Sports News
HONG KONG SPORTSMEN
No. 13-MR. R. BASA.
FILIPINO PIONEER OF INTERNATIONAL
CLUB.
(Br SALADIN.)
One of their most valuable mem
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1932.
LAWN BOWLS.
REVISED DATES FOR FINALS.
Postponed frorn Sunday, the final of the Spoy Royal Cup Com petition between the Club de Re- creio and the Kowloon Docks will be played at Taikoo R. C. green' next Sunday commencing at 3.30
p.m.
Owing to the green being unft. for play, the final of Open Cham
ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF M.C.C.
HAMBLEDON.
ARTICLE II.
Countess). Earl of Winchilsen sug-
gested to Thomas. Lord, a retainer of His, that he should open a private cricket ground of his own, to bo used by the noble Lord and his friends. The Earl together with Charles Lenox, afterwards tho fourth Duke of Flichmond promised the necessary financial backing, So The second half of eighteenth in 1787 Thomas Lord opened his century cricket up to the formation first ground on the site of what is of the M.0.0. is largely taken up the Marylebone ostate of the Port- now Dorset Square, a portion of by the prowess of the Hambledon Club. It was founded somewhere between 1750 and 1758 and fell on
man family. This ground was the first home of the M.C. C. and lasted for twenty-three years; that is,
pionship which was to be played evil days in 1770, but eventually until 17th August, 1810. The last
on the Kowloon C.D. green to-day, has been postponed until Tuesday, September, 6, on the Kowloon C.C.
green at 5 pm.
In this cosmopolitan Colony, peoples of different races meet at bers in the long history of the club sports, and during the past few is Mr. R. Bara. · Nỏ vào has contri-
The finalists are H, Nish and L. years there has been much talk of bitted, by way of servico both as
A. Gutierre, The two defeated an international sports club. Such organiser and sportsmin, more to a club has, however, been in exist the building up of the club to its semi-finaliste, A. H. Oswick ana ence in Hong Kong for nearly forty present position, than Mr. Base.. F. Luz, will play off for the years, so that those who are still One of the original members at its third prize at the same time. fortering the movement onn turn to "înception, he took an active part in the Craigongower Cricket Ulüb as the club's sports from the com- an object lesson: The spirit pre-Į mencement, aird soon after actively vailing there is purely internation- engaged in the administration of al; in fact has been the unwritten the club's affairs. He has not yet law of successivo committees over relinquished his association in since the formation of the club in jeither, so that he can now look 1801. Its foundations have been back with pride on his long period built on international ideals, and of useful service which has bone- this policy has borne forth good fisted the sportsmen of
many fruit, as evidenced by the stendy | nations. growth of both the club nud, its activities, especially on the sports
Mr. R. Basa,
For many years Hon, Becretary of the Braigengower Oricket Club.
Mr. Basa, who is a Filipino, has served as Secretary of the Craigen- gower Cricket Club for approxim ately thirty years. His record is one of successful organisation to which his abilities and experience have contributed a large part, and he has showed many good qualities. He possesses a great deal of thet, which has enabled him to solve knotty problems that inevitably erop up in club management. His experience has proved a useful and helpful asset, and his temporalé cotusel has produced harmony among members, while his popu larity, has gained the confidence of those whom he has soryed so long, so that in appreciation of his valu- able services, the members elected him President in 1028,
Sports Career.
In his younger days, Mr. Basa distinguished himself at cricket. He was a steady bat and proved to be one of their best batsmen. In fields. Craigongower has taken a this, department of the game, he very prominent part in the Cricket can boast of a splendid record, and Lawn Tennis Leagues ever since having played for Craigengower in the early days of these competitions, inter-club matches for nearly thirty while they now occupy a very dis, years. He returned the best batting tinguished position in the Lawn average for three years in succes- Bowls League in which, this season,, sion, 1800, 1897 and 1898, and for they established a record by cap- 1902, 1905, 1907, 1910, and eventuál- turing both the Senior and Junior ly improved his achievement of Division Shields. Although never
three years to four years in succes- sion, 1918, 1910, 1930 and 1921. at any time the champion club at
At bowling he topped the avor- lawn tennis, Craigongower have ages as far back as 1895 ani, 1880. from time to time gained the high- Ja League Matches, Craigcagoter est honours at cricket and lawn won the Senior Division Shield three times, in the pensons 1004-05, bowls, and on all those occasions, 1907-0 and 1911-12, in all of which the successful teams were interna. teams, Mr. Bass was a member,
Mr. Basa діно represented dional in character..
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SUNDAY'S GAMES
[THROUGH BUTER'S AGENCY.]
New York, Aug, 29. BABE" Ruth hit a home run in each of the Yankees' gamer
to-day, bringing his total of the
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Detroit fell upon Washington, and Boston divided a double head. er with Cleveland, Jolley and Tate hitting for the circuit.
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Craigongower in the Tennis League for many acasons, and, although be did not attain a high standard, was a familiar figure on his club's courts. In 1900, he won the Club's Singles Championship.
For the past ten years, Mr. Basa has interested himself in the less strenuous game of Lawn Bowls. He has made good in this also, and has turned out for his club in the Senior League for many seasons. The Craigengower "veteran" was member of the teams which won the League in 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930 and 1802, while he fittingly won the club's singles championship in the first year of competition in 1023, repeating it in 1997.
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turned the corner and in the part ten years saemed to have won more than fifty per cent, of it's matches against all-comers, among whom frequently, was sh
All-England" eleven. (It might be noted paren- thetically here that these All-Eng- land elevens ro very common during all this period' of orickot. Composed of the leading players of the day they travelled round, and played against odds, or against comitles or clubs, who sometimes had the services of a "given man.", It speaks much for the widespread popularity of the game to find that this was financially possible even without the aid of noble patrons.) Shortly after 1780 the Club moved to Windmill Down. It is not proposed to give any account of the Club's doings or of the mighty names associated with it. Bat one match is notable. The wicket had before these days been the high one, twenty-two inches by six, with one bail, but only two stamps. One of the first games in which the third (and middle) stump is definitely known to have been' used was one played in 1777 be tween Hambledon and an England eleven on the 'celebrated ground which now after a century and ball belongs to a Club of the same name, the "Vine" at Sevenoaks, Hambledon won.
anniversary dinner was on 8th May of that year, and over the whole period of 1788-1830 (for it seems no games werd played in 1787), the Club played a hundred and twelve matches of which they won sixty-
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eight, lost forty-three and drew one only.
Whe Second Ground.
The cause for the move was, omg which has terminated the career of thousands of grounds. At the be- ginning of the nineteenth century, London began to develop even more
of land advanced by leaps and rapidly than before and the prices
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time would come when the rent of the first ground must become pre- hibitive, and Lord was a shrewd business man. In 1808 he had fore. seen that the move was
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The ground had a short life. was ready some two years or less before the first ground was finally vacated and during this time seems to have been used by the St. John's Wood Cricket Club, I have heard it atated that the turf here was over very satisfactory, thoughi in 1810 the turf from the first ground was removed and laid down at the second. Be that as it may there is no doubt that the M.C.C. were in eclipse for the time. A lot of members resigned with the closing of the first ground. No matches were recorded for 1811 and 1818 while in 1813 one was lost
Some Famous Grounds. During the later years of the eighteenth century the centre of interest, from a historian's point of view shifts to London, from Wind- mill Down to White Conduit Fields, from Hambledon to the Star and Garter Club. And these but hold the scene for a minute before pass ing to give place to Thomas Lord's first ground and the Marylebone Cricket Club. But before entering upon this most important period, it should be noted that these are
It may he therefore that this cof- not the first grounds of historic
ing of the Regent's Canal, which record. Mention of the "Vine" at runs right through the site of the Sevenoaks has already been made. second ground was a blessing in But in 1668, over a hundred years disguise. Lord had again to move before there was a ground at St.
and two drawn,
The Final Move
Alban's played on by a cricket club and a site was offered to him by of which the president was theffer and the M.C.C. moved to this, the Eyra family. He accepted the fourth Earl of Salisbury. In 1608
the third ground, where they still mine host of the Ram Inn ht Smithfield was rated for the posses- the 1613-1814 interval, Lord trans are domiciled. Once more, during
sion of a cricket field. And in tho early part of the eighteenth century and in 1814 the ground was ready ported his turf to the new arés, the Celebrated Artillery Ground in ghe London, and Duppas Hill Ground at Croydon were in full po
popularity.
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(To be Continued.)
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