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THE 1930-31 CRICKET SEASON.
WHAT OF OUR INTERPORT TALENT?
R. ABBIT'S REVIEW OF CLUBS AND PLAYERS.
I take it that the Cricket Senson But I fancy the Club fielding was of 1930-1931 may be said to have on the whole bad, and en pay come to an end definitely on Satur: I would say that I am convinced day Just, when the Club "A" team ] that, if we are going to do well in played the Diocesan School. The the Interport, we require fickling Club had out Simpson, Batger, | prauties for the probables at least Armstrong, Alan Reid, and A. C. twice a week from the end of Sep
tember. The fielding-apart from Beck besides their regular secondentching of the University, I.R.C. eleven men, but were obviously aut and Cräigengewer is a revelation if of practice with the bill. Indeed, how slow and poor thost of the other R. K. W Patterson going in number ning alotie saved them from.
elevens are.
Civil Service..
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1931.
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THE NEW TENNIS CHAMPION.
BRILLIANT VICTORY FOR
C.A.L..
B. C. PINCHER CAUGHT ON "OFF DAY,"
C. A. L. Rumjahu has joined the select circle of those who have within recent years become open singles champions of the Colony at ann tennis without conceding a His opponent in the final of set.
urnament yesterday was E. C. the Hong Kong Cricket Club Fincher, the giant killer" of the competition. And Fincher only took four games altogether. In fast it was all over in less than
LOCAL FOOTBALL.
KOWLOON DRAW WITH THE 'CLUB.
H.K. LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION.
ANNUAL MEETING.
INTERESTING MATCHES
DISCUSSED...
LAWN TENNIS.
HUGHES BEATS MIKI.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]]
LONDON, April 30. Englishman and Frenchman meet. in the final of the British Hard Court Championship.
1.0, 1.
Plucky Exhibition by MIÈL When leading by 2 sets to 1 and playing superbly Miki" developed cramp in the upper part of his right leg and won only two more
games.
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Miki did not stop once and was ovated for his pluck and sports manship.
Hughes spinning well went to 5/0 in the first set when Miki found his
Bong Kong Weekly Press
A VALUABLE POINT.
Kowloon shared the joints with the Hong Kong Football Club when
The Davis Cup player Hughes The annust They met at Happy Valley yesterday
meeting of the avenged Austin's defent on Tues.ength and pace and won the next
two sets, then eramy developed. the senior League game. The Hong Kong Lawn Tennis Associa day by heating Miki in the semi-
O was not allowed to repro rein was a valuable one for Kow.
tom was held in Post Office Build-finals 0-2, 2-0, 04, 0-2, 6-0, leon because it gave them the post-ing yesterday, when Mr. R. E.
Bousson heat Ollit 0-1, 4-0, 6-4,duce the brilliant form he showed
against Perry, tion of runners-up. It was any lady's gams towards the end when Lindsell (President) presided over toth sides strove hard but unsuccess fully to gain a decisive win.
' representative gathering, which
interval after a forceful game in President), Mr. C. P. F. James Kowloon led by one, goal at thecluded Mr. M. K. Lo (Vice- which they seemed to be having the (Hon. Secretary), and Mr. D. S. better of the exchanges. The goal Green (Hon. Treasurer.} come in the early part when fan- sen passed across from the left Feld. Rodger, the Club goalkeeper, Either because the match finished
assumed that the mill was going so soon or because Fincher gave Lehind, but Pile stopped it and such a mediocre exhibition in con- trast to Rumjahn's sustained high after striking the post.
abot, the ball entering the not standard, many expressed disap-end play ensued until the interval ointment at the exhibition. with neither side showing to ad Nevertheless, except towards the vantage. end, when the loser appeared to ravo bowed to the inevitabile, the tennis was intereating and ne times
30 minutes.
At the Ebb of his Form,
verse than when he put out T. Fincher played at least 15 Honda (bolder); and he was no neary so devastating as when he diminated M. W. Lo (an ex- champion) earlier this week. Un- doubtedly he was at the wish of his form but there were times when he was mastered by Rumjan's cool his best. steadiness even when he displayed
n bad collaje with twenty-two unt i 1 am almost tempted to say out. The School did well to get【" de mortuis nit nisi banam." Ixciting. within twelve runs of that score, several younger men in the side, was a good sign that there were though, of course, their coach J, L. but the pathetic thing is that prac Youngsny got forty-four of their fically all the work was done by a total of eighty. It is difficult to ex- the old hands, Grifiths was nearly press how much the D.B.S. owe to always away, playing Rugby. Me- his patient conching. Their success allan, who is going to be a lower with the ball, promises well for the of strength, only played twice, and future, I have some notes on their got twenty-seven, ami a dock. H, Henson's tricket which 1. hope to however, also shows signs the publish ater, if space gives an op batsmen to do any real good were Rugby infection. The only three portunity
Club Cricket.
Sayer, de Rome, and Evans with averages of 30.30. 20.10 and 18.80 for six, six and even innings, reapee: tively, Richardson, who is a really good bat price he gets going, made forty-eight once, but could do no better than 11.85 on seven innings. He must, however, have worked off his bad luck for the next five years, In the bowling Kelly was a terrible disappointment. He lapsed to the second team. Reed, the skipper, after a dreadful start in friendlies, ran into form for the League and
merit.
There has been a great deal of thusiasm in Cricket this season, however disappointing the League "Senson itself may have been. We shall come to ir Interport Trials next your with a tremendous amount of new talent, although it is not of any great outstanding The Selection Committee will have a hard task, although they will be helped by the fact that the ability to do well in trinh games shows a match, temperatën!," took 16 wiekels for 3,5 runs apiece. and with so many candidates, that! A very fine performance. is the factor which must count. IĮ balanes of the wickets fell to suaport we have been in the past Baker,19 for 12.00 apire and attle to biased towards the | Jumilim-12 for 16.95 apiece, The orthodox, to the neglect of the latter never found #L consistent player who is frequently successful, length but though expensive was but has original inethods.
always fiabka to take a wicket from his unexpectedness. He may, how- ever, be excused ns he has now completed sixteen consecutive sea sons with the Civil Service team. The fielding of the side was not particularly good, but Sayer was a brilliant exception. do not think
Let us now consider briefly the various Clubs. Here I would say that I have not had as many figures as I should like, and I have delay ed this article rather long in the hopes of discovering what was going to happen about the Gunners' last two matches. Apparently zulvitur, rian.
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know any tram which would profit more from seven League games played on seven consecutive Saturdays. The higher the age, as determined by team average, the harder it is for a side to play watches at intervals, and I have the greatest hopes of the team next year if the fixture list is judiciously
Kowloon Cricket Club,
towarda
Opening the service, Fischer hunched an attack from the word "play" and manoeuvred the net at every conceivable oppor- unity. His anxiety caused him to Forehand cross-court drive-which irratic. Although his famous made itself to prominent this year gained him several applauded points, he literally threw away the opening so.. At least he did not vin & game. He had double faults 1a every game be served and there were two leve games in the set.
So son K second set opened, Fincher was a different mann, Rum- jahn was still at the top, of his. form, mixing is shots like n veteran, varying his length with subtlety and finding his length all
the time.
"Teddy" took the Brst and the third games off his own service. In spite of "ners" by Fincher at quick intervals, Runjahn retained and then led 1-2 with Fincher his composure, drew level at all.
"right off."
Club Equallas.
End-to-
Soon after the resumption Pile sent a fast shot over the bar, Hong Kong settled down to a strong at- tack" following the equaliser scored. by Wallington which had Angus well beaten, Pile gained control rfter some time, and, evading Bishop, sent in a promising shot which Rodger pushed forward. The Lall was lying on the goal area and Strange, was in good time 10 remove the danger.
The report and accounts were un- animously adopted on the motion olho President, who reminded the meeting that the Association was now a properly constituted body, modelled on similar lines to those of Tientsin and Shanghai, and fol- lowing in certain respects the con- stitution of the All-England I.T.A. The constitution had not been in force sufficiently long to enable them to say whether it covered all difficulties and circumstances, but they had already discovered vor- tain loopholes, which they hoped to put right at an extraordinary general meeting to be called in the near future.
They had had the pleasure of en tertaining quite a number of pra minent visitors, and he was glad to add that Mr. E.D. Andrews, the well-known British player had arrived in the Colony, and they hope to stage exhibition matches during next week.
The Club continued to press and an exciting weyne followed in tront of the Kowloon goal where Angus dropped down with the hall and became mixed up with a num hor of attackers, The referer dropped the ball and Kowloon's anxieties were relieved when one of the Club forwards put behind
During the last ten minutes; when the light appeared to be none too good, it seemed that either side would gain the lead, but there was He added the appreciation of the r further scoring and the whistle Association to the oxcellent and sounded as Kowloon were transfer-capable manner in which the ring, the play after an attack on
C.S.R.C, bad promoted and man- their goal.
aged the Ladies Open Doubles Championship.
LADIES' HOCKEY.
CHAMPIONS ». THE REST.
There will be a match between the Hong Kong Ladies Hockey Club and "The Rost" of the at King's Park to-morrow at 4.13. League on the K.B.S.F.P.A. ground
1.m.
The teams are as follows:-
At the conclusion of the game Best Games of the Match,
the Caer Clark Cup will be pre- Kowloon's representative back to 3-4 and then ensued the
got sented. test game of the mateb. Duce was railed several times and the con- drew's), P. Woolley (St. Andrew's), The Best Roar (St. An testants brought off brilliant shots A. Fowler (Kowloon), E. Booth alternately. Rumjahn's superiority at greund strokes gain. Pinguet (Kowloon), P. Gittens (St. alight Kowloon). M. Alves (Recreio), D. him the advantage. He bided Andrew's). A. Alves (Recreio). M. Eis time. Putting on plenty of top-spin, he drove deep towards George (Kowloon). M. Woolley (St. Fincher's back-hand and nearly Andrew's), C. Botelho (Recreio).. always bagged the point.
With the score 3-5 against him, Fincher Tanneled a desperate coun- fr-attack which blossomed from a forlorn hope inco a temporary victory. After Ramjahn had been set-point more than ones. Fincher played with confidence and cropt up to 4-5. Then tame another game full of thrills. Profiting. howevor, by a few mistakes from incher, Humjahn became two sets
Hong Kong:-G. Little, E, Gray, J. Smalley. E. O'Hagan, B. M. Pope, M. Wallace, J. C. Bell, E. G Ross, E. M. Donelan. C. Ferguson, M. Bishop.
U.S. BASEBALL.
TUESDAY'S RESULTS,
[REOTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
The Indians won the League be cause they were not only a keen side, but a well-balanced side. Prac. tically all their wickets were taken by Pereirn and Minu, but I take leave to say that, useful as they handled. are, they are not as strong a bowl. ing wide as one which includes Bowker, Reid, Beck and Owen The K.C.C. are a bit of a tragedy. Hughes. Their batting pulled them Without Brace, they are Hamlet through. When, after beating the without the Prince of Denmark, I University early on, before the suggested before the season that Pokfulam team ran into form, they their, bowling would by weak but met the Club, they were apparently I did not realize what tripe it was in for a first einss licking, but their going to become. Really, the trouble tail, with a bit of lurk, saved them. was that they depended on Frank They were not to convincing with Goodwin, and Frank got a date their next win (two wickets) over with a typhoid germ and bowled the Gunners. But then they won like the inverse ratio of Vitamin D, their next three matches off the until he met the Civil Service at reel and it was only after weeks of the end of the Season. Then, he no aricket or very little-that was once more the Interport bowler when the Shield was definitely used to know. But, without him. their's they let up a bit and got during the Season the rest of the beaten soundly by Craigengower in attack was poor. Lyal (9 for 22.11) their last match. The truth is that was off: Goodwin, in spite of his everybody else's batting was apt to wonderful figures against the C.8. let them down, while even includ only had 14 for 14.28; while Freddy In adding the Hong Kong honour ing the debacle at Craigengower. Zimmern with 8 for 11 was on top
to the one he captured at Tientsin, the I.R.C. had six batamer who of their bowling! Brace, too, was
Rumjaha played an even better averaged between twenty-eight and right off on the caster wickets and game than he did in the semi-final twenty for six or seven innings only had a for 16.83. Turning to when he conquered S. A, Rumjahu. spiece. Add this to excellent field-the batting, things were not too His repertoire of strokes, his na ing-(though they dropped more brilliant. Bill Brace, of course, tural grace, his steadiness and his Washington ... New York.... 5 ratches than they should have done) | was well on top no he was three nitiative at the right time were Cleveland ...... 9 St. Louis --and you have the reason why they times not out in six innings, and the principal weapons which en-Chicago......... 3. Detroit won the Senior Shiold.
scored 308 runs, with an average
genered Fincher's discomflture. The of 122:00 Pretty good. The rest ipser had the more powerful seryjcq of the figures betray the in-and-out but nothing like the uncanny ac form, as all practically are bolster.curacy of the winner. ed up by not outs," or by both!
H.E.0.0.
The Club suffered during the Season from the fact that they could never turn out the same side twice running. Bowker, Reid and Beck are
I give the figures,
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up
Little need he said of the final sut, Fincher essayed to stem the tide, but, after kaing, three games off the reel he hit his hardest to concede the next three and the title of championship.
A Worthy Champion,
New York, April 29. Baseball Leagues resulted as fol To-day's matches in the major
Jawa:-
National League." Cincinnati...... 1 Chicago St Louis. 7 Pittsburg
American League.
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HOME FOOTBALL, SCOTTISH LEAGUE. MATCH. C. A. L. Rumishu is a worthy
(THROUGH REUTELL'S AGENCY.] champion. He has followed the example of "Sirdar" Runjahn and
LONDON, April 29. Ng Sze-kwong in gomg through
Playing in their final football the competition without losing a set. And he is one of the Colony's match in the Scottish League youngest Champions. He is 2.0-day, Ayr United, on their own Sirdar was 93 when he took the ground, beat Kilmarnock by one title. If memory is right, Ng goal to nil Sze-kwong was 24 when he first won the final
Ings. Runa. H.S. Av. Mackay fine trio of bowlers but
DB 40* 20. they seemed to have little luck.
F. Zimmer... 5 70 40* 23.33 Peres did not play regularly but
W. C. Hung 6 12 35 £3,00 he batted better than he has done E. F. Fincher 3 100 71 21.80 for some Bassons. If he can see
E. . Fincher 5 72
14.40 the ball as well next November, For soundness these figures won't Shanghai are going to be very sorry bear looking into, especially as the about it. He is still the best first thres were twice not out. The wicket-keeper in the Colony, and it fielding also was endly at fault in his hands do not get damaged, we the catching department. Alto shall know that we have nothing together KC.C. have got to pull" This was C, A., "L's "first" final here fear from comparison in this do themselves together. I think they and Finchor's second. Last year Of even are a bit over confident, and have the latter fell before Honda in the partment of the game. greater value is the cheery optimism basked too much in the sunshine"big" game.
Both the Fin- which, in 1923, can weld a of Brace's cricket. theoretically weak eloven, into a chore are out of form-due to tennis teng which will beat an eleven probably Zimmern has not im which may be individually much proved he is not a serious bowler 'superior.
Dennyway; and Mackay has all his the off to learn yet. The Club suffered much from in- shots on juries. Batger was out for a long Against good Interport bowling time with illness, while Mitchell he isn't worth double figures. Ie never got over his knee injury, and may, however, improve and it is Owen Hughes, though now fit, wns off quite on the cards that in a few for soms time with the same trouble. years he may be in the running as Divath whom I hold to be first the Colony's stumper. A lot of the eleven man, was orocked for prac-K.C.C. men are at the parting of tiently the whole season, while the ways. I hope that they will Rugby interfered a lot with Geoffrey all wish and be able to take that. More's cricket. Some of those play path that leads to steady success at ora I have mentioned are certain the greatest of games.
All are possibles.
(To be continued.). Interporters:
To-day the new chumpion, part- nered by Cassumohos, will meet the Lo brothers in the semi-final of the open doubles, alaɔ at 4,30 p.m. on the stand-court, -
OTHER MATCHES. The handicap event ties resulted as follows:-
Handicap Bingles “ B." -Low (ser.) but DS. Green (13) Ortz Gese
Handicap Doubles; Humphreys and Wild towe 3/0) bent Buttress and Woodman (rec [5/6),6-0, 6-2.
(Continued at foot of nert column.)
Mixed Doubles, Armstrong and Mrs. Keary tawo 15) bont-Me, and Mrs. Blaker (rec. 2/8/0-0, 6-2
TO-DAY'S MATCHES. Open Donbles. Semi-final, M. Ko and M, W L. C. A. L. Rumjaho ng J. A Cnssumbhoy.
Handicap Singles " A,”
1. H. Wild v. L. Šurster:
Handicap Doubles.
Stock pud Humontes * Hon derson and Bish-pickin and Blaker' r. Roworth kid Turner,
Mixed Doubles, Mr. and Mrs. Saye. . Mr. and ira Dowley,
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Mr. H. J. Armstrong seconded the report,
New Ofcera,
The officers elected were:-Pro- sident, Ms. R. E. Lindsell; Vice- President, Mr. M. K. Lo; Hon. Secretary, Mr., C. P. F. James; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. D. S. Green; Hon. League Secretary, Mr. S. A. Gray; exective, Mentis. C. F. Lee, R. M. Henderson, Ho Ka-Inu and S. A. Rumjabn.
A Suggestion.
A suggestion was made that, pro-. viding the B. and C. Divisions were of the same strength in numbers this year as last, that each should be split up into two sections, that the cubs would not be com- pelled to turn out teams twice in the one week. The leaders of each
action would play a sectional final
for
the championships of the Divisions.
In pursuance of this, Mr. H. J Armstrong suggested that tho Len- que programme start in July, in- stond of May, as heretofore, so that they would escape playing in the wat months. Both propositions were put forward for the Council to consider.
Mr. H. J. Armstrong also pro- posed that the meeting should ox- press itself regarding the alloca ion of a ground on which the As- Bociation could stage matches. He appealed to Government to assist in this matter.
The President welcomed tho sug gestion and added that the Associn Hon was not idle in this respect last year, and made attempts to secure a piece of ground, bat were unsuccessful.
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