SAINT PETER'S
GARDEN FETE.
TO-DAY
From 2.30 P.M.
AT THE
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd, 1928.
HOME CRICKET.
MODERN BATTING, AND THE PROPOSED CHANCES IN THE RULES.
It may be interesting to Hong be made in the rules as an experi- Kopg cricketers to act down a few ment during the 1999 season. The notes on "modern" batting and train was laid early in the season the proposed changes in the rules by the Hon. R. H. Lyttelton who of the game. Let it be quite clear suggested that the lb.w. rule might that this is written from the point be amended in two points: that the of view of a club cricketer with no
batsman should be out if he ob a bat, who has structs any ball which pitches on pretensions ទ watched County cricket, played for to the off side of the line of Club cricket, and has been lucky the wickets," and which in the nhough to meet a good many very opinion of the umpire would have useful cricketers will discuss the hit them and (b) that the batsman should not be exempt from the game with them....
present 1.b.w. rule, owing to the fact that he has touched the ball first with his bat or gloves,
The M.C.C. have not received all the answers yet, though no doubt they will have done so by the time these lines appear in print. I confess that I am rather doubtful
THE R.H.K. GOLF CLUB.
LADIES' SECTION.
"THE RAILWAY CUP."
LOCAL FOOTBALL.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
TEAMS AND PROSPECTS.
The following games in the Hong. Kong League are down for decision
Conditions. Match play over the Old Course to-day :- Fanling.
Three quarters diference handicap allowed...
of
The Cup to become the property of the Lady winning it twice ip succession or three times in all
The Railway also present a smal! prize each year to the winner.
Matches may not be played oul Saturdaya, Sunday, Public Holi days or after 12 pm. on Wednes- days.
Ordinary tees (as marked cut for the day) are to be used except at the 10th hole where a ladies' tee is provided.
The 1st round is to be played
Sailors' Home, thas, by having no one out behind if either idea will be tried. At any on or before the 20th November;
Special Attractions: perfectly easy and as safe
Grand Variety
Concert
"THE J-PANS"
as a
The chief point that strikes any one who has not seen cricket in England for some years is the decay of the drive. It is surprising how many bowlers of quito moderate pace, who pitch the ball up quite reasonably, cheerfully go on with out & long-on, or long-off. They
them get an extra helder, with the help of dropping extra-cover right back. Anyone who bowls knows what an advantage this is. It looks house to lift the ball over mid-on or mid-off, and I can only account for it's not being done regularly by the supposition that in general the straight drive has gone out. Hobbs, Woolley and several others do drive, of course, and get their re ward by the creation of a gap in the inner field when a man has to be put out straight. Yet as a rule the bowlers seem to get away with Nor is this conined to first and second class cricket. I noticed it particularly in Club games, as it is amazing what poor stuff secured the advantage. I did myself, Verb: Sap.
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HONG KONG LAWN BOWLS ASSOCIATION. The. Final of the Open Singles Championship. (J. FERGUSON
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Final of the Spey Royal Competition. (CIVIL SERVICE ORICKET CLUB
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"Felix."
7, Ics Horse STREIT,
Hong Kong.
OTHERS-AND HOBBS. Apart from this the general run of County batting seems very sound indeed if a bit slow. The shot that defects the straight ball to leg has to be timed perfectly, or the results aro disastrous. But it done well it pretty enough especially if play ed as Hobbs plays it. It seems from the general trend of opinion that there is not the slightest doubt that Jack Hobby is still the most polished and best bat we have at present. Less than a week ngo I saw him get 150 at the Oval in 140 minutes against McDonald. Iddon, Sibbles, A. Tridesley and the rest of the Lancashire bowling. Good as Sutcliffe is, he looked like a painstaking schoolboy compared with Hobby at the other end, and only got about fifty during the Of period of Hobbs's innings.
his home course, Jack was on ground, and he certainly played to the crowd. They said his first shot was his only bad one, but if ever I saw a fast bumping long hop de- liberately undercut over the slips: I did then. The ball (the first one of the innings) pitched quite close to the pavilion rails. And when the fast bowler, as he frequently does, bumped them at him, he would dexterously flick them off his eye-brows on one side or other of the luckless long-leg. They say Hendren's century on the Monday morning was a bigger display of punching but for sheer artistry
Hobbs stood alone.
PROPOSED CHANGES IN
THE RULES..
And though he may stand alone in this respect there are numbers
of batsmen who can amass tremen- dous scores, albeit less prettily and more slowly. There have been four hundred and, eleven individual first-class three-figure, innings in cricket this year, made by one hundred and thirty-aine batsmen. This has resulted, naturally enough in many drawn games, especially as for once it has been a fine summer, and in an outery for some changes in the rules.
Of course,
too many
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Eyes: Mrs. "Syne Thomson, Mrs. Smith; Mrs, Sheldon, Mrs. Har rison.
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rate it is a hundred to one against the 2nd round by December th; I have never heard the 3rd round by December 18th; the first.
umpire, the 4th round by January, 8th, 10:9; single club-cricketer, or say a word in its favour. Apart the final by January 22nd, 1929. from other objections, one well- known first-class umpire remarked to me that his job was quite hard enough as it was, and if he was asked to decide if an of-break was going to hit the sticks, he was going to take up, crystal-gazing as a less difficult and more popular profes- sion.
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There is, on the other hand, quite a good deal of support from the average cricketer for the second idea, and I have just seen that Derbyshire have replied in favour of its being tried. After all, the the batsman is only "not out present in virtue of the rule which permits him to prevent a ball which he has played from going into his wicket by using his legs or body as well na his bat. As at present interpreted this rule is made to cover a purely inadvertent defence after a snick. I think it is rather unlikely that anything will be dord. though my own view of the matter is strongly in favour of this litter is that it tion. My own reason will remove a great source of heart- Most burning from the game. people are ready to put up with
an adverse decision with reason- able aquanimity, save when it is a case of having hit the ball. Then the pavilion frequently bears all about it!
THE PITCH.
The M.C.C. also raised the ques- tion of the over-preparation of the wicket, and it was suggested that some official steps abould be taken,. in this direction. But some replies have already come in pointing but that it is quite hopeless to make any standardized regulations on these lines, owing to the great variety of the surface and subsoils, and of the turl of the variou grounds. There does not seem any likelihood of anything being done.
THE SIZE OF THE WICKET.
Certain of the Counties have in- dicated that they would rather see
an alteration in the size of the This, it is suggested, wickets. should be effected by thickening cach stump, while retaining the present interval, so that the size of the wicket would be increased to twenty-seven inches by ten inches. I have not heard of any suggestion to increase the height of the wicket but this is, of course, equally pas- sible and would make a lot of dif ference on the less billiard-table- like grounds.
I rather think that any alteration to the rules which may take place, will be on these lines. But the size of the wickets has remained un- changed for one hundred and eleven years, and it seems rather a pity to alter it now.
CLUB CRICKET ALSO AFFECTED.
And
First Round: Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Stewart; Mrs. Sherry, Mrs: Fer- guson: Mrs. Lewis, Mr. Percy; frs. Maitland, Mrs. Gilmore; Hrs. Redmond, Mrs. Lissaman; Ira
Hannibal
Mrs. Robinson; ra,
Robertson, Mrs. W. N. Fleming.
Byes: Mrs. Pilleau: Mrs. Som merfon, Mrs. McEachran Mrs. Davison, Mrs. Crapnell
like the silly season, this has been with us always, and it is inspired
The M.C.C. bas pointed out that a great deal by writers in the home
any alteration in the rules must Press who find therein an inex- pecessarily affect all cricket, and haustible mine of material where- not Erst-class cricket alone, with to pad out their columns.
hérein lies one of the strongest Apart from this, however, I reasons why probably there will be cline to think that now there are actually two deinite causes for the no change Wherever the game is the general discussed it seems outery, whatever there may have been before. The one I have opinion that the present conditions are quite satisfactory for the vast already stated, ie, TEL. C. 0294.
draws, comes from players and ex- majority of Club Cricket A lot of pert spectators, who, while appre- people hold that, they are also quite ciating sound batting, regard the satisfactory for first-class cricket game as more important than the ales, if the programmes were cut down. It is, they say, impossible The other cause Individual
for bowlers to get through the work perhaps, that most big innings aro SERVICE TO READERS. so deadly dull, and the cry on this they have to do and retain their THE
DAILY count is raised by the cheerful but spin, length and "devil" through HONG KONG REBOOT the KONG less expert, cricketers among the out the season. There is a great KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through spectatora, who cannot admit any deal of truth in this but unfortu comes in. Most of the County their London Office at 21, Brina LA, thing but fours and sizes as the nately the question of gate-money Clubs are hard up enough as it is FLEET STREET, E.0. 4., are prepared to hallmark of good batting.
and could ill afford to lose even give Eubscribers and Visitors advice regarding accommodation
facilitie, suitable shopping However that may be there is no motoring facilit centros, etc.
doubt that the matter now has been 54, when at home, they will call or telephone to the above address, they will taken up seriously by the M.C.C. receive the utmost assistance and the and they have circularized the Intent available information on all sub County Committees, enquiring if jecta of enquiry will be placed at their they think that any change, calcu lated to assiet the bowlers," should
available,
THE M.C.C. MOVE.
CRICKET.
DIVISION I
Kick off at 4.13 p.m. Hong Kong F.C. e. Queen's Regt.,
H.K.FC. ground Referee: S. B. A. Apkinson * Club de Recreio v. Royal Navy, King's Park ground. Referee: Pipe Major Mackie South, China r. K.0.5. B., Caroline Hill ground. Referee: S/Sgt. Gilbert. R.A. Kowloon F.C., Kowlcon F.C. ground. Referee: Mr. lp Kau Ko.
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DIVISION II.
Kick off at 9.45 p.m. "Club de Recreio Reserves v. Queen's
GOLF.
ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF
CLUB...
SUNDAY'S STARTING TIMES AT". FANLING.
9.24.a.m. J. Gardner and W. E.
Dunscombe. L. G. Dodwels and K. St Morrison
Regt. Reserves, King's Park 10.03 ground. Referee: "S/Sgt. Gil- University . K.OS.B. Reserves,
::
RK Hepburn and W. C. Cornaby,
C. P. Ross and N. E.
Keat.
N. Garland
and
Ramsay,
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
SEVENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING.
HANDICAPS FOR NOVEMBER 10th,
The following are the handicaps for the 7th extra race meeting at Happy Valley on Si irday, Novem- ber 10th. The easelts for non- handicap events have already been published.
4.
TRace No. 2-Shek O Handicap "0"
Olam: Six Furlongs.
A B. Stewart and L
R. Andrewes.
WA. Weight and H.
E. R. Halifax and J. Cameron
D. Ellis and M, 0. Mills.
Siang River
Grey Eyes
9.25
1
0.32
9.36
9.40
"
9.44
"
Nors Stag
162 lbs.
Ace of Spades.
139
9.49
Veloz
138
A. Mils.
District Call
139
9.32
W. Stewart and W. "J.
Westlako
158
S., Key.
Pottenbush
135
9.36
I. W. Shewan and W. J. Clark.
Grey Knight.... Man-of-War
733
155
10.00
J. H. Davy and H. N. Laver.
Skipper
·154
Duke of Artagnan
... 153
10.01
152
130
The Zebro...
150
Perpetual Motion
150
10. 18
++
J. W. Franks and F. C. Bellamy,
Duke of Nieblung
140
Little River
140
140
10.10
*
140
140
10.20
St. Joseph'a z Small Units Res... St. Joseph's ground. Referee: C. P. O. Craig.
1-10
10.94
*****... 140
M
R.A. Reserves v. RA.F., Sookup- 10.25.
poo ground. Referee: Mr. G. T. Stokes. Eustera F.C. v. South China “A",
Royal Navy ground. Referee L. S. Crossley,
**
10.32
O'Moon
163 lbs.
Sunning....
100
10.06
Bright Prospect
157
Fanling Stag
156
10.40
10.44
Little Sit Tang Warrington
155
155
154
154
10:49
Glory.....
159
10.32
Col. Lynch and C. C. Stark.
Erstwhile
151
Twilight Eve
150
10.56
H
5. T., Butlin and E† Low.
Aristophanes
148
Boutra
145
H. Spicer and J. D. H. Crawford.
As You Like It
140.
May
140
Fair Eyes
140
Chins Athletic ground. Beferee: Corpl. Loes.
Owing to the Athletic meeting at Caston, the League games in which the China Athletic should have taken part have been postponed:
The Caroline Hill game will attract the crowd this week in the absence of China Athletic. South 11.00 Chias meet the K.0.5.B. and the
11.04 military team will be all out to repeat their midweek performance 71.09 when they defeated a strong Navy side by four goals to one. South Chins are undefeated this con in League games and as some of The school their players are absent in Canton, were a wickets down for 30 when
they will probably go down to the 11.24 K.O.S.B. to day...
K.C.C. v. DIOCESAN, BOYS", SCHOOL.
The K.CC. were at home to the Diocessa Boys School on Thursday afternoon. The home club batted first and made 137, of which Leppard scored 40.
F. K. Lee and R. T. Lee made a determined stand and took the scorp to 101 for 4 wickets. The rest of the team went in hit and in the last over of the day the score totaled 139 for nine wickets. Thus caded an exciting The School fielding was match. good except for tour mistakes. G. Lee made three good catches. For Kowloon Hoss took 4 wickets for
Scores:-
21.
"
K.0.0.
G. Hall, b Lee
D. "Armstrong," c. Lee,
b W. Kwan
1
17
S. Jex, c G. Lee, b R. Lee... 4 A. Leppard, b D. Anderson 40 Vedder (captain), b W.
Kwao
3
A. S. Ponsford," b R. Lee € II. Atkins, G. Lee, h An-
derson...
W. Brace, b Zimmern
A. Baven, b Anderson ... N. Ross, b D. Anderson
0. Philippians, not out
Extras
A
24
13
137
Total
Bowling Analysis,
0. M.
W.
2
30 3
9 1 33
4
L
R. T. Lee
- 11 W. H. Kwan ... D. J.. N.
+38
~
1 Anderson 9.4 3 32 F. Zimmern... 2 0 21
D.B.S.
”... +
+
E. D. C. Wolfe and Y.
M. Grayburn.
"A. D. Humphreys and
E.. D. Matthews.
G. W. Sellars and G.
W. Reeve.
D. J. Gilmore and E.
N. Monie.
A. E. Lissaman and K.
S. Robertson.
G. E. Towns and G. 2.
- Mitchell
E. S. McEachran and E. D. Lawrence.
JM. Norrie nád N. S. Elia.
A. B. Purres and C. A. M. Smith,
Little Darling Ploughmad
The Haugh Ullswater Movanagher
Fook Shau
1:10
Race No. 3-Shek-O Handicap "B".
Olass: Six Furlongs,
Mowgli Spinner
W. J. Clark and J. S. MacLaren,
F. M. Ellis and K. L. Dugan,
W. Massey and L. Garder.
Tangle... 140
Bace No. 6-Shek O Handicap "A"
H. Rogers and F. G. Fowle.
Clasa: Six Furlongs.
11.12
11.16
Boxing Eve
187 lbs.
One-Third
180
·F. J. de Rome and H. U. Ireland.
Blackstone Hall
164
Fifty-Fifty
100
11.20
Misty Eve
15€
"1
San Francisco
155
E. P. Fletcher and W.
Chemal
152
K. Tait
Rose Hall......... 149
A. Sommerfelt
.and
Blue World.
148
Capt. Sanders.
Duke of Verona
148
E. W. Kent end 0. G. Perdue.
Tarmacadam
147
11.28
The Club are st home to the Queen's Regt. and on present form 11.32 the military team should win. The return of Wallington will streng then the Club side. Bishop is lead- ing the attack and with a strong defence, the Club should hold their
own.
Kowloon will be at home to the B.A. and with McKelvie back in his old position the home team should be strengthened.
A welcome return to the Kowloon team is that of F. C. Olemo who played regularly in the team a few seasons ago.
The R.A. will be without Leach, but with recent arrivals should be able to field a strong side.
The Club de Recreio are at home. to the Navy at King's Park. With the home forwards "aqw playing a good game they should find the Navy defence on the weak side. With the thrusting forward play the Navy should give a good ag- count of themselves and return with a point. "
11.36
11.40
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11.44, H
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F. A. Merry and Major Beamish,
Major W. K. Morrison and W. N. Fleming
R. K Batchelor and H. C. E. Full.
W. D. Brown and M. L. Clarke.
ARMED ROBBERY AND
BURGLARY CASE..
CLOSING EVIDENCE FOR THE PROSECUTION.
DEFENDANTS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. Proceedings in the ease in which two men and a woman are concern- ed in charges arising from the arm- ed robbery at No. 53, Shaukiyan" Road and burglary at No. 17, Broadwood Road concluded before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon.
The first defendant was charged with the armed robbery and the burglary.. 2
The second defendant, who was charged with armed rob bery only, and was defended by Mr. G. A S. Russ, had another charge added yesterday, that of re ceiving a stolen pearl necklace, The woman defendant was charged with possession of a revolver without a permit and on a further count of receiving the weapon knowing same She was de- to have been stolen. fended by Mr. Leo d'Almada, Jr.
W. H. Kwan, c Hall, b D.
Armstrong F. R. Zimmer, b N. Ross... 14 F, K. Lee, h N.. Ross.....
D. J. N. Anderson, e Arm-
strong, b N. Ross
45
D
R. Lee, b D. Armstrong - 13 Rev. W. T. Featherstone, c
"Hall, b N. Ross
41
0
J.L. Younguye, not out...
G. A. Lee, bw, b Vedder 10
A. Prata, b Yedder
B. Jackson, run out
R. Reed, not out
Extras
Total
Bowling Analysis.
B
D. Armstrong... 7 N. Ross pa
SB
3 B
91
A. Leppard'... Vedder (capt.). 6 3 G. A. Y. Hall... 2 A. Raven
0.19
16
0
13
Q 8
W. Brace
A. 8. Ponsford... 9
HOCKEY.
2 10 0
139
144040000
The following will represent the YM.C.A. 1st XI. against the Club de Recreio 1 XI. at King's Park
p.m. -
a few pounds a season. The posi-n Tuesday next, starting at 6 tion is a most interesting one as any change would undoubtedly be most important and have a lasting
R. ABBIT. effect on the future of the gamH. -
Notr.-I hope shortly to print a few notes on Club Cricket at home.
D. Harvey; E. R. Robinson, A. E. O. Murphy; F. Muan, T. Sed C. Jeffries; Y. M. Hast, F. Allen, don, F. R. Ashton, R. Murray (Capt.), T. Price
"Reserve: A. Kinross.
In the "A" division, the E.05.B. should romp home against the University. The Queen's Reserves should account for the Recreio Re serves at King'a Park. St. Joseph's should win on their own ground against Small Units. South China "A" will have an easy game with the Eastern.
The most even game in this division should be at Sookunpoo between the R.A. and R.A.F. The visitors are expected to win.
THE PRINCE AS JOCKEY.
RIDES IN KENYA RACE.
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct. 5th. For the first time the Prince of Wales participated to-day in flat racing, the occasion being the Nairobi October meeting of the Jockey Club,
,
Ho rode in three races in the presence of almost the extife Euro- pean population of the capital, which was reinforced by many acttlers from all parts of the Kenya highlands.
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In the first race-one, of a mile and a half, for the Duke of York's Plate he rode Mrs. M. Markham's Cambrian, and finished second.
A Guns' Cup,
Evidence On New Charge. Evidence of the finding of the pearl necklace in a cheat of drawers belonging to the second defendant by police officers was given in support of the new charge against the second defendant.
Wuching ............ 145
L
Race No. 7-Shatin_Handicap. “B”
Sunning
Class: 1 Miles.
180 lbs.
Gala Evo
158
Bright Prospect
157
Little Sit Tang
155
Warrington
133
"Mowgli
154
150
Erstwhile
151
150
149
140
140 J
Chatto
Full Moon
Aristophanes
As You Like It Nora Stag
Ullswater.......... 140
Grey Eyes ....... 140 Duke of Artagnan Tangle.....
... 140
140
Race No. 8-Shatin Handicap "A" "
Class: 1 Miles.
Boxing Eve
One-Third"
Blackstone Hall Fifty-Filty Misty Eve San Francisen Chemal Rose Hall
..... 187 lbs.
180
184
161
156
158
159
148
148
Brigade Call
148
Tarmacadam
147
Blue World
Major Charge Dropped. The second defendant being aú quitted of the armed robbery charge, Mr. Russ argued that there was go case to answer on the charge of receiving the pearl necklace.
His Worship disagreed but said that perhaps the Attorney, General might agree with Mr. Russ and re- fase to indict on that charge.
For the third defendant, Mr. Leo d'Almada said that he would re- serve his defence. He said that the woman was in the habit of keeping things for her brother (the Other witnesses called yesterday first defendant) and was not aware" for the prosecution were Mr. and that the parcel contained a re- volver. Further he would bring Mrs W. H. Whitley, residents of the Broadwood Road house which forward evidence to show that the was burgled on September 17th.woman held a good character and Witnesses identifled a revolver, a bad worked under Mra. Souss.for wrist watch and a pearl necklace 14. years. which were found missing on their to the house that night. Both witheeses said that the first defendant was formerly a house coolie in their employ.
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Affirmation of statements made by the defendants at the time they were charged closed the case for the prosecution.
His Worship held that on the armed robbery charge there was no case against the second. defendant. Mr. T. Murphy (Assistant Direc tor of Criminal Intelligence) con intended that the second defendant was in the motor car at the time of the armed robbery, and further was arrested in the same house and on the same floor as the first de fendant.
He reappeared two races Ister a contest for the Brigade of Guards' Cup, for horses owned by Guards- men or ex-Guardsmen and ridden by Guardsmen. His horse, Simon Proud, was fourth.. He was less fortunate in the last race, which was for the Talisman Plate, and id:which he rode Captain Vernon's Ladybird.
His Worship still held that no judge would allow a jury to con- vic on those facts alone.
(Continued on next: Odums).
All the defendants were commit ted for trial at the next Criminal Sessions, the second defendant be ing granted bail in a sum of 8500 on the application of his solicitor." ANOTHER" COMMITTAL CASE,
FA
Another armed robbery case which has occupied several sittings concluded in Major C. Willson's Court in the afternoon when committal was made to the Sessions of four men on a charge of armed robbery at No. 3, Kwong Hon Ter- race (Bridges Street). In evidence given at the first hearing it was disclosed that the gang entered the House by pretending to Have a let ter addressed to one of the occu- pants, but on the alarm being given they beat a hasty retreat, Leaving behind a revolver:"and
ather weapons,
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