PAGE 2-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
SATURDAY APRIL 22, 1939.
** In the World of Spurs
SOFTBALL
Deferred International Finals Will Be Decided To-morrow
By R.O.Y.
OWING TO THE HEAVY RAIN OF LAST WEEK-END. THE ENTIRE SOFTBALL PROGRAMME was postponed for one week. Tomorrow, at the Kowloon Football Club, the deferred Interna- tional Finals will be decided.
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H.K. JOCKEY CLUB
Programme For Fourth Extra Meeting
The following is the programme
SILVER KING GOLF TOURNEY
75 Players Qualify For Final
LONDON, April 21 (Reuter)—At
SENIOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL
Champions Meet Rest To-morrow
The final match of the senior
of the Hongkong Jockey Club for Moor Park yesterday, in the Silver Football League will be played at the Fourth Extra Bace Meeting to King Golf Tournament, W. Caroline Hill to-morrow at 4.30 pm. be held at Happy Valley on Satur- Branch, with a score of 20 plus 66 between the Champions and the
leads the field at the end of the Rest of the Lengue. day, May 6, 1939:-
1-2 p.m.-Mount Gough Handi-second round.
be played at Alfred Padgham returned 71 plus Causeway Bay this afternoon at cap: Winner $600. Second $300. Third $200.
Ponies, 68, Donald Curtis 74 plus 85, Ward For China
4.45 o'clock, between Sou China
Second
$300. Third
The match
to
.0
At 10.30 am.. China goes into The favourites will have the ser-
an vices of two of the best lady hur.Griffins of this Season, Winners 139, Reginald Whitcombe 72 plus"A" and the Navy will decide the action against Portugal, In
championship. effort to retain
Entrance Charles Whitcombe 144. the Falconer ters in Hongkong, Lily Mar of the of more than $1.250 in stakes, baz-68, Henry Cotton 73 plus 71.
red. Jockey Allowance.
At 3 pm to-morrow, also at Wildcats The holders are not
Fifty seven players, with aggre Caroi'ne Hill, South China, winners Shield.
75 champion
and Mary
$5. One and a Quarter Miles. powerful a squad as last year's Loule of the Canadian Chinese
2-2.30 pm-Mount Davis Han-gates of 148 or better, qualified for gang. and will have difficult squad, Lily will probably start on
Combined Rest of the League. For thirty-six holes to-day over the $200. time holding the experienced Por- the mound with sister Doris doing dicap First Section: Winner $800. the final, which will be played over of the Junior League, win meet the
SMALLBALL MATCH tuguese aggregation, Luckily for the receiving, but if any change China Ponies. "C" Class. Jockey high course.
A friendly smallball football Abe Mitchell and Arthur Havers the Chinese, F. F. Choy has proved a battery is needed the Chinese Allowance. to be a worthy replacement for will put on another sister act, in the Two Mile Post Once Round and were among the notable players match will be played at Caroline Wally Ching, at shortstop, and Mary and Dot Loule. Raymond Chang has been quite Sparkplug May Chung will cover sound, at centre field, which was the Windy Alley position and will Choy's regular berth: Bill Woo has be supported by Ella Chinn and been showing his best form at the Mable Loule at second and third initial sack, making the champions respectively.
Entrance
$5. From
In (About One Mile 171 Yards).
Entries
Note. One Entry only will be made for the Mount Davis Handi- cap (Races Nos. 2 and 4). will be divided into First and Jean Lee will be Second Sections at the discretion
of the Handicapper.
bind the plate; Charito Esmall and Ellan Tabunar will offer excellent support, but the remainder of the squad are not too reliable in the pinches.
who failed to qualify.
Hill to-morrow at 3 p.m. between the Chinese staffs of the "Hong- kong Dally Press", and the "China
ANNUAL SCHOOLS Mall"
SPORTSTM
Heats On Tuesday, Finals Friday
April 25, and the finals "on Friday, events to commence at 2 p.m. ön both days.
Mr. C.G. Sollis, Director of Educa- tion, will give away the awards.
won.
3.3 p.m.-Brisbane Spring flan- dicap: Winner $750. Second $300. Third $200. Fer Australian Sub- scription Pontes of any Season.
Students from nine of the lead- "The schoola competing are:- Entrance $5. One and a Quarter Miles. Jockey Allowance.
ing schools, representing the cream Queen's College, King's College, St. 4.-3.30 p.m. Mount Davis Handi-of local jun'or athletic talent, will Joseph's College, La Salle College, inter- St. Paul's College, St. Stephen's cap: Second Section. (See Race Compete in the annual
Schools sports, which will com-College. Wah Yan College. Central No. 2).
5.4 p.m.-"Hunchbacks" Plate: mente next week at Caroline Hill. British School and Diocesan Boys'
Heats will be run on Tuesday, ❘ School. winner #1600. Second $300. Third $200. For China Ponies, Subscrip- tion Griffins of this Club of this Winners of $500 or more
well balanced enough to stand, a stationed at the initial sack, while good chance of retaining their In- the gardeners will be chosen from ternational..supremacy.
Ada and Vana Chang. Mary and The Portuguese, during the regu-Gloria Mar. lar. league season, were the out-
Fausta Dimanlit is expected to standing men's team of the year. take over the hurling assignment The old timers, Mike Mendonca. Henrique Barros, A. V. Gosano and for the Philippine with "Babida be- Sputty Pereira, have all giver of their best and their heady ball playing has had a steadying effect on the youngsters of the team.
With Johnny Alvares and Char- lle Figuereido forming an effective battery, it will come as no surprise if the Portuguese boys make a clean is fixed for April 29, when the in stakes. barred. Weight: 10 lbs. sweep of the honours, in their arst Softball league holds its first an-under weight for inches.. 2. lbs: full season of softball.
nual dance, these matches will be penalty for every $100 or part wonin stakes. Jockey played as arranged unless condi- thereof
Allowance, Entrance $5, Six Fur- tions are absolutely Impossible.
longs.
PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES
As the presentation of trophies Season.
Class.
LADIES MATCH The night-cap will be provided
At the time of writing no Hon4:30 pm-Charters Towers by the female of the species, with
Second the Philippines clashing with the matches have been arranged.
Handleap: Winner $800. To decide the much debated $300. Third $200, For Australian Chinese lassies, at noon... for the Molthen Challenge Trophy.
question of which ladies' team Subscription
Ponies, "B" Although an upset is not out of the should win the award for being winners of $1,250 or more in stakes question, the Chinese should en- the most improved squad of the since January 1. 1939, barred. counter Hittle dimculty with the year, a meeting of the League com Jockey Allowance. Entrance.; $5. opposition, who will be seriously mittee has been called for Tues- From the Two Mile Post Orice weakened by the loss of Lydia day, April 25, at 5.30 p.m.. at the Round. and In (About One Mile
171 Yards). Dietz who has returned to Manila. Brook Club. Kowloon.
ADVERTISEMENT
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUE
THE THIRD EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (wen ther permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 22nd April, 1939, commencing at 2.00 p.m.
FAVOURITE WIN TRIAL STAKES
7-5 p.m.-Taimoshan Handicap: First Section-Winner $600. Second" $300. Third
Chine $200. For Ponies, "D" Class, Jockey Allow- ance. Entrance $5. One Mile..
Note. Ope Entry only will be
Blue Peter Gets Homemade for the Talmoshan Handicap
By Four Lengths
(Races Nos. 7 and 9). Entries will be divided into First and Second Sections at the discretion of the
LONDON, April 21 (Reuter)-The Handicapper. Epsom Blue Riband Trial Stakes, 8-5.30 p.m.-Canterbury Park over one mile and one furlong, re-Handicap.-Winner. $800. Second sulted in a win for the 10/11 $300. Third $200. For Australian favourite Blue Péter, carrying 8 st. Subscription Ponies of this Season 2 lbs., to-day.
Diadoque, starting at 8/1 and The first Bell will be rung at carrying 8 st. 12 lbs.. was second, and Fairfax, starting at 20/1 and 1.30 p.m..
carrying 3 st. 12.ibs. was third.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE No One-without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Such must be worn throughout the duration of each Meeting-in such a manner as to he readily identified.
›› Badges: · admitting Now Mem. hers to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (Both including tax). are - obtainable ..., through
Nine horses ran in the race.
Winners of more than $1,000 in stakes, barred. Jockey Allowance. Entrance $5. From the Two Mile Post Once Round and In CAbout One Mile 171 Yards).
1-6 p.m.-Taimoshan Handicap:
Four lengths separated first and Second Section. (See Race No. 7). second, and ene and a half-lengths-Daily Double Event: Fifth and second and third.
Beventh Races, AAA
4.
The Derby entries, Point Blank and Bellman, starting at 8/7, and Doublet Llandaff and Heptarch, at 8/2, also rari. ⠀
Course betting on the Derby be- fore the race was 1/1 on Blue Peter taken.
SKY CLEAR BUT GROUND SOAKED
Although: yesterday: morning. the broke nns and clear, it was evident
Entries close at noon on Thurs-
day. April 27. 1939
HOME SOCCER
LONDON, April 21 (Reuter)~ In a Third Division (Northern Bection) match in the English Football League played yesterday, Bradford City beat Doncaster by
two goals to one.
TO-DAY
SECRETARY upon the per that no play would be possible in SPORTING FIXTURES sonal or written application of the Colony tennis championships, Member, such Member to be in view of the soaking the Hong- responsible for all visitors intro duced by him, and for Paymen of All Chits, &c.
kong Cricket Chrb ground, in com-FOOTBALL-Frist Division, Royal mon with all other playing fields, had had over the past few days, and it came as no surprise when. The Secretary's Office. 1st this was confirmed in the after- floor, Exchange Building (Tel.noon,
* 17794) will close at 12 NOON.
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Play will, it is hoped, be resumed [next week. The re-arranged 'pro- Tiffins are obtainable at the gramme has already been publish- Club House provided they are led..
ordered In advance, from the No. POLICE RUGBY
Boy (Telephone 21920).
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to
DANCE
The Police, who won the "Elar- ney Stone" shield in the seven-a- the Public Enclosure is $1.00 side rugby, tournament this season, Including Tax, for all Persons, held a celebration at the Police including Ladies, and is payable Recreation Club last night, in the 21 the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors form of a-dinner-and dance. The premises were tastefully decorated. In Uniform are admitted Hall There was a large attendance, Price.
amongst whom were Messrs. J. C. By Order, at
B. Fender, G 8. Wilson, Lut C. B. BROWN, Bearle, B. C. Fay, Dr. J. A. R. Selby, Secretary, Mestra. N. H. Cuthbertson, A Kir by, 7. 8 Riddell, simpson, Spearle, Hong Kong, 17th April, 1959. c. Austin, M. 8. Brown, W.E 307 Peers, and members of the victori-
ous Police rugby team.
Navy v. South China A (Cause- way Bay, 4.45 p.m.); Second div. 5th AA. Bde, v. Middlesex (to decide runners-up) (800- kumpoo, 4.30 p.m.). LAWN BOWLS-Kowloon Tong (K. v. Kowloon Football Club FC.), K.C.C. v. Dock 'and IRC. (KCO).
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[RACING. Hongkong Jockey
Club's Third Extra Race Meet ing, at Happy Valley, 1.30 pm. TO-MORRÓW:
FOOTBALL, Badenfor « Champions 7. The Rest of Colony (Caro- line HUI, 4.30 pin:); 8. "China- Second Div. Champion-v. Com- bined Junior Division (Caró- line Hill, 3 p.m.);" HOCKEY: Internation
Tourney
Final, England or India v. Por-, tugal (Club, 4 pm). maddes SOFTBALL-International Cham-
pionship. "Men's China. v. Por, tugal, (Kowloon Fotball Club, |10.30.m.); Women's China V. Philippines? :(Kowloon Foot ball Club, Noom.)
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