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Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 4, 1941.

"R. Abbit's' Cricket Comments

Reflections On K.C.C.-H.K.C.C. Match

Is Kowloon's Batting Strength Over-rated?

Indians' Handicap

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OWING to the vagaries of our climate, I have spent a couple of days in bed since I pub- lished my accounts of the H.K.C.C. and K.C.C. match and I have had time to reflect on it. have in consequence rather altered my opinion of the K.C.C. batting, and while I still think it an extremely powerful batting sido against bad bowling, I have begun to doubt its soundness.

I'do not include Donald Anderson in this statement as I think he just had a bad match. The point that I take is this: In each innings the only serious stand was made between Teddy Fincher and Mackay. But when the bat. ting order was examined it appeared at once that they came together.

Baker and Perry had heen) bowling for some time. Their first energy was passed and the shine was off the hall. In each case a change of bowling cime Hoon, and the two batsmen had very little difficulty in dealing with the mediocre small change which the Club could 'call upon. True. Alee Penrer had a wonderful over in the second innings, but, it is some years since he has been dan- gerous, though he can get the

art better than most. You cannot be the best but in the Colony und one of It's best bowlers at the same time unless you are N sanguinary marvel.

Recreio made no serious attempt io get the runs,

They took about half an hour to score the first thirty ritms of which) Soares only scored eight. This is the or surprising as he is one of the hitting type of batsmen, and usually, if he stops half an hour, he Ins thirty or more to show for it. G. N. Gosano and M. A. Remedias played good knocks.

Richardson wisely kept McLellan and Perry on all the time and they respondent nobly, sending down 14

overs apiece.

Kowloon Victory

From all Wiks I deduce that the THE KC.C. possibly were a little shaken up by their de- K.C.C. balling appears so strong

Year hecause it seldom comes up against feat in the China New really good bowling. I trust I match, and it may have done shall not give offence when I say this, but I do think this is true of all of them except Anderson and K. C. Fincher.

of

the

them good. They met a sport- I.R.C.. who, ing team in the despite the fact that they have only one real bowler, declared at 157 for 8 wickets.

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'The Recreio-Army Junior match at

Recrelo on Saturday. LfCpl Stoner playing forward to a rather bouses

one.-Ming Yuên.

Paterson

Retains Empire Flyweight Title

LONDON, Feb. 3 (Reuter),——— The British and Empire flyweight boxing championship title was at stake in a fight at Nottingham to- night between Jackle Paterson (Glasgow, holder) and Paddy Ryan (Manchester).

Paterson retained his title when he won in the eighth round, the referee stopping the tight,

France Out Of

1941 Tennis Picture

Petra And Pelizza

Are German Prisoners

VICHY, Jan. 29 (UP).----Jean Borotra, world famous tennis player, who has been made French Sport Commis- sary by Marshal Petain, told the United Press in an ex- clusive interview that until peace is restored in Europe there could be no question of international matches in France.

COLONY CHESS TITLES

First Round

Of Senior

Tourney To-day

Draw For Open Junior Championship

OPENING МАТСНЕЯ for the FIRST ROUND matches of the Colony Senior Chess Championship Colony Junior Chess Championshin will be played to-day. Though en- will be played on Thursday, February tries this year are not as large as 13. Fifteen entries have been receiv those of 1940, the standard, nevered, and the draw, made last night,

resulted as follows: theless, has not been impaired.

A. Kurrik v. Un Kwaleyung: A. To-day, two former champions, D.

Murton v. William Lee; R. C. Gardner v. J. Grefalda; V. V. Kolachoff v. J.

Lions And Rabbits THERE was one other interesting

A. H. Madar (11) A. H. Rumjahn thought that came into my mind, (3) and A. R. H. Esmail (20) ali And that was why Civil Servants, did well at the start of their innings. when playing as members Club, behave like lons and then go The K.C.C. batsmen made light of off to play for C.S.C.C. and behave their task, thanks chiefly to Donald E. de Carvalho and C. M. Sequeira like (1 will not Insult lambs) con- Anderson who hit up 74 not out. meet, while other matches at the plete rabbits.

Minu struggled gallantly and took Peninsula Hotel sro G. S. Coxhead It

has been most marked this sea-ve of the six wickets that fell, and v. E. Zimmern (runner-up last year) Hon. As a general rule in a big game A. H. Madar kept an end going, but and L. Karpovich v. K. Weiss. they, with about two members of the they are sally in need of a really

regular Club side, carry the game, good bowler to help Minu.

As an Instance one has only to refer

to the New Year game where Baker and Perry did most of the bowling in the first innings and Griffiths saved the baiting.

It is perhaps a good deal to do with grounds The C.S.C.C. usually give a good account of themselves on The K.C.C. ground.

MY

C.S.C.C. v. Recreio

With two good bowlers, the small change they have could eke the at- tack out nuch as K.C.C. manage with Lloyd and Francis Zimmern.

Junior Division

IF only the Civil Service second

Open Tennis Championships

Next Month

eleven had done a bit better

The annual Colony's tennis cham- with the bat they might well plonships, organised by the Hongkong C.C., will comunence on March 10, As in previous years, there will be open singles and doubles events.

Y last paragraph was written have beaten C.C.C., but apart chiefly because of a phrase from Ainslie (who, I am glad to see, seems to have emerged from

He got 50, and the

only

II, d'Almeida; R. C. Danenberg v. A.

D.

Y. Biriukoff; To Yu-inu v. J. Tausz;

Drake v. A. C. Poupard. BYC, E, M

E. M. Petrove.

draw for white and black will be announced with the issue of the round by round programme.

The "Bounding Basque," who

in 1927, won the Davis Cup for France, at Germantown, with his team composed of Rene Lacoste, Henri Cochet, and Jac- ques Brugnon, said:

"Since France's star players, Yvon Peira and Henri Pelizza are in German prison camps it would be impossible for Franco. to participate in tennis matches abroad."

"With the 1,800,000 French pri- sloners scattered throughout Ger- many and the occupied zone of France," he continued, "and every French family with at least one member in captivily, we do not feet up to playing in public. Thus, France will not be represented at Dayls Cap matches next summer. However, there will be French inter-regional championships to the held in Paris on the courts of the Terals Club de France."

"For the first time in many months," he went on, "I went two weeks ago to the Tennis Club de France to see the French Junior Championships. The youngsters put The games will be played on Tues-up a good show and there was some days and Thursdays on or before the splendid tennis." dates set out in the programme, Games adjourned will be completed

Scattered Players

within a fortnight of the adjournYVON Petra and Pierre Pelizzo are prisoners, while Jacques ment and all matches will be played Brugnon-(one-of-the-Four Horsemen at the Peninsula Hotel.

"Lightning" Tourney

of the 1927 French Davis Cup team), is in America as secretary to a tennis Club in Pasadena. Georges Destre- meau, another young French Davis Cup star is in Paris and is leaving shortly for Tunis where he accepted A. C. Poupard, with 11 points out a position. Marcel Bernard, who was a Davis Cup hope a few years the ngo Is

the Boussus, Parts as well as Christinn

"Henri Cochet, (another of 1927 "Cup days), nas bought farm near Paris and devotes most of his time to agricultural life." Henri Cochel still plays tennis in his spare time.

I read which a brother scribe his patch) they did little.

The Committee of the Club has de- of a possible 18, won the double-round elded that any surplus money result-ightning" chess tournament of had written-"Club de Recreio)

ing from the Tournament will be Kowloon Chess Club held on Saturday,

R. C. Danenberg and J. Grefalda da -"murprisingly held to a drawe

other donated to the Bomber Fund, and In by the Civil Service Cricket double figure score was 11 by Bar- consequence small mementoes, instead for second place will the points each. Club" Now this may be a very row. Cralgengower got 108 for 9 but of the usual trophies, will be presented fair statement on the perform-bridge who was hit in the face when assist the Committee hy stating on

they were unlucky to lose N. Broad- to the winners. aneca of C.S.C.C. qua the Club he had made 22-going in first. His which day of the week they are un- team. But on paper I am by no partner made 21 and U. M. Omnar 25 able to play owing to means satisfied that the C.S.C.C. but no one else did much. have not the better side.

It would be tedious to mention all

the names, but in batting at least the

Police Two Short

WITH so many calls on their ser-

W vices, the Police are making a

gallant struggle to carry on.

They

Intending competitors are asked to

Volunteer or

other duties.

Referees' Meeting

Fanling Golf

Captain's Cup Qualifiers

New Course-F. A. Redmond, 70-1107. feight entries).

The following qualified for the side should hold its own. In bowl-

The monthly meeting of the Hong Captain's Cup at Fanling on Sunday:

Referees' ing, perhaps, Recrolo have a bulge managed to get K.C.C. out for 134 kong Football

Association Old Course.-G. T. Harrington, 04-15-09. though I should call Baker a better

Soccer p.m. to-day, when bowler than E. L. Gosano and Perry with an impressive row of four ducks will be held at the Hotel Cecil at 8122 entries.

s talk op will be given by one of the members. better than any other change the in the middle of the butting. Recrelo have-

Baxter got 67 but the only other Civil Service have

no left double figures were Rapley (24) and hunder it is true-nor & leg break B. Curtis (25 not out). bowler Bike H. L. Ozorlo. But there As nearly always, Curey got runs is a lot to chose between the nt-j (21) and Tyler who has the makings tacks to my mind, and I was only of a good cricketer made 21. But at the draw because thel they-nine of thein-were out for a surprised at game was played at the Civil Service total of 74 runs.

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ground where the team's efforts are

usually appalling.

I should like to make it clear that!

Varsity Beaten

I am not belittling the Recreio play-THE 1.R.C. rather ran riot with the

ers but writing up the potential

atrength of the Civil Service.

bat and ran up 170 for 7 declared against the Varsity who have not

quite fulfiled their early promise. For the IRC. M. R. Abbas mado 09,

In one department the Recreio have the complete half-nelson on and I am wondering if he would not the C.5.0.C. Their fielding is be worth a trial in the first. There bellifant.

The Play

were four other double figure scores, University had bad patch at the stort, ond though Chellish (30).

ATTWELL, who is having a leaa Mazuza (20) and Amplavanar and after his mass of runs. Gill (10 apiece) tried to hold the falleil, but Dicky Tichardson, who fort, it could not be done, and they had broken his hoodoo against only Just nanaged to send the hun- Recreio In a previous non-leaguo dred up before succumbing. rome, knocked up 31 and Perry had

23,

Two members of the side who have

been badly out of form this year got going. Colledge and Fortescue, and made 20 and 30 not out respec- tively, I was told by a good judge that he has never seen Fortescue bat better.

making a Wright, apart from splendid catch, hit up 10 in

overs.

two

I was amazed to hear that in spite of the fact that Baker had pulled a muscle and could not bowl, and that Whitley was away, the

Another Big Game

I HAVE heard rumours of an at-

tempt to fix up a return between the fall strength of HK.C.C. and the K.C.C. on the ground of the latter team. The Easter holidays fail in the second week in April, which is perhaps a bit lale for crickel, but I don't see much chance ef fixing things up comfortably be- fore that, what with camps and things. April 12 and 14 would presumably be the daten. I cer- tainly hope that the

WILI Kame come off.

GOOD-WILL TOUR-Dorothy Bundy, tennis champion, receives huge trophy in Buenos Aires after winning woman's singles in Argentino tournoy, during good-will tour. Mrs. Norman Armour, wife of U. S. Ambassador, presents trophy.

"As for Rene Lacoste," Borotrn pursued, he has recepted to head the French Lawn Tennis Federation, replacing Plerre Gillon, who alimed. However, Gillou will con- tinue in his functions until July 1st when Reno Lacoste will take over."

re-

The Jewish Question JEAN Borotra, asked whether French Jews would be excluded frem tennis championships In future, replied:

"I do not see why they should be excluded and for the moment no such question has been discussed."

World Soccer Cup

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"NOWING that Borotra is a foot- ball fan and an excellent player, he was asked whether the French football team would participate in the 1942 World Cup which is to be played in South

It is rather merit, he said, i

"but if we are at peace we shall be delighted to participate for We cherish good memories of the 1938 'Cup' which was played in France."

Thailand Tennis Praised By Japanese

TOKYO, Feb. 3 (Domei)-Tho Japanese goodwill. tennis player:

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