TELEGRAPH. THE HONGKONG
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1934.
LANCASHIRE'S CRICKET TACTICS CRITICISED
PECULIAR
OPPOSITES
IN POLICY
BUT WORTHILY WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP
The special cricket corres- pondent of the London Morn- ing Post, in commenting on the performance of Lancashire in winn.ng the county cricket championship
year,
this
to
writes:--- Granted that there must be a cham-
be charlish plonship, it would qualify one's congratulations to the county which. in coming out tap a the list, wins thirteen matches out. right and loses only three. Those who comp
by their complaint make a certain implication-that Len- cashire bave, on ten occasions, won on the first Innings should, rather, blame a system which by Its appar tionment of points definitely en- courages a certain method of plny.
In some of their, excursions into the Southern Counties Lancashire's batting
the reverse has been popular. Foree of circumstances, anul perhaps a Icaven of ironlenl cursed- to du ness, h a certain amount
and it is with this,
n pity that ahould have happened. As Ron
of
Warner Baxter, as he appears in "Such Women Are Dangerous”, now showing at the King's Theatre, Surrounding him are Rochelle Hudsos, Mona Barie and Rosemary Ames.
IL s
INTREPID BRITISH
WOMEN RIDERS
it seemed that the championship would chude Lancashire, they prored-
ed to win matches by scoring
run
at a rate not to be despised by any county.
But, all of a sudden, they
realised that the honours were within German Killed In Six-Day |
their grasp, and instead of plucking
them
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in great handfuls they laboriously set about pleking them (And most of it one by painful one. happened on Southern rounds.) was all rather like a latsman who, after an admirable innings of two. and-a-kuif notes, suddenly looks at the score Lord and seca lost he has made 90 runs. Most watchers the game know what occurs then.
when Another point is this, that most of their leading batsmen do get runs at a satisfactory rate of scoring.
to
ní
Trial
Women
LADY GOLFERS
Hold a Successful"
Meeting
ATHLETIC CONGRESS
U.S. Proposal Adopted By
The Federation
CRICKET AVERAGES
'COUNTIES' BEST PERFORMERS
WITNESS SOUGHT,
ALLEGED DRUTAL ASSAULT
ON BOY BY INDIAN
PEACE IN EAST?
SOVIET MAY RECOGNISE MANCHUKUO
London, Sept. 20.
It a widely predicted that
The determination of the police to get the truth of the allegations against an Indian police constable or watchman that ha savagely kleked a Chineso boy in the chest Russin will follow up the sale of the C.E.R. by recognising Man- outside Alexandra Building On Saturday morning, la evidenced by chuku an udvorttecment Inserted to-day requesting that witnesses of such Below will be found the an incident should communicate county cricket averages for with the authorities, the season just completed of The boy, Pun Tak-yuen, aged Essex and Gloucester. It will nine, la stated to have said that
HAMMOND'S FINE. FIGURES.
This suggestion has given rise to lively apprehensions at Genova, for it is realised that much action would put the League in the most awkward position.
M. Litvinoff's statement that
be noticed that although C. The was selling newspapers when Russin would not feel herself Ashton heads the Essex bat-an Indian "policeman" kicked him bound by League decisions arrived ting, he only played nine inn- and took his papers away, pre-at before her entry is recalled in ings, compared with O'Conner's sumably because the lad was many quartera..
shouting his paper outside the building.
$4,
Hammond of Gloucester has the auagal average of 126.25 for 16 completed innings.
C. T. Ashton
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O'Canstar
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BATTING.
Not Bighest
Some circles anticipate a Russo- Japanese Enterte, though the difficulty in that Japan desires the.. Suffering acute pain from the neutralization of the frontiers. carried into while Russia kick, the boy was Gray's Yellow Lantern Shop and
wants
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was also given a bottle of liniment aggression pact,
The opinion is generally held by an assistant at A. S. Watson that the Japanese diplomats have and Co., but his injury necessitat got the botter of the soldiern.. ed expert attention and he was Dangers of war bave now been
Tons. out. Rans. Inas. Aver, accordingly taken to hospital.
F. BL G. Unwin....
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J. W. A. Stephensan
Smith (P.)
notably.
eliminated. The Indignation of passers-by
Japanese bonda wersj was aroused at the brutal manner arm on the London Exchange to
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an agreement
with Nanking. 110.1 instruct a shelter to take up the now re-double her efforts to secure Diplomatists believe that so far invade North from desiring to China
Japan's greatest anxiety is leat Chinese Chauvinists in Manchukuo plan auch an attempt
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The Ladies' section of the Royal
Stockholm, Aug. 20. Hongkong Golf Club held a most suc
The American proposal for the cessful Autumn meeting at Deep Water Bay ou Morelay, September 24. Garmish (Germany), Aug. 30. Forty players took part in the Tomb-establishment of new rules for British
motor-cyclists stone Competition. This was won by hurdle races, concerning both the hole. Two other players reached the was, adopted at to-day's session of de intrepidly to-day in a racers, Webb, who drove at the 18th construction of hurdles and records.
The hidden prize, was the International Amateur Athletic Kar 17th green. that was marred by tragedy,
Rounding a corner at terriße speed, a German rider ernshed. He won by Mrs. Williamson, who finished Federation Congress. As a conse
12 feet from the 17th hole. died later in hospital.
A prize for the longest drive was quenee any record will be approved won by Mrs. Whyte-Smith, who drove even if, in the course of its being The displaced by the runner. by Mrs. Michelmore, whose ball was American proposal for the Introducer
yards. This was almost equalled Act up, a hurdle was overturned or less than 12 inches behind.
Mrs. tion of races over 1,600 metres and Mrs. D. J. Valentine and Whyte-Smith tied for the approaching 3,200 motren on the Olympic pro- Teares and putting prize, holding three balls gramme in place of the present annor In wine. Mrs. Valentine got the prize. 1,500 and 3,000 metres, events was After tea the prizes were presented rejected The Congresa decided by the Captain.
Members are reminded that the that all walking records must be New Course, Fanling, is now open, set up on the track and not on the and competitions will be held there road. in October. The Captain's Cup com petition will be transferred from Happy Valley and the L. G, U. com- petition will take place as usual.
a Medal Pool in Thore is also October and a Bogey competition on October 20
It was the first fatal acellent in they manage to conceal the fact, for the International Six-day Trini they are all well aware of the stork since 1929. To-day was the third mathematical truth that four turn day of the trial. towards long-leg and four pushes: a single apiece, mil-wicket for
The three British women--Miss court eight runs as surely as do M. Cohle. Miss E. Foley and Miss lute cut to the boundary and an off-Ida Crow-earned great admira- drive that sizzles past deep-extra-
Bution for their riding, Bafer. Also They are cover. they please the spectator less, and the
to his spectator is entitled ferences.
..
pre-
They succeeded in climbing the notorious Ettal without assistance. although nearly half the entire fleid failed to reach the summit unaided.
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WELL BALANCED SIDE. Without being a great side, Lan cashire are a competent and a well- The struggle for the premier balanced one. There is Watson, Hop. wood, Iddon, Tyldesley, and Paynterprize, the International Trophy, -to-make the orthodox runs, Lister was unaltered after to-day's run. and Parkinson to fo for weary The Gorman and Italian- teams bowling, or by the same methods, to have lost no marks, while the Bri-be held on Thursday, November 8, succeed where sedateness has failed; tish
The Annual General Meeting will
at 11 o'clock in the Ilelena May 1 lost only one. fitate, team have
Members will receive the and Duckworth has done many a good Czecho-Slovakia has lost 110 marks. Annual Report and Statement of Aent
comes in due course. job with the bat, Sibbies, Booth, and
Pollard (who came in when Siboies
was injured) are
more than useful
Con- new-ball bowlers. Iddon and Hop- and that for the second time. wood, with their left-hand slows, can gratulations. In one respect he has either angle for the batsman from been unsurpassed. A captain's prim- round the wicket or keep him peace. ary duty is to win the las
and
ful from over it, and Parkinson, who, Eckersley has proved himself a per- in bowling as well as batting, has the feet wizard at the business of 'Umps courage of his convictions, I never and Ollers."
fearful to pitch his leg-breaks welf up. The fielding and entching have been uniformly excellent, and Duck- worth is still a master among wicket. keopers. Eckersley, the captain, can. nut altogether have enjoyed hin cricket these past few weeks, but he Is captain of the champion county,
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CHINA AND TIBET,
ENVOY SAYS HE HAD A
WARM WELCOME
Nanking, Sept. 18.
Gen. Huang Mou-sung, China's
is
that
Curiosity as to whether Nanking will renow her protest against the sale of the Railway has also been
recalled aroused. It Russia, by agreement in 1924, recognised Chinese rights in the most explicit terma.-Reutor.
JAPANESE FLEET, COMBINED SQUADRONS AT PORT ARTHUR
Dairen, Sept. 25. The combined Japanese fleet
3 81.64 special envoy to Tibet, is expected loft this afternoon for Port Arthur
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ed to represent the second team In the accond half the Saints did Bowling Green most of the attacking but could not of the Kowloon
their Club in
league matches find the target The Y.M.C.A. for. on wards had a falling in that they ran Against the Football Club
too far forward and were constant- THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB | Saturday at Happy Valley.
J. Macdonald, E. V. Searle, J. G. offaide. W. T. Brown, playing at
for the centro forward Draft Programmes and. Entry Charlton, G. E. T. Thompson missed an open goal but he later scored the third and laat goal through Forms for the Eighth Extra Race (Skip). Meeting, to be held on Saturday, G. Ross, C. L. Farmer, J. La miskick by R. H. Wong. the 6th and Wednesday, the 10th Tetley, M. J. Henderson (Skip). October, 1934, (Weather per. H. F. Stoneham, D. W. Water- matched. mitting), may be obtained at the ton, C. B. Hosking, J. Rodger centre forward for the winners was Secretary's Office. Gloucester (Skip).
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Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, the 27th September.
By Order.
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CAMBRIDGESHIRE
the
London, Sept. 25. Lord Woolavington, owner of Cambridgeshire favourite,
Easten, said to-day he had notleed that Easton was being backed for the Cambridgeshire.
He declared that it had
not
yet even been decided whether The horse would run-Reuter,
The following a bowled B. D. Allen,
7, 0, 48, 1.
Both teams were fairly evenly1, 6, 8: Ford 12, 2, 31, 0; Shens,
D. McLellan laying a outstanding, and Guest playing in the same position for the Saints was also good.
CAER CLARK CUP ARRANGEMENTS,
ot
Clubs affiliated to the Hongkong Ladies' Hockey Association will meet at Lane Crawford's Restaurant 5.15 p.m. on Friday, October 5, to elect officers for the ensuing year and to arrange the programme for the season, including the Caer Clark Cup competition.
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Bangkok, Sept. 25. The Assembly to-day passed a unanimous vote, of confidence in the new Government, formed under ex-Premier Phyabol-Reuter
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