THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13,
1935.
CRICKET GLORY: BRILLIANT FINISH TO INTERPORT
WORTHY VICTORS: The Hongkong team, Standing, P. E Baskeit (Umpire), Capt. Parise, T. A. Pearce, F. D. Pereira, G. R. M. Ricketts, Mclnnes, A. R. Minu, and A. H. Madur. Sitting, Lieut. Garthwaite, T. E. Pearce, A. W. Hayward. (Captain), G. 3. Dunkley, and E. C. Fincher, (Photo: Ming Yuen).
BADMINTON STARTS ON
FRIDAY NEXT
ENTERTAINING MIXED DOUBLES PROGRAMME
TWO NEW CLUBS JOIN THE LEAGUE: LIKELY PROSPECTS
(By "Veritas").
The badminton season in Hongkong makes its official start on Friday, when a programme of mixed doubles league matches is scheduled for decision.
SHANGHAI DEMORALIZED BY RICKETTS & MINU
SET FIELD TRAPS AND WIN THE DAY
REFLECTIONS ON A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY SPORTING ENCOUNTER
FIRSTLY: sincerest congra-
to the whole of the Hongkong team on Д magnificent victory. Secondly: the same to Shanghai on an equally sporting defeat. The result was in keeping with the whole trend of the Hongkong were just about 31 runs better than the visitors.
TWO
jolly fine teams.
game.
THE finish was delightfully true to the dearest of cricket traditions.
A fine fighting finish in probably a trite way of summing it up, but in very applicable.
SHANGHAI had struggled hard, but
Success agalust the ninu Ricketts-Minu onslaught and wickets had fallen for 116 runs. Then came Jenkins and Elliott to go for the bowling in a manner only adequately described as "do or die". Eventually they died, but not before they nad
acoro along also done. Sent the from 116 to 147.
grand little partnership, full of
Taikoo are at home to St. Andrew's Clubs have been busily preparing for the league encounters during the but I do not fancy their chances.
Ellot Hall, first division champions last few weeks and the improved form shown by many augura well for a have entered two teams this season and they clash in the initial fixture; highly successful season.
come into It should be a most entertaining gume essayed! now clubs have Two being-Kowloon Tong and St. John's with the odds definitely in favour of Cathedral. Mr. G. A. White, former the first string.
St. Andrew's have also revealed »ponsor of the game at the K.C.C. 1 getting together a useful team at their growth by putting a second team are nt Kowloon Tong and Mr. F. H. Kwok,into the league and they who figured prominently last year home to the C.R.C. I rather fancy the with the C.R.C. is handling the chances of the Chinese. Cathedral outfit. Both teams show
good promise
Kowloon Tong, the Fire Brigade and St. Andrew's have absorbed fas year's K.C.C. players. Miss Macken- zlo and Mrs. White (formerly Mis Margaret Woolley), together with G. RABİST A: White and 8. A. Gray are ing Kowloon Tong, Miss Madgo Grifiths, one of the leading lady ex ponents in the Colony has thrown in her lot with the Fire Brigade,
NEW CHAMPIONS LIKELY
The Fire Brigade, who also boast the services of Mr. and Mrs. Shute will probably deprive the Club do of the Mixed Doubles Cham- Rocroio plonship this year.
Pocreio and S. Andrew's will prob- ably turn out very similar personnels to those of last season.
St. Andrew's have spent the close season improving the lighting of the court and have other innovations in mind. The Fire Brigado court at the Pollce Station also boasts Central lighting alterations,
Four mixed doubles matches are arranged for Friday. The Cathedral start off with a home match against 1,4he Chinese Recreation Club and may very likely win dospite a feared wonk- neas among the lady players.
St. Andrew's have a position
plons Recrolo
Tons Promised an
are blooding
ticklish pro at home the cham-
to while Kowloon excellent duo to visit the Recreio to play their second string.
The Fire Brigade are assured of a fairly easy win being hosts to Taikoo.
Here are the fixtures:
MIXED DOUBLES
St. John's ▾ Chinese R.C. St. Andrew's v Recreio "A" Recreio "B" y Kowloon Tong Fire.Brigade Taikoo RC.
Α.
They Holed
In One By Floodlight
holes.
as an
Floodlight golf was tried experiment on the Sherwood Forcat course at Mansfield last month, thirty members braving the gale and taking part in a putting competition of nine Three are lamps had been installed on the practice green but one failed to light owing to the strong wind, and the headlights of six cars were turned on to the green.
(By "Veritas").
AND what is more the bowling was end was playing tricks. But taken.
good enough to set such fields.by and large the pitch stood up to the Rickolls profited therefrom, obtaining | three days ordeal very creditably. 1 don't think it can seriously he stated two wlekets in one over.
that it was ever very bad or treacher ous.
to
HERE is no doubt the wicket was giving a fair amount of assistance the spin bowlers and towards the
Colony's Eighteenth Victory
THE ATTENDANCE
FIGURES
(By "Veritus").
Hongkong have won 18 of the Interports. Shanghai have won and two have been drawn.
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THE fact was the excellent bow.
ling made it look bad.
THIE
谶
VIE turning of the tide was the dismissal of Stokes, and it camo most unexpectedly. He had looked quite comfortable even though not And Bearing at his customary rate. then Minu put down one of his specials. Stokes
across the wicket, was beaten by the break and Dunkley smartly held the snick which was plainly heard. *
went
FTER that Shanghal went about
their Laak like demoralised jilayers. Leach, twice nearly stumped in one over, Anlly met this fate, and thereafter it was a procession until the fall of the ninth wicket.
AS the wickets fall so did Hong-. A 35 kong's fielding improve. It had 16,been rather stack early after tiffir
these adjournments can be as bad for fielders as for batamen! At the close the fielding was getting back to that
Mantiny. high level reached on
DEFEATED BUT ONLY JUST! The Shanghai Interport team. Standing, Lt. Williams (Umpire), E. C. Baker, E. M. Williamı, E. P. Humphreys, L. F. Stokna, J. B. Lackle, J, C. Jenkins and H. Madar. Sitting, R. Bouths, Pat Madag, D. Losch (Captain), S. R. Kermani, and G. B. Elliott. (Photo: Ming Yuen).
THE POPULARITY OF TABLE TENNIS
AMAZING Growth: GAME GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
STIMULATED BY SUCCESS OF THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP
table tennis no
(By Frank Poxon)
Tablo Tennis goes from strength to of permanent-offces in a contral dis- strength. Do you know that more trict
The authorities are not resting on than half a million people played it last winter in England alone the their laurels after the success of the Aids, with the ball eiten fall- they beat Shanghai by 117 runs.
The Colony last won in 1993 when
figures are official. Yes, the Httle boy World Championships. It is possible THE ing dangerously between fielders or
HE tosa! Yes, it was importanti called Fing Pong has certainly grown that the National Championships will
trousers.
be held in one of the biggest sporting But whether it was the deciding up and gone into
Why
popular? arenas in London in February, and as and his wicket to the line leg boun- Shanghai were victors in 1934 by factor in the result is debatable. The apping between the batsman's legs dary after a huge off-drive had been the huge margin of 270 runs. constant fluctuations of fortunes in Well, first and foremost, it is a very the best players from all the con-
fine game,
11 world- it will be the game inclined to obscure the value
Yes, n test of take part, The first official Interport played in 1864 was won by Hong-, course, better reflected in the closing stamina. Fred Perry, the best lawn championship in mininture,
tennis player in the world, once told rune. Ftages of the match. kong by an innings and 204
me that when he was the English Shanghai won the following year.
table tennis champion he got more EVEN so I think Shanghai had their tired than when, later, he became a Minu was the most successful einnces of nullifying the dis-star" in lawn tennis. bowler in this match altogether advantages of losing the spin. When taking for 122. Pat Madar col- on Monday for example, they were LTHOUGH the finish was much lected an aggregate of eight wickets well on the way to a score as big as for 84 and the Colony's, and again later in the A closer than it appeared possible for 107. Leach look 7
day when they had brought about a Hongkong collapse.
ever of winning the tone. It was, oftest of tast, exhilarating and a timental countries will be invited to
PUT then there is a saying about furtune and her favours for the brave, and if the enpricious little goddess did smile benigningly on the two batemen, they deserved her 'graces.
at one time, Tom Hayward, Hong- Bicketts 6 for 57. kong's adroit skipper, never allowed! the position to get beyond him, and once Ricketts began to be hit, he brought on Pereira with the natural result.
THE day's play, which lasted until 3.20 was full of incident. Hang- kong's "tall" wagged with a will in the morning, only in this case saw some really sound batting.
WO
PICKETTS, as unruffled as though he were batting at the nets pro duced a succession of strokes which he liked he cauta showed that if develop into a really fine bat in a masterly way he steered the ball past Several players holed in one. Two rather anxious elders. And it was members returned scores of eighteen grand to watch him nurse the bowl- cach and divided the prizes of golf his 42 was almost immeasurable. ing after losing Dunkley. The value
But you can gain some idea when you realise that Hongkong only won by 31 runs.
balls.
RECORD SCORE FOR RUGBY PLAYER
Great Achievement By An Australian
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HONGKONG had every reason to
hats off to Dundey į and l'ereira. The former stayed long enough to take the edge off Leach's and Madar's bowling and the II.C. bowler manfully held up his end while
glanced bis way to a brilliant 42.
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WAS
CHEAP PASTIME
Table tennis can be played at home
a great point, Cost, very little, but
LINDRUM THE THIRD TAKES HIS CUE
get a good table and good bats and Makes Big Impression On
baile. Total cost well under a fiver. Golf, lawn tonnis and football clubs THE felding on both aides
tennis praiseworthy. The locals had nearly all have their table their bad patches, notably on Saturday equipment. I know more than one afternoon and during the early part football trainer who regards the game of Shanghai's second innings, Shang- as a valuable aid in getting his men hai slacked off when Ricketts, Dunkley
flt.
Billiards Tour
Lindrum III, is in Town. Christian name Horace. Like his uncles Frod For one thing. It teaches a man and Walter, the world champion, he and Pereira were hitting the bowling to be quick-witted. In table tennis can play billiards and snooker.
Tommy Newman knows all about yesterday morning.
you have to think and act in a split second. You have far less time him. Faced Horace before a largo in which to do the thinking and the crowd at Thurston's Hall, London,
Lost two games at
anooker. Gave
(ATCHING throughout was par
excellence. Minu emulated Harry acting than you have in lawn tennis 2,000 start, in his week's bil-
HELPS UNEMPLOYED-
rds match, was outpointed-by-604- to 444 at the interval.
Horace is just over from Australia. Looks
much younger than his ars, has black curly white
Mannerisms
Horace
has
Madar's earlier example und Ricketts was as brilliant as Owen-Hughes in the slips holding four chances in fino
And what pleasure the game can style. Alec Pearce, Teddy Fincher bring to those who cannot afford and A.H, Madar did some wonderfull billiards.. I was recently in a social twenty-three yea picking up. while Stokes and Harry welfare in stitute, and most of the hair and Madar were equally as spectacular for men there were unemployed, bravely Shanghai.
facing the deadly inertia of enforced some. Places his left forefinger on
where idleness. Funds would not run to a spot he thinks the cue ball.
rest. It
It invariably does. HIGHLY creditable wicket-keeping billiard table, but they could run to will
When snooker followed billiards, came from both Kermani and tablo tennis. And how those good Dunkley. The latter was not quite on lads enjoyed Ityes, and some of them young Horace smiled blandly: "This
Is just up my street!" he said.. tip top form on the first day, but were pretty hot at it. during Shanghai's second knock he excelled
himself. Kermani beautifully efficient
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E.T.T.A. SECRETARY
Mr. W. G. Pope, the hon, secretary of the English Table Tennis Associa- ROTH captains obtained the utmost tion, tells me that the latest news A. R. Minu, who played a promin. out of their teams, which, in the about G. V. Barna is not favourable,
koor.
BUT on the whole they employed none-too varied attacks skilfully and with the best effect possible.
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It was. He followed the best break of the billiards pession, 205, with the best break in the two snooker games. →s 71, and no black in it.
TO-DAY'S RUGBY
Club Team To Play Medway
Ricketts cut, drove, pulled and leg-ant part in the success of Hong measuring the eficiency of any skip-brillant player I ever saw. The plate is tho yard-stick for Barna, of Hungary, is easily the most per. If there was an inclination by in his right arm, which was broken almost became Kormani of Shanghai was leading both to overwork their spin bowlers
moler accident in France in May, FINALLY it
ticketts match. At least with individual scorer with 80. Teddy was largely excusable as the wicket has knitted to the muscles, and he justification it can be claimed na Fincher ran a close second with 72 clearly revealed a bias in favour of has to go into hospital at Budapest for a further operation. It now ap Ricketts' Day. For ho followed up The only other batsman to pass the such bowlers.
pears unlikely that he will take part his batting performance with ne 60 mark was Lleut. Garthwaite who
The following will represent the fine a piece of bowling as has been hit up 59.
in the game this year.
Hongkong Football Club's "A" rugby neen in any Interport and alsu held
PROBLem to governing BODY XV against 11.M.S. Medway on the two highly important estches.
Ricketts held four catches-two in
Club ground at 5 p.m. to-day: each innings, while Minu accepted:
L. J. A. Fielden, D. K. R. Bonnar and K. A. The tremendous growth of the PICKETTS was always turning three chances, ally in Shanghai's THE umpiring was first-rate. Even game, stimulated by the success A. Hynes,
three
Munro; C. Beveri sufficiently to keep the batsmen final knock. Dunkley caught
8. on tenterhooks and to stop them from and stumped one, while Kermani had decisions caused eyebrows to
be has presented
J. S. Dunnett, a problem to the W. Sharp, D. K. Paul, J. I. Haw attempting any liberties. And his one stumping and one catch.
raised; and both under the obstruction governing body. The voluntary of-kett, F. J. McGugan, B. D. G. Bar- length and cunning fighting was
rule. H. P. Madar was obviously sur-ficers are averwhelmed with applica- low and A. K. Forsyth. Four batsmen lost their wickets prised when he was given out in the tions for me everything it should be-except from
scoring Jenkins in Shang- first innings (so was 1), and Kermani assistance in forming leagues in all for membership, requests the batsminn'a viewpoint.
before hai's first innings, and Harry Madar looked faintly spot when Umpire parts of the country and applications the visitors second Baskett gave an affirmative response and. Invitations to send "exhibition"
set up headquarters, with paid staff, ball to-day and won the encounter to cope with the work, and negotia by ter points to their visitors' three. tions are in progress for the rentingenter.
.
among
of
the players only two the World Champlonships in London. Mecke: W. Stokerer and H. C.
Remarkable consistency in scoring |points nt Rugby football has been shown by Dave Brown, the centre three quartor for the Eastern Suburbs Rugby League, Sydney. His total number of points for the season now stands at 301, state he established Austral News. At the match where the record before hugo and en- On Tuesday next the men's doubles thusiastle crowd, he kicked longue opens with a match between Recrolo "B" and the Sallors and goals and gained three tries,
From Sydney also comes the story Boldiers' Home. This year the S. and
of a ten year old tennis prodigy, A. are deprived of the services of EL Collins, and it in highly doubtful Joyce Fitch, who won the champion whether they can withstand defeat en ship for girls under thirteen. An the Recreio court,
export describes her service awing as Wednesday next soos a further perfect. "Not three women playing INU'S contribution to the final and Leckie in
The tennis in Australia to-day," he said, i defeat of Shanghal was also knock. Persse was the only long to Ricketts' 1.b.w, appeal in his second players. They have been compelled to burgh Academichla at Rugby Foot patch of mon's doubles games. two newcomers to the league clash at "have such a flawless netlen."
noteworthy, Five wickets for 74 kong player to got a "blob", although knock.
in the Arst innings Dunkley was left Kowloon Tong and this will give the By adopting the device of admit runs and four eatches "according to in the first Cathedral an excellent opportunity to ting women free, the Helena Vale doctor's orders" At times the left show their potentialities,
Race Club, Perth, Western Australia, hander made the ball break like fury. The V.R.C. entertain
After Minu, falling on the ground the Fire trebled the attendance. An extra It was with balls which pitched on Brigade and on their own court, train had to be provided by the the leg stump then went right across in the attempt, had caught Elliott which is very dimeult for visitors, Railway Department, states Austral to the off which forced Pat Madar and to win the match,, Donald Leach,
News. may offer vory hot resistance.
Leckie to give Dunkley a couple of Shanghai's cheerful captain, was the catches,
first to walk out from the pavilion. to congratulate Hayward as he led un-In his team.
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LINCOLNS WIN
Punjabis Beaten In Fast Game.
At Shanshuipo yesterday after. noon, the Lincolns defeated the Pun- Jabis at hockey by the odd goal in was not once rolloved. A fine per- There were handshakes all round, three.
The game was playes at a fast Hayward showed his appreciation pace, and there was little between of Minu and Ricketts in fitting the two teams.
formance of skill and endurance.
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tary goal.
In the second half, each, alde scor-
Lieut. Rolasier and Reeks scored the goals for the Lincolns.
NCE Leach had been disposed of,
manner. "Intimidating" fields. F'rinstancet Ricketts, bowling to
Then, when Hongkong had reach Pat Madar, Harry Madar, Williams, Leckie and ed the pavillon Hayward called for Humphreys had Fincher at alip, three rousing cheers to which Fed one. Madar at silly point, Alec Pearce at Shanghal responded in a liko what would you call it? foolish cover, manner. Minu at "suiciðul”-mid-off and Garth- walte at forward short log-all of
Mr. A. K. Mackenzie, ilon. Secre- The following will represent the them within a few feet of the bats-tary H.K.C.C, informs me the follow-Hongkong Hockey Club against the **ing are the official attendances for the 8th. Destroyer Flotilla on the Club THEN Minu had a half-moon of used the members and subscribers to-day:
nt 5 o'clock three days, excluding spectators who ground, King's Park, Lelder's
on the offside of the stands Saturday 330. Monday 392 H. F. Bhicks: J. E. Potter (Capt.). wicket, with Ricketts, Persse, Hay-Tuesday, 111, The total number of and J. G. Cotenworth; K. E. Cotter, ward, Fincher, and Alec Pearce people who therefore paid for. ad-W...A. Reed, and. R.. A. Bates; S. A atretching from the wicket-keeper to mission was 838. This is regarded as Fowler G. E. R. Divett, D. Carey, the front of the batsman.
quite satisfactory.
LA Totley and D. L. Nooy,
man.
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London, Nov. 11.
Cambridge University met Edin.
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