"THE" FONGKONG" TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 19, 1937.
SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1987. 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 27th February, 1937.
On Baturday, 20th. Monday, 22nd and Tuesday, 23rd February, the firs! belt will be rung at 11.00 a.m., and the first race will be run at 11.30 4.m. On Wednesday, 24th February, the drsi bell will be, rung at 11.80 am, and the first race will be run at 12 o'clock NOON, 'and on Saturday, 27th February. the first bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m., and the first race run at 2.00 p.m.
The in interval will be, taken after the Afth ruce on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, and after the fourth race on Wednesday.
MEMBERS BADGES AND ENCLOSURES. Members are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their hadges
prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET HISTORY
Bradman's Brilliance In
1930 Tests
ENGLAND BEGINS TO SLIDE BACK
(By R. Abbit)
the
an
und
When, the Australians came to ket and was not out 50 in England's select their teain for the visit 10 Brst innings of 270.. He also took England in 1030 they were faced four for 51 and three for 81, a very with the fact that they had lost fine start. England did well to make the two last rubbers, and had 270 after Hammond, Woolley been besten by four matches to Hendren falled one after the other. one in the last one.
There was Hobbs and Sutcliffe gave the side however
room for hope In
oxcellent start as usual. The fact that their team in 1928/9 had Australians had bad luck in having improved steadily and by the last to bat on a wicket which after it Test it could reasonably be said
Fract been snaked had had a heavy No one without a badge will be
that they had arrived at the car-
sun upon it. They were all out for admitted to the Members' Enclosure.
rect solution.
144 in their first innings, of which Badges admitting non-members to
Now, only a year later, they very
ceerd Test Match the the Members Enclosure and Club wisely determined to go for youth. Kippax made u splendid 64 not out. Rooms at $10.00 per day including The past history of Australian cric-Lord's there was a plethora of run tax or $40.00 including tax for the ket showed that previous knowledge getting, England made 425 to which Meeting (Indies $5.00 and $20.00
of English wickets was not a aine qua Austraila replied with 720 for six the Secretary upon introduction by respectively) are obtainable through
member, such member responsible for all chits, etc.
Badges admitting to Members' En-
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be
closure will NOT be on sale at the
Race Course.
The Secretary's Office, 1st floor, EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tel. 27704) WILL CLOSE AT 10.00 am. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 12.00 NOON ON THE FIFTH DAY.
A limited number of timing will be obtainable each day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy, Tel. 21020.
On no pretext will children be
sccord
at
Interport Rules Revision Still Untackled
Porry-Vines Match In London
two
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there are not many Chinese players who are coming on. There are some players of the Foyn type which are showing distinct promise, But there are several youngsters in Shanghai which look good for the and certainly think we A tennis match between Perry future, and Vines on hard court at shall retain the Telegraph Cup next Harringay Stadium during Corona- year I don't think we have to a. Shanghai centre- tton week 1s the ambition of worry about Brigadier-General A. C. Critchley, half if Jack Ward continues in the the sports promoter.
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General Critchley has spoken to Perry by Transatlantio telephone and arranged to meet him in New York to discuss termi,
A member of his staff said to a reporter: "General Critchley had a promising talk with Perry and he will Ball for the United States to sco bira.
10 for a really good cricketer. Clem wickets declared. In spite of a good KOWLOON GOLF Hill, Trumper, Noble, Macartney: century by Chapman England werd Bardsley and Ransford all proved this.
had
that
all out for 375 in the second innings and the Australians hit off the runs the loss of three wickets.
CLUB TO
right way, with correct coaching and training. But I think that from the present side we shall find a team good enough to win the Cup again next year.
Q. Do you regard the 1037 Inter- Port as ranking among the best dis- plays of Interport football since the War?
A. From the spectators' point of view I would say Yes. From n
No. It was wonderful display of football point of view I would say exciting football; but there were
numbers of mistakes made by the
permitted in either enclosure during tic about the chances of their team England made 301 and 45 for three.uni musketry course), such, the rules, but that has not material-
the first four days of the Meeting,
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Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc. will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meet- Ing.
ins will be obtainable in the Restaurant In the Public. Enclosure.
SERVANTS' PASSES Passes for Servants will be issued on application to the Secretary, 1st floor, Exchange Building.
Any persons found loltering with Servants' passes in their possession will forfeit the same and will be removed from the Enclosurę.
By Order,
a latter's existence.
|
MUST VACATE
:
sions.
of 100 miles of Hongkong and da not Hongkong. This rule would also
Hongkong defence. That is why we scored as we did. But it was a superb spectacle and deẞnitely the It was the result of this leaning for
best in this class of description since towards youth that Rydes, the old should be mentioned however that VACATE COURSE
the Wor. captain of Australia, Don Binckle
RULES REVISION Sutclife was injured and Larwood and R. Oxenham were not selected was
left out, Geury was
Have you been asked by the selected
(Continued from Page 8.)
H.K.F.A. Grimmett's worth on English wickets but could not play owing to rheuma-
to discuss the rovi- was was well-known and he was the tsm. However one
sion of Interport rules; if so, have cannot help oldest man if the side, being 37 years feeling that there was nothing very this body, have been kind enough to and what has been decided (if any- possible way, since the Inception of those conterences been successful, of age. The captaincy was in the much wrong with the English batting allow the Association the use of their thing)? hands of Woodfull, who with Old- when they put up 800 runs between range at Stonecutters at week-ends, A. I have not been invited by the field, Grimmett and Ponsford were the two innings. the only men who had been in Eng in the third Test Australia started and to those of the Volunteers, (who concerning the revision of Interport but owing to their own requirements, Hongkong F.A. to consult with them land before.
off with 560 runs, Brudman making use this range on Sundays for their rules. It was euggested that, we There seems little doubt
his record score of 334 at Leeds. am
nc should have a meeting to consider people in Australia were not optimis
commodation na may be Available A criticism was made that England's has often proved to be
ised. 1 nor did the first few games in Eng bowling
discussed the subject with entirely land prove very
lacked spin bowlers, but inadequate, while on Saturday after one or two offelals of the ILKF.A. encouraging. As they had Geary and Tyldesley who noons, the time taken to reach tie but nothing came of those discus- Warner pointed out however, an did not come off. to
by its first month in England. The drawn. Australia Austrailon team can never be judged The fourth Test Match was also disadvantage. Apart altogether
range by launch, is another right Q. Will you state your own pri- made 345 and the foregoing, it must Chces
Viowa about the revision of of Noble's team in 1909 Englund 251 for eight and then rain that the of Individual full rules, particularly in relation to the
be remembered vate that
very clearly but as soon washed it out.
The playing of Canton residents in the unita Belong to as the Test Matches started I was
THE LAST GAME
of the Colony team? Army stationed in Hone
long- seen that England would have to go
Thus each side had won one Test kong, who naturally feel that they all out if she was going to retain the Match and the last game at the Oval have a prior right to use their own
A. My opinion le that the rule on this point should be changed, I sug→ matter of history that it was on this Selectors dropped the pilot and put ed for the usual small arm training, Ashes. It is of course a well-known was to be played to a finish. The range, whenever it may not be want-/ Best that players, providing they are registered members of the Hongkong tour, on wickets previously unknown in Wyatt for Chapman. As always and courses. This feeling has been leagues, under the control of the in the Association's to him, that Bradman first sprang happens when Wyatt lends England, Intensified with the opening of the H.K.F.A., should be eligible to play into notice as one of the most pheno- England lost. Once more the Aus Clubhouse, which all members regard for Hongkong in the Interport so menal batsmen the world has ever tralian batting completely triumphed as the "home" of the Association, and long as they reside within a radius scen. Tils is no place to compare over the English bowling which the "outward and visible sign" of the him with other cricketers of other seems to have been
reduced to nges. Suffice it to say that at Leeds minimum, us besides Hammond, the
play for football leagues outside of be made 334, at Lord's 254, at the only three regular
bowlers Oval 232 and at Nottingham 131. He
were He Larwood, Tate and Peebles. only played seven innings in the five back it is very difficult to understand
apply to Shanghai, namely that As this report was being complayers residing within 100 miles of atelies but he scored 074 runs in how, after
Australia's
batting
plied, it was learnt that the Kow-Shanghat would eligible for the In- them with an average of 139.14. He triumph, a side be allowed to
loon Golf Club, whose course ex-terport so long as they were regis- was the rock on which England go in the field with so few bowlers.
tends over the ranges, by per-tered members of the Shanghai F.A.. Whysall
mission of the War Department, has and did not play in leagues outside was included but failed as The side was full of batting. Per-did Leyland for once. However one
received official warning that, It of the jurisdiction of the SF.A. haps one should refer to the skill cannot blame the start of the English
must prepared to vacate tho Finally asked, Mr. Gash what he
thought of his with which Woodfull wore
course entirely, by a date yet to manager of the Interport team. He
experience 419 down
this WAS simply not the new ball at the beginning of the against Australia.
replied that he could not say Woodfull McCabe was at the very 54, Ponsford 110 and Bradman 232 the outlook for this Association; as his arst love and that anything he innings.
made
This, of course, completely changes enjoyed it better than wher, he was
playing, but football beginning of his cricket career, but while three other batsmen exceeded Colonel Harrison, D.S.O. (G.5.0.1.
was always Juckson was even then afflicted with the Afty.
01 the ill health which culminated in
Their total was 605 and Command Headquarters) who has could do to help it he was willing English batting in the
to do. He had been very happy to the second in- been a tower of strength to his untimely death in 1933.
nings broke down and all were out Association, and who has been eng- The fellows had behaved in a splen- the be associated with such a dine team. The general opinion in Australia for 251. It was a poor finish. was that the bowling was not strong
nged for months past in the hopeless did way, and as manager he had There is no doubt that Australis tasit-of-trying to reconcile the claim nothing but praise for them both on but here again the man
man stepped in was the better side but as and curried the attack very largely England where they have sual in of both organisations, to
bis shoulders. Grimmett was players available the Selectors made on the same days, states in his last to the very practical interest Mr.
so many same ranges, at the same time, and and off the field of play.
Stanley also paid a warm tribute brilliantly clever. He could both rather a mess of it. They ployed no note on the matter to the Colonial Bill Hollands had taken in the wel- spin and flight the ball and he could less than 21 players in all five Guverninent here, "the Rifle Associ fare of the Shanghal team. bow! the wrong 'un. The critics matches,
They all agreed that he had vastly im-
itics culica
whereas
eas Australia only ation wants what it has everywhere were all indebted to him for his as- proved since 1928. He was ably caned upon thirteen and were a team else in the Empire......unrestricted. sistance and the manner in which
as-from the word 'go'. sisted by Wall, the fast bowler, who study the history of these games in at week-ends."
The more permission to use the military ranges he had arranged for their entertain- took 13 Test wickets, Fairfax who preparing these articles the more
ment here. They also looked back took 12 and Hornibrook who took feel the great advantage a visiting to note that the President said in his Dr. S. To Wong, who was always 13, while McCabe also helped a bit side has. Not only is it a deanite
In this connection, it is of interest with pleasure and gratitude to the kindly interest evinced in them by his eight wickets cost only 27.02, tear the cheapest of the whole lot of them. select but it is out of the reach of the scent the wind Dinner that prepared to aid them in any sort of la rather surprising to learn that out into the highways and hedges facilities which we consider we have them most pleasant recollections of
until we posses those week-end range although the deiding was good upon and call in the blind, the hait and
The whole team took away with the whole, it was not exceptional and the lame If one of the regular players that the dawn of the new year will to the Colony's visit to Shanghai a right to expect," and that "we hope Hongkong, and they looked forward there were definite faults in the slip fails to come off every time. fielding. By this time
brighten the outlook appear that this next year. Oldfield had succeeded to the title, once held by
is likely to prove to be the case. Blackham, of the greatest wicket- keeper in the world. His under-
MEMBERSHIP, FINANCES study, C. W. Walker, was particular- ly good also and it was bad luck on hirm that his time as a stumper coin- cided with that of Oldfield,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Ilongkong, 15th February, 1937.
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the bowling and took the shine offburg for they put up 405 6, be fixed.
on
MR. WARNER'S VIEWS Mr. Warner's book is in places n very curious study. For the first time I seem to find. traces of con- sklerable blas. He has his knife into Larwood. Sentences accur like these. "Larwood has beca terribl expensive"
was
the
enough
I
►
use the
selectors who seem Impelled to "the Council will never be satiriled
go 80
INTERPORT RUGBY
TEAM BACK
Had Marvellous Time
In Shanghai
-
Looking At and hoppy, the Hong- that
the Australian batsmen kong Interport Rugby team return- know Larwood by heart." "It is ed to the Colony last night by the urged in some quarters that a fast P. and Q. liner Corfu after their bowler Hike Larwood has no terrora successful visit to Shanghal. for the Australians." "The spear- With a suit-case under each arm, head of our attack in Australia, Tate Mr. A. F. Walkden, the Hongkong and Larwood, has been blunted," All captain, told a S. C. M. Post repre- is rather curious when one sentative that every member of the realizes what happened in 1932/3. team was back. "We are Again he has a curious predilection pleased to have won. Everyone for Peebles. In the fourth Test played well up in Shanghai, and we match he becomes perfectly fulsom said.
have had a marvellous time," he over Peebles but when I turned to
I found that
this
the analyses
Peebies
Other members
very
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for 33 in 21 overs, and Goddard, who, A. Watson, J. P. Whitham, J. had taken two for 40 in 32 overn. It Redman, I. H. Bradford, G. K is true that Peebles in the final Test Chadwick, A. W. Holden
and H. took six wickets but they cost him van Leeuwen. 204 runs. He also seems to have
Hongkong beat Shanghai In the developed a strong adverse feeling Interport match by 14-3, and de towards Chapman's captaincy, which feated the Rest of Shanghai, by he subsequently transferred to that 20-3. of Jardinė.
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