1935-01-25 — Page 8

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, JANUARY 26,

UNFAIR CRITICISM BY

MEO PERICULO"

OVERSTEPS BOUNDS OF REASONABILITY

DISTORTED ATTITUDE TO

R. ABBIT'S NOTES

As I See

By

It-

to the crease. As 'n 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 apot of a ground, which, in the case of the

"Veritas" LKG.C., is the Score-cum-Prens

Box. Apart from that "Meo Perleulo" argues that Minu, rather breaks

X7ITH commendable modesty than bowling his log

the Telegraph's cricket corres pondent has refused to bo dragged into a controversy with our correspondent "Meo Peri- culo" as to how he should or should not write his weekly

stump (vide R. Abbit), bowled consistently outside the leg stump. On the face of It I would agree with R. Abbit that a leg break bowler would be more effective with his going-away deliveries hose aimed outside the leg stump, pitched on the off-stump than

notca,

Unfortunately (possi- but knowing Minu's bowling as I bly), I am not gifted with the do, I am quite prepared to admit. same powers of restraint, and that Minu bowls equally as as modesty does not enter into actively with the balls which the question so far as I am con- pitch on and outside the leg cerned, I feel bound to reply to stump. because he not only breaks our carping and hypercriticala tremendous amount on correspondent.

THE NEWSPAPER'S ANGLE

atis la not an apology on be- hall pf. R. ̈Abbi For one

grans

wickets, but invariably keeps an Impeccable length. This in the one point in **Meo Periculo's" criticism which is justified.

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER

thing that gentleman doesn't need | CLUBS? an apologetic mediator, and for another his particular comments AS on the match in question to the rest of "Men Periculo's"

singular screed, it in wholly fI.K.C.C. versus L.R.C.-can be taken up by emphasising features stoutly defended on their merits. of the game not dealt with by R. fa his brief reference to the sub- Abbit inst Friday; a contribution ject which will be found in another which would have been far more column, R. Abbit quits fairly aux acceptable on the Monday follow- gests, that if "Mo Periculo"ing the match, than last Tuesday, docan't like the way he writes, he ten days after it was all over and has obvious alternatives. But there forgotten. "Meo Periculo" seems aro other unglen. Every newspaper to forget one big thing. He sees encourages its readers to air their the H.K.C.C.-I.R.C. match and views: every newspaper invités regards it as the most important criticism; and because of this of the day. Because of this he newspaper is in dusy bound to apparently expects (on the follow publish auch contributions so long ng Friday, mark you) lo rend as they are not offensive or nothing else but a description of bellous. On the other hand the game in R. Abbit's notes. But Dewspaper expects its correspond- ents to keep within the bounds of R. Abbit's comments are essential- ly a review of the previous work's

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 have boen awarded to Liout. . P. Williams, Cpl. Davies. Bds. Cox, and Pte. Nolan.

A Cricket Cap has also been awarded to Bandsman Notting.

TRAINING NOTES

1935.

GREAT FORM BEING SHOWN BY CRAIGENGOWER

The Hongkong Schoolboys football team which defeated the Kowloon the anou match on Saturday Inst. (Photo: Ming

Yuan),

"SOLDIER" GRIFFINS Shok

AND "DARK TRIAL"

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 for, no information of the gallons has leaked out. Soldier of Honour went a steady mile in 2-26 last Friday morning and I, therefore, do think he could have participated in the "dark trial" on the sabbath morn.

Herod is coming to hand very nicely. He has been doing steady work over long distances 'during last Wednesday morning, last half the week, and had a pipe-opener mile in 69 2/5. Gladiator accom- paned him.

a quarter in 2-51, final inside 30 seconds.

GOING GREAT GUNS

quarter

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. Abbu)

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, I 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 Recrela and the Navy. They are thus a potential The Army seem to have the trick two points up on the Club, but sti}} of rising to the occasion. The Club have to meet them. This sad to- Leam is admittedly the strongest in morrow's game are the two blageit the League, but the Army, after hurdles, but they have the advantage having kat to a strong Craigengewer of playing on their own wicket. XI and also to the weak University At the start of the weason I should ade, made a must creditable showing have tipped them to lose both games. against the Club. At the same time, Now I am not so sure that they will they had some bits of luck of which not win one or both of the games.

Last Saturday Richardson put Crál- they took full advantage.

Last Sunday's Meeting at Kwanti was a wonderful

I have not seen the Club drop 40 gengower in and got an early wicket, success. It certainly was the best I have seen, and I have many catches for a long time, anu but Zimmern played a ples kneck, and attended countless meetings at this pleasant rendezvous. Clegg-Hill is much too good a bat then Sparrow Indulged in some very to put down. It was said in the hard airaight driving, while Leonard There appeared to be a slight falling off in specta-Pavilion that he was dropped four pulled them's bit. Sparrow, who this tors, compared with the previous meeting, but the times. The two I remember particu. your in a greatly improved player, put. larly were one at cover, and one, inaenardson twice out of the ground,

The cover catch weather, which was not too inviting in the early morn-the deep.

was and gave no actual chance. F. K. Leo want ing, may have dampened the ardour of many who might difficult one but nine times out of len als baited very welk Wood

Bowker would have taken it in his through the innings of 175 without otherwise have attended the races. Absentees missed mouth.

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

Win

Wire

The early success of the Club was The Civil Service altered their bat- fighting the ball beautifully and had Richardson and Bayor caused the

another caught at short mid-off.

due very largely to Hicketts, who was ting order but without much effect.

ing,

The re-introduction of the "win"; jump, with the last five obstacles men caught and bowled and bowling to be changed, but that was pari-mutuel was favourably re-lo be negotinted. Tackle them he

Bonavia and Garthwal.e played well far as they got, and the former Trowbridge covered a mile and ceived, and the dividends were did, and with such good purpose but Clegg-Uilt provided the fireworks, managed to get out to a fuil toss to good, returns being as follow:- that he eventually finished riding Dewey played a very steady knock at The wicket all through played bad- Jareback, with the saddle on the the cther end and never looked likely and A. T. Les made the ball keep far as I could see. very low. But the fact remains that pony's rump, in the third nosition, getting out

Ducklit and Mitchell opened briskly soven of their balsmen on their pro- · Belinda

$ 24-30 7-10 A very fine plece of riding indeed.for the Club but the former was soon sent form would hardly got into a

€ 32-50

side here. The batting aa Lucy Glitters is a raw article.b.w. to one of Garthwaite's which schoolboy Pacific Hall is going great guns Racing Strain. $122-50 reasonable criticism. To dispute ericket, and although to "Meo at the moment, and I think he will Burgomaster $ 8-70

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

get going as Ballard, got beauty $ 7-89 fore, no confidential ride.

By the way, 1 seo I have omitted 4 Poriculo", the H.K.C.C.-L.R.C. be much fancied for the Derby. Festival Eve.. $ 19-10 commentator is fair criliciam.

$35-80

past his defence when ne had scored to mention that Cralgengower. got $ 13-G0 game is only еле worth saw him cover the mile and a Ppunch

I might add that it was freely 14. Just after Mitchell who had their runs in an hour and half! $',10-10 But when a person like "Meo writing about, there happens to be half in 3-26-going alone, and Racing Pluck

$ 7-20

whispered that the pony's jumping scored a breezy and useful 32' played Periculo" takes it upon himself to readers of this paper interested finished full of running. tell an experienced newspaper in other clubs, who want to see Bonny Dundee rather opened my

The Meeting opened with the was to "green" that she was not across a good one from the Army

(Continue on Page 9.) captain and was bowled all over contributor how to write his

wicket, "copy", thon the bounds something about their games in- eyes last Wednesday by negotin- Canberra Steeplechase for Aus- cluded in the same notes. Rting the Derby distance in 3-34,tralian ponies, and was won by reasonability~and~fairness--haveAbbit, like everyone else, has only fast mile and `n quarter"in 2.52 Belindu,._ridden_ by Mr. Stanton.

boon passed.

"MEO PERICULO ́AND MINU'S

BOWLING

of

My Interport Football

a certain amount of space at his 'ast mile in 2-16, last three-Kilrea (Mr. Wall) took command diapost. If he is to exhaust that quarters in 1-38, last half in 1-04 from the start and led all the way until "Lou's Leap", when he was 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, rest of the teams come in? "Meo "Subs". Double Chance appears who was then travelling very fast, "Meo ALTHOUGH Periculo" Periculo" would probably get more to be the outstanding "Sub" of the and finished first somewhat easily. might have felt that his con- enjoyment out of reading the season. Kong's "Subs" are doing Before the water jump. 1. rather

favoured the chances of Flummery Team tribution was good enough to land cricket notes if he took this into faster work. him in an editorial chals, the fact consideration, instead of expecting The Deamster took 2-57 to cover (Mr. Davis) but, in the twinkling remains, that sort of stuit can be a long-winded diatribe concerning the mile and quarter last of an eye, the animal left the I realized that something turned out by the yards by anyone mateḥ.

Wednesday morning, but finished course.

was amiss, and It transpired that body. Surely nothing is more

poorly in 32 3/5. simple than to wait until com-

his saddle had slipped. ments on a match have been

BOUQUET FOR JOCKEY

A running commentary by Capt

П

The Australian contingent keep doing long cantering work. I wan impressed with the way Mount)

PEREIRA'S RECORD

Frank Poreira at, ihs University put

It was with Ricketta and T. E. up an amazing performance when he Pearce associa.rd. that the urigntest took all ten University wickets, six cricket of the Club's Innings took clean lowlod, for verona. The place. The latter was his old sell. figures wero 4.5-10. This is, tung Lae ball very hard square or think, undoubtedly a record in the wicket. He wisely left driving in Hongkong cricket. Certainly it has to the background, and his square cuts not been equalled in the past twenty and hooks were delightfully crisp. years, and, had there been such a Ricketts played splendid cricket and performance In another twenty years hit like kicking herso. Hin 67, Cefore that, I think I should have scored in very quick time was toe heard of it, as big feats are handed best innings I have ever mean him down in tradition.

For instance, we know that in, or play,

Although the Club wore only 11 about 1890 one Eccles, of the tifie MORE OPINIONS runs behind, I don't think there was Brigade, hit a ball on to the roof of ever much prospect of their getting the City Hall. As regards Arst-class home. They baited for exactly an cricket the beat performance I can Sports Editor,

hour and half, and were scoring over trace is the 29.4-10-10-10 of Hongkong Telegraph.

the hundred an hour mark. This Verity for Yorkshire vs. Notte at published and then turn round. B. T, Wakelam, on the Interna and saceringly point out to the tional Rugby Football Union match Pilatus galloped the other morn- I am not the sort that be-

Sir, I would be very much obliged *gainst 22 overs of those very steady Leads in 1032. Wall, for South author the various phases of the between Beotland and Wales, will be ing. The total time for the mile lieves in handing out bouquets as.if you you kindly allow me space for bowlers Ballard and Garthwaite, apart Australla sa. New South Wales took from a few others, is excellent going. for 6 after he had conceded 31 runs game he has falled to mention? relayed from Arms Park, Cardiff (by was 2 minutes. Inst threequarters, in the majority of the races here, my little note on local soccer.

have rend with keen interest the most enjoyable game, though the for his first wicket-making 10 for 86. seem to recollect that have read weather was pretty beastly! This was the burden of "Meo Perl-courtesy of the Welsh Rugby Foot-1-30; last half 55; last quarter 26 the Jockey riding the favourite

Ecmewhere of ten wickets being taken culo's" attack. Ho disputed na a ball Union) at 2.35 p.m. G.M.T. on 1/5.

usually has an arm-chair ride, various selections by very helpful en-

CRAIGENCOWER WIN AGAIN he thusiasts for a strong Hongkong side The Bean Gooan shows Improve and

for no runs in Club Cricket but cannot lose unless fast only one point in R. Abbit's Saturday, February 2.

in the forthcoming Interport, but I

cannot lay my hands on any recorda ment and will be worth watching, falls off, but in this case, in fail to understand why the abilities of notes, namely Minu's bowling.

The Craigengower team have come at present. I am pretty sure ten for Our correspondent, apparently In

justice to myself I must compli- one of the Colony's best half backs on splendidly this season, and can five is not a world record.

rightly claim to be the only side in Minu bowled four maldens and the a desperate effort to aquaro his im- Wakelam's interval summary and his

W. H. B. Ngg, who was selected mont Mr. Davis on his excellent have been ignored.

It required a polished The player I have in mind is F. 1 the League which may extend the match must have been the shortest pressions with those of R. Abbit's, running commentary on the last half

to represent the Hongkong Fust riding.

They have won outright, Langue game on record. I played in Buggested that the latter watched of the game will be given subacquent-ball Club in the annual rugger mat- horseman to cope with the situa- Elms, the brilliant. St. Joseph's left Club.

consistently n'ay against the Army and Civil Servico ('e voo♫ uo vnujjuos) the cricket in a position parallel ly in the other transmissions,

Union Football Club, has announced that he comes within this category. Division side some two seasons ch against the Shanghal Rugbytion, and he certainly showed us, half. He has

good football since joining a Senior that he is not able to make the trip North owing to pressure of business. In this connection. I wish to in- He has speed, stamina, good ball!

control and distribution and res eludo Mr. Pritchard-a newcomer tremely tricky. In my opinion he is In view of hle impending marriage on his riding pn Lucy Giliters. the finest lest heif k to Miles Joan Churchill, G. C. Mou-

His performance дно merita days of Lam Yuk-ying, the Chinese tric was on Wednesday presented by members of the Hongkong Foctball spocial commendation. His saddle Athletic player.

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