1931-02-27

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Sports News

CRICKET TEAMS AND PLAYERS.

NO LEAGUE SURPRISES ON SATURDAY.

ABBIT'S WEEKLY REVIEW.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27,

H.K.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

P. KONG PROGRESSES.

"HOUR BRITISH STRUGGLE.'

Despite the overnight rain, the wentor kept suficiently fine enough yourday to permit the day's pro- gramme to be carried through, ground conditions being ou the soft side however.

Paul Kong engaged the attention of the spectators, who him matched against J. W. Leonard in the second round of the Open Singles. The match developed into

GOLF NOTES.

[Br GUM.

The weather is a most useful topic when strangers get together, or when some shy young man, with his lotharianian temporarily suppress- ed by nervousness, meets youth of

1931.

KOWLOON GOLF.

DRAW FOR HONG FOURSOMES

The following is the draw for the Hong Foursomes first round to; be played over the Kowloon course on or before Sunday

H.K. and Kowloon wharf and

FIFTH TEST MATCH.

SOUTH AFRICANS WIN THE RUBBER.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AORNCY.]

DUBRAN, Feb, 25.

The fifth Test Match between the

Godown Co. (W. M. Groves and South Africans and an England A. Eastman) Hong Kong and XI. was drawn, South Africa thus nubber by virtue Shanghai Hotels (F. C. Barry and winning the E. O. Murphy)

the opposite vex, whoss nura and his intermingle with a spontaneity which brings palpitations to the heart, but is not always an ice,

II.K. and Whampoa Dock Co.. breaker. Bo reference to the wen- ther of early morning last Sunday (J. "McKelvie and J. O. MeLag gan) v Mustard and Co. (J. need not neovasarity, mena that

Pooler and L. G. Gavo). there in a paucity of subject matter for tiria week's Notes The heavy Naval Yard (W. G.- Trice and downpour was doubly beaten-sent-R W. Sapsed). r. H. K, Electriv

Mackintosh and "Co. (J. G. an imaginative ear could have Co. (J. R. Way and W, Stoker),

Moyor and G. H. Russell) r. Lane, Crawford, Ltd. (H. Hampton and W, S. Hillier).

Falconer and Co. (J. J. King:

No less than two League matches be a strong candidate. A spell of were decided last Saturday and going in a little lower down in tho both ended very much te was ex order has developed his powers of pected. The K.C.C, opening pair opening up at things, and he were all over the 0.00, attack on watches the ball right on to the what appeared to be a pretty easy tab. But it is singularly unfortu wicket. What might have happen.nate that there seems to be no young a long drawn out struggle in which | heard the blades of gran lapping ed had Brace been gives caught at blood coming along. One wonders Leonard's defensive tactic, slowed up the life-giving moisture and, the wicket off one he admits he when some of the good Publie the pace considerably. Kong show-before the day was out, an equally touched one cannot my, but the School cricketers, or bhites, willed considerable enterprise, taking imaginative eye could have discern a great deal of risk in the opened the fairways casting aside their mpire riled in his favour. He get a job in the Colony,

ing stages, but finding it costly mantle of drakk brownness innd F. W. T. Rosa)". Dairy thens went serenely on to complete

d later matched Leonard patient- He did very his hundred while Teddy Fincher

point for pains. well to pull level from 25 down, enreted sixty,ndi,just before.

at disappointed his supporters by They had been pretty slow at the

lesing the first et at 3-7. His xt- beginning. I am told, as the match

to standard of play proved the started fairly punctually and they

druiding factor in the second set, in which although meeting with tuok until four twenty three and

stern opposition, he gave the im half fi quote an export) to make

pression that to cortainly was the a hundred and sixtyeight.

better player; eventually winning the set at 6-4 Then playing with mittedly this works out over a run

greater confidence in the final set, minute, but. on the K.C.C.

fe gradually wore Leonard down, 10 win at 6-1. Kong now aceta the

Au.

ground which was playing quite fast in the outfeld, it is; not very fast for a partnership of a hundred and fifty for the first wicket.

A Mattor of Oplaton,

Of course, officially, the declara- tion, which I genat you could not reasonably have been made earlier, left thự Craigengower batsmen just bu an hour and three quarters, but with the existing light conditions "it' was pretty obvious that the ball would have to be dipped in lumia-

To-morrow's' Games. Indians and Civil Service both have blank days. The Club will journey to Pokfulam to play the Varsity. The fact that it is the first day of the races will weaken them considerably, I think, but Owen Hughes will probably be able to raise a side strong enough to secure victory. I am not sure if Mitchell is playing, but if he is he will have

favour of one of green freshness. The hand of man can do much but the absence of rain can undo all that he has done maybe the new basis of assessing the Liquor Tax will bring some of us into closer. association with the beneficial pro- perties of water.

Farm Co. (J. D. Thomson and E. W. Coulson).

P.W.D (C. E. L. Jahnson and J. M. Purris) r. James Backhouse, Ltd. (H. S. Dinsdale and A. Laughton).

Gilman & Co. (E. C. Fincher and L. Goldman) e Union Trad- ing Co. (F. E. R. Remedios, and

The Fanling "Boy Champion-"

Lowo, Bingham and Matthewn to field close in as his kuce is ob-winner of the the Ng Sa Kwong Robh by Colmel Matthews and ley) Royal Fleet Auxiliary (J.

ship" somi-finals have now been completed and, with the defeat of (E. D. da Roza and W. J. Wool- viously still groggy. So far h A. O. Johnson. always scous to get mid-on with.

In the last match in the first Maturin by Enger, the stage is now Mackintosh and H, Hingshaw). und of the Open Singles, Ho Kaset for the bout which will decide ita concomitant trots to the legau met and defeated Edge inwho is to wear, with pride and boundary.

straight sets, and now meets K. Yoshikawa.

Craigengower have a blank day also. On the whole the most inter eating game will be between the K.C.C. and the Gunner. A good deat depends if Brace is playing for Kowloon, and also as to whe

A Farewell,

A. D. Humphreys and H. Owen lughes beat Petch and Deane in dour struggle, which went to three sets, in the Open Doubles, while the Rumjaha cousins had no the Zimtnera brothers in the same difficulty whatever in eliminating event

The detailed scores of yesterday'a matches follow :--

Open Singles.

TIST ROUND.,

H.. Ka Lau beat W. H. Edge 0,5,

SECOND ROUND.

P. Kong hot J, W. Leonard 4-7, 6-4, 6-1,

Open Doubles,' ·

pleasure, the 1931 cloak of “junior"! prowess. The Colonel's victory over Robb with a margin of 4 and 3 is to be highly commended and it must be most gratifying to him that, though the curtain must shortly fall upon his golfing days, he is with the youngsters. Old soldiers yet more than able to hold his own

never die.

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VOLUNTEERS' CRICKET

WEEK.

LIST OF PLAYERS, AND DATES.

The following teams will repre It is more diffent than usual seat the .V.D.C. during their to pick out the "champ" in the Cricket Week on grounds and dates coming match--who would prophecy as below:~~ where experience and santh are the opponents?

K.C.C. against Kowloon 0.0. on Bunday, March 1, at 10.30 am, and Monday, March 2, at 9 p.m.:

E. . R. Mitchell (Capit.), A. C. Brek, A. Roid, K. H. Batger, 1.

Davies, G. E. R. Divett, S. T. Gittins, R. M. Wood, J. E. Richarı- son. II. F. Green, R. H. Griffiths

farch 3, at 1 pm. lunch 12 H.K.C.C. Army on Tuesday,

noon) :~~

ther the Gunners will have a full side. When I last saw him Hazle wood's arm was alright again-his ons mint round about six pipference, to the side. I should. not

batting makes a good deal of dil

ending, if they were going to carry be surprised, to see a draw. The on. As a matter of fact the ques weather is so beastly dull that it tion of going out for the runs was very difficult to get any play

At the week-end the various com after six o'clock..

petitions of the Fanling Ladies more or less settled when in the

section were still in the semi-finals first over Gittins ht out at one that..

with the exception of the top half he did not quits get to and was To-morrow two cricketers, who

H. D. Runjahn and S. A. Run- she Captain's Cup" where have played for the Navy, leave us

Mrs Cassidy has succeeded in taken at mid-off. Thereafter it was for Hom, H.E. Sir Arthur Wai-jhhu beat E. Zipporn and F. Zin reaching the last bracket-she will just in question of time and in my stell and Lt. Comdr. D. P. Evans mera 0-0, 6-1.

Ross opinion the C.C.C. would have been Service cricket on a station always A. D. Humphreys and II, Owen plect the winner of Ms. Keary and

H. Owen Hughes (Crupt.), Camt. has its up and downs, and at pre-Inghes beat W. N. Petch and D. Mrs. Langaton game. In the

Cup" Mra Lambert plays Miss quite justified in playing for eat the Navy are hard put to it. Deane 6-8, 0-1, 0-4.

Mackin and Mrs. Evans plays Mr. H. G. Goater, A. Roid, K. II. draw. Actually what happened to field a good side, though they

Dovey-it is interesting to note Batger, A. C. Beck, N. A. E. was that things steadied down a plug away gallantly. Ifancy that.

that Mra. Evans' progress has been Mackay, S. V. Gittins, G. 0 bit. Lim was playing very pretty C.-in-C. lor a great many years to 6-3, 6-4.

Sir Arthur Waistelt is the first

D. J. Valentina beat D S. Green the unexcitement of two walk Burnait, J. Ellichardson, F.

overs" and then an extremely Baker, R H. Griffith. defansive cricket, while being quite turn out for their side, but I know C. E. Holmes best E. T. E. Nash close match finishing on the 21st

H.K.C.C. Combined League on severe on the loose ball. A. T. Lee that his appearance was both a 6-0, 01.

green: The Championship" semi- Wednesday, March 4, at 1 p.in. finalists are Mesdames Cassidy, (lunch noon):-- was unlucky to be taken in the great moral encouragement and a very practical help. He was A

Lambert, Keary and Newbigging- H. Owen Hughes (Cat), Capt. the first named Indy has already W, H, G. Gonter, A. Reid, K. H. secured the Taggart Cap," will Batgar, A. O. Beak, N. A. E. probably snaffle the Captain's Mackus, S. V. Giking, 0. C. Cup" and a "hat-trick" is there Burnett, JE Richardson, F. fore in sight.

Baker, R. H. Griffiths,

the covers.

I fear we cannot expect

to see him playing cricket hora

Club Championship.

TO-DAY'S' MATCHES, . Open Singles..

J. M. Morhans e. H. N.. Chau.. D. J. Valentine v. Capt. E Etherington,

A. D. Humphreys 2. F. H. Kwok, Open Doubles,

gully clone in off on that kicked useful change bowler, and was a up abominably, but, with E. Zibat of the old school, which did not mern in a good stand was made. It seemed at this time quite on the squiggle things away to leg but put their left elbow and the full Garda that Craigengouer might save free of the lant to the bowler and the game and Hung, and later cracked the ball like blazes through! Freddy Zimmern, raine on bowl. The former was pretty wild!

Noronha and Da Rocha v. Nash on direction, but finally he man aged to pull out a really good one again, bus all cricketers will join and Nicholson.

in wishing him God speed and to bowl E. Zimmer 18 was the plenty of good cricket at Pompey. Sa and Wong.

Ho Wai Hing and lur. Chan beginning of the end. Lim begau Evaus hardly found his form hers

A. H. Madar and 4. H. Rum- to jump out and talk to Freddy but his fielding and his keenness

jahn

'D. v. C. Holmes and Zimmern hus he missed one and did much for the side. I confident-

Evans. Mackay brought off a pretty nicely expect to see him back before

Luk Kang Cheong and Luk Ding of stumping. Thereafter it waa a

Once a China procession though admittedly in quit the game

hand, always a China hand. (Or Choong . Prophet and Forsyth

Tsur Wai Pai and Ip Kau Kn| slow tinie.

bird if you prefer that rending.) "Flags."

. H. J. Armstrong and Marton. Loo, carries our best

Club Championship. wishes.

Those Langua Eules, The oficial hour of starting a

Olab-Navy. Katch, The Navy, as I suggested Inst week, were short of a good many of their best players. Tho only bright

H. Owen Hughon v. 3, D. Ainger.

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Mark Anthony hold out his tea shot when he orated that it was the evil that men did which lived after them, adding that the good the was often interred within bones-what his views were concern,

HOCKEY.

Y.M.C.A. TRAM FOR TOMORROW.

Burson; Dormer, Tipple; Maces, Allen, Bates Parker, Smith, Ashton, Brown and A. N. Other.

Reserve: D. F. Kilby."

CLUB, SHAMEEN.

ing the ordinary well-behaved mortal ho did not divulge, being too busily engaged in dealing out The following will represent the left-handed complimente to. Brutoa. |Y.M.C.A, "A" hockey team wher But wo know how fleeting is the they play H.MS, Tamar and Small memory for those who once dwelt in Ships to-morrow on R.N.0.8.C. our midst in quiel respectability ground at King's Park. Bully oft | and, even when, one hears that the 4 p.m. :—

Mend Shield" was contested for the Kowloon City links last part of the Nawal innings was League Match is 2.10 p.m. There

Sunday, it conjures back little perfectly Seraphic stand between

Jimmie Mead to few of us. He was Jowitt and Lane for the fifth, of courte, no objection to start to rain shall be decided by the um

member of the K.C.C. with which, wicket. They hit cheerfully and 198 at 3 pm but it is extremely pires at the time when play ceases

in bis time, was combined. a nine dificult for all teams except the in consultation with the two cap- Jowitt was playing very mics R.K.CO. at home, when most oftains. In case of any disagreement hole course in King's Park, on the cricket-(sudden thought, however

it is definitely tactless to run the their cloven have tihn in the all four shall submit reports to the sites where the present recreation owner out)-until he got in two pavilion. I have never known the League Committee whose decision grounds are laid out. The demand |

for playing fields necesitated the The following have been selected minds over one of Beck's and push-points claimed from a team who shall be find."

giving up of that course but the to represent the Chub . Shamcen ed it up to silly mid-off-where are not ready to begin at 9:30 p.m.

I am glad to say, though it is a I have often animadverted on Kowloon Golf Cab kindly place on Sunday, March 8, at 11 am, Beck just ronehed it: Jowitt and Lane between them scored sixty-six sign of slackness in most cases if the question of light but I have their links each year as the disun U.S.R.C. ground:→

they are not ready. But, of course, just noticed a new point re rule 16.

posal of the cricketers to allow their G. Duncan, J. Rodger, A, B. out of the Naval total of a hundred they are exceptions in everything. It ende "But if both umpires be combatting for the shield which Botelho, M. W. Turner, A. Dand, and twenty-four. Bowker and Back It has always been held that two agreed that the light is unfit for Jimmie presented. The name in Noronha, H. Owon Hughes, G. four and four for aften, but it teams cannot agree to play their play, stumpa shall be drawn at the scribed thereon for 1831 in Bruce E. B. Divett, R. W. Skipp, C. had, respectively, four for twenty- stumed to me that Reid was bowl-League engagement as an all-day time they so decide." I read this who, with a generous handicap of Francis, G. P. Lammert.

match. This is quite logical. All as a definite local addition to the 21, was able to return the best score. ing nearly as well hat without any matches must have (roughly any ordinary rules of aricket, which of 71 nett. luck. The Club had little difficulty way) the same time limit. I have gives the umpires power to take the

The modern world is gay and has in knocking off the runs.

known many a match lost by initiative and stop play. If it was little patience for the more me Next, Season's Interport. bustling for win, which would so, it was a wise more. The sport side of life but there is as sadness In the natural course of things have been a gift given a whole day's ing spirit almost always prevents in the losing of the identity of

an appeal from, either side for fear the sundry shields and cups which pleasant view of the whole course Shanghai are due, to send a team play.

it may seem to be advanced for down here next November, though,

Rain.

Light.

<if course, no official invitation bas Rulo 12 wants re-drafting badly well-advantage. The umpires there

readers of shroffing up the situa

lore ought to be empowered to set.

The Races.

reappear annually on fixture lists,

** ...

finally, permission is being sought to build a club-house just behind the No. 1 too which will afford a also of the harbour towards Eye

moon. Truly, t'is an orchard of fruitful idesë. Bill: Orchard, who has necunied The Professional Golfers' Asso- the scoretarial chair of the Koy ciation are getting well ahead with loon Club for the past two years, their arrangements for the British

the atmosphere of sudden activity vitations have been issued and a

yet been sent, I have fallen into It says In case a match is not the way-as no doubt some of my finished on socount of rain, it shall on their own initiative tion after ench week end. be replayed. Now who is go 1 should have liked to Guish has not been to Vienne although Ryder Cup term. Twenty-four in-

May's to interpret the words " is not thing that struck me most this week finished on account of rain." One these rules this weak. But I fancy in that I hardly ace Sig. Williarus,

in the little course in the foothills series of trial games will be held A. C. I.. Bowker, A. C. Beck and easily envisage several situa bit of space is wanted for the

notions when there is no doubt. But erudite gentleman who tells 128 would suggest that rejuvenation to determine who are to be ulti- Pereirs all in the Hong Kong side. take the case of a weak side which what is going to win to-morrow of song kind has taken plaer.mately selected-most pleasing 1 expect to see H. P. Lim in several faces a total of two hundred or and next week; nad I tu as keenaybe the easier acces to the links Feature fil the preparations is of the trial games. He has a nice so, and by stonewalking. lins lost to know as the next man! Perhaps has caused this bustle and scurry that the American larger and style and plenty of defence, while only three wickets for. Bax, sixty Mr. Dynasty will forgive me for

but, whatever the rensou, grent lighter. ball is to be used through- he can hit like the deves if he leta ten minutes before time. Then it saying that any success of his things are in the air. Firstly, it out the trials. A few new condi go. I fancy his position in the rains is torrents. They could quite gives great pleasure to all cricketers has been decided that a waiting Lions attach to the Aeceptance of batting order cramps him a bit, reasonably claim that, rain or whether we have basted it or not it must be established forth representing the Old Country-to

In the trial games, rain, they could claim a draw as We wish him, Widdecombe, and at present. where he has not to consider the the match could not have been Mrs. Penree, who has watched the with; secondly, the Government and wit, the travelling together, and the the Military Authorities have been returning home togsthor of the Test of my teamin-batting, he may !.

words The question of the finish a long time, the best luck in the (big game) temperament or no.

RABBIT. Thuckitt of the HK.CO, shoulding or otherwise of the match owing world.

(Continued at foot of next colunin,)

develop, a lot, though, of course, noted any think what if Glute matches an often and I think pprendist witle wounds longthe-wzola-fence, siban the menting of "alt remains to be seen if he has the required is the adilition of the has not missed mu terporting the existing nine holes and to prize monies but no hitch fant

providing further nine; dat, cipated on account of these pro (Continued at fürt of next column.)visions;

of living won the first Test match.

The complote scores follows:

are

atr

Bouth Africa-Lat Innings. Siedlé, e and b White Mitchell, b Hammond Christy, b Peebles Taylor, e and b Peebles Viljoen, ✡ Hammond, by

Tate

Cameron, b Voce ......... Dalton, Farrimond,

Hammond Aleafillan, not out

Vincont,

..Peebles

c Chapman, ly

Bell, Voce Cochran, b Peebles

Extra

Tatni

Bowling Analysin

Tate Voce White

Prebles

Farnond Wyatt

0. M.RW

012

44 1

17.6 37

7.3

98.

" $

England 2nd Innings.

Wyatt, b Christy

Hammond, e Vinceat, b Beli 95 Farrimo, Cameron.

Taylor

Turnbull, a and b Siedle... Tate not ant

Extras

·Toral (for 4'wkis.) (72

Fall of wicketa: 1 for 7:9 for 31;

3 for 40; 4 for 72.

Bowling Analysis,“

0. M. R. W

Christy

Ball... Taylor Sicul Mitchell

249

Fall of wickėtą:1 for 127; 2 for 131 3 for, 157; 4 for 103; 3,for 109; 0 for 203; 7 for 921 ; 8 for 242; 9 for 243; 10 for 252.

Bowling Auntysis.

0. M. R. W. Tate a⇓ 22 4 33 Hammond i 10 Voco...

97 10

Pechles

White

4 1 17

3 0

0.. 13 E

3.1 1 17 1

10 16

MARIA GOMES.

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME,

The programme of the song recital io be given by Miss Maria Gomes, soprann, at the Helena May. In- stitute this afternoon is as follows: 1.-Where'er you walk...Handel.

Drink to me only...Old English: The Inds with the defiente

__Air_ -

Dr. Arne, Rubinstein,

A Portugues sopnet....Coelho. A Melody of lore... Coelho. 3.Jewel song from Faust

2.--The Jark

51.

97.4 3 67

4-No, Sir

359-63

England--1st Innings.

Wyatt, e Cameron, b Bell 21 Hammond, e Mitchell, b

Vincent Loyland, L., b Dell..... Hendren, C McMillan, b

Vincent. Turnbull, h McMillan Farrimond, e Taylor,

Vincent

Chapman,

Vincent

Melillan, li

Tate, b Vincent Voce, e Bell, b Melillan White, c and b Vincent Peebles, not out

Extras

Total

50.

230

Fall of wickets for 50:2 for 50 3 for 87; 4 for 101; 3 for 101 & for. 198; 7 for 188; 8 for 189; D.for 223; 10 for $30.

Bowling Analysis,

0. M. R. W. Bell

30 4 Cochrane...... 9 3 4M 0 Vincent

912 0 51 A

McMillan

17 3 87 2

South Africa-2nd Innings. Seidle, e Chapman, b White 20 Mitchell, e Hammond, b

Voce

Christy, at Farrimand, b

Peebles

Taylor, 1.b.w., b.Peebles... Viljoen, e Chapman, b Voce Dalton, stb Peebles .... Cameron not out MdMillan, e. Chapman, b

Wratt Vincent not out ......

Extras................

8 52 B

5 14

Total (for 7. wkta.) 210

Fall of wickets:-1 for 43; 2 for st; 3 for 91; 4 for 110; o for 130; 6 for 143; 7 for 208.

Gounod. Wakefield.

The False Prophet... Scott

Aida 5-Ritorna vinitor

Verdi.

Mrs. Sentt Little will be at the Piano..

BOXING

CITY HALL

THURSDAY,

5th March, 1931, at 9.15.pm..

MAIN EVENT

15 Rounds Contest for Middleweight Championship of

the Colony and Belt.

Between

A. B. EWIN, HM.8. KENT"

Middleweight Champion of the Colon and JOCK CRICHTON, Welterweight Champion of the Colony.

Booking at Moutrio'a :—

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