TOMORROW'S LEAGUE CRICKET
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;" FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1948,
TOPS
BATTING AVERAGES
BATTLE OF THE BOWLERS AT SOOKUNPOO
By "RECORDER"
...
Tomorrow's two big matcher in the First Division of the Cricket League are at Sookunpoo and Chater Road respectively. The first, though likely to be the more interesting, will have to give precedence in gallery appeal to the one at Chater Road where, KCC meet the Optimists.
The match at Sookunpoo should be an exceptionally Interesting one. I will involve the Army bowling combination of Stepto, Banton and Jones against the RAF bowling combination of Gambrill, Graham and Hodgson.
Team average figures point to Army taking wickets at 7.71 runs apiece and the
- RAF at 18.82. The three Army bowlers top the Leaguò averages.
ngainst the Optimists tomorrow,
The Optimista bowling against Recrato lost week was quito In- different, and that should be a help to their opponents if It remains such.
However, RAF'S batting in their bats have made an appreciablo | That is if noother spectacular apparently worth 15.10 runs stand. They will need such stands ¦ collapso doesn't occur, and Cralgen-
the Army's 12.29. wicket akalast
AT CHATER ROAD The KCC, with a memory of an averwhelming victory against the highly-regarded RAF last week, will face the Optimists with more con- dence tomorrow but they have loft out of the alde bowler who helped considerably toward gelting the strong RAP balting all out for 60.
of
It is KCC's apparent lack of desire to experiment and ther policy awarding First XI pinces on past reputation rather than current form that can be held to account for their In the indifferent performance League so far,
The opening bowlers, F. R. Zim- mern and Itobble Lee, if they open again tomorrow, should havo a di- mcult time against the Optimists'
and hard-hitung batsmen
сар
batting balance.
their
some-
A draw-Is-the-likellest result, a win for the Optimists likeller than one for KCC, but one never knows.
NOT TOO EASY Recreio, who with Army lead the First Division, travel next door to the Royal Navy ground at King's Park. Though the odds on Recreio taking all four points should be very heavy, the chances of an upset are not impossible.
The Navy, could they ever got their eleven best players together, can be a force to be reckoned with. Their chances of upsetting Recreio, however, would come from good bowling rather than batting.
gower assure me that J won Li However, Billimoria and Crabtree should be two very tired bowlers after they are through with a side with an improved batting balance and the most dificult top Пус wickets in the League to dismiss cheaply.
University travel to Bonkunpoo to meet IRC and, on current form,
will disappoint mo if they do not win easily, The IRC at home aro but tho an unpredictable team Undergraduates, flushed with recent
success, should take thele mearure.
TEAM AVERAGES PER WICKET
BATTING
Recreio
It would not be impossible for the Optimists Navy to get Recreio out for a little Scorpions over three figures and they would RAF KCC have the balling power to just win.
By no streich of the imagination can I see the Optimists out for 60 as were the flAF last week and I think
will be a nearer gure whero in the vicinity of 100 for six. Give an Optimist a bowler that can be hit and a field not quite on its toes and there is likely to be some look very bright last Saturday when Univerally
quick scoring.
It must be remembered that the Army situation for University, against Craigengower the bowling of Cpl. Hart, did not IRC
Total Wickets Average
Recrelo'o G. N. Gosano, who' tops the First Division Lengue batting averages with 54:75, gets his eye in before going out to bat. His total of 219 runs from six innings (twice not out) is only surpassed by L. F. Stokes, of the Scorpions, who has reached 230.—Telegraph Staff Photo
grapher.
Runs Lost Per Wat.. HOME FOOTBALL FRONT·
804
37 21.72
776 36
21.55
814
19.38
1,012
D*'*
15.10
714
13.-17.
004
12.30
730
04
11.40
534
40
the undergraduates were all out Royal Navy.
833 02 501 02
BOWLING
11.12 11.06 9.53
into its stride finally, as shown in
of
the last two matches against RAF Army
Runs Wickels Average Given Taken Per Wkt.
455
7.71
632 55
11.49
083 50
12.10
14.03
RAF
705
13.82
KCC
724
50.
14.48
University
850
59
14.50
Optimisis Craigengower
732
48 15.01
ΠΟΙ
55
10.38
IRE
695
42
16,54
Royal Navy
$42
53
17.77
The University batting is worth much more than that. It is coming
KCC, a team that has, on puper, for 88, all the batting and bowling power: that can be expected from a better First Division side, has yet to record A day when as many as live
"I'm told Oxford are training on whale."
TEST CRICKET
and the Optimists, and it should Recreio certainly have been worth 150 runs Scorpions
It wasn't for Hart,
Recrato collapses, as against Army at Sookunpoo, have occurred in the past,
OTHER MATCHES Scorpions travel to Happy Valley
to meet what should be a inost do moralised team, Cralgengower, but I am told that Craigengower, despite their record low score of 34 runs against Army ·Inst ̧
bre not
overawed at the wet.
up
Though Frank Howarth is back to bolster the Scorpions bowling, that is, ][ he will be In a position to bowl, the Scorpions' attack, in spite of the fact also that they have finally discovered some useful change bowlers, is not of the type to hold CCC down below three figures,
West Indies Score 255 For Two
Bombay, Dec. 9-On a pitch which has the reputation of being.n_batsman's paradise, the West Indies-made-255- for two on the first day of their second Test match against India here.
The batsmen were on top of the attack, who hardly ever beat the bat on the true wicket, but accurate
Cricket Teams
Why The Scarcity Of Young Players?
By STANLEY MATTHEWS
Scarcity of young up-and-coming players is causing con- cern throughout the football world. Why is this? What has happened to the Soccer nurseries of pre-war years?
There are hundreds of minor leagues in the country, which means that many thousands of amateurs play regularly each week. Surely among them there should be enough talent to ensuro a constant flow of young players into the senfor clubs?
A number of my correspondents have given
me a clue. They say
that thousands of boys are never HKFA ISSUES
seen by senior, club scouts, that these boys stay amateur until they and then spectators ut
The following will represent. Dodwell | get into, the twenties, &Co., Ltd. against Butterfield a Swito at drop out to become Chater Road on Sunday, at 11 am-N. E. Arthy, M. R. Collins, K. A. G. Cook, the big grounds G. Waldwell. Mackay H. F
R. Frankiin, Mundy, A. P. Pereira, O. G. Simpton, M. M. Wheeler. Umpiro, J. 8. Howell.
LOT OF TRUTH There is a lot of truth in that. The following will represent Craigen- Rower C.C. in a League cricket match Clubs cannot keep, enough scouts against the I.K.C.C. Scorpions at 4hoto cover the whole amateur front. Valley on Saturday: G. A. Souza, 8. Ramchand. G. Hong Choy. P. JB and thus many young hopefuls are moria, T. Crabtree, R. Tay, K. Y. Tam, bound to be lost to, big-time foot- A. H. Ismall, S. Hetlands, S. Leonard, ball,
J. L. Youngmayo
Twelfth man.. H. P. Lim: Scorer, R.O.
Baker: Umpire, ..Mora.
REPRIMANDS
At a meeting of the Emergency Sub-Committee of the Hongkong Football Association yesterday, the case against Ho You-kee of CAA opped as the referee (Capt. Stone) would not identify
him
as the player he ordered off the field during the Senior Shield match last Saturday.
Capt. Stone apologised to Ho for any inconvenience caused.
Aussie Invitation To Olympic Stars
The Australian Amateur Athletic Union, hopes that four world-ranking athletes will visit Australia for the Aus- tralian National title meeting to be held In Sydney in January next.
They are the Jamaican 440 yards and 880 yards cham- plon and Olymple 400 metres champion, A. Wint; the 800 metro Olympic champion, Mal Whitfield; the 100 motro Olympic champion, Harrison Dillard, and the Panamanian sprinter, Lloyd La Benth.
Both Wint and Dillard have al» ready been invited by the New South Wales Athletic Association, which is prepared to spend £AI, 200 on bringing them out, and it is believed that. Wint is certain to come, arriving about January B.
Should the visit of either Wint or Dillard not be possible, it has
SIDIC, been suggested that Duncan White, the Olympic hurdler from Ceylon, be invited instead, Whilo second to the American, Cochran, in the final of the Olym-" ple 400 metres hurdles.
·ran-
Roy
Australian women athletes ៦វគ្គ still bopeful that Fanny Blankers- Koen, the triple Olymple winner, in the will be able to take part National Championships.
Mrs Blankera-Koan is said to be keen to make the
it trip, und dependa now only upon whether her husband will be able to ac- company her. She will not travel without him.
woman may
Australia's top line athlete, Shirley Strickland, not be in the country for the title meet. Shirley, who became a B.Sc. of the University of Western Aus- trolla in 1945, and then did a post- graduate course in physics, has received an attractive offer to do research work on radar and cosmic raya in
in England.
add
SHIRLEY STRICKLAND
Israel & Next
OlympicGames
Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 9.-Conf- So far, aho has made no decision, dence that the
newly established would but as her parents wish her to re-state of Israel
be repre- turn to Australia, she may stl be sented in the 1952 Olympic Games available to compete in January.
at Helsinki was expressod by the President of the United States Amateur Athletic Unlan, Mr James | A. Rhodes, In a letter, he sent re- cently to the "Hitachdut Chovevel Sport in Israel" at Tel-Aviv,
BOXING
This can be remedied by mák-took part in a Junior Shield match
The entire Kilches team which In Defence Of The
The following will represent the Scoring every amateur club secretary an plons-L. F. Stokes, O. J. Kerr T. Aunofficial scout for League teams. Pearce, F. Howarth, H. Owen-Hughes,
am certain recommendations
D. I. Leach, D. Clagur. R. Hwould pour into Hughes, K. J. Altwell, E. F. Gee, Graham. Umpure, A. P. Weir; Scorer, there must be fair
A. Dully.
RACE STARTERS
No Overnight Declarations
club offices-but Treatment for minor clubs when a junior player is signed.
The present system of taking juntors not only causes dissatisfac-
lon among the amateurs, but the main reason why there Is much-obstruction-froin-the-minor. cłuby.
30
The clubs feel it is unfair for their star players to be whipped away, and naturally they try to London, Dec. 9-Britain's keep their best men away from the
bowling and smart flelding kept the scoring rate down. | Jockey Club has rejected an ap- big clubs,
A capacity crowd of 40,000 saw
A. Rac become the fifth West Indies batsman to score a century against India with a stolid innings of 104,
ing was slow, reflecting the keen peal from newspapers and stay-| -| tussle for mastery against an ac-at-home betters that owners
COULD BE ALTERED.
curate attack and smart helding and trainers of race horses make This attitudo could be altered. If Rae and Stollmeyer put on 134 for an overnight declaration of run-all League clubs pussed the word
including seven fours, compiled in the. Arst' wicket before the Latterners for the following day's round that they would give a sub-
four hours 15 minutes.
fell, clean bowled by Mankad, when With J. Stollmeyer, who got 68,| playing back-Router.
he put on 134 for the first wicket, | ** and after his partner's dismissal, he
races,
shared a second wicket stand of 72 Hazare To Play Inquire only a 45-minutes declara-
with C. L. Walcott the giant West
was
signed contract today.
The Indion cricketer
told
will arrivo
loss before the close of play, when they were 245 for two
Walcott was dropped off a hard in England in Ume for his club's catch by Phadkar just after the opening match of the scason,-,
the interval, but
fielder, made Router amonds by taking a hot return catch
stantial donation (as come clubs do) when they signed a player from a minor club.
years.
a few
Fulham Buys A Half-Back
London, Dec. · 9-Fulharri,
on Sunday was severely reprimanded
by
BASKETBALL
GAME 'WANTED
The USS Tarawa would like to play a local basket- ball team. The ship is in a position to play either an away or a home game, thera being a basketball court layout on the hangar deck. Local teams that can give the Tarawa a game on Saturday or Sunday are asked to write in to Lieut. Falmer, USS Tarawo, c/o The American Consulate- General, H.K. & S'hal Bankt Bldg.
who
niro
the committee, suspended for two weeks Chan Hing chuen, a member of CAA who was ordered off the field during that match.
COUNCIL MEETING
A meeting of the Football Coun- cll will be held at the office of the Association on Tuesday at 5.15 p.
REFEREES' TEAM ·
the Roterod's
|
"Foul"
Rule
London, Dec. 9. Charles Donmall, Secretary of the Bri-
to "We are particularly happy note that recognition has already
in the been obtained
important branches of soccer and swimming“ he said.
"We are confident
that recogni- tion will soon follow in all other branches, culminating in full recog- nition of your Olymple Committee, thereby insuring the representation of Israel at the next Olymple Games in Helsinki."
Israelis
Mr Rhettes assured the of "the fullest support by my Union in your efforts to achieve your ob- Jective."-Reuter.
Horse Jump Record
Paris, Dec. 10.-The World
tish Boxing Board of Control, Records Committee of the Inter- on Thursday defended the foul national Equestrian Federation rule that lost American Lee Announced in Paris on Thursday Savold his fight with Bruce a new world long jump record. Woodcock for a blow below the It was set up on September 12, belt.
1048, at Bilbao, Spain, by Major Nogueras-Marquez-en-Baimace with He said he had no plans to call a a jump of eight metres (20 feet meeting of the slewards to discuss (inches). adopting the no-toul rule usod in the States
previous record was estab La Buenos Aires by Jorge This question has been discussed Franco Fatrao on Guarana with a on many previous occasions. Don-Jump of 7.70 metres, mall sald, "and has always been turned down flatly on the grounds that boxing in Britain is sill a
"
sport-not a business as it is in the United States."
Donmall added. "no boxer if he knows his job and is a clean fighter 'should "over have occasion to be
disqualified for such tactics.!!
He pointed out that Gus Lesnevich, Joe Bakel, both Americans,, fought, here without starting a no-foul-rule controversy-Associated Press.
Woodcock To Meet
Johnny Ralph
D-Tom,
Hurst,
The jished
Major Marquez jumped, his eight metres faultlessly in correct style-- Associated Press,
TABLE TENNIS
The Captain and five players of the Singapore Table Tennis team, who are to play three matches, In Hongkong before going on to Macao, arrived by the sa Sangola yesterday.
The first game will be played on December 12,
The captain is Mr Chong Row Thye and a member of the team is Mr Loo Kum “Stöh“ who was tho World Champion in 1930.
London, Dec. manager of Bruce Woodcock, has realmed that he will defend his accepted the terms for Woodcock 11-
According to a statement today,
Present racing rules In Britain
Clubs would be keen to recom- tion of starters and riders before mend their stars, and would be Indies wicket-keeper and batsman. Lancashire League post time of each race.
Walcott, though confident,
eager to produce more and more. The Duke of Norfolk, Senior The donation would be of moro subdued, than usual in on London, Dec. BV, S. Hazare, Steward of the Jockey Club, told a immense benefit to the minors. It innings of:47:'not out. Everton Weekes, however, put some bright Indian Test player, has signed to meeting of members of the Club, would probably enable them to get play into his 20 not out, scoring with play for the Rawienstall Crickel ruling
body of horra racing here, batter training material, and would that overnight declarations were not help to pay the rent for Club In the Lancashire. League for lashing drives.
desirable. Although Rae fell with one run the 1949 season.
In all other added to his tea interval score
countries where The secretary of the club of 103, West Indies incurred no further. Reuter that he had received Hazare's horse racing is a top line sport, in the United States, France and Elro. starters in all races are declared at least 24 hours before the set time of a. race and supplied to newspapers.
The following have been chosen to meet the South African Cham-t next summer, In Britain
them- newspapers
team pion, Johnny Ralph, In Wohannes thelo, represent selves collect reasonably lists of probable..
correct Second Division London football against the Combined Press team on burg on January 29, it was disclosed from the 20th Century Sporting Corporation, which Has Louts under starters
and club, making a bold bid for promo-Sunday, December 12;
kick-off today, “ Jockeys.
contract, the champlon has declared British trainers have always been national half-back
tion, bought 1. Powell, Welsh Inter- at 2.15 p...
The bout will, probably go 10|his willingness fight anyone from Queen's Mak Young Fal; Leung Yuk Tong,
Woodbock's against the idea of
rounds afd.
British selected by his promoters--Router. overnight Park Rangers on Thursday. Crawford; J. Ward, Davey, W. Empire title will not he at stake. declaration of starters. They pre- fer to be able to make last minuto
Gaffney: N. Delgado, C. Tunstal,
Although the sipo of the - purse Willis, Pat changes.-Associated Press.
George, and Cheung offered Woodcock was not revealed, Mo
Wing.
It is belloved the South African Reserves: J. F. da Silva, A. E. P. Wine City Sporting Club, promoting Guest
and Day.
the contest offered at least £12,000 which it paid the light-heavy The duration of the match shall | Freddie Mills when he knocked out be 20 minutes each way with an Talph Inst month-United Press. Luterval of 5 minutes.
Referoo---Mr K, K. Jp;
off his own bowling to dismiss Rae Two New Umpires:
who had batted for over four hours.
Walcott, though.
tower of
strength, was more cautious than Staples & Price
usual, and left the "droworks" Weekes.
THE SCOREBOARD The close of play scoreboard West Indies, "Ist_junlags: Rae c. and b. Phadkar
Stollmayer b Mankad
Walcott not out Weekes not out Extras
to
London, Dec. 9-Two interesting newcomers have been elected, to the list of first class cricket umpires. read:hamshire and W. F. Price of Middle- They are S. J. Staples of Notting-
104 sex, both former England players.
00 Sam Staples was one of the best 47 spin bowlers in the history of the
20 | Nottinghamshire Club and during
12 his career he took 1,400 wickets.
ал
Greyhound's Record Time
China Lady, a Sydney greyhound, Although only of modlum pace, has been credited with a world's 233 he could usually manage to extract record for her time in the Harold something from the hardest pitch Park Stake at Sydney. She ran and his bowling In 1927, was so the 600 yards in 26.5 seconds, good that he went to South Africa speed of about 40 miles per hour, with the MCC, in the autumn of and three teaths of a second better that year, taking 155 wickets in the than the grass track record.
China Lady had held the rnice
Renard, who
for two-Reuter GOOD START. West Indies mado a good start with an unfinished openhig partner ship of 93 before lunch,
Test matches. Three Batsmen' made a cautious start A year later he went to Australia record previously, and shared the against good Length bowling and but developed muscular trouble in track record
with King excellent folding, he had the back and returned to England was withdrawn from this last race. more confidence and became before the fist Test without taking It is likely that China. Lady's more aggressive towards the lun- part in a game, et kan
time is a
is a world record because, when cheon Interval at which point the
remarkable Chief Havoo estab lished the loam, record of 20.8 Fred Price first played for Middle-seconds before the Harold Park
filled to its capacity of
FRED PRICE ·
Headthy,
who then fenox In 1927 and quickly!
the
The deal involved an undisclosed "big cash" adjustment and in ad- re- dition Queen's Park Rangers colved Fulham Quisido left, Tom Shepherd-Associated Press.
Oldham Gesture London, Dec. 0-The Directors of Oldham Athletic have decided to authorise a public subscription to raise at least £10,000 in gifts to- wards the transfer of Will-Mannion from Middlesbrough.
Oldham have offered £15,000 for Mannion but Middlesbrough will not accept less than £25,000-Reuter.
Rugger Results
earned track was tured rib, and the fast bowler, J. a reputation for reliability as a claimed to have run the fastest time ed today were a ke
Modn
Team Manager, F. A. Barreito,
REFEREES' MEETING
Offer To Rinty Monaghan
to
Mills To Defend
Title In May
Patterson, NH Doc. 8-The National Boxing Association Com- missioner. Abe Green, sald today that the British Boxing. Control Board has ordered Freddle Mills of England to defend his would light- heavyweight title against the ex- champ, Gus Lesnevich, in the United Slates In May-United Press.
Willie Pep Back
The Fortnightly Meeting which
stant on account of the Combined was postponed from the 6th in-
Belfast, Dec. 9—Rinty Monoghan, Services Exercises, will be held at the HKFA offices (by kind permis world flyweight champion, has been slon) 5 Ice House Street, 2nd floor offered 80 per cent of the gato
an estimated equivalent Boston, Dec, B-x-featherweight on Monday, December 13, at 8.30 receipts
*** of) £7,000, for a fight with Maurice champ Wille Fep will mako · his All Football Referees, members Sandeyron, the French holder of first ring appearance, since he was dethroned by Sandy Saddler when and others interested are cordially European championship, in Belfast.
Both: Moneghan's world title, and | he meets the Maine "middleweight invited to attend.
"Sandzyron'■"European championship champ, Hermle: Freeman, in, 10 would be at stake.. The offer was rounds at Boston Garden on -inade: by- Me", Jim Price, a Belfast December 20-United Press
coramission agont Router.
p.m.
London, Dec. 9-The results... – of
AGENDA remodelled; he was Rugby Union football games play. To read and confirm the minutes of the last meeting of the County Championship: East Mid- HKFRA.
and 2. To fix a date for the Annual Deitydire Lapto
Talks To discuss, the Laws of the
Trino, Bursing an injured thigh wicket-keeper and batsman in the world
unable to play West Indies WoThe opening pair, Ras
and Stoll- loved the bowling, con
VANCEMENT CARDS "He played for England In the RoChina;Lady's (owner Wisso Con: 1.1ndi÷14, Notta, Lincolnshire
fourth Test at Leed". In 1998. In fideat of success, that he forecast Yorkshire's; fast [fanings, at Lords în batre, the race, not only that she 1034, he achieved the remarkable would win, but that the would run fort of extthilia seyên men Reuter," | record" ilme.
Chibi mitch: "Newport's" 8.- Com- Game, bridge University 3/
Louis Reaffirn
of.
New
Dec world heavyweight champion,
Scots Title
Dundes, Dec. Bi-Norman Tennant.
dee knocked out Jackle. Bryos Ers: Pocorid totiig'last night Be Bookish flyweight boxing