8
"CRICKET NOTES.
UNIVERSITY SUCCESS.
The Gushers as I rather anti- sipated, were not good enough to beat the Varsity. In fact i! Wright, had not had a day out they:
Aa innings of 48 followed up by 3
LAWN TENNIS.
LO
OTHERS ENTER SEMI-FINAL.
GOOD MATCH. SEEN..
The struggle for the fourth semi-
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1929.
HOME FOOTBALL. PRESS IMPROVING
PROSPECTS IN THE CÚP MATCHES.
SEMI-FINALS TOMORROW.
The semi-finals of the English
would have come to grief badif- {£nal position in the Open Doubles and Scottish Cup competitions are far 19 (though I believe, taken Championship of the Colony took after the match was won) is a pretty place yesterday, the contenders be fair Saturday's work. Gittias and A. T. Lee did best for the Uaiver sity, and Anderson continues to get wickets as well as to bat correct
ly
Second Division.
ing the Lo Brothers and J. G. Lawrie and G. W. Sewell. A very good match was seen and although, as generally expected, the former pair won, their opponents delighted the spectators by putting up a real- The R.A.O.C. certainly have taken heart of grace and have beaten they tout fight against the Chinese Electric who I fear will occupy the pair, the final scores being 6-3, 6-3 Buat position in the table." The and 10-8, Civil Service managed to beat Navy. II... who were one man short, and it appears that they will finish higher up the table than seemed probable at one time. Their two great weakhesses are entching and batting; and one or two members of the side should remember that the ball must be picked up before it is thrown in and that ao'good fielder) flourishes or snaps at the ball. hut lets it come quietly into his hands. "Friendlies.
IN CHINA.
RAPID PROGRESS IN THE
NORTH
RESULT OF GREATER FREEDOM.
од
the football progranime at Home to-morrow.
Paping (U.P.). — The Chinese Aston Villa meet Portsmouth at newspapers in the North have made Highbury, and Bolton Wanderers remarkable progress since the old oppose Huddersfield Town at Liver-War Lord Chang Tso Lin evacuated pool, to decide which teams will appear in the final of the English Cup at Wembley on April 27. Portsmouth are likely to fall be fore the Ville. The latter won the trophy in the first season after the
this city last June, and Chinese readers now agree that the Chinese Press in Peping and Tientsin is better than at may previous time in history!
Freedom of the Press, an avow- wari defeating Huddersfield in. the final, and four seasons later theyed principle of the Kuomintang lost in the faal to Newcastle (Nationalist Party) appears to be Taited. Aston Villa" also share with one other Club the distinction genuinely carried out in North China of winning both the League Cham- pionship and the FA Cup in the same season..
+
Bolton Wanderers have won the During the past nine seasons Cup twice, and Huddersfield ence double event last season, Hudders After being favourites for the feld were
dethroned from the
at present. The Chinese are not only printing more foreign news, but
parent freedom the news of China. are also printing fully and with 'ap-
when it is realized that under the This situation is understood only
Throughout play was fast and a good standard maintained. The Lo brothers forced the game and their better combination proved a big factor in their victory. They did not, however, have matters, all their own way. Sewell and Lawrie keeping close up all the time. Most of the points were well fought and long rallies were numerous, many of the games going to deuce.
In the third set Sewell and As a review for some of the Inter Lawrie made a determined fight port candidates next season the and were deservedly applauded for Club . K.C.C. match was interest-levelling after being 3-5 down. At ing. Owon Hughes and Mitchell this stage Lawrie came well into both got sixties for the Club, and the picture, and some dashing and
was no bowling' discovery risky play succeeded well against pearances point to another final change in the Chinese newspaper |
there
made among the K.CC. bowlers. Brace. Ramsay, and Teddy Fincher his opponents. Sewell, also kept got runs for Kowloon, and for once his end up and they then played in a way Wales got only one wicket. This, however, I put down entirely with good understanding. After a to the fact that he had an innings splendid rally they gained the lead last Sunday-his second batting at 6-3. The Chinese equalised, but effort of the whole season I believe! This batting business has been the the British pair went further rula of many a good bowler.
The Navy a weak side-got home by a few runs against W. C. Hung's team which tailed off a bit (as re- gards skill. I mean 1).
abead and led at 7-6. Play became extremely interesting and neither side showed any marked superior- ity. The score went to a all, when the Los aucceeded in ending the match by winning the next two games.
The Titania pat it pretty firmly across Craigengower, who will have to dig out not to join C.S.C.C. at the bottom of the table. I have had a sort of idea that there's usually a lot more talent in the Fleet than comes out in the first eleven. That, however, is inevitable unless all the ships get a good long spell at Wei haiwel and a good try out in Inter-16-3, 10-8. ship Matches.
To-morrow's Games. All games down for to-morrow are reputed to be friendlies and I have no information to when the halance of League games outstand- ing will be played off. Many I suspect "this year, next year, some time.
These notes also "draw to a close though a few brief words when matters of interest crap up will still be printed on Friday mornings until the Cricket Season is definitely a thing of the past.
And So We Go,On. **
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Yesterday's results follow:-
Open Denbles.
M. K. Lo and M. W.- Lo beat J. G. Lawrie and G. W. Sewell, 6-3,
Kandicap Singles "B."
A. C... Bowker beat W. Wood ward, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.
E. J. R. Mitchell beat W. A. Stewart, 6-3, 6-3.
Handicap Doubles.
O. E. C. Marton and H. Owen Hughes ben; HV Parker and L. A. R, Duncan, 6-4, 6-8, 6-3.
8. E. Green and D. 8. Green beat Very Rev. Dean Swann and Rev. H. V. Koop, 63, 84
Stigter, and De Man beat Ash- worth and Mills, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. TO-DAY'S MATCHES. Open Bingles.
S. A. Ramjahn J. S. McEach ran.
.Lt. Hale r. C. E. Holmes. Club Championship.
L. Goldman v. L. Forster.
Handicap Singles !' B,"
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League by Everton, and they lost to the Rovers in the Cup final. On their progress in the competition the Wanderers are more favoured for the final, but they will probably fight to a draw first.
Kilmarnock and Celtic are due at Ibrox Park, while the Rangers and St. Mirren will try conclusions at Hampden Park. The Rangers are out again for a "double" and ap-
meeting with Celtic on April 6th.
Owing to the Cup matches several League games have to be postpo ed, the programme being as under: ENGLISH LEAGUE. Division I.
Bury Cardiff Leicester Manchester U. Newcastle West Ham. Sheffield U.
Hull
Middlesbro' Millwall Notts C. Oldhari
v. Blackburn..
.
Everton..
v. Derby.
. Wednesday. #. Manchester C. #. Arsenal. + Birmingham. División II.
Port Vale -- Freston
Bradford v. Barnsley. b. Stakk v. Clapton
* Bristol C.
น
Grimsby.
ม. Chelsen.
Reading
v. Blackpool. Southampton 2 Notts For Tottenham e. Swansea. Wolves
West Brom
น
Division II (Southärn), Bristol. R.
Southend. Crystal Fal.: e. Luton. Fulham
Gillingham Newport Plymouth Queen's F.R. Swindon
Torquay Walsall Watford
*. Brighton. Charlton.
2.
v. Brentford.
Norwich.
V. Exeter."
7. Coventry.
v. Northampton.
Bournemouth. Merthyr.
Division III. (Northern).
Accrington
Bradford C.
Carlisle Crewe
Halifax
*Chesterfield.
1. Wrexham.
* Doncaster.
1.
7.
Nelson.
Rochdale.
Hartlepools v. Barrow. Lincoln Rotherham
Stockport
L. A. B. Duncan (owe 5/9). E. Tranmere
Price (rec. 4/8);^^„
Handicap Doubles.
(owe 15/1). A. H. Pean and A G. W. Sewell and G. C. Grove C. I. Bowker (zec. 18),
It is rather melancholy to and myself nearing the close of another Season's notes. And yet, to a seribe, the Season's end is not so sad as it is to those cricketers who have approached or entered middle age. To joyous youth it means very little; merely the finish of one of the unequated seasons which stretch onward before them in sa apparent ly endien viata. Next season will, R. they hope, find their skill in the game riper. But this does not last for ever. The eye grows slower. The bowler begins to lose his pace off the pitch, and the batsman to time his shots less accurately. It is harder and harder ge: low to them. Then, it is that each closing season becomes a time of sadness. The still small doubt thrusts itself forward'nsore insistently every year- Will next season be the last? And then there comes, to some earlier, to some later, that season which is
The following teams have been indeed the last. Wherefore to the young among my readers do I say selected to represent the Kowloon with the Frescher, Rejoice Football Club to-morrow (Sater- young man, in thy youth; or ever day) on Kowloon ground, kick off the evil days come, and the years at & p.m.- draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them!"
But one must not end on a note of sadness, however much some of us feel it at times. After all, one can
LOCAL FOOTBALL.
KOWLOON 1ST XI. v. SOMER- SET L.I.
Angus; Guest, Pile; Dowman, Easterbrook, Fast; Eastman, Hedicy, Morgan, McKelvie, Miles
Reserve: Spary,
still watch the game even when he KOWLOON RESERVES
has to stand-down" from even the Second Eleven
The Early Days of Cricket.
Ib has been suggested to me that
DE RECREIO.
Wigan
New Brighton #. Ashington.
. Soirthport.
•. Darlington.
South Shields. SCOTTISH LEAGUE,
Division I.
Dundee.
L
Aberdeen Falkirk
v. Queen's Park. Partick
v. Airdric. Raith
Hibernians. St. Johnstong v. Motherwell. Third Lanark v. Cowdenbeath.
LEAGUE RESULTS.
MID-WEEK MATCHES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 20. The following were the results of matches played to-day :—
English League Division I.: Bury 3, Birmingham 1 Division CLUB III. (Southern Section): Exeter
8. Newport 1; Bournemouth Northampton 0.
Scottish League: Queen's Park 2, Kilmarnock 0..
On the Recreio ground, to-mor- row, kick "off at 3 p.m...
Kowloon :-Angus, Jr.; Moore,
a few articles on the origin and Nicholls; Seddon Campbell, Da early, history of cricket, published vies: Hangat Melatyre, Moss, during the summer, would be inter-Waddington, "King esting to many of my readers who Reserve White!
have not at hand the various volumes which contain the informa-}
The Club de Recreio football
HONG KONG LADIES':
HOCKEY CLUB:
There will be an Inter-Club game at 315 on the Naval ground at Happy Valley, to-morrow (Satur day).
tion. I shall hope; therefore, to team will sail on March 25 by the compile a few very simple articles... Shidzuoka Mara for Shanghai giring ketch of Cricket history to play the 4th Interport Match up to the end of 1900 or so. They with the Portuguese Sporting will be very sketchy, but may be of Association on March 30, 1929. The teams will be chosen from interest, ds I have said, to those Mr. R. "A da Silva, the Manager the following/M Wallace, »G. to whom such information in bulk and Becretary of the Football Heard, 0. Furgeson, M. King, J. is not readily accessible. I am Section of the Club will take the Brown, A. Steele, M. Russel, P. rather uncertain at present as to following players to represent Goodall, D. Stanion, N. McNeillie, the date but due notice of it will be Hong Kong Portuguese: M. Hansen, Adair, M. Russell, given, so that you may all order" N, Beltran, E. Brown, G. Way, B. Baker, I. O. Bell, D. (or cancel your order for your Figueiredo, A. Gosano, B. Gosare, Blackburn, Mis. Webber, A. Creasy, Daily fren in time. At least this, P. Silva Netto, C. Roza Percita, B. Laing, F. Cousins, E. F I believe, is the correct thing to A. A dós Remedios, Er dos Coppin. Bay 17
Remedies, L. A da Rocha, S. Reserves: A Biggs, A. Steel, E. B. ABBIT: Bouza, A Ward, P. M. Xavier. Taesartez.
war lords, the papers were free to publish only what the military censors decreed. There was no at tempt to print honest reports and any praise of the Nationalist move-
ment was forbidden. Two or three daring editors who printed the truth were shot without trial.
Subaidised by Government, There has been an almoit complete
field in the North. Under Chang Tso Lin there were a score of feeble sidized by the military government, sheets, most of which were sub-
and none of which WELS taken seriously even by its readers. At that time, the Chinese depended almost entirely upon foreign-con- trolled newspapers to get the news- the Shuntien Shih Pao, published by the Japanese, and the English paper The papers now give due prominence to important foreign events, and discuss Chinese prob- lems with apparent freedom. Some of the papers now often take issue with decisions of the Nanking Gov ernment, and up to the present have not been suppressed for daring ücts,
An example of the best type of the new journalism in China is the Kuo Wen news agency,controlled and operated entirely by Chinese, issuing reports both in the English and Chinese languages. This agency has come to be regarded by for eigners as well as Chinese as de pendable and impartial.
The Kuomintang's policy toward the press has thus far been morf creditable, and Chinese newspaper- men have revealed that with free-
dom of the press they ear produce
really good newspapers.
報
THE LINCOLNSHIRE,
!
LADY OWNER'S SURPRISE
SUCCESS.
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY,}
LONDON, March 20. A huge field turned out for the Lincolnshire Handicap, the first of the season's classics; there being no fewer than thirty-five runners. The winner was Mrs. Foster's Elton, followed by Mr. Barnett's Athford, second, and the favourite, Lord Beaverbrook's Miscou, third. The start of the great race was enveloped in a thick mist and nothing could be seen of the run ners until the first three furlongs had been covered, when Garnock, with Steve Donoghue up, was ob- served to be ahead of the field in front to. Miscot, Athlord, Residue, Umslopagaas, John Silver, Irish Romance and Elton in that order. After half-way, Miscou, the favourite, went to the front," fol- lowed by Umslopegias, Garnock and Athford, with The Undiscover ed, Scintillation, Guards Parade, Elton, Irish Romance, and Oros made in a bunch close behind.
Wragg was, however, unable to keep, Micou in front. The horse was beaten a furlong from home and fell back when Elton and thrilling, Elton just beating Athford challenged. The finish was
Athford on the post. John Silver was fourth and Irish Romance Bith... 9.
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