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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY,

SEPTEMBER 24, 1938.

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BOWLS SELECTORS GIVE RECOGNITION TO

YOUNG PLAYERS

(Continued from Page 12.)

that, if future Selection Committees no surprise at all. But if anybody follow the example of the present thinks that Omur has been chosen solely on pust reputation, he would one, current form and not past re-be entirely mistaken; for I know for putation will be the road to Inter-In fact that this fine bowler has found his form again and will be as great port honours.

a menace to the Shanghal side as he has always been.

Dallah, Xavler, J. A. da Luz, Holidge F. K. Silva, Fincher and have all been showing consistent form, and their inclusion is but just reward for a whole scuson's good performance.

If any fault could be found with the Selection Committee, it would be In the positioning of the players, es- pecially in the second rink.

There may be some who quibble over the selection of Hollidge as skip of this rink, Alves No. 2 and Fincher No. 3. Personally I feel that this rink would not, be at all weakened if the nomes of the three

positions

were

ed in a hat and th drawn for. They skipped more or lesa regularly for their clubs during the League Reason, and of the three Fincher finished up with the best record, Holidge second and Alves

third.

EASY TO UNDERSTAND But it is easy to understand why Hollidge has been chosen to skip. He is an extremely' steady player, as all who have played against him will testify,

and very seldom falls below

a sound level. The same, with due

could not respect to them,

perhaps Alves be said of the uther two. played very well in previous Interport at No. 2 and again showed

position in

up

well in

this

the

International Tournament just con- cluded; while Fincher is no stranger.

-berth. This

to

No.

In

the

rink, nevertheless, looks on paper to be

but the weakest of the three; actual performance, NO often happens in bowls, it may yet do better than the other two.

B.

W.

The ather two skips, Bradbury, and U. M. Omar, are tried campaigners, though the former has never had the honour of skipping &

M rink in an Interpart contest. Still, he is as good as any who may be chosen. That he is now in the foal of the singles championship is proof enough of his current form.

Though Omar's League form did not reach his usual high standard, his record in Interport matches has been so good that his selection causes

As befitting a club which has carried off the First und Second Division chompicnships, the open pairs, the open rinks and the Inter- national tournaments, the Club de Recrelo has five players out of the 12 probably the greatest proportion from any club in Interport matches

the

three-rink systein WHS since introduced.

Shunghai, 1 om sure, will these three rinks hard to crack.

find

Australian Cricket

Tourists Criticised

London, Sept. 7.

Two Cricket | YORKSHIRE

Trials For

"The Australian cricketers' The Week-End

conduct yesterday is scarcely likely to enhance either their good name or their popular- ity," says The Times to-day concerning the go slow tactics of the Australians in their match with an England-eloven at Folkestone.

"The team has been in the position of welcome guests." the paper goes on. "But the exhibition of pottering which spectators were sub- jected yesterday lacked reason

or taste.

to

Ronald Symon, writing in the Daily Mail, says: "Un- chivalrous travesty of cricket marred the Folkestone match, and blotted the hitherto un- spotted copybook of Austra- lian gallantry.

"The position shouted for

CROSS HARBOUR SWIM speedy runs and a sporting de-

His Excellency the Governor will be present at the Annual Open and Ladles Cross-harbour race, which finishes at the Victoria Recreation Club on Thursday, September 20. The race commences at 5.15 pm.

claration instead of two hours Brad. of barndoor boredom. man would not have counten- anced so deplorable a negation of sport."

Henry Fonda and Madeleine Car roll in "Blockade," Walter Wanger's dramalie hit which is coming to the King's Theatre to-morrow.

AN OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE ONE

OF

Advice For Those Who Take Part!

(By "R. Abbi{"}

SOCIETY

AT BOWLS

The following have been selected to represent the Society of Yorkshire- men in a friendly bowls game against a plcked team the Hongkong Electrle green to-morrow commencing at 3 p.m. sharp:

on

J. Danby, J. H. Bottomley, C. F. It is to be hoped that the Needham and A. Brooksbank (skip); weather will hold up this week-A. C. Frederick, H. Cooper, L. de Rome and J. G. Meyer (skip); H end sufficiently to allow of both Mundy, H. Priestly, W. W. Hirst and practice games which are pro- J. Deakin (skip). jected to be played off. To-day the game will be played at the Indian Recreation Club, and, as the K.CC. have a club match of their own, the opportunity bas been taken to includo a few extra players.

weather for

nets.

Picked Team-A. Dand. A. E. Perry, T. Armstrong and E. W. Lines (skip); J. K. Sloan, R. C. Butler, S. Dracon and A. F. Paul (skip); R. R Davies, R. R. Wood, J. Purvis and J. F. McGowan (skip).

GOVERNOR TO BOWL

E. L. Gopano, E. Zimmern, J. H. B. Leckie and L/S Tufnell are playing On Wednesday, September 28, at to-day instead of E. C. Fincher. D.4 p.m., His Excellency the Governor, J. N. Anderson, R. Lee end N. D. Sir Geoffry Northcote, will lead a who come in to-morrow. lawn bowls team against ZBW, at le has been very little time or the Kowloon Bowling Green Club.

I strongly re- those playing in both commend matches to have a very hot bath, about a bucket of Ellman's, and an early bed to-night! Also a thorough rub down with a rough towel about half an hour before the game starts on Sunday is an obvious precaution. At the beginning of the

only too easy to pull a muscle which has stiffened

GOVERNOR AT TENNIS

Is Excelleney the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, has signified his intention of being present at the final

day befor up from exercise the of the Hardcourt Tennis Doubles

ages Championship at the United Services In the distant when I did 22 Ittle running at Recreation Club to-morrow, at 3.30 "Fenner's", nobody, even humble.m., and has consented to present! college runners

Jumpers, ever the prizes,

ས་

dreamt of going out on to the track without a thorough good rub down

the

muscles. and I strongly re- commend it to cricketers.

do not suppose that learn a great

we

some reflection on form, In Tues- day's issue.

THE TEAMS

The following players are asked icke part in the trial to-day at

shall deal from to-day's game, but to-morrow's game which starts at 11.30 am, should be most

Toto interesting, given line weather. me, A. C. 1. Bowker's team looks Seckunpoo, starting at 2 pm:

Mr. A. C. 1. Bawker's XI-A. C. I. uncommonly like a probable Inter-

Bowker. L. D. Kilber, L., T. kle. A. port side, with one or two excep- C. Beek, E. L. Gesano, P. J. Bill-

tions.

morin, E. Zimmern, A., B. Minu, K. Nazaria, Capt. Whitmarsh, C. M. M. Man and C. E. Godby,

Owen

ven Hughes' side appear Lo -- he possibles strengthened by their Caplain and Alec Pearce. 1 looking forward very much to seeing

writingi Mr. 1. Owen Hughes XI-II. this game and, I hope, to some fairly full account of the play. Owen Hughes, T. A. Pearce, H. D. The great trouble of the Selectors to Bidwell, J. 1. B. Leckie, M. P. my mind will be that there are so Weedon, A. R. Kitchell, L. D. Me- miny players who are, at all events Lellan, A. II. Madar, W. Colledge, in my opinion, very much of a L/S. Tufnell, G. Souza and A. P. muchiness. In fact the erities seem Pereira.

to rank a good many of then ac-

cording if they are or are not mem-

TO-MORROW'S TRIAL

bers of the said critics' own club! The trial to-morrow will be played This, of course, is perfectly human at the K.C.C. starting at 11.30 am. and I dare say I suffer from it my-

A. C. 1. Dowker's XI-A. Č. I. of self, though I try to be as cosmopoll- The following are asked to take part:

the question tan as possible in cricket clubs here. I do not think Bowker, L. D. Kilber, L. T. Ride, A. C. Beck, Cupt, Whitmarsh, C. M. M. that there is any point in writing Man, C. E. Godby. E. C. Fincher, D. more at present. There are

J. N. Anderson, R. Lee, A. R. Minu names down which are unknown to and K. Nazarin. us. It merely remains to be seen how the various players will shape thus early in the season.

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HI. Owen Hughes' XI-11. Owen

If pos. Hughes. T. A. Pearce, L. D. Mc-

sible, I will endeavour to have some Lellan, H. D. Bidwell, W. Colledge. notes on to-day's play in the Monday M. P: Weedon, N. D. Lloyd, A. R. count of to-morrow's game with P. Pereira and P. J. Billimoria,

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