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- HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

DISGRACEFUL SCENES AFTER

ETON-HARROW CRICKET GAME M.C.C. May Impose Ban On The Match: Strong Views On Lord's Scenes

London, July 21.

Stern action may be taken by the M.C.C. against Etonians and Harrovians whose hooligan- ism after Harrow's first victory since 1908 has astounded sportsmen.

are

ů

full Authorities of both schools are making

involved investigation, and the police authorities because of a complaint to the Commissioner, Sir Philip Game, that old scholars of both Eton and Harrow were ejected with unnecessary violence from the famous ladly punished by Joe Louls in their recent title fight. Tavern at Lord's, where free fights were carried on until

it was cleared. And the fights were something to bej remembered?

Long Distance World Swimming Record

After swimming steadily for for 771⁄2 hours more than three days and three nights- Clarence Ciles, a 45-year-old auctioncer of Glendive, set up a new long distance world re cord of 288 miles in the tur- bulent Yellowstone River in Montana, U.S.A. The previous record was set up by Pedro Candlotti, in Argentinian, who swam 281 miles in 1933.

Glies left the water cut and bruised and with his leg In pain through striking a log in the water. He had to negotiate rapids at one point, and was pitched into a whirlpool in a During the rock-filled basin. swim he lost 11-lb. in weight.

Cambridge

Beat Oxford In Polo Match

UJII,

war

IRONING IT OUT.-Manager Joe Jacoba telea to sooth out an excess roll on Tony Galenio, al Summit, NJ, training camp. Tony was

Here And There With "Abe"".

Leading Cricketers To Be Given A Rest

August 4t

1939.

HONGKONG SOCCER LEAGUE TO MAKE A START ON SEPTEMBER 23 Management Committee Meet To Finalise Arrangements

King Leopold Competes In National Titlo

Le Zoute, Aug. 3. King Leopold of the Bel- glans has become the first reigning monarch to compete in a National Golf Champion- ship.

His Majesty won his first round match in the Belgian Amateur Championship, beat- ing A. Chupin at the 19th, but

was beaten at the 19th in the second round by P., Clive, son of the British Ambassador,

Reuter,

L.! T. A. APPLIES

THE SCREWS

Saturday, September 23, has been fixed as the opening day of the 1939-40 season of the Hong- kong Football League by the Management Com- mittoo, which met last night in the Association's offices to make arrangements for the forthcoming

season.

The meeting was attended by Messrs, W. Pryde (Chairman, of the! Council), Wong Kn-isun, W. E. Hol- lands, E. L. Strange, H. S. Cooper, W. Kirby, C. Gulmşum, C, A, Golden- berg (Hon. Secretary) and L. K. Souza (Assistant Hon. Secretary).

Mr. Wong Ka-tsun was elected Chairman of the Committe for the year,

Applications by the But Battery, Royal Artillery, and the International Athlelle Club, to the Second and Third Divisions of the League res pectively, were considered and after were granted by the Committee.

TWO SECTIONS

WIGHTMAN CUP some discussion, both applications

EXPENSES BEING

CUT

DOWN

TENNIS TOURISTS DELAYED

Interport Match Put Back

In order to split up the Second

Latest advices received by. Mr. Division into two sections there T. A. Pearce, Hon. Secretary of were 15 applications to this division--

the Committee decided to promote the Hongkong Lawn Tennis the 30th Royal Artillery, runners-up Association, are that that tennis in the Third Division last year, to players from Thailand, who aro this division.

London, July 17. The Wightman Cup match with the

due in Hongkong shortly for an United States is the next big itein on The meeting also decided that the

the Third Interport, have been delayed and the L.T.A's schedule, but instead of 14 remaining teams in handling the event in the regal style Division should play together as it will not arive here until August

was! 10. of hitherto they are acting as though was felt that sufficient time

the maichies against they are in the grip of hard times. available for the fixtures to be com- Therefore

hind tentatively pleted inasmuch as the mujority of Hongkong, which All members of the eup team, who the teams would not be engaged in been arranged for August 8, 9 and been put back to 10, have now by this time are busy buying clothes Shield ties. for the trip, have received a telegram. As the Army soccer authorities August 11, 14 and 15. which states:

had applied for Stanley's home mnt- Sent abroad as messengers of series of "Do you prefer first class by slow ches to be played at Stanley, the goodwill, the visiling team, which

Committee delegated Mr. W. E. Hol has been to Japan for boat to Boston, or tourist class by the lands to inspect the Stanley football matclics, consists of four players

Cround and to report to the Council Muang Roeng, the present singles Queen Mary?

You can imagine the bewilderment at the next meeting as to the condi-champlon); Sanoh (who, with Muang Roen, holds the doubles champion- tion of the ground, of the girls who thought the red car-

Messrs. Wong Ka-lyun, C. Gulm- ship); Police Captain Rasom Chati- like Ham and the Hon, Secretary were kavani, Cambridge Blue of 1934; pet was going down for them and

appointed to draw up the fixtures and Miss Sanguan, the present indy for the season. A meeting of Club champion of Thalland. were preparing to be treated travelling princesses.

Of course, I may be that the L. T.representatives will be held on Tues- October 10, China's Independence A. are not feeling the pluch at all, day to draw the Arst games.

Nay, has been set aside for a charity cuutlow over expenses. but are merely plunning to be more

game in aid of the British Fund for the Relief of Distress in China.

"The family atmosphere at Lord's for the Elon and arrow natel" wrote a commentator shortly before) 1lardly had his words Burrow won. col into type when

Top-hats were torn to shreds, with smashed juraped umbrellas and walking: ktleks, morn- ing coats were ripped off, umbrellas were used to trip up rival uld boys, to "de-bar" attempts were made partisans, and even girls took siden by tching the old school ties from the necks of the opposing supporters,

The descendants of those who won the Battle of Waterloo on the playing helds of Elon curried their

Into the fact that the M.CC. team of Ivided unusually ample proof that the against the Harrovians Tarern. They did not do much. 16 players to tour India this present system of points, however damage to the place itself ten winter does not include many of the great an improvement it may be on late unlamented Percentage pound note will probably cover leading uteketers in the country the and the boys will have to pay-but occasions no surprise; for, if the System. is very far from being per- the damage they did to each other strongest possible side is to be sent feet. It appears to have at least one nnd n few unwilling non-publleto Australia next year, It would, be serious dats calculations do not schoolmen led to a score or police bad polley to let the players undergo result in the countles being placed charging into the bar and clearingja strenuous tour under the hot In-in their correct order of precedence. out men of both schools. The serum-dian sun. After all, the honours (Consider some of the curious mathe- maging was fierce, but the complaints against the Australians are witat. the matieat contortions achieved by the

niler,

and to beat the system un July 1:

P. W. L. D. Pts. Aver. (1) against the police do not seem to be M.C.C. are

own soll would orne out by independent witnesses. Aussies on their

The Morning After

require men who are fresh and not Derbyshiro, 10 6 4 1 68 4.80 After the match, the traditional jodied after a long hard tour. Never-Surrey..... 11 8 3 2 72 0.34

Surely no one would suggest that gentlemanliness of Elon und Horrow theless, 10 fairly representative nen was evident in the following adver- have been selected to make the trip Surrey's record is so inferior to and they should prove good enough, Derbyshire's us to justify a lower tirement In The Times:

HARROW.VI the if they play up to their English form, place in the table! ETON V.

(2)

P. W. L. D. P. Aver.

6.50 numerous Ilarrovians who, in at- to hold their own against the strong-

..... 12 5 #178

12 5 3 4 72 8.00 tempting to divest a very old Etonlari at sides the Indians can put in the Essex

is strong both in Lancashire of his trousers, deprived him of two field. The side

The only possible inference is that treasured Five Shilling pleces and batting and fielding, and under the

captaincy of Flight it pays better to lose matches that is perfectly true that the players Ti

Sike the LA's money, but that's experienced

at a gold safety pin, please return one orieutenant A. d. Halmes, who was to draw them--which is absurd.

(3)

. W. L. D. Pts. Aver. reason to entertain them all to the Army and Navy Club.

40 4.00 standard which gives them Inflated ideas of their importance, The coins were returned, but the manager of the Inst M.C.C. team to safely pin is still missing-possibly South Africa, the team gatht to do Glamurgan. 12 3 3 4

well. With the exception of the Worcester.

shire 13 3 0 4 52 4.00 some old Harrovian lost his braces.

young amateur, J. M. Dencklebank,

that any sane mathematiclan argue and Mobey (Surrey), all the others Judging from actual results.

these two counties should have the Same"average?

P. W. L. D. Pts. Aver. (4) Hampshire .. 13 0 0 4 32 2.48 Northampton-

Some time ago the Elan and Harrow authorities were warned that a repet! tion-of-hooliganism-might lead to the cancelintion of the annual fixture at

Riding And Hitting Land's

All Superior

Lamdon, July 17.-

In the 65th inter-Varsity game at Hurlingham the Light Blues bent Oxford deservedly, despite the nar- zow margła. Their riding, hiling and positionlig were all superior to the losers. For the first time in these encounters there was handicap, due to the inability of the Cantabs to field a four of precent residents. Two Old Blues in W. H. D. Riley Smith and M. S. Balmain, at back, substituted, and that Just turned the scales.

were

Oxford's alde included Lord Halg at No. 1, whose father, the great feld-marshal, played for Oxford as No. 1 In 1082 and 1883. Cambridge scored four goals before E, P., Mars- den hit their, Arst for Oxford in the fourth chukker. The Dark Blues suffered from

over-eagerness,and

Sportsman are awaiting the decision of the M.C.C. with eagerness. Com- mentators draw a contrast between the behaviour of these "gentlemen" and the crowd at a Cup-tle or a raceį meeting. If a Cup-tle ended in the crowd invading the pitch and enga- aleg in free Bghts with umbrellas and and stormed the walking sticks. refreshment rooms and broke glasses and windows, ns the Eton and Har- row old boys did, the Football Asso- ciation would promptly close the ground and fine the offending club heavily.

The only pleasing feature about the final scents was the crowd's tribute Hendren. He has been to Patsy Harrow's conch for only two seasons, bat he has ended the 31 years' tale of woe for 1arrow-United Press.

SMALLEST PONY IN

Emrys Davies

.. he has earned his

selection.

con

TOO MUCH FUSS

blame cannot In that case, one them. Too much fuss has been made female, in the past. They have been of our tennis stars, both male and treated like gods. Money has been lavished on them when they have gone abroad lo play for Britain.

And who can call travelling tourist in the Queen Mary a hardship?

"Probably the real explanation for the L.T.A putting-the-screw on these overseas trips is that they meant

drive include them in their recent against indiated expenses, They can hardly keep the purse strings tight at home and then pour out money like water on the players they send nbroud. It would lead to jealousy.

Wooderson

It is understood that the Interport with Hongkong will be played on Davis Cup lines, that is, four singles and one doubles. Most likely, the Tsui brothers will be the local re- presentatives in the singles and the Rumlahn cousins in the doubles.

DRASTIC ACTION

Wins 1,500 BY NATIONAL

HUNT COMMITTEE Metres Race

London, July 20. The Racing Calender contains the Sydney Wooderson, the Blackheall following:- Harrier, who holds the world mile "The Stewards of the National record, won the 1,500 metres race at Hunt Committee continued on Thurs- the International athletic meeting day last an enquiry into the owher- which began at Brussels on Sunday, ship management and training of the scc.even-heronda-slower than the ing's--Unlimited, Miss D. Break's July 10. His time was 3 min. 54.8 following horses, vis: Mru. E. Spald world record time of 3 min, 47.8 sec. Ellenberg and Hair Shirt, and Mr. held by Jack Lovelock

F. Barber's Bellodore, Luron, Pikanti Great Britain won the Challenge and Willowmead. They decided that shiro 10 1 5 4 16 1.60

80 points. France were How

Cup with Here is an obvious injustice.

not won a cau a side which has match and has lost nine be entitled to a higher position than a rival lost five which has won one and matches7 Yet the present points above places Hampshire

system

Northants..

Unfair Rosults

WHERE is the flow in the present

A FAMOUS HORSE SOLD CHEAPLY FOR 30 GUINEAS

who

was second

and

with 40, 67. Belgium "A" fourth second with 80, Holland third with Belgium "B" Ofth with 30, Luxemburg; sixth with 29.

Josef Mostert, the Belgian runner, to Wooderson in this event in the European games in Paris last year, was second again in 3 min, 56 vee. The Dutchman, De Ruyter, was third 3 min. 57 sec.

WOODERSON RECORD GOES Sydney Wooderson's world record for 800 metres was broken during the athletic contest between Ger- many and Italy at Rome on July 15. by R. Harbig, the well-known Ger- man athlete.

petually disqualined for all rates to the above-mentioned horges be per- whilch National Hunt Rules apply. off nll that F. Barber be warned courses where National Hunt Rules are in force, and that no further en- tries be accepted from Miss D. Breaks and Mrs. E. Spalding."

Cricket Scores At Close Of Play

London, Aug. 3. The following are the close of play Cricket the

County

scores

in

Championship to-day:

At Chesterfield. Derby. 121 and

system which enables it to pro- duce such obviously unfair results? Readers may have their own ideas on this point, but let them consider a possible, it wildly improbable case,

At the Newmarket Sales in the Last season, Leicestershire had an

third week of July the six-year-old

Harbig's time was 1 mln. 48.0 sec., average of 3.63 after winning tour

it some horse Thankerton, third in the two as compared with Wooderson's 1 min. and losing nine matches.

At Chelmsford-Essex 172; Kent other county, say, Blankshire, had Thousand Guineas and Derby, and 48.4sec. established at Motspur Park 120 for 2; Gloucester 198. fost each of its 24 matches, but in winner of races worth £2,259, was in August of inst year.

Harbig won the 800 metres event (51 for 1. No play owing to rain.

Al Cardi-Glamorgan 194: York- each had contrived to obtain a first sold, broken down and useless for Innings lead, the records and post- further racing, for 30 gulneas. By in the athletic contest between Ger-

beat At Portsmouth-Hampshire 301; when ho last year, tions of Leicestershire and Blank- Manna out of Vardict (winner of many and the United States at shire 234.

Rain stopped play. £7,027 in stakes and damn of other Berlin shire would have been os follows:

At Manchester. Warwickshire 83 P. W. L. D. Pls. Aver, winners in Quashed, Silver Gill, Charles Beetham easily in 1 min. Surrey 154.

Dletum, Priory Court and Versicle). 62.4 cc. Harbig also represented 88 4.00 are woll-known in first-class cricketBlankshire. 22 0 22 0

he cost 4,000 quinens as a yearling, Germany in the 800 metres at the for 4 v. Lancashire. No play owing At Nottingham-Sussex 335 for 5 at home. Brocklebank is a Cam-Leicestershire 22 40 9 80 3.03

Could any uncertified mathemati- His younger half-brothers realised Olymple Gomes in Berlin in 1936, to rain. bridge "Blue" who recently played

Reuter. for the. Gentlemen against the clon suggest that a system capable of the following prices: Colt by Bos- but he finished out of the first four London, July 21, players at Lord's. A splendid bowler, producing such a monstrous eccen- worth, 3,600 guineas: colt by Fox behind P. A. Edwards, of Canada in v. Notts, No play owing to rain.-

law, 4,000 uineas: coli (met with the first round. an accident) by Cameronion 4.200 for the Cantabs, while Mr. E. P.

The world's, tiniest pony, only he is likely to take a lot of wickets,tricity is not in need of drastic re-

guineas. None has won a race, but Marsden hit the only point for Ox-17, in height and weighing about The selection of Mobey, who did not vision?

that lack of ability on the part of ford, who received a start of 34: 1210, was born yesterday at South play in a single match for Surrey

his younger half-brothers was not goals. Result: Cambridge 3. Oxford Park, near Bodiam (Sussex), the in the County Championship Inst

accountable for Thankerton's very The reason state of Lady Estelin Hope, aunt of year, has come rather as a surprise. Surely, there are many others more

low value for stul usc. of consideration, judging Final Tyro Challenge Cup: Ext. Lord Linlithgow, Viceroy of India.

He la about the size of a large worthy mundsbury completely outplayed the Red Jackets receiving 44 goals lamb, and his measurements are even safely by performances to date? smaller than those of the former re-But from this distance, it would be

Inissed three great chances in the THE WORLD

last two periods,

Mr. K. R. Wolls.

(2), M. S. Balmain (2), and Mr. W.

H. D. Riley Simlth were the scorers

4

and scored 13 goals before Mr. G. H. Lowther netted for the losers,

It cord-holder for smallness in minit-folly to criticise,

yas too otic-sided a game to be in- ture Shetland ponies--hits mother,

teresting. It was a great day for the Critchley brothers for Captain G. II. hit 5 goals, R. O.4 goals, J. Trail 4 goals, and Captain Barclay 2. Re- sult: Edmundsbury 10, Red Jackets (received 4%) 0 goala

OTHER RESULTS

Veda, who la now two-and-a-halt Change In Captaincy? years old, but is only 20in high.

TO BE NAMED VIM

H

AS there been.

change ht captaincy?

last-minute Some

invited by

His father, Cheribing, is a pygmy weeks ago It was announced that T. one inch taller than Veda.

N. Pearer, who until this sensor waR Veda's baby is to be named Vim, the joint captain of Essex with although Mr. Fred Wells, Lady Denis Wilcox, had been Estella's stud room, at one time die M.C.C. to captain the England At Ranelagh: In the King Corona-Kroom to King George when Duke team to tour india. Apparently, Lion Cup Final between. Somerics of-York, had set his mind House and Giant Tandhise son- le fellow being

hardly weight. son's

championship-play

reached the expected standard. The

on. The

Pearce has not been able to accept called Paper- the invitation. The team is expect- ed to arriva in India on October 12

Lady Hope is the biggest breeder and remain there until February winners were without Sir Harold of miniature Shetland ponies in the 1940. Twenty-six matches will be Wernher at No. 1, but they won de-south arid one of the biggest in Bel-played, including three official Tests servedly. Somories House 0. Glant tain. Many of her ponics have found of four days duralion-one cach at

Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. Pandas 3. The Duke of Gloucenter their way to famous circures. player at No. 1. for Ranelagh In a

club

Although she is seventy-three, she

match against Hurlingham climbs over five-barred gates to In-Cricket Mathematics spect the animals and give them Ranelagh won five gonia to three,

WRITING 'in a recên! issue of the So tame are her ponies that they Cricketer, Mr. E. L. Roberts, the hly 6 (after extra time). Hochamp allow her to pick them up by their well-known cricket statistician, had ton Cup final-Pandas (rec. 3%) 0%. hind legs and puts then round the this to say:The County Champion-

fold like wheelbarrows

ship table published on July 1 pro- 10th Royal Hussars 4,

At Roohampton resulta were:titbits from her pocket.. Young Cup: Final Pandas A7, Edge-

Harold Gimblett

he will have a chance to distinguish himself.

is that his dam, Verdict, carries two half-bred and one American strain, and is not in the Stud Book, a dis ability which attaches to all her off- spring and descendants.

Cricket

TOURISTS BADLY TROUNCED

BOXER'S LICENCE AND PURSE REVOKED FOR "SHAM EXHIBITION”

Los Angeles, July 27.

Al' Ettore, the Philadelphia heavyweight who once stood up to Joo Louis's hardest blows for five rounds, had his boxing licence revoked and his purse of $1,000 seized by, the California Athletic Commission, for what they considered to be a "sham exhibition” in a fight with Maxie Rosenbloom here..

Ettore was knocked out In the taken him," sald the ex-cruiserweight third round by Maxie's slapping champion of the world.

Just before the Eltore-Rosenbloom defeat on blamed his London, Aug. 3. tactics. He

fight the Los Angeles fight promotor, were the ellmate "and Moxie's hitung." Joe Levy, announced that he had The West Indies tourists badly beaten at Taunton to-day, los Rosenbloom was exonerated by the wired Joe Louis a guarantee of $100,- In to Somerset in two days by an Commission. He insisted that his 100 Innings and 72 runs.

West Indles.-84 (Andrews 0 for 40) and -100.

Somerset-343 (Clarke & for 130).

--Reuter,

to meet Rosenbloom for the slaps hurt more than might be be-heavyweight title in September, He Beved, but admitted that Ettore was stated gravely that the offer was not for the Aghi. "I made to draw attention to the Roseri- "hand-pleked" knew he was kind of, well, that he'd bloom-Ettore match, and said: that taken a lot of punching in his day. the offer was "strictly on the up and I knew that, clee I wouldn't have up,”-Reuter's

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