“STRANGER THAN FICTION"
Nowe has been receiver from Tommy Armstrong, well-known lawn bowler who went on leave to Aus- iralin recently.
By a remarkable colaci.. dence Willie Russell and A. R. Whibley, hoth of whom Kowloon played bowls for Bowling Green Club for years, boarded the tram car on which he was, making a journey during his ship's stop over in Brisbane. They were both looking as well as ever, he adds.
BASE UMPIRES FAULTS
By "Grandstand” The umpiring in the Senior League games this season, has been of a much higher standard than that of previous years, and this can be at- tributed to the fact that most of the umpires ap- pointed have been chosen from Senior League play-
ers.
HITLER CANNOT
STOP THIS!
THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 3, 1940.
ARMY SPORTLIGHT
R.A.M.C.
THERE ARE STILL some things Hitler cannot | Garrison Billiards wither nor custom stale. The free Britisher's right, to think up conundrums for sporting editors, for in- stance, writes L. V. Manning in the "Daily Sketch."
Any compiled list of what people, do in raid shelters that doesn't include this grand old pastime is not complete,
Here's one old faithful, who clearly had a good night in a long raid, He wants to know:
MACAO RACING
"SQUADDY"
Following is the Garrison Bil- lards League Table to Date:
P. W. L. Pts. 607030 42 2 15 4. 22:15 3 2 1 13 34 2111 21.1 7 2117 N 4.0 4 20. 21
R. Scots Signals Engineers R.A.S.C.
·R.A.O.C.
C: M. Police
R.A.P.C...
12th Hvy, Regt.
6.
and
This is the first round the following will represent the with Middlesex in the match the HK,SR.A-Licut Hancock, Capt. T: W. Chattey. Capt W. Chaltey, and Capt. Guest.
Both games will be played at the Polo ground, Boundary Street, Kowloon, First. Game to be played at 3.30 p.m, and the second game to 4:30, p.
Cricket
On Saturday, the Command play the Royal Air Force in Headquarters Cricket team will return game at the Central Bri- tish School ground, Kowloon game to commence at 2. pm, and the following have been selected to represent.. "Headquar 94 ters: Brigadier・・ T. Mcleod, 150 (Capt), Capt. T. R. B. Freeman, 135 Capt. A. J. Dewar, Capt. A. F. Holden, 132 Peal, Sgt. Rogers, Pte 112 S/Sgt Skinner, L/Cpl. Stonor, Cpl Blount, L/Cpl Murphy, Gnr
5th A.A Regt...... 2, 0. 21 "(1) When and in what race did the. Aga Khan have four Following are the handicaps the Garrison Challenge Cup First One game has been played in horses. in the first five? (2) | for: Sunday"-- What age is Jack Buchanan? The Kin Shan Handicap Five Round between R.A.O.C. and "A" We shall guess he doesn't mean Furlongs. Black Diamond, 144; Coy. Royal Scots, which resulted the cricketer, but tere was one Cloudy Stor, 140; Cuban Love, in a win for the former by 101
points. who captained. Cambridge. (3) 150; Double Up, 140; Eagle, 161; H.A.O.C.
"A" Coy Royal Scots What constitutes 1 clear goal High Tower, 156; Iron Knight, Lt. Ebbage 150 L/Cpl. Bankler victory other than 2-07
145; National Triumph, 154; Sports S/C. Wardle 127 Pte. Cavanagh, Venture, 108; Tht Mermaid, 163. S/C. Gardner. 147 Pie, Laird. The Kau. Tung :Handicap — 8ix | S/S. Emberson 150 Cpl. Corbett Furlonga 1st Section, -Ascot Sgt. Pitt, 150 L/Cpl. Brown
150 Pic. Durkin (5) Did the "Daily Sketch" pub-Vale, 154; Desert Star, 155; Good L/Col. Paul
* Break of 40, lish that, they estimated the Morning, 147; Heddon, 145; Lan- crowd at over 200,000 at the first cashire Chap, 155; Plain View,
151; Radium Star, 161.
(4) Did C. H. Titch Marsh (Herts C.C) play in. the, same team as "Ranji.”-
Wembley Cup Final in 1923?
Easy, my dear Hornleigh. Here we go-
The Answers
In the Leger of 1932 the Aga Khan had these four in the first five: Firdauss! (20-1, ridden by Fred Fox), finished first; Dastur, second; Uduipur, Kasra, fifth,
fourth; Taj
Jack Buchanan, born April 2, 1891 (don't shoot Jack).
No such thing as a "clear" goal victory. General interpretation of this loose term is the margin of the win when the losers have not scored.
2nd Bection. Black Diamond, 140; Bogey, 155; Dow-Jones, 108; Gallant Marshal, 158; Geordie, 165; King's Envoy, 158; National Liberty, 158..
3rd Section Eagle, 150; Mac's Adventure, 157; National Anthem, 155; National Honour, 168: Per- sian. Cat, 155: Sports Venture, 158; Sunshine Susie, 151; The Spirit of St. Louis, 152.
The December Hanelcap-Quce Round-The Leopard, 148; Phoe- nix, 105; Chatterbox, 155; The Tigress, 140; King's Worthy, 151; Bistrt, 145; Matador, 140.
-
The handling of the game at the plate has been carried out quite well up to date, but a few base umpires are still not taking
Titch Marsh never played in advantage of their privilege of saine team as "Ranji."" placing themselves in a position I wrote in "Daily Sketch" that in the field best suited to renover a quarter of a million peo-dow Eve, 155; Merry Fatty, 140; der the decisions. For instance, ple tried to get to the 1923 Cup base umpires still obstinately Final, partly basing my figures stay in the first base coacher's on police estimate of people held box, and call the game from that up in congested tube stations position.
and outside stadium,
Umpire's Vision Obscured
It is obvious that when
a ball handled by
any in-
fielder is thrown low to first, the ball is completely obscured from the vision of the jumpire etanding in that position, yet, In rpite of this, plays are called
No official figures of actual pcople on ground, but generally accepted it was about 180,000; 126,047 paid.
RIDING
used PRODIGY
or should 1. sav gucesed. Frequently, too, when a run- ner steals second, the play is
called from first base.
Surely it doesn't take too much effort to follow the runner down to the base!
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The Chung Shan Handicap. One Mile. Country Flower, 140; Coureur Bleu, 140; Fairy Auk, 140; Fairy Ousel, 140; Hog- manay, 140: Hohenfels, 140, Mea- Merry Maker, 140; Rothesay Bay, 140; Shanghai 4, 159; Shih Yin Grand, 140; Victory Life, Wood Nymph, 140.
182;
Hockey
150.
the
THE Medicals drew with
Y.M.C.A. juniors on Satur- day at Kings Park with neither side scoring,
the
Baldwin,
NAVY RUGBY FIFTEEN
Croft and Muxton wore pick of the Medicos forwards, and Platt played a magnificient The following team has been 'se- game, in the defence with, his lected to represent the Navy v hard hitting and fine clearances. Royal Artillery to-day,, kick-off 4 p.m, sharp on Navy Ground, Rugby
Causeway Bay
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Lt. Morahan; S/Lt. McGill, Tel.
B.
In the Hong Kong Hockey Honeywill, A/Ldg. Tel. Paul, Tournament the Services. had A/Ldg. Tel. Bowden; Mid, O'Rior-
winning a big week-end,
altdan, S/Lt. Rutherford; A. their games.
Longmuir, Lt. Watson, L., S. A.` re- Palmer, S/Lt. Beattie, F/Lt. Tay- lor, Lt. (E) Brown, C. P. O. Wtr. Other King and S/Lt. Poole. Kings
Reserves-F/Lt. Wright, P. O. Skinner, Cdt. Lamble, E. A. Wil-
the The following were sults:-
Engineers beat A.N. by two clear goals at Park;
Punjabis beat Hong Kong son, Stockham, Mid. Murray- University by three clear goals, Jones, S/Lt. Carey.
The 5th A.A. (A) Team de feated the Destroyers by four goals to nil;
Signals beat the 5th A.A. (B) team by five goals to two.
V.R.C. BADMINTON Polo
*
ON Wednesday the Inter-
TOURNAMENT Regimental Polo
tourna
REFEREES' MEETING
the The monthly meeting of Hong Kong Football Referees' Association will be held to-night at 81p.m. at the Hotel Cecil. The speaker will be Mr. W. H. Fos- ment will commence with theter of the Army F. A. Referces! H.K.S.RA. "B" team playing Committee. The annual dinner The draw for the Vic- the Fixed Defences, and the of the Referces' Association will toria Recreation Club an- HK.SRA "A"
playing be held on Saturday at 8p.m.
at the Hotel Cecil.
nual badminton tourna-
the Middlesex...
team
ment has just been re-o♦Don♦B◊BonoBOD©N¢ÑÓÑ‹ leased and is as follows:
'SINGLES HANDICAP (To be played on Tuesdays). J. Marques (Scr.) bye into Second
*
Stafford Ingham, now in the R.A.F., has long been considered that tullest. jockey..but I am won- dering whether he won't lose the title, after the war, to, that youth-Round:- ful prodigy Bruce Hobbs
C. L. Huang (+2) v N, Jaffer (45); writes
A. A: 'Remedios (-1) v A. A... Gutter- L. V. Manning,
res (Scr.); A. A. Noronha (-3) v N. Young Bruce, a mere 19-yearA.. E. Mackay (7): D. M. Xavier old, and serving as a soldier out(0) R. D. Maxwell (+1); Dr. Ri- East sice January, has put up beiro (-1) v. A. K. Bumjahn (-5); RA some performances which read J. Reed (Scr.) v L. A. Barros :(-2): like records to me.
and M. M. de V. Soares (~0) ▼‹A.
PALLAM" CUP
Не roden grand National Zimmern (Scr.). winner, the 50 to 1 American shot
(To be played off on Mondaya) Battle Ship in 1938, and to do so
NA E. Mackay and R. J. Reed, delivered the most terrific chal-Bye into Second Round:- lenge to wear down Royal Danieli L.A. Barros and A. Gutierres v A. with Dan Moore riding,
At the age of 16, he twice did the hat-trick," and despite his youth rode about 80 winners in two National Hunt seasons.
K. Rumjahn and. G. Agabcg: J. Souza and J. Marques v S.. A. Rumjahn and R. D. Maxwell; Dr. Ribeiro and G. Brown v F. A. Castro and J.. Neves; D. M. Xavier and C. L. Huang v C. M. Xavier and L. Roza Pereira; and M. M. de V. Soares and L. Sequiera ridevo, el Arculli and N. Jaffer.
And how many jockeys, young cr old, have been able to again after a crack in the spine?
STRANGE
WAR JOBS
W. Fisher, and A. A, Remedios (Bye. Into Second Round) V A. Noron- ha. and A. L. Rocha (Bye into Second Round).
MIXED DOUBLES HANDICAP. (To be played off on Wednesdays) S. A. Rumjahn and Miss L. Curreem (-10 v O. el Arculli, and Misa J. el Arcull(-1): L. A. Barros and Misa B; M. Soares (Scr.) v J. Marques and Miss A-Sequoira (43); A. A. Noronha and Miss H. Soares (Ser.) v L. A. Pereira and, Miss M, Noronha Trainers and jockeys3); and D. M. Xavier and Miss L. and many other folk have Foster (a) v A. K. Runjahn and Misa
turned their hands tol
strange jobs since the war, writes a correspondent.
Geoffrey ("Jock") "Langlands,
för instance, is a £4 a week
J. Anderson (Ser.).
WOMEN'S
policeman somewhere in Surrey. GOLF
He has discovered to his own profound surprise, that he is pretty good hand with a ride.
EVER SHARP and a few dozen time-bombs.
ON SALE AT
SINCERE'S
The Royal Hong Kong Golf He still retains his trainer's Club Ladies' Section Medal Com- licence, of course, and has an in- petition,, fixed for play on the tereat, I gather, in the family New Course, Fanling, from Nov- farm in Kent, which is now de embor 23 to 27; has been extend- corated with the gaunt torsos of cd for a further, week. two shot-down Messerschmidts The Monthly Medal Competi- tion for both Silver and Bronze "Jock" gave me a pieco. of Divisions will be played on Tues- news which all racing people day, December 8 (to-day). The will be glad to hear: Fred, Rees Electric Competition, 'for a prize is now restored to perfect health, kindly presented by the Militery Those of us who can't go back Ladies Associates, will be played to the last century in racing like from December 1 till February 28, to think -- of Fred Reas as the 1941 greatest steeplechase Jockey of our time. He ranks as within my experience,
Entries for the Ress Cup Com- petition will close to-dny, Tues- day, December 3.
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