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I.R.C. FAIL AGAINST CLUB
BY "ADREM"
IN GREAT RACE AGAINST CLOCK
have already dealt with that most thrilling game at Kowloon Cricket Club on Saturday. Another game, which in its own way, was quite as interesting was that at Chater Road between Indian Re-
Army have Logan to thank for their with Carvalho, shared the wickets.
A. V. and G. H. Gosano, together, I.R.C. and C.C.C. was dominated by a creation Club and Hong Kong Cric-total. He hit eight boundaries in his
fine innings by A. R. Sufflad who made ket Club.
42 scored out of 85 and was well as-scoring 97 for a win, found McKenzie left too late, however, and Craigen-
Recreio, setting about their task of 88 not out. I.R.C.'s declaration sisted by Sgt. Painter (25). The Indian team, on this occa-
last man in, made an invaluable 19 not lection, this is the first occasion this held out.
Dyson, far too good for them. To my recol-gower with eight wickets down for 111, sion, would have been difficult to]
out.
Only A. R. II. Esmail recognise as the scratchy
scason that the left-hander has been A. K.
Omar and Bakar bowled yery well one Ismail made any runs
on so early and he certainly made the for their respective sides and were al- which played two very uninter-gower, who collapsed badly
for Craigen best use of his opportunity. Keeping ways difficult to score off
after a esting drawn games with Crai-promising start. Hatfield,
a fine length, his spinners proved very gengower last year in an effort four wickets costing only 31 runs.
was the most successful bowler, his
ever, effective and he was virtually unplay
able. to decide the championship.
•
and
Barrow Again
Without the services of
as
C. P. O.
well
were
Police Bid
*WQB'
Police, after an indifferent start, are Club Show Form Set to score 189 in just under two
now making a great effort to win the League, True they hours, they went for the runs from the
Club, a fine team on paper, showed against much opposition on Saturday, were not up word "go." Kitchell, usually a bats-Paxton who has left for Home, Navy, the powerful University team at Pok-approaching their task too lightly.
glimpses of their true form in beating but they did not make the mistake of man of the variety best described as after making 167 for 6, were unable fulam. Armstrong and Lowe dour, was particularly enterprising and to get Civil Service out and the match chief contributors, but was extremely hard on
Carey, and Stephiens were the chief John Pearce, was left drawn.
there were contributors to their total of 197 and who, I am told, he hit for four boun-
Lt. Walters batted very
several other useful scores not to men-Pope and Heath then put C.S.C.C. out daries in one over,
Navy for 53, while Kennedy, after a Teoh and Ng tried very hard, thoy he started to play fairly regularly, did for tion 24 from Mr. Extras and although for 89. Fay, for the first time since After a reasonably good start a lean period, at last struck form minor collapse occurred which was make 48. Lees went in late and made ings closed at 178.
to could never get on top and Club's inn- not meet with very much success. stemmed at the fall of the fifth wicket 28 not out. by Bob Arculli who, in with Kitchell,
With Richardson injured,
University lost Oh for a duck but took the score to within striking dis-opened Civil Services' batting himself ed 97 for the second wicket and the Perry after that K. Y. Tam and J. Fong add- and played a sound knock of 32, while home team were well on their way. John Barrow, who is now making runs Then followed a collapse, but the side consistently, played a fine innings of 34 not out.
did reach 156, quito a good perform- ance under the circumstances.
tance.
Kept-Going
defensive
Followed another collapse and Minu might have been cxcused if he had on, but unfortunately from the Navy Moores was swinging furiously early given orders to shut up show. He did point of view, he was coming in too just the opposite and although I.R.C. much to be really effective and was not just failed by 12 runs to accomplish really dangerous. their task, they went down with colours flying.
The Juniors
throughout the League, his scores being 47, 38 not out, 12, 40, 51, 29 and 37.
Fong has been remarkably consistent
Fine Bowler
me:
RUGBY SEVENS CONTINUE TO-DAY
(By “REFERÈE”)
Thus the type of match one gets in
Stark, I notice, took & for 44 in 19 the much-maligned League!
Recreio had their title hopes dashed understand why the first
overs. I cannot for the life of
The four remaining first round For Club, Alec Pearce batted bril- somewhat by losing badly to Kowloon view of the manner in which
eleven, in fixtures in the Blarney Stone liantly for 96, hitting 13 fours and Cricket Club on their own two sixes, He was
ground. bowlers have been knocked around this under the auspices of Hong Kong their Rugby Seven-a-Side Tournament, associated with Kowloon batted first and Ride, who has been remarkably
the home season, do not enlist his services. He sistent this season, in a useful second with the opening stages of the game. length and comes off the pitch like afternoon on Club's ground at the con- team had every reason to be pleased bowls fastish-medium, keeps a perfect Football Club, will be held this wicket stand, and later, with his In the space of a few minutes, no fewer lightning. I should say he is the best Valley, commencing at 4.30 p.m. brother John, took the score along very than four K.C.C. wickets were down bowler in the Second Division. nicely.
for only three runs, two of them byes, Minu worked hard but did not meet but then Gray came in and played one period, gave the Navy a bit of a shock. afternoon between Police "A" Army, after passing through a lean The opening match of the with a great deal of success and A. H. of the finest innings for his team of Webb and Goodger got going and and H.M.S. Birmingham, is like- Madar again performed sterling work. the season.
Owen Hughes, who bowled extremely He gave no chance in his 51 scored soldiers made 206.
thanks principally to their efforts, the ly to provide the badly against K.C.C, the previous week, out of 86 and his most fruitful stroke
outstanding kept one end going throughout the inn-was his pulled drive. Goodban-I feel very hard to get Navy out, but although the fact that this is a first round Patterson and Goodger then tried match of the tournament despite ings and finished up 20 overs of gruel- he goes in much too late ling, work with 7 for 54.
valuable assistance, and made 22. No-they were not quite successful in the
rendered they, bad night, wickets down for 107, match. body else, with the exception of Fred-time available. Clarke and Carless did Taylor, E. W. Luscombe, H. W. E. Police have G. S. Wilson, D. H. figures. die Broadbridge (11) reached double-well to make 87 and 26, respectively.
The match at Sookunpoo between Heath, B. C. Fay (a newcomer), L A. Searle and L. Oakley, a formid- able combination, while Birming-
Bad To Worse Craigengower are going from bad to worse. On their present form I can- not see any team taking from them the wooden spoon they, so richly deserve!
On Saturday they were set 130 runs by Army, hitherto considered the weak- est team in the Division, and failed badly by 16 runs.
In extenuation, however, I feel that had Francis Zimmern being playing they would have succeeded fairly com- fortably. Without him they had not a bowler of any pace and it is speed that counts a great deal on that very awk- wardly-placed Craigengower wicket.
To-Day's Tennis
Wong Fuk Nam Fully Extends H. D.
Rumjahn
WEAK SECOND SERVICE COST LOSER VITAL POINTS
(By "REFEREE”)
much heavier and slower H. D. Rumjahn received the surprise of his life yesterday when he was fully extended by that ve- teran of many tournaments, Wong Fuk-nam, and forced to bring all his guns into action in order to emerge winner by 6-3, 6-4.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
AT A GLANCE
OPEN SINGLES (1ST ROUND) W. J. Howard received w.o; from W. A.
Land,
Lai Kwong-tsun beat S. A. Gray 6-4,
79,00
Lee Wai-tong beat Y. C. Lau 0-0, 6—1.
H. D. Rumjaha beat Wong Fuk-nam Leung Ping-chiu beat Lee Chee-man
6-1, 6-8.
6-3, G4,
OPEN DOUBLES (1ST ROUND) Tsui Wai-pui and Tsui Yan-puf (hold- era) beat T. C. Monaghan and T. J. Gould 6-1, 6—1.
E.
E. Story and J. J. Ferguson beat Pang Oi-lam and Wei Chung 5–7, 6-1, 6-1
ham have among others Lt. Lewis, who has played for the Navy" at The second best match of the even-Home, Mid. Cleeve and Mid. Col- Lai Kwong-tsun and 8. A. ing was a singles encounter between lins, both of whom are very strong which the former won after three
Gray, runners.
sets.
Weather permitting, the third
Outstanding feature of this en-away his second service. His driving day's play in the Colony Open Sin-counter, which was the best to on the backhand improved immea- glea and Doubles Lawn Tennis date, was Wong's remarkable re-surably, although he was inclined to Championships will be featured this trieving of Rumjahn's deep drives loft his forehand shots, giving his afternoon when doubles encounters and smashes, although an unre-opporment an opportunity to tuck will provide the outstanding fare, liable back-hand and weak seaway several cross-court drives.
Probably the best match will be cond service contributed as much the clash between the Rumjahn to his defeat as, anything. Cousins, "S. A. and H. D." and F. H. Wong commenced full of confiden- Kwok and S. W. Liang, while the ce and had the measure of Rumjahn strong Recreio combination of A. V. early in the first set when, despite Remedios and J. Gonsalves should the latter's lead of 8 games to 1, he
ANOTHER GOOD GAME account for Omar Rumjahn and rallied magnificently, scoring with Lai imparted plenty of top-spin Army Seven-A-Side tourney,
Royal Engineers, winners of the S. A. Husenin.
an occasional back-hand shot down to his shots although Gray counter-not likely to have everything their pro- the side line to level the scores atted by playing the ball early and
It was at this stage of the scored with several masterly strokes, which will probably have the sor way against Small Ships, encounter that Wong cracked up Gray's stop-volleys and drop-shots vices of P.O. Askwith, of Colony faults which saw Rumjaha jump ticularly in the second set, but he ton, among others. badly, serving a series of double at the net were very effective, par and Navy fame, and Sub. Lt.' Ash- into the lead. "H. D." was by no fell away badly in the last set in also be a game worth watching.
This should means the winner yet and a series fast, failing light and conceded it. The following is to-day's pro- A. Crawford and R. Broadbridge v. featured before he secured the first at love. Taoi Ping-fan and Ng Kam-chuen (8), of thrilling baseline duels
gramme: Lt. J. 8. Theobald and Capt. A. D. Whatman v. Lt. Col. E, A, Newnham v and Major F. T. Bainen (4), 5. A. and
The following is to-day's
gramme:
TO-DAY
Open Singles (First Round) Lt. D. C. Misra v. Leo Yue-wing W. Sander v. Chan Chi-koung
(1),
Szeto v. Firdos Khan (8), Marsland v. J. W. Leonard (7).
Open Doubles (First Round)
8-3.
were Two walk-overs wore conceded,
W. A. Land being unable to meet The second set was almost a re-W. J. Howard through having i H. D. Rumjahn v. F. H. Kwok and petition of the first except that jured his hand, while J, M. Tomli
Wong was playing much better, ten-on failed to put in an nis and took little risk of throwing
his match with; Lan
W. Liang (5) A. V. Remedios and J. Gonsalves ▼. O. Rumjahn 'and » B A+
Hussain (8),
.
own
H.M.S. Birmingham (4,80 p.p R. Engineers v
Small Ships #A**
Middlesex
Police "A
"af" Club
are