▁down . ▁On ▁inqu iring ▁why , ▁Sym es ▁replied :" Col onel ' s ▁Order , ▁Sir ," ▁replied ▁Sym es . ▁" In spect or ▁Sym es , ▁did ▁you ▁tell ▁Colonel ▁Walker ▁that ▁the ▁Res ident ▁gave ▁you ▁orders ▁not ▁to ▁cut ▁down ▁those ▁trees ?" ▁" Yes , ▁Sir ." ▁" What ▁did ▁Colonel ▁Walker ▁say ?" ▁A ▁few ▁moments ▁of ▁hes itation ▁and ▁then ▁Sym es ▁spr ang ▁to ▁attention ▁and ▁as ▁he ▁raised ▁his ▁hand ▁in ▁formal ▁sal ute : ▁" D am n ▁the ▁British ▁Res ident , ▁Sir ." ▁ ▁Sport ▁and ▁le is ure ▁in ▁Mal aya ▁Walker ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁involved ▁in ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁sport ▁throughout ▁his ▁life . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁Sir ▁Frank ▁Sw etten ham , ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁Stra its ▁S ett lement s , ▁and ▁Mr . ▁E . ▁W . ▁Bir ch , ▁C . M . G ., ▁later ▁British ▁Res ident ▁in ▁Per ak , ▁he ▁helped ▁introduce ▁cr icket ▁to ▁Per ak ▁and ▁surrounding ▁areas . ▁ ▁Walker ▁also ▁helped ▁introduce ▁football ▁to ▁the ▁state ; ▁he ▁founded ▁a ▁team ▁in ▁Ta ip ing ▁and ▁don ated ▁the ▁Sh ip ▁Challenge ▁Tro phy . ▁ ▁He ▁helped ▁found ▁the ▁Per ak ▁Club ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁playing ▁field ▁used ▁for ▁cr icket , ▁football , ▁hockey ▁and ▁tennis . ▁Descri bed ▁as ▁the ▁" father ▁of ▁cr icket ▁and ▁football ▁in ▁the ▁[ Mal ay ] ▁Pen ins ula