SHORT HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN CRICKET
WHEN SPOFFORTH MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE
ARTICLE VI
(By R. Abbit)
The English team had been more or lesa happy at Ballarat, but they had next to move to a place called Stawell which was seventy four miles away and the rond was little else but a bush track. I am not precisely sure what a Cobb's coach may be but it is clearly not as comfortable as a modern car! And for twelve hours W. G. and his protesting team were bumped across country to their destination.
THE HONGKONG
SMALL UNITS GALA
TELEGRAPH.
SPLENDID EVENT AT Y.M.C.A.
KEEN RIVALRY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1936,
Four Shanghai Swimming Records Lowered SPLENDID PERFORMANCES BY JAPANESE AND AMERICAN,
In four out of the five championship swimming events held at the Cercle Sportif Francais gala last week, existing Shanghal records were broken. Honours were divided between 31. Malanshita, the Japanese swimmer, who towered the middle distance records and T. Brilion, the 16-year-old American who set up new marks in the sprint events. The backstroke, the only ladies, championship event of the evening was won by Miss 8. Brabner.
behind.
The Annual Aquatie Meeting of the Small Units Sports Club was held Inst night at the Y.M.C.A. swimming- |bath, a large group of friends turning
up to cheer on the participants. Major G. A. Beagle Browne, 'H.A.S.C..
As referec strong H.A.MC. swimmer, Private Wright won the first_in divkluni honour, the 220
Tommy Britton lowered the exist, second and Prince third, some dis- yards Free Style, Sigmn. Bonham, B.C.S., placing ing Shanghal record for the 50 yards tance behind. second. The Inter-Unit Diving Com- men's free style, jointly held pre- KONISHI HOLDS MATSUSHITA petition for the Championship Chal-viously by Noel Hammond and Frank
A terrific pace, was set for the 220 lenge Cup was won by the R.A.M.C. Hadley at 25 2/5 seconds. Britton's yards men's free style championship, with a total of 117 points. Lieut.
time last night wor 25 seconds, which Gavriloft holding ahead level with However, it seems that they receiv¡pleasant episode of the batsman who, C. B. Genese, 2/E. Lan. Reg, and considering the straight swim with Konishi and Matsushita for the
flyst ed a most 'warm welcome and they would not go out took place. But it Mr. R. Goldman, were the diving out a turn is very good. L. Oliveire length, Logan and Senith being slight- bad a day's rest during which W. G.jdid not prevent a most hearty ovation
judges.
sprang a surprise by taking second ly
At tho
turn, the two and Gilbert went shooting and most by the spectators when later on the
commenced to draw nway, of the others visited the gold mine game was finished off in the favour
Dash as well, with Private Lawler, Britton also won the 100 yards there reputedly a very wealthy one. of England.
R.A.O.C. following. Mr.
Burke Junior free style championship, lower-dropped back. Smith came up to- Was just as well that they had a
won the 25 yards Ladies' face, while ing his own record made last year wards the middle of the second They had the usual bad trip down pleasant day as the game, ngainst;
Miss Fallowfield was placed second. of 69 2/5 seconds and setting up the length with Logan close on the local twenty-two as usual, was an enormous oyster supper when W.
ain Melbourne-somewhat cheered by In the 100 yards Breast Stroke for
though boil were still A dreadful experience.
individual honours, Private Hughes,
slightly Gavriloit. In Konishi still held level with Matsu-
the third R.A.M.C. was so rough and dusty that on one purchased a sack of oysters which
Was placed Ars with
shita, the latter failing to leave his occasion a slow bali fulled to reach part of the ship's freight. But Private Harris of the same Unit the batsman at all, while no amount at went off to Sandhurst and after-
reach they did not stop long in Melbourne, close behind.
colleague behind until he had turned of force could hit the ball along the wards to Castlemaine. As usual the
awny, to go on and win by ten feet. into the final inp, and here he pulled Around
to the boundary. Sure it wickets were terrible and W. G. men to say that
the local ride better
ttons that their lives used to these conditions--won by ten nearly out of them by the reces wickets in a couple of days. W. G. had had enough of It and went of way in whick conch Brivers took ovation be finishing the race two American lad also brok
The wicket
people
WAN
were
Kenred
alateep hills at a gallop, shooting but six professionals took on twelve of the local
After a return to Melbourne where single wicket and got a horrible England beat a Fifteen of Victoria by licking. As W. G. pointed out on seven wickets they left for the usual many occasions if the wicket is not Tasmanian trip where a couple of only bad but obsurdly bad, all games were www. The Impression players are reduced to the some level. [left on my mind is that the cricket in
MORE TROUBLES
Tasmania then was considered better than that in Australin, through pas The troubles of the side, however we for the drive of a hundred and sibly the fact that there was a perfect were not yet over, Having suffered w very much from dust on the
Arstve miles from
Launceston to Hobart Tawn drive, they now met mud, on their W. Got any bave rendered more appreciative. He journey to Warrnambool via Ararat certainly enjoyed the apples.
The and apparently they could have done most notable cricket fenture was a with the ark, as it rained in torrents score of 154 by G. F. Grace, which during ninety mile drive. They stood as a record in Tasmania for a finally arrived soaked to the skin, good many years. with their baggage also soditen with wet. The usual wam welcome was The tour was drawing to an end. given them at the Hotel, where they There
drawn
match at arrived very late, but the English Melbourne and then a desperate sea skipper was definitely peevish whenyoyage and another bumpy drive he was knocked up by a reporter at through bush country to Kiding. E midnight, and apparently the inter- have already mentioned the awful view was neither long or stress-Eround there, and the extra match fut.
that was played at Adelaide,
The cricket, thanks to the fact that i the wicket had been transformed by
wag
TOUR CONCLUDES
the rain into a flattish svamp) justead! This was the end of the tour and of a series of bumps, was a little the side returned home reaching Eng- caster and the English side about half land on 18th May, The impression way through the second day had won fi un me by reading W. G. Grace's by nine wickets. As usunt there, account of it--which by the way was
W.G. written about
quarter of a century ofter the teur is that while he
was a single wicket match.
There
are comic
:
Bush, Gilbert and G. F. Grace tooked the people at the big towns, be on ten lock men but it was a draw did not enjoy the hardships whether curious alde-lights of transport or of the wicket which on the way things
went in Aus- tralia in those days.. It is recorded ¦ Kud to be suffered during most of the that card-sharpers and professional p-country games. There is a story gamblers swarmed on
The ground at a farewell dinner, to Boys (whi told by Mr. Althum that W. G. said, sad plied their trade complete disregard of the police, The local "If you ever eme to England and rame to England in the 1973 side) authorities
also hadt let the catering your bowlers are as good there us for three days' and not match, so instead of the English team they are here, you will make a nome all getting
day off, six professionnis
for yourselves." They did! and five local men took on eighteen
in
for
Reverting one more to the qtten-
uk
Private Wright won the 50 yard | place, beating A, Gavrilaff by a touch.mming side by side, and Gavrilo
FLATI
new mark of 30 1/5 seconds,
A
Confrming predictions, M. Mat- sushita broke two existing Shanghai records. He finished an easy winner ed Hammond's existing record of in the 440 yards free style, and lower
minutes 40 2/5 seconds. being recorted at 5 minutes 34 1/5 seconds lust night. D. Smith, the 15-year-old the old second in Teconds,
Onishing
minutea 44
and T. Tonisht was third. M. Matsushita was
was given a
good rue T. Tonishi in race by his colleague the 220 yards free style, and won by five yards in the new record of 2 minutes 32 4/5 seconds, as compared with Hammond's old mark of WILA
D. Smith was third, miniaten 34 seconds,
+
Miss Stephenle Brabner won the ladies 50 yards backstroke event from Miss Helen Rodriguez, the time for the race being 43 seconds. The exist ing record is 38 seconds held by Mrs.
on lis
Qualifying For Wimbledon
A DIG AT THE. AUTHORITIES
The following is an amusing
the 60 yard Officers' Race. Private Lieut. Grossman, R.A.0.C., won Wright again came to the front In the 400 yards, when he earned an lengths Ahead of the second Private Underwood and the
third man, the latter two fighting gamely to the end of the 10 length race.
The final event on the programme was the Inler-Unit Relay Ruce which was won again by the R.A.M.C. In the early part of the race, A.M.C. was quite far behind, but a burst of speed by the fourth man in the Unit's hising margin, but managed team of six not only to cut down his
to put the race well in the winner's hands. Private Wright, anchor man, finished the Meet in a final burst of speed,
E. Raven (nee Miss V. E. Schmid).letter published recently in Lan Officials in the Meeting, in addition in the concluding water polo match Tennis And Badminton, in which to the Referee, were Capt. G. S. O'N. of the evening, the French Clubs dethe writer-a praminent tourna- Power, R. Signal, Capt. L. 3. feated a Rowing Club team by fourment player in England-jibes Watch, R.A.S.C., Capt. J. Boyle, goals to one after leading by R.A.M.C., and Lieut, G. Gillam, who goals to nil at the interval, served as judges,
at the methods adopted by the Lieut. C. C. 5. Genese, 2/5, Lane, Reg, who was
BRITTON'S BAD LUCK
All-England Lawn Tennis Club while Lieut.
FW.
Stevens,
in accepting or rejecting entries | Tommy Britton swam half the for Wimbledon, and The Chief Whip was Mr. Q.M.S J R.A.0.C. were the time keepers, length of the pool ús a result of a To the Editor,
false start in the 50 yards champion- McGarry
Hon. Secretaryship event before he was stopped. RAM.C Llout. E. H. Reader R.A.SC. fe was given ten ininutes to rest before the start was made again, and Announcer, C.S.M. T. W. R. Sabin, R.A.S.C., and
this occasion all four got away the Recorder
very level, Gavriloff held level with Britton for the first
half
of the race, but the latter went slightly ahead with his longer and more powerful strokes, Oliveira coming up at the end to contest second place with Gavrilolf. Britton won by five feet. with Oliveira second, a touch, ahead of Gavriloft,
WON
S/Sgt. A. Besson, R.A.S.C.
Actually, Lance Corporal Pearse of the Royal Engineers was Arst, followed by Private Taylor, Enst Lanes, and Deut. Calvert of the Royal Engineers in that order,
K.I.T.C. STILL WINNING
(Continued from Pape 8.)
SЯt.
and S/Sgt. Cooper 3-6; heat O'Connor and L/Cpl. Tudor 6-2.
KOWLOON TONG BEATS C.R.C.
Results: O. L. Pang and K. C. Yeo (K.T.C.) beat H. N. Chau and T. F.
local men to all up the third day tion of the journeys which in these and got sourally hiden. The others days were, with the exception of se seem to have one Kangaroo shoot- trins round the cost and one bit of Lo (-3; bent-C. Wel and S. L. Ma ing and had a prelly good time.
railway from Sydney to Bathurst, 6-4; beat . F. Li and P. II. Kwok From here the team went to Mel- made by coach, bourne, exchanging the pains of land it was a thing of the very distant
had supposed that | 6-1. travel for those of seafaring. The past. But I was most interested and beat H. W. Chau and T. F. Lo 6-3; A. Chan and W. H. Wel (K.T.C.) usual seasickners came on and for surprised to hear from a local gentle-beat C. Wei and S. L. Ma 8-4; beat sisteen hours they had a bad me man who follows cricket very closely P. F. Li and P. H. Kwok 8-3. which was repeated a couple of days that though there are up to date later on their voyage up to Sydney. trains al is not yet perfect. He
SPOFFORTH'S FIRST MATCH The match which was played there against an eighteen of New South Wales marks the first appearance of Spofforth, whn gat two wickets for sixteen in second innings. Al together the English side did not cover themselves with glory and were beaten by right wickets, They next were due to go to Maitland but the ground was under water and so they, dodge a Journey y sea and her a train journey for a change-slow rellway travelling which, however, proved infinitely more sprecable than our travelling adventures in the lumbering conches in the bush, and the tossing little steamers of the
catst." There was quite a good match at Bathurst and England won by eight wickets. The Governor of
writes:--
that
the
a
one
J. F. Un and Mok Ling (K.T.C.) lost tu II. N. Chau and T F. Lo 1-6; lost to C. Wel and S. L. Ma 2-8; lost to P. F. Li and P. H. Kwok 3-0. SOUTH CHINA A.A. BEATEN N. K. Ma and Y. K. Ng lost to S. S. and S. A. Hussain 1-0; beat Firdos Khan and M. M. Khan 6-3; beat I. Zohan Singh and T. M. Devan
6-2.
on
LWO
M. Matsushita set a fast pace for the earlier phases of the 440 yards free style championship. A. Logan attempted to hold level with him, but could not stay the pace and after two lengths dropped back. D. Smith and T. Konishi swam level in third place, 25 yards behind Matsushita, and 19 yards behind Logan but came up to pass Logan In the turn into the fourth length. Matsushita could not in- crease his lead on Smith and Konishi, and went on to win by 23 yards.
Gavriloff got away to a fine start
in the junior 100 yards and led Brit- on for the first lap, but the latter) came up very strongly al the turn. and within a stroke was level, going ou to win by live feet, Cavrilolf being
Lanen. Temis and Badminton.
Dear Sir. For many yenra ! have enjoyed a facility of inventive genius and have mannged to nil 15 the front of the form very fully illtem very dieult! -on the Championships Entry Form. But now I am welling to you the advler. What shall my next year; the pitcher has been a often to the well, that the uterin dry.
I have considers three methods. 1. Vertel. 2. Paudible. 3, Spurious.
Vernetu."Dear Maker arrombe.--1 tut metually beaten anybody, in my live endle me fal the past his favourite pepits think you ought to let me Pintimible.--Dear Stufor Larcombe. hot pisy in open tourniment ince 130, but at my lub have some Jolly clime Fem with our Secretary," That will da, won't it?
Spurious,You will
readily appreciate that the spurious method must be very blete. Bagus result, bogus champlustaldiz,
must be invented some
have
yar Makir Larcombe, Slagles beaten-Charlie Chan' Honolulu Champions ships, 1935, 6-3 0-6 6-2 6-); Vi Topan-1-600, Spring Tibettin Timenament King Soloman's Mines Chub Double With Sarxenet Curumina-sle at Buime and Water G-2 6-4, junt Jekyll and Hyde 7 fr Mixed Double. --With Mi. 1. Armenileren beat De Hand,"
15t think may best performance Man In April1935, when I did t Senthampton water, clad in Acties uit tis perhaps trunks) sech of my old ricarette П.
Yours truly,
R. M. TURNBULL
Khoo's Mother at Deathbed After Tragic Vigil
"Curiously enough, similar com- plaint exists to-day in respect of the train Journey from Melbourne to Sydney, concerning which member of the Rugby League team which recently toured Australia,
Penang, July 31. Held in great esteem by many was says: "this journey is about the
Semi-conscious, scarcely able evident in the huge representative at world's worst, Dinner is of the hit and miss variety, that is to say, Hussain and Hussnin 2-6;
to recognise his closest friends, gathering including numbers of pro- T. T. Ma and P. Y: Kwok lost to and with his eyesight failing minent members of the Chinese com- tendance at the funeral yesterday, the mouthful of food hits its objective
last to OK, but it is never a 5 5 to 4 4 chance
Khan and Khan 5-7 lost to Mahan him. Khoo Hooi-hye, perhaps munity, local sportsmen, both foreign next has the same luck. Singh and Devan 0-0.
the most famous of all Caines and Chinese, and legions of tennis players, died at When you attempt to drink coffee.
his the odds are distinctly against a
mother's home here on Sunday huge number of floral wreaths which adintrer: Moving tribute was paid his
to the Chinese sportsman by the successful coup. To sleep in such a "rattler" is difficult-in fact some
in tragic circumstances.
were piled high on the funeral carri- of our newcomers had a very poor
| age. night."
His last words to his mother, who Dense croivds lined the route of had kept a bedside watch on her the funeral procession and as the stricken son almost continually for remains of the veteran athlete wound the three weeks of his long illness, its way to its last resting place a were: "What is that fire? I see deep silence marked its progress. xmoke! It
But the length of the voyage is a New South Wales Sir Hercules Robin- thing of the past-1 gather you got 80 went along and saw the match,10 Perth or rather Freemantle sooner
He had been Governor of Hongkong than you do to Hongkong if you from 1859 to 1805.
leave Marseilles at the same time.
Thence they returned and played a combined Afteen Victoria and New South Wales. Itiner was in this match that the rather un-!
to Sydney And Caffyn would be amazed at the ofisize and the luxury of the modern which Koen to Australie!
(To be continued.)
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
3. Mok and Y. L. Kwan lost to Hussain and Hussain 2-6: lost 10 Khan and Khan 2-0; beat Singh and Devan 6-4.
Muhan
Colony yesterday after a brief visit Mr. J. R. Musson returned to the to Shanghai.
Three cases of Typhoid were re- parted to the loent Health authorities
on Wednesday,
comes!"
A
Ite sudden was interred at the Khoo family slicace fell in the room as death cemetery, Thenu Teik Estate. claimed a great sportsman. He The greatest tribute of all came breathed his lost at 5 p.m.. sur-
from Khoo Hool-hye's grief-stricken rounded by a despairing group of mother. "He was a dutiful son, and friends and relatives.
Ja ne man," she said shortly after That the late Khob Hooi-hye was her sad bereavement.
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