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·CRICKET CLUBS AND PLAYERS.

CLUB ARMY MATCH DECISION: WAS IT A DRAW?

WEEKLY REVIEW BY R. ABBIT..

There seems to have been a ver.ja tain amount of misrepresentation in some of the descriptions of the Olub and Amy watch last Satur- day. What actually occurred was this. One hundred and seventy- one runs were put up on the board "Inst innings score, and, when the last over was called, the Army had one hundred and sixty-nine runs for four wickets.. Duckitt was boyling to MeFarinne, who failed

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1930.

CHINESE ANNOYED.

SEQUEL TO SUSPENSION

CANTON GOLF.

RESULTS OF RECENT

·COMPETITIONS,

In the Captain's Cup qualifying play for October Mr. C. E. Watson won with a score of 76 het,

The Gilman Cup competition played over the holidays. October 10 to 13, was won by C. E. Sand strom with a score of 73 net.

On Sunday, October 19, the Cap:

OF FOOTBALLERS. MEETING TO CONSIDER. SECESSION.. Rumours were in circulation yes terday to the effect that the Chinesa Athletic Association are likely to withdraw from the Hong Kong Football Association owing to the suspension of Chan Kwong Tu and Two Kwai Sings two of their pro-tain's team won from the Presi minent players, which has been upheld by the Appeals Board. It was also stated that other Chinese clubs would follow the example,

the

means of letting the batsmen score at the rate of a hundred runs an hour and get sot. Richardson and Sayer bowled 13 overs between

The intention.38 far them and got one wicket for eighty- six runs,

Admittedly one catch Chinese Athletic Association is con- was dropped, and several others cerned was confirmed by an official, did not go to band, but it secins who, however, declined to go into pretty clear that they should be the subject at any length by point- used to break up a stand rathering out that the matter was down than to start one. Reed was hardly for discussion at a meeting Oxed at his best. Kelly bowled well at for inst evening. He hinted that times. Ile is curious case. So business of a very serious nature long as he ever pitches the ball would be discussed at the meet- to the leg wide of the line of the ing.

Riddle stump he is always danger- So far as he was concerned, the to connect with the first four de-ous and bids fair to make one of official stated that the step taken liveries. He hit the alth and the best bowlers in Hong Kong, by the H.K.F.A. was mast unfair. Owen-Hughes caught him. Wolfa Then he loses direction, pitches the There was dissatisfaction in every Barry came in for the last bail, ball on or outside the batsmen's quarter at the decision of the legs and is easy meat to quick Emergency Committee, the Council which missed his wicket by a frac i tion of an inch (it, would) and eyed batsmen. This was especially and the Appeals Board. The Chi- the case against the Indians, who nese supporters were very indignant then went to the boundary for four inade seventy-five per cent of their over the decision and were urging Bye West can hardly be blamed

runs on the leg side, Hamilton the teams to withdraw from the nu it was darkish and he appeared bowled a bit better but sent down to think the ball had hit the wicket three atrocious full tonsen and one At first, Then came bathos, be-

Three went to the leg cause it was found that the Club | long hop. score was really 173 and that the boundary with a bang as they were on the leg stump, hat one full toss Kauno Was a draw-or nie. In-

was on the off and got a wicket! cidentally this shows the need for

He tells me he is suffering from a regular scorer.

over work. A mas with an im- agination like that ought to write for the ProSK.

Which Was It?

I confess I cannot make up my mind what the result really was, by I eline to a tie. If you do, not phas your opponents score by reason of time it is, generally speak ing, a draw. But I am not sure that it is correct to lay the whole stress on the word "pass." If you equal the other side's score and hare to stop because you have no more batsmen it is definitely a tie. So why should it not be a lie if you equal the other side's score and have to stop becuese you have no more time 1

An Important Point.

league.

At the time of the interview the official received a telephone message from a prominent Chinese gentle- man, whose name he declined to divulge, advising them to consider thoroughly the stop they were about to take.

Asked if the Central Kuomintang Athletic Association are using any pressure in the matter, he stated that so far they had not done so, but now that the suspensions have been definitely confirmed, it was not unlikely that they would receive a cable on the same lines as the Lah Hwa message.

(Wah Tu Fat Pao.) C.A.A. Mesting Held in Camera.

dent's team by 12 points to 3.

The first round of the Tungahan Recreation Club Championship was played for on Sunday morning, October 20, resulting as follows:- Batchelor beat Galloway, one up. Hill beat Horridge, 7 and 0. Annett win from Manning (1,01%). Lay won from Anthony (w.o.). Clark won from Baker-Carr (w.o.) Platt beat Archer by 6 and 4. Sandstrom beat. Dugan by 3 and

2

McNeary beat Gilman 2 and 1. In the second round, played in the afternoon of the same day, the results were:

Batchelor beat, Hill at the 20th

hole.

Lay bent Annett, 7 and 6. Clark beat Platt by 4 and 2. Sandstrom beat McNeavy at the

20th.

SOCIALISM AND INEFFICIENCY.

MISS BONDFIELD ON

RATIONALISATION.

Miea Margaret Bondfield, Minister of Labour, speaking at Trevenson' Park, near Camborne, Cornwall, last month, said it was interesting" to rend of the effects of the spin- ung jenny and the steain engine one hundred years ago, but the pre-

The Indians took full opportunity of their chance and were particu- larly strong on the leg side. Their bowling was good too. I have have never seen A. R. Minu bowl so well. He controlled his length and brought the ball back from log a good bit, while his slower ball was well concealed. I was greatly He will disappoint with Pereira.

In connection with the suspensent. révolution in industrial pro shift the rabbits no doubt or per. haps only the ferrets-hut on asion of the two Chinese footballers,

cesses was for more devastating in good wicket a good bat will not find Chan Kwong Iu and Tso Kwai him difficult.

Sing, the China Athletic Associa the lives of the working men and tion, to which both belong, hold

women, Because progresa had been meeting last evening to discuss the

made in education and in, social decision of the Appeals' Board.

The meeting was held in camera, amenities, poverty to-day struck a and the proceedings were great terror in the hearts of those divulged.

whose hones it invaded.

M. Wond was the only bat to help de Rome with the exception It really doesn't matter at all in of Kelly whare three befty slogs ordinary cricket, but the point connected. Yet once again" bright might be of considerable moment hopes of newcomers were disap in the question of a league game.pointed. Griffiths seems to find it I have not the league rules by me impossible to get going. It is the at the moment, but my recollection light I think, as he was playing at. is that no special provision is made them and missing the ball entirely for a tie. If so, the point would nearly every time. As he bats with have to go to the League Com-hia pada well in front he buys an mittee to decide, If they ruled a 1.b.w. pretty soon. Matthews wae tie counted as a draw the point out to a smart bit of stumping. I again would not matter. But it am sorry to see he is not playing hardly seem possible that they against the Naxy next week. could rule in any other way thon

The Navy Appear. that teams who tied divided the

The R.N. team was out on their points, in which case it might mean

difference in the destination of King's Park ground.

I did not the Shield as to whether a match recognise any of the names, and yas a draw or a tie. I remember no ranks and ratings were shown that the Civil Service, I think at and I do not know much about the end of the 1827-8 season, played them. They went down badly to a tle with the Gunners, losing their the Varsity, but considering how last wicket with the scores equal, fow ships are here it is n pleasant

It so happened that the extra half. surprise to find they can raise a paint made a definite difference in

side. I see Anderson again went

the position of the C.S.C.C. ia the in second wicket down. He got lengue. I wont on long leave just eighteen, but I aure he would before the end of the senson, and do better going in first. It will be. found on my return the match had interesting to see if he bowls him- bean counted sa a draw! It seem self much this year. He should as ed too late to raise the point. Ie is a useful trundler on his day, should be glad to have any reason- ed views my readers may have other than positive assertion or flat contradiction, which seem so often to serve as a method of argument in this Colony.

The Game Itself.

E.C.C.

I fancy the score card, which K.C.C. have, always sent me before, has been buried under the founda thun stour of their new pavilion,

men from the papers they played a Club match which seems to have

not

PING PONG LEAGUE:

RECORD SCORE BY SOUTH

OHINA A.A.

Further matches in the junior league have been played in one of which South China eroated record by claiming all the games against Wah Ying Club.

The full roauits were:- South Chinn A.A. beat Wah Ying

Club, 36 games to 0. Hin Kun School beat Hip

"It is quite true," said Miss Bondfield, "that, our great basic industries" must be rationalised— that is, made efficient. The So- cialists do not believe in inefficiency. I have been a Socialist for over forty years, and to-day, in the light| of my larger responsibilties, I sun a more convinced Socialist than ever.

BEGGARS WHO OWN MOTOR-CARS.

PROFITS OF ITINERANT STREET MUSICIANS.

GRUMBLE AT £1,A NIGHT.

Autonishing revelations as to the earnings of professional mendicants are made in a letter, publication of which was authorised by the Liver pool Coroner. The letter is a sequel to comments the, Coroner made recently when holding an inquest on a Liverpool_beggar whe operated mainly in Manchester. It

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Dear Sir, Re. your comments at the inquest on a professiounl beggar.

I should like to say your comments, were not without grounds, aloo that what the beg gar put in his letter was quito true. I am at the Baie ge myself, and have been at it since I left work in 1920. It is far bet ter than work. I felt it degrad- ing, but when people told me 1 was too old when I went after work I had to do something, so A nate told to stand with matches.

me

I have had as much as En in one night just over an hour. Then I have stood pretending to play an instrument. Street bands are the worst of the lot. First they have ex-Service men on their hoxes, then they have miners an the boxes. They go all over the country wearing uniform, travel- ling about in their motor-car.

I know some cornet-players that will play round the public-houseS in London of a night and grum. ble that they tako £1. I know others who have been offered £1 besides a dinner and expenses to play at an outing, and refused it as they can make more money in the streets.. I know some musi ciaos that have never been at work since they left industrial schools to learn the cornet, and others who have left good jobs they have had in order to play in the streets. -

There are others who are in good work and go round the public-houses week-ends and Sun. day mornings. Poor people don't know who they are giving their hard-earned pennies to. I have travelled round a good many

and lodging-houses

seen the dodges of professional beggars with each other's babies, also anen and women going out to

wet day gether who prefer a because they get more pity.

There are not many working men who can live like us, get up what time we like, live on the best all day, and always money in our- pockets. Bome of these men have. good pensions as well,

The writer, whose name is with-

I can see no way out of the pre-held by the Coroner, gives à London sent serious position of trade and address. Wahindustry in this country except the Socialist way, which is the way of co-operation and service for the common good.

A.A., 23 games to 12. Hop Chee Club beat Hin Kun

School, 21 games to 14. Hip Keung A.A. beat Filipino

Club, 29 to 0.

Chinese A.A. boat Hip Wah Club

(w.o.).

It is possible to-day for orders to be flashed from one end of the world to the other, for competitors in Japan, in England, and in Ger-1 Kangto School beat China Catho-many to be in the running for the

lic (w.o.).

Nam Mo A.A. bent Commercial game order given cut by Russia, or

Press, 19 games to 16.

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A.A.. 25 games to 10,

Men's Singles.

Playing in the 3rd round Lai Yiu Cheuk bent So Fui Yip (3 sets to love) and Siu Man Cheuk received & walk-over from Chan Hou Shu,

The Army did not appear a very been a fairly easy-going affair. (Lai Yiu Cheuk and Siu Man Cheuk

Home contrast which will mean consideration of the corporation. profits of their particular firm.

It is urgently desired to preserve "Efficiency to be of any value in this crisis must ensure that the the Bargate, the ancient gateway results see to be felt in the homes into the town which is at present of the common people in greater a "bottleneck" holding up trac security for the family, in better Accordingly all 'concerned are health for the men and women, in

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Owen Hughes declared with 173 on the cauliflower seedlings Ive The board for three wickets, een raising for him. I might davo Puckitt was a trifle gallinaceous got the card. As it is-but let us at the start of his innings, but he give him a week's remand.) haished it in excellent form. Hisley does not often go in high up. Hi style is excellent but

gather ho

ould do well to watch the ball bit more. Marton also tore himself

Tomorrow's Gamos. The H.K.C.C. are playing the Indian Recreation, Club on the Clubi ground in their first League match. long enough to It should be a most interesting to game to watch and most probably regular play

away from seven. It is to

make a nice

he hoped that ho will

will end in a draw, unless the bat

ly this season as he has the mak, ting on either side collapses.

Leung Lin, Chuen, respectively, to morrow evening at the Kowloon Chinese Y.M.C.A. for the right to enter the semi-final, both matches commencing at-7:18 p.m.

If

to

Inge of a useful bat. The Club there is a finish I expect the Club bowlers were not so bad and

per.

haps did not have all the luck they deserved. But Dewar Durie again

to win.

Friendlies.

LEAGUE CRICKET.

H.K.C.C. TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW.

The following: have been selected

the H.K.C.C. represent I.R.C. in lengue matches morrow:-

and in a serene old ago for the problem, so as to provide an alter breadwinners when their work is native route and maintain the done. Unless efficiency can give us. Bargate intact. these things, it merely adds to the burden that people already have to bear."

TWO EXEMPTIONS DEMANDED.

The Hants and Isle of Wight Society of Architects and the Civie Society of Southampton are hoping GLASGOW'S BAN ON FLAG that the whole question to the re- planning of the central area of the DAYS.

town will be carefully examined. In the meantime Mr. H. P. Cart do Lafontaine, the architect, has been consulted by the corporation,

The Club atch is the only

The Magistrates of Glasgow have and has advised that for a real proved that he is one of the best league game down so far as I know, 1st XI. (home):-A. C. I. Bowker thrown a bombshell into the camp solution it is cssential to And an Pats in the Colony and he was The Gunners will make the trip (captain), A. C. Beck, E. J. B. of charitable and similar organism- alternative and adequate route to gallantly mupported by Davies, to Pokfulam where the University Mitchell, J. Ilsley, H. Owen tions in the city by their decision take the through traffic before it whom my readers will remember should give them a good game. If Hughes, E. R. Duckitt, K. H to prohibit all dag days and street

very useful stumper. Hasle Musson has one of his days on with Batgor, O. E. C. Marton, G. I. collections for charity. This de-actually enters the town. He sug wood and Musson helped to make the ball, the visitors may just about More, E. IL West, and J. Whitham. cision has been arrived at owing to gests that this route should follow the draw-or tie-possible. This do it, I think, but their strength is 2nd XI. (away)-W. W. Mac- the fact that fag days have become the line of the old ditch, or moat, match is distinctly encouraging as rather unknown at present. kenzie (captain), P. W. L. Planner, so numerous as to constitute, in the which formerly skirted the town Civil Service are at home to the E. J. Collins, J. Chadwick, R. §. eyes of a majority of the magic wall on the east side of the Old regards Army cricket, and they

hould be able to field a pretty Navy and resume their efforts at W. Paterson, J. D. Humphreys, B.trates, a nuisance. But the magis useful sido in the representative, team-building Baker is still row. Wild, JD. A Hotchison, S. 3. terial ban has to be approved by Town In bia view it would be natches in the holidays, especially ing apparently, but Evans makes Stanesby, J. H. Ashworth, and W. the Town Council before it can be possible to mako two «one-way

come operativo.

if Thorn can find time to get into Jorm.

Defeat of Civil Service.

Harris E. Hunt. & welcome appearance Walker is keeping again, while a Reserves: J. Macfarlane and H. trial as a bowler is being given to || Clippingdale. J. F. McGowan, who has been suc cessful for the second eleven.

The C,8.0.0. nte invariably poor beginners but this year they are

A more interesting match will be The Jefinitely at the lowest chl, only encouraging sign is the suo across on the Craigengower ground cass of de Rome, in the batting. where the homo club entertain But, of course, tch form is too Kowloon. I should prefer K,C.O,'% had to be true and when Baker and chances if they had a bit more perhaps Ling return to the side bowling. But it should be a game They may be an incommonly hard worth watching.

SUNDAY CRICKET.

VOLUNTEERS

Apparently the magistrates' new streets, linking up the parks to the rule is to cover all charity colles north and east by a "park-way " tions, with no exceptions; and this to the dock Should this be done, has called forth many public pro it would be possible to walk right tests, as the prohibition would im round, the Old Town. peril the Poppy Day collection for

The architect consulted advises the Ilaig Fund, as well as to the POLICE..

Glasgow Students annual Infirm that two by-pass roads should be The following will represent the aries Day street carnival. The constructed cast and west of the Volunteers against the Police R.C. latter avant has raised, on ench of Bargate to accommodate the in- at the Police ground, Happy Valley, the last two occasions, over £17,000, orensing traffic. These new ronds

should in all ainco its in- sho

4.DaYo arched openingi ABUIT thatp on Sunday A Land £105,000 in

theogh the walls, procerving the take it all back. The ucEK,

En toe as to wait and Planner, E. I. West, R. H. Wndes infirmacies and other charities. Tho Tàc of the, top Their bowling was poor InstK.C.C. card has just reached me,

Thursday

More next R. M. Wood, R. H. Griffiths, J. probability is, however, that Poppy thus giving a sufficient unity be Saturday. It is quite evident, that p.m.,

McFarlane, W. E. Hunt, F. E. Day and Students' Day will be ex-tween the wall and the gate to pro

oluded from the general ban.

serve its significance and interest. BA. Skinner, Q. C. Burnett.

Poor Bowling.

their slow bowlers on the amall ground at Happy Valley, ure simply,

week. Z

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