Cumised
COMMENTARY
For War Billiards For
gkong Players Move
In Right
Direction
Origin Attributed to Bowls
"(By "Tinker")
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IT WAS JUST a little over six months ago that quiet unassuming gentleman strolled into this office to make enquiries about prospects of organising billiards and snooker in the Colony to aid the War Effort. I pre- sented the conditions as I then knew them and voiced the opinion that it would be quite a job to shake people out of their lethargic Hongkongitis, for outside the hormal Club activity I was doubtful whether billiards players could put up a show sufficiently attractive' to gather a crowd.
He is an Army man, and V; Cico-Let it alone; let's to knowing the military dislike for liards.....
Leading Baseball Performers
NEW YORK,
ne
Juno 20
(UP).- Leading batters in the National Baseball League up to date are follows: Relser, 350; Mize, 1354; Slaughter, 342; Hack, 325; Forney,
.316.
The leading batters in the Ameri- League pre: Williams, .411; con Heath, 377; Cullenbine, 302; E Davis, 360; Mullin, 357, oil, 13, Joe DiMaggio, 17; Leading home-run hitters Johnson, 18; York, Camille. 16 each. Runs Blatted-In-Keller, 60; York. and Joe DiMaggio, 40; Nicholson, 57; Tabor,
55.
BO
arc; Bob
publicity I shall not mention But, it was pointed out that can League up to Thursday were names, but his demeanour hid Shakespeare's plays were fletion and a virile disposition that was in-not fact. clined to sneer at obstacles.
His object was praiseworthy, and“ I promised him whatever assistance was possible. He has remained in the background, but in one or two specifle instances I know that his Initiative has been. the driving force of the current of interest that one fecla is making itself felt.
To what extent the exhibitions at the Club de Recreio on Friday night were the result of his work I don't know, but I feel that he had quite a bit to do with them.
Being in aid of the British War Organisation. Fund, public support was most gratifying, and the exhibi- tions, It is hoped, are but a start to a more detailed programme.
Runs Scored-Williams, Joe Di- Maggio and Dom DiMaggio, 83; Moore, 50; Hack, 53,
Hita-licath, 05; Joe DiMaggio, bil-02; Travis, 89, Slaughter, 80; Lewis, The leading pitchers in the Ameri- Bob Feller, 16
wan,. three lost; Benlon and Ryba, Ave won and one Jack Carr was the man to dis- lost; Grove and Trout, five won, two cover the strange things that the lost; and in the National League, balls would do with the applies the leaders were Riddle, seven won, tion of "eldo". The leather up had none lost; Nahcem, ve been introduced in the early 19th none lost; White and Carpenter, Ave. century, and Carr found out that won and one lost. by chalking the tip the ball could be hit on the sides without any slipping.
His renown spread rapidly, and he made a small fortune selling what he termed "twisting chalk." His bubble was pricked when another player once ran out of this magle chalk and used ordinary chalk with
the same results.
Thus the early development of billiards. The finer points of the game, that make it one of the most fascinating undoubtedly were the
player.
Won
Cricket At University
Hospital Staff Beaten
By 50 Runs
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Effort
Alfred Letourner, of France, rode behind the shield on this racing car and established a now world's paced bicyclo speed of 108.92 miles an hour. The feat was timed by the American Automobile Association on May 19.
RINK GAMES WASHED
OUT BY RAIN
Omar Leads Against Holland
Several matches in the Second Round of the Open Rinks Championship were started, but in every case play had to be abandoned owing to rain.
At Kowloon Football Club, the "big" match between the
rinks skipped by U. M. Omar
and A. M. Holland was started Hongkong Univeralty entertained, the and the Craigengower players WOULD anyone believe that direct result of Carr's discovery with friendly Cricket match at Pokfulam (A. M. Omar, K. M. Omar, B. the origin of billiards was chalk. It opened up a new field for yesterday morning and emerged com- W. Bradbury and U. M. Omar)
by 50 runs. C. lawn bowls? There is no ap- the complicated shots that to-day go fortable winners
Nwere leading their opponents parent relationnlahip under the to the make-up of a good billiards Matthews laid the foundation for the (W. L. Walker, J. C. Gill, J. Mc-
Varsity's victory with a good knock of present day conditions of play.
11, which included seven boundaries, Kelvic and A. M. Holland) 4-1 whlic S. Mahmood was in good form after the third head when the but several sources have it that
with the ball and took five wickets for awn bowlers in the earliest
game was washed out, 13 runs. ayans, crazy about the game
The Hospital had the servives of J.
On the F. McGowan, the Civil Service player,
same greeni,
A. J. Kew, thon us now-sought a means of
jand of H. L. Ozorio and E, L. Gosano, A. E. H. Castro, A. Madar and 3. L. two members of the former Recreio Stephens were leading E. Zimmern, First Division League championship w. K, Way, T. A. Madar and T. Lock team. Ozarlo, one of the best spin bowlers in the Colony, took six wickets 4-0 at the completion of the Wild
head when play was abandoned. for 10 runs, his first over yielding two Cralgengower cricketer, had four for postponed. wickets for no runs C. W. Lam,
Oitter matches in Kowloon were
Unity Mitford
carrying their game indoors To Stay Free
when it rained.
UNIVERSITY
Kenneth Lo, b ham wage
They first found that the mini-. Miss Unity Milford is to remain at turs rinks were too small, and soliberty.
M.PS asked questions about her
· to minke the process more difficult, boop were stuck in the ground. in the House of Commons recently. 31. Out of this arose croquet.
Mr Evelyn Walkden (Doncaster) They next made craquet a minia- wanted to know if the Home Secre ture game and lifted it on to a table tary had considered the desirability. Matthews, Haynes b Lam and the balls were pushed not struck of detaining her on account of her w. s. GeRs. 1.b.w. b Ozorio through the hoops. The next chop past associations with Nazi leaders. Tieng Choy, Lb.w. b Lam
T. Ride, e and b Ozorio had an idea to eliminate the cone and her declared pro-Nazi views. J. C. Fenton, & Tshi b Ororle
Eroquet and substitute a pocket
Mr Morrison replied that his Y. Tam, b Ozorto the table in which to steer the information as to the condition uf. S. Oh, c and blam
cer N. . Sen Gupte, e Teul bozorio her health, and the circumstances 9. Mahmood, not out in which she was living, did not B. S. Gil b Ozorio
to exercise Extra (0 7; 20 2; WB 2) Indicate any ground control over her in the interests of
Total national security.
from
in
ball
... ..
From then on of cour
on, of course, the de- velopment is more easily followed. More, Dockets appeared, and Anally the hoops were eliminated from the game. The cue made its appearance
for striking the balls and one of the
Dr Edith Summerskill" (Fulham, W.), asked why "this particular Haat developments was the cushions woman" should have special privi- around the edge of the table
and France are the gener-
"lege.
en ПЕЗИГДИСС
that no
Mr Morrison: It is not a special ally accepted countries of origin. privilege for a British citizen to be Others have been put forward by ot
Hiberty. but their claims were various
He gave people, unsubstantiated by records. One special consideration had been given bright lad said that Egypt was the to Miss Mitford's case. home of billards, and that Cleopatra "I cannot be influenced by popu- was a bit of a girl with the cuc.. But lar feelings," he said, adding that he the claim is based on Shakespeare's was exercising a quasijudicial fune
Antony and Cleopatra" Act scene tion,
*Laynes
Tam
Bowling Analysis
W.
H. L. Ozorio
Skinner
McGowan
Hopkinson
23
D
Lain bowled two wide balls.
QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL
Hopkinton, e Gegg & Mahmood
F. McGowan, b dill
Trul. Tam begg
2. L Gosano, b Gegg
C. W, Lame Hong Chay b Mahmood
J. Skinner, a Gegg b Ride
1. H. Bentley, not oht
K. T. Lui, 6. Mahmood
H. L. Ozario, lbw. b Mahmood
G. Singh, 1,b,w, 'by hahmood
Haynes, b Hong Choy
Extras (D 1; Wa 1)
Total
Mahmood
Gegg
Hide
Got
Hong Choy
Bowling Analysis
Light Blues Win
cyces
On the island, a start was made in
41 the majority of the matches fixed 12 for the Valley. On the Cralgengower green, J. Hoosen, A. M. Rumjahn, A.. R. Dallah and M. R. Abbns were leading H, Gittins, T. K. Lien, W. J. Howard and A. Spasy B-3 at the end s of the fourth head when the rain came. This match will be continued on Friday.
London, June 28. Cambridge University beat Oxford Univerally by soven wickets in their wartime Inter-Varisty Cricket match,
Heads Played Are
To Stand
When the rain caused the matches
to be stopped yesterday, several players were in doubt as to whether the matches already commenced had to be played all over or had to be resumed from the slage when they were abandoned.
For the guidance of these players. the rules say:
"When a game is stopped either by mutual arrangement or by the Umpire after appeal to him on account of dark- ness or the condition of the weather, or any other valid reason, it shall be ver
sumed with the scares as they were when It was stopped. A head commenced but not completed to be declared null
OSMUND WINS IN EXHIBITION
There was a very small gallery of only 43 spriators at the second exhibi- On the same green, M. A, Wahab, ton of Billiards and Snooker, at Club A. R. Kitchell, A. M. Wahab and de Recreto on Saturday night, in aid of CC. Pereira were leading P. D. the British War Organisation Fund.
A J. Osmund, Colony Billiards cham- Crawley. E. Kirman, S. Eccleshall plon, again held his own in a match W. J. Burling by a few shots after against Lam Chu-cho, whom he beat the fourth-head.
420-174. Osmund had a break-of-195 and Lam ong of 30,
On the Police green, the four
A. P. Pereira Je proved much too Strange brothers (Ernie, Sidney, good for IL Jackson aver three frames
started Charlie and Harry)
their of Snooker and won 63-30, 53-38 and match against W. E. Webber, W. C. 03-40. Pereira had a break of 32. Higgs, S. H. Marvin and F. N. Hilt A. M. Remedios, with ticket No. 34, but had to stop play after a few own a Billards cue. heads.
Bowls Sweep Prizes
FIRST TEST
Football Tourists Defeat Australia
Melbourne, June 28. The first of a series of Association
Following are the results of Lawn Bowls Football Testi between Chino, re-
sweeps
SATURDAY'S SWEEP
1. 181 (Craidengower) 2. 494 Recreio "A"). 3,509 (Pollee)
.
presented by the touring Eastern Sinz Tuo eleven from Hongkong, and Aus- tralia was held here to-day and ro- sulted in a win for the tourists by six goals to four.
Lai Shu-wing, the tourists' inside- scored a "Dal-trick"-United
Other tickets:--502, 63, 471, $10, 25, 100, 400, 106, 424, 435, 330, 301, 440, 200, 309, 240, | left
21, 403, 370, 541. 85, 24, 400, 372.
SWEEP OF JUNE 14
1. 858 (Craigengower)
2. 232 (Recreio ""A")" 3. 28 (Polico)
at Lord's to-day. The match will not bo Other tickets:-232, 311, 508, 691, 403, 103, included in the record of Inter-Varsity 332, 250, 44, 404, 131, DD, 000, 182, 280, 481, matches as it was held in aid of the 71, 450, 233, 163, 605, 520, 203, 183, 578, 577. British Red Cross.
Oxford had first lease of the wicket! and scored 171, a bright last wicket stand realising 44 runs, Cambridge re- plied with 172 for threo wickets,
The Light Blues lost two wickets for 31 runs, but R. E. Crichton and G. P. Baylis changed the complexion of the match in a century stand, Crichton bo- ing 71 not out when the winning hit was made. Reuter.
CEASE FIRE IN FEBRUARY?
ME C.E. O. Carler, a London business man, in a paper read at the Astrologera Convention at Harro- gave the middle of February, 1942, as the likely period for the
gate,
ccaso.
He
Pret he expected that
by the sutuout of 1042 life would
ngain be proceading on normal lines
In Great Britain. The war would prove to have been für less in human
“lifa than the last war. Dealing with next, autumn,
| Carter, said that it seemed that: vory. severe privations, would then, Falla Lupon Germany, and she would begin
ally
he had arrogantly and bruth
Dicted upon others.
SWEEF OP JUNE 21
1. 33 (Craigengowor) 2, 20 teerein "A") 3. 387 (Police)
Ollier Bickets:173, 44, 148, 121, 375, 508, 248, 643. 303, 543, 428, 319, 110, 405, 380, 055, 421, 139, 420, 170, 573, 511, 607, 245, 102.
Press.
Soccer In Scotland
London, June, 28, The following were the results in the second round of the Scottish Football Association's Summer Cup Compett- {tion:
Glasgow Rangers Hamilton Academi- cais 8 Clyde 3 Elberlan 3 (after extra Ilme); Heart of Midlothian 5 St Mirren 1; Dumbarton 4 Third Lanark 9,
Clyde. and Hibernian will replay their match next week.--Reuter.
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