1936-08-25 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1936.

UNUSUAL FEATURES IN K. C. C.-U. S. R. C. MATCH

WANTED! Interport Cricket Players

On August 12, the Hong-. kong Cricket Club sent out a circular letter to all cricket club secretaries inviting them to send innominations for the Colony cricket Interport which is playing in Shanghai during October.

Up to the present not a single reply has been ro- ceived.

Secretaries are therefore earnestly requested to send in their nominations at the earliest possible moment so that the selectors can get a team together as quickly as possible with a view to prac

tice before leaving for the North.

LEADING RACKET WIELDERS

MIXED DOUBLES DIVISION

Clubhouse Chatter

By "Veritas"

Defeat Of Goldman And Mrs. Nora Wilson

Recreio May Lose Three

Prominent Footballers K.C.C. HAD

This Season

COST OF TYPHOON DAMAGE AT KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB

SIGHTSEERS who passed along

Chathum Road last week and viewed the typhoon-ruined. stands. terraces, railings and elubhouse of the Kowloon Foot- |ball Club probably ejaculated an expression of sympathy for the chib's apparently big financial loss. But thanks to, the fore- sight of the club's officials the burden imposed by the typhoon. havoc is comparatively light. | Actually the K.F.C. will only! have to dig into its coffers to

the extent of some $250, this to

be expended on repairing the iron railings which are not in- sirable. But the clubhouse is Below will be found the most auc-insured against typhoon damage, date in the mixed while, as a result of an agree- Cessful paira, to doubles and. "D" Division of the tennis league. The results are up toment, the contractor is respon- and including yesterday's matches.

MIXED DOUBLES

Iwi Yon-put and Mim Perry

(U.R.C.)

W. C. Hung and Mrs

(C.ILO.)

Iitta

4. Collin and Mr. WH OF

Feta

r. W. L.D.

sible for restoring the stands and terraces. By the time the

| football season opens at the end of September the club will be looking its old self, and will, if anything, be in a better condi- tion than it was a week ago.

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12 10 2

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Football Rumours Begin

Boliker and Mim A. Mu

(K.C.C.C.L.)............... 12 A 2 F, Finetur and Miss Grimthe

Finley and Biles O. Dalziel

12 X 5 1 THOUGH it is far too hot to think of much else than driving out

(K.CO. 1) ....... 12 7 1

Wal-pul and Mr. Chiu Chun-chul (0.120.)

The

A. E. P. Guest and Mrs. How

A. 1 Bulliean and Mr. K.

Heimes (U...G.)

A. V, Itemedios and Mua A. Bors

A. Gray and Mr. McCaw

A. Ik Bullivan and Mrs. Dowling

(U.S.R.C.

chiman and

(U.B.R.C.)

A. Y. Gonzo and Miss

Karl

C. A. Harrotto and Mias A

Remedios (orelo)

Capt. Milne and Mrs. Ashtu

(U.HIL.C.)

A. T. LAY

Deserve This Tribute

MATCH IN POCKETS

A THIRD ROUND COLLAPSE

(By "Veritas")

Our Daily Golf

Hint

SUCCESSFUL RACKET

Hit hard, certainly, but WIELDERS

keep yourself under perfect control. Any other method is merely waste of energy and conduces to loss of temper.

→George Greenwood.

OKIDOKIUNCIANTARTHÄNINEN JENNEGANCIENSTEN KJENNETEE

C" DIVISION

Kowloon Cricket Club (1) mixed doubles team had the match in thein K.I.T.C. pockets at the end of the

By far the most astonishing fea- fure about China's footballers suring the last three month has been the way they have kept lajury free and recovered from the stale ness which so affected them prior to leaving for the Olympir, Clearly they must have played grade. A fent- ball to share four goals with the French Olymple ten in Paris on Saturday, and this augurs well for their tour of England. French foot ball, though not a well developed as that of Austrin, Germany and Hon- gary, is still good enough to hold it- own on the Continent, and for a tent to play a draw against the pick of the country after an exhausting tour fasting some three monthe, is a fine tribute, not only in the Chinese of E pay, but to afr. Wong Kn-tsun Dalziel to do better than wan half and the other otlicinf, who have, set-and this only by the, skin of

Fakher played ne clearly Intoured unceasingly to keep their weet. their "boys" up to the mark. if the very tired mun throughout, notably Chinese can santeh n draw from Ar- in the last set when several appor senal next month, and at the sant? tunities for winning interceptions at time learn valuable lesgone from the the net were allowed to go beggant. experience, then their costly visit to Europe will not have been in vain, and we can look forward to better. and better football in Hongkong.

Fecond round yesterday ONLY JUST

against United Services Recreation Club on the DO IT Gascoigne Road courts. They were leading our sets to two with three to "be played. ̧

Word About Cricket

From the visitors' viewpot. big- gest disappointment was the allure

C. Fincher and

Miss Olive

BIGGEST SURPRISE

On the other hand the biggest aur- prise of the match was the defeat of I. Goldman and Mrs. Nora Wilson by G. Bodlker and Miss A. Mackenzie. HOM football. let us turn for a The K.C.C. pair struck a very bright brief moment to cricket. It's patch at the start and quickly ran the oppusi- leaf gut into a 13-1 lead. Despite long step, but we'll take 11 of Tom Thumb's book and. Alcalation's efforts to recover they proceed- pair of seven-league boots. Withined to consolidate by going to

Interport.

If that was the biggest surprise, the

CHAN BROS. LOSE SIX-LOVE

By the barest margin pos- sible, namely the odd not in nine, Kowloon Indian Recrea- tion Club yesterday held intact their 100 per cent. record in the "C" Division of the tennis leugue, overcoming Kowloon Tong on the latter's courts.

It was an exciting match and one full of unexpected results. The long-walled set between the Rus sain brothers and the Chan brothers was a complete flanco, the Indians winuing without the loss of a game,

IN “C” DIVISION OF TENNIS LEAGUE

The following are the most auccesk ful pairs to date in the "C" Division of the tennis league. Their perform ances include yesterday's annichen.

"C" DIVISION

5. A.

Bete

P. W. L. D.

Hunouits

10 30

#7 24

17 20

#

24 19

B. and AB.LT.COM 1. and A. Chan (ET.0.C.A.) C. E. Watson and B. Capell

1K.C.C.I.)

Is. A. Hira And J. Xavier

(Recreat

M. A. Khan and Findes Khan

Fawler and Warr (A.T.C.) N. Blur and . H. Devo

(K.LT.CO/NA

y. Freman and L., 15. Kiely G. and . Nuronha (Rectalu) A. M. Silva and Glauca)res

(iterreko) ..............

Uva and Cooper (A.T.£.) Kilang sul Wel (K.T.Q.C.A.

Conner (A.T.Ca

e. Wol and C. L. MA (C.1.C.)

Ore and A. Philippens

10.C.C21

Ne and Ma (S.C.AA.)

W. Clim and d. A. White

(K.C.C.)

Yea

$3.

Bho and

(K.T.O.C.A.)

Y. U.

Agaturoft And J. Faro (0.8.0.C.)

F.. A. Broadbridge and J.

Smith (K.C.0.)

Curiously enough they failed to keep their 100 per cent. figures by ¦- sharing a set with O. L. Paug and A. Y. C. Yeo, Kowloon Tong's second string.

Kowloon Tong had to rely entirely

one better

C.

A.

7

ร

เ

15 7 4 4

12 6 0 0

12 6 4 2

46 01

Lau

660

. F. Itentley and R. M. Wood

(C.4.C.C.)

M. 31va and H. Hiberu (Heerelo) Chan

and (8.C.A.A.). Bakar and A. J. Sumed (1.R.C.tha (0.0.0.)............................. 24 6 17 2

155 100

3.

an

leerelo)

04 20 Chin and P. K. Loung

ü 4 20 (8.0.A.4.) Comumhoy end A. Hung

18 4 18 1 K. I. Wong

0

N. J. Bebbingtos and A. LA

Fisher (K.C.C.

9.3 5

a week or so we shall have the nets Then Goldman and Mrs. Wilson made on their first two pairs, and they only in an open car in the beaches and ledge and became recognised as one up, and exceptional hustle can be a temporary recovery by winning two just failed to pull it off. Pang and N. Karanjia and 0. Sadick

and with ms with the Hussafna G000 immersing oneself for hours in the of the first half-dozen full backs in expected on all club felds in view games, the Arst on Miss Mackenzie's Wei made a great effort in sharing | IL A. Noronha and 21. Gonulcow

cooling waters, one is beginning to the Colony, His partnership with of the necessity of tuning up for the service and the second by holding

and But the Interport will be Mrs. Wilson's delivery. But ludiker Mahan Sing and Devon, while they s

beat Firdos D22 hear a lot about the forthcoining A. Y. Gosano became one of the most before our own season fairly clinched the issue on his own service, went Clark and Mrs. McC (KC.C.1) 16 football season. Unostentatiously successful in the league and recen

Khan and M. A. Khan.

H. Chan Actually the result of the match 5 5 5 0 several clubs have been ingen quired an attack of the South Chinn begins, and it will not intrude upon after leading 40-15 and 40-30.

old and new players during recent

"big interest, namely the

the first and

rested on the set between the Chans (Recrela) ************** 7 8 12 weeks, or at least extracting half-calibre to break through this the big

division

C. Yin and Two (B.C.A.A.) defence. Castilho can truthfully be second

championships. 0320 prumises of support. In this lost-aid to have learnt his football with Kowloon Cricket Club, as holders, most curious feature of the whole, and the Hussainis. After this frat c. Chon and A. Bang (C.0.0.1038

A. Hung and 0. Badick (C.C.0.1880 named category. I hear that two or tecreio, and if he gves, he will be will naturally command considérable match was Goldman's inability to win reverse the Chan brothers went on 20 three prominent Club de Recreio breaking a tie which is both sen- „ttention among. clubs. But they a service game until the third game to win their next two sets with the

players can be included. Rumour

timental and practical. But it must have started off none to promis Fincher and Miss Grifiths. Goldman

omis- of the third set, played against E. F. greatest of ease,

The upshot of this match is that H. N. Chan and T. F. In

(C.R.C.) hach it thai felgado, Bowen, and

A. T. Lay, their vigorous

1. Chan and D), ltung (C...ojā Castilho are seriously considering throwing in their let with St. Joseph's changes will come about. There le

not be taken for granted that these batsman, who struck such and Mrs. Wilson had beaten Teddy K.1.T.C. are now level pegging with

Fincher and Miss Dalziel in the open- Recreio for the leadership and they fr. Chow and A. Shane (0.0.0. plenty of time between now 21

grand form lost season, has left for

(S.G.A.AA 1 this winter. But this is not due to September 26, nui these young men England, and it seems very doubtful i ing set as a result of Mrs Wilson meet each other in their last match i. C. and K. C. Yu (K.T.G.C.A.) 1

any discord with the Recreio, but who did such yeonian

winning her service and by twice of the season on Thursday. Which H. K Hop! C. for L

M. K. Me and T. K. Lean for whether he will be back here much breaking through service purely as a measure of convenience. Itecreio inst year may reconsider the

the opposition-ever team wins, will take the title.

(9.C.A.A.) K.IT.C. are at home and this is before Christmas, if then. All three players reside in Hongkong

once against Fincher and the other! also hear there Is

promiu-

sure to be of some material advan- A. . Fisher and P. A. Brow Is_another

bakire (X.C.C.11. Miss Dalziel..

tage. but Recreio will remain slight v. N. Tan and M. ent first team player, who might

favourites because it is generally be (though one must emphasise the might change. his club this winter.

lieved they possess stronger second The match finished in an atmos- and third pairs. If he does It will be through force

Yesterday's

scores and amended and P. C. Ya (University) of circumstances and not because he phere of excitement. With Bociker

A. L. Tu and Shoe (Univercily) C. Wel and P. E. Choy (CRC.) particularly

However and Miss Mackenzie losing to Sulli-league table follow. to. wants

H. Chan and A. Chan lost to S. A. M. A. and M. F. Khan (ELT.C.

T. MA and more responsibility will devolve this contingency is, at the present, van and Mrs. Dowling and Fincher upon the Gasano Brothers. Both nothing more than a 'night. For and Miss Griffiths suffering a similar Hussain and S. S. Hussain 0-6: bent 1 Kho and K.

(S.C.A.AJ intend to play, so that Hongkong the rest the champions appene sute and quick fate against Goldman and Firdos Khan and M. A. Khan 6-3

(Reerelo) football is guaranteed the continued to

retain Inst

year's

stalwarts. Mrs, Wilson, everything depended on beat 1. Maian Slugh and T. M. V.

N. . Karolin and C. W. Lam Milne and Mrs. Ashton v. Devan 6-1.

(C.C.0.) O. L. Pang and K. C. Yen drew with Hussain and Hussain 6-0: beat The K.C.C. pair held a lead 10 Khan and Khan 6-0: drew with

broke

0. 0. tlumets and bila Grimina

(8.0.0.3)

-Tu rat chat and Anten 31 giga

(0.1.0.)

A. V. Coseno end Has 0. M.

G.

83 4

1

เง

1

Ribeiro (Brereže)

8.2

Bodiker and Mrs. Mtlaw (K.C.C.J

a 120

1

Withington and Mrs. Wilson

(US.RO) Va

COUNTY CRICKET

and near-Caroline fill, which means position and decide to that where before they found it next before.

continue as

to the impossible to tear over the Forsaking All Others

harbour during the week for prac

tice at King's Park, they will` And

it easy to get in sume training with

2 St. Joseph's. It is a point which can

be readily appreciated.

Middlesex Beat Kent By Eight Wickets

London, Aug. 24

Middlesex bent Kent by 'ght wickets.

Kent, 5, (G. O. Allen 6 for 30 and 180.

Middlesex, 232, (Cole 5 for 63) and 40 for 2 wicket-Router.

Players of Ability

the event of Recreio losing the

assistance of these players, more

wintor to concentrate on the big ball

сп

And

EXCITING FINISH

RECREIO, naturally, will be hard presence of two of its most enter Frank Goodwin, Teldy and. Ernie the

hit to lose the services of Ruchtaining personalities. Bernie (or is Fincher. Robin Lee and the rest, or Fincher and Miss Dalziel set. useful players, Bowen and Delgado, it "Betty") is seriously thinking mast of the rest, expect to report for in particular, showed splendid form of giving up aft other sports this duty in due time. But the club will 5-4. Then the home couple, after Singh and Devan 6-6. Ist season, the latter developing into a forward of exceptional goal game. For one thing he cannot miss F.S.W. Smith, who was a use

ful change bowler and a reliable' scoring ability. Energetic, thrustful afford to take risks. Even now he is No. 6 or 7 batsman. Freddy Munn's and pornessing a powerful kick with only just getting back into ship stolid batting will also be missed. either foot, Delgado worried several shape following knee injuries su

and these two vacancies will have defences towards the end of the sea-tained at the end of last

Cricket, he tells me,

is too slow far be flied. If Neve decides to carry son, and in the end had a respect swimming he finds merely oils on he can be expected to develon and Anally game and half a set each. able tally of goals to his

credit, Bowen improved out of all know-up the muscles without materially into one of the biting luminaries strengthening them; hockey natur- of the leam, but indications are that ally has its risks; badminton, be the K.C.C. will again face the diff- cause it is so energetic, can be re-culty of absent good change bowlers, actionary. So perhaps "Betty" or Concerning this we shall know more (Bernie) is wise i he Kives his later.

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season.

whole time to one sport. But sori

eusly I doubt if he will be satisfied

to do this. Like many others he is

a natural player of ball games and CLUB TENNIS

enjoys them all. One can't

suspecting that when the call to the SMART WIN FOR

hockey field comes, and he sees the shulllecock hurtling through" space waiting to be "killed", he will be among the keenest to take up stick and racket. And nobody will blame kim.

China's Next Test

THE whole of the Orient was on lis toe anxious to see how

WATSON AND CAPELL

K.C.C. MATCHES FOR THIS WEEK

(University) K... Chan and Pon

(University)

A. M. Silva and F. J. Benedion

: 10

3 2 1 0

21

G 2 1

4 2

0

**

14

13

1

644% 54% 0

11.3 0 4 05 35 service, Milne's

за .. 11 W.JI. Wel and K. Lam lost to A.T.C.

@ 1 4 50 1-0: lost loK.C.C. (A) through Miss Dalziel's delivery for Hussain and Hussain 6-5. On Mrs. Ashton's Fincher and his partner were leading and Devan 6-7.

11 1 service Khan and Khon 4-6: lost to Singh |

IL.K.U.T.C. tove-30, then it was 30-all, then 30-40

LEAGUE. TABLE

10 4 1 5 30% 52% K.C.C. (B)

11 Detailed scores and revised league

4 1

54 6 45 C.S.C.C.. 10 2 1 7 27% 02 5 C.C.C.

11 2 1 8 31 63 table appended.

Sels

A. Pls.

0 1 0 8 28 52 2

1.R.C.

10 0 0 10 15% 74%

B

F P. W. D. L. Recreio 10 10 0 0 75% 14% 26 E. C. Fincher and Miss Dalziel (K.K.LT.C.. 10 10 0 0 714 18 20

S.C.A.A. 11 9 0 2 65% 33% 18 C.R.C C. C.) lost to L Goldman and Mrs. T.G.C.A. wilson 4-0: lost to A, L. Sullivan and Mrs. Dowling 4-6: drew with J. Milne and Mrs. Ashton 4-0.

E. F. Fincher and Miss Griffiths Goldman and Mrs. Wilson 1-0: Just to beat Sullivan Mrs. Dowling 6-4:

and bent Milne and Mrs. Ashton 0-3.

G. Dodiker and Miss Mackenzie beat Goldman and Mrs. Wilson 0-4:1 lost to Sullivan and Mrs. Dowling 2-0:1 bent Mine and Mrs. Ashton 0-4.

LEAGUE TABLE

Sels

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. C.R.C.. IN 5 500 381⁄2 81⁄2 10 US.I.C. 0 4 ! 1 32 10 0 K.C.C. (1) 5 3 1 291⁄2 101⁄2 7

717 55 1

China's footballers (80 per cent. of C. E. Watson and R. S. Capell, Recreio 61 14 14 30 3 which are Hongkong playera), would Kowloon Cricket Club's most suc-K.C.C. (2) 39 fare against Great Britain in the cessful "C" Division tennis league World Olympics. And pretty couple, gained a meritorious victory accurate to say that almost as much in the club's men's handicap doubles interest is being displayed in the tournament yesterday when they, de- team's forthcoming match against feated G. Clarke and Teddy Ramsey į the illustrious Arsenal ugh in the first round by 0-2, 0-4. bury, Arsenal, its Cup and aham- Watson and Capell on pionship-winning teams, its wender- owe 3/0 mork white wire te WIN OVER SWISS

ful ground and its famous officials, 30, and were therefore owing 15/30 now takes the place of Aston Villa throughout.

as the most romantic football In-

the

FILIPINO CAGERS

The winners revealed a pleasing OLYMPIANS,

stitution in England. Even in the and effective understanding about north of England you can hear grude the court, covering each other so well Ing admiration of

remarkable that Clarke and Ramsey could find post-war achievements of this north no holes in their defence. London club. China will play at Highbury on September 10, but I doubt very much whether Mr. George Alli son will allow his first division team Ted to operate that day. Maybe Drake, Alex James and some other shining-lights of the club will be in- cluded, but for the most part China can expect to be pitted against a London Combination side. However, from the football point of view, this will be as good a test as the Orien tals can expect to get in England, and if they hold their own, the achieve- ment will be as gront as that of con- fining Bellain's Olympic team to a two-goal victory,

60-26

Geneva, Aug. 20,

Displaying a flashy passing altack bain- Other matches arranged to be seldom seen in Európe, the

storming Philippine basketball team played this week are as follows.

Wednesday, E. P. Guest v. to the Olympic games defented both 8. A. Gray (senior singles cham-Switzerland's first and second teams pionship)

here last night. Thursday!E. C. Fincher v. F. The Philippine quintet frat played Grose (senior singles champion- the Swiss secara team, winning! ahim)

easily, 60 to 22, Friday: E. F. Fincher v. WC. After a brief rest, the Filipino ag- Jung (senfor singles champion-gregation went back on the court and ship)

downed the team which represented Sunday:-E. C. and E. F. Fincker Switzerland in the Olympic goines, v. W. O. Hung and F. Grose, and,00 to 30..

D. Orr and R. Baldwin v.`AEP. The Philippine five left to-night for Guest and 8.-A. · Gray(men's Marsellies where they will embark handicap, doublos)·

for the United States enroute home.

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