WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1927.
SPORTS
LAWN BOWLS.
Interest In The Coming Interport.
ANOTHER MEDIOCRE "TRIAL."
Completed.
PROFESSIONAL GOLF.
HOME NEWSPAPER TEST.
VETERANS PLAY WELL. --
to-day.
SMALLER BALL.
JACK HOBBS GIVES HIS OPINION.
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other unexpected defect develops STAR THEATRE
quickly, but the rule in England last year was, and is now, that the subsituted ball should be one showing about the same amount of wear. I remember that in The famous batsman, Jack the second 1926 Test match at the Lord's a substitute ball had to be to contributes Hobbs, "Windsor Magazine" an article found for a defective one, and entitled "My Cricket Reforms," there was difficulty in satisfying which contains a number of both sides that it showed just interesting and valuable sugges- sufficient wear and no more.
No similar rule is in force in of his tions. In the course theme, the distinguished cricket- Australia and Africa. When a ball becomes defective there it is
er says:-
a regular succession of new balls
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Tadworth (Surrey), Yesterday. In the "News of the World" £1,040 The manner in which people Second League Programme Almost professional golf tournament 64 talked before the season started qualifiers took part in matchplay about the smaller ball suggested Charles-Whitcombe beat George that they thought it was to be Duncan at the 20th. Duncan took about the size of a golf ball. the lead at the start with a birdie Spectators will no doubt be gur three and was still one up at the prised to find that they notice no for difference at all. To the players turn. Whitcombe drew level interport game drew, if anything, a the first time at the tenth and took only, and the bowlers especially, the changes went on. I am sure Wednesday, Sept. 28th at 9.15 p.m. better crowd than on the previous the lead at the 14th. At the 17th will the change mean anything that innings set up a record in
replaced by a new one, and in our last tour in Australia we had Monday, Sept. 26th at 9.15 p.m. W text tint tm hur Cus at short intervals in one innings BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE
first over a cut so exposed Tuesday, Sept. 27th, at 9.15 p.m. of a Test match. the stitching that a new ball was
requisitioned. TheTHE BUTTERFLY ON THE WHEEL. second did not last long, and so
tomers that we have RE-On demand MOVED from No. 16, Queen's
On New York--- Road Central to No. 15, Queen's On demand Road Central just opposite our old Credits 60 days' sight 19, premises.
[By "Short Head."] On Saturday afternoon the second trial match for the coming
Sunday. But it was again a "tame affair." That phrase is not mine. It is that of an ex-interport player who had not seen the first trial and "wondered" at the sheaf of critic- isms of that game. Now he is con- vinced that the papers were right and if the Selection Committee per- severe with the No. Ones after two trials they must be simply "hoping
they were all square. The next two were halved and at the 20th Whit combe, putting from six yards, laid a dead atymie. Duncan attempted!
a token of defeat.
and even to them, I suspect, not very much.
We have had balls as small,
at once
the number of new balls requir
ed owing to a variety of causes. All bowlers like new balls, os
more pace can be developed: That is the reason why bowlers are much more dangerous during
PEG O' MY HEART.
FALLEN ANGELS.
to left with his nibblick and pitch- even smaller, before. Indeed, they fight better, and a trifle Thursday, Sept. 20th. at 9.15 p.m. ed on top of his opponent's ball. was looking the other day at a used in a Test He then knocked the balls away as bail which we
match at Birmingham in 1924, and it is smaller than anything the first few overs of a new ball, Booking at MOUTRIE'S and the we are using this season. Cen- a notable example being Maurice turies were made easily enough Tate, of Sussex. before 1926, and will be frequent enough this season to cause no
The veterans pinyed magnificent ly, Alec Herd, Harry Vardon, James Braid and Ted Ray were all victori- ous-Reuter.
that one of them will be in form on US. WOMEN'S GOLF, surprise.
the day of the interport with Shang-
hail In which case, it may well
be asked: why have trials at all?
In the game between rinks skip-| ped by Pendered and Gray there. were at least nine heads that were pitiable to watch, and in the other gamo-Wallace v. Macfarlane-the same could be said of seven heads, mainly owing to the feeble exhibi-
tion of the No. Ones.
of the No. Twos, Basa undoubted- ly enhanced his reputation, putting in some fine work after he got set- tled down. Reid was disappointing to whoever advocated his claima
for-n-place in the trials, even allow ing for the fact that he sent up one or two fine shots after the Number Ones had failed. In the other rink Smith began well but fell off and did not play so well, this allowing McCubbin's play often to shine by contrast.
as
OPENING ROUND OF CHAMPIONSHIP.
CANADIAN LEADING.
New York, Yesterday. Miss Ada Mackenzie, the Canu dian champion, headed the field with a brilliant round of 77 in the qualifying test of the American ladies' golf championship at Cherry
Valley, Long Island.
I should further help the bowlers by giving them a new ball every 150 runs instead of every, 200 runs, as at present- rather this than any of the drastic changes in the bats and wickets that were so glibly put forward towards the end of last
season.
Every 160 Runs. One gentleman known in the councils of the game told me a few weeks ago that he favoured The next best scores were:-
78 a new ball every 100 runs. I Miss Orcutt, New York
78 would not go so far as that, not Mrs. Horn, Kansas City Miss Fraser, Ottawa
82 for English wickets, although it Mrs. Van Wie, Chicago... 83
would probably be a welcome 83 Miss Bressler, Los Angeles
rule in Australia and South Mile. Other
qualifiers Delachaume, Paris, the holder of Africa, where the wear and tear the British and French champion is so much more severe and balls ships, 87; Miss Glenna Collett, 85; get cut up quickly. Mrs. Hurd (nee Dorothy Campbell) 80.
were
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The last two are ex-holders. Mrs. Stetson, holder, returned 96 and did not qualify. She played with a temperature of 101, and a physician and nurse accompanied her-Reuter's American Service.
LOCAL GOLF.
the
Of the No. Threes, Cullen was! easily the pick of the four. Only occasionally did he fail to do directed and on the whole his own instructions to his skin were very LADIES' SECTION TO HOLD AN sound. Brown was outplayed the
"AT HOME." whole afternoon even though he In the had a Club-mate as skip.
The Ladies Committee of other game Morrison was much bet- ter than Holland especially when he RLK.G.C. will be "At Home" at was asked to draw, and time and either Fanling or Deep Water Bay again he rolled into second-and on October 11, when a Medal Com- Holland petition will be held. Full parti sometimes first-place. had also the advantage of playing culars are being circulated to mem- with a Club-mate as skip, but he bers of the Section, who
quested to indicate their preference) may do better in the next trial on October 1, by which time his arm as to the course when sending in
their entries. ought to have fully recovered from the recent accident.
are
re-
In order that handicaps may be brought up to date members of the Ladies' Section are asked to put in three cards of 18 holes, either at Fanling or Happy Valley, before.
Wallace once again held his own as the best of the four skips, and be will have to be in poor form in- deed at the final trial to forfeit his place. As against Lapsley on the October 30. previous Sunday, Macfarlane was
UNDER AIR SECRETARY'S FLIGHT.
clearly over-anxious, and this enst THE SCHNEIDER CUP. his side some shots that might otherwise have been gained. Pendered ranked next to Wallace on the afternoon's play but then he received much better support! from Basa and Cullen than what; Gray did from Reid and Brown.
Second Division Match. The Yacht Club were at home to the Taikoo Recreation Club, and put up their best game of the season, going down by only three shots.
London, Yesterday, Sir Phillip Sassoon, Under Secre- tary for Air, will make a flight of 800 miles to-morrow to Venice in order to see officially the Royal Air Force pilots representing Great Bri- tain who are taking part in Schneider Cup race on Sunday. Edwards was opposed to Dinnen Sir P. Sassoon will leave Lympne He Aerodrome shortly after dawn in a was behind at the fifth head (2-5) new type of Fairey aeroplane simi- recently and at the tenth head (7-8), but lar to those which flew
as akip, and won by 22-14.
the
at the 15th he led by 14-11, and from Cairo to the Cape and back. scored eight more againat only The pilot will be Flight Lieut. Jones three by Dinnen. Edwards's best! Williams. score was a five on the eleventhi head.
at
A short halt will be made Lyons for lunch and the flight will
There are changes of ball when the seam bursts open or
In the rinks skipped by Davis and then proceed across the Alps.
been Special facilities have Matthews it appeared that the lat- ter would win easily. He led at the afforded by the Italian Air Forcel fifth hend by 8-2, at the 10th by to land at the Lido Aerodrome, 149, and at the 16th by 20-11. which has now been closed until Davis scored in the next four heads the Schneider Cup Race is over. It and actually led by 23-20 at the is hoped the machine will arrive at| 20th head. Then Matthews got a Lido between four and five o'clock two in each of the remaining heads to-morrow and won by 24--23:
afternoon.— British
Wireless Service.
N. Z. CRICKETERS.
DEPARTURE FROM ENGLAND.
Another see-saw game was that between Shields's and McKechnie's 'rinks: Shields led at the fifth hend by 7-5, at the 10th was one down (10-11), but led again at the 14th head when the score was 18--11. Thereafter McKochnie
London, Yesterday. scored in seven heads in succession,
Sir Rowland Blades, Lord Mayor) including a six and two threes, the' Anal score in McKechnie's favour of London, entertained the New being 28-18. But for this debacle Zealand cricket team to breakfast the Yacht Club would have won the to-day before their departure, for France en route for home. Earl match.
Jellicoe and the two famous cricketers, Lord Hawke and Lord Harris, were among those who took part in the farewell ceremony.-
SKIPS' RECORDS.
The best records among the skipa British Wireless Service.
in the Second Division are
Matthews, T.R.C.
13
under:-
W. D.
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LOCAL CRICKET.
McTavish, E.P.R.C.
11
1 2
Maclachlan, K.B.G.C. Lammert, K.C.C.
.11 0 2
Lee, E.P.R.C..
.10 9
0 4
3
9 0
Warren, K.B.G.C.
7 4
Herridge, K.C.C.
7
1
Souza, de Rec.
1
6
J. Ribeiro, de Rec.
1
Massey, C.S.C.C.
0
Dinnen, T.R.C.
3
McKechnie, T.R.C.
6
0
S. Alderman, C.S.C.C...
0
8 A. K. Minu. Reserves: A. R. Minu
F. Knott, C.C.C.
0
8 and S. A. Hussain.
LONDON-BRIGHTON WALK.
ITALIAN CHAMPION FIRST HOME.
Star Theatre.
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SALE OF MEDICAL PRACTICE.
The sale of a medical practice is not an infraction of public morals, the Supreme Court at Leipzig has decided..
London, Sept. 10. The annual London-Brighton Walk (just under 52 miles)
The Court held that such an in- under the auspices of the Sur rey Club, took place to-day, and fraction could be construed only if resulted in a win for the Italian the purchase price were so high as Giani, who to prove a disproportionate encum- champion, Carlo covered the distance in 8 hours brance to the huyer, possibly lead- 18 minutes 35 seconds, failing ing to a jeopardization of the in- by 7 minutes 21 seconds to beat tereats of patients. the record time established by H. V. L. "Ross in 1909, Green (Belgrave Harriers) was second 26 minutes 44 in 8 hours
hours 46 minutes seconds; Holt (Yorkshire) next in 8 seconds. The morning was wet and cold.
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According to the supreme court's pronouncement, it would not be physician's death there was nothing justifiable to assert that after a left for his successor, who, by this
deal, had unquestionably acquired certain valuable connections and in terests, the profitable exploitation of which rested with him.
H. RUTTONJEE & SON, Hong Kong, 22nd September, 1927.
LONDON EXCHANGES.
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Stockholm
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PAIN IN THE STOMACH.
Stock
It is most annoying, as well as dis- agreeable to be troubled with pains in the stanuch, and there is no nerd oT.T. on London .... and Diarrhoea Remedy will allay the it for one dose of Chamberlain's Colic T.T. on Shanghai win. Sold everywhere.
HONG KONG WOMEN'S GUILD
AND
MINISTERING CHILDREN'S LEAGUE.
un o the Fair.
TO BE HELD AT
LEE GARDENS
on OCTOBER 1st, 1927,
.from 3.30 p.m. to 12.00 p.m.
TI EXTRA SPECIAL FEATURE ! !
!! WHITEY SMITH!!
INDIANS v. VOLUNTEERS,
The following will represent the
in Indians
the above match on
3 Sunday next, on their ground com-
mencing at 2 p.m.-
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GF. M. el Arculli, J. S. Abdul-
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3 S. A. R. Ismail, J. S. Ackber, A. S.
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