THE
HONGKONG : TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1934.
THIS MISERABLE TEST CONTROVERSY-BY R.
ROBS FIFTH MATCH OF ALL ITS PLEASURE
ATMOSPHERE OF ACRIMONY AND SILLY RUMOURS
ENGLAND'S PROBABLE TEAM: C. O. ALLEN STRIKES FORM
WHY IT MIGHT BE WISE TO
INCLUDE GREGORY
(By R. Abbit)
I imagine that many of my readers will feel, as I do, that the whole pleasure we expected to derive from the Fifth Test Match has been I confess ruined by this miserable controversy. that now I do not care one hoot which side wins. The one thing I do feel is that it is most awfully hard lines on the men who will be chosen to play' for England. How can they be expected to give of their best after all this heartburning and mud- slinging?. There is not the slightest doubt that they will go all out, but a man cannot do himself] justice at a crisis unless he is undisturbed by outside worries or annoyances.
I do not propose to go into the fair use, and quite a useful tats- whole question at the present ino-run who would go in after Ames. ment. Indeed, I should prefer not His batting. Agures to July 14 are: to touch upon it at all. The mat- ters have gone too far that I think: ine must try to present a reasoned 1032
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account of the controversy, and 1934
that can best be done after the startling rise in form actual beginning of this Firth
30.40 37.100
$1.40
this
W. Keeton, caught by the camera while batting is the fourth Test. Ho may be brought in for, the last game if Hendron is not fit.
BASEBALL AFFECTED
BY RAIN
American League Games Washed Out
Now York, Aug, 16.
DUNDEE BEATEN BY TOMMY RIOS
Middleweight's First Setback
Test Match. There will then, your. His bowling figures are also American League were possible to- Dundee, of Newark, N. J., dropped
be interesting: less "news" in the question, and one will have all the data at one's disposal: At present a new report seems to come in every day,
ABSURD RUMOURS,
1032 1933 1934
IRELAND LOSING
DAVIS CUP MATCH
Sweden Take The Lead
RARE TENNIS INCIDENT
POINT WON WITH RACKET OUT
•
OF HAND
That rare occurrence, the successful return of a ball by n player whose racket has slipped out of his hand or been thrown at the ball, actually occurred at the Chevy Chase Club, Washing- ton, recently.
In Shields-Stoefen match the former, in attempting to hit an overhead ball, let the racket silp or fly out of his hand; but the Facket hit the ball and knocked It into his opponent's court. point was given to Stoefen, and The properly 80. Rule 17 provides
ABBIT
Y.M.C.A. SWIMMING. CONTEST
TO MEET CHINESE
· ASSOCIATION?
PROGRAMME FOR TWO DAYS
A two-days programme of aquatics with the Chinese Y.M.C.A., is envisaged by the swimming committee of the European Y.M.C.A., who will this evening consider the pro- position and will be asked to confirm a tentative programme which has been drawn up.
Stockholm, Aug. 16. Ireland are trailing Sweden in their Davis Cup match as a
· result of to-day's play. Meeting in the second round of the 1985 Qualifying competi- tion, the countries shared the that a player loses the point if
"(g) The ball in play touch him club swimming contest on the It is proposed to hold the Inter- first two singles, but Sweden
or anything that he wears or evenings of September 4 and 5, secured a slight edge by captur-earries, except his racket in his for which
hand or hands;" and "(h) If he been suggested..
dožen events have ing the doubles.
throws his racket at and hits the ball."
G.
Lyttleton Rogers, giant Irishmen, needed only Tour sets in which to beat C. Ocstbory. He conceded the second, and was oxtonded to twelve games in the fourth, but otherwise remained completely on top,
If the gala materialises, it will Lo conducted in the European
swimming pool.
Y.M.Glowing is the suggested.
The
TWO IMPORTANT SECTIONS. Section (g) and (h) of Rule 17 programme.
The matter was discussed recently lengths).
require revision, as à careful read- September 4. (7.30 p.m.) lng of the foregoing makes clear. 50 Yards Free Style (21⁄2
by Chairman Benjamin H. Dwight | 100 Yards Breast Stroke (5. K. Schroeder replied with A
of the Umpires Association of the lengths). USLTA and the present writer.
220 victory for Sweden, when he very Clause (h) refers only to throw lengths).
Yards Free Style (11 conclusively beat McVeagh in
120 Yards Three Stylos-Three straight sets, and the Swedes fol-ing the racket at a ball and not to
CRBCB where the racket slipa or Mon (Breast, Back and crawl, lowed this up by overcoming drops out of the player's hand. each man to cover two longtha). Rogers and McVeagh. In the
The two actions, voluntary or doubles after losing the Brst set otherwise should be coupled, for
Fancy Diving The scores as cabled by Reuter they are obviously of the same
nature. Dwight pointed out
quite
correctly that · (g) covers the matter fully by saying "except his racket in his hand or hands." That renders illegal
were:
G. L. Rogers (Ireland) beat Cand
Oostberg 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 K. Schroeder (Sweden) beat
McVeagh 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 K. Schroeder and C. Destberg (Sweden) beat G. L. Rogerd and MicVeagh 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
6.3.
swimmers, each to
400 Yards Relay (Teams of four cover 100 Yards),
September 5. (7.30 p.m.) 100 Yards Freo Style (5 lengths).
220 Yard Breast Stroke (11
(22 440 Yards Free Style la lengths).
Yards Back Stroke
the hitting of the ball except by lengths). the racket in the player's hand or
hands-two-flated hitting a McGrath, ie covered, it appears. 100 Uness Section (g) is read very (5 lengths). The winners of this the meet carefully and the clause beginning Long Plunge.
shall "except" separated from the pre- 160 Yards Free Style Relay qualify for the 1935 Davis Cup ceding clause, the meaning will (Teams of four, each to cover 40
not be clear. The section covers Yards). competition proper,
Licperville, PA., Aug. 9. In his first setback since he won recognition Inst Oct. 30 as world No baseball matches in the middleweight champion, Vluce day owing to heavy rains.
The
a decision here to-night to Tommy 0. M.
Av.matches affected were: Cleveland Rios, of Wilmington, Del., in 10 R. W. 607 240,1252 53 24.18 v Washington (double header), rounds. 863 32 1744 51 34.19 Chicago v Philadelphia (double
Dundee's title, as recognized by (Not in averages I have seen. header), New York v Detroit, and the New York and other state com-
St. Louis v Boson. It is an interesting thing to see
the National League,. St./misalons, was not at stake. how-Holland to decide which We now have the full list of the what will be done.
ever. He scales 162 pounds to 161 Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia for Rios. names selected to be present at
completed
double n the Oval. The team will be select- If Hendren is hurt 1 imagine Phillies
Dundee took the title from Lou new man-header, Cincinnati beat Brooklyn Brouillard, of Worcester, Mass.. ed to-morrow morning and of they will bring in
at Bos.on and until to-night had course much depends on the wicket. outside the fourteon I mean-who and Chicago beat Boston,
Full scores as cabled by Reater beaten all comers. The National The absurd rumours flying about can bat well and field in the deep.
Boxing association last year that Larwood might yet play I re-Probably Keeton will
recognized Gorilla Jones, gard as mere chesp. sensational But one hopes Patsy can turn out.
Akron, O., as titlist, while Marcel journalism. I am surprised Bri
E. Thil, of France, also demands re-
1 cognition.
ter bothered to cable them out.
1
In
The rumours about Voce are, RECORD BROKEN Cent
equally foolish to my mind. Set- ting nude all other reasons, if he is unfit to turn out on the Tues- day and cannot at present play i against Hampshire it would be sheer idincy to think of playing him in a gruelling. match which will be played to a finish. He can, T-think, ba-anfely written off..
THE PROBABLE TEAM.
Boston
of
1 Rios, young and strong, is a vir Otual unknown.
be chosen, follow,
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
R.
Brooklyn
1
8
8
13
2
7
Chicago
7
1
(There were ten innings)
Boston
8
1
(Moore homered)
Chiengo
1
Philadelphia
9.
趁
0
LAWRENCE'S GREAT SWIM IN TRIAL
-AT HIS BEST
An enthusiastic crowd saw the Catony free style 220 yards' swim- ming record shattered at the Vic- toria Recreation Club, where In-
were.. terport swimming trials continued last night.
The main event wax the 20 yards
Lawrence led all the way ngainst
St. Louis
Dundee retained the title Dec.
8 when he decisioned Andy Calla- han at Boston in 15 rounds. The
following Feb. 16 he outpointed
Ben Joby, the former titlist, In 10 1stanzas at Chicago, decisioned Joo Kanineki of Nanticoke, Pa., in 10
"(There were eleven hunings) at Holyok, Masson-March--12, Philadelphia....
and 10 days later won from Al St. Louis.......
McCoy, of Waterville, Me., at Bos- (Collins and Rothrock homered) ton over the same route.
7 10
RACER KILLED
0
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INSINUATIONS AGAINST
TENNIS PLAYERS
WOOD & SHIELDS
DEFENDED
two entirely different circums tances or happenings, and they should be entirely separated. If this is done clause (h) is un- necessary.
LITTLE
DEMPSEY DEFEATED
An American Lawn Tennis Outpointed By World
reader, a rock-ribbed English- man by the way, rushes to the defence of American players by "submitting the following:
Champion
Salinas, Calif., Aug-107~~ With no better success than be fore. Little Dempsey,. Filipino featherweight, battled Freddie Miler for 10 rounds here to-night, losing on a decision.
BORDERERS' AQUATICS
No. 13 Platoon Successful
·Some very
close finishes, were seen at the European Y.M.C.A. Bath yesterday after- noon when "Don, Supporting Company" of the South Wales Borderers held their
annual aquatic sports.
No. 13 Platoon with a three points lead secured the Inter
Commenting on the recent London Championship meeting at the Queen's I agree very largely with the
Club, which immediately precedex various forecasts which, have ap
Wimbledon, the Observer said that peared in the local Press. I think
"following the normal custom of re- that Wyatt, Walters, Sutcliffe,
CRICKET INTERPORT. cent years two Americans" (Wood Miller, Cincinnati scrapper, who Platoon Championship, Lt. Home Hammand, Hendren, Leyland,
and Shickls) "opponed each other In holds the world featherweight ti- contributing considerably towards Amos and Verity select themselves.
the final of the men's championship tle, did not risk his crown. He its success. I am of course assuming that
Hongkong Team, Leaving of London." This is partially true scaled 120 pounds to 127 for the
since two Americans reached tFilipino.
The results were: Hendren will be fit to play. If the swim, for which W. Lawrence clock-
TRAGIC LAST LAP On Empress Of Asia. final in 1028, 1929, 1930 and 1933. weather is fine it la certain thated in at 2 mins, 30 secs, to knock
300 Yards Open Relay (25, 50, Dempsey took on the champion 75, 75, 60 and 25 Yards)-1, Head two of the remaining three places over two seconds off the Colony re-
OF SPEED TEST
Definite dates for the departure of But the writer geen on to say: "Too
Sacramento Quarter Wing, 2. "B" Company, will be filled with fast bowlers. cord time.
the Hongkong interport cricket team often this particular final has not the first time at Bowes kept such a good length that
for Shanghai have been announced, been played, but divided at the desire March 9, 1933, shortly after Miller 3. "A" Company. Timo 8 mine. Pescara, Aug. 10. I think he must be chosen, while A. A. Roza and L. Roza Pereira, the
will leave by the of the players or because of the had taken the title from Tommy 26.-1/5 secs. Before p quarter. of R million The local team.
100 Yards. Inter-Platoon Rolay. C. O: Allen's batting, added to the latter taking second place sa respectators, during the Coppa Acerbe Empress of Asin on October and weather; so it was a pleasure to see Paul, but was no match for the
Cincinnatian.
No. 13 Platoon: Lt. Home, Pto.. excellent form he has shown insult of a spurt in the sixth length. Gay Moll, was killed on the
race to-day, the famous Fronch driver, will return by the P. & O. liner one actually played."
firial Comorin, which leavea Shanghai on
WHOLLY UNTRUE..
The Filipino boy has taken on Morgan, Pte. Jones and Sergt. the last month. must put him
most of the toprankers appearing Ford, 2. No. 16 Platoon': Cpl. very strongly in the running for A 75 yards free style race was lap. His roaring car loft the track October 16.
This statement is wholly untrue on the Pacific Coast, with indiffer- Ridgo, Pte. Reynolds, Pte. Cum- the tenth place.
announced as a trial for the 50 yards while travelling at a speed of over
escapes. Chiron's, car caught fire and very unfair America. In 1928 ent success though he has trimmed minge and Pte. Haggett, 3. No, 14 I do not for the moment think event, which will be swur at Shang- 100 miles per hour.
Moll was thrown out of the machine and the driver was rescued in the Tilden played Hunter in the final many of the second raters. Twice Platoon: Cpl. Vincent, L/Cpl. that. Peebles will be selected for
and struck his head on the frame-nick of time..
and beat him, In 1920 Tilden and he met Tommy Fau!, formerly rec- Court, Pte. Yendle and Pte. Gould. the team unless there is n very T. Paget took. Orst place with work
Carracioin'e car left the track and Hunter were again the finalista. The a bridge. He was instantly was followed in killed. The car wet and sticky wicket. Only in 42276 sees and
was smashed to was completely destroyed, but the last day was a day of drizzling rain, gnized as champion by the Nu-Time 70 secs.
Boxing association, driver, miraculously, was uninjured. and they agreed to divide so as to bo tional
and Inter-Platoon Diving:-1, No. such a case should he be chosen. order by I. L. Ozorio, E. B. Reza piecos.
Two other racing nces had lucky-Router Specials
able to play the final of the doubles twice he was knocked out.
13 Platoon: Lt. Home and "Pte. If the wicket promises to he and L. Roza Pereira.
at least, as soon as play became possi- The first time was last Sept. Owens-89 points; 2. No. 14 good, then, we are left with Clark,
ble. In 1900 W. Allison played and 15. at San Francisco when Päyl Platoon: Pts. Lloyd and Pte. 'Jones Gover and Gregory for the lust
heat G. S. Mangin in the final, and in won in the seventh, and the second-87 points; 8. No 16 Platoon: place. The frst two bracket
1931 and 1932 Americans were not at Hollywood Jan. 7 when he kay-Pte. O'Donovan and Pte. Hewlett concerned in the final at all. Las oed Dempsey in the fourth. together for argument's sake;
year the final day was
(Continued on Page 9.) a completo that is if either gets in, a third
wash-out, owing to rain. Every final fust bowler will have been deemed
and to be divided, the singles finalists necessary. Of the two, I fancy
being Vines and Stoefen." This bare Gover's chances. It is his home
atalement of fact can be left to speak ground, and he is bowling on-he
for itself-in refutation of the is only twenty-six. Clark has
Observer's innuendo. more experience he was in India last winter--but he was a fallure In the Old Trafford match.
GOVER'S FIGURES.
Govor's figures to July 14 ure as follows:
M, R. W. Av. 1932 401 111 1208 01 23.95 1933 1070 230 3015 110 25.09 1934 585.4 122 1718 75 24.00 But thero is one objection to this. In a match that ends t throo or four days it la quito justifiable to try and strengthen the bowling, even if you do tako chance on tho batting. But it is less advisable in match played to n finish. Thus If we play three fast bowlers we should have only after our seven good bats, a pretty good bat (Allen), a fair but un reliable bat (Vority), and, two rabbits-Bowes and Gover, or Clark."
GREGORY'S RISE.
Now if, Gregory wore plaked. you have a medium slow bowler of
hal,
The Federated Malay States rifle team which took part in the shoot at Blelay last month for the Kola-
pore '(Junior), Rúry
A. L. T. COMMENT.
It is the custom for some Eng-
American Swimmers Perform Well In Japan
Tokyo, Aug. 12. jute, 18 seconds. No American- lishmen to take a whack at their American. swimmers made American cousins on all possible brilliant showing against Japanese competed in this heat.
Van do Weghe of the United ocensions, conimenta
Americanmermui fast night in the semi-States took the accond heat of the Lawn Tennis. "Dividing" finni final ovents of the nationni swim 100-metre back stroke event in the matches is something almost un-ming, championships, with Jack time of 1
had a virtual mo- known in the United States; Its Medica and Albert van de Weghe Importation two or three years ago of the United States emerging with nopoly in the 200-metro free style by two English girls at Rye came flying colours in the events in which swim, as only one American was as a shock and occasioned no end they participated.
entered in the
event
The Japano.8.seconds.
of surprise: and certainly "divid- In the second heat of the 1,500- Sugimoto of Japan took the first ing" in the Queen's Club tourna-motre free style somi-anal, Medics, heat in 2 minutes, 20,6 seconds. mont was neither invented by America's swimming sensation, Sugiura, also of Japan, placed Americans nor hus it been prac-splashed his way ahead of all com, first in the second heat, his time ticed by them except under the petitere, negotinting the distance being 2 minutes, 19.4 seconds spur of necessity as our corres in 19 minutes, 50
50 seconds.
Arthur Highland of the United pondent has pointed out. It can In the first heat of this event States took oighth place in the
be said, therefore, that Negum of Japan came through second heat of the 200-metro free.
scarcely
Wood
Buch
in_19
The American swimming team,
the playing of the singles final by with the time of 19-minutes, 10,8 style event.
and Stoefen last month was seconds. Honda of Japan placed h rare occurrence as to cause first in the third heat in the time
of course, that the final would be played but for the in-
PART It was to big inken, na njof 19 minuten, 40.4 seconds.
200-METRE MONOPOLY,RA cidence of rain. The statement In the 100-motre back atroke, In The Observer was "wholly un-Yoshida of Japan was first in the true and very unfair to America" first hent, his time being 1 min;
led by Coach Robert Kipnuth, par- ticipated in the national champion ship on the invitation of the Jap- anese Swimming Federation.
En route to Japan the American. swimmers took part in exhibitions In Honolulu, Hawali,
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