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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH: FRIDAY, JULY

1934.

IMPORTANT FOURTH TEST BEGINS AT LEEDS TO-DAY

STRAIN OF OVERSEAS

"CRICKET TOURS

ADVISABILITY OF INTER-COUNTRY` TEST MATCHES DOUBTFUL

SURREY DISCOVERS NEW BATSMAN

EXCITING FINISHES IN COUNTY ENGAGEMENTS

In the authorities' good time the cricket public will be given such information as is necessary and of interest respecting the meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference at Lord's, writes "Old Ebor" in the Observer. It is understood a provisional programma of future exchanges of visits with oversens teams was drawn up, This is to be considered at a meuting to be held at Lord's on July 25, which is the first day of the Gentleman ý. Players annual contest nt the-headquarters of the

KINTH

The programme of interchange of visits last drawn up unda with the appearance of the South Africans in England next summer. Thore has been a feeling in cricket circles that the last programma placed rather too heavy a demand upon lending players in the home country,

contribution of 180, He is one of the growing army, of batsmen who have scored a thousand runs thla season; further than this, he has already totalled about the like number of runs that he was credited with (over 1,200) in all Surrey's matches Inst senson. Gregory can also be useful as a slow bowler, though, so far as my observation goes, only as a change Believe and then not for long.

# fow me, there are more than bismen recommended for atten- tion

England Has

Not

Yet Won At Headingly

Don Bradman, the wonder batsman, in action. Everybody is wandering if he will emulate hin 1930 feat when he plays in the fourth Test match at Leads to-day. Four years ago he scored 334

against England on the Yorkshirs ground.

with qualities in no way Tribute To

superior to those of Abundant material exists to send | Gregory. out several teams under the M.C.C. colours each winter, but not to

TONIC CRICKET.

Robert

Tents. These demand the

The break in the weather 1138 heat strength the country can

come in time to prevent heart- select. Experience in the last few break among bowlers. It also has years has shown how grent is the

provided a few splendid finishes physical strain involved in соп- tinuous match-play and travelling matches that had appeared from one end of the year to an-kely to end in tame and aimless other.

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draws. What could be finer in the way of thrilla, to those fond of or Even at the present moment it is in need of such tonics, than the fairly obvious that the visit to victory Lancashire achieved over India last winter, following on the Nottinghamshire team at consecutive Dominion and home Trent Bridge? Two minutes only scanons, has had a deteriorating remained for play when, with the effect on some players form. A first hall of the last possible over, reduction in these tours, or a ren- Lanes won by 101 runa. sonable time for rest and recupera-

Yet, two days earlier, they pre- tion between them, will not be un- welcome to players themselves, sented the appearance of a benten and, of course, there will be no side. Ernest Tyldesley, the young weakening of the affection with amateur, W. 11. L. Lister, with bat which cricket relations with all and Hopwood with the ball had Parts of the Empire are regarded. great shures in the victory; but it

L. B. W. CONTROVERSY.

Lancastrian's

eyed real

contain Ister DICKTALY, When Information to furt going points la forthcoming after loader's part. Gloucestershire's next month's meeting. It will in-win over Essex by 8 runs was an terest vast numbers of the cricket oven greater transformation.

18 community to find. If any clue But when Hammond elects to givers as to the general view hid, give himself a birthday present of not only in home

161 unfinished, and of the best, abroad. on the leg-before-wicket

for controversy. It is known that at why, one can only be sorry

opposing bowlers. a meeting held two or three weeks ago some of the leaders of the game at Loril's were convinced that ar amended th.w, rule ought

George Duckworth

LETTER FROM D. R. JARDINE

George

Lancashire

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Duckworth. Awwhose benefit match, Surrey, was held at Old Traffoni has received a letter from D. I. Jardine, in which the former Eng land captain stated:

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"I have just heard from Surrey that they are very keen not to dis- turb the composition of this side. It is difficult at first for a skipper, and when I applied for a place I felt bound to tell them was not in practice and was play

rather not have me. would understand if they would

Lancashire

RUTH IMPROVING Come A Cropper

SAYS WILL PLAY ON SUNDAY

LATEST BASEBALL

RESULTS

LOSE HEAVILY MIDDLESEX

WILL BRADMAN REPEAT 1930 ACHIEVEMENT?

HOME TEAM HAS NO REASON TO BE DESPONDENT

ANOTHER DRAW IS INDICATED

With hopes buoyed high in the knowledge, that not only have they, like Australia, won Test, but that they had much the better of a drawn game in the third match at Manchester a fortnight ago, England will take the field at Leeds to-day to make a bold effort to record the first English Test victory on the Headingly ground.'.

So far the honours at Leeds have definitely gone to Australia. Of the half a dozen matches played there since 1899, they have won two and figured in honourable drawn games in the reminder.

To the followers of the game throughout the world one of the chief questions to-day will be whether Don Bradman can accom-} plish anything like repenting his triumph at Leeds in 1930, when he scored 334.

PROBABLE CONDITIONS,

As nothing has been heard to the TO contrary, it is to be presumed that

London, July 19.

Lancashire,

the weather has been fine, and that a wicket in the form of a bats- man's paradise has been made. Such conditions make the outcome How chief almost inevitably a draw.

Both England and Australia are challengers to Sussex for the

R. E. S. Wyatt, England's skipper. county cricket championship, so strongly endowed with batsmen, came AN awful cropper at und as neither have attacks bayond

the average that is on hard at Leods, 6,549 runs have been Lord's to-day, when they were beaten by Middlesex by ten wickets-it egems that without the scored, giving an average of 924 The highost assistance of an affected wicket, runs per match.

match aggregate is 1,141 made in. neither team can expect to win.

Even forcibly robbed of Sutcliffe: 1921, and next to this comes 1,052° and Allen, England have no need in 1930, 1,042 in 1920 and 1,015 in to be despondent. Sutcliffe's fino 1905. The number of wicketä

wickets. Lancashire made two dismal visits to the wleket, being sent back the first time for 141, and the second for 193.

New York, July 19, "Babo" Ruth, New York Yankees baseball player, is 40 rapidly improving from the in- juries eustained during a match yesterday, when he was fiercely struck on the left leg from a drive by Gehrig, that the doctor now says he hopes he will have to keep the "Babe" in bed only two days longer.

The wicket was obviously none personality of course, will be a which have fallen in theso matches Ruth is emphatic about the date ton good, for Middlesex were un alone is worth much. But there fraction under 30 runs per wicket, great loss, while his experieneo la 185, giving an average of a next appearance 11 the able to bat too freely. However, visebali to play.

v.on Sunday.

at 200 for nine wickets, and were current county form, should be Meanwhile the Yankees suc- thus left to score 47 to win, which capable of filling the breach. "Wall, they won & match at ceaded in beating Chicago Red was accomplished without loss.-

IMPORTANCE OF TOSS. Whitsun, which is quite above Sox, and the Giants went further Reuter.

Allen's final selection was by no the ordinary Surrey form, so ahead with a win against Cincin-

In certainty:

fact, suppose they want to stick to it Inati Reds, whom they blanked out,

general surprise was caused by his possible. Anyway oven for Cleveland Indians nosed out

inclusion in the fifteen from I don't think it would be fair to Boston White Sox, and the Son- insist on a place. I put off alators suffered a similar fate mutch at Oxford in order to play the hands of f St. Louis.

in Among the winners the "Well, George, there is no man National League were Brooklyn

is niso a pleasure to note that the ing on your account. and that I of his aid and says he intends they found it possible to declararu other balamon, who, judged on

BENEFIT MATCHES.

There are not many benefit to be given a serious trial in first- matches in the season's first-cines class cricket at home, and, if I am list. One that has alrendy taken not mistaken. it was decided to replace is that set aside for Duck commend that the trial should be worth when Surrey visited Old given next season. It is an old Trafford. but still a vitsi, controversy of

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LEAGUE TENNIS which the team to-day will be

TO-DAY

chosen. There seems no reason to doubt that Nichols will prove oqually as good as Allen, while the selectors have always-Farnes, who

wanting.

who deserves a better beneft the Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and St. INTERESTING GAME has been tried, and not found

you. You know I don't say things Louis Cardinals. for effect.

Full

scores A cabled "I hope, then, that you get the Reuter follow. good luck you so richly deserved. Had I played was going to have asked you if I might taken col- lection-box round, a thing I have New York never done before.

Chicago

"I have sent £5 as my contribu-

C.B.A. ENTERTAIN C.R.C.

by

AT K.C.C.

AMERICAN LEAGUE,

R. H. E.

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(Werber homered) Cleveland

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Washington

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St. Louis

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very special Importance at a time The visit of the Nottingham ike the present, when types of shire eleven to Leeds will be the both batting and bowling come al-occasion of the benefit of Mauricetion to the Secretary, of the Lan-Boston

Leyland. It will be recognised enshire Club,” most Bercely under discussion.

that Leyland is a cricketer to

It suggests a new era in Surrey) whom the public outside Yorkshire. batting to find a left-hander ns look with adindratlen, while inside

Sandham's opening partner. I re- the county the feeling is warm and JOCKEY

fer to Fisblock (L. B.), who alled intimate.

that position against Somerset and |

scored 03 in a style which

These benefits are organised in

parently encouraged the belief that Yorkshire with grout this DIES AFTER

further success in the role awaits him.

Fishlock is

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Given fine weather for the match,

it

probable the £4,000 realised FALL

for the late Roy Kilner will be probably better known among the sports-loving equalled. Other benefits to come

for Cornford (W.) are

crowds of the metropolis na a pro-

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in the

HITS RAILS

(Clift hit two home runs) Philadelphia y Detroit match Įpostponed on account of rain.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

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Cincinnati

(Schumacher pitched) New York

Brooklyn

Craigengower and the Kow-

Toon Cricket Club, two of the leading teams in the "C" Division of the lawn tennls league meet this afternoon on the latters courts, and the fixture promises some enter- taining tennis.

Central British will welcome! Chinese Recreation Club, and are: looking forward to the match with rare confidence. The improvement. -1 in the C.B.A., has been a feature of

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(Frey homered) Pittsburgh

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Chinese rivals a good game.

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natch at Hove against Warwick THROWN WHEN MOUNT Pburgh fessional football player in the abire on July 28, and for Ham- Millwall team: better. In fact, ond at Bristol on August 41. such than when he played as an is safe to say there will be a big amateur with Dulwich Hamlet anti with the England Amateur Asso: bank holiday crowd to see Glou- cialion team. He had only four cestershire's match with Innings with the Surrey team last shire begin on that day.

season and made 27 as his highest

ncone In three matches. He

credited with some ability as a alow bowler, but I find that his one

wicket cost over 60 runs,

This Inteal performance with

Hamp-

AUSTRALIAN CYCLIST

the bat as a Surrey first-wicket Land's End--John O'

man may, and it is hoped will,

prove the turning point for him in Groats Record Attacked

Drst-cines cricket.

WHY NOT GREGORY?

Among batsmen with repeated auccussen placed to credit is it not strange that we soldom hear of

London, Eruoklyn!!

It. James, the jockey, who was (Frey homered) thrown from his mount, Good Fish, Chicago In the Hurn Selling Welter Handl Philadelphia. cap at Beverley, has died In hospital as the result of the in-St. Louis

illuston juries he received.

His horse came into contact with the rails rounding the turn Into the straight and in falling Janies struck his head.

James had a serious riding ne- eldent last year, when at Stockton his mount Glomach slipped in the Hubert Opperman, the grent Roseberry Plate. In 1927 he broke little Australian cyclist has arrived a wrist at Newmarket when Arran

in London..

Chief came down in a race. SUCCESS IN INDIA.

It is a first visit to England, Gregory, of the Surrey eleven, and he is full of engerness to "get He was born at Dunsford, near mentioned as worthy the nitention on with the job" of attacking the Exeter, and rode with success at of our England team selectors? He road record from Land's End to small meetings in the West of was included in the team sent out by the M.C.C. to India last winter, John o' Groats.

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́INTERNATIONAL SOCCER

All-India Side Defeat

S. Africa

O this season's tennis in the "C" Division, and the Kowloon club

But as the teams will not be announced, until a few hours be-

W. M. Woodfull, who will load Australia lo-day.

Here are the detailed results of the games played at Leeds.

Beason Eng. Aust. Iwult

1805 .220 172 *no wkt dw

19 224 dravst 1005 201 196

1808 182 57 1921 250 203 1924.204. €96.

204

RIS* 224 18H

207

407

1920591

• wkla den. 1 wkte. drwn Aust, won

120 na

• with dwa

Auel won 210

*3 wkte 'dwn

drawa

* win dwn

drawn

NOT DESERTING TENNIS

MRS. MOODY AND HER FUTURE

London. Several American tennis players have been in the news Intely. In the first place the Californian Lawn Tennis Asso ciation announced that Mrs. Helen Wills Moody would prob ably not play first class tennis again but would devote herself to painting, at which she is al- ready expert. .

This rumour, which came to Europe via the Paris "Midi," no

are looking forward to giving their fore the match, it is a little difficult sooner got into circulation than

from this distance, to attempt to it was promptly ridiculed by Mrs. Moody herself. She said she

South China, leading challengers forecast.

to the C.R.C., should win comfort-

It is not original to observe that could not understand the Cali- ably against the Indian Recreation the winning of the toss will pro-fornian L.. T. A. nasuming that Club whom they entertain, and vide a big advantage, but it re- she was desorting tennis, Thore paints are indicated for the mains perfectly true. At least it to truth at all in the rumour. 1Rcerelo, Kowloon Dock and Kow-gives the team which bats first he declared she intended to re- 1loon Bowling Green, all of whom fits opportunity of making them-art playing just ne roon. as the

are on their own courts.

The full programme is:

"C" DIVISION.

K.C.C. v C.C.C. D.K. v.C.S.C.C. Recrelo v RS.C. K.D.R.C. `A.T.C. K.B.G.C. R.K.U.T.C. CILA. Y C.R.C." - S.C.A.A. V LRC.

REVERSE FOR

C.B.A..

THE

Heavily Beaten By South China

suive, immune from defeat, and felt fit enough to do so. the side not so lucky can hope:

FRANKIE PARKER. only for a kindly glance from the Clerk of the Weather.

Roscoe Maples, President of the Northern California Tennis As-

The match is of vital importance, and should one team win, it will sociation, also denied the retire

ment almost certainly carry with it the positively Mrs. Moody would re- story, saying that he knew. right of holding the "Ashes." Tho, countries are on level terms, each sure lawn tennis as soon as she could. The date of her return with in win, and the other on rests in the lap of the gods," he counter drawn.

concluded. PREVIOUS MATCHES. Played in half a gale at Curries

Another player who will not be Fountain before a crowd of 1,000

Anything like a repetition of the seen in action outside of his own the second football Test between

1930 match will at least provide country, this year is Frankie some entertaining cricket. That Parker, England. As the result of this he All-India and South Africa result-

the 17-your-old tennis. encounter was one of the most prodigy who is ranked eighth in became apprenticed to the late ed in a victory for the visitors by and his selection then took some Ho is not under any impression Walter Griggs.

2-0. The first goal came after 20

historie of all the series.

the current American ranking of the critics by surpriso,

that this is an easy record, and he] After

indentures

To England's score of 391, Aus Hist. He was to have crossed the completing

minutes, Ramanna tipping the ball

tralia responded with 565, the Atlantic this summer, but now it Possibly the uninformed consi- means to establish himself some-James became light-weight-jockey into the nat

The second half began in n sharp | The Central British Association highest total over made in Test has been decided not to send him. der Gregory to be older than hewhere on the course and spend to Lord George Dundas' stable, and

Mercer Beasley, the famous really la; his appearance auggests several weeks training over the remained with him until last year. shower of rain but even with the sustained an unexpectedly heavy cricket at Leeds. Of those the one

controls He also rode a good deal for R. wind the South Africans were no defeat when they visited South and only Don Bradmana scored 834, American conch who he is more than thirty-one, which

actual route. is his age. But the point of this

goal seemed to bear a charm sets to 11⁄2 note is that the batting of Gregory

Test record. Naturally there was that Parker la too young and must this season places him among the that he will interrupt this prepara-14 winners last year, but his tested life and the only scoring was. Angus and J. Ferguson won a no chance of a finish, although gain more experience, before he highest in first-class cricket. Hetion for the purpose of taking part season was in 1028 when he won by Lakshminarayan, who shot from sot for the C.B.A., and went close England definitely had the worst of plays in England. acored what is described as a very in any track races or similar diver-62 racos, fishing eighth in the win-1 well out, putting India two ahead to capturing a second. Gurevitch a drawn game, losing three wickets"Frank will not go abroad this fine innings of 172 for Surroy in slons. When the record job is ning jockeys Ist. He gained The game ended with only India and J. King secured the other half In their second innings for 90 runs, year, Beasley said: "He will at

"In the course of the six Test | least have that to look. the match with Somerset, but pre-finished he will return to Australia many successes in India, where he in the picturo in a heavy down-point.

rude during the winter months.

(Continued on Page 9.) viously he had accounted for a without dolny.

matches which have booh played.

J. Colling's stable, principally on It is most unlikely, therefore, Northorn race-courses. He rode Theth for the speedy vieltors. China on Wednesday, losing by 7% thus establishing an individuni Parker's tennis movemente, chine

pour.

forward

The 90s, take abutted. The thalangi a

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