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Agenda For To-mor- row's Meeting

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1934.

TOO MUCH RUGBY?

Case For Curtailment Of Ever-Growing Season

At to-morrow's meeting of the Legislative Council the Attorney General will move the first read-

too much Rugby played ing of "a Bill to amend the Sun- nowadays? The question is day Cargo Working Ordinance, raised because one sees behind the 1229" "A BI to amend further forthcoming tour of the Cambridge the Railways Ordinance, 1909." | University team in America “a "A Bill to amend the Merchant | threat of staleness and loss of form Shipping Ordinance, 1899."

on the part of some of the leading He will also move the second

players of the day. Of course reading of "A"Bill to amend the

there is a ready reply that the Commissioners Powers Ordinance, players have all the summer to 1986." "A Bill to amend the Mez-

recover from their exertions but chandise Marks Ordinance, 1890." the fact remains that some of our "A Bill to provide for the regis-leading players are suffering from tration of certain persons.”

a surfeit of football.

Vatican Chy, Mar. 26. The newspaper Osservatore Ro- mano publishes an article on the cannonization of Don Bosco con- taining instructions to the Cardin als and Prelates, who will assist at the ceremoÿ on Easter Sunday, The ceremony will be the biggest ever celebrated by the Pope in the Vatican. On account of the great number of pilgrims, a number of masses will be celebrated outside the church of St. Peter's.—Trans- ocean Kuo Min.

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C.B.A. CRICKET WIN

Queen's College Defeated

"Of course. individual clubs like Some bright cricket was witness- Cambridge University are at pored at the Kowloon Cricket Club fect liberty to undertake such tours yesterday when the Central British as they please. Broadly speaking, School defeated Queen's College by the same remark applies to Rugby 20 runs in a match featured by in general. The player as a free good bowling and batting. agent has the right to turn out as often as he choses, though from the clubs' viewpoint the man who aaps this energy by playing at any and every opportunity is of little value to a team.

C.B.A.

W. Mulcäly run out

The School 'batted first and com- piled 115 runs, W. Mulcaly being top scorer with 44 which included 9 fours.

Tsui of Queen's College was the most successful bowler taking five "Gate" Before Game?

wickets for 18 runs, Bound up in this question of The College scored 95 runs. Wal- excessive participation is the fin-lington heading the score with 22 creased length of fixture lists. I runs. have in front of me a copy of the The scores were:-- Athletic News Football Annual for 1897, which contalus the list af Newport's fixtures for that sea-J. Wilmott c S. Lee b Tsui... son. The season began on the first T. Rowell cand b Hassan Saturday in October and ended in Bond c and b Hassan earis April,

years later what Thirty-odd do we find A season starting on the second day in September and concluding on the last day in April. This remark is not intend od as a criticism of any individual club, but merely as an example of how fixture lists have grown with the passing of the years,

The more Rugby played the less satisfactory the playing standard. To my mind an October start and early April conclusion is sui- iciently lengthy. Any further ex- tenrion, suggests that the chubs are pincing gate before game.

As for tours, I consider that there is room fog a pruning knite, judiciously employed. As in the

Holden 1.b.w. b Hassan Baxter b Tsul Trowt run out Jones b Tsut

Bander not out Wilson c S. Lee b Tsui Maycock b "Tauf

Extras

Tsul

Total

Bowling Analysis

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Wallington Afzal Arculli

Griffiths Hassan

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H.K. LAWN BOWLS ASSOCIATION

Last Year's Games Reviewed

NEW CHAIRMAN APPOINTED

AUSTRALIA'S TOURING SIDE

REVIEWED

Strong In Batting But Moderate Bowling

In announcing the names of the Hartigan. at Brisbane, saying: The Annual General meeting of England for the Test tour this year field, who, if I had anything to

sixteen players invited to come to "There is a fellow bore, Chipper the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Asso- the Australian Cricket Board ofde with Australian cricket, I should ciation was held yesterday at the Control have, except in one or two Board Room of Messrs. Jardine

get down to Sydney and have a Matheson and Co. and was at cases, chosen the team in accord-close look at him. He strikes me tended by a large number of re: ance with the majority of opinion as a very fine batsman." presentatives and members

(according to Mr. P. F. (Plum) However, while Chipperfield is various clubs. Mr. J. Russell pre- and now editor of "The Cricketer). ton is unlucky not to be chosen: Warner, the former England player in J. H. Fingleton is out. Fingle- sided.

Commenting on the various games The batting of the alde is very his fielding "is really exceptional. played last year, the Chairman said powerful indeed, with no fewer and he is a sound painstaking that it was fortunate that the than four left-handers-Darling. batsman, and a good Aghter. Per- weather enabled them to finish the Bromley Barnett

reserve sonally, much as I admire the bat league competitions on schedule wicket-keeper) and O'Reilly, Left-ting of both W. H. Ponsford and time. The co-operation : of the handed batsmen are apt to upset A: F. Kippax, I should have chosen various Clubs competing made bowlers, and in the possession of Fingleton in preference to either that possible and he hoped the Darling and Bromley Australia has of them. same spirit would prevail in fua big asset. ture years,

(the

is sure to be effective, and his left- handed googlle will turn more here. than in Australla. He will need to set his field very carefully for Hammond, and, at all costs, blook 'that superb batsman's straight and

of-drive...

The appointment of Don Brad-

He is obviously destined to be the man as vice-captain is interesting.

next Australian captain.

A probable England XL: would be:-Sutcliffe. Walters; Hammond, Ames, Leyland, Jardine, Langridge, Allen, Robins, Verity, and Voce.

WHAT AUSTRALIA, THINKS General option in Australia: is that the Test selectors have done their work well. Little criticisin has been levelled at them, though there regret that V. Y. Richard- son, the South Australian batsman, has not found a place.

Arthur Malley, the former "Aus- tralian googly bowler, Writing In the Sydney Sun," says: “It müst be admitted that the selectors, did extremely well.TM

They showed great courage and imagination in choosing Chipperfield. It appears that the selectors chose the team with the understanding that an orhodox attack will be used by England. If so, Australia bas' an excellent chance of winning the

Ashes,"

Why Not Chilvers? As for the bowling, it does not Again, I should have golected H In connection with the league look formidable at the moment. Chlivers. If it were a case of competitions, Mr. Russell congrayu- But if Fleetwood-Smith can keep either Chilvers or Grimmett, my lated the Kowloon Bowling Green a length, or something like it, and vote would have gone to the young Club upon their juccess in the first If Grimmett turns out to be the per man, Grim, grimmer, Grim- division and, said he, those who Grimmett of 1930, what at present met' has won many a match for recollect the tense excitement dur-looks an attack of problematical Australia; but he is in the fartles ing the needle game with the strength may well be good enough. and does not now spin the ball Civil Service, will not hesitate to There are eight men strange to as he used to do. Maybe I am over congratulate the latter upon their English cricket in the side. They keen on younger cricketers--but I fine fighting spirit which enabled are. E. A Chipperfeid, W.

have found it pay.

Victor Richardson, who has been them to figure in the finals. The Brown, E. H. Bromley, H. Ebeling. Still, Grimmett is Grimmett. A ¦ dropped, withes the team the best Craigengower Club who won the L. Darling, B. J. Barnett, W. J.great, experienced cricketer with a ‡ of luck. “They must know” he second division of the league, also O'Reilly, L. O'B. Fleetwood-Smith. vast knowledge of the art of bowl- said, "that they have got the

its share came in for

or con- W. M, Woodfüll, Don Bradman and ing O'Reilly is a great medium-wholé of Australia behind them,” gratulations,

Alan Kippax will form the Test paced bowler who can spin both "H. Carter, the old Test wicket- Speaking of the Spey Royal selection committee över here, and ways, and Grimmett is a better keeper, regrets the omiadari of Competition, the Chairman con- Mr. Harold Husby, the Tasmanian Lówler on our wickets than in "Aus- Richardson and Fingleton, who, ha“ gratulated Craigengower O.C. upon representative on the Control tralia. Still, our Hammonds, Sut- | said, were the only men to stand their success, hut he added that Board, is manager" of the team. cliffes, Wyatts, and Leylands know up to the English attack in Aus- the Kowloon Dock Recreation Club All the amateur selectors I was Grimmett or should know him-tralia last year,"

one myself both here and in Aus- by heart by this time. tzulia, had a surprise in store for them in the choice of E. A. Chip- perfield..

also deserved congratulations upon the very excellent fight, they put

up in the final played on the Ciy Service green.

Fine Slip Fielder

Wall Es à determined and good fast bowler, but he is not a strong man. Then, it is extremely doubt- ful if McCabe, after an operation for appendicitis, will be able to do! much bowling.

HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

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In the Open Singles Champion- ship, there was a record entry last 115 year and

It is now said that he's a good a great interest was alow bowler and a very fine slip maintained throughout AS evi-fieldsman-"another Gregory," one

The Division I League match, Ebeling looks as if he will bowl. denced by the large attendance at crisic has it. And as Austraila is many overs before the end of the St Joseph's v. Lincoln Hegt, wilk practically every match He con-short of slip fieldsinen, his selec-tour, for Wall and O'Reilly will now be played at Caroline Hill on gratulated Mr. Hyde Lay of the tton is easily understandable. have to be rested frequently, as Baturday, March 31, instead of Kowloon Cricket Club upon win- Of his batting I hold a high well as McCabe. An unknown Sunday, April 1. ning the tournament.

opinion He is splendid "with quantity as à bowler is Bromley. With regard to the Cup for the strokes everywhere. The way in He ought to be a useful left-hand- Singles Championship, the Chair-which be punished short-pitched ed slow to medium bowler, should man said that each year the balls from Bowes and Voce in the he develop the ability he showed Chairman had donated the cup. Newcastle match was worth field for few overs at Brisbane. but it was felt by the Committee ing out to for nearly two days in that the Chairman was being a very hot sun at the age of 60 asked too much, slice he had to and being lame ever since!" work throughout the year. In fu- Immediately after that game I ture the cup would be purchased wrote to my friend. Mr. Roger by the Association.

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Queen's College

S Lee c and b Holden

M. el Arculli e Bander b. Bond : G., Wallington b Holden......

case of Test cricket, danger exists R. H. Grinths lbw b Bond... than the playing standard war- rants. The Internationa! Cham- pionship itself is being roade to suffer through the modern craze for more and more Rugby, though I believe the lowest level of medio srity was touched last season, and the improvement manifested in the

now in progress

will be

serica daaintained.

My remarks may sound old-fa- shioned to some of the moderniste, who see in every reform measure

sign of progress. My answer is that present-day playera "do" not" last as long as those of pre-war days The period of service was formerly spread over many years, and the leading lights were giants of the game in every sense" of the word."

M. Afzal e Maycock b Holden...

Y. P. Tsul run out

Singh b Bond

Y. Hassan not out

A. R. Abbas b Holden

J Singh b Holden

V. Ismail c Wilson b Bond".

Extras

Holden Bond

Total

Bowling Analysis

Frentice CD.....

Speaking of the Interport Bowls,

Mr. Russell said that Hongkong retained the 'Prentice. Cup after a

5 series of most interesting and ex- 4} citing games. The first game went

18 to Hongkong, the second to Shang- hai and the final game fell to Hongkong In connection with these games, the Chairman de-

M. R.

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15 3 30

Now there are but isolated in- The game clashes with the inter- atances of long service in Rugby, national between Wales and Such men as Martindale, of Cum- Ireland at Swansea, but the com herland, Wilkinson, the Yorkshire 1 position of either team is not like and England forward; Ian Smith.ly to be weakened in consequence

and a few others come to mind, but they are exceptions,

A Costly Polity

The career of the average Rugby Union star nowadays is meteor- like in its course. He flashes into the Rugby hemisphere and quickly departs-more often than not the victim of 'play, ab"all costs" policy.

Of course modern economic cir- cumstances often demand the com pulsory retirement of many pro mising players before they have reached their full powers. The "leisured" class of Rugby player is few and far beween in these

The match marks a notable bid by Gloucestershire to equal a long- standing record--that of York. shire's nine

championship son quests.

The Westerners have won the title on eight occasions, five of them since the war, and are an- xious to draw level with the White Rose county's record.

The East Midlands are new. comers to the decider, which has not been won by a representative of the Midlands Group since 1925, when Leicestershire beat Glouces tershire at Bristol.

AROUND

To return to Fleetwood-Smith, I must say he has great possibilities If he can, keep a length, for he spins the ball tremendously,

Against slow-footed batsmen he

THE COURTS

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stred to thank Mr. Glendenning tification, no one could recognize Ovaltine unless something had

The final match in the Sunday Herald Charity Cup Competition will be played on the Hong Hong F.C. ground on Easter Monday," April 2, Kick off at 3.30 p.m...

Wales v China Mrs. D. O. Wilson has kindly consented to present the Cup at the close of the match,

YESTERDAY'S FOOTBALL

Police Beat H.K. Football Club

for the way in which he worked them.

been paid for the cases skreacy towards providing an excellent Both defendants pleaded guilty delivered. game on the Police Green in the and said that they hoarded the On February 3 telephone Anal match.

steamer only with intentions of message was received from the selfing the second-hand clothes to Standard Products Company the Chinese crew of the ship." ordering another case of Ovaltine. After leading by two clear goals, Witness could not say who gave I the Club went down to the Police His Worship, however, did not believe their story and imposed a the order.

by three goals to two on the Hong fine of $25 or three weeks hard

Kong FC ground. remarking that they boarded the transaction, witness asked the took the lead from a shot by Drown labour on each of the defendants

The

steamer atmply for stealing.

In the course of the business

After ten minutes play, the Club

third defendant what he was go- and shortly after Fote-Hunt pat ing to do with the cases of Oval- | them two up when he shot out of tine, and he was given to under- McHardy's reach from a pass by stand that his (the defendants' Baldwin firm was supplying them to ships.

The Police opened their score- Cheque Returned Cross-examined by the third through Green and a shot that defendant, Mr. Adler admitted beat Rodger all the way was sent that a member of his firm went in by Brittain to make the scores to the defendants' arm and asked level,

Give and take play followed and them to order the goods. Adler added that it was Mr. Dodd, both goals had narrow escapes. Defendant: And by whom I Hynes in trying to clear a shot was introduced to you?

from Green turned the ball into his own net to give the Police the lead. Half-time: Police 1, Club 2.

The International games which vided very good entertainment on were commenced last year, pro- Sunday afternoons and the speak- er felt that Bunday bowls. would congratulated the Scottish team on prove popular in future years. He

being the first to have their name Inscribed on the cup. said

Altkenhead competition,

LONG FIRM FRAUD CASE. the Chairman, which was played on the rinks of the Craigen-

Reiss Massey & Co. Involved gower C.C.. The Police R.C. and

The case against Josa Lizarraga, great success. the Civil Service C.C., proved a 35, of Manila; Wong Sau Mo, 28, of Shanghai and Nicholas Levit- The Chairman took the oppor- sky, alias Mecan, alias Levin, allas tuty of welcoming a new club Macon, allas Semon, 34, a Rus Kong Football Club. mto the Association--the Hongan, who are being charged with

expense, put up a fine green amidst European Arras in the Colony, was fraud to the extent of “about The new Club had, at a great 810,000 involving practically Ell deifghtful surroundings, A victory for the East Midlands would be exceedingly popular, as

continued before Mr. Hamilton, at Concluding, Mr. Russell thanked Central Magistracy yesterday.

In reply to his Worship, witness Mr. Hampton and Mr. Thomson was Hampshire's maiden victory for the work they had put in as Crown Solicitor, appeared for the more trying times. Fower facili- last year Still, Gloucester's re-

Mr. T. 8. Whyte-Smith, assistant said that he recollected clearly

that when the third defendant There was ng scoring during the ties exist, also, for socuring leaveputation as finalists commande

secretary and treasurer respective-prosecution. Mr. R. H. Cole de-

was ordering the goods, he men- second half, although the Citb of absence, though it is surprising respect. Only twice on the occa

1y of the Association, how many players manage to get sion referred to above and against

tended the first defendant, while tioned that he was going to dis-had hard luck in not drawing level. New Officers. off for mid-week games.

the second defendant was repre- cuss it with his master. That was Rugby is no more strenuous and beaten in the decider, and with Durham in 1900 have they been

The election of officers which sented by Mr. M. A da Silva, on the first day of the transaction. was the next business on the The third defendant was not

As far as he knew his arm" did exacting than it was in the earlier the opportunity of equalling York-

agendá resulted as, follows:-

not make any complaint to the days. The physique of the players shire's record they will naturally

legally represented".

Police. on the average, may be frailer, but fight hard. is this not all the more reason for conserving one's energy Rugby football is a magnificent exercise, the manliest and healthiest of all winter garnes, but, like other violent sports. it can be carried to excess and moderation in ap parently not in the vocabulary of most modern players.

My view is that the four home Rugby Unions should make com pulsory a start of season no earlier than either the first Saturday in October or the last in September and arrange for a "low" as soon as is practicable after Easter tours are undertaken

very little to choose between the In point of strength thers 18"

experience and repute, pair. Both sides include men of

Gloucestershire's Chance.. Possibly the East Midlands have

ton.

son.

·Entries.

President Mr. B. E. Maughan.

Mr. William H Adler of Messrs Vice President Mr. J. Rüssell.

Reiss, Massey & Co. told the Hon. Secretary Mr. H. Hamp-Court that on February 1, the third defendant, Leyltaky came to Hor Treasurer Mr: O Thom-his once and enquired about the prices of Ovaltine. He then left the office but later returned and The following teams have in-ordered a case of Ovaltine which where Slow and Gadney have a a slight advantage at half back,dicated that they would enter the was delivered to No. 20, Connaught

first division (Ben

Road Central, one of the onces rare understanding, but this is

Civil Service, Craigengower of the Standard Products Co. (de- balanced by the slight superiority KCC. Club de Recretó, Police fendants arm

RC Bowloon of Gloucesteraitrea forwards in.

Bowling Green The following day, the third, de- scrummaging and all-round play. though the East Midlands pack is

fendant came to his office again certainly not deficient in resource,

The Talkoo Dock and Kowloon and ordered another case Later Dock will decided in a few days in the day, another case was while their fighting power

ordered and this time witness was whether they will enter a team clearly demonstrated in the succese-

The following teams have in-pointed to the third defendant ful uphill fight waged against dicated their entry into the second that the amount was getting Lancashire in the semi-final at league-Civil Service, Craigen-larger. The third defendant had Blundelleands.

gower, (two teams), Kowloon C.C.. Lelven him to understand that the

Gloucester's semi-final conquest of the champions, Hampshire, was of course, of equal merit, and whatever may be the opinions of a system which permits ous county

Club,

County Title Decider Any games played prior to or after these dates would need to be

Club de Recreio. Police R.C.. Kow-business was going to be a big one. either private practices or seven

loon B.G.C., Hongkong Electric, but witness, asked him to pay a aaide charity tournaments I am

HK Football Club Royal HK. deposit, to which the defendant well aware that many clubs at

Yacht Club The K.DR.C., The greed. Witness later, told his present confine their fixture lists

Talkoo R. O. and Indian R.C. have Chinese broker that the firm within the bounds of the period to qualify for the final by playing not yet sent in their entries. would not go on supplying the suggested. But the general tea but four games, there is no doubt. It was stated that entries will dency is towards an extension. that Gloucestershire are worthy close on April, 4

The next important event of the challengers, and, in the writer's The meeting then discussed at senson is the County Championship opinion, nobable winners of what some length the new constitution final between the East Midlands may prove one of the keenest and of the Association. and Gloucestershire, with

the most interesting genes of the former having choice of ground. season;

A vote of thanks to the Chair- man for conducting the meeting,

Witness: Mr. Doda.

Poon Moon, a shroff in the em- Ploy of Messrs. Reise Massey & Co.

said that when he went to defen- dants' firm on February 6 to col-

Teams

KK. Club: G. Rodger; Hynes, H; Dominy, B. Strange, Gamble;; Fowler, Drown, E. Strange, Pote- Hunt and R. Baldwin,

Police:-McHardy; Black- borne Mes: Brittein, Gough, Par- ker, & Elf. Hiece, Stevens, Brooks and Manning.

feet the account, he was given cheque to the gut of 8423.14 by the first defendant, Lizarraga, Be did not notice that it was post-dated cheque.

Mr. F Tavares, the cashles, 'Amada, in, art instructed by testified that he palt in the cheque received from the defen- Mr M. K. Lo for the appellant dant firm to the Hong Kong & Mr Eldon Potter, K.C., and Shanghat Bank on February 6, but Mr. Jenkin, K.C. instructas it was returned.

by M B Davidson, La for the After farther evidence had been respondents given the case was adjourned.

MORTGAGE CASE AFFEAL

Proceedings Before The Full Court

Appellant is Ed Tse Ehl, widow of 71 Shanting Road, Mongk administratrix of the estate of Woon Nam, who died in 1825.

Respondent la Pong To1 Ching, of Bhatti, New Territories, whose inyour the final judgment respecting the property was by Mr. Wood,

The Full Court of Appeal, com prising Mr. Justice ADA Mac Gregor and Mr. Justice R. B Lindsell sat yesterday to hear the Doring yesterday's hearing continuation of the appeal in the Sheldon had concluded his kra Bonham Strand Property case,

ment and Mr. Potter by behalf) and to Measin Jardine Matheson The appeal is on a point of law, the fergadent sammenced his and Company for the use of their and on a point of fást against the ply. The proceedings will be ed board room coeluded the poo-judgment of Mr. Juste Wood. tiowed today. ceedings.

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