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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 29, 1941,

"R. Abbit's" Cricket

Cricket Comments

1940/41 Season Under Review

Greater Interest Shown

In Junior Division

Pros And Cons Of The League

AND SO WE HAVE come to the end of another season. I seem to have written that sentence so often. It means nothing to the youngsters, except, perhaps, hope for the future, and little for the early middle-aged. But for the older players it means a good deal that is, perhaps, somewhat depressing. One does not improve with age as wine doos. Even the cricket scribe is tempted to wonder whether he will be writing of the next season. And so frankly I write in a somewhat sad frame of mind,

I had not indeed intended to write more than a few lines, perhaps of farewell, but I have been asked to state my views as to whether there should or should not be a League next season.

The great difficulty in making (*********

up my mind about the best

course for the future is that I do Au Revoir Or Good Bye!

not feel I have any really sound ground upon which to stand. I

I CONFESS to some hopes of writing these notes again next season. had expected cricket to be torn but, after all, I have had a pretty to pieces by the demands of tong innings. Mr It. Abbit is, I be- military training. My expectatiowe, at the end of his 21st season of tion was entirely fulfilled.

However, the particularly bad weather with which we have been cursed during the season has made it almost impossible to sum up how we really stand.

to

over

writing his notes here or there.

1- may have included a year or 30 too much at the beginning, but I was certainly writing them to obtain con- tributions for the troops cigarette fund before I went Home in the Spring of 1923.

don't think I

It has been a good innings, and 1

have ever really seriously quarrelled with anybody or hurt their feelings. If I have done so

am sorry.

I will refrain from copying Samuel and asking them to come out and bear witness against me, but I will express

Given the needs of the military, as things went, one must admit that the Senior Division of the Lengue was a flop, but I find it very difficult to make up my

much mind how sheer dam weather.

bad have turned the

maller pretty carefully in my mind and I have come probably comclusion which will

commend Itself to very few. sincere regret to anyone if I have That is to continue the Junior nadvertently really hurt them. As I Division of the League but to scrap suy, I hope that I may be enabled to the Senior Division unless certain write next season. This will then be arrangements can be made. I will au revoir. If not, let me bid you all speak later of these arrangements. | good-bye, My recommendation that the Junior

League should continue is based

largely on the fact that they seemed shield. This is the right spirit and as extremely keen about It, and that it should be.

they have completed all their games.

It is possible that military duties do not press so heavily upon them as they do on the teams which have been playing in the Sentor Division.

the

I make this statement with utmost reserve, and it may be entire-

Incorrect.

ly

The fact remains however that all games were played off and when the very last game of all was played, a gome which had no relation whatever to the winning of the Shield, have never seen more keenness,

It was the only Second Division match that I have been able to watch right through, and I was extremely pleased to have the opportunity of watching such a keenly contested game, sheerly from the desire of each slue to pull off a game which had nothing to do with the capturing of a

The Seniors

VICTORIOUS INTERNATIONAL TEAM

mana-

CHINA. The victorious International girls' team that retained the Softball Shield on Sunday in defeating Portugal. Standing: Grandpa Leung (Coach and ger), Mary Mar, Ulian Khoo, Rennie Yuen, Lily Mar, Margaret Young.

Kneoling: Dot Louie, Virginia Chiu, Mary Ng, Doris Mar, Gloria

Yuen.

Mar.

Ming

Badminton Finals At K.C.C. To-night

Tsui-Rumjahn Tennis Match Abandoned

THOUGH it seemed

4.15 p.m. obvious at

that the

P.H. Wong Defends Title Against K. W. Choy

Probable Starters For Two Thousand Guineas

(By, "Tinker") ACCOMMODATION at the pretty Kowloon Cricket Club to-night Colony Tennis Singles semi-final will certainly be taxed.

8. A. first three finals of the 1941 between Taui Wai-pul and I don't

Rumjahn would not be played, yet Colony Badminton Champion-the Two Thousand Cuineos to be run a start was made at the Stand ships will commence at 8.30

FROM WHAT I have seen and from what I have read this season I cannot say that the League has been in any way a success. want to be dogmatic, and as I have said, it may be that the weather is

at the bottom of it, but with an ex-

ception which I shall discuss later,

I

Court yesterday.

The heavy clouds threatened, and

am personally of the opinion that after one game the match was called there should bc no senior League. off, not because of the rain-it had In the first the Shield was in-not yet fallen--but because of the

place tended for competition among all the bad light. It was not too soon, how- Cricket clubs in the Colony. Now ever, for the rain then came down in

Navy and the

torrents.. that the Army, the

unable to put. Hongkong Club_are_ teams in for the Senior Shield, it seems to me that the Shield is some what falling from its high estate.

In the second place there appeared to be the greatest diflculty in getting the fixtures in the Senior Division played off, but i do not in any way

SPORTS ADVT. wish to enter into any form of argu-

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Fifth Extra Race Meeting to be held (weather per- mitting) on Saturday, 10th May, 1941, may be obtained from the Secretary's Office, Exchange Build- ing; the Club House, Happy

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Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on THURSDAY, 1st May, 1941,

By Order,

inent. The fact remains that ixtures were not played off, and this again leads me to suggest that the Shield should be dropped next year!

A Possible Alternative

--

S. A. Rumjahn commenced serving and led 40-15, but Tsui pulled up

and took the first game.

The tickets for yesterday's match will be valid for the next match between these two players.

To-day's Matches

The

p.m. These matches will be: Women's Doubles

8.30 p.m. Miss M. M. Silva and Miss M. A. Xavier v. Mrs Zimmern and Mrs Torrible.

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p.m. Men's Junior Doubles

A. L. Fisher and P. Wynter-Blyth v. C. C. Pereira and A. E. Xavier. 0.30 p.m. Men's Senior Singles

on

London, Apr. 28. Probable starters and jockeys for

Wednesday

arc-Mr Sawyer (Bridgland), Usenge (E. Smith), De- vonian (Perryman), Selim Hassan (Beary), Sellum (C, Richards), Star- wort (J. Taylor), King's Jester (Get- hin), Annatóm (S. Wragg), Morogoro

Owen (H. Wragg).

Tudor (G. (Lowrey), Richards), Burning Bow Suncastle (Bensley), Orthodox (D. Smith), The Derby Stor (Maher), Sunray (A. Wragg), Camperdown (Littlewood), Chanda (Lacey), Sunny Island (Nevett), Lambersimmel (El

P. H. Wong v. K. W. Choy. At 8 p.m., however, the semi-finilliott). Fairy Prince (Lane),-Reuler. match between T. S. Young and D. Chelliah in the Men's Junior Singles will be played off. This game was postponed from last week.

Women's Doubles ·

ON RESPECTIVE FORM, one concedes the edge to the Recreio girls for the Women's Doubles title.

At the time of writing, it is most Mrs Zimmern and Mrs Torrible have doubtful if any of the scheduled matches for to-day will be played.een none too encouraging in their Matches to-day are those of the Club Previous matches, and though at the commencement of the competition," IF IT IS to be played for at all Tournaments, and the premier one con were much in the lutter's favour,

that between M. Pagh I suggest most strongly that it will be should be played as soon as possible (holder) and Capt R. E. Guest in the their showing has been below ex-

pectations. Singles semi-final,

Miss Silva and Miss Xavier have after the first week in October. Championship

the better combination, and shown Now that there are apparently two This will be on the Stand Court.

command training periods, the old reason for

of shots.

be after the first week playing

all probability the Club ground will Zimmern has been inclined to January is not existent.

however, and spectators nervous, think

light be a there Inight A universal

DC A

And have not seen her at her best. let up over the Christmas and New

should she be able to forget her Year holldays us matches between

surroundings, la Mrs Torrible she hos a great parther and they may yet the full strength of the Hongkong Club and the Kowloon Club could be

justify the confidence that many have arranged then at home and away.

placed in them,

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There is no doubt that the best match of the whole season was that between H.K.C.C. and K.C.C., and it C. B. BROWN,

is a great pity that the return could Secretary. not be played on the K.C.C. Ground. But if League there be it should be played in our better weather period. A Final Reflection

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Home Soccer Fixtures For Saturday

LONDON, Apr, 28 (Reuter).-The following are the football Axtures for Saturday, May 3:

INTERNATIONAL MATCir Scotland v England.

LONDON CUP Cheisen v. Queen's Park

in the ILK.C.C. cricket. The un-Arsenal v. Tottenham.

fortunate illness of Harry Owen

v. Southend.

Senior Singles

Mirs

THOUGH mosi people may be Inclined to the idea that K. W. Choy. is a certain winner for the Men's Singles. Diere is the unanimous opinion that the match will be one of the finest yet seen in the Colony Tournaments.

Choy has certainly brought a bailer brand of badminton to the Colony,

lifts and his presence

the Tourn- the standards of Rangers:ament for above

previous years.

M. P. Yoong, last week, showed that it was possible to break through Choy's defence when he extended

FOOTBALL LEAGUE (50UTH) Rournemouth v. Southampton; Brighton Hughes, from which we hope to. Watford; Luton v. Portsmouth; Norwich see him out again very shortly, has undoubtedly cramped the style of the Club...................

the latter in the first game of their SOUTH REGIONAL LEAGUE

semi-final. Patrick Wong 19 a

Clapton Orient; Northampton v. Millwall; he has been inclined to be erratic Aldershot . Fulham: Crystal Palace player of the same type, and though Reading v. West Bromwich Albion: West in his smashes to date, he is not one ham v. Brentford.

give up when things are going wrong

The indefatigable Eric Mitchell has been off on leave towards the end of NORTHI REGIONAI, LEAGUE the season. Someone has got to get

Barnsley v. Chesterfield; Blackpool v. under the Club cricket. Ales and Manchester City: Bradford v. Rotherham: John Pearce have commissions. It Dury v. Oldham: Halifax v. Middies- borough Manchester United v. Liverpool: would be pathetic for the oldest eric Newcastle-v, Leeds; Preston v. Blackburn ket Club in the Colony by lens of Rovers: Rochdale v. Wrexham,

to fall

of decay. years

A possible

solution that as

as neither the Army nor the Club can put out regular sides they should amalgamate and play as the Club, for most of the Army officers (or 1 think so) are members of the Cricket Club.

upon yes to me fal

All this may be a little visionary,

ABSORBINE JR. but the onlooker does see a good deni

For years has rillevad vore ́truscles, muscu las schon, beulaos, sata, sprains, abrasiona Rains Agius Müller, Maclean & Co., Toe

REGIONAL MATCHES, Cheater v. Stoke City: Doncaster v. Manafaid Town,

WEST REGIONAL LEAGUE Drient Cly 9. Cardiff City; Lavells Athlete v. Dati City,

MIDLAND CUP FINAL Leicester City v. Walsal{"

LANCASHIRE CUP (SECOND "ROUND) Everton v. Burnsley.

of the game, and unless the Club Firat Eloven can be pulled together, SCOTTISH SOUTHERN LEAGUE it would be better to concentrate on Albion v Dumbarion; Hearts'v, Queen's the Second Eleven ng an "A" team.]Park; St Mirren v, Third Lanark,

to

In his doubles match he seemed to let Choy's redoubtable reputa- that flon affect his play, and f were the case, if he is able to scout that mental hazard from the out- sel, the greater number of critics may be confounded to-night.

Junior Doubles

MUCH DEPENDS on A. E. Xavier In the Junior Doubles. Pereira has proved his worth, though over-in- clined to smash, and if Xavier con continue the improvement he shown over the last two matches,

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Recreio may yet take the Junior title. Donations to Date: $1,853,370.83

Fisher and Wynter-Blyth are a slout pair, but not, as far as Junior standards are concerned, unbeatable.

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