THE
HONGKONG
TELEGR
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15,
1938.
NO NEW SOCCER TALENT UNEARTHED BY SERVICES
ONLY PROVEN MEN DO WELL IN THE TRIAL CONDITIONS TO BLAME FOR POOR DISPLAYS
(By "Abe"),
As no new talent was unearthed, it is doubtful whether the football trial held by the Services at Sookunpoo yesterday taught the Selectors anything which they did not already know, Only those whose prowess has been tried before in the Colony did well; all the rest were just 50-50.
Conditions obtaining yesterday from conducive to good wvero far 'football, and the newcomers could hardly be blamed for not distinguish- ing themselves. The ground was so slippery that it was well-nigh im- possible to maintain a footing, and an almost continuous drizzle, which commenced shortly after the trinl had started, made the ball so greasy that control was almost out of the question.
Nevertheless,
there were several
who managed to overcome these dit- ficulties and made their selections fairly, secure.
Changes were made at the end of the Brst half. Several players who turned out for one side in the open- ing period were on the opposing In the eleven after the interval.
circumstances, the score was unim- portant, but as a matter of form it might be mentioned that the Pro- babies (Red) defeated the Possibles (Blue) by 7-1.
SAW ABSENT
The Possibles took the field with only ten men, and missing from the Probables was Saw, who was kept out of the trial by injury.
Services Team To Play Corinthians
The following were selected last night as the Services team to meet Islington Corinthians next week:.
Church (Royal Navy), Watson (M'sex). Sheehan (M'sex) Williamson.. captain,
Bright (M'sex)
(Seaforths!
Ferris (Royal Navy), Grogan (M'sex),
McGuigan (Seaforths), Calvert (R.A.),
Saw (M'sex),
Pearson (M'sox).
(Royal
Reserves. Duncan Scots), Fraser (Royal Scots), Land (R.E.),, Alsey (Royal Scots), Courtney (M'sex).
safer pair of backs than Fraser and Marshall of the Possibles.
Handicapped by playing with only The two teams in the first half ten men, the Possibles were never
able to get going.
were:
Probables Church (Navy); Web-
In the second half the teams lined ster (Middlesex), Sheehan (Middle-up as follows:
Rugger players of "C" Company, 2nd Battalion the Royal Welch Fusillers winners of the Inter- Company Rugby Cup during 1938. The photo was, taken just before the Battalion "Jeft- the Colony for the Sudan, (Photo: Mce Cheung),
OPEN-HANDED PAYMENT
OF EXPENSES
WANTEDA
No Official Statement By
:
British L. T. A.
(By Geoffrey Simpson)
London, Jan. 12.
The recent claim by British lawn tennis playera for open- banded payment of travelling and hotel expenses presents such a big question that people in the game are mystified that an official statement on the subject has not been made.
Corinthians Due In Colony To-morrow
Messageries Maritimes an- nounced this morning that the Aramis, bringing the Islington Corinthians to Hongkong from Malaya, will arrive in port to- morrow about 11 a.m, She will go alongside Kowloon Wharf.
A full South China A.A.
the delegation, headed by General Committee of the Club and officials of the Hongkong Football Association, will go on board to welcome the famous visitors.
The Chinese are preparing a grand reception for the Corin- thians, who will be escorted to the Peninsula Hotel in style.
Cricket Notes :
By "R. Abbit"
Australian Proposals Discussed
THE EIGHT-BALL OVER, WIDES AND NO-BALLS
The weather started going wrong on last Saturday week. and though the cricket programme was finished on that day, there followed a solid seven days of the worst climatic condi- tions that I think I ever recall in a February. It was more like, April or May save that it was beastly cold.
There
was no cricket at all last, of the 8-ball over being adopted in week and 1, for one, am very glad England. And what is more, their of it. It ruins a game of cricket to number is growing. In a somewhat have it played under thoroughly un-myopic outlook I must admit I had sultable conditions and the League always rather considered the ques struggle is at a most interesting point tlon from the bowler's point of view how with, as a rule, most sides haver perhaps it would be more cor- ing only two more League games rect to say from the point of view to play. Games played in very cold which envisages the bowler's acli- weather and/or on mud-pats are vities. As regards this altitude there most unsatisfactory and lead to the most unexpected and incorrect re- sult if one may use the phrase. A cold unpleasant day handicaps every- one, but I think the I.R.C. fare worse In this sort of weather than most other people.
and
were two distinct attitudes, the one which thought the extra two bails would tire the bowler: and the other which thought the extra two balls would enable the bowler to perfect a complete strategical attack on batsman more successfully when he had eight than when he was limited
In this There are just one or two points to six balls. And
latter con- лесно on which I have been intending to nection. I very well remember the make comment when I could find change over from five to six balls, space and now seems a good oppor- read a lot of cricket even then tunity. The first one Is the Austra-I well recollect bowlers then saying lian proposal to reckon In the wides the extra ball helped their schenie and no-bails into a bowler's analysis, of attack. I
it is worth mcia- I suppose and debit them against him. I must tioning that as a rule the good bowler confess that up to a few years ago, tries to make each over an artific when I had not analysed the score whole working up to the point where, sheets of games to carefully, I had having led his batsman up the gor- always been under the impression den path so to speak for several bails that this was done and I am afraid | he finally applies the coup de grace! I did so during one period when I of course an odd number of runs did quite n.bit of scoring.
scored usually polls this, but that artistic whole! to the proper theory-each over an
No one ever bowled me out but
TIME SAVED ··
the point came up during one of those
talics pleasant long cricket which develop after a game is over.
This is all very well but I have The opposition were so positive that I lay pretty low and afterwards veri- recently realized that the great point fled as far back as I could in Wisdens about the eight ball over is the —which was only until 1926, I found amount of time it saves. In a sequence that I had been quite wrong. But of six eight ball overs you got forty- the fact remains that somewhere I eight balls which equal eight six-bali must have seen recorda possibly lovers, and so two complete changes, the roylews of various counties' ocn-¡ of the Aeld are saved--say four zona in which in the bowling analy- minutes. And eight overs of six balls nis reference was made to Wides and take say thirty minutes. So the time No-balls. It must have been in my saved is at least eight minutes an earliest (and therefore most impres- hour...I rather believe that actually slonable) years of cricket, probably it is a bit more. about 1890. I should be interested -to-know-it-anyone has a similar re-. collection. Even if there was such a practice it has quite gone out and though the Australians have every right to introduce it in Australian cricket, I think it is most unlikely If it was put up to them, and as to this I have heard nothing.
sex); Williamson (Seaforths), Bright, Probables-Smith
(RA.S. C.): (Middlesex). Ferris (Navy); Gru-Watson, Sheehan; Williamson, Bright. gan (Middlesex), McGuigan, (Sea Ferris; Grogan, McGuigan, Pearson,
It is known that the problem has should be scorned. While the LTA, whether ex- forths),Calvert (R.A.), Courtney Courtney and Elton.
been before the Lawn Tennis As-are trying to decide sociation. So when the new L.T.A. penses should be paid, pinyers are (Middlesex) and Pearson (Middle- sex).
Possibles. Hillyer (R. A. F.): Council, appointed in December, held getting them surreptitiously. Fraser, Marshall; Fraser, McKusker, their first meeting last Monday, we There is a fear that it eight weeks' Possibles. Duncan (R. Scots) Wilkinson; Potts, Alsey, Calvert, expected something to happen.
expenses were permitted, payment Fraser
I do not think Instead, (R. Scots), Marshall
(Fleming and Church (Navy).
silence
leaving would not stop there. reigns,
for if the principle of Scots); McKuster (Seaforths), Wil-
people to think that nothing has it would. kinson (Middlesex); Potts (R. Scots), No fewer
than six goals were been done at all. The L.T.A. do not olleially condoned expenses is cs- Alsey
half, (R. Scots), Elton (R.A.F.) scored in this
and of these differ much from other sports con-tablished, how can anyone say that and Fleming (R. Scots).
Pearson had a part in five. He put trol bodies. They all love secrecy it is right for a player to take eight himself, including a and the issuing of bare statements, weeks' out-of-pocket money, and a In four goals The Probables were so overwhelm-beautiful header, and one bounced minus explanations,
crime if he accepts, nize weeks, or Ingiy superior that Duncan was given of Fraser's foot from a shot by him. But in this case there is no cause the whole 527 avery trying time in the Possibles The other goal was scored for the why it should not be given the light The offence would be on a por goal. He was beaten "only"
Possibles by Calvert, who alipped of day, and I am sure the players with that of the man whose drink- from close
satisfied quarters by McGulgan, through between Watson and Shee-will not be
until this is Ing having become illegal in one but before and after this, he stopped hun to beat Smith.
done.
pubile house, crosses the road to remains open so many raspers from Calvert, Pear-
Recently, as I told you, "Bunny" another bar which 300 and McGuigan that he made
Austin headed a men's deputation to later, himself almost certain of inclusion,
L.T.A. and
Mrs. (Dorothy the especially as none of the other goal-
It should not be Round) Little Women's party.
thought that Third Round Of that the M.C.C. would adopt it, even Both urged that eight weeks ex-official sanction would mean all keepers who were tried managed to
getting their Impress.
penses be allowed in a playing players will probably play in this position; season, as is the case in other lands. money. Tournament commitices Scottish Cup oherwise his claims for inclusion as We can be sure they will continue would still pay those whom they de centre-forward would be just as pressing this claim.
sired to attend. In other words, the strong as Calvert's.
"rabbit" would continue paying his own way.
THOSE WHO SHONE
Midway in this half. Duncan changed places with Church, but the latter did not show up nearly
PEARSON AS OUTSIDE LEFT In view of the fact that apart from Pearson, there was not an outside left worthy of the
name, Pearsoa!
The two players who played, at as
well. His handling was not so sure
ALL WANT THEM
travelling
GLASGOW RANGERS DRAW BYE
London, Feb. 14.
drawn a Glasgow Rangers have Inside-jeft did not give the impression The L.T.A. have not told us what? In fact, the irrepressible "rabbit" bye in the third round of the Scot- be played on of being better than Saw. Fleming occurred at their meeting on Mon- in any sport is the only true-bluetish Cup which will
was never really at home.
I have already referred to the dis- like of the M.C.C. for rule changing but when it is a question of minor alterations to save time and thus to lessen the number of draws I should some steps of this be surprised sort are not taken in the near future. After all, it is not a radical change. As short a time ago as the 'seventies the over consisted of four balls. The number has been lifted to five first and then to six, so why not to right? The Increased atrain on the bowler would surely be balanced by the in- creased resting time while the other end was howling.
PERFECTLY LOGICAL The M.C.C. are very wisely averse from making any avoidable changes in the rules of the game-there have been quite a lot lately as it is!-and so it would probably not go through. But if you come to think of it, it is Finally, I recommend my readers perfectly logical. Byes and leg-byes to get hold, if they can, of a history art not scored against the bowler of the 1036-7 Test Matches in Aus- because they are not (entirely any tralia by Bruce Harris. It is a bit way) his fault. But Wides and No-sketchy, and the tables are not too balls are and why should not he pay carefully complled, e.g. he has the score of the second innings in the Another point is that of the adop- Arst Test completely jumbled up tion of the eight ball over. Reading but it is quite readable, and lacks carefully of the game, one comes to the Pomponius Ego touch of some v. Kilmarnok
realize that there are a large num- other gentlemen who have described Queen's Park or ber of cricketers who are in favour Tours in Australia, Ayr U.
and he was beaten once, by Pearson, who scored with a terrific left-foot was clever with his feet, but was far day, but notwithstanding the absence amateur, if that term implies that March 5.
Celtle, holders of the trophy, have drive to put the Probables two up. too prone to dribble, and Courtney of official information it can be an amateur is one who pays every been drawn at home to Kilmarnock,
Amongst others who shone for the
sisted here that Sir Samuel Hoare, penny of his games-playing costs.
whlie Aberdeen will be away to East Probables were Williamson, Bright, By the time this appears in print, the president, reported the result of
SECRECY UNWANTED
Fife. Ferris, Pearson, Calvent and Me- the Services team will have been
The draw, which was made to-day, Gulgan, Watson and Sheehan were al known.
In this case, I am on the side of resulted as follows: We have also discovered that the the tennis players for two reasons: councillors were left in no doubt
the meetings he and his colleagues
had with the players.
*
THIRD ROUND
that the expenses claim argued by
(1) Amateurs get expenses in Austin was intended to apply to other sports; players generally and not to a select
Celtic Morton
few.
(2)
It is better for expenses to
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V.
Aberdeen
V
Raith R.
V.
Albion R.
v. Hamilton
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The Rangers and St. Bernards or
{fourth round.—Reuter,
The funniest thing-and this
have already said "No" to the ex applies to most games is that while King's Parit have drawn byes into the 3
penses claim.
Which seems to me not great deal of progress,
THE TRUE-BLUES
a
very
councillors, committee men. and commissioners get frightfully "sticky" about amateurs receiving expenses, the said councillors, committee men, and commissioners usually see to it A clear understanding should be that they get their return fares paid renched on the question of tennis when they have to travel to meet- expenses. Secrecy and subterfugo Ings.
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