THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
Carvalho And Miss C. Silva Win Badminton Championship Tie
FAST EXCHANGES
AT RECREIO
Fisher's
Brilliant
Recoveries
(By "Veritas")
VIGOROUS, rather than scienti
fic badminton featured yes- terday's mixed doubles champion- between L. A. ship match
Carvalho and Miss C. Silva of Recreio and A. L. Fisher and Miss Rose Perry, which the first- named couple won at 15-8, 15-19.j
Carvalho and Fisher tried either to drive or smash practically every re- turn made to them, and only Miss Silva remained cool to score with some neat placements from the net.
There were a number of spectacular rallies, both men covering an enorm- ous amount of territory in recovering shots, but the general level of play was not
quite as anticipated.
Misa Perry lacked the same finish- Ing shots ng Miss Silva, though now
To-day's League Football
Three league football matches will be played to-day.
In the first division Police oppose Navy on the Kowloon F.C. ground, while Club receive the Recreio at Happy Valley. Both matches start at 4.15 p.m.
A second division match has also been arranged between the Royal Engineers and the Police at Sookunpoo, kick-off at 2.45 p.m.
Clubhouse Chatter. By "Veritas"
24, 1937.
'An unusual view of the anddling ring, stands and enclosure at the Happy Valley reescourse which during the last few days has been the scene of considerablo xetivity and great crowds. This picture was taken by our staff photographer yesterday.
Big Sports
BADMINTON Scheme To
Make Britain
and again she earned a point with a TOURNEY IS
rood drop. Fisher
Was
a splendid worker, but might have used a bull- court drop to
advantage. more Nevertheless both he and Carvalho brought off some brilliant overhead
smashes.
GOING WELL Fit Nation
TRIANGULAR CRICKET
THIS YEAR?
£2,000,000 TO BE SPENT
The first great step towards
DEBT CHARLTON OWE TO TWO BROTHERS
British Hockey Team May Visit India
(By "Athenian")
London, Jan. 29.
History Of Australian Cricket
JARDINE'S FAMOUS TOUR
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT “BODYLINE"
NEW METHODS EVOLVED TO
COUNTER BRADMAN
(By R. Abbit)
In writing a brief sketch of the 1932/3 visit of the M.C.C. team to Australia I do not propose to enter at length into the controversy over leg-theory bowling. It was a most unfortunate one and is now more or less over. I shall however have to describe the tactics as no history of the games would be adequate without.
When the Australians under Wood-|provement was that he used Lar full recovered the ashes in England wood's tremendous speed for the In 1930 things were rather at a low chief attack and had an inner ring ebb again with English cricket.of at least three short legs and a man Chapman's splendid team had some or two deep on the leg boundary, how or other vanished, although it Of course with a field that had often was but a year since they returned only one man on the off side the victorious, and the blunders of the utmoal accuracy was necessary. And Selection Committee had not helped. Larwood had it. Wyatt bad proved that his substitu-
"BODYLINE" EXPLAINED tion for Chapman was not justified and the M.C.C. had to look for a Bodyline bowling would suggest to Just one word as to phraseology.
Plum
new captain well as new team. the ordinary man that the bowler
Warner's book about the 1930 games, is, as 1 cald in my last batsman, This of course
Last deliberately directed every ball at the ridicul- a very curious production. article,
Pente into
ous and would be quite useless. It He seemed to have his knife
is simply a catchword Chapman, even as he had it
a good
though Jardine later, while his chief endea-ing to batsmen who play everything en it is apt enough to describe the bowl- your seems to have been to crack up in front of their wicket. For in- Ian Peebles. He practically wrote Larwood off with the remark that the Third Test full was hit in
stance, when "the
accident that un- spear-bend of our attack is loosed the food-gates of wrath-he blunted", and in alluding to the great would have been 1.b.w. In front of balling of Bradman he suggested that his off stump hid the ball been a new methods would have to be
foot lower.
Oldfeld was much the ovolved. They were.
same though that one did bump. He admitted he ought not to bave been there. But I have already said more than I really meant to say on this point.
In any case such an attack natur-
.NEW METHODS DEVISED Australia had most of her 1930 side available to mcel Jardine, and though (like all home teams) the side got moved about a bit and did not keep a pretty regular uniform-
the only three men who dropped ally demanded a sound batting side out entirely were Fairfax, Hornibrook behind it, and there were plenty of and Jackson.
The first two were not batsmen, there. It nearly makes one playing for their States even, while weep when one reads the batting poor Jackson died early on
Allen's present team once ing of the last day of the fourth
Leyland and perhaps Test. They hnd
very useful side Barnett are gone. Sutcliffe
ity,
order of
the morn
Hammond,
in existence but their
eir greatest asset there in 1832/3 and Jardine's big task was the
enormous ascendancy that was to find an opening partner for Bradman had established in them and he never really succeeded. minds of English cricketers,
Wyatt was tried and later Jardine (Continued on Page 9.)
As Warner said, "new methods had
The match was played at Club de Recreio and the losers could not settle down quickly enough to avert losing the first game. In the second gam they stuged a very good recovery and crept up to within one point of the Recreio couple. Then a serious mis- Aake saw them lose the service and Carvalho and Miss Silva proceeded to
VER a dozen matches have now making Britain an Al nation-
It is an unfortunate fact that money makes so great a difference knock off the required four points
been played in the Colony with a large reserve of physically to things in sport. If anything should be independent of the for the match.
badminton championships, and fit young men who could step existence or otherwise of "filthy lucre" it should surely be so This places the winners in the semi- there is little reason to doubt that Anal bracket, where they meet P. K. the first two rounds in the three into the ranks of the Defence beneficial a thing as sport. But while many clubs of all kinds Hul and Miss U. Khoo of the Univer-events will be completed by this Services in an emergency has are a standing testimony to the "negative" power of the absence sity on a court yet to be named. time next week. As expected only been taken by the appointment of cash, there is a club in the First Division of the English Foot-M.C.C. selectors that he proposed a KWOK RECEIVES a few of these early games have of a National Advisory Council ball League that is showing what money can do.
close produced
finishes. Two for England and Wales in con- singles encounters have been hotly nection with the Government's contested, K. S. Liew being given £2,000,000 schemes for physical a very severe match by S. W.
Frank H. Kwok, the accomplished pipped N. A. E. Mackay without
quarter-anals,
to be devised", and I cannot belleve that Jardioe's plan was evolved en- tirely on the way but though the full details were undoubtedly worked out then. It seems to me evident that
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LEAGUE FOOTBALL
wood, Bowes and Allen, all real speed BIG PROGRAMME
Jardine had made it clear to the
shock attack of fast bowlers. Con- sequently he had under him Lar-
merchants, with Voce who at could be as fast as Allen. He also had the fast medium of Tate to keep an end going Injuries prevented him from keeping a shock attack at Included in a Test Side.
FOR COMING WEEK-END-
SATURDAY
Now Jardine's plan was not any- thing new except in one way. Many
First Division bowlers have bowled fast on or about the leg stump and many from Spot-
Seaforth H. v. Royal Ulster Rifles, forth and Boyle onwards to F. R. Scokunpeo, 4.15 p.m.; Referee, K. K. Foster, and after him, have bowled Ip Linesmen, Aldridge and Ford.
Club v. Navy, Club, fast off breaks pitching on the leg
4.15 p.m.; stump. (I don't of course mean
Referee, Omar; Linesmen, Hance and every ball was an off break because a lot of Foster's turned back urid
Club de Recrelo v. Eastern, King's bowled the wicket) with a forward Park, 4.15
p.m.; Referee, Finch; short leg close in. Jardine's im- Linesmen, French and Jones.
For without detracting one scrap get a team of tourists either from WALK-OVER
from the merits of the club's talent, Canada or the United States. For it there is no doubt that Charlton is in the North of England that the Athletle awe not a little to the gen-
game is most popular, Now Meats P. H. Hui Llang, while A. L. Fisher only just training and recreation.
erous gifts of two brothers. They Leaders of all departments of the
One of the main problems, of Chinese Recreation Club badminton going to the third game. But the nation's sport are (states Reuler) are the chairman-and-vico-chairman-course, is the expense-But the hard-"both ends. Actually Tate was never
the club Messrs. Albert and hit North is tackling that question, player has received a walk-over from most interesting tic, and one cluded among the 31. members who of E. de Sousa in the first round of the|which has produced the best are headed by Lord Aberdare with Stanley Gliksten respectively.who the various clubs considering how
and men's singles.
Lord Burghley Phillip Noel have as good as cleared the club of much each can put forward for the badminton as yet was the men's Kwok now meets P. K. Hui, of the doubles between Flucher and Kew Baker, the Olympic stars, W. W. debt, though partly by spreading it necessary guarantee fund. But, as in University, in the second round, the of St. Andrew's and Llew and national rugger captain, S. F. Rous, Incredible, but when these brothers
so many ventures, there must be an Wakefield, the great English inter-over a number of years. It seems
element of fattı. winner of which tle will enter the Yong of the University. This secretary of the Football Association
Personally, I hope in any case the was a taste of what is to come in and Lord Dawson of Penn, physician came to the rescue five years ago the
club owed no less than · £65,000.
tour will be managed this year. It the semi-finals and finals, which to the King.
will do the sport a world of good. promise to provido the most
If the sum is enough to stagger the But it should also be attempted with
Rees. That full attention in also to be entertaining badminton scon in the Colony to date. One very devoted to women is clear from the disinterested outsider what must its a will to make it successful. For if it is a success the financial difficulty encouraging feature of the com- including Miss Dorothy Round, the Third Division club, as it was then?
appointment of six women members, effect have been on the struggling will largely solve itself. petition has been the fairly good English lawn tennla
star Mas The best talent in the world would [form shown by all competitors, in Prunella' Stack, leader of the
the men's singles. The algni- Women's League of Health and be discouraged and would have to ficance of this is to be found in Beauty and Miss Margaret Morris, be hampered in their needs in so far the fact that the singles game is principal of the Institute of Mar- as these would cost money.
But even finance cannot do alone what not played to any extent in the caret Morris Dancing. Colony. Therefore these matches BIG RESERVE FOR SERVICES has been achieved, in large part, by; aro pointers to the possible
the energetle managership of J. Two million pounds are to be Sced. No wonder only goal average development this
Holiday Cricket ANOTHER WIN FOR VOLUNTEERS
DEFEAT UNITED event offer players spent during the next three years puts Arsenal above Charlton at the
SERVICES
excellent stroke practice not
on plans which include the establish- head of the League now, ment of gymnasiums all over Bri- available in doubles. Now that tain, more swimming pools and other BRITISH-INDIAN HOCKEY the championships are under way means to increase physical fitness. A stolld innings of 47 by H. B. there are sounder reasons to
The movement to internationalize
so-called "minor" Sir Henry Pelham will be the the Nove, who required nearly
sports is two believe that they will prove a dia- hours for the runs, together with tinctive success both as an attrac- chairman of a Grants Committee of spreading. Next month there seems three which will apportion the money some prospect that a hockey tour of India will bo definitely de- elded on by the English Hockey As-
much National safely in a troubled world sociation. After
suggesting depends, In the opinion of many in there has now come a specific pro- cricket "Mine's A Warm Beer" Britain to-day, not only on a greatly posal-backed by the support of a enlarged and better equipped terri- number of prominent Indians in
London. THERE is an amusing story all times of a large reserve of physi- terial army, but on the existence nt match, played on the Club THE ground, resulted in the win for the house concerning one of their trained.
going round the K.C.C. club cally at young men at least partially has is largely due to the fact that Volunteers by 70 runs, though it must be acknowledged that the Ser- prominent cricketers vices did not fle'd their strongest playing in a match at a neigh- bouring club recently, when the
more enterprising knocks by Harry tion to the public and as a means allocated. Owen Hughes (42). E. Zimmern of improving the standard of the (30) and G. Souza (26 not out) allowed the Volunteers to compile game in Hongkong.
the useful score of 181 for 5 de-
clared in
their holiday yesterday against the United
match Services.
The
team.
who was
The chance that the scheme now
the practical aspects of It have been considered, so that details as to coat, route, and so on can be discussed properly and settled. If it comes off, as I hope and believe it will, the tour end of this year to the February of awill probably take place from the next. This is rather vital and, in
READY FOR SERVICE These men would be able to take The Services never looked like sav temperature was somewhat below their places in the defence forces with ing the gare. They lost their first the mark set yesterday. After the as little delay as possible in the event wicket at to, had four down for 37, game he gathered round the big of a grave emergency in which the seven down for 80 and were finally festive table with his colleagues safety of the nation and the Empire deed, only fair, since winter in india all out for 112.
Five
is bearable for the Englishmen but Volunteers took wickets, and hosts and when asked to have was Javelved, Owen Hughes had 3 for 18, Tommy Five minutes passed and he still British Government to make "Keep
drink ordered a warm beor. It is the determination of the ble for the Indians.
winter in England virtually impossi-
Novo 1 for 11 and Souza 1 for 27. had no boer while the rest of the Fit" the slogan of the nation and its Curiously enough, the inevitable company were enjoying their pick practical application will be so de- financial question is not so acute for 13 me-ups, but finally, after the "boy" signed as to make it reach its highest a British four of India as it would be
Madar a for 13, Dunnett 3 for 23, VOLUNTEERS
E. C. Fincher, b Barron
H. B. Neve, run out.
E. Zimmern, a Willey, b Collins 30 times, the drink turned up. It was torial army.
47 had been admonished a couple of fulfiment in the ranks of the terri- for an Indian visit to England. At
H. Owen Hughes, b Garthwaite
G. Souza, not out T. A. Midar, not out
P. C. Frost, st. Warr, b Collins
Extras
42 sorved in a huge tankard and was
boiling hot! Since then the gen-
12 tloman goes into descriptive de-
Total (for 8 wkis, dec.) 191 A. Zimmern, AK. Mackenzio, G.. A. Stewart. arill F. A. Dunnett did not bat.
Fall of wickets-1 for 10; 2 for 74; 3 for 05; 4 for 147; 3 for 103.
Bowling Analysis.
O. M. R -Garthwaite 18143
Barron
10 7 53 (Continued on Page 9.)
W.
COMPULSION?
least, it seems curious to an English- man that the game should be so much more popular proportionately in the East than in Briton that funds are There are, it is declared, even some tails when he orders a warm boer members of the
Government who not so, vecarce in the former country. from a clubhouse "boy"
attach so much importance to this But it will be, even more interesting to see it a British side can triumphi that they would be ready to approve Triangular Cricket
Interport Likoly
a scheme which would leave it young over India. I doubt it myself.
men of certain 'ages-and their cm- ployers too-without any, excuse for falling to undergon physical training every year.
courso
of
."
LACROSSE FOLLOWS SUIT
If anyone still thinks lacrosse a minor sport the seriousness of the attempts at present being made to
Thoar there is a possibility of The Government is expected to Internationalize it should go far to Hongkong staging a Triangular reveal fuller details of its plans with dispel the idea. It is natural that it cricket Interport this year. in the near future in a Bill is should be the North of England Shanghal, of course, will be send-likely before Easter to establish Lacrosse Association that is taking
(Continued on Page 9.) Imachinery to operate the scheme.
the initiative once more in trying to
W
Fine action picture showing Happy Eva preiing the winning post to
·ecore: great victory in the Hongkong Derby, (Picture by staff photo (grapher),
Police v, Kowloon, Kowloon, 4.15 p.m. Referee, Martin; Linesmen, Perks and Gomes.
South China "A" v. South China - "D", Caroline Hill, 4.15 p.m.; Re- feree, Isley; Linesmen, Osborne and Higham.
Second Division
Seaforth H. v. Royal Ulster Rifes, Sookunpoo,
Payne.
2.45 p.m.; - Referce,
Club v. Navy, Club, 2.45 p.m.; Re- feree, Smyth.
R.
A. "S" v. Eastern, Prince
Edward
Lawrence,
Road, 4.15 p.m.; Referee,
Police V,
Kowloon, · Kowloon
ground, 2.46 p.m.; Referee, Grant.
Royal Engineers v. Kowloon C., Chatham Road, 4.15 p.m.; Referee, Clark.
R. A. "L". South China, Caroline Hal, 2.45 p.m.; Referee, Barton.
Third Division
Seaforth H. v. Liga, Prince Edward Rond, 2.45 p.m.; Referee, Day.
Kwong Wah v. Royal Welch Fusi- llers, Chatham Road, 2.45 p.m.; Re- feree, Ilance.
Club de Recreio v. R.A.S.C., King's. Park, 2.45 p.m.; Referee, Rees.
SUNDAY
First Division
Chinese A. A. v. Navy, Causeway Bay, 4.15 p.m.; Referee, Kossick; Linesmen, Boyd and Silva.
South Ching
"A", v. Kowloon Chinese, Caroline Hill, 4.16 p.m.; Referee,
Linesmen,
MacCormac;
Sheen and Phillips.
St. Joseph's v. South China "B", Sookunpoo, 4.15 p.m.; Referee, Chop man; Linesmen, Morgan. and Forman.
Second Division
Chinese A. A. v. Navy, Carolina Hi, 2.40 p.m.; Referee, Jarizain,
Third Division
Polica
v. Police "C", Kowloon, 4.15 pm.: Referee, Osborne..
Royal Engineers v.. Kumaon R, Sookunpoo, 2.45 p.m., Referee, For-
man.
RA.O.C, v. RA.F., Causeway Bay, 2.13 p.m.; Referee, Smith..stm)
St. Joseph's v. RA.M.C., Club, 4.15 p.m.;. Referee, Clark,
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