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"THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY,

APRIL 12, 1937.

"WISDEN'S" TACKLES CRICKET PROBLEMS OF TO-DAY

THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

PROGRAMME TOO LONG

tly a Special Correspondent)

No tenter compliment could

much

ila

n

The

some

In writing his annual and always Not very long ago a distinguished cricketer, invited to contribute an interesting review of school cricket, article to Wisden's, remarked to Mr. Pudmore encouragingly records me, "It will take me some time, in growing readiness on the part of afraid, for one must never school captains to take and give a I'm forget that in writing for Wisden sporting chance with their declara-

history."

tions, and to go out for a win rather ono la making

bethan a draw. A draw can be a right

end to

to a game of paid to the last and the greatest of and satisfactory Victorian Yellow Backs.

Wisden's cricket, but twelve draws in authority as a record of the game is last afteca Eton and Harrow matches no nuggest that our standard of values our unique, and a cricketer would

wrong somewhere, whilst more think of challenging it than offs

on that fatal day ot uknce of the M.C.C. inexperience challenging

Adelaide this winter indicates that legistation: and that has been

MRY sometimes epell status ever, since its first appearance enterprise

security belter than safety first. seventy-three years ago..

Every

includes Between the slender volume of the

Wisden 'sixties and the solid bulk of this year's issue there stretches the period "special features," and this year we of Oxford that has seen cricket evolve from a can read with interest Mr. Leveson-

Gower's reminiscences purely domestic Engilsh amusement cricket. His own experience of it into what in almost 05

is, of course, unsurpassed; and In business as a game, linking every corner of Empire and floodit with reviewing an epoch earlier than his own he has been helped by Mr. A. Through the in-. J. Cochrane, prince of ruthless publicity.

sensationalism which has ac- d this process,

Wisden hast any ericket dinner, and

of some of the most charming lyrics Ks

balanced so preserved untouched

on the game. Besides some excellent view, and far-sighted Judgment

Vse stories, he records for us the in- cricket, Year after year its editors

Leresting view that Varsity cri back, In looked forward as well as

method and prestige, is very forming judgment on

gacity and rarely indeed have go, and that facts do not support sagacity

the often-heard view that its rc- those judgments had to be revised.

presentatives are progressively dis- This year Mr. Brookes survey appearing from county cricket.

feld, but his main wide covers &

Among the cricketers who during he finds himself

to passed over the thesis, in which

SC71 the last year is that with Mr. Warner, allied

that Elysian Relds were some who leave rather than que quality, rat

is the behind them quantity,

vivid most Abel, "the outstanding need for the game. Few memories Bobby will qu his

view that the county Guy'nor the Jaunty little figure in question

Jong its

its chocolate cap, or the sun hat that now that there is an

ever was always a sinister indication to season without a

some the fielding side; I can see him now, eleven from overseas. Our leading waddling out to the wicket side by cricketers suffer from being over-side with

Billy Brockwell, worked: before the season is half

and batted like a cavalry

have

speakers lyrics

writer

Creamy much to-day what it was forty years

cciali programme is too

visit from

with

the

who

over spectators of any perception / Rel-majer steeped in the doc-

the

the flick of his

The magnificent challenge cup, presented by His Excellency the Gover- nor (Sir Andrew Caldecott) for the winners of the man's singles badminton championship of the Colony. It will be received by P. H. Wong at the prize distribution this evening. (Photo: staff photographer).

Welch Regiment Wins Rugby Army Cup

BEATS PRINCE OF WALES'S

VOLUNTEERS

The 1st Battalion, The Welch Regiment, and the 1st Battalion, The Prince of Walca's Volunteers (South Lancashire)-the 41st, and 40th Regiments of Foot respectively-met in the final round of The Army Cup at Aldershot on March 10. The Welch Regi ment won by two goals and one try (13 points) to one dropped goal and one try (7 points).

As Us

MACAO RACING

Starters Announced For April Meeting

Entries and handicaps for the April Race Meeting of the Macno Jockey Club to be held in Macao on April 18 appear below:

Ist Race, Colowan Handicap, fre furlongs Baroda (148), Cluniehouse

(140), Country Flower (146), Coureur Bleu (135), Gold Reserve (152), Hohenfels (152), Hopefulles (158), P1)

Prussian Plane (162),

held (192 Warfeld Male (149) Wood Nymph (141)

(142) White Spirit

2nd Race. Talpo Handicap, seve farlangs Fairy Ousel (138), Gold Clause (150), Leslie IIenson (148), Meadow Eve (153), Merry Maker New- (157) (141), Morning eniworth (140). market (149), Wentwo

Tip

3rd Race, Lappa Handicap, "D" & "E" Classes, One mem (140), Emergency Call (140), West (158), Gold Coin (108), Ling

(140) Long (10), Mountain View Persian Cui

(140), Victoria (150).

Hall

4th Race, Arela Preta Handleap. furlongs-Clunichouse (149), Country Flower (146), Coureur Dieu (135), Fairy Dusel (138), Gold Clouse (158), Gold Reserve (192), Hohenteis (162), Hopefulleg (183), Leslie Hens son (148), Meadow Eve (163), Merry Muker

(107). (141), Morning Tip Newmarket Tip (140), Warfield Wood White Spirit (148), (142) Nymph (141)

5th Race, Tap Stae Handicap, one mile-Brown Bee (135), Fairy Auke (146), Hogmanay (135), Merry Fatly (135). Rothesay Bay (137), Shanghai Shin Yin Grand (152), The (160) Big Trail (146), Victory. Life (144). ath Race, The Ladies' Race, (Un- oMelal), Ave furlongs.--

4

Key

It in announced by the Macao Joc- Club that owing to insufcient eniries for the Ma Kau Siae Handi- cap, for Non-Winning Subscription Grins of the Hongkong Jockey cancelled, Club, the race has been

six events on the programme leaving Instead of seven as advertised. The cost of a through tieket is automa- tically reduced to $6, including chance in the $1 Special Sweep. A book of five tickets is available at $4.50 from the Club's Office at Stocks Exchange Building.

WORLD CHAMPION

Schoolmaster Wins Rackets Title

After losing the

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London, Apr. 10.

Arst match in 10 four,

must be conscious of a lack of zest in trine of the "Arne Blanche"; Teddy all-round Wynyard--a county games, many of whlete are

very great played in an atmosphere of routine athlete who played cricket for Eng-

un e run by rather thin spirited combat. A re land and was in a victorious cup

The Prince of Wales's Volunteers brilliantly caught

who once more duction of fixtures to a maximum of side at soccer and won

won the Cresta

had never before reached the final Private Thomas. sumething to revitalise the game: at

would fuellin George Hayward, with round, states The Times Rugby foot- reached the full-back before having i same time it

lob, and

for all correspondent, whereas the 1st tate the playing of such representa his wonderful figures of six

Welch had won the cup as recently to get rid of the ball. This time he live matches as North v. South (for 43 in a Test match at Johannesburg: 1035, and the 2nd Battalion three found his centre, Private Delaney, America by three games

In the seasons im-close at hand on the outside and gave D. S. Milford, the British Open and years the most, cagerly awaited event and last but surely not least, Bosan-

times running of our domestic-ceamin), games that quiet, fans of urice of the coogly and mediately following the War, not to that player a clear run in. It was Amateur champion, won the world's with their higher technical standard therefore, as he himself whlinsically

Club to-day, beating Herbert Setzler, and greater pubileily, would serve observed, apparently the source of mention an appearance in the final

cricket, rather followed that the Volunteers produced the third try, though the American Open and Professional both as trials of temperament, in-most of the evils in modern cricket, of 1923 and another cup in 1924. It largely Thomas's turn of speed that rackets championship at the Queen's own account of his discovery lacked the all-round, knowledge of was forced to kick ahead, and die champion, in the second match by ration to achievement and correc= | tion of the faulty methods which may its development and early fortunes, the game shown by their opponents, two forwards who followed up were four games to

His victory to-day gave Milford less exact- the

written in 1925 and most happily

an aggregate of seven against cscape unscathed from ing inquisition of ordinary county reproduced in this year's review, is although on their way to the final lucky in the roll of the bail on a

round they had beaten the holders,

Setzler's four. standards,

shortly Finally, they would some of the most fascinating reading the Salt Royal Tank Corps, in the reasy round mode additionally

Milford, who is an International fourth round, by five points to three. slippery by a fall of snow

kick-oll. Private Buss, hocltey player, is a schoolmaster, at Altogether they had scored 86 points before the

the second to seventeen in the five games. an odventurer of the true back-row Marlborough and is

type, got the touch-down and Lance-amateur to win the world's title,

was in 1862-Neuter. Sergeant Owen was able to place his The last occasion on ainateur did so second goal.

facilitate the concension of at least on the game that I have met

.one,

passibly two more days to each years, Test match, and thus end the now generally deplored phenomenon of a rubber, to decide which a side has iravelled thousands of miles, depend- Ing in fact on a single and final match.

TIME-WASTING IRRITANTS In-le-connection. the editor re-

for.

II. S. A.

HOCKEY FIXTURES

cords. the wise warning given to Mamak League Closingsing, the only-try

sumurary

11

►

10 nii.

Home Rugby

3 Blackheath

18 Gloucester

11 Bristol

# London Irish

20 Bath

was That this encouraging form not merely a snare and a delusion The was shown in yesterday's game.

a Prince of Wales's Volunteers were

SECOND WIND 'splendidly At and keen side, and at least they had the satisfaction t

For 20 minutes in the second half -of -the second

London, Apr. 10. half. If they had handled the cold, the Welch had the better of seme county recretaries by the new secr

The following were the results of tary of the M.C.C. that their main

wet ball a little they might have rather desultory. If still hard. play.

Volunteers found their the chief matches played in the coun- strain To conclude the 1938-37 Season of won. The Welch, it may be men- Then the problems are to reduce the upon their players and to give better the Mamnk Hockey Tournament, the tionca, had drawn byes into the third second wind and their best form, and try to-day:

hard In which they had

luck and Bradford with a very little more service to the pubile. Indeed the following matches have been arrang- round,

In the polish might have given the Welch a Harlequins of L-Col. Rail-Kerr's ed between the winners of the "A" fight with the 2nd Leicester. address to then In December lust Division, Central British Association, semi-nal they did well to beat the much more alarming time than theyLeicester

did. As it was, after storming the Old Merchant year is one of the most interesting and the winners of the "B" Division, 1st Welch Guards by 23 points to 6.

line

Taylors and missing another try by features of this year's Wisden, and The Radio Sports Club.

April 15, U.S.R.C.

A CLEVER TRY

inches, when a great tackle by Lance- Neath for my own. part 1 welcome particu-.

bully off 5 p.m.

Corporal Idris Owen, the Welch full- Northampton The Welch scored a clever try in back, hurled Private Grey into the Plymouth Albion Sunday, April 18, Radio ground,

A rush had

25," corner dag, the forwards fought so Bedford bully off 4.30 p.m.

carried them into the opposing hard that from the very next serum-

was Camborne where a quick pass to Lleutenant

of image Lance-Corporal Green

Private Cross Keys out the stand-of a serummage

missed

Langley made on produced

the opening convert the try into player and so

goal and Headingley Cowey, who was playing as a centre

bent soon afterwards Private Mitchell Llanelly had the speed and sidestep to the defence before it could close upon moved up from full back and drop- Manchester

Weston-Super- him. Lance-Sergeant C. R. Owen, ped at goal. Mitchell was an out-Torquay Athletic

Mare another player well known in first- landing player for the Volunteers. class football, failed to land a goal, Some of his saves were herole. Be- Welch relleved an ugly but the try promised well for the fore the

situation Private Langley Welch's chances.

penalty kick at goal.

larly his denunciation of the timeursday,

wasted over unnecessary and exces sive intervals and the consistent neglect of the two-minute rule. In- asmuch as the public schools provide the cradle of amateur cricket, Is it too much to hope that reform these respects may begin there?

"Iher Chatillonged -

ektoj yj, Raišu.

in

Thursday, April 22, H.K.S.R.A. ground, bully off 5 p.m.

Champions of the above series v. Rost on Sunday, April 25, H.K.S.R.A. ground, bully off 4.30 p.m.

MUSIC HATH CHARMS

COMING SOON QUEEN'S

the first five minutes.

B. T. V. Covey on the blind side awarded the touch tempt Exeter

On

had a

For some time afterwards, how-

In the closing stages a fine break- ever, the Volunteers, by keeping well

by Delaney and Private T. away on the ball and man, fount it possible Jones set the Welch backs going to exert a considerable pressure again. Private Thomas, however, their opponents'

goal-line, broken

now was limping, and twice he had only by an occasional breakaway by to play for safety when given a run. the latter's backs, several of whom Lance-Sergeant Owen, too, fell short

remarkably

fast. Private

with a penalty kick, and there was Thomus, on the right wing. Wos

and especially dangerous, for he took his no further scoring in a keen

attractive Anal than passes well in als stride and never rather more

usual. talled to make a lot of ground. The Volunteers, for their part, reached

were

the Welch goal-line three or four! times, and once Private Grey crossed

ily

only to be called back for a knock-

on. This particular attack, however, was not in vain, for Immediately afterwards Private Magee dropped an excellent goal.

A profit behind, the Welch were roused to their best team effort, und before half-time they had added 10 polnis to their score and given the a very different complexion. ghme A cross-punt over, to the right was

SCANDAL BREAKS LOOSE!

A DOCTOR'S DIARY"

16 Old Alleynions 10

Cardiff

10 Old Leyslans

Devonport

3 Services

**5* Swansea

6 Bridgend

0 Waterloo

23 Newport

10

30

11

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13

3 Birkenhead Park 8

0 Richmond

3 Coventry

--Reuter.

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