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CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
S. R. GROVER IN THE COLONY.
Prominent Australian
Cricketer.
TO JOIN K.C.C.?
I had the pleasure of meeting
Mr. S. R. Grover to-day, writes a
China
EXHIBITION LAWN TENNIS.
Grass Courts Handicap Canton Players,
LEUNG IMPRESSES.
[By "Base Line."] The Canton lawn tennis players,
in
CHAMPIONS' POOR SHOWING.
Radio Fortunate to. Draw with Y.M.C.A.
COMPLETELY OUTPLAYED.
By refusing to take the numerous opportunities afforded them in both performed Mail sports correspondent. who
halves of the game the Y.M.C.A. exhibition Mr. Grover, who arrived in the were greatly handicapped by the draw against the Radio Sports matches at the H.K.C.C. yesterday, were forced to be content with a Colony last week, has played in softness of the court, and were Club, the champions of the Mamak District Cricket in Melbourne, and consequently outplayed. Being Shield Competition yesterday after- comes here heralded by a big re-used to clay courts they found noon at King's Park. The score of
that their timing was at fault one goal-all was no indication putation as a batsman-wicket-keep-throughout the game. Bodiker, es- the run of the play, as the "Y" pecially, was most disappointing. were attacking the Radio goal for Mr. Grover, who has played for Rumjahn had only to shorten his three quarters of the game, and
length to win a point. St. Kilda in company with auch great pity as these two had parti- their inside trio saved the vialtora It was a only the poor shooting abilities of notable cricketers as W. M. Wood-cipated in some very close encount- from a heavy defeat.
or.
of
full. W. H. Ponsford and J. S. ers during their week-end matches Accepting the services of one of Ryder, has come direct from Aus- in Canton, and a close match was the defences in the opening minutes as a substitute for a late- tralia where conditions during the expected yesterday.
Rumjahn on Top.
cemer the Y.M.C.A. received a rude present world depression are de-
Rumjahn fully deserved his vle surprise early in the game when G. plorable, and he hopes to settle tory and looked every inch a cham- Singh went through to place the down here. Several local clubs pion. He adopted tactics which Radio a goal up. With their ful} |
had Bodiker in trouble throughout. team on the field, however, the "Y" have shown enterprise in attempt- His overhead was again useful and became masters of the situation, ing to secure his services, and I his forehand drive was working but try as they would their for. understand that at the moment the like a machine. His service, how wards could not penetrate. Half- Kowloon Cricket Club is the most ever, was again his moet apparent time arrived with the score unalter. weakness, and Bodiker was able to ed, and late in the second half it favoured club.
take many valuable points on this looked as if the Radio would emerge Speaking of the recent English score. Bodiker, on the other hand, victors by the narrow margin of tour of Australia Mr. Grover said attempted to drive Rumjahn off the a goal, but a goal by Burnett placed court on both hands with fatal re- the "Y" on level terms and Selk that he had been fortunate enough sults. He was over-hitting during had bad luck in not scoring the to play in the Combined Bohemian- the greater part of the match. winner a few moments after. Harlequin Club side against the When he did attempt shortening
The Radio did not play anything
:
tourists. In that match he scored/his length, it was so ill-disguised like champions, and from their play that the versatile Rumjahn was thirty odd, but he modestly point able to place his return at will. the Y.M.C.A. did not enter a team it appeared fortunate for them that ed out that it was only plenic it was a most disappointing match, in the Mamak Shield.. Their for- cricket, Hobbs and Duckworth tak-though there were one or two long ward line was most subdued and rallies in which both players rose easily held in check by a defence ing spells with the ball, whilst
to great heights. "Patsy" Hendren kept wicket."
who were on top of their mettle. The "Y" half backs emerged with flying colours and the backs were seldom caught out of position. The Radio's left back, inside left, and J. T..K. Gilchrist were prominent.
Result:
Y.M.C.A.
1 1
Tsui Wai-pui's Debut. Mr. Grover emphasised the point The doubles match witnessed a that cricket in Australia was play change in the Hong Kong pair, Tsui Wai-pul taking L. Goldman's ed by everyone. All street corners place as Fincher's partner against were the scenes of historic "test" Rodiker and Leung Tak-kwong. matches. Speaking of his own in- Thls was a more interesting match tention, to participate in local due to the fact that Leung was
Radio .... cricket he said that the psycho- conditions than his partner. His Tate, E. O. Murphy; R. A. Bates, able to adopt himself better to the
Y.M.C.A.-L. D. Skinner; A. logical side of the game counted for far more than the physical side, usual, but it could be seen quite Smith; J. M. Wilson, G. C. Burnett, driving was not as accurate as
D. McLellan (Captain); F. S. W. and once he had definitely settled clearly that Leung is sufficiently down, when be would begin to think advanced to take his place among Selk, W. J. Browne and J. about it. He thought Archie the best players in Hong Kong. Jackson to be the prettiest bats Bodiker again was inclined to drive man playing cricket to-day and fiercely on both hands, though he Don Bradman, "the machine bats-changed his tactics
as the game man," to quote his own words. proceeded.
Asked whether he had witness-
- Attempts Too Much
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Cumberland Beat Police. On the Navy ground at King's Park yesterday afternoon a Police team, playing one short, lost to H.M.S. Cumberland by four goals
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ed any, local cricket since his ar- rival he answered in the negative, first exhibition game attempted too than the
GREATER Teal Wal-pui, figuring in his to nil. The game was more even
acore would suggest,
goals.
but added that he hoped to see the much. He experienced an off day, Khulla Khan, the Police centre- Interport Trial Match on Saturday and, instead of easing up in the forward missing two open He has been asked to play in this hopes of striking a good patch, he Harrington (2), Tallop and An- Trial, but I understand that his tried to emulate Bodiker with the drews, were responsible for all the gear has not yet arrived and he
same fatal results. Later in the Cumberland's points. does not quite feel up to it.
match, however, he dazzled the crowd with a glimpes of his real form and was largely responsible
the fourteenth game.
Club Reserves, Lose, At King's Park on Monday after- noon, the South Wales Bordérurs
HARRY ROWLES BIDS for the Hong Kong victory after defeated the Hong Kong Hockey
FAREWELL.
Heavyweight Champion Sails for Home
NEW FEATHERWEIGHT CONTENDER,
Fincher's Steadiness.
Club second eleven by the only goal scored in a fast game. The Fincher was a model of steadi-Club forwards showed weak com- ness and time and again proved to |bination, on the whole.
be the stumbling block to the on-
slaughts of the Canton players. SCOTTISH FOOTBALL
He realised that Tsui was appear- ing in his arst big match and that the occasion had rather over-awed him, and he played with his usual discrétion and steadiness, and, in Harry Rowles, Heavyweight fact, played more in keeping with Champion of the Colony, and Light his reputation than he has done in Heavyweight Champion of the the last few weeks. China Fleet, sailed for Home to-day Full scores were as follow on H.M.9. Vindictive.
Harry Ewin, a former Welter- weight Champion of the Colony, who recently returned for a further period of service on the China Station, is now a member of the crew of H.MS. Medway and Has gone. up North with his ship for the Summer.
A China Mail representative
Singles,
Clyde Beat Morton, 3-0.
London, April 20. In a Scottish League match to-day Clyde easily defeated Morton by 8 goals to 0.
S. A. Rumjahn best Bodiker 6-1, was playing on clay courts after
6-1, 6-4.
Doubles,
E. C. Fincher and Tsui. Wal-puli beat G. Bodiker and Leung Tak-kwong 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 86,
To-day's Matchen
The second day of the series of exhibition matches étages an inter-
being used to grass courts, his de feat was by no means a disgrace. To-day, however, Lo should be able to win by a comfortable margin
A New Partnership. ́ ́A novel doubles match --has also been arranged for to-day. E. C Bodiker Fincher will partner
learned that whhe In England, eating programme, weather permit against the all-conquering Rumjahn Ewin qualified as a boxing instruc-ing. To-day H. W. Lo is opposed combination, and the match should tor. He is reported to be keen on to Leung Tak-kwong, Canton's go the whole distance. How the regaining the Championship of the most promising player, in the first challenging pair will combine is Colony, which is now in the posses match on the programme. It will entirely problematical, as they have sion of "Stinnie" Morris of H.M.S. be recalled that in the recent In had little oppostunity to play to Suffolk
terport match against Canton in gether In the last few months. The It was also learned that H. that city To was defeated by Laung outcome of the match will be awalt
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