NGKONG
APRIL
MIDDLESEX CRICKETERS HAD SUCCESSFUL SEASON
WON 17 GAMES
OUT OF
OF
TOTAL
NINETEEN
SOME PLAYERS MAY BE WORTH THEIR PLACES IN INTERPORT SIDE
(By "R. Abbit") -
The figures of the regimental team of the 1st Bn. Middlesex Regt. reached me a few days ago and I am much obliged for them. For some years in Hongkong I have found that in many Regiments cricket has somewhat gone to the wall, owing chiefly I imagine to the attractions of Association Football which is played unfortunately at the same time of year. There have been exceptions however, and the Kosbics, the East Lancashires, the Seaforths and the Middlesex have all taken much interest in the game..
For a regimental side they have a surprisingly long list of fixtures and have won 17 games as against one lost and one drawn if the tally of the. games is correct. The itemised list of them showed 10 wins of 18 played. The standard is somewhat hard to Judge as I have no means of knowing teams were fielded by the op- What position but on the whole I
cannot estimate it as above Junior Division form. True, they beat Craigengower but I am under the impression that the half-Shield-hulders ( I may so term them) were by no means nt full strength.
However, this la all beside the point-the fact that people or re- inents are really keen on cricket is the great thing. As a matter of fact the side will have to be considered in several placen-if I may use the phrase supposing that events enable Shanghal to
eend un t
a team next year..or that wo send one up there.
I think there has been in most Hong-
bo
rather enjoy him-but I have doubt he will get a trial.
AN INTERPORT!
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по
I find on enquiry that, as I sup- posed, no steps have been taken yet with reference to an Interport match In November. It is Shanghai's turn: to
come here, and I imagine it would not be an unpleasant change for their team to enjoy the blessings of peace-(though complicated at times by a kicking wicket) instead of the rather strained existence which one imagines is their portion at pre- sent. I, for one, sincerely hope that the game can be arranged,
OBITUARY
article I am putting up a few notes As I promised in my last week's on the names of those cricketers who died during 1937. I hardly remem- ber n lat which contains so many well-
first well-known names. The them is that of G. W. Beldamn. He
kong sides at least one military re-played for Middlesex for nearly ten presentative often several. From the Middlesex alone there
romycars, and on occasion for the Gentle may be men, I saw him bal once or twice more than one chosen. C. M. M. Man and my-very vague-recollection is is to my mind almost a certainly for
that he was somewhat cramped in the post of stamper. There may his style. He is, however, beiter better wicket-keeprst there certainly known to the present generation of boller wicket-keepers; there are better bats. But there is no one which was published in a book en- cer- cricketers for his photographic work who han such a combined level of titled "Great Batsmen", in which usefulness. Then again, in the bowl- C. B. Fry wrote the descriptive letter- ing where we are short so often, Pte. press for the photographs. Hatfield struck me last season as the most useful of stock bowlers in the Colony.
With a handy run and an easy delivery-co like that of dozens of professional cricketers he can bowl length for over an
hour on end. He may not be brilliant but he is sound, and with little extra coaching could very well serve a team as their stock bowler to hold an end down cheaply and to produce
the occasional wicket.
OUTSTANDING BATSMEN
in
at Lord's
over,
was
once,
VILLAGE BAND PLAYS BATTLESHIP, HOME—All the village, turned out to welcome Battleship, the Grand National winner, ou la return in his training quarters, Lambourn, Berkshire, while Bruce Hobbs, his fockey, also had a great reception.
Tennis Replay Fixed
For To-Morrow
Weather permitting, the replay in the semi-finals of the Colony Tennis Singles Championship between Tsui Yun-pui and H. D. Rumjahn (holder) will be decided on the stand court of the Hong- kong Cricket Club to-morrow.
It is hoped to commence the match as soon after 4 p.m. as possible. The contestants
have already met twice before, but each time no decision could be reached.
Fight Crowd Angry And Referee Had
To Explain
M... Jack Smith, the Manchester.
Battleship Forces His
Head Ahead
And Wins Aintree Grand National
By The Scout (Cyril Luckman)
Aintree, Mar. 25.
A little American racehorse named Battleship, who was thought too small for the Aintree ordeal, won the Grand National by a head for his seventeen-year-old rider Bruce Hobbs,
And he nchleved this despite, hordo-who did not know who she blundering and losing three lengths was were
themselves a few fences from home.
Be with me and see the picture from the last fence.
hoarse.
shouting
us, and Bruce told me later, as he Hobbs seemed as puzzled as all of came out fresh from the weighing room. "I've never even SEEN Mrs. Scott."
Tokyo Almost Certain To Hold Games
New York, Apr. 16. Plans for the 12th Olympic Games
are progressing and there is only the slightest chance that Tokyo will not hold thm, Dr. Jigoro Kato, Japanese member of the Inter- national Olympic Committee and head of the Organization Committee for the games, said to-day.
"It's very doubtful if any- thing will occur to call off the games in Tokyo in 1940," said Dr. Kato who is en route back to Tokyo from the Interna- tional Olympic Committee meeting in Cairo." "If things stand as they are now, they'll be all right. There is no war in Japan. The people in Tokyo, Osaka and ofher Japa- nese cities are not thinking of war."United Press,
and I could see that Cooleen-though the Bnished fourth-was never going like her old seit after a mistake at un early fence.
Sul a remarkable international
are probably more but I refer to the the hips and cutting the fo from referee, lectured the crowd at Hull Iderless Frenchman Takvo Pacha, blt Joy." I do not think she falled being reached. Red Knight II. was
Another cricketer to pass whom I often saw in action, is Walter Brearley. He was shortish, of very remendously fast ball with a run of powerful bulid, and sent down n only a few paces. He got his speed entirely with body-swing. He one of the great fast bowlers of the early years of this of them, C. P. Buckenhury. Another the Essex professional, has also passed He was
away. a brillant bowler with Guld sort of run and graceful and As batsmen there are no less than
easy delivery. shall never forget sceing Gilbert Jessop three players who would most cer-walking down the pitch to him occa- tainly be tried Trial games, There sionally and then bending back three whom I have seen playing for the Army where they have had to meet better bowling than in Regi- mental matches, M. P. Wesdon should stand a very good chance if he could
is one to conjure with in Somerset fourth round of his contest with curb a tendency to life the ball too
and Devon. He was for many years Darkle Ellis (Bridlington). a school-master and early in his innings. I am not so Head of West Buckland School, near to make a speech, and I don't make "It is no part of my job," he said, sure sire about, the chances of J. G. Chiverall
I though L. C. Beadnell.
Liko lleigh,
In this. Another great West Country a practice of it, but I am quite
I may be mistaken player, George Dennett has died. He Both his eyes are badly cut and he satisfled that Rowles cannot go on. bowled for over twenty years Gloucester, and, after Oghting through I have no complaint at all."
for cannot even see out of the left one. the South African War,
fought through the Great War, and retired as a Captain.
and
hero
the small girl, "when they are good they are very very good and-1" But they are sometimes horrid All the same
accond season when used to the light and the wickets out
different may show us an entirely picture. My readers may ask me if I have forgotten Plo. Coombes-I have not, but I doubt if he would be ccessful against the better bats. I think Donald Leach or Stokes would
the
ally last night when they roared dis- off his middle stump to the bound corner of Seaman Rowles (London)
boundary, approval because the seconds in J. B. Challen has died
Ho
name is not so widely known but it threw in the towel at the end of the over a bit and seems likely to trou- nissing ld get from her that "Bat-ever, lost ground, and was out of it!
I think once
But I perceive that my space will not allow me to deal adequately with my subject and I must complete this article on Tuesday next.
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Rolny has in stock
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Former Hongkong Boxer Involved
Over three lengths in front of his only rival comes the hope of Ire-
With her American trainer und a land-Royal Daniell. Battleship is challenging boldly, London, Mar. 31.
few friends she sat immobile, and But "enemy No. 1 to both is the barely smiled when asked to "Exhi National as the final phases were who is leading them.
to feel it, but the great occasion had outpaced now, but I lil had hopes: anxious. Then the Pacha switches
veers Arst towards Royni engulfed this frail-looking, dark- of American-owned Delachance rid- Daniell, whose rider, Moore, gets faced woman,
She left for London immediately, den by unlucky Jack Moloney.
to-night's usual celebrations.
Delachance blundered badly, how- ble Battleship.
But I Young Hobbs has a man's head on tieship has won races
from four as a final challenger. pulls slightly aside without checking his rapidly broadening shoulders. He furlongs to four and a half miles!"
She will not now send Battleship Workman then joined the leading) and on goes Battleship, making up home, but let Hobbs keep him-per-pale. His rider thinks he would not ground all the time,
haps for another National,
have been a bad third but for his Can he do it? They're surely
blunder-but I thought Workman level now. "Royal Danicli" goes up
was tiring. in chorus from, the thousands
Next, Irishmen.
They're past the post-both riders turn speculatively towards cach other. We wait.
Rowles had suffered heavy punish- ment and his face was covered with before the towel was thrown in. blood. He was down for four just
(Rowles was a well-known figure in the local ring some yeara ogo).
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Opinions are equally divided on this dimcult-angled course, but I feel it is Battleship. Then numbers of "5-6-25" go into the frame.
was
Broke Blood Vessel
Home Football
MILLWALL TAKE LEAD IN THIRD DIVISION
Changes Seen In Southern Section
London, Apr. 25.
Millwall took the Tend" In" the southern section of the Third Divi- slon in the English Football League', to-day following their victory at home over Bournemouth by four coals to nil
Millwall now lead Queen's Park Rangers and Watford by one point, cach team having played 40 matches. In the northern section, the leatlers, Tranmere and Doncaster were not engaged, but Hull took advantage of this to improve their position by beating York City.
East Fife, the Scottish Cup Analisis, were beaten to-day in the Second Division of the Scottish League, losing to East Stirling by the odd goal in three.
Scores of to-day's matches were!
SECOND DIVISION
Chesterfield 2 Newenslo D THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) Millwall
4 Bournemouth @
LEAGUE TABLE The following are the leading positions:
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pis. Millwall
40 21 10 0 70 30 52 Queen's P.R. 40 21 9 10 74 43 51 Watford
40 20 11 D 70.41 St Bristol C. 38 18 12 8 60 30 48 Brighton.... 30 20 0 11 00 40 48 THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
Barrow
Bradford C.
Halifax Ekull
Oldham Wrexham
0 Accrington
1 Gateshead
2 Lincoln
3 York
Z New Brighton
0
Carlisle
+
▸
LEAGUE TABLE
The following are the leading positions:
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. 30 21 0 0 78 40 30 19 12 8 69 30 30 20 10 0·70 40°48 39 18 13 8 64 43 49
SCOTTISH LEAGUE (SECOND DIVISION)
Tranmere... Hull.... Doncaster Oldham
East Stirling
2
East Fifo
Router.
Pennink Gets Through First Round
English Amateur Golf Championship
London, Apr. 25.
WES
The first round of the English Amateur Golf Championship played at Moortown, Leeds, to-day. Pennink, the holder, bent Green- the mistake three fences halgh of Turton by 5 and 3.
The first surprise of the tournament
by
How few can win the National from home that might easily have twice! Royal Mail broke a blood ves-put paid to Battleship. Naturally it was the defeat of Stanley Lunt of sel this time, and Evan Williams had cost him ground and meant that he Moscicy, the 1034 winner, to pull him up. "I think he did it had those three lengths to make up Haslam of Moortown by one up when he straddled the chair fence from the last jump. before the water. He going at all well after that," said
he.
was never
Take dazzling Airgead Slos next Away in front he went, and seemed
A delay and then the verdict, Mrs. Evans, Royal Mall's new "Head and bad."
owner, had braved the cold wind, Another Irish horse, Workanon, and, though feeling weak, insisted on
the bad." Then
came last coming to see her 0,500 guinea pur- year's runner-up, Cooteen, my hope chase." Delachance (who had also blundered, outpaced Red Knight II, and Blue Shirt (co-favourite with Cooleen). to be jumping beautifully. Suddenly
Only grey, Hopeful Hero, Under Bid, Bachelor Prince, Lough Cottage, Provocalive and Drim also got the course. An exceptional number of thirteen-but I was a firm ground National.
Chasing Double
we saw him topple over at the fence past Valentine's the first time round.
across him.
This was also the undoing of Stal- bridge Park, but It Was brought about mainly by Red Knigh! "II. jumping the fence # bit nerge
had also Something
jumped a bit In front of Dominick's Cross when he made his exit at the second jump. I still chuckle when I think that Few casualties so far, however, but for Mrs. Marion Scott's decision though Inversible was down at the to let her horse attempt to win the first and Poniet had to be pulled up. English as well as the American Brighter Cottage went at the fourth National Battleship would have now fence. been on his way to hle owner's American studi
•
Hit Bechor's Hard
Battleship's American National was over only three miles at Bel- Next notable event was the upset mont Park.
of Takvor Pacha, who hit the top of "I know what a good game little Becher's hard. Kalley wobbled, chap he is," trainer Reg Hobbs had tried to keep his seat, but touched sald to me, "but I abmehow feel like "Mother Aintree" for the first ime. it's asking him to chew off a bit too much, Ho only stande 15.2 and, af- ter all, he's already been to the stud and got foals.”
Naturally there were other splits before twenty survivors came to the water at the end of the first circuit.
Delacbanco had moved up ahead of Once, however, Hobbs had been Royal Daniell, Red Knight II., Nock- given his orders he saw to it that quila and Lough Cottage, with Dun- Battleship would be at for the big hill Costle and Battleship heading geal test of his career. Really, Reg- the others.
gie is even more a marvel than, son As they turned to go back into the Bruce
country once more, one horse lay And if Flying Minutes bad not dead over the water-Canadian in- Crocked himself recently Bruce vader Rock Lad, who had collapsed would have ridden him. In another with heart failure. American's colours,
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I've seen many types of winning one-paced Red Knight II. Dela- owners, but never before one like chance, natty Battleship, Workman Mrs. Marion Scoft
and Rockquilial still doing their work, so, ably,
Dunhill Castle was beaten, Nichol- son thought, when he fell at Becher's
A silent woman, sat, on a shooting stick some distance away from the urisaddiing enclosure while Aintree
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