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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 4, 1939.
DISGRACEFUL SCENES AFTER HONGKONG SOCCER LEAGUE
ETON-HARROW CRICKET GAME M.C.C. May Impose Ban On The Match: Strong Views On Lord's Scenes
London, July 21.
Storn action may be taken by the M.C.C. against Etonians and Harrovians `whose hooligan- ism aftor Harrow's first victory since 1908 has astounded sportsmen.
full are making a Authorities of both schools
Are involved investigation, and the police authorities because of a complaint to the Commissioner, Sir Philip Game, that old scholars of both Eton and Harrow were ejected with unnecessary violence from the famous Tavern at Lord's, where free fights were carried on until it was cleared. And the fights were something to be remembered?
Long Distance World Swimming Record
After swimming steadily for for 772 hours-more than three days and three nights Clarence Giles, a 45-year-old auctioneer of Glendive, sot up a now long distance world re- cord of 288 miles in the tur- bulent Yellowstone River in Montana, U.S.A. The provious record was set up by Pedro Candiotti, an Argentinian, who swam 281 miles in 1933.
Ciles loft the water cut and bruised and with his leg in pain through striking
log in the water. He had to negotiate rapids at one point, and was pitched into a whirlpool in a rock-filled basin. During the swim he lost 11-lb. in weight.
Cambridge Beat Oxford In Polo Match
Tl family atmosphere at Lord's for the Eton and Harrow much" wrote a commentator shortly before Harrow won. Hardly had his words got into type when:
Top-hats were torn to shreds, with jumped
.or smashed - oti umbrellas and walking sticks, morn but costs were ripped off, umbrellas were used to trip up rival old boys, attempts were made to "de-bag" partisans, and even girls took sides by Enstching the old school tles from the necks of the opposing supporters,
and a
Riding And Hitting Lord'
All Superior
London, July 17.
In the 55th inter-Varsity game at Hurlinghaun the Light Blues beat Oxford 'deservedly, despite the nor row margin. Their riding. Jitting and positioning were all superior to the losers. For the Arst time in
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IRONING IT OUT-Manager Joe Jacobs tries to smooth excess roll on Tony Galento, al Summit, NJ. träning camp, Tony was badly punished by Joe Louls in their recent life fight.
Here And There
With "Abe".
Leading Cricketers To Be Given A Rest
0
King Loopold Competes In National Titlo
Le Zoute, Aug. 3. King Leopold of the Bel- gians has become the first roigning monarch to compote in a National Golf Champion- ship.
His Majesty won his first round match in the Belgian Amateur Championship, beat ing A. Chupin at the 19th, but
was beaten at the 19th in the
second round by P. J. Clive,
son of the British Ambassador. -Reuter
LIT. A. APPLIES
THE SCREWS
TO MAKE A START ON SEPTEMBER 23 Management Committee Meet To Finalise Arrangements
Saturday, September 23, has been fixed as the opening day of the 1939-40 season of the Hong- kong Football League by the Management Com- mittce, which met last night in the Association's offices to make arrangements for the forthcoming
season.
The meeting was attended by Messrs, W. Pryde (Chairman of the Counell), Wong Ka-tsun, W. E. Hol- lands, E. L. Strange, H. S. Cooper, W. Kirby, C. Gulragam, C. A. Golden- berg (on. Secretary) and L. K. Souza (Assistant Hon. Secretary),
Mr. Wang Ka-tsun was elected Chairman of the Committe for the year,
Applications by the 8th Battery, Royal Artillery, and the Internalopal Athletic Club, to the Second and Third Divisions of the League res- pectively, were considered and
WIGHTMAN CUP some discussion, both applications
EXPENSES BEING
CUT DOWN
London, July 17. The Wightman Cup match with the Unlled States is the next big item on the L.T.A's schedule, but instead of handling the event in the regal style of hitherto they are acting as though they are in the grip of hard times.
All members of the eup team, who by this time are busy buying clothes for the trip, have received a telegrami which states:
"Do you prefer Arst class by slow boat to Boston, or tourist class by the Queen Mary?
You can imagine the bewilderment of the girls who thought the red car- pet was going down for them and were preparing to be treated like travelling princesses.
Of course, it may be that the L. T. A. are not feeling the pinch at all, but are merely planning to be more
cautious over expenses,
TOO MUCH FUSS.
In that case, one cannot blame them. Too much fuss has been made of our tennis stars, both male and female, in the past. They have been treated like gods, Money has been lavished on them when they have gone abroad to play for Britain,
It is perfectly true that the players make the LTA's money, but that's no reason to entertain them at o standard which gives them inflated ideas of their importance.
were granted by the Committee.
TWO SECTIONS
TENNIS TOURISTS DELAYED
Interport Match
Put Back
Latest advices received by Mr.
In order to split up the Second Division into two sections there T. A. Pearce, Hon. Secretary of were 15 applications to this division-
the Committee decided to promote the Hongkong Lawn Tennis the 30th Royal Artillery, runners-up Association, are that that tennis In the Third Division lost your, to players from Thailand, who are this division.
The meeting also decided that the due in Hongkong shortly for an 14 remaining teams in the Third Interport, have been delayed and Division should play together us it will not arive here until August was felt that suflicient time was 10. available for the fixtures to be com— Therefore the matches against pleted inasmuch as the raajority of Hongkong, which had tentatively the teams would not be engaged in
been arranged for August 8, 9 and Shield tics.
10, have now been put back to As the Army soccer authorities August 11, 14 and 15. had applied for Stanley's home mat-
Sent abroad as messengers of ches to be played at Stanley, the goodwill, the visiting teum, which Committee delegated Mr. W. E. Hol-
has been to Japon for a series of lands to inspect the Stanley football matches, consists of four players:— ground and to report to the Council Muang Roeng, the present singles at the next meeting as to the condl-champion); Sangh (who, with Muang Roeng, holds the doubles champion- tion of the ground,
Messrs. Wong Ka-tsun, C. Guim-ship); Police Captain Rasom Chati- tam and the Hon. Secretary were kavani), Cambridge Blue of 1834; appointed to draw up the fixtures and Miss Sanguan, the present lady for the season. A meeting of Club |champion of Thailand. representatives will be held on Tues- It is understood that the Interport with Hongkong will be played on October 10, China's Independence Davis Cup lines, that is, four singles day to draw the first games. Day, has been set aside for a charity and one doubles. Most likely, the game in aid of the British Fund for Tsul brothers will be the local re- the Relief of Distress in China,
presentatives' in the singles and the Rumjahn cousins in the doubles,
Wooderson
DRASTIC ACTION
Wins 1,500 BY NATIONAL
HUNT COMMITTEE Metres Race
London, July 20.
The descendants of those who won the Battle of Waterloo on the playing helds of Elon carried their war tie against the Harrovians Into
they do not do much TiE fact that the M.C.C. team of ¡vided unusually ample proof that the Tavern.
16 players to tour India this present system of points, however damage to the pince itself ten-winter does not include many of the great an improvement It may be on
late unlamented pound note will probably cover leading cricketers in the country the
Percentage and the boys will have to pay-but ocensions no surprise for, if the System, in very far from being per- the damage they did to each other strongest possible side is to be sent feet. It appears to have at least one few unwitting non-public to Australia next year, it would be serious law-its enlculations do not schoolmen led to a score of police bad polley to let the players undergo result in the counties being placed charging into the bar and clearing a strenuous tour under the hot In- in their correct order of precedence. out men of both schools. The serundian sun. After all, the honours Consider some of the curious mathe- maging was flerce, but the complaints against the Australians are what thematical contortions achieved by the against the police do not seem to be MC.C. are after, and to beat the system on July 1:
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P. W. L. D. Pts, Aver. borne out by independent witnesses. Aussies on their own soil would
The Morning After
require men who are fresh and not Derbyshire. 10 5 4 1 68 6.80 2 72 6.34 After the match, the traditional Jaded after a long hard tour, Never Surrey..... 11 6 3
Surely no one would suggest that gentlemanliness of Eton and Harrowtheless, 16 fairly representative men
Interior to was evident in the following adver-have been selected to make the trip Surrey's record is so
to justify a lower tisement in The Times:
and they should prove good enough, Derbyshire's ns ETON V. ARROW-WIE the if they play up to their English form,place in the table!
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P. W. L. D. Pts. Aver. to hold their own against the strong- numerous Harrovians who, in
12 5 0 1 78 8.50 tempting to divest a very old Etonian est sides the Indians can put in the Fasex
4 72 0.00 of his trousers, deprived him of two field. The side is strong both In Lancashire 12 5 3
The only possible inference is that treasured Five Shilling pleces and batting and flelding, and under the
captaincy of Flight it pays better to lose matches than gold safety pin, please return one or experienced
to draw them-which is absurd. Lieutenant A. 3. Holmes, who was all to the Army and Navy Club,
P. W. L. D. Pts, Aver. (3)
4.00
The Racing Calendar contains the The coins were returned, but the manager of the last M.C.C. team to
Sydney Wooderson, the Blackheath following:- safety pin is still missing-possibly South Africa, the team ought to do Gloinorgan. 12 3 30 40
well. With the exception of the Worcester.
4.00 some old Harrovian lost his braces.
4 52
Hurler, who holds the world mile shire 13 3
"The "Stewards of the National And who can call travelling tourist record, won the 1,500 metres race at Hunt Committee continued on Thurs- Some time ago the Eton and Harrow young amateur. J. M. Brocklebank.
Judging from actual results, can
the International athletic meeting day last an enquiry into the owner- authorities were warned that a repett-and Mobey (Surrey), all the others
any sane mathematiclan argue that in the Queen Mary a hardship? tion of hooliganism might lead to the
these two counties should have the
Probably the real explanation for which begin at husses on Sunday ship management and training of the
His time was 3 min. 54.6 following horses, vis: Mrs. E. Spald cancellation-of-the-annual-fixture-at
same-average2.
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P. W. L. D. Ps. Aver the LT.A putting-the-screw-on these. July 10.
seceven seconds slower than the ing's Unlimited. Miss D. Break's overseas trips is that they mean to world record thine of 3 min. 47.0 sec. Ellanberg and Hair Shirt, and Mr. .13 0 0 4 32 2.46 Hampshire
include them in their recent
F. Barber's Bellodore, Luron, Pikanti Northampton
Great Britain won the Challenge and Willwmead. They decided that against inflated expenses. They can held by Jack Lovelock, 54 10 1.00 -shire 10
89 points. France were Here is an obvious injustice.. How hardly keep the purse strings tight ot
not won a home and then pour out money like Cup with
second with 80, Holland third with the above-mentioned horses be per- can a side which has
the players they send
67, Belglum "A" fourth with 49, petually disqualified for all races to match and has lost ning be entitled water cn
Belgium "B3** Afth with. 38, und which National Hunt Rules apply, a rival abroad. It would lead to jealousy. t higher position than
that F. Barber be warned of all Luxemburg sixth with 29. which has won one and lost five
Josef Mostert, the Belgian runner, courses where National Hunt Rules was second to Wooderson in are in torce, and that no further en- this event in the European gunes in tries be accepted from Miss D. Paris last year, was second again in Breaks and Mrs. E. Spalding." 3 min. 55 sec. The Dutchman, De Ruyter, was third 3 min. 57 sec.
WOODERSON RECORD GOES Sydney Wooderson's world record for 300 metres was broken during the athletic contest between Ger- many and Italy at Rome on July 15 by R. Harbig, the well-known Ger- At the Newmarket Sales in the man athlete. third week of July the six-year-old
Harbig's thing was 1 min. 40.0 sec., Championship to-day: horse Thankerton, third in the two as compared with Wooderson's 1 min. Thousand Guineas and Derby, and 18.4sec. established at Motspur Park 120 for 2; Gloucester 198.
At Chelmsford.-Essex 172; Kent £2,250, was in August of last year. winner of races worth
Harbig won the 800 metres event (51 for 1. No play owing to rain. cold, broken down and useless for
At Cardiff Glamorgan 104: Yorks- further racing, for 30 gulness. By in the athletic contest between Ger-
the United States at shtre 234. Monna out of Verdict (winner of many and
when he beat At Portsmouth-Hampshire 301; £7,027 in stakes and dam of other Berlin last year,
in 1 min Surrey 104. Rain stopped play. winners in Quashed, Silver Gil Charles Beetham easily
At Manchester.-Warwickshire, 63 Dletum, Priory Court and Versiclo), 62.4 sec. Harbig also represented he cost 4,800 guineas as a yearling, Germany in the 800 metres at the for 4 v. Lancashire. No play owing At Nottingham.-Sussex 335 for 5 His younger half-brothers realised Olymple Games in Berlin in 1930, to rain.
to rain the following prices: Colt by Bos but he finished out of the Urst four
Reuter. worth, 3,800 guineas: colt by Fox behind P. A. Edwards, of Canada in v. Notis. No play owing law, 4,000 guineas; colt (met with the first round,
Sportsman are awaiting the decision of the M.CC. with eagerness, Com- mentators draw a contrast between the behaviour of these "gentlemen" and the crowd at a Cup-tie or a race meeting. If a Cup-tle ended in the crowd invading the pitch and enga ging in free fights with umbrellas and and stormed the walking sticks, refreshment rooms and broke glasses! and windows, as the Eton and Har- row old buys did, the Football Asso- ciation would promptly close the heavily.
these encounters there was handle ground and fine the offending club due to the inability of the Cantaba to field a four of present residents. Two Old Blues in W. H. D. Riley Smith and M. S. Balmain, at back, substituted, and that just turned the scales.
were
Oxford's aide included Lord Halg' at No. 1, whose father, the great feld-marshal, played for Oxford as No. 1 in 1882 and 1883. Cambridge scored four goals before E. P. Mars- den, hit their first for Oxford in the fourth chukker. The Dark Blues suffered from över-eagerness and missed three great chances in the last two periods. Mr. K. R. Watts (2), M. S. Balmain (2), and Mr. W. H. D. Riley Smith were the scorers
The only pleasing feature about the final scenes was the crowd's tribute to Patsy Hendren. He has been Harrow's coach for only two seasons, but he has ended the 31 years' tale of woe for Harrow-United Press.
SMALLEST PONY IN THE WORLD
Emrys Davies
. he has earned his
selection.
matchen?
above
Yet the present points system places Hampshire Northants.
Unfair Results
WHERE is the flaw in the present V system which enables it to pro- duce, such obviously unfalc results? Readers may have their own ideas on this point, but let them consider a possible, if wildly improbable case. Last season, Lelcestershire had an average of 3.63 after winning four If some and losing nine matches. other county, say, Blankshire, had fost cach of its 22 matches, but in cach had contrived to obtain a first Innings lead, the records and post- ilons of Leicestershire and Blonk- shire would have been as follows:
P. W. L. D. Pts, Aver. ace well-known in Arst-class cricket Blankshire 22 0 22 0 BB 4.00 at home. Brocklebank is Cam-Leicestershire 22 49 80 3.69 bridge "Blue" who recently played Could any uncertified mathemail- The Gentlemen against the clan suggest that a system capable of players at Lord's. A splendid bowler, producing such a monstrous eccen- The world's tiniest pony, only he is likely to take a lot of wickets tricity is not in need of drastic re- Marsden hit the only polat for Ox 17 in. in height and weighing about The selection of Mobey, who did not vision? ford, who received a start of 3121b., was born yesterday at South play in a single match for Surrey goals. Result Cambridge 0, Oxford
Park, near
Bodiam (Sussex), the in the County Championship Inst 4%.
estate of Lady Estella Hope, aunt of year, has come rather as a surprise. Surely, there are many others more of consideration. judging Final Tyro Challenge Cup: Ea-Lord Linlithgow, Viceroy of India.
He is about thin size of
A large worthy
by performances to date? mundsbury completely outplayed, the Red Jackets--receiving 44 goals lamb; and his measurements are even solely and scored 19 goals before Br. G. H. smaller than those of the former re-ut from this distance, it would bo
It cord-holder for amalincas In-mittila Kolly to criticino. Lowther natiod for the losers.
for the Canlabs, while Mr. E. P.
London, July 21.
vas too, one-alded, a gatue to be in- ture Shetland ponies his mother.
for
teresting. It was a gront day for the Veda, who is now two-and-a-hoir Change In Captaincy? | |_
Critchley brothers for. Captain G. years old, but is only 20in high.
H. hit 6 goals, R. O..4 goals, 3. Trail
4 goals, and Captain Barclay 2. Re- sult: Edmundsbury 10, Red Jackels (received 4%) 0 goals.
-tion
OTHER RESULTS
TO DE NAMED VIM
HAS there been
change
Inst-rainute Somo of captaincy? His father, Cheribino, is a pygmy weeks ago it was announced that T. one inch taller than Veda.
Veda's baby is to be named Vim, N. Pearce, whe un! this season was although Mr. Fred Wells, Lady the joint captain of Essex with Estella's stud grom, at one time Denis Wilcox, had been invited by India. Apparently, team to tour At Ranelagh: In the King Corona-groom to King George when Duke the M.C.C. to captain the England. Cup Final between Somerlen of York, had set his mind on the Pearce has not been able to accept. House and Giant Pandas the sou tie fellow being called Paper the invitation. The team is expect
ed to arrive in India on October 12: Bon's championship-play hardly weight.
Lady Hope in the biggest breeder and remain there until February reached the expected standard. The winners were without Sir Harold of miniature Shetland ponies in the 1940. Twenty-six matches will ba Wernher at No. 1, but they won de-south and one of the biggest in Bil-played, including three official Testa Glant tain. Many of her ponies have found of four days' duration one each at servedly...Soneries House
Bombay, Calculla and Modras. Pandas 3. The Duke of Gloucester their way to famous cireuses.
Although she is seventy-three, she player, at No. 1 for Ranelagh in a club match against Hurlingham climbs over five-barred gates to L- Cricket Mathematics
them spect the animals and give Ronough Woll five goals to three.
At Reclampton results were: tiiblis from her,pocket.
WRITING in a recent issue of the
7, BORG So. Lame are her ponies that they W cricketer, M, L, L. Roberts, the Kill Guider extra time), Itochamp- allow her to pick them up by their well-known cricket statistician, had ton Cup BlackPandas (roo, 94%) 6%, hind legs and push them round the this to say:--The County Champion-
field like wheelbarrows.
ship table published on July 1"pro- 10th: Royal Humars 4.
Harold Gimblett distinguish himself.
he will have a chance to
drive
A FAMOUS HORSE
SOLD CHEAPLY FOR 30 GUINEAS
an accident) by. Cameronian 4.200 guineas. None has won a race, but that lack of ability on the part of his younger half-brothers was not for Thankerton's very necountable low value for stud use. The reason is that his dam, Verdlet, carrier two half-bred and one American, strain, and is not in the Stud Book, a dia- ability, which attaches to all her off- spring and descendants.
Cricket
TOURISTS BADLY TROUNCED
+
who
Cricket Scores At
Close Of Play
London, Aug. 3,
The following are the close of play
in the scores
County Cricket
At Chesterfield Derby, 121 and
BOXER'S LICENCE AND PURSE REVOKED FOR "SHAM EXHIBITION"
Los Angeles, July 27,
Al Ettore, the Philadelphia heavyweight who once stood up to Joo Louis's hardest blows for five rounds, had his boxing licence revoked and his purse of $1,000 asized by the California Athletic Commission, for what they considered to be a "sham exhibition" in a fight with Maxie Rosenbloom here,
Ettore was knocked out in the taken him," said the ex-cruiserweight third round by Maxie's stapping champion of the world.
Just before the Ellore-Rosenbloom London, Aug. 9. tactics. He blamed his defeat on The West Indies tourists were the climate and Maxie's hitting,"ght, the Los Angeles night promotor, Joe Levy, announced that", he had badly beaten at Taunton to-day, los Rosenbloom was exonerated by the wired Joe Louis a guarantee of $100,- the meet Rosenbloom for ing to Somerset in two days by an Commleston. He insisted that his 000 innings and 72 runs.
slaps hurt more than might be behenvyweight title in September. Ho for lleved, but admitted that Ettore was stated gravely that the offer was not "hand-picked" for the fight. "made to draw attention to the Rosen- knew he was kind of, woll, that he'd bloom-Ettore match, and said that Somerset-345 (Clarke 6 for 138). taken a lot of punching in his day, the offer was strictly on the up and
I knew that. dise I wouldn't have up."—Revier's
West Indies84 (Andrews 40) and 189.
-Reuter.