1940-03-19 — Page 18

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 19,

1940.

"R. Abbit's WEIGHT

BODY

Sixes Are Hit With And Without It

An Occasion On Which The Ball Is "Dead"

IN VIEW OF THE DELIGHTFUL woathor last Saturday which washed out all cricket, it is just as woll that I have got something to write about in the correspondence going on in a contom- porary about the drive in cricket, and whether onė should put the full weight of the body into it—or somethink like that,

Personally I belonged to the school which did put a lot of body into it, but that was because my sight-and

skill-were so defective that I seldom knew much about the ball after it had pitched, and if I did happen to time one it was pure josa.

And that reminds mo of my biggest drive. It was not any

the Pavilion at the Oval if I am not mistaken.

thing like that of "The Rough," I rather fancy Mr. Davidson is in a

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Cricket Comments

USED IN

FINLAND DECIDES TO HOLD ·

OLYMPIC GAMES

CRICKET

PARIS, Mar. 17. (Domei).~~~~The Soir to-day published a report from Amsterdam stating that the Finnish Olympic Organizing Committee had decided to carry out its original programme for the 12th. Olympic meet with considerable modifications.

In view of the war, the number of countries participating will be limited but Finland expects to secure 15 participants, including the United States, Italy and Japan.

A number of special events such as yachting, boating and eques- irlanism will be excluded. The Finnish Committee will meet at the end of this month to take the final decisions which will be referred to the International Olymple Commitee in May.

AMERICA

WHO

HAS A MAN MAKES A LIVING

OFF THE PARI-MUTUEL!

Scott of this city.

(By Henry McLemore)

Inter-Unit Cricket Finals

Sappers Hope To Secure Two Army Trophies

The Royal Engineers who havo ono of the most powerful cricketing sides m many reasons, have reached the finals of both the Smal and Large Unita Knockout Competitions.

The Sappers (40th Coy. R.E.) will meet Royal Ariny Ordnance Corps in the final of the Small Units Knockout Competition to-morrow and Thursday on the Sockunpoo ground, at 2 pan, and will be represented by the following:

Capt. F. L. Freeman,· Major W. W. Pamono, Lt. C. Pope, Sgt. Megson, Bat. Carpenter, Sgt. Denyer, Sgt. Shipp, Spr. Bailey, Spr, Pelham, Spr. Tropp and 8pr. Goss. Reserves Spra. Pike and Tate. Scorer:--Spr. J. M. Cooke.

LARGE UNITS FINAL

On Tuesday, March 26, the Royal Engineers will meet the Royal Artil- tery in the final of the Large Unlis Knockout Competition on the Soo- kunpoo ground, commencing at 11

Capt. D C. E. Grose, Major W. W. Parsons, Capt. F. L. Freeman, Capt. M. L. Wilkinson, Sgt. Megson, Sgi. Denyer, Dalley, Spr. Pelham, Reserves. Spr. and Cork. Beorer:-Spr. J. M.

| minority of anë as regards the ques-. but it was made when I was over tion of wrists. There are a great carfare I am going out to-day and try to locate Richard G./m. with the following team:

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 11 (UP).—Given health and forty, and I think must have many batanten who can hit a six off been one of the occasions when their back foot and while the fore- I inadvertently timed the ball. arms do a lot of work, so do the wrists. While in square and late Anyway there is, or was, a little cutting they do all the work, or should round depression two feet above though have heard it stated the window of the Home Team's hat W. G. used to do a lot of bla dressing room in the old farmate cuts with his shoulders, sort of

pushing down on them. house which serves

the North do not believe it, Devon C.C. as a pavilion,

I have scarcely made a run there

of the

personally

Cooke.

Mr. Scott may look as other men do but he has quali-st Shipp, L/Cpl. Shaw, Spr. Ratelife. ties, which certainly lift him above his fellow men.

Yes-eat terday, he filed suit in superior court for an injunction to restrain the Santa Anita track from barring him from that home of the thoroughbred.

how When you stop to think many parimutuc) machines have made a living out of all of us, ex- cept Mr. Scolt, my desire to get a look at him is understandable.

NOT A PHILANTHROPIST

H. E. The General Omcer Com- manding the Troops, Major General A. E. Grasett, will attend the final of the Small Units competition on Thursday.

Cricket Club Eleven

E. J. R. Mitchell (Capt.), H. J. Arm- strong, G. W. E. Bishop, G. P. Charlton, 4. T. Dow, R. . Gespie. Brig. T. Macleod, I. S. W. Paterson, D. O. Parsons. D. S. Robb and E. W. Stout,

A Point Of Law In his complaint (and can you im-1 and ask for the wrong number, or agine anyone complaining about be-] beat the odds down to ten cents on since as I have been trying to restore I AM NOT SURE if I haveing kept out of a track?) Mr. Scott the dollar by letting everyone knew the symmetry of building by getting one over the window of the referred to this point before, but said that his superior knowledge of what he is betting.

As I write this I can almost hear race horses enabled him to make a

The following will represent 11ong- room sacred to the Vialling Team, it will do no harm to repeat the living out of the parimutuel ma the angry gnashing of teeth by kong Cricket Club second eleven which requires & lot more hook in law as to 'dead ball. When the chines.

A the drive. I fear this will never ball has come to rest in the hands

many good burghers of Los Angeles against Craigengower second eleven when they picked up to-day's pa- in a friendly cricket match on Satur- babble, come on now really as of the wicket keeper the ball is

is "The

per, and read about Mr. Scott. day at Happy Valley: Here he has been, a man with he started reminiscing. To return to dead, and remains so until the

knowledge of how to beat the races, him, I am interested in the opinion bowler starts to deliver the next as I should have said that he was a ball. This means that when the

right in their midst since the open- batsman who put a tremendous lot bowler receives the ball he can-

ing day of Santa Anita. of body weight into his drives, I Reem to remember once when he was not run the batsman out at his playing for the Gunners against the end. Civil Service, who had declared with

But he can run that. batsman out smaller something like two hundred for two when he has started to deliver the machines have lived off me quite or three wickets, he hit like kick next ball if when he arrives in his nicely for years. They never were ing horse, and so did Harold Paris run at the wicket he finds the bots- quite able to go around with the $60 and Wiltshire. They got the runs, man out of his crease, because the and $100 parimutuel machine Ret,

As regards the general point, while bali is in play from the moment he but they belonged there are more methods than one of starts his run.

to a modest coun- driving the ball, the general consensus

try club and ware able to send pari- There is one exception. If the mutuel Jr. to boarding school-tote of opinion that timing, combined wicket keeper throws the ball back to boarding school, of course. with a full swing and follow through the bowler with the obvious intention is the secret of the graceful drive of running the batsman at that end which is as long as it is graceful, out, then the ball is not dead. But of Dick Hancock had it

and

per this intention the umpire is the sole haps A. A. Claxton of the players I judge. remember here.

And that reminds me, I was sur- prised to notice that no one has point- ed out that one tremendous hitter was

Sunday Cricket

I'M

>M' not one of the big race track.

denomination Darimutuel

philanthropists, but some of thei

ско

Now along comes Mr. Scott to argue that the parimutuel machines are not entirely selfish, and, if op prouched in the proper manner, will also contribute.

This, if true, is a very important discovery, and Mr. Scott shouldn't keep the formula to himself any "more" ́ ́than ̈ ̄`medical ̈ ̈men” “should keep secret their discoveries for the benefit of humanity. Because if there ever were a group of suffer- ers who needed to "get well" it is. the race track bettors.

I SEE that in spite of the H. D. G. Leveson Gower, and his doluge, they did manage to play nickname was "Shrimp." I remem-off a League game on Sunday ber reading, in the Cricketer, I think, last, and Recrelo second eleven that he did all his driving by perfect improved their chances by beat- timing, and he has hit the ball overi

jing the R.A.F. soundly. It was rather a day out for M. A. Remedios, as, besides making 29, The took 6 wickets, his figures IF the superior court sides with Mr.

being 6-2-9-6.

SPORT ADVTS.

20th

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

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one

PRIVACY THREATENED

T.T. Hockey Match Postponed One Week

The return Triangular Tour- nament hockey match be- tween the Army and the Hongkong Hockey Club, which was to have been played to-morrow, has been postponed until Wednesday week, March 27, on the Club ground at 5.15 p.m.

HOME FOOTBALL

IN SUMMER?

Clubs Rebelling Against Inactivity

Scott and rules that he can go to LONDON Clabs all'

over

the

line will form in back of

First Bell will be cung at 12|38 out of their total of 141 for three tening he will have to make his dc- tion suggests a summer cup competl-j

RECORD BROKEN AT ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE SPORTS

POSTPONED from Saturday, the St. Stephen's Collere annual sport meeting was held yester- day, and though the track was heavy a new record was estab- lished by Wolfgang Yui in the] senior 110 metres high hurdles. The time 19 seconds.

Honours of the meet were secured by Kwok Chi-hung (senior) and Ip Lal (Junior) with 18 points and 1214 respectively.

Prizes were distributed at the con- clusion of the events by Mrs. G. 17. Pope.

The complete results were: Hap step and jump-1, Kwok Chi-hung: Wotgang Yui; 3. Chan King-cheung,

1,500 metres-1, Alex Chang: Tan

I regret I have no particulars of Santa Anita as often as he wants to, country are rebelling against the witres, the match but the R.A.F. are a very he is going to have a hard time gel-apparent inactivity of the football keen_crowd-(they must not be tooing any privacy. Someone will authorities and many of them are Eoggle; R, Hans Thung. Time, 5.41 3/5. THE SECOND EXTRA RACE een) and to put them out for 48 point him out and say, "there goes urging immediate action in an effort Bentor 100 metrene-1, Chan King- -and a to secure some kind of competition chung: 2, So Chin-guan; 3, Fung Shing- permitting) of HAPPY VALLEY on got into double figures, though follow him to whatever window he sent season.

ma. Time, 12 sec, Junior-1. Ip Lai: 3. MEETING will be held (weather somewhat of an achievement, Nol Mr. Scott-The Mr. Scott and to take place at the end of the pre- Wong Kong-chung 3. Huang Lee-chuan.

Time, 12 sec. the not out batsman, noi except fo SATURDAY, 23rd and MONDAY, one falled to score. A. E. Noronha goes to, listening for his choice in the The latest move is. by Mr. Stan-Soong Yiu-ling: 3, Wong Man-wal Time, Amat! boys 50 metros -1, Kaster; 2, March, 1940, commencing at played good innings. of 63 not cut race.

Seymour. Newcastle director, 7 1/5 acc. 12.30 p.m. on both days,

for Recrelo, wille H. A. Barros got Then, with thousands of cars lis- who

Junior high jump-1, Chan Ylu-ming; The

among, say, the four leading teleht 1.52 metres,

3. Leung Lat-yuen; 3. Han Tam-yuan. Neon and the Tin Interval will be declared.

cision: whether to fool the curious clubs of the eight regional sections. Senior long Jump,-1, Chan King- after the second race (1 pm) on

Some of the Lancashire clubs, how chrung: 1, Fung Shing-mo; 3 So Chin- ever, are opposed to the idea of re-giten, Distanco, da metres.

mall boys' 180 metres-1, Boong lu- stricting t

the

tend-

ting; 2. Kaster; 3, Wong Man-wal. Time, ing clubs. Competition to the

contend all clubs 143 sec. should compete. Stoke City's chair-Prep, school race (senior)-1, Lok Kah mon, Mr. II. Booth, is putting a zug- chuen. gestion before the League Monage ment Committee for a summer tour nament.

both days.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

Louis And Max Baer Remember This Punch

No One without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Such must be worn throughout tho duration of each Meeting in such a manner as to be readily identified.

Ing Non-Members to -Badges admitting the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 per day for Gentle men and $38.00 per day for Ladies (both including tax) are obtainable through the SECRETARY upon the personal or written application of a LONDON.—In a somewhat fierce, though short fight Member, auch Member to be respon alble for nil visitors introduced by in November, Tommy Farr knocked out Manuel Abrew, Their suggestion is for four matches

TOMMY FARR'S SPECIAL

fpont: 2, Chan Lam-hay; 3. Táng Chaak-

Senior 200 metres-1, Fung Shilar-mo; Tan Eng-ala: 2. Boone Stone-loy. Time. 20 sec. Junior 11p Lal; 2, Wong Bong- chini 3 chan Yu-mins. Tino 20

sec.

POOLING RECEIPTS POTTENKAM KOTSFUR cup

petition Ideas are: Meeting of Man-blu.

Junior long : Jump-1. Chan Ylu-ming; twenty southern clubs to be called 2, ip Lat and Lan Tam-yuen (dead-beat), to discuss a cup scheme for the south, Bilance, 6.05 metres. running from May 4th to June 1st. Fung Shing-mo. Height, 2.37 metres.

Bruter high jump −1, Wolfgang Yul; 2,

Children's org and spoon race.-1. Chan

Emall boys" egg and spoon race-l, Woo com-Pak-keung; 2. Wong Keng-lun; 3. Mark

on May 4, eight on May 11, four on

ching.

him, and for Payment of all Chiti, coloured Edinburgh heavyweight, at the Theatre Royal, May 18, two on May 25 and finaln Chiu-hel; 2. David Asho; 3. Wong Yuen-

etc.

on

Smalt boya", obstacle race-l,' Wong The Secretary's Omes, 1st Floor, Dublin, the end coming in the third round after 7min. June 1. The gate receipts to be: Man-wai; 2, Fung Kul-wang: 3, Wong Exchange Building, (Tel. 27704) will 18sccs. of actual boxing.

pooled. Fifty per from each, King-lunt.

sent. close at 10.45 am, on both days,

match in general pool to be divided Alex Chana: 9, Hane Thung. Tune, 1016 Banter" 400 metres-1, Tan Eig-stę; 2. Tins are obtainable at the Club The punch that meant the beginning of the end for at the end of the competition among Junior). Kravi 2 Lens

Kravi; 2. Leung Kal-wel; 3. House provided they are ordered in Abrow was Farr's special one just below the heart. Joe the twenty clubs taking part adance from the No. 1 Boy (Tol. Louis and Max Baer have confessed that it hurt them. summer football. Our Own Corren-2.88 metre frecord

Personally I doubt if we shall have Pale vault-1, Kwok Chi-hung: 2. Chan PUBLIO

Abrow just flopped to the canvas.

21520).

The

Price

ENCLOSURE

pondent

Mixed Foursomes Competition At Fanling

of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1.00 per day His head may have been clear, was able to leave the ring. He had including Tax, for all Persons, includ- but his lega were gone,

He to be carried. ing Ladies, and is payable at the Gate, scrambled to his feet, and im- that it is astonishing to recall that Abrew was outclassed-so much so Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform aro admitted Half Price,

mediately a left clip to the jaw it is not so very long ago, he took By Order,

[sent him on his back.”-

Len Harvey to 14 rounds. C. B..BROWN,

He looked a very sick man, Farr, who looked much the bigger, Secretary but he managed to get on his was seconded by Benny Huntonn and Hongkong, 18th March, 1940,

feet at the count of nine. Ho

Harry Goodman. made one wild and reckloss

WEIGHING-IN SCENE lunge at Farr, who jumped out THERE had been a scene at the Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. Linton bent [of danger, and at the name, time

weigh-in. Abrow stepped on the Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Stewart one up; plugged homo a venomous right refused to weigh-in, alleging he had J. W. Mayhow and Mrs. Smalley two scales and weighed 13st." "11b. Farr Mr. and Mrs. L. A. R. Duncan beat |into Abrew's riba,

been kept wailing overcrowded up.

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The following were the results in the second round of the Mixed Four nomes golf competition, at Fanling repenily:

Xing-cheng; 5. Wolfgang Yul, Height, „Old boys" 200 metree handicap-1. Næ Wel-wah: 2. Tan Khiang Khoo, 3 Your Soong.llu.

„Prep, school's race (Junior)~~), Wong. Shiu-fal; 2. Wong Shun-tim; 3. Chan

Cal-ding.

"Junior 118 metres low hurdles,-1, fp Chl: 2 Wong Hong-chung: 3, Chang On. Time, 17.0 sec,

Senior 110 metres high hardies,—-1, Wolf- Banh Tinh 2 Kwok Chi-hung 3, Bo Chu guan Time) 12 rec, (record).

Pak-keung and Ling Pel-ching: Raster

■ Small boya' three-legged raco—1. Wong and Fung Kui-wang: 3, Chau Ting-kart and Lee Ching-yue.

Group relay race-1, Dragons; 2. Dulbs; 3. Tigers

Small boys high jump-1, Kanter: Boong 7u-ting; 3, Wong King-la. Feight, 1.2 metres. Tol-tim; 3, Lol Blan-kee, Dutrisce, 10 98 shas ruth awok Cl-Dung A L metres, The Scot, pbviously in pain, went surroundings, Farr stated he had Major and Mrs. Williams beat Mr. Servants' racted. Thang' Kow: 2, Leung down and "did not riso

Wing-nin; ; Lau Sing, within the weighed himself at 14st, 74lb. that and Mrs. C. C. Stark one up. stipulated count,.

|morning, and left the building` des- Mr. and Mrs. E. J. R. Mitchell Ching; # Krart.

three and one.

1, 2p tai 111⁄2 points).

Back in his corner he wept bitter-plte a protest from Abrew's manager. beat L. Jockaon: and Mrs, Rowali kung (10 polata): Junior championship İly. It was Avo: minutes before he —Our Own Correspondant.

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