1934-06-21 — Page 9

THE

HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1934.

BETTER PAY MENT FOR

SHOULD HAVE BIGGER SHARE OF "GATE".

AUSTRALIA'S EXAMPLE OUGHT

TO BE EMULATED

7

(By B. J. T. Bossaquet).

K.C.C. SNOOKER

HANDICAP ·

Final Scheduled To-morrow

The final of the K.C.C. anooker handicap will, take place at the club tomorrow (Friday) evening at 0,30.

The contestants are N. M. Rnku. sen and E. G. Fincher, who start, at scratch, and C. Wigg`sând E, F,

I have for long been concerned about the remuneration ac-Fincher, who receive Ib. corded to professional cricketers who reach the top of the tree.

It has always seemed to me entirely inadequate, when one considers that comparatively few over achieve that lofty position. Of those who have played for England v. Australia during the last 57 years (taking the figures as given in the Cricketer Spring Annual) we notice that 116 professionals have made 965 appear- ancos, an average of under nina apiece.

Now, remembering that to play for England. Australia is the ultimate goal of every cricketer's ambition, and that during the above period there have been 129 Test matches played, we find that a player who contrives to get into more than eight matches is very lucky.

What is his reward? Taking this figure as an average, even at modern rates of pay the average professional who attains to Test match rank receives in a year, as the reward of outstanding ability, about £300, less expenses, etc.

When we consider that some thing like £20,000, or more, repre sents the net profit to each side on a tour of an English team in Australia, or an Australian team in England, it serims that the pro- fessionals' share of these imposing auma is almost negligible,

Take other games, The pro fessional who gets to the top of the tree in golf makes from £2,000 to £4,000 a year in England and more than double that in America, The leading baseball players in America make anything up to £20,000 a year. Some recent com

veris

Can we say that they do so under present conditions? Let us put ourselves in the place of the. professional who is chosen for England this year. I believe that ying that he gets £40 per match. At any rate in the last series of Test matches against Australia in England the professional received C-10 per

I

am correct in

match, plus railway fares. Those who played received a bonus at the end of the tour of C10 (12th man, £5), a total of £50 per mateli.

We will analyse what this really missing two rounty matches, one Implies. Each Test match means of which ton average) would be at home and therefore involve ao expanses. autches he would receive £10. For ench of these His net receipts would therefore by £40 less £20- C2 (plus berus If one is given). Out of this sum he has to keep himself at an hotel for other out-of-pocket expenses.

about six days, and pay all he gets away with £16 he is going If to be lucky. Surely this is not fair remuneration!

are entitled to their fair share of The men who attraet the money

to professionalism in lawn. - tennis are making as murk..

FAIRLY REWARDED?

Inore,

I am going to admit being suf Betently prejudiced to regard cricket as still the greatest and the leading game in the world,

I any. therefore, that the men who help to make large profita for the M.C.C. and the counties should receive their fair share of those profilu.

Possibly 5 per cent, of profess sionals are invited to play for England; and the man who gets to the top of the tree in any other profession usually reaps corres- ponding financial rewards.

Large payments were out of the question in my day, as the takings were on a mach lower seale. In 10:30 gross receipts from the Teat matches alone were over £70,000 Out of this sum. if we take an

were

average of eight professionais as playing in each Test match, the professionals received about £2, 000, or under 3 per cent. of the money for the taking of which they The professional, as I have always mainly responsible. known him, would be the last person to do auch an unsporting thing as to insist on receiving als proper remuneration. I admit to having dim recollections of some- thing like a "strike" once by some professionals to secure about £in Der Test match.

.

CRICKET

PITCHERS

HAVE NIGHTMARE

DAY OF HUGE SCORES

LATEST BASEBALL RESULTS

scores

"STARS"

SPORTS MEET

INTER-SCHOLASTIC UNION

655 ENTRANTS

The

Hongkong Inter-Scholastic Union sports meeting was held yes. terday at Caroline £ii), when 655 competitors entered for the avants.

Several heats were run off yester. day, and the meeting will to tinued to-morrow and on Sunday,

Tho following 'are yesterday's Grado

resulta:

Ynn).

con-

50 metres hents for "C" Grade

I can also remember an amateur 10 runs, the Phillies came back who arrived to Gentlemen

represent the with 15, while the Giants were in At Lord's and an- the same frame of mind and help- ting his boots on until be nounced his intention at not "puted themselves to a dozen at the

was expense of Chicago Cubs, guaranteed his expensen."

As against this the Yankees won

Nam): 2, Cheung Man-hin This may have been wrong--but In reply to the Cincinnati Reds'

(South

(Ying

Kah-po

New Yoric, June 20. Pichers in both American and National baseball leagues Boys (Group 1)1, Chat Yuk (Wal

100 metres heats for "A" had nightmares to-day, when Yan); 2, Ll Chan-chung (Ying Wah): resembling football 3. Li Yung-fook (Ching Wah). Group rather than baseball were re-2, Georgo Chan (Wah Yan); 2, turned.

Yung Poon-wang (Chine Wah); a Seven teams topped the double Wa Sik-ng (Wab Klu).

800 metres low hurdles heats for gure mark in run-getting. The Grade Boys (Group 1)1. Senators scored ten against De George Lee (Wah Yan); 2, Li Hon- troll, but had to concede 1 | Kuen (Sni Năm), 3, Chu Tinh (Sai Boston Red Sox rattled against Chicago White Sox, and Pan Lap): 2 a Pui-tung

up 14 Nam). Group 2-1, o Kwal-wing the Athieties had eleven chalked a 3, Chan Kai-chung (Wah up against them.

Boys (Group 1)-1, Pa Dun-lin (Sai China); 3, Lak Pik-leung Wah); Group 21, Wong

Sai Nam); 2, Ho Wan-sing (South China); 8, Ng Sin-int (Ying Wah); Ching): 2. u Kin-yuen (Sai Nam); Group 2-1. Wah Ho-wong (Pui

to

I like to think, and I am pronula low-scoring double-hender friends among the professionais, nosed out their opponents in the Fan Chor-lin (Pul Ching); 3, Au think, that I had many good against Cleveland Indians. They-1. Lui Tat-ming (Sai Nam); 2, 3. Li Ping-nam (Ning Tung); Group

still remain to me. and that some of these friendships first game and blanked them out Fork-chu (South China); Group

Wong Yat-shing (Put Ching); 2, Ma I consider that under modern Full scores as cableil try Reuter Shiu-chun (Fong Lam); 3, Lam Ko- conditions a professional who follow,

man (Pui Ching); Group 6.–1, Kwok- plays for England in this country

Wing-chal (Ingma): 2, Chifu Yut- should receive the equivalent of

klu (Y.M.C.A.); 3, Wong Man-kee cion per match. Let us see how

(Fong Lam): Group 7-1, Tal Kai- chee (South China); 2, Leung Wing- the figure for net profit on the this works out. Taking £20,000 s series of live matches, this repre-

(YMCA.); 5, Li Kal-foo-

50 metres henta for "D" Grade Hoys (Group 1)-1, sents 24,000 per match. Suppose

Loo Knh fu match, they would receive collec eight professionals play in ench

(Sai Nam): 2, So Kin-ying (Ying Wah); 3, Chung Moon-chi (Pun Lap);) tively £800, or 20 per cent. of the

Group 1, Kwok Lok-sing (Sal Nam), Yeung Kan-aik (Sauth mofits. Surely not too much!

China); 3. Choy lon-kwong (Y.M. C.A.).

In the second.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Cleveland

R. H. E.

2

#

6

(Trosky homered) New York.......

Gehrig and Crosetti homered) Cleveland... Q

1,

choo (Lingnam).

0

2

11

1x

0

17

22

Boys, Chung Chan-lam Long Jump Bnal for "g"

Yan); 2, Cheung Wan-chat Yan): 3, Kwong Hik-wong Forg).

Grade

(Wah

(Wal

(Tung

("Red" Ruffing pitched) Now York

3 Detroll... ...13

Escored in eleven inninge) Washington ... 10

(Manush hit two home runs and

Greenberg ofte)

(Johnson homered)

AN EXTREME CASE.

Again let us take an extreme case-that of Jack Hobbs. Hobbs St. Loui has played in 41 Test matches against Australia. He has been Philadelphia playing since 1908, 25 years, or. Chicago if we omit the war, 20 years.

On Boston this basis, bad he received £100 per match, he would have made an Continued on Page 7)

Philadelphin Cincinnati

3 50 metres heats for "A" Grade Girls (Group 1)—–1, Lau Sook-ying (Sai 4] (Sai Nam); 2, Chan. Slu-Jom

Nam): 3, Wong Yiu-ying (Ling To); Group 2-1, Kwan Flk-har (Sai Nam); 2, Leung Kit-sang (Sai Nam); 3. Cheung Hun-kiu (Ling To).

Yet many women yearned for them!

HIS ARMS HELD HEARTBREAK

GEORGE RAFT

Bolero

13

3

9 14 14 18

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

7

0

(Koenig homered)

Philadelphia

16

18

Brooklyn

ņ

15

(Todd homered)

Clacinnati

10

16

3 St. Louis

5

11

AT

New York

12

18

0 (Rothrock homered)

to hit two home rune

and

Boston

7

1

ΤΗΣ

Moore one)

(Berger hit two home runs)

Chicago

7 12

2 Pittsburgh

15

0

(Cuccinello homered)

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