1934-05-07 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MAY 7, 1934.

LOOKING ROUND THE COUNTY CRICKET GROUNDS

BOLTON PIPPED ON

PROMOTION POST

1

AND BARNSLEY LEAVE CHESTERFIELD WITH THE DIRTY END OF THE STICK

ENGLISH FOOTBALL SEASON ENDS

(By Tha Pilgrim")

Chesterfield failed and Barnsley! Bolton were two in arrears at succeeded on Saturday in settling one time but they pulled up to the promotion question to their level where the Lincoln own satisfaction on Saturday, the them. former falling by a point and goat)

average to secure top place.

Stockport maintained their un-

kept

STILL BRILLIANT PRENN

GERMAN TENNIS ACE IN FORM

WINS TALLY-HO TOURNEY

London.

D. Prenn, the former German Davis Cup player, beat A. C. Stedman, the New Zealand Davis Cup player, by G-1, 7-6. in the dual of the men's singles in the ment last month...

benten home record in the instMAMAK HOCKEY Tally Ho open lawn tennis tourna-

game of the season to smash the hopes of the Salter Lane side whilat

Brighton, playing New

anly magnificent football were beaten by the one goal of the match.

It was sufficient however to en- sure Barnsley's promotion with Chesterfield sharing the points at Stockport.

REST TEAM BEAT CHAMPIONS

GLORIOUS DISPLAY

ENDS LOCAL SOCCER SEASON

(Continued from Payo 8.) ·

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

way.

STANDINGS OF

THE CLUBS

BIG PROFITS & LOSSES

OF LAST YEAR

The teams were on level terms: and at full time it was decided

FINANCIAL DEPRESSIONS MAY to play 10 minutes extra time each

BE LIFTED THIS SUMMER It appeared that the Association defence would go to pieces under-

The homeside county cricket season promises to liber- swift

continually the

attacka launched on them. A. V. Gosane ate our county clubs from the bogy of continued financial had taken the centre forward posi- loss. tion but he soon had to go back

to. fetch the ball up

Strange was showing up belter on the right wing but Cord in goal was doing acrobatics to keep excepts charge intact.

The first set was ap rasy nffair for Prean, The second was ex- hilarating, with rallies of tional brillance, a dour fight for nearly every point, and shots that were worthy of a championship.

The. New Zealander drove with a ferocity that has seldom been equalled in lawn tenuis in the Mid- Glands. His mistakes were tacticni ones. Like C. E. Hare, he pre- of the . Best ferred to attack prenn's backland, found which has been made well-nigh perfect by continuous practice

PERKINS HURT

to

An unfortunate accident Bolton, the team favoured to go with. Grimsby into the First Divi- Perkins in the cloning atages sion were beaten at Lincoln who game marred the Champions ironically enough are due for rele-match in connection with the

Tournament on the ground) gation themselves.

yesterday.

tion.

Brentford won their match at At the time the Police, who wore with the aid of a mechanical device of League invented by Rene Lacoste, which Bury but so did Preston win at playing under the title Southampton and to them goes the champions, were one goal in arrears can be made to project balls out honour of runner-up and promo- and were making a concerted attack at any angle in any direction and

The ball on the Rest goal.

came at any pace. and Perkins from the right

WINNING LOBS, PROMOTION AND RELEGATION, Įrushed in to take the pass. In so For Promotion:---

doing he collided with Cross in the

But though Stedman attacked goal-mouth and collapsed. taken off the field, apparently suffer this stronger wing he kept such a ing from slight concussion, and taken perfect length and maintained such to hospital.

speed that he made Prenn go all

Arsenal (champlons) Grimsby (champions) Preston North End

Norwich (champions)

Barnsley (champlons)

For Relegatlon:---

Newcastle United Sheffield United Lincoln City

To Apply For Re-election:

Hournemouth.

Cardiff

Rotherham Rochdale.

over

He was

There were several changes made out. in the Rest side from that original-

Stedman Jobbed very well, and ly picked. Cross (Signals) appear.

in place of this shot won many points when ed between the sticks

Prenn went to the net. Moss (C.B.A.), and P. Singh came in at loft back to the exclusion of Miss Yorke beat Mrs. Haylock Rhodes (Medway).

In the inter- in the final of the Women's Singles mediate line Hussain (K.I.T.C.) de by 4-6, 6-1, 6-1. The winner, putised for A. B. Hamson (St. An-although she is considered better drews). and in the forward line in doubles than in singles, played Colledge moved into the centre with just the right type of game to N. A. E. Mackay (St. Andrew') Preston owed their win to the taking his place at inside right, overcome the super-steadiness of bft beset goalkeeper, Holdtharpe while the left flank was composed Mrs. Haylock. Miss Yorke used who was magnificent while Pale of J. M. Pinto and 4. de Souza, the oblique half-court shot that got na maging off the field to the exclusion of Major Withing Mrs. Haylock out of position, and thorne,

then drove deep to the opposite Auffering from temporary concuston and R. Baldwin.

The same was scrappy throughout, side of the court, advanced to the sion after contact with Hough. Palethorpe was back immediately with both forward lines weak Op-net, and usually made her winning and he went right away to score portunities galore were missed in the point with her third stroke of the

circle. The defenders on both elden rally. the winning gont.

upon time after time There were 36,000 at Millwall, were enlled

Those tactics, if Miss Yorke can the biggest crowd of the day, to and kept their goals clear with sound continue to control the ball as she Idid will take her a long way for see Manchester United beat the hitting

The Police came near to scoring werd in tennis ranking. Den inhabitanta by 2-0. Manley's

in the second half, when P. carly goal encouraged the United late

the goal-mouth and a penalty-bully and they pressed hotly. Cone Singh was pulled up for licking in______ seconded but the Millwall team was awarded. Wass bullied with P. the game in the second half fellow atuck doggedly to the task and had Singh, but the latter managed to de- ing some neat work on the left by Souza, which culminated in Pinto un equal share of the rest of the feet the ball round the past.

The Rest netted_the_only_gan!_of netting.

"game."

THE NIGHT WAS MADE FOR LOVE!"

"ARE YOU

ASLEEP YET DARLING?"

"No dear... I'm still thinking of that marvelous picture...

when Ramon Novarro sang those- love songs to Jeanette MacDonald, it positively took me back to our honeymoon days

that picture will thrill everybody who was Fever in love... it's so gay and romantic... and those Jerome Kern songs... to my mind "Car and The Fiddle is the best musical I've ever seen no wonder it played two years on Broadway....

going to give it the liveliest Promotion Ive ever given a picture in this town...

I'm

Blake ran away on his own but his shot from a dificult angle was

held.

A. V. Gosano put in a wonderful header but the Chinese keeper was there with sure hands to clear.

Then the leader gave to Strange who centred for Ridley to gather, turn round and place n high, swerving ball well out of reach Into the corner of the net.

This was the deciding goal of the match.

A. V. Gosano went into the pivot position and playing three backs and three halves the Association managed to win.

fence

and

Blake had more

The splendid weather of last summer played its part, and nearly every club showed a far more satisfactory turnover than was the ease the previous year.

If ever opportunity stared cricket in the face, it will do so during the approaching season. The visit of the Australians will have a twofold effect upon the prospects of the county clubs. Already club membership and applications for season tickets have shown a decided increase. The game as a whole will attract the attention of a wider public.

The moral is plain: Don't send this eager public to sleep with featureless exhibitions of stonewalling but give them fair samples of the joy of cricket.

of

DERBYSHIRE'S 1950 Luna. £1,000. For the first time county cricket in South Wales is paying Derbyshire showed a loss

its way. £950 on last year's working, but they start the season with a balance in hand of £335, and officials are optimistic about the future,

their

M. J. Turnbull will carry out the dual duty of captain and secretary,

counted for £972 of the difference, A gratuity of £500 was made to Hardinge on his retirement.

A. P. F. Chapman will again fead the team, with B. H. Valentine, who did no well with the M.C.C. in India, as vice-captain. C. 8. Marriott will be available during the holidays.

LANCASHIRE'S £2,400 PROFIT. Lancashiro will have much the same alde na last season,

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

The county turned, an adverte balance of over £3,000 into a pro-- fit of £2,400 last year.

P. T. Eckersley will bo.availablo once more na cuptain.

DEFICIT HALVED.

Lelecstershire began this year with a deficit of £2,809, as against n deficit at the beginning of 1933 of £6,192. A special offort is be- ing made to obtain 1,000 more members, and the prospects are fairly encouraging.

Arthur Hazlerigg, a former cap- tain of Cambridge University, and son of Sir A. Hazlerigg, who was captain of Leicestershire about

team this season.

twenty years ago, will lead the

MIDDLESEX FINDING TALENT.

Middlesex bave put in train a systematic scheme for unearthing players of talent throughout the county, and a Young Players Sub- committee has been appointed to carry out the search.

season.

SPORT ADVTS.

It is doubtful if Durston will GLOUCESTERSHIRE'S LOSS.

play regularly for the county this A. W. Richardson has shaken off

Gloucestershire lost 2003 com-

It is more probable that the Illness which kept him out of

team frequently last neuron, pared with £1.432 in 1932. There his gifts will be principally direct- Goяnno was as brilliant in de-the

As he was in attack and and he is to continue in the cap was an increase in membership and ed to the coaching of younger

rate receipts, and the committee players. Morrison-though .taincy.

J. Smith, the Wiltshire fast bow- explain that the loss was almost Mullane the latter was perhaps more in the ESSEX'S NEW POLICY.

entriely due to the rental of 400 ler and big hitter, will be eligible picture-played perfect and

Essex will embark with confid for the county ground, which has to play for Middlesex this year, understanding game,

(Continued on Page 7.) ! thaa justified ence on a acason with some In- now become the property of the and P. F. Judge, the young

club, his selection and the Gosano com- toresting changes. Their abanden-

B. H. Lyon will again be captain. bination had shown that a little ment of Lorton and following of

distributing Matthews, fast, and Cranfield, two new bowlers for brushing up would see it as effec-Kent's example in

fixtures throughout. the slow, are tive as ever,

The halves worked like trojans county may prove to be a happy whom places may he found during all through and though over-policy.

the season. shadowed at times by the scintilat- Already solid in batting strength,

HAMPSHIRE'S LOSSES.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. ing governess of the Chinese for-Essex should gain much by more

successful bowling, K. Farnes and We cannot go on as we are.”

Russell Bencraft, Draft Programmes and Entry F.A.--Cord; Mullane, Morrison;A. G. Dner will be aynilable for declared Sir ward line, they never gave up.

Race Robertson, Podmore, Jones; A. V part of the scuson, and it is hoped chairman of the committee, be Forms for the Fifth Extra Gosano, B. Gosanu, E. Strange, that more will be seen of H. T. O. cause there is a loss every year," Meeting, to be held on Saturday, Smith and H. D. Read-the latter There is a heavy overdraft at the 19th and Monday, the 21st Ridley and Blake.

Chinese-Wong Wing: Lau Mau,

A very fast bowler who is much tendances and reduced

gate re May, 1934, (Weather permitting), Lee Tin-sang: Les Kwek-wai, better than his last year's figures ceipts. The club has lost 1,000 may be obtained at the Secretary's Leung Wing-chui. K. C. Chen: Tee might suggest. T. N. Pearce and members since 1926, the present Office, Gloucester Buildings; the Kwa-sheung, Tam Kong-pak, Fung King-cheung, Lee Wai-tong, and captains. Last year's record plus one her bin on 6 1 6261. The loss Club House, Happy Valley; the

play-on' senson was £251, fp Pak-wn.

Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; ing season produced a profit of The captaincy will be taken over and the Stables, Shan Kwong

GLAMORGAN PROFIT.

At the conclusion of the game £172. the Cup and miniatures for the winners were presented by Lady Southorn. The League trophies) Glamorgan's financial position has never been better. Last sea- were also presented as follows:

First Division-Borderers, Run-son the club made a profit of £600, nere-up. St. Joseph's.

Second Division-South China. Third Division. Lincolns.

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KENT'S REDUCED PROFIT.

Kent finished last season with a and as the result of a public appeal profit of £257, as against £1,229 the total debt has been reduced the previous year, but special from £4,000 to approximately donations and compensation ac-

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