THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1935.
MRS. VAN RYN REPLACES MRS. HELEN WILLS MOODY
EXPERIMENT OF
NEW L. B. W.
CRICKET RULE
DOLEFULNESS.IS UNFULFILLED
AUSTRALIANS' OPINIONS
(By "Watchman"),
London, July 15. This cricket season is slipping
from us with depressing quickness
For the first six weeks we waited for the clouds to roll by, and when sunshine came at last to relieve us
from that melancholy occupation,
we turned to find the summer half Much that should have been over, impressive was obscured by wold and ruit, not to mention snow. Yet in spite of the evil weather and the sins of some of our Test Match players, this has been a season of interest and variety than more usual, with its contrasts and con- tradictions and extremes of scar- ing. And at least the worst, as painted in such dark colours by pessimistic prophets, has not hap- pened in regard to certain innova- tions. No umpire has found necessary to exercise his new power
It
JACK HOBBS
TRIBUTE TO ENGLAND
CRICKETER
TEST IS DRAWN
FINAL DAY'S PLAY AT HEADINGLEY
Lin
SOUTH AFRICANS
RECOVER
(BY A. E. R. GILLIGAN)
Leeds, July 17.
A must interesting Test match which South Africa fought a magnificent uphill battle, ended here in A draw. England had tried all day to force victory but the stout-hearted resistance of Mitchell, Cameron and Wade enved the game for our visitors. Anyway it has shown that Eng- lish cricket is not so bad as it is painted and we can, now take heart in preparation for the Manchester Test.
For this I expect two changes and would suggest Duckworth for Ames and Leyland for Hardstoff.
JACK HOBBS AT want to see Smith, Barber, Mit-
DINNER
HIS FAREWELL TO THE GAME
chell and Sims played agenin. They have all earned their spurs.
On the stroke of eleven Wyatt and Hammond came out to restime England's innings and after two overs Hammond started hitting out in glorious fashion. He made On the eve of the anniversary some wonderful strokes through the of the birth of Dr. W. G. Grace,covers and the ball simply flashed
to warn off a bowler for "persis-John Berry Hobbs, whose name from his but to the boundary, tently and systematically" alming has meant to cricket in this cen. HAMMOND'S GLORIOUS SIX short-pitched fast balls at the bats-
tury what Grace's name meant in man's body, nor has the new 1.b.w. rule produced the predicted cunfu- sion. Even on sticky wickets the grounds have not been made hidio- ous by a never-ending chorus of appeals, as the anti-new rule party confidently anticipated, and um- pires have not been aged by the added responsibility of deciding whether a ball has turned at an angle of forty-five degrees or a mere tun. On the other hand, I have not noticed that the new rule has caused batsmen to reconstruct their methods to the extent of bang- ing to the offside boundary balls of a character that has come to be regarded as so much pad fodder. On the contrary, the confirmed pad- dials still "atep in front" and hang
the last, took his farewell of Fours came with amazing fre- county cricket at a dinner given quencs, although Langton bowled Then out shot in London by the Stur last month, extremely well.
Surrounded by many of the leading Hammond's bat and a delightful figures in contemporary cricket, sup-six into the crowd underneath the ported by his thres sons in the pro- grand stand brought the crowd to This is the first six sence of the President of the M.G.C., their feet. and beneath the glare of lights, as the ever hit against South Afriva in
occasion was recorded an film. Mr.Ja Test match. Hobbs made one of those characteris! tically modest speeches which have endeared to us not merely Jark Hobbs the cricketer, but Jack
inan,
Hobbs the
I have not
"Looking back, single regret in choosing professional
I roult live my life over
friendships formed at home and he
It was great cricket. Wyatt played his part nobly and when rain stopped play 5 minutes from the start, exactly 100 runs had been added to the score. England had a rough quarter of
cricket as my career," he said. "IC
again. I an hour on resuming, and Bell took Assure you I would desire no other. three wickets in very quick time. It has been a wonderful life, full of Then Wyatt, who had assisted Ham- ut their bats in the old negative delightful sexintinns, varied experi- mond to add 129, declared at a leaving South ences, happy memories, enriched by quarter to one, manner. This is FLJI imperfect
Africa roughly four and a half world!
yond the sens,
hours to make 340 runs. "The game of cricket will always Hammond, in addition to his six mean much to me. I know of no hit fourteen 4's and altogether he greater game from which to learn scored 150 for once out in a man- the lessons of life, for to play cricket on an off the field shoulder reminiscent of a Victor Trum- per and a Charlie Macartney rolled into one.
A careful recard of the num- ber of occasions upon which the new bw rule has got batsmen out-not so very many, after all Is being officially kept and there is unofficial evidence that it has made more friends than enemies. The probability in that it will be again experl-| mentally operated next seĽKON before the members of the M.C.C. at a general meeting to decide whether it shall become a permanent and universal law of cricket.
If the experiment be continued next season, however, our chances of beating the Australians on their
be the aim of us all.”.
Viscount Cobham, President of the M.C.C., paid a warm tribute to the personality of Mr. Hobbs.
"You have never lost sight of the greatest thing the spirit of the game itself," said Lord Cobham. "I some times think that the spirit has been
little
forgotten and personalities even put in front of the game itself, Throughout your long career are of
A REMARKABLE CATCH
Howes and Nichols bawled with tremendous determination when South Africa entered upon their final task, but while Bruce Mitchell and Seidle exercised due enre, they yet found time to hit a few boun-
Helen Jacobs, leader of the Ameri. can team last year, with the Wight man Cup which she helped to retain,
RYDER CUP
PLAYERS DOMINATE-
TWO NOMINEES GOLF FINAL
AMERICA'S
TENNIS TEAM
WIGHTMAN CUP CONTEST
HELEN JACOBS TO LEAD SIDE
New York, Aug. 8. Mrs. Van Ryn, wife of John Van Ryn, the former joint holder i of the Wimbledon Doubles Cham- pionship, has been selected by the American tennis authorities to represent the United States in the Wightman Cup competition filling the vacancy caused by the withdrawal from the team of Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody, the! Ladies Singles champion Wimbledon.
Wills-Moody
of
emi-
for
When Mrs. barked upon her. come-back campaign and left America England to participate at Win bledon, the American authorities tentatively selected her as a mem- ber of the Wightman Cup team. IN the provision being that her final
selection would depend upon the!
effort 16 regain success of her her former supremacy. ་ ་
However, since Mrs. Wills Moody won the Wimbledon championship she intimated that she did not; desire to represent her country and accordingly withdrew from the team.
Helen Jacobs, runner-up to Mrs.
BUSSON DEFEATS REG. WHITCOMBE
London, July 14. Two nominees for Great Brit-
It is now officially announced, ain's Ryder Cup team were in- cluded in the final stages of the states Reuter, that Mrs. Van Ryn Malden club's Invitation Profes-will fill the vacancy and that Miss sional Tournament which was concluded yesterday. J. J. Bus Wills Moody at Wimbledon, has and their meeting in the semi-side.
The United States team now son, and W. J. Cox, were the two, been appointed captain of the final round attracted a large gallery.
The other semi-final consists of Miss Helen Jacobs, of (captain), brought R. A. Whitcombe and E. Berkeley, California
Mrs. Sarah Palfrey-Fabyan. Mrs. Kenyon into opposition.
Dorothy Andrus, Mrs. Burkhardt Arnold, Mrs. John Van Ryn and Miss Carolin Babcock.
It was a scorching hot day, and once again the spectators were treated to dazzling golf, all four semi-finalists
The fixture is due to be played the morning breaking seventy for round. Bussor, who beat Cox by ant Forest Hills, New York, on single hole, had a score of 68, against August 16 and 17, immediately his rival's 69, while Whitcombe, after before the American Champion- gaining a thres and une triumph over ships commence,
At the beginning of July it was Kenyon, completed the round for a
officially announced that England total of 67, Kenyon taking 69.
Dorothy Round, last year's Wim- required three putts, die Cox win a would be represented by Miss hole, but after that he played well. The Addingtor golfer had been three bledon champion, Miss Katharine down with 11 played, having lost the Stammers, Miss Evelyn Dearman, secand to a three; the fifth, where he Miss Freda James, Misa Nancy sliced his drive; and the eleventh, Lyle and Mrs. Phyllis King.
Miss Round first declined to go where he was timid with a chip in trying to avoid being stymied. Busson but when naked necomplished the first nine holes in later accepted the invitation. thirty-four strokes.
A SLICED APPROACH Following his win at the 12th, Cox won the 18th in three-drive, niblick, and a three-yard puit, and he should have squared at the next hole where, however, he was robbed of a win by a stynie. Cox did draw level at the 16th, where his rival was short, and then failed from five feet, but at the 16th Cox sliced an approach and felt behind again. Both played good re- the proudest thing, is that the game | separatesi, but a quarter of an hour | po
coveries at the 17th, Husson from Crnards.
made another magnifeent catch low bunker, to halve the hole, and Busson down in the stips on his right side. Rank a four-yarder, for a four on the scertain home green, which gave This gave Bowes his 100th half. The Northerner was
was thus left
daries.
Lunch found them
own grounds in the Test matches counted frst and the pers after the resumption Hammond beyond the green and Cor from
wants screens
at both
that numbers ten and
also so side no longer come in
Lo reconsider
RE-ARRANGED FIXTURES
LAWN BOWLS TIES
NEXT WEEK
RAIN CAUSES MORE DELAY
wicket of the season, and it en-in possession of his one-hole lead, abled Hammond to make n catch and he came through to meet Whit-
There has been another blank that he alone could make. I do combe in the eighteen holes final.
Whitcombe lost the third not think anyone else in the
week for the local Lawn Bowls hole world could have secured the Kenyon through cutting his drive, but Championships and as none of the
of 1936-37 may be adversely in-
"[ rather deple that now, on the Auenced. The Australians have so village greens the village cricketer fur set their faces against any invariably change in the rule, and they arees," Lord Cobham aukled. "I am unlikely to be so magnanimous as
deren in to consent to play the big games in
wearing hotmailed bonts and corda- 1.b.w. conditions to which they are strangers. and with which their Toys, and usually with the pad on the wrong leg. Now the whole sidh turns
ball. out in spotless creams, and--what we opponents are familiar. With the old rule in operation, then our bats- | never had when. we were young- men will find themselves handicap-white boots." (Laughter). ped by a technique which they have evolved to meet the new margin allowed to bowlers in England. The position threatens to be awk- ward, but innovations generally brlug with them curses as well as blessings.
Open Lawn Bowls Championship
BOTH
RINKS TIES ON SUNDAY
SEMIFINAL
MATCHES
Both the semi-final matches in the Open Rinka Lawn Bowls Championships have been ranged for Sunday next, starting at 3.30 pam. in each case.
The two Portuguese quartetten will play off their tle on the Kow loon Bowling Green Club while the other match will be staged at the Civil Service C.C. green.
The teams arU:
5. W. M. Brown
A'Hyde Lay
F. T. Farrell
R. Tuncan
3. C. Brown
v. A.-M. Holand
I. G, Cric
E. C. Fincher
3. T. Narutha
L..J. Bil
3. Marques
(Civil Berries C. C. Green)
* Ma da Hliv
In J. Xavier
F. V. V. Ribeiro.
VM., II. A. Alven
DO. C. Green)
THE KING'S MESSAGE
Lord Cobham read a telegram from the King sincerely thanking those present for a loyal message and refer ring to that great cricketer Jack Hobbs."
Mr. H. D. G. Leves on-Gower, Pre- sident of the Surrey County Cricket Club, paid tribule to a great sports men and a great gentleman."
In thanking those who had helped him in the Mr. Hobbs especially mentioned Lord Moynihan.
LOUIS AND MAX BAER MATCHED
FIGHT ARRANGED FOR SEPTEMBER
JOE'S NEXT STEP
TO TITLE
N. Y. Giants
Twice Beaten At Baseball
PHILLIES WIN IN
DOUBLE HEADER
YANKEES ALSO LOSE
New York, Aug. 8. The New York Giants, leaders of the National Baseball League, suffered a double defeat to-day when they encountered the Phil- adelphia Phillies in two fixtures. Their double defent has sörfous- ly checked the Giants' progress but they still have a fairly com fortable lead ever the Cardinals who were not engaged to-day,
Besides the Giants matches there was only one other fixture, that between the Pirates and the Cubs, the latter winning.
The Detroit Tigers, top team of the American League, won from, the Chicago White Sox and, with the New York Yankeen losing to the Philadelphin Athletics, the Tigers increased their advantage.
The Indians and the BrownUS were engaged in a double hender, the honours of which were shared. In the first game the Cleveland outfit registered 16 hits and acor- ed 14 runs, causing the St. Louis lub to employ no less than seven pitchers,
Results of today's matches follow:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Philadelphin New York Philadelphia
(Todd scored
the Phillies). Pittsburgh
Chicago
R. H. E.
4 10
1
1
7 12
3 9 0
G 12
3
home run for
6
50 14.
(Grace scored a home run
the Pirates).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland
224
R. II.
14 16 8 10
1 2
for
St. Louis
(Trosky scored a home run for for the the Indians and Clift
less than Browns who tried no seven pitchers against the Indian batsmen). St. Louis ....... ง 10 Cleveland .....
T 10 1 (Ear Averili scored a home run
Chicago, Aug. 8. The culmination of recent negotiations to match the world's prominent heavyweight more bouts prior to a bid for a cham- boxers in a series of preliminary pionship fight with James Brad for the Indians and Solters for the dock has been the signing of Browns). articles for a contest between Philadelphin Joe Louis, the Detroit "black New York..... cently lost the Crown to Brad for the Yankees). menace", and Max Baer, who re- Lou Gehrig secred a home run
dock.
Detroit
A Reuter message
states that Chicago Mike Jacobs, the promoter of the Twentieth Century Sporting Club, who has been dickering with Max Schmeling and others to meet Joe Louis, has now matched the con- queror of. Primo Carners and King Levinsky with Max Baer and that the fight will take place either in Chicago or New York on September 20 or Septemebr 27 next.
A definite decision as to tho venue is expected to be made later to-day-Reuter.
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LOSS TO ESSEX CRICKET
H. P. CRABTREE FOR BUCKS.
GOOD RUGBY PLAYER
When five years ago H. P. Crab- tree nccepted the appointment of sports master at Weatcliff High School, it was hoped by the Essex
he squared at the next and went ahead matches have been played off since TAKES EIGHT WICKETS County Cricket officials he would,
at the fifth, never to be caught. All July 23, all fixtures outstanding Bowes now found a beauty which the remaining holes to the turn were have again been officially hit Rowan's off stump, and South halved, Whitcombe, out in 12 to Barranged for the same days next Africa was right up against it.turning one up. After an exchange
*** | week. Whitcombe won the 18th, where Ken- The programme for next week Then came a terrific duel between wh went over the green, but the
and bowlers. Runs did n batsmen
Whitcombe, however, became two up
TUESDAY, AUG. 13 not matter, and it was merely a latter chipped dead to take the 16th. will, therefore, be as follows: question of the South African buts- | again at the 10th, where his rival was men keeping up their end.
stymied, and won the match at the next hole, Kenyon
Further resistance came from at the back of thing out of bounds
the Mitchel-Wade stand, which was broken by Hammond when he bowled Mitchell with a bailer. The outgoing batsman hud played "Undoubtedly it in due to his skill magnificent uphill innings at a and great personal care in the great crisis, and when Cameron joined est crisis of my life that I am here. Wade each ball was watched with to-night," he said. After an open the ut ost. keenness. tion Lord Moynihan pent him photograph humorously inscribed "In mentory of a gond innings and a great score.' But it hardly did him justice, Mr. Hobbs added, for a month after the operation the scar could hardly
be seen.
An Unbeaten
Pre-War Horse
THE
TETRARCH
DEAD
$1
THE FIELD CREEPS IN
green.
A HARD-FOUGHT FINAL" In the final Busson defeated Whit combe at the twentieth hole after Whitcombe had had the better of matters at the start.
T. Armstrong
RINGLES
Y. IT. A. Alver Kowloon C. C. Green)
WEDNESDAY, AUG.
11. J. Moellam J. Cavanagh
PAIES
M. Erethali *. J. Shepherd
· (Kowloon 1. G. C. Green)
SINGLES
A. M. Holland
Eel Ateul Chyll Service C. C. Groen)
1. A. Brde Lay Culles
(Club de Heerely Green) THURSDAY, AUG. 15
The match opened with four halves, Busson recovering brilliantly from n bunker at the short second, whilo Whitcombo sank a ten-footer to save the fourth, after putting into the the rough. Busson's second shot to The fielders crept in when Sims Afth Anished two feet from the pin, was bowling to Wade, and there and he won the hole, his rival going were eight men a few yards from over the green. Busson, however, was the bat round the circle. But the bankered at the next, where Whit- R. Dunesn two batamen held the fort until the combe squared, and the Parketone u. w. Bradbury last over of the day, when Cameron player went in front at the eighth by was stumped.
holding a putt of ten feet for a 9, Bus W. E. Way son's, eight-footer for a half stopping
halved and Whitcombe turned and up,
Northerner became two down at The
JA
(v. A. _ Macfarlane Club de Beerein Green)
. C. a. Silv (Taikoo J. G. Green)
J. C. Brown (Civil Service C. C. Green)
found
AT LORD'S
REES DAVIES A
BOWLER
that the
as soon as he became qualified by residence, often appear in the county eleven. Unfortunately, he has not been able to devote much time to county cricket, but he will play in some of the Essex matches next month, before leaving West- cliff to take up his new appoint- ment as organiser of physical train- W. R. Rees-Davies, the son of ing under the Education Commit- Sir William Rees Davies, former tecs of Buckinghamshire and Ox- Chief Justice of Hongkong, hasfordshire. again been distinguishing himself The decision of H. P. Crabtree to in the realms of cricket. Playing accept this post means for the Public Schools against the Westcliff Cricket Club and Old Army, at Lord's he took a total Westcillians Rugby fifteen will lose of eight wickets for 108 runs, but one of the best players either club he was unable to help his side to has ever had. Leaving Westelif victory, the military team win- in September, Crabtree will, of ning by 61 runs.
course, lose his Essex qualification.. London, Aug. 8:
He will next season play cricket in R. T. D. Perks, the mediumBuckinghamshire. During the paced bowler and left hand bats- winter he will, if required, be able mun of Worcestershire, brought to, nssist the. Eastern Counties in off one of his best performances their Rugby matches. Besides, be of the season when he enabled his ing a first-class all-round cricketer, county to beat Gloucestershire Crabtree is a very good Rugby convincingly by taking ten wickets player, and his departure will be during the match for a total of missed. 90 rung.
put up 117
runs.
I watched Sims with great inter-three inches short. The ninth was
In helping to dismiss Glouces by 61 rune. The Army had Arst est. Ho is a great trier and is a both men being out in 34,
the innings and u banker. He tershire in the match on Whitcombe likely Test player for the future. His keenness both in bowling and into a bunker at the tenth, to be two few inches of the hole, but Busson a total of 171 runs, Perks took six Davies took five for 34.
Busron alleed a wooden-club shot played a grand recovery to within a College Ground at Cheltenham for The Eton, cholar, W. R. Rees- fielding was exemplary. South down, but he holed from five feet for Bank his putt of eight yards wickets for 57. After Worcester- The Public Schools declared Africa is now one up and two to go, a3 at the eleventh, where Whit for a half in three. The 18th was shiro had replied with a score of their first innings closed at 261 a comfortable position in which to combe's ten-yardar hung on the lip. also divided. be at this stage.
At the 10th Whitcombe's ball 200 Perks then took four for 33, the twelfth, hooking his tec-shot into a stopped near the hole and stymied Gloucestershire making 70 runs The attendance yesterday was bunker, and he was still two down Busson, who had two shots for the Howorth, however, was the most 310 runs.
had Buccessful bowler and
six half. Instead of playing for safety. about 11,000 people, of whom with four to play. 7,503 paid for admission. During At the 15th Whitcombe was unlucky Busson attempted to loft, and knocked victims for 16 runs.
Worcestershire was able to win the three days the aggregate at- and kicked into a bunker, Busson Whitcombo's ball even nearer to the London, Aug. 8.
tendance reached 50,000, the num sinking a three-yarder to win the hole, but it did not drop. The hole was by eight wickets, the batsmen The famous unbenton pre-War ber paying at the gates was 40,353, hot to the next hole, where Busson, in chipping back, left himself a partial
Whitcombo fluffod his second over the green at the short 20th, and, scoring. 42 for two. race horse, The Tetrarch, who Including reserved seats the gross setting down from six yards, squared stymie. Ille ball locked into the hole, later became one of the most auc- takings for the match amounted the match. At the 17th both mon but stayed out, and Busson won the cessful stallions, has died in to £5821
carried the dog-leg from the too, but hole for victory. Ireland. Reuter,
.....
hole.
ARMY. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. In a two-day match at Lord's, the Army beat the Public Schools
|
for nine wickets but the Army, in the second innings_compiled'
Stephenson had made 118 boforo dismissal. Once again Reca-Davies proved successful with the ball although his three wickets cost him 74 runs. Murray Wood claimed six for 70.
The school boya lost their last wicket in the second Innings for 105 runs-Reuter,
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