THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1936.
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION FACES CRISIS
HONGKONG
BADMINTON
FLOURISHES
Championships Now Likely
THE ANNUAL
MEETING
CIVILIANS ARE RESIGNING
Our Daily Golf Hint
Certainly for quite a short shot, moving of the left heel is mere vanity-a corrupt habit which does lots of harm and no good
B. Darteia..
Colony open singles and doubles FOOTBALLER
Champforuhips are likely to be a
Jew feature of the coming bad-
minion season in ifongkong, The MYSTERIOUSLY
hope that such competitions will
I staged during the winter was expressed by Rev. J. R. ligas si the annual meeting of the Badmin- ton Association yesterday.
It is also certain that charges will he effected in the constitution of the
DISAPPEARS
WEEK-END
SHOOTING REFUSED
POSITION AS BEFORE
KOWLOON GOLF CLUB WINS
A crisis is apparently at hand in the af- fairs of the Hongkong Rifle Association.
Last month the Association requested permission from the
Where Is Morrisonary authorities to use the
Of Sunderland?
Teague this season. General opinion MEDAL AWAITS
yesterday favoured the creation of
doubles
Awo men's
ngalust one last year.
divisions
BA
It was revented that some 14 teams. would probably be participating in the men's doubles, to Taikoo would the understanding again enler there are two divisions, while Chinese Y.M.C.A. had intimated their desire to join the league.
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HIM
(By G. W. R. Smith)
Rev. J. R. Higgs was in the chair, pho was re-elected President. In a Liverpool when the north-eastern
rille ringe, at present occupied by the Kowloon Golf Club, during week-ends,
The
It is understood that the Rifle Association requested use of the Range on one Sunday and one Saturday per month.
turned request WAS down by the authorities, and the grounds will remain in un- disputed possession of the Kowloon Golf Club on
every week-end.
CIVILIANS RESIGNING
As a protest against the action
On the left, the eleven men who lost, and facing them, Wansley and
Ashdown, thc two men who beat them.
"Oh. They We Had But Nine More Blokes To Bat And Bowl This Day"
BUT ASHDOWN AND WENSLEY
DIDN'T NEED 'EM.
Wittersham, Sept. 7,
To the decisive battles of the cricket world must be added, once every hundred years, that of Stone-cum-Ebony and Witter- sham (not to be confused with either Spifton-extra-Sooper or Assesmilk-cum-Worter) which was fought yesterday before 3,000 spectators.
It is on eple recalling vividly the glories of Agincourt, in fort Wensley overheard to have remarked, was much in the manner of Westmorland to his king, "Oh, that we now had here, Bill, but nine more blokes to bnt and bowl this day."
And indignant Bill Ashdown re- piled, "No, my fair coz-t menn, old jul. don't get the wind up before we start. If we shnt live this day and see old age, think of the beer" they'll buy us,"
One of the greatest mysteries in. football at the moment is the dis- appearance of Tom Morrison, the former Liverpool half-back, who helped Sunderland to win the First Division championship last season, Morrison went to Sunderlandt from
So comforteil, Ashdown-cum- team's record in no way suggested; short speech necompanying his pro-the gaining of championship honours. of the military authorities in Wensley went out as the two-mun posal for the adoption of the reportHe brought a steadying influence to fusing use of the range on week-temn to face the might of the XI, of and accounts, Mr. Higgs expressed the defence which undoubtedly paved ends, the only civilian Vice Pre Stone-cum-Ebony and Wittersham, and pop, of the way
the Council of the which, cum-sandwiches to Sunderland's winning aident on
umbrellas, gratification that at the
H.K.R.A., Mr. C. A. Grimes, Inst cum-grandmothers and
Erberts their second year they could polni revival, to a definite advance of badminton In Morrison, a married man, was night tendered his resignation from cum-greybeards and young
and Orices had relaxed from the village strenuous business of Hongkong. Of its sort, it was uncomfortably settled in Sunderland the Council.
Many civilian members of the doubtedly the most popular winter and his home life was happy, yel,
after having tea at his house
Association intend, it is stated, Caine in the Colony.
evening just after the season ended, resigning from the Association
entirely. Mr. Eddle Sousa wan. re-elected | he went out for a walk and has never Vice-President, Mr. F. H. Kwok re-been seen since. Ippointed lon. Treasurer, and Mr.
clone
one
He had been offered terms by Sun- B. A. Gray was elected Hon. Secrederland for another season, and the tary in succession to Mr. L. D. Skin forms were waiting for his signature, ter, for whom he had been acting but he failed to keep the appoint during recent months.
at some
incl.
Saturday, postponed the buying of the Sunday Joint, and fluttered down to the shorn meadow under the stern square church tower like coveys of partridges.
Under existing conditions, they state, they are unable to shoot at all.
The old tower, 102 years before, Use of the Rifle Range la restricted to Wednesday afternoons, when lind seen the pride of their unte- practically all of the civilian mem-cedents humbled by another two- bers are at their offices.
now exceeds 4,800.
Refusal of the military authorities to allow use of the Rifle range on weekend days came as a bombshell to members of the Association.
Majority of the members of the ALL ARE WELCOME
INQUIRIES IN SCOTLAND
Hongkong Rifle Association are in The meeting discussed
Stranger still, he has never collect-the Services. The total membership tength the proposition of Rev. J. Red his League Championship medal- Higgs to amend the Association's rul- next to an F.A. cup medal, a fool- annual meetings baller's most cherished honour-and dug, no thint the Ahould be open to all members of it remains unclaimed in the offices of
bis the Sunderland club. olilated clubs. He amended original proposition to read that
be though all members should eligible to attend the meeting, only two members from each club should vole. This re- be empowered to 'solution in its amended form was
carried.
ni-
The question of whether the men's doubles division of the league should be divided into two secilons was de- bated. Finally it was agreed that n be made to the recommendation executive committee that there should be two divisions, while it was also put forward that as from the end of
this
coming season, a system of promotion and relegation should be effected, with two teams going up from Division "D" to Division "A" and two going down.
An appeal was made to clubs to do all they could to make their court Bghting as satisfactory, as possible, and to remove, as far as possible, all overhead impedimenta,
Thanks to the officials for their work during last year and to the Directors of the S. C. M. Post for use of the Board Room terminated the inerting.
A few weeks ago some one thought they recognised him in a newspaper golf match at St. picture of n Andrews, but Inquiries in the Scot- tish town falled to meet with any
success.
I am informed that there is no known reason why Morrison should have disappeared. Every possible effort has been made to trace him, but all in vain.
MANAGER PUZZLED
me that he is
land manager, told
Mr. Johnny Cochrane, the Sunder completely at a loss to understand the reason for Morrison's disappearance.
"I would very much appreciate. some information," he added. "At the time of his disappearance he was on Sunderland's retained list. HIE name is still on the books."
UNCOMPROMISING REPLY The request for week-end shooting| was for two half days out of the' elght or nine week-end days cach month.
Reply from the military author- ties, It is stated, was most un- compromising.
mon team.
Those two were Edward Gower Wenman and Richard Mills and by 150 und 40 10 65 and 77 they laid low the boastful pride of the best team the isle of Oxney (island only by virtue of a sewer) could produce, This happened on September 4 and 5, 1834, EO that Saturday's match was about two years late.
A TRIFLE
But, as Sir William Jowitt ex-. plained during the repast of roast cygnet and national pudding with brandy sauce, this was a mere trifle to Wittersham-in fact, a much- cherished tradition."
The Kowloon Rifte Range has been occupied by the Kowloon Golf Club
Incidentally the bizarre character the latter's inception aince
Tome
of the menu emphatically failed in years ago.
When the new Hongkong Rifle As- its alleged purpose of subduing Wen- sociation was formed 18 months ago sley and Ashdown, who (Kent and considerable friction occurred be-Sussex C.C. please note) obviously. tween the two bodies.
FRIENDLY HOCKEY
thrive on cygnet. There was a su5- piclon of tactics in sending them in to eat it just before they were due to come out to bnt, but it was the bowling that suffered--not the bat- ting,
Wittersham's captain,
Pridbam,
Hongkong Club Team won the loss and sent Ashdown and
To Play Y.M.C.A.
PREVIOUS, MYSTERY Morrison figured In another dis- appearing mystery when he was with
The following have been selected Liverpool. Ife was not heard of for to play for the Hongkong Hockey some weeks, and Scotland-yard were asked to assist in the search. He re-Club against the Y.M.C.A. In a friend- turned to Liverpool shortly before his y hockey match at King's Park to- transfer to Sunderland.
day at 5.15 p.m.
II. F. Shields, J. Rodger (capt), E. Morrison's first League club' was It was decided that the first meel-St. Mirren, with whom he gained at V. Reed, J. E. Colesworth, W. A. ing of the new executive Committee Scottish Cup medal in 1925. He Reed, R. A. Bates, H. Owen Hughes, should be held next Tuesday at 5.30 played for Scotland against England G. Fowler, G. Sommer, V. Boud and
p.tri
in 1927,
I. P. Tamworth,
Players on this rink which participated in the closing day of the bowls section of the Hongkong Football Cluby warn in happy mood when this picture was taken. ‹ Many visitors took part in enjoy. able games (Photo: Mes Cheung).
Wensley out to field." „Ashdown con- sulted his vice-captain, Wensley, as to the disposition of their resources, and it was finally decided to dispense with points, covers, slips, long-ons, mid-ons fine legs, short legs, long legs, backward legs and forward legs as there were only four legs in all to cover the field.
Wensley bowled the first over from the cast-house end and "Chubber" Catt and Pridham, using all the
scoring strokes known to the game fand some others), tickled, patted or blocked the ball away for runs with impunity.
Clubhouse Chatter
By "Veritas".
Putting Our Cricket House
In Order
SUGGESTIONS WHICH MAY COME BEFORE ANNUAL MEETING
ten interval of 20 minutes.
THE bustle and excitement of with a
preparing for the Interport This would permit both teams re- batting. The sku Lo score most has tended to obscure the im-ceiving an hour and 50 minutes of portance of making ready for runs within this time would be de- winners. There ore pro- bably a dozen objections to such a the cricket league senson, and it clared the
a surprise to
think of several (comes almost as
read that the annual meeting
the fall of the ninth wicket samlof the cricket league is
bein W
can
But the mere fact that it is cricket with which we
that
the situation in the crowd and at held to-morrow. From varying dealing, and that all such matches the same time served to accelerate reports which have reached this insist upon the necessity of playing
for points, suggests Witter ban'a fale. At 245 Wensley office, it appears that some very different methods for conducting the and Ashdown begin the obsequies, definite attempt is to be made game are required. Budgeting carefully for runn at first
they religiously hit each of the four to put the League's house in
order. Hitherto the functions Children Spoiling bowlers for 4 off the first ball.
"That coved 'em," said the village of the league have been a little Bush Perfunctory, its Alpha and
tactician. From "Charcoal"
Golf Club Greans
rallier
have received the following from
(who, Sir William Jowitt suggested. Omega being more or less to get would be an ideal bowler for the jclubs together, present a report 21
next match on Elysian Belds) they
Witlerahar's score.
reader
Home-
who signs himself who regularly ldt 19 in, his Best over-three 4's by land statement of accounts and{"Golfite":"As one Ashdown and a 0 by Wensley. In then to let members get on with reads and appreciates your Club- just over an hour they had equalled details concerning fixtures and house Chatter, may I ask you to de- so forth for the coming season. vote a few lines to the manner in which the golf greens at Happy The one-wicket innings ended at But with the increased number Valley are being ruined through their 180, when Wensley was caught at of teams participating, this has children utilising them for the wicket on the leg side.
hecome impractical. There have games? Now that the winter season Wensley hit three G's and thirteen been constantly recurring in- has arrived, the Golf Club has use d's and Ashdown fourteen 4's. stances of clubs finding them- of the Valley on only two week-days; for the rest of the week, when there selves with double fixtures on are no-golfers playing, kiddies living Two gentlemen of the village com the same day, and more than in the neighbourhood make a regular pleted Wittersham's humillation by demonstrating how they could have one club feels it is time a more playground of some of the greens,
the third. Cannot notably
revent the diurnage won the match with a beer-bottle water-tight system be effected.
thing be done to prevent bowled with a pronounced off-break
which results? Unless a man can be up and down the pitch.
Fixtures Committee
stationed at the greens most used by the children, would it not be possi- POLICE Recreation Club is said to ble to enclose the areas by movable be a prime-mover in this direc- fences?" I gladly give publicity to tion, the suggestion being that ench this complaint, of which the Golf club should clect one representative Club Grounds Committee will per- to form fixtures sub-committee.haps take notice.
the This, at lenst, would ensure elimination of over-lapping and errors in Bxture-making. It will be surprising if this idea is not accorded unanimous support by the clubs.
clubs. It is doubtful whether any secretary 20 looks forward to. fixture-making
The match, played in aid of Isle of Oxney charities, was a triumph of organisation for Major R. 1. Neve.
WITTERSHAM AND STONE-CUM EBONY
The Eleven Men
F. G. H. Pridham, st. Wensley, b
'Ashdown
A. Bromhom, run out F. Bromham, not out
W. Catt,
b Ashdown
F. Jenner, b Wensley ..
P. J. Shanbrooke, bw, b Ashown A. Bush, b Wensley
C. Bush, c Ashdown, b Wensley
C. Gorham, b Ashdown
F. Burt, b Wensley
G. Cooke, b Wensley
Total
THE TWO PLAYERS
W. H. Ashdown, not out
A. F. Wensley, è G. Cooke, b A.
Bush
B 2, 1-b 5
Total
38
0
28
ELTZ-
der the present methods, which entail representatives rushing
room al
at the close
round, the
of the
business of the annual meeting, and
to
secking nt in
dates with the vari-
ous clubs. The league is now big
Brilliant Golf By Padgham
enough to demand. a more ration--SEVEN
alised system, and the most sensible one appears to be the creation of a 5 fixtures
committee which will be given sufficient time to work out the programme in a systematical way,
153
03
Cut Out Drawn Matches THERE is another point which may
UNDER BOGEY
FOR
FIRST NINE HOLES
A remarkable outward half of 30, soven under bogey for the course, by
be debated, though I doubt it. A. II. Fadgham (Sundridge Park), was the high-light of some low scor. It is still possible to hear, with ing during an exhibition match, at dimculty, the mute cries of a few. Thorpe Hall, near Southend-on-Sea, 186 who feel there should he changes in this moult.
the playing of Saturday afternoon
BOWLING
0. m..
*
W
A. Bush
12
39
F. Bromhom
18
1
0
19
20
C. Bush W. Catt
Ashdown Wensley
BOWLING
12 0
02
12 D 00
league matches. Drawn games re-. The Open champion, partnered by main a distinct feature of our league C. A. Whitcombe (Crews Hill), beat results, and it is not uncommon to J. Adams (Romford), runner-up in teams who anish well down in this year's Open championship, and the table, boasting on
unbeaten re- Cecil Denny, the local professional. cord. They succeed in
$ and in a four-ball match drawing several matches. It is the claim of Padgham had a sequence of brilliant our cricket "Bolsheviks" that a half-figures, from the 4th to the oth day league match creates a distinctly which included five birdies and one 4 different situation to a friendly game cagle, and he had a total of 18 shots 5 The game may be played in just the for six boles. His side turned 4 up
(Umpires, A. Povey and T. E. Cook.) same sporting spirit, but teams, and and lost only one hole during the
LADIES' HOCKEY
team captains, cannot get it out of homeward half.
their heads that they are playing for Padgham came home in 37, which points: and this very fact will quite included a 6 at the 10th, where he easily influence them to bat a little put his drive into a ditch and took longer, or change their usual methods four strokes to reach the green, His of free hitting to chicken-run round of 67 was two strokes better scratching for the sake of those than the record of the course, estab-
of expression, half-day
league ago. Whitcombe and Denny also cricket should be made a test for had scores of 07 whille Adams was the quickest scoring within a pre-round in 70. scribed period. In other words drawn matches should be eliminated.
Catches were dropped by phantom Ground Difficulty Crops points. Reduced to its simplest form lished by ate Mitchell four years
slips and ghostly deep-fields. Mean- while Ashdown had discarded his gloves and gone to short leg. "Chubber" off-drove Wensley to the boundary, Wensley chased the ball while Ashdown clamoured "This end."
Then he made an astute move, telling Wensley to "atay there." But as Wensley happened to be in the middle of an over he ignored the advice and came back.
"Our Chubber," who had lost Pudham at 30, went to eternal glory by reaching 350. Io played good cricket when he wasn't tempted to take advantage of the empty field and scored 68 out of 104 before he was bowled by Ashdown.
ALL OUT
From 100 for 1 Wittersham bo- came 107, for , and Ashdown and Wensley ran round in circles to such good purpose that they got them all out for 163.
Wensley, running from the bowl- ing wicket to ruid-on, threw out A. Bromham very pawkily, and there was a marked hesitation among sub- sequent batsmen to risk short ones. This offended some of the visiting
who said, "Give 'cm (meaning the two men), thereby stirring Wittersham's die- hards into verbal action.
The Intervention of the cygnet at
a
Up At Meeting
The chief subject of discussion at yesterday's meeting of the Hongkong
Ladies' Hockey Club was the im- possibility of getting ʼn ground en- tirely for their own use.
win the toss on a
Adams and Denny won the 1st hote, and after Whitcombe hod squared the match, with a birdle 4, at the next. Padghamn then reeled off the following figures: 3, 4, 3, 2, 4, 3, Whitcombe also played well without 9. He won three of these holes.
uny luck, and three times during the outward half hit the pin with his second shot.
A stroke round was held in the afternoon, and Padgham established perfect a new course record with a score of
How It Might Be Done COMPARATIVELY speaking, drawn Miss J. Daizici, retiring Captain, league matches are only very wald she had made every enquiry, as occasional of the type which a result of which the Club found hances the game. Mogtly they re- that it would have to take pot luck sult from coniy methods of a cap- with the Sookunpoo and U.S.R.C. tatu whose team has had e good grounds for mid-week matches and luck to play Saturday's games at Happy wicket and who delays his declara 00, so securing a special prize of £10 Valley.
ilon unul what time it is impossible awarded by a member of the club, for the
opposition to obtain the Denny and Adams both went round Lady MacGregor was elected Pre- necessary runs.
And if
a champion- in 70, while Whitcombe, did 72: sident of the Club in succession to jahip is at stake it is not easy to Padgham's figures were: Lady Southern, and the remaining condemn u captain for these methods. Out: 4 6 B 442 444-30 appointments were:
It is not his fault so much so the
Home: 44-335:33 34-32 #insistence on his team securing Captain, J. Smalley: vice-Captain, certain number of points. There is J. Dalziel; Hon. Secretary, J. Lunson; a strong inclination to make our Hon. Assistant-Secretary, C. Fergus cricketers the servants of league son; Hon. Treasurer, M. Smalley; points. For league games it Committee, S. Baskett, V. Blackburn, tainly seems to be a loglen und
cer.
H.K.F.C. COUNCIL MEETING
F. Murah; Selection Committee, J. practical idea to restrict both sides Dalziel, J. Smalley, E. Gray, B. Abra- to an equal and definite time ilmit hare, and Mr. Hanna, Royal Ulster for bating. Normally our cricket Council will be held in the Sports A meeting of the Hongkong F.A. Rifles, who will couch during the matches on Saturday last some coming season..
four hours, including the tea interval. Club, King's Building, on Monday The first practice game of the sea. It seems reasonable that rules should next at 6.30 p.m. when, it is under- son will be held next Tuesday, after be laid down for all league matches stood, Important business will be five o'clock.
to klart at 2 o'clock and finish at 6. i transacted.