Thursday,
HONGKONG - TE LEGRAPH
June 27, 1940,
ARMY TRAINING MAY COUNTY CRICKET
UPSET SPORTS
BOWLS TOURNAMENT AND TENNIS LEAGUE SHOULD
BE AFFECTED
(By “Tinkor”)
THE MORE RIGID PROGRAMME of training for the Hongkong Volunteers, of which I, as one of the Corps, fully approve, will probably have its effect on the local sports competitions now in be- ing. The rain over the past few weeks has done nothing to improve the progress of either the fawn bowls tournament or the tennis league, and because of this further postponements aro de- finitely to be avoided.
Scottish Football
Suspended
LONDON, Junę 26. (Reuter).-The Scottish Football League have an- nounced that all competi tions have been suspended until the annual meeting in 1941. But it is official- ly stated that there is nothing to prevent a body of Clubs getting together and forming a competition of their own.
Water Polo
Y.M.C.A. AND NAVY TEAM DRAW 3-3
At a time like this it is not to be considered that sport should interfere with military training, though the posi-interval, a Navy team were unfor tion may, and probably will be, the other way around.
Those, who at the beginning
Awards For
of the season advocated the Swimming cessation of all competitions, probably had the present situa- tian in viow, but I was not then nor am I now in favour of those proposals.. What it is and the gumes must be played the best they can.
Three Best
World Records
TOKYO, June 20. (Domel)-The
AFTER LEADING by 3-2 at the tunate in being forced to share six goals with the Y.ALC.A. sentor water- polo team at the "X" pool yeste
yesterday. The "X" Juniors trounded the NET.I's 10-0 in a very one-sided game.
In the senior game, the Navy team were the better combination. Poor understanding between the "y" de- fence in the first half cost them two carly goals, while forward there
up was too little combination.
Tel, Paul was the outstanding play- er for the Navy. He scored two beautiful goals, and in combination with Hallyard, left wing, often pene- trated he "y" defence. In this they received grent assistance from Rutter, Centre-hal
STRONG SUPPORT
Sussex Just Manage To Beat R.A.F. (Hammond 63)
London Counties ince
Northants By 128 Runs
LATEST COUNTY CRICKET scores from Home are of four matches played by Sussex, Surrey, Oxford Univer- sity, Northants and London Counties. Sussex ‘just man- aged to overcome the Royal Air Force by one wicket, London Counties trounced Northants, Surrey beat Esher, and Oxford defeated an Anti-Aircraft XI.
Hat-trick Against Surrey
(At Esher)
-Despito a hat-trick by W. E Gerrish, Esher's captain, Surrey were able to beat Esher by 82 runs, W. Novell, formerly of Middlesex, taking 4 for 28 in six overs.
J. A. Culmore (Essex) was top sporer for Surrey with 62, whild F. G. H. Fender scored 35.
· SURREY
J. A. Cutmare, e Ryder b Hubbard .. Dr. E. Smith bubbard .....
Battle, lbw b Hubbard ..
W. I. Rushworth, e Talbot b French B. Constable, h Hubbard
P. G. L Fender, & Gerrish
P. Sandera-Clark, lbw b Hubbard
J. C. Bawden, not out
K. D. Croker, h Gerrish
11. M. Lawson, lbw b Gerrish W. Novell, b Peake
Extras nb 3
Total
In thinking of this training and the Colony's sport, I had the position of the tennis League in mind more than any other. This league is the anly one that conforms to a regular programme in that "A" Division International Amateur Swimming The Navy backs, Willis and Coomba Itubbord matches are played on Mondays Federation has decided to grant made short and easy work of the French (though rain has only allowed one awards to the three swimmers who lo date), "B" Division on Tuestings, have established the highest world ragged "y" forward play. Their
*** passing. in particular, was strong | Alexander Con Wednesdays, "D" on Thurs records this year. Decision to this and accurate and allowed the maxi- days and Mixed Doubles on Fridays. effect and a formal notifcallen of the
The Volunteer schedule also fol-suspension of the 1940, Olymple mum scope for their forwards. Lowa a like regularity, Certain Games were to-day received from Settlor train on certain days. It the Federations by the Japan Aquatle Chus might be that several Division players might find them-
Sporting League,
The Federation awards
pre to
be
Paul (2) and Halfyard scored for Navy. Itunt and Chater scored for T.M.C.A.
Navy-Ldg Sig. Mitchell; S. P. 0. Willis, Ldr. Sio. Coombs; A. D. Rutter: solves training on Mondays each made to swimmers who have bettered Lt Carier. Tel Paul. A. B. Halfzard. Y.M.C.A-H. Eardley: I. A. Benn, wock, and the same poslilan might the rece dames of 1936, with each L. I. Chater, E. W. Tallton, G. T. Muy
Olymple be for "B", "C" and "D" Division Cours invited to name its three best C. Goldman, A. R. Hunt. players. It means, of course, that swimmers, from whom the three best participation in the 'League in the world will be determined. The *matchics practically over for the Federation requests that every country
time
boing.
immediately supply detalls of "ila zwin- However, it is not the individuaă (ming records established this year. 'That will suffer but the League nad This new procedure'is being followed the Clabs. There are six other by the Federation in view of the Im- days
In the wock (if it over stops possibility of holding the 1940 Olympics raining) sa which tennis can be and with a view to giving a stimulus
to swimming, Bisyed.
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likely to happen that days sat ERHAPS, for some people, it aside for the completion of these
to
Nazis Turn Propaganda To Sports Stars
America because of the war.
LONDON, June 21 (Reuter). might now be Letter to aller matches may be those on whichThe Naxis are now turning their conception of the League. In eby sport, the League's primary ob- one or more of the players have their propaganda machine on ject is to organise that particular to turn out for training. guine through
and
such organisation
However, a draw is made for every sporting celebrities.
The German radio recently and regular competition hope and round, and, in the past, requests by expect that improvements. will even-
competitora the Lawn Bowls stated that Miss Betty Nuthall, tanie. Out of all this, of course, Committee that such and such a day one of Britain's leading women
rizes the friendly rivatry between has been unsuitable for match play the Clubs, and the top of the league have always been accorded con- players, had stayed behind in table is the coveted prize,
sideration,
and efforts have been The league should not now be made to accommodate the
Her mother described this players looked on as a means for attaining
offered If the instances are not foo many, nonsense. "Betty
she sold ambitious ends but rather as a pro-I expect that the Committee are still good job in America," viilon by the Lawn Tennis Assocla-rendy to consider auch requests in
and I advised her to accept it." tion for people to play tennis re- the future, though I can foresee con-
The Nuthalls are in the hotel busi- gularly. If one is unable to avall siderable difficulty in granting them. ness and Betty has had experience in oneself of that facility, one must { The trouble will be that lawn running one.Consequently she was in make one's own arrangements. And bowlers are so many and the days the position to accept the post of Uiere are nix olier days in the week in the week so few. Fortunately, manager and hostess at the Palm on which to moke them.
rinks gamea are only played on Spring Lawn Tennis club. Sundays, otherwise it might be that
was
AWN Bowls, too, has had its one or other of the eight players in
set-backs through rain. The two rinks would be unable to turn the Committee. This, of course, is
out on any day of the week. matches have Championship
Ignoring rain, and it is yet likely to As I have said, postponements are happen that on the one or two days been going along very slowly, to be avoided, and to provide for available for the playing of matches and in future matches it seems such means a lot of extra work for it will come down!
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Stirung
Gerrish
Peake
ESHER
Viscount French, b Novell
Сомосо
R. Peake, Lawson b ftusworth M. N. T. Kidron. b Lawson H. A. Packham, o Searle b Nevall
Staines, Croker
J. C. Hubbard, Culmare ↳ Nevell Nevell Alexander, Bearle b Croker
W. derrich, 8 Croker
C. J. Stirling, b Croker J. Talbot, b Bowden T. A. Ryder, not out
Extras b 5w 1
Total
Lawson ... Rushworth Novell Constable
· Croker Bowden
Bowling
Glorious Hitting By Wellard And Todd
(At Northampton)
0
14
Hammond's Effort For The Airmen
(At Lewes) Despite Walter Hammond's great effort of 63, in which his famous cover drives yielded eight 4's; the Royal Air Force lost to Bussex, whose victory was mainly due to the bowling of W. J. Pershke, an old Oxford Blue, who took 6 for 25.
Sussex had to struggle hurd, and only a sixth wicket stand between J. Leclerq and S. Cama (left-handers) enabled them to prevail.
R.A.F.
2P/D Roberts, c Talbot b Pershke
A/C Hockney, b O'Byrne..... Bet. W. A, McLeod, b Peralike 15LA/C Bull, Stobart b Pershka
A/C Wood, lbw b Persiko
P/O Ames, e Stobart b Forshke Fit-Lt W. R. Hammond, e O'Byrne b
Wood....
-M-Lt L, G. Crawley, lbw b 6
O'Byrne
109 F-Lt line, e Church b O'Byrne
L/A/C Tanton, b Perastica
P/O Rhodes, not out
1 2 ....
Total
Bowling
Perlike
O'Byrzia
Wood
Watts
SECOND INNINGS
22P/O Roberts, o Wood & Watts
P/O Ames, si. Talbot b O'Byrne 11 P/O Rhodes, not aut
Extras
Perthite Wood Waite
O'Byrne
Total 12 ing
W. O'Byrne,
SUSSEX
Tanton
ដកដង
CRAPA
F. Wade, Roberts b Tantan W. Stobart, e McLeod b Rhodes F. Boughy, Ames b Rhodes Leclorg, Tanton t Hammond
J. Church, b Hammond
Cama, e Ames b Roberts
L. Talbot, G Ames Roberts
W. J. Perstike, c Hammond b Amer
Watis, o and b Ames ..
J. Wood, not out D 15 DI
Total
Tanton
London Counties had a thrilling six Hammond
thodes
Roberts
Bowl
Oxford University Beat Anti-Aircraft XI
minutes' victory over Northants in a two-day "matel that featured--ten- turies by A. W. Snowden (Northants) | Amer and Arthur Fagg (London Counties) and brillant hitting by A. W. Wellard and L. J. Todd (London Countles).
Fugg and F. S. Lee opened the in- nings for London Counties on the first day, and after a partnership 128, Todd and Wellard came along t; assist with whirlwind innings. Todd collected 50 in 50 minutes, in-
(At Oxford) cluding a six and nine 4's, Wellard
Consistent batting by the Oxford scored 41 in 15 minutes, including
men (only one batsman failing to three 6's and three 4's.
Northants collapsed in their second reach double figures) and brilliant Innings before the bowling of Wel-bowling by E. K. Scott (6 for 35) Jard and J. W. Lee the former 5 for enabled the University to beat an
Anti-Aircraft XI by 145 runs. 47 and the latter 4 for 25.
OXFORD LONDON COUNTIES
Kinnersley, Ibw b_Ferriman
First innings-365 for 0 déc. (F. B. Lee Hennes st. Culs b Levison
90, 1. luline 73. A. FAIK 65. L. 7. Toda
58. A. W. Wellard 41. Stevens 2 for, 59). BECOND INNINGS
A. Faxe. not out F. 9. Leo, St. James b Jupp
.. Todd, not out
Extras...
Total ( wkt. dec.)
Partridge
TEA DANCES SATURDAYS G SUNDAY
Clark Jupp Stevens Cox
5 to 7 p.m.
REPULSE BAY
Dowing
NORTHANTS
'FIRST INNINGS
W. Enowdan, b Todd
W. Greenwood, b Watt
Brookes, b Bmith', Dalada
E. Timmi, e Watt b Wellard
L. Cox not out
Dawes, not out ..
Jame
N. Stevene
did not bat.
W. C. Jupp
Partridge
w; Clark
13 25 lb 5
Wajuard
Omith
Todd
Watt
[Total (4 wkts. dec.)
Bowlin
J. W, Lee
Hulme
A SECOND INNINGS.
A. W. Snowden, b. Wellard
W. Greenwood. b Wellard Brookes, è and b Wellard E: Timm, lbw b Wellard I., Cox, a Toad b Wellard
Dawes, b'J. W. Leo James, e Price by Z.-W. Las
W. C. JUDD. 3bw b Todd
Partridge, not out i W. GEIX, DJ. W. Lou
D11b 3 nb.2.
Total
ដឌឌពិភព
ABORERS
IL C. Munro, 1 Levison
D. H. Lloyd-Morgan, a Dollery
Dowell
I. E. Luyt, hw b. Kirk
K. Bentt. b Ferriman
100 F. P. D. Derrick, lbw b Ferriman
4. A. Simpson, not out
101
K. II. Singleton, c Ferrisnan b Walton
R. A. Henley, a Colo b Levison
Extras 5 lb 1
Total (8 wkts, dec.)
(J. A. Wilson did not bat);
Terriman
Wallon
KitK
Card Lavisan Bowell
A.A. XI
Ane, Nowell, lbw b Wikoa
Cine, odnos, b Henley
Gar. Dallery, b Beolt..........
M,
2nd Lt. Carifafe, e Luyt & Bimpson
Gnr. Levison, lbw b Scott...
Hur. Fletcher, b' Sentt
Gar. Card, o Munro ↳ Scatt
1/Bdr. Ferriman, b Scotl
Capt. R. P. Cole, not out
Gnr. Walion, e fayd-Morgan b simp;
10
Extras à 10 lb 1.nb.1
Henley
Wilson
Derrick
Boott
Binpson
Total
Bowling
2-99X8
Pairs Games At Craigengower
MER RASPRN* ~~oza
The following Colony second round opan, pairs, bowls: matches-F. Hillon hind' 'T." F.* Btainton *w. -J. 1.McCutcheon and C. Gowland, W, R. Hillyer and 3. 138 Hollidge v. C. F. Needham and A
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