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~THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1935.

COLONY CRICKETERS TO BE SELECTED THIS WEEK?

'VARSITY BOAT RACE. QUESTIONS

SOOTHING REPLY TO PESSIMISTS

PUBLIC INTEREST ON WANE

(By CONRAD SKINNER)

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 last week by the members of the Shang- hal Japanese Athletic Masociation in charge of the preparations for a |field day on November 8, when the the birthday of the late Emperor Shanghai Nipponese will celebrate Melji, grandfather of the present monarch,

Pursuant to this decree, entries in the 1,000 metre relay race, will trave to total 350 years in age.

TEAM BALANCE

London, Sept. 24. Ever since last Boat Race have been asked such questions as "Are Oxford ever going to win again? If so, when?", or "How do you account for the 1035 Gasco?" or "What can they do more next year by way of pre- paration than they did this year? and, therefore, "what's tho In other words, hearty young men

in their early twenties may be in good?" Generally the conversa-cluded among the 10 men on a team's tion ends up with, "If this suc- raster, but this advantage must be cession of defeats continues, counterbalanced by the presence public interest will soon. be someone whose age exceeds 35 in the same proportion as the youngster's thing of the past."

age in below

xold. To take the last point first, I mustani Mainichi at mark, the Shang- The event, which will be held in longkow Park, will have Mr. Itare Ishii, h president and Mr. Tatsuichiro Funat- su, general manager of the Cotton Mill-owners'

Association

fate that I have never found interest

more intense! So many people seem Charoughly perplexed by the puzzle presented to them and earnestly engaged in finding a solution. Let me: bark back a moment to inst year to discover, if possible, what went wrong

then.

L

of

Consul-General, as honorary

In

China, Rear-Admiral Sadanki Araki, com- as honorary vice-president. mander of the Special Naval Land Here is the crux, On the Thursday ing Party, and Mr. Kyutaro Sugi- tafore the 1936 race I saw Oxford in rote, acting temporary president of a two-minute row pack in 37, to the the Japanese Residents Corporation, f aninuto-and, it was good. On that have agreed to act as honorary achievement most of us based avisors, the daily added.

forcenst which, though favouring Cambridge, was not unflattering to

Oxford. The toss did nothing to stroke. I backed Wisser for this task upset things.

For the first intle Oxford had alightly the more favoured station, whatever was true of the rest. But, though trained to row #7 ur 38, they went off at 34 to Cambridge's 371

throughout last year's training. Bul. early on, Mynors, to my expressed disappointment, superseded him: he gave more time and ease of move- ment to the heavy men.

Exactly, and in this way ought the accommodation not to have been at-

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

Ming Yuon).

MIZLER WINS AMAZING ALBERT HALL FIGHT

WHIRLWIND RALLY WHEN HE

SEEMED CERTAIN LOSER

(By FRED DARTNELL) London, Oct. 3. Harry Mizler, the ex-light-

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

up.

eds row to the requisite type of gained one of the most sensa Stroke or O.

tional victories ever seen when PREMATURE CONGRATULATION he beat Gustave Humery, the French boxer, at the Albert Hall

For oven rounds he had taken pitiless punishment from, his .rival., te had been knocked down half-a- dozen times.

of this In the first minute, Oxford

vertheless dropped the stroke "A"

to against Cambridge's 391 Instead, of course they should then 'immediately have beaten. It

Eventually Winser was brought last night. ying that at all costs they must

with Cambridge, even if it back, rush them or not, to re-impart "killed" them! But perhaps the the necessary life. But again con-

treke would not then come up.

gratulation was premature. Perhaps

Influenced possibly by the previous already, as was obvious enough later on, Oxford had shed year's example when heavy-weights Jike that the Inst three years had taught, bridge had now appointed Laurie to

a sloughed skin practically all stroked and by the fact that Cam and had reverted to the slogging dea-stroke Cambridge, Oxford seized upon perate stuff that has characterised to exclusion.

Sutcliffe and installed him to Winser's many post-war Oxford crews.

And Sutcliffe, though a superb six, What heroin are the lessons for the next race?: Two points arise, one of is not a horn stroke; certainly not which

certainly carries

forward. adapted to the difficult necessities of First, Sutcliffe's policy of trying to the crisis. Winser would never have play-a-walling game with Cambridge gone off at less than 37 or 38, and was foredoomed to failure. The only the heavy weights would have had to policy was to grasp the favouring stay with hint or crack.

A PALPABLE ERROR The other point is not, ie, that, at any immediate sacrifice, Oxford row Jng must be brod to a lively dashing

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

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

EYES GLAZED

unn. It was This year, all through training,

newcomer

TENNIS EXHIBITION

BUT OPPOSITION

IS WEAK

CANAVARRO LOSES

fessional

LAST SUNDAY'S

TRIAL MATCH

BATSMEN FALL AGAINST GARTHWAITE'S BOWLING

LIKELY COMPOSITION OF LOCAL SIDE FOR END OF NEXT WEEK

(By R. Abbil).

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 tho, soft side and it seemed probable that it might develop later.

The sides had been, re-arranged a good deal and Hinyward's side batted

Brat, when Bonavia and Richardson HISTORIC TENNIS .

opened. Bowker bowled a muiden to the latter and then Garthwaite had Benavia taken in the slips off one which rather sat up. The batsman has had very bad luck this year and I was hoping he would come off as I have a great opinion of him as an pening batsman. It soon became apparent that the pitch was not play- ing too well at the Bowling Green;

in-1. end and Garthwalte, who was swinging, a good dent, bothered the batsmen a lot:

QUICK WICKETS

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 un to his body and put up a dolly catch to forward short leg. Garth- waite, by the way, was bowling off- swingers, un 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, one buck on the boundary. After must have been pleased to see the this there was a bit of a stand, though court which he built 400 years ago, runs were few and far between.

and which has been in continuous USC ever since, looking so splek and spa.

Alee Pearce was batting excellent. ly and Bowker had a very expensive e was passionately fond of it, as over when E. F. Fincher hooked him also was Charles II., of whom, though for four after a single to extra cover, his courtiers told him he was a great Us Pearce. The next ball Fincher oathsome sight. Henry, they say, player, Samuel Pepys wrote "as a late cut very nicely and it was only wased so fat is his later years Then

that partially stopped in the slips.

the exertion of serving was too much Peurer put a beautiful shot almost for hint and he made his marker de-

Next

crowns

court

#quare through the covers, over from that end fadar, who went putise, clambering Into the on Car Bowker, would have had Pearce when the "rest" started. One won- easily caught if he had had a second ders what happened to the unfortun slip. As it was an easy catch waste servitor when he served two

faults! turned into 'a four. But it was The renovation has been most Pearce's only bad stroke.

carefully done and all the players

thefr a crash. announced

The Then there

approval, was rather Garthwaite bowled one a good deal

on the chase marks of the short of a length and E. F. Fincher, side-wall are still absent, but the in trying to hook it, missed the ball Board of Works is to have them done wns 1b.w. Next ball but one by hand. The crowns on the pent- and Giosano awung at a full toss which house side are thoso originally placed he thought was going clear of his there by Charles II. ler stick. He missed it and it glanced off his pads to pitch just short of the sticks and bowled him. 23-1-0.

A-SHORT-STAND.

THE EXHIBITION There was a goodly "dedans" when piny began after a few short remarks by Mr. C. B: Gabriel, honorary secre- lary of the Royal Court Club, and

by Lord Revelstoke, the new Presi dent, who is a great tennis enthusiast. Lord Aberdare and Hill gave a de- lightful exhibition of the game, H winning bỷ 2-6, 6-5, 6-6.

but then came the marvellous eighth was not meeting very strong opposi-¡ quick chance which was accop Hill then be Rood short chases.

courageous and deflant.

kuccess, and won

the

Francisco 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. (Photo: Ming Yuen);

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 Billiards in Hongkong is but a matter of time.

Several well-known playors 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 clubs of the Chinese, Portuguese and other cummunities, the Army and the Royal Navy have 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 China 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 recolved a circular will nevertheless send a representative to the meeting.

Last seen in Hongkong in 1929, Henri Cochet, former Wimbledon champion-nn-ex-Davis-Cup-player; now turned professional, was in ac- tion here again yesterday afternoon | Hayward then went in and steadily utation, go all-out to rattle Cambridge Oxford have got to endure lively row

It seemed 20 to 1 on the French-when he played an exhibition match defended, refusing to be tempted into and secure a lead before the mile

marvellous how the on- the Kowloon C.C. courts against having a dip. He met Garthwaite's post. That, however, is an unprofting, which will make heavyweights Londoner was able to continue. Raoul Canavarro, the Shanghai pro-leg trap excellently by giving each able discussion now.

at least

unconfortable.

ball, to which a defensive shot was And, unless

Twice he was beaten to the flour in: brilliant is some,

I possibly the most graceful of whom of I know nothing, his own corner near me, His eyes:

The French ace was much too good played, a dead bat, and so evaded the

of the three short legs when contemporary players, look a little then, whatever his shortcomings, let were glazed and he was so worn with for Canavarro, but the latter put m

short of a length popped time to get into his stride, and Lord Aberdare looked to have the match this be Winser's year, it only for the blows, he had received that it was quite a good show and won four

The score was slowly raised to Aberdare won the first set easily at well in hand when he led 4-2, making the one vital thing he has to com- by supreme effort that he was games in the two sets which were forty-nine when Hayward tried to 6-2. He led 6-2 in the second act, chase a yard in the sixth game. 1 municate to the crew behind him. able to get to his feet at the count | played. of nine.

glance a ball that was wider than Inying down some

fought back, however, and was lovel Pearce

to play beautiful at 4-all. Lord Aberdare won the fumery had victory in his grasp,

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

tennis. He found a

ninth game and was at advantage found a good length and

In the tenth, and

thug

within a point of round. Mizler came out of his corner tion, Cochet was not at his beal, and 49-5-8. After this Clegg-llll played went for the winning openings with

the match. Hill was very steady and consequently, from the spectators' out time until tiffin with Alee Pearce, considerable point of view, the exhibition was who was beginning to score more next four games for the sot, making naved the gaine, and, with a brilliant As Humery came in, hend down hardly as good as might have been freely and played some lovely shots chases worse than two and half-a- burst, won the eleventh game for the to swing a destructive right to the desired. Nevertheless, Canavarro through the covers.

yard,, in the last game.

match. In this he got to advantage body, Mizler beat him to the punch pushed the French wizard far enough

Lord Aberdare won the first three by a fine stroke to the with a smashing right to the jaw. to produce

winning some sparkling tennis After tiffin the batsmen rather took-games in the third set, and though gallery, and finished the match with For the Arst time Hùmery was un- from the man who was France's ed as if they were going to settle the next two went to 1, Lord n splendid grille. steadied, and before he could recover hero in the Davis Cup Competition down until Alee Pearce hit a short Mizler tore in like a fory and amash-for so many years,

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

Cochet did not rely so much on square jeg. Mizler went on landing rights to a

who was close to face that was smothered in blood.

the speed of his strokes as in per- the line of the shot, threw out his On hand and though he did not secure fect placement to win points, ninny occasions, the Shanghai 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 tables were turned with a the Frenchman was able to recover easily. It was a fine bit of work.

Alec Pearce's vengeance. Humery, exhausted by from what appeared to be an almost the tremendous efforts he had made, hopeless situation by shots which nine was an excellent one. Batting

innings of thirty-1 could not keep Mizler away and, with Canavarro failed to reach. blood pouring down his breast, his calibre,

As to be expected of a player of for somewhere about an hour and a made a gesture of desperation with superior

half ho showed excellent defence at Cochet's tactles were first and later forced the ball away, hand.

those of Canavarro, and Blizler did not understand and he was able to combine the minimum very fast though his timing and his Innded a few more blows before the of action with the maximum of re-wrist work were so good that he referee stepped in and stopped the sults. Aight

which had the whole house in added an uncertain touch which lost Canavarro's difficulties was pandemonium.

Bizler's wonderful rally will be unusual to see Canavarro offering him point aft point. It was not

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A FINE BOWLING FEAT

There was not very much resistance

talked about for years. It was sheer stern resistance in one rally only to in the rest of the side, and Garthwaite gameness and skill that enabled him lose the paint by a stroke which continued his success and finally took

pull through to a triumph that was would not have done credit to n indeed of a champion's quality.

to

and

a grand fighter. Somehow I seemed Canavarro and S. A. Rumjahn.

novice. Then he would bent Cochota ten wickets. Clegg-Hill got Humnery had to have three stitches in the next rally with a fine shot, straight one that popped and had no In his Hp after the fight. It was at Canavarro obtained only one game time to get out of the way and was firat announced that his jaw had been in the first act, but partly owing to easily taken in the slips, Ricketts broken, but medical examination dis- the fact that Cochet sickened pitch and gave a simple chance to was beaten by the slowness of the proved this.

partly to his own Improvement, he I enw Bilzlor after his fight. managed to take the second to ning mid-on. Pereira clumped a few while "Perhaps I was not feeling so bad games.

Dunkley kept his wicket up In the early rounda as 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 overa Inter was a gruelling time, and Humery

Cochet, were

Francisco Aragon, Lee was bowled all over his wicket.

Tho, total was only eighty-five and, to got a second wind in the eighth other exhibition knock-up.

J. Tavares also took part in an-while admitting that the wicket was round, and falt as if I could have

not an easy one, the display of bat- gone on for 20,

ting by most of the side was deplori able. But Garthwaite certainly bowl-

.

"I am going after that champion- was so bothered by the flow of blooded excellently, even if he did have ship now," he added with a glance at that he retired.

SECOND LONDON WIN

--

his

in shade of luck with couple of Kid Berg, the holder, who sat on the It was a very sodate contest com-wickets. His figures were 17-4-18-10, opposite side of the ring, where ho pared with the previous one. Both which are pretty good! Though the had watched Mizler's triumph. men Jockeyed for their points rathor feat is by no means epoch-making in than make the knock-out their ob cricket generally, I must admit that jective.

cannot recall a case occurring in Tho other light-weight contest,

Hongkong far between Tommy Watson, of Now- wall in the sixth round, and he used against the University

Watson appeared to be doing very exception of Pereira's 10 wickels many years with the castle, and another ex-champion of his loft

lant

year. It vory effectively. In the has, I am practically suro, never been England, George Daly, of. London, eighth round, however, Watson grow done in an Interport. None of the also ended in the eighth round., tired and Daly was forcing the issue other bowlers tried found the wicket At this stage Watson, whose eye very spiritedly when Watson gave any use to then though Minu who "had been cut open in the first round, In.

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