1940-05-14 — Page 28

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May 14, 1940,

"R. Abbit's " Cricket Comments

POLICE

SECURE

Indians' Gallant Effort Fails By Five Runs In Thrilling Game

Regional Football

At Home

LONDON, May 13 (Reuter)—Tile

following were the results of Regional soccer matches played to Cup Final

day:

Everioni

G Liverpool

(al Liverpool)

Norwich

English

SOUTH "A"

3 Southend

SOUTH "B"

Fulham

6. Rending

SOUTH "C"

Millwall Portsmouth

0

Areenal

Brighten Crystal Pal

Luton Wolves.

1 Westham

SOUTH "D*

2 Aldershot

2 Queen's P.R.

MIDLAND

3 Northampton.

5 West Brom.

EAST MIDLAND

WESTERN

3 New Brighton

Excellent Innings By T. R. Hunter And M. R. Abbas

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SHIELD

HECTIC SCORING IN OPENING GAMES OF BASKETBALL LEAGUE

(By "Guard")

Hot shooters' kept their opponents and the score- keepers busy last Saturday evening as six teams competed in the cage League held for the second time this present season at the Chinese Y.M.C.A.

IT SEEMS TO BE the fashion in these days to go in for cliches so I will produce the hackneyed one that cricket history was made on Sunday last! I am practically cortain that no League game has

It was also ****......... over boen played during May before. the first occasion on which the Police have won the Second Division Shield although I was told nearly that somewhere just before 1911 they very won the First Division. Incidentally, I personally have never before umpired a game right hrough a young thunderstorm. Luckily the rain did not come down very heavily and the match was not delayed.

Yesterday's Cash Sweep Winners

No 2018

Race 1

In B second division, en- counter, Chinese Y.M.C.A. "B" team stampeded through Hung Ying to a 41-29 points victory. Cheong Shui-tong and Chung Kim-sang did yeoman service for the Y, and between them were responsible for the greater portion of the score.

I greatly admire the way in which both sides were so determined to get this match play off. A week before they 1756, 3238, 503, 232, 2335, 3374, 1703, 1034, 7. managed had turned up though-it-was-almost a certainty that the drizzle was too heavy to allow play.

On Sunday the weather was

humid though somewhat

it

might have been much hotter COUNTY CRICKET

·

STARTS WITH FRIENDLIES

than it was. At the beginning there were frequent squalls of wind, but these gradually died! away and about 3 o'clock it began to spit rain. A thunder- storm started drifting up from LONDON, May

13

Taco z

Wong Snu-pang and Lam Mon- chiu hurried into the coma corner lo try some of their favourite shots, but the Indoor track which circles $1,485.40

the basket immediately above spelled 20

424.40

whatever good shots might have 212.20

them. However, they Unplaced ponies (850 each): Nos. Das, como from

10 gain points for their excellent under- side with some basket work and long shots.

PUI YING-WAH KỦI ROIST IN the first division scramble, Pul Ying overcame Wah Ku 39-20 in what amounted to a free-for-all. Outstanding basketeers for Pui Ying were Lal Lin-yuk, Chan Chak-long, Unplaced ponies (500 each): Nos. 1451. Lam Ma-lee and Tang Shek-chow. 1787. 202, 3012, 1030, 1855.

-No-1160-

$1,400.00 424.80 1 1872 020

212.40 Unplaced ponies (850 each): Nos. 3221, ; 2030, 100, 1703, 1751, 2310. 015, 2421,257, |3423, 2306, 90, 2004,

No 600

Z

3200 ..3737

Race

$1,018 543 74

Пасо 4

No. 847

H

201 3331

$1,004.20 541.20 270.00

Unplaced ponies ($50 each): Nos. 3407, (Reuter) 1027, 2050, 700, 2135, 2041, d. 1035, 3212,

615, 3341, 3125.

the west, but, fortunately, it County cricket made a start to-day drifted along the other side of with two friendly two-day matches

2 the Harbour and disappeared between Leicestershire and Northants,

somewhere in the north-east.

Nott F.

1 Orimsby

1

Manchester C

4 Crewe

Portvale

Tranmere

Wrexham

Blackpool Southport

5 Stoke

3 Manchester U.

NORTH WESTERN

11

Oldham Bolton

SOUTH WESTERN

4. Bristol R.

Cardiff

4 Newport

Plymouth Swanson

0 Bristol C.

Scottish

WESTERN

Aledric

and Natts and Derbyshire. Lekester beat Northants by eight wickets, but Although the rain was fairly heavy the second game was drawn.

2 for a time it was not allowed to interfere with the cricket, and after about half an hour It took off.

The

spin.

Lew

2 pitch was in excellent condition but Bwas inking a fair amount of

But nothing gol up barring a heavily spun short balls.

1 DETERMINED TO FINISH

1 THE IRC. won the toss,

in for some Lom and Tong came sharp shooting from long range, while Lai and Chan sneaked in often enough to score from underbasket, to put up a substantial score.

Cheong Yiu-lum was the only Wah Klu man who did an ounce of good work for his side, being more con- cerned about gaining points than the Pul with trying conclusions ($50 each): Nos. 821. Yingers.

Kate o

No. 1600

1804

*BYY Unplaced pentes

$3,207.40 630,40 328.20

+

Race #

No. 1001

2031 432

$2,293.00 653.40 327.70

LEICESTER V, NORTHANTS Leicester beat Northants by eight wickets at Barwell..

Leicester-105 (Drake for 28) and 151.

Northants. -102 for 8 dec., and 061043, 1823, 340. for 2.

NOTTS V. DERBY

and

Notts and Derby drew at Notling- ham.

Derbyshire-239 and 201 for 0 dec. (Alderman 100 not, out).

2 Razack put the Polleo in--a polley

which is the only sound one if it is desired to finish the match one way

Notts.-334 for D dec. (Heane 101),

for the other. Carey and Hunter and 05 for 1. opened as usual, and Carey took a single from

The

first

-^ CLOSE BATTLE

A scrappy Kwok Mun quintette Vaplaced ponies ($50 each): NOK 1251. rallied in the last few minutes to

Stace 7

No. 4

$2,100.00

J

ΤΗΣ 2300

20.80 313.40

Unpinced ponies ($30 each): Nos. 440, 4152, 059, 2872, 2100, 4323, 4095,

Race 8

$2.388.60 678.00 338.40

nip Kay, Tse, 30-35 in the night- capper of the evening. The game waxed fast and furious with the score trickling in due to bad shoot- ing. Towards the end of the first 42 half, they appeared to find the bas- ket, and the same thing repealed it- selt in the second half.

No. 2681

The second half proved the more 2508

exciting as both teams. raced neck 3787 Unplaced ponies ($50 each) Nos, 3110, and neck for the lead which they

over from M. Rusual, to give Estall a quick 110,035. --4--SL:- Mirren_2 Abbas. A el Arcull, who bowled chance in the slips which was

League Rugger

at the north end, sent down a beauty well taken. for his first ball-a good length

Both Curreem and Razack dug in Hurning-in-a-bit from leg-which

Shortly with-Barma, who was batting Carey bent

completely.

and the stolidly as usual, and for some time LONDON, May 13 (Renter).-The

after, he bowled Clarke

the only Police success was the 1.b.w. down. for following were the results of Rugby Police had two wickets

off Lewis which sent Curreem back League matches played to-day:

Ave.

The Indiana, however, were falling BaUey

15 Dowsbury

Bradford

Halifax

FKull

Salford

B According to the score sheet Far behind the clock, and when Pope put him on Fay at the North and vice Lewis serves me, Pope batted before

31 Hull-Kingston 3 came in next, but, if my memory

and he bowled both Barma (21) and

2073 149

Пасо 9

$2,256.90 673:40 330.70

gained in turn only to lose it shortly: No. $703

after. Cagers Cheng Kal-ming and Tom Chole-chan for Kwok-Mun provided the most excitement for Unpliced ponies (30 eth): Nos. 3304, their side. banging their way in 4004.. 973. 1130, 320, 1015.

nilbuster fashion-to-obtain points,

For Kay Tic, Tam Chan-kueni was total of 14 points top-scarer with

Race 10

No. 1773 300 4523

$4,554.20 1301.20 450.00

In

(7 goals), most taken from long Unplaced ponies ($100 each): Nos 65, range. Siu Tim-Jim and Leong 384, 1089, 1811. 453. 1804.

Chok-cheong chalked up quile a few to keep the exeltement high.

33 Keighley

14

Race 11

25 Featherstone

5

13 Broughton

Wakesteld

34 Huddersfield

18

bad

York

13 Leeds

12

and there was a useful stand.

catching early Bat undoubtedly lost the match.

on

All in his first over things looked bad Pope for the IRC, and they looked even when Razack after surviving worse

No, 7010

5500

1034 ..5072 Vaplaced ponies ($250 each); Nos. 3540,

$3,703

Wigan

13 Warington

BROOKLYN

DODGERS

WIN AGAIN

gave a simple chance in the gully an appeal for 1.b.w. (the ball pitched 6, 0403, 2009, 9402), 330, 6003, 5543, 0066, eliber before he had scored or after he had got a four through the at least six Inches clear of the leg should stump) failed to learn his lesson and slips I forget which. Ho have been stumped when ten and got in front of one which was well shortly after was badly dropped at up and pllched on the stump. the wicket.

HURRICANE WITH FIVE DOWN for fifty all seemed pretty nearly over when M. R. Abbas came in and fulfilled the arst duties of a slogger by hitting the ball "blooming "Igh and blooming 'ard and blooming often." He hit an his first two balls for four and,

Aided by these escapes he ran up

with Hunter playing 25 and, watchful game at the other end, the score board looked a good deal better from the Police point of view. A RUN PER MINUTE

NEW YORK. May 13 (UP)- Brooklyn Dodgers won another game THE FIRST sixty runs took

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in the National Baseball League to-hour but afterwards Fay, Hunter, and arriving to face Fay after Sufflad

WOOTTON,Mahan Singh, M. 5. Thussain and G. day, beating the Filadelphia Phillies Danbrowsky scored more freely. It had produced a single, he then hit

he is only fair to the Indian bowlers to the next three balls for four, one

Australian jockey 8. B. Salleh and A. Ramzan, CM. Khan New York Giants trounced the Boston cay that at this period the ball was pulled drive" and two lofty fours to famous Braves by 11-5.,'

very greasy and hard to hold, and long stop-two amazing shots!

Greatly heartened Suflad began to and trainer, who was three singh, they evidently were not at home with

Razacket going. He lost Abbas the sawdust grip. I think

The complete scores were:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

bit too long in their first speil.

when the

probably kept Abbas and Arculli on latter tried to dalys a yorker, but he times champion jockey be and Markar took the score steady towards victory. There was a catch fore he was twenty, died at put down, and in their excitement Sydney, Australia, recently. they did their best to get run out.

However, after T H. King, with

was playing in his 33rd season with

the Police, had smacked a couple of

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Then Marker wes Lb.w to Far-He was forty-six. Still runs came, and then

there

D. Division v. Crilgengower (Home)

ard B. 1. Hassan, Jalian Dad and Mit

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

The following are the latest results the Club's annual tournament:

beat Firdos Khan 3. A. Husain

6-4, 6-1 in the semi 10-3, 4-0.

final of the singles championship; S. R. Salleh-beat G. M. Khan 0-1, 7-5 in

He rode his first winner, the semi-final of the handicap singles; mory serves me, 5 wickets were down was a run out, A. H. Ismail falling Kempsey, at Germiston, South S. S. Hussain and S. R. Safich receiv for 114 and nil looked, over. How-to get home after a misunderstanding:] Africa, when he was nine.

Suffed was bowled by Lowis and

bat and never looked like getting out, 120 was holsted with one wicket lo/rode Retrieve to victory,at Folk Hussain and G, M. Khan beat M.

He was only

thirleens when he

stone on August 23, 1900. This was

first winner in England.

ever Kirby had other ideas and hit gallantly while Estall kept a straight there was frantle excitement when that women appealed A catch-perhaps two-went adrift go will not assert

men and 17 invaluable runs were added, faintel, but strong

Abbas whendyer the ball hit the batsmen's jamid loud applause. Then

got in a nice length off break to take pads irrespective of where it may

have pltched! Kirby's off stump and the Innings Fortunately, when the end came, if closed for 131.

Estall deserves great credit for the was. In an obvious way as A. el Way, in which he held up his end. It Arculif Looked Lewis round towards was not a great total but the I.R.C. the square leg boundary and Popen: Cablect minister batting was known not to be too made no mistake with the

reliable.

L'Envoi.!

cutch.

I said as the sides went in The Polke, had won by five runs. - that I thought that the last wicket stand would malto just the difference and this turned out to be 0 true prophecy.

The Indians Bat

Three years later, while still an apprentice to his father, Richard

Woolton, he headed the winning list of jockeys with 105 wins.

In 1910 he was caring more than

WIR on

He retired at the end of the 1018 season. His last victory Falry King at the Warwick Novem ber meeting.

cd a walk-over from Dr. H. M. Singh and A. Khan in the semi-final round of the doubles championship; S. A

loosen and M. Ramzan 04, 0-1 in the semi-anal round of the doubles handien.

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IT WAS a splendid match, played throughout in a meat some sporting spirit and the losers Rules. descrvo, nearly as much credit lived in Australia.

For the last seven years he had 25th May, 1940 (weather permit- ting) may be obtained at the

· · THE INDIANS began their

as the winness, I think the He was the elder brother of Stan- Secretary's Office, Exchange Build- innings at 4.10 p.m. with Indians lost because they made ley Wootton, the Epsom trainer. hundred and twenty-five minutes more errors in the field and

to got 181 runs. Fay bowled at because some of the errors were tha Tung Wah end, but did not.

very expensive. settle down and was BOON TO The Police have much to thank [loved by Pope. Lewis bowling | Hunter for, as, but, for his sterling medium loft hand over the defence, they might well have wicket kept an excellent length collapsed. The IR.C. later batsmen played very gallantly...1 congruité, and got K. M. Rumjahr, who late the Foilce on their win, and the was opening out more than losers on their gallant effort,

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