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SOCCER INTERPORT. H.K.C.C. TENNIS

VICTORY FOR SHANGHAI POLICE.

HONG KONG PLAY ONLY TEN MEN.

Shanghai Police bent their Hong

TOURNAMENT.

E. C. FINCHER PROGRESS-

ING.

ONE-SIDED MATCHES,

exception, all

the

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1931.

CRICKET NOTES.

December secretaries can have an other official meeting and book thoir January-April'fixtures with a better idea of their requirements. and some knowledge of the actual R. ABBIT'S WEEKLY REVIEW.dates of public holidays.

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THE CLUB FAIL TO WIN.

The League Rules.

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ed aside the veil of years and re called his initiation into the game on a nine-hole course at Shoebury neas-the days of muzzle-londors and "gulties,"

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with them, all slicing, pulling and HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS. divotting and from the expressions of their backs could be read the determination, to uphold the man- made bye-law to the very letter.

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Kong colleagues by three goals to matches played off yesterday to sibility for our Interport, side. Per-it is desperately hard to get any whilst in the latter Mrs. Lambert Darwinian exponents point to it as

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ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH LEAGUE MATCHES.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Arsenal.....

Wolves 3 Port Vair ...... 0-

Scottish League (División 1.) re- multe were :- Hibernians..... 4 Queen's Park... Kilmarnock.... 1 Falkirk

JUST ARRIVED A SHIPMENT OF

The next fixture of, interest n. The fun of the Kowloon "Junior" Fanling is the Shanghaf Visitors' Championship is temporarily post- Cap," which will be played over 38 poned, Walter Groves and Andy The Club had quite a useful team

holes on Easter Sunday-the entry Brown have to meet, but the Jatter. out against the University Inst Jength I find space to conclude Jist is now open. The usual Sunday-has-boon forced to give up strenu-

LONDON, March 11. Saturday, though they were without my remarks on the League Rules. afternoon "fourballs" on that day ous exercise for a apeli nitor an Number sixteen laye down that will not be allowed to commence operation for appendicitis. The np

The following wore the results of Pearce and E. J. R. Mitchell. The either side shall appoint one us until aspirants to the Cup have pendix in one of those things which-

como down to us from our ancestors matches in the English League play- Inter has definitely decided to play wire, but, if either captain is dis-driven off on their second round...

and for which there is no knowned to-day- no more cricket this season, as after satished with bither umpire, thit

umpire shall be replaced. Personal And the Fanling ladies? Their modern use except to keep the every game his knee goes wrong, read this to moan that the competitions are nearly over, and hospitals and surgeons going. When Leeds again. It is to be hoped that be protest must be made before the only the finals of the Roan Chip Andy has played bin natch he may will get in permanently sound by game. It has been made during a and the Championship remain be induced to write a short treatise as to the influence of the appendix Without

game, but that should not be neces to be fought in the former Miss next season, as he is quite a pos! The fact is, however, that Mackie has to meet Mrs. Dovey, Da Golf before and after removal. one in the interport soccer match sulted in straight sets for the played on the H.K.F.C. ground winners. F. C. Fincher last year's Bonally I have always considered umpires at all. It used not to be will oppose Mrs. Keary: The prize evidence of our anthropoid fo yesterday. The local team played runner-up in the Open Singles, fea that his optimistic and plucky bat-obat Most of the Clubs had re giving day has been chosen for bears, but that is just a tale.

gular umpires and scorers, but now, Tuesday, the 24th March, when it turned again in this ovent, matching ting is more apt to come off in a aday's the man who drops out of is hoped that as many ladies as throughout with ten men, as in E, Zimmern, whom he eliminated the first five minutes the interpart easily in very quick time. He en big game than the more correct cricket soems to take up some other possible will be present to applau

player-here is goalie, Clark, burt his left, knee inued to produce consistent form, and pusillanimous cricket of the form of activity instead of scoring the successful

or unpiring Nor do players inake, truly an opportunity for displaying nad had to retire. Hong Kong drew which if maintained ought to carry stylist. Of course, he does not bowl, themselves very much acquainted altruistin joy. A list is up in the

Thit through the fourth round, first blood with a penalty kick for where he will meet either Ng Sze but he is liable to go down to with the rules, 1 admit there are Club-house for those intending to fouling, twenty minutes after the Cheung or Luk Ding Cheung, who posterity as "the bloke wot bowled a few-the declaration and the be there, so that the right number of slices of bread and butter, toast. follow on, for instance-which are But it seems that I start. Shanghai failed in a penalty are deciding to-day for the right to Leach."

very hard to keep fully in one's ed buns, bilisus cakes and other un- oppose him,"

head. To the Open Doubles,

digress. kick, but equalised two minutes be-

But it is easy enough to slimming edibles may be provided. #few ties

The Club Bat. fore the interval, and scored two

were decided, in all of which

keep track of the general details. It is unfortunate that the con- Captains and Secretaries would do comitant to staying the pangs of Chinoso emerged "successful. The intre goals in the second half.

I am never sure whether with & well before a season to look about hunger is staying the figure of Lo brothers had little diffenlty in

corset " is. Among those present, wers the beating the Luk brothers, and now good side it is an advantage or a them carefully for regular umpires scorers. The possession of bath Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M., qualify to meet A. H. Rumjalin and diandvantage to go in urat, provid-makes enormously for the comfort (I.G.P.) and Mrs. Wolfo, Mr. T. H. Ho Ka Lau and Yew Man Kit also as useless as a lost one. This is duct of the match.

A. H. Madur in the third rounded that a drawn match is practically of the players and the prompt con- King (Deputy 1.G.P.), Mr. G. Chad matters very much their own Perdue (D.C.L.), and Mr. Coglan, way in another community match, so in our present method of scoring Kwok and Chau being the losers,(a very excellent one, I think). A.S.P., Shanghai,

The winners now meet either, the And were I the skipper of a team Mr. W. E. Hollands lined out the Lee brothers or Grose and Chon, of the potentialities of the Club, following teams :--

Hung and Chin emerged muccessful would put the other side in first Hong Kong Polier:-Clark; Per-gainst Tufton and Tosh, giving on

every time I could and chance it. the whole a creditable performance. As it was, the Club batted all whicle bids fair to give them some through for a hundred and eighty encouragement for their next innich. two, I think they must have been which will be against the Rumjaha very slow at the start, as Owen cousins in the second round.

Hughes (46) and Alan Reid (31) always get their runs quickly, if [they get them,

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kins and Brittain; Thorpe, Mints and Shepherd; Pile, Cornwall,

Fraser, Oranı and Brown,

Shanghai Police:--Bradley, Me Phee and Spott: Westwood, Cash and Hurry: Oakley, Jack, S, Wil kinson, Turner and B. Wilkinson,

Hong Kong's Bad Luck. Stanlew Gash, rajitain of the recent, interport team, was a mem- ber of the Shanghai Police teatú, playing in his usual position of centre-half, Shanghai defended the goal at the Club end. They took up. the offensive immediately from the kick-off and R. Wilkinson pass- ed for the 'ventae-forward to shoot, hut Clark saved, Another attack followed when Clark nanched out, but soon after he was injured and loft the field permanently. Shep- herd was brought in to fill the vacancy. Pile was, pyrit the centre-forward position. while Cornwall relieved Oran, who drop per back to help the defence.

The only semblance of a-struggle was seen in the tie between Os Hughes and Holmes in the Club Championship, in which the latter extended Owen Hughes, who 'won, 8-7 in the second set.

THE RESULTS.

The detailed scores follow:-

Open Singles..

3rd Round.

E. C. Fincher heat E. Zimmern, 0-2, 0-1,

Open Doubles:

Ho Ka Lau and Yew Man Kit

bent Kwok and Chan, 6-1, 6-2. Tash, 6-1, 62.

Hung and Chiu bent Tufton and

M. K. L. and M. W. Lo brat Cheung, 6-2, 0-). Luk Kang Cheung and Lak Ding

Olub Championship.

Holmes, 6-2, 0-7.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES. Open Singles.

Resuming play, Turner shot över! the bur, and Hong Kong made their | H. Owen Hughes bent C. first visit the other end where the shot went wide. Shepherd gave a corner in attempting to clear, but nothing resulted. Thorpe twice put the ball over his own line for R. Wilkinson to take the flag kick. WORLwood sent over the bar the first time and the winger then put bebind. Thus locals get away for Fraser to finish with a wenk kick wide of the post, which Bradley gathered and returned to the field.

Shanghai Penalised.

Played continued in Shanghai ter- ritory for some time when McPhee | handled inside the penalty area. Pile took the kick and scored. Shanghai attucked seriously and Shepherd had to save at the ax pepio of a comer, and he also had to stop a header. Hong Kong brake away, but Fraser sent over the bar. Bradley sured fine shot which almost got through at the angle of the posts. Gash gave a corner

on the

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Ng Sza Kwong ). P. Kong. T. Honda r. W. C. Hung. Ho Ka Laur r. Yew Man Kit. Dr. Valentine v. W. T. Lee.

Open Doubles..

A. L. Sullivan. e. Tufton, Armstrong . T. J. Prien

made

Anderson as Usual.

A Review,

mittee power from time to time to Finally, Rule 10 gives the Com- alter, add to, and amend the rules and by-laws of the League. I have no idea what the by-laws are, but a careful revision of the present rules would make a pleasant and useful task for, some enthusiastic cricketer on the League Committee, if there is one. A fresh batch of rules wants printing anyway, as very few people now seem to possess copies.

Mr. Dynasty.

The University just crept out of i with a draw. As usual, Donald

As just before the races I took Anderson saved them, aided very it upon me to speak for all cricket- Hobly by LT. Ride, Since the ers in the Colony when I wished Dynasty New Year, and, may I add, possibly all good luck to the

now slain the same since his examination, Anderson colours, I has been a different man. He has privilege and offer to Mr. Dynasty, runs pretty nearly every to bis lady, and to Widdecombe, watch and he has started taking the felicitations of all cricketers on wickets. Apart from the two, the his brilliant successes. He had Varsity side simply collapsed be achieved what I know to have been fore the brilliant bowling of one of his great ambitions in win Bowker, who took eight wickets in hilly the Hong Kong Derby for the his last seven overn. But timė ar- first time; and I trust that inter rived when the score was a hundred on in the year he will lead and forty-four.

Kong eleven to vietary, over Shang- hai for the goodness-only-knows- how-manieth Aime in the Interport mintch.

R. ARBIT.

It was somewhat surprising that Reid and Beck could not muster a wicket between them. I imagine both of them (and particularly the Elatter) would go over the sticks

with anything short of a hall volley, but a few slip-catches might have been expected. Matting, how. ever, is definitely anathema to some people when they are bowling.

Queen's College.

GOLF NOTES.

[BY GUM.]

Hong

The tanntle of the Diocesan Boys' With the progress of the Year the Lak Ding Cheung, Ng Sze School scetas to be 'descending on competitions of the various Clubs Cheung.

Queen's College. Since the days of are being completed and, with Anderson, the D.B.5. team has fail those gone, a writer of Notes such Leonard and Lai v. Liang and though they are us keen as ever, ed to keep up the high standard,

ля these must serateh, harder Chau.

to find subject matter of weekis and still, I believe, have the assist curiosity. The mere recording of Club Championship.

ance of 1. Youngsaye'ns their couch. Smith's, Jones' or Brown's (all Queen's College' are coming on and mythical people) Saturday" and seem to be taking much more antice Sunday rounds would goon jose lately. They are fortunate in havthe existing following of admiring ing F. I. de. Home as their Head-readers who now perase this columna master. He was playing for chem every Friday morning, so n letter- on Saturday last against the "A" basket has been allocated on the team of the Indian Recreation, No Editor's desk also ʼn waste-paper ons elso did such except the upen-one underneath-to receive commu- ing pair. A. Hunt (20) and A. nications of general interest, scraps Sufiad (16). They have, however, of scandal and what Mrs. So-and-So useful bowler in Tau Yan Pui, said toor of, Mes: So-and-So.

INTER-'VARSITY SPORTS.

CANTON TEAMS - ARRIVE.

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The Lingnam University team,

by

To-morrow's Games,

players, but this is not necessarily so; us a smoking-room'story can oft be rewrapped and rendered suitable Chevalier used to sing" it ain't for the most delicate car. Aa Albert exactly what yer says but just the

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when hard pressed, and soon after consisting of 27 men and 15 bidy who, I believe, is the youngerThe only conditions put forward áre afternoon's boat and the Sun Yata ping for the Chinese Recreation cation and are à propos Golf—the goalmouth by a defender, S. Wil-Sen team, consisting of 23 men, Club. The intter. I am told, de lack of fitness might, on the face

insan got winded and had to leave arrived by the same afteroon's the field for about ten minutes.

Fotes most of his spare time to of it, rule out a large proportion With about twelve minutes to 59mittee of the Hong Kong Univer; present Tournament.

train. They were incet by the Comtennis now, and has played in the of what is mouthed by the innle the Hong Kong defence had anity Athletic Club on their arrival anxious time following a free kick and will be entertained by the penalty line. Perkins fouled members of the Hong Kong Univer R. Wilson in the danger zone, sity Union in their hostels during to-morrow and no doubt will be out Kowloon journey to Craigengower But Turner failed with the penalty their stay here. The following is to avenge their defeat on that Adick, which he sent wide of the left!

the programme for the Sports- ground early in the season. The way yer say's it." post

1st Day, March 14:-100 Metres. Club were to have played the Shanghai kept up the pressure 500 metres, Pole vault, 200 metres, Argels, and I have heard of not and eventually succeeded in scor 30 metres girls, long juu, 800 bther match being arranged for pionship" at Fanling

What of the "Junior Cham-: ing the equaliser two minutes be metres open to Colony, Shot-pot,

Colonel Civil Service, have rather them. fore the interval. Turner making 110 moires High Hurdles, 400

fallen between two stools. When Matthews was beaten-by Gum, It gooil his recent shortcoming,

Hall time: Hong Kong I Shang-metres, Interval; Shot-put (ladies) the University had to cancel their was a match of ups and downs and

2,000 open relay, Discus Throw, 100

game with the Civil Service owing, ha a game where holes were not perhaps would best be described, netres (Ladies) 400 metres Relay.

2nd Day, Mareli 10':-1,000 metres to their sports, March 14 was awon bdt last. The morning round! ranged as the date and the I.R.C.nished" all square," although the The second half opened with relay, long jump (ladies), 200 metro were good enough to cancel the Colonel was 3-up at one time-in Shanghai remaining on local tor-/low Hurdles, Javalin (10,000) school friendly. Now the Varsity cannot the afferuoon Enger had a similar ritory for some time, Uuring which boga relay. Hop-step and jumploy to-morrow either. Most un Shepherd was called upon to save Interval; High jump, mbool girl twice. Jack was running in for in relay, 200 metres girl relay, 900 fortunately, they cannot play either lead at the turn, which also sub. other goal, but he shot a foot out metres relay.

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Visitors Ahead.

side the post, Turner being then off-

side,

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on the 28th, as they have a League terrently vanished and either player match with Kowloon at K.C.C. So night have been the ultimate victor what is going to happen I do not when driving off for the 16th, se åt that stage an all square poni. know. The Civil Service have retion against maintained. However The corner was secured by Shang- in the local area for the remainder arranged their friendly with I.R.C.. han eight minutes after the roof the game when Shepherd saved but it is rather late in the week for Fortune, who had been distributing her favours unbinsardly throughout 'sumption, and R. Wilkinson kicked "to curve into the net, Bhepherd mis/final whistle sounded, the score The Navy and the Gunners.are also the more youthful of the contest. straight from the flag for the battwell from the deft winger. The either side to raise a full team. the day, then cast her smiles on

judged the fight of the ball.

being Shanghai a. Hong Kong I.

Trophy Presented.

resting....

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Fixtures,

ants. At the 16th Enger was ́un- After a transfer of play, Shaughti

kind enough. to lay his opponent a The interport Cup was landed by I have never known things get tymit the first-and, having secur were again attacking when Shep herd was penalised for carrying. Mrs. Wolfe to the captain of the in quite such a tangle. It may be ed this hole with a masterly 4, ron- Ornin headed out and Gash visiting team. Mr. Hurry respond that Clubs have tried to arrange solidated his advantage by accept- picked the ball up to send it d'y congratulating Hong Kong on a more elaborate programme this ing the Colonel's offer of the 17th, wide of the post. Brittain did some their fine gaine considering that year and that things have gone thereby allowing him to swagger good work in breaking up there they had to play only ten men and wrong. I have already suggested un the fairway of the 18th as the boy wonder and with a 2 and 1 peated rusion by the Shanghai for without the pesistance of their very the need for a second meeting of warde, but they broke through for useful goalkeeper. He wished Houg League Secretaries re Bxtures, and win, Oakley to head in the third goal-Kong better luck next year on their now volunteer the proposal that Interviewing the players, after only whole day or two-day fixtures the match brought forth nothing The locals hissed a good chance visit to the North,

Cheers vers called for the Shang should be fired up at once in Inte of great import-Eager was modest to score owing to weak picking at goal Shepherd at the outer lend] Irai team and the visitors returned September, and that Saturday and silent whilst the Colonel, was mearly missed a punch. Play was the compliment on the call-of-Mr bookings be confined to October, merely reminiscent, svenking of his November and December. Early in early experiences of Golf, He puli- (Continued at foot of next column)Coglan.

Ladies bring to Golf the same spirit of hope and optimism na do their men-folk. One was heard to say recently, and quite unblushing- ly, that she had done such-and-euch a hole in 14a part of the convers sation was then missed and the next concerned a hole in one." This remark that floated across the room sounded pretty good until it trans pired that the discussion had shift ed from Golf to some new brand of silk stocking.

instituted their

The Kowloon Golf Club have now waiting-list and

the new names elected at yester day's meeting are the fast to he accepted without corresponding racancies occurring. The Gember- khip now stands nt slightly over 230.

The ladies stole a march on the Committee during Race-week in re pect of the new regulations reserv ing the course at certain times for men only. The rule deala with Saturday afternoons, Sundays nad official holidays but what about official half-holidays? A loophope existed and the dear things look Every tec full advantage of it. fairway and green (not to mention bunker and ditch) positively teemed

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