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Sports News

THE ORIGIN AND SCOTTISH SOCCER

HISTORY OF THE

M.C.C.

PREFACE.

[BY R. ABBIT.].

In these days, when the M.0.0. has become the role authority upon the game of cricket throughout the British Empire, and nitywhero else where the game is played, not ccluding Ireland, it may not ho bait of place to collect together a few notes upon its beginnings, especi- ally as at the moment the Club, or its Selectors, are engaged in the momontuous work of punching fo:th an English team to recover the Ashes, And in so doing it is impossible to avoid a brief roler- sire to the earliest days of the game. No history of cricket is propond.

Mr. Altham has done

and

HEARTS BEATEN BY HAMILTON

(THROUGH BRUȚER'S AORNOY.]

LONDON, Aug. 25. Matches played in the Scottish League on Wednesday resulted as follows: —

Aberdeen 7, Kilmarnock 1. Airdrie 1, Cowdenbeath 2. Ayr, East Stirling 2. Celtic 1, Partick 3. Dundee 0, Motherwell 3. Falkirk 1, St. Johnstone 1. Hamilton 3, Hearte 2.

AQUATICS.

MILITARY AND OPEN CHAM- PIONSHIPS NEXT MONTH.

:

(BY SALADIN.)

An interesting series of aquatic sports has been fixed to be held in the Victoria Recreation Club cam her next month.

The Army will

be staging their annual competi tions, while the Police and Prison Dept. will follow suit. The V.R.C are organising the various cham pionships of the Colony for the end of September.

that very well a for years ago, I HEAVY BOOKINGʻAT Y.R.C. is not alleged that these notes are the fruit of original and laborious research, though a great many books have been coneulted. Their sole object is to put up, collected into a concise form of narrative, a outline of the formation and de- velopment of the Club, which may be read in a low minutes, and yet convey to the reader a knowledge of the facts, Ninety nine out of hundred cricketers at home, perhaps a smaller percentage hers, where so many useful men learn their cricket entirely within the confines of the Colony, have pretty vague idea of the early days of cricket. They know thers, used to be two stumps only. They have heard of Hambledon. But that is about as far as they go. And it is to sketch in the broad outline of this early period that these notes ars offered, and in their compila tion, I have to acknowledge the great assistance I have received fsom Mr. H. S, Altham's "History af Cricket," and "Lord's and the M.C.C." by Lord Harris and P. S. Ashley Cooper, both, sips! no longer with us.

Since these notes were drafted I have discovered that articles en- titled "The Romance of "Lord's" ar: being published in the "Crie keter." I have carefully avoided

using them and in any case the avowed objects of the notes is to afford information to readers of the Dully Press, who have no ready deceas to works of reference or to the Cricketer."

The series follow:— Aug. 31 and Sept. 1:-

20th Heavy Battery, R.A. Aqua-

tir Sports.

Sept. 13 (Tuesday):--

Garrison School Aquatic Sports. Sept. 14 and 15:-

Royal Artillery Aquatic Sports. Sept. 21 and 22:-

South China Aren Command'

Aquatic Sports

Sept. 24-

Hong Kong Police and Prison

Dept. Aquatic Sports.

Sept. 29 and 30:-

Open Championships of the

Colony,

tedium of rural life with 'field sports, taking particularly to this Thus when they returned to game. London at the Restoration they in troduced and developed the game of cricket. It may be so. For hundred and fifty years the Nobility and Gentry patronized the game, while their retainers played it also, and this simply developed into our present system of Gentlemen and The foundation of the Maryle-Players, or, if you will, amateurs bone Cricket Club to a student of and players. But it is a curious Cricket history is very much what thing that the game: the Coronation of Charlemagne is ed by Samuel Pepys.

This Days Before.

to the student of Mediaeval and

Modern History, though the Mary- lebone Club's career has been 'more straightforward

not mention.

Development,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1932.

LAWN TENNIS.

K.C.C. TOURNAMENT.

FIVE EVENTS TO BE COM. FLETED WITHIN A

FORTNIGHT.

(BY HALADIN.)

INTERPORT BOWLS. BRITAIN SAYS GOODBYE TO to. These two facts led him to the

TEAM LEAVING BY

HOME RACING

GIMCRACK STAKES,

TEAM

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Aug. 25.

follows:-

Young Lover

Light Sussex · Moti Begum

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EMPRESS OF ASIA..

MORSE THIS YEAR; A.

Famous Dot-and-Dash System Must Give Way to More Up-to- Date Methods,

moana of

conclusion that it should be posible. to record signals instantenúsly by opening and closing the circuit.

On the ship Morse prepared plans for a telegraph recording in strument and did the principles for his dot-and-đánh code. In 1838

The Hong Kong Lawn Bowls In- terport team will leave the Colony With the use of Morse, the on September 9 by the Empress of familiar: Morse det-and-dash, telebe demonstrated his telegraph be The Gimcrack Stakes resulted as Asia and will play the Interport |graphy by the teleprinter before fore the United States Pradent game againat "Shanghai between the end of this year, will pass from passed appropriating 30,000 dollars and his Cabinet, and a bill was September 12 and 18.

the services of the General Poat to be expended on a series of ex- The following is the Hong Kong Offics of Great Britain a system perimenta to test its practicability. side B. W. Bradbury (C.C.C.), which has served as a.

A line was opened for public business and its jumense value im- U. M. Omar (C.C.C), F. C. Brown

mediately became apparent, but (K.D.H.C.), R.

when Morse offered the telegraph to (K.B.G.C.), G

the Government for 100,000 dollars his offer was refused because of an (C.C.C.) and H.

uncertainty on the part of the (K.CO.).

Postmaster-General · that would equal expenditure.

Morse enlisted private capital and in 1844 a company

Seven ran, the winner won by two lengths, a head separating

The following are the results of the draw for the five events which comprise the programme of the tournament organized by the Kow- loan Cricket Club for members. Play commences to-morrow at: p.m. and continues on Sunday. It is hoped to conclude the tourna ment on Sunday week, the 4th proximo. My comments on the prospects will follow in to-morLight Sussex, 4/1 Moti Begum. `- row's issue,

The placements of the various players in the different events fol low:-

MEN'S SENIOR BINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP.

Top Hali,

1. 8. A. Gray, bye.

2. E. C. Finchor, bye.

3. D. S. Greon, bye. 4. R. B. Hambly

Fincher.

Boltom Hall.

v. E. F.

1 A. E. P. Guest . W. C. Hung. 2. G. C. Burnett u. F. Kengel-

hacker. 3. W. Hyde, hyo.

4. E. Zimmern, byc.

MEN'S JUNIOR SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP.

Top Hal.

1. E. R. Price v. W. Old. 2. H. Lubeseder. ». P. Q. Dunne. 3. H. O. Huber v. C. 'Kongel.

baker.

4. FE. Skinner v. N. A. E.

Mackay.

Bottom Half..

1. F. S. W. Smith . R. Ohl. 2. R. S. Capell . L. Jack. 3. W. M. Gittins . A. Phillip

pens.

4. G. A. White . J. 8. Smith. LADIES' SINGLES CHAMPION. SHIP.

Top Half.

1. Miss M. Griffiths, bye... 2. Miss S. Dalziel, być. 3. Mrs. W. Old, bye.. 4.-Mrs. R.. White, bye.

Bottom Hall,

1. Miss O. Dalziele, Mrs. Me..

Caw. Pret

2. Mrs. G. A. Blanford, bye. 3. Mrs. R. B. Hambly, bye. 4. Mrs. H. M. McTavish, bye.

MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES

KAW

Top Half.

D, S. Groen (—15) bye. S. A. Gray (-15) v. N. A. E

Mackay 3/6),

P. O. Dunne (3/0) v. E. F.

Fincher (18.3).

A. E. P. Guest (−30) v. E. Zim-

mern (-15).

Bottom Half,

E. R. Price (scr.) v. F. Kenge!.

backer (-3/8).

G. C. Burnett (-3/6) v. W. M.

Gitting (3/6).

E. C. Fincher (40) v. G. A.

White (ser.).

W. C. Hung (-15.3) bye.

MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES

Top Half.

C. Kengelbacker (-3/6) bye.

A. H. Dingen (--13) ». F. Good-

win (+16),

Cricket had come to stay. And and ultimately from London it spread first over triumphant than that of the Holy the Weald, and then further afield Roman Empire, Eat ono cannot during the first half of the eigh abruptly start with an arbitrarily teenth century. In 1799 Gloucester fixed date. Vizere fortes ante were playing. Berkshire, Bucking- Agamemnona and there were

there were many hamshire and Hertfordshire follow- generations of stalwart cricketers ed suit about ten years later and (20).

before Thomes Lord opened his about the middle of the century first ground.

Kent and Surrey disputed the palm. Many theories of the origin of A Low years before, in 1744, was published the first extant code of cricket have been advanced, and of rules of the game as it was then the dais thereof. I do not propose | played on the "Artillary" ground to enquire into these, eave to sugrelica, and in particular one long in London, But certain literary gest that the instinct of hitting Latin: poem, sbor pretty clearly ball with a stick in about as in-that the rules of 1744 were but a grained in the male human animal codification of the conditions which as that of eating or drinking. had existed most generally for the Thence the forms of hitting, de past fifty years. waloped at their own sweet will The first definite date of which

cognizance can fairly be taken is,

The Pre-eminence.

I think, 1054 in which year seven.It will probably come as a great men of Eltham in Kent were fined thock to many of my readers when two shillings apiece for playing they learn that Kent were mastera cricket upon the Lord's Day! Ihat the game before Hampshire, and 1676 HM. Navy are recorded as that the Artillery ground in London having played at "Krickett-near was famous or ever one heard toll Aleppol It is tolerably clear it was Brond Halfpenny or Windmill In the a form of the single winket, game Downs. But so it was, and that cricket was on the inhalt, Kent, under the patronage of crease during the second half of the Duke of Dorset and Sir Horatio the seventeenth century. An in Mano, led the fold, but Surrey, genious pepty has been advanced Angin the Boat Tankervilly were at there isfed a rough country eettreading on their heels. After Willie, rudiments of the them came Hampshire, but so fax.

that during the Comins I own dicover the full develop

hat was loft, of the ment of Sussex and Nottingham- inded gentry retired whire did Sabt its posithe And reheved: the earlier part of the nineteenth cen

their estates":

tury may

C. J. Tacchi (−15) v. W. Old:

(scr.).

R. Ohi (-3/6) » H. O, Huber

Bottom

tom Halt,

F. S. W. Smith (ser.)

Lubeseder (-3/6).

H.

A. Phillippens (scr.) v. J. 8.

Smith (-15).

F. E, Lawrence (scr.). F. E Skinner (~15).

B. S. Capell (-1) v. K. Hasse

{+8/8),

MEN'S HANDICAP DOUBLES.

Top Half,

F. E. Skinner and A. Phillip- pens (+3/6). C. J. Tacchi And W. W. Hirst (sur.),

G. A. White and R. 8. Capell {ser.) · vidF. E. W. Smith ad W. A. Stewart (+3/8); vrl

W. C. Hung and E. Zimmern (5.3). A. H. Dinten and R. Buchanan (ser.).

..C.. Kengelbacker and M Ralauson (+18) F. Kengelbacker and H. Lubeseder (~3/8).

.....

Bottom Half,

A. E. Collins and ft. B. Hambly: (-15) t. N. A. E. Mackay and A. E., P. Guest' (—15,3), ̈

E. F and E. C. Fincher (-40)

second and third.

Betting: 100/8 Young Lover, 7/9

U.S. BASEBALL

WEDNESDAY'S GAMES

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.}

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ending telegraph messages for Nichol nearly 100 years.

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out the world has grown from a degligible figure to more than 8,300,000,

PICKED IT UP.

RICH WOMAN AND 1-1/2D.

STAMP.

London, July -For fraudu NEW YORK, Aug. 24.

lently using a lid, stomp which ALTHOUGH Foxx, and Dykes had been previously used, Mrs. hit homé rans for the Athla- Gwendoline Smith, of St. Croix, ties to-day, they went down to Englishcombe Lane, Bath (Somer Chicago in an eleven-innings game, set), was fined £28 and £7 7s, costs none of the hits producing addi- at Watford. tional runs. Lovey's home run for Chicago turned the decision.

The Yankees took advantage of the Philadelphian slip to increase their lead to 30 games, Lazzeri hitting for the circuit against Cleveland who were badly outhit.

In the course

of her evidence Mrs. Smith said that her first hus- band left her £10,000, and that her income now was about £700 a year, Mr. C. Frazer, for the Post Office, aid that on Mar. 17, at 5 o'clock, A woman whom they alleged to be

In the National League, the Cubs | Mrs. Smith, went into Rickmans increased their lead to four and a worth (Herts) Post Office and gave. half games, trouncing Brooklyn the clerk a letter, with a stamp on 7-4, while Cincinnati shared ait, saying: "I picked this up." double-header with Boston, for whom Berger scored a home run. Other home runs were obtained by Vaughan (Pittsburgh), Don Hurst (Philadelphia), Dean (Cardinals),

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b. H. O. Huber and K. Haase: (+3/0). "RADA

5. A. Gray and G. C., Burnett (-30). F. O. Dunne and D. S. Green (-16.3).

MIXED DOUBLES HANDICAP..

-Top “Half

Mr. and Mrs, H. B. Hambly

(~15) bye.

Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Way (−3/6),

ECFincher and Miss O. Datiel (303)

N. 4 El Mackoy and Mia B

Dalziel 15). G. A White End Mian M. Griffiths' (—15,3), A. Phillippens and Miss M. Woolley (scr.) v. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Omith (+5/4).

Bottom Half

Mr. and Mrs. F. Goodwin (+18) A. E. P. Guest and Mrs. McCaw (0.3).

D. 8. Green and Mrs, White 7 (-10) 6. Capell and

-Miss Käcker (sér.); kl

Man Mr W. Old (scr.) v. C.

03 WM. (Gittins and OJALIMU,Tacchi and Mr Blanford

Jack (sort) Badger 18. Smith and T. Jack (3/6)

(Continued on next Column)..

(2/0),

EF Fincher and Mrs. Me

Tavish (-30,a) bye

When she left the clerk saw that the letter hore a stamping impres- sion. It was addressed to a firm of commission agents in Rickmans. worth.

I

ToVenue

was or

It provided the first practicable and efficient monni of telegraphy, Although a

valuable "advance hind The teleprinter mothod of tele- graphy represents a vast departure been made

de more than years

from More A man operating the earlier with the publication in the keyboard of a typewriter in effect Scots Magazine of a letter from an types a message at the other end of anonymous writer styling himself the line. The depression of the keys causes a combination of in- C.M.

pulses which operate magneth at His letter advised the use of in. (the other end. These select the lot. sulated wire for each letter of theter to be depressed and automati-

cally operate them

The installation of these instru alphabet. At the receiving end of the wire a light ball was to be sus-ments on baly lines has enabled pended above a piece of paper with considerable saving to be effected. an alphabetical letter. As a charge but the Morse code will survive for was sent along the wire the bail soms time yet on lines on which would attract the paper beneath it, trafic is not' hetvy, and by observing the movements of the pieces of paper words could be spelled out.

|ganised to erect a telegraph line between New York, Baltimore, and Washington,

He further suggested that bells! might be suspended over the papers which could be struck in turn by a ball as a charge was sent along the desired wire. The idea was carried out in Geneva in 1774.

A system of visual telegraphy was next proposed. It provided for the interruption of electric circuite, causing an electric spark to appear at the point of disconnection on each wire. An instrument was pre- pared in which each lotter was re- presonted by spaces cut out of par- allel strips of tin foil. Upon the !message of electric current the spark appeared at each point of disconnection directly behind the cuts in the tin foil; thus rendering the whole letter visible. Seventy two wires were necessary to connect the receiving and sending stations.

The bookmaker told the Post Office that it was from Mr. Smith, End that it contained bets on horses which ran in races on Mar. 17. Three of these won, in the two o'clock, the two-thirty, and the three o'clock races, at considerable || Morse conceived his idea as a

odds, and resulted in a profit to result of a conversation on the her of £99 153

Mrs. Smith said that she forgot all about the letter until after she had been visiting friends in Rick mansworth, and gave the letter in over the counter between 3.45 and 4, so as to get the time stamped on immediately.

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packet ship Sully when he was returning from Europe to America in 1832. A recent publication by Faraday on magneto electric indue tion was discussed, and the fact that a charge of electricity could be almost instantaneously *passed along a length of wire was referred

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