1940-05-17 — Page 24

MAIN sporting event of the past week has been the opening of the Lawn Tennis League, Monday be

ing a holiday, the Lawn Tennis honour of ringing up the curtain fell to "B" Division players and some really good struggles took place.

It was expected that the powerful Chinese teams, Chinese Recreation Club and South China, would win but the feat of Kowloon Tong in beating the powerful Recreio team as decisive- ly as they did was a particularly good

one.

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who would then be ineligible to play for a team in a lower division.

Thus early, an examination of the players who turned out on Tuesday and Wednesday makes interesting study. It is noticeable, for instance, that Chinese Recreation Club played only two registered players in their "B" team. One of their registered

up to fill the breach.

Another wrinkle which should not be overlooked was put to me by a Chinese, who probably has had some experience of the matter! He said that not an uncommon practice it was among the Chinese teams to alter the names of their players when" engaged against foreign teams, who, in most by tered for Kowloon Tong as well and sight, are not any the wiser. Thus Mr. Xu Yan Zu, as he would generally turned out for the latter team.

What is then the position? I don't appear in the scores, might decide to suggest that in this case C.R.C. de-call himself Mr. Y. Z. Xu, an effective a player whom enough disguise for those not entirely liberately registered

familiar with the construction of Chin- they knew would not be playing for them, but in fairness to the other teams and according to the letter of the law they should now submit theDESPITE many anxious moments, name of another player in place of Kwok.

It is apparent thus early in the sea-players; F. H. Kwok, is actually regis-cases, not knowing the people son that Kowloon Cricket Club, who were in the running practically up to their last match in 1939, are no longer to be considered a power in the land. They have one strong pair in D. J. N. Anderson and F. Grose but the former will not be able to play in at least five matches so at best three mediocre pairs will be flelded.

"C" Division fixtures on Wednesday also resulted as expected and again South China and C.R.C. proved them- selves for superior to the rest of the feld.

ese names.

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by far the better attack and their. ground flelding was keen, if not bril- liant.

Lewis has definitely been the find of the season and gives promise of de- 'veloping into a bowler of the highest local class. There is also little doubt that had B, C. Fay played regularly, Police would not have been obliged to go through the nerve-wracking ordeal that was theirs in the last half hour of the match on Sunday.

Congratulations to Pope and his merry men on their success,

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JUST by way of a change, I spent a couple of hours at a baseball game on Saturday and, despite a spirit which I must confess was pre-

forts of the disciples of Baseball pared to belittle the ef-

the great American game, I quite en- joyed watching it.

Some of the flelding was excellent and the throwing in an education for Police finally managed to beat In-anyone brought up on cricket, but of dian Recreation Club in course the barracking made the game. It was so impartial, however, and so Cricket the junior cricket play-

off and thus secure the inevitable-good and bad play was. title for the first time in the history of razzed-that there was no reason for anyone to be upset. Indeed, as a means the club.

of practising self-control, I can think of no better method than playing base- ball.

Which opens up another loop-hole in rule. If a team wished to the be thoroughly unscrupulous they could of players who This season is the second in which register the names

The standard reached was never the new registration rule has been ap-had no intention of playing League

very high and it appeared Ukely at plied. Most players are now familiar tennis at all and thus leave them- with the terms of the rule so I see no selves in a position to select other any moment that a downpour of rain men who, for instance, would be able would once again wash the match out. value in reproducing it.

A comparison of the two teams to play in "D" Division indefinitely, move up to "C" Division and then, would show a slight superiority with when a particularly stiff fixture crop-the bat for the Indians, who were also ped up in "B" or "A" Division, move safer with their catching. Police had

The general idea, however, is for each club, with more than one team entered in the League, to submit à list of the four best players of each team,

See the.. New 1940

Nevertheless there were one or two awkward moments and two umpires the surrendered their positions in course of the afternoon, amid cries of "caaan't take it!”

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