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H. K. & SIR JULIEN CAHN'S OFFER
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
IN THE WAY
Champions v. The Rest Comment; The Resuscitation Of C.S.S.C.
(By R. Abbit)
There was, alas, no cricket on Saturday last, but the one bright spot about it in that it has given me a bit of space to hark back to the week before to several points which I had wished to mention but which were crowded out by lack of space.
there were matches on,
were It merely a question of skill.
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At the same time, I do think that English cricket is not very good at present. I don't mean that there is anything to howl about. If one looks back for a great number of years it is clear that the standard of cricket over these years In the Arat place, I think that the A very wealthy man, Sir Jullen runs in all countries side selected to play for the tent in own cricket team which could give is represented by a series of upward very a very good game to most of the first and downward curves, and not by a against the II.K.C.C. was round one, always remembering that class counties, other than those in the horizontal line. So in the lower
couple of League first fight. Robins, Peebles, and many curve there is no reason to be de
other well known Varsity and first-pressed, any more than there is to be rank Club cricketers get a chance cheaty when on the to play. any The talk of his coming here Is mont)
TO MORROW'S GAMES Interesting but une cannot possibly consider the question seriously until
The game in kiĮ wigging here. one knows upon what financial basis the malter rests. Judging from a Craigengewer are at home to the LR.C We have not yet seen the best of letter which I have seen in a.n.rning in their belated Senior League match fancy Pereirn, Minu and Mrodor will him as n but, but when the time esimru, jcontemporary, I cannot help thinking en bit tno good for the Valley
public. have totally
Invest (if it ever does), that the C.S.C.C. thint the
expense In-side but I would not have a batting aide and Kichardan erroneous idea of the
The other game if there are fully doen nat feel that the whole thing volved in the visit even of a team than ten cents on it,
representative Aiden rests on his shoulders 1 faney he who pay their own passages, and are will rise to much greater heights of merely entertained in
I have an idea that Richardson wan asked but could not get off as he was
C.S.C.C. In skippering the case, on his form this year I doubt if ho was worth his place. He has been thoroughly out of luck, and also off form.
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LAST WEEK'S RACES REVIEWED
SEVERAL UPSETS BUT SOME VERY ENTERTAINING sport
(By "Captain Foster")
In spite of the inclement! weather, the races at Happy Valley last Saturday afternoon were well patronized, and the prizes in the Cash Sweep well maintained.
Naturally with the course in out should a heavy state, upsets were many,
EL two-day
In the circumstances
in
Honour (Mr. Rozn). Gold Coln (Mr. Deltz) secured the third place, two lengths away.
PICK OF THE DAY
Undoubtedly the best finish of the afternoon was seen in the Mirs Bay Stakes. The field consisted of 1 think I am right in saying it..be most interesting, as Kowloon are hut, contrary to expectations, no six ponies and we saw an exelting
is sensational dividend it
the race over the last two furlougs. Of course, Garthwaite would have in spite of the fact that practicnily at home to I,K.C.C. in been in the Rest side but for his all the visitors are put up by private neks the wanti
Hetman (Mr. Butler) appeared to meeting is off. "Pari" was paid out, the highest be a spent force at the mile post Presumably Honavin individuals here, the expenses of a Mizel suggest a vote of thanks to being $60.50 on the ever-green and Ballard wore niso non-releasable triangular Interport series of games whatever gallant League game,
meniber of the
and King's Fancy (Mr. Frost) Boxing Eve in the Taiwan Bay seemed to have the race won when, mon as either of them had a better amounts to between two and three garrison bit that mule.
In the Junior Division Pallee play Handicap. claim that Walsh, dangerous but thousand.
Moreover owing to various cir.A.M.C. in the Lengi. ln nol Aure
about fifty yarda from the winning though the latter is at times.
The first upset of the afternoon post, Soldier of China (Mr. Deitz) gens i should have liked to see cumstances, there in rus or expert-if the CC.C. and 1.R.C. reverse gume occurred in the opening race, the ranged alongside her. These two Tinker Lee in the side, he may have covering a large anunt of expis on or not. vereis should play the Commonwealth Handicap, in which then fanght, under great pressure, Tinkersked for all I know, but iture by the pretrge for admission has withdrawn rentet e Monoplane (Mr. Y. T. Fung) won for the lead. Bright View (Mr. don't see how he could have got in is possible, to charge from
to Queen' onsly from Jungle Jim (Mr. Liang) Davis)-travelling home
very Fast- of the season, had stood down for him. ground, and I am pretty sure that College. I also assume the H.K.C.C. and The Tiger (Mr. Frost). unless Madar, who was away most to the stands only on the II.K.C.C.CS.C.C, are at
then loomed in the picture with there is
a negligible balance left, 1 game V. I.E. on 31st is off.
hi spite of repeated failures barely twenty yards to go. These SIGNS OF HOPE
when the cost of erection has been In my nutes next Friday I hope Double Chante (Mr. P. P. Botelho) three ponies swept past the post al- paid for.
10 outline arrangements for pablish was made favourite for the Union, most in a line and no one but the It was interesting to turn out once
In these hard times the questioning Club records, I have written again for the Civil Service, for of finance must be considered most the various Secretaries and have toate and confidence in him was not Judge could say which pony had
won comfortably won. misplaced. lle whom I pinyed my first, match in the carefully, anul in many cases those who thank the Army for a most prompty two lengths from The Deemster (Mr. Butler) with High Principle ((Mr. Roza) a length further away.
first cleven in 1915. Until this season have given most generously in the reply.
I had played pretty regularly andust, have been most heavily hit by twenty yours is a long time. I menthe depression. It must be remem
Lengue,
tion this in passing, not as a recur bered too that in all probability there WEEK-END FOOTBALL
in any way, for T. E. Penrer and G..will be an Interport here In Novem
Sayer, who started before I did, prefter next for which we shall have to still going strong and many other make provision. But everyone hopes
Another favourite, King'à Jubilee (Mr. Frost) won the Hougham Buy Handicap by beating Ribble (Mr. Pik) after a very good race by a
Mr. P. P. Botelho) finished third.
local cricketers have played over that sine sort of an arrangement may Lai Wah Cup Competition length and half. Rose-Queen
much longer periods. But nineteen be reached.
wasons in quite a long time, especially
if you played Rugger before you started cricket, and It is lack of new blood from which the Civil Service lina suffered.
Until only a seant be two ugo E. B. Reed, F. J. de Rome. B.D. Evans and A. E. Wood had been sur ing out year after year, and, in spite of the meaning of the word, a "hardy peremula?" cannot binan TITI After season for ever. And, un- fortunately, there has been and tack of good youngsters to follow. on.
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Match To-morrow
SECOND UPSET
The second upset tauk place in the Roschill Handicap, Snowy River (Mr. Pih) Biterally ran away with
pressively. Woodland Stag Mr.
Talking of Sir Julien-anturnily resi The Lai Wah Cup Competition minds one at the rumpus the match is the chief attraction in local
Ja nut football. for the week-end. To Nottingham Cricket Club, Prose enter into the question of morrow the Army and the Civilians whother. Voce was or was not justifiedmont on the Kuwloon Football Club the run and finished most im- in bowling na he did.
Ground at 11.M.
end follows:
But I read all neenunts very' part- The fali list fixtures for the week-Frost) was four lengths in the rear fulls and, what really seems is have got the people's gont was the attempt of the committee to decieve everyone.
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TO-MORROW
Lai Wah Cup
Second Division
to neespy second place, with Mutiny Bay (Mr. Davis) half a length fur- ther away. Alacrity was a non- starter.
(Mr. Neuge
The ofkinl verdict was Bright View
:
• King's Fancy Soldier of China
short head; short head. The meeting concluded with the Taiwan Bay ilandicap, and this race also produced a close finish. Boxing Eve (Mr. K. W. Fung) just beat Great Hall (Mr. Cheape) by a short head for the first plure with partnership (Mr. W. H. Choy) three lengths further away,
BL-ANNUAL RACE NEXT MONTH The Trevessa Trophy
The R. 1. K. Yacht Club have an- nounced-tisat the 23rd; bi-annual race
that day.
for ships' lifebents is to be field an Friday, April 12 at 4 p.m. The race is for the Trevesan Trophy.
Any ship which has an agency in Hongkong is eligible to enter one or more honts in the race, providest of course that the ship is in port on
delivered to the Honorary Secretary It is requested that all entries be of the Club by noon on the day of the race and that all boats be at the starting point at Chamel Rocks by 3.30 p.m. that day. pro- Copies of the rules and regulations Flirt and plan of the caurso will be sent Mr. Frost) getting the verdict by to any company on request. A short head from Ythan (Mr. Pih), Soldier of Victory (Mr. Dietz) finished third.
Had they had the interior--to say that they thought Vore was bowling at the man 21714I stood him down
Propitious Time Army v. Civilians (Kowloon Foot- Recordingly, their aetion, though unfall Club Ground), p.m. Referenbauer) cleverly won the Dominion But there are now distinct hopes popular would have nurite the res-C. J. Malvos: Linesmen, F. Archer Handicap from Invermark (Mr. for the future. R.M. Wood has enme pect due to declaion and honesty. and A. Ward.
Pih) and The Chetah (Mr. Frost). But to try and fob prople on with on very much as u wicket-keeper and
This was the second best race seen has started to make runs quickly. the yarn that Voce was erocked, and
South China v. Club (Cargline Hilduring the afternoon and the issue when he gets going. McLellan will to fail to get away with it-for 'Vuce be a great addition to the bowling promptly denied it was just asking Ground), p.m. Referee: E. G. Islay. Was in doubt until about ten yards atrength, while he and R. II, Grimthe for trouble. And they
East Lancashires v. Navy (Sopkun-from the winning post, Sci-Fa will do much to stiffen the batting. precipitated a first class row, and the pan Ground), 9 p.m. Referee: W. C.jran most prominently and, in my opinion, would have won had he The fielding has much improved and Committee were, more or less sacked, Thwaites.
However, it seems that a lot of the Royal Arthilery v. Royal Engineers kept a straight course, instead of I am quite hopeful about the next influential people in the County have (Military Ground, Happy Valley).boring out and Bnishing under the
But it would not come amissnestified themselves with the old p.m. Referee: E. E. Randall, if several members of the alle read Committee-chiefly I think because
Judge's box. Lincolns v. University (Military) a bit of cricket. I personally don't know any better chapter on the Art of they approved of their attitude to firound, Happy Valley), 4.80 p.m. Re- Fielding than that in Ranji's "Jubilee wards Voce, yet not of their methods feree: G. Shahbrook.
of showing 12! Anyway, it seems the Eastern V. Chinese Book of Cricket."
apposition have, recede from their (Athletic (round), 4.30 p.m. Referee: attitude for the sake of peace, and W. Brierley; SUNDAY'S LEAGUE GAME that a compromise will lie reached. The I. . C. came back to their In the mean time, I have not seen pristine form when they defeated the any cables of protest about Wyatt's R.A.M.C. on Sunday last in a Junior broken jaw, He, at least, is not a Division League Match. Y. el Arculli feather-bei cricketer,
season.
and A. M. Humjabo put well over THE WEST INDIES TOUR a hundred runs for the fourth wicket!
and were still undefeated. The de And that again reminds me, several claration at 167 was a sound one and people have commented to me on the reaped the reward it deserved. The fact that our team has lost the rubber Medicals were out for a hundred and in the West Indies. It is in no way
soul-shattering thirty, though Howells (57) Boanvirn
occurrence, The (28) and Saunders
made team was known to be fairly weak,
(26)
Athletic
-The Colonial Stakes also duced thrilling finish,
Third Division
Palice v. Royal Welch. Fusiliers (ailway Groum), 3 p.nl.
Referee: G. V. Gome
Railway R. G. v. Royal Engineers (tailway Ground) 4.30 p.m. Referee:}; H. R. London.
SUNDAY
Another line effort on the part of Mr. Frost on Pontiac Bay saw him win the Empire Handicap by a 'short hend from High
First Division
Royal Welch Fusiliers v. Navy gallant efforts to save the game. Two and one of the great objects was to Navy Ground. Causeway Bay), 430 Ground) run-out tragedies occurred, and pre- give some of the younger players öx-1 p.m. Referee! d. 1, Lawrence. bably had a decisive effect on the perience of big-hintch cricket. The result of the gume.
SIR JULIEN CAHN
West Indies have
Raine, Amazing cricketers. I fancy that leadley, Constantine and Martindale have auch ability that would qualify them for The recent visit of Sir Julion Cahn a place in either an English or an to the Colony was very interesting. Australian representative Test team.
Third Division
Lincoln v. Royal Welch Fusiliers (Sookimpeo) 3 p.m. Referee: N. Me- Pherson. (Navy Ground), 3 p.m. Referee: A. East Lancashirea v. R.. A. O. C.
Air Re-
SPORT ADVTS.
THE FANLING HUNT & RACE CLUB.
Howard.
Royal Engineers v. Royal
Owing to a case of Rables being Foree (Sookunpoo), 4.30 p.m.
discovered amongst the Army ferde: A. J. Hooper.
Mules, the meeting which was to Referee: W Sunday 31st instant, has been Palice v. Club de Recreio (Kowloon have been held at Kwanti on Reynolds.
Wednesday, April 3
postponed to a date which will be The following Brat division match announced later, when the St. to be played on Wednesday April John's Ambulance Cup will be St. Joseph's v. Pollee (Kowloon Ground). 4.45 p.m. Referes: W. C. Thwaites.
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HE longest punt in history! It was one Torget thistory Weben; horst, present basketball and baseball coach at Louisiana State, when be played for little Wake Forest in 1919.
The
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Wake
North Carolina had rushed the ball to Forest's six-inch line, but lost it on downs Rabenhorst then dropped 10 yards behind his own goal line and booted a tre mendous spiral that carried B5 yards in thé air-far over the head of Gurley, State safety man, on the 40-yard line.
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