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THE FIRST TEST.

BEING THE REFLECTIONS OF R. ABBIT.

"Thrice is he armed that hath his

quarrel just.. But four times he who gets his

blow in fust."

The victory of the English eloven in the first, Test Match is of more than ordinary importance. The whole series of Test Matches at home has shown that for the last 20 years, at all events, a very large

WATER POLO.

TWO ONE-SIDED GAMES.

There were two water polo games played in the V.R.C. bath yester day, but they were uninteresting, in that they were too one-sided. In the first match, which was between the Navy and Chinese Athletic ("A" division), the "latter, after being held up till the end of the first half with no score, found the net or no less than four occasions

The teams were :-

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1930.”

Tennis Topics..

COMPARISONS BETWEEN

· LOCAL AND VISITING

PLAYERS.

COLONY'S EXPONENTS

ANALYSED.

[By "SERVER".

LEAGUE TENNIS.

'KOWLOON SURPRISE

CHINESE.

The Kowloon Cricket Club jour- neyed to Causeway Bay yesterday. and there they sprung a surprise on the formidable Chinese Recreation Club team by defeating them to the tune of six sets to three.

"A" DIVISION.

Blaying at home, the Chinese

Lawn Bowls.

TO-DAY'S GAMES AND PROSPECTS..

TO-DAY'S TEAMS..

TAIKOO R.C. Taikoo senior team (home) v. Civil Service-

J.B. Chapman, T. Grimes. N Drummond and J. Ferguson (Skip).' G. McLeod, J. Sloan (Snr.), J. Laing and R. C. Wallace (Skip).

J. Chalmers, J. Polson, J. Russell Reserve: K. McIntyre. Taikoo junior team (away) "*. Yacht Club:-

WILL TAIKOO BEAT THE CIVIL and W. Wotherspoon (Skip).

SERVICE?

[BY " BACK WOOD."]

T. Swan, C. B. Summers, S. Amery and D. Walmsley (Skip).

W. Cunningham, W. Brown, J. 3. Whyte and G. H. Stewart (Skip). and R. K. Duncan (Skip)-

W. Bell, T. Stainton, D. Munro

KOWLOON C.C.

GOLF.

ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF

CLUB.

STARTING TIMES' FOR SUNDAY.

9.20 a.. L. R. Androwes and I.

IL Geare. 9.94

31

9.99

$1

9.3

9.36

13.

9.40

9.44

9.-18

17

9.52

Hyde

"

9.30

"

Kowlon C.C. senior team (away) . Bowling Green Club:'

F. Goodwin, B. Petheram, J. C. Lyal and L. E. Lambert (Skip).

H. Gittins, C. J. Tacchi,

In fairness to the Chinese, how- ever, it must be said that they were not at full strength, but all the same the Kowloon victory was a

To-morrow the lawn bowls league Tennis pinyers everywhere often very creditable one.

enters on the second half of the There was also one game in the words the clube start their return official programme, or in other. wonder and discuss among them- selves the question of the comparatoon "0" also won comfortably the most

C" division and here the Kow-matches. In the senior division tive abilities of their champions over the E.LT.C.

important games are naturally those in which the two and the visiting players who appear

Valley teams are engaged, and in local courts from time to time.

their doings will be watched with no little interest after what hap- The majority of the enthusiasts,

are at home to Kowloon Dock. In peaed last Saturday. Craigengower

ground when rain caused some in- A. C. Burford,, J. Howe, H. terference with the play. Craigen-Overy and A. E. Silkstone (Skip). " gower won by five. shots. Kowloon Kowloon C.C. junior team (home) Dock will visit the Valley fully determined to avenge the defeat, O. B. Raven, L Jack, F. E. but

on the other Sand Craigen Lawrence and J. M. Jack (Skip). gower will not leave anything to W. Borrowman. A. J. Kew, W. chance. I expect to see the cham-Hyde and V. C. Labrum (Skip) piens consolidating their position. T. W. Carr, E. C. Fincher, J. P. Civil Service beat Taikoo by three Robinson and L. J. Blackburn shots at the Valley, but I am doubt (Skip). ful if they will be able to repeat the success. Taikoo, on their own ground, are going very strong this season and feel confident of beating the visitors.

the more, advanced will first study the merits before making the de- cision, and then often the local star

has the benefit of the doubt..

scores were :--

L. Ho and 5. C. Ng (C.R.C.),

lost to E. and E. F. Fincher lost to G. Bodeker and W.

Hyde

3,6

6-9

lost to A. E. Guest and R...

B. Hambly.

"3.8

5. Ng and M. K. Yer (C.R.C.)

z. Craigengower C.C.:-

after the rest. Three of these were while hoping for the contrary, will Recreation Club were beaten by persentage of the games are draws. from Chan"Kam Cheung, while thebet in favour of the newcomer, while K.C.C. by six sets to three. The their first meeting on the Dockyard Lay and J. Fraser (Skip). If the weather is really fine, four fourth was by Choy Pak-lan.

The fact that the Chinese bey days are all too short to play a

finish. If rain inter-were the faster swimmers probably match to feres heavily, the same thing hap- accounted for their win, pens, for a slow, easy wicket usually results. It is only when uncertain weather-heavy showers interaper sed with bright sunshine-prevails during the course of a match that there is any probability of the match being brought to a conclusion except in unusual circumstances. A straight victory to start withi is therefore, a very comforting thought! It is also of great moral

value to the side.

The Wicket.

Moat unfortunately, the cables about the game, while giving a whole lot of unnecessary detail, omit really clear reference to the state of the pitch. As far na can be seen, the wicket was a bit sticky early on and Grimmett had three wicketa cheaply. It then improved Then I fancy there was more rain, followed by sun, and the Australians had a thoroughly difficult pitel. It obviously was not slow. Thereafter I judge that it began to wear a bit a Sutcliffe was getting knocked about over the hands by the fast bowler. It carried on pretty well- but was talking during the fourth incinga.

Chinese Athletic: Chan Sik-piu, Chan Sin-lok, Fung Kwok-wa, Kwok Fung-san, Chan Kam-cheung, Choy Pak-lan and Tam Chikung.

Navy, Hampson, Moore, Beer,

Pearson, Lake, Bell and Singleton

V.R.C. ↑ SOMERSET, -.

From the very start in this "B" division game, it was obvious that the local boys were top good for the soldiers, and very shortly after the start, Roza Pereira scored the first goal for the Club. Theo Lawrence netted twice in rapid succession, and just before the whistle blew for the interval, Roza Pereira scored the fourth goal for the V.R.C.

The opening of the second half who was later ordered out of the was marked by a goal by Lawrence, bath for waiting within the two yards line. Then Zimmern scored with Lawrenes back in the bath the sixth goal for his side, and again Roza Pereira again netted to give the V.R.C. a 7-0 win.

The teams were: "V.R.C. Сенапо, Maynard, Foratits,

Zimmern, Remedios, Lawrence and L." Roza Pereira.

Somersets: Skinner, Hill, Sey- mour, Sproatin, Lilley, Boller and Parkes

U.S. BASEBALL.

YESTERDAY'S MATCHES.

But why is the average tennis: follower prejudiced in favour of the newcomer, especially when the latter has been seen in action in a. "knock-up" It is because most

players make a show of speed when- ever they perform in a strange place, and speed seldom fails to dazzle.

But coming to the question of the result of the match, the invader has always the advantage, for he is prepared for the encounter and is generally at the top of his form. Take, for instance, ports like Hong Kong and Shanghai whore tourna ments are held only once and twics

during the "off season," except a year, respectively; interest lags

when players are informed of an

According to opinions expressed impending interport.

by some who have been to tourna ments in Europe in recent years, Hong Kong's leading "lights would go a long way if given the CP portunity to practice and go on a tour of Europe,

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Of course to be able to stand up to the best would mean. two or three years' intensive touring (but that is what all the leading players are doing now-a-days-they have little else to do except play tennis). After all, the value of a player does not depend so much on his forin " ashia" tennis sense" and capacity for further development,

The Composition of the Team. When the original 13 were select- ed the principal surprise, to me at any rate, WOR the selection" of Duckworth in place of Amen. There seems to be a general opinion that this selection went with that of Richard Tyldesley, of whose slow bowling "Duckworth has daily ex- prience through the season. managed to get a couple of catches and a stump." Unfortunately the wire did not itemise the extraa-of National League played to-day re-nationalities, with different tem which there were eight and 22 suited as follows: Cincinatti beat against Oldfield's 13 and six. My Brooklyn 11/7, and Chicago beat perament. For example, take two own opinion is that he will continue Boston 10/4

He

(REUTER'S AMERICAN ·

SERVÍCE.]

NEW YORK, June 1a. The baseball matches in the

of it, and it is not likely that Wood- full will fail so completely again, or Ponsford fail to come off very

Hong Kong has players of many

of our leading singles players for a atart-Honda and S. A. Rumjabn.'

•

*

S.

'lost to É. C. and E. F.

Fincher

lost to G. Bodeker and W.

Hyde

+6

2.

beat A. E. Guest and R. B.

Hambly

€2

M.

K. Lo and C. Choo (C.R.C.)

4

lost to E C. and E.

Fincher

F.

A.

B.

beat G. Bodeker and

Hyde

beat A. E. Guest and B.

Hambly

"O" DIVISION,

E.C.C.. KIT.O.

4-6

6- I

6-12

Kowloon Indian Tennis Club by On their own ground the Row loon Cricket Club defeated the seven sets to two....

Mackay and Hedley (K.C.C) beat Mahan Singh and

Feroz Ali beat Dr. Lal and Firdos

Khan

beat Jehan Singh and Igbal

Singh

Jackson and White (E.C.C.). lost to Maban Singh and

Feroz Alis

lost to Dr. Lal and Firdos

Khan

beat Jehan Singh and Ighal

Singh Burnett and Brown (K.C.C.) beat Mahan Singh and

Feroz Ali....... beat Dr. Lol and Firdos

Khan

beat Jehan Singh and Igbal

Singh

621

6-4

3-0

1.

20

64

B-4

7-3

"6-1

LR.C. SUCCESSFUL IN BOTH

DIVISIONS.

*

Reserves: L. A. Jeeves and J. Dianen.

ELECTRIC R.C.

With a string of half a dozen de-. Kowloon Bowling G.C. feats, the Police travel to King's Park to meet Club de Recreio. The home team will probably he deprived of the services of some of their players, but in any case they ought to be able to beat the Police

Hong Kong Electric R.C. (home)

D. S. Hill and W. H. B. Muskett.

T. P. Saunderson, G. T. Padgett,"

again. Kowloon Bowling Green are entertaining their neighbours. Kowloon C.C. started the season at home by unexpectedly trouncing the Bowling Green, and last week they performed a creditable feat

one never knows what may happen at the Valley. The Bowling Green appear to be the better team, but when ericketers travel on bowling tours.

In the second division three teams playing at home-the Yacht Club, Kowloon C.C. and Civil Service are probable winners, together with the Bowling Green, who are play- ing away. However, I feel that something surprising is going to happen in this section. Taikoo are the visitors at the Yacht Club. This is their first meeting, as the earlier one is on the list of postpon- ed matches. Craigengower, pro- bably with their. chess-board ar- ranged in another form, travel to Kowloon C.C. The Valley team won at home, and perhaps it will be the turn of the other side now to play." cricket." Civil Service are receiving Club de Recreio, while the Bowling Green team travel to the Hong Kong Electric ground at North Point. Civil Service and the Bowling Green are still un- beaten. These teams are sailing day when one or the other hits a merrily along, but it will be a bad rock!

LEAGUE TABLES,

on Thursday and in both of them Two league matches were decided

the IRC emerged victorious. Playing against the Club de Re- ereio on the latter's ground in the "B" Division the IR.C., so far the "unbeatable, secured a mine sets to nil victory. In the Mixed to date:- ful by defeating the C.R.C. by one Doubles the LR. C. was also success | & student of tactics and has a keen set after a keen and interesting sense of anticipation. He relies game. More o placements than aheer speed, and his strong point is his

Honda has all the match-playing qualities of a champion. He never allows anything to upset him; he is

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"B" DIVISION.

to keep while Tyldesley is in the side. If Freeman should be select- In the American League the re- aults were:-Detroit beat New "ed, probably "Ames will go in auto-

matically, Duckworth was said to York 10/8. Boston beat St. Louis. be suapping at them a bit laat sea- 11/3, Washington beat Chicago 31, mori, but at his best, he is a shade and Philadelphia beat Cleveland better than the Kent man, who, | 4/2- of course, is a far better bat. But the inclusion of Freeman is doubt- ful. To any bats but, thoss of the frat clasa, Freeman is a perfect terror and he gets more wickets than anyone in England. But much. But, unless Jackson recovers foreband drive which is hit with a his form with the bat, a tremendous fat-faced racket, but he uses the

I.E.C. v. Club de Rectalo, responsibility rests with the earlier full force of this stroke only off Jack White seems to have done batsmen. It is clear, too, that on little this year and one was not a wicket which talks a bit, Grina comparatively easy return. The Recreio lost to the I.B.C. by nine On their own ground the Club de particularly surprised at his not mett is still ensily their most shot which is indirectly the cause acts to mil. playing. But of bowlers, the most dangerous bowler. Wall, the fast of a large number of points going interesting success is that of R. W. bowler, is probably their second to him is a high-bounding one to de Recr V. Robins, the young Cambridge most dangerous man. What will bis opponent's backband, a ball aud Middlesex amateur. In the happen on a fast, true wicket re. which is disliked by almost all play- summer of 1928 Robins made his last mains to be seen. A good deal had era.. appearance against Oxford at Lords. been expected of Fairfax, but he He had got his blue as a brilliant did not meet with much success. batsman and fielder, but "bowled

tancy Tyldesley is more likely to get

the best batsmen.

a bit" in his last year. He did some good work for Middlesex last

Beason.

Woolley,

Honda does not play a good a game in doubles as he does in singles owing to the fact that his grip of the racket does not permit of an aggressive volley.

; ' ...

The following are the positions

Division L

P. W. D. L Pta.

€

3

0

1 10

3

Craigengower "Civil Service ...

6 50" 1 10 Taikoo R.C....... a 1 Kowloon O.C... 6 Club de Becreio à Z Kowloon B.G.C. 2 Kowloon D.R.C. 62 Police R.C.**** B 0

SHOTS FOR AND AGAINST.

For "Agst. Up Da F. Remedios and H. Barros (Club Civil Service ... 370 331

Craigengower 349′ 290 59 0

lost to A, A. Rumjahn and

J. S. A. Curreem

1-8 löst to A. H. Rumjahn and A. H. Hussain ......

48 lost to A. H. Madar and S.

A. Kamnit

26

1-6:

5-7

The Heroes.

season, but he has come to his own his claim to captain England. He Chapman bag amply" vindicated

A. V. Remedios and A. A. Noron- as a bowler of “wrong 'uns ' this is, to my mind, the mcat useful

ha (Club de Recreio): In this, his first game man skippering the English side is very hard to beat when he is at 5. A. Rumjaha, the ex-champion, against Australia, he took four for whom we have had since the days his best, as has been scer in past

lost to A. A. Bumjaha and 51 and three for 81-no mean per- of Stanley Jackson and Archie matches. This is because he usually

J. S. A. Carreem...... formance in itself. But he also Maclaren.

lost to A. H. Ramjaha and Tate once more has takes abundant risks, far more than collected & bright 50, not out, in the proved, that be, bracketed with are warranted in

I. 5. A. Hussain first innings.

Hobbs when the latter i fit, is Eng- match. This is quite right when

lost to A. H. Madar and S. -- an important,

A. Ismail land's first choice, Hendren re- one's shots are getting in but not deeraed himself in the second otherwise. Were he able to stendy' innings, and will probably retain his himself as he did in the last inter- place. I wonder,, despite depre-port against Shanghai, there is no cisted dollars, how much many of saying that he may not once more us would give to be at home to see reach the very top, for he is an all- the next four games.

round player with probably the best A laat word. It is true that our stamina in tennis circles in Hong victory in the first Test has put us Kong. Unlike Honda, S.A" is all in a very strong position. I don't specd. He possesses a fast fore think it was luck. We had a shade hand drive, a cut-drive on his back- the better of the wicket, but Lar hand and cuts off both hands. Hia wood fell ill and Sutcliffe had to favourite shots are to the corners retire when well set. But anyone and he often stages a surprise at who thinks that all is over bar the tack at the net or

a follow-up for

No one was surprised to see the Font left-hander in, as batting of that type rather upsets bowlers like Grimmett. (This Chapman proved conclusively). But Woolley did not come off, and I would not mind hazarding a small wager that some other bai-probably Duleepsinghi will get bis place. Hammond also Failed with the bat, but his úelding, his quite useful bowling, and bia record against the Australians make it most probable that he will play

in the next match. In fact, pro- shouting is very much mistaken. a neat volley. vided that Larwood is fit, I expect The Australians staged a magni-

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to see the same team out in the ficent come-back in the fourth Turning back to league tounia, second Test, with the one change to innings, actually acoring the highest Duleepsinghi,

aggregate of the match on a dam

membered that the later English The definite conclusion ons comes batsinen in the second innings were too is that the visitors have, at obvionaly told to get runs or get present, a distinct tail. Bradman, cut.) They are a very fine fighting McCabe, Kippax and Victor side, and England will have to go Tichardson came well enough out all out to win the rubber,

(Continued on next Column.)

R. ABBIT

there is nothing very much to say, owing to the fact that very little

past fortnight on account of the wet weather. All matches scheduled for Wednesday were postponed, and it is to be hoped that the rain will keep away to morrow, as we dre already rather in arrears with quite a heavy programme.

A. Barreto and A. Gosano (Club de Recreio):-

lost to 5. A. Rumjahn and

J. S. A. Carreem......... 4- €. lost to A II. Rumjahn and

S. A Hussain ...... lost to A. H. Madar and S...

A. Ismail

MIXED DOUBLES.

www.

I.B.C. e. 0.2.0.

8.10

On their own ground the C.R.C. sets to four: was defeated by the L.R.C. by five

Misa G. Lo and M. K. Lo

Host to Dira. McCaw and 6.

A. L Rumjahnj lost to Mrs. Gull and H.-D.

Rumjaba

46

beat Miss R Rumjahn and

.SA. Rumjahn (Continued at foot of next column).

32

0 19

0 171

፫፦

Taikoo R.C. 360 316 44 Kowloon D.R.C. 372 340 J2 Club de Recreio 305 237 16 Kowloon B.G.C. 283 292 Kowloon C.C. 373 383) Police R.C.

-- 270 441 Division II. Kowloon B.G.C 8.0.

P. W. D. L. Pts.

Civil Service..... 66 0 0 12 Yacht Club 5 -3. 02-26 Club de Recreio. 6 a 0 3 0 Kowloon 0.0.... 620 4 Taikoo I.C...... 5. 1 10" 4 2 Electric R.C... Craigengowor

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SHOTS FOR AND AGAINST.

For Agst. Up. Di. Kowloon E.0.0. 423301 123 Civil Service 417 341 '76 Yacht Club 323 987 Club de Recreio 381 348 13 Kowloon C.O. ...344 880 Taikoo B.C. 230 330 Electric R.O... 329 7381 Craigengower: 318 · 428

Mra Chiu and K. L. Ho (C.R.C.) lost to Mrs. Gull and R. D.

Rumjaan

lost to Miss R. Rumjahn and

8. A. Rumjahn.... beat Mrs. McCaw and C. A.

· L, Rumjaha

(C.R.C.)

beat Miss R. Rumjaha and

3.

8. A. Rumjahn .......................... 8. 3 lost to Mrs. McCaw and C.

A. L. Burajahn 68 beat Mra. Gull and H. D.

Rumjahn

Duckworth and H. Hatch

W. Stoker, H. S. Jomes, F. F.

Clarke and L de Rome,

A. Tarbuck, E. Thompson, S. J.

Kerley.

Reserves: R. W. Smith and V. G.

10.00

W. Q. Shields and C. Mycock.

A. C. I. Bowker, and D. Forbes

L. Yates and Q. E.

Eilatas.

A. G. Coppin and H. C. Shrubsale.

O Enger and A. D.

Humphreys.

A Ritchie and W. J. Clerk

J. R. Collis and J. R.

Ifinton.

C. C. Stark and A.. Sommerfelt.

A. F. Judd and C." Terdre.

A Lench and Capt. Weir.

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