Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April
“R. Abbit's " Cricket Comments
Rain Again Spoils Week-end
Indians: Local Interest
Match Finally Brought To An End
Recreio Saved Against
Pagh - Umetani
Brilliant Badminton
Definitely On The Wane
THE CRICKET SEASON was yet further
ruined by the weather on Saturday last when, At Kowloon C.C. after light rain about four, there was a perfect de-
In Great Match
luge about five o'clock. Apart from the Police and M. P. Yoong Beats Hool “University in the Junior League where the former team made such short work of their opponents that they got the match over before being flooded out there was nothing doing.
There seems to me no carthly chance of finishing the First Division programme and I strongly recommend those interested to scrap all programmes and play off K.C.C. v. Civil Service on the first fine Saturday.
I went along to deal with the C.S.C.C. v. Varsity match at the į******* Valley only to find it had been cancelled.
There is something pretty retton in the cricket out here at present and unless more enthusiasm Is shown I don't know what is going to happen to the game. I admit the weather difficulties but it is more than that.
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IAM Inclined to think that the Recrelo with a somewhat depleted team might quite probably have been beaten on Saturday last but for the never rain. The conditions were good and the 1.R.C. had to struggle for ruins.
Had Ozorto, who bowled excellent- ly, been able to good'support
get from the other end, a very different story might have been told, but the IR.C. batsmen hung on and six of them got double figures, K. M. Rum- Jahn heading the list with 23 runs.
The total of 110 was very modest and, had Eddie Gosano been there to howl opposite Ozorlo. (they are splendid contrast). I think it would have been very much smal- ler.
Eastern Beat Combd Manila Universities
MANILA, Mar. 31 (UP). -The Eastern Football Club from Hongkong defeated the picked stars from the Letran and San Thomas Universities 4-2 in
football match to-day. Hau Ching-to scar- ed two of the goals.
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The Hongkong XI lead 2-0 at half-time, but the local team scored twice in quick succession in the early minutes of the second half. after which period the Chin- ése regained the superiority and went through on two more occasions to register goals.
Kotewall Cup Final On Saturday
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Japanese Eliminated In Three Sets
(By "Tinker")
THOUGH at one time it appeared that the match was again going to be postponed, M. Pagh eventually eliminated O. Umetani in the Colony Singles Tennis Championship at the Hongkong C.C. yesterday in three sets. Scores were 4-6, 14-12, 6-3.
Words seem so inadequate when required to describe a match such as that between The crowd of spectators were points, by hitting just over the side-
line. M. P. Yoong and P. K. Hooi thoroughly entertained with the
Umeinnl jumped into a 3-0 lead in in the Badminton Champion standard which never dropped the Arst set and later increased this ships at the Kowloon C.C.
throughout the match. The to 4-2. On his own service, Pagh Inst night. Skill and un-
drew up to 3-4, then Umetani aguin determination ground was heavy and slippery, went into a two games' lead at 5-3. conquerable blended to make the game and shots were consequently dif- Once more Pagh drew nearer at 4-5, which outshone most ficult to make. In this, however, but Umetani made good use of his own service in the 10th game to win others ever played in the the odds were in favour of the the set, Colony.
The Marathon Set Japanese who was far the lighter In the two games that were com-
DIGHT from the word "go", the pleted, each was setted and Hool lost on his feet. only by the narrowest margin, while But the marathon second set should second set was anybody's, From in the third game, Yoong was forced
ec never have gone that distance. De-one-all to 12-all. First one then the to. retire
a short walle owing to clsions generally were doubtful, and other would break through the op- cramp the stomach which was although they were dispensed with posing service, but scores always tended by a vomiting spell. This cheerful Impartiality; two in par-evened up. was actually the second game, after he had won the first, and he conceded it to Hool when the score was 11-5 in Hood's favour.
In
Results at a glance were:
SENIOR SINGLES
M.P. Yoong beat P. K. Hooi 17-14, 5-11. 17-15.
KW. Choy beat W. Gillies 15-3,
15-1.
12.
JUNIOR SINGLES
J. Odell beat H. S. Jones 15-5, 15-
JUNIOR DOUBLES
ticular fell very heavily on Pagh In this second set. He won 14-12- which was just 14 gaines too many that were played.
The balls quickly discoloured and once again the umpire was in great difficulty, but with duo respects to the linesmen concerned, I venture to say that it is impossible, espeel- ally in such match and on ground ay yesterday's, for the baseline judges to give decisions on sideline
balls.
Pagh stayed on fils baseline, and on the one or two occasions that Umetani advanced he was beaten by placed #lais down the sidelines There were the bad decisions al- rendy mentioned, but these were with impartial judgment.
The Final Sei
DAGH jumped into a 3-0 lead in
the final kel when he commenced
to open out a little. He scored with some really fine angled shots to the backland that completely bent the Japanese.
set
J. L. Anderson beat E. Zinnern with Umetant serving, the score was In the 12th game of the second set,
Umetni struggled and reached 15-0, 15-7.
15-40 when a palpable.double-fault 3-4, but on his own service lost to was allowed. Pagh was then lead-give Pagh a 5-3 lead.
In the final game Pugh had twa points and served a "double" into TS. Young and M. K. Fung heating 6-5 and should have won 7-5.
Again in the 20th game with
net for the first, but on the | the Peter Lo and J. Tsang 10-17, 15-7.
Umetani again serving, there was a second Umetoni felled with his back- line decision given by the baselines-hand and hit the ball into the net. man against Pagh that made the Thus ended a match that was only THE YOONG-HOOI match was players hesliate, The game even completed on the third attempt at the match of the evening, Yoong led tually went to
Umetant for that playing. 0-0 in the first game before Hool point made him 40-love, and though commenced on his back-to-the-wall he lost two points he won the third. fight that was the outstanding feature
the whole
match. Offselling
Brilliant Victory
The Recrela started poorly but cain intervened. They suffer from the fact that both Jerry and Zinho Gosano have been on the Injured list, and I am afraid, that they are tending rather lowards that multi- plicity of games which has apollt many a promising young player here.
League Match Finished The Kolewall Cup final between the Army and South China will be play THE Police showed a flash of at 430 pm on Saturday, Proceeds
their last year's form when from the match will be devoted to Yoong's control over the shuttle with they beat the University second charity. eleven, which had been obliged
accurney that found the corners, in several occasions. Hool crept up 9-3, 10-8, 11-8 and finally took the
to include one or two of fairly time at the Valley-ond Hunter's 34 lend at 14-11.
regular first cleven players.
Apart from Matthews (28) and
T. Chin (14) the highest score was 3. and they were all out for 58 White look for 35 and Carey" "for 18.
The Polles had time to hit of the rums before the deluge burstone of
the heaviest I have seen for some!
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Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Third Extra Race
not out was # valuable factor in their dest victory.
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Draw At K.C.C.
THE principle feature of the
drawn game at K.C.C. was a bright innings of 64 by Ainslie mude in three quarters of an hour.
Ainslie has shown much promise this season and has several excel- lent performances to his credit both with bat and ball. Unfortunately, ho has a habit of interlarding these brighi patches with a series of complete fallures. It is a thing he will grow out of, given patience and plenty of practice.
However, the set went to Pagh. To-day's Tennis
Accurate Shota
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The following are to-day's matches
THE condition of the court made in the Open Tennis Championships:
tennis dificult, but both players. Hooi settes at three, and with were nevertheless in accurate form, Yoong leading 2-0 service changed and several shots on the deep back- Each WAB were first-class. hands several times before the latter and
concentrating on the backhand, and collected the winning_point_
SINGLES
Tsui Wal-pul v. K. H. Yip. S. A. Rumjaha, v.
Licut Shields
It was towards the end of this in this Pagh-lost-several--valuable Goodman set that Yoong gave first signs of distress. In the second game уда obviously labouring under difficulty, and when Hool was lead- tag 10-6 had to request a minute's rast. He carried on again for one more strenuous point and then left the court. He was absent for more than five minutes and conceded the game to fool,
Marvellous Recovery
HIS RECOVERY in the third ganse was marvellous. One anticipated
The CS.C.C. got to 123 which was that Hooi, who was playing like a not ikely to have been good enough champion, would walk over his Meeling to be held (weather fine weather, but the rain saved handicapped opponent, but there was permitting) on Saturday, 12th, and them. All these unfinished matches no handicap apparent when Yoong Monday, 14th April, 1941, may be have to be replayed, according to the opened up. obtained from the Secretary's rules. I wonder if they will be? Office, Exchange Building; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on THURSDAY, 3rd April, 1941.
By Order,.
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Club Game
THERE was the usual Army and
Club friendly at H.K.C.C., Alee Pearce who skippered the Army side which included G. J. P. Carey and E. W. Pudney.
He led 0-2, 7-3, 9-3 and the Fool egain worked back again into 8-D down. The score went 11-8, 11-10- 12-0, 13-10 and finally 14-11 Young's favour,
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Each point kept the large crowd of specialors on the edge of their seals, and, in fact, in the midst of one particularly thrilling rally they could not forbear to cheer whlie
Thanks to one of Pearce's brilliant centuries against' some not very the shuttle was sill in fiight, strong bowling the Army ran up 150 From 14-11, Hool crept up 14-12, for declared. D. S. Robb's X1 14-19 and Anally 14-all. Yoong looked like collapse when the rain setled at three and at 1-all ser
vice changed hands four times be- fore Yoong scored his two points with HE R.A.O.C. played the R.C. Ane cross court shots.
second eleven and the game met, K. W. Choy Supreme
came.
THE
ANOTHER WASH-OUT ·
the usual fate. Stoner, who, does a
great deal of secretarial work for
ON last night's and previous ex-
Army cricket, retired with his score hibitions, there does not seem to be ut 64, and in all the military side run anyone in Hongkong who is likely to
up 150 for 7 declared. I.R.C. had deprive K. W. Choy of the Colony
one for 31 when the game terminated. Singles Championship. His oppon-
A SCHOOL GAME
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play a good many school games, and on Saturday Inst they had quito a. good, game with St. Joseph's College. They made 110 only, and it would
have been a close thing as M. A. W made 46, and the school had
for six
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wickels.
These games are excellent for our young cricketers while still at school and I take at my hat to the Clubs who organise them.
ARMY CRICKET
SEE that the Sappers pulled off the Army competition, unless - I have entirely misread the book, but there seems to be a Small Units final down for this week.
I only wish that I could slink out)
department.
Choy's deceptive wrist work, his extremely powerful smashes aral hls arouzing shuttle control go to the make-up of a badminton player that any Colony would be proud to `acknowledge'as is'clininplan.
It might sound a little premature, but on form all indications are in that less be most certain that the inter direction. Enthusiasts can neverthe
games in the Senior Bingles are going to be of a standard never seen be fore in Hongkong.
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