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REVIEW OF MONACO FOR
LOCAL CRICKET
KOWLOON C. C. ELEVEN
CIVIL SERVICE FIGURES
OLYMPIC GAMES
SMALL COUNTRY ENTERING
ABLE TO CLAIM
MAY 29, 1935.
BOBSLEIGH'S FORM WEST INDIES SPORT ADVTS.
TOUR WAS
INCONSISTENT
Reported To Be Better NOT FREE
After Another Trot OF INCIDENT
London, May 28.
After a half speed gallop of six furlongs Bobsleigh trotted out per-[ fectly soundly and the trainer ex, pressed his satisfaction.
There are evidently still hopes that Bobsleigh will run in the Derby, but no confidence can. bo placed in a horse who trots soundly one day and).
Renter. reveals algns of lameness the next.
THE FAVOURITE
London, May 27.
The last horae
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14 finished third,
HARD FEELINGS OVER UMPIRES
NONE, TAKEN BY THE M.C.C..
I have been assured by one who
A RECORD Monaco, a small principality on (Continued from Page 8).
the Mediterranean near Nice, is assured of at least one record at Smith, whose style must have been the 1936 Olympic Games, in so
London The Aga Khan's horse Bahram is an evolution of his own genius, was much as it is the smallest inde- now odds-on favourite for next week's out about the M.C.C. tour of the Things are gradually leaking a very useful bat who tended to come pendent country which has ever Derhy at six to five, as Lord Derby's West Indies. In some quarters off when things were at their worst. taken part, or ever likely to, in och recently his rent attempts have been made to en- But there was no life in the batting the Games. With an area of only exercise yesterday and is now quoted large on the "body-line" incidenta.
rival, pulied up A season or so ago 1 suggested
that
very lame after. miles the K. C. C. bnts were tale with eight square
Monaco,nt 18 to If not think that situated in the Alpes Maritimes, overmuch cricket. It is true this year. They have not suffers mostly from lack of fields, favourite for the Derby was Slieve done
themselves justlee.
Even lawn tennis being the best cater-Gallion in 1907, Stapleton, who admittedly cannot hit, ed for sport.
Britisk Wireless. but has
* very correct style and Despite this Inck of training ground, watches the ball, could not hold off the little pricipality was represented the hour of defent. It seems to me at the 1028 Olymple Games at Am- that cricket at the K. C. C. is rather sterdam in the broad jump, decathlon, in the doldrums, but I have no doubt rowing (coxswained fours), yachting. that matters will right themselves. and in the art contents. In 1938 the A few good youngsters seem to be only representation was in the art coming along and new blood means a seciton, but, neceding to reports, tremendous fat to a side.
Monnen will be sending a ten to Berlin equal to, if not better than, her contingent of 1128.
A GOOD SPOT
LOCAL GOLF RESULTS
KEY WINS IN
PLAY-OFF
took part in the tour that there was never any suggestion of trouble in this respect, writes Clifford Webo in the Daily Herald.
There were hard feelings, however. over the question of umpiree. To put it mildly, most of the officials called! on in the West Indies were miles be
low test match class and both sides had occasion to feol rankled over questionable decisions,
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY
CLUB +
The Seventh Extra Race Meeting will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday, 1st June, 1935, commencing at 2.30 p.m.
The First Bell will be rung at 2.00 p.m.
By Ordor,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary, Hongkong, 27th May, 1936,
SHIRLEY TEMPLE
In
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JAMES DUNN
FRIDAY at the STAR
serious.M. C. C. turned down the request on
yet the scoro of expenso.
That, perhaps is not So S. Key and P. Morrison played or lensed everybody. Previously tied at all square, W.Umpires and referon Never for the Jubilee Cup on Saturday it Famling.
Key returned a card of three up and Morrison made no return.
Key therefore wins the Cup which
But if, perhaps, the quality of the cricket has not quite maintained Its
The Swedish Gymnastic Association, high level, the very sporting spirit, has decided to send two teams of in which the game is always played men and women to participate in the what is, think, admittedly the display of Swedish gymnastic section. best ground in the Colony, remains Providing
sufficient accommodation unbated, and there is still the very can be arranged, each team will num great hospitality which welcomes those ber 1000. Never before has any coun- of us who go to watch the cricket as try undertaken such a gigantic task well as those who go to play it, as this mesociation, which can only have spent some very pleasant times regarded with wonder and admiration, on the ground and, all being well, I Up to the present only one country. hope to spend many more.
has forwarded a refusal to participato in the Games of the Eleventh Olym plac that being Palestine. A letter Lieutenant-Colonel F. II. Kish,
THE CIVIL SERVICE Before
got my figures for the Civil Service I
marked that the mun thing was that president of the national committer, they enjoyed their cricket, and I must to Dr. Lewald, president of the or Ray they persevered very nobly under fanising committee, points out thint adverse circumstances, as they had
committee has only been re- not
their
one
body,
arki
an encouraging season as incognised this year by t the international League games they only won
and being in the early stages of E mediaeval Knight match, against the Recreio, and lost organisation and training the question depended upon his the
other ten. However, they
they of participation cannot be considered shield for a vast amount managed to win three out of their for this Olympind, le expressed the of protection. There is a seven friendlies, drawing two
hope that in 1910 Palestine would be aign of protection well- losing two. Their full record was prepared to take part in the world known to all discrim this: Played 18, won four, drawn two, contesta. inating people who woat their garnients to hold up after a season of hard wear. The Vale- teria Method used by the Steam Laundry-does more than cleaning and pressing.
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The chief cause of their lack of success was the fact that there was practically no batting in the side save the gallant but sometimes erratic hitting of their captain, H. F. West lake, who also did most of the bowl ing. Had N. L. Whitley been able to turn out more regularly it would have helped, but I fancy he was playing three. a good deal for the Brat, and the other
The fielding of the side was definitely capable of improvement, although C. A. L. Rickett and A. Jackson took six Cockle four, while Harper caught catches apiece, Westlake and three and stumped one, and J. 31. Wilson caught one and stumped The figure--or rather a selection bowlers were apt to be expensive, i of them-are as follows:
H. F. Westlake
JI. F. Harper
R. B. Wood
W. H. Edmonds
A. Jackson
P. D. Crawley
the Matches.
J. M. Wilson
H. E. Strange N. L. Whitley
A REQUEST REFUSED
Expense to whom, you might well nak? The tour was a certain finaл- cial success. A profit was practically guaranteed. There was not tha
But it in rather surprising to learn lightest excuse for the refuent of p presentations were made to the M.C.C. known that, before the tourists departed, re-request which the M. C. C. must have was presented by an anonymous nem-to allow one English umpire to accent grounds. WAX based on reasonable
pany the party.
Those who had made previous trips the Australians' tour of this country, To rend of the immensé profits from to the West Indies knew all about the and then to hear of this kind of thing, unipiring difficultles and wished to makes me wonder what will be the avoid any semblance of friction. The extent of the next M, C. C. blunder.
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