1939-11-14 — Page 7

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

November

14, 1939.

"R. Abbit's" Cricket Comments

EXCELLENT GAME ON CLUB GROUND

Civil Service C.C. Win: Richardson and Pearce In Fine Batting Form

CONTRARY to my expectation, there was an excellent day's cricket on Saturday last, al- though there were several absentees in Camp.

The whole day match against the Civil Service at the H.K.C.C. "ground was a most successful affair, though I think there were three members of the second eleven in- cluded in the Club side. T. E. Pearce made a welcome, reappearance, and batted in his usual excellent style.

neither Ride nor Kilbee hud

Able to get away early Alec Pearce went in first, and the family partnership was most successful as the half-century was hoisted without loss. At 56, however, Alec Pearce played to glance a ball on the leg side, wicket. and was taken at the

It is probable that it actually touched his pads and not his bat-- the elders on the leg side thought! him not out-but it is one of the most diflcult of decisions. In the straight- the wicket forward entch at the umpire can-and must rely upon But on Bertien more than sound.

CONIC the leg side deflection may either from bat or pads.

Pearce had played watchful anet excellent cricket, as he is not used to going in first, and had restrained bis game a bit. I heard it said it was better cricket than the first afty of his century the week before.

A COLLAPSE

Megan Taylor Turns

Ice Professional

The Best football team which beat the United Services on Sunday. Included in the picture are Mr. W. E. Hollands (niänager), Mr. Stokes (referee) and the Hnesmen The team; (barkrow-left to right) Leung Wing-chiu, Lee Ti-sang, Cheung Wing-chol, Hsu King-seng, Blackburn, Williamson; (front row) Fowler, Fung King-cheung Leo Wal-tong, A. V. Gosano and Hau Ching-to-fee Cheung.

SYDNEY, Nov. 13 Reuter)

Miss Megan Taylor. English Basketball holder of the women's world figure-skating championship, has turned professional, ac- cording to her father, with whom she is co-starring in an ice review.

Miss Taylor will later tour America, from where she has received an offer of £300 weekly.

it

J. H. Fox succeeded and hit Perry for Isley to mid-wicket with a pulled shot for THEN came trouble.

falled, and T. E. Pearce got a four, but be skied the last ball of really good one from Fenton which the over and McLellan made a very pitched on the bind spot and bowled good catch running back-one of the aim. Three wickets had thus fallen more difficult type of catches na at 56. John Pearce held up an end, was spinning a lot. (114-1-4.)

The batsmen had crossed, und but Ride could not get the ball away, and was yorked in trying to open up. Robb played back to McLellan's first Then come a stand between John ball which kicked a bit. It went up Pearce and Kilbee who both got into towards short leg. and Fortescue the twenties, and the latter saw the dashed out from behind the sticks hundred up when joined by Bosan- and took the catch, (114-10-0), and quet, who was batting under diffeul- the last four wickets had fallen in ties with a heavily strapped thumb. I minutes for eleven runs. But 103 for six wickets in an hour and a half was none too good in view

CIVIL SERVICE BAT

and Richardson opened the Innings at

at the excellent start, and the Civil TESCUE

mid-al (100-7-2),

tour,

Colony Girls Win By Last Minute Goal

MANILA, Nov. 13 (UP)-A last minute goal by Diana Chen captain of the Hongkong girls' basketball team. nosed out Manila's Chinese Y.W.C.A. team by 18 to 17 In the most exciting game of the Hongkong-Manlia serics 20 tar,

Scores by quarter were Honakong 6-4, Hongkong 11-10, Hongkong 12- 14. Diana Chen scored eight points for. Hongkong and Lau Shun-yce

four.

Jengkong meets the Manila cham- on Anglo-Chinese team on Thurs-

day.

Alec Pearce's leg trap and turned the ball tamely into John Pearce's hands at short leg.

Hockey Incident Probed

H.K.F.A, Team For Governor's Cup

The following have been chosen to represent the Hong- Association Football kong against the Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation in the first round of the Governor's Cup to be played on Sunday November 19, on the Navy Ground at 3.30 p.m.

Robinson (R.N.); Hendy (R.N.). Sheehan (Midd.); Wilkinson (Midd.), William- son (Kowloon), Coles (R.N.); Fowler (Club), Gosano (St. Joseph's Captain, Hossack IR.S.), Thoburn (R.N.) and Middleton (R.N.). Reserves. -Drake (Midd.), Blackburn (Police) Bright (Midd.), ISt. Honnibali

Joseph's). Ferrier (Police), and Gordon (R.S.).

Team manager, Inspector A. Kirby,

The Chinese A.A.F.; will select their team to-day.

Richardson felt he must do some- thing about it, and hooked Robb for four, put Pearce through the covers.

him for four, and hooked 2.37, for Service, whose bowlers had done Ilsiey started the bowling from the similor number. A two in the gully to extra mode a mast nobly, backed up by good and alert Naval Yard, and Richardson put his and a four fielding. came in to tifin in good second ball behind point for a cou- useful 14 of the over, and 30 went kicked. but the up. He pulled Robb for a four to ple. The third heart.

full loss, landed on the long on next over. After lunch the game was resumed fourth,

RUNS ARE HIT OFF at 2.05 and Bosanquet and Parsons canopy of the Ladies' tent at square faced MeLellan and Perry. After leg, and the sixth went to long leg

then relieved his beautiful shot. The JOHN Pearce

brother at the Law Courts end. wo singles came from McLellan's for first over, Parsons mistimed Perry eighth was glanced to fine leg-I and lifted the ball to McLellan at thought it had bit his pads-and McLellan banged a short one to the long leg boundary, but propped one Richardson had taken 14 of the first up to be 6. & b. three, balls later. Football CHARLTON succeeded and played T. A. Pearce bowled at the Law (19-4-5). Paterson came in,

but the batsman--hooked-the-first was Interesting as Bosanquet- ing the ball from the off quite a lot, nit to the square log boundary and] out the over, and the position Court-end-Ho-was obviously turn-1 Alce Pearce came to silly inld off Fortescue only managed the hundred went up. Singles sound bat was there though handi- and

the covers. He sent followed and Richardson hit John enpped by injury, and the two inst to single

to long Pearce through the covers for four come, Robb and Fox, were both fore-isley's first ball, however.

SHANGHAI, Nov. 13 to send up 110. A snick for four

(UP) ing batsmen who might or might not leg for four. A single sent 20 up.

RUNS BEGIN TO COME

through the slips, his first bad chot, Before the biggest crowd seen in a quick twenty or crnek up a Chariton did not last long as he got N T. A, Pearce's next over he was tied the game, and a single in the soccer game In the last three years, a inside one of Ferry's, and was smarl-obviously turning a lot. and, covers gave Civil Service the vic-Chinese team narrowly defeated a ly taken in the gully by Whitley off after Fortescue had taken a four tory by six wickets.

quick chance (110-8-1).

INTERESTING POSITION

SPORT ADVTS.

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Chinese Win Charity Game In S'hai

Apology To Be Sent To The Umpire

AN ENQUIRY into the recent hockey incident which led to the abandonment of the D.G.S.-Recreio "B" match was held yesterday at a meeting of the Hongkong Ladies Hockey Association.

The inquiry yesterday found that the Schoolgirls were to blame for disputing the decisions of one of the umpires, although it was at Recreio's suggestion that Mr. Gonsalves, one of the officiating umpires, decided to abandon the game.

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The Dioceson Girls School were warned that repetition of a similar Incident in the future would entall suspension for the rest of the season. that in The inquiry suggested future either the gym mistress or one

of the school's mistressOn present at the League games.

LETTER OF APOLOGY

captain of the D.G.S. said

she would write a letter apology to Mr. J. Gonsalves,

The Counel of the Association! decided to co-opt the gym mistresses of the D.G.S, and C.B.S. to the Council ex-officio, with no power to vote.

The

team

of

The first League matches of the season will be held on Saturday when Central British Association will en- tertain "y" In the Caer Clark Cup League at 3 p.m.. while "y" Juntors will be at home to Central British Association, also at 3 pm.

Adamson Cup Qualifiers

combined British and French team: Just afterwards, Paterson was by four goals to three at the Canki- full toss, Richardson anicked a single magnificently caught by T. A. Pearce romo this afternoon,

A crowd which was estimated at round to long leg, and the bowler at silly mid-off of a hard chance brought his extra cover to forward that never was more than a fost nearly 20,000 completely packed the

spacious stands and overlowed the Returning a card of 76-13-03, J. short leg, moving ide to the back above the ground..

field.

T. Reeve qualified for the Adamson ward position. Fortescue, however,

CS.C.C. BAT ON

The proceeds of the match will go Cup In the November qualifying managed to secure two more fours

PICHARDSON continued until he in the proportion of one-third each to round at Happy Valley over the past around mid-off, one lifted a bit.

I was caught on the boundary by the British War Fund, French War week-end, LENGTH ROBB KEEPS A

Other scores

T. J. Price lofty drive a good Find and Chinese Refugee Rellet. Parsons off a

Col. E. D. Matthews DOBB went on for 11sley,

The Anglo-French side included six 74-9-65; Lt.

70-12 60 and W. Ahem 77-0—08. THE ELEVENTH EXTRA RACE Richardson glanced a coup to catch and a splendid Innings. Hollidge, side batted in very good form for 20, MEETING will be held (weather one leg, and put a short one to long one of the youngest members of the British Services players. permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on leg for four to send up farty. Nex and the score wes declared at 178 for SATURDAY, 18th November, 1030, over T. A. Pearce bowled to Richard- commencing at 2.00 p.ra.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

The First Belt will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

he Kot

and

son with two forward short legs, and the there were no extras to Jet Football Pools

at all the Club have a knock again. I the batsman did not seem

gather they got about 130 for three comfortable. However, single, and Pearce pulled up mid--both Ride and Kilbee getting going on, and shifted a forward to back-in te forties and fifties, but by that

time I was down at Craigengower. ward leg. But the response was a four through the covers.

Indians Save Game CRAIGENGOWER, în spite

No One without a badge will be udmitted to the Members' Enclosure. Such must be worn throughout the duration of each Meeting in such minutes with a hook. It looked as manner as to be readily identified.

Richardson sent up fifty in 25

were

Correspondence Too Heavy For Present Conditions

if Robb, was bowling leg bleet his of their losses, have set about GOLF AVERAGES

good deal slower than I recollect his doing in the past, but he struck an pulling their side together, and they certainly gave a very good excellent length.

A NARROW ESCAPE

Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and

performance to run up 169 for 8 S. L. King Heads 1939 $3.00 for Ladies (both including tax) are obtainable through the SECRET-

List With 72.87 ARY upon the personal or written JUST then the Club should have declared against the I.R.C., who had wicket as Richardson are still without A. R. Minu. I application of a Member, such Mem-

man was glad to see that H. P. Lim ber to be responsible for all visitors turned one to leg straight to

21920).

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

THE POSTMASTER-GEN- ·

RAL, Major G. C. Tron

Treceived a deputation from the Football Pools Promoters.A850-

ciation, a little while ago, and

informed them of the Govern ment's decision that, in view of S. L. King, a Ryder Cup the strain already thrown on Introduced by him, and fer Payment He never moved and said pitch turned out again for Craigen-player, of Knole Park, the Post Office by the war, the

Fortescue galloped down the of all Chits, elc.

the bowler sower and got 17. I think it Sevenoaks, heads the list of Government la of an opinion that the further burden in- The Secretary's, Office, 1st Floor, A poor return which Exchange Building, (Tel. 27704) wit could not quite get hold of alone must be ten years or perhaps a

saved him. However, after a single little less, since he captained a averages with 72.87 for the volved in the resumption of pool close at 12 o'clock NOON.

season which came to a close transactions cannot be justified Timns are obtainable at the Club and a fine crack to extra cover for very useful first eleven. House provided they are ordered in four by Fortescue, the intter hooked!

The Best six men all got double at the beginning of the in present efrcumstances.

Ten million people are commonly advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. wlidly at a shorter one from Robb agures, but the real stand, was be-

und was bowled (55-1-27).

estimated to have taken part regu- In his score the retiring balaman ween G. Souza (40) and E. A. Lee war.

The averages are based on the Inrly in football and other pool bet- was estimated by the had six fours. I think he has not (39), 1 am glad to see that Souza The price of Admission to the quite got the light yet for he had is getting into form again. A. five major stroke tournaments, ting. It

Madar bore the brunt of the bowling, Public Enclosure is $1.00 Including played several hooks before will and took 3 for 39 in eleven overs, by including the Open champion Postmaster-General in April that the Post Office derived £3,367,411 from Tax, for all Persons, Including missed the ball altogether. He will

shots more so means a bad performance. The ship, with a minimum of 12 out football pool business in 1937-38 comes off at only other bowler to do anything was of a maximum of 20 rounds. The annual turnover was estimated Bakar, but his three wickets were King's 16 rounds do not include Just over a year ago at £40,000,000,

expensive rather

the remarkable score of 138 (68 and it has been stated that 28,000 The

Indians started disastrously as

Industry. Y. el Arculli was taken before i run and 65) for his two rounds in people were directly employed in the An omelot of the Union af-Post slowly to 68, when Richardson Madar considerably Improved things, play championship hit one hard from Robb into the find they were very hard on Bill-Parit.

as the ball varying heights here much than at Home,

MORE TROUBLE

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PERRY come in and the score rose had been scored. Nazarin and M. P. the qualitying test for the match-

at Sundridge often Workers expressed great satis-

covers, and a brilliant bit of helding morin's first ever before he found Owing to the season's curtallment action at the Postmaster-General's By Alec Fearce sent the ball in by his lengths. After scoring 10, the the prize money amounted to £9,300

the balls, and Fox made no mistake, former batsman was run out, bact us

against £13,000 Jast yenr.

deelston,

and Perry was palpably out. He is, word leg throwing down his wicket Following King, in order of merit Adams, 14.1: J. Fallon, 74.11; M. Faulkner, admittedly, a little slow between the when a sharp was being attempt- are!

7417: A. Perry, 74.10; T, Collinge, 74.21; R. A. Whitcombe, 13.00; Itenry Collon W. Shankland, 14.28: P. Allee 7423; wickets, bit, to Alec Pearce, the run ed. Things looked serious, but A. H. should not have been attempted. Madar, as usual, settled down and Padaham, 73.25 each; C. A. Whitcombo, Lees, 74.75: C. 8. Denny, 745: 8. A. Easter- 13.28. urton, the Open champion, brook, -74. E. E. Whitcomb 74,82 0, Colledge come in and scored n

73.43 W. 3. Cox, - 73.71; W. J. Branch, Julinson, 74 93; C. EI. Ward, 74.03, & A. J. | 7304; D. J. Rece, 1.04; . Qadd, 7400; J. Lacey, 18.00. couple of singles, but then fell into

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