THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1934.
BITTER STRUGGLE FOR MASTERY IN
BODIKER PLAYING
FOR K.C.C.
MIXED DOUBLES EXPERIMENT.
AGAINST THE U.S.R.C.
(By "Veritas"),
In what must be their last effort to make a successful challenge to the U.S.R.C., for the mixed doubles league cham pionship, the Kowloon Cricket Club are introducing George Bodiker to the team to oppose the United Services on Monday next.
Another iteration is being made, the value of which ap. pears to be doubtful.
Bodiker in being brought in to replace E. F. Fincher, and als presènce should be of rent assis tance to the K.C.C.
It also proposed to split | up the existing partnership between A. E. P. Guest and Mbis Griffiths, and to partner Bodiker with Miss Grifiths and Guest with Mrs. Miller,
and somewhat It is a bold hazardous move, Guest and Miss Grifths have now arrived at an understanding which has made them one of the most reliable pairs in the mixed doubles league. this year. Their record supports this. In three matches they have won six and a half sets, including five against the Chinese Recren- tion Club in two matches, and one and a half against the U.S.R.C. To break up such a partnership and to bring in comparative stranger
Miss Grimtha, is more likely to provide the club with one good pair and two mediocre, than with two strong pairs and one of average strength.
to
team
with
AUSTRALIAN CONTINGENT FOR WIMBLEDON:-Mr. D. H.
Molesworth (left) ranked second in Australla. Mrs. H. C. Hopman and Miss Joan Hartigan, the Australian champion, who will play at Wimble
don next week.
Perry Is World's Fastest Tennis Player
CONSIDERED
GREAT YORKSHIRE WIN
MAKE VERY BOLD DECLARATION
LATEST COUNTY,
CRICKET
NOTTS WIN WELL
London, June 22.
A brilliant declaration by Yorkshire which enabled them to beat Middlesex by an inn- ings when a draw appeared in- ovitable was the feature of cricket in England during the last three days.
Rain had stopped play to such an extent, that although Middlesex only scored 123 in their first Innings, Yorkshire found It necessary to close their own score at 191 for 4 if they were to stand any chance of winning.
BEST PERFORMANCES.
BATTING.
Keaton (Notts)
Gloucester
Cambridge
Barling (Surrey)
261
159
G. W. Davies (Cam-
133
wick) v. Glamor- gan ... Sandham (Surrey) v
123°
Cambridge
115
bridge) v Surrey Kemp-Welch (War
* Indicates 'not out
BOWLING.
Macauley (Yorks?
v Middlesex.,.6 for 22 Smith (Leicester)
✓ Essex.....:6 for 40 Larwood Notts) v
Gloucester ..6 for 45 Singleton (Oxford!
v Sussex
.6 for 75 Sibbles (Lança-
shire v Hants 6 for 90 Kennedy (Hants)
v Lancashire .5 for 43
The risk was taken and It came LATEST
off. Macauley, bowling on મા wicket which sulted him down to the ground, demoralised Middlesex in ther return visit, and had them dismissed for 65, leaving York- shire sensational winners. Macauley's six wickets cost 22 puna. and the bowler was well nigh un- playable,
CRICKET
AVERAGES
AMES HEADS THE
BATTING
The rest of the county pro- gramme was comparatively featureless. Kont Jost valuable
The following are the leading ground in being held to a draw by English and Australian cricket
averages up to June 4. first innings points."
Derbyshire, although Kent took OPINION OFFERED BY CHRISTIAN BOUSSUS
The opinions of overseas visitors on Great Britain's players aro always of interest. C. Boussus, on his return to France from the Hard Court Championships, gave an interview to the French Press in which he said that F. J. Perry "seems to have established a kind of moral ascendancy over J. H. Crawford. Besides Perry is still progressing. He is a remarkable athlete whose technique of play constantly improvca."
Boussus was particularly impressed Few will forget the great fight he by the speed with which Perry gave Crawford in the Davis Cup at playing, and he does not think that Wimbledon last year when called out the speed of Baroten. Tilden, Cochet jof the stands at a minute's notice. or Vines has ever equalled that of At Bournemouth both Lee and Wilde seemed to be somewhat stale and in Perry at the present time.
inced of a rest. It is the opinion of his team-ntates that Wilde benefited much through his Australian tour
PROBLEMATICAL.
the Bodiker The success of Gr.aths combination is problema.
As for the Australians' play at tical. That of the Guest-Grimths Bournemouth, Boussus considers that partnership can be fairly Quist is rapidly improving and that estimated. Bodiker Crawford should be able to regain accurately
his form of the past year very soon would probably play more sucThey will be dangerous."' cousfully with Mrs. Miller than would Guest.
The Japanese, anys Bousaus, gro fine players with classic styles. Boussus also had something to any of
C. E. Hare, whose play, he thought,
and though he has done little of note since his return it is not too much to expect that we shall soon be seeing i him in the ascendant again.
AUSTRALIANS TO END TOUR QUICKLY.
resembles that of Marcel Bernard: tralian Davis Cup team **** will
If present plans mature the Aus
'nol
If the K.C.C. really hope to beat -the United Services on Monday and thus-afford themselves.adis- tinct chance of winuing the chum A. Merlig met him in the morning: make quite such an extended tour as plonship, some careful thought the Frenchman does not like morning that of last year when their team will be necessary regarding the play and he certainly did not re-covered nearly 35,000 miles in seven
produce his best form against way the players are paired off.
the months. It is their latention to com- pete at Wimbledon and return home 80 after their within a week or last Davis Cup match of the present competition. Mr. S. R. Youdale, the The news that H. G. N. Lee con-hon, manager of the side, is of opinion templates partial retirement from that another extended tour would not the younger members international tennis in the near future be beneficial
- Incidentally the Services were young Englishman."
very nearly robbed of the assis- tance of Mra. Kayll for this all- important match. Mrs. Kay, who is golug North for a short while, was due to leave toxiny, but is not now sailing until Tuesday which means that she will be available against the K.C.C.
H. G. N. LEE RETIRING?
of F. H. D. Wilde, E. R. Avory and C. four consecutive aumaner seasons- coincides with the steady advance of the team who will have played in E. Hare. Lee's place in our Davis two in England and two in Australia | Cup team would not be easy to fit during the past two years.
(QualBeaten
Notts had about their best win of the season at the expense of Gloucester. Following Larwood's wenge 45,3 effective bowling which earned him 6 for 45 and sent Gloncester back for 226, Notts went in and knocked the cover off the ball. They declared at 478 for 5, Kectan having hit up a very fine 261.
The scores na cabled by Reuter
were:
+
RESULTS AT A GLANCE.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. Kent (300 and 96.2), bent Derby (278 and 299) on first innings..
(15144 Yorkshire
dec.) bent Middlesex (123 and 65) by innings and three, Worcester (332 and 23-8) beat Somerset (130 and 224) by ten wickets,
Notte (478-5-dec.)-beat-Glauces. ter (236 and 199) by inuings and 53.
Hampshire (225) beat Lancashire (168 and 38-3) on first innings. Glamorgan (272-6) drow with
Warwick (378),
"
OTHER MATCHES: Sussex (388 and G0-2), bent Oxford (210 and 230) by, eight wicketk.
Surrey (497) drew with Cam-
bridge (377 and 116-2).
ITALY'S TENNIS TITLES
HELEN JACOBS AND PALMIERI WIN
Agen
Meat
BATTING.
Fire completed innings,
Time
Tot fichent Inna. Out. It. Jans. Aver.
SECOND TEST
ENGLAND BAT ALL DAY
TO SCORE 293-5
HOW LEYLAND AND AMES CAME TO THE RESCUE
.
MORE GLORY FOR CHIPPERFIELD: FINE AUSTRALIAN FIELDING
VESTERDAY'S duel between bat; fiold, with the result that McCabe and ball at Lord's was strictly brought off a dazzling catch in in accordance with the big-tradi- į tho alipa and ended."Patay's" Hfa. tlons of cricket. The second Tent rathar prematurely, " match is assured of becoming as bitter and as exciting a straggle for supremacy.as the first at Trent Bridge three weeks ago.
took
I
England from the start of the day's play until after the ten adjournment to gain ren mastory ‚over the Australian attack, and then Leyland and Ames had to but very doggedly to allow England to finish with at least a reasonable day's score.
to ten time there was always very definite chance of England being dismissed for under 300. Three wickets went down for 99 and the fourth 31 rana later. Half the side were out for 182, which meant that once either Ames or Leyland had left, a pretty rapid exit of the remaining bats- men was fairly certain.
carry
the геоге
THE crowd was treated to some
flelding par excellence. It lasted all day which is quite auf- ficient tribute to the keeneas of the Australians, Bradman, Bromley, Brown and Darling are, specially mentioned in despatches.
AS to whether England is to score
more than 350 runs in the first innings seems now to depend on Ames and Leyland. An early separation of these two this morn- ing will probably leave Austraila in a sound strategie position, for after them only Geary seems reliabio for runs. But unless rain has fallen overnight, Ames and Ley lund should enjoy a very nice wicket and should be able to add several more runs to the total,
day were fairly evenly divided,
ON the whole the honours of the BUT Leyland and Ames stayed to Individually Chipperfield deserves defy the Australians and ton big handelop. His perform-
to along naces to date in England hardly 293 without being soparated.
anticipated success yesterday, yet he captured three very valuable Why exactly he shoul wickets, come off is obscure. Ho la regard- ed as a useful change bowler, yet on an excellent wicket he is not the type expected to fake wickets when others are failing.
LEYLAND was the last word in dourness. He was at the same time the neme of comfortable In
steadiness. He was rarely difficulties and played Grimmett and O'Reilly extraordinarily well.
C. F. Waiters, relieved of the
Venres of captaincy, was able to apply himself to the task for DT.00 which he had been selected, and he 774 2021 came out a winner. Eighty-two 27.00 runs flowed from his bat in a 78.00 masterly innings.
647 2347 10 2 Nawab of 'tavili
1) 4 GAO 1704
612 $20
Leyland Ty
Aid
Colone
Ashdow
N. Mitchell
Barber
30.47
74.20
77,60
12.12
HAMMOND
HE is one of the best discoveries
Australia have made for years. He was only a month in first class cricket before being picked for the Tests, and his two appearances In theas matches so far have amply Run- justified that selection.
to
getter one match and wicket-taker. the next. Not bad achievements..
ORD'S has been a fairly kind
again falled materialise, He seems to be G20 making a habit of doing the wrong GB,00
69.85 thing at the wrong time.
10 2
76H 250
TG.NO
11
594 145
187
11 0
#no 532
681 110
70.12
Gregory
140 002
Todd
92
10
Jazılstaff
* 2 413
145
C. F. Walters
to 1 602
178
10 0
$90
16#
150
44.80
Langridge Joh
3 410
2324
Darkfeld
245
185
Astil
326
$4.3%
267 104
£3.40
132
123- 63.20
11 D
2
112
ZK 100
A. Melville
H. de W, K, Window
Parks (J.)
431
SHE 132
Yester
ground to the Australiana
65.88 day he was guilty of a school-ainco 1899. They have won four and boy's error. So far he has not drawn four matches since that asco pulled his weight in the Test date. It took Australia 23 years 64.50 matches.
to win a Test at Lord's, during; which period England won four and drew one. At the present time England have won five there, Australia four, and five have been draws.
Just unlucky, 42.99 HENDREN Was 217 52.60 He looked good for plenty of 172 132 62.00 runs, but forgot to allow for the
61.01
61.80 zeni of the Australians in the
DOL 185 GO.UD
IdFun
Woolley
Kandham
R. E. 9. Wal!
O'Connor
Akera Douglas.
Hendren Habbe
310
48,77
1
113
しめ
47.87
324
170. .42.69
123
170 47.55
331 12세 47.28
11 0
610 340 40.00
0 420 102 46.46
10 1
Barling
1. T. Bartlett
W. O. Lownira
J. 11, Human Paynter Mitchell (A.) Davies (E
45.30 407 145
10 0 451 121 46.20
641 12
72 04.08
*Not out.
BOWLING.
W. Avge.
*.(Qualifications: 15 wiekraĮ
0,
IL 359.3 177 $15 39 12.40 230.5 #2 37 24 14.42 229,2 67 675 35 14.44 15 312 20 16.40
276 18 17.25
Verily Gearyl A6 Mitchel
I
A. Teinen
Paine
Jate
Remails
115,2
52 463 28 17.50 800.2 117 21 01 17.3N 388.2 11 754 45 37.53 800.5 66 405 28 17.00 479.4 139 1167 02 18.1%
45 671 25 20.30
Freeman Smith (A)-
(alerstershirel: 208.6
Cover
..C. Clay
Wensley
Bawe.. Cornford Matthews D.)
Northants} Goddard.
PAG. Baring
230
20.65
20.11
MORE BASEBALL SHOCKS
YANKEES-GIANTS LOSE AGAIN
LATEST RESULTS
New York, June 22. Further shorks were in store
21.00 for the New York Giants and Yan-
BOT 24 21,12
་་་
- INDIA'S CRICKET- AMBITIONS
Effort To Be Made At The Imperial Conference
Bombay-Router understands that efforts will he made at the forthcoming Imperial Cricket Con- ference to put India on the same footing, as Australia with regard to Test Matchen. It is stated that there is a widespread feeling that the time has arrivéd for India to representatives on behalf of Indin claim this recognition and the two
SDG4 NO 746 35 2128 kees to-day, when both suffered at the Conference will do their Cubs rattled utmost to arrange regular four-
CS 648 25 21.92 defeats. Chicago
S4 37 17 21.0
up 18 runs against the Giants and year fixtures with England Instead
950 45 22.50 Cleveland Indians administered of having to ask for a fixture and
040 41 22.02 the coup de grace to the Yankees.trunt to luck.
1 552 24 25.00
12' 415 18 23.11 St. Louis Cardinals further im-
1
The representatives will further
41 395 17 23.23 proved their position by beating try to arrange for an Indian side 17 447 19 21.26 Brooklyn Dodgers.
AUSTRALIAN AVERAGES.
SLAZENGERS'
LAWN TENNIS RACKETS
FOR
SERVICE
AND
QUALITY.
OBTAINABLE FROM ALL. DEALERS.
Men's SinG. Pinch ht G. de Stefan 6,864 1
Women's Statiles.—MüqU TAKES Jacobs bt Sign, Valerio 6-3601. Men's Double.-G. Palmieri, and G. L. Rogers bt G. P. Hughes and G. de Stefani 3-6.6-49-7 0-6 6-2,
Woman's Doubles-Miss Ryan and Miss Jacobs bt Mrs. Andrus Mile, Adamoff 7-6 9.7.
Mixed Doubles.-H. M. Culley and Miss Ryan bt Punces and Mile. R. Couquerque 6-1 6-3.
· CHAMPIONSHIPS OF SPAIN.
w..11. Ponsford ....
8. J. McCabe
Chipperfleid radian
1. 8. Darlin 1: A Narmell W. J. O'Hellir
W. M. Woodful
T. w. wa..... L. O'B.
V. Brimmett
|_ Pleetwood-Smith 31 п 4
It. Ebeling *****
High Quality Goods and Skilled
Craftsmanship Built
Reputation.
Sole Agents:----
Slazengers'
HONG KONG AND SOUTH CHINA
JOHN D. HUTCHISON & CO.
to tour England. In the summer
of 1936 and it is expected that the
Reuter tour will be arranged without any
difficulty.
G. Palmieri and Miss Helen Jacobs are the new singles cham plons of Italy, succeeding E.Ser torio and Miss E. Ryan respectively Won G. P. Hughes was runner-up in the Langritze (3ma.)
lottles men's doubles. This year's meet-sman ing concluded at Milan recently Hayer with the following results:
238.5
170.
07 433 18 24.10
280.2
27 010 26 24.49
212.2
4. 504 20 25.20
Scorea follow..
As cnbled by
BATTING.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Times
not
Highest
R. New York..... 2 11 A
Jl.
E.
Inn, D. R.
Tans, Aver.
218 122.00
(Ott homered)
102.12
Chicago
... 15 18
178
101.25
(Culey and Klein homered)
53.76
40
47,50
Boston
6
9 .0
42.80
Pittsburgh
13
2
37,00
103
· 25,00
(Vaughan homerell)
04.23
56
20.00
247
21.00
10,00
no 21 11.32
Philadelphia, 4 Cincinnat! 2 (There were ten Innings)
11
8
0.00
Brooklyn
2
14 13 8.50
St. Louis
BOWLING.
7 14 (Collins homered)
E. Maler and Signorita won the singles championships Spanlah championships, recently concluded at Valencia, Results:
0.
. W. Arge,
at
the
W.
W. Walt
Oly frimmett 120.3 R4 BIL Ebeling
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
60 14.42
819.8 110. 712
158.2 42 328
20.00 22.472
Detroit... 11 14 Washington 3
7
}
I. O'll
20 77,80
12.00
# 12.35
40.35
St. Louis (Popper homered) Philadelphia.
3
3
3
W. A. Brown
A. F. Kippax
W. A. Olditel
E.. mer
187 46 427
Fleetwood-Brilth 118.2 27 544 Men's Singles.-E. Maler bt F. A. Chipperfield 80 Sindreu 6-3 6-1.7-6.
Women's Singks-Sign, Maior
bt Senora Pons 3-6 6-4 6-1.
Men's Doubles. Mater and Sindrou bi Suque and Riera 0-4 G-1 6.4.
Women's Doublon-Sign. Mater and Sign. Chavarri bt Senoras
I.. th
F. 1. Bromley
A. P. Kippas
47
28 #EO?
Fons and Morales 6-1 6-3,
Mixed Doubles—E. 'Mater and Sign. Majer bt M: Alonso and Sign Chavarri 6-3 6-4.
4
10
2
(The game was called off in the eighth Inning owing to darkness)
Cloveland New York Chicago
- Boston
.:
With a view to providing an opportunity to Indian players to gain more experience, the repre sentatives will also try to obtain sanction for a South African team to visit India next
year. The South African unofficial side will represent the Suburban Cricket Associations of the Union and, will be composed entirely of; coloured players. ;-
SOUTH AFRICA'S PLANS.
The South African team bas' already expressed its willingness to visit India and games will be played all over India which will includa also Tort Matches. The number of test matchen to bo played has not yet been decided but the moment, the sanction of the Imperial Conference in obtain od formal Invitations will be sent out and a tour programme drawn
The representatives on behalf. of India at the Imperial Cricket Conference will not enter into any controversy about "badyline" bowling but will generally abide by the decision of the M, C. C. on tbla question.-Reuter;
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.