THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1935.
SHANGHAI'S SUPERIORITY OVER LOCAL BOWLERS
F. Luz, who played a lone hand
against Shanghai.
BROADCAST OF THE CUP FINAL
NOW A NATIONAL FESTIVAL
ABOLITION BEING OPPOSED
(By JOHN BELL)
HONGKONG RINK TROUNCED
IN INTERPORT
VISITORS START BADLY
BUT RECOVER WELL
+
COLONY PLAYER'S FAIL TO FIND THEIR TRUE FORM
(By "Sagax")
Wednesday's match against the combined Police R. C. and. Civil Service C. C. rink was.cer- tainly no criterion of Shanghai's capabilities as lawn bowlers and in the First Interport contest on the Club de Recreio green yesterday after- noon, the visitors from the North not only beat the Colony, quartette, but they completely out- played our rink after a very poor start, the final score being 30 shots to 13.
Referee Mr. Fogg is
London, Sept. 14 A Diplomat
Congratulations to Mr. W. Pickford and others of the F.A. Council who share his recently expressed view that the broad- cast of the Cup Final at Wembley is a national festival like the Derby or the Boat Race.
For a long time there has been talk
of discontinuing the broadenst and the whole question will, I am inform ed, be discussed at the next meeting
of the F.A..
OFFICIATES ON CONTINENT
No excuse can be offered for the Colony's defeat beyond the obvious, explanation that the visitors were the superior of the two rinks and that the scores of 30 shots to 13 was
Players in yesterday's Interport Lawn Bowls match anxiously awaiting a delivery from R. F. Lur, the Hongkong skip, during one of the heads, Reading from left to right the players in the pic- ture are C. W. Glover (Shanghai's skip), J. E. Noronha, J. M. C. Lopes, C. Richards, R. P. Phillips (umpire), J. Munro and C G. Silva. (Photo: Ming Yuan).
VALLANCE JUPP
fairly indicative of the general run CRICKETER RETURNS TO
Luz de
of the play. Admittedly, served better fuck thun with some off
shots but he was the only local re- presentative who can be said to havel Justified his selection.
FREEDOM
INTERPORT SOUTH OF
CRICKET TRIAL
DESCRIPTION OF GAME. PROMISED
REQUEST TO CLUB SECRETARIES
ENGLAND CROWN
TENNIS TOURNEY AT EASTBOURNE
TINKLER DEFEATS G. L. ROGERS
For an interport match the general
Northampton, Sept. 16. standard of the bowl reproduced A husband and wife cmerged was not high, particularly during from a picturesque, ivy-covered the opening ends but in the second house in the village of Brixworth half of the game, when the visitors this morning and brought. their were dominating the play there was saloon car from the garage. some brilliant bowls played. It was interport bowlers more deserving of they get off for the husband's sports Villagers, watched curiously as the from the Shanghai men that the
me and never were four man took his place in the passenger's
sent. Then, with the wife driving.i
(By R. Abbit)
(By H. S. SCRIVENER) Auch B a convincing victory.
shop in Northampton. Shanghai's total is not a record
What with the opening of Banks for an Interport match between the
Vallance William Crisp Jupp, and the reporting of Races, to say
Eastbourne, Sept. 13, England and Northants cricketer, nothing of the result of the Kwang the foremost feats of his career R. K. Tinkler achieved one of it comes very
who was sentenced near to being the highest ever re-
at NorthampTung sweep, I had an idea that in beating G. L. Rogers in the ton Assizes to Only once before has gistered.
prisonment Inst
a short article would suit my semi-final of the South of Eng- Editor better, and the alacrity of land Championship, at 1927
Devon- returned to the world.
it
Vienna, Sept. 14. Finni referee at Wembley last Mr. A. E. Fogg, of Bolton, Cup April, had the, diplomat's job to- day of controlling the Central European Cup Final between the There is no doubt that practically Czech champions. Spartans, and two Associations but all the League clubs in England will! Hungary's Ferenczvaros. oppose another broadcast commentaryj from Wembley because of the effect on, attendances at sumiter matches upon that particular April day.
The issuu before the F.A. when they to consider the muitor is this: Are they, who have full control in all things relating to the Cup, to pre- serve the broadcast and so repeat the pleasure which It gives to thousands Iron lying in hospitals and others who, for twenty-two players and various reasons, are confined to their frenzied spectators, And at the Homes?
Are they to listen to the plea of the end, after Spartan had won, fifty- League clubs who point out that the six thousand and twenty-two peo- preference of so many for the fireside ple broke into spontaneous cheers on Cup Final day is losing them some for Mr. Fogg, hundreds of pounds in gate receipts)
So intense was the national ex-been exceeded and that was by the citement aroused in both countries.
Shanghai team which beat by the champlonship that it was Hongkong by 31-17 on the Craigen- agreed to ask neutral Britain to gower C. C. green when J. W. Brier- ley, one of the six now in Hongkong, undertake the refereeing.
made his first appearance. In the
Como
BEATNG TO ONE TIME
In other words, the F.A, are asked if they govern a gate in which ques- tions of Anance have crept so near to its heart that it beats to one tune
only the click of the turnstiles.
Are they wilfully to destroy those
For ninety minutes Mr. Fogg acted as The Dictator with the Nerves. He ruled
over
56,000
RUGBY FOOTBALL
IN ENGLAND
nioments allowed a large army of COUNTY MATCHES
People whose physical disability leaves them just this one opportunity to re-
capture something of the
gamo's
Chrill would any this to the clubs
whose
COMMENCE
eyes are too fiercely glued to ALL BLACKS WIN]
their balance-sheets. That the enor mous following which the football gano emmands to-day has
grown
from a small beginning, just so quick.
London, Oct. 10. The New Zealand rugby football
as interest in the Cup Final hins tourists yesterday won their seven-
th victory of the season, beating: It' was the glamour of the Final Northumberland and
-grown.
Durham at:
scene which drew the curious crowds Gosport by ten points to six. in the early days and if today the loud-speaker takes up the clacion call The first of the County Cham- gain new friends. plonship matches was played off If it is worth hearing it is worth to-day when East Midlands
the game must
watching.
and
to
THIRD MATCH
TO-DAY
GOVERNOR TO SEE INTERPORT
The Shanghai Interport Tawn bowlers this afternoon will meet the combined Kowloon Cricket Club and. Club de Recreio rink on the Kowloon C. C. green.
The Second Interport match will be played to-mor- row on the Civil Service C.
C. green. His Excellency
the Officer Administering the Government, (the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith), has signifi- ed his intention of being present.
It is understood that. among the official guests. who will be present at the dinner on Wednesday will be the Acting Colonial Secre tary, the Hon. Mr. R. A. D.. Forrest, and Commodore C. G. Sedgwick.
Warwickshire met at Northampton In the Midland Group. The East Germany have now accepted the Midlands, beat last year's Group invitation of the
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VISITORS FIND FORM
It took Shanghal but half a dozon heads during which to adapt them selves to the strange local condi tions and although they were scratchy at the start thoy improved to such an amazing extent upon their open- ing form that the Colony players were completely taken aback and were never in the picture.
Outstanding among the Shanghai players was J. Munro, the Hon. Secretary of the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Association, and the captain of the team. It was he who main- tained the most consistont form throughout the 21 heads and who actually laid the foundation for the scoro registered against the Hong- kong players. Naver
was he out- played by his apposite number, C. G. Silva, and it was only during the concluding stages of the game that his brilliance was eclipsed by the uncanny accuracy of C. W. Glover, the Northern · skip,
When the other Shanghai players were "looking for the green" Munro had his delivery Judged down to n nicety and he was early prominent. Had it not been for some exception- ally fine la
play by R. F. Luz, the
Hongkong skip, Munro would
nine months' im-
slaughter while driving his ear, had
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his voice when he nequiesced over shire Park to-day. tion from
His sentence included disqualifica the telephone was more flattering Regers, who won the cup in 1932, driving iwo years. to my skill as a prophet than to has been regarded this year as rather his wicket all summer in Bedford Iowever a short article it shall be, but I could see nothing much wrong Jupp, superb batsman, had kept up my pride as cricket scribe!less formidable than he used to be, Prison. He expiated his offence with and to-morrow afternoon i will with his game to-day except that he full remission marks for good con- endeavour to let you have some he has been known to do, although duct.
was not volleying quite na often as When the car halted in Northamp-detailed account of the first days he has always relied mainly on his ton friends, acquaintances, and even play in the first Interport Trial baseline play. In this, instance he strangers waved cheery greetings to which took place yesterday and was up against a man whose long him.
which will be continued to-morrow. suit was his volleying, and I think he tired received them shyly and re- I do not propose to deal yet with counted on being able to check the
to the back of the shop.
the prospects of Clubs in the Mrs. Jupp, his grey-haired Seats League as everybody's thoughts. he failed to do this was due, means of his powerful wife who had waited-patiently with will be on the interport and I do to some extent, to the fact that ho step to strengthen their team by
accurate passing strokes. Gillar, her seven-year-old daughter, not suppose any League matches occasionally broke down over fairly coming to terms with Burnley for kept back the curious.
He is it," she said. "It would will be played in the Senior Divi- simple shots, but the main cause of the transfer of George Brown, the merely be maudlin to say I am glad sion anyway. At the same time his defeat was Tinkler's really sterling
I should be very grateful if Club play.. Its key-note was
to have him back."
TESTIMONIAL TO
R. V. RYDER
.
WARWICKSHIRE'S SECRETARY
A WELL-KNOWN CRICKETER
volleyer
ever by and
Leeds United have taken the first
Bustangtand International centre for- Secretaries will throw together a aggression and the pertinacious ens Ward. The final decision rests few facts if they can find timeployment of pressure. This is some with the player, but it is thought so to do and let me have them thing that our Davis Cup men have, almost certain that he will agree to together with their club fixture I think, at last succeeded in instill the transfer. list. They have been exceedingly ing into their understudies. kind in this way in the past, and via the backhand, with drives hard away, always bravely, never in the they probably have no idea what and deep which needed a lot of skilful least boringly, up to 9. Then convenience it la to have a bunch handling. Of course, his volleys fall Tinkler at long last captured Rogore' of all the fixtures ready to one's ed sometimes, but rightly, did not service by genuinely clever work, help
allow that to discourage him. They ed by any error or two by the
hands,
Tinkler's main line of attack was
tical purposes, and a swing over to a
the
oppost-
I have recently been reading a came off often enough for all prac- tlon, and went out on his own service, good deal about the history of forehand side attack often bore fruit which he sprinted up to round off the game in the last six or soven I ought to add that when unable to years and during the winter volley he held his own quite ably from morning, was
match with neat low volley The other semi-final, played in the hope to incorporate in my notes the base-line-another factor in his though Jones, the winner, and Shoyca not so entertaining, some points of general Interest, victory, since man cannot live by both play the type of game that leads as well as to describe and criticize | volleying alone. the local ericket,
A Testimonial Fund is being raised for Mr. R. V. Ryder, Secre- tary of Warwickshire County Cricket Club, in recognition of his services to Warwickshire cricket HOLE-AND BALL
for forty years,
-IN 2
Mr. Ryder began his connection with the club in 1895 when War- wickshire entered the championship competition. Two special appeals that he organised yielded a sum of
Melbourne, Sept. 14. £7,000. The Committee state that mashie shot from 120 yards on Mr. Moyle Brecton hit fine his record of service in the dual the Peterborough course. capacity of Secretary and Motch Manager in unique in the history split, flew high in the air, and The ball hit the top of the pin, of first-class cricket.
landed close to the hole.
EARLY SERVICE BREAKS
to big tennis. Jones has, I am told, beaten Shayes twice already this year, and this possibly explains why Shayes
first set neutralised each other, and when he beat Sharpe, the cup-holder,
Two early service breaks in the was not nearly as effective as he was
they went on winning their services
up to 6-6; then came a hectic game.
40-0:
LIVELY WORK BY BOTH Rogers,
serving renched! Tinkler caught him, and won the game, but Jones
They both played a lively all-round game after eleven deuces, with the more accurate of the two. He won was definitely the Rogers, until Tinkler got the last one up to start with, and second likewise majority of vantage points going to the first set to 3 after being and clinched it. Then Tinkler went to 3 after being 0-2 down. Shayes two early service breaks, one cach 400, but could not quite savo It out majestically from 0-30 down.
In the second set there were again of all after Jones, serving, had made made a brave bid for the last game after which they hammered although he reached 'vantage.
way,
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