1940-04-09 — Page 8

Tuesday,

HONGKONG telegraph

April 9, 1940.

"R. Abbit's" Cricket Comments

THE SEASON

DRAWS TO AN

1.

END

Civil Service-Craigengower Mix-up: T.A. PEARCE AND FAY

Defeated By... Club. Champions

SINCE IT IS SO LATE in the season, it is most unfortunate that there' was a misunderstanding on the part of the C.S.C.C. about their game with Craigongower which would havo,loft them with only their Army game unplayed. They have, of course, been very unfortunate in the weather, but the fact remains that the organisation has rather broken down, chiefly owing to the great amount of Volunteer work that their captain has had to put insan dan

On paper if they can turn out everyone they want they have as good a side as anyone in the League. Yet they

are bracketed at the bottom of the League table with LETTERS TO THE

University with one miserable point!

wickets for 23 rung.

Junior Division THE LR.C. had little difficulty

True they have two games to Fay, of whose bowling I have already play but even if they played spoken, Owen Hughes collected 3 them and won them both they! could only draw level with Crai gengower who are fifth. I am beginning to think that this lack of organisation may have some in benting the Civil Service by thing to do with the fact that five wickets and by their victory several of their leading players go to the top of the table.

They are, however, only a point more match to play, whereas King's Park side have two.

EDITOR

Soccer Ticket "Racket"

BEAT KWOK AND LIANG

Tsui Yun-pui Enters Singles Quarter-finals

ONLY TWO MATCHES were played in the Colony Tennis Tournament at the Hongkong Cricket Club yester day." In the Doubles, T. A. Pearce and B. C. Fay beat F. H. Kwok and S. W. Liang 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, and in the Singles, Tsui Yun-pui entered the quarter-finals, beating R. G.

Beisel, jr., in straight sets--6-2, 6-0,

Taul had little to worry him, and displayed his usual excellent control with both forehand and His drives which backhand.

were found the far corners

Beisel particularly delightful. Sir-1 endorse absolutely the had only a fairly strong back- statement made by Y. K. Chan re-hand to his credit-his forehand, garding the defence put up by your volleying and overhead being Correspondeni "Rex" re the ramp

The doubles match was more even. by "Rex", I cha

charge that your in tickets. Furthermore, in the same generally weak. camp follower, of the Eastern Club. won by Kwok and Liang, it was any- in stating that South Ching usually body's game. Fay's freedom of import players from the outside to strokes and hard-hitting, combined augment their versatility is correct with Pearce's good over-liced work to a cerain extent. Who can blame saw them often at the net where they

found points easy to get. a Club for garnering talent?

The Chinese pair, to cerinin extent, cracked in the second set, and in the final set were completely out- played.

Heem to be able to make runB~ \ head of Recrelo, and have only one m95 tent is either binssed Following the first set, which was

or take wickets on all occasions when they are not playing for the C.S.C.C. 11 is to be hoped that things can be rectified next season when war routine has shaken down more,

Recreio Win

the

K. M. Rumjalin made si not out of the 99 runs they scored for wlekets while M. R. Abbas took wickets for 20 runs. F. E. Lawrence made 36 for the Civil Service.

Sunday Cricket

or

Now it "Rex" will only look at the RECREIO were without Zinho

line up of the Eastern team, how many imported players can he name? and Gerry Gosano, and also alter-

THE K.C.C. lent their, ground I can at least off-hand name five or ed their batting order, and

matchsix, all of whom were specially im- promptly get shot out for 99 by on Sunday Inst for a

Lau Chi-tsong, King-sing

Chung the University. Mahmood did between the Volunteer. Officers ported from Shanghal. Take Hsu very well to take 5 wickets for and an Army team captained by Kam-hol, Cheng Ying-keen, Chung Yung-sam. Can you refute my us 52. L. G. Gosano (31) and H. A. M. Weedon,

sertion that these players are not Barros (30) made more than

imported? half Recreio's total.

The Army batted first and sadly missed Grose, who was not playing, Younk (30), Holmes (22) and Hat- However, as has so often happened field 22 were the principal scorers in before, the Recrelo's bowlers pulled the rather poor score of 125. For the them through, for anly Matthews (27) Club Anderson made 55, Alee Pearce and N. Singh (13) could get into just made his four necessary runs double figures, white Ozorio (3/29), before Anderson ron him out! E. L. Gosano (3/27) and L. G. Cosano (3/2) put the side out

for 03.

1000 RUNS

a

To-day's Programme

OPEN SINGLES

Leung Ping-chlu v. Tsui Wai-pul.

Golf

It is well that your Correspondent, stick to the side of writing about a game without any bias; and always WOMEN'S COMPETITION

In

to give credit where eredit is due. all, if not most of his write-ups of rames played between Eastern and other Clubs, it has always been Eastern on top, and to all intents and

This brings Recreio up to second IT IS PERHAPS not very frequent-purposes, and from reading between place, but if the Army manage toy that 1.000 runs are

In his lines, Eastern must be his "PET" made iring off their game with the C.3.C.C,

cannot speak subject. "REX" had better stick to season. I confess I and win they can claim to be runners with any certainty about pre-war the art of writing than to the team. cricket, in the early days of Dick and Let your pen lead the way and not Champions Lose Harry Hancock, the Dixons and Tom your sentiments.

Pearce.

up.

The first thousand I can recall was

THE K.C.C. had rather a weak team out against the Club. made by Sonny Wood in the days Teddy Fincher. is still on the when the C.S. used to win the Shield! (cricket) injured list, and Never

really good bat he had that one amazing season. Bill Brace did Mackay and Robert Lee were it at least once and I dare say there This year Ander- also away. The Club had a fair are several more. side out and it was considerably son and Alec Pearce have done it, but strengthened by the presence of have an idea that the former has Fay, whose bowling figures of played more innings. 10-6-18-5 were remarkably good.

The Club-baited-and-Owen Hughes. was taken off his first ball-a long

HIS OLD FORM

.:

FAM PLAY.

REALISES $171

FOR B.W.O.F.

THE ECLECTIC COMPETI- TION of the Ladies' Section of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club, in aid of the British War Organi sation Fund, realised $171.60, 572 cards which represented taken out at 30 cents per card.

The prize which was kindly given by Lady Northcote, was won by Mrs. W. J. E. Mackenzie, her score reading

04-10% 53%. This pcore was closely followed by Mrs. Blair with LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuter)—The 71-171⁄2-63. Mrs. Collis with a following were the results of football card of 91-20-71 qualified for the matches played. in the Home Regional Captain's Cup.

HOME SOCCER RESULTS

Leagues:

̈THE VOLUNTEERS-only-made hop. However, John and Ales Pearce 142, and it was pleasant to see Hat- Millwall put on about 50, and after the formerfeld show a flash of his old form. West Ham nd gone for 31 runs Haymes came He had no wickets for 21 and then

in to play a very nice clean innings proceeded to take @ for 30-including

of 34 not out.

ahat-trick. The game was, I learn

The statisticians tell me that Alec a most enjoyable one. Pearce, who got out having a bang when he had made 57, still requires four runs for his thousand, but of this

I will write later. The Club declared

at 174 for five wickets.

A POOR SHOW

Junior Game

on

I HAVE seen statements that the Police-R.A.F. game Sunday last was not a League Game, and also that it was! At Hung and Rapley soon fell to Fay the time of writing I have not and apart from Archle Zimmern (33), E. F. Fincher (22) and F. J. Lay (17)been able to check up on it.

The Police won comfortably and

no one made any show. Apart from

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Handicaps

Macao Race

Meeting

..The following are the Handleaps for the Macao Race Meeting on April

14.

CHUNG SHAN STAKES Country Flower (150), Coureur Bleu (154), Fairy Auk (154), Fairy Ousel (152), Gold Clause (154), Hogmanay (156), Meadow Eve (150), Wood Nymph (150).

JOCKEY, CUP

Cairnsmore (102), Dick Turpin (160); Pumelo (150), Quick Despatch (150), Tarzan (150), Zodiac (140).

CHINSHAN HANDICAP

(FIRST SECTION) Copper Idol (100), Gallant Marshal. (133), Heddon (150), Lucky Eleven (148), Popular Star (166), Sunshine Susie (158), The Tigress (108), Wild Bear (159).

HIN WANG CUP Bogey (140), Dekko (147), Double Chance (181). Fel Ying (152), Gold Coin (161), Jack O'Lantern (145), Night View. (101), Pinin View (151), Talkative (151), Tim (181).

CHINSHAN HANDICAP

(SECOND SECTION) 3. Dow Jones (181), King's Envoy

Mac's (105).

Adventure (157). National Anthem (165), National Dignity, (140), New Bedford (150). Old Fashioned (147), Persian Cat (157), Sports Venture (158).

SHEKKI HANDICAP Cloudy Star (130), Double Up Eagle (165), Iron Knight (149), (158) Labour Day (155), Merry Maker (140), Rothersay Bay (140), Shanghai 4(140), Sports Gesture MEDAL COMPETITIONS (161), The Spirit of St. Louis (153). In connection with the "Jockey The Club Medal competitions were Cup."" special $1 Sweep limited to 1 held on March 5 and resulted in a 50,000 chances is being run the cost win for Mrs. W. N. A. Smalley in the of one through chance is $10, the Silver Division with a ECUTE of tickets für which can be obtained at 07-17-80, and for Mrs. Blair in the the Cash Sweep Department, No. 17, Bronze Division with a

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Up to the present over half of the

The Glover Cup entry list will re-tickets have been sold. main open until the end of April,

WESTERN

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this may put them level with K.C.C. if it was a league game. But Recrelo still have a match in hand.

Rest Of League

I HEAR, on good authority, that it is proposed to play the | XC.C.-Rest of the League on Saturday next. I have not yet seen the side picked for the Rest, but I was very sorry to hear Grose could not play.

Referring to a point which cropped jup in toll, it is my recollection that

because owing to alterations in hand

at Happy Valley, the first round can-will be played at Fanling on Tuesday, not be played before May.

April 23. Entries are invited from

A Scotland versus the Rest match both allver and bronze divisions.

Volunteers Participate In H.K.R.A. Meeting

At Stonecutters

OVER SIXTY MEMBERS of the Hongkong Rifle Association attended last. Saturday's spoon and practice shoot at Stonecutters' Ranges.

There were quite a number of Volunteers, mostly from the League authorities have always the Portuguese Company, in the Open Sights section which chosen a team, and have not in the past asked Club secretaries to submit was topped by Mne. S. Croft, of the Naval Range Staff, suggestions as to the players who with 89. Mr. A. L. Warburton, of the Dockyard Rifle dates from their particular Clubs. Club topped the Aperture Sights section with 95 and On the whole I think it is as good a secured the nett spoon. plan as uny,

were considered by them as condi-

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

There will be a spoon and practice shoot and revolver shoot at Kowloon City Range to-morrow, commencing at 1.45 p.m.

Lending scores on Saturday

were:

Aperture Sights

II'cap. 200 500 000 TU.

yde, yds, yds.

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Mr. J. A. Guard Ber. Forms for the Fourth Extra Race Me, W. K. Gillman 2 Meeting to be held on Saturday, Mr. H. G. Foreman

Mr. H. J. B. Blaks Ber. 20th April, 1940 (weather permit-8/Lt. M. Bateman 2

Mr. C. A. Hyell & ting) may be obtained at the 574 R. L. Carey Ni

3. Mitchell Bocretary's Office, Exchange Build- Ing: the Club

House. Happy Mcpl. C. 2. Dias Aredo

8. Crott fice Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the M. ii. 9. Jones

Spl. V. M. Hammond 1

Open Bights

Sports Club; and the Stables, (Flr, R. M. 6. Gutierrez &

Shan Kwong Road,

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Hockey

Mixed Seven-a-side Tournament

The St. Andrew's Club will hold i mixed Seven-a-Sido Hockey tournament on Saturday, April 27, commencing at 2.30 p.m. on the YM.C.A ground, King's Park,

The tournament will be followed by a dinner-dance at 7.30 p.m. All Bit hockey enthusiasts of the Club aro requested to turn out for bath func- tlong. Mrs. J. R. Higgs, wife of St. Andrew's Vicar, will present souvenir prizes to the winners of the hockey 12 tournament,

F.A. COUNCIl meeting

TICKET FORGERIES

CONSIDERED

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Selling Outside Ground May Be Made Illegal

Dad the stagit 'BeLNÍ KOJ

THE SELLING of spurious tickets with forged. Government stamps outside football grounds received the attention of the Football Association Council at their meet- ing yesterday. The Chairman, Mr. W. Pryde, acknow- ledged the seriousness of the situation and said that means would have to be devised whereby the public' got a fair deal. Mr. Wong Ka-tsun stated that a man had been arrested in connection with the discovery of a number of forged tickets, and Legislation was being considered whereby people selling tickets outside the grounds would be liable to prosecution.

clam regarding the large allot stand,

Mesars. Wung Ka-isun, J. Skinner

i

Mr. Pryde referred to criti-the unsafe state of the uncovered

ment of seats to South China and and Lt. H. S. Cooper were elected to Eastern in the Shield final, and the sub-committee to allot the $0,000, stated that it had been agreed from the Sunday Herald cup to chari- by the Association that South tea.

PROTEST China and Eastern should have A letter from South China regard-- first call on seating accommoda-ing the Junior shield match against In tion. It was also agreed that at the Royal Engineers was read.

Chen stated least half the covered and un- the letter Mr. W. H

that he had been directed by his com- Covered stands would be left for mitten to lodge in the most vigorous the Public.

terms, a complaint and protest at the Mr. Hollands sald there were 50 manner in which the

was game unsold tickets on the morning of the handled by the referee.

opinion The letter expressed the match. Mr. Skinner said there were 22, which were returned to actually.

that the refereo was completely inck- the ground and sold to the Public.ing in his control of the game and Replying to a query regarding the questioned bis competency in hand- Mr.ling a game of such Importance. It South also referred to the penalty kick sale of complimentary tickets Goldenberg, Secretary, sald China had over 40 hawkers with against South China, which, is DASSCS. These were cancelled by the alleged, was a definite error by the Association, and nine others Issued referee, One of the nine hawkers was caught trying to dispose of his Ucket. This cancelled and the man arrested, A sub-committee comprising Mr. Pryde, Mr. Wong Ka-tsun and Mr. Goldenberg was formed to go into the matter.

WA9

Fifty per cent. of the net receipts were paid to Macao in the recent interport match, but the Chairmanı said that the cost of the interport dinner was more than the Assocla- tion's share.

Mr. Chen sald South China were abiding by the decision of the re- but were protesting on the ferce grounds that the referee should have been neutral, according to the rules governing Shield matches. South China

were playing an Army team, and on Army man was placed in charge of the game.

The Chairman said he agreed with Mr. Chen regarding the handling of the match by the referee, and he sympathised with him in the matter. The final of the Lai Wah cup will He agreed to write to the Referee's be played at the Hongkong Football Association regarding neutral re- ground on Sunday, Major Gen. and ferees. Mrs. Grasett will be present and the Cup presented by Mrs. Grasett.

UNSAFE STANDS

A letter from the Hongkong Aren Sports' Board asking for a contribu- tion to the cost of the stands

Sookunpoo was rejected.

Strong Army XI

To Play Chinese

In Lai Wah Cup Final

ARMY will field a very powerful

Mr. Hollands said he had previous- ly drawn the attention of the Council to the state of the stands at Sookun-eleven peainst the Chinese Id the final should never of the Lal Wah Cup football:competi- poo, and the match have been played there. He sug-tion on the. Club ground on Sunday, gested the Council enquire when the April 14, commencing at 4 p.m., stands were Inst renovated or over- hauled.

Mr. Wong Ka-tsun said that if the stands were unsafe before the match the responsibility did not all on the Association.

The Army team as follows-Cpl. Duncan (Royal) Senta); Pte. Nalamith Royal Scot and Pte. Sheehan (Middle- sex): Sgt. Freshwater Middlesex),L/Cpl. Bright Middlesex) and Pte. Wkinson Pie. Gordon (oyal Beats), 8pt. Fox Royal Engineers). Pie, Fleming fRoyal Scots and B/Bat. Dumeid (RA.O.C}),

Itenarvas, Pte. Reynolds (RA.OC.), Gnt. Tuth A.A.BA.), £/Brd. Guy (8th

dex]; Pte. Hossack loyal Scots),

The gates of the ground had to be closed before the start of the China- Scotland International Charity Cup Hvy. Regt. RA.), Pie, Saw (Middlesex) competition on March 25 owing to and Cpl. Martin (R.AS.C.)..

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