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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MAY 7,

1934.

LOOKING ROUND THE COUNTY CRICKET GROUNDS

BOLTON PIPPED ON PROMOTION POST

AND BARNSLEY LEAVE CHESTERFIELD WITH THE DIRTY END OF THE STICK

ENGLISH FOOTBALL SEASON ENDS

(By "The Pilgrims")

Chesterfeld falled and Barnsley Bolton were two in arrears at aucceeded on Saturday in settling one time but they pulled up to the promotion question to their level where the Lincoln men kept own satisfaction on Saturday, the them. former failing by a point and goal average to secure top place.

Stockport maintained their un- beaten home record in the last Kame

of the season to smash the hopes of the Salter Lane side whilst New Brighton, playing magnificent football were only beaten by the one goal of the match.

HONGKONG CYCLING CLUB

SUCCESSFUL

STILL BRILLIANT PRENN

GERMAN TENNIS ACE IN FORM.

WINS TALLY-HO TOURNEY

London. D: Preun, the former German Davis Cup player, beat 4. C. Stedman, the New Zealand Davis Cup player, by 6-1, 7-5, in the final of the men's singles in the Tally Hot open lawn tennis tourna ment last month.

GLORIOUS DISPLAY

ENDS LOCAL SOCCER SEASON

(Continued from Page 8.)

Lee who steadied himself and shot from 20 yards a hard rising ball which struck the undersido of the bar and bounced in past Cord's clutching hands,

The teuins were on level terms and at full time it was decided to play 10 minutes extra time each

way.

It appeared that the Association defence would go to pieces under the

continually swift attacks

!

STANDINGS OF

THE CLUBS

BIG PROFITS & LOSSES

OF LAST YEAR

FINANCIAL DEPRESSIONS MAY BE LIFTED THIS SUMMER

counted for 4973 of the difference, A. gratuity of £500 was made to Hardinge on his retirement.

A. P. F. Chapman will again lead the team, with B. H. Valentine, who did so well with the M.C.C. In India, as vice-captain: C. S. Marriott will be available during the holidays.*

LANCASHIRE'S £2,400 PROFIT.

Lancashire will have much the. same side as last sensen,

They are still searching for a fast bowler to fill Macdonald's place.

The county turned an adverso balance" of over £3,000 Into a pro- at of £2,400 last year.

P. T. Eckersley will be available once more as captain.

DEFICIT HALVED.

Leicestershire bogan this your with a deficit of £2,809, as against a deficit at the beginning of 1983 of E,192. A special effort is bo ing made to obtain 1,000 more members, and the prospects are fairly encouraging.

Arthur Hazlerigg, a former cap- tain of Cambridge University, and

The homeside county cricket season promises to liber- launched on them. A. V. Gosano ate our county clubs from the bogy of continued financial tion but he soon had, The first set was an easy affair had taken the centre forward post-loss.

d to go back

The splendid weather of last summor played its part, and for Prenn. The second was exto fotch the ball up, hilarating, with rallies of excop

Strange was showing up better nearly every club showed a far more satisfactory turnover than tional brilliance, a dour fight for

If ever opportunity stared cricket in the face, it will do so nearly every point, and shots that on the right wing but Cord in was the case the previous year. goal was doing acrobatics to keep

The visit of the Australians will were worthy of a championship.

during the approaching season. his charge intact. The New Zealander drove with a SPIN

Blake ran away on his own but have a twofold effect upon the prospects of the county clubs. ferocity that has seldom been his shot from a dificult angle was Already club membership and applications for season tickets have equalled in lawn tennis in the Mid-held. TO THE BORDER

shown a decided increase. The game as a whole will attract the son of Sir A. Hazlerigg, who was It was sufficient however to en-

landa. His mistakes were tactical A. V. Gosano put in a wonderful attention of a wider public. sure Barnsley's promotion with

The captain of the Hongkong ones. Like C. E. Hare, he pre-header but the Chinese keeper was Chesterfield sharing the points at Cycling Club (Mr. Charles Head) ferred to attack prenn's backhand, there with sure hands to clear,

The moral is plain: Don't send this eager public to Stockport.

sleep with featureless exhibitions of stonewalling but give been made well-nigh had alrong support on his surprise

Then the leader gave Bolton,

the team favoured to go ran during the weekend, and under which has

continuous practice Strange who centred for Ridley them fair samples of the joy of cricket. with Grimsby into the First Divi-hin guidance a very enjoyable spin perfect by

to gather, turn round and place sion were beaten at Lincoln who was held despite the heat of the sun. with the aid of a mechanical device Ironically enough are due for rele The party left the Star Ferry at invented by Rene Lacoste, which 8.30 .. and after a short halt at can be made to project balin' out gation themselves.

Brentford won their match at Shamehuing tracks were made for at any angle in any direction and

The coolness of at any pace, Fanling via Taipo. Bury but so did Preaten win at

carlier hours

helpful And a the

WINNING LOBS. Southampton and to them goes the breeze were taken full advantage of

consider- But though Stedman attacked honour of runner-up and -promo-art Fanling was reached tion.

ably before 10 ani.

this stronger wing he kept such a Here the captain hended away from perfect length and maintained such the usual route and led the party speed that be made Frenn go all through Sheungshui to the border on out.

PROMOTION AND RELEGATION. For Promotion:-

Arsenal (champions) Grimsby (champions) Preston North End Norwich (champions) Barnsley (champion) For Relegation:-

Newcastle United Shemeld United Lincoln City

To Apply For Re-election:-

Bournemouth Cardiff Rotherham Rochdale.

L

to

a high, swerving hall well out

of reach into the corner of the net.

and

of tive as ever.

their

ESSEX'S NEW POLICY.

captain of Leicestershire about twenty years ago, will, lead the team this season,

MIDDLESEX FINDING TALENT.

two new bowlers for

SPORT ADVTS.

Middlesex have put in train a DERBYSHIRE'S £950 Lom. £1,000. For the first time county systematic scheme for unearthing cricket in South Wales is paying playera of talent throughout the Derbyshire showed a less of its way.

county, and a Young Players Sub- This was the deciding goal of £950 on last year's working, but

M. J. Turnbull will carry out the committee has been appointed to they start the season with a balance the match.

It is doubtful if Durston will A. V. Goanno went into the pivot in hand of £336, and officials are dual duty of captain and secretary. carry out the search.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE'S LOSS.

play regularly for the county this position and playing three backs optimistic about the future.

A. W. Richardson has shaken off and three halvea the Association

the illness which kept him out of Gloucestershire Just £003 com-season. It is more probable that managed to win.

Gogano was as brilliant in de- the team frequently last season,pared with £1,432 in 1982. There his gifts will be principally direct

the conching of younger roads little better than cart-tracks Stedman lobbed very well, and fence as he was in attack and and he is to continuo in the cap was an increase in membership and ed to

gate receipts, and the committee players. Morrison-though talney, and which later deteriorated into foot this shot won many points when Milane

J. Smith, the Wiltshiro fast bow- explain that the loss was, almost paths. Eventually the railway was

the latter was perhaps more in the

entriely due to the rental of £500 ler and bly hitter, will be eligible crossed near Loft Ferry and the main Prenn went to the net.

Miss Yorke beat Mrs: Hayfock picture-played a perfect and road was again joined at Chautau

-Essex will embark with confid-for the county ground, which has to play for Middlesex this year, The breeze, now fully on the ciders in the final of the Women's Singles understanding game.

(Continued on Page 6.) backs, enabled a fast pace to be by 4-6, 6-1, 6-1. The winner, Blake had more than justified once on a season with some in- now become the property of the and P. F. Judge, the young maintained through Autnu and Un- although she is considered better his selection and the Gosano com- teresting changes. Their abandon-club.

B. I. Lyon will again be captain. long. Castle Peak Bay being reached in doubles than in singles, played bination had shown that a littlement of Levten and following of by 12.30 p.m. Here a hait was enlled,

just the

right type of game to brashing up would see it as effec- Kent's example in distributing Matthews, fast, and Cranfield,

the slow, are and it was almost an hour later when

overcome the super-steadiness

fixtures throughout a greatly refreshed party resumed

The halves worked like trojans county may prove to be a happy whom places may he found during their journey under the now intense Mrs. Haylock.. Miss Yorke used heat of the afternoon sun, to arrive the oblique half-court shot that got all through and though over-policy.

Already solid in batting strength,

HAMPSHIRE'S LOSSES. eventually at Shamshyipo well-tanned Mrs. Hayleck out of position, and shadowed at times by the scintilat and tired, but with pleasant memories then drove deep to the opposite ing cleverness of the Chinese for- Essex should gain much by more

"We cannot go on as we are," only of an excellently planned enjoy shic of the court, advanced to the ward line, they never gave up. successful bowling, K. Farnes and abic 70 miles trip to entice them to net, and usually made her winning F.A.-Cord; Mullane, Morrison: A. G. Dner will be available for declared Sir Russell Bencraft, partake of similar joys in the future. point with her third stroke of the Robertson, Podmore, Jones; A. V part of the season, and it is hoped chairman of the committee. "be Forms for the Fifth Extra Race Gosano, B. Совало, Е. Strange, that more will be seen of H. T. O. cause there is a loss every year." Meating, to be held on Saturday, There is a heavy overdraft at the 19th and Monday, the 21pt Smith and H. D. Read the latter Ridley and Blake,

Chinese-Wong Wing; Lau May, a very fast bowler who is much tendances and redfeed gate re- May, 1934, (Weather permitting),

Lee Kwok-wal, better than his last year's figures ceipts. The club has lost 1,000 Leung

Offlee, Gloucester Buildings, the Kwa-shoung, Tam Rong-pak, Fung D. R, Wilcox will again be joint membership being 1981. The loss Club House, Happy Valley; the King-cheung, Lee Wal-tong, and captains. Last year's record play-on last season was £251.

Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; Hun. The lion, Secretary has arranged In Pak-wa.

The captaincy will be taken over and the Stables, Shan Kwong ядук а great deal for their to lend the run on Sunday next, which

At the conclusion of the game in sauson produced a profit of

£172.

by Geoffrey Lowndes, who suc- Road. Den inhabitants by 2-0. Manley's enthusiasm, and more for the very will leave Headquarters (38 len- the Cup and miniatures for the GLAMORGAN PROFIT..

{ceeds Lord Tennyson. and varied plousures of nessy Kond) at 8.15 a.m. Kowloon carly goal encouraged the United numerous

cycling Around Hongkong if these cyclists should meet under the Cap winners were presented by Lady

Glamorgan's financial position KENT'S REDUCED PROFIT. -and

they pressed hotly, Cope riders are willing to subject them-tain at the Star Ferry, Kowloon at Southern. The League trophies

has never been better. Last sea-] seconded but the Millwall team selves to such discomfort on their 7.55 .m. The trip will be of about were also presented as follows:

First Division-Borderers, Rus- son the club made a profit of £600, Kent finished lust season with a stuck-doggedly-to the task and had eyele rides. It is hoped that their six-hours duration and it is hoped

and as the result of a publie appeal profit-of-£207,-as-against-£1,220. an equal share of the rest of the fine example will be followed by many that the greater number of the Island, ners-up, St. Joseph's of the local civilian cyclists within the roads will be covered.

Second Division South China. the total debt has been reduced the previous year, but special Kame.

Third Division-Lincolns. from £4,000 to approximately donations and compensation ac

UNCOMFORTABLE KIT.

rally.

Preston owed their win to the oft beset goalkeeper, fuldthorpe who was magnificent while Fale thorpe, the leader was off the field suffering from temporary· CORCUS- sion after contact with Hough Palethorpe was back immediately and he went right away to score cyclists in small parties were observed ward in tennis ranking. the winning goal,

riding with topees, pultees and what There were 35,000 at Millwall, appeared to be full uniforms in the next few weeks. the biggest crowl of the day, to heat of the strong afternoon nce Manchester United beat the It

Much surprise was felt by the party Those tactics, if Miss Yorke can when, during the last few mites continue to control the ball as she

quite

the acason.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

Draft Programmes and Entry

a large number of military did will take her a long way for Lee K. C. Chen; Teo might suggest. T, N. Pearce and members since 1926, the present may be obtained at the Secretary's.

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...

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