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UK SOCCER LEADERS HOLDING SLIM LEAD
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Sterope. Wins The soccer situation at the top of the four English League is very interesting and three of the leading teams hold their crown only by virtue, of their superior goal avarage,
At Newmarket
Newmarket, Ortober 27.
Sterope won the Cam- bridgeshire Handicap here today with Royal Tara. secand.
There was a dead heat For third place between Patchouly and Impeccable.
Sterope won by half a length, There were 32
runners.
Betting
was
26 to } Sterope, 100 to $ Royal
Tuen, 40 to 1 Patchouly
and 100 to 8 Impeccable.
There
14
was an objection
the winner but Stewards over-ruled
objection.-Reuter.
the
the
CRC, LRC Tennis Results
fruits of yesterday's Hard Court Tennis matches played at the Chinese Recreation Club:
OPEN DOUBLEN
Ben Yomalug and Worn Shamwlog best A Noranda and it A. Muriples 6.
Che Tintuk and Close Timesrah
I
Lo
Nu Ma mul Tu Mlby-nang 2-1, 6-1
Paker rond Pattuer brot Lee Kwak
OPEN MINGLED
dan Vamepal beat Chao Pok-but fat, 608. Au Kamsthan fat Y.T Loke 6-2, d
TODAY'S GAMES
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The following are the results of festius matches played at the Ladies Recreation Club rester-
DANI
CLUB PINGLES (MEN'R: Mr. R. Beusion beat Mr. M. Heenan 0-1,
OPEN SINGLES (LADIES)
Air Struck beat Mrs. Lathan God; 3-5. OPEN DOUBLES GLADIES") Mr. 3.8. Jumartt Str. Cenu
bost Mr. M. Marshall Shrlattaneen (-1, 0-3.
fre
CLAN MIXED DOUNLES Mr. and Mrs. DI.. Prophet font Mr. J. Komato and Mine J. Millard at,
8.1.
TODAY'S PROGRAMME **
OPEN RIKED DOUBLES
Mr. Tal Yu Mi D Kont
|Portsmouth and Derby have each gained 22 points,
but the former's goal average stands them in good stead and should they both win on Satur- day than the position remains the same, unless Derby can win by a colossal score. Rotherham too are stuck on
points behind with 17 points from
top and enjoy a lead of three games, and are expected to
points over Hull City's 22. The latter have one game hund they have played Ratnus).
in
the
|
keep in the limelighi as a result of their visit to Wallsull. The re-
as of the corresponding gavner [of two post-war "season have twn dravs, one goalless and the other in which two goals were shared. Notts County, team of stare receive the Soldiers and they will well remember ist sansons effucts --Aldershot scored three goals in and colleetest two engagements
In the other two Divisions Nation 14 very fluid. West Bromwich Albion, feuding Division Two, lead on goal average the very sonli fraction of an goal. Thele average of 23 goals for opposed to nine conceded, in Just better than Spurs who have served and conceded two rue,
fine sorely needed points,
Like their opposite numbers 'by the South the two top teams ol
The adership here can eithe Northern Section are also at weekly. Swansen in Divi tohunic.
| Three" (South)vare in the sume position as Portsmouth, Swan Jen's 34 for and alte against
compares very favourably with
The 24 bud 10 of Bournemouth.
Rotherham are expreted
to overcome Cheater und Huil, who receive New Brighton, are
is expected to gain two points. Doncaster also have a home game present with Rochdale and form they also should win,
Over the Borter, Hibernian are
Derby, now the only club that use tasted detent ner going to be severely tested on Saturday when they visit Binningham, or the only Scottish, team without the six teams to visit St. Andrews Langue defeat, and they should us your only Liverpool have gut v difficulty in preserving the their record at the expense ot two points, when they scored the only goal of the match. In th | Celtic who are not having 100 lust game Derby played at Birm.good a season. St. Mirren travel- bagh they suffered a 0-3 de- lng to Aberdeen are expected to That was in 1938 the BAI win clso and so keep in the run-
ning.
fuit.
sum of the latter's relegation
Important Gome
Portsmouth, after last week': orvrese, which was not altogether unexpected, erceive Bolton and is the corresponding post-war inat: ches the Lauenshire team bavi iniled to score and the Southern- ers have taken four points.
Kamala Circus Back In Town
The Kamala Circus is back in (town and is due to start perform-|
Seeing also that only one goninnces tomorrow.
has Laseir scored at Frattan Park; The Circus which left Hong
HONG KONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1948.
ABDULLA
NUMBER SEVEN
7
In PACKETS or TINS
FE Commissioner RUSSIA CONTEMPLATES
JOINING BOXING GROUP
Barball Admiral Giles Stedman (centro), Far East Commissioner and Vice-President of the United Bete, Lines, his right is Lou On is expected shortly in Hong Kong.
. Parini, President of the Boston Braves, and on his left la Ford
Frick, President of the National League.
Pirates-Wildcats Game Postponed ; Junior Match On
(Gy "GRANDSTAND")
The following are the week-end fixtures. Players and umpires are requested to note that times have been advanced half an hour for Sunday's games so that the schedule may be comploted before darkness sets in.
this season, Bolton can have but Kong more than a month ago to The Pirates, originally due to tangle with Wildcats
prospects,
blenk
although one Mucno, returned by the ra. Kwong- never knows, After all, lant seutung yesterday.
On Pompey had wling run "At Mineno it performed for one and then fell away badly. Bature month, and was idly for 21 days) day's game will have an Important because the necessary ficence wa bearing on the Royal Blues fu- not obtainable.
ture.
During it stay at Mucno, the
The match of the week seems Circus was blown down by jules. In be the Charlton-Sunderland Losses suffered in the Portugues cla-h at the Yailny. The former Culony were sold to be HX360,- scored * two goals, taking tour | 000, points In lost season's Here I London side.
on Saturday, have been granted a postpone- ment of their game. A Junior League tilt between Vikings and Rangers has been sub- stituted.
C.B.A.
Landon, October 26,
Squash Rackets Open Championship
Although Russia has been active in socking in- formation concerning the Association Infor- tionale do Boxe Amateur, her official applica- tion to become affiliated to that body is still awaited, according to a statement issued hore. The report of the meeting of the, sian should be one of the ometal Executiva Committee of the lingunges and that Spoin should AIDA slater that representatives be excluded from application.
Over 40 entries have, boch of the Soviet Union Physical
It was pointed out at the tire received for the Open Squash Culture and Sports Council met that when they became aminted, Championship. As a result of members of the Executivo Com- they would be free to bring far the draw, the following will mittee during thei Olymple ward any motions they wished, meat in the 1st Round: Games at Wembley and intimate but it was emphasised that the Lt. G. Weston RN. v. Lt. Comd. that they would alter their rules organisation Was sporting and If necessary to bring them into rot political, line.
with other member coun- tries.
They also asked if they could bring forward three resolutions, asking for representation on the Executive Committee, that Rus-
'Y' Admitted For Hockey:
An application by the Euro- pean YMCA for admission to the Hong Kong Hockey As50- clatlon was accepted at a meet ing of the Association held last night.
The YMCA representative said that their ground. was available. but was not ir first class playing condition.
It was also decided at the meet- ing that a sum of $5 be paid by a home team playing on neutral ground.
At the present moment, matches are being played on the Army. and Navy grounds. The Recreio ground wa only avaliable when one of the two participating teams
RA. Haig, ILN. J. F. Compton v. Gp. Capt. J. N.
Jefferson
Hussin was also" fold thol bes fore affiliation could be granted, N. C. Begloy v. F/O M. D. Mar. their
chall constitution and rules
Comd. would have to be approved and/Lt. A. Morgan v. Lt. they promised
to submit them These. however, huve not yet been received.
dealt with
T. E. Fanshawe, R.N.
Lt. (8) B. Tower B.N. v. Lt. R.
Mirehouse, RN.
P/O E. Gambrill v. Lt. (E) P. W," The meeting also
Habershon FN. the question of refereeing and A. S. Erson v. E. F. Gower Judging at the Olymple Games A, E, G, Halg v. 7/Lt. W. Bastin
id various decisions were taken. E. Boycott v. Capt. M. L. Stevens, A las of referees and judges who 2/Lt. I. C. Carr v. E. B. Oliver. are considered to hold the quall-
Arst round com-. Ploy in the Scations to officiate at the Olym-mences on November 1, and I to pk Games and European cham-be completed by November 5, In pionships is being drawn up and the second round, the winners of the first round and the following. will shortly be published.
At the arme time, it is hoper who drew byes, will be playing:-, that the standard'
Ten winning players from the, of refereeing
Round: Comd., (8) F. V., countries. Certain and judging will be raised in, al First
recommenda. Hürrison, R.N., Lt. Col. E. O. tions on this subject will be Hazelton, J. H. Glover, Mal. C. du R. Murray-Brown, Maj. A‚ ‚R. Dawe, Cupt. R. M. Carr, astr Comdr. E F. R. Byng. R.N., G. Europe vs. America Copley Moyle, Lt. (E) R. L Me-
The proposed match between Clement R.N.. W. II. Lydali. Maj. › Europe and South America at C. T. Bokonham, L. D. Kilbee,. Buenos Aires in 1950 has been Squ. Leir. N. Harris N. P. Downie, postponed et the request
Capt. T. J. Monaghan, L. Comd.. G. W. Vavasour, R.N., R. W. the Argentine AÐA. It was also decided that the Franklin. Wing Cond. A. D. FRI
Ton, P. E. Hutson, J. K. Wilson, next Congress of the AIBA T. A. Pearce and Lt. Col. J. 8. take place in Copenhagen in 1950
*** | Vickers.
published in a
course.
report in
is a Recreio tram.
The question of refereeing at hockey matches was also dia- cussed and as it was agreed that the standard ab "refercoing, 1942 will take place, in Chirago on toria Squash, Courts and players* was very much below standard, May 18 and the team will leavr it was proposed to hold a lecture England by the Queen Elizabel once a week at the SCMP Build-on May 6. ing.
at the convenience of the Danish The second round will be play- Amateur Boxing Association and ed between November 8 and 10. the Europe v. America match in The draw is posted at the Vid-
Inter-School Basketball
Senior League
Ground:-12.30 p.m.
Only two games were played HK.B.C. vs. Filipinos (Lino Go in the Inter-School Basketball Sunday Recreio Football sono, Elmby Ablong, Hank All); | League at Caroline Hill, yester-
v. 2.30 p.m. Madcaps vs. V.R.C. day, with the following results: Ground:-10.30 a.m. Recreio games.
Woo, Avito
BENIOR LEAQUE Saints (Doc Moithen, Buster Hoi- (Don Robbing, Bi funds. Cicero Rozario); 2 p.m. Campos); 3.30 p.m. Chung Hwa Wan Klu 30 Hon Wah
American Club vs. Police (Dick vs. Khalsa (Chas. Figuereldo,
JUNIOR LEAGUE Chung, H.K. Ebrahim; Bob Low);Igmar Erikson, M. Varlysen).
St. Joseph's 42 Kin Lup 3.30 p.m. Overseas vs. Canadians
The following games are (Bob McGowan, Erle Hearther,
think the accent it on the
in the Second Division Wes Bromwich are at home to Cardiff and I fully exneel the points tr
ampton are due at Griffin Pary but Brentford are a problem teatr and the Saints will have to dis-
form If they. play good football
remain at the Hawthers South-
There was no less in animals except one leopard cub, bought in Hong Kong for HK$80
The Circus will perform Causeway Bay.
DEWALI FESTIVAL | Tim Ellis);
TO BE MARKED Hong Kong's Hindu com- munity-will-commemorate-thes Bury can also re-enter the per.. Dewali Festival on.' Sunday pective with a home win over with a prayer meeting at the
are to come off hest.
Mr. 1.1), Markte wa Mrs. Blanduloft.Queen's Park Rangers, who, al- Sikh Temple, Gap Road. at 7
BINGLES
Mr. R.1}, Mərz«[i+
Blāju.
MEN'S HANDICAP
G. Muyl
6.15 pm.
?
DANCE POSTPONED
though off to a good start or Anding the Second Division path very diment. Plymouth and Lincoln, 21st and 22nd in the tabli respectively, nght it out up North. Both Swansea and Bournemouth The Hong Kong. Cricket Clun are at home this week-end te Dance, arranged for Saturday, | Exeter and Port Vale, respectively has been postponed to November | It looks as though the situation at 20.
the top of the Third Langue All tickels isated for October | South will remain the same. 30 will be valid for November 20¦ Brighton next in line are ve
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IRC Line-Ups For Saturday
The following have been select Hindu New On Tuesday, the Year Duy will be celebrated with ed to represent IRC 1st XI in donner party the Roof Car- their league_Axture against RAF den Hong Kong, Hotel, at 8 pm. (away) on Saturday, October 30,
After the prayer meeting an at 1.45 p.m. sharp- Sunday at the Sikh Temple, toys and weds will be ditributed to children, The Temple will be dolourful illuminated.
Hindu shops and offices will so be decorated and the National Flug displayed.
THE ONLY ONE
Junior League
Saturday Recreio Football
VS.
Ground: -2.30 p.m: Vikings Rangers (Philo Remedios, Bul Silva, Junior_Remedios);. 4 p.m. Black Hawks vs. Braves (Buster Hollands, Radar Hearndon, Tony Tiampo).
16
nations are to be European
Candidates to asked to submit
will consist of on team which boxer at each weight plus tw reserves. The accompanying off clala will be A. Porst Host, Norway. 15
loam manager, Majo General WR. E. Murphy, Ireland, and Lieutenant.
Colone R.H. Russel, of Britain.
The selection of the trainer second will not be inado until the composition of the team is known th The AIBA delegates to Conference between Internatione
telephone numbers are posted at the Cricket Club and, at the Courts. Players are required »to' arrange their own matches, and book their own courts within the
ime Imits imposed.
No. 2 Court has been set aside'' for match play and may be book
any time in advance, Book- ings for this particular court must be made direct by. 'phone to 4121 (Ext. 133), Any other Courts may be booked in
usual way.
the
Players are reminded that halls will be issued free by the macker to whom they should be returned after play. ·
་ ་
It is hoped play the 3rd Round between, November 22 asia 20 and the 4th Round and Seral- Final Round between November 20 and December 3. The Final Round will be played on a day, to be arranged between December, I
16 sporting federations and the In downternational Olympic Committe
In Rome next year will t Signor Mazzia, Vice-President, o and Lieutenant Colone
Honorary Secretary- Treasurer, of Britain-Reuter. 18 and 10.
for decision this afternoon:
SENIOR LEAGUE Tung Chi v Queen's (Red) 3.p.m. Italy, Wah Yan (HK) V Chi Hans Russel,
(6.p.m.)
JUNIOR LEAGUE
Hen Wah v Kin Lup (6 p.m.) Tung Chi v St. Joseph's (6 p.m.);
Sunday:9 a.m. Rexes vs. Mo- huwks (Philo Remedios. Oille SWATOW CAGERS Vaz: Bernie Silva); 12.30 p.m. Wildfires vs.
LOSE TO YMCA Jaguars (Billy Soares, Hat Winglee. Ramon
At Caroline Hill last night, the Castro).
Swatow Police backetball team There were insumclent mem-suffered their first defeat at the A.R. Abune. (Chipt.), A. Arers present at last Monday's hands of a Hong Kong team, when General Commillee meeting to they went down to Chinese YMCA culli, Jr., A.K. Ismail, S.A. Ismall, form a' quorum, Another meet-
A.Hing hos beca called for tomorrow by 20 points to 33 in a closely
contested game. Mader, K. Nazarin, L.M. Omar, at 5.13 p.m. to discuLSS Ground M.I. Razack and A.R. Sumad.
12th
Man:-1.
All Umpires: G.M. Butt.
S.H. Khan, A.R. Kitchell,
ed
The following have bem select-
to represent the INC 2nd XI
rules
and Tournament.
the
International
League Standings
SENIOR LEAGUE
Won, Lost Petge. 30 1.000 0 1.000
Canberra, October 27.
in a league match against the Australia, by implementing RAF at Sookungno on Saturday, niensures to bear a great physical October 30, at 1.45 p.m. sharp-- Canadians
share of the Em- and financial
Curreem (Capt.), F.A.
M.A. Saints pire's defence burden, is probably Wahab (Snr), A.K. Baker, T.ARC the only Dominion to carry out Ebrahim, A.D. Ebralign, Y. Moti Khalsa fully the decision of the 1940 Bri-Walle, Sunan Abdo, R.A. Bux, Overseas Madcaps Lish Κιημένε conference, J.B. MA. Wahab (Jnr.), RA. Cur- Chifley, the Prime Minister, told reem and E.H. Esmail. Parliament yesterday-Associated: SEM. Buy (124h Mùn),
Prens
Scorer-T.H. Harmo.
Wayman Impresses For Southampton
London, October 26.
Chung Jiwa
H.K. Baseballers
.007
The only other defeat suffered by the Swatow Police while in tiong Kong was inflicted by the Philippine. Chinese of Amoy, who beat them by 55 points to 20 on Tuesday night.
0 1.000
.007
· .500
Tho
.33% .332
.000
.000
.000
.000
· JUNIOR LEAGUE
American Club Filipinos
Police
Recrelo
Braves
Juguses Wildfires
Mohawks
Reacs
Black Hawks Rangers
Charlie Wayman, former Newcastle United sharp. Malingsm Conce
shooter and one of football's midget-forwards,
· had ona ambition when he turned out for Southampton against Leicester on Saturday— to score the goal that would bring his Leaguo total to 100,"
He was in such Irresistible form He would
most likely fetch
that he got five and created `n twice, that amount in the transfer: new Football League record, for | market today. Southampton."
Wayman) who la now
top
"NOMADS" CHANGE TO "SCORPIONS”.
HKCC Nomads have changed their name to the HKCC Scorpions and for their lenguh match on Saturday next” against Club de Recreio at King's Park, will be represented by the tollowing:
TA. Pearce, H. Owen-Hughes, 1.000. P. Slokos, O. J. Karr, T. Ho 667 wart, J. D. Clogue, C. D. Wales, .667 E. F. Geo, R, H, Hughes, 31. Har
500 riman and A, P. Weir
.500
,000
.000
LEONARD BROS
000 WIN BOWLS TITLE
At the Cralgengower Cricket Club yesterday, J. W and S. L Leonard beat G. Hong Choy and A. H. Rumjahri in the Anal of the 000 Club Pair Lawn Bowls Cham plonship by 25 shots to 14.
LADIES LEAGUE
1.000
1.000
.000
WahoosTM Wildcats Canad ans Pirates
́DECREE NISI GRANTED
י,
· League, scorer with 18'goals, has A Decree Nil, to be made proved
a most valuable, so- kAbsulate in six months, with, quisition
for Bouthampton, liberty, to apply, was granted making up for what he tank in yesterday by Sir Lealle (Chlor Inches by plenty, of d
of dash and a Justice), to Mrs. Dora Marjory deadly shot paket
Dogdon.
The following are the results of yesterday's games in the Open Singles Lawn Bowls Semi-inala:
At Recrelo:
K. M. Omar beat.C. B. Rossolet
21-18,
At Craigengower.
J. da Laiz bent La-Sykes 21-14.
BABBS SUFFERS
SEVERE WOUNDS Mr. W. O. Babbs,
The previous best Individual scoring tests for Southampton in peacetime 'matches were four goals, each · by Hained- (agniriat Blackpool in 1928), Rowley (against Bradford City in 1929) and Rawlings (against Millwall in "He is too short to be a sucral Begdon sued for a da 1920).
cessful centro forward, argued solarnego surd for a di- Wayman, who stands only five Southampton fans when he was Kieran Begdon on the ground of Culbertson and Fritz. Tel. Inc. fee: rix Inches and takes alza six signed from Newcastle and he desertion.
USA was removed from Repulse. and a half boots, joined Southamy has answered his critics in no un-sir Leslie Glbron also made an Bay Hotel to the Queen Mary ton in October last year from certain manner of order for coal against Mr. Beg-Hospital on Monday night with Newcastle at a few holloved to be Newcastle, supporters, will ru«, don, gaano kalkane -- sevore' wounds. JAN.
Ifa has been staying@KA Charles Loetry, instructed
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