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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JULY

29,

1937.

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(By "Veritas")

As exclusively forecast in the Telegraph recently, the United Services Recreation Club intends to organise a Colony hardcourt tennis championship, and to-day entry forms have been circu- larised to the clubs, and the con- ditions of the tournament made known.

It is proposed to start the cham- plonship on August 30, entries clos- ing August 5. The events will be men's singles and men's doubles and entrance fees will be three dollars per player for each event.

As intimated in a recent report in these columns, the championship will be played on the U.S.İ.C. courts, and the club hos generously agreed to permit the use of two courts on specially arranged dates for com- petitors to put in practice. The following allotments have been made. Hongkong Cricket

Club, Indian Recreation

Clab.

August 2 and 10.

August 3 and 17.

Chinese Recreation

Club.

August 4 and 18,

Cralgengower Cricket

Club.

August 5 and 19.

University Tennis

August 0 and 20.

August D and 23.

Club.

Civil Service

Cricket Club. Club de Reerclo Kawion Cricket

Club.

South China A.A. Kowloon Indians'

August 10 and 24.

August 11 and 25. August 12 and 26.

Tennis Club. August 13 and 27.

For this practice period, players must supply their own balls, and it would be of convenience to us to

bers propose to make facilities offered.

CONDITIONS

UFS

Max Schmeling, German heavyweight contender for the world title, who has been side-tracked by both Braddock, the sa-champlos, and now

Tommy Farr, the British title-holder.

EXTEND NEW LBW RULE

TO THE LEG SIDE

IS URGED

SMALLER SCORES, DEFINITE

RESULTS ARE WANTED

(By A Special Correspondent)

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European Lady

Robbed

Using tundem bicycle as their means of escape, two Chinese were charged before Mr. M. A. Barnett at ute Kowloon Magistracy this morn-

in 1518 connection with the tarceny of handbag from Mrs. W. B. Greenough. Defendants rode complainant in Boundary anatched her bag and rode again. Clun Yat, 19,

up to

Street.

away

unemployed,

was charged with the larceny while Ku Kwok-kl, 18, unemployed, was charged with aiding and abetting. Both defendants were sentenced to month's Imprisonment and fifteen strokes of the cane.

Inspector Por

Une

Portallion stated that the theft occurred about 4.45 p.m. yester day. After snatching the bag defen- dants were along Waterloo Rode

by two Indian constables who gave DY chase. Defendants abandoned their

Street

reet and first de- cycle at Pak Po fendant ran down a scavenging lane near Sai Yee Street, He was

was arrest- ed. Second defendant was arrested about 10 p.m. that night at the el- trance to Tung Chol Street. The handbag had been abandoned and had not been recovered. Inside the bag were two $10 notes, one $5 nole and $1 in colns. An American ulr- mail envelope with 80 cents American money ($2.40) was also inside.

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learn in advance if any of your mem-CHARLES MACARTNEY, the most popular batsman who ever TT. France

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for his attacking, adventurous style was that from boyhood he TT. Switzerland

TT. Australia always looked on the ball as thing to be hit.

them to be 4 m/s. L/C London With this eye-for-runs ever look- 'The conditions governing the

do The experiment has come to 4 m/s. D/P. wrong. championships are as follows:-The ing at the ball, you now know why Perience has proved

now 4 m/s. L/e U.S.A. Tournament will be conducted under cat strokes that, when released in the raised against it.

developed all those merry, magi- stay and few are the

4 m/s. France the present rules of Lawn

But when I was watching Tom 30 d/s. India and the Rules and Regulations of the 1920 Test Match at Leeds, for in- Hongkong Lawn Tennis Association, stance, caused one to call him The Mitchell toiling for Derbyshire in the US. Cross rate in London

Each competitor will pay an en-Human Windmill-that's how regu-Yorkshire match, I wondered again trance fee of three Dollars for each arly his but seemed to be sailing why the leg-break bowler should be into netion that memorable morning, given no such help. And was no less All entries will be sent to the If all our young cricketers hang convinced that a change is necessary

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FOR WEST. NORTH AND EAST RIVERS

Bureati for

Conservancy

event. Hon. Secretary, US.I.C. on or before Macartney's motto over their bed- when I looked on his bowling figures August 15, 1937 and must be accom- steads--and, as he did, adhere to it--0 wickets, 115 runs at the end of panied by entrance fee.

when success comes their way and the match. leads them into the first-class felds

The River know Mitchell also uses the off- The first matches will be played the summer game will come under break, but the hard fuct remains that Kwanghing Province issues the following on Monday, August 30. A chedule of matches will be posted on the fewer inquests. But that's sighing the ball which beats the bat should report on water levels, in metres, zor vie notice board of the U.S...C. and for the moon. published in the papers at least 48 LORD HAWKE'S CALL W. R. Loxley & Co., (China) Ltd. | hours before they are due to be play.

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Lord Hawke, too-and no one has

0 Play will commence cach day at ever done more for a county than the that more remains to be done to West River at 6.15 p.m. (Saturdays and Sundays Yorkshire chief-los urged the need restore the balance between bat and North River at

Tsingyuen + 0.20 0 excepted).

for more definite results to matches;; ball,

Who

tail scores! North River at these otherwise, fey

fewer drawn games.

Shamshui +0.41 -1.53 0.40 "Adventurous batting," he has said "Definite results!" says Lord Hawke, East River B

Smaller scores.

Sheklung + 4.72 -0.{1} + 0.40 -+-' 0.52 to me, is the champagne of cricket, and I am with him.

No, my theme is not the time-worn Shorter cricket.

ful in checking that worst of all have a page of, the week's scores things, pad play by removing the

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All matches must be played on the date and at the time scheduled, folling which the player or players will be scratched.

It is this:

have its reward, whereas the pad can still save the wicket. CALL

WHO WANTS TALL SCORES? Moreover, the scores

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For each match, new balls will be Slow Play wishes the new lbw law in front of me. Look at them: York-batsman's "second line of defence."

provided by the U.S.R.C. On com-

Macariney

pletion of the match, balls messen wickel, and hope, and believe, the

the to

Club. Slazengers I Hard Court Balls will be used will get bis

way. He usually did. throughout the Tournament.

Best of three advantage sels will be played in all matches except the

semi-Anals and Anals which will be the best of five sets. Results of matches must be reported to the member of the Tennis Committee who is on duty for the day.

The number

of entries may be restricted and the draws seeded at the discretion of the Tennis Com- mities U.S.n.c.

All entrants will be given tellities for changing and securing refresh- ment at the U.S.R.C. Club House.

SAVED BY PADS

shire, 525 for 4 wickets (declared); The new order has proved success- Somerset, 344 and 204 for 6 (decer, ful, but I suggest it does not go far

Notts,

454 5; New Zealanders,

enough.

428, Leicestershire, 411 for B (de A definite move is now to be made When the new 1h.w. law was tried 421; Warwickshire, 313. I prefer the experimental season with the new elated); Lancashire, 409; Glamorgan, to get the M.C.C. to introduce an

a year or an baelt, first-cines cricket- Essex (207 and 77) Northants (120 lbw law applying to both sides of the ers like Herbert Sutcliffe, P. G. Hand 124) type of game. Fender. R. E. S. Wyatt, and E. R. T.

wicket.

Holmes were all up against it. Ex-any batsman on any wicket. Instead, Fifty should be a good score for

"PROCESSIONS" There are those who will say this hundreds have become absurdly goes too far and will create a pro- jeommon. are sole arbiters of any dispute that}

ccasion of batsmen when a left-hand may arise.

There were 257 of them last season leg-break bowler gets to work on a in first-class cricket, and thirteen of sticky wicket. Umpires will be arranged by the 200 or more. And thirteen totals of Why not? I enjoy a bowler's 85

$500 to 502. Unlucky number. much as a batsman's day.

Absurdly high scoring and long- And whereas the sticky wicket is drawn spectacies in these fast-mov-threatening to become a thing of the past, the monotonous feasts of run- ALL LOP-SIDED

scoring with Batsmen Over All are

U.S.R.C.

SUPPORT PLEASE!

It

Dr. J. Smalley has kindly presented The only thing needed now to ing times, Challenge Cup for the Singles. Rive this venture the success Mr. R. L. Muncrieff has kindly pre- deserves, is the whole-hearted sup- The good work of reform has be-still with us. sented Challenge Cups for the Dou-port of players. This is a splendid sun-smaller ball, larger stumps, ibw The Reformers are moving cricket opportunity for enthusiasts to gain change. But why leave things lop-which is supposed to be all snooze Prizes will be presented for both new experience and to profit their sided?

and conservatism, yet actually is try- winners and runner-up in the Sin-game, it will be very disappointing The off-break bowler has this new ing to come up to date more than gies and Deubles.

If Hongkong fails to give the supportjald, and it is generally agreed that most of our older games. Let the U.S.R.C. it should to this lournament.

the change has been decidedly help-good world continue.

bles.

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