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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,

NOVEMBER 17, 1937.

NO EXTENSION FOR NEXT YEAR'S CRICKET TESTS

AUSSIES

NOT TO

HAVE WAY FOUR-DAY MATCHES DECIDED

are

London, Nov. 16.

The Cricket Board of Control Advisory Com- mittee meeting, held to- day, decided that the Test matches between England and Australia next year will be over four days each.

the

POLICE

Where is the Limit HOLD

for tickets.

in Football?

at the The last Test Oval will be played to a finish, however, if at the conclusion of the fourth

The Football Association are plan- ciple that the money the game earns match, the difference in

ning a ground to hold 150,000 people, must remain within it, that directors the matches' won is not and even if they succeed they know shall not receive fees, and that share- that it will still be inadequate to holders shall not be allowed, more greater than one.-Reuter, satisfy the demands of the publle. than 74 per cent, on their invest- the racketeer be kept ni For last season's Cup Final they re-ments ear been. Australians for years have agitating: for Test matches in Eng-ceived more than 400,000 applications bay, Already he sees in quick and easy way to smuggle the turn- land to be played to a finish, na they

Is there a limit to the development aile taldings into his own pockets, Australia. They in

contend

of football? I have asked nuthorities and I have no doubt that his itching that it is absurd for a team to travel

to picture the game twenty years fingers will get them if he is offered 13,000 miles to play Indecisive games in the most important fixtures of the hence, and they have confessed that the slightest chance. lour. No mention is made in above cable regarding the hours of the play on each day; so presumably, they remain unaltered, that is. from 11.30 am to 6 pm. on the first day, subsequent and 11 to 6.30 pm on days.

What the Australians would like to have are five-day Tests or play to a finish, with hours from 12, or 11.30 am, at the earliest, to 8.30 p.m. to n It a match was to be played finish, they would advocate starting at an hour later than 11.30 each day. Apparently the objection in Eng- land is that an extension of the time for the Tesia would interfere the greatly with county erleket, but that objection, sy Australians, has

days are validity now that four

Test decided. A man playing in now misses two county games, and he would still miss only two games it the Test went on for six days, provid-

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I have been consulled us to the it was a prospect beyond their con- ception. "Let those who come after possibility of buying up a team of leading British players. Could it be us look after it," they say.

was assured Meanwhile, they are assalled by done for £30,000? the fear that money may talk too that this sum was available for the Was A crazy scheme. loudly and that it may control the purpose. It activities of clubs to an even greater The idea was that this term of cham- extent than it does to-day. There is, plans should travel the footbull coun- too, the dread that it may pass lato iries of the world taking part in ex- private mnds to be exploited for blbition matches. private gain, as in the ease of the I was even believed that games tge antial interests which domin- with foreign national teams might be

played in London. ate American baseball.

Only by holding fast to the pr-

But the proposat way illuminating in showing how the money-makers were ready to seize the rich pos- sibilities of the game even by suborn- that the dates were properly ed

ing and ruining the careers of the arranged,

players. be Recently there seemed to favourable reaction in England to the! suggestion of Ave-day Tests. It was hoped in Australia that concession would be made by English ruling body,

I was present, too, when the agent country and of a foreign

unblushingly this offered the manager of a leading the English club a bribe of £500 if he would Drrange to take his team

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H. K. S. R. A. TO DRAW United Hockey Tournament

(By The Pugrim")

Playing on the Police Training School ground in the United Hockey Tournament yesterday, the Hongkong Police held the H.K.S.R.A. to a 1-1 draw. It was a fine performance by the Police inasmuch as they were without the services of four of their best players, Parker, Wall, Howlett and Jackson.

CARNERA CLAIMS HE IS FIT ONCE AGAIN

ARRIVES IN ENGLAND AND WANTS TO FIGHT

"Daily Express" Staff Reporter

London, Oct. 13.

Fourteen inches of blood-red shoes, two yards of blus trou sers and overcoat, a smile that showed half-inch teeth and seemed wide as the door, and a pearl-grey hat, descended in just that sequence from the cabin of an Imperial Airways liner at Croydon yesterday.

Primo Carnero, the Ambling Alp, has come back to London prove he is not "punch drunk" (term ap- plied to the much-battered boxer who is partly stupefled and of un- certain balance.]

Ile grinned, shook hands all round, obliged photographers by the pearl-grey hat to an The Brigade drew Arst blood in the waving initial half when their centre-for-imaginary crowd of welcoming fans Bea Huntmon, the promoter, had ward, Jem. Tara Singh, found the

high shot after 30 Just been saying to me: "So they say he wouldn't take 1s. 6d. In the minutes" play. Their superiority

Albert Hall I'll show them. was noticeable in this hall.

net with

Fortunately, the rulers of British On changing over, the Police were football are thoroughly alive to these still on the defensive until Narwant dangers. They realise that there isSingh got possession and ran down not everywhere the same resolute endeavour to keep out corrupt prae- fices as in this country, and not only will they not allow clubs to treat with private promoters of matches abroad but they have to be satisfied with the propriety of every tour he- fore they sanction i

These dangers which i have point- ed to are, I suppose, inevitable, since the game has thrown out. Its ten- turles in all parts of the world and others have not our conception of i They remain without rather than within, but the authorities realise that the strictest safegunds must be provided.

WANTED-SPEED

For this season they wish I were possible to provide their own ground for the Cup Final and other import- nat matches. They would do so at unce if it were a practical proposition rather than that any of the money which is received from them should puss into outside channels.

Hayward

... kept attackers out.

the ball

to

centre, crossing Bachan Singh, who equalised with

scorching drive.

They have as a guide the example of Scotland, who have not only claimed Humpden Park as their own big-match ground but have increased the Its capacity to 150,000: Significantly, too, the whole of this space was filled last season when the 149,000 people were present at the match with Eng land. Even this does not meet the demand.

The Brigade then made several fine movements and Jessup was forced to rush out and clear. le proved himself equal to the task. Spectators were then treated to two charne-

teristic dushes down the centre by Jem. Tara Singh, but he failed to get pust Jessop.

ERRATIC SHOOTING Hayward broke up many promising

"So they may he's punch drunk! I'll show them.

"The Boxing Board refuse him al Heence because they say he isn't Well, Lord Horder will decide that on Friday. We'll show them?"

NOW. 183 STONE Carnera shook off the autograph hunters, said: "Well, how do I look to you?" in a double-bass voice,

To me he looked big enough (0fl.) 6h), heavy enough (18 stone), steady enough on his tremendous

fcrl.

It seemed Incredible that this was the man who, after fighting Negro Leroy Haynes al Brooklyn in 1930, was taken paralysed to the Italian Hospital in New Yorku

Doctors then fenred ho would end his days in a bathchair,

Now he braced back his shoulders, puffed out his enormous chest, sald; "I am here to show I can fight, am here to show I am al

"Am I punch drunk? Well, look for yourself, What do you think?"

He gripped me by the orm and grinned

"I was paralyse. I was in despair and think I never fight again. think I am all washed up with fight- Ing.

"Leroy Haynes hit me 'on the side of the head." He tapped the right side of his skull, "And I was paralyse all down my left side. I could feel nothing. I could not uso my leg."

He bent down, topped his Icht knee.

"FIT AS ANY ONE"

"I am in hospital maybe five or six

months. Yes, I am very ill. I just le there at first and cannot move.

"Then I get better and better. I have been back in Italy a year. Now I am fit as any man. was. I will show them."

"I am strong and well as ever I

However football expands and de- velops will be fargely determined by the pubile. In many ways they are already the Big Boss in dietaling the policies of the clubs, It is they who have compelled the spending of pro- digious transfer fees; it is they who movements by the visiting forwards, He grinned again. He embraced -have-caused directors-to-borrow who had the misfortune to be erratic. his brother. Secondo, an Islington thousands of pounds to erect new with their shooting. The Brigade mosale worker, who had come to stands and left them to pay off the would have gained a victory had they

displayed more

opportunism and meet him.

debts,

Lord Tennyson -

Captain of the English cricket team now in India. The side includes right Test cricketers.

BOB WYATT

AND WARWICK

wickshire. At a

week that the committee would be

London, Oct. 20, R. E. S. (Bob) Wyuti has been deposed from the captaincy of War- meeting of the general committee of the county club, Invitation was extended to Paler Cranmer, the England rugby foot- baller, to captain the team next sea- better finishing in the circle. Their "It is good to see my brother

Ever since it was announced Just The present generation of en-full-backs, Dalip Singh and Kishen again," said Primo.

"After I have seen Lord Horder I meeting to consider the capfalney thusiasts do not know how much Singh, were reliable and did good

am sure they will decide I am fit to rumour has been busy. It was stated better the game might be played, but work, as did Yusuf Khan at right the authorities dare not go back to half. Khuda Bux, Tara Singh and ght. I shall start again. Sure that Wyatt had not seen eye to eye the old aside rule. "The public Lieut. Godby performed creditably just look at me."

with members of the committee last He folded his arms across his chest year and that he had at times not would not stand for " they say, in the attack

and grinned. "They want continuity and speed,

been on the best terms with his goals and excitement." So, for good

team. or ill, the voice from the terraces is the deciding one, and it has gained in influence and authority sensor season.

by

The formation of un, international competition, either distinct from or as part of the present League system, with teams flying to and fro from the Continent, will come about if the public demand it. At present It is) nothing but an alry possibility, and fascinating as it is the time, when a novelty is needed to excite a new Interest has not yet arrived.

Meanwhile, confess to being. frightened by the power of the vast financial interests which are being built, of football being taken out of the realm of games, and even the players becoming simply earners going into a match like workmen who have their eye on the clock and are glad when their job is finished,

wage-

SCHOOL SOCCER LEAGUE

Eilis Kadoorie Indian School beat) La Salle three goals to one

In the School Soccer League yesterday.".

Play was even in the first half. La Salle opened the scoring through Sonny and the Indians scored their three in the second half through A. A. Tipc.

For

de-

ה

the Palier, Hayward monstrated that he could be relied upon under pressure. Brown was hard worker, but Willis was the best of the halves. Teja Singh and Narwant Singh were speedy but did

Warwick was not one of the

not make the full use of the opper-brighter counties last year, and quite

lunities which went their way,

a number of spectators blamed this Except for spasms of wild hitting, to Wyntt's handling of the team. the game was fast and Interesting. Wyntt's supporters, however, pointed out that he made over 2,000 runs last season and that on many occasions ls tactics were admitted by the fact that he had carried the team on his shoulders.

A Cricket Problem

A. correspondent submitted the following cricket problem to the New Chronicle:

A batsman hits a hard caught-and-bowled chance, which the bowler stops with one hand, The ball drops on to the top of the bails, the batsman is well out of his ground at the bowler's end, and, on a loud appeal from the field, is given run out. Meanwhile, the bowler has caught the ball as it bounced from the wicket.

Which batsman is out?

1. 2.

Can both be out?

3. Does the fact that the man was run out con- stitute his dismissal, as he was first out and the ball is henceforth dead?

4.----Does the fact that the striking batsman was caught and bowled at the second attempt annul the decision of the umpire that the other batsman is out?

5.

Can the fielding captain choose which bats- man is to go?

The Chronicle Cricket Correspondent, Frank Thorogood, replies: (1) The man at the bowler's wicket; (2) "No; (3) Yes; (4) No; (5). No.

ADD TO YOUR SPIRITS

COMMITTEE'S STATEMENT

The county committee bave Issued a statement expressing oppreciation of Wyatt's services and expressing the hope that he will continue to play for the county. The change, they soy, in the captaincy, was made be enuse, It was felt that the side had got into a groove. Wyatt has a birth qualification for Surrey and it has heen suggested that he will play for them next seaso: Colour was lent to this the fact that he visited Mr. H. D. G. Leveson-Gower, presl- dent the Surrey Club, last week. Mr. Leveson-Gower refuses to discuss the rumour and said that Wyatt had been a friend of his for many years and called on him as he was in Lon- don for the Motor Show,

"I consider him the second best bal in England.” said Mr. Leveson- Gower, "and if he came to Burrey it would be my county's gain. "Wyatt has played under other eap- tains (pr his county and also in, the England team under. another captain. It would take him sometime to throw off his old love.""

Wyatt has refused to make any comment beyond denying that he had at any time considered becoming * professional,

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