1936-01-14

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, ~ JANUARY 14, 1936.

HOW H.K. C. C. WERE THWARTED OF VICTORY

BADMINTON

BIG CHANCE

MISSED

BY KOWLOON

TONG

Should Have Beaten

The V.R.C.

(By "Verita="},

Kowloon Tong lost a great chance of earning their first two league points in the men's doubles division of the badmin. ton league when they enter. tained V.R.C. last night. The visitors won by the odd game, decision being left until the last encounter of the evening. Earlier on the home team had s opportunity, but Geny and Chon un expectedly lost to M. M. Sonres and D. Lopes and this proved to be the turning point.

With the V.R.C, leading 1-2 after Kowloon Tong had won the first two games of the programme, the home pairs staged a good recovery. Leung and Pong engaged Soares and Lupes in an exciting encounter before win- ning 24-21, and White and Wong fot- lowed this up by beating Barretto and Soares,

Everything thun hinged on the last game between 5. A. Rumjan and C. N..da Silva and Gray and Chan. The V.1.C. couplo were in Irresistible form and walked away with the game, concesfing but six points.

This is the nearest Kowloon Ting have been to winning a league match this season and it was unfortunate for them that Gray should choose this match to be in such poor form.

NINE FOR ELIOT HALL Up at Ellot all the champions of the leaguo continued to take full toll of their victims. St. John's were led to the slaughter and as expected lost all nine games. Ellot Hall played the same pairs as those which beat C.R.C. last week, and only in two games did they concode double figures.

P. H. Kwok and G. A. Smith tools 10 aces from C. O. Leo and C. 5. Hang, while Roland Kob and Norman Smith collected 11 aces from K. Y. Lee and K. S. Liow. Detailed scores.

KOWLOON TONG. V.R.C.

S. A. Gray and P. Chan (Kowloon) beat Barretto and J. Soares 21-7; lost to C. N. da Silva and S. A. Itumjnha | G-21; lost to M. IM. Soares and D. Lopes D-21.

P. Loung and J. M. Pung (Kowloon) beat Barretto and Soares 21-11; lost to Silva and Rumjahn 16-21; beat Soares and Lopen 24-21.

J. M. Wong and G. A. White (Kow- Iron) beat Barretto and Soares 21-14; (Continued on Page 8.)

The teams of the English and Chinese Preu (with Chris Pilo, referes on extreme left) who played a football match at Caroline Hill on Sunday. (Photo: Ming Yuen).

Knotty Badminton Point

WHEN IS A PLAYER

OBSTRUCTING? INCIDENT IN LOCAL LEAGUE, MATCH

BABE RUTH & ENGLISH

BASEBALL

Invited To Train Team In England

London.

Efforts to popularize American baseball in England will be stepped up next summer, with the day not far distant, it is claimed, when interna- | tional matches may ho played.

BUFACT

An one step in the programme, it is reported, Babe Ruth has been in- vited to spend next

in England to train a baseball team to be known as "Babe Ruth's British Boys."

The plan, as announced, is to have the team tour the larger American' citles in a series of exhibition games."

It has been decided, furthermore, by the National Baseball association. to form a London professional longue next summer, with teams to represent a number of London districts.

Details of the league, including auch vital matters as how much to pay the players, are now being discussed by directors of the association.

A BRITISH TRIUMPH

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RITAINS

SPORTS SPECIALISTS

"B. K.

1936

BADMINTON RACKETS

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ONLY

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SPORTS DEPT.

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(By "Veritas").

SENSATIONAL CUP REPLAY

LEAGUE LEADERS LOSE TWO NIL TO FORT VALE

London, Jan. 13. Something in the way of a sensation was created by Port Vale to-day when they met and defeated Sunder- land, English Football League leaders, in their third round F. A. Cup replay.

Port Vale were at home and won by two goals to nil. On Saturday las! they went to Sunderland and drew 2-2. Port Vale are now at home to Hartlepools or Grimsby.-Reuter,

SNOOKER

Naval Yard Police Win Three Games

GRAND FIGHTING

FINISH

GROWDER DEFIED BY S. V. GITTINS

WAS PITCH OVERWATERED?

(By R. Abbit)

There was some excellent cricket played on Satur- day last, and the weather was ideal. The most im- portant match, from the point of view of the destination of the Senior Shield, was that between the Hongkong Cricket Club and the K.C.C. It was a desperate strug- gle, and the spectators were treated to a great many thrills, both of big hitting, and of stubborn defence.

The wicket seemed to play pretty Commodore's garden via the angle of well, save that it cut up a bit at the the office building and two more fours Law Courts end and the 'ball had a in the over which yielded in all six- tendency to keep low at times. I was teen ring. told however by several batsmen that the pitch was very soft and had in: their opinion been overwatered.

FIREWORKS

S. V. Gitties-he saved the ame for K.C.C. after dropping a rery

difficult entch in the deep,

F. A. CUP DRAW

ARSENAL AGAIN UNLUCKY

London, Jun. 13. The draw for the fearth round of the English Cup was made to-day. It is, compara- tively speaking, featureless and its real effect cannot be appro» . ciated until the third round re- plays have been decided. London fortunate. Although the idols, Arsenal, hare to travel again-this time to Liverpool, a very imposing task-Chelse, it they win their replay will be at hime: Will Tottenham if they survive the

third round, Fulham

has a home

te before their own supporters.

West Ham, if they beat Luton must visit Manchester City-a somoshat forlorn quest-and Clapton Orient are

The fireworks were starting and I did not inspect it myself as they

relieved continued. Burnett was in use until the shades of night Godwin and in the shuille round of began to full, but I can quite see that the field Gittins got to long-on with after the mather. queer way it has out Goodwin realizing it. Of course played this year it was imperative to Gillespie lifted an enormous catch water it well in advance and then him which he nearly but not quite night's heavy dew may erhaps held. The deep is of course the last take it too far. And any gardener place where a man without too acute who gets about early will tell you that vision, who wears glasses, should steld we have very heavy dew lately, and I sympathized very much with the However that may be, it was a very Relisman as I've had some of it my reasonable wicket, if difficult at times, self. It would have been a good catch It has been brought to my native and for any part I consider such as for anyone but it did make a dif- that during a recent badminton match a much better test of batting than ference as Gillespie then only had raw and Millwall, if survivors, will thuse rocks when the hall is continuat- Next over Smith went on for Lee. between Vitorin Recreation Club and

ly flying past the batsman's head. The first ball went with a crash on to Eliot Hall an incident prore which Hongkong batted first, and Owen the rouf of the Commodore's Office called for an ampire's ruling concern-Hughes went in with T. E. Pearce, and it was only by a few feet that ing the position a server's partner may Lee bowled from the Naval Yard end Gillespie failed to join the only

and Goodwin at the other end and both nien, Mounsey and A.A. Claxton, who d

Wednesday the Cup holders have take up on the court. Players and bowlers served up full tosses to leg have been known to hit the ball over to beat Crewe in a replay in order to official were in ignorance of the proper in their first overs. Of the fourth the buildings in the Yard. The second enjoy a home match against Now- ruling and I am glad to be able to ball of Goodwin's first over Pearce ball landed plumb on the screen and castle, but West Bromwich, last year's make it clear in case a similar situa- was very nearly taken at second alip. the next dropped into the road at long-runners-up must visit Bradford.

Fincher dived for the ball and on. Sixteen off three balls Gillespie tion arises in the future.

Teddy got his hand to it but could not hold completed his 50 in 28 minutes. when Apparently

an Eliot Hall it. It would have been a marvellous

catch if it had come off. player served his partner took up a then went quietly, save for a couple

It was not until 125 was on the board, rosition in the same service court of boundaries to Pearce off loose balls. that Goodwin got one past McInnis, and directly in front of the server. Ito was batting excellently, though one had gone on again, at the Yard The result was the receiver could not one or two occasions he was shade end this time, and got in a yorker see the shuttle until it had passed the outside Lee's off bronk, though stand had put on 87 runs and that was not far off & full tous! Lee had his good fortune when 22 had pulled the Club out of a hole, was pretty well over the ball. runs were on the board, as a slightly Melanis only took about half an hour

low, faster one which kent definitely love to make his thirty-five in spile of get past Owen Hughes to take the prolific scoring of his partner. and incidentally to When Growder came in he showed

not. The point:nd server's part ner the right to stand where he did

Rule 10 (e) explaining what con stitutes a fault in service reads:---

If the server's feet are not in the hatt court, from which percion at the time Being in onder, or if the feet of the player taking the service are not in the half court Into which the service le at the time of being in order (vide law 15) onill the service it delivered (It is a fault).

Then, under the heading of "Knotty Points", this is further elucidated by the following.

Law 10 (c) applive only to the server and to the piyer taking the service. The respective partners may take up any poin Lion provided they do not unsight or other

wise obstruct their opponents. •

This makes it perfectly clear that in the case in question the server's! partner had no right to stand where he did as he was obstructing the view

middle stump.

Matters

But

split it. The runs had been scored in sixteen minutes but Owen Hughes had only had six balls in all, I think,

A FINE STAND

that he could bat as well as bowl and he made somo very nice hook shots. His batting is in a way curl- ously reminiscent of Melnais, and he TWO QUICK WICKETS

has the same sort of flourish which Alec Pearce then came in to join in playing forward or driving seems usual to bring the bat slightly across the his father, and played his defensive opening, though he cracked flight of the ball. a-full toss from Lee to the rolla Gillespie continued to get runs buti through the covers, then, just as the K.C.C. field was set right out and things looked ripe for a big stand, the bowlers kept them as a rule short

(Continued on Page 9.) Tam got inside one of Lee's And Goodwin made fine catch low down in the gully, while four runs later Alec was bowled by a beauty from Goodwin which came from leg and

stump.

took his off

At this moment the K.C.C. were

rather on top, as three good wickets were down for 38. McInnis Joined

IN SECOND PLACE

By winning their last three matches handsomely the R.N.Y. Police have moved from seventh to second place in the Steel Coulson's Snooker League, of his opponents. This does not mean, Glilesple and then the rot was stopped.

however, that a server's partner can- There was nothing very sensational not stand in the server's half of the first untli round about 60, McInnis court. He may do so providing he took ten off one over from Goodwin. six overs the score was does not unsight or obstruct the Then in opposition.

doubled-Gillespie hit Lee into the

and are only one point behind the Icaders.

In view of this, the clash between these terms on Thursday next should prove most interesting.

The Catholic Union Club sustained their first defeat of the season at the hands of the Prison Oficers' Bless.

Results of matches to date are: Dockyard RC. R.N.Y. Police

Frison Offs.

G.P.O.'s

C.S.C.C.

C.U.C.

t St. Pats.

1 Garrison Sgts. 4

2 C.U.C.

Played On Jan. 2

3 RES

5 C.S.C.C.

D.R.C.

4 St. Pats.

C.P.O.'s IL.N.Y.T.

4 Prison Offs.

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