THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, APRIL 27,
1934,
R. ABBIT'S REVIEW OF HONGKONG CRICKET
T. A. Pearce,
probable captain of Interport teams in the future.
clubs at home,
REVELATIONS
OF THE
PAST SEASON
THE COMING INTERPORT:
SUGGESTED. NUCLEUS
HAVE WE THE YOUNG PLAYERS TO LOOK FORWARD TO?·
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(By R. Abbit)
As I indicated last week I propose to review the events of the past season very briefly before pass on to the future, and that Interport! There is no doubt that Cricket has held its own well among the pastimes of the Colony and the past season has been most successful, and
full of keen interest.
for the Army and on paper he could be turning out, put out a team that should have wiped.
I don't mean
the bald
Atatement
.Capt. Williams, and Lieut. Garth- waite, who did so much to improve the Army team last winter,
AMERICAN POLOISTS
FOR ENGLAND 涵!
Stoddart to Captain
The
Strong Side
English Golf Sensation
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London, British polo enthusiasts, who want to Hee whether British players have really progressed since they met such a strong American contingent as the Iron pings. Stephen Stanford
and Winston Guest, are delighted at the news that another strong team is coming over from "the States" to play in the London Open Cups. raise the standard of the game, games, besides helping to
will give some idea as to whether a British team could safely deliver was pulling his weight in the boat another challenge for the West- in the gully-If I may mix my meta-chester Cup. It is high time they phors.
Considering the skla In general, I have two fast bowlers, off turner and slow medium leg turner, which has been selected will be in captained by the famous old in- have a fast medium, swinger Garthwaite, and a regulation left ternational player, Louis Stoddart. hander in
The combined handicap of the
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. bowlera as one could need and then players should be in the neigh-
London, Apr. 26.
The Price of Admission to tho an over or two of Owen Hughes's bourhood of 27. Two of the Union to-day caused a sensation in Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, The Council of the Ladies' Golf Publie Enclosure is $3.00 including cuddy-handed deliveries.
did.
The slow medium
Elvin. As good
Mix
stropp · American
team
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The batting is as sound as one can players. Seymour Knox and the golfing world by refusing te and is payable at the Gate, Soldiers hope for I think. I have pulled Owen William Post, are several goal accept the entry of Miss Enid Wilson, and Sallore In Uniform are admitted Hughes down to sixth as I think It men, Harold Talbot is a six-goal the present British women's cham- Falf Price. will suit him better with a couple of man and Elver J. Boeseke is one pion, for the British Championship Boolemakers, Tic Tac Men, useful bats like Rodrigues
will not be permitted to operate and of the only two ten-goal men in contest. Ricketts to follow him. Ricketts, the United States handicap list,
The Union was not prepared to within the Precincts of the Hongkong Owen Hughes and Hayward (after
give any reason for its decision.
Jockey Club during the Race Meeting. lawing the announcement of the Miss Wilson, interviewed fol-
By Order, decision, said: "In consequence
last Interport) in the slips to the
The principal feature has been the advance of the Club. Though always a strong combination they have fre quently failed to do as well as one expected in samo of the past rearons.
This year however they developed; into a really fine side that would hold its own with a great many well-known the floor with everyone and won the that "A was magnificent' but a note This is partly due to the develop Shiold. But he could never get the say eg. "A played a very straight
eloven for anything like it) bot and had one or two very good if Williams Ranio ment of their bowling strength. They twien running and nothing happened strokes there enumerate them) have had two new, and good bowlers, Since then this has been more "he bowls a decent length and is a Redmond, and a composito on In the first match or two, and Ricketts less the case all the time, until after quick as a rat in the field! later. Alec Pearco's slow medium off-month or two Peter Wams has ready to receive good coaching in the turners have come on lot and he managed to wield eleven players intol team which intterly at nt!!
Now if one get something like that is a likely to get wickets as anyone. Joined to the fast-bowling of Deck, events turned out pretty regularly and would be able to get out some
time and have a look at the chap.' has great possibilities.
Goodiness knows that the Colony needs her young cricketers, and the centre is shifting more and more from the Club, simply because the European firms owing to the depression.
out fewer ant fewer ringing youngsters,
Smith
A good
thir talent has made up an attack
Given one more really good bowler which is easily the best in the Colony.
The batting has been strong and the and if Peter's horse kicks him in the fielding, if patchy, very good on the face again and makes him bat with plaster over both his eyes-ar meat of whole. But their grent_asset this
that they could play a match them-so that he really does have to year
take some care about his batting, they more regular eleven than before.
Kowloon are pretty nearly as strong surprise a lot of people text
year.
are
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The latter is bringing over his famous Colorado-bred "Red Ace"
Among the cups for which the
will
fast bowlers are a good team,
Ая reserves I would suggest among kia string.
Of course, Richardson and Redmond.
be off team wan proved to colour behind the sticks Dankney would como in or falling him Mackay think. Then I think either Williams or Hayward would ge. I know it's a bit revolutionary-in the Army's eyes anyway-but recently Williama has developed a habit of playing the slot he thinks ought to be played to get four rana, rather than to playing steady cricket and the result does not help the side.
compete orc the Ranelagh and Roehampton Cups.
JAPAN'S BID FOR WORLD OLYMPICS
Tokyo, Apr. 23, Mr. Jigoro Kano, world-famous "jiu-jitau" expert and honorary president of the Japan Athletic Federation, left hore ut 9 o'clock this morning for Athens where he will press Japan's bid for the hold- ing of the Twelfth Olympiod in Tokyo in 1940, before the Olympic Well, that's that. I must now bid Conimittee scheduled to meet in the
AU REVOIR
Another Milestone
Passed
f
Who are going to make up the tear in the batting but their bawling docs
The other four tennis are hardly in that Alee Pearce will be captaining, not exist. Burnett has been quite off form think he is not only stale but the same class but each of them has about 19447 None of us can answer not as well in health as he might be punch in the bag if I muy so express that definitely but I can suggest that that is, he wants n holiday! Good lit, anal wight crash one of the bigger they are boys who to-day are Justy readers Au Rewir, except for Greek Capital May 16. win's accident on top of this killed for most inexpectedly.
This year Cragenpower have rather nine in. their early cricketing year last Summer at home, and the aid of n rendy to receive good coachlug in the those who are keen on honte Cricket. I hope with the help of my experience back than one forward though Sargent are
doing
Wisden und They too ludly want tow und
any chance they hind for the Shield.
candent Recreation Club, bare ding nee hurd to beat on fluir own You for at this and I am pretty full set of both Wirall trenting Puzzles
blood,
new sure, that our
fallen away a little fron, their ex- cellent standard. Perrira has bawled
of E. G. R. articles, upon International and Varsity as well as ever hut Minu link had n
The University have innd a terrible. Į Sayer will de even more than he has Cricket, Of course whether they will[ very poor season. Still this uppena
dane already in this line. clear out of their plogers and are! to all, and expeelally to slow bowlers,
Bat there is a tremendous lot to be be printed or not is another matter. building
Rodrigues dene hunting up the raw material, up again.
I always think Editors are like those The wenkicks in the batting has
and confidently
dogs whose hair is so long that youị rather increased this year though lower of strength
can't see their eyes; you never cani A. H. Rumjalan,
THE INTERPORT. now i veteran, haspect to see him in the Interpart side i before Jung. But how Interporti played very well. They ally miss Arthur Rumjalus. Still they are Jally rooi teum and very pensate fellows in play, against. A drop of new hd may well put then on next year.
Cricket in Shanghai in Deting would Talking of the Interport reminds me
He will have to wait unt I
be sure of their future conduct,
And so another season ends, and
For Punters
(Continued from Puge S.)
on with Examinations in into that I proasised toʻinske a few remarks, another inflestone is passed!. To some, 1 under-as we look over cur cricket gear the enter I hate to the about the one next season. Star. Good hack is their team-build- celved by the
ext stand that an invitation has been re-, lime is indeed black. This last season,
JER.C.C. from the the eye has grewn slow, the back stiff been taken. in demoting him at a ing anyway.
Shanghai Cricket Club to send a team; We have not got down to them as somewhat early stage. The Savy have strugglest gunelyrup to Shanghai in October next, and we used to do, and the question arises! To return to the race: Princess al ng under the difficulties which, that a provisional aeroplanes Its Twen in our minds have we come to the Angeline is extremely fast and, have en often mentioned. They are despatched. This is the routine form.parting of the ways? For to every perhaps, the light weight of 145 tal side and apart from In the old days it was just an interplayer comes his Inst season and happy jbs. may change her diposition. ceranin Berthen qualty in their hat-
is he who realises when it is fitting ting they are very weak in hawling club game, but as soon as cricket be that he should leave the gune that has She is good enough to Frankly I see itile prospert
of an . spread beyond the two Club been the breath of bia nostrils, rather upset but we cannot get away resily strong naval League side here and I do not think this was before the than carry on, a regret to himself and from the "If." The Goosewill en
this side. It's a nuisance
a sad well and I think will be placed, has ever owing to the stinal cuming early years of the present century—|
DEVELOPMENT OF ARMY SIDE
Fine Leadership of Peter Williams
A ploemat feature of the sets
been the truly dere pment of the
Army side.
Some few years ago Bobby Maxwell of the Kosties was crickt weretery
CUP TEAM
and going of players, but I hope to became the eastom for the two world. my masters jeunesse See them able to pusier a strong side Clubs to recruit the full strength #fearait: si richieste pouvait?" for the big Christins gest the Colony or Port,
settel,
Finally, the Civil Serviet have won,
I learn that it is pretty certain that
two game this year and are inning the match will have her base for LAWN BOWLS TEAMS 1 sit up and take notice, 1 know of in October as it soon gets too end for Jericket up North. That means that
AMERICAN WALKER hi gentlemen at least where we shall have to start our Interport raing to make a strong effort to get practice about the first of September, Slides in, the second eleven Xi
or piny a team of reputations and menson!
I'm not quite sure whether Grifiths without any practice at that.
Francis Quimet
Leads Outfit
New York, Apr. 22.
Now what sort of a chance erkeket
is giving in Rugger pe Hogger is. riving up Griffiths but I do hope has in September here my readers
FOR TO-MORROW
(Continued from Page 8.)
Police R.C.-R. Ellis. Je
G. C. Moss
see him a regular player in the side know as well un I to. If it is not Lellan, A. R. Clark, mest season. Be base never really blowing a typhoon, it is
probably played a steady season's cricket and raining like the next letter to K, and (skip).
CAR
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TWO BEST PONIES.
the un
Mount Davis Handleap (Second Section) From 2 Mile Post.
The two ponies I like best for this race are Racing Pride (155 lbs) and What-a Chance (168 lb); On form they would appear to stand out by themselves in this class and, I think they have been somewhat teniently treated. ".
Pride (161 lbs.) ran a Racing very good second to King's Bounty over three quarters of a mile in we don't really know how god he is if it is not doing either it is probably w. E. ttellands (skip).
G. Perkins, D. Hunter, E. G. Past, 1-28 4/5 and beat such good ponies
ns Mayilower, Navy Hall and Til The United States Walker Cup McLellan too may come along.
Esa hot that neither bowier nor
(the latter at his right Golf Ten, led by Francis Oximet
fr the season just Buished Richard-batsman
f. Tallon, J. Fender, J. Shepherd, licum dy himself justice. w. Mair (skip).
distance), Subsequently the of Boston, captain, departed for. Sayer and Baker have done the Personally I 15m sorry that the
SECOND DIVISION.
animal was very much fancied for Europe
yesterday aboard the bulk of the work. If Simpson could Authorities have consented to this only bow his good ball five lines un alteration,
Civil Service: G. W. Gunn, the Black'o Link Handicap (4 of steamer Caledonia.
over instendance he would be a I gather however they have and the Westlake, L.. A. Collyer, J. Luck in mile); won by Oak Bay, but it
(skip),
will be recollected that Racing The others of the team are Jacktice until he finds directing and length. the UK.C.C. has been re-turfed is due. Whant (skip).
gront help. He wants innovant proe-great speed at which the wicket at Williams, H. Major. C. Strange. Pride gave a lot of trouble at the Westland of Chicago, Johnny Ferry and Hawkins Fischer of Cincinnati. Max Mars rounders, while Harrow, j
ure useful all-ia a desire to have the playing field' J. Gantly, F. Hodgin, IL. L. Lock. start and was eventually left at ton of Philadelphia, Lawson Little steady bnt. But here again neg blood anly thing I can see in favour af the/hart, R. R. Davies (skin).
Graigengewer:-S, Abbas, His badly wanted,
vitale busincan is that we shall only Phelps, J. van der Lely, V. N. Atienta Between the years 1954-1911 R. Obe without cricket for four months(skip). hitchison, E. B. Rood, A. E. Wood, instead of fivel
E. Sousa, E. Bagley, J. R. Soures, F. J. de Rome, R. C. Witchell (I think) However, supposing we do have to E. G. Barry (skip). G. R. Sayer and E. W. Hamiltonisend up i team on this year's repain- A. M. B. Rochn. E. Coelho, H. W. entered the Service. No seven years tion, without very much chance of Randall, W. K. Way (skip), since then has produced na many une trying people out, I venture to sugges Kowloon D.T.C.G. J. Chambers, ful League cricketers (in their day) the following names, put down in the 1. V. Sourle, J. G. Meyer, W, E, Halu and at tiates one la tempted to believe order of bitting:-Hayward, E. C-1 (skip), that nbility to play cricket well is a Fincher, T. A. Pearce, Garthwaite, C. L. Farmer, C. Hatt, J. G. disability as regards selection for the Capt. P. Williams, Owen Hughes, Charlton, G. E. F. Thompson (skip). Government Service. Oh! for Rodrigues, Ricketts, Pereira, Beck and Milner scheme!
WORLD SHOT PUT RECORD BROKEN AT STANFORD.
Angel Field, S.,U. Apr. 22. A world's record in the shot put was established at Stan- ford today, when, for the twelfth consecutive year, Stanford defeated University of California in their 41st annual track meet. Johnny Lyman, Stanford's mighty weight man, established the now shot put record on the first throw when he sent the 16 pound shot 54 feet and one inch.
of San Francisco, Johnny Goodman
of Omaha, and George T. Dunlap of New York.
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JUNIOR LEAGUE
Teams Still Very Keen
very fit for use by September 1st. The
Elvin.
WILLIAMS BEHIND THE
Of course, the first thing I shall be told in that I have forgotten Dunkley. I have not, but apart from questions to his getting off, I want to
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the post. His last outing was in w.the Colonial Stakes, a hot field, in which he ran unplaced to 1. Soldier of Germany,2. Budge 3. Ribble and Bay View, dead-heat. Time 2-00.4/5
Wunt
Chance started in three crack races at Annual Meeting.
the since when his record shown:
Unplaced to 1. King's Fancy. 2, Prima Donna, 3, Budge, in the "Laiterers" Stakes.
II. F. Stoneham, C. Hosking. A. W. E. Davidson, H., H. Rose (ship).) Kowloon C.C.-A., Jones, M. Mulcahy, T. W. Carr, E. Kern (skip).j
P. O. Dunne, E. H. Impey, J. 5. Dinnen. If. Overy (skip),
M. N.. Rakusen, W. W. Hiral, V. C.) Labram, T. Ferguson (skip),
Indian R.C.-M. 1, Razack, D. M.
Shameen Stakes. 1. Sinpaway, 2. What A Chance, 3.. William Osler.
Unplaced to Gold Bullien, Won- derful Stag and Mike in the Kellet Handleap (1 Mile). Bistre may run into a place.
Darros, C." A. Lopes (skip).
Baste, R. A. Basto (skip), 5. 6. Bux, A. R. Minu, A, R. Omar,
J, G. 1.K. Electric:-. Intel A. M. Rumjahn (skip),
Haig, F. F. Duckworth, L. de Rome S. M. Humjalin, M. Y. Adal, A, O.|(skip).
J. Sloan, R. C. Butler, G. H. Paul: Madar, A. R. Dallali (skip).
Police R.C.: J. Forest, C. Pile, J. (skip).
W. E. Orchard, A. M. McKellar, 1 Glendenning, C. F. Alexander,.
strengthen the batting, and Dunkley Khan, A. A. Wahub, K. M. Omar H. Britto, J. M. S. Rozarilo, J. J.
has not been in his best form for some (skip). timo. I fancy he is on a particularly! trying lol-Muriel had it once about So for 2 I can make out the standard of cricket in the Junior Divi-11 and it knocked a lot off his sich has fallen aff in no way, while cricket--and it is not lielping his eye Williams kept very well the day I the keenness has increased. with this cricket as I should like to the next day Loo
I confess I am not as much in touch! saw him and I hear he kept very wells. Riddell, W. Glendenning. (HIPA 19. Deacon, W. II. B. Muskett (skip)}
Mext J. R. MeWalter, A. E. Carey (aktp). Football Club;-A. Steven, J.
(Klip).
"Goodman and Dunlop are United | be, but the old story of not being able The Idea is not a radical one. States open and national amateur t fourteen to twenty pinces in people will remember how well it. Dall, C. Dowman, J. S. Meliardy, Murray, C. B. Robertson, F. Haynes champions, respectively. Harold one month holds good. I do wish that worked when T. E. Pearce went be W. McLeod (skip).
Club to Recrelo-M. A. Carvalho.. Ralston, E. Carter, R. P. W. Pierce of Boston, treasurer of cerdtaries would occasionally send me hind the sticks to keep his batting in the United States Golf Association, along clo, the Telegraph a few notes the side. Incidentally I should be D. C. Alven, F. X. Sonres, A. H. Basto Shaw, J. Itussell (skip).
A. Brooksbank, G. 8. Graver, R. A. accompanied the team.
about their matches, and especially of jolly glad to see him in our October (skip).
L. J. Silva, C. Roza Fereļṛa, A. V. Trengrove, H. Gregory (skip). .. Inny promising young players who may side if he felt like turning out. He
of a certain occurrence I applied to the Royal and Ancient Club, but was informed I could not play in the championship.
"I shall not be able to play un- less I am reinstated in their good books."
It is understood that the re- fusal of Miss Wilson's application has nothing to do with her writing for the press. Reuter
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