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POLICE R. C.
C. CRICKET AVERAGES FOR 1937-38
A. E. Carey Wins League Batting Honours
The Police Recreation Club cricket averages for the season 1937-38 are published below.
It will be seen that for all matches, that is both League and friendly fixtures, W. L. Clarke heads the batting with an average of 25.09 with A. E. Carey who has 24.68.
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In bowling top honours go to W. Oakley with 1.85 for 7 Wickets. F. H. Loughlin being second with 6...
For Lengde matches only batting honours ro to A. E Carey with an aggregate of 236 and average of 23.6. T. R. Hunter is second with an aggregate of 103 and average of 19.3. LEAGUE BATTING
Not
C. Pope ...
H. Dambrowsky
P. H. Loughlin
B. G. Baker
N. Booker ...
W. L. Clarke
E. S. Brookes
L G. Stephens
G. Carruthers
W. Oakley
SPORT
LEN HARVEY Tennis Tournament
DEFEATS MCAVOY
WIN ON POINTS IN 15-ROUND BOUT
London, April 7.
The delayed fight between Len Harvey and Jock McAvoy (holder)
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PAUL KONG'S SMASHING
FIRST SERVICE
But Tsui Yan-pui Wins In Straight Sets
By "Ex-Tennist".
Youth and speed beat experience at the Hong Kong Cricket Club for.. the British cruiserweight | Fround yesterday when Trui Yan-pul entered the semi-finals of the championship
decided at | Colody Open Tennis Tournament at the expense of his club-mate, Harringay this evening over. 15 | Paul Kong, the margin being a straight-sets score of 6-3, 6-4. rounds and resulted in a win for Harvey on points.
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Fighting one of his greatest fights in his long career, Harvey. who is 30 years of age, showed himself to be the complete boxer and past master In the finer points of the game.
The bout saw the triumph of superior ring generalship. There times. especially in the opening rounds, when Harvey had
were
Actually Kong was the player one remembered more at the end of the game, for the smashing. If not always consistent, first ser- vices that he sent over, If for nothing else. The meagre success with which these services met was a remarkable tribute to young Tsul's quickness of eye, hand and foot.
In that particular, as in the few calculated game, biding his time bouts of volleying seen, Kong was 'well, and continuing to return ter- definitely superior to his opponent,rific services with a disheartening but Taul's play from the baseline ease. He took this vital ninth was better and he was a better game, and, "terring conndently, retriever of shots from dimcult went out in the next.
positions.
The score of 0-3, 6-4 was not a
as a
WINNER WAS CAUTIOUS to summon all his experience to
The winner played' à cautious stave off the fast and hard-hit-good criterion of the "run of play, game, garerally speaking, and fre
went to quently it was Kong who initiated numer of games several deuces, and exchanges the attacks. But the latter was throughout; except for brief not consistent enough, and made period. were fairly even
too many mistakes in ill-timed
It was the holder's intention to wear down his older opponent and he forced the pace from the start with à derce two-handed attack He won the Arst four. rounds.
A. E. Carey
10
Inns Out Runs
238
0
Aver. Catches HS. 29.6 3 60
TH. Hunter
10
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103
10.3
3
32
10
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19.4
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57
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Runs 1,349 for 93, Aver. P.W. 14.52: Against 928 for 92, 10.26 Played 10. Won 5. Lost 3. Drawn 2.-17 points.
BOWLING
29
Over. Mdns Runs Wkts. 128.3
Aver.
325
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E. S Brookes
N. Booker
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Carruthers
Stephens
W. L. Clarke stumped 2.
ALL MATCHES
GRANDSTAND FINISH
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The longest game was the first advances one of the second set, when no
It struck me Kong did not take.
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less than seven dences were called sumclent advantage of his first before Tsui annexed it against ser-service: that is, did not follow it PRESS CRICKET XI | vice." Serving his frat "ball" at "the right up to the net to walt there
The annual sports of the Diocesan Dace he did, and seeing it con- for any opportunity that might tinually returned and well re-arise of winning the point outright
Girls' School will be held on the turned-must have taken a lot out with a volley. There were pro- The following will represent the school ground on Thursday. There will be po prizes. The money ordi- of Kong, for, Just after this, he bably reasons for this, though, two combined Foreign Press in 3 showed algns of tiring.
cbvious ones being that he could cricket match against the Middle-arily applied to the purchase of He came back strongly, however, never be sure when the service sex Regiment, commencing at 11 will be donated to war rekkef
McAvoy then repeatedly "Ap- peared to have Harvey in distress. vicious right especially when
nasty cut hook opened a
from which Harvey's right eye, blood began 'to stream.
But boxing cleverly and pre-
almost Invulnerable to level things at 4-4 after trall-would be good, and the apparent am tomorrow:-N. A E. Mackay senting an defence, and using the ringskli-ing 2-4. With his own service to ease with which Tsat was 'return-and G. C. Burnett (China Mail), J. fully, Harvey gradually took the follow, it looked odds on his lead-ing the ball. Personally. I think R. Luke and A.. M. Omar (S.C.M. Press), E. Zimmerii, A. R. Abbas sting out of McAvoy, and won the ing for the first time in the match Toul must have saved at least ten Post). F. M. el Arculli, Yel Arculi, and K. Nazarin Umpires: J. P. fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth. Tsui, however, played a careful, "certain" aces.
E. R. Ellis and E MacNider (Dally Robinson and A. W. Bliss. rounds, chiefly by hard rights to the head and chin.
From the eighth to the thir- teenth rounds. the exchanges were fairly even. but Harvey staged a grandstand anish and settled the issue which hitherto had been very doubtful.
A crowd of 14,000 saw a magni- fcent fight.--(Reuter);
Frenchmani Wins Middleweight Title
BATTING
Inns. N.O. H.S.
Runs
Cares
23
↓ 60 543
Pape
23
I 37
20.95 461
Aver, Catches
24.68 9 9
Danbrowsky
23
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22 0 53 352 11.4
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18
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3.62
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117
9.75
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Clarke
14
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75
278
25.09 Q
Brooks
12
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128
10.5
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12
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158
14.36 7
Oakley
10
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77
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Total 3030 runs for 208 wkts.. Aver. P.W. 14.5; against 2524 for 215. Aver. PW. 11.73.
Played 24, Won 13, Drawn 3. Lost 8. *Not out.
BOWLING
...Pope
64 609 83
Over. Mdns Runs Wkts. Aver. 274
8.42
Baker
175.5 35 532
44
12,9
Carey
91
13 27: 25
,10.84
Danbrowsky
60
3
27+ 14
19.57
N. Booker
27
5
111
18.5
Hunter
19.5
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88
29.33
Stephens
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1
78
4
19.5
13.2
1
45
6
7.5
13.1
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4.85
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3
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Carruthers
7
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BRITISH YACHT | COLONY TENNIS
SETS OUT ON
ATLANTIC TRIP
London, April 7.
The "Latifa," a Bermudian cutt
SEMI-FINALS
Fixtures For Coming Week
ter of 53 tons and 58 feet in
Weather permitting, the follow- length; set out Trom 'Southampton today on a 3,000 miles crossing of ing matches in the Colony Lawn Tennis Championships will be the Atlantic ünder sall.
Owned by Mr. M.H. Mason, com- played off next week at the HK. modore of the Royal Ocean Racing C.C. on the Stand Court:- Club, the "Latifa" will be the only! British representative in the New York to Bermuda race on June 20. Martin Wireless).
INTERPORT HOCKEY
Three Games Next Week-end
The Hong Kong Hockey Associà- tion which met on Thursday
MONDAY
Open Doubles Semi-Final (Lower Half).
Teul Wai Pul and Tsui Yun Pul vs. 3. W. Leonard and Georg Chos.
WEDNESDAY
Open Singles Semi-Final (Lower Half).
Tsui Tan Pul or Paul Kong vs. H. D. Rumjahn.
THURSDAY.
Орег Singles Semi-Final (Top Half).
Taui Wai Pul vs. 8. A. Rumjahn. Booking for the above matches evering decided to hold the Inter-is open at Moutcies'. Entrance to port match against a team from Stand-$1.00 (Including Tax). Maraq qext Bunday on the Navy ground, at King's Park,
play a "foosener" with a local club wo other games will also be to be selected On Monday the played on this ground. On the Portuguese colonials will be pitch Saturday previous to the Inter-ed against a Combinet Civilians,
match, the Macaé team will side.
Sporting
Fixtures
TODAY..
BOWLS.-Police v. H.K.F.C. Police ground), 3.30 pm; K.B.Q.C. v. Recreio, 3.30 p.m.
·FOOTBALL.Division I: S. China. "A" v. Kowloon (Caroline Hill, Club v. Police (Club), Royal Scots v. Eastern (Sookunpoo), 4.45 p.m. Division II: Chinese Sappers..v. Kowloon (Club), Middlesex v. Club (Kowloon), 6th A.A. Bde RA Vin Eastern (Military ground), 3.15 pm: European Sappers v. S. Ching (Military). 4.45 p.m.; Police v. Royal Scots (Caroline Hill), 3.15 p.m. Divi- sion III: 24th Bty. R.A. v. 20th Ety, R.A. (Kowloon), 445 pan. Division III championship (2nd round): Medical Corps v Portu- guese B.A. (Sookunpoo), 3,15 pm. GOLF-Bogey "(Pat) Pool, Fanling. SHOOTING: Bisley Meeting (Kow-
loon city ranges). YACHTING.-Tal Yat Race for
racing Jachts.
TOMORROW
CRICKET. All Day Cricket Match. Press v. Middlesex, Sookun poo. FOOTBALL Sunday Herald
Charity Cup Final: England v. China (Club'ground),/¤ pim.” GOLF-Bogey (Part Pool; Fanling. GYMKHANA--Equine Sports Club Aniwal Gymkhana. at "Shatin, SHOOTING-Bisley Meeting (Kow-
2.45 p.m.
loon City ranges), da da da! YACHTING.—Rexall or Corinthian
Race.
TUESDAY, APRIL 12 BADMINTONYMCA, Badmin-
ton, in the
in the West Lounge SWIMMING. —~Mixed Swimming
in Y.M.C.A. Bathing Pool.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 ATHLETICS-Hong Kong Univer- sity Athletic ground, Pokfulam Road. 1.30 p.m.
TABLE TENNIS-YMCA Table
Tennis.
SATURDAY, APRIL 16. RACING-Hong Kong Jockey Club Third. Extra Race Meeting, at Happy Valley, 1 p.m.
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