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DID INDIAN
INDIAN R. C.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1938.
SKIPPER APPLY
Excellent Fighting Innings Madar At Sookunpoo
By
ERIC MITCHELL GIVES FINE LESSON ON ART OF CAPTAINCY
Royal Navy Are Worthy Junior Champions
By New L.B.W.*`.
There was a whole lot of cricket, League and otherwise, played over the week-end. but for these uutex shall have to contine myself to the four big games" ou Saturday, two in either division.
I will deal with the senior games first: My opinton is that, if Minu. the IRC. skipper, erred at ul. he could not be blamped in the least. It must not be lost sight of that Kowlcon had nothing to lose no matter at what score the declaration was made, they had to go for the runs if there was any- thing like reasonable time.
As a matter of fact, that was just what happened. Though they
did not go in to bat till 1.30 and were facing a scure of 150, they went
for the runs, that is, up to a point,
As to the Craigengower Club kame,
FUNG AND TSUI FAIL
3777 told that Hayward The University talled to beat the treated this as any other League, Navy's poor score of 102 principally fixture He did, not feel justified because, for a change, Fong and come of Teoh In closing his innings before he Tsui falled to actually did in view of the potential stepped into the breath with a fine batting strength of the opposition 36 and R. Singh, the last man, hit and his own comparatively weak gallantly for 18 not uut, but they bowling, that was all there. was were still two runs behind when the last wicket fell It was a most to it.
exciting falsh.
OVER-CONFIDENCE
The failure of Craigengowef Juniors
easily explained. Slight over-confidence in the face of a none too large, fotal, and excellent bowling, backed up by Tremendously keen fielding and ahle captaincy on the part of the Club brought about their down- fall..
The Navy are to be congratu- fated on their success. They are worthy champions, not having unce been beaten. More impor tant, they have always played la the best spirit, carrying out to the full the tradition "the game's the thing."
There are a number of distinctly
At half-time, so to speak, their good cricketers amongst them but chances of winning the Junior their record as a whole has been Shield were very rosy. They had jachieved by all-round team-work. dismissed the Club for the moder-
atr total of 123, and up at Pokfu- Jam the University were all out for 102.
uncertainty
TAIL FAILS TO WAG The started well enough for, though Hung was out for 4. Rapley and Lim stayed together, getting 23 and 29 respectively, but there after only Leonard and Lám got into double figures and the tati
AT SOOKUNPOO
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To return to the senior games
Indians At Sookunpoo the
were
CLOSURE TOO LATE?
LOCAL GOLF
Competition Results
DRESSING-ROOM FIGHTS
ALLEGED
Why such rumours have been going the rounds it is hard to anderstand, and it is not very
ADVERTISEMENT
THE HONG KONG.
JOCKEY CLUB.
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Second Extra
At the Happy Valley on March Malicious Gossip May into their very best form for the SATURDAY, 26th March, 1938
13:-
.F. L. Rodgers holed the 3rd (150 yurda in one.
Bugey Par Pool at Fanling on ¡March 12-13:—
Q. E. C. Marton (1) 1 up wins. A. C. I. Bowker 11 all square second.
Other scores: G. R. Cairns (12) and L. C. F. Bellamy (24) down. There were 43 entries.
March qualifying round Adamson Cup at Happy Valley
March 4-13:-
F. Buckle 79-18-61 quailfies. Other scores:-
J. F. Evan Reede 87-21-66,
W. Melrose 92-23-69.
There were 14 entries.
Lai Shiu-wing, the Chinese forward, robbed of possession during the Lai Wals Cup final when the Army won at Causeway Bay on Sunday... (Photo, A.C.P.).
He not only drove as hard as he usually does. but there were also
a number of well-executed pulls and cover stats.
Just before 4 o'clock he reached his fifty. 140 being simultanecusly
minutes:
the
But, once again." the glorious sent in first. the game starting at signalled. He had taken 34 min-
2.08. At 225 trouble seened toutes over his own. runs, and
them. be beginning for
Ismal!
Indians had been batting 107 had got out for no apparent rea- son and Kitchell had also paid the
Immediately after, Hung drop- penalty for a bad shot, the Foardped him at long-on. Lloyd being reading' 22-2-Ò.
the bowler. Just before this he Madar Joined Nazarin, who was had hit 18 in one over from Lee..
.cutting and batting confidently
At 160 Anderson put himself on in place of Lloyd who had bowled exceedingly well for the figures of
they were 18 runs behind.
I am to dig himself, in.
flopped dreadfully. At the end very well. and was quite content Informed Eric. Mitchell. ex-Inter-At 36 Nazarin misjudged an ob port and Club first Eleven skipper, Rave an object-lesson on the art of captainry.
Sporting
Fixtures
TODAY
Badminton-European Y.M.C.A. Badminton, in the West Lounge, 8.30 p.m.
Meetings-Kowloon Chess' Club,
at Peninsula Hotel, 5.30 p.m. An- nual of European Y.M.C.A. in the West Lounge, 5:45 p.m.
Table Tennis Cheeru
Table Temis. 7.30 p.m.
Club
A.
Tennis-Open Singles: S. Rumjan v. W. A. Land; Wong Shiu-wing v: Pay.-Lt. Cdr. R. H. Rúmp.:
V Open Doubles; A. Cosano and A. V. Remedios v. H. A. Barres and J. Gonsalves; W. C. Hung and E. C: Fincher v. M. W. Lu and M. K. Lo.: Club Handicap Singles D. S. Robb (plus 3/8) v. A. D. Humphreys.(4/8): A. T. Dow -2/8) v. H. D. Bldwell- i +-26; W. Sander (-15) v. A. H. McBride (plus 1/6).; Club Handi- ap Doubles: J. Rodger and C. W. E. Bishop (5/6) v. Lt.Cdr. ..Nicholson and Capt. Harvey (-5:6); H, J. Armstrong and M. H. Turner (/5/6) v. G. W. Sewell and ' T. C. Monaghan (-15).
TOMORROW
Athletics Quarry Bay School Sports at Talkoo Club Tennis Ground, 10.45 a.m.
Badminton.-Y.M.C.A. Women's Section Badminton, in the West Lounge all day.
Shooting.Hong Kong Rifle As-
Weekly
and Spoon Bociation Practice Shoot. Army Ranges. Kowloon City. 2 p.m.
Table Tennis.-Y.M.C.A. v. R.A.F., 8.30 p...
Tennis Open Singles: 3. A. H. Douglass v. W. 'Sander; Paul Kong v. J. W. Leonard; Leong Ping-chiu v. 8. W. Liang; F. Kwok v. Cheng Ping-yeung: Tsui Yun-pul Pang Oi-lam.; Open Doubles; H. Owen Hughes and T. A. Pearce 7. A. C. L Bowker and W. M. Barton: Club Handicap Bingles: C. G. Stark (plus 2/6). EE Story (-3/6); R. K. Valentine (2/6). v. F. V. Harrison (-5/6); Club Championship Singles G. W. Sewell v. 3 C. POL.
vious change of pace from" Lloyd and was well caught by Baxter- 36-3-21. It was a poor end to nice lanings.
3
Abbas foined Madar and things became. very słów. Sixty WAS
20-2-66-2.
Baxter was at the other end and Madar gave a chance to Zimmern him--his first slip in just 100 minutes' batting. He was 29 then. At 175 Minu's grand Innlags mis- came to an end when he
from Anderson and
holsted after nearly 80 minutes timed one
| play, and then. Abbas hit two fours skied it to mid-wicket to be held and a couple of Burnett. Shortly as the bowler himself, who had to after. however. L'oyd deceived him make a lot of ground. He hit 13 with a similar kind of ball as tha:
fours in one of the best innings he which had dismissed Nazarin and has ever played. The partnership Burnett took the catch, 73-4-24.
realised 102 runs.
MINU HITS OUT Minu went in and things at once! brightened up. He hit cut from
FINE DEFENSIVE KNOCK The time was now 4.12 and the
Spoil Brentford's Chances
helpful in getting the Bees back Race Meeting to be held on
big effort which is being made, to
(weather permitting), may be land the "double"-the F.A. Cup obtained at the Secretary's Office. and the League Championship.
Exchange Building: the Club NASTY SET-BACK
House, Happy Valley; the Hoag Unfortunately, the Bees missed rumours which their step
bit wher. they Kong Club; the Sports Club; have been current in the district. allowed Derby County to win at and the Stables, Shan Kwong writes a Home correspondent. Mr. Griffin Park by the odd goal in Road. Harry Curtis, the manager, has five. The game received a number of anonymous | pleasant one.
Brentford are annoyed about the astounding
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was far from a
Entries close at 12 o'clock on THURSDAY, 17th NOON March, 1938..
By Order,
C. B. BROWN, ·
Secretary.
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for letters from supporters pointing Brentford have raised the prices on out these rumours of dissension in of their stand seats for the cup-tle the camp and that the players with Preston North End, but they have been fighting in the dressing-were all disposed of in a few hours and could have been sold two or He says that there is not an three times over. Brentford have atom of truth in such mallclaus take three points from Preston and ail four last gossip and that everyone is quite this season, happy at Griffin Park.
season, but the Griffin Park club
rum,
Tennis Tournament
LEE AND KONG
GIVEN BAD
FRIGHT
"Unseeded" Pair Runs
Them To Two Close Sets
Though conceding practically everything in the way of ages style, and technique to their op- ponents. Major L. A. Newnham and F. T. Baines came within an ace of causing a major upset in the Open Doubles tennis tourna- ment at the Hong Cricket Club yesterday, when
Paul they ran
INDIANS FAVOURED |Kong and Lee Wal-long, a pair
FOR SHIELD
As the result of Saturday's cricket matches when Indian Recreation Club drew' with the Cricket Club and Kowloon Craigengower shared the points. with the Hong Kong Cricket Club, a play off between the Indians and Craigengower has been made necessary to decide the destination of the Sentor Division Shield.
Prior to Saturday Craigen- gower were favoured to win the trophy as they were conceded a better chance of beating the H.K.C.C.. than the LR.C. were of taking full points from Kow- loon.
The general opinion is now held that the Indians should beat the C.C.C. In the play-off which will probably take place the H.K.C.C. round Saturday, March 28,
on
on
ment of his Innings but personal- innings continued for another fively I have not seen a better defen- the start and, though later there minutes, when Minu declared. were a tew snicks. he never ap-¦ Madar was left not out with 44. peared to be in any real trouble. I have heard unfavourable com-
sive innings and I believe he play- ed the right game for his side. A (Continued on Back Page)
SOMETHING BETWEEN A GUTTIE
AND THE MODERN BALL
a Home
Among my more treasured possessions are half a dozen "shorter" golf balls, writes correspondent. They have a bramble marking and are something between a guttle and the modern can generally ball. A friend and I habitually use them on the Royal Eastbourne course, where we rely on a high wind to accentuate the difference between them and the modern article.
And what fun it is! In 'normal conditions the difference between a good drive with each is ap- With proximately 30 yards-though it is difficult to be quite certain of distances without a machine. a strong following wind the old-fashioned ball can be hit almost as far as the other, but against the full force of the wind the difference is correspondingly greater.
THE LOW HALF-SHOT WITH THE
Strangely
enough,
these
balls only increase the strict par, of the course by about 4 shots, but the whole point of them is that playing with they make this par really worth while. Step off the green having had two full bangs and two patts, and feel a much better man than the fellow who has had a drive and a No. 5 with the ordinary ball, even though you do halve the hole in 4.
In a wind, particularly, they let you get away with nothing. Have a day off, and every shot reminds you how badly you are playing. None of this hit- ting your tee shot half-way up the club and then simply get- ting up with a No: 4 instead of the usual No. 6. When you miss it properly.
But when you really hit it. what a kick it gives you! Once again you feel the real artistry of golf-the low half-
shot with the driving iron, the high deliberate fade with the mashie. Those were " the day.
"CHAMPIONSHIP” BALL
I am more than ever con- vinced that golf would be im-.. proved for one and all by the Introduction of a "champion- ship" ball, to "run concurrent- ly as the judges say, with the present one. Not only would it make the game more varied and attractive for the good player, without affecting the handicap man. but It.. would bring the two, classes nearer together.
People very ECON would reach a general agreement as to the diference between the two, expressed in strokes. Bay the difference were agreed to be six: well, that would simply mean that, if I am scratch and you are ten, the gap be- tween us is shortened from 19 strokes to 4-assuming that I
"IRON"
play with the championship ball and you play with the ather.
TOO MUCH AT STAKE Open competitions would be played with the championship competitions ball. handicap with the other: or you might even make it optional, adjust- ing the handicap according to the ball used.
I
Alas, I am afraid this will never be, for the manufactur- ers have too much at stake. our shorter ball became standard, their business might drop by half, because you can play with these thick-covered balls until you lose them.·
An unworthy alice by my friend into the Duke of De- vonshire's wood lost us one of our precious store; but the rest, if we are careful, will last for ever. Judging by some of the shots we played, our Sun- day's golf with the thin-skin-- ned modern "Bail would have cost us half a sovereign apiece.
favoured to go very far in the competition, to the close margin of 5-7, 6-8 before being beaten.
There were time when it looked as if the British pair must win and that they did not was due jas much to their own instability at critical points as to any ex- cellence on the other side of the net
Both winers were erratic. Konk more So. and 1t was patently obvious that the latter was taking pains to conserve his energies. Theli overhead work was, gen erally speaking, better than that of the opposition and this coun- ted for a lot in this game.
Newnham and Baines ran of i to a two-love lead and were ther 4-1. Pulled back to 4-4 they took the next game for 5-4. By this time. realising the tough opposi- tion they were up against, the other pair tightened up their: game a lot, and steadied down to take the next three games for the set."
The second set saw games more or less going with service till 5-5, at which point there was a short adjournment while the umpire attended to some business.
Resuming, the British pair took the next game. That was the end, however. Lee clinched the twelfth, they broke through the thirteenth, and," with Paul Kong serving very accurately to Newn- ham's back-hand, the Chinese took the next for game, set and match.
were
On an adjacent court. Liang Sai-wah and Frank Kwok also being given an uncomfortable moment or two by Captain D. J. C. Lock and J. M. Tomlinson, but their better combination told and they got through by scores of 5-4. 6-3. Features of the game were Lang's very fine backhand and the overhead work of Tomlinson.
ELD. HUMJAHN WINS
In the Open Singles, H. D. Rum- Jahn had some useful practice against S. A. Hussaini, conceding five games. Most of Rumjahn's strokes.
од particularly
the ground. were in fine working order. and taking into consideration the fact that he was not going all out, his display was quite satisfactory to his supporters.
Alec Pearce had a second set against T. C. Monaghan after first without much getting the
this took trouble, but winning
too much out of Monaghan. and he lost the next to love
Scores:-
OPEN SINGLES
T.A. Pearce beat T.C. Monaghan
·0-3, 5-7, 5~0.
HD. Rumjahn béat S.A. Hussain 6-3, 6-2.
OPEN DOUBLES
FH. Kwok and 8.W. Liang beat Capt. LJ.C. Lock and J.M. Tom- linson 6-4, 6-3.
Paul Hong and Lee Wal-tong beat Major LA. Newnham and FT. Baines 7-5. 8-6.
know that League and Cup foot-
bal are often two very different previous round they will not be things, and after the Deepdale lacking in confidence at Griffin club's wig at Highbury in the Park.
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