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FOOTBALL CLUB
THIS WEEK'S SNIPPETS
FIXTURES
Following are the football fixtures for the coming week-end j
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 First Division'
Kowloon Navy
(Causeway Bay, 4.30 p.m.) South China. V Club
(Caroline Hill, 4.30. p.m.)
V Middlesex (Boundary Street, 4.30 p.m.)
Second Division
'Middlesex
Kwong Wah
WITH THE temporary cessation of Test Matches owing to the war, and the consequent lull in the ever- green struggle for the Ashes, Englishmen all the world- over are left high and dry with only their memories to fall back on for the time being. Now- adays such placards as “England In Dire Danger" or "England Faces Mighty Task" would not only be out of place-they might even be misconstrued. by those not versed in cricket press parlance.
Those days of momentous placards, when haggard pedes-ord trians fought for a paper to learn what havoc the Aussies might have been wreaking on our eleven, have passed momentarily into abeyance.
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Engineers Service Corps v. Royal Scots
(Military, 3 pan.)
But wherever there are one or To return to the Oval game of more Englishmen gathered to- 1896. The remuneration to pro- gether, talk will invariably revert fessional players in England had to the Tests at some time after the 'been £10 per match for the Tests, latest war news has been com- and they were dissatisfied. pletely digested. In these circum- Looking at the matter after this stances it is pleasant to hark back|long lapse of time, I think the a space and review some of those professionals had cause for their.
discontent. From the £10 they St. Joseph's mighty encounters once again
received they had to pay their! expenses and provide, as profes- sionals always have done, their own equipment.
One momentous occasion was when the English eleven went on strike, and the spectators were in their seats ready to watch the game while the team was still in a state of indecision."
When spectators passed through the turnstiles at Kennington Oval on August 10, 1896, they wonder- ed what team England would place in the field against the Aus- tralians.
Feelers had been thrown out at Manchester and Lord's as to in- creased payment, but without.] success.
- Military, 4:30, p.m.)
v. Kowloon (Bt. Joseph's, 9.30 pan.) South China
V Club (Caroline Hill, 3 p.m.). Navy
V Police (Causeway Bay, '3 p.m.)
Third Division 231 R.A.
33 R.A. (Stanley. 3 p.m.) 24th R.A.
V 12th R.A. (Sookunpoo, 3 p.m.) 7th R.A.
V Air Force (Chatham Road, 3 p.in.)
SUNDAY...
·First Division -
Sing Tao (Caroline Hill: 4.30. p.m.)
Eastern (Boundary Street. 3 p.m.)
Second Division. Kit Chee
v. Sing Tao (Caroline HILL 3 p.m.) Third Division
International- Service Corps
(Sookunpoo, 1.30. p.m.) A.S.A.
せ 20th R.A. (Kowloon, 3 p.m.) Signals
Shell (Boundary Street, 3 p.m.)
v Medicals (Sookunpoo, 3 p.m.)
Police
There was a conference between some of the players, and. the out- come was a letter received by the Surrey Committee a few days be-Engineers There was intense interest in fore the match from W. Gunn, G.
Hayward, this, the third, Test. Upon it de-Lohmann, T.
Tom Mo pended the "Ashes."
Richardson and Bobby Abel that
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England had the honour. In they would not accept the invita-MURRAY WINS ARMY 1894-95 our team, under the caption to play unless the fee were taincy of A. E. Stoddart, had won increased to £20 per mang three of the five Tests.
The Surrey Committee took the
The first win was the outcome of an extraordinary performance, Passing reference may be made to 'it, although it is rather outside
the scope of this article.
A Record Score
Australia won the toss at Syd- #ney, and scores of 81 from F. A.
they
TENNIS TITLE Sgt. Murray, of the R.A.P.C., view that this was an improper won the final of the Army Tennis method of procedure, and refused to double the fee, as they Singles (Other Ranks) at Scokun- yesterday when he beat put it, "at the point of the pistol." Do
When the news leaked out of S/Sgt. Emberson, R.A.O.C. in a keenly contested match by 6-4, the threatened strike. It caused a
3-6, 6-3. big sensation in cricket circles.
Not Be Rushed
The doubles final will be play- ed today between Sgt. Emberson and Sgt. Duffield against Sgt. Webb and Cpl. Milne
Iredale; 161 from G. Giffen, 201 claration of the players that they would On the one side there was the de- from S. E. Gregory, and 74 from not play unless they each received £20. HONG KONG LADIES J. M. Blackham featured a total. On the other there was the equally of 586.
firm declaration of the Surrey Com EXPECTED TO BEAT This was a
record for a first mittee that they would not bind them- -innings in Test games, the pre-
selves to make any variation in the. MANILA SWIMMERS vious best being 551 at the Oval remuneration that had been paid to the
(Continued from Page 14) in' 1884, when W. L. Murdoch Professionals in the Lord's and Man-
chester games.
Kwok Fung Sun will be the made 211. This was the only
While adopting this attitude the Com-fourth man fo make up the team. double century in the Tests until mittee gave an opportunity to the four Chung Shing's team, of Ng Nin, that made by Gregory in the 1894 Surrey nlovers to withdraw their game.
threat. Abel, Hayward and Richard- Ng Tsun-man.
Fung Kwai-sane
son did so, but Lohmann did not, and and Chung Shui-che are favoured Ginn was not communicated with. to be a good second.
When Archie MacLaren and A. E. Stoddart opened the England
The three players who withdrew The Gala will conclude with a innings they may well have been their demand were included in the water-polo game between the anxious. It was no light matter England team, but Lohmann and Gunn home team and the International to face such a stupendous total. were left out.
Water-polo team.. Matters went badly for England, Even while the publle were stream- ing through the turnstiles on the first Four wickets were down for com- day of the match the position was still paratively few runs, but Albert in doubt. Ward batted with grim determin- There was another cause for anxiety. ation, Johnny Briggs hit in light-Certain newspapers had launched at- Eastern: - Woo Che-kin, Shek hearted fashion, and others came tacks against W. G. Grace and A. E.Kam-pui, Kwok Fung-sun; Lee along with useful double-figure Stoddart to the effect that they were Fook-ke: Tommy Kew, "Shoo
shamateurs, and so on, and so on. Hung-yui, ard- Chu. Chuk-yau,
totals.
Doctor Really Upset
International: Rocha, A. J. Hussain, W. A. Sprinkle, D. Leo- naro, S. Bux, J. Marques and L. M. Remedios.
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England Follows On
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England, however,
The Doctor and his fellow amateur 261 were
GALA behind when their last wicket fell, deeply resented those attacks, and the
Surrey Committee did not know whe Volunteer units interested in and they had to follow on. The ther both or either would play, and the Corps swimming gala on game appeared to be over. Eng- they had taken the precaution to call Saturday are notified that the land were in an apparently hope-up Mold, of Lancashire, Hirst, of York European Y.M.CA. pool will be less position.
shire, and Pougher, of Leicestershirel Cricket, it has been said times They were at the Oval to play if rn- available for team selection to- Fday - and to-morrow between 5 without number, is a funny game. quired, The England players did not des-out, but Stoddart would not put on his
W. G. Grace decided he would turn and 0 p.m. pair of their chances, huge as was flannels. Not one of the stand-bys was Hearne's wicket fell to McKibbin, and the task they had to face. Only required, however, because of the re-the innings was over, the scoreboard one of the eleven failed to get into turn of the three Surrey players. ⚫ showed: 84. 'double figures, and A. Ward head- That the Surrey Committee would. Although the pitch was such that a ed his colleagues with an invalu-have listened sympathetically to a rebowter prays for, Australia had only ablé 117.
quest for extra remuneration unaccom-to obtain 111 to ivin, and the
anled by a threat of withdrawal, there seemed against England, but Peel and is not the least- doubt,
J. T. Hearne quickly had the opposing. batsmen in serious difficulties, to and from the wickets. When Mc- It was little more than a procession
Kibbin, the last man, wont in tho
The innings realised 437, and Australia were set 177 runs to
had considered an application from the Surrey professionals for increased pay
Indeed, only a short time before they
Gregory,
odds
win, on the face of it a simple task.
Peel and Briggs, however, found ment. and that application had been highest individual score was 6 by S, E. the wicket to their liking. While granted for all Inter-county games. they were not unplayable, they When settling-up time, with the pro- · Mélibbin, in desperation, "had D compelled the batsmen to play fessionals who played in the Test argo." He hit at anything and every- every ball.
rived, each received a fee of £20. Since thing, but having made 17, a catch by then there has never been any strike Abel off Hearne brought the Innings threat in first-class cricket, and there to a close with H. Trumbic not outTM 7 to not likely to be.
and the total 44. England thus won' cession of thrills. The weather was
As to the match, it provided a suc- bý 80 runs.
Darling And Giffen
: There was some. fine bowling on both
When Darling and Giffen were at the wickets there did not ap extremely unkind. Play did not begin alles Trumbla took twelve wickets pear to be much cause for alarm on the first day until 6 o'clock, and for 80 runs. Six in each innings, bow, from the Australian point of view. | wickets tumbled down. T. S: Jackson Hing unchanged; - . but feeble resistance was offered made 45, the highest individual total Nearly the bowling for England by their colleagues.
of the game' save for the 47 scored by was done by Peel and Henrno,'. The Fortune swayed first to one side. Darling in Australia's first innings. former sent back eight batsmen for 63
England could not put together more runs and Hearne ton for 80 runsas- than 145, but ‚oia. wicket' made for In recognition of their bunarbe bow. bowlers the visitors, mustered only 119;ling in Austraila's - necond innings, the In their accond venture, England far- | surrey Committeo presented Peel and {ed disastrously. Seven..batsmen failed Hearnd each with a £5 note, and richly two to reacli double figures, and when.J. T. they, doncrvåd. It.
then the other, and the issue was decided when MacLaren held chance from E. Jones from a ball Chy Briges, and England had won
by 10 runs,
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W. M. Glover, well-known First Division football referee, has been elected president of Royal Navy and Royal Marines Referees' As- sociation Hong Kong Branch) for the present season.
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Owing to the war, the Interna- tional Board: could not meet-this session, and in consequence laws.of the game in force last sea- son will apply during the present
season.
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BOWLS RESULTS
- Following are the latest Club bowls tournament results.
HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB.
Club: Siņīplen Semi-Finali-R, R. Davies beat A Nissim 21–10. ... ́....
CRAIGENGOWER CRICKET.CLUB
Novices' Competition Final:-L, M.. da Roza beat M. A. Baptista.
Junior Club :Singles
Xavier.
HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB
..Pairs Competition?
A short time ago Hong Kong Third Round:-L. Gaddi ̧ beat W. E. Football Association were forced Broadbridge: 5. R. Solina beat Y.-A. to decline,, owing to the heavy Razack; W. Hong Sling beat J, H. programme offixtures during December, an offer by the Burma, Football Association. to send team to Hong Kong during that month. · It is now learned that Chinese Amateur:Athletic Federa- tion are contemplating inviting a
· Semi-Final:-X. N. Beddow, C. G. Burma team here during Decembeat. A. B. Didsbury, J. G. Belley, L. ́Sollis, B. A.-Mansell und W.-Gil (skip)
ber.
Honniball, Colony and St. Joseph's left-half, left for Shang- hai during the week.
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Z. Gosano and L. Gosano have signed on for International Sports Club and will play for them in Third Division when not playing. cricket.
OPEN SINGLES RESULTS
Following were the results of matches played yesterday in the Fourth Round of Open Singles Lawn Bowls Competition:-
At Craigengower C.C.
M. R. Abbas beat A. R. Minu 22-11 on the 20th.
M. N, Rakusen beat A. East-
man 21-16 on the 24th.
At Kowloon F.C.
A. Hyde-Lay beat W.
Hong
Sting 21-12 or the 20th
C. C. Pereira beat H. Whits 21-15 on the 25th.
- Semi-Final?—E; L. -Strauge, “and A. Bailey beat A. B. Didsbury and J. Ha Gelling.
Rinks Competition
E. Lammert, and G. “Duncan · (Skip); J. K.Barnes,"A. W. Gratton, J.-Skinner and A. Brooksbank. (Skin); beat-S.; W. Cressey, K. W. Forrow,, H. G. Wailing- ton and K. S. Robertson, (Sp)..
~·~KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB
--President's Cup
Third Round!-F. Goodwin beat A. C. Tribble;. V. C.. Labrum beat A. W. Ramsey; N. A. E. Mackay beat G. LAE.
Club Championship.
Fourth Round:-J. Fraser beat G. Les: V. C. Labrum Dent J. Hempacy: A. W. Ranisey beat W. Parsons.
Handicap Doubles
Fourth Round:-W. Gitting and U. Lee (plus 2) beat E. Kern ́and W. Pat- sons (plus 1).
-FANLING GOLF COMPETITION
The following have qualified for the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club's October Captain's Cup: competi- tion.-G. M. Park '81-7-74; A. W. Bourne 93-9-74.
There are 23 entries for the competition.
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