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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY,

SEPTEMBER 14, 1938.

NAVY SENIOR TEAM LEFT OUT OF CRICKET LEAGUE

"R. ABBIT" CRITICISES SLACKNESS SHOWN BY THE LOCAL OFFICIALS

NEW INTERPORT CAPTAIN WILL HAVE TO BE FOUND

In view of the fact that it has been decided to send a team up to Shanghai, if one can be raised, and that the League meeting has already been held, I take it that we may consider the Hong- kong Season to have started. I am therefore putting together a few notes on the position as I see it, though I must frankly admit that at the present moment I have no very definite information.

If a team can be raised, it will go to Shanghai but I am afraid it is a bigger "if" than other cricket scribes seem to think. in the Arst place it is no good our sending up to Shanghai We an absolute pack of rabbits. must put up a team strong enough to give then some sort of * use and to be quite frank I do not think it is to be too easy. To start with going to our two frat selections, T. A. Pearce

bolh and H. Owen-Hughes, are

a crush- able to go. This in itself

blow. Alee Pearce last Summer had an average for Kent of 16.52 for 20 innings. He made 281 rum, three of 59. times not out, with a top score of 59. but for the M.C.C. and for the Charterhouse Frlays

lays he played most brillant cricket and was centuries every other day. It is true that he han hardly ever quite ap- proached his English form out here,

LOTS-

do not occur to me at the moment, writing somewhat off band. From the Civil Service, Colledge might possibly get away, though I believe it is quite uncertain, Incidentally, what was the joke about his chun- aged foot? I asked him about it but he was Just as puzzled as I was, so suppias it was one of those Tats bit harder. The put in to make it a

S.C... to my mind only other possible selection from the McLellan, Froon Craigenpower there

13 of Couze, E. Zimmern, bus for the rest I get completely muddled up with the initials of the various brother: Billimoria might be and 'rossing. tried as a left-hand bowler,

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OTHER CANDIDATES

From Kowloon the names whleh occur to one are those of the two Finchers and Robert Lee. I frankly especially in Interports, but after his am at a loss to say anything at pre- year at home he would be an in-sent about Recreio. E. L. Gosano if valuable asset to the batting, apart it will probably be tried, but people from his beautiful folding and useful with knee injuries are always rather bowling. Owen-Hughes has long risky with an away side.

interport experience and is a punish-

ing bat who seemed to be regaining his bowling last season.

the

a trial

T.A. Pearce

he cannot go to Shanghai,

HOME CRICKET

Tennis Postponed At

Forest Hills

Forest Hills, N.Y.,

Sept. 13.

Rain fell here to-day, and the matches arranged in the American national tennis there- championships were

fore postponed.--United Press,

Rain Washes Out Several Baseball Ties

New York, Sept. 13. Rain Interfered with the Baseball programme to-day, three matches in The National Leagar being washed out on this account.

Results were as follows:

Chicago

Boston

NATIONAL LEAGUE

R.

Hi. E

4

f1

1

AMERICAN LEAGUE

.

Washington

12

G

Chiengo

G

2

WOOLLEY'S PARTING KNOCK AT AUSTRALIA

HOME

SOCCER PROSPECTS

No. 7-Cowan To

JAMES SHOWS FITNESS

WITH SPARKLING CENTURY IN A CRISIS

Canterbury:

Australia

By C. W. Packford

479; Kent

100

205 and

for

4

London, Aug. 16. Frank Woolley, the 52-year-old veteran England player, ap-

Train Brighton pearing for the last time against the Australians and against a

team not one of whom was born when he commenced his first There will be few new faces a class career, played a magnificent innings of 81 at a time when

because, al- Brighton this season though the side failed to achieve Kent were on the slide towards an ignominious defeat. Kent followed on no fewer than, Fagg at Walker b Ward their ambition last year, the club finished up in an excellent position.

necurate Anishing was the A. 1371 in arrears, but the seriousness. II. Valeutine lbw b Walte

The

the

Amca not out

of the situation made no difference 7. 12. 11. Chaik uw br-Smith

of

Extrna

17-7-

Total (4 wkis) Bowling Waite 22-7-45-4, White 33-3. Wordt 7-1-14-1 Fleetwood-Smith Hours of play to-day 11.30-3,30

VINES TURNS GOLFER

chief weakness. Time and again the forwards played attractor who has so often in the Todd not out

of a culty. tive football in midfield yet nothing: past 30 years pulled his county out first two balls he re- He hit the seemed to go right for them nt close

on defence. The matches Pittsburgh Pirates v. quarters.

point ho played all the bowling with New York Giants, Cincinnati Redauther hand, could hardly have been ved to the boundary and from this 4-

improved upon,

elegant ease that aroused a huge Brooklyn Dodgers, and St. Louis

Two of the four come from Pre-crowd to the uti ost enthusiasm. Cardinals V. Philadelphia Phillies

tun Nu

North End--P. Trainor and J. Fag, his partner, was completely were not played owing to rain.

Atherton while the other two...F,

and when dismissed overshadowed Green and J. Philbin-assisted Tor-had only scored 11 of the 76 obtained

for quay United last year.

the first wicket,

the

Amca the On

arrival Trainor can play at full-back or is also a full- halt-buck. Green

his continued

wonderful veteran back, and Atherton and Philbin are hitting. He crashed the ball three inside forwards. The nequisition of more times to the ringside and. new players is always something of brought the crowd to its feet by hit- ting Ward over the score-board for "Nothing appeared to trouble him funtil he just failed to get over an was finely taken offside ball and low down at mid-off by Bradman. He had been batting for only 65 strokes minutes and his major scoring

and thirteen 4's. included af, a

The seene when he walked to the Canterbury pavilion for the last time will not soon be forgotten, but the Whether enthusiasm was justified.

(West homered for the Senators).

Washington

OC HO

a lottery, but if those Brighton have secured en live up to their reputa tions the Albion will once again be in the running for promotion.

Goalkeeper,

ก

Chieugo

7

New York

10

Cleveland

1

B

.0

Boston Detroit

3 8

1

10 1

C. Thomson G. Mee

(Hinging homered for the Red Sox

E. Mariot

E Martin

Association Football

J. ScNaughton

L. Dorling

J. Stevens D. Walker G. Rindon E. Hall

Farrell Wilson Atherion Davie

I want it to be quite clear that I have mentioned these names merely looking back at last season's cricket

and Umpire, or rather Umpire and and that I haven't any

clea Sufe QUESTION OF CAPTAINCY

whether these gentlemen are avid-welth man, in 1921. How for this able or not. I know even less about question is going to complicate the Without these two we shall be the Services Captain Whitmorsit, production of a team I do not know. and Walker for the Tigers). sadly up against it and there is also 1.M., is undoubtedly worth his place I don't know much either about!

Philadelphia Trainor The match between a question of the captaincy. I have if he can Ket

CR. and so away

Shanghai. They sent a team up to Athletics and St. Louis Browns was F. Green been told that there is some chance of Man of the Middlesex. There are Wei Hai-Wei to have a game with not played owing to rain.- A. C. I. Bowker taking up the game other players in the Middlesex, but, again and possibly going up

soine naval sites and 1 gather Donnid Reuter. Shung- up to

of course, it is impossible to

Leach will still be in command. hal in charge, though I

cannot vouch whether they could get off really They will also have our old friends

. It will for this fact. Bowker usually plays be time

chouch to a few games at the beginning of each seriously about the personnel of the the Seaforths to fall back on. scason but then fades out of the team when the trial games start. picture, but he is always in train-know it is desired to hold ing and I can see no reason why he next Saturday, but at present I started an article on the Test F.A, AND FOREIGN should not make an excellent come- there is some difficulty about finding matches but it occurred to me that very it was rather out of date. Sudice back if he really gave his mind to it. ground. It is in any

arly for cricket. As for others I really have not con- early sidered the matter very carefully.

There is one great difficulty about to say that with a bit of luck we might well have won both the first Prior

to the posting of names of those these interport games and that is and second matches, and that Eng- who will be asked to play in a few that they are not in the same category practise

games. The

that suggest themselves to my mind are, Minu, (of course), A. H. Madar, K. Nazarin and possibly A. R. Abbas, From the Cricket Club itself, he sides Bowker, Kilber will be tried, and of course Arthur Beck, though whether the latter's tong sojourn in the home of Baseball and Gold Mines has caused his bowling to leave him one does not know. There are possibly several more whose hames

A. R.

oney

ease

TOURS

lish cricket proved a great deal SPECIAL COMMITTEE as some other games where teams are healthier than a lot of people (1 con-

MAY BE SET UP sat at the expense of the association. fess I was one of them) had sup- There is [10 cricket

association posed. There seem to be plenty of promising youngsters, though there here and I sincerely trust there never r

A. Law H. Stephen Carg

J. Philbin

S. Hurst

Guffey

Height

Weight It. 10, st.

HAOD DOODO ONOME DECO

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the inspired batting of their veteran colleague influenced the others I do not know, but it certainly paved the way to a capital Kent recovery,

A HAPPY AUGURY

BUT FAILS TO QUALIFY IN

U.S. AMATEUR

Oakmont, Pa., Sept. 13. Gua Moreland, the former Walker Cup golfer, with an aggregate of 146, including a brilliant sccond round of 70, leads the list of qualifiers in the American Amateur Golf Champion- ship.

The second place is shared by Word and

Ames and Valentine unhesitatingly attacked every ball not of a perfect length, and Bradman must have de-Willle Turnsco, Marvin plored the absence of O'Reilly and Richard Chapman, each with 140.

The British champion, Charles McCormiclc.

It is almost impossible to describe Yates, of Atlanta, is joint ninth with

152.

Non-qualifiers include the tennis over Valentine twice star, Ellsworth Vines, and both the Son Cowan, the former Manches-the way the Australlan bowling was

hit. In one ter City player, has been uppointed

over the ropes for six British entrants. T. A.

Torrance, trainer, a most popular choice,

Im-trove Ward

General A.C. Critebley,——— provements are being made to the In the next over from the other end and Brig.

completed his holl-Renter who Ames, ground which will double the cover-Am ed accommodation on the popular century in 55 minutes, treated Waite

in the same way.

On Waite being relleved by White, Ames pulled the newcomer high into members' the second tier of the

95 in 55 pair put on stand. The minutes.

Ames hit another ball out of the ground-the sixth of the innings up

will be. But even if there was, they is a lack of really Inst bowlers. Next

side. A hint that English football clubs would not be in a position to put up season, (if the world remains penec-will not, in future, be allowed to the funds to send a team. Anyone ful) should prove a very interesting undertake forelim tours during the who goes up will have to pay his one own passage,

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No. 8- The Rovers of Bristol

to this period-and then at the end minutes passed Woolley's

40

A few overs later he reached WONDERFUL REVIVAL

three figures.

close season without first satisfying a special commilice of the Football THE LEAGUE SEASON

Assoolation as to the suitability of Returning to our local game, the such tours is contained in the follow- League Meeting has certainly taken ing statement issued by the F.A.:

Bristol Rovers were a most dis- the bull by the horns by deciding

season until of that the League Season shall start on

"The members of the committee appointing side inst January 7 and that after that on con-accompanying the team (the Eng-March. In the last two months they score. secutive Saturdays League matches and team on their Continental tour, put up a really good fight, only one shall be played. I wonder if they 1938), viz

A. G. Hines, H. J. of the last eight matches being lost. realized that this practically cuts the Huband, 1. A. Glanvill, H. H. That no doubt influenced manager Bruff Fletcher to retain so many

100 minutes, almost rivalling Wool- ley in the pace of his scoring. Kent the players. Navy out of the Senior Division at Hughes and F. W. Rinder, having

of Enf all-

-events? It was sin

singularly unfor- witnessed a match between an

The Rovers have done well in were now well on the way to save Continental

who tunate that apparently no Naval re-lish touring team and presentative had been notified, and foo

football team, are of the opinion that securing Wilson, It looks

the day they had passed through a if the old slackness in it might be in the best interests of many brilliant displays in Bristol ful revival, for in the early part of the ru

running of the League was to the Football Association to refer, in City's goal. go on. I read nothing about hours future, applications for permission

09

the

and

He had obtained 101 out of 140 in

has given the innings defeat, a really wonder-

Australians Defeated For Second Time

Batsmen Fail At Scarborough

London, Sept. 13.

Brown

The Australian cricketers now in England sustained the second defeat Only one new full back-Hartley, doleful time.

The Australians went on batting of the present tour to-day when their of play. The present ones are ridi- to play matches abroad in close from Gillingham-has been signed.

cluded in a victory for the English- culous, but apparently the authori-season, to its ope and ad in the Webb, who has been secured from to aud 20 to their overnight score match against Mr. H. D. G. Levesons ties are too slack even to discuss the would consider each application from Newport County, although it hoif- and then in two and a quarter hours Gower's team at Scarborough con-

back, can play a jolly good game at dismissed the county for 108.

out from the men by ten wickets. was run Woolley if this is the following viewpoints: I will apologize matter.

back, The Rovers were not really

Scoring 300 in their Arst innings, incorrect, but no mention of the

the batting col- the tourists were dismissed in their tals disaster "1-Whether the match in against strong at wing-half last senson, but first ball of the lanings, and follow-

second for only 102. W. A. question was made in the newspaper

n national should be better served this season. tur report

port I read. Quite frankly to try (a) n selected team of

resisted deter- curried his bal for 38 not out, J. H. certainly FREE and manage the affairs of the League association; (b) a selected team of a Mr. Fletcher is greatly pleased at lapsed.

but proTM at one meeting held in September national league, or (c) another club. having signed Warhurst, of Bath

"2-Whether

strength is too silly for words and it is to

City, and previously with Sheffleldminedly for 40 minutes, United.

duced few runa. Only Ames shaped

First Defeat In this that I put down the undoubted standing of the opposing teams are

Five new forwards have been with any confidence until Levett and the Inst-wicket pair, hit diminution in the interest in Cricket | equal.

17 Years Apart (from Wright, and in Kavanagh shown is Hongkong in our days.

Wells

the Rangers)

courageously to add 31 runs.

AUSTRALIA

From Tests might militate against the prestige

for a (D. G. Close on Saturday-460 of the Football Association as aperts Rovers have a strong bustling type

centre-forward. He was a pro- Bradman Ci, C. L. Badcock 40, 5. Barnes controlling body.

life scorer for Tunbridge Wells in 4, D. A. Harnett 54). Yesterday's play: "Particular consideration should

F. Ward c Valentine b Todd be given to these questions, especial-the second half of last season. Kit-E. 6. W. White & Todd b Wright ....

chen, from Southport Is a scoring LO. Fleetwood-Smith not out when. of tension, ly during limes more than the playing of a match is winger. List of pla era engaged:

Costherpers: Nicholls, Burgess, Wilson at stake, and when it is particularly (Bristol City). necessary for the English prestige In sport to be maintained."

H. Owen Hughes

he also connot get away jor

the Interport..

"-Any other circumstance which signce

LEN HUTTON PENALISED FOR KICKING BALL

[UTTON, conscious, of the np-

HUT

prouching Soccer season, kicked

a ball over the boundary line in the

1 24 lb 7 nb 2

Total

RENT

ገብ

472

Bowling Wall 33-7-102-4, Todd 40-10~ Hacks: Smith, Muller,, Roberts, Hartley 145- Davies 20-3-75-0 Wright 10-3-0-77-2 (Gingham),

Halves: O'Mahony, Warren, McArthur, Woolley 14-1-47-1. Soward, Webb (Newport County), Whit-

First Inninge fold (Worksop Tewn), Warhurst (Bath

Woolley run out, Ciyi, Millington (Runcorn).

Forwards: Butterworth, lies, Muls, Gar-Fange frown & Walte diner, Tolland, Carron, Accrington Stan-Ames at Walker b White ley), Kitchen (Southport), Rogers (New-, 1, 1 Valentine lbw h Walte castle Uta.). Spivey (Turquay Uld), FG, IL Chalk b Walle Kavanagh (Tunbridge Wells Rangers).

HEARTS

WIN AWAY

Fifth Test match and created an “in- ENCOUNTER

eldent." Brown hit the last ball of on over, and ho. and Fleetwood- Smith, who was in with him, could easily have run two. They pre- ferred to saunter single in order That Brown might keep the bowling. Hutton's net didn't make

ke Brown's hit

a boundary. Four "penalty

were awarded as well as the singlol

and Brown still kept the bowling.

Three Scottish Soccer Matches

London, Sept. 13.

Three matches in the First Division

There is no rule to penalise halemen of the Scotish Football League were

for deliberately refusing to make played to-day. The results were ne runs. There is

rule to penalise follows:

fieldsmen for trying to give them runs. It is one of those things vaguely covered by the "spirit of the

Falkirk Parlick SL Mirren

* Hearts

1

2 Raith B.

1

1 Queen's Park 1

--Reuter.

Todd Ward

H. Knott & Walte J.G. W. Davies e Walio b White' Wright not out

Wate b White

A. J. V. Lovett b B1 lb 1

Totn{

Fleetwood-Smith

Second Woolley Bradman b Ward

London, Sept. 13. The Australian cricketers' defeat by Mr. H. D. G. Leve- son Gower's eleven at Scar- borough to-day is the first suf- fored by Australians in Eng- land for 17 years apart from Test matches.-Reuter Special,

Fingleton had 20, C. L. Badcock a "blob" and S. J. McCabe and Sidney. Darnes one each. Bowes captured five wickets for 42 runs.

Mr. Leveson Gower's team hit up 363 for eight wickets declared in their first innings, and in the second, 100 made 40 without loss to win by ten

61 wickets-Reuter,

Here's Luck!

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