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SPORTS GOSSIP FROM

ALL QUARTERS

Mailey Ranks Jardine As World's Best Captain

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bury, and she used to practise at the nets with them when her father, Col. R. 8. Maclaghan, was Bursar there.

London, Jan. 23. Since he gave up bowling those googlies which struck terror in the hearts of many famous batsmen, Arthur Malley, the former Austra- Again, her uncle, P. M. G. Mac- Ilan Test player, has been follow-lagian, was a Cambridge Blue, ing international cricket from the finishing third in the quarter-mile

Press Box.

Malley witnessed all those mat-. ches in Australia which began the fast leg-theory controversy. He has seen all the cricketers worth seeing in recent years.

Now he has picked his world's best team-with D. R. Jardine as eaptain and Larwood as the No. 1 fast. bowler.

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Four Englishmen This side, world-beaters, in Maf- ley's opinion, includes four English men, six Australians and a West Indian. It is:

at the 1885 Varsity sports,

Secretary of the Minley Manor Cricket Club, and formerly captain of the Royal School at Bath, Miss Magjaglan was included in the England team as a slow bowler. She is a squash rackets and lawn tennis player. and occasionally en- tera tournaments when not busy with cricket.

Warwickshire?

When Warwickshire meet Wem- bley Lions in an English Ice Hockey League game at Wembley soon. they will have two Queens and one Streatham player in the team.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1935.

LOCAL HOCKEY PERRY'S LOSS OF FORM

Teams For To-day

The following have been select- ed to represent the Hong Kong.

in their Hockey Club Seniors Trendy game" against. the Radio Sports Club at King's Park at 5. p.m. to-day-

C. L Gregory: J. Rodger (Capt.) and E. V. Reed; J. E. Potter, W. A Reed and G. Sommer;" H Owen-Hughes. G. E. R. Divett, A, T, Lay, J. L. Tetley and N. A. E. Mackay.

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Club de Recrelo The Club de Recreio are meet-

lin

Marina

ing the Hong Kong Singapore Brigade Royal Artillery friendly match on the ground to-day at 5 p.m. and will be represented by the following team:

Crawford Superb In

Australian Final

Nothing han caused more comment in iawn tennis e'rcles · than the decline of Fred Perry in Australla, where his defeat by Crawford in the final of the Australian singles champion- ship was his eighth reverse, during the tour. Perry's loss of form is simply explained. He has been under the strák of competitive tennis, winter and summer, place" early in 1930, in four of five continents.

Here is the record:

1930. Hard court and French championship; Wimbledon; US. championships, followed by a long winter tour of the Argentine, Brazil, Chite and Uruguay.

1934-Long Davis Cup.campaign ending in the challenge round; H. M. Britto; A. A. dos Remedios hard court and French champion- and Dr. A. M. Rodrigues: J. Gon-ships; Wimbledon; America again;

P. M. salves, E. L Chosano and

winter tours in Scandinavia, Ger- Nolasco da Silva: G. Guterres, N.

many and the West Indies.. Beltrao, A. V. Gosano. A. M.

1932-Davis Cup again-the year Xavier and B. Gosano.

We crashed to the Germans in Bex- in; hard court and French cham- plonships; America for the third time; home for a fortnight and then off to South Africa for the winter.

FRIENDLY GAME

RADIO BEATEN

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rankings for 1935 are made the status of the brillant player from "down under" will have to be con- sidered.

Crawford never looked better. His service had plenty of speed and pace, his ground strokes were hit with a crispness which was lacking in his play last year, and they carried both burning speed and deadly direction, often flick- ing the tape As the Australian passed Perry, who stormed the net 1 a gallant bat futile attempt to tum the tide of the contest.

Ferry on the Defensive Crawford's overhead play was also of high order and he had his opponent constantly

on the

de-

D. R. Jardine (English) (capt.),

through the fensive by converting Perry's lobs D. G. Bradman (Australia), W. H. Apparently, the Midlands side

1933. Right In a friendly hockey match

into smashes which made the En- Ponsford (Australia), Hammond cannot get together all their play-between the Indian Police and the Davis Cup competitions. (we wan

trophy); hard court andglishmen scramble in order to re- (England), S. J. McCabe (Austra- ers owing to injuries of business Radio (Indian Section) the Police the

championships; Wimbie-turn them at all. And at such la), Leyland (England), Larwood ties. So, very accommodatingly, J.

ave clear French were triumphant by

don; fourth American visit-and | times as Crawford left the baseline (England), Constantine (West In-Dick and O Ross (Queens) and F.

goals.

an aggressive forecourt dles), W. J. O'Reilly (Australia), L de Marwitz (Streatham) will turn

full his first taajor title; new ground to take The Radio were not at O'B. Fleetwood-Smith (Australia) cut for them,

strength, many of their regular in a long tour in Australia and New position he was in complete charge.

Won Australian cham- and W. A. Oldfield (Austrella).

players failed to show up.

From the start the Police attack-pionship. ed and it was not long before they found the Radio's net. The score at half time was 3 in favour of the Police. Two more goals were scor-

How Soccer Clubs Began With Jardine's "cholce" "as cap-

There are some magic names tain few will disagree. I have no

among the sixty-four clubs who wish to enter into any discussion on will be setting out next Saturday "body-line" and the like: but one along

the way that leads to thing is very certain-in his mag-Wembley and the FA Cup Final nificent handling of England's tearn Blackburn Rovers, Preston Northed in the second. in Australia, Jardine showed him-

Aston Villa, Arsenal, "the End,

The scorers were Bhuta Singh, self to be one of the greatest tacti-Spurs the names trip. off the Chanan Singh, Man Singh, Nazir

tongue all of them. famous in singh and Karnall Singh.. "Soccer's" story,

clans of all time.

Why Fleetwood-Smith?

I would go a very long way with Malley in this world's team, but

Yet looking back to the begin- rings of some of these sides, it is

Fleetwood-Smith would stand little curious to note how insignificant LOCAL FOOTBALL

-chance were I' to be having a hand as an amateur selector.

Fleetwood-Smith looked an im- proving bowler at the end of the

Australians' tour. Yet I never saw in him anything extraordinary,

However, I happen to know that Malley stands firm in his bellef "that the left-hand googly specialist wit be one of the best bowlers ever: "Just wait." he once said. "Fleetwood-Smith will

surprise you all."

Grimmett and Verity That may be so, On recent form, however, there are Infinitely better bowlers than Fleetwood-Smith.

How about Grimmett? At the age of 41, he had a big hand sending England sliding to defeat. Or, if you want a left-hander, there is Verity of Yorkshire.

they were.

Some schoolboys kicked a ball about; they arranged a few fix-

tures--and that was the start of Race Week Matches

such a fine club as Wolverhamp→ ton Wanderers.

The Choirboys' Team Again, when Archdeacon Wil- berforce became president of a choirboys' club he could have had no idea that he was becoming the frat head of Southampton, of the Second Division..

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So it goes on. Bolton Wander- ers were first known as Christ. Church F.C., members of a Sunday. school paying a penny subscrip- tion-with an entrance fee of six- pence to buy a ball.

A curate formed the Barnsley club, and Aston Villa owe their origin to a Wesleyan chapel.

Luton's Record

No, Malley can't have Fleetwood- Smith Your world team must be

Coming to Stamford Bridge to able to make runs right down the meet, Chelsea in the Cup will be list. And this was Fleetwood-Luton Town, the oldest profession- Smith's record in England: 13 in- nings, 24 runs; 7 (not out) highest score: 3.42 average!

Against this Grimmett showed fine resolution in face of a crisis, and as for Verity. well, they say in Yorkshire that one day he'll fol-

al club in the South of England.

In 1890, Luton gave 5s a week to three local players. This' was something new to London.

But Laton went one better next season, paying the whole of their team hall a crown a week each, low Rhodes and go in first for Eng-with an extra sixpence for away

land,

games:

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Women's Cricket Record...

--As-for-Chelsea, they trace-their- Miss Myrtle Maclagian, the first origin back to the time when a few Englishwoman to score a century men met in the saloon bar of a in women's Test cricket, is a mem- London hostelry and one casually ber of an athletic family. || .. mentioned that. Stamford Bridge Her two brothers, now in the would be an ideal home for a Army, were cricketers at Halley- "Soccer," club.

FILM'S BIGGEST MONEY MAKERS

Zealand,

1934. French and hard court championships, Wimbledon (which he won); Davis Cup (retained); fifth "America" and the title again; present tour in Australia.

No wonder Perry is stale and as his team mate. G. P. Hughes, has sald, "fed up.".

CRAWFORD'S VICTORY

Final

Jack Crawford, defeated Fred Perry (the holder; in the final of the Australian lawn tennis cham pionships at Melbourne by 2-6, 6-4; 8-4, 6-4.

Only in the first. set, when he broke through Crawford's service twice to win rather handily by a score of 6-2, did Perry seriously threaten. Some of the gallery, not realising that Crawford is a notori- ously slow starter felt that when the opening set he Perry won would proceed to breeze right through Australia's ranking player for an easy victory.

Best Since Brookes and Wilding after Crawford had

However,

Superb Tennis In Melbourne worked himself into playing form he proceeded to give one of the finest exhibitions of tennis that has been seen in Australia since the days when Brookes and Wild- ing were at the top of their game. If the standard of the easy-going nonchalant Australian's play in this match can be taken as a cri- Playing superb

which terion of the form he will show in during the måde him the master of the situa-Europe and America tion at all times after the first set,coming months, more than a few on the Crawford gained ample revenge will risk, their shekels over, Perry for the latter's victory chances of the Davis Cup going R.A.M.C. v Lincoln Regt, Chat-over him in the same tourney last back to Australia.

ham Road Kick off 2.45 p.m. year. R.E Y. R.A.O.C., Sookunpoo

Owing to the congestion within the racecourse on Saturday next. due to the Annual Race Meeting the Committee have decided to transfer the following matches to other grounds.

Saturday, February 16, 1935:-- ~Division III.

gound. Kick off 4.15 p.m. The following postponed match has been re-arranged.

Saturday, February 16, 1936:

Division I. (Postponed on January 19) RE. v. University, Kowloon F.C.

ground. "Kick off 4.15 pm. The monthly meeting of "the Council will be held in the Associa- tion office, on Thursday, 14th inst at 5.30 p.m.

The Semi-finals for the Shields championship will be drawn..

INTER-HONG FOOTBALL

Taikoo Wins Annual Match

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tennis

The masterful fashion, in which Crawford polished off the sterling" English player served notice upon the tennis world that before any

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Huguette-The Vagabond King. -Norah Blaney (Soprano) - ...

8 pm-Local time and weather

report.

8.03 to 8.33 p.m.-

From the Studio

A Planoforte Recital by Luba

Shaftain.

"The annual inter-hong match between Wayfoong (Hong Kong & "Shanghai Bank), and Talkoo (Butterfield & Swire), was "play- ed on the Hong Kong Football Club ground yesterday at 5.00 9.30 p.m. and resulted in the triumph of the latter side by five goals to two after being 2-1 in arrears at

Janet Gaynor Heads to their producers are Richard the interval

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London, Jan. 23.

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money-maker, according

Hollywood accounting.

Barthelmess, Wallace Beery, Lon

The game was scrappy. but was Bebe keenly fought throughout, Chaney, Ronald Colman. Daniels, Dolores del Rio, Richard In the first half, Turner, play- Dix, Marie Dressler, Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Lillian Gish, Alling at right wing for the losers

1. Prelude

2. Sonata

Bach. Scarlati.

3. Le Coucon ...... Daquin. 4. Polka..... Rachmaninoff. 5. Etude .. ....... Liszt. Liszt. 6. Mephisto pm-Reuter Press Bulletins, London 1 pm stock and com- modity quotations. 8.33 to 10 p.m.. (Approx.)-A Relay of the Variety Concert ar- ranged by Mr. J. C. Grepham from the Sailors and Soldiers' Home (by courtesy of the Committee).

Jolson, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, gave his side the lead of two 10 to 11 p.m.-Dance Made. Will Rogers, Norma Talmadge and goals, but before the interval ar- 10.30 pm-Reuter Frese Bulletins, Mae West. Four stars Mary rived Williamson reduced the lead

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Rugby mid-day Pressnews. further London stock and com- modity quotations.

ners, with Hutchison and William-11pm-Close down. son adding to the score,

The Gold Rush," "The Kid," "The Ten Commandments. $500,000..!!"

Of the 73 pictures, 27 were high- dramatic, 2 romantic, 18 funny, and seven comedy-dramas. Twan-

Of all the world's film stars Pickford, Louglas Fairbanks, After the resumption of play. dashing or glamorous or funny, Katharine Hepburn, and Con Crowie scored two for the win- Janet Gaynor is

ONE stance, Bennett-have made apiece.

The Phrase "million dollars” Seven of her pictures have each earned more than £200,000. In so freely used in the film industry. five of them "Seventh Heaven" that one might supposy films that make £200,000 profit for the pro- the best remembered she was aucers to be as numerous as black- teamed with Charlos Farrell. Hollywood's explanation is that berries. Actually, according to a new statistical survey, there have. Miss Gaynor more than anybody been only 73 in Hollywood's hisIs gives the public what it wants.

Next comes Harold Lloyd, with tory. The lenders are Ave films that earned more than £200,000. Charlie Chaplin, the late dWarner Rudolph Valentino and Baxter-though Mr. Baxter Wa not the only star in bis successen · made three £200,000 pictures, and Kamund Lowe, has appeared in four. In only two of them, how- ever, was he starred, and in each case he had a sto

Der Victor

MoLaglen

MouseDollar

Other

Successes

with two pictures

ned, 2000,000 or more

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The Singing Fooi"-£1,000,

"The four Ho.semen of the Apocalypse," £900,000

Ben Hur£600,000, ***The Eåg Parada,

ty nine were adaptations of pop

· BERLIN RADIO

4 pm., DJA, DIN Announcement

(German-Engish)

German Folk Song

Programme Forecast (German-

English

Letter Box.

9.15 p.m., Music and

Events

Topical

9.45 pm., News in English on D3A lar plays or noveln, 13 came from and in Dutch on DJN*** literary classics, and the rest were originals or adapted from short p.m. Die lockende Flamme”

stories. More than half the 12-37

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Selections from the Operetta

11.15 pm, News a German on

DJA and DJN --- 11.30 pm, Kant A Radio

quence by Markus Timmler 12.18 am, News in English.

ti be exact were silent, by Eduard Kunnečke The Birth Analysing the further, one & Nation,Cavsende," The finds that as presented huge specta Covered Wagon, and The Jacles (including 11 musical, 10-wa Binger-500,600,

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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Note:-Figures in parentheses indicato number of letters in the words required,

Across

1.-Its ultimate destination some- times, depends an equine speed! (5)...

10.

6. Inspiring dread (5). 9.-Change for the bounder to

start back (1). Children eagerly await the order to do this on Christ- mas Day (5). 11-An attack on a particular

crowd (5).

12-A 6 Across spectacle may

make one this (7). 14-These shoes should help to

to keep out the water when at 19 Across (5).

7.--Joyful occasions,

Bre

which now much in the offing (11). 0-Musical instruments (5). 13-Treated in accordance with

medical Instructions (5). 17.-Els habits are 2 Down (5). 18.-Hard, black wood (5). 19.As a Scotsman he's pretty

gritty! (5)."

20.-No minor, this (8), 21.A reliable bustness combina-

tion, it would seem (5): 22-They have many branches (5). The following is the solution of Jesterday's puzzle:-.

Across.1, Recalcitrant; 7, Ram- pant: 9. Fatling: 11, Eavesdrop- pers: 13 Cat-o'-nine-talls; 18, Leafage: 19, Luggage: 20, Under-

15-Part of the mistletoe (8). 16-"Smite" (anagram) (5). 17-An article on me is the sub-exposed.

ject (5).--

19. See 14 Across (3). 21-Bread in fancy form (5).

(7). 23--There's a snake in this bag

21-Musical instrument dr instruc-

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tion as to playing it (5). 25-Altered form of 10 Across with

with just the opposite mean- ing (5)

26.-Small lümps (7). 27.-Epithet for many a riverside

(5), 28-Ivory protuberances (5).

Down

1-Word of ill-omen to those who

have something to sell (5): 2.-Immoderate, and clearly sug- gestive of no peaceful meal! (119).

3.-Lock of a kind (5).

4. Concerning a contest (5). 5. He should certainly go' in

front (5),

6. To show extreme affection is one a spot of bother to branch of the Army! (5).

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Down-1, Ramie; 2, Lotus; 3, Inter; 4. Retipping: 5, Noise; 8, Protocol; 8, Advantage; 10, Gossa

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LOCAL SOCCER

SHAREBROKERS V. JEWISH XI

There will be à friendly game to-" morrow-Wednesday 13th February 1935, at the Recreio Ground King's Park, between the Hong Kong Sharebrokers and a Jewish Team.

Kick Off at 3.30 p.m.

Share-brokers:

A Kitchell, S. A. Ismall, R. M Omar, N. Leonard. C. Mackintosh, W. Zimmern, N. Delta, Ko, "R. &. Carroll, Mok Hing Wing, Q. Arcului.

Jewish XI:

8. Goldenberg, C. Fuxman, Ellis Joseph, Leo Landau, B. Greenberg. Gubbay. M. Talan, L. Oppenheim, L. Blum- A Caplan, B. Pascoe menthal.

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