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Sports
HONG
KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1930.
Bowling Analysis.
HOOD SHADE DRAW.
News
Jowilt Lyal Bakor Glass' Edwards
O M. R
10 1/2
(57.
THE GREEN
PASTURES."
14
52
0
07:11:25. 1:0
Moseley
TRIANGULAR CRICKET TOURNAMENT.
NAVY'S COLLAPSE IN SECOND INNINGS GIVES. VICTORY TO ARMY:
FOUR WICKETS FALL" IN FIVE BALLS: FINE STAND. BY LYAL AND BAKER.
The second day's play in this game began shortly before 11.40 .. yesterday. The weather was in marked "contrast to the warmth of the previous day; and it grow colder and dullér as the day went
on,
took the score to eighty-four, add- ing the forty-seven runs in twenty minutes. Bakor included six boun- dáries in his thirty-one not out.
Bosumé,
Thus the Army won a very pleas ant match by eighty-seven runs,
Finally,
Thorp and Dewar-Durie started They were the better side, but all brightly and knocked off the arrears credit is due to the gallant fight pub of thirty-one in a quarter of an hour, and a few runs later Dewarup by the Navy. Jowitt bowled very well in the second innings and play- Durie, who had played brighted a fire innings to put the, Navy cricket for his twenty-three (which on top at ball-way. Glass batted included four fours), skied one and excellently, and fielded well. Bar- was caught by Baker running back rett was adequate behind the sticks, while A. B. Baker bowled usefully from the slips. Thorp. was more and showed that he is a far better sedale than usual, but hit three bat than a number cloven. fours in compiling twenty-five runs little over forty minutes. At ió 01, however, he was l.b,w. to Lyal. After about an hour's play eighty odd runs had been scored, when Haalewood reached out too far to ane Irom Glass and was caught in tho 'slips by Lyal, who fell, but re- tained the ball He had scored twenty-four, of which twenty came from boundary hits...
Scoring Slows Down. The pace of the scoring, however, The hundred slowed down now.
went up just before one o'clock, and then Williams slammed ono' hard back to the bowler, Jowitt, and was well caught. When lunch was taken, the score board read 110-4- 13, with Musson not out twenty- nine.
After Tifa.
A start was made again at. 1.50 p.m. and after Musson had been put down a square leg off a dit- fcult chalice, Glass caught Fry brilliantly. Nine runs later Musson da bowled by Jowitt-who was trundling excellently-and the score did not look too big,
Corporal Davis, however, helped Bilinon to put on thirty runs by nice oricket when he was bowled by What sormed leg-broak from Lya). With no addition to the score, Bainton reached out at one of Most- ley's slows, missed it and over, .balanced. Barrött had the baile off `at dnke. (139—8—21.)
Major Airey never scented com- fortable and was well stumped off Ibg ball from Jowllt at 181.. Loch. ner, however, began to give signs of playing his true game. The two hun- died went up after Waring had been badly dropped at mid-wicket, when he got Baker away to long leg for four, but immediately after he was taken at the wicket off the same bowler
A`Naval Incident. Faced with one hundred and Seventy-two to get to win, the Navy thet with disaster. Glass scored thirteen and Nash four. Then Glass was Lb.w. to Fry, while next ball ammilar fate befoli Squance, who was probably much more out than Glass. That finished the over, and next ball, from Williams, Nash played on, for the second time in the match. Next ball but one, Barrett was é mind, b. Thủà four. Wickets fell in five balls for no run, But disaster continued. Jowitt hit & two off Fry but played on two balls later, and after a maiden and one with a single scored, Branton but up an easy catch. to point off the falt Bowler. (911) Eight minates later, Edwards was bril liantly taken in the slipa by Waring off Williams with only one run add ed. Two runs later Moseley was 1.b.w. to Fry,-(24-8—1)—and at 37: the same bowlor: clean bowled tho | Navy skipper.
It remained
1 thought that Aylmer, handled the bowling at his disposal moet scientifically.
B. ABBIT
SCORES.
First Innings of Army.
Licut. R. V. Dewar-Durio, o
Edwards, b Lyal.......
23
Capt N. A. Thorp, 1.b.w., b
Jowitt ...
17
Lieut. W, G. Haslewond, br
Baker
20
Chpt. R. G. Lochner, b
Baker ...
Sig. J. Williams, 1,b.w.,” b.
Lyal
14
T
L/Corp. Fry, Lb.w., b Lyal 2 Major R. M. Airey, `l.b.w., b
Bakor
20
Lieut. A. H. Musson, not out 40! Lieut. M. Waring, b Jowitt... 1 Pte. Salmon, e Edwards,
b Lynl Corp. W. T. Daries, e Nash,
19
b. Glass
Extras: byes 4; leg byen 5,
wide 1-
10
185
Total
Fall of Wickets:—1/37; 2/30; 3/50; 4/09; 5/74; 8/113; 7/114; 8/115; 9/156; 10/185.
Bowling Analysis
O. M. R, W. Mid, Jowitt ...... 19 0 42 2 Sub-Lt. Moseley 0 22 0 Mr. J. C. Lyal... 15 3 55 4 A. B. Baker 11 0 33 3 Licut. Glass.... 3.3 0 *Comdr. Aylmer. 3 0 10 0
Sub-Lt. Edwards 3 1
Bowled 1 wide.
1
5 0
First Innings of Návy. Lieut. Comdr. Squanco, b Fry 3 A. B. Nash, b Williams ... 4 Sub-Lieut. Edwards, e Dewar-
Aylmer.
1101 1.000
Second Lanings of Navy.
A. B. Nash, b Williams ... Lieut. Glass, Lb.w., b Fry 13 Llout.-Comer, Squence, L.b.w.,
b Fry
"Mid. Jowitt, b Fry
Sub-Liout. Barreit, é 'and b
Williame
Lieut.-Comdr.
Brunton,
+
War-
Fry, b Williams .... Sub-Licut Edwards, ing. b Williama Sub-Lieut. Moseley, l.b.w... b'
Fry
Mr. J. C. Igal, 1.b.w.,
Mussonnimini
Comdr. Aylmer, b. Fry AB. Baker, not out .......
Extras: Byes ; no ball t
Tota
20
8+
Fall of Wickets:-1/17; 9/17; 3/17; 4/17: 5/10; 6/21; 7/29;. 8/24; 9/37; 10/04.
Bowling Analysis.
Sig. Williams ...ria 3- L/Corpl. Fry.... 13.0 AH. Musson... 0.5 0 *Bowled I no ball. Army won by 87 Tuns.
39 4 40 5
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BUT COWBOY THE BETTER. MAN:
A CRITICISM OF THE VERDICT.
The 12-rounds return contest be tween Davo Shada, the cowboy boxer 'of America, and Jack Hood, the English weltor-weight cham pion, was drawn at the Albert Hall on December 4,"
HOW THE PLAY ENDS.
[By MARC CONNELLY.J
[Hezdrel, defending Jerusalem, proclaims that for mankind-the old God of Vengeance has become a God of Meroy-]
God: What you mean, Hezdrel? Hezdrel: Ok, dat ol' God dat walked do earth in de shape of a man. I guess Hp lived wid man so much dat all He seen was de sins in man. Dat's what made Him.de God of wrath and vengeauco. Co'se
I find it very difficult, reports a Prese representative, to write dis passionately about this verdict given by Mr. Moss Doyong, who was in charge of the big fight at Barce-e made Hoses. An Hoses never would a found what mercy was un- lona last Sunday,
·less, dere was a little of it in God,
I am no Shade" fan," but an'an' Englishnah the dil to see the stranger within our gates accordedTM full justice..
too. Anyway, He ain't a fearsome
God no mo, Hosca showed us dat.. God: How you a'pose Hosea found dat meroy
By some strangd twist of fortune,
Headrel: De only way he could this has not been done to Shade infind it. De only way I found it. R. W. day of his three fights in this coun- De only way anyone kin find it.
try. Howas deemed to have been
God: How's dat?.. beaten by Len Harvey, and both his bouts with Hood have been drawn.
In each case I think Shade fully deserved the winner's verdict, and although he has accepted the issue. R. ABBIT'S WEEKLY NOTES. on each occasion with admirable sportsmanship, the American must surely wonder what "hoodoo" has come to so pervert the true sense of judgment against him.
TO APPEAR ON SATURDAY.
Desperate Holding.
I had no doubt that Shade was the better man the last time he met Hood. Last night his superiority was even more pronounced. In the
There are several league matches on Saturday next and they effcot the teams for the Club r. Navy on Thursday and Saturday, mund the K.C.C. r. Army on Saturday` and Sunday, I, therefore, find it neces aaiy to hold my weekly notes over until the issue of Saturday morn ing, when they will appear, together || with an account of to-morrow's, foriner contest Hood's gallant rally match on the Club ground,
in the last four rounds may have given some reasonable complexion to the referee's decision," but last night he was badly punished in each
R. ADDIT.
LOCAL RUGGER.
-
CLUB TEAM FOR TODAY.
The following will represent the Club "A
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Hezdral Through sufferin'. Gdd [Alter a paúða]:. What if dey kill you in de mo1nin'; Hezdrel, Hezdrel: If deyde, dey do. Dat's all.
God; Herod say he's goal to burn de tempic
Hezdrel: So he say.
God: And burn de Ark in' de books. Den dal's de end of de books, ain't it.7
.
Headrel Buoyantly. What you mean? If he burns dom things in dere? Naw. Dem's jest copies.
God: Where is de others?.
:
Hezdrel Tapping his head.]: Dey's a set in yere. Fifteen got out through the hole in the city wall to day. A hundred and fifty got out durin' de week. Each of em is a set of de books. Dey's scattered safe all over de countryside now,
of the last four rounds, and kedjest waitin' to git pen and paper
fo' to put 'em down agin.. only won two or thres of the pre- vious rounds at most.
Both men were perfectly fit, and against H.M.S. Tamar, the fight was always exciting and and Small Ships to-day at 4.45 p.m.: fast.. Shado was the dominant Back: C. E. Holmes: three-quar- party all through. Be forced at ters: G. P. Ferguson, D. F. Kilby, least 80 per cent. of the fight, and H. 8. Green and A. N. Other; halves: R. H. Griffiths and G. A. L. he scored with his punches at the Plummer: forwards: Mitford, At rate of three to one kinson, Cochrane, A. IL. Cox, A. D. | Hood made a grand fight of it, Coppin, W. F. Kerr, Watson and mind you. He was clever as can Wilson.
Le and shifty and resourceful, but Referee: Mr. R.. B. Helson,
Shade was always the more asertive and aggressive.
FUN AND THRILLS AT K.F.C.
NEW YEAR'S DAY ARRANGEMENTS.
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Shade's punches to the body were very trying, and nothing showed this more than the desperate hold-
ing carried out by Hood Now and then the Englishman would store beautifully with his left. Some There will be a fancy dress foot times he brought his right over ball match on the Kowloon Football clowrly, but at close quarters bo Club ground on New Year's Day was badly outpointed: Shade was when the single members of the Kowloon F.C. will take on a team always hitting from all sorts of composed of the benedicts. During angles. Hood made him miss often, the morning, Sir Cumference De but the bigger percentage of points Tong will pay his annual visit to was Shade', in eight rounds. Kowloon.
An added attraction this rear will be a motor cycle football match when the Volunteers and Kowloon
Durie b Williams ............. 12 Lieut. Glasa, o ́and b Musson 52 Sub-Licut. Barrett, e and b
Dewar-Dario 20 Lieut. Comdr. Brunton, 0
Lechner, b Dewar-Durio... 23 Sub-Lieut. Moseley, a Dewar-
Durie, b Musson Mid. Jowitt, not out. Mr. J. C. Lyal, b Williams ... 18 Comdr. Aylmer, b Williams... 7 A. B. Baker, Misson; b
Williams ....
iri.... 12 Extras: Byes-4, lug byês 1,
no ball i
Total
1
53
.210
Fall of Wickets:-1/7; 9/7;
·3/30; 4/101; 5/117; 6/118; 7/128; 6/174; 9/182; 10/210.
Tavern
(who should be less modest about his place in the batting order) to ["from" cbrißletü resous, the Navy t ignominy, They may have been a bio lucky" but they hit hard and
Bowling Analysis.
O. M. RW. 14 ! 41
03.
1
8 29.0
$
9
L/Corp. Fry Big. Williama ... 10.6 Capt. Thorp 60 Lieut. Musson... 10 *13
1 Lieut. Dewar-l
Dhule 7 0 45 Bowled no ball.
Second Innings of Army. Lieut. R. V. Dowar-Durie, Baker, b Jowitt ..... Capt. N. A. Thorp, l..., b
........, *25 Lyal Capt. W: G. Harlowood, e
Lyal, b Glass... Lieut. A. 11 Musson, b
Jowitt Sig. J. Williams, e and b
Jowitt
Fierce Fighting.
There was mith force fighting,
will oppose each other. The match and Hood's best round was the will be played under the A.U.C. fourth. In this he got Shade out rules and, it is expected, will prof his stride and landed a couple vide a lot of thrills and perfiapa some spills!
of glorious rights. In the eighth
The usual raffles will be drawn round, too, he scored frealy towards for, the prizes being donated by Mesera. Donnelly & Whyte, Cald- the bell, but after this Shade took beck, MacGregor, Gande Price, and control right to the end. Lane, Crawford...
SHAMEEN FOOTBALL.
CLOSE GAME.
Although I consider that Hood lost, he gave one of his finest fights. You must remember that he was conceding weight to the man who is
TARANTULA BEATS CICALA IN | probably the best or second best sriddle-weight, in the world nOW that Micky Walker has gone up into the heavier class.
Followers of football in Shamsen were provided with a very close and interesting game when H.M.S. Tarantula met and doleated H.M.8. Cicala by the only goal scored in the match.
Tarantula won to toss and set Cicala to play with the sun in their eyes, and with the exception of the
Hood kept cool under the greatest stress, and his defensive work was wonderful. But most of it was de- fensive, and that is why I think Shade won::
A dearer, botter class fight one
few times when the latter a forwards could not wish for, but I am worry broke through, play was confined to that Shade again failed to get his
their territory. Their defence, how
ever proved equal to the occasion
LADIES HOCKEY:
placed pass from Mannering, Cobb ENGLAND. SCOTLAND MATCH
93
deserts.
so that "lemon time
came with
the scoro shoet blank.
24
When play was resumed, Taran- tuls broke through, and from a well-
39
13
L/Corp. Fry, Glaas, b
Jowitt
8
Pto. R. Salmon, st. Barrett,
b Moseley...
01
Corpl. W. T. Davies, b Lyal 12 Major I. M. Airey, st, Bar-
tott, b Jówilt... Capt. R. G. Lochner, not out 17
Marina A Barrel
z
de Bakero Extras: Byes 2, leg byen 9. 1
Total
202
Fall of Wickets:-1/38; 2/01; 3/81;4/110; 5/130; 0/139; 7/109;·
8/100; 9/183; 10/202
sont in a hard, low drive which beat the goalkeeper all the way. After this Cicala did thoir best to send in the equaliser but with no avail, and the final whistle went with them pressing hard, but still
'one 'goal down,
The teams were:--
ON SATURDAY.
God [Proudly.] Dey cain't lick you, kin dey Hexdrel?'
Hezdrel [6miling.]; I know they
cain't. [Trumpet. You better get, out o' yere, Preacher, if you wahter carry de news to yo' people. It'll soon he daylight.
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God r. Te tryin' to find it, too. It's awful impo'tant. It's awful im po'tant to all de people on My earth. Did he mean "dnt even Gad must auffert.
[God continues to look out over the audience for a moment and then a look of surprise comes into His face. He sigha. In the dis- tance a Voice cries.]
The Voice: Oh, look at Him!
MRS. MILLER'S ESCAPE.
·AIRWOMAN DOWN. IN
· JUNGLE.
Houm papers give the following
Oh, look, dey goin' to make Him account of how Mrs. Keith Miller, carry it up dat high hill: Dey goin' the famous Australian airwoman, to nail Him to it! Oh, dat's a tor-was forced by a gale to fand in rible burden for one man to carry!
n lonely part of Andros Island, 'in rizes and (God
murmurs the Bahamas, while attempting to Yes!!! as if in recognition.
Miami, The heavenly beings have been dy from Havana to watching Him closely, and now, Florida.
Boeing Him amile gently, draw. Sho had been given up as lost in
back, relieved. All the Angels
burst into Hallelujah, King the Florida Strait when the news Josus." God continues to smile of her safety came through.. Dia- as the lights jade away, The
pite her ordeal, she returned to singing becomes fortissimo.]
Andros Island planning to costinuę. [END.].
her fight if her machine is in a fit.
BOXING
CITY HALL
SATURDAY,
3rd January, 1931, at 9.15 pm.
Blate.
Mrs. Miller told a dramatic story of her coupe from death when the renched Nassau one of the West Indies Islands.
Blown of Course.
Soon after leaving Havana the airwoman ran into a havy gale. Her compass was as faulty and she was blown off her couras Lack of petrol handicapped her and she was forced to descend in the bush, five- miles from Komp's Bay. hamlet, en. Andros Islander
Mr. Miller walked to Kemp's Bay, where she was given food and shelter by an sged native woman, sponding the night in a hut.
Then, while ships and aeroplanes
MAIN EVENT were still hunting for trace of ber
15 Rounds Contest for Lightweight Championship of the Colony and Belt
Between
in the Florida Channel, there began the difficult race to get the news of her dofety through to the outside world.
Through denso. forest ristive run- ners act off on a 18-miles dash to Mangrove Bay to carry the news to
STOKER PERCY LAKE, Commissioner Forsyth, the Govern
Holder
H.M.8. "BERWIOK" and
A. B. DOBSON,
H.M.S. "THRACIAN
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ment Resident Officer. He at, once aided har and obtained the stall vessel in which she sailed to Nassau.
"And Safe-Chubby."
From Nassau Mrs Miller seat this message to her mother, Mrs. C. F. Beveridge, in New York: "Am safe. Notify friends, Love, Chubby Miller." [Chubby by Mra. Miller's nickname.]
Before beginning her flight Mrs. Miller said she had a premonition, of disaster. "Something tells mo I am going down." were hor words. Mrs. Keith Millor, who is the
Glod: I'm goin' [Ho takes a step | BINGSIDE SEATS $5, OTHERS $3 and $1 wife of an Australian journalist, upstage and stops: Wane Mo to take any message?"
Hozdrel: Tell de people in de hills dey ain't nobody like de LawG dod of Hosen.
God I will. If dey kill you to- morrow I'll bet dat God of Horea'll be waitin' for you:
Hezdrel: I know He will.
God [Quietly,]: Thank you, Hex- drel.
Hezdrol: Fo' what!
God; Fo" tellin' Me so much,
You see I been so far away, I guess I was jest way behin' de times.
[He exits. Pause, then trumpet sounds.]
[Hezdrel paces back and forth Another young once or twice. soldier appears. Other men enter and stand grouped about Hez. drel.]
Second Officer (Excitedly.] Da cock's jest crowd, Hozdrel. Dey started de fightin' zg'in,
Hezdrol: We's ready for 'em,
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and the daughter of English par ents, first achieved fame by flying to Australia from England three years ago with Capt. Lancaster.]
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SUFFERING.
(It is the same setting as the Fish Fry Spene in Part 1 The anide Angels are present, but the Choir, instead of marching, is standing in a double row on ati angla upstage right. God in soat ed in an armchair near, centre. He faces the audience. As the Choir continues to sing, Gabriel enters, unnoticed by the chatter- ing Angels. Ho looks at God who is staring thoughtfully toward the nudist te.]
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