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Thursday
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
NO HOPE OF COMING THROUGH!
WHAT A FINISIU―The poor chap in the middle is having a tough time getting through. The finish of one of the boys' races at the Children's Annual Sports held at the Kowloon Cricket Club on New Year's Day. Photo by A. A. Kahn,
Here And There
-With "Abe'
Better Umpires Needed For Junior Cricket
W
know
great
ARMSTRONG FALL WAS BIG HOAX
SECOND
January 5, 1939.
CRICKET TEST ENDS IN TAME DRAW
"THE PILGRIM" TAKES
A HOLIDAY
As "The Pilgrim," our Hockey Correspondent, is on holiday, no Hockey Notes are being published to-day, nor for the next two Thursdays. "The Pilgrim's" next contribution will appear
on Thursday, January 19.
Henry Cotton Asks £2,000 For Five Weeks' Golf Tour
(By Geoffrey Simpson)
London, Nov. 25. W WITH a new four-years contract with Ashridge Golf Club in his pocket, and the way clear for him to travel abroad, Henry Cotton, the man of surprises, has given his fellow-professionals something else to bite on He is requesting a payment of £2,000 for his proposed five-weeks tour of America.
You can imagine them saying "Whatl £2,000 for five weeks. Why
Los Angeles, Dec. 23. -that's £400 week for playing BADMINTON
"Homicide" Henry Armstrong re-golf. What a nerve he's gatl" vealed to-day
caused the why he
His of
bout with Even the American P.G.A., who are postponement
offering to Ceferino Garcia of the Philippines now cabling Cotton
arrange a playing schedule for him, Nov. 2 to Nov. 25.
In the are liable to be surprised. The Negro welterweight and light- United States they are accustomed to weight champion said he new he their sporting stars setting the pace was not in condition when he finish-in the matter of fees, but here is a cd training for the welter title bout Britisher out-stripping them all. with the Filipino "bolo puncher."
Knowing he could not give a fight
WITH the Junior League matches | their
own umpires seeing starting on Saturday, this is as to it that the people they send out good a time as other to bring up ale take charge of a match
the a couple of good heavy falls in front point in connection with cricket something about the laws of theat would satisfy the fans, he took matches in the Colony to which game. A ittle pain taken in this of several witnesses to cause post- ponement of the bout-United Press. sufficient attention, I feel, has never matter at the start might save: been paid, I refer to the question of deal of embarrassment and even un- It is all very umpires for our League matches. pleasantness later on. While many
senior teams take the well to say that an umpire's decision trouble to bring along their own is final, but when one is given out umpires, few junior siden do; and by an umpire who obviously does not consequently the choice of
of afficinis in know much about the laws of cricket, junior games generally depends upon one cannot help doubling the correct- who
is present on the ground when ness of the decision. un innings commencea 02 what players are avaliable to officiate haphazard procedure which should
to
be
Queer Decisions
Moreover, Our Henry wants his muneration for a five-weeks tour in expenses paid. "I think a fair re- the Slates would be £2,000 clear," he says.
"I shall be losing money, anyway, by not taking part in the early Britishi work at Ashridge." tournaments and then there's my
And
LEAGUE RESUMES
St. John's defeated St. Andrew's "3" by 0-0 in the "B" Division of the Badminton League last evening.
Scores:
F. II. Kwok and It. Beaven beat A. 5. Bllas and J. Tomlinson 21-0, brat 5. A. Brandbridge and F. 11. Stokes 21-0. beat L. Gibson and S. Darby 21-10:
M. Smith and T. Wilson beat Bliss and Tomlinson 21-4, beat Broadbridge and Stakes 21-0, beat Gibson and Darby 21-1. D. Kwok and 8. Newman beat Bliss and Tomlinson 21-11. beat Brandbridge
21-1.
+
AT CAPE TOWN
After the failure of the M.C.C. to dismiss the remaining South African wickets before lunch yesterday, the Second Test, played at Cape Town, fizzled out into a tame draw.
In reply to the M.C.C. total of 559 for ninc wickets declared, the South Africans made 286 in their first innings, and in the follow-on, they had scored 201 for two wickets when stumps wore drawn.
Capetown, Jun. 4.
The weather was glorious to-dny when a crawl of unly 500 SAW Valuskas and Nourse resume the wearing batting. The wicket was slightly at the ends and promised to assist the spin bowlers, whom Hammond brought into action Im- mediately.
Only one run had been added to the overnight score of 213 when Halaskas was caught at mid-off by Paynter of Verity's third over. Although he had scared only 20 he very aggressive and hit had been
five fours.
Verity, who had been bowling very
stage of one wicket for four runs in overs, five of which were
accurately had an analysis at this
seven
maldens,
Nourse resched his century in, 242 minutes, including a six and nine fours. He then became most aggres- sive and sent several to the fence. At lunch the score was seven for 283. and Nourse having compiled 120
who Melville, was batting with a
20.
40.
runner of 000 saw the resump-
A
A crowd
£ six
hit
Australians Reject M.C.C. Proposal
Melbourne, Dec. 29. The Cricket Board of Con- trol to-day rojected the M.C.C.'s proposal to limit test matches in Australia to 30 hours. They welcomed, how- ever, a suggestion to play five- day matches against England. -
Reuter,
batted for three hours for his runs and hit seven fours. Nourse had 10. Scores:
M.C.C.
42
37
#
1st Inns....... 559 (for 9 deeld.) tion of the game and early disaster for with the first ball Verity got
S. AFRICA-1ST INNS. Nourse leg before. The ball
B. Mitchell, b Wright Nourse's toe and he started to run for a leg-bye but the umpire upheld P. G. Van Der Byl, e Valentine, b
Verity Verity's appeal. Nourse had batted for 260 minutes to gather his 120 E. A. Rowan, b Wright
Verity 120 and had hit
and 12 fours. A. D. Nourse, bw, b Grand cutting and driving marked A. W. Briscoe, 1.b.., b Goddard his untting.
W. W. Wade, e Edrich, b Verity 10 The end came soon afterwords. A. B. C. Langton, 1.b.w., b Melville was bowled by Verity for
Goddard
Verlly 23 and Gordon was stumped by X, Balaskas, e Paynter, b Ames from Goddard for a duck. A. Melville, b Verity The innings closed at 280 and South G. Gorden, st. Ames, b Goddard Africa followed on.
E. Q. Davies, not out
EARLY MISFORTUNE
Extras
Total..
Bowling Analysis
0. M.
R.
13
37
D
A 1
15
15
38
61
26
ส
B0
17
230
the over before. When he got back to the pavilon, he maintained that the ball was outside the leg, stump at the time it hit his pads, and
ENVIOUS EYES muttered something to the effect that he the umpire did not know what
There is no doubt that the spectacle and Stokes 21-19, beat Gibson and Darby
The South Africans met with early was doing. His team-mates merely of Cotton palling down £5,000 a year
K. TONG V.R.C.
misfortune in their second innings.. laughed, thinking that it was just theenusea envious eyes to be cast from
Mitchell, who opened as usual with the way certain complaint of a disgruntled batsinan,
quarters.
Tong last night, Van Der Byl, snlcked the fourth ball At Kowloon not be allowed to continue in Im new
not cricketers playing in but in the next over from the same things are moving for him, his income victoria Recreation Club beat Kow-of Farnes second over, an out- Farmes
is going to make a further upward loon Tong "D" by 5 games to 4. portant matches. Everyone will ap-
Junior cricket in the Calony end, the umpire was seen frantically
swinger, into the hands of Ames after Edrich most
The total was Goddard preciate that it would
standard of signalling a wide after the batsman jump.
N. A. E. Maclay and A. Chan (K. scoring only one run. realise how poor the dimeuit for the League
supply umpiring is.
Only this season I have had hit the ball! The umpire was
Wright two. umpires for every match; but at the
very peculiar decisions hazy about the rules after all.
In a short while he starts a stage Tong "B") lost to T. Xavier and S.
After this, however, Van Der Byl
Verity
20 30.0 13 umpires same time, it is equally obvious to some
who obviously
appearance at the London Coliseum A. Rumjahn 15-21; beat W. Fisher
werk.
It will be a and A. Ulrich 21-7; beat F. Castro and Rowan batted confidently. They Fall of wickets:-1 (Van Der Byl) at £300 anybody who knows anything about given by little about
hoisted the 50 after 60 minutes, and for 08; 2 (Rowan) for 70; 3 (Mitchell) straight-forward golf show. He Is and O, el Arculli-21-12.
at tea they were still together with for 151; 4 (Briscoe) for 100; 6 J. A. de V. Soares and J. Tanng (K. the score taken to 87 for one wicket. (Wade) for 170; 8 (Langton) for expected to give a talk on golf technique and demonstrate different
Van Der Byl had 47 to his name 177; 7 (Balaskas for 214, 8 (Nourse) Tong "B") lost to Xavier and Rum- John 13-21; beat Fisher and Ulrich and Rowan 30.
for 283, 9 (Sordon) for 283, 10 21-13; beat Castro and Arcull 21-12. Gibb, the Yorkshire and Cambridge (Melville) for 283.
A. E. H. Castro and J. Tang (K.player, kept wickets after Tong "B") lost to Xavier and Rum- adjournment as Ames had
S. AFRICA-2ND INNS. jahn 3-21; lost to Fisher and Ulrich Anger,
Van Der Byl was aggressive and Mitchell, e Ames, b Fürnes... 20-23; lost to Castro and Arculli 8-21,
reached his 50 in 9 minutes, having Van Der Byl, ht, wit., b Goddard 87 Thit five fours.
Rowan, not out The 100 went up after the South Nourse, not out African innings had been In pro-
Extras gress for D7 minutes.
knew
cricket. Worth The Trouble
very
the standard of umpiring in local Three weeks ago, I heard on "um- junior games that something should
the
of
be done in the matter. It is only pire" asking what the six chips in THESE are only a few examples fair to both batsmen and bowlers umpire's gown were for! This the sort of thing which junior shots.
me except
points are at stake.
Captain's Duty
reason.
a
"middle stamp" when a bats-All these would not have arisen if the If you want to play a round with in the selection of umpires where man wanted his guard and was captains had shown
greater dlm him at Ashridge it costs you £2, completely mystified when "two-les" crimination in the choice of umpires.
though I believe he accommodates www asked for. Subsequently he Judging by the results of matches club members at the cut rate of £1. gave two men out leg-before-wicket while he was standing closer to mid-played during the present
junior teams seem to be fairly evenly- Money comes to him in other ways, THERE are many cricketers here on than to the stumps! There was matched and competition is certain so when he is invited to break into
and
who elsewhere
do not another instance of an umpire who to be very keen, In the circums- his routine for a job such as this believe in the League system. But gave a man not out in the following tances, extra care should be taken American trip, he takes the attitude I
A batsman Juroped that decisions given are as fair As the fact remains that we have a circumstances.
"My price is so-and-so. If you League competition in Hongkong, und out to hit a ball and missed it; the cars be: it would be extremely un-can't pay it, or don't wish to, then we this being so, it is only right that it ball also bent the wicket-keeper and fortunate it bad decisions were won't bother each other further."
to first slip, who allowed to affect the result of any be conducted properly. I am not was deflected
nvold this, fame. To suggesting that the League should promptly threw down the wicket with League. come forth now and appoint two the batsman sill out of hla erease.captains ought to pay a little more of course, was made and attention to the question of umpires umpires for every official game, of An appeak verdict was "Not Out." course, this would be the best step the
The trouble is worth it, the ball was dend to take, and one of these days per there was another classic example Snooker Record haps we will see it done; but the present moment the next best of ignorance of the rules which thing would be for the captains proved extremely amusing at the elther
follow the foot-steps time to everyone except the batsman To settle all arguments regarding
Lo
at
His reason:
of the senior skippers by having who had been given out 1b.w, only
At the Banquet held at the Guildhall, London, on Wednesday, Nov. 9th, 1938, Sir Frank Bowater, Lord Mayor, the follow- ing wines were served:-
"What is a
record break
at
INDEPENDENT
BRADDOCK- HARVEY
BOUT NOT SETTLED ·
Do you blame him? I don't. And] it some of those who are so ready to attack his assessment of himself would only stop to think, they would realise that Henry Cotton is doing
the golf professional.
great deal to raise the standard of anooker?" I have elicited the om- The Cotton methods pay. Though cial views of Mr. J. C. Bisset, chair-not nt present the open champion, man of the Billiards Association and he corns more than any of his con-
New York, Dec. 30. Control Council,
writes
Geoffrey temporaries. Simpson.
Tex Sullivan, speaking on behalf of He owns house which cost
[2 He agrees that the maximum cos- £5,000, and eight acres of land. He Joe Gould, manager of Jimmy Brad- dock, former world heavyweight sible under all normal circumstances is heavily insured, and by his attitude champion, maid yesterday that noth is 147, that being 15 reds, 15 blacks, towards those in search of his ser and all colours up to the black. vices he has evidently reached the ing whatsoever had been sellied and "But It is just conceivable,” he happy stage of being more or less nothing signed for the proposed.com- test between Jim Braddock and Len pointed out. "that a player might financially independent.
Harvey, the British champion. score a break of 155. If one player
And he is only 31. committed a foul and left the next player could then pot a colour (counting as a red) and the block, and proceed to collect the 147 in addition. In the event of such o thing happening, we should have to recognize it as a record break of 155."
DEINHARD'S LIEBFRAUMILCH 1934 Standard
BOLLINGER CHAMPAGNE
GEO. GOULET CHAMPAGNE
We have pleasuro in stating wo are the Solo Agants for the above wines and hold ample stocks.
settle another
argument, all world record breaks have to be made on standard-size tables. The difference in pockei aperture be- tween the omelsl standard table and some club tables is often quite small. but an eighth of an inch can make a vast difference to a first-class pro- fessional.
Joe Davis's new world's record of 136, made recently was nccomplished on a standard table, and the table has already been ofcially measured. One More Attempt WALTER Hagen, four times win-
ner of the British Open Golf title, does not intend to reure until he has had at least one more shot ui the championship.
At the age of 48 the famous Amer- ican golfer was said to be contemn
Caldbeck Macgregor & Co., Ltd. nting rollrement, but he and that
The leading Wine & Spirit Merchants in the Far East,
he was keenly anticipating a trip to Beltain next year.
"We cabled yesterday," Mr. Sulll- van added, "lemanding £5,000, free of tax, three return tickets and all
expenses."
Mr. Armand Vincent, well-known promoter, who is sponsoring the bout, Is salt to be consulting his Board of Directors to-day.
10 or 11.
the tea
a sore
Rowan niso
completed his
50,
which had taken 103 minutes.
At 149, a sepuration was effected,
Total (for 2 wkts.)
80
10
201
Fall of wickets:-1 (Mitchell) for
Van Der Byl having the misfortune2; 2 (Van Der Byl) for 149. to hit down his wicket whilst playing
A six and nine fours.
BOWLING ANALYSIS
Goddard. He had scored 87 runs
0. M.
R. W.
in 139 minutes, his best shots being Farnes
23
Edrich
3
5
02
1 GB
0
25
n
-Reuter.
Rowan and Nourse continued, Verity steadily until close of play, by which Wright' time the South African total had risen Goddard
Hammond to 201.
had Rowan's share was 80. He
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Royal Scots-Win Junior Shield Soccer Match
In a re-arranged Junior Shield soccer match at Sookunpoo yesterday, the Royal Scots second eleven only just managed to scrape through against their Third Division opponents, 24th Battery, R.A., by the only goal of the match.
As a matter of fact, the Gunners to the superiority of the Stonecutters were unlucky to be eliminated from team, for whom Ferris, Croft and the competion as they had more of Heap scored. the play than their opponents. How-
Easy Rugby Win
The fight, if all arrangements work ever, they had only themselves to out satisfactorily, will take place at blame for not scoring goals; they did Earl's Court in London either on May everything but put the ball into the
not. It is Mr. Vincent's intention to match the winner with Tommy Farr, came within Ave minutes of the former holder of the British title. commencement, In
London, Jan. 4. A censation was caused vhen an- clear, Minshull, the Gunners' goal- Playing in the County nouncement of the bout was made in jeeper, had the misfortune to knock Championship at Portsmouth to-day, London yesterday, as Braddock had the ball into the net when tackled by told the world of his retirement some [Williams. months ago, after defeating Farr- Reuter.
For Hampshire The only goal scored in the match
HOCKEY
TEAM
ANNOUNCED
attempting to
On the whole, the game won a Frather duti afsir.
LEAGUE TIES
Stanley scored
comfortable
victory at Happy Valley yesterday
over 8th Brigade, R.A., in the "A"
Hampshire defeated [points to nll-Nouter.
Rugby
Sussex by 14
EDINBURGH BEATEN ON OWN GROUND
London, Jan. 4.
Section of the Third Division Lengue In the second division of the Scot-
by five goals to one. The game was tish Football League, Edinburgh, at
The following team has been select-fast and interesting, but the superior home, lost to Dundee United by 4-1 ed to represent the "A" XI of the marksmanship of the Stanley team to-day-Reuter. told in the end.
Hongkong Hockey Club opninst
H.M.S. "Hermes" on the club ground Scorers were Wooldridge (3) and
COUNCIL MEETING
at King's Park at 6 p.m. on Friday, Freer (2) for Stanley, und Saunders Jan. 6. The Club will play in white for the Brigade. llagen, who is reputed to have!
shirt
UNIVERSITY BEATEN carhed £50,000 during his 25 years'
A meeting of the Hongkong Fool- Licui, Skelion, who has keèn là fino H. F. Shields; L. F. Stokes, W. golang career, added that ali ho form la nearly every rugger : match Schnabel; W Brown, H. J. D. Lowe The Stonecutters W/S had little ball Association Council will be hald hoped for was a "break" in the played by the Navy this sesson,(Capt.), A. 11. Pontlus; G, D. Woolgar, dimeully in beating the University in in the Association's rooms, the Bank fweather. "I'm bound to get one be-rap deially in the Triangular Tourna W Spencer, E. F. A. Morgan, K, A. the "B" section by three goals to no. of Canton, on Monday, January 9,
fore I put away, my toola,,-ho, saigh, mealPhoto by A. A. Kahn, Bidmend and I. P. Tumworth. As The game was uninteresting owing at 8.20 p.m.
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