-THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1936.
COLONY TEAM WILL OPPOSE OLYMPIC SWIMMERS
CLUBS TO
BE ASKED
TO HELP
Arrangements By V.R.C.
IN HAND
(By “VERITAS")
A fully representative Colony swimming team will, it is hoped, oppose the Philippines Olympic aqua- tic squad which is due here on June 1, en route to Ber- lin. The visitors have written to the V.R.C. ask- ing them to arrange for a gala display while they are in port, and last evening the V.R.C. committee met to discuss the programme. IL was decided that although the event should be conducted under the aus- pices of the V.R.C., and in the club's bath, all of the
entered for the apple-eating, contest in yesterday's Jubiles sports programme at Caroline Hill. Picture shows competitors striving tosent the olusiva apples. (Photo: Mes Cheung).
Essex Player Hits Century In Each Inns.
ALL-EGYPT LOSES BY 8 WICKETS
Cairo, Apr. 21.
D. R. Wilcox, the Cambridge Uni- versity and Essex batsman, scored a century in each innings in the match In which H. M. Martinenu's XI. bent All-Egypt by eight wiekels here to day. It was described as the first un- official Text match.
Wilcox, who made 136 in the frat innings, scored 127 in the second.. He and D). 6. H, Townsend (110)–puton 247 for the Arst wicket.
الاختلاف
U.S. WALKER CUP TEAM
IS YOUNG BUT STRONG
EXPERIMENTAL.
New. York: The United States is relying on its young golf amateurs to uphold its reputation in the Walker Cup tournament, which- is to be held in New Jersey on September 2 and 3.
Of the eleven men selected, nine
Egypt carried their second innings acore from 277 for 6 to 369. F. R. Brown, the Surrey bowler, took 8 for 120. Murtineau's team then got there under the age of 30 and six of 270 runs required to wins for the love them are new-comers
national cup play. of two wickets,
Brilliant Batting
Bowling Feats
And
Tate's Six Sixes: Cambridge Bowlers Run Amok
Colony's swimming clubs COUNTY CRICKET CLUB
should be asked
to
CO-
operate in turning out the strongest team available.
To this end all clubs will be circularised asking them t.n nominate representatives, and until these have been recelved, the evening's programme will not be drawn up.
SELLERSONER OPEN
PROSPECTS
KENT, GLOUCESTER, GLAMORGAN
Below will be found prospects of four of the county cricket clubs for the season which has just started. Kent, who have made such a brilliant start, will probably have three different Gloucestershire have lost Parker, captains during the season. Hrc
star bowler, while the outlook for Glamorgan and Warwickshire is fairly good.
In any case the V.RC. asking the Filipino swimuners to suggest the programme as the visiting squad numbers only six.
They will arrive here by the President Taft on June 1, and desire to appear in the exhibi- tions about 6 o'clock the same evening. They are due to leave by the French Mail boat following day.
the
KENT
Threefold Captaincy Possibility
tinue
would have little cause for anxiety, As It is, they still hope that Watt will develop his bowling as he has done his fielding, and be come really valuable assistant to Freeman. Lewis, a left hander, und Wright,
a googly bowler, will un doubt increase in skill, and Todd's a speciality, awaits the Kent eleven
Another busy season, with "Weeks" | advance us a left-hand bowler con All the counties will be played except Still, Freeman remains the only Leicestershire and Northamptonshire, Kent bowler who enn be described ny and the matches will be distributed dependable, except for C. Marriott. One of the most remartinide exhibi-on the usual plan, though only one who tions of golfing wizardry was given game will take place at Folkestone. Woolley, Ashdown, Todd, Ames and cannot appen August. recently on the high course at Mour
All the usual players will be avail- Fagg constitute such power in pro- Park, near Rickmansworth, by Arthur able under the caplaincy of A. P. F fessional batting that Kent a sure Lacey, the sturdy young professional Gapinan, in whose absence B. 1. to get plenty of runs, and of the at the Berkshire club. He led the Valentine will take
charge, rest from county young players Sunnucks will again be field by five strokes at the end of the after a season's
watched with interest, first round of the Silver King £1,000 cricket I. Akers-Douglas may lead tournament with a record score of 65, the side, should both the appointed 10-below-the-scratch-reore.
captains be kept. away by business. Other wellknown amateurs, including that grand wicket-keeper, W. I V. Levelt, will appear at times, and trial may be given to R. E. H. Hud- son, the Army player. If Kent could bowler of A
Lacey played in a bitterly cold wind accompanied by showers. He was almost as faultless as an automaton through the green, and a perfect pulter-37 shots through the fairway and 28 on the greens.
while
And n fast high standard, they
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE-
C. W. L. Parker Becomes
Umpire
Charles Parker, for many years a notable figure in the Gloucestershire eleven and one of the greatest left- hand bowlers of all time, has become a first-clasa umpire. He will be much missed. Otherwise. D. A. C. Page will have with him the players of last season,
B. I. Lyon und B. 0. Allen should be able to play more often, and D. N. Moore is mentioned being available, This fine batsman got his Oxford Blue In 1930 on the strength of an innings of 206 played for Glou cestershire against his University, and he would have been the Oxford enp- |tain the next season had
not ill- health prevented him,
T. Guddard takes his benefit in the match with Nottinghamshire Gloucester, where the county will end their season. This admirable low- medium bowler may expect heavier work than ever, and it may be r called that last summer in all matches he took. Lwo hundred wickets while bowling-taore overs than anyone else in the country-1,553.
GLAMORGAN
inter-
There are two veterans, both well known to the English golong public:
Francis Oulinet.
the esteemedt Bostonlan, who is captain of the team, is nged 44 and has been playin: tr championship Koit for Its record goes back t
24 years. Kreat days of Barry
thi Vardon. The
fact that 11 instead of 10 men have been chosen is taken to mean that Duimel w serve in a non-playing capnelly. George Voigt, aged 42. returns to Walker Cup warfare after playing with the 1930 and 1932 teams.
PROVED ABILITY
Our Daily Golf Hint
The best practice for medal play is medol play, not just in friendly rounds but every opportunity you get in every club event.
-Jack Gordon.
SHANGHAI PREPARE
FOR CRICKET
The Annual Meeting
Although the weather was not! ideal for cricket, the annual gen- eral meeting of the Shanghai Cricket Club, held in the club's pavilion last, Monday. was parti- cularly well attended and mugurs well for the success of the coming season.
Two
While the loss of Lawson Little, innde by the out-going committee weru!
important recommendations now a professional, is regarded as a friendly fixtures, which formed distinel handicap, American critles
players,
they
London, May 15. Apart from Kent,
who of the game are confident there such enjoyable features of the club's finished their match
with selected team will be able fully to programme in the past, be restored Derbyshire in two days, only hold its own against
the English ad that league fixtures should not Essex scored an outright win
accupy the prominent position have had in recent seasons. in the county cricket champion-
The golfers are regarded as long- ship programme to-day. Essex hitting hard-fighting young players beat Middlesex by 47
who, despite their youth, have proved while Surrey, Leicestershire pionship games,
run their ability to score well in cltan and Sussex had to rest content with first innings points.
The selection has been made Oxford in twe day's and Northants
In friendly matches Yorkshire beat from all parts of the country.
largely among inter-collegiate players drew with the Indians, after following on
"Detalled scores and individual per- formances cabled by Reuter were.
BEGAN AS CADDIE
one
It was suggested that the Shanghai Cricket Club enter three teams, the Shanghai Recreation Clab two teams. the Shanghai Municipal Polico team, nnd the Shaforen one team in, the league for the coming senson. That only one round be played and that a second "modified" round be arranged in which
entered by the Shanghai Cricket Club and the
teams play a return match. matches, and the Police and Shaforce: Shanghai Recreation Club play return
teams
Omaha, Nebraska, was a member of John Goodman, who comes from the 1934 Walker Cup teans, A mag- nificent player who begun e as
Brig. Gen. E. B. Macnaghten was beloved by Americans. He is caddie, he is the "self-made" man re-elected president of the club and 20 Mr. N. . Sparke vice-president. The and is one of a family of eight chil- following were elected to serve on the
He is in the insurance busi- committe:-
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS Essex (213 and 103) beat Middle sex (183 and 176) by 47 runs,
Surrey (592/9 dec.) beat ilamp-dren. shire (267 and 369/8) on first in-ness. nings.
Leicestershire (40510 dec.) beat Lancashire (290 and 219/8) on first
innings.
Sussex (291 and 137) beat Glu- morgan (28 and 36/1) on first in- nings.
OTHER MATCHES
All indin (405/9 dec.) drew with Northants (242 and 275/1)
Cambridge (243 and 199) beat Warwickshire (13 and 112) by 287
runs,
The leading individua]-batting-and howling achievements were:-
Batting
E. K. T. Holmes (Surrey) v. Hampshire
171.
Amarnath (All-India) v. Northants
11.4
Bakewell (Northants) v. All-India
Tate (Sussex), Glamour- Kan....
100
67
indicates not uul
Woolfer (Cambridge) v Warwickshire
·
Bowling
TO-DAY'S RACE
SELECTIONS
Strathroy For Main Event
There are nine races down for to- day's meeting and my selections for the programme are as follows:
SHING MUN HANDICAP
Soldier of Britain
Royal Scot
Gladiator
NANLING HANDICAP
Humber
Shamrock
Gold Eagle
BRISBANE SPRING HANDICAP
A
Strathroy
A Grand Time Electron
WEST RIVER HANDICAP
Harvest View
Miracle
Ribbio
PEI-HO HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION)
Plain View Fexbridge
Gold Sovereign
WALLSEND HANDICAP
Centre Court. Night Star Goldsmith
PEI-HO HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)
Stopwateli
Blue Ribbon
Popular Siar
YANGTSZE HANDICAP
Klog's Fancy
Mistake Bay
King's Justlec
HWANG HO HANDICAP
Fontiac Bay
Buolat Bay King's Sceptre
DAILY DOUBLE:
Plain View/Stopwatch
Messrs. T. A. T. Begg, H. A., RUGBY from Seattle and has twee won the J. W. Morcher, T. L Rawsthorne, Albert "Scotty Campbell hails Coward, R. B. Gatch, R. Grimshaw,
He is ranked as one of the best of Canadian
Amateur Championship. P. V. Simpson and A. C, Sinclair. the younger ninateura. At one time
town.
Revlowing the past year's activities
he worked in a large shop in his home Brig.-Gen. Maenightes congratulated |
the Stragglers on winning the league championship. He referred to the
Lle.
ts a new-comer 10
NO
DIRECT KICKING
TO TOUCH
'.
Harry Givan also comes from Seat-threo prize winners, Il. E. Orr, who New
A tremendously long bitter, he won the Barrett fielding prize, D. W. international Leach, who won the batting prize, and championships. He is a fine, well-T. L. Rawsthorne, who won the bowl. bullt man who is expected to prove in prize. Onl
Only one of the three, our of the mainstays-of-the-team Rawsthorne, was present-t to-receive Reynolds Smith, a bank clerk from his trophy, a silver cricket bull, Dallas, Texas, was prominent insultably inscribed, from the hands of 14 in the United States National Brig. Gen. Menghten. Leach is at Championship. He is a very spec-present on tacular, resolute player.
"KING" OF UNDERGRADUATES
Zealand Decide To Change Rule
Wellington. (N.Z.).Apr..22.
In spite of strong opposition, the New Zealand Rugby Union, at their Annual meeting to-day, decided by 54 and Orr
votes to 23 that the rule forbidding been transferred to Singapore. The President said that he was glad to direct kicking to, touch between. the announce that Lench would be back | ““26” lines should come into force this Eddie White, of Bonham. Texas, is match with Hongkong, which will jake
in Shanghai before the interport season." the present inter-collegiate champion pince in October. and is thus reigning "king" of un- dergraduate golfers. Smith · ank White share the honour of being the sinallest members of the team.
comes
from
Particular reference was made by the President to the excellent work Rawsthorne had put in toulting after the club's ground,
Walter Enery 7 for 20 Oklahoma City and is a former inter- Jehangir Khan (Cam
The President said that although bridge) v. Warwickshire 6 for 11 was runner-up in the United States during the coming year it was pleasing? collegiate champion. Last year he every economy must be practised
Gover (Surrey) V. Hampshire
V.
The rule provides that if the ball is kicked direct to touch, except from the defending "257 aren, It shall be taken back to the place from which it was kicked for a scrummage. The object is to provide more. open play ground by long kicks into touch and to prevent players from making
A linc-out or serum at the place the
4 for Gtgarded as the
Amateur Championship and is re- to note the surplus balance, even ball goes into touch is taken as before most improved of though it was small that was more if the ball hits the ground before American rollers.
Charles Yates, of Atlanta, Georgia, to-day.
than many Shanghai clubs could show crossing the touch-line. is another inter-culleglate champion who has been one of the leading amateurs for the past two years.
Reed (Glamorgan) Sussex
5 for 30 R.W.V. Robins (Middle- scx) v. Essex ...... 5 for 40
Langridge, Jns (Sussex) v. Glamorgan t
5 for 51 Stephenson (Essex) v. Middlesex.
5 for 53 TATE'S JOYOUS BATTING
The meeting concluded with the Rev. E. K. Quick proposing a vote of John Fischer, of Cincinnati, played thanks for the work done by the out- in the 1934 Walker Cup team.
RETAINS TITLE
Lieutenant Gardner's Success
who collected 67 out of Sussex second
Joyous batting by Maurice Tate, ARMY GOLF CHAMPION innings total of 197 by hitting no less than half a dozen sixes, and brillians howling by Cambridge University Surrey are among
the thirteen cricket programime.
trundlers were big fentures of the counties whom Glamorgan will meat, Wooller, the Rugby International and India go to Swansea. Sir Julten was in devastating form with the ball Cahn will take a side to Cardiff at against Warwickshire, dismissing the the end of May Llanelly. Neath, county team for 112 in their second Pontypridd and Newpart are other innings, his figures being 7 for 20, places where County cricket will be Earlier on Warwickshire had fared Army Service Corps) retained the played.
Generally, the prospects seem good, even worse, their venture to the Army Championship, at Royal but much will depend upon how often wicket yielding but 13 runs. 3. C. Clay, the slow right-handed
Jehangir Khan, was in irresistible bowler, enn play: Last season the form and earned the amazing analysis bowling showed great improvement of 9 for 11. and, considering the ability of M.
There
wak some tall scoring in the
ble additions to the eleven.
WARWICKSHIRE
Lieutenant M. R. Gardner (Royal
Lytham and St Annes. Gardner, who had been one of the two lenders at the end of the first round on the previous day with 78, again played well for a score of 79, which gave
(holder) ......
2nt 2nri
Iti Ild. Te).
TR 70 167
Бо 165
3. Turnbull, the captain, Smart,rest of the matches, Surrey helped him an aggregate of 157. He won Emrys Davies, and Dyson, the bat themselves to the biggest total of the by two strokes from Lieutenant ting should need little strengthening.day against Hampshire compiling P. B. M. Wallace (Royal Tank Corps), Aubrey Davies, a leg-break bowler, for the loss of wickets. But who harl 79 and 80 for a total of 159. useful batsman, and a splendid felis. Hampshire had no difficulty in saving The best scores were: man, and Haydn Davies, a wickot- the match, their second innings pro- keeper, have received permanent enduring 300 for & wickets. gagements, and should prove valun Leicestershire did well to take firat lout, M. R. Gardner (R.A.5.C.)
innings points from Lancashire, leut. P. ii. M. Waltzes (B.T.C.) 10 RD IGD After the Lancastrians had scored Lieut. W. B. J. Armstrong (LE. RO BO 100 To carry out a programme almost
200, Leicester fairly collared their eat, W. L. Steele (Coldstream) 70
Capt. A. Rusk (Black Watch) 78 8 104 identical with that of last season, bowling and wore able to declare at Capt. 1. F. Kirby (D.L.1.) 82 H 100 Warwickshire will have the same set 105 for 9.
Capt. 11. Lewin-dartlay (RLC. of Sunala). of players who maintained the coun The Indian tourists also ran into Hindrs), #2, 8-160; Lt. D. F. Dizan (Gren.. 94. A4---169; Capi. D. G. G, Macdonald (Conlon ty's form until a falling of in August, true batting form and hit up 105 for Ga.), 85, 84-109: Capt. Ca. Macdonald except for that mest attractive bats- declared against the Northants.A.4.C.), 83-88-170 Capt. II. A. Inglelew m A. Bates, who is now coach attack.
(Northumberland Pos.), BI, 80-170 Capt. at Christ's Hospital, Horsham.
Of the twelve counties who will be for 242 and were made to follow-on, P. 16 F. Brans (K.Ol. Regt.), 94, 97-171: The county team were dismissed. M. D. Wood (RA.), 86, 85-1713 Li..J. A. Robertson (Benfortha), 88, RS-171: Cal opposed, Lancashire replace Glamor- but they erstly sayed the game, scor-LL the Hon. T. P. Coke (Beots, Ods.), 81 Warwickshire will go to ing 275 for the loss of one wicket. -17; L 11. Bolt (H.W. Kenta), 84, Cambridge to play the University in Bakewell was in great form and com-ss-1721 Lite-Col. A. G. Barry (late 15.0.), 88-171. A. A. N. Malan (1.7.0.), R, (Continued on Page 0.) iplled 100 not out.
82, 83-172.
gan and
going committee.
Delegates from Wellington and Otago strongly opposed the change, and Otago went so far as to any that they would adhere to the English rule despite the decision.
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