THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1935.
DARK BLUES BEATEN IN BOAT
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UNIVERSITY GALLACHER
BOAT ORDERED
RACE FACTS OFF
OXFORD BEATEN
AT START
STROKE'S FAULTY
TACTICS
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The story of the Boat Race of 1935 i soon written. Oxford were beaten in the first two minutes. The crow which had been taught to row had not been Laught to race. They were out- manoeuvred at the start, and beaten for pace all the way over. Cambridge won the toss, and took the Surrey niatlon, There was gusty wind coming from the West, the tide was running up slowly, and the water, though a tle hrapy in Putney Iteach, was not rough in the Bant Race Rense of the word. They went away to a good start. Oxford meeting, water which was almost as choppy under the Middlesex shore as that encountered by Cambridge fur- ther out in the stream. Oxford's Atroka, A. V. Sutcliffe, repeated the fholt which he had shown in their last practice course, not took his men off too slowly. He put in strakes in the first quarter minute, 18 in the having once warned Gallacher, Enally
London. April 8. Twenty minutes after the intervall at West Bromwich, Johnstone, Sue- derland's centre luff, and W. G. Richardson, Albion's tender, had tussle for the ball in the penalty area. They were at such close quarters that when Johnstone handled the tull Richardson having kicked it directly at him, I thought the handling might possibly have been involuntary. But the referve gave a penalty klek, from, which Sandford stored.
point that
So Sunderland lont would have been a priceless meet in their efforts to wrest the league leadership from Arscanla bat, the sequel my more seriously imperil!
the charn. Sunderland's chance pionship.
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Protests by Sunderland against the award were more hented than discreet, and Mr. J. S. Brown,
ordered him from the field for
half, and $4 16 the full minttealleged "angentlemanly renndiet. was not gund enách to hold Carn.i bridge, who all along had shown prent i skill in apurting.
more three rowed Cambridge strokes in their first minute, and at
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The loss was a series one. Galn cher was the danger-point in 11 | Sunderland attack from which Gurney fon duty with England) and Carter | (Injured)
missed. Gallacher.
were
the end of it actually were leading hended the goal, from a centre by.
Oxford mode Searly a length,
Conner, by which, the visiting tenni attempt to light buck.
Their rate of tot until Sundford's successful penalty. striking dropped still further. At
kiel, and he went Sunr to lentine! the end of two minutes they were Purson with several shots. two lengths down. The Cainbridge Tor Tå. N. itarkworth)-berent-to-alaspi
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his boat sharply through the rough McNab, reserve half-back, proved n
Middlesex bank, and n disappointing
Oves.
THIN
Win
RACE FROM START
You don't have to be a fighter to take it on the chin-just examine the predicament of the jockey whose spectacular dölf was caught by an alert cameraman. Riding "The Dragon" in a race at Cran. ford, England, kis stead failed to clear the second jump. He was thrown over it-and aui of the race.
Fortuantely, the horse didn't fall on top of him.
MAXIMUM HIGH JUMP RECORD
LIMIT NOT YET REACHED
Los Angeles.
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water over to the shelter of the competent emergency inside right! Cornelius Johnson, Begro hich!
swughly. He combined well with Davis, and jumper of Compton virtually several lines skilfully took the ball hopes to seach a mark of 8 feet YORKSHIRE WIN
Brnogh the defence. Davis was! THE COX'S CHANCE.
generally foiled in his shooting by inches Iefore he retires Looking back an It one wonders if Trentham.
whose positioning and petition, but predicts some one will
I greatly exceed that mark some day, there was any way by which Oxford tackling were admirable. could have retrieved their situation The Albion defence generally was
"In nil probability '11 attain my; After being slipped like this at the good, but i thought the wing half- start. Some thought at the Une that backs, while sound enough, rather be 'celling by the time of the 1930 Oxford's coxswain (C, G. F. Bryan) low their forceful best; and fids con Olympics," he said, "but I'm not tatt should have ignored tradition and, tributed to a lack of finishing power rough to make the 7 feet 2 inches inking his life in his hands, refused in the attack. Sunderland, it is true, which I believe will be the maximum, to follow the Cambridge lead over to defended finely-ann with some luck:
Duckworth but Thorpe looked like being beaten It will, I think, take a man nearly the Middlesex shore. doubt he thought the water worse save. Inte in the game; from W. G. stunt than it was in reality. Had Oxford's Richardson, cox kept on under the Surrey bank Saved themselves they would have
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL
Something Wrong With The Hampden Park Game
(BY ARBITER)
Those who saw the international at Hampden Park must have been convinced that there is something griev-, ously wrong. As a spectacle the match was a sorry fail. ure, the poorest exhibition by national teams I have ever---- seen. One team might haye played as badly, but not two, A hundred and thirty thousand, been due to the poverty of England's people looked on with nothing to thrill attnek. Cunimings, the new back, or excite and very little to pleare was a success, but he had, ting de There was scarenly a first-class team feusive help from Brown. movement in the match,
But there was no cohesion in the We have always believed that inter-term, and the forward play was very national footlin was different from ponr, I was told that £20,000 will other types, that it represented all now be required to obtain the trans. that is best. But in this game the fer of Walker. On this occasion e nsen brought to bear the stopping, started badly, and throughout ko. spuiting methods they are necasioned looked an ordinary player. I can be, to carry out in their Lengue matches, | lieve, however, that he is far more This was the most disturbing aspect capable thinn bo'appeared on this occu- of all, and it appeared that players alat
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are becoming sa fixed in their habits It was significant, too, that there that they cannot change them,
were nearly s many failures in the Scottish team as in the English, and The It seemed to me that teams I think that even the players will Went on to the Neld, as la su muny want to forget the match. | League matches, determined not to let jeach other play, and they sacceciledį up to the hilt. There were many of
BASEBALL TIES POSTPONED pole for a foul Eve times out of
the usual tricks, pushing, with the elbows and impering with the hips.| and worse still, the stopping Lacide if the ball wns mesed. In one case
RAIN INTERFERES AGAIN
ONLY TWO CAMES PLAYED
New York, May 6. Once again the majority of the major league baseball maches to-day were postponed on account of rain.
a man, in ag füdgment,
Wis
re-
Control Of Football
when He challenged for the ball Games
ned, ns he might have said, he usually "got away with K."
The dry ground now the high-i bounding tudi played into the hunde! of the spoilers, but this was a poor, Fexcuse to offer.
WERE THEY FIT
A responsible Scottish officin! dnseribed the English team as the
the extreme,
TWO REFEREES APPROVED
(BY ARBITER)
poorest in technique and craft he had I am able to announce that the seen in 30 years. He was perhaps natuigement committre of the Foot- correct.
League have In my view only Hapgondi bali
unanimously add Baker aspernched the average approved tha Introduction of ย international standard. The wing second referee and that they on- halves and forwards were weak in thusiastically comment the clubs to
adapt the arrangement.
The official statements bearing on I double whether either Hibbs the question does not go as far as or Bastin was fit enough to play that, but it is the position. Mr. Bastin's knee went again for the John McKenna, the president of the Lengue, did not express his views off the field for only two or three ber of the International Huard, who minutes, I do not think it is pos will have to give the final decision. sible for him to do himself justice
Mr. C. E. Suteliffe wan, unfortun- when he is bound to fear that itntely, unable to attend the match with may let him down at any minute. Scotland owing to illness, but I be
love that he, too, in favour of the I am asaured schony. It is a curious ense. that it is definitely
not cartiluge trouble. It may however, be slipp-:
g tiganent which causes the kure to become locked.
London, May 6. Hedter Verily celebrated the King's Jubiler by another brilliant bowling feat for Yorkshire who
pened their cricket Programme In the National League the Kainst the Mt. C. C.
following matches were not The county side won by 114 played:-Chicago Cubs v. New went over very sharply beenuse no only once, when he made a great three inches taller than 7 to do the runs on a wicket that was essen-York Giants, St. Louis Cardinale v. fourth time, and although he was owing to the fact that he is a mem-.
tially a bowler's paradise. York- Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds It may not be achieves for shire knocked up the highest score. Philadelphia Aildeties, while the 25 years, but it will be some day of the match with a first innings! Some fellow standing about six feet of only 228 runs while the M. C. C., following American League fixtures many lengths and would not have lost his crew were not responding. Atsis will come along some day and do were dismissed
were postponed:--New York Yan- kees 1.
White much through being out of the Hammersmith Bridge (7min 42sec.)
Chicago for 81. Hedley
Sox, Verity captured moderate tide. This would have been' there was some popply water and
Washington Senators v. St. Louis Johnson stands 6 feet, and weighs Laking a chance, but there was naj Bryan rather skilfully came over to
Erowns and Philadelphin Athletics other way of their recovering the lost; the Surrey station
He scaled 6-8% in tying Walter six of the wie- to avoid it.
v. Detroit Tigers. distance and being on terms again at Following behind Cambridge in the Marty for the national championship kets for it runs.
Just gunumgr. Hammersmith.
amooth conditions, Oxford did contrive! The time at the Mile was quite fast onething of a gallop and probably
A "table of ultimates" recently an for the day. Amin. sec. with Cam- picked up a length. Unfortunately nounced by Conch Brutus Hamillen fridge well ahead and rowing 32 to their coxswain then decided to go back of the University of California set Oxford's 28. At Harrod's Cambridge an to the Midlenes station, and 6 teel 11.22 inches ns the greatest were probably three lengths ahead, going across the tide any advantage height pan could reasonably expect (Continued on Page 9.) and Sutcliffe was trying to apart, but
| in attain.—dusociated Presă.
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180.
Slazengers
Lead Again
:
In their second) attempt York- shire only musi tered
run
together
W. V. Robins of
Only two matches were played, the results as cabled by Renier bo-
ing as follows:
NATIONAL-LEAGUE ----
I.
JUSTIFIED
This is the most vital pronounce- nent by the most responsible und in On the journey back from Glas- uential officials in the game, and it gow, Bastie told me that he and Tom is full justilention for the belter. Whittaker, the Arsenal-trainer, had which I have expressed In The Daily tried in every way possible after the Mat that the sew Kyntain of controll E. match to make the ligament sliping matches will be introduced into
again, and they had been unable to the League next season.
2 do so. "At this moment, Bastin
'sekl, "my kuce feels
The matter is a little compleated. absolutely It is now too late to make a definite
the sound, and I am fit to play ngain to proposal to the International Board,
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Pittsburgh Boston
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6
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(Urbanski
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Braves)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
7
1
Middlesex took
Verity. five of the wickets for 38 runs.
The M. C. C. side made hetler
4 elfort in their second innings which realised 156 runs but they were still 114 runs short of York- [shire's lggregate total. This time Verity had another six victims for 62 ruús, hia total for the first match being 12 wickets for 96 rana.- | Boston Reuter.
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I know two cases of players who have had slipping ligamente. One E has been troubled with it for several
6 years, and he is still playing.
A JUST RESULT.
In-law, Joe Croain, to sell to the Boston Red Sox at $200,000 n jcrack.
But getting back to Joe Engel- || "My Poy Choe" certainly can digi 'em up. The Washington acout not only knows a bali player when he sees one, but has the happy faculty of being on the ground when one arrives.
Biloxi, Miss., May 5. "Joe Engel certainly can dig 'em up," remarked Bucky Harris Engel stumbled into Elberfeld's as the rangy Cecil Travis shot a baseball school at Atlanta four. three-base hit into right field. years ago on the morning that a Harris, happy in his new-old gangling kid in blue overalls and assignment as manager of the tennis shoes hopped off an old Washington Americans, says the truck and sought admittance. Ils 22-year-old Travis is just catch-name was Cecil Travis and he ing up with major league pitching, came from the estton fields around
"And when Travis does catch up Riverdale, Ga.
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with it, what a sbellacking it la Travis didn't have to be in unle: going to take," smiles Harris. form to look like A ball player. "If Travis pulls consistently, he'll hit three home runs in his bos.400 hitter."
blus overalls and tennis shoes the Yes, Joe Engel certainly can dig first day, and became the property 'em up.
of the Chattanooga club of the Not yet 21, and with only a Southern Association, of which season and a half of professional Engel finds time to be president experience, Travis beat Ossle while carrying on his foxy fomg- Bluege, one of the finest third ing. basemen in baseball, out of his HITS RING OFF-ROOKIE'S BAT job with the Senators.
Engel paid Kid Elberfield $200
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Engel sent Travis to the Now-] for Travis in the spring of 1931. port, Tenn., club, a member of a Clark Griffith asserts that he aami-professional circuit, with wouldn't take $125,000 for the which the cotton, picker hit 4.30. young Georgian now, but there's Travis reported to the Chat- never any way of telling what the tanooga club in September, and. Old Fox might do Grifith's only compiled an average of 410 for regret is that he had but one son- (Continued on, Page 2).
There was
who are responsible for the rules of the game, but if the English clubs gree I believe the intention is to ask the board to allow the system to be tris) during next season. This was the course adopted in regard · to the experiments carried out at Chenter and West Bromwich, and
put an
no doubt about the there can be no objection to an ex- Justice of the result, bat Scotland did tension of the arrangement. not make a shot that might have! Neither the League Management brought a goal, and, both Dunean's Committee nor the clubs are satisfied winning efforts were from corners. with refereeing at the present time: thought, too, that they should have They are concerned, tag, that the play | been saved.
is losing much of its appeal as £ spectacle through the introduction of It was, in fact, only in defence that nietinde which make for the negation Scotland's superiority was marked. [of the gume, and which referees and to same extent this may have seem powerless to check.
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