THE ALL WHITE
SLAZENGER
By The Clubman
THE Great White Blackel Riddle of Wimble
- dos is solved at last. I can give you the culation to-day.
Everyone has been noticing and asking the why and wherefore of the gleaming white bound racket favoured by the Britishi aceded plusess and certain others of the stars,
have fard it quite seriously suggested that The all-covering white fending is a new device for "keeping the racket waterproof" !
Another rallier ore Facetious suggestion we that the racket ind in handaqui to krep the threats it from contracting the curren complaint Winbon roast."
Actually the market is the very latest thing in testos implements-analerpiece of the caultaman'a Åst,
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The while effect is paluutt by a speclul solu tion covering all the bindings and extending down to the grip at the hundr
7 nelik, that extra fraction of strength unde finis" to the rocket which attracts the choice of the stars, ever on the look-out for something to add just a bit more to their game. The making of the wwlute hope among rackels in much inore differnt job thạn chọ ordinary kind, I hm told..
The weight of the column-hardly notter: able to the gorice but a vital thing to the crack players 10 be slowed for from the first. stages, as ocite applied it cannal be allered The sightest error in "The Slazenger" and th rackel is "waste".
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The pace he set was very fast, especially in view of the fact that the mare was not too strong in the forelegs, and the 0.52.1 first half mile may have accounted for her. going large, as was suggested to me following the race..
Tel. 21322.
MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1934
NORTHERN INTERPORTERS TO
Sporting AID SIGNALS AT HOCKEY
Chatter BICKFORD RETURNS TO 100 PER CENT.
(By GEOFFREY SIMPSON)
Nitem of news which should
A make all armchair cricketers
feel young enough to stroll to the
crease again reached me recently.
A CENTRAL BRITISH ELEVEN
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POTE-HUNT · INJURED IN CIVILIANS' TRIAL MATCH
FOTE-HUNT, who played on
(By "Sticks")
It was that Sidney Barnes, 61. the left-wing for the Coloura years young, has signed for Smieth-last Sunday in the Civilians Trial New Half-Back Trio wick Cricket Club for next season, in preparation for the Triangular
GOLF
NOTES
(By "FAIRWAY'D
HE cold weather came down
THE
with usual suddenness over last week and the conditions on Satur
H. Gough, the Police cap day were bitter in the extreme. If C. tain and centre-half, is on
By Sunday
the injured list. While playing any of the afternoon players were against the East Lanes. in the out to recover from the "after thus completing a circle of 40 years, Tournament, has been injured and An entirely new half-back line is football league on Saturday he effects" of St. Andrew's Ball they This certainly found "kill or cure" atmoa- They say that life is a circle for is suffering from a tora ligament in to be fielded. It consists of men received a kick on ankle. us all. It certainly is in Barnea's the knee. It is probable that he from other teams J. Farmer, has put him out of action for a pheric conditions,
in action for centre-half, from the Y.M.C.A.; R. few weeks, but he hopes to be morning the keen bite of the wind case, for It was with Smethwick will not be seen
had tempered somewhat and condi that the "world's greatest bowler" several weeks.
Blyth, right-half, from the United, on the field again soon. G. H. Fowler, the "Y" inside and F. Clayton, loft-half, from the Parker is also suffering from legions were ideal with the fairways came to light.
Now he is going back to them to left, has taken up soccer and is fast Royal Air Force.
injuries received from football. His in grand trim.
Although the greens were fast V. Bond, a new player to the injuries, although their effect can spin down "wrong""una" to the dis-getting Into his stride. It is a
not they were a great improvement on comfiture of Birmingham League curious fact that his younger Mamak league, will be seen at right-be noticed in his play, are batsmen.
brother, S. Fowler, who fills back, where he has played in several serious enough to keep him out of those we have known in December prominent position on the right friendly games. He previously the side. He is one of the leading for the last few years." wing for the "y" took up goal played for the boys' team of the players in the Mamak champions' ONE SURPRISE ONLY IDNEY BARNES, of Stafford-keeping for the Club second eleven Central British School.
team, and is second in their goal- shire, is only a name to last year, but gave. It up because it
scoring list. Last season he played thousands, but he was this kind of interfered with his hockey.--
for the Lincolns. Fowler!
[“Y” Representativo Married
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REMARKABLE 'FEATS'
SID
Archie Maclaren was the captain
New Setback For Saints
The St. Andrews Hockey team has been weakened for weck-day of England when he spotted Barnes G. T. Palmer, the Y.M.C.A. re games by the loss of their very then a youngster of 23-in a presentative on the Hockey Associa- reliable centre-half. A. B. Ham Lancashire League game. He was tion council and a member of the son, who will now only be avail- so terrifically impressed that he Umpires' Board, was married lastable for the Mamak matches on straightaway earmarked him for Saturday in Macao. His many Sundays.
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HERE was only one real mur- prise result in the First Round Blackburn, who has just re-
Champlonship results, and J. Mar- turned after two! weeks'
selle must be congratulated on absence owing to football in
splendid effort in gaining the Second Juries, is playing his usual
Round. R. Young was the ong safe game at right-back.
player to spoil my forecast of the Wass, inside-left, haa.not found semi-finalists and his defent was his form yet. He is spoiling his most unexpected; coming as it did friends will, I am sure, join me in A. S. Bliss, from left-half, was usually fast play by trying to carry after his stout win over A. E. Barnes actually made the trip wishing Mr. and Mrs. Palmier all tried out as pivot against the Club the ball along on his stick and Lissaman in the Inter-Societies after only three first-class games, the best.
and proved an excellent substitute. invariably giving "sticks." and proved the biggest success of The Y.M.C.A., who are consider-B. MacNider. is now filling the Jessop's Bad Luck the tour. He took nineteen Teatably weaker, this season thah laat, vacancy at left-half. wickets fo 17 runs each!
his team to visit Australia.
have welcomed J. M. Wilson back The departure of R. H. Wong,
game, Young, a very attractive player to watch, has a nice easy style and is an exponent of the "out The Police had hard luck at the and in" theory, but, perhaps, be
In a Test at the Oval he bowled from Home leave. He has played who has gone on holiday to Aus- beginning of the season when cause he is unable to subject his five men out for 30, and another of on the right-wing and in the half-tralia, has proved disastrous, Jessop, their goal-keeper; reported cheery nature to the dour spirit. his amazing feats was thirteen back line of the premier team with clearing the team without a 'goal-foot injuries, and that he would not which a tecthy match often requires, South African wickets for 57 runs some degree of success, and it is keeper. Several men have been be able to appear for them. Several he has yet to do well in à Club.
more than likely that he will secure tried between the sticks, but, so bones have been bruised by the con-singles tournament,
in one Test.
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DINDLING THEM OUT
HE
E must be a man of extra- ordinary fitness to be in com dition for good-class cricket at 61, but his action is in easy one,, the whole of his success being built on flight and spin.
a place in the intermediate line far, none have met with great sue-tinuous knocking they have had. T. A. Pearce and D. ́ ́S.· Edward where he has shown a praiseworthy ceas. E. H. P. White, the captain, For the first few games this season fought out a prolonged struggle at doggedness in defence. C.B.A. Make Changer
has now aportingly decided to fill he was substituted for by B,611, funereal pace, and the former is to the position, his position at right-the second team custodian. The be complimented on his win, if only back being taken by F. Wong. Wong Indian played a very sound game, for the reason that it will benefit the Many changes have now been plays a very steady game at back but was not up to the standard of following couples during next Sun- made in the Central British Asso- and combines well with Broad- the opposing teams Now Moses day's play. ciation Mamak team. They have bridge.
who played in goal for C.B.A. last
A. E. Lissamann, had an easy win,
the
It was M. A. Nuble who de-
not yet started their Tournament The forwards, under the leader-season and who is perhaps one of and I still look to him as the even- seribed him as the "world's greatest matches, however, as many of their ship of E. F. Fincher, are combin- the finest goal-keepers in bowler." He vowed that no one prominent players are still away ing with greater understanding Colony, is filling this position.
from, the Colony. Their record than previously. The two out- Junior Players Shine friendly matches is an imposing standing players being Fincher one-they have played six and won and his left-hand partner, R. A. six, with a total of 18 goals for and Carroll. one against!
could spin a ball like Barnes.
"Whether to ler or the of, if "and he could diddle you out by his spun just as viciously," said. Noble, flight alone."
For a bowler of such ability
tial winner. I understand the re- play for the Jasper Clark Cup takes place next Saturday, and 49 the Final of the Club Championship is.. The Police second team boast}
on the following day, Lissamann has some good talent: Witherton, left- * Mamak Withdrawal.
wing, has improved considerably every chance of winning two cups
in as many days.. and is now waiting his chance to B. I. Bickford, their left-back
As they were unable to field a displace B. 613 in the first "team. Barnes played comparatively little has returned from leave and team, H. M. S. Falmouth hes with- very Found half-back has been PROPOSAL TURNED DOWN first-class cricket, and it used to be Whitley, inside-right, is due back in drawn from the Mamak Hockey found in K. A. Bidmead, but, at his said that this very fact of his early January. The CB.A. have Tournament. They have not played own request, he only appears in unfamiliarity made him so danger been waiting for these two players any of their fixtures so this-with-friendly second team games.
before starting any tournament drawal will not affect the league matches.
OUB.
But the figures speak for them. selves. In Test matches he took 189 wickets for 16 runs apiece. It all first-class games he captured 585 wickets for 17. runs each...
What a sensation he would be now if 20 years or so could be lop ned off his agel -
I understand that H. E. the For The Coupon
Governor's Nell-Gwyn, which went lame last Saturday, will not be
table.
Senior
"
PROPOSAL that fourballs should be permitted on the New Course on Sunday afternoons G. R. Wynne, who some years agolhas failed to find favour with the played for the all-Army team in Egypt at left-back, is now attempt-General Committee and conditions
will remain unaltered. Ing a comeback with the juniors,
but it fa doubtful if he will ever A
be seen for the senior team as they!
"MEMBER came to me with a great tale of woe the other
J. J. King, who has played on the
(Continued-on Page 13) left-wing for many seasons will be seen in goal, but, although he is
Goal-Scoring List good, Moss is greatly missed. King's place on the wing has been
led by H. Pearne, who played for goal-scoring list with 14 goals, as botter known to Colony sports-cement was being used in the con--
now leads the Mamak are well supplied with backs. He day-did I know that Japanese the C.B.A, in 1931., Fearrie has re while Gurbachan Singh follows man as an' ex-Interport soccer full-struction of the Professional's Shop tained his fine stickwork, but has closely with 11. lost some of his speed.
Senfor (R.A.SC.).. S. MieNider has been brought G. Singh (K.LT.C.) from the half-back-line to lead the Whitehead (Signals)
Surtees (H.M.S. Suffolk) Davis(H.M.S. Whitshed) Perkins (Police) Wood (B.E.)
starling again until the Annual T TRANMERE is the only 100 per forwards.
Meeting next. February.................
cent home leam in the five
In theQueensland Autumn leagues.
1, however, think that it was Champions Mr. Fung will, be ̈rid- just a case of rank bad luck-Nelling Night Star, second string to Gwyn has covered the half in Able Amazon (Mr. Butler).
· 0.50.4, when she was beaten by less
rumours
UNDERLAND have not been beaten away from home this
MARLISLE have yet to break ́their “duck" away from home
Mr. Leo Frost, the champion season. than a length by Saucy Face jockey, is due back by the Antenor in record time in the Nullah to-morrow. There are Nullah Plate. Nell Gwyn is un- that he will be riding at the last doubtedly one of the best Austra-mesting of the season, but there lans this year, and, fit, would bejare others that be is weighing 190 a serious menace to Able Amazon lbs.1 over anything up to a mile.
Reshuffle Of Jockeys
The fact that Mr. Benny Proulx
is leaving for Shanghai to-day and
is not due back until Thursday week has caused a reshuffle of 'joe- keys for the last meeting of the Beason; a week to-morrow,
I understand Mr. Norman Deltz will be taking out St. Ives in the subs. Champions, and he has, be lieve it or not, a very fair chance. Another change in the subs classic is that Mr. "Daffy" Davis will be riding Copper Idol.
Mr. Donald Black has been given
a chance to show his worth on
Portia, which is going out in the
Barrier Reef Handicap over the
CELTIC
MELTIC have won their last nine)
games, and West Bromwich,
My three selections for the three Brentford, Tranmere, and Halifax Champions to-morrow week are their last four. Soldier of Britain (Mr. Deltz).
RADIO TROUNCED Plates (K.I.T.C.)
BY GUNNERS Outplayed In All Departments
B. F. Fincher (St. Andrew's) Colledge (St Andrew's) May (Signals)
SOUZA'S GOOD COALKEEPING WITHOUT PADS
Muir (HM.S. Keppel)
K. L. Goon (University) Larkins (Signals)
Barrel (Bignals)
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~ Mamak League Table To Date
P. W. L. D., F. A. Pis R.C. of Bignals 10 −4· 33 23 23 11 K.I.T.C. 1.5.5 0 0.20 - 7-10 St. Andrews 84 22-14 11.10. RE
5.4.0-1 14-09
After leading by two clear goals
Police Wat the interval, the 6th. Battery, R.AS.C
Cavalcade (Mr. Pih), and Able (ATESHEAD and Falkirk have Hong Kong Singapore Artillery, Suffolk Amazon (Mr. Butler).
Tlost their last four games.
Carnera Beats Campolo
defeated a Radio hockey team by 5 United
| University goals to 1 on the Marina ground whitehall yesterday, The Radio had ar Keppell ranged to turn-out an Indian team. Waked but were unable to do so.
In Comeback CampaignTM
Buenos Aires, Argentine, Dec. 1 world's heavyweight boxing champion, Prime Carnera of Italy, former made an auspicious start in his como- hack campaign tonight when he scored
a
WOLGAST HELD TO DRAW
BY FILIPINO FLASH
Los 27.
at Fanling? The Annual General
As far as hockey is concerned the Meeting is to be held on the 18th Police are disappointed in, the latest inst, when my friend may have an opportunity, of obtaining all the 8 batch of recruits. Not one hockey
player can be found amongst them! Batisfaction he requires.
LEO DIEGEL'S. RECORD.
HONG KONG LADIES TOTH reference to Leo Diegel's
MEET SCHOOLGIRLS
Caer Clark Encounter To-morrow
CHAMPIONS WEAKENED
W record score of 282 over 12
holes medal play in Australia this week, a reader enquires whether this can be described as a world re- {cord, as he imagines that the famous- Bobby Jones "shot" something bat ter than that when he won the Bri tish Open at St. Andrews in 1927. The Hong Kong Ladies, Caer Clark I am afraid my reader must stand 64 1 1 11 29 champions, are meeting the Cen-corrected as Jones score on that oc- 63-1 2.15 11 8tral British Schoolgirls in a Cup casion was 285, which was then a 32 0 1 11 45 fixture to-morrow at Sookunpoo, record standing as it did among win- 612 33, 0·5
ning scores of 290 odds, and even commencing at 3.15 p.m. 4 1 3 2 6 5. 4.
over 800. Diegel is having a grand 90519.234 The game should result in an season "down under" just now, 6.0.419 19.1 easy win for the Hong Kong while Jack McLean, as the "out-
.60 5.0 5 230
RECREIO JUNIOR TEAM TO MEET CLUB ON MONDAY
12th Battery 44 818150 Ladies, despite several changes standing amateur, has stolen much which have weakened the inter-of the limelight from young Jim The game throughout was fast,
mediate line.
Ferrier, the Shanghai lad. From but scrappy, and neither of the
Miss-B. Pope will be an absentee all accounts this should have a bone- forward lines were outstanding.
from the pivotal position, and this ficial effect on the latter." Metcalfe, the military back, played his usual steady game.
The following will represent the will be alled by Miss E. O'Hagan, Ravenhill, who played at centre Recreio second eleven against the while Miss H. Hance will be at
left-half: forward, Instead of his usual post-Club juniors at King's Park en tion of centre half, lead bis for Monday at 5.10 p.m.
The champions forward line is N Maria Alves, J. 3. Remedios; very strong, Mrs. Harrop having at D'Almada; Finn, B. Gogano, A. Miss J. Churchill and Miss K M. Xavier and A. 8. Xavier
CLUB DE RECREIO TEAM
Ferguson as her inside forwards, while Miss Jacks, who scored last
decision over Visterio Campelo, Ar- Pablo Dano, Angeles, Nov. 2 wards well, but lacked speed. He rentine giant, after 12 listless rounds. Human Dynamo" Zougat te furious however, made up for this with his
The Italian Man Mountain, world ten-round straw here tonight with Mid-swift and accurate passing. champion until last June 14 when Max
(By "NIBLICK")
WENTY-SIX players applied for "starting times on Sunday: last
Kowloon City to contest the right
(Continued On Page 18).
K.C.C. SELECT CRICKET
:same distance as when she best Baer of California took the title from Re: Wolgast, world's flyweight cham-U. B: Sours, the Radio's new: The following will represent the week, isyon the "right wings The
him by a technical. knockout, had tha/pion, the second encounter between the goalkeeper, although playing Club de Recreio In their friendly left winger will be Hiss F. Marsh. XI LEAGUE, ELEVEN"
Dinty by five' lengths in 1.48.4.
Sadko's “Double”. Bid
upper hand in most of the rounds the first bout, at Hollywood on Novem- two in less than three weeks Dann won
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without, packs - made some very Carnera took six rounds, Campolo ber 9 by literally rushing the cham-fire saves. Mr. H. C. Pib, the northern three and the rest were even plon on his fest with lightning like From the commencement
Tonight's bout was Carnera's first rider, will have the mount
on since he dropped the crown to Baer Punches to the face and body where be Battery held the Sadko in the griffins classic, and The giant Ballan who has fought scored at
Ravenhill
Los Angeles, Nov. 27-Dano is one
Mr. Soares' entry is expected to do practically all the best in the heavy of the few Filpino bantams to take the considerably better than he did in sharkey in June, 1983, after knocking Tommy ferrier state champion in the weight class, won the title from Jack measure of the veteran Wolgast, Young the October Handicap over the out the Bostonian in the Afth round of 118-pound class, having turned the trick asme distance. He won the Heng their scheduled 15 round bout-United two sears ago: Cris Pineda is ano-be Kong Autumn Champions last Press. §).
year by two lengthstrom King'a
Justice in the absence of
Un Dano-last month won a decisión ovE)
the veteran, Johnny Penny New Yor
Jong series of wins ove
ociated:
upper
| hockey - match against the
Kong Hockey Clubseconds King's Park at 5.10 p.m. on Mon (day:
ong
The Central British Schoolgirls making no changes in their
tramis HK Lad! and E. MX and Hk Han
Farlags-El eding: M.:Olivi
Rosario Ca Gosano A. M
LECTURE
Alves and
A
The Kowloon Cricket Club's premier sunny league team to meet the Navy, lat.
King's Park to-morrow is: E. G. Fin-- cher (captain), F. A. Mung, E F. FIE cher, FL Zimmern, N. AE. Mackay, #gan W. C. Hung 1. 8. W. Smith, A, W.
chill Ramsay, E. Lee, A. T. Lay and GCV
ulevan to meet the Navy' the K.C.Clan follower F. E. Laws ence (Captain), GEB Je
Sargent, B. D. Lu, H. Hampton, W „McKenzie,“ G. B. Jones, V. Darling;
Swain and W: Mulcahy,
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