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CURRENT COMMENTS ON SPORTS NOTES

COUNTY CRICKET Conjecture Concerning Choice For Captaincy Of Test XI

LONDON-Early though the season is. much comment and confécture is rife concerning some important coming cricket events. Already there have been a number of "pronounce- ments" as to who are "quite sure" to captain England in the Tests with the West Indies.

It is all part of the usual game. Several names have been given of men who are sure to be skippering the side" at Lord's towards the end of June. One has just to smile: especially as Hammond will most certainly not be deprived of the leadership unless he wishes to have a rest from Test cricket.

That much can be taken for granted, as well as the fact that no one else has ever yet been un- der serious consideration. For that reason the subject car be left well alone for some time to come.

No. 1. Goddard has sprung right into top: form after a Ames is as fine a quiet start. batsman as ever.

AND VIEWS

Tennis League Off To Poor Start

CRICKET CLUB TO CHALLENGE?

BY TAC

Home Football Not On Wane: Pointers From Season Just Ended

BY A HOME CORRESPONDENT

LONDON.-The season which has just drawn to a close has taught us, amongst many other things, that foëthail is hot ou the want...

There are a few places where a thinness on the terraces has been lamented but taken all rogna, football enthusiasm has, if anything, been on the increase.

Unfortunately, the over-enthusiastic supporters have dragged the good name in the mud from time to tline.

ence.

Hooliganism on the terraces has reached headline promin- From all parts of the country have come stories of off- cials and players being pelted when they have incurred the wrath of the crowds.

We don't want to have to build netting to separate the "bobbers"

The 1939 league tennis season. which began on May, 15, cannot be said to have made too auspi- cious a start. Out of a total of 23 matches in the various divisions that should have been played be- tween Monday, May 15 and Mon- day, May 22, no less than 13 were postponed, including the whole

against the number who have first block of "B" games and the

said they are content with whole of the second block of "A" Gimblett played against Landes. Most of this delay, however. from the field as they do in some things as they stand, cashire in a style which suggests could

not possibly

have been parts overseas

Another thing we have learned- of that If the team had to be selected a maintenance

Let 1938-39 season be a lesson to that some players are "showing a form avoided, for in only two cases was curbing of his

us here. The bad sportsman who growing tendency to lose their tem- at the present time there would, coupled with a

postponement due to a cause

in barracking is bad per on the field. indulges on current form. be some sur-dangerous hook stroke until he is

other than that the ground wis

That is linked set, will Inevitably prises. Ames, for instance, roula thoroughly

unfit for play. A number of good enough The vicious fellow who up closely with this refereeing strong candidate for be chosen only as a batsman. for make himi

performances have already been takes to violence must be kept out. question. Undoubtedly it is often an England“ cap.”

Another thing we have learned the poorness of the official's deci- of which are Barnett has got off the mark recorded. chief

Hongkong Cricket Club's fine 7-2 this season. The football transfer sions which cause frayed tempera well. Copson, Derbyshire's fast

grievance will often take it out of During the summer the league the first person who comes along. the "A Division, clubs will thrash this matter out. Then trouble starts. There will be proposals for limit- Tong's smashing

Here again the question will be Schemes pro-discussed by the league clubs in of the young players will have to look victory over Indian Recreationing transfer fees.

posed eliminating the cut throat the summer. "A scheme for better Club (A) in the "D" Division.

race which immediately precedes training and better "spotting" of March 16.

good young referees must be" set- tled on.

he is not yet keeping wicket.

:

That position would, without doubt; have to be given to the brilliant Lancastrian. Farri. mond," whose early success has been outstanding. No man in the country can approach him in" his work up to now, As

the for

bowler, has already set the cricket-win over Kowloon C.C. and Club racket has gone far enough.-If not on the field. A player who has a i

ing word talking. Fishlock is right de Recreld's somewhat unexpected at the top of his form, and Gregory defeat of South China Athletic is proving again a capital all-Association, in rounder for Surrey, It looks as if and

rest, most the leading players have yet to their laurels,

to, strike top form and thus It

again.

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THE WEST INDIES

Kowloon

too far.

THE GLAND QUESTION This has been the season of the

Fortunately, Denis Compton has

Most of the well-known senior is all moonshine to suggest that already shown the West Indies that players have been seen in action. any one of last winter's players in if he is chosen for the first Test though, as neither Chinese R.C. South Africa is, on his current they will have a problem to solve. nor the Indians have begun their form, already certain to be selected Brookes. u Yorkshireman, is doing "A programme, the Taul Brothers, glands war. Have we learned

fine work for Northants, as is Greenwood, the man whom Sussex Ho Ka-lau and Lee Yue-wing and much from it? I think not

At the moment the clubs are did not consider good enough for others, and the Rumjan Cousins

Those "What of the West Indies? Well, them. Curious that they should and their colleagues have thus far divided into two parties.

been inactive. It will be interes for and those against gland treat one can condole with them on have made that mistake before!

whether the Openment. Gloucestershire think a lot of ting to see have their difficulties. They

There are some who say time their young fast bowler, Scott, and Doubles champions can go through no real chance to play under conditions which suit them Phillipson, of Lancashire, seems the season without defeat. It is a will tell. See how a few years of best: and the accident to their destined to make his name as a probability, but by no means a this treatment reacts on the boys

He has certainty, particularly *3 the who have undergone it. captain, R.. S. Grant, was decidedly bowler of pace this season.

his Brothers have of late shown a better, and never Begun upsetting for them.

bad

to slow starting. The

It is a curious fact that when stamina has greatly improved, as tendency the team was chosen a vice-cap-witness his 30 overs in a day Rumjahm Cousins have, as in re- tain was not appointed. Con- against Somerset without ever be- cent years, again split up, a move. all. in- │regarding the wisdom of which stantinels a grand player, but I ing collared. These are

opinion is divided. Personally, I cannot help feeling he has been teresting matters.

think it is unwise,

out of first-class cricket too long

to be an ideal leader, even though

his own deeds on the field may be AFRICAN SOCCER

inspiring to the team as well as to

the public.

When this tearn settles down and

TEAM

becomes thoroughly scclimatis To Tour Australia

ed there is reason to feel they will

make a real bid for success in this

country.

In 1940

"A notable absentée from the courts this season will be EF. Fincher, for many years one of Kowloon C.C.'s most prominent players, who is away on a leave- honeymoon. Indication that he will be sorely missed by his club has already been given by their lability to get only two sets against

They have batamen who can South Africa will send a soccer H.K.C.C. when they had been con make runs well in Headley. Con-team to Australia in stantine, Sealey and Cameron.

1940

and

receive an Australian team

in

¡fidently expected by their support-

ers to take full pointa. By this

of

with

The

at

WEAK REFEREES Then there is the pressing questions of referees. A million Frenchmen can't be wrong.. and neither can 90 per cent, of the leagus clubs. And that is about the percentage who have grumbled about the poor standard of refereeing

Sporting

as

Fixtures

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GOOD FOOTBALL'S REWARD There's one thing that season 1938-39 has taught us that we can be very glad of. The team playing the most classical football has won the First Division championship, Everton have not adopted purely defensive methods, nor have they exploited the offside game which threatened to rear its ugly need

earlier in the season.

They have played pure football:

triumph over the bashers, the bargers, the obstructionists, and the defensive fanatics.

Let's hope that other teams will have learned their lesson and that 1939-40 will show a real revival in the arts and crafts of the game.

U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS

NEW YORK, May 29 (Reuter). The following are the results of 7. M. C. A.Bad- yesterday's baseball matches:-- minton, in the West Lotmige, 8.30 p.m.

LAWN BOWLS. Open Fairs

Championship First

Round

NATIONAL LEAGUE

R.

H.

13

4

0 15

7

2"

9

J. 8. Logan and I. G. Meyer Boston A. Bakar and A. K. Minu, LCR |Brooklyn

C. and

8. Rosselet

scand defender in their No. 1. Bar-1941.

fine win the Club gave notice that BADMINTON. row, a capital array of bowlers in Mr. F. R. Druery, Secretary

they will be taking a much more Australian Association, Johnson, Martindale-a good all-the

Heading part this year than for the South rounder here-Williams and Con- negotiating stanfine, one of the best all-round African Association regarding the some time past. With the excep

tions of WAH Duff and L. Gold- arrangement. bowlers in the side in Hylton, and Onancial

man their side.may not look very useful "spinnera" in Cameron and cost of the tour is estimated

formidable on paper, but the re- Sealey. Their felding is quick £5,500.

Souza A team of 17 players, a mana-maining four players, W. Sander, and good.

TA Pearce, H.J. Armstrerig and Grant's problem will be to get ger, and a trainer, are proposed. the right blend, and some time will It is likely that the Islington 8-M. Garrard (a newcomer) all play that type of game that is team need be to be spent in serious con- Corinthian

will play 2 sideration of this problem.

couple of games in Sydney after best suited to the league. It will completing its tour of New Zea-be recalled that Duft and Goldman beat the Tsul Brothers when they land in 1940.

met in a single-set-match in 'the' series of exhibitiong "for charity

'COUNTY PLAYERS

In the short period of county games thus far, one thing is very noticeable. This is the success "old hands" are already meeting with. Herbert Sut- eline, for instance, is playing sufficiently well to be Con sidered for England's place as

ADVERTISEMENT

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.“

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NORWAY OUT OF

DAVIS CUP

BRUSSELS, May 29 (Reuter)-in the third round of the Davis. Cup tennis competition, Belgium. eliminated Norway by three matches to ill

GERMANY LEADS BERLIN, May 29 (T/Ocean)---

held on May 13 and 1. for one. would not be surprised if they did it again when they meet in the league. „

CHINESE SOCCER TEAM FOR THE OLYMPICS

The doubles match between Swe- SHANGHAI (Reuter by Mall)| den and Germany on Whitsunday was won by the Swedes, Schroeder Despite, preoccupation with the and Rohison beating the Germans, War, the Chinese Government has Henkel and Von Metara, 6-2, 1-8 begun preparations to send a teacher team to the XII World 16-3, 6-3, 1 Draft Programmes and Entry

Germany baving won two sin-Olymple Games, which will be

Finland next year. the Sixth Extra, gles on the previous day still leads held in Forms for

China, however, will hot com- Race Meeting to be held by two matches to one

BELGIUM BEATS NORWAY pete in any other branch of the on Saturday, 10th June, 1939,

Cfames. BRUSSELS, May 29 (T/Ocean)- (weather permitting), may be

Belgium won her Whitsunday The Chinese soccer team created obtained at the Secretary's Office, Davis Cup match against Norway an extremely favourable * Imprca- Exchange Building; the Club Onhand and Borman -beat the sion in the last Olymples In Bér- House, Happy Valley; the Hong Norwegians, Anderson and Haanes in, when they lost to Great Bri- Kong Club; the Sports Club; 6-0, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2,

tam in the second round after a

Poland will be the next to meet close game, and the Stables, Shan Kwong the winner of the, Italo-Yugoslav Road.

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match.

LEVEL SCORES

Entries Close NOON on Thursday, 1st June, MILAN, May 29 (T/Ocean)—The 1939.

Italy and Yugoslavia tie is not yet, decided. By Order,

BROWN,

Secretary.

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Subsequently, the team toured Great Britain and other European countries.

V. F. Cullen and C. 8. M., Thom New York (At Kowloon C.C.); M. Fergus- Philadelphia son and R. Morrison V. ́. W. McLeod and W. Dall, HA. Alves Pittsburgh and F. V. V. Ribeiro v. J. S. Chicago Howell and N. 3. Bebbington,

J. I Stephens and A Spary Cincinnati C. F. Remedios. and B. Basta (At St. Louis, .. Kowloon FC). SWIMMING. - Mixed

Swimming, in Y.M.C.A. Swimming F001, 4

p.m.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Philadelphila New York

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Division, Hongkong Kowloon "B," Civil Ber Washington vice v. Chinese, Craigengower, Boston Recrelo, Kowloon "A". v. Recreb.

LAWN

TO-MOBROW

St. Louis Detroit

South China, Radio-Postal Sports

Recrelo.

BOWLS Open Pala Championship, First Round; 3.Cleveland H. Gelling and A. Brooksbark Chicago v. W. Hillyer and Hollidge, „E. Kirman and W. - Burling v F. X. Delgado and C. W. Lam. P. McCarthy and P. Morgan v M. E. Furvis and M. N. Rakusen: (At Police R.C.); D. M. Khẳn and M. R. Abbas v. M, Y., Adal, and A. R. Dallah, EG. Post and AR Carey v. W. Campbell and · G. Perkins (At Craigengower C.0);

·J. A. Laiz and L. F. Xavier v. E. P.. Analow and: R." Edwards (At Indian R.C.); J. F. V. Ribetro and L. J. Silva. McCutcheon and A. Jillot, A.-L.-Eastman and W. Grove v. 8. Hodge and - C. Gowland (At Hongkong FCJPS

YH Tang and J. N. Wong - v. C. A, “D” Division (2)--Chi- nese Civil Service, Recreio * Indians "A") Radio-Portal Sports v. South China.

G. B. Ladd and J. Pán, F. A Cheesman and T. 8. Beach v, {A Castro and TN Atienza

LAWN BOWLS-Open » Pärs Championship, "First Round; R. "E. Lee and N. A. E. Mackay 7. L. A. Collyer and F. H. W. Hay- nes CAt Kowloon F.C). TENNISD Division (1)Kow-

Icon Tong ▼ Kowloon Indians, Indians MBI V. Kowloon, Kowloon Dock

The Italfan de Stefani, suc- Italian, Canapele, and the Yugo Ceeden in drawing level with Yu- alav, Punces, had to be stopped (At Kowloon Dock RC.), WATER-POLO-

| gosdagis, two matches to two, beat- qying to bad light, with the score

ing Mule 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3,

standing at 13-11, 6-1, 6-4 in fa- The decisive match between the your of Yugoslavia.

TENNIS —"O"-- Division. Chinese Craigerigower, Indians v. Cen- tral Britian, Kowloon Tong v.

to discuss Water-polo formation, at R house 5.45 pm.

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