1936-10-28 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1936.

Group of players who took part in Craigengower Cricket Club Closing Day bowle matches. Reading from left to right are Messrs. W. Cunningham, S. Pollock, J. Gellatly, A. M. Omar, J. W. Leonard and

W. J. Digley. (Photo: Mee Cheung)

RUGBY FOOTBALL

Football Club “A”

Against Fusiliers

MILITARY BOYS' SOCCER

せん

Ulsters Defeat Fusiliers By Five Goals To One

A rugby football match between "A" the Hongkong Football Club team and the Royal Welch Fusiliers will be played at 5.15 p.m. to-day at Happy Valley.

FRIENDLY CRICKET

United Services To Meet Cricket Club

M.C.C. CHANCES IN AUSTRALIA

Scales Are Evenly-Balanced

THE ESSENTIAL "KEY" MEN

By R. C. Robertson-Glasgow

If we are to estimate reason»! Voce is a fast-medium left-Hand ably England's chances of suc his soild bulk and impassive appens- bowler with a "temperament" which coas in the coming Test mat-unce do not suggest. I cannot Uink ches; we must disregard the that be will achieve success without plaints of the pessimist, the the inspiration of Larwood at the other end. At his best, when bow- dreams of the optimist, and the ling over the wicket, he can make infallibility of predestination, the slips bend low in anticipation; but he resorts too easily in difficulty, There are two opposite schools of to the short, then the shorter, bali. thought in the academy of English problem, yet a possibility. cricket; first, those, the majority, who fall. Of all our fast bowlers

Farnes muy succeed greatly, Gr see, either in the recent perfor brings the ball down from the most mances of England or their own hostile height. But he tends to bowl backward-glancing mirror, nothing

he

but decadence and hopeless decline; too often into the batsman from the secondly, those who confidently as-off, and Australians are teethed, al- sert that if Chapman and Jardine most,

method. Again, a "could do it, so can Allen."

problem.

To neither school do I subscribe.

on

this

SLOW BOWLERS

Sims is more accurate and faster. but in temperament highly-strung.

£8.000 FOR

ASCOT CUP

Coronation Record

AN EPIDEMIC OF LIVER DISORDER

By Dr. Quignon of the Facully of Medicine, Paris

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The owner of the winner of the Ascot Gold Cup in the race to be| 200 run on June 17 next year will receive nearly £8,000. The total prize-money will exceed £10,000,

This is an increase of £2,250 on

I think that the scales have seldom

Of the slower bowlers, I am doubt- almost everything-depends on three is not the bowler of five years ago. been so evenly balanced. Muchful of both Robins and Sims. Robins men-Bradman and O'Reilly,

of His opin is acute, but his length is Australle, and Hammond, of Eng-variable, often downright accurate, land; not merely in arithmetic per-Yet, rain and Providence may send The United Services will be play-formance, but in the moral value of him his great day. ing a friendly cricket match against their success or failure. In a first round match in the the Ilongkong Cricket Club on Satur- Military Enlisted Boys'

In the Test matches that are to be brilliant and reliable when he warms previous totals, and is in commemo- Football day on the Club ground, play com-

played in Australia these three men to success, but negligible and ordin-ration of the King's Coronation. League, played yesterday afternoon mencing at 2 pm. sharp.

ore, unquestionably, the "giants." The following will represent the at Sookunpoo, the. 1st. Battalion of

The owner of the winner will re- the Royal Ulster Rifles defeated the United Services:

The following will represent the They are the three most important ary in times of failure.

Verity does not change. He has Captain L Jcricketers In the world 10-day, the immutability of the Club: M. H. Curtin, B. J. Gallagher, 2nd Battalion of the Royal Welch Walch (Army), Captain D. W. Perase though I can almost see, certainly man. He has, perhaps, lost some- £5,000 in cash; the second £1,500 Yorkshire-celve a cup valued at £500 and W. J. Reid, 1. F. Hopkins, L. Lam Fusiliers by five goals to one.

Lt. (Army), meri, R. 1. Grimtha (Captain), J. R.

C. Garthwaite hear, Clarence Grimmett, by proxy of thing of spin, a little in length but I and the third £750. Henderson, W. G. Schnabel, J. S the first half, through Boy Swinfield, ifon. G. R. Clegg-Hill (Army). Lt. to figures, 1reless skill and memor-notice the difference.

The winners scored three goals in (Army), Li. Barron (Army), Lt. the friends and admirers, demur, refer do not think that Australla will The winning owner will also re- Dunnett, A. W. Holden, R. Boy Godney and Boy Lewis, and Boy Pritchard (Army), Lt, Catman (Royal able guile. But Grimmett is an old Edwards, S. it. Garrod, N. E. Clarke, Allen and Doy Stewart scored in the Navy), L. Davies (Royal Navy), man in cricket; he thrives in Eng- Of our batsmen-except Hammond second half. Dey Hilden netted for A. B. Marsh (Royal Navy), C. S. M. land, where air and grass favour him, say little; Hardstait-a classic the losers in the first half. MALAYA PLAYER WEDS

Elvin (Army) and Pte. Herbert but this wonderful little man cannot stylist is already known to Austra- Gordon, Inside left, played an (Army).

refuse to be elderly for ever.

Fla. Fishlock and Barnett, have The world's most valuable race is The wedding of Mr. J. L. M. Boyd, outstanding game for the winners,

proved their ability in English crie- the Futurity Stakes, run at Belmont. second son of Mrs. Boyd and the late while Stewart, outside right, Godney,

ket and they have the chance to da Park, New York, usually worth Mr. Thomas Boyd, who was in centre forward, and Swinfield, out-

nearly £10,000. more, Malaya as manager of Gula Kalum- side left, nil played well. Boy pang Estate, Perak, to Miss Kathleen Taylor, the centre forward for the Gall, youngest daughter of Mr. and losers, was the best player on

feld, while Pritchard Davis did

K. A. Munro and J. Redman.

the

COLOMBO'S FASTEST.

BRADMAN TERRIBLE

Mrs. W. M. Gall of Invernesshed work at back. Boy, Grimths, ALLEN AND HARDSTAFF SCORE outdid his earlier splendours. As unmatches, The former

the

Now, as to Bradman. He was not | with Australia in South Africa. Nor Wyatt and Leyland are both bats- was he needed. But in his interm men who, by method and character, of what they call convalescence, he are well suited to Australian Tesi was nie. artist he is very great. FIFTY IN FIFTEEN MINUTES

As a prog- but inevitable

Jatter cholce. The matic and logical opponent, he is ean still be both dour in defence and During

terrible, in the way that Walter Likitling in attack. the M.C.C. match at drum is terrible. He scores, Colombo Allen and Hardstaff com-

and piled the fastest fifty runs ever made appears, in general, to be fortuitous; continues to score. His dismissal on the Island. A former State rugger and hockey 82 runs took 65 minutes and inelud-guile in a manner seldom achieved

It took them 15 minutes. Allen's an act of Providence, not of man.

O'Reilly combines pertinacity with player, Mr. J. N. Wainwright, ofed 13 boundaries. Guthrie and Co., Ltd.. Singapore,

by a bowler. He varles his pace married Mrs. Dorothy More, Singapore beauty specialist, at St. Andrew's Cathedral recently.

Scotland, took place at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Kuala Lumpur,.

for the Eusillers, custodian recently.

brought off some spectacular anves, The bride was a Sister at Bungaar but was given no chance with the Hospital and the bridegroom used to goals which were scored. piny centre-three-quarier for Sclun- ger. He is now employer in the Singapore office of Boustead and Co. Many of their wide circle of friends attended the ceremony.

The happy couple left for the Cameron Highlands, where honeymoon is being spent,

the

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HOCKEY MATCH

FUSILIERS BEAT PUNJABIS

from slow to hicdium, cuts the ball

frum leg, can pretend to eul if with- out doing so, and carefully studies cach opponent.

PONIES PROMOTED

Flybynight Now Back in The "C" Division.

In the latest list of classifications So now to Hammond. His art may of ponies issued by the Hongkong be compared to that of some author Jockey Club, two winners at last who having first gained notice by a

during lyric, or an ephemerally bri-Saturday's Ninth Extra Meeting have lant Jumpoon, proceeds to establish been promoted.

his fame with a full-length novel Flybynight is now back in the "C" that is quoted, annotated, and re- Class, and Laughing Buddha In the membered,

"D" Cings.

Playing on their ground at Sham- shulpo yesterday, the Royal Welch Fusiliers bent the 1/8 Punjab Regl-first stormed Australia, in Chapman's lie is not quite the Hammond thật ment by iwo goals to one, in a tour, with off-drives defying both friendly hockey match.

inner and outer. Helders. He plays The Indians started well and more careful in the opening overs,

· fewer strokey-off-iris-left-foot,-is- upened the score fifteen minutes has adopted his science more cleverly after the Come had commenced, to those who have bitterly learnt to through L. Singh their inside right attack his leg stump. But this mel- The Welshmen attacked strongly but lower master has produced an even) owing to poor shooting failed to more dangerous opponent. score on several occasions.

A RÓMANY FAIR

SPECIAL FEATURE OF FETE AT ST. ANDREW'S

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ceive the whole of the sweepstakes, which varies with the number entries, amounting to £2.300.

Important races run in this coun- try this season were worth:

Derby

St Leger

Two Thousand Guineas

Eclipse Stakes

Ascot Gold Cup

£9,934

£ 10,554

£9449

£8.710

£0,700

The record prize in this country was the £12,310 received by the late

Lord Woolavington when his Coron

ach

won the Eclipse Stakesnt

Sandown Park in 1920.

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

Draft Programmes and Entry

BAND CONCERT

8th

NOVEMBER

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Meeting-to-be-held-on-Saturday,

7th November, 1936, (weather per- Įmitting) may be obtained at the [Secretary's Office, Exchange Build- Saturday, October 31, Sting; the Club House, Happy Next" Andrew's Church, Kowloon, will hold Valley, the Hong Kong Club, the its annual fele and bazaar-an event

Urged on by cheers from the the "principals." We will say a

We linger, perhaps too long, over which has become a feature in the Sports Club; and the Stables Shan

spectators during the second half, lttle of the subsidiaries who, when life of the Colony. Every year its Kwong Road.

the Entries close at 12 o'clock

the tour has been well-organisers endeavour to give

ten, may have done things of which fele a new and original turn, and NOON on Thursday, 29th October,

the Fusiliers played exceptionally the history well and after twenty minutes of a ding-dong struggle, dominated the they cannot yet dream. play and scored two well deserved goals through. L/Cpl. Bruton and Fus. Connor.

Towards the end of the game, the Indians attacked strongly and but for the good work of Fus. Ried in gont they would have equalised.

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ENGLAND'S CAPTAIN

many will remember is Olde English 1936.

Fayres und Pageants, Its "Alice in Wonderland" Bazaar, the "China Exhibition", the "International Bazaar and Pageant" and others.

Allen, our caplain; couragepus, determined and happy, 1 think, to be

This year it will be called the for away from the talk and scrutiny of the too-eager or too-ignorant. "Romany Fair" and it will be bigger Allen is a grand fast bowler, in all and better than ever before. Lady but accuracy of direction. As Caldecott has very kindly promised to captain this year in England, during

open it at 3 p.m. and Ills Excellency

a somewhat queer series of matches, the Governor will also be present. The

he showed that he has an adequate stalls will be particularly attractive

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milltary band, dramatic entertainments, Chinese Then Copson, of whom Don Brad- children's fancy dress parade and

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11 performances, other The following will represent the man once remarked, "If he pitches Wendy's House in the

the Trees. Grupo Desportivo Argonauta in the the ball two feet further up in Aus- replay match In the Association tralia, he will worry us a lot." Cop-entrance to the grounds will resemble Lady Caldecott's Inter-section hockey

tournament medium bowler. He is rather smal!

son's physique is peculiar for a fast-a caravan, and upon La against the Kowloon Indian Tennis in shoulders and chest, but has very join. In the evening the grounds the band will play "Come to the Fair," in which

everyone will Club on the Marina No. 2 ground at

Jong arms: there is a hesitancy in 5.15 p.m. to-day..

the last two strides of his run, but will be beautifully illuminated, and he has a speed off the pitch which the fair will conclude with a carnival should be increased in Australia un-dance at 9 p.m. Given fine weather less those adamantine pitches have it should be one of the best fetes ever altered in texture.

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