1941-04-22 — Page 22

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 22, 1941.

"R. Abbit's" Cricket

Cricket Comments

Civil Service XI In The Making

Excellent Week-end For F.E. Lawrence: Dull Match at Kowloon C. C.

THE TWO TEAMS in the Junior Division, I.R.C. and Civil Service, who were determined to fulfil their programmes, were rewarded with a beautiful day for their game at Sookunpoo. It was pretty hot admittedly, but I have known it hotter in England in July and August,

The play, too, was most interesting, and, though there was a fairly comfortable margin at the end, things were pretty level up to a point, and but for some dropped catches and two bits of bad luck, the Civil Service might very well have won. They have improved out of all knowledge since I last saw them play.

During the whole game I anv only two balls get up and the wicket was excellent though it was quite possible to get spin off it, a fact of which both Mac- gowan and Rumjahn availed themselves.

Two wickets had fallen for 27 in four overs when Bord had rather disastrous over to Sufind who t three or four fours in it. He should have been taken off then, and used later, but he was given two more with expensive results.

I found out afterwards that he had not been feeling it before the game and the heat had affected him a good

deal.

Tennis Postponed

The tennis arranged for this afternoon at the Stand Court has been postponed owing to the weather.

a

to play very nice cricket. Again food stand seemed probable but Watson was benten by Abbas after

pallent innings of 14.

MacGowan's arrival brought about some good cricket and I ap- peared likely that the Civil Service might win. But here luck get up against them.

Strange's trouble was, of course, that owing to having at least two of his bowlers away he had only N. L. Smith, Bond and MacGowan upon Lawrence shaped to let alone a whom to rely. Still I think he would ball from Rumjahn quite well out on have been better advised to have put the off, but there was a tremendous the latter on at once, and, as he is off break on it and it turned in to hit the type of bowler who takes very his glove and drop on the base of the little out of himself, worked Smith oft stump where' one Ionely bail and Bond in short spells.

fell! Alimost immediately afterwards Bend stopped one from Abbas but Things were Jooking pretty dicky played it on to his pad or boot and for the C.S. when Barina went for a lit spun back Into the wiekol. short one to drepish mid-off and Watson threw his wleket down.

Wahab and Suflad carried on scor- Ing freely until MacGowan checked the pace of scorlug, and finally bowl- ed the former for 21 runs, Soon! after, fortune again favoured the C.S. in that Suffled was run out for a hard hit 47, though he was dropped more than once.

Cheap Wickets

A. el Arculli (The Rest) bowling_to G. E. Taylor (Kowloon Cricket Club) in the Junior League Champions v. The Rest cricket match at the K.C.C. on Sunday. W. L. Rapley is at the bowler's end. Ming Yuen.

K.W. Choy Enters Two Finals

Lightweight Boxing

ERIC BOON DISQUALIFIED

IN NON-TITLE · BOUT

London Ignores "Blitz"

Badminton Championship Semi-Finals At K.C.C.

One-Sided Matches

(By "Tinker")

IT SEEMS INDICATED that the schedule for the finals LONDON, Apr. 21 (Reuter), will have to be re-arranged, for it was announced yesterday There was a sensational end to that should K. W. Choy be represented in all three--Senior the first boxing programme ever to be held in the historie London Singles, the Mixed Doubles and the Doubles-next week's Cellscum to-night, when Erie Boon, programme would be altered. Last night at the Kowloon British ghtweight champion, was Cricket Club he entered the finals of the Singles and, with Mrs disqualifier in the second round as Castro, the Mixed Doubles. Kid Berg, former champion, lay writhing in agony with his legs threshing the alr.

A Last Flicker ·

It was a non-title, contest of ten THERE was still hope, however, rounds, and Boon, the hot favourite, when Davidson Joined MacGowan looked a certain winner as he re- and runs came. Then the latter, peatedly shook Berg with hammer- who had played a very sound in-like punches, but he poid the penalty- nings, looked a short one from of over-engerness. Hassan and was inely caught by Razack high up at fairly deep square leg.

Davidson continued scoring and N. L. Smith, who had joined him, play FOUR wickets then fell cheaplyed two or three very nice shots to three of them to MacGowan, but A. the long leg boundary before being el Arcull! had been pleking up runs caught by Ismail off Hassan. This here and there and A. M. Rumjalir, was the end as Davidson (I suspect the last man, made 18, Arculli got 30 he bad an idea of the tail to come) not out and to my mind the two began to lash out and skied the ball batted just as correctly as any bats in the middle of the pitch and was men-in-the-sido. But another catch was dropped and the total of 140 was about 20 more than it should have been.

A Good Start

STRANGE went in first Watson

with created somewhat

three balls

for

and b Abbas. His innings of 20 was a very good one and he shows much promise.

Abbas then completed his hat- trick and took another wicket the nexi ball but one, and the C. S. were out for 114.

and

The Teams of a sensation by cracking Ar- culli's first

MY IMPRESSION WAS that the four apiece. He and Watson looked R.C. were the better balanced side like settling down for a nice stands they had batting down to number when he did not quite time one

And in to the bargain they eleven. from Arculli, and was well caught felded extremely well. One or two by Wahab at long.on.

catches were put down-especially Lawrence came hi and after edging Razack's-and, they might well have one or two riskily he settled down St.

For the Civil Service, I thought Lockhart kept wicket very well and the two boundary byes were no

ball. MacGowan was bowling the excellently and his batting was very sound.

SPORTS ADVT fault of his. He does not snatch it

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

on

The FOURTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held, weather permilling

SATURDAY, 26th April, 1941, commencing at 2,00 p.m. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.J.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

There is a very good nucleus for next year's team. N. L. Smith has the makings of a good bowler and know the C. S. had hoped to play him regularly in

in the first, But, until he can be persuaded to sacrifice pace to length and direction, I fear that he will always

terribly prove

expensive. It is a very common fault but none the less one that has

spoiled many

Broadcast to America

THE MINISTRY of Information

made a recording of the contest which is being broadcast to America later, as evidence that the British are living their

lite despite heavy usual "blitzes."

Results in brief were:

15-3.

JUNIOR SINGLES

A. L. Fisher beat J. Odell 15-10.

SENIOR SINGLES

K. W. Choy beat F. Koh 15-2, 15-1.

MIXED DOUBLES

K. W. Choy and Mrs Castro beat P. 1. Wong and Miss M. Ribelre 15-7, 15-8.

There were trafsio blockages, and THE SINGLES match was far too the house was crowded with people, | one-sided to be of any great interest, while others outside were clamour-This was scheduled to be the open- ing for admission. This is ample Ing_match, but Choy appeared half proof of London's nonchalance. Jan hour late, and the Junior Singles

was played first.

Y.M.C.A. Tennis Club

In this match, Fisher proved just the better of Odeli. In strokes they superior

Badminton Schedule To-night

THE

PROGRAMME for the Colony Badminton Champlonksips at the Kowloon C.C. to-night will be: 7.30 p.m.-Miss M. M. Silva and Miss M. A. Xavier Y. Miles M. Ribeiro and Aliss C. M. Suva (Women's Doubles),

.

and

7.45 pm Mrs N Castro Miss T. Gonsalez-v. Mrs Zimmern and

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Doubles).

were evenly matched, but Fisher's

8 pin-Y. P. and M. P. Yoong

PK, Hool and II. F. Chew. (Scalor Doubles). run-

V.

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8.45 p.m.-A. L. Fisher and F.

THE

STEAM LAUNDRY

W. Gillies (Juntor Doubles).

9.30 p.m.-P. II. Wang and C.

Head Office & Works 57032. Au v. K. W. Choy and K, B. Low. Gloucester Bldg., 2nd Fir., Tel. 28038 Hong Kong Depot, It would be difficult to imagine to Kowloon Depot,

Tel. 68545 Peak Depot, In the better matches than those

Men's Doubles. Last year's cham | www

court tactics hud Odell do- At the European Y.M.C.A. yesterday ing a tremendous amount of a meeting of the tennis section was ning, and with the close evening. Wynter-Blyth v. J. L. Anderson and held. Mr E. W. Railton presiding.

was not surprising that both were The following officers were elected played out after their game. -Chairman, Mr W. Lomax; Secretary, Fisher kept Odell on the baseline Mr W. H. Ingleby: Committee, Mesars with deep drives, but on occasians E. W. Ballton, Fbrought out a short drop that was F. G Yourleff, Eltlott.

It was proposed that a tournament part of the tactles to keep Odell con- be held. The programing will be drawn tinually on term up gallantly to plons, Wong and Au meet Choy and

the move. up during the next meeting to be held on April 20,

his task, and strove for every point Low (prospective champions this a great heart, He earned the year), and it should be a rat match. applause of the spectators with his This, it is ant

is anticipated, will be Choy's recoveries, while he, too, showed stiffest game of the control over a short drop from the though should he and his partner win, baseline that as often as not gained there will yet be the final, for elther him the point.

the other semi-finalists are capable Scores in this match were no in-extending the best. dication of the play.

misunderstanding with yorker. Fentham made 15.

In a general way the batting of the Rest was pathetic and extras was easily top with 30 runs out of 04 (and only Sherlock Holmes knew why"). Carey and Strange pulled things together bit after a complete rot, and Lawrence held up an end making some very good strokes.

abil

A Poor Team

seems

of

tournament,

The women's Doubles, too, promise to be interesting, for all pairs are fairly well matched.

Home Soccer Fixtures For Saturday

LONDON, Apr. 21 (Reuter).—The following are the football fixiures on Saturday, Apr, 26:

Mixed Doubles THE ANTICIPATED DUEL Play went on till 0.30, but the Rest between Patrick Wong and K. managed to hold the end up and had W. Choy was gomewhat below: 94 for 8 at the close,

expectations. It

in- credible that Wong, with all his IT 18 always very difficult to pick experience, should have been a Rest side when due consideration polential really good bowlers, must be, given to the representation afflicted with "nerves", but that No One without a badge will be Finally I must congratulate Law- of various Clubs. McGowan did not was the indication, for on many when his normal admitted to the Members Enclosure. rence on his fielding. He was more find a place, though I understand ocensions Such must be worn throughout the alert and active than many players Lawrence came in in place of Ainsley, accuracy would have gained the duration of each Meeting in such a twenty years younger then himself A. M. Omar was not playing owingnoint he hit outside. manner as to be readily identified. and did a tremendous lot of good to an Injury and so there were two

Towards the end of the first game, better bowlers of the Rest out Badges admitting Non-Members to work.

however, Wong had slightly recover- | ton. of the gam the Members' Enclosure and Club

game. Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and Champions v. Rest U. M. Omar bowled very welled his direction, and some of the though I was surprised to see how baseline ducis, with their dizzy cross-

LONDON CUR tax) are obtainable through the SUNDAY was not nearly such very much slower he was than in the court shots were a pleasure to watch.

Choy, it was noted in this match, Queen's ́P.R. v. Brentford. old days when I used-mostly with SECRETARY upon the personal or a pleasant day as Saturday, inck of success-to try and keep him restrained his famous smash, and on

LEAGUE SOUTH written application of n Member,

Bournemouth v. Luton; Southend v. such Member to be responsible for though it was I think quite as hot out of my wicket, about 15 years ago, only one occasion was it used. He all visitors introduced by him, and and much more-muggy. I went | Lawrence's elding on Saturday, On "peed-it was his second match in

covered the baseline with amazing Bouthampton; Walford v. Portsmoulli,

SOUTH REGIONAL succession, though the Singles had

Aldershot V. Toltentiam; Mansfeld hardly extended him and relled Walsall; Millwall v. Northampton; Reading more on his placing than on dazzling v. Chelsea; West Ham v. Fujam. spècd of shuttle.

Choy, Incidentally, emphatically Bolton v. Blackhurn; Bradford C. v denies that he was ever champion | Rochdale; Chesterfield v. Sheffield. Wi of Malays, and says that he has Doncaster v. Halifax: Grimsby. V., York; Huddersfield v. Burnley; Leeda v. Sheffold

$3.00 for Ladies (both including

for payment of all chits, etc.

of the

already have

over to the K.C.C. and saw, Sunday he made

spoken

no less than

The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, frankly, a very dull game played catches in the slips, the last Exchange Building, (Tel. 27704) will close at 11.45 a

on a very good pitch.

TIMns are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tal. 21020).

No Children or amahs will admilled to either Enclosure.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The K.C.C. batted first and with one exception was the man who put the bat to the ball that got runs. Rapley played nice enough cricket for be take over an hour and a half making a two-day match, but one ought not to 47.

He did not seem inclined to take

really good ones.

two

It is curious to think that a great many years ago he was dropped by the Civil Service first becauso he could neither catch a catch nor get a run for them. At present he is batting very much better than he In those distant days, and there

is no comparison in his fielding,

has

WAR CUP, BEMI-FINALS Return Matches Leleester v. Arsenal; Newcastle v. Pres.

INTERNATIONAL MATCH England v. Wales.

NORTH REGIONAL

Y.

only represented in Inter-State | U.; Liverpool v. Manchester C. Blackpool matches. Why ho WAS nover) v. "Mildesbro'; Parnsley v. New Drighloni champion seems to be contained in Everton v. Oldham; fury. Totherham the fact that he only took up the Bradford v. Tranmere: Southport V.

Wroxham. rams five years ago but it seems

REGIONAL MATCHI The price of Admission to the any chances about losing his wicket I was very glad to see Gray come Incredible that there

are better

Stako v. Chester, Public Enclosure is $1.00 Including and actually was out, not hitting, but off. I don't know whether it has players than he down south.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, to a nick catch in the alips by been the cares of captaincy but ho At the net, Mrs Castro gave Choy Albion v. Airdrie; Rangers v. Third

Hamilton poor season with the bat, great support, and was the better of Lanarks

V. Motherwell, and Saltors in Uniform are admitted well after it had Half Price.

gone through and his 25 Strango's gloves."

should cheer him up. I must not seemed affected by the occasion or By Order,

Goodban as usual hit merrily for omit to mention that he caught Corey the opposition, and was guilty of He was quite helpless against the C. B. BROWN, 22, while 6. A. Gray, who has had a very finely running from top mid-of several weak shots into the net. onslaught of Choy, whose smashing Secretary, very bad patch lately, got going and to extra-cover. It was hard hit and F. KOII Was definitely matched and drop shots were amazing in their Hongkong, 21st April, 1941, Iratiled up 28 before he had a slight going away from him the whole time. 'against a player far ahead in class. I accuracy.

and is payable at the Gata, Soldiers Lawrence, who took the ball very had 'n ve the end of the season the two women. Miss Robelro, too. Hibernian v, Dumbarton; Partick v. Celule.

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