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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1932.

"TYKES" THRASHED

SPORTS SEARCHLIGHT

NEW SYSTEM NEEDED

SHOULD SELECTION OF CRICKET INTERPORT TEAMS BE TASK OF AN ASSOCIATION?

IS IT NOT HIGH TIME, now that cricket has gained such a prominent place in the sporting life of the local community, for it to be placed on a sounder administrative basis, with an organised Asso- ciation, recognised as the ruling body, set up to conduct the League and to be responsible for the selection of Interport teams?

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It is a question which is exercising the minds of numbers of Hongkong cricket enthusiasts, who feel, despite the excellent work accomplished in the past by the officials of the Hongkong Cricket Club, that the time has now arrived that the game, parti. cularly in its chief competitive forms such as league and Inter- port cricket, should be controlled by a more representative body. When the cricket Interport team ducting such

organisation. to represent Hongkong against Rather, the ever-erensing popularity Shanghai this week, was selected, of the game in the Colony, and the the determinations of the Selection importance it has kained in the Committee very naturally brought sporting life of the community, de- forth a certain amount of criticism.mands that it should have a re- Keen followers of the game in cognised fountain head, by which

as to the correct constitution of the should be controlled,

The formalion of a Cricket Aa- team, and in apumber of canes they considerably differed from that of froclation, with jurisdiction over the the official team.

League, and powers to select Inter- While one can, to some extent, port and other representative teams ignore these personal claims to team would only be in keeping with other selection. a little thought regard-sports in Hongkong in which con- ing the present position of Inter-tents with other Porta are main- port selecting in connexion with tained, such as Tennis, Lawn Bowls cricket does reveal that some tort of and Swimming. change is indicated.

BY VERITAS

BY LANCASHIRE

RETURNS TO FORM

A. P. F. Chapman, the smiling Kent Cricket captain, who returned to batting form against Gloucester. A continuance in this direction may solve the selectors' problem of the next English Test Captain.

Hongkong had their own opinions all competitive forms of the game ITALY WIN WITH

ALLAY RESENTMENT.

Furthermore, to dedicate the task

EASE

Sibbles in Devastating Form With Ball

TRUNDLERS AGAIN FAVOURED- THE FEATURE OF COUNTY CRICKET over the

week-end was the thrashing given Yorkshire before their own suppor- ters at Bradford, by Lancashire, who won by an innings. Sibbles, the young Lancastrian bowler was the cause, tak- ing no less than 12 wickets for 68 runs, 58 of which were hit off him in the second innings.

Kent gained full measure of Glou- cester and won with case, Freeman again bowling with effect, and Woolley Chapman and Ames scoring freely. A number of matches were left un- finished with results dependent on the

first innings.

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

F. E. Woolley.

Somerset beat Hants at Taunton ̧by ten wickets, Derbyshire heat Warwickshire at Derby by 123 runs, Kent hent Gloucester at Bristol by 150 runa.

Lancashire heat Yorkshire at Bradford by un luninga and 50 runs. Leicester beat Northants at Leicester by an innlags and 185 runs. Sussex beat Middleser at Lords on first innings, Essex beat Worcester at Leyton on first innings. Notis bent Surrey at Nottingham on first innings.

FRIENDLY MATCH

Batting.

Glamorgan drew with the All India Eleven at Cardiff.

thante

162 Verity (Yorks) v Lanca- 152-

shire

SPAIN LOSE LAST TWO SINGLES

Rome, May 17.

of their Italy made certain entry into the next round of the Davis Cup, and the right to meet Paynter (Lancashire) either Monnco or Switzerland. Armstrong (Leicester)

Wazirali (All India) (Glamorgan) Maier in the fourth match of the contest, and subsequently Stefani Gunn, G. V. (Notis) clinched a 4-1 win for the Italians Gibbora by eleminating Juanico.

Up to the prescut, what have al- ways been regarded as Interport matches Shanghai, are really contests be to an authority such as an Associa tween the Hongkong and Shanghai tion which is composed of repre- Cricket Clubs in the sense that sentatives of all the clubs in the they are privately arranged by Colony, or at least, those participat. those clubs. The fact that the ing in the League, would allay any teams have been minde, more or resentment which may be felt that less representative, has been purely the choice of the team is in the

hands of one club, dependent on those two clubs.

between Hongkong and of selecting cricket Interport teams, when Palmeiri to-day defeated Dey (Kent)

Berry

(Sussex) Palmieri wna leading Maier K. (Spain) 2-6, 6-0, 6-2, 6-2, when the A. P. F. Chapman (Kent) taiter was forced to retire owing N. V. Turnbull (Glamorgan)

Ames (Kent). to injury sustained through

Signifies not out. henvy fall.

Bowling.

Rome, May 18.

ter

and

While it should be again cm- SATISFACTORY SELECTING.

phasised that one does not quarrel

Stefani, the ambidextrous tennis will suggest that the with the present system because it No one Hongkong Cricket Club selection has been in vogue for a great many

player, to-day won the fifth match Freeman (Kent) v Glouces- of the tic between Italy and committee has not done its work years past, the day has come when ably and with a great deal of care- cricket in Hongkong might be Spain, when he beat Juanico in gibbles (Lancs.) v. York- ful thought: or that it has not fully placed on a sounder administrative straight sets, with the loss of twe explored the field of local talent in footing by the organisation of a re-

games, the scores reading 6-0, 6-1, 6-1.--Router. order to secure the best representa presentative ruling body. Live aldes,

At the same time, the growth of cricket in Hongkong as it is to-day, does seem to demand a new organisation to carry out the task of picking Hongkong's Interport teams. There is no Cricket Association in Hong- kong: no actual ruling body.

The Cricket League is conducted

and

108 Mitchell (Derby) v. War- 100

wick

-DU Partridge

Leicester

70-

76

72

68*

60

(Northants)

0 for 57

5 for 17-

8 for 107,

7 for 48

6 for 78

BATTING FAILURES.

Somerset Win Low Scoring Match.

A second inning collapse on the part of Hampshire allowed Somor- act to win by ten wickets, Hants, who had first use of the creasc, could only compile a meagre 136, to which Somerset replied with 178. Fine bowling by Leo, who took 68 5 for 37, results in Hampshire be- ing akittled out in their second ven- ture for 77 runa, and Somerset knocked off the required 49, with- out losa.

7 for

27

0 for

whire

Geary (Leicester) v. Nor-

and

7 for 5 for

10

SPORTS CHATTER FROM THE “FOUR CORNERS”

Golfers Killed by Lightning-Need for Taking

Storm- Precautions-What to Do in a Cambridge Makes History-Dulee p's "No"

without any established execu-Golfers and Lightning tive. The clubs meet encli

year

some of the electric current will the Sims 1930 racer that still had

its light blue outriggers. There traverse the limbs and body of

DERBY WELL ON TOP..

Mitchell & Amstrong Cause the Damage.

Splendid trundling by Mitchell and Armstrong allowed Derbyshire to collect the full complement of points from Warwick, the latter ex-

Derby won by 123 runs after he-

by Squadron Leader for 108, in which F.E.S. Wyatt

when their representa-HE death by lighting stroke of man who happens to be holding any was no preliminary tub-pair work, pertencing two bad spells at the tives attending the meeting are

golfer and his caddie auch implement at a time when it and the crew were not accompanis wicket. regarded as oficials to form the

when playing д round is functioning as a lightning con-ed by a coach. The early part of committee. The League, how on the Maidenhead links has ductor. So violent is the discharge their training will probably being dismissed in their first inninge ever, has no up-to-date, rules, naturally given rise to a certain of the flash that either serious in- undertakers and so far as is known, very amount of apprehension among jury or immediate electrocution is F. E. Hellyer (R.A.F.), with Mr. few printed rule hooks are in devotees of the Royal and Ancient likely to result.

Peter Haig Thomas to take them circulation.

over for the last week or two. game writes Mr. E. L. Hake, M.A., Meteorological Superintendent of

*

NEED OF FOUNTAIN HEAD,

Hampstead Observatory. Since Take These Precautions

the That the League has been free the occurrence of these fatalities

best (MONSEQUENTLY, from any trouble or disputes in the micteorologists have boon képt

thing for a golfer to do when past does not obviate the necessity busy with inquiries as to the risk

overtaken by a thunderstorm for a less haphazard system of con-involved in handling fron clubs is to drop his iron clubs at once during the progress of a storm and give them a wide berth. He

TENNIS LEAGUE "STARS"

PERSONALITIES TO BE SEEN IN HONGKONG

M. W. and M. K. Lo.

•

captured 4 wickets for 21 runs. They recovered at the second time

of asking and were able to declare at 214 for 7 wickets.

Warwicks first reply was to gain "Duleep" Says No

a lead of three runs on the first INTERVIEWED at Brighton as knock, and this despite Mitchell's to whether he would play for effort of taking 7 wickets for 48 All-India in the Test Match at over, Warwick went to pieces, and England if selected against runs. On their reappearance, how-

Armstrong could

do

Does the metal attract the light-wil be wise not to put up an um- Lord's on June 26 27, and 28. K. S. against He secured half the new all-steel shafts be regarded cutie will also do much but Intend to take part in the matches. wickets ning, they are asked, and must the brella--especialy if it has a metal Duleepsinhji said that he did not nothing.

The Sussex captain considers, and being as an additional source of danger?

To give an unqualified afirma-ter to endure a sunking than to

tive reply to these questions would court trouble by taking refuge be in this he will be supported by be in the nature of scaremongering;neath one of the isolated trees that most fair-minded people, that it to answer them in the negative are to be found on so many golf would not be "ericket" to play for would be to encourage rashness. links. Onkts, in particular, should another country against his own without evading the point we may be carefully avoided, as lightning countrymen. Ho hopes to be at Paying his first visit 10 the go on to consider how death and seems to have a curious predilection Lord's in the capacity of looker-on. injury by lightning are brought for them. The safest course of ail,

county ground at Hove for practice though not the most comfortable, since his return to lingland. is to lie down in a ditch or bunker, Dulcepsinhji routed wonderfully fit o far away from trees as possible. Ile is looking forward keenly to

The human casualty list from the start of the season.

serious in

about.

Sixteen years ago, M. W. and What Statistics Show M. K. Lo (or, as they are now moro

familiarly known, the Lo Brothers) IST

A

•

for 27 runs, Warwick. all out for 88.

CHAPMAN, WOOLLEY AND FREEMAN.

Cause Downfall of

Gloucester, ¡

Kent bafted with more con-

Another extraordinary bowling fent by. "Tich" Freeman, together with strong batting by A.P.F. Chapman, Frank Woolley and Ames, brought about the defeat of Gloucester by Kont by 150 rune. TATISTICS tolls us that ap- lightning is not very

proximately four out of every England averaging about 20 a year

Taking first knock, Kent compil- figured together for the first time:

five such casualties in Eng-killed and 100 injured. Among Clever Schoolboy

ed 167 runs, of which Chapman In the Chiness Recreation Club

Footballers helped himself to 76. Freeman, land are among men. Of these sheep and cattle, however, there is League teams. Since then, they to majority are agricultural In- much heavier death roll, due in

LL the beat that is in football however, proved so deadly with have been annual participators in

the ball, that Gloucester were dia- bourers, farm hands and the like, large measure to the partiality of this competition, and for many who are at their work out of doors flocks

and herds for sheltering finds full expression when the missed for 94 in their reply, yenra have stood as the premler

a storm breaks and Im- under trees.

schoolboys meet. Clever ball con- "rich" captured seven wickets for C.R.C. pair. They helped the Club, when

Even should a golfer retreat be-trol, postional play, clean and whole-

37 runs.! to regain the trophy in 1920 and prudently neglect to lay aside their to hold it for three successive scythes, sickles, spades or ploughs. reath an oak with his clubs during some endeavour all these factors

Golf clubs are not such risky the prevalence of a thunderstorm, were present in the match between ndence in the second innings, and years, and to repeat the perform things as pointed iron or steel it is long odds that he will not be Wales and England at Barry lost thanks to Woolley (90) and Ames ance in 1926-27-28.

Implements to have about one in hurt, but if his motto be "Safety month.

England won by aix goals to two, (68), both undefeated, the declara- For many years they have rank-thundery weather, but the presence first he will do well to take the

wickets. Frooman again played ed among the leading tennis players of any metallic substance tends to few simple precautions that have and, having regard to the fact that tion was made at 208 for two

in its vicinity the been mentioned.

Wales claimed to have the best side havoc with the Gloucester team, In the Chinese community of Hong-concentrate

for years, the English win was full and in taking 6 wickets for 50 kong, and as a combination have great electrical stress to which

of merit. had no equals in the Club they lightning is due. The chances of have so well served.

being struck, though always small Cambridge Make History

The forwards nanocavring for tuns, caused their dismissal for

131. in England, are definitely In-

OWING history was made at position would have done justice to In 1920 they won the coveted croased for anybody carrying the

R Cambridge when the Univer- Professionals. England held

LANCS WIN FIRST Doubles championship of the normal equipment of a golfer,

load .at half-time, sity crew were seen out in three-guul

**ROUND. Colony, and they have appeared

Lightning "conductora" affixed the May Term for the first time. Sphuler, a fast winger with a great together in many representative to houses and churches are usually This strange happening has been shot, getting two goals and Hager made of iron or copper, and brought about by the decision that another. In the Becond half They form a combination of re-they are properly earthed they the Eight is to compete at Henley James, second two goals, but Eng- sourcefulnes combined with serve their object of protecting the for the Grand Challenge Cup, as a land's football carried the greator Tho first round of the annual ability, and these two factors, buildings. But a 'factured rod or Leander crow, when if they are danger, and further goals were "War of the Roses" between Lan- particularly in League tennis, re-a bad earth connexion in a poton- main a potent danger to all they tlal source of danger And so, to uccessful, they will most likely acored by Sphuler again. Harper cashire and Yorkshire has onded in favour of the Lancastrians, who moot. When the Longuo acason some extent is a scythe or an iron represent Great Britain at Los and McAwen. There was

Anroles in the Olymple Games.. romarkably

individual defeated. their neighbours. by en opens next month, they will again golf club.

Since the metallic element is not

The crew woro affent at 5.80 in football by both sides, and the be present to renew afresh their

Lancashire put up a total of efforts on behalf of the Chinese inserted in the ground (savo oc- the same order as they rowed at game through, was a treat to innings and 50 runs at Bradford.

(Continued on Paga 8;) casionally in the case of the niblick) Putney, and used Leander oars in watch. Recreation Clab.

games.

clevar

A

Boma

Yorkshire Completely. Outplayed.

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