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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. · FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
18, 1936.
BAD LUCK LOST INTERPORT SAYS HYDE-LAY
Return Of Lawn Bowlers Good
HOW FIRST
MATCH · WAS LOST
FOUND GREENS DIFFICULT
The general impression gain- ed in Hongkong. that the Colony team should have won the first Interport lawn bowls match against Shanghai, and would have done but for sheer bad luck, was confirmed by A. Hyde-Lay, Hongkong's cap- tain, when the Interporters re- turned hero by the Chichibu Maru this morning.
"Wo had surprisingly bad luck in the int interport" said Hyde-Lay, "this being generally admitted. But for this bad josa we should have won the match."
how the
Giving an
example of fales were against them. Ilyde-Lay reterred to aue head in which Kong- kong were laying five. Bust a final drive by the shanghai skip not only deprived the Colony of their five, but gave Shangnal the shot.
arn
"In the second Inksport”, he said "we played a Fair game, but I convinced thai no Colony team, how- ever strong, could have withstood the Shangai rink which played willa amazing neenracy.
UP TO SCRATCH
"Throughout the visit the Colony players came up to scratch in the Interport encounters. Several friend- ly games were played, but in some of these the Hongkong men were slightly below standard."
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"We found the greens difficult to become accustomed to as they were very fast. Personally, however, prefer the Shanghai greens to those in Hongkong", concluded Hyde-Lay, The players reported themselves very AL
having had north. As usual splendid time up the hospitality of their Shanghai friends was well-nigh overwhelming. Generally upeaking, although they were not complaining, they fell a little less ball suck would have seen them win the frat Interport.
U.S. CQLF
CHAMPIONSHIP
McLEAN IS STILL THERE
Reaches The Last Four
LANGLEY OUT
Garden City, Long Is.
Sept. 17.
oung Aguinaldo, the 210 pounds Filipino wrestler, who mocle Wang Bock cheung, the American born Chinese mat axport in a contest at the Les Theatre next Sunday.
Clubhouse Chattor
By
"Veritas"
Country Club's
Tennis Visit Fairly Certain
BIG BASEBALL GAME BADLY SUPPORTED
they should send down a team of
C
Training Displays At Valley
WILD LIFE RETURNS
(By "Captain Foster")
Very good entries have been received for the Seventh Extra Race Meeting to be held Saturday week and good sport is assured
on
As the handicaps will be out to- morrow, I will discuss the prospects
the
ilm
Our Daily Golf Hint
One way of overcoming the tendency to lift the head soon is to keep the eye on the place where the ball was after striking it.
-GE. Lardner.
MACAO RACE MEETING
FINE SPORT AT AREIA PRETA
MONOPLANE'S RUNNING
(By "Captain Foster")
The Macao Jockey Club held a very successful meeting at Aroia Preta, last Sunday, and there was a good crowd of racegoers, the best for a long while.
In
AUSTRALIA'S CRICKET
HISTORY
WHEN THE MYTHICAL "ASHES” CAME INTO BEING
RECALLING A REMARKABLE TEST MATCH IN ENGLAND
ARTICLE X.
(By R. Abbit)
It would be tedious to go solemnly through the contests be tween Australia and England year by year. As I was dealing with the earliest days of the same I have so far given as much detail as possible and the story has now come down to the final land-mark. Already "Test" Matches have begun and Australià has beaten England at home. We now come to the great side of 1882 which first defeated a representative English side in England in the only Test played the game which gave birth to the phrase "The Ashes."
It
It was a great team. W.G. calls Maurice Read and Pente. It was, I it the best they ever sent, when believe the very strongest site that in my next racing notes,
in 1899, and. it certainly did could be put into the field by Eng- writing There were some good gallops
splendidly. Murdoch, Garrett, Spot- land, for it was full of batting and during the week-end, especially the Australian Ponica.
forth, Alec Bannerman, Blackham, bowling, while Alfred Lyttelton be- Blandford
again Impressed
Donnor, Boyle and McDonnell of the hind the sticks yielded little if at all 1880 team were there and Palmer ul to Blackkum in akill. early birds and his mue in 2.00.475
the 1878 side also came. The new
The Test Match was due to start down was quite good, ile came
men to England were S. P. Jones, the straight in 20.3/5 seconds while
on Monday, 280 of August, 1802, H. 1. Mussie, T. lloran and George the last half-a-mile was covered in
and the Australlans were handicap- 60.3/5 seconds.. Ranger owned by The salient feature of the meeting Giffen. Of these the latter was to
been had
bowling: Attorney-General And
was the double wins of Mr. J. A. become one of the plants of Aus-ped by the fact that Palmer, who the
splendidly Chairman of the Club was full of Victor's subscription pony Shanghai tralian cricket.
throughout the tour, was unable to that life when he fished mile in with Mr. Dietz up in the Tsin Shan
the
The Improvement shown in the play. I have already stated 2.08.4/5 and bellove me the
Plate and Pao Shian Plate. But batting of the side in 1000 was well ❘ 1802 was a wet summer, and the end Russian
the Ind had his hands, full to pull
second event, the charger was ordered by the Stewards to carry an maintained and even though it was of August was living up to it,
on Saturday and it rained up. Strathroy is in good condition and
a bad summer and wickets were rained as he has a a One mouth, we will not impost of 7 lbs, over the weight for low, they managed to get plenty of again carly on the Monday morning.
inches against the conditions of the expect to see much in the way of training time out of this pony. We said race and this incident was the runs, and with wickets to help them and it is obvious thut to bat first on Spofforth, Boyle, Garrett, Palmer, the Oval wicket was a great ad- all know that Centre Court, Elec-subject of much criticism.
and Gliten
Murdoch won the toss and vantage. είνα were deadly. To tron and Violet Queen are
The most successful jockey was |
BIX good
of the strength of the the Australians proceeded to lose sprinters and I have no better news Mr. Narmah Dletz who piloted three, save lugu
wickets for 48 runs by lunch time. attack 1 will
bowling print the to say that they love their work. whiners, while Mr. S. figures of the top four men, which Soon after 3 o'clthough
recent importation from Tsingtao} WILD LIFE RETURNS
rode two elever races and Mr. represent the bowling In 30 matches out for 01 runs, although their but- W. H. S. Davis had an easy effort of which no less than twenty-three was in no why up to its usual and standard.. Barlow did excellently to outright, four lost Racegoers will, I am sure, be less win on Burgomaster.
were won
take five wickets for 19 runs in 36 pleased to hear that the grey more The conditions were not deal eleven drawn.
over. I looked very much as it Wild Life has returned to the owing to the intense heat, but this
the advantage of the loss had been Colony and is now owned by the did not in any way deter the en-t. F. Bayle ... 1.200 425 1,680 144 11.96 thrown away.
2.282 1KH 12.20 popular American fan Mr. L. Dun-thusiasm of punters while dividends Forterih 1.952 700 1,751 13H 12.76 bar. It will be recalled that Wild on the whole were not bad. There Palmer 3,185 511
However England did very little better, Grace was yorked for four. Life Life (1932 griffin) was originally were disappointment in the running. W. Garreit: 1,200 658 owned by the inte Mr. Waung of of some ponies and this will give the The side started off with a rush runs, Barlow went at 18- but then Shanghai and Mr. Li Tse-fong and
the score rose to 57 without further panters something to think about inres in the first game. Massie--a very she was second to Liberty Bay in spotting the winners for the first hard hitter and off-side player-mane loss. Then Ulyett was stumped off
and Lyttelton the Hongkong Derby 1933.
over two hundred against Oxford, Spofforth,
Lucas The meeting to be held at the Valley on has had a few wins to her Saturday 20.
and the Murdoch in the next game caught at the wicket, and Studd was inaret she dist not appear in:
Were The starts were handled by Mr.scored 200 not out against Sussex, bowled. There
only public after 1932. It is learned that Alce Potts with his usual skill es- But then Cambridge (as, in 1878) wickets to go when the scores were she dropped four foals and it is pecially in the Ladies' race and the rose to the occasion, and chielly by leveled; and Barnes failed but al expected that her offspring will be helds were quite good!. racing in two years time. ilowever, let us hope that she still has some of her "pep" left.
of
BREAKS THE ICE
0, 24, 12. 3. Αν
1709 128 13.95
four
the help of the three brothers C.T., though Steel and Maurice Read put G.B. and J.E.K. Studd, beat them on 26, England were all out for 102. brilliantly. (I think the initials
I said in my last notes that Pride Of this year's griffins, Royal Scut the official in charge of the pound-the Varsity much older than they do ut Tsingtao was kindly treated by are correct but If Wisden's dates are nd right people must have gone up to is giving satisfaction to her connee-
237| uge, and the pony ably handled by and last Saturday she cantered Mr. S. C. Llang broke the ice by
Know.)
tions
Dva Bi
Bear Claw is looking very well at some years
is
inet
The wicket obviously had helped the
that England possessed there must bowlers all day but one cannot help feeling that with the array of batting
have been a good many cases of cold fect.
a slow mile in 2.18.3/5. There was registering his first win of the season It was, however, a brilliant feat of
THAT NICHT IT RAINED- nothing to write home about the for Mr. Reidy. The Jockey was not ie Australians to go from the end training times but her style covering a new comer to Pride of Tsingtao of May to the 12th of August with- the last half-a-mile in 1.02.1/5 was for he had his legs over the animal out being beaten. Indeed they w tle doubt that that rain settled the That night it rained, and there is very Impressive. Mrs. Dunbar's
ago. Mr. ten out of twelve games out-right, rode
waiting race in the It was not until the latter date that fate of the match although it ought so is Boolat Bay. It is with mach
Barlow, who event, the Tolston Hand!-
they 0 great side of the Players, not to have done so. regret I learn that Dawn Star is cap, but round the bend, Pride of and were beaten by an innings and was playing in the game, recorded still on the walking list and it ap- Tsingtao romped home to win by thirty-four runs. Ulyett, Peate and years afterwards that in his opinion pears that Silversmith is little dicky. two lengths. The same distance Morley bowled magnificently, while the ground was unfit for play-at-10 King's Lead and King's Sceptre are separated Night View and Diogenes Barnes and Maurice Read ored minutes past 12 when the game was stretching out nicely and that
while four lengths behind came
Spofforth W(15 not actually heavily. But
resumed. It is very im surely a good sign.
King's Parade who ran a poor race. playing. It was perhaps the reac- probable, however, that the Umpires The Tsin Shan Plate over five fur- tion of this that led to the defeat by would have permitted this. What
University Past the first event for the Cambridge
and certain is that the ground was soak- longe was subscription ponies of the Macao Present. I am unable, however, to ed and silppery. The bowlers could Jockey Club and there were seven locale the fourth loss. It probably hardly stand and the ball extremely runners. Great interest was taken, passed almost unnoticed after the hard to hold. There was only one while the ponies were paruding in Iremendous climax of the Test came to play. And Massie played it the paddock, und Victory Life was Match.
magnificently. He put up 55 runs out of the 60 scored for the first made a favourite with Merry. Doer and Shanghai 4 well backed. At the
THE FIRST VICTORY '
wicket. Then the ground dried a Utile and the other nine wickets fell fall of the red flag, Merry Doer led
So for us 1 can reconstruct the for 50 runs. pack with Victory Life and
English side consister of A. N. Shanghai 4 in close attendance. There was no change when the Hornby, (capt.), W. G. Grace, Altred steeds reached the last quarter mile Lyttelton, A. P. Luens, C. T. Studd, post, but once into the straight, A. G. Steel, Barnes, Barlow, Ulyett,
(Continued on Page 9.)
Brentford Defeat Charlton
THE suggestion, made by the Baseball Inertia THE
Shanghini Country Club, that
CURIOUS, that although basebail said to have a big following 15 men and women tennis players to meet Colony clubs in unofficial in Hongkong, there was such a poor crowd on the Polo ground yesterday matches next month, has aroused to witness the stor Philippine outfit considerable interest in Hongkong.in nction against local players. Per The L.T.A has sent back a hops it was because the heavy defeat favourable reply, and there is of the Colony exponents was anti- every likelihood that the visit will cipated. That may be a reason, but materialise. The ladies who are it is not an excuse. When a team of expected to make the trip appear the ability and record of the Calamba IN
Estates comes here it is
the
LONDON DERBY SOCCER MATCH
London, Sept. Brentford In
don
the
beat Charlton to a Lon-Were Macao Stewards Right
the Derby football match to-day,
Athletic's twice.
to be stronger than the mcn. natural and expected that the Colony They include Mrs, J. Moir and boys will be given something to J. McLean (Britain), Johnny Mrs. Reader-Harris, who figured think about; by the same token one
(U.S.), Goodman
Fischer in last year's successful Interport would have thought baseball fans flocked to the pola (U.S.) and Voigt (U.S.) are the team. The men are not so well would have semi-finalists in the United known, although Forbes
amateur a gooft record. Incidentally I heas Actually, though the brow it is done! Stationen amateur golf the Hongkong LT.A. is not very performed fairly creditably. Leonard Huddered listed to Shem
happy concerning Shanghai's but some great work as I draw.
put in day's fifth round and quarter-"thumbs down to an Interport Helder, and then capped it by bit-Results as cabled by Reuter were. final matches.
this year. Shanghai's reason is ting in a couple of men for the locals McLean enjoyed a brilliant fifth that their strongest players are last two runs. Most spectacular Neville Heath, not available, but Hongkong points feature of the game was the remark- uble pitching of Dr. Santos, who took.
round victory over
team was our
beating him and 4. But John out that the Colony sent up a com- advantage of the falling light to leave Langley, the other surviving Engilsh- paratively weak team last year in Hongkong hitters fonning away in series of bewilderment. Dr. Santos honded man falled against Goodman, losing order to keep alive a by 5 and 3.
Interports which was in real out most of the known tricks in Riddell, who
-benten Was
by danger of becoming relegated to pitching, and gave the finest display McLean' in the quarter-finals, re- the archives. The Colony had to yet seen in the Colony.
4
turned a card of 73, equalling par, in go up to Shanghai without the the nith round, the same score being Rumjahn cousins, which meant Britain's Last Hope sent in by Tailer, who was beaten by that the team stood not the GLOWLY, but surely Britain's re- Riddell. These are the two best:
faintest chance of winning. Even rounds of the tournament to date,
presentation in the United States
matches follow.
FIRST ROUND ·
autows Kay Lloyd and 2.
Johnny Goodman Langley 6 and 3.
Shefeld
FIRST DIVISION
Brentford 4 Charlton A.
2 ludders0eld Sheffield W.-
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) Clapton O. 2 Brighton Q Mulwall Queen's P.R.
year might have made some sort the serd-finals. J. McLean, the To
H.K.C.C. CRICKET TEAM CHOSEN
#
•
When They Gave Shanghai 4 Fresh Impost?
(By "Captain Foster")
The flower of English batting had only to make 85 runs to win the match. They did not do it. Grace and Hornby put up 15 for first wickel when Spotforth bowled Hornby, and Barlow was bowled first ball. Grace and Ulyett made a great stand and the score was 51 for two, but at that point Spelforth got Ulyelt caught at the wicket and next over Grace was caught at maid off for 32 runs (53-4-32) As for as I can make out, 12 maidens running were then bawled. Then came on- other collapse and seven wickets were down for 70 runs. Only 15 runs were needed with three of the best bats in England, Lucas, Barnes and Studd, to get them. It was not to be. Two wickets fell at 75 and
When the "Telegraph Board" was light of the two quotations as cited holsted for the sixth race, namely, noove, I am of the opinion that the Pente, the last man in, swiped a two the Pao Shan Plate, the following Stewards notice was posted up:-
"Shanghal 4 lbs. Penalty**
not penallsing Shanghai 4. aware that the
were
justified 17
We are all Stewards have ex-
and was bowled. Studd never got a ball..
ceptional powers for the purpose to I am indebted for my facts to Mr., It was learned that this exit regulate, control and do all that is Antham's book and also for a des-- poundage was incurred on account necessary in the interest of owners cription of the desperate excitement of the pony winning the Tala Shan but it would certainly
appear to prevailing on the ground. It is said Pinte, and not unnaturally, the be a detrimental analogy to modify one spectator dropped down dead. owner Mr. J. A. Victor protested but the conditions of the race at the Spofforth's analysis for the match with no redress. It is interesting to eleventh hour. relale that in the Programme under the heading "General Information," paragraph reads 05 Zollows:-
Pony winning a Ence after the pub Rention of the weights of a Handicap and starting in that flandicap will ratry in kition to the weight allotted." and the conditions of the Pho Shan Plate were:
Play H.M.S. Adventure the second
Tho tult results of to-day's so Shanghai's Invitation was ac open amateur golf championship has copted and Hongkong is inclined beeen dwindling, until to-day we find to feel that the northern port this only one British player remaining in of sacrifice in order to pay the re-Walker Cupper is the hero. Yester beat Lawrence
turn visit. On the face of it, at victory over Neville Heath, who had day he scored a smashing fifth round
The following will represent the H.K.C.C. second eleven against H.M. beat John least, there appears to be grounds been the "glant-killer" of the tourna
for the impression that Shanghal ment up to that stage. McLean S. Adventure at King's Park on
Saturday next, starting at 2 p.m. places the importance of winning finished six holes up with four
AK. Mackenzie. (Captain), E, the Interport somewhat above go, and it was the biggest margin of that of helping to maintain, any of the fifth round tics. Later in Bathurat, P.C. Frost, N.F. Fox, E.P. through such contests, the friendly the day he went out again and beat Humphreys, J.E. Jupp, R.M.M. King, sporting rivalry which one likes John Riddell 3 and 1 to enter the 4.5 Read, 3. Redman, G.A. Stewart
semi-finals. John Langley, former and W. Wedding, to think exists between the ports. British schoolboy champion, survived J. McLean beat "Noville Heath 01 The difficulties of raising teams to
until the
Russell Marlin beat David Davis 3 and 2.
Fischer beat Moreland one up. Volgi beat Robert Fraser 1 and
n. Campbell beat William Holt
3 and 2.
.
the fifth round, then became a.
quar
the elimination of
THE FAMOUS, OBITUARY
was 14 wickets for 90 runs and he For the last two years, the Wong-bowled his last eleven overs for two Nei-Chong Stokes for Chino Ponles
runs and four wickets, sub-griffins was run before the timin while the Valley Stakes, was timed at 4.30 p.m.. on the first day of, the Annual Race Meeling. Should any. It is a curious thing to think that Ashes" one take the trouble to peruse the that household word "The
two races, It originated in a jest in a sporting but conditions of these would be seen that the winner of somewhat risky paper officially call- of this Chib 1930. Weight for inchse as the Wong-Nel-Chong Stakes would cd the Sporting Times but affection- not incur any penalty if the owner ately known to its thousands of It must be borno in mind that the should decide to start the pony in renders as The Pink-'un. It pub- following obituary race referred to (Pao Shan Plate) the Valley Stakes. These conditions ushed the was an open event (not a handicap) also apply to bona fide grifins in the notice: and under the circumstances I fall Malden Stakes and the Trial Ploie to ace why Shanghai 4 should be After all the Macao Jockey Club de-
"For Chins Ponies. Subscription Ponies
per denle,
In Affectionate Remembrance
of. ENGLISH CRICKET, which died at the Oval
29th August, 1882.
ст
John Riddell beat Thomas Tallas / te yel from one port to the other aim of Johnny Goodman, who also Moreland in the fifth round which penalised to the tune of 7 lbs pends upon small owners for suppor are generally recognised and aproceeded to become a semi-finalist saw the Walker Cup player Enish Rightly or wrongly, this Incident has, and it would be to their interest to one up. The odds are greatly against to my mind, never occurred in the see that there is not any double of the by beating Ray Billows in
the preciated, but in view
British triumph in the champion- annals of the Hongkong racing, interpretation in their code of the willingness of so many, Shanghal ter-finals. One of the big surprise ship, but McLean has played so con- though I sincerely hope I shall not racing rules. Luckily the import of players to make the trip (as or yesterday was loved so strongly alstently well, that his chances of be accused of trying to pick a bone 7 lbs on Shanghal 4 gave us the Deeply famented by a large circle of.
Campbell, who had indicated by the Country Club's in the previous rounds that he looked ultimately winning the title cannot with the Stewards of the Macao best race of the afternoon for he Sorrowlag Friends and Acquaintances challenge), it does seem that the wood thint for the title. The pro ko that to make some amends for
he disregarded. It needs something Jockey Club,
I may be wrong in my interpreta- might havegress of Fischer has been significant. Shanghai L.T.A. adopted a moro enterprising In the quarter-final he won by G and Britain's awful failure in the Walker tion of the words and phrases cover policy.
14 after a rather rocky trip against Cup.
ing the Rules of Racing, but in the
and 4.
at 2011L
QUARTER-FINALS
J. McLean beat J. Niddell 3 and
J. Goodman prat R. Bülowa
2
and
Flacher best Martin 6 and 4. Voigt beat Campbeli 4 and 8.
by
Just managed to secure the verdict shmo a short head, and the margin of defeat separated Victory Life and Shih Yin Grand.
RLP. N.B.-The body will be cremated, and
the Ashes taken to Australia.
To Be Continued)
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