THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1933.
SUGGESTION FOR A NEW LOCAL TENNIS LEAGUE
ORKSHIRE CRICKET N THE OLDEN DAYS
By "HISTORICUS"
IV
MORE MATCHES WITH LANCASHIRE.
At
The Red Roso blooms at last.
victorious and also proving Bramall Lane by 04 runs-Yorkshire making 63 and 142, and Lancashire 94 and 47.
atahes took place between and Lancashire in 1869 and 1871, however, they were rand, two matches were ho'first (played at Old 29th and 30th Juno and resulted in a victory for by 222 runs with scores 265 as opposed to 80 and houshiro. Yorkshire flelded
In 1874, the fortunes of war varied. Yorkshire won the first match (at Old Trafford on June 25 and 28) by 16 runs, making 16 and 00, while Lancashire compiled 39 and 77. As can be judged from the low scoring, the match proved veritable harvest for the bowlers. On the Lancashire strong XI for this match sido, Appleby and Watson captured Ephriam Lockwood, George (in, the match) 7 wickets for 72 and the wicket-keeper-one of the 10 for 70 respectively, while on the Yorkshire sido, Allen Hill and Tom Fast bowling who over put Emmett had the following figures to Agloves), Georgo Freeman, their credit for the match {ddlson; Joseph Rowbotham, wickets for 38 and Emmett 8 for 64. "Greenwood and Tom Emmott. in and Emmett bowled un- throughout the match-Free- Ing7 wickets for 71 and soll for 86-besides which, inscored 51 and 37 and
19 and 48.
obtained their revenge Lane, Sheffield, and re- Arst victory over their opponents the match n July 17, 18 and 10, Iro winning by 10
avelow:
mahire mado 348 and kets), while Yorkshire 1171. The scores are
LANCASHIRE, · ƒ
First Inninga,
ette, at Pinder, b Iddison. 44 rrows, & Clayton
Hornby, Esq., e and
ard, b Clayton
worth, b Iddison
b L. Groonwood not out
leby Esq., & Clayton ....
kson, Esq., c Lockwood, b
2
10
In the second match (at Bradford on August 10, 11 and 12) Lancashiro with a score of 209 fairly put it across" the "Tykes," who could only total 107 and 69 thus losing by an innings and 33 runs.
BOWLS
SPEY ROYAL ON SUNDAY
ALTERED LEAGUE
MATCHES
The Kowloon C.C. rink for the Spey Cup match against the Craig-) 40 engower G.C. has been selected. The 33 game is being played on Sunday at
03.30 p.m. on the Police groom.
The two teams will be as follow: Kowloon C.C.
24
28
10
E. C. Fincher 0J. M. Jack 0A. Hyde-Lay
ckton, a Pinder, b Clayton, Byce 8, log byes 4, wides 2.
65] J. Fraser
0
343
molds b. Clayton
NCASHIRE,
Janings.
Gut
Esq.,, not out (1.5, 2, wido 1
RKSHIRE.
Innings. alby
Hartley,
Middlesborough)
(skip)
SINGLES COMPETITION
POSSIBLE
BY
L.T.A. ASKED
ASKED TO ORGANISE IT: SILVER CUP OFFERED
PROMOTERS
If the clubs display any enthusiasm towards the project, there is a distinct possibility of an Inter-Club Singles Tennis League being run by the Hongkong L.T.A., possibly this autumn.
The China Sports Company have formu- lated a scheme on these lines and have offered a cup for the competition. It will be given to the Lawn Tennis Association as their permanent possession.
The suggestion has already order of all the registered players been placed before the Lawn of the different clubs must be
Tennis Association and the first circulated to all participating clubs. step taken has been to circu-A protest by any club can be larise the affiliated clubs of the lodged with the Executive Com- project and to ask for their ob-mittee of the Lawa Tennis As-
sociation, against any misrepre servations regarding it.
sentation of the playing ability of Until these comments have been the registered players.. The Excen- received, no decision will be reached tive Committee are given power to in respect to the suggested competi-rearrange that protested order.
tion.
SUGGESTED CONDITIONS. The instigators have suggested the following conditions:
1. All Sporting Clubs with at least three lawn courts are eligible to enter one or two teams in the competition.
2. A team will be represented by five players. A match will consist
match points.
NO INTERCHANGING.
In
CHALLENGE TO C.R.C. STILL BEING MADE
ARMY TENNIS CLUB SCORE CLEVER WIN AT C.C.C.
"C" DIVISION TENNIS
(By "Veritas")
Practically all the teams have the C.R.C, meeting with defeat as either reached or passed the they have already beaten the K.C.C. half-way stage of the season in and the Army,
the "C" Division of the tennis The sudden collapse on the part league, and yesterday's results of the Indian Recreation Clup con- revealed that Chinese Recrea-stitutes an amazing feature of re- tion Club, are still quite seri-cent weeks. The Indians have lost their last three matches and ously challenged by three yesterday, on their own courts,
bowed to the Deutschör Klub.
teams.
The K.C.G., Recrcio and Army! The Army scored a neat win at T.C., have each conceded a match Happy Valley where they proved to date, and a slip on the part of too good for Cralgengower, whilst the Causeway Bay exponents would the Radio did well to take points allow any, or all of them to slip in from the Police. and force the issue to a keen and interesting finish,
Current form, however, suggests
HONGKONG F.C. that there is small likelihood of ANNUAL MEETING AMAZING
YESTERDAY
Hongkong Football Club was held The annual meeting of the
SEQUENCE yesterday, when Mr. R. H. Forsyth BROKEN
presided over a large gathering.
The Chairman deprecated the the 4. The registered players and disappointing displays of their order cannot be changed. soccer teams last year and appeal. case of a registered player noted to the members to get into playing, a substitute may fill lis training for the coming season and place in the registered order or a to "eschew the fleshpots." lower ranking player in the order. be moved up and the substitute to play for his place,
YANKEES FAIL TO SCORE
FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1931
The report and accounts were un- animously adopted.
The following appointments for the of five singles matches (best of
coming season were made:--Patron, club entering H.E. Sir William 5. In case of a
Peel, K.C.M.G., three, sets) to be played in one two teams, the teams cannot in K.B.E.; President, the Hon. Sir Henry
New York, Aug. 3. Cralgengower.afternoon. The team winning terchange their registered players. Pollock, Kt., K.C.; Vice-President, Mr. G. L. Buchanan three or more matches score two Any substituts playing for one M. R. Forsyth Calation; Ilon. Scere- in the history of Major League The greatest scoring sequence team cannot be substitute for the mittes, Mr. T.
baseball was brought to an end 3. Each participating Club has other team.
tary, Mr. W. Pryde; Hon. Treasurer, to register five players дз their
6. The courts and equipments Mr. L. G. Robertson; Association XI to-day, when the New York No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and so on ac- must be official, e. proper single
Captain, Yankees were blanked out by cording to their order of playing courts and if double
J. Skinner; Rugby XV Captain, Philadelphia. are Dr. J. H. McElney, Vice-Capt. Dr. ability. One week before the com-used Wooden sticks must ba A. R. Selby: Committee members,
and placed to support the Net on both Messrs. C. B. Robertson, M. Railton, scored in 308 consecutive games since Up to to-day, the Yankeer had petition starts the
sides three feet from the side J. Keown, (Arsociation), Messrs. S. line; there must be at least 21 H. Garrad, G. C. Moutric, and MI, W. August 1031. feet running back spaces from Turner, (Rugby). the base lines; blue or dark colour screens must be placed at the ends of the courts; centre straps must be placed at the centre of the net. The visiting
B. W. Bradbury H. Beer U. M. Omar (skip) LEAGUE FIXTURES. Owing to the cancellation of recent matches it has been necessary to re-{ arrange the programme of the lat ter part of the season. The matches of both divisions which should have' 10 been played on May 20 will now be
20
0 played on August 12 while the games
of July 1 have been fixed for August
names
TO-MORROW'S GAMES.
CRAIGENGOWER MEET K.B.G.C.
19. The remaining second leagueThe following in a forecast for KAICA will be played as follows: Games of August 12 will be play- to-morrow's lawn bowls league which includes the ed on September 2, games of August programme,
19 on September 9 and games of important first division tie between Craigengower and the Kowloon Bowlong Green Club.
0 August 20 on September 10.
The fixtures for August 12 and 22 August 19 will therefore be an fol-
low:
AUGUST 12.
3 Craigongower
V. Talkoo R.C.
V.
Kowloon B.G.C. v. 12 Kowloon C.C. v.
DIVISION 1.
Graigengower
POLICE
KOWLOON
BOWLING
GREEN
v Civil Service
DOCKS v Kowloon C.C.
▾ RECREIO
Taikoo Civil Service Police R.C.
Club de Recreio
Appleby
J
Hickton
19
ham, b Hickton
out
First Division.
3
54 Kowloon Docks
LIMITED.
8
41
11
-6,"wides 2. 10| Club de Récrelo v.
Police R.C.
191
YORKSHIRE.
Second Innings.,
der, at Jackson, b Reynolds 0
Second Division.
DIVISION 2,
C.S.C.C.
Kowloon C.C.-
Y Recreio
▼ K.D.G.C.
v Police'
YACHT CLUB H.K. Electric Kowloon C.C.
ELECTRIC
Civil Service Yacht Club v. Craigengower
v. Kowloon B.G.C.
AUGUST 19.
First Division,
sanwood, hit wkt., b Appleby 23 Kowloon Docks y. Civil Service Smith of Middlesborough) Crafgengower jektonik Batlow
Police R.C.
wood, o Barlow, b Reynolds 48 Taikoo R.C. Rowbotham, run out
10
on, st Jackson, b Reynolds. 6
Rawlinson, not out
wood, 6. Appleby
tb Barlow
16 Appleby
v Indian R.C.
LAWN BOWLS LEAGUES.
Indian R. C. Team for To-morrow.
The following have been chosen to
v. Club de Recreio represent the Indian R.C. in their
V.
V.
Kowloon C.C.
Second Division.
league match against Hongkong Elec Kowloon B.G.C. Point to-morrow, commencing at 3.30 tric, on the latter's green at North:
p.m.-M. I. Razack, M. Y. Adal, A. R. Dallah and A. M. Waḥub (skip);| H. Harteam, A. R. Minu, S. Ismall and B, A. Hyder (skip); A. M. | Omar, 3. 0. Bux, A. M. Rumjahn
and K. M. Omar (skip).
2 Yacht Club* V Kowloon B.G.C. 14 Club do Recreio v. Craigengower
3 Civil Service V. H.K. Electrie Appleby, b Barlow. 10 Kowloon C.C.
v Indian R.C. wide 1
courts
J.
An accident marred the meeting of By unanimous vote it was decided Chicago and Cincinnati, when Grant to recognise Mr. Pryde's services dur-ham, the Cininnati star batsman, ing the past season with an honor fractured his right ankle. arlum of $250.
The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman.
The Canton Tung Shan Aquatic Club's water polo team, who arrived in Hongkong yesterday after an adventurous trip in a motor sampan. They lost the pola to the Chinese Athletic Association by
three goals to two. (Photo: Ming Yuan).
|WIGHTMAN CUP TO-DAY Captain may refuse to start
171
C.
ashiro
CAN MISS ROUND WIN HER GAME?
noted Horn-
02
a
ppleby
br).
I
koy
Fashiro
rst ap-
1807.
1812) vic
In both
*(played
dat June)
157 and 70. and
DRAW FAVOURS ENGLAND
Miss Helen Jacobs, America's No. 2 and Miss Dorothy Round, England's No. 1, will be the first pair to take the court at Forest Hills to-day in the Wightman Cup competition.
F100%, whilst at
"If Miss Round can beat. Misa sheshire) made 89 | Jacobs, England will have a parti- and -"08. | cularly good chance of finishing Kudlyre, took the day a match, to the good. It, Watson 3 for 00 in hardly conceivable that Mr. Of the York Helen Wille Moody will concode bod, captured D her match to Miss Margaret Scrive
and Emmelt.
on (although remember she drop- ped a set at Wimbledon), but Miss, Vikhlis "turn-d found ard Mina Mary Heeloy aro
OPPONENTS
--TO-DAY—Mrs. Mood and Miss Margaret Scrivan (top) and Miss Halen Janob and Miss Dorothy Round who meet in the singles in the Wightman Cup
to-day.
the match if he find that the courts and equipments are not offeinl. ..7. New Balls will be used in every match. The Ball adopted in the Hongkong Open Champion- ahip of the current year will be the Oficial Bail. (Slazenger's Lawn Tennis Ball for 1933).
8. After the completing of the matches, the Champion team will hold the Cup for one year and the eup will be opened for competi tion in the following year. INSUFFICIENT SINGLES TENNIS. It is suggested that the com- potition start sometime In Sep tember this year, and if necessary matches to be played on Sundays.
The prime movere point out that apart from the Open Singles Championship there is no other competitivo singles tennis in Hongkong during the year, where-
FLORENTININENTAL AIRBALAI KURIERKI APPRENTIN
RESULTS IN BRIEF.
"A" DIVISION.
H.K.C.C. 3. I.R.C.
"C" DIVISION.
K.D.R.C. 2 Recreio 6
C.R.C.
C.B.A.
3
K.I.T.C. H.K.C.C. 6
22
L.R.C.
3 D.K.
6
G.C.C.
31⁄2 A.T.C.
5
P.R.C.
7
2 R.S.C.
ZARAUTZARANTISCONCE
Sullivan and Hazell (H.K.C.C.) beat F. D. Pereira and A. R. Minu, 0-4; lost to J. A. Cassumbhoy and IM.A. Razack,, 2-6; lost to S. A. Rumjahn and II. b. Rumjahn, 4-0,
Sewell and Owen Kughes (H.K.C,C.) beat Pereira and Minu, 6-2; lost to Cassumbhoy and Razack, 5-7; lost to Rumjahn and Rumjahn, 4-0.
lost to Pereira and. Minu, 2.0 beat Armstrong and Wright (H.K.C.C.) Cassumbhoy and Razack, 7-5; lost to Rumfahn and Rumjahn, 3-6.
K.D.R.C.
. C.R.C.
C. E. Millard and W. Tillery. (K. K. Ip, 6-0; lost to M. O. Lau and B. Docks) drew with W. K. Choung and
C. Liang, 3-6; beat. E. M. Wong, and H._O. Tao, 6-1.
Docks) lost to Cheung and Ip, 2-6: J. Sturgeon and J, P. White (K. lost to Lau and Wong, 0-8; lost to Wong and Tao, 2-6,
To complete an oventful day, Jimmy Docks) lost to Cheung and Ip, 4-6; V. M. Hast and A. Dancan (K. Foxx of Philadelphia hit his 30th lost to Lau and Wong, 4-6; drew with home run of the season.
Wong and Tao, 0-8.
Scores as supplied by Reuter were:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburght
St. Louis
R. H. E.
3
0
2
ૐ.
Hos o
IN C7
(There were only six innings
owing
to `n driving rainstorm which broke over the ground).
Chicago
Cincinnati
2
R
4 0
(Grimm homered for Chicago). Threatening weather caused the postponement of the New York Philadelphia match:
AMERICAN LEAGUE,
Now York
Philadelphia
2
7 0
(Foxx hit his 30th home run),
Washington
Boston
St. Louls
Cleveland
8 14.1
4
0
2 .0 0
7 14
0
(Hale homered for Cleveland). Chiengo v Detroit match postponed on account of rain.
YORKS WIN AS USUAL
SUSSEX SHOCKED BY LEICESTER
HEADLEY HITS UP
257 NOT OUT
BIG W. I. SCORE AGAINST NORFOLK
London, Aug..3.. County cricket provided an astonishing result to-day, when Leicester beat Sussex by six wickets in a finished in less than forty-eight hours.
match which
RECREIO v. K.LT.C.
J. L. Xavier and A. M. Xavier (Recrelo) lost to M. A. Khan and F. Khan, 8-8; beat 3. Dad and Mit Singh, 0-2; beat F. Ali and S. R.. Salich, 6-4.
A. A. Remedios and L. F. V. Ribeiro |(Recrolo) beat Khan and Khan, 6-3; beat Dad and Singh, 6-3; beat Ali and Salleh, 6-4.
L. A. Carvalho and C. E. Xavier.. (Recrelo) lost to Khan and Khan, 19-6; bent Dad and Singh, 6-2; drew
with All and Salleh, 6-0.
C.B.A. v. H.K.C.C.
R. B. Blyth and N. B. Whitley (C.B.A.), lost to W. Harris-Walker and H. Phillips, 4-6; lost to J. E. Henry and G. A. Puncheon, 3-6; drow with H. J. D. Lowe and H. I. A. Wood, 0.0.
G. Gurevitch and Yatskin (C.B.A.). lost to Harris-Walker, and Phillips, -(Continued on Page 9.)
“A” DIVISION
FURTHER POINTS FOR I.R.C.
The Indian Recreation Club, win- ning their second match in succes sive days have: now firmly estab- Ished themselves in the third place. missed for 106 in their initial of the "A" Division League, and.. visit to the crease and for 72 on with only two more games to play the return.
should have no difficulty in finishing Leicester managed to take the season creditably. load of 39 on the first innings
Yesterday their victims were the and hit off the required 38 runs Hongkong Cricket Club, whom they for the loss of four batsmen. overcame by six sets to three. The James Langridge sent thead back return of J. A. E. Gassumbhoy. for 12 runs.
* HAPPY HEADLEY. Yorkshire obtáinod, their usual victory, Glamorgan this time be- ing the victims. The White Rose team won by ten wickets, scoring 808 and 4 for 0, against Glamor- gan's 157 and 164, Bowes in the ret fnnings had figures of 7 for
29,
made merry at the expense of the C. A. Roach and G. Headley Norfolk trundlers in a two-day
as in. Shanghai they have the It was a romarkably low scor-match, the former scoring 100 and Rotary Cup competition, the Hong ing game, 84 wickets falling for Headley helping himself to 207 not Doubles, the Lawn Court and the 361 runs. Hard-Court Championships,——
Vok Traford strongly fancied to win their Dorothy Round (Britain).--
akker doubles against Bliss:Jacobs and (Lor the TiNM Sarah Paltray,
Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody (U.S.). The main object is to promote Bussex, taking a total of 8 wic 400 for 8
IN Gokry was the man who set The West Indies-déclared---7
ZENTPROGRAMME).
von: (Britain)); ringles play during Beptember and Kats for 30 runs (4 for 20 in the Norfolk replied with opyFindYTE" Ortuber which in some quarters, Art Innihre and for 26. In the the follow on was not enfor
74 brogramme is
allowed the Rumjahn cousins to resume partnership and the local champions onjoyed a field day win- ning all three sets. Cassumbhoy and Razack, the second string cap.. tured a couple of sots and these pairs between them Avon the match.
Lolly Goldman was annbsontco: and Hareli partnered Sullivan. Ing two sets. The distinction of They were not very sucessful, lon- boating, Cassumbhoy and Razack foll to Armstrong and Wright.
Scores!
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