1935-01-04 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1935.

ENGLAND NEEDS GOOD LENGTH BOWLERS

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 secretarics at Lord's recently.

of

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

"Perhaps the new bw rule, thin anything else.

the subject which is to be experinant next season, inay en- courage bowlers of the type of Hearne, Alfred Shaw and J. T Show and Hearne had complete control of their length and carely pitched a ball short or ten far upi unless they meant to do xom- thing."

NOT TOO MUCH

"County captains," he added, "were very helpful years ago in assisting to abolish throwing. art i think county captains will he able to assist again. M.C.C must issue to umpires full and clear Instructions."

The South Africans will be here next season, and in extending to them a warm welcome, Mr. Find

of lay said that in the event With regard to statements made neither side having gained an in certain quarters that a heavy advantage in the Arst four Tests responsibility will be placed B (each of three days), the last Test

Warner Oland. Drue Leyton and Raymond. Miiland as they appear

in the latest Charlie Chan thriller "Charlie Chan in London", which starts run at the King's Theatre on Sunday. Appearing on the athge In conjunction with this film, will be the Hollywood Blondes, who have

- taken Hongkong by storm.

Training Notes: Ponies Which Shape Well

(Continued from Page 8).

Dark Brown, but the stable has a classy" looking Liver Chestnut Mare with a White Blaze, and a shapely Dun.

their batelt and Messrs. Lewis & Tinson will be well represented in Derby Grifin events,

Mesars. HEM's nice looking kept-over grey Hernd looks well.

Dr. Macgown has a nice looking Mr, Dunbar has, I think, four,Bay which I gather has been named

Bonnie Dundee. and they all look well,

WOMEN'S SQUASH RACQUETS

FINE PLAY İN 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 on as spectator to see who was most likely to win her undefended title.

hind Sixty-four top-rank players entered, in the hope of carrying aff The title Miss Noel has held for the inst three years nad which she is only relinquishing now because she has even more serious ambitions for Jawn tennis than for squash courla, Squash rackets as a woman's game

in the Inst two or three years. The young competitors at Queen's Club this week are among the world's fastest and best women players, and they bring an immense seriousness and enthusiasm to the game,

umpires in preventing bowling match, at the Oval, will be allott-Fof griffins in training. like moving griffin, which promises has developed nut of all recognition |

which constitutes a direct atinekjød six daya,

BOXING

INTERNATIONAL CONTEST

LEE THEATRE SATURDAY, 5th Jan., 1935 at 9.15 p.m,

Colony.

A. B. PRANDT R.M.S. Kent

Featherweight Champion Royal Navy

Mr. Findlay also made an in- teresting announcement regard ing entertainments tax,

"During the early part of the year," he said, "the M.C.C. com- mitter obtained counsel's opinion in regard to entertainments un members subscriptions and trance fees.

tax

en-

Mr. Ho Kom Tong has a number Mr. . B. Brown also has a nice "grey" but, I understand, his well Chestnut is considered his best, and was bought in Shanghai after time gallop of 3-08 for the mile and half.

AUSTRALIAN PONIES

The new Australinn Ponies are shaping well, and some fast gallops The "View" Stable has a breedy have already been registered. The Chestnut and a nier moving Bay pontes which appeal to me at the Mare, which is a little on the smallment are side.

Messrs. Mackle and Grayburn ""Opinion was sought as to thee a good looking Chestnut, in Justification or otherwise of the in

where principle that members only are admitted to the pavillon, the value of auch admis-

on

such

casos

were

to

Derby Day (Dr. S. N. Chau,} / Southern Cross (Mr. Leong' Kwok Cheong.)

Most of them come off the court the limp and scarlet-faced, and nolke echoing up from the enclosed feld of battle reminds one of A school half-holiday in a swimming- bath.

Got That Mr. Harold Seth.)! Streamline (Mr. E. L. Hosie.) among women is at first a little hard The Maori (Messrs, Lewis & Tinson.)

NEW SUB GRIFFINS

The great popularity of squash. for the outsider to understand, for there are no frivolous reasons for playing it.

VIOLENT EXERCISE

"I regard to entrance fees the alon is to be based on the highest commissioners were informed that

the in the opinion of the M.C.C. com-{ charge, or a proportion of highest charge, made to the public mittee it was inequitable to tax Occasions for their entrance fees on the basis that

In my next article I shall have

NE!Y It in difficult and often boring to more to say regarding the Featherweight Championship of the accommodation, it being borne in the whole entrance fee is to be

mind that so far as the public are treated as additional subscription Subscription griffine. They are, in watch, the players look far from concerned the charge includes en-payable for the first year.

my opinion, the best batch that has their best, it is hard and noisy, and there are no saclaf attractions - "I regret to say, however been brought down, and I expect eludest-like the ten interval at a trance money plus stand money. committee were

that the commission”IK "The M.C.C.

sue plenty of good racing tricket match or the open-air and advised that there is

legal unyielding. It is felt that the

amongst them this year. I under-excitement of tournament tennis. action of the commissioners instand that Mr. W. i. Choy had to The young women who play squash means of challenging the rulings

the commissioners Un the assessing Entertainments Tax destroy his "Sub" Blue Riband, are usually fairly serious athletes, In this matter cannot fail to which was n promising animal, and play, for the simple reason that principle, although counsel diu-

have an agreed with this

Injurious effect on, The best performance shewn to R is an excellent game. county crickel finances."

date is undoubtedly that of No. 70 (so far unnamed) owned, by Mr. Chan Wing Yung. He has covered the mile and a half in 3-28 but finished--all mt-in 37 seconds. i

and Royal Marines

STOKER DEE'

H.M.S. Phonix

Bantam and Featherweight Champion of Cornwall

10 Rounds Welterweight Contest

MAX BRIEKA

Former German Welterweight

Contender

*

A. 1. APPLEBY

H.31.8, Pandora

6_Rotends Welterweight Contest

A. B. FANCY

HMS. Medny

A. B. WINGRAVE

H.M.S. Medway

6 Rounds. Middleweight Contest

Cpl. FITZGERALD

H.M.S. Kent

V1

A. B. CLARKE

H.M.S. Medway

4-Round Welterweight Contest

A. B. PARKER

H.M.S. Medway

P. O. DAVIS

H.M.S. Kent

Rounds Welterweight Contest

A. R. ROBINSON

H.M.S. Medway

V

Mel. HERMES

U.S.S. Mindanao

Booking at MOUTRIE'S

for Members of the

Hong Kong Boxing Association on Wednesday, 2nd und Thursday, 3rd January, General Public: Friday, 4th and Saturday, 5th Jan. Ringside Seats 35.50;

lkers $3.30 and 81.10. (Including Amusement Tax)

no

conclusion

of

the commissioners on this subject,

Smashing Victory For

Jock McAvoy

¿Continued jeom Pane 8).

I cannot say that It was 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. It develops superb quickness of eye. brain, and hand like no other game in the world.

A few years ago, shorts on the in 2-14-was much too fast, and squash court were preiting a good took to much out of the animal, deal of unfavourable comment. Now hence the poor finish.

a skirt is a conspicuous exception.

lities are

hlaws to minimise their force,

Occasionally he would vary his - There was so much-shouting and fifcking left lends by a hefty drive 1. fither "subs"-that-shew-possibiki confusion when the Cuban hit the the body which made even McAvoy fluor that no one could bear the time pause.

atmost McAvoy, in fact, seened ‚kerper's count.

timid by the fourth round. It appear ed as if he did not know quite what to make of an elusive, slippery rival how to corner him for a solid hit.

The referee, operating inside the : ropes, tank up the call some seconds after Tunere went down, and officially the fight was resumed at the count of

nine." I counted Tunicro to be on: The canvas for eleven seconds.

He lay flat out at Arat. Then he struggled to his knees, only to sprawl halfway across the ring to collapse again,

Stil, all was well,

McAvoy, eluted but relentless, gave him no chance to pull round.

Afterwards he explained to me why he abandoned aggression and took to finesse.

"would have chased that Cuban all night and not caught him with a knock-out," he said. "So I gave it up : sund snade im come to me.

"He was not to be caught by a hook or swing, 99 1 waited until he can

Ile heat him down again with a close enough for an upper-cat--and hook to the jaw, and as Tuners, then I let him have it,"

game bat semi-conscious, struggled·

McAvoy's knock-out would have

·SHORTS IN PLENTY...

Nearly

every

player, yesterday Invisible Knight, owned by afternoon went on in a short-sleeved (Dr. Lee Shlu Kee and He Shal or sleeveless blouse, and every known Cheung,}

variety of shorts-from those superl ly tailores ones that are nothing more or less than short divided skirt to the unßntiering belted and pocketed small boy's model.

Touchstone (Mr. Brish.) Valley View (Mr. Lan.) · Gold Picker (L.T.F.) Wadebridge (Mrs. Pearce.) Sci-Fa (Messrs. Lewis & Tinson.)

Royal Engle (Mr. H. J. Law.)| High West (Messra, Bellamy & Gardon.)

up, Meavoy put the issue beyond stayed in a dour, and Tunero was stift GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

doubt by smashing him half through! dizzy when I saw him in his dressing-

room.

the ropen with nina winging McAvoy's performance reads like an right.

it was. Hel The draw has been made for tho In came the towel, and they carried outstanding one-and Tunero out, leaving the English charn made clever boxer very ordinary, Royal Hongkong. Golf Club Ladies' revealed an astute fighting brain by Section championship. Captain's Cup gion to dance a jig of triumph.

a change of tactics at the right time, and the "Ross" Cup competitions to and terrific punching power when his Be played for during

It was a brilliant effort, and was the more dramatic because when the winning punch was jvut over the crowd was becoming a trifle patient at the endless fiddling and sparring.

im.

McAvoy took the first three rounds in a row by biz usual storming body punching, but he found Tanero quick as a cat in skipping eloor of any; blow aimed at a vital point.

ля

big chance came.

months.

the next two

McAvoy on this showing has ad-

The draw for the Championship vanced still further since last I saw him. Can he win the world's cham-event resulted as follows: pionship from Marcel Thit?

It is an odd fact, though, that the Banlists in these championships are almost invariably from among The few skirt-wearers who compete. Miss Noel, the present, champlon, always plays in a skirt; so does Miss M. Lumb the player most highly fancied as her spiccensor.

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

The shorte-wearers yesterday, how- fever, did their best to make the dark ball invisible to each, other by wear- ing black or ́navy blue shorts.

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Your Sheldon; Mrs. Cassidy v. Mrs. Roffey: Mine. Laffond v. Mrs. Sommerfelt. McAvoy will beat Thil. I think he

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Recond

round: Mr. January 19, the second round by Tunero had a good left, even if it me,"

Fitzgerald v. Mrs. K S. Robertson; February 2, the third round by was a lightly delivered one; his de were the Cuban's final words. And Mrs. Nowbigging v. Miss Mackie; February 16 and Semi-inals by fence was shifty and puzzling, and he he ought to know. He has beaten the Miss C. B. Robinson v. Mrs. Forben: February 27. The final is to be ar- had an uncanny knack of riding" French title-holder.

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