THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER
1935.
SHANGHAI'S SUPERIORITY OVER LOCAL
R. F. Luz, who played a lone, hand
gainst Shanghai,
BROADCAST OF THE CUP FINAL
NOW A NATIONAL FESTIVAL
ABOLITION BEING OPPOSED
(By JOHN BELL)
London, Sept. 14. Congratulations to Mr. W. Pickford and others of the F.A. Council who share his recently expressed view that the broad- cast of the Cup Final at Wembley is a national festival like Derby or the Boat Race.
the
HONGKONG RINK TROUNCED IN INTERPORT
VISITORS START BADLY BUT RECOVER WELL
COLONY PLAYERS FAIL TO FIND THEIR TRUE FORM
(By "Sagax")
Wednesday's match against the combined Police R. C. and Civil Service C. C. rink was cer- tainly no criterion of Shanghai's capabilities as lawn bowlers and in the First Interport contest on the Club de Recreio green yesterday after- noon, the visitors from the North not only beat the Colony quartette, but they completely out- played our rink after a very poor start, the final score being 30 shots to 13.
Referee Mr. Fogg is A Diplomat
OFFICIATES ON CONTINENT
Vienna, Sept. 14.
For a long time there has been talk Mr. A. E. Fogg, of Bolton, Cup of discontinuing the brondenst and Final referee at Wembley last the wholo question will, I am inform- ed, be discussed at the next meeting April, had the diplomat's job to
day of controlling the Central European Cup Final between the
of the F.A.
No excuse can be offered for the Colony's defeat beyond the obvious explanation that the visitors were the superior of the two rinks and
that the scores of 30 shots to 13 was fairly indicative of the general run
the of play. Admittedly
BOWLERS
· Players in yesterday's Interport Lawn Bowls match anxiously awaiting a dolivary from R, F. Lux, the Hongkong skip, during one of the heads. Reading from left to right the players in the pie. ture are:-C. W. Glover (Shangħal's skip), J. E. Noronha, J. M. C. Lopes, C. Richards, R. P. Phillips (umpire), J. Munro and C. G. Silva, (Photo: Ming-Yuen),
VALLANCE JUPP
ral CRICKETER RETURNS TO
served better luck than with some of his shots but he was the only local re- presentative whe can be said to have Justified his selection.
For an interpart match the genern! standlurd
There is no doubt that practically Czech champions. Spartans, and two Associations but it comes very all the League clubs in England will; Hungary's Ferenczvárós. oppose another brondcast commentary from Wembley because of the effect on attendances at smaller matches upon that particular April day.
The issue before the F.A..when they
undertake the refereeing.
raled Nerves. He
over
como to consider the matter is this:
Are they, who have full control in all things relating to the Cup, to pre- For ninety minutes Mr. Fogg serve the broadcast and so repeat the acted as The Dictator with the pleasure which it gives to thousands Iron lying in hospitals and others who, for twenty-two players and 50,000 frenzied spectators. And at the end, after Spartan had won, fifty- six thousand and twenty-two peo- ple broke into spontaneous cheers
various reasons, are coulined to their homes!
Are they to listen to the plea of the Lengue clubs who point out that the preference of so many for the fireside on Cup Final day is foning them zame for Mr. Fogg. hundreds of pounds in gate receipts?
· BEATNG TO ONE TIME
In other words, the F.A. are asked if they govern a game in which ques- tions of finance have crept so near to its heart that it bents to one tune only--the click of the turnstiles.
Are they wilfully to destroy thone
THIRD MATCH
TO-DAY
shop
FREEDOM
Northampton, Sept. 16.
INTERPORT SOUTH OF
CRICKET TRIAL
DESCRIPTION OF GAME PROMISED
REQUEST TO CLUB SECRETARIES
(By R. Abhit)
ENGLAND CROWN
TENNIS TOURNEY AT EASTBOURNE
TINKLER DEFEATS G. L. ROGERS
A
NEWMARKET RACES NEXT WEEK
CESAREWITCH CALL-OVER
CAMBRIDGESHIRE. PRICES
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London, Oct. 10... Woodstock has now been. ca- tablished favourite for the Cesarewitch which is being run at Newmarket on Wednesday next over 21⁄2 miles. Dorech Jane, the former favourite, is now second on the list.
The latest call-over for the race. gives the following starting prices:
15/2 Woodstock (0) 8/1 Woodstock (t) 21/2
Doreen Janë (t and o) 100/0 Shining Cloud (t and o) 100/7 Tommack (t and o) .100/6, Lucky Patch (0)
18/1 Lucky Patch (t) 18/ Polly Stephena (0) 20/1 Polly Stephens. (t) Quashed (0)
· 18/1
20/1. Quashed (t) 20/1 Hoplite (0)
22/1 Hoplite (t)
22/1 Semarkand (t and o)
22/1 Near Relation (t and o)
22/1 Chrysler II (0)
25/1 Chrysler H (t)
•
28/1 Nightcap III (t and o)
28/1 Bunkswni (0) 33/1 Bunkswal (t) 38/1 Handsoff (0) -40/1 Handsof (t)
40/1 Cornered (t and o)
----Reuter.
THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE
London, Oct. 10.. Finalist, one time favourite for the Cambridgeshire, to be run at Newmarket on Wednesday, Octo- ber 30, is now third to Pegasus and Law Court.
The latest call-over prices are as follow:
19/2 Pegasus (0)· 10/1 Pegasus (t)
10/1 Law Court (0) 100/9 Lan Court (t)`
16/1 Finalist (o) 16/1 Finalist (t) 25/1 Almond Hill (a) 28/1 Almond Ill) (t) 25/1 Gunboat (o) 33/1 Gunboat (t)
28/1 British Quota (0) + 33/1 British Quota (t)
33/1 Guinen Gap (t and o) 38/1 Badruddin (t and o)
-Reuter.
of the bowls reproduced A husband and wife emerged not high, particularly during from a picturesque, ivy-covered the opening heads but in the second house in the village of Brixworth half of the game, when the visitors this morning and brought their| were dominating
the play there was saloon car from the garage. some brilliant bowls played. It was
Villagers watched curiously as the from the Shanghai men that the man took his place in the passenger's thrills
came an
and never, were four seat. Then, with the wife driving,
(By H. S. SCRIVENER) interpart bowlers more deserving of they set off for the husband's sports such a convincing victory.
in Northampton.
What with the opening of Bunks
Eastbourne, Sept. 13. for an Interport match between the
Shanghai's total is not a record Vallance William Crisp Jupp and the reporting of Races, to any R. K. Tinkler achieved one of England and Northants cricketer. nothing of the rosult of the Kwang the foremost feats of his career whọ
at Northamp- Tung sweep, 1 had an idea WBH sentenced near to being the highest ever re-
ton Assize
that in beating G. L. Rogors in the to nine months in a short article would suit my semi-final of the South of Eng-. gistered. So intense was the national ex-been exceeded and that was by the
red. Only once before has i
prisonment last January for man- slaughter while driving his car, had Editor better, and the alacrity of land Championship, at Devon- citement aroused in both countries 1997 Shanghal team which bent
returned to the world,
his voice when he acquiesced over shire Park fo-day. by the championship that it was Hongkong by 31-17 on the Craigen-
His
sentence included.
Regers, who won the cup in 1932, agreed to ask neutral Britain to gower C. C. green when J. W. Brier- tion from divided disqualifies the telephone was more flattering
two years, to my skill as a prophet than to has been regarded this year as rather Joy, one of the six now in Hongkong,
superb batsman, had kept up
scribe! he used to be, made his first appearance. In the his
is wicket all summer in Redford However a short article it shall be, but I could nee nothing much wrong prison. He expiated his offence with and to-morrow afternoon I will with his game to-day except that he full remission marks for good con- endeavour to let you have some was at volleying quite an often as duct
ho has been known to do, although When the car halted in Northamp. detailed account of the first day's he has always relied mainly on his ton friends, acquaintances, and ever play in the first Interport Trial baseline
thia instance ho Play. In strangers waved cheery greetings to which took place yesterday and was up against a Iman whose long him.
will be continued to-morrow. suit was volleying, and I think he Jupp received them shyly and re- I do not propose to deal yet with counted on being able to check the tired
to the back of the shop. Mrs. Jupp, his grey-haired Scots Lengue as everybody's thoughts and accu failed to do this was due, the prospects of Clubs in the volleyer by means of his powerful
passing strokes.
Leeds United have taken the first oxtont,-to-the-fact that he step-to-strengthen their team-by- She said. "It would will be played in the Senior Divi-simple shots, but the main cause of the transfer of George Brown, the merely be maudlin to say I am glad sion anyway. At the same time his defent was Tinkler's really sterling England International centre for-
I should be very grateful if Club play. Its
sustained key-note was Secretaries will throw together aggression and the pertinacious em with the player, but it is thought om ward. The final decision rests few facts if they can find time ployment of pressure. This is some-
that our Davis together and let me have them I think, it last avec cled me and the at certain that he will agree to
succeeded in Instill transfer. list. They have been exceedingly
Tinkler's main line of attack was kind in this way in the past, and via the backhand, with drives hard away, always bravely, never in the they probably have no idea what and deep which needed a lot of skilful least boringly, up to a convenience it is to have a bunch handling. or
Rogers of all the fixtures ready to one's ed sometimes, but he is volleys fall Winkler at long last captured
but he, rightly, did not service by genuinely clever work, help allow that to discourage him. They cd by an error or two by, the came off often enough for all praction, and went out on his own service, good deal about the history of tical purposes, and
n swing over to a on which he sprinted up to round of the game to the last six or seven I ought to add that when unable to fruit.
the match with a nent low volley.
The other hope to incorporate in my notes the base-line-another factor in his though Jones, the winner, and Shayes WAN not Ho entertaining, some points of general interest. victory, since man cannot live by both play the type of game that leads A Testimonial Fund in being as well as to describe and criticize volleying alone. raised for Mr. R. V. Ryder, Secrèthe local cricket.
to big tennis. Jones has, I am told, tary of Warwickshire
benten Shayes twice already this year, and this possibly explains why Shayes was not nearly as effective as he was when he beat Sharpe, the eup-holder.
RUGBY FOOTBALL
IN ENGLAND
moments allowed a large army of COUNTY MATCHES
people whose physical disability leaves
them just this one opportunity to re- capture something of the game's thrill?
And
I would say this to the clubs
COMMENCE
eyes are too fiercely glued to ALL. BLACKS WIN❘ their balance-sheets. That the enor- mous following which the football.
London, Oct. 10.
gane commands to-day has grown The New Zealand rugby football from a small beginning, Just so quick- ty as Interest in the Cup Final has tourists yesterday won their seven- th victory of the season, beating.
grown,
It was the glamour of the Final Northumberland and Durham at cene which drew the curious crowds Gosport by ten points to six.
in the early days and if to-iny the loud-speaker takes up the clarion call.
"
The first of the County Cham-
tho
game must gain new friends. pionship matches was played off If it le worth hearing it is worth to-day when Enst Midlands and watching.
Warwickshire met at Northampton in the Midland Group. The East Germany have now accepted the Midlands bent Inst year's Group invitation of the Football Asso- champions by eleven points clation to... play
internatinal seven. match in England on December 4. Swansen, playing, before her Avenue for the game has not yet own supporters, bent Bridgend by been fixed.
eight points to nil-Reuter.
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·GOVERNOR TO SEE INTERPORT
The Shanghai Interport lawn bowlers this afternoon will meet the combined Kowloon Cricket Club and Club de Recreio rink on the Kowloon C. C. green.
The Second Interport match will be played to-mor- row on the Civil Service C. C. green. His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, (the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith), has signifi. ed his intention of being present.
It is understood that among the official guests who will be present at the dinner on Wednesday will be the Acting Colonial Secré- tary, the Hon. Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, and' Commodore C. G. Sedgwick.
accurate
That
wife, who had waited patiently with will be on the interport and I do to some broke down over fairly coming to terms with Burnley for
Gillian, her seven-year-old daughter, not suppose any League matches kept back the curious.
"He is fit,"
to have him back."'
TESTIMONIAL TO together with their club fixture ing into their understudios.
R. V. RYDER
WARWICKSHIRE'S SECRETARY
A WELL-KNOWN CRICKETER
County
Cricket Club, in recognition of his
hands.
I have recently been reading
forchand sido attack uften bare
- Thon
оргові
years and during the winter volley he held his own quite ably from morning, Beini-final, played in the
the
services to Warwickshire cricket HOLE-AND BALL first set neutralised each other, and
for forty years.
-IN 2
Melbourne, Sept. 14. ́ mashie shot from 120 yards on Mr. Moyle Breeton hit a fue
the Peterborough course.
Mr. Hyder began his connection with the club in 1895 when War- ano¶urwickshire entered the championship competition. Two special appeals Art nich ever played Shanghai that he organised yielded a sum of nevred 30
shots against the "Big £7,000. The Committee state that Four's" total of eleven.
his record of service in the dual VISITORS FIND FORM' - capacity of Secretary and Match It took Shanghai hut half a dozen Manager is unique in the history aplit, flew high in the air.
The ball hit the top of the pin, heads during which to adapt them of first-class cricket.
and landed close to the 'hole.. selves to the strange local condi tians and although they wore scratchy at the start they, improved to such an amazing extent upon their open- ing form that the Colony players were completely taken aback and were never in the picture.
Outstanding among the Shanghai players was J. Munro, the Hon. Secretary of the Shanghat Lawn Bowls Association, and the captain) of the team. It was he who main- inined
the most consistent form throughout the 21 heads and who actually laid the foundation for the big score registered against the long- kong players. Never was he out- played by his opposite number, C. G. Silva, and it was only during the concluding hinges of the game that his brillianco was eclipsed by the uncanny accuracy of C. W. Glover, the Northern skip.
When the other Shanghai players were looking for the green" Munro had his delivery Judged down to a nicety and he was early, prominent. Ind it not been for some exception- play by R. F. Luz, the
ally
fine
Hongkong skip, Munro would have
40-0;
LIVELY WORK BY BOTH
EARLY SERVICE BREAKS
Two early service breaks In
they went on winning their services up to 5-5; then came a hectic game. Rogers, serving, reached Tinkler
They both played a lively all-round caught him, and won the
game, but Jones was definitely the after eleven deuces, with the more accurate of the two. He won game
nnd clinched it. Then Tinkler went to 3 after being 0-2 down. Shayes malority of vantage points going to the first set to 3 after being 4-0 Rogers, until Tinkler got the last one up to start with, and second likewise out majestically from 0-20 down, made a brave bid for the last game
In the second set there wero. again of all after Jones, serving, had inade two early service breaks, one cach 40-0, but could not quite save It way, after which they hammered although he reached 'vantage.
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Even when he was not interfering
with the lle Munro was putting his.
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