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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

AUGUST WEDNESDAY,

25, 1937.

GRAND MIDDLESEX CHALLENGE FOR CRICKET TITLE Beat Kent While Yorkshire Draw To Regain Leadership

ALL-IMPORTANT FINAL STAGES START TO-DAY

THRILLING END TO THE SEASON

The county cricket champion- ship in still an excitingly open contcat. Yesterday Middlesex

regained the leadership when they beat Kent and Yorkshire could win only first innings points from Surrey. Both teams have two more matches to play. York. shire oppose Sussex at East- bourne and Hampshire at Bourne- mouth; Middlesex have to meet Notts at Nottingham and Surrey at Lord's.

Although Yorkshire inade Surrey follow-mi, they could not-force an outright decision. This was due to butted Fhlock and Gregory who splendidly to score a century piece

second Ar the

innings. Fishlocit also enjoyed the distinction of hit- ting up two centuries in the same match.

home just scraped Middlesex against Kent, but the losers inade a gallant attempt to score 430 in the fourth innings, failing only by 75

the runs. F. G. 1. Chalk

amateur compiled 107

and

young

Leslie

Ames contributed 90. However, R. W. V. Robins put in some effective | bowling and his 5 for 40 eventually won the game for Middlesex.

A double century by Barnett for Gloucester was a feature of the Glou- latest progranume of matches.

215, by cealer bent Lancashire Goddard coming along in the second innings to bowl most effectively and to send back the Lancastrians for 186.

Vagabonds All Out Twelve Runs

Once upon a time there was a club called Vagabonds and they played the Exiles at a game called cricket l Londos.

Now, the Exiles knew how to bowl, but the Vagabonds were .not

too good at batting, and some very

funny things began to hap

One of the best Vagabonds, for instance, was called an opening batsman. That was very strange, for he did not reerive his Brai ball un the fall of the sixth wicket.

Whlele wouldn't have been so but had he not been out to that first ball.

Wan J.

However, the Vagabonds were brave

and ten of them batted and when the innings was over they had scored 12 whole runs.

The real villain Harding, who took five wickets His acesmplier, F. A. for 4 runs, Bowen, could only take five for 7 ruing.

Oh, and the Exiles made 155. It happened last month.

CORRESPONDENCE School Tennis And The L.T.A.

The Sports Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph.

the article by Sir. Regarding

aseful "Veritas" in Montlay's Telegraph

I have some about tennis, suggestions to put forward.

He said that it was time the L.T.A. Hongkong schoolboy encouraged

Victories were scored by Glamor- Kon (by nine wickets against Lel- Derbyshire (by 45 runs cester). against Worcester), Warwickshire tennis players. I agree this is very

Glamorgan (350 and 20/1) beat Leicester (152 and 217) by nine wickets

runs

Warwickshire (391/8 dico.

by uine wickets

FRIENDLY

and

Of course

rulse

under

Hampshire (241 and 175/5 dec.) courts. i don't know whether the

drew with New Zealanders (324 and 105/5)

BATTING Barnett (Gloucester)

120

league

on su

on such

courts. It

iawn

crops

DIVING

TRAINING FOR TITLE BOUT-Tommy Fart, Welsh buxer, photographed at his training quarters at Long Branch, NJ., in preparation for his fight with Joe Louis for the world heavyweight itle, in New York, to-morrow. He is shown at right, about to push bis British manager, Ted Broadribh, overboard at a Long Branch pool.

FLOODLIT FOOTBALL NO

LONGER A STUNT ·

(By W. Carel Kirby)

comes as general in England as it is elsewhere. Anybody who has any

Artiledal light would be preferable to onlookers having to strain their eyes trying to make out ghostly

ganes prancing around darkness.

in semi-

ARSENAL WILL LEAD

up and over the 14ft, mark in a blaze

consider

the opinion

HUTTON HITS CENTURY

Polo

ENGLISH SEASON

IN REVIEW

Of

Domination

Bad Weather

(Is A Polo Correspondent)

FIRST OPENING STAND

OF 100 FOR

ENGLAND SINCE 1935

(By Frank Thorogood)

England 358 for 9; New Zealand to bat.

Manchester weather has wrecked many a Test match at Old Trafford, and in the early morning it looked as if history was about to repeat an old and melancholy tale. Rain fell before and after breakfast, and at the moment fixed for the opening of the match conditions overhead appeared to be savagely eloquent of an approaching thunderstorin

Yet by some miracle of grace it was possible to begin at ten minutes to twelve and thereafter we had but two trivial interruptions. Except fur! one short period after lunch, the light was never good and before the interval it was almost bad enough to justify an appeal,

to

VARSITY

SPORT IN 1937

To commence with there was every promise of a splendid season but the weather played havoc with the pro- Kramine and the net result is rather

A GLOOMY ENVIRONMENT There were only disappointing.

In all these circumstances it was seven weeks to work off the three

Mhard to develop any burning en- Open Cups, the Inter-Regimental, the

the game, and the Coronation Cup and Innumerable high and low handicap competitions. It is usiasm for intensive polo, and for too Intensive gloomy environment appeared

affect several of our leading bats- Unless the normal to be satisfactory.

men. English pulu season can be

Hammond early Septem

<lid zot

lony stay into August and ideal pole months, and not carried

enough to get the real "feel" of his through ut its present pace, there can- nat be much hope to get even with scoring bat, and Hartstaff was very the Americans of the Argentines. As disappointing. Though concerned in the longest partnership of the in-

For the second year in succession team-Adsden-ran it

nings, he could never realise any-

Oxford has down more of the major through their ponies before the thing the his best form. pion Cup, and there was hardly at

a wicket

that played easily annual inter-varsity sporting contests team or a pony at the end of the sea-s

until after the tea interval the than Cambridge. The major events incident of the are those where full Blues are award- pleasing con that was not slale.

was

one

层

On

Oxford Most Successful

A splendid offer from the Argentine most to send a team out there had to be day was the opening partnership of ed to all or some of the competitors, turned down, because we could not exactly a hundred between Harnett in the academic year just concluded was an alliance the Dark Blues were victorious in the rowing, cricket, fleld find six players good enough to go, and Ilutton. This

Cam- who were willing to undertake the which fot only confirmed our faith events for

as England's opening hockey, tennis, and rackets, journey.

Comment is surely unneces-in Barnett

football, Jawn tenals, athletics, and sary. 1 am afraid that fact is the batsman, but restored our confidence bridge won the contests for Rugby

in Hutton. most significant one of the season.

Few other opening batsmen get off cross-country running. The Soccer

case than match was drawn. The whole subject of Rule 10, too.

It is, the mark with greater air. la once more in the

uff and cover

events maler In addition to the

encounters understand, under active considera-Barnett, and his

there are many minor tion at the moment. Rule 10 says drives were made as Hammond at

where half-Blues are awarded to one. "No player shall pay or receive pay his best can make them.

ND

Now for

or both teams, This is a growing lat, ment for playing polo."

and salting and ski-ing are now class ed as such. Then there are sporadic events like table tennis and point-to- point, and others such as motoring, which often includes competitors who are "down."

who

that Rule

the

R

n

en-

aml

Wil

An easy

The following specially compiled list shows in bure statistical form the results of the 1836-37 inter-varsity matches, together with the venue of each encounter, the year the event was first introduced, and the present score in the series,

Comb.

Itelny's

Freshen

Athletics

Cant.

Oxford

Camb.

D. C. Ties

0 1004 27 30 Th?

0 12 1920 4-2

B-5

1034

Badminton

Camb

Day

1020

1 1 D

2

0

Billarda

Oxford

3-0

1860 28 20 12

Chess

Cricket

Camb.

Comb.

Oxford 7 wkta. Cross-country

12-0

1013

13 0

+3 1873

23 20

Camb in Fencing f. &c B.

Oxford the

Fencing, epee Camb.

1627

1880

30 40 12

24 20 0

7-0

20---24

1913

13. 0

1013

14 4

0

Oxford

Fives (Rugby} Camu. Foul (A.)

Tlo Rootball (R.) Camb

teo Hockey

Camb.

Camb.

1371

Labo J-0

*1029 2-1 353-201 1924 2 11 0

1-1 1073 26 24

Bund

Jo

16 20

!

+

0

0

*1871 21 23

8

24 20

3

Comb.

Tic Lawn Tennis Camb

Oxford

B-1

42

D

11-10

12-1

1D09 128

1

A 1030

13 1903

0

1031

13 27

10

29 20 1070

D

Oxford

1150

22 23

10

Rowing

Oxford Shooting

211 Igtis.

1

41 47

1

Service 1.

1062

20 45

1000

**3 29

·

705 777

1035 3 10

0

Ski-ing

Camb.

Cami.

3-0 102

0

Squasi rackets

1023

47

0

Swimming

Camb.

J-17

1892

{D 28

4

*Tennis

་

Oxford

-1 1050

17 41 13

Water polo

Camb Yachting

1671

14 22

7

1912

7 12

2

The table shows the relative records of

only un-Barnett-like stroke of a de- I wonder how long it will be before football by artificial light be- many years past wealthy patrons of Saleh to mid-on was the result of the

the expenses of young 4's. buted to the players who could not afford the ex-

Many of NEVER DULL TO WATCH (by nine wickets against Northants). necessary. So far there is no place thing to do with the financial side of Soccer will tell you that the later the game have mounted and contri- | Jightful innings. which included six!

The results an diending perform in tennis for schoolboys (I am talkick-off the greater the revenue.

ur best pre-war players owe their

Hutton went on to complete his anees, as cabled by Reuter were asing about the majority.

Play matches at night and you rope club balance sheets. One was Ar.penses to first class polo,

start to such help. Both they and follows.

there are some schools which pro-

were the first hundred in a Test match, and in the shopkeepers and assistants senal's and the other Reading's. good with very

to watch

those who assisted them COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP vide their boys

A SUSSEX BLUNDER practice and to who never get a chance

very best of sportsmen. This state he did it exceedingly well. At the Middlesex (277 and 325/1 dec.) courts on which to

tournaments to

their football from one season to another. beat Kent (173 and 358) by 75 runs play

Studying them, I found that where of affairs continues, and with one of wickets a little over three and a But what the majority enched a stage of perfection, there is as Arsenal spent £5,205 on travel-

Now that foodlighting systems have

the Goulburn ponies changing hands quarter hours, he was never dull to until reaching the nineties. Somerset (411 and 188/6 dec.) standard).

is to do

hotel expenses, at 1,700 guineas, polo is getting no watch no reason why matches ling, training, and to play privately with one or beat Sussex (401 and 9/3) on first

absolutely innings

their schoolmasters of

ers to-day who are being flaunted in a mood of natural anxiety." £1,247,

As soon as he had three figures conditions which can never improve Saturdays in the mid-winter months. the Third Division club paid out only cheaper. There are obviously play and then the lnd stud becalmed in

some way or other. Alost of us can- Kama. They connot

Again. Arsenal's postage and tele-

not see why not, but I agree that the to his credit Hatton offered a catch changa their knowledge of the game

Vit to cover point. The best of his rub comes in the legitimate deriva

Is it a bus fare Derbyshire (175 and 270) beat with other schools which may have

phone account came to £401, as compared with the £00 spent by tion of "expenses."

strokes, and these cover driving. Beading. Worcestershire (185 and 215) by 45 better players, therefore they have

to Putney, or does it include sending eight 48 came as the result of neat no chance of meeting players better

By the way, those of you (427 Gloucestershitre

and 204/4 than themselves. So their standard

10 would be. might have thought I was romancing your boy to a public school? It seems admirably placed, were leavened by better re- the on drive and the leg hit. It was the possibility of drafted, as it is obviously not doo.) beat Lancashire (230 and 186) of play remains unchanged.

On the Continent it is not unusual when I hinted

signilleant that Englund's by 215 runs

The only remedy is to stage either Yorkshire (463) beat Surrey (273

A MISHAP releasing

opening partnership of three figures Boxing a schoolboys' league (like the School- for powerful lamps to be switched an the day arriving when Arsenal will foret, and probably never could be. Hutton's ninth century of the year. and 295/6) on first innings

Football League) or tourna-when the light is fading towards the have to

So much for points in the policy represents the first in a Test match seen Leslie Essex (436 and 241/57 brat Notts boys'

ments. Who

to do this? end of a game, while I have vivid brothers Compton for international is going

pole cricket should have

of the game which have urisen this since 1035, when Robert Wyatt and (340) on first innings

The only body is the L.T.A. But recollections of the Olympic

Playing in they have their difficulties too, and vault championships starting in bril-wielding the willow the other day.

club match, the Ar-season. Now for the games them-Deals Smith, the Derbyshire left selves. The four teams that started hunder, put up 118 at Lord's against senai full-back hit up a double con-with the best chances in the Open South Africa. 157/1) beat Northants (351 and 195)refore co-operation with others is liant sunshine and finishing in' bril- |

another the Four

Yorkshireman needed. The big difficulty is one of illant floodlight.

tury at the rate of more than two

Cups, were the Jaguars,

Goulburn. Hutton help to bring back and Bhopal, runs a minute, his innings Including Winds. As most schools have hard

nine healthy cracks for six and Bhupal started pourly, but just as palmy days of Hobbs und Suteile!

father to the Hockey T.A. would stage a tournament or In fact, watching those athletes to spate of boundary hits.

the Nawab was finding his form ne The wish is indeed of the sporting

the for him out of polo

season. it v. Lancs. 232 courts are considered necessary, the】 of light while all around was in world and of lending oficials of the and seriuas accident, and that put thought. And writing of Yorkshire, during the last series of Test matches Fishlock (Surrey) v, Yorkshire 133 only available for the schoolboys are darkness was as grand a spectacle as Football Association, the Sussex F.A. Major Pert took his place, and the is passing strange thot the best Fives (Eion)

and 105 those of Queen's College at Cause-one could have wished to see.

refused to give official recognition to tram won the fancingh Cup, after opening partnership on either side Croom (Warwick). v. Northants 177 way Day. Then the question

When the time comes for our Soc- the visit of a German team to love the great game against Adsdean in Australia was 53 between Barnett

and Verity. 136 up whether Government will permit Keeton (Notts v. Essex

leaders to realise that floodlit next month. Last Easter the Hove the semi-final. It looked like a winn

Though Hardstaff helped Hutton co to be used for such a cer

and ere for Lord Louis Mountbatten's sport- courts Pothecary (Hampshire) v. N. these

more than a stunt, I think. visited Westphalia,

ing side, for whorn Mr. Lakin was to add 128 for the second wicket, the Zealander

130} purpose. The

courts are primarily football

never happy, and man was 126 for boys studying in Government you will find Arsenal leading the Riven a grand time.

Oficials and players who have playing brilliantly till Captain Wal-

ford reorganised Bhopal In the fifth Notts Aleyer (Somersel) v. Sussex Hart (Middlesex) v. Kent

118 schools, and as the participants in away. I understand it is just u qucs" | toured abroad and have been em-om then they were able to pull Paynter's brief innings, eloquent of Ju-Jiu 114 tournament or league would include tion of an engineer pulling a switch barrassed by the hospitality extended chukker: ddon (Lanes) v. Gloucester

the far more attractive. The Lancashire Lacrosse them must have blushed for shame the game out of the fire. After that the leg hit and the on drive, proved 113 other than Government schools boys, lever.

to add 65 for Singh Cameron (Somerset) v. Sussex

to do is for the L.T.A. Parks, Jas (Sussex v. Somerset 112 the only

Arsenal v. Glas- when they read the decision.

the fourth wicket, but when these I. G. Vivian (N. Zealanders) v.

seek co-operation with the Educa-

Our Continental friends are past Jaguars, and the team did not com- man helped Hammond masters of 112 tion Department, which is always dow Rangers, ut Highbury. Kick-off

of the art of entertaining, pete again, to everybody's regret, Hauts

p.m." Is only a dream?

Goulburn started badly, and never two men had gone, England, in seek-Pony Palo leave und I am afraid (Surrey) v. Yorkshire 109 glad to help in this direction. Gregory

afraid they must

looked like winning either the Rane-ing to force the game, discovered in flackets Avery (Essex) v. Nolls

Big figures seem to be an Arsenal this

frigidness of their reception.

Then they dropped Mr. P. S. K. were more than equal to the occa- There and will almost assuredly support an writing the offer of £12,000

for was, for instance, an un- Ashton and put la Mr.. R. Skene 107 L.T.A. scheme

forward

the failed to lure a certain young Welsh-fortunate misunderstanding of the their

Champion Cup effort. They ard The Presi College

Queen's man from Wolverhampton to High-A.A.A. championships. game:-King's

met the Jaguars in the final, dent of the Belgian A.A.A, was left thanks partly to Mr. Skene's brilliant College, C.B.S., Stephen's, St. bury.

I said that England sought to Paul's College, La Salle and D.B.S.

completely out in the cold until play, but much Why must Arsenal always fly high? recognised by one All of the above schools have their

of many who have were pay me more because the force the game, but curiously enough hard is does not apply to Ames, who so with the exception of You may ask. One very good rea- been privileged to enjoy his hos- the ambition of seven

far has been at the wickets for near courts hard Queen's, and the above mentioned son is that only the best will satisfy pitality when visiting Belgium.

work and took our premier trophy

and two 4's back to Australia. It was a wonder-ly an hour. During that time te 7 for 120 schools could easily run a successful 50,000 patrons who have been given only the very best for a number of

ful achievement, and their win was Saw Jim Smith hit seasons.

very popular. It is extraordinary to at the expense of Gallican.

In addition to the two New Zea- have mentioned, think that it is only for the last ten years that panies have been played land bowlers I

than sanffle Vivien and Dunning also kept out batsmen well on the alert, and the bits

The Four Winds turned out to be flelding, with few exceptions, reach- rather

mild sort af Zephyr, thoughed a good standard,

Even allowing for inclement wea- women's proposed lawn they had two British internationals Test matches. The tourists will also their play was too bad to be true, do not yet posess the drawing power play in the Australian championships, but they redeemed themselves in associated with Test matches of Matthes with Miss Nancy Wynne, their Champlon Cup semi-final, which greater importance, the attendance Australian champion, and the inest they all but won. Captain Guinness, of 5,000 was alarmingly small for woman player for many years, are who must be mounted exactly to his Old Trafford. Only 2,850 pald at engerly awaited. There would

be requirements, did not find his form the gate and not far away I sw keen disappointment if a team

not Ascot week, when he gave a bril-through my glassen an eager crowd fully representative were sent.

llant display in the Army v Goul-watching a boys Soccer The British Itinerary Is

burn match, at Aldershot. November 16, arrive Sydney; 24,

OUTSTANDING PLAYERS 20 and 27, First Test (Brisbane);

This brings us to the Jaguars who

Орел easily Iluttan e Dunning Wellard b Cowle Decomber 9, 10, 11,

II. W. V. Robins Second Test won the Rochampion

b Vivian100 b Cowie ................14 (Sydney), between 11 and 27, twa enough. Then Mr. Winston Guest Barnett & Kerr b days visit to Taxmania; 27, 28, 29, went off to Africa to shoot elephants Cowla: 07 P. IL Brown b Third Test (Melbourne); January 6 and they were without a regular back Hardstaff at Tine 7:8, Fourth Text (Sydney): 22 to 20, for the rest of the season. They also di vivian

Ibw b Goddard Australian championships (Adelaide); won the Coronation Cup, though they Galileans February 10, 11, 12, v. Victorin (Mel would probably not have done so if Paynter

Cowin bourne); 24,

20, Fifth Test Mr. Jim Ashton had pinyed for Goul- (Perth)-Reuter."

(Continued to Page 9.)

100

To

The following schools have already

"November

from

Hanut

transferred

G, do Vero Högde (Essex v. Notts 108 introduced tennis into their activities monopoly although at the ilme of the country completely puzzled by lagh or the Roehampton Open Cups. Gallichan and Cowie bowlers who

F. G. H, Chalk (Kent) v.. Middle-

*Ex

R. C. Klinnton (Worcester) v.

Derby

106

101

DO

11. N. Yardley (Yorkshire) v.

Surrey...

Ames (Kent) v. Middlesex

BOWLING Ilollies (Warwick) v. Nor-

thants

and Clay (Glamorgan) v. Lel-

cester

Goddard

and (Gloucester)

Lanes Creese (Ilanis) v. N, Zea-

landers

Matthews (Glamorgan) v.

Leicester

5 for

league.

St.

The way, therefore, seenis open to the L.T.A. to make on effort to, or- & for GO

to Hanise tennis in our schools. 4 for

S.A.

for 05

hus

Arsenal set themselves a standard which must be maintained regardless of cost. Overhead charges at High- bury are enormous, and the manage- ment cannot afford to risk loss of support through providing mediocre

6 for 81 I. W. V. Robins (Diddle-

sex) v. Kent 5 for 45 fare. G for 38K. Farnes (Essex) v. Notis & for 00

FIVE TENNIS TESTS

years'

In Australia in other IN AUSTRALIA

British

Melbourne, July 20.

sion.

FORCING THE PACE

3-0

Oxford 1.107-1082 Oxford

Mitch Rifle

Miniature R.

034-031

1-0

Oxford 40%-39%%%

D

lise contending Universities in the 1930-37 contests, and the figures in the last the inauguration of the several events,

The other day I hud before me two tennis tour of Australia inchides Ave and two of our reserves, Much of ther and the fact that New Zealand i column alve the respective scores sinco

WHITBREAD'S PALE

ALE

The Beer with the Homeside flavour.

25.

match.

ENGLAND

Hammond (W.)

Amen not out

.. 33

Catchan

1

Bmith 0

b Gallichian .....21

not out

B 4

13 Total (9 wkti.) 358

GOING BALD?

TRY

Danderine

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