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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1937.

MIDDLESEX HEADING FOR ANOTHER CRICKET WIN

REAL THREAT TO CARSON &

YORKSHIRE

Essex Defeat Worcester THE CLOSE

SCORES.

London, Aug. 5. Middlesex who are making a determined bid for the county cricket championship and arc actually head of the table, made victory against Somerset certain to-day, when, at close of play,

Louis-Braddock Fight Film

To Bo Shown Hero

Announcement was made this morning that the film of the Joe Louis-Braddock world heavyweight championship fight will be shown in Hong- kong on August 12. It has been booked for the Queen's Theatre.

Somerset had scored 187 in one GREYHOUND

innings and 146 for 7 wickets at

their second attempt after Mid- DERBY

dlesex had run up the imposing

total of 514.

Yorkshire, too, are strongly placed IN RECORD

for victory over Leicestershire. With one wicket down in their second nings, Yorkshire lead by 138 runs.

Kent appear to have a sporting eliance of beating Noits, although their realulus;

TIME

SQUIRES

WIN FINAL

TAKE SHANGHAI TENNIS TITLE

FOR SECOND TIME

Shanghai. Aug 3.

The mighty L. D. Carson-"Dud" Squires combination again proved its worth yesterday by overwhelming ' the team of S. K. Hu and K. F. LI In three straight sets, 6-2, 0-3, 0-3, to capture the County Open Tennis Doubles Championship for the second consecutive year. Despite the gusty wind the winners displayed sound control, and with their greater ex- perience and fine understanding romped away to an easy victory.

The Chinese pair were expected to put up a stiffer resistance because of their Impressive display in the semi-Anal, in which they defeated the seeded team of Ronald Mn and K. C. Chow in a grand tussle of four sel But unable to adjust them-

five wickets will WINNER AT DEATH'Sselves to the adverse conditions, and

DOOR LAST YEAR

have to put together a few runs,

Sussex- cannot hope for anything better

first than

innings points against Glamorgan, but Lancashire are certain to beat Gloucestershire,

London, July 5. Wattle Bark, a, dog which who, with three wickets outstanding | year ago was taken to his in their second Innings lead only by

paltry 62 runs.

ESSEK WINS

Essex scored against Worcester- shire to-day, winning by 121 runs. Bowlers were dominant, the biggest total in one innings being 108.

Essex scored 198 (Perks 8 for 63) and 163 (Perks 7 for 43), to which Worcestershire replied with (Nichols 5 for 36, Peler Smith & for 27) and 100,

02

Perks bowled brilliantly for the losers, hlu 15 wickets for the entire

match costing only 185 runs.

Yesterday's close of play scores, cabled by Reuter, were as follows:

Glamorgan 358. Bussex 384/8 Lancashire 454. Gloucestershire 287 and 229/7

Kent 332 and 105/3. Notis 265 Yorkshire 333/9 dec.

and 7/1 Leicestershire 202

103

Hampshire 272 and 181/2. Surrey

Somerset 187 and 150/7. Middle- sex 514

Derbyshire 330 and 07/2. thants 242

Nor-

Warwickshire 239 and New Zealanders 280,

115/5.

English Cricketers To Rest

NO WINTER TOURS

ARRANGED

London.

The M.C.C. Is not sending a team

trainer's kennels more dend than alive, won the Grey hound Der- by, the biggest prize in grey hound racing in this country, in record time at the White City.

also perhaps aware of the power on the other side of the net, they gave a very erratic exhibition to the great disappointment of the fair Chinese following itat turned out yesterday at the County Athletic Club courts to! witness the final.

To Carson and Squires it was just another title to the long string of have championship victories they clinched in the last few years,

Their exhibition yesterday thoroughly just- fles their selection" 05 first couple in forthcoming interport tennis

the

The distance of $25 yards was run In 20.20 seconds, a national record, serles against Tientsin. With a dashe and the winner came home by oneing Carson, wicked with his forchand and a half lengths. The prize was

£1,250,

Wallle Bark was bought at a four Bure price by Mr. Dent, the hus- band of the present owner, on his trainer's advice.

ani

fury a

with his overhead smashes,

and a Squires who plays un almost perfect net game, and the two thoroughly conversant with uther, the team is easily the most powerful that Can be produced

As soon as Mr. Dent had made his locally. purchase the dog slckened and he is only alive to-day because three veterinary surgeons, the finest that money could secure, fought for his Hfc. 11 cost £200 to save him.

Then a few weeks ago Mr. Dent

tave him to his wife and so gave

away his own chance of winning the Derby, Wattle Bark is a one man dog. His one man is Mick Hennessey, his kennel boy, who sleeps outside his kennel every night.

THE PLAY

ench

Carson commenced serving in

slight drizzle and with a strong wind helping him easily took the first game S. K. Hu who gave a steadier dis- play than his partner K. F. L lost la serve mainly on Li's erratic per- formance at the net. The Chinese air livened up matters by breaking Squires service to make the score 3-1 and then Carson again won to make Wattle Bark was second favouriteit 4-1. Hu flashed some form and his at 5-2 in the betting; Shove Half-lightning service brought the County penny, who had beaten him into players another game, but the even- second place in the semi-finals, being tual winners ran off with the next Becont Invourite at 7-4.

two to capture the set 6-2.

The placings were reversed this

time will Grosvenor Bob, the third The Chinese showed their best i

in f

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Who'd be a CRICKET 'PRO'?

HUNDEROUS applause, glorious sun- shine, a huge crowd darkening the stands of historic Lord's, and one lone "beflannelled" figure making his way to the Pavilion, hot but happy that he has achieved a great personal triumph.

He does not know whether to run or walk, to keep his cap off or on, to look up or keep his eyes downcast.

Moments of delicious embarrassment send a cold shiver down his spine, for he knows that among those standing before the Pavilion are the members of one of the most exclusive clubs in the world, the M.C.C., and they are standing acknowledglug, like ex- elted selioolboys, the century made by a professional cricketer.

"A great innings." they say. "Whint a grand player{ "

Or the scene may be somewhat different. A bowler has scattered the opposition, has taken many wickets for few runs and as the side leaves the field his colleagues modestly hang back so that the hero of the moment may duly acknowledge the great reception being accorded to him.

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VERY professional cricketer has seen one or other of these two pictures in his mind not once nor twice but thousands of times. They are ever with him.

They mark the height of his am- bition, the goal he may struggle a lifetime to reach but find ever be yond his grasp, for few enjoy the reward of complete success in a profession generally believed to be one so full of glamour.

What is the job of a professional cricketer? He plays a game all the summer through, out in the open air six hours a day, lauded and feted by the crowd, for good money with lunches and travel- ling provided free of charge.

"We play the same game," I can

tainment and exercise, and we pay for our own lunches and aur own travelling. Money for jam it there ever was auch a thing."

la Coruntion Derby was wit-farm the second set. Unable to hear you say, for our own enter nessed by a crowd of over 80,000 and opponents they fell back on lobs and while the race was not broadenst by placements, and with the tricky wind the B.B.C., either on their home or huiping matters fought neck and neck Empire programmes. It was broad- to 3-3. The champions then let loose east throughout the U.S.A.

a series of winners

delight

the 4,000 CHILDREN MISSED TREAT onlookers and took the set 6-3. In The race was a triumph for Syder, the third and final set the losers gain the Wembley trainer, as both the resisted strongly up to 4-3 in favour winner and the third dog came from of Carson and Squires, but then the his fennels. His other charge, Avion better finesse of the latter enabled Ballerino.

was bought for £25 them to take the set and match. who was went уск through to the final, falled to gain a place. A pity. Had the

she

won 4,000 children in

Elephant and Castle district would HANS STUCK WINS

have been given a free ten and a cinema show by her owner, Mr. S. Hyami.

One could not help thinking of

overseas this winter, because the them as one watched Avlun Bal-

MOTOR RACE

Australians will be here next suTI- Jerino beaten. They were sitting up Wet Weather Prevents

mer, and the powers at Lord's have decided that, in the Interests of Eng- lish cricket, no touring side should be arranged.

late to see if the dog won. It had been arranged that a

green rocket should be fired to show that she had won. A red one was to go up if she beaten, When a red shower burst over southeast London, there must have been

many and hearts.

wan

Any High Speeds

Freiburg in Breisgau, Aug. 1. Dense fog hung over the Schauins- Land mountain to-day when before little 140,000 spectators the great mountain

motor ruce on the twelve kilometrej

This decision has been reached In order to permit of the English play- ers having a rest in the coming close season. There will be, however. The dog which gained second track full of sharp curves began.

tours arranged by private individuals; such as Captain Brinkman's XI visit to the Argentine und Lord Tenny

son's trip to India.

professionals.

The Hon. C. J. Lyttelton's Cana- dian team will be limited to 13, and in reducing the party to this strength the M.C.C. appear to be taking a great risk.

pince, Shove Halfpenny, was brought

kilometres

Don't be too hasty. There is more, far more, in the life of a professional cricketer than all the good things that immediately come to mind.

He has his worries and troubles, his grave anxieties, his bitter dis- appointments and an uncertainty regarding his future that is always with him. This profession, believe

by Charles

Bray

me, is studded with as many trag- edles as any other.

uncertainty The glorious

of cricket carries with It the terrible uncertainty of the professional erleketer. Unlike a great painter, acter or musician, the professional may suddenly find his skill waning, The years roll by, and the strain upon his physique begins to tell.

He is not the player he was, and If he hasn't provided well for the future he may suffer all the more because he has known and tasted the good things of life,

Yet it must be admitted that the life and prospects of the profes- sional are 100 per cent. brighter to-- day than in pre-war days. Money comes easily to him; too easily, It is sometimes claimed, for should he be gifted with outstanding ablity at this game he may find himself earning at a very early age as much as £25 to £30 a week in the summer.

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ICH counties like Yorkshire and Lan- cashire

pay their "capped" professionals £9 for a home match of three days and £14 to £15 for away game, Out of this money the players must pro- vide themselves with the necessary clothes and equipment, and hotel accommodation, when they are

awny.

But the pay is by no means atan-

LAWN BOWLS TITLE

DECIDED

One of the things cricketers have to stand up to "close- up" photography with a tele- photo lens. Here is Jack Hobbs, the most popular pro- fessional cricketer yet,

It's not only when fielding and making runs that they have to TILI. Sometimes the crowd's enthusiasm puts them to fight.

dardised. The poorer the county the lower the pay rates, but few if any pay less than £0 or £9 a home match and £9 or £10 for an away game. During the winter every

capped professional receives a retaining wage of abuut £3 10, at week, and those players who are professional footballers as Well manage to knock up a very good weekly salary all the year round.

Moreover, it is possible to re- ceive a "beneft" after about ten years' service.

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These benefits," of course, vary

Yorkshire tremendously. In average

runs Into nearly $2.000, and the county committee wisely refuses to allow the re-

one

MAY

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TITLE TO-MORROW

Important Matches In All Divisions

FIRST DIVISION

The first division championship of the lawn bowls league may clubs in the Lengue matches to-mor- out of retirement in an effort to win On the damp roads it was impossible his first classic. This great dog has to attempt to reach new records. be won and lost to-morrow. After last week's upset when Kowloon row: beaten nearly every racer of note in Hans Stack, in an Auto Union, won Docks visited Craigengewer and won by three shots, the position

C.C.-L. Craigengower

CR. The M.C.C., in that capacity, are

the country but has never yet won the race with an average speed of 68

an hour, followed by in the contest for the championship has become more and more "classic."

Souza, M. A. R. Souza, A. E. Coates, sending a team to Canada In August

The dog was discovered by his Bernd Rosemeyer in an Auto-Union speculative.

and B. W. Bradbury (skip); A. S. but this is to be a very short trip and present owner, Mr. C. C. Keen, run-and Rudolf Caracciola in a Mercedes- : will not include any of the leading ning loose in the streets of Tipperary. Benz.

The result has seriously jeopardised, Kowloon Tong. This has been the Gomes, A. A. Razack, A. M. Omar In company with a little fox terrier, This race was at the same time the Craigengower's chances, though they graveyard of many hopes this year, and U. M. Omar (skip); J. S. Lan- running. It and it also has to be recognised that doll, V. N. Allenza, C. S. Rosselet his inseparable companion. Shove last run in the German automobile are still well in the Halfpenny was the terror of every championship. This title was carried niso brought Kowloon Docks back the K.T.G.C.A. team is fast improve and R. Basa (skip).

Kowloon C.C.-A, A. Dand, T. cat in the district.

off by Rudolf Caracelela through his within striking distance of Craigen- ing and well capable of holding its When Mr. Keen, who was greatly magnificent victory in the Grand gower and Recreio. The lust-namedown in the best of company. Clvli

R. H. E. verfully Prix of Germany. Numerous other are theoretically the best placed of Service will have to be at their best Mndar, R. G. Craig and F. Goodwin muscular build and powerful shoul-events in the sport-car and motor- the three teams, although they have to win but even if they fall, it (skip); A. E. Silkstone,

is generally expected they will able Marks. H. Overy and E. C. Fincher

(skip) W. Mulcahy, the Canadians dera of the dog, decided to buy, he rele with and without side-car games to catch up. and Re-to collect the necessary three points Brown, E. Kern and. J. M. Juzk think thint two was offered the terrier as part of the classes were also won by Germans.

Docks To-morrow the

from their other two matches, more players should be taken, and bargain.

erelo meet, which means that one

(skip). an extra pair of dependable bowlers Realising that it would not be

may cut the other's throat to help To-morrow's' programme and come

How-of the selected teams follow. ought to be included.

Craigengower on to the title. ever, much will depend upon the

TO-MORROW'S GAMES Happy Valley team itself which has 10 receive the powerful Police side,

CLUB DE RECREIO'S TASK AT victors last Saturday over Kowloon

KOWLOON for Bowling Green, Defeat here Craigengower will practically put them out of the running.

saw

Feople who here last summer

the impressed with

possible to kennel the two dogs to-

It is hoped that following the visitgether at Northaw, Mr. Keen had no

of the M.C.C. to Canada arrange ments will be made for mother Canadian side to tour England in 1030.

TRIUMPH FOR JACOBS

alternative but to leave the terrier behind.

Jacobs till 1040.—Router.

up

LADIES' GOLF

Mrs. Mackenzie Qualifies For Captain's Cup

to

The followinst matches are down It was Jacobs who signed

for Uecision in the League morrow: Jimmy Braddock and Joe Louis to

I.R.C, VIRTUAL CHAMPIONS

FIRST DIVISION meet in a title fight at Chicago-on

Cralgengower C.C. v, Police R.C. June 22 after Braddock, then reign- Mrs. W. J. E. Mackenzie qualified

v. Kowloon 1.0.C. The second division championship | Kowloon C.C. Ing heavyweight champlon of the for the Caplain's Cup in the Ladies'

Kowloon Dock R.C. v. Club de tecelo world, had been fixed to meet Max Section of the Royal Hongkong Golf will almost certainly be decided to Civil Service CC. V. Hongkong rel

Recreation Club

RECOND DIVISION Schmeling at the Madison Square Club at Happy Valley with a score morrew. Indian

V. Kowloon C.C. Garden on June 3. The Madison of 90-20-70. Miss Goodrich had need two points to assure themselves Indian R.C.

of the title. They receive

Craigengower C.C. v. Club de flecreta K.C.C., Kowloon 13.G.C. V. Talkoo N.C. Garden authorities were so the second score of 90-13-77. Squarever this that they resort-

whom they recently beat on the Police R.C.

v. Hongkong F.C. THIRD DIVINIÖN The Bogey Pool, played at Deep Cox's Road green, so they should be ed to law in an unsuccessful attempt.

Club de Recreio v. Kowloon F.C. their own to stop the Braddock-Louis fight. Water Bay, in June and July, was fairly safe to win on

Kowloon Tong N.C. v. Civ!! Bervice C.C. Hongkong P.C. V. Craigengower C.C. New York, Aug. 5. The announcement that Jacobs as won by Mrs. Murdoch, who was one

Civil Service require three points.K. Electric R.C. V. Yacht Club Mike Jacobs, the boxing promoter been given control of the Garden's down on bogey.

from their remaining three matches

PLAYERS SELECTED of the Twentieth Century Sporting boxing promotions must now be con-

The L. G. U. Monthly Medal, due Club, has been given control of allsidered as a complete triumph for

well

to And themselves benten who holds the contracts of to be played at Fanling on July 13, to win the third division. They may

The following players have been fia boxing promotions by the Madi-Jacobs,

morrow, for they have to play at selected 10 represent the various

New Controls Madison Square Promotions

son Square Garden, which has leas- most of the leading boxers of the did not draw any entries in either

the Bronze or Silver Divisions. ed its indoor and outdoor arenas to world, including that of Joo Louf.

green.

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cipient to handle the money. It is invested for him, and becomes an Insurance against the days when he will be no longer able to piny.

Other counties cannot provide such excellent "beneilts" for their

Indeed. In players.

soine in- stances it has been claimed that the "beneft" cost the player money. There will always be the story of the player asked by n certain county committee whether he would like a second "bencat who replied, "No thank you, I can't afford to take it."

Generally speaking. however, the player benents considerably. by a nice fat lump sum which, if he is wise, hu puts away against the rainy day that is almost cer- tain to come.

There is also talent money awarded on a points system, with a point usually worth 5s.

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you are

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out-

standing player there

is big money to be made and a most congenial life to lead. If you are not, it is a different story.

For every one who is successful there are dozens of failures or partial falures, and for them the life is full of worry and anxiety.

Remember, they are at the mercy of a queer thing called "form." The best of players have periods of bad form.

Sometimes this run of bad luck continues indefinitely, at others it passen as quickly as it comes, but whenever it is there the profes-. sional is worried out of his life.

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County committees can dismiss player without a moment's notice. His contract comes to an end; usually it is only of a season's is not re- duration, and he engaged. He may find himsel left at the age of 40 with no futura and precious little hope of getting a job.

I could

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recount innumerable stories of professional cricketers who at one time had all the happy prospect of success and suddenly found themselves faced with un- employment and little hope of use- ful occupation. They have no union to safeguard their interests. Do not Imagine elther that it is all honey playing county cricket six days a week throughout the summer.

Often the days scom intermin- able. Your feet ache, your legs ache, you are dog tired, but you must go on playing as if you en- joyed it.

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LSO there are your perlods of failure. Whatever you do, you cannot make runs, you drop easy catches, or if you are a bowler your best deliveries instead of taking wickets are sont cracking to the

boundary.

You hear or Imagine you hear whispers on all sides about your poor dispiny.

Instead of being a hero you be- come rather the object of ridicule. Pride is hurt; but, worse sill, when W.M. it means your living, worry adds

to the unpleasantriess,

to

The drudgery necessary Club de Recreio.-J. A. Luz, F. achieve that standard of excol- X. Soares, A. A. Remedios and R., lence required to play first class F. Luz (skip); J. E. Noronha, C. E cricket with success is rarely scen Marques, C. G. Silvn and E. X. M..

de Silva (skip); L. J. Slivn, I.. F. and little heard of, but all must go through it if they hope to go to Xavier, F. V. V. Ribeiro and H. A the top. Many fall by the wayside. Alves (skip).

Hongkong FC.-G. Duncan, w.never to be heard of again, others Gill, A. I1yde-Lay and E Tuck become disheartened, and some (skip): E. S. Carter, J. H. Gelling, And the physical strain too much, A. Macfarlane and N. J. Hebbington Yes! Taking everything into (skip); J. S. Howell, E. J. Edwards, consideration, it can be said of the W. Haynes and J. Rodger professional cricketer's life that (skip).

when it in good it is very, very good, but when 15 is bad it is horrid."

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SECOND DIVISION

Indian RC-S. M. Rumjahn, A. M. Wahab, A. O. Mudar and A. R. Dallah (skip); J. Hoosen, A. Bakar, A. K. Minu and A. 7. Minu (skip); A. H. Rumjan, D. M. Klan, M. R. Abbas and M. Y. Adal (skip).

Kowloon C.C.-S. Hankin, J. Can-| inlug. 3. Smith and V. C. Labrum

(Continued on Page 0.)

-To-day's Thought- EVERYTHING passes

vanishes;

and

Everything leaves its trace; And often you see in a footstep What you could not see in à

face.

--V. ALLINGHAM,

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