THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, MAY
CHINESE START WELL IN
As I See Sport
By "Abo"
CHINESE REVEAL THEIR STRENGTH EARLY IN SEASON
Mixed Doubles Team Good Enough For Championship
F the form shown by the Chinese, do not think you can say any particu
But A Recreation Clubs players in the for polley is the only right one. Mixed Doubles Temmin League in unobtrusiveness is to be aimed t
put their match against the Kowloon and the referee should try to C.C. is any criterion of their strength, himself in the position of the player of view. they will have a lot to say regarding and understand his point Ute destination of the Dunlop Shield Ule year. They have always been formidable in thele men
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is niso up to the official in control of an important game to let the ball players,
run as far as possible without holding dimculty in the past was to up the play. After all, the pubile in the services
good enough down.
Perry
listen to a performance on the
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Mr.
of three ladies pays to watch football and not to
team whistle." not to let the
Local referees, please take Enid Lilton In Mrs.
Cornate.
ilke particularly mer slogics champion of the Colony), Mrs. Chlu Chun-chiu (co-holder, Jewell's point about "performance on with Miss
doubles a whistle." This can be over-dune, Rose
of the doubts and when it is, it is very irritating and Miss Young Wal-pan, a
to the speelators. tillo)
now nowcomer to the League, they have three ladies capable of giving canes during the season of referees the men every support. Mrs. Litton blowing their whistles and holding on play just because a goal-kick or n howed yesterday that she is still a
A few inches very useful doubles player, and she free klek was taken should have little difficulty in hold
I have seen muay
from the exact spot where they thought It should have been. After ing her own. As is well-known, Mall, what difference does a yard or
best, Chiu is a hard-hitter, at her
so make, especially when play is in she is one of the most brilliant lady the middle of the field?
layers in the League. The third
CR.C. lady, Miss Young, is compara Phenomenal Run-getter tively inexperienced. but she has
and keenness, and a few more
championship,
MIXED
1938.
DOUBLES LEAGUE WIN WITH EASE AGAINST K.C.C. AT KING'S PARK
"Lying Two" seems to bo what Jack Shepherd is saying. A good head in the Lawn Bowls League match on Saturday between the Cralgengower 0.C. and the Police R.C. The Craigengower team won by 101 shots to 39.
Baseball
Cricket
Australian
NEW YORK LANCASHIRE Cricketers
GIANTS TROUNCED
Phillies Improve Their Position
New York, May 16.
DEFEATS ESSEX Victory By An Innings
London, May 16.
¡
To Make An Indian Tour
In
SPLENDID TENNIS SEEN ON THE OPENING DAY
(By "Abo")
The Chinese Recreation Club gave an indication of their real strength at King's Park yesterday afternoon when they walked through the Kowloon C.C. "A" in the Mixed Doubles Tennis League, winning by 7% sets to 1%. Victory was already assured by the end of the second round, the scores being then 5% sets to 1⁄2 in favour of the vistors.
Clarke G. C. Burnett and Mrs. (K.C.C. "A") lost to Hung and Mrs. Litton 3-6; lost to Tsul and Mrs. Chiu 2-0: lost to Kong and Yeung 4-0.
Miss
Nevertheless the K.C.C. players Chiu 3-6; lost to Kong and Miss gave the Chinese a good fight in spite Young 5-7. of the scores, which did not quite give a fair reflection of the play. For instance, Teddy Fincher and Mrs. Williams might have won two sets-they obtained the 12 sets for the K.C.C.-had they been, a little steadier ot the crucial stages. Against Willle Hung and Mrs. End Litton, they led 6-3 but failed to press home the advantage and finally had to share the set.
Teddy Fincher and Mrs. Williams were by far the best K.C.C. pair on view. Mrs. Williams, a newcomer from Shanghai, gave her partner splendid support, being very steady She was not in her ground shots.
at so reliable
net, however, the though she did score several winners with her volleying. Their victory over Paul Kong and Miss Yeung was well-earned, even if it came only in the last round.
Kowloon
U.S.R.C, JUMP INTO FINE FORM U.S.R.C.'s victory over. Cricket Club second string was about as decisive as one could expect. The visitors were not in the same class, and offered disappointing opposition. Excellent performances were given by Mrs. Holmes, Miss Tyler and Miss Grimths for the winners, and they quite definitely outshone the K.C.C. ladies, who found the uneven courts troublesome.
Lolly
typically Goldman played vigorous termis and won all three sets with case, Commander Clifford made a very favourable impression, some utilising a good service and nice top-spin drives to effect. Lieut. D. C. Misa also showed up well for the winners, being especially pro- minent for some good serving
A. E. P. Guest was the steadiest of
the three visiting men. Gray struckt appalling form, and Clarke vartable,
Was
CENTURIES are scored as easily by rantches will improve her play con-Don Bradman as twenties or siderably. Are the Chinese going to make a clean sweep of the League thirlies by most people. Now he has number of done it again. His latest is his this year? With the pinyera at their disposal at the double century against the M.C.C. al
nre very Lord
Lord's. The responsibilities of cap- moment, their prospects bright, and it will not be surprising thin of the Australian touring team to sit but lightly од his if they do walk off with every League shoulders. This great little man is England, making his third trip to He is a cricketing genius, on hard wickels possibly the greatest batsman the game has ever known. The Philadelphia Phillies, who won by the in a win for the former by an innings proposes of India he was certain to was against Kong and Miss Yeung,beat Kowloon Cricket Club "B" 8-1. secret of his success is partly his lob-sided score of 12-3. The Giants and 177 runs. astonishing concentration, which
outhit and outplayed. makes him invaluable In
A close match was played between There are those who doubt whether, Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers, in mastery of every kind of wicket, the former winning by the odd run BO. equals some of the great players in nine.
To-day's Matches
have
of
"Three interesting matches teen arranged for "A" Division
ip League this afternoon. The fol- lowing is the programme:
·Hongkong C.C, v. Chinceo R.C. Ordian N.C.
v. United Services
he
be
MMA were crisis.
swill
for
The losers lacked the balance which featured the displays of the U.S.R.C. couples.
Scores:
VARIABLE FORM The form shown by Ernie Fincher and
Mrs. Burnett Was variable. Several Test Players They played up to standard in the
first two To Be Included
rounds, losing in the ninthi game to Tsui Yun-pui and Mrs. Chiu Chun-chlu and in the twelth to Kong connexion with the proposed and Miss Yeung, but in the last visit of an Australian cricket team round they were sound
"soundly beaten by New York Giants, leaders of the The match between Lancashire and to India, Mr. Frank Tarrant, who is Hung and Mrs. Litton. National Baseball League, received a Essex, played at Ilford, in the County organising the four, told the As- Gordon Burnett and Mrs. Clarke trouncing to-day at the hands of Cricket Championship ended to-day sociated Press of India that if the tried hard but were outplayed by Their closest match were accepted by the Crie-
superior pal ket Club Thanks to 114 by J. Iddon and take Richardson, Grimmett, Kippax, who beat them by 6-4,
Lancashire de-Oldfeld,
Bill, Chilvers, Wendell 115 by N. Oldfield,
Nursing a cold, Hung was not at clared at 491
eight
wickets.on.
Chipperfield, Nash, his best in his ground strokes. His Peter Smith captured Ave wickets
Lush, Tallon, Gregory, Me-net-play, however, remained as good for 87 runs.
O'Brien, Cormick, Bromley,
and as ever and he won many points Essex replied with 110 in the first Barnett to India during the next cold through his devastating forecourt innings, Nutter taking five for 38; weall
weather season.
play. Mrs. Litton was steadinesst per- follow-on Essex scored
Не
with sonified. was in communication Bradman, but he was unable to say Ferhaps the best C.R.C. pair on M.C.C.. AUSTRALIANS
would whether Bradman
captain the day's play were Taul Yun-pul, who was taking the place of his The Australian tourists are in a Australla,
According to a tentative itinerary, brother, and Mrs, Chiu Chun-chiu. their very favourable position
the team will arrive in Bombay on On yesterday's form, Tsui and Mrs. match against the M.C.C. at Lord's.
After scoring 502, of which Don Nov. 15 and proceed to Colombo on Chiu should not lose many sets in
Feb.
after visiting Ah- the Lengue this season. They are a 13, 1930, ats- tourists Bradman made 278, the
Kärnchi, well-balanced combination. 214, medabad, Rajkot, Jamnagar, side for missed the M.C.C.
Peshawar, Lahore, Amritsar, Patiala, Paul Kong and Mlas Yeung Wal-Ballton and Mrs. Hdyo Lay 6-4; lost to
Mr. and Mrs. Storey 4-0. R. ES. Wyatt scoring 84 not out. J.
pan
fortunate to take Delhi, Ajmer, Indore, Nagpur, Cal-
were probably
T. A. Pearce and Miss D. Dodwell Boot for Smith took six wickets
the
cutta, Secunderabad, Madras, Bangu- two sets. They just managed it Raliton and Mrs. Hyde Lay 6-1; beat Mr. M.C.C. for 139 runs, while L. O'B.
against E. Fincher and Mrs. and Mrs. Storey 2: lost to Ferguson and Fleetwood Smith had four for 09 lore and Poonn.
Burnett, winning by 7-6, and against Mrs. Waddell 1-0. for the Australlans.
Burnett and Mrs. Clarke, they wen by 6-4. Kong was handicapped by
won by 4-3.
Scores:
$ 10
1
4 B
0
8
2
12 13
0
of the past. They even question his In the American League, Detroit Kowloon C.C. v. South China A.A technique, arguing that he relies too Tigers scored 13 runs from 11 hits to
look The Chinese
particularly much upon his marvellously
beat Washington Senators by 13-7. und in the and phenomenal sight. The
between Philadelphia 105. match Strong, especially as Ho Ka-lau is footwork now back again. With three pairs His technique is sound enough, writes Ulco Leo Wal-tong and Tsui Wal-pul, Howard Marshall, and adapted to his Athletics and Cleveland Indians went Paul Kong and Tsul Yun-pul, and qualities. With it goes the spirit of to ten innings before a decision could to Ka-lau and W. C. Hung, they are aggression which will not allow him be reached. The Indians eventually
balanced. Whatever to fall into technical coma. Passive evenly Very 103 mthe Hongkong C. C, fold to-day resistance is useless to him. He
NATIONAL LEAGUE attacking Chal- should not trouble the Chinese un- must always
Boston .. duly. Perhaps the most even game lenge him with leg theory and he
Brooklyn of the day will be that between the will seek the unorthodox counter- Indian R.C.
and the United Services thrust. Set a defensive field, and he The
New York R.C. to be played at Sookunpoo. The will still score 40 or 58 runs an hour.
Phliadelphia Indians have been strengthened this His hook is an explosion of elemental year by the inclusion of Omar Rum- forces, but the power is controlled
(Ripple the ball kept down. When a former co-holder of the local an jahn, a doubles title, who returned to the Bradman hooks, he chastens his and Corbett, Martin, Whitney and
A very opponents, and sets against them the Klein for the Phillies). rome weeks ago. Colony stendy doubles players, Omar will measure of their inferiority. Among "H.D." will his many records we And that he partner S. A. Ruinjahn.
and topped the averages for all matches play with A. H. Madar an before, and during the last tour of England
with B. Minu has 1. M. A. Razack as partner. Without knowing what the a total of 2,106 and an average of South Chian line-up is, it is difficult He has acored over 60 centuries in and York
94.75 for eight Test match innings. (Lewis homered for the Senators, and Gehringer for the Lo say what the prospects of the KLCC. are. The K.C.C. team looks Arst-class matches and has shared in Tigers). wful coought without being part-90 partnerships of over 100 of which one was over 400, five between 300 cularly brilliant.
and 400 and 17 between 200 and 300.
Soccer Refereeing
tment and
up
Plenty Of Talent
cricketers were
the Australian really hard up for a player to re-
homered for the Giants,
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington
7
1
Detroit
13 11
3
3 8 4 12
Philadelphia Cleveland (Ten Innings were played). Reuter..
place Barnes, their S.O.S, need have age, there is a fine young Australlon no farther than England's cricketer at Oxford whom they could ask to lend a hand-namely, R. C. M.
in
Five Test matches have been plan-
In the follow-on, the M.C.C. haded, two in Bombay and one each in made 87 for one when stumps were Calcutta, Lahore and Madras.
drawn-Reuter.
REFERENCE BOOKS CEASE PUBLICATION
No Tennis Almanacks This Year
United Services Recreation Club
Clifford and Miss. Grimina beat 8. A. Gray and Mrs. Bweeney 8-1, beat Q. E. Clarke and Miss Bradbury 4-1, beat A. E. P. Cuest and Mrs. Knight 6-3.*
Goldman and Miss Tyler beat Gray and Mrs. Swengy 0-1, best Clarke and Miss Bradbury 6-1, beat Guest and Mrs. Knight 6-1.
D. C. Mizra and Mrs. Holmes beat Gray and Mrs. Sweeney 6-0, bent Clarke and Miss Bradbury 61, lost to Guest and Mrs. Knight 5-7,
H.KCC 1. L.R.C. Hongkong Cricket Club bent Ladies Recreation Club 7-2-
... 11. Owen Hughes and Mrs. Findlay boat Mr. and Mrs. Storey 6-3; beat J. J. Ferguson and Mrs. Waddell beat N. Ratiton and Mrs. Hydo Lay 6-1,
H. 1. Armstrong and Mrs. J. P. Whitham beat Ferguson and Mrs. Waddell 0-3; boat
A three-days match in Colombo having to play with the weakest lady SOUTH CHINA A.A.
will The Cricket Board of Control, have self well. referred the matter to the Cricket Club of Indin, stating that, if the Club accepted the offer, the Board would give support.
also be included in the tour. In the C.R.C. side, but acquitted him-
SCORES
The display of the Chinese augurs well for their chances of winning the
championship once again.
Scores:
TO ENTERTAIN
SAIGON TEAM
The South China Athletic Associa→
E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Williams tion will hold a dinner at the Kam have been to a large extent depen- (K.C.C. "A") drew with W. C. Hung Ling Restaurant, 480, Queen's Road dent on Ayrer Lawn Tennis Al- and Mrs. Enid Lilton 8-8; lost to West, on Thursday, at 8 pm., in hon- manack and Lowe's Lawn Tennis Taui Yun-pul and Mrs. Chiu Chun- our of the visit of the Federation Annual in compiling dates of tourna-chiu 2-0: beat Paul Kong and Miss Cochinchinoise de Football Associa- ments and international matches, Yeung Wai-pan 6-3.
tion's football team, and to celebrate
|seeding and handicapping players E. F. Fincher and Mrs. Burnett the winning by the S.C.A.A, of the and numerous other purposes. An (K.C.C. "A") lost to Hung and Mrs. Hongkong Senior Football League official of the Lawn Tennis Associa-Litton 1-0; lost to Taul and Mrs. and the Challenge Shield. tion confessed his dismay when the United Press informed him of the publishers' decision not to print the books this year.
To all intents and purposes, the soccer season in the Colony is now over. As a matter of fact, hnd
London, Apr. 21. it not been for the visit of the Saigon tean, the local, season would have gone
British lawn tenais officials and been concluded two weeks ago. Yet cricket Press boxes. W. M. Woodfull Kimpton. Probably they have not tans are disconcerted at the revela- is silting in them this summer, and thought of him, but Kimpton is a Hon that Britain's only two complete I make no apology for bringing so is Bert Oldfield, who for years Arst-rate and stylish batsman, a good | annual reference books on the sportition were not given but the publish- a matter which is of great interest
ers of Ayres' said they hope to revive ee-ranked as the best wicitet-keeper in bowler, and a useful wicket-keeper, have ceased publication. to woat soccer enthusiasts-referee-ran int. Aaked "What is the secret of the game and arellable run-getter Kimpton could also show them a For many years tournament of the volume in 1939. The future of efficient refereeing?" Mr. A. at about No. 0 or 7. And the thing or two at golf between cricket eials throughout the country, and Lowe's, however, is still unknown.— Jewell, who recently refereed the don't fancy
even the Lawn Tennis Association United Press. F.A. Cup final at Wembley, said, "I campaigners, both now 40 years of matelics. He has a half-Blue for it.
elther of those old
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