TELEGRAPH. THE HONGKONG
TUESDAY,
JANUARY 12,
1937.
WHEN THE GREAT W. G. GRACE CONTROLLED LOCAL GOLF
CRICKET AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE
Famous Sportsman Added History
To A Famous Place
It was inevitable, of course, that the grounds of the Crystal Palace, so conveniently.placed for Londoners should beconic a cen- tre for sport. There were, indeed, few sports that did not take place there at some time during the 80 years of the history of the Crystal Palace, and veterans in games always go back there for memories of some of the more notable sporting events of 30 or 40 years ago.
It was, amongst other things, the As it happened, a little trouble, eentry of Soccer, and for years the which had nothing to do with cricket, Cup Finnls were played there. The had developed over an official part gates at these matches were some of his meilleal practice at Bristol, times even bigger than those at and in common with several other Wembley to-day, reaching 100,000 of the parish doctors, he had TC- on one uecasion.
sigued,
He decided, then, to accept Tennis was old-established at the the offer from the Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace, and international assuming that he would continue to bowling matches were held there, captain Gloucestershire,
The famous cycling track was one The county managers thought of the pioneers of pneumatic tyres, otherwise. So, la the middle of the and the handy eyellats of the 90s 1899 senson, W.G. disappeared from were paced around, the track by the side. It was a regrettable end "quads" or "quins"-long machines to his famous Gloucestershire career. specially built to corry four Ave However, he formed some admir- men at a me
Yra ago polo was played there, though not for very long. Grahame White was there is the early days of flying, and he took his heavier-than- air machine around the north tower. There were boxing matches and trad minton, and i laier days the speed- way.
ENTER W. G. GRACE
.
But of all the sporting inemories
able sides at the Crystal Palavr, and especially he preserved, there his outstanding conception of cricket as a game to be enjoyed and Iaughed over, net fought solemnly out,
VERY JOVIAL
There are still several cricketers living in Laudon who played with W.G. at the Crystal Palace, and they All emphasised this point to me, the Joylainess of the Old Man, his love of a joke, and the spirit of good fun
of the Crystal Paince the mast not in which the matches were played ·
ble must always be its cricket.
For
it was there that Dr. W. G. Grace
himself organised and played for his famous-London County site,
He had given up Gloucestershire, the side with which
more usuntly associated, and although the Crystal Palace did not ree "W. G.'s" very last matches, it was there that he spent most of the last days of his great career.
second Test match.
Now,
Inci-
on the Crystal Palace ground, dentally, W.G, made the wicket there one of the linest in England,
He brought with him from Glou- estershire the old professional, Dilly Murch, to do all his odd jobs.
fl
"Billy was very drat," Mr. R. M. e, one of the early members of.
London County, told me, "o
bilm
doctor.'
of W.G. at, the Crystal Palace.
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Historic picture of W. G. Grace, walking aut from the pavilion on the former Crystal Palace cricket ground with P. F. ("Plum") Warner, who Jator became one of Eng- Innd's greatest Test captains. Graca play- ed some of his finest innings ground.
on this
County, and he and Grace were great day he knocked up 166 against the friends sometimes the people town M.C.C.
"In fact." as Mr. R. M. Bell de- there called Grace "Gather," and Murdoch "mother.”
clared 15 me, "from what 1 remem- was Interested, in many ber of the Old Man, I am convinced other sporte besides crickel. He took that he was the greatest cricketer I readily to golf, for instance, and have ever seen. If he wanted to stay He loved bowls. He
instru- in, there was nobody in cricket who mental in starting bowls at the could get him out." Crystal Palace, with the help of Air. S. E. Yelland, and international matches ware played there, in which Grace took part.
TVZEM
be doclor used to carry about with a police whistle, on which he It was in the summer of 1899 that,
would blow hardly every lime be prople began to my that W.G.S wanted Billy March. More often prime was past, and that he ought than
not, Billy didn't come, but The Old Man put slow bowlers on to leave first-class cricket. He was would
an when he was keeping wickett wander up, later with growing heavy, even for a man of
innocent, ད། never heard
"Ic you,
had his little idiosyncrasies, his colossal size, and he could not
but everybly down there loved get to the ball as fast as he used in
Grace Mr. Bell hud many more memorles him. I know I did. He was such the field.
n splendid old fellow, and always If he did He played in the first Test Match: "He was very fond of bengling, full of jokes and laughter. against the Australians at Notting- and often went out with the Worces have a bit of a sharp temper, a row ham, and although he scored 20, for ter Park Beagles," he said. "Once always blew over at once he never the first time in his life he heard a 4 year he would arrange a match be- meant. It. few people in the crowd criticising tween the Beagles and the London "lle was amazingly good with him. lie was not church for the County, The Old Man played for young erlekelers, and he could pick a promising boy, at once. He the Beagles, and at the same time out there had been cricket at selected the London County side taught thom the spirit of cricitet too. the Crystal Palace for 30 years be- and you could be quite sure that the I remember one boy who was asked fore thisW.G. noted in his own best London County men would not where he would like to go in.
"Well, I've never made a duck, first im- be playing that day! autobiography. that the
"It portant match there, Kent v Notts,
was the same when the Old doctor, he replied.
"The Old Man turned round
to with was played on the same day that he Man was keeping wickel. He never made his first appearance at Lord's was a very good wicketkeeper, you Billy Murdoch, and called out, ley, twice, indeed, he interrupted a crie-made 31 runs on an extremely dif -in July 1864. Latterly, however, know, but he rather fancied himself Billy, here's a young fellow who's ke: match so that they could all ofcult wicket, and in spite of all the
He's going in over and see the Cup Final and bowlers could do he was not out. erleket had not been highly suceras at 1, and occasionally we would see never made a duck.
continue the match afterwards. ful at Sydenham, and the directors him putting on the pads when we last." offered the post of paid secretary were going out into the field. Then INTERESTED IN OTHER SPORTS
It was during a match at and manager to Dr. Grace if he I would turn
Billy Murdoch, the old Australian to the fast bowlers, would-form-a-club-at-the-Crystal and tell them they would not be put captain, was the other veteran who Crystal Palace, so one old cricketer Palace.
on that day-and they never were. played regularly for the London-informs-mo-that Grace achieved a remarkable feat. His colossal size now-everybody Is Irgendary by knows the picture of the genial glant, with his huge hands and feet, and his great black beard.
At the HONG KONG HOTEL
This Week's Dinner Dances
TO-NIGHT in the GRILL ROOM.
With:-VERA LOVE and her FESTIVE FOLLIES MAURICE DUFOUR and his ACCORDEON NORMAN BROOKS' BAND
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and FRIDAY
In the ROOF GARDEN
Featuring the above Artists. Admission: $1.
SATURDAY in the ROOF GARDEN (Extension till 2 a.m.)
Entertainment by the above Artists.
Dinner $7. After Dinner Admission, $2.
AND on SUNDAY, 17th JAN. (from 5-8 p.m.) SPECIAL FAREWELL TEA DANCE
to. VERA LOVE and her FESTIVE FOLLIES with NORMAN BROOKS' BAND
Admission: $2 per person.
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
SHEK-O TO PLAY VOLUNTEERS
A golf match between Shek-O v. H.K.V.D.C. is to take place to-morrow (Wednesday); fourbalis, 18 holes, old course only. The order of play is:
1. Colonel Binke und Hon; Mr. S. H. Dodwell v. T. A Pearce and K. 1S. Robertson.
In 1995 the London County ceased to be a first-class side, mainly owing Aller to the lack of public support. it finished, Grace; who had moved The bowling greens were alongside house to Sydenham, moved again to the cricket ground, and often when Mottingham. It is gratifying to re- Grace had been bowidd during – a
member that, at his lost match of ericket match he would fil in ume all, for Eltham against Grove Park
or of bowls. Once i game
a few days before war broke out, he
the
LAST NIGHT'S BADMINTON
2. Dr. C. H. Burton and A. C. I. Bowker v. R. D. Walker and B. D. Evans.
3. M. 1. Turner and E. Davidson v. W. R. H. Collings and A. L. G. Eastman
4. A. H. Forbes and H. R. Sturt v, il. Owen Hughes and W. Sharp.
5. R. Kennedy and D. Drummond v. J. A. R. Selby and M. A, Jolinson, 5. Rear Admiral Sedgwick and D. H. Blatte v. Lt. Col. H. B. L. Dow bingin and Lt. Col. R. C. B. Ander-
son.
7. W. J. Waddington and Major Churcher v. W. Keth Robinson and R. H. Grinths.
8. L. M. S. Lloyd and L. C, F. Bellamy v. 1. B. Bohnet and W. J. Dyer.
The players will meet at 3.15 at Shek-O. have tiffin at 1.30, and tec- off at 2.30 sharp,
Nos. 1 and 2 start at 1st tee, Nos. 2 and start at 3rd tec, Nos. 5 and start at 0ih tee, Nus. 7 and 8 stor nt Bth tee.
No. 5. 6. 7 and 8 should tell their raddles to precede them to 6th and ath tees which adjoin.
Members of the H.K.V.D.C. tear are the guests of their opponents.
HONGKONG YACHTING Diana & Joss Win Ladies' Sweepstake Races
Yesterday's Ladies Sweepstake Races were won by Diana, sailed by Miss M. Whitham in the 11 Class and by Joss, salled by Mrs. L. Stan- ton in the A arul Y classes.
The course, over a distance of 7.0 miles was: Channel Rocks Mark (P). Hoits Wharf Mark (S), Kowloon Hock Mark (S), Club Line,
Full results were as follow: Class Started 14.40 Yacht No.
Finished Cortal, Pan.
"IT"
Diana
Holla
.....11 1 10.45.55 18.45.55 (Mins M. Whitham)
D.N.F.
II 3 Dorothea.. 9 17.01.00 10.50.40
(Mrs. S. D. Reid)
1
4
"A" and "Y" Classes Started 14.45
1 17.57.10 17.57.10 Carpenter A 1 17.57.
Labo
Juss
(Miss P. R.
R. Richards)
0
5
4
2 17.39.10 17.39.10 (Mrs. E. R. Edwards) Artemis...A 4 17.38.50 17.30.58
(Mrs. Sheldon)
A B 17.15.30 17.15.30 - 1 (Mrs. L. Stanton) True Blue All Heron.... 17.25.50 17.22.40 2
(Mrs. E. Moore)
..Y 5 17.28.38 17.23.28 3 Widgeon
(Miss H. Crawhall-Wilson)
D.N.F.
CLUBHOUSE CHATTER BY "VERITAS"
(Continued from Page 8;) ` Japanese have been anything but im pressive in front of goal, and in addition do not appear. to appreciate the tremendous value of fast pene- their trative movements. Secondly tacties have not compared too favour-
They insist upon ably,
exploiting through-the-middle attseks, and leave their wingers wondering whether they are at all connected with the game. The Colony sides, adopting wing-to-wing methods have The best story to illustrate the Old Man's allitude towards cricket
At Kowloon Tong lust night, Kow-revealed themselves to be very much more progressive and potential. that of the wild ducks. Grace liked loon Tont "A" beat St. Andrew's Possibly the Japanese will learn
One day a swallow swooped low) over the Beld, just where Grace was Aelding. Out shot his hand-and hej caught it in fight.
(Continued from Page B.)
"B" DIVISION
K.T. "A" v. ST, ANDREW'S "D"
these tactics. The answer
appeurs
to win, und in an unimportant match "B" by 6 games to 3 in the ""useful lessons from a comparison of he would be up to all sorts of tricks. Division: He was bowling hard one day at the
R. E. Lee and E. A. H. Castro Crystal Palace against a man who just would not come out. Suddenly (Kowloon Tong "A") beat A. S. Bliss Grace pointed up towards the bright and G. A: White 21-8; beat L. E. sun, and said to the bateman. "Look Kirby and J. P. Dawson 24-11: lost at those ducks up there. Can you to M. Weill and S. A. Broadbridge sce them?"
the
The batsman stared up at sun, trying to see these quite ima-
inary ducks.
oh, they're gone now," chuckled
Grace.
The batsman. turned back to the cricket, his eyes duzzled by staring' The Old Man bowled at the sun. him next ball
FAMOUS CONTEMPORARIES Mr. Walter Brearley; the famous fast bowler, told me that he once playing for the London County kle at an, away match, and it was nowing.
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"Can you stand, sonny?" Grace asked him.'
A. J. OSMUND
Osmund Will Defend His Billiards
Title
POOR ENTRIES
The Billiards Championships of the Colony organised by the Hongkong Amateur Billiards Association this year have drawn a comparatively poor response, only 16 players having entered for the Senior and 32 for the Junior Championships.
A. J. Osmund, the Colony chum- on, is again in the competition, but W. Hong Sling, the runner-up last year, has not entered.
The draw was made by the Com- milice at the Club Lushano yesterday evening and resulted as follows:
SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
P. A. Yvanovich'v. G. M. P. Re- L. medios; Lam Cho-cheung v. E. Barros; M, N, Raktuson v. M. 1C. Lau; 1. D. da Roza y. R. F. da Luz; A. P. Pereira v. Pong Shli-plu; E. A. dos Remedios v. Ü. S. Santos; II. W. Staples v Sinn Ifon-yat; A. J. Osmund v. W. H. Andrews,
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
F. P. Sequeira.v. R. Dodge; Wong Yui-chee v. J. F. V. Ribeiro; C.. Strange v. Lim Hownh; G. A. Low" v. Mul Chun-ted; C..M. Xavier v. Yuen, Hong-lu: W. Wong y. J.. C. Remedios; A. A. Lewis v. E, A. V. Remedios AC Rozagio v. Lee
Chi- choh; D. A Moritalto v. K. F. Tal; R. G. Xavier v Wong Poon-ch!; Mu Chun-man v. F.. Marquen: L. V. An- tonic v. Fus, B. Evann; M. A. Bap- tista v. C. Wellings: Chan Hon-shu v. E. Zimmern; Ernest Lomb v W. Anderson; J. A. da Luz v, F. Jordan.
The prelimary rounds the Senior Championship will be 5 up; semi- final 750 und, the final 1,000,
Preliminary rounds in the Junior Championship will be 204 up; semi- final 400 and the final 500,
dow, January 18 and the programme
Matches will commence on Man-; will be announced in the course of
this week.
SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
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Annual Race Meeting, 1937.
Entries for the above will class
more than Office, Exchange Building.
to be writ in large letters in the results. Individually the visitors in- clude a number of highly skilful at 3pm. on SATURDAY, 16TH players, whose stick technique *S (JANUARY, 1937, at the Secretary's
and who knowi good. 12-21.
the average number of tricks pass an opponent. A more open type
By Order of the Stewards, K. C. Yeo and J. J. Alvares (Kow-ot attack, together with better shoot-
C. B. BROWN, loon Tong "A") lost to Bliss and ing would quickly make the Varsity White 22-24; beat Kirby and Dawson side strong enough to beat Hangicong
Secretary. 21-13: last to Wellf and Broadbridge | teams.
Hongkong. 11th January, 1937.` 22-24.
(Kowloon Tong "A") beat Bliss and N. A. E. Mackay and A. Chan
White 21-12; beat Kirby and Dawson 21-9: beat Weill and Broadbridge
21-7.
* LEAGUE TABLE
"A" Division
He replied that he could, as he Recreio "B" ad his long-spiked boots on.
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. 0 A
0 2 24 30
G
S
0 41 4 10
0 But Recreio "A".
7 3 0 4 27 30 0
7 -3 0 4 30 33 0
is it happened, he slipped on the St. Andrew's ', irst bail, the batsman clumped it, "A" and it whistled almost through the C.R.C. Old Man's beard as he stood fielding. Chinese ......
"Hey," he shouted, in an DX- Y.M.C.A. 2 2 grieved voice, “If you can't stand University "A" B 2 Conny we're going in."
Contemporary issues of Wisden :how the progress of the London "ounty side at the Crystal Palace. Although famous cricketers played
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"B" Division
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there, including, besides Grace and King's College 0 0 0 0 48 0 12 Murdoch, C. B. Fry, F. F. Warner, Kowloon Tong 1. O. Jones,
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upn vere among the visiting sides, the Sublle did not attend In any great Kowloon Tong
.. "B" ..
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In 1900 Grace had an aggregate of Chinese Y.M.C.A. having been 132 runs, and the London County beat the West Indians. In the transferred to the "A" Division, their
allowing year he made 132 against record has been expunged),
the M.C.C., and during the season took 39 wickets for 21 runs each.
In the 1003 season, the London County beat Gloucestershire, Grace's old side, and in that match he made 150. The following year: Wisden re-
orded that both Grace and Murdoch Donald Budie and Arthur Hendrix
Coral Gables, Miami, Jan, 10.
In the final of the Tennis Doubles Championships played here to-day.
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