THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1938.
“R. ABBIT” MAKES INTERPORT CRICKET SUGGESTION
SHANGHAI SENDS TEAM
DOWN NEXT MONTH:
WE GO UP IN
ABANDONMENT OF MATCH ONLY TO BE EXPECTED
The abandonment of the Interport Cricket match with Shang- hai did not come as a great surprise to a great many of us. True, I do not think anyone had envisaged the possibility of such a very violent crisia when the game was being played at the K.C.C. laat Sunday week. At the same time there was a general uncasy feeling and though one did one's best to ignore it, one found it very difficult to do justice to players competing for places in a team which very probably would never leave the Colony-and so it proved.
B.
made close on 30 before retiring. G. Baker got 20 not out, but I am rather assuming he will play his Burnett und Lee were cricket for the Police a year. others to get double figures. As for the only the bowing, McKenzie took two for 10 in six over. Gray, O'Bryen and Anderson also
linef aplece, but I do not make any of Bher understand, us a matter of fret, that match winning bowlers. I O'Bryen is leaving the Colony for Shanghai very shortly. Anderson can be quite a useful change bowler, on his day.
wickets
I do not for one moment blame the decision of the Committee, though things do seem to have smoothed over wonderfully in the tast four days, thanks to Providence and Mr. Chamberlain. Probably, by the time these lines are la print the s. Potsdam, the ship in which the team was to travel, will be li port. But she seems to have been playing "Ring-a-ring-n-roses" round Manila and Singapore for the last few days, and it would have been rather stupid to attempt to continue our date in Shanghal. It is a great pity. We Turning to the batting of his side) would not have been able to send at Tom Madar, who made a 50 a fort- all a good team, but we might have night before, took 38. S. A. Gray been able to give some of our got 31 and I am told he has come younger men an experience of Inter- on a good deal. Anderson retired port cricket. 1
ket. I have no doubt too for 1 and Luke cracked up 10 and that our Shanghai friends will be was not out. As regards the bowl- very disappobited at losing a game, ing. Lee gent down five overs for! and I am tempted to wonder whe- ten runs and no wicket, while ther it would not be possible, now Burnett bowled five overs for twenty things are smoother, for them lo come
runs and three wickets. B. D. Lay -down in about 11 month's time, had two for 14 in six overs but no
alternatively that we should revert one else did very much, to the old systein and send a team up in May next year. After all, the weather has been so cock-eyed that
THE GAME AT RECREIO
OR MAY
Shanghai Cricketers Keonly Disappointed
Shanghal cricketers are also keenly disappointed that the Intorport has been cancelled. The match had aroused a great deal of enthusiasm among local had been made to entertain cricketers and elaborate plans
the Hongkong players.
Coming like a bolt from the blue, a cable was received by the Shanghai Cricket Club from Hongkong intimating that they, would be unable to send a team, says "The Shang- hai Times."
Inability to raiso
a strong representative side was given as the reason for tho abrupt cancellation of the Interport series, this journal adds,
Alessandri
Defeats Levchenko
Georgen. Carbontier, former cham- plod baker,” flaw - trom Parls ́Inst month to lend 'encouragement to his 17-years-old golfing, daughter Jae- queline at Stoke Poges in the Girls' Golf Championship. Despite her smiling father's “moral, support, she
was nervous and was beaten.
Two Great Right-Hand Pitchers In Opposition
World Series To Start To-day
Boxing
Sequel To Lynch Suspension
Boxer Before Scots Stowards
"Crisis Team" Will Play Football
London, Sept. 15.
While statesmen of Europe struggled to appease 'political forces, an international committee from the "crisis aroun” sat at a table in Basle yesterday discussing the great human force in Europe to-day-football,
Under the chairmanship of o Frenchman, Germans, Czecha and Dutch football experts met "to Lottle administrative and financial matters catalled by the forthcoming match between England and Continent, which takes place at Highbury on October 20."
the
They decided to equip their team In "ky-blue jerseys, while shorts and dark blue stockings"
They confidently plan to send that team to England in 41 days' time.
And the hearts of millions of working men on the Continent will go in spirit with those sky-blue jerseys..
England has never been beaten in England by a Continental side, and Europe hos
a strong respect for British sportsmanship.
In May, when England bent Ger- many in Berlin, 100,000 German throats sent up vociferous tribute, not to England alone, but to football, king of sports.
Crisis or no crists-the ordinary man of Europe want their football,
A party of German footballers will arrive at Hove to-morrow for an eight-day tour as guests of the Hove Football Club.
Members of a sporta club in-Hat- tungen, Germany, they were hosts carlier in the year to the Hove Foot- ball Club,
London, Sept. 8. Benny Lynch, former world fly- Chiengo, Oct. 4.
weight champion, suspended by the The "Yankee Special" arrived here Scottish Council of the British Box- champion, who let his titles because Shanghal, Get 1 to-day, bringing the New York Yoning Board of Control on Tuesday, he appeared overweight for his Before a full crowd last night at kees for the World Baseball Series, opened before the Stewards of the match with Jackle Jurich in June, Council at a private meeting at was due to meet Kayo Morgan, the the Cauldrome Gardens Gaspare which begins here to-morrow.
Glasgow last night Alessandri, light-weight champion of
American, at Glasgow on Sept. 27 China and idol of the local Italian
and then to fight Aurel Toms, of
by
victory
narrow
Joe McCarthy, manager of the
3.
Hongkong To Play Kowloon At Cricket
It is learned that the Hong- kong Cricket League authori- ties have arranged two repro- sentative games for Monday next, October 10.
On the Hongkong Cricket Club ground a team drawn from Mainland residents will play a team of Island residents, while. if a ground can be obtained, the same arrango- ments will hold for Junior clubs.
It is understood that two very powerful teams will take part in the Senior game.
Miss Bundy In Mother's Foot-Steps
Wins Pacific Coast Tennis Title
No statement was a Walker, said Rumania, at the National Sporting
Los Angeles, Oct. 4. Miss Dorolly Bundy defeated Mrs. When the administrative stewards Sarah Palfrey Fabyan by 6-4, 6-4 in that the position was unchanged,
Earlier, the council had announced of the B.B.B. of C. floed Lynch £200 the anal of the women's singles of that Lynch had been suspended sine in July for his fallure to make the the Pacific South-West tennis cltam- die because he has failed to con- weight against Jurich they decreed stipulated by the Board of Control. form to the training regulations that, in future, a Board representa-
edpionships to-day. tives should be allowed access to The feat is a noteworthy one in appealing against the suspension
Lynch announced his Intention of Lynch's training for any specific that Miss Bundy's mother, the former contest the stewards reserved the Miss Moy Sutton, won the same title The former world and British right to cancel the contest forthwith. a decade ago.-United Press.
A Club match was the order of community and the Savein Grena/Yankees, has named "Red" Ruffing to there is no reason to suppose that the day at Recreio but once more diers, more than clinched his claim pitch in the first game against "B" chairman, Mr. William Walker, saldi we might not have a perfectly good there seems no May up there.
sign, of any now talent. E. L. Gosano, H. D. Ozorio, to a crack at the welter-weight title, Lee, of the Chiengo Cubs, thereby LOCAL CRICKET
putting two of the greatest right- but A. M. Rodrigues and E. M. D. Soares y scoring a
clear-cut handed hurlers in present-day base all got
over "Smiling" However, be that as it may, the Tunis, but the only two bow?" | Levchenko, the leading contender for bail in oppposition.
George ing performances on figures were fact remains that just for the mo- . L. Ozorio (10-3-30-4), and E. M. The cash on his expert catcher of the Cubs, has again forn Charles Hartnett, manager and ment our local cricket seems some-L. Sonres (3-0-14-3). I incile to ence and ringeraft to great advan-his injured anger all. Nevertheless
Andre Shelaeft.
ernen
Using what in the air. Everyone had been think that the first eleven will be tage, the Italian was able to offset he has insisted of starting in the marking time for the next two orja steady one, ranking about half way the Russian's greater three weeks for the Interport. Whe-throught the League. The second harder hitting power, and as the fight speed and
and first match-United Press. ther
or not sides have completed eleven are, I gather, enthusiastic but progressed it was noticeable that their fixtures and got out their card
cards, I belleve desire doth somewhat out- Alessandri dictated how I do not know. There is one thing run performance.
the bout should
should much like to see, pro- very
be conducted by luring] vided the ships begin to come back--
Levchenko Inta flurry after flurry of infighting in which the lightweight always appeared at advantage. Land- ing piston-like rights and lefts George's ribs, the Latin scored point after point
evading the most and by
I
and of course, no-one knows about
that at present.
THE ARMY
The Army turned out a first and a graceful act of the League Committee, I
the IRC, Suffice it to say that the they standard of play in the junler game dangerous of Levchenko's left swings were to enquire if the Navy
Navy would like to re-arrange some or all of the was not very exalted. C. Q. M. S. arbitrarily fixed League dates which Paterson took 3 wickets for il runs and upper cuts was never in danger apply next year. Of course, it may put the opposition were not exactly of losing the fight after the end of not be necessary, but I think the Bradmans. (Or should it be Brad- the sixth frame.
thunking it would be a Frac
cannot help second team against similar teams of
chances
nees of having a good many ships man?) The first cleven game, how. between November and the middle ever, was interesting. The Indians
of January are much bigger than were not at full strength as A. H. the chances of having them between Mudar and the Rumjahns were away mid January and the end of March.
we and Minu held himself back 30th In It would not hurt the League probatting and bowling. gramme if one team per week took
on 1
with the friendly
opponents of the Navy,
Navy
would bo
Major Murray started the season original well with 38 and Coombes had 27 whtlethe
the but no one did very well after that able to do
itself
Minu
took 5 for 30 in 12 overs going on second change. The In-
1 certain ex-
justice at any rate, tent. Whitmarsh will have some nings was declared closed at 105 fer useful men at his disposal when ships 7 wickets, and the I.R.C. showed all are in, but he will be particularly
their dependent on having "Birmingham Nazarin and Kitchell falled and M.
old weakness in batting.
Both in port. J. E. Manners has played P. Madar and M. el Arcuill alone excellent cricket for the Navy, United Services, and Hampshire at who batted before close of play.
got double figures of the nine men, home Ho must not be confused with J. C. Manners, R.M., who also
tho
has played for the Navy and is at
present taking a course at home,
THE KOWLOON MATCH
WALLY HAMMOND GETS 3,000 RUNS FOR THE SEASON
London, Sept. 14. Walter Hammond completed bis 3.COD rung
for the season during Festival Week at Folkestone.
At the close of the County cham- plonship matches, Hammond heads the batting averhiles with total of 2,881 runs scored In 40 innings for I see that the D.B.S. have started on average of 75.81, He-Highest well and I am hoping to get some score was 271 and he was twice not Information from the school as to out.
GENERAL
Turning to the Club match at C.B.S. as well. Also I should be (Yorkshire) are next on the list with K.C.C., there were practically no new names, and
very grateful if any Club Secretaries averages of 59.41 and 60.77 respec- the cricket was who have their cards out would send tively. Including his Test match mediocre. For Dand's team, R. T Broadbridge and B. D. Lay both soon as possible.
them to me, c/o The Telegraph as (364), Hutton's aggregate for 31 inu-
Ings was only 1,587.
their prospects. This applies to the Paynter (Lancashire) and Hutton
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