1935-01-04 — Page 21

ENGLAND NEEDS

M.C.C. EXPERIMENT MAY HAVE EFFECT

MR. FINDLAY PUTS FAITH

IN NEW LBW. RULE -

"BODYLINE" BOWLING: HINT

TO COUNTY CAPTAINS

Mr. W. Findlay; secretary of the M.C.C., made a number of important statements at the annual meeting of county cricket secretaries at Lord's recently.

Speaking of the Test matches on the batsman, Mr., Findlay said | he said: "The Australians were ahe did not think the extra re- better side then we and deserved sponsibility would be too much. their success. They taught our Good-length bowling would help bowlers the value of length. to all this type of attack quicker

"Perhaps the now Abw rule, than anything else. which is to be the object of experiment next season, may en- courage bowlers of the type of Alfred Shaw and J. T. Henrne. Shaw and Hearne had complete control of their length and rarely pitched a ball short or too far up unless they mount to do some- thing."

NOT TOO MUCH

County captains," he added, "were very helpful years ago in assisting to abolish throwing, and I think county captains will be able to assist again. M.C.C. must issue to umpires full aml clear instructions.”

The South Africans will be herg¦

which constitutes a direct attacked six days.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. · FRIDAY,` JANUARY 4, 1935.

GOOD LENGTH BOWLERS

Warner Otand, Drue Layton and Raymond Milland as they appear In the latest Charlie Chan thrillier "Charlie Chan in London", which starts in at the King's Theatre on Sunday. Appearing on the stage in conjunction with this film, will be the Hollywood Blondes, who havE

laken Hongkong by storm.

Training Notes: Ponies Which Shape Well

-(Continand from Papé $7.

their batch and Messrs. Lewis & Tlason will be well represented in Derby Griflin events,

Messrs. HEM's nice looking kept over grey Herod looks well.

Dr. Mcgown has a nice looking Bay which I gather has been named Beanie Dundee,

next season, and in extending to Dark Brown, but the stable has a Chestnut them a warm welcome, Mr. Find-i"classy" booking Liver Tay said that in the event of Mare with a White Blaze, and a With regard to statements made neither side having gained as shapely Dun. in certain quarters that a heavy advantage in the first four Tests

Mr. Dunbar has, i think, four, responsibility will be placed on (each of three days), the last Test and they all look well. umpires in preventing bowling match, at the Oval, will be allott Mr. Ho Kom Tong has a number

Mr. C. B. Brown also has a nice, |of griffins in training. I like a moving grifin, which promises

I understand, bis Mr. Findlay also made an in "grey" but,

well. teresting announcement regard-Chestnut la considered his beat. and was bought in Shanghal after Ing_entertainments tax,

"During the early part of the year," he said, "the M.C.C, com mittee obtained counsel's opinion Jin regard to entertainmenta

on members' subscriptions and en- trance fees,

BOXING

INTERNATIONAL CONTEST

LEE THEATRE

SATURDAY, 5th Jun., 1935 at 9.15 p.m.

Featherweight Championship, of

Colony,

A. B. PRANDY

HIM,S, Kent -

"Opinion was nought as to the justifiention or otherwise, of the principle that in

where

members only are admitted to the, pavilion, the value of such admits.

2011

auch

AUSTRALIAN PONIES

time gallop of 3-06 for the mile. The new Australian Ponies are shaplug well, and sutne fast gallops and a half.

have already been registered. The poles which appen to me at the mument are

The "View" Stable has a breedy Chestnut and a nice moving Bay Mare, which is a little on the small

Fatde.

Messrs. Mackie and Graybarn have a good looking Chestnut in

Derby Day (Dr. S. N. Chau.) Southern Cross (Mr. Leong Kwok Cheong.)

Got That (Mr. Harold Seth.} - Streamline (Mr. E. L. Hoste.

The Maori (Messrs Lewis & Tinson.)

NEW SUB GRIFFINS

new

WOMEN'S SQUASH RACQUETS

FINE PLAY IN CHAMPIONSHIPS

TERRIFIC SPEED MAINTAINED

London, Dec. 4.. The opening rounds for the championship of women's squash rackets—that fast, noisy game played in a small court in a minimum of clothing-began yesterday at Queen's Club, Baron's-court, W.,, with Miss Susan Noel, the present cham- pion and best woman player in the world, looking ст да spectator to see who was most likely to win her undefended title.

П

Sixty-four top-rank players and entered, in the hope of enrrying or the Life Mis Novi has held for the last three years and which she is. only relinquishing now because i

x even more serious ambitions for Inwn tennis than for squash courts. Squash rackets as a woman's game has developed out of all recognition In the last two or three years. The young competitors at Queen's Clubh this werk are, among the work's fastest and best women players, and and enthusiasm to the game. they bring an immense seriousnes

Most of them come off the court limp and scarlet-faced, and the noise echoing up from the enclosed field of hattle reminds one of a school half-holiday in a swimming- bath.

Among women is at first a little hard The great popularity of squash for the outsider to understand, for there are no frivolous reasons for playing it.

VIOLENT EXERCISE

"In regard to entrance fees the alon is to be based on the highest | commissioners were informed that charge, or a proportion of the in the opinion of the M.C.C, com- highest chargo, made to the public|mitter It was inequitable to tax;

occasions for their entrance fees on, the basis that

la muy next article I shall have the accommodation, it being borne in the whole entrance fee is to be more to say regarding the

ft is difficuk and aften boring to mind that so far as the pubile are treated as additional subscription Subscription griffins. They are, in watch, the players look far from concerned the charge includes on-payable for the first year, trance money, plus stand money-{

my opinion, the beat batch that has their best, it is hard and noisy, and "I regret

however, Kay.

been brought down, and I expect eluded-itke the tea, interval at a there are no Bucial attractions in- The M.C.C. committee

that the commissioners

were to

see plenty of good unyielding. It is felt that the amongst them this year. legal

racing cricket match or the open-air and means of challenging the rulings) action of the commissioners in stand that Mr. W. H. Choy had to

I under-excitement of tournament tennis. the commissioners On the assessing Entertainments Tax destroy his "Sub" Blue Riband, are usually fairly serious athletes, The young women who play squash counsel principle, although

dis-

which was a promising animal, and play for the simple reason that agreed with this concluzian of

on, The best performance shewn Lu It is an excellent gams,

date is undoubtedly that of No. 70

Featherweight Champion Royal Navy advised that there is

and Royal Marines

STOKER DEE

ILM.S. Phoenix

Bantam and Featherweight

Champion of Cornwall

10 Reund Welterweight Contest

MAX BILKA

Forme German Welterweigin

Contender

*

A. R. APPLEBY

H.M.S. Pandiara

-13 Reads Welterweight Colest

-A. -B- FANCY -------

H.M.S. Medway

A. B. WINGRAVE

H.M.S. Medway

Rounds Middleweight Contest

Cpl. FITZGERALD

ILM.S. Kent

יד

A. B. CLARKE

1.MS, Medway

6 Rounds Welterweight Contest

A. I PARKER

HMS. Medway

W.

P. O. DAVIS

ILMS. Kent

Hounds Welterweight Contest

A. B. ROBINSON

H.M.S. Medway

የ

Mel, HERMES

U.S.S. Mird

Beoking at MOUTRIE'S

for Members of the

Hong Kong Boxing Association

on Wednesday, 2nd and

Thursday, 3rd January.

General Public:

Friday, 4th and Saturday, 5th Jan.

Ringside Sests $550; others $3.30 and $1.10. (Including Amusement Tax)

1of

were

110

to

in this matter cannot fall have an injurious effect

the commissioners on this subject, county cricket finanEGA.”

Smashing Victory For

Jock McAvoy.

(Continued front Page 8).

to

blows to minimise their force,

Occasionally he would vary his! -There -was--so much shouting and cking left leads by a hefty drive tej. confusion when the Cuban hit the the body which made oven MeAvoy,

or that no one could hear the time-pause. keeper's count.

The referee, operating inside the ropes, took up the call some seconds after Tunero went down, and officially the fight was resumed at the count of counted Tunero to be on the canvas for eleven seconds.

"nine."

He lay flat out at first. Then be struggled to his kaves, only to sprawl halfway across the ring in collapse again.

Still, all was well McAvoy, elated but relentless, gave him no chance to pull round.

McAvoy, in fact, seemed almost tirait by the fourth road. It appear

as if he did not know quite what to! make of an elusive, slippery rival how to earner him for a solid hit.

Afterwards he explained to me why he abandoned aggression and took toj lineKE,

mu.

"1 would have chased that Euhun all night and not caught him with n knock-out," he said. “So I gave it up. nad made him come or swing, so I waited until he came "He was not to be enught by a konk

close enough for an upper-cut-anl

en 1 let him have it." McAvoy's knock-out would

is far unnamed) owned by Mr. i Chan Wing Yung. He has covered

the mile and a half in 3-28 but fuished-all out-i 37 seconds.

I cannot say that if Whs-a well ridden gallop as the first mile--

It is particularly a busy woman's game, offering violent exercise in a brief time and a small space. 11 develops a superb quickness of eye, brain, and hand like no other game in the world.

in 2-14-was, much too fast, and squash court were exciting a

A few years ago, shorts on the took, too much out of the animal, deal of unfavourable comment. Now

gúnd hence the poor, finish.

8 skirt is n conspicuous exception.

Diher "subs" that shews passibii- ilies are

SHORTS IN PLENTY

Nearly every player yesterday Invisible Knight owned by afternoon went on in a short-sleeved Dr. Lee Shiu Kee and Ho Shat or sleeveless blouse, and every known ('heong.)

variety of shorts-from thone superi ly tailored ones that

nothing more or less than a short divided skirt to the unflattering bolted and pocketed small boy's model.

Touchstone (Mr. Brish.) Valley View (Mr. Lan.) Gold Picker (LT.F.) Wadebridge (Mrs. Pearce.) Sel-Fn (Messrs. Lewis Tinson.}

Royal Eagle (Mr. H. J. Law.), High West (Mesura Bellamy! & Gordon.)

He beat him down again with a nok in, the Jaw, and as Tunero, game but semi-conscious, struggled to door, and Tunere was GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

have

up, McAvoy put the issue beyond dizzy when I saw him in his dressing-

doubt by smashing him half through the ropes with a final swinging right.

מתמחים

The draw bus been made for the

McAvoy's performance reads like on was. He In came the towel, and they carried outstanding one-and it Tunero out, leaving the English cham- de a clever boxer very ordinary, Royal Hongkong Golf Club Ladies' plan to dance a jig of triumph.

revealed an astute fighting brain by Section championship, Captain's Cup It was a brilliant effort, and was and terrific punching power when his bo played for during the next two a change of tactics at the right time, and the "Ross" Cup competitions to the more dramatic because when the big chance came, winning punch was put over the crowd was becoming

a trifle imvanced all further since last I nawi

McAvoy on this showing has ad- patient at the endless fiddling and him.

Can he win the world's cham- sparring.

McAvoy took the first three rounds pionship from Marcel Thil?

Tunero started this story, so he had

"Yes,

most. certainly,

your McAvoy will beat Thil. I think he would knock him out like he did me,"

in a row by his usual storming body better Anish t punching. But he found Tunero as qutek an cat in skipping clear of any blow aimed at a vital paint.

TVZEM

Tunero had a good left, even if it

lightly delivered one; his de fence was shifty and puzzling, and he bad

of "riding an uncanny knack

months.

The draw for the Championship event resulted as follows:

I is an odd fact, though, that the finalists in these championships are almost invariably from among the few skirt-wearers who compete.

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The greater success of the skirted players is not, however, a pure suc cess of old-fashioned modesty, but partly, as Miss Noel rather cynic-1 ally says "because if you're wear- ing a skirt it's harder for your opponent to see the ball,"

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