1935-08-28 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1935.

YORKSHIRE ALL BUT DEFEAT SURREY IN

ENGLAND'S

BAD LUCK IN TEST

FOURTH MATCH INCIDENTS

PLAY AT TIMES

ACONISING

By RONALD T. SYMOND

London, July 31. England's captain and his team had extremely poor luck in this match.

Wyatt took the full risk in cidental to a forlorn hope of vic tory, but the wicket was too much for him.

The South Africans have consoll. dated their position and cannot lone the avrics of tests, but I do not think that they can claims heroic honours for yesterday's performance.

Given Just under four, hours in which to score 271 runs où a dream of a bataman'a wicket and thus (elumphantly to win outright, the whole serias, they deliberately elected, to play for safety, from the very aut- AOL.

Seventy runs an hour on that wie- ket against our moderate attack war ut a task to be feared. I will not preme to criticise our visitors further than to any that the hơmours of this match belong to Wyatt rather glan to Wade.

BAKEWELL EAGER

Yesterday morning's play. was sometimes agonising and sometimes heartening,

Very properly the South Africans bowled to keep down the runs. Vin- cent and Crisp opened, but as Crisp was found to ha expensive, he was speedily replaced by Langton,

Against these two bowlers, who kept a splendid length, Barber either would not or would force the game, Bakewell was itching for runs and

coring.

But Barber, though he took any amount of risk in stealing singles, completely declined to accept the alightest. hazard for the sake of

GEM HOAHING

CHINESE "BABY"

WINS CUP

GEM HOAHING'S VICTORY

A TENNIS MARVEL FROM HONGKONG

(By Ulyan Rogers)

London, Aug. 3.

The greatest lawn tennis play-

er among 114 representing the cream of British schoolgirl talent

Rain Throughout England Spoils

RESULTS AT A

GLANCE

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Yorkshire (299 for 8 wkts. dec.) beat Surrey (44 and 26 for 3 wickets) on first innings. Notts (212) beat Gloucester- ahirn (163 and 79 for 1 wkt.) on first innings..

Worcestershire (365) beat

Warwickshire (131 and 123) by an innings and 111 runs,

Lancashire (266 beat Somer- set (254) on first innings.

Middlesex (295) beat Kent (70 and 116) by an innings and 109 runs.

Derbyshire (190 and 126 for 6 wkts. dec.) beat Hampshire (134 and 102) by 80 runs.

FRIENDLY MATCH

Sussex (150) drew with South Africn (218 and 156).

SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLERS

CONCLUDE TOUR OF ENGLAND

County

Cricket

BEST PERFORMANCES.

BATTING

Bull (Worcester v. War-

wick)

Lancs)

118

V

112

Wellard (Somerset Fixtures

SOUTH AFRICANS

BOWLING

Verily (Yorks

Surrey)

Gray (Middlesex

Kent)

6 for 24

V

DRAW AT HOVE Goddard (Gloucester

WORCESTERSHIRE

WIN EASILY

London, Aug. 27. Rain throughout England spoilt the county cricket fixtures durs ing the past three days and, as a result, the great majority of the matches

were left unfinished. Although the game between Yorkshire and Surrey at the

|

*. Notts)

6 for 32

G for 98

A. Pope (Derby

5 for 35

Hants)

and

5 for 41 Howorth (Worcester

v. Warwick) ... 5 for 37 Hazell (Somerset v.

Lancs)

5 for 94 Hearne (Middlesex v.

Kent)

4 for 11

Oval was reduced to a one-day COCHET TO

match the champions all but took the full points.

An earlier declaration might ensily have given Yorkshire the match nx Surrey, at the close of play, and lust three wlekets for 26 runs and still had a defirit of 2 runs to reduce to save an Innings defeat. However,

PLAY IN

MANILA

there was never any indication that ARRANGEMENTS

Surrey would collapse or that there would be no play whatever to-day i

has poved to be the tiniest of the A GREAT RECORDt innings declaration at

lot.

She is a child four years below the maximum age. She is a Chinese girl, too, born in Hongkong, by name tem Hoshing.

She is fourteen years of age, and

has now grown tall enough for her head and neck to appear over the top

of the net.

Gora Healing is a marvel player, one of the outstanding child prodi- gies in the history of the game. The others Lenglen and Betty Nuthall.

Last year, in this schoolgirl tourna-

one

(BY E. J. LINNEY)

on

too early stage might have cost Yorkshire the match, particularly against such a strong eleven n Surrey.

won the

COMPLETED

EXHIBITION NEXT OCTOBER

Had the Northerners match yesterday they would have Worcestershire at Bradford on May Tennis Association, through the emulated a feat which they last per- formed in 1000 when they beat

Manila, Aug. 21. The Philippine Island Lawn

7.

There

Philippine

London, Aug. 5. paid a visit to Windsor Castle The South African bowlers

on Saturday and engaged in a match against the Royal House-

Amateur Athletic was no play whatever on Federation, has accepted the the Frogmore Saturday hold Club

but yesterday Yorkshire green, winning by 101 to 80.

had first innings and declared at 295 terms of Henri Cochet, world fa- This match is not included in the for eight wickets. Surrey collapsed mous French tennis ace, to play d his utmost to increase the rate ofment nt Queen's, Gem wan the official games of the tour through miserably against Verity, the Inst a series of games here in Octa-

"under sixteen" rup. This year she the British Isles, which ended in Yorkshire and England bowler had

wicket falling for 44 runs. The ber entered for the senior cup-age limit twelve weeks the team has played forced and at the close of play yes French star advising him to con- Dublin on Wednesday Inst. For six for 21. The follow-on was en- eighteen.

te has this week sailed right County, National, and other Asso-terday Surrey lost three wickets for sect with the s.s. President Coolidge A cable has been sent to the noted the competition with the loss clations and clubs in 63 matches: 26 run. of

they won 50, lost only 13, and four Ratn to-day prevented Yorkshire in Hongkong on Septembar 26 so as When the laterests of the side Daphne Rowe, seventeen years old,

She met in the final yesterday, were abandoned.

from winning as there was ngaly no to arrive in Manila September 28. and the whole situation simply the winner of the senior section laat

for a lead on first innings. play; and the champions took points The matches in which Cochet will shrieked for quick runs, and wickets

play will be held the first week of were of Httle consequence, it was champion of Great Britain.

year. Daphne is

the junior

October, humiliating to see Barber and even Hammand pegged down severely hy. LURING THE ENEMY" the bowlera. All credit to Vincent und Langton Yet little Gem Hoshing whacked certainly, but no bowlers in the world.Daphne 6-2, 6-7. should have been allowed to get away Daphne is five feet nine inches: with it.

strong, with a hefty punch at the Hammond made magnificent amends ball. Jator with Berce and lovely driver, tut how a player of his glorious potentialities could suffer to spend his first thirty minutes getting 10 runs passes my comprekonalon.

boundaries,

Leyland did exactly the right thing for the situation, as he always does

Wade's disposal of his field and Bowling was an object-lesson in cricket Judgment.

alno

President

Passmore's

1

WELLARD HITS OUT

so wonderful a record, the nearest No other overseas team has made approach to it being by the Austra- Han team in 1930, captained by Mr. A. V. Alley, who played 59 matches, Somerset bowler, who is frequently 000 to conduct the tournament, in- P.1.L.T.A. officials have estimated A. W. Welinn, the tall fast-medium that it will cost approximately P3,- won 44, and lost 15, finishing 780been hitting his fellow trundlers over shots up.

fences once again settled down to gluding a guarantee for Cochet and South some bright batting and, when play- his expenses Africans have the following recording against Innenshire at Manches- amount,"

while here. This ter, he rattled up a total of 112 runs

however, will be easily overed in view of popularity of out of a score of 246 made by Somer-tennis-here, the oileials opine. hit the ball hard on the forehand, SOUTH AFRICANS W. Ir. Alan: Por Agatsel in reply to Lanenshire's 208. hard on the backhand; her agile brain

Hazell took five Lancashire wicket world, playing exhibitions, showing Cochet is making a tour of the wn working out auries; she lured

#445 2176 for runs. the enemy to the net passed her across court, down the side line, and told

But when the game started!

Gem

her with a precision that many

a Wimbledon_player" might envy,

per put over some hot shots. but did not mind them. Rather she disliked soft, high returns.

Gem's expressing is

Just the pac whether, winning or using. Oir the court she is a silent child.

of matches:,

v. England *. Scotland v. Wala v. Ireland

29 27

20 3 G

4

50 13

Shots majority-1071.

-

Shuts

3504 3031

472 670

Rain prevented the match from movies of- tennis technique ant 1 1053 788 reaching conclusion and Lancashire giving lectures on the finer points.

Look five paints for a first innings of the court game. 7733 G650

Tead

Besides afford- Nolts claimed first innings points a player who was

ing local tennis fans a chance to see from Gloucestershire in their match regarded as

at one time at Bristol where the hosts scored 12 star, Cochet's visit here will enable the world's greatest and 70 for one wicket after Noifs had local players to learn something

HOME FOOTBALL 212, in her tonguing about tennis technique.

Play was resumed after lunch in an atmosphere of high anticipation, but the wicket, in conspiracy with Rowan and Mitchell, soun put all hopes to galle rest, and after 45 minutes we

She Iritish subject and eligible And once more the

for the Wightman Cup. But that is QUEEN'S sleep-inducing apectacio of Verity defensive field and the batsmen taking

bowling to a anticipating. their ease in luxurious indolence.

Rowan

trod

upon

feli ho

PARK DRAW WITH HEARTS

his wicket and show an almost startling disposition to seemed surprised when he was given seek runs, but Mitchell enrried his

London, Aug. 27. out. Perlinpa

that in so immability to what seemed unneces- amateurs, drew their second match Queen's Park, the Glasgow onlal an atmosphere so small a fault sary extremes. This great batsman of the season in the First Division might well be overlooked.

played for close on four hours a static of the Scottish Football League to- With Viljoen and Mitchell game which cannot have improved his gether, all thought of scoring was reputation as a cricketer.

day when playing Heart abandoned, and no run was made except by accident.

to.

When Viljoen left, Nourse began to

which Goddard took six for 98.

A century by C. H. Bull enabled Cochet's offer to come to Manila by an innings and 111 runs at Birnis Club. Officials of the Club re- Worcestershire to bent Warwickshire was first made to the Manila Ten- mingham, Worcestershire senred 365 ferred the offer to P.LL.T.A. which runs, of which Bull made 118, while unmediately contacted with Cochet The Warwickshire batsmen were dis missed for totals of 111 and 123. In Saigon, and he agreed to play in for 37. the second innings Howorth had five Manila any time between October 1

and October 10.

TOURISTS DRAW Middlesex secured an innings vic of

ofter scoring 295 rung, Kent made tary aver Kent in the match at Lord's

Yesterday 8,200 paid for admission Midlothian at Bath Street, the at Old Trafford, and the estimated teams each scoring two goals,-70 in the first innings when learne attendance was 12,000,

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and four victims for eleven runs and,

in the follow-on 116, Gray taking six for 32.

In their second last County fixture, the South Africans played Sussex at Hove and, owing to the rain, were only able to draw. The tourists made 218 and when Sussex totalled but 150, the South Africans added a further 150 runs in their innings

second

ofter which there was no further play.

The Derbyshire fast-medium bow-

Cullen And Bradbury To Win

IN LAWN BOWLS TOURNAMENT

Fred Cullen, the

Kowloon

ler, A. V. Pope, distinguished himself Docks.R. C. skip, and B. W. Brad- reinst Hampshire at Bournemouthbury, the Craigengowor C. C. And, by taking a total of ten wickets skip, are.favoured to qualify for for 76 runs, he was Instrumental in the semi-finals of the Open his county winning by 80 runs.

Derbyshire hail drst lease of the Singles Lawn Bowls Champion- wicket and scored 190 runs, to which ship to-day. Hampshire relied with a seare of

134. Pope took five of the wickets decide their quarter-final matches These two players are due to for 36 runs.

the second innings closed at 120 for

Derbyshire declared this afternoon but each has ar

xlx -wirkets An-1

then

Hampshire for 102. Pope taking an surprise.

dismissed opponent capable of springing a ather five wickets for 1 run.

enter.

Cullen meets H. A. Alves, of the Club de Recreio, and he is likely to meet with the stronger opposi The New Zealand Davis Cuption as the Portuguese player has ra, A. C. Stedman and been showing vast improvement Malfrey, contested the final of the during the past year. The match men's ainules in the Northumber is to be played on the Craigen÷ and Lawn Tennis Tournament at gower C. C. green. Newcastle, Stedman proving suc- Paggful by 7. Senorita the

Bradbury will have II. Overy, of Lizana, of Chill, won the women's his opponent on the Kowloon Bow- Kowloon Cricket Club, ns Ingles. In the final she defeatedling Green Club, Mrs. J. B. Pittman by 6-0, 6-1.

LEAGUE FIXTURES

Joo Louis is the only big-time

Club secretaries are asked to coloured fighter ever managed and note that all league matches in ronditioned exclusively by men of future are to start at 3.15 p.m. as the days are now getting shorter.

his own race.

ONE DAY

fa Spain the Queen of sports has been elected, the choice has fallen upon The beautiful 19 year old

Senorita Mercedes Cago..

FOOTBALL STARS

Double Win

For Detroit

Baseballers

YANKEES SHARE TWO MATCHES

RAIN

CAUSES DELAY

New York, Aug. 27. The Detroit Tigers, leaders of tko American Baseball League, have again increased their ad- vantage over the New York Yan- kees, the Tigers winning a double header against the Athletics while the Yankees were only able to share their matches with the White Sox.

National League were engaged to- Neither of the two leaders of the day as rain caused the postpone ment of their fixtures. The weather prevented no less than four matches from being played. Results of to-day's mintchos follow:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cincinnati Brooklyn

R. H. E.

.7 11 I

3 7 2

(Riggs cored a home run for

TOP MEN NOT COVERED the Heils).

BY INSURANCE FUND

AMAZING ANOMALY REVEALED

By CHARLES BUCHAN

Cincinnati Brooklyn

I 7 3 10 12 0

(Lefty Clark pitched for the Dodgers).

Bain caused the postponement of the matches between tho Pitts- burgh Pirates and New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs and Boston Braves.

AMERICAN league

R. H. E.

6 12

1 $ 7 2

- London, Aug. 7.

Philadelphia If a star Football League Detroit... player, ons in receipt of the (McNair scored a home run for: with maximum wage, were to meet the Athletics).

a serious accident during the coming season and be forced Philadelphin

Detroit to leave the game he could get no compensation, for he is not Washington covered by insurance.

St. Louis Few players, and not many of

the clubs' managers, are aware of the Browns). this startling state of affairs, | Washington which was only revealed to me St. Louis yesterday.

0 F

5 B

08

B

-14 3

10 13 I

(Coleman scored

a home run for

1

D

11

D

0

13

18

3

10 10 2

The test legal action of, a year New York .... or so aro plazed footballers with Chicago a wage of more than £250 outside

(Af Simmons scored a home run the scope of the National Insuri for the White Sox). ance, but even then it was thought

3 8 0 ઈ 6 1

that the top players were covered New York by the Football Leaguo Insurance Chicago Fund, to which every League club i

(Radcliff scored a home run.for pays a levy of 1 per cent, of their the White Sox). net gates.

Boston and Cleveland were un- OFFICIAL'S DISCOVERY. able to play off their fixture owing Now Mr. C. E. Sutcliffe, a nem-to rain. Reuter. ber of the League Management Conimittee, hus discovered that j players receiving more than £350 summer have realised the position. A year are excluded from this fund's benefit.

I spoke to Mr. J. Peart, the Ful- ham manager, about it and he in- I understand that the cases of formed me that he had drawn up Newton, the Fulham centre-for-a scheuse of insurance that would ward, and Melenn, the Hudders-cover all, but was waiting to see feld player, brought the real what action the League took be- position to light.

fore he put it into effect.

Both are out of the game for good, but cannot receive com- pensation for their loss of em- ployment and severe injuries.

It is indeed amazing to think that if such a man as Bastin,' Drake, Barker, Westwood and Denn were permanently disabled bl club would lose a £10,000 the player and

unfortunate sufferer would receive nothing.. may become one of the first ques- "How much am I insured for?"

Only those who have had to denlager before he signs on for an- tions a player will put to his man- with relevant euses. during the other season,

As the maximum wage la £386 per year it means that every play- er receiving this is uninsured in any way.

There is no provision for the future by either club or player.

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