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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY MARCH

1938.

CRICKET COMMISSION COLD-SHOULDERED

NO REDUCTION OF

COUNTIES:

NEW SCORE PLAN

London, Feb. 23.

Dealing at Lord's yesterday with the report of the M.C.C. Commission appointed last year to inquire into the financial and other problems of the county game the Advisory County Cricket Committee rejected the majority of its recommendations.

five-minutes' rule-has been

On the other hand, the committee. A bone of contention for years decided that in 1039 the eight-ball the ever should be tried

In Brat-class abolished. This was a local arrange- crickel, and this was not a recomment mendation of the Commission,

be

conflicting with the Iwo

under Two minutes provided

Law 15,

of the most discussed recommenda- which says that only in the event of tlong turned down were: (1) That a wicket falling within two minutes re-of time shall a batsman be excused championship competitors duced

17 to 15 and (2) a from gohig in. from £20,000 Cricket Fund be established to help needy counties.

This would seem to indiente that the countles will now, according to previous custom, receive a share of the receipts of the last M.C.C. four in Australls.

POOLING TURNED DOWN

Two

other suggestions rejected yesterday included (1) the pooling of gates from inutches between county and oversen teams, starting on Saturday, with those of Wednes- day starts; and (2) that no profes- sional should accept invitation to tour

unfess Overseas M.C.C. be obtained,

Verdict of

Committee in relation to the latter was that as the professional was the servent of the county, the county authorities should decide the point.

the

consent

The rejection of the registration cheme elicited this remark from any official of one of the poorer counties:

"It is a pity they have not ac cepted. We don't mind a 12 months" alificati peried, but two years

wont

on to urge that munty could strengthen a side with imported talent it

would benefit opponents because they would be given a more attractive stame,

ARMY BOXING CONTINUES

Novices Individual Championships

best

Two

enthusiasm" "Unbounded deserfes the Aghts last night in the middle and welter quarter-finals of the Army Novices Individual cham- pronstilps, at Murray Barrucks.

one techuical, were knock-outs.

but in registered,

both cases, as, in fact, even in all the other fights, the losers were accorded the slightly more generous applause for most plucky displays,

(R.

Going over the score for an important song in RKO Radio's "Music. fer Madame." Joan Fontaine, Nathaniel Shilkret and Nino Martini ́are shown between scenes of the musical production, Shilkrel i tho musical\rector for the pleture and Martini stars, with Joan Fon- talde in the Teminine lead. This picture opens soon as the Queen's *Theatre.

Jock McAvoy Batters His Man Helpless

Jock McAvoy (Rochdale), British cruiser-weight champion, knocked But Jack Strongbow (West Hartlepool), in the sixth round nt Belle Vuc, Manchester, last month.

Mr. Syd Hulls, the matchmaker of Harringay, where Juck McAvoy defends his title against Len Harvey on March 23, was present, anxious that nothing in the way of injury should befull the British champion. Any chance that there might be a turn-up was quickly dispelled.

Strongbow, after taking six counts, walked into one of a barrage of left hooks and was counted out in the sixth round. He lay dut on bis back. rolled over, rose on one knee, and

Bobby Locke

just failed to beat the count. Decides To

COUNT AFTER COUNT

What was possibly the best bout of the evening was the welter fight be

(RA) tween Trumpeter Robinson

Scots). if und Pte. MeReady

MeReady won mainly on the margin of points which he established in the Tond. His vicious right had no terrors for Robinson, who, though Taking the greater punishment, way NEW SCORING SCHEME

The nai Ahe aggregor throughout. The recommendation to revise the romm 1 found them

seeing that he coring scheme has been accepted. start to finish, and both had put sole amount of punishment to his op- Points awarded to a site losing on much into their

yout

that they ponent. Yet, first innings in on unfinished match appeared ready to fall through ex-down for right, eight and nine as carly as the second round, Strong- are abolished and first imings points haustion. The closing blows, if they how can be said to have dene well are avardable to a side which feads could be called such, would hardly to have gone so far. on Best innings and are retained, have dented patiof butter.

It was more a massacre than

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eloe-ln-toe from

o fight. McAvoy gave 2st and a terri-

of

was

It was a good try-out for McAvoy, even if that sidio -loses match out- Sizoniman Hutchinson (R.C.

although in Harvey he will not have right, Full regulations are!

Sins was about the the most galian! en) Shottid match be finished. the let of all. He w... almost "out to meet such a mountain of flesh as his last night's opponent. All that winning aide in score 12 points.

thi Should a

ished and in the second round when the referee could be said for Strongbow was the ses be runt, each ale to score intoned. The first round started that he sought gamely what was a six points.

unfortunately for him when he rautosing battle afmost from the first (e) Should a match the finisheri. side which leats on the first innings, if on to Pte. Mellain's (R. Scots) right. O

pointi

It does not win the mater, to score four le was doored twice, but the second Aldo Spaldi (Italy) beat Joe Con- (Scotland), whose seconds (d) Should a match not he finished, the time was partly from tripping on the nelly side which leads on the first mugs to Canvas. It was a gruelling fight, bu: threw in the towel in the second of

he was still standing, but

stare four points.

(e) Shui à match not be nished and when the fight was stoppetty just, a bout scheduled for ten rounds.

the scores of the first innings be equal, ! Gunner Ross (RA), in the first

cach side lo score two points,

f) Should there he no play in a match, welterweight bout,

showed not the

WOMEN'S TEAM RACE

Turn "Pro"

Golfer Of Great Natural Ability

Hare Beaten In French Championships

Outclassed By Schroeder In Paris

Paris, Feb. 18.

Great Britain continued to do poorly when the French covered courts championships were resumed at the Coubertin, Stadium here to- day, and the British hope of winning The men's singles went when C. E. Hare was beaten in the quarter-finals by the Swede, K. Schroeder, who won by 6-1, 12—10, 6--1.

Except in the second set, which went to 22 games, Schroeder had no difficulty in out-manoeuvring_Hare. Schroeder, who won the British covered courts title in 1936 and lost

to H. W. Austin inst year, was play- ing right up to his best form, and completely outclassed the English man, who was powerless against the machine-like accuracy of the Swedish player's volleys.

In other quarter-final matches C. Dousuus defeated 3. Jamulin by 7-5, 0-3, 6--2, Y. Petra beat P. Feret by 2-6, 4-6, 6–2, 0—1, 6–2, and B. Destremali beet J. Pallado, of Yugoslavin, by 12-14, 4-6, 6-2, 8--6, (---).

The finalists in the women's singles Pan- will be the holder, Mile. S. netler, and Mme. A. Neufeld-Halff, who are equal fourth in the French rankings. Mile. Panneller beat Mile. J. Horner by 0-1, 6-3, in the semi- Arial, and Mme. Neufeld-Half beat Mlle. J. Goldschmidt by 6-4, D—-2.

C. M. Jones (Great Britain) and Mlle. J. Horner (France) beat an all-British pair, R. A. Shiyes und Miss M. C. Seriven, by 4——6, 0—4, 14, in the quarter-finals of mixed doubles.-Reuter,

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HOCKEY TEAM

the

The following will represent the Hongkong Hockey Club's 1st. X1 in match against the officers of H.M.S. Medway on the Club ground at 5 pm. on Wednesday, March 30:

A Reuter cable from South Africa states that Bobby Locke, the pro- | V. M. Benwell; J. E. Potter and E. minent South African golfer, intends V. Reed: G. Sommer, W. A. Reed and to turn professional. He is playing N. B. Whitley: S. Fowler, T. Whitley, in the South African open champion- G. E. R. Divelt (Capt.), B. 1. Bielt- shin at Easter and will then travel ford and V. Bond.

to England and America as a "pro."

EXCHANGE RATES

Locke is 30 years old. He was amateur and open champion of South Africa in 1935; Natal amateur and open champion 1935-8: Transvaal mateur champion 1935; and leading amateur in the British and Irish open paris... championships in 1936.

Geneva

or no result on the Best innings, that slightest hesitation in going for his match shall not be included in the table

A player of great natural ability, Berlin.. opponent, but was unable to dudge of results.

he hus failed to produce his best Athens (f) If in a three days" match thee is hard right_to_the_jaw and body and no glay on the first two days, the match tost an points to Ple. Enton (M'sex).

A team race for women repre- when attempting to win the British Milan

A feature of his game so... shaf te played under the laws for "one-

United amateur title. the remaining welterweight,senting Civilians and the day-maléliris,"-except that, and for the purpose of this competition, Law 54. match,

R.E.)

was Services held by the Royal Hong is accurate approaching and pulling. Copenhagen, Sapper Pepper Want yn de ft of declaration in outpointed by Ple. Coleman (M'sex), kong Yacht Club yesterday resulted apply, and the following words shall be both showed a knowledge of defence, in a win for the United Services 47

points to 29. comfortably through the three rounds, but us Pepper's attack consisted of all

one-day match at any time,” shall not

substituted:

"No aide aloft declare its rat walngs! closed until it has tatted for at least 60 iminater,"

which

carried

them

(h) For tic purpose of deciding the swings, he left important openings Championship the points gained shall be whereby Coleman gathered the neces- divided by the number of innteisen played, and the side which has the highest nvers, sary points.

RC shall be Champion County,

PREPARATION OF WICKETS

Middleweight Bouts

21.034

Mar 25 Mar. 27,

183

164

21.07%

.12.37%

12.362

547/2

547

044

944

19.00

10.00

22.40

22.10

Stockholm

10.40%

19.404

The start was made at 14.45 and the distance was eight miles.

Why Sussex

Helsingfors Shanghai New Vienna Amstedrain.

22014

2201

.1/24

17-

York.

.4.95

4:30

Joa

.26%

20%

8.0017

0.96 1

Civilians

Pra

.142

Nom.

Finishort

Hongkong!

1/23%

1/21

1/0

14038

.4.98%

4.084

20.44

29.42

17%

1/2

1/2

216

410

216

-77

677 14

2032

21

Eve

Cull

Only two lights were decided in the True Blue middleweights. For medical reasons Teal

It was agreed that the preparation Pte, Howe (M'sex) conceded a walk- Carpenter of wickets should not exceed what over to Cpl. Lune (M'sex), and Pte.

decision does

apply to Test matches.

Other recommendations supported bout earlier on. cincerned match regulations and the

Jean

f

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16.38.30 (Ming Padgetti 10.30.40 Miss Crawhai

Wlison) 10.35.55 (Mrs. Stanion) 18.45.52 (Min J. Smith)

(Mrs. K. Tren chard Davis) D.N.F. (Miz Whithin) D.N.I'..

Total

United Bervices

20

10,35.64 (Mrs. Pattuilo)

#1

16.42.33 Mrs. Richards)

10.34.53 (Miss Klog). 10.37.14 (Mrs. Bacter

is required to make an interesting Caul (M'sex) did likewise to Pte. match, but this

not Eaton, This latter boxer had already been successful in his welterweight

Arteink standardising of tea-interval, which Gibb (R. Scots) on points.

beat Pte. Hereid

Redshank The use Kittiwake normally wilt be two hours and five of a good upperent might have laid Painted Lady 16,135 151rs. Barry

hunch Gibb low early in the bout as his Linen

minutes after end of the

L/Cpl. Harris (M'sex)

interval, thus equalising periods of favourite method of attack was play.

ALHAMBRA

THURSDAY.

Your Lancom Com adlane had a love beam in a teaming

Seedral of shyikmJOE PENNER

'and gochdern fani

GENE RAYMOND PARKYAKARKUS VICTOR MOORE

HARRIET HILLIARD HELEN BRODERICK

OF

PARTY

THE LIFE

THE

BILLY GILBERT

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Dacted by Wiliam Suter Produced by Ldward Kaufman PLO RADIO PICTUR

ADDED Mickey Mouse and

Donald Duck in “Hawaiian Holiday” A Walt Disney Colour Cartoon

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erouch with falling arms. He did, however, make good use of his right in coming out of clinches, and more than once connected. It was amusing to hear a "sorry" for an unintentional

low blow, and then in the next minute to see the apologiser endeavour to lay bis opponent low.

The air suffered a lot in the final fight of the evening, wherein Gunner Franklyn (R. A.) knocked-out Pte.

16.40.40 (Mfr. Dowland)

Total

BASEBALL STARTS

Appling Breaks Ankle Through Sliding

47

Los Angeles, March 27. In the first practice match of.the

Did Not Retain Tate

Brurels. It was explained at the Sussex Yankam

(Yokohama.. County Cricket Club annual meeting Belgrade Just month at Hove why Maurice Bucharest Tate had not been retained.

Muntevideo

The

club's sclcellon committee. Rio de Janeiro ..21 Messrs, Arthur Gilligan, A. J. Holmes Silver (Spot)....20% and W. N. Riley, unanimously re- Silver (forward).20 commended there was no room In War Loan.......101%

the team for Tate.

"The general purposes committee," said Mr. George Godfree, who moved the adoption of the report, "had no olher course open to them but to confirm the recommendation. There Iwas no ill-feeling in the matter."

Said A. J. Holmes, the Sussex rap- taln: "There is no doubt Tate hins

England been the best bowler in since the war, but his time has come, as it will to all of us, to give way to the younger generation."

Mr. A. Miller-Hallett was un-

Seaton (M'sex). Wild blows seldom baseball scuson, the Chicago White-animously re-elected chairman. attained their mark, but when one sox beat the Chicago Cubs by len did, Senton was down, and was saved runs to mine. An accident marred only by the gong. He did not last the game when Luke Appling, the leng in the second round, however. Whitesox infield, broke his right| He could not have fully recovered ankle while sliding in.

KOWLOON GOLF

The final round of the "Hong"

from his first knock-down, for the Mr. Dykes, the mannger, was al- blow which terminated the bout was most in tears when the nature of Foursomes played at the Kowloon wet particularly hard.

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

the injury became known, and stated Golf Club on Sunday over 18 holes, that Appling "would have had one resulted in a win for the Hongkong of the best seasons for years." He and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., (F. C.

the

team's

[

Mystery Telegram Stops Big Rugby Match

London, Feb. 27.

Who sent a mysterious telegram, that robbed Dorset of the Rugby "match of the season" between Bournemouth and West Dorset yesterday?

The spectators who waited in vain, the West Dorset players who changed for nothing, and the Bournemouth players who were kept from the match-all would like to know.

For an hour the West Dorset side, ma ready to play, sat idle in the pavilion at their ground at Dorchester,

Then the match was abandoned, after only one of the Bournemouth players had arrived.

Later, the secretary of the Dour- nemouth Rugby Club, Mr. Vincent Morris, said that at about 1.20 p.m., just before the team was preparing to start for Dorchester, he received bis a telegram from Salisbury at house, which read: "Ground closed, Cattle disease."

Bournemouth club had a fixture at Mr. Morris added: "As I knew no Salisbury, I concluded the wire re- ferred to our match it Dorchester, as it was sent to me.

"I thought probably one of the West Dorset team might have been at Salisbury and.sent the wire from there."

An Amateur

One who plays from plus 2 and wants 4 up when he plays me for £1, or more-

That was Henry Cotton's definition of an amateur in a speech at the Professions! Colfers' Association dinner in London last month.

went before the warning.

Since then he had seen a number of the West Dorset club members, and they had been unable to explain the telegram.

Mr. Morris immediately warned The two clubs did meet last night, his team not to go, though one player however-st supper at Wimborne,

Jel. 28151.

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British Wireless.

RULER VISITS LONDON

London, Mar, 28.

The Sultan of Muscat arrived in London to-day for a fortnight's visit. During his stay in the Capital, he will be the guest of the Government. He will be received by the King at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday,

Reuter Bulletin.

SIUPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

Radio

Individual Semi-luafs

said that he was sorry for his own as Darry and E. O. Murphy) by 2 and The following ships are expected Lightweight-Pte. Bankier (R. weil us

sake.-United-1 over the Hongkong and Whampoa to be in wireless communication with

Dock Co., Ltd., (J. McKelvie and J. the Scots) v. Pte. Chaltan (M'sex); Pte. Press.

Telegraphi Office: Chacksfield (M'scx) v. Pte. Lusham

R. Leitch).

Rawalpindi, President Jefferson, Pre- {{M'ecx).

In the semi-Onals, the Hotel Com-sident Cleveland, Empress of Japan. pany defcuted the Air Ministry by 3 Choksang, Chuntlen, Bangkok Meru, Plata and 2, and the Dock Company beat Asian, Apoty, Bhutan, L the China Light und Power Co., Ltd., Maru, Hongkheng, Hiram and Asoma

Maru, by 6 and 5.

Welterweight-Pte. McBola (R. Scots) v. Pte. Coleman (Mex): UNIVERSITY SPORTS Ple. MeReady (R. Scots) v. Pic. Eaton (M'sex).

The Annual Athletic Meet of the Hongkong University will be held on the athletic ground Pokfulam, on Wednesday, April 13, commencing at 1.30 p.m.

Middleweight. Col. Lane (M'sex) Spr. Spence (R. E.); L/Cpl. Harris (M'sex) v. Gar. Franklyn (R. A.).

Light-heavyweight.--Brdr.

(R. A.) v. Pie. Fönker (M'sex).

REFEREES MEET

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His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, has consented to distribute the prizes.

The half-monthly meeting of the PRIZE DISTRIBUTION

Referee's Association was held last night. Mr. H. Richards acted na Chairman in the absence of Mr. T. Tho distribution

for of prizes G. Stokes.

cricket,, termis, bowls and billards Apart from general business, many will take place in conjunction with Culex decisions on the part of the concert which will be held on Interesting field problems enlling for the, Kowloon Cricket Club's annual

Saturday, April 16, at 9.15 p.m.

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