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JUNIOR CRICKET NOTES.

INTERESTING STAGE IN THE SECOND DIVISION.

[Br "L.B.W."]

INTERPORT FOOTBALL.

SECOND TRIAL MATCH TO-DAY.

A fast football game is expected when the second laterport trial takes pace at the Club ground, Happy Valley, to-day, kick-off at

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1931.

HONG KONG DERBY.

LIST OF CONTENDERS FOR LOCAL TURF CLASSIC.

FIFTY-SIX ENTRIES,

[BY MORNING DEW."]

The following is a list of all

CONTROVERSY AT WIMBLEDON.

L.T.A. AND ALL-ENGLAND TOURNAMENT.

DIVISION OF PROFITS DISPUTED.

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LAWN TENNIS.

FREAKS IN SERVICE.

TITLES CAN BE WON WITHOUT THEM.

CHURCH AND STATE AMERICAN SHIPPING

CONFLICT.

DR. HENSON'S VIEW.

COMING CRISIS WILL BE

SEVERE.

COMBINE.

BIG PLANS BEING MADE.

Mr. Edward Danks, the General Agent at Ilong Kong for L. Everett Inc., Oriental Agent of Messrs. Lard D'Aberson, the president of

Roosevelt Steamship Co., operators the Lawn Tennis Association, is re- |

"The Disestablishment, crisis will of the American Pioneer Line, ins ported as having said at the recent bo severe, but it may be a blessing forms us that interests identified annual meeting. We shall not in disguise," said "the Bishop of with the Roosevelt Steamship Co. produce a world champion until we Durham (Dr. Hensley Henson), in have acquired control of the Inter produto a player with a champion's concurating the new Church of St. national Mercantile Marine Co. service." If that means that unless Mary Magdalene at Sunderland, thus forming an amalgamation, of we have a player with a giant ser: It would be easy to despair of the two concerns, which will constitute champion, that would be sorry read Bishop. Persistent disorder and United States and at the same time ing, but the records of the game do undisciplined action within its bring into being one of the largest not justify no gloomy a prophecy, pule wore being partly forced upon shipping concerns in the world. The winners in the last five years it by circumstances over which it The International Mercantile at Wimbledon have been Borotra, had no control, but largely they Marine Co. are old established Lacosta, Cochet, and Tildon, and of were expressions of individual operators on

the Atlantic, pris. the four only Tilden has a really self-assertion and reckless partisan- cipally with the Red Star Linu, the great service. Lacosto's service is ship.

Atlantic Transport Co., the Leyland by no means of the "cannon-ball"

"Wo are in the first stages of Line, the Whito Star Lino and the

Saturday's weather was not quite 14.30 p.m. Owing to the Nayy being three candidates-Fortune Bay, over the distribution of the profita vico we can never have a world Church of England to-day, said the the largest shipping combine in the

the ideal weather for cricket but in spite of that three league inatches were decided. As far as I know, that is a record for the season and it éppenis that things are livening up now. There has been some talk about cricket being neglected for other forms of sport in the Colony, but as long as we have our three

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unable to provide a team to meet the local Probables, who had a run- away victory over the Army last week, the latter are again providing the opposition with a rearranged team which, it is hoped, will give the strong local side a good game. The following are the teams:-

Hong Kong:-Clarke; Li Tin

the ponies entered for the Derby to be run on March a. It will be on that Mr. Dunbar, who won the event last year, has entered Champagne Bay and Cyclamen Day, and renders can take it from me that he is again very strongly represented this year.

Mr. Ho Kom Tong, who won the event in 1989, has four representa- Mr. Chan Tin Sion, who tivës. headed the list of successful ownere last sanson, Las entered throó candi-

Wiinbledon, Droember 31-The historie Wimbledon tennis sham plonships may never be held gain after 1831 ns the result of a bitter fight which is being waged here on the famous tournament.

For many years the Lawn Tennis Association of Great Britam has been trying to wrest control of Wimbledon from the All-England Club, which started the tournainont 59 years ago. The association is the governing body of the sport in England and no tournament may

or more matches on one afternoon Sang, Bishop; Hedley, Eynon, Lam dates. Mr. Dynasty, who has one be held without its sanction. But variety, nor is that of Borotra, conflict with the State, which Panama Pacific Linó, The Belged: I think we need never fonr that Yuk Ying: B. Gosana, Segalen, A. of. the biggest stables in training the Club. owns Wimbledon, the whose fastest delivery is so often sooner or later can have but one land, a frequent visitor to Hong.

King Cricket will die out in the

Colony.

Dealing with the matches them

all resulted expect. helves, the art ce uced the Club,

a foot-fault. On rare occasions outcome. The Disestablishment Cochet does succeed in sending crisis will be severe, but it may down, really fast one, but as a be a blessing in disguise, for Eng. rule his service is anything out a lightning delivery, and yet these lish churchmen will be forced to Frenchmen were world champions, fealise their principles, and it will judges, it is Cochet who at the moment taps the world bill..

little beer

Kowloon inflicted a severe beating | Hay, Pte. McGlashan, Pte. Yen- this year's race. The last-named is shillings and jier cent. Last year and, in the opinion of the best make an end of much hollow còn-

on the Royal Corps of Signals, and the Indians got the better of the

Engineers.

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The Club juniors were very dis appointing in their game with the C.8.C.C. "They (the Club) got the civil servants out for only 04 runs and yet they could not get the re- quired, number for a win, and were still thirteen in arrears which their'

last wicket fall. Strange pidged a great game for the Civil Service,

and, had it not been for his effort, they would have been out för an even sinuller total. In addition to his batting display, he was very excellent behind the sticks, stump- ing no less the three med. The Club failed miserably with the bat. Arimtrong looked like doing great things when he dragged his foot over, and fell a vieling to Strange, Had he stayed, they might have won. For the, losera, Chadwick was in great form with the ball, taking Ava #likets for just four runs apište.

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L/Bdr.

V. Gosano, Fung King Cheung, Jp this season, has three griffins in finost teils grounds, in the world, Reserves: A. Duncan, the race and Mr. Pearce has two, and is sole heir to the Wimbledon Pak Wa.

Mrs. Dunbar, the first lady owner tradition. Strange, C. Pile and J. 'Oram,

Bridly the sluggle between the Army: L/Cpl.

Pte, to win the Derby with Sitting Bull, Penny; Blackburn, Pte. Henderson: Cpl. has Sam Houston and Tinné in two organizations is a matter of Wimbledon made a net profit of very promising candidate. Messrs. Lau and Loẻ have three £23,000. The Association received a mero £3,000. As the governing representatives this year, and Mr. Heard, our leading jockey, has body; the Assosiation fob it is Christmas Knight and Christmas entitled to a bigger piece of pie. Spirit. The first-named pony is á very convincing performer and mny at last furnish Mr. Hoard with his Grst Derby winner, să în spite of Mr. Heard's long and successful career on the local turf, he has never ridden a winner in the Derby. The list of entrants for this year's classic raco, is as follows:-

L/Cpl. Sanson; Brayant, Pie. Louden, Pt. M- Quade, L/Cpl. Duncan, Roarves: Pie. Johnson: Gnr. Frearson; Ple. Williams: Pte. Morgan, Ptc. Jack son, Bdr. Gardener; Pte, Harris, /Cpl. Davies, Sigm. Gilloit; Gnr. Moore, Pte. Hughes.

Intérport Date Fixed, The last trial in Shanghai was scheduled to take place during the week-end against the Rest, and the tenh of probable Interporters were:--Chow; Martin, Marcal; Vance, Gash, Costa; Elliott, Šin- clair, Collaco, Widmore, Guterres,

Mr. Mathias P. do Campos will accompany the Shanghai team RB secretary and manager. The team will leave for Hong Kong on February 15 by the .s. Paticelius and will be away for about ten daya.

According to present arrange. monts, the Interport match will:be | played on Wednesday, February 18. Shanghai will then meet the long Kong Chiness on February 21, and the United Services on February

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HOCKEY.

CLUB TEAM ». NAVY.

The Kowloon juniors were far too good for the Royal Corps of Signals whom they defeated by the tig már- gin of seven wickets. The signal- lors tatted first but found Skinner a malinaal source of worry, and when they had 120, for wickets, their skipper very sportingis de- clared their inniðgs ötösed in ördör that the Kowloon side might have The following team has been plenty of time to get the runs selected to represent the Club George Lee, their

Navy in the Sim Shield match to edme off with a beautiful si not out, be played dil the U.S.I.C. ground and Skinner, who had done good on Wednesday, January 28; at 4.30 wark with the ball, rattled up forty odd in quick time,

The Indians-Engineers match was

"evergreen

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p.m.;-

Gregory; J. E, Honry, J. Rodger; J. Noronha, M. W. Turner, A. Dand; T. J. Price, C. C. Francis, G. R. More, M. C. Marriott, and

a dose affair and at one stage it. P. Lammert. looked

as if the Sappers would Reserves: A. Botelho and R. H. foron a draw. Faulty running be D. Wade. teen the sticks, howöver, was their downfall, for their last two men were run out in the sme over it is difficult to say whether they

will be able to beat the strong Kow within four balls to be precise.

loon éléven, but they will be at full strength and will no doubt maka The position in the fengue now a jolly gooti bid for the three very interesting and it appears points: Personally, I Father think that the shield will go to either the the result will be a draw. It is almost impossible for two strong Civil- Sorvids, Kowloon

teams like them to finish a game in Indiane, The C.8.C.C. are the an afternoon unless one of the sides only team who have not dropped collapses completely, which is very unlikely. The Recreio, of course,

or the

Festival's Dragon Festival. Mackie and Grayburn's Spey Hall and Shopton's The Black-

cook and The, Plover Chan Tin Sion's Winchester Sing, Wise Stag and Wonderful Stng.

Mrs. G. A Harriman's Peter

Pan and Paul Pry.

A. H. Carroll's Holly Leaf and

Heliotrope Leaf. Wong and Tang's Nulli Scoundus S. To Wong's Bright Eyes and

Brown Eyes.

Heard's Christmas Knight and

Christmas Spirit.

Kong. Bros. Bright Star.

LT.F.' Gold Koy.

K. C. Lau and H. O. Leo's Duke of Shanghai, Grand Duke and Duke of Longchamps. WT.Stanton's Tom. Dynasty's King'e Freeman,

Dimitracy or Oligarchý.

In both bodies there are men who would fill the goose that lays the goldda oggs rather than make con- cessions. In fact, the friction has come to severe that a joint com- milikie has been formed in an at- tempt to save the world's most famous toarnámont..

Beside the monoy sue, there is the question of whathor Wimble don should be ruled by i domuera- tic orgnitation or by an oligarchy. The Lawn Tennis Association re- presente the entire British tenmis world. The Club, on the other hand, là on ôristóérálic body which likes to pursue its own course.

When the Annual Wimbledon meeting is hold, the officials of the Association-elected rulers of the sport come to Wimbledon as mere visitors.

Desirable-Not Essential.

vention and not 13 hypocrisy.

it will stand up boldly through all the difficult circumstances of its present troubles, facing a darkon ing future, and will conquer in the warfare against ain. The con- sereration of a church in the twentieth century in modera Eng land is a challenge. We are told ad nauseam that this is a secular go and that men have no longer

Kong on round-the-world cruises, is owned by the Red Star Line. The Panama Pacific Line have the electric turbine steamers Virginia, Pennsylvania and California in the

Panama Canal service between New York and San Francisco. The Atlantic Transport Co. own and operate a large fleet of vessels in cluding the passenger liner Minne tanka.

The Roosevelt Steamship Co.'s operations up to the present have bean confined to Government ton- nage which they recently took over under lump sum charter arrange- ment, and include regular monthly. services between the North At-

A Challenge. It is certainly desirable to own a great service, as witness the fact

"The Church of England has its that, Doeb to-day is the champion security, not in political support, of the United States, thanks chief but in the presence of a living ly to owning a remarkable service. filden is yet a great player, thanks Christ. In the power of that be in no small measure to his havior that Christ is God and Lord, ing retained his wonderful service. Patterson was champion on two oɑ- casions at Wimbledon, thanks large to the ownership of a great serve, but Wilding, who wan in four con ing one, and that of Norman secutive years, had not a devastat

Brookea was more puzzling than dazzlingly swilt. It would appear then, that the service is not of first- rate importance, but if that impres sion has been conveyed, it is the wrong one. The possession of a great serve, added to a really great game, gives the equipment of any use for Christianity, yet hore-Calcutta, Madras and Bombay. champion, but only rarely do the in this gathering is a visible die two go together. tiun, but Tilden at his best very Frerichmen has that happy combina-proof of that statement, or rather a visible proof that it is not nearly had very nearly, but not universally true" quite, because he never was a really great sollever, was over the great player overhead that Cochet and Borotrà, for example, both are

None of tho

The new church His cost £18,000 and is still incomplete. The date chosen, for its consecration is the

ty-fifth foundation 8f 6 parikh:

armiversary of the

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Can It Be Learned ? There seems to be the impression Publicity Deprecated. It is believed that unless the Asstill abrand that a great service in

References to his boing a high Ellis and Li's Silver Key and sociation receives a larger cut of the true sense can be learnt. It is

churchman wore made by the Vicar, Limestone.

the profits, it will refuse to sanc- certainly true that the service can Father Wright at a luncheon be improved with careful practice.which followed tile ceremony. tion the tournament at Wimbledon Greater accuracy of placement may Don't let us have this everlasting and will attempt to stage a new be nithinel, and various versions wopapor controversy, going on of the sorvb can be learnt, but when möoting on grounds of its own

it comes to the acquisition, of a he said. "Let bishops and deans "cannon ball delivery, that is a retire into their fests for a little very different question, and the while. Let them realise that the rare appearance of this stroke en newspaper is not the natural prgan titles it to be classed rather as a for disseminating Christian know freak deliverr. There are players oige. We don't mind if it is who regard the "cannon ball" as of Christian, knowledge, but it is this character; and Olliff, after sce- purely controversy. I wonder, if ing. Does in the American chain- they ever think of the damage they

do to working parish priests."

w: King's Service and King's Justice. Prince's Northern Prince. Aitch Aitch's Valorous.

choosing,

Eve's Daylight Eve and Cloudy GOLDEN WIKS BÍG GOLF

Eve. M.I.L.L.'s Sanction.

L. Dunbar's Fortune Bay, Cham-

PRIZE.

pagne Bay and Cyclamen CAPTURES G810,000 IN PLAY. pionship so largely owing to the

Bay.

Ho Kom Tong's Priòcèas Hall, Lorenzo Hall, Brunswick

Hall and Britannic Hall. Widdecombe's Tom, Cobley. Mrs. Pearco's Bonny Bridge and

Eden Bridge

K. H. Kay's Eros and Cupid. Chan Wai Sang's Nippy. A. 4. R. Botelho's Cagayan and

Mindoro.

OFF WITH VON ELM.

Agua Caliente, México, Ján, Josh Golden, the professional golfer of Patefon, New Jersey, to-day won the rich cash prize of GB10,000 in the opon fournament at Auga Caliente, Golden was tied yesterday at 203 for 72 holes with George Voa Elm and in the play-off toy Golden did 75 for 18 holes, as against Von Elin's 79, Feng-Goldim played steadily and a

ebrately bitt Von Eim did his worst round of the tourney.

Wong Ping Shup and Chan Tin

Sion's Thunderous Stag. Maxon and Dyor's Lady Jane.. Karmac's Loverot.. A.S.M. and M. Rafeck's

tien.

Mrs. Dunbar's Sun Houston and

Tian

L. Reidy's Mr. Siegler and

Atlanta.

JAPANESE DAVIS CUP PLAYERS.

DUE HERE NEXT MONTH.

The loser's prize was G85,00. It is understood that, unoficially, it tiro bive agreed to divide their prize.

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A MIXED DOUBLE.

TOTE CARD ERROR COSTS WOMAN £25,

a point but then they still have are the advantage of playing st eduplo of matches to play; if they home, and though I do not think get through these without a loss, the ground question will worry tho then they will no doubt annex the Kowloon follows unduly is. may shield. I refer to their matches have quite a lot to do with the with Kowloon and Becrofo, though ultimate result of the game,gad -ode can not say they will not lose Civil Service journey to Sookua·· to or draw with some of the weaker poo where they meet the Engineers,

Mr WJ. Mills of Ditchling sides,

and I condently expect them to

Road, Brighton, went to Hurst Park Kowlood have only dropped two win. They might, however, find Followers of tennis in the Colony points, and provided they win the the matting, wicket a little strange, will be given an opportunity, ofrets and, she decided to invest 103,

on the Tote daily doublé rest of their games, they will finishi but that should not be very acting two of Japan's leading play. Mille chose two horace en the top. Like the Civil Service, vital. The University Craigongowers in action next month when however, they have yet to player match is a friendly; ing, I do Mesurs, Jire Bato, and Hyciare Dovedale, because the jockey's Reordio and the Indinas, pot to not know whether there are any ato, Japan's now David Cup, pair colours were "beautiful-inagenta mention their game, with the other matches (league or Hondly) will pass through on their way to and white hoops and a royal blue cand Alike, because it was The players are due to arrive on trained in Sussex. Both horses woul the Rs. Yakushumi Maru on Febru ary 20, and we understand the local A are making efforts to stage

France.

Mrs. Mille Fost £ess rá, ca. ·

lantic senboard and the Philippines, China and Japan, a monthly service between the North Atlantic and Australia, and a twice monthly ser vice between the North Atlantic and various Indian ports including

The vessels, comprising the fleets of these various services were all recently converted to Diesel pro- pulsion which increased the speed, to between 13 and 14 knots, and the ships operating in the Oriental service are making the voyage be- tween Hong Kong and New York in around 40 days.

From Hong Kong.

The m.. Triumph now in port

loading is scheduled to sail on

the afternoon of the 28. The next sailing is the m.s. Courageous scheduled to fail from this port on or about February 28. It is of in- terest to record that this Hip out ward bound from New York reach- ed Manila in her usual time of 35

days. Other vessels in this fast New York service are the m.8. Wichita, Jeff Davie and Defiance.

At the head of the new combine will, be Mr. P. A. S. Franklin, now president of the L.M.M. and an freak service, was of opinion that

Udules or Controversy. outstanding shipping man in the United States Mr. Franklin's son, it would Be well to penalise the

The Bishop of Durham, replying, John M. Franklin, who has been a appearance of such a stroké by making it almost impossible. He said it was not enthusiasm and Vice-President of the Roosevelt would do this by shortening the devotion which were the cause of Stamenip Co., will be a Vice-Pre- court! It certainly does doem hard so much controversy, as that many sident of the new concern as will that a player whose general game people would think only of their Kermis, Roosevelt, organizer and is much superior to that of the own preferences and desires, and president of the. Roosevelt Line, other man, should lose because of did not sufficiently remember that and Basil, Harris, also a prosent the demon, delivery in possession they were members of great Vice-President of the latter con- Church, under discipline, bound cern. Vincent Astor who joined by solomn and seeide, pledges not the Roosevelt organization as a of the opposition.

to give the people what they want director some time ago, will like- ed, not to give them what they wise be a director of the new cam- would pany.

Plans. thesolves liked, which often be very bad for them, but to give them what they were solemn- ly pledged to give them as loya! members of that historie branch of holy Catholic Church.

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The plans of the new company ment tonnage which is now in the include the acquisition of Govern course of rebuilding to shortly In- augurate and Europe known as the Baltimore, Mail Steamship- Line, and with which are identified such powers as the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroads.

We allould certainly be in a bid way were it, necessary to have a champion's service in order to produce a world champion, for where is the professional who could demonstrate it1 Richards, who beat Karel Kozeluh, this year,

It was the duty of the bishops cannot, for he has not get it.. Kozo. luh certainly has not the "service to oversee the work of their clergy a champion," anil, looking nearer and, so that those solemn pledges home, what British professional is were loyally and faithfully kept. thero with a great service! Mas He hoped and prayed they would well, the best of our professionals, not spoil their work in that parish has not a great service, France har by little essays in individualism, not a player with a truly great which undoubtedly had a very dis-relative to further extensions of service, Germany has not and turbing effect upon this public in the present Far East, service, but Italy has not. At the moment it agination and gavo an opportunity it is rumoured that plans are is only in America that the really for mischief-makers to break in foot which contemplato the as great service is to be found, and from outside and destroy the why this should be so, is perhaps harmony of parochial life.

in the nature of a fluke. There Father Wright said that.when are Dong and Tilden and Shiolda-pollecting money for the new church all owners of truly great service he was offered £4,000 by one. nan and then there are numerous pay if he would build & staller church ers when if not pre-eminent in this ad call it after the Honor, but he direction, are yet in possession of refused the gift, under such con fine delivotica-men such as Mangin, uition. Bell, Loft, and Allison, to mention a quanti only a few. Australia, in Patter

son, find a player with a champion

No announcement, has been made.

CS.C.C. Which was postponed some is there is still a dearth of fixture two weeks ago.

enfis, Although thib deddon if I wo!) The Indians have only two more advanced.. dmes to play and these are against Kowloon and Craigongower. They The following tablo shows the still have a diance for diampion- positions of the clubs in the second exhibition matches, between them first, Toto, bet she reversed, the num, Bervice, but, Crawford, Moon, and Mise Nuthall has shown what prac- Shipping Board's American Pioneer ship bonours but that will depend division up-to-date: Very much on how the other games a

Indian R.C

gdmo this week-end, when Recreio Club de Recreto. will be at home to Kowloon Cricket Kowloon C.C.... Club. The Portugicho lids are R.A.S.O. always a dangerous lot and they Craigongower..

chance of finishing University still have a rather high up the league table if Police. they win the rest of their fixtures. RE...

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PW. D. Pte. 970.1 21. 0.12

In the excitement of making her and one of the Colony's leading bers appearing against the horses Tighia. Both the visitors are very numbers on the race cord. clever exponents of the game, Jiro

Three other people chose Dove

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Tennis Association, while his part:Reach, pret ner, showed a particularly well in Manila-last yea! This will be their

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In the first race," she told a first appearance in Davis Cup Presman, I wrote 8 instead of and very, promising 138 was a non-runner. In the matches, careers are predicted for both the hext race I wrote, 13 instead of 8;

there were not even 13 runners.”-- players.

ships and which might also include an improved passenger service.. The vessels at present on the Orientel run are still owned by the United States Government and under charter arrangement with the Roosevelt Company, however, it is confidently expected the Roosevelt. Company will shortly purchase, all of the vessels operating in the

Line.

D-Everett, Inc., General Agents few years ago, she did not own an vide.

deally

she has of the Roosevelt Steamship Co. Hopman have not a truly great ser- tice can achieve for while come

overhead delivery at The great service, then,

Vice that, are also agents of the Tampa Inter Ireas, and one that rarely ap. to-day an overhead resocruising this it is vain when it is functioning well, is Ocoin Steaifiship Co., operators of.

partiatort aux the only rebler freifht servieve be

thatwear Hong Kong mE IS GI practice can bring & Vart improve-woman-pla ment; and because of that it would pray for the advent of a, demon parts. The vessels on the service bogood thing if more of our server; let this country gwnânch & are the 6.6. Invincible, Liberator, prst-class players devoted more at freak!. But there are other selfish Volunteer, Dryden Eidong, Hon-

Allen and Patrick Henry. tention to this particular troko. countries earnestly praying to much over, Scottsburg, Edgemoor, Ethan (Continued at foot of next colfimn.) the same effect!