1934-04-27 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII,

FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1934.

R. ABBIT'S REVIEW OF HONGKONG CRICKET

T. A. Pearce, a probable captain of Interport teams in the future.

REVELATIONS OF THE

PAST SEASON

THE COMING INTERPORT: SUGGESTED NUCLEUS

HAVE WE THE YOUNG PLAYERS TO LOOK FORWARD TO?

(By R. Abbit)

As I indicated last week I propose to review the events of the past season very briefly before I pass on to the future, and that Interport! There is no doubt that Cricket has held its own well among the pastimes of the Colony and the past season has been most successful, and full of keen interest.

The principal feature has been the atvance of the Club. Though always a strong combination they have fre- quently failed to do as well as one expected in sonte of the past seasons. This year however they developed

I don't meori the bold statement into a really fine side that would hold for the Army and on paper he could be turning out.

put out a leam that should have wiped its own with a great many well-known the floor with everyone and won the that A was magnificent but a note clubs at hume.

This is partly due to the develop-Shield. But he could never get the way eg. A played a very straight samle eleven (or anything like it) bat and had one or two very good ment of their bowling strength. They twice running and nothing happened! strokes(here enumerate them!) have had two new and good bowlers,

Since then this has been more or "he bowls a decent length and is as Redmond, and a composite one Smith in the first match or two, and Ricketts lean the case all the time, until after quick as a cat in the field." later. Alee Pearce's slow medlum off. a month or two Peter Williams has ready to receive good coaching in the turners have come on a lot and he managed to wield eleven players into a good team which tatterly at all In as likely to get wickets as anyone. Joined to the fast-bowling of Beck, events turned out pretty regularly and this tulent has made up an attack has great possibilities.

Capt. Williams and Lieut. Garth. walte, who did so much to improve the Army team fast winter.

AMERICAN POLOISTS FOR ENGLAND

Stoddart to Captain Strong Side

London,

British polo enthusiasts, who want to ՎԱՐ whether British players have really progressed aines they met such atrong American contingent as the Hop- pings, Stephen Stanford and Winston Guest, are delighted at the news that another strong team is coming over from "the States" to play in the London Open Cups. The games, besides helping to raise the standard of the game, will give some idea as to whether British team could safely deliver

was pulling his weight in the boat nother challenge for the West-

chester Cup. It is high time they

in the gully-if I may mix my meta- phore.

Considering the side in general, I did.

vetes fast bowlers, a slow medium

The strong American team

The latter is bringing over his

English

Golf Sensation

ENID. WILSON

BARRED

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London, Apr. 20,

SPORT ADVTS.

|THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

The FOURTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (Weather Per mitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday, 28th April, 1034, com- mencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell' will be Rung at 1.30 p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE,

Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear thoir Badges prominently displayed throughout the Mosting.

No Une without a Badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure.

Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Roome at $5,00 for Gentlemen and $8.00 for Ladies (Both including Tax) are obtainable through the SECRET ARY upon the personal application of a Member, such Member to be respon sible for all visitors introduced by him, and for Payment of All Chitz,

c.

The Secretary's office, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Building, (Tel. 27704), will close at 12 o'clock Noon.

Badgon admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course.

On No Pretext will Children bo permitted in either Enclosure dur ing the Meeting,

Tina aro obtainablo, at the Club House provided they are 'ordered from the No. 1 Boy in advance: Telephone 21020.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE, The Prico of Admission to the The Council of the Ladles Golf Public Enclosure is $2.00 Including

at furner and slow medium leg turner, which has been selected will be a fast medium swinger In captained by the famous old -in- Garthwaite, and a regulation left ternational player, Louis Stoddart,

have

Elvin. A good a Hixi The combined handicap of the hander in bowlers as one could need-and then an aver or two of Owen Hughes's players should be in the neigh-

bourhood of 27. Two of the Union to-day caused a sensation In Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, The batting is as sound as one can players, Seymour Knox and the golfing world by refusing to and is payable at the Gate, Soldiers cuddy-handed deliveries,

several goal accept the entry of Miss Enid Wilson, and Ballora in Uniforms are admitted hope for I think, I have pulled Owen William Post, Hughes down to sixth na I think it men, Harold Talbot is a six-goal the present British women's cham-Half Price.

Bookmakers, Tie Tac Men, &c. will suit him better with a couple of man and Elver J. Booneke is one plon, for the British Championship

like useful bats

Rodrigues and of the only two ten-goal men in contest.

will not

to operate bo permitted Ricketts to follow him. Ricketts, the United States handicap list.

The Union was not propared to within the Precincts of the Hongkong. Owen Hughes and layword—(after

Jockey Club during the Race Meeting. Jast Interport) in the slips to

Mias Wilson, Interviewed fol-

By Order,

C. D. BROWN, fast bowlers are a good team.

lowing the announcement of the As reserves I would suggest

Secretary. of a certain occurrence 1 applied decision, said: "In consequence was proved to be di-

Hongkong, 23rd April, 1934. Richardson and Redmond, Of course,

to the Royal and Ancient Club, if Williams colour behind the sticks Dunkley would

but was informed I could not piny IDEAL RADIO come in or failing him Mackay I think. Then I think either Williams

in the championship.

bit revolutionary-in the Army's eyçá

loss F or Hayward would go. I know it's a anyway--but recently Williams has he thinks ought to be played to get, developed a habit of playing the shot four runs, rather than to playing help the side.

give any reason for ite decision. the famous Colorado-bred "Red Ace"

among hits string.

Among the caps for which the team will compete are the Ranelagh and Roehampton Cups.

JAPAN'S BID FOR WORLD OLYMPICS

Tokyo, Apr. 23.

"I shall not be able to play un- reinstated in their good

It is understood that the re- fusal of Miss Wilson's application has nothing to do with her writing

which in easily the best in the Colons and if Peter's horse kicks him in the needs her young cricketers, and the steady cricket and the result does not Mr. Jigoro Kans, world-famous for the press-Reuter.

this

The batting has been streng and the felling. If patchy, very good on the whole. But their great nasel year that they could play a much more regular eleven than before,

Kowloon are pretty senrly as strong in the batting but their bowling does not exist. Burnett has been quite oft form-1 think he is not only stale but nut as well in health on he might be

that is, he wants a holiday! Good- win's aceldent on top of this killed! any chance they had for the Shield.

The Indian Recreation Club hay fallen away a little from their ex cellent standard. Pereira has bowled na well as ever but Minu has had a

Given one more really good bowler face again and makes him hat with plaster over both his eyes-or mat of them-xo that he really does have to take sante care about his batting, they might surprise a lot of people next

yenr.

Now if one got something like that time and have a look at the chap. one would be able to get out some Goodness knows that the Colony centre is shifting more and more from the Club, simply because the European firms owing to the depression

fewer and bringing t youngstera

J

arc

fewer

AU REVOIR

Another Milestone

Passed

"Jiu-jitsu expert and honorary president of the Japan Athletic Federation, left here at 9 o'clock this morning for Athens where he will press Japan's bid for the hold- Who are going to make up the Team!

ing of the Twelfth Olymplad in The other four teams are hardly in that Alee Pearce will be captaining

Tokyn in 1940, before the Olympic None of us can answeri

Well, that's that I must now hid Committee scheduled to meet in the the same class but each of them has about 1944?

punch in the bag if i may no express that definitely but I can suggest that

might crash one of the bigger they are boys who to-day are just my readers Au Revoir, except for Greek Capital May 16. four most unexpectedly.

renity to receive good coaching in the those who are keen on home Cricket. I hope with the help of my experience This year Craigengwer have rather game in their early cricketing Years Inst Summer at home, and the aid of a gone back than gone forward though Younganye and Surgent are

doing they are hard to beat an their own good work at this and I am pretty Cricketer, to produce a few interesting full set of bath Wladen and the ground. They too badly want sure that our new D. of E. G. Barticles upon International and Varsity bipod.

Sayer will do even more than he has Cricket. Of course whether they will done already in this line.

ZIOW

The University have had a terrible very poor REGION. Still this happens cieur out of their players nail are to all, and especially to slow bowlers.

The weakness in the batting has ing up again. Rodrigues is rather increased this year though tower of strength and I confidently A. I. Rumjahn, now a veternn, hnsert to see him in the Interport side Interpart how

DEVELOPMENT OF ARMY SIDE

before

Bul long.

But there is a tremendous lot to be be printed or not to another matter. I always think Editors are like those one hunting up the raw material.

so long that you dogs whose hair can't see their eyes; you never can!

THE INTERPORT.

he sure of their future conduct,

And so another season ends, and

n he who realises when it is fitting

Puzzles For Punters

(Continued from Page 8.)

played very well. They radly nd Cricket in Shanghai in October would Talking of the Interport reminds me Arthur Rumlahn. Still they are get on with Examinations in fate that I promised to make a few remarks another milestone le passed. To some, jolly good team and very pleasant November I hate to think. I expect about the one next season. uniler- as we look over our cricket gear the fellows to play against. A dron of he will have to wait until next stand that an invitation has been re-time la indeed black. This last season, new blund may well, pat them go, tap, year. Good luck to their team-build-ceived by the H.K.C.C. from the the eye has grown slow, the back stiff been taken in demoting him at`a

We have not got down to them as somewhat early stage.- next year.

Shanghai Cricket Club to send a.teami ing anyway.

To return to the race; Princess The Navy have struggled gamely-up to Shanghai in October next, and we used to do, and the question arises

under the difficulties which I that a provisional acceptance has been in our minds have we come to the Angeline is extremely fast and, have so often mentioned. They are despatched. This is the routine form. parting of the ways? For to every perhaps, the light weight of 145 not a good side and apart, front a In the old days it was just an inter-player comes his last season and happy lbs. may change her disposition. certain Berthon quality in their bat- ting they are very weak in bowling club game, but as soon as cricket be-that he should leave the game that hns She is good enough to cause an Fine Leadership of

Frankly I see little prospect. of a gan to spread beyond the two Clubs been the breath of his nostrils, rather upset, but we cannot get away Peter Williams really strong naval Langue side here and i do not think this was before the than carry on, a regret to himself and from the "if." The Goone will rus to his side. It's a sad well and I think will be placed, two world, A pleasant feature of the season has owing to the continual conting early years of the present century-uisance

my monsters! "Si jeunesse

TWO BEST PONIES. been the steady devel pasent of the and going of players, but I hope to it became the custom for the

see them able to muster a strong side Clubs to recruit the full strength of summit: ai vicllean pouvait!" Army site.

for the big Christinas games next the Colony or Port

Mount Davis Bandicap (Second) Some few years ago Bubby Maxwell

Section) From 2 Mile Post.

The two ponies I like best for lbs.) and What a Chance (158 lbs.). to On form they would appear stand out by themselves in this class and, I think they have been somewhat leniently treated.

of the Koshies was cricket" secretary

07.

I learn that it is pretty certain that

Finally, the Civil Service have won the match will have to be played early LAWN BOWLS TEAMS this race are Racing Pride (166 Two games this year and are beginning in October as it soon gets too cold for Es sit up and take notice. I know of

AMERICAN WALKER gentlemen at least who are cricket op North. That means that

CUP TEAM

Francis Ouimet

Leads Outfit

New York, Apr. 22.

The United States Walker Cup Golf Team, led by Francis Onimet

going to make a strong effort to get we shall have to start our interpori practice about the first of September,

inclled in the second eleven next senson!

I'm not quite sure whether Grilliths

or play a team of reputations and without any practice at that.

FOR

TO-MORROW

(Continued from Page 8.) is giving up Rugger of Rugger. ls Now what sort of a chance cricket! giving up Griffiths but I do hope to has in September here my readers Police R.C.-R. Ellis, J. M. Me- see him a regular player in the side know as well as I do. If it is not Lellan, A. R. Clark, G. C. Moss next season. Ile has never really blowing a typhoon, it is

probably (skip). played a stendy season's cricket and raining like the next letter to K. and G. Perkins, D. Hunter, E. G. Post, we don't really know how good he in. If it is not doing either it is probably w. E. Hollands fakip),

so int that neither bowler Hor T. Tallon, J. Fender, J. Shepherd, McLean.tes may come along.

In the season just finished Richard-batsman

do himself Justice. w. Mair (skin),

that the Korry

Con

the

, Sayer and Baker have done the Personally I am

only how his good ball ve times an alteration.

SECOND DIVISION.

Racing Pride (161 lbs.) ran a very good second to King's Bounty over three quarters of a mile in 1-28 4/5 and beat stich good ponles Mayflower, Navy Hall and Tll- at his right licum (the latter

the Subsequently distance). animal was very much fancied for bulk of the work. If Simpson could Authorities have consented to this Civil Service:-G. W. Gunn, the Black's Link Handicap (% of Wentinke, L. A. Cullyer, L. Lutka mile), won by Oak Bay, but it Lover Thstend once he would be n I gather however they have and the skip).

will be recollected that Racing 3. Williams. I. Major, C. Strange, Pride gave a lot of trouble at the great help. He wants Incessant prae- great speed at which the wicket at The others of the team are fuck fire until he finds direction and length. the II.K.C.C. has been re-turfed is duc L. Whang (skip).

start and was eventually left at of Chicago, Johnny Perry and Hawking Westland

are tseful all-to

J. Gallatly, F. Hodgin. I. L. Lock-the post. desire to have the playing field

His last outing was in iri Flacher of Cincinnati. Max Mars-rounders, while Barrow is a very fit for use by September 1st. The hart, R. I. Davies (skip).

Abbas, W. the Colonial Stakes, a hot field. ton of Philadelphia, Lawson Lättle steady bat.

Creigengower-S. But here again new bloul only thing I can see in favour of the is badly wanted.

whole business is that we shall only Phelps, J, van der Lely, V. N. Atienza which he ran unplaced to 1. Soldier Ribble and Budge 3. of Germany.2. fletween the years 1904-1011 I. O.be without cricket for four months (skip). Hulchison, E. B. Reed, A. E. Wood, instead of five!

E Sourn, E. Bagley, J. I. Soares, Bay View, dend-bent. Time 2-00.4/6 What a Chance started in three

of Boston, explain, departed for Europe

yesterday aboard steamer Caledonia.

WORLD SHOT PUT RECORD BROKEN AT STANFORD.

Angel Field, S. U. Apr. 22. A world's record in the shot put was established at Stan- ford to-day, when, for the twelfth

consecutive

year,

Stanford defeated University of California in their 11HE annual track meet. Johnny Lyman, Stanford's mighty weight man, extablished the new shot pui record on the First throw when ho sent the

16 pound shot 54 feet nad one inch,

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since when his record shows: Unplaced to 1. King's Fancy Prima Donna, 3. Budge, in the "Loiterers" Stakes.

F. J. de Rome, R. C. Witchell (I think) However, supposing we do have to E. C. Barry (skip).

A. M. R. Rochin, E. Coelho, II. Wernek races at the Annual Meeting, G. R. Sayer and E. W. Hamilton gend up a team on this year's reputa} entered the Service. No seven years, tion, without very much chance, of Randall, W. K. Way (skip).

Kowloon B.G.C.-G. J. Chambers, siney then has produced as many use-trying people out, I venture to suggest ful League cricketers (in their day) the following names, put down in the E. V. Searle, J. G. Meyer, W. E. Ilalo and at times end is tempted to believe order of batting:-ilayward, E. C. (skip).

GL. Farmer, C. Hatt, J. G. that ability to play cricket well is a Fincher, T. A, Pearce, Garthwaite. disability as regards selection for the Capt. P. Williams, Owen Hughes, Charton, G. E. F. Thompson (skip). Governnient Service. Oh! for

4 Rodrigues, Ricketts, Perujra, Beck and

Elvin. Miner schemel

JUNIOR LEAGUE

Teams Still Very Keen

WILLIAMS BEHIND THE

Of course, the first thing I shall be told is that I have forgotten Dunkley.

LEA

'M,

H. F. Stonehun, C. B. Hosking, A. W. E. Davidson, II. II. Rose (ukip).

Kowloon C.C.-A. Jones, Mulcahy, T. W. Carr, E. Kern (skip). P. O. Dunne, E. I. Impey, J. S. Dinnen, I. Overy (skip).

M. N. Rakusen, W. W. 1irst, V. C.)

I have not, but apart from questions Labrum, T. Ferguson (skip).

Indian R.C.-M. I. Razack, D. M. to his getthig, off, I want to strengthen the batting, and Dunkley Khan, A. M. Wahub, K. M. Omar has not been in his best form for Rome (skip),

time. 1 fancy he is on a particularly S. O. Bux, A. It. Minu, A. R. Omar, trying jol-Muriel had it once about A. M. Kunjahn (skip).

Shameen

Stakes. 1. Sinpaway, 2. What A Chance, 3. William Osler,

Unplaced to Gold Bullion, Won. derful Stag and Mike In the Kellet Handicap (1 Mile). Blatre may run into a place.

Barros, C. A. Lopes (skip).

H. Britto, J. M. S. Rozario, J. J. Barto, R. A. Dasto (skip),

H.K. Electric:-. Hatch, J. G. Ilaig, F. F. Duckworth, L. de Rome So far as I can make out the 1910 and it knocked a lot off his 9. M. Rumjahn, M. Y. Adal, A. O. (skip).

J. Sloan, R. C. Butler, G. II. Paul standard of cricket in the Junior Divi- cricket-and it is not helping his eye. Madar, A. R. Dallah (skip). of San Francisco. Johnny Goodman, sien has fallen off by no way, while Williams kept very well the day Į Police R.GJ. Forest, C. Pile, J. (akip).

W. E. Orchard, A. M. McKellar, of Omaha, and George T. Duning the keenness has increased.

I confess I am not as much in touch saw him and I hear he kept very well S. Riddell, W. Glendonning (akip).

L. Glendenning, C. F. Alexander, S. Deacon, W. II. B. Muskett (skip).

Football Club-A. Steven, of New York.

with this cricket as I should like to the next day too.

The idea is not a radical one. Most J. R. MeWalter, A. E. Carey (skip)

Murray, C. B. Robertson, F. Įlaynes: Goodman and Dunlap are Unitedbe, but the old story of not being able

remember how well

(kin). States open and national amateur to be in fourteen to twenty places in people will

Club de Recrofo-M. A. Carvalhe, champtons, respectively. Harold one month holds good. I do wish that, worked when T. F. Pearce went be-W. McLeod (skip). W. Pierce of Boston, treasurer of retetaries would occasionally send me, had the sticks to keep his hatting in the United Staten Golf Association, along c/e, the Telegraph a few notes the sido. Incidentally I should be D. G. Alven, F. X. Benres, A. H. Basto

about their matches, and especially of jolly glad to see hint in our October (skip). accompanied the team.

Jany promising young players who may lalo if he felt like turning out. He I. J. Silva, C. Roza Fereira, A. V.

A. Dall, C. Dowman, J. S. McHardy,

J. Ralston, E. S. Carter, R. F. A. Brooksbank, C. S. Graver, R. A. Shaw, J. Russell (skip). Trengrove, II. Gregory (skip).

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