1939-06-07 — Page 20

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 7, 1939.

BATSMEN HAVE UPPER HAND IN

COUNTY CRICKET

20 CENTURIES Five Matches Decided In Bowls Pairs Tourney

IN PROGRAMME JUST CONCLUDED

Although there wore a few good bowling] performances, batsmen generally had the uppor hand in the County Cricket Championship pro- gramme which concluded yesterday. No fowor than 20 centuriesTM (including three over 200) were scored during the three days of play, and all the seven matches played in the championship -ended in definito results.

A feature of the programme was John Langridge (Sussex) v. the magnificent Arst-wicket stand by

Kent

Herbert Sutcliffe and his protege Len Todd (Kent) v. Sussex

bridge

(Cambridge)

100

143

Hutton for Yorkshire. Playing E, Davies (Glamorgan) v. Notts 134 against Hampshire, Sutcliffe and Armstrong (Leicester) v. Cam- Hutton put on 403 runs before they were separated, at which stage the J. R. Thompson Yorkshire innings Was declared. V. Leicester The veteran claimed only 110 of these run while his partier scored 200 not out,

Hampshire were defented by on innings and 129 runa,

Gimblett (Somerset) v. Wor-

cester

F. G. Mana (Cambridge)

Leicester

II. Parks (Sussex) v. Kent J. Stollmeyer (West Indies)

Middlesex Sutcliffe (Yorkshire) v. Hamp-

shire

The West Indies team showed what they are capable of doing by hitting up 005 against Middlesex nt Lord's. George Hendley scored 227, J.E.D. Sealey 181 and J. B. Stollmeyer 117. Brierley (Glamorgan) v. Nolts

RESULTS IN BRIEF

131

130

129

128

127

117

West Indies (665) beat Middlesex (183 and 254) by an innings and 228 runs.

Surrey (314 and 99 for 7) beat Warwickshire (245 and 165) by three wickets.

Glamorgan 1501 for 8 and 8 for 0) defeated Notts (216 and 290) by tan wickets.

Kent (580 for 9 decid.) defeated Sussex (95 and 364) by an innings and 121 runs.

Lancashire (483) beat Derbyshire (202 and 176) by

an innings and 105 runs.

Essex (298 and 227 for four wickets) boat Northants (186 and 335) by six wickets.

Somerset (443 and 69 for 0) beat Worcestershire (254 and 254) by ten wickets.

Yorkshire 1493 for 1 decld.) beat Hampshire 174 and 190) by an innings and 129 runs.

Cambridge University (531) draw with Leicoster 1410 and 187 for 7).

The tourists won by an innings and 228 runs,

Victories were scored by Surrey, Glamorgan, Kent, Lancashire, Essex and Somerset.

Results and detalls of matches are cabled by Reuter,

BEST PERFORMANCES

A. H. Brodhurst (Cambridge)

v. Leicester ...

111

Buse (Somerset) v. Worcester 103 Copper (Worcester) v. Somer»

102

set24.

• Denates Not Out

BOWLING

Wright (Kent) v. Sussex B for The following were the best lad!-C. Oates (Sussev) v. Kent 8 for vidual performances:

Hutton (Yorkshire) v. Hamp-

shire

F. R. Brown (Surrey) v.

Warwickshire

Indies) v. Middlesex..

for

84

147

The bowls match in progress on the Kowloon C.C, green yesterday between A. Bakar and A. K. Minu. of the Indian R.C. and J. S. Logan and J. G. Meyer, of the Kowloon B.G.C. Bakar is seen bowling with Logan standing behind. Logan and Meyer won the encounter Staff Photographer..

Walking

Cambridge Beat Oxford In Relay

There

Here And

With "Abe".

DI

POLICE COMBINATION SCRAPE THIROUGH AS RESULT OF EXTRA END

Five matches of the Opon Pairs Lawn Bowls Championship were played at Kowloon yesterday, two at the Kowloon Cricket Club and three at the Kowloon Football Club.

Was

A closely-contested match played between J. S. Logan and J. G. Meyer and A. K. Minu and A. Baker, ending in a win of 20-17 for the former pair. The game was on the K.C.C. ground.

Both pairs began well and were level 7-7 on tho tenth head, but Logan and Meyer drew ahead by the next bead. recording a five in By scoring a four, Minu and Baker ed by a point on the 14th head butt were two points down when Logan and Meyer reached 18 points on the 18th head. At the 20th head scores were 19-17 in favour of the winners, who scored one to end the issue.

Also playing at the K.C.C., L.C.R. Souza and C. S. Rosselet heat C.S.M. Thom and F. Cullen by 30-14.

Souza and Rosselet began the game very well and were leading 121 on 12th head, the sixth head. On Thom and Cullen were down 22-3. When the 18th head was reached the lasers had nine to the winners 30 points. Although they lost, Thom and Cullen played some good shots. Football Club Games

At the Kowloon Football Club, W. narrowly McLeod and W. S. Dall beat M. Ferguson and R. Marrison 22-20, after playing an extra head. Ferguson and Morrison led from the stari, and at

at the 10th head wore leading 14-7 and at the 14th head 18-12. McLeod and Dall, however, with the help of two 3's, took the lend on the 20th head with a score of 20-18. The losing pair scored n on the 21st head.

Bowls Draw Brings Many res

Good Rinks Together

C. F. Remedios and B. Basto had

How Players Fared In Yesterday's Ties

The following were the re- suits in brief:

j. S. Logan and J. G. Meyer beat A. Baker and A. K. Minu 20-1.7.

L. C. R. Souza and C. S. Rosselet beat C. 5. M. Thom and F. Cullen 30-14.

W. McLeod and W. Dall beat M. Ferguson and R. Mor- rison 22-20 after an extra head.

F. V. V. Ribeiro and H. A. Alves beat 1, S. Howell and N. J. Bebbington 31-7.

C. F. Remedios and B. Basto beat. L. Stephens and A. Spary 25-14.

OLYMPIC CONGRESS OPENED

a runaway victory over 3. L. Step- The Congress of the International liens and A. Spary, winning by 35-14.

Cambridge boat Oxford in the London to Brighton relay walk on May 20, FJ.G. Marley (Queen's,

London, June 0. Camb) arriving Imin. Isec, ahead of JI.C. Boys (St. Peter's Hall, Ox-

Olymple Committee was opened to- ford.) The winners' time was Ohr

On the 12th head, Remedios and day by His Royal Highness the Duke 33min. 478. It was the first Brighton race between the Blues and was the MUCH has already been written will meet F. A. Machado, C. M. Silva, Basio led 17-10, and look their score of Gloucester at St. James's Palace. Representatives of 28 nations, result of a friendly challenge. The about the matches played Inst J.F.V. Ribeiro and F.X.M, da Silva, to 29-12 on the 18th head. They

of the of the Club de Recrelo. Both raks scored a six and a five.

many members of the diplomutte teams were:-

Sunday in the first round

appear very strong on paper, but I Another easy victory was scored corps and many figures famous in Cambridge--R Menzies (Jesus): Open Rinks Bowls Championship think Duncan's men should just about by H. A. Alves and F. V, V, Ribeiro the world of sport were present.

to Coggins (Jesus); F. S. Carter and I do not wish

over old (Queens) D. R. Carter (Queens), F. grounds. Bid some of the results get through. Two Police rinks clash on the Hongkong F.C. green, and a were really diartiing, and the win-win for J...C. Fender is expected as G. J. Marley (Queens).

ated. Though Hall) R. M. Hanson (Worcester), never in the

minutes

on

Chapman Wins French Amateur Title

St. Germain, June 6. In the final of the French Amateur open golf champion- ship. Dick Chapman of Ameri- ta-defeated-Jacques-Leglise- to-day by 5 and 4.----Reuter.

Oxford.-J. R. C. Boys (St. Peters' ners are to be story he come and his men put out A. E. Carey's | F. Pickering (St. Peters* Hall) petition has the same rink won the quartette, who reached the final last year. Jock Orem's Police rink should Allen (St. Peter'a Hall), J. D. R. championship two years running, yet get through to the third round Williams (Balliol).

I was not expected that both the

the against J. H. Xavier, G. S. Ladd, T. outstanding

champions and the runners-up would Locke and J. Pau if they piny as Two

performances

be eliminated so early in were those of F. S. Carter of Cam- be

the well as they did against L. J. Sliva's bridge, who overtenk Oxford's lead- tournanient. The draw for the second rink last Sunday, Ing man between Redhill and Peas round was made on Monday, and as Pottage, and made up five minutes a result some very good matches are What A Fall 7 for 74 and of 3-D-R-William, in the down for decision this week-end. ollowing streich who pulled up six Some people have no luck at all,

Cambridge. David Last Sunday, the rink skipped by HEAT Britain's prospects in the 3710

Christic-Murray, a a prominent mem-M.

champion rink un

under C. G. Silva, and were never very bright. Neverthe- 6 for 38 ber of the Surrey Walking Club, who oh K. Abbas had to play last year's 'Davis Cup competition this year,

suggested the match, had

covered 30 rather unexpectedly, won by 18-14 less one must confess to a feeling miics when an old Injury forced him now they are up against a rink led of disappointment that such a poor over J. S. Howell and N. J. Bebbing 5 for, 4to retire.

by U. M. Omar, regarded as one of night was put up against Germany in tort. Lending by 19-5 on the 13th Christle-Murray now at St. Peter's, the best skips in the Colony. Omar's the semi-final round of the European head, they took the score to 29-7 on

to see his ambition men present a hurdle which the Zone. After scraping through the the 20th, and won by 31-7, Oxford,

match against New Zealand, the Universities realised. Al- to negotiate, and if they succeed it. 4 for 35 at

But Charles Hare and though it is unlikely that the London-will be a meritorious performance was certain. Brighton event will become a regular Another good game should be seen at Co. rose to the occasion and when fixture, there is a possibility of an the Kowloon C.C. green where A. S. Britain eliminated France, those who annual walk between teams of six Russell, W. L. Walker, A. J. Hall and had conceded no chance before now over ten miles being organised. R. Duncan, of the Kowloon B.G.C., began to predict that Germany would

BATTING

J. H. Cameron (West

200* Phillipson (Lancashire).v.

G. Headley (West Indies) v.

Middlesex

Derby

227

Paynter (Lancashire) v. Derby F. G. H. Chalk. (Kent) v. Sussex

222

P. Smith (Essex) v. Nor-

thants

100

J. ED.. Sealey (West Indies)

v. Middlesex

J. C. Clay (Glamorgan) v.

Notts

6 for 77

181

Nutter (Lancashire)

Derby

Prentice (Leicester) v. Cam-

bridge

103 Walt (Kent) v. Sussex

KENT CRICKET

4 for 28 of starting regular competitive walks fadlan R. C. rink will find dificultyone said that defent by France |

BALL.

CRAFTSMEN WORK BY

INHERITED METHODS

TESTON, Kent.

In a factory here, set in a garden on a hill, cricket balls are made by craftsmen who use the same methods as were employed when the firm they work for, Alfred Reader and Company, was founded in 1808.

W. Martin, of Tudley and Hadlow, a curved awl; and every stitch is was the founder of the firm at Tes put in by hand. Ninely-ave small. tan-pronounced Teeson" and in heat, even stitches are put into each its early days the renowned Kent of the rows of first grade ball. cricketer, Fuller Pilch, was associ Stitching concluded, the ball is ated with the business, which passed worked in a clamp mould until it is In 1871 to Alfred Reader. Now M. perfectly spherical,

All that re- Reader's two sons are in control, 3.mains then is for it to have the name V. attending to the manufacturing stamped on it with pure gold leaf, gide, and A. A. to the buying of the for- coating of colourlers cellulose leather, worsted, and cork from to give it shine, and for it to bo which cricket balls are made. They wrapped, packed, sent out to mar

South Africa, the figure that happy workmen mean kets in Britain, harder workers, so they encourage West Indies, Canada, and the United their staff of about 00. to sing at States. their benches.

Wooderson Puts Up

New Record

Tracing the growtli of a cricket ball from its corllest stages, we see about one inch square, rounded, if one may put it soy at the corners. A worker takes this and binds it tight- ly with white worsted, molstened to give tension. This process, the mak ing of the cricket ball centre, known es "quilting". As more carl and more worsted aro odded, the "quilt" "assumes the shape and size of a ball. Very quickly It does thin, under deft fingers, and a close watch

Manchester, June 0. Sydney Wooderson, holder of the has to be kept upon its weight as well as its diameter. From time to world mile record, established a new time it is tested on the scale, and record for the three-quarter mile of belwoon windings the worker "los 2 mins. 59.8 secs, the previous best of the worsted and haminers the being that of the American, Wayne "quilt" in a mold, as Rideouts, who covered the distance

que BY HAND

BY HAND wooderson is sulling for America

"Meanwhlld ~íthể "cover": la being

made to recolve the "qulet. When on Wednesday to compete in the

Encordo go when she pedala.; Bargarite Wilson of Bourne mouth is ready, all sewing is done with hems Princeton Mile of the Century called east woman cyclist over. She is unbmber of the Hercules per thread, attached to pig's bristle against America's best milers

test and has had only....five years, oycling experience, and drawn through holös made with Reuter

TEN MATCHES

IN PROGRAMME

have to fight very hard for victory. THIS AFTERNOON

After the first play, became very apparent what the final result would be, especially as Hare strained his back (another report *ald he was

The following are the matches

POLICE GREEN

suffering from lumbago) during his down for decision to-day: match against Roderich Menzel and had to retire after

the first after dropping

J. H. Gelling and A. Brooksbank v.

wo acts. Then, with Hare out of W. Hillyer and J. Hollidge. action, the

on the doubles tle was lost, and

E. Kirman and W. Burling v. F.

the Germans

ans completed the roat on X. Delgado and C. W. Lam. Monday by winning the two remain-

P. McCarthy and P. Morgan v. M.

CRAIGENGOWER GREEN

ing singles, thus winning by five. Purvis and M. N. Kaktusen. matches to nil. The Yugoslavs de- feated Belgium, as expected, in the other semi-final and will fight out with Germany the right to meet the winners of the American Zone, most probably Australia,

International® Polo

D. M. Khan and M. R. Abbas v. M. Y. Adal and A. R. Dallah.

E. G. Post and A. E. Carey v. W. Campbell and G. Perkins,

Indian R. C. Green

J. A. Luz and L. F. Xavier v. F. . Anslow and R. Edwards,

HONGKONG F.C. GREEN

LR

Speakers Included Earl De

who Warr, Minister of Education, said the Government had embarked on a policy of Improving facilities for sport and recreation which Involves an expenditure of £10,000,- 000 from voluntary and public sources.-enter,

Japanese Want 1944 Games

The

Tokyo, June"8.

Com- Municipal Olymple mittee of Tokyo have decided to apply to the International Olympic Committee now meeting in London to have the 1944 Olympic Games take place in Tokyo.

Japanese sporting circles point out that extensive preparations had al- ready been made for the 1940 Games In Tokyo, which however had to be cancelled in view of the Chinese eltuationTrans-Ocean.

COUNTY CRICKET MATCHES TO

BE BROADCAST

Surrey and Essex, playing, at the Oval, and Sussex and Gloucestershire, who will meet at Worthing, are the Cricket matches in the County.

to be described Championship that are

by Michael Standing and Howard Marshall, respectively-in commen- taries from Daventry on June 17, the date of the first day's

play Finishing third in the Champion- thirteen wins, Surrey last

ship Wed their best season since 1925. In

year

their home match against

by 100 runs. Essex, Championship, won

J. F. V. Ribeiro and L. J. Silva v Essex a twelvemonth ago, they won "ON"T take Britain

too lightly J. McCutcheon and A. Jillot. this year" seemed to be the

A. L. Eastman and W. Grove v. S. general feeling amongst American Hodge and C. Gowland. polo circles when the teams were,

KOWLOON DOCK preparing for the Westchester Cup Y. H. Tang and J. N. Wong v. G.

at Meadows. Laid and J. Pau, series, which started Brook last Sunday. But as long as

of the that between

sixth In the twolve twenty-eight county matches they played in 1938.

Last year's match at Hove Sussex and Gloucestershire ended In a win for Sussex by ten wickets, one of the outstanding incidents In the game being the success. of H. E. (10 goals), Winston Guest (7 goals) top-ranking star in 1921-when-Lou Ing up a useful nfly in his county's Hammond, who, in addition to knock- and Cecil Smith (10 goala) available, Gehrig was a freshman at Columbia Arst innings, took the last three it is dimcult to see how they can

F. A. Cheesman and J. S. Beach v. the Americans have men like Tommy, A. E. H. Castro and V. N. Allenza. Hitchcock (10 goals),

Stewart Iglehart (10 goals), Michael Phipps

lose their grip on the trophy which and Babe Ruth was a young outfolder Gloucestershire

wickets In four they have held since 1921, Ever beginning to hit his home run stride, deliveries. These counties ended the since the American "Big Four of and though he played file first inter-season next but one to each other, Stoddart, Webb,

national game 18 years ago, he is Sussex being eighth and Gloucester- Hitchcock and still rated at the top ranking of 10 shire tenth in the final order. Micburn took the Cup at Hurlingham goals with the United States Polo

that year in two straight games, Association.

Britain has tried unsuccessfully to

win hack the trophy, Last Sunday,

the Americans slaved off Britain' Princes'

Support

first challenge by 11 goals to seven O keen are British supporters on and the chances are that in the re

Been

Braddock To Fight Farr In London

maining matches they will also be seeing the team beat the Amer unsuccessful. In spite of the fact scans that some of the best polo that the British players are not with mounts in the world have out morlt and the squad has been placed at the disposal of the British

Now York, June" 0. winning matches regularly against squad. Some 60 of them arrived at

James Braddock, former heavy- western teams; in California, they do Meadow Brook recently to propare

appear to have reached quite the for the tuale, a number of them weight boxing champion of the same standard as the Americans, belonging to the highly prized string world, will ight Tommy Farr at whose four representatives are the owned by the Nawab of Bhopal and Earl's Court, London, on July 6, it finest that American polo has pro the Maharajale of Kashmir, two of was announced to-day duced. Their lender and held marw the Indian princes who have given. Eria Boon, the Brush lightweight. shal, Tommy Bitchcock, hat been enthusinalte support to the present champion, will most, Tony Canzoneri playing polo a long time. He was a expo 2014

In the anime programine Router expedition.

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