1934-09-27 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1934.

FOOTBALLERS BACK INTO HARNESS THIS WEEKEND

R

CONTEST

FOR PENNANT

MAY RESULT IN A TIE

BETWEEN YANKEES

& CARDINALS

Now York, Sept. 26. The Now York Giants, with two games left to play, are a single game ahead of St. Louis Cardinals, who have four feft to play, leaving the possibility of a tie for the National Base ball League pennant. Should this occur it will be without precedent in baseball. If the teams do tip the issue must be settled by a piny-off, although the rules governing this are ex- tremely vague,

To-day both the Giants and dinals lost, the former to Phillies and the fatter to F'irates.

TEAMS START' LEAGUE

PROGRAMME

FULL OF OPTIMISM

CLUB WITHOUT ROBERTSON

AND E. STRANGE

GOSANO BROTHERS RETAINED IN THE RECREIO FORWARD ́LINÉ

KOWLOON'S BEST XI ON VIEW

(By "Veritas").

Football, that game of such subtle attrac- tions that it can be played for three quarters of the year without a break and still remain appealing to hundreds of sportsmen, players and spectators alike, makes its proper ro-entry into the sporting life of the Colony this week-end, when the first league matches of the new season will be played.

Although it was only a little more than four months ago that we were waxing enthusiastic over the feats of the Borderers and were wondering whether they would break all local records, the return to the big ball game after such a brief close season is eagerly anticipated. Old favourites will be missed, participating in the Hongkong but newcomers; some enjoying league are starting off this week reputation built on previous dis- brimfal of confidence, forgetful of plays, others with the premise of past misfortunes, and mindful establishing such reputations, will only of the gifts the gods have to be there to fill the breaches, and offer in the future. On such a if the trials and practice games philosophy are champions bred. of the last fortnight mean any- thing, football in ilongkong should reach higher standards than ever! before.

CHIEF ATTRACTIONS.

A. P. F. CHAPMAN,

SWIMMING SPORTS

LOCAL SCOUTS IN. |

GOOD FORM

HIGH STANDARD

SET

NO MOURNING

OVER ENGLISH CRICKET

WHAT THE CROAKERS FORGET

OUR BIG CHANCE TO TRAIN

MEN FOR AUSTRALIA

(By A. P. F. Chapman)

1 would be the last person to appoint myself a sort of grand Coroner and conduct an inquest on what so many people have been pleased to call the corpse of English cricket. For one thing, I am not partial to inquests, and for another there isn't any dead body.

That was a terrible beating we Next year the South Africans had at the Oval. Admitted." We will be with us, and while we can- did not shine at Nottingham or not afford to take them lightly in Leeds. But then so many people any sense, I do feel the opportunity who talk of the decadence of Eng-should not be lost of giving a num

BRADMAN'S TEMPERATURE

A LITTLE HIGHER.

PASSES A GOOD NIGHT..

London, Sept. 26. The latest bulletin from

Don

Bradman's bedside states that the cricketers condition romains just about the same, except that. his temperature is a little higher,

Earlier it was reported that Bradman passed à good night, his condition remain- ing unchanged.-Reuter,

MILITARY. AQUATICS

Hongkong Area Board Finals To-day

Heats in connection with the Hong- kong Area Aquatic Meoting were hold yesterday afternoon in the European Y. M. C. A. bath, Kowloon.

The following units and individuals qualified for the finals, which will be

held this afternoon.

Coy, S.W.B; "H.Q." Wing, S.W.R; 300 Yards Inter-Coy. Relay "p"

ish cricket--and wish to hurry ber of young players a chance of 20th Battery, R. A

off a semi-invalid to the mortuary becoming accustomed to playing in

..

NOT SO BAD.

Army Boys 50 Yards Handicap

Hall

Indians 60 Yards. From Style.--- 6th Hongkong, Singapore Bty: "R" Cay. Punjable: "A" Coy. Punfable.

so forgetful of recent Test representative cricket of a very-Boy H. Clark; Boy P. Hall; Boy F. history.

high standard. Did not Jardine's team capture | The England teans next acason the Ashes most convincingly in the should be chosen with both eyes on tour of Australia of 1932-837 the fact that in the winter of 1936 we shall be sending a side to Aus-

Ariny Championship.......... L/Cpl. tralia to bring back the Ashes. Fullagher, 9.W.B; L/Cpl. Mason, Those who had the pleasure

Did not the side I had the hon-instance-a fast bowler with a very

There Is Copson, of Derby, for East Lanes; L/Cpl. W. T. Campbell, of secing the heats of the Honour of leading in Australla in 1928-dificult swing, Pope, of the same

S.W.B. keng Boy Scouts Association's push home the success we had

150 Yards Championship.--Bands- swimming championship de-

Martin, S.W.D; L/Cpl gained at the Oval in the deciding county, fast medium and an in-nin cided yesterday were agreeably match of the Australina tour here proving bat.

Fullagher, S.W.B; L/Cpl. W. surprised at the excellent stand- In 19207

James Smith, the Middlesex fast Campbell, 8.WB. ard of swimming and diving

bowler, has splendid physique and High Diving-

Ple Masch, display by the youngsters.

FINALISTS.

50 Yards Senior Sevuts Cham

Cov

Can English cricket be so bad I like his bowling very much, ex-S.W.B; Pto A. Morrison, 9.W.; The entries in all the events

when it has been proved to be cept when I am batting against it. Gunr. Connor, R.A. helter than the best Australia McCorkell, of Hampshire, is a As for the week-end program- were large and the competition of

Indians 100 Yards Free Style me, there are one or two matches a most stimulating enthurium. The

could put in the field in three very fine wicket-keeper and would "A" Coy, Punjabis KCH rubbers of the last five?

be FOOTBALL'S HEAVY DEMANDS. which have special attractions, heats were competed for at the

very good understudy to Ames. Punjabla; 1st Mountain Bty; The most important is at Sookun- Victoria Recreation Club, and on

the batsmen we have Coy. Pabjabls. Among Australia won and won deserved. Brian Valentine of Kent; F. G. H. The partial celipse Car-Chinese last year, and their deterers, last season's champions, will pear in the finals, also at the V. nothing like so black as is painted. Human, who will be playing for East Lancs: Small Unit

of the poo on Sunday, where the Border-Saturday the following will aply this year, but the future is Chalk, of the sante

Inter-Brigade and Battalion Relay, J. H. country

-Royal Artillery; Lincolns; S.W.E; themination to rehabiliate them- entertain South China "A". the R. C.

Most decidedly am not going into Middlesex and who is really bril- the selves adds a touch of pique, and team who, a year ago, Battered but

Enlisted Boys 50 Yarda Free mourning.

Hunt; Arthur Mitchell, of York-Style-Trumpeter Stubbs, RA; Boy not a little interest, to the forth- to deceive. coming contest for honours. The I do not intend

Our fielding needs a thorough shire, a magnificent bat and a sound Miller, Lincoins; Boy Warford, Linca; Governor's Cup, Lai Wah Cup. fully on this encounter here, but A. Azade (2nd H. IC), J. Dudleyting to excuse the mistakes and of Worcestershire, a very reliable

plotiship:-N. Lee (6th Kowloon,) shaking up; but, without attemp-field. And do not forget Gibbins, Boy. Tyrell, R.A. Charity Cup, Shields and inst but shall do so in Saturday's issue of (6th Kowicon), N. Caan (2nd H. the apparent slackness at the Oval, opening untsman.

25 Yards Dash Pie Marsh, not least the league titles all the Telegraph, by which time I hope)

S.W.B; Edam. Martin S.W.B; L/Upl proming to furnish keener com-to know the selection of both

sure that all experienced

Rousseau, R.C. of S; Gar. Smith, petition than ever.

teams. There is an element

20th Bty, RA. -of 100 Yards Senior Scouts Cham-cricketers will be with me when I And then later on, of course,doubt in both. I don't think Lee pionship: Tang we shall have the visit of the Wal-tong will be turning out for H. K.), N, Lee (6th Kowloon), hard-driven ball Instead of coming Hung-ta (19th say that every team strikes a day

when no catch will "stick,” when Shanghai Interport team, on- South Chins, although there

is Gaan (2nd H. K.), A. Azado (2nd deniably THE event of

the no doubt that his presence would H. K.), S. Lee (1st Kowloon), J. this or that way pops six inches to

be welcomed by friend and foe Dudely (6th Kowloon).

the left or jumps in the last split alike. As to whether Hazlewond

Recond, And it is astonishing how one miss leads to others.

Besulte as cabled by Reuter follow.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Philadelphia

R. II. E. G 16 1

New York... 4 B 2. (Mancuso hit two home runs)

Boston

I 7

Brooklyn

#

0

Pittsburgh

1

Vaughan homered)

St. Louis

0

1

(Hoyt pitched)

AMERICAN LEAGUE...

Chicago

(Madjeaki homered)

Detroit

12 16

2

Chicago

1

2

St. Louis

(Burns homered) Cleveland

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Fortunately the footballer mains blissfully unconscious of this, and it is only after the heat

2 5. D

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6 11 1

Now York

A 9 2

(Selkirk homered)

9 3

(Where were eleven Innings)

A SWELL JOB!

Philadelphla

to comment

CLUB CASUALTIES,

I am

patch, of course, it is perfectly

G. O. ALLEN'S PLACE,

Sutcliffe, I take. It, will be with visualise an England team in Aus us for some years. You cannot tralia without him. C. F. Walters be his has earned the right to partner. Loyland is young enough to go on for many more Testa..

Indian Roley-Hongkong Singa pore Brigade, R.A, v. 1/8 Punjabis.

INTERNATIONAL

BOWLS SHIELD

I would like to see G. O. Allen go out to Australia as deputy captain to Wyatt, or to take the full Joh-I-Wyatt - shoald-ho (---)

unable for any reason to go. Kenneth Farnes should do very

-SEMI-FINAL-TIES ON SUNDAY

the same

The teams in all cases remain as before.

In fact the next seven or eight months are going to keep local will turn out for the Borderers 20 Yards Senior Cuba: R. Law footballers very busy. Possibly I am also at the moment in the rence (12th Kowloon). G. "Azavedo

· GOES THE OTHER WAY. such a programme will prove a dark, and right now the composi- (2nd H. K.), R. Sanches (2nd II. little too much for some of the [tion of the Borderers forward line K.), B. Vincent (4th H. K.).

When a Test team strikes, such i ...........10.135ployers, for the more successful is a matter for conjecture....... 26 yards Junior Cubs;—D. And

they are, the more likely it is But on Saturday the Chub visitrowa (4th H. K.), S. Dorling (9th horrible. they will be called upon to play Caroline Hill to meet St. Joseph's Kowloon), J. Lindsay (1st Kow-

It goes the other way sometimes, in those matches extraneous to the now depleted through the exodus loon), J. Osmund (2nd H. K.), R. too. Let a brilliant catch be made well against South Africa, and he 3 9

normal league and cup ties. The of the Gosano brothers and Beltran Thompson (12th 11. K.), F. Kin- in the first hour and the whole should have a real chance' in Aus- by Mr. H. Hampton, hon, secretary It was announced this morning (Greenberg homered)

strain of maintaining 100 per cent, to the Club de Recreio,

naird (14th H. K.), J. Way (1st team xets on its toes. Detroit

tralia if it is possible for him to of the Lawn Bowls Association, .................... 10

form in lengue encounters and at

The Club will not be at full Kowloon):

It doesn't seem possible to me make the journey. (Game was called at the end of the same time strive for recogni- strength, but they are fielding a

Junior Scouts Diving:--G. Roan-that circumstances of a most ex-

that the semi-final ties in the In the eighth inning owing to dark-tion in representative games, can side which they feel quietly con-rio (2nd H. K.), W. Pryde (4th H. ceptional kind and yet so varied in

We have a number of men of ternational Lawn Bowla Shield ness)

be.

experience who are and undoubtedly is, very dent can prove good enough to K.), V. Saunders (4th H. K.), F. their nature should all combine from being old in any sense of the

long way would be played this next Sunday. tako the points.

Jarrett (Gth Kowloon). severe.

At the Civil Service Green, again in one season to make the word. We have a number of young Switzerland will meet Portugal at Cubs Diving:-B, Vincent (4th task of the selectors so supremely players who are on the threshold of 3.16 p.m., and England will oppose H. K.), S. Piedger (4th H. K.), A. 'difficult,

bigger things than county cricket. Ireland in the other semi-final at L.G. Robertson is still suffering 9th Kowloan), A. Dorling (9th not be any need to "hide" even one the past, but do not let us keep time.

Fraser (1st Kowloon); G. Saunders In the perfect team there would Let us by all means learn from the K.C.C, starting at of the game and taking a purely from the effects of his injury re- Kowloon), R. Lawrence (12th Kow-man in the field. When you are harping on its failures. The fature detached viewpoint that one can teived in a recent practice game).

driven to take the field with three is bright with hope. such possible effects and cannot take his place in the Certainly the whole of the teams team. B. Williams, a newcomer, is H. Millington (1st Kowloon), W. posed as Hammouds or Leylards or Senior 50 Yards Back Stroke:for four players who have never being given an opportunity to win bis spurs and will assume Robert-Hicks (lat Kowloon), W. Pryde Bradmans in seeing, moving to, and son's responsibilities at right halt. (4th 11. K.), A. Azadu (2nd H. K.), gathering the ball, all sorts of

II. Sommers (Sea Scoute).

complications arise and the captain's It is with very much regret I learn of the recent illness of Yee

Junior 60 Yards Buck Stroke:-task becomes a nightmare. Ernest

Wing-Jing

For my own part I think "Bob" (Sen Scouts), Strange, the Club's Cheuk Hing-wo (18th H. K.), F. Wyatt came through the Tests elever inside left, who, if he Thompson (4th Kowloon), G. Ro- splendidly. He did his utmost on maintains his form, is going to aarie (2nd H. K.),-

overy occasion. be an Interporter this year. Junior Scouts Go Yards Cham- He has been in hospital, and pionship:-D. Morris (4th Kow- although now out and about is loon), Yee Wing-ying (Sea Scouts),| still too weak to play. It is hoped G. Rosario (2nd H. K.). that he will be available in about! Life Saving Race:---Shiu Ka- a fortnight's time.

shing (Sea Scouts). I'. Wilson (Sea These withdrawals have in-Scouts), J. Winyard (1st Kowloon), curred changes in the disposition II. Millington (1st Kowloon), of the team. Baldwin has been Inter-Troop Relay:-2nd Hong- sent to the loft half berth along kong lat Kowloon, 4th Hongkong side Pote-Hunt and Williams; Sen Scouts,-

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NETBALL LEAGUE

Ladies Association. Hold Meeting

A meeting of affiliated clubs of the Hongkong Ladies' Netball Associa- tion was

held at the Exchange Restaurant yesterday evening, Miss School, presiding.

Fowler remain of last year's re- GOVERNOR'S CUP Cha Contral British

gular attack.

RECREIO CONTENT,

After last week's happy show-|

ing against the Navy, the Club de

Recrolo are letting well alone, are putting their faith in Bowen as partner to Silva-Netto, and keep

MATCH

Football Association Select Team

The meeting unanimously decided that each school pay #1 affliation for to the Association and that a rep of $ be paid by each team entered in the Hongkong Schools Notball Lengue.

The following entries were IO- The Leam to represent the Hong- colved: St. Stephen's Girls' College ing A. V. Gosano in the forward kong Football Association against two teams) Central British School line. It is difficult to imagine the Chinese Amateur Athletle Fe-three teams), Diocesan Girls' School the East Lancashires stopping the deration for the Governor's Cup two teams) Belilies Public Giris Recreio from garnering the points on October 10 has been selected a School and Quarry Bay School, one School (two teams), Kowloon Junior on Sunday, especially as the Por- follows:.

team each. tugese are on their own ground

Cord, (K.F.C); Mullano (S. W. The Longue, as in the past season, Bernie Gosano has again beon B.): and Morrison, (S.W.B.); Pote- will be divided into three sections, placed at Inside left, and Beltran, Hunt (Club), Podmore (S.W.B.), namely, senior, intermoliate the Recreio's other important cap- and Elms (St. Joseph); Mathing junior, ture, is taking over the pivotal (S.W.B.); Ward (St. Joseph's). A. The following.officora were elected position. The team is splendidly V. Gosano (Recrofo). Ridley (in- for the ensuing your: President balanced, and promises to be one colna), and Blake (University),

and

Miss E. S. Atkins; vice-Prosidont Miss H. D. Sawyer, Mrn, P. T. Stark, of the most attractive sides in the Reserves: Rodgers (Club), Miss M. Ii, Hall, Mrs. E. M. Clark, league.

Strange (Club), Robertson (Club);} and Miss K., M. Anderson; Honorary Sonny Bliss, although a non-Woods (East Lance); Stanley Socrotary-Miss H. Kalili Honorary.

(Continued on Page 7.) (Navy), G. White (K.F.C.).

Assistant Secretary.-Miss M. Roger.

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