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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY,

OCTOBER 18,

1938.

Local Week-End Cricket Matches Reviewed

By "R. Abbit"

On the whole, the wickets on Saturday last in the Colony were rather on the "jam-pot" side, some of them possibly being, too slow to be really difficult, others being quite unpleasant. I only managed to see the Club and Civil Service match myself, and having read a very, very brief critic of that in a local paper I feel once more how hopeless it is to try and criticize a match on the score sheet/ More of this anon. I can only say that I will do my best to guess. the probabilities and I shall have to continue doing so until someone explains to me how I can see four or five matches at the same time.

D. Crary and Sargent all got runs.

Incidenally, I rather think it is time that the D.D.S. stopped playing masters. It would teach the eleven to rely more on their own efforts.

Th K.C.C. batted first against a singularly "stranger" Army side and did very comfortably. None of the Army bowling had very much claim to be considered dangerous in any Caso and Donald Anderson and I. T. Broadbridge did very much as theyThis remark applies to the CBS. as liked with it. Things, of course, are well. The University got 80 for 5 at present completely disorganised and seemed much the same side, and one cannot expect a regular with a possible exception of Gegit, us Army ride. They did well enough to

they were inst year. draw, Sergeant Baker making 33 and

Godby 35

not out.

FLATTERING FIGURES

There remains the intent that I did see, and, as I cald earlier in this article, it just shows you how you can buy it if you have to judge by

Longfield, 03

ex-

I was glad to see that Man was able to play again after his nasty accident in the Interport trial. For some renson er other, however, he was only down lant man. I rather rather cricket is abit difficult for the Middlesex Regi-core-thers.

in cald 10 pected,

bowled have ment at the moment

brillantly. I have no doubt that he can do so with wicket to help him, when he has found his lengt but apart from a magnificent bali which bowled Daniels, and two quite useful ones Inter, ne was all over the place. His first ball nearly pitched on his tee and, had not the wicket been gummy enough to hold it so that Ardur Lay broadcasted on entirely the wrong wave-length, it would undoubtedly have gone out of the ground. He also got Parrow olf

Lee and Lloyd did most of the bowling for the K.C.C., who, I notice had Captain Whitmarsh playing for them. He has not yet got into form with the bat.

L.R.C. TROUNCED Playing over at King's Park the IR.C. got a bad beating from Itecrelo. The wicket apparently sulted A. P. Pereira, who must have bowled very much better than he had been doing In the Interport trinia. Ilis figures read 16.4-5-21-7 which must be ac- excellent performance. counted an The

batting Indian

completely with the exception AH

of Madar and A. H. They were all Kitchell who both got double: Bgures. out for 52 runs and of those, extras clamed no less than 101

collapsed

The ftecrelo did not do very much

better, but with E. L. Gosano making 18, L. G. Gosano 25, and A. P. Pereten 14 they got up to 92. Minu had for 45.

The same thing happened in the Junior match between these Clubs, for Recreio made 100 and the 1.R.C. could do no better than 80. K. M. Rumjahn and A. Baker did best for the IRC. and they were I think. pretty well worth their places in the Arst eleven. A. J. M. Prata was top scorer for Recreio with 25. THE DIE-HARDS

Tho Civil Service

second eleven managed to get into three figures, thanks to A. Warr and I. P. Tamworth but no-one else could do very much besides. The Cricket Club hat little difficulty in hitting off the Incidentally I begin to feci to stibly elderly, as I find I used to play cricket with 'Tamworth's father In North Devon. Thero are signs, by the way, that the Civil Service second eleven muy Buck up quite a bit this seAZOSI. ...,!,,‛,,·,"‚་

SCHOOL DOES WELL The DBS. made 141 for 'declared against the University. F. J. L03.

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short rib-roaster which a taller batsman would have sent to Live! pavillon rails. Actually Beck, who decided to pitch up, bowled as well os anyone except perhapa Lectie who varled his puse cleverly. He scems to be unlucky in that he can never Ket the extra bit en that takes the wicket.

HOPE AHEAD

Badly as the Civil Service batted they have hope ahead. They have Dicky Richardson, Boker, Grifiths, Hawkins and Tubby Wood to come In either now or chortly; and they have a couple of useful recruits in Holidge and Alnalle. It is of great Importance that these two youngsters should stop in the first with a view to the future. If they go down to

the second you can write them off. Both have the idea of the game, Beld well and can send down a

length ball besides playing with a straight bat. Whitley niso bowled very well and

rent pity he is not more consistent. The Club batting was useful, with little to extend it. Incidentally McLellan is much more offective if used often in amali doses rather than if he is put on and kent on, even If he does prefer the latter treatment.

The Club, of course could hardly be judged by the game. They have Alec Pearco to come in, and will be a useful all round side, especially Acci Bowker sticks to the game and they can turn out a pretty regular eloven. This chopping and changing is what they have been suffering from for the past two or three years.

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Goal-Keeper's

Daring Save

Kowloon

Kowloon Football

Football Club

Tam Kwan-kon, the Chinese Federation goal-keeper, makes a daring save right off Saw's fect in Sunday's Governor's Cup match at Causeway Bay, Saw seems surprised. Mak Sul-han and Li Tia-sang, Leung Wing-chlu and Bickford are in the background, the Chinese backs, fave their backs to the camera,

HENRY COTTON Offor Made To Budge

THE

DETHRONES

GOLF QUEENS

(By A Correspondent)

London, Oct. 7.

This goes to show how unpredictable golf form is. About eleven o'clock yesterday morning at Maylands golf course, ncar Romford, the betting was ovens on the match in which Henry Cotton was to play the "best ball" of Lady Heathcoat-Amory (Joyce Wethered), Miss Enid Wilson and Mme. Simone Lacoste.

that Cotton The argument was might outdrive his three opponents by a long, long way (which he did), but that they would be there in the end to catch him

with their up approaching and putting.

ex-

But it was Cotton who did the approaching and putting. To pected tremendous drives he added unexpected enormous putts. Indeed, he putted the women right aut of the match to win by four holes up with three to play.

INTERNATIONAL SOCCER TEAMS FOR MATCHES

London, Oct. 17. The English, soccer team to meet There was an unwieldy gallery of Wales in the International match at 2,000 people, who galloped over Cardiff on October 22 will be: bunkers and tore through greens. Everybody relaxed, even Colton.

To Turn "Pro"

Chicago, Oct. 17. The well-known sports pro- moter, Mr. Jack Harris, an- nounced to-day that he has offered Donald Budge $75,000 with an option of "liberal per- centage" to turn professional and to go on tour in 1939.

Mr. Harris said that Budge had requested $100,000. ---- United Press.

NO COMMITMENTS Oakland, Cal., Oct. 17. Donald Budge stated here, "I have made no commitments in reply to Mr. Harris's offer of

I have been think. $75,000. ing it over and may accept $1,00,000". United Prean,

COTTON DOES NOT LIKE 14-

Woodley (Chelsea);- Sproston (Tottenham), Hapgood (Arsenal), (Huddersücid), Copping had to wait for his caddie, lost in Young

crowd. Plaintively he called (Arsenal); Matthews (Stoke), Robin- "Come out," as if he were coaxing son (Sheffield Wednesday), Lawton a rabbit out of a hole.

Once, all ready to play a shot, he captain; Willingtam (Huddersneld) CLUB RULE

the

(Everton), Goulden (West Ham), "Interfering With

Another time he showed the gal-and- Boyes (Everton). lery how to make a big circle round him. It was quite a new Cotton.

The Welsh team will be as follows: John (Swansea); Whatley (Tetten- hom), Hughes (Birmingham); Green (Charlton), T. G. Jones (Everton),

Players' Liberty”

London, Oct. 1. The R. and A, has, as is well

Out in 33 and four under 4's for the fifteen holes played, Colton re- quired only one putt on six grecus. Richards (Birmingham); Hopkins

A rock-like, wide-apart stance, a (Brentford), Leslie Jones (Arsenal), known, decided that after the next fall follow-through with a slight dip Astley (Derby), Bryn Jones spring meeting at St. Andrews, the of the left shoulder towards the (Arsenal), Cummer (Arsenal). hole was the secret so far as I could

TO MEET CONTINENT

14 club rule will be enforced In addition it is suggested that a change in the ball may come to keep down big hitting.

Miss Chance Of

Forcing A Tie

Beaten By Single Shot By Shanghai Interporters

Ey "Abo"

Tho. Kowloon Football Club, champions of the Third Division in the Hongkong Lawn Bowls League during the 1938 season, enters tained the Shanghai Interport team on their green yesterday, and the home representatives "did very well indeed to hold the visitors to a one-shot margin. The final scores were 21-20 n favour of the Shanghai rink.

Call-Over For Cesarewitch Announced

London, Oct. 17. The following is the latest call-over for the Cesarcwitch:

100/8 Black Speck (a), 13/1 (1)

and wanted.

13/1 Dubonnet (t and of 100/7 Salonaise (0), 15/1 (1)

10/1 Snipewood (t and o) 17/1 Snake Lighining (t and o) 17/1 Contrev.n. it and o) 17/1

Fet (0), 16/1 (1) 22/1 Loveswegen (t and o) 22/1

Olympus (a), 25/1 (1) 22/1 Earth Stopper (0), 25/1 23/1 Stainless Stephen (0), 28/1

25/1 Queen Shilling (o), 28/1

(t)

25/1 Nettlewood (o).

20/1 Harewood (t and o) 28/1 Mubarak (o), 33/1 (1) 33/1 Fox Star (0) 3371 Cellbate II (0) 40/1 Ranfield (t and o) Pype (t and o)' Neur Relation (o) 60/1 Holnechase (t and o} Bu esponuent (0)

50/1

50/1

50

100/

Valerian (t and o) 100/1 Sir Calidore (t and o).

-Reuter,

Miss Scriven Retains Her Tennis Title

London, Oct. 17.

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A sa matter of fact, the KF.C. quartette had a great opportunity of making a lie of the encounter on the last head. Shanghal were leading by three chots, but the K.F.C., were having two when W. V. Field, their skip, had his last wood to go. Had he been able to

to make It Into, a coun- ter, the scores would have been levelled at 21-21, but he was a tride too heavy and went through.

Though he failed with his last wood, it was Field who gave the K.F.C. the

opportunity of

possibly squaring the match. The visitors were lying three when the skips went down to roll on the insi hend, but with his first wood, Field broke up the lay and the jack sprang sidewayo to give tho K.F.C. two.

LATE EFFORT

Hugh

Wallace and W. J. Mac-

Dermott stood out from the Shanghai (1)rink, the visitors being represented by K. L. Swartzell, A. M. Gutierrez, J. M. C. Lopes and W. J. Brierley Kowloon (skip), The Kill, V. Chittenden,

In the Queen's Club women's in- nls final, played to-day, Miss Mar- garet Scriven, holder, defcated Miss MeKelvie by 6-3, 4-6, 0-1.-Router.

Baron Von Cramm In Good Health

Berlin, Oct. 17. Relatives of Baron Gottfried von Cramm, the German tennis ace who was released from prison on Sunday, sald he was in good health before his release,

Of the women, only Mme, Lacoste (hall her; frailest of the three, only The England team to meet the she won a hole from Henry) looked Continent at Highbury on October 20 like sinking putts. She holds the will be the game as the one against club with her right forefinger point Wales. Any alterations will be an- what he says: "Firstly, I consider his plans for the future. United ing down the shaft. Try it your-nounced after Saturday's match-the 14 club law unnecessary, It is Press.

selt.

IF

Reuter.

You Don't Know

WHAT A

"PLYMLET"

IS

ASK

CALDBECK'S

Colton does not like it, and this is

Just another to add to a list of rules already more numerous than those of any other sport. Besides, I feel It 21 fow is one almed merely at players. I can think of less than a more hundred golfers who carry than 14 clubs. I do not know of a first-class player to-day who carries so many clubs as to be conspicuous The -the average is from 14 to 18. extra ones now deemed to be too many would be only the spares or clubs with which to play odd shots and to take risks when lying near a tree or from a bad He. My own set comprises 10, although cocasion- olly I carry a jigger and heavy club. for digging out of the, tough spots, Here is my bagful:-

Woods:-Driver, brassie, spoon, und lofted spoon, being numbers 1, 2, 3, 4.

Irons: Nos, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 0, 0, 7, 7, 8, sand Iron and putter.

"That does not make a gargantuan bog, and yet I would be beyond the pale. So one of the first weaknesses of the new rule is that the R. and A. uro

player' interfering with liberty. And this restriction might even lead to the point when the set of 14 clubs would have to be of a given specification. Then we would see who can play the game, Clubs could almost be made to some im- possible standard. I do not thlak the new move will ruin the profes- sionals financially, but it certainly will stop the keen amateur from buying thoan extra clubs to put in his bag.

"For the other alde, it is argued) that 14 clubs are too many--savenį or eleven should be the limit. But,

as I believe that making fourteen Ja already an interference, you SELECKE

what I think of that." Our Own Correspondent,

They declined to discuss details of

after the

T. Fergusson and W. V. Field (skip). Because Shanghai hnd established an early lead and elso because there were many loose heads, the match was not really Interesting until the few ends when the K.F.C. made their effort to snatch the game out of the fire. With a five, followed with a two, the Shanghal men were al ready seven shots ahead first two ends. At the end of the Afth, they led 9-1 and at the end of the 11th by 15-7. The K.F.C. scored six shots in four heads from the 12th to the 16th, but a four on the 16th nut the visitors further in the lead 10-13. On the next three ends, by however, the local men scored two, one and two in that order to take themselves only one shot away from their opponents' score. Shanghal re- 20th and gistered a brace on the though the KF.C. also at a two on the last head, they were still one shot in arrears.

Scores:

Shanghai

Kowloon F.C.

22860000GGRISHE

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