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SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1934.

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AUSTRALIAN XI

SELECTORS BRING IN AN UNTRIED PLAYER

FINGLETON UNLUCKY TO BE OUT

China Mail Sports Diary

TO-DAY

Cricket First Division:---

Royal Navy - Indian R.C. (F) Second Division

Hong Kong C.C. Y. Navy (F)

Craigengower v. Folies (F)

Golf

Completion of semi-final rounds

BOXING

£10,000 OFFER TO JACK DOYLE

One Contest Every Month.

AMAZING DRAWING - POWERS

Royal Hong Kong Golf Cads FIGHT offers have crowded in on

(Ladies Section)," Mrs. §. B. C. Boss" Cup.” Hockey-Cat Clark Cap

Y.M.C.A. T. Recreio "B"

(3 p.) C.B.A. v. Hong Kong:Ladies

(..) {Racing:-

GRIMSBY LEADER HAS 31 PLUM Warner, former England forties and does not now spin the Yachtings

The following are the leading goal-scorers in the English Foot ball League to February 5:

DIVISION. T

Bowers (Derby C.)

Hunt (Tottenham H.)

Camsell (Middlesbro") McLean (Huddersfield)

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Still, Grimmett Is Grimmeit.

Test skipper and famous Mid- ball as he used to do. Maybe I dieser bateman, and a member of am over keen on younger cricketers the England Test Match Selection but I have found it pay. Committee writes as follows on the selection of the 18. Australian play- ers to tour England this Summer:

In announcing the names of the sixteen players invited to come to

17 England for the Test tour this

A great, experienced cricketer with a vast knowledge of the art of bowling.

Jack Duyle, the Irish heavy-

weight, following the restoration of his licence after the six months' after his disqualification

in the fight with Jack Petersen the White City on July 12 last.

We may expect news shortly of

Annual Race 'Moeting

(Happy Valley,^2 pm) Royal Hong Kong. Yacht Club's

Fourth Corinthian Race for rac-Doyle's ring return. He has had ing yachts,

FOOTBALL FORECAST

FIRST DIVISION

Athletic (4))))

·O'Reilly is a great medium-paced Artillery (1) bowler who can epin' both ways,

(Club; 150 p.) v KOWLOON- (3)

B. NAVY (2): (Caroline Hill, 4.30 pm.) (Sookunpoo, 30 p.m.) SECOND DIVISIÓN

Richardson, G. (W. Brom. A.) 17 year the Australian Cricket Board and Grimmett is a better bowler (BORDERERS (8) ▼ Reels (0)

English (Liverpool) |Hydes (Leeds U.)

Astley (Aston Villa)

DIVISION 1 Glover (Grimsby) Blackmore (Bradford) Cookson (Plymouth) Holiday (Brentford) Watson (West Ham) Drake (Southampton) Westwood (Bolton) Milsom (Bolton) Spence (Bradford C.) Stephenson (Preston)

DIVISION III. (South) Pearce (Charlton A.) Simpson (Crystal Palace)

of Control have, except in one or on our wickets than in Australia.

16 two cases, chosen the team in ac. Still, our Hammonds, Sutcliffes,

cordance with the majority of Wyatts, and Leylands know Grim- Kowloon opinion.

mett-or should know hira by

The batting of the side is very heart by this time.

19 powerful indeed, with no fewer Wall is a determined and good Radio (1)

than four left-handers- Darling, fast bowler, but he is not a strong Bromley. Barnett the

reserve man. Then, it is extremely doubt-[R‚E (-)

an offer from Mr. Jeff Dickson, the promoter, for a series of contests-- at the rate of one a month: And the last fight of the series would be a return meeting with Petersen át the White City on June 4, Monday of Derby week.

Doyle and his representatives meet Mr. Dickson in London to- 7 Athletia (Kowloon 4.30 p.m.) day. I understand that the total THIRD DIVISION

sum ocered him is in the region

16 wicket-keeper) and O'Reilly. Left-ful if McCabe, after an operation RECREIO (5) 16 hauded batsmen are apt to upsel for appendicitis, will be able to

16 bowlers, and in the possession of do much bowling.

Darling and Bromley Australia has 20 a big asset.

V BORDERERS (7) of £10,000 which must be a record

(Club, 2.45 p.m.) contract for B

v RAMC (-)

(Sookunpoo, 2.45′n.m.) | weight,

University (2)

(King's Park, 245 p.)

RAS.C. (0)" (Caroline Hill, 2.45 p.m.)

TO-MORROW

S. CHINA

(3)

Warnes (Norwich) Bacon

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Lake (Co

McCambridge (Bristol R.)

As for the bowling, it does not look formidable at the moment...

Ebeling looks as if he will bowl Imany overà before the end of the tour, for Wall and O'Reilly will have to be rested frequently, well 21

as } Cricket:-

Blackman (Q.P.R.)

16

McGough (Reading)

15

Lythgoe (Stockport)

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DIVISION 11. (North)

Alsop (Walsall)

Cook (Chesterfield) Bamford Wrexham Bell (Tranmere) Wesley (Gateshead) Blight (Barnsley) Dodd (Doncaster) Shankly (Barrow) Slinger (Carlisle) Mantle (Chester) Robinson (Barrow) Ashton (Barnsley) Chambers (Halifax) Diamond (Southport) Hewitt (Hartlepools) Tunstall (Halifax)

McCabe. An unknown Craigengower. v. Combined Schools But if Fleetwood-Smith can keep quantity as a bowler is Bromley, K.C.C. v. Volunteers

(11 am)

a length, or something like it, and He ought to be a useful left-hand-Football-Firat Division:-

Grimmett turns out to be the jed slow to medium bowler, should

23 Grimmett of 1930, what at present he develop the ability he showed

22 looks an attack of problematical for a few overs at Brisbane.

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"ALL-IN" WATERPOLO

REVOLUTIONARY PROPOSAL

Professional League Contemplated.

strength may well be good enough. To return. to Fleetwood

TEST MATCH DATES

Firal-June, 8, 9, 11, 12, at

Nottingham. Second.---June 22, 23, 25, 26, at

Lord's.

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Third, July 6, 7, 9, 10, at Man-

chester.

Fourth July 20, 21, 23, 24,

Leeds.

Fifth. August 18, 20, 21, 22.

at the Oval.

Oval Test to be played to a finish if necessary to decide the rubber.

There are eight men strange to English cricket in the side. They are: E. A. Chipperfield, W. A Brown, E. H. Bromley, H. Ebeling, L. Darling, B. J. Barnett, W. J. O'Reilly, L. O'B. Fleetwood-Smith W. M. Woodfull, Don Bradman

REVOLUTIONARY changes in and Alan Kippax will form the

Smith, I must say he has great possibilities if he can keep a length, for he spins the ball tremendously.

St. Joseph's v. South China East Lancashires v. Lincolns Yachting:-

Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's Re- sail of Second Cruiser Champion- ship Race.

Hockey:--

MONDAY

British heavy-

HARVEY ▾ PETERSEN

Len Harvey, the British and Empire heavy-weight

boxing champion, has signed up to meet, Jock Petersen in a return bout for the British championship at the White City on Monday, June 4-during Derby Week.

This offer is still more amazing when one remembers that, in his short career Doyle has had to few contests of any real importance. |He is regarded, however, as the equal of Petersen as draw, Entries close for First Extra Race especially in London,

Meeting (noon). Yachting:-

Radio Sports v. Borderers

Against slow-footed batsmen he is sure to be effective, and his left- handed googlie will turn more here Racing- than in Australia. He will need to set his field very carefully for Hammond, and, at all costs, block that supert batsman's straight and

off-drive.

The appointment of Don Brad- man as vice-captain is interesting. He is obviously destined to be the next Australian captain.

AN ENGLAND XI

(5 p.m.)

Doyle says that he is keeping ft. Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's "I have my morning run round

Second Extra Race for Ladien

WEDNESDAY

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Hockey-Triangular Tournament:

Army v. Hong Kong Hockey Club (King's Park, 5 p.m.) Caer Clark Cups-

Y.M.C.A. v. Recrelo "A"

THURSDAY

Hyde Park And

and Kensington Gar Įdens every morning," he said, "and I have not an ounce of superfluous

flesh on me at this moment.

“I am anxious to come back, part.

(5.30 p.m.)ly because I want to prove that I can fight, and also to show that what happened at the White City (4.30 p.m.) was purely accidental, and arose from the new style I had adopted (5 p.m.) and, perhaps, from my inex KAAAAAAAAAAAaa|perience.

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son, is:

"At times 1 have felt like throw-

A probable England XI would (capt), K. Bigg (Victoria), (vice-other tempting offers. But I have V. Y. Eichardson (South Australia) ing up boxing-there have been. water pole which would re-and Mr. Harold Busby, the Tas Ames, Leyland.

Test selection committee over here, be:-Sutcliffe, Walters, Hammond, capt.), C. W. Andrews (Queensland), fought ever since I was a amali

Jardine, Lan-New South Wales),

C. Badcock (Tamania), H. Chilvers act upon English swimming general-manian representative on the Con-gridge. Allen, Robins, Verity, and South Australia), Y. H. W. Fingle- want to blot out the memory of R. Davey 20y, and I want to fight again. I ly are being proposed by a lend- trol Board, is manager of the team. Voce.

ton. Clem Hill (New South Wales), July 12. ing promoter of swimming and All the amateur selectors-I was ather sports in the north of Eng-one myself-both here and in Aus What Australia Thinks.

tralia, had a surprise in store for

land.

Among swimmers with whom he them in the choice of E. A. Chip-|REGRET VICTOR RICHARDSON'S has disc esed his project is F. G. perfield. M. Milton, the international water polo player, who says:

FINE SLIP FIELDER

A. R. Lonergan (South Australia), E. L. McCormick, L. Nagel (Victoria), I. Australia),-Reuter.

c. Nitschke and C. W. Walker (South I do return I will fight more inten-

Larwood's Injured Foot Still Painful.

OMISSION

It is now said that he is a good

General opinion in Australia is slow bowler and a very fine slip that the Test selectors have done "I gather that the idea is to pro- Beldeman "another Gregory" one their work well. Little, criticism duce a game of water polo under critic has it. And an Australia is has been levelled at them, thought was about the best side Aus- different nAME-AS would not permit any tempering/short of slip fieldsmen, his selec- there is regret that V. Y. Richardtralia' could have chosen.

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tion is easily understandable.

Larwood, interviewed yesterday on the Australian Test team, said:

"In

my opinion," he

said,

"And I promise you that.when.

sively than ever before. I will be world's champion yet."

ALEX JAMES NOT TRANSFERRING.

Rumours Without Foundation.

The absence of Alex James from the Arsenal team has led to many reports, A circumstantial story' was cir

the A.S.A.:

with their rules and to form

son, the South Australian bats- Of his balting I hold a high man, has not found a place. profeseft.jal league.

Arthur Mailer, the former Aus "O'Reilly is outstanding in the "It is thought that with so many opinion. He is splendid. with splendidly equipped swimming strokes everywhere. The way i tralian googly bowler, writing in Australian attack. He mixes off- poole all over the country England which he punished short-pitched the Sydney Sun, says; "It must be breaks and leg-breaks, spins the is becoming awimming-minded' balls from Bawen and Voce in the admitted that the selectors did er Ball cleverly, and can allp In the and that many young water polo Newcastle match was worth field-tremely well. They showed great googly. I am a little bit surprised players would welcome the chance ing out to for nearly two days in courage and imagination in choos they are not bringing Victor to play more regularly than they very hot aun at the age of 60ing Chipperfield.

Richardson." It appears that can at present afford as amateurs, and being lame ever, sincet

the selectors chose the team with With regard to his own chances culated of his having had an in Speeding It Up

Immediately after that game the understanding that an ortho of playing, Larwood said: "It is terview in London with two direc- "The changes - anggested to make wrote to my friend, Mr. Roger dox attack will be used by England, impossible to say how my foot will tors of a club with a view to his

Hartigan, at Brisbane, saying: If aq, Australia has an excellent stand cricket. I have been advis transter being arranged. -⠀ "There is a fellow here, Chipper

led not to try it out until I can.

Sir Samuel, Rll-Wood, get on the turf, and I shall stick Arsenal chairman, that so far as Victor Richardson, who has been dropped, wishes the team

to the, surgeon's advice,” the best of luck. They must know,” he said, "that they have

• got the whols of Australia be- kind them, ****

the game, more thrilling are:

A smaller, ball.

No foul if the ball is carried un-Seld, who, if. I had anything to do der the surface; Ordinary goal,

two points; penalty with Australian cricket, I should one point.

get down to Sydney and have Players sent out for a time limit close look at him. He strikes me only--one or two minutes."

minuted" 'actual play,

be

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the

he knew there was no truth in the | story,

"We have not been approached by any club in regard to the trans- fer of James," he said.

It may be pointed out that the rules do not allow a player to be approached without the consent of

The Australian Test players will his club. receive 2000 each for the tour;

Your periods of 15 Minutes in a very fina batsman.” stead of two halves each of seven However, while, Chipperfield, a

Main J., H. Fingleton is out. Fingle H. Carter, the old Test wicket with two reserves to ton Is unlucky not to be chosen his keeper, regrets the omission of There are suggen felding is really exceptional, and he Richardson and Finglston, who, he tions for eliminating stoppage, la à sound, palustalding batsman, and said, were the only men to stand

These suggestions would turn good fighter. Personally, much up to the English attack in Ass #100 before embarking, 2350, while | water polo into something like an as I admire the bitting of both Wtraila last year Reuter "all-in" sport. At present there fe H. Ponsford and A. 7. Kippax no competitive aquatin sport, for should have chosen Fingleton In professionals, so that for these lea-preference, to either of them. gue teams to be formed-it would bu] WHY NOT CHILVERS? necessary for a large number of Again, I should have selected Amateurs to turn professional.g Chilvers if git: warnes case of

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in England, and £150 on their re turn to Australia,

The pampering of goalkeepers on, /:On the liat two occasions when the Continent makes a big difference. Gs an English Test team toured Aus- to the game. . Out there they are

tralia the English professionals ra- always, spenking about confident. calved: 2400 with a bonus on re goal keepers. Burgly

keeper could play confide