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CRAIGEN GOWER PLAY GALLANTLY
ONLY LOSE TO CLUB
IN LAST OVER
PLUCK AND DETERMINATION
VERSUS POLISH
NOTES ON LAST WEEK'S CRICKET
(By R. Abbи)
Jack Petersen To Fight Hamas This Month
LONDON PROMISED TREAT IN SPITE OF DEFEAT BY NEUSEL
London, Jan. 10.
A £10,000 fight at the Wembly sports arena between Jack Petersen and Steve Hamas, the American ex-university student and football player, is planned for February.
Peterson would receive
pimilar Ħ
Let Petersen beat Haman and they
Tho contest has been under con- to fight Baer. The attitude in the sideration for a long time, and Peter States towards Petersen is: "Who is
already been ho?
What has ho dono ?" Ben's acceptance has The game between Craigengower and the H.K.CC secured, but yesterday the final step
WILL END QUESTIONS last Saturday shows up the disadvantage of our Satur- was taken by the despatch of a £5,000 day afternoon cricket, and I find myself with very mixed offer to Hamas. feelings on the game. I suppose I shall get into trouble num, and the fight would also give will cease asking questions like that. in certain quarters if I say that there is no doubt that him a first-clans opportunity to deliamas, who in of Austrian descent, monstrate his right to compete for a one of the leading title contenders in the States; in fact, the Americans the Club Eleven on Saturday last was a very much the world championship.
Hamas is already paired with Binx have already told Peternen that he stronger one than that which represented Craigengower. Schmeling, the farmer title holder, muat beat either Hamas, Art Lasky, On the other hand, if not such polished cricketers, the for an eliminating bout in Germany or one of that quality to get in line
next March, and whether the Peter for a title match. CCC. players refused to be perturbed by their doughty sen match is accepted for the date opponents and by sheer pluck and determination offered depends on the conditions of managed to hang on to their innings until well after four o'clock, scoring by then 119 runs. Indeed they would have done much better save for a most unfortunate ac cident-for which no blame could be attached to anyone -whereby Esmail when well sat was forced to retire hurt and a stubborn stand broken.
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POSITIVELY APPEAR
A heavy-weight who is hoping to near future is Jack Pettifer. I had turn his attention to Petersen in the almost given him up in despair, but his performance at full on Monday night, when he knocked out Sauvage, ON THE STAGE AT ALL PERFORMANCES,
certainly en- the Frenchinan, was couraging. The Hnock-out was other way round when the pair met in Paris.
PETTIFER FITTER
the
MANAGER KEEN Churlle Harvey, the veteran English Aght manager, who looks after the interests of Hamas, is a most astute person, and will fit in the match, if It is at all possibic. He in keen on it; in fact, had a letter from him catch was pat months ago in which he expressed The light was very bad all day and at least one
his anxiety to show his heavy-weightment and being handled by a different Pettifer is now under nese manages and when the Club were batting it down that should have been held.
in London. A BAD START
trainer, and I am assured that n got steadily worse. it is, however,
Harvey, who is a Liverpool man,rent change for the better has been much debated point as to whether Faced with more runs and less believes Hamas in a certain champion this is not even more of a handicap time to get them than should have of the future. He is certainly built wrought in the physique of the
Brighton ginnt. eft. and to the fielding side, provided that been the case, the Club started for the job, being over
Wally May, who trains in Har- there are mercents, and for one am badly. Ricketts played very easily weighing 1st, while he in only 24. voy, is now giving Pettifer his orders,
from and he has reduced him, by over satisfied that this is so. When it until he decided-wrongly-that But looking at the situation
afar, it seems that a really good one stone in few weeks. rained about five p.m. the conditions one of Omar's had pitched outside will be needed to topple that supreme-
Well, there is room for Pettifer if Heemed to me to be impossible as the off-stick and covered up. I
genuine come-back, the Craigengower bowlers could happened to be almost plumb behind condent person, Max Baer, from he can make a
his pedestal.
He has always been a boxer of nice neither hold the ball nor get a
the batsman's wicket and the deci-
Unless the German promoter in a style, and have not forgotten that foothold, and I think the game
novica at the business he will have he gave Petersen a surprisingly close should have been stopped and re-
bound Hamas not to box in Europe fight until the Welshman's big punches played at a later date. This docs
until he has met Schmeling, in which brought him a 12th-round victory, not mean that I think the result
case his appearance against Petersen will be very different for the
will have to be delayed until April. wicket was so wet that the ball turned very slowly and gave the apin bowlers no chance-and more than it gave the homesters!
runs were
the wicket.
THE PLAY
The score slowly mounted to 67, a stand of 22, when the disaster happened. Hamson played a hall from Pearce towards Hill-Wood at deepish mid-off. He called for run-which WDA nt lenst very sharp. one and FUR-
dnshed Wood
In and
mid off
has
slon was quite sound. Then T. A. Pearce was taken at the wicket 21-2-3 and. Al the same total Orsar bowled Harry Owen Hughes with real beauty. Seven runs Hayward was run out and things lid not look too good for the Club. But there Cralgengower's succes ended. T. H. Pearce was his own Helf and
riske. Mitchell took Slowly they got
top of the bowling, and then the 'rain came to rob the bowlers of hand or foot grip.
errors in scores.
on
VARSITY WIN
But that the match will come ofr at some time or other there is little doubt. Hamas is definitely visit. ing Europe, and while here he will not be averne to picking up extra £5,000. "Pa" Petersen is still engaging in playful tilts at the Americans for their refusal to admit his son's claim
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TO-MORROW'S GAMES Unless any changes have been
A story that Larry Gains and Primo Carnera were to meet in Lon- don in March net people talking yes- terday, but there is no truth in ft.
The match was denied in all res nonsible quarters, and when you come to think of it, the fight in not опе that would lend anywhere. Carnura seems to be finished an elamplonship contender-and did not Gains outpoint him clearly at the White City?
FANLING GOLF
SUNDAY
Old Course
9.30 A. C. I. Bowker*, L. R. Billing-
hurst
I did not see the Arst five wickets fall but I gather that Hill- Wood bowled pretty fast and that Sparrow and Leonard pulled things I have already said what I think round after a shaky start. Any of the position. Pearce was Lb.w. way, five were down with 50 on the at 74, but Mitchell and Duckitt board when I arrived and then got the runs in the last over, Enmail and Hamson mude a stub- Actually the mnich was wan oft made without my knowledge the STARTING TIMES FOR born stand. Apart from A good wide, but as the umpire stood side-Army and Civil Service sidos are off-drive by the former most of the ways to the scorera when he resting to-morrow, while Craigen- an inter-club game. touches
those through the signalled Ita
gentlemen gower have allps and these were infrequent. did not see it! So it was just as The 11.K.C.C. visit the Indians at The batsmen wisely took no chances well that Mitchell cracked the Inst Sookunpoo and if they are at full 0 good and left anything alone that showed ball of the match to leg, although strength there should be
9.40 S. II. Dodwell, I. II. Geare. 9.44 A. Sommerfelt, K. S. Morrison. no immediate intention of hitting there are precedents for adjusting game as the Indians did very fairly
9.48 J. C. Dunbar, H. G. Williams. on the Club ground in the League
Longue 1.52 G. T. May, R. C.' Webb. game. As regards the
9.80 J. 15. Bottomley, A. II. McBride. there are two games, of which the Recreio match told me that the tween the K.C.C. at home and the 10.04 A. B. Purves, J. C. Tavoite One of the players in the Varsity most interesting will be that be 10.00 W. W. C. Shewan, P. S. Grant. Recreio batting rather flapped in Varsity The Kowloon side have 10.12 D. L. Prophet, W. N. A. Smalley.
10.08 T. G. Morghan, G.- Thwaites, the absence of Rodrigues, who was had a long reat from competitive 10.16 R. A. Rodgers, II. F. Sommers. unable to turn out. The policy of cricket and their staleness ( 10.20 D. Ellis, J. T. Edkins, opening with Ride seemed to pay was right in saying they were 10.24 A. K. Mackenzie, J. B. Rosa. threw and he stayed there until the game stale!) should have worn off. If 10.28 C. H. Burton, II. Hamplon. at a tremendous pace. Normally was won, by eight wicketa, I Burnett and Willie Hung can turn 10.42 W. S. Hillier, E. des Voeur.
completely belleve. 1
Ozorio and Reed shared out they should win, and yet 10.36 D. K. Hislop, D. A. Campbell.. clear shot but unfortunately the bowling honoura with Gosuno,it is chancy work prophesying 10.10 D. J. Keogh, A. A. Bremmer. Pearce was bowling round the and the side seems to be settling about the University. They beat 10.44 1. F. Phillips, P. II. Scoones, wicket and Esmall had to run on down.
10.48 P. Morrison, E. Bathurst. the Army, got chewed up by the 10.62 Codr. Holc, F. A. Redmond. the of side, insend of the leg as
Indlans, and then beat Recreto. 10.56 C. H. Bradley, P. L. Collison. shall try to see this game.
11.00 C. Mycock, W. A. Stewart. A DEPLETED SIDE.
11.04 G. B. S. Thomson, D. §. Edwardi 11.08 A. Ritchie, J. W. Maybew. Itecrelo ure at home to the Navy 11.12 N. K. Littlejohn, J. Forbes. but with the Medway, Bruce and 11.16 II. N. Williamson, G. I. Bond. submarines following Kent and 11.20 W. J. Carrie, W. J. Waddington. Suffolk I am afraid the Senior Ser 11.24 W. Pittondrigh, A. McKellar.
Audia Martin. vice are going to have to hunt round 11.28 J. L. Adams, T. Estoall to hospital in case there! I have been asked by several considerably to raise two sides,
New Course might be a fracture. It was with people about the R.A.M.C. v Indians and these will be, I fear, but 9.40 R. Young*, D. J. Gilmore great relief that we all subsequent-game which
abandoned shadows of Wax
9.44 G. C. Worrell, W. J. Jamieson. 9.52 G. Marseille, W. G. Tolmie. 9.50 W. E. Hunt, G. A. Leiper. 10.04 Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Martin, 10.08 L. Goldman, J. Oswald. This bad fuck might have upset
10.16 A. S. Adamson, B. G. Barlow. some sides, but after YoungBaye
10.20 Mrs. Mackenzie, Mrs. Rona. had gone cheaply Omar stayed with
10.28 Mrs. Thomson; Miss Curtin, Hamson. Impavidae farient ruinae.
Caddies from Superintendent. And after Hamson had been tactless
Even at Pokfulam 1 am tipping to ram it shall be replayed" the K.C.C. II to beat the University. beat the "Coppers" by one run. enough to give a hot chance to club-mate who
also should lose sub for There is no qualification about The home team
The H.K.C.C. II are at home to Stewart and hung on to the ball finished innings, and I think this when the Polles recolve the Army the 1.R.C. and frankly I do not know very well, Omar and Barry made siden arose merely from analogy Service Corps with Walsh and what to make of them, as they are good stand. The former was last with the scoring in the County Ballard presumably available. The very variable, and seem to have a out at 119 for an excellent 28. Championship at home. If fog Civil Service are at home to the complex about their bowling which Enay though the wicket was the caused the game to be abandoned R. E. and once more I think the prevents a declaration early enough Club bowling was not at its best I'm not so sure!
home team is for it, though they did for match-winning purposes.
wae
THE JUNIOR GAMES
usunt. So, as Hill-Wood's return The Club II held on for too long
salling towards Dunkley's gloves over the sticks, Eemail sud-gainst Craigengower II and a draw rienly cut across the line of the was the result. The Police were throw and took it full upon the 11, por iron McGowan and Robert surprisingly beaten by Service back of the head.
Luckily Dr. C. W. Lam was play-son bowled very well. ing and he took charge and got POINTS OF THE RULES
y learned that barring a painful after. the Indians kanck and slight concussion, the pleted an innings (at victim was in good shape!
Was
their real strength. had com-Navy Il at home may win as there least I are a whole lot of level players who think it was the Indians)-owing are not very good but rank round to rain. It is for the League Com- about the tall of the second, while mittee to give a ruling, but I am Recreio II are very weak. pretty sure they will direct the
JUNIOR GAMES game to be replayed. The rule says IF
a game is abandoned owing
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