1937-02-24 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24,

Carvalho And Miss C. Silva Win Badminton Championship Tie

FAST EXCHANGES

AT RECREIO

Fisher's

Brilliant

Recoveries

(By "Veritas")

VIGOROUS, rather than scienti-

fic badminton featured 'yes- terday's mixed doubles champion- ship match between L. A. Carvalho and Miss 'C. Silva of Recreio and A. L.. Fisher and Miss Rose Perry, which the first- named couple won at 15-8, 15-10.

Carvalho and Fisher tried either to drive or smash practically every re- turn made to them, and only Miss Silva remained cool to score with some neat placements from the net.

There were a number of spectacular

cus

rallies, both men covering an enorm-

umount of

general level of play

To-day's League

Football

Three league football matches will be played to-day.

in the first division Police oppose Navy on the Kowloon F.C. ground, while Club receive the Recreio at Happy Valley. Both matches start at 4.15 p.m.

A second division match has also been arranged between the Royal Engineers and the Police at Sookunpoo, kick-off at 2.45. p.m.

Clubhouse Chatter

shots, but the entry in recovering By "Veritas'

An unusual view of the saddling ring, stands and enclosure at the Happy Valley racecourse which during the last few days has been the scene of considerable activity and great crowds. This picture was taken by our staff photographer yesterday.

Big Sports

was not quite

quite ns anticipated. BADMINTON Scheme To

Miss Perry Incked the same finish-

ing shots as Miss Silva, though now and again she earned a point with o good drop. Fisher was [

splendid worker, but might have used a half- court drop to

advantage. more Nevertheless both he and Carvalho brought off some brilliant overhead smashes.

The match was played at Club de Reercio and the losers could not settle down quickly enough to avert losing the Arst game.. In the second game they singed a very good recovery und crept

up to within one point of the Recreto

a serious mis- couple. Then take saw them lose the service

and

Carvalho and Miss Silva proceeded to

for the match.

sily on a court yet to be named.

TOURNEY IS Make Britain GOING WELL Fit Nation

TRIANGULAR CRICKET

THIS YEAR?

badminton champlonships,

£2,000,000 TO BE SPENT

DEBT CHARLTON OWE TO TWO BROTHERS British Hockey Team May Visit India

(By "Athenian")

London, Jan. 29.

It is an unfortunate fact that money makes no great a difference

1937.

History Of Australian Cricket

JARDINE'S FAMOUS TOUR

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT “BODYLINE”

NEW METHODS EVOLVED TO

COUNTER BRADMAN

(By R. Abbit)

In writing a brief sketch of the 1932/3 visit of the M.C.C. team to Australia I do not propose to enter at length into the controversy over leg-theory bowling. It was a most unfortunate one and is now more or less over. I shall however have to describe the tactics as no history of the games would be adequate without.

"BODYLINE" EXPLAINED

When the Australians under Wood-provement was that he used Lar- full recovered the ashes in England wood's tremendous speed for the In 1930 things were rather at a low chief attack and had on inner ring cbb again with English cricket. of at least three short legs and a man Chapman's splendid team had some or two deep on the leg boundary. how or other vanished, although it Of course with a field that had often was but a year since they returned only one man on the off side the victorious, and the blunders of the utmost accuracy was necessary. And Selection Committee bad not helped. Larwood had It. Wyatt had

that his substitu- tion for Chaps not justified and the M.C.C. hnd to look for

as well as new captain as

A new tears. Plum Warner's book about the the ordinary man that the bowler 1930 games, is, ns I said in my last deliberately directed every bail at the

batsman. This of article, a very curious production.

ridicul- He seemed to have his knife into us and would be quite useless. It

catchword thou Chapman, even as he had it

la apt enough to endea

ing to batsmen who been to have

to crack up in front of their wicket. For in- ian Peebles. He practically wrote

Just one word as to phraseology. Bodyline bowling would suggest to

course

Jardine later, while Iris chlor into is simply a B to describe the bowl-

Your seems

though everything

Larwood off with the remark that stance, when Woodfull was hit in the Third Test-the accident that un- "the spear-h

-head of our attacked the flood-gaies of wrath-he blunted", and in alluding to the great batting of Bradman he suggested that

have been 1.b.w. in front of off stump had the ball been

new methods would have to be foot lower. Oldfield was much the evolved.

They were.

same though that one did bump. He admitted he ought not to have

In any case such an attack natur-

NEW METHODS DEVISED Australia had most of her 1930 side been there. But I have already said available to meet. Jardine, and more than I really meant to say on though (like all home teams) the this point. side got moved about a bit and did not keep a pretty

uniform- regular ity, the only three men who dropped ally demanded a sound batting side out entirely were Fairfax, Hornibrook behind it, and there were plenty of and Jackson. The first two were not batsmen there. It nearly makes one playing for their States even, while weep when one reads the batting poor Jackson died early on the morn-nrder of Allen's present team once ing of the last day of the fourth Barnett are

Hammond, Leyland Test. They had a very useful side here in 1932/3 and Jardine's big task and perhaps in existence but their greatest asset was the enormous ascendancy that was to find an opening partner for Bradman

him had established in the

and he never really succeeded, minds of English cricketers.

Wyatt was tried and later Jardine (Continued on Page 9.)

As Warner sald, "new methods had

to be devised", and I cannot believe tirely on the way out though the full that Jardine's plan was evolved en- details were undoubtedly worked out Jardine had made it clear

It seems to me evident that M.CC. selectors that he proposed a

to the

shock attack of fast bowlers.

Con- sequently he had under him Lar wood, Bowes and Allen, all real speed

gone.

Sutcliffe

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Wha

is in the North of England that the merchants, with Voce who at times BIG PROGRAMME

be

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FOR COMING WEEK-END

SATURDAY First Division

The first great step towards OVER a dozen matches have now making Britain an Al nation- knock off the required four points been played in the Colony with a large reserve of physically to things in sport. If anything should be independent of the and fit young men who could step existence or otherwise of "filthy lucre" it should surely be so This places the winners in the semi- there is little reason to doubt that final bracket, where they meet P. K. the first two rounds in the three into the ranks of the Defence beneficial a thing as sport. But while many clubs of all kinds Hul and Miss U. Khoo of the Univer-events will be completed by this Services in an emergency has are a standing testimony to the "negative" power of the absence

time next week. 83 expected only been taken by the appointment of cash, there is a club in the First Division of the English Foot KWOK RECEIVES few of these early games have of a National Advisory Council ball League that is showing what money can do.

produced close Gnishes. Two for England and Wales in con- WALK-OVER

singles encounters have been hotly nection with the Government's from the merits of the club's talent,

For without detracting one scrap get a team of tourists either from Canada or the United States. For It contested, K. S. Liew being giver | £2,000,000 schemes for physical there is no doubt that Charlton Now Meets P. H. Hui

very severe match by 5. W.

training and recreation.

game is most popular. Athletic owe not a lille to the gen-

fust as Allen, He piso Liang, while A. L. Fisher only just

had the fast medium of Tate to keep erous gifts of two brothers. They Frank H. Kwok, the accomplished pipped N. A, E, Mackay without

Leaders of all departments of the

One of the main problems, of

an end going it injuries prevented Chinese Recreation Club badminton Roing to the third game. But the nation's sport are (states Reuter) in-are the chairman and vice-chairman course, is the expense. But the hard-

hlm from keeping a shock attack at both ends. Actually Tate was never pleyer has received a walk-over from most interesting tic, and one cluded among the 31 members who of the club-Messrs. Albert and hit North is tackling that question, E. de Sousa in the first round of the which has produced the best are headed by Lord Aberdare-with Stanley Gliksten respectively-who | the various clubs considering how

Included in a Test Side. men's singles.

badminton as yet was the men's Lord-Burghley and Philip Noel have as good as cleared the club of much each-can put-forward for the -Now-Jardine's-plun-was-not-any- Kwok now meets P. K. Hui, of the doubles between Fincher and Kew Wakefield, the great

Baker, University, in the second round, the of St. Andrew's and Liew and national rugger captain, S. F. Rous, incredible, but when these brothers the Olympic stash Inter-lover a number of years. It seems

W. W. debt, though partly by spreading it necessary guarantee fund. But, as in thing new except in one way. Many

so many ventures, there must be an

bowlers, have bowled fust on or about winner of which tie will enter the Yong of the University. This secretary of the Football Association

element of faith.

the leg stump and many from Spaf- Seaforth H. v. Royal Ulster Rides, quarter-Anois.

forth and Boyle onwards to F. R. Sookunpes, 4.15 p.m.; Referee, K. K. was a taste of what is to come in and Lord Dawson of Penn, physician came to the rescue five years ago the Personally, I hope in any case the Foster, and after him, have bowled Ip; Linesmen, Aldridge and Ford. the semi-finals and finals, which to the King.

club owed no less than £65,000.

tour will be managed this year. It fast off breaks pitching on the leg Club v. Navy, Club, 4.15 p.m.; promise tr provide the most

will do the sport a world of good.

stump. (1

don't

of mean That full attention is also to be entertaining badminton seen in devoted to women is clear from the disinterested outsider what must its

If the sum is enough to stagger the But it should also be attempted with every bail was an off break because Reece, Omar; Linesmen, Hance and a will to make it successful. For if a lot of Foster's turned back and i the Colony to date.

Club de Recreio v. Eastern, King's One very encouraging feature of the com- appointment of six women members, effect have been on the struggling it is a success the financial dimeully bowled the wicket) with a forward Fark, 4.15 pin.: Referee, Finch

including Miss Dorothy Round, the Third Division club, as it was then?

will largely solve itself,

short leg close in. Jardine's Im- Linesmen, French and Jones, petition has been the fairly good English lawn tennis star, form shown by all competitors in Prunella

Police v. Kowloon, Kowloon, 4.15 Miss The best talent in the world would Stack, leader of the

p.m.; Referee, Martin; Linesmen, the men's singles. The signi- Women's League of Health and be discouraged and would have to

Perks and Gemes. ficance of this is to be found in Beauty and Miss Margaret Morris, be hampered in their needs in so far the fact that the singlen game la principal of the Institute of Maras these would cost money. But not played to any extent in the garet Morris Dancing.

even finance cannot do alone what Colony. Therefore these matches

BIG RESERVE FOR SERVICES has been achieved, in large part, by aro pointers to the possible

the energetic managership pl J. Two million pounds are to be Seed. bo-

No wonder only goal average UNITED development of this game,

sides which it offers players spent during the next three years puts Arsenal above Charlton at the excellent

on plans which include the establish-head of the League now. stroke practice avaliable in doubles. Now that tain, more swimming pools and other ment of gymhaslums all over Bri- the championships are under way means to Increase physical fitness.

Holiday Cricket ANOTHER WIN FOR VOLUNTEERS

DEFEAT

SERVICES

not

to

three which will apportion the money

A stolld innings of 47 by 1. B. there are sounder reasons Neve, who required nearly two belleve that they will prove a dis- Sir Henry Pelham will be the hours for the runs, together with tinctive success both as an attrac-chairman of a Grants Committee of more enterprising knocks by Harry Owen Hughes (42) E. Zimmerntion to the public and as a means allocated. (36) and G. Souza (26 not out) of improving the standard of the allowed the Volunteers to compile game in Hongkong.

the useful score of 191 for 5 de-

clared in their holiday cricket Mine's A Warm Beor" match yesterday against the United Services,

The match, played on the Club THERE is an amusing story

team

National safety in a troubled world depends, in the opinion of many in Britain to-day, not only on a greatly calarged and better equipped terri- torlat army, but on the existence at all times of a large reserve of physi-

trained.

BRITISH-INDIAN HOCKEY

The movement to internationalize he. so-called "minor" sports is spreading. Next month there seems some prospect that a hockey tour of India will be definitely de- cided on by the English Hockey As- clation. After much suggesting there has now come a specifle pro- posal-backed by the support of a number of prominent Indians

London.

in

The chance that the scheme now has is largely due to the fact that the practical aspects of it have been considered, so that details as to cost, route, and so on can be discussed

going round the K.C.C. club- ground, resulted in the win for the house concerning one of their fully at young men at least partially Volunteers by 70 runs, though it

be heknowledged that the Ser-prominent cricketers who Was vlees did not field their strongest playing in a match at a neigh- READY FOR SERVICE.

bouring club recently, when the The Services never looked like sav-temperature was somewhat below their places in the defence forces with us I hope and believe it will, the tour These men would be able to take properly and settled. If it comes off, ing the game. They lost their first the mark set yesterday. After the as little delay as possible in the event will probably take place from the seven down for 80 and were finally fostive table with his colleagues safety of the nation and 'the Empire Wicket at 10, had four down for 37, game he gathered round the big of a grave emergency in which the end of this year to the Februncy of all out for 112.

Five Volunteers

and hosts and when asked to have was involved. took wickets. Owen Hughes had 3 for 13, Tommy Five minutes passed and he still British Government to make "Keasble for the Indians.

a drink ordered a warm beer. Mudar 2 for 13, Dunnett 3 for 23,had no beer while the rest of the Fit the slogan of the nation and its

It is the determination of the winter in England virtually impossi- - Neve 1 for 11 and Souza 1 for 27.

company were enjoying their pick-practical application will be so de- financial question is not so acute for Curiously enough, the inevitable 13me-ups, but Anally, after the "boy" signed as to make it reach its highest a British tour of India as it would be E. Zimmern, e Willey, b Collins 3d buon admonished a couple of fulfilment in the ranks of the torrl- for an Indian visit to England, At

VOLUNTEERS

E. C. Fincher, b Berron

H. B. Nove, run out

H. Owen Hughes, Garthwaite

G. Souza, not out

20

42 served in a huge tankard and was

T. A. Madar, not out

0

times, the drink turned up. It was torid! army.

boiling hot! Since then the gen- F. C. Frost, st. Warr, b Collins 12 tleman goes into descriptive de- 9 talls when he orders a warm beer

from a clubhouse "boy".

Extras

Total for wits., dee.) 191

A. Zimmern, A. K. Mackenzie, G. Triangular Cricket

A. Stewart and F. A. Dunnett did not bat.

Fall at wickets-1 for 19; 2 for 74; for 95; 4 for 147: 5 for 103.

Bowling Analysis

*Garthwaite Barron

O, M. R. W. 15 1 43 .10 4 631 (Continued on Page 9.)

Interport Likely

COMPULSIÓN?

deed, only fair, since winter in India next. This is rather vital and, in-

is bearable for the Englishmen but;

least, it seems curious to an English- man that the game should be so much more popular proportionately in the There are, it is declared, even some East than in Briton that funds are members of the Government who not so scarce in the former country. attach so much importance to this to see if a British side can triumph But it will be even more Interesting that they would be ready to approve over India. I doubt it myself.

a scheme which would leave at young men of certain ages and their em- ployers too-without any excuse for falling to undergo a

course of physical training every year.

•

LACROSSE FOLLOWS SUIT

If anyone sull thinks lacrosse a minor sport the seriousness of the hear there is a possibility of

attempts at present being made to Hongkong staging a Triangular reveal fuller detalls of its plans with dispel the idea. It is natural that it The Government is expected to internationalize it should go far to cricket Interport this

year in the near future and a Bill Is should be the North of England Shanghal, of course, will be send-likely before Easter to catablish Lacrosse Association that is taking

(Continued on Page 9.)

machinery to operate the scheme. the initiative once more in trying to

W

Fine action pleture showing: Happy Eve passing the wining post to score a great victory in the Hongkong Derby. (Picture by staff photo- grapher)..

South China "AY

v. South China "B" Caroline Hill, 4.15 p.m.; Re- feree, Isley; Linesmen, Osborno and Higham.

Second Division

Seaforth H. v. Royal Ulster Ridos, Sookunpoo, 2.45 p.m.; Referee, Payne.

Club v. Navy, Club, 2.45 pm; Re- feree, Smyth.

RASH

V.

Eastern, Princo

Edward Road, 4.15 p.m.; Roferce,

Lawrence.

Police V.

Kowloon, Kowloon ground, 2.45. p.m.; Referee, Grant.

Royal Engineers v. Kowloon C., Chatham Road, 4.15 p.m.; Referee, Clark.

R. A. "L" v. South China, Caroline Hill, 2.45 p.m.; Referee, Barton,

Third Division

Seaforth H. v. Lige, Prince Edward Rond, 2.45 p.m.; Referee, Day.

Kwong Wah v. Royal Welch Fusl- liers, Chatham Road, 2.45 p.m.; Ne- feree, Hance.

Club de Recrelo v. RA.S.C., King's Park, 2.45 p.m.; Referee, Recs.

SUNDAY

First Division

Chinese A, A. v. Navy, Causeway Bay, 4.15 p.m.; Referee, Kossick; Linesmen, Boyd and Silva..

South China "A" V Kowloon Chinese, Carolino Hill, 4.15 p.m.; Referee, MacCormac; Linesmen, Sheen and Phillipa.

St. Joseph'e v. South China “B”, Sookunpoo, 4.10 p.m.; Referee, Chap- man; Linesmen, Morgan and Forman. Second Division

Chinese A. A. v. Navy, Carolino Hill, 2.45 p.m.; Referee, Jarmain,

·Third Division

Police: "E" v. Police "C", Kowloon, 4.15 p.m.; Referee, Osborne..

Royal Engineers v Kumaon R. Sookunpoo, 2.45 p.m.; Referee, For

moni

R.A.O.C. v. R.A.F., Causeway Bay, 2.43 p.m.; Referee, Smith..

St. Joseph's v. RA.M.C., Club, 4.15

p.m.; Referee, Clark,