1935-10-15

THE SECOND INTERPORT

CRICKET TRIAL

Richardson's Dour Innings

as a result

[By ADREM ")

HONG KONG DAILY

LAWN BOWLS

Shanghai Win Again

In an entertaining game of lawn bowls which was very open unt the 15th head, when in fact their opponents were leading by 2 shots

from the 2nd Division at Talkoo by 23 shots to 17, their victory. being due to a splendid recovery when they scored 10 shots in four heads that commenced with the

fateful 15th.

One thing brought to my notice 1 as a batsman and he is certainly | Shanghai defeated the quartetté j

of Saturday's Trial not the safe mid-off of a few

On the was the rather poor state of the years ago.

other hand, Dunkley, is undoubtedly the most Cricket Club wicket this Season.

Saturday The one used on

WELS brilliant wicket-keeper ever TO that very inconsistent n

some have played for Hong Kong and balls were apt to bump and others a very fair bat, as witness his in- to shoot. The surface. was very nings of 33 not out last Saturday uneven and at the pavillon end when his side to say the lease there was a definite dépression it. was in a very precarious post-

length ball tion. I am just about where

Inclined to think. would pitch which might have therefore, that it will be the wic- been quite dangerous it a really ket-keeper who will lead the Col- fast bowler had been playing.- ony side on to the field on Nov- However.

ember 9th.

On a nice coolsh day with not too much sun. Dunk.ey won the tow and electing to bat, set out Tam Pearce and Baines to open the innings. Cesano (who was was brought into the team n the absence of EJR. Mitchell) bring

SOME CERTAINTIES

For the first time in Intarport

history, Shanghai were represent- ed by four players from the same club. the Shanghal Bowling Club. The players were: C. W.. Glover, W. H. Train. C. Richards, and J Munro (Skip). The following turned out for the 2nd Division:

PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1935.

NATIONAL ATHLETIC

MEETING

Malaya Share In Many Successes

Shanghai, Oct. 14. Although Shahghal's contingent of athletes at the National Athletic Meet here is pushing up its tota! of points rapidly. the Malayan competitors are making" an cellent showing.

ex-

Finals in the meet were con cluded yesterday. The following are the results

80 Metres Women's Hurdles.-1 3. A. Bright Kowloon Bowling asu (Malaya); 3, S. F. Hu (Ho- B. 5. Chien (Shanghai): 2. F. Y Green Club). W. K. Way (Craignan): 4, H. H. Tsao (Malaya). gower Cricket Club), J.-J. Bisto

Time: 14.4 secs. (New National (Recreio! and J. C. Chalmers

Record). (Talkoo), Skip.

Men's 200 Metres.-1, C. C. Fu Malaya); 2. S. K. Tal (Shanghai); K. P. Yen (Shanghal): 1, J, T. Tseng (Kiangsu). Time: 22.9 secs.

Women's 100 Metres-1, S. LI (Shanghai); H. S. Chlen (Shang- hall: 3. Y. C. Teng (Malaya); ̧ 4, A. P. Tang (Shanghai). Time: 13.7

· secs."

Men's Javelin Throw.-1, Y. C. Pere Peiping); 2. H. M. Fu (Kwangtung): 3.S. M. (Llao- ning Province, Manchuria): 4, C. C. Chow (Liaoning Province). Dis- tance: 50.275 metres. (New Nation al Record).

From what has been seen. think the following can be con- sidered certainties. E C. Flacher. Capt. Persse. A. H. Madar, A. R.

CILALMERS BRILLIANT Minu and

A. Pearec. Alec

J. C. Chalmers was the hero of Pearce has certainly not shown

for he rolled some the only bowler of any pace very impressive form so far but the game

the

superb woods to give Hong Kong Hayward's slop, started

I think al will agree with me

the head. or he rescue them when tack from the Naval Yard End

that he is the finest. all-round

in a tight corner. It must be sald and immediately found a ength cricketer in the Colony despite

that the other three that compos- He was whipping them buck from

his present lapse and I do not

ed the 2nd Division did not show | the off and coming off at a great

say this because he has happen-

up consistantly, only on occasions pace. Pearee played him with

ed to have been capped for Kent.

did they reveal their true form. the utmost confidence and scored

The fast-bowler's berth W!! [2

Bright was completely at a Jose a single to face A T. Lee at the

Alled bv Pereira

Bowker. or

with the green, while Basto was The first bad was whilst the former is

better *, pavillon end.

The

responsible for very erratic atrocious. a long-hop on the of

batsman. I think that Bowker is

bowling. Way though splendid II but the batsman foljed to get on the more dangerous bowler,

at times, more or less nullified his top of it and was caught in the

keeps a far

and better length

good work with some incons stand! Fully by Walch. Baines was nev-

makes the batsmen play him all

woods. Shanghai's success lay in against er comfortab e

Gesandthe time which is most importans the good work of T. H. Train and and after being hit by

game lasting three days. Richards. Munro the skip was which broke sharply Into h's when there is plenty of time, to

not at home against Chalmers' body, was bowled neck and crap

Dlay themselves in. Garthwait

superb bowing. but at the crucial with the next dhe, which was a

and Gosano. are two very is all-

moment, which came at the 15th beauty. Persse und Duckit: were

rounders who most people would

head, when the juniors" were Men's 110 Metres High Hurdles: the batting

when confidently

0: Ilke to see played. ylew

leading by two shots, and lay 21, S. C Lin (Shanghal; 2, Y. C. former was bowled whilst at.

the fact, however, that the bowl-

in typloa! style Huang Kwangtung): 3, Y. T. Liu woods, Munro tempting to cut. ene of Gosano'sing. on

ver paper is a'ready

trailed the jack. to turn the head Nanking); 4. C, C. LI (Malaya). shortish, off balls which kept very

strong. I fee: that one, of them

in favour of the visitors.

Time: 16.3 secs. Low and came off ke ghtning will be left out in favour of a real - Elvin. who had succeeded Lety reliable bat. Gosano has proved had Duckitt very n gely caught as, long-off by Ballard. Ernie Fin cher batted very stodgfty but gat everything in the middle. Zim mern attacked the bowlers from the outset arid played a very nice knock for 22. Ricketts made Invaluable 24 and then we had

ba.i

himself to be rather 2 nervous Starter so I think Garthwaite wit get the place.

...THE TEAM Ricketts should get in on the strength of his cons'stent batting and unique bowling which is go- ing to give a lot of trouble 10

the brightest cricket of the in- batsmen who have never run up nings when the two left-handers, against him before. In addition Dunkley, and Minu. retrieved the to this he is one of the finest slip situation with some big hitting.

fle.ders here. I now teel that of Alec Pearce in particular, to

two more realy sound batsmen enable a declaration to be made.

are required to complete the team with the score at 153 for 9.

and I would be inclined to select

very

The score at the 16th. read

Shanghai 16. 2nd Division 15 Then the visitors struck a brilliant spell and notched a 2 and a theer to lead 21-15. Hong Kong T tallated with a two when Chalmers rolled down a fine wood to further enhance his side's position, but in the remaining two heads Shang- hat managed to gain a single in each to run out worthy winners by six clear shots.

SPOONS PRESENTED

After tea had been partaken Mr. S. J. Pollock, Chairman of the Talkoo Bowling section said that at one period he though that, the

IMMACULATE LENGTH

E F. Pincher and J. E. Richard. 2nd Division manage what would Gosuno had bowled

"cracks well son. I do not think the latter's the but I thought the midst useful fe ding lapse on Saturday. when had failed to do." bowler was Ballard who kept un he dropped three catches, should immaculate length

throughout be taken too seriously as ordinar

and broke up two very dangerously he is one of the safest catches. looking partnerships. Pearce bowl in the deep. in, the Colony. ed much better than his analysis suggests.

The less said about the batting of Hayward's team, the better. Admittedly Baker and Minu were Bowling very steadily but after they went off the bowling was distinctly bad. Williams

was

thest palpably 1b.w. to. Baker Alec Pearce, with the obvious in- tention of redeeming his past failures, batted with the utmest caution until he ran across a beauty from Hung which shatter- ed his stumps. Sayer, Watch. Gösano and Hayward never look. ed. like scoring. Mackay then be- came associated with Richardson and as a result of some very bad bowling from Zimmern the score was taken to nearly ninety before Richardson was bowled when at- tempting to hit across one of Ric kett's leg-breaks. He had played

the 1st Division (Laughter). The game demonstrated rather selectors need forcibly that the not look only in the 1st Division for Interport talent. The speaker

The team, in batting order, as then said that he had pleasure in the visitors with presenting forecasted by myse'f 's-

morientoes of the occasion, which took the form of silver spoons.

E. C. Fincher

J. E. Richardson

T. A. Pearce

E. F. Fincher

Capt. Persse

A. H. Madar

C. C. Garthwaite

G. R. M. Ricketts G. S. Dunkley..

A. C1, Bowker A. R. Minu

E. L. Gosano (12th man)

FORECASTS INVITED

There appears to be a tremer.- dous amount of interest among the pubile in the interport trials and so I wou'd invite readers to send in to me their frecasts

giving the Interport Team reasons they may have in select- ing the players. It will be really

any

a most valuable knock, snowing interesting to see how close some very sound defence against the of our cricket experts do get.

good bowling and hitting any-

thing loose, very hard. Elvin and

Baflard took no chances and play- FIRST ATTACK BY TANKS

ed out time.

DISAPPOINTING MATCH Minu had bowled with amazing accuracy and his analysis of 9-5- 5-1 speaks for itself."

On the whole this match prov- ed to be most disappointing. the quality of erteket, the batting particular, never being up to any- thing ke Interport standard.

RECALLED

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Sept. 25. British tanks went into action on the Somme 19 years ago this week and overran a German une that had defied the attacks of

Infantry.

Mr. Munro replying said that Chalmers' exhibition was good not only for ist. Division standard, but also the Interport! He then pre- sented thembers of the home team with appropriate souvenirs,

LOCAL GOLF.

Adamson Cup. October qualifying competition at Happy Valley, on October 4-13.

K. S. Robertson 74-5-09 quall-

fles., Uther scores:-

A. H. McBride 88-18-70.

A. Jackson 95-24-71.

R. Wallace 80-9-71,

There were 15 entries.

not all. Buddenly into view came

another. It joined the first one and, side by side, they came on, ugly and ungainly, but terribly businesslike.

from "Then, without warning. both of them came

streams of bullets. Next they were on top of us.

Those of us who survived will not forget that mom- ing when your tanks first came lato action. And to think we Having seen two Trial matches A German artillery officer who thought they might be threshing in which practically al of the was in an observation post at the machines!" ? Colony's leading cricketers parti- tline in front of Flers said to a Trained in secrecy.in Suffolk. cipated. one is in a position to Press representative yesterday the crews had helped to smuggle form some idea of what the final that when he saw the first tank their cumbersome landships across team will most probably be. The on the ridge he thought it was a the Channel" and up to near the candidates for captain seem to be threshing machine. "It did look front line without the secret being A. W. Hayward and G. 8. Dunk- something like a threshing ma- disclosed. Of the 49 tanks which As I remarked once before. chine," he said, "but why should set out, 17 broke down or became Hayward has had far more ex- it have arrived there in the middle borged. Nine of those which rea- perience as a cricketer and a cap-of a war and on a most unhealthy ched. the front line got ahead of the infantry and another mine tain and most people agree that sector at that? Should we turn be managed his teams in the our batteries on 15 or wait and see kept pace with them. One got trials much better" than Dunkley what might happen next? We stride the German line at Fiers, bat the fact remains, on the walted and watched. form he has so far d'splayed, he moved,

ley,

Then it raked it with heavy fire and then,

It actually started to imbling along behind it, helped to

is not worth his place in the side come towards us. But that was capture 300 prisoners.

Women's High Jump-1, J. Y. Tang Fuklen); 2 M. Y. Ho (Hu-

an 3. M. Y. Feng (Kwangtung); P. L. Su (Hupch). Height: 1.32 metres.

Men's Tennis

Hong Kong tennis players were again beaten to-day when both Ho Ka-lau and Tsu! Wai-pal lost their singles matches to the

NOW

ON SALE

Malayan conijngent, in tanal Athletic Games staged here.

the Na-

being

Ho Ka-lau faced T. Z. Tseng, of Java, and was beaten by 6-4, 6-4 whee Tu Wai-pul lost to ha Sin-kle, of Java, by 0-4, 6-4, -

Women's Tennis

In the women's tennis singles W. P. Yang (Kwangtung) beat Y M. Man (Shanghai) 8-6, 3-6, 6-3 while M. K. W: (Shanghai) beat H W. Chen (Kwangtung) 8-0, 6-0...! S. N. Huang Nanking) beat - 8. T. Lu, of Malaya, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4. Miss C. Chen (Nanking)" beat Mrs. H C. Li (Malayя) 6-2, 6-4, 6-3.

In the women's tennis contest, M. K. Ques, and T. D. Quel (Shang- hab beat K, S. Yuen and W. P. Yang Kwangtung), the scores be- ing 6-2, 6-3.

Soccer Match

An attendance of -35,000 peopic saw the Malayan soccer -eleven overwhelm Chekiang Province by twelve goals to nil in the second round of the association football competition. At half time the score was five nil.

C F Hsien and S. H. Yao each scored four goals while Y. C. Lin. Y. Y. Li, R. C. Liu and C. C. YI each netted once.

Women's Volleyball

Hunan beat Malaya by three sets to love.

Women's Basketball Shanghai beat Malaya by 47 points "to 34.

Men's Basketbak

In the men's basketball. Tsing- tao beat Malaya by 52 to 44- Puter

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