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MEETING OF THE NEW CLUB,
PROSPECTS OF WEEKLY MATCHES
"AT KING'S PARK.
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE ELECTED.
LAWN BOWLS.
-TO-DAY'S FIXTURES,
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Only two games are down for decision the Second Division of the Lawn Bowls League this afternoon. These are as under':-
Craigengower C.C.. Kowloon C:C.. RH.K.Y.C. r. Taikoo R.C.
INTERPORT TRIAL
The second meeting of the newly formed On the Kowloon Cricket Club's green Hongkong Rugby Football Club (which this afternoon the second trial game will was conducted last year as the Rugby be played in connection with the ap- Section of the Hongkong Football Club) proaching bowls.interpert at Statybai. was held in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., last vening, Mr. G. G. N. Tinson presiding uver a very good attendance of members. The election of offcors was the prin capal business of the meeting. A general feeling of optimism prevailed, pgint ing to the Club being
Success
and to the prospect of arranging rugby match for every Saturday at the new ground at King's Park, especially in view of the fact that the King's Own Scottish Bordeters, who possess a strong rugby team, are shortly due in Hong-
Kong.
The season will commence in October. and during the preceding weeks playing members are expected to get into train- ing in order to be fit for the opening
match
AN EXPLANATION.
The CHAIRMAN explained that this was the second meeting of the new Club. The rules governing it were roughly the same rules as those of the Hongkong Football Club. The officers of the Club "would be A President, Vice-Presidents, Chairman, Captain, Hoo-Secretary and Hon Treasurer.. The President and Vice- Presidents would be co-opted by the Committee and would not be subject to retirement at the annual meeting of the Club in each year.
"The management of the affairs-of-tha; Club would be vested in a General Com- mittee tonsisting of the officers and such other members, not exceeding five, to be elected annually. The Committe, 'con- tinued the Chairman, would have power to co-opt one, member from the Naval and Military forces. The provisional committee thought that this would add
The following will play :-U. M. Omar, R. A. Smith, A. M. Holland, Jas Dobbie, P. T. Farrell, G. Morrison, W Wortherspoon and R. Lapsley. Play will start at 3.30 sharp.
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At the conclusion of this trial game the Section Committee will meet to choose the team to go to Shanghai. Mr. D. Gow has already been appointed manager, so there are five more to be picked.
The following are almost certain to Bo:-Omar No. Holland No. 5, Lapsley No. 3, and Wortherspoon Skip, with Farrell as fith player.
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the net and winning comfortably, by means of most effective volleying and brilliant placing.
Harada (Japan) beat Lacoste (France); 64, 4-6, 6-3, Dkt.
LATER.
Harada, with battering forehand drives, was irresistible "Lacoste "WILE unable, with the exception of the second art. to meat the hurricane attack. The Frenchman, in the fourth set, made a sensational but abortive effort and took five games consecutively.
The winner of the inter-Zone Final will meet America in the challenga round.
HOME CRICKET.
AUSTRALIA'S REPLY. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Kent Australians. Overnight score:-- Keat 321, Woolley 8-Bryan -817 Hardinge 32).
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LONDON August 28th. It rained at Canterbury during the night, but this morning the wicket was good, and fine weather attracted fifteen thousand spectators.
The Australians were all out for 386, play closing before Kent could go in again.
The lead of 63 was secured
through the efforts of J. S. Ryder, who made 108, H. L. Collins, who hit se, and T. J. E. Andrews who contributed
1,
Tich" Freeman took six Australian wickets at a cost of 133 runs-
LANCASHIRE. NORTHANTS...
LONDON, August 27th Played at Blackpool. Lancashire won by ten wickets. Lancs. with 411 for T
DEPARTMENTAL BOWLS. To-morrow afternoon the semi-final in the Inter-Departmental Bowls Competi tion will be played, the Prison Depart ment meeting the Education Department. mee gate will be played on the Police declared. Makepeace and Iddon made su and 50, respectively. E. Tyldesley 197 Recreation Club green, and will start at
and not cut. Northants compiled 206 p... The winners of the game mein first innings Jupp made 53. Sibbles the Sanitary Department in the final ca bad 5 and 39. Second innings, Northants Sunday, September 5th.
LOCAL BASEBALL.
THE WEEK-END FIXTURES.
The week-end programme in conne tion with the Hongkong Baseball League includes, as usual three fixtures.
To-day :-9.20 p.m., Filipinos
H.K.V.D.C. 3.40 p.m., Japanes v. South China. #To-morrow:- p.m., Club de Recreio r. Hongkong Baseball"Club.", LEAGUE TABLE,
The League table now stands at:-
South China
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to the chances of getting weekly games U.S.S. Helend at 2:30 p.m. to-morrow.
"ot King's Park and would also add to the interests in rugby and would make for cohesion. The military and navat authorities would Le requested to nominate one member from each of the services..
GOOD PROSPECTS.
The CHAIRMAN added that they had a guarantee that the ground at King's Park would be available for use every week, and with the King's Own Scottiah Borderers', who possessed a fine "rugger" team, coming shortly to Hongkong, there was very prospect of some excellent matches.
FANLING HUNT.
HUNTING TO HAVE LATE START.
A meeting of subscribers to the Funling Hunt has been called for September 3ru. at the Jockey Club Rooms in the Hong. kong Club Annex; and it is hoped that all subscribers and any others wishing to become subscribers for the coming season will attend if possible or send in their names to sir. H. Birkett....
Owing to the lateness of the paddi crop it will be impossible to start regular The Colonial Secretary and Mr. E.-R. hunting until November 1st. It is hoped, Halifax, concluded the Chairman, bad however, to have hounds. out during Octo- already promised to become Vice-Presi-ber on dates which will be announced dents, and there were a number of other later. Three and a half couple of hounds gentlemen who were willing to act in have already arrived from home and 2 similar capacity, and only required being couple more are due in a few days. A asked for their formal consent.
OFFICERS ELECTED..
The election of officers took place as under:
Chairman, Mr. G. G. N. Tinion; Captain, Mr. R. Miller; Hon. Secretary, Mr. L. Smith; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Al C. I Bowker"
further 6 couple have been wired for and it is hoped will be shipped in October.. It is proposed to hold the first Steeple- chase meeting on the Kwanti course at the end of October.
LAWN TENNIS. THE DAVIS CUP COMPETITION, General Committee: Messrs, RW. Lee, J. A. D. Morrison, E. R. Forsyth, JAPANESE DEFEATS LACOSTE.
Foster and C-P-Lammier
[BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE. } KEEPING THE FLAG FLYING. The CHAIRMAN explained that the
NEW YORK: August 25th. The inter-Zone final of the Davis Cup originators of the Club bad in no way intended that it should break away from Competition between France and Japan the old Hongkong Football Club. It commenced at Forest Hills, New York, was hoped that members of the old Club, to-day, Jean Cochet (France) defeating who joined the new Club, would still Tawara (Japan) by three sets to two, retain their membership with the 1-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3, 6-2 H.K.F.C. Because they spent 85 entrance: Tawara won the first two set seasily. fee to join the Bugby, Club it was hoped keeping Cochet running with low-bound- that they would still pay their 85 to the ing shots. -Cochet steadied up by adopt- old Club.
ing the same tactics, later going up to
A POISONOUS" GROUND. The Happy Valley ground, continued the speaker, was of no use for "rugger," unless they were going to play in the summer," and then it was very often food- ed out. The ground in the rugged " season was absolutely poisonous they were going to keep the "Regger -FIER ying in the Colony-they-could- not do it on the Happy Valley ground, otherwise members were likely to be horr ile combat for three weeks or so, alter, they had played. They had already played, on the new ground at King's Park, and hoped to keep it. The ground appeared to be a very favourable one for ragger and there was every prospect of obtaining regalar Saturday matches, especially with the Borderers coming soon. If they had continued on the of ground at the Valley it would have meant extreme difficulty in fixing games for both clubs (the Football Club and Rugby Club).
This concluded the meeting.
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