1941-04-01 — Page 18

Tuesday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

1941

“R. Abbit's" Cricket Cominents

Rain Again Spoils Week-end

Recreio Saved Against

Indians: Local Interest

Definitely On The Wane

THE CRICKET SEASON was yet further

Pagh -Umetani Match Finally

Brilliant

Badminton

ruined by the weather on Saturday fast when, At Kowloon C.C.

aftor light rain about four, there was a perfect de- luge about five o'clock. Apart from the Police and University in the Junior League where the former team made such short work of their opponents that they got the match over before being flooded out there was nothing doing.

There seems to me no earthly chance of finishing the First Division programme and I strongly recommend those interested to scrap all programmes and play off K.C.C. v. Civil Service on the first fine Saturday,

I went along to deal with the C.S.C.C. v. Varsity match at the Valley only to find it had been concelled.

There is something pretty rullon in the cricket out here at present and unless more enthusiasm is altown I don't know what is going to happen to the game. I admit the weather difficulties but 11. Es more than that,

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AM Inclined to think that the Recreio with a somewhat depleted team might quite probably have been beaten on Saturday last but for the Tain. The conditions were never good and the I.R.C. had to struggle for runs.

Tad Ozorio, who bowled excellent- ly, been able to get good support from the other end, a very different story might have been told, but the IRC. batsmen hung on and six of them got double figures, K. M. Rum Jaun_heading the list with 25 runs.

The total of 116 was very modest and, had Eddie Gosano been there to bowl opposite Ozorla, (they are a splendid

_contrast); - I think It would have been very much mņaf- Ier.

The Recreio started poorly but ratn intervened. They suffer from the fact that both Jerry and Zinho Gosano have been on the injured Hist, and I am afrald that they are tending rather towards that multi- plielty of games while has spoilt many a promising young player here. League Match Finished

Eastern Beat Combd Manila Universities

MANILA, Mar. 31 (UP). -The Eastern Football Club from Hongkong defeated the picked stars from the Letran and San Thomas Universities 4-2 in

a football match to-day. Hau Ching-to scor- ed two of the goals.

The Hongkong XI lead 2-0 at half-time, but the local team scored twice in quick succession in the early minutes of the second half, after which period the Chin- ese regained the superiority and went through on two more occasions to register goals,

Kotewall Cup Final On Saturday

The Kotewall Cup final between the Army and South China will be play THE Police showed a flash of et 30pm, on Saturday, Proceeds

their last year's form when from the match will

at 4.30 they beat the University second charity. eleven, which had been obliged

be devoted to

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to include one or two of fairly time at the Valley and Hunter's 34 regular first eleven players.

Apart from Matthews (28) and T. not out was a valuable factor in

T. Chin (14) the highest score was

18.

their first victory,

Draw At K.C.C.

3, and they were all out for 881 White took for 35 and Carey 4 for

The Police hind time to fill on the THE principle feature of the drawn game at K.C.C. was a the heaviest I have seen for some bright innings of 64 by Ainslie made in three quarters of an bour.

runs before the deluge burst one of

SPORTS ADVT.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Draft Programmes and Entry

Alnsite has shown much promise this season and has several excel- lent performances to his credit bath will bat and ball. Unfortunately, he has a habit of Interlarding fliese bright patches with A series of complete fallures. It is a thing he will grow out of, given patience and plenty of practice.

M.

P. Yoong Beats Hooi

In Great Match

Brought To An End

Japanese Eliminated In Three Sets

(By "Tinker")

THOUGH at one time it appeared that the match was again going to be postponed, M. Pagh eventually eliminated O. Umetani in the Colony Singles Tennis Championship at the Hongkong C.C. yesterday in three sets. Scores were 4-6, 14-12, 6-3.

(By "Tinker")

Words seem so inadequate. when required to doscribe a match such as that between M. P. Yoong and P. K. Hooi thoroughly entertained with the inc. in the Badminton Champion-i ships at the Kowloon C.C. Standard which never dropped last night. Skill and throughout the match. The conquerable determination ground was heavy and slippery, blended to make the game and shots were consequently dif- one which outshone most flcult to make. In this, however, others over played in the the odds were in favour of the Colony.

Japanese who was far the lighter on his feet.

un-

The crowd of spectators were points by hitting just over the alde-

Umetani jumped into a 3-0 lead the first set and later increased this to 4-2. On his own service, Pagh went into a two games lead at 6-3. drew up to 3-4, then Umetani ngala Once more Pagh drew nearer at 4-5, but Umetant made good use of his the set. own service in the 10th game to win The Marathon Set.

But the marathon second set should

RIGHT from the word "go", "the

second set was anybody's. From

In the two games that were com- pleted, ench was setted and Hool lost Jonly by the narrowest margin, while In the third game. Yoong was forced to retire for a short while owing to never have gone that distance. De-one-all tó 12-all. First one then the elstons generally were doubtful, and other would break through the op- crap in the stomach which was ut-though they were dispensed with posing service, but scores always

by a vomiting spell. This

cheerful impartiality, two in par-evened up. was actually the second game, after ticular fell very heavily on Fogh in he had won the first, and he conceded this second set. He won 14-12-

tended

it to Hool when the score was 11-5 in which was just 14 gumes too many.

that were played.

Hool's favour.

Results at a glance were:

SENIOR SINGLES

M.P. Yoong boat P. K. Hoot 17-14, 5-11, 17-15.

K. W. Choy beat W Gillles 15-3,

JUNIOR SINGLES

15-1

12.

J. Odell beat 11. S. Jones 15-5, 15-

J. L. Anderson beat E. Zimmern 15-0, 15-7.

JUNIOR DOUBLES

The balls quickly discoloured and once again the umpire wäs in great difficulty,' but with" "Use"respects to the linesmen concerned, I venture to say that it is impossible, aspects!

ally in such a match and on ground P

T. S. Young and M. K. Fung beating 8-5 and should have won 7.5. Peter Lo and J. Tsang 18-17, 15-7.

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by

Fogli stayed on his baseline, and on the one or two occasions that Umetani advanced he was beaten placed shots dwn the sidelines. There were the bad decisions al- ready mentioned, but these were with impartial judgment.

The Final Set

DAGI jumped into a 3-0 lead in the final set when lie commenced

ds yesterday's, for the baseline judges to give decisions on aldeline to open out a little. He scored with balls

some really fine angled shots to the backland that completely bent the with Umelani serving, the score was

In the 12th game of the second set, Japanese,

Umetani struggled and reached 15-40 when a palpable double-fault 3-4, but on his own service lost to was allowed. Pagh was then lead-give Pagh a 6-3 lead.

In the nal game Pagh had two Again in the 20th game with et paints and served a "double" into Uinctani again serving, there was a the net for the first, but on the second Umetani failed with his back- line decision given by the baselines-hand and hit the ball into the net, men against Pagh that made the

Thus ended a match that was only players hesitate. The game even- 9-0 in the first game before Hoofpoint made him 40-love, and though the match of the evening. Yoong led ually went to Umetani for that completed on the third attempt at

playing, commenced on his back-to-the-wall he lost two points he won the thir

ght that was the outstanding fontane

the whole

Offsetting Young's control over the shuttle with accuracy that found the corners in several occasions, Hool crept up to 0-3, 10-8, 11-8-and finally took the THE condition of the court made

Brilliant Victory

TILE YOONG-HOOL." match

tend at 14-11.

was

However, the set went to Pagh. Accurate Shots

To-day's Tennis

The following, are to-day's matches in the Open Tennis Championships: SINGLES

tennis difficult, but both players Hool setted at three, and with were nevertheless in accurate form, Young leading 2-0 service changed and several shots on the deep back- hands several times before the latter hand were first-class. Each ̈ ̈was Tsul Wai-pul v. K. H. Ylp. collected the winning 'point.

concentrating on the backhand, and S. A. Rumjahn v. Lieut Shields It was towards the end-of-this in this Pugh lost several valuable Goodman. Bet that Yoong

gave first signs of distress. In the second game ho obviously labouring under difficulty, and when Hool was ing 10-5 had to request a minute's

lend rest. He carried on again for eno more strenuous paint and then left the court. Ile was absent for more than five minutes and conceded the came to Hool.

Marvellous Recovery

HIS RECOVERY in the third game marvellous. One anticipated

WAS

Forms for the Third Extra Race not likely to have been good enough champton, would walk over

The CS.C.C. got to 123 which was that Hool, who was playing, like u Meeting to

be held (weather in fine weather, but the rain saved handicapped opponent, but there was his permitting) on Saturday, 12th, and them. All these unfinished matches no handicap apparent when Yoong Monday, 14th April, 1941, may be have to be replayed, according to the opened up. obtained from the Secretary's rules. -I wonder if they will be? Office, Exchange Building: the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; THERE was the usual Army and and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.

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Pearce who skippered the Army side Club friendly at H.K.C.C., Alec which included G. J. P. Carey and E. W. Pudney.

He led 6-2, 7-3, 0-3 and the floof again worked back again into H-U down. The scare went 1-8, 11-10. 12-'0, 13-10 and finally 14-11 in Yoong's favour.

Each point kept the large crowd of spectators on the edge of their seats, and, in fact, in the midat or one particularly thrilling rally they could not forbear to cheer wille the shuttle was silli in Night From 14-11, Hool crept up 14-12,

and finally

14-all. Yoong! at three and at 1-all ser- vice changed hands four times bo- fore Yoong scored his two points with THE R.A.O.C. played the 1.R.C. fine cross court shots.

second cloven and the game met

| Thanks to one of Pearce's brilliant centuries against some not very strong bowling the Army ran up.186) for declared. D. S. Robb's XI 14-13 looked like collapse when the ruin setted

came.

ANOTHER WASH-OUT

the usual fate. Stoner, who, does af great deal of secretarial work for

K. W. Choy Suprems

Army cricket, retired with his score hibitions, there does not seem to be ON Inst night's and previous ex- nt 64, aud in all the military side run anyone in Ilongkong who is likely to

up 156 for 7 declared: IR.C. had deprive K. W. Choy of the Colony

one for 31 when the game terminated. Singles Championship. Ha oppon-

A SCHOOL GAME

ent yesterday, W. Gilles, though o HE Cralgengower second eleven great trier, was out-played in every

play a good many school games, department

THE and on Saturday last they had quite a good game, with St Joseph's College, They made 118 only, and it would

have been a close uning as M. A. 05 for six wickels. Wahab made 46, and the school had] These games are excellent for our young cricketers, while still at shoot and I take off my hat to the Club who organise them, an

...ARMY. FRICKET

T SEE that the Suppers pulled off the Army competition, unless I have entirely misread the book, but there

seems to be a Small Units final down for this week.

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I only wish that, I could sink out my office to see a bit of the game

ABSORBINE JR. between the AA, and ILA.S.C.

deceptive wrist work, his extremely powerful smaalies and his amazing shulle control go to the make-up of a badminton player dint any Colony would be proud so acknowledge as its champion

It might sound a little premature, but on form all indications are in that less be most certain that the later direction. Enthusiasts can neverthe games in the Senior Singles ace going. fore in Hongkong. to be of a standard never seen be

Referees' Meeting

The monthly meeting of the long- kong Football Referees Association.

It will be interesting to see if the will be held at the Jigel Cell th MENT two Pearces come off for the AA pm tn-day The masker will hos Mr

as to often our better players fall Wong Kartean, Coalhinn of tha Hòng. when turning out for, Junior teams Kong: Football Association.

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