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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. KDNESDAY, JANUARY 24 1935.

THRILLING RECOVERY SAVES THE MAINLAND

D

ERNEST STRANGE LEAVING

TEMPORARY LOSS TO FOOTBALL

SAILS FOR HOME THIS MONTH

(By "Veritas"). Ernest Strange, Club inside left, and one of the smartest of the younger school of local players, is to be temporary lost to local football after the 26th. of this month.

Three Goals In Arrears: Thet Earn Creditable Draw

BRILLIANT FOOTBALL

FEATURES GAME

ISLAND TIRES AFTER HOLDING

THE WHIP HAND

HOLIDAY CROWD DELIGHTED

(By "Veritas)

No finer game could have ushered in Hongkong'a 1935 football than yesterday's match between represen- tative teams of the Island and Mainland, which attracted a big crowd despite the unpleasant weather conditions, and which resulted in a draw of three goals-all.

Several alterations had to be made from the adver- tised teams, but as was forecast in these columns on Monday, the presence of reserves had no detrimental effect on the standard of football, which, in view of the fact the match immediately succeeded New Year Eve celebrations, was exceptionally high.

Starting off one short and re- moining thus for a long period in the first half, the Mainland were at first completely outplayed, but they staged a dazzling second-half recovery, coming from behind a three goals deficit, to square the score five minutes before the close.

WILM

NEW YEAR SOCCER AT HOME

HALIFAX HEALLY

DEFEATED

CELTIC LOSETO

RANCERS

QUEEN OF TENNIS COURTS TO RETURN

MRS. MOODY TO PLAY IN TOURNAMENTS

(Special to "Telograph") San Francisco. Dec. 31.

Mrs. Helen. Wills Moody has announced that she is resuming tournament com- petition tennis in an effort to regain the American championship. United Press,

Poor Show By The

Londosan, 1. M. C. C.

- Blackburn, Middborough and Wednesday among the winners in a reacted pro- gramme of Engh. League football

to-day. matche Tottenham were inten, but Derby did well to ice a draw at Everton.

Tranmere, leaders cao northern section of the Third rislon, were unable to do better 3 draw

Al

hoa to Chester, whifalifax came

BIG

BATSMEN FAIL

AS I SEE IT

BY. "VERITAS"

LEAGUE CRICKET: IS IT REALLY WANTED?

ABOLITION WOULD BE GOOD

THING

FOR THE GAME

for #

INFLUENCE WHICH RUINS HALF

DAY CRICKET

HAVE been wanting to write, ther it stands a chance of win- CRE savo the something about cricketing, whether it

long time, but have game, or whether it is doomed to withheld, fearing the wrathful defent, until it has been batting an hour or more. The team has to renctions of my colleague R. establish itself, and when there Abbit, not to mention probably are two lengue points at the end the vast majority of local of it, by gosh that team is going ericketers. But the bee, which to see that it is wall established. has been buzzing about in my before letting itself go. bonnet for such a long time, at

ONE BIG OBJECTION last demands release, and, bouy-

ed up by the hope that in this ONE big objection to league

cricket in that teams are, sýt season of bon homie, resolu tions and new-leaf turning my to, and very often do, allow the anticipated critics will treat me reward hanging at the end of gently, I have decided to "let off Victory, to dominate the whole of the game. It governs so-called "tactics". I have seen explains force a free hitter to cramp his style in an effort to gain a draw. One continually witnesses op- queation portunies of a fine sporting finish lan't it high time league ruined by this pandering to the

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LET'S FORGET ABOUT IT

ET'S stari with A

Barbados, Dec. 31. The M.C.C. were badly out-steam". played here to-day when they continued their opening fixture of the West Indies cricket tour, and at the close, Barbados in their

with eight wickets in kand.

oul? Let's forget about It;

league point. It is not an un-

sight Barbados advanced their overnight abandon it. Treat it like a doctor common

all-day treats a bad appendix. Let

Ulengue games ruined in England

a cropper at Chester losing by second innings were 212 ahead cricket in Hongkong was washed reauit by this association with

hesitation. It

12 very four clear goals. harassed and bewildered defence)

In the which attempled to stop these.

the Scottish League,

to

thrustful attacks, The same high Rangers overcame air old time first innings score of 30% for 10 begin to appreciate the "import- through this alavish adherence to quality ran right through the rivata, Celtic, after grillingt holiday/782 before the last wicket fell. B.\ant" problems which have been team, and at one time the com- familton went into md pince with by only one before he lost hin wicket, raised as a result of league crlesome queer idea that one's stand-

plete rout of the Minintanders appeared inevitable.

match by the odd pa in three, but Sealey Increased his not out

score

kel.

ing In the league table deter- There have been protests mines one's akill at the game. The M.C.C. put up a sorry show against the hours of play; there How much more. must this in- an astonishing victz over Mother- well, against whomey registered at the grease and were dismissed for lan': a slagle clubhouse in the fluence be noticed in half-day Superb 'movements by the Island But the team lacked stamina to

of 178, Hendren, Colony which has decided matches? Additionally 80 in forward line featured the initial carry on the good work, and at-x goals. liearts St. Johnstune, the paltry score

also leading teams on quite com. Hammand and Leyland scored nine whether it is better to bat first or Hongkong, where we

play the stages of the game. Ward and though there were moments when fortably on their on grounds. two and twelve respectively, while last in the half-day queat for game during the winter months

looked Ax though they Ho Ka-keung were missing, the it

The complete res follow. Dyer met with most success with the league points; how many captains and are therefore restricted to a recover thir Carer

hall, capturing 4 for 28. former being engaged with close might

have been abused by colleagues maximum

Strange is leaving for England home furlough on January 26,

the Mainland rearguard and he will be away Rome nine of the year business at the bank, form, months,

but Leonard led the line in dush-had by that time taken such a firm His Vigorous and energetic younging manner, and with Li Shek-yau grip of themselves, that they #igirre W be missed

of our moving over to

right, quickly nipped promising move inside grounds, and the Club will feel room was found for Li Kwok-wai menta in the bud,

their loas keenly, as big things were expected from the Bickford-Strange #eft wing combination.

Although Strange has not yet re- produced his dazzling form of last son, which nut him into Inter-

FIGHTING COME-BACK

FIRST DASION.

Blackburn

Middlesbro' Wednesday

SECOND

Tottenham Herby

-

! Liverpool : West

Bromwich' VISION,

Shefeld C Barnley

Southampton

on the left wing. The South China left half gave an extraordinary

It is difficult to speak too high-i good account of himself, adapting himself to a strange position with ly of the Mainland's fighting come- Barnsley

back. The team did not even wall Bolton pleasing facility.

The Mainland bad to make three for the inspiration of a goal be- Manchester U.

i Kury port trials and representative alterations, Morrison, Woods, and fore getting down to

business, Newcastle

"postponed, and being unft natches, there is no doubt that itWearmouth being absentees, Ash but from the start of the second Awas only a question of time before moved over

THIRD DINION (SOUTH), to left back, and half, went to the attack and main- he and Bickford would again become Swain came in as his partner.tained it for at least three quar-

Queen's P.R. 1 Bristol C. ne of the best left wings in the AV. Gosans was shifted to right ters of the last "45. Colony, and it is doubtful whether half,

Elliott came in at insidė the selectors could have overlooked right and English operated on the them in the Interport trials.

As left wing.

it in Strange will have to wait another year for his chance.

SCHOOLBOYS' RUGBY

Scotland Wins In International

Scotland

In the last ten minutes or 30,

2

4

Lincoln Halifax

THIRD DIMON (NORTH), Carlisle Chesterfield Darlington Stockport Tranmero

Hartlepools

they were so dominant that their team work compared very favour Jably with that displayed by the SHOT THEIR BOLT Islanders in the initial moiety, and certainly no game could have "My "prophecy that the match had more fitting resuit. would determine itself into a con- Getting down to individuals, test between the Mainland at was very impressed with Pardoe's tack and the Island defener, was football right through the game. completely sel at ought in the Be was one of the few 1sland first half, bat subsequently it was players who maintained consistent Abderdeen amply borne out, and while the form until the end. When his Albion

Clyde struggle lasted, there in no team was on top he was brilliant Hamilton gainsaying that the honours went and when later he was called Hearta

Accrington

4 Rotherham.

I...Chester......!

Wrexham

SCOTISH LEAGUE

FIRST DIVISION.

London, Jan. 1. to the Mainlanders. The Island upon to take the role of defender. Kilmarnock

outplayed players shot their bolt in the first he played a notable part. completely England in the Schoolboys Inter- half, the Chinese rapidly tiring malional rugby match played at Rich-after the interval owing to the mond to-day, piling on 27 points to fairly heavy going. But while! England's live.

they lasted the Islanders played wonderful football,

Renuila of other leading

Union matches follow.

Rugby

t

Penarth & Cardif Glasgow Ac. 10 H Head High

School

Watsonians 3 Cardin

5

On Monday, Rosslyn Park were at; home to Feltesian Lorettonians und won by J5 points to eight-Router.

Seldom have 1. seen better forward movements in Incali football. The ball flew from man to man, with the players running into position and snap- ping up the passes without

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Quern's Pari Queen O'BL Leonard was as good as he Rangers hox ever been, and at times St. Johnste excceded any previous form. ---Revi His nent combination with Li Shek-yau and Toy Qua-liang.

3 Dundee

• Airdrie

3 Partick

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Motherwell

Hibernians

1 St Mirren

In their second knock, Barbados hat two wickets for 37 before the chose, Reuter,

MATCH DRAWN

Later.

Darbus brought their second in wings to a close by declaring al 149 for T, fearing the M.CC. to Score 38362 0

1

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to win.

The visitors showed up much better in their second attempt and bit up 221 for the loss of five wickets. Hendren was top scorer with 64, R.E.S. Wyatt contributed 51 and Hammond 39

Rester,

Aga Khan And Turf Problems

and spectators for either delayed cricket,

four of

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hours

or precipitated declarations? It would be easier to state the nam- NOT HELPING THE GAME ber who haven't. And all in the

of

cause of two points. Continuing HALF-DAY cricket must cesen- our queries. Isn't it a fact that tially be of the give and take the league cricket programme of type, and with league points, and That therefore the club's honour ut to-day is purely farcical? half the teams have Onished their stake, one mustn's expect too much matches long before the season in "Give" It would be highly dis- ended, and that the other half do respectful and foolish to suggest not start until the season is well that cricketers in this Colony do advanced? Is it also disputable not "play the game", but there is that more friendly matches are no getting away from the fact that played than lengue, and what is a "league game" has a definito in- much more important, that these fluence, and that players cannot friendlies, on the average, pro-entirely rid themselven of the duce far more interesting cricket thought that they are playing for the type demanded by half-day points and an "honourable" posi-. matches-an the longue fixtures? tion in the league table. Further

more it is an unnecessary influence, THE DIFFERENCE

League cricket does not improve Of | the standard of play here.

may be all wrong. Even if has only to watch the they are I stand by the original player in a league match and then proposition. that league cricket in a friendly encounter to appre- this ciate that he is a very much ahould be abandoned in Colony. Firstly league cricket different exponent in one than the cannot be viewed in the same other. If therefore half a day light as league football, league league cricket is loing nothing For the second year in succes-rugby, league hockey, or league for the game, but is more likely sion the Aga Khan was the tennis. These games, or at least having a bad influence, why con- 1 guest of honour at the Gimcrack the first three, are played over a tinue with it? We have created a

is short falec Club dinner at York. Respond certain period which

glamour, around Teague ing to the toast of his health the enough to alid at least one of cricket. To hear some people Aga Khan said that it was a

the contestants to go all out from talk about a "friendly" would be the beginning to the end for a te imagine that such a match was matter for sincere congratula- win. But cricket is like bridge. merely a guarantee of a boring tion that the Tote was able to A great deal of the time has to be afternoon, whereas experience has

0

4

Falkirk

7 -Ayr

# Celtic

5 Dunfermline

1

SEOND DIVISION.

was the spearhead of the clever- Arbroath ly conceived and brilliantly Brechin effected Island attacks.

WEARY PLAYERS

0 Forfar

Montrose

Cowdenbea

B Dumbarton

Dundee Stirling Leith

4 Morton

€ King's Park

4

Allos

o Fife

Li Shek-you was an extremely | Ralth R. hard worker, but Taa Kwai-shing| Stenhous failed to support him after the interval, falling away in astonish-

ing fashion. Tay Qua-liang blew

2. Lanark ~~Our Ben Correspondent,

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HOW TOTE CAN ASSIST

MY answers to these questions that I feel confident, because one

Average

top the vast amount of away spent in establishing suits. A proved quite the opposite, and that 1 betting that took place.

3 But for any permanent improve- 4ment of the conditions of racing 3 and breeding, it was not sufficient 2 that the Betting Control Board should give a few thousand pounds here and there. A definite and far-sighted policy that would

himself out in the early stages by HONG TENNIS IN strengthen the foundations of the

overdoing the individual stuff. It was clever, and to a holiday crowd. good entertainment, but it finally reacted on Tay, who Was physically beaten man after half time.

n

Pardoe was quite well supported by Elms and Lung In-chan; that is up to the time the Mainland

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DANGEROUS MOVE

WAISHAM'S SMART

VICTORY

Shameen, Jan. 1, became aggressive. Then his The faals of the Men's Handicap henchmen became weary. Elma Singhs and the Semi-finals of the could not approach, B. Gosano for Hong Doubles Championship have speed and his usual keen sense of now. ben played and resulted in anticipation seemed to become PRS Walsham beating C. E. blunted. Leung found the bust-Wata in the former after a very must draw attention was a strong A dangerous move to which he ling English rather disconcerting.good me. In fact, this was a tendency in some executives to re- and towards the end made

no reply as in the first match with duce the value of atake money for Berlous afforts to thwart him. each player winning a set and the stakes for which engagements were. Sydney Strange headed well third being stopped on account of made far ahead, and for breeders' Otherwise he played a sort of "I-darkness. Walsham won the re- races, in order to strengthen the wish-I-had-never-heard-of-New- play by 6/1, 8/6 and gave a handicap branch. They were told Year's Eve" game. Nevertheless he splendid exhibition of tennis. that such races reduced themselves held out as long as possible and. could not be blamed in anyway the Doubles semi-finals. C. M. automatically to a few starters and for the Mainland scoring three Customs (Walsham & Monroe)

were the porquisite of the rich. goals.

beat A.P.C. (Sterling & Agnew) But the Prince of Wales's Stakes Durham was the last word in Bloe had matters very much Imperial Produce Plate at Kemp

9/1 6/2, 7/5.

Walsham and at Goodwood, the Foal and John

Porter Stakes at Newbury, and the. brilliant anticipation in the their own way and were a far first half, and later on he better combination than their ton ware instances of races which effected a number of clean opponents. clearances which marked him as

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