THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 10, 1988.
Interport Cricket Mystery!
UNCONSCIOUS BOXER WINS BOUT ON FOUL
Berlin, Saturday.
German The bout between the and European Champion in the light- class, Adolf heavyweight boxing
Tony Heuser, and the American, Shucco, ended last night in the dis- qualification of the American and the proclamation of Heuser as vic- tor, although he had to be carried from the ring unconscious.
Fighting before a crowd of 12,000 spectators, Shucco adopted rough tactics from the very beginning of fifth round the bout and in the forced Heuser against the ropes and threw his entire weight against him The Ger- without striking a blow. man sank to the floor unconscious. Examination in hospital revealed an injury to the spinal column.
The German middleweight cham- pion, Jupp Besselmann, knocked out in the Frenchman, Jean Beaslay, the second round, and the German bantamweight, Ernst Weiss, scored a technical knockout against the who Frenchman, August Carrio, gave up the fight in the 10th round.
-Trans-Ocean,
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of Annual report and statement · accounts of the Welsh Football As- sociation shows a balance on the sea- son's workings of. £280. Chief, items in the income of £5534 were £3180 from the Wales V. Scotland international match at Cardiff, and £1635 from
The Welsh Cup ties. assets are over £7000.
COLONY XI v REST MATCH SUGGESTED FOR END OF SEASON
(By "ADREM")
So the, cricket Interport is off!
If Hong Kong Cricket Club had not cabled Shanghai on Sept- ember 30, instead of looking forward to Kowloon-Hong Kong matches to-morrow, we'd probably be waiting anxiously for cables from Shanghai giving opening results of the game, Hong Kong versus Shanghai.
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with great misgivings and brought the "bacòn" home with them. *.
NEW INTERPORT UNLIKELY So much for the Interport that did not come off. I notice that a fellow scribe in a contemporary profers a suggestion that Shanghai might pos sibly be induced to come down here next month.
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I don't think for one moment that there is any likelihood of this hap-
Although the Cricket Club gave the local public the interna- tional situation as the reason for cancellation, receipt of their cable in Shanghai appears to have been received with considera-pening as it follows that if they could ble puzzlement.
"North China Daily News," gener, cancellation, was probably prompted ally considered the most reliable of by the knowledge that no members the Shanghai dailies, advances the of. the Services would be able to go. reason" as "Hong Kong's inability to This would have affected Capt. Whit- raise a team.”
marsh, C. E. Godby and M. P. Weedon.
"The China Press" groped in the dark. They rejected the international situation as being impossible in view of the fact that it took a definite turn for the better shortly before the cable was despatched and then explore the possibility that the strange ments of the Potsdam may have had something to do with it. This they scout, however, as an interview with The omission of these names. not- the Shanghai agents of the Potsdam withstanding, the following players, revealed that that vessel would not I understand, would have gone North be more than a day behind schedule if invited:-A. C. I. Bowker, H. D. when she reached Shanghai.
Bidwell, A. R. Kitchell, A. H. Madar,
I also understand that L. D. Kilbee was a very doubtful start- er, while D. McLellan had stated definitely that he could not go. to These names are additional those who intimated after the last Club trial at Kowloon Cricket move-
that they would be unable to make the trip.
W. H. This journal adds that Shanghai R. E. Lee, P. J. Billimoria, cricket circles were stunned by the Colledge, K. Nazarin, L. T. Ride, A. news as they had been looking for- E. Perry, E. Zimmern, N. A. E. Mac- ward keenly to the visitors' arrival kay, G. Souza, A. P. Pereira, A. C. and had prepared an elaborate pro-Beck and G. F. O'Bryen. gramme of entertainment.
There is a dearth of H.K.C.G and PLAYERS AFFECTED
Army players in the above list but Cricket Club's official statement to there is much potentia. talent,' cer- the Hong Kong press, giving the in-tainly as much as Eric Mitchell had ternational situation as reason for in his team which went North in 1932
RAPIER'S SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY
Association's RACE NO. 1
The Indian Cricket Board of Con- trol is to invite the M.C.C. to send a team to tour India during the winter of 1938-40. The M.C.C., it is under- stood, will be requested to include at least five amateurs in the team.
ELIZABETH JUST IN TIME HANDICAP EVE
Outsider: National Pride.
RACE NO. 2
COURTING EVE ELECTRON
BLANDFORD
Outsider:-Lancashire Chips.
RACE NO. 3
DESERT CHIEF SILKYLIGHT CAMERONIAN
Outsider: Confusion Bay.
RACE NO. 4
OAK BAY
POTENTATE
LANCASHIRE LASS
not come down this month-and they intimated that they could not some time ago there certainly seems to be no reason why they should next month.
Nevertheless, it is interesting to see what sort of a team we could get together were a side to visit us and how many of those who were.con- sidered certainties for the Shanghai trip would be included.
From what we have seen and from what we know of local cricketers, 1 would select the following team, in batting order:
1.
E. C.. Fincher
2. D. J. N. Anderson
3. T. A. Pearce
4. A. H. Madar
5.
H. Owen-Hughes (Capt.)
6.
Capt. Whitmarsh
7.
W. H. Colledge
8.
A. R. Kitchell or C. E. Godby
9.
D. McLellan or E. L. Gosano
10. A. R. Minu 11. R. E. Lee.
I have selected Colledge as wicket- keeper in preference to Man because
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in my opinion he is a much better bat and if not as brilliant behind sticks, is almost as effective.
The only other player who might be included is E. F. Fincher, of Kow- loon Cricket Club. He could get in- only at the expense of Kitchell or Godby, McLellan or Gosano. All these players are all-rounders. Witli the exception of McLellan, who is the only bowler of his type in the Co- lony, all are sound batsmen, quite as likely to come off as Fincher, and for this reason I would give them pre- ference.
FORMIDABLE ELEVÉN
The above team can bat down to No. 11 and would be served in at- tack by Lee, Minu, Anderson, Pearce, Owen-Hughes, Whitmarsh, Madar, Kitchell or Godby, and McLel- lan or Gosano, adequate in quantity weak- Outsider:--Soldier of Britain. and rich in variety with no
nesses in the field.
This team against the rest of the Colony would make an exceedingly interesting game.
RACE NO. 5
DOUBLE CHANĊE
FIVE RULERS
EASY TIME
Outsider:-Dark Hazard.
RACE NO. 6
CRIFFEL AZTEC
LUCKY LAD
Outsider:--Vixen Tor.
RACE NO. 7
SALVAGE MASTER CORONATION DAY VALOROUS
Outsider:---Gold Coin..
RACE NO. 8:
SCENIC VIEW. KING'S LEAD
SOLDIER OF CHINA
Outsider: Jungle Jim.
Daily Double-Double. Chance
Salvage Master.
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In this connection, and with an eye to the future, Hong Kong's cricket authorities might note a suggestion that where dates can be fitted in to- wards the end of a season a Colony side be selected, on the season's form, to play against a Rest team to in- clude Naval players.
In this way we should always have a ready-made Hong Kong side on tap, and this would probably obviate the necessity for prolonged trials at the beginning of a season when acknow- ledged form is apt to be a bit shaky and really good players fail to get
to. "caps" owing to their. inability and score runs or take wickets before they have really had a chance to get going.
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Programme For Ninth
Extra Race
The following is the programme for the Ninth Extra Race Meeting to be held at Happy Valley on Saturday, October 22:-
1.-2.00 p.m. Wyndham Handicap. (First Section).For China ponies, "B" Ciras. Griffins of this Season, barred. One Mile.
Meeting
"C" Class. From the 1% Mile Post (About Half Mile 170 Yards),
54.00 pm-Wyndham Handicap., (Second Section).
6.4.30 p.m.--Connaught Handicap.
(Second Section).;!
75.00 p.m.-Nullah Nullah Han Idicap For Australian. Subscription 2.-2.80 p.m-Ballarat Handicap. ponies, "B" Class. One and a Quar- Australian Bubscription ponies, "C" ter Miles,:: Class. From the 1% Mile Post 8-5.30 pm Kwangtung Handi- cap A forced Entry for China ponies (About Half- Mile 170 Yarda); ;-
33.00 p.m-Hong Kong Griffins classified "D" Class, that have started. Cup-A Handicap for China ponies, at a Race Meeting of this Club since Griffins of this Season, that have 1st July, 1988, Winners of less than started in at least three Extra Race 8500 in stakes since 1st January, 1988, Meetings of this Club. Winners of barred.
$4,000 or more, in stakes, barred. One - Daily, Double Event: Fifth and
Seventh Racenii
3.0 Dimplez Coananght Handicap Entries will close at noon on Thurs- →(Firat Section)For China ponles, day, October 18.
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