1927-11-21 — Page 9

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1927.

SPORTS

all well and the Hong Kong ground

INTERPORT CRICKET fielding contrasted smartly with

(Continued from Pays 1.)-

Dobbie's “Lives." Just when he had begun to shape confidently, Brace got out by leg hitting across a full toss from Rawsthorne which struck his middle stump-eight wickets for 141 runs.

Brace's contribution was 58 which include 9 fours. He batted in sterling fashion on Saturday and was just about set to-day when he was surprisingly dismissed. His runs had not come too rapid- ly, but his rate of scoring was faster than most.

Dobbie signalised his appear.

THE CHINA MAIL,

Five wickets fell with only five runs, added to the score.

Towards the end of Saturday's play when the Hght was falling, Pearce changed his batting order somewhat, Hankey and Goodwin (the not-out batsmen) going in in place of himself and Dobbie.

Spores at close of play on Batur-

Saturday's exhibition. Sayer, Hay-day:- ward, Goodwin, Ramsay and Wales)

Shanghai:-1st innings 260 runs. Hong Kong: let innings 102 all came in for a measure of ap-runs for 5 wickets-Hayward. 44, plause for good work.

Fincher 17, Brace 34 (hurt, to re- sume), Hankey and Goodwin each

not out.

Runs were slower in coming but the 80 was signalled in just short of half an hour's play after tifin.

Patience won in the end, Wales getting Leach caught by Dale at fine point-two wickets for 32 runs. Lencits score was 8 and Stokes' contribution at this stage was 18, gathered in about 40 minutes.

Jimmy Quayle then went in and scored a single off Wales,. Stokes doing likewise.

Brace went on for Dobble. Stokes failed to gather his first ball but it sailed well over slips' heads. Then Quayle sustained a confident appeal for leg-before.

An over-tossed delivery by Brace the leg

was pulled by Stokes to

ance at the crease with a four (leg boundary) off Rawsthorne, In the next over from the same bowler he had a "life," Quayle dropping a rather hot one, stand-boundary, giving Shanghai 40 up ing at first slip, and damaging a after the Innings had lasted 50 finger.

Then Dobbie had another "life" in the next over, Leach was fielding at mid-off to Ollerdessen, not eight yards from the bats man, dropping a comparatively easy chance

Tam Pearce Out. Tam Pearce was bowled by Rawsthorne with a ball that pitched almost on the crease, on the leg stump, and hit the off stump-nine wickets for 150 runs. He had been in about 40 minutes getting his 5.

minutes.

Quayle batted with restraint that is not usually his, taking no risks, but he did not seem to be in his best form at this stage. Stokes bad The latter got 25 to his credit. Brace to the leg boundary twice in his second over and was playing a confident game by now.

Fortune favoured Jimmy Quayle when facing Leach as he cut a spin- ning ball which curved out of the way of Brace (alip) and Dale (fine) puint). The batamen

two. Shanghai thus had 60 up after bat- ting 55 minutes. Stokes continued to play the right game with discre- tion.

ran

Full scores are given with to- day's report.

THE WEEK-END.

Weather Upsels Yesterday's Programme.

Owing to inclement weather, the proposed match between Kowloon and Malaya, on the Kowloon C.C. ground yesterday, was not played,

The entertainment on the Hong C.C. ground at mid- Kong) day yesterday when the Pipes and Brud

the 2nd Batt., of King'a Own Scottish Borders should have played, was also can- celled.

A smoking concert was held in the H.K.C.C. pavilion on Saturday night.

Besides contributions by well- known local performers, items by members of the cricket teams were also included in the programme. Those who assisted in the enter- tuinment included Messrs. 0, Glover, Eager, R. A. Green, H. Johnson, Lt. J. B. A. Hankey and Shanghai's Mr. E. G. Barnes, veteran wicket-keeper.

League Match.

RECREIO v. POLICE.

Wales also got a 4 with his first shot and then Dobbie played an uncomfortable over from

In the only League match play- Ollerdessen, being unusually re- Quayle was then dismissed by ed on Saturday in the second divi- strained. He did try a drive or Brace, leg-before-wicket--three wic-sion, the Club de Recreio defeated two but the fieldsmen were there.kets for 55 runs. Quayle made the Police R.C. at King's Park by

Wales played an over from and Stoke's

Barrott 63 runs. - score when Lunch and then Dobbie'gave air went in to accompany him wás 37. easy catch to Leach off Oller-L. F. Stokes, not out dessen, thus ending the innings | P. Madar, e Dalo, b Dobbie for 156 runs. Dobbic made 7 D. W. Leach, b Wales and Wales 5 not out.

Forlorn Hope Fails.

As long as Brace was in, Hong Kong had a remote chance of taking the offensive, After he was gone, the local batsmen

J. A: Quayle, 1.b.w., b Brace

Capt. E. I. M. Barrett, not out

Extras

Total (for 3 wkts.) Fall of wickets:-1 for 3, 2

were ever on the defensive which 32, 3 for 55. was by no means impenetrable.

Shanghai's bowlers all came in

for a share of the honours. Their

their

variety contributed to

The home team were in good 37 batting form and several high in-

2 dividual scores brought the total

8 to 174 runs for the loss of four

wickets when they declared.

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Reed was the top scorer with 642 to his credit, H. A. Alves com- ing next with a well-played 40 55 not out. E. de Sousa was un- for defeated with 35 runs and Xavier made 38. The first wicket partnership between Reed and Alves realised 65 runs.

The Police opened shakily,

strength and Captain Barrett FIRST DAY'S PLAY. three wickets falling for 19 runs.

rang the changes at right time.

The fielding was very keen, backed up by good throwing and smart picking-up.

When Hong Kong's innings ended-54 runs having been add- ed in exactly an hour-the wicket did not seem to be as difficult as on Saturday,

During the interval, the big roller was used again.

2ND INNINGS. ·

Shanghai Bat Before Tiffin Interval.

THE INTERPORT CRICKET FESTIVAL.

HONG KONG. v. SHANGHAI.

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Meadows and Dyer with 21, each helped to bring the total to 111.

The bowling of the Club de NEW COUP PHASES. Recreio was consistently good, Reed's analysis of 3 for 19 being! the best.

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in the infernort cricket match be-H. M. Xavier, b Alexander tween Hong Kong and Shanghai, D. P. Xavier, c Craig, b King

How play began (on the first H. A. Alves, not out day) was described in Saturday's J. E. Noronha, e & b King issue, up to going to press.

At the close of play on Saturday, E. de Sousa, not out Shanghai had established a decided! advantage. The visitors had first knock and did well to put up the uauful total of 260 runs on a hard and fast wicket.

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SHEKLUNG DEFENCE.

Railway Conditions. 40. Mlles From Canton,

river steamboat wore fired on from the shore, while on their way down from Wuchow and ter- ritory held by Kwangsl troops.]

LI CHAI-SUM.

admit that they resented being re legated to the background.

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Government?

Shanghai, Yesterday.

The 26th division of the 4th Army, or rather that part of the 4th Army which is known as the Ironsides Corps," is putting up ed as acquiescing in the check defences outside Sheklung, 40 administered on his deputy, Gen- miles east of Canton.

eral Wong Shiu-hung of Kwang- Sheklung is on the East Rivers, and also as saying that Wong where it is crossed by the Chin- | Shiu-hung had plotted with 0. M. R. W. ese section of the Canton-Kow- ulterior motives.

2loon Railway. It is the centre of

After arriving here from Can-tory the Nanking leaders hold. ton, General Li Chai-sum is quot-

Total (for 4 wkts,, dec.) L. J. Guterres, M. Pinna, D. Lopes, F. H. Carvalho, and C. M. Kong Sousa did not bat. total

At 12.30 p.m., a quarter of an hour before the tiffin interval,

Though the first Hong Shanghai began their second in-wicket fel 97,

the nings.

was only 102 for 5 wickets when stumps were drawn.

The batting order was changed, Stokes partnering Mudar instead of Leach. Shanghai began with

a lead of 104 runs on the first innings.

Shanghai Skipper's Century,

Bowling Analysis.

Alexander

A feature of the day's play was Randall

a brilliant 140 by Capt. Barrett. King

Hia innings, which lasted 2 hours Sparrow Dobbie opened Hong Kong's and 27 minutes, was easily the best Baker

scen

here for many a long day.

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Police R.C.

bowling from the Naval Yard He gave a delightful exhibition of end, to Stokes. The bowler found powerful driving, well-timed late-C. F. Alexander, c Alves, b it hard to keep his feet but sent down a maiden.

cutting, and was able to keep the

Pinna

bowling to himself by acoring a Dr. J. R. Craig, c Guterrez, single from the last ball of an over b Pinna

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a thickly populated area which is

General Li has told others that

in his opinion Canton should be the venue of the Kuomintang con- ference, that the extraordinary council functioning in Nanking is

RESEARCH WORK,

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2 garrisoned by the Ironsides,

At present one division of the

A bequest of £4,000 to help or Kwangsi army (whose leader in Canton has been expelled by the not legal according to the research work, in which he was Benguete, Ironsides) is marching back from Nationalist code, and that he fa- keenly interested, is contained in Kalian Mining Ad. Swatow to challenge Canton.vours the reconciliation of Gen- the will of Professor Adrian Langkats (Combined).

(Single) Between this force and Sheklung eral Chiang Kai-shek with Mr. Stokes, the famous scientist and da

Shanghal Loans is Waichow, also on the East Wang Ching-wei.Hong Kong pathologist, who died at Lagos Shanghal Explorations Ta 18 River, which is strongly guarded | Evening Post."

when investigating yellow fever Raubs ......... problems.

Tronoh Mines by the Ironsides.. Sheklung is,

Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c. H.K. & K. Wharves ways adopted the line of least re-to assist him in continuing pa- E.K. & W. Docks sistance but his condemnation of thological research, British China Providents the man who was acting for him Wireless Service. in his absence from Canton, and who has been deposed by the Leftist Ironsides, come as a sur- prise.

16 therefore, the Ironsides' second

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line of defence against the Kwangsi unit from Swatow.

ONONO CO

Madar refused to be tempted by Wales's slows a foot outside which only great batsmen can W. Le B. Sparrow, b Sousa 2

execute with such seeming ease.

|T. H.-King, b Alves the off-stump, but he pulled a

A praiseworthy effort was Oller- short one to leg for a single, thus opening Shanghai's account dessen's gallant stand with his W. E. Meadows, b Alves With a fine length and excellent captain for the eighth wicket at B. J. Baker, l.b.w., b Reed

a time when runs were really A. Reynolds, e Sousa, b judgment, Dobbie then kept needed. The partnership realised Madar strictly on the defensive. 82 runs of which Ollerdessen's con- S. Randall, c Reed, b Noronha

tribution was only 10 but it was W. Dyer, b Reed

Time was called after three overs, Shanghai's score being one run for no wicket and practically

a fresh start was made at 1.30

p.m.

Hong Kong Draws Blood,

In the first over after the tiffin

Noronha

the manner in which he kept his B. J. Thorpe, not out end up which earned for him the L. J. Wayland, e Alves, b

Reed well-deserved applause which he

.. Extras

received on his return to the pavi-

lion.

Those Dropped Catches. The fielding of the Hong Kong

were dropped and the ground field-

interval, Stokes and Madar each side was weak, several easy chances

made a single off Wales.

6 Division Stays in Canten.

The 12th division, which is also

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Comes as Surprise.

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21 composed of Ironsides, has been 11 ordered by General Wong Ki- cheung to remain in Canton in- stead of proceeding to Swatow to

In other words, the cable makes 17 reinforce the garrison there as out Li Chai-sum to have surren- was proposed before the Ironsides dered to the Leftists who, by us 111 openly quarrelled with the ing the Ironsides in Canton, have Kwangsi masters of Canton and overthrown his administration

General Wong Ki- after enticing him to Shanghai.1in the United States Navy is to be Hongkong Realties... W. Swatow.

The number of qualified avintors)

2 cheung is second-in-command of

Total. Bowling Analysis.

0. M. R. .18

6 25

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8 18

1 the Ironsides and, in the absence

9

0 19

8 of the commander-in-chief, had

0 24

2 charge of all operations in last

Noronha

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LEAGUE TABLES.

Then Hong Kong drow blood. In ing, on the whole, was below Inter-Pinna nibbling at Dobbie's off-stump de-port standard. Hiveries, Madar was caught by Dale at first alip, the ball going away from the Beldaman-one wicket for 3 runs. Madar only made 2.

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WONG SHIU-HUNG.

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Sousa Pearce has been seen to better Reed

Alves advantage behind the stumps. The boundary byes which he failed to

2 week's coup. The 12th division

Nominally the highest civil Says Tuesday's N. C. Daily do. stop proved rather expensive.

comprises the 34th, 85th and 36th authority in Kwangtung pro- News" Big Ching, whose monster Star Ferries..

(now) Dobbie and Hankoy bore the Leach drove the first ball he re-brunt of Hong Kong's attack but

brigades which all took part in vince, the Canton branch of the hourbell latterly has been wallop China Lights (comb.) 312 ceived from Dobble-who

pressing the Kwangai troops Nationalist political council has ed by every Chinese artisan whose Was it was surprising that neither

away from the suburbs and en-dismissed" General Wong Shiu work compelled him to mount to do. swinging with the new ball-bo-Sayer nor Dale were given trials tween extra cover and mid-off for with the ball. One should have

The positions in the League to virons of Canton city.

hung (of the Kwanget clique) the top of the new Customs House, EK. Electrics... our. thought that with a four,

alender date are:-

from his appointment and from and who could find a stray alug of Macso Electrics |KK Telephones A single of Wales and then a bowling resources, frequent

Division L

SHIPS FIRED ON, all positions he held in the Nao with which to amite it, got China Bones

into legitimate action yesterday, Singapore Tractions 12/9 P. W. D. L. Pts. boundary bye in Dobble's next over changes would have been the order

tionalist system of government evidently under the guidance of of the day.

Indian R.C. "A"...2 2.0 0

Industrials. followed by Stokes nently glancing

Hayward and Brace gave Hong Royal Navy 1 2 0 0

Shore Attacks at Whampoa and for the two Kwang provinces. skilled tickersmiths, bellboys, or China Sugars Dabble to the leg boundary gave Kong a splendid start, but after he Civil Service C....11 0.0

Shamshul

An Important official who was whatever they may be known as in Malabon. Sugars Shanghai 10 up after 7 minutes' had collected 34 in ane style, the University

recently detained by the Kwangsi the trade. One had samples of the Canton Ices 1 1 0 .0 play.

latter had the misfortune to hurt

clique then wielding the power foll chimes and. the striking of the Cements (comb.)

Rold) Canton, Saturday. Dobble was still bowling as well himself badly in the face in at Craigengower C.C. 1 1 0 0 Royal Artillery .1.0.0.1-

of Government was released by hours, and evidently it will not be as he had before and Wales main- tempting a big pull and was forced Chinese R.C.

Although Canton is quiet, the the Ironsides last week almost long before the poor in watch-poc-

H.K. Bópes (old) to retire. However, permission bas tained a good length.

aubtle duel with been given him to resume his in- Indian R.O. "B" ...8 0.080 situation shows no signs of be- immediately after the "cease fire" ket will rejoice as of old Wales had

Kowloon C.C.0 0 0 0 0 coming clearer.

had been given in Thursday's Division II. Stokes, the bateman trying to drive

Allison's Leg Trap.

While passing Whampoa yes coup. The Ironsides are enlisting the alow left-hander off his length. Flicher, the 12th man whose

P. W. D. L.Ptsterday, two ships were fired on the aid and sympathy of all poli- A short pitched ball was hooked. non-inclusion in the team was the University 2nd.8 8 0 0 9 from shore, and the Consul Genticians and officers who, under eral has now issued instructions suspicion of the Kwangsi clique, to boundary, giving Shanghal 20 up cause of resentment, carried on the Club de Recreio 3 800 4 8 0 1

advising. British steamers not to have been in prison or exile. after 18 minutes play (from the good work until he fell into the B.A.0.0..... interval), or about 20 minutes in trap fald by Allison who was bowl- Kowloon C.C. 2nd 2 1 1 0

210 13 pass Whampoa after dark until Ing right-arm round-the-wicket and Electric B.C

conditions improve. British Some of the Charges With their commanding lead, the had placed several fielders close Police B.C.4 1.0-8.

1:30 12:

Naval Wireless of the charges laid against In on the leg side. ⠀ In playing a Tamar

[Nota: At Samshud, which is General Wong Shiu-hung, the Shanghai batsmen were trying their fast ball which rose a little, Royal Engineers hardest to master the bowling right Fincher put up an easy catch to Civil Service 2nd 1 001

also held by Ironsides, the Talmost interesting is the one by away. Leach did not time Wales at Barrett.

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