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Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 5, 1940.
"R. Abbit's
Abbit's" Cricket
" Cricket Comments
KOWLOON C. C. WIN SENIOR
Recreio Defeated By Stubborn Batting: Army Win Thrilling Match
FIRST
Results in Briof
OPEN SINGLES
MATCHES
R. G. Beisel, Jr., best J. 'R. Turner
Y. C. Lau beat Wei Chung 3-8, 6-3,
6-2,
OPEN DOUBLES
THE GAME OF THE DAY last Saturday was 6-1, 6-3. that between the Recreio and K.C.C., played on the ground of the former Club, and there was a It was great deal of interest takon in the game. fairly obvious that the K.C.C. would be out not to lose the match, while only a win was any good to. S. Theonald and S. M. Garrard the Recreio.
I anticipated that the side winning the toss would put the other side in to bat, and so it proved. Fincher won and sent in the home side.
There was a strongish wind blowing diagonally across the ground from the north cast and the temperature was much too low for comfortable cricket.
R. E. Lee started from the What happened was that there was he found good deal of cut on the shot, and L'avilion and, and
Just before it reached im il swung Cosano an awkward batsman to to his left and got through his hands. tackle, as the left-hander got cutting the left thumb a bit and him away several times to long bruising it very badly. But for the Jeg. The trouble was that Leewing I think he would have had it. could not control his swing which though it was no sort of a watch to
get on so cold a day? took a straight ball outside the batsman's legs. However, at 9 he clean bowled Zinho Gong, one of the several batsman to be Towled playing back.
Paul Kong and Biek Szeto bent Ho
Kalau and Lee Yue-wing 6-2, 6-1.
F. H. Kwok and S. W. Liang beat
6-4, 0-2.
CLUB SINGLES
R. C. Beavan beat J. C. Pnal G-4,
6-2.
D. M. MacDougall beat E. Zulauf 6-3, 6-1.
**********
SOCCER SEASON
EXTENDED
SHIELD
OF OPEN TOURNAMENT Doubles Runners-Up Eliminated By Kong And
And Szeto
(By "Tinker")
LEAGUE BADMINTON
UNIVERSITY DEFEAT CHINESE "Y" IN THRILLING DUEL
Football
INTERPORT
(By "Tinker") AVENGING their former defeat, and carning the right of a replay for the senior cham.
WITH MACAO ON badminton League
EASTER SUNDAY pionship, should they, as
anticipated, win their re-
THE SOCCER MATCH be- maining games, the Univer- tween Hongkong and Macao will sity beat the Chinese "Y" be played on the Club ground on
Easter Sunday, March 24. This last night at the Eu Tong- was decided at a meeting of the sen Gymnasium by 5-4 after Football Council yesterday. The
selection of the team was left to one of the most thrilling THE COLONY OPEN Lawn Tennis Championships the League Management Com- matches seen this season. commenced yesterday on the Hongkong Cricket Clubmittee. courts, and in one of the first doubles matches to be played,auring the Saigem visit totul gate re-
Accounts for February showed that Every match was of vital Paul Kong and Bick Szeto eliminated Ho Ka-lau and Lee eripts were nearly $20,000. The As- importance, and, resulting Yue-wing, runners-up last year, in straight sets. The sociation made a pront of over $4,000, according to schedule, the
Saigon received 50 per cent. scores were 6-2, 6-1.
The game was not as one- sided 4S the scores would
Golf indicate, and held many in- teresting moments for the spectators. The better of the four players were definitely Ho Ka-lau and Paul Kong, and The batsmen proceeded to take the
LONDON, Mar. 1 (Renter).-The several sparkling little duels ore to 150 without further loss when Rodrigues declared at 4.15 with Football Association acceded to the took place between them. Only ed 49, and da Silva 18. It was request of the clubs for an extension on very few occasions did Ho possible he ought to have declared of the season until June 8 with a falter in his overhead strokes, bit eariter, but n
runs stipulation for arrangement
avold clashing with but whereas he matched Kong The wickel was taking any amount came in the lost ten minutes. As It Tures so as to of spin, and was already showing was K. C. C. had to get 151 on a tricky summer sports such as cricket and in volleying, he had to give way to the latter in court craft and signs of being a brute. Eddy Gosano wicket in 110 minutes.
placings.
came in
tu piny much more restrained game than wund and the
Neore
lot of the
A FATAL CHANCE
got
lawn tennis,
of ilx-
It is unlikely that the suggested Cup competition will materialise.-
.
Scottish Cup Draw
London, Mar. 4. The draw for the second round of
the
ANDERSON and Hung opened, and rose alowly. Lloyd was, on
always Gosanu was oceanians, turning the hall about while E. L. three fert, and the umpire began to dangerous Ozorio to begin with was understand the dimculty of applying obviously off his length, and
rather heavily punished on the leg the changed 1.b.w. rule.
However, nothing happened, and side at first. Just as the batsmen the Scottish Cup, which takes place in any case his view was usually seemed to be settling down flung on March 9, resolves to norms
chance obscured by six-foot aix of stalwart gave a low to L. G. Gosano knockout
at
competition from second round onwards. humanity. 12 is to be hoped that third slip which was accepted.
The
follows.- denw
was But the tragedy for Recreio was Lloyd can get out of the habit of going into the middle of the pitch. that Anderson had been dropped at Kilmarnock . Albion Rovers: Du Not only is it able to cut up the
the wicket in Ozorlu's second over. burton v. Airdrieonians: Hamilton v. The ball kept very low and it was St. Mirren; Hearts V. it! Vurs wickel, but makes any Lb.w. or catch-at-the-wicket decision almost
should Falkirk v. Rangers; Clyde v. Dun dimcult chance but have been hell. It is more than fermine; Dundee United v. Third impossible.
likely Recreio might have won in Lanar: Morto
middle that case, for the
K.C.C. Renter. baismen shaped badly on a brute of a wickel, the ball shooting a great deal, but occasionally rearing!
A CRASH
up.
V. Motherwell.-.
Lee Yue-wing was the weak link. Szeto, on the opposite site of the net, was the weaker there, but not to thei
Women's Spring Meeting
Results Of Mixed Foursomes At Fanling
સ
Mr. W. Pryde, Chairman, comment whole issue finally depended
that the result was not as good as expected, principally
because the upon the ninth and last game interport match had to be postponed twire..
Hongkong would pay a re- of the evening.
turn visit next month.
the
A man with a weak heart would not wish for the thrills of that last match to be duplicated.
The League Ma
Manugement Com- mmittee were empowered to select the Association team against Chinese Amateur Athletle Federation for the Governor's Cup on March 17 and to it was only over the last five choose the ground for Shield points, on a series of errors (no Anal.
doubt the result of the tense- By a large majority, it was decided ness) that the University pair, to play the international Anal be- P. S. Bun and M. S. Lim, tween China and Scotland at Sookun-
and H. poo instead of on the Club.ground.
triumphed over C. Au Koh.
| same extent as his opponent. Lethe Ladies' Section of the Royal was urged their League fixtures / silence when an opponent made &
unlike Szeto, has not what I would
n
call a strong service, and the winners Hongkong Golf Club, will be held took full advantage of the fact, in at Fanling on Monday, Tuesday the first set, forces were concentrated and Thursday, March 11, 12 and on Les. The latter and ilo similarly 14, when the following competi- concentrated
tions will take place.
F1
It would
Szeto. be of little interest to
SHARP DUELS
EXCELLENT FETTLE
PERMISSION TO TOUR Permission was granted Eastern
While making allowances for the and South China to tour Manila and keenness aroused by the match, when the South Seas respectively, the every polne gained was cheered, I do feel that the partisanship of specta- fortner in the mile April and the THE SPRING MEETING of latter in May. In the case of Eastern, tors was exaggerated. One would was urged that they should do thele have appreciated u more sympathetle best to before
Inistake-grunting that that mistake going. The Council decided not to raise meant the gaining of a vital point, objection to the suggestion made by and brought victory nearer. several Chinese clubs that the selee- tion tion of w
of Chinese teams for charity matches be left in the bunds of the Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation. University Arst pair, were in excel- Lee Wai-tong pointed out that some lent fettle, and romped through their of the advantages derived from this three sets by 21-10, 21-8, 21-4. The method would be that the C.A.A.F. first score was against Patrick II. Wong and F. Koh, the "y" first pair. This set opened the watch. P. S. Bun and M. S. Lim increased the University's lead to two after a very tense game with S.C. Cheung and II. M. Lau, and at the end of the first round, the University led 2 nets to 1.
would be responsible for the uniforms and prizes.
UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC HEATS
P. K. HUT and H. F. Chiu, the
follow the progress of the games.
Monday. March 11.--Tombstone Lobbing was chiefly used in the Competition, New Course, First and opening set, and I was during this Hidden prizes. First prize kindly period that Ho was seen at his best. presented by Mrs. R. Young, Cards He and Szeto brought off some pur-to be returned by 5.15 p.m. ticularly fine volley-lobs.
Driving, Relief Course, 11 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 5.15 p.m.; THINGS LOOKED better with 30
WHEN games in the second set Approaching, same course and times. up, but then a good bull from Lee
R. Engineers
were quite well advanced ini Koi un a bit and just touched the
Putting Pool-Putting Course open favour of Kong and Szelo, Ho and
to Thursday edge of L.G.'s bat, and he had to go.
(four Ozorio found his length and bowled
Cricket XI
Kong became involved in several from Monday
20 The next ball was a trimmer, and
cents each; any days); cards shar duels. Ho, however, had not number of cards may be taken aut Rodrigues was bowled neck and Mackay with a beauty that pitched on CTOP. This brought Gerry Gosano in his off stump and whipped across to
Royal Engineers will meet Royal forehand drive to match Kong's in If there are more than 50 entries a the semi-final of the either speed or accuracy, and honoure second prize will be given, and if He is likely to become the best bat take the leg. Pereira relieved E. L.
in these brief interludes went to more than 75 entries a third in the of them all, I think, as his strokes Gusano, and bowled Ernie Fincher Artillery in
and
crisply. He
He with a fat one that pitched well out-Large Units Knockout cricket com-
Kong.
proportion of 3-2-1. are made decisively
petition, at Sookunpoo, on Tuesday.
The game was most efficiently um- has not, however, quite not the ex-side the off slump and hit the leg
Anderson called Lloyd for a foolish March iz, commencing at 2 p.m. and himself out
J. Gould, whose
Tuesday, March 12-Club Medal and gol perience
Course, lence, hitting at an off one to cover where G. N. Gosano was will be represented by the following: pired by Mr. T through impatience,
fielding brilliantly and he was out by
w quick eye gave points twice against Competitions. Silver, Old Capt. D. C. E. Grose. Major
Seraich (prize presented by Mrs. W. ball from
from Lloyd which broke in much
Parsons, Capt. F. L. Freeman, Capt. ayard. Finally J. M. Gosano took a
(prize of the University Annual athletics Then commenced that Anti set. less than the others. Lee took а
fast snick In the slips to send Burnett Wilkinson, Sgt. Megson, St. Denyer, Szeto for foot faulting,
Set, Shipp. L/Cpl. Shaw. Spr. Ratellite. Te-day's programme is as follows: N. A. Smalley); Handicap
presented by Mrs. F. A. Mackintosh); were held at the athletic ground, Ding-dong right up to 17-all. And a quick entch at second slip.
Apr-Bailey and Spr. Petham. Rezerves, i Neither Beltrao nor Soares looked back."
Bronze, Now Course, Scratch (prize Pokfulam,yesterday: The Javelin series of errors gave the University- Sur feat and Spr. Cork. Scorer, Spr.
"Open Singles
(the all-important points. presented by Mrs, A. C. Meredith); Throw was won by C. Y. Yip Cooked. like stopping long, and Lee bowled
Handicap (Prize presented by Mrs. John's) with the rather poor figures The scores were: the former. and
c. and b. the
1. W. Shewan) Cards to be returned of 106 feet, and the hop-step-and- by 5 pm.
latter. Recreio with six down for 58 were in queer street.
USUAL SEVENTH WICKET
A DULL FINISH
AND THEN CAME about half an hour of the dullest cricket I have lantly, but when there seemed a seen for a long time, only relieved chance of victory Denyer shot out
the three men in one over. by the brilliant Belding of
I did not see the game, but I as- Of course one cannot blame Recreio. HOWEVER, Eday Gosane was still K.C.C. in the slightest. Their job sume E. A. Lee was the last mun going strong, and as has happened was to play out time and they did out, run out, as Young is down to many times this season W. A., Reed. Anderson got the bencât of the have bowled 6.5 overs though he arrived to hold up an end. He doubt over one of L.G.'s faster balls took no wickets. He seems to have looks as if he was liable to be out that went right across the wicket. had rather an off day. at any time, but he is not! To straight ones he placed his bat ind it straightened up he would have
been plumb out, position and then us the ball arrived
And so the match dragged to un made a curious sort of stab with bated. arms and body. But it kept the ball down and he missed little on the leg. Lloyd and Lee however were be-
=
A Close Thing
ginning to tire. After thirty runя AFTER THE FORM display- Dad been added, Gosano turned one ed by Craigengower recently,
of Anderson's off breaks to forward rather expected them to beat short leg, but played too early and
Denyer took 4 for 40, and the Army have much to thank him for when they find themselves second in the League table.
University Draw
ONCE MORE the Civil Service came unstuck. This time the bowling went to bits, and they
Leung Ping-chiu v. J. Gonsalves. Taul Yun-pui v. T. J. Gould. II. Y. Ho v. A. R. Kitchell
J. L. C. Pearce v. Peter U.
Open Doubles
1. Agafuroff and B. Agafuroff
Wong Fook-nam and Lam Kwon.
Club Championship
M. Page v. W. M. Barton.
New Rules For Polo
Hop-Step-and-Jump
And Javelin Finals
The "Y" won the fourth set, and the fifth, but Hui and Chiu levelled matters to 3-all at the end of the second round,
P. H. Wong and F. Koh gave "y" the lead again, beating C. K. Cheal and C. K. Lee 21-8, but Hul and the rescue to Chiu again came FURTHER HEATS and two finals against S. C. Cheung and H. M. Lau.
Jump final went to Morrison Hall, the P. K. Hut and H. F. Chiu (Univer- champion Hostel,
8 Inches.
21-10; beat S. C. Cheung and H. M. Course. (Prize presented by Mrs.
Six runt
runners qualified for the 220 Lau 20-8; beat C. Au, and H. Koh K. S. Robertson); Medal, Rellef yards and the quarter mile, and in the 21–4. v. Course. (Prize presented by Mrs. D. remaining event, the tug-of-war, St. J. Valentine); cards to be returned John's will meet Ricci Hall in the by 3.45 p.m.
final.
Thursday, March 14-Bogey, Old cleared 3D feet a', when Y. 8. Lam sity) brat P. H. Wong and F. Koh
C. K. Cheah and C. K. Lee (Univer-
P. S. Bun and M. S. Lim (Univer- sity) lost to Wong and Koh 0-21; beat The customary photograph will be moment are:
The Championship points at the Cheung and Lau 24-22; beat Au and
Koh 21-17. taken at 4.10 p.m. and the presenta- Morrison Hall 12, May Hall 10, tion of cups and prizes will be made Lugard Hall 6, Ellot Hall 6. Ssity) lost to Wong and Koh 8-21; lost by Mrs. Shewan (Captain) mediately after the photograph.
Starting times can be booked ench day. One card can win only one prize, but competitors may win any number of prizes.
Mixed Foursomes
im- John's Hall 5 and Ricel Hall.0.
Yesterday's results were;
Quallders (or Final
lifted it to Hung. The outgoing the Army, though the latter allowed the University to run batman had made an invaluable 30, have been doing very well lately up 174 for 6 wickets I gather U.S. Revisions Become the first round of the Allxed Four- quiet at first and more forcing later But after a most exciting game that the only man to bowl at all
01. But for him the match might they lost by 6 runs. It was a well was Fenton who took four Effective Immediately
have taken a very different course.
TIRED BOWLERS
220 yards.-V. Zaltzell (Lugard); A. rison); N. Singh (Lugard); C. C. Chen Osiroumoff (Lagard); J, Fenton (Mor
(May) and B. Henkin (Lugard)
to Cheung and H. M. Lau 10-21; lost to C. Au and Koh 21-24.
440 yards. Singh (Lugard): N. Bing! SPORTS
(Lugardi: W. W. Abraham (Lugard); T. 3. Wong (St. John's); C. Y. Yip (St. John's) and A. Ostroumost (Lugard).
Tug-of-war-flicel Hall and St. John's,
Finale
Javelin Throw-1. CY Yip (St. Schiller (Lugard). Distance 108 feet, John'); 2. S. L. Lee (Morrison); 3, Q. Morrison); 2. C. C. Chen (May): 3, P. 1. Hop-ntep and jump-1, T 8. Lam
The following are the results in
somes golf competition at Fanling: Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Stewart received a most sporting contest. 336 runs for 41 runs, and thuit the bowling
NEW YORK, Feb. 23 and Mrs. Hose four and three: W bye; Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. Linton beat Col. were scored of 59 overs as might have been worked a bit better, (Reuter). New rules for W. B. Richardsott and Miss M. Glendinningum (Ellet). Distance 30 ft. 6 ins.
Mayhew and Mrs. W. N. A.. Smalley beat opposed to 206 off 62 overs at shot much earlier instead of at the outdoor polo have been an-beat If, and Mrs. Guinness Ave and
had the slow bowlers been given a Recreio!
For the Army, Grose run into form Varsity Tamm (31), Taui (23), Sennounced by the United States; Drew-Wilkinson and Mrs. A. H. Mitchell
C.C.C.
ALL BUT I
end with two men set. For the
Gome
KOWLOON G. C. COMPETITIONS
First Round Draw For
Open Foursomes
ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE FIRST EXTRA RACE MEET- ING will be held (weather permit- ting) at HAPPY VALLEY DIL SATURDAY, .0111 March, 1040, commencing at 2.00 p.m.
The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 atthe
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
No One without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure.. Such must be worn throughout the duration of each Meeting in sich a manner as to be readily identified. THE SEMI-FINALS in the
Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Kowloon Golf Club's Hong Four Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and somes competition resulted in a $3.00 for Ladies (both Including tax) win for P.W.D. over Dodwell and are obtainable through the SECRET Co. by three and two and for ARY upon the personal or written of a Member, such Mem- application of Harbour Office over Naval Yard her to be responsible for all visitors by six and five.
Introduced by him, and for Payment In the semi-finals of the Captain's of all Chits, etc. While playing over the New Course on Sunday, A. J. Dennis dla Cup (1930) competillon T, Lamb (0)
The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, the seventh hole, "The Fromised bent F. C. Barry (8) four and three, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27704) will Land," which measures 305 yards, Henderson (14) four and three.
while A. E. Dovies (6) bent close at 12 o'clock NOON. in one stroke.
HOLE-IN-ONE
IT SEEMED on the cards that the
six and five; L. A. R. and Mr. Duncan Recreio might still be out cheaply, but
four; C. C. and Airs. Stark heat Capt llerd and P.M.N. da Silva hnd other
and Polo Association, to become bent Capt. Curran and Mrs. Murrell two Ave and three: Major and Mrs. Williams Idens, while Fincher found that three again and collected 09. He in prob- Gupta (22), Gegg (14 not) bowlers in
side are not enough. obly the second beat bat in the Lingam (18 not) did best.
effective immediately.
and one: E. J. It. and Bir, Mitchell beat Lloyd struggled on. but
Brig. and Mrs. Thomson four and two: started Colony, but has had a patch lately, he bowling short, and Reed took full ad. Skipwith also came off, making 44.
A FINE INNINGS
The new rules are a result Jackson and Mrs. Rowell received a
bye. vantage of it. One rattling hook to while Webb and 23, and Denyer 19. the square leg boundary of a ball Everyone else had to scurry for runs
NOR was the C. S. batting very of a year's study and effort
CAPTAIN'S CUP QUALIFIERS that pitched a couple of feet outside and got out. Winch (4 for 24) had convincing, as, apart from a very by Devereux Milburn, chair- the off stump remains particularly in the best bowling figures for the fine innings of 70 by Colledge, and
In the March qualifying round at #desperate 32 by McLellan, who man; Thomas Hitchcock Jr.; the Captain's Cup competition, a my memory.
went after the runs, there were four Thomas H. White and Gou- Howard qualified over the Old Course Sliva played himself in, and then
failures. They tacked only Fortescue
with a scoro of. 01-1873 from a began to hit out. He got in one
verneur Mori Carnochan. tremendous off drive which
fleld of 35, while A. J. Dennis was liever ERNIE ZIMMERN decided to go and Barrow to have a full side out.
At the same time one must give Most of the changes are mere- successful over the New Course with rose more than five feet high. Teddy in Arst, and after Lim had been run Finente, twenty feet behind the out early on, lie put on over fifty the University full credit for an ly rewording, designed to clarify a score of 82-10-72. There were 10
The Civil bowler's wicket at mid-off neemad with his brother Francis (44) before excellent performance,
various points, but there have entries in the latter competition. right on the line, and I thought he being bowled by Denyor. Esmail Service bowlers have done had got it until I saw the ball (34) E. A. Ler (30) A. K. Ismail quite good performances this year, been some important revisions. concerning the streaking to the boundary behind him. (21) and Hutse (17) all helped gal- and to run up the score they did notably one
must be most encouraging to them,, methods of ending play after especially as their second eleven
cach period. In the past, ench managed to stave off defeat at the hands of a very useful Club second period except the last continued eleven.
after the bell until the ball went out
Tifins are obtainable at the Club fear considerations of space of play. Under the now rules play
OPEN FOURSOMES
House provided they are ordered in cause me to hold over my notes on is ended by the referee as soon as
Following is the draw for the open advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. the other games until to-morrow's the ball reaches a neutral position.
bowled the ball in from a spot in Foursomes, competitors being re- 21020). Next In Importance, so far an gen- front of the goal. Now, under the queated to play their ties off as soon Icsue.
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The price of Admission to the A. J. Coles and T. 1lumbia v. A. Public Enclosure is $1.00 Including that results in an at rd of a goal addition to the awarded goal, D
Dennis and J. D.Thompson; H, K. by the Umpire. It is culled for con- free hit from the 40-yard mark Collings and T. Low v. 3. Eastman and Tax. for all Persons, including gerous fouls committed in the In the Interests of safety it has W. Grover; T. Henderson and W. Simpson Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. vicinity of the goal, which may have been made mandatory that players A. Buffeld: and W. Kershaw Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform aro
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