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·HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
ORIGIN OF CRICKET?
Stoolball Matches For
Red Cross Fund
Don Bradman Stands Against Sport. During War Time
(By "Tinker")
STOOLBALL, claimed by many as the origin| of cricket, is making itself known to the public once more as it did for a while during the last war. During that period—1915-18—use was made of Lord's for exhibition games in aid of the war ef- fort.
Taking its place among other games in the concerted sports drive in aid of the War Fund, which now total near- ly £75,000, stoolball was played last month on the lawns
of the Inner Temple. The accompanying picture shows Major Baseball one of those games in progress.
These exhibition games were
organised by Mr. W. W. Gran- | ***
tham, K.C., who maintains that
Stoolbal!
was
"the father of Two Shanghai Swimming
cricket". It takes but a glance to show the similarity of the two.
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The Kutne, however, to-day, or as was mentioned in the "Domesday Book," bears but slight resemblance to the original Actual alools were used in the first kommen, and, so I regud, when the tall wis bit by the burlaron, other players ~juniting around in a form of everde rose from Unear wicke seats and can to base at the pronetples of Founder
Tu-day the stools are replaced by boards measuring sume 18 inches by 12 and are placed about 4 fert above, the ground These slope backwards and are placed about 15 yards apart
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Records Broken
TWO Shanghai swimning re- cords went br the board last Saturday when Jack Lumadaine. back-stroke sins of the northern port. clocked 1 min. 48 275 neca. for the 150 yards back-stroke, ant AIIMS Collette Meadmore shattered the women's mark for the 100 yards free-style, covering the distance In 08 MICH
Both these times helter the previous marka by two seconds.
League Tennis
The bats! KOWLOON BEAT
FILIPINOS IN
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tenans
bats, and the balt is of a burst tennis!
tuuli vur lety. which
about midway between
'wickets“
delivered
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The ball 10 buwird underkand, ¦ and like Inselndl pitcher The i bowler munt kee the ball t alr.
the
Stoolball, formerly very pupular at Home, is now played mostly in the villages of Sussex.
FROM
"down ander" come
the
"D" DIVISION
Playing at homer in the “D” Division
of the Tennis League yesterday, the Filipino Club were beaten 6-3 by the Kowloon Cricket Club.
Scoren were;
If Ribeiro and F Gonzals es Just
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NEW YORK. Aug. 29 (UP)- Detroit Tigern nased out Wasitsikton Senators 3-2 In the American Baseball League to-day, while in the National circuit the Tittburgh I'trates trouneed the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0,
Scores were
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4
2
Battery Hudson, Cartanquel, Ferrel,
End in the sixth owing to darkness).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Rowlan
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Battery Pasedel, Bertes Listeagu
3
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Mallery
Mooty, Culti
Pandillo
12
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Bellery Pearson, Frye Millien PitLaburgh
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Brown. MarFayden, Davis
York
2
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Battery Wyatt. Carlo
3
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Hallery
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Metine J'adgeti
12
0
Dattery
Derringer Lombart
apps and Gillard 9. lost to Perry
o Perkins 10. brut O'Neill and
nows that Don Bradman is not only against war-time cricket but Zuluf against any form of sport at all during the period of strife.
FIT 7 Choo maxi 7 G Sen host to Rappres
424 41, fast for Perry art, 4114
expressed his opinions in a letter to the President of the Victoria Pekin
And Cricket Association.
though since then Victoria. South Austra- Ма and Queensland love against
^ Banker and 1. Souza bent Rapp | Dannen voted or Gillars 6-2. lost to Perry and Per- Sheffield Shield matches Jebanas E-6, lost 10 O'Neill and Zalaut
for the duration. It isn't very likely 40
that Bradman will have so very many followers la hi The
thinking.
From England
and emphasized. cornes the news people
Unt the Australian contingent there ourtmal way
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the importance Carrying esti sport 1/1 thes The MC.C were in- have already formed a cricket team stantly encouraged to keep Lord's and arrangements are under weigh open for Service ericket, and no one to have
Australian XI play the London Counties at Lord's.
There is no anti-sport feeling there
In fact, from reports, the Aussies are caper, must eager, to get their hands on a bat and ball
once more.
Britain is the centre of the co- flirt; Australia is fur removed. At the outbreak of trouble Home Government took a broad outlook
STOP
is going to suggest that there is my waste of time of money in the con- timmance of sport provided it does nut interfere with any Vital war work at hand.
The Australians cannot be told į what to do, but the Home Country has set the example, though even without thai example they wil undoubtedly see that the polley of carrying on is the best.
·and have a
drink
R.C.S. Aquatic Sports
August 30, 1940.
Jel. 28151.
STOOLBALL IN THE TEMPLE
Stoolball match in progress on the lawns of the Inner Temple. Arranged by Mr. W. W. Grantham, K.C., stoolball has joined in the world-wide sports drive for funds to aid the war effort.
Lawn Bowls
Omar Brothers Reach
Quarter-Finals
Of
Pairs Championship
EXCEPT for a short spell in the middle of the game, when W. Gill and G. Duncan drew within one shot of their opponents-9-10-the Omar Brothers, U. M. and A. M., maintained a comfortable lead throughout the fourth round match in the lawn bowls pairs championship played at the Civil Service C.C. yesterday, and eventually won 25-11; thus qualifying for the quarter-final stages.
From 10-9, by which they were
leading on the 14th head, the *****........................+++++++++++**
Omars scored 15 shota over the
last seven heads-4,2,4,0,2,1,2- while Gill and Duncan were only able to add their further two shots on the 18th end.
The Omar brothers ran into an early lead, and were lending 7-0 at the end of the 4th end! Call und
Sports Personalities From Shanghai
Two Hongkong Inlerport sporting personalities arrived In Hongkong yesterday in
the course of passing through the Colony.
They were Mrs. I. Sione, Hongkang half-back and
Duncan receded in scoring bree Interport hockey
angles over the next three heads, former "T" Ladies' left-half, and F. hat the Dinars added a 2 aut n e Cessford, Hongkong Interport Rugby ta set Up (10-3) agus.
their
seven-shois lead stand-off-half.
LEAD REDUCED
At this stage, however, Gill and Duneup douredly. and Al time
brilliantly set out to reduce that lend, with a 4 on the next head, which and with 3.2.1.1.1, drew up to 9-10 was followed by a 2 and then an- and it seemed promised that the game |ther 4. Eleven shots in the head, was, at least, going to be very close. WR only four heads to go-the The mors shattered these hopes opposition's chances were slim, and the ns if to make doubly certain, Omara added 2,1 and 2 on the last three heads, after GI and Duncan had scored 2 on the 18th.
Wireless Telegraphers Win
Inter-Section Trophy
RECORDING VICTORIES in nearly every event for which they entered, the Wireless Telegraphy Section of the Royal Corps of Signals beat the Rest to win the Inter-Section trophy at the Corps' annual Grove (Rest), Time 19 2/3 secs,
lengthe breast-stroke,~~k, Sig. swimming sports held at the Ferie (WT) 2 L/Cpl. Parry (W/T). Army pool, Victoria Barracks, Time 59 4/5 sec yesterday.
Si Latter attracted attention in the Long Plunge in all three tries he plunged around the 50-foot mark,
Results were:
Plunging.1. Sig. Lattor (Best) (1 ft 7 in): 2, Stg. Bennett (WT) (45 ft. 2 * 3, L/Cpl. Thorley Rest) (45 21).
Two Jengths tree-style-t. Sig. "Allan (WT); Big. Bennett (W/T.): 3, S. Hedges Time 44 4/5 seca
One length Novices race. Siz, Lees (W/T.); 2, Sig. Roelich (W/T.; L/Cpl. Women's Golf
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Competitions Cancelled By Evacuation
SEVERAL
COMPETITIONS
the women's section of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club have been can- celled owing to the evacuation. These are the Driving. Approaching and Putting competitions arranged for September 24, and the Captain's Cup 1940 competition, for which, to date, elght have qualified but have been evacuated.
The Autumn meeting of the Ladies' Section of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club will be held at Deep Water Bay on September 24.
A Tombstone Competition will short- ly be hold and an entrance fee of $1 in aid of the British War Organisation Fund will be made, The competition may be played any time during the day, all cards to be returned by 5 p.m. Players will arrange their own partners; a prize will be given.
720 Committee of the Ladies' Section would find it very, helpful if these players wishing to compata would kindly “sign the Ilst at Deep Water Bay, or ring up Mrs. Showan, Tel. 33325, or Mrk. Mackintosh," Tel 20100.
The Eclectic Competition at Happy. Valley over nine holes (3/8 'handicap) `has, bean" won by Mrs. Tuck
Two
Diving high and low boards) —1, Sig. McCann (W/T.) (24 pta); 2 L/Cpl. Parry (Mobile) (2 pts.): 3. L/CPL Truscott (Rest) (201 pla
Old Soldier Race-1, Sgt. Wathen; 2 Capt. Hayes,
Inter-Mess Relay), ten (76_2/0 eccs.);
Sergeants. 2. Corporals 10 sec.): 3, Omeera and
Diving for plates,-1, L/Cpl. Truscott: 2. 8ig. Bevan.
The scores were:
A. M. Omer and
U. B. Osan
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BORKERANAE
W. Gill and
G. Duncan
Hongkong C.C. Teams
The following have been chosen to
Laing.
Obstacle race-1, Sig. Morgan and Sig. represent the Hongkong Cricket Club in League Lawn Bowls matches to- graph (1 mla. 67 nocx); 2, Rest (2 mina.
Inter-Section relay, Wireless Telomorrow: 5 secs.).
"Y" v, Taikoo (home)- Novelty race-Sig. Price and Sig. Me- and E, S. Abraham.
Chines.
F. D. Angus, W; J. Hansen, 7, L. Mouat
A. T. Lay, A. D. Humphries, E. Korpes Allen and R, R. Davies.
200 yarda free-stylo-1, (W/T.) 2. L/Cpl. Thorley (Rent); 5, Sig.A. K. Mackenzie, IL A. Angus, R. A. Bernett W/ Time 2 mins. 72/5 secs. Edwards and A. W. Brown,
Invitation Relay loyal Scots (Ltv. Hunter, Bandmaster Jordan, L/Cpl. Slater
Electric (home).--
G. R. Jazavet, E. 8. Doughty, W. A
and Cpl. Sutherland); 2, Middlesex "A"; Cruikshank and W. A. Cornell.
3, diddlesex "D", Tina 2 mina. 39 2/5 Becs
Inter-Section Water-pola Wireless Tele- graphy beat Rest by goals to ni. Goal scorers wern Cpl. Bedford 3, Blg. Allen 2. Sig. Bennett 1, Hig. Wint 1.
But surely, just a
IE. N. Byan, E. W. milton, P. A. Cox, and G. E. Costello,
B. J. Lacon, N. D. Libyd, P. B. Cassidy and A. McKellar.
Reserves, T. C. Fairburn and L. 3, Gilroy.
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