THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 29, 1940
Sappers Beat Kowloon LRC. ONE In Pre-Season Friendly THE TITLE
RECRUITS FOR BOTH TEAMS
By "Sportshawk"
#PREPARING FOR THE coming football season, Kowloon Football Club entertained Royal Engineers on the home ground yesterday afternoon in a friend ly match in which they were defeated by the odd goal in five, after sharing two goals at the interval
HARD-FOUGHT
MATCH
THIS TEAM IS OUT
TO CATCH HUNS
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Sergeant-Inst. Leñ. Hutton has not lost his skill with the bat through Army service. His 56 for Captain H. Sutcliffe's team re- On paper it appears that KFCcently was a gem of an have been weakened considerably as compared with Jast season's League line-up. It is under- stood however, that most of their old players, with the exception of three Middlesex men who may have to assist their Regiment this year, will still be available in the coming League games.
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Three new players turned out for K.F.C. yesterday. They were MacKechnie, in goal, Sequeira, on the right-wing, and Soares, at] centre; the former two were for- merly in La Salle College, while matches in the bowls pairs
D.B.S. tourney were played at Kowloon Foot the lastnamed is an old
Two
ball Club yesterday. L. J. Silva and boy.
J. F. V. Ribeiro played 21 heads against
Royal Engineers, runners-up in R. P. Phillips and J. E. Henson to a score of 17-17. when, owing to dark-the Junior Shield, were still as- ness, the extra head was not played.sisted by two Interporters, Mox- It will take place to-day at 5.30 p.m.. ham, in goal, and Fox, at centre-
H. A. Alves and F. V. V. Ribeiro forward. (bolders) beat P. 'A. 'Peckham and W. MoNeill- 24—11,
"Bowlsters" Win
Recruits
They also have obtained two Chinese footballers, one from The return match between the Bowl-Eastern-Li Wai-lam and the sters and the Volunteers A:S.C. was other Cheung Sing. These play played at Kowloon Bowling Green yes-
ers gave valuable assistance and terday, the former winning 60-58.
yesterday, W. L. Walker, N. L. Smith, I. New-played useful-games. ton, J. Deacon lost to D. Gow, F. Flip- especially the latter, who, on the pance, W. Hyde, J-G. Moyer-1821
and
W. A. Cornell, R. R. Wood, J. T. Smith. S. H. Dodwell beat R. R. Davies,
S. A. Sleap, E. Korn, C. S. Rosselet
29-16.
left-wing, was very fast possessed clever ball control.
Engineers opened their scoring
J. A. Fraser, Sir Atholl MacGregor, through Pelham when he tipped
J. Smalley, H. H. Pegg drew with H. the ball into the net after it had
V. Pearse, G. H. Cuthill, F. Cüllen, E. rebounded from the Tuck 21-21.
BOWLS TEAMS
cross-bar from a shot by Li Wai-lam; the right-wing.
Kow- P. Jorge equalised ́for loon after a solo effort. There
...
Following teams have bean was no further score before the selected for the Lawn Bowls interval. League on Saturday:-
K.D.R.C.
Pelham again placed his side in the lead on the resumption but the scores, yet
First Division (v C.C.C., away);— Jorge evened Lapsley, R. H. Lapsley, F. Callen and again. Li Wai-lam scored the de- J. Kempton (skip); A: M. Calman, J.
innings, with seven fours delighting his fellow Yorkshiremen.
Seems strange, how- ever, to recognise so Yorkshire many old friends in their mili tary guise. Sergeant Leyland, Second-Lieu- tenant Hedley Verity; Lieutenant Brod- hurst, Sergeant-Major F. Smailes, Driver P:A. Gibb, are just a few names with a familiar ring.
Yorkshire cricket has certainly made full contribution to national needs. Can any county point to a larger number of serving players? doubt it...
DANISH WOMAN.
I
SETS NEW MARKS AND BEATS MEN
Two new world records were set up
Revie, T. Coldman and J, McKelvie ciding goal about five minutes by the well-known Danish girl swim- (skip); M. Ferguson, W. McMaster, T. before the end. Cooper and R. Morrison (skip).
RECREIO
Royal Engineers:-Moxham;. Palmer
BENWELL TO LEAD
"Y" HOCKEY
STEP NEARER
"Kowloon Cricket Club-with- out their Captain,#E, C. Fincher, and A. Crawford--paid the pon- alty for lack of practice when they lost by 8 sets to 1to Indian Recreation Club.in TA? „Divi- sion of the Lawn Tennis League yesterday at Sookunpoo.
The Indians, who are unbeaten, have one more game to play, V. M. Benwell was elected against Chinese Recreation Club captain and chairman of the at Causeway Bay, and in an European Y.M.C.A, hockey, section attempt to secure the title they for the second successive season last won in 1981 they are hofd- at the annual meeting yesterday. ing a practice match this com-
The secretary's report said: Ing Sunday.
revealed The war was the dominating factor "Yesterday's match. last season. We lost several valuable that most of the players were members who were transferred for out of practice the Rumjalin service elsewhere,; and Volunteer and
other duties occasioned by the war of cousins were down 5-3. to Fincher and Burnett with Fincher's se- feated individual attendances.
We were able to play 70 games. vice to follow-and the result which is well up to the previous sea-was that the standard was never son's 'total. At the end. of the season really high. Kitchall, deputising we had 37 playing members, eight offor 'A. H. Madar, is improving them service members, and 29 of then rapidly and will soon be securing a full members.
bv entering
The Club made a departure from its prominent place in the first. team. custom of not participating in competi-Fincher's service was again very two prominent against the Rum- tions of any sort teams for the Six-a-Side Tournament jahus he served. four aces.in, a at the end of the-season. Due to prior) row. claims on the services of our members,] 0. "Rumjahn and M. FA. "Razṣck however, only one team actually play-(LR.C.)
Club finances are in a sound state. Gray This enabled us to approach the Hong beat T. A. Madar and R. Broad-
with whom we bridge Kong Hockey Club,
ed, and managed to reach the third, beat G. C. Burnett and E. F. Flas
cher round, where they were narrowly de- feated by Royal Scots "A"."
beat A. E. P. Guest and S. A.
G-3
6-3
6-4
(2
4
G-2
*-5
6-3
6-0
.on
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share the ground, with a plan for the A. R. Minu and A. R. Kitchell (I.R.C.) erection of a changing 'hut the beat "Burnett and Fincher ground. The Hockey Club agreed to lost to Guest and Gray split expenses with us and the hut was beat Madar and Broadbridge accordingly erected.
S. A. and H. D. RumJahn (1.R.C.) The following officers were elected:-beat Burnett and Fincher Captain and Chairman, V.M Benwell; 'beat Guest and Gray Vice-Captains of First Eleven. D. Me-beat Madar and Broadbridge .... Lellan and D. Taylor: Captain of
Second Eleven, R. Dormer: Vice-Cap-K.C.C. v Recreio “A”
Kowloon C.C. beat Club de Recreta
by 5-4 at King's Park.
tain. R. Banks; "Secretary, H. Smits.
Mr. Benwell said that with the eva cuation of most of the lady players. the ground would now be available on Tuesdays and he proposed that in addi-(C. de R.)
R. A. Marques and J. C. Fonseca
tion to the usual Thursday match for Lost to D. Hung and F. R. Zim- those unable to play
Saturday.
on
mern
3-8
4
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Tuesday evening be spent in sea-side beat E. Zulauf and R. Lee ... games. Mr. W. H. Colledge proposed lost to J. L. Anderson and A. L. that once a month the remnants of the H. F. Gonsalves and A. E. Noronha |YM,Cha, ladies-bejgiven the Jopportun
Fisher
ity of playing in these six-a-side games beat Hung and Zimmern....
(C. ̋de 'R.) · Both proposals were carried,
Mr. R. Goldman proposed that the beat Zulauf- and Lee new experimental short-corner be adopt beat Anderson and Fisher ed in all friendly encounters. This was carried.
ARMY
TENNIS
Playing in the First Division of]
€-2
6-4
+4
A. M. Alves, and G. A. Noronha
(C. de R.)
lost to Hung and Zimmern
lost to Zulauf and Lec
lost to Anderson and Fisher
K. Tong v S.C.A.A.
38
0-8
At Kowloon Tong, K.T.G.C.A. lost by 3-6 to South China Athletic Association.
Yee and Lee (K.T.)
lost to Ho and Be.. lost to Lau and Chan beat Leung and Kwok
Chan and Kwok (K.T.) beat Ho and --Be lost to Lau and Chan (beat. Leung, and Kwok
Yaè and. Chan. (K.T.) lost to Ho and Be lost to Lau and Chan lost to Leung and Kwok
mer Ragnhild. Hveger at a swimming and Tang Chung-pak; Whitaker, Shaw meet at Helsingfor recently.
She first covered the 1,000 metre First Division.""Recreio "A". (v Hong and Jones: Li Wai-lam, Chan Kum-poi,
stretch in free-style in 14. minutes, Kong Football Club Away):-F. X. Fox, Pelham and Cheung. Sing. Soares, H. A. Alves, J. E. Noronha and Kowloon Football Clubi-Macke-19.2 seconds and then went on to finish R. F. Luz (Skip): L. F. Xavier, C. M. Silva, F. V. Ribeiro and F. X. Silva chnie: C. Whitfield and Ulrich: White, the race, which was over a distance of
Williamson and Hardwick: Sequcirn, PA KRAKEN
kunpoo yesterday, Royal Army (Skip);· J. A. Luz, C. E. Marques; Jorge, Soares, Jackson and F. Jorge. 1500 metres, In the time of 21 minutes. the "Army Tennis League at Soo
101 seconds, thereby bettering the Medical Corps beat Royal Scots to world record for this "distance" by no Regiment, by 7 sets to 2. less than 33.6 seconds. Both previous Major Harrison and Capt. Lynch records for 1,000 and 1.500 metres free(R.A.M.C.) style had been held by herself.
F. Ribeiro and C. G. Silva (Skip). !
First Division. Reprgio. "B". {y „Civilļ Service C.C. Home):-F. A. Machado, C. A. Lopes, A. M. Rodrigues and B. Basto (Skip); D. C. Alves, C. H. Bas- to, C. C. Remedios and J, J. Basto (Skip): C. F. Vas, A. F, Noronha, C. Roza Pereira and L. J. Silva (Skip).
Second Division. Recrely "C" ̄ {v} Kowloon Tong Club Home):-F. Xavier, H. R. Pinna, J. R. Soares and
A
S. CHINA
GALA
beat Cpl. Alsey and Bdsm.
Wills, That the time swum by the Danish girl in the 1,500 metre event was a beat Pte. Jenkins and Pte.
Gilroy clearly most unbelievably
and L/Cpl. demonstrated to the spectators when beat Glasgow
Sharrock
good was
O. P. Remedios (Skip); F. X. Mon- South China Athletic Associa-Pul Peterson won the men's compell 8gt. Webb and Cpl.
teiro, J. A. Remedios, C. M. S. Alves and.P, A. Yvanovich (Skip): A. Jtion will hold their fourth Swim- Osmund, P. M. N. Silva, A. M. Xavier ming season at North Point, com-ion over this distance in the time of (R.A.M.C.)
and E. Sousa (Skip).
KiB.G.C.
First Division (v Police R.C. Away):] R. P. Phillips, T. Armstrong, L. Gus and A. 3. Hall (Skip): G. W, Deacon J. C. Gill, J. G. Meyer and G. II. Sher- ri (Sp): W. L. Walker, II. C. Spong. A Hyde-Lay and A. M. Holland (Skip) Fic "Second Division (v Kowloon Home)-F. F. Pope, C. Wallis, F. A Cheesman and R. Duncan (Skip): L. Sykes, E. Levett, D. W. Waterton and) H. Lockhart (Skip): A. Morton, E, A. and H. E. Drew Atkins, A. Bower (Skip)..
H.K.E.R.C.
Third Division (v H.K.C.C. Away}:- A. G. Gardner, W, E. Macfarlane, W.
H. B. Muskett and J. F. Lunny. (Skip):
W. Stoker, V. Sorby, G. T. Padgett and G G. S. Thomson' (Skip); A. P. Tar byck, B. A. Owens, 1. S. McKay and A. F. Paul (Skip).
I.R.C.
First Division....(v. K.C.C. Homa):- D. M, Khan, S.. M.- Rumjaha, A. M. Rumjahn and M, B. Abbas (Skip); J. Hoosen, A. K. Suffiad. A. R. Minu and
mencing at 7.30 p.m. to-day.
Following is the programme:- Ladies' 100 metroa Free-stylo. Men's 50 metres Butterfly-stroke. Children's 50 metres Free-style. Girl's 50 metres Free-style. Men s 800 metros Free-style. Ladies' 500 metres Free-style. Men's 100 metres Free-style. Ladies' 800 motres Free.style. Men's 50 metres Obstacle Raco. Water Polo,
~8—1
ATC. v K.I.T.C.
6-1
8-3
2-0
2-8
4--6
At Sookunpoo, Army Tennis Club lost the Kowloon Indian Tennis Club by six, sets to three.
Anderson and Duffield (Army) lost to S. A. and S. S. Hussain. lost to F. Khan and Dr. H, M.
Singh
beat. M. Isaak and G. Singh
Murray and Adlam (Army) 6--1 lost to 9. A. and S. S. Hussain,..
beat Khan and Singh
6-1beat Isaak and G. Singh Milne lost to 3. A. and S. S. Hussain..
Danià! and Eisley (Army)
lost to Khan and Singh 21 minutes, 45 seconds thereby winning lost to Alsey and Wills, 5-7 lost to Isaak and G. Singh
6-2 the men's national championship al-beat Jenkins and Gilroy .. though his time was nearly 33 seconds beat Glasgow and Sharrock 6–4 slower than the new women's world Cpl. Parking and Cpl. Musson record set by Ragnhild Hveger.
(R.AIM.C.)
H.K.U. v Police
6-2
At University, the home team beat Police R.C. by six sets to three. Three
Ragnhild Hveger had originally in-lost to Alsey and Wills 4-6 sets were conceded.
tended to start in the men's competl-
Y. Yip and K. T. Tam (H.K.U.)
tion, but the representatives of the al-beat Jenkins and Gilroy.. 6-
to beat Glasgow and Sharrock 6-4 beat B. C. Fay and C, S. Pile.... 7-5 legedly stronger sex had refused
beat A. R. S. Major and Morrison 6-0 5TH R.A...v 24TH R.A.
and G. H. G. Kaan
Choy swim against such a formidable ziva
Hong In a Second Division Army Ten-] (H.K.U.) and as later times showed they would! have been soundly beaten, too.
nis League match at Sookunpor lost to Fay and Pile yesterday, 5th A.A. Battery, Royal tost to Major and Morrison.. Artillery lost to 24th Battery, S. L. Young and T. S. Kwok (H.I.U.)
lost to Fay and Pile R.A.,, by 5 sats to 4.
START RIGHT WITH CORRECT
RACKET; SIZE OF THE
HANDLE DEPENDS ON HANDS
A. K. Minu (Skip);. A.: H. Rumjahn,) First of 10 instructive tennis large you should go to 4 to 4% S. Yusuf, M. Y. Adal and A. R. Dal- lah (Skip).
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H.K.F.C. First Division. (v Recreio "A" Home); -A, B, Didsbury, A. W. Hodges, - W. Gill and G, Duncan (Skip); J. I Barnes, J. H. Gelling. L. E. Lammert and K. S. Robertson (Skip); A. Brooks
Farticles.
By ELEANOR TENNANT
Coach of Alice Marble.
inches.
Capt Mills and L/Sgt. Simpson beat Major and Morrison (0th (RAU)
beat McMillan and Capt.
-Beaumont HIVI
lost to L/Sgt. Warder and
Bar: Pidgeon
lost to L/Bdr. Denton and
L/Bdr. Hannan..
2
0-6
4--0
D-0
...
63
C.R.C. v J.R.C.
F. K. Lau and J. C. Chiu (C.R.C.) 6-2 beat Godkin and Rainier
beat Pollak and Talan 2-6]bebt Clirin and Marr
62
6-1.
'T. T. Lam and W. K. Ma (C.R.C.) 36 beat Godkin and Rainler
boat Pollak and Talan.
Lieut. Whittaker and L/8gt beat Citrin and Matr Coughlin (6th R.A.),'\\
beat McMillan and Beau-
mont
Wel Chung and, O. L. Pang (C.R.C.)) beat Godkin and Rainler 6-2 beat Polink and Talau
beat Warder and Pidgeon. 6-0 beat Citrin and. Marr
6-4 The average woman should use beat. Denton and Hannan.
a racquet weighing between 13 Bdr. Savage and Bdr. Kenedy and 134 ounces, working up to (5th R.A.)
League Table
གི་
6-3
6-0
Sota
12 10
5.4.0 12011⁄2 151⁄2 B
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pls. K.I.T.C. 1312 or 13. Alice Marble uses lost to McMillan and Beau-
7.00 142 20 10 C.R.C.
5 B 0 0 41. 4 14-ounce racket, but she is an mont
lost to Warder and Pidgeon 4–0 C.DIR. “A” V8 4 0 1 30. 18. Selection of the correct racket exceptionally strong girl.
Men should use one between 14 lost to Denton and Hannan 4-0 S.C.A.A... bank, D. W. Phillips, H., G. Walling- is the first step in tennis.
The racket does a great part and: 141⁄2 ounces. ton and N. J. Bobbington (Skip).
Buy your frame first and then Third Division (V. K.F.C. Away): of the work..
It strung, .This insures The size of the handle depends have Ay: Watson, F. Filppance, G. E, Ste-
'fresh gut, phone and G. 8, Graver (Skip): H, H. Beddow, C, G, Sollis, C. F. Needham on the size of the hands. and E-Strango. (Sidip); A, G, Grat-
If you have short, stubby fin- Keep your racket in a presa tan, 8. H. Strange, R. R. Wood' and gors, use -a-racket with a 41⁄21⁄2 to when not in use, to prevent war- J. Walson (Skip).
141⁄2-inch grip. If your hands are ping:
TO-DAY'S TENNIS K.C.C.
|K.T.Q.C.A.
[H.K.P.SIA.
H.K.U.T.C..
_CD‚A, {{B!!. FOBIAL JTRIC.
- Following is to-day's “D” Divi-, A.T.C. sion Tennis League programme; CHIO. "A" ~Pitipino Club
C#/C. "D"
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7. 4 03.30 27 6.30 3:27, 26 G 7.2 1.4 24 39 5
0 2 0 $ 19, 204 B 2.0 4 25 29°