THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
FALL OF THE MIGHTY
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE K.C.C.?
Foolish Batting Order Aids Defeat
NAVY RESUSCITATION
(By R. Abbit)
Whether the hilly slopes of King's Park in any way resemble Mount Gilboa I do not know, But, as regards defeats, there is a strong histori- cal parallel since last Saturday, when the glory of the I.R.C. and K.C.C, was slain upon its high
torraces.
To descend to a more homely form of talk, while the Navy were putting it across the I.R.C. on the ground, perched away at the top, the Recreio, one floor lower down, were tearing the pants off the Kowloon Cricket| Club first eleven.
Indeed, how are the mighty fallen and their bata not annointed with oil!
As a matter of fact I could have accepted one of these upsets with a certain
CRICKET
UPSETS
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Here's one of those paradoxical things that is right in Bne with the present football season, if one compares standinge at present with the pre-season dope. Because the man who fonts through the air has just been tackled. He's Deve Davia, T ofin quarterback. The man in a heap at the left wasn't tackled. Ila's Bobby Grayson, Stanford stalwart, who tackled Davis.
and with the core at fifteen took One run inter lin three more. secured his fifth. Ten runs later I ce Pereira fell to him and he had aix for aix. A. R. Abbus and M. ci
The CS.C.C. might have made amount of journalistic Artul alone put up a fight-en- equanimity, but the two, comingcouraging if, as I beileve, they are together on the same afternoon, hoth now men. Large finished off more runs. Sayer was taken at is the wicket, and so was Richardson, have defeated me entirely, and with 12.3-4-16-7, which bo properly mazed, ,' as we any in the inhout us good a bit of work as has the latter off a wretched shot at
hern done this year. West Country.
In fairness to the Indians I To take the Navy match first. There are a good many excuses should mention that the light inter which can be made for the LR.C. if on, was not too good, and the ball une really goes into it. They werewas keeping a bit low, owing to the playing their first match without fact that the matting stretched. A.H. Madar, and they were playing on matting, which I do not think either Minu or. Pereira like. They had second knock in not too good light.
THE K.C.C. CRASH
jwretched ball. Baker scems to be recovering some of his form with the bat, and by strong off driving chiefs, actually hit nine fours in his thirty-seven.
Richardson get his first three wickets but the rest of the bowling was not impressive and Craigen- gower get up and won in the end, chiefly by means of singles. The Civil Service were short of Barrow and Simpson who were in camp, and had only ten men.
Prospects For Race Meeting To-morrow
(Continued from Page 8.)
for win, but the chances of either The Tiger, Valorous or Wayward Ewo Trainer, Ping Yau. Ho Stag catching the Judge's eye further tells me that Kung-first are almost as good.
COGEE HANDICAP
from his
Rtable have got goodle Jar-key, supposie Mister "Newbo-Gin no-too-muchle play-
We should see another interest- play, dancey, Ball-O,, two-nyeing race here, as the Australian The general iden seems to be that
time, have got chancie,-Ponypontos engaged have
met and the opening K.C.C. batsmen found
verie-fit-tn".
boaten each other some time or ruma so hard to get against the
The ponies. I Inney are City of other during the year. The major Bramwell is good enough to play Recreio bowling that time forced
Shanghai and Black Velvet, and ity of race-goers will most prob. for the Navy at Lord's, a match the others to go for everything.
expect them to finish first and ably consider that the race will | BOOM IN NAVY CRICKET
second respectively, with Kung be between Nell Gwyn and Just which, I believe, has first class Anyway this has been advanced to status, and at any rate is high me as a theory why K.C.C. were all
It is most refreshing to And third,
That and, at the weights, prefer-! cricket. There are several other out for sixty-one runs. It may or
CLASGOW HANDICAP
ence might be given to the former, If it is correct that that cricket le going very strong at
1 am not certain useful cricketera in the side and may not be so.
whether seeing that she is looking at and notably Holland-Martin who has K.C.C. won the toss and went in, I present in the Navy. Not so long played good Free Forester cricket find it difficult to agree with their ago they were often hard put to it Gleneagles will start for this race, moving in taking style. I am, On Saturday last If he competes, I shall not look however, not so sure that the issue ---also a high standard.
polley. To open with Teddy Finto raise a team.
they had three teams out. The elsewhere for the winner. He put will be entirely between them, an The name of Commander Grace cher and Stapleton in a half day first beat the Indians, the Second up a good gallop when winning the an analysis of the gallops of Night also is familiar to me, (or so I match is sheer lunacy.
Teddy cannot open out untilost, while the third, drawn irum, Surrey Handicap very easily. The Star, Mutiny Bay and Dinty shew!
the 8th. time
think) from its regular appearance
in the pages of the last two or three
years' numbers of the Cricketer.
Finally A. B. Large-to whom
mance-seems to be a bowler Im-
proved out of all recognition, for when I last played him he was quite ordinary-shall I any "O, D." rather than "A. B.7"
A GOOD START
an excellent show in their game 2-01. 3/5, which could have been, The record is held by Nell Gwyn, Stapleton, though a fine hat. Is against a pretty strong "A" team Improved upon had it been neces-viz-1-47 3/6. quite incapable of hilting any of the Hongkong Club.
Hary. Gladiator-I gather-is a Night Star has won in 1-19 3/5,
"nuf said"!
ST. ANDREW'S STAKES
all honour for a very fine perfor-thing but the mad utter tripe, The game, however, was not non-starter, and King's Bounty and carrying 165 lbs. To-morrow she and I am told he took an hour quite as close n it was reported King's Fancy will also be abson goes out at 149 lbs. so she should to make four! If it is true-to be as the Club made 156, and not tees. High Speed should run well, be capable of going near to, if
130, for five wickets. They had to but I rather favour the chances of not beating, the record. I think the fact is that most of bustle bit as the day was dull and King's Warden, Oak Bay (if)
Mutiny Bay (carrying 145 lbs) the K.C.C. batsmen are hopelessly there was only about three-and-a-Glencagles does not start), and has run second to Wordland Stag Mayflower for the place position. (164 lbs)-beaten by two lengths stale. They play so many games. half hours for cricket.
Dunkley batted well, going in New Star I do not think is forward in 1-48 4/5, she also ran second and I honestly believe that over Bramwell, who opened the Navy half the aide would benefit by tak high up in the order, and Peterson enough in condition to be danger (carrying 140 lbs) to Able Amazon Innings with Grace, took charge of ing two or three weeks off all forced the pace to great advantage. jous,
-beaten five longths in the the situation from the start and he games, and spend their week-ends The Club only disposed of the had scored thirty-one of the thirty-walking anything from ten to Flotilla's last wicket with the third Apart from seeing good ponies Brisbane Handicap (14 miles), eight on the board when he was twenty-five miles over the hills of ball of the last over, as by Ave-In action, I am afraid the race will first mile was done in 147 4/6, caught by A. S. Sufflad.
the New Territories.
thirty the light was too bad for bo very tams. The field will be last mulle in 1-48 1/5. Ta-morrow A stubborn partnership between Well, however it may be, K.C.C.play to continue.
small and Liberty Bay will win, she goes out with 189 lbs, so must
be dangerous. Trentbridgo will be second, and I; were thrashed good and hugrty.
Dinty (carrying 165 lba) ran score to fifty-nine, and nine runs Rodrigues batted very well, though
fancy Ribble for the third place.
three Becond to Portia-beaten later Grace was taken off Pereira he was dropped fairly early. I de The Navy had a couple of teama
COMRIE HANDICAP
lengths-in 1-49 4/5. To-morrow for a patient and invaluable inn-finitely think that, it is a mistake out against Craigengower and won (SECOND SECTION)
he goes out with 185 lbs and, pro- to open with E. C. Fincher, Lee both their games. In the Senior ings of sixteen. Holland-Martin
About a dozen ponies' will face vided he gets off well, I shall not cracked a few, but I do not imagine ves. But why not give the fast one Bramwell again came off and the Gate for this race. Iron Grey be surprised to see him amongst the Navy felt too frightfully bowler a few overs and then uso made eighty-six, so he is evidently optimistic about things. However Smith, who in
as likely to get not having the trouble with our it was a case of the unexpected.
(Continued on Page 5.). wickets as anyone?
Frankly, I think Fincher would
Leading Seaman Peatfield took the
I do not know who was skipper- ing the Navy side but he had the be well advised to bring in Mac- wit to put Large on at the Cliff end, kenzie for Zimmern, who is clean where the wind helped his in out of form, put Arthur Lay in swing. A fastiah left-hand-round first, followed by Ramusy, Willic swinging into one from the off and Hung and Robert Lec. In Staple- then straightening out with the ton and Munn he has a couple of left-hander's usual break is always ideal men to fight a rear-guard liable to do a lot of damage. I am action at No. 8 and No. 9. told that Large also varied his pace! very well. It seems to me some. one has been coaching him a good deal up in Wolhaiwei.
A COLLAPSE
OVER-WATERED WICKETS
Bowling on the Craigengower wicket is distinctly an acquired art,
SUNDAY CRICKET
SPORT ADVTS.
THE
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB
The TWELFTH EXTRA-NACE MEETING will be held (Weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY
is moving most impressively in his the placed ponics,
training gallops, and looks very
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ft. I cannot see him beaten in thia raco. Chivalrous can bo
The Boders would have been my relied upon to put up a strong choice but I understand he is not challenge for first place, and starting. Chesterfield now be- Partnership will also make a comes my fancy, as the distance strong bid for premier position, is within his compass. Bold Com- No Fear, Racing Triumph and mander is also a sprinter and Royal Flush will run well, but should go close to winning the do not think they are good enough
race. In Good Time or Delightful to dispute place position with the Chance should be in the picture first three named ponies.
at the finish. CRIÈFF HANDICAP
COMRIE HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION).
We have some smart performers | as it nearly always seems to have on Saturday, 1st December, 1934, in this sprint, and the race is an
Omar and commencing at 2.00 p.m.
extremely open one. With a good I think Chief Seattle will re- The First Boll will be zung at start, Don, King's Worthy, Frids verse the order to-morrow and
By Order,
About three years ago I very well been over-watered. remember getting a most awful formerly R. Lee seemed to have the raspberry from the I.R.C. for say-trick of coming off it at the same 1.30 p.m. ing I considered their batting pace at least as they went on to it. rather ensound and rather Bable to but few bowlers can say the same. I collapse. Whether it was true then gather that Baker and Perry found or not, it is only too true to-day11 vo dead on Saturday fast that Large took his first wicket'nt five, their bowling was quite useless,
C. B. BROWN,
Hongkong, 26th November, 1934.
Secretary.
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