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League Cricket
BY RECORDER"
It's A Critical Saturday For
The Giants Of The League
Grounds For
Optimism
At Sookunpoo
The current League Cricket season
has not
so far turned up a really dull Saturday and the | programme tomorrow is as promising as it has
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giants of the League arc| all facing tough opposi- tion and there may be curious results.
The League leaders, the Scorpions, are turning out a four-star team against the Royal Air Force at Chater Road, опе atar-less than |proved sufficient to beat the Prove it in black and white with Indian Recreation Club last
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SEEDS
IT 18 STILL TIME TO
MAKE FURTHER SOWINGS
OF
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE
SEEDS
THE
CLOVER FLOWER SHOP
Gloucester Arcade,
week, and the Airmen are countering this by moving up some
Second of their Division team.
The Army, who stand second, face the Optimists, who stand third, at Soo- kunpoo. There are grounds for optimism, indeed, at Sookunpoo as the HKCC Commonwealth XI that is turning out is the strongest team seen in the League this On paper it looks the strongest team repre- senting any League club in three seasons.
season.
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RICHMOND
V.
LLANELLY
F. W. Higginson (Richmond) is forced into touch by Cyril Higgins (Llanelly) in the match at Richmond Athletic Ground, Richmond.
Oxford Are
The Favourites The Rugger
Again In
Battle Of The Blues
Says PETER LOVEGROVE
Chief Interest of the enthusiastic rugby union follower during November is invariably, the team-building and form shown by the two Varsity sides, which meet this year for the sixty-ninth time at Twickenham on December 5. have won 31 of these encounters, five more than Cambridge.
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLU
For general information the Rules governing Spec Cash Sweeps on the Pearce Memorial Cup, Hong Kong Derby and the Kwangtung Handicap a quoted below:-
1.
2.
3,
4.
5.
0,
Prizes shall be paid on the winning and placed ponies declared by the Stewards when the "All clear is giv and no ticket holder shall be entitled to receive a pr on that race notwithstanding that by a decision of Stowards, or otherwise, any other horse shall be declar to be the winner or to have been placed or whatever m afterwards result, any rule of law or rule of racing ony nature or kind to the contrary notwithstanding. The sale of tickets will coase at such time as determir'į by the Słowards,
The Stewards reserve the right to refuse any subscripti also the right to remove any name from rubscription without stating reasons for their action.
25% of the Total Sweepstakes will be deducted to con Government Betting Tax, and then 28% Commission the Club. The Balance, after doduction of 40% as Prizes ticket-holders of unpliced ponies which are qualified enter for the race whether startors or not, will be divid
as follows:
1st Prize..70% 2nd Prize..20%
3rd Prize: 10°
A sweep number, after drawing a pony, is entitled to o prize only per race, and subsequently will be deem cancelled for the remainder of that draw. Even
In the event of a Walk-over, the total of the Sweep, I Tax, Comumission, and Prizes to ticket-holders of unplac ponies which are qualified to enter for the race wheth starters or not, will be paid to the ticket-holder of t pony Walking-over.
In the event of only TWO ponies starting and completi the Course, the total of the Sweep, less Tax, Commissio and Prizes to ticket-holders of unplaced ponies which a qualified to enter for the race whether startera or no will be divided as follows
lat Prize.
75%
2nd Prize. In the event of only ONE pony completing the Course a feld of 2 or more, the total of the Sweep, less Ta Commission and Prizes to the ticket-holders of implace ponies which are qualifiod to enter for the race wheth. starters or not, will be paid to the ticket-holder of the
pony.
In the event of only TWO ponies completing the Cou in a field of 3 or more, the total of the Sweep, less T Commission and Prizes to the ticket- holders of unpla ponies which are qualified to enter for the race whet starters or not, will be divided as follows
2nd Prizes.
1st Prize.........
***. 75% In the event of a Dead Heat between two ponies for th First place, the amounts the First and Second Prize shall be added together and divided between the ticki holders of the two pontes in equal shares.
In the event of a Dead. Heat between two ponies for th Second place, the amounts of the Second and Third Prize shall be added together and divided between the ticket holders of the two ponies in equal shares.
In the event of a Dead Heat between two ponies to Third place, the amount of the Third Prize: shall b divided between the ticket-holders of the two ponies i equal shares.
7. Subject to Rules 1, 8 and 8, prizes will be paid to the person who produces the requisite winning ticket. No right of payment to a prize can be recognised except the right conferred by the production of the requisite ticket. 8. Winning tickets must be produced and endorsed by the holder before any payment can be made, in any event payment will not be made carlier than one week of, the date of the race,
Oxford
D.
The first month of the University term has not been as encouraging as in past seasons, and it is already clear that Oxford, though they must favourites on paper
start once again, cannot be compared with the really brilliant sides
of 1946 and 1948.
The Optimists have in their team against Array at Sookunpoo eight batsmen who are good for 50, four of them good for a century against bet- ter than average bowling.
The Optimists bowling may not look as formidable as their batting, but Mahon and White touch devastating form and there are in addition Rowe, Fritchard, Craig and
Just why this is so in a little one over St Mary's Snaith, all of them with a weak-puzzling. The Dark Blues 1049 who dominated
Hospital, in in time and the recent im- ness for taking good wickets and fifteen,
the forward provement fs which was
maintained, letting the rabbits. have. their
unbeaten play for three quarters of the then December 5 will provide until after nibble,
Twickenham, game: The Light Blues then another memorable game, even The whole
provided six Internationale gave a dismal display against if the standard is not as high of the Optimists'
H. B. Hofmeyr (full-back), B, Bedford, and also just lost optimism at present is concer-Boobbyer, L B. Cannell
to as in the past. A record on R. G. Craig, who play- trated
and Harlequires but matched the number of 60,000 spectators saw ed for them in the early part of. J. Botting (three-quarters), Quins boisterous and heavy Oxford win last year by the last season before leaving for W. J. Hofer and A. D. Small pack.
A brilliant second-haif narrowest of margins, and this England, where he has had a (forwards)-who are among the recovery overcame Richmond year's attendance should not wo good season
cricket. ten Old Blues still in residence, on the Athletic in club
Ground, and far short of this record flugre. Craig, who would be an invalu- although Hofmeyr has de-after easily beating the Cam- able addition, to the side, also clared that he will not be able bridge LX Club, they deservedly plays rugger.
to play owing to examinations. accounted for Coventry, who The trials revealed
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TAKING A CHANCE
ment from the Second Division
cluding T. J. Brewer, the New-
the
I-
What is more, these successta have been obtained without Cambridge being at full strength outside the pack. Glyn Davies, AN EXCELLENT START the Varsity skipper, had only An excellent start was made one Old Blue in his pack (front- in Noel-Johnson and Snow, who with easy victories over St row man H. Willis), and three should strengthen both the bat-Mary's Hipital and the Ports- among the backs, J. V. Smith, ting and bowling,
mouth United
I. S. Gloag and himself. Services, but The RAF, with a half-dozen Oxford were then held to a
Smith, the brilliant promising batsmen in the side, draw by Lelcenter (whom they International with
English should on a good day be able beat by 18 points last year).markable tura of speed, frac- to make enough runs to have Next came a thrilling 11-8 win tured his shoulder again and their bowlers knocked about over Cardiff, who were not at wrenched muscles Cable Address: "RODOHOUSE" strongest side out this season of Blackheath, admittedly
and still win.
before term The Airmen will have their by defeat at home at the hands able to
full strength, only to be followed opened. He is expected to bo resume playing soon, quarters avaliable at moderate on the result
fat class and comfortable living at Chater Road tomorrow and improved side but not expected captain will expose him to the but it is not known whether his of the match a prices.
fale prediction can be made on very fit and kçea
to do more than extend the hand tacicling which centres Meals are cheap ($6 for 3
where they will finish in the side.
University have to give and receive, or put moals) but they are wholzsama.
League.
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The KCC, on their comeback that the Dark Blues were beaten Reeve, the thick-cet England board, lodging and incidental
Y. H. CHAN, trall utter a poor start to the in all branches of forward play, Trialist and Army player of last miss Manager, season, are at home tomorrow witere they The
were held to be year, has also had to
through to one of the strongest of the very strong Cardiff won quite a number of games current also-rans, the Indian 80 percent of the ball, and injury, Recreation Club:
Could dild RCC do as well as they and line-outs, the Club's cover last week against the Army, ing in the open being so quick they should beat the Indians and intelligent that the The
latter last to beating the Scor almost non-existent.
came near enough University bacic division seemed vions and where they falled,
In their absence, Cambridge casentially, was in the fact that
One reason for these forward have been poorly served, and a good batting side
was good failures is that Oxford-like the useful brothers Gloag on the ww for unly
18 runs. JIRC's batsmen will have to several other sides this penson-wings have not been able to pull themselves together. Once South
have been experimenting with show how dangerous they really
African tactics in the are, the rot
rot sets in it can develop into a habit. Said a Scorpion tight acrummages and line-outs, last Saturday, "We practise, so but have not yet masterext the we deserve to win." He wasn't drill. wrong.
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COMEBACK TRAIL
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WEEK-END CRICKET TEAMS
10,
Winning tickets not presented within SIX MONTHS from the date of the Race Meeting for which they are issued will be considered null and void, and all un- claimed or uncollected prizes on such tickets will revert to the Race Fund after the above period of SIX MONTHS has elapsed,
The Stewards reserve the right to cancel any or al Sweep tickets after they are issued, and in such cases the cost of Sweep tickets will be refunded on presentation under the terms of Rule 7.
These Rules are subject to alteration and amendment without notice.
11.
Special Cash Sweeps shall mean such Sweeps which the Stewards shall from time to time determine.
12.
13.
Any misunderstanding or dispute must be referred to the Stewards in charge of Cash Sweeps.
14. The decision of the Stewards in charge shall be FINAL.
By Order of the Stewards,
S. A. SIMAP,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 22nd May, 1949.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS ELEVENTH RACE MEETING. Monday 13th and Saturday 18th November,, 1950 The first bell will be rung at 11.30 am, and the first raco be run at 12.00 Noon on the 1st day. On the 2nd Day the si
The following are some of the bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the first rice will be runa week-end cricket teams:
2.00 pm. The Tifin Interval is after the fourth race (1.30 pm) on the 1st Day.
CRAIGENGOWER
There are 10 races on the 1st Day and 8 races on the 2nd D
Valley on Saturday, commencing at
2nd XI against. Armor at Happy | (18 in ali). 1.30 pm. sharp. Youngaye, D. Readman, A. I. Imall. T. Crab tree, S. Harehand, K. Y. Tam, Abbam. 3. Iranee, S. Leonard & H. Pinzell. R. Lawrence.
, mo
.
Through tickets for the Second Day at $16.00 each may obtained at the. Compradores Once of the Treasurers 1st nod Telephone House, also tickets for the Cash Swoop on the last ra of the Meeting as well as the Special Cash Sweep on the “Pear Memorial Cup" scheduled to be run on 28th February, 1951.
To avoid congestion at the Club's Offices at Telephone Hous non-members
requestand
purchase - their
are
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lot XI against Kowloon Cricket Chub at KOC on Saturday at 145 pm sharp Rumjaha (Cap tickets at the Club's Branch offices at: Lamp), A. R. Abbas, 1. Ali, A. I Bakar, A, IC, Ismail, 8, A. Immali, AB
A. R. Kitchell, A. EL. BERRY Fun
an Umpke, G. M. Butt, Boorer,
Minu. I. 3. Omar and
A. M. WADAD.
and XI praut Kowloon Cricket Club at Bockimpoo on Saturday Bama (Captain), S. Aboo, F.M. el commencing 143 pm. Khapel S
Arginii. 8. 2. M. Bux, 6. 7. cragla, A. Ebrahim, A. K. Markar, A. M. Omar, A. It. Razack, M. 1. Razach and M. A. Wahab Br. Umpire, K.
When it, he is a most deter-
runher and a. Omar minod, straight devastating tackler, but parsing is never very controlled.
ARMY
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NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED T THE MUMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
!
Badger admitting ladies not in possession of Brooches Season tickets and gentlemen, non-marbers of the Chub, to s
·Members' · Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 per day; include leb XX against FLK.C.C. “Optimistan at Bookunpoo on Saturday, Novem tax, for ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secreta ber 18, at 1,40 pany, sharp--Major on the waltton or personal introduction of a member, such memb Wilson Capt. Campbell. Opt. Her to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for pe son-McLeod, Capt. Harding Lestment of all chits etc. "crafe, Capt. Coribed, Capt. Robert
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Badges admitting to Mumbers' Enclosure will NOT bị ơn an gave, Col. Melencio and Pie Lang, Reservo, Caplain Boevers; Umpire, at the RACE COURSE. Mr J. U. Hall,
The Branch Offices and the, Treasurers Compradora. Om 2nd XT acainert Craigengower will close at 10 am. on the 1st Day and at 11 am, on the 20 Glyn Davies, of course, re- Cricket Club at Happy Vale "on | Day, The Secretary's Offles will close at 10 am, this 182 Day at mains as ever a potential makaturday, November 16 of 1.45 pm. at 11:45 am. on the 2nd Day. The Treasureza Compradore Oji-
sharpMajor- Howley Major Hat form winner, very quick in thought Capt. Stanford, Lietit, Bartlett, Capt. and the Secretary's Offico are situated at 1st foor, Toloptics
Capt. Addington (3-4-1-the two wing forwards ind a most slippery runner, and,
Cast Hour. Grant, Leut. Renfell, Lieut. Buck- One of the memories of last pack wide and at an angle to the he has been hitting it off well loy, Set Cresales, and St Cruse A limited number of tifins will bo obtainable at the Chi All kinds and various pizza Benson was that Saturday when Tine of the bertim, leaving a wido | with his now strum-half," J. K. Bewerver: Bandmaster Btockholm and House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 B
the Fleet came in and Rezrelo
leut. Hodzicizmu. Umpire, Corpora) (Tgl. 27010). Harris, went up the hill at King's Parip between hooker, prop and Shepherd.
NO CHILDREN: WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB The Navy's big guns held back the Brat two men of the record,
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