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DON'T THROW STONES AT OUR CRICKET YET!.

The Australians Are Human: Will G. O. Allen Captain England?

"scare-flower,"

has

The Austra~

That mid-winter growth, the Australian sprouted in England earlier and higher than usual. Han team has not been picked; yet, according to the means of many Jeremiahs, we have already as good as lost to them. 'writes

a special correspondent in the Daily Telegraph.

"We have none to "Who will get Bradman out they groan, match McCabe in style and daring." Well, Bradman is a genius, but, Like others, he is liable to fallure; he is not without weakness and homan changeablity. He is, in short, tolerably mortal.

And there is, I fancy, in England today more than one McCabe, s yet half-mute and half-unsung. N. W. D. Yardley, perhaps, or Barkh The summer may bring high fame to one or both.

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this

I think that it will be no easy Aguin. some say; O'Reilly and

to select England's captain task Grimmett, it he coines, will once

summier. our batsmen into

There are. those more bewitch Impotence. And yet Grimmett who possess the power to lead, yet year ago in Australia, was heard lack the skill required of an Eng- cricketer. There is one, to remark with the air of one land who has achieved and

HAS TERRIFIC HOOK SHOT

CLAVEL L. BADCOCK

(South

resigned, conversely, who. has the skill, but "The cares of Test cricket have lacks the personality: yet another Australia).-Born October 4, 1914, Is a swarthy. smiling little, chan fallen from

from Tasmania.

my

Has the stamp of a cricket star all over him. He can bat tremen- lously-flercely at times-with a "mixture" of Don Bradman and Pat Hendren.

but shoulders"—who has, both "requirements. possibly the longest sentence this cannot, unhappily, spare the time remarkable little man has uttered from business, I refer to B. H. in his life!

Lyon of Gloucestershire. These two, then, and Fleetwood It would seem, on present. Smith are to lead us like fas-evidence, that the final choice will nated lambs to the slaughter. | lle between G. O. Allen, who cap-

His hook shot is one of the most This simply will not do. Rather |tained England in the last tour,

terrific things in cricket. This we should say: "O'Reilly is accu to Australia. R. W. V. Robins. rate and persistent but a.clumsy, captain against New Zealand last will be his first visit to England. He played for Tasmania against almost clodhopping. fellow with summer, and W. R. Hammond.ardine's team 1932-33, and helped an unorthodox action. Fleetwood | who will henceforth play as

Australia to retain the Ashes with Smith may have his days of bril-amateur. liance, but in general he is erratic, Each will have his advocates. treat innings of 118 in the final

doubtless heated ones at that! came of the last series. Some will

prefer Allen. for his furniture store.

Inexact, lacking in subtlety."

ELN

they looked. made their ponents seem smaller than in reality.

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Works In

Alterations and Additions to

Classification Lists. AUSTRALIAN PONIES Lucky Lad to B Class. Strathearrick to C Class

P.S. JACKSON'S WAY This may not be true, but we previous, if exhausting, experience should make it true for purpose. in office-"If he had won the toss THE JOCKEY CLUB Such was the FS. Jackson way. In the third Test at Melbourne and the way

be ours." of others whose the Ashes would now personality,

their Others will draw our attention to much as technical mastery, won them fame the originality of tactics so often and many in the history of Test matches. displayed by Robins: The glasses, so to speak, through will cry out tor Hammond, as the which

greatest all-rounder in the world and the logical answer to Bradman jas leader, no less than as cricketer. As to captaincy. It would be LEAVE HAMMOND FREE Idle to pretend" that we have to- Personally. I would prefer that day any leader of the authority Hammond should exercise his art aria strategic power of A. P. Funharassed by the cares of cap. Ohapman or D. R. Jardine, who ftaincy, and my vote would go to 11ugh wholly different in their Allen-In the ballat-bor, of course, awlhods of approach to their I would be premature to discuss wrk, were yet the same la their the nature of the team to appose gat of exposing and penetrating the Australians. June is still far the weakness of the enemy.

Sporting

Fixtures

TODAY

CHINA PONIES Boolat Bay to B Class. King's Justice to C Class. Sunlight View to C Class. King's Parade to D Class. National Guard to E Class

MACAO TO VISIT HONG KONG

The Macao hockey team is look- away, and the star of one year ising forward to the visit to Hong the meteorite of the next: bur Kong during the Easter holidays

one point at least is worthy of emphasis, namely, that it is use- less to include a slow leg-breaker unless he of the highest class.

with keen anticipation, and there is a feeling that a very close game will be seen.

The ne-up of the Macan eleven will be:-

C. Almada; Rigoberto Rosario. Geoffrey Lammert: Jono Nolasco. Alex Airosa. Laertes Costa (Cap- tзin Fred Nolasco, Fernando Ramalho. Pedinho Angelo, Albert Alrosa, Amilcar Angelo.

Reserves. Claude Lyle. J. Santos Ferreira. Marie Soares, and Jose Marcal.

Is there one such in England? For one season Ian Perbles troub led them, but in general Australian batsmen have, thrived on the Eng- BADMINTON: Men's Singles Chantsh leg-break A leg-break is said pionship Final, and Women's to be the earliest lullaby of the Doubles Knock-out Tournament Australian haby: his first gurgle a (Talkoo), 8 p.m.; Cathedral Hall Rougly. Badminton. 5 p.m. *

Our attack must be built for SHOOTING. Hong- Kong Rifle "comfort and speed." round such Alien. Association Weekly Spoon and men as Goddard, Farnes.

Once more don't throw stones at Practice Shoot. Army Ranges Wellard, Gover. with Verity-now

In the me- Kowloon City, 2 p.m.

well rested-ready, either to keer English cricket yet. Table down rans

rain morable words of the playgoer (in or. 1 sun and bless him. repeat his triumph of "Punch"), "give the old geyser a

charnst!"

Table Tennis-Y.MC.A

Tennis.

TENNIS. Colony Championship 1934 at Lord's.

(H.K.C.C.).

· TOMORROW

TENNIS. Colony Championships

(Hong Kong CC

FRIDAY, APRIL 8 BADMINTON, — Men's Doubles Championship Final, and Mixed Doubles Championship Final (Recreto), 8 p.m.

SHOOTING; Bisley Meeting (Kow-

"loon Ranges).

TENNIS.- Colony Championships

(Hong Kong C.C.).

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 ATHLETICS.-Hong Kong Univer

ty Athletic ground, Pokfulam

· Road, 1.30 p.m.

66

Hands Up," Passport To

Golfing Power

I there is one story in golf that, content with a slightly more com-

I like more than any other it is pact swing than the one that used

the tale of how James Brald awoke to charm us on his first appearance- one morning to find himself a long this country.

driver. It is a good story, because And then there is Richard Bur- no one has ever, so far as I am ton, perhaps the longest of all HIS kware, furnished an explanation of long-hitting

professionals.

the phenomenon, writes a Bulletin swing has not the uniformity of correspondent.

Cotton's la that on occasion his

Braid did not acquire his added hands are much higher than is SHOOTING. Hong Kong Riffe

Association Weekly Spoon and length with a new driver or a new consistent with control. Then he Practice Shoot, Army Ranges, Kowloon City, 2-p.m.

ball or any mechanical device. its the bail astounding distances, There was no change in his stance but not always very straight. Still, or grip. What, then, gave him the as a passport to power, “hands up" extra yards that all of us seek and has much to commend it.

MEIGHT NOT ENOUGH

ADVERTISEMENT that flow from our driver only at

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

rare intervals?

Mere height in the swing is, of Although speculation may be course, not enough. Height and idle, I prefer to believe that on that width must go hand in hand. morning of his new-found strength anyone can have a high swing by Braid altered his swing slightly,ne simple process of lifting the almost imperceptibly, so that he ands high, but only the expert combine both width and found himself in a more powerful | zan hitting position-at the top of the neight. Barry Vardon had a high swing. And that, I am sure. he wing, but it was not nearly such Meeting to be held on Saturday, achieved by the simple process of wide swing as Cotton's, principal- 16th and Monday, 18th April, 1933 raising his hands a little higher ly because Vardon's left arm was (weather permitting), may be than had been his custom. "Hands not so straight as his modern coun- obtained at the Secretary's Office, up" may sound terrifying when ter-part's.

Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Third Extra Race

spoken by a gunman; as advice to

How, then, are we to combine

Exchange Building; the Club the golfer in search of length it is height and width and, therefore, House, Happy Valley; the Hong an admirable admonition. Koog Club; the Sports Club:' and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 7th April, 1938.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

hower? There is, as I see it, one One has only to think of the golden rule. Do not hurry the long hitters of golf to realise that swing. Any suspicion of haste will they get their hands well up at prevent the hands from climbing the top of the swing.

high enough to generate power. Henry Cotton is, the outstanding A leisurely back swing will help Al more than any other single factor example of modern masters. the top of his swing, with a driver to allow the hands to reach that his hands are at least as high as position of power from which it is the crown of his head. Bobby more easy to release energy in the Jones was another who got his form of a downward and forward hands very high, although it has blow at and through the bail. And to be admitted that in his later remember, height in the swing is days his increasing girth made him he surest way to stop slicing,

SPORT

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Scotland's Team Chosen

NE),

The following have been select- ed to represent Scotland in the International soccer match against England at Wembley on April 9:

Cumming (Middlesbro"); Ander- son (Hearts) Beattle (Preston N.E.): Shankly (Preston Smith (Prestor N.E., Brown (Middlesbro'). Rangers); Milne Walker (Hearts), Frank O'Donnell (Blackpool), Mutch Preston (NE) and Reld (Brentford).-Reuter. England has already won International championship.

the

and

the forthcoming encounter with Scotland, therefore, will have, no bearing on the competition.

HENRY PICARD VICTORIOUS

Masters' Golf Tourney

New York, April 4. Henry Picard won the Masters' Golf Tournament at Augusta today with rounds of 71, 72, 72 and 70. an aggregate of 285.

Cooper had a magnificent Arst round of 68, but this performance was spoiled by his second, which took 77. He nnally finished up with two rounds of 71 each, thus totalling 287.

Ralph Guldahl tied with Cooper for second place with four rounds of 13, 70, 73 and 71.

Paul Runyan was one stroke be hind with 71. 73, 74 and 70, taking third place,

Bobby Jones, the former amateur and open champion, finished well down the list... his scores being 74. 76, 72 and 75-Reuter.

HARD MAN TO GET OUT

(New

JOHN IL FINGLETON South Wales)-Born April 28, 1908. An opening bat, more of a ball- pasher than a shotmaker. he lacks in strie he makes up in defence.

set

and

What

A hard man to get out if he gets Scored centuries in the first third Tests against Allen's team last season.

He is a grand field, tremendously" fast with a throw like an arrow in the deep; daring to the point of personal danger in the close-up. "suicide" places

Takes No. 1 position in O'Reilly's short-leg trap. Fingleton is a newspaper reporter.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1938.

TSUI WAI-PUI WINS

FROM FINCHER

Fine Match On Stand Court

By F. Mela

Teddy Fincher put up a gallant fight' against Tsui Wai-put, favourite for the singles tennis championship, on the Stand Court at 'the Hong Kong Cricket Club yesterday but the Chinese player was

too good and won by two straight sets.

This

The second set was very closely contested, Fincher jaking Tmi to fourteen games before being beaten, but the best tennis came in?» the first set which Tsui won after conceding four games.

Both players were fresh thép | Fincher ted again at 6-5.

all he could manage and some very crisp shots were was about exchanged. Fincher showing. up and Tsui exerted himself to win well on his backhand and in the the next two games and set, and volley, while Tsuf's placing some- with it the match. times bordered on the

uncanny.

His forehand drive was invariably

a winner while his service was good.

NO OVERHEAD SHOTS

A feature of the match was the absence of overhead shets. Both players preferred to hit the ball good and hard from the base time and or the few occasions tha elther advanced to the net the other would, as sure as not, fash over an ace to win the point.

TSUI TOO GOOD

Although Fincher played a very good game it- must be said that Tsul did not appear to have been fully extended and he gave the impression that he had at least

15. or even 30, in reserve. His

placing. In particular, was very good and on a few occasions he | caught Fincher, experienced player though the latter 18. with the wrong foot forward.

The spectators rather

hoped

Fincher took first service but Tsul gained in early advantare there would be a final set when by taking the first two games only Fincher led 5-4 in the second set to see Finches clinching the next but this was not to be. three. The C.R.C. player then led at 5-3 and 5-4 and after that had no difficulty in taking the first set.

FLYING START

When it is realised that Fincher has now been playing in the open- break championships without a for the last 16 or 17 years, hi display yesterday was all the more remarkable. He was up against a Taui went off to a flying start much younger and more active in the second set and led at 3-1 player but he scored a few excel- and 4-2 but Fincher was not inflent points with his placing, and the least perturbed and played though he was beaten he must Anely to snatch the lead at 6-4 have felt satisfied that he gave the Tsui levelled matters at 5-all but spectators their money's worth.

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