1938-04-19 — Page 9

Four Stumps Next Cricket Move.

Is the fourth stump the short cut to the termination of cricket's troubles?

Leaders of the premier League of the country think so and, this summer, will introduce the experiment in match.play.

It is a vastly interesting situntion. Į decisive remedy seems to be to try The Lancashire Cricket League is four, Instead of three, stumps, not satisfied with the trend of things.}

Lenders at the recent annual meeting.] "! WAS CALLED A BOLSHEVIK” disagreed with the new Ibw law, and so got down to tackling the old pro- "Last season things like this were biem of "brighter cricket" in a new happening: Eust Lancashire, 100 for three (dev), Burnley 202 for two wickets, In Saturday afternoon

way.

the game.

Let Mr. C. A. Milford explain-heerleket Batsmen too much on top. is the secretary of the East Lonca- "What the people want is action in shire club at Blackburn, which is sufficiently progressive to

nego- tiating for the services next year of Grimmett, the Australinn bowler:

Various innovations have been made with a view to assisting the bowler and restoring the balance be- tween bat and ball. These haven't carried cricket very far and, as there seems to be no possibility of getting back to the days when the butsman's pads were of "reasonable size and were used

used rolety as protection from injury, we have deelded Ort more direct action.

"The principle of extending the wicket has already been approved and, under the modern conditions of play and improved pitches, the only

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with Myrna and Bill ||

Its rowdy! Riotous! Swall... as she saves her sister from him........

"A score of 100 should be a good total in Saturday cricket such as ours, and leaving each side a chance to win. Therefore, matelies under this system will be arranged this sum- nier, though not in the League.

was called a Bolshevik for mak- ing the proposal, but next morning Alfred Pollard, one of the best bow- lers League ericket ever produced, told me that after thinking it over he belleves this to be the real way out

Mr. Gideon Holgate, secretary of the Lancashire Lengue, also cordially approves the experiment.

"I regard it," he says, "as the best effort that has yet been made to solve the problems of cricket."

AIR TORPEDO CAN SINK BATTLESHIPS

New York.

and keeps himherself! MY aerial mine will sink any warships up to heavy cruisers of 10,000 tons and leave a battleship crip- pled and helpless."

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That was what Mr. Lester Barlow, the Inventor, told me to-day in revealing certain details of his secret invention which is shortly to be tested by a

sub-committee of the Naval Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, says correspondent.

"The mine," he said. "is quite a new type of device. Its shape is a secret, but it is not like a projectile. "It weighs between 2,00016, and 4,000 lb. (18 to 30 cwt), and the explosive used is T.N.T.

"While it has a depth meter, it is different from other mines. It has no time-fuse, nor does it have to hit an object for concussion to explode it.

"One feature is that it contains. dry lee at a pressure of 4,000lb. "It costs about £200 to manu- facture.

"The mine can be dropped from

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,. TUESDAY, APRIL

19, 1988.

Hockey Macao

The cricket team of the Middlesex Regiment, which has done so well, during the past season, photo-

(Photo: Ming Yuan). graphed with a trophy.

TRANSFER RUSH ON LAST DAY

Player Refuses To Move

London, March 23. It is a safe estimate that during the last week of open transfers, clubs

more

Itovers.

+

JEAN BOROTRA"Won't You HAS NEW JOB Come Home

Famous Tennis Player Building Big Indoor Courts At Autuell

Now Farr?"

London. Boxers In

England Anxious To Have Welshman's Title

-

Players Entertained

Offer Of Trophy

Declined

BASEBALL SEASON OPENS

President Roosevelt To Pitch First Ball

New York, April 17. The official opening of the Base- bail season for the American and National Leagues is sinted for Non-

An offer of a trophy for competi-day, when the ten million dollar tion Wax made by Mr. A. B. Yankees' team will start their de Laborinho, Consul-General for Por-fence of the pennant championship tugal, and declined by the Chair-in a match against the Boston Red man, Comdr. G. 11. Bowerman, at Sax. President Roosevelt will plich

the dinner given in honour of the the first ball of the season in a match Macau Interport Hockey team by between the Philadelph Athletics the local Association at Cafe Wise-and the Washington Senators, man Inst night.

The biggest discussion athong fans Comdr. Bowerman, who took thejoni the eve of the get-away is chair in the absence of the Presi- the Cube acquisition,

of Dizzy dent, Mr. A. A. Dand, said the main Dean, and Joe DiMagglo's hold-out aim of the Hongkong Hockey Asso- for a bigger solary. The trading of elation was to produce a game that Dizzy Dean has left everyone ques was clean and fine and had the real

firstly aing.

because of its unex- spirit of hockey in it. Hockey was pectedness, and

because an amateur game and there was no there does not seem much use la.

secondly question of professionalism in the trading a rookie outfelder And a way of competing for trophies. pitcher who is frequently alling for

Since it started, he said, the Asso-victories in the past Ave

the great Dean who has averaged 23 ctalion had done a lot of good to Speculation is rife as to the amount

years wards hockey in Hongkong, and in or cash involved in the deal. this respect, he would like to take his "hat off" to the Press, which hudi helped considerably by their com-in Chicago for a brief spell prior Dean is reported to have arrived

to retuming to St. Louls

ment.

to settle The Interport game last Sunday Some of his affairs. He is remark- was one of the fastest he had seen ably quiet as though dazed at the in his 22 years' practical experience suddenness of the transfer. His only of hockey, and he would like to con- words were, "Us Cubs will do it, if gratulate Macao on their well-de- I've got to win singlehanded. I served victory. (Applause). Both am glad to be here and I can now teams were now on ievel terms, and really bear down."United Press,

was extraordinary that neither side had won on their own ground.

It

Comdr. Bowerman concluded by thanking all those responsible for arrangements, and presenting

the

Mr. L. Costa, the Macao Coplain,

FRIENDLY BOWLS

with a hockey stick on which were Kowloon Cricket Club Lose

the signatures of the local Interport team.

ball.

Ball Presented

To Bowling Green

J. Canning

K.C.C.

W. Hobbe

T. W. Carr

Jean Borotra has a new job. He Is head of a company which is lay- Ing down eight covered courts at Autuell, to house all the big indoor) tennis matches in France.

One match has already been play- have spent over £100,000, of which

courts-the London han £30,000 worth were ed on Borotra's rushed through during the final day. v. Paris match. Unfortunately only two of the courts were ready, and The principal moves are as follows: some of the English players, who

On behalf of the visitors, Mr. G. George, Hunt (inside or centre for- went over must have had a some-

P. Lammert, Jnr., thanked the As- In a friendly lawn bowls match ward), Arsenal to Balton Wanderers, what inconvenient time, playing British heavy-weight boxers who sociation for the marvellous time it played yesterday, the Kowloom.

Tommy Sale (inside forward), amid the smell of paint and the have aspirations to the British and had given them.

and presented Bowling Green Club beat the Kow- noise of hummering.

Empire titles held by Tommy Farr, Comdr. Bowerman with a hockey loon Cricket Club by 17 shots. Blackburn Rovers to Stoke City,

Borotra Is expected to Cuthbert Phillips

resume raised a chorus of “Won't you come

Scures: ps (outside-right).

practice shortly. He has been un-home now, Tommy?" when they Aston Villa to Birmingham.

in a

K.M.G.C. brief but wilty speech, Mr. H. L. Lockhart some heard of his points defeat by Max Frank Chivers (forward or half).able to play since he tore

Laborinho said the hockey Interport Cooper Huddersfield to Blackburn

Ilgaments in his right leg a few days Beer in New York.

was a good example of the friendly T. Coleman (outside left), after Christmas, while ski-ing at St. Charles Sergeant (outs

Moritz. If he is fit, he will captain

Len Harvey and Ben Foord, both relationships existing not only G. Lines County.

be- Chester to Stockport Con), Notts the Tennis Club of Paris ngalan Lenten vey and Belt and both

tween the two Colonies but also be- P. T. Barby

(skin) W. J. County to Sheffield Wednesday. Danish national team on April 28 pire titles, and recently in training tween two nations which had help-1. G. Coomer

for fights with Jock McAvoy and ed one another for centuries. J. R. Roy (outside left). Sheffield at Copenhagen.

If It J. T. Helson Waiter Neusel respectively, inter-was not against the rules of the As-J. McKelvie Wednesday to Natts County.

rupted their preparations to say howsociation, he would like to offer a h. F. Pape delighted they would be if Tommy cup for competition in the Interport F. 3. A. Hamilton

S. Randle A. Hyde-Lay.

[skip) The Chairman said the Associn-E. AT G. Hanlex

with the Home G. C. NORT tion was affiliated

T. E. polly and us such was bound by its 3. Rason rules, which were probably the best

(skip) in the world. Hockey was n game J. Watson in which there was no professional- B. Whitehead

and therefore he R. Duncan ism whatsoever, was sorry the offer of Mr. Laborin- ho could not be accepted,

Went

Park

left),

A. Ridyard (centre ball). Queen's Bromwich

A. 10 Rangers.

R Ferrier (Inside right or Manchester United to Oldham Athletic.

J. Rigby (goalkeeper), Shrewsbury T. to Stockport County.

W. C. Lumby (inside or wing for-

Grimsby T

Stockport

to

County.

W. J. Wheeler

(eighteen. goal- eeper), Cheltenham to Birmingham. Ernest Stokes (twenty-two, back). | Torquay to Southend.

Samuel Baum (twenty-one, outside

a plane at 20,000ft., the plane works-right) Bolton to Port Vale.

ing under new method of contact- THREE OFFERS REFUSED Ing and spotting by which the pilot does not have to see the ship he is aiming at.

"A bomber can carry up to six Inst October, mines,"

Mr. Barlow is convinced that the mastery of the world will lie with the nation having the biggest and fastest warplanes and the most

effective mines and bombs.

Bolton are believed to have paid £5,000 to the Arsenal for Hunt, who went to Highbury from Tottenham

EMPIRE NEWS

BRITISH SETTLERS FOR RHODESIA

Cape Town.

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come home, while Larry Gains, series. former Empire champion, and Eddle Phillips, who has beaten the Welsh- man three times, stated through their managers their willingness to get into the ring with Farr.

Mr. Job Churchill, Farr's Welsh adviser, interviewed at Tonypandy, déplored present efforts to Ameri- canize Farr's style of boxing and added that he considered his oki style was the better.

Churchill added that if Farr had stuck to "hit and get away" tactics and not mixed it with Baer he would have won.

A schente to attract British immi grants to thodesia is to be launched by the Government of Southern Rhodesla, working in conjunction "I think Tommy made a mistake with the 1820 Memorial Settlers'

in going to America," he said. Association. The Rhodesian and

FARR FAIRLY BEATEN British Governments will share the larger part of the cost of bringing| out the immigrants

American comment on the Farr- Cuthbert Phillips, the Welsh Inter- national, cost Aston Villa about be made to immigrants to cover

Maximum cash grants of £35 will Baer fight is:- £0,000 from Wolves during their expenses, and the steamship and though staging a great rally and £40,000 pante buying spell in 1935. rallway companies will also make The fee paid by Birmingham has not substantial concessions.

divulged.

of

The Gov

New York Daily News "Fair, showing his usual game self, was fairly beaten. He was far stronger than Baer and was his stamina that enabled him to make a close Associated Press boxing critic.

been div

The scheme has been introduced Next week, engineers employed by

Grimsby refused three offers for because the immigrant returns show Mr. Glenn Martin, the aircraft de- players on the last day. The sum that a substantial proportion of the fight of it." signer, are to begin to draw up plans offered for one player would have immigrenis in Rhodesia are aliens.

wiped out Grimsby Itablitles, but Parliament Prorogued. The last "Baer gave Farr a thorough drub- to adapt the invention to the Navy's the Board decided to remain in debt session of the seventh Parliament of bing, Tommy: boxed as well as he flying-boats.

rather than jeopardise their playing the Union ended to-day, and most did against Louis and Braddock, but Meantime, the committee to-day strengtli.

the members are reported favourably on the Naval

Luton, who require an Inside for- for their constituencies to-night he showed no punching prowess to

speak of until late in the fight."

According to a Press Association Bill, which provides for an increase ward as soon as they have trans-ernment will now go to the country of the United States Navy by 20 ferred Payne, made their record bid on May 18 with the knowledge that Foreign Special report, Farr's hopes per cent, at a cost of £200,000,000.

for Scott, of Brentford, but after the it has been greatly strengthened by of another world championship fight

debates of the clubs had agreed to terms, the player is an instrument for racial peace and ceived the biggest thrashing of his past session, that it vanished completely when he тел refused to move..

national Chelsea approached Southampton

co-operation, and that the career. for Osman but, like Arsenal, were came into power five years ago, ideals of the United Party when It

fer. Chelsea also made an

have now been forbidden, and the successful attempt to get Brentford the retiring Archbishop of Cape

Archbishop Phelps.-Dr. Phelps, shops and markets are closed. to transfer Reld.

Town, is saiting for home on Friday CANADA In the Union Castle liner Athlone

un-

30 IS THE AGE informed that he was not for trans- remain undimmed. FOR ROMANCE

"We shall some day have to be cared for by the children, and if there are too few of them and they find the burden too heavy, shall we blame them if they ask us to pass into the shadows through euthanasia?"

Dr. T. W. Wade, a member of

the Welsh Board of Health, asked this question on Mar. 15 when he Inaugurated "Health Week" at Penarth. Other points from his speech were;

Spectacles and bath chairs will toon have a bipper sale than feeding bottles and perambul- ators;

Romanca begins at 90 to-day, whereas years ago it was usual for people of 19 and 20 to marry. In Penarth, he said, there were more people of 65`and over than children under five.

UNIVERSITY ELEVEN

AUSTRO-GERMAN TEAM

| Castle, 25,584 tons. He intends Befti-

When the England team appearsing in Oxford,

In Berlin on May 14, it is stated that INDIA they will be opposed by a combina-.

tion of Austria and Germany. A well

DEBATE

MEDICAL PERMITS FOR MARRIAGE

Toronto.

Mr. D. A. Croll, Minister of Publie Welfare in the Ontario Government, Calcutta. has introduced a bill in the Legisla Doubls of the success of the Pro-ture requiring that applicants for

known continental footbail PROHIBITION authority believes that there will be no fewer than eight Austrians in the team.

It is also stated that, there will be hibition experiment in Madras are marriage licences shall be in posses- a qualified no more internationals for Austria, expressed by Mr. Gopala Reddi, sion of certificates from which is now in the same category Presideney Minister. for Local Ad- medical practitioner. These must as an English county. Already the ministration. Total prohibition was certify that the applicants are tree game to be played in Paris this wecit Introduced in the Salem district of from venereal disease 15 days beford

the

date of the proposed marringe Medrás last October. has been cancelled.

Mr. Reddi said that all India was It is not suggested that applicants Wolves have completed arrange-looking towards Salem, but the need prove that they have never ments for a great European trip in public enthusiasm aroused at the suffered from venereal disease, pro- cluding games in Antwerp, Hucal stort had subsided. The support of vided they had been cured,

and Budapest. political

the

Praon has in no way dampened

The next big match is the

public, without which fallure AUSTRALIA

certain, was lacking. was almost

Speaking in the Legislative Assem-

the players' ardour for the trip and bly, Mr. J. M. Smith appealed for FILM QUOTA MOVES

and Scotland international at Wem- the return of excisa officials. Sinco bley. Followers of Stoke will be Prohibition had como into force,

Borry to

not

Other

Sydney.

to bear

that there is little pos- illicit distilling had greatly increased, Expressing regret that the British sibility of

of Steele being considered for and it was to be feared that the Government had falled to amend the centre-forward berth. Stocle has

as number of undetected cares was Films Quota Bill to enable Australlan recovered confidence after a serious. Drinking of raw spirit, films to qualify for the British cartilage operation and the Stoke easily made from rice, was going on, the Premier of New South Wales.

renters

quoto, Mr. B. 5. B. Stevens, ger has decided to norge him with all its terrible effects. very carefully, with a view to get-

a plebiscite today declared that he was hopeful ting him thoroughly fit for next before Prohibition

speakers

nkers urged a

was extended of reciprocity as a result of negotin- The following will represent the yea

year.

throughout the whole province,

tions now in progress with the Hongkong University Ina Hockey I thought it would not be long be-

Riots in Jubbulpore-Twenty Dominions Office match against the Macao Lyceum on fore someone tried to imitate Wolver-

· Mr. Blevens said that the policy of 18 Mosioms and Utred the Hindus, three the Police Training School ground, harpton Wanderers and this week policemen were injured at Jubbul-ment was to support the, Australian

New South Wales Govern Kowloon, at 4.30 p.m. on April, 20₫ we have announcement, that Derby pore, Central Provinces, to-dayin mlm industry, and he was determined Bingh, S. 8. Chin, O. C. Leoh County intend to model their team Hindu-Moslem rioting which decurt to enforce the legislation providing

LA Teol, LA 8. Ched on a beller that, youth with its pace ed during the celebration of the reciprocity passed last year-Ex LAB-H. Line and villiy whyomwite toolball Hindi famivel of Holl,rocesione

In the future

| meeting and the carrying at weapons.

changer

(skip)

S. M. White

(skip)

11. F. Stoneham E. A. Hopkins J. S. Logan

G. E. 9. Thompson

(skip)

Total.

R. G. Craig

10 (skip)

H. H.

Scott R. Meadows W. Mulcahy

J. Hyde

20. (skip)

A. E. Perry

W. Neet

J. Frazer

E. Kern

19 (skip)

W, T. French

R. A. Harding

R. E. Marke W. W. Hirst 24 (skip)

R. H. Odell C. 3. Tacchi

J. W. M. Brown Le Jack

21 (skip)

A. Jones A. Nissim J. Smith

21

A

15

A. E. Sikatons

23 (skip)

TE

128

211

After he had been presented with n medal of the Association's Umpires Board, Mr. W. J. Lyle pald a tribute to the teams for the extremely sporting and unquestioning way in which they had Recepted his deci- sions in the two matches that had because It was unexpected, while been played.

Mr. W. A. Reed, the local Captain, Mr. L. Costa said he was happy declared that the victory was fully at the result of the Interport match, deserved..

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