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A ROUGH AND HARD PASSAGE
Jack Hobbs On County Cricket
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London, May 20. Jack Hobbs the former England
Surrey cricketer.
the opportunities optimistic of offered by cricket as a career. thinks there is "no royal road to success" in cricket. On the con- trary, he says, that it is a rough, hard road, and only a Tew can win through.
"I always hesitate, when asked" he says "to commend county cric ket as a career,
may
notices have already been posted up to this effect.
PLAN FOR BRIGHTER CRICKET With the idea of encouraging batsmen to play more attractive cricket, Derbyshire have decided to the shorten the boundary on
AL Derby and Ilkeston grounds. Derby the boundary will be less by about five yards all. round.
BOARD OF CONTROL CRITICISED
HONG KONG DAILY" PRESS," TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1935.
TEST CRICKET |
DAVIS CUP TENNIS
U. S. BASEBALL
Dark Blue's Bat Included
Australia In The Lead
Paris, June 9.
Giants Continue ToTriumph
New York, June 3.
London, June' 0. Twelve players have been in-
The New York Giants, St. Louis vited to attend at Trent Bridge,
Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates. Nottingham, for the First Cricket Test match against the South Afri- Australia, are leading France by the three top teams of the Na- two matches to ang in the Davis tional Baseball League, all won can tourists which is to start on
Cup Lawn Tennis Competition, their matches to-day. The lead- Saturday next. The match will be of three days' duration, conclud-Jack Crawford, and. Adrian Quisters, however, had the narrowest of
winning the doubles after each victories, just ing on Tuesday, June 18
country had won one singles yes- terday.
The final team will be selected from the following twelve players: R. E. S. Wyatt (Warwickshire). capt.
R. W. V. Robins (Middlesex) I. A. R. Feebles (Middlesex
N. S. Mitchell-Inns (Oxford U.) Sutcliffe (Farkshire)
be
fall back at cricket
the Australian A feeling that
Has Control Cricket Board of
gone to sleep." and is no longer carrying out its duties emclentif is growing in Sydney sporting
circles.
The matter brought to
Leyland Yorkshire)
Verity Yorkshire›
"Seek, first, a position in some business, so that there something tangible to upon in case of failure or a disilke of it."
to success. "Luck is essential The unplayable shorter may come along first ball, whereas the lucky man may not get it till ne bas hit up a century.
BARE LIVING THEN "There is little sometimes, be- tween nought and 100."
It is
Cricket is too precarious. all right if you can rise to the top and get the plums."
"Otherwise, it is a bare living for a few years.. with nothing at the end: one saves a few pounds the summer and spends them in the winter."
"Years of hard work are needed, and concentration, self-restraint, abstemiousness, and steadiness."
CRICKETERS IN THE NEWS News of famous cricketers:-- The Nawab of Pataudi, the Eng-. land test batsman, will not he able to play for Worcester this
continued season owing to
bad health. Last year he only, ap- in six county champion- peared ship matches.
George Paire, the Warwickshire left arm slow bowler, who recently returned from the West Indies, is suffering
a strained left knee. He is receiving radiant beat and massage treatment.
Sydney Barnes, the famous Eng- land bowler of past year, Has. at the age of 62, joined a new club. He is to play for Smethwick in the Birmingham League this sum- *mer;
from
Cambridge University may have the assistance this year of Dilawar Hussain. India's Test wicket- keeper, who proved his worth in the last series of tests between the two countries.
Roy "Sheffield, the Essex cric- keter, has just returzes from the wlids of Canada, where among the worst weather ever experienced, he has been spending his winter holl- day. Every year he roams in some part of the world.
been bas head a
the by "Indifference" stated to have been shown by the Board to New Zealand's request for an. Austra- lian team to tour that country. "It is stated that a majority on the -Board voted for the proposal, but that it was turned down through a by-law.
and
The "Referee," i well-known Sydney sporting newspaper, points out that New South Wales Victoria have been mainly respon. sible for the present-day status of Australian" cricket.
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"It is their privilege and respon- sibility." it says. "to see that the board does not sink to the level of a mere dividend-paying body without giving back to first-class cricket some inspiration some vitalising Influence, some national spirit as differentiated from the narrowness of second-class objec- tives.
THE M. C. C.
The M.C.C.. as head of the game in England, may have been papping while bodyline was hatch- ing, but it carries out much wider operations, with the world as its sphere, than the Australian board in its much more restricted sphere. In a word, its gospel is to spread The news- and elevate cricket." paper ends its criticism by asking whether its "failure in this direc» tion" is due to the big states being swumped by minor ones.
Bowes Yorkshire).
Hammond (Gloucestershire) Ames Kent > Nichos Essex)
Salih, D. Derbyshire) Reuter,
There are only two players new to Test cricket, among those who have been invited to be sin atten- dance or the trst match. these being N. S. Mitchell-Innes, the Ox- ford Valversity batsman, and D. 'Smith, the Derbyshire representa-
tive.
The doubles match went to four sets before the Australians took the lead over France, Jean Borotra and Marcel Bernard being the French
pair.
Jacks Crawford, the Austrağan first string, fulfiled expectations by beating Andre Merlin by three sets to one. He dropped the sec and set, but thereafter he was the Frenchman's master.
Christian Boussus delighted his countrymen with a splendid vic-
tory over Vivian McGrath. He was taken to tour sots and also drop- ped the second.
The scores were:
Jack Crawford (Australia) beat Andre Merlin (France) 8-4 4-6. 6-3, 6-3.
Christian Boussys, France) beat. Vivian McGrath (Austrada) 6-4.
J. H. Crawford and A. D. Quist Australia) beat Jean Borotra and Marcel Bernard 8-3, 4-8, 10-8, 6-4, Reuter,
The inclusion of these two play-4-6. 8-6, 6-1.
che ers in
will greatly side strengthen an already strong bat- ting side as both, have been re- this sea- vealing their best form son. The Oxford player has al- ready scored a century against the South Africans, compiling 168 runs when the tourists drew with the University earlier in the season.
SOUTH AFRICA THROUGH,
· Warsaw, June 9. South Africa' to-day qualified to meet Czecho-Slovakia in the semi- Anal of the European Zone of the
In addition Mitchell-Innes made Davis Cup Competition by beating 102 against Lancashire.
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TWO BIG SCORES
went Mitchell-Innes, who from Sedbergh, won his Blue as a freshman and in averaging 55.44
Poland by three matches to one-
Renter.
last season he was Oxford's leading LORD JELLICOE
He scored three cen batsman. turies, his highest score being 171 against Surrey. He has a strong defence and scores his runs all round the wicket.
A left hand batman, D. Smith, of Derbyshire, is capable of some brillant cricket. He disappointed Two seasons ago but towards the
Meets Lord Cavan
At Golf
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OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP MAY FIND
Women Golf Stars Out Of Form
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London, May 25.
Miss Amory has the makings of a golfer. I certainly realy "good hope she has learned not to be so as she was at painfully slow Porthcawl last year.
Mue: Tollon will be making her Eppearance in the British
It would be a hold prophet who Gosing aut the
dared to predict success for any Braves.
particular competitor in the British American League winners Women's Open Golf Championship.
Louis Browns, cluded St.
which starts with the qualifying nosed out Cleveland Indians, and rounds at Newcastle, County Down, first Detroit Tigers, who beat Chicago
to-morrow, writes a correspondent. championship, although she play- White Sox The Yankees were not
Most of my friends have beened here in the last international engaged, their match against Bos-telling me that, while they do not match for France. As she has just won the French close cham- ton Red Sox being postponed.
know who will win, they can name, Resul: as
time. it certain players
their Bionship for the second bo in follow
would appear that she is in form. chance. opinion have little
The
The merits of Me. Fay must position is that a number
she is a" players, who would ordinarily be ot be overlooked, for
And credited with good chances, have thoroughly reliable player given the impression that they are Qut of form.
cabled by Reuter.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston
New York
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"Joe Moore scored uns for the Glants).
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Cincinnati
R. H. E.
4
1
5 9 1
two home
+ 5 3 Pitsburgh
7
0 (Lombardi hit two home runs for the Reds and Paul Wäner one for the Pirates).
Chicago
is just as well to bear in mind hat it was at Newcastle that France lifted the trophy for the Arst time, when Mile. de la Chaume beat Miss Dorothy Pear- son in the final
Of course, Mrs. Holm, a most worthy winner last year, may very well retain the title. She recently won A big Scottish even: just to show that she is at the top of her
STRANGE CONDITIONS form.
The two Miss Browns, the elder “ Miss
Barton Pam
Was the
of whom was runner-up in the runner-up last year, but he
Argentinian championship lust recent efforts do not justify one expecting her to be so successful year, have not played much golf In this country, although they [Gelbert scored a home run for again. Miss Barton seems to have
Andrew's. the.. Cardinals).
Dattened her swing, so much in were at school at St.
They will probably find the strange have acquired Owing to the wet state of the fact, as almost to
conditions rather a handicap, ground the match between a loop in it
Some old triends from the The consequence is Q Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia
loss of
Dominions wir be with us again. Falles was postponed).
direction and. while she possesses Miss Ada Mackenzie, many times AMERICAN LEAGUE
St. Lou's
St. Louis.. Cleveland
it
2 B 4 "13 21 1
R. H. E. 2 0 0
1 5 0
(Ed Colemann scored a home run for the Browns and Hal Trosky hit a home run for the Indians),
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Detroit
Chicago
4
4 0 5 I (Greenberg scored a home run for the Tigers and Hopkins for the White Sox).
Philadelphia Washington
44
47 1
5 10 3... (There were ten Innings). « ▾ The match between New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox was postponed owing to the
•WICKETS ARE OVER-PREPARED,) end of last year he showed a ten-Navy is silent and that all gener- being wet.
That changes in the rules of Arst-class cricket are due solely and absolutely to the over-pre- paration of wickets and that the bowler is not given a fair chance, were opinions expressed by Mr. Arthur Sellers, chairman of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club selection committee, at a special luncheon of the club in Leeds.
Mr. Sellers, who presided in the absence of Lord Hawke,,, referred to the County Championship com- Last year he
petition. He said that anyone had a narrow escape from death when he fell $6 feet on the cliffs
could see that the Championship Table could not be taken as truly in the Isle of Man.
indicative of the form of the countries. Yorkshire, he stated, were depleted last season on twelve occasions. Had that not been so, they would have won higher than sixth,
Setting off in November. Shef- feld met an old trapper in Canada who invited him, to join an ex- pedition bound for Mink. The "last 30 miles of the trip had to be covered in a sledge drawn by a team of huskies. the expedition living on soup, made from rabbits.
*Then, atter a sped of tree- Telling, he went onto the Rockies. where soon he was making some of "the most dangerous runs. In
Canada,
FORMER PROFESSIONAL
The Rev. J. H Parsons. the Warwickshire cricketer, and him- sai an old professional, has been elested a member of the MO.C. This is believed to be only the sepond instance that an old pro- fessional has received this hoppur. walch has never as yet been given to a professional
A professional for Warwickshire before the War, he became an amateur after the Armistice, then again turned, professional. ouce After being ordained in 1928, he once more turned, amateur,
NEW TEST
since
A new kind of "test,match" has just come to an end at Lords- with a win for Mr. Harry White, groundsman, and his team, over a combined side of leather-jackets.
· The
fight has lasted September, and at one time this spring, threatened to hold up and perhaps prevent cricket being played at the Headquarters this season.
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Perhaps the groundsman and his team have had air unfair ad- vantage over the daddy long-legs,
place
SOME AMUSING TALES
London May 18. Hare are some
entertaining cricket stories told at the luncheon given to the South Africans in London.
Frince Arthur of Connaught, who presided, told two. One was or two girls who were at an Eton and Harrow match, One sold to
the other: "What are those funny-looking men in white dress- ing gowns?"
dency to regain his form., He has given some brilliant exhibitions of As are cholerte. fast scoring and I he strikes top form against the South Africans he wil be a hard man to dismiss.
this
season
Not a bit of it. When the ad- mirals of England played golf against the generals of England to-day, the old tradition received
a death blow.
The match, an
annual meeting
It will be remembered that twice The registered big scores Against Yorkshire he rat- tled up 189 runs but he excelled old warriors of the High Com
inands, was played at Camberley Heath Golf Club. The scoreboards looked like a list of distinguished
himself against Hampshire by scoring 225 runs.
There is variety in the bowling with Nichols and Bowes as the fast merchants and Verity. Robins and Peebles as the slow bowlers. addition there "are Leyland. Ham- mond and Wyatt himself as useful change bowlers.
GOLF CHAMPION'S "AIR SHOT”'
Defeat Of Tolley
In
(Special Air Mall Service)
Tлndon. May 25 W. Lawson Little, the American and Britian golf title-holder, had a unique experience gesterday when playing in the British champion- ship at St. Annes-on-Sea
In attempting to play a shot in a bunker he missed the ball som- pletely-an "air-shot,"
attendants at a levee,
Up to date, in the six annual matches which have been played, the Navy has romped away with -the score in matches being Ad- mirals 4. General 1, and one match
halved.
GENERALS GO AHEAD But to-day the Generals came Into their own again, and the Navy was not quite so silent, By unch-time the Army had ter vic- tories to the Navy's one, with one game halved
Here are just a few typical mat- ches, played in friendly rivalry but rivalry in which every inch of skill and strategy was used to the full
ground
SPURS STILL HOPE
To Sign On Peter. McWilliam
(Spedal Air Mail Service)
London, May 25. The Prince of Wales yesterday conducted a party of 100 members
of the Swedish Dendrological (tree study) Boclety round his garden at Fort Belvedere.
Canadian
champion. competes
brilliant powers of recovery, it is impossible to go on recovering indefinitely without getting bad again, as well as the South African champion, Mrs. Vernon, who was Agures somewhere. especially through five or six rounds of test- once the Irish champion, and her ing championship golf.
compatriot, Mrs. Field, a former Another who does not seem to champion of the Transvaal. be at her best just now is Miss Dlana Fishwick. I feel, in fact, that she is rather lacking in in- terest in competitive golf at the
moment.
Newcastle is à ne course and a really good test of golf. It wül condition probably be in better than when we were there in 1927. Then's scourge of leather packets
had left its mark on the greens.
On the other hand Miss Wanda
Although I am sorry not to be Morgan, the Kent champion, has shown glimpses of brillant form playing in the championship this" this season, especially when giving year, it will be rather fun to sit Miss Fishwick
at home and plcture the scene. ar! unmerciful drubbing in the final of their from year to year it varies only county championship, That day in detall. I can only wonder what Miss Morgan, played golf that the detalls will be this time.
would have done credit to Miss Wethered herself.
BLAME HER MODESTY
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I think everyone, would like to see Miss Morgan win this title She does not seem to have had the best of luck with her golf. I am inclined to some extent to blame her modesty.
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NEW AIR SERVICES
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, May 23.
In spite of the fact that the" rallway companies lost over £17.- 000 ip the operation of their air Another possible candidate for services last season, they have, "I Anal honours is Miss, Phyllis Wade, learn, planned a considerable de- English and Hampshire champlon. velopment of these for the sum- who is--if she will forgive a rather | mer passenger season, which opens back-handed compliment-rather | Ju munday, writes a correspondent. better than she looks. Newcastle some two inues will be covered may prove to be tou long for her. every week by 42 different services Then there is Miss Mary John-operating in various parts of son, runner-up two years runningne United Kingdom-more than in the English Close champion- | double the weekly mileage traver- Scotland is to ship, no mean performance. They sed last summer.
When one of the guests showed interest in some pieces at cannon, the Printe explained that they were captured from the Scots in We are to have a little competi- route north of Glasgow, probably overseas after all, as far as Perth," a new departure 1745. To show, as he said, that tion from England was now at peace with Notable foreign entries are Miss provides that passengers with air- States, service tickets may obtain first- Scotland, he called for his private Amory from the United
return piper to play some of his favourite Miles. Tollon and Fay from France, class train travel, on the Scottish tunes. The piper, wearing
and the sisters Brown- from the journey. Alternatively, railway Argentine,
travellers with tourist tickets may Royal Stuart tartan, then played to the party.
tell me she is not playing weil and fanare in the process of expansion her defeat in the Yorkshire cham-and speeding-up, and I hear that.. P'onship rather bears out that re-the companies have still in mind the prospect of extending the port
The Prince pointed out the glor- les of the Cedar Avenue, ng watch
Admiral of the Fleet Earl Jellicoe played Field-Marsha the Earl of Cavan: "Admiral Sir Lionel Halses played Lieutenant-General She is
very proud, and explained William Pulteney: Admiral of the the changes he has made recently. "It is 10 years since I had a simi-
Fleet Sir O. de B.. Brock played Ge- He impressed the Swedish horticul- tar experience, and then I was a boy," said Little. But he won the the Flect Sir Erale. Chatfield play as he discussed the merits of the neral Sir W. Heneker: Admiral of turists with his expert knowledge match, and is now use of the lasted General Sir Robert Whigham: various rare plants in the garden. eight players in the championship. and Rear-Admiral Sir Basil Brock Afterwards the Prince entertain-
A surprise was caused by the
beat Lieutenant-General Sir Har-ed his guests to light refreshments defeat of Cyr Tolley, Britain's old Fawcus by 3 and 2...
in front of the house. Mr. de',Wa- chter hope, by a comparatively un-
Among the outstanding victor- chenferli, of the Swedish Legation, ies in the early stages of the event tendered the thanks of his coun- ed in a bored way of the bowler: known player, A. M. Goodwin.
those of Major-General W. trymen.
"Oh" replied the other giri "they
are the headmasters of Eton and Harrow."
Another story
Oriental of an potentate at Lord's who comment-
"It is marvellous that the man can always manage to hit the bat with the ball, no matter how' much the man with the bat tries to mis the ball.”
Mr. HF. Wade. captain of the South Africans, told this one:-
A policeman, was playing cricket. for the Brst time and was fielding at mid-off,
The batsman skled the ball and the policeman caught it..
Nolicing the other batsman was out of his crease he knocked off the balls and cried "That's two of the blighters"
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for the former has been showered Lord Desborough also told with advice from outsiders. One good one.
no longer yourg, had man wrote proposing that steel A man, frames should be lald Lord's been in and made his
an
"usual and currents of electricity applied score" He was lamenting his to the Leather Jackets, so as to lack of prowess when his wife en- shock/them to, denta
deavoured to console him;
One thing is certain the ;con--
tion of the ground will prevent any luncheon or tea parades, and
THE KING AND CRICKET TOURISTS
(Special Air Mail Service
London, May 25. Mr. B. J. Banke, the manager of the South African cricket team, has received a reply to their Jubi- lee congratulations from the King's private secretary, which states:-
were
Green
over Vice-Admiral EA Taylor by 7 and 6; of Major-Gener-
al K. Buchanan over 'Admiral 8. B J. Farquhar by 6 and 5; and General Sir Robert Whigham's 5 and 4 win over Admiral of the Fleet Gir Ernie Chatfield.
THE MISSING CHALK Major-General Bir Frederick Mercer, who is playing in the foursomes with General Heneker against Admiral Bir. Sydney Fre "The King has followed the mantle and Admiral the Hon 8. H course of the matches played by Brand organlaes these annual your team with much interess, matches and he alone keeps up and heartily congratulates them the reputation of the Army for a on their great successes and on the command of invective. notable achievements of several People kept fiching his chalk, members of the side. His Majesty and messing about with the score wishes them a very happy time in | board during his absence,
NEW WORLD RECORD
Kansas City, June 9. The seventeen-year-old runner. Helen Stephens, established a rew world's record' fór, the 100 metres sprint to-day when' she completed the distance in 118/19 secs. beat-" ing the previous time of 11.8/10
's, put up by Stella Walsh.-- Beuter..
ANOTHER FEAT
. Kansas City, June 10. Stella Walsh created. a new world record, for the 220 yards sprint in the time of 24.3/10 secs beating the previous best time of 25.1/10 secs established by Eliza
beth Robinson in 19312 ́· Stella this country, and trusts that the When I left he had not found | Walsh now" bo'di both the indoor Well, dear," she said, "at your weather may become warmer, and the culprit. When he does I hope and outdoor records for this dis- see you can't expect to make a more suitable for cricket than it it is an admiral. It should be a duck as quickly as you used to." I has been during the last few days."tremendous occasion!
tance..
Reuter.
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Of these the French players are return by air on payment of a probably the strongest, although supplementary fare.
SPALDING
"KRO-FLITE"
GOLF BALL
Lasts till it's
Lost!
BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
AMERICAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
CANADIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
are includes navonget, the many other sucessos acilove Kann Spalding Balla dialog 1923.
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