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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 20, 1939.

NEW “WISDEN'S" ARRIVES

Former Hong Kong Cricketers At Lord's

Current issue of "Wisden's" just to hand re- veals the names of several service cricketers who appeared in representative matches at Lord's and elsewhere.

Many of these names are familar to local cric keters as, in many cases, the players themselves have only recently left the Colony or have direct connections with it.

BOXING

Harvey Was Worried

(By B. BENNISON)

Among those in the latter cate- gory is Lieut. J. C. Manners, whos went in first for Royal Navy in

their match with Army at Lords BOXING

Jon July 22, 23.

who participated in the local tennis

C. C. GARTHWAITE

A son of Capt. Errol Manners, SPIDER KELLY championships with Teddy Fincher, BEATEN ON POINTS

and a brother of Liout. J. E. Man:] ners, of H.M.S. Birmingham, who played here fairly regularly during

Start To English Lawn Tennis Season

(By F. R. BURROW)

London, April 2

us.

It may well be hoped that the open- ing days of the season of tennis out of doors were no augury of what the season of 1939 has in store for With everybody eager to get to work -or should it be play?-in the open air again, and Press photographers 'in attendance to snap the first pictures of young competitors at the Herga tournament, which opens the season, and the winds the rains descended blow, and the first day of the season was as blank as the score of the Din- gley Dellers in the match against Muggleton. The second day was not much better, but the third began to make amends, and the task of com- pressing six days' play into four was entered on with a zest, the reward for which will be known by the time theso lines appear,

the game

It was particularly unlucky for the Herga Club that such an unfortunato start befell their tournament, for many of the best players at present London, April 7. Larry Gains did not spring his

Spider Kelly, British and Empire in the country were engaged, and the the season just concluded, Manners Feather-weight Champion, was surpris entry was large as well as good. Par- of promised surprise at Harringay re-is described as an extremely prom-ingly beaten on points over ten rounds ticular interest attached to the first

Wimbledon in 1937 |ising cricketer who almost ranks as by Len Beynon, Welsh title-holder, at appearance since she won the cham- Dorothy Swansea last night. Beynon, boxing plonship at

then Miss cently. He was beaten at the end first-class.

magnificently throughout, deserved his Mrs. D. Little,

Round. Her intention, if she finds As a matter of interest, there is victory, and the referee, Mr. C. B.

has not knocked all her of the 13th round by Len Harvey another Manners on the China Sta-Thomas, had no hesitation in awarding that more than a year's absence from to return to it in He is serving him the decision.

Early on the Welshman was aggres- game out of her, for the Empire heavy-weight cham-tion at the moment.

in H.M.S. Cardiff but does not play sive with clever rights to the head, and search of new honours, is encourag- cricket at all.

Kelly was obviously puzzled. Beynon ing to any hopes we may have of be in the ing able to regain the Wightman Cup: pionship.

Another member of the Royal scored with well-placed lefts

able to undertake the voyage to Ameri- He fought to Navy team in the above-mentioned sixth session, in which he fought with for even if she should find herself un- Gallant Gains!

Lieut. D. E. Holland-great confidence.

In the last two rounds Kelly made a ca in that endeavour, the very fact his last gasp, but that was not match, was enough. His legs would not carry Martin, one of the most brilliant belated effort to recover some of the that she is playing again can hardly him to the end of the journey, and wicket-keepers ever to have appear-lost ground, setting the pace and fight- fail to prove an incentive to the youn- One fine right, followed by ger players who may have a chance of given to ed here. Holland-Martin made 13jing hard.

an equally good left, steadied Beynon, distinguishing themselves

Not many home- both his eyes were damaged

not out and 5 and took one catch in who, however, countered the attack with them this year.

mado champions are to be seen on our though, happily, not seriously.

the course of the match whilst con- fast work. The closing round

It is well that the ceding only 8 byes.

spectacular, with both men going all courts nowadays: out, but it was then clear that only a memory of them should not be allowed knockout could rob Beynon of success, to fade too soon.

as

It was not a rousing fight matter of fact, the gallery made no bones that it left them cold: To the Average onlooker there was a weari-

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some sameness about it. Harvey was R. G. W. Melsome, of the Northants NEW much disposed to speculation in earlier rounds, but as soon as he found Regiment, a former local Army that Gains had all the answers to his player. Melsome was

There with the Shaforce, was a brilliant attack, he favoured safety first. was not a single firework exploded, and bowler with the new ball and there were moments when there was an attempt to laugh, and ridicule Harvey useful bat. His bowling record for Few cham-the Army-Navy match was 4 for 72 and Gains out of court. pionships have evoked so much derisive in 26 overs. hand-clapping.

Army won by 8 wickets.

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AT OLYMPIA

I have paid several visits to Olympia during the fortnight's professional tournament which ends next Tuesday, I wanted particularly to see how the dealt with passing of the years had those great players of the twenties. Tilden and Cochet. It is eighteen years the since Tilden won his first champion- the ship at Wimbledon, and nine since he

won his last, just before he went over

to to the ranks of the professionals; and if ever there was a testimony to the Tilden, now in value of "keeping fit."

The weaker clubs among first-class counties welcome Also at Lord's early in July wastew scheme whereby, subject It was as though everybody came to see Harvey play the part of execution-the Royal Artillery-Royal Engineers certain conditions, a cricketer may

The fact is that until the legs of] Gains gave out or, more correctly, his match. In this we were represent- seconds decided that discretion is the ed by Lieut. Clive Garthwaite who go straight from one county to an-his forty-seventh year, certainly sup- better part of valour-Harvey was obwent in sixth wicket down and was other. viously worried, even to the extent of bowled for a “duck." -wondering whether he would be beaten and have his plans to fight John Henry Lewis for the world's cruiser title -blown sky high.

Those local cricketers who saw

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plies it. He can still produce that cannon-ball service which was always Mr. W. C. Brown, hon. secretary such a terror to his adversaries, his pace about the court does not appear He opened the bowling, however, of Northamptonshire, C.C.C. said: materially to have lessened, and years and took one wicket for 50 runs in "The rule will be of great use to have only added strength to his always 17 overs. Not very successful! us in the future. Previously, when superb strategy.

considered qualifying young The maximum of effect

·THE LEGS MORE THAN THE EYE

A. V. Avery play against Kowloon players, we had to turn them down minimum of effort is still almost his Gains in the matter of defence was Cricket Club for the Islington Co-because it meant paying them for monopoly. Cochet has lost a good deal. and seems to tire terise his game, a whole year without getting any- -wonderful, also in his shape, and I give my word that if ever a man went into rinthians will be interested in his

Gains, first-class record for Essex for thing for it. The only qualifying much more rapidly than he did in the -the ring to do or die it was

player who may be affected by the days when five-sets matches were his Harvey began in such a way, full of whom he usually went in No. 3.

It was as follows:- aggression, that all the odds were on

new registration scheme this year delight, and he was known as the best his winning by a knock-out, but Gains not only refused to be rattled, but built Inns Not Outs Runs H.S. Avge. is an 18-year-old youngster named player of a fifth set in the world.

831 138 27.70. Broderick, from Bacupa left-hand the others, Nusslein is far the most im pressive; if there is a certain stolidity up a defence that only a master may

Avery, soon after the season bowler. During the season we may about his game it is by no means purely build. I do not suggest that Harvey saw the red light, but having found started, immediately after his re-consider putting his name forward" defensive, though, since he prefers to Mr. Maurice Turnbull, Glamor- wage his war from the base-line, it has At the time of that Gains was as near as made no

that appearance. matter to the Gains he had met five turn from Hong Kong, fractured a years before, he set out to play a game finger and was out of action for six gan, captain and secretary, said: writing he and Tilden are the only two of the eight competitors and it seems of poker rather than fight with all at weeks. Later in the Summer he re- "It is too early for me to say any out -his command.

turned to the side and batted ex-thing. Obviously the new rule will to remain undefeated,

quite likely that the match between be of assistance to us.'

them, carefully arranged for the last tremely well.

contest. of the tournament on Tuesday evening next, will decide which of them secures the first prize of £850.

Particularly of interest to English players has been the good form shown to the All by Maskell, professional

·England Club... It might have been thought he would have been rather overweighted by the galaxy of talent assembled at Olympia; but his victory the meeting, his subsequent defeat of Dan Maskel, Britain's only repre- over Kozeluh in the opening match of sentative in the tournament, which Palmieri, his capture of a se from "It was not a spectacular fight by any at Olympia, London, between Hans ended last night, suffered his fifth Tilden, and his coming within a sir yie

such distinguished company, manner of means. Except to the sta- Nusslein (Germany) and W. T. Til- singles defeat when Robert Ramil-point of defeating Cochet demonstrate

Kell finished sixth in the honours success of this modest and unassumi dent of boxing, it was boring. A pat den (U.S.A.), which the former lon France, beat him 6-1, 7-3. Mas that he is well worthy of a place in on the back for both, nevertheless; they

won 6-2, 6-4.

player is very pleasant. Tilden apparently thought that Table, to take a prize of $70.

Thereafter both of them were more .cautious than venturesome, and the crowd-not as big as it might have been advertised displeasure after popu- lar fashion,

I have no doubt that if the affair had -gone the distance Harvey would have won, but I'am bound to say that when Gains's seconds gave up he did not ap; His injured -pear to be in extremis. eye was not beyond mending there and then. It must have been that Gains

confessed to his henchmen that his legs would carry him no farther.

are truly remarkably old men-old; mean, in length of service.

TENNIS

TILDEN AGAIN!

Play was interrupted several times in the match in the $1500 in- ternational professional tournament

the crowd treated him unfairly by applauding when he was footfault ed, and twice he threw down his racket as if in disgust.

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The umpire appealed to spectators, saying that Tilden was playing with a severe injury to his hand,