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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1935

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CAMBRIDGE WIN 201 OF 34 CONTESTS AGAINST DARK BLUES

ANOTHER TEST TOUR PROTEST

FRED PERRY RESTING

ONLY PRAISE

FOR VICTORS IN

AUSTRALIA

"PLAYER IN SHADE" POPULARISED

BRUGNON'S TRIBUTE

~Sydney, December 28.

F. J. Perry has gone to the Blue Mountains to recuperafe before re-

turning to Melbourne for the cham-

Don Bradman is here plclared af the wicket.

BOWLING OF

CLARK

AUSTRALIAN

BOARD GIVEN

FACTS OF CASE

FIFTH TEST SEQUEL

IS SERIOUS

THE VOCE SITUATION

Sydney, December 28. Reports complaining of the bow. ling of Clark (Northamptonshire) against the fifth Test match last summer will be made at the private

pionships on Monday. He suffer- BRADMAN meeting here of the Australian Cric

ed his fifth successive defeat on Monday at the bands of Christian Bouras.

He had previously been beaten

by J. H. Crawford (twice) and

OUT

RICHARDSON AS SUCCESSOR

by V. G. McGrath and A. KNEW TEST SELECTOR

Quist

Nevertheless, the champton is

Sydney, Dec. 29.

ket Board of Control, it is under! stood, by Mr. W. C. Bull, secretary and treasurer respectively of the Australian team.

These reports are expected to be regarded seriously, as Austra mallified by the exceptional con Hans generally, instead of being sideration shown to their players throughout the Test tour, are

not fretting. On the contrary he The only announcement made inclined to believe this was a sign makes no excuses, but praises the following the Australian Cricket of weakness and tantamount to Control Board's meeting this after-an English admission of wrong. victors, Perry in the shade has acnoon is that Y. Y. Richardson, the doing during the previous Teet cordingly made more friends than South Australian captain, will re-tour in Australia.

place Don Bradman as a selector for the South African tour, Brad-. man having resigned.

Perry the invincible.

J. Brugnon told me to-day, "I am the only man So far who

has not beaten Perry, but he is

still the champion of three

Continents."

a

Notis Apology

It is confidently gathered from It is understood, however, that guarded statement by the secre the meeting proposed that the board County Cricket Club has sent an the New South Wales delegates to tary of the board, Mr. W. H Jeanes, that the Nottinghamshire should suggest to the M.C.C. that the laws and conditions for Tests apology concerning Voce's bowling beat Me- in England and Australia should at Nottingham in the county's

match against the Australians.

Crawford continued to dominate the courts to-day. He Grath by two sets.

be identical.

Mr: W. H. Jeanes, the secretary to the Board of Control, was unablo to indicate to Reuter whether Natta

INTERPORT HOCKEY had spoligised.

XI TO BE TESTED Game Against Rest On Sunday

In view of this and of the supersession of A. W. Carr in the county board will move in this matter at to-morrow's meeting.

Arthur Malley, writing in the

W. M. Woodfull, who captained "Sun," warns the Board that fresh complaints will cause the cancellatho Australians, is resolutely allent tion of the M.C.C. tour in Australia about the Nottingham incident. in 1936.

Voce's Retirement

Malley suggests that tours should It is said here, however, on the end with the conclusion of the last baals of statements made by the The Colony Interport hockey Test, except for minor matches. — elevon will play together for the Reuter..

players, that Voce's howling re sulted in a night dash of certain first time on Sunday afternoon when

| Australian they meet The Rest of the Colony!

officials-presumably Mr. Bushby and Woodfull-to an GERRARD EXCELS unnamed Nottinghamshire official

on the Club ground, commencing at

3 p.m.

FINE FULL-BACK DISPLAY

His Excellency the Governor, Sir} William Peel, and His Excellency the General-Officer Commanding the Troops have been invited to attend Bath.... 6 pts. Old Blues... the game, which is a preliminary to the clash with Macao on Sunday, February 3, at Macao.

The teams are:--

Garthwaite

Katherine Durbrow already holds the Mid-West figure skat=" ing championship and now she is in New York training for the national title tournament at New Haven, Conn., next month. She here demonstrates a slow faderway.

CRICKET, RACKETS & YACHTING ARE

LEFT DRAWN OXFORD SECURE TEN TRIUMPHS

7ITH the exception of the motoring events, all the contests W the Oxford and Cambridge held throughout 1934 are included in the following table of results.. The fact that men who are no longer in residence at either Oxford or Cambridge take part in the motoring events is a reasonable excuse for their exclusion. Of the 34 contests held, Cambridge won 20, Oxford 10, and four events were drawn-Chess, Cricket, Rackets, and Yachting.

Notes on the 10 major events are given below. major importance are those in which some or all of the players Contests of participating are awarded full Blues. Of these events Cambridge won the Boat Race, Cross-Country Race, Association Football, Rugby Football, Hockey, and Tennis, and Oxford won the Athletic Sports and Lawn Tennis,

DIANA WIN AT HOCKEY

Herald's Late Recovery Unavailing

S. AFRICAN MOTOR RACE King's Park.

BOB OLIN WILL DEFEND WORLD CROWN

Title Bout This Month

New York, December 28. Bob Olin, who recently won the world's cruiser-weight cham- pionship from Marie Rosen- bloom, will defend his title next month against the winner of the forthcoming fight be- tween John Lewis, a Cali- fornian coloured boxer, and Tony Shucco, of Boston. The date has not yet been fixed. Shucco, datpointed Olin here. last winter--Reuter.

TRIUMPH FOR

U.S. ACE IN SINGLE

SEATER MASERATI

Whitney Straight Averages 95.43

BRITISH ENTRY FIFTH *

East London, Dec. 28.

ATHLETICS

First held in 1864: Cambrdige, 33 wins; Oxford, 27 wins; BİX drawn,

Oxford won by seven

events to four. The presence of such high- F. Stanwood, and N. P. Hallowell class athletes 28 J. E. Lovelock, C.

in the Oxford team made. the 're- sult inevitable. Stanwood again H.M.S. Diaña defeated H.M.S.won three events, being successful Herald by 3 goals, to 2 yesterday in in the 120 Yards Hurdles, 220 a friendly hockey encounter at Yards Low Hurdles, and the High Jump. No athlete from either Playing a fast game and launch-University has previously won ing attack after attack, H.MS.three events on two occasions. Diana scored two goals in the open-Hallowell won the Half-Mile, and ing half through Webb, who play beat the previous University re ed at centre-forward.

cord made by the great Oxford Coulter and Anderson of H.M.S. runner K. Cornwallis in 1904 by Herald changed positions in the 8-5 sec. His time was 1 min. 54 1-5 second half, and this resulted in a sec. Lovelock ran a dead-heat with big improvement in their side. string, in the slow time of 4 min. AB Leach, the Oxford second Fifteen minutes before time.

Cannon scored the third goal for 23 3-5 sec. H.M.S. Diana, and little-later,

Anderson and Coultor netted the

THE BOAT RACE

First held in 1829: Cambridge,

only two goals for H.M.S. Herald. wins; Oxford, 40 wine. A dead- Mr. Whitney Straight, the Ameri-Jones, A. B. Scorer, A, B. Lester, L, BA, Cambridge gained their 11th

H.M.S. Diana-A. B. Watling, P. O, heat occurred in 1877. Margecta, A. Cannon, A. B. Davy, successive victory, winning by 44 S. Stroud, Sub. Lt. Webb, Lt. Gor-lengths in the record time of 18 don-Lennox, Lt. Cam. Selley.

H.M.S. Herald-A. B. Regan, E. R

min. 8 sec. Nobody had expected

can racing motorist, won the South African Grand Prix to-day, in a 96- mile handicap race at an average of gle-seater Maserati, 95.43 m.ph. He drove a 3-litre sin

A South African, Mr. J. H. Case, In a covered Ford V8 sports ear, was second at 76 m.p.h. Mr. Michael

A. Part, A. B. Cuthell, O. R. D. Smm. either crew to do an exceptionally Hearn, Lt. Dickson, A. B. Moore, Ldg. fast time. The tide, in the absence Sig. Monkhouse, Wr. Anderson, T. of land water, was certainly very Coulter, A. B, West, Sto. Mills, fast, but the wind was unfevour- able, and hindered the crews from

GRIMMETT TAKES Straight, brother of the winner COLONY RUGBY SIDE the Doves until mortlake. Brewery.

to demand Voce's immediate re- moval from the match.

Otherwise, they are stated to 16 close her Innings and furnish a re have declared, Australla would

7 FOR 109 For 289 Results In S. Australia Win

driving a Railton-Terraplane aporta car, was third at 81 m.p.h.

Mr. R.. J. P. Seaman, the only

ARMY LEAGUE CRICKET ELEVEN FOR SATURDAY

NOMINATED

Practice Game Against

H.M.S. Falmouth.......

Yet the Cambridge crew beat the previous record for the race, 18 ford in 1911, by 26, sec., and the min. 29 sec., accomplished by Ox- Oxford crew beat it by 11 BEC.

CRICKET

First held in 1827: Cambridge, The Hong Kong Football Club 45 wins: Oxford, 37 wins; 15 announce that the Interport drawn. WAB

Rugby team to meet Shanghai on A heavy scoring match, in which February 2 will play as fol-11,081 runs were scored for the loss llows:-

G. P. Lammert. (Full-back); &c.

Continued on Page 51

Archer, W: E. B. Rigg, B. H. Grits YORKSHIRE CRICKET FIXTURES

and H. R. McGilchrisl. (Threequarters);

J. Hutchison and H. C.

Meeke

1.

British driver in the race, drove his 6-cylinder super-charged M.G. Mag- Gerrard, the former Diocesan port that would prevent any future

nette inte fifth place. His chance, School pupil who is continuing at games between the Australians

was spoilt on the last lap when he Adelaide, Dec. 27, full-back for Bath at the request of and Nottinghamshire.

Four centuries for South Aus-

had to stop for two minutes owing the English Rugby Union, played a

tralia and sixteen wickets for C. Y. to lubrication trouble. He The consequence, it is said,

Grimmett were features of the

then third-Reuter. Interport XI-Pte. Hollingsworth most distinguished game at Bath

was Voce's retirement, which (Army) Lt. Metcalf (Army) and A. on December 26, and helped materi-

Sheffield Shield match, in which M. Rodrigues (Recrolo); W. A. Reed ally in the home side's victory.

at the time was reported to be

South Australia beat Queensland due to shin soreness. (Chub), Dulla Singh (Army) and G. writes the Daily Mail. Sommers (Y.M.G.A.); N. A. E, Mackay

by eight wickets to-day. Woodfull, though willing to at Following on the centuries by (Club), Lt.

Gerrard never once looked like tend the board's meeting to-morrow Richardson, and Nitschke on Mon- Gurbachan Singh (KLT.C.), Kartar

(Army) being beaten, all his work being and explain the players view of day, Lonergan and Badcock both Singh (Army) and Lai Singh (Army). accomplished coolly and with judg- the situation, has been informed got three figures,

|(Halyen); A. F. Walkden, W. E Reserves: F. V. Wong (St. An-ment.

Peer, H. O. Bramble (Front-row); 1. These four The following have been select H. Bradford, L. G. Robertson (Second- that his presence is not necessary.players between them scored more ed to represent the Army against row); K. A. Munio, D. McLellan than half the 644 runs obtained by the Royal Navy in the league (Captain) and J. C. Millar (Back-row), VICTORIAN WIN South Australia.

cricket match to be played on

D. A. Coppin (Sixteenth man),^** Going in again. 214 runs behind, Saturday, at King's Park, Kow- H.M.S. Falmouth in a final practice The Interport side will meet Victoria beat New South Wales Queensland replied with 249, and loon, commencing at 2 p.m by 9 wickets in the Sheffield Shield thus forced their opponents to bat Maj. V. J, Bozavis, RA.M.C., Capt. ground, commencing at 4.45 pm.

game this, afternoon on the Club cricket match at Melbourne, scor- second time. Grimmett, who took J. Walch, R.A.S.C. Lieut. C. C.The Shanghai team will be found ing 558 and 41 for 1; against 289 nine for 180 in the first innings, Garthwalte, RA, Lient. J. P. Williams, and 307; Fleetwood-Smith taking 6 followed this up by taking seven for wickets for 121.

drew's), Alaf Din (Army) and G. E.

E. Divet (Club).

The Rest:--U. B. Souza (Radio); L. MAKING WIMBLEDON

Raiseler (Army) and B. V. Reed

(Club); J. Gonsalves (Recreio), Lt Comdr. Newsom (Navy) and Aint Din (Army); Sgt. Reeks (Army), G. E. R

BIGGER

Divett (Club), Awtar. Singh (Hadio), Heavy Expenditure On Kalwant Singh (Radio) and T. J. Price (Y.M.C.A.)

Reserves: N. Beltro (Recreio) and] Janagat Singh (Radio).

China Mail

Sports Diary

TO-DAY.

Improvements

More and more people are to see the Wimbledon Iswn tennia cham-

109.

pionebips next year: Thousands of Programme For The February

pounds are being spent on Improve Įments and alternations now in pro gress at the All-England Club, el

1.

on Page 5.1

Lance, Lieet, JR. Johnson, 2/R.W.F.; Lieut. Hon. G. E. Clegg Hill, 2/EWF., Lloat. J. AN Rice-Evans CORRESPONDENCE 2/RW.F.; C.S.M. J Elvin, 2/E. Lanes, Corp. W. H. Colledge, R.A.M.C Corpl. D. Ballard, R.A.8.C., and Pte. J. Dewey, 1/Lines.

Steeplechase Meeting At Kwantiprs:-NOX. B. Jordan, RE;

Scorer: L/Cpl E. Meadows,

ARMY JUNIOR ELEVEN

Boxing Challenge Accepted

(To the Editor, "China Mail"ES Sir, I would like through the columns of your newspaper, accept the challenge of Jack E. Peterson to

Middlesex And Warwick Dates Changed

Yorkshire C.C.C. have decided to change the venues of their home matches with Warwickshire and Middlesex next August. On Satur- day, August 10, they will meet Warwickshire at Bradford, and a week Inter (August 17) they will entertain Middlesex at Leeda. Originally Warwickshire were due at Leeds and Hüdlesex at Brad- ford,

"DEWAR" TROPHY AT KOWLOON

Draw Announced

The following is the draw for

A new row of seats on the east The following is the programme try course commencing and finishing R.A.M.CA side of the Centre Court, additional for the Fanling Hunt and Race Club China Fonies, bons fide bunters. over hurdles on the Race Course For Badminton "B" Division:-

terracing in the free standing space Meeting at Kwanti on February 10: Catchweight 160 b. Winner of the Club de Recreio v Fire Brigade V.B.G. v. Sailors and Soldiers Home the east side of the principal cour Handicap A Steeplechase of 2 Miles

on that side, and now tunnels on No. 2-230 p.m. The Sun Sun Shan Governer's Cap in 1984 10 Jbs extra.

Winner A Cups 2nd $30; 8rd 201 The following have been selectfight me over any distance in the the "Dowar" Trophy to be playe (8 pm) are among the innovations for for Australian Ponies not exceeding No. The Sheung Shut Steeple eleven against the Hocker

Entry $3.00.

ed to represent the Army second next professional venue, subject to over the Kowloon epurse over 18 1036

14.8 Winner A Cup; 2nd $80. 3rd chase, A. Handleap of 15% Miles for frien Police 2nd v H.M.8. Tamar

the H.K.B.A, appru

cricket

(FS Gr4.80. p.m.) On No. 1 court the fixed seats on 820, Entry $3.00 China Ponies Winner Cup; and sold on mat the open weel stand are to be redle Race 1% Miles for Chini Ponies,Na The For Inters" "Race.

No. 2 The Fat Choy Handicap Har-10, 3rd $20 Entry #3.00. HER

commencing at 2

*** (King's Park, 5 pm) placed by movable seats of teak: Winner A Cup 2nd $303 Brd 720: Heavy}Weight/Dithioh Over count

while competitors will find next Entry $3.00 ha try course, finishing over Hardles on the W June over

the referees' room, No. 5-The Diana Cup A Handicap Race Course For China Ponies, bom Tri (Club Grd.. 4.45 pm) a restaurant and bar, a lounge and

atch a card-room for their exclusive use

B.K. H. C. Seniors ▼ Lincolnshires

1" v A Navy Bfteen

TO-MONKOW

2nd y 5th Bty. H.K.S.RA

it-b÷Association

Hurde Race of 1 Miles for China de punters.

ones, bona fide hunters, winners of Winners of the Gover

any race at Kwan 11 this Samson bar 10 lbs. extra..

175

red. To be ridden by Ladles Winner 130; 8rd1820 Entry $8.00 (N.B)

Cops-2nd (3801 3rd 320A Bon der may compete in both race No.

winning and:

Herri Cochet, one of the four mas venir will be prese

^ French lawn- tennis is to rider. train the French Davis Cup team that? No

Light

rer a coun-1Thoma

to be

Saturday,

PETERSEN

holes

DAWBON,

Seaman,

tichees

G. Castle (18) v.8. Black (18)

Hhet (18) v D. C. Wilson (6)

HARVEY CHALLENGES THE

FOR EUROPEAN

HATYOY

NEUSEL NEXT MONTH

challenged Marcel Thil, Con-

IcAvoy, for the championship of

and has made a deposit of