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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH." MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1934.

ENGLAND'S ATROCIOUS DISPLAY OF BUTTERFINGERS

ENCOURAGES MAMMOTH AUSTRALIAN SCORE

FINAL TEST STARTS ENTIRELY IN FAVOUR ・ OF VISITORS

INNINGS DEFEAT PROSPECT FACES

HOLDERS OF "ASHES".

BRADMAN SUPREME IN DAY OF HIGH SPEED BATTING

acore.

Priceless chancen to dis- miss Ponsford long before bis

THE paramount question of jably to build up such a mammoth

final Test now appears to bo whether England can avoid an innings defeat. And this, after six and a quarter hours of play!

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store reached dangerous proper tins were ignored. For this one can expect no redress.

Don Bradman executing a characteristic stroke behind the wicket. He continually scored like this against England on Saturday: Nnd 700, even in a time limit-!-- LANGLAND'S attack, like the

less game, is awinning score, patient, did as well as could

leka game, is a winning score, Bower be expected.

and Clark

would appear to be England's bump them. task from now on.

600. If rain has held off Verity presumably bowled up

not nt

to

told

least

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AUSTRALIA must make went so far as to during the week-end they forms because we are

otherwise, and Allen will probably pass the 750 didn't give away seven runs mark. England could never his first over with fout deliveries. hope to approach such á

W. A. Brown, b Clark.......... colossal score and a follow-

have ቦ D. G. Brodman, c Ames, ↳ Bowes 244 NEVERTHELESS on would be inevitable.

sneaking feeling that England. J. McCabe, not out.

Extras

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would have found Larwood useful,

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BRADMAN likes buraping balls.

Like Macartney, he has twink- |

CLOSE of Play Scores were: W. H. Ponsford, not out

Australia-1st Innings.

203 10

...... 475

Total (for 2 wkta.)

Fall of Wickets: 1 (Brown) for ling feet which enable him to 21; 2 (Bradman) for 47% hook with tremendous power and jealous accuracy. Cruel and critles have named some of his inleg strokes "agricultural," but if means, a couple of hundred run this back-to-the-land", morement

pretty well every time he bats, you can't say much against it.

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I would save countless poo- plo sleepless nights if the teams recognised the position and drew stumps until next year! THE unhappiest

Christendom is "Bob" Wyatt. Ho probably went to bed on Saturday night with "Butter fingers" ringing in his car. This

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man

WILL IT RAIN?

three

look unsettled."

min-1

con- }

Breast-Stroke Innovation Controversy

LEGALITY. BEING CHALLENGED

By W. J. Howcroft.

swimmers.

RACE PROGRAMME. Rangers Beat Motherwell In

Fourth Extra Meeting

For Macao.

Great Match

·SECOND WEEK OF FOOTBALL FINDS CHAMPIONS IN THE LEAD

TAP SIAC HANDICAP.

The programme for the Fourth Extra Meeting of the Bincas Jockey well, champlons and runners-up of East Filo

The Glasgow Rangers and Mother Dumbarton... Club to

be held at Aroin Protu, the First Division of the Scottish Brechin Macao,

on Sunday, September 9. Football League, last acason; mot In MontrosO has been issued, Features in the the second match of the season on the Cowdenbeath programme Include 21 Tap Siac former's ground, the home team win- Arbroath Handicap for griffins of the Hongkong ning by a goala to nil after a clone Morton Jockey Club which have not won more match.

Edinburgh than $750, and a mafoo. race in the

Albion Rovers, who received promo

2 1.0

2 1 0 1 3

2 0 0 2.

20021 3

2 0 0 2 87

00

Mong Ha Handicap for "D" and "Etion at the end of last season, did LANCASHIRE'S

class ponies.

a good bit of work by defeating | The fuil programine appears below: two goals to nil, but the other Partick Thistle at Clifton Hill Park by

1. Mounted Troop Handicap. (Un- official). Winner $125. Second $75. Clyde by the odd goal in three.

promoted team, Dunfermline, lost to

Third $50. For China Pontes certified by the O. C. Machine Gun Troop II. K.Division were sent by Reuter:

The following results in the First V. D. C. as "Regular Troop Ponies.

Aberdeen.

To be ridden by Members of the Troop. Entrance 36. Six Furlongs. Albion

2. The Tap Sinc Handicap, Win- Clyde ner $200. Second $100. Third 375. Hamilton For China Ponies, Griffins of the carts Hongkong Jockey Club

First Division.

this Season Kilmarnock that have not won more than $760 In Queen's Park takes since 1st January, 1934. En-Queen. O'9th. trance $5. 9lx Furlongs.

Rangers St. Johnstone

3 The Mong Ha Handicap. (First Bection). Winter $150. Second $75. Trd $50. For China Ponies classi-Rangers fed by The Hongkong Jockey Club Hibernians

* "D" & "E" Classes. Entrance $5. Clyde Six Furlonge.

Celtic

2 Partick

1 Falkirk

2 Dunfermline

3 Ауг

0 Celtic

0

0 Hibernians

4 St. Mirren

1 Dundee

1 Motherwell

4 Airdrie

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REDUNDANT. SPINDLES.

DRASTIC PROPOSALS

'IN NEW.SCHEME London, Aug. 18.

What to do with 10,000,000 idle. spindles In Lancashire's cotton mills is the big conundrum now be- bing attacked by a fresh committee

the umpteenth commitico” which has sat on this questión since tho P. W. D. I. F. A, Pts.collapse of the post-war boom in

1921.

League Table.

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8 1

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0 4 1

1 0 4 1 $ 06 2 3

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Of these 16,000,000 ¡dlo spindles, there are 7,000,000 in mills which are completely idle, and 9,000,000, In mills which are still in partlað operation.

The main reason this problem has heretofaro defied solution ́in that as soon as any achemo is started which promises to assist the mills still in partial operation -broadly speaking the larger and stronger mills-just enough idle mille reopen to swamp the whole situation and bring about a fresh collapse.

0102 210 2 1 4 0

The latest scheme is drastic. 2001 1 4 0 It proposes that the idle mills with

D 20 their 7,000,000 spindles, shall re- Second Division.

main closed on the grounds that Results of the Second Division they are redundant and have prov-

wero cabled by Our Owned

St. Johnstone 4. The Mong Ha Handicap. (Second Hearts Section). (Unofficial). Winner $160. Motherwell Second $76. Third $50. For China Albion Ponic classified by the Hongkong Queen's Park A heated controversy is go Jockey Club as " & "E" Classes. Airdrie ing on in the United States re- To be ridden by Licensed Riders in Dundee garding the legality of a recent facing Colours, Ne Whips or Spurs Aberdeen innovation in breast-stroke allowed. The following prizes will Hamilton swimming which is being used be paid to the Winning Riders. First Partick in competition in New York by $30. Second $20. Third $10. En-Queen O'sth. A number of club and college trance $5. Six Furlongs.

St. Mirren Weather Outlook Not

5. The Macao Stac Handicap, Win-AYT They lift the arms forwardner $100. Second $100. Third $70. Falkirk above water instead of perform For Chine Ponies classified by the Kilmarnock

Dunfermline Encouraging

Ing the orthodox submerged Hongkong Jackey Club as "C" Claus. Falkirk is the schoolboy's way of telling fact is that Bradman, ever

breast-stroke London, Aug. 19.

arm recovery. To Entrance $5. One Mile. the world what he thinks about xince the second Test has The weather outlook for the Test compileate matters, the swimmers

been in better form than at any is not encouraging. The Air Minikin question are second-raters who her $150. Second 376. Thite $30. matches

6. The Areia Preta Handicap. Win- the player who muffa catches.

niker time in England. To score try's forecast to-day is: "Cloudy with have reduced their 100 yards timea For China Ponies, Non-winning Sub-Correspondent.

a short period of rain; further out to below 70 sec., one of them to scription Griffins of The Hongkong Arbroath POSSIBLY when the full storya chanceless 244 against

67sec.

So far, however, the new Jockey Club of this Season and Sub- Brechin of Saturday's innings is writ- fairly good fast bowlers and one

action has not been used

to scription Griffins ponies of this Club Cowdenbeath ten we shall find that the English-exceptionally good slow bowler is

While praising the Australian bat advantage over longer distances of any Season, whether winners ting and deploring England's

or Dundee men were so entranced with the 4 suelent testimonial.

than 100 yards. taken in the field, newspapers

not. Entrance $5. Six Furlonga. East Fife. tinue to dwell on leg-theory, notably

East Stirling Officials are opposed to the 7. The Mong Ha Handicap (Third Leith the Olterver which, in leader. Innovation, claiming that it does Section). (Unofficial). Winner $100. Raith Rovers severely criticises the M. C. C. for the not conform to accepted standards Second $75. Third $60. A Cup will Sten'muir manner in which they handled the and should

be barred. On the be presented to the Winning Rider. Test has become no longer a reality, new style point out that the Inter-Hongkong Jockey Club an "D" question. As a result, it says, the other hand, the exponents of the For China Ponies classified by The & HEL

rulea stato "both hands must be Lowest Weight 125 15. No Whips or

Top Weight will not exceed 150 b. Dundee U. Sten'myir thrust forward together and Spura allowed. Entrance brought back simultaneously," and Furlongs.

$5. Six Leith

Third Lanark that the rule permits an above-

East Stirling Entries close at Noon on Friday, Allon water recovery. It is also pointed out that European swimmers have August 31 at the Secretary's Once, St. Bernard's been allowed to raise their arms Messrs. Benjamin & Potts, new Stock King's Park..

Forlar | Exchange Building, Ice House Street.|| in an above-water recovery when making the turn, and if it is-in- order to raise the arms for one stroke in each length It is legal to raise the arms for every stroke. I understand the matter is being brought before the International Federation to ask for ruling, but there is no possibility of the present rule being altered until the Federation meeting at Berlin in 1936.

batting of Ponsford and Bradman that they felt it sacrilege to bring it to a close. It would be beauti- ful to be able to believe auch thing.

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2 St. Bernard's

2. King's Park

1

1 Forfar

5 Dumbarton

1 Morton

2 Third Lanark,

5 Montrose

2 Edinburgh

2 Alloa

League Table.

DONSFORD and Bradman cer- tainly made apme records look silly. The first to go was Macart

ey's and Woodfull's second wicket Test record of 235 established in and the visitors are left to face on national Federation breast-atroke Classes. To be ridden by LADIES./Raith Rovers 2 2 0 0 9 1 4 1920. Inter Shrewsbury's ала Gunn's second wicket figures of 398, the best in first class cricket were shattered and Anally the pair

UNFORTUNATELY such a Beau Geste is not recognised in the Kame and we are forced to the conclusion that the English folding was atrocious. So it was beat their own Test record for at Lord's and Manchester, while any wicket.-388, made at Leeds the critics hardly raved about its last month. efficiency at Nottingham.

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WHILE It

Was fact that

SUSSEX, the best helding side Wysit, Woolley and others In England hadn't a single re- committed sad blunders in the presentative at the Oval. What field, it remains paint of n glorious Sunday afternoon con- interest that Leslie Ames showed nundrum this offered to the selec-greatly improved form behind the tion committoo!

sticks. Only 15 extras figure

in

S one English Test fiend the 475 runs scored so far, and if A$

ony cansume # reasonable

was heard to express yes- proportion of leg byes, his keep- terday. "It's not that we mind ag can be termed excellent. In the English players dropping any ense he got rid of Bradman. catch. but why abuse. The privelege."

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TO-DAY may bring forth any- thing. Rain apparently LOOKING at the present position threatene. If it falls, England for a moment from the Home must expect a very rough pasange. country's viewpoint, it has to be Australia can take their time, conceded that England is in a bad and with such way. Leaving aside the luck of Woodfull, Kippax, Chipperfield men as McCabe, the toas factor, one cannot be and Ponsford to account for, Eng- blind to the obvious, England land can hardly expect to get the helped Australia very consider-team out for less than 700.

WEDNESDAY.

AT THE

KING'S

IRENE DUNNE

in the story of a wife who

swallowed her.pride and went to war against a love thief In Her home {shouding st woman's

Battle cry 100

Hands Off!

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A Peadro. 5. Herman Produeifon, MIRIAN,

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THIS MAN IS MINE"

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CONSTANCE CUMMINGS RALPH BELLAMY KAY JOHNSON 'Charles Starrett, Louis Mason,

Sidney Blackmer, Vivian Tobin, Directed by JOHN-CROMWELL)

CLOSE OF PLAY.

London, Aug. 18.

county

The following were the scores at close of play in the games to-day.

Birmingham, Warwickshire 216; Middlesex 92 for one.

Eastbourne.-Somerset 293 for seven. V. Sussex.

for

right Glamorgan.

Y

327

Ilkestone, Derbyshire 220; Notts 81 for seven.

Northampton-Northants 341

(Bakewell 172)

Bournemouth--Leicester for eight v. Hampshire.

Duver: Lancashire 208 for six (Watson 126 not out) v. Kent.

Cheltenham (College Ground). Gloucester 305; Surrey 20 for

283;

one.

Southend. Yorkshire Essex 49/0.-Renter.

eleven that can only by courtesy be called England.

SOVIET ATHLETES WIN IN PARIS

Majority Of Events To U.S.S.R. Workers

According to the Sunday Timen, the M. C. C. must make up their minds

Paris, Aug. 13. The Soviet Athletic team carried before the new season begins and de-off practically all the prizes at the claro finally a definitely rullog on gala athletic meeting of interna- leg-theory-Router.

tional workera held yesterday for the first time in France, with the Participation of workmen's

MISS JACOBS OUTPLAYS athletic teams from the Saar,

SARAH PALFREY

(Continued from Payc 3.)

1004 Mas M. Sutton. 1005 Miss E. H. Moore. 1900 Miss E. H. Moore. 1907 Misa E. Sears. 1908 Mra, R. Wafinch. 1909 Miss H. Hotchkiss, 1910 Bian H. Hotchkinn, 1911 Miss H. Hotchkiss, 1912 Miss M. Browne. 1913 Miss M. Browne, 1914 Miss M. Browne. 1916 Miss M. Bjurstedt. 1910 Miss M. Bjurstedt. 1917 No Competition. 1918 Miss M. Bjurstedt. 1919 Mrs. Wightman.. 1020 Mrs. Mallory. 1921 Mra. Mallory. 1922 Mrs. Mallory. 1923 Miss II. Wills. 1924 Miss H. WIlls. 1926 Miss H. Wil 1020 Mrs. Mallory. 1927.Mind H. Wils. 1928 Mins IT, WIlla. 1929 Misa H. Wills, 1930 Miss B. Nuthall 1931 Mas F. S. Moody. 1932 Miss H. Jacobs. 1933 Miss H. Jacobs,

Germany, U.3.3.R., Sweden, Nor way, Great Britain, the United States, Switzerland, Spain,,, Czé- choslovakia and France.

The Soviet football team do- feated the Swedish eleven. by a score of 11-0.

of

Fifteen thousand spectators packed the stande decorated with various national colours, among which was a large number Soviet flaga. The athletes made their appearance at the stadium DA the band struck the Intorna- tionale, and wore greeted with enthusiasm by the spectators. Particularly long ovations foll to the lot of the Soviet team,

PRISON, RIOTING

| TWENTY-TWO CONVICTS SHOT BY WARDERS

Pontiach, Michigan, Aug, 18. Serious rioting broke out in the Penitentiary hore' to-day. Con- victs set fire to the printing shop. which was destroyed, caused $100,- 000 damage.

Twenty-two convicts were shot before the riot was quellod. One has since died and three are in a serious condition. Four warders Iwere wounded.-United Press

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that they cannot survive. Nothing will be paid to the owners. Next, It is proposed that at least 8,000,000 out of the 9,000,000 idle

2 spindles in mills which are still operating shall be bought outright

2 by the government, at the rate,

say, or 4 shillings apicco call it

1 $1 apiece--and scrapped.

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The mills still operating Have a total of 39,000,000 spindles, and

P. W. D. L. F. A. Fig. this scheme would reduce their number to 31,000,000. These 31,000,000 would be the more efficient and up-to-date spindles.

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1 1.0 5 2

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This is the scheme now being brooded over by the Lord Colwyn Committee. Only by some such drastic adjustment, it is argued. can Lancashire compete with {Japan.--United Press. [

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