CRICKET IN SOUTH AFRICA
EARLY HISTORY OF-CONTESTS
WITH ENGLAND
INTERCHANGE OF TOURS OF BENEFIT
TO BOTH
CHAPTER I (CONTINUED)
COUNTRIES
(By R. Abbit)
THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1935.
HELEN. WILLS
IN KENT · TENNIS FINAL
PREPARING FOR WIMBLEDON
انه
211et
in
Royal Hongkong Golf Club REVIEW OF
Meeting Held
AMENDMENTS MADE TO ARTICLES OF
LAST EVENING
ASSOCIATION
tha
tant In Article 1 the definitions much full membered and refund in
full
of the
PAST SEASON
LOCAL RACING CLOSES
FIRST HALF OF YEAR
(Continued from Page 8).
African went to South Africa which was tenutorge's tournament, her first shall be substituite definitions he shall repay such proportion that he is a good 'un. His stablo con-
WOH
in
the above-mentioned, occasion..... coNG- pares favourably with performances of animals running weight for age gr weight for Inches throughout the length and breadth of the globe.
Without in any way wishing to belittle Bag Tor's aplondid effort I must say that I was sorry to aco Able Amazon defeated. All lovora of horaes love to see a good horse win and no one can say that this splendid maro failed through Inck- of courage to concede more than 20 lbs to another really good horse. These two had mot times out of number but always at weight for Inches or thereabouts- Hover with such a huge penalty imposed.
most
Several amendments to the Articles members who, Immediately after pay- of Association of the Royal Honging the full fee, were transferreil to kong Golf Club were approved at a another station, the following now HER COME-BACKcial meeting of the Club in Messrs. Articlo was approved to follow Articlo
Matheson's Boardroom last avening; and Messrs J. D. Kinnaird their discretion, in the event of a full 17-17 (A) The Committee may in Becherham, June 10. and C. D. Lambert were elected Life member leaving the Colony within the Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, former members of the Club,
the date of his election. world's champlon
year of women's tennis
Mr. player, now attempting to regain her S. H. Dodwell. Captain of the transfer such full member to the
of "waiting Tegister
members former laurels, is expected to
with the first resolution, hereinafter મ Ragland's champion, Miss Dorothy lifted. Round, in the final
a proportion such the Kent of
and "Ex
THE BEST AUSTRALIANS Hesolution"
entrance for by here
Paid Resolution" shall
bene tournament which opens Inorrow. Fresh from her victoy
member returns to the Colony cancelled and the
Of the 1936 Australians fore- as has but his Champion time, 238.4/5 shows the St.
therefor: (a) Gr
comes been refunded to him
Cold Morning, tournament since 1933 when "Special Resolution" means special
to she dramatically forfeited to
a further sum of 326,00 under Article neetions are to be congratulated on due
her very creditable of Miss resolution of the Club passed in nc-21, upon receipt of which sums the getting him at the his form at win in Helen Jacobs, the former champla cordance with
the Rooty Hill Section 116 (2) of the Committee
ruch
right time. He won his three Derby. Her subsequent efforts full) The is regarded as the strongest competi-
Ordinance 1932; Companies
may restore (1) member to the register. of full ment races in a row, The Tower Stakes, have not been at all auccessful, tion Miks Round has met in the pant "Extraordinary Resolution" menns
bers as hereinafter provided.
The Subscription Grillin's Challenge but I feel we will find her two years.--United Press.
an extraordinary resolution of the The Captain said: The present
Champions, prominent again when Cup and the Sub. Griffin's tim 110 (1) of the Chib in accordance with Sec-entrance fee is $150 for a full mem- and funally rough, Lucky Strike run Leger is run
the St. opcasion. This
Secoml to her as a and: ly elected full members have, im-latter was a pony that showed much stake-winner comes that hand- Our old Articles became out of date mediately after paying their full en promise but went lame after the some chesnut, Got That, whose re- consequent on the phasing of the
trance fee, been transferred to an Champions and never recovered his cord shows that he is capable of Companies Ordince 1932, a fresh eher station.
form. However, we may expect te taking on the beat of all seasona definitions of the phrase "Siccial Your Committee feel that in some hear more from him in the Autumn.
at one mile and ander. Rose Ann Resolution" un "General Resolution"enses this acts harshly and therefore
BEST OF THE NEW SUBS. to conform to the sections of the ask for power to refund in such cases
was perhaps the unlucky one of thia year. new ordinance are Introduced.
A t proportion of the entrance fee paid.
notoriaya-bąd Actually as $75 is paid on election to
Having dealt with the most suc-starter, her pour showing in the the
S and when the ful Sub. we now come to the best Derby was definitely due to this Bist is in
and the Sub, of the 1935 batch, Wadebridge, defect, for she was left flat-footed He has run well from six furlongs to and her rider, wisely, made no at- to replace Article 37:--Every membolan your Committe propose to ber shall be all residents of the refund $75 in approved cases where he also bent the best of the Suby contented with giving her a canter
victory nainst the best of the year
hounes and grounds subject. visitors not being of
1* Colmy to the privileges of the Club
a member
transferred from Hong-
ection of all years carrying his full weight Derby Day and Mount Pilatus are over the course. Shooting Star, regulations and bye-laws as shall apecifically in the amendment
within 12 months of such kong tu
This
amount is not however stated for inches.
all sprinters of merit, able to made from time to time by the Com-
hold their own in any class. Gold- mittee for stelt a period or periods Article 17 which denis with Entrance others of this year's vintage that will manith's chief asset us, I am in- It and upon payment of which feen ay/fees does not specify the amount pay survive their Sab year at race panicstelined to think, his classifications;
the Committee
ittee niny from time to able by the electripe waitintitute of even the most sanguine I can't, somehow, see him winning
nance 1982. The chef UT-ber. Cases have occurred where new-esond to him on each
VISTORS
The following Article was approved fee waiting list. for to 20% miles; he has enrried 168 lbs, totempi to get into the ruçe, but was
time determine for each visitor.
It
oak
of $75 on
or to full membership.
lo full
DA
I do not think there aro
nt.
owner, especially when such optimism in "A."
A few I have not mentioned will per-tralians are a costs $50 a month in livery alone. colate to "D" class, but the majority.
the art of #ghting the ball, | Round-about 1891 he had been un- doubtedly the best medium paced bowler in England. In 1892 he Before going any further with was stricken with tuberculosis and the history of South cricket there is perhaps one point then a recognised retreat for the which should be made clear. In vletims of this dreadful scourge. giving the date of the first visit Recovering somewhat he returned as 1888. It must be remembered to England in 1895-6 but that the South Africon cricke! obliged to return to South Africa season, as in Australia and Hong in the winter of the latter year, in its visit to England. Murray kong, runs roughly from October when he accompanied Lord Hawke. Bisset, who had represented the Lo March. In cases where only settled down near Magersfontein Western Province, led the side very one year is mentioned, it must be he recovered some FRUTO of capably. He was then twenty-six construed to be the October date.health, but his last visit to Eng-
years of age and was destined, n that Is of the first of the two years land was as minnager of the South good many years later, to receive concerned. Thus Aubrey Smith's African team in 1901 and he re- a knighthood. He died at the end team played in the 1888-9 season. turned to Africn only to die in the of 1931. A series of defents early Two years later a further ven-last month of that year, at the in the tour rather lessened The ture took place, this time a private carly age of thirty-six. He is one. interest that the public took in the one. In 1891-2 Walter Read, the of the many find cricketers who doings of the side but there were great Surrey amateur, took out a have passed on untimely.
some fine cricketers playing. Poor strong team which was altogether
This team of Lord Hawke's hud George Lohuinn, who lied the too much for the South Africans, some peculiar experiences, as theyhest winter, managed the side. J. J. Ferris, the Australian who were Euring the country when the well remember as settled in England after the Aus- Jameson raid took place. In Mr.seeing them play at Southampton, amall boy trailan tour of 1988, in which he Altham's book it la recorded that and recollect thinking that was so successful-he played for they avere hurriedly summoned to Kotze was much faster than Chris Gloucestershire nt home... was
Johannesburg, "to distract local Heatletine, the Hampshire speed member of Rend's team and did attention from political issues," merchant of the late nineties. most of the bowling for the side, and that there they "w Cronje has been pretty generally conceded It seems probable that he, settled
with his victorious com- that J. J. Kotze was faster than in the country afterwards, as he mundos" and dined with the Eng- anyone except Kortright and per-
The Chairman explained: Your
LIFE MEMBERS ELECTED died at Durban in 1900, at the lish "prisoners". Unless this re- haps N. A. Kung in later years.
Committee have hitherto been tied in
On the whole, the 1935 Aus- early age of 33. As was the ease fors to the prisoners taken
the SINCLAIR DEVELOPS
matter of visitors or temporary The amendments were carried on before the local men, however Johannesburg for complicity, and
members. Under the present Article the motion of the Chairman, seconded
nice even lot, al- Rowe and Sinclair did most of 37 Auch badlythey may have been beaten tried in Pretoria, this last state the rest of the bowling. The for- the use of the Club for
persons
only be allowed by Mr. C. Bulmer Johnson.
will soon any goodbye to the race though I must say I was not im- period of derived inspiration from the visitment is perhaps a little doubtful. mer does not appear in the list of three months,
The Chairman: Having now discourse' for ever."
pressed when they first arrived. of the team, and in 1894 the greate. P. Foley
is now proponed
cd posed of the amendments to our
They have given us, splendid Regarding the Australian old adventure of a tour in England Worcestershire and
(Eton, Cambridge, cricketers given in Wisden, and to give your Committee the power to Articles of Association I have, Gentle-ponics the tstanding perfomance of racing both as griffins and in the
Middlesex) did not play for South Africa in admit visitors for a longer period. men, one more pleasant duty to per- the wenson was, of course, Saucy open class, and the popularity of was undertaken by the South Afri-
rode with the Jameson any subsequent tour as far as can golfers-generally Juniors-cuate here
There are some cases where ke
keen actually ean cricketers. It was the fore-raid anel
farm.
Faces's 1.45 mile, This black mare this form of racing is best flus- was captured. In his be traced. Sinclair, however. of
Your Committee unanimously
rehas always been prominent over dlstrated by a study of the part- runner of many.
book of reminiscences, "Autumn whom mention has already been leave. Such replacements run as now amended)
to replace others who have
„Kone uncommend that under Article 40 (na tances up la o mile and ber effort on mutuel returns.
twa further Life M.C.C. TEAM BEATEN
Foliage," recently published, be made, was just developing into his rule to six
to six muniħa
ali and makes no mention of this dinner game. He was a very big man place in the mummer season. To
I generally take inembers be elected.
The first of these is Mr. J. D. Kin- Mr. Altham records that it at Johannesburg, but he dors re- and hit tremendously hard. In substitutes to join
join the Club as
as mem- played second class sides for the cord that Lont Hawke and his team bowling he spun the ball a lot and bers for six months only in the sum-aird who has for many years doneNCESSE386683NSESSEDS
On the General Com- mast part, and did not attræet faussed within ten yards of him---
Bervice was a pust master in the art of
mer is asking 100 much of them. Also Yeoman
niittee and as Convener of the Happy much attention, though it bent and the other prisoners, in a train lighting it. This
21 fern was not sur-
Tate the present
and Father MOTH-PROOF too high to induce those who are here Valley Sub-Committee by W. G. Grace at Lord's. This on their way home to stand their that supreme artist, George Lob-
BAGS FREE three pacity especially Mr. Kinnaird haa victory, to anyone of a reflective trial. They were,
case the facilities lapse in it seems, innan. With Hathorn, Shalders
a great deal of work and has had montue mind, should have recalled that some railway carriages alde-track- | und Louis Tancred to stiffen the
freer hund your Committee exercise much tact and fatherly core. Your Committee, feel confident first great Australian victory ated just off the main line neur batting, the side was a much bet-propose to make a sliding scale for that you will be as unanimous ns Lord's sixteen years before, when, Ladysmith,
ter one than the record showed,
visiters
temporary members, and they are in wishing to recognize his on May 28, 1878, an M. C. C. side,
while in Halliwell they had, as all to extend their privileges to six valuable services to the Club by composed of the finest talent in
admitted, FL wicket-keeper who month's in any one year. You will note electing him դ Life .member. England, went down before the It is evident, however, that the could hold his own with anyone,
that provision is made for members, (Applause). visitors in a single day. Thirteen vicissitudes of this tour did not
even in those days of great stum-
to whom a re
refund is mude under Mr. G. S. Archbutt seconded, and years after the visit of this cause Lord Hawke to drop South pers. It is a melancholy fact that pioneer South African eleven, the Afrien! In 1898-9 he paid a revery one of the men I have men-paying life absent fees and repaying early promise was more or less turn visit, and once more it was
tioned is now deal. fulfilled, as, though England has found that South African erleket never lost a Test match to them had
progressed
considerably. at Home, the 1907 South African Much of this improvement may be tcum undoubtedly represents the traced to the keen ambitions zenith of their cricket in visits to aroused by the institution of the England, unless, of
course, the Currie Cup for competition among team now at home are going to the provinces. The English side make history in this present year included, besides their captain, Plum Warner, Frank Mitchell. ont, and the value of the experi-all of the intter being in the mid In 1896 Lord Hawke took a team Trott, Baigh and J. T. Tyldesley, ence gained in the English tour twenties. They were not benten was fully demonstrated, for it was but in the first game against South frankly admitted that the stand- Africa, Warner's century alone en ard of South African cricket had abled them to scramble home by greatly improved. True, England thirty-two runa. In this tour, won the three Test Matches easily 1. H. Sinclair of the Transvaal, enough, but their side was a very who had previously, as a lad of strong one. Lord Hawke himself twenty, made a considerable im- was a very fine batsman in those pression, proved that as a bowler days, and he had with him C. B. he had come on a great deal, and Fry, who was then developing into his subsequent career more than the magnificent cricketer he was fulfilled this early promise. Once to become; Tom Hayward, and more, at the end of the tour Eng A. J. L. HI. Lord Hawke him and left a hostage as Frank Mit- self was thirty-six, but the otherschell (Cambridge and Yorkshire) were only twenty-five! All of elected to settle in South Africa them are alive today, so far as and subsequently captained the records go; they certainly were at very useful team of 1904 in Eng- the end of 1934 but then record land. censes out here, for the moment
green
strong M. C. C. team, captained I while they were under arrest and I prising for he had been taught by Emporarily to play much and in any the Junior Section. In the latter
of grace.
and there is some doubt about
Hill.
DAYS OF LOHMANN
LORD HAWKE RETURNS
Then
CHAPTER II
THE BEGINNINGS OF GREATNESS
It is very possible that S. M. J.
came the Boer Woods, (Sammy) was in the side Cricket, of course, stopped in war but accurate records are not to South Africa, but afterwards, in hand. George Lohmann, then aged the summer of 1901, before indeed thirty-one, was the star bowler. hostilities hnd actually ceased, the He was, in his day, a master of Hon. J. D. Logan sponsored a team
The
ur
аге
of
ter
this amendment, to rejoin the Club the motion was carried unanimously. on their return to the Colony, by
election of Mr. C. D. Lambert as a The Chairman now propose the Life member,
Trut
had reportion of untrance fees that
Meen refunded.
We are advised that we cannot In- sist on such members rejoining the Club if they return to the Colony.
LIFE MEMBERS
are
However unfortunate the match
Mr. Lambert has devoted an enor results of the tour were, the prac
nous amount of time and thought; tical value was undoubted, for
to problems, mostly engineering, con- South African cricket was steadily
nected with
with Fanling. The hard work on the up grade due to the greater
as Care
that he has put in
over such matters as
the water supply experience gained of the methods other great help was the visit of number of life members from six to light) its replacement by current sup of the "best English players. An
Club Moving a resolution increasing the plant. (used when wo
houses, our old electrical Joe Darling A 1902 Australian team
womade.
de.our own ten. the Chairman anid: Wo
details must be reserved for the Committee ask for power to increase ficient state in which visited South Africa after lintited at present to a maximum of plied by the China Light &
and the new installation of their summer in England.
six life members. We have at this
light fans and refrigerators has been moment five such members and your great
the Club. The Africa and the Australians, but it to ten.. chapter on cricket between South she pos
efficient state in which our tractors possible number of life members and mowing machines,
have
been should be remembered that these
After the conclusion of the dis. kept, and the consequent marked Im two seasons, the one in England cussion of the amendments I am going provement in the condition of our and the other in South Africa to propose that you accept the Com- Courses, has been largely due to Mr. paved the way for the improve-mittee's recommendation to elect two as Convener of the Fanling House
Lambert's supervision. In
addition ment of the 1904 team, which was
mure Life members at once. We hope Committee Mr.
has had Lambert the fore runner of two sides which that
that the present Ave and the two perhaps may be considered we hope to see elected to day will many small domestic problems to set- cricket, these of 1905-6 at home
tle and has been of the greatest live for many years, and your Com-
help in all South African milee wish to make provision for Mr. Lambert is leaving the Colony
In your
Committee and the Secretary. and of 1907 in England.-that is, nature. unless this present side make his
possible further elections of this: Lat
Very Hou and your Committee feel he has indeed well earned the following Articlo was approved, to be substituted for Article 72 to
honour of Life membership. (Ap- plause). bring procedure into line with the provisions of the Companies Ordine motion was carried with acclamation. Mr. G. 11. Wilson seconded, and the ance 1932: Every special resolution with the notice at which
greatest
tory.
SPORT ADVTS.
The
uch
A vote of thanks to Messra. Jardine, vening the meeting Matheson for the use of the Board-
resolution is
be proposed shall be posted in a con- NOTICE
кріснойв place in the Club houses at Happy Valley and Fanling. All re- Victoria Recreation Club.
solutions daly passed at any general or extraordinary general meeting shall be binding on all the mumbers, sub- The First Night. Fete will be seribers, honorary members, life meni. 1935, commencing at helt on Saturday, June 15th, bers and visitors of the Club."
9.15 p.m. sharp.
D. F. LOPES,
In connection with refunding a pro- Hon. Secretary. portion of the entrance fees paid by
ABSENT MEMBERS
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
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