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WATER POLO.
Kowloon's Smart Win Over Somersets.
AN EXCITING GAME.
Kowloon beat the Somersets in a Water Polo League match yester day by two goals to one, after a fast and exciting game. Kowloon showed superior all-round team work, and were a goal up, through Simpson, within a few minutes of the start. The Somersets fought back hard, but eventually Kerr got
away to put on number two for Kowloon. There was no further score in the first half, Angus Bay
Our Sports Diary
LOCAL
V.
V
Lawn Tennis-To-morrow~~~ "R" Division C.C.C. M.B.K., R.E.3.U v. Recielo, C.R.C. v. S.CA.A., R.C. v Nippon Club, K.C.C. H.K.C.C.. U.S.3.0. v. C.S.G.C., Y.M.C.A. . H.K.U.T.C.; "C" Division S.C.AA. v. Nippon Club, University T.C. V. I.R.C., CS.C.C. Y. Filipino Club. K.CC. v. K.LT.C.
Saturday"B" Division: M.B.K. v. R.ESC., Recreio v. C.C.C., C.R.C. v. C.S.C.C., Nip- pon Club v. KCC., S.C.A.A. v. H.K.C.C., U.S.R.C.
V.
V.
Y.M.C.A.. University T.C. v. I.R.C. Division: 1.R.C. v. KIT.C. CS4C. v. Nippon Club.
Lawn Bowl Saturday- Division 1.000 v. K.. Dock R.C.; K.B.G.C, v. K.C.C.; de Recreio v. Police R.C.; Taikoo V C.S.C.: Division IL- Yacht Clal v. Taikou: 'K.C.C.. v. C.C.C.; C.S.C.C. v. dr Re- creio; Electric R.C. v. K.B.G.C.
Football Jane 30 An- nual Meeting of Football Asso- clation.
Racing-September 27- Seventh Extra Race Meeting.
October 10 and 11-Eighth. Extra Race Meeting.
Water Polo To-morrow- 1st Division-Chinese Bathing Club v. R.A.: 2nd Division- 12th Heavy Battery v. Fukien Club,
Friday 1st Division-Chin- esa Athletic v. Royal Navy; 2nd Division -Somersets v. V.R.C.
Golf-Saturday and Sunday -Bogey Pool, Fanling.
*HOME
Racing June 18 - Royal Iunt Cup, Ascot.
June 18-Gold Cup, Ascöt. Cricket-To-day-First Test
Match.
June 27-30-Second Test Match,
July 7-8 Oxford v. Cam bridge.
Golf-To-day-Open Cham- plonship, Hoylake,
Tennia June 23 to July 5 --Championships, Wimbledon. Rowing--July 2-5 Henley Regatta.
Athletics July 4-5-Ama- teur Open World Champlor- ship, Stamford Bridge.
COUNTY CRICKET.
"Tich" Freeman's 100th Wicket.
ing a penalty awarded to the Somereets,
KENT BEAT DERBY.
Laudon, Yosterday. Derbyshire by nine wickets in an At Tonbridge, Kent defeated exceptionally low scoring game.
GREAT ' CRICKET
INTEREST.
DIFFICULTIES OF THE
COUNTIES.."
London, April 17. There is little doubt that cricket will be the centra of attraction this season, in view of the Aus tralian visit; and already we are having opinions on the Tests, as well as many other topics affecting this old British sport.
Every one will be anxious to see how the team of youngsters from
Bulting first, the visitors found Freeman, the little Kent googly howler, in a very destructive mood, Australia will develop during their and it was all that they could do stay over here. Then we hope to
to score 144,
TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1930.
RUGBY UNION STORM
BREWING.
COMMENTS ON FRANCE-WALES
"FIGHT."
CLOSE CANNONS IN BILLIARDS.
TOO MANY BIG RUNS, SAYS EXPERT.
hus
In the Rugby Union season too It is evident from the discussions long? asks the Athletic News.
It one hears that there is a feeling in is understood that there is a con- some quarters trolling force on the Rugby Union arrived when consideration should
that the time Committee who belleve it is, and t given' ta that at the annual meeting a pro- which clase cannon play Is having the pronounced part posal will be forthcoming to make in the professional game. the close season extend from Aprilį 25 to September 15 in the winter been remarkable for the number of The season's play, in fact, has beginning in 1932.
big runs of cannons which have
As a good many clubs start al most as soon as September comes In this will mean the lopping of of at least a fortnight.
Fixtures made for next season it looks as though the ban will be
+x-
been made in many of the leading matches. ponents of the game remarked re-
One of the finest
cently that unless something is done. before next season's opening, it practise this form of play very hard, particularly in view of the return of Lindrum to Britain in the autumn, writes The Observer.
The close enzinon
Freeman taking 9 gain further information about the will not be affected, but after then would be worth any player's while to
wickets for 70 runs. Freeman re- gistered his 100th wicket of the larger wicket, and that irritating-put up to prevent this gradual en-,
to
Do not miss---
becomes season during this innings, and
the achieve this distinction,
Arat bowler
Kent fared little better at the wicket, scoring only 171, to which Ames contributed an invaluable undefeated innings of 83. Derby- shire, 27 runs in arrears, fared badly in the second Inninge, acor Ing 90. Freeman was responsible for the capture of 5 wickets for the cost of 40 runs, thus giving
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him an analysis of 13 wickets for WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. 110 runs in the match and Har-
T. Wall (South Australia), who took 3 England wickets for 67 runs, and necessitated the retirement of Sutcliffe when the opening batsman had scored 58.
dinge tank 4 wickets for 20 runs. Requiring 64 runs to win, Kent Aucceeded for the loss of one wicket.
Scores:-
Derbyshire: 144 and 90. Kent: 171 and 64-1.
-Reuter.
TENNIS.
Victory for Indian Club.
croaching, on summer sports.
method of
A Blot on the Game. The Welsh and French match which wound up the international scoring has become almost as big a season and left Britain the cham problem in professional play as the plona was witnessed by a good many Britons, and the impression time among amateur players, but red ball game has been for some left upon their minds was that a number of the worst incidents that
the curious point is that, with very tare exceptions the amateur has not went so far to mar the gumo were unnoticed from the Press sents.
shown any ability to play nursery Otherwise, as one of them said, the strictures would have been more severe than they were.
even
canons.
There was one ease in the Amateur Championship when a competitor made a run of forty nine consecutive commons, and made them very well, but as a gen
amateur
In the heat engendered by this very unpleasant match a aug- gestion was made that France oral rule this phase of the game has ought to be left out of the chambeen signally lacking in plenship fight, but obviously the first question which the Fronch authorities would raise if this pro posal was seriously put forward would be why, if their play was
ly artificiat new 1.b.w. rule; both, in the opinion of most men who play cricket, being experiments made solely for gate money pur- poses, and entirely without regard for that great community who play cricket as a game. Also, ao rough, was no player Lent off? It would be very interesting to to which county cricket will suffer know what Mr. Hellewell, the The touranment which has been
there is the question of the extent
games.
Falkiner's Claims. One of the most interesting features of the sonson's play has been the excellence of much of the form displayed by Falkiner in the few matches he has played. by the adoption of four-day Test Yorkshireman who refereed the arranged for next season, in which However, there is little game. has to say not only about four of the nest players of the likelihood of the Test matches the general trend of the play, but time will take part: does not include swamping other cricket interests. about what constitutes the limit of Falkiner, but as the arrangements Club cricket is the backbone of roughness and the stage when are not yet completa it is to be hoped. British cricket; next to that comes players should be given marching that it will be found possible to in county cricket, and though we hope orders.
elude this attractive player in the list.
matches.
and pray we shall beat Australia Mr. Hellewell said some strong thoroughly, we much regret the ten things at the banquet which fol idle days forced on a selection of lowed the match. One of his our best county players by these phrases was: "It is time France four-days Test matches. We can learned to play football." not see any possibility of a great surprise in this year's county championship. It is most probable that one of the first six counties of last season will be at the top Efforts will
no doubt be made to attruct the public in view of the sad fin-
unces of last kunson. The latest information is that Essex has lost only £27 last season, and seven members in close touch with the affairs of the Essex County Cricket Club were agreeably surprised to learn this fact.
mogt
Falkiner has always been popular with the public, and there can be very little question that his inclusion in the list of competitors "The Battle of Colombes",
would assist to make the tournament Welsh Rugby players who have a success. It would enhance the returned from "The Battle of value of the competition if It could Colombes" with the scars and be found possible to include as well bruises of victory are strong in
one of the best of the younger- their denunciation of the methods players, particularly as the tourna of the French.
ment is to be decided
on handicap Individual members with long terms. experience of international foot- Young Players' Chances. ball cannot recall any match com-
It would be difficult to handicap parable with this game, and some such a player as Lindrum with such of them go so far as to state that comparatively inexperienced young if international football is to de- players as teriorate to this extent they no longer seek the honours of their
Leigh, S. Smith or Eartam, but these young profes sionala have shown an aptitude for the game which may not be re- ceiving the encouragement it de- serves, and it would be in the inter- ests of the game if they were given more chances than they have had in
Actually the deficit was greater, country. but a apecial appeal for funds H. C. Day, the Newport forward, realised just on 2600. The posi-stil-as stitches in his top lip and tion, however, would have been in his cheek, while T. Scourfield serious had it not been for the (Torquay), who was playing at ceaseless efforts of the committee. full-back in his first International, the past. The Essex Nursery, established is suffering from
Surrey's Search for Talent.
At the
kick on the It is in the interests of these last season through the en thigh of such a severe character young players that if changes are to thusiastic efforts of Mr. W. Bulgin, that he may be unable to play foot-be
made in the rulen it proved such # Buccess that this ball again.
is advisable that they should year a special sub-committee of
A Sensation?
be nude fair soon. the county club has been formed to A Welsh correspondent asks: present time there, must exist supervise its activities. A further Will the Welsh Rugby Union enter a certain element of doubt · *}N- special appeal is being made to a protest at the next meeting of cerning the correct attitude towards raise funds for the continuance of the International Rugby Board in the policy of development. If a the good work.
connection with incidents which young player decides to persevere arose in the match?
with the game his chief impression There is a strong feeling among at the present time would be to It is interesting, however, to note the players who participated and develop the close cannon phase as On the University ground yes that the balance sheet of the Sur- among the members of the Welsh, a determining factor. But, having terday. the Indian Recreation rey County Cricket Club shows a Union itself that the wanton developed this form of scoring he Club beat the University in a "C"profit on last year's working of brutality of that encounter should might be placed in a position of Division League tennis match by £209. A special committee which not be allowed to pass without doubt concerning the advisability six sets to three. Scores:-
enquired into the team's lack of emphatic protest. If they adopt this enterprise if, in the course of success in the county champion- this attitude (as they should in the the next year or so, he found that ship in recent years suggest that interests of clean sport) a first the rules had been altered to an efforts should be made to include] class International sensation is extent which made his early train- amateura in both the first and. the certain.
ing a waste of time.
lost to M. O. Hoosen and D.
Mohammed
i.
P. P. Kho and T. L. (H.K.U.):
Ta
3- G
lost to A. R. Minu and J. S.
Ackber
3.
beat 3. A. R. Bux and D. M. A.
Razack
A.
The Somervels put on pressure
Y. 1. Poo And L (H.K.U.):- from the resumption, and had their lost to M. D. Hoosen and D. reward when Early put in a shot Mohammed.******** which Angus fumbled, the ball lost to A. R. Mina and J. S.
Ackber *** dropping into the net over his head. Later in the half, Kowloon had two beat S. A. R. Bux and D. M. A. men ordered out, but maintained their advantage to the end.
The following teams turned out: Somersets.Early, Naylor, Mea- dows, Mackenzie, Fox, Howard, Morris.
:
Kowloon Angus, Franks, Wit chall; Keri, Railton; Simpson, Bliss.
Mr. Weyman was referee.
Second Division.
::
The second division game alap went to Kowloon by two goals to
one.
Razack
Y. K. Ng and H. P. (H.K.U.)
lost to M. O. Heason and
Mohammed
Silva
second elevens; and that a more Mr. Enoch Thomas (Aberavon) a Intensive search for talent should member of the Welsh Rugby 8- 6 he set on foot in the county. Union, said it is was "a disgrace
Captains are talking over thelt ful atate of affairs," and that the teams, and selecting them on their circumstances would be investigat arrival from their different tours: ed by the authorities at the proper 4-0 A. H. Gilligan, the Sussex captain, time.
will have practically the same material as last year, wheress next
The Bubble Burst.
The firm attitude adopted by the 13-11 year he may expect assistance Welsh Rugby Union against Neath, from amateurs who will be home who had refused to play a game Kho from India 'and elsewhere, Ham-
D.
1- 0
S.
lost to A. R. Minu and J. beat S. A. R. Bux and D. M. A.
Rozack
DAVIS CUP.
Milan, Yesterday. At Milan, Italy eliminated Aus tralis from the Davis Cup, by in ning three matches to two-Ro
mond, who suffered last year from appendicitis, is quité ft again.
One of the most interesting 1-0 cricket tópica of the day is the question of Sunday cricket, a subi ject just launched by Mr. H. R Lyon, the captain of the Glou- cestershire eleven, at the annual dinner of the County Cricket Club, in the morning and, acknowledge when he said, "Let us go to church the Sabbath, and in the afternoon let us play a clean, wholesome, konost game, and give pleasure to thousands who at present find themselves unable to see a first class match except once an a. blue moon." Lord Bowke Manila, June 9. and Lord Harris are shocked atį; Asaad Usman, who could not go the suggestion, so it
They were opposed to the University." The teams were:
University-P. L. Tan, 8. Tter. Cheung, K. I. Ip, K. K. Kho, F. ‚É” LI, S. F. Chan, M. C, Loh.
|_ Kowloon, Hedley, Spiers, ♬ and
E. Murphy, Hendry, King, Paget.
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by
MOTOR CYCLING.
SWIMMER ACQUITTED,
to the uloth Far Eastern, games at likely to be carried out. Bir F Tokyo as a result of the charges of Toone and Jack Hobbs are also abuse of chastity filled against him against it, although some players den, Yesterday. by Alegria Bernardo, has been are in favour of the idea, If an Courist Trophy freed of the charges by Judge other day were set aside for rest. of Pedro Ma.Sison of the Manila court Other well known poople and ince. Anand, who is a cricketers against it are the Hon. city detective force, RH Lyttelton, the Earl of Dart
there compatitő
Course, was wo Sinith, on Rudge
used of having is kissed mouth,
Lacey H. Sut
a rig, hit 1 Apell clide, Länd per, and J. W. H.T Heraldk
Douglas: Singapore Frou Frém.
with Aberavon because of the scenes in the previous encounter between the aides, has resulted in Neath coming to reason and not only paying the £10 fine ordered by the Welsh Union but arranging to play Aberavon on May 3-the Welsh Rugby season has been ex- tended till May 5,
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