1930-06-12 — Page 11

∙10

Sports News

GOLF NOTES."

[BY "WRYNECK"]

Hole in One,

Playing over the new course on Saturday, Mr. Eldon Potter holed out in one at the 2nd hole (172 yards). The same player in 1929 holed out at the 8th (new course) in the same figure.

WATER POLO,

V.R.C. BEAT THE NAVY.

AN EXCITING JUNIOR GAME,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1930.

SWIMMING NOTES. K.R. ASSOCIATION

[BY TEMBAROM.]

The rainy weather over the week- end spoilt what might have been an extra succesful Arst Night Fete for the V.R.C. last Saturday. How- ever, the rain was not sufficient to keep away swimming enthusiasts, and quite a good number came to the V.R.C. and were rewarded with Yesterday the V.R.C. played the a splendid swimming programme Royal Navy in the first division.and enjoyable-and cool-dancing The V.R.C. opened the score within after the races. a minute of the start through Stew- art, who took the ball right into The Foochow Championship. the Navy goal. C. E. Roza Pereira The early rounds of this cham-added the second goal for the pionship caused no upsets in form V.R.C. with a pass from Stewart, and J. L. Oswald and D. G. Bruce and Laing scored the third goal

The open 50 yards was fast and entered the final. The only players with a fast shot and later added- likely to spring a surpris were A.

another which the goal-keeper step- thrilling, eading up with a deserv S. Allson and J. Chubb, but the two finalists both succeeded in pro ducing their true form when it way most needed,

The final is very open, but I expect that Bruce's greater experi

ence will

more than offset the greater power of his opponent.

The Amateur Championship. So Bobby Jones has completed the list of championships, standing to his credit and, by winning at St. Andrews the other day, has achieved his heart's desire.

In his match with Tolley he seem- ed to enjoy more than one slice of

Laing scored the filth goal for half with a valley from Weill, which the V.R.C. shortly after the second

AND TAXATION.“

UNANIMOUSLY OPPOSED TO INCREASE,

"COMMITTEE SUBMITS ITS VIEWS TO GOVERNOR.

At the special emergency meeting of the general committee of the Kowloon Residents' Association,

called in furtherance of the resolu tion already reported in the Press In the ladies race, Miss Doris and sent to Government, the sub- Hunt showed very good form inject of the proposed increase in winning the race. She promises to be a serious challenger to Miss Maude George, the champion, this season.

taxation to meet the increase in ex- penditure, which will result should · the recommendations of the Salaries Commission be put into effect, was debated at considerable lengthi

An exhaustive survey of all figures

ped but not sufficiently, the balling victory for Lawrence. Paget in connection therewith, compiled dropping back into the goal. Half was very fast but has still to come from Statutory Reports and Blue time ended with the V.R.C. four up to the form of both Lawrence Bocks, was laid before the meet- goals to the good.

and Gittins. A notable entry ining, and after all aspects of the case this race was Geo. Jack, who is very had been thoroughly examined and Another entry was in the person of tee's views and proposals was adopt. well known by the older members. discussed, a report of the commit.

Kenny Evans, an old Hong Konged, and it was unanimously agreed boy, who is now with the R.E. but that it be forwarded to His Excel. will soon take up a position in lency the Governor with the request local office. As an ex-Kowloon that the submissions therein be for. boy, he will be useful to the Kow-warded to the Secretary of State toon B.C.

for the Colonies.

The

gave the goalie no chance. Navy left wing missed a very good chance to score just before the anal whistle, when the V.R.C. goalie threw "short" and the ball came into the Navy forward's hands who shot too high.

nil.

יו,

Result: V.R.C., 5 goals; Navy,

Teams,

V.R.C.-G., Süva-Netto; 1b.,

Soares; r.b., Weill; c.b., Stewart

w., Laing, Gittins; r., C. E. Roza Pereira.

tuck and to take full advantage of ".. it. I expect he will be all out now to bring off a double by winning the Open Championship, but in this case he will be up against much... Sullivan; c.f., Francis; r.., sterner opposition.

Pointers on "The Open."" The English pros. seem to he in good form this year and Archie Compston was a good winner in the recent £1,500 tournament promoted

Royal Navy:-G., Lake: 1.b.. Beer; r.b., Moore; ch, Pearson;

Bonning.

Referee: Mr. Weyman.

i

KOWLOON. SOMERSETS.

The team race was perhaps the must exciting seen at the V.R.C. for some time. Kowloon, ever rivals to the V.R.C.," bave drawn first blood

for the season and there is every promise of a keen tussle between these two swimming teams during. the forthcoming season. 20

*

*

The report, as forwarded, covers some twelve pages, and cannot,. therefore, be reproduced in full; summarised, however, the submis- sions set out the effect of the re

1

COUNTY CRICKET MATCH RESULTS.

FIVE FIRST INNINGS DECISIONS IN EIGHT COMPLETED FIXTURES.

TWENTY SCORES OF A CENTURY AND OVER AND

MANY DOUBLE CENTURIES.

DULEEPSINGHI IN "DOUBLE.”

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]

LONDON, June 10, Eight County cricket matches were completed to-day, and there were many who entered the batting honours list with three- igure scores. In the match between Middlesex and Sussex, one batsman on each side scored a century in each innings. There were four batsmen who acored over 200 runs.

The results of the matches and those mentioned in the bat- ing and bowling averages were as under:-

||

Sussex won on the first innings against Middlesex at Lord's. Essex won on the first innings against Worcester at Leyton. Derby won on the first innings against Warwick at Derby. Kent beat Hampshire by 151 runs at Southampton. Gloucester beat Somerset by eight wickets at Taunton." Surrey beat Notts on the first innings at Nottingham. Yorkshire beat Lancashire on the first innings at Leeds. Leicester beat Northants by six wickets at Leicester,

Ducat (Surrey)

Leyland (Yorks) ...... M. Lyon (Somerset) Cutmore (Essex)

102*

Batting.

$18 911*

Duleepsinghi (Sussex)

116

and

..... 910

Townsend (Derby)

117

150

Croom (Warwick)

110

Sandham (Surrey) Wyatt (Warwick) Leyland (Yorks) Enthoven (Middlesex)

and

180

Payton (Notta)

100

143

Sinfeld (Gloucester)

107

211*

Hopwood (Lanes)

107

1:23

S. Nichols (Essex)

103

115

Storer (Derby).......

108

M. Nicol (Worcester).

103

Smith (Essex).

"and

B. H. Lyon (Gloucester)

Bowling, € for 86 6 for 59 Tate (Sussex) for 82 Kennedy (Hampshire) 6 for 70 Worthington (Derby). 5.for 77 Larwood (Notts) ..............

B for 109

FOUR CENTURIES,

commendation of the Salaries Com- mission in view of the subsequent. fall of the dollar, the increase in the number of Government officers Rasmussen, who canie down from and in total cost of salaries' since Canton over the week-end, swam 1921, in relation to the general de- | MIDDLESEX ». SUSSEX. for Kowloon and strengthened their | velopment of the Colony during the team materially. He gave a very same period, and the favourable good exhibition of water polo play conditions of service already enjoy In the second division the Kawing in the match Civilians v. the ed by Government officers, compar by the Daily Express, in the South-lon SC. played the Somersets. Army, and it is a pity that thised with the conditions of private

Kowloon tried out two new players fine swimmer is not permanently employment. in Clarke, of football 'fame, in goal, atationed in Hong Kong. What an

The report states that the com- and Spears. Clarke, however, was asset he would be to the Kowloon mittee are of opinion that the pay not quite at home between the S.C. water polo team? Edward of public servants of Hong Kong sticks in the water as he is at foot Roza proved his ability as a diver should be quoted in Hong Kong

Soon after the start, the and our champion by winning the currency, and concludes as follows:plished a similar fleat for Sussex.

port country,

.

Four courses were used in the eliminating rounds, namely, South- port and Ainsdale, Birkdale, Hes

-keth and Hillside. The final of 72: holes was played at Birkdale. Practically every British

pro- fessional of note eptered, but Horton Smith was the only repre-

J}

"For the reasons stated above

bali. Somersets centre half took a long event. However, Jack (an ex-local shot and scored, Clarke being un champion) and C. Figueriedo made able to stop it. The Somersets continued to press on the Kowloon some very neat dives and, with a goal and scored another, Clarke little practice, they should attain sentative of America. In the pre-being unable to stop it, as he was championship form. The diving cot be adopted, but that a fur-

under the water! Pagett and

liminary rounde Cotton, by rétura

At Lord's, Sussex won on the first innings against Middlesex, the match producing high scoring on both sides.

A feature of the match was that H. J. Enthoven, the old Harrovian

centuries in each of the Middlesex and Cambridge Freshman, scored inainga, while Duleepsinghi accom-

Middlesex batted first for 327

and in the light of the facts quoted,runs, of which Enthoven was res- we beg to submit that the Report of

ponsible for 123. Tate took six the Salaries Commission 1925 should

wickets for 92 2o

Sussex replied with 354, Duleep- ther Commission should be appoint singhi scoring 110. Enthoven scored

ing 08, set up a new record for Spears were ordered out of the bath from the high platform is very ed, charged with the duty of enquir 115 in the second innings, bringing

Birkdale.

At the end of 38 holes in the final rounds, Compston led the held with 144. He did even better on the

for loitering within the two-yard pretty to watch over an illuminated line, and swimming before the bath. whistle, respectively; while two men of the Somerset team were also ordered out for the

same

wickets declared. At the close of the Middlesex score to 284 for seven

second day with. 70 and 71, and his offer.ce as Spears! With only five take place on the first Saturday in retrenchment. It is our uzanimone Play, Sussex had made 180 for two

total has never been heaten inn tournament of this kind in Great Britain-in fact, Bobby Jones is the only man to equal it, and that was when he won the Open at St.

Andrews.

With 18 holes to play, out of the immense field, only Compston, Horton Smith and Henry Cotton had a chance of winning.

Smith finished first and made it necessary for Compston to return 74 and Cotton 73 to equal his aggregate.

With five holes to play, both had made certain of beating Smith and they were level, Compaton holing the 13th in 3, to make himself one under four's and Cotton being 2 under, 4's.

Then Cotton hooked his drive and started finding trouble whilst Compston went serenely along a five yard putt at the 18th for a 3 and a round of 71.

men a side, the play became very exciting and several attempts were made by the Kowloon forwards to shoot.

ing into the growing numbers and cost of the Government's personnel The next Night Fete is due to with a view to effecting reform and July. "A very fine programme has opinion that it would be unfair to been drawn up which will be püb-increase taxation to provide the lished in due course. It is expected cost of increased salaries before that some of the existing records every effort has been made to effect

economies."

The first half saw the Somerset team leading by a goal to nil. resumed play with a full team,

In the second half the two sides will be either equalled or broken, as by that time the swimmers will the penalised players being allowed be in their true form. One of the

goal, taking a long shot, which to return. Fox scored another V.R.C.'s best swimmers, who is the league, who are acquiring Clarke was unable to stop.

be a great asset to them next season.

Last week the Fukien Club put up a very creditable struggle against the strong V.B.O. second division bination among their players, The team, and showed very fine com- Somersets second team were also very good in their match against the 'Varsity.

seldom seen in action, is R. Amery knowledge of the game, which will Later Johnny" Murphy receiv. Amery is still very young and does but failed to score. Soon after. ed a penalty on the four-yard line, not intend to overstrain himself as Harvey and a Somerset man were set. Last year he swam in a handi- both ordered ont for being within cap 100 yards race, completing the the two-yard line.

distance 10 seconds, near enough to challenge the Colony's best. The Chinese contingent for the Olympic Games in Japan have returned to the Colony and it is hoped that their experts will be seen in action in the next Night Fete.

The result-Somersets, 4 goals; Kowloon, nil.

Teams,

Kowloon S.C.-G., Clarke; Lb., Harvey; o, E. Murphy; c.. Fearne w., J Murphy; cf. Leading scores. were :-

Pagett; r.w., Spears.

Somersete :-G., Skinner; Lb., Compston.... 72, 72, 70, 71 255 Bollen; r.b.. Morris; c.h., Fox: Cotton ***** 73, 74, 68, 74 289 Lw., Seymour; c.f., Parkes; r.w., Horton Smith... 72, 74, 79, 71 280 HUL

Referee Mr. Weyman.

Fred Robson 78, 74, 72, 69 201 A Boomer ........ 73, 75, 73, 72 283 C. A. Whitcombe 76, 72, 77, 69 204 Abe Mitchell.... 74, 73, 76, 73 295 Lea Holland 71, 74, 78, 75 206 From this tournament it looks as if Compston and Cotton are the most likely players for the defence of the Open Championship./

Fanling.

A member, who has been absent over a year, paid a visit recently to Fanling, and I was interested to hear how the course appeared to him after this interval.

The additional bunkers at the 14th and 10th seemed to strike him, as improving the course, as also the new 4th green.

The amount of grass on the fair- ways and their condition generally was a pleasant surprise, but the grocna apparently took their toll

·FRIDAY'S GAMES.

First Division:-Chinese- Bathing Club Chinese Athletic.

Second Division:-V.RO... 12th

Battery,

ADVICE FOR INVESTORS;

READERS are reminded that inquiries relating

to the share market are answered on page 12 every * Kufan.” · Lek Tuesday by

*

... 100

Geary (Leicester) ...... 8 for 35 and 6-for "43 Leyland (Yorkshire)... 4 for 49 Jupp (Northants) 5 for 71 Freeman (Kent)

...... 8 for 107 and 6 for 24 The home county, winning the tosa, decided to bat first. They gathered 448 runs and declared. Harry Storer (102) and Townsend

(117) were the principal scorera. Warwickshire replied with 419, Arthur Crocr scoring 110, and R. E. S. Wyatt, the skipper, being rea ponsible for 145. Worthington took five wickets for 77.

Derbyshire continued to play on until time when they had scored 17 runs, with their first pair still at the wickets. The scores were: Derby, 1st innings (7 wickets,

declared)

Storer, 102. Townsend, 117. Warwick, 1st innings

Croom, 110,

R. E. S. Wyatt, 145. Worthington, & for 77. Derby, 2nd innings (no wick-

∙ets) a

AMPSHIRE v. KENT."

VICTORY FOR KENT. At Southampton, Kent 327 Hampshire by 151 runs.

wickets, Duleepsinghi being still at. the wicket with a score of 102. The scores were:-

Middlesex, lat innings

354

Enthoven, 193, Tate, 6 for 99 Sussex, ist innings................ Duleepsingbi, 116. Middlesex, End innings (7.

wickets, declared)

281 Enthoven, 115. Sussex, 2nd innings (2 wick-

ets)

180 Duleepsinghi, 10% not out.

ESSEX

V+ WORCESTER.

MORE CENTURIES. Essex scored a first innings victory over Worcestershire at Leyton.

Worcestershire, betting first, made

448

410

17

beat

Batting first, Kent scored 300 runs. The principal scorers, were Ashdown (93) and Woolley (98). Kennedy took six wickets for 79. Hampshire made a return of 188, Freeman taking six wickets for 107. In their second innings, Kent de clared with 210 runs for six wickets, unfortunate in Hardings being lesing bis wicket when he was with- in sight of his century, Hampshire again failed against Freeman's st- tack, which sent six batsmen 'back' to the pavilion for 24 runs, Their total was only 173. The Acores were:-

Kent, lat innings

Ashdown, 93. Woolley, 98.

Kennedy, 6 for 79. Hants, 1st innings.....

Freeman, 6 for 107. Kent; 2nd innings (0 wickets,

declared) ng

Hardings, 95.

The secretary and committee of the V.R.C. are preparing a very useful handbook on swimming and. water polo, which will be ready for 332. M. Nichol contributed 102 sale some time next week at the runs, and Smith took six wickets small cost of 20 cents. The book for 86. Essex replied with 379, the contains full particulars of the teams entered for the Water Polo majority of which came from two Leagues fixtures for both first and | batamen, James Cutmoro (150) and second divisions; the councils; rules Stanley Nichols (103). and regulations of water polo; In the second innings, Worcester- hints and tips for players and ro- ferees; and the Colony's swimming | shire' gathered exactly 200 guns, | champions since 1910. All connect Smith taking six wickets again at SOMERSET. GLOUCESTER. ed with and interested in swimming and water polo should make a point of obtaining a copy of this booklet

Last week saw the commencement of the Water Polo League. All games in both the First and Second Divisions were played and soms very fast and exciting games were witnessed. The V.R.C. is again as atrong as ever in both its two teams, but Kowloon could only draw with the Chinese Athletic team. A great drawback to Kowloon is in their inability to meet to have practice games. If this difficulty could be overcome, the Kowloon team would be ever so strengthened, as their players are all good swim- mers, with a thorough knowledge of the game, and there merely re- V.R.C. mains for the team to dequire a Navy little combination."

Kowloon China A. Somersets

C.B.C.

The Chinese Bathing Club had a

પાલન ન કરે કે તર

I think, is in accordance with the views of the majority of players, as most-of-us-have-found-them-very

tubbly recently.

Both D.WB., and Happy Valley struck him as having never been in better. condition, so altogether wo can take it that the Hong Kong courses are improving year by

office, and must he arcom. panied by writers-name and. address, not for publication. Letters should be addressed to "Kutan," cara of the Laltor.

unknown. However, they will be scon against a keen rival team, the Chinese Athletic, on June 13, and

LEAGUE TABLES.

The following are the Water Polo League tales for the first week:

a very interesting game is promis V.R.C#

cd."

First Division.

P. W. D. C. Pts, 1 1 1 0 0 2

1 1 0 0 2

10 10 -1: 10 10 1

1.

10 0 0 0

Second Division,

the expense of nearly ten runs each. Essex had made 95 runs for two wickets at the time of drawing stamps. The scores were:→→→ Worcester, 1st innings

· M. Nichol, '302. ** Smith, 6 for 88.

Essex, 1st innings.

J. Cutmore, 180.” B. Nichola, 103.

Worcester, 2nd innings

Essex, 2nd innings (2 wick

eta)

A WISE MOVE BY DERBY

332

Hants, 2nd inninga

--Brown, 90.-****

Freeman, & for 24.

300

NOTTS. SURRÈT.

HIGH SCORING.

After knocking up the big total of 301 runs, in their first innings against - Notts, Surrey won on thefisk innings in this match, which was.. played at Nottingham..

The chief scorers for Surrey were Sandham (139) and Ducat (918) and Larwood, England's speed mer- chant, took five wickets for 103 runs in Surrey's first innings.

Thanks to a useful, contribution of 109 by Payton, Notts totalled 201 in their first knock, and, forced to follow on, they had put together 238 for seven wickets when stumps were drawn. Gunn played a good ... innings for 81 runa. The scores

were:-

Surrey, 1st innings.......

Sandham, 189.

Ducat, 479.

H

Larwood, & for 102. Notts, 1st innings

Payton, 100.

301

*

201

Natts, 2nd innings (7 wickets) 38

Guan, 81.

YORKS. LANCS.

The

WIN ON FIRST INNINGS,

Battle of the Roses" took place this season at Leeds, and Yorkshire came out winners on the Brat innings. They batted first and put up 417 runs for the loss of nine wickets when the innings was de clared closed. Leyland was their top-scorer and played a splendid inning for 911 runs, not out.

Scoring 107 runs in fine style,. Hopwood helped to bring the Lanca shire score to 306 runs when they went in, and here again Leyland was prominent for some good work with the ball, taking four wickets for 49 runa,

Time prevented very much fur ther play, and when stumps wero drawn, Yorkshire were 11 runs fer the loss of one wicket in the second innings. The scores were:

(0

Yorkshire, lat innings

wickets, declared}

Leyland, 211 not out. Lancashire, 1st innings Hopwood, 107.' Leyland, 4 for 40. Yorkshire, and innings (1.

wicket)

LEICESTER v. NORTHANTS.

417

305

WIN FOR LEICESTER. This match was played at Leices- ter and the home County won by six wickets,

Northants batted first, but against some good bowling by Geary "(e for 35), they were all out for only 178 runs. Leicester then replied with 24 runs, Jupp taking 5 for 71. In their second, innings, Northants were again faced with same clever bowling by Geary, with the result that they were all out for 127 runs. Geary's figures this time were six for 43.

With only four men out, Leicester got the necessary runs and won as above stated. The scores were:-

Northants, 1st innings

Geary, 8 for 35. Leicester, 1st innings

Jupp, & for 71,

178

241

Northants, 2nd innings ... 127

Geary, 8 for 43,

Leicester, 2nd innings (4.

wickets)

MATCHES IN PROGRESS.

The following matches are now in progress-

Lord's-Middlesex v. Essex. Northampton.-Northants v. Der-

byshire.

Bristol-Gloucester v. Kent. Leicester. Leicester v. Surrey. Birmingham.Warwick v. York- !

ahire.

Manchester-Lancashire v. Sus

186

BUX.

210

173

A DOUBLE CENTURY,

This match was played at Taus ton and resulted in a win for Gloucester by dight wickets. A feature of the game was a brilliant double-century by M. D. Lyon, who knockad up, 210 runs in the first innings of Somerset when they total. 379 led 372 runs. However, Gloucester

were equal to the occasion and com piled 441 runs in reply, with B. H. Lyon, a brother of “ M.D.", making exactly a century and Sinfeld 107.

In their second knock. Somerset fell back somewhat and could only reach 144 runs, and Gloucester got "T60 required ruds With OuY TWO MINU

out. The scores were

200

93

P. W. D. C. Pt. A declaration after scoring 446

d. The Chinese teams have not Kowloon: 1. lost much of their strength in Somersets splitting up on the contrary, they University

have brought many newcomers into Fukien C ---- (Continued on next Column.) Battery

04:2

runs enabled Derbyshire, on their

2

0

010

home ground, to claim a first innings victory over Warwickshire. Two

players from each side reached three-figure scores,"

Somerset, 1st innings, 372

HIM. "D_Lyon, 210. Gloucester, 1st innings

BH Lyon, 100. Binfeld, 107,

441.

Somerset, 2nd innings

145

Gloucester, 2nd innings (2

wickets)

79

FILL YOUR FOUNTAIN PEN

and "write à Chit to 11, Toe House Street

BEFORE YOU SAIL

and order the Weekly Prass to be sent to jou Overseas. It costs

$3.75 for three months.

$7.50 for six months. $15:00 for a year.