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THE ·HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, APRIL

1935.

"DO IT NOW" SLOGAN FOR CRICKET FIXTURES

UNFORTUNATE EFFECT OF DELAY

CLUBS SHOULD GET ON WITH

IT AFTER NOVEMBER

DESCRIPTION OF, KOWLOON C.C.

V. CLUB MATCH-

(By R. Abbit)

LOCAL FOOTBALL

Full Programme For

The Week-end ·

There is a full programme of matches down for the week-end, five First Division games being fixed for to-morrow and two on Sunday,

The following ix the full pro-j

KTANIDI:.

TO-MORROW

First Division (Kick Of 4.45 p.m.)

Royal Artillery v. Royal Welch Fusiliers (Military Ground, Happy Valley). Referee: G. Shobbronk.

The bad weather which has ruined the last few week-ends has Ground),, Referce: C, J, Mnlyon.

. Club v. Club de Recreio (Chib

Lan-

South Chinn "A". Est cashires (Caroline Hill), Referee: W.

Police v. South China "B" (Kowloon Ground). Referee: F., G. Isley.

pointed once more to the paramount importance of getting through the League programmes, both Senior and Junior, as early as possible. Unfortunately there are serious difficulties in each Divi-T. Payne. sion. To take the Seniors first. Owing to the fact that the University Exams. take place round about mid-November, and that vacation follows the months of November and December are washed out of their car as far as serious cricket goes.

It is time that, even if you are, swotting for an exam., a reasonable!

KOWLOON BAT

Ramon Novarro and Edward Everett Horton as they appear in the muscial "The Night is Young", opening a' season at the Queen's Theatro to-day.

Navy v Kowloon (Navy Ground). HONGS AT CRICKET Referee: W. Trace.

Second Division

(Kick Off 3.15 p.m.)

South: China v Kowloon (Caroline Hongkong Bank To Play

Hill). Referee: It. M. Omar.

Royal Engineers v. Club (Club) Ground), Referee: D. Konnick,

amount of exercise is necessary, and The K.C.C. were without A.T. Lay! that there is no reason why the hard and F.S.W. Smith, but Frank Good

East Lancashires v. Royal Welch eat worker, if a cricketer, ahould not win made a welcome re-appearance.

out. They had silines (Chatham Road Ground), And time for a couple of nets in mid-Perry also turned

after Wood 450 p.m. Referee: In Kau-ko,

Eastern v. Navy (Navy. Ground). week, and a half-day match on Satur- first innings and

anal dimmixed Stapleton at once the day.

But it would be hardly fair to brothers Fincher put on 22 before Referee: W. It. Reynolds.

Royal Artillery v. Lincolna (King'a expect the University to play two or, Dunkley took Ernie behind the wicket. three League matches in Inte October, off the same bowler. There was thenurk Ground). Referee: W. Brierley.

Iniversity V Chinese, Athletic and then clone right up until mid- the best stand of the innings between (Kowloon Ground). Referee:" January. This year they fixed their Ramsay and Teddy Fincher, buy War Arst League match on January 5, and after the third wicket fell nt. 63, there their last on February - very; was no pronounced stand, and (the side wern out (shortly after three, 1 sound arrangement.

am told) for only 110 runs. Teddy was an excellent and Fincher's 4t patient defensive innings.

OTHER DELAYS

While the other clubs are not se handicapped there are Bil many dimculties which obstruct the path of the Secretary who tries to play off early.

For LK.C.C. flill-Wood bowled very well indeed, sending down 19 overs and four balla consecutively, though, of course, the tiffin interval gave him a rest three parts of the way Ons is that on the present scheme through. His figures were 1944 the Interport match takes

away 41-6, an excellent finish in arhat will twelve or more players, and it may prove to be, I fear, his last match In be inken as an axióm that no team the Colony.

will wish to start its League games) He will be a terrible loss to the until the third week in November. Colony view of next November's

Add to this that most people who Interport, if he does, Telurn return from leave get back about the England for good, as is, I understand Best fortnight in November, and it is his intention at present. pretty clear that this must be taken

Towards the end of the innings

over the wicket for a change, tonk three for 18 in eight overs.

As the only reasonable opening date. Alec Pearce went on und, bowling

But after this it would seem to be in the best interests of cricket here for everyone to get on with the League games as early as possible, while taking care-those Clubя any.

ONE DRY SPOT

A POOR START

A. C.

Third Division (Kick Off 3.15 p.m.) Royal Welch Fusiliers B. A. O, C. (Military Ground, Happy Valley). Referee: A. Collies.

SUNDAY

First Division (Kick Off at 4.45 p.m.) Chinese Athletic v. Navy (Club Ground). Referee: W. G. Twaltes.

St. Joseph's v. Lincolns (Caroline Hill. Referee: A. J. Honper.

Second Division

(Kick Off at 3.15 p.m.) South China v. University (Caroline 11). Referee; Corpl. Richardson.

Royal Welch Fusiliers v. Chinese Athletle (Club Ground), Referee: A. T. Jarmain

and off his first bail made an excellent] attempt to bring about a run out! This having failed, Williams tried it off the next ball but again it proved unsuccessful.

way who may have players in the While evidently finding it hard to "big" games that the Christmas.score at any pace Owen-Hughes and After that they devoted their minds well. New Year and China New Year holl-, Bill Williams never seemed in trouble to cricket and batted very days are left clear. This, by the way, until at 14 the former tried to hit When Williams was taken by Jones. has been brought on my unfortunate ball just over yorker length to the off Zimmern for a patient 53 the readers by the fact that have just leg boundary. It is a very old shot Kame was won-124-4-53. heard that the C.C.C. and I.R.C. are of his und so played to a ball clear Dunkley then came in und he and striving to arrange their belated of the leg stump. In this case he Melnais treated the spectators to one League fixture to-morrow, April 61 missed it and it hit his pad and the of the most amusing exhibitions of umpire thought it was on the leg and run" that I have ever seen. stump, and gave him out. I have seen Although the Club'a wicket-keeper's Thin Lb.w. to the shot several times stance for batting reminds one I can't help thinking that the only (of course I could not possibly see forcibly of the Colossus of Rhodes, dry spot in the Colony on Sunday last where this one was) but as he re-between the wickets he gives a very was the Kowloon Cricket ground-marked when I told him so, I must good imitation of an animal of my sold ground--and even that was a bit admit I have seen him get the douce persuasion-tho' perhaps more harey. moist at the edges. After indulging of a lot of fours with it. As I say (Editor:-"What about your over- In some mixed bathing on the Hockey,I cannot possibly have any opinion draft?" R. Abbil—"It's all right, I ground at King's Park on the pre-about the matter, in which the bow-think he's on telegrama." As a mat- Vloan Saturday (how the children, ler and umpire thought one thing object lesson in what can be done ter of fact, joking apart, It was an do seem to love playing in floods of and the batanian thought the other; raint) I had made up my mind that but I do think that Owen-Ilughes has when two batamen call confidently and the K.C.C. vn. Hongkong, match had a bà of a blind spot just on the leg trust each other. At this time the Kone west. So when I put through stick.

bowling did not take itself quite xo

ANOTHER WICKET

Melnais made a nice 60 before)

a tentative enquiry I was amazed to All the same it would be a mosteriously, and runs came apace. And that play had started shortly be expensive proceeding to peg away at retiring. To me he is one of the foro noon. managed to get there It! Just

the Hongkong innings started. The pitch was of course very dead, though it took spin, and the outfield was very slow, thus slow Ing down scoring very considerably.

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

most interesting batsmen to watch; as his shots are so crisp. I think this! and Williants seemed to be setting straight through the whole of the Alve Pearce eume in and again he effect is given by his quickf

very back-lift. He could get his bat down though they found it hard to down-awing and follow through h cel the ball away. Then, at 30,1 Pearce played what looked like a would be a very fine bat, but I do leautiful

drive but either he was think (with defence) that--shall we a shade too soon, or the ball pitcheili *ay it is sometimes more crooked than a bit shorter than he expected, and others. A very keen field, it is going to be a useful man who puts him out

a hard drive was taken at mild-on by of 1hr next interport side if he re- Giltins, though I believe the exact tains his form description would be that "the ball, was hogged to the body of the) Atriker"!

A DECISIVE STAND

leg.

game.

A PLEASANT GAME

And so ended a very pleasant

Ricketts, after being retrieved from the billiard room, hit hard, in-. With two wickets down for 30 including one beautiful six to square Joked as if the Club might have to Wikams and Duckitt, which realized Sight hard for victory, but a stand by Just under 50 runs, put the laws ba.. at yond doubt. The scoring was slow at.

Arat,

The THIRD EXTRA RACE MEETING will ho held, (weather pormitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday, 6th April, 1935, commencing at 2.00 p.m. ~The First Boll will be rung

1.30 p.m.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secrotary. Hongkong, lat April, 1935.

TO-MORROW AND NEXT WEEK

I hope to deal with the two I.R.C. V and the light ៧. bad C. C. C. games-C. C. C. First XI at expecially just after tha. Jones was home-on Friday next. The I. R. C kept On ի over too long, and seem to be at full strength but I have

in it sent down five leg balls which not yet seen the Craigengower side: were heavily punished,

On Wednesday afternoon next I hope)

At 78, Duckitt was taken in the' to publish the Arst of my reviews ps off Perry and McInnla came in, of Club-dealing with Army cricket.

Dodwell & Co., Ltd.

The Hongkong and Shanghal Bank ing Corpuration

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meet

: RECORD RUN BY

BROWN

Why Colony Tennis Is Inferior

CHINESE CURRENCY

POWERS MAY BE WILLING TO CONFER AT NANKING

Nanking, Apr. 4. Well-informed circles learn that a suggestion advanced by the Bri- (Continued from Page 8). tieb Güvernment for a Chinese cur- rency conference to be held at follow that it remains the one and Nanking with a view to stabille- only method of reaching the forcing the Chinese currency rank. The inadequacy of Hong-sound basis has been favourably on a kong tennis is never more vividly received by the interested Powers Illustrated than when leading including Franco, Japan, Belgium" Japamso players appear here; and the United States, who are yet on their own showing they invited to participate the proove- are self-taught and have created ed conference through their re that higher standard of play spective noto igouing banks. through their own efforts. Their Central News Agency. game is fundamentally one of

attack; they disdain the defensive effected one enn hopefully antici- cut and chop unless court condi-pate that the undesirable practice tions make auch strokes preier will cease forthwith, able; they hit hard; even rially;

they have discovered for them. QUESTION OF ETHICS solves that flexible wrist enn

produce a more decisive and at-THE President was emphatic in his assertion that it was a tacking volley; they have learnt

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suppress

Buch

to anash lols from any part of question of ethics, and it needs the court: In brief they attack. but slight contemplation to appre And Japan's self-taught players clate that it is impossible to make to-day are

regulations recognised as a tactics. The motive of the tennia league la not to provide clothi an opportunity of winning a pleco of allvor, but to ensure that as many players as possibls are guaranteed regular competitive tennis during the summer. With

the best in the world. Hongkong has plenty of reasons to take notice of Mr. Lindsell's advice,

(Continued from Page 8). and E. A. R. Davies (Worcester) equn)

Won by hyd. Time, 11sec, One Mile: W. T. Squires (SL Messrs. Dodwell & Co. in a friendly Cathering's), 1: E. B. Tresdale (Trini- cricket mntch

the Hongkong 2; L. B. Clement (Lincoln), Cricket Club Ground to-morrow after-dyds; 10yds. Amin. 34 2-Grec. noon.

The following have been) Long Jump: K. S. Dunena (New selected to represent the longkong College), 21ft. Tin.. 1; J. P. Dantel) (St. A HELPFUL CONTRIBUTION Bank: I. it. Bradford, II. A. Brown- Elkina (Oriel), 20ft. in. MR. J. J. King could have made three divisions in operation there Ing, A. II. R. Butcher, G. S. Dunkley,

0 3. Weight: F. A. S, Centry (Christ no more useful contribution talis ample chance for players of all I. P. Edwards, F. II. King, G. Church), 30ft. din. 1; J. M. Balice yesterday's L. T. A. meeting than standards to and their right nicht. Montric, W. II. B. Rigg, P. II. Seeunce. (Magdalen), 36ft. Gin., 2; II. Lumb his airing of the subject of senior Senior players are not benefitting 6. A. Stewart and M. W. Turner, (Brusunose), 35ft. in., 3. Twelfth man: 1. R. McGilchrist,

The following will represent the Bongkong Hockey Club second eleven on the Club ground at 5 p.m. to against the the Royal Welch Fusillers day:-A. Mass R. H. D. Lane and A. A. R. Botelho; E. G. Dale, ft. I. Sin- clair and E. W. Shewan; H. R. A. Wood, K. E. Cetter, D. L. Crowley, R. R. Jones and A. J. Dennott.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

440 Yards: R. 8. O. Stevens (St. players appearing in "C" Division by appearing in "C" Division Catherine's), 1 E. F. Drake (Brane tennis. As another representative teams, while the other clubs can nose), 2.. Brook (Queen's), 3. Gin.; pointed out it is no secret that harbour nothing but resentment Syds. 62 4-5sec.

teams have gone out of their way against such a practice. But the 220 Yards Low Hurdles: C. R. Bar- to introduce men of "A" Division league will not suffer by having (Queen's), 2; K. S. Lomas (B. John's), vital matches. The subject was yesterday. In fact the atmosphore Jan! (Brasenose), 1; A. G.. Pilbrow standard to ensure winning certain this subject ventilated as it was 3. lyd.; 10yds, 27sec.

Javelin; II. Lumb

awarded comment in these columns has been considerably cleared, 141ft 11in.. 1; A.

(Brasonoso), (Trinity), 138ft 6in. 2: C. H. M. never before stated a case to the, relationships between competitor D. Spurling two years ago. But clubs have paving the way to much happier Dobell (Queen's), 114ft 10in.. 3. LTA and now this has been in the "C" Division.

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