THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
1935.
CRICKET GLORY: BRILLIANT FINISH TO INTERPORT
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WORTHY VICTORS: The Hongkong team, Standing, P: E. Baskett (Umpire), Capt. Perise, T. A. Pearce, F. D. Pereira, G. R. M. Ricketts, 1. Melnnas, A. R. Minu, and A. H, Madar. Sitting, Lieut. Carthwaite, T. E. Pearce, A. W. Hayward (Captain), G. S. Dunkley, and E. C. Fincher. (Photo: Ming Yuan).
BADMINTON STARTS ON
FRIDAY NEXT ·
ENTERTAINING MIXED DOUBLES PROGRAMME
TWO NEW CLUBS JOIN THE LEAGUE: LIKELY PROSPECTS
(By "Veritas").
The badminton season in Hongkong makes its official start on Friday, when a programme of mixed doubles league matches is scheduled for decision.
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come into
Clubs have been bully preparing for the longue encounters during the Inat few weeks and the improved form shown by many augurs well for a highly successful season
Two now clubs have hcing Kowloon Tong and St. John's Cathedral. Mr. G. A. White, former of the game at the K.C.C. is together a useful team at Kowloon Tong and Mr. F. IL. Kwok, who figured prominently last year handling the the C.It.C. is Cathedral outfit. Both teams show good promise.
Kowloon Tong, the Fire Brigade and St. Andrew's have absorbed inst year's K.C.C. players. Miss Macken. zio and Mr. White (formerly Miss Margaret Woolley), together with G. A. White and S. A. Gray are assist. ing Kowloon Tong Miss Madge Griffiths, one of the leading lady ex- ponents in the Colony has thrown in her lot with the Fire Brigade.
NEW CHAMPIONS LIKELY
SHANGHAI DEMORALIZED BY RICKETTS & MINU
SET FIELD TRAPS AND WIN THE DAY REFLECTIONS ON A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY SPORTING ENCOUNTER
(By "Veritas").
FIRSTLY: sincerest congra
tulations to the whole of AD what is more the howling was) end was playing tricks. But taken
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good enough to set such Belds. Iticketts profiled therefrom, obtaining two wickets in one over.
the Hongkong team :magnificent victory. Secondly the same to Shanghai on an oqually sporting defeat. The result was in keeping with the to whole
of trend
the game. Hongkong were just about 31 runs better than the visitors.
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WO jolly fine teams.
TWO
E finish was delightfully true to 1 the dearest of cricket traditions.) A fine fighting Anish is probably n trite way of summing it up, but is very applicable.
SHANGHAI had struggled hard, but the without
against Success
nine Rickeits-Minu onslaught and wickets had fallen for 118 runs. Then came Jenkins and Elliott to go for the bowling in a manner only nuequately described as "du or die". Eventually they died, but not before they had
score ulong also dome. Sent the from 110 to 147.
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grand little partnership, full of
giving a fair amount of assistance HERE is no doubt the wicket was the spin bowlers and towards the
Colony's Eighteenth Victory
by and large the pitch stood up to the three days orden very creditably. I don't think it can seriously be stated that it was ever very bad or treacher.
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ling made it look bad.
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THE turning of the tide was the dismissal of Stokes, and it cane most unexpectedly, le hnd looked quite comfortable even though not scoring at his customary rate. And Then Minu put down one of his
went pecials. Stokes
the across wicket, was beaten by the break and Dunkley smartly held the snick which was plainly heard.
THE ATTENDANCE AFTER that Shanghai went about
FIGURES
(By "Voritas").
Hongkong have won 18 of the 35 Interports. Shanghai have won 15,
and two have been drawn.
The Colony last won in 1933 when
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Taiken are at home to St. Andrew's A big hits, with the ball often fall- they bent Shanghai by 117 runs. but I do not fancy their chances.
Eliot Hall, first division championsing dangerously between fielders or have entered two teams this season slipping between the batsman's legs) and his wicket to the fine leg houn- and they clash in the initial fixture. It should be most entertalaing game
essayed! with the odds definitely in favour of the first string.
St. Andrew's have also revealed their growth by putting a second team into the league and they are st home to the C.R.C. I rather fancy the chances of the Chinese.
They Holed
In One By
Floodlight
Floodlight golf was tried as an
Shanghai were victors in 1934 by dary after a huge oft-drive had been the huge margin of 270 runs.
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their Lask like demoralised players. Leach, twice nearly stuniped in one over, finally mut this fate, and thereafter it was a procession. uutli the fall of the ninth wicket.
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DEFEATED-BUT ONLY JUST! The Shanghai Interport team. Standing, Lt. Williams (Umpire). E. C. Baker, E. M. Williams, E.. P. Humphreys, L. F. Stokes, J. B. Leckie, J. C. Jenkins and H. Madar. Sitting, R. Booth, Pat Madar, D. Leach (Captain), 3. R. Kermani, and G. B. Elliott. (Photo: Ming Yuan).
THE POPULARITY OF TABLE TENNIS
AMAZING Growth: GAME GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
STIMULATED BY SUCCESS OF THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP
(By Frank Poxon)
As the wickets fell so did Hong- kong's fielding improve. It had
Table Tennis goes from strength to of permanent offices in a central dis- en rather slack early after tifin- these adjourngients can be as bad for fielders as for batsmen! At the close strength. Do you know that more trict.
The authorities are not resting on the Belding was getting back to that than half a million people played it
last winter in England alone?-the their laurels after the success of the high level reached on Monday.
figures are official. Yes, the little boy World Championships. It is possible THE tosa! Yes, it was important! called Fing Pong has certainly grown that the National Championships will up and gone into long trousers.--. be held in one of the biggest sporting But whether it was the deciding factor in the result is debatable. The well, first and foremost, it is a very
Way is table teams so popular? arena in London in February, and as ery the best players from all the con- constant fluctuations of fortunes in
fast, exhilarating and tinental countries will be invited to world- fine gume, the game inclined to obscure the value
a test of take part, it will bo of stamina. Yes. teat of winning the toss. It was, of
tennis player in the world, once told course, better reflected in the closing stamina. Fred Perry, the best Inwn stages of the match.
me that when he was the English EVEN a I think Shanghai had their table tennis champion he got more Minu was the mort successful chances of nullifying the dis tired than when, later, he becanie n
When in this malch altogether advantages of losing the spin. bowler taking for 122. Pat Madar colon Monday for example, they were LTHOUGH the finish was much lected an aggregate of eight wickets well on the way to a score as big as Lvach took 7 for 84 and the Colony's, and again later in the A closer than it appeared possible for 107.
day when they had brought about a Hongkong collapre
BUT then there is a saying aheat fortune and her favours for the brave, and if the capricious little goddess did smile benigningly on the two batsmen, they deserved her graces.
The first official Interpart ever played-in 1864-was won by Hong kong by an innings and 204 Shanghai won the following year.
at one time, Tom Hayward, Hong- Ricketts 6 for 57. kong's ndroit skipper, never allowed
the position to get beyond him, and once ticketts began to. te hit, he brought on Pereira with the natural| result.
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MIE day's play, which lasted until 3.20 was full of incident. Hong- kong's "tail" wagged with a wall an
The Fire Brignile, who also boast experiment on the Sherwood Forest ne morning, only in this case wo
courar at Mansfield Inst month, thirty the services of Mr. and Mrs Shute members braving the gale and taking saw some really sound batting. will probably deprive the Club depart in a putting competition of nine Rocrole of the Mixed Doubles, Cham holes.
this year. pio and S. Andrew's will prob ably turn out very similar personnels to those of last season.
St. Andrew's have spent the close Boson improving the lighting of the court and have other Innovations in mind. The Fire Brigade court at the Contral Police Station also boasts lighting alterations,
Four mixed doubles matches are stranged for Friday. The Cathedral
B start off with a homo match against the Chinces Recreation Club and may very likely win dospits a feared weak- ness among the lady playerA.
St. Andrew's have a ticklish pro- position boing at home to the cham pions-Roccolo
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while Kowloon
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he could
➤ICKETTS, ON- unruffied-as-though, The were batting at the nets pro- Three are lamps had been installed duced a succession of strokes which оп the practice green but one failed to light owing to the strong wind, showed that if he liked and the headlights of alx cars were develop into a really fine bat. in a turned on to the green.
masterly way he steered the ball past; Beveral players holed in one. Two rather anxious elders. And it was members returned scores of eighteen rand to watch him nurse the buwis each and divided the prizes of golfing after losing Bunkley. The value balls.
RECORD SCORE FOR RUGBY PLAYER
Tong aro promised an excellent Great Achievement By
blooding" boing due to visit the Recreio to play their second string,
The Fire Brigade are assured of a fairly easy win being hosts to Talkoo.
Here are the fixtures:
MIXED DOUBLES
St. John's v Chinese R.C. St. Andrew's v Rocrelo "A Itecreio "B" v Kowloon Tong Fire Brigade Taikoo B.C. On Tuesday next the men's doubles League opens with a match botwoon and Rocroio "B" and the Ballers Soldiers' Here. This year the S. and Aaro deprived of the services of A.
An Australian
of his 42 was almost immeasurable. But you can gain some idea when you realise that Hongkong only won by
31 runs.
FONGKONG had every reason to Dunities
and Pereira. The former stayed long enough to take the edge of Leach s and Matar's bowling and the I..C,
bowler mantully held up his end withie
Ricketts cut, drove, pulled and feg glanced. his way to a brilliant 42.
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A. R. Minu, who played a pradilif- of Hong
ent part in the success
match. At least with Individual
kong.
scorer
with
almost. became Kormant of Shanghai was leading FINALLY Justification it can be claimed as Fincher ran a close second with 72 Ricketts Day. For he followed up The only other batsman to pass the his batting performance with as 50 mark was Llout. Garthwaite who fine a piece of howling as has been hit up 59. Acen in any Interport and also held two highly important entches.
DICKETTS was
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Remarkable consistency in scoring points at Rugby football hakbeen shown by Dave Brown, the centra three quarter for the Eastern Suburba Rugby League, Sydney. Hia total number of points for the season now
Ricketts held four catches two in stands at 801, states Austrol News.
each innings, while Minu accepited At the match where ho established and en-
always turning three chances, all in Shanghol's the record before a huge thusiastle, crowd, he kicked
on tenterhooks and to stop them from and stumped one, while Kermani had goals and gained three tries.
and one catch. From Sydney also comes the story attempting any liberties. And his one stumping a of a ten year old tennis prodigy, length and cunning flighting was Jayer. Fitch, who won the champion. everything it should to except from ship for girls under thirteen. An the batsman's viewpoint.
playing
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"star" in iawn tennis.
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THE Holding on both sides was
praiseworthy. The locals had nearly their bad patches, notably on Saturday equipment. afternoon and during the early part football trainer who regards
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of Shanghai's second innings. Shang- as a valuable ald a getting his men hai slacked off when Ricketts, Dunkley. For one thing, It teaches a inan and. Pereira were hitting the bowling to be quick-witted.. In table tennis
you have to think-and act-in yesterday morning.
apilt accond. You have far less time in which to do the thinking and the excellence. Mina emulated Harry acting thair you have in lawn tennis "Mada's earlier example and Ricketts
MATCHING throughout
was par
was as brilliant as Owen-Hughes in
HELPS-UNEMPLOYED-
Billiards Tour
Lindrum III, I in Town: Christian name Horace. Like his uncles Fred and Walter, the world champion, ho can play billiards and snooker.
Tommy Newman knows all about him. Faced Horace before a large crowd at Thurston's Hall, London.
Lost two games at snooker. Gave Horace 2,000 start in his week's bil- liards match, was outpointed by 604. to 444 at the interval.
Horace in just over from Austraila. Looks much younger than his
Уен, Mannerisms?
the slips holding four chances in fine And what pleasure the game can style. Alec Pearce, Teddy Fincher bring to those who cannot afford and A.H. Madar did some wonderful billiards, I was recently in a social twenty-three years, has black eurly picking up, while Stokes and Harry welfare in stitute, and most of the hair and white face. Madar were equally as spectacular for men there were unemployed, bravely
Horace has Stanghai.
facing the deadly Inertia of enforced some, Places his left forefinger on idlenesa. Funds would not run to a spot where he thinks the cue ball HIGHLY creditable wicket-keeping billiard table, but they could run to will reat. It invariably does.
When snooker followed billiards.
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came from both Kermani and table tennis. And how those good Dunkley. The latter was not quite on lids enjoyed it-yes, and some of them young Horace smiled blandly: "This
is just up my street!" he said. tip top form on the first day, but were pretty hot at it. during Shanghai's second knock he
and
THE
decisions
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Kermani Was
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E.TT.A. SECRETARY
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It was. He followed the best break
TO-DAY'S RUGBY
Club Team To Play Medway
Reven sufficiently to keep the batsmen anal knock. Dunkley caught three umpiring was first-rate. Even game, stimulated by the success of Munro; C. S. Archer and 11., C.
of the billiards session, 205, with the excelled himself.
best break in the two snooker games beautifully efficient,
Mr. W. G. Pope, the hon. secretary-a 71, and no black in it, of the English Table Tennis Associn- POTH captains obtained the utmost tion, tells me that the latest news out of their teams, which, in the about G. V. Barna is not favourable. Anal analysis, is the yard-stick for Barna, of Hungary, is easily the most measuring the efficiency of any skip-brilliant player I ever saw. The plate per. If there was an inclination by in his right arm, which was broken both to overwork their spin bowlers it in a motor accident in France in May, 86. Teddy was largely excusable as the wicket has knitted to the muscles, and he clearly revealed a bias in favour of has to go into hospital at Budapest for a further operation. It now ap- such bowlers.
pears unlikely that he will take parti UT on the whole they employed in the game this year.
The following will represent the Hongkong Football Club's "A" rugby one-to varied attacks skilfully PROBLEM TO GOVERNING BODY XV against II.M.S. Medway on the with the best effect possible.
Clab ground at 6 p.m. to-day:
K. B. Aiers; The tremendous growth of the
L J. A. Fielden, D. A. Hynes, J. L. Bonnar and K. A among the players only two the World Championships in London, Meeke:
W. Stokur. caused eyebrows to be has presented a problem to the w. Sharp, D. K. Paul. J. II. Haw J. S. Dunnott, raised; and both under the obstruction governing body. The voluntary of- rule. . P. Matar was obviously sur- Four batsmen lost their wickets prised when he was given outre ficers are overwhelmed with applieno, A. McGugan, B. D. G. Bar-
scoring Jenkins in Shang- Brst innings (so was 1), and Kermaniass
Lions for membership, requests for and A. K. Forsyth. hai's first innings, and Harry Madar looked faintly upset when Umpire parts of the country and describes her service awing as
assistance in forming leagues in all
rfect. "Not three a further
he said, 'S contribution to the final and Leckie in the visitors batch of men's doubles games. The tennis in Australin two newcomers to the league clash at "have such a flawless
wickets for 74 kong player to get a "blob", although knock. noteworthy. Five Kowloon Tong and this will give the By adopting the device of admit- Cathedral an excellent opportunity to ling women free, the Helona Vale runs and four catches "according to in the first innings Dunkley was left
doctor's orders". At times the left not out 0. Race Club, Perth, Western Australia, hartier made the ball break like fury, show their potentialitics,
The V.R.C. entertain the Fire trebled the attendance. An extra It was with balls which pitched on After Minu, falling on the ground Brigado and on their own court, train had to be provided by the the leg stump then went right across in the attempt, had caught Elliott which is very difficult for visitors, Railway Department, states Austral to the off which forced Pat Madar and to win the match, Donald Leach, may offer very hot resistance.
Leckie to give Dunkley a couple of Shanghal's cheerful caplain, was the catches.
first to walk out from the pavilion to congratulato Hayward as he led un-in his team.
It. Colling, and it is highly doubtful whether they can withstand defent en
the Recreio court.
Wednesday
next socs
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second Baskett gave an affirmative respinse and invitations to send "exhibON
defent of Shanghal was alno knock, Persso was the only Hong-to Ricketts' 1.b.w. appeal in his second players. They have been compelled toburgh Academicals at Rugby Foot-
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Ricketts howled was not once relieved. A fine per formance of skill and endurance,
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There were handshakes all round. Hayward showed his appreciation Ricketts in fitting NCE
Leach had been disposed of,of Minu and the bowlers started to set those manner. intimidating"
flolda. F'rinstanco:)
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Then, when Hongkong hid reach
LINCOLNS WIN
Punjabis Beaten in Fast Game
At Shamshulpo yesterday after- noon, the Lincolns defeated the Pun- jabis at hockey by the odd goal in three.
The game was played at a fast pace, and there was little between the two teams.
Ricketts, bowling to Pat Made the pavilion Hayward called for tary goal.
Harry Madar, Williams, Lecklo
man.
and
The Lincolns were the first to score, the teams crossing over with the home team leading by a Roll- In the second half, each side scor- ed one.
Lieut. Rolsaler and Reeks scored the goals for the Lincolns.
Humphroys and Fincher at slip, three rousing cheers to which Madar at Killy-point, Alce Pearce at, Shanghai responded in aliko what would. you call it foolish cover, manner. Minu at "suleidal” mid-off and Garth waite at forward short leg all of them within a few feet of the bats-tary II.K.C.C. Informs me the follow-Hongkong Hockey Club against the Mr. A. K. Mackenzie, Hon, Secre The following will represent the
Ing are the official attendances for the 8th. Destroyer Flailla on the Club three days, oxcluding spectators who ground, King's Fork, at 6 o'clock THEN "Min had half-moon of used the members and subscriber to-day
fielders on the offside of the stands Saturday 330. Montay 392. H. F. Shields: J: E. Potter (Capt.) Wicket, with Ricketta, Persse, Hay Tuesday 111, Tho total number of and J. G. Cotesworth; K. E. Cotter, ward, Firicher and Alec Pearce people who therefore paid for nd W. A. Reed and A. Bates: S. A. stretching from the wicketkeeper to mission, was 8882 This is regarded us Fowler, O. B. R. Divott, D. Carey the front of the batsman.
quite satisfactory
JL. Tetley and D. L. Nooy.
London, Nov. 11. Cambridge University met Edin set up headquarters, with paid staff, bail to-day and won the encounter to cope with the work, and negotia-by ter points to their visitors' three. tions are in progress for the renting |--Reuter,
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