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COLONY INTERPORTERS BEATEN BY THE REST Game A Disappointment: Did Not Reach Standard
BY "PILAT"
As a test of strength, yesterday's game between the Rest of the Colony and the. Interport, side to meet Saigon was a great disap- pointment. The Rest, which comprised no less than nine members. of the interport team to visit Shanthal, won by a solitary goal scared by Leonard in the last minute of the game.
The game, was played at a slow pace throughout and at no stage reached the standard that one would expect from a game of this
nature.
colleagues' type of game. Hon- nlball was rather weak on the left wing and it is apparent that he will be wasted in that position.
Play in the first hall was quite
Both sides made several changes In their line-ups. Lee Tin-sang even, each side attacking in turn. was absent, his place being taken Taking up the attack. Lee tested over by"Hau Yung-sang: Tsung Motham with a grounder, which Chung-wan was brought in in the latter had to dive full length place. of Spong Ling-sing while to effect a fine safe. Rest retallat- Tam Woon-chung deputised for ed and Leonard, receiving a pass, Thorburn."
The Rest had also to reorganise their team. Bone played at left back. Hussain was moved up to
ballooned over the bar. After sime even exchanges the Interval arrived with the score blank,
The second half opened with the right-half with Maxwell occupying same uninteresting exchanges, but the other wing-hall, while Honni-in the last 15 minutes or so the ball took Hau Ching-to's place on pace quickened somewhat. the left-wing.
WEAK FINISHING Whether these changes had any effect on the game can be that gauged from the fact
both sides showed the same fault-weak finishing on the part of the forwards.
LEE ROBBED OF BALL
SPORTS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1940.
Pictures Of The Large Crowd At The Fanling Races On Sunday
YESTERDAY'S YACHTING
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as he was about to shoot. At this Royal Hongkong Yacht Club sailed stage the Colony was enjoying yesterday
well (Capt. of the play: Fowler. sapplied with passes, was seen in follow; - some flashy runs down along the Of the twi goalles on view line but, more often than not, he Moxham had more work to do and found he had outstrode his inside acquitted himself well. though men. his centres consequently be- Robinson was also as sure in his ing too far in front to be turned
to better advantage. handling of the ball.
Blackburn and Hau Yung-sang In the last minute of the game. was the steadier of the two pairs Rest scored the only goal of the of backs, but Bone. Rest left-back match through Leonard. Cheung Colleen was too fond of passing the ball Yung-sum, right-wing, gathering (Mr. J. G. Tarr), back to the goalle
4 lpose ball, made a ne rufi down Eve Williamson played a quiet but, the
centring to wing before nevertheless, effective game at Leonard who shot Into the far pivot, but Hsu King-sing caught corner of the net to give Rest the the eye more with his fine spoil-victory. ing and distribution.
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Lee Wal-tong was never given Interport XI (Saigon):-Robin- much rope and was shadowed son: Blackburn, Hau Yung-sang: throughout the game by Guy, and
Tsang Chung-wan,
Williamson,
in the only few opportunities he su King-sing: Fowler, Fung had to shoot he did not reveal his King-cheong. Lee Wal-tong, Tam
Woon-ching, Bickford.
old accuracy.
The Rest Intermediate line did
Rest of Colony:-Moxham; Hills. not compare well with their op Bone: Hussain, Guy, Maxwell;' ponents; Hussain, on the right, Cheung Tung-sum. D. Leonard. was too prone to wander into the Fox, E. Strange, Honnbail. centre.
EVEN PLAY
D. Leonard showed good under- GOVERNMENT HOUSE standing with Cheung Wing-sum BOWLS MATCH at the beginning. but with Ha
King-sing marking them as
more dangerous flank,
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the His Excellency the Governor's
not team was beaten by six shots by
much in the picture in the second a team led by Mr. T. H. G. Bray-
half..
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Fox, who has been invited to take Hossack's placé in the Shanghai Interport eleven, did not show up well as he ap- peared not to understand his
HOCKEY CHATTER
BY "RECORDER ".
Three matches in the Hockey Associa don Tournament are pro- mised for this.coming Sunday. Police are to meet the Nomads. Central British Association are to play the Royal Corps of Signals. and University are to oppose the Kowloon Indian Tennis Club.
The match a, Pokfulam should be an interesting one, K.I.T.C. have
field In a friendly lawn bowls match played at Government House yesterday. At Mr. Bray- feld's greens at Walmer, Castle Peak, last week, His Excellency's team were beaten by seven shots.
(Miss L. A. Helberg)
MOUNTED UNITS
TO MEET INFANTRY
OF THE LINE
An interesting po'o match has been a ranged for Friday be- tween the Mounted Units as
The the Infantry of the L ne.
the game will be played on Boundary Street groun, starting at 4.30 p.m. 5
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Captain S. Barn, of the Royal Scots, Mrs. Godby and another visitor at Kwanti last Sunday.
Senior League Cricket Season Starts
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Two Close Games Mark The First Week's Card
BY E. U. ROPES
The Senior Division of the Cricket League opened in fine style last Saturday with two very close finishes and a fairly one-sided game-the last resulting in a win for the Indians over the University.
THE TEAMS The teams will be as follows. players handicaps being the given brackets:
MOUNTED UNITS:-Lt. Col. Way 0), Capt. W. B Wilson 74), Major E de V. Hunt (4) and Capt. R. T. P. Forester (31 total 11.
INFANTRY OF THE LINE:- Lt. T. W. Chatty13). Capt. R. Gilbertson (4), Capt. S. Burn (4) and Major A. 8. Godley (2) or Capt. Chattey (1)-total 12.
These two teams are pro- bably the fastest in Hong- kong and weal y fast and thrilling game should result Although
they meet.
when the Infantry team have the higher hand.cap the mount- rd. Units have a well balanced team of hard and accurate hitters.
WELL MATCHED
It is expected tat Capt. Wii- wili" capta n the mounted
Son units and hs can be led upon
in keep the team well together. frequently players have
together
SEASON SERVED UP
LAST SUNDAY
OF SEASON
Highly
Touted
Recreio
Tulsa Clash Fails To Provide Excitement
BY "R.O.Y."
SOFTBALL
FRIENDLY CRICKET
St. Joseph's College beat La Salle College by 53 runs in a friendly cricket match played yes- terday. Central British School beat the Royal Corps of Signals V. Dy
10 wickets in another friendly match
Although fifteen matches were decided last Sunday. the day's programme was the most uninteresting served up during the current season. Even the highly touted Re- creio-Tulsa game failed to provide any excitement, the fracas ending in Recreto's favour, by the wide margin of 10 tallies to 4.
With Jack Hoffman and
LADIES GAMES
cult clouts
were
registered by" Melvy Campos and, Norma Silva while Terry Marques and Lella Xavier each slapped a double, of the winners bag of 16 hits.
HONG SECTION
In the Hong Section, Cables took their fourth straight, with a 9-7 win over Texaco, Socony account- bd for the National City Bankers. 7-3 while the Royal Air Force
bad handed a
27-12 beating to Providents. Greenspots
Shanty Moore out of the line- In the first of the Ladies' games. China
up and first string hurler the Cuts put up little opposition insed oat Chartered Bank 7-3, and Snuffy Bailey off-colour, the to the Wildcats who pounded out Electrics trounced Hongkong Bank
no less than six two-baggers and 10-4. Tulsa gang conceded seven
LEAGUE STANDINGS ene home-run to score 18 to the
"Men's League: markers in the first frame Bruins 4. Lily Mar led the parade on never with the round-topper and one of and from then threatened.
WES
the doubles, while Ella Chirin, Recreto "A" HEAVY CLOUTING
Mary and Doris Mar chalked up, Canadian Chinese the others. The Bruins got only Ball Club Eddie Gosaño'r beavy clouting
mainly responsible for the two hits, but were steadier than Chung Hwa Portuguese squad's victory which usual in the field, where Kitty Recreio "B".
Victoria R.C. ties up the series at 2-all; Recreio Bush and Nancy Maxwell took the International A.C.
Umelight.
Mindanao Aces remained firmly put at the
LOW SCORING
Baseballers top of the league table, when they
The Wahoos and Ball Club girls Trojans easily accounted for the Eriglish Forumers. 9-2, in the first men's staged a low scoring tussle, which English Forum ended 6-1 in favour of the Green Liga Portuguesa game of the day,
Owls. For the winners, Therese Filipino Club Noronha nurled excellent ball tha Central British
Toto
Promoted for this game, Prata led the stick-artists, with a 'double and a brace of bingles in
Won Lost Petr..
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8 1 .888:
7 1 .875
2 777
5 2 714
5 3 .625
0 almost gave her a perfect game. Machine Gunners
four times at bat. After hurling as the losers scored once without
6 3 .625
5
5 .500
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8 .400
2 4 333
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5 186
1
143
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857
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7 3
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for the Aces, Jackie Noronha again getting a single hit. Therese. Paula toed the slab for the Bees against Chan and Jeanne Yolle, each hit Canadian Chinese the Filipino Club, and rexistered two of the winners 10 safeties, Wahoos and combine his second win of the day with while Dot Brown crossed the pan wildcats two-hit pitching that allowed the for the losers lone tally, Filipino boys one measly run while the Rec juniors were scoring 10.
BEST GAME
The played very well.
the other The Infantry, on nani, are probably the faster mounted, and many of them are long Kitters, although their hit- ting may not always be as ac- curate as th.t of the Mounted Units'. Team.
The best game of the day was the opene., at the C.BA, ground, between Liga and International Athletics, which went to an extra Capt Bu.nl probably cap-inning before the Athletes man- ta'n the Infantry Team, but it axed to run out on the long end Baker clouted a homer for the has not be decided as yet of a 6-4 32018. "whether Majo Godler or Capt.
really Chattey will on the back posi-winners who were
worried.
Kowloon had a jolly race against the clock, just win-ton the more impressive record, having ning by a matter of minutes only, to take full points from
Craigengower at Happy Valley.
beaten the Nomads and draw with Recreio. University have yet to win a point, but the undergrad- uates have yet to strike their best form and may be considered even favourites for Sunday's match.
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never
This game promises to be one of 'The Canadian Chinese trounced The home side batted the best and most ́nteresting the Machine Gunners by 9. runs first and took the score to 151 for 9 before they declared, games of the season and specta- Francis Zimmern being top-scorer with 44 and Ernie Zim-tors are welcome to watch it. mern a good second with 37.
Robert Lee was somewhat When they. batted the Indians expensive for Kowloon but were best served by K. Nazarin who Donald Anderson, going on showed a glimpse of his best form first change, had a field day, by scoring 54. It was a hard-hit getting five scalps for only 23,
runs.
CHAMPIONS WIN
effort.
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SPORTING
FIXTURES
TODAY
to 2 and could have stretched their winning. margin with ease. The Emma Gees showed vast fm-. provement in the field and com- mitted only 4 errors.
GOOD DISPLAY
The Hongkong Baseballers, with Doc Molthen hurling grand bar. put up a surprisingly good display! against the powerful Ball Club
CHESS -- Colony Championship, First Round, O. V. Prasalov v. B. S. Litvin; - V1⁄2- V Kolatchon aggregation, even though the lat v. L. Blair:AY Birako ter were playing under wraps.. v. K. Wets Sir H. Pollock v. E. The Ball' Clubbers scored all of Zimmern: R. M. A. Barnett v. A. their tallies in the second stanza,
and only managed to garner three i Kurrik
Division, safe hits during the course of the FOOTBALL - Third
Royal Scots v. Royal Engineers game. (Bookunpoo) 4 pm.
Another Tournament plager on the injured list. Peter Rull, the
A DRAW?! Nomads' promising inside-left, is complaining of water in the knee
"Anderson then went on to This week the Indians will be at to Craigengower Cricket and may be out of the game for
L/Bgt. Score a rapid 75 not out while home the rest of the season. Dobson, the R. E's goal-keeper, Ernie Fincher helped with 28 Club and a good match it should his last appearance for the In- who was injured in the game with and Norman Mackay 28, not be. A. H. Madar will be making dians as a bachelor-he is getting C. B. A.. is reported to be progress out.
married next Thursday to Miss ing favourably,
At Bookunpdo Recreto got the Haseena Ismail, and here's wish- L/Bdr. Carter, who has played strong batting Army side out for ing them the best of luck.
only 135 runs. Denyer collected If the Indians win the toss they HOCKEY.-Y.M.CA. HKSRA half-back and full-back for Radio 43 and Major Petri 23, while Eddie will do well to put Craigengower in "y" ground), 4.45 vm. in the Tournament these last twosano took six wickets for 87 to bat and then try to get them seasons, la leaving shortly for
out as early as possible. My Home.
A party in his honour is
Recreio would perhaps have opinion is that the Indians will being given at the Radio and been in a bad way if Eddie Gosano and it pretty hard to get rid of Postal Sports Club, Carolize had not scored 47 before he was Zimmern & Co.. if they should run out True Beltrao made make up their minds to “stay` in gallant 29 but Gosano stopped the and never mind the runs!" rot when a whosesale collapse ap.
THE JUNIORS peared inevitable.
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BADMINTON. --- Mired Doubles
League, Talkon v Recre1o K.C.C. v. University,
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TROJANS WIN
After a bleak period, the Tro- tans finally managed to register a win when they accounted for the Central Britishers by 9 talites to 8, but the losers appear to have outhit and cutplayed the winning squad..
SATURDAY, JAN. 270. CRICKET-First Division: Army v.
KC.C. (800kunpoo) HK.C.C. The Central British boys wielded HKU, (HKOO"; IRC. v. Cra.. the waggon-tongue" for 9 safeties, gen sower (Bookunpoo); Second while the Trojans were connecting Division, ROC v. Army (E.C. for three, and erred only twice as O; Civil Service CC. v. Univer- against als for the Portuguese
Happy Valley) wide
squad. Vic Bond and Barudge FOOTBALL LAI Wah Cup. Army Smith, both southpaws; had the
Navy Caroline Bill
winning hitters in dimculties. and Ladies Tennis lost the decision, owing to the in- Final experienced support of their in- Championship, Sngl
fielders. UAR.C., 3 pm.
The 12th Heavy Regiment, R. A nelded their first team independent
The Second Division is well un- of the 8th Heavy Regiment, RA, yesterday. Both Royal Artillery "The Indian R.C pair of opening der way and the biggest upset thus teams, I understand, will compete bowlers AR Minu and A. H. far has been the defeat of Kowloon in the Large Units Knock-out Madar got going in their best at the hands of Cralgengower CC. Tournament which, according to style against the University, Minu It will be remembered that pre- the latest information, starts in had 4 for 32 and Madar 6 for 24vious to this Kowloon had had a TENNIS Colony March, and not February as pre- Madar taking his last five wickets very narrow escape from the In-
without conceding a single 'ruf viously reported...
dians.
A TRACK-MEET
Reéreto
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