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ENGLISH CUP - FIFTH ROUND.

Chelsea Again in Good Luck.

"POMPEY" AT HOME.

Chelsea or Portsmouth for the English Cup This appears to be the "writing on the wall as the result of the draw for the fifth round to be played on February

14.

on

After eliminating the Cup hold- era, Arsenal, last Saturday, Chel- bea have had the luck of the draw is having Binckburn Rovers their own ground. Chelsea have never yet won the Cup, their best performance being in 1915 when they met Sheffield United in the Anal and were defeated by 3-0. Blackburn Rovers, on the other hand, have won the Cup repeated- ly, their last triumph being as re- rently ne 1928 when they beat Huddersfield Town by 3-1. Stn. Chelsen at home must start favourites on February 14.

"Pompey's" Chance. Portsmouth must be regarded as another strong choice for the Cup. They will be playing on their own

BRITAIN

BEATS INDIA.

In First International Tennis Test.

FIVE MATCHES TO TWO.

Calcutta, Jan. 2.

The following were the results in the first officfal International Tennis match played in India be- tween the England L.T.A. team rnd a selected All-India team. Britain won comfortably by 6 matches to 2.

Full results were as follow:-

TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1931.

AUSSIES DEFEAT WEST AMAZING ADVANCE

INDIES

Second Test Match

at Sydney.

-

INNINGS AND 172.

Sydney: Jan. 3.

The Australians defeated the West Indians to-day by an innings and 172 runs, the tourists scoring only 90 runs in their second Inn- laga. Hurwood of Queensland took 4 wickets for 22 and lion- monger, the Victorian loft hand- er, 3 for 13.

Scores:- Australia: 369 (Ponsford 183, Woodfull 58, 0. C. Scott 4 for 66). West Indies: 107 (Grimmett 5 for 54) and 90 (Hurwood 4 for 22 and Ironmonger 3 for 13).

Scot's Bowling. In the 1st Test match between

H. W. Austin (England)' bent E. V. Australia and the West Indies at Bobb 6-2, 6-1.

M. Sleem (India) heat E D.Adelaide O. C. Scott took 4 wickets

for no runa in O balls. Scott also' Andrews 6-2, 7-5,

Kappoor and Sham Sher (India) bowled well in the second Teat at beat A. W. Wallis Mayers, and J. S. Į Sydney. Or 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.

BILLIARDS

OF

OLD-TIMERS HANDICAPPED

HISTORY OF GREAT DEVELOPMENT IN PLAY.

COMPOSITION BALLS

The remarkable achievements of, same. competition, Davis, the pro- Walter Lindrum, the Australian sent professional champion, beat player, who has set the seal on It by making a break of 2,50), he als fame of beating all records in lost the match, but he showed how the game, gives point to the enor-ridiculous it would have been to mous progress made during the have allowed its adoption to be inst fifty years, states a writer in given free weln. the Morning Post. Repeated ehanges have been made rules to keep the game open an unfettered by ruttiness

ult has been wholesome.

in tho

Great Discovery. Possibly the higgest discovery of all after the spot stroke had The re-teen suitably dealt with was the onterprise of George Gray, the It is a little strange, however, Australian player, who practised that it has taken forty years to celipso the break of 3,304, mače elefly by the aid of the apol

H. W Austin (England) boat THIRD TEST LOST BY A LARGE stroke, by W. J. Peall. Sohan Lal 7-5, 6-2,

E. D. Andrews (England) bent E. V. Bobb 6-2, 6-1.

H. W. Austin' and J. S. Oliff (E»g- land) beat Brooke Edwards and

lodges 0-0, 0-7,

E. D. Andrews and M. D. Horn (England) beat C. Ramaswami and Ahad Hossain 6-4, 10-8..

NEW REGIMENT IN SHANGHAI

ground on February 14, their op Royal Scots. Fusiliers'

Impressive Debut.

Bolton's Outlook.

Bolton Wanderers appear have thrown away their chance of appearing in the fifth round by only drawing with Sunderland on their own ground last Saturday. The replay at Sunderland should produce a great duel as the win- ners are favoured with chalce of ground on February 14 againet Shefeld United.

BEAT LEAGUE LEADERS.

HOCKEY.

MARGIN.

The

so assiduously at the red ball game that when he came to this country as a young man he was able to make many four-figure uns by a series of losing hazards. His method was to place the ob- ject white ball ost of the way just out of baulk and near the

modern idea of scoring may be aid to date from about 1870. It Sydney, Jan. 20.

may be difficult to realise that, Australia won the third Test although John Roberts, senior, match here to-day by an innings was pre-eminent from 1849 to side cushion in case it should be and 216 runs, the West Indies side 1870, his highest break, all-in,required, and to devote his atten being all out in their second in- was only 346, but twenty years tion to the red ball, which he con- nings for 148.

later Peall made his remarkable trolled in a very clever manner. The Indies' resumed this morn-break of 3,304. In 1870 Roberts The present rule which restricts ing with eight wickets down for was beaten In the championship the number of consecutive losing score of 116 runs, and play did not by W. Cook in a game of 1,200 up hazards to 25 was the outcome of Jast long. the remaining batsmen by 117 points.

this specialist method of scoring, adding 33 before the game ended.

for although the public were in- trigued for some time by the big breaks which were made, it ob viously was not in the Interests of the game to allow the stroke to be used to the extent it was. Even now there is the feeling that too much can be made

of this means of scoring, and for the present season's amateur cham- plonship the experiment is to be made of restricting the number of consecutive hazards to 15.

Popular Methods.

Grimmett took five wickets at a cost of 40 runs, and for the match he has taken a total of nine wickets for 144 runs.

Scores:

558

Australia: West Indies: 193 and 148

-Singapore Free Press. Australia has thus won all thres Test matches to date. In the first

runs. In

Pioneer of Modern Game, With 30 few restrictions the game, or the development of it, was still in its infancy when John Roberts, junior, first became a power in the game, and in the championship matches between 1870 and 1885 it is recorded that the highest breaks were 129 by Roberts and 121 and 116 by Cook. Most of these games were of 1,000

ponents being West Bromwich Al- bion. Like Chelsea, Portsmouth have yet to have their name in- scribed on the Cup, their best effort being in 1929 when they were beaten in the final by Bolton

Shanghai, Jan. 17. Wanderers West Bromwich have

Before a large crowd of enthu- not won the Cup since 1892, when stastic fans who defied the bitter- they were in their prime. To-day ly cold weather the Royal Scots they are In the Second Division, Fusiliers made their successful struggling with Everton for pro-arbut in the Shanghai Football Test at Adelaide they obtained up. For many years afterwards motion. "Pompey" should win on world. They defeated the League victory by 10 wickets with a score Roberts, junior, had the field to February 14.

leaders, in the Police, by two goals of 376 and 172 for 0 against the himself, and in 1893 he was giv to one in a game which marked West Indies score of 296 and 249.ing Mitchell 8,000 start in a game While it is true that Lindrum a bigger of 24,000 up, while he challenged does make use to a large extent them as worthy successors of the The Tourists suffered to

Worcesters. They have in all reverse in the second Test, scoring anybody in the world, offering to of the close cannon game, he is probability ruined the Police's 107 and 90 to Australia's 869, the concede 9,000 in 24,000 up. Peall just as adept in other phases of

the play. Big breaks chances of carrying off the covet latter thus winning by an innings accepted the challenge and was

made by ad honour of League Champions and 172

that match beaten, but Charles Dawson, soon treak methods never can assist in at the Race Course to-day. Grimmett took four wickets for 54 afterwards, beat Roberts under the development of the game, but runs in the first innings and one the conditions by nearly 2,000 the art of making a series of wicket for nine in the second in-points. Roberts is truly regard-close cannons has been acquired nings.

ed as the chief pioneer of the by so few that it starps itself as modern game. Once the push a very dificult thing to accom- and spot strokes had been barred plish. All through the history of -restricted is a better term in the the game there have been popular case of the latter stroke-the top-racthods of scoring. The spot of-the-table game was developed stroke was followed by the dove- very quickly, and runs of close lopment of what is now known as cannons were made with fre- the top-of-the-table game, and the quency.

red loser always has been one of the most lucrative methods of progress, as naturally it must be, I is to be imagined that people would soon become tired of see- ing a long run made by means of the spot stroke if it were reviv ed, and they showed that they had quite enough of the red ball game; but it is a little strange that close-cannon play does not seem to become at all monotonous : to them, and in fact it appears to Increase in popularity.

The Other Tics.

The other ties are not of but- standing importance. Birming:

CLUB TEAM FÖR SIM SHIELD

MATCH.

The following team have been ham should dispose of Watford. velected to represent the Club Everton ought to draw with-if | against the Navy in the Sim Shield not defeat Grimsby. Exeter match to be played on the U.S.R.C. should account for Leeds; and Southport may hold Bradford. The "Wolves" should be good enough either for Barnsley or Bradford City.

The complete draw, at cabled by Renter, is as follows:

Birmingham

Chelsen

Barnsley

v. Watford

Blackburn

V.

7. Bradford C.

or Wolves Portsmouth v. West Brom. Everton Exeter

Southport

Bolton or

v. Grimsby

v. Leeds

*.

Bradford

Sunderland v. Sheffield U.

LEAGUE RESULTS.

ground to-morrow at 4.30 p.m.:- Gregory; J. E. Henry, J. Rodger; J., Noronha, M. W. Turner, A. Dand; TJ. Price, C. C. Francis, G. R. More, M. G. Marriott and G. P. Lammert,

Reserves: A. Botelho and R. H. D. Wade.

Y.M.C.A. Team for Today, The following have been select- ed to represent the Y.M.C.A. hockey team against the Radio Sports Club at King's Park to-day,

at 5 p.m.:-

W. H. Smith; R. Dormer, L. Tipple; G. Mitchell, F. Allan, F. S. W. Smith; T. J. Price, J. Smith, T. R. Ashton, W. J. Brown, and A. Tait.

Team for To-morrow.

The following will represent tho Y.M.C.A. second eleven against the Club de Recreio "A" at King's Park to-morrow at 5

L. W.

Matches played yesterday in the English League resulted as fot-Tipple; L. Macey, F. Allen, R. A.

W. J. Scotcher; A. Tall,

lows:

Bates; H. Muller, W. H. Smith, Dr. Ashton, W. J. Brown and L. Coombes.

Division I.

2

0

✪ Barnsley

0

3

0

West Ham 3 Newcastle.

Division 11. Tottenham 3 Stoke Oldham Port Vale 1 Everton West Brom. 2. Bury

Division III--Southern.

2 Crystal Pal.

Newport

می

SCOTTISH CUP.

.

Everton

Division II.

Goals

P. W. L. D. F. A.Pts. ....20 19 4 3.83 40 42 West Brom. 20 15 50 50 29 35 Tottenham..20 16 2 8 63 83 34

1 Wolves....28 18 09 59 80 32 Preston N.E. 25-12-18 59 89 20 Bury

-26 13 3 10 57 50 29 Fort Vale..28.18.3. 61 45 29 Burnley Southampton' Bradford

In the second replay of the first Oldham round tie in the Scottish Cup, Stoke Morton beat Raith Rovers by two|| Bwanser goals to mil-Reuter.

Bradford C.

Charlton

Millwall

REVISED LEAGUE TABLES.

English League Division L

Wednesday Arsenal

Mas Goals,

P.. W. D. L. F. A. Pis.

4 12:30

14 51 Barnsley 7.201 7-12-29 Plymouth 26 8 4-14-44 Notts For. .28 0 8 Bristol C...28 Cardin Reading ..27 8

28 16 56 70 41 37WO

18-5-10-40-71 17 Division IIL-Southern, - Goals.

23 15 6 8 69.84 35 Notts Cnty, 25 16 6 861 28 38

P. W. D. L F A PL Aston Villa 27 13 8 4 76 56 34 Crystal Pal 25 13 5-7-69 49 31 Derby 25 1376-60 40 33 Northampton 25 12 8 7 43 27 36 Portsmouth 26 11 0 6 65 41 81

Brighton ***

.24 10 10 -4 West Ham.,26 13-06 00

4:40 28-80 Middlesbro2 27 12 4 11

28 Southend 26 14 29 48 30:30 Huddersfield 23 10 7 9 68 48 27 Coventry.28 12 4 9 59 42 28 8652 Tulkam.28 12 5 9 52 50 29 Blackburn.20 10 0 10 55 50 26 Brentford26 12 4 96047 28 M'chester C 20 11 4 11 44 46 20 Torquay 20 11 10 50 80 27 Sheffield U.25 0.79 68 48 25 Chelsea25

25 10 5 30 45 42 25 Exeter

Swindon .20.12 212 63.67, 20 Liverpool 28

28 8 7 10 54 54 25 Queen's PR 26 11 8-12 40-46 26 .25.9 8 844-40626 Leicester 25 11 3 11 63 69 25 Bournemouth 25 9 7 9 40 59 25 Nowcastie.20.10 4 12 65 68-24

**A GUlingham 125 8 8 0_424124, Sunderland 25-7-8-1051-61 2

Lutën 25 & 6 10 - 88; 87: -24 Bolton 25-04 12 35 40 22 Bristol R 28 871148 30 28 Leeds 25 84 13 60 510 Watford 25 95 11 47 48 29 Birmingham 86 0 7 12 83 50 19 Clapton 0.249 4 11 40723 Grin Black

125 7 4 14 88 47 18 Walsall

25 0 6 18 41 82 18 Newport I cheated U. 25 0 19 31 83 10 Norwich

Continued en Nest Column)){ Thames

256 7 12 51-69 19 1920 74 18 5074 17 26 84 16 28 47 16 2008.17 70 68 15

Our Sports Diary.

LOCAL

GOLF — To-day - Completion of Semi-Finals of Adamson Cup. Friday-First Round of Cap- tain's Cup (Ladies); Fourth Round of Taggart Cup.

Saturday--Governor's Shield-

Semi-Finals.

Sunday Second Round Junior Championship, Fanling.

February 10 Junior Section, Championship, R.H.K.G.C. (First) round).

„FOOTBALL — To-day Inter- port Trial Game-Army v. The Rest, 4.30 p.m.

Wednesday R.A.0.C. Warrant Officers and Sergeante v. South Wales Borderers Warrant Officers and Sergeants, Sookunpoo, 3 p.m. Saturday Lai Wah Cop Fina Chincac v. Civilians; Second Division-Navy v. Club, Eastern v. St. Joseph's, Borderers v. Royal Artillery. Chinese Ath- letic v. Kowloon F.C., Argylla v South China, Club de Recrolo v. University; Third Division-Royal Engineers v. RA.S.C., Royal Air Force v. R.A.0.C., Chinese Ath- letic v. Borderers, South China v. Ewo.

CHESS To-day- Kowloon Chess Club Championship.

Friday-Kowloon Chess Club Championship.

HOCKEY—To-day—Y.M.C.A. v. Radio Club, King's Park, 5 p.m.

To-morrow-Hockey

Clab v. Navy (Sim Shield).

Monday-Army v. Navy (Sim Shield).

February --9--Army (Bim Shield).

v. Navy

FANLING HUNT-To-morrow

-Kennels; 2.40 p.m.

Saturday-Sun Wai Camp.

Sunday Paper-Hunt, Bangalow, 3.16 p.m.

Potts's

RÁCING - To-morrow Entries Close for. Hunt Club's Steeple- chase meeting..

February 8-Fanling Hant Club's Steeplechase Meeting.

· February 28, March 2, 3, 4, and 7-Annual Race Meeting, Happy Valley.

March 22-Fanling Hunt Club's Steeplechase Meeting.

CRICKET ——— Saturday-Division I: Kowloon C.C. v. Navy (L); University v. Craigengower C.C. (L) Indian R.C. v. Royal Artile lery (F); Hong Kong C.C. Mar- ried. Singles; Division II: Royal Engineers v. Civil Servic C.C. (A) Club de Recralo v. Kowloon CC (L).

FENCING Monday-Fencing Club" Meeting, "Yacht Club, 5.16 pm,

BOXING--February 7--Tourna ment, Theatre Royal, 9 p.m. ·

"ATHLETICS–March 15 and 10. -Hong Kong v. Canton Univer-

·sition.-

HOME

FOOTBALL Saturday-Scot tish Cup Second Bund

English;

21-Ireland v. Scat-

Bfth Hourd,

Professionals Only.

The explanation clearly is that not more than one amateur play er out of a hundred can make a succession of twenty close can- nons, and so long as 'this is the case, those who are interested In the game are bound to find some fascination in watching the pro- fessional player guide the balls round the table.

Peall's Great Run. In addition to the veto placed on the ridiculous push stroke, and the severe restriction of the spot rtroke, other methods of mechani- cal scoring have been checked, notably the red ball game and the number of consecutive ball-to-ball cannons. When Peall made his great run the spot stroke was ac- cepted as a legitimate means of scuring, and the cleverness of the control exhibited cannot be denied. The variation to-day is to be found in the modern method of top-of-the-table play, in which the red ball is controlled within a specific area and, in conjunc tion with alternate cannons, is a means of progress adopted by most of the leading exponents of the game. When Reece perfected the anchor cannon, which had been exploited by W. A. Lovejoy, he made his famous, or perhaps The development of the 'game notorious, break of nearly half a during the last ten years has been million, by getting one of the ob- somewhat remarkable, and it is a fect balls on the top shoulder of little strange to look back on the the top pocket and the other by únys, only a few years ago, when the other shoulder and kissing the a player was required to score cue-ball from one to the other. only "666 points in the course of The quick fate of the particular a session. It has not been un- stroke naturally was inevitable, common for Lladrum to make and the same occurred in the case 2,000 and more, but this greater` of the pendulum cannon, which power of scoring has been influ was also due to the ingenuity of enced a great deal by the Intro- Lac same player. In this case the duction of composition balls into two object balls were practically the game. The old-time players lambed in the pocket and the cue were handicapped a good deal by ball was played across the face comparison with the players. of of them. Reece made some huge tho present day, for the conditions breaks by this method, his run were not quite so efficient as they of 1,151 in the championship of are now."hand 1927 being a record until, in the ¦

Feature.

Break. 409,135 (anchor)

8,905 (world's record) 3,804 (1,061 spots) 2,202 Present Rales 2,419 Prosent' Bules 2,338 Present Rules 2,143 Present Rules 2,063 Present Rules 2,063 Present Rules 2,196 (red ball play),

1,621 (634 spots).

1,392 (spot herred)

1,055 (885 spots. First four-figure

break in pubila):

086 (262 spots)

846 (104 spots)

-162 -(spot. barred)

(Championship table, bast

Below is appended a list of re- cord billiards breaks:

W. J. Ponli

Player.

Date

T. Kceco

1907

W. Lindrum*

1930

1892

·W. Lindrum

1930

W. Lindrum

1930

W. Lindrum

1930

W. Lladrum

1980

W. Lindrum

1920

W. Lindrum

1920

G. Gray

1911

W. Mitchell

1885

J.-Roberts, jun.

1894

W.. Mitchell

1882

W. Cook, sen. J. Roberts, sett. J..Roberts, san. W. Cook, sen.

1862 1861

Robort, Jan. Bennett

240(102 cannons)

dah record)ARAY

125

Championship: table)

821

(revised rules)

Roberts,

jun

1905

(off red Ball, bonroline)

Roberts, jun

1898

800 Tall in, rules)

J. Roberts, Bunk

1871-

488spot barrèd).

W. Mitchell,

1800

448 | Lapot rand, pash bigred)

W Mitchell

1808

1892 1880

671 - (spot hårred).

ZZZ (uff red ball; spot barred)

W...J. Ponit

J. Peall