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THE

EVERYTHING SET

WORLD OLYMPICS

FILIPINOS DEFEAT ITALIANS.

AT BASKETBALL

LATEST SUMMARY

OF

RESULTS

Berlin, Aug. 13.

Nida Scaff of Holland to-day won the Women's 100 metres backstroko at the World Olym- pics, covering the distance in 1 min. 18 9/10 secs.

Wilhelmina

Mastenbrock,

also of Holland, was second in 1 min. 19 2/10 seconds and Alice Bridges of America third in 1 min. 19 4/10 seconda. Reuter.

FILIPINO BASKETBALL WIN Berlin, Aug. 13.

The Filipino basketball team out- clussed the slower Italians to-day in a match to decide for Afth place.in the basketball competition.

The Filipinos fast passing attack had Italy beaten to the ball on re- bounds and fumbles. Borck scored eleven times for the Philippines while Mazzini netted ten times for Italy.

Philippines were represented by Dorck, Quanco, Obodo, Martinez and Marquicus, with Cruz and Yambao us nubstitutes, while Italy's team was Plana, Mazzini, Novelli, Preman, with Basso and Pelleccla substitutes.

Canada defeated Poland by 42 to 15 and with United States enter the final which will be played to-morrow. -United Press.

LATEST SUMMARIES

Latest list of summarised restulta nt the World Olympics as sent by United Press, in us follows.

MEN'S 1,500 METRES FREE-STYLE

Ileat 1-harada (Japan) 10 mins.

55 8/10 secs.

Llevers (Britain) Arendt (Germany)

Heat 2J. Medios (U.S.A.) and

S

Terada (Japan) fled in

19 mins. 55 5/10 secs. Jorgensen (Denmark)

Hital 3-Ulo (Japan) 19 48 3/10

acca.

Flanagan_(U.S.A.)

Freese (Germany)

Heat A. Christy (U.S.A.) 20 20

£/10 secs.

Wainwright (Britain) - Prywars (Germany) Fasicst fourthu to qualify were Pirie (Canada) and Tallis (France).) 200 METRES BREASTSTROKE

Heat 1.--Samuro. (Japan) 2 mins.

44-5/10-sccm. (Olymple. record).

Sietas (Germany) Kaye (U.S.An}

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, “AUGUST 14, 1936.

FOR TO-DAY'S BOWLS FINAL

Green Is Fit Officially Stated This Morning

SANE

Charles Borok (left) and Primitivo Martinez, who figured con- spicuously yesterday in the Philippines backetball team against

Italy.

Hongkong-Born Cricketer's Great Bowling At Lord's

་

A GREAT MATCH THE HISTORY

ANTICIPATED

COATES SLIGHTLY FAVOURED

THE PROSPECTS

(By "Veritas")

If this morning's promise of fine weather is maintained, Hongkong's lawn bowls fra- ternity will Block

to the Kowloon Bowling Green Club this afternoon to watch the final of the Colony singles championship between. L. A.

EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON IT KEEPING FINE—–

"There is no doubt whatever, that providing It does not rain this afternoon, the lawn bowls final will be played" said Mr. C. B. Hosking. hon, secretary, H.K.I.B.A., this morning, and even then it was per- fectly it for play."

"I looked at the green this morning.

So that it only remains for friend J. P. to keep in himself for the match to be played.

"Veritas", well-known Tele- graph sporte commentator, will report the match for to-morrow's edition,

OF

AUSTRALIAN CRICKET

WHEN W. G. GRACE TOOK.

OUT A TEAM

(By- R. Abbit)

Owing to the lack of many books of reference, and to the fact that probably there are very few books which deal with the period, it is only possible to guess at the amount of interest taken by the general public, or indeed by anyone but professional cricketers and the most keen of amateurs, in cricket between the Mother Country and Australia in the carliest days.

Gutierrez, a former holder, and UKRADENTONEUNTEU tricks Fares (62 FREYAZITALSKEMNUNM | Swam into the ken of "the man in the matter, But with the enormous

A. E. Coates, who has reached this stage of the championship for the first time.

No

matter what amount of su

there is during the day, a fairly

heavy green is assured.

But with

twa such experienced bowlers this is not likely to have a very detrimen- lal effect upon the standard of play, The biggest enemy to both players Is! more likely to be nerves.

A COMPARISON

In comparing the progress of the| players through the present tourna ment and bearing in mind the standard of play they have maintain- to view more el, one is inclined favourably the chances

A his

semi-final

of

BLIND

OARSMEN

W.G.' TEAM

It is a fairly safe assertion that it although a syndiente was formed, it was not until May 27, 1078 that, like is not quite clear whether or no there some new planet, Australian cricket was some element of speculation in

the street." Of this the story will be enthusiasm for erleket which existed told in due time. But for the cric-in Australia at the time, and the per- keters and the cricketing public (as sonal reputation of W.G. there was opposed to the man in the street) { little fear of failure. Australian cricket was definitely on the map before this. No doubt the first two tours, the story of which has

W.G. spent most of the summer already been written, had raised the interest considerably. Four years trying to get his side together and Ister, in 1868, a visit from a team of had a good deal of difficulty in doing aborigines reminded people that there When one thinks here what

business, it is to collect a team to go up to Shanghai one can realise the But it was in 1873, ten years after trials of

a captain trying to collect Ue last English trip to Australia that side for six montlys absence. How- the next team set out under the ever he succeeded in getting a good leadership of W. G. Grace, who by side though A. N. Hornby, W. Yard- that time was in the hey-day of his ley, Tom Emmett, Alfred Shaw and London, July 18. fame as tile lending cricketer among Pooley could not go. The side-once The Thames staged a most human the younger amateurs. This no doubt more twelve men only-consisted of regain of the yene yesterday. All had the effect of concentrating 31-W. G.

G. F. Grace, Grace (captain), the oarsisen were blind-blinded in the tention on the doings of the English J. A. Bush, F. II. Boult, W. R.

GUIDED

BY WOMEN

war.

was such a place.

team. But it must be remembered A. Greenwood, R. Humphrey, For many years St. Dunstan's has that in early days crickel in Aus- Jupp, J. Lillywhite, M. McIntyre, W. against Grimmitt was more impres-held this regatta at Putney for its trulla was a very remote thing to the scroft and J. Southerton. (I shall sive than than of Gutierrez against sightless war heroes-men who are English of those days. Letters took hope to deal with the team in- Alves. Even so, neither mich realis now grey or bald.

over two months and reading the dividually in my next article.) ed expectations, so that It is foolish to

accounts of matches was rather like

history! The oldest seuller was. fifty-three, reading past

Later

of

This time the team sailed from place too much emphasis on those

the youngest thirty-five, a boy of the advent of the submarine cable put Southampton and travelled by the games,

seventeen when he lost his sight on the news in the next day's papers and P. & O. Mirzapote, sailing after the the battlefield.

unusual quiet send-off from a party of helped a lot and now in most coun tries you can sit. in your own arm-personal friends only. They knocked chair and listen to a running com- over

over a week off the time of George mentary of the game, and hear the Parr's team, as they took

un days only. cheers of the crowd and the

references to sea-sickness, (W.C. was mistakable sound of the bat hitting

bad sailor) we learn they had a gale in the Mediterranean and put in to Malta and Alexandria which latter place W.G. found very dirty and heard of its bonbardment years inter without any regret," He was disappointed in the Suez Canal, where they stuck on the mud.

The players have one affinity.. They are great fighters, and are usually

Fine sportsmen were these blind eeen at their best when catching up arrears. Another similarity is that oarsmen. They wished their rival both apparently prefer medium to "best of luck, old boy," as they were short heads. Against Grinttitt, towed off to the starting point. Van Contes scored consistently on flag-quished congratulated victor without high heads, while it was noticeable trace of regret.

the that Gutierrez was happier on short head against Alves.

One of the mces was for ex- service men who had lost an arm as well as their sight.

the ball. But to resume my narrO-- tive.

TEAM OF ABORIGINES

of

After the coilty two

In 1808 Charley Lawrence, whom I have spoken several times WIVES CHEER

before, brought over a team of Aus- It was one of the best races of the tralian aborigines to England. It

As was the routine then, the team when the winning quite possible that as he had been in afternoon, and

Australia since 1861 engaged his had to shift Into the Nubia at Galle, of men pussal riv Fest went hear coaching duties at Sydney he wanted and bad a comfortable voyage to

their nearest rivals a great the wires and children watched the this team along to help pay the ex-Dec. 13, 1873, and had some practice went up from the towing path, where a holiday in the old country and took Melbourne where they arrived-on-

penses.

before their first game. And it was regatta.

The natives did not pretend to be here that W. G. Grace first aucovered Blind and deaf men also rowed first-class cricketers but they did well that he was going to have trouble in the regatta. They were "coxed" against clubs and even some of the with the wickets, a matter to which by women who give up their leisure weaker countles. But must have he refers on many occasions. It la In coaching these sightless-war-

Early, and even Hongkong can again bask in reflected glory. Latest lengthy leads do not always men i

comparatively. is that Lieut. J. W. A. Stephenson, the Essex county great deal in lawn bowls, but it is and Army representative cricketer, who was born in safe to presume that should either player to-day secure a quick ad, Hongkong took three wickets in four balls when playing vantage, It will go a long way towards at Lord's last month for Gentlemen against the Players.so well matched that a fast, start deciding the match. The players are When the day's play had, seven overs for ten runs. With the and a good start will probably win 45 8/10 finished, Stephenson had taken second ball of the day he sent back the match. eight of the nine Players' wickets Wyatt and his other victims were

Turnbull, Pearce and Mitchell- If Contes plays anything like his which had fallen. At one stage Innes. Thus Gover had banished top form, he should win, but every- he captured four wickets for no three county captains and yet another thing points to a close game, with

plenty of entertaining dowis, runs and later he had an average skipper

Varsity match. which road

Heat 2.Ito (Japan) 2

Balke

(Germany) Kabley (U.S.A.) Heat 3.—Wggins (U.S.A.) 2 mins. 48 8/10 sec. Alpad (Philippines) Jensen (Denmark) Heat 4-Spence (Bermuda) 2 mins.

B3 secs.

Clawsen (Canada) Erbert (Czechoslovakia) feat Kolke (Japan) 2 mins.

43 8/10 secs.

Ildefonso (Philippines) Heina (Germany)

0 10

M

* 27.

W

This has been Stephenson's most successful season in first class cric ket, and more than one competent critic has ogitated for his. inclusion

who led. Oxford

in the

SURREY AGAINST SURREY This Is How

Between the taking of Gover's first, wicket and the other three an un- fortunate incident occurred. Alon Melville, in trying to avoid a rising bell

from Copson, was struck on

the

the held. Melville had made

Captain Sir Ian Fraser, blind M.P., was in a launch following the row

ing boats. He know all the paramen, be pretty hopeless now. They Reached

in the England Test team. Actually right temple and had to be assisted The Final

fie received a this year, and inor

curious that there is not nearly so much reference to this in Caflyn's book which incidentally was written about, the same time as W.G, wrote his reminiscences.

THE WICKETS TROUBLE

riors on the Inke in Regent's Park. been a weird business, as they also They guided them by the language gave exhibitions of boomerang throw

Ing. There were twelve of them. of touch.

By the way, in those days, touring have confined them- teams seem selves, to one spore man, which would But then of and gave each an encouraging word course the programmes were much It may be that the professionals bi

But they looked 1961 and At the start of every race. His wife shorter and easier.

1803 were more used to "coxed" some of the blind scullera. a pretty queer tot to judge from an having bad pitches as they travelled

old photograph which is

for all over England

two All reproduced Sitting near Sir Ian was a man in W.G. "Reminiscences." One England elevens and played a lot of keenly watched by the M.C.C. Com-u catch to Verity, who ran forward

with a glimmer of sight, restored to gathers that the tour was a success what might be called rustic cricket; war-blinded eyes after eighteen but it has never been repeated and while in the next ten years wickets from the gully. Later on Hart, of choosing Was

months' treatment in St. Dunstan's. I have never heard of any of the had much improved in England, and England team to visit Australia. Middlesex, took the amateur's place

He is now self-supporting, and runs aborigines playing cricket now. Frank Thorogood, News-Chronicle in the field.

2nd Round... best F.X.M. da Silvaa boot-repairing business in Wands- Following Gover's onslaught !! cricket commentator fully describes

wickets than the professionala 21-10

It was during the spring of 1873 worth. Stephenson's great bowling in the

3rd Round-beat N. J. Bebbington

that a number of gentlemen connect- of ten years before, though of course mla. following article,

21-18

Regatta is the only time the boot-ed with the Melbourne Club asked English wickets In 1873 had in no 4th Roundbeat A. 8. Gomes repairer meets his old pals of St. W. G. Grace to bring over a team. way attained their present day super-

21-15

Dunstan's, and he looks forward for It was in no way an enterprise of excellence.

the

(Continued on Page 0.) Melbourne Club as n Club and 5th Round-beat Shepherd months to this reunion.

Adjainddia of Philippines swam the fastest fourth in qualified.

this match imported that he was contact with the ball and so gavej

and mittee who 2:50.2

100 METRES MACKSTROKE

(SEMI-FINALS)

Heat 1-Keller (U.S.A).

G 8/10 secs.

1

Vandeweghe (U.S.A.) Oliver (Australia)

Heat 2 Drysdale (U.S.A.) 1 mlà.

qualified,

6/10 secs.

Keybaawa (Japan)

Kolima (Japan)

the

seemed quite fiting that two other Surrey men should have curbedi

Lord's, July 18. their professional colleague. It was LATE-COMERS arriving here Holmes and Brown who added 70 in little over un hour before tha round about 12.30 had good | Surrey captain played a ball hard

to be astounded at the into his wicket.

This remarkable progress made in the

scason Brown hos been an eye on a course of one fleeting hour. The playing as if he had

second visit to Australia. At Lord's

reason

FARNES HAS greater senantion occurred soon and his figures of four for 29 never

6 FOR 69

after six o'clock.

of

Yoshida was fastest fourth and figures on the board had moved he hit seven 4's and was unlucky with such deadly effect against to be caught off the shoulder of his the Gentlemen us to denote the but when trying to avoid a rising fall of 6 wickets for 22;-but a ball on this rain-affected pitch..

Copson/bowled steadily and well.

flattered him. As in the case. It was then that Lieutenant J. W. Tate, the auburn-haired Derbyshire Stephenson, the fast-medium bowler bowler comes quickly off the pitch, who plays for Essex. and who Is and with short run up he ex- attached to the 2nd Battalion Mid-pends the minimum of energy. dieser Regiment, took the wickets

A DREADFUL START

with only a single out

tolat the board, and with the standing at 21. Stephenson not only accepted a tame return from Gim- Blatt but clean bowled Leyland with

first ball. and especially thos: fuckle," 1 belleve, is often used unbuckle-Leyland-the word

AND KENT LOSE of Hardstaff. Sinfield and McCorkell The Players

layers made dreadful star!

BY INNINGS

London, Aug.. 18.

Kenneth Farnes, Essex ama-

end as the result Barnett was Nursery from the of four deliveries. The over read on thin w

In next over he TV w. bowled Verly second ball,

CONGRATULATION OF

COMRADES

ind to congatu round

Comrades, and

tour fast bowler, celebrated-hia Essex, Eathered his remarkable in Yorkshire to describe lle fall of selection for the Australian lato Stephenson cricket tour to-day by taking six performance, and one which had a batman gave the mercurial Army Kent wickets for 69 runs, and been heralded at an earlier stage not man undisguised pleasure.

at all periods, of the game only by the capture of two wickets And

successive balls, but by the his boyish cagerness in the gully in the defeat of the Hop county subsequent dismissal of Hammond told the crowd that cricket for Stephenson was something very real ali Benson actually, captured and carnest.

Happy to relate after this collapso

thus playing a prominent part with

by an innings and 216 runs,

But excellent though Farner's

bowling wasp. Freeman canned sight :' of the bine Players

wickets

the

the performance by taking 6 for 92 that had fallen when an exciting we saw Hammond recovering one of dewite the fact that Essex compiled day's cricket came to an end. After his best moods. Beautiful off-driving

bowling Verity with a delivery, and deft. late cutting, were ** score of 465,

innings, but soon Brent Chief contributors to this total which like so many others kent very fentures of a

O'Conner low, he had taken four wickets for after hitting Brown for he encoun

no runs In'seven balls and bis second tered Stephenson, and that incorri-

were' Nichols

When Kent batted iber. went to spell of bowling read 10-4-27-6. gible fellow clean-bowled him.

The early collapso of the Gentle- pincer and „wers, diaralized for -151. Following on they fared even worse men was mainly due to Gover, who, And were sent back for 08, Farnos do➡ | In his first spell of bowling at the nursery end, took four wicket's In

SKILL OF HARDSTAFF. Hardstall, who had assisted Ham- mond to add ps for the fourth wie- (Continued on Paga, P.)

L. Ą, GUTIERREZ

1st Round-Bye

Vann hr, Grace was more used to

SPEEDWAY WIVES WIN RIGHT TO WATCH HUSBANDS RIDE

Our Daily Golf

Hint

Correct timing cannot be accurately defined, yet it is at the root of all games, and distinguishes the good player from the indifferent.

-R. H. and J. Wethered:.

21-16 Semi-Final-beat H. A. Alven

22-17

VARA, E-COATES

1st Round-beat J. F. McGowan

2nd Round-beat

21-5 Fergusson

3rd Round-beat W. bfair 21-16 4th Round-beat P. E. Knight

7 21-14 5th Round-beat · A, Hyde-Lay

22-18 Semi-FinalA. W. Grimmitt 21-20

Rhodes Scholar Is Favourite

IN ST. LEGER BETTING

London, Aug. 18, Rhodes Scholar is favourite for the St Leger according to the call-over made tonight Mahmoud is second favourite. The ruling prices are as follows:

(1)

"YOU CANNOT CONDEMN

US TO STAY AWAY"

London, July 16.

Mrs. Vic Huxley, wife of the famous spoedway rider, won a battle for riders, wives after a story, scene in the pits at West Ham just before, the world-championship meeting started last night.

Riders were asked to vote on the The riders cheered Mrs. Huxley' resolution, proposed by Mr. John and escorted her from the pits to her Hoskins, the West Ham Speedway scat in the stand, og da controller, banning wives of riders Mr. Hoskins lost the war he

to wege against riders from attending tracks where their had tried husbands were competing.

Discussion was proceeding when Mrs. Huxley, more ardent than most aco riders from all over the country whore was vating in the pits ond pre-vote suffragettes, rushed into the voted heavily against him, even the pits, made a rousing speech,

bachelor riders like Bluey Wilkinson. She shouted: "You cannot condemn Mrs. Dickle Case, in hospital ro us to stay at home. We.married our covering from a minor operation, husbands for better or worse. If the sent a message' saying the moment 11 to 8 Rhodes Scholar (0) 0 to worst happens we insist on being she got out of hospital she would be

them. with.

data-frack watching her husband 13 to 2 Mahmoud (0) 7 to 1 (U] "My husband would never go to a ride, aga ku

1 to 1 Precipitation (6). 18 to 2 truck without me. If they ban me The A.C.U., governing body of they ban film. The only time I'm speedway racing, clinched: the wives' 100 16 8 Raeburn (o) 100 to 7 (4) not with him is when He is at Man- viclery: They will not accept any 22 to 1-Fearless Fox (1 and o) - chester and even then be phones me suggestion that wives should be

*|--Teuter.". Immediately, after the racing, a banned to