1941-04-22 — Page 6

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 22, 1941.

"R. Abbit's" 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 saw only two balls get up and the

wicket was excellent though it To-day's Tennis

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 a disastrous over to Sulfad who hit three or four fours in it. He should have been taken off then, and used Inter, but he was given two more with expensive results.

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

deal.

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 whom to rely. Sull I think he would have been better advised to have put the latter on at once, and, as he is the type of bowler who lakes very little out of himself, worked Smith and Bond in short spells.

The first semi-final of the Open Doubles Tennis Championship will be played on the Stand Court to-day. The match will be:

Taul Wal-pui and Tsul Yun-pui v. G. W. Sewell and D. M. MacDougall.

to play very nice cricket. Again good stand seemed probable bul Watson was beaten by Abbas after a patient innings of 14,

brought

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

alone

Lawrence shaped to let ball from Rumjahn quite well out on the off, but there was a tremendous off break on it and it turned in to hit his glove and drop on the base of the oft stump where one lonely

ball

fell Almost immediately afterwards Bond stopped one from Abbas but played it on to his pad or boot and

Things were looking pretty dicky for the C.S..when Barma went for it spun back into the wicket.

short one to deepish mid-off and Watson threw his wicket down.

Wahab and Sußad carried on scor- ing freely until MacGowan checked the pace of scoring, and finally bowl- ed the former for 21 runs. Soop after, fortune again favoured the C.S. in that Sumad" was run out for a hard hit 47, though he was dropped more than once.

Cheap Wickets

|

A Last Flicker

THERE was sill hope, however, when Davidson Joined MacGowan and runs came. Then the latter, who had played a very "sound in- nings, hooked a short one from Hassan and was finely caught. by Razack high up at fairly deep square leg.

Davidson continued scoring and N. 1. 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 Arculli had been picking up runs caught by Ismall off Hassan. This here and there and A. M. Rumjahr, was the end as Davidson (I suspect Idea of the tall to come) the last man, made 18. Arculli got 30 he had

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-sida. But another catch c_and_b_Abbas. His innings of 20 was dropped and the total of 148 was was a very good one and he shows about 20 more than it should have much pro

promise.

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

been...

A Good Start

STRANGE. went in first with created somewhat

Watson and

three

bulls for

The Teams

of a sensation by cracking Ar- culif's first

STY IMPRESSION was that the four aplece. He and Watson looked 1R.C. were the better balanced side Hike settling down for a nice stand as they had batting down to number when he did not quite time one eleven. And in to the bargain they from Arculli, and was well caught el

flelded extremely well. One or two were put down-especially

by Wahab at long-on.

Lawrence came in and after edging

Gonzack's—and they might well have

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"

LONDON, Apr. 21 (Reuter) There was a sensational end

to

the first boxing programme ever to be held in the historic London Coliseum to-night, when Eric Boon, British lightweight champion, was disqualified in the second round as Kid Berg, former champion, lay writhing in agony with his legs threshing the air.

It was non-title contest of ten rounds, and Boon, the hot favourite, looked a certain winner as he re- peatedly shook Berg with hammer- like punches, but he paid the penalty of over-eagerness.

Broadcast to America

THE MINISTRY of Information

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

despite heavy usual

"blitzes."

life

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

One-Sided Matches

(By "Tinker")

IT SEEMS INDICATED that the schedule for the finals will have to be re-arranged, for it was announced yesterday that should K. W. Choy be represented in all three Senior Singles, the Mixed Doubles and the Doubles-next week's programine would be altered. Last night at the Kowloon Cricket Club he entered the finals of the Singles and, with Mrs Castro, the Mixed Doubles.

Results in brief were:

JUNIOR SINGLES

A. L. Fisher beat J. Odell 15-10, 15-3.

SENIOR SINGLES

K. W. Choy beat F. Kol: 15-2, 15-1.

MIXED DOUBLES

K. W. Choy and Mrs Castro beat P. II. Wong and Miss ML. Ribeiro 157; 15-8.

There were traffle blockages, and THE SINGLES match was for 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.

Y.M.C.A. Tennis Club

an hour late, and the Junior Singles was played-first."

a meeting of the tennis section was ning, and with the close evening, it held, Mr E. W. Railton presiding.

Chairman, Mr W. Lomax; Secretary,

were

was not surprising that both The following officers were elected. played out after their game.

Fisher kept Odell on the baseline Mr W. H. Ingleby: Committee, Mesara with deep drives, but on occasions E. G. Yourieff, E. W. Rallion, F. Elliott

It was proposed that a tournament be held, The programme will be drawn up during the next meeting to be held on April 25,

Badminton Schedule To-night

the

for THE PROGRAMME Colony, Badminton Champlonhsips at the Kowloon Q.C. to-night will be: 1.30 p.m.-Miss M, M. Silva and Miss M. A. Xavier v. Miss M. Ribeiro and Miss C. M (Women's Doubles)

Castro 7.45 p.m.-Ira N. -Miss-T.-Gonsalez v. Mrs_Zimmern. and Mra Torrible (Women's Doubles).

Silva

and

In this match, Fisher proved just Ithe

Odell. In strokes they of better

p.m.-Y. P. and M. P. Yoong were evenly matched, but Fisher's

Y. PH, Hool and II. F. Chew superior court tactics had Odell do- At the European YM.C.A. yesterday ing a tremendous amount of

(Senior Doubles). run-

8.45 p. L. Fisher and P Wynter-Blyth 'v. J. L. Anderson and W. Gillies (Junior Doubles).

0.30

PMP. H. Wong and C. Au v. E. W. Choy and K. B. Low. It would be difficult to imagine to better matches than those in the Men's Doubles. Last year's chain- The latter stood up gallantly to plens, Wong and Au meet. Choy and his task, and strovo for every point Low (prospective champions this

a great heart. He earned, thre with

great match. it is applause of the spectators with his rear), and it should

anticipated, will be Choy's recoveries, while he, too, showed stiffest game of the tournament, 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 either him the point.

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

one or two riskily he settled down For the Civil Service, I thought

Lockhart kept wicket very well and misunderstanding with n yorker. the two boundary byes were no Fentham made 15, SPORTS ADVT, fault of his. He does not snatch at In a general way the batting of the Rest was pathetic and extras Wis easily top with 30 runs out of 04 ("and only Sherlock Holmes knew why"). Carey and Strange pulled together a a complete ret, and Lawrence held up an end making some very good strokes.

THE HONG KONG -

JOCKEY CLUB

on

The FOURTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be hold, weather permiiting SATURDAY, 20th April, 1941, commencing at 2.00 p.m. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 P.JIL

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

tax} Arc

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

There is

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

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

terribly provo

expensive. It is a very common fault but none the

less one that has spoiled miany

Champions v. Rest

Play went on till 6.30, but the Rest

managed to hold the end up and had 94 for 8 at the close.

A Poor Team

brought out a short drop that was part of the tactics to keep Odell con- tinually on the move.

Mixed Doubles THE ANTICIPATED DUEL

between Patrick Wong and K.

seems

in-

W. Choy was somewhat below

It expectations. credible that Wong, with all his IT IS always very difficult to pick experience, should have been must be given to the representation afflicted with "nerves", but that

a Rest side when due consideration

of various Clubs. McGowan did not was the indication, for on many

n

be

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 Saturday, Apr. 20:

find a place, though I understand occasions when his 'normal following are the football fixtures on Lawrence came in in place of Ainsley accuracy would have gained the A. M. Omar was not playing owing to an injury and so there were two point he hit outside.

WAR CUP, SEMI-FINALB Return Matches Leicester v. Arsenal: Newcastle v. Pres

INTERNATIONAL MATCH England v. Wales,

of the better bowlers of the Rest out Towards the end of the first gamo, of the game.

however, Wong had slightly recover-ton." U. M. Omar bowled very welled his direction, and some of the though I was surprised to see how baseline duels, with their dizzy cross- pleasure to watch,

very much slower he was than in the court shots were old days when I used-mostly with Choy, it was noted in this match,

potential really good bowlers. No One without a badge will be Finally I must congratulate Law- admitted to the Members Enclosure. rence on his fielding. He was more Such must be worn throughout the alert and active than many players duration of each Meeting in such a twenty years younger then himacit manner sa to be readily identified. and did

tremendous lot of good Badges admitting Non-Members to work. the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $8.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (both including

obtainable through the SUNDAY was not nearly such SECRETARY upon the personal or a pleasant day as Saturday, lack of success-to try and keep him restrained his famous smash, and on written application of a Member,

only one occasion was it used. Ho such Member to be responsible for though it was I think quite as hot out of my wicket, about 15 years of covered the baseline with amazing all

visitors

introduced by him, and and much more muggy. I went

Lawrence's fielding on Saturday, On speed-it was his second match in for payment of all chits, etc.

over to the K.C.C. and saw.

no less than succession, though the Singles had Sunday he made The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, frankly, a very dull game played catclick in the silps, the last two hardly extended him--and relied wamil Millwall v. Northampton; Reading Exchange Buliding, (Tel. 27704) wilf;

more on his placing than on dazzling v. Chelsea; West Ham v. Fulham. close at 11.45 a

on a very good pitch.

really good ones.

jspeed of shuttle, It is curious to think that The KCC. batted first and with Tillas are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in one exception it was the man who many years ago he was dropped by the Civil Bervice first because he advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. put the bat to the ball that got runs.

would neliber catch a extch nor get 21020):

Raplay played nice enough cricket for

No Children or amaha will be a two-day match, but one ought not to

admitted to either Enclosure.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

spoken

·

LONDON CUP Queen's P.R. v. Brentford.

LEAGUE, SOUTH Bournemouth Laton; Southend V

Southampton; Watford V. Portsmouth,

SOUTH REGIONAL Aldershot v. Tottenham: Mansfield V.

NORTH, REGIONAL * Kreator Choy, incidentally, emphatically Bolton v. Blackhurn; · Bradford C. V.

denies that he was ever champion Rochdale: Chesterfield. Shemeld W. of Malays, and says that he has Huddersfield v. Burnley: Leeds Blackpool Doncaster v. Halifax; Grimaby, v... York; v. Sheffield only represented in inter-State U.; Liverpool v Manchester matches. Why he WEE nover v." "Milidesbro'; Darnaley v. New Brighton; champion seems to be contained in Everion v. Oldham: Hury v. Rotherham the fact that he only took up the Bradford v. Tranmere; Southport

Wrexham. game five-years ago—but it seems

REGIONAL MATCH incredible that there are better Stoke v. Chester, 2. players than he down south.

SCOTTISH LEAGUK Albion V. Airdrio; Hangers v. Third

Hamilion

Motherwell;

a ran for them. At present ho balling very much better than he was in those distant days, and there is no comparison in his fielding. I was very glad to see

know

captaincy

.come has but he has

At the net, Mrs Castre gave Choy

V.

take over an hour and a half making 147.

He did not seem inclined to take The price of Admission to the any chances about losing his wicket, Public Enclosure is $1.00 including and actually was out, not hiting, but off. I don't Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, to a snick catch in the slips by been the cares of capton with the bat, great support, and was the belter of Lanarks and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers Lawrence, who took the ball very had a very poôt and Sallors In Uniform are admitted well after. It had gone through and his as at the end of the season the two women. Miss Robeiro, too, Hibemien v, Dumbarton; Partick v. Celto. Half Price.

[Strange'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 Carey the opposition, and was gulity of He was quite helpless against the U. D. BROWN,. 22, while S. A. Gray, who has had a very finely running from top mid-on 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. KOH was definitely matched and drop shots were amazing in their Hongkong, 21st April, 1041. ratiled up 26 before he had a slight going away from him the whole time, against a player for shead in class, accuracy,

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