1941-03-25 — Page 14

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 25, 1941.

"R. Abbit's" Cricket Comments

Abandonment Of Local League Suggested

Poor Season Almost Concluded:

Matches Outstanding

Difficulties Through Training

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE to pretend that the pre sant Cricket Season has been a success and it is rather doubtful if the atrocious weather has been entirely to blame. Military duties are very heavy in many cases and have complicated the fixture lists, and the rain has rather put the hat on things.

But should there be a League next season I venture to suggest to the participants that the principal reason for playing League matches after the new year was that the training period was in October-December. Now that there are two training periods, one before and one after the New Year, the only good reason for this.gocs.

Cricket always gets a bit lackadaisical here after Febru ary, and any advice is to start off the League Matches as soon. as possible after the third week in October.

Of course [L much better idea could be to serup the leage until happier times.

None of the baismen who two or three years ago looked so promis- ing have come on-deed they have most of them gone back. don't know why it is unless it 39 possibly lack of practles or possibly the fact that they are trying to play too many games at once.

Bowling Collared

I don't think this apples as much THE LRC, completely collared the

Cralgengower bowling after a to the Junior Division. 1 am not so closely in touch with it but my im-quiet perind at, the beginning. Minu season I for the first time this

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pression is that it runs with more think-brought off one of his blitz- pep and cficiency.

But look at the position in the krieg Inningses and everyone Senior Division, Next Saturday will double figures. The declaration (at be March 27, and the Civil Service 178 for 7 wickets) was made at 4.20 have stiil three games to play and P., and if so, a bit.of a chance was all the others two, except K.C.C. will lay a tidy sum against all those ganes being played even if the wea- ther remain, the all the time!

The Indians' Victory" ALL through the season I have been satisfied that the In- dians have been playing well be

However, the two 1R.C. veteran stalwarts, Minu and A. II. Madar, stood up to the test and shol C.C.C. out for 53. Minu taking 6 for 20 and Modar 4 for 30 rus, A. J. Hulse gol 23 and the only other double figure

was J. I. Youngsay's I not out!

The Usual 'Match

low their form-paper form that DIFFICULTIES of raising sides is-and so I was not surprised have hit the Civil Service at their victory over Craigen- and the Club go much that all gower who have fallen off terri- through the season the Club have called on their members, bly this year.

who usually play for the Civil Service, to help them aut, while I should not like to say -how many

times their opponents have been an Army side.

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SUNDAY MATCH AT K.C.C

Mahmood bowling to D. J. N. Anderson in the Sunday match between Dr L. T. Ride's XI and the K.C.C. at Kowloon. E. Zimmern is keeping wicket.-Ming Yuen,

Badminton Titles

C. Au Defeated

By F. Koh

Entertaining Matches At K.C.C.

(By "Tinker")

Gregory Rice Betters Own Two-mile Record

CHICAGO, Mar. 24 (Reuter).- Gregory Rice, whose belllance has featured American indoor athletics this winter, to-day ran two miles In 8.51.1, beating his own world: record made last year by 5.1 seconds,

Rice was already wailing recognition of his record of 8,53,2 earlier this year, Tee's figure beats the outdoor world record of 8.56 by Milios Szabo, the Hungarian, in 1937.

To-day's Tennis

MATCHES in the Open Badminton Championships

Matches in yesterday's schedule at the Kowloon Cricket Club last night were both in-

were unplayed owing to the sight teresting and exciting. The only upset of the evening-rain that fell during the afternoon. and it was only a minor one-was the defeat of C. Au, To-day's tches in the Open Tennis last year's runner-up in the singles, by F. Koh, his team. Champleships are: mate of the Chinese "Y."

Results in brief were:

SENIOR SINGLES

F. Koh beat C. An 15-9, 15-10.

SENIOR DOUBLES

Matches To-night

M. P. and Y. F. Yoong beat S. To-night's Open Badminton Cham- Amplavanar and C. K. Cheah 15-10, ptonship matches were: 15-4.

The game on Saturday was pinyed urti an excellent wicket but the number of catches put down was large, and was due no doubt to lack. of practice,

MIXED DOUBLES

P. Wong and Miss M. Ribeiro beat, Odell and Miss J. Choa 15-1, 15-2. P. K. Hon and Miss U. Khoo beat

15-7.

JUNIOR SINGLES

It must be a great many years. J. Itemedios and Mrs Silva 17-14. sluce Alen Pearce has put down two off successive balls, and per- haps I was as well his younger

· brother-was-bowling:-(Or wasn1⁄44

A Surprise

P.. Lo brat R.. M. Lavalle

15-1.

AT TAIKO0 Junior Singles

7.30 p.m.-J. Odell v. M. Talan, 8.45 p.m.-P. A. Yvanovich H. Dingsdale.

10. p.m.-D. Chelliah v W. Chunif

Junior Doubles

C.

Teul Yan-pul v. C.II.B. Oxlade. Tsui Wai-pui v. O. Rumjahn.

SPORTS ADVT.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

SECOND The V.

EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held, weather an SATURDAY, 2011 permitting. March, 1941, commenting at 2.00 p.12.

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0.30 p.m.-R. M. Lavalle and N. A. 15-1.Belirno v A. L. Fisher and P.

Wynter-Blyth.

AU was beaten by a steadier player. In stroke-play, there was little lo choose between then, though Aut in the closing points was erratic seemingly played out.

and

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E game started with a surprise, as Pudney, who previously has shown no particular form, bowled a perfect length and secured Logan. prolonged and provided must enter-

Rallies on several occasions Rateliffe and Alee Pearee cheaply taining ploy. Au can himself almost as they anly gut 10 runs between to a standstill in making grent them.

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covery shots, and it was no doubt this that pulled him down in the end.

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Yoong written application of a Member, ing. Pluminer played a very nice

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The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, catch at the wicket off Richardson. Volunteer team was considerably the lion. M. P. Yoong,

Badminton blue, took the eye with After the first three, at the Army Stronger, at all events as regards is facility of strokes, while his Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will

baiting. Non-Volunteers batting first,, could do very little and only Soares brother was yards faster than any on close at 11.45 am.

Tiffs are obtainable at the Club (28) and H. L. Ozorio (20) gat into the court.

An unfortunate incident which, I House provided they are ordered in think, had much to do with the advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. For the Volunteers L. G. Gosunu standard of the game, occurred in 21920).

No children or amahs will be start, but the latter ran Perry out while P. M, N. da Silva knocked un darted to the net and returned the admitted to either Enclosure. as he starteil for a run oll ball 28, and, inter, F. J. Remedios hit shuttle so speedily that S. misfielded at leg and then sudden- hard for 41 not out. The total at the ly went back. If he called, Perry end was 202 for 9. did not hear him.

batsmen got double figures and their declaration came at 173 for nine.

The Matelt Saved

the twenties.

RICHARDSON (30) and Coiledge and A. E. Noronhin both failed. but the first gume when Y. P. Yoong

gave the Club a Food G.. got going and retired for 53,

After this the rest, with the ex- ception of Bishop (201) were not so! good. Tropp bowled very steadily and later on Denyer was accuratel and took four for seventeen.

Intra-Club Match

Ozorlo bowled unchanged. and under the circumstances his figures of 15-1-75-7 were excellent.

The Sunday Game MOST unfortunately I never

heard of the game between K.C.C. and Doctor Ride's eleven

THE K.C.C. seem to have an until too late as I had made

Am-

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE plavanar was unable to get out of The price of Admirston to the the way. His eyeglasses were struck Public Enclosure is $1.00 Including and broken.

Tax, for

Including all Persons, Ile removed them, and though it Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. did not seem to affect hig play, Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform-are the Yoong brotliers noticeably admitted Half Price. slacked. This was most evident in the final game for the final point, Service changed hands no less than five times while the score re- man

same before the Yoongs rained the s

the winner. Amplavamar and Cheah through-

Both sides smashed with though the Yoong

unlimited number of en- other arrangements, and could out the match were a powerful com- thusiastic players and seem to not attend, be able always to fix up an intra- club match for a blank day.

bination. brothers

It was an interesting game. Ride'great strened the tennis excen- |

Cheah

eleven consisted of Volunteers with Lon in that they used the body, On Saturday a few of the first and (as they used to say in the very old whereas Amplavanar and

smashed with wrist shots. most of the second were out and "A" days) one man given. This team declared at 142 for wickets. Logan who made 45 runs,

Mixed Doubles

WAS

K. M. Baxter retired for. 51. Tom↑ T

"The K.C.C. butted first and Anthe Modar got 31, and Goodban 22. son made a very preity 72, but no

WELS delighted to

P. K. HO01 and Miss U. Khoo Willebady else could do very much and went on to the court firm favourites Heng was out again. He got a the side were out for 102. A lot of to heat J. J. Remedios and Mrs wicket and made 7 runs a fair catches were put down by the Silva, but they were given a fright

Volunteers, start after so long an absence,

even the Gosano family in the first game when the Recreio pale went into a 14-10 lead after For "B", R. G. Wildblood-a new being at fault on occasions.

Mahmood stood the brunt of the

belag led 10-7. Outstanding ployer Remedios in his brillant execution of a cross-court backhand that took several points, came in for much ap- plause. This was the shot of the evening.

name to me-made 31, Major Par- sous 15 and Teddy Fincher 10 not bowling and his Bgures 3 for 67 of the match was P. K. Hool, though

Lout. The game was drawin Varsity Win

A MORE or less Aral cleven of the

k. University beat “Tamer by 80 runs. The Varsity batting order was switched round and the latter bals- men all got rutis. They were out for 148. Tamar could only manage da of which Boyes made 26.

Another Intra-Club Match

no way reflect his usefulness. He did practically all of the bowling at one end except for about half a dozen

Of the two women, Miss Khoo wan stendier. Mrs Sliva revealed

overs

Going in to get the runs, Attwell, who as for as I can make out usually makes 0 or 50, got going the and made 63 not out. Logan had 45 surprising inaccuracy and weakness and there were other useful small at the net, though her rapkl intercep Uon thera showed excellent anil. scoren, I see Griffiths only made 12. htt I am told that he played cipation, some delightful shots while at the wickel, espeelally

off drives. The Volunteers knocked the runs

RECREIO once, more managed to off to win by 4 wickets. The whole get up an intra-Club match, day was most enjoyable and the Volunteers v. non-Volunteers.

The wicket excellent.

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P. K. Hooi covered an enormous amour of territory in running back and forth behind Miss Khoo, but his turns showed that he has lost none of the ability that twice made him a triple champion.

By Order,

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