TELEGRAPH. THE HONGKONG
TUESDAY, JANUARY.
1937.
ENGLAND STARTS PREPARING FOR THE NEW CRICKET SEASON
FIXTURES ARE MADE:
NEW ZEALAND XI
TO PAY VISIT
DEMAND FOR LESS WASTE OF
TIME IN COUNTY GAMES
This is a time of divided under thirty, Youth and age have aro trying to stood in rivalry throughout the ages. interests. We
and "Give the youngsters a chance" keep one eye on cricket in Aus- has long been a cry of the cricket tralia and the other on cricket at Geld. Unfortunately, the teams at home, for, although spiders may Folkestone are unlikely to be repre- be spinning webs in the county sentative of their generations, but a pavilions, much has happened be-novelly is always welcome,
It is regrettable to find that the
24th
when
be
hind the scenes, as it were. long-established Champion County To begin with, the fixtures for versus the Rest of England, a wel- 1937 have been arranged, and there come annual that had weathered is always magic in a fixture list in more than thirty years, is again miss- the eyes of the faithful. The dates, Ing from the Oval programme, Luot with the matches attached, stand as season it was said that the early the menu of the feast to come,parture of the team for Australia long feast which extends from the would have robbed the sides of any of April, when the Seniors of representative character, but that Oxford, still fighting for Blues, get excuse cannot be advanced now. busy on the tree-framed Parks in The game was played for charity, New Zea- and although the proflts were often September 8,
match
all, it always pald its way; while landers play their
If crowds were not large it served against it. D. G. Gower
ezes of Scarbor- to keep the game alive in the minds XI. in the sca-breezes of ough. It all looks very appetising of many people while the summer We ser the future through spectacles still lingered. In any case, there is even more brightly rose-coloured reason to deplore that the shutters than those through which we peep should be banged down on first-class brick at the past. The days to come cricket in London, the world's head. August 24, neem all bathed in sunshine now; our
latvs are mude, on its or the dull draw. That is as things whereas it is cunsidered right and plasses do not focus the days of rainuarters of the game, the city where should be.
There is no need to think proper to carry it on at Scarborough, of Indigestion before we have reach-Folkestone, and other pinces until
the second week of September. ed the hors d'ouvre.
The visit of the New Zealanders will not set our pulses jumping, as is supposed
to be the case when the Australians come here; but in these Hays, when England's supremacy, even apart from Australia, has ten- porarily been dethroned, we cannot afford to treat their tour lightly.
The 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders are due in Hongkong to-morrow morning to replace the East Lancashires. They bring with them many fine sporting records. Above is soon the "B" Company team which in 1835 won the Tug-O-War Shield. Seated in the centre is the Company Commander, Major G, S. Rawstorne, and with him is C.S.M. W. Stewart.
LOCAL YACHTING
Dorothea Wins Event By Half Second
SHANGHAI- NOMINATES SIXTEEN
In yesterday's Ladies' Sweepstake PLAYERS
SIN OF UNPUNCTUALITY Let us hope that those county secretaries who assembled at Lord's the other day to confirm the fixtures took grave notice of the remarks of the M.C.C. secretary about the time Reces arranged by the R.ILK. Yacht wantonly wasted during matches, and Club the H class event was won by that they will pass the on to Mrs. S. D. Reld in Dorothea, by a more than Mrs. L. Stanton, sailing Joss, won should give South Africans beat us on our own in their pen the matter to their the A class event and Miss Craw-
in their a hint upon ground for the Orst time history two seasons ago, that the players. Illegally prolonged inter-hall-Wilson, sailing Widgeon,
scandal. We the 1, Y and
1. Y and G classes event,
distance of 8.3 West Indies won the last "rubber,
The deal about the, restive- and that the New Zealanders bad hear a great stora under slow play, miles was as follows: Channel Rork
in the the better of the games drawn in ness of spectators "anofficial" Test matches played but the most bare-faced example of Mark (P), Kowloon Rock Mark (P), side last unwarranted stonewalling does not Rumsey Shou! Mark (F), Channci year. And even it New .
1 is not easy to forget that the their committees and why matter of half a second,
vais have become a
course, over
Dgainst the M.C.C.'s tour and dolcause so much citation as an inter-1 Rock Mark (S), Club Line,
A
to
shre
won
"IT" Class Started 14,40
No. Finisted Corid. Pasn,
111 10.23.12 16.23.12 (Miss M. Whitham).
Diana Rolla
H3 16.22.18 10.22.18 (Miss B. Kirke). (Mrs. S. D. Reid). Dorothea H 9 16.27.08 10.22.171⁄2 1
do not like
Eve
a Yacht net prove themselves to be stronger val extended beyond the authorised than when they came in 1931, their period. There is no excuse for visit will introduce to us new person- luncheon permitted to last more than alities, broader interest, add to the forty minutes. There is no excuse for a ten minules interval drawn out summer's variety.
beyond ten minutes, which is ample TRIAL MATCH PROBLEMS
Test-match Trial match is again time for any normal person to cat
between his brun and brush his hair.
"A" Class Started 14.45 take the form of a
The M.C.C. secretary also put in and the representing the South, Many of us are still con- the pillory those batsmen who do not Carpenter A 1 16.38.56
crease
(Mrs. P. R. Richards). rease within the two
A 2.10.30.12 vinced that more could be gained if arrive, at the a team considered the pick of Eng- minutes permitted by the rules. He Lobe
me batsmen
(Mrs. Edwards). that some
A B 16.44.28 Jand were put in the field against stating with their pads on: They
a Axture
(Mrs. Bader). the next best eleven, Such
A 8 10.35.59 would offer the English captain an prefer not to start to put them on
Joss wicket falls! Well, such
Stanton). L opportunity to study
shall
(Mrs. G. D. Adama). men most likely to play under him The legal remedy is there. Law 45 True Blue A1118.39,59-
"They (the umpires) in the Test matches, give the wicket-Bays:
(Misa P. M. King). keeper a chance to become acquaint allow two minutes for each striker Kittiwake A12 18.44.20
to come in.
When they shall ed with the bowling he w, and help call 'play' the side refusing to play Lake against New Zealand, some sort of combination to be bullt shall lose the match." up all round. But Trial matches are captain instructed the umpires to generally arranged on curious lines, "clock" the incoming batsman, and and frequently introduce new di- claimed the match, if he were not culties instead of solving problems at the crease to carry on the game The only unconventional fixture is at the end of two minutes, the cap- that which is to be played on Septem-tain would probably receive a good verbal brickbats; but the ber 1 nt Folkestone between men Į many
administered over thirty years of age and men strong medicine he
peraments and the ely of the
a
(Mrs. the temeckers-should-be taught a lesson
At the
3
FOR FOOTBALL INTERPORT:
H.K.F.A. MEETING
Last Night's Badminton Results
(Continued from Page 8.)
to love.
W. Wong beat H. A.
P. H. Wong and T. (Chinese Y.M.C.A.) Barros and N. A. Beltrano 21-4; beat L. A. Silva and E. A. R. Alves 21-10; beat H. A. Noronha and A. E. Xavier 21-7.
Y. Ong That Shanghai will probably. Lo T. Y. Chuang and T.
players for the (Chinese YM.C.A.) beat Barros and sending down 16 forthcoming Interport match with Beltroo 24-23; bent Silva and Alves Hongkong, on Chinese New Year's 21-10: bent Noronha and Xavier
day, February 11, was revealed at 21-0, 2
the monthly meeting of the long-
Football Council, kong Fo
which WAS F. Koh and H. Koh (Chinese held at the Gloucester Hotel yester- Y.M.C.A.) beat Barros and Beltrao Alves 21-6; Major C. M. 21-11; beat Silva and day and over which
beat Noronha and Xavier 21-0. ners presided. Alunners
"B" DIVISION
KOWLOON TONG "A" v. KOWLOON TONG "D"
In a letter dated December 30, the Shanghai Football Association stated and the captain
3
2
that
manager of the
following 16
although
been appointed,
team have not yet
the
players have been invited to make
1
the
5
1 "," "y" & "G" Classes Started 14.55 If a rigorous Widgeon Y 5 10.52.40 10.52.40
(Miss H. Crawhall-Wilson).
Y716.57.58-10.55.53% 2 (Mrs. P. Newman).
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resulted in almost constant infringe- The scrum-halves found it menta. almost impossible to put the ball in properly, and there were wing-for- wards who obstructed and committed other Rugger sins.
At Kowloon Tong last night, Kow
trip to Hongkong in the Inter- loon Tong "A" beat Kowloon Tong G. de Boisse" by nine games to nil in the "D"- (Chen port: P. Bell
(Tung Division:.. zon (A.S.F.)
(Chinan), Hwa), C. Chen
chia Trung Hwa, xát. Trong trung
2
K. C. Hoo and C. D'Almada (Kow- Hwa), S. V. Gash (S.M.P.), S. Green-ipon Tong "B") last to K. C. Yeo and Marcal Castro and R. E. Lee 18-21; lost to N. berg (S.R.C.), GFR. Jack (S.E.C.), A. W. da Roza 6-21; lost to E. A. H.
Lee (Tung Hwa), (A.S.F.), Y. Roboostof (A.S.F.), K. N. A. E. Mackay and A. Chan 13-21. S. Suen (Tung Hwa), J. Taylor (Loyal Rest), Lieut. J. F. Whiteing (Loyal Regt.) and J. Ward (A.S.F.). The above are subject to alteration or addition but the number will not exceed 17 to 18.
Tentative arrangements have been matic for the team to leave by the N. D. L Stuttgart on February 8, arriving here three days later. They will return by the P. and O. Noldera on February 18.
The letter further stated that owing to the limited number of players, would be inadvisable for more than three matches to be staged.
CHANGES IN COLOURS
It
S. F. Smedley and J. J. Alvares (Kowloon Tong "B") lost to Yee and Roza 6-21; lost 10 Castro and Lee 15-21; lost to Mackay and Chan 9-21.
Peter Lo and H. Chan (Kowloon Tong "B") lost to Yeo and Roza 11-21; lost to Castro and Lee 10-21; lost to Mackay and Chan B-21.
KING'S COLLEGE .. ST. JOHN'S
At Bonham Road last night, King's College beat St. John's by 7 games to 2 in the "B" Division:
S. P. Chan and P. Lam (King's College) beat David Kwok and A. J. Bennitt 21-5; beat G. A. Smith and Norman Smith 21-8; beat R. Koh and S. Trunlett 21-2.
H. T. Woo and H. N. Chung (King's College) lost to Kwok and Bernit 10- 21; beat Smith and Smith 21-8; beat Koh and Trunlett 21-17.
John Pau and K. H. Lo (King's College) beat Kwok and Bennitt 21-8; beath Smith and Smith 21-5; lost to Koh and Trunleit 14-21.
A suggestion that a change in In addition. there was far more colours be made was also mentioned open punching than one cares to see in the letter, which stated that as in any sort of match; indeed, there Shanghai had always played in white were times when the Horringoy shirts, blue shorts and blue socks Arena would have been as suitable with white tops, Hongkong should a venue for the affair as Twicken- alter its colours so as to enable them
to play In their standard ones. hor.
Just deserved to was felt, added the letter, that some Cambridge
when scrape home, the more so as it was mistake must have arisen generally fell that a heavy ground Hongkong changed its colours to and wet ball would be to their dis- those of Shanghai
In this respect, the Counell agreed advantage. The first try for Cambridge was to change the Colony's colours to gained by C. W. Willon, a forward, blue shirts, white shorts and blue and Oxford's lone try came from socks with white diamond tops.
Other matters dealt with at the W. N. Renwick, a threequarter. It was converted by Brett. Vigour was meeting was the adoption of a pro- St. Andrew's
"A" much more in evidence than skill,posal by Mr. T. G. Stokes that the but the unpleasant afternoon was League match between St. Joseph's C.R.C.
and the Club de Recreio, to be played not responsible for that.
on January 23, be considered as their Mr. Stokes Shield replay as well. said that both Clubs had agreed to the proposal.
would be good for the health of cricket generally.
PLAYERS WITH A THIRST There is also the evil connected with refreshments brought onto the Beld between the ordinary intervala. Occasionally, perhaps, the entrance
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"A" Division
via
Recreio "B" Recrelo "A" 44
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pls.
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0 34 2 8.
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8
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Y.M.C.A... University "A" 1
0 0 1 0 0 0 University "B" 1 Free Lancers
"B" Division
1
0 0 6 11 41. 0
I
After saying that the President, King's College 6 6 0 0 48 6 12 the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, had writ-Kowloon Tong
HA"
5 4 1 33 12 0 ten a letter apologizing for his ab-
4. 3 0 1 22 14
"B"
6 3 0 2 24:21 £ 20-4 14 40 4
of the man with the tray and glasses sence, the Chairman presented, on V.R.C.... le Justified-on an afternoon behalf of all members of the Council, St. John's
it But heat, for example. abnormal
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(Chinese Y.M.C.A, having been everybody realises that cricket is a Major Manners said that Lieut. very thirsty and tiring business, but Chaplin had done wonderful work transferred to the "A" Division, their endurance she
should be one of its tests for the Association and expressed the record has been uxpunged). It is not
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