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HOCKEY NOTES
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1938.
In the World of Sports
BY « QUIZ”
EARLY SELECTION OF INTERPORT TEAM
ESSENTIAL
Need For Practice Matches
Before Actual Encounter
Hongkong has lost a few interport Hockey matches not because of team weakness or lack of talent but more to late selections and lack of practice prior to the actual annual encounter. If the repre- sentative side to meet Macao is selected a month or so earlier before the Interport then it will be possible to play practice matches which are so essential
cannot
be
The Importance of early selection was seen in some splendid move
and over-emphasised. In ments with Guest
Awtar India, the Provincial teams, after Singh, Dawson and Froude played "selection, undergo" at least one well for the R.A.F.
month's physical training in addi- tien to the practice gaumės.“
BETTER COMBINATION
The friendly encounter between
TENNIS VISIT TO SAIGON
Far Eastern Tourney
An invitation has been re- ceived by the Hongkong Lawn Tennis Association from the Saigon body to send players" there to take part in the Far Eastern Tennis Championships which will be held from Jan- uary 7-13.
have
The Saigon authorities offered to pay hotel "expenses of Hongkong players during their stay in that elty and they also fare propose to pay the return trom Saigon to Hongkong.
It is understood that the Hong- kong Lawn Tenals Association has come forward with an offer to pay the passage of local players to Sal- gon, if required.
This means that those who an- swer "Yes" to the Association's
letters will have a holiday of near- I need hardly stress the importhe Hongkong Club and the Hong-ly three weeks with everything. fance of these selections in view at kong and Singapore Brigade. R.A. found-except pocket expenses. the above advantages and am resulted in a win for the Club by They will also have an oppor quite confident that under the able Secretaryship of Mr. Henderson every effort will be made to hold early trials.
I well remember the case last year. Subsequent to the sections
there was not a single practice game and the one that WLS AF ranged could not be played off be cause the other team falled to put In an appearance.
On the other hand, the Macao Hockey Club has the opportunity of playing every week-end against
local teams..
FOWLER BROTHERS
Besides
WIN FOR K.F.C.
AT BOWLS
Governor's Team
Defeated
In a lawn bowls match played
LADIES' COLONY SOFTBALL NOTES
TENNIS TITLES MRS. SOUTHARD DONATES
LADIES' LEAGUE CUP
Latest Results
Announced
The latest results in the Ladies Recreio Now Much Improved
at Government House yesterday. Colony
Tennis Championships, "
His Excellency the Governor, Sir 1938, are as follows:- Geoffry, Northcote's team lost to the Kowloon Football Club by 66) shots to 53.
SINGLES Mrs. F. Tracey received a walk
DOUBLES
Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Chiu
Among Men's Teams
(By ROY)
Detailed scores were as follows: over from Miss J. Grieg, (indis- GOVERNMENT HOUSE-HLs Ex-posed).
cellency, Dr. 1. Newton, E. Carter and J. Deakin (skip), 15: Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields and R. R. Duncan (skip) 20; Mrs. Burnett and Miss Bradbury Colony. Nine girls' teams turned out in full uniforms, and the Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson, D. received a walk over from Miss variety of colours formed a vivid picture as they lined up to greet Drummond. J. Smith and J. F. Tylor and Mrs. Andrewes, the lat-Mrs. Southard who, before performing the opening ceremony, gen- McGowan (skip) 18. Total: 53.
ter lady being indisposed.
erously offered to donate to the Ladies' League, the Southard Cup... KOWLOON F.C.-A. L. J. East- The position is now:-
for challenge competition, and a replica to be presented to each sea- man, C. M. Hall, J. McKelvic and
son's champion squad. V. Chittenden (skip 18: H. Bunje, Dr. J. T. Smalley, G. Champelovter and J. Gibson (skip) 20; T. White, B. Thomp- son, C. Turney and W. V. Field
skip) 19. Total: 66.
The official opening of the Ladies' League, at the Recreio ground beat Miss Glendinning and Miss on Sunday, was attended by the largest crowd of softball fans Corrighan 6-0 8-1.
seen at King's Park since the game was first introduced to the
CRICKÉT AT
SOOKUNPOO
SINGLES SEMI-FINALS Miss Griffiths v. Miss Griener or Miss Prince: Mrs. F. Tracey or Mrs. Skinner v. Mrs. Clifford..
DOUBLES SEMI-FINALS Mrs. Chiford and Miss Griffiths or Miss Anderson and Miss Yeung Wai Bun versus Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Chiu.
After Mrs. Southard had pitched | Cardinals scraped home by 12 to the first ball in the Recreto-Fi-10 against the Central British pino clash. she was presented with Ladles. The Wildcats went on a a bouquet, amid enthusiastic ap-rampage to tally 38 to the Pirates' plause, by Miss Irene Pereira, Hon. 8, on the Filipino ground. Secretary of the Ladies" Section. RECREIO: 13; 3RD M.G. COY.: 3 The opening game, in keeping In the first men's game of the two goals to one in a fast game.tunity of meeting some of the The Club players showed better world's leading players.
with the occasion. was packed with day. Recreio outplayed the Gun- Mrs. Tracey and Mrs. Skinner excitement and had the fans at ners in every phase of the game combination whereas their oppon- Petra and Kho, there will be many
versus Mrs. Burnett There were two cricket matchesBradbury.
and Miss fever heat right up to the last to chalk
up ап easy victory. ents indulged in some hard hitting others well-known in the Far at Sookunpoo yesterday and curl-
inning. when the Filipino girls Spotty Pereira. Barros and the re- and long passing.
Eastern tenhle circles, including ously enough both turned out to completed by this week-end and rally to finish on the short end pick of the winners, while Johnny The outstanding matches will be staged an unavailing but fighting doubtable A. V. Gosuno were the the leading players of the Philip-be one-sided affairs pines and Japan.
the dates of the semi-finals wil the 13 to 11 score. On the Army ground the Royal then be notified.
The two Alvares and Figuereldo formed a teams were very evenly matched; much improved battery. but the winners committed but 3
The loser, are still on the green errors to the losers 7 miscues. side, except for Hal Wing Lee who Margaret Oliveira was the out-gave an excellent display. Donald standing player on the field, and Anderson was in the spotlight with together with Irene Pereira, was a grand homer to centre field. mainly responsible for 3 meri-
W. Reed, Bond and E. V. Reed, were good in the Club defence and S. Fowler, T Whitley and Divett formed a strong attack.
NOTE TO CLUBS
|
Mr. C. J. Tacchi, Hon. Secretary Corps of Signals beat the Royal 01 the Hongkong Lawn Tennis Army Service Corps by 104 runs Association, informed me yesterday while on the IRC. round the La that letters had been written to salle College juniors beat Indian FOr further the following players.
School By eight wickets.
Tsul Wal-pui, S. A. Rurajahn,
Scores were as follows
I am informed by K. Hussain, Secretary of the Umpires. Board that some of the Clubs have so far. D. Rumjahn. Ho Ka-lon, Lal not sent in their fixture lists and Kwong-tsun, E. C. Fincher, M. W.
Lo, L Goldman,, WC. Hung. for 20, Blount 5 for 21)." consequently he cannot depute um-
W. Leonard, Tsui Yun-pul, A. E.
Signals: 153 (Murphy, 43, Wat- man 37). RA.S.C. 49, (Murphy -5°
Indian School; 40 (V. Mendonca
SPORT NEWS
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torious win. The losers outhit the CHINESE BASEBALL CLUB : 11:
ST. JOSEPH'S: 3
The local champions registered another convincing win despite
pires 1: the Association matches P. Guest. W. A. H. Duff. Tennies for 16), La Salle: 192 (F. Carvalho FRIENDLY TENNIS were good on defence while Dal- numerous charges in their line-up. KIT.C. were unfortunate in Ins-It would be better in the interests Kwok, Paul Kong and Lee Wal-133, P. Rull 60 retired, L. Guterres
ing two further points in the of the game it, in future, Clubs Association Hockey Tournament at fenncerned will co-operate with the King's Park last Sunday against Secretary in Informing him before- the C.B.A The latter team played hand as to their fixtures so that a constructive game and was well he can make arrangements served by the Fowler brothers in umpires, accordingly.
the forward line while D. Smith
was responsible for some beautiful
passes. N. Whitley, V. Bond and
J. J. King were prominent in de- INTER-VARSITY
fence. The fault with the Kow-
Joon Indians lay with the detence RUGGER WON
which could not settle down until the very last minute,
RADIO WIN
The second Association Tourna- ment game was played at Kal Tak between the R.A.F. and the Radio and Pustal Sports Club, the latter team gaining their fourth victory. To me they appear to be the potential champions. They meet Police 'A' on Sunday on the home ground.
G. Singh played one of his best games this season on Sunday and
BY CAMBRIDGE
London, Dec. 7.
At Twickenham yesterday the infor-Varsity rugby match be- tween Cambridge and Oxford was won by the Light Blues by eight points (a penalty goal and a 'placed goal) to six (two penalty goal).
for
tong.
139). A number of replies have already beet. received from players who cannot make the trip.
NEW, BREASTSTROKE RECORD
WIN FOR THE CLUB
The Rugby football match be- tween the Club and the 5th Anti- Aircraft Brigade, played on the Copenhagen, Dec. 7. Club ground last evening was very The German swimmer, Joachim scrappy. The Club won by four Blake, established a new world's goals and two tries (20 points) record for the 500 metres breast-against a goal and two tides (13 stroke yesterday when he swam the points). distance in 7 minutes 23.3 seconds.
Score, in the first half was 11-5 The fommer record of 7 minutes in favour of the Club, 28.8 seconds was held by the The soldiers did not combine as American swimmer, Kaye,Trans-well as the Club whose threes were
prominent with some fine moves.
ocean.
Cambridge owed their victory at to strong defence, especially in the]" first half when Oxford had so much of the game.
Oxford's forwards were expected to crush Cambridge, but the Light.
ADVERTISEMENT Blues were just as lively in the
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Thirteenth Extra Race Meeting to be held on Saturday, 17th December, 1938 (weather permitting), may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Exchange Building; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the "Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.
loose, and in the last quarter of an hour heeted the ball from al- most every scrum.
Both sides tackled and marked well-Reuter.
Forecast For Week-end
SATURDAY
SENIOR SHIELD (1st Round)
Entries close at 12 o'clock Middlesex v. SOUTH CHINA “A”
'Division 1
NOON on Thursday, 8th Dec-Club Y. NAVY
ember, 1938.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary,
KOWLOON v. Police
JUNIOR SHIELD MIDDLESEX v. Stonecutters KOWLOON v. Police Electric v. ROYAL SCOTS 2004 R.A.0.0. v. 24th R.A.:
P.W.D. v. SOUTH CHINA University v. R.E. (E)
Division III (A) IR.A.S.C. v. Stanley
30th B.A. v. R.E. (C) Royal Scots v. KIT CHI
THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB.
The December Race Meeting] will be held at Arela Preta, Macao, on Sunday, 11th Decem. ber, 1938, commencing at 2,15 p.m.
SUNDAY
SENIOR SHIELD (1st Round)
ROYAL SCOTS v. Eastern
The first bell will be rung af ST. JOSEPH'S v. Kwong Wah
1.45 p.m. approximately.
By order,
S. W. CHENG,
Secretary.
'JUNIOR SHIELD
KWONG WAH v. South China “A“
Eastern v. 5th RA
Division III (D)
Powhattan v. SIGNALS
2007 A.S.A. V. RAF.
TRAINING GALLOPS
T
The following times were clocked daring the morning gallop the Race Course yesterday:-
Dis- 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Last tance Qr. Qr.. Qr. Qr.
QT.
Snowy River
Tribute! Silkylight. Cameronian National Guard Katinka
Araxy
Salvage Master
33.2 1.04,2 -1.32.3
3 52:1 1.42.3 2.22.2
28.1 39.4
38.2 1.15.3 1,48 2.18 30
1 37.4 1.15.2 1.51.2 2.24.4 33.2
1 38.4 1.18.4 1.58.1 2.32.1 34.
1 39.3 1.17 1.51 2.19.1 28.1 35.1 1.08.4 141.2 2.14.4 33.2
1 36 1.08 1.41,3 2,13.2 31.4
Confusion Bay & Boolat Bay... 1 37.2 1.14.2 1.47.1 2.15.1 28
Lucky
Night View
Good Morning
Honeymoon Eve
Moonlight View
Flybynight
Sahara Star & Acme Wadebridge
Plain View Ranger
Tiny Star
A Great Tirne Centre Court
Discovery Bay National Derence.
Final Triumph Tabby Cat
Colorado Star Easy Time
Cape Comorin Gold Sovereign Emergency Call
Cuban. Love Delko
Wending
MACAO
35.2 1,08 1.38.2 1 39,1 1,20
1 - 38 1.11
2.00.2 2.33.3 1.43 35.3 1.02 1.30.2
30,2 33.1 32 31.2
17.1 46.1 1.18.2 1.51 2.24 33
1.32.2 2.11.4 2.46.4 35
1 40 1.17.4 1.52.2 2.25.4 33.2.
34.3 1.07,3 1.39.4
.4 35.4 1.10.3 1.43.2
7 34
1.082 1.34.1
1 36.3 1,12 1.46
3 33.3 1.04 1.30.2
7 30.2 58.4 1.20.2
32.1
32,4
'027:4
2.18.2 32.2
26.2
27.3
2.08 30
134 1.05.4 1.38
36.4 1.114 1.44.1
32.2 138.1 1.16.1 1,53 2.26.4 33.4
1 39.2 1.18 1:52,2 2,26.1 32.4
1 35
1.04.3. 1.36 2.08.3 ·32.3
42.2 1.21.1 1.51.4
4 34.4 1.09.3 1.42.3
30,3 33
36.1 1.00.1 1.42,2
I
34.
· 37
1.37 1.14
33.1 1.11.3 1.48.3 2.19.4 33.1 3.10.1 1.43.
32.4 1.50.3 2.21.3 31 30.4 1.11.1 1.45.2
34.1
RACE COURSE
The following times were clocked in Macao on Tuesday, on the
sand track:-
Shanghal, 4
Fairy. Auk *Fairy 'Ousel
Eagle
Macao Star
-Merry Maker
Gold Clause.
Coureur Bleu
Cloudy Star
Persian Cat
Iron Knight
opposition 15, bingles to 11, but gave away too many runs by loose felding: Estefania and Castillo
ENCOUNTER
Lan, Gonsalez and Lucido got 3 Tommy Chan pitching to Wally bingles aplece..
Ching, struck out 7 of the op- European Y.M.C.A. will entertainTM
Another close game took place posing batters and prevented them. teams from Club de Recreio in aon the C.B.A. ground, when the frem troubling his fielders unduly. friendly tennis match next Satur- day, on the Y.M.CA. counts, when Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles matches will be held. ·
Y.M.C.A. will be represented by the following
MIXED DOUBLES Mills and Mrs. Curtis. Curtis and Mrs. Long. Long and Mrs. Peckham, MEN'S DOUBLES Gemmell and Lomax. Brown and Peckham. Leib and Westlake.
CAPTAIN'S CUP
DRAW
The draw for the 1st Round of the Captain's Cup competition at Fadling is as follows:-
The Chinese played errorless bail but garnered their 11 talles on only 8 hits, Hong Sling. Szeto and Lau connecting for two apiece. The students were best served by Hellands and Neves, while Leonard also gave a good display.
CANADIAN CHINESE: 8; FILIPINO CLUB: 6
The Canucks upset the Filipino
D. 9. Edward (4) and W. J. 8. Kay (7); W. Hewitt (15) and A. apple-cart when they scored four McKellar (8): H. Overy (20) and times in each of the first two A. C. I. Bowker (10); "F. Groves (4) stanzas and managed to hang on The match will commence at 2 and T. Megarry (12); N. L. Smith to a slender lead to the finish. Y.
p.m.
YUM SING THROWS NOVICE RIDER
#
(11) and J. W. Alabaster (15% A. Lee, Kassa Nazarin and Johnny Nicol (18) and A. M. Mack (15); Delgado were mainly responsible J. 8. Dunnett (14) and L. C. for the winner's scoring but it was Bellamy (22); W. J. E. Mackenzie defensively that the whole team (18) and H. N. Williamson (13) surprised with their best display
The first named player in each of the season. C. F. Chiu, the novice jockey who case is the challenger and is The Filipino squad, who were scored a win on Piet Hein last responsible for arranging dates, without Leonard and Bautista, Saturday, had the unhappy ex-Handicaps are as above through-seemed to under-rate the oppost- pertence of being thrown at the out.
tion and could not get properly. Valley during the morning gallops The 1st round is to be played ongoing after a slow start. Paulino at the Valley yesterday.
or before January 1, 1939; the 2nd again turned in A typical per- He was giving Yum Sing, an old round on or before January 15:formance; Evangelista and Era- subscription griffin, a fairly fast the semi-final on or before Janu- mela were the best of the others gallop, and when nearing the 11-ary 29 and the final on or before who played well but without their mile post, the leather stirrup sud-February 12.
usual pep.
denly snapped with the Inevitable result that he was thrown
He appeared stunned for a little while, but returned unassisted to the Jockey Room. The pony jump- ed clean over the rails, but was caught before any harm befell it.
Sporting
Fixtures
TO-DAY
BILLIARDS and Darts -Steeli Coulson League, Billards and Snooker. Craizengower C.C. I Y..
R. "E. Ogts." Mess: Police: R.C.} . Garrison Sgts. Mess; Naval Police v. C. & P.O.R.C. Darts, Naval Police v. C. & PORC. GOLF.—United Services Meeting
(Fanling)
MEETINGS.-Victoria Chess Club,
at Gloucester Hotel. 5 p.m.;) Kowloon. Chess Club, at Penin- sula Hotel, 5.30 p.m. ›
Ji
TO-MORROW. BADMINTON. - Mixed Doubles, Recrelov. 8. John's; · Kow- loon Tong v. Talkoo.
38 1.13.2 1.46
32,2
30 1.17 1.50
33
43 1.18
1:51.3
33.3
.41 1.21 1.54
33
37. 1.12
1.58.2
34.2
38 1.12.2 1.44.2
32
30 1.18 1.50
34
40 1.18 1.52
34
BOXING. Navy Champlon- ships. Amateur and Open Pre-
dharles. 2.30 p.m.
Second
38 1.14 1.47
33
37 1.14.2.1.48.2
34
round Amateur, 8 pm. (China Fleet Club)
37 1.14.2 1.48.2
34
43 1.22.2 1.58-
35.3
89 1.11 1.44
33
·Double Up
Hogmanay
Mac's Adventure' ....... Rothery Bay
39,21.18 1.48 20. 1.24 1.59
GOLF United Services Meeting
"A Eagle (Club), 5 p.m.
(Fanling).
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