THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 18,
CORRESPONDENCE
SUNDAY SOCCER
BY
ARMY UNITS
Sir,-The attention of the Presi dent, Hong Kong Area Sports Board, has been drawn to the re- marks of your correspondent in the "China Mail" of October 9th, page 18, and he has therefore: directed me to make the position as regards Sunday by Army Units clear. It is a well established and recognised custom in Hong Kong that no Army Unit team shall be required to play in competitive football on a Sunday unless so desired by the Unit itself. The Management Committee of the Hong Kong Football Association are well aware of this, and so, to the best of the belief of the Presi dent of the Hong Kong Area Sports Board, are all teams competing in the League Rule 8 of the Hong Kong Football Association states that neither clubs nor players shall be compelled to play in any match on Sundays, Good Friday or
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Christmas Day.
The above picture shows member ies of matches somewhere near Chinese Read. E Wingfield, G. Dance, C Long A. Suter. Front Row:-A. D. Buchan Smith (Gen. Hon. Sec. and Manager), ler and E. Gardner."
(trainer), G
Back
Jim Donald Bowls Association
Says
Tommy Farr's swing song: "All
The delay in the notification of cooms look alike to me.”
League fixtures has, in fact, nothing
to do with the decision to play on
Annual Dinner
(By
The Annal Dimer of the Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association takes place at the Hong Kong Hotel (Roof
a Sunday or not, and that there was A Line from Louis: "There is a Garden) on Saturday next and every -delay must be regretted by the better land, Farr, Farr away. Management Committee of the
Hong Kong Football Association,
but in view of the many exception-
effort is being made by the Associa- tion's oficials to make the function a success.
In holding the dimer at a hotel, forward, and their efforts deserve the full-support of all the lawn bowlers in the Colony. The game of lawn bowis is increasing in popularity in Hong Kong as it is in other parts of the work and it is only right that the governing body should put the annnal dinners, whether it be an In Shouldn't it be "The March of the terport year or not, on a higher plan Men of Farr-lech"
"Strangler Lewis full of fun" the Association have taken a big step
Jewish theme song: "Pal o' Stien.
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al circumstances existing at this a practical choker. moment this delay is excusable. When the week-end fixtures were published, the Officer Commanding, 1st Bn. The Middlesex Regiment, immediately notified the Secretary, Hong Kong Football Association that he did not wish his unit to play on Sundays, and in view of the fact that the Unit only lately en tered the Command, the desirabil- ity of earlier notice of this wish was overlooked. It is emphasised that, although the final decision as re- gards Sunday play rests, with the Officers: Commanding Units, the
After all, in the boring game, President of the Hong Kong Area Sports Board supports Command boy's best friend is his smother ing Officers in whatever course, they follow in this respect.
"Jack Carroll averages one fight year? One of those Christmas Carrolls.
The manager was trumpeting his I am directed to request that fighter's virtues. "He chloroforms you will publish this letter 'em in the clinches," said he "Wot your paper, so as to remove any with, doubt in the minds of your readers sceptic.
I have the honour to be,
** Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
breath " murmured
There is no truth in the state-
(B. de V. Winfield). Lieutenant, ment that certain boxers wear gloves|
Hon. Secretary, to avoid leaving finger-prints.
Hong Kong Area Sports Board.
KOWLOON FC.
HOLD FIRST CLOSING DAY
A large gathering of Lawn bowlers and their wives were pre- sent at the bowls contest and tea- party at the Kowloon Football Clab yesterday to celebrate the club's first closing day.
The matches against "The Rest
These tennis champions appre- ciate the fact that "there's many a
trip twixt the cup," etc
Baseball is rounders, played
old-fashioned
than has been the case in the pa The HKLBA - has been honoured by HE the Oncer Admin Government, who has acce vitation to be pr whilst His Ho Sir Atholl dore E B
inent guests wh of the AssociaŁA
Following the
the
brief speeches will be made, won during the
sented. Then follows a con
ente fainer, have promised be two former need no ction to the Hong Kong pub- whilst the last named, although as yet so well known, will keep his listeners fully amused during
Evening dress is of course the or- der of the day and the dinner is tim ed for 8.30 (for 9 pm).-
All that is now required is th oyal support of the Colony's bowlers The HKBA is makin an effort to put itself in line wi the other big Sporting Associations and it is up to all bowlers to
it that their efforts are noti vain. If this year's function is failure than the Association will have which to revert to the old system.
is being arranged by the Hon Secre- rally round and get your to 0 tary of the Association full details are not availa
rita I kaos that Messrs. E Shaw
Sanders
ghfore Wednesday so as to give the
officials the opportunity to make
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SIMONDS
MILK
SOFTBALL LEAGUE STOUT
Vets And Canadian
Chinese Win Easily
Three Softball League games ere played yesterday and result
resulted in a win for the visitors Jed in the Vets beating the No 3
by 32 shots.
T. White, H. Faks S. Bliss (KEG) Knight, W. Hirst, Post, 21-
C. Downman E
J. Fraser
Ward,
19.
L
F
Mor
26
Y White
Randle, 13; lost
T. Butler,
Machine Gun Co, by 18 runs to 15 and during this game home W Mackie, Ate -lost to PAEs were scored by M. Chang for EG the Vets, and A. Hur E. Zimmern
and Rapley for the Mad In the other
the games, Chinese trounced the Club by 14 runs to 5 and the
beat the Hong
ght, T
ferran
F
Canadian
ball Club by 18 runs to
|ky, y
F. Ken, A. E. Carey
For Vitality and Stamina
CSIMONDS L
ENGLAND.
CALDBECK
ACGREGOR & CO. LTD.
35.
Watson, beat J. Howell, V. N. GE Costello, J. Hollidge, 18.