1935-01-12 — Page 16

TO-DAY'S

AS I SEE IT

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JANUARY 12. 1935.

EXPERIMENTS" IN FINAL HOCKEY TRIAL

BY :“VERITAS"

TICKLING THE RABBIT'S

HIND LEG

MORE REASONS FOR

LEAGUE CRICKET ABOLITION

AN EXPERIMENT WHICH

WOULD BE WORTH WHILE

I feel bound to acknowledge Rt. A bowler, who has ideas, in given

Abbit's graceful response to my a chance to experiment with them somewhat presumptious article on in a friendly match; he can't afford Icague cricket, and further make ito in a league game; runs are too reply to one or two points he raised, precious; so he continues to bowl oven at the risk of receiving that straight stuff, and probably break powerful kick from the Rabbit's his heart in abortive attempts to hind leg, promised in my colleague's take a wicket. Theoretically, at opening paragraph. R. Abbit can least, there are sufficient advant fesses to the commonsense of some ages in friendly cricket to, permit. of my original points, and this is it to take the place of league ties, gratifying as he has had very much and that is why R. Abbit's sugges

Intion for more experience of cricket

an experiment in this Hongkong than 1, and therefore his direction is so welcome. judgments on such matters are of

roal value. The fact that such a SEEMS PRACTICABLE

keen follower of the game is pres THE point about inck of interest pared to agree to an experimental Trendly trieket after the abolition of langue cricket for a

acason, is indicative that the type New Year, probably and unfortun of game played in Hongkong Inately, contains more than a grain open to amendment,

THE ESSENTIAL DIFFERENCE

Ang.

RABBIT objects to my drawing deductions from a comparison between league football, hockey, etc., and league cricket, taking up my own line of argument and endeavouring to make it a boomer But that is my whole point. It is the essential difference in the which condemns league Rames cricket. There is no difference, in value between points for winning a football match and points for winning a cricket match; but there In a huge difference in effect. [{. variably it is the points at the end

of truth, It did not strike me until R. Abbil produced his irrefutable evidence, and it is, possibly, the only thing which could make cricket preferable to league friendly programmes. But at the present time there does appear to be quite a lively and sustained in- terest in the game, suggesting that the substitution of a league pro Kramme. for a schedule of friendly matches would be quite practicable.

is a question, which at least seems to be worthy of attention t the next annual general meeting of the Cricket League.

"DUNLOP" CUP FOR RECREIO

WITH the withdrawal of the

K.C.C. badminton teams from

Round One of the heavyweight championship fight between Fetarian and Cook, shows (laft) the contestants sparring warily, and (right) Cook down, while Petersen stands away. Report of fight ap- pears on Page 13.

ATTRACTIVE

FOOTBALL PROGRAMME THIS AFTERNOON

POLICE AND SOUTH CHINA "A" HEAD THE BILL

BUSY TIME FOR THE FUSILIERS

(By "Veritas)

with

In spite of the importance of 110 if they are to overcome the talent- the Interport trial, league foot-ed Chinese combination. There are ball has a valuable contribution no changes in the Club leant. Pate- to the Colony's sporting attract naturally is a not-starter, and Skinner continuus to operate at tions of the week-end, a parti-centre-half. Incidentally this with b of the result which "makes" a fool

cularly fine programme of Ernest Strange's last hat one game ball match, and by the same token, the league now definite, the ladies

senior division matches being for this Clubs this season before sall- ruins a ericket match. It doubles division championship has

scheduled for this afternoon. ing for Home on furlough: Chief ficult to play for draw at foot-

Police will try

interest will be centred on Hickford, conclusions been decided, and finds the Recreio South Chinn "A", the only unleaten who are condidates

lowe, Sydney Strange and Rodger, ball, haut fengue points encourage

[or Interport such tactics in cricket. And al- "A" the first team to win the hand-team in the first division, and the

honours. is likely though my colleague rightly points some trophy presented by Mesara. Railway Ground enclosure

St. Joseph's will be without Ward out that it is much more enter Dunlop, Rubber, Co. Hearty con- to be taxed to enpacity. Although taining to watch a gallant draw gratuintions to the Recreio on their their form to date has been highly to-day, but ought, nevertheless, to varinble, the Police are capable of snatch two points from the East than it is to see a team throw its achievement. A splendid team,

playing a first-class brand of foot-Lancashires, wickets away

in

even. greater potentialities bail, and because of thila, and the

Hure are some of the teaIDA a definite decision, a "gallant draw" than already proven skill, they fully fact the Chinese ace at Kowloon this afternoon. Is more often a fervent wish thau ostrved the success, and it is a never a happy hunting ground for an actuality. What percentage of happy reward for such keen and them-South China cannot rd to drawn games in local league cricket sustained interest in a game which take any risks, or regard the fixture come under the heading of "gallantly became a feature of the club's too lightly.

order to arrive at

or even "intcreating"? Very small I should say, unless my idens of such games are all wrong.

VALUES OF FRIENDLIES.

-

with

have started on what looks to me activities two years ago. They to be a long road of success, for other clubs have a lot of leeway to make up before they can claim equality with the Recreio first TN extension of the point referred atring, is addition to which the IN

to above. R. Abbit proceeds to. Portugese have n Recond team suggest. (by his example re the which bids fair to become as good -gallant-draw-and-the-foolish as the seniors..

sacrifice of wicketa) that, ipso facto, all friendly. cricket games will be foatured by one thing only: des- perate and foolish attempts, to arrive at a defnite result. But there is no tangible evidence to aupport such an idea. The most important effect of friendly cricket is that it allows a person to play

LAWN BOWLS

'K, B. G. C. To Meet Yorkshiremen

*

The following have been selected

his normal game. If he is natural-to represent the Kowloon Bowling

ly a quick scorer, he can bat without firally referring to the score board;

Green Club in a friendly bowls montch against the Yorkshire Society at 3

to-lay

If he drops a catch, he doesn't stand Macdonald, G. Ross, J. Watson,

so much chance of receiving the muttered curses of his colleagues,

J.

Allen, J. Roberts, W. S. Drake. C. L A. M. Holland. S. A. Bright, G. W. Farmer, B. Wylie, F. I. Rapicy, H. more nervous and Nish. F. Morley, B. S. Rogers, D. W.

which imprecations generally serve to make him

more liable to drop the next chance. Waterton, W. E. Hale,

Z.H.B.

A

and

for

A.

Interport Trial Team Changes

POTE-HUNT AND WARD OUT

(By "Varitas”).

HARDLY FAIR DEAL FOR

LADY PLAYERS

INTERPORT CANDIDATES PUT

IN STRANGE POSITIONS

By R.H.D.

Two members of the St. Andrew's Club Ladies hockey team are being given a somewhat unfair: deal in the final ladies Interport hockey trial, which is to be played at King's Park this after- noon and subsequent to which the Colony eleven to meet the Shanghai Ladies on February 5 will be selected.

The two players I refer to arg Miss P. Gittins and Miss TRIANGULAR TORUNEY Woolley.

+

There is no getting away from It that the Whites team this afternoon la the probable Colony side. Ono glance at the line-out will convinca.) The team includes such good players na Mrs. Rose, Miss Margaret Woolley, Miss Bryson and Miss E. Gray, to name a few.

The final trial for any Interport match, I have always imagined, is the time for naming your Probable and Possible teams, and yet the Selectors have reverted this afternoon ta the old Whites v. Colours!

TOUGH ON MISS WOOLLEY

Take the case of Miss Iris Woolley, the Saints Ladies' right half-back. To-day she is being played at left hair-back in m Colours, a position in which she has

ever hefore played.

M.

IMPROVED FORM BY CLUB

DRAW WORTHILY WITH NAVY

By R.H.B.

The Hongkong Hockey Club played Improved hockey to hold the Navy to a goalless draw in the Triangular Hockey Tourna- ment on the Navy ground at King's Park, yesterday after-

noon.

Miss E. Benvis, who is being played jat right half to give Mis

Remedios, on the left wing, some opposition, is virtually a contre-half while Miss E. Xavier, "who plays The palm must be handed to Willy regularly at left-half for the Recrejo Reed, who, in the pivotal position for is given the pivotal position. Surely the Club, played a game Miss Xavier could have been played best be described as marvellous,. He

Three important changes at left-half thus giving Miss Woolley are announced in the teams to her rightful position Miss Benvis take part in the first Interport play centre or left-half.

Then Miss Phyllis Gittins who воссет trial to-morrow. J regularly plays at inside-left is given Pote-Hunt is suffering from the position of insido right in the inj

jury and will not ba turning Colours forward line with atra. 2. M. out; Ward is unable to take his Harrop at Inalde right. For most place in the Blues team, and Ip part of this season Mrs. Harrop has Pak-wa is

a very doubtful either led the Hongkong Ladies attack or played inside-right, with Mies J. starter.

aide-left.

that can

"TELEGRAPH" SPORTS FEATURE MONDAY-

SPECIAL REPORTS. OF WEEK-END GAMES

The best reports of the week-end sports programme

Consequently the following altern./Churchill appearing regularly at in- will be found in both edition8

tions will be made. Brooks of the As the choice of inside-left in the' Police will substitute for Foto-Hunt, Colony team probably resis batween and Elliott for Ward in the Bucs Miss Sybil Dalziel, of the "," mes team, while Baldry will take Ip Pak-and Miss Gittins, I think Miss Gittins wn's place in the Whites.

should have been played in a position] that has always been hers,

in-

ONE USEFUL EXPERIMENT

The playing of Ming Jessie Wong at centre-half with Miss B. Mi, Popoj at right-half in the White team going to be a useful ex-DT 16 → The choice of pivotal position in the Colony team rests._between_these. two players, This afternoon will tell.

of the Telegraph on Monday, with the following leading features:

FOOTBALL'

Interport Trial-By "Veritas” Police v S. China-By

"Veritas"

HOCKEY Interport Trial-By R.HI.B.

FIRST DIVISION. Club: Rodger: Gamble Strange; Tavlin, Skinner, and The Police played magnificent Duncan Fowler, Drown, Rowe, football 'n week ago to must the Strange and Bickford,, Lincolns from the Shield, and East Lancashiren: Oxford; Swain

POTE-HUNT OUT OF LUCK. repitition of this form will likely and Gorman; Power, Low Lom and earn them a point to-day.

Jack Pote-liunt is completely out North; Swain, Smith, Cherry, Horner of luck this season. South China will be

For weeks part without Ip and Tuley. Pak-wn, but this will not materially

now he has been endeavouring to rid himself of a knee injury, and it look- affect the team, who have wonderful

SECOND DIVISION

ed as though his efforts would be re- resources on which to cali.

East Lancashires: Harmsworth; warded; but no sooner had he The Royal Welsh Fusiliers are en- Walkden and Steele; Hawley, Thomp dulged is a little practice, than the aged in two senior division fixtures. son and Eckersley: Knight, Thorpe trouble re-asserted himself. It is This afternoon they meet Kowloon en Ashurat, Ridings and Griffen. the cramped Catham Road ground,

very unfortunate in every respect, ns Navy McSweeney; Solomun and it is possible this splendid half back ant may easily upset the Peninsula Hersnell: White, Bower, and Bright; will not be available for Hongkong for right-back, but the selector will team, who, like the Police, are tooDodds, Males, MeNell, O'Donne, and, All of the enfareed changes in to have Miss A. Fowler, Miss B. Heibling prone to ups and downs. To-morrow Adams. the Welshinen engage South China

morrow's teams are most regrettable, "B" at, Sookunpoo, and will have to

an they make the task of the selectors who was mysteriously omitted troms was always on the spot and his clear- somewhat harder. I am glad, bow-of the C. B. A. Ladies, from what good at stopping shots on the reverse the first trial) and Miss F. Walker, ing was a feature. He was also very anarlen up to avoid defent.

East Lancashires: Williams; Hap-ever, they are giving Elliott The Club can be expected to give good and Cox; Rothwell, Carroll and chance.

histo chooFC.

Miss Fowler has the stick. an improved display this afternoon Cook; Pritchard, Crosley, Sandford, The match, which is scheduled to Helbling for the position.

strongest hit, but I fancy Mian against the Athletic; they will have Eifflet anul henthers.

(Continued on Page 9.)

THIRD DIVISION.

Miss E. Gray, I think is a certainty

· TENNIS. Ladies Singles Champlon- ship Final-By "Verttas”

PHILLIPS IN FORM The Hongkong Hockey Club played improved hockey.

Miss Molly Remedios stands a very good chance of getting the position) of left wing in the final team should she maintain the brillanco she dis Surgeon Commander Phillips, at played in the triat during the week. left back for the Navy, was in good She will have to be closely watched form. Hitting steadily, he stopped as the final choice is touch and go many dangerous moves initiated by between her and Miss O. Brown, the G.-E. I. Divett, Club Inside-right. speedy "Y" Ladles' outside left:

(Continued on Page 9.)

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