THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1932.
"TELEGRAPH" SPORTS WRITERS REVIEW PROSPECTS
CRICKET
REVIEW
KING WILLOW SOON TO
HOLD HIS COURT
UNUSUALLY HAPPY PROSPECTS FOR COMING SEASON
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB'S GREAT CAPTURE
(By "THE STUMPER")
Although the official cricket season does not commence until the first Saturday of next month, a certain feeling, which no cricketer with the love of the game at heart can mistake, has permeated the atmosphere for some time past at most clubs where cricket is known and played. In the evenings, after office hours, the sound of bat meeting ball is to be heard in almost every corner of the Colony-Sookunpoo, Happy Valley, King's Park and even far-off Pokfulam.
THE be a memorable
THE cricket season of 1932-33
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for several reasons. For the first time, the Inger wicket will he in- troduced. This experiment—it is still in its experimental stage in Hongkong--has proved very auc- cessful in Shanghai and other parts in the East, end there is no reason why it should not be so here. Keenness in local cricket has now reached fever-pitch; in fact it is n long time since I have Reen 90 mucli enthusiasm. The arrival of new players hug sup- plicd just the necessary stimulant to some clubs, while others are bent On removing the Indians from their pedestal; need U. may that the latter are just as deter- mined to remain where they are! Can there be a more valisíactory position to ensure the surées of any League?
COMM
RUMJAHNS' FINE WIN
BEAT ANDREWS & SULLIVAN
EXHIBITION GAMES
(By “VERITAS”). "NOW what do you think
Andrews is going to teach us? a tennis enthusiast chided
mo as we left the Cricket Club ground yesterday, after the Rumjahn cousins, our local doubles stalwarts had decisivo- ly beaten E. D. Andrews and A. L. Sullivan and the New Zealander and "Sirdar" had engaged in a desultory and un. glorifying singles demonstra- tion.
The enthusiast was, of course,
THERE is a spirit of spist
fidence nt Sookunpoo where the Indians, champions of both divis sions for the Inst two years, are putting in a lot of hard practice for their attempt to do the hd trick. With all the formidable sides out to bent them this year, in rather referring to the sudden lapse of doubtful whether they can repeat farm on the part of our listin- their past performinées, They have! inare or less the same terms as last guished visitor. Andrews
but I am afraid the odds are definitely off colour yesterday and year, very much against them. I fed sure not even his trouncing of S. A. of one thing, however, and it in that Rumjahn 6-1, 6-1, could alter this if they don't win the championship impression.
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of Kermani, but now have A.
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E. D, ANDREWS IN ACT ION-Three striking pictures of E. D. Andrews in play during yostor.
his sliced service.
day's exhibition tennis matches. He is shown executing a forehand drive, a smash at the net and
Hints for
SPORTS FIXTURES
WEEK-END FOOTBALL CRICKET & HOCKEY
The following are a few of the to- sports fixtures for to-day m morrow.
TO-DAY.
Hockey.
Clab
3.
ILM.S.
Radio Sports Phoenix. Marina Ground. 5.30 p.m. The following players will represent the R.S.C. XI-Surjin Singh, Par- duman Singh, J, S. Grewal; Jaggeet Singh, M. II. Hassan, Mohinder Singh; Prem Singh, Kalwant Singh and Attar Singh. Reserve-Man Singh and Harbhajan Singh.
Mule Corps H.K.S.R.A., Marina ground. 4 p.m.
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To-morrow's Racing
PRIDE OF TSINGTAO Army
A "CERT"
Swimming
Promise of Fine Fields Gala
Offers Punters Some Good Selections
(By "Ringtail"),
extra
race
The tenth meeting at the Happy Valley. which had to be postponed last Saturday on account of the weather, will be run off to-morrow.
The first race, which starts at 2 3.m. is the Aggregate Stakes trans- ferred from last week.
Hockey
SEASON'S PROSPECTS
REVIEWED
NOTES
MAMAK COMPETITION SEEKS
PERMANENT GROUND
TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN
INTEREST ‚`
Hockey, now rapidly developing into the most popular sport of the winter season in Hongkong, is already well under way, al- though the most important competition-The Mamak Shield-doce not come into operation until Saturday week.
Suficient indications have been given in the practice games that keener rivalry and a higher standard of play can be anticipated during the forthcoming season, and below our special correspondent sets down his impressions.
RUGGERITES IN PREPARATION
PROSPECTS ON PENINSULA
CLUB'S WEAKNESS TO DISAPPEAR
(By "BULLY-OFF”). HERE scems to be a tremend-
TH
ous future before the Mamak Hockey Tournament, and, on ac count of its extraordinary pro- grusa this year, I,understand that stops are being contemplated with In view to obtaing a grant of land from the Government for the lay- ing out of two hockey pitches to be permanently at the disposal of the touranment committed. This A great asset if it will be materialises and will overcome any difficulty which may now be experioneed in the matter of com- obtaining grounds for the politive' matches.
TH
(By "Hooker"). With Hongkong, Kowloon, the Army and Navy and the THE prospects of hockey goner- ally are the brightest sinco interport next Chinese New Year, rugby is promised a good the introduction of the game to season in Hongkong. An in-the colony. The keenness of the flux of new blood among all the clubs to improve the standard of thoir play is evinced in the fact clubs should also contribute to that this year twenty-seven terme some interesting games and all have entered the Mamak tourna- eyes will be on the various ment, which commences on Octo- fifteens next week when seri ber lat, compared with only seven
Inst season. training starts.
Club this year Hongkong
to streng- can look forward The South China Command aquatle thening the weakness so obvious sports meet held in the V.R.C. bath last winter, namely, the forwards. Was auccessfully brought to a
Among the newcomers yesterday afternoon.
R.A. CARRY OFF HONOURS
KEEN COMPETITION
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THE
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in this
HE progress of the com.
Tpetition makes it per
fectly obvious that next year the event will have to be run on totally different lines. Two sections must be formed, one for Junior and one for senior clubs and towards this end I am informed that Messrs. Mamak and Co. have, offered to give another shield for competition.
THE
After the remaining Annis and department are Hall Thompson, been conteated, His Excellency Major who has played for All-Japan and General J. W. Sandilands distributed King, who is said to have re- prizes, at the same time saying presented All-Yokohumu. Both are The principal ponies in the Island
few words of congratulation to the weighty and fast forwards and Bay Handicap, Pride of Tsingtao, winners, Boxing Eve, Vainrous, and Daylight
The Royal Artillery finished at the should prove a big asset. Other will look to last Eve have all been
but top with an aggregate of 67 points, wise the Club scratched,
while the Argyll and Sutherland year's stalwarts. Dr. Selby leads
THE success of the military Ram; there promises to be a field of seven chianders followed with 48 points, the club and has as his vice.
runners. Mr. Los Frost, our crack
Training starts on teams entered in the tourna- Nuckey, la riding Racing Boy, whilst and the South Wales Borderers with McLellan.
the first match is ment depends, to a great extent, Life, who was tipped for this
Monday and points. ner last week, will probably start
scheduled for Saturday October on the changes in personnel which will take place in November. Some of the teams will then lose favourite. Gold Key is entered, but I have no information about it and
and whether am not yet aware who is riding the
THE following is the Hongkong valuable members pony.
Club fixture list for the those will be re-placed remains to be seen. The Naval entries this season:
unknown iyear appear to be Saturday Oct. 15 Sevens (h)
quantity with the exception, per- Oct. 22 fina
haps, of H. M. S. Parthian who aro Oct. 29 Army (h)
useful side, fielding a vers Nov. 5 Navy (h)
The full results are:
Inter Battalion Company Relay:
1, 12th Bty. R.A.; 2. 20th. Úty. R. A.
Army Boys' Handicap Race:--1, R. BurnB II. Clark.
Pronostication on the Corroborec 50 yards free style (Indian) :-1, Handicap
pretty dimcult or Rc5th. Hongkong Battery, H, K. 9. B. Company, 20th. Jat court of the heavy imposts given R. A. 2, A. Manna and Mermaid, The Rainbow Regiment.
Omeera Race:-1, Lt. Musson; 2, put up such a good performance at
Webb, R. A. the last meeting at Macao that it is Capt. 1
Army Girls Handicap Raco:-1, clear the rest of the field does not
Miss G. Fleetwood; 2, Miss seem to have much chance.
Williams.
NAVY HALL TIP.
M.
16.
again, it will not be for want of try- The ground strokes were there ing. They will be without the serjust the same, but his net work,
Mule Corps Dyr. Gainda Bakar, of the University, to fill up both valleying and overhead was
He seemed L/N Jaganath Dvr. Nagar the gap. Bakar will, strengthen the disappointingly weak.
Ris. Kirpa Ram bowling at any rate and is also an quite unable to control the direc- Ram;
Bisharat, Dyr, Lachman; Dvr. Nikka tion of his shots and his timingam, Capt. if. Eve, M.C., L/N Sukkat excellent fioki.”
Al- extreme. was faulty to the WITH now players, a new pavilion, though the scores suggest an ex- Singh, C. C. Francis, Dvr. Atta Mohd.
and, as une player and recent ceedingly comfortable win An-
Y.M.C.A. 2nd XI v Club "A", King's 15, "we hope a new spirit," the prose drews never overwhelmed Rum-Park, 5.15 p.m. pects of the Kowloon Cricket Club Jahn, but his ground stroke place-
SATURDAY.
Iluckey for a reason of outstanding achieve- ment have never been brighter. In ments and the speed which he ob
Y.M.C.A. Y. R.A.M., King's Park. upset the fact I think I can promise something tained off the grass
Cricket really good from the Peninsula club Hongkong champion, who never- this
R.A.S.C. Indian R.C. Juniors, OF course all the play-theless retrieved magnificently winter. ers urs in serious practice
and did not enjoy the best of joss. Sookunpoo, 2.30 p.m. peop at the nets the other day allow-
Andrews exhibited beautiful The Service Corps will be re- ed a glimpse of what is to come. The footwork yesterday, but from the W. O. I. Pamplin (Capt.), Sgt. Tipple, presented by the following players: club can certainly hug itself over spectators point of view it is most Sgt. lfurst, Cpl. Barlow, L/Cpl. Orr,
iv.
Indian Relay Race:-1, H. K. S. B., cupture of Ivor Mclines,
R. A. 2; 39th Jat Regiment, For the Big Wave Stakes I offer Intsman who ins oliviously seen bet- unfortunate that he is such an Pie Funnell, Pte. Lazenby, Ple
150 yards Championship:-1, Bin. ter grade cricket them
player. The quiet Buckland, Dvr. Gray, Dvr. Powell and the same tip as at the lust meeting
· our own unobtrusive worthy league. He hails from Aus- manner in which he accomplishes Dyr. Whitley, Umpire S/Sgt. Ran--Navy Hall, but other ponies which Jameson, A. S. H.; 2, Pte. Campbell, tralia (the birthright of the one and his shots, plus bis splendid anti-dall Scorer, Sergt. Kirk. Reserve, must be considered to have a good
High Diving:-1, Pte. Morrison, only Don Bradmin!), hni you only
Pte. Mackay.
cliance are Deveron, despite the fact S. W. B.; 2, Lt. Musson, R. A. Footbali
that at 161 lbs he is figuring amongst 100 Yards Free Style (Indian):- have to watch him at work to apretipation leaves the ordinary on- looker with the feeling that he
Kowloon 1st XI v Navy 1st XI, the top weights, and California, 1, 5th. Honkgong Battery, H.K.S.B., is being cheated, whereas, as I
which enjoys the following of quite a RA
Mounted Battery, 1st. Navy 2nd XI, number of people although the pony 1.K.S.B. RA. Kowloon 2nd XI MCINNES is going to develop into endeavoured to point out yester-Kowloon, 4.30 y..
has never been placed either
1st.. Colony's best day, Androws is continually an Kowloon, 3 pm,
Inter Brigade and Battalion Relay: The fact that Mr. Frost-1-R-A-1-2-2/A. & S. H. medium pace bowler. He has a fine object lesson.
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, 2nd., or 3rd,
Enlisted Boy's Race:-1, Boy Chap- action, bowing right, arm, and use
2nd team, y South China Athletic 2nd is riding Wakefield increase the RUMJAHNS ASCENDANT.
pony's chances in this event, whilst man; 2. Boy Nalen. his fingers well to obtain that "zip" In the doubles the Rumjahns team (Caroline Hill), 2.15 p.m.
Talisman. White Heather and Yards
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Dash, Pte. McPhee, off the wicket which so often upsets completely vindicated themselves Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Mon
Eve cannot altogether be A. & S. II.; 2, Aahley."
Cross Harbour Swim:-1, R.A., Pte. Aggregate Result:-1, R. A. 67 but I don't think this will make much points; 2, A. & S. H., 48 points; 3, K difference as the pony has done well .W.B., 23 points.
this clan. Chiù Kwan at 160
ciate this,
the
14
bowlers
the unwary, or even the wary.
S. W. B.
men. Bo ens come in sharply from fand am still waiting to see n bet- tst team, v South Chinn Athletic int carries a fairs big weigitt Campbell: 2. S.W.B., Pte. Jameson.
A
to "ace"
VARSITY TENNIS.
(105 lbs.) in the Sub Griffins race,
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Nov. 12 Army (a) Nov. 19 Navy (h) Nov. 26 Navy (h) Dec. 3 Army (8) Dec. 10 Navy (h) Dec. 17 Navy (h) Dec. 24 Combined Ser-
vices (s)
Dec. 31 Navy. (h) Jan. 7 Army (h) Jan. 14 Nuvy (h) Jan. 21...e Jan. 26 Chinese
Year port)
Feb. 11 S.
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THE Incognitos is a team The watched. They
will be served by W. and E. Reed, and, I understand, L Costa, of the Macao Hockey Club, will be inclued In their forward line.
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"T is anticipated that the Med- way will provide many use. ful players and will.go a long way competition, while tho New in the (Inter-R.A.S.C., who have shown auch tremendously improved form this Ror-season and the Hongkong Police, anotlier greatly improved team, are likely to do "big things."
W. derers (n) Mar. 11 Sevens (h)
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OWLOON'S first run of the season last night gave little
account
of
the off and is liable to give my batter pair in the Far East outside team. (Coroline Hill), 4 p.m.
work against man a whole heap of trouble. As a of Japan. Their
than Andrewa and Sullivan yesterday bataman he is sound, rather brilliant.
good drenched the ball-mark of excel- thoroughly fence is his foundation, but he has lence. They were streets ahend quito a number of scoring strokes and of their opponents at the net, al- can hit a louse ball. Another "cap. turo" is that of A. T. Lay, a fine though none of the players de- Inter-Faculty Final to Be don't altogether ignoro Helvellyn, the dasiring bat, who is out for run in monstrated the ability the shortest possible time. A quick kill from overhead.
The fact that the cousins ran The final of the University Inter- eye afferils him invaluable assistance in effecting sume of his more spec out winners 6-3, 6-3, shows only Faculty tennis tournament will be tacular shots, but he
is no slogger, and should then heap of too clearly that theirs was not a played this evening between runs for the K.C.C. Both McInnes/ lucky affair. The beauty of their Engineers and the Medients at Pok- thing for the Junk Bay Handicap, i win was that it was mainly achiev-fulam at 4.30 p.m. The following that is if Blue Love, with G. da Rozaį
of Andrews. will play for the Engineers: Prof. talwarts. They played on him continually A. Redmond. I. A. Oppenheim, P. up, doesn't upset the enlculations of HAMPTON SHOW bo below their last year's strength.
F.
Played To-day.
the
and Lay are safe: for the first eleven, which otherwing will retain the et at the expense
he inst
year'a majority of
A. X. do Silva (capt,). John Hunter, who has proved himself and he could not sustain himself Tan, K. M. Lo, II. Z. Hoo and L.
n class wicket-keeper will occupy under the persistent pressure. that position again, whilst Norman Sullivan was rather out of the Mackay, his understudy, is being played with the seniors for his hat picture, though be secured more ting, which promises to be even het-service games than his partner, ter than last year. The only new-
comor to the second string in Pat championship honours, but it all de Dunno of Shanghal, who played pends, I think, on whether they can upturn out the same side week by week. plenty of lengue cricket whilst North and is n useful all-rounder. Is inclusion will moat decidedly mean a strengthening of the alde.
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ARMY TENNIS TOURNEY.
word
The second round of the Army was completed Tennis Tournament
any yesterday. Conditions thing but ideal, the wind at times, causing very erratic play.
Results:
in
also appears to be a good bet, and
pony has a great record Rain Storm Interpart is the quiet tip, but I don't fancy it one rit.
HONGKONG WIN 3RD GAME-
ONE OUT OF THE HAT.
The Plover appeals to me as a good{
GOOD FORM
+
IE Radio Sports Club will be fielding an All Indian team,
indication of their strength, as having lost the services of A.E.P. the military Guest, J.T.K. Gilchrist (who have Bowl. aquatics, the Argylls were unable joined forcos with St. Andrew's), to send out a full team, and the A. Kemp and G. Jack It is practice had to be confined to two difficult yet to forecast whether this alteration will be for better" short seven-a-side games did not reveal much. Kowloon's or for worse; and whether it will hamper their chances of retaining Inst decialon to carry on in face of the shield which they won odds in particularly courageous, ¡year. for on paper at any rate, they will
BRADBURY ALSO BOWLS WELL
which
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YOMPARATIVE new-comers to
the
include the
game
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THE departure of the Argylle German Club, who commenced is a hard blow to Kowloon laying hockey only last year, and for it will take away Keith the inclusion of H. Sommers, who Murray and Graham, the ex- represented Humburg in hockey perlonced men who did so much should help them considerably. at three-quarter and forward Another is the Kowloon Indlan respectively last season. The Tennis Club, and they have a use- three-quarter line will be fur-ful combination with Ghulam ther weakened by the absence of Mohammed as leader,
tho South Dr. Hutchinson, African player, whose long CT. Andrew's club combination) kicking marked many a Kowloon will be greatly strengthened game. He has left the Colony, by the inclusion of Guest, Gilchrist and MacNider, but it is not yet. the Club last year, and Inter will occupy his former position at TORRIBLE, who turned out for definitely decided whether, Guest with Kowloon in the Boven-a-sido contre-half or will take his place in tournament, will probably be the attack. playing round the scrum, and
in this event, but the pony has dis- this stable. Christmas Joy may start appointed so often that the least and about it the better. By the way take a good look at Cobu with Mr. Butler up. The weight is 140 lbs. which may influence backers to in dulge in some stratgetic betting.
From what I can see the Clear
Shanghai, Sept. 22. Water Handicap race is as good na
Hongkong mado a clean sweep of over with Pride of Telngtao, who inst year annexed the Hongkong Autumn Interport bowls sories against Shang-
winner. Champions an easy
hal, winning to-day 27 to 13. S far as I can see, the Craigen-
Mitchell (R.A.0.C) bent Knight For the life of mo I can't see why The game was won by Bradbury gower C.C. and the University have not discovered any now talent (R.A.M.C.) 6-4, 6-0; Davies (S.W.B.) Blue Heaven is given top weigiit in and Hampton, who were two and I HAVE beard a great deal of the really worth mentioning, Whilst the beat Norris (B.A.0.C.) 0-2, 4-0 6-8 the Plenie Bay Handicap. The pony load respectively and who left little Hongkong Cricket Club lately, former will have the same teams as Landau and Parkinson (B.A.M.C.) ran an appalling race at Macao last for Brown and Omar to do excopt to 7-6 Ronan (S.W.I.) boat Fret week, being beaten by mediocre lay guards. Hongkong bowled with
It. It looks an if they are out for blood. last year, the undergraduates have
fold. I wouldn't put 10 cents on With A. W. Hayward again takes men considerably a well (in.) 02, d.
Deubles.
Pocahontas, with Mr. 8. W. Yu in a style much superior to Shanghai imnult of several players leaving the
Lewis and Ronan
(8.W.B.) beat the saddle is a big temptation for a and led throughout. an active part in the field, tho
and Parkinson (RA.M.C.) sound flutter. Espy with the cham- pending arrival of T. A. Pearce, the University, A. Bakar, one of their
cricketer and son of popular best bowlore, graduated last year and Landau
considered an excellent Tags Pearce, and the general en his thrown in, bile lot with the In: 0-1, G;Funnell, and Mackay (5) Bien novico ridor up (NE, Noronha)
keenness of the the dians, whilp tiotr best bat, Donald beat and (S.W.D.
Andersen, underwent an operation 8-10, 0-3 7-5 McCall and Davies his weight is only 150 lbs., but Valeta Dunbar Stables as a Derby grims in should be helpful there, and OR the first time the Univer boat. Tuson and is running so extremely well lately running at 165 The. and I certainly among other now men are Peart, aity enter competitive hockey. H.K.C.C. may well be the side to
the for
for appendicitis about three months (R.A.M.C.)
́ ́(R.AM.C.)" 6-2, 6-01 that have
"yen" in the direction think it will be placed, I would ad-Martin, Borroux and Maynard. They have a promising side and wrest the championship from
bent of this ponys
vleg puntors not to place too much Bonham will not be available until with the assistance of 8. Reod, who Indians. It is several years since ago. The University cricketors are Carmichael
In the Junk Bay Handicap, Punch confidence in Ajax as it is 11 lbs the Hermes returns, but most of played for them last bolson, In re ** they had a really good side out, and certainly having a loan time. Most Lawis and Jarman (8.W.B.)
- would neem they have one this "froshers" nowadays profer other Flynn and Hastle (A.S.H.) 4-0, 0-4,
with the fosult that | 3-4, vpadam La distinctly ungal pony and might everyelets, but King of Bounty last year's forwards will be able defence, and O. De Bours as leaders
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