ARMY SPORTLIGHT
THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 25, 1941.
'ARTILLERY' CUP SOCCER FINAL TO-MORROW
Winter Season
HOME RACING
COMMAND SPORTING STARTS TO MORROW
Drawing To Close EVENTS FOR WEEK
THE
By "Squaddy"
Command Tug-of-War | Punjab Regt. Tournament commences On The first named team has the April 1 and there are two weights, choice of ground, and the First 110 stone and 130 stone.
Round has to be completed before This year there
one Sunday, April 20. draw for both weights, so as to The Semi-Finals and Finals
the enable both teams to travel to-will be pulled off on
Polo gether and save expenses,
ground Kowloon, on April 22, 23
is
only
the
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Last year's winners 12th Ivy and 21. Regl, R.A. of both weights, have
the Middlesex Regimen! been drawn against
Royal Athletic meeting, held last week, Scuts and should have no difficulty home fine performances were put up and two of last year's Army in entering into the Semi-Final,
records were broken.
The draw for the tournament is as follows;~~
1ST ROUND
8th Hvv. Regt., RA. v Ist HK threw Regt. HKSRA.
5th A A. Regt. RA
ches
in-
TO-DAY
Rugby Large Units League
Royal
Engineers V
Royal Artillery
(Sookunpoo, 3.00 p.m.)
TO-MORROW
Cricket-Large Units Final
V
Combined
Small Units
(Sookunpoo, 2.00 p.m.) Football-Royal Artillery Cup
Royal
Engineers
20th Hvy.
Final
30th Hvy, Bty. R.A. V Bly. R.A.
(Sookunpoo, 3.00 p.m.) THURSDAY
Cricket-Large Units Final
Combined
V
Small Units (Sookunpoo. 2.00 p.m.)
The Throwing the Discus record was beaten by Pe. Lever, who
it 114 feet 716
Royal thus
his beating
last Engineers 5/7th year's effort 6 by
inches, | 14 and the High Jump event was also beaten by 1 inch, last year's Army team was 10 feet 6 inches, Royal Scots 2414th land this year "B" Coy, cleared 10(Boundary St. Kowloon, 4.30 p.m.)
Rajput Regi
2nd Royal Scots
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12th Hvy
Regt, R.A.
Ist Middlesex Regt.
ť
Try
SATURDAY Football (1st Division)
V H.K. Police
SUNDAY Football (Governor's Cup) HK P.A.
V CAA
Federation (Causeway Bay. 3.30 p.m.)
JOCKEYS IN SERVICE GREATCOATS
Shorn of the usually required both as a successful breeding industry and for relaxa- peacetime glamour and tion of all participating in
bound
by
restrictions war effort. through wartime condi-
tions the flatracing sea-
All Types Of Owners
the
In spite of conditions which
son begins with the Lin-require the rationing of food- clonshire
Handicap at stuffs, even for the reduced num- ber of horses in training, there is Lincoln to-morrow.
great optimism and owners of all Despite the anti-sport clemen:, types, varying from a peer, who which has been responsible for was formerly Secretary of State the cancellation of the
Doncaster Grand for India, to a
pub- National, one of the biggest lican, are competing for the turf spectacles of the world with first big prize.
will Transport difficulty the exception of the Epsom Derby, the fact that racing has over turally restrict the attendance at come more obstacles in the past the meeting at which Khaki and nine months than in its whole Air Force blue will provide a
colour, and history proves that it is general- splash of
many jockeys will parade in the Pad.. dock with Air Force or Army Freatcoats over their silks.
feet 7 inches. Pte. Bindon clear- ing 5 feet 4 inches. He might have done better but stopped.
Times and distances set up at-Middlesex-at the end of the Reuter. ast year's Command
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Throwing the Diseus 203 I 1 in. Middlesex Regt. team)
Putting the Weight 7} { HK S.R.A.).
Team
Throwing the Hammer: 205 ft. 5 ins. 12/Royal Scots!.
13/6th
Long Jump: 39 f1 10 las, Rajputana Rifles team).
High Jump Team Tie: 10 ft
Gins 15th A A. Regt. RA, and 8th Hvy Rest.
R.A.).
Throwing the Javelin: 318 ft. 8 (1st Middlesex Regt.).
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HOCKEY
THE Final of the Small Units Hockey Competition was p'ayed on Saturday at Sookunpoo and was won by the 36th Hvy. Bty., RA.. who defeated 3rd Med. Bty., H.K.S.R.A., by two goals to nii after goalless Brst half.
At the conclusion of the game Three Miles Team race: 16 inins. 23 winners by Mrs. Mcleod.
the prizes were presented to the
secs. 15/6th Rajputana Rifles).
The
Pole Vault: 18 ft 10 1315 H.K.S.R.A..
2 Miles Relay 0 mins. 451 sces. 12th Hvy. Regt, R.A.).
880 Yards Relay 1 min. 39 secs. Middlesex Regt.).
(1st
TO-DAY'S TENNIS
na-
Following is to-day's Tennis championship programme:-
Open Singles Tsul Yan-pul v C. H. R. Oxlade (5). Tsui Wai-pul v O. Rumjahn (8).
Club Championship H. Van Leeuwen v G. W. Sewell (6). The Large Units Hockey League
H. J. Armstrong v A, H. Barwell (7). is nearly finished and the winners
Club Handicap Singles are the Middlesex Regt. who are
F. D. Hunter (plus 2/6) or S. E. Lav- seven points in the lead of the rov (plus 2/6) v J. Stirling Lee (2/6) Rajput Regt. who cannot or E. S. Hall (plus 3/6) (1). overtake them even if they win
1 Mile Team Race: (12th Hvy. Regt. all their remaining matches. R.A.).
480 Yards Hurdles Relay: 1 min. 13
seca, (8th Hvy. Regt., R.A.).
1 Mile Relay: 3 mins, 41 sees, (Roy- al Scots)
LARGE UNITS LEAGUE
P. W. L. D. Pis.
9 8 0 Σ
Middlesex Regt. Rajputs
Club Handicap Mixed Doubles A. T, Dow and Mrs. Church (~3/6) v R. E. Guest and Mrs. Lambert Baker (-19.2) (2); Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Pro- 17 phet (plus 1/0) v E. R. Price and Mrs. 0 2 10 A. G. Dalziel (~3/6) (3): V. R. Gordon and Mrs. D. B. Sinclair (--4/6) v H. C. D. Knight and Miss D. Dodwell
4
12th Hvy. Regt., R.A. 7
3
3 9
440 Yards Relay: 46-2/5 Middlesex Regt.).
secs.
(1st
5th A.A, Regt., R.A. 6 Royal Scots
3 1
2
8
6
1 4 1
3
8th Hvy. Rogt, R.A. 7
2
4 1
Regt., R.A.).
K.K.S.R:A
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Hvy.
Royal Engineers
7
2
2/14th 'Punjabs ..
0
(-3/6) (4).
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110 Stone- Tux-of-War: (12th Hvy.
130 Stone Tug-of-War: (12th Regt R.A.).
INDIVIDUAL · EFPORTS. Throwing. Discus: 110. ft. 1 in. High Jump: 5 ft. fis, Long Jump: 20 ft. 11 ins. Pole Vault: 10 ft. 2 ins. Javelin 177',
Putting Weight: 36 ft. 4 ins. Hammer: 117 ft. 2 ins.
BOXING
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THE Command Boxing Thter
Unit Competition will take place at Murray Barracks on April 3, 9 and 10 commencing at 8.30 p.m. each night.
The following have entered for the competition:-
2nd Royal Scots,
1st Middlesex Regiment. Royal Artillery.
Combined Small Units
SNOOKER
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*** CRICKET TEAMS
THE Medical Corps added an- other trophy to their Billiards and Snooker collection by defeat- ing Royal Engineers Sgts. last Thursday in the last game of the Gafr son Snooker League,
The Final position of all teams was as follows:- R.A.M.C.
R.E. Sgts. R.A. Sets, Stanley C.M. Police
The following will represent Civil Service C.C. at League Cric- ket on Saturday:
Tat XI v University (Home).— J. E. Richardson (Capt.), K. J. Attwell, F. Baker, W. H. Colledge, T. V. N Fortescue, B. C. K. Haw- kins, A. E. Perry, R. H. Griffiths, E. W. Pudney. N. Whitley and A.
P. W. L. D. Pis, M. J. Wright.
12 4 56 2nd XI v Kowloon C.C. (Away). 255H. E. Strange' (Capt.), G. Ain-
14 9 14 9
14 6 3 5 40 slie, J. Barrow, G. Davidson, F. E. 14 3 4 7 41 | Lawrence, T. Lockhart, J. Mit- 38 chell, J. F. MacGowan, N. L.
35 Smith, G. Stone, A. Watson.
R.E. "A" Team R.A.P.C.
14 2 5 7 14 3
5
Signals "A" Team.. 14 Signals' Cpis.
3
8 3
33
14
5
32
RUGBY
Combined: Small: Units (Provi- sional) If they can raise a team.
If the four teams can enter it will be the first time that four | teams have fought for a good TO-DAY at Sookunpoo only one
many years and it would make the competition more, open. FOOTBALL
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D; 8. ROBB'S ELEVEN -The-folowing will play for D.
S. Robb's XI against T. A. Pearce's Army X at the HK.C.C. on Sa-. turday, as 2 p.m.;
DS. Robb, C. W. E. Bishop, H. game is being played in the J. Armstrong, N. D. Booker, G. J. Large Units' Rugby League and P. Carey, J. Hackney, W. G. Fin- that between Royal Engineers and | nie, A.-K., Mackenzie, D. O. Far- Royal Artillery. This should be sons, E. W. Püdney and R. S. W. an interesting match to watch as Paterson.. both teams are on top, although the Engineers have a big lead in points.
TO-morrow, at Sockumpoo, the Final of the Royal Artillery Football Cup will be played be- tween 20th "· Bty, R.A." "and- 30th The Engineers have not yet lost
BLY RA
a match in this competition.
-LEAGUE TABLE
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WAH YAN COLLEGE SPORTS TO-DAY
The 16th Annual Athletic meet- sing of the Wah Yan College will be held at Caroline. HiH, com- 13 mencing at:1p.my to-day. Mrs. 1M, B. Costa'lo, will distribute the prizes, at the conclusion of the sports.
· · The Royal Army Service Corps.
P. W. L. D. Ft.. have entered the Final of the Royal Engineers
0 0 12 Junior Shield and will meet South Royal Arüllery... B3 2. 10. China in the Finial, this should Middlesex Regt. ... 6 2 4 0 prove a good game and, I think Royal Scots that Service Corps should be able Combined Small Unita & to pull off this competition and enable this shield which was woD CRICKET last year by 30th Hvy, Bty..., R.A., to remain with Army,
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AT Sookunpoo on Wednesday SUNDAY'S BOWLS Now that the end of the season and Thursday the Final of is drawing near and the Middle, the Large Units Cricket Compet? The Lawn Bowls Match be- sex Regi, have only one more tion will be played between Royal tween Kowloon Cricket Club and match to play, and that against the Engineers and Combined Small the Northumberland and Durham Club, they are certain to finish Units commencing at 2 p.m. each | Association which was to have fourths in Tirst. Diufion. It is day.
uggested that the Champion Last week the Royal Engineers Chinese eleven, South China, play defeated Royal Artillery in the
gainst the best European eleven Semi-Final by eleven runs.
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akareplace on the 116th and was postponed on account of the wea- ther has now been arranged for Sunday at