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UNFAIR

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.. FRIDAY, JANUARYANS

1935.

GREAT FORM

BEING

SHOWN

CRITICISM "MEO PERICULO"

OVERSTEPS BOUNDS OF REASONABILITY

DISTORTED ATTITUDE TO

R. ABBIT'S NOTES.

As I See

It-

to the crcase. As a matter of fact! "Moo Periculo" might be interest- ed (and surprised) to know that R. Abbit, like all good newspaper writers, watches his cricket from the most advantageous spot of a ground, which. In the case of the

By "Veritas" L.K.C.C., is the Seore-cum-Presa

BY

EAST LANCASHIRES AWARD COLOURS

HOCKEY AND CRICKET The latest sports bulletin of the 2nd. Battalion The East Lancashire Regiment states that Hockey Colours for 1934-35 havo been awarded to Lieut. J. P. Williams, Cpl. Davies; Bds. Cox, and Ple. Nolan,

A Cricket Cap has also been awarded to Bandsman Notting.

TRAINING NOTES

effective "SOLDIER" GRIFFINS

AND “DARK TRIAL"

Box. Apart from that "Meo Periculo" argues that Minu, rather than bowling his lex breaks chiefly on or just outside the off- stump(vide R. Abbit), bowled consistently outside the leg stump. On the face of it I would agres a leg brnk with R. Abbit that bowler would be more with his going-away deliveries thi off-slump than pitched on those aimed outside the leg stump.

do, I am quite prepared to adult that Alinu buwia equally as fretively with the balls which pitch on and outside the stump, because he not only breaks a tremendous amount on grass wick.ts, but fuvariably keeps an Impeccable length. This is the nae point in "Me Periculo's" criticism which is justified.

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER CLUDST

WITH commendable modesty and restraint, R. Abbit, the Telegraph's cricket corres

to be pondent has refused dragged into a controversy with our correspondent "Meo Peri- culo" as to how he should or should not write his weekly notes, Unfortunately (possi- but knowing Mins's bowling an bly), I am not gifted with the same powera of restraint, and as modesty does not enter into the question so far an. I am con- cerned, I feel bound to reply to our carping and hypercritical correspondent.

leg

New Derby Fancy

(By "Capt. Foster")

Rumour has it that the griffins of the "Soldier" stable had a try-out early last Sunday but, so far, no information of the gallons has leaked out. Soldier of Honour went steady mile in 2-26 last Friday morning and I, therefore, do think he could have participated in the "dark trial" on the

enbbath morn. Herod is 'coming to hand very nicely. He has been doing steady the week, and had a pipe-opener (work over lang distances during! last Wednesday morning, last half mile in 50 2/6. Gladiator siccom- Trowbridge covered a mile and inside 30 seconds,

paald him

*

BY CRAIGENGOWER

The Hongkong Schoolboys football team which defeated the Kowloon Schoolboys in the wnnant match On Saturday last. (Photo: Ming Yuan),

KWANTI'S BEST RACE MEETING TO DATE

BRILLIANT FINISHES IN DAY OF MANY THRILLS.

(By "Captain Foster")

CIVIL SERVICE THEIR LATEST VICTIMS

FRANK PEREIRA'S BRILLIANT

BOWLING PERFORMANCE

(By R. Abbit) -

Before getting down to business this week, there is just one thing that I want to state. If anyone disagrees with any particular criticism of mine and raises the point civilly, am quite prepared to defend myself or to admit that I was wrong. But when anonymous gentlemen devote nearly as much space as I use for all Hongkong's cricket for a week to acrimonious, if not abusive, attacks upon my writings and myself, I am only prepared to point out that there are three other papers in the Colony besides the Telegraph and they may, perhaps, find more congenial matter in them. Still, it's a hard life. "Twenty years a gunner, then to be called.

CLUB. ARMY

and drawn against the Recreio and the Navy. They are thus a potential The Army seem to have the trick two points up on the Club, but atiti of rising to the occasion. The Club have to meet them. This and to team in admittedly the strongest in morrow's game are the two biggest The League, bu the Army, after hurdles, but they have the advantage having lest to a strong Craigengower of playing on their own wicket, XI and also to the weak University" At the start of the season I should fade, made a most creditable showing have tipped them to lose both games. menint the Club. At the same time, New I am not so sure that they will they had some bits of luck of which not win one or both of the games, they took full advantage.

THE NEWSPAPER'S_ANGLE THIS is not an apology on be half of R. Abbit. For one thing that gentleman doesn't need for an apologetic mediator, and Another his particular comments:

to the rest of "Meu Pericula'a" match in question- on tho

singular screed, it is wholly 1.1.0.0. veraus L.R.Ccan be 1, an up by emphasising features sloutly defended on their merits of the game noi dealt with by R, In his brief reference to the sub-j Abhit inst Friday; a contribution jeet which will be found in another ¦ which would have been für moré column. It. Abbit quite fairly auk nereptable on th: Monday follow- gests that if "Mao Periculo"ing th match, than last Tuesday, doesn't like the way he writes, he ten days after it was all over and has obvious alternatives. But there Cosgation. "Meo Pericule seems

due very largely to ticketts, who wanting order but without much effect. The early success of the Club was The Civil Service nitered their bat- Aro other angles. Every newspaper to forget one big thing. He sees encourages its remdera to nir their the H.K.C.C.-L.R.C. match and

lighting the ball beautifully and had tichardson and Sayer caused the three men caught and bowled and howling to be changed, but that was views; every newspaper Invites regards it as the most important

The re-introduction of the "win" jump, with the last five obstacles annther caught at short mid-off. as far as they got, and the former oriticism; and because of this of the day. Beenuse of this he

Bonuvia and Garthwai.o played well, newspaper is in duy bound to apparently expects on the follow

pari-mutuel was favourably re- to be negotiated. Tackle them he

very steady knock at The wicket all through played bad. good, returns being as follow: that he eventually finished riding Dewey played n As they ara not offensive "nothing else but a description of

bareback, with the saddle on the the other end and never looked likely and A. T. Lee made the bali.keep Win Jibellous. On the other hand the game in R. Abbit's notes. But

very low. But the fact remains that ony's rump, in the third position. out u tur as i could see.

Duckilt and Mitchell opened briskly seven of their batsmen on their pre- newspaper expects its correspond-

Belinda

$ 21-30 $ 7-40 A very fine piece of riding indeed, for the Club but the former was soon sent form would hardly get into a ents to keep within the bounds of R. Abult'a comments are essential-

Pacific Hall is going great guns Racing Strain $122.50 ly a review of the previous week's

$ 32-50 Luty Glitters is a raw article 13.6.w. to one of Garthwale's which schoolboy side hero. The batting consonable criticism. To dispute cricket, and although to go at the moment, and I think he will Burgomaster

.. $ 8.70

$ 7-00 at the "lepping" game and, there-kept lew. T. A. Pearce did not really averages will be horrid reading! stated facts, or the opinions of a

the II.K.C.C.-1.1.C.be much fancied for the Derby. Festival Eve.. $ 19-18 Periculo",

$7 80 fore, no confidential ride. Commentator In fair criticism.

$ 35-80 worth saw him cover the mile, and a punch only one But when a person like "Meo

$ 7-20 Periculo" takes it upon himself to writing about, there happens to be half in 3-26-going alone and Racing Pluck. $ 10-18 Waders of this paper interested finished full of running.

The Meeting opened with the tell an experienced newspaper in other, clubs, who want to see Banny Dundee rather opened my contributor how to

write his something about their games in- eyes last Wednesday by negotia Canberra Steeplechase for Aus- "copy", then tho bounda of

cluded in the same notes. R. ting the Derby distance in 3-34,tralian ponies, and was won by Belinda, ridden by Mr. Stanton. reasonability and fairness have Abbit, like everyone else, has only last mile and a quarter in 2-52, Kilrea (Mr. Wall) took command been passed:

A certain amount of space at his last mile J-2-15,-last three- disposal. If he is to exhaust that quarters in 1-38, Inst half in 1-04 from the start and led all the way: until "Lou's Leap", when he was "MEO PERICULO AND MINU'S

on a vivid description of a match, and last quarter in 31 3/5, then six days old, where do the I have no news regarding the challenged and passed by Belinda, BOWLING

rest of the teams come in? "Meo "Subs", Double Chance appears who was then travelling very fast,

Last Saturday Richardson put Crai- Last Sunday's Meeting at Kwanti was a wonderful

I have not seen the Club drop so gengower in and got an early wickes, success. It certainly was the best I have seen, and I have many catches for a long time, and gut Zimmern played a nice knock, and. attended countless meetings at this pleasant rendezvous. C-lil is much too good a bat then Sparrow indulged in some very to put down. It was said in the hard straight driving, while Leonaril There appeared to be a slight falling off in specta- Pavion that he was dropped our pulled them a bit. Sparrow, who this tors, compared with the previous meeting, but the time. The two I remember particu- year in a greatly improved player, pat intly were une si cover, and one in Kenardson twice out of the ground, weather, which was not too inviting in the early morn-the deep, The cover catch was aand gave no actual chance. F. K. Lee ing, may have dampened the ardour of many who might dificult one but nine times out of ten also baited very well. Woud went Bowker would have taken it in his through the innings of 175.without otherwise have attended the races. Absentees missed meath,

conceding an extra. an enjoyable afternoon's racing, with good fields and exciting finishes.

fog.

Bublish auch contributions au long ag Friday, mark you) to read quarter in 2-61, Anul quarter, suived, and the dividends were did, and with such good purpose but Clegg-1ill provided the rework managed to get out to a full toss to

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GOING GREAT GUNS

Wire

$ 13-50

My Interport

Periculo" Periculo" would probably get more to be the outstanding "Sub" of the and finished first somewhat easily. Football

LTHOUGH "Mco

might have felt that his con- tribution was good enough to land

enjoyment out of reading the sensou. Kong's "Subs" are doing cricket notes If he took this into faster work.

him in an editorial chair, the fact consideration, Instead of expecting The Deemster took 2-57 to cover) romains, that sort of stuff can be a long-winded diatribe concerning

A running commentary

turned out by the yards by any-one match. body.

Surely nothing is more simple than to wait until com- a match have been ments on published and then turn round and anteringly point out to the author the various phases of the game he has falled to mention? This was the burden of "Mer Per culo's" attack. He disputed as a fact only one point in R. Abbit's notes, namely Minu's bowling, Our correspondent, apparently in

Team

I was

PEREIRA'S RECORD

get going as Ballard got a beauty By the way, I see I have" omitted past his defence when he had seured to mention that Craigengower. got I might add that it was freely 14. Just after Mitchell who had their runs in, an hour and half! whispered that the pony's jumping scored a breezy and useful 32 played was so "green" that she was not across. a good one from the Army (Continue on Page 3) jcaptain and was bowled all over un

I wicket.

Frank Pereira at the Univeralty put with Ricketta and T. Ejup an amazing performance when ho Pearce associa.ed that the brightest took all ten University wickets, aix cricket of the Club's Innings took clean bowled, for five ruas. The place. The latter was hus old selt.figures were du 10, This, In a record I think, undoubtedly tang the ball very hard aquare of the wicket. Ile wisely left driving in Hongkong cricket. Certainly it has to the unckground, and his square cuts not been equalled in the past twenty and hooks wero delightfully crisp. years, and, had there been such a Ricketts played splendid cricket and performance In another twenty years hit like a kicking horas. His 67, before that, I think I should have scored in very quick time was the heard of it, as big feats are handed best inntings I have ever seen him down in tradition.

For instance, we know that in, or piny

Although the Club were only 11 about 1890 one Eccles, of the Rife rums behind, I don't think there was Brigade, hit a bali on to the roof of ever inuch prospect of their getting the City Hall. As regards first-class home. They batted for exactly an cricket the best performance I can the 19.4-10-10-10 of hour and half, and were scoring over trace la

for Yorkshire, va. Noits ot the hundred an hour mark. This Verity against 22 overs of those very steady Leeds in 1932. Wall, for South bowlers Ballard and. Garthwaite, npart Australia vs. New South Wales took from a few others, is excellent going for & ufter he had conceded at runs most enjoyable game, though the for his first wicket-making 10 for 36. I seem to recollect that I have read somewhero of ten wickets being taken weather was pretty beastly!

CRAIGENGOWER WIN AGAIN for no runa in Club Cricket but I cannot lay my hands on any records The Craigengower tram have come at present. I am pretty sure ton for on splendidly this season, and can five is not a world record. rightly claim to be the only side in Minu bowled four maidens and the

MORE OPINIONS

Sports Editor,

Before the water jump. I rather favoured the chances of Flummery (Mr. Davis) but, in the twinkling quarter last of an eye, the Animal left the the mile and a Wednesday morning, but finished course. I realized that something was amiss. and it transpired that poorly in 32 3/6,

The Australian contingent keep his saddle had slipped. by Capt. doing long cantering work. I was

BOUQUET FOR JOCKEY

Hongkong Telegraph. Internn Impressed with the . B. T. Wakelum, on the

way Mount lonal Rugby Football Union match Pilatus galloped the other morn-

I am not the sort that be-

Sir-1 would be very much obliged between Scotland and Wales, will be ing. The total time for the mile loves in handing out bouquets as, if you you kindly allow me space for relayed from Arms Park, Cardiff (by was 2 minutes, last threequarters in the majority of the races here, my little hote on local muceer.

I have read with keen interest the courtesy of the Welsh Rugby -Foot-1-30; last half 55; last quarter 26 the jockey riding the favourite bait Union) at 2.35 p.m. G.M.T. on 1/6,

usually has an arm-chair ride, various selections by very helpful en thusiasts for a strong Hongkong sle The Bean Goost, shows improve and Saturday, February 2.

cannot

he loge unless

in the forthcoming Interport, but 1 ment and will be worth watching. falls off, but In this case, in fail to understand why the abilities of justice, to myself I must compli- one of the Colony's best half backs A desperate effort to square his im Wakelam's interval summary and his

W. H. D. Rigg, who was selected ment Mr. Davis on his excellent have been ignored. pressions with those of R. Abbit's, running commentary on the last half

It required a polished The player I have in mind is F. the League which may extend the match must have been the shortest to represent the Hongkong Fact-riding.

They have won outright League game suggested that the intter watched of the game will be given subsequent-ball Club in the annual rugger mat- horseman to cope with the situa-Elms, the brilliant St. Joseph's tort Club.

record. I played in n'ay against the Army and Civil Service! the cricket in a position parallel ly in the other transmissions.

(Continue on Pago B.) ch against the Shanghat Rugby Lion, and he certainly showed us, half. He has consistenu Union Football Club, has announced that he comes within this category, good football since joining a Senior

Division aie anne two keurons gre that he is not able to make the trip North owing pressure of business. In this connection, I wish to in- He has speed, stamina, good ball clude Mr. Pritchard-a newcomer tremely tricky. In my opinion he is

control and distribution, is ex In view of his 'impending marriage on his riding on Lasy Glitters. the firingi thất khit inch to Miss Joan Churchill, G. C. Mou.

Hia irie was on Wednesday, presented by

performance also merits days of Lam Yuk-ying, the Chineno members of the Hongkong Football special commendation. Ils saddle Atletic player. Club with a allver cigarelle box. also slipped just before the water

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