1941-04-01 — Page 2

Rain

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 1941

"R. Abbit's" Cricket Comments

Again Spoils Week-end

Recreio Saved Against Indians: Local Interest Definitely On The Wane

THE CRICKET SEASON was yet further ruined by the weather on Saturday last when,

aftor light rain about four, there was a perfect de

Pagh-Umetani Match Finally Brought To An End

Brilliant Badminton

At Kowloon C.C.

luge about five o'clock. Apart from the Police and University the Junior League where the former M. P. Yoong Beats Hooi

o such short work of their opponents

that they got the match over before being flooded

More was nothing doing.

"There seems to me no earthly chance of finishing the Arst 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 cancelled.

I

There is something pretty ration in the cricket out here at present and unless more enthusiasm is shown I don't know what is going to happen to the game. I admitt the weather difficulties but is 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 rain. The conditions

were never

good and the IRC: had to struggle for runs,"

Had Ozorio, who bowled excellent- ly, been able to get good support from the other end, a very different slory might have been told, but the 1.R.C. batsinen hung on and six of them got double figures, K. M. Hum- Jahn heading the list with 25 បទ,

The total of 116 was very modent and, had Eddie Gosano been there to bowl opposite Ozorka, (they are a splendid contrast), I think I would have been very much smal- Ier.

The Recreio started poorly but rain: Intervened. They suffer from the fact that both Jerry and Zinho Gosuno have been on the injured list, and I am afraid that they are tending rather towards that multi- pielty of games which bus spofit 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

In Great Match

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. 14-12, 6-3.

Scores were 4-6,

(By "Tinker")

Words seem so inadequate when required to describe a match such as that between The crowd of spectators were points by hitting just over the side- M. P. Young and P. K. Hooi thoroughly entertained with the fine. in the Badminton Champion standard which never dropped the first set, and later increased this Umetani jumped into a 3-0 lead in ships at the Kowloon C.C. Jast night. Skill and

throughout the match. The to 4-2. On his own service. Pagh conquerable

determination ground was heavy and slippery, went into a two games' lead at 5-3. drew up to 3-4, then Umetani again blended to make the game and shots were consequently dif- Once more Pagh drew nearer at 4-5, опе which outshone most ficult to make. In this, however, but Uniciani made good use of his others, ever played in the the odds were in favour of the the set.

own service in the 10th game to win Colony.

Japanese who was far the lighter

The Marathon Set on his foet.

Un-

In the two games. that were com pleted, each was setted and Hool lost only by the narrowest margin, while,

But the inbrathon second set should

R

IGHT from the word "go", the second set was anybody's. From

In the third game, Yoong was forced never have gone that distance. De- one-all to 12-all. First one then the

to retire for a short while owing to cisions generally werk doubtful, and other would break through the op- I cramp in the stomach which was although they were dispensed with posing service, but scores always teaded by a vomiting spell. This cheerful impartiality, two in parvened up was actually the second game, after feular fell very heavily on Faght in

he had won the first, and he concerted this second set. He won 14-12- which was just 14 games too many that were played.

it in Honi when the score was 11-5 in Hopi's favour.

Results at a glance were:

SENIOR SINGLES

M.P. Yoong bout P. K. Hooi 17-14, 5-11, 17-15.

K. W. Choy beat W. Gillies 15-3.

15-1.

12

JUNIOR SINGLES

J. Odell beat H. S. Jones 15-5, 15- 4. Anderson beat E. Zitminern 15-0, 15-7.

JUNIOR DOUBLES

T. S. Young and M. K, Fung beat Peter Lo and J. Tsang 18-17, 15-7.

Brilliant Victory

The balls quickly discoloured and once again the umpire was in great dimculty, but with die respects to the linesmen concerned, I venture to say that it is Impossible, espeel.

atly in such a match and on ground

as yesterday's, for the baseline Judges to give decitions on sideline

balls,

Pagh stayed on his baseline, and

on the one or two occasions that Umetani advanced lie, was beaten by placed shots down the sidelines. There were the bad decisions af- ready mentioned, but there were with impartial Judgment.

The Final Set

Piel set when he commence DAGH jumped into a 3-0 lead in

to open out a little. He scored with some really fine angled shots to the backhand that completely beat the Japanese.

and renthed

Umetoni struggled

In the 12th game of the second set. with Umelanl serving, the score was 15-40 when a palpable double-fault 3-4, but on his own service lost to was allowed. Pugh was then lead-give Pugh a 5-3 lead. ing 6-5 and should have won 7-5.

In the final game Pagh had two Agrio

set points and served a "double" Into fax the 2011 game with the net for the first, but on the Umetani again serving, there was second Umetani failed with his back- line decision given by the baseline hand and hit the ball into the net. THE YOONG-11001 match was players hesitate. The game even-completed on the third attempt at

man against Parh that made the

Thus ended a match that was only 0-0 in the first game before Hool point made him 40-love, and though the match of the evening, Yoong led tually went to Umetarii, for that playing. commenced on his back-to-the-wall he lost two points he won the third. of that was the outstanding feating

However, the set went to Fogh. Accurate Shots

be devoted to of

The Kotewall Cup final between the Army and South China will be play THE Police showed a flash of at 4.30 p.m. 3 Saturday, Proceeds

their last year's form when from the match will

#1 they beat the University second charity. eleven, which had been obliged to include .one or two of fairly) regular first eleven players.

time at the Valley-and Hunter's 34 Apart from Matthews (28) and Ttheir first victory.

not out was a valuable factor is

T. Chin (14) the highest score was

3, and they wefe all out for 58!

White took 6 for 35 and Carey for

18.

Draw At K.C.C.

The Police had time to hit off the THE principle feature of the

runs before the deluge burst-one of 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 hour.

SPORTS ADVT.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Draft Programmes, and Entry Forms for the Third Extra Race

Alnite as shown much promise; tis season and has several excel- lent performances to his credit both with bat and ball. Unfortunately. he has a habit of intertarding these bright

patches with a series of complete faltures. It is a thing he will grow out of,

given patience

and plenty of practice.

To-day's Tennis

SINGLES

whole matel. Yoong's control over the shuttle with accuracy that found the corners in several occasions. Hool crept up to lead at 14-11. 9-3, 10-8, 11-8 and finally took the THE condition of the court made

The following are to-day's matches tennis difficult, but both players in the Open Tennis Championships: Hool setted at three, and with were nevertheless in accurate form, Yoong leading 2-0 service changed and several shots on the deep back- hands several times before the latter and were first-cinss. Each was collected the winning point,

concentrating on the backhand, and ↑ 5. A. Rumjahn v. Licut Shields It was towards the end of this in this Pagh lost several valuable Goodman. set that Young gave first signs of distress. In the second game he

as

obviously labouring under dimeuity, and when flool was lead- ing 10-6 had to request a minute's rest. He carried on again for one more strenuous point and then lefs the court. He was absent for more! than five minutes and conceded the game to Hool.

Marvellous Recovery

HIS RECOVERY in the third game marvellous. One anticipated

was

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his

The C.5.C.C. got to 123 which was that Hooi, who was playing Ike Meeting to be held (weather in fine weather, but the rain saved handicapped opponent, but there was

no! likely to have been good enough champion, would walk over 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 obtained from the Secretary's rules. I wonder if they will be?, Oflee, Exchange Building; the

Club House, Happy Valley; thei

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Club Game

Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; THERE was the usual Army and and the Stables. Shian Kwong Fearce who skippered the Army side Club friendly at H.K.C.C., Alee which included G. J. P. Carey and Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON E. W. Pudney. on THURSDAY, 3rd April, 1911.

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He led 6-2, 7-3, 9-3 and the flool again worked back again into 8-9 flown. The score went 11-8, 11-10. Young's favour. 12-0, 13-10 and anally 14-11 in

of

Each point kept the large crowd spectators on the edge of their seats, and, in fact, in the midst of Thanks to one of Pearce's brilliont

one particularly thrilling rally ther could not forbear to cheer while centuries against some not very

the shuttle was strong bowling the Army ran up 186

still In fight. for 5 declared. D. S. Robb's XI 14-13

From 14-11, Hool crept up 14-12, looked like collapse when the rain setted

and Anally 14-all. Yoong at three. and at 1-all ser- vice changed hands four times be- fore Yoong scored his two points with

came.

ANOTHER WASH-OUT

THE RAO.C. played the 1.R.C. fine cross court shoty.

second eleven and the game met!

the usual fate. Stonor, who, does

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great deal of secretarial work for

K. W. Choy Supreme

at 54, and in all the military side runjanyone in Hongkong who is likely to

up 160 for 7 declared. R.C. had deprive K. W. Choy of the

Army cricket, retired with his score,hibitions, there does not seem to le ON last night's and previous ex-

one for 31 when the ganic terminaled Singles Championship. His appon- Colony A SCHOOL GAME

ent yesterday, W. Gillies, though u THE Cralgengower second cleven great trier was out-played in every

play a good many school games,

department. ind on Saturday Inst they had quite a good game with St Joseph's College, They made 110 only, and it would have been a close thing as M. A. Wahab inade

85 for six wickets, the school had

Chey' deceptive wrist work, his extremely powerful smashes and his amazing shuttle control gu to the make-up of a badminton player that any Colony would be proud to acknowledge na its champion.

These games are excellent for our but on form all indications are in that It might sound a little premature, young cricketers while still at school direction. Enthusiasts can neverthe- and 1 take off my hat to the Clubs less be most certain that the later who organise them.

ARMY CRICKET

T SEE that the Sappers pulled off the Army competition, unless have entirely misread the book, but, thero seems to be Small Units final down for this week.

I only wish that I could stink out

ABSORBINE JR. between the A., and R.A.S.C.

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Saban Again Muller Mealsan di Co, Ina,

games in the Senior Singles are going fore in Hongkong. to be of a standard never seen be

Referees' Meeting

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