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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
"R. Abbit's" Cricket Comments
December 31, 1940.
Delayed Declarations And Draws
Poor Initiative Shown By Both Captains And Batsmen
This year if over, I thought we should got a fairly large series of carly declarations or at least displays of free hitting. There is nothing to pro- vont it. There is no League to worry captains, There is no bowling to worry batsmon. And yet Saturday after Saturday we get 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 vica. The former batted for 26.3 overs for 163 runs while the Civil Ser vico had only 18.4! I asked Eddy Gɔsano at the end of his innings why on earth he had not declared twenty minutes earlier and he replied that his lator batsmen had had no match batting practice. I suggested that in a cheerful friendly he might have roversed 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 I.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 Indiane. 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.
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Recreio's Batting
The earlier batsmen did well enough as 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 sce 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- ley and Smith were poor though the latter caught an excellent catch off his own bowling some where about deep mid-on!
Usual Club-Army Draw
on their
full
Ming Yuen.
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 Bogey Par Pool held over the
Old Course at Fanling daring the
Christmas Holidays attracted 42
up. The Medal Kound over the Old Course was won
College Stars En Route
To Manila Practice At European Y.M. C. A.
(By "Ripple")
JAPANESE SWIMMERS, en route to the Philippines entries and was won by Major W. G.to take part in the P.I. Inter-Collegiate and All-Philippine Harvey (10), one
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,
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. Dennia' (10), one up.)
The party was comprised of
The sum of $35 from entrance fees five collegiate swimmers, and aft has been donated to the South China coach. But among the five was Morning Post Bomber Fund.
CAPTAIN'S CUP
The Captain's Cup will be held on January 4 and over the Old and New Courica Bogey Par Pools will be held nn January 1 and 12 over the New Coarse and on January 18 and 10 over
the Old.
Sigeo Arai who took third place.
in the 110 metres at the 1936 Olympiad at Berlin.
Ils cupped hands curved gracefully over his head before entering the water, but his powerful stroke had the effect of lifting his lead and neck out of the bath.
Cura 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, terrife speed before breaking sur- Toslo Honma, third ranking distance face. He did not employ the butterfly swimmer, Selitiro Oura, second rank- stroke, But outstanding feature of his ing breast-stroke awimmer, and swim was his kick. He snapped his The first round of the Junior Cham-Taketyga Honda, a sprinter. Mano legs together
with extraordinary pionship will be held on January 19. ger is Mr Takobiro Salto, a member power, and one could almost hear the
of the Executive Committee of the water, swirl under the surface. Amateur Swimming Federation of, Japan.
Max Baer Heavyweight
Contender
Turning Lessons
In fresh water, unopposed and
Last of the swimmers was Honda, swimming for the first time in some wooks,tho-Japanese_nevertheless who_alt_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 S.. Aral-100 yards (freestyle),short right arm breaks at the end of 59.6 secs.
the bath when there is likelihood of T. Hiraga-110 yard (backstroke) his right arm reaching there first. In -70.8 secs.
this quarter-stroke, as it were, he
T. Honma 140 yards (freestyle) | loses none of his speed but gains the ---5 mins.
6. Oura-220 yards (breast- stroke)-2 mlas. 42.2 secs,
T. Honda 110 yards (freestyle) -61.2 secs.
From Arnt the small handful of spectators were given fine de monstration of the use of the arms in sprinting. Peculiarly, his leg beat, though strong, was not as powerful as I had expected from a swimmer capable of such speed over short dis tances. Rather from Honma, who swam the quarter-mile, was the
required left-hond turn.
Arrangements are in hand for these swimmers to give an exhibition at the "Y" Pool on their return from the south.
Bowls Match
At Kowloon B.G.C.
Li Fargus (Royal Brols) bowling NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (UP).—The against the Volunteers in their cricket American Boxing magazine Ring's Max Baer, it has been unfortunate--though match at Seokumpoo on Sunday-annual ratings place
former world heavyweight champion, probably Inevitable at the two all
as number one contender for Joe day games and last Saturday's games
Louis' crown in view of the fact that have been or will be practically Club v. Anny. Personally should like splendid match with the K.C.C.-he has knocked out both "Two Ton" see the Club, when they can draw J. E. Richardson, T. G. C. Knight, Tony Galento and Tom Comiskey. The magazine predicts that Bil the T. membership-1.c.
Pearce, H. Owen-Hughes, Conn, the A
current light-heavyweigh Civil Servants-take on the K.C.C. In Major Grose, L. T. Ride, A. E. Perry, champion, who is slated to meet Loui an all day, or belter still a two day D. McLellan, F. Baker, J. L. C. next June, will not inst very lon mulch. I have no hesitation in say-Pearce and A. J. Dewar. It Major ngainst Louis terrifle wallop. ing that at present the K.C.C. are Grose is averse from keeping wicket, Holders or chief contenders for th the best side in the Colony excluding then I would drop John Pearce for middleweight, bantamweight and By John Pearce is do- weight tiles are not listed, but th perhaps a full Club side which would T. V. Fortescue.
cách ullso
Heavyweight from the Tin Fortescue this year but he seems
Louis; Joe
Highl Grose and Alee Pearce Army. I think that the following to have lost his bowling. I suspect heavyweight, Billy Conn; middleweigh
Overlin: wellerweight, Walter side in n rough batting order would it is merely temporary because he Len
Zivic; lightweight. Low Jenkins But all were possessed of glide in a full two day Camo make TURN to Page 5, Column Three featherweight. Larry Jaffra: bantam the hall-mark of good swimmers
weight, Olivera; flyweight, Jackie particularly Arai. His powerful arm Paterson (Scotland).
strokes appeared to continue right up Ceferino Garcia, former Filipino to the moment of lifting his hands The members of the Kowloon world middleweight champion, is out of the water. His stroke was Bowling Green Club will be holding rated eighth amongst the light-heavy-down, under the body at, the hips, an intra-club bowls match on their weight contenders, while. Klukong and then backwards and out, Young is second in a group of For style, however, iraga, the ary 1, when members representing
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