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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER

1936.

SHANGHAI SELECTS SIX PLAYERS FOR INTERPORT Barson, Stokes, Divecha, Leckie, Parker & Booth

Clubhouse Chatter

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By "Veritas'

Being The Story Of

The Kowloon Indian Tennis Club

FROM OBSCURITY TO TITLE HOLDERS IN SIX YEARS

state that the Kowloon and often we would engage each first time the "C" Division has pass- Indian Tennis Club has other in friendly sets.

won the "C" Division of the

Then The Ear

ed out of the hands of a Chinese tennis club. When the Shield was first presented for a hardcourt cam- petition in 1918 and remained s

Hongkong Tennis League for the TN 1931 the KIT.C. joined the such until 1930, it was won by the first time in the history of the I Division. They didn't

per-C.R.C., Chinese Y.M.C.A, and South 1931 I became n club is, though interesting, meres form at all impressively. But they, China A.A.

experience, and "C" Division competition and for ly stating a fact. It doesn't tell proẞted from the you the How and Why of one of in 1932 unished well in the top half three years was won by the CRC. of the table, By this time Feruz AB In 1934 South China AA, annexed the hardest-earned achievements and Firdos Khan, Mahun Singh and the shield and last year it return- Now the cham- into first-ed to the C.R.C. in the annals of Colony tennis. 1. Stigh lind developed

and It was quite clear pionship has gone to the Kowloon It locsn't reveal how a certain rate pairs, number of young Indians, madly that if they continued on the lines Indian Tennis Club, and no title

they had started, they would be us has been more worthily won. keen on the game of tennis, grab-good as anyone in the "C" Division. bed hold of all the text books Tilden's books were being regulur-Test Selectors Must they could find, studiously ready read, and they were always un- to improve themselves by

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the week we would find four to

Be Delighted

ESLIE Amrs, the Kent wickel-

keeper, was Inst

team to

MRS. SARAH PALFREY FABYAN

SUCCESSFUL SHANGHAI CRICKET TRIAL

HALF-CENTURIES BY BARSON

AND BOOTH

H. V. PARKER, SINCE SELECTED HITS UP 42 NOT OUT

(By C. W. Tombs)

Shanghal. Aug. 28.

them, then just as studiously, and playing with better-class opponents. without any other assistance. I remember that the Rumjalin cou went on to the court for hours at sins, always willing to help enthu

time and practised strokes, sinsts, spent several Sundays on the tactics and technique antik six.T.C. courts helping these young selected for than the last player to be players with valuable advice and tour Australia this coming winter: years later, those same players, by playing with them. Their pro- but his inclusion must be giving the

was maintained, with more or rather some of them, helped gress

selectors intense satisfaction. Amen their club to win a championship, and more members taking up the has been back in Big Cricket for just game. Then they lost Feroz All, the But the story is, I think, worth club's Inspiration. He suffered from under three weeks (a tiresome bout telling, and here it is.

a serious illness which kept him out of muscular rheumatism having kept of the game for months, and after-m out of the game for three parts of er the summer) and during that brief First The Blade

wards he found business and other period he has scored some 500 runs, duties making such a heavy call on was in the winter of 1929-30 his time that he had to give up the including three centuries. He re that I received my introduction game as a regular recreation. The entered county cricket against Essex 10 Hongkong tennis and it was on club suffered a couple of lean years, last month, but did nothing of note, Kent being badly beaten. The follow- but it was still flourishing and con- the grass courts of the YMCA. Itinued to enjoy the services of ing week Ames collected 120 from the King's Park. In those days the old Firdos Khan. M. A. Khan, Waimb, Yorkshire attack. A week later he stalwarts of "y" tennis such as the

lot of time in Canton, smote the All-India bowling for who spent Price brothers and "Pa" White were but often played during week-ends, classical 145. Yesterday, batting for still going strong and next door to us, whether we went up on & Satur- Mahan Singh, 1. Singh and, until an England XI against the Indians he

made another 107. It

It was in anti- day afternoon, a Sunday afternoon left the Colony, Salleh.

cipation of such batting form that or any time after 5 o'clock during Then The Full Corn

Ames secured a place in the Test side, half a dozen young Indians, knock-EN, came this summer. Enlist-but it is doubtful whether the most optimistic of the selection committee ing up, often tempestuously on ad- ing the services of the Hussain Imagined the young wicketkeeper Joining courts. There was Feroz brothers, and retaining the

two would re-develop his prowess to this All, considerably

fulvanced Singhs, Firdos Khan. M. A. Khan,extent in such a short time. It is thin his clubmates, Firdos Khan, and, adding T. M. G. Devan, The

another example of the truth which who lobbed with an accuracy which Kowloon Indians started the season can often be found resting behind that would not be disgraceful to that with high hopes. They were well

ill wind t modern King of Lobbers, G. P. justified.

Sweeping aside all op- old tog "It's Hughes, then S. R. Salleh of the position though not always as casi

mond, whose batting performen!

Both Barson, the Interport. Skip- spin forehand drive, Mahan Singh,ly as it sounds) they found them-

thes La

talk the cricket world. kept

per, and Booth.. retired after developing style and doing his t-selves lust Thurstay with the chan-the-La

| LEAGUE TENNIS" during the first part, reaching the half century game

and only most to improve a retractory volley, plonship within their grasp. They of this season owing to an operation. nightfall prevented H. V. Tqbil Singh, a young player of ex- had to beat Reerels on their own returned to discover a new lease from reaching his flies--nightfall Parker ceptional promise, and M. A. Khan, courts. Fortunately, I think, Wahab of life and at present is batting and

Не stolid, but useful in most phases of was at their disposal. He played

ting and the slow bowlers, for Parker and consistently,

be to the game. These were the pioneers magnificent tennis to help win two as brilliantly, and

unable to comed of with Shroff, Pat Madar and of the K.I.T.C. lengue team which and a half sels, and with the Hus- during that remarkable winter of to-day has brought honour to the sain brothers coming up to expecta-1928-0 when, against the cream of whereas he hit out freely at Bailey,

and Boddy. Anstice club by winning the "C" Division tions, the KIT.C. fulled a quest Australia's bowling talent, he helped Stokes championships And how they prac started in 1929. It is a distinction himself to centuries and double-cen- among the slower trundlers tised! We on the Y.M.C.A. courts richly deserved, and it is made fur-turies with the same case no he would slogged, 10 being taken off one over.

Lucas, wh

who has been taking his cought a breath of their enthusiasm, ther historie by the fact that for the shell peas.

game easily this season after the i accident to his

knee last summer, was not given

Lo an opportunity show what he could do with the batting, but in Barson's attack he was the most valuable man, taking four wickets for 34, the next best being Sevenoaks two for 12.

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• Selectors watching yesterday's interpori trial at the S.C.C. ground might have had some of their previous impressions 'confirmed, but it is doubtful if they learned much else, for the More Probables batted up aḥ leisurely 194 for eight and were overtaken by darkuess before the whole side had taken part in the defence, the men under Pat Madar having reached 105 in the a.m. knack.

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RECREIO LOSE BIG CHANCE

Defeated By Indians

Club de Recreio yesterday bade farewell to their hopes of annexing the "A" Division championship

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STOKES AGAIN FAILS Scoring was extremely slow Limes, and It took Madar's XI Just on three hours to make their total of 185. Stokes and Anstice formed the opening partnership and the the tennis league when they vislied former was the first to go, again Sookunpoo and lost to the Indian Re- fatling to get set. Stokes was creation Club by the odd set. Gavenlock's only victim of the day, the Police fast bowler suffering considerably when he was tried

after a rest.

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The surprise of the match was the comparative fallure of A. V. Re- medios and J. Gonsalves, Recreio's No. 1 couple, who conceded two sets,

including one to S. A. Rumfahn and M. O. Hoosen.

A. H. Madar and H. D. Rumjahn and 1, M. A. Razack and A. R. Minu played splendidly to secure two sets piece, while S. A. Rumjahn and Hoosen secured the vital set for the match.

Scores:

Anstice survived Logan, who was able to knock up only four of the 30 which appeared on the board ot his dismissal and then Marshall dug himself in for display which was stylish even if it was plow. Anstice made a mistake with Kerman's bowling at 45 and Pat Madar hit up a fast 10 before he went too far and had his bails whipped off by Bridge before he could recover.

Marshall plugged along with Hart-Baker for a while longer, but rras and J. J. Remedios 5-7.

S. A. Rumjahn and Hoosen (In- eventually gave the ex-army bowler dians) lost to Barrello and Gosano his second wicket when he popped 1-6; beat Remedios and Gonsalves one over to Parker, the score-board 6-3; lost to Barros then reading 86 for five. Hart-4-0. Baker, Boddy and Cochran, went in

but

quick succession,

the

Rumjahn and Madar (Indiana) beat Barretto and Gosuno 6-3; beat Remedios and Gonsalves 7-5; lost to

and Remedios

Razack and Minu (Indlaus) beat A ninth wic- Barrello and Casano 6-4; lost to Remedios and Gonsalves 5-7; beat Barros and Remedios 0-4.

ket stand by Shroff and Bailey put on a valuable 34 runs, Shroff break Ing partnership when he was run out with 21 to his credit. Coward | and Balley added another twenty- one runs in the inst wicket, Bailey being retired by Lucas with the

C.R.C. a bàrd- highest score for his side, earned 37 runs. (145 for ten). Recreio

K.C.C. EIGHT BOWLERS TRIED

Pat Madar Iried, no fewer than L.R.C... eight bowlers for the benefit of the H.K.C.C. selectors, and five of them met with S.C.A.A, success. Pat himself taking the lion's U.S.R.C. share with two far 28, Shroff was C.R.C. (3) the most dangerous of them, for al- though he took only one wicket for 15-

LEAGUE TABLE

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6 5 1 30 18 30

TO BE BACKBONE OF POWERFUL XI

SENSATION

FIRST SELECTIONS

AT FOREST STRONG BATTING

HILLS

Mrs. Fabyan Beaten

BY 18 YEAR-OLD PLAYER

The first sensational result in the United States women's na- tional singles tennis champion- ship, was signalled to-day. It was one of the biggest upsets of the decade.

The scores in Miss Bundy's favour, says Reuter, were 2-6, f«3, ‹Q«4.

SIDE IN THE MAKING

Shanghai, Sept. 3.

The Interport Selection Com- mittee of the Shanghai cricket team to play against Hongkong in Shanghai in October, has an. nounced that six places have been filled. The six selected are A. J. Barson, R. Booth, M. J. Divecha, J. B. H. Leckie, H, V. Parker, and L., F. Stokes. It is expected that further selections will be made public, following the Wood Trophy match which is to be played this week-end.

Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, These six form a very strong back- U.S. Wightman Cup player bone for Shanghal's interport eleven. succumbed in the first round to

All, with the exception of A. J. Barson, fill double role. They are 18 year-old Dorothy Bundy,

good bats and bowlers. Booth in at daughter of the former Miss

present top of the Shanghai Crickel May Sutton, Wimbledon cham-Club's batting averages, Barson is pion in 1905 and 1907.

second, Stokes sixth, a position which is lower than usual for him-Parker Stokes is seventh, and Leckle tenth. third in the bowling averages, Booth fourth, Parker Afth, and Lecktie sixth. The Inclusion of Divecha is sound. Not only is he a steady bai, who can be

relied

upon to keep his end

up should a collapse occur, but he is a useful change bowler. His bowling also has just that different quality which is needed as the attack stands at present. The remaining five post- tions will be difficult for the Selec- tion Committee to fill as there are whose qualifications Candidat many are almost

A wicketkeeper is required. If Rawstone is an again, he is well

place as a bowler. Whether D. W. Leach will be in- cluded in the side depends primarily on when the Hongkong team will arrive here. Leach, according to reliable Information, will be back on October & The Interport match, on the other hand, may be played or any rate before this date. Dates, however, are still unsettled.

*S.C.C. AVERAGES

Dorothy Bundy comes from a real tennis family. Her mother, then May Sutton, won the American national championship in 1904 and in the same year annexed the U. S. women's doubles titie

Visiting Europe in 1905 and again in 1907 she won the Wimbledon singles title and chalked a score of other prominent chant- pionship and tournament successes, in 1912 she married T. C. Bundy, who In 1912, 1919 and 1914 partnered M. E. McLoughlin and won the United States doubles championship. In 1830 her nephew, John Doeg, a prolege of W. T. Tilden, won the U.S.

BEEN LEFKZORETOCOLORANCUN UZNANJA

Our Daily Golf Hint

To hit the ball freely, the player must, of course, be in a natural and comfortable at- titude, and must not feel, to use a homely simile, like a. stuck pig.

-B. Darwin.

MINERAL BAYTRENCHUFANDASTATEL BUBRILLANTADENCIA.

national singles title, and in the same year Mrs. Bundy become a pro- fessional coach.

The dofcat of Mrs. Fabyan over titree sets is well nigh inexplicable, particularly in view of her magni- ficent Wightman Cup displays inst June when she literally grabbed the Ing Miss Kay Stummers in her sceond singles

and

Helen helping Miss Jacobs to win the vital doubles encounter against Miss Stammers

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runs, four of his nine overs were stopped the rot, the Club and Inter- unplayable. Hart-Baker came in port skipper giving a lovely exhibi- at the tall-end and had F. R. Kertton while he imocked up the fastest mani stumped in the only over he and highest rear of the day. He bowled.

was nine when he lost Sevenoaks, Two wickets, Simpson and Seven- and hit the other 43 runn while onks, fell before Barson and Booth (Continued on Pego 13.)

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