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CRICKET NOTES.

INTERPORT PROSPECTS.

-There was a game-last--Sunday between the Argylls and the Volun deers. It is true that one captious erific said the scores were so smail. Je failed to notice it! As a matter

of fact, the game was played out in to innings and the Folunteers you by eight wickets. The scores ou't matter. The same thing has happened in first class cricket-

“Our Grace before luncheon was

very soon done,

and Grace after lunchron did

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TENNIS TOPICS.

LEAGUE SEASON OPENS.

...TO.MÖRROW'S FIXTURES.

ĮBY "SERVER.");

Unless Jupiter Pluvius treats us more kindly, the chances are the opening of the league tennis season. Which is scheduled for to- morrow, will be postponed for an- other few days. At the time of writing, there is a steady drizzle, but as the weather here is so changeable, there is still a chance that our tennis fans will be able to

play.

Three

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are down for decision

THE HONG KONG DAILY

LAWN BOWLS.

NOTES ON THE OPENING GAMES.

TOMORROW'S FIXTURES.

PRESS. FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1930.

CRICKET.

ESSEX ». AUSTRALIANS.

"AUSSIES" COLLAPSE.

[THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.]

The first League matches of the lawn bowls sensen were played last

LONDON, May 7

Saturday,

when Craigengower,

Playing at Leyton against Essex Australians collapsed, they Civil Service-Kowloon C.C. and the Club de Recreio took the points in were all out for 156 runs. Wood- the senior games. It was a disfull was bowled for the second time appointing day for the opening of during the tour, his wicket being the season, for in the early part taken by Palmer with a fast ball of the "evening periodical showers which kept low in the third over. forced the players to seek shelter. Lesides making the green heavy and deceptive. However, it might have been worse had the sun kept away as the afternoon progressed, and on the whole a high standard of play was seen. Conditions at Taikoo

HONG KONG RIFLE

LEAGUE.

Appended are results of matches fired on Saturday and Sunday

last:-

At Stonecutters Range vu Satur- day, May 3.

1st Somersets 645 r. Police Res. 345 H.. Dock. 148 2. E.V.D.C... $39 r. R. A. F. (Kai

Tak) R.A. F. (Kai

......... 605.

Tak"..

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603 r. H.V.D.C. 330 At Taikoo Range en Sunday, May 4. Taikoo R.C... Cor. 93rd (Agyll

S.H.)... 370

LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE.

L. Pts.

The Australians' were. Druns for After dhe wicket at lunch 06 for 2 lanch Ponsford was dismissed for 3 runs. To make this score he Stonecutters..... stayed at the wicket for 1 hour and 1st Somerset LI. 42 minutes.

Taikoo

team and he scored 57 in two and

Kippax was the backbone of the (N. & M.) a quarter hours. He batted very

in his total of 50

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9 D

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7

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14

得

12

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6

6

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Y.M.CIA. 6

H. M. Dockyard.. 7

ent a team at the very end of the in the vision, but it is did not permit of their junior game patiently and had only three fours R.A.F. (Kai Tak) 8

We most of us have not had a chance of meeting them at gameof wickets," but I do hope they know how deeply all cricketers here, rejoice at their keer interest in the game and how we look forward to tackling them next

seasoa..

The Interport.

rumoured that the ALB.K.-K.C.C. match has been postponed till a later date. Hong Kong Cricket Club (last season's champions) are

down to meet the Chinese Récran

tion Club on their own ground, but I am afraid they will not be able to repeat their last season's success when they heat the Chinese very creditably. Still, they have some aeful players in their ranks, and should give the Chinese a good gaine. The other rate in this derision is between the South China Athletic Association and the Indian Recreation Club.

division.

with the Yacht Club making any headway.

Palmer took a wickets for 40 runs. Essex in their first innings have so far scored 13 runs for 3 wickets.

H.K Police Res. 3 33rd (A. & S.H.) a H.A. Police H.V.D.C.

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DUELS AGAIN AMONG STUDENTS?

THE 1,000 GUINEAS.

CHANCES IN TO-DAY'S RACE GERMAN CUSTOM MAY BE

[UNITED PRESS.

REVIVED.

Tea, students of, the Berlin Uni-

In these duels wounds are in-

THE WALKER CUP.

NOTES ON THE PLAYERS.

The

Britain in the Walker Cup match team to represent Great against the United States, to be played on the Royal St George's course, Sandwich, on May 15 and 10, has been completed with the nomination by the Royal" and An- cient Club of Robert Harris, Wil liam Campbell, and J. A Lang.

Ten players have now been nomin. ated for Britain and a similar num- Ler for the United States, although baly eight players will take part in each day's play. It is permissi ble for some of those who may be

asked by the captains to play in the foursomes to be dropped from the team when the singles are play- ed, but no other players than the ten now nominated may be engaged for the match. The terms are:-

R. T. Jones United States: feaptain), George Von Eim. Har... rison R. Johnston, "Rowland Mac- kenzie, Donald E. Mo. Francis Quimet. G. Voight, and Dr. 0. Willing. Reserve: M. McCarthy, Jun.

Great Britain: Roger H, Wether- ed (captain), William Campbell, Robert Harris, Rex Hartley, Sir Ernest Holderness, J. A. Lang, J. N. Smith, J. A. Stout, C. J. H. Tolley, and T. A Torrance.

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The American team, which was selected in January, has been sub- ject to ong change since that time. Jesse Sweetsor, the former British amateur champion, is unable to play, and his place is to be taken by Rowland Mackenzie. It is pro- bable that a tench player may be the United States team. nominated for reserve position in

Of the British players selected Harris, Wethered. Halderness," and Tolley are the only players who have figured in international con- tests against America. Harris," one of the 'new.nominees, captained the was played in America British team when last the match

With the addition of three Scot-

Club de Recreio started very con- vincingly with a handsome victory over the Police, the rink skipped by Luz showing a majority of 30 shots. The Police are in a rather difficult I have found it particularly hard,

position this year with a number for various reasons, to gather much

of new players to replace two who news about the Interport Team. The members of it have been at

have gone over to the Civil Service

German collegians will continue neta, and there was a very keen

and a third on leave, Kowloon C.C.

to display faces marred by scurs. practice on Wednesday last. There

"London, May 8.--The Thousand to prove their manliness, if a Ber The game will did well by winning on all rinka is still great difficulty about the take place at King's Park, and here against their neighbours, the Bowl Guineas race, one of the two classic lin jury's verdict is accepted a the last man-for, as I feared, it is prae again, although the. Chinese woning Green Club. Taikoo owed their fixtures confined to fillies, does not, general law in Germany. tically certain that Musson cannot season, I confidently expect the defeat by three shots to a fall on perhaps, interest the public to the

In any case, I fear we cannot Indians to claim the point this their middle rink. As was expect same extent as the Two Thousand, versity had been charged with duell expect to raise a real expert and time. I understand they have in ed. Kowloon Dock and Craigen-but to the big men in racing the ing because they had carried out. may have to fall back on an old stronger team this summer.

gower put up a close fight which event is of major importance. the "Bestimmungsmeasure" — the 'un. I know one gentleman whose

In the B division, five games enabled the latter to win by five Why the prize in Wednesday's duel ordained by the Students', race was made double that of Fri-Association to be undertaken by inclusion would probably amuse are scheduled to take place, while shots, thanks to the victory on Donald Leach and Stokes so much a similar number of matches are to Bradbury's rink. Their other two day's, considering both races are on every freshman. that they wouldn't be able to bat he decided in the. "C'

rinks lost, but they did well in the same status, is not now known. or bowl for laughing. However, IA. the entries have been 90

the closing stages by staving off a Certainly the Two Thousand is five flicted on the fleshy parts of the tish players to those already nomi hope to have a note about what has

numerous in these two divisions, it heavier defeat. The Lapsley-Omar years the elder, and is open to both face or head, while the vital partsnated by the selection committee of the Royal and Ancient Club there' been Anally decided later.

was decided that matches are to be rink provided a dead heat at the colta and fillies. Those sportsmen are protected.

"are.five Scotsmer amongst the ten. By a decision of the Leipzig Robert Harris, & Carnoustie man More Fruity Polats for Umpires. played on Wednesday, too, and in end. The best play was seen on the who were responsible for the in-

According to the rules of the this connection, I would be very third rink, where there was plenty auguration of the Thousand in 1814 Supreme Court in 1686, the "Bes-who plays most of his golf in Lon

inoy have considered the inferiority timmungsmensuren" were classified don, is something of a veteran in grateful if Club secretaries will be of cutting out. Skip Johnston was good enough to let me know in case responsible for some very good of the, female sex (in those days) as "real duels and illegal.

the game but is regarded as one of After woods, one of which in the eleventh and deserving of less pecuniary

that. students had to the soundest players in the country there are any postponements.

The full list of to-morrow's head trailed the jack to count six. award, as far as horses were con- fight their "Bestimmungsmensuren

Basa, however, rose to the pecasioncerned.

over the championship course at secretly (though there have been sandwich. William Campbell and matches follows:-

by making beautiful draw on the It is a fast, however, that fillies unworthy hints that a few students. A. Lang, the latest recruits to jack with his last wood.

are considered, for the purposes of were content with scars inflicted the team, have been prominent Results in the junior games were racing, somewhat behind the colts, with a razor). mach as expected although the Lespecially at this time of year. In Now the Berlin.court has under young members of

school of golf-for-some-time. winners in all cases put the losers the Derby they carry five pounds taken to reverse the 1880 precedent well behind in the total. A note-less weight than their male breth-set by the Leipzig Supreme Court. worthy feature was present in the ren, but this allowance drops to match at Craigengower, where three pounds shortly afterwards in possible eight was scored in the 13th Head by Blackburn's rink, which "considerably increased the winning margin of the Kowloon C.C. This feat was performed twice last sea- son by R. Basa (C.C.C) and W. H. B. Muskett (H.K.E.R.C.) play ing against the Taikoo B.C. teams.

game, a Scorer is never justified in asking the Umpire any question, save in the case where he is unable to tell if a man is bowled, caught at the wicket or stumped-to take the must catholic example. It is very tempting at times to ask, Was that byes?" but it is wrong. I umpire makes no signal.itj

a. hit, so far as the scorer is con ccrued. Far less exeusable is trick-which I have seen done-of shouting "Over" from the scoring bux. It is not over until the Un pire calls it. Of course, with n really good Empire, these points do not occur, bab really good Umpires are about as frequent as a quick connection on an automatic ele phone that is not connected to the exchange. Verh. Sap Set!. It is one of the hardest jobs in the world.

Fitness of Ground and Light for Play,

"A" Division, H.K.C.C. C.R.C. SCAA » LAC.

"B" Division. C.R.C. Nippon Club. H.K.C.C. . C.S.C.C. UIS.R.C. v. University «Tennis

Club... Y.M.C.A. . L.R.C. K.C.C. C.C.C.

""Division. C.S.C.Cr. H.K.C.C... German Club . Filipino Club. K.C.C. r. C.R..C Recreio . I.R.C. University v. KLTC. Home teams are given first.

THE SECOND ROUND. Teams playing on home grounds to-morrow appear in all cases, BO far as could be judged, to be in a

As regards the make of ball to be used, I believe that either It is laid down that the mere fact slazengers or Dunlops are allowed favourable position to take the that the grass is wet and that the be the Association, but they must, polals. Kowloon Docks, however ball would, in consequence, be be new,

The system of scoring is upset this rale on their visit slippery is no ground for declaring the same as last year, that is, each to the Bowling Green Club. The the ground unft for play. The pair is to meet one another in game should be a close and interest- eriterion is when the ground is in set, the winning team getting one ing one. Kowloon C.C. have in the

past sprung surprises on the cham obtain a reasonable foothold, or the The Mixed Doubles League opensions so that they would need to be fieldsmen move freely. But it is upon Wednesday, May 14, when the closely watched when they visit the to the Umpires, during any time udies Recreation Cins will be at Valley. Taikoo junior have not yet when a match is suspended on a count of rain, to see that the foot-one to the Craigengower Cricket made their public appearance, but

such a state that the bowlers cannot

holes made by the howlers and bats-

men

point..

Club.

Teams for To-morrow.

are swabbed dry and led! The "A team of the H.K.C.C. with sawdust. But one very seldom ses that done out here. It is for far their match with the C.R.C. the Umpires, unasked, to devide a bo-A. L. Sullivan and L. when the ground is fit for a resump- oldman, H. Owen Hughes and A. tion of play. But if the Captain's D. Humphreys, H. J. Armstrong and agree as to the state of the ground. E. C. Martou.

tor light) the Umpires are relieved i The following will represent the of their responsibility. It would Craigengower Cricket Club in their se, from the "hints to Umpires," fixture against the K.C.C.-H. J. that only the Captains may appeal Howard, J. W. Leonard. WJ. against the tness of the light for Howard, A. B. Hamson, A. Kitchell, play. I confess I had always G. Lia.

ught that the batsmen in could also appeal, and I rather think they en, though I cannot quote chapter and verse for it. It is, however, very clear from Rule 43 that the Umpires are the sole judges of unftuess, and that note this-it they disagree, the existing state of affairs shall continue.

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Alteration of Decision,

If a too-quick decision is made. othere is a slip of the tongue. in saying "Dat" for "Not-out" or vice versa-the Umpire may re verse his decision if he does so promptly. I have seen captains bring back batsmen where a mistake has been thought to have been made, Aver though the Umpire had not No real reversed his decision. cricketer would accept this, and, in my opinion, the Umpire-whe ther or no he was wrong originally chouli demand to be relieved after" the end of the over.

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Signals.

all big races for three-year-olds. However, the fillies can go one bet- ter, for the simple reason that they can compete in all the five classic races in England, while the colts are confined to three, namely the Two Thousand Guineas, the Derby, and the St. Leger.

No Slly has so far been successful in winning all five, the best record being held by the late Robert Sevier's Sceptre. which won the 1,000 and 2.000, Oaks, and St. Leger in 1902. The same feat was accom

mare divided the Two Thousand

plished by Formsa in 1809" but this Guineas with Moslem.

To-day's Field.

As far as this year's three-year- olds are concerned, many judges do not agree with the official estimate that the allies are behind the colts. However, there was very little in

they seem to be having an aggreit judging from last year's records. gate of good bowlers.

The fixtures aic as under:

"Division L

Taikoo r. Police R.C.. Craigengower . Kowloon C.C. K.B.G.C. v. Kowloon Dock. Recreio r. Civil Service

Division II.

Civil Service . Taikoo. Yacht Club v. Recreio. #Kowloon C.C. . K.B.G.C.

Electric R.C.. Craigedgower.

SOME OF THE TEAMS.

KOWLOON C.C

The following have been selected to play for the Kowloon C.C. first team. in their away match at Craigengower, C.0.4-

H."Gittins, C. J. Tachi, A. Hyde Lay, J. Fraser (Skip).

F. Goodwin, H. Over, J. C. Lyal, J., Gibson (Skip),

1.

A. C Barford, J. Howe, LE. Lammert, A. E. Silkstone (Skip).

Junior team, at home, with the E.B.G.C.

"

T. W. Carr, J. Dinnen, W. W. Hirst, L. J. Blackburn (Skip).

W. Borrowman; A. J. Kew, W. Goldenberg, B. Petheram (Skip).

O. B. Raven, D. A. Purves, V. C. Labrum, JM, Jack (Skip). Reserve: Capt. Maddox

TAIKOO R.C.

Most umpires know the official signals but there are two that some are weak about. A no-ball is

Taikoo R.C. teams are as under: At hon the Umpire have the very signalled by extending the arm first team, at home, v. Police R.C.:

J. C. Chalmers, Jr Polson, J. strious duty of reporting to the horizontally. There is nothing about M.C.C. any players who show "pointing to the crease," which is

J. B. Chapman, T.: Grimes, G. temper at, or contest, their de artistic detail inserted by local ex- Russell, W. Wotherspoon (Skip).-

McLeod, N. Drummond (Skip). 28 Parry, a very prominent perts intended to give verisimilitude: we at home, told we in 1929 yo hold and otherwise stanker had only once decision vice the forng signal. The signal for "one to do this, and on that occasion short" starts in the same way, botning B Wallace (Skin) the incident took place in a Club then the arm is bent upwards from mateb. A point, however, which the elbow until the finger-tips rest Umpires often miss is that it is on the shoulder,

sincerely hope young umpires: their duty specifically to inform the batamea when a new ball is brought have read these tips I have pub lighed, recently--or even bought a wisden for themselves

R. ABBIT.

into use after two hundred runs hays been scored from the old one. (Continued, on next Column.).

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Junior team, sway, v. C.B.C.C.a C. H. Buzomers, T. Stainton, W. Bell, R. K. Duncan (Skip).

W. Cunningham, W. Brown, B Amery, J. Whyte (Skip).

Among the entries for to-morrow'B race which were highly rated was Lord Derby's Fair Isle, reckoned to be the best of, ber sex last year, only a little behind the crack colt Diolite. the property of Sir Hugo Hirst. Fair Isle, bred-úy Phalaris out of Scapa Flow, is a full sister to Fairway, which ran favourite but unplaced in the 1928 Derby, but won the St. Leger afterwards. Fair. Iele wintered well," and although not a big one, is full of action. It is remarkable how Lord Derby keeps on turning out good ones year after year, all bred from his own stock. His etud must be worth a fabulous figure.

There is very little to choose be- tween the merits of Fair Isle, the Aga Khan's Qurrat-al-din, Lord Woolarington's Fair Dinna, and Major Dermot McCalmar'ts Queen of the Nore. Qurrat-al-Ain was": somewhat temperamental lady last year, but a big good-looking one, with a promising future.

Fair Diana was beaten by her **fair" sister at Newmarket when the ground was hard and not to her liking. Her trainer, Fred Darling, thinks her the equal of the Stanley House crack. Queen of the Nore made a smashing debut at Sandown fast year, beating Fair Diana and Qurrat-al-Am amopget others. She. was patiently handled in her first season, which should be to her ad- vantage. Being by Tetratema, she may prove deficient in staying, but good for about a mile.

ELECTRIC R.C.

The HK. Electric R.C. selections or their match st North Point with the C.CO.

S. J.-Clarke, E. Thompson, D. S. Hill, W. H. B. Musket (Skip),

W, Stoker, G. T. Padgett, F. T. Duckworth, J. F. Lunny (Skip).-

A. Tarbuck, T. P. Saunderson, 3. Sloan (Junr.), T. Swen, G. HJ. F. Lanny, A. F. Paal (Skip). Stewart, D, Walmsley (Skip).

Reserves: V: Sorby and H. S. (Continued at foot of next column).

Jones.

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