ONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 15, 1941
"R. Abbit's" Cricket
Cricket Comments
Congratulations To Kowloon C.C.
Keenness Rewarded With Deserved "Double"
Civil Service C.C. Averages
Hearty congratulations to the K.C.C. second. eleven in winning the Second Division Shield! As their first cloven 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 I think quite a lot depends on the amount of dynamic_interest
Season.
in cricket which exists in any particular Club during a J. W. Leonard (Craigengower) batting to W. C. Hung (K.C.C.) in the deciding Junior i League cricket match at the K.C.C. on Saturday. H. Brokenshire is keeping wicket.
--Ming Yuen.
Of course you have to have
the players as well! But a great
deal docs depend upon a keen
spirit in alle K.C.C. has always Joe Louis To Defend S. CHINA UNABLE TO HOLD REST
boon fortunate in that way and
there is perhaps a reason for it,
If I mistake not, to all its members
the
it represents the centre of their social life. Not only arc cricketers, bowlers and tennis play- ers catered for during the daylight but there always seems to be some entertainment.coming of in the evening. Dances and Amateur pro- ductions of ploys seem frequent! And so the Club Is held together, This of course applies to Craigen- 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
Against Buddy Baer
WASHINGTON, Apr. 14, (UP)-It is announced that a title bout between Joe Louis, world heavyweight champion, and Buddy Baer has been tentatively sche- duled for May 23.
To-day's Tennis
Court.
Paul Kong and Fung Yee-pul E, C. Fincher and W. C. Hung.
v.
I have made a few enquiries and Only one match in the Colony venture a few general comments. Tennis Championships will be played must say with all K.C.C.'s big guns to-day. This will be on the Stand I expected them to win easily and tancy there was a certain amount of nervousness all round in the batting I am told however that the two Omurs bowled splendidly. Craigen- gower second have had an excellent season and it Is encouraging for the.
scare for Civil Service who were nii Club for the first team have had out for 43, with Carey taking 4 for sorry time though there is plenty of 10 and Pope 5 for 10 runs.
cricket in it.
An Amazing Game
I
first and made eight. It was the top
It looked easy money but Bond and MacGowan rose to the occasion and dismissed their opponents for 41 runs. Bend had 0 for 29 and MacGowan 4 for eleven.
It must be very seldom, imagine, for a side, which bats I am glad personally the Civil 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 extras!-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 laat when the Civil Service beat the Police by twoi runs.
Their
win WES the
both sides.
A Curious Position
say
thut
R.K. Collings Nippy Forwards Subdued
By Staunch Defence
Wins Kowloon
18.
Golf Title
R. K. COLLINGS won the Kow.
loon Golf Club senior title or Saturday last, when he beat T. Collings turned 2 up after the first
Low 5 and 4 over 30 holes.
Junior Championship
7
H. J. Grose bent A. J. Butfleld and in the 38 holes final for the
same. Junior Championship of the Club on Sunday.
Macao Students
On Hockey Visit to H.K.
MACAO, Apr. 14-A large party of students of the Macao Lyceum!
(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 Rest 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 arc leaving for Hongkong oso polished were nevertheless able to obtain goals. Tuesday morning. Apr. 15, and in return for, the visit of the Hong- kong University eleven on Dec. 17 the Lyceum will meet last, University for a match Pokfulam ground at 3 pm.
Bankier had much more to do the than Tam Kwan-hon, and by ол the his brilliant display, was able to retard South China's aspiration
1 am not prepared to
Arrangements are being made for more either team are no good as the mcritorious in that they lacked the University who tied last with the the Lyceum hockey team to chage services of Almalle, so often their Police. The Police have lost five Club de Recreio's 2nd eleven, on stand-by, while the Police appeared matches, the Civil Service three Wednesday-Our Own Correspon- to have all their stalwarte ng may well lose another if as I dent. for them. It was & pretty foul day with a fusly wind and a leaden sky hough the temperature had risen considerably. H. E. Strange went in
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hear they Intent, they complete their programme. The University have Softball completed theirs with three losses and three draws. The explanation is that the 3 points for a win does it!'
There is probably more correct batting in the Varsity side than In sovaral second divison teams but “they have yet to learn the attack- Ing shots. No doubt those who run tho cricket, at the University realize this.
"
It is a statement which applied more or less to the first eleven until this year which has seen such a re- naissance-I may so turn it-of Varsity erickot.
Civil Service Averages
Wildcats Beat Rest In Charity Match
Helty Hitting
of beating the Rest of the Rest of the League. Ably supported by Blackburn, and Fraser, these backs covered up well, and by their anticipation had South China's attack subdued,
Baseball
First First Match Of
Major Leagues
Yankees Beat Senators
WASHINGTON, Apr. 14 (UP),*= First match of the Major Baseball Leagues was played to-day when the New York Yankees opened the 1941 schedule with a win over the Washington Senators 3-0.
Isu King-sing Wás à veritable tower of strength in the pivotal position, always having the bolter of the argument over the crally Bouth China's insido trio, with the- result that Lee Wal-tong was not allowed to become really danger- ous. Maxwell and Thomas were
President Roosevelt for the eighth both good, often breaking up the time tossed the first ball to open the opponents' attacks before they had season in ideal weather. time to settle down. The
attacking
The Yankees commenced scoring in
acking quintette all came
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
I
·South China Off
New York At one period of the game, South Washington China were run off their feet, being
Battery: Russo, Dickey, Battery: Leonard, Chase, Ferrill,
0 3
CILARITY'S double-feature sofi- ball programme at the Kowloon large F.C. yesterday attracted number of
fans, and Madame Chiang Kai-shek's National Assocl-up well, but Barber was unable to the opening inning. DiMaggio clout- Draft Programmes and Entry
ation for the Relief of War Orphans adupt himself to the piny, very often cd a triple and scored Henrich. Then Forms for the Fourth Extra Race
In the fifth frame, Dickey and Russo good movement. Hendy. spolling benefited by quite an amount,
crossed Meeting to be held (weather por-
The two tilts of the day resulted by his opportunism scored two good both doubled, and Dickey
and often troubled South the plate. The not run was re- mitting) on Saturday, 26th April,
as many anticipated, for the Wildcats, goals,
China's defence. The wingers, Fow-gistered in the sixth inning when 1941, may be obtained from the I have just seen the figures girls' champions, beat the Rest 0-5 ler and Hau Ching-tau were always DiMaggio doubled and on Keller's Secretary's Office, Exchange Butta. for the Civil Service first eleven and St Joseph's, men's champions. threatening, and both sent across fly, Henrich scored. 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 at 3-2 and clinched the issue went about his work unobtrusively. poor season. In all games, with two runs in each of the suc- they have won 3 out of 15, ceeding three innings, The Rest lost 6 and drawn 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.
left in a quandary by the fast moving Arnovith. Richardson is first na usual with 33,
Attwell second with 22, and then Saints and the Mohawks clashed in tactles of their opponents' attack. come Perry 21, Baker 18,
and a nino Innings game. Mohawks Their forwards were the prettier to Grimths 14, Fortescue, Colledge and scored first 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 through passes, his first time centre Hau Ching-tau was given a few become effective. a welcome re-appearance as a fairly fifth canto and clouted in fourt
Leo regular member of
was centred in the aide the seemed to be working back to his one for the day, and Saints piled on, the watchful Hou King-sing, olded
backs. Chow stendy
kler whenever called upon to per- true form. It is a curious fact that the agony with a further three runs by
Man- chi and Richardson, Perry and Griffiths were in the Inst inning.
Lee Tak-kee, too, were form, did not let his team down. closely guarded, and between After the changeover, South China the two of them, Bankler had a lot had more of the piny, but the bell- to perform in stopping their first lant efforts of the Rest's last line of time pots at goal. Lee Shek-you defence saved the day. Bankier was was the better of the two wingers called upon on numerous occasions as Lee Kwok-wal after being trans to save his charge frem shots taken ferred from the back division did not by Chow Man-chi, Lee Wal-tong and come out well.
Leo Tak-kee, and Invariably was not
STOP
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Secretary.
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most of the season, Grinihs made came back with a vengeance in the reny Wal-tong. was unable to do was cleverly headed into the net by
Hendy. Play and Mohawka lene tally was their only much, being too closely guarded by Chinese aren for some time, and Ban-
far more successful when playing Frank Gonzalez pitched * great for the H.K.C.C. than for the Civil game. He held the Mohawks to live hits and only one run. Saints belted ten safeties.
Service.
What Was Wrong
The trouble was that though there was a lot of good bowling it did not get wickets, regularly enough. The Civil Service only averaged 18 per wicket while their opponents averaged 24!-
WAR
Easter Soccer At Home
LONDON, Apr. 14 (Router),--The following were the results of football Baker (28 wickets for 10 aplece) | matches played trudayton
woll phead and WIS al-
PAT BY LONDON CUP Brentford's Queen's PR. 2; Crystal Pal Unfortunately ways dangerous. owing to an injury he was not al, Aldershot 01 Tottenham 2, Reading 2.
LEAGUE, BOUTH. Brighton. d. Southampton 3 Norwich
ways available. Perry
lil tre
also
As usual, South China route found wanting. From a breakaway. started well, but were unable Hendy centred across for Hau to stem the tide of the attack tau to score with a snap shot.. 'directed against them, and Lam
Tak-po had his hands full in With play being swung about, watching the thrustful Hendy. The South China put everything into the Lau brothers did not function.so beat Tam Kwan-bon as the Chinese altack, and from a breakaway, Hendy well either, being often left stan-
is by the speed of the oppoding keeper hesitated to come out for the A ball: After the game, the prizes for Chung-wan and Tse Kam- the various leagues were distributed, Chelsea Arsenal Westham & Wal-hung started off very promisingly, by Mrs Lo, wife of the Hon. Mr. M. luck, and I think suffered a little form of Millwall o, Fulham 0; Northampton but fell off as the game progressed. La vice president of the Hong-
K from overbowling. I imagine there 7. Stoke 0.
REGIONAL NORTIMEN ony who
and towards the end of the game, kong Football Association.. Barnsley York 1: Dolton 0, Burnley 3: even the backs went up to the attack. SOUTH CHINA: Tam Kwan-hon; have played in more matches than buen Leeds Up Bury Big Manchester G. Tara Kwan-hon saved several shots, Tau Chini walim Takapuna Arthur this Scaron
3. Manchester Rochdale of Oldham but was prone to be shaky under opiece):
ce) did not come on Rotherham Huddersfield pressure,
W., Shamed U. Southport & Liverpool
mendous lot and took 29 wickets for Luton 1; Partsmouth Sautions
17 apiece but he had the worst of
bre
few players in the Colony
(13-for 18
as had been hoped and MeLellen did not play the full seaton taking 14 for
15 apleca. But there are lots of cricket in the alde, and given fine weather next season things should improve.
REGIONAL SOUTIEN.
3; 3. C
Lau Hing-choy, Takepo, Chung
quanh Leo Kwok-wal, - Lee Tak-kco, Leg Wal-tong, Chow Man- chetgart 3) Bradford Presion Immediate Attack. chi, Lee Shek-you."! Chester, ARGIONAL WATCHER
Fraser
Mansfield Bradford }); Chesterfeld:s. The gune started off very pronis Maxwell Hau King-sing, Theenas; Not Sunderland annat No ingly for the Rest for iney went into Fowler Ferrier, Hendy, Barber, Hau Osetia S, Sunderland 41 Wrexham, Stoke the attack Immediately, and after Ching-tau. 33 Donwater, 1, Jinonta honetan
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