Umpires To Re-Adjust Timepieces
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAFH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1950.
"THAT'S THE
TWO AFTERNOONS OF
OF STRUGGLE FOR CRICKET LEAGUE POINTS PRICED AT OVER A LONG WEEK-END
£25,000
By "Recorder
The struggle for Cricket League points this week-end sees · nine matches down for decision in the Senior Division and by Sunday even- ing some one or two teams may be in a very comfortable lead towards the First Division Championship.
The Royal Air Force, League leaders at the moment, have cancelled their match on Saturday with the Indian Recreation Club owing to its clashing with the RAF Air Display. On Sunday they are away to the Army at Sookunpoo and this will actually be the first real test of strength they come up against this season,
Army, current favourites for the First Division Championship, as well as for the Second Division Championship, meet Royal Navy at King's Park on Saturday and could emerge from the two-day programme with a very comfortable lead.
Indian Recreation Club, now (KCC and Cralgeng;ower are im-? bracketed in second place with measurably stronger this season. The Army with score of one Recreio have much the same
but are hol win and two draws from three team
plagued, as matches, uiro have relatively last season, by n casualty at. easy opposition, being at home
'There
are few changes in to the University.
teams. KCC are trying out a
On Saturday, KGVS are 1 medium paced bowler, A. home to University Juniors and ticketts, and Cralgengower are should also have a struggle for
University's fair bowling and reliable, nelding could force a anuggle for the polats, but the best the undergraduates can hope for a draw. Such & result would make them .ex tremely popular with the other glants of the First Division,
The Scorpions, pose standing an undisputed fourth, are away for both their matches at Pokfulam on Saturday against and at fteercio on Quiversity Sunday against Recreio.
Two University
seasons
KCC Juniors also have Я two matches ahead. difcuft On Sunday they are at home to the Police ond the latter team, though they have not done too. improve well to date, should will every week.
ONE WE NEARLY DIDN'T WIN”
bringing back, Robert Tay, the polits against a team that Close-To-The Wicket Fielding
retu bat and good held. Recreio is still experimenting with two promoted players fruim the Second Division.
to
Optimists take the spotlight at Chater Road on both Satur- day and Sunday, being at home Craftengower successively and Royal Navy. Noc Arthy, Laurie Kilbre
Norman the Oliver are, potential century- robbel Scorpions of makers on either afternoon. The Peints in both their matches, chances of a century at Chater 20 even brighter than Anning iteerein the Scorpions Roud
are in either of will also have to struggle hard; they 10 come away with one, tet matches involving KCC.
long four, points.
Recreio, drawing with both Opiimata in their Stoke City announced Army and
had o start. this season, have yet yesterday that they
to recover deir wing way, rejected an offer of £20,000| The Scorpiona rouki well be
by Hull City for the trans their first victims.
KCC are at
SECOND DIVISION
the
has, anally, tasted success in its | second season
IRC, Junior League Cham- plous two seasons ago, tavo not ind a successful senson so far. They are away
to University Juniors on Sunday and may well And themselves up against
However, the one fault that IRC Jualors have not committed much chopping far is too
About In their and changing
that policy should team and pay dividends in the long run.
Juniors For University
the match will, however, be another excellent opportunity to
re-
i
to
establish themselver,
Duckyard, who, as usual, have made another bad start
The Second Division position is unlikely to change very mueli
the week:-und, Though reason, are away to Pollee on over Army have only one gaine and Saturday and meet Royal Navy their principal rivals, Craigen-on Sunday. cower and KCC, two each.
TEAMS
OPTIMISTS
at Chater morrow against CCC
Kibee. Rod at 1.43 -1.D.
If
Malion. G.B.T.
10-
fer of Neil Franklin (above);, WATCH THE ALSO-RANS The Stoke and England
Army Juniors take un RAF and a centre-half, states a Reuter The best and cleast matches at Kai Tak on Sunday
League match Ini Divisio in the First th-scoring match is probably. message.
of the week-end The statement added that Division-nutside of the Recreio However, the chances are that
Scorpions affir-will babe Army, unbeaten in four storie, N.. Oliver. N.E. Artby, G.T. Stoke-will-accept any offerer the t-that-base-gewill-emerge-from-the-week-end June 61 chank H.M.
MacPherson, AP, Jaynor, W.L. over £25,000 for Franklin, record a victory this season with 20 point.
Howard, II. TE Blankine, L. White whose suspension, following!
On Saturday,
Craigengewer, whose niczy R. These-Ender. Reserve. F
being further Thorpe. his trip to Bogota, ends one to Beercio and, on Sunday, strang
are at home to strengthened by the inclusion of
Division league match on Craigengower January 31.
who will keep Sunday Both matches should be. H. Email,
Acainet Royal Navy at KCC.
Road at 1.13 p.m.-L.D. Kibes. R.R. Oliver, Nebard close and anly the King's Park
wicket and is a potential run-
Arthy. Surday match on
rivals the maker, are at home to Royau Navy on Saturday and will be vo in spectator interest.
involving The two matches
up against both a former CCC the RCC should altract quite a player and one of the season's wicket-takera few other than purely partisan rust successful
Division this Second
let Division League v. Optimiste in the expectation in the
nt Chater Road on Saturday and Lupporters the re- that the stason's first century.
season in H. Greenlade.
v, KCC at Happy Valley on Aun- tennia
day-G.A. Souza (cap.), Q. Hong maker may be on his way again
P.J. BE M.J. Divecra Choy. On Sunday Craigengower are усн to a second. In either match
George Vera P. Baz, M.A. Freeman.
A... Dodge will be up against very away to the King
Eama, 8.9. School and come up against a ShrofT.
Ismail, J.C. Keh and R. Tay. Um- much better bowling
nite, G.B. Ladd. very still hurdle. The school- Tal and
In neither match side be favoured to win or draw boys are more than likely to a draw and could win
Juniors connot Spence at least. No definite superiority tree
was Craigengower other Toui and one WD3 or
pitord either result. decided in the past two pensons,
CRC
TENNIS
TOURNEY
The following were sulla of the hardcourt
matches
terday:
Men'
played at CRC
Single 2.L.
Sta
heal
K. Chung, 6-0, 6-3; W.T. Leg
brat Wong Suk
Men's Doubles.-W.1.
VJ. Trut best 3.A. Hus and
Fon Khan, -1, 0-1:
ard E. Taal beat 1.F.
.. Luk, 6-0, 0-3.
TODAY'S PROGRAMMTE
Men' Singies.-George Choa Edwin Taxi, W.P. Tu v 2.1. Sl.
Sien's DoubleChunk Wing kwong and theng Tin-chu v Daniel Chan and to Ka-iau, T.K. Cy and Chung Yue-to v N. Lu and D. 10.
Rugger Result
London, Oct. 28.
lost to Cambridge University Bedford by no points to ten la a Hugby Union match today.-
Houter,
Arthur Peall says:
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Disappointing Response To Badminton League's Senior Division
the various Thirty-three teams have entered for events of the 1950-1951 Colony Badminton League, entries for which officially closed yesterday.
T.P. GT. Rowe R. M. MacPherson. *. There, F. Van Oorde, R. Then Ender, L. White. Reserve, 11.11. Rankine Umpire, 5/Ldr. En Lewl CRAIGENGOWER
Division League Royal Nety at Happy Valley on Saturday Younginye templ.). A.. Imall, D. Readmon, S. Ramchand.
J.R. Trener. 1.P, Lim, T. Crabtree,
Ts The
Problem
Save The Flag-Waving
On The Progress Reports
From
Down Under
SAYS PETER DITTON
MCC side in Australia Very encouraging reports about the progress of the
Western have been floating back to the old country during the past week or so, Australian Colts team has been well and truly licked and an up-country district cleven have had their bowling knocked all over the field. Denis Compton has silenced the critics who had pronounced him as finished by nipping down the pitch to all sorts of mediocre bowling and pasting it to various sections of the boundary. He has also howled out four, batsmen at negligible cost with his left hand tweakers.
All this is highly delightful and encouraging. But all I hope is that we are not crowing too long and too loudly about it. Would we, after all, hall the New Zealanders or the South Africans I will tactfully omit any mention of the West Imtians=us-supermen if they-came over-here-with-n-full-Test-team-and-played havoc... with a Minor Counties side. Quite honestly the answer is No.
All right then. Do not let bert Parkhouse may prove the ut lose our sense of proportion answer to 'Skipper Brown's sub- over the doings of ills MICC rearch for a really good tebrn. We are all aware that titule slipper' but the close-in still going to be the poor fellowe have been re- Positions are cipients of cant praise in the severe problem.
ust. In fact some critics even
Dropped catches did not help went so far as write the England any in the Test series off even before they left these against the West Indies last How much less will shores. But that is not to say rummer. fant We should
a foreign coun- suddenly they help in change right round and cheer try where the crowd are only madly at their successes against too willing to lash the players with their cynical tongues, AL- Certainly, they have done ready young Warr hos been sur-Instructed to "get a basket" on been, three separate accasions. At done eas! It's an idea.....
Tourists Win
Easily At
Dehra Dun
པ
recond-rate opposition,
Dehra Dun, Oct. 26. The Commonwealth tour- ing cricket team had no well. Yet that difficulty in beating a Na-rising. It would have bad disastrous If they tional Defence Academy badly. So give them credit for team here on the first inn- doing what should have been expected of them. But please, let's save the flag-waving for a
tile later.
EJ, Benall. C. Abbas. 11.5. Linings of a one-day match to- And N. Leonard. Reserve, N. day by 84 runs.
2nd Division League V King George V School at Argyle Streci
SCORITONS
The
Commonwealth declared
st
171 Kins on
on Sunday J.L. Youngaaye (capt their first innings clcred A. Ismail, D Readman, .lunch time with Rainchand. J.R. Irance, T. Crab-
the board for the loss of five tree. ( Abba, S. Lin, N. Oel,
wickels and they then skittled J. Mitchell and J. Lawrence. Ne-
out the opposition for 81 runs. ry, J. Mehta.
The Defence from were thus 1st Division League match against still 10 runs short of the number a fallow-on Univery at Pokfulam rrquired to avert at 1.45 p.m.-T.R. Ruffett, K.M. Campbell A.M. Nolan, R.5. Cult, (75 runs in one-day matches)
T.A. DJ N
R.G. but as only 15 minutes playing Labrum, F.A Weller, JC. Pullen, tinte remained it. Owen-Hughes. J.P. O'Driscoll.
l'earce,
stumrajas
1st Division League match against drawn,
Club de Recreio on Sunday at Re-
were
By the rules the team with relo At 1.45 p.m.-R.S. Colt, the first innings advantage in a one-day moich were thus the winners,
1.3. 11, T.A. Pearce, Campbell.
K.M. F.A.
Labrum, R.G
Weller. 1. M. Newton, J. Kerr.
While this number exceeds that of last year by one, the response the season has been most disappointing. In none of the senior events did the entries reach the mini-.P. O'Driscol, J., Alkman, H. mum quota of four teams.
The Men's "A" Division, which own soon, is submitting an en- last year attracted four Clubs, try for this event today. has so far received the support of duly three teams.
The Senior Mixed Doubles and Ladies' Doubles events are worse hot won a foir off with only three entries be- tarter unit outween them. Consplevously ab- brow
Striking sent among the entrants are high with ilglik
Univerelly and Shangheilanders. right-ha
Koon
for crap.
1.
Brown doubled
od the kid sunnion and over tehind the top
White m inot,
ant 15 cualitas to
inchies from where it started, and nestly scitated op blue.
In the Men's "C" Division, tion. Hongkong University. St Homefolks will not be competa A" 81 Teresa's "
Owen-Hughes.
Kowloon Jacob. Cricket Club, Chinese YMCA,
El
tag this year, but two new clubs, John's Cathedral Club, Tylam Dad. Taikoo and Tylam, have joined minton Club. the ranks.
ARMY
"Capt.
STARTED DADLY
THE GILT'S OFF
Already there arr
-(London Express Service)
Colonist More
Girls of the Spartan Ladles Athletic Club recall old battles and victories as the cups are brought out for an end of the season photo. In the picture is the world record holder for the 880 yards run, Valeria Ball (second from right); dark- eyed Sylvin Cheeseman, tho Olympic Games sprinter, (fifth from left in track suit) and club captain Cicely Myall (holding the large cup third from left).
Soccer Loses To Rugby In The North
Efforts of the FA to popularisé soccer in Public Schools and the Services have been quite successful since the war. Yet scccer still takes Accond place to Rugby League
in many parts of the North.
Many schools there have
from
the strongly switched supported Rugby League, but even so, there are no signs of
mass swing soccer. One big exception, of course, is Durham a hotbed of both amateur and profes- sional soccer for many years.
In London the other day was..
man with first-hand ex- perience of the problem as it affects the amateur stame.
Crichton,
21-year-
11
certain Than Earns His Georg
j; quieting messages coming through from Australia which
Europe To Africa Swim Attempt Tarifa, Spain, Oct. 26.
The Spanish swim- mer. Elna Anderson, plunged into the Straits of Gibraltar today for an attempt to swim to the North African side.
United Press.
certain reporis
Winter Corn
in favour of
old schoolmaster at White. haven Cumberland), played for Northern Countical in the amateur International Soccer
trial at Romford,
.
left
PLAYER FOR 3 YEARS
Newmarket, Oct. 26. Mr Winston Churchill's remarkable French bred Crichton was a keen rugby grey four-year-old, Colonist, enthusiast as a youngster, and gained his biggest success did not play soceer until three yet when winning the hisyear ago. This season be plays back for North Eastern toric Jockey Club Cup League side Workington. valued at £1,170, and run He told ine of his own efforts
and over two
a quarter to bring soccer into favour! "We have introduced soccer at our miles here today. -
school, but the boys are Mr Churchill flew especially nuenced by watching Rugby. from the opening of the new League inatches on Saturday.
of Commons to
CC We
are gradually losing the two French
battle."
pace
GETS AROUND
Canadian-bom
hockey
ringay around.
in-.
Frank Trot-
and Streatham Ice-
certainly' gets
On November 1 ho leaves for Switzerland to net us player-coach to the Schlitt- schuh Club of Berne, a first- divizion team.
WOR
The Commonwealth had start- ed badly, losing Spooner with 1st Division League match against Royal Navy at King's Park, Kow- only two runs on the board, but toon, tomorrow at 145 pm. Fishlock and Dooland were ag- 07 Major Wilson, Major Hals.
gressive while putting on runs for the second wicket in Heevers. bertson-Mel.cod. Capt. The following is the full 1st Hayereft. Capt. Corneld, Capt, Ho
the House take much of the glit off Addington, an hour, up. Harding, Capt.
beat a left- Thereafter, Grewal, of entries:
Men's Doubles "A" Division.-Cubtle Williams, Lieut Maynard. Coi "A", | Musgrave. Reserve, Major Rowley.
legbreak bowler, slowed inger-brend. Rather generous-Colonist
de- opponents. ly the fielding has been Secrelo, Chinese YMCA de
J.U. Hall.
Odds of only 11 Scorer, wo arm
8 were Umpire,
down the scoring rate and in Chinese YMCA D
Men's Doubles "B" Division. Jarobs.
one spell of 10 overs he claimed ribed as "below Test stan- tof Division Leagtle match agathal
end" and
in-ald on Britain's warme Prime chung weh Dadininton Club; Shal
BAP at Sokumoo
the MCC Minister's grand horre, who was on Sunday three wickets for 25 runs, innuers, Club de Reerelo, Kowloon
Transport will leave Fishlock included six fouredicate that unless
In a winning his sixth zato in suec tler, former Wembley, Har- Tona Garden City Asan, longkang at 1.45 pm.
Per Cor Senkumpo at University, St Teresa's, St John's Queen's
The stable jockey, Tommy their running between
L'an. Wilson. Major in his 31 runs while Dooland batsmen are much liveller"
the 12.30 p.m.-Major
pinyer, Capt. to hit nine boundaries in 48 and ciets, the Australian bowlers Gosling, got him home one and The Men's "B" Division show Cathedral Club. standard
Heevers Shackleton hit well for 42 runs will be cheated of their legiti-a-half lengths ahead of Vicomte trength called ed a decrease of one entry,
herison-McLeod, Capt. Men's Doubles "C" Division-Kow. Capt. Haycraft, not
Harding, Capt., Addington, YMCA having been promoted to loon Dock Cub. Talkoo Club. Chuns Cant
Foy'n Pas de Calals, ridden by mate prey- lorceful eieing.
leut Wiliams. Lleus Maynard. Up! not out. the Senior division after winning Wah Badminton Club. Vicioria Re
Rae Johnstone. Club de Tecreto. creation Club,
Reserve, Cap. Ferris. | The Academy concentrated on atustrave. the title last year.
Kowloon Tank Garden City Acco
The latter complaint will. 1 Empire. J.U. Ital. Searer, WO defened when they started their
RELENTLESS STYLE reply and Worrell used seven Love no doubt. be quickly re-
Last ycar Trofiter The only other runner, Mic! 2nd Division Leagtle match bowlers in getting the flest veedled once the players have
to each Roca,
the Sweden's were 60 115
accustomed
national Kat Tak on Sun wickets while
3 to shot, set
Ice-hockey against R
15 p.m.-Capt. y al
out coach. Australian ther and to the
and trained the team but eight furlongs Senior Mixed Doubles Chtness fajor
Noxley, Capt. Campbell, scored.
Then Tribe came on and in wickets. But the news of the
Colonist went ahead, galloping ❘ which took part in the world Stafford, Lieut srett. Club de Recrelo is the addi-YMA A Chinese YMCA D
Junior Mixed Doub'ex, Kowloon Fapt
Hodgkinson spell of 10.2
felding is an item that leaves in relentless style. Miel llosa championships overs, eight of Dock Cieb, Talkon Club, Shatlanders. Acut Rendell, Lieut tional entry to last season's
this year. under Bardmaster, Stockholm,
pressure while surlter Sergeant which were maidens, he took me with considerable misgiv- flagged Junior Mixed Doubles teams. It Club de Recreio, Hongkong Univer
Cross, Private Warrener, Private
nes. It was a recommised fact going into the straight, tralling and three children will not go Reserves. Capt. Welsh, the last dvo wickets for only
behind Colonist with him, to Switzerland, but 13 learned that Cralgengower, ty. Si Terena St Tereza "E"
Indica Deubles Kowloon Cricket Lane.
Lieut Hemming.
six runs-Reuter,
before the MCC party left this eight lengths which will have a court of its Club.
will visit him at Christmas. country that they were uncom-and Pas de Calais. foriably short of first-class Smiling broadly, Me Chur- close-to-the-wicket fielders. chill received his usual voci- The inclusion of Brian Close ferous reception when leading the young Yorkshire "wonder" Colonist eld something to lessen this enclosure, worry. He is a remarkably Nightingall Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 25.
good fielder, either short on the horse would not run ogala up the secretaryship of Cal- number one Billy Graham,
the leg side or in. the lips. this year, having more
chester Hockey Club, whica contender for the world's ut Close hadbeen
of earned his winter's corn-Roue held continuously from the out w:lterweight
cham- boxing
Brat-class cricket for nearly a ter pionship, pounded out an unhole reason before he animous 10-round decision over announced for the Australian be-tour and so far out there he Kid Dusart, of Belgium. fore zome 7.000 tons lost night los given no judication of ia his ability to gain a place Boxing masterfully Graham the Test team.
lightning left to
The outcoing was not a four points Am througùa öggument failing to últ brow le cuntactel brown with n kleyer shot but left it over a pocket nd the man who pot the Bank won by clearing the boar
London
THE
press Bervi00
GAMBOLS
DARLING, YOU LOOK
JUST
SIT THERE
TIRGO
AND LET
MS GET THE MEAL 1 HAVE
TIL NOTHING TO 00
MY POOR
THAT WAS LOVELY
126 WACH UP
Bokku
BILLY GRAHAM BEATS DUSSART
used
fend. of the aggressivo
Dussart and scored enough to A SEVERE PROBLEM
was
in
London
His wife
SHEDDING JOBS
Long service sportiman now into the unsaddling shedding a load
The trainer, Walte:trative jobs is Russel Wray, of of adminis- stated later that Colchester. He has just given
than
ime the club was formed soon after the 1914-18 war.
Last scaron he retired from DODGERS LOSE.
the secretaryship of Colchester BRANCH RICKEY
and East Essex Cricket Club after 25 years. He is to be New York, Oct; 28.
made
a life member of bolh Branch Rickey resigned to clubs. day as President of Brooklyn,
Wray, Walter O'Malley, | still
now in the forties, play both games, and
win every round, in the opinion B01 Edrich har teen drop Dodgera of the two judges. The referee red from a Test series for the Vice President of the club, also a good game of tennis. scored six for Graham, one frst time since the war and had to resignation was a Can anyone beat this record on for Dusart and three even England are bound to miss this cepted with the greatest regret," and oft the dendr United Press,” pangakompan | brilliant close-in- fishing. - Gü-|--United. Press.