WEEK-END CRICKET
Frank Howarth Times It Nicely For Tea
By "RECORDER"
Hongkong won the match against the Malaya Combined Services yesterday by 236 runs, an over- whelming victory accomplished against a team that discovered how rebellious is the will to win after scuen days of cricket in the last eight
The fight had already gone out of the visitors by yesterday morning und individual averages, well-maintain- ed over the first four matches, were shot to, pleces as Stokes first flogged the bowlers and Howarth and Gam- brill then skittled the wickets for 76, the match ending Just in time for ten.
By the time Stokes had reached his third century this month, the bowling of Malaya's Kenyon, who will long be remembered for that broad grin as the ball raced to the boundary, had dropped to an average of 30.75 a wicket, Leggett's medium-to-fast to an average of 23.11 and Syrett's spin to an average of 19.91.
LEAGUE CRICKET
Two First Division Lengue matches and several Second Divi- sion matches were pinyed on Satur-
Up to the start of the match on Saturday morning. their averages had been as nent as would be x- pected bowlers of their calibre, trucks belter They are definitely bowlers than they were the last two ¦ day. days of their visit here.
Parham, who was out of the last match, retired with an average of)
and Padre 5.53 for 13 wickeln not Steele, who did
have Iona rpells bowling on Saturday or Sun day, finished with 14.55.
the
means
Local bats who faced both Parhom and Kenyon
bgree that delivery is by no Jalter's inferior to Parliam's. On Saturday morning. Kenyon Have untom- fortable mnmenta to both Kilber and Pearce and his analysis in his first spell with
ball the 0-0-23-1.
THE HEAT DID IT
read
of
the Fielding through
heat Saturday morning just about shp- ped the Malnys attack. 1 it any did not go to pleces, the subsequent batting collapse that followed killed of what remained of a wil to win.
It was rather hard
The RAF, short of Gambrill und by Gall,
were held to I draw University at Kai Tak, the youngest of
the Goranio brothers, J. M., knocklog up 72 not out against the RAF attack.
When in his 20's, Gosmuo was hit over the right eye in mistiming a back for n rising boli and came fighting innings after being treated for the injury.
The RAF hit up 150 and University replied with 99 for 5.
In the other First Division match. dismissed Royal Craigengower Navy for 85, Billimoria taking 6 for 42 and Crabtree 4 for 17, and then won comfortably by six wickets.
HOW THEY STAND
Recreio Army RAF Optimists Scorpions KCC Molayn RC going through the matches agnitin University
the longkong! Combined Services | Craigengower and the Hongkong XI without Royal Navy break in between. 1 was five days
In a row with the one-day HKCC
match preceding these.
Ou the whole, the visitors' record. was not a bad one. The first two matches Inst to the Molland and the Army, each by one wicket, had been anybody's gune.
Then came a day's rest, follow- the ed by
a neat victory over
Howarth. HKCC, short only of Followed the Combined Services have match which Malayn would won with a little more luck thrown in and then the Interport collapse.
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1948.
-PRINCE PHILIP'S YACHT
The "Bluebottle", a yach of the Dragon class, was presented to Their Royal It ghnesses Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh b the Island Sailing Club.
The Duke contested his first race on the yacht when he entered the "Bluebottle" at a recent yachting event at Cowes.
In the yacht's crew of three the Duke acted as third hand. On the first day "Bluebottle" came in third, but disqualified herself through grazing a buoy; on the second she finished seventh.
the
This picture shows the "Bluebottle" sailing on Solent. Next to the Duke of Edinburgh sits the helms- man, Li-Commander Michael Crichton.
P W D L
Pts.
1
13
1 0 13
1
"DAILY EXPRESS" POLL SAYS:
TEAM AVERAGES
PER WICKET
"ONLY FOUR OUT OF TEN WANT THE SPORTS PAGE”
By VERNON MORGAN
London, Nov. 21.-Sports editors in Britain and Irge numbers of the British sporting public had a great shock last week when they saw the result of the vote taken by the "Daily Express," the nation's largest daily newspaper. in favour of of its readers as to whether they abolishing the sports' page.
Batting
Optimints .... Recreio Scorpions RAF
531
27 30
Total Wkls. Average Runs Lost per Witt.
540 55A
24.81
20.70
17.00
47 817
17.38
Craigengower
646 44
14.68
were
KCC Army
38 522
13.73
400
34
13.52
INC
363
427 Royal Navy University
30 44 423 45 Bowling
12.10 9.70 9.46
Ituns Wkis. Average
More than 60 percent were in favour of doing away with it and having a newspaper without any sport in it. Fleet Street "Unbelievable" was the comment sports editor.
of one
Army
University Craigengower
Gambrill, for instance, Anished IRC
of 18 KCC with a remarkable record wickets for 163 runs for an average Royal of 9.33 runs a wicket, bowling 03.2 overs. He had only one had spell when Leggett and
Given Taken per Wkt. 332 40 8.30 304 30 0.33 410 18 11.03 498 38 13.10 17.10
503 30
13.23 717 41 17.48 G84 37 18.48 485 20 504 30
37 Navy 734
18.05 18.80 19.83
SPEED MERCHANTS' HOLIDAY
One of the strange facts of the Recreio Malaya visit was that, though not Optimists short of fast bowlers at home, it was RAF against our local speed merchants Scorplans that their batting collapsed.
Syrett. In the
Services, hit him to an analysis of 4 for Bi
Howarth, who played in only one match against Malaya, Anished with 9 for 44 for an average of 4.88. Stepto took B for 70 for on average of 9.50.
the "Daily Express"
The answer probably is that puts its question on the features and leader page, which is not us widely looked at as either the front news page, the secondary news page or the sports page.
its nearly four This is shown by the fact that of
sent in their voté. million readers, only about 1,000 Most of these were obviously of the highbrow type and such could probably dispense with the sports page.
Some editors took the view that
American
in
recent
100
the second innings against Combined WEST INDIANS' TOUR just as American polls had proved completelynion, this polt was Karachi.. Nov. 2-Sind recovered equally unreliable.
It seems ensily to save the innings defeat much to believe that two-thirds of when their match with the West
sporting nation Indles entered on
and the great British its, third
could do without its newspapers' final day here today.
Sind, 110 runs behind on the first sport page.
Inalogs Innings and three second
11 may well be imagined wickets down for 53 with in addi- j
telegrams tlon to Irani retired hurt, were in telephone calls, a not too happy position, but All letters any national Muddin put them on the rond to recovery with a tine knock at 45.
Then Anwar Husseln
set about the bowling to such good purpose that he was not out with 03 runs to his credit at lunch, when the Sind second Innings had reached 155 for five.
uf
measure
He took
Of the bowlers other than the fast ones, Banton was the only one to hove
any relative sucress against Malaya. nine for 113 for an average of 12,55. COMPARATIVE BATTING
Stokes was the most successful bat against the visitors with knocks of 106 not out, 27 and 12. There were eight knocks of 30 or ever against Malaya..
and
to
out in somewhat cumstances.
Muddin
off Christion. He
seemed
mistimed
BRILLIANT CATCH
the
stumps in the hour when
editers of the sober-minded
press,
and the "Daily Mail" and Times," the popular "Dally Ex- the "Dally Worker."
WHO GRUMBLES MOST AT CHRISTMAS?
heard
to
of
BIGGEST DRAWING CARD AFTER LOUIS
Casablanca Clouter Listens To Offers
}
New York, Nov. 21-Marcel Cerdan, the biggest drawing card in boxing outside of heavyweight champion Joe Louls, 1s back in Now York-listening to offers.
Evidence of the dollar value of the fighting French- man with the laughing eyes in the fact that he was met at the airport by both Harry Markson of the 20th Century Sporting Club and Andy Niederreiter of the rival promot ing group, the Tournament of Champlons.
Cerdan under contract to de-1 than once probably depends on how fend his world middleweight tile he comes out in its accond go with for the Tournament of Champions the Frenchman,—Associated Press. next June against Tony Zale, the
man be knocked out for the crown
In September. But Cerdan is not WINTER SPORTS under contract for overweight ap- pearances.
"I am sure he will fight for both promoters this winter," sald Sammy Richinau, who will represent Cerdun on his current
lour.
exhibition
"NO BOXING war”
Any
Chance Again
For Britons
London, Nov. 21.-Thousands
Barny
Apply
NO-GIR I'M
NSURANCE C. L
AFRAID WE CAN'T INCURE YOU AGAINST THAT KIND OF LOC¢
THE WEEK-END SCOREBOARD
Army
of British winter sports enthu- Chinese
"We are not involved in boxing war. The garden (Mattson sinsts who missed their annual Square Garden which the 20th visit to the continent last winter
ΘΑΛ Century Club controls) gave us our owing to the exchange ban are Kitchee
first cliance and the Tournament of
FOOTBALL MEMORIAL CUP
6 Non-Chineso
6 Navy
FIRST DIVISION
Champions gave us a shot at the now looking forward to return- 8. China “B”
tle. There is no reason we cannoting to their favourite resorts Navy fight for both."
this season.
Mr Richmon did not mention it. but there is another Inclor. Mr Lew Burston, Cerdan's American representative, recently beentne the European talent scout for the 20th Century, He and Lucien
Reupp, Cerdon's manager, are due in this country within a week.
exhibi-
He
on
On
Cerdan will remain in the Uniler States a month, making six or eight appearances in four-round tions.
Two dates are definite. Maluc, will box at Lewiston,
Cleveland December 2 and at December 8. Other possiblilies are New Orleans, Toronto, Montreal and Holyoak, Massachusetts.
GOODWILL TOURIST
Since winning the
championship
Club
4
Navy
4
0 KMB
8 RAF
2 Kwong Wah
0 Eastera
08.,China "AR
SECOND DIVISION
Solicitors
Dockyard Army (HK) South China
Travel agents report fairly good bookings throughout the winter months despite the £35 foreign ex- penditure limitation in force, but It conaot compare with the volume of tourist traffic two whiters' ago when British travellers could spend up to
£75 abroad in a yeaT.
Switzerland will gain be the most popular country. Also France Austria, Italy, Norway and Sweden S. Chinn will have many visitors.
O CAA
- 1 W.. D. Chinese
0 University
a Hitcheo
1 St Josepb's
HOW THEY STAND
KM Bus
First Division
P W D L F A Pts.
"A" 1 7 0 0 24 7 14
Last summer, the allocation of Chinese AA Swiss francs permitted for tourist Eastern traffic was on a monthly basis. For Kitchee the winter sports season will be St Joseph's granted an overall sum which will Army be issued, as it is required until it S, China is exhausted.
Club
Swiss hotels are anxious to draw Police as many visitors as possible from | RAF from Zale, the Casablanca clouter | Broa and bave quoted must Navy
economical rales to compensate for Kwong Wah the restricted expenditure of Bri- tish travellers.
1135 been in the ring only once. That was for an exhibition in Cor- sicu. The rest of the time he has been making a goodwill tour of the continent,
Gerdan will return to Casablanca to spend the Christmas holidays with his family. He will be back in the United States late in January and probably will remain until after his tille defence in June.
8 0 0 2 24 11 12
8 G 0 4
2 27 17 11
18 11
33 22 10
7 4
8
712
0 0 1 7 10 20 1
Second Division
P W D L F A Pt.
10
D 1 40 8 22
1 1 37 10 21
9 7 2 0 43 10 D
B7 1 1 29 16 15
British travel agents are co- Chinese AA. 12 11 operating by offering inclusive rates South China 12 for winter saprts' tours at levels KM Bus which will give travellers a reason- Army (HK) able amount of money to spend at Navy
Thehee their destination.
Austrian resorts are reported in London to be able to uffer more
117 71 3 48 12 15
4 2 22
Army (K'n) 9 5 3 Tramways..
St Joseph's.
con- Police
Among other things, he is inter-facilities for tourists than at any time since the war ns the work of ested in getting about $40,000 which was held in Escrow after the Zale rehabilitation of the country fight to insure his return for more tinues. American bouts.
10
0 2
U 3
11 3
W D Chinese 12
Club Prices of tours to some of the Dockyard The talk is that Zate will malte better known winter playgrounds in Taikou his comeback for "Just one more Austria were recently reduced by PCA
in one lending travel company. fight"-the one against Cerdan June. Whether Znie
more Reuler.
fights
Britain Not. In Favour
Of Junior Olympics
London, Nov, 21.-The United States would, it is re ported, like to see the staging of a Junior Olympics to be held every four years like the Olympic Games. This sug- gestion has not met with wide support in British sporting circles, where it is felt that hard competition between youths would ultimately do more harm than good,
young
While in Britain, in horse-racing the horses are raced from-carly-in-their career,-much-to-their detriment, ac cording to many critics, the human race is given consider- able time to develop and too much junior competition is frowned upon.
Promising
athletes are- often ruined in their school days by being over-raced in the view of mony athletic offcials, and it is the polley of the British Amateur Athletic Association to see, as far that pro- as it is in their power. mising athletes are brought along slowly and carefully.
British Walkers Criticised
London, Nov. 21. Recent not criticism, some of it from In Britain, it is held that
on the style being until a man is in the late twenties abroad.
very best. In other adopted by a number of Great is he ut his
women take a long time to mature in the British climate.
7 1 0
8 1 0
Solicitors
11 0 2 0
University
Army
C & W Khalsa Navy University YMCA
Recreio
Army Navy Khalsa
11 0 1 10 6 HOCKEY
1 Recrclo
1 KAF
1 Polleo
1 Civil Service
1 Dutch HC
2 Dockyard
HOW THEY STAND
Civil Service Dutch HC University RAF
Police
YMCA
ANDINBANUTIKA-Co
P W D L F A Pls.
B 7.1 0 25 3 15 7 4 2 1 26 7 10 74 2 1 11 12 10 4 1 2 10 0 0
4 1-2 22 12 9
4 1 3 16 12 9
3
14 26 15 7
8 2 1 6 12 21 5
0-2-0-4-7-10.
3 1 0 2 2 0
2
2
Dockyard RC 7 1 0 0 9 31 C & W ...... 8 1 0 7 0 30
LAWN BOWLS
INTERNATIONAL FINAL
17. Philippines
SOFTBALL
Pakistan
SENIOR LEAGUE
4 Saints
vnc
Overseas 5 Chnar lừa Filipinos 8 Americans Canadians 14 HKBC
Recreio forfelled to Khalsa JUNIOR LEAGUE
Vikings
Braves
Rexes
2
Mohawks
7 Wildfires
11
ง
18
11 Blackhawks 10 LADIES LEAGUE
Wahoos 23, Pirates
15
Who grumbles most at Christmas when there are no newspapers The what highbrow, the man who lives for the and front page of his newspaper, or the daily would spor's fan, who lives for the back receive if they failed to produce page?
One has often any sport one day just as a test.
expressed Indignation would be colossal and the view that it is fantastic that floods of letters would pour in to there are no Boxing Day (renders having no Christmas thoughts for the hardworking Journalist!) and it is invariably a man who wants They had only an hour left for Bolh Mucklin and Fernandes, were play when they began their second know 'some sporting result who is countries, It is different. Men and Britain's leading road and track
the impossibility of the one who grumbles.
walkers has led to several unfortunate cir- innings and
athletic officials calling a meet- D
well scoring the necessary runs in the
If the "Dally Express" had put the time caused interest in the game to
AT A DISADVANTAGE
ing to discuss matters. set and was pulling and hooking
were question on its sports page and said: Tuns evaporate, Sixty-one
In sunnier climates, they mature These were L. F. Stokes, 106 not confidently when he tried a hook scored for the loss of two wicketsWould you agree to have this page
who P. J. Reading,
holds the 20 were suppressed and an extra page
news substituted?" and said to its much earlier, and, for that reason, out for Hongkong: W/Cdr. A. D. off
has in his British record, athletes of countries from warm miles drawn.-Beuter. 66 not out for Combined harpis rising ball, however, and it
renders that a decision on this point climates would have a great advan- eppacity of Honorary Panton,
Secretary of Services; Dr E. L. Gosane, 83 for went off his gloves into the hands
depended on the replies of readers
supposing the Walking Section of Polytechnic 52 for of McWatt.
received, it is probable that many tage over the British, Hongkong, N. R. Oliver,
48
In Harriers, one of the leading clubs in for
thousands of replies would have that an age limit of 18 were Hongkong: L. D. Kilbee,
the British athletic world, allied Then Anwar Hussein and Fer- MCC TOUR
been received and that the margin troduced. Hongkong: H. Owen Hughes, 40 for
What British athletic offelnis to himself with A. D.
McSweeney, n in favour of the sports page would Lt/Cdr. Vavasour, 33 not nandes seemed set for a good stand HKCC,
feel is that boys and girls should Association. In extending an invita-
oficial of
of the Road Walking former when the latter crashed a drive
20. The have been around 80 per cent. Bloemfontein, Nov. out for Combined Services,
be started on the road of sporttton to interested parties to talk over cricketers were heading Major C. 1. Murray Brown, 30 towards the covers. It was a shot MCC
on their South
It was noteworthy that.In the bul Weekes for another victory rleserving a boundary.
early
youth but not given hard com-
connected with style In 127 Combined Services.
at the close of replies they did receive, the "Dally petition until they are ready for it. matters hold a catch brillantly.
African tour when
Tender years should, they think, walking competitions. Anwar Hussein, the Sind captain, the second day's play in the match Express" got many letters from wo-
Should a unanimous The visitors, had six. These were: FILL Syrett, 67 against Combined with the innings defeat averted, with Orange Free State here to-day, men (who have more time for wrik-] be spent in training and coach from the meeting, the British Rond with six second Ing!) who are not as sportsminded as for strenuous rivalry to come lalti, Walking Association will be asked Services and 55 against HKCC: pulled more confidently than ever the home side,
to consider the matter. grand timings wickets standing, still needed men and from persons who object to S/Ldr. Leggelt, 62 against Combined and he was scoring with
Olympiad would be unlikely to ternational rules, walkers in com-
Badminton-Men's "A". Division: Services; F/Lt. Lloyd: 69 against strokes all round the wicket when 143 runs to avoid an innings defeat. gambling sports, such as racing, on the idea of holding
religious grounds.
receive inuch support from this Steele, 36 HKCC: Padro
nol the lunch interval arrived.
petitions have to maintain unbroken University "A" v. University. "B"; In reply to the MCC total of 449
country. Then 63 not out, he had with
'contact with the ground but out against Combined Services; and
some KCC v. Recreio. There is moro enthusiasm
Meeting-Soccer for other countries have made, an addi-
Referees' Meet- Cpl. Robinson, 30 against Mainland. Badruddin, so for, added 42 for the for seven declared, the Free State
sixth wicket
scored 251, and following on, lost
another suggested big international tion their rules, insisting on the Ing. HKFA OMce, 8.30 p.m. Trim and Jones took over with four second innings wickets for 56
Tennis Colony Open Champion- Leading Malaya batting averages
event, a track and field contest be "tocked. knee" Syrett for the whole "tour" wero:
the new ball after lunch and both by the time stumps were drawn.
tween the United States and Europe,
ships: Ladies'. Singles Final-Miss at Leggelt
the venue to be alternated between
Dawn Kent v. Mrs Stroobach, 32.00; Padre Steele 27.00;
the United
p.m.: cities in Europe and
Ladles Recreation Club, 4 18.00 Lloyd 13.28: Robinson 12.47: caused it to lift disconcertingly so Capt Lesile that the batsmen had to exercise the
States.
Mixed Doubles-Lee. Wal-tong & Li-Car. Loe 11.80; Jones 11.10 and Major Greenwood greatest caution. Badruddin was
Miss Choy Wai-wong v. Taul Wal- nearly caught and bowled by Trim
Brussels. Nov. 21-Bolzium and pul & Mrs Litton; 4.30 pm. when 15, wille Anwar Hussein was
drew 1-1 in their Inter- Holland
LRC Championships: Mrs Shewan missed when he was 70.
national soccer match this after- & Mrs Prophet v. Mrs Bradley &
Miss noon-Router.
Lambert Baker (Handicap Doubles), 4 p.m.; C. W. L. Way & L. F. Lowe, Manufacturers Life Ins.. v. H. J. Armstrong & W. C. Hung, Deacons (Inter-Hong Handicap Doubles), 4.10 p.m.
10.00.
Had it not been for the last match against Hongkong that saw Robinson out for a "duck in each innings
were glad to have them.
·་
DOUBLE CHANCE
Orange Free Stato made an ei cellent start in reply to the MCC first innings total and the first wicket pair were
Those who wanted the sports page) rethined mostly gave a general view- a welcome point that it provides relief from the depressing Interna- tional and home affairs, Neuter.
unbeaten at lunch with BADMINTON
112 runs on the board. One half hour's spell soon after lunch started the State's collapse. In that period
A double bowling change brought five wickets fell for eight runs and
the
playing
WAS
League Season Opens. Tonight
Junior
the The proposals form
United States are understood to be that this meeting should be held the year after the Olympaids and the year before them, that is, next year and
In 1951, Dat certainly should suli Dritain,
vote come
Under In
action' und other style fentures which are not in cluded in the British rules, Reuter:
SOCCER INTERNATIONAL
tennia
Gem
Coming Events In The Sports World
REFERRAL. 1912 CATA
TODAY..
TOMORROW
and Leggett, Syrett and Lloyd out on Cameron and Atkinson, and off by tea seven men were out and the for a "duck" in one Inmings,
whose participation in the Empire GEM HOA HING fical averages would have been Alkinson's first ball Anwar Hussein, score was 198, after a first wicke:
forward, gave a dolly catch.siand of 113.
Gamer
comes midway between each well up.
RANKED THIRD lie had
80 in 140 minutes. scored
The Badmintion League season Olympiad. The next Empire Games Soon after ten the innings closed.
five wickets opens tonight with two Men's "A" are to be held in New Zealand in ́ The Malaya Combined Services The sixth wicket had put on 82.
Badruddin
delightful Jenkins finishing with
London. Nov, 20.--Mise playNi anjoyed their visit here and we cricket, hitting out at every bowler for 18. He
the chief Division matches of the University 1950.
the litle and Kowloos Cricket Club, starting
Chinese The next European championship Hoa Hing,
is ranked Tennis--Colony Open Champion- player, and had six boundaries in his 50,menace when the State followed on and How
are to be held in Brussels next year girl As Frank Howarth expressed it, which he scored in 102 minutes for he claimed three of the four
The University match is a strictly and it should not be difficult to send third in the 1048 Brush women's lawn ships: Ladies Doubles Semi-Fina
atler they are tennis ranking list issued by Capt. Miss Rumjahn & Miss Chay?Wal- We came upos unfamiliar condi-Then hitting out wildly he was out wickets which fell, first class fielding
him, while "home" affair with University "A team, selected
who 14 A Wimbledon wong v. Mrs Standaloft & Mrs Lit-. down wont
to tloris when
before wicket, with only one run and catching helping
over, across the Atlantic to meet the Trower, leg
Wright clean bowled Warner, one of meeting University ""
ton, at Ladies Recreation Club, put up a poor noded to his score. Malaya and wo
Kowloon Cricket Club will be at best the United States can produce. championships referee. the the opening batsmen, with the inst
The gate money received should Mrs Jean Bostock deservedly goin|p.m. The Sind captain declared Dhow. They came up here to un- famlilar, conditions and did no bet-Innings closed at 204 for eight ball of the day, Jenkins conceded home to the strong Recrelo team.
overs, while
Men's "B" Division matches get eally suffice to pay the journey and Arst place, followed by Mrs Bol 1% D. D, S, Evans v. C, W. L; Way & only 11 runs in three wickats.
courts, champion....... ter. They are a much better team
second innings off to a start on Wednesday and the the stay of the visiting teams-Reu-Ilton. Last two
The West Indies wore thus left getting his three
Wickets, Reuter.
Mixed Doubles Divisions on Friday. ter. lo score 175 rubs to win,
than they
days.
Wo
were
these
Router.
hard
MC Championshipal. J. I. Barnes
F. Alexander (Handicap Doublen).