1941-06-30 — Page 6

MONDAY

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

301941.

MORNING. COMMENTARY

Organised Billiards For War Effort

Hongkong Players Move Cricket At

In Right Direction

Origin Attributed to Bowls

(By "Tinker")

IT WAS JUST a little over six months ago that a quiet unassuming gentleman strolled into this office to

University

Beat Hospital Staff

By 50 Runs

Hongkong University entertained the staff of the Queen Mary Hospital in a friendly Cricket match al Pokfulam fortable winners by 50 runs. C. N yesterday morning_and_emerged_com varsity's victory with a good knock of Matthewn laid the foundation for the

while S. Mahmood was in good form

with the ball and took five wickets for

The Hospital had the servives of J.

make enquiries about prospects of organising billiards, which included seven boundaries. and snooker in the Colony to aid the War Effort. I pre- sented the conditions as I then knew them and voiced 13 runs, the opinion that it would be quite a job to shake people r. McGowan, the Civil Service player, out of their lethargic Hongkongitis, for outside the end of II. L. Ozorio and E. L. Gosano, normal Club activity I was doubtful whether billiards First Division League championship players could put up a show sufficiently attractive to bowlers in the Colony, took six wickeln gather a crowd.

two members of the former Recreio

team. Ozorio. one of the best spin

for 10 runs, his frat over yielding two wickets for no runs. C. W. Lam, Craigengower cricketer, had four for

He is an Army man, and V: Cleo-Let it alone; lot's to bil-31. knowing the military dislike forlords.

publicity I shall not mention

But, it was pointed out names, but his demeanour hid Shakespeare's plays were fiction a virile disposition that was in- not fret. clined to ancer at obstacles.

His object was praiseworthy, and I promised him whatever assistance, was possible. He has remained in the background, but in me or two specific instances I know that his Initiative has been the driving force of the current of Interest that one feels is making itself felt.

To what extent the exhibitions at the Club de Recreio, on Friday night were the result of his work 1 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- it is hoped, are but a start to tlons, a more detalled programme.

WOULD anyone believe that the origin of billiards was lawn bowls? There is no ap- parent relationalship under the present day conditions of play. but several sources have it that lawn bowlers in the earliest : days—as crazy about the "game then as now--sought a means of

UNIVERSITY

C. N. Matthews, Haynes Lam that Kenneth Lo, b Lam__ *****

and

W. 5. Gegg. Lb.w. b azorio ....

L. T. Ride, e and b Ozorio

G. Bong Chay. 1.bw. b Lam J. C, Fenton, e Tahib Qzorio

Jack Carr war the man to disk. Y. Tam. b Ozorie cover the strange things that the K. 6. Oh, e and b Lan balls would do with the applica- N. C. Ben Gupta, e Tsui b Ozorio

5. Mahmood, not out Lion of “aldo". The leather tip had. S. CB b Ozarlo been introduced in the early. 19th Extra (B 7; LB 2; WD 2) century, and Carr found out that

- by- chalking the tip the ball could be it on the sides without any slipping.

made a small fortune selling what His renown spread rapidly, and he he termed "twisting chalk," His bubble was pricked when player once ran out of this magic chalk and used ordinary chalit with

the same results.

another

Total

Haynes

Lam

Dowling Analyılı

1. L. Ozorlo

Skinner

McGowan

Hopkinson

ជំងឺដឮក

Lam bowed two wide balls.

QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL

E. Hopkinson, a Cegg b Mahmood Thus the early development of F. McGowan, ↳ GII: billiards. The finer points of the J. Tule Tain b Grgg

F. L. Gonno, b Gegd game, that make it one of the most C. W. Lam, Hong Choy b Mahmood fascinating undoubtedly were the J. Skinner, e Gegg b-Ride

K. T. Lui, b Malimood

direct result of Carr's discovery with it. If Lentley not ond chalk. It opened up, a new field for 11. L. Ozorla, 1.b.w. b Mahmood the complicated shots that to-day ones, bilong Choy to the make-up of a good bliliards Extras (3; WD 1) player.

Unity Mitford

carrying their game indoors To Stay Free

when it rained.

G. Singh, Lb.w, b_Mahmood

Total

Bowling Analysir

Mahmood

Gene

GILE

Jude

Ilang Choy

Light Win

CORSO

Alfred Letourner, of France, rode behind the shield on this racing car and established a new world's paced bicycle 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 bo

abandoned owing to rain.

At Kowloon Football Club, the "big" match between the

rinks skipped by U. M. Omar Heads Played Are

To Stand

When the rain caused the matches

and A. M. Holland was started and the Craigengower players; (A. M. Omar, K. M. Omar, B. W. Bradbury and U. M. Omar) were leading their opponents to be stopped yesterday, several (W. L. Walker, J. C. Gill, J. Mc-players were in doubt as to whether the matches already' commenced had Kelvie and A. M. Holland) 4-1 to be played all over or had to be after the third head when the resumed from the stage when they game was washed out,

were abandoned.

A. J. Kew

„For the guldance 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-

On the same green, A. E. H. Custro, A, Madar and J, L. Stephens were leading E. Zimmern, W. K, Way, T. A. Madar and T. Lock 4-0 at the completion of the thirdness or the condition of the weather, or head when play was abandoned.

Other matches in Kowloon were

They first found that the minta-

Miss Unity Mitford is to remain at

London, June 20. ture rinks were too small,, and so liberty.

Cambridge University bent Oxford to make the process more difficult. M.Ps asked questions about her Univerity by seven wickels in their | hoops were stuck in the ground. in the House of Commons recently, wartime Inter-Variety Cricket mnich, postponed, Out of this arose croquet.

Mr Evelyn Walkden (Doncaster) ni Lord's to-day, The match will not be

On the island, a start was made in They next made croquet a minia-wanted to know if the Home Secre-included in the record of Inter-Varsity ture came and lifted it on to a table tary had considered the desirability matches as It was held in aid of the the majority of the matches fixed for the Valley. On the Craigengower and the balls were pushed not struck of detaining her on account of her British Red Cross. through the hoops. The next chap❘ past associations with Nazi leaders and scored 171, a bright last wicket A. R. Daliah and M. R. Abbas were Oxford had first lease of the wicket green, J. Hoosen, A. M. Rumjahn, bad an idea to eliminole the cone and her declared pro-Nazi views, atand realising 44 runs. Cambridge re-leading H, Gittins, T. K. Lien, W. J. from croquet and substitute a pocket Mr Morron replied that his plied with 172 for three wickets,

information as condition uf The Light Blues lost two wickets for her health, and the circumstances 31 runs, but R. E. Crichton and G. P. in which she was living, did not Baylis changed the complexion of the indicate any ground to exercize match in a century stond, Crichton be- control over her in the interests of ing 71 not out when the winning hit national security.

was made.-Reuter.

in the table in which to steer the ball.

From then on, of course, the de- velopment is more easily followed. More pockets appeared and finally the hoops were eliminated from the game. The cue made its appearancs for striking the balls and one of the Inst developments was the cushions around the edge of the table.

as to the cor

Dr Edith Summerskill (Fulham,; W.),asked why this particular. womun" should have special privi- lege.

Mr Morrison: It is not a special privilege for a British cillzen to be at liberty.

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England and France are the gener ally accepted countries of origin. Others have been put forward by various people, but their claims were unsubstantiated by records. One special consideration had been given bright lad said that Egypt was the to Miss Mitford's case. home of billiards, and that Cleopatra was a bit of a girl with the cue, But the claim is based on Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" Act 1 scene

CEASE FIRE IN FEBRUARY?

Mr C. E.

O. Carter.

London

"I cannot be influenced by popu-business man, in a paper read at the lar feelings," he said, adding that he Astrologers Convention at Harro- was exercising a quasijudicial fune gate, gave the middle of February, tion.

1042, as the likely period for the "ccase fire,"

Soong Ling-sing beats Hughes to the ball in a heading duel match in the Easte tour of Australia.

He added that he expected that by the dulumn of 1942 life would again be proceeding on normal lines In Great Britain. The war would prove to have been far less costly In human life than the inst war.

Dealing with next autumn, Mr Carter said that it seemed that very severe privations would then fall upon Germany, and she would begin really to suffer something of what she hnd arrogantly and brutally in- ficted upon others.

Compulsory Fire Watch In City

The lack of volunteer are watchers in the City of London has led to a compulsory order by Mr Herbert Morrison, Minister of Home Securi-

any olher valid reason. It shall be re- sumed with the scores as they were when it was stopped. A head commenced but not completed to be declared null

OSMUND WINS IN EXHIBITION

VALUE IN Jel. 28151.

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Howard and A. Spasy 8-3 at the end of the fourth head when the rain came. This match will be continued

There was a very small gallery of on Friday.

Ionly 43 spectators at the second exhibl- On the same green, M. A. Wahab, tion of Billards and Snooker, at Club A, R. Kitchell, A. M. Wabab and de Recreio an Saturday night, in aid of CC. Pereira were leading P. D.the British War Organisation Fund.

A. J. Osmund. Colóny Billards cham- Crawley, E.-Kirman, S.-Eccleshall W. J. Burling by a few shots after against Lam Chu-cha, whom he beat plon, again held his own In ̈a"match"

the fourth head.

420-174. Osmund bad a break of 135 and Lam one of 30. On the Police green; the four

A P. Pereira Jr proved much too Strange brothers (Ernie, Sidney, good for H. Jackson over three frames Charlie and Harry)

their of Snooker and won 83-39, 53-38 and match against W. E. Webber, W. C, 03-48. Pereira had a break of 32, Higgo, S. H. Marvin and F. N. Hill, AM. Remedios, with ticket No. 34, - 2 Chater Road hends. but had to stop play after a few own a Billiards cus.

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Bowls Sweep Prizes

THREE BOWLS SWEEPS

Following are the resulta of Lawn Bowls

sweeps:-

SATURDAY'S SWEEP

1. 181 (Craigengawer)

404 (Recrelo "A"}

1, 509 (Police)

FIRST TEST

Football Tourists

Defeat Australia

Melbourne, June 28, The Brat of a series of Association Football Tests between China, re- presented by the touring Eastern-Sing Too eleven from Hongkong, and Aus- tralia was held here to-day and re- sulted in a win for the tourists by six goals to four.

Lai Shiu-wing. the tourista' inskle

scored A

"hat-trick."-United

Other tickets: 602, 63, 471, 410, 25, 160, left 400, 104, 424, 435, 130, 301, 440, 200, 200, 240, | Press.

21. 402, 370, 541, 23, 24, 400, 312,

SWEEP OF JUNE 14

1. 800 (Craigengower)

2. 232 (Recrelo "A"}

3. 28 (Police)

Soccer In Scotland

London, June, 20.

The following were the results in the

Other tickets-232 511, 560, 201, 103, 105, second round of the Scottish Football 352, 250, 44, 464, 131, 00, 600, 152, 259, 481 Association's Summer Cup Compell-

71, 450, 233, 103. 603, 820, 203, 105, 978, 677.

1.

SWEEP OF JUNE ZI

31 (Craigengower)

1.20 Neercio "A"

3, 387 (Police)

Other ickets-173, 44, 148, 121, 375, 508,

240, 543, 303, 843, 428 319, 119, 400, 309,

ty All City workers who are Bri- 635, 421, 130, 420, 170, 573, 511, 667, 245, 82.

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Registration of workers is to be made by occupiors of business pre- mises. The returns will be sent to the, Common Council, and enrolment notices will be issued by the authorl ties to those required.

Other reasons for the order are the very small night population of the Clly, the large proportion of women workers, and the number of sinali businesses which have been unable to form fire prevention por Lies.

At the Bank of England It was stated that full-time, directors tako their turn with members of the staff in fire prevention duty.

HOCKEY ON SKATES

In a friendly hockey match on roller skatos, playael:at- Ciro's Skating Rink, Causeway. „Day, yesterday, Tia A¦A. Bty draw with Hongkong Skating Club The scorers wéte Wood (1) for the Battery, and Drowery and, D D. Nian. for Club.C

Opens TO-DAY

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Glasgow Rangern & Haliton Academi cals Clyde 3 tibernian 3 fafter extra ime); Heart of Midlothian 5 St Mirren 1; Dumbarton Third Lanark 8.

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