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SEVERAL TEST

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH... June 24, 1939.

CRICKETERS BASEBALL

DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES

Wright Takes 16 Wickets

For Kent v. Somerset But Side Did Not Win

Several players selected for the First Test match between England and the West Indies distinguished themselves in the Cricket pro- gramme which concluded in England yesterday.

For England, the two spin bowlers, Hedley Verity and D. V. P. Wright took 14 and 10 wickets respectively. Verity had figures of 7 for 40 and 7 for 20 for Yorkshire against Glamor- gan, and helped his county to beat Glamorgan by an innings and* 05 runa; while Wright, playing for Kent against Somerset, had 8 for 35 and 6 for 45-his best performance to date.

Nevertheless, despite Wright's ex- cellent bowling, which dismissed Somerset for 149 and 129, Kent could only take points on first innings. Requiring only 99 runs to win, Kent lost seven wickets for only 72 runs in their second Innings.

Glamorgan

Of the batsmen, Hutton was the only England Testite to do anything of note, his 144 against being the highest score of the pro- gramme.

In the touring side. Jeff Stollmeyer scored 100 against Lincolnshire and Rolfe Grant, the captain, missed three figures by only six runs. Lenry Con- stantine captured eight wickets for 30 runs and helped the side to win by an innings und 00 runs. -

Rain interfered with the match between Surrey and Oxford Univer- ally, which had to be abandoned with the score Surrey 234 and Oxford 133 for one.

Results and details of inatekes were rabled by Reuter.

LEADING PERFORMERS

The following were the leading performances:

BATTING

Hutton (Yorkshire) v. Glamor-

kan...

144

O'Connor (Essex) v. Hamp-

shire

H. T. Dartlet (Sussex)

Notts

122

114

Jelf Stollmeyer (West Indies)

v. Lincoln

Harris (Notts) v. Sussex

100 100

Keeton (Notis) v. Sussex

96.

R. S. Grant (West Indles) v.

|

Lincoln

Denotes not out.

BOWLING

04

L. Constantine (West

Indies) v. Lincoln... B for 30 Wright (Kent) v. Somerset 8 for 35

and

3 for 45 Judge (Glamorgan)

(Yorkshire)

and

Yorkshire Verity

Glamorgan Phillipson (Lancashire)

Worcester Andrews (Somerset)

Cranfield (Gloucester)

Combridge

Kent

Leary Constantine, Ilve wire of the West Indies cricket team, gela 8 for 75 down to He is one of the best all-rounders of the world, and has just taken eight wickets for 30 runs against Lincolnshire. The First Test 7 for 48 starts at Lord's to-day. 7 for 20

7 for 26

7 for 56

5 for 33

Smith (Essex) tay

Hampshire

две

3 for 55

5 for 34

5 for 14

5 for 45

V.

Sinfeld

Cambridge Townsend

(Gloucester)

(Derby) Lelcester Webster (Cambridge).

Gloucester

5 for 02

Smith (Derby) v. Lelcester 5 for 64 Tuppin (Sussex) v. Notts 5 for 72

Bobby Riggs Trounced By Von Cramm

There

Here And

With "Abe".

West Indies Play First Cricket "Test" To-Day

Two Veste indl s rektorists, preciate that they are improving with

have had nearly months match.

to become acclimatised and to settle

down to English conditions. Start Two Old Blues their First Test match against Eng

land at Lord's to-day. Three

days

the

Baseball

GIANTS BLANK REDS

New York, June 23.

The following were the results of matches played in the Major Baseball, League to-day!

NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York Cincinnati

E.

R. H.

7 10 1

П

Olt homered for the Giants. Bat

teries. Giants, Lohrman and Dan- nink.

1 7

OUTFITS START ON SECOND LAP OF PENNANT RACE

Three Good Games Fixed For This Week-End

.

(By "Bingle")

As the clubs go into the second stretch of the local flag race, which will be staged this week-

2 end, there will be more to offer the fans than at any time since the opening game. All the three games slated should be interesting tussles, as o there is an alteration which will eliminate the need for the Hongkong Baseball Club playing a game on each day.

D and

Brooklyn Pittsburgh

Batteries. Pirules, Mueller.

Philadelphia Chicago

2 10 Bauer

3

4

3 080

0

nett.

4

Club de Recreio clash with Hong-mound artistry yet! Diminutive Nip Batteries. Cubs, Lee and Hart- kong Baseball Club at 2.30 p.m., Lum has been doing sterling work

to-day at Caroline Hill in the only behind the plate, too! game of the day. Although, in all With due respects to Kikelihood, the Rambling Rees will Baron, I can't agree with him when the Beer lose the protest that has been lodged he says, "My boys are smart; they'll against them by Nam Hwa, they dish up the same brand of inside and have apparently come out of the jinx baseball as the Chinese. I know which trailed them since the season they're tricky, but we're all set for began. And, this should be their every one they have in the bag. Be- game,

sides, we'll have some of our own.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Cleveland

12 17

1

Philadelphia

Butterles. Indians.

5 10 Feller

2

Hemsley.

Detroit

13

4

Washington

4

10

Batteries. Tigers,

Benton

Tebbells.

SOUTH CHINA XI BEATEN IN GAME

AT RANGOON

Mindanao Should Win This Tilt

In the nightcap, U.S.S. Mindanao

2 The Portuguese lads can easily too!" and out-hit the Hongkongites and when

their elders are good, they're very, will tell. And, may the better team Mebbe so, mebbe so! Time alone The matches St. Louis v. New very good! Spotty Pereira la inwin. U.B. have a controlled fireball York, and Chicago v. Boston were mid-season form now, and can go the in brunette ace Madeen Arcull, but postponed owing to rain.-Reuter. route with ease. Personally, I think I'm thinking that straight balls over old timer Fats Mendonca is a better the old apple plate will be just duck catcher than Al Alvares, Fats wasn't soup for the Chinese gang. voted the most valuable ball player in Kobe some ten years ago for nothing. Time matches 00 with rapidity, and all that, but Mike is smart-like a fox! Having played opposite Mike on many occa slons 7

bappen to know, to my; chagrin, whereof speak. I was quite surprised when Mike didn't get into their last came until the third Arriving at Rangoon from Singa-inning, have been set aside for this match, the team are two old Cambridge pore on Wednesday, the South China

Very Hitle can be said for the London, June 23. and play will continue on Monday captain, and J. H. Cameron. And match at Rangoon on Thursday and Larry Lawrence, the Lone Star cross bats with South China Athletle

University "Blues-Rolfe Grant, A.A. soccer tourists played their first Molthenmen. They have two pitchers In the Queen's Club grass-court

and Tuesday. In their tennia

championships to-day, the played to date in the Old Country, are related to cricketers who were defeated by four goals to two. Ranger, and Bill "Scoop" Smith; and Association at 11.30 a.m. The gun-

matches German International Baron Gott-the tourists have given

previously captained the West Indies the game on fried von Cramm, making his first there somet

also two backstops in Colonel Dave boat is taking over Hongkong Base- toura to England. Cameron's Heavy rain fell before the match Walker and Joe "Pinky" Higgins, ball Club's assignment, much to the appearance in London in two years, namely, a fresh touch of vividness Grant's brother, George, skippered control was difficult, but the condi- moundsman as Smith is apt to be ganisation.

something

can do with, father led the invaders of 1000, and and made the field very wet. Ball Lawrence is the more dependable evident pleasure beat the American, Robert Riggs, and

of the latter or- adventure. The

tremendous those of 1033. Altogether ranked as the leading amateur of the enthusiasm shown by Rolfe Grant presentative West Indian sides pre- took the initiative right from the although he has quite a bit on the up intact until July 1, when third

five re-tions favoured the home players, who wilder than a basketful of bearcats, United States, by 0-0, 6-1

U.S.S. Mindanao have their Inc- the and his merry men, their semi-finals.

their bright ceded the present one to England. I start. play

and spasmodic brilliance both

ball when under control.

sucker Charlie Horton will return to The German player will now meet batting and fielding have come

thought Smith should have been the States. With the battery of the Indian Davis Cupper, Ghaus an agreeable contrast to some of the Mohammed, in the final-Reuter,

given a better chance to make good dipsydo artist Crooner Ruel and ponderous "big stuff that Engilsh

last Saturday. When he was yanked Paintpot Thomas, this tilt should be crowds have so often been treated to by English as well as Australian

in the third, in their game with easy-sailing for the sallors. and other visiting tear

teams.

Chung Hwa, the While probably

me score was 3-2 in When they put their minds to it, the latter's favour. That devastat-I think the gobs. can not up to the general all-round

any outplay ing rally by Chung Hwa in the next team. Charlie Horton is the standard of some of the teams to England, there is an attrac

other tou

Louring

frame clinched the losing pitcher's place-hitter in this league, while tive quality about the play of the

verdict for unlucky Smith. But, Thomas' stickwork. heavy artillery, West Indian players which

that's the way it goes! Smith and no less. Besides splendid defensive make them success from the spectator's,

Higgins seem to have perfect under- work at the keystone sack, Poochio standing and should do well with Chase is also the most aggresive and consequently the box-office,

continued practice. point of view inrespective of whe- ther they win their matches or lose them. They

are a side rich in "personality"-that attribute

which

RESULTS IN

IN BRIEF

in

Yorkshire (3281 beat Glamorgan (168 and 65) by an innings and 95 runs.

Cloucester (183 and 107 for 0) beat Cambridge Univer sity 1121 and 166). by ten wickets.

West Indies (363) beat Lincolnshire (120 and 183) by an innings and 60 runs.

Darbyshire (197 and 54 for 1) beat Leicester (126 and 124) by nine wickets.

Surrey (234) drew with Oxford University (133 for 1). The match was abandoned owing to rain.

Lancashire (236 for 9 decid. and 45 for 3) beat Wor- cester (69 and 210) by seven wickets.

Kent (176 and 72 for 7) beat Somerset (145 and 129)

on first innings.

Essex (273 and 155 for 5) beat Hampshire 1329 and 96) by five wickets.

T

Sussex (413) beat Natts (198 and 254 for 6) on first innings.

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West Indies Team For First Test

London, June 23, The West Indies cricket team to meet England in the First Test match, beginning to- morrow at Lord's, is as follows:

R. S. Grant (Capt.), Jeff Stollmeyer, George Headley, 1. E. D. Sealey, J. H. Gameron, L. Constantine, I. Barrow, L. C. Hylton - E.-A. Martindale, C. 8. Clarke and K. H. Weekes. Twelfth man.-G. E. Gomez. -Reuter

Fung King-cheung and Lai Shiu- wing scored the goals for South China.

More games will be played Rangoon,

Tennis Matches Postponed

at

The Mixed Doubles Tennis League matches arranged for yesterday had to be postponed owing to the grounds being unfit for play.

Indles and England. Here is how the results of all auch encounters have come out to date:

In 1928, in England, England won by three victories to none.

Brewery Boys Will Have To Look Sharp

is

only

felder in the local league. Pooch puts in a few acts of clowning, how- ever, that takes the edge off tempers, and typifies the slogan that "sailors don't

Nam Hwa's outstanding player hus been first baseman Chan Yue-tin, whose fielding and slugging have been well-nigh perfect. In their last game

with Recreio he both

fielded and batted with a perfect

THIS 37-year-old Trinidadian ranks

A game which everyone has been 1,000, connecting with a triple, a In 1930, in the West Indies, one eagerly among the greatest

awaiting all-round players of all time. As a bowler,, The first

victory went to each side and two piece de resistance in the opener of the plate, and handling seven feld- to-morrow's double and a single in three trips to went in 1900, and the games were drawn. as a dashing bat, as a lithe fieldsman Cricket has been played in the West two matches, one was drawn

others in 1900, 1923, 1928 and 1933,

the double header in which the Ing chances with nary a bobble. In 1933, in England, England won Chinese Baseball Club tangle with in the position of cover-point, or

Hurler Chang, in place of absentee even just

Beer Baron Chet Bennett's Union C. C. Lee, has also shown a lot of stuff, whifting seven Reerelomen in From where I sit, I give the nod the last encounter. But,

the fact to Chung Hwa. They have two that he walked six, lowered his Earl Wong, of Newcastle, Calif., who blows to Spotty's allowed eight master slabmen in youthful strategist pitching average. He

started playing this game at Placer Nam Hwa's new catcher "Dynamo" Union High School, nearby Ho has been a veritable bulwark of Auburn; and smiling Wally Ching, of defence. He is still young and just Hawall, who's going to be a proud the right size for a backstop. pappy very, very soon. The Brewera I shall be very surprised if the haven't been up against this kind of sailors don't win this tussle.

as Leary Nicholas Con-Indies for more than a century, but In 1935, In the West Indies, the Brewers at 10 am. stantine, he

he is

of constant was not until 1028 that the first West Indians won two matches to entertainment to all in contact with Test match took place between West one, with one drawn. him. He is an established favourite with English crowds, for, since 1929, The has played each summer In in Lancashire League. cricket, the the "potted,"

quick-time Saturday-after- noon version of the game so popular in the North of England. For eight 99 seasons he was with the Nelson Club

now he plays for Rochdale, which has released him for the period of the West Indies present tour. In- deed Constantine, George and E. A. Martindale

Headley all play

for professional teams in the North of England, and have been released by

The West Indies cricketers commence their First Test match their clubs to help the tourists in of the present tour against England at Lord's to-day. Here are their programme

this

summer. some facts about them: These three are expected to be the backbone of the team in the Test matches.

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Indies Cricketers

B. B. Grant-Cambridge double Blue. acquitted himself very well in Trinidad Chosen Captain nearly a year ago. Bowls during the trial games. Its Reiding other- alow round-the-wicket of spinners, can wise is very good. He bowls but little. bat well and is a marvellous field any Age 20. where near the wicket. ghent score

162 for Trinidad v; Barbados in 1934, Aus

*43,

FINE ALL-ROUNDER

EAV. Williams-A fine fast bowler and

V. II. Stollmeyer-22 ycare Ulege. a really good bataman. Is not a fast as Sound opening batsmen who has been Martindale but can keep at it for long most consistent during the last two or spells. Should be very useful to the team. on to use bat and has great grit and do- already scored a century and 80 add in A three years. Watches the ball carefully expecially as his bating is so good, Has

too well, losing Orst to Worcester by

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95 runs, and then drawing the next termination. Is not a fast scorer, but Inter-Colonial cricket, His Belding is good three matches against Lancashire, can hit the ball hard in an emergency without being excellent. Age 25. M.C.C. (rain caused this game to be point. Bowls occasionally slow leg breaks baisman in the West Indies when he gets A very no folder, especially at cover J. E. D. Sealy-Probably the prettiest abandoned) and Cambridge Univer- and googlien. sity, after which they lost to Surrey viis. Only 17 years old. A beautiful useful medium-paced right-hand bowler 3.1. Stollmeyer younger brother of bad luck but this should end soon. A going. Has been having a run of rather by neven wickets. Not a very bateman with flowing polished strokes. promising start.

A who can swing the new ball. A brilliantį registered delight to watch when he is batting. A field anywhere. Age 28. their first success when they defeated good slow bowler who can sand down C. D. Clarke-A young spin bowler Oxford University by an innings and the leg break..koogite or top-spinner with fastor than the ordinary. Bowls teg and out losing his length. A fine slip fielder, breaks. googlies and top-spinners and five, runs, but even with this success G. E. Comex-A really fine young crie usually, keeps a fine length. Ifas not met they did not seem to improve, for keter. is the ball hard and uses every with the success he appears to deserve in the

very next match they lost to once started, seldom looks back. A do- should do well on English wickets. I a stroke. Is rather a nervous starter bui, in big cricket in the West Indies_but, Glamorgan by 73 runs. However, light to watch when helding on the bound good fold and a moderate bateman, Age this was the Inst time

beaten (May 27). Since then, they though it was a bowler

they were ary and a fine figure of young manhood 20

at any timo, Nat much of a bowler 1. P. Bayley-Holds the record for the have shown some of their true forma most promise as a boy. Only 10 years Cricket (203) and is a really fine baleman that he gave filgtiest score ever made in Inter-Colonial and in their next match they beat ald ESSOX by

without having the brilliance of Gomez I which

two wickets, following Johnson-Tall, lanky fast, left or Boaly Should do well in Eugland as they defeated Middlesex by an the team during the trial games, las not very few chances. Is not much at a Geld handed bowler, who forced unself into ho watches the ball carefully and takes innings and 220 runs (their greatest got the stamina usually required for fast and does not bowl. Ife is in the early performance to date) and Northwing, neither has the the physique but twenties, 2 to be exact. by. nine wickets. Three more

manages to do very well notwithstanding Hylton In The Cricketer Annual." games followed, with Derbyshire, lons lour and be an wast to the side. Ling the tour of the Combined Uxford and Will probably fill out a great deal on a 1938-30, the author of the article describ Minor Counties and Leicestershire, quity capable of geting out the best bala- Cambridge team in Jamaica wrote:- "1131- but on Thursday they cumplated their men with a new ball. A moderate field ton is by far their best bowler. He bowie match with Lincolnshire, winning by

and bat. Aged 22.

fast-medium. but if necessary can bowl an innings and Co runs. Thus their man who came forcibly to the fore last ng batsman, and a very good held. In K. Wesker grand left-handed bats low leg-spinners. He is a good hard-hit- record to date

your when, at one time, he boasted an the recent trial matches ho fared moder average of around 650 fits the ball ex stely, but his last-minute inclusion in the ecodingly hard with little effort. Makes team has met with general approval, his strokes, like Handley, at the last

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This is not an imposing record by Bible moment and has a Maros Barrow, the wicketkeeper, in the CALDBECK MACGREGOR & Co., Ltd. any means, but those who have been an set to any form. La pag-seconddale are too well; known: in England to Should be a decided draw in England and team. JA 11, Cameron and 2. A. Marlin- following their progress will op- wicket-keeper to the team and which need any introduction to waders,