FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1928.
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BOWLS.
A' FEW WORDS TO TIL":
ASSOCIATION.
TO-MORROW'S GAMES
[By "Blas."]
In the First Division both Dock
the moment and having
played their
WALKER CUP.
AMERICAN SUCCESS. IN GOLF FIXTURE.
BRITONS SWAMPED.
Chicago, Yesterday.
The British representatives are confident but it's generally felt there is little hope of capturing the trophy, which America has retained since the Insitution of the contest in 1921.
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TENNIS LEAGUE.
"C" CHAMPIONSHIP 'STILL UNDECIDED.
THE CHINESE R.C. TIE."
With the exception of the three matches played last Saturday, no further progress was made in the tennis league during the week,
It was particularly unfortunate that rain interrupted the fixture between the two Chinese Recres- tion Club teams in the "C" dlvi- sion last Saturday. The "No. 1" team were having the better of
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All the fixtures in the "A" divi- sion have been completed, four clubs have cach one more match to play in the "B" while in the . The sixth Anglo-American" division, in view of the ap- There was nothing very exciting Walker Cup golf contest has pronching cricket and soccer sea- in any of the games last Saturday, opened. It consists of four four-son it is likely that as soon as the somes, which were played yes- teams won away where there was terday, and eight singles to be championship is decided, the re- On demand
maining matches will be aban. just the chance that they might played to-day, all over 36 holes! doned. fose. The Bowling Green have been going very strongly lately but they were up against seasoned op ponents and it would have been a feat if they had won. There is very little alternation in the table. Kowloon Dock take second place at The Americans won all the the argument at the end of the Craigengower, foursomes. Von Elm and Sweet-first round when play was stop- unfinished ser beat Perkins and Tweddell ped. A win for them would have match and won, are still further 7 and 6. Ouimet and Johnstone meant the retaining of the Shield On demand ahead. The main interest left in beat Torrance and Storey 4 and at the C.R.C. Club de Recrelo the first division scan the lead-2, Guna arid Mackenzie beat Beck II are hoping that the Chinese On demand er go through without losing a and MacCallum 7 and 5, and "No. 9" team will upset calcula-
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Jones and Evans beat Hazlet and tions in the re-play so that the On demand In the second division was Hope 5 and 3-Rauter's Ameri- Portuguese side will be brought in glad to see the lowly Yacht Club can Service.
again in a triangular contest for winning and this should give them
first place. some encouragement for the stif hurdle they have to face to-mor
expected, East Point, proved no match for Civil Service, the leaders, who won comfortably. I did not expect to see K.C.C. second string take the paints at "Talkoo and whether it was the green or the team or both, they had to come away pointless. The Civil Servants are still the leaders and are confident they can stay at the top..
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PROSPECTS.
HOME SOCCER.
RESULTS IN THE THIRD DIVISION.
London, Yesterday. Division III (8.). Northampton Town 2, Luton 2. Queen's Park R. 0, Newport 0.
Division III (N.) Carlisle U. 2, Bradford C. 2. The New. Brighton-Chester- {field match was not played.
Reuter.
RUGGER SECTION.
H.K.F.C. ANNUAL MEETING 'TO-DAY.
OFFICERS SELECTED.
Good prospects for the coming
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Craigongower C.C. 10 Royal Engineers .10 Kowloon C.C.
A very keer game will be seen! on Craigengower green against their next door neighbours, the Police. The teams know each other well and they know each others' green and the Police are out to draw first blood, so the match should be worth seeing.
The two docks play at Talkoo and this should also be a close season were indicated at a meeting
Both sides
are slightly of ruggerites held yesterday in weakened on account of players Union-building, prior to the annual going to Shanghal for the Intermecting of the Hong Kong Football port. I think Taikoo on their own Club this evening Officers were award will just manage to get proposed, the names of which will hume. Kowloon Bowling Green be submitted to to-day's general are at home to their neighbours, meeting as representative of those Chinese R.C. 11. .13 12 the Cricket Club, and after last to represent the rugger section of week's reverse I expect them to the Club. make no mistake about winning.
Mr. S. J. Jordain invited Mr. J. Ralston, an "old" player, to preside, Mr. Ralston reminded those present I notice that although the draw that they were going into a brand was published at the same time as new clubhouse with a completely the draw for the Open Singles enclosed ground. The Football nothing has yet been done. As a Club, he said, was at the disposal number of the Club are Cricket of the ruggor section so long as Clubs, Saturday afternoon will in thay took advantage of it. One of some cases not be open for bowls, the hopes of the season was that the and very often a ground is engag-cup for the interport with Shanghai.Į od for Cricket on a Wednesday would be captured. afternoon. Something will have The Rev. Mr. II. V. Koop and Mr.
THE SPEY ROYAL
C. D. Wales were chosen as captain and vice-captain. Their selection will come up before to-day's meet-
to be done 800п. Craigengower play Kowloon Bowling Green at the Valley in the first round, and Kow loon Dock entertain the Police. Two of these teams are weakened ing Mr. W. R. Andrews was ap-
Recreto II. .......18 12 Civil Service CC 14 10 Hong Kong C.C. .12 Kowloon C.C.....11 South China. A.A. 11 Recreio 1. R.A.0.C. R.A.M.C.
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YACHTING RACE
HONG KONG TEAM FOR.
SHANGHAL
7 pointed team secretary and Mr.
and Mr. H. F.
it present by the absence of Inter-G. P. Lammert fixtures secretary. port Players and If the matches stand over the final may take place Mr. S. J. Jordain, Mr. W. Beveridge Akehurst were in Christmas Week.
of the un- Rule 1. says the rink may be al-appointed as members tored or changed for any of the official sub-committee. games if required, and on that ac-
count these two matches should.
have been played long ago I ex- pect now to see some action taken by the Association.
TO-MORROW'S FIXTURES.
Division L
LEAGUE TABLES.
The positions a the League to date are:-
Division L
Craigengower C.C. v. Police R.C.Talkoo R.C.
Kowloon Bowling Green v. Kow
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6 0 4 12
5 0 5 10
4 0 6 8
P. W. D. L Pta The following matches are down Craigengower C.C. 10 10 0 0 20 for decision to-morrow:--
Kowloon Dock R.C. 11 1 4 18 Police R.C.......10 ..10 Kowloon B.G.C...10 Kowloon C.C.....10
1 0 10 Civil Service O.C. 11
Division II.
P. W. D. L. Pts Civil Service 0.0. 11 8 1 2-17 Civil Service CC. v. Craigen-Recrelo "A"...10 7 0 8 14
gower C.C.
loon C.C.
Taikoo R.C. v. Kowloon Dock
R.C.
Division II.
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East Point R.C. v. Talkso R.G.. Kowloon C. v. Kowloon Bowl
ing Green.
Recreio "A" v. Recrelo "B". (Continued at foot of next Column.)
Mr. A. L. Shields, Commodore of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, and the following members, Lt. Col. H. B. Gunn, D.8.0., R.A., Captain F. G. Le Gros, R.A., Mr. F. Tracy are leaving Hong Kong on Sept. 11, on the "President McKinley to compete against the Shanghal Yacht Club In an interport race.
The first race of the kind was in Jan, 1925 when Shanghai came down and lost in the Hong Kong boats Hong Kong is to use this of yachts time the Byrne class which have their home in Soochow Creek, off the Whangpoo.
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6TH EXTRA RACE MEETING.
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A warrant has been issued for the grrest of a Chinese named Lee Because players on both sides are Wing alias Lee Kin, a marine store injured, the senior league baseball dealer of the Tak On shop, No. 35 The charges match between the Hong Kong Tung Man-street. Baseball Club and the South China against the man are (1) receiving A.A. "Dragons" down for to-mor- stalen property, namely, a quantity row has been postponed until 4 p.m. of ship's rope; and (2) committing on Sunday. The junior fixture be a branch of the conditions of his tween Chinese Athletic and Young licence. Men's Baseball Club will be played to-morrow at 4 p.m. A
This is a sequel to the application heard at the Kowloon Magistracy There may also be played to by Mr. W. Schofield on Wednesday morrow a match to decide the cham for the return of rope found in the plenship of the South China Patrol Tak On shop which was identified of the U.S. Navy, between teams as stolen from the za "Ka Sing" representing the U.S.S. "Asheville" (B., & S.) 140-fathoms; from the and "Sacramento.",
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