1938-04-26 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY APRIL 26, 1938.

MIDDLESEX CRICKETERS HAD SUCCESSFUL SEASON

WON 17 GAMES

OUT

OF TOTAL

OF NINETEEN

SOME PLAYERS MAY BE WORTH THEIR PLACES IN INTERPORT SIDE

(By "R. Abbit")

The figures of the regimental team of the 1st Bn. Middlesex Regt, reached me a few days ago and I am much obliged for them. For some years in Hongkong I have found that in many Regiments cricket has somewhat gone to the wall, owing chiefly I imagine to the attractions of Association Football which is played unfortunately at the same time of year. There have been exceptions however, and the Kosbies, the East Lancashires, the Seaforths and the Middlesex havo ali taken much interest in the game.

For a regimental sido they have a surprisingly long list of fixtures and have won 17 games as against one lost and one drawn if the tally of the gamos la correct. The itemised list of them showed 18 wins of 18 The standard is somewhat hard to

played

rather enjoy him-but I have no doubt he will get a trial.

AN INTERPORTI

I find on enquiry that, as I sup- posed, no steps have been taken yet judge as I have no means of knowing In November. It is Shanghai's turn with reference to nn Interport match what teams were fielded by the op-to

come here. and

position but on the whole I cannot ould not be an imagine it!

estimate it as above Junior Division form. True, they beat

unpleasant change

for their team to enjoy-t

blessings

but I am under the Imalgengower of peneo-(though complicated at

that

the half-Shield-holders (if I may so term them) were by no means t full strength,

of the rather strained existence which times by n kleking wicket) instead

one imagines is their portion at pre- sent. I, for one, sincerely hope that the game can be arranged,

OBITUARY

of

However, this, all beside the point-the fact that people or regt- ments are really keen on cricket is the great thing. As a matter of fact As I promised in my last week's the side will have to be considered article I am putting up a few notes in several places-If I may use the on the names of those cricketers who phrase supposing that events enable died during 1937. I hardly remem- Shanghai to send us n

nexi team

her a list which contains so many year, or

that

end one up there. well-known we send

names. The first I think there has been in

most Hong- them is that of G. W. Beldar, He kong sides at least one military re- played for Middlesex for nearly ten presentative-often several. From years, успеа, the Middlesex tone there may be me, and on occasion for the Gentle- De men. I saw him bat once or twice and my-very vague-recollection is In that he was somewhat cramped his style. He is, however, better known to the present generation of cricketers for his photographic work which was published in a book en- titled "Great Batsmen", in which C. B. Fry wrote the descriptive letter- press for the photographs.

cer-

more than one chosen C. M. M. Man Is to my mind almost a

a certainly for the post of slumper. There may be better wicket-keeprs; there certainly better wicket-keepers; there are better bats. But there is no one who has such a combined level of Usefulness. Then again, in the bowl- ing where we are short so often, Plc. Hatfield struck me last season as the most useful of stock bowlers in the Colony. With a handy run and as easy delivery so like that of dozens Brearley. He was shortish, of very

can powerful build, and sent down,

tremendously fast ball with a run of only a few paces. He got his speed entirely with body-swing. He one of the great fast bowlers of the carly years of this century. Another

на

our

of pro

professional, cricketers he bowl a length for over an on end. He may not be brilliant but he is sound, and with a litle extra coaching could very well team as their stock bowler, to hold an end down cheaply and to produce the occasional wicket.

serve

Д

OUTSTANDing batsmEN As batsmen there are no less than three players who would, most. eer-

Another cricketer to pass over, whom I often saw in action, Is Walter

of

was

VILLAGE BAND PLAYS BATTLESHIP HOME—All the village turned cut to welcome Battleship, the Grand National winner, su

his return in his training quarters, Lambourn, Berkshire, while Bruce Hobbs, luis Jockey; also had a great reception.

Tennis Replay Fixed

For To-Morrow

the

Weather permitting, replay in the semi-finals of the Colony Tennis Singles Championship between Tsui Yun-pui and H. D. Rumjahn (holder) will be decided on the stand court of the Hong- kong Cricket Club to-morrow. It is hoped to commence the match as soon after 4 p.m. as possible. The contestants have already met twice before, but each time no decision could be reached..

Fight Crowd Angry And Referee Had

To Explain

Former Hongkong Boxer Involved

Battleship Forces His

Head Ahead

And Wins Aintree Grand National

By The Scout (Cyril Luckinăn),

Aintree, Mar. 25.

A little American racehorse named Battleship, who was thought too small for the Aintree ordeal, won the Grand National by a bead for his seventeen-year-old rider Bruce Hobbs,

And he achieved this despite, hordes-who did not know who she shouting themselves blundering and losing three lengths wns--were' a few fences from home.

Be with me and see the picture from the last fence.

only

Over three lengths in front of his rival comes the hope of Ire- land-Royal Danteli. Battleship is challenging boldly.

hoarse.

Home Football

MILLWALL TAKE LEAD IN THIRD DIVISION Changes Seen In Southern Section

London. Apr. 25.

Millwall took the lead in the southern section of the Third Divi- sion in the English Football Leaguo to-day following their viofory at home over Bournemouth by four goals to il

Millwall now lead Queen's Park Rangers and Watford by one point, each team having played 40 matches. In the northern section, the leaders, Tranmere and Doncaster were not engaged, but Hull took advantage of his to improve their posillon by beating York City.

East Fife, the Scottish Cup finalists, were beaten to-day in the Second Division of the Scottish League, losing to East Stirling by the odd gont in three,

Scores of to-doy's matches were:

SECOND "DIVISION

Chesterfield

Tokyo Almost Certain To Hold Games

2 Newcastle THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)

Millwall

0

not

New York, Apr. 16. Plans for the 12th Olympic Games are progressing and there is only the slightest chance that Tokyo will hold thm, Dr. Jigoro Kato, Japanese member of the Inter- national Olympic Committee and head of the Organization Committee for the games, said to-day.

"It's very doubtful if any. thing will occur to call off the games in Tokyo in 1940," said Dr. Kato who is en route back to Tokyo from the Interna- Committee tional Olympic meeting in Cairo. "If things stand as they are now, they'll be all right. There is no war in Japan. The people in Tokyo. Osaka and other japa nese cities are not thinking of war."—United Press,

Hobbs seemed as puzzled as all of us, and Bruce told me later, as he come out freth from the weighing-1 and I could see that Cooleen-though room. "I've never even SEEN Mrs. she finished fourth was never going like her old self after a mistake at Scott."

an early fence.

With her American trainer and a few friends she sat Immobile, and London, Mar. 31,

barely smiled when asked to "Exhl- Mr. Jack Smith, the Manchester

them, C. P. Buckenham the Essex professional, has also passed away. He was a brilliant bowler with a fluid sort of run and a graceful and easy delivery. I shall never forget seeing Gilbert Jessop at Lord's once, walking-down the pitch, to him occa- tainly be tried in Trial games. There slonally and then bending back from referee, lectured the crowd at Hull ane probably more but I refer to the the hips and cutting the fastest balls last night when they roared dis- three whom I have seen playing for off his middle stump to the boundary, approval because the seconds in the the Army where they have had to

J. B. Challen has died also. His corner of Seaman Rowles (London) meet better bowling than in Regi- name is not so widely known but ft threw in the towel at the end of the mental matches. M: P. Wesdon should is one to conjure with in Somerset fourth round of his contest with stand a very good chance if he could and Devon. He was for many years Darkle Eills (Bridlington); curb a tendency to

"F the ball too school-master and early in his innings. I am not so

I think once

"It is no part of my job," he said, Hend of West Buckland School, near to make a speech, and I don't make about the chances of JG. Filleigh, though I may be mistaken a practice of it, but don't quite Chiverall and L. C.

and L. C. Beadnell. Like

Like in this. An

this. Another great. West Country antisiled that Rowles cannot go on. the small girl, "when

they are good player, George Dennett has died. He Both his eyes are badly cut and he they are very very good and-" bowled for over twenty years But they are sometimes horrid. All Gloucester, and, after fighting through I have no complaint at all."

for cannot even see out of the left one. the same a second season when used the South African War, fought to the light and the wickets out here through the Great War, and retired may show us an entirely different

as a Captain. picture. My readers may ask me it I have forgotten Pto. Coombes-I have not, but I doubt if he would be

sure

successful against the better bats. think Donald Lench or Stokes would

I

But I perceive that my space will not allow me to deal adequately with

my subject and I must complete this article on Tuesday next.

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Still a remarkable international But "enemy No. 1" to both is the

National as the final phases were bit joy. I do not think she failed being reached: Red Knight II. was

veg's first towards Royni engulfed this trail-looking, dark outpaced now, but I still had hopes

ble Battleship.

Young Hobba hos a man's head on his rapidly broadening shoulders. He pulls slightly aside without checking and on goes Battleship, maicing up ground all the time.

races

of American-owned Delachance rid-

4. Bournemouth 0

LEAGUE TABLE

The following are the leading positions:

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pls. Millwall

40 21 10. 0 70 34 62 Queen's P.R. 40 21 9 10 74 43 51 Watford

40 20 11 0 70 41 51 Bristal C. 38 18 12 0.60 30 48 Brighton.... 39 20 8 11.00 40 40

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

Barrow

Bradford C.

Halifax Hull.

Oliban Wrexham

0 Accrington

I Gateshead

2 Lincola

3 York

2 New Brighton

Carlisle

LEAGUE TABLE

The following are. the leading positions:

Tranmere Hull

Doncaster Oldham

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.

39 21 0.9.78 40 51 30 19 12 8 09 39 50 30 20 10.-D. 70 40 .... 30 18.13,8 84

SCOTTISH LEAGUE (SECOND DIVISION) East Stirling

2 East Fife

Router.

Pennink Gets Through First Round

English Amateur Golf Championship

riderless Frenchman Takvo Pacha,

to feel it, the occasion who is leading them.

Ho Danieli, whose

rider, Moore, gets faced woman. the Pacha switches She left for London immediately,den by unlucky Jack Moloney. anxious. Then over a bit and seems likely to trou- missing to-night's usual celebrations. Delachance blundered badly, how- But I did get from her that "Bat-ever, lost ground, and was out of it tleshly has won

from four

as a final challenger. furlongs to four and a half miles!"

She will not now send Battleship Workman then joined the leading

London, Apr. 25. The first round of the English home, but let Hobbs keep him-per-pair. His rider thinks he would not haps for another National.

have been a bad third but for his Amateur Golf Championship wes blunder--but I thought Workman played at Moortown, Leeds, to-day. was tiring.

Pennink, the holder, beat Green- Broke Blood Vessel

Next, the mistake three fences haigh of Turton by 5 and 3.

The first surprise of the tournament few can win the National from home that might coully have twice! Royal Mail broke a blood ves-put paid to Battleship. Naturally it was the defent of Stanley Lunt of

the 1934 winner, sel this time, and Evan Williams had cost him ground and meant that he Moseley.

by to pull him up. "I think he did it had those three lengths to make up Haslam of Moortown by one up when he straddled the chair fence from the last jump.

Reuter Special.

Can he do it? They're surely

level now. "Royal Daniell" goes up In chorus from the thousands of Irishinen.

How

They're past the post-both riders cach turn speculatively towards

We wait. other.

Opinions are equally divided on this difficult-angled course, but I feel before the water. He was never

it is Battleship. Then numbers of going at all well after that," said DHOKUEK)

5626" go into the frame.

he.

A delay and then the verdict, Mrs. Evans, Royal Mail's "Head and bad,"

new

owner, had braved the cold wind, Another Irish horse, Workman, and, though feeling weak, insisted on

Then came wus the "bad"

last coming to see her 6,500 guinea pur- year's runner-up, Cooleen, my hope chase: Delachance (who had also blundered, Take dazzling Airgead Slos next. outpaced Red Knight 11., and Blue Away in front he went, and seemed Shirt (co-favourite with Cooleen). to be jumping beautifully. Suddenly Only grey, Hopeful Hero, Under we saw him topple over at the fence Bid, Bachelor Prince, Lough Collage, post Valentine's the first time round. Provocative and Drim also got the This was also the undoing of Stal- course. An exceptional number of bridge Park, but it was brought thirteen-but it was a firm ground about mainly by Red Knight II.. National.

Chasing Doublë

I still chuckle, when I think that but for Mrs. Marion Scott's decision

jumping the fence a bit across him.

Something had also jumped a bit; in front of Dominick's Cross when he made his exit at the second jump. Few ensualties so far, however, though Inversible was down at the

to let her horse attempt to win the first and Fontet had to be pulled up. English as well DE the American Brighter Cottage went at the fourth National Battleship would have now fence.

been on his way to his owner's American stud!

Battleship's American National

Hit Becher's Hard

was over only three miles at Bel- Next notable event was the upset mont Park.

of Takvor Pacha, who hit the top of "I know what a good game little Becher's hard. Kalley wobbled, chop he is trainer Reg Hobbs had tried to keep his seat, but touched sald to me, "but I somehow 11 like "Mother Aintree" for the first time. it's asking him to chew off a bit too Naturally there were other spille much. He only stands 15.2 and, af- before twenty survivors came to the ter all, he's already been

the stud water at the end of the first circuit. and got foals."

Delachance had moved up abend of Once, however, Hobbs had been Royal Danieli, Red Knight II., Rock- given his orders he saw to it that quilla and Lough Cottage, with Dun- Battleship would be fit for the big-hill Castle and Battleship, heading gest test of His career. Really, Reg- they turned to go back into the

others. gle is even more a marvel than son As

Bruce.

country once more one horse lay And if Flying Minutes had not dend over the water-Canadian in- crocked himself recently Bruce vader Rock Lad, who had collapsed would have ridden him in another with heart fallure,, 'American's colourk, -

Ever-prominent Royal Daniell I've seen many types of winning one-paced Red Knight II. Dela owners but never before one like chance, natty Battlerhip, Workman Mrs. Marion Scolt,

and Rockquilla-all sull doing their

A allent woman sat on a shooting; work so ably, silck some distance away from the Dunhill Castle was beaten, Nichol- theaddling ...onclósure while.. Aintree son thought, when he fell at Becher's

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