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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1936.

THIS TIME CRITICS REALLY WERE CONFOUNDED!

UPSET

VARSITY UPSET

ALL

CALCULATIONS

BY BRILLIANT CRICKET ACHIEVEMENT

BUT I.R.C. HAVE NOT YET

LOST THE SHIELD

(By R. Abbit)

There is a reference-I-rather think in one of Lever's novels about the Peninsular War-either "Charles O'Malley" or "Harry Lorrequer"-to the case of the elder-

ly spinster who heard the Commissary General swear and Jack Petersen, who is to fight Jock never quite reckoned herself a maiden lady afterwards. McAvoy on. April 24. Since receiving the news on Saturday last that the Univer-

sity had not only beaten but had crushed the Indian Re-BOAT RACE

creation Club, I shall never quite reckon myself a cricket critic again. But I venture to think that I erred in com- pany with the whole trend of cricket opinion.

were

not

CREW BUILDING

But not at anything CANTABS. ENJOY

ROWING

ANOTHER SURPRISE

I had envisaged the possibility of Intler but their bowling is the University maling a draw of epoch-making. If ever I bet on eric- it and the reasons which I gave for ket, which I do not, I should buck considering that a draw was possible the I.R.C. to prove the ultimate

very largely the ones which Shield-winners. enabled them to win. Gonno did over even money! come off, and the Indian halting did collapse But I do not wish it to appear that I am belittling tha very Bine achievement of the Varsity. My Amic the entnelyamal reverborn-] error lay in rating the Indians too tions of the Sookonpoo thunderbol high, rather than the Varsity too there was a small bunch of crackers In other words I have the most to be fired at Happy Valley where profound respect for Pereira and the Civil Service beat Craigengewer Minu as an opening pair of bowlers, in a

sinco they got up on nearly always DOBL In the

rain and the comes off. But the victory was dark and got

wickets in the fair and snare one, and, I believe, last over to win by about three runs. the wicket. hnd nothing to do with 11. Saturday's victory Was clear- As one member of the winning side cut, but I was sorry find that the

to put it, "the result was not a fluke C.C.C. had been without Omar und but I do not think we could guarantee Tinker Lee, liowever, Civil Service to produce it every day." Nor do I lacked MeLellan and Sayer, the latter

and though a work at not done match-a thing they have

Limes someone or

the

(ly C. Venables)

Lai Kwong-Tsun Given A Fright By Hachiuma

KEEN TENNIS OPENS

CHAMPIONSHIP

Results As

Expected

(Gy "Veritas")

Weather elements did not favour the opening of the Hongkong lawn tennis cham- pionships at the Cricket Club yesterday a cold wind sweep- ing the ground and a heavy overhead causing the light tof fail very rapidly. Nevertheless a large number of enthusiasts turned out

to re eight

of the nine matches down for duci- slon: All results were in accordance; with expectations and most of the winners had very easy passages.

Terrible Racing Conditions

ENGLAND'S WORST FOR 41 YEARS

Not for forty-one years has racing in England suffered auch severe breaks as this season. The National Hunt season is only a few months old yet racing has been suspended on thirty-one days.

JOCKEYS' £10,000 Not less than £10,000 has been lost to Jockeys in riding fees at a time when they have to save against the months of the summer when there is no National Hunt racing.

More than £25,000 in prize money has been lost to trainers by races cancelled. There has been a corres ponding loss to owners, who have had to pay for the training of their horses with no possibility of earning any- thing in return.

The floods and the frosts have dis organised the training of horses. Cheltenham, Ascot of the Jumping Brason, is now due. But there are many horses which will be unable to do themselves justice,

Golfer With Broken Back Injured Again

Captain Geoffrey Hawkins, the Sunningdale golfer who has played periodically despite a broken back has been the victim of further misfortune. While motoring at Wokingham near bla home, his car was involved in art accident, and it overturned. The re ault is that he is in bed with a broken

b

former English

Our Daily Golf Hint

If you miss the holo re- peatedly on the right, bold on tighter with the first finger and thumb of the right hand.

BADMINTON

---Miss Helme..

SMART WIN BY FIRE BRIGADE

BEAT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL

Gourday, 1 Hawking sunit Mina Molly POINTS FOR C.R.C. recently arranged to renew their golfi partnership In Sunningdale Open Foursomes,

in the first tournament,

They were runners-up

nf

His horse fell on Captain, Ilawkins while he was with the Army Occupation In Germany, Recovering from the effects of broken vertebrae, he took up golf after some years.

Fire Bigade, who have ex- perienced a somewhat chequered senson in the men's doubles divi- sion of the badminton league, ac-. complished an excellent, perfor» mance last night when they defeat- ed St John's Cathedral' by five games to four.

The winnera owed everything to There WALA 1 recurrence of the Shute and Stoke, who won all three trouble in 1934, and his back was games, and Anderson and Fisher, who eskensed in plaster bandaging. Yet obtained the other two.

to the game again be returned

in 1 was a finely cunbostad match November.

though the Brigade were a little He played for Sunningdalo Club(unlucky not to obtain another gamo against Cambridge University quite as Williams and Skinner only lost to recently and beat P, G. Tait, nephew Kwok and Ladd 22-24 after setting." of the late Lieutenant "Fredule" Tait, British Amateur-Championship

winner.

HOME RACING

Lincolnshire And Grand National ·

The most interesting match of the day

was that between Lal Kwong- isun and Hachiuma. The possibility which I hinted yesterday materialised; The match went. the full distance and there Was

very neatly on upset re sult. Lai won by the skin of his 1eeth 6-3, 1-0, 6-4, and he owed his Cambridge reached the end of advance to the second round more to second stage of their Bost his opponent's inability to remain Race training during February, steady at critical stages, rather than when Squadron Leader Hellyer to his own efforts. finished his three weeks as coach.

GOOD ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF The crew rowed their weekly lock- to-lock trial, and the more one sees

Hachiuma gave a of this Cambridge eight, the more

very good ne- count of himself. After a one feels convinced that here is o

nervous crew which may well become one start he set about an imposing task

the outstanding combinations in with all the will in the work and not National are being seriously hamper callovers for the Lincolnshire: It is generally admitted that the of whom seems to have given the

only swept through the second set to

ed. Twice recently Golden Miller, There are certainly a few minor win it at 6-1 after taking the first favourite, has had to forego races be- rest for the time being. opening pair of batsmen, Fong nu Ka Tata, had a great share in the vic-A.RI. Esmail played a nice knock faults, but they are such that they five games, but held the tory. Fong is not a fast scoring hat for sixty-four but only lamson did will probably right themselves with champion up to three-all in the fnni cause of weather conditions.

way of stopping in much solidly. I am told that Tata was fifty-four Wha 117L excellent per- promoted to opening bat as he plays formance while Baker hnd threa for in the I.R.C. Sunday League. (If thirty-nine. Richardson was expea- this is trup it's rather like seething olva

Mother In Ita Kid's milk, is it not?). Anyway they put on forty runs in

hut he has

n

besides.

Perry's

five

the history of the Boat Race.

fortle

Canton

more

The preparations for the Grand

OWNERS' RISKS

The

London, Mar, 0.

following aro the latest

Lawecurt, 100 tot and o Boethius, 100 to 8 t and o. Priok, 100 to 8 t and o. Screamor, 100 to 6 o. 18 to 1 t Lordling, 18 to 1 o, 20 to 1 t Sea Bequest 25 to 1, t and o. Tom Bowling, 25 to 1, t and o. Yorkshireman, 33 to 1 o, 40 to 1 t. Dayaight, 40 to 1 o, 50 to 1 t. Oder was scratched at 0 a.m. to-day.

The Grand National The following prices were quoted Reynoldstown, 13 to 2, t and o. Golden Miller, 100 to 7 t and o Castle Irwoll, 18 to 1 o. 20 to 1 t Koenblade, 20 to 1, 22 to 1 t. Royal Ransom, 20 to 1 o, 22 to 1

t and

actual instruction from the set. He even fought back woll Coaches. Saturday's Tow from Vic-enough to win Lai's service in the Bridge to Little Bridge was ninth game, but he weakened at the ora

Acceptances for such races as the completed in 17min. 18sce-over two last and could not counter Lai's hard Lincolnshire Handicap, the Liverpool minutes slower than last week-hul forolul drives.

Spring Cup and the Rosebery Stakes it was certainly most satisfactory Jachiuma showed much and impressive efford against a strong

revealed that many an owner will A GOOD PAIR

and bitterly cold east wind, and on variety in his play than did the win have to scratch his horse and forego

nor, bur, who appeared to possess nothing any chance of getting reward for Richardson- and Colledge are den slow stream.

The Intention was for W. G. R. M. a powerful forehand drive and winter training, or risk leaving the slated that Fong was dropped more'veloping into a very good opening Laurie, the Secretary, to stroke the solid fefence from the baseline. Un animal in, and perhapa have to pay for the Grand Nation):

pair and on Saturday they put up one

at the net Lai did not inspire the a bigger forfeit if weather conditions I gather that both of them were short of half a century for the first crew in this trial, but, when he ac lightest bit of he make any- and make participation in the handi- Avenger 100 to 7, t and o.

confidence. Only in continue to interfere with training fow rallies

nearly an hour. I see it has been

than once.

lucky

to the

on more than one ocension wicket. Unfortunately when one of cupied that position the rest of the most

Lho with balls that might very well have them goes the ather seems to feel it

seemed to find it difficult to.

his particular thing approaching a decent overhead capa impossible. taken the sticks. But whether hea duty to follow him buck

adapt themselves

smash. He relied almost exclusively They hope this season will not be actually did so or not, Pereira gave Pavilion.

dimming so bad as that of 1895, when severe cided to put Mason back at stroke As a player this and bring Laurie in at four. Laurie, forehand drive, and it must be he was saving it up for Gosans, and season, made a useful twenty-six and incidentally, gave a most perfect ex that when he took it on the run he and prevented racing on fifty days. -ho- employed -his- ter break, which is Hawkins played-n-captain's knock hibition of rowing during the trial, generally obtained sufficient "pace"to a good deal slower, more than he Baker also made useful scores and whether it may not be wiser to put

he for twenty-three. Cruttwell and and one la tempted to wonder force Kachiuma into false returns. usually does. Whether this was

Hachiuma, making his strokes n his second service was usually meat actually so or only acemed as, the the game was won by four wickets, Mason at streke altogether and give good rhythmical style, appeared at and drink to Lai, who jumped in to stand went on a long that thethe Inst stand putting on thirty-six Laurlo a seat in the middle of the one stage to have the match well in kill the slow deliveries with his fore- bowling lost its sting a little. This runs without loss. The C.S.C.C. are bont,

han. He varied his pace quite well, hand. чудя noticed and Gosano who wns now fourth in the list, and with ot Mason struck 18 in the first half but, I thought, not quite often down to go in second wicket, moved least one match they might win and minute, but had reduced the rate to enough. Lai thrived on hard drives, KENNETH HAS IMPROVED

ono and played a magnificent another they might draw may yet 31 for the full minute. As far as and the stroke most necessary to up- Hashier innings, finonentstakt stay there or even higher. I wonder? the Pike and Eel they kept going at set him was a half-court slice or cut. M. W. Lo, Frank Kwok, K. 3. Kwik H. D. Rumjan, Iu Tak-cheuk, slashing was made shortly after he went S

a steady 25, and, though they had achiuma, often used the drop shot and T. A. Pearce all registered con- when he drove terride one back

ahead wind, they were covering with telling effect, and whenever he fortable wine. Keneth Shule offered to Minu, cheat high. It was a chance,.

lot of water. Actually stroke was did shorten his length it Time and space forbid me to write clearing two's puddle by about na brought him points.

usually some revistance to Kwok, but the but a very very dimelt one,

at greater length now but I hope to feet.

alowness of the court appeared to Ride continued the good work after deal with all the other cricket in my

At the Pike and Eel Masop

From the forecourt achiuma was have an adverse effect on the school- (Continued on Page 0.) Fong had at last gono at auventy-six, Friday article. I might mention

something of an experimentalist He boy. Nevertheless it was patent and thirty runs were added before here that the date of the game be

mado two

three succcasmul drop tilät Kummeth had improved his! he played one to cover and told his tween the University and the K.C.C.

volleys early on and this encouraged singles game over a year and that he him to try them all the time. Un-continues to make progress on the happily for him his timing was not right lines. fixed for

always true and he threw away an Kwok had nothing over Shule in 4th and the ground la

La not

easy point more than once. Over-the manner of stroke equipment and

(Continued on Page 9.)

the impression to the spectators that harkedly fever, Perry,, who hastyle and rhythm. So it was do-an the efficacy of his toy-spin dipping frosts caused the Thames to freeze

THE "FINAL"

Partner to wait. Goanno, who was has to be altered any thal

backing. well up. had apparently University sports have started for the run and was run out April

INTER-HONG SOCCER

a tragic end to a fine performance available. K.C.C. cannot play on the Ewo Team Selected To head the Japanese was variable, and Again about thirty runs were added 21st

March suggested date, ns

by Ride and Power, but after that they have four of their first eleven everyone went for the bowling and engaged on what are termed, I be wickets fell vory fast. A. H. Madar lieve, combined operations. If the bowled very well, keeping just short weather

spell from the North end.

FINE BOWLING

is anything like it is at

Meet The Bank

The annual football match between

tour

Brienz, 22 to 1 o, 25 to 1 t..

Dolanolgo 25 to 1. t and o Double Crossed, 28 to 1, t and o. Lazy Boots, 33 to 1 o, 40 to 1 t. Provocative, 40 to 1, t and o. Inversible, 40 to 1 o, 50 to 1 t. Bolted Hero was scratched at pm. Saturday.-Reuter.

TEST CRICKET

Kowloon Tong, unable to raiso a

team, scratched their match with

Chinese Recreation Club and conceded the points, this putting the C.R.C, on level pegging with Eliot Hail "A" at the top of the table.

Detailed scores in the Fire Brigade match follow.

2. L. Anderson and A. La Flaker (Fire Brizule) best flaland Koh and Norman Smith 21-7; beat F. II. Kwok and G. Laald, 21–18; Just to ti, A. Smith and H. Haigh 30-21.

(Fire

G. Williams and B. Skinner Brigade) lost to Koh and Braith 11--21: kat. to Kwok and Ladd 23--241- lost tu Balth and Haigh 7-21,

F. L. Shute and W. Buker (Fire Brigado) beat Koh and Smith 21-8; beat Kwok and Lada 21-12) beat Kmith, and Fulgh 21-17,

LEAGUE TABLE

P. W. L F. A. Pia. Ellot Hall "A" 13 13 0 94 5 26 C.R.C.

10 13 3 99 30 20 Recroio "A" 11 11 0 83 13 22 Ellot Hall "B" 16 11 4 80 37 22 St. Andrew's "A" 14 10 478 47 Recrels "p

Fire Brigade St. John's V.B.C.

Kowloon Tong

11 8 3 58 32 10 10. 8. 8 69 73 16

15 7 8 69 75 14

14 3 11.38 70 6

18 2 34 41 04 4 St. Andrew's "B" 17 2 18 38 97 4 S. and S. Home 16 1 16 20 120 2

THE KENT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Mrs. Uber Wins Two

+

Titles

Mrs. H. S. Uber won two doubles tities at the Kent championships, & played on the Herne Bay pior inst month. Results in the final rounds were:--

Rain Stops Play In

New Zealand.

Christchurch, Mar. 9. match between New Zealand and the The fourth and final unofficial test M.C.C. cricket tourists was left drawn today as continuous rain provented the match from being resumed. Reuter.

ENGLISH RUGBY LEAGUE TEAM

TO TOUR AUSTRALIA

пр-

Man's Sirgins. J. Wingßeld bt. A. J. lone 15-7, 16-D

Men's Doubles. U. F. Nichole

and F

Monachie 14-17, 15-19, 15-11.

Women's Doubles M. Barrett and Mr. H. 8. Uber (holders) bt. Mr. 1. și Forster and Mim. Speight 10-11, 15-7

Mixed Double D. C. Elume and Mr. Über (holders) w.o, Msconschie and Miss T. Kingulary, scratched.

Hong Sling Reaches The Final

OF BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP

South Wales Rugby League has ap- Nowcastle being asked for a guaran-

The General Committee of the New figure for Queensland was only £100, loose forward,

Playing consistent, confident bli Feetham is playing better than liards, W. Hong Sling last evening proved of the altered itinerary for tee of £500.

ever, but apparently he is not favour-entered the final of tho senior billiards the English Rugby League team's The itinerary, however, was

of Australia. The Itinerary proved,

ed. Miller, Exley, Ellerington, Knap-championship of Hongkong, beating which will be forwarded to the Eng-

ton and Field, to-day's best forwards, Lam Cho-cha by 750 points to 082. League for approval is:

Mr. Millar stated, that, according compare favourably with England's Tho match lasted three and three- to advice from Mr. Sunderland, the previous glants. Ellerington, contest-quarter hours, but spectators who revised section of the tour, seemed ing the loose forward position, resem- thronged the likely to receive favourable considerables Priggs in his methods.

Club Lusitano were given good value for their money and their time.

of a length and making it very hard present I hope, for their sake, the "we" and the Hongkong and Shang- to get at the pitch of the ball. Minu combinations are bowled much better in his second Varsity are playing a league game ground, Happy Valley, to-day at

bit thick. The hai Bank will be played on the Club with the Army 14th rather expect to find the "Anal P

The following have been selected played on 28th March when K.C.C. to represent Ewo:I. White; I Gosano then proceeded to cap a have only a non-League game. Stevenson and M. L. Railton; H. F finn hatting performance with some presume the venue holds the Univer Hopking, F. S. Nicholls and T. f. excellent bowling. Bowling quite sity ground. I suggest a throng of Parsons; N. L. H. Railton, E. U. fast and turning a good bit he shot mall boys on the hill-side above Butler, G. Hill, C. Duncan and E. A put the I.ft.C. for 40, hla own figures Kennedy Town-or It will come ex- Gaubert. Reserve:-L. White; Lince-ish being 12.34208. The balls pensive In Balls. with which he bowled Madar and A. 3. Salad-the only two men to get double figures were beauties. fielding was good and Ozorio (12—2—23—2) bowled steadily at the other end. A glorious victory!

THE CONSEQUENCES. The surprise wig had caused one entirely to reconsidor the Shield poal-

the IRC. who, for so

The HOCKEY TEAM

Welsh Combination Selected

man-D. L. Newrigging.

The Hongkong Bank will be, re- presented by the following players:

1. H. Bradford; J.B. Dunnett and F. H. King: L. J. A. Fielder, LG. Robertson and G. B. Chambers; F. J. McGugan, A. H. R. Butchor, H. A. Browning, M. E. Clark and H. R. McGilchrist.

If It can be arranged, Ewo will moot The following will represent Wales Tuesday, March 27.

Mossrs. Butterfeld and Swire on In the International Hockey Match

tion. It is hard lines in a way on almost hnd the Shield in the ve Camp, on Thursday, March 12:

grasp.

Cpl. (90) Jones

Arrangements are being made for the two Shield finalists, South_China "A" and the Polico, to play off their respective league matches, due for decision next Saturday, during the current week.

May 30: Sydney Sydney. June 3: South Coast at Leeton. June 6: New South Wales at Syd-tion with the exception that the tourists might be naked to play Mac- kay on June 22 instead of June 23.

ney.

June 10: Brisbane at Brisbane. June 13: Quernalând st Brisbane. June 17: Central Queensland at Rockhampion

June 20: North Townsvilla.

Queensland at

June 28: Mackay at Mackay.

ENGLISH TEAM DISCUSSED

June 27: New South Wales at As Good, If Not Bettor

Sydney,

June 20: First Test at Sydney, July 1: Ipswich and West More- ton at Ipswich,

Than In 1932

PLAYED THEMSELVES INTO TEAM

to

1.

Thero was never very much between the scores, although at one stage London, Feb. 12.

Hong Sling had obtained a lead of 100. The ex-Unionist Merley, and the But Lam proceeded to cut this down winger Stanley Smith, seem to have to a negligible quantity by compiling played themselves

a break of 76. Australia. Morley scored three beautiful tries, Hong Sling owel his setom to and Smith the most spectacular thing steadiness He kept his score going in the match, by scooping up the ball along at a regular pace with breaks from the ground with one hand at of 56, 41, 30, 88, 32 (twice) and 27. top speed. Contres Fred Harris and

JUNIOR TIE London, Feb. 12. Balsham combine finely. They have July 41-Becond Tent at Brisbane. The Associated Preas special cor- as many tricks as Atkinson and the Junior Championship yesterday LT. Yung reached the final of July 8: Toowoomba at Toowoom-respondent at Leads, In reviewing the Brodgdon as backs, and unorthodoxly evening at the Club Lusitano when he ba.

trial on a bitter cold, half-frozen exploited the July 11: Queensland at Brisbane, ground, considers the League solce scissors movement, backing up the contested game by 400 points to 384. pass and beat Tam Hun-bun in a very closely July 15: North and North-Westtors cannot fail to citoso, a toam full back, and joining in rushes, which Division at Armidale.

oqual to, perhaps better than that of wore features of the game. The fasting on the whole was inclined to be

There were no big breaks and scor July 18: Newcastle at Newcastle. 1082,

breaking forwards, nowadays playing slow. It was a neck and nock can- July 22: Western Division at

Though the play was not brilliant more in the Australian style, support test throughout and kept apoctators Parkes.

it seams to suggest Australia, willed them, resembling extra backs. July 25: Third Test at Sydney. have a tremendous task to regain the

vestly, entertained. Both players Mesara Hutchens and Andorten are registered breaka of 28, the highest of Before it was adopted, the itinerary. Ashes. Hustling, stocky, almost of the opinion the tourists' forwards the match.

TO-DAY'S GAMES

roversu

against Portugal, at Shamshulpo BROUGHT FORWARD. But I know them well enough to bo L/Cpl. Sharpo; well assured that they will have and L/Cpl. Palmer; Fus. (90) Jones, taken their defeat with their usual Sergt. Petter and Cpl. Sharp; Fus.

Police To Play This sporting cheerfulness. But they have Bruton. Capt. Gwydyr-Jonce Fun.

Afternoon by no means leat the Shield yot: The (08) Jones; Sergt. Owen and Sergt. position is most interesting as they Dandy. have a grand total of sixteen pointa, while the Kowloon Cricket Club havé fourteen points and a game to go. So KC.Ó. have got to win their game cutright as they might as well Jond as draw. Can they do it? I

It is understood that the Polleo, led to spirited comment by country rotund forwards are still plentiful will probably be botter than for yours, have a most profound dislike just at

whose opponents next Saturday are representatives. The guarantees ask-and also fast, brainy and determinou while Sullivan, Atkinson, Brogdon, present for looking ahead! All I can

the Royal Welch Fasillors will be ed for the appearance of the English backs, Though few of the players Morley, Smith and Jenkins, who is say, is that it is an uncommonly hard thing to forco any game to a decision

Further semi-final ties will be playing off the league encounter an mon at country centres were regard-seen in the trial are considered cor considered the outstanding half-back, played at the Club Lusitano to-day. the Kowloon Ground this afternoon, ed as too bot

tainties, their standard testified to in four and ́a quarter-or may be a Peterson defends the British and while South China will endeavour to Astorm broko when it was ro England's strength. Certainly, there are making a grand backline, ... At 6.80 A 7. Kitchell; and F.A.Y. half-hours unless you have a atar Empire heavy weight titles against full the league engagement against vealed country centres in New South is no forward problem, though several other cartainties are Risman, Hudson, plonship, while at 9 o'clock A

Exports advance the opinion that Remedios meet in the Junior change bowler and a very fast scoring bats Jock McAvoy at the Empress Stadium Kowloon to-morrow afternoon on the Wales were being asked to put a selectors told the Associated Press Warkins, McCue and Hodgson, with Osmiund, potential champion, contests man. K.C.C. have overal of: the on April 24.—Router.

goarnates of £250 a match, while the there was a possible weakness in the Sullivan captalu.

M. Mi da Bura in a senior somi-Ana),

BRITISH BOXING

Peterson Matched Against McAvoy

London, March D.

Kowloon Ground.

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