Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
"R. Abbit's" Cricket Comments
RECREIO BEAT
Rapid Century By Alec Pearce: Craigengower Trounce Kowloon
C.S. C. C.
ASTONISHING
SALE OF DERBY TICKETS
THE SALE of sweep tickets on the Hongkong Derby has reached
THE ONLY MATCH in the first division of almost 450,000. For days a con- the League on Saturday last was that between the tinuous stream of buyers has Recreio at home and the Civil Service.
been moving up and down the The im-stairway of Exchange Building, proved form of the latter team suggested the oad if the remarkable rush con- |tinues-there are five and a half possibility that they might pull off the game, more days to go-the ultimate which would have a very great bearing on other number of tickets sold is going to
be prodigious. But it was not to Clubs' chances for the Shield.
The first prize will be about $190,- i |000, as sales stund at the moment.
among the drawers of implaced en-
red poines.
bc.
I estimate that playing on their own ground is worthyanal 368,000 will be divided
They indeed fifty to seventy-five runs to the Recreio. started badly but recovered, and the Civil Service could do nothing with their excellent bowling on their very tricky wicket-
Good bowling by Perry and tween them, when Rodrigues declar- McLellan, and a run out enableded at 140 for 9.
the Civil Servien to get down the
There were no less than twenty i first five Recreio wickets forbyes, but Fortescue could hardly be fifty, but then Garry Gosuno and blamed for most of them as they came inostly off erratic balls, and no He had a couple at the same height.
Rodrigues came to the rescue. two deliveries seemed to coine along The bowling tired and Whitley was not on his day.
Again a run out helped as Gerry Gosane was out from an excellent return by Barrow, who was fielding very well at cover. But the bowling was bad-and some of the fielding
the last three men got 46 be
SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1940 17th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 24th February
On Saturday, 17th, Monday, 19th,
Tuesday, 201li, and Wednesday, 21st February, the first bell will be rung at 11.89 am, and the first race will be run at 12.00 NOON. On Saturday, 26th February, the ftrat bell will be rung at 1.30 pm, and the first will be run at 2.00 p.m.
race The timin interval will be after the fourth race on the first four days of
the Meeting-
of lee stumpings.
A MISERABLE SHOW
#
THE CIVIL SERVICE proceeded tai give
display. inust lamentable They were unlucky, it is true, in 8 couple of 1.b.w. decisions-the tail that got Perry would have gone over standing the wicket as he straight up hooking, and it got him in the tummy. Richardson's night! have swung off the wicket, but at any rate he ought to have played the ball which was well up to him,
The only bright spot was unice little innings of 20 by Hollidge, who is, I think, the youngest member of the side. He played with condence and made sume very nice shots. Ozorio bowled very well again andi took 5 for 30. It seems that he und E. L. Gosano, who took 3. for 15, have completely paralysed the Civil Ser-
vice batsmen.
Terrific Scoring
wis
THE UNFORTUNATE thing about it was that, while I wasting my time watching a pro- Cession, Alec Pearce was giving I splendid display of hurricane hitting on the Club ground, MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURES
The "Over 30" batted first and Members are reminded that they did well to total 176 against the and their Indies
wear MUST their badges prominently displayed bowling of Aitkenhead and Day. throughout the Meeting
The proceeds of the bwveen. aller dedeling expenses, me in and of the
high Wor Cursusation Fund and
The Bribeh Fund for Relief of Dis- tress in China.
February 14, 1940.
The Courses
Around LONG DRIVE
NO ROWING BLUES BEING AWARDED THIS YEAR
LONDON, Feb. 13 (Reuter).-The Oxford and Cam- bridge boat-race at Henley on March 2 will be an unofficial race over 11⁄2 miles. No Blues will be awarded.
Both Universities are training hard, attempting to cram two terms' work into a few weeks, choosing their eights from 70 or 80 candidates and a few Blues who are in residence.
Oxford intended using their 1938 boat, but it was serious- ly damaged in a bow collision during practice last week.
BEAT
ROYAL ENGINEERS
ROYAL SCOTS IN ARMY
RUGGER LEAGUE
TWO MATCHES in the Army. Rugby League were played yes. terday on the Army ground, Sockunpoo, where the Royal! Engineers defented the Royal Scots in a thrilling game by 6 pts. (two tries) to nil, after lead- ing 3-0 at half-time, and the Sth! A. A. Brigade caused an upset by beating the 8th Heavy Brigade by 11 pts. (a goal and two tries) to 3 (a try), after leading by 8-0 at the interval.
Low and hard tackling, fine back movements, and excellent! fout rushes contributed to the
the splendid showing in
firal
game.
The Scots sadly missed Bor. Ridsdule was fast, but was given ttle leeway. Duke, Pinkerton, Mil- ler and Sutherland shone for Scots In the pack, and although both sets of forwards played well in the loose, the Scots were unable to get going— the quick breaking of the Sappers' pack giving their opponents' backs who enteredttle opportunity to break away. the semi-finals of the Country Club Championship by benting P. K. Y. Tyou on the last green.
A. A. LOPES
75,000 Miles A Year On A Cycle
Waite was outstanding among the Engineers' backs, but it was up for ward that the winners triumphed. Birrell. Sappers left wing-three, brought off two astonishing kicks, both of which were between 45 and 50 yards from the posts near the touchline, and both sailed 10 or 15 feet over the bar and almost directly over the centre.
Apperley, Eouzan, Brinkley and Sheldrake were the pick of the pack. SPARKLING MOVEMENTS
H. KEW
played brilliant golf to beat F. E. A. Remedios on the 19th green in the Country Club Championship.
German Sportsmen
At The Front
RECORDS
CLOSE GAMES IN ́.
COUNTRY CLUB COMPETITIONS
Mrs. Kew Again Wins Ladies' Championship
(By "Birdio")
A RECENTLY REPORTED DISCUSSION among several great American golfors at the White Sulphur Springs G.C. following the $10,000 Miami Open tournament was about long drives. Gene Sarazen opined that Sam Snead, who won the Miami competition and thereby gained a quarter of the total prize money, was the longost driver, for consistent long distance, that golf has ever had.
The statement aroused considerable differences of opinion.
Snead, incidentally, edged out Harold McSpaden, who won the Manila Open title this year, by the narrow margin of two strokes-nine under par-the score being 271 to 273. McSpaden was the holder, and was strongly favoured to win again, and though he rallied on the last round, Sncad came home with a six-under-par 64, tied the course record, and nosed home by two strokes.
Another great incident in this should imagine some new world re- tournament was the winning of cords would be established if some of these prodigeous hitters were to the Harry Vardon Trophy by play on the Country Club course, us Byron Nelson. He beat Henry it is at the moment. Even the Picard by 473 points to 461 for weakest out there are now beginning the trophy, emblematic of the to puff out their chests and Imagine
they are really long drivers. year's professional supremacy.
Seme quite excellent golf is being Nelson finished fifth in the played there at the moment, how- Miami Open with 278, while fever, and the competitions are pro- Picard was 14th with 282.
ducing come very close matches.
The second round of the Club
were
A. A. Lopes best P. K. C. Tyau
E. Badick beat T. X, C. Lee 4 and
Picard, however, had the Championship was played on Sun- honour to finish top of the day last, and the results were: year's list of greatest money 1. Kew beat F; E. A. Remedios on winners, for though he only won the 19th. $100, his total earnings for the on the last green.
$10,303 against year Snead's $9,712 (including the 3.
WOT at this tournament). C. IL T. Suen beat A. W. Ramsey $2,500 Ralph Guldahl, whose 281 curned on the last green.
Kew turned four up on Remedios, him $100 here, was third on the list with $0.177, and Nelson, taking $600 having completed his first nine in from the Miami Open, was fourth (38 (two over par). Kew maintained with 40,444.
hlu lead over the 10th, but it was reduced to three at the 13th tec. The great game went to the 19th, JOWEVER, returning to the long and on the green the match was won Ho
drives. Craig Wood 'started the when Remedios stopped two inches hubbub when he claimed that Jimmy short of the cup after a four-foot Thomson would outhit Shend on each putt-Kew having just sunk his of and every occasion. Tommy Ar-just slightly longer length. mour voted for neither, and produced Lopes beat Tyau on the lost putt, LONDON, (Reuter)-Rudolf Har- his own candidate a former nast-after a ding-dong game, but the sur- The first half was a series of ble, holder of the world records for tant of his named Clarence Gamber,
of Suen in accounting for Ramsey. was the same to Tommy Godwin, sparkling back movements, most of the 400 metres and 800 metres, is who, said Armour, once took a 12-pris of the day was the
ball for All square on the 17th, Ramsey did a young professional cyclist. He which broke down near the side- reported to be among the German ounce club and clouted a
320-yards
a-par-four-on-the last hole, but Suen. slept Ave hours one day, seven the lines through rugged tackling A soldiers in the Siegfried Line
Henry Ficard championed Jesse from just over the edge of the green Many well-known German sports- next and spent the rest of his ilme serum infringement against Scots for cycling at 15 m.p.h. He set out picking the ball out of the back row men took part in the Polish cam-Gullford, a former national amateur sank his shot with his putter for a on January 1, to cycle 280 miles a aw Birrell kick an amazing penalty paign and the amateur lightheavy champlon, whose record drive was birdie threef day for 580 days.. By December from over 50 yards and the Engineers weight boxing champlon. R. Vogt, 21, he had covered 75,005 miles, led at the interval. Another pennity who reached the Anal in the lost tax or $40.00 including tax for the Meeting (ladies $5.00 and $20,00
THE "UNDER 30" started most
and had beaten the existing world goal late in the second half gave Olympic Games, received the Iron respectively) are obtainable through unpropitiously
record by more than 12,000 miles. Sappers victory at a critical moment Cross, ** Owen Hughes
when repeated onslaughts by the Among those who ori
were killed the Secretary upon the written
took the first four wickets, Carey, He hopes to cover the remaining Scots failed to dislodge the Sappers were the middle-distance Kinhers, introduction personal
of a member, Sidpwith, Day and King, with only 25,000 miles by May next.
On Jan. Engineers-Otway: Artingstall, hartin Kopocke and Becht, the ski cham-had cut across a dog-leg to do that
Foley: such member to be responsible for all runs on the board. However, then 10 he rode his all-whlie Raleigh one, Lauran blackman, Davica: Arinkley, plon Hacberger, and the horseman, drive, and it only measured 275 yards brai A. J. Kew and C. II. Suen 4 and chits, etc.
hidges admitting to Members' En- Alec joined his brother John and the cycle through thick fog from Stoke-ike, Zuzan, rock
latter's was the only other wicket to on-Trent to Nottingham. There bei Boots-toss) Marshall, Cuthbertson, The weight-lifter, N. Woellke, who as a crow flew! closure will NOT be on salo at the fall. Owen Hughes got this also and was presented with trophies to com-Sullivan, Miller; Loughran, Lane: Duke Ferlin in 1936, also took part in the Golfer's Handbook, however. RS. A. J. Kew once again is the
Ridsdale, Gibson: Douglas, Gracey: Pure won the Olympic championship at The Secretary's Office, 1st: door. Was the only bowler to do anything, memorate his record ride. He uces Ford, Pinkerton.
showing figures of 11-0-12-5, Alec a four-speed Sturmey Archer gear,
campaign. EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tel 27794) Pearce hit two sixes and 17 fours in and hes dynamo lighting for black- WILL CLOSE AT 10.00 am. ON THE
his innings of 130 which I gather out riding, FIRST FOUR DAYS, and et 12.00 tasted only an hour and a quarter. NOON ON THE FIFTH DAY.
T. E. Pearce (12) and Marshall NO ONE WITHOUT-A-BADGE (22) gave them-a-nice-start-and BE ADMITTED TO THE Anslow (40) Owen Hughes (38) WILL MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
Badges admitting non-members to and E. J. R. Mitchell (34) ers Enclosure and Club carried on the good work. the Members' Rooms at $10.00 per day including
Race Course.
QUICK WICKETS
Another Friendly
CRAIGENGOWER
LONDON, Jan 11-Every day
:
Godwin has his meals in snack 5th A.A. 11 8th Heavy 3
bars, and although he has cycled
twice as far as a hard-worked motor- Fino running by Giblen, winners' car travels in a year, lie is heavier left-centre three, earned him two
Nelke
REGIONAL GROUPS FOR 20
claimed to be 347 yards.
performance
But Craig Wood out-bid them all
THE when he pointed out that Thomson semi-finals of the men's four-
ball 20 yards had once knocked a
somes resulted as follow: F. EA. Remedios and W. C. Hung over a green on a 385-yard hole!
The argument ended here when beat E. J. M. Churn and A. T. Lee someone pointed out that Thomson 0 and 4.
P. K. C. Tña and T. F. C. Leo
one
3.
*
2 contain what I terms "the
winner of the Ladies Cham- longest recorded and fully authen-plonship. On Sunday she beat her ticated drive" ever accomplished-sister, Miss L. G. Ablong, 1 up over of 445 yards (four-four-five, 36 holes. The champion gained her take my word for it) by E. C. Bilss stender lead on the first 18 holes, nt Herne Bay during August 1913. and beat off gallant opposition over The distance and drop in level were the last 18. Stroke score of the measured by Government Sur-match was not, unfortunately, kept.
fect.
Seniors now than he was when he started well-earned tries, and he received COUNTY CRICKET veyor, and the latter figure was 57
A limited number of tins will be obtainable each day at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy, (Tel 21920),
turned out a full side and made out, On no pretext will children be per- 177 for 9 declared thanks chiefly mitted in either enclosure during the first four days of the Meeting. No to W. Hong Sling (31), F. R. amahs will be allowed on the Fifth Zimmern (63) and G. Souza Test Cricket Day.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
(32), but the K.C.C. were without Lloyd and R. E. Lee in the England
The price of admirsion to the bowling, and E. F. Fincher and Nor- Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day man Mackay in the batting line. including tax for all persons includ- They failed completely, F. J. Lay and ing ladies, and is payable at the Gate. A. Zimmern alone getting double Soldiers and Sallors in uniform are figures, and the side was out for 69. admitted to the Publie Enclosure at
It seems again an argument for the $1.00 per day including tax.
excellent support from his backs.
Marsh and McDermott were the
Freer: Pitt
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the
WEEK-END CRICKET, with, the Craig Wood, the modest supporter T. SMITH winds up a remarica- pick of the Heavies, but were un first-class and minor counties com- of Thomson, forgot his own per-
bly successful season at the supported and missed the services of bined into four rexional groups formance when playing against Dens-Royal Hongkong Golf Club with his Richards, who was one of the touch similar to the present Football Lemore Shute in the Open Champlon-victory over J. W. Mashew in ludges. Giblin (2) and Clark scored gue system--is suggested for next ship at St. Andrew's in June 1933. Captain's Cup final. Together with England Unlikely for the Ack-Acks, Dobbinson con- summer.
He drove down the ith fairway, this trophy he has the Colony Cham- verting one try, and McDermott re- Play would take place on Satur-measuring 330 yards, and landed in pionship, the H.K.G.C. Champion- To Visit
plied for the Heavies late in the days and Mondays only,
a bunker which was 97 yards short ship and the Jasper Clark Cup vic- second half.
Dividing the thirty-four counties of the His effort, therefore, tories to his credit. Something to be
green. Australia
8th AA. Bde.-Easterbrook; Bulligan. Sutcliffe, Giblin, Sallabury: Dobbinson, inlo North, Midlands, South and was approximately 430 yards! There, proud of. Mulien: Evens. Rafferty, Clarke; Cook Went would bring about the follow- was a considerable following wind, the weather was bright and sunny, Kanley: Barnes; Macintyre, Taylor,
The usual dinner which follows the Melbourne, Feb. 13, 8th Livy. Dde-McCarthy: Marsh. Me- Ing groupinga
jannual President v. Captain's, match Keeble, North: Yorkshire, Lancashire, Not- and the ground was dry. Bookmakers, Tie Tac men, etc., existence of the League as I find it
Mr. A. W. D. Robertson, Chair Dermott, J. Hichards,
The Handbook refers to the seat the Country Club will be held the Foster: Itumberstone.
Rowen tinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicester- will not be permitted to operate hard to believe that all four were un-man of the Cricket Board of Control, Rawlings,
Jones Turner, McMullen, shire, Cheshire, Durham. Stafford- tion dealing with long drives there within the precincts of The Hong available tho' of course it may be stated to-day that in view of the Flummer.
shire, Northumberland.
are reported instances of Mr. T. H. coming Friday. There is a bit of a Kong Jockey Club during the Race 60.
V: Haydon, Royal Wimbledon, on the deadlock at the moment-half of the Midlands: Meeling.
tershire,
War East Devon Course in September members wanting to eat in Kowloon shire. Bedfordshire, Lincolnshire,
1934 having driven to the edge of and the other half in Hongkong. 12 Restaurant in the Public Enclosure.
Norfolks, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk..
the losers are to pay for 9th which measured 405 yards there seems no solution, I would sug South: Middlesex,
downhill, and Just short of the 17th, Kest that Surrey, Essex,
the dinner they might be allowed to Passes for Bervants will be issued which I have record was a league ser it. He said, however, that he Cricket Club against Restelo on Saturhamshire, Hertfordshire.
such a tour Australia would con-
It does not say rick following will represent Hongkong Kent, Sussex, Berkshire, Bucking-which was 400 yards down hill. to Private Boxholders ONLY on game in the second Division be felt sure no such move
what the drop choose where it is to be had. downhill was but Bliss' effort was In the results of the match the other application to the Secretary, 1st floor tween Crafgengower at home and made-United Press.
would be Firsts (Home).-T. A. Pearce (Capt.). West: Gloucestershire, Somerset, over a drop of 57 feel.
day I'omitted the names of Mr. and Exchange Building..
6.6. Alterade, D. I Fox. X. P. 2: Durret cornwall, Devon.
Glamorgan, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Any persons, found loitering with the Recrela. The latter were in
Miss Oci, who played in the singles, Servants' passes in their possession luck's way last Saturday! as|
being but not the foursomes. They elected HARD and fast will forfelt the same and will
needed for these amazing drives, I to be styled "camp followers." bo batting first they registered a
Tins will be obtainable In the A League Win
BERVANTS' PASSES
removed from the Enclorure.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hongkong, 11th February, 1940.
HONGKONG CRICKET
CLUBAN
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
Entries close on Saturday, 24th February. t.
Forms are obtainable from all Clubs affiliated to the H.K.L.T.A.
war situation and Empire interest he did not think a visit of an English test team to Australia next year would be either desirable or profit-
THE ONLY other match of able, but should England suggest
win even as their first oloven did.
Fer the second, A. M. Prata (31) F. H. Carvalho (25 nol out) and J.
E. Noronha (22) were the principal
World Athletic
Record Broken
NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (UP)--John
representing
H.K.C.C. Teams
C. G. D, de 8.
Haymes, 15, Owen Hughes, L. D. Kildee. AK. Mackenzio, J. L. C. Pearce,
Seconds (Away)--E, J. R. Mitchell (Capt.), CW, Blahop, N. D. Booker, 6. 12. Charlion, A. T. Daw, 1. D. Gillespie, H. 3. D. Lowe, D. O. Parsons, N. 8. W. Paterson, D. S. Rolb, T. M. Sultor.
scorers, but 3, Scares (17) deserves Borican, National A.AU. outdoor Y.M.C.A. Hockey Teams credit for hanging on with Carvalho pentathion champion,
in a ninth wicket stand which enabled the Shore Athletic Club, established
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