THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
1936.
To
Correspondents Object
Cricket Report
“INACCURACIES"
ALLEGED
What Really Happened
WAS WELL
GAME WAS
SAVED
Below will be found a letter from two spectators of the I.R.C. v. K.C.C. first division league cricket match on Saturday who firstly accuse the Telegraph of publishing an unfair and inaccurate report of the game in yester- day's issues and then offer a certain amount of detailed description of how the L.R.C. saved the game. Sir:-Mistakes and Janecurncies In} "R. Abbit" is, we believe, the cricket the sporting section of the local press seribe of longkonir, and one would are not unknown and sometimes may have thought he would have paid a be excusable, init two reports of the little more attention to' detail and ne- cricket matches played on Saturday curacy, but the same old "Lucky" were unusually grim and, in one case, flashed from the headlines and in the unfair and cannot pass without corn-body of the report, "somehow or other ment.
It was done".
We will take the L.R.C. vs. K.C.C. The other "grouse" is your ofore- game at Sookuapoo first. We were mentioned correspondent's critique of watching throughout the latter part the Varsity game. We watched the of the garue in a car from different Varsity bal, subsequently going angles, and therefore speak with first-down to Soukuppeo to see the Indian hand knowledge of what we write, innings.)
I says Gosano and a nice, hard-hit Incidentally, neither of us are mem-
bers of these two clule, though, we 90. Incidentally it was 91, but we have friends in both, and we are will pass that. Does that description therefore writing quite impartially, include me really beautiful "cow
We both had the impression after shots and two changes at least which the match that the Indians had done should have been held, not to mention very well to force a draw, and that
(Continued on Page 7.) three of their side, in particular, de norved grent credit for the part they played. When we rend The news
.
paper accounts of the game; however, we received a surprise. "Dickledly lucky thacky draw", "extremely these expressions were freely used. We beg to disagree Hatly. Kow.j loon were perhaps unlucky in not
BISLEY BETTER FOR TERRITORIALS
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having won, but the inference in the Welcome Concessions By
press reports that the Indians were
continunuely watched over
by
Goddess of Luck is not correct.
the
At approximately five o'clock what
chances the home side any have had
probably not have lasted one over under the circumstances to go in, there was roughly forty odd minutes of play left.
The War Office
The War office has authorized pay
free issuo
of the
BAER THINKS HE CAN
BEAT LOUIS-
Picture taken at the Chinese Recreation Club after the final of the Colony mixed doubles tennia championship. It shows Mr. Justice Lindsell presenting the trophies to the winners, Miss R. Han- cock and L. Goldman. (Photo: Mee Cheung),
To-day's Badminton Programme
MEN'S DOUBLES ENCOUNTERS
(By "Veritas"),
Errore in the printing of the official fixture book apparently constitute the reason why Eliot Hall "A" have no games scheduled between February 5 and March 4 in the men's doubles division of the bad- minton league.
In fact it appears that the book: provides them with three matches
Our Daily Golf Hint
Whatever kind of grip is employed, always "hang on" at the top, this will at least cut out one source of error.
Henry Cotton.
RECREIO WIN
BEAT S. AND S. HOME
MACAO WIN
KEEN HOCKEY MATCH
·
If He Trained For A Year
MANAGER NOT SO OPTIMISTIC
BROTHER MIGHT DO IT
Fair Oaks, Calif. Feb. 4.
Max Baer would be willing to meet Joe Louis again on a "Winner take all" basis if the Brown bomber should win the World's heavyweight championship.
"I don't care anything about fight!
ing again-ever did like to fight-
but If Louis wins the Bile I'd like tojozurANGEFONAREZARADERE Charts 3131HITA
meet him, winner take all," the farmer champion told me while sip-{ ping a cocktail before dinner in Ancill Hoffman's elaborate Spanish-typej
ranch house.
"Heat him?" Baer mused. "Well, maybe, if I could get my hands in sinne, Bay, if I could get a crack nt him with the understanding that; the winner copper all the receipts, I'd cut out smokinit, work hard and get in better shape than I ever was,
NOT SO ENTHUSIASTIC
Ancil Hoffman, manager and nort of foster father of the Baers, Max, and luddy, doesn't share the playboy fighter's enthusiasta, although he concedes Max "a chance" if he trained properly.
AGAINST H.K. CLUB "It would take him a year of hard
(Our Own Correspondent)
work to get in shape," Ancil kald. "If I could take him into the moun- tains for a year, keep him away from everybody and really make him work, I think he might stand a chance of benting Louis. I doubt if Max would work hard enough, though. He's too
Macao, Feb. 2. Local interest in hockey was displayed this afternoon when a large crowd turned out to wit-lazy.
"Max took the worst beating from, ness a friendly encounter here, H.E. the Acting Governor of Louis that I ever saw a man take Macao, Dr. J. Pereira Barbosa, from anybody. He doesn't keep his hands up. He's easy to hit and Louis being among the spectators. certainly hit
hin plenty. I don't The match was between the want him to fight again unless he's first teamIS the Macao in shape.. I wouldn't want him to get Hockey Club and the Hong-punch drunk." kong Hockey Club, the visitors And Max won't fight again, either! being defeated by three goals-unless he could meet Louis on a winner take all basia after the Bensational Detroit negro has moved to the top.
to one
A.
of
BUDDY BAER MORE LIKELY Buddy Baer? Now there's some
"white hope," around for a one to think about when ensting Hoffman's opinion,
In
TO BEAT THE
HOME:-
BOOK
(By "Robin")
Chelsea Huddersfield Middlesbro'
Bury
Manchester U. Newcastle
Plymouth Tottenham Crystal P. Queen's P. R. Reading Wrexham
AWAY.-
-Charlton Luton Tranmere
TO DRAW-
Arsenal
Swindon
Aldershot
OUR FORECAST
For English League
of winning the game were practically and allowances to be drawn by eerd gane. Their best bat hul run him- Itala gentegories of the Territorial self out ingloriously, their captain Force who wish to compete at Bisley. | failed. At 628 the match was well This concession, which is a definite on the way to being won and lost. At
Bisley form of just on 5.35-there may be some dispart of the Army Council's scheme agreement between the Pavillon clock shooting, should, together with the
to encourage the and our watches and we are not being
ttern. '14. the Pattern
LAST NIGHT'S rifle. dogmatic about the times only to much to remove existing |
BADMINTON miracle could save the Indians, or an it looked. Their 'keeper and sound and minite it possible for Territ
to be once E?▌ባንተር adernately 1'- bat (S. A. Ismail, we think,) got out, 1,
Recreio "B" conceded but one game, doubles badminton The position now was that with the presented amongst the marksmen of
The first two goals registered for of their youngest buts und A. it. the Empire, writes a London daily, short of the full programme, while in their men's
annual prize both Ellot Hall "B" and Kowloon league match against the Sailors and The seventy-second Minu, the Interport hittermark the
succession after ten minutes of play.. word hitter, Le.. a man who would meeting of the National Rifle Assogia Tong have only 22 matches down Soldiers' Home on the latter's court the home team were scored in quick
The programme last night. tion will be held from Monday, July for decision.
J. J. Xavier and E. A. R. Alves, A. Angelo was responsible for the .tu Saturday, July
18. The should consist of 24 matches. National Small-Bore Meeting at
1316-
The Hon. Secretary of the Bad-Recreio's third pair lost to J, Hall and first and the second was secured by ley-will-bo-from-July to 11, and minta-association has expressed M. Merritt the S. and S. llome first Laerten Costa from a short corner, feature of the play was the con- string by 21-18 the Central Meetings of the Army, the hope that Ellot Hall "A" will
stant dribbling as the ball was carried
too Buddy is H. II. Harris and J. Heath put up!
young and in- NEVER LOOKED LIKE GETTING N
gwill start Navy, and Royal
Marines OUT
on June 29 and finish on July 4. The make every effort to fix matches by some excellent performances for the up and down the field. The visitors
the losers, carning double figures in all defence was strong, but the work of experiened now, but after two more Territorial Army Association's Meet-matal arrangement during
develop sufficiently to warrant a crack three games, but the Recreio were al- the forward line can only be described years of training and fights, he may At this stage Arealti went in to ing starts at Bisley on July 5. Prac- next four weeks,
as patchy. Fowler, at right wing, partner his, nunesuke. They stayed tice shots are to be do
be done away with
This evening they are due to ways the better team. Scores:-
"Buddy is A serious J. Hall and M. Merrili (S. and S.
worker," Logether some twenty minutes, during in the King's Prize ani other major meet Eliot Hall "B", while three
just before the interval. which they never looked like getting
Hoffman said. "He keeps his hands
can up and he take punishment.) out, and it was a surprise to us when competitions run by the association, other games are down for decisions. A. Barros and A. E.
STRONG HALF BACK LINES and in their place, two compulsory St. John's entertain Kowloon
There's no heavyweight now who can Xavier one of them swung at a full-loss and sighting shots will be red. The Tong and appear safe for a win, lost to A. J. Basto and E. F. J.
Hardly had a minute passed after bent Louis, but I believe Buddy is Telegraph forecast for English League was bowled. There WOR absolutely
I nothing lucky or fluky abour their competitor, when he has red these, while Fire Brigade may be con
Remedios
3-21 play was resumed, when a breakaway the. most promising prospect. football on Saturday next. Teams will be allowed to count either the
by the Macue forwards put the home intend to bring him along slowly and marked in capitals are expected to win work. On the contrary, everything or weiter vorrards fronted with a ticklish proposition heat J. J. Xavier and E. A. R.
21-18 was against them.
Alves V.R.C, at the when they engage
team further ahead" with a splendid carefully," K. Nazarin aucceeded (we took the his score.
A. Edwards and S. Sprague (S. and goal by P. Angelo.
Ancil
le trying to find a good and where no such indication appears Central Police Station.
8. Home):
trainer and sparring mate for Buddy, a draw is anticipated. St. Andrew's."A" have a home lost to Barros and Xavier..." 0.21 Despite being three goals down. Tommy Loughran would be the best game with Talkoo, but it is not lost to Basto and Remedios 3-21 the visitors fought back and were bet, he believes. Max is no good as a known whether the Dockyard club
rowarded when Woodhouse penetrated can turn out a team. At the time of writing St. Andrew's had heard || nothing from Talkoo. If the pro- gramme goes off according to arrangement the following games will be played..
and
BASEBALL PLANS
London League Teams
trouble to verify the names in the press reports and they seem correct? enough), with 22 minutes to go. If there was nothing "chaney", about the rat partnership there was even: less about this to all intents purposes the last stand. Every ball was dealt with undurriedly as should have been-either let severely
Mr. S. E. Parkes, who controls . alone
dead, Nazarin stopped or played back mostly, while Arcull Rugby League's activities in London, preferred to smother the bail at its bus decided to take a hand in the pitch. Both were remarkably cual new London baseball movement and and unflustered, though Arculli nude will establish two teams in member no secret of the fact that he knew he ship with the London Majur Base-
ball was faced with a stiff tank. He was
League, George Nepia, Bomewhat his
"Well Streatham
famous! and Mitcham's Let and Well Stopped beer New Zealand Rugby player, is als easily audible from the rond: they baseball expert, one of the several must have been disconcerting to the among London Rugby League con- Kowloonites, but there is, so far as I tingent and other players will be im- know, nothing in the rules ngalast ported from Canada. exercising the lungs, so long as it The League now consists of the stopa short of warbling!
following: White City, Harringay, The light became worse and worse; Ham, Hackney Wick, Catford, In fact, in the last ten or fifteen niin-Streatham and alltcham, and Wands utes it was absurd to have continued. worth. There will be one more team. Kowloon crowded in until they ware The executive committee of
of the almost on top of the batsmen and it
National Baschall Association must have been a temptation to have
constitution of the new tried to
kill ono er
them, two
Baseball League, but nobly they restrained themselves are now nearing completion. and the end came with them still in Each team will have amid-week triumphant possession-par fratrum! In all, M. el Arcull batted
per week, and one home match
second Saturday afternoon.. ane 25 minutes, Y. el Arculli 40, K.
The League starts on May 9, and Inte carly September/
passed ajor
the
nobile
match
Nazarin 22, this in the face of very continues
has
heavy odds and not one of them gave There will also be two amateur Ahe slightest chance, the first lapse leagues, East London and West of the first named boingirls
Last
Where then in the lucky part of It? London.
If it is maintained that Kowloon were unlucky in not being able to force a draw after all their efforts, we would not argue but all theso headlines about the Indians' luck is undoubtedly adoparagement to these three match-savers, if not to the whole of
LOCAL HOCKEY.
St. John's v. Kowloon Tong Fire Brigade v. V.R.C.
St. Andrew's "A" v. Talkoo Eliot Hall "A" v. Eliot Hall ""
BIGGEST CRICKET GROUND PLAN
Melbourne Prepares For 100,000 Crowd
-
5.21
AUSTRALIAN HORSE SOLD
1935
FOR 5,500 GUINEAS
Marabou, the winner of the Melbourne Cup, has just been bought at auction in Mel- bourne by Mr. C. B. Kellow, of that city, for 5,500 gainens,
Mr. Kollow owned Hall Mark, winner of the Cup in 1933, sayя Austral News. He also gave the highest price ever pald for a horse in Australia when bought Heroic which subsequently returned more than that sum la stake money alone.
he
last to Xavier and Alves .... 12.21 H. R. Harris and J. Ileath (S. and Melbourne, Jan. 9.
8. Home):—
10-21 Plans to make the Melbourne lost to Barres and Kavier ....
12 21
Cricket Ground one of the last to Basto and Remedios... 12-21 largest in the world have been lost to Xavier and Alves.....
LEAGUE. TABLE approved by the trustees of the ground, who are to spend £100,000 for alterations to en- Recreio "A" Recreio "B" able 100,000 people to be acc. R. C.... commodated..
St. Andrew's "A" Double-docker concrete stands will Eliot Hall "A"
Games P. W. L. F. A. Pts. 770 60 8 14 81 61 20 10 9.7 2 69 22 14 9 7 2 60 25 34 G-80 41 7 6 1 49 11 G 9 4
be built with room for 75,000 specta Ellot Hall "B" tors. At least 86,000 of these will be St. John's seated, and most of them will be un Fire Brigade
R. C. dor cover.
com-Talkoo R. O. All the Improvements will be com pleted late in the year, in readincas St. Andrew's "B" 10 for the visit of the next England S. and S. Home.
Kowloong Tong. 10 team.
was unfortunate to mias scoring at Louis,
*
SATURDAY'S GAMES:
The
following is the
- FIRST DIVISION
Y. Everton · Y. ARSENAL
Y. Birmingham
GRIMSBY
HUDDERSFIELD)
full of Christmas cards. Hoffman's Portemout!;
the house defence and reduced Macao's the Partner for Buddy, because
two brothers lose their tempora ASTON VILLA tead with a smart goal.
when in the ring together and start Blackburn Both half-back lines were seen to fighting viciously. Hoffman let them CHELSEA advantage, Bates, at centre half for box together twice, but he will not
risk it again. Hongkong, being particularly pro -Bacr
have been and Hoffman minent. On the other hand, his, opposite
P. Angelo, coped a deluged with requests from fans all number,
over the world to attempt a como Liverpool mirably with the stickwork of the back. Max is proud of an apple box Middlesbro Hongkong forwards time and again,
Both sets of forwards spoiled promising chances by fruity distri, daughter handles his fan mail which Wednesday, bution and missed several chances of continues to pour in daily. Much of STOKE adding to their respective scores. In it comes from promoters seeking to Wolves
sell him stock. both goals, Shields and Almada had
The huge-shouldered fighter likes to to keep contantly on the alert.
kid about his match with Louis. He Although weakened by the absence has a toy which his mother sent him, Harnsley
SECOND
of the two Reids, the visitors put up and he takes delight in winding it BLACKPOOL 4.determined struggle throughout up and watching the tin fighters Bradford C : They thoroughly enjoyed the match white and black swing at each othor. Bury and expressed the hope that the op- One or the other gets knocked down DONCASTER portunity of engaging in another before the spring unwinds.
"Sometimes I knock Louis out; tussic will soon be afforded them.
sometimes ho stops me," Max chuckles, "Depends upon my hands."
SKI-JUMPER COVERS
270 FEET
S. Erickson Defeats Title Holder
WIFE'S INFLUENCE ·
More interested in the stage than
AJ
he
special
Y. W. Bromwich
*. Leeds v. Sunderland v. Bolton
*. PRESTON v. BRENTFORD Y. Manchester C. ... DERBY
DIVISION
v. West Ham v. Bradford
«. CHARLTON Y. Swanned v. Leicester
r. Port Vale v. Burnley, Y. Southampton v. Sheffield
MANCHESTER U. NEWCASTLE- Norwich NOTTS F. PLYMOUTH TOTTENHAM
V. Hult v. Fulham
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
v. Exeter
v. Swindon
v. LUTON
v. Bristol R
v. Bournemouth
Y. Aldershot
v. Clapton 0.
Y. Newport
V. Notts C.
v. Torquay
T. Coventry
in fighting Max spends his time read- ing plays, practising imitations and acting. He plays golf nearly every BRIGHTON" day and contract with his wife, BRISTOL C. Mary, and the Hoffmans every other Cardin night, He seldom is seen in night CRYSTAL P.
Gillingham clubs. Retiring early rule, MILLWALL rends in bed for bours.
Baer had had a Northampton Mary Bullivan Garmish, Feb. 3..
QUEEN'S PR. Charmingly Leaping through the air over a restraining influence. distance of 81 metres. or nearly good natured, she overlooks his READING
SOUTHEND- sarenstic Jibes regards him as a 270 feet, Sven Erickson
playful little boy who, loves to act. WATFORD Swedish snow-shoo star, yesterday Their relations are harmonious.
THIRD 'DIVISION (NORTH) won the epocial international ski-
"She's the grandest girl In the
was awfully Barrow jumping contest, held in the world," Max Bald.
v. Chester "Great Olympic Jump" 111 metras lucky to get her,"
CHESTERFIELD v. Accrington We had hoped to see in your cricket The following will represent the light may be affected by the high will be 10 feet higher than the lower [ (about 365 foot) high.
Hoffman has invested Baer's money HARTLEPOOLS 7. Carlisle notes of to-day a falrer account but Hongkong Hockey Club against the buildings at both ends of the pitch Thore will be drossing-rooms,? re- Birger Ruud of Norway; holding Otherwise he would spend it all,
In annuities. Max
touch it, MANSFIELD
v. Walsall instead we saw the best part of your Hongkong Police on the, Club ground will be overcome. It is not thought, freshment kiasks, casualty rooms, and the world's ski-jumping title was
| New Brighton v. Southport that the batsman's line of vision will rest-rooms
"He'll have a nice income for Hio," of
Oldham
Y. Darlington ing point of cricket law, the intri H. F. Shields, J. Rodger, G, Som- be obstructed.
When the improvements have been second, and the United Staiga Ancil said, and until the Investments ROCHDALE
v. Halifax cacy or interest of which, we fall utmer, J. L. Cotesworth, R. A. Bates, The buildings will be erected on completed no ground in world, will sportsman Roy Mikkelsen came in begin paying him interent, he can Rotherham
Y. TRANMEKE terly to appreciate; and what there J. E. Potter (Capt.), 3. A. Fowler, similar lines to those existing in some compare with it, from the point of third. The distance of the jump live comfortably on his income from STOCKPORT was about the actual play reflecta J, L. Tatloy, G. E. IL Divolt, D. Carey American stands. The lower deck will view of the comfort of spectators was shortened yesterday due to benefits, refereeing and possibly some WREXHAM no credit on the Indias ft.C. at all. and D. L. Noor.
bo 20 feet high, and the upper deck and players.
heavy rafa which spoilt the snow. acting."United Press.
the Home Team,
THE COMPLAINT
Club To Meet The Police
sports pago devoted to an “interest- at_b-p.m. to-day:
It is understood that the fears of the Cricket Association that the
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can't
York
v. Crows
v. Gateshead
1. LINCOLN
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