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SPORT
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1938.
** In the World of Sports &
INTERPORT CRICKET
HOME FOOTBALL
FORECAST
Who Should Lead The Winners For To-morrow
Hongkong?
(To The Editor, The Hong Kong
Daily Press)
Str. Mine is only a small voters, crying out in the wilderness but I trust you will be good enough to give this letter the publicity it deserves, and let my cry be at least heard.
I read from all the papers about the forthcoming cricket Interpot. against Shanghai. More than that.i
I have come across the names of
two or three people, mentioned as ; the likely one to be chosen as cap. tain.
Can you
tell
me please it
the captain of A Hongkong team must be a member of the Hong Kong Cricket Club? Nu why?
I grant it the invitation from Shanghai is always 'addressed to the HK.C.C. but it they are going to make it such an exclusive sort of match, why not call the team. "HK.C.C. and friends?"
In all other branches of spårt the controlling bocles concerned chose the teams and the captains. Why can't the selection of the Hongkong Cricket teain be left to the Hongkong Cricket League?
I bring this up because in my humble opinion the best captain La Hongkong to-day is Donald, Anderson, but he belongs to the K.C.C. and is therefore. ineligible ໄດ້ lead a Hongkong Interpart ricket team.-Yours etc.
Note:
"Not Cricket"
The Interport, serfes really started with the Shanghai Cricket Club playing the Hongkong Cricket Club but as interest in the game
the H.X.C.C. grew. extended the courtesy to take part in these games to the other clubs. "in Hongkong. The avitation" is always addressed to the H.K.C.C. and as long as the procedure re- moins unchanged, the Club must: have the privilege to choose thei captain Sports Ed].
ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE SEVENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 24th September, 1938, commencing al 2.00 p.m.
The first Bell will be rung at! 1.30 p.m.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
No One without a badge will
By Telescore''
The following is the forecast for the League football matches Teams in capitals are tipped to (Home) to be played to-morrow. win.
SHEK-O GOLF RACING RESUMES
TOURNEY
Starting Times For Sunday
The Shek-O Junior Champion- ship Medal Play over 18 holes will take place on Sunday, September 25, and the following are the names of competitors with start- ing times:--
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DIVISION I
1st 9 2nd 9 Holes Holes
ARSENAL BIRMINGHAM
V.
Aston Villa.
a.m.
V.
Preston North End.
#f
BLACKFOOL
V
Grimsby T
Brentford
Sunderland.
L.M. S. Lloyd v. R. R.
de L. Liesching A. H. A. Penn v. J. R.
...... 10.00
Stoke C.
Collis
Huddersfield T.
EVERTON.
LEICESTER C..
V.
Bolton W.
LIVERPOOL
Leeds U
G.
Manchester U
CHELSEA
MIDDLESBROUGH
10.05 F. C. Young v. J.
Armstrong'
.... 10.10 W. Sewell Y. .R.
10.15 11.15 Stock .....
Major H. K. D. Money
DERBY CO.
Portsmouth,
. Charlton A.
Wolves."
DIVISION II«
BLACKBURN R. BURY
Y.
V.
V.
FULHAM
در
Manchester City. Chesterfield. Bradford. SHEFFIELD U.
Luton T."
Millwall
Plymouth A.
NEWCASTLE U.
Southampton.
Norwich C.
V
Burnley.
NOTTS F..
V
Coventry C..
SHEFFIELD WEST
Swansea T.
Tottenham H. Tranmere R..
W. BROM A.
W. HAM U.
DIVISION III (NORTHERN SECTION)
Barrow
V.
BRADFORD C.
V.
Chester
4
CREWE A
V.
DONCASTER R.
V.
HULL C.
Y.
NEW BRIGHTON
V.
Rochdale
ROTHERHAM U.
V.
Southport
7.
- YORK C.
DIVISION III
BOURNEMOUTH
BRIGHTON
BRISTOL R.
Clapton O.
OLDHAM A., Accrington S. Barnsley.
Lincoln C.
"
- Darlington.
Stockport Co. Halifax T. GATESHEAD. Hartlepools U. Carlisle U. Wrexham,
(SOUTHERN SECTION)
"Southend.
Exeter C.
Cardia.C.
V.
Bristol C.
NEWPORT CO.
V.
Aldershot.
NORTHAMPTON T
V.
Notts Co.
Port Vale
V.
Mansfield T.
READING
V.
Ipswich T.
SWINDON T
V.
Watford.
Torquay U Walsall
V
Crystal Palace.
QUEEN'S PARK R.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE DIVISION I
Arbroath Ayr U.
CELTIC
FALKIRK Hibernian
RANGERS.
Seventh
"SUBS"
THE
ONCE
IN IN COLONY
Extra Meeting
........
AUTUMN PLATE
MAIN EVENT
By Last Quarter"
NCE AGAIN RACING WILL be prominent amongst this week-end's sport when the Hongkong Jockey Club commence their second 11.00
half of the season's programme on Saturday with an excellent card of 11.05 nine events. The main race will be the Sub-Griffins Autumn Plate. which despite the notable, absence of Louis XIV, champion sub of the 11.10 year, and Planchet, should produce an excellent field from the
entries.
The innovation of dividing the "B" Class China ponies into two sections will certainly justify itself and I firmly believe the contender. v. Capt. J. S. Douglas 10.20 11.20 in this particular class will provide the best of the afternoon. Sur
G. A. Pentreath v. C.
C. Roberts
R. R. Ross v. A. Mur-
doch
¡D. MacAlister v. C. B.
Burgess
D. C. Exmondston v. H.
R. Sturt
prises may be in store for punters as form dännöt be so accurately 10.25 11.25 determined after a rest of approximately three months. There will
10.30 11.30
10.35 1.35
be undoubtedly quite a number of ponies that will not have reached racing pitch as yet and therefore upsets may be expected in certain events.
view to
jockeys, to confirm the opinion ex- pressed amongst early rall fans that this event Will furnish punters with a ticklish problem in trying to pick the winner. At this time. I will confiae my comments to the merits of the various ponies and - lam depending on the try-outs this Imbrning before making my fal
selections for the race.
Red Heather, the winner of the Lantas Handicap last June is in at a low weight and will" have the services of Mr. Wei. This combination should be very close especially taking into consideration the fact that in winning the Lantzo Handicap' this bay from the Dunbar stable covered the last mile in 1 min. 56 seconda, and is in fine fettle at the moment,
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Oak Bay, recently demoted from the "A" Class will be ridden by Mr
A. Raymond, who so successfully »" plloted this grey before the recess. Despite the weight (163 lbs) this rame racer is a real danger, and will have to be reckoned with as Mr. Raymond nurses his mount
to catch once he has got a slight very carefully and will be dimeult
lead over the field.
Expression Time (Needs) ap- pears to me in the best of condi-
Several well-known riders from, and i can safely assure readers 10.40 11.40 the North will be on
that they are capable of doing full Entries for the Senior Chun-morrow, amongst them Mr. P. Tjustice to the mounts entrusted to ptonship on Sunday. October 2, Wel, a jockey with a fine record, their care.
TWEED ISLAND BAY GANDICAP over 36 holes will close on Wednes- from Hankow, Mr. "Bobby" Wade of Shanghai, Mr. J. Hearn of
(First Section) day. September 28, and names of Tsingtao and Mr. P. L. Jul. a form- competitors with their opponents should be sent in as soon as possi-er Shanghai novice won graduated THIS RACE FOR "B" CLASS on and it will take a real good CHINA PONIES over one mile one to beat this candidate from ble to the Secretaries. Messrs. into the experienced ranks at the
raiser the Li Po Chun stable.. New Star last Macao Meeting. These gen-1s an appropriate curtain
a new jockey in Mr tlemen are all well-known and ex- and one need only review the pro-will have
(Continued on Back Page) perlericed exponents of the game bable starters and their respective
Thomson & Co.'
ARMY CRICKET TRIAL
The following will take part in the Army cricket trial. at Sookun- poo on Saturday at 2 p.m.:-
Major L. A. Newnham (Capt.), Lt. Habkirk, Sgt. Gill, Corp. Vnag- lcaux, Pt. Poocock. L/C. Stanford. Sig. F. G. N. Smith, Sig. "Murphy,
Pt. Martin, P. Coombes, and Sig. Dixon
Lt. Pearl (Capt.). Lt. Chivèrsil, 9/Sgt. Baker, Sgt. Bloomfield,
Corp. Denyer, Sapper Radcliffe. Sgt. Paterson, C.S.M. Northcote, Corp. Webb, Sgt. Painter. and Ft. Hatheld.
ENGLAND BEATS IRELAND AT SOCCER
Belfast, Sept. 21. ·
in
an Inter-League
match here to-day, the
Soccer English
an
Irish
HEARTS. Raith R. Hamilton A. ABERDEEN.“ Queen's Park. Queen of South,
League team. Refeated League side by eight goals to two.
In a friendly match, the Ar-
Swiss senal defeated the derers by three goals to Reuter.
MOTHERWELL
PARTICK TH
V.
ST. JOHNSTONE
Y
Clyde.
Y.
Albion R
THIRD LANARK
St. Mirren
GOLF
be admitted to the Members British Women
nclosure; such must be word throughout the duration of each
meeting in such a manner as to
the readily identified.
Defeated
Wilmette, IL, Sept. 22.
Badges admitting Non-Mem. The four British Curtis Cup bers to the Members' Enclosure golfers. and Club Rooms at $5.00 Miss Clarrie
tor Gentlemen and
arc
obtainable
$3.00
here
Mies Jessie Anderson, Tiernan, Mrs. JB. Walker and Mrs. A. C. Critchley, who entered the second round Golf for Ladies (Both, including tax) for the American Women's
through the Championship on the Westmore- - SECRETARY upon the "per.land Country Club's course
sotial or written application of a yesterday, were all eliminated in
the course of to-day's play. Member, sach Member to be
To-day's results were.. responsible for all visitors intro- duced by him, and for Payment of All Chits, &c.
SECOND ROUND
Kilmarnock.
A
Hi
Wan- two.
TSUIS ENTER DOUBLES
HARDCOURT FINAL
Beat Fincher And Remedios In Match Of Patches
COMP
By "Ex-Tennist"
for two listles "OMPLETELY" OUTPLAYED AND OUTCLASSËD
and one-sided sets, E. C. Fincher and A. V. Remedios, would-be challengern for the Colony Hardcourt tennis doubles title, came back strongly against the formidable Tsul Brothers combina'ion, and in the end were beaten, but by no means disgraced, by three sets.to one.
CHANCE of forcing the ACTUALLY THEY HAD AN ODDS-ON
match to the fifth set, which would in itself have been in the nature of an upset, but, leading 40-love with the score four games to five against themselves in the fourth set, they unaccountably allowed the opposition to chase them, and to clinch the game, set.
Miss Tiernan beat Mrs., O. S. Hi, of Kansas, 4 and 2. The Secretary's Office, Ist
Miss Betty Jameson, of Texas. "floor, Exchange Building (Tel.beat Mrs. Walker 4 and %. 27794) will close at 12 NOON. Miss Peggy Graham, of. Holly-"and match then and there:
wood, beat Miss Jessie Anderson The game as a spectacle began 3 and 1.
only in the third set, for the first Miss Traung beat Mrs. Critch-two were absolutély lacking in ley (formerly las Diana Fish- interest, being so one-sided that wick) at the 19th.
Tifus are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No
Boy. Telephone 21920.
.. PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Ailmienion to the $1.00 Enclosure b Pubile including Tax, lor all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate: Soldiers and Sellers in Uniform ore admattted Hall
Price:
Order
THIRD ROUND Mrs. E. R. Hury, of Texas, Miss Tiernan, two up.
Mrs. Jullus Page Beat Jameson 4 and 2--Reuter.
even the scores of 6-2, 6-1 flattered
the losers. From the third set, however, play brightened up ap-
Sporting
Fixtures
TO-DAY
beatpreciably. The Tauts were perhaps | BADMINTON-YMCA. Badmin- "letting "up" for the first part of ton, in the West Lounge. Miss this set, but there can be no BRIDGE Cheero
Club
Bridge doubt that when they found them- Night. selves unexpectedly down 1-5 they SWIMMING. -- Army "Children's
Azinull Even 60,
Bporta played their very best.
(V.S.R.C.), 3 pm; Mixed Swimming, in Euro- pein YMCA Swimming Pool TO-MORROW
RUGBY FOOTBALL they could do no more than to
London, Sept, 22. The following were the results
0
BROWN, of rugby matches played to-day:
Bristol
23 Clifton Secretary.
Rugby 1938. Bridgend
*1794
9 Northampton 9 Abertillery
0
0
-Reuter.
take the next three games before conceding the set.
TWO REMEDIOS
In critiques of tennis matches
the phrase "so and so was two
players rolled into one" is often
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|RACING—Hongkong Jockey Club Seven Extra Race Meeting, Happy Valley, 1 pm. SWIMMING Boy Scouts Associa
tión Swimwillig, Sports, at Nayal Swimming Bath, 130 p.m.
寓
"HAVE AN H.B.
AND THEN TRY"
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