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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY,

AUGUST 2,

1937.

HYDE-LAY'S "MIRACLE" WOOD WINS

Saturday's Boxing

Why Bud Whelan Was Given Verdict

THE REFEREE EXPLAINS

With most of the crowd voic- ing their disapproval at the deci- sion, and a section attempting to make their feelings more forci- bly known, last Saturday's fea- therweight scrap between "Bud" Whelan and Fus. Owens at the. Po Hing Theatre, ended dramatic note.

on a

Police had to deal with the more belligerent spirits who were plainly angry at Mr. "Kid" Marriott's verdict in favour of Whelan. The majority

of the spectators had obviously made Owens was n up their minds that

good winner and the referee's verdict came as a profound shock to them.

This

the Telegram Mr. Marriott rang up

office to explain why

he had given Whelan the decision.

He said: "Whelan was by far the more scientific and clever boxer, and

Snatches

BOWLS TIE

Victory On Sensational Last

www

Sir Malcolm Campbell's speedboat Bluebird with which he hopes to so m Recent trials on Loch Lomond had to be postponed owing to poor conditions.

he won ont points quite comfortably, COLLYER NEARLY VARSITY

1 awurded him the points for his

superior boxing skill, his cleverness and his better selence."

BOXING ASSOCIATION

Control Body Finally Goes

Out Of Existence

DID IT

Only 3-5sec. Outside 3/4-Mile Record

London, July 5.

CRICKET AVERAGES

OXFORD

Played 11. Wan 1, Lost 4, Drawn 3

BATTING

Not

inux. D.

II. Aver

8.34

A. J. Collyer (Watford 11.), the Southern half-mile champlun and new holder of the English native record at that distance, ran a bril-

lant race at the Enfield A.C. meeting | CM. Kimpton to win the three-quarter mile invita-

The Anal general meeting of the Association was Ilongkong Boxing held in the omees of the Liquidator, Mr. John Fleming, of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, on Salur- day, when the statement of accounts tion short limit handicap. showing the manner in which the winding-up had been conducted, and

Starting from scratch, he won by

the properly of the Association dis-four yards from II. W. Chinery (St. posed of, was passed.

Albans A.C.) (60 yards) in 3min. The following extraordinary reso-5.0sec.

he was passed.

That the books, lution, was accounts and documents of the As- the Liquidator soclation and thereof, be retained by the Liquida-

Despite a rather high wind, Collyer talled by only three-fifths of a second to equal the English native record

N. S. Mitchell-Innes 12

M. R. Bartun

J. G. Halliday

E. J. I. Dixon

1. M. Whitehouse

J. N. Grover

3. M. Walford

A. P. Sagleton

E. Weiherly 3. W. HI

W. Murray-Wood

F H. Darwall Smith

M. If. Matthews T. G. L. Ballance..

4888888VS GESENE

CHENPREIKBANS?

17.71

14.00

43° 13.28

12.50

.15

13

#.70

10

0.23

Bridge six

Also batted:

D

lay. 1; R., West.

10 and 18.

Peter Dainty (Southend and Coun-

BOWLING

D. H. Macindoe

tor, he undertaking to destroy sare for the distance which R. H. Thomas Cumming

from the dissolution of the Association." established at Stamford

of the

expiration of five years

In terms of the resolution of mem-years ago. bers at the meeting held on January

22, 1937, a

pald to Mr. Fuity of $1,000, wasty H.), the Essex three miles cham-

Brooks as a mark of

|

plon, was the winner

of the

two H. F. H.

local Ing ten yards ahead of the runner, B. S. Cornish, in Bmin. 45.8scc.

Appreciation of his long and efficient miles invitation scratch race, finish-

as Manager. service

The remaining tunds, after re- taining the small balance of $34.04 for final advertising and expenses,

of of in terms vection passed at the mme on the Ing, na follows:

Two thirds to Naval charities $1,000 One sixth to Army charities One sixth to Police charities

250

200

f

23.80

now world's water record.

I Have Turned Down Louis

-SAYS SCHMELING

Max Schmeling, cold-shoul-

Referees Elect W. J. Lewington

Croydon referee W. Le- wington was elected president of the Football League Re- forces and Linesmen's Asso- ciation at their annual confer- ence in London.

Retiring president W. P. Harper was presented with a silver trophy. Others elected were H. N. Mce (Mansfield), hon, sec., and N. L. Smith (Bir- mingham) hon. treasurer.

Football League president, C. E. Sutcliffe gave the meet- ing a few. ideas on the control of football for next season.

BRITISH WOMEN BOWLERS FLOGGED

Head

OMAR'S RINK

GIVEN

BIG

SURPRISE

EVENTFUL TENTH HEAD DECIDES MATCH

Great indeed was the surprise before had heen trailing 0-8. now led C. S. Rossclet's rink sprang on

10-0.

but one,

To

U. M. Omar's four in yesterday's The 13th head saw Leonard and semi-final of the Colony lawn Soares build up a fairly safe tour, bowls rink championship, winning and although Omar managed to take Rosselet supported his by 27-12 after trailing up to the colleagues by delivering another 10th head. The losero, which in-shot wood which finally gave his rink cluded the pairs champoins, A. M. six and made the match safe. and U. M. Omar, failed entirely

Thus the match, which at one time to settle down, and after a dis-promised to be as close as the other astrous (and very unlucky) tenth semi-taal, was won and lost on four head, they never saw the way heads, with the Omar brothers and

Razack well out-bowled. Rossclet and his colleagues went.

credit

due in Considerable In the other semi-final played on Souza as No. 3 for his fine work on the Civil Service green, A. Hyde the vital heads, and Sores ensity Lay's rink nosed out B. Basto and outplayed K. M. Omar as No. 1. his merry men after one of the most Leonard was rather more consistent exelting ties in the history of the thun A. A. Razack, and Rosselet championship. lyde-Loy won the

the invariably had a better wood than match

with [1 well-nigh miracle U. M. Omar, and was able to con- delivery, when, with the jack almost solidate the fine play of his men. in brief were The results obscured by B. Basto's shot wood, he succeeded in getting through a follows. well built-up head, graze the Jack London, July 10.

C. S. Roaselet's rink (J. R. Soares, and come

to rest about two inches Old stagers who thronged the

than

Busto's wood. The 3. W. Leonard, L. C. R. Souza' and Oval pavillon on Saturday were nearer

actually depended on a C. S. Rosselet, skip) beat U. M. astounded. at the Bne

cricket match

Omar's rink (R. M. Omar, A. A. shown by the women of England measure.

Razack, A. M. Omer and U; M. Omar, and Australia in this rubber mateli.

In this match, wood was matched skip) 27-12. The only man 1 met who expressed

(By Frank Thorogood)

Oval: Australia 201 for 8: England to bat.

were

up

49

heads no surprise was Mr. Leveson-Gower, wood, and some of the

brilliantly built

with! A. Hyde-Lay's rink (J. Watson, ex-president of the Surrey Club.

everything often depending on the C. B. Hosking, R. G. Craig and A. "I saw the first Test at Northump-last draw or drive. On the 20th 1yde-Lay, skip) beat 'B. Basto's rink ton," he said, "and the women were head, for example, after Watson and (1. Gittins, S. J. Houghton, A. H. just wonderful.”

Hosking had in turn sent up Ideal Basto and B. Basto, skip) 24-23. When Miss Holmes was engaged in woods. Gittins and louston, replied making top score of 70 my compan- with even better shots and when ion In the pavilion said: "She bats Hyde-Lay came to bowl the position! like Hardstaff," and this verdict on was precarious, Basto's rink being the Auburn-haired girl was means an extravagant one.

A FEMININE TOUCH

by

110

ultimate

Hyde-Lay attempted to four up. draw with his first wood, but was only jack high. With his second be drove and succeeded in taking out For three hours Patricis, from New two woods, but leaving the position dered out of one contest for South Wales, Illustrated attack and pretty for a draw. Busto, however, the world's heavyweight cham-defence with amazing skill, and once, just falled and thus the pionship and threatened with when nearly bowled, she offered winners saved the day. world-title fight-but still re- feminine touch by a careful adjust- ment of her hair as if to suggest that cognised by the British Boxing me of her flying locks had obscured

world Board of Control

the vision, champion-flew to London re- rently "to try to sort things, out."

**

There was some notable bowling by all the contestants. loughton and Gittins well matched Watson and Hosking, but Hyde-Lay was a trifle more accurate and consistent as skip, and saved more than one threatening the situation with lovely woods.

No girl in the team expounded the beauty of the carpet off-drive better thon Miss Pritchard.

to

Charlton's

Successful

Tour In U.S. And Canada

of Charlton' She made the ball sklm

Interesting details The result might easily have gone Athletic F.C.'s tour of America and fences like a low flying swallow, and

was a long time before we forgave the other way, yet the winners were Canada were given by James Seed, Miss Hide for howling her out.

Next in order of stroke play was worth their achievement if only for the manager, when the team arrived

at Southampton from Quebec. and the manner in which they refused whose wrist George,

rattled io get

when apparently in employed shoulders alike were making five delightful boundaries on hopeless positions faced them.

COLLAPSE FOLLOWS TRAGIC the off side.

HEAD.

Miss

0. M. R. W. Aver. Darwell-Smith: 394,3 77 1102 36 10.07

lie sat in his suite at the Savoy D. 1. Macindne. 418.4 109 908 42 23.52 Hotel and groaned: "Boxing is get-It

W. 2031.... 53.8 14 10

# 25.00 ting on 08.1 12 200 n, West********

level with wrestling. T. G. L. Balinnee 301.5 66 781 20 27.17 Well, I have enough money to live

29.41 W. Murray-Wood 151.3 22 500

30 738 23 23.44 un A. P.Singleton.. 234

"Schmeling last month $ 20.00

pald 13 148 N. 5.

£5,000 deposit and agreed to fight Mitchell-Innes 103.5 20 45 11 31.30 Tommy Farr, the British champion, R. C. M. Kimplon 140.4 10 470

. G. Halliday 14,4

42.00 at the White City, K. 1. Scott

Also bowled; I. L. Cunning, 2-0-50; M. M. Walford, 3-1-33-0.

E. C. Povey (Marlborough A.C.) ruined the one-mile geting chams) plonship of Middlesex, beating the holder, E. W. Hussey (Finsbury Park C.C.), by two lengths.

"Battling" Rio who put up à gamie scrap against Fus. Morgan last Baturday evening was benten os points in a very good welterweight fight,

14

0

HUNDREDS

30.01

The following six three-igure innings were played for Oxford University in Rrst-class matches:

THOSE CABLES

This partnership of 47 represented the highest and quickest of the day and the bowler who broke it up with

During the tour the team played 13 games. The first, against New York, was drawn, and the rest won, Chariton scoring in all-73 goals and

the total at 107 for 4 was Mrs, Davis. green a tragic tenth head for Omar's/debited against them..

A BRILLIANT CATCH

On the Hongkong Football Club having nine, including five pensities, rink turned the whole trend of the Welsh scored 20 goals. Of Ted- Not content, this slow left-hander match. Up to that point the Indians man's, 19, 11 were registered during caused a sudden collapse by taking led 3-0 and were lying two shots the two games in which he played the next three wickets for a mere when Rossciet, with his last wood, centre-forward.

song.

One of her two victims in

Willams injured a knee carly in the tour, and until he has seen his medical advisers here it will not be known whether he will be fit to play bowled during the coming season.

essayed a drive and was co successful single Miss Holmes, who hit 7 that he not only took out the opposit- ion shots, but left his rink five to the Another was Miss McLarty, finely good. caught and bowled high up and wide with the left hand, and here, let me

Schmeling brought with him from Germany cables which, he said, he had received from Mike Jacobs, New York promoter, General John J. Phelan, chairman of the New York M. R. Barton (2). 191 v Cloucestershire, State Athletic Commission, and Joe

over was at Jacobs, his New York manager, in- at Oxford: 130, Leicestershir).

viting him to fight Joe Louts for the fours. Oxford.

henvy-weight championship of the J. N. Grover (2): 121 University, at Lord a; 115 v. Minor Coun- world in New York in September.

Farr, in the meantime, has agreed ties, at Oxford.

N. S. Mitchell-Innes (2): 137 v, Lelces to fight Joe Louls in New York in say, that the English folding reached much below form, wille Rosselet and 1

a high standard." Oxford; 109 v. Sussex, at September for the world title as re- tershire, at Hove.

cognised by the New York State Athletic Commission. Syd Hulls, the London promoter, has served a writ

-

v. Cambridge

*Signines Not Out, CAMBRIDGE

Played 14, Won 3, Lost 7, Drawn 3, Abandoned 1 BATTING

J. JI, Pawle ....

J. D: G. Craib

N. W. D. Yardley

P. A. Gibb

P. M. Studd

D. C. Rought-Rought

II. Cameron

1. Aver 42.00 33.33

20.23

27.00

23.84

23.60

on him.

Schmeling produced a handful of cables, waved them, and said:

"When I agree to meet a man I meet him it it custs me a millon dollars.

Thereafter

.

Indians Lic

his men gained confidence on every head.

"We had a wonderful time," Mr. Seed sald, "In Montreal I met my two brothers, and the three of us had our first reunion for 14 years."

L. C. R. Souza, playing No. 3 was usily the man of the match, and who laid the foundation It was

be

One of the two climatic Interrup- tions caused a delay of nearly two

when the hours and

storm broke

Charlton's chairman, Mr. Albert nobody ran faster to the pavilion than

for a four on the eleventh head. Gliksten, arrived later in the day the two feminine umpires,

With one exception each woman with a single on the 12th head, from New York. He saw five of the

heads games during the tour, made the correct signals; but in the Rosselet's rink, which three

of a leg-bye the knee was lifted

case

a wee bit and gently patted,

Nearly 4,000 paid at the gate and when I left hundreds of school girls had assembled in the courtyard of the Oval waiting to collect mito- graphs.

"That's why I'm showing these cables. I could have met Louis, When I turned them down they went after Farr." Lawyers are now trying to win to keep the next world 21.00 the fight 21.41 championship fight in London-and 16.78 Schmeling goes back to his training P. Home 40 13.00 quarters in Germany to await the

Net

Inn, Q.

W. E. G. Payton

R. D. Bruce-Lockhart

W. M. E. White 11 3

D.00

TW. Fraser B

D3

414 01.03

1.75

R. G. Hunt.

A. P. T. White

M. Tindall

B. C. Khanna...... 14 4 139

D. B. Carmichael

10.04

37 9.00 verdict.

Also batted. It. Anderson, 10 and

7: A. L. Brodhurst, 1; and M. A. C. P.

Kaye, 7 and 0.

BOWLING

0. M. N. W. Aver

N. W. D. Yardley 100

10.03

H. G. Hunt 2312 45 800 25 239.96

D. C.

Tought-fought 305

J. D. G. Craib ..

T. W. Fraser

D. 8. Carmichael 112

M. Tindall

an 1028 42 23.10

100

II. Cameron. 120.3 30 454 17 28.47 3394 33 944 30 31.40

W. M. E. White

10

Bristol City Job Offer

No-One Wanted It

18 335 30.44 Chairman George Jenkins spoke up 40 140.00 when the polley of the Bristol City 615 12 42.91 board was criticised at the annual B. C. Khanna 252.4 02 680 24 49.00 meeting.

Bruce-Lockhart 34 2 98 1 18.00

R. D.

He offered 230 free shares in the Also howled: M. A. C. F. Kaye, 26 club If any sportsman would take his place and his financial responsibili- iles at the bank.

82-1.

HUNDREDS

The following eight three-figura innings were played for Cambridge University in first-class matches:

Cambridge.

The offer was not accepted.

A £1,500 loss on last season was explained by failure in the F.A. Cup

J. H. Pawie (9) 125, v. Hampshire, at competition, a bad arrangement of Basingstoke: 15 v. Free Foresters, fixtures, and weather. Cambridge; 105, v. Northamptonshire, at It was stated that the board were Interview n deputation N. W. D. Yardley (2): 104. v. Bussex, willing to at Worthing: 101. v. Oxford Universily, from the Supporters Association to * Lord's.

formulate schemes to help the club. P. A. Gibb (1): 113, v. Hampshire, At: The strength of the board was in- Basingstake.

1.6. Hunt (1): 117, v. The Army, at creased from seven to ten, F. Dre

wett and J. A. Hooper, retiring direc- Cambridge.

M. Tindell (1): 117, v. Bussex, at Wor»tors, were re-elected, with M. Crawford as a co-opted member,

thing.

*Bignifies Not Out.

C.

•

AUSTRALIA

K. 9 mth (Queensland) b Davla.....

Davis

AT.

(N.9.W.) lbw b

........ 70

eden. IN.S.W.) (capt) lbw b Davis. 10

N. McLarty (Vic

toria) and b

11. Pritchard

(N. 6. W.) Ilde

A Hudson N.S.W.

not gut

Davis

3

A Walsh (NSW)

Greenwood b

TWO FINE CRICKETERS TAKE BENEFITS

Arthur Mitchell, who took his 1904 beneût when Yorkshire played Suc-

1933

10 rey at Bradford this month, first Abroad

played for Yorkshire in 1922, but it 1033-34 (India) was not until 1928 that he appeared 1035-38 (Jamaica) 23 with any regularity in the side, and he became a "Axture"

44

2,043

40.54

40

1,820

1,153

27.05

2.3

107,04

two

years

not

15

out

W. Deorge (Vic-

Extras

toria) Whel-

an Davis. 36

E.

he is more useful lower down in the fringe of the Yorkshire team, but V. Total (0 wkls) 2011 order, as was shown at Leeds

South Africa in 1935, when he went A Wegemund (N.S.W.) to bat. ENGLAND, M. Meclagan (Surrey),

Tatal Test Cricket

Norman Kliner, whose benefit fell 10 later when he scored 1,320 runs and

In the match between Warwickshire averaged 50.70.

and Derbyshire at Birmingham a Mitchell is a good opening bat, but week age, was for five seasons on the

397 10

15,407 J7

39.80

200

29.80

in

1024 he began qualifying

for

War-

b ....... 20

P. Antonio (Vic- toria) Lowe b Whelan

Taylor 3. Flaherty (N.9.W.)

Baowball Hampshire), 3. Davis (Biddle in No. 5 and scored 58 and 72. He wickshire, and in the eleven seasons sex). M. Hide Burrey) (capt.), M. M. is a fine fieldsman, especially in the since 1928 he has never failed to Greenwood rachelate slips, and on five occasions in 1931 score 1,000 runs, while in 1933 his (Kent). M. Lowe (Not), A. Collinse (Biddlesex), D. Helton (Notts, M. J: Tay he made three catches in an innings. Aggregate was over 2,000, Included for (Surrey), K. Whelan (Civil Service). His catches in first-class cricket total in these figures were 22 centuries.

280,

Kilner's complete figures to May 1, 1937, are: Basat England *1019

*1920

ipi

•1022

*1923

In 1933, for H. D. G. Leveson- Bristol schoolboy international, Gower's XI. v. M.C.C. Australian Harold Hargett fifteen-year-old in-Team at Scarborough, he scored a no! side forward, has signed amateur out century in each innings. Only six other batsmen have performed forms for Bristol City.

Robert Gardiner, Dundee United Ula feat. Ilis battingt record is: 1024

Подкол

Comp. England inside forward, has been secured by Bristol Rovers. Gardiner, who piny 1933 ed last season for Dartford, had a fee 1923 of £1,500, but this was reduced.

Portsmouth F.C. balance sheet for last season shows a profit of £3,017. 1927 Bate rechints mounted in £27,754, 1925 Chief items of expenditure were 29

and wages £10,848 for players' £2,805 for hotel and travelling ex- pensas.

1974

1030

Comp

Inna. „Runa, 100's. Äver,

200

1026

1.487

Inn. Runs. 100's. Aver.

10272

2

31

13.50

2028

1020

25

26.00

24.50

1931

1.083

014

34.11 1932

1,192

18.30 1933

1,320

30.12

Tola!

2,150

537 10,430.

For Yorkatira.

30.30