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OXFORD SAVE GAME IN TENSE FINISH AT LORD'S

Pitch Helped Cambridge, But Bowlers Were Not Good Enough

By Howard Marshall

OXFORD fought their way to a draw in the 100th University match at Lord's yesterday. Heavy rain delayed play until 4 o'clock, and Oxford, 108 runs behind, carried their score to 126 for six wickets when stumps were drawn at 7.15.

THE HONGKONG

Elected Life Member Of Yacht Club

Honour For Sir Henry Pollock

The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock was elected an honorary life member of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club at the 34th annual general meeting held yesterday.

The Commodore of, the Club, Mr. E. Cock was in the chair, and in proposing the adoption of the report and accounts, he said:

The comprehensive report has been In your hands for the prescribed period and with your own knowledge of our activities in which, in one way or another, most of you partiel- pated I think I need not enlarge an.

There are one or two special ten-

There were some agonising mo- | Grover deßed Cambridge stolidly. ments in the Oxford innings, for the Whitehouse was dropped off Carrls wicket was extremely unpleasant, hi short-leg when the total had beentures of the season which I could not and the Cambridge slow bowlers carried to 107, and at 112 Grover, made the ball lift viciously. Oxford with a difficult job well done, was

lost four wickets for 41, und complete collapse seemed inevitable. buti Grover, Eggar and Whitehouse be tween them averted the final i-

aster.

There were

bowled by undry appeals against

Carris,

the light, Whitehouse and Young put their bats doggedly ns near the ball bs they could, and at 7.45 Oxford had anally saved the match,

OXFORD UNIVERSITY Dixon, Wild, b Hewan MM Walford, e Langley, & Bewen,

Lounas, & Reen-Davies, 4 Kaye

The truth is that the Cobeldge bowling was not good enough, and Oxford were allowed to escape. We were, perhaps, lucky to have any I. M. cricket at all on such a miserable Kimpton, e Cazzis, to Kaye day, and the 4 hours' play was at least exciting.

WICKET SPECULATION

It was four o'rtuck betare the Inithful few spectators were reward- ed, and by that time the sun was shining, and Oxford were wondering what the wicket had store fr them.

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Total

OXFORD UNIVERSTY

2nd INNA

I Dixon, Thompson, b Bewan

Kaye (Nursery End) and Rees- Davies began the Cambridge bowl-JE ing, and before long Dixon was hit ST MT Walford, e Carr Bees.

under the heart by a ball from Kaye which lifted sharply. Clealy there was trouble abend, but Laman and

Daytry

Mamas e Thompson, b Raye

at Kington, e Yardley, li ́ Wiad D. Egar, Thw, b Bewan

firover, Carrie

Dixon played discreetly and well, PM Widtehouse, not and it was half an hour

before Young

Hewan came on at the Pavilion end. bowling his of breaks round the ring of suicidally else

wicket to a

short-legs.

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CAMBRDUE UNIVERSITY & Gibb, Bagan & Young

1) Parin ibw. b Macinuloc

Thompson. b Persfie

WD Yaudies

Maritaloo

Young.

D. A Langley, e Vine, b Pernike

As it happened, Kaye struck the Arst blow for Cambridge, making 18 one rise to Lomas, who was eath off his glove at second slip. The F đề Mining Oxford total then was pine for two wickets, and Dixon and Eggar had 41 uncomfortable task uhend of them.

AIR OF DESPERATION They faced it resolutely, and balls! hit Hewan fercely through the best-

trup, which was a stimulating sight

for Oxford supporters, though thery;

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TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST

1938.

Those popular stars, William Powell and Virginia Bruce, make a brilliant pair in "Escapade," which will be shown at the King's Theatre

to-morrow.

Election of OMeers The following were elected officers for the ensuing year;

pasa without nole. The Middle port and accounts was carried un- Commodore and the various Island Club House I feel will ultim-animously. ately fill a want. Pleasantly situat- ed and of attractive design, I have the feeling that we have done very well on a modest expenditure, but I would like to see more use made of it by members.

com-

mittees for the good work they did during the past season."

Committee's Report The report of the Committee for Commodore: Mr. E. Cock: Vice- the year ended on June 30 states in Commodore, Mr. N. V. A. Croucher; part: Rear-Commodore, Mr. D. F. Landale. The accounts prove the continued Skillng Committee: Commodore progress of the Clubs, entrance fees, We have this year had the unique E. B. C, Dicken, Cal. G. C. Gowlland, inembers' subscriptions

bar and privilege of meeting with and safi. Messrs. H. S. Rouse, G. G. Wood, receipts all

showing satisfactory 2016 against His Excellency the Naval H. W. Dulley, B. Naess, C. Trenchard increases to which are due the profit

2 Commander-in-Chief,

Pergy Davis, J. Krogh-Mue and R. Min- of $1,411.25 as against $780.04 tast Noble. We esteem the Naval sub-nitt (Ilon. Secretary).

year. Membership figures and sail- 36 scribers very highly, and I

feel sure

Bowing Committee: Lient-Col. C. ing and rowing activities all reached that volee the feeling of the sall-II. Geake, Messrs. J. E. Potter, A. C. a record total, which

autis well members when I say that there Dalziel B. S. Curier, II. O. Buse, G. for the future of the Club when the will always be a boat for Sir Percy T. Padgett anal S. 1. Colls (Hon, move to new headquarters on Kellett to and whenever his important dutles

Secretary).

Island is completed. can be laid aside for an afternoon. Our Army subseribers are much more with us in the Navy but are no less welcome.

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Bowls Sub-Committee: Messrs. ✪. The tut membership on June 30 S. Aretibull, A. S. Mitchell and P. S.Last was 368, including absent mem- Cassidy.

Lars

subscribers and Indy sub- House Committee: Messrs. E. S. seribers, but excluding life members Carter, RJ Vernal and R. J. L. and honorary members. During the

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year 48 new members, G1 subscribers and 20 lady members were elected as against resignations from 24 mem!-

Our dreams of Kellet Island appear HS they will come true and the

Hon. Secretary, Mr. P. C. M. Sedg 2 Committee have

The whate

wick; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. J. Flem- scheme under wareful review; the

are in the Club House for all Hon, Libraria, Mrs. H. S. House. bers, 54 subsribers and 23 lady sub- plans to see and criticise

Proposing the election of the Hon. scribers. may not be

an honorary The number of races sailed during #possible to finance the whole scheme Sir Henry Pollock us

G G. Wood said the season was 209 and 2,086 yachts at once nor do we think it desirable.re member, Mr. What we intend to do is to have so Sir Henry had been a very old sail-issed the starting line.

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was an air of desperation about ii. Reed-Davies Actually Hewan was not yet spinning wild

Kaye

the ball quickly, but undoubtedly hewan made it lift.

Yardly

Rees-Davies

Yordley had a short spell himself. Carri and Eggar hooked him stoutly to the no.baila, boundary, and then Yardley brought

on, and moved Hewan to the Rena-Davies Wild on

*** Kaye Nurner end. Oxford were begin tewas ning to look really anxious about Yardley

of this plethorn

spin,

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Dixon was caught at leg-slip off CAMBRIDGE UNIV Hewan. Dixon had resisted dourly for 1 hours, and Cambridge must Darwall-Sinth

Macindor have been glad to see the back of Young him.

Pershke

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Perske bowled four nu-balls, Young'

Umptres Newmann, Haristaff

This

was, indeed, a period of Whitehouse severe crisis for Oxford, Kimpton, one Anding that the bali was standing up most unpleasantly, risked no strokes. but prodded defensively, and three runs later a rather hurried prod at Wild gave Yardley an easy catch th the gully

CONFIDENT GROVER

CYCLISTS OPEN YEAR

This a lame death for Kimp- The 1930-39 season of the Hong- ton, of all people, and with four kong Cycling Club opened with an wickets down, Oxford were struggl- unsuccessful attempt to establish a ing horribly. Grover showed no new record over the Kowloon- signs of panic, however, and prompt-Shataukok and back route (53% drove Hewan with admirable miles) by R. H. McDowell. irmness past mid-off to the boun- Despatched by the President of the dary, a stroke which seemned to gave Club, H. A. G. Keates. MrDuwell, Oxford fresh confidence.

formerly of the Cyprus Cycling Club,

ly

The score slowly mounted, both Northern Ireland, sei a fast pace untii batsmen hit fours off With, and at reaching the hills. At Tripo, having though Hewon scraped Grover's, covered 18 miles in slightly over an. tumns. the prospect ut A drawhour, he was forced to abandon the increased. The wicket was attempt, apparently due to the

mischievous, and the|Increasing heat.

stumps,

ewing more t

bail rose uncommonly sharply, but

the Cambridge bowlers were uncer- Due to the arrangements for the tain of

of their length, and Grover ume trisi, the Club's informal outing and Eggar stood their ground with was commenced early in the morn- Ing instead of at 1.30 pm. Lunch admirable courage.

Now and again a full-pitch would was parlakon at Shataukoks shortly be despatched to the boundary, but after noon, and the party, including

***McDowell

and Keates, left the

with the score 60 Eggar was 1.b.w.border town about 1 pm for an easy to Hewan, and once again Oxford Egger had stayed were in danger. in vallantly for 100 minutes,

and Whitehouse, who followed him, was equally stubborn.

bomeward journey. The "half- century" run was brought to a con- clusion at 4.45 p.m.

Future week-end outings Will commence from the Alhambra

A storm hovered near, and to Die appropriate accompliment of thunder Theatre, Kowloon, at 10 B.. and lightning Whitehouse and Sunday.

DONALD DUCK

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much of it done that the Club will been a Commodore of the Club and ing member of the community, had be comfortably usable ni Jeuve

had been sailing boats when prob- further developments for the slack aby must of their fathers were still summer periods if we find them, children.

It is very gratifying to me that the! The proposal was seconded by Mr. Club's position is stronger than ever. | Croucher, while Mr. W. J. Hansen I wish I could feel that I was in part; associated himself with Mr. Wood's responsible I do not, but I feet that remarks by saying that Sir Henry, salling will Increase and that we can

whom he had known from his young) go forward with conildence,

days. Jind always shown Kreat rothusiasm In the activities of the Clubs

I have to record my mast grateful thanks to the various committees for

the support they have given me, and also to the Hon. Secretary and the Hon. Salling Secretary. (Applause),

At the request of the Commodore, i all those present signifled theft ap proval by raising both hands.

The meeting concluded with

A

Seconded by Mr. H. S. Rouse, the vote of thanks by Mr. Hansen to the

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