THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVELBER 9, 1935
Sporting Page
FAST WICKET & PERFECT WEATHER FOR INTERPORT CRICKET
F. D. A. O. Brawn, I:ft, one of the keerest judges of cricket in Hong Kong.
old men in the team. declares that the Colony has "too many Pereira, centre, Hong Kong's fast bowler, and Harry Owen Hughes, right, the Colony's last skipper, who is now on Home leave.
G. S. Dunkley, one of the finest stumpers Hong Kong has yet fielded in the Interport serica.
ULSTER TOURIST
TROPHY WINNER
FACES CHARGES
CLUB LIKELY
FUSILIERS SHOULD BEAT RECREIO
CHINESE "DERBY” AT
WHO WILL PARTNER FINCHER? CHOICE IS BETWEEN PEARCE OR HAYWARD FOR NO. 2 POSITION HONG KONG
FAVOURED
TO WIN
But Eric Mitchell
Is Doubtful
DECISION IS UNLIKELY BEFORE TOSS
TEAM OF BOWLERS FAVOURED TO SUCCEED
ALL DEPENDS ON BATSMEN TOSS MAY DECIDE GAME
The general
consensus
of
The following are some of the re-
Colony:
the
Frank Goodwin, left, KCC skipper and ex-Interporter, declares that the Interport will
depend on Hong Kong's batting. FINE RUGBY
NEW ZEALANDERS TO PLAY HONG KONG ON FEBRUARY 21
Japan Rugby Union Grants Permission
CHANGES IN CLUB TEAM FOR TO-DAY
Word has been received by the Hong Kong Football Club' from the Japan Bugby Union to the effect that they only approve one game being played between the New Zealand Universities" Rugby team and Hong Kong, and that on the latters" return journey.
The game between Hong Kong and the New Zealand Varsities
GAME AGAINST will now be played on February
SERVICES
TO MAKE MANY opinion regarding to-day's Inter-TO-DAY the thirty-fifth encounter in the Inter- port is that Hong Kong will win port cricket series between Hong Kong and CHANGES TO-DAY if the batting does not crack up Shanghai will be commenced on the Club ground, Weather conditions are per- marks made for publication by starting at 11 am. good judges of cricket in the feet and the wicket is likely to prove a fast one,
getting even faster as the match proceeds. G. R. SAYER: "I shall be very
Though the Colony eleven has been definitely selected, up! surprised if Minu and Ricketts, assisted by Dunkley behind the to a late hour last night it had not been decided who would open 'QUINS TRIUMPH AT wickets, don't give considerable the Colony batting with Teddy Fincher. The choice lies between this morning revealed that a decision will not be made until after trouble to the Shanghai batsmen Tom Hayward, skipper of the side, and Tam Pearce, and enquiries, A. O. BRAWN: “Hong Kong has the toss. However, if Hayward wins the toss it will not be sur
too many old prising to see the veteran Tam open on a fast wicket men in the team.
CAROLINE HILL
There are only two football
games in the First Division of the local soccer League to-day which give promise of fast football, the one of the Club ground, wherel South China "A", the League champions, meet the Club, and the the other at King's Park, where t Recreio and Fusiliers clash.
South China are still dubious as to who will fill their letf-half
PROVED SOBER BY position, and, while many are in-
TRICK
DENIES DANGEROUS DRIVING
London, October 4. The hearing of the case against Freddie Dixon, the racing motor-
clined to favour Lee Kwok-wai on! his reputation, many others think that Lau Hing-choi's display last Sunday against the Navy justifies
his inclusion.
ist and winner of the Ulster Tour Cab
ist Trophy event this year, chary-
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Lyeemun
ed with being under the influence Artillery of drink while in charge of a car. driving to the public danger, and
Kowloon
FIRST DIVISION
assaulting the police, lasted for over seven hours at Middles St. Joseph's brough Quarter Sessions yester-] day.
Recreio
S. CHINA “A”
(Club, 4.15 p.m.):]
NAVY
(Military 4.15 p.m.).
LINCOLNS
(Kowloon, 4.15 pm
T
POLICE
(Navy. 4.15 p.) ▾ FUSILIERS (King's Park, 4.15 pm). SECOND DIVISION
Dixon, who is 43 and lives ar Middlesbrough, pleaded not guilty. ATHLETIC He was in the witness box for just over an hour.
Eastern
CLUB
Supt Mansfield, who was cross- examined regarding Dixon's con- Recreio duct at the police station, agreed
v University
(Athletic, 4.15 pm)
LINCOLNS (Kowloon, 2.45 pm) v Kowloon
(Cinb, 2:45 pm) ENGINEERS
(King's Park, 2.45 p.m.)
T
NAVY
Shanghai
D. W. LEACH (CAPT.)
R. BOOTH·
The winning of the toss will be worth at least 50 runs in It seems to me what is likely to prove a low-scoring match. The uncertain light the batting is after 4 pm and a wearing wicket are likely to be the main factors weak-it proved to be faced in the fourth innings. to be so in the
trials. I don't): think they've got anyone to replace the giants of the past like Dick Hancock, Capt Baird. "Ta zi” Pearce in his prime, A $ Claxton and W.
C. D. Tarner,
The batting seems to be on the timid side. Everyone seems
G. R. Sayer to be too timic
to go for the bowling except Minu We have a good and Pereira. stumper, but then Hong Kong has man behind always had a good
the sticks I remember Hughie Arthur 30 years ago. Then there were Harry Hancock and A. A. Claxton, while Tam Pearce was also a very good wicket-keeper in his younger days.
The bowling is pretty well up to standard and also the fielding. (Causeway Bay 245 pm): It's the batting. I think, that is
the weak spot.” THIRD DIVISION
that the latter did a balancing South China trick to prove he was not under the influence of drink...
Balancing Trick*
Bailway
FUSILIERS
He placed a bar of matches on AIR FORCE the floor out of his reach, bent forward, preserving his balance Engineers
without bending his knees, and took the box from the floor, four
or five feet in front of him, i
T
E. J. R. MITCHELL: "The MEDICALS. (Railway. 4.15 p.m.)Colony team is very strong in
Liga Portugness (Military, 2.45 pm) bowling, but very weak in batting. ▼ St. Joseph's while the reverse is the case with (Railway, 245 pm). Shanghai Leach, however, is a TC POLICE
very good captain" and will per (Happy Valley, 4.15 p.)-haps handle his bowling in such a TO-MORROW
way as to make up for any weak- ness. :7 FIRST DIVISION
& CHINA “B”
3
"At present Madar is the only (Caroline Hill, 4.15 p.m.). batsman we have. There will be EAST LANCS. v Artillery Scutters too many passengers in the local (Sookampoo, 415 p side, and I think the odds are on THIRD DIVISION
|Shanghai.”
Dixon, in evidence, said that on Athletic. September 7 he won the Ulster T September 11 h On T. race. went to a dining room, but had
EAST. LANCS nothing to drink except one par European Police
(Kowloon, 4.15 p.m.). ticular beverage, a bottle of which! Later: fiel
SECOND DIVISION he purchased there. went, to an hotel, but had nothing RASCARIASS to drink but lemonade which he & E.A.0.C. v Radio
bought for the beverages
He denied that afterwards he drove his car dangerously and as- saulted the police superintendentĮ
ARGONAUTA WIN
On the Mazins ground yester- day the Argonauts Hockey Club beat the Royal Corps of Signals in a Mamak Tournament gazze by 3 goals to 148. Gosso, AS
ble for the
HESRA
the
Fusiliers
F. GOODWIN: "It all depends on the Hong Kong batting. If they come off-well and good. The (Chatham Boad, 4.15 p.m.) bowling is definitely sound enough, Our batting is all right judging → EAST LANCS,
their (Sookampos, 245 pm-the Shanghai bowling on
previous form here. I think we have a very sound all-round team
CAPTAIN OF THE PROFESSIONALS
G. B. ELLIOTT
E. P. HUMPHREYS
J. C. JENKINS S.. R. KERMANI J. B. LECKIE
H. P. MADAR
P. MADAR
LF. STOKES
EMP. WILLIAMS Twelfth man E. C. Baker
Teddy Fincher, Hong Kong's opening batsman.
Hong Kong
AW. HAYWARD (CAPT.)
G. S. DUNKLET
EC FINCHER
LT. C. C. GARTHWAITE
A. K. MADAR ARMINT TA PEARCE
T. E PEARCE
FD PEREIRA CAPT. D. W. PERSSE GR. M. RICKETTS Twelfth man--L Melanes
SHANGHAI'S TWO WINS IN LAST 10 INTERPORTS
TWICKENHAM
FORMER SINGAPORE MAN IMPRESSES
(By "LEIGHTON")
21
McEley At His Best
An excellent game was witness- ed on the Club ground last Satur day when the Club' forwards pav- ed the way for victory over the Navy. McElney was hooking ex- cellently and the heeling in the loose scruma was particularly
FOT good The pack looked confortable, but the back row did
London, October 15. What a splendid game the not give the impression of push Overlooking the fact that Harlequins vs. Combined Services ing. Hong Kong has a very "if" bat-at Twickenham was to watch. The Unfortunately, there are several ting side-no blame can be "Quins won by three goals, and changes in to-day's team to meet attached to the Selectors-one two tries (21 points) to two tries the Army. The Club will be all must remember that a team of and two goals (16 points) and out for revenge, but Meeke will be out of town. Humphreys is bowlers will more often than not deserved their victory.
Some of the Services' tackling playing cricket for Shanghai,, in M. defeat a team of batsmen. Wel have exceptional bowling was weak, but few clubs could the Interport match, and
advantage of this O'Deane is under doctor's orders. strength, and on this asset rests have taken
the Harlequins did the confidence of most local fol-weakness as
Jagainst a team that contained lowers of the game.
Alec Pearce, Garthwaite and eight internationals Madar are, all-rounders of a men besides. high standard, each one of
and trial
Team Of Stars
Club Changes
In consequence, Bonnar will be given his old position of scrum-half, and Wilson will be tried in the whom is capable of pulling the game out of the fire with either
Perhaps the fact that they centre. Chambers is taking Hum bat or ball while Pereira were a team of "stars" was the phreys position in the front row, Ricketts and Minu are as fine a undoing of the Combined Services, while Stewart will replace Deare
poor, in the back-row. trio of bowlers as Shanghai can for the combination was. produce.
SHANGHAI
PRACTICE
Col Harrison, who refereed Last more so, perhaps, than one would
Saturday's game extraordinarily have expected.
Again, the scrummaging was well and proved so efficient, will not good, and the pack was badly be handling to-day's game.
beaten in the "hooking business.
All this, on top of the weak tackling, gave the Harlequins IN "MIDDLE" their chance. It does not augur
Jenkins And Elliott Impress With Ball
Army Scrum-Half
too well for the Services' chances Lieut. J. R. C. Hamilton, the against the New Zealanders next regular Army serum halt, who Saturday. But these same men has been suffering from a bout of are, I think, capable of doing fever, has now been discharged mqch better than this, and they from hospital, although he will not be seen in action for yet an- learnt many lessons yesterday.
other week
Three Magnificent Forwards
It is interesting to note that It.
(By LBW) Cricket enthusiasts had a better opportunity of “studying: foom” yesterday when the Shanghai team
Every member of the Harle N. L. Evans, RN, who played for held a practice in the "middle" on
quins side deserves full marks the Navy in Hong Kong last year the Club ground. They all spre for it was as:a team in combies and who was awarded his cap ed to be batting better, than the tion that they shone. The back for England în 1932, played for previous day, while the bowling ing-up was a delight to watch, the Combined Services side which was of a very fair standard.
while any tackling they had to do beat the London Counties recent Great things were expected of they also did well. Add to this
The following are to-day's teams “Carnera" Williams, but after that the front row got the bal. sending down two balls he was with B. J. Collins acting as which will meet on the Sookunpoo relieved he is, however, fast, but hooker-in-chief, and you have the ground at 4.15 pa sharp Jerratic! Donald "Leach" bowled main reasons why one was 50
from the Naval Yard end, and pleased with these Harlequins.
from the Pavilion it looked as though he was taming the ball
appreciably. At the other end
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Club-L. G. Robertson (Capt.):
R. McGilchrist, G. 8. Wilson, A. W. Scotty CJ. Powell; A. HR But- cher J. L. Bonnar. A. F. Walkden, J. H. McElney, G. S. Chambers, W. E-Peers, S.-H. Garrod, G. A Ste-
Pat Madar sent down a few good TO-DAY'S FRIENDLY. S. Camming and Smalley
vers, though he appeared to be pitching them up a little too much.
a trifle
HOCKEY MATCH "And St. Andrew's Ladies To Meet
"Army: Tus Barry (BWF) Fus Floyd (BW.F.), L/Cpl Davies (RWF), Lient. Rice Evans (RW3.), Capt Cpl Powell (BE) IARC Before he went out on to the
Price (BWF.), L/Bdr. Hutchin Son (RA): Capt. Gillespie,(RE), The following have been the refeld Jenkins told me that he pre
Capt. Ap Rhys Price (RWF) Fus and I think Hong Kong will win
Morgan (BW.F.), L. Harrison (E. Apart from Fincher and Madar, sults of the last 10 Interports ferred the wicket as it was on none of the batsmen have done played against Shanghai in Hong Thursday, when it was
The T Ladies and the St. An-Lanca), L/Cpl. Harrison (FE), Bdr. anything, but they are all likely Kong-1909, Hong Kong Innings soft "I don't mind a bit of rain drew's Ladies will meet in a Hall (RA), Grr. Wright (BA), LL
and to-morrow now and 24 runs, 1912, Hong Kong between to come off in the match.
The winning of the toss will innings and 36 runs; 1920, Hong morning." Barber's Unique
have a lot to do with the result Kong 6 wickets, 1922, Hong Kongs Most Dangerous Bowler Distinction
It will be worth 50 runs or more. 2 wickets; 1924, Hong Kong in-
When he went on to bowl, how the "Y" Ladies are playing Miss NEW BATSMAN FOR London, October 4.From what we know of Shanghai, nings and 5 runs, 1925, Hong Barber, the sturdy Hit-I don't think their bowling is par: Kong I wicket 1922, Hong Kong ever, he appeared to me to be J. Adey, a newcomer, in the cen hire halaman who played ticularly strong, but the batting is 3 wickets; 1929, Shanghai, 82 making the ball come in from the tre-forward berth, and are hoping South Africa sound. If they get an easy wica 1931, Shanghai 6 wickets off considerably. His perform to be able to make another disket our fellows should make a 10 and 1933, Hong Kong 117 runs
friendly
hockey, encounter this ground, afternoon on the commencing at 3-p.. sharply
Hebert (RA) Vulkanen d
The following are "Ladies:
ance yesterday, confirmed the im-changes in the seco pression I had gained earlier. that he is likely to prove the most successfull
pon him
of runs.
fore Barber team
MCC SCORE 314 FOR 5
bowler
CLUB DEFEATED
Adelaide,
the Club
play yest ing eleve. h
the close the M.C.C.
Stokes shap
well at the 1.to wicket, and though 1
taking thi
Mrs. H. Bead
Mrs. Brown, Miss
Mrs. Henry Miss Dalziel: Miss he and Miss M Weste
NU St Andrew's
MIDDLES
Fairs
(90) and R. FL Human