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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1938.
In the World of Sports
EXCITING FINISH SEEN IN "TREVESSA" TROPHY
Cremer Life Boat Crew
Win By A Minute
THE RACE BETWEEN NINE SHIP'S LIFE BOATS for the "Trevessa" Trophy yesterday was won by the life boat of the K.P.M. Line's mv. Cremer after a thrilling race to the finishing line with two life bouts of the B and 5. ss. Wuchang
The Cremer life boat, with Mr. Boomsma as cox, had to resort to the oars as a wind that favoured the two Wachang boats gradually narrowed the gap between Mr. Boomsma's life boat and the life boats nt Captain P. Green and Mr. R. A. Smith. Mr. Boomsma and his frew were the victors by just about a minute.
Captain P. Green and his crew enough to the excited spectators were second and Mr. R. A. Smith that she was not going to make the one tack owing to the and his crow, third. Fourth, and mark on the only other Hire bout to finish, wind heading. was the Jardine Hin Sang's life boat, with Mr. Munro 15 cox.
The Wuchang boats, noticing the predicament of the Cremer entry,
A fresh breeze started the nine headed up as close as possible to fe boats on a course that only the wind. four of them were to complete.
The Cremer and Wuchang boats
Brawn
Was necessary.
The
SPORTS FLASHES
(BY F. MELA)
LAST YEAR THERE WAS some talk about a Schools' cricket league being formed and unless I am very much mistaken one of the local sports stores even went as far as offering to put up a
Perhaps if trophy.
the schools showed enough interest a compet!- tion may still be organised.
AND WHILE ON THE SUBJECT of schools cricket, the person who has done most to encourage the game amongst the youngsters is undoubtedly Jimmy Youngsaye for the Diocesan" Boys' School. 'G. R. Sayer, who was Director of Education here. used also to take lot of interest in it and cap- tained a schools' team every year against the Combined League.
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THE GREAT PITY ABOUT cric
ket in local schools is that more Chinese boys cannot be per-: (suaded to play. It was even worse some years ago when they re-
And yet they think
were practically level as they sul Cremer crew made up some leeway garded it as a defnitely dangerous ed past the Arst mark, the Kow-by heading for the wind and row-pastime.
loon Rocks.
LEAD INCREASED
The Cremer boat then began to pull away. gradually increasing its lead: Then came trouble. The Cremer had sailed away from the
ind
the finishing me it was clear
B
ing towards the Anish line buoy nothing of breaking an ankle at with all they had, gaining the line football or risk being hit by by one minute as they owed past baseball balli the busy with Captain Green and|
Mr. Smith straining sal and our THE SCHOOLS FOOTBALL league. in a vain attempt to close the gap.
that used to be held annually
The "Trevessa" Trophy race has some years ago proved a failure in
TRAINING GALLOPS
The following times were clocked during the morning gallop at TAYLOR'S LONDON OLD TOM & DRY GIN.
the Race Course yesterday ¦--
Honeymoon Eve Tempest ".. Astrik
A Grand Time
Meteor
Scenic View
Wild Cat
Harvest View
35.3 1.10.2 1.42.2-
Last
Dis- lat 2nd 3rd tance Qr.
4th
Qr, QI, Qr. Qr.
1 42
2 42
1
33:1 1.01 1.29
3 1.22.2 2.00 2.32.1 32.1 1.18.4 1.54
35.1 1.57.2 28.2
National Guard National
Dignity
King's Coronation Tatby Cat
Salvage Mastër
Plain View Cameronian
National Defence Wadebridge Silkylight
Lancashire Chap Royal Highnesa Racing Boy Electron Rose Jane Borrachito Double Finesse Dekko ...
Little Audrey
Cape Comorin & Gold Sovereign Golden Cow
Wenning
Flybynight
1 35.3 1.14.2 1.52.1 2.24.3 32.2
1 38
1.13.4 1.48.12.19.4 31.3
1 35.4 1.10 1.42.2 2.13.2 31
1 40.2 1.15.2 -1.49
2.21.3 92.3
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1 41.2 1.18.3 1.53.1 2.25
1 34.2 1.08.2 1.40.3 2.10
31.4 29.2
1 43.1 121 1.58.2 2.28.4 32,2
2 38 1.08.4 1.39.2
30.3
1 36
1.11 1.45 3.17.4 32.4
I 35.4
1.12.4 1.48.4 2.22.2. 33.3
1 40
1.15 1.473 2.19.3 F
1 36.3
109.4 1.43.2 2.18 32.3
1 32.4 1.03.4 1.33.4 2.93.4 30
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38.2 1.14 1.482.21.3 33.3 86.2 1.12 1.43.3
31.3
36
1:11.3 1.43
31.2
32.1 1.02.1 1.29.3
27.2
37.4 1.15.1 1.47.3
32.2
40.4
1.19.3 1.53.1
33.3
38.3 1.00 1.31.2
25.2
1
1 38
43.1 1.162 1.50.1 2.23
1.14.2 1.49 2.18.4 29.4
32.4
1 38.4 1.10.4 1.44.4 2.16.3 31.4
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Final Triumph Emergency Call
it led to fisticus SOFTBALL
As the Cremer boat approached been sailed for annually for 28 years that competition was so keen at
in memory of the gallant crew of times that the "Trevessa" who, manning the That was why the authorities very Ure boats of 1 ship that had wisely decided to abolish the foundered-in the Indian Ocean, by league altogether but one can-hard-
H.M.S. EAGLE WIN sheer determination and skill sall-ly imagine a fight on a cricket
AT RUGBY
ed and towed to safety over hun- field. That would not be cricket! dreds of miles of open sea.
TROPHY PRESENTED
TALKING ABOUT
GAMES tennis
ORGANISEDD
is popular Mr. N. V. A. Groucher. Vice- enough amongst the schools
to
Club "A" Unlucky Commodore of the Royal Hongkong warrant a league being organised.
To Be Beaten
(BY ROBIN) 1 Making a splendid recovery after Saturday's defeat at the hands of the 'Navy, the Club "A" XV were unlucky to lose to H.M.S. Eagle by six points to three at the All points were Valley yesterday. registered from penalty kicks.
The game was fast, with clean passing and handling.
Elliott, of the Eagle, gave a fine display and scored the Navy's points.
Carruthers was the best three- His quarter in the Club Ilne. tackling drew much applause. Thompson was rather shaky in his handling, which broke up many a fine run.
The opening goal came from a foul just outside the Club's 25-yard line. Ellott added the points and at half-time the Club were leading 3-0,
Club added points from Hender- son's penalty kick, just after the Interval, shortly after which the Navy had another penalty kick taken by Ellott.
The teams were!--
Thomas, 4.M.S. EAGLE: Hunt;
Bayley, Corin. Bethell: Elliott, Medd: Thacher, Lumsden Ro- mans; Little, Hain; Jeffries, Staples and Hughes. CLUB. "A" XV: J. Brown: H. F. Hopkins, M. G. Carruthers, F. M. Thompson, K. A. Munro: F. Cessford, J. R. Henderson; W. Stoker, J. B. Dunnett (Captain), W. A. Johnson; R. E. H. Nelson, B. Eynes; G. L. Eastgate, P. W.) Burton and A. W. E. Heath,
Yacht Club, in a short address be- The Tsul brothers were very keen fore the presentation of the schoolboy enthusiasts before they Trophy. thanked the Jardine, B. Joined the Chinese Recreation and S., and J.C.J.L. shipping lines Club, having first learned how to for their co-operation in the stag- handle a tennis racket at Queen's ng of the race, and expressed the College... hope that the race next year would
NOTES
TWO SURPRISES IN LEAGUE
(BY R. O. Y.)
Excellent displays, by sup-. Dosedly weak teams, were the feature of last Sunday's soft- ball games. Of three matches played, two resulted in surprise victories for the Hongkong English Forum and the 3rd. Machine Gun Cay., over the Filipino Club and Canadian Chinese Club, respectively.
MIDGETS 8, HONGKONG 7 attract more entries from foreign THE GIRLS MUST NOT BE
The Midgets were given a fare neglected and they can be fright by the Baseballers, but shipping companies.
Commodore E. B. C. Dicken. In provided for by organised tennis, eventually managed to scrape
basket-ball presenting the Trophy to Mr. hockey,
volley-ball home by the barest margin possi- Boomsma, congratulated him on matches etc., being arranged be- ble, to retain the league leadership.
There are enough his second "success in a "Trevessa" tween schools.
Herbie Quon was sibly affected Trophy race.
games played in the local schools by the stricter application of the a "to satisfy anybody but there is a pitching rules, but received first lack of crganised inter-schools; class support from his team-mates, games. Let us bave more of thesel of whom, Sammy Wong and Chang
Mr. Boomsma was the cox in life boat that won the trophy seven years ago.
SENIOR LEAGUE
SOCCER
KOWLOON TEAM CHANGES
BLAKE'S INJURY: WHITE "LEADS
ATTACK
In consequence of the Injury Lo D. S. Blake, centre-forward, Kowloon F. C. have changes in their team to meet
made
ROYAL SCOTS' CLOSE WIN
SHANGHAI BEATEN
Lawn Bowls Surprise
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The Shanghai interport lawn bowls team suffered a surprise defeat yesterday when they met the combined Kowloon Tong-Yacht | Club rinkat Kowloon Tong, the scores being as follows:- SHANGHAI:-A. M. Gutierrez, R. Gerrard, K. L. Swartzell, J. M. C. Lopes (skip)........ KOWLOON TONG-H. Gittins, R. E. Wild. A. W. Brown. A. Spary (skip)
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Sporting
were outstanding.
To the Baseballers, must be given A. C. Beck (Capt.), K. M. Baxter, full honours in their glorious de E. C. Fincher, R. H. Grimths, R. teat, Dave Walker was the stand-M. M. King, N. A. E. Mackay, W. out, getting three of his team's six J. Rapley, P. M. N. da Silva, G. The Royal Scots hockey team hits, to take batting honoure.
Souza, W. Stoker. E. Zimmern. had a very keen fight against the ENGLISH FORUM 14, FILIPINOS 3 Kumaon Rißes when they met at The Filipino Club, touted to be Bokunpoo yesterday and it was one of the strongest of local teams, a rude shock when the not till after extra time had been received played that they were able to break Forumers pranced into a seven run through and score, Pte. Meikle be-lead in the fourth inning and add- ing the marksman.
ed four more talles in the fitth; Play was very fast throughout, despite a great rally in the last the ball being carried up and down two innings, the Filipinos were still the held in rapid succession. The six runs behind when the last put- stickwork on the part of both sets out was made. of forwards was good
and the standard of play, on the whole, very high.
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South China "B" in a Senior PLAYER STOPS
League match at Kowloon, on Saturday at 4.30 p.m.
Ulrich, who was injured a few weeks ago but was able to return
BIG DEAL
For the winners, Kitchell and Young were the best of an even team; Paulino and Bautista shone for the boys from Manila, but both Amer and Loyola, their hurlers:
Fixtures
TO-DAY
BADMINTON.-St. Andrew's Club
Badminton, 9 p.m. BOWLS.-Shanghai V Hongkong Electric and Taikoo (Talkoo), 3 p.m
BRIDGE-Cheero Club Bridge, in the Main Lounge, during the Evening..
I were obviously taking illegal pitch- | FOOTBALL-Third Division "A":
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MACHINE GUN COY. 5..
'CANADIAN CHINESE Ï ́ Before Norwich's win recently, The Gunners were responsible be seen back again in his old which prised them away
from for the biggest upset of the day.
two Chinese to
to play for the Kowloon Juniors In the forward line last week, will
-Norwich City 2, Southamp- ton, 1.
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RACING,—Entiles closed for 10th
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