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CHAMPIONS AT KOWLOON.
(By "Short Hend.”"]
If the weather holds fine another good day of sport should be seen on the bowling greens to-morrow afternoon.
FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1930.
SOMERSET AGAIN IN THE DANGER
OF
TROUBLE.
WATCHING.
Parker in Great Form.
TO-MORROW'S TEAMS.
Division L Taikoo R.C.-J. C. Chalmera, J. Polson, J. Russell and W. Wotherspoon (Skip).
YORKSHIRE'S VICTORY.
J. B. Chapman, T. Grimes, N. Drummond and J. Ferguson (Skip).
PLAYERS AND SPECTATORS.
FOOTBALL AND FANATICS.
Odd Situation in Calcutta.
IS IT SPORTING I
carry on
The observer of social habits can hardly help fealing uneasy at times about the immense disparity be tween the number of those who watch them, and about the possible London, Yesterday.
consequences of so one-sided a Somerset suffered yet another situation. Ever-present pre-occupa-in Calcutta, where the Indian A strange situation has arisen G. McLeod, J. Sloan (Sen),, J.reverse at Bradford to-day when tion with the "dole" comes in to Laing and R. C. Wallace (Skip). Yorkshire, the home county, gain- give a moment of panic
teams who normally take part in C.S.C.C.-E. W. Siminonds, Jas.led a convincing vietory by 328 panem et circenses and all that they pelled to refuse to play any fx- about the Football League have felt com. Grimmitt (Skip). T. Dobble, J. Hollidge, and A. W. runs. This is indeed a lean year ted to. It is a relief to turn to the tures for the time being in view of for Somerset, who have only won vision of some Outer London com- the political situation in the coun J. Oren, L. E. Longbottom, two matches on first innings. G. C. Moss, and J. Gregory (Skip). Į
mon on a Saturday afternoon. There try, says the Allahabad Pioneer. Young, bowling well on a tricky it is the spectator F. J. Jones, S. E. Alderman, wicket, soon had Yorkshire in change. the rarity. Hardly a foot that the Indian clubs themselves who is, for a To do them justice, we gather The first game on the official
A. H. Oswick and A. O. Brawn trouble, the home county being of ground is left unclaimed by the are willing enough to card is that between the Police
(Skip). R.C. and the Talkoo R.C.
dismissed for the low total of 186. activities of some seasonable form with the game and meet their op- When Kowloon Dock R.C.-C. Atkin-Young took 6 wickets for 64 runs. of sport, and the players in adjacent ponents on the appointed days. the Clubs met earlier in the season at Taikoo the home Club won by Cullen (Skip).,
son, A. Calman, W. Greig, and Somerset fared badly at the games dovetail 30 bewilderingly. The opposition comes from a sec- 71-38, whilst at the Valley a year
wicket, scoring only 43 runs. that it is no shame to be H. G. Cooper, E. Docherty. Bowes, a youthful fast bowler, chasing someone else's ball. If that ed. it would seem, of women pic found tion of the public, largely compos ago they also won by 66-16.
W. P. Hedley and R. Lapsley took 4 wickets for 27 runs. week ago the Police shaped quite
(Skip).
vision could be made general in keters of Congress sympathies, woll against, the Club de Recreio
Holmes and Mitchell gave York- reality, would not all be well? Brief who have brought about a dead. J. V. Ramsay, G. Henderson, J. shire a good start in the second reflection is enough to dispel the lock by interfering at King's Park, and if they can re- McKelvie, and F. C. Goodman innings, the former scoring 102 dream. If any considerable fraction matches and persuading Indlan peat that form "with half a
(Skip). pound on" - they might just
before being dismissed. Mitchell of spectatora suffered the glorious sportsmen to refrain from turning spring a surprise on Talkoo to-
(130 not out) and Leyland (69 morrow.
not out) carried on the good work, and a declaration was made with the score at 318-1. Set the almost impossible task of scoring 462 in the fourth innings, Somerset col- lapsed for 133, Bowes taking 5 wickets for 40 runs and Dennis 14 for 16.
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A
K.C.C. v. C.C.C. This season at the Valley the 1C.C.C. won by 72-47, whilat last season they won at Kowloon by 60-57. The K.C.C. have already shown that they can spring a sur- prisc and if they can do it to- morrow they would be doing their. Inat victims at the Valley a very good turn. The only game lost so far by the Craigengower has been on Kowloon soil-against the Bowl- ing Green Club,
Kowloon Dock R.C. v. K.B.G.C.
In the earlier meeting this season the Bowling Green Club won by 63—49, whilst they also won this game last year by 52-47. The latter was their first win at the Dock for a long time, and there seems no reason why the Dock should not prove, superior to-
morrow,
C.S.C.C. v. Club de Recreio. At King's Park this season the Civil Service won by 66-17, but at the Valley last year the Club de Recreio won by 61-43. It should
be a rare tussle to-morrow with the visitors striving to emulate last season's performance, whilst the Civil Service cannot afford to lose another point at this stage of the
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DIVISION. IL.
Teikoo R.C. v. C.S.C.C. When these teams, met at the Valley this season the Civil Service won by 71-62, but at Talkoo a year ago the Dock Club won both points by 64-55. been doing wonders this season, but they are likely to strive their utmost to be the first to lower the Civil Service colours this season.
The latter have not
Club de Recreio v. Yacht Club.
At East Point earlier in the season the Yacht Club just scraped liome by 63-60, but at King's Park last season they won by 61 55. This gives promise of quite a good game to-morrow, provided the' Jocal Club can field a decent team.
K.B.G.C. v. K.C.C.
Last year the Bowling Green Club won by 70-60, whilst on May 10 this year they visited the K.C.C. and won by 77–45. Form points to the Bowling Green Club securing another scalp without much diffi
C.C.C. v. Electric R.C.
culty.
At East Point on May 10 the Craigengower. won by 69-66, whilst on their own ground Inst season they went down by 67-42. The Electric might be capable of ataging a recovery of form to- morrow. This game should be a very close one.
LEAGUE TABLES,
The positions in the League to date are:-),
Division 1
P. W. D. L. Pts. Craigengower CC. 7 0 0 1.1 Civil Service C.C. T. 6. 0° 1 Clab de Recreio 0 312 [Talkoo' · B.C.
Kowloon B.G.G.ẻ
Kowloon C.C
Kowloon D.R.C
Police
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K.C.C.-A. C. Burford, W. Hyde, L. E. Lammert and A. E. Silkstone (Skip).
H. Gitting, C. J. Tacchi, A. Hyde Lay, and J. Fraser (Skip).
H. Overy, J. Howe, F. Goodwin, and J. G., Lyal (Skip).
C.C.C.-W. T. Brightman, "W. Cellins, C. S. Rosselet, and R. Boзa (Skip);
D. Rumjahn, and B. W. Brad- F. J. Neves, M. A. R. Souza,
bury (Skip).
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Mitchell Holmes
BATTING.
180* (Yorkshire) 102 (Yorkshire) Leyland ...... 69* (Yorkshire)
denotes not, out-
Parker
N. Haig
Young
Baren
Dennis
At
BOWLING.
B49 (Gloucester) B60
6-62 (Middlesex) 6-64. (Somerset) 4-27 (Yorkshire)
5-40
4-18 (Yorkshire)
Cheltenham, Gloucester completed the "double" against Arcullt, and U. M. Omar (Skip). wickets.
E. Tuck, A. E. Coates, E. el Middlesex, winning by eight
Division II.
Parker, bowling with a splendid Electric Co. RC-A. Tarbuck, length and deadly accuracy, creat- c. T. Sanderson, D. S. Hill, ed panic in the visiting county, and W. H. B. Muskett (Skip).. and the side were dismissed for W. Stoker, G. T. Padgett, F. F. 154, Parker claiming 8 wickets Duckworth and H. Hatch (Skip), for 49 runs. Gloucester replied to S. J. Clarke, E. Thompson, L. this low total, by scoring 233, N. de Rome, and A. F. Paul (Skip). Haig, the Middlesex captain, tak-
Taikoo R.C.-W. Bell,
Ting 6 wickets for 62 runs, Stainton, D. Munro, and R. K. Duncan (Skip).
Middlesex were again in difficul- ties when facing Parker, and were K. McIntyre, W. Brown, J. J. dismissed for 142, Parker cap- Whyte, and G.. H. Stewrat (Skip). turing a further 8 wickets for 60 Amery, and D. Walmsley (Skip). figures of 16 wickets for 109 T. Swan, W. Cunningham, S. runs, giving him the splendid
Civil Service C.C.--F. H.runs during the match. Requir- Willmott, R, R. Wood, J. Holdman, ing but 44 runs for victory, and F. H. W. Haynes (Skip).
Gloucestershire lost two wickets P. Knight, H. Westlake, L.. E. before the necessary runs were Fiollands, and W. E. Hollands scored.
Scores:- (Skip),
L. R. Whant, W. Bickford, J. Massey, and J. Archibald (Skip).
K.C.C.-T. W. Carr, G. C. Harrison, J. P. Robinson, and L. J. Blackburn (Skip).
0. B. Raven, AJ. Kew, F. E. Lawrence, and J. M. Jack (Skip).
Middlesex: 134 and 142 Gloucester: 233 and 44-2
Yorkshire: 186 and 318-1
dec. Somerset: 43 and 133
BRIDGE.
Reuter.
Our Sports Diary
Lawn
LOCAL
Tennis-To-day— Exhibition Games, K.C.C.
To-morrow."B" Division- S.C.A.A. v. K.C.C.; "C" Divi- sion-Nippon Club v. Recreio, I.R.C. v. S.C.A.A., C.S.C.C. v. K.C.C.; Exhibition Games K.C.C.
Football Monday- An- nual Meeting of Football Asso- ciation.
Racing-Septembar 27-- Seventh Extra Race Meeting. October 10 and 11-Eighth Extra Race Meeting.
Lawn Bowls-To-morrow- 1st Division-Pollte R.C. v. Taikes R.C., Kowloon C.C., v. C.C.C., Kowloon Docks R.C. v. Kowloon B.G.C., C.S.C.C. v. Recreio; 2nd Division-Talkoo R.C. v. CS.C.C., Recrolo v. Royal Hong Kong Y.G., Kow- loon B.G.C. v. Kowloon C.C.. C.C.C. v. I.K. Electric R.C.
Baseball Sunday-Texaco Nine v. South China, Caroline Hill.
Swimming Sunday En- tries close for second V.R.C. Night Fete, 6 p.m.
July 5-Second Night Fetc. V.R.C.
Second
HOME
Cricket To-day Test Match.
Cricket June 27-30- Second Test Match.
•
July 7-9 Oxford v. Cam- bridge.
Tennis To-day to July 6 -Championships, Wimbledon.
Rowing July 2-6-Henley. Regatta.
Athletics July 4-5-Ama- tear Open World Champlon ship, Stamford Bridge.
out for their games.
with the
How exactly they hope to ad- vance their cause
cr add to the cogency of their political argu- ments by preventing the publia from enjoying itself at sporting fixtures passes our comprehension. It is one thing when an economic end is to be gained, as in the plcketing, however misguided, of cloth shops.
But what is the benefit of inter- fering with a legitimate relaxation that has nothing whatever to do with politics? It almost looks an if those who have taken this action are concerned about the growth of goodwill and camaraderie that comes from such meetings on the Football field.
If their object is purely to spread racial animosity, then their polley is understandable, but whol- ly reprehensible. That they have not the support of the great body of sport-lovers behind them is proved by the crowds that attend the matches between European clubs,
BASEBALL.
RESULTS IN AMERICAN LEAGUES.
New York,. Yesterday.
The latest baseball results in the National and American Leagues are as follows:-
Chicago
National League.
St. Louis Pittsburgh
1 Brooklyn
4 New York
7
12
0
1 Philadelphia [Replayed, Pittsburgh scored 11. and Philadelphia 3.]
New York
American League.
13 Cleveland Washington 12 Detroit Boston
9 Chicago Philadelphia 8 St. Louis
11
4
7 3
-Reuter's American Service.
LAWN TENNIS AND CRICKET- A CONTRAST.
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transformation into players arenas and playing-fields could not be found to hold them: Overwhelming con- and a half dozen rackets in their Four young Austrailans with two siderations of space, time, means,
W. Borrowman, W. W. Hirst. B. Petheram, and V. C. Labrum
health, and age decree that the great luggage slipped quietly off the Con- tinental express at Victoria and (Skip).
In a Bridge contest played last bulk of men shall be cast for the caught the train for Dulin via C.C.C.-F. Finner, A. L. Sousa, night between the K.C.C. and the spectator's part. The critic must Liverpool at Euston two hours later. E. Zimmern, and J. Carr (Skip). Sports Club, the Kowloon expon take what comfort he can from the No mayor had welcomed them at D. K. Kharas, P.. A. Dixon, ents won by 978 points-2070 to thought that it is better that they Dover, no Ministers, High Commis- R. C. Read, and W. Gill (Skip); | 1092
should be altogether indifferent tosioner, or Australia House officials the game.
waited for them on the platform,
W. R. McBride, F. K. Modi, Those playing for the K.C.C. Y. Abbas, and J. Cavanagh (Skip), were R. E. Lindsell and A. 0, Yacht Club-E. S. Abraham, Brawn, J. C. Lyal and R. S. Logan, A. Murdoch, E. W. Carpenter, A. Hyde-Lay and D. K. Kharas, C. and A. L. Shields (Skip).
A Stevenson, S. Deacon, P. W. Ramsay,' and A. Macfarlane (Skip).
E. B. Reed, A. T. Hamilton, B. E. Maughan, and A. Chapman (Skip).
RECORDS OF THE SKIPS.
Division L
Luz (U. de R.) Fraser (B.C.C.). Bradbury, (0.0.0) Wotherspoon (T.R.C.) Basu (C.C.C.) 2001 Grimmitt (C.S.C.C.)
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Taikoo,R.C
Brawn (0.5.0.0.) Wallace (T.R.CH) West (PLC) 480 Gregory (CB.C.C.)
410347 020 410
3673
Silkstone (K.C.C.)
Civil Service CC 421 881 400 Holland (K.B.GO.) Club de Rectelo..377 845 - 82 Kowloon D.R.C 429 401 280 Kowloon BG.C-351 340 11 0 Cullen KD.)!
Johnston (K.D.) Kowloon C.C.431 453 0.32 Margtes (C) de R.) Police R.G.
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Guy (K.B.G.C) Kowaon B.G.CATAR014 Omar (0.0.C.)
Ribeiro (C, de, R.) Civil Service C.C. 770 0 14 Gow Yacht Clab Club de Recreio 7:30 40
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provincial town setting steadily in Switzerland, In the first round and
one direction early on a Saturday was on its way to meet Ireland in afternoon. It is easy to imagine the second.
much more harmzul ways in which
that brief spell of leisure might be
spent.
Méro. watching has its
dangers, of course. It is fatally sheer bad fuck, as the starting point easy to see what the other fellow for new hops rather than as a should have done, and to blame him ground for grumbling and despond- 2 for not doing it. The armchair andy. That is no mean training for critic if the phrase is permissible the game in which no man can bo where so much of the criticism is the mere spectator. In the game, of done standing is always Irritating life he must play as well as watch. and sometimes contemptible. But The man who thinks to escape that ho would probably be worse if he necessity makes a grand mistake. never, watched games at all. His However diligently, he may court de- booing of the umpire a decision and tachment by declining natural ties his calls for the blood of the referee and obligations, by the selfish nar are possibly a purging of passions rowing of his Interest and pursuits," which might otherwise vent them or oven by asceticism, and the forti solves on family or friends. For cation of the flesh sooner or later 00 most watchers development is not at he will be shocked into the discovery'.
that low-level; The better, that he is no prfylleged spectator of stator acquires sense the game, but is only, as man in 15. rema able in world of men, playing it very bad- There still remains the paradox,
rested
of the man who seeks humbly and afar to become the spectator me and all existence. The he draws to his, ideal, the be seems to those around hims