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CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP

MEAD AND HENDREN SPORTS CLUB STAGE

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Oval Incident Brought to Light.

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E. M. GRACE UNFORGIVEN.

NEW TOURNEY.

Progressive Auction Bridge.

R. M. 'da ROCHA THE WINNER.

When Phil Mead and "Patsy"

A silver cup presented by the Hendren equalled W. G. Grace's re-President of the Sports Club, Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, for the cord of centuries, some of the winner of a progressive auction other remarkable figures set up by

bridge tournament,. attracted W G. were recounted.

twenty-five memberi last night at the Sports Club.

It is inevitable. of course, that the name of the G.O.M. should al- ways be cropping up. but it is strange that we should so rarely see mention these days of his brother, E. M. Grace, who was al- ways called the "Coroner," and who was, in many respects, an

even more extraordinary personal ity than W. G. himself.

One of the strangest incidents the "Coroner" was concerned in happened at the Oval a good many years ago. He was playing for the Gentlemen of the South against the United South and was bowling to H. Jupp,

a stonewaller of his time.

E. M. was sending down his lobs and got tired of Jupp's defensive methods. "I give him a 'high toss, remarked the "Coroner," and straightway sent down a ball which went right above the, batsman's head and actually fell plumb on the wickets. The crowd were up in arms at once. They shouted at Jupp not to leave, and some of the more ebullient objectors began. to swarm on to the pitch and assame such a threatening attitude that members of the Gentlemen's team, fearing a riot, drew up the stumps to arm themselves against attack.

Somehow or other matters word quictened down' and Japp retired— for there was nothing in the rales against this method of getting a map out. The Oval crowd, how over, never forgave E. M. for that lob!

The anniversary of W. G.'s birth- day, who would now have been 83 had he lived, has given rise again to the oft-debated question of the raising of a memorial to him at Bristol.

The proposals vary from the placing of a tablet on the front of the house in the city where he liv od fand practised as a doctor to the erection of a life-sized statur on the famous Clifton Downs, where he played his early cricket and where young, Bristolians of to day have Innumerable pitches.

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The city, at present, has memorial of any kind to the great sportsman whose name was so in timately associated with it, and the suggestion of a statue, though it may not materialise in the pre- sent diMcult times, is likely to be taken up in earnest in the near futuro.

At the conclusion Mr. Shenton handed the cup to the winner, Mr. R. M. da Rocha.

The complete aceres were: Plus.-R. M. da Rocha, 2,070; J. S. Cubbay, 1.758; J. P. Braga, 1.455; R. Ohl, 1,411; Andrew Zimmern, 1,305; H. Odell, 827; H. H. H. Priestley, 812; M. K. Lo, 597; Wong Sik-chung, 466; Dr. S. To Wong, 330; W. A. Zimmern. 2.

Minus. Dr. F. Bunje, 149; Lo Cheung-shiu, 156; A. Becker, 167: H. Hong Sling, 168; A. H. Carroll, 397: M. H. Lo. 645: Harold Seth, 768; Jim Choa, 920; A. J..P. Heard, 946; G. F. Gilbert, 1,436; C. M. w. E. L. Shenton, 2,197. Manners, 1,714; Horace Lo, 1,911;

Our Sports Diary,

LOCAL.

HOCKEY-To-day-Third

Y.M.C.A. Trial.

PING PONG-To-day-Singlés

Siu-kow Championship-Siu Wong Hok-ming at Empress Hotal.

LAWN BOWLS-To-day-- Fiest Division-Chil Service CC, Craigongower C.C.; Second Divi- sion-.K. Electric R.C. v. Club do Roercio, Kowloon C.C..v. Tri- koo R.C., Yacht Club v. Graigen- Kower C.C.

BLUES WITHHELD FROM SPORTSMEN.

Two Glasgow Players Violate Rules.

RUGBY INCIDENTS...

Two of Glasgow, University's premier sportsmen have failed

of a breach of the rules. to qualify for a Blue on account

· One is T. M. Hart, the Rugby and cricket Blue of Oxford Uni- versity, who, by playing cricket for Clydesdale when his ability could have been well used by the "Varsity elerun automatically lost his chance of gaining the most coveted student sports hon- our. In spite of his being given his international cap while play- ing Rugby for Glasgow 'Varsity, his Blue was withheld.

The other Is Ian Borland, ex- Scottish quarter-mile champion. Borland's performances in Inter. Varsity contests were well worth a Blue and, like Hart, he failed to qualify because he preferred to play in the Academical fifteen to that of his Alma Mater.

GOLF.

Starting Times for To-Morrow.

Royal

The Secretary of the Hong Kong Golf Club supplies the following list of starting times for Fanling to-morrow:-

9.20 a.m. A. D. Humphreys, 0.

Eager.

V.

9.24 .9.28

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9.32

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5.30

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9:40

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9.44

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9.48

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CRICKET-To-day, Monday and

9.52

9.56

10.28

10.32

Tuesday-

An England XI. v. New Zealand at Folkestone.

Gentlemen v. Players at Scar- borough.

GOLF To-day-U.S. Amateur Championship at. Beverley County Club (Last Day); Ireland v. Scot+ land.

FOOTBALL — To-day --- Full English and Scottish Programmes. MOTORING — To-morrow-Iiu- lian Grand Prix.

ATHLETICS-To-morrow France v. Germany in Paris.

"I will give Don Bradman his due as a great batsman, but.1 de- clare, without hesitation that the groundsmen of England enhanced his reputation." George Geary (Leicestershire).

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H. W. Dulley, G. T. May.

A. Reid, D. J. Glimore.

Dr. J. McElney, J. R. Collia

A. Leach, D. S. Robb.

A. C. I. Bowker, W. N.

Buyers

A. 0. Brawn, W. R. Vallance.

T. R. Chassels, R. C. Law.

Dr. C. H. Burton, J. R. Hinton.

G. W. Reeve, G Bond.

Capt. Anderson, E. Gimble.

I. H Geare, E. 0. Priestley.

There is a great similarity in many respects between big boxing and tennis málches. The psychology of the crowd. and the players is much the same. In both cases the audience is brought into very close touch with those taking part in a way that a cricket or football crowd further away never is. In tennis and boxing the finer points of the game can be closely followed; every lttle action and mannerism of the players can be clearly seen from the stands;, nothing escapes; tennis has indeed the intimate touch.-Sir^ F. Gordon Lowe.

“BIG THREE” OF SCOTTISH FOOTBALL

strongly last season, holsted another winning flag for Glasgow by beat- ing the disappointing Paisley club, writes the Manchester, Guardian.

The promoted clubs had very different experiences. Third Lanark,

Scotland opened her new football | no immediate result to support that season on Saturday. That may be hope, because for the fourth year another chilly thought for those in uuccession Dundee returned from whose turn in the "Summer" holiday Ibrox Park with a three goals" rota has still to come, but as the deficit excluding, of course, their poble awelled on the cricket pitches sensational success in the last Cup ut Manchester, Bradford, Notting- | tournament. The Rangers had two who returned with a. runaway ham, and Birmingham-to' mention young players. In their attack, championship after two seasons in a few of the county grounds only,- | English and Nicholson, the latter, there must have been many less taking the place of Alan Morton reluctant than usual to contemplate | (who, it is interesting to note, has the coming of the more rebust again 'signed for the champions), sporting "monarch," Perhaps when and the pair obtained three of the the British season begins on the team's four goals.・・ last Saturday of the month the heat-wave will be here and Tootball

lár Intruder.

Africa is so Bracing! Celtic and Motherwell completed

the Second Division; were 'two goals

to the good at Hamilton in fifteen minutes, and though the result was only an odd goal in five defeat for the Academicals the progress¦‚of· Third Lanark will be watched with Interest," for few visiting `siden re- turn with a proftTM from Hamilton.

will seem" Ike' a dusty and perspira splendid kick-off for Glasgow's Dundee United, whose form is as "Big Three," the former repeating in and out as their appearance in However, that may be, there was last season's store of three clear the senior competition, lost at 'no' doubt about the welcome given goals against the Athletic at Leith, home to Heart of Midlothian, who to the Winter game. In Scotland. McGrory. scoring twice, while got the only two goals of the match The programme contained several Motherwell, in spite of their in spite of the fact that Battles attractive contests, the settlement strenuous tour in South Africa, | was ⠀⠀ not' a scorer, Edinburgh's of the Intermediate dispute bore were much too good for the other clube, the Hibernian, took tho early fruit in the appearance of amateurs at Hampden Park, and first step towards getting them- new young players with the Scottish their 6-1 victory was the most selves out of the Second Division, League clubs, and the weather is decisiva In the League. Queen's but their supporters would not be rapanted to have been ideal--for Park, however, are notoriously bad greatly encouraged either, by the football. But what Scottish foot-starters, probably because their nature or the extent of their suc- ball needs as much as anything, ja areparation for the season is more cess against, Alloa, who lost by the the tonic of a shuffle. It is too casual than that of the professional only goal East Fife, who returned much to expect that Glasgow's grip clube. They scored the first goal to the lower company after a very. bni the prizes can be relaxed, but but their defence was the chlof melancholy experience of the First Hope springs eternal that, one of weakness, and McFadyen quickly Division, scored three times after the Rangers neighbours will at brought his name before the eyes the Interval to prevent the lowly last be able to relieve them, of the of the national selector by scoring | Stenhousemuir side from gaining a championship menopoly. There was four times. Clyde, who finished so more surprisitg visiting success.

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