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I

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JULY

31,

1937.

NEW MARK

PAYNTER SETS NEW

Football

League Reform

At Last

(By "Veritas"}".

of

Although tho method achieving the desired result was somewhat Gilbertian, the Hong- kong Football Association Coun- cil last evening succeeded in effecting the radical changes in the constitution of the league which have long been advocated by a section of the game's followers.

The coming reason will find each of the three lengue divisions com- posed of twelve teams, and this cur- inilment is expected to enable the necessity for overlapping Into May.

It was Mr. Jack McKelvle who boldly advocated this measure, but he did not gel it put through until filter a somewhat amusing interlude of false vote-counting.

Mr. Chan Ying-nung proposed an amendment that the first division be that if composed of 13 teams, but Chinese Athletic, whose entry had

There Will

Be Trouble.

In The Old

Town To-night

not up to that time been received, died When Our Boxing Boys

not enter, the division should com-

prise twelve teams.

After the vote Mr. Walter Pryde (Chairman) declared

the Rmend-

ment carried by five to four, but sub- was pointed out that the zequently

Carter,

who har vote of Mr. D. seconded the original proposition, had not been included.

Thus it was necessary to agree on re-opening the discussion, and an- other vote taken when this time the division proposition that the first

twelve teams was carried comprise

by six to five.

A similar proposition applying to the second and third divisions

lso carried.

was

which

The question of deciding teams should compose the Various

divisions was left Management Committee.

the new

AFTER LIVELY DISCUSSION

The various propositions were not put through without soine lively dis- cussion. Mr. McKelvie said he was speaking from the experience of last year and previous years when he in- Gisted upon the necessity for reducing the number of teams in the first divi- sion.

Mr. Pryde also pointed out that one of their aims was to reduce the competitive alde of football in the Colony, The game had tended to become too competitive.

On the other hand Mr. Chan Ying- nung and Mr. Wong Ka-tsun felt that

it was burdly fair to exclude a

chib

of such long standing as the Chinese Athlette without giving that club

a chance to take part in the league. The Inet that the club had sent in might mean that it had been

no

tomarily forgotten.

Eventually, however, it was shown that by limiting the number of teams to twelve, the Association did not necessarily exclude Chinese Athletic.

Beyond this question, the only im- portant matters on the agenda were the election of officials and sub-com- mittees. Mr. D. Carter was re- elected hon, treasurer, the Council deciding nol to engage

a full-time official for this work. Mr. Greig was appointed ossistant hon. secretary,

Get Together

With everybody

promising

GRAND BATTING DISPLAY

Yorks Nearly Champions

SUSSEX DEFEATED

Sussex have now very little hape, of winning the county cricket championship. To-day they were beaten by an innings, whereas Yorkshire, who head the championship table, consolidated their position by beating Essex by ten wickets

Susses made a brave but futile effort to avoid outright, defeat, but Lancashire obtained J Krip from which hey refused to relax. Cox scored a great century in the follow- on, but the man of the match was Paynter, who, by hitting up 322, beat i the brilliant innings by R. H. Moore | of 316, and thus enjoys the distinction of making the best score of the

season,

Paynter's innings, in fact, is the highest hidividual score compiled in irst class English cricket since BIJI

HENRY COTTON

WITH INNINGS OF 322

FIRST-CLASS CRICKET AVERAGES

COTTON

WINS THE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

R. A. WHITCOMBE BEATEN BY TWO STROKES

(By Charles Buchan)

Carnoustic, July 10, ed and reached the turn in 38, still

For the second time in four years with a chance.

Henry Cotton has won the Open Golf Another 6 nt the 14th owing to a Championship. In 1934 he was suc-wild drive, saw the end of his chances: cessful at St. George's with a record Degregate of 203; now his total was 290, yet I rate It the better perform ance of the two.

Wooderson

Beats His Mile Record

(By Achlites) and the title taken from his family. Before the end we were given on-

Britain's Great

Wonder miler, other thrill in this amazing day. It was provided by Charles Lacey, elder Sydney Wooderson, ran the race of brother of Arthur, our

Ryder Cup his life at the White City, where he The course has been lengthened player, who has been over here from save Peter Ward, the Archllies Club considerably

since Tommy Armour America on holiday. After returning International, 50 yards start in a won here with six fewer strokes six 70 in the morning he threatened to mile and wiped out all but one yard years ago, and conditions during the overhaul Cotton, for he renched the of that distance to achieve a personal week have been as bad as they pos- turn in 36 and when he stood on the times officially returned at 4min. ,sibly could have been.

17th tee, one under 4's, he wanted 10.4sec.-2-5sec. twa 's to tie.

Was

his

faster

tlan British record for one mile made at Cution stands out as the best

That naturally was beyond him, but Cheinsford last year.

Wooderson's feat

the high player in the world and he wil probably emphasise the fact by de- he had the satisfaction of Onishing

thrilling race in the "Vic- feating Densmore Shule. Ameri- third, in between the brothers Whit-light of

tory" Trophy four miles relny (4 at ran match-play champion, when combe. they meet in a 72-holes match at If he had had any luck with his mile) held in conjunction with the Walton Heath on

and putting. Reggie Whitcombe would junior A.A.A. Tuesday.

have been in an unassailable position banded the baton for

the English before the last round. Several putts the

50 position, yards behind The only slice of luck that happen- during his third round hung on the in third ed to Cotton to-day was that he play-tip of the hole in tantalising manner. Ward (Achilles) and 30 yards be- After the first ed eight holes of his last round in he hind M. Care (Poly).

Monday

When

championships. Wh

the

champion

lust stage.

found himself

Hammond 74.23. the ether, while his rivals, for the he told me afterwards that be played lap he had reduced his deficit on the

On July 10

each other a thoroughly good thrashing, Ashdown's 334 against Essex in 1934.

In addition to Paynter, Washbrook Hammond (W. boxing of to-night's programme

Hution Oldfield 12, scored 103 and

these. S. Dempster matches at the Po ing Theatre should provide some of the mosting the chief contributions to Paynter entertaining displays of Asticuffs seen Lucashire's score of 610 for 8 de- Parks, J. 11.

clared, which is incidentally the Berry Leses.) in the Colony for a long time.

highest total of the season,

was it

of

Yorkshire's victory was obtained after a low-scuring game in which next the two players to shine was Bowes, who took 7 for 50 and Sutcliffe, who

ANOTHER HAMMOND

a cupped lle, on to the green, and he the holed the putt for a three,

WONDERFUL FINISHES

WBS

main part, had to struggle through the 10th- glorious spoon shat, from lender to 40 yards, and by the time heavy rain. Yet, I do not think the rain played any part in his success; he maintained his form in fair wea- ther or foul-a Colossus striding to: victory.

MEMORABLE SIGHT

commenced he last Jap moving strongly with Ward only 20 yards head.

ol Wooderson was on the heels

In this third round, brother Charles did the last ave holes in one under Ward rounding the final bend, and BATTING

fours, including threes at the 13th, then he commenced a "Ant out" dashi him ไป his rival's It was a 15th and 16th.

wonderful which took (Qualification: 13 Innings; average 36)

shoulder. Ward responded to this

поддает. In O. 1: K Ave.

It will be a long time before I for-nish, but Colton excelled it.

Catton was three over fours at the challenge, and together they raced 1930 1.) 23 2

217 74.20

the 271 09.20 Eet the sight at the 16th as Cotton

tape, Ward 1601

magnificently to #47 3

At 16th, but he played the last three 1104 154 47 played the last of the 72 holes.

At the last, a par 5, won, but it took none of the credit 1830 266 10 least 16,000 spectators lined the sides boles in 3, 4. 3.

19 53.11 of the fairway and behind the green, he put an iron shot It. from the pin from Wooderson, whose great fight has not been equalled in mile relay 21210 172 52.60 apparently careless of the drenching and huded the putt.

in this country. Yet Branch curried the honours in running 8.34 815 32.12 rain which tumbled down on their

were able to Club this round with a fighting Anish of

White Archilles 620 145 31.08 many-coloured umbrellas. 1233 232 51.04

21 shots for the last six holes.

retain their trophy in this race, they were less fortunate in the English senior mile relay (4 at 440 yards?

Arnuki R. M. Kimpton Washbrook R. E. S. Wyni Philipson Sutcliffe

farris

Baritsatf

Gunn

Cook

M. J. Barton Ames

J. It. Pawle

165 53.11

035 214 48.35

463 105 48.30

+

As it happened the champlon bun- 115f 109 40.04 kered his second shot and took 5, but 074 11140.00 the crowd gave him a tremendous 013 140*45.75

1180

131 44.00 cheer, for they knew he had broken

total by two. 853 192 42.75 Reggie Whitcombe's BO0 201 4230 strokes and was unlikely to be

714 123 42.00

Fiorencio Mac Song, the Manila fighter, is certain he can, and will, knock Young Aromin into the middle of next week for month?); "Bud" Whelan thinks Fus. Owens is just asking for a lot of scored 83. unnecessary trouble in matening his skill against him in the featherweight class, and "Iron" Bux, Jr., whose pic-

Walter Hammond helped himself Worthington

Langridge, John ture you see above, has announced to another century and helped Glou-

Ieldon that he will give Fus. Hoosen a 24-Lester to beat Glamorgan. Goddard Gregory hurs heudache with one his followed up his Test match achieve. Cibbant

ment by taking 13 wickets for 99rich spreiality punches. -

The boys, anyhow, are cager en- runs.

J. G. Halliday ough, and those vho like to see

Compton, D. some fast milling and mixing should After putting themselves in a win- Leyland

Davies. E make a point of visiting the Po Hing | ning position, Kent Jost their grasp Gimblett Theatre to-night,

377 104 38 13 the match against Notis and Keeton

15 38.00 Smith. D. Derby pinally a drawn game was recorded.

Croom

100 110 37,31 Summurka (162), Leslie Todd (100 Langridge (as) 30 3

1003 mot out) and Ames (98) were biggest Armstrong. N. F.

801 (Lefer) 2A 4 contributors to Kent's score of 407

*Signites Not Out. for 5 declared. Lanchshire respol-

BOWLING

Touring Footballers

Beaten

on

Fishlock

Arstly with 100, Keeton playing a grand innings of D9 not out, but after following-on they completely i

Shas mastered the Kent attack and at the Smith (J.) elose had scored 408 for 9. Hard- Į Verity staff hit up 146 and Gunn 135.

018 156 41.72

40.DU 1311 175 1022 140 40.011 1020 154 40.00 1123 150 40.10 30.86 -5912 140

951 175 39,63 317 77 39.62 110 39 50 831 167 38,6

140 30.42 120 30.15

100

150* 37.14

caught.

11)

(Crews

74-290

wns

HOW THEY FINISHED y. Colloa (Ashridge)

74 72 73 11-290 championship, which London A.C. Whitcombe (Parkstone) 72 0 14 75-205

20 75 70 72-2013 secured from them by a mere 1 Larry (USA)

London's

performance yards. C. Whitcombe

73 21 14 76-104 all the more praiseworthy because

Fred

Wolf, their B. Nelson TBA) 70 74 70 75-297 they were without

with Olympic star, who is troubled 72 74 70 70-200

is 70-29 damaged thigh muscle which

likely to

to keep him out of the A.A.A. 77 2 70-293

2-200 championships this week-end. Several noteworthy efforts

(U.S.A.)

75 76

Ed. Dudley

(Sundridge It was the finish of one of the A. Pagom

Parki I have most remarkable rounds

A. J. Lacey Berkshire .. ever seen. Colton started it, know- w. Laidlaw (Ashridge! ing that he had to do 72 to lead Horton Smith (U.S.A....27 the field; yet he played as it be R. Guldabi S.A)

S. Snead (USA) were Indulging in a friendly game on his own course and even assisted D. Shute (U.S.A.

W. J. Branch Leicester)

in marshalling the crowd into their P places before taking his shots,

He made only one slip in an out-

Allies (Temple New- Rain)

H. Peard U.S.A.)

F. Robertron (Ashridge)

ward half of 35, a short approach at A. D. Lucke 18. Afrien)

the 7th. On the homeward journey

shot went

A. C. Huvets (Sandy

Lodge)

to the W. 3. Cox (Wimbledon

Park)

121 30.07 he missed a patt of 2ft. at the 15th. Adams (Liverpool).

otherwise every right place. Seven times he got D. . Heen (Surbiton) down in two from off the green, thus J. Busson Pannall beating the Americans at their own T. Collinge (Swinton Park)

A. D. Chirmerons (With

Ington) Came.

The Americans were eclipsed 50 w, tagen (USA)

448.2

3.1 H. W. Avery 103 1170 74 13.89 132.2 1113 1332 83 10.04

717

Gover Langrider 13 Andrews

103

1547 3 10.3 1813

90 10.60 thoroughly that only Nelson and Dud- M. Dallemagne (France) 127 490.2 1115 63 17.69 ley, of their Ryder Cup team, found J. 309.3

1033 120

92 14.09

eight leaders. 128 17.08 place among the 874.3 210 479.3 199 1877 43 18.30 They offered no excuses, for several 432.9

New Zealanders obtaincil a fine Goddard Sydney, July 10. victory over Surrey by 142 runs. Martin Australia's footballers defeated the The match was featured by tall Nichols

Hammand WR.) 254.1 made 144, Page Eastman F.A. touring amateur site 5-4 in scoring. Donnelly

11.3 443 70 1314 603.2

17243

the first Test. The Australians were 99, Gregory 100, Sandhom 83 and Smith (L brilliant individually. Later they Watts 85. Improved their combination and thereafter the English goal was in- cessantly bombarded.

Here are the results and leading One reason performances as cabled by Reuter.

for this success was the inability of Joy. The tourists' pivot, to hold their centre-forward,

#17

.28

BERT ET RACE PER FRFA

SER

McLean Buchanan

Cantle E. E. Whitcombe (Meyrick

Park!

70 24

77-300 76-100

were

81-301 achieved in the Junior Champion- 80-30 ships, notably by J. F. Lockwood 77-303 when winning the furlong final in 383 22.0sec., and by D. A. Wilkinson who 70-304 took the 120 yurds hurdles in 15.55cc. 10-304 Bath lowered record.

78 70-30-1

76 76-304

81 73-303

Early in the year I wrote that only 17, has the Lockwood who is

He now ings of a world-beater, makings

303 enormed that view. Running on 76-304 the outside lane, he outpaced

the

an extent that he finalists to such 30s had five yards at the finish.

-309

307

of them informed me that they were J. Burton (side) 50 4333 quite accustomed to conditions such 5. 1. King note Park) 70 74 76 82-319 Land.

3. Revolto (U.S.A.) as prevailed to-day. They were at A. Dalley (Wanstead) home either in wind or ruin: in their A. Doomer (France)

J. Fallon fuddersfield their fallure own words,

was ap-11. ingall (almore) accountable and inexcusable.

120

1.55

3. C. Clay

TO 30.71 91 1993

FIELDING FIGURES

(To July 10, thelusive)

No. of Catches

26-M. J. Turnbull,

beat

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Yorkshire (279 and 69/0) Essex (184 and 103) by ten wickets.

John Langridge. 22-Y. R. Hammond, "Sub,"

1-4. Mitchell

Thornton was outstanding in the England side when they made des-

20. Crapp. it. Hazel. A. . Sellern, Lancashire (6-10/8 dec.) beat Sus-10G. 5. uyes. . E. Hammend. A. 3. perate attempts to equalise, while

Hohnes, It. It. Moore. others who stood out were Eastham sex (340 and 205) by an Innings and

W. Goddard. Jas. (2 goals), Matthews (2), Finch and five runs.

Langridge, A. W. Yardley. Leck, Reuter,

Gloucestershire (310 and, 162/217-1. Peifard, F. E. Woolley.

A. 11. dec.) beat Glamorgan (135 and 91316--M, E. Barton, D. Compton,

Dyson, F. Watanzi. by 255 rims.

13. Arnold, W, 11. Ashdown, W.

Edrich, Tendren, F. M. Sibbles D. Smith

Drambuie

Heuer Dades acts Tipare

FRAMBUN

WITHTS

THE

LIQUEUR &

FOR

THE DELUGE

At one time late in the afternoon

31ing D.

The strong wind which blew down' back, straight throughout the the 14-309 afternoon hind much to do with the 77-310 lowering of B. C. Ledeboer's 120 yards 02-10 urdles record of 15.8sec. F. L. Row-

Northern the

champion, 78 70 3 70-31, equalled record in his heat, but D. the lowered (Southern) 70 72

WT Paul 80-311 Agures to 15.5 when narrowly beat- A. Wilkinson, the Southern The 70-312

in the next, heat. 81-312 performance left Paul a little tirel 75 70 10 79-312 and the fuel provided a battle-royal Rowland and Wilkinson. 70 83-312 between

to hurdle they Jumped ft. A. Cruickslinn U.S.A. 10 74 77 05-314 Hurdle

Wilkinson galning throughout, 81-314

slight advantage on the run in 82--314

cqua Paul's carlier effort of 15.5. 00-314 Paul, although third,

01-315

J. J. Taylor Pattern Dar}

G. W. McIntosh (S. Staff) 774 W Nolan Portmarnock) 71 70 L. B. Aytan. nr.

Suicide

G. Knight Bloxwich)

Park!

(9.

74

there was a possibility that the hon our so worthily won by Cotton would w. Shankland aydock be snatched, at any rate, temporarily,

Dobson Hentrew) 79 from his grasp. After ceasing for an w.. MeMinn (Fair-

haverti hour, raih commenced to fall heavily

salone)

Fairweather

10-13. O. Allen, T. Wellard, N. W. D. Í again and some of the greens were 3.

water-logged. Alliss and Branch J. Senger (Rothley Park) 78 found the first green almost covered with pools and refused to putt. They Jsent back word to the clubhoure.

Komerset (320) brat Northants (158 and 160) by by an innings and 15-A. E. Alderman. J. Parks, R. w. v.

Tabins. Q. Smart, P. Smith Stephens, B. Taylor, H. Verily, T. 8. Worthington.

two runs.

The R. and A. committee held a hurried conference and dispatched men out with brushes and besoms to clear away the water. Later they went out to inspect the course them- minutes passed before we received the tidings that the championship would be pleted,

Kent (467/6 dec.) beat Noits. (190 13-n. G. funt, R. T. D. Herks, Mselves and anxious and 488/9) on first innings.

FRIENDLY

New Zealanders (435 and 198/5 deo.) beat Surrey (277 and 274) by 112 runs.

BATTING

Roberta (N.2.), F. P. Robinson, Sims C. Turner. Walker lanta), 12-W. H. Andrews, G. Geary, J. Horton,

H. Larwood.

Huller

Janier

Flott

WICKET-KEEPERS

38 Levett

20 Bucking-

11 24 (N.Z.)

ham

26 Tinzi

22 Wood

M. I

Wade

cont+

This champlonship of 1937 will go down in history as a going eple-a Std. Cstory of three gallunt Englishmen

nghting for the title, bravely

And

22 stoically, in weather that would have

daunted the stoutest heart.

1

.... 11

#

15

25 A. Gibb .0

Matthews

Whetherly

& WICKETS IN AN INNINGS

No. of Times

Stpd, Ct

Price

11 Brooks .. 4

30 Amy

36 Maxwell

Paynter (Lancs) v. Sussex Sunnucks (Kent) v. Notts Hardstaff (Noits) v. Kent Donnelly (N. Zealanders) v.

Lucken 322

10

McCorkell

10%

Duckworth

146

Cornford

Surrey

144

Brierley

Currall ....

Gunn (Notts) v. Kent

135

I am mond (Gloucester) V

Glamorgan

121

Lee, F. (Somerset) v. Northants 115 115 Cox (Sussex) v. Lancashire... Washbrook (Lanes) v. Sussex, 108

·Gregory (Burrey) v. N Zea

17-T, W. Goddard.

10. C. Clay.*

9-A. R. Gover.

landers

100

Tood (Kent v. Notts

100*

Keeton (Notis) v. Kent

90*

Amen (Kent) v. Nolls...

08

Oldfield (Lancs) v. Sussex Walls (Surrey),v, N. Zealanders 85 Sondham (Surrey) v. N. Zea-

02

1745

landers

83

Sutcliffe (Yorkshire) v. Essex Ingle (Somerset) v. Northianis 70

83

No.

ROYAL PALATES

SINCE

Sole Agents:

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co., Ltd.

* Indicates not out.

DOWLING

Goddard (Gloucester) v. Glam-

organ

and

5 for 58 8 for 41 Bowen (Yorkshire) v. Essex 7 for G ... 6 for 47 Wright (Kent) v. Neits Clark (Northants) v. Somer.

5 for 80

1. Verity."

7-2. B. Mitchell, F. Smith,

WASHED OUT OF THE TITLE

14 First we had Reggie Whitcombe,

18

15

who had the worst luek of all. He

played throughout the rain,

while

la athers had a break at nearly an hour,

G-W. II. Andrews,* 0. W. Herman, Jas.

Langridge. 11. A. Smith

5-F. Koller, S. H. Marlin,* W. Philip- son, B. Pollard, 2. Smith, A. W, Wei-, Jard, D. V. P. Wright.

4. F. I, Darwali-Smith. 1. E. Ham- mond, E. C. Jones.” H. T. D. Perki," F. A. Bibbles, 3. M. sima,” 17. 3. Toda, W. Voce. A. E. Watt.

*Ins taken 10 wickets in a match,

CENTURIES

DW, R. Hammond,"

B. Jutton.

. . Parks.

He was literally washed out of the title.

Starting the Inst round with a two strokes lead, he went very well until he missed a 21, putt at the sixth.

On the next tee the rain-soaked club slipped from his hands and the ball travelled only a few yards. That mishap brought a C and. though he persevered to the end, he could never atone for the loss. of the strokes.

Then came Padgham, more confid- ent than I have seen him for some time. He reached the turn in 30 and slood on the 14th tee one under fours and only a stroke behind Whitcombe. There, however, he began to feel the strain and finally finished with n 7 at the 18th, owing to visiting the waters

B-L. G. Berry, C. s. Dempster, John of the Barry Burn.

Langridge. X. 2. 8. Wyatt." 4-L. E. G. Ames,” E. Paynter,*

I. E. Dollery, 11. 11. Gibbons, J.

Last of the four, for Cotton Inter- vened, came Charles Whitcombe, who, -A. E. Aldeman, J. Arnold, just na he started, ran into the worst Barnett, Cook. Cox, D. Davis, of the weather. He knew he had to Hardtall," J. Iddon, 7. O'Connor, J.go round in 71 to win. He began 11. Pawie, X. T. Prentice D. Smith, extremely well with five 4's, but a 6 M.J.Turnbull, C. Washbrook. W. Phillipson and G. II. Fope scored at the long sixth owing to bunker

trouble gave him a jolt. He recover

maiden centuries,

83 31317 threatened for the title.

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