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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY,

Captained

Lord Hawke Cricket Tours All Over World

And Played More Than 25 Years For Yorkshire

(By R. Abbit")

a fow general In my former article I confined myself to 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 he has played quite a lot of cricket. And fow men can have played more than Lord Hawke, for besides cap- 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 it 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, before he mucceeded to the title, as the Hon. Martin Bladen. He was descended from the original Lord Hawke who won the celebrated etion at Quiberon Bay, and was the 7th Lord., It would serve no good purpose to refer in delal to the family misunderstandings which ap- parently left his father less well off than he should have been. However, born in 1880 Martin Bladen was sent to Elon at that time when R. A. H. Mitchell's coaching was beginning to bear fruit in 1874 and as far as I can trace stopped until 1870 at least. He may have stopped later as he de- Anitely did not go up to Magdalen, Cambridge until the October of 1881, over twenty-one. (I when he was Funcy that in those days people stopped later at Publle Schools and went up to the Varsity Inter. At present the average ape of going up is about 19),

SCHOOL CAREER

me Hawke played and lost by 7 wickets the year he did not.

In the winter of 1887/8 Lord Hawke captained a side in Australia, though he did not get it up, the arrangements being inade by G. F. Vernon, himself a very useful and enthusiastic cricketer. The tour was a private affair and was run under the

auspices of the Melbourne 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 come out under Shaw and Shrews- bury. It was a ghastly muddle and there was a financial loss all round. However the visit is notable for the fact that it was the debut of A. E. in Australia, I find It Stoddart, interesting in that A. E. Newton was T was born their wicket keeper. during the period of the visit, I play-

for Blundell's in 1906) ed cricket when Newton kept for the Somerset Stragglers and I think I am right in saying that he still turns out to keep wicket for that Club.

Of

course Lord Hawke's best

A Delight To Sailor's Eye

NOVEMBER 16, 1938,.

SOME UPSETS CAUSED IN

As the sun casta shadows on gigantle parachute spinnakers, stately 12-metre yachts race in a choppy sea off Greenwich, Conn. Is there a more delightful sight to the yachtsman's cre? 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, Borg- tra represented France in the Davis Cup for many years.-----. Reuter.

known work has been done during India in 1889.

ON MANY TOURS

CRICKET TOURISTS

TO-NIGHT'S BADMINTON

WIN EASILY PROGRAMME

Western Province Defeated By Eight Wickets

The following are the matches to be played in the "B" Division of the Men's Doubles Badminton League this evening:

St. Andrew's "A" v. Recrelo Kowloon Tong

"A"

V.R.C.

v. Kowloon Tong

"B"

v. Chung Wah (to be played on a neutral court

ranged by the V.R.C.)

v. St. John's

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 Wanderera

tourists innings total of 174, the

G. F. Vernon and H. scored 270, of which Hugh Bartlett,

During Lord Hawke's school career thero were some great cricketers with him. Among them were Ivor

the seasons from 1880 to 1910 when Philipson are the only two names the Sussex left-hander, made 91 not Bligh, afterwards 8th Earl of Darn-

he was captain of Yorkshire continu-kely to be recognised. The team of out. He played a vigorous innings ley, Percy Paravicini, Alfred Lyttel ously. To this I will refer later.

and hit nine ton, and no less than four Studda, Dut after mention of this Australian course was too strong but as every-Insting 120 minutes JE.K., A.D., G.B., and C. T. Studd, visit it will be convenient to take fish team gave cricket in the country

where, the advent of a visiting Eng-boundaries.

Going in again, Western Province who was only three months his note of the many teams which he has it visited a great impetus,

were dismissed for 180. Against the junior, When he went up to Cam-led abroad. bridge, he got his blue as a fresher

Next year he visited Canada and fast swinging deliveries of Kenneth and played in the 1883 side. Of these

the USA. where the Philadelphian Farries, the Sussex and England teams C. Aubrey Smith was a mem ber. In 1884 Hawke stood down be- His lotal tours number nine, and Club showed that good cricket was bowler, only A. R. Ralph was able to Of course it was not play with confidence: he batted at- played there. besides (His cricket at Include, ing out of form. Cambridge was always handicapped (twice), Canada and U.S.A. twice, very serious cricket. Of well known tractively and was 61 not out at the

players C. W. Wright (Cambridge finish.

Farnes returned the splendid by having to Ao out with the South Africa (twice), the West Indies and Notts), K. J. Key and Sammy

bowling figures of Yeomanry some time in May-June), and the Argentine. There was a Woods took part.

Q. M. R. WV. A proviso however was made that talk of yet another team for Indiai

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38 this should not affect his captaincy somewhere about 1000 but It

The M.C.C. then hit up 60 for two in 1885, and he beat Oxford by 7 through, wickets. It is a curlous thing that Taking the tours chronologically, Cambridge won by 7 wickets every Hawke led the first team that went to

Australia,

India

THE CROWD ROARS!!

AND

THE PRESS OF ENGLAND RAVES !! READ WHAT THE DAILY TELEGRAPH HAD TO SAY:—

"THE CROWD ROARS has enor- moi vitality and punch with one of the anest àghts over seen on the

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WATCH FOR

sarom, The production moves well, CHANGE FURTHER the characterissilon is telling and the COMMENTS Malogue is always effective and offer very funny, Robert Taylor, Frank Morgan and William Gargan give notably good performances and there -le strong support by Edward Arnold. Maureen O'Sullivan.”

TO- MORROW

AT

THE

Lionel Stander: Nat Fendleton and KING'S

Daily Telegraph,

1892

found Hawke back in India with G. F. Vernon, F. S. Jackson, C. Heseltine, A. J. L. Hill and C. W. Wright in the side. Again they were

wickets, to win by eight wickets.

Leonard Hutton, nf Yorkshire, who too strong for the home alde, though holds the Test batting record, was they were once beaten by the Par-out for a "blob," being caught off sees at Bombay, This was also true the bowling of G. Brinkhaus-

In the 1884 trip to US.A. and Canada. This time C. E. de Trafford and G. J. Mordaunt also were in the side be- side several others who achieved no lasting reputation.

Next year a teum went to South Africa. It was not the first that had gene there as C. Aubrey Smith had been there in 88/89, I think. Four professionals were included in the skle, Hayward, George Lohmann, who eventually settled there, Butt and Tyler. The side was a really good one and besides the pros and

Lord Hawke

Reuter.

Tony Galento

Knocks Out

Harry Thomas

Philadelphia, Nov. 16.

Softball League For Ladies

FULL LIST OF ENTRIES

A meeting of the Hongkong Softball League was held at the Brook Club yesterday, in the Ladies' of which, tho Deurza Softball League was officially formed. Entries for competition in the League were accepted from the Cen- tral British Association, the Cardinals Chinese (St. Andrew's Club), the Wildcats, the Pirates (Kowloon Tong Lodies), the Recreio Ladles, the Filipino Club, the Canadian Chinese, the Panthers (St. Mary's Girls' School), and the Cubs (The Diocesan Girls' School),

IMss Irene Pereira, of the Recreio Ladies, was unanimously elected to the post of Honorary Secretary of the Tony Galento, New Jersey bar newly formed Ladies League.

The first Ladies' Softball League tender, who is a contender für the world's heavyweight boxing cham-matches will be played on December venue as yet undecided upon. plonship, defeated Harry Thomas, of 4 at Chiengo, by a technical knack-out In The Softball League are contemplat- the third round of their fight here ing an impressive opening of the last night.

The easy victory Was scen by 13,000 spectators.

Colony's first Ladies' Softball League season, and will invite a prominent Colony lady to pitch the first ball.

4. On Sunday, December the Thomas, a former blacksmith, was knocked out by Joe Louis in the fifth C.BA. will oppose the Cardinals, the

will play Chinese Wildcats round of their match lost April Pirates, and the Recreio Ladies will

meet the Filipino Club.

Reuter.

out to the Cricket Authorities and proposed to take a side. In the meantime, Sir A. Hemming, who was Governor of British Guiana, wrote to Lord Hawke' asking him to take a aide. There was some delay дз Hawke was considering taking a team to India, but when this fell through he decided to accept the West Indies Invitation and wrote to Priestley suggesting an amalgama-

Shelaeff

Knocks Out

His Opponent

the

tion of the teams. It is possible here Wild Attack Sends U.S.

we first recognise the signs of the Boy Down for Count

autocrat in Hawke. Priestley

WIS

quite agreeable not to captain the aide, but said that those whom he had already-invited should-form part

In Third Round

San Francisco, Nov. 7. their Captain there were H. R. Brom- of the team. Hawks refused to

Andre Shelaeft, the murderous ley Davenport, Heseltine, H. Tagree to this which seems somewhat Hewett, Sir T. C. O'Brien, A. J. Lhigh handed in view of the delay punching welterweight champion of Hill, C. B. Fry and 8. M. J. Wooda. caused by his not making up hal the Orient, knocked out Al Evans to- This team at the end of its season mind sooner about India. Anyway, night in the third round of a planned early in 1890 did some propaganda he refused to accept this and in the ten-round main event of the National In easing up the tension during and end both teams went. The only Hall. after the Jameson Rald. In which reference I have been able to trace

C. P. Foley, who was known to all to Priestley's team in that he had a Dios"? Who substituted for Johnny)

TO WEST INDIES

local welterweight who was

GOLF FOURSOMES

AT WORPLESDON

Amorys Lose To Youngest

Partnership: Holders Out..

By George Greenwood-

London Oel. 13. ¡which has pulled her through many general surprise Lady a tight corner.

To the Ilcathcont Amory (Misa Joyce This was the husband and wife's Wothered) and her husband were second unsuccessful attempt to win beaten in the fourth round of the the tournament, which Lady Amory, Open Scratch Mixed Foursomes at

Worplesdon yesterday,

and

an Miss Joyce Wethered, won eight

lost 4 times with seven different partners.

to the younger hey 10 Sir John is not at all downhearted;

Jacqueline Gordon, 19, of Stanmore, he means to go on trying until suc- and J. O. H. Greenly, 24, of Calcot,cess comes their way.

near Reading, who played for Ox-

The Amorys made a bad start, los- ford in the Varsity match two yearsing two of the first three holes

ago.

against their youthful opponents, who

won the Bette

A tall, well-built gir), with a swing never released their grip of the nbylously fashioned on the Cotton game. The Amorys principle, Miss Gordon not only played extremely well, but conducted herself throughout a match followed by a big crowd like a seasoned cam paigner.

but Greenly restored his side's two- holes lead with a lovely Iron shot to the seventh, which enabled his three up at the eighth, where Lady partner to get a 2. They became Amory's drive was badly bunkered.

HALVED HOLE IN

*

As for Greenly, I cannot say that he was an impressive player while at Oxford, though he got his Blue, In

The Amorys were fortunate to the interval there has been such a transformation that it is difficult to snatch a half in 6 at the 11th, where believe that he is one and the same bunker. With the hole at his mercy

Greenly, who had scarcely put person. Rarely have I seen such a vast improvement in a player in so shat wrong, rather surprisingly made short a time. Tall and of athletle complete hash of the side's third build, he has developed a first-class shot. Three down with seven to play swing speed and power perfectly tention, and

was a situation requiring urgent at- when Lady Amory balanced-in which the "delayed hit

played a delightful chip close to the is one of the outstanding features.

hole to win the 12th in 4 the position Giving each other the maximum of support, Miss Gordon and Greenly was somewhat eased.

Sir John's tee shot to cover- Bul made an ideal

partnership. The

point at the 13th was not an en- same could scarcely be said of the Amorys, who, principally because of couraging sign, though Lady Amory Sir John's errors, were engaged in ald save the hole with a shot that a desperate though unavalling strug-came whistling out of the woods. The to reach the green, le to avert defeat. For some un 14th was the decisive hole. Here Sir pluck up courage to hit the ball up with a putt of eft, which he missed. to the hole, in addition to which he hit a few wild tee shots.

known

reason Sir John could not Sir Johartner's cup. left him

One of these was at the short 13th,

while his

deny.

In

Meanwhile Miss Gordon chipped dead from the back of the green, to enable her side to win the hole in 4. MIRACULOUS RECOVERY

This was 3 up, and when Sir John Lady Amory could not be expected fluffed a chip from the side of the continually to produce the life-saving green at the 10th the end had come. shot, though once or twice she did That Miss Gordon and Greenly de- none could possibly come nobly to the rescue, with a served to win miraculous recovery.

AVALANCHE OF 3 AND 4. where her partner sliced his tee shot almost into the next parish among a

the next round they meet clump of trees. From the under-another strong couple in Miss Wanda growth Lady Amory played an amaz- Morgan and Kenneth Morrice, ing pitch-and-run

which former Oxford captain. shot, finished close to the pin for a half With an avalanche of 3's and '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 Garaham and

and 2. A. S. G. Thompson, by Lady Amory was not altogether The match was remarkable for the Llameless, for some of her shots complete turn over in fortune. Two tacked both the customary accuracy down at the fifth, Miss Morgan and and sting. For once in a way there Morrice, playing brilliantly, won six was missing that sustained brillance i (Continued on" Page '9)

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GRADIDGE

WHIPPET

SQUASH RACKET

Is used by

Leading Players

AND TOGETHER WITH—

"Silvertown

STANDARD

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of the team, was captured. The side stronger team than Lord Hawke, but laid low early to-day with Influenza, proved most successful.

that Lord Hawko's team achieved a was no match for the youthful fighter finer record. The most interesting from Shanghai. feature of this tour to us now is that A two-fisted fighter who won the two great cricketers and also great hearts of local fight fans less than two Hardly was the English season of cricket administrators, Plumn" War weeks ago in bla debut against 1000 over than Hawks was off again on tour. This time to the West Inner and Shrimp" Levesch-Gower

wore members of Hawke's side. Johnny Fasano, leading North Beach dies, Curiously enough he was now They had quite a successful tour and welterweight, Shelteft" to-night as involved in another "double visit",

Cutting loose with terriic attacks besides the Australian one already a very cheerful one. A full account sured himself of a large following.

the mentioned. Already team under of it is given in Warner's book, "My

opening gong, the freckle- H. Blade Lucas (Middlesex) had Oricketing Life.” aske visited the Islands and he was in-With only a year's Interval Lord faced Russian youth swarmed all vited to repeat this visit in the Hawko was off again to Bouth Africa. over the American battler and penta padom Autumn of 1896. This Lucas was He had with him a pretty strong side.him sprawling to the canvas on three unable to do and on hearing this, A Those best known to the public who occasions before hammering him un- (Continued on Page 2)

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