THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10,
R. ABBIT DISCUSSES THE
BADMINTON
TEST
TURF PROGRAMME
Kowloon Tong; Beat St.
It Was A Great Win But England Must Not Get Too "Cocky" John's
(By R. Abbit)
I imagine that there has been no greater surprise for years in Hongkong than when yesterday morning shortly before tiffin news came through that the Australian XI in its second innings bad been dismissed for 58 runs. I, myself, and several people to whom I spoke on the telephone could hardly credit it and were inclined to think that there must have been some error in the telegram, but on the confirmatory wires the glorious news was confirmed.
MIXED DOUBLES -
MATCH
Playing off their postponed mixed doubles badminton feague match last night, Kowloon Tong defeated St. John's by seven games to two, this being the Tong's first win of the
season in this division..
The introduction of Henry Kew into the team made a lot of difference, he and Mrs. A. E. Castro winning nii three games.
winners.
JANUARY MEETING OF MAÇAO CLUB
·LADIES' EVENT
The programme for the January Race Meeting of the Macao Jockey Club,
scheduled to take place on January 10 in Macao, appears be
low:
(First Section). For China Ponies
1st. Race, Nanchang Handicap. classified by The Hongkong, Jockey Club as "D" & "E" classes at date of and Subscription Ponies of entry
Mile. this Club, Jockey allowance, One 2nd. Race. Wen Chang Handicap. China Ponles, Subscripilän
won a race since September 1, Ponies of this Club that have not 1038. Jockey allowance." Five Fur
Detailed scores and amended league longs.
H. Kew and Mrs. A. E. H. Castro (Kowloon Tong) beat A. J. Bennitt and Miss G. L. Dolg 21-7; beat David Kwok and Miss P. McCaw 21-10; beat G. A. Smith and Mirs. M. Smith
I will say at once that I havojagainst some of ours, but he will their batting enormously never had very much confidence in stiffen
quite the bowling of the English side, Bradman's effectiveness was
Most of the games were evenly con- For rote in some though I have always admitted their possibly due at any batting strength,
based
my measure to the most efficient way in tested, but Kowloon Tong were good opinions on the show which the All-which Woodfull and Ponsford pre- I don't india eleven admittedly only about pored the way for him.
Bourparea as strong as a fair first class county mean to say that Bradman is not a table following:
But he very often to put up in England last magnificent bat. were abla summer. It is quite clear from the inherited an innings when the back result of this match that I had per of the bowling had been, if not haps underrated the English bowling broken, at least a bit bent
hardly done justice to the Eng- It Brown and Fingleton start big lish batting.
wicket stands we shall see if our and with our great stand-by out for batsmen so easily. Besides this, one a duck, the fighting strength of the murt remember that McCormick British batting was amply vindicated took our first three wickets for 28
their score of 358. by
Just credit
vers and then to all in- runs in 8 but goes to Barnett and Leyland,
ients and purposes took no further there were several very useful little part in the game. scores of twenty odd, and these with one man coming off bolster up a use- ful score, though in these days 358 is by no means a big score in played out Tests
3rd. Race. Lok Chang Handicap, For China Pontes, Subscription Ponics of this Club. Winners of three or more races during 1936, barred. Jockey allowance. One Mile. 4th. Race. Nanchang Handicap. (Second Section). For China Ponies classided by The Hongkong Jockey of entry, and Subscription Ponies of Furlongs this Club, Jockey allowance. Six
After the dreadful start we made, bowling can deal with the later 21. Lee and Miss A. Xavier Club as "D" & "E" classes at date |
(Kowloon Tong) beat Bennitt and Dolg 21-4; lost to Kwok and McCaw 16-21; beat Smith and Smith 21-12.
N, A. E. Mackay and Mas T. Gonzalez (Kowloon Teng) beat Ben But of course the great factor was nitt and Doig 21-15; beat Kwok and having
to bat
on a rain-damaged McCaw 21-17; lost to Smith and on the wicket
Wednesday. It is Smith 14-21.
that elenr
Bradman's however wrenched ankle had nothing to do with his blob, ns he had previously sprinted 25 yards to catch Leyland. He was beaten by a fast one which Recreio "A"
Nor did the absence C.R.C. popped up.
LEAGUE TABLE
SUCCESSFUL BOWLING One would like to know a great deal more about the wicket. It is stated to have been good on the arst three days, and it was not until the of McCormick from the butting list Free Lancea Tuesday that there
a great difference-as hap- Recreio "B" was any re-make
when Kowloon Tong ference to its showing signs of weur: pened on former occasions
myself am a bit doubtful of the Trumper and Jessop both were in- St. John's absolute accuracy of these reports {jured early on, as I am by now convinced that, ex-
ALLEN'S MATCH
cept when it really is appalling, cri- In a way the match might be are apt to describe a pitch as termed Allen's Match for he scored 135 and 80 and took & wickets for 107
tice
good.
If it did not begin to deteriorate runs. Leyland with 120 and 33 dis- upon the Monday then all I can say tinguished himself with the bat and le that Australia have the devil of Voce who in all took 10 wickets for
a tail, or that our bowling is better 57 runs was
than thought it
with the
ww, Be. It ob- ball fogde it was i
crror of expanding'
University
6th. Race, Wuchang Handicap. For China Ponies, Subscription Ponies of this Club that have not won a race at race meetings of this Club since September 1. 1930. Winner at this Meeting, barred. Six
Six Furlongs, 6th. Race. Ladies' Dash (Unom- clal) A Cup will be presented to Winning Rider. Souvenirs will P. W. L. F. A. Pts.also be presented to the 2nd, and 3rd, Placed Riders. A Handicap for China Ponies, the bona Ade property of the Hongkong Riding School, To be ridden by Members of the School. No Whips or Spurs allowed. Half, a Mile.
Games
3 3 0 24 3 0
1 10 8 1 2
2 11 12 3 2
2 1 1 0.12 2 3 1 2 10 17 2 3 24 0
0 0 0
CORRESPONDENCE
Colony Interport Football TeamTM
served that three of the old hands an
suppose ་་ the right word) that Fingleton, Bradman and McCabe all came off more or less in the first made it appear that McCabe was Sports Editor, innings, but with these exceptions, run. out in the first innings. If this Of was so and he was not caught by
the other batsmen did and Old- | Barnett
Hongkong Telegraph
our
them Chipperfield, O'Reilly
Voce only got 5 wickets. Sir, Let us also beat anybody feld have plenty. of experience but But I imagine "c. Barnett" is cor-else by nominating Interport the rest were new men.
rect.
football team hgainst Shanghal next February. The wicket ma
Bet on this team. Two against Shanghai! The team:
been
may or may not have worse but it should be getting worse
Entries close on Tuesday, Decem- ber 20.
· CLUBHOUSE CHATTER
BY "VERITAS"
(Continued from Page 8.) ment, do help to mitigate Australia's comparatively dismal showing. That Australia did put up a very dismal showing will not, I imagine, be con- THE FUTURE
by Australians tested
Kenerally, And now what is going to happen?
That was the most curious feature of noted that our own men did much Allen is on a good wicket and he
the match. Everybody who- cares Lee Tin-song, A. V. Gosono; to follow cricket and more particu- worse than in the first knock and has no Selection Committee to make only a hard-hit Captain's knock by asses
Wing-chlu, Belfrno, Lee larly the respective Test tcoms, had Allen relleved the danger of a most fully anticipate several changes in Kwok-wal; Tso Kwei-shing, Fung fully made up their minds that runs ignominious score. But, as things the Australian side I do not think King-cheong, Leonard, Wilson and would be as cheap as dirt, and that
though we had a good position that Allen will make more than one, Bickford. Tuesday night and one enviously Fishlock fun fur
were
од
of themselves, and while I
cricketers with
All Talbot. Worthington.
whom matter matter
Improved by the fact Voce managed ; knowledgravcussed
I om
have
Reserves:
to
one Rod-
Swain and w
F. K. C.
cither
total who
WIS
for almost impossible side to get out for less than 400 TU Yet the highest single to bowl Fingleton for a duck over-
was 358, and that by England night. It was not a certainty until гость to agree that another left-
had prior lease of D perfect bats- the rain came.
hander would be useful against Farmes has been bowling—though| man's' wicket. Australia's batting. in no way depreciating the O'Reilly and Ward, while Worthing I gather not very well. But if the strength is, potentially,
great now splendid
play of our men, but before ton has had his chance and falled, of the two does come in I do not as at any time in the history of Test: we become too cock-a-hoop_over This would also clear the way for imagine. It will be at the expense of cricket. Yet we find them dis-. our victory there are one or two Fugg to go in in his usual position Worthington and so of Fishlock. It missed for scores of 234 and 30 by points we ought not to overlook. In as opening that combination of Bar- Robins would
batsman
would appear that either Verity or team whose one weakness was the first place we won the loss and
I gather the
stand down
and in alleged to be bowling. But it is as it turned out the match with it. nett and Fagg as an opening pair view of Robins being the better bat facts
such
these which lond take leave to doubt if our own side inust have proved somewhat unsuc-
charm to the game, and a magnificent field I imagine so much could have scored much more than cessful before in the tour for it is Verity would be rested. But this probably there is no other competi 100 betting fourth. For on Tuesday the obvious combination as both are would only be in the event of every tive team sport which sends expert the wicket wax wearing and on Wed-regular opening batsmen for their thing pointing to a hard true wicket prognostigations so much astray. No nesday night rain fell, culminating countles
and fine weather.
wonder they talk of the "glorious with a sharp storm at 6 a.m. The ANOTHER FAST BOWLER? We shall see. But don't forget, uncertainty of cricket"! conditions were such that any but- Apart from this I rather expect to feald he gloomily,) that Stoddart's ting side, however strong, might have find the aldo unchanged unless there team in 1807/98 and Maclaren's Australia Makes No. failed. Indeed, they recall to my is a very fast hard wicket in pron- team in 1901/2 both won the first
mind the celebrated M.C.C. match in
and
pect. If there is it la Just possible Test match and lost the remaining
1878, on a rain damaged wicket at that Allen may decide to play four. So let us thank the Fates for Lord'
unother fast bowler, if, that is, he what they have given us and speak has one available. We do not know if hopefully but not boastingly about
Then again taking injuries we may fairly write of Brown's injury
Copson's strain is well again, or how the future.
Christinas
BARGAIN FESTIVAL
Now in full swing
WE ARE MAKING A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS OFFER OF SEASONABLE LINES AND FABRICS SUITABLE FOR GIFT-GIVING. A SPECIAL FEATURE WITH US IS "KANEBO" HOSIERY—IN ALL THE RULING SHADES-AT MOST REASONABLE PRICES. HAND-BAGS AND NOVELTIES.
A Calender will be presented to each customer,
BUY YOUR
GIFTS AT KANEBO
QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL:
Changes
lan selection committee to fall THOSE who expected the Austra-
Into a panic over yesterday's result must feel sadly disappointed in the announcement that the some twelve ployers have been chosen for the second Test which starts on Friday week. This means that at the most there will be only one change in the petual cléven to figure in the match, and personally I am inclined to be- love this one change will be made, and that W. A. Brown will be in- cluded This alteration be made
at the expense of either
cock or R. Robinson.
of cricket will agree
Ilon selectors have
Bod- followers Austra
In
eisely
18
JA
refusing to be bamboozled into wholesale-changes-simply because of one defeat. Furthermore it is dim- cult to see quite how they
could effect
muny alterations. It genuinely believed that they have got together the absolute cream of Australian cricket us it is to-day. To throw out men like Badcock, Sievers, Robinson and Ward would simply mean that in their place
would either so-called" "old stagera" or less experienced youngs- ters. The team which has done ser- vice during the past week at least merit another test. If it should fall next time then the selectors will be in duty bound to make experiments.
Captain J. G. Dyson, Chief Officer-
in charge of the Shanghai Firs
1936
1936
1937
Christmas and New Year
Phone 58081
Carnival
At the
Festivities
CHRISTMAS EVE.......... 9 p.m. till 3 x.m.
IN THE ROSE ROOM AND ROOF GARDEN. DINNER $8.00
AFTER DINNER $4.00
CHRISTMAS NIGHT....... 9 p.m. till 2. a.m.
IN THE ROSE ROOM
DINNER $7.00
AFTER DINNER $3.00
PENINSULA HOTEL
NEW YEAR'S EVE....... 9 p.m. till 3 a.m.'
IN THE ROSE ROOM AND ROOF GARDEN DINNER $8.00 AFTER DINNER $4.00
PRESENTING AT ABOVE
FUNCTIONS
VERA LOVE AND HER 10 FESTIVE FOLLIES
AND
EULA HOFF & BOB BURNETT
BOOK EARLY
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
QUEEN'S ALHAMBRA|| STAR
F
Kowloon
Hong Kong
SHOWING TO-MORROW
•
Kowloon
BOOK NOW
Fred Astaire & Ginger
Rogers
IN THE CAPTIVATING CLIMAX OF THEIR GAY YOUNG LIVES !
WHAT DANCE! WHAT MUSIC!! WHAT FUN!!!
Here comes thè
climax of your
young life!
FRED ASTAIRE
in☆*
RKO RADIO
WING
SPORT ADVTS.
NOTICE.
Association.
Brigade, and Mrs. Dyson, are return The Hongkong Amateur Billiards ing to Shanghai on Friday after spending a holiday at Repulse Bay. Mes, Dyson, recently returned · from Home with her little soning.
HER
Members and the Public are hereby informed that Mr. A. B Hamson' (c/o Mosars, Lane, Graw-
12 h.p.
GINGER ROGERS
VICTOR-MOORE,HELEN. BRODERICK, ERIC BLORE, BETTY FUR- NESS, GEORGES METAXA
· Muzic by JEROME KERN Okected by Geege Sterem. A PANORO S. BEZAAN Production, kyrker by DOROTHY FIELDS
SINGER MOTOR CARS
6-window Saloon (42 b.h.p.) 12 h.p. Drop Head Coupe (42 b.h.p.)
16 h.p. 6-window Saloon (50 b.h.p.)
£225
£265
£295
ford, Ltd., Sport Dept.) is now the THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LTD.
Hon. Secretary of the above Asso- ciation.
Entry forms for the forthcom- ing, Championships are now being distributed.
Telephone 31261
33 Wong Net Chung Rond