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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1938.
ALL THE SPORTING NEWS AND
NEWS AND NOTES
"Ladies' Hockey
No Week-End Thrills
ALL ONE-SIDED
MATCHES
Last week-end's ladles' hockey did not provide any thrills and with the exception of one all the games were one-sided
The "Y" Ladies routed the C.B.A.. in a friendly, by nine goals to all. Miss Marie Smith played her dash- ing game and netted three. She is one of the Colony best Inside forwards and seldom misses scor- Ing in a game. Mrs. Gardner, an- other "Y" stalwart, scored tour.
The Recreio suffered a four-goal to all defeat at the hands of the
CRICKETERS AT TENNIS
T.A. Pearce (in foreground) and Harry Owen Hughes, the Inter-
C.BA "A." The forwards of the port cricketers. seen in action in their doubles encounter against L.
Association combined well. MISA Joan Bradbury. their inside right, played very constructive hockey. and sent some fine passes down to Miss Dorothy McCaw
Miss Olga Botelho and Miss M. Ribeiro, of the Recreio, were kept busy, but did good work in keeping the score down.
LAST MINUTE GOAL After playing on the defensive throughout the major part of the game, the "Y" Ladies staged a breakaway and netted the only gual and robbed the Saint's of the points needed for the runners-up The position in the Brawn Cup. Saints should have adopted the open play game, instead of crowd- | ing in a small area. Open tactics would have spread the "y" defence and given the Saints more chances. of scoring.
Liew and Peter V at the Hong Kong C.C.
(Photo, A.C.P.).
TSUI BROTHERS PLAY
GRAND TENNIS
Lawn Bowls.
Shanghai To Come Down
Sporting
a.m.
Fixtures
School
THE SCANDINAVIAN CUP
RACE REVIEWED
“G. G.” FAVOURITE OF LADY LUCK
By "On d' Beach
"No Daddy I don't want to come to the Yacht Club this after- noon and wait for you to come in last." These prophetic words were the parting gift from my daughter aged five as I left the Happy Home to sail in the Scandinavian Cup Race last Saturday.
"Out of the mouths of Bables and sucklings" etc., and so. It was. The Scandinavians" got a beating, and the Cup went once more to Britain-for the sixth time whilst The Scandinavians can only claim three victories.
TODAY Athletics. Quarry Bay ANNUAL MEETING Annual Sports, at the Tennis OF ASSOCIATION Ground of the Talkoo Club, 10.45.
A hearty vote of thanks was Badminton. - Cathedral Hall accorded Mr. C. B. Hosking. Hon. Badminton. 5 p.m.; Colony Cham- Secretary of the Hong Kong Lawn plonships at Club de Recreio. Bawls Association At the final Doubles, F. Kwok and G. A. Smith committee meeting for the year, y. P. H. Wong and C. Au (7 p.m.). held in the Board Room of the Women's League, Champions V. South China Morning Post Ltd.. Rest (Recreio), 8 p.m. yesterday when it was intimated Football-Second Division, Sea- As a Yacht race it was dis- his second aquavit burst into genti- that Mr. Hosking would be leaving forths v. European Sappers (Soo-appointing but as an endurance mental the "Colony next year and that
prose and disclosed the kunpoo), 4.30 pm.
test for patience it was, grand secret that in the olden days when this would be his last season with the Association to which he had
Riding. Entries Close for Hong 'GO with his genial smile and yacating was a more easy going Kong. Riding School Annual Com-succulent pipe "seems to be the pastime he became the Champion devoted so much of his time.
petition at noon.
special favourite of Lady Luck, and pancake maker. The meeting also fixed the date
Shooting Hong Kong Rifle As he is invariable handed a private when everyone else gets becalmed
"IL DUCE" AND "THE MAJOR" for the annual general meeting on
sociation Weekly Spoon and | March 24, and the Hon. Secretary
The afternoon race did not start Practice
wind that wafts his along. There Shoot. Army stated that he had been in com Kowloon City. 2 p.m.
is nothing much to say about the too well as "I Duce" and the munication with the Shanghai
morning's race except that every "Major" got over the line too soon Lawn Bowls Association and that
Table one of the six yachts led the race and in restarting "Il Duce", got into it bad been agreed between the
at one time or other according to a calm patch where he stuck well. two Associations to regard last
Singles: Leunig the fickleness of the breeze and and truly. The other struggled year's interport as postponed and Ping-chiu v. A. V. Gosano o: §. W. when "G.G." at Channel Rock got along from Doldrums to idyllic that Shanghal would come down Liang,
annual contest.-
Pengelly And Agafuroff Areto Hong Kong this year for the
Disappointing
There appears to be no very good reason why the Tsal Brothers should not regain the Open Tennis Doubles title they took away from the Rumjahn cousins two years ago,
On the form they have been showing, even allowing for this early stage, it is doubtful indeed if the Rumjahns can beat them, or any other pair for that matter"
Yesterday, in their match against 1. Agafuroff and J. Pengelly, they revealed form which leaves little doubt that on their best form, they are fifteen better than any other combination.
Miss Stella Roberts, at centre- forward, had four chances to score This is rather a wide statement Teddy Fincher had some, useful but missed each time. Miss June considering the weakness of the match practice with F. V. Harrison, "Hall was tested once and beaten, opposition but they played in a who, although it cannot at all be this coming Yery unexpectedly style which showed that if the men said that he extended the winner. when the backs were well up. Shejan the other side of the net had was not afraid to hit the ball, and took the only course, coming out been stronger, they could have made Fincher move about.
A. Crawford and B. Szeto had an of the goal but Miss Bradbury suited themselves to the conditions.
interesting struggle, Crawford PENGELLY TRIES HARD evaded her and netted.
Pengelly, though thoroughly out-Froving just that bit better. classed, had one or two moments of brillance, but Agaturoff was very weak.
SCOTTISH CUP DRAW
London, March 1. The draw of the fourth round of the Scottish Cup. to be played on March 19, resulted as follows:-
Kilmarnock v. Morton or Ayr U. St. Bernards v. Motherwell. Falkirk v. Rangers.
The run of play was such that it is probable the winners need not have conceded as many as the five games they did.
LO BROTHERS AGAIN · The Lo Brothers combination and experience was. far too good
East Fife or Aberdeen v. Ralth for O. E. C. Marton and D. B. R. Reuter).
ADVERTISEMENT
·THE HONG "KONG' JOCKEY CLUB.
Evans and they won with the loss of only four games.
ROYAL SCOTS LOSE
AT RUGGER
The Royal Scots lost to the Small Ships in a friendly rugby THE FIRST EXTRA RACE game yesterday by 19 points to 12. MEETING will be held (weather The game was played on the Navy permitting) at HAPPY VAL. ground, Causeway Bay.
The absence of Lt. Laurie was
Both, however, did not play the tennis of which they were capable, particularly the winner.
Scores:-
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SINGLES
A. Crawford beat B. Szeto 8-4.
E. C. Fincher beat F. V. Harrison
6-3.
6-1, 6-2.
DOUBLES
Tsui Wai-pul and Tsui Yan-pul beat I. Agafuroff and J. Pengelly 16-3, 6-2.
M. K. Lo and M. W. Lo beat O.
E. C. Marton and B. D.Evans 8-2. 6-2.
SAPPERS AT HOCKEY
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The Right Hall" of the 22nd Coy, Royal Engineers suffered a three goals to one defeat at the SATURDAY, 12th fell in the pack. He is recovering hands of the Left Half" at a March, 1938, commencing at from injuries received in the re-hockey match played at Sookunpos cent seven-a-side rugger tour- yesterday. Frosdick netted on two
LEY
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2.00 p.m.
nament. Lieutenant Douglas was
occasions while Oughton added
The First Rell will be rung athe outstanding player. Ecor. 1.30 p.m.
ing two tries and a penalty kick. the third goal. Redman accred for
the Right Hall.
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MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
No Que without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure.
The tries were, however, not con- verted. The Navy threes scored try each, goal points being added on only two occasions.
The teams were:-
Royal Scots: Morrison, Lt. Glas.
Badges admitting Non-Mem sop. Lt. Douglas, Boe, Cody. Lang. Bers to the Members' Enclosure Lt. Dee-Wilkinson, Lane, Bickmer, and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Slater. McDonald, Lt. Buchanan, Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladles Wilson, Laughton and Mackenzie.
· Small Ships: Robinson, Kright.
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The teams were:—. Right Half: Pipes: Nichols, Blackman: Little, Swanson, Ireson: Bradford, Redman, Marriott. Downing and Smith.
Left Half: "Dobson; Harstaff, Lt. Douglas; Corner, Crossman, Rhata- gan; Oughton, Frosdick, Duell and Bride.
(Bosti including tax) are obtain Jenkins, Lt. Harvey, Finnie, Phil- SCHOOL SPORTS
The Quary Bay School Sports abit through the SECRETARY lips. Lt. Talbot, Ford, Porte, Ham- upon, the personal application of mond. Grant, Wyld. Scott. God-have been postponed to Wednes-
dard, Lt, Woods,
day, March 18. a. lember, such Member to be responsible for all visitors intro.
duced by him, and for Payment ZIMMERN AND ESMAIL
of All Chits, &c."
The Secretary's Office, 1st
flour, Exchange Building (Tel. 27794) will close at 12:15 p.m.
BAT WELL FOR C.C.C.
Timas are obtainable at the But. Honours Go To Godby
Club House proided they are ordered from the No. 1 Boy in advance. Telephone 21920.
*PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The Price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1.00, în cluding Tax, for all Persoas, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Sallor in Uniform are Ramitted Halt
Price.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary
Hong Kong, 7th March, 1938.
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In Sookunpoo Game
By "New L.B.W."
At Sockunpoo on Saturday Craigengower had their troubles in the earlier part of thely game against the Army. They started off well enough with the Army score at @ for 1 and 2 for 2, but Major Raw- storne hit up a quick 18 and Lt. Man and Lt. Godby stuck for a long time. Man, though he had a measure of luck, played "good cricket for his 24. after he left, no one could stay with Godby. except Smith (11) but Godby was laying on the wood with a ven- geance and when at last Lee caught him off Billimoria, the score was 152,
Of this Godby had 77, leg shots featuring his display, which was marred only by a couple of chances in the middle.
The Army had a weak side out, being one short into the bargain, and they would have been in a very bad way without Godby's knock
(Continned on Back Pare)
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ANNUAL GRANT
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Tennis-Open
Am Hyde-Lay
Abbas
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one of his special ones and left calms. The Skipper tried to luff the rest of the fleet surrounding "G.G." out of the race but found him becalmed for another quarter lufting with a spinnaker has its of an hour, the Scandinavian stock dangerous limitations so did not (Vice-president), went down like a deep-sea lead in succeed. The Major in cutting Just before the meeting came to C.B. Hosking (Hon. Secretary), a village pond. More so as The corners went aground on the rocks a. close Mr. Hosking proposed that M.R.
(LR.C.). JC. Gill Skipper, in trying to leebow a at North Point but got off with the It be recommended to the annual (K.B.G.C.), C.H. Basto (Recreio), boatload of Comets, cut it too fine help of the Spinnaker Boom and a general · meeting to make the AE Coates, (Cralgengower), EG. and had to lower his fag. It was select choice of cusswords. He did annual grant of $50 to the Chil-Post (Police). J. Russell (Football race to try the patience of a cook not even have the excuse of rub- dren's Playground Association. Club), H. Ñish (K.C.C.), V.H. Chit-and if "Lobster" had been sailing ernecking as there were no bath- This was carried "unanimously. tenden (Kowloon F.C.). J.F. he would certainly have had an 'ng beauties about definitely not,
I know. Those present at the meeting Macgowan (Civil Service) and B. hemorrhage. But no one burst any. were Messrs. R. Basa (President), Basto (Kowloon Tong).
thing except "Z.B.W." who after (Continued on Back Page)
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