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COUNTIES PREPARING FOR RUGBY SEASON.

YORKSHIRE'S CHANCE OF

BIG SPORT DOUBLE

By J. P. Jordan

Counity officials are busy preparing for the championship tournament that starts on October 14 with matches between four of the Midland combinations. Already Somerset have com- pleted a tour in the north, where Lancashire and Yorkshire scized the opportunity to try out new men, and Leicestershire are visit. ing the Eastern Counties at Norwich in another friendly game.

Yorkshire's preliminary canter showed that they love the mak- ings of a stronger team than last year. Its cloven srasons since their Rugby XV. followed up the triumph of their cricket XI. to com- plete a championship double for the county, and a similar feat is quite on the cards this season.

months' Since three

realdence qualifies a player for a county, D. C. Gadney, who has a achoo! tt Cross Hills, near Kelghley, is clktiblo for Yorkshire. 1la presence

Will

strengthen the side considerably, es- pecially as he and J. I. Auty, bls clubmate at Headingley, will be the half-bucks.

Gadney has not turned out yet, wisely he lu. giving the nnicle froni which he had a piece of bone re- moved, every chance to get fit, but plenty of exerclae, running and walk- ing, is helping to keep down n threatening inerease of weight.

Duty Calls

Final and without appeal is Sidney Wooderson's decision not to run in the Empire Games in Australia. For a long time Britain's crack miler has been wavering. The Cames, or swotting for an examination in Law?

Recently he seemed to have decided on the trip, but it is now definite he will stay at home and swot. A correct decision, regrettable though it may be to athletic circles.

If J. C. Boyce, who showed such promise in the English Trinis last year, has made normal development. Yorkshire have a pair of scoring-lim three-quarters in him and A. L. Ware with L. A. Booth on the other wing, while their pack will also com- mand respect.

IN THE RUNNING Gloucestershire, the champlons, and Warwickshire, not to mention Lancashire with their brillant backs are again very much in the running. while the Metropolitan counties are full of optimism. Surrey have never won a final, and I cannot see their turn coming yet.

Middlesex expect their team to do well, in spite of P. L. Candler being a probable non-starter in some of thele games, and Kent, the unluckiest of all teams last season, mean to maintain their revival.

at Gloucester, where

may be said to doubleful decision have cost them the championship.

I understand G. A. Walker is now qualified by residenze for Kent, bul whether or not he can spare the time to assist them is another matter.

A CAPITAL PAIR

The county, however, might well ulllise the services of J. G. W. Davies, the powerfully built Black- heath centre, who is so much faster than he appears.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10,

A better picture of the Tailng ton Corinthians, the English amateur footballers, who will be in tongkong on or about February 18, 1938, In the course of their world tour. Back row (left to right):-W. Dake, A. P. Tarrant, II. C. Read. E. Wingfeld, G. Dance, C. Longman, C. D. S. Slight (Chairman), A. J. Marlin, L. Bradbury, and A. Suter. Front row:-A. D. Buchanan. P. B. Clark (captain), J. K. Wright, J. Sherwood, L. G. Stone, T. Smith (Hon. Hecretary and Manager), H, Lowe (trainer), G. W. E. Pearce. J. C. Braithwalte," J. W. Miller and E. Gardner, Wherever they eau, the Corinthians use Bykes' "Zig Zag" super football and

will be using it when they play in Hongkong.

MISS MORGAN

GOLF TITLE

Opponent Cracks

From F. J. C. Pignon

St. Enodos, Carnwall, Oct. 1. Miss Wanda Morgan won the Eng-

Davies and R. C. S. Dick would make a capital pair with R C. Alish women's golf championship for Brandram on one of the flanks, and the third time here to-day on the St. V. G. Jenkins imperturbable as ever Enodoc links. at full-back.

Kent are breaking new ground in holding a trial game at Chislet Cat- lery on October G. when they hope

in the 30 holes Anal this sturdy Bttle Kent player, an artist's daugh ter who learnt her golf during school

F. J. Reynolds will not be return ing from abroad until November, and a further chance in the trial at Black-Madeleine Fyshe, of Blackwell. Bir- P. G. Hobbs is also on foreign ser-heath a week afterwards. vice, but otherwise Kent can call If stilfening of the county pack champlon, by 4 and 2. upon all those who figured in the results Kent will be well rewarded.

to discover talent that will be given holidays at Birchington, beat Miss

LEAGUE MUST BAN FOUL PLAY

Says F. A. President

Mr. William Pickford, president of the Football Association, made an attack on unfair play in Soccer at a dinner in London last month to welcome the return of the amateurs from Aus tralasia.

"We do not want 'tricks" in foot-1 added that his speech was not an ball," Mr. Pickford declared. "attack on the Football League.

mlsgham, a

former Warwickshire

Miss Morgan's success was dot surprising, for she is an experienced campaigner for a golfer at 27. She won the English championship for the first time when she was 21. and reached the final of the British championship in the sume year and won it two years ago, while she has played for Britain against the United States, France, and Canada, and Inst year gained her second success the English championship,

In

Victory to-day WILS not gained vasily.

Miss Fyshe, who had had no pre- plonship finals, fought magnificently. vious experience of national cham- She played so well that at one time. Tit looked as though she"might"create a surprise, but, in the climax Miss Fyshe missed a puit of about a yard

am sorry to see that the fair shoulder "We are both working together into square the match charge, as practised, in my day, is the best interests of the game. We cracked, being penalised, but I suppose re-ure on the best relations," he said. ferees have great difaulty in dif- "I would have liked Mr. Sutcliffe ferentiating between an honest shoul- to hear what I suld in the hope that der charge and a vicious one.

the Football League would help the

Football Association Council went

and then

betier

KEEPS HER BIG-TIME

WRESTLING

British Empire Athletes

Sixteen athletes nominated by_the_A.A.A. will take part in the Empire Games at Sydney next February. Following ten have accepted invitations:-

100 YARDS: C. B. Holmes ¡Manchester University), K.

J. Richardson (London A.C.), and K. S. Duncan (Achilles).

220 YARDS: Holmes and Richardson,

LONG JUMP: Duncan, 440 YARDS: W. Roberts (Salford

880 YARDS: F. R. Handley. (Salford)" and B. F. MacCabe (London A.C.).

MILE: B.C. Eeles South- gate) and P. D. Ward (Achilles),

THREE MILES: Ward and L. H. Weatherill (South Lon- don),

SIX MILES: Weatherill. MARATHON: A. J. Norris (Polytechnic).

With five holes played in the second round it was sull square and then came the most spectacular hole of the match, the sixth,

Here the second shot is over a

eurry terrifying.

IN ENGLAND

The biggest fight wrestling In England has ever known will be staged in a few weeks, when Harold Lane, who stages all-in shows at his London Club, Baker-street, W, will come to grips with newcomer and rival, Harry Irslinger,

1937.

FIGHTS AT REOPENING OF EARL'S COURT

JAKE KILRAIN DEFEATED BY JACK (KID) BERG

By Geoffroy Simpson

With his left eyebrow split in two places, the blood from the wounds troubling him sorely, Jako Kilrain, Britain's Scottish-born welter-weight champion, was beaten in five rounds by long-service campaigner Jack_(Kid) Berg`at the National Sporting Club's re- opening show at Earl's Court last month.

A remarkably good crowd of 0,000

watched the battle-and that's what

It was more than a boxing contest. It

was rough and ugly and scrambling, POOR TENNIS

with so much holding that the referee had constantly to join in and tear the men apart.

At the end of the fifth round he stopped the contest because Kilrain's eye wns in a dangerous condition, so Berg got the verdict on a technical knock-out-an unpleasant shock for the title-holder, who was on his first visit to London.

When the men were not in holds they slammed away flercely regard- less of the science of the game, and I am afraid that for a reigning cham- pion Kilrain is poorly versed in the finer points of the game. He hnd no subtlety, no tricks with which to trap Berg only a fierce aggression and a steady unstaught of strongly nimed

ewings.

BY AUSTIN

Wins Only Three Games

By Stanley N. Doust

London. Oct. 0. The annual two-days match be tween the International Lawn Tennis Clubs of Great Britain and France was begun at Queen's Club, West Kensington, yesterday before a large' gallery who were attracted by the appearancea of J. Borotra, Boussus, and H. W. Austin.

C.

At the end of the day's play cach side had won four rubbers.

The big surprise was the anc-sided

UPHILL BATTLE Probably he would have worn Berg down, because in a slugging test of this type his weightler hitting must 6-1, 6-2 defeat of Austin by | have told; but he was always fighting | Boussus.

an uphill battle from the second For our No. 1 player to score only roun, in which he came away from three games against Boussus in a fery infighting rally with his eye more important contest would have split,

been a blow to British prestige, but this is a "friendly" Inter-club affair Although a little slower and bulk- and Austin only arrived from Ble- ier than he used to be, Larry Gains, Aningham a half an hour before ne. veteran coloured Canadian heavy was on the court, and after the train weight, made short work of Charles journey found it hard to sight the Rutz, the French ex-miner, knbaking ball. him out in two rounds.

Boussus played beautifully, but

A well-planted right to the Jaw the best that can be sald of Austin's Irslinger, a former world middle-sent Rulz sprawling for the count, but form yesterday was that It was 100 weight wrestling champion, claims to it was the sound technique and gen- bad to be true. have - Introduced big-time wrestling gralship of Gains as much as his hit- to England six years ago, and he has ting power which produced the swift contracts with the Empress Stadium. result, for fortnightly shows.

His first show will bring Jim Londos, the recognised champion of the

world. "There is no such thing as all-in wrestling," Irslinger declared to John Macadam, the Sports Editor of the Daily Express, “and I am going to show England modernised catch-as- catch-can which is the real thing, and cuts out all the clowning that is associated with so-called all-in.

Next move lies with Harold Lane who is reported to be preparing a bumper programme as a counter- sitrnction to the Iralinger show.

WARNING TO SQUASH PLAYERS

it.

"Shamateurism" Not Wanted

Rutz, with his rugged swinging and youthful vigour, was no sort of match for the wily Gains, who prodded him off with Jefts and feinted and trapped hlm into errors from which there could be no recovery.

Had he really let himself go, I fancy Gains quuld have ended the struggle in a round, but there was no cause to press for the winning chance, so, plainly inferior was Rutz.

STILL A FORCE

In the morning Nige) Sharpe and

E. C. Peters heat P. Feret and A. Gentien respectively and England thus had a heartening lead of two rubbers to nil.

Then came Austin's defeat, which was followed by that of F. H. D. Wilde by Boretra to the tune of 4-8, 2-6.

Dorotra is still a forço, especially in three sets on a covered court. But the playing surface of the East Court, famous as being the fastest court in the world, has been re- A right-hand blow to the body by painted green and this slowed the

sturdy young Hull light-weight, Jack Carrick, gave Dave Crowley gave a wonderful display of quick, good deal. Borolra pace down London-Italian title contender, anlevin unsatisfactory-looking victory on low valleying and deadly smashing. disqualification in the fifth round. and his generalship was perfect.

played Wilde

well off the ground

A

In the Arst round Crowley was and passed Borotra at times with floured by a jaw punch for six, and perfect gems, but his services, usual though he dropped Carrick in the ly the strongest part of his game, second he could gain little advantage were marred with too many double subsequently against a strong infaults...

fighter who joined willingly with him It was a

a pleasure to see Borotra In leng spells of body punching. almost at his best. He made the of a sparkling exhibition Carrick seemed to be a most un-strokes and speed of foot.

game fortunate loser.

Austin plays Borotra this after- Benny Caplan (St. George's) easily nocn, when I expect the Englishman, retained his Southern Area feather-after his night's rest to be in Davis weight title, beating Joe Braharas Cup form. A grand match should

of be the result. points over 15 rounds.

PUTTED COURAGEOUSLY

shots through the

Miss Morgan played the

green but Miss Mr. Pickford was more outspoken F.A. to try to keep the game played Fyshe putted courageously-on eight towering sandhill which makes the will not tolerate "shamateurism" in (Mife End) by a wide on the matter of the sliding tackle. as it should be played."

"I should like to see the sliding

greens she had only a single putt: tackle abolished," he remarked, mil, into conference at Lancashire-gate,

The champion won the first two A GREAT RECOVERY referring to other "tricks of the and one of the problems discussed holes of the match but was only one

added!. he

"This 19 on was the Cup Final venue. Wembley, up at the ninth and became one down Both girls falled and had to trail amateur game, and there is nothing? White City, on Committee present thirteenth, Mlss Fyshe holding longipin" which is surely the highest bun-courts, preferential club subscrib-

for. The first and last time at the ankle deep in sand up that "moun-

trade...

The Final

where?

in the world like it.

"I want the big Lengue clubs to ed to the F.A. an interim report of puis: to take the lead there. Theker in Britain. put a ban on unfair tactics of say their work, and the following state-fourteenth was an unfortunate hole description. We don't want them, ment was issued:-

Miss Morgan's ball for Miss Fyshe, she was in the rough,

was almost the public don't want them, nobaily

The

result of the Final Tie Com-recovered too well and went out of buried in the sand, but she made a wants them.

mittee's deliberations to date neces-bounds. She lost her lead there and miraculous recovery and cleared the hill. Miss Fyshe was not successful seb

Sutcliffe Mr.

(Foothall sitates further negotiations. A full never again was in the ascendancy and Miss Morgan gained a lead which Lengue president) is not here to-report will be issued in due course." night. I would have liked him to Council named Middlesbrough as

At the end of eighteen holes Miss she never lost.

international on November 17. Team 84, against 83 was all square. will be selected at Cambridge on Drenching rain gave every excuse Later in the evening Mr. Pickford/November 11.

for poor golf.

tell his Football League clubs that the venue for the England Walta Morgan with an indifferent score of

we do not like these tricks."

NOT AN ATTACK

MY SISTER'S GETTING THAT'S WOT THEY SPLICED WITH

CALLS A NAVAL

A SALLOR

ENGAGE- MENT!

E

NO-THAT'S -LIKE

for

Miss Morgan

the twelfth finished brilliantly, while Miss Fyshe made almost every conceivable going crror,

10 RATHER -LIKE SEAGERS!

A BATTLE- TRAFALGAR! HAVE A

BOTTLE-

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The Spirit SEAGERS

of To-Day-

AND TO-MORROW

Sole. Agents:-

The Squash Rackets Association

the game. They intend to rernove

It is understood there have been minor breaches of the strictly amateur rules, such as acceptance of expenses on the opening of new

tions for first-class players and "rake-offs" from the sale of rackets.

The S.R.A. executive committee,

their

ext meeting, will discuss next the matter, and it in

in expected a stern warning will be issued against these practices, a repetition of which will be immediately punished.

al

"Squash" is a comparatively young game and the nature of the courts rules out the posalbilities of "gate" money-making.

SEVEN SEAGERS

GINS PLEASE!

THAT'S THE SPIRIT!

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Single N. Sharpo (G.D.) bt 'P. Feret, 30, T4, .. Boussus (France) bi IL W. Austin, -1, 6-2. J. Borotra in a 10-rounds heavy-weight con-France) bt F. 1. D. Wilde, 4, est Tommy Martin, Deptford, out-Peters (G.D.) ht. Gentlen 6-2, pointed Jim Wilde, Swansco.

A PLACE IN THE SUN

Tate's Brilliant Cricket Career

By the Salamander

6. R. Rodel (France) ht Capt. P. F Glover, R.N. 6-6, 6-1. D. J. William (GB) bị F, Manchy ô t

Doubles Austin and J. S. OBM (0.3.) · bt Boussun and Foret, 3-0.04 0.0. Borotra and 1. Dotell (France) bt Wilde and D. W. Butler, $-4, 3-6, 0—3.

BADMINTON MATCHES TO-DAY

Free Lances Play Chinese R.C.

Maurice Tate's declaration that Three interesting matches in

he has been "chucked out of the "13" Division Men's Doubles Sussex," following the cluonton Lengue are

failure to

down for

re-engage him forecision this evening.

The programme is as follows: St. John's v. St. Andrew's Recreio v. Kowloon Tong Free Lances v. Chinese N. C.

TEAMS SELECTED

next season, is a surprise, be- Cause, as recently as August, Tate announced that he would retire at the end of the English

Benson.

A

The stir which has marked the termination of his association, with the club is a sad curtain to a long

The following players have been selected:

St. John's.-F. H. Kwok and A, J, Bennitt; G. A. Smilk and A. Keowni; and brilliant service. Tate fist play-P. B. Wilson and N, Smith.

ed for Sussex in 1912 and was the Chinese R. C.-C. Y. Yung and Arst professional to lead the side. Y. W. Lee; P. C. Leung and C. F. He took innumerble wickets in coun- Chiu; P. F. Choy and T. F. Lo or ty tricket during his peak years,Y, P. Taul.

from 1922 to 1929, and made 1,000

tuns as well each season.

Tato visited Australia with three

English Test teams, and in that GOING BALD ?

country was one of the most popular Englishmen ever to play cricket. Ho was a doughly performer on the first two visits, but a nervous illness had wrought a change in the Tate that loured with Jardine's team,

He did not get a chance in a Test match and, although in a book pub- lished after the tour, he denied the Prumour, that he throw a glass ot Jardine, he wrote that Jardine's treatment of him made him think that he was less welcome than he was led to believe. Tato iš 42,

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