1935-09-13 — Page 8

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER

13, 1935.

PLAYER'S THOUGHTLESS ACTION IN A COMPETITION Hongkong Born Cricketer Skittles Out South Africans AMAZING BOWLS

A SECOND STEPHENSON

DEFEAT

TOURISTS LOSE GAME

*AT SOUTHEND

STEPHENSON'S

10 WICKETS

By FRANK THOROGOOD)

Sout3fend, Aug. 17. Whenever I have watched the South African cricketers this CA- sen nothing has miado a greater appeal to me than, their unfailing good humour and cheerful philo sophy During the last few days hese qualities have been put to ad acid test, only to remain un- **"hakon."

BORN

IN COLONY

AN ALL-ROUNDER

WITH ESSEX

MAY FIGURE IN TEST CRICKET

(By "Sagax")

A Hongkong born Army officer now in England, is being hailed on a International cricketer and has been performing great things for Essex in the County Cricket Championship.

ly to enable the English county to bunt the strong touring side, which was only twice humiliated during their present visit to England. "

He is Lieut. J. W. A. Stephenson, who achieved the best performance Following a reverse from Glou-of his career when he took ten South estershing the team suffered its African wickets at Southend recent- second defeat of the tour this Lime at Southend-and after lunch. when Essex needed but a few more Ans to win, Herbert Wadu and his chon went smiling to their doom. The destined executioners repre- sented by Cutmore and O'Connor mingled with their victlins on the way to the crease and the axe fell a few minutes later.

VERDICT OF THE SKIPPER

After the match, when I spoke to Herbert Wade in the dressing room, the skipper paid a tribute to the success of Easex. Ho said;

warm

"We have had so far a long and exhausting tour; but that has nothing at ali to do with to-day's result. It was a jolly good victory and we all con- gratulate the county side on a Splendid performance." Taking a general view of this write Snatch one is tempted to

down the latest performance of Essex as one of the best in their career, although as far as the pre- sent season is concerned the great Victory over Yorkshire must take pride-of place.

Perhaps the old stagers of Easex will demar and say that one of the bost performances of the team pocurred 36 years ago ut Leyton, When the Australians of that sen- son were defeated by 136 runs.

I be just a matter of personal

Fancy

A MEMÓRY FOR CUTMORE Loft at the outset with 172 rung to win, Essex, in the match under notice, romped past the post with their cars pricked and chief hon-

yrs in the final stages must go to Cutmore and Nichols.

Lieut. Stephenson was born in Hongkong 28 years ago and has been in the Army for seven years. He is now attached to the Second Battalion Middlesex Regiment and 1 stationed at Colchester.

Lieut. C. C. Garthwaite, the local Army and Interport ericketer, has played with Lieut. Stephenson, the two having met in a Regimental match at Portsmouth some years "go.

Last year Stephenson played only four times for Essex and in those matches he scored 90 runs with 22 not out against Leicestershire as his highest contribution. He averaged 30 runs for his eight innings, be ing five times not out. He took seven wickets which cast hin 120 runs taken in 119.2 overs.

BRITISH POLO DEFEAT

HURLINGHAM CLUB TEAM IN U.S.

ELIMINATED FROM CHAMPIONSHIP

Above pictures show the U. S. S. Mindinao bareba. Il team which last Saturday heal the Chinese at La Salle College Ground,

Tigers Win

From N.Y.

Yankees

CUBS AND CARDS TRIUMPH

GIANTS BEATEN

New York, Sept. 12. Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals have slightly increased their advantage over the New York Giants in the National Base- ball League through the defeat of the last named team to-day by

the Cardinals.

The Cubs, who are the present Jeaders of the league, beat Brooklyn easily, scoring 13 runs from 15 hits against their op ponents' three runs from eight

hits.

The leading teams. of the

HOW MAXIE BAER OPEN GOLF

IS TRAINING FOR LOUIS

PLAYBOY BOXER IN EARNEST

MANAGER HAS A HARD TASK

New York, Sept. 9. Max Baer is an carnest and well-behaved young man when his mama and papa are about. Ancil Hoffman, That's why Baer's manager, is bringing them from California to be at Max's

his pre training camp during parations for his heavy-weight match with Joe Louis.

CROWN OF AMERICA

LAWSON LITTLE STILL WINS

AMATEUR TOURNEY AT CLEVELAND

INCIDENT

DELIBERATELY BREAKS UP HEAD

UNDER MISTAKEN IMPRESSION THAT THE JACK WAS BURNED

(By "Sagax")

An amazing incident, one that should never occur in competitive lawn bowls marred the semi-final match in the open Singlos Champion- ship of the Colony on the Kowloon Cricket Club green yesterday afternoon when R. Duncan, the Kowloon Bowling Green Club player, qualified for his third final of the season by beating G. N. Mitchell, of the Kowloon Dock R. C., by 21 shots to 19 in a match that was of quite a high standard of bowls, and there were many interesting. hoads on which both players sent down some brilliant woods.

un

During one of the heads Mitchelij

awkward thoughtlessly caused situation to arise by deliberately dis turbing the woods, Leing under the mistaken impression that the jack hind been burned. It was only after long deliberation between the two players and the umpire that the head wis

RYDER CUP GOLFERS

"burned" by agreement and replayed SUCCESSFUL

but if Duncan had demanded a ruling nuch unpleasantness might easily have restilted.

It was an unfortunate incident front FOUR FIGURE IN

the point of view that Duncan, who was then leading by eight shots to two and was out-playing his opponent, was so completely upset that he all but lost the match. It would have been a great pity had he not qanlified as he was, on the day's form, the better of the two and fully deserved

BULCERS.

HOW INCIDENT AROSE

his

of

SEMI-FINALS

OPEN CHAMPION DEFEATED

London, Sept. 12 All the semi-finalists in the Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 12. Lawson Little continues to The incident arose when Mitchell, News of the World golf tourna make progress in the Open with his last wood, drove the jack tyment were Ryder Cup nominees, A. H. Padgham, and Percy Allias, Amateur Golf Championship of the side of the green a couple the United States, being played inches from the tape, his own wood, a ncr the green to herer The British title holder toucher, going into the ditch. It was qualifying for the final round at

when walking has now reached the semi-finals not certain who then tay the shot but the Royal Mid-Surrey Course.

The following are the results of mark the toucher the umpire ac-1 In his fifth round match against 1cidentally snapped the Loundary the fifth round matches: W. B. McCullough, jr., Little won marking, the end of the string spring- by five and three to play.

Other fifth round results were: Johnny Goodman beat Melator six and five;

Holman has finally admitted that he can't handle the carefree Baer at training camp when other people get around. While training at Asbury Park, NJ, for what proved to be a tragi-comle defence of his heavy

Fred Hans beat Nash four and American League clashed to-day weight title against James J. Brat with the Tigers holding the upper dock, Baer was completely out of three:

Walter Emery beat Eddie ifold hand. They beat the Yankees by control. eight runs to five.

"Max wouldn't do anything 1 told five and three; -- The White Sox and

Kocis beat Tommy Goodwin seven Athletica hini to," said Hoffman later, "I was! were engaged in a double header anxious to find out just what shape and six;

Joseph Lynch beat which went to the Philadelphia his hands were in and kept telling

him to try his right to the head on Transur four and three; outfit.

his sparring partners." Results of to-day's matches follow:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York, Sept. 12, The American Open Polo It was on the same ground at Championship which this year in

years Southend eleven

ago when Cutmare, who can sing a good cludes an entry from the Hur- tener song as well as play cricket, lingham Club of England com- Philadelphia

menced at Meadowbrook Club, Pittsburgh tnade his debut for Essex. He was

Long

Island, N.Y., to-day, when (Weaver pitched in bed when the warning tele-

were Pirates). Kram came from the late John the first round matches

Boston that played Douglus, and his toilet on

The British players were drawn

Cincinnati summer morning was probably his

against the Hurricanes and were Brooklyn quickest on record.

Chicago Against the South Africans yes-beaten in their first match by nine

(Galan scored terday Cutmore, who had opened goals to eight.

Aurora eliminated in Westbury on hour the innings at a late. Thursday, remained, unbeaten toby eleven goals to nine and will New York make the winning hit-one of his meet the Hurricanes in the semi. St. Louis Woven fours--and it went hum-final round of the competition. niing to the square leg boundary off Mitchell.

A. VITAL PARTNERSHIP

WANTED TO PROTECT HAND

"I don't want to do that," Hoffman says Boer replied. "I might bust my R. H. E.

hand up and we'd have to call off the 0 7 1 fight. I want to give it a chance to {1 15 0

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ing towards the centre of the green.

Percy Alliss beat Alfred Perry (the Open Champion) by four up and three to play;

R. Whitcombe boat A. Compston four and three;

A. H. Padgham beat S. L. King three and two;

R. Burton beat C. S. Donny three and two,

The umpire was re-joining the ends of the string when Mitchell walked up to the head from the opposite end and threw two wouds back. Shouts soon informed from the spectators

that the head was not burned but Mitchell, after a brief hesitation, merely replied that was that, having

SEMI-FNIALS-- disturbed two woods, the head would have to be replayed in any ener

Padgham beat R. Whitcombo The umpire instantly called for the four and threa

Jack Munger beat Harry Givan Book of Rules but whilst it was boing)- Allisa beat Burton

on the 19th green;

Volgt beat Turness one up.

QUARTER-FINALS

Emery beat Munger four and three; "Well, that's what I want to find

Goodman beat Kocis six and out, if your hand can stand a hard five punch to the head," answered off-

you have man. "If it won't, business going into the ring against Binddock. We'll have the fight past-

no

Lynch beat Haas two and one; Little beat Voigt four and three. In the semi-final round Little

pened until your hands get in shape. meets Goodman and Emery will Now go out there and show me that play Lynch.-Reuter. your right is okay for a punch to the Treat." 1

Baer wouldn't follow Hoffm

(Tom Moore scored a home ruders and never threw one hard punch to the head during his sparring Hurlingham played the Ameri- for the Cardinals). cans at their 01 n Kame, They role hard and worked excellently together but lost a terrific battle

AMERICAN LEAGUE

in which the result was in doubt Chicago until the end.

Philadelphin

R. II. E.

2 5 0 11 13 1

It was undoubtedly Nichols and Cutmore who tolled the bell for

At the end of the fourth (Jimmy Foxx scored two home the South Africans. This pair

and liggin one for the came together when the total stood chukker the British players led by runs jat 33 for 2 wickets, and during a seven goals to five. The Ameri-Athletics). period of, 70 minutes another 100 cans drew up at-7-7 at the end of

the fifth chukker. runs were added.

Chicago

By square and late cuts, off Sanford scored five goals for Philadelphia drives and leg hits Nichols, who the Ilurricanes while Gerry netted Detroit was always very much at home three and Strawbridge one. against the fast bowling of Crisp, the Hurlingham Club Capt. P. P. got his nine fours. Eventually he Sanger scored five, E. II. Tyrrell was beaton by Mitchell, and one Marlin two and Capt. 11. P. got the impression that the slow | Guinness one. Bowler might have, been put on Capt. II. C. Walford was No. onrlier with advantage to the tour for the Hurlingham Club while Rathborne made up the American ing aide.

This partnership had more than quartette.---Neuter. the average amount of merit be-

cause it suffered two interruptions

As the result of bad light,

.CHAT WITH STENPHENSON

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OPPOSED TRAINING SITE

The Asbury Park training camp was selected against Hoffman's better judgment.

"I didn't think Max would get much; rest there or tend strictly to busi- neas," said Hoffman. "But I gave in against my better judgment. This time I'm going to take him off where people won't be hanging around him all the time and there won't be any

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"Do you know," he said, "it is make AL. my great ambition to

least 60 runs for Essex in an in-

PROFESSIONAL' TITLES

Maskell Takes The Singles For The Eighth Time

got from the club house Mitchell cleared the head of the remaining woods. He then picked up the jack and went that back also.

The only assistance the umpire re MI ceived from the rules was that a bowl, whilst at rest, is hurned by either side, it may be replaced by the opposite side, or, in the latter's option, be allowed to remain where It lies."

This apparently would have given Duncan the option of replacing all of

his own woods where he thought they had been and allowed Mitchell's woods to remain where they had been thrown after having been burned. In other am firmly of the opinion that! words Duncan was fully entitied to claim four

However, Duncan was reluctant Ahould that any unpleasantness enter the game and agreed to re- play the bead, a sporting gesture which nearly cost him the match. INDIFFERENT BOWLS

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STRAIGHT SETS VICTORY

U. S. TENNIS TITLE

WON

BY WILMER ALLISON

New York, Sept. 12. Wilmer Allison, ranked No. 1 player in America by virtue of his advancement to the final last

As a match, the standard of bowls year, in the American Lawn Singles Championship, was not of the very best but thera were Tennis some good deliveries by both men. to-day achieved one of the ambi- Duncan was the more consistent of tions of his life when he secured the two and was time and again being the title for the first time by deprived of counts by an opponent beating Sidney. Wood in straight who on several heads was sending sets.

The scores were 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 in favour of Allison.-Reuter.

London, Aug, 19. D. Maskell (All-England Club) thing to take bis mind aff training. won the singles for the eighth For New York

And as a precautionary measure I'm time, and Maskell and T. C. (White and Golin scored a home going to have his father and mother Jeffrey (Melbury Club) the dou-down one good wood in four."

Allison, who yesterday avenged there to keep him in line.

On the first head Duncan was lying run for the Tigers and Satzgaver

Baer has siggibed his willingness to Professional Championships of four fairly well clustered around the 1st year's defeat against Fred

As an evidence of his good faith, bles for the fifth time, in the

Britain nt Devonshire jack while Mitchell had three hope Ferry was favoured to win against for the Yankees).

his train at Speculator, N.1., an out-of-Great the-way up-state hamlet which Gene Park, Eastbourne, on Saturday.lessly wide. With his fourth weed Wood but he surprised even Tunney discovered as a training site,

Maskell, who bant F. HI. Poulson thu Kowloon Dock player drew the most ardent supporter- by conced- ing only seven games to the former or any other place Hoffman selects.

(Queen's Club) in the final with very first shot.

Duncan took a commanding lead on Wimbledon champion. TAKES HAND TREATMENT the loss of the second set, kept an Since the Braddock fasco, Baer has excellent length in his smashing, the first six hends during which he sought considerable medical advice Poulson worked hard, and was the scored eight points to one.

It was on the eighth head that the about his hands, and he is earnestly only player to take a set from

incident occurred and it greatly upset trying to cure them. He has been Maskell in the competition.

Duncan who had ono wood to

FD and Maskell and Jeffery defeated the had margin of a good ten feet in la hands by squeezing rubber balls.

There's no question about Bacr's Queen's Club pair, Poulson and J. which to draw the first shot or a ability to fight, his punching power Pearce, in the doubles final by three possible two. or his ability to take it. He has let sets to one, in a match in which

After Mitchell scored a single on QUEEN'S PARK WINS

Rome pretty fair punchers, like Ernie. Schalt, Max Schmeling, King Levinsky Jeffery's half-volleys were a feature. the re-played head, he went on to register five shots on the next six FROM BRIGHTON

and l'aolino Uzcudun, bounce their

heads and made the scora 7-8. A two

next head Sunday punches off his chops and

Southend Unitel F.C. have been to Duncan on the London, Sept. 12.

laughed at 'em. go to make up an England cricketer contained an invitation to play for

In the South Section of the Baer can fight as good as he wants, presented with £200 by their sup- followed three ends later by a four There's every porters club, making a total gift tote the Kowloon Bowling Green player, then the Army officer is already the M.C.C. against Kent in the

in his favour but he suffered another three parts of your ideal Test Folkestono Festival. The date of English Football League's Third or on bad as he likes.

the match, however, is coincidental Division at. Stepherd's Bush, reason for him to want to fight his the club funda of £700 in twelve who, then fuade the score read 15-8

months.

relapse and Mitchell caught up at match player.

17-17. The Kowloon Dock player gets into shapo, and there is every Before lunch yesterday, when with the Army manoeuvres, and Queen's Park Rangers won from best against the Detroit negro," If he

Brighton by, three goals to two.

reason to indicate that he is serious

Tegistered a two but Duncan replied congratulated him on his bowling Stephenson is a soldier.

Carlisle and Halifax were an- this time, Baor will be a far different: Tranmere Rovers FC. have with a three and then a single on the South During the Essex ind performance, Stephenson, who, by

a Third Division opponent for Louis than the Year- the way, was born at Hongkong, African match 16,000 people were gaged in alluded to the remarkable catch by in attendance, of which number Northern Section match at Brunton stricken King Levinsky or the glass-signed Anthony Bird, centre-for- 25th head to qualify to meet B. W.

previousy with Plymouth Argyle: good chance of winning. which Langton dismissed him on 12,000. pald. The receipts were Park and neither side was able to chinned and totally unequipped Primo Ward from Newport County and Bradbury, against whom he has a

Carnora,-Unlied Press. scord-Renter. Thursday.

In a general survey of this nings and I thought I was going HOME FOOTBALL chopping wood, rowing and exercising match from an Essex standpoint to do it against the South Afri- Lt. J. W. A. Stephenson, with his cans; but that wonderful catch ton wickets, must Lake high was too good for me." place. Stephenson may not yet be

While we were talking a boy

telegram which

described as an England bowler, came up to us and handed the but if energy and concentration Essex bowler

£1,100,

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