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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 11, 1936
Sporting Page
THE
TAMEST HEAVYWEIGHT
CRICKET PROSPECTS
FOR AUSTRALIA
COLOSSAL TASK BEFORE ENGLAND SELECTORS
AUSSIES WORLD CHAMPIONS!
Melbourne, April 21.
TYPICAL of Australian Press comments on next season's prospects is the summing up of selected as the outstanding chal-P. J. Millard, the Melbourne Herald's cricket.
Lou Ambers, above, has been
lenger for the world lightweight boxing crown new worn by Tony Canzoneri. an Italian-American Jew.
BASEBALL
CANADIANS FARE POORLY
Japanese Win By Large Margin
PANICKY INFIELD
Though aided by Thompson and Hearther. both of the Americans, the Canadians proved no match for the Japanese
team in their at friendly baseball encounter Caroline Hill yesterday morning, being trounced to the tune of 20 rya 10 4.
from
The Canadians' felding hits was good, but whenever the Japanese attempted to steal bases furrled the infield became very and this resulted
in numerous
overthrows, and at least
60
cent of the
runs scored
per were
through, these errors.
writer who says: "With her winning team intact, and Don Bradman to come in, Australia faces the Tests here next season with supreme confidence, possessing a tremendous moral and tactical ad- vantage over England, whose team, smashed on the bodyline rock, has yet to be speedily rebuilt against time.
"Australia is prepared. England is not. Only a tattered remnant of Jardine's victorious team of 1932-33 remains. The side must be reconstructed largely from unproved material. A zolossal task confronts England. The county season, in which 17 teams compete, is about to begin, and in the next four months or so she must select her Test side, due to sail on September 12, from some 250 players.
The embarrassingly large number of candidates accentuates England's problem, especially, as on county form, there are so many players of all types. The difficulty is to discover those with that vital essential Test temperament.
"VERDICTS"
Singleton's League Record
CLUB PLAYERS REVIEWED
"Averages are next to use- less for this purpose. A player! blithely knocks up a century in county cricket, and yet faces) (O'Reilly with quaking knees for the dread duck. Of course, the
Tests against India in England this season will help the Eng- lish selectors. These Tests can be regarded largely asi trials for the Australian tour.
"Another aspect is that England next has to pick players on English Division form for Australian wickets. This Lancs. is probably not such a formidable the out-drawback as
oace was the case, Australian
With the exception of Wednesday's Second Muir, who started on the mound game between the East for the Canadians, was very cost and the Fusiliers, and
by and cost his side 13 runs-in standing premier division tie be-for in recent years the first two innings. Alltree was tween St. Joseph's and Lyemun, wickets have lost some of their runs the Hong Kong Football League freiness. tending to become very much better and the
ouis at an end, and I can hear the easier, and not so heart-breaking scored of him were
many sighs of contentment from for spin bowlers. Gelders errors.
mostly
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the hundreds of players!
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RECREIO CRICKETER the fact that the last three or four Jardine's abdication England has
AS PITCHER
Volunteers Discover New Baseballer
ORIENTALS BEATEN IN PRACTICE MATCH
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In an endeavour to discover what material they really have for the approaching baseball sea-
st
The Captaincy Problem. "Not the least of England's There is no getting away from difficulties is the captaincy. Since
seasons have been much too long persisted with Bob Wyatt, a fine but uninspiring as and unless something is done in ajall-rounder, hurry, interest is going to flag in captain, with the tragic result have been lost to the League and the inevitable will that rubbers ultimately result deterioration Australia. South Africa, and even
in the standard of soccer? New Local Record
the West Indies.
Obviously, England
cannot af ford to continue with such a luck-
In spite of the gruelling heat, less leader. Already there is re Singleton, of the Fusiliers' Second action against him, and Allen and Division team, is to be congratu-Ashton have both been mentioned lated on his wonderful effort in as possible skipper. scoring on eight occasions against "From every angle. however.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Miss Deborah Verry of Worcester, Massachusetts, being con- gratulated by her father after she defeated Miss Jean Bauer of Providence, Rhode Island, in the finals of the Women's North and South Golf Championship match at Pinehurst, North Carolina.
MISS HELEN HICKS ÎN HOSPITAL
Hopes To Make World Tour
With Gene Sarazen
Mineola, Long Island, April 10. Miss Helen Hicks, fomer na. tional women's golf champion, and now a business-woman golf. er, has been operated upon for appendicitis, She is progress- ing well and should soon be out of hospital.
When she has completely re-. covered she expects to make a world-wide exhibition tour Gene Sarazen.
with
SUMMER GOLF
CLARKE IMPRESSES AT K.C.C. TRIALS
Powerful Service And
Deadly Overhead
MRS. HOSFORD IN LIMELIGHT
FIGHT SEEN PETERSEN & MCAVOY
BOOED
WELTER CONTEST MUCH MORE EXCITING
JACKIE BROWN'S VERY QUICK WIN
(By "Leighton")
London, April 24.
LAST night. I witnessed the tamest British heavy-weight championship fight I can re- member. Veterans at the ring-side of the Em- press Stadium, Earl's Court, assured me it was the mildest in history. For 15 rounds Jack Peter- sen, British and Empire heavy-weight champion, and Jock McAvoy, of Rochdale, embraced and capered like a pair of Apache dancers, but less vigorously. In fact, they did practically every- thing, but hit one another. It was only the welter-weight title fight which prevented the programme from being a complete flop.
It did
At the finish there was a prolonged burst of hooting. not signify disagreement with the referee's decision in awarding a points decision to Peterson but the irritation of 9,000 people who had paid £18,000 for the privilege of seeing nothing more exciting than an exhibition bout.
Yet the tameness of the affair is, in a measure, explicable. In the opening rounds at least Petersen, nearly a stone heavier, four inches taller and seven inches longer in reach, tried to in- ject some fire into the contest, but McAvoy was as elusive as a phantom.
It was only later that I learn-:
ed the reason. McAvoy's right|
concern for many weeks, was stil tender. Although it is the
hand, which had caused him "HAT TRICK”
FOR PEARCE IN FINAL GAME
weapon with which he has won all his knock-out victories, he Iwas obliged to nurse
it con- tinually. It was not until the beginning of the eighth round that Mr. Dave Lumianski, McAvoy's manager, whispered to him. "Take a chance with the right."
Bones Jarred
McAvoy waited for an opening. before It came in the ninth round. He'
Due to the fact that the various partnerships decided on
CLUB
OVERWHELM EAST LANCS.
BELATED RECOVERY OF FORM
(By "ROVER”) For their concluding fixture
the start of the series of matches stabbed the right to Petersen's the Club displayed irresistible were rigidly adhered to through-head. The impact severely jarred form and by a fine exhibition of out the afternoon, the Kowloon the bones of his hand. and from fast, penetrative football they accounted for the East Lanes. Cricket Club's
Tennis that point it was of little use. Lawn League Trials yesterday could It was his consciousness of the in rather easy fashion, regis- of his right hand,tering a decisive win at the hardly be called 2 suc- weakness
inferiority in Valley yesterday by 4 goals to CESS from
the Selectors' point coupled with his of view. It would have size, which prompted McAvoy to 1.
aim less at winning than at The absence of several of their been far more satisfactory had
not have. the players been reshuffled after spoiling Petersen's chance of scor- regular players did
much effect on the team, the re- each set and so given the Selec-ing a knock-out.
Usually colourful and dynamic, serve men all contributing hand- tors more idea of the merits of
The put a tight rein on himself and somely to the fine display, in- the respective candidates.
gave a display of defensive duck-deed, Hynes, Millington: and Lam The display given by G. Clarke, ing and weaving which was bril-mert had such a large share in ja newcomer to the KC.C-he ar-liant but scarcely exciting. The following are the results rived in the Colony from Home
AT KOWLOON
FIRST ROUND
RESULTS
J. D. Thompson
was
the Club's victory that they will Petersen Baffled
have to be considered for regular Petersen
baffled. Time inclusion in the side next season! son both the Volunteers and the the Club juniors in one afternoon. E. R. T. Holmes, if available, of the Kowloon Golf Club Summerjast March-was the outstanding |
feature
Pearce assumed the leadership of the afternoon. Pos- after time, he shot a glove t Orientals madè numerous changes including five goals in succession. would be likely to prove the most Cap Competition first round.
I may stand corrected, but this is successful leader. A genial
powerful service McAvoy's dancing bullet-head only of the attack and showed surpris beat W. Stokeressing a very during their practice game
tactics, H+ (and deadly overhead shots, he to miss by a wide margin. He ingly resourceful Caroline Hill yesterday morning probably the highest number of sportsman, he regards cricket as.15 and 4
but he is also a C. P. Murphy best A. Anderson Looks a certainty for the "A" landed a few telling blows, but played excellently throughout which was won by the former by goals secured in one game by any happy game.
that in-5 and 4. jone player in the three divisions shrewd tactician, with
bis marksmanship Of tall stature, he has McAvoy appeared shaken by noneland of Australian ex-
noticeable feature since the inception of the League! valuable asset
of the game, a long reach, and, with a little of them until the final round. perience.
Then, obviously in a last-minute for, besides repeated shots that T. D. Paton beat F. C. Barry one more practice, should be invalu Alleviated Bitterness
jable at the net. His ground attempt to score a knock-out, he Harmsworth did well to diapose On the recent tour of the E. 0. Murphy beat R. K. Collings strokes are not as steady as they rushed in at Petersen with more of, he had the distinction of eb
9 runs 10 4.
batting Possessing a stronger side and with more experienced Volun- players in the team the
Spencer's
's Big Total
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One of the deadliest
sharp
the
team
ed a good relief pitcher in A. P.
¡team.
W. A. Stewart beat E. F. Barnes 4 and 2.
up.
<f the season.
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FRENCH TENNIS
When he stumbled
Petersen
to his feet
Was
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teers were much the better team, shooters in the premier division Marylebone team through Aus. 2 and 1.
A. Eastman beat W. Orr 3 and 1.might be, but there is no doubt or less open guard, and running taining a hat-trick.
champion's right but the Orientals did well to keep and a player whose artistry often alia he did much to alleviate the C. G. Anderson beat T. Henderson that he is likely to be the "find" fall on to the
Rodger Again Brilliant the score so close-in fact they equals that of Lee Wai-tong, bitterness left by the bodyline 5 and 4.
hand, dropped like a shot rabbit. Rodger was his usual self and He was evidently dazed. but had pulled off several good saves and his side D. C. Wilson beat E. Christensen gave four away in the first in-!
Spencer, the Navy centre-for In addition, he handled
enough command of himself to with Syd Strange and Nicholls - nings before
himself.3 and 1. could
ward added another three goals capably, playing well settle down.
Open Foursomes
take a count of eight on his knee improving on their good form of captain...
The following are the results of The Volunteers have unearth-hat-trick" to his bag, making Australia would welcome him as
his grand total 46 goals (29 in
"Failing Holmes, England, ap-the semi-final of the Open Four-
leader of personality. In that ex- A. T. Braley and A. Eastman | tremity, it would pay to take the beat W. A. Stewart and Geo. Milne revolutionary course of abandon-4 and 2, ing the amateur fetish, and ap J. D. Thomson and D. C. Wilson pointing an experienced campaign-beat T. D. Paton and W. C. Simp-
such as Sutcliffe, a professon 4 and 2 sional, to lead the team. That
Pereira, the Recreio fast bowler, the Second Division and seven in parently, will lack a colourfulj somes of the Kowloos Golf Club.
who pitched a good game for two relieved innings Bowen, who
him, was also good, his left-hand-
ed twirling being very
discon-
the First Division).
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E. Strange Back Again
The return of Ernie Strange to
er,
2
certing to the opposing batsmen. the Club attack on Saturday
the Navy provided
in
HOCKEY MEETING
CHAMPIONSHIP
Fred Perry & Austin To Compete
attacked aggressively. but McAvoy weathered the round
by stalling and clinging.
It was the single spot of drama
Athletic
FIRST DIVISION
Goals PWLD FAPts
in the fight, but by this time the 5. China "A"..26 19 6 2 79 31 40 26 149 46 26 37 spectators were too bored to care Fusiliers
..26 14 37 68 38 25
26 13 4
F. J. Perry and E. W. Austin very much whether the contest Police D. Leonard, who has consider-against
French will play in the
Lawn ended with a knock-out or in an 6. China “B”
Navy able experience in local baseball, change, and his presence among Marylebone would do this at pre-
Tennis Championships this month, exchange of brotherly embraces. Club
Petersen certainly deserved the Rides was the outstanding player on the forwards seemed to lend an sent is unthinkable though it may
They rarely appear in the same
decision, but he did not win with East Lancs. view. He was very safe at short entirely new spirit to their move-
tournament. come in time.
match much honour. The best that can Recreio Their last competitive stop and his home rm was a fit ments.
The Mamak Hockey Tourna- It is indeed a pity that
The World Champions end to a good morning's he has that roving failing as
ment Committee are holding was in the Hard Court Champion- be said of him is that he used a St. Joseph's
lett hand extremely Kowloon Australis is in JE enviable
Bournemouth last stabbing | inside-forward, otherwise he
well. position. Having vanquished Special meeting this afternoon to ship fimal at might easily secure an Interport South Africa, she is the
cham decide the date of the match be-month Perry won in straight sets. "cap."
Champions (Radio pion cricket country, of the world.tween the All her season's players are avail-Sports Club) and the Rest; also
ARGENTINE' DAVIS CUP able, apart from the cloud over the composition of the Mamak
TEAM WIN Harold Wing-Lee behind the The absence of F. Fowler, the Fleetwood-Smith, because of his Tournament team to meet Macao
their annual match. has right-winger, plate. while Henry de Sa, who re- Club's
been mysterious finger injury. A Sne
Athens, To-day. In the Davis Heved Abbas in the last few in-keenly felt during the last four or new opening. pair in Brown and former encounter will probably nings, was also promising. five matches and there is no doubt, Fingleton, has been discovered. take place on Thursday, and the Cup, Argentine beat Greece by cheered him to the rafters.
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(Continued on Page 6). match against Macao on Sunday." Imatches to 1-Beater.
ting
work.
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Poor Out-Fielders Others in the team who were prominent were A. A. Abbas ati
first base, Hussain at third, and
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Club's Best Forward
The
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26 12
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26 7 14
41 78
E.A. (Lyemun) 2
I R.A. (S'ters) -.26
3 17 108 5 Referee's Rebuke
Tatais...362 147 147 68 703, 703 262 If the spectators had beard the The only outstanding game in the words the referee spoke to the First Division of the Hong Kong' two men when he halted them in Football League is that between the middle of the ring in the Lyeman (EA) and St. Joseph's. As ninth round, they would have the latter are unable to field a repre- sentative side on week days this game will probably take place next Saturday.
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