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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1934.

WINS

ENGLISH TEST TEAM WINS

BACK SOME HONOUR AND GLORY

ENGLAND- performed with over. Verity's figures, in cold

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THE early dismissal of McCabe

distinction and credit yea- print, present an unhapov picture, torday. Nevertheless the yet a truer perspective of his work Australian totul reached the can be gained from stating that in the course of 43 overs, he was hit figure generally anticipated, for an average of only 2.86 runn and at the start of the third an over. day's play, the homo country finds herself 610 runs behind. To score these, or even 80 to 90 per cont. of them is a monumental task. England will need the kind graces of the weather if she is to achieve a feat without pre- cedent

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had a tremendous effect on the subsequent play. It allowed the English bowlers to find new courage and hope. The Incident provided a much needed Inspira- tlon, the effect of which has alrently been stressed.

HIGH spots of yesterday's AFTER the sparkling batsman- bowling

ship of Panaford and Bradman Bowes brilliant

on Saturday, the later batamen Clark's exploitation were lifeless and for the most part of leg-theory

(as distinct pottered about the wicket. Wood- from "bodyline") the

pro full, for instance, took two and a nounced aversion of the Aus-half hours (and not one hour b tralians to fast rising de minutes as reported this morning) liverica: dismissal of

seven to collect 40 runs! Ponsford was a batsmen without the aid of little more enterprising; neverthe fielders: the confident batting less. it took him 80 minutes to add of Walters and Sutcliffe in another 61 runs. Beyond he and fast failing light.

Bradman, only Oldfield batted with | anything approaching confidence,¡ PURELY on the day's play the

ENGLAND'S ground

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honours went to England. Australia'a last eight wickets were captured for an additional 286 runs, while the opening batamen laid the foundation of what should at least be a useful reply.

FRED PERRY AND WILDE

C. F. Walters, who batted brilliantly for England yesterday, is seen here getting a ball away during the fourth Test His partner in Sutcliffe, and yesterday the two put together 00 without being separated.

one of which was not out, ho scored 336 runs for an average of 56. Yet his highest score is 831

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would be fielding FRIEND and for again left much to be desired.

equally delighted to see this wild throwing saw a number of graceful batsman enjoy the dis runs given. nway. But there was tinction of reaching three figures по further report of dropped in an innings before the series catches.

| come to a close.

IF the English fast bowlers were

amitten on Saturday, they had early mastery of the Aus-TIME was when Sutcliffe called tralian attack by Walters and the tune, but Herbert has now the satisfaction of " partial Sutcliffe must have delighted become correctly dour as befitting revenge yesterday. Bowes, for English partisans. So brightly his ripe, experlonce, and he was: instance clean bowled Woodfull did the two bat, that 33 runs were perfectly content to help himself and Chipperfield and had Kippax scored in 20 minutes, of which to but 31 out of the total of 90. for obstruction within the course Walters claimed 30. The 50 only of four overs, while Allen not only took 40 minutes to raise, and bugged the wickets of Ponsford Walters, after cocking up a ball and McCabe, but also of Grimmett perilously near to Ebeling at mid- and Ebeling.

on, completed 62 runa In 50 TF the weather, holds good there minutes.

IT is a pity we haven't compara- tive bowling figures for the first two days. Bowes and Allen must have had quite impressive analyses yesterday. Over the whole of the Innings, Allen conceded average of precisely five runs for every six balls, while Bowes gave away an average of 4.135 runs per;

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TO-DAY the question is "Can England save the follow-on?"

TITLE HOLDER HELD

TO A DRAW.

GRUELLING BOUT FOR DICK CORBETT.

London, Aug. 20. Meeting over 15 rounds

at Clapton Stadium to-night for the British and Empire Bantamweight boxing cham- pionship, Dick Corbett, the holder and Johnny King of Manchester, fought a draw.

Reuter.

is a reasonable charice, Tho which is as good as making a fresh wicket, unless the victim of atmos-start, and the potentialities of the WITHOUT doing anything pheric conditions, promises to batsnien obviously point to the spectacular, Walters has remain fast and true for some feasibility of the runs being proved himself the most reliable little time yet. It probably won't obtained. bat in the English side during begin to wear until inte to-morrow. the current Test series. This is

substantiated by his analysis for ENGLAND right now needs an- the first four matches which other 400 runs to save the reveal that in seven Innings, follow-on. All wickets are intact,

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Japanese Davis Cup Team Due Here Soon

Japan's Davis Cup team will be arriving in Hongkong from Europe on the morning of August 28, and will leave the following day.

The team, comprising Yamagishi, Nishimura and Fujikura, and who were nebsequently augmented by R. Miki (captain) met, with fair success while In England this summer. They were eliminated from the Davis Cup by Australia, but in later provincial and Lon- don tournaments, achieved many naccesava.

One of their last appearances was at Eastbourne, when, in an International game just prior to the Davis Cup challenge round, they lost to the English Davis Cup team by five matches to nil.

It is expected that efforts will be made to arrange for them to play here. On their arrival last Good Friday, a week before Jiro Satoh's tragic death, they were prevented from playing by heavy rains, which ruined scheduled ex- hibition matches.

INTERPORT BOWLS

SHANGHAI RINKS V HANKOW

WELCOME AWAITS POPULAR OMAR

Mr. Harry Hampton, Hon. Secretary of

the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association has re-

IF Englond does get to within 140 ceived the Shanghai rinks to or less of the Australian acore, oppose Hankow in the lawn the performance will be highly bowls Interport next month. creditable. I am inclined to feel They are: that much depends on Walters and Sutcliffe. Another 100 from them this morning will put the team back on the map again.

"DIZZY" DEAN REINSTATED

BASEBALL ROW ALL OVER

LATEST BATCH OF RESULTS

A. J. Hall (skip) N. Harrison C. Bull

F. Medina

E. Thurgood (skip) G. N. Manley

J. Bradley

W. T. Manley

Geo, Dunlop (skip)`

A. G, da Costa

A. M. Gutierrez

J. Morton

Reserves:-H. E. Peck (skip or No. 3), C. W. Glover and A. A... d'Assis (No. 1 or No. 2).

POPULAR OMAR.

In a letter to Mr. Hampton, Mr.

Munro, Hon. Secretary of the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Association expresses pleasure in the selection of the Hongkong team. New York, Aug, 20.

"The fact that Omar is coming "Dizzy" Dean; famous St. is one of much pleasure to us all, Louis Cardinals pitcher, has as he made himself so very popular been reinstated following a con- here apart from his brilliant play ference between Commissioner two years ago, and we all hope he Landis and club officials.

will excell himself if such

IN QUEST OF U.S. TENNIS CROWN

German Town, P.A,

Aug. 20.

Fred J. Perry and F. H. D. Wilde, partnering together in the American men's doubles tennis

championship which

opened at Chestnut Hill to-day, won their first round encounter with case, beating Sellsworth Davenport and R. Kelleher -6-2, 6-3, 6-3.

tlonally representative, and G. M. The entries aro again interna-

are facing severe Lott and Lester Stoelfen, holders, competition

from compatriots as well as over- seas players,

Wide, who successfully part- nered 1. G. Colling In Engiand this summer, winning the London

Doubles title from

Lott and Stoefen. jand reaching the Raemi-final t Wimbledon, is one lof the most pro-

mising of Eng-

G. Lott and Laster Staafen, who

and's younger are defending their United States

school of players.

He settled down today to give a Wilde.

good nccount of himself, while Perry was his usual masterly self on the volley. and overhend, ~

Menzel, the Czech, and V, G. Kirby, South African Davis Cup player won fairly easily, as did Lott and Stoefen, and Allison and Van Ryn, former holders.

An interesting personality at the meeting la William Tilden the third, who, playing with his Princetown College colleague, N. Ross Tilney, lost to Berkeley Bell and Gregory Mangin after four acts.

The full results; as cabled by Reuter follow.

doubles crown.

First Round.

G. M. Lott and L. Stoefen (U.S.) beat E. Harlan White- kend and Fred Kuser (US) 6-4, 4, 6-3

F. J. Perry and F.H.D. Wildo (Britain) beat S. Ellsworth Davenport and R Kelleher (U.S.) 6-2, 6-3, 6-3

W. Allison and J. Van Ryn (U.S.) beat C. S. Smith and J. Wheatley (U.S.) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

B. Bell and G. Mangin (U.S.) beat W. Tiden 3rd and N. Ross Tilney (U.S.) 6-4, 3-6, 6-0, 6-1

IL Menzel and V. G. Kirby beat Ralph Demott and Herbert Fischer (US) 7-5, 6-1, 6-0.

REFLECTIONS ON THE FIRST DAY'S PLAY IN THE FINAL TEST

GREGORY'S OMISSION: SELECTORS AND FRANK WOOLLEY

(By R. Abbit)

It is so easy to be wise after the event that it has occurred to me that my readers might be interested in some reflections on this match as set down yesterday -before the account of the second day's play had come in. I have made the following notes upon the game and submit them for what they are worth.

FAITH IN SELECTORS.

Before we get down to the day's F. E. Woolley of Kent had been select- cricket, there are quite a few matters ed to All Hendren's place. of interest to consider. The frat shadows were cast over this Fifth Test by the miserable controversy, which has roared its head again. I Of course, one must have faith In fear it must be confessed that it is the wisdom of the Selection Commit- im. Now one must not condemn all an "believing what you know ain't in great mensure the fault of journal tee. A small boy ones defined "faith" cricket journalism straight off. There true. I've heard worse definitions. are a great many writers who deal ably with the practical news of the fine cricketer. He was once in the It is not that Woolley is not a very game, and if they have to writs about very first class of Test players. He

Dean will pay the fine of $500 possible. That was a grand team imposed on him by the club for you had in 1932, and all good falling to turn out with the team sports hope this 1934 team will its politics they invariably try to kas done vory-well this season. But..

in

an exhibition match with prove as capable.

Detroit Tigore. it was because

of this that Dean was suspended.

On hearing the decision he tore

up his uniform,

Only two major league baseball matches were played to-day. New York Giants defeated Cincinnati and Pittsburgh proved too good for C. Brooklyn Dodgers.

Scores, as cabled by Router,

were:

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Now York

Cincinnati

Brooklyn

Pittsburgh

R. II.

T 13

11

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15

Defeats Lovelock in.

French Meeting

COUNTY BOWLS FINALS

D. BILLINGTON WINS

WARWICK TITLE

Middlesex Championship Finals, -Pairs: Bruce Castle (Smith, E. Steel) 20, Lammas (Batchelor, 1 Haigh) 17. Triples: Finchley 2 (Spring) 18, Hounslow Cons, (Jones) 14, Single Rink: Uxbridge 1 (Taylor) 19, Wood Green (Brack

stone) 17.

Kent Singles Final.-H.

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THE FACTS.

pour oil on troubled waters, end to you must not forget the enormous avoid this bally-hoo, which the leaser difference between a three-day County fry so love. Remember that the Times match, and a Test match played to a is not held in disreputo because of finish. It is true that in County the existence of rags which live on Cricket Woolley has made this year. the baser apelety gossip. It was the cleven centuries. So have O'Connor baser folk who, after digging statements from Larwood, Carr, and thought of including them.

out and Exrest Tyldesley, but no-one has Co., carried on with rumours that would not, and so on and so forth, Larwood would play: then that he

and later started the samo game about The fact is that Woolley is forty-. Vace. All org can say is that the seven years and three months old. arm has been done to cricket-big rince the 1st and 2nd Test matches in practical result has been that more He has not played in a Test match 'cricket, I mean-in the last six 1030, after which, he was dropped, moniks than is occurred since the You may say he can bowl a bit. over-arm bowling controversy in the Well, since the beginning of the 1926 middle of last Century. And however neries in England ho has taken just much one may have sympathized with one Australian wicket in Test cricket. he is much to blame now; while to Larwood originally, one must feel that Unol

my mind Carr is even more to blame, willo

The only possible explanation I can the Nottinghamshire County give is that the Selectors rememberda Club cannot escape their share. By that amazing selection of Wilfred aflence, they have more acquiesced.

: HONEST MISFORTUNE.

· COVER AND' CLARK.

BONTHRON WINS Bristow (Blackheath and Groen- wich) 21, W. E. Humphreys

or leas Rhodes in the last game of 1020 'at (Gravesend) 18.

the age of forty-eight. But he was Warwickshire Finals-Singles:

a boirier and, justifled himself by C. D. Billington (Leamington

taking 0 for 70 to win the mistelt.. Avenue) 21, S. Wilson (Three So after all this trouble it was Woolley can only be excused by suc- Like that choico, the selection of Spires, Coventry) 14. Pairs: almost a pleasant change to come Paris, Aug. 20. Leamington Avenue (Adkins, Til across honest misfortune. Hardly had cess. So far he has dropped two American athletes scored a remark-ler) 03. Three Spires (Smith, it been announced that Hendren had catches in the silps. ablo triumph in the international Spiera) 13. Single Rink: Leam- damaged his elbow and might not moeting at the Colombes Stadium, fngton Avento 18, Tally Hof play, when the further news came that which concluded this afternoon, win Birmingham 18.

Wallers had developed a strain of the There was one other matter of in- ning all twelve of the ovents.

Hertfordshire semi-finals.

thigh, Luckily this yielded to treat-terest in the selection of the test. a return contest between the famous House of Dickenson,

The chief feature of the meat was Pairs: Radlett (Hill, Hill) 38,ment but unfortunately Patay Hendren Gregory has been made, twelfth man

Croxley

cannot turn out.

and this meant that Gover and Clark runnors, Bonthron, American record-

And thon, in the cables we read on contorted for the last place! General holder, and Lovelock, the New Zealand (Boddy, Foster) 19: Hertford Gar- Saturday morning, the news that fall opinion had it that Cover was the long distanco ace, in a. 1,500 motres den (Rushton, Stalham) 18, Wat event. Lovelock, who had on three ford (Ginger, Pickering) 16. previous occasions beaten the Ameri- Single Rink: HHchin 32, North can, was bested to-day,

.: Watford 13. Bonthron won by three yards, in three minutes 57 moconds.: It was not ja record.

"And this is probably my laat big The annual general meeting of the raco," the winner admitted after the Kowinon, Golf Club is to be held in meot. "I shall now take up a busk the West Lounge of the T. M. C. A. ness caroor, and that will necessitate on Wednesday, August 29 next. The my foregoing intensive athletics Balance Sheet shows a surplus of Reuter Special.

$1,843.07.

bomb-shell. With Gregory In Uikely candidate as his home ground attendance; ono might have expected is the Oval, But the Selection Com- him to take the vacant place, nasum mittes ras true to form. They had ing, that is, that three fast bowlers pickod Hopwood for the Manchester were to be played. Personally I had match and he failed, so they picked an idea that they would bring. In him for Leeds--whore he falled again, in Keeton to stiffen the batting and have They picked Clark for Manchester and "3" Gregory as well, leaving Allon and he fallel. They have now preferred. Bowos to look after the fast stuff. him to Gover, and we shall, see what But I imagine there was a gosp| he will do. He has got any early of astonishment, from practically wicket än in his first over he bowled everyone who knows anything about Brown But even this early on the game, who it was announced that i (Continued on Page 0.)

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