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Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

"R. Abbit's Cricket Comments

VOLUNTEER CAMPS AGAIN DISORGANISE CRICKET

Richardson And Attwell

In Rare Performance

GOSANO BROTHERS IN FORCE

Fanling Racing

Entries And Handicaps For Boxing Day

Following are the entries and

Boxing Day!

December 17, 1940.

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Botty Fitzgerald, Cardinals' short stop, connects during Sunday. Catcher Melvy Campos (Ramblerettes) seams scepti cal.Ming Yuen.

THE PAST WEEK has been one of much camp and offices have been pretty well disorganised-handicaps for the Fanling Hunt and mino certainly has and cricket last Saturday sut-Race Club's meeting at Kwant! on fored the samo fato. However, it has to be done Taito Hurdle Race (1 miles) -Cape their match with Ramblerettes at the Kowloon Football Club on and I personally envied the people in camp during im Eve of Dancing (160) retber the lovely weather, though I hear they had such Saturday Night Unte hard work that the cantoon automatically closed itself at night! However enough playors were available for the Civil Service and I.R.C, of the first division 'toams to play a game down at Sookunpoo. High Tower 1143), King's EnvDX

Prince

Clownet Dow Jones

1383) March Brown (165), Mortmain

Charming) (188), Beidler of China (100);

Trinkles late Morning Qlery) (180). Zero (183).

the Baboon (153). Three Farthings (150)

Happy Valley Handicap "E" Clasa

(169), Gallant Marshal (188), Gold Engle

157) Lucky Eleven (151), National Honour (140). National Liberty (158). Old Fashioned 1140), Sunshine Busie (164), Wild Bear (140).

wennd Sectieri (linli stile.--Arabian Cat

The Civil Service are always a different side when away from their own ground and they hit up the pretty useful score of 185 for 7 wickets declared. In the old days, Consule Planco, a hundred for no wicket was no very aur- prising thing, when, if my memory serves me, de Romereviotdale (185). and G. R. Sayer used to open the innings.

The Gosano brobterhood turned out

in their full formation of six: Five

But it is a distinct rarity they managed to put out two now and Dicky Richardson and quite useful sides, Volunteers Attwell are to be congratulated and non-Volunteers. on putting up 105 for the first wicket. They only took three quarters of an hour. Attwell is a great acquisition and in the combination the problem of the| opening pair for C.S.C.C. seems to have been solved.

The New South Wales (13% miles) — Bingo (155), Bleyenburg (149), Colorado Star (182), Glorious Elar (162), Kiola

French Professional Boxers Of The Past

SO they're going to kill professional sport. in France!

143). Sen Urchin (183), Spectrum (182). What does that mean to the boxing business?

The Fanling Cup Handicap, "D" Clars Seven Furlongs)-Amber II #155), Circe

lorado Star 11351, Dick Turpin Golf 1501 Forehand Drive (135). Beinz (158). Lovely Kid (135). Qulek Despatch, (tos), niging Star (155), Roaldy (165), Ruby Star (167), Schmetterling (135), a Urchin 133), Surprise Again (148), Tarzan (148), The Castle Peak Handicap. "D" Clast (Seven Furlonga)-Distre (140),

of them played for the Volunteers | otterbox (148), Clowner (100). Double wille E.L. of course is Guvern- Chance (151). Emergency Chil #144) ment doctor. He got 31, while L.G. Evs of Peace

(1531 Jack O'Lan (24) J.M. (12) G.N. (22) represent-

tern (148), King's Worthy (144), No. tonni Success 4140) Palmet 140). the batting strength.

Mall (300), Piet Hein (1801, Royal In bowling A.V., L.G., J.M., and 14ighness (148). Sylvandale 1180), The E.L. All got two wickets new Leopard, (102), The Tigress (140), WB-

nplece. Besides Richardson (07) and Att- Apart from the family, II. A. Barreяer (197). well (42) Hollidge wasted little time) (21), A. A. Lopes (20) and M. A. over his 33. When the side has temeries got runs. The game was Fortescue going in number ten and drawn in the Volunteers' favour but Hawking number eleven it ought to my 211 runs were sented in the have pretty strong battingi

In-afternoon.

cidentally hear that flchardson won in tremendous form and lifted Minu four times over the fence. (These are no sixes at the. I.R.C.)

"A." Cricket

He was driving much more than hKC.C. had quite a fair A side usually docs.

A Dull Draw

out against Craigengower and put up 130 though it was chiefly due to. A. T. Lee who made one of his infrequent ap- pearances. He got 50 not out, and it is a great pity his duties do not allow him to play regular-

Tis probable that the C.S.C.C. held on a quorler of an hour ton long and that they might have won the game had they not done so. As it was, with an hour and a half to go the 1.1.C. dug themselves in andy. the game vetered out into n ຢາ??

draw. This week I have to reeni that Richardson took two wickets for three runs! A. H. Rumjahn, who must be pretty nearly the doyen of cricketers playing now, got a nice thirty-two, but nobody else did much

At Recreio

Taya much for the strength of the Recreio cricket that

Insect bites

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Keep a bottle handy.

Ernie Fincher is having a very bad patch now. I don't know if it Is the result of getting bitten by the golt bug or not, Craigengower

were lamentably weak in their batting on only. Hanson (12) G. Souza (10) and Extras (10) reached double figures! Lloyıl took 6 for 5 but it was rather a sinughter of the innocents! Ernie Fincher took three for two!

Low Scores

THE Civil Service second eleven did very well to get the IR.C. ecconds out for eighty-four. A. R. Sumad. (34 not out) alone did much though H. T. Baring (15) made a reful stand with him. The C.S. Aelding was greatly improved and at least two excellent calels were, made.

A COLLAPSE.

Wallmile)~~Ascet Valo

(101) Cape

Adamson Cup Competition

At The Valley

I tell you, writes Len Harvey. It means we shall see no more grand serappers from France like the "Three Murketeers”—handsome, de- bonair Georges Carpentier, grim little Charles Ledoux, the implaca- ble Eugene Criqui.

You've heard all about Gorgeous Georges and the way he bounce: the best of our big men on the canvas, while the record of Charles Ledoux la still fresh in the enemory.

Story To Tell HOWEVER, here is one story about

Low scoring featured the December qualifying round of H Criqul that seems to be worth Happy Valley Hendleap. "Ecoss the Adamson Cup Competition retelling. Comorin (152) Desert Star (153). Dow at Happy Valley during the Jones (140), Geordie (142), Hedden at week-end, when S. T. Butlin re- Lancashire Call Plain view (145) turned a card of 76-12-64 to Radium Star (100), Zero (10).

qualify.

In connection with the Fanling Cup, a special $1 sweep limited to other scores were G. W. Reeve BD- 100,000 chances, is being run. The

7:00. cost of one Through Chance is $10,)

BOGEY FOOL Including the special sweep. The

The Dogey (Par) Pool tickets can be obtained at the Cash during the past week-end drew 11 at Fanling Sweep Department, No. 17 Con-entries and was won by G. T. Harring naught Road Central top floor. jton (2) who `ended four up,

13:07 and J. W. MacDonald 70-

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CHINESE SOCCER TEAMS

To Play Assn.

For Charity

On Dec. 22

International Eleven To Meet Scotland

The following will represent Chin- The term

to

Criqui

was just another fighter before 1914, when, like every other able-bodied Frenchman, he took on nn entirely different sort of scrap: He came out of the front line wish shrapnel-mashed jaw, a jaw so badly Injured that the surgeons fited it with a silver plate.

Eugene thought his boxing days were over, but he could not keep of the boys asked him to act as spor- away from the ring. One day one

mate.

The ex-pollu forgot all about his patched-up Jaw until the other man cressed him with a savage right that should have put him down and cut. Criqui tock the punch unbilakingly! Finding his reinforced chin had stood up to the blow, he decided to make a come-back,

How well he did..it is ring his tory. Criqul went on to win the world's feather-weight champion- ship, scrapping several times at the Holbern Stadium while en route to the tic.

Ia China represent

Holborn fight he

was

the

on

ese A and B against Hongkong Foot-gainst Scotland in the first round of matched with Walter Ross, ball Association-A-and-B teams in ald The "Sunday-Herald"-Cap-on-the-British-champion-Winning-ed of the Hongkong Rotary Canteen and Folke ground on Christmas Day is: knockout after being behind Ambulance Fund, the Hongkong and) Cheung Wing-chey (Sing Tao); Trang points.

racao Relief Association and the Ching-wan, South China. L-te Tin-on China Medical Relief Assoclailon on frau King-sing (Eastern), Ng Kee-cheong

Sing Tool: Soon Ling-sing Bing Tool Badminton December 22:

(E»stemi: Chung Yong-worry (Eastern),

A team at 4 pm-Cheung Wing-choy | Ping King-theong (Sing Tao). Lee Wai- Ming The Thing Chung-wen (South long (South China) Captain, Lai Shiu- China). Lee Tin-sang (Sing Tool: Soong wing (Sing To). Hau Ching-to (Easterni. Trine (Sing Trot. HKE-RIVE Reserves. Lau Hin-ben (Eastern); Hau Eastern). Ng Kee-cheong (Eastern): Yung-sang Sing Tool. The Kam-hung Chung Ying-sam (Eastern), Fung Kine- South China: Kwang Ying-kee (Sing ehrang (Sing Too), Lee Wai-tong (South | Tro). Hul Man-fuí (Eastern), Chon Tak China (Capt), Lat Shlu-wing (Bing Taol, tgl (South China), Cheuk Shek-kom Han Ching-to (Eastern).

Kwong Wahl. Lee Shek-vau 1South B team at 2.30 pm-Lau Hin-hon Chlath, Wong King-cheong (Kwong Wah), UNFORTUNATELY they went and Eastern). In un-saring Tok

Manager--Mr W. Hanming Chen, blotted their copy book by bringing-kle (Sing Tool, Lam Tak-po (South Polo

The Kam-hung (South

Kwok all out for seventy-six. A. Watson China), o Wai-kuen (Eastern): Tom (25) and F. E. Lawrence (19) seem- Kwong-sam (Sing Tan), Chow Man-chi

(South China) ed to have put things right in a

(Capt). Hul Man-fui (Eastern). Chook Shek-kem Kweng good second wicket stand but after whi. Wong King-cheang Kwong Wahl, that there was complete collapse Reserves,~~Lee Kwok-ken (Kwong and only A. M. J. Wright (15) at Wahl. Kong Shing-king Eastern). Leg Kwok-wat (South China), Lou- Chi-chan the end did anything. All the same Eastern). Leung Wing-chls (Sing Taal, the C.S. second is a vastly improved Li Wan-lam (R.2.1, Lee Tak-ken (South team and were by no means at full

China). Chan Tuk-tat (South Chins). Yung Shi-ylek (Bind Tao). C. T. Tio strength on Saturday,

(Eastern).

Manager, Mr W. Hanming Chen,

Four Teams

Entered For Artillery Cup

P.

Chinese "Y" Beaten By University

The

the

PLAYING on their home court, the Chinese Y.M.C.A. suffered a 7-2 de feat when they met the University "A" in the First Division of the Bad- minton League last

night. Colony doubles champions, H. Wong (also Singles champlon) and C. Au split up in order to even but tactics falled before the powerful Undergraduates' pairs. In fact, it Is doubtful if the

If the result would Four teams will compete for the have been any more favourable had Royal Artillery Polo Cap, the first Hayward (27) and Shepherd (22) Boundary Street to-morrow at 4.30 veraity this year are,

round of which will be played at Au and Wong partnered, for the Uni- If anything, strength either when they played lid well while as a consolation prize p.m. the University second, but they were Ahmed Anished off the Police innings Middlesex.

stronger than last, and provided ex- witt meet aminations do not interfere their men: should be most prominent in the.

the 'season:

Police Win

THE Police were not at full

when Islanders

in form and were reinforced by the with a hat trick) He took three Islanders will be represented by Colony championships at the end of ABSORBINE UR of rope who has been away wickets for five runs.

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Malor Hunt, Col Way, Lleut Lewis and J. K. Bousfeld and Capt. T. W. Chaffey, Capt. W. H. Chaffer, Lieut Hancock and Lieut Fishbourne will make up the Middlesex leam.

The other teams are the Topkhamas, represented by Capt. Munro, Major

The results were:

C. Au and Z. Kol (Y.M.C.A.) lost to K. II. Choy and C. K. Lee 7-21, lost to 3. Hon and I. Chew 19-21, beat P. S. Bun and M. B. Lini 21-2,

PH. Wong and C. Y. Yung Tort to

for two or three matches. As he tnok six for twenty-two and made 27 his value to the aile is manifest.

I hear that on Boxing Day at the But for a 29 by L. H. Tan, 19 by H.K.CC. an all day match will be Extras, and 12 not out and 13 respec- played against a "Wanderers" eleven tively by Mazuza and Amplavanor contained by Major Grose. I hope to Trevor, Major Duncan and Lieut Fell. Choy and Lee 0-21, beat Ilon and Chew they would have been even more in write an account this all being den, and the Stooges, comprising Major 21-15, lost to Bun and Lim 18-21. the soup.

As it was they: scuffed well. On Saturday thereafter the Penfold, Capt Atkinson, Major Fisherad Lee 12-71, lost to Hon and Chew 106 runs. Besides Pope, Paling (31) Club meets the Army.

and Lleut I. R, Smith,

10-11, lost to Bun and Lim 18-21,

11. Koh and T ̊C. Lau lost to Choy

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