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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY,

SEPTEMBER 11,

1936.

First Real Cricket Test Between England And Australia Was Played in 1880

ARMY AQUATICS

E. LANCASHIRE'S WIN CUP KEEN RACING

The final events of the Hongkong Ared Sports Board's twelfth annual swimming championships were held at the Victorin Recreation Club's pool yesterday afternoon.

At the conclusion, the prizes were distributed by Mrs. A. W. Bartholo-

mew.

BEN FOORD'S PLANS

PETERSEN SAYS THAT

AND ENGLAND WON

A TIGHT GAME

HE WILL TRY AGAIN Al-Professional XI

(By Fred Darinelli

London, Aug, 20, Jack Petersen's overthrow by Ben Foord was absolute at Leicester, but the ex-heavyweight champlon does not despair. He is not going to re- tire from the boxing game although he has lost his titles,

Petersen's left eye was plastered when the started for Cardiff in his car yesterday, and to an interviewer Among the large gathering present, he remarised thint he would try again were His Excellency Major-General Once before Petersen lost his title. A. W. Bartholomew, C.D., C.M... against Harvey, from whom he, re- C.B., D.8.0. and Mrs. Bartholomew,

Is one of the few Colonel 11. C. Harrison, D.3.0., Major ined it. Be

E. C. Eccles, H.A.M.C., Capt. K. Lamplons who have come back after Owen, Capt. G. II, K. Ryland, Capt. being beaten.

J. R. Thatcher, Lt. F. H. E. Doyrell, The specialist told me my injured Lt. C. 11. Genders, L1. C. C. S. Genese, right hand will heat in six weeks, Lt. C. A. Luckin, L. L. C. Marson, it then for Walter Neuse)," said LA. W. D. O'Grady, Lt. T. B. II. Den Foord yesterday. The Wembley Otway, and 1.1. 11. de B. Pritchard, people want the new champion to The keenly contested ressits were; mert Neusel on Sept. 29. Den at as follow:

proposes to take a short holį- present Small Hoits Relay; 1. 22nd. Com-day on the South Court and towards pany, R.E.; 2. "C" Company (East) the end of the year a honeymoon

in Lanes). Time: 3 mins. 4375 sees South Afrien is probable. He and

Army Boys Handle Race: Miss Phyllis Sovter, his finnere, an Frank Dwyer, Tony, Whighams Ably-schatteucher, plan to be mar Time: 30 1/5 secs.

red in Derember

50 Yards Free-style (Indian); 1, "D" Company Punjab Regiment: 2.! "A" Company Punjab

Time: 32 4/5 seen.

Regiment.

(K. Lamer); Fus.

In Australia

(By R. Abbit)

The visit of the Australian XI in 1878 and broken the ice and thereafter team after team visited England every other year until 1890 when the interval was extended by one year. The visit of the Australian team of 1880 gives a definite landmark in Austra lian cricket, for in that year they met the full strength of England in what has come to be known as a Test Match.

Toni Merkens, the German racing

The term, by the way, began to be, all they got. Financially it made all used in the ninettes, and I imagine the difference between success and

two points is intended to describe the game as a failure. There were test between the full strength of two interest in it. for it was in this gune; | countries.

that Bonnor hit a terrific skler off But to revert to 1880. Although Shaw and lead run two uns before the first Test Match in England was the ball dropped into the safe hands cyclist, who won a good medal at played, not only was it very nearly of G. F. Grace in the deep field. the World Olympics has turned pro ant played, it the Australian trair Within a fortnight of the game, poor fessional. eams within an nee of being wreck heart the cause of bis death but he Fred Grace was dend. I have never ed. These were Char

of specula!! days of live tours and for some reason or was just under thirty when it ou- another difficulties in Australia made curred. Auneretidin whether the team would

SHAW'S TEAM Falurt or aut. Eventually they did go but by that time the 1xture fist had

later the next Eighteen months fall been made up in England, and English site left for Australia lu thei the Australians were forced to play autumn of 1881, under the captaincy

Cricket of

Alfred Show. It was an all-

Owen natches minst odds in Clo Mr. professional team and included such |

150 Yards Medley Army. Chuin- CHW.F.); 3. L/Cpl. Dunk (RE.).

100 Yards Free-style (Indian): 1 pionship: 1, Lieut. Calvert (ILE);"

Rim. Hamilton HUR.), Time Company Punjab Regiment: 2. 2 mins. 4 xeCT,

"C" Company Punjab Regiment; 3. Headquarters Punjab Regiment. Tine: 1 jela. 17 1/5 secs.

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2

Offcers Race: 1. Larut. A. Lewis (RWF); 2, Lleut. It. Darrons(RE.);

3. Lieut. D. Linedin (R.U.R.). Time: 68 3/5 secs.

1.

Inter-Bde. & B. Relay Race: 2nd. Battalion East Lancashire Begi- Army Girls Handicap: 1. Miss. ment; 2. Royal Engineers: 3. 2nd Dorothy Grinba; 2. Miss Alexing Battalion Royal Archer, Times 42 2/5 sees.

Time: 3 mitre.

Welch Fusiliers.

Indin Relay Race: 1. Ist, Bal- Enlisted Boys' Hare 50 Yards: 1. tallon 8th. Punjab Regiment; 2, Tp. Scary in A.A. Bde. R.A. 2, i Hongkong Singapore R.A. Time: 3, Hoy Derbyshire 2nd. Battalion East Lang: 3. Boy Edwards 2nd. Bat- mina. 24 2/5 sees.

220 Yards Free-style Champion- taiton R.W.F. Time: 31 1/5 secs. ship: 1, 1/Cpl. Pearse (RE): 2, Ple. Taylor (E. Lane's.). mins. 42 1/5 secs.

50

1. Yards Free-style: Cpl. Time: 2 McCarthy (E. Lanes,); 2. Rfin. 'Hamilton (R.U..): 3, Lieut. Lewis High Diving: 1, Royal Engheers (R.W.RO Time: 26 2/5 secs,

The Aggregate Cup was won by 6 points; 2. East tameashire Rezi- ment 4 points; 3., Royal Welch the East Lancashire Regiment with 76 points, the Royal Engineers being Fusiliers 2 points,

Individual Placings: 1. Cpl. Greg-) second with 58 points.

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INTERPORT BOWLS Shanghai Defeats Hongkona

Shanghai, Sept. 10. Hongkong, took the lead on the third bead when they scored a two, followed by a one on the next head, and they held their lead till the thirteenth head.

In the

Shanghai, Sept. 10. Altham records that at ne time they notable newcomers to Australia as

In the Interport Bowls Champion- were reduced to advertise for op- Peate of Yorkshire, Barlow and ponents. However, in the end Mr. Ping of Loncashire, and Lillywhite ship. Shanghal defeated Hongkong CW Alcock, the enthusiastic Surrey of Sussex, and also a young mau who by 18 to 15-Reuter, secretary, persuaded Lord Harris to was destined to play a great part in get together a representative English cricket in after yenes, Arthur Shrews- Heam but the game could not be bury, ef Notts, Shaw, Selby, Bates, played until the 6th, 7th and 8th Emmett and Ulyett had all, i thi, of September at the Övali

been nut before. One noluble fact jen that the side included two of the host" "confirmed stone-wuilers that

On the twelfth, tenth and four- ever tempted a bowter to homicide R. G. Barby. of Lancashire, and teenth heads Shanghai laid threes. on the six- Scolton away with it because no and A. N. teenth,

of Notts. The former got Hongkong scored ones

nineteenth and twentieth Hornby used to steal the most im- beads, and Shanghal scored, a two pertinent short runs for the first on the last bend. wicket.

Hyde Lay played an excellia! and was well supported bat "As the rim-stralers flicker ta Kame and fro. Oh, my Harnby and nether he nor the side generally had

much of the luck, Barlote lang ago."

THE PERSONNEL

Before dealing with the game let Jus turn to the persommer of the Aus- trala side. Of the 1878 side W. L Murdoch, Spotforth, Alee

lee Bannerman, Clackham and Boyle were with the Murdoch made his first 1880 side. прописане

true Miner is enptain. It is that their bowling Ineked the ser- vices of Garrett and Allan, but Spofforts. Boyle and Paliner Gowled ningnitteently throughout the season.

The English XI was a very strong But I have always heard that Se fton one. although it is recorded that was dreadful. As Punch wrote. Rome of the leading ematears had to be recalled from Scotland where they had already cummenced their shoot- Ing. Lord Harris had, among others W. G. Grace, G. F. Grace, A. G. Steel.. A. P. Lucas, Alfred Lyttleton and Frank Penn, while the sight

Slinw and Mortey, howled

"But you don't put the pot on But one hour of price or Watter! Read were worth a year of you." (That quotation is all wrong but an quoting from memory); for

eleven-a-side matches Eng- two but the two losses and the two -three, lost two and drew draws were all matches against Aus-

land won

tralia.

ly. The English team made 120 in their first innings of which W. G. scored 152, but in fairness to the Australians it must be remembered that Spofforth was off the field with Spofforth, Palmer. Boyle and Gar- la damaged hand and so the Aus- rett did the damage with the ball. tralians had practically to rely on Horan (who made a great name later Palmer and Boyle. In their first as "Felix" in Australian cricket nock the visitors could only manage journalism) batted excellently upon to collect 149 and it looked all several occasions. Incidentally it is Lombard Street to a China orange on recorded that the Australian wickets un innings victory, but March had by now begun to appropels their beat 's score and their last two later excellence, and it was a won- wickets added 140 runs. Murdoch derful bit of work of Pente's to take was not out Set to get 57 roms to 264 wickets for five runs apiece even win, Lord Harris, altered the order if many of them were secured in And England promptly lost five wie-games against odds, kets for twenty rins! W.G. and Peon then bit off the balance with- out further loss,

TWO CONCLUSIONS

This match, whether or no the fact,

(To Be Conlimited}

HOME FOOTBALL

SHEFFIELD

was recognised at that time I do not BIG SCORES AT know, proved conclusively, two] things: one that the Australian bat- ting, their former great weakness, bod improved

enormously and secondly that the Australians were at their best when fighting an up-hi}|| gume. It had always bern recognised | thni their bowling was very fine hdced and that their flelding and

pecially

TEN GOALS IN A MATCH

London, Sept. 10.

throwing was probably Shefeld Wednesday, playing at dan the average standard in home to Everton in a first division England. Those could read the English Football League match to- writing on the wall must have, Iday, won n high-scoring match of ten think. on the 8th day of September,gonis by G-4,

1880, foreseen some such occurrence

The game more or less

The sides were as follow:

Hongkong: A. Hyde Lay (skip), A. H. Alves (three), J. S. McGown (two), and A. E. Coates (lead).

Shanghai: C. W. Glover (sitip). (two) and T. G. Main(three), C. Richards S. Medina (lead).-- United Press.

us took place on the 28th and 29th) In the southern section of the third of August 1882.

division, Clapton Orient were visited Anished by Cardiff, the Welshmen winning by that tour in which they had won 5, the only goal scored, while Brighton fost and drawn 4 of the eleven Journeyed to Newport and won hand- eleven-n-side, matches which were somely by four goals to one.Reuter.|

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When you see trouble coming take the quickest route to safely. When you feel trouble coming the same advice applies.

The appointment of an Umpires Board, the election of several sub- committees, the hearing of the reliverishness, sick. headaches, bilious The discomforts of constipation,

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and the fixing of dates for the Civi-attneko, impaired Han vermua Combined match and for Warnings that worse troubles the commencement of the inter-see-ahend it you neglect tion tournament made up, the busi Pinkettes, the little laxative and liver ness dealt with at a Council meeting pills, provide a quick way back to of the Hongkong Hockey Association, comfort and health. Usually they held at St. Andrew's Church hall bring relief in a single night, and last evening.

after that their occasional use is all that is needed to ensure that all im- Mr. A. A. Dand was in the chairportant daily regularity. In brief, and those present were Mr. F. A. Pinkettes keep you well. *** Kemp (Hon. Secretary); G. Som- mer (Hongkong Hockey Clubi, Lieut. J. P. Williams (Army), Lieut.

R. C. Garwood (Navy), Mir. A. E. P. Guest (Radlo), Mr. G. T. Palmer (Y.M.C.A.), MP. 1. Tyler (Police),} Mr. A. S. Xavier (Argonauto), Mr. X. Hussain (Kowloon Indians T, C3, M. E. A. P. Alves, (Recreio) and Capt. G. W. P. Kluim.

After Comdr. J. E. Broome, R.N., Capt. G. W. P. Kimin. Mr. A. E. P. Guest and Mr. G. T, Palmer had been appointed to serve on the Umpires' Bourd, the Chairman expressed his thanks to the out-going members for their work last year. There had! been, he said, an improvement in hockey generally, and he hoped fur- ther betterment would be made this season,

The following were elected to serve on the Selection Committee for any colony representative matches: | Comdr. Wathope. R.N., Mr. G. T. Palmer, Mr. A. M. Xavier, the Hun. Secretary of the Assoelation, and the Army Hockey Secretary!

Me. W. Woodward, Mr L. Tyler and Mr. K. Hussain were oppointed members of the Civilian Selection Sub-committee. It was also decided that this sub-committee should run the Association Inter-section Tourns- ment as well.

The date for the commencement of the tournament WAN Axed for Tuesday, Octuber 6, while Sunday, December 13, was chosen for the Civilian versus Combined Services match.

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