1929-01-21 — Page 9

CRICKET.

(Continued from Page 5.)

FRIENDLY MATCHES.

POLICE R.C. ». DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL.

YACHTING.

ARMY. .R.H.K.Y.C.

CLUB'S WIN BY ONE POINT

IN THE SERIES.

The second Army day of the sen- son was held at the Yacht Club

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JANUARY 21st, 1929.

THE VARSITIES AT

GOLF.

A. DRAWN MATCH.

RUGBY.

HONG KONG R.F.C. . H.M.S.

CORNWALL.

PRINCE GETS RUGBY

THRILLS.

50,000 SPECTATORS AT TWICKENHAM.

ENGLAND BEATS WALES, 5-3. {THROUGE AIUTEX'■ AQENGT.}

NEW WORLD'S RECORD.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

The Swedish Olympiad swimming champion Arne Borg won his third

Playing at Happy Valley the yesterday. On the day's sailing the ing singles gave the older Univer, coming near, it was an excellent the England v. Wales rugby match Whitley passed to Laird who came New South Wales swimming title

Police defeated the Diocesan Boys School by 55 runs. The Police batted first and made 107 runs, of which E. H. Dyer made 32 and T. N. Hunter 19. Geo. White took tws

wickets for 0 runs...

Randle and Lacey rattled out the

schoolboy's for 49. G. A. Lee (19) and G. White (9) were the only batamen te make a stand. Randle took 6 wickets for 29 runs, and Lacey took for 17 runs

Scores -

Police R.C. D.B.S.

107 40.

R.E. SERGEANTS. HERMES PETTY OFFICERS,

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A friendly match between the Sergeants of the Royal Engineers and the Chief Petty Officers of H.M.S. Hermes, resulted in a win for the Sergeants who scored 117 the Sergeants Harrison made 25 and Burrage 26. Gregory took 7 wickets

runs against the P.O.'s 37. For

for 35 runs.

Clayson (13) and Keary (14) were the highest scorers for the Navy team," while Butler, tonk wickets for 7 and Trumper 2 for 9 runs..."

Scores:-

R.E. Sergeants........... Hermes P.O.'s.

177 +37

Club beat the Army by 136 points to 11. In the previous event the Army beat the Club by 144 to 130, so that a small calculation will show that the Club wins "the series," by

one point 266 to 265.

(Without Prejudice.). Oxford save not lost the 'Varsity go match though they come peri- ousty near to doing so. The morn- sity a useful lead of two points, 5 first few matches to Enish, it looked to 3, though aven here, from the as though the tide was turning towards Cambridge, in the way it has rather learnt to do during the last year or two. With seven matches home Oxford had one point in hand and at long last, when the rest of the team meandering if brown sherry really did improva the putting. Wood came in with the final pictory.

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The Engish ball-backs then took the game into their own handa and, following a serum, Arnold accepted a neat pass, dodged his opponents eleverly but, finding himself pressed rather dosely, sent in to Wilkinson SWEDISH SWIMMER'S WIN. "who secured a try which was not converted. Wilkinson's second try was converted by Wilson,

With the half-time score of 30 in favour of England, the Welsh to wards attacked strenuously but the Over 50,000 spectators witnessed English backs rose to the occasion. in glorious winter sunshine at through brilliantly. He was hard noon. Special trains and bus ser Twickenham

on Saturday after pressed, however, and was stopped but managed to give an easy open. and it was noticed that the fair unconverted try eight minutes be vices brought people from all partsing to Wilkinson who scored ad sex took a keen interest in

the fore the close of play. game.

Whistle Stopa à Gos). cd bands of the Grenadier and suddenly while the Welsh, taking

Music was provided by the mass. Welch Guards His Royal High-full advantage of this fact, adopt The English aide appeared to tire ness was accorded a tremendoused lash and go" tactics and osation as he made his way to the kept the English forwarda in a state masa of humanity stood barehead-

A match of great interest to all "Rugger" enthusinata took place on Saturday last on the Club Ground at Happy Valley. With the Interport game. on February 9th,

bat most unfortunately illness and chance for trying out the Club team

Goldman and Scott out of the side, injuries kept Lammert, Wales, while Riddell owing to duties was unable to lead the for- official wards The Cornwall side. I under stand, has been unbeaten since the ship left Devonport, and after Yesterday the officers of the day

seeing their play on Saturday I am were A. L. Shields (Commodore

not surprised. They are one of the R.H.K.Y.C.) and Lt. Col. Cardew

best ship's teams I have ever seen. and official time keeper was "Chief

The Club started against the Sun, Yeoman of Signals J. Butland.

things came unstuck in the after- Prosed They might well have The morning race started at 11.05 noon when the top pair were well scored on two ugasions but good a.m. The course being start:-Club and truly eaten. That put the passing movements went astray at Line West to East, Channel Rocks cores leve, and a Cambridge down and from a fine bout of pass the end. The Cornwall then settled (P), Kowloon Rock (S), Channel tory is the next match gave them

a lend of two points, which a halting secured a try which was con- Rocks (S), Mark on Line (S), Cust in the third match failed to alter.

verted. The remainder of the half was fairly even but just before the Rock Buoy (S). Finish: Club Line Rumour had it that Oxford were

well up in the final fourball and end one of the Cornwall playere West to East.

to a point rumour was right, but kicked straight on. The ball went from their opponents in the early ped a brilliant shot to goal just Cambridge refused to be affected

took the next two holes off them were dormy 3, but Miskin and Wolle before Sayer; inor in spite of the teeth of an eager gallery, halved the last. hole to win the game and square the match with 7 points each.

The distance being 6.2 miles.

At least one of Oxford's good and the first quarter of an hour Royal box and the densely-packed of dizziness and the backa, well:

ed to the strains of the National occupied. Morley gathered in from Anthemi Both teams lined up be the loose had, alter a slanting sented to the Prince who shook fore the Royal box and were pre-, made an unconverted try

hands and chatted with each player.

Welsh Forwards In Form. getting the leather very frequently The Well forwarda succeeded in

stages of the game and set a pace

handled wel: later but met with a the English side. The Welsh backs

stous defence.

The afternoon race started at 3.03 by that. "Actually: Wood and Sarer touched a Club player in play that called for swift tactics from

p.m. the course, being start-Club Line West to Easi, Channel Rocks (P), Cust Rock Buoy (S), Kowloon Rock (S). Finish: Club Line East

to West.

Distance being 6.3 miles. The Army Yachts few a red cross on a white ground and the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club a white cross on ¿ blue ground in the morn- ing and rice vero in the afternoon. Yachts were drawn for before the morning race and the Yachts sailed WHITE, GEARY AND AMES by the Army in the morning were

DO WELL.

sailed by the Club in the afternoon. THE RESULTS.

M.C.C. BEAT AUSTRALIA...

I.

Holhert, January 19th:-The M.C.C. team defeated, Tasmania by an innings and 64 runs. Score:-

Tasmania (1st innings) 36 runs,!

J. C. White 3 wickets for 12 runs.

The results were:-

G. Geary 3 wickets for 6 runes Wings

(2nd innings) 3 runs.

1. H. X.Y.C.

"Finishing Posi-

Time. tion. Pts.

.9 7

5 13 6 10

12.31.14

Boojum

12.47.49

M.C.C. (et innings) 20

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Adanac

12.45.51

Ames 100 not out.

Zephyr

122.55.21 11

5

Halcyon

12.45.27 2

14

Pierrette Joan

12.53.31 10

B

12.58.38 13

3

58

JARDINE CAUGHT BY UMPIRE!

UNPRECEDENTED INCIDENT AT BENDIGO.

ARMY.

12.40.98

sion. Pts.

Finishing Posi- Sydney, January 11th: An

Time. amazing incident occurred in the Why Wander... 12.47.35 Bendigo match, when D. R. Jar Bluenose dine mis-hit a ball and gave an Speedwell

...... 12.41.44 easy catch to square-leg. A felds Sirine 12.57.50 pan was running to take the catch Daphne when the square-leg umpire step- Allsa ped forward and grasped the ball. Thecla

Jardine, who was top scorer with

65 runs to his credit, was given not But for the ampire's unpre

out.

cedented intervention England would have been dismissed twice in one match for the first time since their arrival in Australia,

Mr. A. P. F. Chapman, the Eng- Why Wonder lish captain, described the umpire's Bluenose action as a piece of gross imper Speedwell tinence. The umpire explains his Sirius behaviour by saying it was a pic Lola nie match and if Jardine had been | Daphne dismissed, as seemed inevitable, the Airsz spectators would have last 30 Thecla

minutes good cricket. As already reported, the M.C.C. made 305 and 955 for nine. Bendigo scored 165.

Straits Times,

.M.C.C. UNABLE TO VISIT MALAYA

Ipoh, January 11th-A letter has been received from Mr. Toone,

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12.43.31

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R. H. K.1.C.

Finishing Posi-

tion. Pts.

12

Time.

4.26.07

3

4.22.20

4.25.23

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4.28.51 12

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4.30.31 15 4.25.10 3 4.96.59 B 4.27.54 11

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Morning race Afternoon race

36

80

"Total

130

ARMY,

manager of the M.C.C. team in Australia, replying to a proposal Wings to invite a few members of the Boojum team to visit Malaya on their way

Adanac home.

Zephyr Mr. Tonne says: "Much as we Halcyon would like it I am afraid that it Pierrette is impossible. All the players have Joan...

to be home by the last week in Gael

April, and we do not leave, Aus- tralia until March 25th. All the same, we much appreciate your kindness and desire to have nɛ.”— Straits Times.

EXPERIMENTING WITH WICKETS.

ATTEMPT TO REDUCE THE HIGH SCORING IN ENGLAND.

Finishing Posi-

Time. tion. Pta

7 10

4.26.09 € 11 "4.86.90

4.20.30 14 4.27.41 10 7 4.28.05 4.27.05

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Morning race Afternoon

Total

Face

84 .57

121

over the dead ball line but had

the ball wriggled through to go From the succeeding 5 yards scram over the line with three Club men on him. Score at half-time 8-0.

After half-time the Cornwalls de finitely had most of the play. They were the heavier side all round, and bad some very nice passing bouts. In all they got three tries, but the kicks did not mature: At the end the Club "forwards rallied magni- ficently and were pressing hard when the whistle blew.

In the morning Smith looked as though he might gain his quarter point for the bye against Davidson, for he was dormy 5, but Davidson robbed him of the next two holes. Holi was 2 up with five to go, but Holmes played those five in

The Club forwards were the two under bogey and sank a wick.lighter lot but played very well in- They tired a bit in the ed putt on the last for the match.deed. and so things went on. Even middle of the second half, and were refused to be heaten properly, but round. But in the loose their work where Cambridge were beaten, they then obviously slow in coming instead of fading out they came

was excellent. All were good, but back with a rush which brought the Lithgow-Smith leading them played

the game of his life. matches very close to home. II Oxford is the home of lost "Tauzes, Cambridge was the home of cat effects.

So far the Sage Oxonian, who can play golf. Now for the Tab who can't. Heavy odds were on Oxford, and Cambridge did quite well to get 3 points out of eight in the forecoon. In at least one match we know (to our cost) that the traditional difference between the Varsities was perfectly exemplified, The Oxonian behaved as the fairway belonged to him; while the Cantab behaved as if he didn't care who the owned the rough. It was a lost effect, but only at the 17th.

It must be perfectly obvions to the players-and to the public that the poor boobs who are writing this know nothing about any games but their own. But one does hear a few things. In" the morning one gathered Hugh Jones was well up on Wood at one period but failed to play Sapphire to his Aaanias. Editor: "Isn't that actionable?" Seribe: "Hardly. Ananias lay" dead after a bad lie, Sapphira did the same after a worse.") Again one must mention ♫ magnificent cannen played by an Oxonian of his opponent's ball into the hole though it must be admitted that the Cantab managed to say it like a gentleman. Well, well, it wa 1 wise man who described golf as "billiards gone to grass."

The match carried tiffing but after the half it was a case of The in that ye do, by two by twn, ye must pay for one by one. So no one can regret that he hadn't done better on a free meat ticket.

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The hooking on both sides was over-eager and it was very difficult to get the ball into the scrum. Though overweighted, the Club for wards held their own-(it is lucky we don't get wet grounds here ) in pushing and were a match for went wrong was in three line which their opponents. Where the Club

entirely disorganised -by changes. In my opinion the ten- dency of the centres was to hold on too long to the ball and then give a hurried pass. Koop was splendid in defence but when he has three men outside him an earlier pass often would give the wing a chance which he never gets later. Coppin on the right wing has I believe only just taken up the game and is on the light side. He wants & lot of practise in taking passes and still more in knowing where to stand and how to lie well behind his centre in attack. But I have seldom He went down on the ball and seen a more gallant game put up.

pulled down his man like a veteran and if he sticks to the game, be will be of great use to the Club in the future.

is a centre-three. But he was an out- Stanion was out of his place. He standing player and did splendidly. chances, and I venture to suggest Diveti scems fast but got few that Plummer would be a better wing forward than A centre. Bonnar was working hard all the time, and was excellent. Grieve was good at back but his positioning was not sount. I venture to sug gest to those experts on the Selec tion Committee that Wales and Bonner at half, Stanion and Koop in the centre, and Scott and Gold- man on the wings would be a pretty sound proposition.

Two more words. Attention must

I don't know the Cornwalls but be drawn the close finishes, There was not a single bye. What All the same the final score of 17-0 they are a good hardworking side. wicket keepers! And a small prize. flaiters them. They had the finish. The Silver King used by Mr. R.The Club had not I should have Abbit over 36 holes is offered for regarded 17-11 as a fairer exposition the best golfing translation of of the difference between the sides.

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There was an excellent attendance himself says it means I've played seven and I and the Cornwall supporters TO- hardly like to say what I think minded mo ("Ehen ab angulo!") of the old days on the Rectory about that beastly fluke of yours."

Ground. Up the Dufoes!

Nermeros tenerem." He

But for those who think that the game is more than the tiña on the game it may be said that some of the golf played was good. Holmes. for instance, in the afternoon, did cearly all the long holes in 3's. while the top fourball ended in a covey, if that is the right word, of birdies. Actually Davidson exer- cised his annual right of putting and the injury to Gregory, Mr. the light blae lid on the dark blue Findlay congratulated A. P. F. kettle of fish with a shrewd 4 at Chapman on the team's magnificent the 17th. One tragedy of the Special interest attached to the win in the first Test match.

match was the absence of R. E. annual meeting of the county eric- The M.C.C. had been invited to Lindsell, who was prevented from ket secretaries at Lord's when Mr. and a team to New Zealand and playing his part by a bad throat W. Findlay, secretary. of. the the West Indies next winter, and May he recover GOOD. M.C.C., made some important an-they would do their best to meet nouncements regarding the pro- the wishes of the governing bodies gress made in the research work of cricket concerned. concerning the abnormally high scoring in English cricket, in recent perial Cricket Conference at Lord's It is proposed to hold an "Im- years. Two experimental wickets next May, when future tours will had been tried on the practice be discussed, and representatives of ground at Lord's

There was an agitation for the Zealand, West Indies and India Australia, South Africa, New a finish of Test matches in England, but Mr. Findlay ex- may be present.

The services of some of the lead- we should keep before us the posing professionals in the county sibility of being called on to make teams would be required for the runs against time.

M.O.C. game with the South Afri cans at Lord's on June 1st, 3rd and 4th, added Mr. Findlay.

playing to

pressed the hope that in England

A letter from Mr. F. C. Toone, manager of the M.QC team in Afistralie, was read, and, while re- gretting the illness of Kelleway (Continued on next Column).

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Mr. R. H. Mallett has been ap pointed to arrange the Australian | programme for 1830.

Results:

R. H. T. R. ABBIT.

Singles,

N. L. Smith beat E Davidson

3 and 2.

R. H. Hollis lost to Holmes 1 up. C. E. EL Beavis beat J. T. Prior

3 and 1.

A. E. Wood beat G 8. Hugh

Jones 2 up.

E. R. Hallifax beat G. Miskin

2 127.

G. R. Bayer beat E. W. Hamilton

2 and 1.

W. T. Southorn, lost to, E. D. C."

Wolfe 9 up.

F. K. Ewart lost to F. H. J.

Trayes 9 and 1. (Continued at foot of next column.).

A final word-1 bayc seldom seen

a game better refereed than this one. I don't know who will do tho Interport, but he won't be better than Mr. Ewin.

Seyers, Padden and Buckley (2), The tries were scored by Griffiths, Morgan converted the first.

Teams:--

Club:-Grieve; Coppin, Plummer, Koop, Divett; Bonner, Stanion; Massey, Beveridge, Lithgow-Smith, West Moody; Leckie, Akehurst and

Thomas.".

Cornwall:--Webb (capt); Brink- Davies, Sayera; Stannard, Argles, worth, Robertson, Buckley, Mackay,

Morgan, Knott, Griffiths, Smith, Roach, Padden.

A delightful game played out in true Rugger Spirit and one that made one bitterly regret that "one was a

Fourballs.

WASBIRD."

Smith and Hollis lost to Davidson

́and Holmes 2 and 1. Beavis and Ewart halved with.

Prior and Hugh Jones. ! Wood and Sayer beat Miskin and

Wolfe 1. up.

Halifax and Southor lost to Hamilton and Trayes 1 up.

TIME-BALL

TIMB

Excitement among the spectatory the din was terrifo when Wales was intense at this moment and

redoubled their efforts to force the garue.

Powell, the Welsh balfback, drop-

as the whistle blew.

According to all reports. the score, 83, reflected no discredit game was full of thrills and the

upon the losers.

IN EVERY HOME AND

OFFICE.

this week by securing the half-mile race at Sydney on Saturday.

Are Borg's time was 10min. 27seca, thus beating the previous world's record set up by the Aus

10min, secs,

·tralian. swimmer Charlton who covered the same course in 1997 în

MACAO RACES.

SUNDAY,

27th January, 1929

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