INTERPORT CRICKET. HONGKONG DEFEATS THE VISITORS.
BRILLIANT. CENTURY, BY PEARCE, The interior season was concluded
THR BONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
INTERPORT TENNIS:
A CLOSE CONTEST. SHANGHAI TAKES THE HONOURS.
The third session of the interport Jannis contests drew a large gathering of people
Hancock, and sent a hefty shot over the fence into the Supreme Court, sending 160 up. Pearce tumed. Riches prettily to the leg boundary, ending 180 up. Davies. facip Riches, was glean-bowled by him. the wors reading 101-5-6. G. R. Sayer
Martin, relieved Morris of the leather. Sayer obtained a four through the slips ofteriay afternoon. The weather was dus Riches and lifted the next ball to Lesch. From a spectator's viewpoint, but for the while on the first court the shadows Seiding at mid-off, but the latter failed to the sun was too strong on the second
completely play.
smothering their opponents
in the fourth game, book of the counced pace of Wel's service to return it to him past Kwong with
sting, and by those tactica won the game, -- Oilerdonam faulted ballg
yesterday when Hongkong, delenied the weat in for the sixth wicket nad W...Wto the Hongkong: Cricket Club's ground in his servky and the game went to Hong-
Vitors by five wicke s. There was high suring the Vistors to alling 44 and Hongkong 298 fur the loss of six wickets. Play Gomtiniai miter the Visitors' score had ben, pass. T. E Pentru ruske his second century, being tilentea with if rans
elit. Patre, crossing over, drive were very confusing. Taking the results of Rishes to the leg-boundary sending 170 up the day's play as a whole, Shanghai had the
kong a 4-1. There was little of interest in the remainder of the net as the platy settled
the set as B-4. down to medium-paced driving. Hongkong
Shanghai won the following wet as 6-3 by keeping the play away from Kwong nad
B. Hancock, he skipper, and G. and taking his score into the sixties being | silvantage in both polists, and sets over, pasting Wel', backhand consistently. The |
r showed their true form yesterday Hancock his three six- Franks, ndi out, 31, hit two size
seventies
DETAILS DY, THE PLAY. Contiquing their innings, with the score standing at 742 for eight wickets, W. W. Stafford and R. Grimshaw, the overnight Martin twide to the leg boundary sending not-outs, carried the score to 214, when the
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nearly two hours at the wickets. Allison Hongkong, owing to the breakdown of following set, however, was a surprise. The rieved Riches and Parco cut him getting Mears. Lo and Yvanovitch. Hongkong Hongkong hair went into the net-and a couple, and with a similar stroke sent first pair, Messrs. Ng Sre Kwong and Wet smashed everything that was put up to him to the boundary, getting into the Wing Lok, however, put up a very fine them, rinsing out with a love
set. Excitement was very
koen with showing against Mears. Pott and Ollerdes- After the tiffin interval Pearce drown, winning their rubber, after the full both sides in possession of two ning his servion, though his firss ball, war et. The courts were not in the best. five sets had been played, on a vantage sets. Ollerdersen opened the get by win. dition, particularly the second court which fault in very instance. Kwong-rened Franks stumped Grimshaw who attempted Sayer also opened up and drove Allison to was playing anything but true. Le og on his service winning, love game with to hit ont Bird. H. W. Allison went in for the off-boundary twice and got into the three occasions missed his stroke on this only two returns which were promptly he ist wicket and was caught in the very twenties He drove Allison to the fence, account. While the play on number one turned off the court by Wei who was play Bret ball he faced off Bird, by Wodehouse, facing the Naval Yard, but only got a court was not up to the standard, provided ing nicely at the art, Pott kept the inter- felding at third man. The innings real couple 210 runs were registered when all round on Saturday by Lo and Patt, sat alive by wiming his service after a 246. Stafford carrying out his bat for Leach again took up the leather at the there were bursts of very brilliant play, tough struggle at volleying over the short The bowlers and folders had Supreme Court end Pearce raised his particularly by Kwong and Pott. For the courts. The short courts duel continued pretty bad time havies got five wickets score to eighty by a stroke to third man greater part of the five sets, (for the first during the succeeding game in which Wei which brought him in only one run. Sayer three at any rate), Wei was more of sent down & vigions, though erratically for eighty-eight run
drove Leach to the off-boundary, raising handicap than a help to his partner, judg placed, service. Ollardessen 1085 his HONDKOM INNINGE T. E. Penyeland A E. Wood opened his scorn to the thirties and the total to ing his ball very badly and missing many service which put Hongkong in front st Hongkong innings. D. W. Leach bowled 500, and followed it up by a cut, bringing easy shots. The umpire penalised Pott for 3-2, but Kwong, whose service was loose, in the Naval Yard end and H. W him four runs. R. Grimshaw was put on foot faulting on a couple of ocasions. He gave the opposing team a chance after deace Allison from the Supreme Court end to bowl in place of Allison and Sayer was improved on his service of Saturday by had been called once had the store went Pearse commenced scoring with a boundary, applauded for a nice cut to the boundary going up after it to the net where he did to 3-2
Port was penalised for fout faulting in Sayer oxt some pretty volleying. Ollergessen, how sending a full loss-by Leach to legending 233 on the board. Succesivo maidens were bowled and then drove Gamshaw to the off boundary and ever, was weak in this department and miss the xt game but after dence had been in the fifth ball of his over Allison clean entered the forties. Pears his Leach too numerous strokes. His smashing was called he and Ollerdessen went into the bowled Wood: ¡Major H. M. Edwards the country, fous ins resulting and fol
net and pasted everything that wat put up to them. Fott gave a nice exhibi- followed and after a few minutes slow play lowed it up with a delightful drive to the
tion at overhead driving off Wei's service glanced Leach to the leg boundary, sending off, sending 240 on the board. A glance
in the following game and though ten up. He was out in the very next bail to leg for four by Force was the winning putting his leg in front of one of Leach's hit and Feare entered the nineties. At
Hongkong tried w pass their opponents nos capitalised to anything like the extent with alow-ghote the game went against 247 Bayer was out .b.w. To Grimshaw.
thes offered Kwong, particularly, while them, leaving the lead with Shanghai at
-deliveries, Two wickey were down for eleven runs when R. L. D. Wedehouse
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also very erratic, the majority of his high bhots finding the net. For this water all four were poor in this respect. This faulty lobbing and tossing of both sides gave garut opportunity for effective amushing that was
joined Pearce. Riza were very slow in Sayer, who made 43 rune, played his best missing very few shots, seemed to lack the 6-3. At this stage with Shanghai only. coming before the-twerties were reached, innings in the inter-port series, driving force and vin required often to convert his wanting one game to win and Hong “bull” nfter 'that the game grow brighter." gracefully all round the wicket. Eight takeable returas into winning strokes. Long requiring four, it seemed any odds on
three runs resulted in the partnership be pavilion
Wodehouse lifted Leach to the
tween himself and Pearce. I. B. Franks None the less his gaze stood out prominthe Northerners carrying off the ebber. .and Pearce entered double figures. Wodo, joizel Pearce and with a drive to the only as the best on the court more accurate, Kwong, however, took the serve and sent house saus Leach past cover to the boun- boundary, went 250 up... Stafford „replaced strategic and certain. His service was down some well placed straight serves that "dary and thirty went up, Wodehouse Leach. Pearce drove Grimshaw to the leg disappointing, partaking of the same fault gave Wet a chance to do good work at the
boundary and crossing over, sent Stafford
"down" some
very
lieved Clifford The change bad the Grimshaw for a six on to the Naval build on his ground strokes and in volleying pott and" Ollerdessen, (Shanghai), 2-6, Bok; |
desired effect, Wodehouse, in attempting
2-6, 6-0, 7-
getting into double figures. He followed to the off boundary, sending his score past as his general play-mach o gentle. Hongkong played excellently together up by prety lata cut to boundary, the century, an effort which was loudly Fott was vigorous in his service, volleying for the remainder of the set winning in fina stu the luss ball gone down by Allison *ppinuded. A similar stroke netted him and driving. In the latter evation he att A Second boundary and "ä" torn
excellent overhead shots atste by in They were warmly acclaimed third one, sending up
by the specta.org. Pearce glanced nicely to leg, sending 40 to lega
370 on the board increasing his century that compare with any thing that might be
Analysis. by ten Franks his Grimshawi to leg for seen at Wimbledon. Üllerdessen was steady up on the board. The first change in the
Kwong and Wei, (Hongkong), defeated bowling wis effeated when Leach was refour and entered doable Sgures. He hit
scientio fing and, followed le up with a second six, showed himself to be a cool and sending 280 up and his score to the twen-players Wor while effective in some of his to hit a slow-ball, was slumped by tier. Facing Stafford Franks drum services delivered far too many faults. Be Claxton. Wodehouse's stay, though short, to the on-boundary sending 290 up, and fol-
lowed it, dp by a second shot to the mme however, volloyed sanddrova excellenay-56-1, 6nd **** boundary. Pearce was at the wickets for after the third set. Indeed his game im- was productive of eighteen runs.
Shanghai-1 rubber, 3 sets 40 games. Hancock parored Pearce, who soon after two hours and twenty minutes and a proved 100 per cent. at that stage and he unhorten, with 111 rs to his credit. He
Hongkong: & rubler, 3 sets 33 gam entered the twenties. Hancock opened played a most brilliant innings and had brought of stroken with a clip and direTO-DAY 9 GAMES. with a big hit to the constry, obtaining eighteen fours to his credit. Franks carried tien on them that compensated for his boundary and the half-century was but his bat for a vigorously romprled 31 indifferent showing earlier in the day. The
B.
signalled. Facing Clifford he glanced him to the log-boundary and followed it up with a shot to the pavillon, taking the tola! up to sixty and entering double gures himself. Crossing over he drove Allison to the leg boundary, and followed it up with a beautiful six near B and Se offee, sending the score up to seventy and gotting into the twenties.
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VISITORS,
E. J. Biches, o Davies, b Wode.
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HL. Mitchell, e Franks,
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W. C. G. Clifford, o Hancock,
*Davies
D. W Leach, e Davies. b. Hanco A. A Claxton, b Reed.......
AE. Holmes Brown, c: Bagnall,
Davies *** H. H. Morris, b Davies W. W. Martin, e Wodehouse, b
Davies
;
Tanaka and Carnavarro. (Shinghai), de feated Lo and Yvanovitch (Hongkong),
Today there will be two especially in feature of the afternoon's play was Kwong's treating singles matches. The Hongkong backband driving. It way as-near perfec- champion, (Ng Sze-kwong), will play the sion in length, speed, and direction, L Shanghai champion, (Pott), whilst the
any.
The spectators were in a
thing could be.
runner up of Shangliai (Tanska), and vory enthusiastic mood when the first pair Hongkong, (Ló), will also meet.
snatched the rubber from the burning for Hongkong on avantage set at 3-9-
The showing of the second paits on both sides was second rate, Messrs. Lo and Yvanovitch were cutclassed by Tanaka and Carnavarre, who were in nothing like good form. The technique of the game on both
W. W. Bafford, sot outsides was plementary. For example, both R. Grimshaw, std. Franks, b Bird H. W. Allison, a Wodehouse, h Bird
Extram?
xides pretended to be playing a net game
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE CHARITY FOOTBALL MATCH
[TO THE EDITOR or · ·THE · HONGKONG
DAILY FRESK
Stay I be permitted to announce
nevet ball and Leach, automping the missed it. Leach came on to howl a second time nad A. E. Holmes Brown replaced Allan and eighty went up on the board. A full toas sem down by Leach was put
and were standing back at the service court in your esteemed paper the results of the nicely away to the leg-boundary by Pearce
line. The tossing and lobbing was Charity Football match in aid of the who got into the thirties, Hancock follow
execrable, falling very slowly and shallowly North Chriau Famine Fand held on the ing suit. Both batamen were well set and
Runs at fall of such wicket, 1/96; 9/40; The smashing was in many cases only pre- 8th inst., as follows —— rung coming in freely, Hancock carpet-2/83; 4/87/5/2203; 6/229 7/230; 6/241; | vented from reaching Queen's Road by the drove Holmes Brown to the boundary and 9/244 3. 10/2442 000
BEAU "Bowling: Analysis.. chen, glanced him to the leg boundary many t mending,"
· THE CENTURY
p and raising his wors into the forties. Crossing over, Hancock drove Leach to the veg-houndary, scoured a couple in the next ball and then his asin on to Queen's Road, reaching the half-century in a com- paratively short téme, amidst applause
inta
Riches
on the
Bird"
Davies Wodehous Reed Bayer Edwards Hincock
Total
-wide,
NEW
16.3 2 052
KONKONG.
TE Pearce, not out
A. E. Wood, b Allison HM. Edwards, Ih.w., h Leach RLD.. Wodehouse, atd.
Clifford
K. Hancock a Leachy, b M P. H. Davies, b Riches GH Bayor, lbw b Gri I. B. Franke, not out
EXCISE ***
Total (for 8 wickets)
Bagnall, Reed and Bird did not hat. Buns at the fall of wickets:—1/4; 9/1 3/444/148; 5/164; 6/247.
Riches replaced Holmes Brown and Pearen glanced him the leg boundary sending 190-up. Morris Took Leach's place the ball and Hancock turned Jeg boundary, taking his total ti, Peares repeatedly drove the boundary sending 130 up oard and bringing his wore, inte the forties Hancock slammed Morris to the leg-boundary and Pearce obtained four, "through the elipe, off, Hiche, taking hir score into the fiftice, after ninety minutes sting. When 140 was up, Hancock gays
on to the leg-boundary off Morri Leach hold him near the boundary cock played a great innings, ing with delightful freedom all round Chei in scoring 69 and in partner- Hero put up 104 run
on return to the
Davits, succeeded fema
pavilion
Leach "Allison Holmee
Clifford
Riches. Morris
Marti
Grimsha
Stafford
Bowling Analysis.
Tickets sold at the gate, Tickals previously sold
(92:40" 446.80" 1,213.00
81,759.00
enclosure trapping. Tanaka showed an DOcasional burst of good serving; a half for ward American var
varloty with a long bounce but like Wei ha put down too many faults. Lo was in nothing like his form of the All the expenses in connection with this previous Saturday, while Yvanovitch was match are, either outributed by my ably mediocre. Carnavarro played reason. Association or its members, so that the ably steady but on the whole the second whols of the proceeds $1,752-has been pairs were uninteresting. Shanghai carried converted into Peking Currency (through off the hemours in this division in three Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpo- straight sets.
DETAILS.
ration at a very favourable rate of exchange and, free of expenses) and remitted to Mr. Long Shik-y, President of the Inter- national Relief Society of Peking.
On behalf of by Cominitice, may I tako this opportunity to publicly thank the Hongkong Football League for approving and arranging this Charly Match, the Hongkong Football Club for losa.
In the opening game of the first pairs Fost and Ullerdosson esptured the first game from the Hongkong men; but the latter evened up on the second. Wei for felted his chance by faulting with his service twice in the third game and unable to recover. Shanghai won the following game taking the scores to 3-1. Kwong on his service placed the games at ground and stands, Mr. R. J. Wilton for 3-2 by a series of nice well-placed yollaya, kick off, the Gentlemen Football Play
for nervice Four goodaalf for but the Northerners replied by taking the tro following games. On the eighth game the Hongkod Tramway Co. for free Hongkong rallied and, took Pott's service order and all those gentlemen who being greatly assisted in the operation by the double faulting of the server.
Hongkong opened the second set by win. ning the first, second, and third games. Both Hongkong men were placing some fitte.back. hand shots along the side lines and
The Police for maintal
tributed to the success Yours faithfully
WONG HIN WAN,
Hon. Secretary South China Athletic Association. Hongkong November 15th,
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