City ning to Rottle down to their sur Eliminate drawn games. Sindium, Shepherd's Bush, W. roundings, and already BOMC (2) Make no extra call on the She was wounded and was taken indications can be found as to their player' me, while giving them to Hammersmith Hospital, W.
chance of for
probable form. According to a witners Miss a match finished in Yamamoto had thrown her Javelin, racing correspondent has made a county if
""Captain Foster," the Telegraph's
Later a statement was issued
three days (as nt Lord's). and it was picked up by one of the clono inspection of the new ponies, regretting the decision of the|
(3) Greatly reduce the strain malo athletes practising in another and in to-morrow's Telegraph offers military teams and declaring the
imposed on St. Andrew's Club are common-tournament null and void.
neet long hour or by the part of the arena for the Empire some interesting observations, re-
of play. eing. their Hockoy acason on
There In one other reform which
garding them. He threw the Javelin back a "Captain Tuesday, when they will meet the The council considering the I am convinced after being in distance of more than 20 yards and which deal chiefly with the breed- Foster's" comments. Royal Corps of Signals in a friendly possibility of obtaining qualified close touch with conditions during Inceldentally hit bias Yamamoto, ing of the animals, will oppor kame pn the Marina ground at rofernes from Great Britain to con- the present matches, is not only in the right thigh, pinning her tooxclusively, in both issues of Fri- 5.16 p.m. sharp.
badly wanted but is absolutely the ground.
day's Telegraph;
· ST ANDREW'S HOCKEY
CLUB.
trol football fn India,
Watford were not quite good
onough, even on their own pas- tures, to hold Brighton, whereas i -Bristol Rovers found the advan
tage of the home ground just sufficient to earn a draw with Swindon.
Chester, Gateshead and
3 Darlington
0
Chestor: ·*
3- Lincoln
1 Crewe
4 Walsall
3 Stockport
FOOTBALLERS' LOSS
Robbed During Tennis
--Tournament
Professional football players were robbed while taking part in a.tennis tournament, when thieves York entered the dressing rooms at the of North London. Tennis Courts,
Highbury, N.
City all found opportunity recording Initial points of the Broson. Chester's achievement
was probably the most impressive
The raid was discovered by Ro as they were visitors to Hartle- borts, of the Arsenal, who lost $1. poole, who had already figured in Bastin lost £2. Day and Taylor. an away victory, and were there- of Tottenham Hotspur, and Job- ford to be feared on their owning, Smith, Gee, and V. Foster, of pitch..
CLEAN SHEET SPOILT.
→
Charlton Athletic, were also robb-
ed. The total haul was about $12, The Clapton Orient team arrived
Darlington, who up to yester half-an-hour late and none of them
day with Lincoln was
the only lost anything.
A naw action study of Fred Perry, world's leading tennis pla who has just turned down a G150,000 offar to join the "Tilden
professional tennis players.
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