1936-05-06 — Page 20

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1936.

THE COLONY'S CRICKET SEASON IN RETROSPECT

A general view of the range with competitors shooting off in one of the events staged on Monday by the Hongkong Rifle Association. (Photo: Ming Yuen).

Anglo-American Golf Contest

Starts

To-day

Small Hopes Held Out For

British Women In The Curtis Cup Match

London, May 5. Mrs. Glenna Collett Vare and her girls should have little difficulty in beating Britain in the Curtis Cup golf match at Cloneagles, Scotland, which

starts to-morrow.

and Mrs. J. B. Walker.

Of these Miss Morgan is the reign- Anderson, the New Zealand champion, open champion Mies ing British Mr. Walker, the Australian champion they won the titles during the 1936 Australasian tour and Mrs, Garen, the English native champion the girls are not so good. for such tournament play as Curtis Cup. Little Wanda is notori- ously nervous on such occasions..

Despite this array of

the

Britain's team of sight was recently arinounced. The mont outstanding thing about it was its lack of anything outstanding. All eight are in the top flight, to be sure, but they lack the

One of the surprises of the team colour and the playing ability-of a was the onlssion of Miss Diana Fish- Joyce Wetbered or an Enid Wilson. wick. Even

WIS one of her

As one golf scribo remarked, the "bad" days during the tests, she is team ought to have watched Jayce still one of the best players here, and Wethered and her partner, J. Sa good fighter is a tough spot. Morrison win a recent open, mixed Soveral other, omfaalons come to foursomes, tournament, and pick up a mind, among them Miss Kathleen few hints on golf,

Garnham and Miss Elsie Corlett.

Joyce showed herself the best woman player in Britain, if not the whole world, and the equal of many of the best mon players. She is, of course, ranked as a professional row, and is therefore ineligible for the team. Enid Wlison is 'too.

Those two alone might have turned what is regarded as almost certain defeat at tileneagles into victory.

EIGHT MEMBERS

Getting back to the team, itself, only Miss Morgan has played in all three

Miss Wanda Morgan, star British Curtis Cup matches, while Miss golf player and a Curtis Cup nomince, Barton and Mrs. Walker were mem- playing out of the rough; bers of the list team. Mrs. Holm would have been a member of that team, too, because she was British Open champion in 1934. She could not make the trip to the United States, haverer.

Misses Anderson and Wade and Mrs. Garon are all internationals, but -The eight members of the team, Misa Newell is a newcomer umong the from whom three foursomes and six top-notchers. She seems to have earn singles will be choxon, are: Miss Jcasio ed her selection on her showing in the Anderson, Miss Pam Barton, Mr. tests. In one of her matches she had Marjorie Ross Garon, Mrs. Helena stroko score of 73, two better than Holm, Misa Wanda Morgan, Miss the women's Bridget Newell, Miss Phyllis Wade, Miss Morgan and Miss Doris Park.

record Jointly held by

WHO'S WHO

IN ENGLISH TEAM

MANY OF THEM HAVE IMPRESSIVE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS

Here are thumbnail sketches of the stuce at least 1921. Her game is one of all-

Leam:

March.

DONE

MISS JEASIE ANDERSON: Silm tedy Scots girl who had her 21st birthday while she _was__ playing in the texts. Se Puckish features with a turned-up

learnt smile, and bobbed brown hair. Like most out gick doesn't go in much for make up. Her style benda more to atenditiems than the spectacular. Her Iron-play is particularly erlap. She won her first" elite in 1993, the Girl's open championship, while the next year who was runner-up for the Beallish wonsen's championship. It was then tänt she estabiüb- ed hemelf as one of Heatland's best and In

Tann stendinowe rather than any (zewostka.

She has probably been included in the team

thake. She has been ax champion even a foursomer partner rather than for tho

times; was runner-up in the British open In 1926, and the French open in' 1029.

She wom

the German championship in 1931 and 106. Has played for England every year since 1987, excetit 1912, and for Britain sgsinst France In 1931, Her favourite club the manliler biblick.

MRS. HELEN HOLM ̧ ́·

1035 she coroliksted the position with the She was 20 years'of age this March

Furth, and her favorite club is the iron.

CAMBRIDGE CRICKET

PROSPECTS

ARE GOOD

ph

Beautifully Balanced

BRAVE NAVY WHO DEFIED DIFFICULTIES

BRANWELL'S “CLASSY”

BATTING

(By R. Abbit)

To speak quite frankly, those of my readers who are only interested in the actual play of the game known as cricket may allow their attention to wander. I am writ- ing for two sorts of people now, those who like to keep a record of their cricket-either of their personal doings or of those of their Club: and those who think cricket is such a good game that, they like looking back after a season and seeing what has been doing.

During the season one is swamped side but for his bowling! It is com- with results, it is only when one pletely amazing-but there it is. It But I was taught looks back after the old bat is put may be the wicket.

as a kid that there the true first- away that one can form a general class batsmen showed himself was inj idea of what has Happened. As I his ability to do well on a rotten have said is not everyone who pitch. They used to call the others "Hons on lawns." But when young to, and those who do should turn now to the cross-word plny about a tenth of the shats Micky I'd have given my eyes to be able to

puzzle or the latest results from the Brunwell has in his bog. American ball-game, because the rest

Davies (of the Executive branch) of this article is going to bore them suff. But it is my hope--and my doubt his defence. Anyway he

wants

not

Our Daily Golf Hint

IMPROVED DISPLAY BY

Far too many golfers seize OLYMPIC

a mashic and proceed to pitch

as though there existed no alternative means of attain. ing the end.

-J. White.

VISIT OF SIAMESE TENNIS

PLAYERS

Practically Certain

(By "Veritas")

PLAYERS

THOUGH WITHOUT LEE WAI-TONG

LAST SHANGHAI MATCH

Showing more speed and making better use of their wings, China's Olympic soccer side made their final game in the homeland a winning one by defeating the Association Sportivo Francaise by 2-1 without the services of Leo Wai-tong, their captain. Spec- tators crowded into the Cani- drome at Shanghai pleased to ace the farewell game enable the Chinese players to sail for Europe to-day with the fresh taste of victory.

The outcome was uncertain to the Plans have now developed end, for the sides were alternately sufficiently to make the pro- making dangerous attacks and only posed trip to Hongkong of poor shooting prevented the score from rising. The contest was marred Siam's four leading tennis to some extent by much fouling which

brought forth hissing and booing.

With both siden missing

Insing excellent

players a certainty. came second. He is a useful bat, but

As exclusively announced in thesa honest belief that there are a good saved his side against the Army colunits last week, Mr. Vilas Ostan opportunities and the Chineso keep-

the anda, Siamese Trade Commissioner Ing bail in the A.5.F. territory few who love the game well enough|Holland-Martin was the second star-

for for the most part, it was not until HOW in Hongkong, is anxious to chaw the fat a bit after the season turn really--and he keeps wicket Simms' best tennin exponents to come the last minute of the first half that is over, and it is for them that the beautifully, I gather our Hongkong here and pit their skill against the Tao Kwai-thing drove in the first goal Telegraph in printing these articles. side in England in 1037 may include Colony's talent.

jone or two of our Navy friends if

drop of leave.

THE NAVY

they are at a home Port and can get

along the ground to the far side of the the net from short range. A nice Application is to be made to Hongkong Lawn Tennis Association centre from Yeung Shui k at the

permission for these players to

for

games.

Results, for which I have asked, are deams slow In coming in and so far I have only the Navy and Army bats well.

Bartley is another good keeper and appear in exhibitions at various light wing enabled him to make the clubs, and also a request that if Going to the attack so soon as the But he is rather in and thought fit, the Association should second half begon, the Chinese kept figures and to-day I propose to deal out. He never looked like making ge u series of unofficial Interport Boissezon working, busily. In the with the Senior Service. They have rans in the K.C.C. vs. Services match had a most difficult time. Things at the end of the season and Colledge

eleventh minute Yeung Shui-yik at the are not nearly so easy for Navy wni a better choice to my mind. The tien before its Executive Committee at inside right who dribbled the ball The L.T.A. will have this applic-right wing passed to Suen Kam-shun cricket in these days as they were two doctors are stout defenders and this week, and if a favourable reply through the guards in A

determined twenty years ago. But this year, the saved a game aplece, while Hayter is given Mr. Vilas Ostananda,

cable solo effort and gave Boissezon ne general upset of things with half the flect sculling of all over the map has can hit very well.

reflect

will be sent to Siam, and the players chance to save. been particularly awkward. In fact, soul-destroying to

month, I take off my hat to the indefatigable can remember him as a sub. out here will reach here before the end of the scoring for 22 minutes when Bossuet

In-I think-the. first commission of workers who have kept two icarns the Hawkins! He used to bowl slows

running.

It is somewhat that one

in these days as well as bat. The

I am publishing fairly full figures other Davies-(I'm told it is rude to

THE PLAYERS

.

There was no more

chested the ball into the net, after a prolonged scrimmago, for the final koal of the game.

The Olympic side was the more The players who will make the trip to show the great number of people call them ash-cats now-a-days but I are Sanoch, who is considered Sian's aggressive throughout the first half who have turned out for them-and used to be a term of endearment| lading exponent, Muarngreong, and until the latter part of the sec these are by no means comprehensive. When I was young) to my mind has Prajuab and Porn.

ond period when the A.S.F. seemed As a matter of fact I have an ideain great many more runs in his bag If this visit materialises, the players to inhale new strength and pressed that there in one league match adrift than he has produced. If he is here will almost certainly include Canton vigorously until the final whistle. In the first eleven figures. The game permanently next season I. rather in their itinerary and possibly Shang-Play was quite ragged at times, definitely unplayed was that against think he will prove a tower of hai. the Civil Service and that equally strength, definitely was due to bad weather.

THE BOWLERS

HALF BACKS GOOD

especially during the early minutes This will be the first occasion on of the sceand half. which Siamese tennis pinyers have visited Hongkong or China.

The best team work was displayed made in Mainya and Java, where the by the Chinese half back line which would not have been so dangerously Navy's difficulty. Their only players have given a very good nc combined well and distributed their

No Inter opportunity offered, though

it is true that were League fixtures

It is when you look at the bowling better controlled the original date figures that you begin to seo the late as 14th March. I am not with-

real

any part of Unofficial tours have been

next season as my old friend covered a bit late in the season.will be red to arrange exhibi-]

Prowse had a great reputation but I

c. usually lacked

discount of themselves.

passes to the forwards in able fashion, There is

doubt that the LTA. The forwards would out hope that things will be better bowler was Tufncil, who was

carry the ball field using the wings to Mndar has been getting busy as gather our wickets did not suit him. hope to play in some of the clubs such coring

tions, but prior to these, the visitors Learue Sceretary; and he is to be Frankly he does not look like a good hodie Chinese Recreation Club, Indian Jack Ward and Borgeest at the full- The good work of most heartily onbowler to ime, though he can put of League played or so late in down a very good one occasionally.lur and resibly the Club de Recrute, back positions was partly responsi

Club Recreio, blo in keeping Bolasezon from being ' he bowls for too many full losses 201

very severely tested. on or outside the batsman's 'lega.

Jim Ward and Bossuet werd the rather think more use might have TENNIS been made

players in the A.S.F.

Congratulated

off. So season it was a stout bit of work.

THE NAVY ELEVEN

the

of Hargreave's slows.

I did not see enough of the side to

fielding with any

The records before me show that Harper was rather unlucky, as he the first eleven played five League Just missed getting wicket on matches of which they won one, last several occasions. three and drew one but I am prac- tically certain that they beat Crai- fengower in a League game at King's speak of the Park on 15th Feb. If so they have authority. My Impression was that seven points-bul points are not the the ground-flelding was very point, if I may so put it. They carri- and always keen. fed on. Before referring to their personnel I will give the League figures.

BATTING

The

THE SECOND ELEVEN

fair,

more

second eleven were fortunate in being able to put out a fairly regular side. They won five) and lost three of the League games Inne. Gut Score Tomi Ayer, played. Mainwaring and Eaton, both

Not Hinchest

GA 109

66 108 52.00

Concurrently with the beginning of county cricket for the season, and one week behind Oxford, the Seniors' match at Cambridge University is

the programme for to-day. Bateman

Tt, ranwell Prospects are bright for the year 11. Davies

the university, it "Cantab.". Holland Marti writing in The Cricketer Spring & Bartley Annual is a true prophet, and he Commander Hayter was remarkably successful with Surg. Lt. Kirkwood Eng. Com, Dayles his last season's forecast as he sura. Lt. Davenport

Ami many other too numerous, bul Impressive, to mention!

at

himself modestly points quí,

There will be eight Old Blues to

the and, as "Cantab" says, "this year, if tower

ureen he was Beottish etambien In 1930

Bartlett was the Fay. Com.

Hargreaves

ERA's, were the mainstay of the

F10 BI 28.60 batting while A. B. Dale and E.R.A.

BOWLING

Q. ዞ.

13

17

0

RG

The Lt. Hanting... 13.0 M. Tindall is called an And others

and 1942, runtier-up in 1913, and semi-finalist with the bat. P. A. Gibb, who!

Mr. Birkeit .....

Ayer.Com. Barty

Nut Highest

The

South China Enter The League

K.B.G.C. WILL NOT COMPETE

alowing considerable

superiority over the right side of the line. Although usually competing

maintain

crosses;

with two Chinese players at the same time, Ward generally managed to possession and execute nice In the half-bacle line,, Bell played a steady aggressive game which was of much value to his side, while Jack Ward, Borgoest, and Boissezon, in the last line of defence thwarted fast Chinese forward move- ments on innumerable occasione. A weakness in the A.S.F. attack was (Continued on Page D.)

(By Voritat)

A, B and D Divisions.

Kowloon Bowling Green Club an South China Athletic Association nounce that they will not participate. yesterday sent in their entry for the The loss of a court which is under tennis league, bringing the present repair makes it impossible for other strength of this season's lengue up to courts to be set aside for league 13 teams-the same number as ant gomes, especially in view of the in- creased number of playing members.

Inus. Det, Score Ituna. Aver year. B. 54 121 20.10

ATA. Vickery..

Additionally interesting is the nows The general committee vetoed the 18.11 that S.C.A.A. have returned to the proposition to entor the league, feel- 12.25"A"

Division. Last summer they ing they could not sacrifice the de 10.66 competed in the B, C, and D Divisions. mands of the many for the require- 10.76 This year their teams will be in the ments of the few.

07 11 11.67

3

12

18.00 Cripps did most of the bowling.

24

29

21

9.04

14.60 figures are as follows.

+ 15 23 1.20

BATTING

0.60

#n-

Bateman

1 R. A Mainwaring

E. R. A. Eawn ..........

1

EQ 19.00

3 0 보다 GG KO

12 FR

.

10

$2

1

10

2

BOWLING

0.

M.

W.

0.00

89.3

21 ZIR

28 5

76 7

10.04 30.70

17.1 I 07

11.20

112,3 19 30% 18 11.40

10.7

17

4 10.20

100

40 I

18.00 A. Clayton .....

Lt, ame 21.60 A. R. Nate 20.00. A, Cryp... 10 40.00

New Zealand champloarify, and ir, reaching mass of dark carefully rurled hair, nd a help the how captain, H. T. Bartlett, the mem-Aral of the Bellish Women's open prelly face. Has won practically al championship. Bho has played for Beotland Scottish titles available at one time or a the players have iniproved to a, Tel. Tufnell since 1030, and for Britain against France in other, but was not much heard of ouids her normal extent, the team should be L. Frows 1925. She was also a member of the Aunown country until she rather surprisingly won tralalan touring toan. Her favourite cours: the British Open In 1934, mainly with some very strong." is Glenearien, not far from her hometown, teat in-shots. She is deadliest around the only batsman to distinguish himself Lt. Harper ...

at Cambridge last summer.

MISS PAMELA BARTON

in, 1929. She was Lanarkshire county cham plon in 1928, 1920, and 1832, and West of artist At nineteen ill the baby of the team, Beland chantylon in 1933, 34, 35. She has opened the innings for Cambridge at The above tabulated figures will nowier

18.2 reputa-show what a kaleidoscopic affair the L. 8. Willams... played for Scotland every year since 1933, and Lord's last year, enhanced Mhe was in 1914. She is getting rakker lat

for Britain agafat France for the last three tien by making 163 for Yorkshire v.Navy firal team was, Six matches A. 1. Dale ...... now, particularly in the face and lows lowes

I years. She holds the women's record for Nottinghamshire later in the season, implies sixty-six innings, give P. 0. Doughty .. some of her mood Jocks, the parting Froon Portland 66. Elle 71 and West Kilbride and captained the Yorkshire side in twenty two. Now make a handsome. 2. A. Criv cilned to be short it everything not going 71. Hee favourite club niblick, right,, and in the Open.championship” lost your,

: the West Indies. S. C. Griftth is allowance for "did not bats" but re-kit-Com. Barry. ale caused a caddies' strike, because she sume

one of the best wicket-keepers Cam-member that they lost three matches bridge has had for years, and has and had seven wickets down in the

marily dismissed her enddy. Palmbaired and

a stylish deemer, with a broad pair of shoulders

for whefly swing. She hits the ball darler

MISSS WANDA MORGAN.

THE FRESHMEN

an

iden

9. D. Dawe

❤

19.40

1.23

HUNG WILL NOT PLAY FOR

K. C. C. IN LEAGUE

(By "Veritas"}

ANOTHER MATCHES An exrole of sheer grit and perseverance toured this winter with the M.C.C. (one they drew and that will give you I do not propose to delve at length and 'longer how, but her best geme' la affil-on Her family la not wealthy, and the wed to

of the number of unrecorded into "all matches". But it is curious W.C. Hung, the Interport tennis the greens where phenomenal putting has won live it a small collage on the scastery to side in Australasia.

Innings played Again Kesk. An adiviring golf-courge enabled her

trace her many a match the benn her wilt in Use

to notice that Branwell's figures fall player, has decided to remain with backyard when 12 years oll. lier father took to learn the game, and kind Stimale have ne

twenty-three wickets. In six matches (sisted her along the champlomtip path. In

Of the freshmen, W. R. Recs declarations and run outs (or should twice not out. Commander the Chinese Recreation Club in the

there might be sixty and allowing for to an average of 10.4 for eleven quals retarded her, but sho, reentered from it Davies, of ton, brings a great re-l my runs-out?) there must be quite / Grace is on top with 01.09 for two tennis league this year, K.C.C. held In 1951, and, in fact, no strengthened her computation, as does G. E. Ucwant from a few wickets adrift I should think. stitutibu that she was favourite for, and win.

hee in hand, and later Archle Corapaton adited

the final touches. Her brief carcer la Impres 103 she developed a back sprain which ser

alve. She was the Freach open fit 1984; was runner-up in the Liritis open both, in 1934 and 1035, an attack of nerves probably losing her both fleet the la Bo present. Surrey champlort; And: waa; a, momber of the 1034 -Cards Cup toms, and also, lat, gente. Ava

Izalaalan teain. „She played for England de 'all home Infernationala Inst year. Her favour

Ka course te Boanlegiale, and her famurito

shots the drive and run-up.

-

MRS: MARJORIE ROSS GARON

ΟΙ

ner of the British open in 1930. Before then Marlborough. B. I. Darowski, nervoustem and an inclination to tire after Haileybury, F. M. N. Heath, R. G. ture or three rounds kept her on the fringe of Hunt, and I. C. Khanna, are men-

the title holders. One of the smallest members tioned as possible bowlers. J. W. of the team, and very shy-no shy, in fech

THE PLAYERS

Innings once not out, Hayler second out high hopes that he would appear

with 44.5 for three innings once not

out and Lt. Davies third with 37.00 for them, but Hung, who has played for three innings. The Navy side regularly for the C.R.C. will continue

As a batsman Branwell was of lost a very useful man when Lt. Miers to play for the Causeway Bay club's

that she is apt to go all to places before a Anson, of Kent 2nd 14.4 of course a head and shoulders above wont home half-way through the "A" team. ble crowd as she did in the first Curtis Cup the Punjab, D. G. Bousileid, and T. Revery one else. - In fact it is held in season. Match, #1 Wentworth, Burrey In 1932, when Garnett, have an outside chance of

This naturally affects K.C.C. pro- she had to make Use first drive of the match. getting a place. Others mentioned many circles that he is a better bat

than Alee Pearce. The fact remains I hope to deal with the Army In and promptly sliced it almost at right-angles,

spects of winning the senior champlon- Ker se le a secret, but she is probably In pretty lttle face. Another March girl, being Hussain, A. W. E. Winlaw, of Bed.that such is the effect of Saturday the edition of Friday next.

She has brown hair, blue eyes, and a caintly ard E. A. Washington, of Queen's, D.

P.S. I must apologize for this ship, an achleyemont last recorded the thirtied. is one of the good-looking and on the 2nd: She hit a surprisingly lovefordshire, and R. S. Cranston.

afternoon cricket upon first class Diamart all with there of this tonit.:: Tall # $ħall-for, hot, sine, laut her. But game ilko atl

county-batsmen (for they are de-arilele being Inte, but I was tied up 21 years ago. Even so the mainland face when zool In the others in with the short trone. Her puk "Cantub" predicts that "given ren finitely both that)that they have in a shooting match that was only club will be able to call on the services

Ung has its ups and downs. She won the English, Rative champiosalp in 1931, the sonable weather, and not too much been horribly disappointing. Bran-ave hours late and so, the the article

Am benght out by carotal make-up. luvarl

ably, wears maaniah alother wash as severaly

sut collars and ties on the pourne, but never Kent county championship. In 1950, 81, 83, and interference by infury or examjna- well' gavo us ‘a^glimpse of his form was written, it could not be dispatch./of .E.C. and E.F: Finchor, A.E.P.

apema to koma bar femininity. Cut her Art

big title In 1918, the English native champion Kalp, but has been playing tournament rot

36. Besides winning the open in 1935, whetion, Cambridge should have their at the end of the season, Alee Pearce ed until too late for yesterday's issue.

R. Abbil (Continued on Page 9.) best balanced side since 1028." might not have got into the Interport

Guest, G. Bodiker, F. Grose, and, several: other.`useful players,

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