Hongkong C.C. Win By Eight Wickets
(By "R. Abbit")
(Continued from Page 8.)
Major Harvey then came in. Ile hit his first ball to mid-off very hard for a single, and then Capt. Parsons gave. Fay a very simple catch. 142-10-1.
run out from
Saturday,
OBITUARY
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
DEATH OF MR. DODD
Former Ambassador To Berlin
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (Reuter) The death is announced of Mr. he off-drove Alec Pearce, and · Fay,| Thic end cama soon after, Belding deep mid-off, threw up his Lawrence WHE
William Dodd, former United right hand and brought off a very beautifully accurate return. by Wee- States Ambassador to Germany. Are catch. 141-0-8.
don at cover, 234-9-12, while after Carey had made a few good hits years of age, became United Mr. Dodd, who was nearly 71 Altkenhead drove Owen Hughes back hard and wide, and the bowler took States Ambassador to Germany it beautifully at full stretch and in 1933. Shortly after his retire- hung on to it as he rolled over.ment last year he predicted that Carey had played some good shots there would be a world war in In his 22 not out. The ground Deld- September. » ing of the Foresters was very sloven-| ly in several should not have been 105 runs on.
cases, and the Club
FORESTERS' SECOND KNOCK
HE Foresters changed, their order, and Owen Hughes and Wilkinson came in. Fay bowled from his usual
A rather disappointing collapse 247-10-1.
after lima.
A BAD START
RIC
♦ICHARDSON and Marshall open- ed for the Club, and Harvey sent down a fast over from the Yard end. One was a wide, and most were on the off, but Peanut touched une of them, and Skipwith took the eatch in the slips. 2-1-0.
In 1908, Mr. Dodd was Professor of History at Randolph-Macon Col- lege and later became Professor of Ameriena History at the University of Chicago.
Social Science Research Council.
He was a member of the American Among the many books he wrote were "Statesmen of the Old South," "Woodrow "Textbooks
T. A. Pearce camo in and Perry end. Afikenhead went on at the "Expansion and tes."
risked b.w, every time.
RUNS COME
Wilson and his
and History of the
of Woodrow
Old Ponies Remembered
(By "Capt. Foster")
(Continued from Page 8.).
Spicylight for the Challenge Cup over 1 miles, and the Inclusion of Derby griffins seems to his three confirm the news that he is making a strong bid to capture, the Cup, which is valued at one hundred i
secutively by a pony or ponies, the guineas.
bona fide property of the same owner or owners, and, of course, the first leg was won by the late Skylight.
Navylight is not in the same con- dition as when she trounced Eve of
It has to be won two years con-
Harvest by a short head in the Hongkong St. Leger, while the latter has grown in substance and strength. It looks, therefore, that the Shang- hal challenger will have to depend on one of his grins, and the ques- tion is "Whether it pays to have a youngster butting up against sea- soned ponies." One never knows, Confusion Bay may weigh out be- cause there is no other engagement for the stallion on the First Day of the big meeting.
bowled from the Law Courts end. Law Courts end, which was rough Next over Richardson Hot Harvey luck for him as he should be on for nicely to long-leg boundary. He choice at the Yard end. I was a bit
He was the editor and joint author
EX-CHAMPIONS RELEGATED continued to play strongly on the surprised that Alec Pearce did not of "The Riverside History of the leg alde, though it rather looked as put Lloyd on there and use Aitken- United States and joint-editor of THE relegation of two ex-champion
he was putting Perry's out-head to swingers to leg of his sticks und have relieve Fay. This would "The Public Papers
ponics (Bear Claw and King's enabled
both of them, working Wilson." In spells, to bowl at full pace.
Warden) to "B" company was neces- For many years, Mr. Dodd had sary, as these two old timers col- I suppose, however, ho preferred a contributed articles to various maga-lected very little money to pay for shock attacke ut each end to begin. zines.
their hay and corn. Both rocers Anyway he got the first wicket au! He married Miss Martha Johns in A Harvey, and Richardson hit at William E. Dodd and Martha Eccies
T 26, McLellan went on for with only 12 on the board, Wilkin-1801 and they had two children, ton of the Amoy Handicap over six have been assigned to the first see-
full toss to the Ladies tent. Off stealght ball and was bowled middle Dodd
be contested on the Perry's next over, Alec Pearce had
Second Day, February 19, and they a crack and skil it to a great height
are, of course, at the head of the behind inid-on. No one could get at
handicap list. it, but Richardson called for a secund where there was no run, and only Pearce's loud refusal anved a run- out. Dicky, at present, has a bad patch of misjudging runs, and it is to be hoped he will snaji uut of it
soon!
lump. 12-1-1.
DEFENSIVE CRICKET KIPWITH came in and (as in the
first innings) snicked a four at once, this time between the stumper and first slip. Bath bowlers were giving the batsmen a good deal of
trouble, though Owen Hughes got a At. 48 Richardson was out in a couple of full losses to leg from most unlucky wify as one from. Me-Aitkenhead-rather Lellan kicked up very sharply and his it
It secina.
a weakness of hit his glove to give a sitting chance kenhead, and Garrelt just got a hand At 20 Owen Hughes hooked Alt- In the slips. 48-2-33.
The outgoing batsman had played to a red-hat chance, but failed in
U.S. Won't Sell
Guns Directly
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (Reuler).—
President Roosevelt stated neuer Conference 10-day that he doubled whether the United States would sell guns directly to Finland because Finland
was engaged in an armed confilet.
furlongs to
I am pleased to see the return of Hyndford Bridge, whose lost ap- peurance was in the St. George's Plate run on April 22, and the mare
Of Mr. Eu's outfit, Rob Roy and appears to be in good condition. Rost Emily are in ne fettle, and both are speedy merchants over this course. Hectic View and Humdrum Eve are nicely weighted and so is Eve
of Heaven, who, it will be re- annexed the Tweed
HOON R to a report on the advisa-membered,
some very fine forcing shots on the hold it. He saved a certain four, fact that in discussing, possible arme legside. Lt. Cdr. Garrett came, in however. Meantime, Skipwith ap- next, and Pearce sent up the Afty peared thoroughly uncomfortable with n shot to mid-wicket off Perry (43 minutes) and just after square eut a lovely four. He had been
A LOW ONE
Roing rather quietly before, and had AT 34, un excellent ball from Fay not had his fair share of the bowling.fulled to get down in time.
kept low, and Owen Hughes He had Ten was taken with the score at 60. again played sound cricket, but this time almost entirely on the defen- sive, 34-2-20.
AFTER TEA
4
Next
Hughes or Parsons might have becasing flight as several batsmen in
of selling surplus munitions, Island Bay Handicap in easy fashion, Mr. Bradbury's string of grimns over Roosevelt emphasised the Lilliber has been convoying a lot of Bales he was talking about countries various distances and the work has
done her a world of good. at peace.
He added that he was checking
THE AUSTRALIANS with ammunition control advisers na to what properly could be considered surplus supplies.
Large And Open Field For Melbourne Cup ᎪᎢ
OPERATION ON TWEEDSMUIR,
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
bruin.
T the fall there were about six Australian ponies in the "A" class, but at the end
PEARCE and Garrett continued, 1 Perry came in and Fay gave him discovered that he captained the a full toss to leg to start with, but United Services side here at China after found the spot that McLellan New Year 10 years ago, when Tam had discovered in the previous b
OTTAWA, Feb. 0 (UP). The of 1939 a new reclassification Pearce captained the Club-a_fact|nings, and two or three rose nasilly,
Lloyd went that I should have remembered but;
on for Aitkenhead. Lord Tweedsmuir to a hospital in are to-day no less than 16 cobs doctors have ordered the removal of list was published, and there for "Far Eastern amnesia.".
Next over Skipwith was lucky to Montreal after an emergency trepan- in the first division. The list is! He has, however, played practical- chop a yorker between his legs tuning operation had been performed ly no cricket for seven years or so.
boundary but his four to extra
a little longer in the "B" and The score mounted steadily, if not was a beautiful shot. He then look the morning to relieve pressure on "C" sections. However, all the rapidly. Grose kept on Perry and a three hitting with the break.
The Rev. Alexander Ferguson, Australian ponies are well pro- McLellan, who bowled also very ball, however, Perry was hbw. Rector of St. Andrew's Presbyterinn vided with sprint and distance steadily though I
have 50-3-5, and the next ball had Man Church, should
was summoned to the events. thought an over or two from Owen Lb.w. 50-4-
Governor General's beside this after- I inclino. to
to think that Fay elther
THE MELBOURNE CUP, which is noon. up from leg or has a very
More Critical
valued $1,000 to the winner, will be run on the Second Day, and I am OTTAWA, Feb. 9 (Reuter)-A sure we shall see a big feld. It is bulletin issued at 6.15 p.m. (GMT) an openi race, the weight being states that Lord Tweedsmuir's con-
on-assessed on the amount of wins at dition became more critical through any time, and I would advise punters out the night and this morning an
to keep their eyes open on the low emergency trephining operation was weight carriers such as Baffin Bay performed which has temporarily and Winfred. By virtue of a win, relieved the increased Intra-cranial
the former has to carry only 145 lbs., while Winfred has to shoulder the lowest impost of 140 lbs. because she has not scored a success.
The handicapper's allotment of the poundage has set Baffin Bay to tip the scale at 100 lbs., while Win- fred has to draw 132 lbs. In the Bendigo Handicap (six furlongs) and the Coral Handicap (14 miles) respectively.
a good idea.
At 80 McLellan had another bit of luck us he again found a spot, and this game lost their wickets by Garrett put the sharply rising ball thinking the ball was more on the into square leg's hands, Man was leg side than it was. Grose came in bowling some good stuff, and it was and stayed until lunchtime, when the irony of fate that his less good the score was 60. balls got wlekets. 80-3-14
A CHANGE
AFTER TIFFΙΝ
IMMEDIATELY after the resump pressure.
DERRY had bowled ten overs, and tion, disaster fell on the Foresters Owen Hughes relieved him, 45 Fay rent down a thoroughly bad while John Pearce, joined his brother. short ball on Grose's body and it In his first over Alec gave a very kicked up. Grose tried to check the hard chance to Weedon at cover, but stroke, but he could not and chipped especially on such a a cold day it was most dimeult entch. However, it
a
dolly catch to Richardson. 60-5-0. Two balls later, practically the
did not avail him much os at 97 Me-same thing happened to Teve Arove!
Lellan found the spot again and the Harvey, succeeded, and straight
Rugby And Hockey To-day
Two Rugby matches will be held
ball went up off the shoulder of his Fay to the screen, but it was a dis on the Police ground at Boundary bat into the slips. 17-4-41.
astrous over for the Foresters, who Street this afternoon when Police The Racing Calendar
Fay came in and sent up the 180 could have done with Stewart's bat meet Navy in their first senior fix- with a four to leg. The second 50ting, but unfortunately he was not took 52 minutes.
playing owing to injury, Altkenhead bowled at the Law Courts end.
IXTEEN
5-11
MORE WICKETS
runs were
added, of
A HARD CHANCE
very a
SIXT
which Fay had 11, when Mc- SKIPWITH Rave
harl Lellan got a really good back break chance in the slips off Fay, and past him to take the leg stick. 113.Harvey came to that end and clouted
a couple of
fours to leg. He was Macleod did not etay long as he playing the
right game, but was put Owen Hughes Into second slip's most fortunate when he lifted one short of Ales Pearce at long off. hands, 114-0-1.
Lloyd
came in and Perry relieved Pearce raced in to it and got there, Owen Hughes, and the batsmen but to
he everyone's amazement started running sharp singles and dropped it. two's. Harvey relieved MeLellan at Next over Altkenhead bowled his toss," and Harvey (tho Club
133, but singles came, and extra crashed it to the rails
"inadvertent full
drove Perry beautifully past for four, and tied the score with on would be well advised to pad them uppish two to third men. A couple and save on balls), and had a couple of balls later he had a nice three to more there, but in trying for a six he lost his leg stick. 95-7-22. A long leg. Perry was clearly tired.
It was by now getting pretty dark, very gallant knock.
and runs come freely, especially from Perry. The score was 109
when Lloyd loshed out at Harvey.
INNINGS DEFEAT SAVED
meet an Army fifteen.
and Club "A" BY the way the racing calen-**
ture of the season
Police will be without the services
dar for 1940 has been
of E. C. Luscombe, who is still nura-issued by the Hongkong Jockey ing an injured knee, but Dempsey, Club and there are the usual 13 who was on the injured list last extra race meetings with two week, will return to the pack.
The Police learn will be.D, H. Tay- days of racing at the Easter, lor: Reynolds. D. C. Fay, G. 8. Wilson the Whitsuntide and the Double and J. M. Jackson: IL B. Leslie, R. More Tenth. rison: Wheeler, P. J. Cullinan, L. A. Scarle; Rose, Innce; Wright-Nooth. Dempsey and J. S. Riddell,
Women's Hockey
Women's hockey this afternoon will be confined to the Seven-a-Side Tournaments for the Pearce Cup, which is held by St. Andrew's, and the Kniil Cup, which is held by Hongkong. The games will take place on the Central British School ground, commencing at 2.80 p.m. sharp. The draw will take place on
A most interesting feature of the race fixtures is the Brisbane Spring Handicap for Australian subscription ponies of any season over two miles. The event is scheduled to be run on April 8, and with the inclusion of the youngsters, of this year the en- durance test will no doubt be in- teresting.
Last year, the Brisbane Spring! Handicap was won by Courting Eve over the champion course, and distance has therefore been lengthened by six furlongs.
the
NEW TRAINING RECORD
and was caught in the gully by Me-NEXT over from Fay, Skipwith the ground as in former seasons. TT didn't take very long for an Aus-
Again got a yorker to long leg
Lellan. Time was 'cailed with only for a couple, but next over he tried three balls of the over bowled. 100 to hook and was bowled. 80-8-38.ed to be Deputy Registrar, Supreme record and that honour, of course, Mr. J. B. Prentls has been appoint-season to establish a new training 7-24, John Pearce 37 not out,
Things now looked black for the Court, and Deputy Registrar of Com- went to Viceroy, who had a run lopt
panies
Saturday over the Derby distance in 2,59.
Second Day's Play
Foresters. Seven runs later Aitken-
head might have taken o return from McLellan, who celebrated his
THE GAME WAS
RE- escape with a big straight drive for At 17, Altenhead was caught at the and Sea Jay done on January 31 in SUMED at. 12 minutes past four, and sent the 100 up.
eleven Yesterday with three An over later McLellan put Fay wicket off Perry, whose persever-1.05 was
ence was at last rewarded with a Viceroy's run by a accond per avery
to the tent to save the
wicket. 17-2-0.
વર્ષ. Innings substitutes us Bome of the
feat. Weedon was then dropped at Garrett and Marshall hit off the Foresters were detained by mill-long leg. John Pearce relieved Fay
runs and the Club won by 3 wickets. tary duties. Harvey finished and McLellan cut him square for
TO CONCLUDE his over and bowled one more, four, but a couple of balls inter lifted and the perservering Perry one to Altkenhead at deep mid-on. bowled three, but John Pearce 120-3-27 runs Jater Pearce bowled proceeded to lay about him, Parsons, and the Club had to get 23 while Carey kept the other end to win. going. He completed his 50,
THE FINISH
was a great pity that the Fores
The joint gallop of Vanity Fair scattered to pleces by
quarter, and. It was certainly an ex- hilarating performance.
Among the "evergreen" bunch of this season, the brilliant achievement of Viceroy must be seriously con- sidered as one of the half a dozen contendera for the Rooty-Hill
tora batting cracked up, but as Derby was pointed out it makes them and I have on many an occasion ex- the Club one-all, and as Easter falls alted Australian Diamond to the on the 23rd and 28th of March, it sites, and the mare was shining more may be possible to work in another than a precious stone when her mile game, though in these days it is outing was done in 1.50 flat, coming dimcult to look too far ahend, home in 20% seconds for the last By the way, there was an hour's quarter. Sapper belonging to Mrs. batting each side, no one who had A. E. Grasett has not yet been bowled to bowl. I have not report stretched and the chestnut sired by ed it. I was laughing so much I Farr Is, in my humble opinion, a
and despite changes of bowling ARSHALL and Lawrence went looked like getting his century in, and, in certain circles, the until he waltzed half way down principal interest was the question the pitch to quite a short one of Peanut's part Loud applause from Owen Hughes, and failed from the tent greeted his first run to to get back An excellent in- At 12 Lawrence was bowled by could scarcely hold my whisky and stayer. The Rooty-Hill: Derby In nings. 220-8-76.
third man oft Perry..
Horvey- very good ball. 12-1-2. soda, let alone my pen,
.very open,
February 10, 1940.
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