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LOCAL HOCKEY
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1937.
FAREWELL MATCH IN HONOUR
OF LIEUT. F. DA
Strong Team To Oppose
Portugal XI
COCKTAIL PARTY ON FRIDAY
EVENING
Hockey circles in Macao in particular, where he was known as the father of Macao hockey," and in Hong Kong in general, will be losing one of its leading personalities in the person of LI F. da Costa who is leaving for Portugal shortly.
During his spell of service in n the Portuguese Colony, Lieut. enjoyed a wide da Costa has clrcle of friends and he has con- tributed in no small measure to the success of the annual Inter- port hockey matches which have done 30 much to cement, the cordial relations existing between Hong Kong and Macao: His ab- sence will be keenly felt by all players, spectators and friends in the world of hockey and he will take with him the best wishes of the British and Portuguese com- munities.
captained by Mr. A. A. Dand, President of the local Association, on the Club ground, King's Park. on Thursday, April & at 5.15 p.m.
Lieut. da Costa will captain the Portugal team who will play in colours.
COSTA
M. H. Hassan (Radio Sports Club), Lt. C. C. Garthwaite (Army) and L Wraith (Navy).
It is requested that "any player unable to turn out to advise the Hon. Secretary of the Hong Kong Hockey Association possible.
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COCKTAIL PARTY
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A cocktail party at which the guest of honour will be Lieut...da Costa, will be held in the Peniri- Sula Hotel, on Friday, April 9t 6.45 p.m., to
which all players and hockey enthusiasts are in- vited.
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"BRIBE OFFER TO
GOALKEEPER "£1,000 If You Lose" Frank swift, the Manchester City an extraor- goalkeeper, received Is adinary letter from Belfast offering him a bribe, states the "Evening News." The letter referred to the sums paid to pool winners and continued:
Mr. Dand's team, which very strong combination including no less than eight Interporters, has been selected as follows:-
Sapper Howlett (Army); A. E P. Guest (Radio Sports Club) and Lleut. Suleman (Army): Sapper. Brown (Army)," W. A. Reed (Club) and Lieut. Davles (Navy); S. A Wright (Club). Lieut. (Navy), Pyara Singh (Kowloon Tennis Club). Narain Singh (Army) and Partab (Army). Reserves: Kishen, Singh (Army),
Indians
The Hong Kong Hockey Asso-Fowler elation have announced that a farewell match
Lieut. .da in Costa's honour will be played team between Portugal and
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Sporting Fixtures
TO-DAY
Bridge. Annual Glympic Bridge Tournament. in Chinese Club, Bank of "Canton Building, 8 p.m.
FOOTBALL
First Division Royal Navy v. South China "B" (Causeway Bay), 5 p.m.; Referee, Finch; 'Linesmen, Darby and
Balles.
Kowloon v. Recreio (Kowloons. 5:15 p.m.; Referee, Payne: Lines- men, Ridley and D. Smith.
Second Division “ Royal Engineers 7. Kowloo!. (Military Happy Valley), 5.15 p.m.; Referee, Clark.
R.A. (8.) v. South China (Chat- ham Road), 5.15 p.m.; Referee, Matthewson.
R.W. Fusiliers v. Police "C" (Prince Edward Road), 4 p.m.; Referee. Haddleton.
Seaforth Highlanders v Kowloon "C" (Sopkunpoo). 5.15 p.m.: Re- feree, Westbury.
Royal Navy v. R. A. (L) (Cause- Bay), 3.45 p.m.; Referee. Day.
Third Division Police". R.A.O.C. (King's Park) 3.15 p.m.; Referee, Hanna. St. Joseph's v. R. W. Fusiliers (St. Joseph's Happy Valley), 5.15 p.m. Referee."F. W. Smith,
Royal Engineers v. RAF. (MIN- tary. Happy Valley), 3.15 p.m.: Referee. Salter.
Kong Ride Shooting.-Hong Association Annual Prize Meeting (Kowloon Range).
Snooker.-Open
Championship:
G. E. da Roza Y. N. Stockton (Catholic Union); G. M. F. Re- medios v. J. V. da Luz (C. P. O. and P. O. Rec. Room), 9 p.m.
Tennis. Open Singles: Lee Wal- tong v. Leong Ping-chlu or Mars- land; Open Doubles; P. C. Lee and C. C. Ma v. P. F. Tsol and Ng Kam- chuen; Club Singles Champion- ship: F. V. Harrison v. G. E. R. Divett, Bingles Handicap: M. Pagh V. F. A. Joseph; Handicap-Doubles: H. R. B. Hancock and T. E. Pearce or J. F. Leys and L. T. Ride v. G. W. Sewell and E. Bathurst (HK.C.C. courts).
FRIDAY, APRIL 9 Shooting-Hong Kong Rifle Association Annual Prize Meeting (Kowloon Range),
Snooker-Open Championship: R. F. da Luz v. 8. M. Cruz (Civil Service C.C.); M. N. Rakusen/ v. L. V. Antonto (R.N.T.P. Canteen),
9 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, Cricket-First Division. Hong Kong C.C. v. Indian R.C. (Hong Kong C.C. ground), 2 p.m.
FOOTBALL Senior Shield
R.W. Fusiliers v. Bouth China
Seaforth Highlanders v. Kumaon "A" (Club), 4.15 p.m.; Referee, Re-Payne: Linesmen; Reynolds and
R. (Bookunpoo), 3.15.
Pom
Rifle
feree, F. E. Jonės...
Shooting.-Hong. Kong Association Annual Prize Meeting (Kowloon Range).
Spooker-Open Championship: H. R. Sequeira v. G. Bligh (C.C.C.); EA. Noronha.v, E Zimmern (Club Lusitano). 9 p.m.
Tennis--Open Bingles, Paul Kong v. Capt. Coppinger; Open Doubles: O. E. C. Martan and D. B. Evans v 8. A. and H. D. Rumjahn: E. L. H. Shute and K. Brute v. A. Warr and G. E. Clarke; Wong Shiu-wing and Luk Ding-cheong 7. G. C. Burnett and A. W. Ramsey: Club Bingles Championship: R. L. Withington v. A. L. Sullivan; H. Owen Hughes v. A. S. Read: Handicap Singles: W. Wooding. W: M. Barton (Hong Kong C.C. courts)...mal
TO-MORROW. Badminton-Badminton Tourna ment, St. Andrew's Club, Kowloon, 8.30. p.m.
Casson.
First Division
Kowloon v. Eastern (Kowloon), 4.45 p.m.; Referee, Sidebottom; Linesmen, Dove and Andrews.
Second Division Kowloon v. Eastern (Kowloon), 3.15 p.m.; Referee, Barton.
Third Division SH.A.B.G. V. \Liga P. (Chatham Road), 3.15 p.m.; Referee, Bailey.
Kwong Wah v. Police "C" (Prince Edward Road), 4.45, p.m.; Referee, Savage.
R.A.O.C. v. Police E (Chatham Road). 4.45 p.m.; Referee, Gomes.
St. Joseph's v. RAMC. (8t. Joseph's Happy Valley), 3.15 p.m.
Racing.Third Extra Race Meet- ing (Happy Valley).
Shooting-Hong Kong Association Annual Prize Meeting (Kowloon Rargė)."
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There is no earthly reason why you should not participate in a share of some of these huge prizes. No one need be a bit wier.
"The plan is simply this: to ar- range for one of the two goal-
match. What do you think?
COLONY TENNIS
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Yesterday's Results
The following were the results of Colony tennis championship mai- ches played yesterday:---
Singles:
Y: W. Lee beat S. W. Liang 6-2, D-6, 6-2.
Doubles
EC. Fincher and W. C. Hung beat Chan and Chak 6-2, 7-−5·
Chang and Hung received 0. from Taut Wal Pul and Paul Kong
Cinb Singlea k
A. K. MacKenzie beat. T. Evans 6-0, 6-3.
LAWN BOWLS
COUNCIL MEETING
The Council of the HK Lawn Bowls Association held a meeting in the Board Room of the South China Morning Post evening. Mr. R. Basa, Chairman, presided.
INDIANS
PICK STRONG TEAM FOR
SATURDAY
Rugby Football
U.A.U. FINAL
Swansea Win Again
won
For the sixth" successive year Swansea University College the final tie of the Universities Athletic Union Rugby champion- ship when they beat" Birmingham University at Swansea by three goals, one penalty goal, and three tries (27 points) to one dropped goal and two penalty goals (10) points)
Swansea's very decisive victory was almost entirely due to the pre sence in their team of Tanner and Davies, the famous Welsh half- backs, who only returned from the postponed international game at Belfast just in time to take part in the match. In fact the start had
Cricket Title To Be Ве Decided
Given good weather conditions, followers of cficket, in the Colony are promised an excellent game on Saturday when the much talked of play-off between the Hong Kong Cricket Club and Indian Recreation Club, to decide the 'Senior Cricket Cham ionship for the season, will take place on the Hong Kong Cric- ket Club ground.
These two clubs met in their League Sxture about a month ago when a delayed declaration on the part of the Indian Re creation Club skipper spoiled what appeared to be a glorious op- portunity for the Sookunpoo club to force a win.
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Following the match with the
For this all-important match. Club, the Indians were fortunate the Indians are melding the best in forcing & draw against the Kow-team at their disposal and they loon Cricket Club, thus necessitat will be represented by ing a play-off to decide the cham- A. R. Abbas, F. M. el Arculli, M. plonabip as the HK.C.C, took full ef Arculli Y, el Arcaili, 8. A. Ismail, points from the Craigengower
yesterday to be delayed because their train Cricket Club in their last League A. R. Kitchell, A. H. Madar, A. R.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confrmed..
Several suggestions regarding club matches were discussed and It was proposed that the Hon. Secretary should have the fixtures printed and circulated as soon as possible.
Axture of the season.
was late. Tanner and Davies after the interval were in their most de- vastating form and in one period of 10 minutes Swansea scored no fewer than four tries. The Swan-ped a goal and Gibson kicked the ses three-quarter backs supported two penalty goals.
half-backs most their splendid gallantly. G. E. Griffiths, the left wing three-quarter. scored three good tries. The other scorers for Swansea were Harris, Morgan, and J. A.. Davies, a try each, and Jen-
Minu, K. Nazarin, A. A. Rúmjaha and A. H. Rumjahn (Capt). Reser- ves; A. S. Susad and M. P. Madar. The Club team has not yet been announced but they will be with- out the services of F. E. T. "Pea- ly m the back division, Birming-nut") Marshall who has returned ham's forwards were quite as good to Shanghai. In view of the fact as the home pack; they heeled as that April 10 is a race day, it is well, and were rather better in the doughtful whether T. E Pearce
Gibson played excellently loose.
Swansea's advantage lay entire
reepers in each match to lose the bring off should mean an addition kins a penalty goal. Jenkins also at back for Birmingham and will be playing. for, as a steward of well over £1.000 to your bank-kicked the three goals for Swan-Khomo, Brain, Thexton, and Ire of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, he
sea. For Birmingham Jones drop- land were four very good forwards, will probably attend the Meeting. ing account.”
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