L
THE · HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER'
27, 1936.
ENGLAND
AUSTRALIAN
UNDERRATED THE
TEST TEAM IN 1909
And Thereby Lost The Rubber
HARSH CRITICISM OF SELECTIONS AND CAPTAINCY
(By R. Abbit)
Jessop
Our Daily Golf Hint
There should be no very great effort, as overstrain causes inaccuracy. The golf swing should be a powerful yet easy and graceful rhythm of precise motion.
-Seymour Dunn,'
MACAO RACE MEETING
The Australians vizited England in, ed the skill of Oldfieki, who stands the summer of 1909, which was an second only to Blackhum.
(Continued from Page 8.) The match at Lords moved Wisden "Never." exceedingly wet one, and a study of Wisden shows that, although the into very strong language.
pony, Jungle Jim, Monoplane and there terest taken in the Test Matches was und Mr. Pardon, "in the history o
of Pence have been well Soldier
that as keen as ever, the visitors when Test cricket in England has playing against a county site did not been a blunder as in the selection of handlenpped, but 1 am told
yan English
the ваться eleven. When prove to be the great attraction they an
the trip might affect his form. had been in the past. It was sald, of the players were announced every-Bistre is a "bad sailor and of course
was astonished to learn that ley hot heen and probably correctly, that they de- fone
und Walter Brearley
THE SOUTH CHINA voted the majority of their endea Jes vours to producing their best side | teft out, and King and Jayes put in.
HANDICAP fi and well in the Tests and did not Fry, it seems, was unable to play and take the games before them so ser-although the doctors said he was not fit, Hayward was put in, lame though masly
Rhodes was dropped for thut he was, the case is undoubterlly
and Anally the side George Gunn
single owing to a very bad patch the Au
went into the Beld without un- trabun team was completely
fast bowler. Mistakes were made in derrated. On May 17th, 18th
other games and the Impression left C that 10th Surrey beat them by five runa
upe my mind in a low scoring match but they wen。 lent thon
MacLaren was at the bottom of the very lucky to do it, as no three of the Surrey batamen in their trouble, Mr. Pardon is very hard I don't think, however, second innings played the ball on to upon him, not only as a selector
the their wickets without removing the i as a captain.
fairly attribute at that one ran bails.
Immediately afterwards
Chi Lord's the Australians lost by three Australian victory entirely to blund- wickeln to very strong M.C.C. pers of selection and captaincy.
hes A match with Oxford follow-the whole they were the better side.
Aphet from the test ed which was ruined by the rain and
team
级
bui
17th of September
Or Gold Coin
We shall certainly see a good field
the South China Handicap $500, while the second prize is worth 14 miles, for the winner is to receive $150, and the third pony gela $100. The event is a distance race and for that Gold Coin or 17th of this reason I have come to the con-
the bunch. The next from my note- Suplumber is about the best pick of
rlusion
ENTRIES FOR TWELFTH EXTRA RACE MEETING
FANLING CHRISTMAS MEET PROGRAMME
!
Entries for the Twelfth Extra Meet- ing of the Hongkong Jockey Club on December 5 are as follow:
1.--The "Ewo" Hendicap,- (Un- ofllelal). To be entered and ridden by Members of the Staff of Messrs. Jarline, Matheson & Co. Ltd., and The Jardine Engineering Corpora tion, Lid. A Cup will be presented
the to Winning
Jockey, one mile.- hed at a later dat
Jate to be published Entries orce liandicap,--For Austra
2.--Coopce
lan Subscription Ponies,
"A" Class,
AMERICAN
FOOTBALL RESULTS
Richmond
New York, Nov. 20. The following are the latest results five furlongs, Australian Boy, Bag in the leading American football
Day, Hol- Tur, Bobnink Star, Derby
leagues. Colgate duy Eve, Just That, Vixen Tor.
3. nr 8.Crieff Handicap,--First on
North Carolina 59 Chinn Ponies. Second Section, For "C" Class, seven furlongs.-Amberley, Bistre, Boolat Bay, Flybynight, High New York U.
Bounty, Honour, Jungle Jim, King's
Pennsylvania Kan's Jubilee, King's Sceptre, Laugh-pake nt Ga
Girl, Mayflower, Monoplane, New Star. Pontiac Bay. Ribble, Royal Pittsburgh Highness, Silversmith. Soldier of China, Soldier of Peace, The Tiger, St Mary's Tyne. Valorous, Ythan
[Tennessee!.
George
32 Brown
0
Virginia
14
G
William and
Mary
1
7
Fordham
6
G
13 N. Carolina
Blate
0
31
Carnegie
Techi.
14
14 Corneli
34 Colfere Facine D
7
Washington
7
4.St Andrew's Stakes-A Hand!- een for China Ponies, one and a half miles-Bright View, Dawn Star,
end, Pontian Bay, Ribble, Rose-Montana Harvest View, King's Justice, King's U.S.C.
Viah Argies Sudko. Cheen.
Handleap,Six Vinh 5. Uddingston
Cassius, Ribbon, furlongs,--Blue
Ocean View. Shamrock, Denver U.
Maryland
Hopscotch The Hero,
immediately afterwards they had to Bardsley Armstrong and book is Plain View or Diogenes but subscriptiati, Ford Centre Court, meet England in the first Test at all had averages of over forty whic-gth of this event is not to the Duuble Finesse Honey. Perfect Day,
woring well over a thousand runs
Tramper and
thousand Bardsley scored 2.180! Noble also exceeded the with averages of 33.37 ant! 25,70 res- pectively.
was wet Edgbaston. The weather and they were beaten by ten wicitets, but even then the selection of the English eleven was open to critletan, that the By this time it seemA
bad Selection Committee in England made up their minds that it was not going to be very difficult to beat the Australian team, but they would have a rule of reckoning. Let us consider that team.
had M. T. Trumper S. E. Gregory, F. Laver, A. Cotter and W, W. Arm- strong while V. S. Ransford, P. A.
Of the old
Low
new
A. Noble (aptain for 14.97. Then there was a lot of
for
for
I am inclined to believe that the the of Donovan
and Rousseau. liking of Don Racing Boy, who is well known to all. Is nicely in with only 148 lbs. but i cannot pince much confidence In Victoria Hall who lets one down for no earthly reason.
THE PEK KIANG HANDICAP
Can Shanghai 4 Win?
Armstrong was their most success. ful bowler in that he alone managed he had 126 for 16.28 apieer, Laver to claim over a hundred wickets who first played in England in 1890: headed the bowling with 70 wickets Macartney, useful bowling done by (7 for 17.46), O'Connor (85 10.04), Whitty (77 for 20.42), Hop-
Everybody will undoubtedly focus kins (58 for 20.53) and Cotter (64 for
The latter played in all five their eyes on Shanghai 4 when this J. Hopkins
played the slow wicket Edgbaston, to do battle against the Valley stal- and J. A. O'Connor had also
The now
newcomers Whitty and O'Connor only played in warts in the Pek Kiang tandleep. one test, while Hopklos playest in Shanghai 4 has not lost a race since
Next werk I will go into the Tests in more dead. I imagine quite a few of my readers will reell them.
12. J.
McAllster, C. G. Mucartney. 5. - 20.00 though he was not bowled on j little sturdy China pony weighs out
Hartigen, H. Carter, A.
in several games,
ret
Jeft
and Wwa,
to Test cricket were
one more of the handers), W. Carkeek Whitty. All the old hands seem to have received a new lease of life.
by perhaps Noble, handicapped duties
ns captain was not so much to the fore as he had been previously, The two young left handers Ransford
his
1܂
Po be euntiqued.)
und Bardsley headed the butting in AN EARLY BOAT RACE?
test matches, and after some gaji. cue Trumper, Noble and Macartney.
Gregory,
Armstrong..
In bowling
Funk Laver had a wonderful return Difficulties Over Suitable
to form as he took 14 wickets for 13.50 apiece in the Tests. Macartney, whom one has come to think of as
a batsman, was second with 16 for! 16.12. Armstrong and Cotter had 14 and 17 wickets respectively, for just over twenty runs.
This then was the side which the Committee So Selection English underrated, lu the second Test at Lord's on the 18th of June they came back to form and won the second Test. And from then until their last defeat on
0th, 10th and they never lost
Tides Next March
By C. Venablesį
Tides, and an early Easter, look like making the Boat itace a fortnight earlier than usual. The following is a table of the tides at Putney on the Saturdays of March and early April and times when the race would have to start:
11th at Scarborord was, played March
a match.
Their
30, won 13. lost, drew 22, while March 15 in the Test Matches they played 5. March 20 won 2, lost 1 and drew 2.
|
arrival from Shanghal but I am afraid that he will meet his Waterloo on Sunday. The Macno handicapper does not think much of his chances. for the animal has a pull of 19 lbs. against Old Star. If Delightful Chance can reproduce his old form, he should be well to the fore at the finish, Shamrock will be ridden by
G-Hothara Handicap,-Australian
"B" Class, five Montana State furlongs. Blandford, Bacing Heart, Hanger, Suucy Face Snowy River. Violent Queen, Zodiar, China Comrie Handicap,-For
who have won ten races any- Ponies, "D" Class, To be ridden by Jockeys where at any time, from the two mile Post oner round and In-Cavalcade, Chocolate, Diogenes, Don, Donovan, Emergency Call, Gold Coin, Laughnl Buddhu, Merry Doer, Miracle, Night View, Pride of Tsingtao, Racing Sept., Itousseau,
Stpl.. Seventeenth of Sylvandale.
Victoria Hall, Wade- bridge, Young Chap.
FANLING PROGRAMME
THE CHRISTMAS MEETING OF THE FANLING RACE CLUB The programme for the Christus Foning Hunt and Meeting of the Rare Club, to be held at Kwanti on December 26, appears below:
1.2.30 p.in The Canberra Handi- 1 miles. A Steeplechase for cap.
Ponies.
!
Kentucky
Washington
State
UCLA.
13 North Dakota
enom - S
6
0
13
10 College Idaho 0
Colorado
Aeries Colorado U.
0
G
10
Washington
Lee
C
Montana
Alines
26
-United Press.
Who Opens. England Batting?
(Continued from Page 8.)
staff, Ames (if it), Allen, Robins, Verity.
A certain amount of "pairing" has to be done in trying to arrive at the Test players and non-players.. Writ- ing before we have seen how mem- and of the side strike form bers became. acclimatised, this is some of my own "pairing":
Hardstaff or Fishlock; Robins or Sima:
Verity or Voce.
Mr. Black white Blue Ribbon will be Australian Poor $50; 2nd-$30;or not arise--lo topple over reas
noted by Mr. Fung.
WHAMPAO KIANG
PLATE
Merry Door Must Be Winner
"
2.
Winner-A
Entry $3. 3rd—____$20.
'The Shing Mun Plate. 14 miles.
A Hurdic Race for China of a Hurdle Haec Ponies. Winners
at Kwantl lust season
ur
Sight 160 lbs.
3rd.-$30. The 3. miles. A
But all manner of things may arise
sonable ossumptions.
I should say that Robins, always somehow in the game ns batsman, bowler, or fielder, and Hardstan, with his beautiful free batting, oughi 10 be two of the big hits of the tour. But you never know.
-A Cup or $50; 2nd-$30;
Entry $3.
Handicap. 14 Taipo
Jim Sims may turn out to be one Siceplechase for China of our best bowlers-I am not say Ponies. Winner-A Cup or $50; 2nd ing this lightly: he spins the ball I cannot see how Merry Doer can
Il-and Entry $3; $30; 3rd-$20.
and gets some jump into foil to cross the wire first in the
The December Country Cup. Fishlock muy come out top of the
It Over a country course of approxi-batting averages,
de- all Just Whampoa Kiang Plate for seinuing sub-ponies of the
and mately 3 miles Onishing on the Rure pendis. Jockey Club over six furlongs and Course. For China Ponies. Weight Lonely Heart and Coureur Bleu are at Putney. Start of Race. Inirly certain to all the minor places, 105 lbs. Winners of a Country Race
last season 10 lbs extra.
High water
G
8.10 a.m.
.
3.0 p.m.
4.20 ..
..
March 27
2.50 1.1.
I
7. 0a.m. 1.30 p.m. 7. 03.m 1.30 p.m. 6,40 p.m. 5.30 p.m.
The butting apart from the break-April
down at Edgbaston was
stood and they were
uniformly
It is obvious that March 6 and 20
a magnificent are impruetleable. On March 27 the side. The number of runade is thoroughly convenient, but this actually saved in the field was enor date is also Easter Saturday, and it is
non- Macao
The meeting will terminate with the usual half-a-mile sprint to bri ridden by ladies and my vote in the order of finish is Boukru. Wisdom! Stag and The Goods.
Two cases of Diphtheria, one case
were reported to the
mous while Noble was uncanny in contrary to usual custom to have the of Typhoid, and two cases of Fuer-
skill with which he placed his face in Holy Week. April 3 is not peral Fever.
the
Winner A Cup or $50; 2nd-530; 3rd-$20. Entry $3.
5. The Luties Mile',
A very great deal may hang upon how Farnes and Copson bowl. Quick stuff is more likely to rattle fact, the Australian batsmen. Iri mile. A the key to the Testa may quite easily. fat race for China Ponies that in the be in the lands of Farnes and Cop- opinion of the Committee are bonu son. Gde hunters at time of starting. Winners of any Race since January 1936, barred. To be ridden by Ladies. Catchweight 140 lbs.
ຄ
Winner-A Cup or $50; 2nd-$30;
feld to block_particular batsman's/bad as far as tides are concerned, but local Health authorities on Wedneя- | 3ıl-$201. Entry $3. A Souvenir;
the race might be rowed
in semi-day.
perind
pet strokes. The bowling, it may be darkness; also the training was not quite of so high a quality would be very extended.
This seems to leave March 13 s but it was very useful and someont
will be presented to the winning rider.
Entries close to the Secretaries, Messes. Thomson & Company, York Buildings, on Monday, December 14,
Mr. N. C. Macgregor la a passenger on the Naldera en route to Singapore
at 100. the Boat to meet Mr. M. C. Macgregor, the Governing Director of Messrs. Cald- beck, Macgregor & Co., Ltd. They expect to arrive in Hongkong before Christmas,
or another practically always rose to the only possible day. If this the secasion. It was said at the chosen, the Presidents of time that Carter should rank as a Clubs will have to start right at the wicket-keeper above J. J. Kelly beginning of the New Year if they though I have heard this questioned. want a full ten weeks' training for I think however that he never rench-their crews.
THE
"DAVIS CUP"
THE
RACKET
WORLD'S
BEST
TEL. 56469
1937
MODELS
B & C
ASSURING DURABILITY APPEARANCE PERFORMANCE
SOLE AGENTS:
MAMAK & CO.
10, PEKING ROAD,
KOWLOON.
FORMER CHAMPION CYCLIST DIES
A. A. Zimmerman's 1,400
Victories
Atlanta, Georgia,
NOVEL GARDEN PARTY
R. A. O. C. Association
Function
A novelty in local entertainment will be provided by the R.A.O.C. Association to-day from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at a garden party at Sockunpoo. Apart from a tennis match, and a ladies' cricket match, there will be sports for children, and numerous side shows, which will include n "bear gurden" and shooting gallery. Admission is 50 cents. Ten will be provided.
Friends of the Corps wishing to not have attend and who may received an invitation are requested to communicate as early possible Arthur A. Zimmerman, the former with the Secretary, or Lt.-Col. John- world's champion bicyclist, has died son, at the R.A.O.C. Depot, in order here at the tige of 67.
that reservations may be made for For more than 20 years he had ten, ved In Atlantle City, New Jersey, and was here with his wife on A I visit.
the
Mr. Zimmerman was well known in England where he raced with considerable success during latter part of the 18th century. In 1892, when riding in England, started in 100 races, finished first in 76, second in 10 and third in 5.
The sarne year he broke the 2,000 and the 3,000 metre records in Ger- many.
HONGKONG C.C. TEAM
PLAYERS SELECTED TO MEET ARMY AT SOOKUNPOO
The following will represent the friend- Known affectionately Lo sports Hongkong C.C. 1st. XI in followers on Zimmie," he raced ly match against the Army at Soo- first us an amateur and later as unpoo at 2. p.m. to-morrow; professional. He
A. W. Hayward (capt.), R. D. won more than
and Gillespie, H. Owen Hughes, E. J. R. |1,400 races during his carcer cycling distances from one-quarter Mitchell, T. E. Pearce, R. L. Holden, R. L.. D. Wodehouse, E. R. Duckitt, to 10 miles,
He la survived by his widow, a L. D. Kilbee, G. A. Stewart and H. Idaughter-and a slater.
3. Neve
GALA NIGHT
AT. THE
HONGKONG HOTEL
ROOF GARDEN
SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER
WITH
EULA HOFF and BOB BURNETT
and BERTIE HELLMAN ART CARNEIRO and HIS BAND.
BOB
EXTENSION TILL 3 A.M.
ADMISSION $2.00
(Dinner Dress)
RESERVATIONS PHONE 30281
THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
NOTICE
In connection with the Dysentery. epidemic we beg to advise that from the 15th inst, and until further notice all Milk and Cream supplied by this Company will be Pasteurized.
are
The Medical Authorities satisfied that Pasteurized Milk can and be taken with impunity thoroughly approve this precaution- ary measure.
THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
M&M
MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.
Sailings from Hongkong.
via MARSEILLES Saigon Singapore, Colombo, Djibouti (Adon), Suez, Port-Sald.
1st Dec. ..15th Dec. .29th Dec
Mar. Joffre Pres. Doumer D'Artagnan Chenonceaux
jean Laborde
To SHANGHAI-KOBE.
Pres. Doumer. D'Artagnan Chenonceaux
.27th Nov. .12th Dec. ,26th Dcc.
12th Jan.
Jean Labarde
.8th Jan.
.26th Jan.
Aramis
22nd Jan.
We can issue through tickets to Egypt, Syrlan ports. East Africa, Madagascar by transhipment on our mail steamers at Port-Sald or Dijbouti.
For full Particulars, apply to:
Tel. 26651.
Cio das MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
SINGER MOTOR CARS
THE NEW SINGER "12" SALOON ... £225 142 B. H. P. at 4,200 R. P. M.) THE SINGER "16" 4-DOOR SALOON
150 B. H. P. at 4,000 R. P. M.).
THE DRAGON
£295
MOTOR CAR CO., LTD., 31261 Telephone 31261 33 Wong Nei Chung Road, Hongkong.