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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1927.

SPORTS

LAWN BOWLS.

Interest In The Coming Interport.

ANOTHER MENOCRE "TRIAL.”

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PROFESSIONAL GOLF.

HOME NEWSPAPER TEST.

VETERANS PLAY WELL.

Tadworth (Surrey), Yesterday. In the "Newa of the World" £1,040;

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SMALLER BALL

JACK HOBBS GIVES HIS OPINION.

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The famous batsman, Jack Hobbs contributes to the

"Windsor Magazine" an article entitled "My Cricket Reforms, which contains a number of interesting and valuable sugges tions. In the course of his theme, the distinguished cricket er says:----

fother unexpected defect developa

quickly, but the role in England STAR THEATRE

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 second 1926 Test match at Lord's a substitute hall had to be

found for defective one, and there was difficulty in satisfying both sides that it showed just sufficient wear and no more

No similar rule is in force in Australia and Africa. When a ball becomes defective there it is

replaced by a new one, and in

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our laut tour in Australia we had Monday, Sept. 26th at 9.15 p.m. WE beg to Inform our Cus. On Berliu

a regular succession of new balla of a Test match. In the very at short intervals in one innings

the stitching that a new ball was

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The manner in which people Secand League Programs Almost professional golf tournament a 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 The land at the start with a birdis Spectators will no doubt be sure shree and was still one up at the prisel to find that they notice so turn. Whitcombe drew level for difference at all. To the players the first time at the tenth so took only, and the bowlers especially they were all square. The past two the lead at the 14th. At the 17th wif the change mean anything, were halved and at the Spa Wh and even to them, I suspect, not combe, putting from si Verde, faid very much.

Duncan' at the 20th... Duncan took about the size of a golf ball first over a cut so exposed Tuesday, Sept., 27th. at 9.15 pm H. RUTTONJEE & SON.

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a dead stymie. Duncan stempted We have had balls as small,

at once requisitioned. The THE BUTTERFLY ON THE WHEEL. Hong Kong, 22nd September, 1927. On demand second did not last long, and so

the changes went on. I am sure

PEG O' MY HEART. that Innings set up a record in Wednesday, Sept. 28th at 9.15 p.m.

the number of new balls requir

(By Short Wend."}, On Saturday afternoon second trial match for the coming interport game drew, if anything, better crowd than on the previous Sunday. But it was again a "tame alfsir." That phrase in hot mine. It is that of an ex-interport player, by loft with his nigblied pitch-oven smaller, before. Indeed, they flight better, and a triffe Thursday, Sept. 29th, at 9.15 p.m. whe had not seen the first trial and et on top of his oppoerest's hall, wag looking the other day at & "wondered" at the sheaf of critie- He then knocked the tow away as ball which we used in & Test

a token of defeat......· isms of that game. Now he is con- The veterans played mulcent match at Birmingham in 1924, vinced that the papers were rightly, Alne Herd, Harry Vardon, James and it is smaller than anything the first few overs of a new ball, Booking at MOUTRIE'S and the and if the Selection Committee per- Braid and Ted Ray were all victori- we are using this season. Cena notable example being Maurice

turias were made easily enough Tate, of Sussex. before 1926, and will be frequent enough this season to cause no

arers with the No. Ones after two- trisis they must be simply "hopías"

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that one of them will be in form a US. WOMEN'S GOLF, surprise.

the day of the interport with Sang-

hai In which case. it may well

be asked: why have trials at nil?

to the me between rinks skip-| ped by Pendered and Gray there were at least nine heads that werel pitiable to watch, and in the other; gare-Wallace v. Macfarlane--the wane could be said of seven beads, amy owing to the feeble exhibi-

tion of the No. Onez.

if the So. Twie, Basa undoubted-

ly enhanced irie reputation, putting

fu ome fine work after he sent set- tied down. Reid was disappointing, to whoever advocated his claims)

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OPEKING RUIKH OF CHAMPIONSION.

CANADIAN LEADING.

New York, Yesterday. Misa Ada Mackenzie, the Cana- feld dinn champion, headed the with a brilliant round of 77 in the qualifying test of the ladies' gulf championship at Cherry Valley, Long Island.

American

The next best scores were:---- Misa Orcutt, New York Mira. Hora, Kansas City Miss Frazer, Ottawn Mrs. Van Wie, Chicago Wins Brenster, Los Angeles

Other qualifiers

were

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 100 Runs. One gentleman known in the councils of the game told me a few weeks ago that he favoured 78 a new ball every 100 runs. I 78 would not go so far as that, not 82 for English wickets, although it A would probably be a welcome rule in Australia and South

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LONDON-BRIGHTON WALK.

ITALIAN CHAMPION FIRST HOME.

London, Sebt, 10. The annual London-Brighton Walk (just under 52 miles) under the auspices of the Sur rey Club, took place to-day, and resulted in a win for the Italian champion, Carlo Gian, who covered the distance in 8 hours 18 minutes 85 seconds, failing by 7 minutes 21 seconds to beat the record time established by H. V. L. Ross in 1909. Green (Belgrave Harriers) was second

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The Court held that such an in- fraction could be construed only if the purchase price were so high as to prove a disproportionate encum- brance to the buyer, possibly lead ing to a jeopardization of the in- tereats of patients.

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PAIN IN THE STOMACH.

for a place in the trials, oven altow! Delachaume, 'Paris, the holder of Africa, where the wear and teariin 8 hours 26 minutes 44eft for his successor, who, by. this" It is most annoying, a well as dis-

ships, 87; Miss Glenna Collett, 85; Mrs. Hurd (nee Dorothy Campbell) 89.

ing for the fact that he sent up or er two fine shots after the Number One had failed. In the ether rink) Smith began weil but fell off and dis not play so well, this allowing, McCubbin's ping often to rhine by with a temperature of 101, and a

cor' rast

of the No. Threes, Cullen was curly the pick of the four. Only! occasionally did he fall to do år. dimcted and on the whole his own instructions to his skip were very! sound. Brown was outpisyed the whole afternoon even though he has Club-mate as skip... Ta the

The last two are ex-holders. Mrs: Stetson, holder, returned 96 and did not quality. She played

physician and nurse accompanied, her-Ecuter's American Service,

LOCAL GOLF.

LADIES SECTION TO HOLD AN "AT HOME."

The Ladies Committee of the

other game Morrison was much betR.3L.K.G.C. will be "At Home" at ter han loand especially when he either Faniing or Deep Water Bay was asked to draw, and time and again he rolled into second--and on October 11, when a Biedal Com sometimes first-place. Holland Petition will be hold. Full parti had also the advantage of playing culars are being circulated to men- with a Club-mate as skip, but he bore of the Section, who me do beiter in the next trial on quested to indicate their preference as to the course when sending in October 1, by which time his arm

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 October 30,-

Waliace once again held his own as the best of the four skips, and he will have to be in pour form in deed at the anal trial to forfeit his place. As against Lapsley on the previous Sunday, Macfarlane was charly over-anxious, and this coat THE SCHNEIDER CUP, liis side some shots that might otherwise bave been gained. Pendered ranked next to Walitce o the afternoon's play but then. The received much better support. from Base and Culler than what Gray did from Reid and Brown.

UNDER AIR SECRETARY'S FLIGHT.

London, Yesterday, Sir Phillip Sassoon, Under Secre tury for Air, will make uwilight of Second Division Match.

300 miles to-morrow to Venice in The Yacht Club were at hajaa to order to see officially the Hoyal Air the Talkoo Recreation Clah, and put; Force pilots representing Great Bri- up their best game of the season, tain who are taking part in the going down by only three shots. Schneider Cup race au Sunday. Edwards was opposed to Dinnen | Sir P. Sansoon' will leave Lympne mi skip, and won by 22– Ha Aerodrome shortly after dawn in a was bekind at the fifth heed (2-0) | new type of Fairey aeroplane simil- and at the tenth head (7-8), but lar to those which fler recently * the 15th led by 14-11, and] from Cairo to the Cape and back. wrored eight more against only The pilot will be Flight Lieut. Jonas tree by Dinnen. Edwarda's both Williams. score was a five on the eleventh A short halt will be måde at stead....

Lyons for lunch and the flight will| In the rinks skipped by Davis and then proceed across the Alps, i Wutthews it appeared that tho. Int- Special facilities have been ter would win easily. He led at the afforded by the Italian Air Force th head by &-2, at the 10th by to land at the Lido Aurodronie, 11–9, and at the 18th by 20–11.| which has now been closed ✨ until Invia seared in the cart four heads the Schneider Cup Race is over. It and actually ind by 23–20 at the} is hoped the machine will arrive at 20th head. Then, Katthews got a Lido between four and five o'clock Two in each of the remaining heads to-morrow afternoon. British, ind won by 24-2, BARNESA Wireless Service.

Another sce-naw game was that tetween Shields's and McKechnie's

inks. Shields led at the 6fth ||2. Bend by 7-6, at the 10th was one -down (10-11), but led again at the fọ 34th head - when the scozA WANIĒN #3–11. Thereafter ve McKecbzie zscored in seven heads is aaccustich, including a six and two threes, tho

N. Z. CRICKETERS.

DEPARTURE FROM ENGLAND

London, Yesterday.

Sir Rowland Blades, Lord Mayor

Fnal cord in MeKachnie's favour of Lindon, entertained the New Jeing 28--18 But for this debacle Zealand cricket team.co breakfast the Yekt Club would have won the to-day before their departure for France en route for home Earl

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