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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1986.
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET WAS SPLIT FROM TOP ΤΟ BOTTOM IN 1911 England Regained "Ashes" Against All Hopes
Australia had won now twice in succession and interest raged high over the team that went out from England in the summer of 1911/12, 'Australian cricket was still in high fettle. Although the shadow of the great controversy which was to follow upon this tour and which split Australian cricket from top to bottom, muat have been apparent as a small cloud upon the horizon, yet the gen- eral consensus of opinion in Australia was that their side would be as strong as over a side had been.
G. O. ALLEN INJURED
FEARED SUffering FROM
WATE ON THE KNEE 1.
Brisbane, Deo. 10. G. O. Allen, the English captain is And indeed perhaps. I was—ex-| England's success may in a great suffering from knes trouble, and it pected weakness in the attack. Let measure be put down to the ex-ta belloved that, he has water on the us first consider the side and here cellence of Hobbs and Rhodes as on knee.
opening pair-just think of it, our It is going to Sydney to sen a
1 must confess that I find myself in
ม great difficully, for the 1013 greatest bowler becomes one of our doctor, but it is almost certain that Wisden, which deals with this tour, greatest opening bats! to the brille will be fit to play in the second is listed Bomewhere about five
llance of young J. W. Heame, then test match,—steuter, guinest und I I have not been able to under twenty-one, and to our great locate a ropy in the Colony, nor can combination of S. F. Barnes, F. R. I discover "England vs. Austraila,
Foster and J.W.H.T. Douglas, in the
iine.
Warner's own version of the games, boter Australia had won the first
I am therefore compelled to fall back on Altham (who does not par- ticularize) in some casual remarks in Warner's "My Cricketing Life," which some of my readers may re- call appearing the pages of the carlier Cricketers"
THE AUSTralian teAM So far as 1 can make out the Aus- tralian team was as follows:-Clem Hill,
match
recalls! at Sydney, Warner that Clem Hill and other Australian cricketers told him that they thought that Australian cricket was as strong
418
and att✪ LAST WEEK'S RACES
(Continued from Page 8.)
as it had ever been. The result of while the last quarter who galloped the remaining four came as a shatin 24.3/5 and Double Fincase wor
blow to Australian cricket carrying four pounds tering
Victor Trumper, (Captain) Warwick Armstrong, Nansford,
Verac
for England won
over the every weight for inches as per scale.
Considering that the Track wos It is interesting to note the re-not a straight ve furlongs run. It position to-day. Our present was undoubtedly a fine achievement Bardsley, Macartney (I think), team, under Alien, has, in spite of and credit must also be given to Minnett (of New South Wales), and the propaganda recently published, the jockey for negotiating the apex. Carter; as bowlers, Colter, W. 5 been undoubtedly regarded us one
Clem
Yet we have won the firs
Six Ponies
detail with the games Finish Neck
(South Australia) and II. V of our weakest during the past de-
New South Wales) this side however the skipper match handsomely”
Hill and Trumper were un- I will denl in doubtedly past their best but Arm- next week and must apologise for a strong was a veteran at his best and short article now. I wonder if my the new school of Ransford, Bards- readers realize how much work goes ley and I think Macartney-though to the production of a single column if he was playing he never crept especially when obe's sources into major print (as I said, I was information are scanty. can only short of reference books) were des plead indulgence and say that this initely arrived.
article represents five or six hours! reading in one's spare time, and trust to do better in future,
But it was the bowling that was lacking if payihing. Colter had never been a master of length and he ad now lost the extra yard or two of pace which covered this fail- log and made him so dangerous. He was dropping from this class of fast bowlers to that of those who are by
RACING ENTRIES 11 • &=
courtesy called fast, but are left Last Meeting Of The only medium. Whitly was a handed swinger but he failed to do much good.
Season
Entries for the Thirteenth Exten Meçting of the Hongkong. Jockey Club, scheduled for December 19, are as follow:
SC New
To Neck
IN THE CRIEFF HANDICAP.
The finish of the Crieff Handicap (Arst section) over seven furlongs for class China pontes wann tribute to the official handicapper Mr. C. M. Alves, for six steeds out of a field of seven runners passed
the wire almost in a line. The
Judges took a few minutes to de- liberate the result and when Soldier of Peace's number figured first in the frame, the decision was received in dood silence.
It is strange that Saunders remains really good left one of the few handed bowlers that Australia. ever produced. II. V. Hordern however
Reference, was made in this column was a very different proposition. In
Just week to Bosint Bay's win in the 1007 he had come to England
England with
December Handicap, one mile Lusitano Cup at the Annual Car- The team of the University of Bright View, King's Justice, King's nival. This stallion, under the Pennsylvania, who sent an eleve
Star, Pontlee Bay, guidance of Mr. "Pinky Botelhe, England to take on, principelly, the
and Wild Life.
certainly reproduced his big Tardy Public Schools. He, had oven then shown
being a very good Honour, Kinica, one mile-lighing form, but, Soldier of peel- signs of
Bounty, Laughing by a fraction of an inch and Soldier .bowler and by 1911/12 had matured Girl, Monoplane, New Star, Soldier of China lost to Boolat Bay by a into a googlie merchant of surprising of China, The Tiger, Valorous, short head. Fourth with the same accuracy, with the priceless ability Last Chance Handicap, one mile margin came Pontiac Bay (Mr. of "lighting the ball",
Bag Tor, Blandford, Bokalak Star, Frost) who was well backed to the Double Finesse, Hercules, Holiday tune of over a thousand tickets while We come now to icam which was Eve. Hancy, Just That. Perfect Day.lk iristead of Lee's dark-green and Bistre, who was running under new Saucy Face, Snow took special pains to select the River, Zodine. Etrongest possible side. C. B.
Was
WARNER'S TEAM
Fry
formed
originally selected as captain, and he was then in great
1-
POPE IMPROVING
Handicap, one mile. It was undoubtedly the best event Diogenes, Dan, Double of the afternoon and every jockey Laughing Buddha, Miracle, rode a hard race. Unfortunately private affairs pre- Pride of Tsinguo, Racing Boy vented his going. It is an interesting Housseau. point of speculation as to what our Finale Plate; six furlongs-Blue two great amateur batsmen, Fry and Ribbon. Cassius, Hopscotch, King's Jackson, might have done had they ever batted upon those wonderful Australian wickets. We shall never know!
Rome, Dec. 10.
Parade, Popular Star, Shamrock. His Holiness the Pope got up for a Post 'entrics for the Queensland short time this morning and walked Autumn Champions, the Hongkong to his study, but he has been Autumn Champions and Hongkong medically advised to remain In his. Falling Fry, the obvious choice of Autumn Sub-griffins Champions, private apartment unill Christmas. captain was "Plum Warner and
Reuter's Bulletin Service.
VERY SMART CHECK with that team went. J.W.H.T. Dou
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R. Foster, S. F. Barnes, J.
f. Hobbs, W. Rhodes, E. J. Smit REDUCED SUSPENSIONS FOR
F. E. Woolley and. J. W.
Hearne.
These nine players. I believe, played
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I have been unable to discover the exact names of all the players in|
test matches. I fancy however that
TWO KOWLOON CHINESE
FOOTBALLERS
The Appeals Board of the Hong- nounced their findings yesterday, and Mead and Gurn usually played. One kong Football Association met on the following statement was issued must also recall the name of T. Paw Wednesday evening to consider the to the S. C. M. Post by Mr. A. W. ley who as manager of the team did appeal of the Kowloon Chinese Bliss, Hon. Secretary of the Associa an enormous amount to produce all Football Club against the suspension tlon, yesterday evening: Its activities with an entire absence of the first team from further of friction.
ticipation this season in the Senior Mak Stu-hon, who was
Dar- "In the case of the right full-back, suspended
It was indeed, with the exception Shield, and the additional suspension for two months, the penalty is re- of Fry and Spooner, about the best for various periods from local foot-duced to one month from date of side which could have been chosen, ball of three members of the team the match, ie, he may resume play but after the first match, when South The suspensions were imposed by on December 23. Australia was completely defeated, the Emergency Committee following
ot
a heavy blow fell upon it. Warner, investigation into the, abandonment "In the case of the goal-keeper, after scoring 151. in thla first
the Senior Shield match between Siu Tim-lin, who was suspended for match, fell dangerously And the Club and the Kowloon Chinese three months, the penalty is reduced he took no further part in the crie- last month. The Kowloon Chinese and he will be able to play on ket of the tour although from his were leading by two goals to
one January 2. alck bed he worked untiringly upon when the referco awarded a penalty the strategy of the game with to the Club twelve minutes niter the tala, Chan Hong-kong, L., suspen- "The penalty imposed on the cap- Johnny Douglas whom he appointed interval It was alleged that the sion for the remainder of the sea as acting captain.
Chinese toom walked off the field. son, is confirmed. It is well known that Douglas did The Appeals Board, comprising The penalty on the Kowloon Chi- not settle down at once, but after the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, the Hon. nese. F.C., 1.6.;: suspension from fur- we had lost the first Test he came Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. T. A. Mitchell ther participation In the Senior into his own..
and Commdr. C. D. Arbuthnot, an-Shield this season, is confirmed."
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