THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 11, 1940.
"PAY BLOKES" BEAT GUNNERS
In a friendly cricket match at
Nomads Good Value For Hockey Tournament Win
Reed Brothers In Fine Form
At King's Park yesterday, Nomads defeated Sookunpoo yesterday. RAP.C.Signals by two clear goals in a Hong Kong Hockey beat 12th. Hvy. Regt., R.A. by 3 Association Tournament inatch, after scoring once
wickets.
ROYAL ARTILLERY
Denton, b Green
stick-
The winners, who displayed o better combination and
work, were on the offensive for the greater part of the game and Silva between the sticks had lit- tle to do. The backs also had an casy time, Though not severely tested, all three players showed their capabilities when called
scored both goals.
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Hockey Tournament Results At A Glance University 0 5th A.A. "A" C.B.A.
3
1
Nomads
2
A. N. Other XI 0 Signals
0
Police "B" 5
Gunboats
2nd M.T.B.'s 0
5th A.A. "B"
6
Press
TO-DAY'S
SPORT
Following football matches will 4be played to-day:
v Referees
(Club, 2.30 p.m.).
1
United Services
(Club, 4.00 p.m.).
Cricket
was best served by Gorman, the line was very sound, being fast checked effectively, while Tom-
pivot, who distributed well and Rest and sure, and S. A. Reed dis-linson was the only outstanding tinguished himself as leader; he player in their attack.
Nomads! Dove Does Well ·
-E Silva, H. Soares and R. Xavier; A. S. Xavier, be blamed for the
For the soldiers, Dove could not R. J. Reed and H. E. Gubby; R. S.
goals scored Silva, F. O. Reed, S. A. Reed, P. teams of Hong Kong Cricket Club the senior and junior against him and brought off sever- Rull and B. Xavier. al good saves, while Harrington
will meet to-day in all-day crie- R. J. Reed was
Signals:-Dove; Sayers and Har-ket matches starting at 11 a.m. very pro- was the pick of the backs, minent in the pivotal position resisted stoutly.
rington; Rumford, Gorman and The first elevens will meet at for the Nomads.
Haystead; Price, Tomlinson, C8 Chater The forward- I The losers'
Road intermediate-line ombe, Blount and Coghill.
and the second elevens at Cox's Road..
before the interval.
14
Watson, b Green
10
Keeble, c and b Green
Raper, b Ingleby
Minshull, b Green
Dobbs, e Green, b Ingleby
6
Downs, b. Chalcraft
Honer, run out
Langridge, e and b Chaleraft
Spiller, b Ingleby
0
Archer, not out
1
upon.
Extras (BG)
6
Total
54
Bowling Analysis
O. M. R.
W.
Ingleby
6 0 23 3
Green
3
0 20 4
Chalcraft
2
0
5 2
R.A.P.C.
and
Both
Whitton, 1.b., b Denton
Pinkney, b Minshull
Smart, b Minshull
Carden, b Denton
10
Pendergast, b Denton
0
Stonor, not out
19
Ingleby, 1.b.w., b Denton
G
Hemming. b Dobbs
Benford, not out
Extras (B5, W1)
Total (for 7 wkts)
Green and Chalcraft did not bat.
14
21
G
79
Denton.
Minshull
Bowling Analysis
0. M.
R. W.
4
Langdridge Dobbs
0 I. 21
5 0 33 2
3 0
3 2
y 0 10
CHINESE MARATHON SUCCESS
The first International mara- thon race run in Kowloon yes- terday, over a distance of about
84 miles, was won by an ab- solute unknown to the distance racing world of Hong Kong Lei Yuk-fung, a 22-year-old athlete from Swatow, who finish- ed a few yards-ahead of Karam Bux, the H.K.S.R.A. champion.
Fazal Illahi, another Indian Tunner, was third, with Pte. Manson, the Royal Scots runner, fourth. It was a close race all the way.
There were two entries also in the women's section, the winner of this race, Miss Liu Shui-lan, finishing the 4-mile course for ladies in under 30 minutes, with Miss Wong Man-shang second.
In the first ten were five In- dians, three Chinese and two Europeans. There were a num- ber of other European and In- dlan entries, but they did
not place among the next ton finish.
to
There were a number of speakers at the prize-giving cere- mory, among them Mr. Laŭ Tun- kwong, Mr. Ng Pa-ling, Chief Secretary of the Association, Mr. Lai Chi-ming, English Secretary, Mr. Lin Ping-chuen, Chairman, and Mr. Lei Sam-man.
The following were the prize winners:
45
3,
1, Lei Yuk-fung, 39 mins. secs.; 2. Karam Bux, 39: 50; Fazal Illahi, 39:55; 4, Pte. Manson, 40:35; 5, Lukman Khan, 40:38; 6. Leung Nai-yick, 40:50; 7, Dolip Singh, 41:27; 8, A. Lewis, 41:37: 9, Yeung Chi-ho. 42:15; 10, Nar- anjan Singh, 42:30.
In view of the growing popul- arity of snooker, and billiards umong members of the Chinese community, a syndicate is being formed to run a billiard saloon in the Wanchai district providing a site, can be obtained on which sultable premises could be erected;
A. Zakar, Indian R.C. cricketer, will be returning to cricket again, shortly following a rest on medi cul grounds. He has been doing a lot of coaching at Ellis Kadoorie Indlun School, who have a fairly good “small boys" team."! -
T Lock, Craigengower Cricket cido cricketer, and lawn- howler, has returned to the Folony after Is month -in Singapore.
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