1938-07-28 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1938.

RAIN INTERFERES WITH COUNTY CRICKET GAMES

TOURISTS DOING WELL AGAINST SOMERSETSHIRE

FOUR RUNS BEHIND WITH ALL WICKETS INTACT

London, July 27.

Rain interfered with many cricket matches in the country to day. The game at Taunton between the Australian tourists and Somerset was halted after the visitors had got to within four runs of Somerset's total with all their wickets intact.

GIANTS TROUNCED

BY CARDS

Somerset found the Austration bowlers in line form and could put together only 110 by the time the i Just wicket fell.

The tourists had scored 106 for no wicket when rain stopped play.

GLAMORGAN v. CAHN'S X1

At Newport (Mon.), Sir Julien Calin's XI. playing against Glamor- ann, had scored 177 Tor four wickets when the rain come down.

HAMPSHIRE v. WARWICKSHIRE

alexo Interfered with County Championship match between

Warwickshire

Latest Baseball Results In U.S. H

New York, July 27.

A double victory for the Beston Braves over the Cincinnati Reds in |

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Bournemouth

Warwickshire buitest flest and but sem v 238 for nine wickets when stumps were drawn.

LANCASHIRE v. ESSEX

At Manchester Essex were all out Lancashire have yet to bin. LEICESTER. SUSSEX

The National Baseball Longue was for 267. The feature of the baseball gramme b-day. The Braves blank-i

vd out the Reds in the first game) Incl won by 5-1 in the second,

The New York Giants received a Trouncing at the unds of St. Louis Cardinals

Lou Warnke, pitching for the whaiers, allowed the Chants only four senttered hits in the nine Innings.

Pittsburgh Pirates won another match, this time their victims being Philadelphia Phillies,

In

the

American League, the Yankees outplayed St.

St. Louis Browns

7-6 in the first game of their sche- chuled double-header, but rain pre- vented play in the second game.

Cleveland Indians had a stiff flight against Philadelphia Athletics before winning out by 12-11, but Detroit iger eastly defented Washington Senators.

The double-header arranged be- tween Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox was postponed on account of rain.

Scores:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

St. Louls

New York

(Lou Warneke pitched for

Cardinals),

Pittsburgh

Philadelphia

Al Leierster, Sussex seured 354 for right wickets against Leicestershire. fan then

play. then stopped NOTTS v. GLOUCESTER AL Nottingham, wore

Gloucestershire in a bad way ngainst Notts The home county hit up 33g before the last wicket felt, and Gloucester had lost three wickets for only seven runs at close of

SURREY WORCESTERSHIRE

Worcestershire

batsmen their form at the Oval against Surrey and made 400 for nine wickets.

found

YORKSHIRE v. NORTHANTS

Cincinnati Boston

(Myers homered for the Reds). AMERICAN LEAGUE

3

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The darts "craze” has now come to Itungkong. A league is now in progress for the benefit of local enthusiasts. Picture shows a darts come la progress in a public-house in the centre of any city in England.

Game Of Darts Has Come To Stay In Hongkong

LEAGUE WHIPS UP ENTHUSIASM AMONG LOCAL EXPONENTS

unknown in the Colony except in a few military and naval canteens; The game of darts, until a few months ago, was almost

but now it has become one of the most popular games here. So much so that an "H.B." Darts League is now being run for the benefit of the large number of enthusiasts who have taken to the game recently. The Hongkong Brewery and Distillery Ltd. have donated a cup which will be competed for annually by teams of five, who play home and away matches.

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HISTORY REVEALS

HEAVYWEIGHTS NEVER COME BACK

Corbett, Fitzsimmons And

Jeffries All Failed

Maz Schmeling tried to become the first man in history to win back the heavyweight bozing title when he fought Joe Louis last month, "Four other former champions have tried and falled since 1000. Following te the first of four articles by Henry Super, United Prem Staff correspondent, describing these comeback campaigns.

New York, July 10.

They never comeback, Down through the yeara, from the night of May 11, 1000, when Jim Corbett tried the first great "come- bock," heavyweight champions-with pes and stout hearts as their High hopes major weapons have tried to regain boxing's most prized

Crown. All

of them falled-some long de- Lore

they even got a chance to fight again: for the crown; others when

only seconds away. seemed Gentleman Jim Corbett, the Sun Francisco bank clerk

and boxers, twice tried to win the title and was defeated. "Ruby Bob" Fitzsimmons, Jim Jef- fries, the "Big Baller-Malter:" and Jack Dempsey, the ring's great all-

frat of the

There were others too-Jack Shar- key, Jess Willard, Primo Carnern and Jacks Johnson-who tried to march again up the long, hard road to the it title. But they were convinced was a futile Job long Ufore they reached the final step.

and the inner the "treble." Thus iferaft first had to be convinced in a player throws his dart into

a prize-ring before they'd accept as froth the tradition that "they never outer ring in the 19 segment

In actually counts 38. the Inner

come back." the value ring

Is of the throw trebled. Then, in the centre of the

"bull" or board is the

dosser," which is very much like a bull's-cy in rifle

shooting, having a "bull" und an "outer," whose values 50 and 25 respectively.

There are many forms of the game,

"Round such

the Clock," la Ha'penny," but the most usual gume "Cricket," "Shanghai," audi "Shove and that which is played in tournaments and competitions

and matches consists of each player starting off at 301.

all

Corbett made the first come back! attempt on the night of May 11, 1900, Coney Island against Jim Jeffrica at the old seaside Athletic Club in

who had won the title from Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett had lost the "Fitz" on March 17, championship to

1897.

Hammond To Captain Team To S. Africa

London, July 27. Walter Hammond, the Eng- land Test captain, has accepted the Invitation to captain the M.C.C. team to tour South Africa during the winter.- Ieuter,

BRITISH GOLFERS TRIUMPH

South Africans Lose Four-Ball Challenge Game

It was a four-ball match with

by storm. A year or two ago, darts and several of the big newspapers down to say, 40. As he must Onish grasp, Corbelt ran into a wild Inf Sid Brews, by two and one.

to with another "double" he must hook which landed on his chin and £500 at slake.-REUICT,

a

put him out.

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At Scarborough, Northants scored

London, July 27, 203 against the Yorkshire attack, and

NO "CLASS" DISTINCTION in reply Yorkshire had made 10 with- tion boards installed in their pre- year ago the finals of a big tourno- Many clubs now have had regula», entry of over 8,000, and just over a

The first Corbett-Jeffries Oght was

Playing at Walton Heath to-day, To start scoring or get "off" he

scheduled for 25 rounds. For 22 out loss when stumps were drawn-mises for the amusement of mem-ment in London were watched by double"

must first of all land dart in the Reuter,

rounds Corbett outboxed the heavier Henry Cotton and Reginald Whit section of any number. bers, and many cafes also have them something ilke 5,000 spectators.

Jeffries.

In the 23rd round it look-combe, the famous British golfers, Once he hus accomplished this heed ns if Corbett would get the the South Africans, A. D. Locke and won their challenge match against for customers.

In the Metropolls there оте

can score very quickly, subtracting decision. But. Recently the game look Edinburgh Leagues with several sections each, all his scores from 301 until he gets his gras

with victory SZL

had been little seen North' of the devole a whole page per week Tweed, but a few enterprising men

gossip and results of games,

warily now. The double 20 sug- in the licensed trade instulled hourds Many have found the game

On July 25, 1902, in San Francisco, gests itself, but if he fails and secures Fitzsimmons tried a comeback against in their premises and gradually the fascinating one and 11 welcome

A CHAMPION IN The bout was held in game took hold, slowly at first, but change from bridge and other card only a single 20, then he is trying Jeffries.

for the double 10.

circus tent before a crowd of 10,000 with rush flke a river in spate in games. Boards can be obtained to

THE MAKING Should he by any chance throw and Fitzsimmons led for seven rounds the last few months,

sult any purse and any dwelling-

an odd number he must throw first and he looked like the winner. But The boom in darts has meant em- place from a bungalow to a mansion. another odd number-needless to

London, July 11. (Sundra and Gehrig homered for ployment to many men in England, and rumour has it that one hostess say n

Helen Jacobs, this year's Wimble- small one-because he must gain Jeffries rallied, brought hone particularly in the wire-making instruck an original note by intimating finish with that dreaded double. a left to the liver in the eighth round

don finalist, agrees with

Kay dustry. Wire is used, of course, to on her Invitation cards to a party-

All of which may sound somewhat and ended the second of the ring's Stammers about the possiblitics of "Darts and clancing,"

comebacks. outline

Jean Nicoll, the the segments of the

Harrow intricate, but the game is not quite NOT AN EASY GAME

Corbett, who had retired, began to board, and in many cases to indicate

so dimeult as it sounds. Apart al- (Greenberg homered twice for the the numbers of the segments.

One of the attractions of the game together from the skill involved, the dream about winning back the utic. player. In an interview on board the liner on which she was embark- He the Tigers).

ORGANISED GAME

went back into training and was from the point of view of the fair game calls for ice-cool perves and aes-matched with Jeffries for Aug. 14. ing for Amerlea, Helen Jacobs said Dan Cupid must naturally be the sex that women can compete on quick-thinking mathematical patron saint of the dart ganie, and on equal footing with men. All that it is altogether astonishing

to 1903, is San Francisco. "Gentleman she thought Jean Nicoll

see he really must be astonished at the is required 15 4 co-ordination of an expert mentally subtracting his Jim" still had enough of his old-time potential world champion.

travel followers. steady eye and wrist and

at a high rate (Hale homered for the Indians For many years daris has been an sense of balance.

prowess of some of his

a good scores before he plays in order to speed left to

leave himself a convenient "double."

le" for five rounds. Then he dred and Nev and Chapman for the Athletics)-inseparable

English part of most

Darts is by no means an

after being knocked down twice in Finally, easy

darts is a game which taverns, but it is only recently that game. Anyone who starts off with no class distinction. The profession the tenth round his seconds threw in the game has become organised on that idea is speedily disillusioned. al and business man rubs shoulders the spongs. a gigantle scale. In Wales, for The board, for instance, is divided, with the triker, tallor, soldier, sailor, instance, there is on Individual like the leaves of an orange, into of everyday life--and enjoys himself championship for which there is an seghents, 20 in all. These in turn thoroughly.

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There were

comebacks after that until Sept. 22, 1927, when Dempsey fought Tunney in their fam- ed "bottle of the long count." Dem- psey Boored Tunney in the sevent for the count of nino-a second short

On July 4, 1910, Jeffries, who had of regaining the title. But Tunney retired in 1903, came back in answer got up from the floor and made a to a plea for a "White Hope" who

could take the title from Jack John-human punching-bag of Jack in the son. It was a one-sided bout with last three rounds. Johnson knocking out Jeffries, who Dempsey was offered a third ·sight W03 then 35 years old, in a 15- with Tunney. But. he was convinc- rounder under a brolling sun at Reno, ed--they never come back.

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