THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1933.
TSUI WAI PUI BEATS HO KA
OUR CRICKET VISITORS
MALAYA & SHANGHAI WEIGHED IN THE BALANCE
WHY THE NORTHERNERS WERE SO DISAPPOINTING
(By R, Abbit)
In yesterday's article I dealt with the two Hongkong sides and to-day I purpose to wind up these Interport Articles of mine by a survey of the two visiting sides. I will deal first with Malaya.
A good side but a shade lucky to win as they did. To begin with they were captained by R. N. Hamilton whose experience of second-clas county cricket dates from 1914, dur- ing the summer of which he played regularly for Bucks.
Ho is still a brilliant bat though vory
much ont of practice and handicapped at times by somewhat Indifferent health. Ho failed twice but came off twice, and in each match he saved his side.
He had few opportunities to show his fielding brilliance for he had to captain the aido from mid-off and was, moreover, suffering from crushed nall on the right hand.
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But all the critics. to whom Thave spoken agree with me that his captaincy and especially his placing of the field had much to do with
• Malaya's victories.
And now for the aide. He had one fast bowlor who swung late st times but to be honest
thought Willa very poor at times, though he had one or two brilliant spells.
A medium fast and two medium epinners were all the rest of the Attack except for a slow left hander.
GILL THE BEST.
It was a reasonable enough team of bowlers if they were, on their day. GIII was undoubtedly the best of the lot. He kept a good length turned the ball, and could make it come of ulckly.
Alvis was of the type but was very Inexperienced. He will be a better bowfar when he comes to his full strength.
Speldewinde has been a very fine .alow tofthander but his hest is long past. All the same, he got a useful wicket or two and Front negative assistance bowler at the other end.
WAN of
to
the
Jonklaas could be a very dangerous bowler especially with the piteli wearing a bit. He had a good" fast off braak. I gather he is supposed to throw one or two occasionally but I must say I saw no sigan of it
hore.
To sum up, the bowling, it not brilliant, was adequate, and it ne complished all that it was
to do,
expected
R. N. Hamilton
THE SHANGHAI SIDE.
I trust that in writing frankly about the Shanghai team I shall not be accused of being unkind, rude or inhospliable. But after
all
It's
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LAU IN GREAT MATCH
WILL LINCOLNS SUFFER A DECLINE?
LAST WEEK'S RESULT MAY AFFECT THEM
S. CHINA LOSE LEADING PLAYERS BUT HAVE NO NEED TO WORRY
ENTERTAINING FIXTURE LIST FOR SATURDAY
(By "Veritas").
Now that the Lincolns have met with their first partial reverse of the season, last week's drawn match with the Navy having spoilt their fine record of maximum points from all games played, speculation is rife as to whether there will be a real landslide in the fortunes of the Senior Regiment in the first division of the league.
uncommon
It is not an reaction when a long list of successes comes to an end, to find a team rapidly decline, and not that the Navy have proved the vulnerability of the Lincolns, it would not come as a great surprise if they suffered this reaction.
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a passing phrose, and it has probably done them a lot of good.
Will History Bè Repeated
MY FORECAST
FIRST DIVISION
TO WIN-
Navy Borderers Lincolns:
East Lancs
S. China.
SECOND DIVISION.
TO WIN:--
Navy Lincolns
TO DRAW
Artillery Athletic
THIRD DIVISION,
TO WIN-
S. China. Lincolns R.A.M.C.
TO DRAWI
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AND RETAINS C.R.C. CHAMPIONSHIP
LOSER COLLAPSÈS WITH CRAMP IN FOURTH SET
TWO HOURS OF HIGH CLASS TENNIS
(By "Veritas").
In one of the finest displays of tennis t have been priveleged to see in Hongkong, Tsui Wai- pui, Hongkong's most promising player, yester- day, retained the singles championship of the Chinese Recreation Club, when he defeated Ho Ka-lau,
The match had an unfortunate remarkable strides during the last ending, Ho Ka-lau being forced two years, and to-day is playing to give up in the fourth set owing tennis which fully merits his to a severe attack of cramp. ranking as joint No. 3 in the Tsui was then leading 7-9, 6-4, Colony. 6-4, 3-1, and 40-. love on service.
Ho's
Although robbed of a decisive verdict, there was not the shadow of doubt that Taul had the match safely in his pocket.
This was the second successive years that these two had met in the final. Last year Ho had to
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Ho tempers his game with a sagacity which is bound to carry him a long way in any tourna ment. Although a lot of his strokes are defensive, the shote aro no ndriotly placed that the receiver has all his work cut out to deal with them.
lengue encounter has been post-default owing to illness,
He made some amazing re- It is natural to find a team sink poned. into a state of complacency when
The tennis for three nets yoster-coveries against Taui, chinfly as a In the third division, Radio, who day was of an exceptional brand. result of his keen anticipation. enjoying constant successes, but it were due to meet the Univeraity, Undisturbed by the atmosphere of His not work was variable, but Saturday's match should help a
in unlikely that there will be any will now play their re-arranged stand court and #n excited off the ground he easily held his lot in determining this. The recurrence of last week's display. | fixture with the Engineers. crowd, the players put everything own, and these is no gainsaying league leaders are due to meet St.
'South China on Saturday enter- Nothing very startling is they had into the exchanges.
the second
that physical fatigue Big and tain the Club. My readers will re- promised in Josoph's, the team of
caused Skill was matched with skill, his defent, and The tactics with tactics, and frankly Little Moments, of great promise collect the sensational win scored this division programmes.
by the Club last year. Will Artillery will have to improve on I have never seen brainier tennis defeat in the Brat set, robbed Taut The manner in which he faced last week's showing if they are to in any of the open championship of three act points and went on
matches.
and frequent disappointments.
But even with the scare they re-history be repeated this week?
I very much doubt it. With hold back the Club, but the celved last week fresh in their their position aiready consolidated Lincolns and Navy appear certain-) memories, I do not think the Lin- by the Lincolns dropping a point ties for points. coln should lose. They are a last Saturday, it can be expected better team than St. Joseph's. Of that the Chinese will go all out to that there seems little doubt.
On their form, the Saints
good enough to send
improve upon it, and if they do, are effecting a coup.,
the Club stand small chance of
the
Was the
display of
American
soldiers all the way for the the Pallee last week meroyan Football In
points, but I don't think there is enough backbone in the in- termediate line, to allow them to clinch a victory.
The Ridley Problem
The same problem confronts St. Joseph's as that which has been grappled by other teams opposed to the Lincolns. How can they no good buttering atop Ridley? side, and, once I have stated that But with the Saints there ap they tried magnificently from the pears lass prospects of accomplish word go, I hope to escape censure ing this, for whatever weakness when I say that they were not. In there is in the defence it is on the my opinion, anywhere near tho standard of past teams.
right. -
In the pan?. I am afraid this is what the future will prove.
Anyhow they have a great | chance of satisfying themselves
Canton
and others about this on Satur- HONGKONG TEAM TO day, when they meet the. Borderers. If they are to beat
DEFEND TITLE the "24th," they must play equally as well in midfield, and much better in front of goal, ne they did against South China. The Borderers are a team that! do not recognise defent until the anal whistle. I retain lively re- collections of how they demons- trated that week ago. But chicfly I expect the Borderers to win, because they are just that much a better team.
Had Tsui taken advantage of his to win the set called for profound position in the first sot, he would was seen at his best, mixing attack admiration. At that period ho have probably won in three
with defence, and ever alert to straight.
make use of the slightest oppor tunity.
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THREE SET POINTS. He held three set points at 6- on his own service, and lost them. His concentration again failed him in the second, set. when, leading 4-1, he permitted Ho Ka-lau to draw level at four-all.
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Of course the real value of
It was most stimulating tennis, and a credit to both players.
RANKINGS VINDICATED.
Incidentally the G.R.C, results. go a long way towards vindicating the LT. A. Ranking List. W. C.
But apart from these Inpaes, Tsui played very ine tennis. His tactica. were not always success- On Sunday week South Chins ful. In fact several times they Athletic Club's American foot-roneted on him. ball team will meet Ling Nam Taui has developed hin drop University at Canton to defend shot to a point when it is now their title as champions of the stroke of art. But he was-inclined- four team football league which to overdo it yesterday, and Ho they won last year when they Kn-lau, displaying delightful defeated the Ling Nam Univer-anticipation, several times reached sity in the series.
the ball and turned the position The competing teams this year to his own account. will be the South China Athletic from carrying out his clover
Club, Ling Nam University, Can-Taui's short play was the amount schemes. On the other hand, if Ridley can be bottled up, half of
ton Military Academy and Canton of running about forced upon Ho Municipal.
| Ka-lu. Afterwards, Ho himself St. Joseph's worries are over.
The teams are composed in the confessed tht it was this which The odds, however, are in favour
main of players from Honolulu oventually beat him. But Ho There may be very little to! of the Lincolns retaining the choose between the defences, but of the game either at High School sets, and so well did he upset who have all had some experience stood up to it valiantly for three leadership.
on ordinary form i do not think or University and the standard of Tauf's schemes, that it was enough Hung, whose inclusion in the list But apart from these two the side their own-put them off.
The news that Fung King-cheung the Police inside forwards can play is high.
to break, the younger player's was'n no fielding one, and I have
and Ip Pak-wa are Incapacitated compare with Hazlewood, Fourtoy
The South China have 23 men, heart. mover seen anyono quite so active as But it must be remembered that and may not be seen in the South and Harris. I may be proved Alvis and Eu Chow Telk
practically the whole side have been China ranks again this scason, is wrong, in which case I shall be of whom 17 are from Honolulu, I think the difficult light and pitch down here before, and some of them to be deplored. Their absence is happy to admit it.
and their coach is Bill Butt, a defeated Croome rather in the first a good many times. Indeed the one not only a loss to South China,
former Nevada player. These men match and after that his knee went. man who perhaps came, beat out of but to local football as a whole.
have been hard at practice during He was not, in actual fact nearly as it was Mayhew who has never played good as the other two wicket-keepers. here before.
the past two weeks for their But I gathered from his side that
opening came in the series and are shaping exceedingly well.
I have already spoken of the
I don't think either Marques or folding. Brilliant as much of it It was said before the
It is difficult to tell why thla was. Gomes are quite experienced enough
series of waa, you cannot call a side generally matches began that Shanghai had to prevent the Lincolns' Inside left a good fielding side when you have been able to bring away, with perhaps Buch slow starter as Jonkinan or
two exceptions, everyone they had such a bad catcher as Spoldewinde. wished to pick and that it was sup- The latter should have given us the posed to be a very hot side. match when he dropped Minu off aitter in the second innings.
ACTIVE YOUNG FIELDERS.
true form.
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Th
The obvious explanation is that the completely different wicket, the different light, and the small shut in ground-the exact antithesis
of
But this does not mean that the
ho never touched anything like his team was elderly! On the contrary I rather think that if anything it is a shade younger than the Hongkong
The batting was the weakest side with the exception of Torry department perhaps and it is curious Wilson, and he did his stuff as well
to find that their steadiest bat, as any one else. after Hamilton, was probably Gill who is not thought anything of in Malaya, except as a bowler and
Deld.
What the sido wanted was a really steady hat of ha Teddy Finchor typa. to keep one end going comfortably all the time. Their first two bata stover came
Again, Leach told me that before they came down they felt they had at all events picked a really good Belding side: But It is generally agreed that the Shanghai fielding
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Nevertheless, I do not think their omission from the team will seriously affect South China's prospects.
Where Borderers Are Superior
The East Lancs, having fairly successfully passed the Initiation stage, can look forward to their encounter with the Recreio with perfect equanimity. It it not like ly that the team will perform astounding feats in their firat No Disorganisation
year in local football, but as 1 tried to indiente on Monday, they Certainly it does not mean any boast a sound combination, which disorganisation, for the club have should be safe for points from already found an excellent deputy teams such as the Recreio. for Fung in Pau Ka-ping, and al- though the genius of Ip Pakwa is missed, it cannot be said that South China are playing with 'a, really weak left wing. ..
I fell sorry for Gibson for ho never THEY TOLD IT TO THE Ip. I believe has only played in
touched his tras form-I have seen hlm make a very pretty hundred in Penang-while Burn had a mixture of bad luck and bad judgment.
He tried to open out his game be- fore he was sufficiently played in. He made some useful runa however. Alvis was peming on all the time and his ninety against Shanghai,was
splendidly plucky innings.
If ho koops fit and sticks to the game that young man will go a long way.
TOO SLAP DASH
MARINES
Hockey Win By Berwick Quarter Deck
There are quite a number of keen judges of the game who are prepared to name the Navy as chlef challengers for the cham- pionship this season.
Ho Ka Laut.
caused some surprise, reached the semi-final of the championship, With the ball "hanging," and was only beaten by Tauf after instead of coming smartly off the four ants, the scores reading 6-4, ground, Thui found the potency|6-2, 3-6, 60-4.
of his drives considerably re- To Ka-lau had to overcome Eu duced, and he was forced to de-Tak-cheuk. in the semi-final, which pend more on cut and chop.be did by the scores of 1-6, 6-1, especially with his backhand p-3, 6-1. ground strokes.
GREAT IMPROVEMENT.
Four of their bright spots are Jimmy Leong, at full back, a triple threat man with a good kick, a long pass and an excel. In this type of play he revealed lent run; Eddy Chang, quarter- adeptness but it seemed to rob hack, who has shown up well in him of a good deal of confidence. practice and knows how to run One saw less of him at the not, and the team; and Harry Chan and in this phase of the game Ho Ka- Henry Young who are the pick lau held the initiative throughout. of the line-men. The latter Whenever he did raid the centre plays at Guard while the former of the court, Tsui rarely made' is one of the best tacklers in mistakes, his overhead being
especially good.
the team.
Taut has had a remarkably successful season. Last Sun day he and W. C. Hung caused a sensation by annexing" the doubles championship from the holders, Ho Ka-lau and Yow Man-kit, after a thrilling 'five set match. The Bcorea In favour of Taul and Hung ware 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-4;
CELEBRATIONS"
CONTRAST IN SYSTEMS. Certainly their display last week
His finest stroke, however, was MAMAK TOURNEY one league game this year, whilst
The team is using the "Howard the drop shot. His only fault Fung King-cheung has not been on gave good grounds for such con Jones" system of play, and their was that he used it rather in- view. Tho reorganised forward fidence. It was not only that they opponents of Sunday week will discriminately. line, therefore, has had plenty of took a point from the leaguo use the Notre Dame system. time to settle down, and what they lenders, but on the run of the play Ling Nam University have-re- accomplished is shown by their deserved over greator success. cently taken In 800 students from This week they journey to the the islands and from them they league record, which reveals them Railway Ground to meet Kowloon, have got some useful material. unbeaten in five runtches.
who are only just beginning to
SATURDAY WEEK
The chief impression I gained from Tsuf's display was that he DINNER TO BE HELD has tightened up his whole game.". Experience still has to play its part in moulding Tsuf
On Saturday week The Mamak into a first class exponent; but Tournament will hold their first ho needs very little else. He dinner, the venue being the Chios has strokes in abundance, plenty Emporium. It is anticipated that of courage to use them even there will be something like 250 when in tight corners, and user people present, and among those who his head to good advantage. are accepted Invitations a
Have already
As a matter of fact, as soon as regain their breath from the They have 47 men out for a team A friendly game of hockey was Tay, the Singapore player, emerges titanic struggle with the Club.
And are being coached by a former and from his suspension cloud, South
Notre Dame player who is a pro- played between the Marinos Quarter Deck of H.M.S. Berwick China will be, in the position to Kowloon Without Cord fessor at the University. I thought at first that Eu was yesterday afternoon at the Valley fleld an extremely strong team;
Canton Military are now to the... going to be equally good with the bat the. Marines losing by four goals to with no weakness whatever.
Kowloon will start off with one League and have about 30 mon but at present he is too slap-dash one.
Tay, in his first match against disadvantage, being robbed of the out. They are being coached by and must steady down both mentally Lt. Brown for the Marines played and physically. Youth is his chief | a fine game and ran through the the Borderers, satisfled one the services of Cord in goal, who was one of their teachers, who is an do not think Toul will be de. the Tournament and also president of trouble.
opposition to score their only goal, although he might have been a rather badly Injured last Saturday. old Chicago University player. GI thought a very good bat in. t. Larkin, of the Navy side, scored brilliant centre-forward in Singa- But even at full strength it is not The Canton Municipal, who posed from his champion's throne the recently formed Hongkong Hockey Association, the vice-presidents of the ball very well. Jonklaas had ox-times. Both played a good construc poro, he loses little when on the likely that the mainlanders would were last year defeated by Ling at the C.R.C., for many years to both organisations@and: Mr.FRAN dood though not showy. He watched once while Hunt found the not three
gamas, come. Possibly, his only serious Kemy, secretary of the Assoelazion.” nauticals, and it appears that the have 40 mon out.
challenger in a couple of year's The dinner will be followed perlence to help him stay for a bit tive game, positioning and perfect loft wing, and is, in fact, a natural be good enough to stop the virile Nam University by two though he seemed not very likely to passing being the features. Teams successor to Ip Pak-wa,
Navy' are good for another two Coincident with the Ling Nam time will be his brother, Teul Yun-concert, while during dinner Vincent make a big score. But Croome was Marines: Lt. Brown, Cpl Shortey, My confidence In South China points..
and the B.O.A.C. match, Canton pul. Another youngster with a and his Players will entertain,
Any member of Club, who is not retaining the championship. Is' Two altorations in Sunday's pro- Municipal and Canton Military big future If he is willing to learn competing in the tourney or not shaken by the rude awaken-gramme have been notified, affect most. The following Sunday Ling his lessons,
other person interested in hoci Ing they received by the Police|ing;a first division.match.
would like to attend Nam will come to Hongkong for u
GALLANT HO KA-LAU. last week.The narrow escape. Owing to the charity game be- return game and will play on the
tickets from either" Mr. On Ear from defent then experienced by tween the Army and . Combined South China ground at: Carolino
White, at the : Government the Chinese was, I am sure, but Chinoso," the Artillery v Athlotle Hill.
srathor: a. disappointment to me.
I had heard great things of his ibatting but I was not greatly im- jpressed with him as being anything Dibutum Fameful, Club: bag. But csril, Indraszaró" Þóastly) things: however you apell theory
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Colour Sgt. Moyse, Prevelt, Breese, Hocking, Cpl Best, McKee, Mardoent, Gorsney,
Quarter Dock: Lt. Larkin, Keon, Adams, Holding, Standford, Gawsey, Ostehouse," O'Hara, McGrath, Hust, "Taylor.
I cannot over-state the gallant omce, or Mr. R. He Won play of Ho Ka-lau. He has made South China Morning Pos