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TENNIS.
HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB
HONG DOUBLES. ··
There are 6fty entries for the hand shout the state of University clove tournament, and the initial Cricket and, for the benefit of those match is down for decision to-day, of my readers, who do not see the when Messrs. Bradley & Co. meet lessrs. Linstead & Davis. The Hone papers or are too busy-aracter firm
represented by you can spell it another way)-to Mesara. C. B. Brown and H. E. delve through them. I have prepar-Forsyth, and are expected to win. ed a few further notes in continua tion, of my former articles,
Cambridge Out of Luck.
It appears that Cambridge have lost a tremendous number of old Blues, far it meets certain that E. F. Longrigg, R. W. V. Robins, T. C. Longfeld and N. S. Wykes are down, as they have not been out for the Varsity this year. Turn-3 bull, the skipper, is accordingly the only four year old blue in the side, and has three third year mer in Killick, J. T. Morgan and E. D. Blundell to form a nucleus of a side. This may mean disaster, as experiencé at Lord's counts for much. But it may help Cambridge cricket in a few years.
It will be interesting to take, the Cambridge side which gingyd against Notts: I give it in the arder of batting. S. A. Block, W. K. IIar- binson, E. T. Killick, G. C. Grant, J. T. Morgan, M. J. Turnbull, GD. Kemp-Welch, A. H. Fabian, H. H. Dale, E. D. Blundell and P. E Webster. Dealing with the new comers, S. A. Block was a Fresher
, but failed in the Fresher's match (1927), and in the Seniors | in 1924. He did well, however, in foen erickot and played once at the end of the season for the Varsity making 22 and 13, after having made an excellent 60 for Surrey against them. He is an old Malburinn, with a long reach and a very free style. H has made some good scores but is not a certainty for his blue. W. K. Harbinson, I have already denit
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Mr. Brown ased to be a well-known gure on the tennis courts, having annexed the B singles handicap many years ago, and is the strongest inember of the combination. The match is arousing a tremendous amount of interesti
"A" DIVISION,
CHINESE R.C. EASILY DEFEAT
CRAIGENGOWER
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C.R.C. won easily by 8 sets to-1. Full details follow:- Ng Sze Exong and C., Choa:
lost to H. D. Rumjahi and
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AMATEUR FOOTBALL ARTISAN REPLIES TO
"LEAGUE.
MEETING DECIDES TO WIND UP.
H.K.F.A. TAKE OVER
MANAGEMENT,
The annual general meeting of the Hong Kong Amateur Footbal: League took place yesterday in the Club House of the Chinese Athletic Association, 62, Queen's Road Cen tral, when an important, decision was reached to wind up the League. Mr. G, T. May presided, and all the Clubs in the League were repre sented.
GOLF SNOBS.
PREJUDICE AGAINST NEW CHAMPION.
INDEPENDENCE.
Mr. William Sutton, the first working man to become amateur golf champion of England, is smart ing under a sense of injustice. He feels that he has been blamed an fairly for lack of sportsmanship in his championship match against Cyril Tolley, and he is indignant that the question of class prejudice should have been raised by his
Success,
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When "Bill" Sutton as he During consideration of the at-likes to be known-won his title counts, it was proposed that 200 as Gosforth, he brought himself per cent, be voted to the referees on their fees for the season. The within sight of realisation of his was approved by the meeting.
On August 20 last year the Man- agement Committee made a recom mendation for the winding up of the Leagues This was submitted, to the H.K.F.A., who approved it, and the resolution, which was the last item on the agenda, read:-"That the Hong Kong Amateur Football
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elbows he was without collar and that the Hong Kong Amateur Foot-tie. I did not always look like ball League has now ceased to exist, this." he said, as he pulled out and he expressed thanks to the photographs of himself in smart officers and Clubs who interested plus fours to prove that he could themselves in its doings.
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beit # Leonard and 0.
0-1 Ismail beat A. Hachiuma and D.
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MIXED DOUBLES LEAGUE.
TODAY'S MATCHES,
Three matches are down for déci sion to day, viz:--
with. He has not been so siedess. ful in the tater matches as at the be ginning of the season G. C. Grant (Trinidad and Christ's) is the same year. He got 47 in the Freshers',
Chinese R.C. e. University. but only did moderately in the
Recreio r. Craigengower. Seniors last year. He is both
Kowloon B.G,C," r. Ladies' R.C. howler and a defensive bat ind!
The best tie should be that be- played once for Cambridge last year with no success, and this year has tween the Chinese Recreation Club only done fairly well so far, apart and the Live sity, on the former's fron a century in the Seniors.ourts. The Chinese have one of He the best rides in the League, and Kemp-Welch I cannot trace. appears to be a Fresher. Fabianast ek beat Craigengower in was skipper of Highgate (hence convincing fashion. They meet « came Robins) last year and had an much stronger team to day how. Dr. and Mrs. Tottenham. "average of 31 with 52 wickets forever.
Open Mixed of the 15 apiece. He has not done much runners-up
the so far, but, as Cambridge are short Doulles Championship of
one of the couples of bowlers, an all-rounder like this Colang. are may have a pretty good change. representing the University, anl H. H. Dales and P. K. Webster should be a match for any of that are also. freshers, I think. but Iponents' three pairs. Miss Grace
League as at present constituted be left out I shall not say a word about 200 Records
wound up, and that the 'Hong Kong Football Association be asked to take over the management of the League."
Mr. F. E. Hollands proposed that an entry be made in the minutes recording appreciation "of Mr. May's services to the Amateur Lengue. This was heartily approved
the meeting.
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yet got hold of the score of the are their other two lady representa- Freshers match. Webster is a
Kowloon Bewling Green make bowler,
earlier matches it appears their initial appearance, and that neither Valentine nor Oseroft up against the Ladies' Recreat an have been tried. C. M. Andree Cub, who put up a disappointing against week (Harrow), a third year all-rounder performance has had a show, but did little: Kowloon Cricket Club,
Recreio, who are also playing] while apparently several other Fresh men have been given a show, mostly their first match, should be able to hold their own against Craigen-
• as bowlers.
rower.
It appears from telegrams that Cambridge are not doing too badly, though, with the exception of some prodigious scores by Killick, whose average was about 87 at the end of May, it does not appear that there are any individual triumphs worth telegraphing Blundell is the mainstay of their attack but they don't seem to have found anyone very much to help him. Chandler, McVittie and Tebbs have also been tried. All the same I cannot say I feel particularly optimistic about their chances this year.
fast
The whole question seems to turn on the bowling, for A. M. Crawley, Barber. Kingsley and Ford have all struck their form. Kalaugher, fast bowler, may get another, trial. He played two or three times Inst year. R. I. F. Mackintosh, who bowled so well in 1927 seems to have gone right off. and so far as can be made out, has done little of But no one seems coming note. along to displace him. In the bat ting department the Oxonians have' more than they can do with. here was a perfect orgy of run-getting in the Seniors' match, though it is re- gorded that it was more due to bail bowling than brilliant batting. In
The joint favourites are John Lawson (Chitage), the only front rank American competing, Cyril Tulley, and T. P. Perkins (holder).
Dawson got a walk over in the Erst round.
Joshua Crane (America) beat Bretherton (Handsworth), by holes.
Cyril Tolley beat Patterion, 6 and 5.
Dr. Tweddell beat Rutherford (Burhill), 3 and 1.
knacked Cyril Tolley out of the semi-final of the championship.
They say that I ought not to have objected when Mr. Tolley wanted to remove the snow from the line of his putt the eighteenth green.
เ
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Question to Referes, This is what happened. I was two up and three to play when the suwstorm came on. I bad two for win on the sixteenth green, but touched my hall when I addressed Kyke (Selangor) bent J. S. Mor-it. I had to pay the pensity of a Soccer stroke, sa Mr. Tolley had a lucky Corinthian (the
half. did not complain. Neither player), and 3."
of us attempted to remove the snow from the green, nor did we at the seventeenth hole which Mr. Tolley won. As a matter of fact we were (Castle) both in ignorance of the rule.
rison
Perkins First Round Win,
SANDWICH, June it. In ideal conuitious to-day in the sirst เบนnd, 1. Ferkina Bromwien), the holuer, beat . Manford (Luftness) v and 5.
Perkins, who is favourite for the championship, was one under fours at the sixth, and turned four up.
Chris Buckley, the old England and Aston Villa footballer, "beat Major Hezlet, ex-irish Champion, one up.
"I understand now that it is permissible to remove snow. Од the last green Mr. Tolley was fair- ly near the pin, and had to hole Git in one to save the match. He asked the referee if he could remove the snow.
"The referee turned to me and asked me if I had any objection. I replied that it was hardly a fair question to put to me because we snow. Mr. Tolly then said it did He played through the snow, ruined the putt, and so
won the match.
fact both Varsities seem full of Although he won easily, Wether had both been putting over the
The Oxford Probables. Oxford have done reasonably well so far, in so much that they have a tremendous batting side. Against South Africa, a drawn match, they had zine old Blues playing, while R. V. Ekone the tenth was hurt in the Yorkshire match just before. The three new comers were the Nawab of Pataudi, E. M. Wellings ard P. N. Townsend The Nawah is a very pretty bat. He is in bis second year and has always done well in the trials, and last yent played four times for the 'Varsity, but could only muster an average worse.
bats who make any amount of runs in Club Cricket "but fail to stand the acid test of the first class tandard. Harbord, Russel Snow, Dobson and Nawab of Pataudi all did well, while Nash and Kalaugher bowled fairly.
The Freshers' match was even Akers-Douglas got 128,
Roger Wethered (Worplesdon) beat R. Hambro (Addington) and ed at times was erratic, and was frequently in the rough with hit not
However he made somc drives.
ne recoveries, and turned four up. Although out of bounds at the thirteenth, he finished the match at the fifteenth
AMERICAN "AMATEUR"
SOME NOTABLE FALLURES.
matter.
"One thing I am sure of is that if there have been any nasty things said about me they have not been said by Tolley. He was the first to congratulate me when I beat, him, and he congratulated me again when I won the champion- ship. He is a gentleman, is Mr. Tolley-absolutely.
"DAVIS "CUP TENNIS.
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HUNGARY DEFEATS
of 12. He does not seem to be doing Brooke 80, Butt 53, Baies 73, Gosting "much better this year and appar 61 and Sime 001 The only bowler and to be mentioned as doing any good ently,
"Duleep" anlike
was F. W. Wagner with 3 for 35. Ranji has not got the big match temperament. He certainly has re- Bains of Tonbridge seems highly
thought of as does Akers-Dougiai, (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] ceived full trial.
who played for Kent against the
NEW YORK, June 11. 'Varaity and got '33. He does not
Over" 000 golfers are engaged in appear to have been tried yet.
On the whole, the chances of the American Amateur Champion- Oxford getting a win at last seem ship qualifying competitions, in- rather bright for while Cambridge volving 18 cities stretching from may have a slightly better bowling coast to coast. side, Oxford on paper have a dis tinct advantage in batting, while Benson behind the sticks in one of Chernd, the beet amateur stumpers there nbly it will end up in the side that holds its catches will win-or-per- and Chick Evans, ex-holder of the way to Budapest to meet Hungary Open and Amateur championships in the semi-final of the European R. ABBIT. of the States.
E. M. Wollings (Cheltenham) is Also a second year man and is n bit of an all-rounder. He played twice last year, but neither then nor this year does he stem to be able to get wickets freely in first class cricket, though he collected A for. 81 against South Africa and bowled better than anyone. Oxford are so short of bowlers that he may
a fresher, cams up with a big re putation from Winchester last sea- goa, but he has been rather dia appointing in the bowling line.
(Oontinued on next Column).
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