THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MAY 15,
1936
Cricket No Worse Now Than 26 Years
FINANCES WERE AS BAD
And Outstanding Players Just As Scarce
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INTERESTING FACTS
A number of people appar-But county clubs never die. They ently imagine that pre-war do not even fade away, cricket was chiefly composed of It is frequently said that players:
of distinctive personalities
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big hitting and close finishes, fewer with the years. To their rarity with county poverty unknown is often attributert those lama! writes "Watchman" in the Stin
balance sheets. But the presence of Intriking personalities could not in day Observer. Let us therefore erase the leisure of the English scrutinise this quotation:--- people, and it is this lack of leisure "There are fewer spectators at each which keeps down the size of "Enter" in mid-week. At the same time the
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county match than there used to berdearth of men whose cricket contains because there are more county matches. The ТАП who
a sturdy individuality gives cause for at the turnstiles is not an individual depression, apart from any financial application. The batamen who "took rule he is keen enough to go when the eye" last season, as for several ho is able, but be cannot afford any eason, were for the most part play- thing from twenty to forty days.ers who had come down to us from
of leisure and ample means.
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even half-days per season for watching cricket.
do not
providus generation. necessarily allude to men who hit "There are also fewer spectators the ball exceptionally hard or gather at county matchen, because nowadays runs at more than the average pace, people have a wider choice of amuse tive, a part of themselves, and whose but to those whose style in distinc ments-cheap trips, moving-picture strokes can be said to possess charac shows, and the like."
This sounds topical, doesn't it?ter. Unfortunately, the pick of these are lingering veterans, and Woolley,
The passage might be a quotation Mead, and Hendren, the last of a from something printed only yestur- day. Yet it is actually an extract from generation which included Hobbs, an article by J. R. Pentelow on cannot linger for over. The shadows "What's Wrong with Cricket?" which of the fifties creep nearer, something was published twenty-six years ago,ust go out of them every season And even in those far-off days "The W, and their successors are a long What's Wrong 7" question, was al-time before knocking at the door, ready mos-grown. AR for "counter attraction", allegation, that probably came in with the invention of the safety bicycle.
the
Later comers may score as largely, but they do not make their runs with the same individuality. There is correctness without colour. They are the products of the copybook.
MACHINE VICTIMS Even if county clubs were wallow. in money they could not buy their players; nor
The margin of profit and loss in any financial year of a county club must always be narrow. Even the allotment of a benefit to a deserving. professional, with three days gate" transferred from the caffers of the personality for club to the player's pocket, can pro- can individuality be cultivated, ke tuce A deficit. Bigger still, of a leg-break ar a hook-nhot. But it course, is the weather influence. A can be stifled, and I do not believe wet Bank Holiday, and bang goes that this country has ceased to breed the chance of an annual balance on ericketers with graceful limbs and the right side. Last summer most quick feet, or the heart to drive to of the counties suffered badly from long distances, Rather do I think!
"A" (1) Company's Ruby XV, finalists in the Royal Welch Fusiliers Inter-Company Cup for the season
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The important point about all explosion shots is that you must be very clear in your mind as to where the blade is going to penetrate the sand.--- Joyce Wethered.
CHINESE OLYMPIC FOOTBALLERS
INTERNATIONAL POLO: ENGLAND'S CHANCES
MUCH DEPENDS ON QUALITY OF THE PONIES
KEEN MATCH EXPECTED IN JUNE
London.
English polo enthusiasts believe.
potiy strength will decide the Went DERBY BETTING
chester Cup matches between the United States and Great Britain to be played at Hurlingham in June. In past matches the United States side has fulded the better ponies.
British authorities belleve Hurling-
the weather for, although there were that young players so gifted have Beat Singapore, Before A broukrous Mower than the Meadow-
weeks of drought, the temperature become the victims of a machine.
on many days was so low that to sit
to
In the open and watch a match was court pneumonin, Now, ane poople simply will not do that kind of thing, no matter how great their Affection for the game.
aince
AN UNREALITY
are a
Rough House
when
grounds and therefore any re- duce the edge held by American horses. To insure the maximum pony strength British boraca may be pooled,
CALL-OVER
Pay Up Now Second Favourite
London, May 14. for the Derby according to the latest Pay up has become second favourite call-over made here to-day, Tajakbar now being quoted at the shortest odds.
13 to 2 Tajakbar (0) 7 to 1 (t) 15 to 2 Pay Up (o) 8 to 1 (1)
9 to 1 Rhodes Scholar (0) 19 to
Ago
PROSPECTS FOR FIFTH EXTRA RACE MEETING
(Continued from Page 8.) Good Field
over six furlongs. The draw is, of course, a big factor and I hear that Mr. Dietz has promised to ride pro- vided Rose-Ann does not fall in. Centre Court has no taste for noft
Of Mediocre
going and is is an important point! Runners
to remember. Inleyon, the winner) of Charlers Towers Handicap, has been penalised 6 lbs, for the honour, and Night Star auf Rose-Ann have been dropped considerably. They should be in the limelight but I am afraid that the distance of this event is wee bit short for Ranger. " tightly or wrongly, Snowy River
FOR
FIRST LEG OF D.D.
There will be a good field of medio-
has too much lead and I am told that ere runners in the Pet-ho Handleap the cream mare of Mr. Grayburn is (First
Section) over n mille and
going to remain in the stable. It has incidentally this is the first leg of been whispered that Violet Queen in the daily double. There are no less a good outsider and readers will ap preciate the fact that there is no such thing as "dead cert" in racing.
THE FINALE NOVICE EVENT OF PROMISE
than six ponies carrying top-weights, namely. Daylight Evo, Mersey, Pride: of Tsingtao, Racing Boy, Yihan nnd Zero, and spotting the winner la not very easy,
The last public appearance of Day- light Eve on the flat was in the Kent Handicap "C" class run on Novem- ber 2 Inat and he spent all the win- The meeting will terminate with a has never raced in a "D" class event ter at Kwanti over the sticks. He novice event and a good field is as and he should have a good chance to Kured in the Hwang Ho Handicap for present his card to the judges. "C" class over
course from the two mile post, once round and in. Pontiac event and I understand
Plain View is well tuned for this Bay, who was recently demoted to Choy Wing-chlu has been asked to that Mr. this division, holds the post of honour steer hlm. It may be of interest to with 168 lbs. while boll Wadebridge know that, when this pony won the and Young Chap are at the bottom Swatow Handicap, he was receiving of the ladder with only 140 lbs. The 23 lbs. from Yihan who came in following are the probable starters third, and jockeyn.
whereas to-morrow the dif- ference in weight is 18 lbs. and with 5 lbs. Jockey allowance, these two ponies will again be on the same terma.
Bintre Mr. Choy Wing-hay Boolat Bay Mr. Choy Wing-chiu Donovan Mr. W. C. Poy King's Sceptre Mr. Ip Kul-lu Maydower Mr. C. F. Chlu
In the Pontiac Bay Mr. R. M. Wood
Tal-Mo-Shan Handicap, Ythan carrying 181 lbs, beat Fox- Royal Highness Mr. K. W. Fung bridge 140 lbs. by a length, and the Valorous Mr. I. C. Harris
former is now set to concede 23 lbs. Victoria Hall Mr. H. de Botelho There should therefore be a good Wadebridge Mr. C. L. Gregory race between Plain View, Ythan and the Bay, and Boolat Bay should be successive
Young Chap Mr. Yeung Wing-kwai Foxbridge. Mr. "Darkle" Botelho, I cannot see anything to beat Pen-it will be remembered, scared two well up at the finish. The third place and he has been asked to pilot, the wins on Gold Sovereign should be filled by King's Sceptre or pony in this race. The combination Victoria Hall.
is worth $5 each way..
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9 to 1 Noble King (0) 10 to 1 (t) 18 to 1 Mahmoud (0) 20 to r (1) 25 to Balahissar (t and o) 25 to Monument (0) 33 to 1 (t) 25 to 1 Carloca (o) 33 10 1 (t).
PINKETTES
THE GENTLE LITTLE LAXATIVE LIVER, REGULATORS
Some of the players prominent in the county teams last, season, men who annually produce big aggregaits, fashioned different way from that which made their runs In very
Singapore, May 14. There were unprecedened scenes them interesting in their early days.here
IN HARD TRAINING Todd is a Kent star with an impren Soccer
the Chinese Olymple Captain M. P. Ansell, expected to sive average, but he is utterly un- before a crowd of 25,000 people, by number of weeks. He is considered fenm defeated Singapore, be No. 1 on the British side, has been In spite of all the prating about like the batsman who was once hailed
training the British horsea for a cricket decline and the loss of public as likely successor to Woolley, be four pants to nil.
one of the finest horse masters in the aupport, more money is spent to see cause of the range of his strokes,
was the case the power of his drive, the entered for disorderly conduct-Reuter. county matches than
Five of the spectators were arrest. British Army, before the war.
A great deal has his spirit. Darling
Greal placed his
Britain's Lenm vill
be been made of the fact that Surrey faith in straight driving in the bo
selected from Captain Ansell, J, J. 1045 over $4,000 last season, an ginning; now ho deffects balls which
Hughes, E. H. Tyrrell-Mariin, Can. amount not so serious as it appears, originally he would have banged play a game which
tain II. P. Guinness, Captain Sanger during the year £3,060 was against the pavillon ralla.
flamed like a and Captain Prior Flamer. The most spent for redecorations and repairs. at twenty-one, was not above pulling of so much of the Lancashire batting. of Anseil, Hughes, Tyrrell-Martin and Squires, torch against the drab background likely side appears to be composed Nevertheless, figures as passed by a ball from foot outside the off chartered accountants show that stump over long-on's head. At twen-It is some time since a new arrival twice has been to America with a
Guinness Surrey's revenue from members' sub-ty-seven he bats with a staldness that has shown such quickness of foot challenging team, will play back with
Captain Guinness, who WELCOME CRICKET scriptions and gate receipts in 1835 is positively middle-aged, was £8,180 more than the amount began by making runs with many was up the pitch to drive 'em, right him. Hughes has played during the Paynter such rapidity of stroke play. lle Hughes and Tyrrell Martin ahead of recolved from the same sources in strokes, but enterprise has given back to cut or hook 'em in a way winter in Argentine, while Tyrrell the last completed season before the place to a resistance that is often that recalled memories war-that in, 1913. And the summer passive. There
of that Martin has played throughout the J. F. McGowan... 19 of 1913 was dry. Where, then, is similar cases,
number of little dancing master of the the evidence of felling support, so Perhaps they were told that risk his electricity with judgment. Dollery handicap of 38 goals compared to a. f. bers
crease, C. G. Macartney, and he used season in California.
USB
The British side will have a total N. B. Whitley
I Woot the smallest is not cricket. was also a player of many strokes, 31 goal handicap for the poverty has always been with us. Perhaps after an attacking stroke swinging a straight bat at the ball, Stater team if Erle Pedley, California,
·IL, G. Robertson United M. Cockle had cost them their wickets once or and showing twice they became afraid to use it, for the drive past cover. Gimblett a neven gori handicap while other milton..
a particular affection is included in the four. forgetful of its possibilities. It has leaped into prominence by scoring a Americans selected to defend the H. J. Cruttwell..
Pedley has the match become the custom to regard a bate-century in his first county match, Westchester Cup each have an eight T. Beklen man na guilty of a great felly if he and he took little more than an hour goal ranking. Is caught in the deep field, but to to gather his runs. The idea that he
11. B. Lewis pass his dismissal without a frown was a rustic straight from a village if he is b.w, through playing back green, applying a reap-and-mew style United States
U.S. WILL BE WEAKER C. Strange British polo experts believe the. A. Rickett.... at a half-volley. It is only the atto county bowling, was soon dis without Tommy
side will be weaker tacking stroke that le censured when covered to be a myth. He had a line-up and that the slower English. Whitley
Hitchcock in fails to connect. Thus young
ready served players are scared off enterprise.
An apprenticeship Kood club cricket; he showed methad may affect the visiting G. Roberta
Ling..... as well as power. Unfortunately an American ponies have been here for Westlake 102.1 12 100 16 22.60 We lay stress upon the fact that it is not of experimental or untried
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players as well as their ponlea. The F. McGowan .... 23 11 11 11 injured leg came to keep him out of
14.04 primarily for ship's use and the needs of outport listeners. 11. D.
40 4 100 10 16,00 There were several young players, he accomplished little of note after-
the game for a month, but although several weeks. new or nearly new, last year, who warde, it is unlikely that he will add the British selection committee be- Joses....
Some criticism has been made of the matches
The following bowled in to thin 50% of atown, and were as yet free from the flashers. He has too good an eye and
showed that they had minds of their his name
design, but that it is based upon nine years successful experience · to the long list of pan- Cause
1 I 1.00 Gerald Balding and Major W. Hamilton
9.09 in the sole manufacture of this type of set. leading strings of convention,
Roark were not included as team
A. Paire The head for that unless the stereotyped candidates.
1. B. Wood B. D. Evanta Baking has played a high grade of polo in California during the past of the
far as money is concerned?
County even
SPORT
ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG.
JOCKEY CLUB.
The Fifth Extra Raco Meeting. will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday, 16th May, 1936, commencing 2.00 p.m..
The First Bell will be rung 1.30 p.m.
it
at progress of these will be watched coaches catch him.
engerly and anxiously. Among them
By Order,
S. A. SLEAP,
Actg. Secretary. Hongkong, 11th May, 1936,
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