1941-03-18 — Page 22

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 18, 1941.

"R: Abbit's" Cricket Comments

Turning Back The Pavilion Clock

Players Of Thirty Years Ago

Badminton Championships

When "Tam" Pearce Was A Bowler Junior and 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 exciting 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.

The Recreio 2nd XI, who have shown considerable strength in batting, were taking no chances about going on too long, and a stand between A. G. Noronha (69) not out) and P. M. N. Silve (41 not out) enabled them to declare at 140 for 2 wickeis.

The belts showed scoring of 5 runs per over which, considering the heaviness of the out- fell, was not so bad.

A Collapse

.

rate" of

change for rugger. There was a game on the Club ground and I remember asking who that fellow was who was fielding so well to

cover. I was told it was "Tam Pearce, one of our best batsmen"

four more or less ven up bowling then and bad con- centrated o bis batting. But there werd

very giants in these days.

We have to-day one or two players who will end dem, but I doubt if even Alee Pearce as brilliant as Dick Bancock at his pritne.

And then there were Tam Pearce, Harry

Stock Bird, Denis Dan- nelly ani Lobster Reel, to name only a few. I know that I shall be called laudator temporis aclt," If anyone still kne

knows Latin, or a copperinsed old was-bird if no one dues. But it is my honest conviction.

He had. I believe,

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Referees' Decisions

Sr. do not agree entirely with the views expressed by "Scrambler“ which appeared in your paper last Saturday.

I always believe that, unless the players and spectators are taught to arcept the referee's decision as final, is an one to have any competitive and re-

it

HomeR. If we allow protests plays there will be no end of trouble.

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Matches at King's College

· THREE MATCHES in the Junior Doubles Badminton Cham-

College last night. The results were:

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

Soccer Banned In French Concession

the

JUNIOR DOUBLES

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

C. C. Pereira and A. E, Xavier bent J. Hool and T. B. Teoh 15-6, 15-11.

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

MIXED DOUBLES

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

more

Chinese Deprived Of Foreign Competition

As Indicated by the scores, the first game of the doubles was the most ex- When a referee errs only on our

SHANGHAI, Mar. 17 (Reuter), citing. Rallies were on several oc- -The French police have banned (casions prolonged, it more often side, it does not necessarily mean that

football Kames

than Jai he is blased--he may be perfectl

French

not the decision fell to the first Concession as a result of the riotmed who were quicker and honest. There may be black sheep?

at the Canidrome on Saturday. uccurate. among them, but we can get of

Consequently, games between foreign

Pereira and Xavier had the mea- there, quite easily. The best way

Chinese teams In the foreign sure of Heo and Teoh from the areas have come to an end, for In the start. They had an easy time in the tion to give the name of the referet International Settlement Chinese are first set, but in the second, when the and this referee is to be approved of owned racecourse, and the only other was more even and the rallies. more a week or a few days before a match, not allowed to play on the British losers had tomewhat recovered, play by both teams. In other words, any ground suitable fa Kinochow Park. side has the right to refuse him. which was closed by the Council same prolonged,

To protest against a referee's deci-time ago. sion or to asks for a replay is, in my pinion, contrary to the idea of spurt ind the spirit of good sportsmanship.

Tone time wheh F. A. Curreem/C ER rock, W. C. D. Turner, A. would be for the Referees' Associ

AT

and A. R. Suffin were together. it seemed as if the Indians might do something, but once the second wie ket stand was broken there was complett collapse.

AT. A. Remestion took 4 for 14, and 3. M. L. Soares 4 for 12, and even- tintly the whole side was out for 58 rung, after having, bud 43 for 1 on

boned.

It is greatly to be hoped that the improved weather which exists to- day (Monday) when I am writing these mites, will lead to a Ane week-i

'parl 21251 Entor really cheerful} wielert

· Old Days

S there is no active cricket A$

to write about, it has occur red to me that my readers may he interested by a few remini- scences of cricket as I saw it in my early days in the Colony. I may be inaccurate but it will be more in dates than in facts.

Things were rather complicated in that for the 1911/12 and 1912/13 seacons I was playing rugger and living out at the Rest House, Taipo Crew the Police Bungalow) afl the werk. At first, our present Colonial

C. Secretary, R. Sayer, W. Schofield (the hist two both retired new) shared Be Mess, but I think I was the only one to go in regularly to play runner, arzet Tomtay King, as he was then known, always found me à cap het in a small study at the Water Police Station.

Harry Owen Hughes and Donald Anderson are in the class and possibly Minu. Teddy Fincher was, But beyond that I think the cricket 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 from Queen's Road inte Des Voeux Road, I remember being told that when the Club were anxious to move from their thatshed which had existed since the sixties in the Butterfield's corner of the ground, they had had their eyes on the present site, but the Hongkong Club had raised strong objection on the grounds that it would block out their rht and air. for the truth of the story.

cannot vouch

The pavilion, as I first knew it, was not a massive affair, and a bit primitive in its arrangements 213 judged by our present fuxurious stan- dards,

But It had one advantage, and that was that you could watch the cricket with the Hght behind you. 1. shall hope to complete these scat- tered reminiscences next week or the week, after if there is any cricket to write about next week.

To-day's Tennis

The following are the mateurs in the Colony Tennis Championships

Sayer, I believe, used to Jilay cricket for the HK.C.C. Sonny Wondi (A.E.) used to play centre to me for-u-bit-until-he-tore a muscle and Have up rugger, He was one of the to-day: Water Police Mess where Tommy King played for the Police CC. and Robbie Hutchison (who died tra- (7). gically in 1920) captained the Civil Servive.

I

First Contacts

OPEN SINGLES

W. J. Howard v. H. D. Rumjahn

OPEN DOUBLES

I am afraid that the recent "footDuke of Windsor

lot in Shanghai was the result of the same misunderstanding.

Athletics

J.

A CHINESE SPORTSMAN.

Sponsors Golf Match

But in the third Junior game, Fisher

and Wynter-Blyth were far the superior in both combination and exccution of shots. B. Gosone strove hard, not to avoid defrat then to make a better match of it, hut received weak support from j Vyanovich.

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 champion. Macaulay

Bobby Jones and Tommy Armour le dominated in all the raliles. The tu-day retained their record

of Zimmers were never given the op- Prominent At never losing a four-ball golf match.portunity of settling down, for right Playing in a match sponsored by the from the start Wong hrd the shuttle Duke of Windsor in aid of life British sing from one side of the court to D.B.S. Sports Red Cross, Jones and Armour bent

the other. Gene Sarazen and Walter Hingen three Misunderstandings,

defeat RECORDING tour 1si's, thrre 2nd's and two over 30 holes after leadinged their part in the Zirver, play- and two 3rd's in eleven events, by two holes in the first round, Several shots dropping to the short

followed the The Duchess Macaulay, took individual honours at which the Duke refereed and present-Zimmern, who with Miss D, Eardley game fore-court were not attempted. Mrs sun Diocesan Boys'

School annualed the players with gold fountain pens, is tipped for the women's doubles, athletic sports meeting held at the Over £1,000 was raised as a result of had little to do, but on the other ale championship went to Tan Kok-ling school ground yesterday.

Mide the game.

of the net, Miss Ribeiro gave Wong and jumior to P. Mugford,

considerable support. The inter-House competition was Yeow House and Blue, with very close. It was a duel between the former- capturing fest place by only four points. Totals were: Yellow 167 and Blue' 103.

Raunts were

100 yards theilor),-1,- A. Wong; 2. L. Jernakot, J. Macauloy (dead brut). Tune,

11 276. Midiffe.-1, M. Read; 2. Tan Kok-

Small Units Athletics

Two heats of the Small Units ung: 3, B. Lim. Time, 12 2/5, Junior-Sports were held on the Chatham

1. P. Stugford; 2. Ng Luen-luk; 3. Le Road ground, King's Park, yes

Khan, 1 m, 13.

To-day's Programme

(AT RECREIO)

Junior Doubles

7 p.m.-L. J. Anderson and W. Gillies v. W. T. Ho and A. C. Cheung, Junlor SIngles

High Jump (Senior)-1, Li Hong-hongterday. Manfield of the R.A.F. Lo.

4. J. Macaulay; 3. S. Hall, Height," # fi5|

.

7.45 p.m.-R. M. Lavalle v, Peter 8.30 p.m-T, S. Young v. J. Tsang

Mixed Doubles

0.15 p.m.-E. Gillespie and Miss F.

Eardley, the

Inter-School Sports

[31. Middle. 1. E, Read: 2 Ton Kok and Martin of the R.A.S.C. Chan Kwok-king-Lou-Luktheats in the 100 and 220 yards and Hog; . . Guest. Height, 4 117 in, Junior, came frst in their Height, 745

respektive

back Rate (Middle).-1, P. Yew; 2, 1.] closu races are expected when they nud. Tar Kok-ng. Junior. Ne meet each other in the finnis, sche-Wong v. H. E. Eardley and Miss D. Luck-fuk, Marley King Cheung (tie); 3duled for to-morrow.

Wu, Zards (Senior)-1, J. Macaulay Chailium Read ground to-day.

Further heats, will he held on J.Jernakoff; 3. F. Lam. The, 20 475 Junior-1, P. Mugford; 2. Lee Eultan, O. Umetani and T. Imura v. T. C. Time, 33 2/3 Middle-1, H. Read; 2, Tan fled to participate in the finals yester- The following are those who quali- Monaghan and T-d, Gould (3).

Kos-mg: 3, 15. Lam. Tline, 20.

day: T. A. Martin and E. G. Matthiasw. Newbern: 2, Fung Kingschop P. Yew: Three-legged race (Middle), E. Read- CLEARLY recollect that the first v. G. W. Sewell and D. M. Mac-1

100 Yards-Manfield, Martin, Brown, Lim-J. Rainsgy. Junior,

Sentor and Bagga. game of cricket I saw in Hong-Dougall (4).

Autord W. Lany; 2, Chinni Kwok-ki-Lee 220 Yards.--Manfield, Martin, Brown! keng was in about January 1912, : C. II. R. Oxlade and A. H. Barwell Beshan and Lui Tse-chiu-Kwok Wat-chi and Tart!, when I was being taken along to v. Tsul Wai-pui and Tsui Yun-pui

| [tle), the Bowling Alley in the Club lo (5).

Yards (Senior)-1, J. Mccaulay: 2, G. Rossele; 3, D. Truax. Time, 57. Middle-1, Tai Kok-ling; 2, E, Read: 3, Lelle Wing-yew. Time. 02. Junior-

Mugford; 2, Lee shan. Tine, 75.

Jump (enior)-1, kim long- hong; 2. C. Whield; 3, Ma Jin-hong. J. Mac.ulay (tie), tunce. 1 5. andi-1, E, itead; 2. Tan Kok-ling: 5. B. Lim. Districe, is it in. Janson-1, P. Munford; 2, Lee E-shan; 3, Chun Kwok- KIN. PINTARce, 12 to 10,

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THE HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB

Second Extra Race Meeting Saturday, 29th March, 1941

The closing of the entries for Audu, P. Yew; 2. J. Ramsey: To the above has been postponed to Kok-Bog Junior-1, P. Muglerd; 2, Ng Guen-Luke: 3. Chan Kwok-kin.

5.00

p.nt. on MONDAY, 29th March,

Shat-Putt (Senior).-1.

Wong Chin tongs. Halt, 9, p Cheng-hing. D tance. 33 et 2.,

House.

Tug-of-war-1 Brown House; 2, Green

Clas Relay-1, Yellow; 2, 3lue; Green,

3,

Pts Gained by Club.-Yellow, 167: Blue, 163; Green, 80: Brown,

The Tulowing events were decided last Week:

Cross Country (Senior), C. This 2. D. Truax: 3. f. Macaulay, fiddle,-1, Ton Kok-ting 2. W. Newbern; 3, 11 Lt. Junior.-1, P. Mugford; 2. Lee E sban..

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Mille (Senior).~~I, C. Trunx; 3. J. Magaclay; D. Truax. Time, Middle Tan Kok-ling: 2. E. Kend: 3. 13. La Tlne, 9.41.

RAG yards (Sexlor), J. Macaulay: C. Truax: 3. Hau Yuanyo. Tune, 221 2/5. Middle-1, Tan Kok-ting: 2, E. Head; 3

Tine, J.

Throwing the cricket bail (Senior).-}, J. Macaulay; 2. 9. Hall; 3. ibu Yuanya. Distance, 74 yds 6 in.

Rugby

R.A. To Meet M'sex To-day

The following will represent Royal Artillery against 1st Bn The Middlesex Regt in an Army Rugby League match at Soukampoo, fo-day, kick-off at 4.30

p.an.:

Lirut Fairclough (Mh A.A.); Ghr Easter- brook 15th A.A.), Gnr Sutcliffe (5th A.A.). Cine Kecule (12th Coast Regt), 1/dr Richards (21) Coast Regi); Captain Skip worth 8th Const Regti, Gnr Doblinson 15th A.A.); Gor Cooke 18th Coast Regt), 2/3. Wedderburn 15th AA, L/Bdr Clark IDOLA.A.): Gar Tutner (ath Coast Regt).. L/tr Pain (12th Const Regi); Sul Page (8th AA), 2/t.t Eddison (120 Coast Regt), and Pir McDermott (at Coast Regt)

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SPORTS ADVT.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE FIRST EXTRA RACE MEET- ING has again been postponed. It will now be held, weather permitting, on SATURDAY, 22nd March, 1041, commencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

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