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THE REFLECTIONS OF A RABBIT.
The tumult and the shouting dies... "The Cuptain and the Kingr-depart;" ---
The
The close of an Interport seems to me always rather a sad thing. As the week is most delightful, so the succeeding days are dull, and one is more and more conscious that another milestone is past. okter ons is the more one feels, ret of course the older one is, the more connointion one gets out of the universal remark,
And now. thank Goodness. I can really got home sleep." It may ribt generally be realized but to sit day after day watching overy ball of a game and writing up a running account in the intervals of helping or dis. turbing the scorer is a tremendous physical strain. I am not so sure that it is not more service Than playing in the match itself.
Interport "Dinner.
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whorens our two fast bowlers would have had a chance at least. Pereira wa puctically out of action all the match, not because" he bowled badly, but because the pitch robbed hin of just that bit of zip that gets him his wickets. It is true that a batsman should be able to face his luck on all wickets. But it is not true that a bowler should be able to do the same thing. There are hundreds of instances in big cricket of the last place not being llect until half an hour before the game, so that the bowler best suit-? rd to the wicket could be chosen,
The Balanced Side..
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER-
LADIES
"INTERCLUN" WATCH TO-DAY.
There will be an inter-club match- at Scokunpoe to-day at 3.30 11.1 when the tanms will be
One or Two Old Friends.......
Loach wooing to cricketer, and by that I mean that the bigger the event, and the more dangerous the situation, the better and more successful game dogs be play. I was particularly struck-by
Colours: G. Little, 1. Butler, B.: the fact that in the Interport, when Franka, E O'Hagan, M. Hudson, Hong Kong were batting and things. Whitham, A. MeElney, P. M. were up for them, Leach managed Harrop, E. Bonnar, E. Blackburn to pull out one that got a wicket. and A. G. Orme. Kermani has improved out of all re- cognition." He will never be. sparkling bat to watch I think, but he cuts beautifully, and I never saw hina for a single moment look like getting out. When he did get out,
J. Smalley, J. Whytu, M. Bird, M. Whites: A. Nicol E. M. Gray Wallner, E. S. Laing, J. Dalziel, E. M. Donelan, C. Ferguson and R.
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invariably felt myself rather sur- rised. One had little chance of judging his wicket-keeping but the littls one suw proved that he is pretty good. But I confess that be wrong and no cos is more pleas did wish Ponsonby Fane could haveedor siore ready to admit it, than
MACAO RACES
1931.
INTERESTING PROGRAMME FOR TOMORROW.
CANDIDATES' CHANCES
DISCUSSED.
[BY MORNING DEW:""
The third extra race meating of the Macao Race Club will be held Preta, the first saddling bell Being to-morrow afternoon at the Arcin Axed for 1.30 p.m. will leave their respective wharves
The as. Taishan and the Vervazin
at 9 a.m. and will return from Macao as 5.15 p.m.. No doubt 'à large number of local racing
fans will make the trip. ads consider hiza worth bis place There are six races on the pro owing to his lack of caution early grammu and although the indicu on. He most clearly proved me totions are that small fields will be good sport is promised. The task the order of the day, yet some very of picking the winner should prove quite interesting and in all prob ability some handsome dividends will be paid over the counter. Of, the Services game. I can only
First Race, any that I have seldom enjoyed a match more. I have already said There are ten entries for the open- what. I think of Hargrave. If being race over 6 furlongs, but as some does not play too may ghee of the ten have entered elsewhere,
running well lately and has a good than six. Glorious Stag "has been
seen one of the results of the hours I am. and acasons he spent on coaching the University crieket. "For their
I quite agree that the Shangbai | wweb continueth,!! ram was better balanced than that
of Hong Kong. It has been most interesting to hear the Shanghai
Torry and Sam.
The Services.
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RUGBY FOOTBALL.
"CLUB 1. NAVY,
The Club team for the above match is 4.50 pin, to-dny will be ami JP. Whitham O. P. Lammert, [G, A. I. Plumier, S. J. H. Fox, W. De Johnson; M, W. Turner, JA, R. Selby; F. R. Burch, F. A. Merry, w, E. Pears, G. C. Moutrie, J. H. Cox and R. Stilliard. Mulany, J. G. Devonshire, A. R.
Refures: Capt. Burnett, R.N.
DEAR BRUTUS.”
FINAL PERFORMANCE
TO-NIGHT.
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The public will have a lust oppor tunity to-night of witnessing the A.D.C.'s great success
1. Pour Bratus." The play has attracted a good house at every perforatineu and should not be missed
I fancy that the proper breeze has played for the Navy ab Rugger the field is not likely to be more with a swing and the cast executed..
Our Own Men.
long way at Cricket, given mental as well as at Cricket-he will go a poing: The Services put up a most hearty show, and Moir's fielding nd batting wore a delight to watch. he will play Lengus Cricket re- Now that he has started, I do hope gularly...
At Kowloon,
chance here, if started: Mascot
carries top weight-165 lbs.-but tions as obviously he has a good this should not deter his connee chance over six furlongs.. Sann Souci is in at a light weight this time and would bear watching.
The second race, also over six furlongs has ten entries and among these is Orlando witle 105 pounds to carry. In spite of this weight,. the pony should just about win as he appears to be nich better than the other entries.
The dinner on Thursday night "was'opinions of each other, and to com- most excellently arranged, and the pare them with the ones one formed did not blow for Torry and may be, orchestra had full marks. Ther oneself on observation of the games. played exactly the right sort of On the whole f gathered that while for Isaacs, too, as they did not have music through the meal. I speak batsman in particular did better mach luck. With their bowling, as one who had to have before the than he was expected to, some of Isace was always dangerous and conclusion of the dinner (with my those who did not come off vary liable to get a wicket, and so gert shield" not "on it ") but I rather much hardly played up to their haps was Torry but the latter has missed the handing over of the lag form, or perhaps to expectation. I developed a fill toss which is ex- which-speaking, ever subject to am thinking of Barson, Murray and i pensive. He batted uncómmordy correction-used to take phce dur- of Booth in particulny, One as well on ocension: Sam also batzed I meny no disrospect to the ing the Captain's speech. How enough of the first two to know that very successfully.
K.C.C players when I say that ever, everybody had a thoroughly they were most useful bats, Barton
Shanghai wore a little bit leg weaxY pleasant evening.
in a rather ungainly but very solid
for the Thursday game. Neverthe style, and Murray in a free power-
loss, they played good holiday ful but bit ehaney one. But, al-As regards the Hong Kong side, cricket and went all out for a win though I know that Booth is I am, with deference, in uo way until Leach saw that he had no And now that it is all over and considered by Shanghai as à bas of prepared to agree that T. E. Pearce chance against the clock. He then Brunswick Hall, if sent, to the we can see things in a better pors great potentialities, I don't think I should consider retiring from the went in for a little light humour.post, should prove to be a real pective, I should like to go over should have guessed it on his form Hong Kong side. Outside of Shaw Lyal bowled better than he has done danger to Orlando ds the pony wp. one or two points. I talked over here had I not been told so. On and Hargrave, I consider that for some time-be was faster, s pears to like the going in Macao. my stated view that on a real Hong the other hand, his bowling on, Harry Owen Hughes and he, are the his arm. seems alright again now. Edenbridge is another candidate Kong terror we should beat ShangSaturday seemed to me to stamp two best bats in Hong Kong at the Goodwin and Barnett also were that one cannot afford to overlook. hai bine times out of ton with him at once" as a bowler of more present time. It is true that he did good, but the catching was perfect. The third rage for Macao: subs has Leseli who, very inaturally, did not than average ability. Yet I hardly not make runs this match, but then,ly orrible. Several Shanghai play. I drawn eight entrics, but it is im- agree. I am prepared to admit gathered that Shanghai had such a last summer, Shaw got forty-nine ers told me that they were much improbable that form has changed that rather overstated the odds. high opinion of him as I had. Of and a hundred and nineteen against pressed with Mackay, and I think suffoiently for any of the candi- But I still think that we shonid conse, this is founded on short ob- the "Now Zonlanders, and four and
he will go far if he remembers he dates to beat New King, which waA beat them if the ball was flying servation and information gathered dank against Shanghai¦ Yet I still has a bit to learn. He kept an well in his last outing. "about as it so often does. In fact from casual conversations, and is fully expect to see him pick a hun better at the end than at the begin-
it is partly an extension of the re merely my own jde. It may be lured off the Club in the Triangular ing murk that they heat us because they quite wrong. but then critics always | Tournament. had the spin bowlers which the are wrong, and, so long as they wicket demanded,, and we hul not,
have avoided maliciousncse as they But the wicket of which I was would the Devil, or perhaps even speaking would have given far less mone so, I don't see it really met Assistance to their spin bowlers, I ters.
One of the best ectures of the match was 0. Gr Simpson's cricket. While I always admitted the excellence of his many. shots, I frankly, admit that I did
(Continued on next Volumn.)
Will, I think we will leave it that, and wisi our friends du rernir. And so, as a Shanghai distinguished colleague of mine
says, to bod
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Celerity's Chances.
The fourth race is over a mile, and after Celerity's beautiful Bnished second to Sonny Boy, he Fanling last week when he should be in great demand. Movi nagher and Afetic Eve, are two likely candidates to extend him, but Celerity's chances of wiming are distinctly good."
The fifth race of the day is for auba which hare not on this year. A big dividend is likely as there is a very even field of seven entries. Cream Cracker appears to be the piek of the bunch. Shanghai Benu as As You Like It are both likely to upset things.
If Orlando is kept for the last reen of the day, I should pick him to win, but he is not likely to start twice in the same afternoon. One Third ran very well against Rons- In in Macao three weeks ago and might win again. Blue Boy run. well in Fanling last week und would be a good thing to back as a long shot, Brunswick Hall might be sent out here in which case he seems certain of a pince,
SELECTIONS
The selections are as follows:
Hace 1. Glorious Stag..
.. Marcot.
Sans Souci.
Race 2. Orlando. Brunswick Hall. Edenbridge.
Race 8. New King. Silver Arrow.. Jas Gentium.
Race 1.
Celerity. Movanagher. Arctic Eve.
Bace 5. Creani Cracker.. Shanghai Beau. As You Like It.
Esca 5. One Third.
Blue Boy: Brunswick Hall.
HOCKEY.
ANOTHER WIN FOR RADIO SPORTS CLUB.
The Radio Sports Club scored an- other victory last evening when they beat a team from H.M.8. Medway by four goals to one in a game which was charactered by fast play throughout.
The winners played a very good. combined game and .It was due to this that they won by such a com- fortable margin. Gurmuchan Singa and Kalwant partsgrad well on the right wing and were responsible for all the goals each player getting one in each ball The only gon from the sailors came from their cantre-forward who got through to wards the end of the game.
Last night the performance, wont
their parts well. It would be in- piduous to mention any names, but
gave a remarkable interpretation.. one feels that Sydney West as Lob
The audience was very apprecia- tive of the performance and there is no doubt that the final show to night will be enjoyed by a "full
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