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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 Scason 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 higger "it" than other cricket zeribes seem to think. In the first place it is no good or sending up to Shanghai an absolute pack of rabbits. We sutist put up a train strong enough to give them some sort of a game and to be quite frank 1 do not think it is going to be the easy. To start with

de not occur to me at the moment, writing somewhat off hand. From the Civil Servier, Colledge might possibly get away, though

believe is quite uncertain. Incidentally. what was the Joke about

dard- used foot

tasked him about it bul

our two frst selections. T. A. eest.c. to my mind and H. Owen-Hughes, are both

Finn Thi in itself is a crudi-

It is true

he was just ses puzzled as I was, do I suppose it was one of those bit: put in to make it a bit harder. The only other posable selection from the

is MeLellan Cadigeogoizer there

[ couse, R. Zunmern, hit for the rest I get completely muddled up with the intials of the various brothers.

Bilimoria might and cousins.

be tried as a left-hand bowler.

OTHER CANDIDATES

able to g ing blow. Alec Pearee last Summer had an average for ¿ent of 16,52 for 20

lonings. He made 281 runs, ther times not out, with

dup score of 59, but for the M.C.C. and for thei Charterhouse Friars he played mod brilliant cricket and W!!! making wenturies every other day. that he has hardly ever quite ap proached his English form out here, especially in Interports, but after his year at lume he would be an in-sent about Recreiò. E. L. Gosario i valuable asset to the batting, apart from his beautiful feiding and ureful Dowling. Owen-Hughes has long interport experience and is a punish- ink bat who seemed to be regalning his bowling last season.

QUESTION OF CAPTAINCY Without these two we shall be sadly up uninst it and there is also a question of the captaincy. I have been told that ittere is some chance of A. C. I. Bowker taking up the game again and possibly going up to Shang-

From Kowloon the names which gren to one are those of the two Finchers and Robert Lee. frankly am at a loss to say anything at pres

fit will probably be tried, but people with Kate injuries are always rather risky with an away side.

I want it to be quite clear that I | Jurve mentioned these names merely looking back at last season's cricket and that I haven't any Sure idea whether these gentlemen are avall able or not. I know even less about the Services. Captain Whitmarsh R.M., is undoubtedly worth his place

T.A. Pearce

he cannot go to Shanghai.

Tennis Postponed At Forest Hills

Forest Hills, N.Y.,

Sept. 19.

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

fore postponed.-United Press,

Rain Washes Out Several Baseball Ties

New York, Sept. 13. ain interfered with the Baseball programme to-day, three matches in the National League being washed out on this account.

Results were as follows:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chienggo Boston

K. II. E. 1 1 5 11 *

WOOLLEY'S

PARTING

KNOCK AT

AT AUSTRALIA ·

HOME SOCCER PROSPECTS

No. 7-Cowan To

Train Brighton

|AMES SHOWS FITNESS

WITH SPARKLING CENTURY IN A CRISIS

By C. W. Packford

Canterbury: Australia 470; Kent 100 and 205 for 4

London, Aug. 16.

Frank Woolley, the 52-year-old veteran England player, ap- pearing for the last time against the Australians and against a There will be few new faces at team not one of whom was born when he commenced his first because, al-class career, played a magnificent innings of 81 at a time when Brighton this season though the side falled to achieve Kent were on the slide towards an ignominious defeat.

Kent followed on no fewer than

KENT

their ambition last year, the chib finished up in an excellent position.

Inaccurate linishing was the A371 in arrears, but the seriousness blon's chief weakness. Time and of the situation made no different: Woatley run out

First Inninussa again the forwards played attract a man who has so often in the Faiz & Brown b. Walte tive football in midflek yet nothing seemed to go right for them at clos Past 30 years pulled his founty out. L. Valentine bw b Walte

011 defence,

The matches Pittsburgh Pirates v.quarters. New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds Brooklyn Dodgers, and St. Louis Cardinals V Philadelphia Phitles were not played owing to rain.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Washington Chicago

12

0

6

2

(West homered for the Senators),

SH TO

The

the

Ames at Walker b White

of a difficulty.

F. G. R. Chalk b Waite Todd Ward Ile hit the first two balls he re- C. It. Knott & Walle other ind, could hardly have been improved upon.

eived to the boundary and from this W. Davies e Walle b White

Wright not out Two of the four come from Pres-point he played all the bowling with Walk & White ton North End-P. Trainor and an elegant case that aroused a huge A. 1. V. Leveti i Fleetwood-Sinlifi Atherton--while the other two-F. crowd to the utmost enthusiasm. Green and J. Philbin-assisted Tor-

Fagg, his partner, was completely United last year. Gay Un

jovershadowrd and when dismissed at full-backs or had only scored 11 of the 76 obtained Trainor can play. half-back. Green is also a full for the Arst wickel.

back, and Atherton and Philbin are Inside forwards. The acquisition of

lp

the

I 1

Total

Second Innings

Woolley e Bradman Ward Fong at Walker Ward

arrival of Amus the es ut out

H. H. Valentine thw ʼn Weite continued htt new players is always something of veteran

Wonderful

F. G. H. Chalk lbw b F-Smith but if those Brighton have hitting. He crashed the ball three Todd not out lutters.

Extras times the ringside and secured can live up to their reputa-more tions The Albion will once again be brought the crowd to its feet by hit- in the runnin: for promotion.

ting Ward over the score-board for Howling.-Walte 22-7-43-4, While _17-7- 35-3.. Ward 7-1-14-1 Fleetwood-Smilin 3-0-14-1

Washington

| Chirago

7

New York

7

10

Cleveland

1

B .0

Goalkeepers

G.

3

I

1

N 10 I

C. Thomson

Weight R.

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Weight

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G. Alre

12

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Black:

123

Boston Detroit

(Higgins homered for the Red Sox and Walker for the Tigers).

E. Minertolt E. Martin

McNaughton

and Umpire, or rather Umpire and twelth man, in 1921. How for this question is gaing to complicate the production of a team I do not know, if he can get away, and stC.It. Shanghai. They sent a team up to Athleties and St. Louis Browns was F. Green

I don't know much either about)

Philadelphia Trior Man of the Middlesex.

There are alter players in the Middlesex, but. Wel Hai-Wei to have a game with not played owing to rain-

some naval sides and 1 gather Donald? Renter.

case

Say

HOME CRICKET

The match between

L. Dari

Halt-Ba

J. Stoven D. Walker

G. Hisdon

E. Hall...

Forwart

Association Football

R Farrell

of course, it is impossible to hui in charge, though I cannot vouch whether they could get off.

still be in command. It will Leach will for this fact. Bowker tually plnys

be time enough a few

To talk. reallyThey will also have our old friends games at the beginning of each i seriously about the personnel of the the Seaforths to fall back on. season but then fades out of the team when the trial games stort, I picture, but he is always in train know it is desired to hold a trial

and I ing

can see no reason why he next Saturday, but at the present should not make an excellent come-

there is some difficulty about finding matches but it occurred to me that back if he really gave his mind to it. ground. It is in any very As for others

it was rather out of date.

Suffer aldered the matter very carefully,

really have not con- early for cricket,

it to say that with a bit of luck we There is one great difficulty about might well have won both the first prior to the posting of names of those these interport goes and that is and second matches, and that Eng who will be asked to

few that they are not in the same category siz ፡ነ to play in practise

The

a great deal ones that as some other gapes where teams are healthier than a lot of people (! suggest themselves to my mind are,

sent at the expense of the association. fess I was one of them) had sup- A.

There IN no cricket association K. Nazarin and

posed. There seem to be plenty of possibly A. R. From the Cricket Club itself, he will be. But even if there was, they is a lack of really fast bowlers. Next promising youngsters, though there sides Bowker, Kilbes will be tried, would not be in position to put up and of course Arthur Beck, though the funds to send a team. Anyone, (if the world remains peace

I started an article on the Test F.A. AND FOREIGN

games... to

. R. Minu, (of course). A. II. as here and I sincerely trust there never

cricket proved

TOURS

SPECIAL COMMITTEE

MAY BE SET UP

whether the latter's long sojourn in who goes up will have to pay his/fut) should prove a very interesting underlake foreign tours during the

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Nothing appeared to trouble hitn until he just failed to get over an offside ball and was finely taken

How down af mid-off by Bradman. He had been batting for only $5 minutes and his major scoring strokes. included a 6, a 5 and thirteen 4's.

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

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

A HAPPY AUGURY

Ames and Valentine unhesitatingly perfect

Sam Cowan, the former Manches- fattacked every ball not of

ter City player, has been appointed length, and Bradman must have de- trainer, a most popular choice! Implored the absence of O'Reilly and provements are being made to the McCormick.

round which will double the cover- Ted accommodation on the popular

side.

No. 8-

The

It is almost Impossible to describe

hit. In one

Total ( wkts)

Hours of play to-day 11.30-5,30

VINES TURNS GOLFER

BUT FAILS TO QUALIFY IN U.S. AMATEUR

Oakmont, Pa., Sept. 13. Gus Moreland, the former Walker the way the Australian bowling was Cup golfer, with an aggregate of 140, over Valentine twice including a brilliant second round of drove Ward over the ropes for six. 70, leads the list of qualifiers in the In the next over from the other end. American Amateur Golf Champion- Ames, who completed his half-

ship.

Association as to the sulfability of Rovers of Bristol century in 65 minutes, treated Walte

in same way,

A hint that English football clubs will not, in future, be allowed to

close season without first satisfying THE LEAGUE SEASON

a special committee of the Football League Meeting has certainly taken ing statement issued by the F.A.:

Returning to our local game, the such tours is contained in the follow-

The second place is shared by Wille Turnses, Marvin Ward and the bull by the horns by deciding

On Waite being relieved by White. Richard Chapman, each with 148, that the League Season shall start on

The British senson until Ames pulled the newcomer high into

champion, Charles "The members of the committee appointing side January 7 and that after that on con-accompanying the team (the Eng- Morch

members' Yates, of Atlanta, is joint ninth with In the last two months they the second tier of the

stand. The pair put on 93 in 53 152. secutive Saturdays League matches land team on their Continental tour, put up a really good fight, only

one

Bristol Rovers were u most dis-

last

who has given

Non-qualifiers Include the tennis Ames hit another ball out of the star, Ellsworth Vines, and both the

shall be played. I wonder if they 1938), viz.. A. G. Hines, H. J of the last eight ruatches being lost. minutes. realized that this practically cuts the Huband, B. A Glanvill, H. That no doubt influenced manager

H. Navy out of the Senior Division at Hughes and F. W. Rinder, havingud

"BruT" Fletcher to retain so many ground-the sixth of the innings up British entrants, T. A. Torrance, all events? It was 5/3

singularly unfor- witnemed a match between an

an Eng the players.

to this period and then at the end and Brig. General A.C. Critchley.— tunate that apparently no

The Rovers have done well in of go Naval reas

relish touring team and a

a Continental

minutes passed Woolley's Renter. presentative had been notified,

[score. A few over later he reachell it looks as if the old sites, and football team, are of the opinion that securing Wilson,

in it might be in the best interests of any brilliant displays in Bristol three Ogures. the running of the League was to the Football Association to refer, in City's goal. 20 on. 1 read nothing about hours

ours future, applications for permission Only one new full back-Hartley, of play. The present ones are ridi- to play matches abroad in the close from Gillingham-has been signed. culous, but apparently the authori-

scam, to a special committer, who Webb, who has been secured from 100 minutes, almost rivalling Wool-| ties are too slack even to discuss the would consider each application frombeck, can play a jolly good game atley in the pace of his scoring. Kent

Newport County, although matter.

back. The Rovers were not really were now well on the way to save Whether the match is against strong at wing-half last season, but the innings defeat, a really wonder-

S" but no mention of wie:

I will apologize if this is the following viewpoints:

Was made in the newspaper

i half-

WONDERFUL REVIVAL

He had obtained 101 out of 140 in

Australians Defeated For

I read. Quite frankly to try (a) a selected team of a national should be better served this season. ful revival, for in the early part of Second Time

and manage the affairs of the League association; (b) a selected team of a Mr. Fletcher is greatly pleased at the day they had passed through a alone theeting held in September national league, or (c) another club (having signed Warhurst, of Bath doleful time.

Five now

is too silly for words and it is to "Whether the strength and City, and previously with Sheffield

The Australians went on batting this that I put down the undoubiect standing of the opposing teams are United.

to add 201 their overnight scare diminution in the interest in Cricket equal.

forwards have been and then in two and a quarter hours shown is Hongkong in our cluys,

3-Any other circumstance which signed, and in Kayanaglı

(from

dismissed the county for 108. might inilitate against the prestige Tunbridge Wells Rungers) the of the Football Association as sports Rovers have a strong bustling type Woolley was run out from the controlling body.

of centre-forward. He was a pro-first ball of the innings, and follow- "Particular consideration should life scorer for Tunbridge Wells in ing this disaster the batting col- be given to these questions, especial- the second half of last season.

Kit-lapsed. ly during times of tension, when chen, from Southport is a scoring

resisted Fagg certainly more than the playing of a match is winger. List of players engaged:

deter at stake, and when it is particularly (Bristal City).

daalkeepers Nicholls, Burgess, Wilson minedly for 40 minutes, but prò- necessary for the English prestige in Backa: Smith, 25iller, Roberts, Hartley ducet few runs. Only Ames shaped sport to be maintained."

(Gillingham).

with, any confidence until Levelt and Halves: O'Mahony, Warren, McArthur. Wright, the last-wicket pair, hit

11., Owen Hughes

he also cannot get away for

the Interport.

LEN HUTTON PENALISED FOR KICKING BALL

[UTTON, conscious, of the

H preaching Soccer season, kicked

ball over the boundary line in the

Seward, Webb (Newport County), White

field (Worktop Town). Warhurst (Beth courageously to add 31 runa. City), Mington (Runcorn),

Forwarde: Butterworth, Iles, Mills, Gar- diner. Tolland, Carron, Accrington Blan-- ley), Kitchen (Southport), Rogers (New- cnstlo Vid.. Spivey Kavanagh (Tunbridge Wells Rangers).

AUSTRALIA

Close on Saturday.450 for (D.

Batsmen Fail At Scarborough

London, Sept. 13,

The Australian cricketers now in England sustained the second defeat of the present tour to-day when their match against Mr.. H. D. G. Leveson Gower's tram at Scarborough cluded in a victory for the English- men by ten wickets.

CDA-

Scoring 300 in their first innings, the tourists wore dismissed in their second for only 102. W. A. Brown carried his bat for 38 not out, J. H. Fingleton had 20, C. L. Badcock Д

(Torquay Vid). Bradman 67, C. L. Badcock 70. S. Barnes lob and S. J. McCabe and Sidney

HEARTS

WIN AWAY

Fifth Test match and created an "in ENCOUNTER

eldent." Brown hit the lost ball of an over, and he and Fleetwood- Smith, who was in with him,

coula eally have

two. Fun

They pre- ferred to saunter a single in order that Brown might keep the bowling. Hutton's act didn't make Brown's hit a boundary. Four "penalty runs" were awarded as well as the single

Three Scottish Soccer Matches

London, Sept. 13,.

and Brown still kept the bowling. Three matches in the First Division There is no rule to penalise batsmen of the Scottish Football League were for deliberately refusing to make played to-day. The results were as runs. There is a rule to penallic | follows: fieldsmen for trying to give them runs. It is one of those things vaguely covered by the "spirit of the zama."

Falkirk

0 Hearts

Partick

BL Mirren

2 Raith R 2 Queen's Park. I

---Router.

M. D. A. Barnett 54). Yesterday's play:

9. W. White a Tedd b Wright....

F. Ward e Valentine b Toda

L. O'. Fleetwood-Smith nat aut

24 1 7 nb 2

Total

62 Barnes one each. Bowes captured 14 Ave wickets for 42 runs.

Q

33

Mr. Luveson Gower's team hit up 47363 for eight wickets declared in their first innings, and in the second, Bowling-Watt 35-7-102-4, Tode 40-10- 145-4, Davies 20-3-75-0 Wright 16.-3-0-77-1 made 40 without loss to win by ten

wickets.-Reuter. Woolley 1-1-47-1.

Here's Luch!

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