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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1927.
SPORTS
THE INTERPORT.
they very much appreciated it.) He hoped that next May and also the following May they would! MEMORIES EXCHANGED AT give Shanghai the opportunity of
DINNER.
attempting to repay them. (AP plause).
H.K, CLUB AS HOSTS.
Iteply For Malaya.
CRICKET.
THE CHINA MAIL,
GARRISON TOURNAMENT,
2ND ROUND.
QUEEN'S REGT. v. R.A.0.C.
Victory by 55 runs lay with the Queen's Regiment yesterday In their match with the Royal Army second Ordnance Corps, in the round of the Hong Kong Garison Cricket (knock-out) Competition. played on the Indian R.C.'s ground.
Taylor scored 62 for the winners in a delightfully free innings and Elbourne secured 5 wickets for 17 runs. Scores:-
Mr. N. J. A. Foster (Captain of the Malaya team), replying, In honour of three cricket referred with regret to the fact teams recently engaged in friend- that Malaya had not been able to give Shanghai and Hong ly rivalry on the cricket field, a
Kong a better game and paid a
Queen's Regiment. dinner was given at the Hong tribute to standard of the game Barclay, e Mocock, 5 Hale Kong Club last night, the dining between Hong Kong and Shanghai Bryant, e Hule, b Lake hall being filled with the Inter-and the Innings of Capt. Barrett Taylor, st. Greenaway, b Hale
Munley, c & b Lake.. and Mr. Pearce, port cricketers, officials and pri-
Mr. Foster thanked all the Rowbottom, run out vileged guests.
clubs and individual members for Elbourne, e Pepper, b Hale the hospitality extended and ex- Hibbert, b Bryant .. pressed the hope that as last Diss, c Butterfeld, b Bryant year, Hong Kong would visit Bramley, b Hale ..
Keen, not out Malaya and that the visit would Hutchina, e Greenaway, b Lake become a regular feature. regretted that Shanghai were an far away and that it was not pos- sible for them to send a team down.
He
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Total Bowling Analysis.
8 1
02
122
0. M. R. W.
7.1 0 25
Mr. F. C. Hall, Chairman of the Hong Kong Club, presided, supported at the top table by His Excellency the Officer Adminis- tering the Government (the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.M.G.), Major-General C. C. Luard, C.B.,
Mr. Pearce's Reply. C.M.G., (the G.O.C.), Sir Henry
Replying for Hong Kong, Mr. Gollan (the Chief Justice), Sir
Pearce expressed gratitude for Joseph, Horseford Kemp (At the hospitality extended by the Bryant torney-General), Commodore J. L. Hong Kong Club and thanked Pearson, C.M.G., Capt. E. I. M.H.E. the Officer Administering S/Sgt. Greenaway,
b Elbourne Barrett (Shanghai Captain), Mr: the Government and H.E. the
Officer Commanding for their Pte. Lake, b Bryant N. J. A. Foster (Malaya Captain). presence and the interest they Q.M.S. Butterfield,
Elbourne One sometimes! Mr. T. E. Pearce (Hong Kong had displayed.
Barclay Captain), Group Capt. E. D. heard people call it a waste of Sgt.-Major Hale, e Hibbert,
Lake Hale
Burger Corbett
9 +
40
4
0 25
0 10
0 18
R.A.O.C.
c Barclay,
c &
5
13
Hibbert, b
16
b
Robertson, D.F.C., R.A.F., Mr.time to watch cricket but he ven- S/Sgt. Waterfield,, c Taylor.
R. F. Lindsell, the Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes and the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton.
tured to believe that those who Barclay saw the finish of the match be-S/Sgt. Pepper,
Elbourne tween Hong Kong and Shanghai' must have felt it was a good tonic Ptc. Bryant, e Kean, b Bryant
L/Cpl. Gordon, to them all. (Applause),
c Diss, Elbourne During the dinner the Band of
Mr. Pearce paid tribute to Capt. the King's Own Scottish Border-Barrett's fine innings which was L/Cpl. Burger, l.b.w., b Bryant ers played a splendid programme one of the finest exhibitions of Q.M.S. Mocock, not out
batting he had seen, taking the Pte. Corbett, of music.
conditions into consideration, and expressed congratulation to vari- ous members of the opposing team on their fielding, bowling, etc., also referring with appreciation
Thanks to Visitors. Proposing the toast of the Shanghai, Malaya
and
Elbourne
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to the insistence by Capt. Barrett Elbourne on the return to the crease of Bryant
Barclay Brace, after his accident.
с Keen,
Total Bowling Analysis.
Hong Kong teams, the Chairman said the series of matches just con. cluded would rank as one of the
Mr. Pearce referred to the fact Rowbottom most successful in the history of that Malaya had had to send out triangular Interport contests in sixty invitations before they were the Colony, more particularly able to get an XI together to visit Hong Kong and thanked them on
1
O. M. R. W.
9,5 1 17 5
8 1 26 8
2 0 6 2
2 0 16
THE FESTIVAL. ·
Conclusion of Triangular Interport.
Batsmen to retire on playing a maiden over, or reaching 50 runs. Bowlers allowed-only-8-overs-a- spell.
acores
The morning's play and were referred to in yesterday's issue,
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CUP TIES BEGIN.
RESULTS OF FIRST ROUND - PROPER--
DRAW FOR NEXT STAGE.
London, Yesterday. Matches in the first round of the 54 competition proper of the Football 16 Association Cup were played on Saturday, resulting (home team 22 given first) as follows:- 51 Durham City 1, Wrexham 1.'
from Hong Kong's point of view behalf of the cricket fraternity for (laughter and applause). The sending a team up. If it had been
Below are given the scores în the weather for Hong Kong had been here a few days longer the result yesterday's pick-up match on
might have been very different. H.K.C.C. ground, in which members particularly kind and the pro- The difficulties of a team, many of all three Interport teams and gramme had been carried through members of which had never other leading cricketers in the in a spirit of friendly sportsman- seen each other before were Colony played exhilarating cricket
under conditions as follow:- ship worthy of the highest tradi-great.
Newspaper Criticism. tions of cricket. They had not-Mr-Pearce then referred to the wanted for thrills. The finish of individual members of the Hong the Hong Kong and Shanghai Kong team, touching upon the match was as fine as that of a year fine fielding of Mr. Sayer and Mr.
Complete figures are:- ago and these two games were Ramsay and, in regard to the latter, thought it was hardly giv-
Capt. C. H. Congdon's 'Team. among the most exciting ever ing a young man a fair chance in W. Brace, st. Barnes, b Dale.. witnessed on the Hong Kong the middle of a triangular tourna Lt.-Com. A. P. Shaw, retired Cricket Club ground. After re-ment to talk about him or anyone Capt. E. W. Morris, retired Capt. A. G. Dobble, b Lyal ferring to individual perform-alse being left out of the team.
Mr. Pearce also paid a tribute Capt. C. H. Congdon, b Isaacs 'ances, particularly that of Capt. Barrett, the Chairman said that Fincher, Hayward, Hankey and Lt. J. B. A. Hankey, b Isaacs
to the performances of Brace, E. C. Baker, retired
J. W. Blelloch, 1.b.w., Isaacs they were all most grateful for Dobbie and regretted the absence A. B. Jordan, not out the excellent sport afforded and of Mr. "Dick" Hancock who he they owed a great deal to their was sure was with them in spirit visitors who had made that enter-that night. He had had several tainment possible by coming so telegrams from Mr. Hancock for
which he was very grateful, far and giving up so much of
conclusion, Mr. Pearce, in their time.
thanked the Cricket Club and Isaacs The toast, which was coupled other Clubs for all that had been Goodwin with the names of the three Cap-done in entertaining the teams. tains, Capt. Barrett, Mr. Foster
The toast of the guests was and Mr. Pearce, was received with proposed by Mr. R. Sutherland enthusiasm.
and was received with musical honours.
The Guests.
His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government, re-
w. Hayward, not out
Extras
Total (for 8 wkts, dec.)
Bowling Analysis.
Bradford City 6, Workington 0. Rhyl Ath. 4, Wigan Boro. 8. 43 Darlington 4, Chesterfield 1. 19 Shirebrook 1, Tranmere Rovers 3. I Halifax Town 3, Hartlepools U. 0.. Spennymoore U. 1, Rotherham U. 1, 232 Nelson 0, Bradford 9.
Denaby U. 2, Southport 3. W. Gainsborough T. 6, Stockton 0. Shildon 1, New Brighton S. Crewe Alex. 2, Ashington 2. Accrington S. 2, Lincoln City 5. Carlisle U. 2, Doncaster R. 1 Stockport C. 5, Oswestry Town 2. Rochdale 8; Crooktown 2.
0. M. R.
9
2
40
0
60
Lyal Dole Davies Hegarty
*
0
41
6
0
52
3
1
14
3 0 28
0
Lt. T. H. Dale's Team.
Rev. R. T. Venn, a Congdon, b.
Dobble, Lt. Davies, c Congdon, b Han-
key
Capt. Barrett's Reply. Capt. Barrett, in reply, spoke with regret of the absence of their old friend, Dick Hancock, sponding, said they were all proud R. B. Lewis, run out
F. Goodwin, b Congdon and with appreciation of the re- that Hong Kong had won, and W. Dale, e Dobbie, b Brace ... ception accorded him (the speak-they had defeated such extra E. G. Barnes, retired
were none the less proud in that. T. Hegarty, e Shaw, b Dobble er) on his return to the pavilion ordinarily fine material. During J. C. Lyal, retired last Saturday
the past week business had been J. A. Isance, b Debbie referred to the fine in- at a standstill. Even the wheels D. W. Leach, c Dobble, b Brace nings of Mr. Pearce expressed pleasure at meeting Mr. of government had ground slowly H. W. Allison, not out" Johnny" Foster who was a mem(Laughter). Hong Kong cricket C. J. Smith, not out ber of probably the most distin-week, he thought, provided a very guished family in English cricket fine tonic for them all. Shanghai
week.
He
and
ing the Australian team which visited Malaya.
and Malaya should not feel at all
Extras
and under whose captainship. Malaya had succeeded in defeat surprised that they had been de feated. The Hong Kong team
Dobbie was a combination of all the
Hankey talents, They
repre Brace were The Hong Kong Wicket.
the Congdon sented
Navy, by the "I do not know that I have any | Army- and the Civil Ser- Shaw remarks to make about your vice, and last but not least, Morris wicket," Capt. Barrett added. commerce, in the aldermanic form Baker "Having made a few runs on that of their captain "Tam" Pearce. wicket by accident, I should per-As one who had keenly enjoyed haps be out of order in comment the week's cricket he wished to ing upon it, but I am perfectly express thanks to all who had prepared to agree with anything taken part and given them such a Mr. Foster may say on the sub-fine exhibition. (Applause). ject." (Laughter).
The flags of the defeated team
Exeter C. 9, Aberdare and Abera.
man 1,
2
Bath C. 2, Southall 0,
8
Kettering Town 2, Chatham 0.
Merthyr T. 0, Charlton A. 0.
4
Dartford, 1, Crystal Pal 8.
16
16 Bristol R. 4, Walsall 2.
Swindon T. v. Crystal Pal. Botwell Mission or Peterborough
and Fetton v. Aldershot T. or Queen's Park R. Northampton T. v. Watford or
Brighton
Exeter v. Ilford. London Caledonians v. Bath C.
HOCKEY.
-Reuter.
CLUB SECONDS LOSE TO PUNJABIS.
By the odd goal in thren, the Hong Kong Hockey Club 2nd XI lost to the 5th/2nd Punjabis Regi- ront yesterday in a fast match on the Marine ground. Play was of a good standard.
Howell scored for the Club in the first half and the score was one all at the resumption but the soldiers obtained the lead in the second half.
ARMY GAMES.
Dates for "Sim Shield and Other Matches,
The Army hockey Axture list for the current season in Hong Kong in as follows:-
36 Coventry C. 2, Bournemouth and 5th/2nd
Boscombe 2.
0
50
-11
15
Total (for 10 wkts.) 187 Bowling Analysts.
0. M. R. W.
0 18
D 12
0 27
3
0
27
0
1
BOXING.
GUARDSMAN MCGREGOR NOT APPEARING.
Northfleet U. 0, London Caledon-
ians 1. Northampton T. 8, Leyton 0. [Poole 1, Norwich C. 1.
Gillingham 2, Plymouth A. 1. Southend U. 1, Wellington T. 0. Newport C. 0, Swindon T. 1. Ilford 4, Dulwich Hamlet :0.
The following were not decided: Aldershot Town v. Queen's Park R. (abandoned through fog). Botwell Mission v. Peterborough
U. (postponed). Luton Town v. Clapton (aban-
doned).
Watford v. Brighton and Hove
Albion (postponed).
2ND ROUND DRAW.
Pairings for Matches on December 12.
The draw for the second round, Owing to a misunderstanding the to be played on December 12 re The matches which they had were later handed over to the Just witnessed had been played Hong Kong Captain amid a scene announcement that Guardeman Mesulted as follows:--
Gregor, 2nd Battalion, Scots as cricket should be played. The of great enthusiasm.
Gainsborough v. Lincoln C... game against Hong Kong was The musical part of the pro Guards, will be matched against
Bradford City v. Spennymoore or even more enjoyable, than last gramme was contributed to by Leading Seaman Hall at the tour-
Rotherham U year, when, if he might say so, Mr. H. E. Gardiner, Mr. H. Glover, nament on Saturday is in error. with all due respect to their Lieut.-Commander A. S. Bedells, The Association has been inform- friend-Isqacs, there was some R.N., Mr. E. G. Barnes, Mr. D. Wed that Guardsman McGregor, thing fluky about Shanghai's vic- Leach and Mr. E. W Hamilton, owing to this misunderstanding, is tory. There had been no fluke Mr. George Grimble accompany not in training for the event and about the match just concluded. {ing.
therefore it would not be fair to him that the contest should take place
In conclusion, Capt. Barrett Departure of Teams. expressed on behalf of the The Shanghai team boarded Shanghai team their gratitude for the 8.8. "President Cleveland” at all that had been done for them. a late hour last night for Shang- Hong Kong's kindness and hoshal, and the Malaya team leaves pitality had been wonderful, and to-day on the Blue Funnel liner he wanted to assure them that "Sarpedon" for Singapore.
Adelaide YesterdayThe death is announced of Mr. George Giffen, the veteran Australian Test Match cricketer. Router.
Bradford v. Southport, Crewe or Ashington v. Stockport. Durham or Wrexham v. Carlisle Darlington v. Rochdale. Tranmere R. v. Halifax T. New Brighton v. Rhyl Coventry or Bournemouth
Bristol R
December 1 v. 6th/2nd Punjabis; December 8 v. combined team of Punjabla and H.K.- Singapore Brigade R.A.; December 13, December 15, December 20 and January 5-opponents not yet de- cided. All games start at 3.80 p.m.
Sim Shield.
In the triangular tournament for the Sim Shield, the Army's fixtures are as follow:
January 11 v. the Club; January 16 v. Royal Navy; January 28 v. Royal Navy; January 25 v. the Club. All games start at 4 pm,
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34TH GAME DECIDED,
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