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Owing to tournaments in Europe and the United States, which con- Next season a new recruit to the
flet with the usual dute early in ranks of racing greyhound owners may be the Maharajah of Rajpipla,
February, the World Bridge Olymple known to all sportsmen as the owner
will be held this year on April 7. of the Derby winner, Windsor Lad,
Last year's committee consisting of xys Renter, The Maharajah is re- be considering the purchase
Lindsell, Local estate to the value of $23,490 | Mr. Justice
Mr. J. ported
W. good young greyhounds | was jeft by the late Mr. Lui Ka-yuen, Franks, cae, several
Mr. M. H, Lo, Mr. for next season. If he carries out retired trader, formerly of Sheung the project it will be a good thing for the sport, for the Malinrajah 19 a very popular sportsman, and he would be content with nothing less than the best,
The democratic nature of grey- hound racing makes an appeal to the Prince, who is a
Chiu village, Tong Mul Heung. Tol-Ilorace Lo and Mr: F. II. Tyson, is stan district, who died on December continuing, with the addition of Col. 16, 1035, Letters of administration to the estate have been granted to Lu! Fat-cheung, trader.
a man of comparative- | lie was popularly supposed to live. ly simple tastes and
and frequently, when
The Makarajah of Rajpipla would in London, travels by bus. He once not be the first Indian potentate who sald that there were ccasions has taken an interest in the sport when a glass of beer and a sandwich of greyhound racing, for a year or In the convivial atmosphere of a coun-
two ago Major General Sir Umar try pub, gave him more pleasure than ayat Khan was a familiar figure the spleed Jarks' tongues on which on the greyhaiind tracks.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY
HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN CRIC KET
1937.
ENGLISH TEST CRICKET TURNS THE CORNER
AFTER SUFFERING HEAVY
DEFEATS BY WARWICK
ARMSTRONG'S XIS
(By R. Abbit)
In speaking of the Australian Imperial Forces team in my Inst article I see an error crept into the headlines and it was of course by no means Warwick Armstrong's first appearance! He was their enptain and a veteran player. It is perhaps not generally known that on their way home to Australia the team, without Armstrong, innde a short and very successful tour in South Africa. They played eight eleven a side matches of which they won six and drew two, Of these games' two were against South Africa though of course they do not rank as Test Matches.
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the Jant man. There was Cricket in South Africa had not to settled down and the only two out-steady medium paced bowler on the standing cricketers were J. W. Zulen Engilsh side to share the strain with
Ane bat, and Tate. their captain, a Blanckenberg. a very good slow bowler.. A. D. Nourte (senior), a for which Austrálian teams are so showed that he had not inst noted was shown. For instance in
But I. L Collins, J. M.
Once more the powers of recovery
veteran, his form. Gregory, C. B. Willis, A. W. Lam-the second Test Match they had lost and W. A. Oldfield were very tiree wickets for 47 and yet made The good bats and Gregory, C. T. Decker, 600 runs in their first innings.
Richardsons
now come in to Collins and Lampard did good work with the ball. It was in this team Test Cricket and Mailey's spinners
I were useful. But
the great arrival that Oldfield first, made his reputa-were
that of Grimmett, who tian
as a wicket-keeper. On their return to Australia the
wus
has
team beat Victoria at Melbourne by years; voc with England for ten
FIX
of
especially in England. Kelle- way who had been one of the stand- bys of the poorish 1912 team, did fairly and Gregory though he lind a batting average of 24,38 and took 22 wickets, was not his old self. The cricketing lite of a very fast bowler and big hitter is not a very long
six wickets
the last over of the match. They then played a draw a Brisbane where the weather along robbed them of a win, and Anished up by beating New South Wales at Sydney by 203 runs. In this game J. M. Gregory wound up a series one.
122 great performances by scoring
And so for the third time running and 102 and taking a wickets för 130
the war Australia won the He will ever rank as one of after runs.
But the struggles of G- the greatest all-round players Aus- rubber. tralla ever produced though his gan's side and their flashes of ex- Hobbs ying is shorter than collence gave England hope. period of playing
and Sutcliffe had come together. many of the others,
Tate had arrived and English cric- THE TOUR OF 1820-21 The less said about Douglas's teamket at long last began the up swing. in 1920/21 the better. Mony of the side were of the veteran type and feld. not
easy to set the Fender und Parkin got wickets but
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were
whs
very expensives and Rockley DINNER TO VISITING
HOCKEY TEAM
Wilson kept a length. But the team were crushed by the Australians and
Gregory had a great deal to do with
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a side home and
And MacDonald too much for most of our men though in the last two games, which were drawn after three defeats, the drawn after thret defeats, the Engr Hockey Association is urrantim: à perfect complimentary dinner to the Waseda a bit. Armstrong hept length and could keep an end quiel University team following their re- when one of his shock bowlers was turn from Macao on January 19. It having rest, while Bardsley, An- has not yet been decided where this Macartney, Collins and Ryder will be held, but an announcement made later. Enthusiastic all did very well. The side Belded will he splendidly and the English team
drews
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GENERAL RESPONSE TO HOCKEY APPEAL
for no less than thirty men tried in the five Tests,
THE BEGINNING OF BETTER THINGS
Shanghal, Jan, 14.
in 1924/5 Mr. A. E. R. Gilligan
A quick and generous response has took a team to Australia. On paper
the it does not seem to have advanced been made to the appeal by very much upon our previous cricket Shanghal Ladies Hockey Association but actually it showed the beginning for funds to cover the expense of of better things. Admittedly En sending an Interport team down to land was very disappointed as the Hongkong over the Chinese New had formed great
cat hopes of the side, Year holidays. A letter was received but although only one match was by N. C. D. News yesterday enclosing
It won by Gilligan's men,
Shanghal Japanese was $50 from the conclusive vletory. The bare Amateur Athletic Association with figures are these: Australia won the request that the sum be forward-
first
Test
by 103 runs ed "to defray a part of the expenses won the second
81 runs towards sending a ladies hockey teamn by she won the third by
The following mck- 11 to Hongkong." runs,
England then won by an in-sage of good luck was added: "We nings and 29 runs. In the last match also sincerely hope that the local team the team went to pieces und Aus will return with the Aslies." The tralia
The crux 9.L.11.A. require about $1,000 to cover wen by 307 runs.
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She
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onc
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WARANCJA CLARATIONNAL✪
damaged there were only Kilner and
Woolley of the regular bowlers left support should be forthcoming from Again Collins won the all hockey players for this important the third time, I believe, event.
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The
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Mr. A. P.
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Mr. J. W. 11.
J. D. Hobbs
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Chapman, SPORT ADVTS.
My
playing these men Australia wn
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By Order of the Stewards,
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