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THE HONGKÓNG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1934.

ABLE AMAZON AND SOLDIER OF BRITAIN LOCAL CRICKET NOTES AUTUMN CHAMPIONS

THE ARMY'S CHALLENGE IN THE SHIELD COMPETITION VASTLY IMPROVED TEAM

(By R. Abbit)

There was a reasonable full programme in the Senior League Last Saturday, and with a bit of fortune all three games might have been finished, for Craigengower came very close to beating- Recreio, while other side might have won at King's Park, if one or two incidents had a different outcome. As it is, the Army alone zoom to have the slightest chance of giving the Club a run for their money in the Shield Competition. There are two fea- tures in the advance of Army Cricket.

Verb. Sap.

THAT MATTING ・・

M.C.C. Team For

West Indies

LEAVING LONDON

TO-MORROW

The following members of the

M.C.C. team, with the exception of Hendren, who has already arrived at the scene of the tour, will leave London, for the West Indies

morrow.

CAVALCADE SHOULD WIN SUB: GRIFFINS EVENT

LAST MEETING OF SEASON

(By "Captain Foster")

To-morrow's meeting closes our racing season for the year and, on the whole, I think we have had a good season. I do not expect to see any "outsider" come romping home and paying a handsome dividend, but we should be treated to a very good race in the Tardy Handicap, confined to "C" Clas ponies.

R. E. S. Wyatt (captain), Paine

The three Autumn Champlons and Hollies (Warwickshire), E. R. come un for decision. Able T. Holmes (Surrey), D. C. Amazon stands out in a class all Townsend (Oxford University), K by herself, and she should have Farnes (Essex), W. E. Harbord

Ro dificulty in winning the and Leyland (Yorkshire), Hendres Queensland Autumn Champions. and Smith (J.) (Middlesex), Ham- At one time I thought we would mond (Gloucestershire). Ame see a small field in this race, t (Kent), Iddon and Parrimond am glad to hear that there will {Lancashire).

I have, for "sometime sold that the Navy ought to do something about that matting. I admit it is not easy to get the full eight-foot width, nor to keep it steadily at a tension atretch. But it ought to be stopped at the popping crease. As It is you don't give the bowlers will accompany the

Captain G. W. Carlton Levick

They have practically no new 17/180 ia pretty mouldy. I think a inyers except de Pritchard few more of these tiilin parties are

hope I shall discover an alterna- Indicated. tive designation, as the printer isn't going to get that right all rough the season), but they have shinken down into a real team of regular players, some of whom have improved vastly this season; and, In the second place, they are up gainst loss severn opposition In many cases. The Club and the Navy are, so far as I can use, the only two teams whose form has a chance of planting the front latches are included in the tour. not deteriorated for the time being.. The Inaue of the Club and Army this amery game on January 19 will make with a tremendous difference, to the prob- [ir]

lition, We shall have a dress-it caused an accident last Saturday as a batsman antcked the ball down rehearsal of this on Boxing Day.

very hard on to a back securing/ pin and it ticked up like lightning to split Holland-Martin's chin.

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collet knocking Ponsonby-Fate

out like that in the days (Cannate

lonco) when I used to bowl fast, only in that case it was a very wide ball that look an outside peg on a narrow matting strip in the enson when C.S.C.C. used this

that the most satisfactory type of matting wicket is the eight-foot strip pegged at the popping crease.

AN EXCITING FINISH

Who the Submarine drafting Officer is I don't know, but we owe

CAER CLARK

NEEDLE MATCH

H.K. LADIES AND ST. ANDREW'S

CIVILIANS TRIAL To-morrow the Hongkong|

be at least eight startera, more runnern if riders are available.

Certain Starters are; Able Amazon, Butler

Australian Boy. Pih?

Bng Ter, Davis

High Finauer. P. P. Botelho

Just That, Deltz Night Star, Black? Racing Heart, Heard

Saucy Face, 1p Kui Ying and the following are eligible to start:Alacrity, Atlas, Bobniek Star, Nell Gwyn, Portia and St. Joan.

Champions following:-

will consist of the

Cavalcade, Pih Classic Hall, Heard Copper Idol, Davis Little Beauty, Fune? Soldier of Fortune. F. F. LI St. Ives, Doltz

The Bodega, Pan

Tiny Star, Butler.

Young Chap, P. P. Botelhe

CAVALCADEE Should WIN

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On his last running in the Sub: St. Legér, Cavalcade should win | tla Champlona, but, 1 have

wholesome respect for Young | Cháp after his great run at Mueno last Sunday, when he was benten a short head by Sandy Bay in the South China Cup in the fist time of 2-04. thought he unlucky loser, as he was travelling much the fastor of the two at the finish of that race. If the pony can reproduce the same form to- morrow he will make Cavalcade go all the way. We should, how- ever, be treated to a good finish, and I have an open mind na tof The result. Classic Hall, Copper Idol and Tiny Star should make a fight of it for the third position but I cannot see any oud of them upsetting form by being returned the winner. ·

The probable contenders for the Hongkong

Autuma

will be:-

Gladiator, Fung?

King's Justice, Heard Sadko, Pih

FOR THE

KOWLOON RIDING CLUB

PERSONALIA: V

"OUR COLONEL"

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Another of the cartoons by Colonel D. G. Kozikis, of the St. George's

Champions F. A. CUP

RE-PLAYS

Soldier of Britale, Deitz

small but select feld. Sokler

of Britain should again score, and

I expect to see win very easily. It's a toss up between Sadko and' King's Justice for the second

Riding Academy,

Walsall And North'ton Enter Third Round

SATURDAY'S RUGBY

TEAMS FOR CLUB AND ARMY MATCH

On Saturday, at 4 p.m. on the

London, Dec. 13.Club Ground at Happy Valley, the

Ever since Arthur Lag attempted to commit mayhem upon me with suibilck for my innocent reference to his censure at Fanling, I have been wandering if he would repeat the performance on the cricket fold and I have been fortunate mough personally to see him equal his score at the billiarda-gone-to-type of wicket. There is no doubt grane which he effects on Sundays, Curiously enough his century was not a typical "Lay" hurricane. Tr did, indeed drive powerfully, that ho was indulging frequently in xtremely pretty square cute, and shots to the covers. After he had him a debt of gratitude for send-Ladies, Champions of the roached sevenly he became--for ing Bramwell out here, He looks Caer Clark Cup Tourney him-slow, partly from taking like a batsman from the word go, since its inception, will meet extra care, I suspect, and partly which is more than most people. owing Lithe fact that the except Alec Pearce, do these days. St. Andrew's, in a needle Navy had set out a very deep He has a beautifully straight bat. "saving" held. However, he hit the position of his right game on the Marina ground Anything loose very hard, and a perfect example for any young at 2.45 p.m. and they will be reached the coveted century. Mean batsman (only make it 'left elbow while Teddy Fincher had proceeded for a right-hander), while he hits represented by: B.. Hance; nodately to a pretty sixty before the hall tremendously hard. Is E. M. Gray, J. Smalley; N. he was bowled in trying to hit footwork makes it clear that he McKella, B. Pope, E. Heib- After that it is true that the K.C.C. has plenty of time to watch the thatsmen were in a hurry, but the ball and that he uses it right onling; W. Marsh, P. fact remains that E. F. Fincher to the bat. His forty-five was a Harrop. J. Churchill, . C.

better of the argument, and finish of the F. A. Cup to-day. Walsall The Club will be represented and Robert Lee both played at the delightful knock, though it was

ahend of King's Justice. There will now be at home to Southamp-by: G. P. Lammert: W.H.B. Rigg. firat balls they repectively received hard Haga on Willie itung to get Ferguson and A. Jacks.

Bag Tor should fill second place, is, however, practically nothing inton in the Third Round of the LG. Robertson, J. Hutchison, H.R: and were bowled neck and crop. that extra two inches of break on,

and I expect Racing Heart to it between there two ponies as competition.

McGilchrist: M.W, Turner, HL.C. As a matter of fact Besant, who only to see a chance put down in The H.-K. Ladies second-team occupy the third position. I see one has beaten the other as many "Workington "weru úlso eliminat-Meekor A.F. Walkden, W:E. Pears, was the sixth bowler tried, bowled the slipai Parkes-Smith's batting meet the C.B.A. at Sookanpeo at 3 no danger in the others except times as he has been beatened from the F. A.. Cup in their G.A. Stewart, I.H. Bradford, 8.H. uncommonly well as he usually though not so polished, was very p.m. and will be represented by: that both Just That and Saucy,Gladiator ran a sterling good re-play with Northampton, losing Garrod, K.A. Munro, D. McLellan swung in late with his ball on or useful, and when Holland Martin Barker; M. Wolfe, R. Smalley; E. Face will run well and finish close pony in the Hongkong St. Leger by the only goal scored. The win (Captain), J.C. Miller. just outside the off stump, while, and Hargreaves got together O'Hagen M: Bennett, H. Hance; J. P. but I cannot see either of them and if he starts in this race Iners will meet Balton in the Third if he did not awing, the ball broke thought the Navy would get the Flex. J. Locke E. Bonner, M. Rattey run into a place the Professional give a food scenunt of himself

shall not be surprised to see him Round at Northampton.-Reuter. appreciably from the off. In fact runs.

The Re up for However, ung, who seems and V. Blackburn. ho might have got several more to discard his spine when fielding.

Cup and Subscription Grifling' | (Continued on Page 5.). wickets save that he did a bit too pouncer, on one at full speed and

CIVILIANS. REST much and beat tho leg stick as well hesitation saw the Free Forester as the bat: I shall be most inter-run out.

The Civilinng hockey team which Hargreaves, however, is to meet the Combined Services un cated to see if he can reproduce took up the running and though Sunday, defeated the Rest by this form, (a) on grass, and (b) his denreat friend would not enil goals to one in a trial match played with any old wind or none! If he him a pretty bat he began to get the Police Training Schost ground can, ho is one of the bowlers the runs at an amazing pace, consider Navy wants no badly. F. Zimmern ing that he has a very limited gol nineteen not out and I hope it reach. But when he went all was the beginning of a recovery of over and K.C.C. were not too far form for him. Still 1/147 and (Continued on Page 9.)

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Several changes *vere noticed, Karnal Singh and J. Goonsnives play- Fed at lack for the Civilians in thes absence of F. V. Wong and E. V. Reed, C. Parker, of the Police, who was selected to play at right-half lust cannot oving to a Pollen football League game on Sunday, played at right-knit for the Rest, while A. S. Bliss repinced Parker. In place of!

C. Pile on the right wing for the Rest, Rulla Khan, also of the Police, was played.

It is a pity that Parker cannot appear in the final game. He played n remarkable game in defence yes terday. His place is being taken by Bliss, who has been finally selected.

The Civilians were attacking from the Initial bully-off, the forward line

SOLDIER OF BRITAIN

place.

After extra time Walsall defeat- Club will meet the Army in the

If Sadko Ands his best ed Watford by one goal to nil in first round of the Triangular form I think he will have the their re-play in the second round Tournament.

INTER'-VARSITY

RACE TRAINING TIMES RUGGER

EXCELLENT FIGURES RETURNED

THIS MORNING

Cambridge Win At Edinburgh

London, Dec. 13.

The Army side will be: L/Cpl. Jones (RW.F.): L/Cpl. Hubbard (R.A.), L/Cpl. Shipp (RE), Lt. Metcalfe (R.A.); ·Fús. Flyd, (R. W.F.): L/Cpl. Lewis R.W.F.). Lt. Hamilton (R.E.); L/Bdr. Hall (R.A.), L/Cpl. Mackman (Lin- colna), Cpl. Hardy (S.W.B.), Pte. Gilmore (SV.B.), Pte. Jones (S.W.B.), Fus. Barry (R.W.F.),

Fun. Morgan (R.W.F.); Gnr. Barraclough (R.A.), Roforce,

Lt. Comdr. Dendy, R.N.

Cambridge University, playing day defeated the Soottish team by

Some excellent times were returned by ponies over the half away to Edinburgh University to- 23 points to 14-Reuter. and quarter mile gallops at Happy Valley this morning. Able Amazon, who is favoured by our Racing Correspondent for the Queensland Autumn Champions on Saturday when the last meet- ing of the season is to be held, clocked in at 27 secs, on the last quarter, while Soldier of Britain also finished strongly at 28 secs. over the last quarter.

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Below are this morning official times:

Distance

Copper Idol Racing Triumph Ironsides Co-Ship S. Joan

Poriin

King's Worthy combining well, especially Mackay, Chesterfeld Divelt and Gurbachan Singh. Their Soldier of Britain first goal game as the result of a Australian Boy penalty bully against Parker for Soldier of China- obstructions Gurbachan Singh. took Wayward Stag the bully and placed the ball in the

net.

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In the second half Awtar Singh equalised for the Rest as the result of a corner hit. Souza, in goal, was unsighted. Towards the end of the game, Mons, in' goal for the Rest, brought off many good, saves. Ho saved in quick-succession from Divett and G. Singh., Pirita missed an open goal.

Flying Tourist Kindo Valorous St. Ives Dinty King's Justice Just That Able Amazon Ribble. The Civilians obtained their second- Racing Spirit goal through Divett. Moss cleared a

The Bodega shot from G, Singh but did not hit King's Warden it well away. Mackay obtained pos- Bag Tor Bession and passed to Divett, who Dobniak Star scored.

Heart's Glory The Civilians are meeting the Ser-

Zera vices on the Marina No. 1. ground;

Young Chap on Sunday, bully-off 3: p.m. sharp Chief Seattle

Racing Luck and will be represented by the tal-Lemberg lowing team-U. B. Sousa: F. V. Wong and E. V. Reed; A. S. Bliss,

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