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Tuesday, SHONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 18, 1941.

"R. Abbit's" Cricket Comments

Turning Back The Pavilion Clock

Players Of Thirty Years

Years Ago

Badminton Championships.

When "Tam" Pearce Was A Bowler Junior and

and Mixed

Mixed Doubles

Few As Good To-day

THERE was one match played off on Satur- day last, a very unpleasant day, and not a wildly oxciting game, though the result was of great im- portance to Recreio, as it now puts them very nearly on terms with K.C.C. 2nd Eleven who have to win their next match outright to get ahead of them.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Referees' Decisions

Sir. I do not agree entirely with the views expressed by "Scrambler" which appeared in your paper Inst Saturday,

always bellove that, unless the players and spectators are taught to accept the referee's decision as final, it is no use to have any competitive games. If we allow protests and plays there will be no end of trouble.

The Recreio 2nd XI, who have| change for ragger. There was shown considerable strength in game on the Club ground and I

remember asking who that fellow butting, were taking no chances

was who was fleliling so well to about going on too long, and a

cover. I was told i was "Tam stand between A. G. Noronha Pearce, one of our best batsmen".

(69 not out) and P. M. N. Silva

had, I belleve,

more or less (41 not out) enabled them to given up bowling then and had con- centrated on his batting. But there declare at 140 for 2 wickets.

were glonts in those days.

When a refered errs only on one The Innings showed a

We have to-day one or two players side, it duen not necessarily mean that he is blased-he may be perfectly reering of 5 runs per over which, who will equal them, but 1 doubt if considering the heaviness of the out-even Alee Pearce is at brilliant as honest. There may be "black sheep!

Dick Hancock at his prime.

among Un, but we can get rid And then there were Tam Pearce, these quite easily. The best way Harry Hanenck, W. C. D. Turnier, would be for the Referees' Associn C. Elborough, Stock Bird, Denis Don-tion to give the name of the referee a week or a few days before a match,

field, was not so bad.

A Collapse

rate of

Matches at King's College

THREE MATCHES in the Junior Doubles Badminton Cham-

pionship and one in the Mixed Doubles were played at King's

College last night. The results were:

Soccer Banned In French Concession

Chinese Deprived of Foreign Competition

JUNIOR DOUBLES

P. C. Leung, and K. F. Chut beat E, A. R. Alves and P. P. Botello 17-15, 15-10.

6. C. Pereira and A. E. Xavier J. Hool and T. B. Teoh 15-0, beat

| 15-11.

A. L. Fisher and P. Wynter-Blyth beat P. A Yvanovich and B. T. Gosano 15-2, 15-5..

MIXED DOUBLES

P. Wong and Miss O. Ribeiro beat E. and Mrs Zhumern 15-0, 15-4.

games in the French named who

As indleated by the scores, the first game of the doubles was the most ex- SHANGHAI, Mar. 17 (Reuter).citing. Rallies were on several oc- The French police have banned casions prolonged, but more often than not the decision fell to the first football Concession a result of the rol

were quicker and more at the Canidrome on Saturday. accurate. Consequently, games between foreign Pereira and Xavier had the mea- and Chinese teams in the foreign sure of too and Teoh from the

International Settlement Chinese are first set, but in the second, when the Tone time when F. A. Curreem

areas have come to an end, for in the start. They had an easy time in the not allowed to play on the British- losers. had somewhat recovered, play and A. R, Subind were together ells and Lobster Beed to name only this referee is to be approved of owned racecourse, and the only other was more even and the rallies more

I know that I shall be called by both teams. In other words, any round laudator temporis acii," it anyone side has the right to refuse him.

suitable is Kinochow Park, which was closed by the Council zome still knows Lathi, or a coppernosed ket stand was broken there was and was-bird If no one does. But it

To protest against n referee's decl-time ago. Complett

is my honest conviction.

or to ask for a replay is, in my slon or Harry Owen Hughes and Donald opinion, contrary to the idea of sport Anderson are*

and the spirit of good sport: are in the class und

sportsmanship, possibly Minu. Teddy Fincher was.

I am afraid that the recent "football {

the same misunderstanding.

ATM

It seemed as if the Indians might do something, but once the second wie

M. A. He took for 14, and

E. M. L. Sonres 4 for 12, and even- tually Be whole side was out for 58) runs, after having had 43 for 1 on

board.

It is greatly to be hoped that the imurevel weather which exists to- day (Monday) when I am writing these notes, will lead to a fine week- end and to some really cheerful cricket.

Old Days

few.

But beyond that I think the cricket riot" in Shanghel was the result of Duke of Windsor

standard here, and also In Shang- hal, has deteriorated from that existing a quarter of a century ago.

The Pavilion

TN those days the Pavilion was in

the corner by the curve Queen's Road Into Des Voeux Road.

from

I remember being told that when the

S there is no active cricket Club were anxious to move from their

lo write about, it has

occur-sixties in the Butterfield's corner of

mitshed which had existed since the

red to me that my renders may the ground, they had had their eyes

be interested by a few remini- on the present site, but the Hongkong

strong

objection on

Club had raised

Athletics

A CHINESE SPORTSMAN.

J. Macaulay Prominent At

D.B.S. Sports

Sponsors Golf Match

prolonged.

But in the third junior game, Fisher and Wynter-Blyth were for the superior In both combination and extcution of shots. B. Gorano strove hard, not to avold defent then to make a better match of it, but received weak support from 1 Yvanovich.

Mixed Doubles

THERE was only one player in the Mixed Doubles, and that was P. II. NASSAU, Mar. 17 (Reuter)—Wong, last year's triple champlon. Bobby Jones and Tommy Armour He dominated in all the rallies. The to-day retained their record of Zimmerns were never given the op- never losing four-ball golf match. Portunity of settling down, for right Playing in a match sponsored by the from the start Wong had the shuttle Duke of Windsor in aid of the British dying from one side of the court to Red Cross, Jones

and Armour beat the other. Gene Sarazen and Waiter Hagen' three Misunderstandings. however, play-

scences of cricket as I saw it in the grounds that it would block out and two 3rd's in cleven events, J.

RECORDING four 1st's, three 2nd's and two over 36 holes after leading ed their part in the Zimmerns defeat. by two holes in the first round. Several shots dropping to the short. The Duchess followed the game fore-court were not attempted. Mrs the Diocesan Boys' school annualed the players with gold fountain pens. is tipped for the women's doubles, The pavillon, ns I first know it. athletle sports meeting held at the Over £1,000 was raised as a result of had little to do, but on the other side

school ground yesterday. was not a massive affair, and a bit championship went to Tan Kok-ling primitive in its arrangements asand junior to P. Mugford. judged by our present luxurious stan.

The Inter-House competition was dards.

very close. It was a duel between But i had one advantage. and

Yellow House and Blue, with the that was that you could watch the former capturing first place by only cricket with the Hght behind you. four points. Tutals were:

Yellow

my early days in the Colony. I

their light and air,

may be inaccurate but it will be for the truth of the story. YouchMacaulay took Individual honours at which lie Duke refereed and present-Zimmer, who with Miss D. Eardley

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