1936-03-13 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1936.

Army To Test Triumphant Varsity

INTERNATIONAL

HOCKEY

England, Scotland And Portugal Win

Our Daily Golf Hint

Supreme, concentration is indispensable to all parts of the game, but more especially to short approaches.

England beat Ireland by six goals to one, Scotland beat Germany by four goals to one and Portugal best Wales by four goals to nil in the Inter- national hockey tournament yesterday, EYE

The match between India and China was not played as China could not raise a team.

Sir E. Holderness.

OPENING DISPLAY

OF TENNIS England did not gain ascendancy until the second half, when, after

(Continued from Page 8.) Ravenhill had equalised for Ireland in response to Gerthwaite's opening Open Singles-S. A. Rumjahn goal, England went right akend beat J. Tavares 6-7, 6-1, 6-2; Wong Through S.A. Fowler, Dawson; Fowler, Fuk-nam boat M. Drysdale 0-1, 0-2. Garthwaite and Lieut. Wraith in Open Doubles.-Taul Wai-mal and Tru! Yun-gui beat K. Shute and W. Scotland were far too good for Shute 6-0, 6-2; Lee Wai-tong and Germany and won at ease. Before Luk Ding-cheung beat Capt, Milne half-time, despite being short of and Lieut. Petch 6-3, -3. several players for a long period, Club Championship-H.

J. Arm- Scotland took a three-nil lead through strong beat G. S. Gamble 6-2, 6-2; A. Whitley, MacNider and Mackay, and K. Mackenzie beat D. Macdougni) 6-2, the last named added Scotland's fourth and final goal in the recond: half.

that order.

HOME RACING

Golden Miller Takes The Gold Cup

London, March 12. The following was the result of the

Cheltenham Gold Cup,

run

to-day

3.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES

SPORT ADVTS.

WEEK-END FOOTBALL FIXTURES

SHIELD TIES AND

THE LEAGUE

The local Shield finals, senior and Junior, aro to be played off during the week-end and although theso con- toata will be the principal football attractions, there is a foll

что- gramme of League engagements to. morrow, with South China "A" mak- ing an appearance prior to Stinday's Shield encounter.

THEY ARE

ARE WEAK

IN BOWLING

+

But Much Will Rest

On Gosano

(By R. Abbit)

Although the two matches down for decision to-morrow in

the senior division of the League do not directly affect the destina: tion of the Shield, they are interesting-apart of course from the inevitable interest of the game-from other points of view. The Army are at home to the find room on Tuesday last. Person- would suggest that K.C.C. II University, and it will be most in-ally together with the referees and lines-sity can produce when they just hop because they draw so well. On the The officially issued programme, teresting to see what form the Var- be in future known as "The Artists,"

men for each match, is as follows:

TO-MORROW

and C. Lane.

10 Players Bowled Osmund

And Each Took.

A Wickot !

Dunedin, Mar, 12.

A unique cricket match was played here when ten players of the Cromwell team bowled in the first innings, and each took one wicket. Renter's Bulletin Servico,

INDIAN

CRICKET TEAM

Mr. C. K. Nayudu to Go To England

New Delhi, Feb. 10. India's cricket team to make the tour, of England this summer has selceted as follows: Maharaj been Kumar of Vizianagram (captain), Major C. K. Nayudu, S. Wazir All, Merchant, Baga Jilani, Amir Eight, Mushtaq All, Mehr Hamje, L. P. Jai, S. Bannerji, M. Kopalan, P. E. Palia, Hindlekar, M. Hussain, and Ramaswami.

S.

The Nawab of Pataudi's resigna- tion Chom the captaincy on account of ill-health, was accepted, and the Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram, who

has been

Wins Billiards Title

CLEVER DISPLAY.

Though spectators did not have the pleasure of witnessing a thres- figure break, they were afforded rich entertainment by A. J. Osma and W. Hong Sling yesterday when the final of the senior billiares. championship of the Colony won. played off at Club Lusitano. packed room saw Osmund win the title by 1,000 to 736 slightly bigger margin than at and time seemed likely,

Bronks were not particularly big, but they were mado consistently and usually with such variety of strokes that they afforded keener pleasure to the onlookers than would have bigger breaks of the more routine style.

Ommund quickly ran into a sub- stantial lead and at the end of the first session led by 501 to 330. Only once did Hong Sling get past his opponent and it followed a beautifully compiled 84 which gave him a total of 294 to 270.

1.

over the hedge from the scene of score it looks just as if my prophecy their last week's triumph at Sookon had come true. K.C.C. did bat first; poo. The Army have been a moat they did go right on to a score of a FIRST DIVISION

disappointing side this year, though hundred and eighty four, and they did as regards illness and injury it must fail to get their opponents out,

I am assured, however, that the Chinese Athletic v. Royal Navy bo admited they have had rotten luck. Open Singles-Tau! Yun-pui v. M. (Caroline Hill), 4.50 p.. Referee They are actually weak in their declaration was made before four Portugal were Just a superior Pagh

W. R. Reynolds. Linesmen: T. bowling, for Garthwaite, though o'clock and that R.A.M.C. had two against Wales, leading by two-nil Open Doubles.-Lee Hua-ngok and Davies and E. Gaythorne,

starting the year well, was not quite and a quarter hours batting. All 1 Molammed Nissar, Amar Nath, V. at the interval and scorlug goals Tennie Kwok v. H, A. Barros and J.

in his old form later on and then of can say is that either their batting Club v. Club de Recreio regularly. A.P. ́ Souza netted twice: Gonsalves; J. Crawford and S. A.

(Club course his accident put him out of has improved a lot (it was roughly while N. Beltran and J.M. Pinto ab Gmy

TCGround), 4.30 p.m. Referee. II. F. the game for a month and he has not the same team that the poor old v. G. S. Gamble and tained the other goals.

Lineamen: Monaghan; W. P. Lucy and R. A. B. Serutton.

W. Brierley quite get his bowling back. Paren C.S.C.C. II shot out for Afty odd!) thatically I fancy that as a batsman or the K.C.C. bowling is very lacking Phillimore M.

*. Drysdale and M. and A. Sandford,

he has come on and' can now get his in ating and that K.C.C. had better Tavares; F. 11. Kwok and S. W

East Lancashires y South China shots (always good ones) through the declare at half past three in future! Linng v. 1. M. Razack and A. K.

"B" (Sookuapoo), 4.30 p.m. Referee: field more than was the case;

G. Lee as usual got runs, so did all Suffind; E. C. Fincher and W. w. P. Payne. Linesmen: J. V. Gomes

LOSER PLAYS WELL Ballard is their great stand-by, but the others especially Broadbridge and Hung . Y. N. Tong and P. L. Lee.

Elvin has lost some of his deadliness. Lawrence.

great benefactor of cric-

Thereafter Osmund held sway and Club championship. singles and A. T. Jarmain.

I'm not so sure however that he might I was interested to see that, for the ket in Indin, was selected for the

until it WYDA Polginate v. G. Marseille.

Kowloon V. South

China "A" not be useful against some of the R.A.M.C., Flint, who I think has just post by 10 voles to 6. Pataud, how gradually drew away (Kowloon Ground), 4.30 p.m. Referee: University batsmen, particularly come down with a bit of a reputation ever, remained one of the selectora. apparent he could not be caught. The Yuvraj of Patiala was selected There was one dull poried immediately 1. T. Smyth. Lluesmen: J. Charrey against Fang. However I may be from Shanghai, got thirty-five runs.

quite wrong about this. But na usunille has obviously been taught how to to make the trip, but is unable to do the second session had started, but so for private reasons. liis father, once the pinyers had again found the am thinking of getting this net bat.

run of the table, they proceeded to Royal Ulster Rifles v. Royal Art-up in standing type) it very largely The game between C.C.C. and Civil the Maharaj of Patiala, said: "It was

son score consistently ani with pleasing Jery, Stonecutters Chatham Rond), depends on whether Gesano has Service was very disappointing but I never my intention that my 14.30 pm. Referees D. Kossick, Lines-day on.

do know that the latter side are often should either become captain or vice-skill. men: A. J. Hooper and A. McPher-

At Happy Valley the game between called upon to make up last minute captain of the team to our England

or

without ህገ-

the Civil Service and the Navy i vacancies in the First and that it is through canvassing, SECOND DIVISION

fraught with much interest for both well nigh impossible to fit the places consideration of his cricketing ability. Royal Novy v.

Glubs. Each at present have played in their side at the last moment. The In view of the misunderstanding, and East Lancashires five games but the Navy, have a foss game was a low scoring one and was to save embarrassment I withdraw (Causeway Bay), 3 p.m. Referee: J. as against a Civil Service draw. I only marked by one outstanding feat the Yuvraj from being proposed for H. Lawrence.

do not know the Navy side but I hearC. W. Lan's figures of 10-1-25-0, the tour."

The inclusion of Major Nayudu, that, although Tubby Wood is giving I shall be very interested to see his the ponies a trent, Grimths has re-aggregate figures both with the ball the former Test captain, comes as a turned to the fold, while McLellan and the bat at the end of the Season. surprise. When he was not solcoted as captain in India's fourth unofficial and Sayer are both able to play. It should be a very good game of which

Test against the Australians, it was thought that he would not be con- either side will mean quite a respect- hope to see something, A win for

Finally, one must congratulate the sidered for the tour of England.

In addition to the above, Amar ble place in the League Table for University second upon drawing with

the IR.C. second eleven, Before the Singh, Jahangir Khan, and Dilawar Apart from these two games there game the I.R.C. had played nine Hussain will be available in England Mr. are a couple of non-League encoun-games and scored twenty two points, for the important matches. Club University (Club Ground),ters, for the Club are at home to The University had played six and Brittain Jones will manage the team. 3 p.m. Referee: R. Chapman. Craigengewer while the East Lancs. scored Indians declared early enough, (presumably without Bill Williams) are visiting the I.I.C.

over a distance of 3 miles;

Gold Miller (21 to 20) Royal Mail (5 to 1) Kelisboro

Jack (10 to 1) Brienz, quoted at 6 to 1, was fourth. ran, and the race was won by twelve lengths, two lengths separating

and third.

Miller Wax prominent taking the fences in ex cellent style, and winning in a canter, Amidst great cheering, to record his fifth consecutive Gold Cup win.

He was ridden by a new jockey Evan Williama.

As a result of this event the price of 7 to 1 was offered for Gölden | Miller in the Grand National in the course betting-Reuter,

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,

The First Extra Race Meeting

will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday, 14th March, 1936, commencing at 2,00 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at

By Order

1,30 p.m.

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WHY DID YOU WEAR NUTTY'S MASK, FRECK?

Radio Sports v. Chinese Athletic Royal Navy Ground, Happy Valley), 3pm. Referee: T. Casson.

Club de Recreio v. Royal Ulster Rifles (King's Park), 4.30 p.m. Re R.AS,C. and R.A.0.C. v. Kowloon (Chatham Road), & pm, Referee: K. K. 1p.

Terce: H. Martin.

South Chins v. Royal Welch Fusi Hers (Caroline Hill), 3 p.m. Referee: R. M. Omar.

THIRD DIVISION

Chinese Police v. Liga Portuguesa

J. Butterworth,

the victors.

UNIVERSITY'S GALLANT DRAW

THE SECOND DIVISION In the second division there are no less than three League games to be to the Sappers. It is most difficult if

The

points. Verb, San

(Kowloon Ground), 3 p.m. Referee: played. The University are at home Varsity second eleven." I wonder

SENIOR SHIELD FINAL

hc

war Lime!

LEAGUE ·CRICKET Army And 'Varsity.

At Sookunpoo

Capt. D. W.

Capt. L. J. Walchimiams, Lieut.:

P.

The loser gave a very creditulo performance against the finest player the Colony has probably ever had But he lacked Osmund's perfect con- trol and did not always make full use of good positions.

Hong Sting enjoyed the distinction of ansaing the highat break of the match, Osmund's nearest approach to

as follows: it being a 67. The chief breaks were

Osmund:-21, 26, 27, 21, 63, 32, 27, 58, 21, 55, 21, 32, 67, 28, 29, 31, 23, 60, 27.

Hong Sling:-31, 22, 84, 30, 25, 33, 23, 21, 24, 64.

Mr. A. W. Grimmelt was referee, and at the conclusion of the match the prizes were distributed by Mr. E. D. du Roza, President of the Hop- kong

Billiards Association, who paid a winn

tribute to the various players who had

in succeeded winning prisen and to Mr. N. M. Rakusen (hon. Secretary) Mr. A. E. dos Remedios hon. treasurer), Mr, I. P. Phillips and no work in organising such a spe the executive committee for their very

cessful competition.

THE PRIZE-WINNERS

The following is a list of the prize- winners:

Senior Championship of the Colony Challenge Cup presented by Meas. Lane,

"Crawford's) :——Mr. A. J. Osmund.

First Prize for the highest break

at 150 for 6. thanks largely to a fine knock by M. Afzal, but the Unl- versity managed to slay the course

had 114 for five at the end. was delighted to see that my old friend F.A. Redmond was playing for

The following will represent the the old days when to judge the form of the Varsity he used to play with remember one against the University at Suokanpoo

Bray-

Army in a Cricket League match shay and Wright? I Royal Engineers v. East Laren-second, but definitely one may Tho proudest days of my life when to-morrow, commencing at 2 p.m.: shires (Military Ground, Happy that they are improving and their of Valley), 0 p.m. Heferee: D. T. Smit. performance last week (see later) in I got all their four wickels in an in-

Royal Welch Fusiliers v. Railway drawing with the head of the Junior nings, taking. I think, 9 wickets for Porse, Lieut. J. (Prince Edward-Road),-3-p.m.--Re-League Table was most meritorious. twenty-odd. But-a-lot-of-blood has E. 31. Dawson, Lieut. C. C. Garth feree: E. Richardzon.

I have little doubt that the Navy flowed under the razor since then, and waite, Lleut. D. C. M. Pritchard, C. will beat the Civil Service accond

R. Johnson, Fus. St. Joseph's v. Royal Ulster Rifles string. I hope that, as the first anyway it was nineteen hundred and S. M. Elvin, Pte. Herbert, Lieut. J. King and. Pte. (St. Joseph's Ground, Happy Val- CS.C.C. eleven is tat present) well

Whitehead, A NON-LEAGUE Game loy), 3 p.m. Referee: D. W. Ellis, provided for the poor second eleven

SCHOOLBOYS' MATCH will not be decimated, or worse, at There remains only for notice the

Pinying on the Indian R.C. ground, SUNDAY

the last moment. As for the Craigen-game between the Club and the Army

yesterday, the Ellis gower match with the Club second which was transferred from Sookon Sookunpoo, cleven--a League encounter though poo to the Club ground. Though the Kadoorie Indian School defeated Mr.f the tournament (Presented by Mr. Ground), 4 pm. Referee: E. E. Ran imagine the Club should get home, it was

South China "A" y. Police (Cab not so as regards their first teams! weather was perhaps a shade lean ley, Cassim's eleven in a friendly cricket P. D.-da Roza):-Mr, A. J. Osmund-

far too cold for cricket match. Mr. Cassim's team scored 78 (break of 137).

Second Prize-Mr. W. Hong Sting. Third Prize:-Mr. Lam Cho-che dall Linesmen: R. Chapman and W. bat definitely both teams seem to me Sudden thought-how much effect runa, K. Watmual taking six for 482 C. Thwaites.

Fourth Prize:--Mr. M, M. dn SBva to be suffering from endoftheseason did the

The Ellis Kadouris School know the cold rather, runs, itis, and there is such a thing as the 1.R.C. 1ornture have upon the A. 11. Baker was top scorer with 32 replied with a score of 103. N. Singh First Extra Meeting! However, nous doubled up Pereira in Shanghai.)

The Army went in and the Club had 52 and K. M. Rumjahn 23

O. R. Razack took five for 35. had to field a coolie as Melnnis was out. unable to play at the last minute K.CC. have a non-League game on wicket was wet and slow, though it inaccuracy of a couple of inches or

a sad blow to their bowling. The with the Recreio on the Saturday and

how fast, Growder could perhaps of one ever, and up was amazing on Sunday there is a League and make the ball spin off it. He had the goes in the airf down between Navy at home and

The figures at the fall of the first R.A.S.C. At least, this is in the re- or who would not drop a catch or wicket were 64-1-41 but I think Prit- worst of luck with dropped catches--- but vised R.A.S.C. card. The original lint had it on January 28, while the Navy two on a day like that?-and finished chard did well to keep his wicket up 1 card shows the game down for off with a record of six for seventy- and he certainly had less of the bowl- December 28 I imagine there was five. He has pulled the H.K.C.C, outing. A lot of wickets fell quickly mix up over the earlier dates. But of lot of holes due to their lack of and then Ballard did some good work with the bat, but the innings closed

Crothe lawn tennis women of Great Royal Navy v. Royal Artillery, take no responsibility for saying bowling.

Persso played a typical innings. for 134 Lyemun (Causeway Bay Ground), that there actually will or will not

this year on Friday and Saturday, 4.30 p.m. Referee: ft. M. Omar. Lines- he such a match. I merely any that The feature of it which surprised me enough. The Club batting had a long Britain and America will be played it is entered (in, ink) on the R.A.S.C. was the clean way in which he hit and not at all prehensile tall: Harry June 12 and 13 on the Centre Court

across the leg-break and hit three Owen Hughes was very well caught at Wimbledon. beautiful sixes as well-with absolute by Clegg-Hill at short leg when

Of the 13 matchen played, America accuracy. It is as difficult to hit a hooked a long hop of Garthwaite, and has won nine and Great Britain four. leg break to leg as it is to cut or Ballard ran through the rest to get America has been successful on the force an off break to the off. The x for fifteen. And very nice too!|inst five occasion.

JUNIOR SHIELD FINAL

Royal Engineers v. East Lanen-verrons! shires (Club Ground), 2.16 p.m. Re- feree: A. E. Sidebottom, Linesmen: A. J. Stockbridge and J. V. Gomez.

Second Division

University v. Eastern

(Caroline I), 3 p.m. Rcferce: E. G. Isley.

WEDNESDAY

FIRST DIVISION

men: C. Mason and R. T. Evans.

Second Division

South China v. University (Caro- line Hill), 4.30 p.m. Referee: S, Mac- Cormac.

card.

A SUNDAY GAME

LAST SATURDAY

And now I must refer back to last Saturday's games, for which did not

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

WELL, COACH, I

WANTED TO

PLAY IN THAT GAME, BUT PEOPLE HAD AN IDEA I WAS YELLOW!

.

NUTTY FIGURED MAYBE *THE TEAM HAD THE SAME IDEA, AND WOULD LAY DOWN ON THE JOB IF

“THEY SAW ME IN

THE LINEUP!

SO BETWEEN

HALVES, NUTTY WELL, SWITCHED CLOTHES, I'LL WITH ME, AND 1 PE. RUSHED OUT ON

Everything's Lovely

GEE,NUTTY, I'M SORRY I HAD TO PRE- TEND I WAS LYOU! IT

TO YOU!!

THE FIELD IN HISWASNT FAIR

REFEREE,NUTTY

MASK, ONLY THE

AND I KNEW ABOUT

ABOUT

HOOEY! SHADYSIDE. WON, AN' THAT'S ALL

THAT'S IMPORTANT!

Funs. It

1

the

ho

Junior Championship of the Colony (Challenge Cup presented by the Bri- tish-American Tobacco Co., Ltd.)—

Mr. L T Yung

Prize for the Highest Break:-Mr. Leung Slu-nin (break of 572

Second Prizo:-Mr. A.. Klicholl. Third Prize:-Mr. E. A. V. Ne-

Fourth Prize:-Mr. Tam Hun-bun.

medios.

WIGHTMAN CUP DATES

The Wightman Cup match between -

By Blosser

WELL, FRECKLES, THE WHOLE THING WAS RATHER UNUSUAL, BUT I'LL HAVE TO GIVE YOU CREDIT FOR THE WAY YOU RAN. WILD AND NUTTY, TOO, FOR THINKING

OF SUCH A TRICK, AND BEING SUCH

A GOOD SPORT!