SHORT HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN CRICKET
WHEN SPOFFORTH MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE
ARTICLE VE
(By R. Abbit)
The English team had been more or less happy at Ballarat, but they had next to move to a place called Stawell which was seventy four miles away and the road was little else but a bush track. I am not precisely sure what a Cobb's coach may be but it is clearly not as comfortablo as a modern car! And for twelve hours W. G. and his protesting team were humped across country to their destination.
However, It seems that they receive pleasant episode of the batsman who ed a most warm welcome and they would not go out took place. But it had a day's rest during which W. G. did not prevent a most hearty ovation and Gilbert went shooting and most by the spectators when later on the of the others visited the gold mine game was firilshed off in the favour there-reputedly a very wealthy one.jof England. It was just as well that they had a pleasant day as the game, against
to Melbourne-somewhat cheered by the local twenty-two as usual, was a dreadful experience. The wicket enormous oyster supper when W.
THE HONGKONG
·SMALL UNITS GALA
TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1936.
SPLENDID EVENT AT Y.M.C.A.
KEEN RIVALRY
The Annual Aquatic Meeting of The Small Units Sports Club was held Jast night at the Y.M.C.A. swimming- bath, a large group of friends turning un to cheer on the participants. Major G. A. Beagle-Browne, R.ÂS.C., presided as reforec.
The strong R.A.MC. swimmer, Private Wright won the first in- divktual honour, the 220 yards Free Style, Slyn, Bonham, R.C.S., placing Recond. Tile
Inter-Unit Diving Com- petition for the Championship Chal lenge Cup was won by the R.A.M.C. with a total of 117% paints. Lieut. C. C. S.
is Gone, 2/F. Lan, Reg. And
Goldman Judges.
were the diving
Dash as well, with Private Lawler, Private Wright won the 50 yard
R.A.0.C. following. Mr. Burke won the 25 yards Ladies' Itace, while Fallowfield was placed second. In
Four Shanghai Swimming Records Lowered
SPLENDID PERFORMANCES BY JAPANESE AND AMERICAN
In four out of the five championship swimming events held at the Cercle Sporul! Francais gala last week, exfaling Shanabal recorda were broken. Honours were divided between M. Matsushita, the Japanese swimmer who lowered the middle distance records, and T. Brition, the 10-year-old American who set up new marka-in the sprint events, The backstroke, the only ladies championship event of the evening was won by Miss S. Brabner.
two
They had the usual bad trip down the 100 yards Breast Stroke for new mark of 50 1/5 seconds. KEL G. purchased a sack of oysters which honours, Private Hughes,
was so rough and dusty that on one was part of the ship's freight. But occasion a slow ball failed to reach they did not stop long in Melbourne, the batsman at all, while no amount of force could hit the ball along the but went off to Sandhurst and after
Tommy Britten lowered the exist, second and Prince third, some dis- ing Shanghal record for the 50 yards tance behind. men's free style, jointly held pre- KONISHI HOLDS MATSUSHITA viously by Noel Hammond and Frank A terrific pace was set for the 220 Hadley at 26 2/5 seconds. Britton's yards men's free style championship, time last night was 25 seconds, which Gavriloft holding ahead level with considering the straight swim with- Konishi and Matsushita for the first out a turn is very good. L. Oliveira length, Logan and Smith being slight- sprang a surprise by taking second. ly "behind. At the
turn, the place, beating A. Gavriloff by a touch. Japanese commenced to draw away. Britton also won the 100 yards swimming side by side, and Gavriloft Junior free style championship, lower-dropped back, Smith came up to- ing his own record made, lest year wards the middle of the second of 59 2/5 seconds and setting up the length with Logan close on his heela though both were still slightly behind Gavriloff. In the third length, Confirming predletions, M. Mat- Konishi still held level with Matsu- Private Harris of
placed first with
the same Unit Bushita broke two existing, Shanghai shtit, the latter failing to leave hla close behind.
records. He finished an easy winner colleague behind until he had turned in the 440 yards free style, and lower into the final lap, and here he pulled ed Hammond's existing record of away, to go on and win by ten feet. 5 minutes 40 2/5 seconds, being
Licut.
ground to the boundary. Sufferwards to Castlemaine. As usual the the 50 Grossman,
to say that the local side better wickets were terrible and W. Gathe
used to these conditions--won
by G.
te
were Acared
tions that their lives nearly out of them by the reckle wickets in a couple of days. W. G way in which conch drivers took had had enough of it and went off steep hills at a gallop. shooting but six professionals took on twelve of the local people of After a return to Melbourne where single wicket
and gol a horrible England beat a Fifteen of Victoria by licking. As W, G. pointed out on seven wickets they left for the usen! many occasions if the widget is not Tasmanian trip where a couple of only bad but absurdly band, all games were was. The impression players are reduced to the same level.jleft on my mind is that the cricket in in Tasmania then was considered better MORE TROUBLES
than that in Australia, through pos sibly the fact that there was a perfect The troubles of the side, however road for the drive of a hundred and
* * were not yet over. Having suffered twenty-five miles from Launceston very much from dust on the Brst to Hobart Town may have rendered drive, they now met mud, on their W. C. a bit more appreciative. He journey to Warrnambool vin Ararat certainly enjoyed the apples.
The and apparently they could have done most notable ericitet feature was a with the ark, as it rained in torrents score of 154 by G. F. Grace, which during a ninety mile drive. They stood as a record in Tasmania for n finally arrived soaked to the skin, good many years. with their baggage also sodden with us,
The tour was drawing to an end. wet. The usual warm welcome was given them at the Hotel, where they | There was
drawn #
match at arrived very late, but the English Melbourne and then a desperate sen skipper was definitely peevish when voyage and another bunny drive he was knacked up by a reporter at through bush country to Kadion. I midnight, and apparently the Inter- have already mentioned the awful view was neither long nor success-ground, there, and the extra match
that was played at Adelaide. ful.
The erlektet, thanics to the fact that the wicket had been transformed by; the ruin into a daltlah swamp instead
WNY
There are some curious side-lights
Janel on 10th May,
that eurd-sharpers and on farewell dinner, to Bayle (who
gamblers swarmed on the
and plied their trade in complete, disregard of the police. The local
for three days' and
t for
R.A.O.C. Won Officers' Race. Private Wright again came to the front in the 400 yards, when he earned an the race two ovation by finishing lengths ahead of the second man Private Underwood and the third mas, the latter two fighting gamely to the end of the 16 length race.
The Anal event on the programme was the Inter-Unit Relay Race which. was won again by the R.A.M.C. In the early part of the race, R.A.M.C. was quite far behind, but a burst of speed by the fourth man in the teain of six not only to cut down his Unit's losing margin, but managed to put the race well in the winner's hands. Private Wright, anchor man, finished the Meet in a final burst of
perd.
Cap
Officials in the Meeting, in addition to the Referee, were Capi, G. 8. O'N. R. Signals, Capt. L. J. J. Boyle, RAM.C., and Eleut. Gillam, who served as judges. Lieut. C. C. S. Genese, 2/ Lane. Reg. who was R.A.0.C. and starter, while Lieut. F. W. Stevena, Set. W. S. Reeve R.A.0.C. were the time keepers, The Chief Whip was Mr. Q.M.S. J. | e
R.A.M.C.. Hon. Secretary: McGarry Lieut. E. II. Reeder. H.A.S.C. Announcer, C.S.M. T. W. R. Sabin, R.A.S.C. and the Recorder S/Sgt. A. lesson. R.A.R.C.
Actually. Lance Corporal Pearse followed by Private Taylor, East of the Royal Engineers was first,
Lancs, and Lieut. Calvert of the Royal Engineers In that order,
K.I.T.C. STILL WINNING
(Continued from Page R.)
TOUR CONCLUDES
This was the cut of the tour and of a series of bumps, was a little the side returned home reaching Eng- easter and the Englisir site about half left on my by reading W. Ci. Grace's The Impression way through the second day had won account of it-which by the way was by nine wickets. As tsunk there
a single wicket match. W.G., written about a quarter of a century Bush, Gilbert and G. F. Grace looker the tuur-Is that while he on ten local men but it was n draw. did not enjoy the hardships whether Ilked the people at the big towns, he on the way things went in Aus of transport or of the wicket which had to be suffered during most of the tralia in those days. It is recorded
up-country games. There is a story told by Mr. Altham that W. G. said, me to England in the 1070 side) you ever come to England aari nuthorities also had let the catering your bowlers are as good there, as and S/Sgt. Cooper 3-4; beat St.
the they are here, you will make a nume match, so instead of the English team for yourselves." They did!
O'Connor and L/Cpl. Tudor 6-2. all getting a day off, six professionals,
five lo
local men took on eighteen
Reverting once more to the quesį. KOWLOON TONG BEATS C.R.C. local-men-t-il- the third day; tion-of the journeys which in these Itesults O-L.-Pang and K.-C.-Yeq and got ve
soundly beaten. The others days were, with the exception of sea (K.T.C.) bent H. N. Chau and T. F seem to have gone Kangaroo shoot trips round the count and une bit of Lo 6-3; beat C. Wei and S. L. Ma ing, and
pretty good time.
• railway from Sydney to Bathurst, 6-4; beat P, F. Li and P. H. Kwok team went to Mel- made by coach, I had supposed that 6-1. From here the to bourne, exchanging the pains of land was a thing of the very distant A. Chan and W. H. Wel (K.T.C.) travel for those of seafaring. The past. Dat
was most interested and bent H. W. Chau and T. F. Lo 6-3; usual seasickness came on and for surprised to hear from a local gentle-bent C. Wei and S. L. Mu 6-4; beat sixteen hours they had a bad time, man who follows cricket very closely P. F. Li and P. H. Kwoks 0-3. which was repeated a couple of days that though there are up to date J. F. Un and Mok Ling (K.T.C.) later on their voyage up to Sydney. trains all is not yet perfect. He lost to H. N. Chau nnd T. F. Lo 1-0; lost to C. Wei and S. L. Mu 2-6; lost to P. F. Li and P. H. Kwok 3-6.
SOUTH CHINA A‚A, BEATEN N. K. Ma and Y. K. Ng lost to S. S. and S. A. Hussain 1-6; beat Firdos Khan and M. M. Khan 6-3; beat 1, Mahan Singh and T. M. V. Devan
and.
ind
SPOFFORTH'S FIRST MATCH
The match which was playeil there against an eighteen of New South Wales marks the first appearance of Spofforth, who got two wiekuta for kixteen in the second innings. Al-j together the English side did not cover themselves with glory and were beaten by eight wickets. They next were due to go to Maitland but thei ground was under water and so they; dodged a journey by sen and had új train journey for a change—"slow railway travelling which," however, proved infinitely more agreeable than our travelling adventures in the lumbering coaches in the bush, and the tossing little
writes:--
Australia.
recorded at 5 minutes 34 1/5 seconds last night. D. Smith, the 15-year-old American lad also broke the old record, finishing second In 5 minutes 44 seconds, and T. Tonishi was third.
M. Matsushita was given a
Good race by his colleague T. Tanisht in e 220 yards free alyic, and won by Ave yards in the new record of minutes 32 4/5 seconds, as compared with Hammond's old mark of 2 minutes 34 seconds. D. Smith was third.
Miss Stephenie Brobner won the Indies 50 yards backstroke event from Miss Helen Rodriguez, the time for the race being 43 seconds. The exist- Ing record la 38 seconds held by Mrs.
E. Rayen (nee Miss V. E. Schmid) In the concluding water polo match of the evening, the French Club de- fented a Rowing Club team by four goals to one alter, leading by two goals to nil at the interval.
BRITTON'S BAD LUCK
length of the pool as a result of a Tommy Brilion swam halt the
false start in the 50 yards champion ship event before he was stopped. He was given ten minutes to rest before the start was made again, and on this occasion all four got away very level. Gavriloff held level with Britton for the first half of the race, but the
went
slightly ahead with his longer and more powerful strokes, Oliveira coming up at the end to contest second place with Gavriloff. Britton won by Ave feet, with Oliveira second, a touch ahead nf Gavrilo. **
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M. Matsushita set a fast pace for the earlier phases of the 440 yards free style championship. A. Logan attempted to hold level with him, but rould not stay the pace and after two lengths dropped back. D. Smith and T. Konishi swam level in third place, yards behind Matsushita, and 10 yards behind Logan but come up to pass Logan in the turn into the fourth lengthy Matsushita
could not in- grense his lead on Smith and Kontäht, and went on to win by 25 yards.
25
Gavriloft got away to a fine start in the Junior 100 yorda and led Bril- Lon for the first lap, but the latter came up very strongly at the turn, um within a stroke was level, going on to win by Ave feel, Cavriloff.being
Qualifying For Wimbledon
A DIG AT THE AUTHORITIES
The following is an amusing letter published recently in Lawn Tennis And Badminton, in which the writer-a prominent tourna- ment player in England-jibes at the methods adopted by the Alt-England Lawn Tennis Club in accepting or rejecting entries To the Editor, for Wimbledon,
Lawn Tennis and Badminton. Dear Sr. many years, 1 bave enjoyed a frelilty of inventive genius and have manages tử fil ip the foot of the forms very fully- alliteration very diffeult!
the Championships Entry Form Dut now i am writing to you for advice, What shall any next year: the plteber has been often to the well, that the latter in dry.
1.
hare considered three methods, Vernelous, 2. Danelle, 3, Spurious.
Veracotear Major Larcombe. have not actually beaten anybody, but my Teacher calls me (and the rest) his favourite pop: no I think you ought, in let me
Plavable."Door Bluforr
1rcent.-] have not played in open, tournamente, ince 1930, but at my club 1 have mine Jolly eluwe web with our Secretary." That will de, won't it?
Spurious-You will readily appreciate that the spurious method nazt be very coul Blete Bogus multe, bogia championships, etc., must be invented:-
ac Major Larcombe Hingles-) Suve beaten-Charita Chan Honolulu Champion- ship, 1935, G D 6--20-Lt Vine Topogu 634-60, Baring Luistation Tournament. King Soloman's Mines Club, Double With Sargeant Cummins-Extradie Bent Hulmen zad Watson 2011 beni Jekyll and Hyde 1--4 6--0. Mixed Doubles, With Mile. D. Armentier beat the True think my best performance was in April, 1933, when I llvm inte Southampton water, clad in Arries pen lor perhaps trunks) in search of my gold rigarette ease,
Yours truly,
KM. TURNBULL
Khoo's Mother at Deathbed After Tragic Vigil
"Curiously enough, similar com- plaint exists to-day in respect of the trais journey from Melbourne to Sydney, concerning which member of the Rugby League team which recently toured кауз "this journey is about the world's worst. Dinner is of the 'hit-2. T. Ma and P. Y. Kwok lost to to recognise his closest friends, Hussain- and Hussain 2-0; lost to and with his eyesight failing Khan and Khan 5-7; lost to Muhan him, Khoo Hooi-hye, perhaps Singh and Devan 0-6.
and miss variety, that is to say, one mouthful of food hits its objecilve Q.K., but it is never 5 to 4 chance
that the next has the same luck,
J. Mok and Y. L. Kwan lost to
Hussain and Hussain 2-0; lost to Khan and Khan 2-0: beat Mahan
Singh and Devan 6-4.
When you attempt to drink coffee, the odds are distinctly against a successful coup. To sleep in such u "rattler" is difficult-in fact some of our newcomers had a very poor steamers of the coast." There was quite
night," good! match at Bathurst and England won)
B
by eight wickets. The Governor of
from 1859 to 1865.
But the length of the voyage is a
Mr. J. R. Masson returned to the
New South Wales Sir Hercules Robin- thing of the past-I gather you got Colony yesterday after a brief visit Aon went along and saw the matchs. to Perth or rather Freemantle sooner to Shanghai, He had been Governor of Hongkong] than you do to Hongkong if you Icave Marsellles at the same time. Thence they returned to Sydney And Caffyn would be amazed at the and played a combined fifteen aize and the luxury of the modern Victoria and New South Wales. It liner which
goes to Australia! was in this match that the rather un-i
(To be continued.)
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
YES, YOUR HONOR!|| WHAT
HE WAS IN THE EXCUSE DRUG STORE DID HE
AFTER HOURS!
Three cases of Typhoid were re- ported to the local Health authorities on Wednesday.
You ARRESTED COOK,
HAVE
SAID HE CAME TO GET MEDICINE FOR HIS MOTHER!{ HE CLAIMED HE
DID YOU
HE ENTERED
FOR.
LEFT MONEY ON
WAS THE MONEY WHERE HE SAID HE'D LEFT IT?
NOT
THRU A
BEING.
THE COUNTER TO
WINDOW !
THERE
PAY FOR THE MEDICINE!
Penang, July 31. Semi-conscious, renreely able
the most famous of all Chinese tennis players, died at his mother's home here on Sunday in tragic circumstances.
held in great esteem by many was evident in the huge representative nt- gathering including numbers of pro- [icndance at the funeral yesterday, the minent members of the Chinese com munity, local sportsmen, both foreign and Chinese, and leglons of his to the Chinese sportsman by the admirers. Moving tribute was paid huge number of floral wreaths which
|were piled high on the funeral,carri-
age.
His last words to his mother, who kad kept a bedside watch on her stricken sou almost continually for the three weeks of his long illness. were: "What is that fire? I see smoke! It comes!" A sudden silence fell in the room as death claimed a great sportsman, 110 The greatest tribute of all came breathed his last at 5 p.m., sur-
from Kloo Hooi-hye's grief-stricken rounded by a despairing group of mother. "He was a dutiful son, and friends and relatives.
a fine man," she "said 'shortly after That, the late Khas Hool-hye was 'her sad bereavement.
Dense crowds lined the route of the funeral procession and as the remains of the veteran athlete wound Its way to its last resting place a deep silence marked its progress, He was interred at the Khoo family cemetery, Thean Teik Estate,
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