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TWO VITAL

CRICKET ENCOUNTERS TO DAY

H.K.C.C. V. K.C.C. IN BOTH DIVISIONS INDIANS WITHOUT

то-

A. H. MADAR-

ARMY TO MEET NAVY

(By “ADREM”)`

-DAY'S programme in the Senior Cricket

League promises to be more than usually interesting. Of the four matches down for deci- sion, the big game is undoubtedly the H.K.C.C.— K.C.C. encounter on the former's ground, which should have a big bearing on the final standings in the championship.

full

Kowloon will be at strength, while HKC.C. will be strengthened by the inclu- sion of "Peanut” Marshall, who arrived from Shanghai yester-! day morning, and P. C. Frost, who has been promoted from following the junior -teamT several very good displays in the last two League games.

en

absentee

R. L. Holden. last week, is back in the side

Bowker.į and together with Alec Pearce, Owen Hughes and Wodehouse, should give the Kowloon batsmen quite a lot to: think about.

Kowloon were rather fortunate last week against Craisengower and were saved from defeat by the unexpectedly fine displays of F. Robbie. Lee A. Broadbridge and

after the recognised batsmen had failed. On the face of it. I shall

Cpl. Harrison. shove; the Army wing-forward, has been one of the Colony's outstanding Rugby players of the season.

be very surprised if the champions University do better than make a draw of it. Recreio

GOOD GAME ANTICIPATED The much improved Civil Ser- vice team should give the Indians a good fight at Happy Valley. Last

a fright and with a little

V

Craigengower

V Navy

Army "A"

↑ Civil Service

Police E. C. Indian R C.

PROBABLE TEAMS Kowloon C. C. 1st XI

C. C.

George Hill, left, is still a doubtful starter for the Club in their First Division League match against Eastern Athletic this after- 2000. B. L. Bickford, right, the Cinb left-winger;, is almost (a- certainty for the Colony's Interport team and will be seen out in both this afternoon's Lexgue match and in the Governor's Cup match to-morrow.

BIG BRAWN CUP GAME TO-DAY

C. B. S. ́ ́ “A”

FAVOURED

TO BEAT H.K. LADIES

(By "ADREM”)

FOOTBALL MARKSMEN

The following are the leading goal-scorers in the English Food- ball League up to and including December 29:

Division L

Lewis (Grimsby) 17 Carter (Sun-

McCallöch

-derland) 13

PALDIN

Needle

(Brentford) 17 Steele (Stoke) 13 Dean (Everton) 16 Gurney (Sta

Drake

derland) 12

(Arsenal) 14. Doberty

Glover

(Grimsby)

Bowers

14.

·Division II.

(Manch. C.) 12

(Leicester) 24 Dodds (Sheff

Finan

U.) 14

(Newcastle) 12}

Morrison('Spur) 21 Cairns

(Blackpool)

20 O'Callaghan

(Leicester) 12

(Notts F) 15

Martin

Division II (South)

Payne (Luton) 2 Dickinson

Cookson

(Swindon)

Allen (North impton)

(Southend) 12

18 Stephens

"(Brighton) 12

17 Watson (GI-

Engham) 12

Riley (Bout mouth)

15 Williams

Karston

(Eréter) 12

3 Division III (North)

(Mansfield) 24 Davis

THE "tit-bit" of to-day's Ladies' Hockey programme is the THE

clash in the Brawn Cup competition between the Hong Kong Ladies and the Central British School "A" team. The schoolgiris have recently lost several of their best players, Wrightson notably Miss Andre Martin and her sister, Miss Helene Martin, but they have filled their vacancies with members of their “F* «side, and the newcomers are expected to give very good showings.

This game will develop into aļ

battle between youth and impet-

uosity on one side, and expérience

(Oldham) 19

23 Mantle

(Carlisle) 14

(Lincoln) 19

(Chester)

Campbell

on the other, and I rather think BRADMAN & HAMMOND

youth will be served

- In the Caer Clark Cup League,

the H. K. Ladies should have no

F. Goodwin, E. C. Fincher, E. F. difficulty in beating the CB.A. week they gave the HKC.C. quite cher, E. E. Lee, N. A. E. Mackey, Ladies, who have been most dis- mores. Jex, B. D. Lay, C. B. R. Sargent, appointing to date, while St. An- inck might have collected full A. W. Ramsey, F. A. Broadbridge, Crew's, following their fine show- points. The LBC. will be consider-D. J. X. Anderson. Reserve: T. Aing in the Pearce Cup, shonic beat ably weakened by the absence of Madar. A. H: Madar, who has dislocated a inger.

A. R. Minu, to date, has success fully carried the brunt of the at- tack since Pereira was forced to give up the game, but he has re- ceived quite a deal of assistance

Kowloon C. C. 2nd XI:

Recreio Ladies

The remaining junior rames A A. Dand, W. Mulcahy, W. L McKenzie, K. Baxter, FL Zim- should result in easy wins for men, W. C. Hung, E. Baldwin, R. Diocesan Schoolgirls and the Cen- Broadbridge, S. A. Gray. G. A Vtral British Schoolgirls" "3" team. Indian R. C. 1st XI

Hall and G..C. Burnett.

AP Abbes, Y. el Arcalli, A. R Kitchell, K. Nazariz, M. P. Madar,

Ming, S. A Ismael, A. El Rum

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

The following is to-day's pro- grammne:

from "A H." In view of the In, J. S. A. Carreen, M. el Arealli, K. Ladies

Car Clark Cup League

dians' fine record this season, my A. M. Ramjahn. forecast of a win for the Civil Ser- Indian R. C. 2nd XI: vice will probably be the subject of much criticism, but I think that if a result is arrived at the Valley team will obtain it.

A. A. Azziz, Y. T. Barma, K. LĮ Razack, A. K. Mim, K. H. Roman,

...

COMPARED

One The Genius: The Other The Artist

WHO

780 is the world's greatest batsman, Don Bradman

Australia or Walter Hammond of Kent? Opinions vary, even among the game's most expert critics.

...

.

At Melbourne during the- third Test some eminent: nu- thorities, including two former Test captains, were asked their views. Here is a selection from them:

V. C.BA. Ladies

(USRC 3pm) Recreio Ladies . St. Andrew's

(Police Training School, 245 pm)

Brawn Cap League

7. CBS "A"

W. M. Woodfall (former Aus (F Valley, 3 pm) |

tralian captain): “I would class Y. CBS "p

as the greatest all- (CBA ground 3 am) Hammond Diocesan G. S. v." "Y" Ladies rounder in the work; but Dom ** (YMCA. 245 pm) Bradman as the greatest batavian. SELECTED TEAMS

S. A Rumiah, H. D. Rumjaho, AHK Ladies Rahmin, A. H. Ismael, M. R. Abbas, A. Bakar. Craigengower C. C. 1st XI:

D. Hung, AR. H. Ismael, E Zim- merz,

W. Rapley, F. R. Zimmern, G.

A B. Hatton, “U. M. Omar, { T. Lee, A K. Ismael and P. J.

Mimoria

CBA. Ladies

strokes.

mond's 1,813, at an average of $4.935

For those reasons Bradman, de

A match which has no bearing on the League, but will, neverthe- Jess, prove very keen, wili- ta' place at King's Park, where th

The following are some of the Bradman has the greater range of spite an inevitable proportion of Hammond is not as failures, must be ranked as the Army try conclusions with the

teams for to-day :-- Senior Service. Although the Navy Craigengower C. C. 2nd XI:

St. Andrew's: Mrs. R. Ease; Miss comfortable making shots to the world's greatest batsman, not only T. E Toeh, A. Zimmern, W. Hong have lost most of their best players, I expect the Army to win. Sling, G. A. Lee, J. W. Leonard, B. EG. A White and Miss R. Stephenson; on. However, it can be nothing of to-day, but of all time although Capt. Whitmarsh may Iranse, A. A. Lewis, A. Kitchell, J. L. Miss J. Humphreys, Miss J. Wong but a compliment to Hammond to He is, too, the most glamorous, Youngsaye, A. M. Omar, and W. K. and Miss F. Best; Miss F. Wong, class him as the second greatest most daring and most oríginal

Miss M Eca, Miss P.

Miss batsman in the world, with Brad-batsman the world has ever seen. spring a surprise. I notice with way.

L Gittins and Mis J. Br...

He the freak the genina. interest, that several Officers of the Hong Kong C. C. 1st XI:

Recreio Miss E. Barros; Miss Oman the greatest": Seaforth Highlanders are playing A. W. Hayward, A. C. L. Bowker, for the Army, and it will be most. Marshall, E E. Neve, R. L. D. Botelho and Mrs. Silva: Mr. L. 3276,4-E-R-Gilligan (former Eng- HAMMOND MORE VERSATILE Wodehouse, R D. Gillespie, T. E Miss E Zavier and Miss P. Gon-lish Test captain): "Hammond is Hammond is an entirely dif interesting to see how they fare. Pearce, EL Halden, P. C. Frost, Elves; Miss B. Remedios, Miss the greater of the two, bearing in ferent type. As a versatile bats Rozs, Miss C. Si Miss A. Alves Craigengower are at home to the Owen Hughes and T. A. Pearce. and Miss M. P. Boze

mind all wickets. Bradman has not man ander all conditions and on University and, although they Hong Kong CC 2nd XI:

Ladies Juniors Miss J. shown up on wet wickets. On hard all kinds of wickets, however, should win, they will by no mesas Bond, & A. Stewart; F. A. Dummett, Kiss:R. Ingram, Miss Brown and Mrs.įversatile scorer, and the betterisent-day batsmen.

Weller, Mrs. Bond and Mr. S. Slater, wickets Don is a faster and more Hautmond is supreme among pre- have matters all their own way.

L. Bathurst, W. Wooding. E. A Kemp. Miss E. Holloway, Miss La

Hammond, in his own way, is ap BOLD BID

Murray

artist, but without, the emotional Miss V. Bradbury, Miss B. The most interesting fixture in M. King, A. P. Fox and J. B.

Way

Bloom and Miss J, Syrik Beserve:

cricket mal of Brad

Hammond performs by skilled Major Rawsthorne, Capt Walch. Miss P. George.

H.K. Ladies 2nd. XIS. Baskett;

hich he adapts to Capt Mackintosh Walker, Capt Ry

the occasio and not by inspired bursta, as does About Hammond

AK Mackenzie, W. Stoker, V.: C.

Blackburn.

bataman.

Bruce Harris (London Evening Standard): In excellent conditions

-William-Pollock (London Daily

Express) Hammond, because he the adv urer. do him cricket is. is better on a sticky wicketoruda, Busin better against fast bowling Ham

the Second Division will be the Army clash between the junior teams of the K.C.C. and the EKCC. Thend It Garthwaite, Lt Barron, M. Stemp.sod-G: Swan; Mus. J. Lockenland on a good, wicket. Bradman techulte... former are making a bold bid for the Hon. G. E. Glegy-Hill, 14 MacE Smalley and 3. Pears: 1 Bell, J. but for all types of wickets, and honours this year and, assisted, as lagan, Lt. Prichard, S. Q. M. S. Warr, Fez, M. Smalley, M Weir and Vin any circumstances, Hammond. they are, by several players who Cpl. Jackson. have performed with credit in the best cricket in the Colony, should have no difficulty in winning-

The Pelice are playing the Junior champions, at Soolumpoo, and with Baker and Pope in such fine form, will probably win easi-

The Indians have had a cer tain amount of difficulty in raising eleven players and have enlisted

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Hammond is his own architect:

The Shatin Golf Club will meetThe frat impulic," he says, “island builds he inlags to his own

There is a possibility that Bruce the Country Club in their zanus to plump for Bradman, in view of plans and specifications. ** the services of A and H. Hobbe, who at 16 is the youngest golf match to-morrow at Sheang his phenomenal scores, especially He can be cold and meticulous, Eumjahn, the tennis players. It is professional jockey, may ride Miss

interesting to note that Sirdar porothy" Paget's famous steenieshui The following“, startine fin-resta, mítil Hamamond's 'merval- or free and Ament,” or harshaznd:

times have been arranged- Bumjahu, in his younger days, was chaser, Golden Miller, in the Shatin Golf Club The Comitry Club considered quite a useful wicket- Grand National in Marcha ma 9.45 S. Yamamoto T. EE. D'Almada keeper, while "E. D." made his Hobbs, whose brilliant perform=" Remedion TALK 28-34 Azan of the stoneance his astonished the racing 949 K. Watanabe 7. A. Wada Boss well variety; besides being abril world, rode his first: winner as an 9.53 1. Takei, v. E. Sadick Cre liant field. The remaining matakes amateur at Wolverhampton -last 957 Y. Hayasaki v . D. da Bors should result in easy wins, for,

The 1001 Old W. Basto Craigengower, Navy and Army

<December 28 he had his first|18.09. 1

TO-DAY'S LEAGUE PROGRA

Civil-Bervice

First Division

A Urquhart

A professional in the 10.13 N.

K Shimokaway, H Lee Wolverhamptõbe Handicap Hurdle 1.17. Es Taby ATE Caste

10.21 H Kimdir . HG. Thong Kr.-L.; Brown, Baccharis”, a

He also won the Open 10.33

lous wet wicket bating on Satur- parishing, as necessity demands, day leaps to mind

But, he continues, for lific ran-getting, season, nfi son, Bradman is

history

“Hammonds vnirwerving, erie religion to play every ball on its [merits;"whatever

# 231 wdened Test of Syd- was masterly battingly temperavnens rare Testly Fiammond never throws „Bradmin does

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