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CRICKET NOTES
THE
GREAT CONTROVERSY
LOCAL GAMES REVIEWED
It is not necessary to apologize, if they have not originally done so. to my readers for giving first place. But the news of the behaviour of a little in these, notes to the wexed quas the crowds makes one tion of Leg Theory bowling. It is doubtful of what will happen, for probably the first topic of conver- the barrackers oot but feel that sation, when cricketers fore they have the approval of the the Board of Control behind their gather, and has risen to rank of a serious controversy. It views, if not of their tacties. And is, I imagine, the most serious ques I should imagine the next Test tion that has arisen in the world match might be a pretty unpleasant of cricket during the life time of affair. To me, the solution of the my readers, and, while one is whole question seems to me to lie tempted to compare it to the great in Iriendly co-operation between battle over the under and over'arm Woodfull and Jarding. If they can bowling, it must be remembered not save the situation, no public that that occurred in domestic body can, and Teat matches will be cricket. The present incident has in abeyance. Personally I think almost an international ahameter, this would be in one way deplor as it were, for the Australian Board able. But when rivalry gets 80 of Control in no way acknowledges keen that bad blood" is developed, the authority of the M.C.C: in the then it would be no bad thing it way that most overseas ericket contesta were stopped for a bit. clubs do. They are, or so I under Anyway, the Authorities of First stand, a body which functions in Class Counties at home would be Australia as the M.C.C. does at very glad to see the end of Test homo. And every reasonably-mind. matches. ed man will regret most deeply that the incident has occurred.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1933.
FANLING GOLF
STARTING TIMES FOR TO-DAY
Old Course.
9.08 a.m. C. H. Bradley and H, A.
9.99
9.36
0.40
Mills.
R. Sanger and J. E. M. Varn
"
9.32
N. M. Currie and W. Clark.
1. H. Geare and A. Leach
#
O. E. Sandstrom and K. K. Rounds.
0.44
17
do
0.48
J
9.53
9.50
10.00
10.04
10.08
10.12
10,18
10.20
10.24
10.28
10.39.
"
"
+
D. J. Mackia and G. W. Tolmie.
GOLF
THE INTERPORT
THE GOVERNOR'S SHIELD HONG KONG FAVOURED TO
SEMI-FINAL
Dodwell & Co. beat Educational
Dept. 2 up. B.A.T. Co. beat Lane Crawford,
Eod., 3 and 1.
ADMIRAL'S CUP.
Third round results to date:
E. R. Halifax beat R. O. Law a
and 1.
L.
G. S. Dedwell bent W. H. E.
Thomas 6 and 4.
I. Newton beat N. J. Perrin & and
G. A. Leiper and F. CM. W. Budd bent F. M. Ellis at
Mudio.
10th.
H. S. Hillier and Hw1tewart beat H. H. Mandy J. MacKnight and B.. CL. R. Andrewe beat G. W. Groene
Hampton.
Lav,
up,
4 and 3.
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BEAT SHANGHAI
no
Football enthusiasts will doubt flock to the Hong Kong: Football Club this afternoon when the Interport Football match be- tween Hong Kong and Shanghai will be played.
AS
This game promises to be most thrilling) and hard-fought, Shanghai, which was beaten by four goals to three on its own ground in the last Interport, has sent down one of the strongest teams available in an endeavour to recapture the cup.
Both teams have so far lost only once on its own ground, and it is left to our side this afternoon to see whether they can frustrate the ambitions of our Visitors.
This afternoon, Hong Kong will field a team that consists of six
U.S. CRUDE OIL SOURCES DWIND- LING?
PROPOSAL TO FORM AN INTER-STATE BODY
DICTATORSHIP OF BELGRADE
DANGER TO PEACE OF
EUROPE"
Washington, Jan. 16-American. A radical change in the constitu crude oil sources are dwindling tion of the Yugoslav State is urged. and the Department of the Inter in a statement issued in London by for to-day issued a warning that a number of well-known people who steps should be taken at once to have recently returned from visita conserve the supply and, at the to the Western Provinces of Yugos same time, to protect the domestic | lavia.
The signatories include Lord uil. industry,
Department reports show that Cushendun, Lard Noel-Buxton, Mr. petroleum producers have been H. A. L. Fisher, Professor Gilbert running wild in recent years The Murray, Sir Edward Boyle, and Sir industry itself is not organised, James Berry, resources have been wasted, and **Official "espionage is general,” "Police methods have the industry is generally in bad they state. shape. There is now no efficient reached such a pitch that, follow check on production. The Federal ing on the successive murders or Government is empowered, through attempts to murder prominent laad the Supreme Court, to prevent ers of the opposition parties, the states from controlling production belief, whether justified or not- rower, do so.
P. L Collison had F. W. Kirk beat A E. Lissaman changes from the last Interport, I but cannot, with its own police and it must be hard to substantiate
Austin.
LG. Dodwell and A.
Mackenzie.
L. G.. Grower and F. A.
Howard,
J. B. Logan and S. J. H.
Fox.
4 al 3.
E. W. Matthews beat C. L. Sandes
sid 1.
A. T. Lay ... É. D. 8. Powell
scratched.
Junior Championship-1st Round.
5 and 4
V. R. Gordon and E. MW. A. Stewart beat B. D. Evans Bryden.
C. H. Bradley beat H. W. Dankes
2 and 1,
W. E. Hunt and R. R. Darios.
1. Goldman bent H. G. Wallington
1
Mr. Masson and Mr. Cobb.
H.
SH. Garrod and T. C. Monaghan.
J. B. Emmert and J. F.
Gould heat G. W. Sowell 4
7 and 0.
and a pi
C. B. Robertson beat H. Hampton
.. 2up.
ghan 2 and 1.
Mau, Leung Wing Chiu, A. V the new players being Allan, Lau Gosano, B. Gosano and "Seal. It will be recalled that the team which defeated Shanghai last year was considered comparatively weak compared with this year's, but de- spite all criticisms, it came throught with flying colours,
The result of this afternoon's match is very open, and while we wish our visitors every bit of luck in their endeavour, we venture to forecast that the local side will win, for besides having the ad- vantage of playing on Own
Our
C. E. Sandstrom beat T., Mona-ground, we have fielded the best
players at our disposal. probably be:-
The players for the match will
D. Ellin beat J. Mackaight 1 up ·
H. Burton beat H. H. Mundy
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. Richmond.
H
GT. May and WW. Fischer.
G.
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J. A. Shaw and C.
J.C.
Stellingwerf.
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W. A. Stewart' and D. S. Robb,
10.48
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R. S. W. Paterson and J. E. Richardson.
15
Last Saturday's League Match. The Civil Service ware without Baker, Hamilton and E. B. Reed The M.C.C.'s Reply.
who were all unfit, while Sayer has However much we may have de already left for home. De Romo plored, or disapproved of the action stayed for a bit after their first of the Board of Control in sending wicket had fallen cheaply and then the cable or at all events, of Wallington and Richardson put up publishing it, I cannot but suspect an excellent stand. Wood also hit that the inajority will regret very hard, and Richardson, who had phraseology of the M.C.C.'s reply made his half-century in about an 10.36 which rather approximated to the hour without giving a chance, was
counterchock quarrelsome." And able to make a sporting declaration10.40 It is well to look at the matter at 188 for 8 wickets. But the ab from both sides. The fact that the sence of his three regular bowlers 10.44 Board telegraphed as they did was too great a handicap and the shows that there is a strong feeling runs were obtained thanks to n buong a certain section of the Aus-very fine exhibition of cricket by tralian public, and that this feel Anderson and Rodrigues,
They 10.5% ing is shared by a majority of the fully deserved their win.
Friendlies. Board. But that the more sporting cricketers in Australia agreed with raising a sequel when it was pretty obvious that the log theory bowling was going to place Australia in serious danger of losing the rubber I cannot believe. I dealt last week with the facts. It is not a new thing by any means but it secma that a rather more scientific ar rangement of the field has made it more deadly. It only remains to say that it is difficult how one could stop its occasional use unless by som Mad Hatter rule giving the batman four runs if struck by a bell which has all along been out sile the line of the leg stamp. The M.C.C. were thus faced with most difficult problem even if they had agreed with the Australian protest,
No Good Havering.
As it turned out, they did not. And on careful consideration I think that the wordling of the mes-
The Navy got beaten by Craigen- gower in a very low-scoring match,
did...H.M.S. 45
Devonshire by K.C.O., both dull games, but there was quite a good encounter between I.R.C. and the Army and play was prolonged into the gloom before the Indians triumphed by four wickets.
Sunday's Game,
*
FH. Crapnell and R.
W. Gardner.
G. B. G. Hull and A. B. Raworth
Col, Cousens and Lt. Col. Renshaw..
10.50
11
11.00
+1
T. Draper and M.
O.
17
Clark:
11.08
71
D.
Christie and Paterson,
W.
..
10.04
11.12.......
The Volunteers were too much 11.16 for the Navy in a very pleasant game at King's Park on Sunday11.20 Inst. Enden got a couple of quick
Richardson, who 11.24 wickets, but seems to have lost his patch was in form, and Beck and Potter also 11.28 got going. The latter, however, was dropped three times. win had one of his whirlwind beats for, thirty-three not out. Marsham, Endon-and Potter alone got runs for the Navy, who were beaten by forty-four runs.
Forthcoming Matches.
Good-
The only match on Saturday
$!
C. L. Sandes and M. H.
.Turner.
Comdr. G. F.. Hole mod
A. C. I. Bowker.
J. P. Warren and W. Wright.
E. Lewis and F. M. Ellis.
5 and 3.
CAPTAIN'S CUP 1932
2ND ROUND (COMPLETED)
H. Hampton beat G. F. Hole 6
and 8.
II. C. Could beat T. McGarry
pan s
A. T. Lay bent J. B. Mackie at
21sh
F. Lisaaman beat T. C. Monn. ghan 3 and 1.
INTERPORT GOLF
W. N. A. Smalley and R. HONG KONG BEAT SHANG.
HAI IN FOURSOMES
O, Webb.
New Course.
8,32 am. Mr. and Mrs. "Overy. 8.38 Mr. and Mrs, Wedlock.
0.44
9.69.
$10.00
10.18
Mrs. Currie and Mrs. Clark.
Mrs. Smalley and Mrs. Wobb. Dr. Pope and J. Forbes. N. J. and Mrs. Perrin. RA. and Mrs. Rodgers. FRIDAY, JANUARY 27,
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Hong Kong's victory in all three matches reflected a general super-
**Mra. Pope and Misslority of play, due in part no
Wentworth:
doubt to knowledge of the courte D. C. Marton was in particularly good form all through and E. J. R. Mitchell was extremely steady in approaches and on the greens.
The latter, partnered by Lissa man, had a keen struggle as the soure suggests, the visitors showing a great improvement after biffin. Marton and Budd (Hong Kong) bent Harris and Higgett (Shanghai) 5 and 4, Andrews and Pearce (Hong Kong) beat Terrace and Another (Shanghai) 3 and 1. Liasaman and Mitchell (Hong
Kong) beat Bettik and (Shanghai) 2 and 1,
Old Course,
Bago was intended to be strong.next-judging by cards, is a friend- It was of the utmost importance to ly between Craigengower and the 10.00 leb Jardine and Warner, and the C.S.C.C. who will again be rather team, know that the M.C.O.. stood short. The great match, however, Armly behind them. And in tho is the one which opens to-day be. long run it was probably the wisest tween the Club and the United 10:24 thing to leave the Australian
Services. The Club have T. A. Board with no idea that the M.C.C. Pearce, E. J. R. Mitchell and O. were going to haver round. The E, C, Barton playing (out of a total fumi attitude they adopted might of six men) for our Interport Golf well be recommended to some of team, which speaks pretty highly 10.00a.m. A. D. Coppin and 8, our soi-disant F.O. politicians in their dealings with other countries. From the latest advices I have 10.04
for, the Club players vorsatility. And at the same time it should be about the Services team I gather remembered that the M.C.C. were functioning a good many years be- it consists of Mirehouse, Garth- 10.08
waith, Stocker, A. C. Hamilton, fore there was nuy organized cricket in Australia and is entitled Anstruther Colledge, Southern, 10.12 to adopt a somewhat parental atti Marsham, Holland, Lloyd and one.
more. Carver cannot get away, tude, in some people's eyes, any Shaw and Furnhill are not in the way.
Colony, so Lloyd is keeping. "Both 10.20 What Will Happen?
sides are below full strongth, but
It is difficult to forecast what will happened. In the ordinary way one would imagine that the Australians, having made their pro- test, would now carry on, and adopt the same game themselves;
CRICKETER TO PAY £175
JUDGE ON LOVE TIFFS
10,18
2!
a most enjoyable and sporting game 10.24, is sure to take place. I shall hope! to give a full account of it in the 10.28 next isane of the Daily Press on Saturday morning
R. ABBIT.
10.32
10.38
INVENTOR OF PENALTY- KICK DEAD
10,40
10.44
WHY THE RULE WAS INTRODUCED.
10.48-1
10.87
$11:08
Damages amounting to £175 and Mr. William Mörum, of Milford 10.56 the costs were awarded at Sussex Co Armagh, the man who invent- Assizca as Lewes against Med the penalty kick Fale in Booger, 11.00 Henry William Parks, the Sussex died last month, y professional cricketer, for breach of Before the rule was introduced the 11.04, promise
only penalty for aninir play wÉE A The notion was brought by Miss free kick from which a goal would Edith Annie Berry, of Western- not be scored. Many a back, in road, Haywards Heath,
hesitate to fist the ball av hot | 11:19. hesitate to first the ball WAY OF ME trip as opposing forward, knowing 11,16, that there was practically to dan ger from the resulting free kick. So Mr. Morum, introduced the renalty.
Mr. Justice Hawke, addroming the jury, said that because lovers thad Liffs if was no indication that after marriage they were going to padure years of purgatory.
11.20.
·11.24*
One knows that lovers will quarrel about the most absurd Mr. McCrum was forty-seven128
things," he added, but often after years of age, and was educated at marringo they fall out and kiss the Royal School, Armagh, and again in tears. I rather gather that Trinity College, Dublin, where he ricket is important in Sussex, and was a classical scholar in 1995 and may be that a successful cricketer took his B.A. degree the following.
country would be regarded year.
J.
H. Fox. W. A. Stewart and J. P. Shorry
Cdr. G. F. Hole and A. QL-Bowker.
F. C. Mudie and R. R. Davies.
A. Loach and W. L Mář shall,
LC. Grover and K. K. Rounds.
D. S. Edward and N. K. Littlejohn.
M. H. Turner and A. B. Haworth gzimm
V. B. Gordon sad R. C.
AO. Brawn and C. W. Jeffries.
W. E. Hunt and A. R.
Howson wind
CRICKET
Prevot
CIVIL SERVICE TEAMS
The following have been selected to represent CS.C.C. at teara versus Chiigengower in a friendly match on Craigengaver ground at [2 p.m., on Saturday
Hong Kong.
Rodger, Allan and Lau. Mau (vice-captain); Leung Wing Chlu- Pardoe (captain) and Duncan; Cheng Biu Hong Wong Mai Shun,
A. V. Gozano, B. Gosano and Seal
Shanghai,
Bradley Turner and Voong Remedios, Gash (Captain) and Vance; Keats, K. C. Chen, Col. let, Bossuet and Hughes.
JUNIOR SHIELD COM PETITION
The following inatch has been
arranged for Sunday next, 20th
instant,
South China B. St. Joseph's on Caroline Hill. Kick off at 2.18 p.in.
RUGBY
S.W.B.'S "BEAT CLUB "A".
XV.
Playing against-a heavier pack in the Club "A XV,, in a friendly game at Sookunpoo yesterday, the South Wales Borderer did well to win by nine points (three tries) to nil
The Department, therefore, pro poses that an inter-state body be formed with Federal and State compacts, to protect the industry from outside dangers and from it-
self.
Conditions have become worse in the last three weeks, according to reports of the American Petroleum Institute, which has urged further reduction of output.
The low price levels pertaining have failed to restrict production naturally. When the Supremo Court declared the action of Mr Ross Sterling, Governor of Texas in forcibly closing down
many
wells as a usurpation of power, owners of closed wells began to over produce in an effort to make up for lost time. Mr. Sterling's
mota, wa an effort to advance prices, however, rather than to conserve oil,
Some of the pools are being drained while others are forced to close down wells, a practice that sometimes permanently damages them.
SMILE A WHILE
Irate Creditor Now, look here, I want my money"
Impudent Dehtar-" Oh, that's all right. I thought you wanted mine."
Wile at Tottenham Police Court)-When we were first mar ried my husband said he would die for me, and now
Magistrate Yes!
Wite-Now he says he'll swing for me.
From Tottenham Police Court:- Woman My husband never comes home early,
Magistrate Where does he go 7- To the Fountai..
Magistrate What does he do there -Drinks.
little
"Don't you think a business would put your spirits right?" asked a barrister at Cler kenwell County Court, London, when a man said he had been de
The soldiers were the faster of pressed since a certain incident... The Ban-It would if I had a the two sides and their "threen ” in particular were definitely the public-house, Better Ket: Simmons played a sterl ing game for the winners while MeElney and Fox were the pick of the train his schoolboy son'rashed the Club."
HOCKEY
R.A.MC, AT MACAO
it-is universally shared through out a large part of the country that in some cases those who should be guardians of public security not in league with assassins.
In view of the settled and pra tically unanimous opposition of the the dictatorship of Belgrade, western provinces of Yugoslavia to situation has now arisen which, if allowed to follow its course, ean- not but afford a constant tempta- tion to neighbouring Governments hostile to the unity of the Southe a Slavs, and is a standing danger, to the ponce of Europe.
"I absolute disruption is, to be prevented, some form of federation must be devised, which will allow the various component elements the largest possible amount of provin cial autonomy.
"We are strongly of opinion that his Majesty's Government, if pos sible in close association with the Government of France, whose re- lations with Yugoslavia have been peculiarly intimate, and acting in intelligence with the friendly Gor ornments of Prague and Bucharest, should press for radical change ta the constitution of the Yugoslav State, and that meanwhile no fur- thar Anancial facilities should Be accorded to the present Govern ment at Belgrade.
"At the same time, we should'wel- come any effort on the part of its sovereign to call together some re- presentative council as could con sider the basis of a joint settle- ment ?
FANLING HUNT
STEEPLECHASE RACES
SUNDAY,
29th JANUARY Special Train loaves Kowloon 1.05 pm First class train fare $2.00 includes admission to course.
STARTING 29TH JANUARY
As soon as father alighted from AT THE KING'S
up and asked him for money. B
Good gracious!" said the angry parent. "This is nice sort of welcome. I am hardly out of the train when you sak me for money."
The boy gave a bland amils,
Well, he replied, "you must admit the train was twenty minutes late."
The R.A.M.C. Hockey Team visit of Macao on Sunday and played a game of Hookey against the Macao "I was quite upset when Jack E. Richardson (Captain), Hockey Club, It was a fail id kissed me."
interesting game The Macao side "Oh, I may 1 You'd been kished Barrow, N. 3. Bebbington, B. D scored a shot in the first & minutes before." Evans, E. W. Hamilton, P. C. Eof the game. After about 20 Yes, but never in a canoe," G. S. Thompson and W. Hawkins, E. B Reed I. A winuks the RAM Cr equalised and Clark Tend
Simpson, Skinner, H. G. Wall (6) the mitutes later scored again. CW. Tolmie and Wington, and H. M. Wood.
This ended the scoring, but the play The following have been selected went nom out the end titil the end. HSpicer and R. Wto represent and team of the game
versus Queen's College in a friendly F. Booker and W. match. on C.S.C.C. ground at 2
pm on Saturday
0. Eager and F.M. Ellis. D. J. Christie and D. S.
Robbi T. J. Draper and B. B. Anthony Man
N. Grant and F. C. Barry
A. D. Humphreys and
Syma Thomson.
J. S. Dykes and Dover,
P,
F. J. Ling (Captain), Buttres, P. I. Crawley, W. H. Edmonds, A. W. Grimmett, F. Matthew J. E. McGowan, Randle, H. G. Robertson, H. Strange, and J. M. Wilmu,
The following have been selected to represent CB.C.CF2nd team versus Q, L. & R. Co, in a friendly match on C.8.0.C ground t
Army . H.K.H.O, "A" XI, At the U.8.8.0. ground yesterday the Army defeated H.K.H.O, “A”** II by goals to one.
14. Garthwaite scored for the Amy and Divett for the Hockey“ Club,
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match by 3 goals to mil.
E. Pin. on Bulova (Captain), the Royal Engineers in the Mamak couples have shifted in man
A M Kirkby and C. J. Stellingwerf
G. Davidson and HG Sheldon:
H. "Holdman
Barrow, N. J Bebbington, P. D. Crawley, FE Matthews, J. E McGowan, R. A. Simpson, J Skimmer C. Strange, HA E Strange, and R: B. Wood,
Reserves: R. G. Robertson and M. Tavlins
11.32
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