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COUNTIES PREPARING FOR RUGBY SEASON
YORKSHIRE'S CHANCE OF BIG SPORT DOUBLE
By J. F. Jordan
County officials are busy preparing for the championship tournament that starts on October 14 with matches between four of the Midland combinations. Already Somerset have com- plated a tour in the north, where Lancashire and Yorkshire seized the opportunity to try out now men, and Leicestershira are visit- ing the Eastern Countien at Norwich in another friendly game,
Yorkshire's preliminary canter showed that toy have, the mak- ings of a stronger team than Inst year. It la eleven seasons since their Rugby XV. followed up the triumph of their cricket XL, to com plate a championship double for the county, and a similar feat is quito on the cards this season.
Since three montha' residence qualifies a player for a county, B. C. Cadney, who bas school at Cross Hill, near Keighley, is eligible for Yorkabiro. Fil presence will strengthen the side considerably, 'ca- pecially na ho and J. R. Auty, his clubmate at Ileadingley, will be the half-backs.
Gadney has not turned out yet, wisely he is giving the ankle from which he had a piece of bone re- moved, overy chanco to get it, but plenty of exercise, running and walk- inst
la helping to keep down a threatening increase of weight.
It J. C. Boyes, who showed such promise in the English Trinis last
year, has made pormal development, Yorkshire have a pair
of scoring arco-quarters in him and A. L. Warr with L. A. Booth on the other wing, while their pack will also com- mand respect.
IN THE RUNNING Glaucestershire, the champions, and Warwickshire, not to mention Lançonbire with their brilliant backs are again very much in the running. while the Metropolitan counties are full of optimism. Surrey have never won a Únal, and I cannot see their turn coming yet.
Middlesex expect their team to do well, In spite of P. L. Candler being a probabic non-starter in some of their games, and Kent, the unluckiest
of all teams last season, mean to maintain their revival.
F. J. Reynolds will not be return ing from abroad until November; nud
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Duty Calls
Final and without appeal is Sidney Wooderson's decision not to run in the Empire Games In Australia, For a long time Britain's crack miler has been wavering. The Games, or swotting for an examination in Law?
Recently he seemed to have decided on the trip. but it is now definite he will stay at home and swot. A correct decision, regrettable though it may be to athletic circles.
at Gloucester, who a -final doubleful decision may be said to have cost them the championship.
quafied by residence for Kent, but I understand G. A. Walker is now
whether or not he can spare the lime to assist them is another matter.
A CAPITAL PAIR The county, however, might well utile
the
of J. G. W. services Davies, the powerfully built Black- heall centre, who is so much faster than he appears.
Davies and R. C. S. Dlek woutl make a capital pair with . C. A. Brandram on one of the flanks, and V. G. Jenkins imperturbable as ever
full-back.
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THE HONGKONG -TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER . 10, -1937.
A better plature of the Islington Corinthians, the English amateur footballers, who will be in Hongkong on or about February 18, 1938, in the course of their world tour. Back row (left to right);-W. Duke, A. F. Tarrant, IL. C. Read, E. Wingfield, G. Dance, C. Longinan, C. D. 6. Stight (Chairman), A. J._Marlin, L.. Bradbury, and A. Suier. Front row:-A. D. Buchanan, P..B. Clark (captain), J, K. Wright, J. Sherwood, L. G. Stone. T. Smßh (Hon. Secretary and Manager), II. Eowe (trainer), G. W. E. Pearce, J. C. Braithwälte, J. W. Miller and E. Gardner. Wherever they can, the Corinthians use Sykes "Zig Zag" super football and will be using it when they play in Hongkong.
MISS MORGAN KEEPS HER BIG-TIME
GOLF TITLE
Opponent Cracks
From F. J. C. Pignon
St. Enodoc, Carnwall, Oct. 1. Hish women's golf championship for Miss Wanda Morgan won the Eng- the third time here to-day on the St. Enodoe links.
In the 30 holes Anal this sturdy
Kent are breaking new ground in holding a trial game at Chislet Col-itle Kent player, an artist's daugh to discover talent that will be given holidays liery on October 6, when they hope ter who learnt her golf during school at Birchington, bent Miss a further chance in the trial at Black Madeleine Fyshe,
Blackwell, Bir- champlon, by 4 and 2. mingham, former Warwickshire
P. G. Hobbs is also on foreign ser-heath a week afterwards. vice,
but otherwise Kent can call a stiffening of the county pack upon of those who figured In the results Kent will be well rewarded.
LEAGUE MUST BAN FOUL PLAY
Says F. A. President
Miss Morgan's success was not surprising, for she is an experienced campaigner for a golfer of 27, She won the English championship for the first time when she was 21, and reached the final of the British championship in the same year and won it two years ago, while she has blayed for Britain.against the United States, France, and Canada, und last year gained her second success the English championship.
Victory to-day casily.
in
Was
not gained
Miss Fyshe, who had had no pre-
Mr. William Pickford, president of the Football Association, made an attack on unfair play in Soccer at a dinner in Londonvious experience of national cham- last month to welcome the return of the amateurs from Aus-plonship Dnals, fought magnificently. tralasia.
She played so well that at one time "We do not want tricks in foot-added that his speech-was-not-an a surprise, but, in the climax-Miss It looked us though she might create ball," Mr. Pickford declared. "I attack on the Football League. am sorry to see that the fair shoulder
Fyshe missed n pult of about a yard | "We are both working together in to square the match and then charge, na practised in my day, the best interests of the game. We cracked. being penulised, but I suppose re- are on the best relations," he said." terees have great
dimculty in dit- ferentiating between an honest shout-to hear what I sald in the hope that
one,
on the matter of the sliding tackle.
"I would have liked Mr. Sutelitte
the Football League would help the
PUTTED COURAGEOUSLY
-Miss Morgan played the better shots through the green but Miss
British Empire Athlotes
Sixteen athletes nominated by the A.AA. will take part in the Empire Games at Sydney next February, Following ter have accepted Invitations:
100 YARDS: C. B. Holmes Manchester University), K. J. Richardson (London A.C.), and K. S. Duncan (Achilles).
220 YARDS: Holmes and Richardson.
LONG JUMP: Duncan. 440, YARDS: W. Roberts (Salford).
880 YARDS: F. R. Handley (Salford) and B. F. MacCabe (London A.C.).
MILE: B. C. Eeles (South- gate) and P. D. Ward (Achilles).
THREE MILES: Ward and L. H. Weatherill (South Lon- don).
SIX MILES: Weatherill. MARATHON: A. J. Norris (Polytechnic).
With Ave holes played ip the second round it was still square and then came the most spectacular hole of the match, the sixth.
Here the second shot is over a
carry terrifying,
der charge and a vicious
Mr. Pickford was more outspoken F.A. to try to keep the game played Fyshe putted courageously-on eight towering sandhill which makes the
as it should be played."" sliding! Football Association Council
conference at Lancashire-gate,
went
greens she had only a single putt.
The champion won the first two
för
A GREAT RECOVERY
WRESTLING IN ENGLAND
FIGHTS AT REOPENING OF EARL'S COURT
JAKE KILRAIN DEFEATED BY
JACK (KID) BERG
By Geoffrey Simpson
With his left eyebrow split in two places, the blood from the wounds troubling him sorely, Jako Kilrain, Britain's Scottish-born welter-weight champion, was beaten in five rounds by long-servico
· campaigner Jack (Kid) Berg at the National Sporting Club's re- opening show at Earl's Court last month.
A remarkably good crowd of 0,000; watched the battle-und that's what It was more than a boxing contest. It was rough and ugly and scrambling, with so much holding that the referee had constantly to join in and tear the men apart.
At the end of the fifth round he stopped the contest because Kilrain's eye was in a dangerous condition, so Herg got the verdict on a technical knock-out-an unpleasant shock for |the title-holder, who was on his first
visit to London.
POOR TENNIS BY AUSTIN
Wins Only Three Games
When the men were not in holds
By Stanley N. Doust they slamined away fiercely regard- less of the science of the game, and
London, Oct. 9. I am afraid that for a relgning clinm- The annual two-days match be- pion Kirain is poorly versed in the tween the International Lawn Tennis Aner points of the game. He had no Clubs of Great Britain and France subtlety, no tricks with which to trap was begun at Queen's Club, West Berg; only a fierce aggression and n
Kensington, yesterday steady onslaught of strongly aimed gallery who were attracted by the before a large swings.
| appearances at
Dorotra, Boussus, and II. W. Austin.
At the end of the day's play cach side had won four rubbers.
The
UPHILL BATTLE Probably he would have worn Berg down, because in a slugging test of
C.
0-2 defeat of Austin by
this type his weightler hitting must be surprise was the one-sided have told; but he was always fightingEoussus, an uphill battle from the second
For round, in which he came away from the our No. 1 player to score only
games against Boussus in aflery infighting rally with his eye more important contest would have split.
been a blow to British prestige, but this is a "friendly" Inter-club affuir Although a little slower and bulk and Austin only arrived from Blr- The biggest fight wrestling in ler than he used to be, Larry Gamingham a half an hour before he England has ever
known will be veteran coloured Canadian heavy was on the court, and after the train staged in a few weeks, when Harold weight, made short work of Charles journey found it hard to sight the Lane, who stages all-in shows at his Rutz, the French ex-miner, knocking London Club, Baker-street, W., will him out in two rounds, come to grips with a newcomer and rival, Harry Iralinger.
Irslinger, a former world middle weight wrestling champlon, claims to have introduced big-time wrestling to England six years ago, and he has contracts with the Empress Stadium, for fortnightly shows.
His first show will bring Jim Londos, the recognised champion of the world.
"There is no such thing as all-in wrestling," Irsünger declared to John Macadam, the Sports Editor of the Daily Express, and I am going to show England modernised catch-as- catch-can which is the real thing, and cuts out all the clowning that is associated with so-called all-in.
Next move lies with Harold Lane who is reported to be preparing a bumper programme as a counter- attraction to the Irslinger show,
WARNING TO SQUASH PLAYERS
"Shamateurism” Not Wanted
it
bail.
Boustus played beautifully, but
A well-planted right to the jaw the best that can be said of Austin's scot Rutz sprawling for the count, but form yesterday was that it was too
the sound technique and gen- bad ló be true, eralship of Gains as much as his hit- ting power which produced the swift
result.
STILL A FORCE
In the morning Nige! Sharpe and Rutz, with his rugged swinging and E. C. Peters beat P. Feret and A. youthful vigour, was no sort of match Gentien respectively and England for the wily Gains, who prodded him thus had a heartening lead of two him into errors from which there off with lefts and felated and trapped rubbers to nil
Then come Austin's defeat, which could be no recovery.
was followed by that of F. H. D. Wilde by
Borotra Had he really let himself go, I still a torce, especially to the tune.of
Zmut Borotra
foney Guins could have ended the struggle in round, but there was in three sets on a covered court. no cause to press for the winning But the playing surface of the East chance, so plainly inferior was Rutz. Court, famous as being the fastest A right-hand blow to the body by painted green and this slowed the court in the world, has been re- a sturdy young Hull light-weight, Pa
London-Italian
Juck Carrick, gave Dave Crowley, pace down a good deal. Borotra title contender, an Save a wonderful display of quick, unsatisfactory-looking victory on and his generalship was perfect.
volleying and deadly amashing." disqualification in the fifth round.
In the first round Crowley
low
Wilde played well off the ground Was and passed Borotra at Urnes with floored by a jaw punch for six, and perfect gems, but his services, usual- though he dropped Carrick in the ly the strongest part of his game, second he could gain little advantage were marred with too many double subsequently against a strong in- faults.
fighter who joined willingly with him It was-n-pleasure-to-sée Borotra in long spelis of body punching. (almost at his best. He made the
Carrick seemed to be a most un-strokes and speed of foot.
sparkling exhibition of game
fortunate loser.
Austin plays Baretra this after- Benny Caplan (St. George's) casily noon, when I expect the Englishman, retained his Southern. Arca fenther-after his night's rest to be in Davis The Squash Rackets Association weight title, beating Joe Brahams Cup form. A grand match should will not tolerate "shamateurism” In | (Mic End) by a the game. They intend to remove points over 15 rounds. it.
In 10-rounds heavy-weight con- France) bt F. it. D. Wilde, 6-4, 62 It is understood there have been minor breaches of the
wide margin of be the result.
"I should like to see the tackle abolished," he remarked, und, into referring to other tricks of the and one of the problems discussed holes of the match but was only one trade," he added.
strictly test Tommy Martin, Deptford, "This is on was the Cup Final venue. Wembley, up at the ninth and became one down Amateur game, and there is nothing While City, or...
Both girls falled and had to trail amateur rules, such as acceptance of pointed Jin Wilde, Swansea, where? in the world like it.
the first and last time at the ankle deep in sand up that "moun-expenses on the opening of new The Final The Committee present thirteenth, Miss Fyshe holding long tain" which is surely the highest bun-courts, preferential club subscrib- "I want the big League club to ed to the F.A. an interim repoil of puts
tions for first-class players and to take the lend there. The ker in Britain, put a ban on unfair tactics of any their work, and the following stale- fourteenth was an unfortunate hole description. We don't want them, ment was issued!--
"rake-offs" from the sale of rackets. MIES for Miss Fyshe, she was In the rough,
Morgon's ball was almost the public don't want them, nobody The result of the Final The Com-covered, shit and in the cut buried in the sand, but she made a
The S.R.A. executive committee, rulitee's deliberations to date neces- bounds. She lost her lend there and miraculous recovery and cleared the
at their next meeting, will discuss "I SEC Mr. Sutcliffe Leaguo president) is not here to-report will be issued in due course."
(Football sitates further negotiations. A full never again was in the ascendancy. hill, Miss Fyshe was not successful the matter, and it is expected a stem and Miss Morgan gained a lead which warning will be issued against these night. I would have liked him to Council named Middlesbrough as At the end of eighteen holes Miss the never lost.
practices, a repetition of which will tell a Football League clubs that the venue for the England v. Wales Morgan with an indifferent score of
be immediately punished. for Miss Morgan we do not like lese, trieks."
the twelfth international on November 17. Team 04, against 83 was nll square, will be selected
Anished brilliantly, while Miss Fyshe nt Cumbridge on
Drenching rain gave every excuse made almost every conceivable going for poor golf.
wants them.
NOT AN ATTACK Later in the evening Mr. Pickford November 11.
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A PLACE IN THE SUN
Tate's Brilliant Cricket Career
By the Salamander
Blaplex-N. Sharpe (G.B.) bt P. Føret. Joell, find, Dk. C. Boussis. (France) ht H. W. Austin, 6-1, 6-2. J. Boretra
out-E. C. Peters (all) bt. A. Gentlen
Maurice Tate's declaration that
-0. R. Rodel France) bt Capt. P. F. ¡Glover, R.M, 0-0, 6-1, D. H. Williams
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Doubles-Austin_and J, S. CHUA (G.B.) bt Boussus and Feret, 3-0, 6-4, 6-d. Dorotra and 11. Dolelli (France) bt Wilde and D. W. Dutler, 0-6, 3–0, 6-3.
BADMINTON MATCHES TO-DAY
Free Lances Play Chinese R.C.
he has been "chucked out of the
Three interesting matches in
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Division Men's Doubles
Sussex," following the club's Badminton League are down for
failure to re-engage him for next season, is a surprise, be- cause, as recently as August, Tate announced that he would retire at the end of the English season.
decision this evening.
The programme in as follows: At. Jolini's v. St. Andrew's Recreio v. Kowloon Tong Free Lances v. Chinese. R. C.
TEAMS SELECTED - The following players have been
The stir which has marked the selected: termination of his association with
St. John's.-F. H. Kwok and A. J.
the club is a sad curtain to a long Bennitt; G. A. Smith and A. Keown; and brillant service. Tale first play" | P. B, Wilson and Smith.
ed for Sussex in 1912 and was the Chinese. R. C.-C. Y. Yung and first professional to lead the side. Y, W. Lee; P. C. Leung and C. F. He took Innumerble wickets in coun-Chiti; P. F. Choy and T. F. Lo or ty cricket during his peak years, Y, P. Tsul,
from 1022 to 1920, and mndc 1,000
tuns us well each season.
Tate visited Australia with three English Test teams, and in country was one of the most popular Englishmen ever to play cricket. He wus a doughly performer on the first two visits, but a nervous illness had wrought a change in the Tate that toured with Jarding's team.
GOING BALD?
He did not get a chance in a Test TRY inatch and, alilough in a book pub- Bished after the tour, he denied the rumour that he threw a glass at Jardine, ho wrote that Jardino's treatment of him made him think that he was less welcome than he I was led to bollave. Tate ir 42.
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