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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

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Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 17th March, 1938.

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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1928.--

Bradman Is Weary

Of Big Cricket

HE PREFERS DAY BOWLS AND SKITTLES

AT GOLF

From WILLIAM POLLOCK

There are about six and a half million people in Australia --which is about twenty-five times the size of Great Britain

and much the best-known person is Don Bradman.

Only the babies in Australia have never heard of him; and in England for every one who has heard of Joe Lyons (the Prime Minister), Bob Menzies (the Attorney-General), Kidman the late "Cattle King") and Sister Kenny, fifty thousand have heard of Bradzian. Such is cricket fame.

year,

MORE LEAGUE WEMBLEY RETAINS THE

SOCCER GAMES

WANTED HERE

Referees' Chairman

On Old Point

That more league matches and fawer representative games should be played was the opinion expressed by Mr. T. G. Stokes, Chairman of the

Scheme To Encourage Football Referees' Association, when

Games Locally

he presided at the annual dinner last night.

Among the guests were Mr. C. D. Carter, Secretary of the Football Association and Len Wal-tong.

The season la almost over and I congratulate you for the manner in games. which you have controlled The small number of misconduct cases handled by the Emergency Committee must be considered a re- fection on your efficiency. On the other hand,

small numpathise with you 100. for the

that have had. There is no doches you with the curtailment of the number of teams a certain amount of Interest

complaining, has been lost. Not only referees are but players and spectators too.

matches

CUP FINAL

Will Eventually Hold A Crowd of 170,000

For the next twenty-six years the F.A. Cup Finals and inter- national matches between England and Scotland are to be played at Wembley Stadium.

This decision, reached at a meeting of the Council of the Football Association in London on Feb. 14, is a definite step to wards meeting the public demand for more accommodation at these matches.

if

able,

but

ap

arrange-

400,000 APPLICATIONS Information leaked out that, while

It is understood that the first por- The scheme appeared excellent, Though a popular sport in many

tion of the work to be taken in hand and many members of the FA other parts of the world, bowling has

Mr. Stokes said, proposing a toast is the provision of 38,000 new places Council were unpressed by it. That not been encouraged in Hongkong due

on the terraces. This work, which one of the finest sports, stadiums in to Inck of facilities. There is at to the Football Association:

is estimated to cost about £70,000, the world is destined to emerge from present only one alloy in existence locally and that is in the Hongkong

will be begun at once, and is to be the White City plans may be taken Club, but a new alley at the junction

Anished in time for next year's Cup, for granted. Anal.

During the autumn there were to- of Lockhart and Jaffe Roads, it is

This would increase the accommo-terviews between representatives of anticipated, will soon be in use.

The scheme was formulated several

dation to something like 130,000 but the F. and the representatives of the ultimate aim is to provide places Wembley, and also of the White weeks ago, and following the selection

for 100,000 or 170,000 spectators. City. of a site, building commenced and is

Other

bodies werd The complete scheme provides for I would say that, in his thirtieth, when he has you can depend upon near completion. Application has been made to the Government for a he finds himself the most him.

and Ministry experience reveals that it is desir that the Police widely known cricketer in history:

Publican's Licence, and if granted, a

the extension of both the big stands, proached, and it is an open e

A CHANGED MAN

Transport were asked to advise on week or so should see the opening of more widely known than were W.G

the alley.

It should be understood that this such questions as traffic Ranji, Jack Hobbs, Larwood. And

Another side of him which is ad- probably he is the biggest gate at- mirable is his reluctance to run down ber the several short sports reels

Picture-goers will no doubt remein

part of the proposal is left open, ments, parking facillies, and other

it will be proceeded with if the cagnate matters. traction the game has ever had. other people. He and I have dis-which were shown some time ago in

demands of the public warrant the we have which American experis demonstrated

expenditure of

of further money. In Australia, people come in their cussed-heavenst how

I am of the opinion and it is sharca of cricketers the skill which the game can en- thousands when it is likely that he discussed-hundreds

The question has been raised the Transport Board and the Police whether will be batting, and go in their thou-and men connected with cricket and gender, In England there are several by many, that footballers and re-

Wembley should provide

would not actually give advice, they sands if he gets out. Which is all I do not think I can recall anything/Skittles Leagues offering proof of the matches and fewer representative prepared to do, or whether the FA bley was the more suitable locality

ferees should have more league the necessary capital, as they are

were both of the opinion that Wem- game's popularity there.

Teams are composed

want В кате of eight games. Enthusiasts

with their great wealth and prestige, for the Final Tie. players, scoring being determined by every week and there is no reason should do it themselves.

The old saying that "o nod is as the number of skittles ane knocks why this cannot be arranged, even

CLUBS GET £5,000 EACH

good as a wink to a blind horse" down with three bowls.

In The bowl is if at the expense of representative

any

and whether the doubtless influenced the F.A., Com- event, not to be confused with that used in matches.

scheme is carried out in its entirety

mitico to adhere to Wembley, pro Lawn Bowls. The latter is compara-

To the Football Association, we terest will be made from the extra

or not, repayment of capital and in-vided ft ntively small and is blased, whereas owe a deep debt of gratitude for their receipts resulting from increased ac-

were possible to make the nteessary financial the skittles bowl is two or three times

arrangements. Those who patronise football will bigger.

There are, however, numeraction in placing their offices at our

commodation.

be delighted after this year

that ous variations of the game, but the disposal for our bi-monthly meetings.

This means that the clubs taking, there will be a total accommodation one which appears the most population and assure it of our support and relve more than the present £5,000 this may grow to 100,000 or even

I express our thanks and apprecia-

part in the Cup Final will not re for over 130,000, and that eventually is that as played in America.

The number

of skittles is ten. co-operation.

cach until the capital expenditure 170,000. has bren repaid.

And that would not be half enough For years there has been a de to meet the demand, as the average mand for something to be done to number of applications for tickets enable at least a percentage of the for the Final exceeds 400,000. scores of thousands to see the Cup

WORLD'S FINEST ARENA Final who in the past fifteen years Mr. A. J. Elvin, managing direc have not had the remotest chance of tor

ofy Stadium, in

D

wrong, of course. The game should unfair from him, "When he is be- be bigger than the player-but there ing critical he tries to find the best,

not the worst. it is.

Probably it is the philosophic side George Bradman is Donald freak. Just as he taught himself to of him that accounts for this; he that no one 4s always the play the piano, so did he teach him-mows

master and that, sooner or later, self to play cricket--not very cor rectly and with a cross bat, accord-new prophet comes along. ing to some of the purists; he holds the record for the highest score ever

an England versus Austra made in lla Test match (334, at Leeds, In 1030):

and he has already made more runs in Inter-State cricket in Australia than any other batsman, including Ciem Hill.

A LITTLE MAN

י

ways, he is a changed man.

My impression is that, in various He has grown up; his hair is beginning to

thin. lines of character have fur-

rowed into his face, his cricket seems

to have become matured,

A

account

of

the excessive

Early in the nineteenth century the In returning the toast, Mr. Carter game was called "nine pins", but on mentioned the excellent support that which was connected with it, it was the referees.

betting the Association had received from The prohibited.

ordinance navigated by the addition of another pin and altering the name to "hen pins", which game is played to-day.

Was

It has been my good fortune to watch Don play a number of innings this just ending Australian season. I have heard him called a little And he is different; he has not been

masterful dasher, the the man with a big head. He is cer

electrle tainly a little man, the small mem-layer of bowlers of once upon

in which father.

He time.

has not been

taking brother and iwo sisters are all big bowlers by the scruff of the neck and tall. His hands are small, his and demoralising them and breaking feet slim and slender. Like nearly (for him), wearing them down.

early their hearts, but inking them gently TOURNAMENT HOCKEY

ber

of a family

all of us, Don feels a bit of a grudge against nature: he would like to be

I don't profess to know if this is

bigger than he is. You know how it temporary phase of a batsman Representative Players

Is; brunettes wish they were blondes, who has found that his timing has people with blue eyes wish they had been a bit out of gear. Certainly brown eyes.

blond.)

LOCAL YACHTING

Gull And Eryl Win Their Races

interview

An

getting a ticket.

After the Final of 1023, when "Our

plans for the enlargement thousands smashed down the bar-land general improvements to the riers at the Stadium and invaded, Stadium ore well in hand. the pitch, it was decided there should "By 1040 at the latest we shall not be any more payments at the have the finest sports arena in the turnstiles.

world, and if, as seems possible, the

by the Royal i vented any recurrence of the scelto the Stadlum will take the form

(Don is a blue-eyed he has not been playing the strokes For England And India Hongkong Yacht Club yesterday when

that he used to play; he has been batting, when I have seen him,

But he has not a "big" head. Cir-jas a man whose chief idea, was to cumstances have conspired for me to get a good practice in the middle. come to know him well. He is not

nt all swolled headed. On the con-

HEAVEN HELP US trary, he has almost a horror of say-

The question (to which I do not ing or doing anything that might know the answer) now is, how is he lend people to say that he is con-going to bat in England? Are we ceited or puting on side. Any a going to have the young Bradman obviously does not Imow him.

selected:

over a course of 8.7 miles. "A" class angled at 14.45 and mixed classes at 14.50.

Bolton

The number of places was re- Olymple Games of 1844 are offered Gull and Eryl took leading places | duced from 120,000 to 93,000, a to Great Britala, Werabley will be in the second series of the eighth drastic step which effectively pre-at their disposal ladies' races an'led

"The

Arst part of the extensions the game between Wanderers and West Ham United of increasing the capacity of the was played with onlookers encroach-standing terraces at the east and

the touch lines.

west ends of the Stadium by 38,000, WHITE CITY'S SCHEME The cost of this work will be ap The Football Association Council proximately £70,000." were at length gonded into action. the summer meeting at Yar- mouth last year the Finance Com- mitice was instructed to examine

Artemis

Eve

Gull

The first round hockey match in the United Clubs International Tournament between England and India will be played on the Police ground, at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March Carpenter 17. The following teams have been England-Dobson (RE.); Stickley who says that Bradman is "cocky" of 1930 and 1934, giving bowling (Middlesex) and Robinson (Royal Air hell for leather, or are we going to (Police) and Guest (Radio Sports Force): Whetion (RE.), Brown On the other hand, he does not man. cutting out most of the rough Association), Howlett (Police). G. sort of middle-aged

Brad

Club); S. Fowler (Central British by pretending to depreciate pose

stuff? himself. He accepts the position he

Fowler (CB.A.), I like Waller Hammond, he has

Dunne (Middlesex) has achieved just as any particular "grown up" ih Test matches, Eng- and Bond (CBA). Reserves. Gor tree should accept it. He is roland's rather slender chances

| mon (Middlesex),

(C.B.A.) will and Parker (Police). markably free from affectation.

be helped; if he is only saving un India-Ramzan (Kowloon Indian

Doca

have

the various schemes that had been CLUB HOCKEY TEAM

suggested and report.

A

Ing on

"A" Class

Finished Corrd, Pos. Pts. 16.45.25 16.45.25 G 7 (Mrs. P. R. Richards)

At

4 ... 16.43.33 16.43.33 (Miss M. Whitham)

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Kittiwake

16.44.23 16.44.23 (Mrs. Bader)

18.41.13 10.41.13 -2-11- 16.30.19 16.39.10 (Mrs. L. Stanton)

4

8

1 13

done,

(Miss P. M. King)

Jean

Teal

10.43.30 10.43,30 3 10 (Mrs. V. Gowland)

...... 16.55.26 10.55.26 (Miss V. A. Buckley)

D.N.F.

7

0

Eryl

- Mixed. Classes

16.43.43 10.46,43 (Miss O. Patchelt)

1 10

he like being the world's and is going to lay about him as of T.C.); Rin. Gusain Singh (Kumaons) True Blue.. greatest batsman? Out of the many old, heaven help England. Wood and Hav. Tllok Singh (Kumaona); talks we have had together, sitting full, his ex-captain, has often said Tara Singh (H.K.S.R.A.), Gulam in his book-lined, rather businesslike to me that Bradman in real form is Rasul (Rajputana Rides) and Malik private room after dinner, feel he the equnt of two batsmen-and so (K.I.T.C.) Tein Singh (Police), Is becoming a little weary.

What more can he do in the game?/4 literally is with his two hundreds Pritam Nath (Rajputana. Rides), Heron. 18.51.34 10.51.34 5 5

and three hundreds, He may break another record or

We shall see what we shall see. Singh

Pyara Singh (K.I.T.C.), Gurbachan two, but that prospect does

(Mrs. D, Friesuty) (Radio)

Portab and Meanwhile, I greatly please hlin. He may win rot to know him so well as I have. (Rajputana Rifles) and Hav. Khuda

am glad that I have (Kumaons). Reserves, Naraine Ram Widgeon 16.40.00 16.49.50 3

(Miss Crawhull Wilson) Tests more or less off his own bat, He is a rather misunderstood per- Bux (H.KS.RA).

Sirlus

10.51.22 16.47.01 but he has done that before.

son, perhaps because he is not easy

(Mrs. K. Trenchard Davis) to know.

Zephyr .... 16.50.37 16.40.53144 6

(Mrs. J. O. Patlullo)

HIS HARDEST TASK

not

The truth is partly that the no- velty has worn off big cricket for him, partly that he dare not "let up."

1

HOLD IN ONE

R. L. Rodgers' Feat At Happy Valley

Unless he goes in and makes century we are inclined to say he has "failed." And you can't always go in and make a century. It is the old, old story; the hardest part is staying there when you have got there. It is more dificult to keep д position than to get one.

My own bellet is that Don willing the third hole at Happy Valley

R. L. Rodgers gained the distinctioni

of having holed out in one while play-

one up.

England will wear white shirts, and India red,

OLYMPIC GAMES

China To Nominate Second Member For Committee

Cairo, Mar. 13. The International Olympic Con

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SCHOOLS MATCH

D.B.S. Beat St. Stephen's Seven Sets To Two

their Registering

tronis Nest victory since 1928, the Diocésaa Boys' School beat St. Stephen's

scores Indicate. All

not stay in first-class cricket very on Sunday. The distance was 150 gress passed a resolution to-day College seven sets to two on many more years. He will "toss it Yards. and amuse himself with golf. He played over the week-end was won that which is holding the summer matches were strenuously fought and The Bogey (Par) Pool at Fanling allowing the Olymple winter games day. The match was not as cho-

to be allotted to a country other than sided as the is not exactly a a crack golfer, which is, by O. E. C. Murton (1), perhaps, why he likes the game s A. C. 1. Bowker (11), all square, was games in 1940,--Reuter. much. Not a very great deal is cx second. Other scores were G. R. pected from him on the linka; con- Cairns (12) and L. C. F. Bellamy (24), one down. There were 43 days on which there is no cricket entries.

sequently he can relax and have fun

at the game. He loves those Satur-

Chinese Delegato

it was just that slight superlcrity which enabled the Diocesan School to win deciding points.

Luxor, Mar. 13.

Results --Ip Yee and Ip LAI_(D.B.8.} It has been unanimously voted to beat B. L. Yang and K. la Koh 8-3: best to be played, rubs his hands over round for the Adamson Cup at Happy membership

Playing in the March Qualifying permit China a second nomination for K. 8. Toh and K. K. Lung 6-2; drew with them. "A day off

of the International Long and fan to-morrow-nu Valley, F. Buckle qualified with Olympic Committee. Although it is and Keh 6-1: beat Toh and Lung 63: Bully and Hui Hai-fun beat Yont cricket," he saveral times gleefully 10-18-61. Other scores said to me on Fridays.

were likely that China will nominate Kang, best Wong and Tâm 69, The thing that most interests Don W. Melrose 92-23-69. There were time to oppose

J. F. G. van Reede 87—21=60 and it is not likely that he will arrive in the holding of the Bradman in life is work

bu-14 entries. siness. He

Games in Tokyo.—United Pitu. was in

in a real estate office when he was sixteen then in sports goods salesmanship and joumalism the writes well and with Bome adroitness), and now he deals in stocks and shares.

He is methodicol, ho has

mind for úgures, he is keen on making money. Ho may never be a very rich man, but I feel sure he will never be a very poor one. His head is screwed on the right way. He is a clever little devil-and I mean that affectionately. I like, him.

He is very determined-and un- swervingly straightforward, Gubby Allon once raid to me when we were discussing

something about the fast sories of tests, "Don has given me

för me,

word and that is good Η επουρά me. Once he says a thing he wilcks-to

to it. That to my experience of him too; his word is als bond.

My feeling about him in that he

I would never let you down, even at

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