HE: HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1936.
R. ABBIT CLEARS UP POINT ON CRICKET LAW
LAWSON LITTLE
GREATEST 1935 GOLFER
LAWSON LITTLE
GETS VOTE
CREATES RECORD
Chicago.
China's 100
100 Athletes For Berlin||
TAKING PART IN
EIGHT EVENTS
An Appeal For Funds
China will send a round num- ber of 100 athletes and officials to the forthcoming World Olympiad in Berlin, and 20 of the delegation will attend the great athletic carníval as mem- bers of the investigation group. A football team, 11 basketball squad, a track and field team, swim- mern, weight-lifters, walkers, cyclists and boxern will participate in the 11th World Olympics in Germany) The allotment of the athletes and} officials are as follow:
Athletes Omelala
Erchin
Football
flasketball
14
2
Track, Field
Swimming
0
0
Weleht-lifting
Walking
Cycling
Roxing
The Chinese athletic ambassadors will be pleked from the youths who are morally and technically sound.) as the directors of the China National Amatour Athletic Federation have laid three points for the selection)
to work on for the choice of candidates. Personality,
committee
UNUSUAL INCIDENT IN
LEAGUE MATCH
Above is the Royal Army Medical Corps longue cricket team which is anjoying a successful tosson in
Hongkong. (Photo: Ah Hing).
GRAND NATIONAL
ENTRIES
achievements and youth are the three Fifty-Four Forward for
The Little man was the big-qualifications. gest man in all golf for 1935,
As the "old guard," except for Mrs. Glenna Collat Vars of Philadephia, retreated before the deadly fire of youth in a season of upsets and sur- priscs, Lawson Little, Jr., of San Francisco picked up where he left off in 1934, and with superb golfing per- formances he challenged even the great achievements of Bobby Jones,
Geared with amateur stamina, tromendous drives that boomed consistently around the 300-yard targets and a putting touch that never seemed to mlas, the Colossus from California became the first man In the royal and ancient game ncore two, succesive doubles in ama teur competition In England and America.
At the
end of his nstonishing march, he had complied a record win ning streak of 31 triumphs in cham pionship match play. In his only try at fire-for-all competition, he led the American forces in the British Open by tying for fourth place at 289, or six shots behind the victor, Alfred Perry of England.
DAZZLING EXHIBITIONS
Little lashed his greatest golf in the United States Amateur at Clove- land with dazzling exhibitions. How
he came from behind to defeat young Rufus King, John Goodman and Wal-
APPEAL FOR FUNDS
An appeal to the puble will b mnde
Fo the various cities
Jumping Blue Riband
Golden Miller and Roynoldstown, and two past winners of the race, and towns for monetary contributions 62 other horaes have been entered for MO that the delegation will not this year's Grand National, which is oncounter the financial dificult to be run at Liverpool on March 27. Two hundred thousand dollars will The entry is the smallest for over be forthcoming from the government 10 years. treasury and the China National Amateur Athletic Federation and this amount, though ouite substantini, is likely to be insuficient for such a hic representation.
The directors of the China National Amatour Athletic Federation hall meeting lost week at the C.N.A.A.F. office on Yenning Rand and those prant warns De C. T. Wane Cure sided), Gunson Hoh, John Ma, T. L Yuan, M. Y. Tsu, Carl Song, S. Y Tung, Z. L. Sung, Y.-Z. Woo, C. W. Chong (proxy). Mayor Wu (proxy) and Mrs. Hoh. George Chow was the recording secretary,
No fewer than 12 of the horses which ran in the race last March are entered again. They include, in addi- tion to Reynoldstown, Blue Prince, Lazy Boats, Uncle Batt, and Bachelor Prince, all of which completed the course on that occa
occasion.
The overseas challengera include the American horse Bagatello H., which recently arrived in England, and join- ed R. Hobbs's stable at Lambourn
Our Daily Golf Hints
Pulled putts always mean that the right hand is doing.. too much of the work.
-Miss Helme.
Entries For Next Year's Classics More Than In 1936
London.
brought bigger entries than those in Classic horse races for 1937 have 1936.
millionaire, has entered Double Cross
Mr. J. H. Whitney, the American ed, Rod and Gun, and Royal Ransom, lle has attempted to win the race many times. One of these three may worthy substitute for After receiving the reports from Thomund IIthird in the inat two the general secretary, "B" Sung, Nationals-which has now retired. against 237, and for the Doncaster on the preparations and arrangemont An interesting nomination is
i tora
DTOVO
a
for the World Olympiad, the direc- Avenger, the brilliant young chaser, passed the following resolu- owned by Mrs. Violet Mundy.
There are two acceptances for the (Continued on Page 9.)
tions:
ter Emery with golf that made RECREIO DEFEAT
birdies and eagles look simple wasi nothing short of sensational. Many of those who watched his march to his second Britlah amatour crown at St. Annu's called him the equal of the great Jones.
The year in golf was littered with surprises but the biggest one was turned in by Sam Parks, Jr., of Pitts- burgh in his national open conquest at treacherous Oakmont. As the heavy favourites cursed the lightning fast greens and kept chasing Jimmy Thomson, the long distance selge gun and front runner from Long Beach. Ca.. Parks slipped in with finishing rounds of 3.16 for a final 72-hole (Continued on Page 7)
Oxford And Cambridge Boat Girls' First Race
For the first time in the his- tory of Oxford and Cambridge rivalry Darswonien under graduettes are to meet this year: in a real "neck-and-neck" boat- race.
'Previously women's crown of the universities have rowed only "time and style tests" against each other; the-two boats have not set off to gother.
The authorities took the vlow that a straight race would involve too much strain, but girl rowing enthus- Insts have now convinced them that they can stand an ail-out, gun-started
гдее, -.
FIRE BRIGADE
LADIES' DOUBLES BADMINTON-
TITLE SECURE
Thanks to the performance of their colleagues last night when they beat Fire Brigade by the odd game in nine, Re- creio "A" have only to win one more match to assure them- selves of the ladies doubles championship of the badminton league.
Last evening Recreio "B" noged out Fire Brigade for narrow win and
thus removed their senior team'a chief cbstacle. In consequence of
the match the amended league table now reads:-
Games Recreio "A"
P. W. L. F. A. Pts. Recreio "B"
.... 2 2 0 33-6 4 2 1 1 8 10 2 Fire Brigade 20 2 6 18
ELLIOT HALL "B" BEAT ST. JOHN'S
0
Elliot Hall “B” playing St. John's in a men's double Badminton League match last night won by six sets to three.
scores were:
B. K. Ng and L L Yong (Elliot tall) lost to F. II. Kwok and G. A. Smith, 16-21; beat Roland Kph and N. Smith, 21-13; beat David Kwok and G. Ladd, 21-7
P. E. Tan and S. C. Pye (Elliot The race is to take place on Hall) lost to Kwok and Smith, February 22 at Oxford over a half-11-21; beat Koh and Smith, 21-9
mlie course.
OUT OF BED AT 7
beat. Kwok and Ladd, 21-6.
C. H. Soon and A. K. Phang (Elliot Hall) lost to Kwok and Smith, 10-21 beat Koh and Smith,
The Cambridge crow, which was 21-11; beat Kwok, and Ladd, 21-6.
beaten in the time-and-style race which took place at Putney last year. have changed from fixed to swivel rowlocks. They will row with their own cars, but in a hired boat.
Training is to start one month before the race on these nan
7am.: Out of bed, cold bath.
7.30: Shary walk.
8: Breakfast, mainly eggs and
fruit.
2 pm: Boathouss for tubbing be
fare oing out in the eights," 10.30: Bed.
No smoking, drinking between
allowed.
› LEAGUE TABLE
Rocroió "A" Recrolo "". C. R. G. St. Andrew's "A"
Ellot Hati "D":
Fire Brigado
V. R. O.... Talkoo. It C.
Games
PWLF A Pis
7
70 55 8 14
87-1-53-19°14′
D.7 2 60 28.14
9 72.60 25 14
6 8 6.41
19
7 0.149 14-12
.11 5 6 20 6
04 6.82, 49 - 8
11 4 7 37 02 8
Andy "D" 10 2 8 25 50. 4.
meals, sweets, or cakes will be 8. and B. Home 8 0 8 10.53 o
Kowloon Tong 10 0 10 25 05
For the 1937 "Derby" at Epsom, entries total 15 compared with 287 In 1936; for the "2,000 Guinena" at Newmarket there are 271 entries
Legor pics in 1987 are also larger, the
Nominations
307 against 300.
for the "Fillies"
at Newmarket having ob 264 against 262 in 1936 and '1,000
£5,000 OR PLACE IN DAVIS CUP TEAM
Mackay Has An Experience
1. R. C. JUST ESCAPE DEFEAT
(By R. Abbit)
A somewhat unusual incident occurred in the senior cricket league match between I.R.C. and K.C.C. last Saturday which saw the dismissal of a batsman, and later encouraged some clubhouse controversy on a point of cricket law. Below, R. Abbit, the Telegraph's cricket correspondent explains what happened and points out the law which governed the incident.
On Friday last in my article I remember remarking that if the shock attack of the 1.R.C-Pereira and Minu-was tackled successfully, there was not very much more to come. And so it proved on Saturday. Once they were held there was little to relieve them and the K.CC. very nearly brought off an unexpect ed victory. It seems as though Goodwin's return as a regular strengthening the bowling enormously, put new life into the batsmen, who were all having a bad patch at the same time.
Reported Offer to Bryan member of the side of which he is now captain has, besides
Grant
New York, Jan. 10. Bryan Grant, the American lawn tennis player, has been offered 25 000 dollars (£6,000) to turn profes- sional by Bill O'Brien, the promoter. The same terms have been made to Wilmer Allison, it is stated.
They were fortunate enough to bat Arst on a wicket which was on the whole very good, though, as it was a bit wet on top to start with, it took pin and was a shade on the slow side. Fincher and Lay made a steady start and though the latter did not The American Lawn Tennis As-Indulge in his usual fireworks, the Rociation is indignant at the offer, pace, and everything loose got what runs were always coming at a good which, it considers, would dealt deserved. Porcira bowled very grievous blow to the amateur game well, but I am told Minu was not on In the United States. It la stated
hls best that Grant has been promised a place in the American Davis Cup team this year if he will retain his amateur status.
Allison is hesitating, but Mr. O'Brien belleves that he will even- ranka. tually agree to join the professional
RUGBY TOURISTS
New Zealanders Beat Meiji
day.
before A. T. Lay, in having a slam A half century was on the board at Pereira, was bowled. But this made no stondily.
no ouds, as the runs
came Mackay (an to whoso method of dismissal I shall have seme- thing to say later) played very nice cricket indeed and so did E. F. Fincher. I gather the match started at about eight minutes past two and an hour later the hundred went up, while the next 60 minutes or so pro- duced 80 runs before the declaration was applied shortly after four.
to
Umpire has called "Over" the ball in "Dead", but an appeal may be made such appeal, however, shall not bo as to whether either batsman is out;
ball, nor after any cessation of play." made after the delivery of the next
Madar was
entirely within hie rights as to making the appeal and giving a decision. If, as he did, be the umpire had every justification for thought Mackoy was ground, he was entirely right to
to give
out of his im out. One point raised is merely fact that Mackay had regained his the result of confused thinking. The crease when the appeal was made is absolutely immaterial. An appeal a query as how the situation was at the moment when the Incident To be pedantic, you should always say which prompted the appeal took place. "How was that?" In a case of L.b.w. you are not enquiring of the position of the bataman's leg when you make the appeal, but as to its position when the ball impinged upon it! A close run out is an even more obvious case.
FACES DON'T COUNT
race, due on February 5 and March tained Guineas" at Newmarket New Zealand University rugby tour-gather the last half hour was a com- of my kind friends start biting mo
(Tunn Iverpool; Friday, March 27:
18.
Lazy Roots,
4 miles 8 yda. 7 64 enteles.)
Goki Miter. Iklan
Bagatelle II. Bachelor Prince. Anectie's Pride, Cooleen. Reynoldstown. Lackiol. Evasio Mon Tatting-A0:11. – Avenger, mana Oeil de Breut. Freetown Alezens. Kerk o
Davy Jones. Tichborough. Provocative, Inverable. Morland View. Royal Ransom. Peneralk. Tapinoi Dobble Crossed. Beited Hero.
od nt Gun. Casile View. Persian Sun. Comedian Emancipator. Uncle Batt Crowe Price, Brown Brother. Fr. Buckthorn. Berlewer.
Jillibrook
Brondwas.
the
234 against 228.
Nonimations or entries for these five classics acenrding to the rules of racing, are made when the horses aro-yearlings.----
Coolavach,
Tokyo, Fob. 3. After being idle on Saturday, the ists beat Meiji yesterday by 13 points to eleven-United Press,
Devenport Services Rugby Defeat
London, Fob. 3. Devenport Services were somewhat The Boy In Blue. unexpectedly beaten to-day in
rugby match against Newport, losing by six points; to five-Reuter.
Blue Prince. Itemus. Castle Irwell. Delaneige. Lynton, Cahirciveen. Deschance, Zaz.
Bendy Cash Rathfriland.
1. ля D'Eyncourt.
K3LsL
England's Chances At Winter
Olympic Games
At the moment interest is centred on the Winter Olympic meeting which starts this week. In the figure skating events Great Britain will be
repre. sented by four women (with two reserves), four men, and two pairs.
WELL REPRESENTED. AT ICE-SKATING
The youthfulness of many of the sheet of ice, spin, loop, and leap world's best akatura is a feature of with the skill, concentration, and self- the sport, and Komo claim that possession of a veteran, the sole object children are being exploited for the of hundreds of eyes, à centre of at- sake of international honours. Cer- traction and acclamation. Lainly conservative notions of youth's Insignificance are shattered when one sees boy or girl in the early teens or under, glide alone on to the great
OLYMPIAN : BOBSLEIGH
SKILL THE ONLY TEST
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The LR.C. had just about two hours bat as the old and absurd time of drawing was in force-0.15 p.m-the day being the 1st of February. I plete farce so far as the light was concerned.
After a bad start, for Abbas as usual, went early and Suffiad wan caught in two minds by a good ball from Goodwin when he had only got eleven, it never appeared Bkely that the runs would be mata For a while! third wicket up-chiefly by sern de Kitchell and A. H. Madar kept the
fence, but when the former went at 68, Pereira four runs later, and final- ly A. H. Madar at sixty-three, the only hope left for the Lit.C. was to draw the match
Somehow or other it was done though, if my informant is correct,
the eighth wicket fell at .about 6.30 p.m. and the ninth put on ning
in
runs
three-quarters of an hour! It sounds pretty stubborn if
-and-a-very-gallant
third in Europe and second in the save a match when it obviously cannot World titin events.
"VETERAN" AT 25
have never been able to see that there ix anything unsporting in trying to be won. Playing for keeps by the carly batsmen on a side which bats first la very different affair. Auy- how, the game was saved and three
I must hastily make clear, lost some a tergo again, that I am not suggest Ing anyone had a grouse over the incident. But, as a matter teroat, I was told that it was said. that the appeal was made because the umpire's face indicated that he would
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of in-
DAVIS CUP DRAW
CHINA TO PLAY FRANCE
THIRTEEN BYES
London, Feb. 3. China was not very fortunate.
in the Davis Cup draw made by the Lord Mayor of London at the Mansion House to-day. She has to play France in the first round of the European Zone.
Our number two, Mollie Phillips, very useful points the K.C.C. might though under twenty-five, ta a
have had faded into one which put "veteran by comparison. She also them on terms with the H.K.C.C, and represented Britain In the last Olympiad, in which she was ninth, both teams now are five points behind after being fifth in that year's British the 1.R.C. with one game in hand.
Monaco meets Netherlands and Unless the H.K C.C. should beat the Spain plays Germany. The other championship. In the last two British titles she has finished third, and in R. outright the latter Club are thirteen nations have received byes. 1934 she won ninth place in the Euro- the cards that the H.K.CC. frst are United
pretty sure of the Shield. I 80 from In the North American Zone the pean championship.
States have been drawn Another young skater, Gwenneth playing a friendly with the I.R.C. at against Maxico, while Australia, has Butler, has climbed to the top recently. Sookunpoo on next Saturday work to play Cuba-United Press. being second in the last British and I am told that this has boon There is a disposition among those Championship and fifth in the Euro-witched to a League game to replen who disapprove of these exhibitions of
the fixture of December -24, 1045,. youthful prowess to blame the No- Bolita Jepson-Turner, age 12, who which was washed out by rain. The tional Skating Association. But it is In the Markova-Dolin Ballet, date, February 15 appears blank in not the governing body's responsibility qualified fourth in the N.S.A. trial, the LR.C. fixture list. to consider the moral effect of though she has been skating seriously prominence and publicity on children. for little more than a year. She has That is matter for parents. It is yet to experience the test of inter- the business of the N.S.A., to send abroad Britain's best avaliablo skaters, be they 5 or 60. The success of British skaters in the last few years has folly justified the risk the N.S.A. took in backing the nerves of youngsters by Maregarding age and selecting on the test of skill alone.,
The women chosen to represent Britain aro Cecilia College, Mollie Phillips, Gwenneth Butler, and Belila Jepson Turner, with Mia Macklin and Pamola Prior as reservea. It is un- fortunate that Megan Taylor, three times British champion, who did best for us at Lake Placid in winning seventh place, is still insufficiently re covered to compete...
Cecilia College, three times runter- up to Megan Taylor and now British One of the teams, who will represent Britnin for the last Olymple at
chauplan, was first selected to
repre- eent. Germany in the Bobsleigh at the the tender age of 11, and she finished Winter Olympiad at Garmisch-Par- eighth. In that year's World cham tenkirchen, is seen here training for pionship she took seventh place. In the coming competition. the 1984 European championship sho was second. Last season" she was
pean event.
Was
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Maella
.
SEE WISDEN
I print an extract from a lettor which I have received on an interest ing, but not very intricate point of the Laws of Cricket. It refers to the dismissal of Mackay and runs..as follows:-
Cup & League Football
WEST BROMWICH DRAW AGAIN
"There was NA Interesting Inckient in
London, Feb. 3. Saturday's I.R.C.K.C.G. Senior leave Afth round of the English, Cup to
Bradford City qualified for the
"match which later aroused a great dent of
controversy on cricket law bouing the K.C.O. day when on their own ground they layers. Mackay was batting on Saturday beat Blackburn Rovers by three goals
and reached forward for a ball which ha
missed. The wicket-kerper whipped off the to one..
belle but did not appeal. Mackay regained In another replay West Bromwich, his presse and Madar, then came up to the last year's finallets failed to arrive wicket from first slip, gauged "where, he
thought Mackay foot was when the wicket at a decision against Bradford after was broken and then appealed to the umpirextra time, the teams sharing two who, save Mackay out. The gration lar goals,', after what lapse of time can, or cannot.
an appeal be made! Furthermore, in this day. In the first division Wednesday Two longue games were played to
case, a Minakry, had requined A's 'arman |
briore the appeal, ean that appeal be sad bofore their own supporters were or an "out" decision Divent it-la strued held to a three-all draw by Everton. that if with the best ball of an over before while in the second division West lunch a batsman is way caught behind the Ham were rudely shocked at Upton wloket and no appeal is made, an appom). can be made upon resumption of the game so long as it fa made before delivery of the next ball. It also contended that in the atrictest sense of the laws a bateman cần
Bloating, a point in
In the accoud repiny of their
be hole ad yet still continue to bay if on first round. Scottish Cup tie, Dundee
- anges) to, the umpire has been made,"
There is however no need for con-
United to-day..
Boat Allon
the latter's ground by the odd goal in
troversy. Rule 50;roads. After the three-Router.