Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 31, 1940.
"R. Abbit's " Cricket Comments
Delayed Declarations And Draws
Poor Initiative Shown By Both Captains And Batsmen
This year if over, I thought we should get a fairly large series of early declarations or at least displays of free hitting. There is nothing to pre- vent it. There is no League to worry captains. There is no bowling to worry batsmen.
And yet Saturday after Saturday we got the same old delayed declarations owing to poky batting and the same old draws. The most glaring case was the match between the Recreio and the Civil Ser- vicc.
The former batted for 26.3 overs for 163 runs while the Civil Ser vice had only 18.4! I asked Eddy Gosano at the end of his innings why on earth he had not declared twenty minutes earlier and he replied that his later batsmen had had no match batting practice. I suggested that in a cheerful friendly he might have reversed his order instead of letting his usual batsmen open every time. This did not seem to have occurred to him.
C. S. C. C.-RECREIO FARCE
The match was of course turned into the usual farce where the C.S.C.C., batting second, had practically no chance of a.win and could only lose through a collapse. In fact this latter they nearly did, as Attwell played all round one of Eddy Gosano's in his first over and was bowled; Perry was 1.b.w, to Ozorio-it was very high but the ball may have been dropping; while Griffiths tried to drive Gosano and got his pads in front, beaten by the swing I fancy. After that I left the field partly in disgust ́and partly because I had to get on and see K.C.C. and the Indians. Unfortunately I missed some good cricket for, after Hollidge had failed, Baker came to the rescue and settled down to play free and excellent cricket. Richard son, who is in splendid form at present, went on to 55 not out while Baker got 48 playing some very good shots,
Recreio's Batting
The earlier batsmen did well enough ns J. M. Gosano (34) E. M. L. Soares (24) A. M. Prata (27) and E, L. Gosano (20) all. made fair scores. I did not see the beginning of the innings but I fancy the C. S. bowlers fail in length. Perry and Baker are alright to begin with but after- wards do not seem to recover their length in second spells. For once Richardson was used in the right way. When Soares was hitting Richardson went on. Soares hit him for six and then was caught on the boundary. Dicky promptly went off! Whit- loy-and-Sinith-were-poor-though-- the latter caught an excellent entch off his own bowling some- where about deep mid-on!
Usual Club-Army Draw
It has been unfortunate-though probably inevitable--that the tivo all day games and last Saturday's games ve been or will be practically Club
N. A. E. Mackay (H.K. Volunteers) batting against the
R. Scots at Sookunpoo last Sunday. He scored 49, contributing to the Volunteers' victory of 200 runs.-Ming Yuen.
Japanese Swimmers In H.K.
Holiday Golf Pools
At Fanling
The Bercy Par Pool held over the Old Course at Fanling during the Christmas Holidays attracted 42 entries and was won by Major W. G. to Harvey (10), que up. The Medal Round over the Old Courie was won; by T. Low, 82 (12) 70. There were
30 entries.
The Bogey Par Pool over the New Course attracted only 14 entries and was won by A. J. Dennis (10), one up. The sum of $35 from entrance fees lins been donated to the South China Morning Post Bomber Fund.
CAPTAIN'S CUP
The Captain's Cup will be held on January 4 and 5 over the Old and New Coursen. Bogey Par Pools will be held
on January 11 and 12 over the New Course and on January 16 and to over
College Stars En Route
To Manila Practice At European Y. M. C. A.
(By "Ripple")
JAPANESE SWIMMERS, en route to the Philippines take part in the P.I. Inter-Collegiate and All-Philippine Champions, arrived in Hongkong yesterday and availing themselves of the offer of the European Y.M.C.A. turned out for a practice swim in that pool.
The party was comprised off five collegiate swimmers, and a coach. But among the five was Sigeo Arai who took third place in the 110 metres at the 1936 Olympiad at Berlin.
His cupped hands curved gracefully over his head before entering the water, but his powerful stroke Jud the effect of fifting his head and neck out of the bath.
Oura jumped off for his 220 yards breast-stroke, and completed three- Others of the party were.T. Hiraga, quarters of the bath under water at third ranking back-stroke swimmer, terrifle speed before breaking sure Toslo Honma third ranking distance face. He did not employ the butterfly swimmer, Selitiro Oura, second rank- siroke, but outstanding feature of his ing breast-stroke swimmer, and swim was his kick. He snapped his The first round of the Junior Cham-Takelyga Honda, o sprinter. Mana-legs plonship will be held on January 18.
together with extraordinary
tite Old.
Max Baer Heavyweight Contender
Lt Fargus (Royal Scots) bowling NEW YORK..Dec. 27 (UP);--The against the Volunteers in their criekel | American Boxing magazine Ring's match at Soekunpoo on Sunday.annual ratings place Max Baer,
Ming Yuen.
former world heavyweight champlon, as number one contender for Louis' crown In view of the fact that.
L. C.
Conn.
next June,
Joe
ger is Mr Takahiro Salto, a member power, and one could almost hear the of the Executive Committee of lie water swirl under the surface. Amateur Swimming Federation of, Jopan.
Turning Lessons
in fresh water, unopposed and swimming for the first time in some Last of the swimmers was Honda, weeks, the Japanese nevertheless who also swam 110 yards in a sprint. provided remarkable exhibitions in He gave lessons in turning He the short time trials yesterday, favours touching with his left hand, These times, briefly, were:
and to accomplish this he institutes a 5. Aral-100 yards (freestyle).-short right arm break at the end of 59.6 Bees.
the bath when there is likelihood of
7. Hiraga-110 yard (backstroke) his right arm reaching there first. In -70.6 secs,
this quarter-stroke, as it were, he
required left-hand turn.
T. Houma-140 yards (freestyle) | fuses, none of his speed but gains the 5 mins. S. Oura-220 yards (breast- stroke)-2 mins. 42.2 aces
Arrangements are in hand for these T. Ilands-110 yards (freestyle) the "Y" Pool on their return from the swimmers to give an exhibition at -61.2 secs.
n
Holders or chief contenders for the capable of such speed over short dis-
v. Army. Personally I should like to splendid match with the KC.C.—he has knocked out both "Two Ton"
From Aral the small handful of south. see the Club, when they can draw 4. E. Richardson, T. G. C. Knight, Tony Galento and Tom Comiskey. on their full
fine de- membership-le. the ¿ A. Pearce, IL Owen-Hughes, The magazine predicts that Billy Spectators were given Civil Servants--take on the K.C.C, in Major Grose, L. T. Ride, A. E. Perry, Champion, who is sinted to meet Louis Sprinting. Peculiarly, his leg bent, the current light-heavyweight monstration of the use of the arms in an all day, or
or better still two day
day D. McLellan, F. Baker,
will not last very long though strong, was not as powerful as intel. I have no hesitation in say- Pearce and A. J. Dewar. It
I had expected from swimmer ing that at present the K.C.C. are Grose is averse from keeping wicker list Louis terrific wallop.
wicket, the best side in the Colony excluding then I would drop John Pearce for middleweight, bantamweight, and dy tances. Rather from Home, who perhaps a full Club side which would, T. V. Fortescue. John Pearce is do-weight titles are not listed, but the swam the quarter-mile, was bring in Civil Servants, and Major ing much better with the bat than a represent the leading men in power of the leg-bent demonstrated the
Grose and Alee Pearce from the Tim Fortescue this year but he seems Army. I think that the following to have lost his bowling. I suspect heavyweight. Billy Conn; middleweigh.
Louis; light
Continuous Stroke side in n rough balling order would is merely temporary because he in a full two day game make a TURN to Pago 5, Column Ona
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arranged between the Sergeants Mess The bowls match which has been Jof the Volunteers and the Kowloon Bowling Green Club will take place at Austin Road. on Saturday, January 11 at 2.45 pm.
Len Overlin; welterweight. Walter featherweight, Harry Jaffra: bantam the hall-mark of good swimmers Zlvict lightweight, Lew Jenkins But all were possessed of glide
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