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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
Lord Hawke Captained A Delight To
Cricket Tours
All Over World
And Played More Than 25 Years For Yorkshire
(By "R. Abbit")
In my former article I confined myself to a few general remarks and some particulars of Lord Hawke's views on cricket. It is not possible for a man to attain to a position of such authority In cricket politics unless be has played quite a lot of cricket. And few men can have played more than Lord Hawke, for besides cáp- taining Yorkshire for a very long period-ho actually played more than 25 years for his County--he has captained tours all over the world. He was never up to Test Match form as we understand At now, but as a hard hitting bat who usually gathered in a century or two per season, and a most experienced captain, he was of the utmost value to Yorkshire, and later to England when, elected President of the M.C.C. a month or two before the Great War, he had to carry on for five years and steer the M.C.C. through the most difficult period of its existence.
Lord Hawke was originally known, I time Hawke played and Inst by 7
wickets the year he did not before he succeeded to the title, as the Ilon. Martin Bladen. He was descended from the original Lord Won the celebrated Hawke who nction at Quiberon Bay, and was the It would serve no good 7th Lord. purpose to refer in detail to the family misunderstandings which ap- parently left his father less well off than he should have been. However, -born in 1800 Martin Bladen was sent to Eton at that time when R. A. H. Mitchell's couching was beginning to bear fruit in 1874 and as far as I can trace stopped until 1879 at least. Ife many have stopped later as he de finitely did not go up to Magdalen, Cambridge until the October of 1881. when he was over twenty-one. (Stoddart, in fancy that In those days people stopped later at Publle Schools and went up to the Varsity later. At present the average age of gning up In about 19).
SCHOOL CAREER
During Lord Hawke's school career
there
It the winter of 1887/8 Lond side in Austraila, Hawke captained though he did not get it up. the arrangements being made by G. F. Vernon, himself a very useful and enthusiastle cricketer. The tour was a private affair and was run under nuspices of the Melbourne the Cricket Club. Actually they had tried to get a team the year before] and as this fell through the Sydney. C.C. arranged for a professional team to came out under Show and Shrews- bury. It was a hastly muddle and there was a financial foss all round. However the visit is notable for the fact that it was the debut of A. E. Australia. I find It interesting in that A. E. Newton was was born their wicket keeper. I during the period of the visit, I play- ed cricket for Blundell's in 1900 when Newton kept for the Somerset Stragglers and I think I am right in saying that be still turns out to keep wicket for that Club,
Sailor's Eye
SOME
16,
1938.
UPSETS CAUSED IN
As the sun casts shadows on gigantle parachute spinnakers, stilely 12-mrire yachts race In a choppy sea off Greenwich, Conn. Is there a more delightful sight to the yachtsman's eye? These yachts carry a crew of nine,
Jean Borotra Given Rare Honour
Paris, Nov. 10. The famous French tennis player, Jean Borotra, has been made an Officer of the Legion of Honour. Nicknamed the "Bounding Basque"-because of his speed on the courts. Borc- tra represented France in the Davis Cup for many years. Reuter.
CRICKET TOURISTS
TO-NIGHT'S BADMINTON
WIN EASILY PROGRAMME
Western Province Defeated By Eight Wickets
Cape Town, Nov, 15. The M.C.C. cricketers won the second match of their South African tour, beating Western Province by: eight wickets.
In reply to their opponents first innings total of 174, the tourists
G. F. Vernon and 11,scored 270, of which Hugh Bartlett,
or course Lord Hawke's best were some great cricketers known work has been done during with him. Among them were Ivor the seasons from 1880 to 1010 when Indla In 1859. Bligh, afterwards Bli Enrl of Darn-he was captain of Yorkshire continu- Philipson are the only two names the Sussex left-hander, made 01 not The team of out. He played a vigorous Innings) ley, Percy Paravicini, Alfred Lyttel-ously. To this I will refer later. likely to be recognised. ton, and no less than four Studds, But after mention of thin Australion course was too strong but as every-lasting 120 minutes
take where, the advent of it visiting Eng- boundaries. JEK, AD, G.B., and C. T. Studd, visit it will be convenient to who was only three months his note of the many teams which he hanglish team gave cricket in the country funlor. When he went up to Cam-led abroad. bridge, he got his blue as a fresher and played in the 1883 side. Of these
ON MANY TOURS
and hit nine Going in again, Western Province were dismissed for 169. Against the I visited a great impetus,
Next year he visited Canada and fast swinging deliveries of Kenneth Sussex and. England the U.S.A. where the Philadelphian Farnes, the teams C. Aubrey Smith was a mem- ber. In 1884 Hawke stood down be- His total tours number nine, and Club showed that good cricket was bowler, only A. R. Ralph was able to
besides Australia,
India played there. Of course it was not play with confidence; he batted at. Vng out of form. (His cricket at Include,
players C. W. Wright (Cambridge finish. Cambridge was always handicapped (twice), Canada and U.S.A. twice, very serious cricket. Of well known fractively and was 61 not out at the by having to go out with the South Africa (twice), the West Indies and Notts), K. J. Kry and Sammy Yeomanry some Ume in May-June), and the Argentine. There was
Woods took part. A proviso however was made that talk of yet another team for India
1092 found Hawke back in India this should not affect his captaincy somewhere about 1900
Vernon, F. S. Jackson, C. with G. F. in 1885, and he beat Oxford by 7 through. wickets, It is a curious thing that Taking the tours chronologically, Ileseltine, A. J. L. Hill and C. W. Cambridge won by 7 wickets every fawice fed the first team that went to Wright in the side. Again they were wickets, to win by eight wickets.
д
but it fell
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AND
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NEXT CHANGE AT THE KING'S
Mauro
PICTURE
Fornes
splendid returned the bowling figures of
M. R. W. 12.4 2 38 The M.C.C. then hit up 69 for two Leonard Hulton, of Yorkshire, who i too strong for the home side, though! they were once beaten by the Far-holds the Test batting record, was G. Brinkhnus.-- sees at Bombay. This was also true out for a "blob," being caught off
the 1894 trip to U.S.A. and Canada, the bowling of This time C. E. de Trafford and G. J. Reuter. Mordaunt also were in the side be-) side several others who achieved no lasting reputation.
Next year a team went to South Africa. It was not the first that had gone there as C. Aubrey Smith had been there in 88/89, I think. Four professionals were included in the side, Hayward, George Lohmann, who eventually settled there, Buti and Tyler. The side was a really good one and besides the pros and
Lord Hawke
Tony Galento Overwhelms
Harry Thomas
The following are the matches to be played in the "B" Division of the Badminton Longue Men's Doubles
is evening
St. Andrew's "A" v. Recreio Kowloon Tong
"A"
V.R.C.
v. Kowloon Tong v. Chung Wah (10 be played on a neutral court
arranged by the V.R.C.)
V. St. John's Wanderers
Softball League For Ladies
FULL LIST
ENTRIES
OF
A meeling of the Hongkong Softball League was held at the Brook Club yesterday, in the
of
the which
Ladies' course Softball League was officially formed.
the Entries for competition in League were accepted from the Cen- tral British Association, the Cardinals the Chinese (St. Andrew's Club), Wildcats, the Pirates (Kowloon Tong Ladies), the Recreto Ludies, the Filipino Club, the Canadian Chinese, the Panthers (St. Mary's Girls' School), and the Cubs (The Diocesan
School).
IMss Irene Pereira, of the Recreio Ladies, was unanimously elected to the post of Honorary Secretary of the newly formed Ladies' League.
Philadelphia, Nov. 15. Tony Galento, New Jersey bar
The first Ladles Softball League leader, who is a contender for the world's heavyweight boxing cham-matches will be played on December lanship, defeated Harry Thomas, of 4 at a venue as yet undecided upon. Chicars, by a technical knock-out in The Softball League are contemplat- the third round of their fight here in an impressive opening of the last night.
The easy victory was 13,000 sprelators,
Colony's Brst Ladies' Softball League seen by season, and will invite a prominent
Colony lady to pitch the first ball.
On Sunday, December 4, the Thomas, a former blacksmith, was knocked out by Joe Louis in the fifth C.B.A..will oppose the Cardinals, the Wildcats will play the Ch.nese round of their match last April Pirates, and the Recreio Ladies will
Reuter.
out to the Cricket Authorities and proposed to take, a side. In the meantime, Sir A. Hemming, who was Governor of British Gulana, wrote to Lord Hawke asking him to take aj side. There was some delay an Hawke was considering taking team to India, but when this fell through he decided to accept the West Indies invitation and wrote to Priestley suggesting an amalgama-
meet the Filipino Club.
Shelaeff
Knocks Out
His Opponent
tion of the teams. It is possible here Wild Attack Sends U.S.
Boy Down for Count In Third Round
we first recognise the signs of the was autocrat in Hawke. Priestley quite agreeable not in caplain the side, but said that those whom he had already invited should form part
San Francisco, Nov. 7. their Captain there were H. R. Brom of the team. Hawke refused to
Andre Shelacff, the murderous ley Davenport, Heseltine,
Hagree to this which seems somewhat Hewett, Sir T. C. O'Bilen, A high handed In view of the delay punching welterweight champion of Hill, C. B. Fry and S. M. J. Woods. caused by his not making up his the Orient, knocked out Al Evans to- This team at the end of its scaron mind sooner about India. Anyway, night in the third round of a planned early in 1890 did some propaganda he refused to recept this and in the teu-round main event of the National in casing up the tension during and end both teams went. The only all. after the Jameson Raid, in which reference I have been able to trace
Evans, who substituted for Johnny C. P. Foles, who was known to nil to Priestley's team is that he had a Disopa, local welterweight who was of the team, was captured. The ride stronger team than Lord Hawke, but inid low early to-day with Influenza, proved most successful,
that Lord Hawke's team achieved was no match for the youthful fighter Oner record. The most interesting from Shanghai. TO WEST INDIES
feature of this four to us now in that A two-fisted fighter who won the Hardly was the English season of two great cricketers and also great hearts of local night fans less than two
debut against) ago in hia 1895 over than Hawke was off again cricket administrators, "Plum" War-weets
Leveson-Gower on tour. This time to the West Inner and "Shrimp"
members of Hawke's side. Johnny Fasano, lending North Beach dles. Curiously enough he was now They had quite a successful tour and welterweight, Shelseff to-night as-
sured himself of
a large following. Involved in another "double vinit",
A full account
Cutting loose with terrific attacks besides the Australian one already a very cheerful one. mentioned. Already a team under of it is given in Warner's book, "My
from the
opening gong, the freckle
were
R. Slade Luens (Middlesek) had Cricketing Life"
GOLF FOURSOMES
AT WORPLESDON
Amorys Lose To Youngest Partnership: Holders Out
By George Greenwood
+
London Oct. 13. which has pulled her through many To the Reneral surprise Lady ja tight corner, Heathcont Amory (Mica Joyce
This was the husband and wife's Wethered) and her husband were second unsuccessful attempt tp win beaten in the fourth round of the the tournament, which Lady Amory, Open Scratch Mixed Foursomes at Miss Joyce Wethered, won eight Worplesdon yesterday. They lost tunes with seven different partners. and 2 to the youngest couple, Miss Sir John is not at al: downhearted; Jacqueline Gordon, 19, of Stanmore, he means to go on trying until suc and J. O. II. Greenly, 24, of Calcot,cess comes their way. near Reading, who played for Ox-
The Amorys mude a bad start, los-
ford in the Varsity match two yearsing two of the first three holes
age.
.
against their youthful opponents, who
released their grip of the The Amory won the Bith,
A tall, well-built girl, with a swing never obviously fashioned on the Coltoni kune. principle, Miss Gordon lot only but Greenly restored his side's two- played extremely well, bul conducted tales lead with a lovely iron shot herself throughout a match followed to the seventh, which enabled his by a big crowd like seasoned com- partner to get a 2. They became palgner.
three up at the eighth, where Lady Amory's drive was badly bunkered.
The
HALVED HOLE IN 6
a
As for Greenly, I cannot say that he was an impressive player while at Oxford, though he got his Blue. In
Amorys were fortunate to the Interval there has been such a transformation that it is dimcult to shutch a half in 0 at the 11th, where belleve that he is one and the same inker. With the hole at his meres
Greenly,
who had scarcely put Rarely
Pa have I seen such shot wrong, rather surprisingly made Herson. vast improvement in a player in $0
Tall and of athletle shot. Three down with seven to play complete hash of the side's third short a time. build, he has developed a first-class awing--speed and power perfectly was a situation requiring urgent at
and hit tention,
when Lady Amury balanced-in which the "delayed hit
played delightful chip close to the is one of the outstanding features.
Giving each other the maximum hale to win the 12th in 4 the position of support, Aliss Garden and Greenly was somewhat eased.
But Sir John's tee shot to cover- Ideal partnership. The
be said of the point at the 13th was not an en- sume could scarcely Amorys, who, principally because of
made
ת
Sir John's errors, were engaged in aging sign, though Lady Amory
could not
save the hole with a shot that 14th was
a desperate though unavailing strug-came whistling out of the woods. The was the decisive hole. Here Sk Sir John failed to reach the green, le to avert defeat. For some un- known
reason Sir John pluck un courage to hit the ball up while his partner's chip left him to the hole, in addition to which he with a putt of Gft, which he missed. Meanwhile Miss Gordon chipped hit a few wild tee shots.
dend from the back of the green, to enable her side to win the hole in 4. This was 3 up, and when Sir Joha Lady Amory could not be expected stuffed a chip from the side of the continually to produce the life-saving green at the 18th the end had come. shot, though once or twice she did That Miss Gordon and Greenly do come nobly to the rescue with a served to win none could possibly miraculous recovery.
deny.
MIRACULOUS RECOVERY
One of these was at the short 13th,
AVALANCHE OF 3 AND 4'.
where her partner sliced his tee shot almost Into the next parish among a In the next round they meet clump of trees. From the under-another strong couple in Miss Wanda Frowth Lady Amory played an amaz- Morgan and Kenneth Morrice, a
chot, which former Oxford captain. ing pitch-and-run Anished close to the pin for a half
ble end.
With an avalanche of 3's and 4's in 3. This remarkable shot, how this partnership beat last year's run- ever, only served to delay the inevit-nere-up, Miss Kathleen Garnham and
A. S. G. Thompson, by 3 and 2.
The match was remarkable for the shots complete turn over in-fortune. Two acked both the customary accuracy down at the fifth, Miss Morgan and and sting. For once in a way there Morrice, playing brilliantly, won six
(Continued on Page 9) was missing that sustained brillance
Lady Amory
was not altogether jameless, for some of her
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Leading Players
AND TOGETHER WITH
Silvertown
STANDARD
SQUASH RACKETS BALLS
makes an INVINCIBLE
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visited the Islands and he was in- With only a year's interval Lord faced itussian youth swarmed all vited to repeat this visit in the Hawke was off again to South Africa, over the American battler and went Autumn of 1008. This Lucas was He had with him a pretty strong side. him sprawling to the canvas on three 29, Nathan Road, Kowloon unable to do and on hearing this, A. Those best known to the public who occasions before hammering hum un-
conscious. (Continued on Page 9) Priestley (an M.C.C. player) wrote.
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