1941-01-07 — Page 14

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 7, 1941.

t "R. Abbit's" Cricket Comments

POOR RESPONSE FROM CLUB PLAYERS

Sorry Display Against Craigengower: E. Zimmern And Griffiths Bat Well: University Fail To Turn Out

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THERE SEEMS to have been considerable disruption of cricket from Military and other reasons on Saturday last. When I looked into tho

'namos'

s" book at the H.K.C.C. there were precisely eleven down; six of them were regular Club players and five the "professors" of the Civil Servico side-minus Baker-who had no game for their own Club. It was unfortunate that the opponents were Craigengower, who are, on present showing, the weakest side in the senior division by a long way.

It was lucky for the Club as Perry and MeLellan took seven of the ten Craigengower wickets and Griffiths made 74 out of 125 to give the Club a three, wickets victory though, playing on they actually scored only ten runs more than their opponents.

very

There is something wrong with the Club cricket this year and I don't know what it is. Allowing för Military duties and all that. It seems amazing that, when only one side is being run, only six players should put down their names.

Swimming Champion To Insane Asylum

Week-end Home Soccer

Fixtures

LONDON, Jan, G (Reuter)--Foot- ball fixtures for the coming Saturday will be the same as for January 4 bul with the venues reversed,

Additional matches will be:

SHEFFIELD CHARITY CUP Semi-final

Barnsley

NORTH REGIONALS

ALGIERS, Dee. 20 (UP)-Ileatherham I looked on a bit and found quite yvenne Godard, woman swimming a lot down for the two day match at China New Year, but it seems champion at the last Olymple rames Crewe

in Berlin, and French record holder, Grimsby pretty poor going cricketers are only prepared to lap was Interned it an insane asylum Stockport the cream and to refuse skim milk.here it was disclosed yesterday. Verb. Sat.

12 our good

Ernie Zimmern in Form

As a matter of fact the game would have been a farce if Ernie Zimmern had not elected to play one of his all too infrequent better knocks. He started, as usual very shakily. If he was not such a bad starter he would be one of the most useful bats in the Colony, but it is

seldum he really gets going,

v. Preston v. Newcastle v. Shefeld "U. SOUTH REGIONALS Pollee prevented her attempted Bristol C. Y. Cardiff dive from a window and took her the to the Mustapa hospital for insane, sald reports.

account for their bad display, and they will have to pull themselves together if they are going to make a good showing against the full strength of the Club in the two-day match at China New Year.

I see from a report that the K.C.C.

SLIDING HOME

A. P. Pereira (Recrcío) sliding home in the softball match against H.K. Baseball Club at Kowloon F.C. on Sunday. He was out!-Ming Yuen,

League Badminton

University Trounce

Jel. 28151.

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LARGE SPRAYS AND TRAILS FOR EVENING GOWNS

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Club Gymkhana

Held At Shatin

A large number of members and

As it was he went on to play an excellent innings. No one could stay"fast bowlers" found difficulty in with him for any length of time getting my life out of the pitch. As friends attended the annual gymkhana Huise und E. J. Mitchell alone K.CC. haven't got any fast bowlers of the Equine Sports Club on Sunday. achieved double figures and when

not surprised. Zimmern is a Mr T. II. G. Brayfield was the judge, he pulled an in-swinger from Perry yard or two slower than Eddy Gosano while Mr D. Waterton and Mr, E. L. on to his leg stick he had made 00 and he is nothing more than fast Starling acted as marshal and starter and wan out last man but one. Even mediurn. so the score was only 116 which was pretty poor.

Bad Batting HAVING PAID my fee to the Bomber box I am entitled to say that waything more ghastly' than

.

arc

Handy hunter

competition.-1,

In "A" Division

UNDEFEATED as yet this season, University “A” virtually proclaimed themselves winners of the "A" Division of the Badminton League last night when they beat the Club de Recreio 9-0 at King's Park.

respectively.

The powerful combinations of Following were the results of the various At present there

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fast events held:

the Undergraduates' team found Golf Sword and rings-1. A. II. Dinnen, little to worry them in the bowlers in the Colony. Dawor gets us close to it as anyone. A sense of A. Brittain.

Potato race.-1, C. C. Chan; 2, A. Brit opposition, though Recreio are proportion should be maintained in these things. Havelock Davies, C, K. Hill-Wood,

season), Dennis Donnelly and Padre Hastings were pretty fast. So were Quayle and Allison pf But there isn't anyone Shanghai. within yards of them this season.

Mnot a team that can be taken Second Round

the performance of the Club bais-(in his first, Syme Thomson O'Connor; (President's Cup) 2. R. Blues-lightly, and despite the over-

men I have seldom seen. Hulse and Billimoria bowled a length but the collapse that occurred was dreadful. Richardson was 1.b.w. trying to hook a ball into Garden road instead of taking a four, and the reat processed.

Six were down for 23 runs! Ride held on and when Grifths joined im the game took a turn. Ride was in while over sixty were added but hla stare was only one four and nine Finglest

tone.

.

Matches For Stubbs Shield

Tent pegging, A. I. Dinnen (Gary whelming scores, rallies were Cup): 2. A. Britain.

the Jumping competition-1, M. O'Connor spirited enough to make R. Bluestone.

China Light and Fower Co. Trophy): match interesting outside the

Obstacle race.-1, F. Himsworth: 2, IL score. P. Lim.

Aggregate cup.-M. O'Connor tied with A. I. Dinnen,

Second Division League

THE Second Division League got under way on Saturday and there were decisive results in the three games played. Craigen. the prizes. gower beat the Police decisively,

Griffiths who suddenly seemed to The latter side seemed quite de-

of tho

from

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The system that provides

K. W. Choy, one of the most recent Gilbey cup for best dressed competitor-additions to the Varsity side, part- The second round results of the QUALITY AIR CONDITION DRYCLEANING

nered with C. K. Lee and carried all Stubbs Shield competition Mrs 11. P. Lim.

Maloos race-1, Yen Fat; 2, Yung Mow; before them in fine understanding Royal Hongkong Golf Club were:

All Lam.

Yung, wife of the President, presented At the conclusion of the meet, Mre H. and courteraft.

ILKS.R.A received walk-over It was, perhaps, from M. A. Oliveira and A. M. Rodrigues that strongest Gliman and Co.: Army Audit Staff beat 12th Ifeavy Regt, RA. P.W.D. bent for the Under- itangkong and Shanghai Bank 4 and 2; opposition came Graduates. Th

They fully extended two Education Department received walk- from B.A.0.6,; 5th A.A. Hegt. I.A., pairs, and almost bent-Dairy Raid

have found his true form played moralized this year and apart Army Team To of the opposing hired it was 1915 Was that peak Sp. Hutchison and Co

excellent forcing cricket. Even so from a brilliant flash or two can

I think Graizengower might have

won had he been taken in the sips do nothing. They were all out Meet Navy For

off the first ball from Hulse bowling for 75 and C.C.C. ran up 155 for

from the Law Courts end in bis five wickets with T. A

second spell.

scoring 69 and W. Lam 23 As it was, with Perry in, the runs (relired).

were hit off for a thrce wickets' vic- tury, though just after Perry

Was

On,

C.S.C.C. Collapse must excellently caught by Hong THE Civil Service could not Sling running back, from mid while Grimtha eracked a hot one to blame their bowlers for losing cover where Youngsnye made no the match at the Valley. Stone inistake,

got 5 for 30 including

It

of them

hat

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Lai Wah Cup

Lima (RE.).

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third pair-H. F. Chew and P. K. Hut and 4 Butterfield and Swire beat Fost One 5 and 4: Dodwell and Ca. beat who were the weakest of the three. Government Medical Department 3 and but in a leam of the strength such es 2 that of the University this meant

nothing for they still won all three of their matches.

Scores were:

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The folowing will represent

L, A. Carvalho and A. AL Silva lont to Army against Navy in the Lal Wali

x. W. Choy and C. K. Lee B-21: lost to Cup football competition at Caroline. Chew and P. K. Hul 12-21; lost to Hill on January 22 al 4 pu

P. B. Bun and M. 8. Lim 13-21. Dankier (Royal Scots); Naysmith (Royal J. J. Remedios and H. *. Gonsalves los! Scots), Fraser (Royal Scots): Birrell (1). to Chus and Leo 16-21: lost to Chew and Bright (Middlesex). Freshwater (Middles-tu 19-21: lost to Bun and Lim 9-21,

Owens

M. A. Oliveira ct. A. M. Rodrigues lost (R.A.), Hossack (Royal was a queer match. Or the 240 trick, and the Recreio were all leld (R.A.6.C.J. Reserves, Heynolds Bui 20-23, lost to Bun Red Lim 10-21

Seats), Fox (RE}} Weir (ASC). to Chay nnd Lee 10-21; lost to Chew and runs scored two batsmen made 143 jout for 66. But their batting Royal Scots), Lawton (R.). PERFRON

could not

even muster this (diesex), Munroe (Royal Scots), Pei- University Muddle. FOR the second time this season, miserable score, in spite of the I understand the University let the fact that Hollidge, who is a regular Army down, and it is high time member of the first eleven, and The Hongkong Football Referees' their Secretary lakes steps to put should not, to my mind, have been Association will hold their monthly his house in order. Boil Army playing, was assisting them. The C. meeting at the Hotel Cecil at 8 pm. aldes were expecting to play them S have been unlucky recently in that to-day, when. In addition to the usual several new recruits who promised transaction of Association business and the Army second at Pokfulam,ell are definitely failing to deliver the discussion of knotty points Mr turned up only to find a domestic the goods. They should try to size Waiter Hanming Chen, the Hon. Gen- fixture being played.

themselves up as other people who eral Secretary of South China A.A. In view of the number of telephonce knew the game do and not as they will give a talk on local soccer and the

see themselves. I

where I gather several players

in the Colony this seems 'absurd.

gather the Army captain had to send someone out in a car just before timin

to find out what was happening.

At Sookunpoo

Referees Meeting.

finer points of the game,

Council Meeting

Billiards

Final Stages Of Military Competitions

Following are the results of matches A meeting of the Hongkong Football in the Garrison Billiards League play- THE LR.C. batted first but Council will be held at the Association'sed on January 3:

office at 5.30 p.m. to-morrow.

We all know that utter impossibi- could do very little against the lity of establishing telephonic com-stendy K.C.C. attack. A. R. munication through the University Suffind (28) and M. R. Abbas exchange to anyone except perhaps (23) contributed chiefly to a the Registrar or Deans of a Faculty, but this is all the more reason why total of 98 runs. Baldwin took the Secretary--who can get on to the five wickets for twenty-one runs. telephone at his end-should check Baxter dominated the K.C.C. inn-

ings and made 47 not out out of 105)

Services Membership

For Kowloon C.C.

To Be Considered

Royal Boots beat Royal Engineers 6-1: Royal Signals beat R.A.0.C. 4-3. LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE

W. L.

RAM.C.

Royal Scola

RAS.C.

FLE.

C.M. Police

Itoyal Signals

5th A.A. Regt, ILA

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All competitions for the New Year meeting at Fanling owing to lack of entries,

Captain's Cup

During the week-end, A. J. Dennis with a score of 75-10=65 qualised for the Captain's Cup over the Old Course and A. V. Greaves with a score of New 84-15-09 qualified over the Course. There were 48 and 14 entries respectively.

Triple Tie

.

In addition to C. M. Park and G. Thomerson, who tied for the S. C. M. Port Bomber Fund competition 3 up, T. Megarry also had a card of the same value handicap 11. The three players will now have to play off.

SPORTS ADVT.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

ANNUAL RACE MEETING,

1941

15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, and 22nd February.

Entries for the above will close

up his fixtures on a Thursday!

He evidently has his card jumbled for 5 wickets. Incidentally, there is up completely at present, and as a going to be some difficulty about this!

In the semi-final of the Soldiers matter of courtesy should check up First and Second eleven business, the Kowloon Cricket Club will be held Club Tournament. R.A.M.C. lost to the na it is so difficult to establish com- Baxter for years has played for the nt the Clubhouse on January 31, at Volunteers by 1211 points to 1,281. munication with him.

second by preference, but I should 8.30 pm, when a special resolution The finalista in the Individual cham at 3.00 p.m. on SATURDAY, 11th K.C.C. Crash

have thought Tom Madar and W. L. that the following Article be inserted planships are: Billiards, Cpi Harvey JANUARY, 1941, at the Secretary's

(RA.M.C.) and S. Q. M. S.. Wood THERE was amazingly poor Rapley were fairly regular members atter Article 55 will be proposed:

Snooker, Lieut. Dixon Office, Exchange Building. of the first eleven-though admittedly 5A. For the duration of the war † (RA.E.C.); batting in the K.C.C.-Recreio

neither were plcked for the First v. botween Great Britain and Germany, R.A.M.C) and Cpl Harvey (RAMC.). match, and only 234 runs for 19 Recrelo. It is and always has been a Non-Commissioned Omeers above the The finals will be played during the

rank of Sergeant, or the equivalent week commencing January 13, wickets were scored. I begin to very dimcult question.

thereof, in the service of the regular understand tho - popularity of

Naval, Military and Air Force of the British Government, stationed in Hong-

Correspondence

soft-ball, whatever that may I HAVE received an interest

kong and China, shall be eligible to C.S.C.C. Cricket Teams be. Recreio managed to have ing letter from a correspondent become Bubscribers of the Club on the three men run out and only A. suggesting I should incorporate same terms and conditions as are M. Radrigues got over thirty. In these articles hints on how to applicable to Commissioned Officers

and Warrant Omcore.".. There were five double figureplay cricket. acoros under twenty.

All the points he mentions are deall

The following have been chosen to represent the Civil Bervies C.C. in friendly erkeket matches on Saturday:

1st XI v. Hongkong C.C. tome). Erichardson (Capt), K. 3 Attwell, Er 11, Grimins, N. C. K. Hawkins, D. J. Hallidge, D. McLellan, 11. Parrolt, A. E. Perry

2nd XI v. Army (Bookunpoo) —It. E. F. Z. Lawrence, T. Lockhart, 5, 7. Me- Gowan, 3. Mitchell, N. Smith, Stone, A. Watson, A. M. J.. Wright,

J. M. Gosano, I understand, is on with either in the laws of cricket or arrange to comply with my corres-ker, W. if. Colledge, N. Vorlesque, the injured list. They also had in the dozens of books on the subject,pondent's request,

My more erudito readers may and I should not presume to hold Ozorio away, but Eddy Gosane bowl-fortis had it not occurred to me that allow their attention to wandert. It ed well to take five wickets for fort~ 1 probably have a good many readers will take a bit of thinking out first Strange (Capt), J. Barrow, G. Davidson,

The EL.C.C. balling" order was to whom these sources of Information as in these days I'm rather thronged altered litla bus this does not, are not available, and I shall try to with business.

Aivo.

By Order of the Stewards,

C. B. DROWN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 6th January, 1941.

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