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THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST 21; 1934.

ENGLISH TEST TEAM WINS

BACK SOME HONOUR AND GLORY

ENGLAND performed with over. Verity's Sgures, in cold distinction and credit yes-print, prosent an unhappy pleture, terday, Nevertheless the set a truer perspective of his work Australian total reached the the course of 43 overs, he was hit jean be gained from stating that in figure generally anticipated, for an average of only 2.80 runn and at the start of the third an over. day's play, the home country inds herself 610 runs behind. To score these, or even 80 to 90 per cent of them is u monumental task. England will need the kind graces of the weather if she a to achieve a feat without pre- cedent.

HIGH spots of yesterday's

THE early dismissal of McCale- T

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. ifun, the effect of which ́ has nlready been stressed.

FTER the sparkling batsman-

FRED PERRY AND WILDE

C. F. Walters, who batted brilliantly for England yesterday, is seen hare getting a ball away during the fourth Test His partner in Sutcliffe, and yesterday the two put together 03 without being separated.

ship of Ponsford and Bradman play: Bowes' brilliant

on Saturday, the litter batanion bowling: Clark's, exploitation were Ilfeless and for the most part of leg-theory (as distinct pottered about the wicket. Wood- from "bodyline"): the pro- nounced aversion of the Au full, for instance, took two and a half hours (and not one hour GU tralians to fast rising de minutes as reported this morning) liveries: dismissal of

seven to collect 49 rans: 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 ujiprouching confidence. PURELY on the day's play the

went England. ENGLAND'S ground felding FRIEND and foe would be Australia's last eight wickets were again left much to be desired. equally delighted to see this captured for an additional 230 runs. Wild throwing anw a number of graceful batsman enjoy the dis- while the opening batsmen laid the runs given away. But there was tinction of reaching three figures foundation of what should at least no further report of dropped in an innings before the series be a useful reply.

come, to a close.

honours

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to

cuiches,

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

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IF the English fast bowlers were THE curly mastery of the Aus- TIME was when Sutcliffe called smitten on Saturday, they hadtralian attack by Walters and the tone, but Herbert has now the satisfaction of te

partial Sutcliffe. must have delighted become correctly deur as befitting revenge yesterday. Bowes, for English partisans. So brightly his ripe experience, 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 tagged the wickets of Poneford and McCabe, but also of Grimmet and Ebeling.

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

took 40 minutes to raise, and Walters, after cocking up a hall perilously hear to Ebeling at mid- of, completed 62 rug in 60 minutes.

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

the weather holds good there

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.

WITHOUT doing anything pheric conditions, promises to batsmen obviously point to the

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Japanese Davis Cup Team Due Here Soon

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

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

диссеякев.

One

of their last appearances was at Eastbourne, when, in an international game lust prior to the Davis Cup challenge round, they lost to the English Davis Cup team by five matches to mil.

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

INTERPORT BOWLS

SHANGHAI RINKS V HANKOW

WELCOME AWAITS is a reasonable chance. The which is a good us making a fresh

POPULAR OMAR wicket, unless the victim of atmos-start, and the potentialities of the

Mr. Harry Hampton, Hon. rans being Secretary of the

of the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association has re- TP Englond does get to within 140 ccived the Shanghai rinks to or less of the Australian score, 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 andi A. J. Hall (skip) Buteliffe. Another 100 from them this morning will put the team back on the map again.

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spectacular. Walters has remain fast and true for some feasiblilty proved himself the most reliable little time yet. It probably won't obtained. bat in the English side during begin to wear until late to-morrow. the current Test series. This Is substantiated by his manlysts for FINGLAND right now needs an the first four matches which other 160 runs to save the reveal that in soven Innfags, follow-on. All wickets are intact,

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POPULAR OMAR.

In a letter to Mr. Hampton, Mr. J. 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 nil hope he Landis and club officials,

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in Detroit Tigers. It was because of this that Dean was suspended. On hearing the decision he tore up_hle uniform,

Only two major league baseball matches were played today. New] York Giants dofented Cincinnati

and Pittsburgh proved too good for C. Brooklyn Dodgers.

Scores, as cabled by Reuter,

were:

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

New York

Cincinnati

Brooklyn Pittsburgh

7426

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COUNTY BOWLS FINALS

D. BILLINGTON WINS

WARWICK TITLE

Middlesex Championship Finals. -Paire: Bruce Castle (Smith E. Steel) 20, Lammas (Batchelor, Haigh) 17. Triples: Finchley 2 (Spring) 18, Hounslow Cons.

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 2, 3 fe are again interna- 6-2, 6-3, 6-3, tionally representative, and G. M. Lott and Lester Stoefen, holders, are facing severe competitión from compatriota na well as over- hens players.

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Wilde, who successfully part- nered I. G. Collins in England this summer, wlining the London

Doubles title from

Loit and Stoefen, jand reaching the semi-Anal at Wimbledon, is one of the most pro-

mising of Eng-

G. Lott and Leiter Stoefen, who

land's younger are defending their United State

school of players.

He settled down to-day to give a Wilde,

good account of himself, while Perry was his usun! masterly self on the volley and overhead,

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 is William Tilden the third, who, playing with his Princetown College colleague, N. Ross Tilney, jost to Berkeley. Bell and Gregory Mangin after four seta.

The full results, as cabled by Reuter follow.

doubles crowIL

First Round.

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

F. J. Perry and F.H.D. Wilde (Britain) beat B. 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 (US) 6-3, 6-4, 0-4

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

R. Menzel and V. G. Kirby bent 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 wo 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. Tho first shadows were cast over this Fifth Test by the miserable controversy which has reared its head again. I Of course, one must have faith in fear it must be confessed that it is the wisdom of the Bolection Commit ism. Now one must not condemu ali a "believing what you know ain't in great mensure the fault of journal- tec. A small boy onco, dofined "faith" cricket journalism straight off. There true. I've heard worno definitions. ure great many writers who deal ably with the practical news of the nie cricketer. He was once in the

It is not that Woolley is not a very: game, and if they have to write about very first class of Test players. He its polliies they invariably try to has done very well this season pour oil on troubled waters, and to you must not forgot the enormous avoid this bally-hoo, which the lesser difference between a three-day County fry so love. Remember that the Times antch, and a Test match played to is not held in disrepute because of finish. It is truc the existence of rags which live on Cricket Woolley has made this year County the baser society gossip. It was the cleven centuries. So have O'Connor, bener folk who, after digging out and Ernest Tyldesley, but no-one has statements from Larwood, Carr, and thought of Including them. Co., carried on with rumours that would not, and so on and so forth, Larwoed would play: then that he

that in

THE FACTS.

But

and later started the same game about The fact in that Woolley la forty- Voce. All one can say is that the seven years and three months old. hann has been done to cricket-big vince, the 1st and 2nd Test matches In practical result has been that more Ho has not played in a Test match cricket, I mean in the last months than has occurred since the You may say he can bowl a hit. six 1930, after which he was dropped. over-arm bowling controversy in the Well, since the beginning of the 1926 middle of last Century. And however keries in England he has taken fust 0 (Jones) 14, Single Rink: Uxbridge much one may have sympathized with ane. Australian, wicket in Test cricket; 1 (Taylor) 19. Wood Green (Brack he is much to blame now; while to

Larwood originally, one must feel that Onc stone) 17.

Kent Singles Final- 0. while

my mind Carr is even more to blamo, The only possible explanation I can the Nottinghamshire County give is that the Selectors remembered BONTHRON WINS Bristow (Blackheath and Green Club cannot escape their share. By that

wich) 21, W. E. Humphreys allance, they have more.

amazing selection" of Wilfred or less Rhodes in the last game of 1020 at (Gravesond) 18.

acquiesced.

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

a bowler and justified himself by taking for 70 to win the match. Like that choice, the selection of

So far he has dropped two

Defeats Lovelock In French Meeting

HONEST MISFORTUNE."

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ncross honest misfortune. Hardly had

C. D. Billington (Leamington Avenue). 21, S. Wilson (Three So after all this trouble it waa Woolley can only be excused by suc Spires, Coventry) 14. Pairs: almost a pleasant change to come CCAS Leamington Avenue (Adkins, Til- ler) 39, Three Spires (Smith, Spiers) 13. Single link: Leam ington Avenue 18, Tally Hol Birmingham 13.

COVER AND CLARK

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Paris, Aug. 20. American athletes scored a remark-

it been announced that Hendren had catches in the slips, able triumph the international

damaged his elbow and might Hot meeting at the Colombes Stadium,

play, when the further news came that which concluded this afternoon, win

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

Hertfordshire homi-final thigh. Luckily this yielded to treat terest in the selection of the team. The chief feature of the most was Fairs: Radlett (Hill, Hill) 83.

ment but unfortunately Patsy Hendren Gregory has been made twelfth mon a return contest between the famous House

'cannot turn out. of Dickenson; Croxley And then, in the cables wo read on contested for the last place, General runners, Bonthren, American record (Boddy, Foster) 19; Hartford Gar- Saturday morning, the news that fall opinion had it. that Gover was tho and this meant that Govor and Clark

holder, and Lovelock, the New Zealand

as a bombshell. With Gregory in ikely candidate as his home ground him to take the vacant place, assummittee ran true to form. They had. ing, that is, that three fast bowlers | picked Hopwood for the Manchestor were to be played. Personally I had match and he failed, so they picked an idea that they would bring in him for Loods-where he falled again Keaton to stiffen the batting and have Thoy plekèd Clark for Manchester and Gregory as well. loaving Allen and he failed. They have now preferred Bowes to look after the fast stuff. him to. Gover, and we shall see what has got an early of astonishment from practically wicket as in his first over be bowled

But I imagino" there was a' gasp he will do. He

everyone who knows anything about Drown, But even this carly one the gamo, when it was announced that | 19:~(Continued on Page 9.) *

long distance ace, in a 1,000 motres den (Rushton, Stalham), 18, Wat- event. Lovelock, who had on three ford (Ginger, Pickering) 15. attendance, dno might have expected is the Oval. But the Selection Com- previous occasions beaten the Amori Single Rink: Hitchin 32, North can, was bested to-day, fr

Watford. 19.

Bonthron won by three yards in three minutes 57 seconds.. It was not a record.

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$1,348.07.