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"R. Abbit's Cricket Comments
1941
Congratulations To Kowloon C.C.
Keenness Rewarded With Deserved "Double"
Civil Service C.C. Averages
Hearty congratulations to the K.C.C. second oleven in winning the Second Division Shield! As their first eleven have already achieved a similar success in the First Division the Club can congra- tulate itself on having brought off the double. This is of course no record.
It has been done several times before and. 1 think quite a lot depends on the amount of dynamic interest in cricket which exists in any particular Club during
Season.
Of course you have to have the players as well! But a great deal does depend upon, a keen spirit in all. K.C.C. has always been fortunate in that way and there is perhaps a reason for it.
If I mistake not, to all its members it represents the centre of their social life. Nol only arc tlie cricketers, bowlers and tennis play- ers catered for during the daylight but there always seems to be some entertainment coming off in the evening. Dances and Amateur pro- ductions of plays seem frequent! And so the Club is held together. This of course applies to Crálgen-: gower and they have had their great days in the cricket line.
A Close Thing
The account of the final match has been written by another hand, but I have made a few enquiries and
Joe Louis To Defend Against Buddy Baer
WASHINGTON, Apr. 14
(UP). It is announced that
J. W. Leonard (Craigengower) batting to W. C. Hung (K.C.C.) in the deciding Junior League cricket match at the K.C.C. on Saturday. H. Brokenshire is keeping wicket. --Ming Yuen.
S. CHINA UNABLE TO HOLD REST
a title bout between Joe R.K. Collings
Louis. world heavyweight champion, and Buddy Baer has been tentatively sche-. duled for May 23.
To-day's Tennis
Paul Kong and Fun? Yec-pui E. C. Fincher and W. C. Hung.
4.
R.K. Collings Nippy Forwards Subdued
By Staunch Defence
Wins Kowloon
Golf Title
R. K. COLLINGS won the Kow
loon Golf Club senior title or
Saturday last, when he beat T. B Low 5 and 4 over 36 holes.
Collings turned 2 up after the first
Junior Championship
H. J. Grose beat A. J. Butileld 7 and 6 in the 38 holes final for the Junior Championship, of the sume Club on Sunday,
Only one match in the Colony venture a few general comments. Tennis Championships will be played 18. must
say with all K.C.C.'s big guns to-day. This will be on the Stund expreted them to win easily and Court. I fancy there was a certain amount of nervousness all round in the baiting! I am told however, that the two Omara bowled splendidly. Craigen- gower second have had an excellent senson and It is encouraging for the Club for the first team have had a sorry time though there is plenty of erleket in it.
An Amazing Game
score for Civil Service who were all first and made eight. It was the top out for 43, with Carey taking 4 for 19 and Pope .5 for 19 runs.
It looked easy money but Bond and MacGowan rose to the occasion and dismissed their opponents for 41 runs. Bond had 6 for 20 and BlacGowan 4 for eleven.
Baseball
First Match Of
Major Leagues
WASHINGTON, Apr, 14 ́(UP),--
First match of the Major Baseball
It must be very seldom, I imagine, for a side, which bats I am glad personally the Civil Yankees Beat Senators first and does not have a single Service won as they have been double figure in their score-not very persevering under reverses, and even extraal-to win the game. as the Police had already won one Yet this happened at the Valley match and so honour is satisfied on on Saturday last when the Civil | Service beat the Police by two runa,
Their win was
the more
both sides...
A Curious Position
(By "SCRAMBLER")
AGAINST A STUBBORN defence that gave nothing away, South China, the present season's Senior League Champions lost yesterday at Caro- line Hill to a Rest of the League team by three goals to nil, although at one period they were all over their opponents.
Bankier in the Rest goal again came out with a sparkling display of goalkeeping, saving shots from all directions with the precision of a clock.
There were thrills to be had when both citadels were subjected to raids in turn, but the more rugged defence
of the Reat were better able to stay the pace, and thanks
to thier rearguards ably led by Hsu King-sing, South China had to succumb to a team that on the whole though not so polished were nevertheless able to obtain goals,
Leagues was played to-day when the New York Yankees opened the Bankier had much more to do 1941 schedule with a win over the than Tam Kwan-hon, and by Washington Senators 3-0,
his brilliant display, was able to AMERICAN LEAGUE
retard South China's aspiration F B New York... .... ... ... ... .
of beating the Rest of the Battery: Russo, Dickey,
League. Ably supported by Washington
0 3 Battery: Leonard, Chase, Ferrill, backs covered up well, and by Blackburn and Fraser, these Arnovich.
their anticipation had South China's attack subdued
I am not prepared to say that either
team are as good as the meritorious in that they lacked the University who tied last with the services of Ainslle, so often their Police. The Police have lost five stand-by, while the Police appeared matches, the Civil Service three- to have all their stalwarts playing and may well lose another if for them. It was a pretty foul day hear they intend, they complete their us I with a gusty wind and a lenden sky programme-The-t
University-have Softball. though the temperature had risen completed theirs with three losses The explanation is
considerably. H. E. Strange went in and three points for a win does it!
SPORTS ADVT.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Draft Programmes and Entry
that the 3
There is probably more correct batting in the Varsity side than In several second divison teams bui they have yet to learn the agitack- ing shots. No doubt those who run the cricket at the University realize this, `
It is a statement which applied more or less to the first eleven unui: this year which has seen such a re- naissance-if I may so turn it-of Varsity cricket.
H E 1.
1
Wildcats Beat
Rest In Charity Match
Hsu King-zing was a veritable tower of strength in the pivotal pdeltion, always having the better of the argument over the crafty South China's Inside trio, with the result that Lee Wal-tong was not allowed to become really dangeT- ous. Maxwell and Thomas were both good, often breaking up the CHARITY'S double-feature soft- bail programme at the Kowloog
opponents' attacks before they had F.C. yesterday attracted
time to settle down. A Jurre
The attacking quintette all came
down number of fans, and Madame Chiang Kai-shek's National Associ- up well, but Barber was unable to ation for the Reller of War Orphans adapt himself to the play, very often benefited by quite an amount
spoiling a good movement. Hendy The two tilts of the day resulted by his opportunism scored two as many anticipated, for the Wildents, China's defence. The wingers, Fow-
and gonis,
often troubled, South 1911, may be obtained from the I have just seen the figures girls champions, beat the Rest 9-5 Chi Secretary's Office, Exchango Build-for the Civil Service first eleven and St Joseph's, men's champions, er and Hau Ching-tau were always threatening, and both sent across Ing; the Club House, Happy and find them a little difficult trounced the Mohawks 7-1.
Wildcats took the lead in the third
their quota of centres, while Ferrier Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the to reconcile with the rather frame it 3-2 and clincked the issue Sports Club; and the Stables, Door
In all games, with two runs in each of the suc they have won 3 out of 15, ceeding three innings. The Rest Shan Kwong Road,
lost and drown 7 in all. Yet the managed two runs in the final frame, batting figures are not so bad. Dicky but it was a dying effort. Richardson is first as usual with 33,
Forms for the Fourth Extra Race Meeting to be held (weather per- mitting) on Saturday, 26th April,
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on THURSDAY, 17th April, 1941.
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Civil Service Averages
Reason.
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Results
LONDON, Apr. 14 (Reuter}.-The
went about his work unobtrusively following were the results of Easter
South China Off
At one period of the game, South Chinn were run off their feet, being left in a quandary by the fast moving Attwell second with 22, and then Saints and the Mohawks clashed, in tactics of their opponents attack. come Perry 21 Baker 10, and
40, and a nine innings game. Mohawks Their forwards, were the prettier to Griffiths 14, 0
Fortescue, Colledge and scored flest when they crossed once watch in action, but were invariably McLellan were all out of form for in the fourth inning, but the Saints robbed or stopped before they could
effective: Lee
Monday Rugby:
Bath 13. Army XV 11; Cardiff 8. Panty- pool 8; North Command 44. Eastern Com-
XV B.
and 9; Wasps 6, Hayden Tanners Welsh
Featherstone 3: York 17. Castleford 5.
Avarua Keighley 2, Hudtyrefeld 23; Halifax 30,
Championship Final Bradford Northern 28, Wigan 3.
Imost of the season. Grimths made lenne, hack with a vengeance in the really bong was unable to do through passes, his first time centre
seemed to be working back to his lone for the day, and Saints piled on the watchful Hsu King-singi Mati Chinese aren for some time, and Ban.
also
Наи Ching-tau was given a few A welcome reappearance as a fairly fifth canto and clouted in four! regular member of the side and Mohawks' lone tally was their only much, being too closely guarded by was cleverly headed into the net by
aided Hendy.
Play was centred in the true form. It is a curious fact that the agony with a further three runs by steady backs. Chow Richardson, Perry and Grimths were in the last inning.
chi and Lee Tak-kes, too, were kier whenever called, upon to per- far more successful when playing Frank Gonzalez pitched a
great closely guarded,
nod between
form, did not let his team down. for the H.K.C.C. than for the Civil game. He held the Mohawks to Ove the two of them, Bankler had a lot After the changeover, South China Service.
hits and only one run. Saints belted to perform In stopping their first had more of the play, but the bril ien safelles.
time pots at goal. Lee Shek-yau liant efforts of the Rest's last line of was the better of the two wingers defence saved the day. Bankler was ns Lee Kwok-wal after being trans- called upon on numerous occasions. ferred from the back division did nat to save his charge from shots taken come out well.
Chow Man-chi, Leo-Wal-tong and and invariably was not
What Was Wrong
The trouble was that though Easter Soccer
there was a lot of good bowling it did not ret wickets regularly enough. The Civil Service only averaged 16 per wicket while their opponenia averaged 24!
was
At Home
LONDON, Apr. 14 (Reuter).---The following were the results of football matches played to-day:
started off wall, but were unable found to
As usual, Bouth China's rearguan ngaran breakaway,
directed against them, and Làm Lau
a
centred across for Hau Ching-
about,
stem the tide of the attack to score with a sunb shot, Tak-po had his hands. full in With play, being swang watching the thrustful Hendy. The South China put everything into the Lau brothers did not function so attack, and from a breakaway, Hendy well
often left stan- beat Tam Kwan-hon as the Chinese wing by the speed of the opposing keeper hesitated to come out for the
ball. After the
the game, the prizes *for Chung-wan and Tse Kam- the various leagues were distributed
the Hon. ung started off very promisingly, by Mrs Lo, wife of
Mr
M. but fell off na the geme progressed. K. Lo, vice president of and towards, the end of the game,kong Football Association. OPRA
Baker (28 wickets for 10 apiece)
well ahoad and WAS al- PATRA LONDON QUE. Ways
dangerous. Unfortunately
Brentford 4, Queen's Pit. 8: Crysisi Pal. 1. Aldershot 0; fottenham 2; Reading 2.. owing to an injury. he was not al-
** LEAGUE SOUTH
diag
·Brighton 6,-Bouthampton 5; Norwich 4, ways available. Ferry did a tre- mendous lot and took 29 wickets for Luton 1 Portsmouth, Southend ...
BEGIONAL, SOUTH Chelsea 3. Arsenal 1; Westham 2, Wat- Juck, and I think suffered a little, ford of stuwail 0, Fulham 9; Northampton from overbowling. Imagine there 7. Bloks 0.
17 aplece but he had the worst of
SESSIONREGIONAL,' NORTH
SOUTH
TH CHINA: TA Kwan-hon
are few players in the Colony who narnsley 1, York 11 Bolton & Burnley 2 even the backs went up to the attack. liavo played in more matches than Everton school charter C. Tam Kwan-hon saved several shots, Tsang Chung-wan, Tso Kam-hung Arthur Ferry this Season, Whitley burn Leeds U2 Bury &
1. Manchester (13 for 18 apiece) did not come on Rotherham 3. Huddersfield Shield pressure.
U 7-#Rochdale C: Oldham but was prone to be shaky under Lau Hing-choy, Lam Tak-po, Lau as had been hoped and McLelion did W.3. Shemeis U. 11 Southport & Liverpool
Chung-sang: Lee Kwok-wal, Lo 0, Stockport. 5. Bradford, E. 3; Prusion (3) B Chester Dasingly pe
Chow Man- Tak-koe, Leo Wal-tonk, Ch chi, Lee Shek-you c
· REST:· Bankser: Blackburn, Fraser; Maxwell, suking sing! Themas Fowler, Ferrier, Hendy, Barber, Kau
REGIONAL, WATCHKE,5, Www Ma
Bin Mansfield Bradford 11: Chesterfield:
Immediate Attack
not play the full season taking 14 for 18. apleca. But there are lots of cricket in the side and given ang Note Volonters, ancounter & The game started off very promis Vather next season things should cationsunderland 11: Wrediamo. Bidke Ingly for the Rest, for they went into Improve.
| E::Doncaster: 1. Linonin: 2 wered the attack: immediately, and After Ching-lau.?
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