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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,

My Advice is: DON'T GO ON TOO LONG Too

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says

"Patsy" Hendren

GRAND erkeket season has died hari -arder for STIC thon for most peuple, beenuse i walking out.

an going, herause it is best to leave while one can still WALK out. It doesn't do to go on too long. But this does not make the parting between Heudren and big cricket any enster. I have had a glorious

Inalogs. There is much I can look back on-and a lot I hope to look forward to. It will be impos- sible after so many seasons of Big cricket, for me to keep other than close very close to the game. I wonder what in my new role of spectator I shall see

Changes? Pussilly, Dut nothing drastic. Cricket is a game that won't stand for being turned In- side out. Apart from the alan- donment of top hats and bus whiskers, cricket has withatood ali attempts at so-called reforma,"

and will, in my view, go on doing

30,

But, like the most expensive, high-powered car, cricket is going periodical adjust- to need its

ments.

Controlled weather, of course, would be ideal But you can't awitch on sunshine, and cricketers will have to go on making the best of the weather.

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OUNTY

cricket hadly needs the "kick" wilch the Championship fight between Yorkshire and Middlesex administered tina season. # brought in the crowds and the money, and spread the interest like wildfire.

Now. what aboul a) "kick ** Why shouldn't cricket, like football, have its own Engush Cup competition? Imagine the

excitement of a knock-out compe- tition in big cricket!

It could be managed. I should ilke to see it started.

A careful

"Paisy" first appeared for Middlesex in 1000, lle hus made more than 57,000 cuns in first-class erleket - with 170 centuries, including last

Monday's,

and slight cutting down of tho counties' programmes would leave

a certain number of free days.

On these days could be wedged in the Cup matches-thrilling. one-day affairs, with the innings time-limited: Prowded hours of glorious cricket adventure. Watch the takings swelli

I know the players themselves would love it. I wish I coni have happened in my tone. I think it is bound to come. It can do no harin ftante, but could accomplish the far

to a tremendous amount of good,

Another thing. Cricket to-day acks the old-time trili at really fast and accurate bowlers, who, in my oplatun, provide more excite- ment than the biggest hitters in the game.

Throughout the years I have seen the gradual atowing-down of bowling-there have, of course, been exceptions, like Larwood-und I have regretted the decline of the

apred-merchants.

A great fast bowler would be worth--Oh! anything you like--to

UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Cambridge Need A Goalkeeper

To

Key Men Wanted. At Oxford

fill a vacancy in goal-A BI. The Oxford University Association Woolerek has gone "down"--will be football X1, will be led this year by only one of the problems which Cam- [the old- Malvernian, E, O. W. Hunt, bridge have to face this season. who was captain in 1935. He will They have elected D. E. A. Pettitt, be making his fourth appearance the international, us captain, and he against Cambridge. is cunident he can build up a good Learn.

The secretary in H. S. Seaford (Oriel), who has not yet obtained u last December. Due. but was reserve for the side

For one thing there will not be any shortage of centre halves. Last year Pettiit had to move to wing half to The Blues available are J. W. Naylor (Ashburton), gool; R. M.

Now I hear that

lel in K. R. G. Pennington, who is Hollis (Charterhuuse) and Mt. R. F. there, is a fine centre half coming Simson

the new hon, sec.

"up," and as they cannot all play In A. S. Winchester), full-backs: H.

(Winchester) and H.

one position there will be some rare and, in addition to llunt, A. B. King- A. Davies (Bradfield), half-backs; "converting" to do.

sley (Winchester) and G. Evans (St. Actually Cambridge will be fairlyAsaph's), forwards. well off as far as Old Blues are con- Three places have to be filled and cerned. Apart from Pettitt and Fen- two of these are key positions, centre nington there will be J. Allen, the half and centre forward, so ably full back, and two forwards, K.filled for two or three seasons by P. Goodyear (originally a hat-back). Williams and J. Lee, and E. D. W. B. Hirst.

A strong candidate for Williams's

England next season when the Australians will be here, I would say to any youngster with real fast-bowling ablilty, stick to your speed. Don't be persuaded into making changes. Cricket wants fast bowlers badly.

Captains must courageous Rud have got to realise that it la results that people want. R. W. V. Robins has set a good example this season.

be

He has alwaya bçen out for a definite result, and no mem- ber of the Middlesex side has been chided at any time this season for getting out in an effort to bring about a conclusion to a match.

It isn't all honey for the erleket professional. He is shot at from all angles. But a good and under- standing captahi can make all the difference in the world.

Now, here is a curious thing about cricket. While, as my own experience shows, the setting of elds is carried out much more skilfully to-day than it was 20, or 30 years ago, there is a tendency to under-rate the value of good Belding.

1 feel so strongly about this that Immy, here and now, that however Kreat a batsman a player might be, I would not have him to my team unless he was good in the feld. It is so easy to lose a notch through a dropped catch.

And I should like to put this point of view to those counties who na talent money.

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of

"HE Intrest method

apportioning talent money is to award it on naystem of marks given for par ticularly good pieces of bowling, batting AND felding, bearing in mud the state of the wicket and the conditions generally. Add the marks up at the end of the sea- son and then pay the bonuses accordingly. am not suggesting that professional cricketers think of the money they get out of the Kante first, last and always, but, after all. It is their livelihood, and nothing rankles so much as the feeling that the rewards are not being fairly distributed.

It would be grand thing for cricket if every alde had its Jim Snutti, or its Wellard-mighty thumperu, whom everybody likes to see in action, and whose care- free style comes as a welconie con- trast, very often, to the methods of the men who have preceded them at the wicket. I am in-

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position in E. H. Reynolds (Alleyn's). SCHMELING

TO FIGHT IN NEW YORK

One of the main things will be to who has had considerable experience, a reniro forward. Goodyear wille if Scaford plays at centre for- may, possibly, be tried there, but award and proves satisfactory, there man who might develop is R. N. may not be many changes in the Lloyd, trained by W. T. Whewell attack, unless some of the newcomers and F. W. Wilkinson at King's are outstanding. School, Ely. He is on the small side

SENIORS' CLAIMS

and has been a trifle disappointing Among seniors whin may be so far, but la expected to improve in deemed worthy of a trial are W. T. his third year,

Berlin, Oct. 27. Armstrong (Canterbury), goal; S. Max Schmeling has finally agreed There are one or two other senlors | Schofield (Bolton Grammar School) to fight Harry Thoma, of Chiengo, or who have shown good form. F. E. and I. D. R. Grant (Winchester),December 13 In New York, accord- Templer, from Bradfield, another full-backs; R. .F. l. Darwall-Smithing to informed circles here. centre hulf, but can pluy good", (Shrewsbury), W. X. H, Allon

game as a wing half. A. G. Murray (Shrewsbury), J. C. Eggar (Chel-

is also a centre half, but, if he is to tenbàm), and J. S. Roskell, half- from Highgate, and J. M. Lomas, a be considered it will be as a full backs; and C R. Ward-Perkins back, from Charterhouse. back. C. P. Greenway, from Win-Winchester), J. A R. Corrie The training will be carried out on chester, 1 fancy for the left wing, (Westminster), R. C. H. Risley tho some. Ines as the past two years. while E. S. Washington may be irted (Winchester), Anti R G. Sturdy The Axture list is much the same

is an inside.

(Jamaica), forwards.

ng wual, and in addition to games Among the freshmen good reports against the best amateur sides, in- The freshmen are largely an un- known quantity but their trial may have been received of a goalkeeper cludes. matches with Birmingham, tell us someiling,

from Shrewsbury, nn Inside forward the Arsenal, and the 'Spurs.

20 & 30 cts. Per Bottle

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WATSON'S MELCASTOL

FRAGRANT, SWEETENED CASTOR AN EASILY TAKEN LAXATIVE

clined to agree with the sug- gestion that players, not needed by

county 0110

should be allowed to move to the county that would be prepared to give them a place hi the first eleven. without the necessity of a real- dential qunillying period.

The

whole future of cricket in giving the public the best possible entertainment served tip by the best possible cricketers, and this cannot be, while good players are forced to Idleness for whole Bensons at a timo because

qualifying rules which are, to say the least, out of clute,

of

Bellovac, no suggestion have made has been made in any revolutionary spirit. These things which I honestly think would help the game which has been, and will continue to be such a big part of my life.

are

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VERY game must move with the times. It can- not be overlooked that cricket, nowadays is faced with every conceivable form of sporting competition.

So far it thousands of loyal supporters have refused to be drawn, in any great numbers, away from cricket. The amazing attendances at the Test matches prove this.

But, unlike us old 'uns, the young fellows coming along now, have begun to sit up and take notice in a world in which erleket is no longer without its rivals as a summer sport.

They will be in a position to pick and choose which game they shall play, and which game they shall support.

That 15 why, even though cricket is not in the slightest danger of ever languishing, and dying. no effort should be spared to add to its attractiveness, when this can be done without the making of any sweeping changes.

It's nice to be able to any a full-page Intewell to cricket-as a county pinyer. I shall remain "in" the game as much as over.

To-day's Thought Off, willow, 10illow, willowf

Oh, willow, toillow, willow! -OLD SONG.

Badminton

NOVEMBER 3, 1937.

Dark Blues Win At Rugger

London, Nov. 2. Oxford University to-day won a rugger encounter against the Oxford Greyhounds by 22 points to 11.-Reuter,

BOOKIES SAVED BY THE TRUMP Could Have Lost £120,000

Melbourne, Nov, 2. The Trump, winner of the Caulfield Cup recently, to-day also won the Melbourne Cup at Flemington, thus saving Aus- tralian bookmakers from what might have been their heaviest loss since the success of the Amounis-Phar Lap combination in 1930.

The winner was an 11-2 favourite and had an advantage of only a neck over Wille Win (40-1) at the finish, and the samo distance separated the latter from Sarcherle (48-1), which was third.

The time was 3 mins. 21.5 seconds for the 10-mile course.

Birst prize for the race was £10,- 000 and 1900 trophy; second £2,000 and third £1,000.

The Trump had been coupled with "double" mony olbers for the Cup this year, and bookmakers would have been a bad way if any of the not- Sp-fanded horses had been successful to-day.

It is believed that if Black Mac, ESTER

won the of the runners, had Melbourne Cup, the booktes would have had to pay out a sum of £120, 000, The Trump was coupled with other horses for the following amounis:

Black Mac, £120,000.

u. £100,000.

Balkan Prince, £70,000. John Wilkes, £80,000. Wotan, £80,000. alata, £60,000. Manolive, £ 50,000, Willie Win, £25,000.

A Correspondent,

WOOLLEY RETIRES

London, Nov. 2 The Kent County Cricket Council har declared that Frank Woolley will retire after one more scason holds an unrivalled record, playing in 52 consecutive Texts, of which 20 were against Austraila.-Reuter Bul- letin.

Frank Woolley

age is no respecter of persons,

VERY LITTLE CHANCE OF BADMINTON INTERPORT

Malaya Likely To Experience Difficulty In Raising Funds

(By "Veritas")

While no official intimation has been received from Singar poro in rely to the Hongkong Badminton Association's recent letter apropos the suggested visit here next January of a Malayan badminton tearn, as to whether or not Malaya are prepared to send a team under the conditions outlined by the local association, a recent comment by, the Badminton Correspondent of the Singa- pore Sunday Times leaves small room to believe the projected visit will materialise.

The writer, who is usually well informed, states that not only is the Malayan Badminton Association fully cognisant of the difficulties created by the disturbed political situation in south China, but the fact that Hongkong cannot offer any guarantco of expenses makes the tour very unlikely.

The writer emphasises this point by observing that the Malayan public now is more inclined to subscribe to Chinn's Salvation Bonds than to finance a sports tour, and for this rea- son alone, he holds out little hope of Malaya sending a team to Hongkong this season.

Cochet Still A Cenius At Lawn Tennis

His Grand Overhead Smashes

By Stanley N. Downt

Henri Cochet, who won the cham pionship at Wimbledon in 1927 and 1920, and is now 38 years of nge, is stlil a genius at lawn tennis.

Cochiet reeled of 10 games in a row, which gave him the first set at 64 and took him to 0-0 in the second set. He lost the next game and then went out.

Playing ror the first time in England as a professional t The In the Anal set Cochet simply Empire Pool, Wembley, recently, he juggled with the ball. Ha half- beat D. Maskell, the chief profes volleyed Muskell's hardest drives, sional of the Lawn Tennis Associn-advanced to the net, and finished off tion, by 0-4, 6-1, 0-3, in the Arst rallies with hair-raining volleys. round of the professional tourn ament.

Nussien (Germany) beat Martin 6-4, 6-2;6-3. The German over- Plan in the second singles match by whelmed Plan by keeping a beautiful

It was an amazing performance for Cochet had to accustom himself to conditions that he had not expert-length and attacking all the time. enced before.

It

took some time for this great of T. C. Jeffrey (Britain) and W. T. Cochet will now play the winner French player to g used to the Tilden (Valled States) in the semi- Betineial lighting and the wood sur-final and not Nusslein, as shown on face. Moskull, driving very deep the programme. and hard, and making some excel- lently timed volleys, led by 41.

Nusslein is now placed in the lower half of the draw and meets We thought that Cochet anger of being beaten by a younger utes) and It. Rainillo

the winner of the Stoefen (United player-Maskell

and seven match. is 29,

(France) years is a bl tennis of such speed as these two w, fliden and I. Stoelen beat T.

"handleap

In the first round of the doubles, were

But playing.

a diferent C. Jeffrey and D. Maskell, 6–2, 6–2, Cochet-or rather the Cochet of his heyday-suddenly

rose

was in

fawn

(Nusalein won the singles title by

FLASHING HALF-VOLLEYS We saw these fishing half-volleys bentlog Tilden in the final.) of yore; well masked pussing shots 2 and. scintillating low volleys had Maskell guessing to which side the

ball was going, Corbet, too, produced Australian Rugger Mon

those overhead smashes that 110 player in the world has ever done no well.

All

All these

strokes Wir e made so

Win Again

London, Oct. 27.

ranfly and nonchalantly that Mus- In a Rugby League match to-day kelt, who worked hard and tried Brauford Northern succumbed to ant the end, was mude to Jook quite the touring Australians by 10 points an ordinary player.

to 0-Reuter,

BAD NEWS FOR

W. HAMMOND.

Walter Hammond, world's No. 1 all-rounder, is not visiting India with Lord Tennyson's powerful English team, which sailed recently, because of rather alarming advice from a specialist, states a London report.

Hammond, who is bitterly disappointed at having to refuse hls invitation for the trip, was warned by the specialist that, if he did not rest this English winter, the attacks of rheumatism, to which he is susceptible, might prevent his playing any more first- class cricket. In the season just concluded in England, Hammond easily topped the batting averages, and was about 20th in the bowling.

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