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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1938.

WAYS OF A SELECTION COMMITTEE ARE HARD TO UNDERSTAND

Nicholls And Smailes Bowls Unlucky To Be Dropped Four Players

J

(By ". Abbit")

Truly the ways of a Selection Committee are beyond the ken

of a poor and unfortunato scribe ten thousand miles away. It is very

Pass On In Open Singles

difficult to understand why, if the Selection Committee were of S. Randle Beaten opinion that Nicholls and Smailes ought, on their merits, to come in to the bowling for the third Test match, they should then proceed

to drop them a fortnight later when they did not have the opportunity of sending down a single ball in that match.

By C. Dowman

The most comfortable victory was seared by L. F. Xavier, of the Club Rccrcle, who defented T. Of the 20 leads Armstrong by 21-0. he could manage no better than played. Armstrong scared on six bul

whereas Xavier had tw singles, threes and three twus

S

Four more players passed on into In their place K. Farnes and W. E. of my readers will remember the old the second round of the Lawn Bowls Bowes have been brought in. One sarcastic reference in a poem, (1 msgles championship yesterday on the can only suppose that these matters afraid I cannot refer to its author, Craigengower C.C. green, are settled upon immediate form in which states that in the old days. County cricket, although

They don't mind a few atingere, it is very

"And

don't wear Indiu-de they hard to believe that there have been Auch violent

rubber fingers." differences of form

1lowever, that may be, we have between the 6th or 7th of July when the players for the third Test Match got the elevens as much the same as were selected and the 18th of July in the third Test Match, with these when the players for the fourth Test two bowling execptions and with

of N. WD. Yardley I do know that the inelusion Match were selected.

vice Hutton injured. It must have Faines seems to have brought of a

been a first occasion when two inen, very excellent piece of bowling for the Gentlemen v Players at Lords, Yardley and P. A. Gibb, have been and this may account for his inclusion selected for a Test Match when play

Versity eleven. in place of Nicholls. There was ang members of notice which, as I read it, stated that a quite sure this has never hip- W..E. Bower was not At for thepened for Oxford. I don't think it fourth Test Match. It is possible that has ever happened for Cambridge, I' either misread this or that there unless possibly Summmy Woods and has been na alteration in the medical Gregor Macgregor were picked to- the 22nd head the scured were fled opinion. If so, I suppose the answer gether in the days when they were form both up at Jesus together. If I am is that Farnes contemporary form

will prove it. has been preferred to that of Nicholls, wrong and anyone while Rewes, now it, has been pre-saying it with Wisden, the drinks are ferred to his brother County player, Smulles. I believe, although I am

a

1

on me!

UNLUCKY GIBB

be

As regards inclusions is most

M. Randk, runner-up to {} Omur lost year, like the champlon, Randle has futten by the wayside. was beaten by C. Dowman, of the Pallet R.C., who had a stiff match before winning out on the 26th head. All through the encounter the two players kept close to each other and

at 15-15. Then Dowman scored on The remaining four breads, notching the angles and a three to reach his

21

Skyrockets To

Schoolboy

Jump Record

LYNCH FORFEITS HIS BRITISH, EUROPEAN FLYWEIGHT TITLES

A. K. Minu won his tie against A. Spary quite comfortably by 21-10

J. C. Devalt, an American schoolboy, is shown gracefully clearing The Indian R.C. skip

a world's schoolboy record. He is a affer 20 heads.

the bar at G feet 61% Ins., which is not sure, that although Bowes is nat now a completely fast bowler, unfortunate that Gibb, we now know, kept in front ai lihe way, and though ft. 316 in. sentor of Estroums High School of Baton Rouge, and a likely

he never scored anything higher than member of the southern team in the national A.A.U. meet. both spins and swings the ball

does Smailes and bowls rather faster is not fit to play. This brings in two, he was winning the heads fairly

Price

regularly.

lead. Smith had the experience af

being five shots down after 21 heads though he seared on ne fewer than 11 of them.

who is probably as gooi as Any way it seems extraordinarily wicket keeper but i do not think any- hard luck on Nicholls and Smalles

it remains

F. X. M. da Silva, the most success- just as it did on George Pope who where near as good a bat.

to be sve, if, of course, Yardley ful skip in the First Division of the was relected for the first Test Match

first.

League, took 24 plays, whether he will go int

heads to beat J. but did not play and provisionally,

are three Smill, There do not think so.

finally winning by 21-13. has not since been chosen.

men who are first wicket batsmen to Apart from a short period early in DEPLETED SIDE

# certain extent, and those are Ed-the match, Silva was always in the The English team has been sadly riett (Middlesex), Prive (Middlesex) depleted by injuries. Probably the and Yurdley, who is not now going in fincat bit of work that McCormick first, although he has done so. I can- has done for Australia was to break not help thinking that it may be de- Ames' Bnger. Now we have llution, cided, in view of Edrich's fatture one of our opening batsmen away with the bat, that if he is played he from the same cause. This last injury will be given a chance to open with It is stated to Barnett, as he has failed when going is rather curious. have happened owing to a blow from in inter. He usually opene for a ball from Edrich, presumably dur-

Price may well be held Middlesex. ing the Gentlemen and Players back until number 8 or 9.

As match, but it this is accurate it must

the matter there will, as been at a practice as they are before, be one man dropped from both members of the Players eleven. the batsmen and one man from the As during the dates Yorkshire were bowlers. From the batsmen I think not playing Middlesex I do not see it will be either Yardley or Edrich. what else can have happened, but From the bowlers if it is a hard wie-

I see

I can only suppose that it must have ket then I think both Farnes und

Australia Makes Bid

For Davis Cup

been a fielding injury when Edrich Bowes must play and it will be a "We Have A Fair

whether Goddard or

was bowling. Incidentally it docs question of

seem to me (though this is perhaps Wright is put in. If on the other Chance Of Success"

BEN FOORD COUNTED OUT WITH RIGHT

LEG PARALYSED

Astonishing End To Fight Against Eddie Phillips

By Harold Lewis

London, June 22.

A more astonishing ending to a fight than that of the Eddic Phillips-Ben Foord heavyweight contest at Harringay last night

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And Fined £200 For Being Overweight In Recent Bout

Record Score Made By Australian

Round Stoke Poges

In Fine 66

By Peter Lawless

London, July” 20. The British Boxing Board of Control has fined Benny Lynch £200 for failing to weigh in at 8′′ st. for his flyweight title fight against Jackie Jurich at Glasgow on June 29.

The fight was for the world's fly- weight title which Lynch had won from Small Montana, but as the holder was overweight the fight be- came a contest at catchweight. Con- ceding nearly at stone, Jurich was knocked out in the twelfth round.

Under the rules of the British Box- ing Board of Control, Lynch auto. matically forfeited his world's title on account of his fallure to get tinder the flyweight limit.

London, Juno 21. T. S. McKay, one of the Australian team touring this country, broke the 25-year-old amateur record at Stoke Poges yesterday during a quality ing

that it

however, was thought, round of the tournament for overseas

the Lucifer Lynch would still retain his British golfers organised by Golfing Society. His round of 66 and European Ryweight titles knocked two strokes off the score neither was at stake; but the British has de- made by R. II. de Montmorency in | Boxing Board of Control

clared that Lynch has forfeited both 1013.

these titles, which are now regarded ns vacant.Router.

McKay, who won the Australian amateur In 1836 and was runner-up In the Open there last year, has had a disappointing time so far in this country, but he has now run right into form.

His figures were: Out--3 0 3 4 3 4 3 44-34: Home 4 3 3 4 1 3 4 3 4 4-32. ile started by laying a No. 6 fron second shot four feet from the hole, but then had second shot at the next hole, putting his third over the green, and falling with a holeable putt.

the third he recovered well | from a bunker and holed a long putt

A putt of 20 yards went down at the fifth, and he holed another good one at the eighth after visiting two bun- kers.

Although three putts on the 10th Accen was an unpromising start on the homeward journey, he main- tained his brilliant form, holing a nasty putt at the 12th, laying his second eight feet from the pin at the 14th, and getting down with a chlp and a putt at the 16th.

FATHER AND SON

63 Players Qualify For Irish "Open"

Cotton Amongst Leading Golfers

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Port Marnock, July 20, Sixty-three players qualified for the final two rounds in the Irish Open Golf

Championship to-day with scores of 183 or better.

The leaders were Arthur Lees with 74 and 72-146, Cotton 74 and 75-140, Burton 76 and 74150, P. J. Mahon 74 and 77=151, Jarman 70 Len Nettlefold, the Australlan left and 81-131, Easterbrook 73 and hunder, was struggling hard to quali-78-151, James Bruen 70 and 70 152, ty, despite the handicap of a painful Sid Brews (South Africa) 70 and foot. Playing off+4, be re- 75153, A. D. Locke (South Africa)

left

turned an 82, His right-handed 73 and 00-153, Len Neltefold (Aus- father, R. Nettlefold, round of 75, +2-77.

34th

had a

fine traila) 79 and 84103.

Jarman created a new course record with a round of 70.

The Australian entry just managed to qualify. He had an "albatross"

All the other Australian tourists made themselves safe for one of the 34 places, and all who quality for place will play in the final stages at Walton Heath on Wednes from 517 yards In the 16th and day and Thursday, H. W. Hatters finished up with a total of 103.- leigh (+3) returned 78, M. J. Ryan Reuter (+4)

70, and the non-playing cap- tain, C. W. Rundle (2) 78.

too much trouble. Leading quali-

T. S. McKay (Austraila) (plus 5), co. E. Bagot (Malage) (0), 73; W. V. Banting (Tanganyika) (0) 70; W. H. Doeth (In- din) (5), 13; A. D. Williams (Nyassaland) (11), 76,

Loaders at Oxhey W. C. J. Guticle wern: R. H. McLellan (West Indies)

Nigeria), (10), 73 N. W. Kennedy (India) (12), 70. C. B. Harvey (Austraila), (3),

or. F. L. Webster (Sarawak) (6), 7 R. W. Vartan (Tanganyika). (11), T: 0. J. Matthews (South Africa)(12), 77.

The 5 players at Moor Park, where

75.

qualed, were led by II. C. Kidd (7).

has not been seen for many years. In the ninth round Foord lay face downwards, perfectly conscious, fighting desperately to get to A fine athlete is Hattersleigh, who due to advancing age) that cricketers hand it is a sticky wicket, I think it

his feet, his right leg stretched upward behind him, paralysed. did so well in the amateur cham- Псть: do seem very much more brittle now quite possible that one of the fast

made, with than they used to be. cannot call bowlers will be dropped and that

Sydney, June 27.

pionship, powerfully to mind cases of the Old Man or both Wright Verity 45 cer-¡ success, but we are not going away and Goddard will be "Australia has a fair chonce of

A few seconds before, a punch) He started feebly, cringing in the splendidly developed back muscles. regard

and cricket, Ranil or any of the "cracks" about played.

And finally I pu

put on record over-cenfident", said the Australian from Phillips crushed into his body clinches, and if Foord had had any He has played Rugby 1900 being put out of a game by tainty,

boxing science he could have won and is one of the greatest experts on Foord, kuurching broken fingers. And It is the more that I have a horrible feeling that Davis Cup team manager, Harry

with a couple of punches. But the a surf-board.

the the only change in Foord from

Sir Arnold Hodson, the Governor! curious as our methods of batsmens if this match is finished and if the Hopman, when the team left here guarded, took the full force of it. guards are so much beter than they Australians win the toss, England for America by the liner Mariposa.

Foord we have watched for so long of West Africa, became too intimante The referee, Mr. Wilfred Smith, were close upon 40 years ago. Someure going to lose.

was that he was perhaps more de- ly acquainted with 6's and 7's to be "Budge will provide a big pro-appeared to me to be unsighted, as termined and desperate than ever, sufficiently economical for the glories must happen at times, and if I had] His crudeness and complete lack of of Walton Heath, returning an 80. The Governor of Nigeria, Sir Ber- With Hopman were A. K. Qulat had to give an opinion, from a posi- footwork were only too palpable.

nard Bourdillon, and F. Barker, of (Vic), John Bromwich (N.S.W.) and tion none too good (Foord was part- L. Schwartz (S,A,).

He saw his chance but could not the S.A. Golf Union, also ran into ly turned away from me when it accept it. In the third round he "The players are particularly fit," happened) should have said the stuck an obviously low blow and sald Hopman. "All have been carry-punch was nearer the groin than the was cautioned. Phillips stayed out ing out exercises for five or six

the round in evident pain through| weeks. Bromwich has filled out a

clever defence. little, while Quist seems to have re- covered completely from the illness that affected him last year in the United States.

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blem," added Hopman.

belt line,

BOTH BEWILDERED

But that shock seemed to act as a cold douche. In the next round he Foord pivoted and fell, and as the Improved, despite a badly cut eye "Quist is keen to meet players who referee counted him out Phillips, brow, and in the fifth round He had beat him on the other side last year." breathing heavily and half crouch- fairly found himself.

He said they would be disappointed ing, looked the picture of bewilder-

it they did not reach the challenge ment. Foord was equally bemused. best and straightest left there is inj

It was then that he produced the round, to play against the United

Indeed, as he got up, assisted by England to-day, and with 1 hej Stater

Foord into helplessness. The Australian team would first Phillips, he said to him, "Hard fuck?" jabbed play Mexico at Kansas City and, if

Foord, the glant, was now on the re- successful, would meet the winner

Both were very candid about the treat, his mouth and nose badly cut; Japán

by of the match between

and incldent afterwards they are, and completely overwhelmed Canadà. The date and venue of this always have been, good sportsmen. monotonous series of vicious, stinging| match still has to be fixed. Prob- Foord's version was this: "I was ably. It would be played at New York strucks law, but whether by Phillip's

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In the next round Phillips started! tcom to win these matches and be not know. I was hit in the groin to produce his fine short right-hand ready to play the winner of the and my protection shluld become punch. He sustained a worse cut on European zone, eiiber Yugoslavia, Germany or France. The winner twisted. It felt like severe cramp." the other eye, on the lid itself, but would meet USA. In the challenge Foord admitted that Phillips was fought better minute by minute.. round.

well ahead on points at the time.

ESSEX IN A

POOR POSITION AGAINST NOTTS

London, July 20.

He was scheming for a knock-out when, early in the ninth round, it came; and when it come he hardly knew what had happened.

PHILLIPS' VERSION Phillips said he had been practis- This was an eliminating fight for ing a left to the body followed by a the British championship, and Phil- right to the bead for this fight. "Aldips has now earned the right tof the finish," he said, "I had only time meet Tommy Farr, whom he beat, to deliver the left when he foll. I three times in the light-heavyweight| think the punch landed near the class. solar plexus."

The weighta were: Foord, 14st

It was a plly the fight ended that 9% b; Phillips, 13st 71b. way, especially since, up to that moment, it had been an exciting

The following were the closo or battle. But there was no doubt in was that between Roy Boon, of play scores in the Country Cricket my mind that Phillips would have who

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started to-day:

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which won, at least on points.

A fight that aroused much interest Chatterls, the now young lightweight

recently beat the champ Jimmy Walsh, of Chester, and I have often commented on the Lemaux,

Lemaux Portsmouth. violent attacks of nervousness from looked a good defensive boxer, but which Philips suffers before and he was quite overwhelmed by the during a night, but never have I seen fery two-handed attack of Boon and him in so sorry a plight as when he was knocked out in the first round.

Boon is a fighter of the hooking entered the ring last night, his chin Notin 248; Essex 00 and 0 for stink on his chest, the living ploture type, of great promise, but with

something to learn. of gloom.

Gloucester 373 for 4 y. Surrey, Hampshire 190; Yorkshire 123 for 3. Kent 134 for 0; Glamorgan 271. Leicestershire 140 for 1; Somerset

190,

Northants 877- v. Sumsex.

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