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THE ̈· HONGKONG TELEGRAPH♂ MONDAY," DECEMBER -

MISSED PENALTY CHANGES WHOLE TREND OF GAME Navy's Great Fight Against Brilliant S. China "A"

Clubhouse Chatter

By "Veritas" Feathers Fly for World Title

Time-Regulated Innings For League Cricket

PLAYERS BEGIN TO

ADVOCATE SYSTEM-

I received a pleasant surprise in tennis championship was disappoint

little local a local clubhouse the othering, the result made a

history. It meant that for the third day. Some cricketers were dis- successive year H. D. Rumjalin cussing tho 1ongkong cricket reached tho lost stage of the tourna longue system and to my neton- ment only to fall each time, while. ishment they openly advocated gave W. C. Hung his first Colony the adoption of a plan whereby in half-day league matches both sides should have precisely the same amount of time for batting and that the result would depend

tengla title. It

It also made as certain an anything can be with competitive tennis of Mrs. Wilson's triple success in Colony championships for 1930. She has now to win the ladies' open there is slagles and doubles, and practically no shadow of doubt but entirely on which team could that she will accomplish this. She score the most runs within their will thus return to Scotland next March with the record of having schedule. Readers may reenil that I advocated a similar sys once the mixed doubles, thus fully twice won the two ladies' ütles and tem in these columns at the end vi

vindicating the reputation of last season, but this was the brought out with her first time I had heard it support player

player of high ability Nobody ed by cricketers. In view of this would have suspected that H. D. Rum- could I suggest that it is the duty of have been so completely out-matched .the committee running thes on Saturday. After a promising league to take action in dis-start which won them the first two covering precisely what are the games, they proceeded to lose the sentiments of players on this subject. I won't suggest that at this moment there would be

1

a tennis

Inlin and Mrs. Chiu Chun-chlu

next eleven games in ʼn row, and only just succeeded in slaving off a love- set defeat in the second stanza.

Good Recovery

for majority voto time- regulated Iminge, but there

So a growing does appear to', Be body of opinion in favour of such a system, and that opinion should be allowed to givé ex- pression in the proper quarters.

Few Exciting Drawn

Games

but due

folre figure

this is always worked out matim ppear that both earth ton

Two hurricane rounds, the ninth and the tenth, gave, Henry Arm- strong, dynamic colored Californian, the decision over Mike Bellaise of New York when the pair met, in a world's teatherweight title match in Los Angeles. Armstrong (left) is shown trading furious punches with

Bellotsa.

Our Daily Golf Hint

British Army Boxers Are

Length without direction Beaten

is but a snare and a delusion.

-Wanda Morgan,,

HOW HUNGARY WON

AGAINST IRISH FREE STATE

DENMARK'S SIXTH VICTORY

Copenhagen, Nov. 13, The British Army boxing team

The to-night lost

Anglo-Danish trophy to Denmark, represented by the Sparta Club, who won by five events to three,

won

the

GAME WAS ONE OF THE

CRICKET

BEST THIS SEASON

BALDWIN'S

SIXES

SAVE GAME FOR K.C.C.

ARMY "B" ALL

BUT WON

(By "Veritas"

CHAMPIONS' DEFENCE

FULLY TESTED

CROWD THRILLS TO SERIES

OF DAZZLING EXCHANGES

Royal Navy

(Cannell)

(By "Veritas")

1

S. China "A"

(Fung Risg-chaung (1) Is Pokemon}

NAVY had one supreme chance of turning the whole trend of this match played at Causeway Bay yester marked contrast to the pre-day, but they missed it, and South China rubbed things

vious week's confident bat-

ting, Kowloon Cricket Club had in by immediately switching the action to the other end to scratch about for runa on of the field and scoring a third goal which made the issue Saturday in their second division | safe.

cricket match with Army "B", Navy's great moment was halfway the line and Wolverson had kicked it They finally managed a fairly through the second half when the out as soon as the referee's whistle good draw after being in a Chinese were learing 2-1. Wong below.

Mice-alun committed a foul in the Navy had two quick chances of dangerous position.

penalty area and Wolverson run up equalising, but the lucic was against Army batted stolidly tuking 120 from full back position to take the them and then Chinese returned minutes precisely to amass their 180 kick. But he shot it straight along for ip Pak-wa to seize an opening runs. Q.M.S. Moreton continued his the ground at Pau Ka-ping who and to drive the ball against the' consistent form and contributed a stuck out a foot and got the ball underneath of the crossbar whence sound 55, marred by one blemish in about the third over of the innlogs when he was dropped by Zimmern el a hard cover drive.

away.

From fliere is was transferred to To Ewal-aling who broke clean away and put the ball into the mid- die. Telfer rescued it but made the At one stage Use Army looked good awful mistake of kiching it across for a very big score, their first five his own coat with the result Fa wickets putting on 147. there-in-cheung after some very good catches were net with an unstoppable drive. held of big bits and the last five: wickets fell for an additional 33, of which 20 were scored for the tenth wicket.

C.B. Sargent was used for the

first time in league cricket this sca- son, and Nighted and turned the ball very well to take three for 39, Pat Dunne, playing his last league match of the season, sent down some good stuff in the course of two lengthy spells and had the excellent analysla of 0 for 50,

BALDWIN'S 6.

the

Less than a minute clapsed be- tween the taking of the penalty and the scoring of South China's goal. but it made all the difference to the game.

MAGNIFICENTLY FAST

it rebounded into the net: or at least over the goal line.

Navy made spirited responses to these reverses and a good moverment resulted in the Chinese defence, be-- ing tangled up, so that Cannell was able to shoot through to reduce the arrears, maintained pressure up to

terval, and upon resump- tion were very aggresslyd.

Their big opportunity came half- through the second half in a munter already described. Without wishing to wine after the event 1 must say I Was surprised to see Wolverson take the kick. I imagin

would be entrusted with

WAY

I wouldn't say that South China ed Bo have long.held Urat fall backs”

were fortunate to win because for it.

the issue by knocking out ting his eye in when this havour play, but

was

they

Bill Navy

.sce

These were common incidents in game packed with exciting mo- ands nienis. A game which, one the pleasure in recollecting.

the most part they played such bril- are not ideal players to take spot liant football that thoroughly kicks, for they cultivate the art of NO fur as partisans of English

deserved every success which at- high kicking and so often

when tak- bar cricket are concerned the only

tended their efforts, But one must a full back clear the consoling feature of the Brst two

also pay tribute to the very the dis- ing penalty. Wolverson didn't do day's play in the Brisbane Test

play of the Navy, who made a spec- this, but his shot was certainly ill- match was the brave recovery of the

tacular recovery from the depressing directed and altogether he seemed to Last week Mulcahy and Baxter put position of being two goals in be in much too great a hurry, England team after a shocking start.

However, the Chinese, olated with Leyland's century was a life-saver,

on 154 runs for the first wicket. On arrears, and for long intervals had credit must be

Denmark have now given to

Chinese defence thoroughly their escape, went straightaway and Hardstar Robins mid Allen for their

trophy, which was presented by the Saturday Mulcahy stopped a straight the

planted on A third operately hard with the bottom of his pad and worried. ... one मात

Anglo-Danish Society, on six occa- left b balline on Saturday which en-

-been-scored: The game was magnificently fast, abled the total to be raised to the

falke territorio." isions to Britain's Ave, three conleos donumoti daudtydth=com.fratante fool SBI SE

having-been-drawn.

•was a notice= though hell CLEVER FOOTBALL

wholly in-

against accurate bowling, but Fred ball. The dexterity of the Chinete advantages. But there wo IT appears that in Singapore, al-

Up to the last fight, the heavy- Zimmern batted pleasingly until he in ball manipulation was equalled by able absence of "punch-ir-their- ts, Tibbets missed a fluishing efforts, though there is no league ns in quite on the cards that the side would

weight, Britain had a chance of lunged out

incautiously and was the more direct, but highly intelli

the Navy.

grent

chance of scoring just on time, Hongkong, there are intra-club mat- have been dismissed for 100 runs

drawing the match, but Ove Olsen caught off a skier, He was just got- gent counters Dublin. Dec, B. not been

The losers had a full share of the while Wride hit the cross bar with ches for which they adopt the time-less if McCormick hud

playing

a lorious.drive. havoc

Húngary, who were defeated by settled

Things continued la

up against regulated batting system, and that forced to retire after

Arth round. Thia it works exceedingly well and satis- with England's early balsmen. Me-England in an international football Pie. W. G. Payne (R.A.M.C.) in the

the one of the visitors, Power and Mitchell defence slightly better that Cormick obviously bowled with a lot match last week. met and beat an

knock-out. The bouts were

six bowling a tantalising length and bath foasted by the Navy when under factorily. There, toowances of "deviment" on Friday, though if Irish Free State team at Dublin the

make necessary

Anding a "spot” which made the ball severe pressure. rounds of two minutes, t it would day by three goals to two.

do some uncomfortable things.Navy came from Le Page on the

Smartest performances for for time wasted owing to rain, but one reads the cables

and

*~*~*~*Ple, G. Gibson (RAM.C.) lost his The teams lined up as follows: Ifnmmand lost their wickets to bad because usly and no one side some cffect of strokes. In the end O'Reilly steppe man; O'Reilly, Turner and Moulson; was unable to fight owing to a split Irish Free State:-O'neill and Ger- bantamweight bout by default as he

R.C.C. lost their first five wickets right wing and Wride of inside left. for 67 and definitely had their while great work, was accomplished of into

backs to the wall. Then Rupert by Wolverson and in a slightly lesser the breech, though his four. Eills. Donnelly, Davis, Moore and eyelid sustained in his last night.

Baldwin entered to hit up 30 with degree by Laister at right half. wickets were not gained without a Fallon.

the following strokes1:4, 6, 4, 4. Hugary:-Falinkas; Polgar and

Bowers had fair amount of loss in runs.

Sauces and Dudas; Ssch, Vince, tralia starts to-day 200 odd runs in arrears with eight wickets playing for a draw in Italf-day league This almost assuredly means Eng-

Toldi and Titkos. cricket makes any contribution to land will face à deficit of some 160 though they were very unlucky Hungary fully deserved their win, cricket. While it is true one an

the Arst half 10 Badcock. The dismissal midway through can get some very exciting finishes on the first

of to drawn games, such are w ist mit Australia has still a plethora

are few and

Bradman are two lose Palinkas through an injury, He

Featherweight.--Ple. J. March feathers in the Englishmen's caps, was replaced by Parhori the reserve

(K.O.Y.L.I.) beat E. Jespersen on far between and usually A Inevitable after the first hour of play: brilliant run-getters at her disposal,

goalkeeper.

points.

Lightweight. Pte. G. HL Spears This is surely proved by the fact bill

Fallon scored for the Free State one will be very surprised if the majority of our local critica correctly forecast drawn games cach they are dismissed for less than 500 later 20 minutes, but fifteen minutes (Dorset Regt.) beat George Andrea-

Titkos equalised. Two minutes sen an points.

This was the only league match week 24 hours before the mutches furas nghe same the position, ro later Csch put Hungary in the lead (Denmark) beat L/Cpl. J. Donoghue of the afternoon, and the result was

Welterweight.Emanuel Knudsen England is concerned, could and this was Increased by Sarcol are played. Drawn results

are be very much blacker, Australia is three minutes after the Interval.

(D.L.I.) on points,

sufficient to leave Army "" at the without question of the most un sitting quite pretty but the game isn't happy feature of Hongkong league yet won

However, 17 minutes later Davis Middleweight W. Jensen (Den-head of the table, though their posi-

the go often it cricket, largely because

arrcars reduced

through

beat Cpl. G. H. Caulfield tion is insecure, mark)

The chief scores in this match penalty,

but Hungary continued to (Loyal Regt.) on points.

180 were as follows, Army "B" Light-Heavyweight Cpl. T. Gor- wer play the better football. They were very clever, although their attacks Henry Lehmann on points, *.

don (Gordon Highlanders) boat (Q.M.S. Moreton 55; Cpl. Hopcroft 20, Sap. Haddinait 20, P. O. Dunne were rounded-off weakly.

Heavyweight. Olsen (Den for 50, C.B.R. Sargent 3 for 39). mark) knocked out Pte. W. G. KC.C. 100 for. 8 (R. Baldwin not Payne In 5th round-Router.

out 30, P. O. Dunne.29).

of Buch Interference. this system

is to encourage much more "sporting cricket, and of course, drawn games are unknown. have still, to be convinced that

better

is impossible to avoid them Орра-

sers to any subratem of alteration

to our present

seem to lose it comes

sight of the that when fact

to the relative strear of batting

B

strength

bowling in most of the league

teams, bowing is Very Revenu

other words it is often no

pinability

for one team to dis-1

Au

intact.

ENGLAND SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP..

miss another In sufficient time to en- Rivalry Between Phelps

able them to knock

ย

of the

runs for

a win. Recognition of this unpalat- able -fact robs a game of its natural interest and excitement before play ever starts and creates a static altun-: tion hardly commensurate with our beloved "vilinge green" ideals cricket.

Why Not More Points

For A Win?

of

NOTHER point I heard debated

was whether there should be

further, amendment to the allocation

And Barry Families

Londori.

There will be another match for the Sculling Championship of Eng- land on Easter Monday, March 29,

at 2.15 p.m.

A lot of people will wonder why there should be another sculling the last. The answer is that pro- championship within. six months of

fessional sculling has experienced

of league points, for a win and a a marked revival due to the rivalry, draw. It was suggested that the pro- between -sent time" the awarding, of three

· families. points for a win and a point aplece for 'n draw was not sufficient induce-

The Irish dominated for iwo-thirds of the game, but experienced no luck in shooting-Reuter.

Flyweight.-O. Neergaard (Den- mark) beat Rifleman T. Show (2nd Bn. R. Ulster Rifles) on points.

Bantamweight.-Denmark walked

over.

6.6. At the other end George Los game in the good grip on the

remained 'dour and the two played) out time fairly comfortably, Baldwin's knock was very refresh- ing after the struggling Innings of most of the other EC.C. batsmen, His sixers were perfectly timed pulls to the leg boundary, but he did not merely slog. He treated good length balls strictly on their merits and was

seldom in trouble.

THIS EVENING'S BADMINTON

PROGRAMME: PROSPECTS

full programnic of men's doubles badminton league matches. Is scheduled for this evening. Both Recreio teams are engaged, the seniors against Free Lances and the "B" team against Chinese Recreation Club,

The latter are due to piny at Cau- the Phelps and Barry soway Bay and I think they are booked for a defeat. On the other! hand Recreio "A" should win with- ment for teams to go all out for vic-arranged when Phelps and Barry seem to be playing quite so well.

The Easter Monday contest was out much difficulty, though right at the moment the champions do not tory,

Would there not be greater encouragement for side to strain signed to row over the champion- They had a much harder job in every nerve to win it by accomplish ship course for 2200 a side and the beating St. Andrew's last week than ing this they earned four points in- tule. The holding of such a con- the scores ove hint. It is true they stead of three?

to be test on a Bank Holiday is an innova Saints werd minus Kew But this There appears to

were without L.-A. - Silva, na the reasonable grounds for the sugges-

Jon, especinit as an alternative to successful venture probably be a spart the form of the other players

time-regulated danings system successful venture.":

was hardly that expected from the At any rate these, and other points,

champions should be worthy, of consideration at the next annual meeting of the Cricket League.

Hung's First Title

#UHOUGH as a spectacle faturdayda

Aurinkt of the Chutney miked doubles,

venture.

The last meeting between fils pair produced a grand race and the return encounter promises to be equally keen.

Free Lances, If they can turn out anything like a full team, may find it possible to spring can surprise, but of this there-la-but; a: very faint chance. Suos

BY "VERITAS"

Isn't This A Record?

last season's standard, and Ure Home stand a very reasonable chance of gaining their second yie tory of the scoson.

to win against St. Andrew's

constructive

movements were not sufficiently progressive,

S. CHINA

middle of the field but 661

"B" HEAD THE TABLE

What seemed to be

be wrong with Navy was a crowding by the half backs on to their defenders. Con- scquently the Chinese often found that once they had broken through some 30 yards from goal they had a clear run.

I liked Crocker's gonĺkeeping. He shaped very well for some siinglog| shots and rescued his goal from several threatening situations.

Beat Police Smartly

3. Chins "T"

(Chan. Takfäh Young Bhul-ye Police'

Les finely

PURIST VIEWPOINT

From the purist viewpoint South China played much the finer foot- ball, the forwards being notable for

South China "B" sent an eagerly the splendid manner in which they opened out the play and so rendered expectant crowd into deliriums of their advances premant with danger delight at Caroline Hill yesterday by to the Navy goal...

bealing the Police and poplacing Fung-was-a-sheer-artist-and-both themselves at the bend of the frał !. Tay Que-lang on the left and Tso division.

Kwal-shing on the right made good Not only this but the team in the

passes,

use of his ideal ---Wong Moo-sinin's doubitul tactles tended to obscure the better features

only one in the division to hold on unbenten certiäcato.-

́of the Chilnése half "Dark"line, - but For the better part of the gamo there was no doubting Leung Wing- Police were hopelessly outclassed. chul's skill, despite the fact that he They attempted to throw the Chinese was opposed to a winger who con out of gear by rush tactles, but once eeded nothing to Tso Kwal-shing in the homesters had accommodated the way of craft.

themselves to the position, they were Li Tin-sung, as always, dominated always skilful enough to be able to in defence. Tam Kong-pak wasn't dictate terms. so Impressive, though his quick

though they, may find the "B" fences e Cannelli tionis, and thereafter it was all South.

conditions upsetting. A lot, too, preventing

Polleo had golden opportunities of tackling very often came in useful. taking a lead in the first quarter of King's College are fairly certain More than once the Chinese de- an hour, but Parker and Morrison

decided "Joss" In failed badly from wonderful posl

The winners developed their at tacks transferring

tho by

ball from wing to wing in a series of remark ably accurate passing bouls... They co-ordinated with pleasing effect,

Kilby and Dawson, a very reliable in time to divert the ball and st! China.open

depend on how they face against was through but Pau ruched out Kumaon Rifles opened their

the line pair who

with nobody on play together, with ed along football campaign in 'Hongkong during the week-end, starting: horough understanding. I rather hand to administer the final touches. But undeniably the Chinese were think the College will win 6-3, with a Junior" Bhield "match" on

Chinese Y.M.C.A. have two points more effective before goal. Navy Kowloon Saturday against

in the bog so for as their encounter certainly let chances-easy ehinacos and on this display alone deserve to Chinese and continuing with a

with Kowloon Tong

"B" -14

con

→slip by, whereas South China be rekoned as one of the three beat third division game yesterday"

seized everyone, cernod, g Kwong Wah. This is sesinst

Here la, the programme, -with the

Chan what happened: Yes

teams expected to win, in capital letters.

"A" DIVISION Free Landes *** HECREIO "A" TWO EARLY GOALS – Chinese TL. C, v Recreio

South China become two up early

Load Shield Le 8-0.

league match 12-0

Lont

Twenty goals conceded in their first two matches and not a single one: moured

Surely this is a 1oon)- soocer $record?

It was an entertaining match; at times exhilarating, and well worthy of two such fine teams.)

teamos

in

longue. Sp

and hak-tal, opened the scoring:

goal the Chinese led at the. interval. Police shot their bolt in the first 15 minutes of the second half; when they rallied strongly but made, all their most promising movements aborilva by very laaccurate; shooting

Kowicon Tong CHINESE on goal containing

ALCA. clement of doubt though they were Lee Shek-you was presented with an

Just on time Young Shui- Victoria B. C. not contested by the Navy, pre KING'S-

A free kick taken by Tao from 40 yick, look a free kick, on the frings, of KEMCOLLEGE| yards led to the frst goal. Fung the penalty area, and

King cheung cleverly heading for drive hit the upright Kowloon though the ball only just passed over the ball was detected Into the

Tong

sa's. HOME-

St. Andrew's "B"

#Phelps, the holder of the Ullc,) There is nothing much of interestculation attached to the Band-Br

leaves.: for: Germany, shortly to ful-Ihre the "B" Division programme, Home v. VIUC, mich, Recreation ST. JOHN'S.. filga conching engagement,

though thery is a certain amount of clus haven't quite hit formi un ta

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