EARLY
Tuesday:
NOKONG TELEGRAPH
December
Comments
R. Abbit's
DECLARATIONS IN VOGUE
K.C.C. Hang On Too Long Against Saturday "Tanner" On
University: Ozorio Bowls Well
One of the features of the season is the number of declarations for small totals. Sometimes they come off and sometimes they do not, but they always make for an exciting game instead of a dull draw. For in- wickets leaving the Civil stance the Small Units declared at 110 for seven Service eighty minutes to get the runs. The fact that the match was lost did not matter in the slightest. The cricket was interesting right up to ` the end.
DRAW AT K.C.C.
Basketball
INTER-DIVISIONAL LEAGUE FOR THE POLICE
"Blitz" Forecast
Flutters At Home Are Not What Hitler Expected
A SWEEPSTAKE on Saturday's football results used to be "the thing”—now it's a sweep on "the Blitz,”
Gambling on how And the Englishman's love build aircraft. of "a flutter" is helping to beat many German aircraft are brought nir of down in a day; the number the Nuzi airmen.
raids in 24 hours, or the nearest An example of the reverse process which cost them
Thousands of employees in the minute to the next nir rald are the offices and factories of Britain are methods by which funds are raised. the game was given by K.C.C.'s late declaration against
boosting the totals of the local Spit-: The biggest thrill, however, le fur- the University. What possessed Teddy Fincher to go on
Are Funds by having a Saturday nished by the air raid warning, game, until he had got 171 on the board, I don't know as against
tanner" on a forecast of the number Xa this minutes are bought" in every of German raiders our fighters and hour of the day, and the man who the bowling at his disposal I should have put 130' as a
AA gune will bring down in the guesses the exset time when the "Banshee Howl", goes off collects his safe score against the University who are not quick
FIRST MATCH in the Hongkong coming week.
Basketball In many cases a good percentage dividend. scorers though some of them can defend stubbornly. I Folles inter-Divisional am informed that the declaration was made just before League, which was recently formed, of the takings goes to the local Spit- was played yesterday at Boundary Are Fund-just as it used to go to four and that meant that with the tea interval Kowloon street when Shumshulpo beat Kow- would only have an hour and a half to get the Varsity Toon City by 26 points to 13, out. And, though Lloyd was on his day with the ball, at the end only eight wickets had fallen, and only 91 stood on the board.
It is perhaps easy to be wise after the event but I can honestly say I should myself have declared at 130 or 140 at most.
ceedingly well and a draw resulted. THREE GOOD SCORES
It seems that the Army have this made a vacful discovery in usual got a Anderson as
bowler, I am told he bowlsi packet of runs scoring his 60 at
medium, comes very quickly off the the rate of nearly a run a plich and turns a bit.
The Army side Wns definite minute. F. J. Lay (41) seems developing into one of our better ly a powerful one and in an all day batsmen, while Rapley, whose match would beat the Club I think, form is a bit in and out, got a though a place should be found for
Forgus. similar number, scoring over s run a minute. I did not see the game but I deduce that either it
C.S.C.C. v. SMALL UNITS
The Civil Service had the game started a bit late or there were in their pocket when they had eix some slow periods for two bats-down for 34 but as usual they men put up jointly 101 runs in about 105 minutes, and when not very nearly let it get out again. together, the score of the side. should be made at about the rate of 14 runs per minute.
STOUT DEFENCE
These League matches will be
played on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, commencing each day
Soven teams have entered League.
at 4.30 p.m.
Badminton
Annual Meeting Of St. John's
the
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the st. John's Cathedral Badminton Club was held last night under the Chair manship of Dean Wilson, who was re- elected.
Mr.
the factory's sports or welfare club.
OTHER IDEAS:!- INGENIOUS minds have evolved
other similar ideas for helping to
Changes In
Soccer Programme
SPORTS. ADVT.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Draft Programmes and Entry Several changes have been made in Forms for the Thirteenth Extra the week's soccer programme.
Race Meeting to be held on The first division game between Saturday, 14th December, 1940- Navy and Police and second division (weather permitting) may be between Club and Police have been postponed.
obtained at the Secretary's Office, the Club The second division game between Exchange Building: Engineers and Navy will be played on Sunday at the Navy ground at 230
p.m.
Referees' Meeting
Kong Club; the Sports Club; and House, Happy Valley; the Houg the Stables, Shan Kwong Road,
Entries close at 12 o'clock R. W. H. Maynard, Hon.
on The monthly meeting of the Hong: NOON
THURSDAY, 5th Treasurer, reported a balance in hand despite starting the year with a kong Football Referees Association will substantial deficit. A contribution to be held to-night at 8 pm at the Hotel Docember, 1940. Cathedral funds of $50 was approved. Cecil. The speaker will be Mr. W. H
By Order, Mr. Maynard was re-elected and Foster, of the Army F. A. Referees' Mr. David Kwok was elected Hon. Committee. The annual dinner of the elected to the Saturday at 8 pm. at the Hotel Ceell Secretary. Mrs. D. Wilson and Mr. Referees' Association, will be held on
Peter Wilson were Committee.
Blount, who had been hit on the head by a return while running, came back again and held up things stoutly with Goss disdained anything on the oft and hit the straight encs very out W. Clarke's 39 not out. As it. was they had 99 for 9 wickets at the hard to
to leg
wild close of, the game. There Was some very
this timo especially
A VETERAN Gegg (18) and K. S. Oh (29 bowling at not out) saved the side and de-by Smith. Dobbinson also did well
I arrived just in time to see fended stubbornly. Apart from and finally the Small Units made a
very sporting declaration at 110 for my old friend J. L. Youngaaye the first two batsmen whose seven; Goes was not out 45 and get the last twenty runs of his scores do not quite represent Dobbinson 18 not out.
52 not out for the D.B.S. vs. the value of their innings, no
Craigengower. It was a sturdy
Lloyd who had the excellent figures reckoning,
LBC. COLLAPSE
an
BUSTLE
hour
and
iwenty
-one ciso could do much against The CS. had, according to my innings though, as he himself of 8-3-20-0. K.C.C. sent down 24 minutes and had to bustle, but they said, he did get some tripe served overs.58 against the University, 23.0, got the runs. K. J. Attwell (40) up to him at the end. and scored on an average just over who has been promoted to number It was fairly close-but-I-fancy-the three runs per over mDTO.
one batsman, a place which seems DBS. would have won had there to suit him, and Richardson (16) been a little more time,
BAXTER SCORES The Indian team is, I am afraid, gave them a good start and with beginning to rely too much on A. R. Ferry and Holidge both in the For K.C.C, second Baxter knocked Minu and A. H. Madar-their stal-twenties. the runs were easily hit up 78. He seems the type of bat warts for a good many seasons With Minu away and A. R. H. Esmall, A. H. Madar and K
ducks they making
prst.
hopelessly, before Ozorio es
to
¡off.
I was very sorry to hear that who comes off against weak bowling there was a good deal of slackness but cracks up against the better in the field in, the case of one or stuff. It is probably partly owing to two of the younger members of the the fact that for same years he pre- aldo, There is no excuse for this ferred to play in the second, if I re- Quick change-over between the collect aright: overs is essential and If. the older
men, can do it surely the youngsters
ROYAL SCOTS WIN
who, I am glad to see, seems have found his length at last. Ro creio put up a typical innings. The Arst two batsmen made. 14 and 15 respectively but the next scores were 3, 0, 1, and 8 runs. E. D. Gogano stopped. the rot and Reed (27), us
It is pleasant to see a regi- usual, held on to things, while the newly promoted A. V. Gosano made mental team out again. I think thirty, runs.
the Koables were about the last closed for 120 runs The innings but it proved: good enough, INC. regiment to turn one out fairly collapsed and the only double often. The Royal Scots were far figure scores in their total of 58 too good for the HIK.C.C. second were made by M. P. Madar (17) and K. M. Rumjahn (22). The who are not at their best at I.R.C. were one short. I think this present. is almost unprecedented. I have al ready referred to Ozorio's bowling.
RUNS GALORE
They had quite a good side out but only Gahagan (24) and H. J. Arm- strong (29) did much. I learn that Fargus was bowling pretty fast and well. Patterson was unlucky At Sookunpoo on Saturday last to get a full toss on his arm Both Bate- neither the Army, nor the Club and had to retire: had sufficient bowling to get cach man and Emmerson. bowled very steadily to keep Funs down and the other out. I was surprised at former made a splendid catch in the first to see. both, Alec and John silps to send Eric Mitchell back. Pearce-turning out for the Army The Club Captain had been in for but, on reflection I suppose this some time for his eight singles. Dishop (13) was shaping well until must be sol
ho played a foolish shot and was
It leaves the Club uncominionly weak this year in games where they cannot call up their C.S.C.C. reserves The Army batted first and, after Finch left early, Logan and T. A. Pear settled down and each got a halt contury, mom and dar
I rathor Owen Hughes ws unlucky to miss bowling, Pestvo by a coat of paint and also in havior him dropped k
The Club had only Knight and Finnie to bowl besides and they could not prevent the Army rattling up 163
caught...
Bateman (70 retired)- was top scarer for the Beatment. I am told he has played in Yorkshire, League cricket, but I cannot vouch for it.
The total was 173 for 8 wickets when stumps were drawn. None of the Club Bowlers could do anything
PARA CAMPS '・・・
By the way owing to impending Camp dulles the H.K.0,0. will only put out"one team on the next two Saturdays,
for two declared. Wobb made 37 not Second Division Games
out.
A GOOD START
The LR.O. second eleven had "LAWRENCE has been making very fow runs lately and he was sent in slightly the better of the game first to change his luck. It worked against Recreio second. A. R. He hit up a very nice 08 while Sufflad (54) and F. J. Remedios Knight, who seems to have settled (48) did bost for their respective down to our light very well
alde. MR Abbas took 6 for
48 before he was bowled by who went,m a recond time.
The Club only led 61 to Win when the first wicketdail but in goud not be done. They hurled and the light falled and tropp bow
40 for the IR.ONLY At the Police, ground there was at orer or low scoring as the C.B, pocond were all out for 56, which the Police would have found" Hund" to vet withs
The K.C.C, second did not make the
mistake their Seniors did and declared at 135 for 5.wickels. University could only manage 116 despile a good in- nings of 40 by Naranjan Singh who, as I have said before, is a good deal better than several of their first eleven bats. B. D. Lay compensated for his fallure with the bat by taking
for 28 in, eight overs,
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Two Bridge players can use the DUO-BRIDGE Board anywhere and at any time; there is no need to go out to the Club on these black nights.
You will enjoy it in any situation, because it is the very best Bridge game for two people yet invented;
Let us admit at once that there are certain technical difficulties which cannot be overcome. We are well aware of them but they do not affect the character of the game in any way. Neither player sees more than his own hand while bidding and only his own hand and Dummy, during play, It is obvious that peculiar bidding, psychics and wild jump-overbids are no use in such a game, indeed the hands have been very carefully slected,
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