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THE CHINA MATERDECEMBER 28 1937

A. K. ISMAIL'S FINE ALL-ROUND FORM

ENJOYABLE GAME BETWEEN RECREIO AND CRAIGENGOWER

O'BRYEN'S LUST FOR SIXES NETS 75 RUNS

SUNDAY'S CRICKET MATCHES

(By "ADREM")

DESPITE a stiff north wind and an occasionally

overcast sky which made matters too cold for comfort, the whole-day match, played last Sunday at King's Park between the Club de Recreio and Craigengower, proved an exceedingly enjoyable affair, a good time being had by all.

CRAIGENGOWER, WHO WERE FAR MORE SOUNDLY BEATEN THAN THE SCORES SUGGEST, SACRIFICED THEM- SELVES, AT THE ALTER OF SOFTBALL AND, APART FROM ERNIE ZIMMERN, BATTED LIKE A COLLECTION OF RAB-

Many trial eights of Cambridge University are now at practice on the River Cam under the supervision of I.B. Langton, the new Cambridge president. It is the final training period before the Christmas vacation, the pick of the men being selected to form the University boat-race team to race against Oxford University. Photo shows A novel angle shot of one of the crews at practice on the River Cam. (Fox Copyright).

CLUB WIN TRIANGULAR HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

(By "STICKS”)

BALL AS ONE PAL TODO UM ALL TO BE HIT IMMEDIATELY WO goals down and with only seven minutes to go did not meat

MUCH FOLLOWING THEIR PRODIGIOUS HITTING OR SO THEY FOLD US—OF THE INFINITELY LARGER SOFTBALL

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the Club from making a fight of their Triangular Tournament encounter against the Army yesterday, at King's Park, and two quick goals by Divett ultimately saw them share four goals and secure the Triangular Tournament Championship for the In actual fact, the real cause mendously. He has improved becond successive year. est of their downfall, to my mind, lyond all recognition and played was the over-watered wicket. It some strokes that were really bril was really quite amusing to liant. It came as quite a surprise watch some attempts at hoek when he put one up to Ozorio off ing. In most cases, the batsman L. G. Gosano which the former held had completed his stroke and without much difficulty.

The Army fielded a fairly powerful team and on yesterday's play should have won by at least 4 goals to 2, but a stubborn Club defence, combined with mistakes in the Club circle by Army for- wards, favoured the Civilians and in spite of the fact that several of their promising attacking movements had broken down just from what I could see as square- Souza kept on going, while Hong outside the Army circle, they carried on their quest gamely, and leg umpire, had then a sufficiency Sling, Hamson and Gobind were the two goals which Divett scored were much deserved ones, al- of time to have had another stabdismissed but when he appeared to though had the Army custodian played a more confident game at it.

be well set for a useful score, he the result would have been different. I am not sure who won the toss played one from L. Gosano on to but judging from the fact that at his wicket to end rather a tentative The Army had Kishan Singh at mach to cope with in breaking up least half the Craigengower team innings which was a strange mix-left-back, Swanson being an the Army attacks let alone feed were beating up the Forum, and ture of extremely good, and ex-"absentee" and this considerably their own forwards. being beaten up by the Vets at tremely had stroking.

strengthened their back division. Whitley was again very con- Softball, I should imagine that

Pay and Stapleton, the Army spicuous in the attack and together Edile Gosano presented them with Ernie Zimmern alone batted as if right half and centre-half, respec- with Divett and Bickford was seen the first innings rather than delay he meant it. He quickly gauged the tively, gave very sound perform in many splendid movements the start further

pace of the pitch and if he was far lances, and the latter was always which should have materialised more restrained than one is accus-up with his forwards rendering into goals. “ George Sousa and A.-K. Ismail itomed to seeing him, he punished them every assistance in attack opened and although neither of anything overpitched with hearty them made many runs, they stayed vigour.

ISMAIL IMPRESSIVE

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RESTRAINED

SOUND INCLUSION

SO RAGGED THAT As a team there was something. lacking in the play of the Club

in quite a time and never seemed to Rapley made 13 but remaining Khuda Buz, included on the They seemed to have lost their have very much dificulty with the batsmen never looked like making right-wing after I had twice ad- inspiration and at one stage they bowling. Of the two, Sousa was the runs and the innings eventually vocated his inclusion in prefer were so ragged that several of man with the reputation but realised 86. I was very impressed ence to Shah Wali, was always very their supporters left the field Ismail's knock impressed me tre- (Continued on Page 19) dangerous when in possession, and thinking all had been lost...

his close support of the comer Partab Singh opened the scoring hits resulted in a fine Army second for the Army in their first half goal

when he rounded off a burst-down Saval Khan, at inside-right, and the left-wing with a glorious-goal Pritam Nath, at centre forward, from an oblique angle, which were again the pick of the Army & Benwell was powerless to prevert inside-forwards, Nerain Singh be The Army led till the interval. ing an absentee from the inside lef berth, which was filled by Gopal Ram, and, as a result of which Partab Singh was again forced play a lone hand, and he did so excellently.

Hold on to your turbans, folks! EDDIE CANTOR

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AI BAR GOES 19 TOW

TONY MARTIN ROLAND YOUNG - JUNE LANG - LOUISE HOVKK

JOHN CARRADINE - VIRGINIA, FIELD - ALAN DINEHARI-DOXX

BAYMOND SCOTT CHUNIES - PETERS SISTERS – JEN LE GON

TO-MORROW KING'S

THE

The Army attack, however, work- led much better than on the

occasion they met the Chih, and but for splendid defensi Wallace, Bates, Willy E. V. Reed, they might ed half a dozen goals,

LATE RECOVERY The Club team were and sevens 3 for the last 15 game when several ing bouts were wi least four centres should have Ind

in the net

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second half the Army press- ed from the first bully-off and the Hub defenders were given a trying often clearing the ball from

rds off their own goal-line. short corner taken on the left, Benwell partially clear from Nath, but Khuda Bux netted lowing up.

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