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1935.

COLONY CRICKETERS TO BE SELECTED THIS WEEK?

'VARSITY BOAT RACE QUESTIONS

'SOOTHING REPLY TO PESSIMISTS

PUBLIC INTEREST ON WANE

(Bỳ CONRAD SKINNER)

1

or

London, Sept. 24, Ever since last Boat Race 1. have been asked such questions "Are Oxford ever going to Jan,

win again? If so, when?" "How do you account. for the 1935 fiasco?," or "What can they da more next year by way of pre- ation than they did this year? mil, therefore,

"what's ·tho

good?" Generally the conversa tion ends up with, "If this suc- cession of defeats continues,

be public interest will soon thing of the past”.

350 YEARS-OLD

RELAY TEAM

SHANGHAI MEET NEXT SUNDAY

NOVELTY EVENT

Life may begin at 40, but inso- far as a footrace is concerned 35 should be the limit.

This was the decision reached fant week by the members of the Shang- hai Japanese Athletic Association in charge of the preparations for A feld day on November 3, when the Shanghai Nipponese will celebrate the birthday of the Inte Emperor] Meiji, grandfather of the present monarch.

Pursuant to this deerve, entries In the 1,000 metre relay raeo will have to total 350 years in age.

TEAM BALANCE

In other words, hearty young menj in their early twenties may be in-1

cluded among the 10 men on a team's roster, but this advantage must be counterbalanced by the presence of someone whose age exceeds 35 in the same proportion as the youngster's is below that mark, the Shang- age hai Mainichi saist

To take the last point first, I must

The event, which will be held in state that I have never found interest Honghew Park, will have Mr. Itaru inore intense! So many people stem Ishii, Consul-General, as honorary thoroughly perplexed by the puzzle presented to them and earnestly president and Mr. Tatruichiro Funn engaged in finding a solation. Let me general manager of the Japane

Cotton Mill-owners' Association in hark back a moment to last year to China, as honorary vice-president. discover, if possible, what went wrong Rear-Admiral Saduaki Arnki, com then.

mander of the Special Naval Land- Here Is the crux. On the Thursday Ing Party, and Mr. Kyuturo Sugi Before the 1935 nice i saw Oxford in roto, acting temporary president of a two-minute row pack in 37 to the the Japanese Residents Corporation, minute and it was good. On that have agreed to act as honorary ad-

visors, the daily added. nchleyement most of us based Corecast which,

A

favouring though

Cambridge, was not unflattering to

Oxford. The toys did nothing to stroke. I backed Winker for this task upset things

But.

Raoul Canavarro, the Shanghai tenais professional, and Honri Cochet, the famous French player, taken before their exhibition at the Kowloon Cricket Club Ground yesterday afternoon. (Photo:

Ming Yuen).

MIZLER WINS AMAZING

ALBERT HALL FIGHT

WHIRLWIND RALLY WHEN HE

SEEMED CERTAIN LOSER

throughout last year's training. early on, Mynors, to my expressed For the first mite Oxford Ind disappointment, superseded him; hơ lightly the mox favoured station, gave more time and ease of move- whatever was true of the rest. But, ment to the heavy men. though trained to row 37 or 38,

they went off at 34 to Cambridge's 371 accommodation not to have been” it. Harry Mizler, the ex-light-

Exuelly, and in this way ought, the

(By FRED DARTNELL) London, Oct. 3.

And, after seeing the alarming result tempted. The heavy-weights must weight champion of England, COCHET IN

of this policy in the first minute, needs row to the requisite type of gained one of the most sensa Oxford nevertheless dropped the Stroke--or 156.

tional victories ever seen when otroke to 30 against Cambridge's

Instead, of course they should then PREMATURE CONGRATULATION he beat Gustave Humery, the French boxer, at the Albert Hall

I have beaten it up

live

that at all costs they must

the

move already, as was obvious

For seven rounds. he had taken pitiless punishment from his rival. He had been knocked down half-n- dozen times.

Eventually Winser was brought last night. Cambridge, even if it lack, rush them or not, to re-impart then! But perhaps

the necessary life. But again con would not then come up. -..

gratulation was premature,

Influenced possibly by the previous later on, Oxford had shed year's example when heavy-weights a sloughed skin practically all stroked and by the fact that Cam that the last three years had taught, bridge had now appointed Laurie to and had reverted to the slogging des-stroke Cambridge, Oxford seized upon porate stuff that has characterised so Sutcliffe and installed him to Winser's many post-war Oxford crews.

liko

exclusion.

What herein are the lessons for the And Sutcliffe, though a superb six, next race? Two points arise, one of is not a born stroke; certainly not which certainly carries forward. adapted to the difficult necessities of First Sutel

¡A PALPABLE ERROR:

The other point is not, ie, tint, ut any immedinte sacrifice, Oxford row- ing must be bred to a lively dashing

Int

In the third round Humery smashed him to the floor with terrific body punches, and just before the ball went Mizler sat on the ropes to help- less that most people thought he had been counted out,

By the end of the seventh round atizler's case appeared hopeless.

EYES CLAZED

it

TENNIS

LAST SUNDAY'S TRIAL MATCH

BATSMEN FALL AGAINST GARTHWAITE'S BOWLING

LIKELY COMPOSITION OF LOCAL SIDE FOR END OF NEXT WEEK

(By R. Abbit)

The weather made amends on Sunday morning for its past mibehaviour of the previous two Saturdays. The wic- ket at the K.C.C. was naturally on the soft side and it seemed probable that it might develop later.

The sides had been re-arranged af

good deal and jayward's side butted

first, when Bonavia and Richardson HISTORIC TENNIS

an

as an

pened. Bowker bowled a maiden to the latter and then Garthwaite had Bonavin taken in the slips of une which rather sat up, The batsman bus had very bad lucis this year and I was hoping he would come off as

I have a great opinion of his Papening batsman. It soon became apparent that the pitch was not play- ing too well at the Bowling Green end and Garthwaite, who was swinging a good deal, bothered the batsmen a lot.

QUICK WICKETS

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in-

COURT OPENED

400 Years Old--But "Spick And Span"

London, Sept. 30, The historic tennis court`at Hampton Court Palace has been redecorated and was reopened on Saturday with exhibition matches between two leading amateurs, Lord Aberdare and R. H. Hill, and the professional champion, W. Groom, of Lord's, and Arthur Ashford, of the Royal Court.

It was not long before Richardson played too soon at one that swung on to his body and put up a dolly entch to forward short leg. Garth white, by the way, war bowling off swingers on to the batsmen's body The ghost of King Henry VIII. with a ring of three short legs and which is reputed to haunt the Palace, ene back

on the boundary. After must have been pleased to see the this there was a bit of a stand, though court which he built 100 years ago, runs were few and far between.

and which has been in continuous use so spick and span. ever since,

Alee Pearce was batting excellent

also was Charles I, of whom, though ly and Bowker had a very expensive; ** was fond of it. nu over when E. F. Flacher hooked his courtiers told him he was a great for four after a single to extra cover

by Pearce. The next ball Fincher player, Samuel Pepys wrote "as a loathsome sight." Henry, they say, -late eut very nicely and it was only waxed so fat in his later years that

partially stopped in the lips. Then Waxed Pearce but a beautiful shot almost the exertion uf serving was too much

for him and he made his marker de covers. Next quare through the

court WOR-

EXHIBITION easily caught if he had had a second ders what happened to the unfortun

BUT OPPOSITION IS WEAK

Was

over from that end Madar, who went putine, clambering into the un for Bowker, would have had Pearce when the "rest" started. One slip. As it was an easy catch waste servitor when he served twa

faults! turned Into a four. But il

The renovation has been most Pearce's only bad stroke,

carefully done and all the players their approval. The a crash. announced Then there was rather Garthwaite bowled one a good deal crowns on the chase marks of the short of a length and E. F. Fincher, slide-wall are still absent, but the in trying to hook it, missed the ball Board of Works is to have them done and was 1.b.w. Next ball but one by hand. The crowns on the pent- Gosano swung at a full toss which house side are those originally placed

thought was going clear of his there by Charles II. CANAVARRO LOSES leg stick. lie missed it and it glanced of his pada to pitch just short of the Last seen in Hongkong in 1929, sticks and bowled kim, 23-4-0.

Wimbledon Cochet, former champton and ex-Davis Cup player, now turned professional, was in ne- tion here again yesterday afternoon

fessional,

I

THE EXHIBITION

Franciaco

Aragon, the Filipino tennis professional, who had a knock- up on the Kowloon Cricket Club's Court' yesterday afternoon before and after the exhibition given by Canavarro

and

Cochet. (Photos Ming Yuan),

Formation Of Billiards Association

KEEN INTEREST- BEING SHOWN

The move which is on foot to promote a local billiards associa tion is gaining considerable sup- port and there now seems little doubt that the formation' of a controlling body to organise and promote competitive billiarda in Hongkong is but a matter of time.

Several well-known players and officials of clubs in Hongkong have been approached and each and every person spoken to has been in complete agreement with the idea.

In addition to promised support from the various clubą of the Chinese, Portuguese and other cummunities, the Army and the Royal Navy havo undertaken to give the move every assistance.

A meeting has been called for Friday, November 8, at 5,30 p.m. in the board room of the South Chinh Morning Post, Ltd.

All the leading clubs have been circularised but should there have -been-any-omissions-through-in- advertency it is hoped that those. clubs who have not received a circular will novertheless send a representative to the meeting.

There was a goodly "dedans" when play began after a few short remarks Henri Sutcliffe's policy of trying to the crisis. Winner would never have

by Mr. C. B. Gabriel, honorary secre- A SHORT STAND play a waiting game with Cambridge gone off at less than 37 or 38, and

Lary of the Royal Court Club, and Wan-foredoomed to failure. The only the heavy-weights would have had to

Hayward then went in and steadily by Lord Revelstoke, the new Presi policy

was to grasp the favouring stay with him or crack. atation, ita

all-out to rattle Cambridge

It seemed to 1 on the French-when he played an exhibition match defended, refusing to be tempted into dent, who is a great tennis enthusiast. This year, all through training,

marvellous how the on the Kowloon C.C. courts against having a dip. He met Garthwaite's Lord Aberdare and Hill gave a de- and secure a lead before the mile Oxford have got to endure lively rowman. It was

Rasul Canavarro, the Shanghai pro-leg trap excellently by giving each lightful exhibition of the game. Hil! post. That, however, is an unprafit-ing, which will make heavy-weights Londoner was able to continue.

uncomfortable. least temporarily

mil, to which, a defensive shot was winning by 2-6, 6mű, 6mű. able discussion now.

Twice he was busten to the floor in

Hill, possibly the most graceful of And, unless there is some brilliant

played, a dead bat, and as evaded the newcomer of whom I know nothing, his own corner near me. Ilin eyes

The French ace was much too good dangers of the three short legs when contemporary players, took a little then, whatever his shortcomings, let were glazed and he was so worn with for Canavarro, but the latter put up this be Winser's year, if only for the blows he had received that it was quite a good show and won four anything short of a length popped a time to get into his stric, and Lord The score was slowly raised to Aberdare won the first set easily at games in the two kota which were

to 6-2. He led 6-2 in the second set, one has com. only supreme effort that he was

forty-nine when Hayward tried able to

get to his feet at the count played. muniente to the crew behind, him.

ball that was wider than laying down some good short chases, of nine.

glance a

at then began to play beautiful very Humery had victory in his gran,

Due probably to the fact that he usual and gave T. E. Pearce a

which was accepted. tennis. He found a good length and quick chance but then came the marvellous eighth was not meeting very strong opposi round. Alizler

came out of his corner. tion, Cochet was not at his best, and 40-5-8. After this Clegg-Hill played went for the winning openings with reconsiderable success, and won the consequently, from the spectators out time-until tin with Alec Pear next four games for the set, making courageous and defiant.

As Humery came in, head down, hardly

point of view,

was who was beginning to acorn to swing a destructive right to the

good as might have been freely and played. some lovely shots chases worse than two and half-a- desired. Nevertheless,

yard, in the last game. Bizler beat him to the punch pushed the French wizard far enough

Canavarro through the covers. body,

Lord Aberdare won the first ree with a smashing right to the Jaw. Lo produce some sparkling. tennis After tin the batsmen rather look games in the third sel, and though For the first time Iumery was un from the mon who was

two went France's as if they were going to settle the next

to Hill, Lard stenlied, and before he could recover hero in the Davis Cup Competition down until Alee Pearce hit a short Mizler toro in like a fury and smash- for ad many years.

one of Garthwaite's very hard behind ed home three more rights.

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Cockat did not rely so much on the speed of his strokes as in per- the line of the shot, threw out his fect placement to win points. On fund and though he did not secure many occasions, the Shanghal play the catch he knocked the ball up into. er had Cochet out of position but the air for E. C. Fincher to take it the Frenchman was able to recover easily. It was a fine bit of work. from what appeared to be an almost

Alec Pearce's innings of thirty-i hopeless situation by shots which hine was an excellent one. Batting Canavarro failed to reach.

his

were

was

for somewhere, nbout an hour and a

half he showed excellent defence at

first and later forced the ball away very fast, though his timing and his wrist work were no good that he never seemed to hit the ball at all hard,

.

The tables were turned with vengeance. Humery, exhausted by the tremendous efforts he had made, could not keep Mizler away and, with blood pouring down his breast, he

As to be expected of a player of made a gesture of desperation with

calibre. Cochet's tactics his hand,

superior to those of Canavarro, and Mixler did

nol understand and he was able to combine the minimum nded a few more blows before-the of action with the maximum of re-

sults. reforee stepped in and stopped the To Canavarro's fight, which had the whole house in added an uncertain touch which lost

diMculties pandemonium.

A FINE BOWLING FEAT It was not Mizler's wonderful rally will be unuspal in see Canavarra offering

him point after point. talked about for years. It was aheur stern resistance in one rally only to in the rest of the side, and Garthwaite There was not very much resistance gameness and skill that enabled him lose the point by a stroke which to pull through to a triumph that was would not

continued his success noil finally took Eave done credit - ta a indeed of a champion's quality,

all ten wickets. Clegg-Hill got a novice Then he would beat Cochat Humery had to have three stitches in the next rally with a fine shot straight one that popped and had no in his lip after the fight. It was at Canavarro obtained only one game time to get out of the way and was first announced that his jaw had been in the first aut, but partly owing to easily taken in the- slips. Ricketts broken, but medical examination dis-the fact that Cochet slackened and Wax beaten by the

the slowness of proved this,

partly to his own improvement, he pitch, and gave a simple chance to I saw Mixlor after his fight. managed to take the second to nine mid-on. Pereira clumped a few while "Perhaps

Dunkley kept his wicket up was not feeling so bad games. in the early rounda na you may have An exhibition knock-up was also twenty runs were added for the ninth | thought," he said, "But it certainly staged in which the participants wicket, but a couple of overs Inter

Cochet, Francisco was a gruelling time, and Ifumery is were

Aragon, Lee was bowled all over his wicket.

The total was only eighty-five and, while admitting that the wicket was not an easy one, the display of bat- ting by most of the side was deplor- able. But Garthwaite certainly bowl- cd excellently, even if he did have. a shade of luck with a couple of his wickets. His figures were 17-1-18-10, which are pretty good! Though the feat is by no means epoch-making in cricket generally, I must admit that I cannot recall a case occurring in Hongkong for many years with the

A grand fighter. Somehow I scomed Canavarro and S. A. Rumjahn. to get a secom wind in the eighth other exhibition knock-up.

J. Tavares also took part in an- round, and I felt as if I could have. gone on for 20.

1

"I am going after that champion was so bothered by the flow of blood ship now” he added with a glance at that he retired.

Kid Berg, the holder, who sat on that. It was a very sedate content com opposite side of the ring, where he pared with the previous one. Both had watched Mizler's triumph non Jockeyed for their points rather than make the knock-out their ob Jective.

SECOND LONDON WIN

the

and

The other light-weight contoat. Watson appeared to bo doing very exception of Pereira a 10 wicketui between Tommy Watson, of Nowwell in the sixth round, and he used against the University last year.

I castle, and another ex-champion of his left very electively. In England, George Daly,. of London, eighth round, however, Watson grow done in un interport,

the has, I am practically sure, never been also ended in the eighth round.

Nowa

of the tired and Daly was forcing the issue ether bowlers tried found the wicket At this stage Watson, whose eye very spiritedly when Watson gave any use to them though Minu who had been cut open in the first round, in.

(Continued on Page 9.)

Aberdare looked to have the match well in hand when he led 4—2, making Fili thase a yard in the sixth game. fought back, however, and was level

4-all.

the Lord Abordare won ninth game and was at advantage In the tenth, and thus within a point of the match. Hill was very steady and saved the game, and, with a brilliant burst, won the eleventh game for the mutch. In this he got to advantage ly a fine stroke to the winning gallery, and finished the match with n splendid grille.

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