NAWAB OF PATAUDI BACK IN BIG CRICKET
Recovers From Three Years Illness
HOME SPORTS NOTES
(By "Athenian")
London.
It is good news for Worcestershire, and indeed for all cricket- lovers, that the Nawab of Pataudi is back in England and is expected to play for his, adopted country in July, "Pat" has been out of cricket for three years owing to illness, but when he played for Indian Gymkhana at Osterley the other day he appeared to be his old self again.
The apparently effortless and should be. brilliant strokes which delighted Following on the absurd "no foul" spectators in the past were much in rule we now have what seems to evidence. I he can get enough me the equally ridiculous and un- practice he hopes to play for All necessary extension of the knock-out. India against Lord Tennyson's team time from ten to twenty seconds. which will tour India next winter, This was instituted for the Louis-
The Nawab scored a century in Braddock fight.
his first Test Match against Australia Ring enthusiasts cannot help nsk- with Jardine's team in 1932. Heing: What next? Surely the rules failed in the second match and was not played again.
ce-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1937.
W. A, Hadire, the New Zealander, who scored a century against Essex yesterday. He will play in the final Test match on Saturday against Eng- lend
I.R.C. Sports Successes Revealed In Annual Report
The annual general meeting of honour of the Club winning the
The Report contains the following, items:
Football Association
Council Meeting
of boxing should apply universally and should not be altered except by DARRIE THE CRICKETER universal agreement? American Barrie, unlike most Scotsmen, was boxers visiting Britain connot expect not interested in golf, but he always to find a similar luxily regarding members of the Indian Recreation Cricket Championship together with had a deep affection for cricket rules or the same willingness to alter Club will be held on Wednesday, the Hongkong C.C. When "Plum" Warner brought the those that may at times prove a little, August 25, at 5.15 p.m. at the Club's "Ashes" back from Australia, Barrie inconvenient.
premises at Sookunpoo, to receive took the chair at a banquet given inj WHO HAS LONGEST REACH? and, if thought fit, to pass the Report. the cricketer's honour and in the
Though Neusel is 14 inches taller and Statement of Accounts for the course of his speech expressed gret that he had seen Warner bath Farr, his reach is four inches past year, to elect ofcers for the year shorter. The British champion's reach 1937-38 and to transact any other only twice, adding: "On the first of 70 inches, though not by iny bustness. occasion hes scored une run.
The means
a record, is well above the second time, he wusn't quite so suc-average for heavyweight boxers. cessful."
Once, when asked what his own finger tip to finger tip, just two inches Louis measures 76 inches from
bowling
like, Burrie replied shorter than Braddock. was "Who is the slowest bowles in the weight with an unusually short reach A heavy- game?" "I should say Grunfeld, of (for heavyweights) was Jue Beckett Somerset," came the answer. "Well, (7011⁄2 inches) who nevertheless de- I'm about half as fast." suld Barrie teated boxers with longer reaches,
PROFIT FOR ESSEX
including Bombardier' Wells (79% My recent remarks on Filby's table inches). tennis remind me that Stanley Prof- Alt, a newcomer to county cricket, is also a brillant International table tennis player who represented Eng- land in the Swaythling Cup. Promitti is a Lancastrian now qualified for Essex.
Just before starting his county cricket career, Proffitt, a left-arm! slow bowler, took all ten wickets and scored a century in a club match. If the left-hander can reproduce
this form in his county matches Es-) sex should finish a little higher up the list than last season.
SWIMMING TRIALS
LAWRENCE scores
IN 220 YARDS
L
1937
was
the
Con-
death of Mr. D. Rumjahn, who had The Committee regret to record the
Club as lion. Secretary, Treasurer, rendered valuable services to
Committee-member and playing member,
and they wish to extend to his relatives their condolence.
The Cushi Balance as on June 30,
$721.51, which is sidered satisfactory. The Working Account show
a profit of $126.38. Cricket-During the year, the Club hind a successful
The season.
Senior! XI, led by Mr. A. H. Rumjahn, tied with the Hongkong C.C. for first place with 17 points, arrived at 1: no-decision in replay. The Cricket | League finally decided the Hong- kong
C.C, and the co-clumpions,
Bach
Club should be club keeping the
Shield for six monthable that Mr.
It was most
incidentally, I hear that the Eng- WATER-POLO MATCH. D. Pereira, the
Ish Table Tennis Association intends
to engage the Albert Hall, London,
one of the Club's Interporters, Ind
The second meeting of the Hongkong Football Association Council will be held on Mon- day, August 16, at 6 p.m. in the Association's rooms at the Gloucester Hotel.
Business includes receiving minutes of the Management Committee held on Monday and to consider an application from the Boys' League for financial assistance.
Prior to this meeting, the Referees' Committee will meet the Referees' Association for an important discussion."
HONGKONG BEATEN
Esplin Cup
FARR-JOE
LOUIS FIGHT PROSPECTS
JACOBS EXPLAINS THE POSITION
(By Jack Cuddy) United Press Staff Correspondent
New York.
Heavyweight Champion Joc Louis and Tommy Farr, cham- pion of the British Empire, have been matched for a title fight "somewhere in the United States” in August.
This cancelled European negotia- tions for a Schmeling-Farr bout in London on Sept. 1.
The agreement was concluded by trans-Atlantic telephone and cable between Promoter conversations
Mike Jacobs of New York and Farr's
Ted Broadribb. manager,
Promoter Jacobs confirmed the telephone agreement with the fol- lowing
cable to Broadribb: "Your championship fight with Joc Louin cent. accepted on basis of 20 per option and Kuarantee offered, Strickland okay on card. Fight in September. Regard our agreement closed, Mike Jacobs.
The "Strickland" referred to in the cable is Maurice Strickland, New Zealand heavyweight, who will fight in one of the preliminaries.
While the negotiations were being closed, Promoter Jacobs had a con- ference with Former Champlon
James J. Braddock and his manager, Joo Gould. The presence of Brad- dock and Gould in Jacobs' ofcent this time led many observers to be- Heve that the Louis-Farr agreement to meet Braddock-insicad of Louis thus virtually forcing Schmeling to meet Louis In Chicago in
Septem- ber as Promoter Jacobs desires.
Jacobs explained that he closed with Farr because Schmeling had refused to accept or reject his offer for a September title bout with the Brown Domber. "I gave Schmeling cable," 30 hours in which to answer my
Jucoby when he didn't even give me the explained. "And courtesy of an answer, I decided not to monkey with him any longer, In my cable to Schmeling, I in- formed him that the New York com- mission had recognised Louls champion and desired Schmeling as Louis' first title
ns
for the
Would this Leals-Part fight interfere with the Brown Butuber's proposed trip to England to fight, Jack Doyle or Len Harvey at Wembley Stadium August 07 Jacobs wasn't sure, but most of the boxing writers felt certain
there would be no London for the bomber, now.
on
For is the young Welsh heavy-
Walter Neusel, Maxle Baer, Jack Peterser.. Temmy Loughran and Bob (lin.
Further swimming trials for the to withdraw from local cricket for Local Lawn Bowlers Lose weight who, in the past year, beat for a whole week for next season's interport were held yesterday at the health reasons and depart for Ceylon. championships. A new rule, which V.R.C. where two heats of the 60k
Prior to his departure, Mr. Pereira comes into force in September, is the yards, the 220 yards and a water- was presented with a souvenir from lowering of the net by three-quarters pola gume were the events. Both his fellow-members in the presence of an inch to a height of six ineles, heats of the 50 yards returned 25.3/ who spoke on behalf of the donors, match by
of Mr. A. el Arculll, the President, Hongkong lawn bowlers were de- Sfeated in the annual Esplin Cup "Finger-spin" services are 10 be sec.
In the 220 yards W. Lawrence)
the Wanstead Bowling banned.
bent Norman Lee and A. A. Roza expressing regret at Mr. Pereira's Club, by 24-19 on July 26. Three STILL LARGER TOTE by three yards. Roza and Lee tied departure and wishing him good luck rinks of local bowlers were enter-
for second place. The time was 2 and a speedy return to health. min. 30 sec.
The interest in the Sunder Cricket fained at Wanstend, all losing their League has been well maintained.es by narrow margins.
The oficial rinks were:
and the Malaya, captained by Mr. K. Winstend.-E. A. Bristow, J. Ram-
I wrote recently that the Tute at the White City Dog Track claimed to be the world's largest, having 600 N. Lee won the first heat of the selling windows. Ascot has gone 50 yards with Chung Tse-ting second one better. The Tote, which broke in 47 sec. and . B. Wood third in Nazurin, won for the third time the sey, S. J. Goddard and A. Smith all records for Ascot week, has just | 27.1/5 500. Licut. Barron
was Cat Brand Stout Shield presented by (skip). been enlarged and now has 620 Iourth. Chan Wing-kal won the Messrs. Ed, and windows. The staff numbers 700.- other heal with Ng Chan-man through Messrs. Harry Wicking and A. F. Paul (Hongkong Electric), W.
John Burke, Lid.. Hongkong.-C. Dowman (Police),
TENNIS CHAMPIONS
successful tour in South Africa. This closely to Lawrence for the first 150 plonship of
the Colony for
the
HELEN HICKS WINS. WESTERN OPEN
Former U.S. Champion Takes Only Title Left For Her
Chicago, Illinois.
who was
Miss Helen Hicks,
when
Ascol was bad for bookmakers, second in 20.1/5 sec, and L. M. Re-Co, Ltd.
E. Hollands (Police) and W v. Twenty of the 20 races went against medios third in 27.1/5 sec. Lieut.
Field (Craigengower C.C.), skip. them and it is estimated that alto- Lewis and Gunner Seary also swam,
In the other two rinks, J. Roberts, gether they lost £700,000. Favour- Lawrence got off to a fine start
Tennis-The Committee congratu-V. H. W. Chittenden, G. T. Padgett ites do win sometimest
in the 220 yards, closely followed by WIDER BILLIARDS POCKETS Roza and Lee. Ng Chan-man retir-te Messrs. S. A. and II. D. Rumjalinand A. B. Allan (skip) were benton American Women's Champion golfer I hear that Joe Davis is havinst aed after 100 yards. zailed on winning the Open Doubles Chum by 22-20; while a rink skipped by in 1931, became a champion again
W. Carr lost by 20-10.
she defeated Miss Beatrice Wanstead Anished the day with 60 Barrett, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, 15 his second trip abroad. Ils first yards but dropped behind over the twelfth time. The Club is proud of
shots to longkong's 58.
six and five in the finals of the Wo- was four years ago when he went to last few lengths. Lee was about their achievement.
Hongkong won the Esplin Cup for men's Western open tournament Australia to play Walter Lindrum for three yards in the rear, but spurt- Mr. II. D. Namjahn on winning the the first thre in 1935, and repeated here.
Misa Hicks, from Hewlett, Long success last year.
Island, led almost from the start and clinched the title with a lead of seven holes carly in the match.
This title is the only one for which she is eligible as she turned profes- of sienal several years ago through connections with a sporting goods manufacturer,
the World title.
ing over the last 20 yards drew Mr. The British champion is reparted level with Roza for second place.
as having said that from the polat
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The Committee also congratulate Singles Championship of the Colony the for the first time in an all-Indian was fast final. Tils The water polo game of view of the average amateur wit Whites winning two goals to Jahn, was
cousin, Mr. S. A. Rui- player. billards and snooker werell.
the
other Analisi. Both were scored by A. A. too difficult, and that
Auletics. The to improve Roza in the second half.
Sixth Annual Lt. Cal matiers the width the pockels vert played a great game subduing 25 and were well attended by mem-
of
Athletic Sports were held on April
The following classification should be increased by an incli
alteration would certainly Teams:
Roza all through the first half.bers and their friends. Mrs. A. G. Australian ponies has been announc- mean bigger breaks. The player
Sumad, wife of the Vice-President,ed by the Hongkong Jockey Club: who now feels rather pleased with
A Class. Able Amazon, Whites.-M. M. Soares; W. Law- gave away the prizes at the conclu-
The only other "business women" ER VEN LUCAS Amulette, Aztec, Centre Court, In himself when he scores 25 would rence, A. Hussain; Fung Kwok-wah; slon of the meeting. have little dimculty in making a 50 A, A. Roza, R. Chan, J. J. Remedios cricket success in the Senior League tron, Gypsy Love, Heldorado, Heli- former women's Olympic Star, who Social-In celebrating the Club's Courting Eve, Double Finesse, Elec- Didrikson, of Benumont, Texas, break. Ite would thus gel Turc Blacks-Chan Sik-pul; E. Chan, satisfaction out of the game. It is Delgado; J. M. Calvert; E. M. Mar- and honouring members who
day Eve. Home Brew, Katinka, Lan-was re-
eliminated by Miss Dorothy perhaps hardly necessary to add that ques,
the Cricket cashire Chips, Ranger and Strathroy, Foster, of Springfield, Illinois, in the Guterres, L. Roza presented there is little likelihood of the "re- Pereira,
presented Hongkong in Interport against Shanghal last year, iratlan Boy, Bag Tor, Blandford, quarterfinals one up in 19 holes. form" being adopted.
a dinner was held at the Club on Bobnink Star, Derby Day, Dick Tur- April 24. The guests were Messrs. pln., Lianarmon, Perfect Day, Rac- A. R. Minu, A. H. Madne and K.
ing Heart, Saucy Face, Snowy River. Nazarin.
Strathearrick, Vixen Tor and Zodine. Class,Beat That, Boronia was Belle, Bravado, Brutus, Discovery Bay, Just That, Llangollen, Roclfly, A dinner was given by Mr. S. S. Solerina, The Right Time, Twilight Mamak during Coronation week in Star and Violet Queen.
WHY STOP AT 20 SECONDS?
This cu changing the rules to
suit the players is apparently populari
In United States boxing circles. Thej
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Americans seem bent on altering the its annual aquatic sports to-morrow also held and well attended.
The Royal Artillery will hold tahn cousins' tennis successes rules of boxing to conform to their own notions of what the "noble at the
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