KNOTTY PROBLEM AT OVAL
"
Run Out" Or
"Stumped?"
London, July 1.
During the Surrey v. Oxford U. match fat the Oval yesterday Gregory bowled a ball which struck J, N. Grover, the Dark Blues' cap- tain, on the leg. Brooks, behind the wicket, gathered the ball and broke the wicket with Grover out of his ground.
The question arose: Was the bats- Rule 23 man stumped or run out?
of the Laws of Cricket states; "The strlker in out 1 in pinying at the ball, provided it be not touched by the bat or hand, the striker be out of his ground, and the wicket be put down by the wicket-keeper with the ball or with hand or arm with the ball in hand-stumped."
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"But," said Herbert Strudwick, the former Surrey wicket-keeper,
the Oval scorer. who is now remember a similar case when the The batsman was given run out." bali
grazed the batsman's pad, went straight into my hands, and I moved the indis with the man out One of the umpires of his ground
ball touched the asked me if the pad, and when told it had gave the verdict on Out **
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Fred 'Steel Retires From The Ring
Scattle, July 28. Freddie Steele, the former middleweight boxing champion of the world, who was knocked out by Al Hostak in the first round of their title fight on Tuesday, has announced his retirement from the ring.--- United Press.
WHO IS RIGHTFUL
CHAMPION?
Washington, July 27. Harvey L. Miller, President of the National Boxing Association, sald - day that the N.B.A. recognises Al Rostak, as middleweight champion of
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
The New York Cominiz- the world, slon, however, does not recognise him, due to the fact that Hostak was not considered an outstanding challenger. The Commission stated that it would recognise as cham-
the plon,
of winner
eliminatiun bouts between Fred Apostoll, Young Corbelt III and Hostak.Untied Press.
Apostoll met Steele Just year I a non-title bout and won on a tech- nieni knock-out. Apostoli vas, therefore, acknowledged as rightful challenger for the title, but when Young Corbett 111 subsequently beat Apustoll, the position was shared.
This interpretation is aerorting to Law 28. which states that a man i
POINTS DECISION ge at any run out ir 125
Oakland, CaBt., July 27, other time when the ball is in play.
Dale Sparr. 158 lbs., of San Fran- ground and hus he be out of his Wlehet be track down by the ball, beat Larry Derrick, 1561⁄2 lbs.,
after touching any fieldsman or hy the land or arm with ball in hand of any leidatan
So, acrding to this law. Strud- wick should have another stumping to ad un long last and an un- fortunate bowler is going about with one wicket les in his rendit.
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of Sacramento, ou points in ten- to-day. United benth here oum! Press,
CRICKET SCORES
Lanules, July 28. Canch scores to-day were!
Glamorgan 72-0; Sir Julien Cabn's
NES XI 215.
Hambre 18-3: Warwick 238-9,
de.
Lanes 55-3: Essex 300 Lauvester 6-1; Sussex 30. Notts 323; Gloucester 105-8. Somerset 110; Australia 240-0.
Worcester 4-9. Surrey
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Baker.
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119-2; Northants York Renter Hulletin,
DAVIS CUP TENNIS Japanese Favoured To Beat Canadians
Montreal, Quebec, July 27.
The Jagaran ternb
will Thursday. Buited Press.
FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1938.
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GIANTS AVENGE
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New York, July 20. New York Giants obtained their revenge against St. Louis Cardinals in the National Baseball League to- day, but the Yankees were humbled by St. Louis Browns in the American section in spite of home runs by their batting nees, Lou Gehrig, Jor DiMaggio and Bob Selkirk.
Pittsburgh Pirates advanced at the expense of Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds beat Boston Braves,
In the American League, Boston Red Sox had a dual success against Chicago White Sox.
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the King's Walter Wanger's rumanilo draman, which is being shown at Theatre to-day,
ATTEMPT TO SWIM BALTIC SEA
Copenhagen, July 24.
Woman The 19-year-old Danish swimmer, Jenny Kamersgnati, who achieved fame by In August 1937 being the first person to swim across the Cattegat, started last night from Gedser in an attempt to swim be kr- Baltic Sea to Warremuente, many.
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"Met My Love Again" (King's Theatre,
to-day)-Henry Funda, Boston
Marshal Chicago Joan Bennett and Alan moker up very handsome triangle
(Foxx, Cronin and Chapman indeed in a story of young love taking hunered for the Red
step tri the wrong direction, Berger homered for the White Soxi. itather heavy drama, but good neting Boston on the part of the principals makes Chiengo it worth while seeing.
Dykes homered for The White
"Vivacious
Queen's Sux). Theatre, Lo-day).—Hilarious force, in washington which Ginger Rogers shines. Lanky Detroit James Stewart, a college professor, marries Ginger Rogers, 1 night club New York singer, but difleutues arise when he St. Louls.
(Gehrig, can't pluck up sufficient courage to
father tell
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The nutch between Philadelphia Athleties and Cleveland Indians was "Expensive Husbands" (Alliambra called in the third muing owing to Theatre, to-day).-A salire on Holly-lain. -Router.
Beverly
wood publicity marriages. Roberts is the maye actress who] murries an Austrian nobleman for advertisement, and situations follow.
amusing
"Second Honeymoon" (Majestic
Theatre, to-day). Those two young
stars, Tyron Young, have the leading roles in this
Power and Loretta
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Ing of love at first sight, a parting and reunion, It is good entertain- ment.
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The fan and the semi-finals of the Small Units inter-Unit water- ola knock-out competition will be "Dead End" (Oriental Theatre, to- held to-day at 2,45 p.m. at the Vie- day). One of Hollywood's rare ex-toria Recreation Chib pool. cursions into the field of the social The Analists are the Middlesex im, and good film entertainment Regiment and the Royal Corps of to boot. Acting throughout is of a Signals, and the semi-Bralists, iny- high ander, with Humphrey Bogart, Ing off for third and fourth places, Sylvm Sidney, duet McCren, Clare are the 30th Heavy Brigade R.A.
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A Medal Competition, which was played by the Ladies' Section of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club at Happy Valley on Tuesday, July 26, was won by Mrs. Holmes with 42-8-34,
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of
Other scores were: Miss Glendinning; 53-17-36; Mrs. Mundy 61-17-37; Mrs. Brown 51- 14-37; Mes. MacKenzie 47-10-37; Mrs. Henry 49-10-39; Mrs. Sam- merfelt 49-0-40.
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