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CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP

Y.M.C.A. LOSE FIRST HONG KONG TITLE

HOCKEY GAME.

Radio Sports Accept Opportunities.

HOME FORWARDS WEAK.

At King's Park yesterday the Y.M.C.A. first eleven opened their hockey season with a defeat at the hands of the Radio Sports Club by three goals to nil. The game open- ed at a fast pace and was

much closer contested than the BCore might suggest. At half time the visitors led by two goals to nil, and their third goal was scored soon after the resumption. They were undoubtedly the superior team, but a score of one goal to nil would hyve been a botter "Indication of the run of the play.

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HOLDER IN FORM.

Leung Tak Kwong Well Beaten.

CANTON VISIT.

AITKENHEAD SHIELD CONTEST.

Six Rinks Chosen for Kowloon.

TO MEET HONG KONG.

The following were the results of The annual lawn bowls match for the second day's play of the un- the Aitkenhend Shield will be official visit of three local lawn played on Saturday on the Craig- tennis exponents to Canton during engower C.C. green commencing at

the week-end.

3:30 p.m.

The four Kowloon First Division Tak-rinks and two mixed Second Divi

C. A. L. Rumjahn (Hong Kong champion) beat Leang kwong 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.

CAL Rumjahn and D. Hazell beat G., Bodiker and Leung Tak-kwong 6-3, 6-1.

G. Bodiker and Ma Chl-huen beat D. Hazell, and J. A. E. Caseumbhoy 6-4, 10-8.

The teams this finished on level tarms, both sides recording three wins.

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The inability of the "y" backs to shadow the visiting centre for ward was largely responsible for

The gate receipts for the Flood their downfall. He led them Relief Fund totalled över $500 for

aj merry dance and scored two of the the two days. goals. The backs, on the other hand, were hard-pressed through- out, and, if they did not find their forwards with passes, they came out of the game with flying colours. Time and again they were forced to hit almost blindly to relieve their goal and thus their forwards were unable to organise any method of altack.

Moss played a splendid game in goal and it was not his fault that the side went down. One full length save with his hand was one

Our Sports Diary.

LOCAL

KOCKEY-To-day-Hong Kong Hockey Club's Second Trial,

RUGBY-To-day Practice Game at King's Park.

Saturday-New Kowloon Rugby Club Trial Game.

SAILING – To-day Trevessa Trophy. at 4 p.m.

LAWN TENNIS-To-morrow.

Division-I.R.C. v.. H.K.C.C.

Division-Recreio

of the main features of the game. "C"

Tate and Murphy played well in defence and covered each other satisfactorily, though they were too keen to rid themselves of the ball after emerging successfully from a dangerous position. McLellan, at centre-half, played a good defen- sive game and was ever in the limelight, but his scoop shots for once failed to find their mark. F. S. W. Smith played a useful game at left-half and marked his winger. In a creditable manner. Allen, the other half-back, was a trife Blow off the mark, but his defensive play was sound.

"..C.R.C.

LAWN BOWLS-Saturday. Aitkenhend Shield - Kowloon Hong Kong.

RACING Saturday-Eighth Extra Meeting at 1.30 p.m.

ABROAD,

slon rinks have been selected as

under:

Kowloon Dock R.C.-C. Atkinson, J. V. Ramsay, J. C. Brown, and J. Puncheon (Skip),

Kowloon, Bowling Green.-B. Nish, R. Hall, W. Russell, and A. M. Holland (Skip).

Club de Recreio.-C. E. Marques, A. S. Gomes, L. C. R. Souza, and C. G. SIlva (Skip).

Kowloon Cricket Club.-F. Good- win, H. Overy, J. C.“ Lyal, and A. Hyde-Lay (Skip).

Second Division-A Calman, J. J. Basto, G. Henderson, and F. X. M. Silva (Skip).

Second Division.-H. Stoneham, A. C. Burford, F. G. Herridge, and V. Petherick (Skip).

HONG KONG LADIES' HOCKEY CLUB.

Election of Officials at Annual Meeting.

At the annual meeting of the Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Club, which was held in Lane Crawford's Restaurant yesterday evening, the following officers were, elected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs, YACHTING-To-morrow-Lip-W. T. Southorn; Captain, Mies E. ton Trophy for Outboard Races at Phiindefphin."

GOLF-To-day to Saturday- U.S. Ladles National Champion- ship.

FOOTBALL Saturday Full English and Scottish League pro- grammes.

RACING Saturday-Newbury Autumn Cup.

None of the forwards distinguish- ed himself, W. J. Brown probably being the best player in a poor attack. The wings lent little sup-) port to their inside markemen, who were too closely shadowed to prove Sports effective when opportunity arose. Gilchrist, their versatile centre. Several times, however, the ball half, who has hurt his foot went across the goal mouth invit ing the parting flick for a goal, but

these opportunities went abegging.

beautifully, timed. The Radio

playing were

without

Result

Y.M.C.A.

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Radio Sports Y.M.C.A-G. C. Mosa; A. Tate,

Gray: Vice Captain, Miss M. Wal- Jace; Hon. Secretary, Mrs. P. M. Harrop; Assistant Hon. Secretary, Miss E. O'Hagan; Hon. Treasurer, Miss E. S. Laing; Committee, Misscs J. Smalley, J. Whyte and J. Coppin: Selection Committee, Miss E. Gray, Miss M. Wallace, Mian K. Ferguson and Mrs. P. M. Harrop...

A good deal of training for foot. ball consists of lapping-jogging round the track. "How on earth a runner can do that sort of thing

For the visitors the outstanding players were the centre-forward, E. O. Murphy; F. Allen, D. Mc-overy day for months on end. I the inside left, and A. E. Guest at Lellan: (captain), F. S. W. Smith; cannot understand. Lapping, to full back. Guest played a cool G. C. Burgett, F. Parker, W. H. my mind; is one of the soul-destroy-. game throughout, and his clearing Smith, W Brown, and T. J. ing pastimee of this world.-Alex ghots were both well-placed and Price.

Jackson.

CRICKET IN IN

THE

THE MAKING.

Without going back to the very utterly beyond the reach of the wicket "was not passed, nor much beginings of things in cricket it in hard-worked and harassed wicket-wanted, till Ring, one of our beat pleasant to go on to a cricket fieldongheld to the hip was

keeper.

hitters, was shabby enough to get ahis leg in the way and take advant-

of 100 years ago, and potter round, quaint term used for aquare-leg, age of the bowlers;, and when Tom and observe how those old fogeys, Hla duty was "to stand out to save ¦ Taylor, another of our best hitters, As wo term them, but who were in two runs opposite to the popping did the same, the bowlers found

Croase,"

themselves beaten, and the law was reality very alert young men, play- ed the time-honoured game.

In the matter, of pitching the passed to make leg-before-wicket wickets the ancients' could give us | out.”.

Their dress, was not so loose un foy pointa. "In pitching, the Since that far-away day there ours is on the cricket field to-day. wickets we are informed "much has been so much thwarting of the They wore tight knee breeches, responswility Illes on the bowler bowlers best efforts, by the use of top-hats and had no idea of turn-The chief art is to select a situation the pad, that bowlers are at last ing up their shirt sleeves...

that will suit your own style of rising in protest against this unfair In an old and authentic print, I bowling, and at the same time prove method of batting, if batting ib ean see that the bowler has a handker- disadvantageous to your adver- be called. chief tied round his left knee. This sarles. As these two points, how- These old-time cricketers played" was equivalent to the navvies' bow-ever, can rarely be accomplished, the game with great zest and keen- yang and enabled him to drop you can at all events pitch.theness, and some mighty contesta more easily and without strain on wickets in auch A (manner] used to take place for high stakes. his left knee to stop the ball, Auns to benefit yourself.".

"I remember in one match," sald ancient book "The Young Cricket- To-day we use the term "point" | Boldham (án old cricketer), "in er's Tutor has it: "The long stop without thinking much what that Kent, Ring was playing against holds a most important station' In position in the field indicates. The David Harris. The game was much the game of cricket. His ap-anclents used the term "the point against him.

Horace Mann pointment is behind the wicket of the bat." The aforesaid cricket was cutting about with his stick keeper,,and he should stand in, poer's tutor says that "the young amongst the daizies, and, cheer- as to save the one run." It is für fieldsman who is appointed to this ing every run-you would have ther explained that he should go situation should possess a quick thought his whole fortune (and he down on one knee so that if His eye and a quick action, and em would often but some hundreds), hands miss the ball his body, will phasis is lent to the statement by was staked upon the game; and 28 form a bulwark and arrest its fur- the additional instruction that hoa new man was going.in, he went. thar, progross."

"should place himself within three across to Rting and said, “Ring? The day of the long-stop has long yards and a half of the bataman" carry your bat through and make since gone, though, in these days of Rather close quarters, one would up all the runs, and I'll give you the wild, erratic fast bowler, say, even in these days of a highly* | £19′ a year, for life? Well, Ring first slip has to keep a very lively developed silly point. Dog was out for 60 runs, and only three look-out and hop round as an active In the old chronicles of cricket to tle, and four to boat, and the long-stop when wild-flying balls are we find that the law of leg-before- last man made them."--A.S.5.

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