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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY,

FEBRUARY

8, 1938.

CHINESE "Y" BADMINTON PLAYERS TAKE REVENGE

Cricket Notos

By R. Abbit'

Fireworks At The K.C.C. Last Saturday

Bad Batting Explains Exiguous Scores

The more cricket I watch this year, the more I am driven to the conclusion that I must scrap the whole of my standard of values, such as one uses when one sums up a team as strong, medium or weak. And I regret to say that there seems no doubt that when the new standard is evolved, it will be upon a much lower scale. The fact is a few notable exceptions, the that with, thank goodness, outstanding players of the last few years are showing signs of being past their best, and unfortunately there are so few players who seem to be coming on to take their places.. Recruits from England are few and far between and it is seldom that we seem to manage the regular develpoment of good school players.

more

it was

I hope that it is because I have batting is used owing to the courtesy should greet every erickel- seen cricket here for so long that which have formed a Judgment (one usual-scribe's reports and criticisms. True, It ly the sign of the senl-elderly eri- the wicket was definitely nasty. tie) that cricket is upon the decline appeared damp, although I was told Hongkong, and that this judg-it had not been watered since the

Wednesday, and ment is Incorrect. No one will be previous

if it is.

But suggested that the recent humidity pleased than who of the younger or more newly and heavy dews had done the dam- cricketers are outstanding age. The ball got up very steeply as probable or possible Interporters at times and when the Club were Holden

has gone home, J. L. C. batting a very nasty spot developed end, which the Bowling Green Pearce goes home shortly and Hayat mes cannot play with sufficient re-enused the batsmen, especially the ularity to keep in practice. Stokes, later ones, to do a good bit of gar- of course, would contend with Col- dening with the backs of their bats: ledge for the place of stumper but und this too when the light was get- for the moment I can think of only Ling abominable.

arrived

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YEAR'S BEST RACE HORSE-War Admiral, unbeaten three-year-old owned by Samuel Riddle of Philadelphia, has been judged the outstanding race horse of the year by 256 sports writers. The horse, son of the famous Man O' War, is shown above in an action picture taken at the Saratoga, N. Y.. race track, with Jockey Kurtsinger up. Beabiscuit, a nephew, took second.

Rugger Matches

At Home

London, Feb. 7. The following were the re- sults of rugger matches played to-day: Northampton 6 Cardiff 16 Devonport

Services 0 Newport 23

Bruter,

a few promising youngsters who than any wicket I have ever seen sheet were a snick by Ride!

may

the K.C.C. train ou. Incidentally, I am on not speaking of Service cricketers in this particular moan.

WALK

To my mind it is high time 1. All taken out of the very weak second LR.C. team and introduced to First League cricket and coached. He is both a useful bat and a fale bowler and could be made into

It played worse ground. However, granting all this and granting that Anderson Leekle and later Lloyd and Robert the Lee bowled uncommonly well, only explanation of the pitifully exi- guous scores is bad balting.

THE TWO SIDES

The Club were without Allen and

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BADMINTON TOURNEY WORTHY OF MUCH BETTER SUPPORT

ENTRIES NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF LOCAL PLAYING STRENGTH

(By "Aba")

From the point of view that not a single name was sent in up to within 48 hours of the original date fixed for the closing of en- tries, the present list of players to participate in the Colony Bad- minton Championships may be regarded in official quarters as satisfactory. But one suspects that this satisfaction has been caused by the fact that entries are now sufficient to enable the Championships to be held rather than that officials consider them in themselves satisfactory numerically.

BEAT RECREIO

IN SENIOR DIVISION

WONG & AU RESPONSIBLE FOR TEAM'S SUCCESS

(lly "Abo")

Badly trounced when they visited King's Park carlier in the season, the Chiense Y.M.C.A, players in the "A" Division Badminton League took ample revenge last evening when, on their own court, they defeated the Club de Recreio "A" by six games to three. By winning this match, they have established themselves favourites for the championship.

Victory was all the more creditable ii, Koh ch A. Chung (Chinese because the Chinese "Y" were with "Y") lost to Oliveira and Remedios out the services of C. E. Chog, 10-21; lost to Alves and Barros 8-21; who has returned to Singapore. 1031 to Carvalho and Silva 7-21.

OTHER MATCHES Two players, P. II. Wong, the Colony

to the In the other matches played last champion, and C. Au, rose occasion, and it was their brilliant evening, King's College defeated piny throughout that curried the side Andrew's by eight games to one on to success.

the latter's court, while in the Mixed Doubles League, the University beat Kowloon Tong by 0-1.

ST. ANDREW'S .. KING'S COLLEGE

St.

The third "Y".pair, H. Koh and A. Chung, were very weak and lost all their three games. With Wong and Au in such brilliant form, however, the Chinese sailed on to victory,

(St. F. V. Wong and M. Welll though the issue was not decided unili Andrew's) lost to S. P. Chan and the last round.

H. N. Chung 7-21; lost to H. T. Woo The start was an ominous are for and K. L. Lui 15-21; lost to Pau and the Portuguese. Taking the court K. H. Lo 11-21.

against Wong and S. Y. Hon, M. A L. E. Kirby (St. Andrew's) lost to Oliveira and J. J. Remedios were Chan and Chung 3-21; lost to Woo thought to have a good chance of and Lui 7-21; lost to Pau and Lo winning, especially as Hon at the 3-21, beginning seemed very weak.

the lapses of

ing the

#lc. Cover- H. Kew and A. S. Bilas (St. oses of his partner, who Andrew's) lost to Chan and Chung improved as the game progressed. 17-21; lost to Woo and Lui 2-21; beat Wong

was everywhere, smashing and Pau and Lo 21-13. angling for position until he had the

upposition all tied up. In the other two games, llon showed a great im- proven.ent and gave Wong splendid support.

THE BEST PAIR

Au was luckier than Wong in that his partner, F. Koli, was also in fine fettle. Koh, however, was too fond of trying fancy shots. Showing cheerful disregard for points he at- templed variety of difficult execu- tions, but was rarely successful, However, when the occasion de- manded, he could be steady. He and Au were easily the best pair on view. Au Inst evening gave an exhibition which confirms my view that he and Patrick Wong will be very difficult

SQUASH RECORD CREATED

Miss Margot Lumb's Fine Feat

--Reuter.

Though Madar was out at once. and Ernie Fincher pro-

London, Feb. 7. Miss Margot Lumb, the famous seeded quietly along though neither were comfortable with Swain who

to beat in the Colony Doubies Cham-squash and tennis player, ercated a planship.

new record at the Queen's Club to- bowled excellently with no luck. am told that in one over from him

The Recrclo pairs failed to play up day by winning the Women's Squash Anderson played at five balls and

to standard. The numerous lines on Rackets Championship for the fourth failed to touch them all.

But after Flut

used for successive year. Now, let us look at the entries, are cheaper than last year's; yet for the court-which is also they had gone

things got exciting.

affect their

She defeated Mrs. I. H. McKechnie Owen-Hughes took two of the first There are 12 in the Men's Singles, some reason or other we have fewer basketball-seemed to

play a good deal, and I noticed that three wickets and then in one over

11 in the Men's Doubles and again entries. It is inexplicable,

Association The 11 in the Mixed Doubles. Only In

is deserving of they took, on the run, many shots by 9-3, 0-2, 0-1 in the final to-day. Miss Sun Noel previously won very much better player-if taken Stokes but otherwise were at full Leckie, bowling excellent length

In Curly. Baxter, as I have often said strength-and as a set off against just short of medium and swinging one event, the Mixed Doubles, has better support, and it is to be hoped which were going outside. This was before. Is an example of a player one absentee they had Bldwell who, in from the ofl. Bot Teddy, Fincher there been an improvement on last that it will be forthcoming next sea- specially noticeable in the earlier part the title for three successive years.

year's figures. As a matter of fact, son; or else it is doubtful whether the of the game when they were still un- who could be much better than he is playing cricket owing to a rugger.to_touch_ring_ball_towie other two-events-have-shown-Championships are worthwhile fear with have is if he had stuck to First League

which keeps Injury

him out of the Hughes in the slips, cricket and had been coached care-initer game, D., Seemed to mel Barnett with a bouly. Just a falling-oil of seven entries each.

When one remembers that we have fully. (I am Besuming that there to be at full strength though there O'Bryen got inside a leg-spinner was anyway at one time a regular

one definite alteration I should from Owen-Hughes and was caught seven teains in the "A" Division and in the "B" Division of the place for him in the K.C.C. first. personally have made in the side. round about the gulley by

Swain have been told so. He is worth one And, before the guine

one would who took three catches off him there League, the entries in the Men's

events are a downright disgrace. said both teams were strong in all. have collapse after collapSE anes. Let me say at once that both

teamy flelded excellently, both on Six were down for 58 with Lloyd The above jeremind is the direct the ground and in the air, while and F. Zimmern in, and nine runs Zimmern, who had clumped result of having watched (a) the Hayward only conceded two byes, luter

and Jux one the left hunder for four to long leg. K.C.C. batting and (b) the H.K.C.C. neither his fauit.

(Continued on Page, 9.) batting on Saturday last. The phrase really as the two byes in the score-

now.)

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It

is certainly no way in which to re- pay the efforts of officials of the local Association to put the game on its feet in the Colony,

Of the 12 entries in the Singles,; three are from the Free Lances, a junior division team; three from the Chinese Y.M.C.A.; two from the Uni- versity; two from St. Teresa's, who are not even in the League; one from the Club de Recrelo and one from Kowloon Tong,

ONLY ONE FROM RECREIO

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Tolley Wins Putter With Great Golf

Sets Problem For R. & A Committee

The game might been a closer one if L. A. Carvalho and A. M. Silva had won their second round match against Wong and Hon. They started well enough, leading by 6-0, but they were unable to push home their advantage,

The Chinese led 2-1 at the end of the first round, 4-2 at the end of the second, and clinched the issue when Wong and Hon defented H. A. Barros and H. A. Alves by 21-14.

Scores:

P. H. Wong and S. Y. Hon (Chinese "Y" beat M. A. Oliveira and J. J. Remedios 21-12; beat H. A. Alves and H. A. Barros 21-14: beat L. A. Carvalho and A. M. Silva 21-14.-

F. Koh and C: Au (Chinese "Y") London, Jan. 10. beat Oliveira and Remedios 21-10: Cyril Tolley, playing brilliant golf, beat Alves and Barros 21-10; beat What I cannot understand is why wen the President's Pulter compell-Carvalho and Silva 21-18. only one player. M. A. Oliveira, has tion of the Oxford and Cambridge seni in his name from the Club de Golfing Society yesterday on the Bye Recreio. With a playing membership Club's course,

like that of the King's Park club, they Tolley has played in every Putter should be able to have more parti- event since its second year, but this cipants in the Colony Championships was his first success, although he has than any other institution. True

rug been'la three previous (nals. enough, players like J. J. Remedios,

L. & Carvalho, A. M.

Barros and H. A. Alves H. A..

The success of Tolley in such a who are brillant field has set the Royal and members of the "A" Division team. Ancient Club committee a problem. have entered for the Doubles, but Tolley is chairman of the Walker personally I feel that they might Cup selection committee, and as such match is ineligible to play in the against the United States.

During the

have helped the game along by taking part in the Singles na wetl,

Putter competition

In this connection, the step taken by J. A. Chen and F. Tsang of St. Tolley defeated D. H. R. Martin (four Teresa's and by J. L. Anderson, A. L. and three), Leonard Crawley (by one Fisher, and S. W. Clark of Free hole), and K. B. Scott (by two holes) successive rounds. The three Lances, and by N. A. E. Mackay of in Kowloon Tong is highly commend-conquered players are all probables able. I am sure that I am not hurt for Britain's Walker Cup team.

when

It is possible for Tolley to resign ing the feelings of these players

say that their chances of winning from the committee, so that he will for Britain. the Singles title are not bright: but be eligible to play they have gone in for the sake of Whether he will do so remains to be the game and this is the spirit that seen. On his form during the week- we want. More players should follow end Britain can ill-afford to be with- their example.

out such a great player.

Last faur mirvivors after Satur- After all in every tournament there day's play were Tolley, Crawicy, can be only one winner and there Scott, and E. F. Storey. Crawley are bound to be outstanding players outdrove Tolley at most holes in their It only these outstanding players semi-final match, and was generally were to take part, then how can the more accurate in the long game, but big tournaments be the successes on and around the greens Tolley was)

more successful. Toiley won on the

that they are?

Club de Recreio pinyers are notant green.

the only ones guilty of "bashfulness". Scott had an easier task against Our undergraduates also are to be Storey and won by four and three. blamed. In spite of all the good It was thus an all-Oxford Anal, in. players that they have, the Uni- which Tolley maintained his form, versity have only two representatives Scott doing well to take the matchi In the Singles. This should not be. to the home green, where Tolley won by two hoirs. Tolley hnd n' FEES CHEAPER

ncore of 72 for the full round, Scott: The trouble cannot be one of taking 74. Yesterday's resulta:-

SEMI-FINAL

Swimming Records At Empire Games

Sydney, Feb. 7. Only heals were held to-day in the the British swimming events of Empire Games.

Nevertheless Leivers, of England, established a new Games record for the 1,650 yards in 20 mins. 3.0 seconds, and Miss Dorothy Green of Australia a new Games and Australl- on record for the 440 yards in mins, 43 secs.--Reuter.

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