PAGE 2-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1940.
In the World of Sports
NAVY BEAT SOUTH
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CHINA "B" 1-0.
WITH EVERY MAN IN THE TEAM PLAYING UP TO HIS BEST FORM, the ROYAL NAVY defented SOUTH CHINA "B" in the First Division Soccer League at Caroline H yesterday afternoon by one goal to mil. There was a moderate crowd present."
The game was fast and interesting, and although the Chinese players did not appear to be quite up to form they gave a good account of themselves and were unlucky to have had
a goal dia. allowed for off-side.
ever.
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Following brilliant selo effort along the wing. Tam Chun-kin, the Chinese inside- right, netted a beauty, but he was declared off-side and the goal was disallowed.
and the final whistle want, with the Navy winners by the only goal". scored.
Eastern Does JUNIOR CRICKET
Well In F.I.
TENNIS, CRICKET IN REVIEW
BY "TAG",
THOUGH league itself began patering out at a comparatively unusually early stage, local football has in some ways had one of its best years in the season just concluding.
INTEREST in the
Highspot of 1939-40 is, at course,
China ir.
PLAY-OFF
The play-off for the champion- ahip of the Jimfor Cricket League, for which Indian Recreation Club
and Police Recreation" Olub are
now tied, will probably be held this Saturday, though no official announcement has yet been, made. Venue, as is customary in matches, will be a neutral one.
LAWN BOWLS
J
such
First. Set Of "
22 Games
YAUMATI SCHOOL
SPORTS
The twenty-second annual Athletic Sports meet of the Yau- mati School will be held on Fri- qn the Central British School ground, com. mencing at 14.30 p.m.
BUT YOUNG TSUI day, April 19.
FINISHES WELL
Colony
Tennis Quarter-Finals
BY "TAG"
Mrs. G. F. de Martin will give away the prizes.
but it was strange to see the lighter-built, though taller, Kwok,
For one hour Tsul Yun-pui alipping frequently, while Tsut
SPORTING
FIXTURES
TODAY
ATHLETICS. Diocesan Boys' School Annual Sports, on the- School ground, 11 am. — 4 pin FOOTBALL Mat Divjaton.
HI)
South Chida A v. Kwong Wah (Boundary Street) 5 p.m., Second Divsfor runner-up play-off, En-. gineers v. 30th RA, (Caroline 3 p.m. Third Division. RAS.C.
Electric (Caroline p.m. "Third
Division. RASC. V. Electric (Caroline ∙Hill) 5 pm.
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RIFLE SHOOTING. Hongkong
Rifle Association's Weekly Spoon
p.m.
TENNIS,
& Practice Shoot (300,500 & 800- yards, at Kowloon City, 1.45
Colony's Champion- ships: Open Doubles. E C. Fincher and W. C. Hung v. C. H. R. Hyde and J. J. Ferguson. (Stand Court); Handicap Sin- gles.-D. M. MacDougall, -15.2 v. G. W. Sewell, -4.6 (6); | A; H. Barwell, -1.8 7. C. B. Nicholson,. -3.8 (7): Handicap Mixed Dou- bles. V. R. Gordon and Mrs. Ralph, Scr. v. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Stark, Scr. (4); R. C. Benyam and Miss J. Smalley, -3.6 ช. E, D. Bidwell and Miss E. Lam—. mert, -2.8 (3).
| youthful contender for the Colony seemed in no trouble whatever South China attacked from the
The following have been select- tendils singles tifle held by his maintaining his equlibrium. A start and for the first ten minutes entirely dominated play, their for ward line being specially pro- A few offensives by the sailors the spectacular victory of Eastern ed to represent the Electric Re- brother, Tsui Wai-pai, baitled to drop-shot used judiciously early minent. Many scoring attempts during the second-half proved of Athletic Association over South Creation Club in a friendly lawn win the first set in his quarter-on brought Taul a number of sm
"bowls match against Indian. Re- final match against Tennis Kwok portant points but he unaccount- the Senior Shield. "Ot; "were made but without effect, how-no avall and towards the end the the crowd of 10.000 who thronged creation at Bookunpoo on Satur- on the Stand Court at the Hong-ahly did not continue the shot
day:-
kong Cricket Club ground yesterday, after about a dozen games. Navy team was slightly Out-
the stadium at Caroline Hill on
W. E. Baker, W. E, Macfarlane. Having won that after 22 strenuous
THE PLAY played.
Sunday, Mar. 31, over 6,000 were H S. McKay. A F. Paul (skip), rames, he took only another 12 After a break-through by Kwok Kwok and Yung changed places probably surprised by the result, A. P. Tarbuck, R. A. Owens, C. E. minutes for the next sek con- in the third game, and another: in the second half.
for the losers had, amongst their Gahagan. W. B. Muskett (skip), ceding a single rame.
by Tsal Immediately follow- SOUTH CHINA "B"-Siu Tin-many other achievements, shown R. G. Butler, V. Sorby, G. G. S Both players gave a fine displaying. games went with ser- Him: Hau Yung-sang. Lau China partiality for the Shield and Thomson, G.. T. Padgett (skip). In the opening stanza, Taul's service till the 13th. This was the sun: Kwck Ying-ki, Lam Tak-po. had won it since 1938.
vice being & brilliant feature. Jonly game in which Tsuï did not Luk Tak-hang: Cheung Lai-sing, Undaunted, the. Chinese main-Tam Chun-kiu. Chan Tak-fal, ern are at
Fresh from that triumph, East-
Kwok's first delivery, though pacy serve with effortless power. Kwok tained a strentous series of stacks Yeung Kan-po and Lee Shek-yau. in the Philippine Islands, where present playing
enough, Was nothing like so falled to ram home his oppor-
in which Tam, Chan and Lee were
effective, as ft failed to set overtunity--8-6. NAVY" Robinson Roughley, at the
of moment specially prominent. Using their
more often than not, and he made
game. leading In the 22nd. Honeywell; R. Honeywell, Nicholas, they are "setting them slight." wings to great advantage the Caro-Britt; Phippens, Le Page. Hendy. On
LONDON, April 18 (Reuter) by far more mistakes off the 11-10. Tsul went into a 15-40 lead. the other hand. South In the Eastern section 01. the ground. Early on the players Kwok saved the two set points, line Hill team frequently carried
Thorburn and Bourne. the ball to within an ace of the
China, at one time certain win-Scottish Regional football league. decided on a base-line and middle- but muffed an easy volley, and ners of the league championship. Hearts, after extra time, beat court duel. In this there was little lost the set when Tsul drove be- Navy goal only to be beaten by the Navy deferice of which Roughieg
have sipped since that defeat. St. Bernards by two goals to nil to choose between them on the yend his reach.
cord by committing his disappoining their supporters was the outstanding man. Robin
Replays in the Football League backhand, though here Tsui was The second set was an anti- | double-fault in the 27th-game of badly by losing to "Navy last Cup son, "In "goal, was as brilliant as
competition yesterday re-again a shade` superior; on the climax, featureless except for three the match. Saturday, and will now need to suited as follows:-
forehand the winner was defnite aces by the winner to finish off Tsui' Yun-pul will now meet his usual and brought of some spec-
stronger. scrape together ore point in their
the last tacular saves.
game in style. Taut brother in the semi-final, probably game against Kwong Wah today
Ground conditions were not good spolled his own ine. service re- next whek. before they can be pronounced
eague champions.
FIRST DIVISION TABLE
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. S. China "A" 17 13 2 2 54 20 28 20 13 25 56 29 28 Eastern Royal Navy 19 8 2 8 35 45.20 R. 3 6 36 34 19 S. Chiha "B" 17
18 8 2 8 31 40.18 Midway through the Arst hair, Kowloon Thorburn was seen in a good move-
19 6 4 9 47 37 16. Middlesex "ment which eventually enabled Kwong Wah 18 7 2 9 38 44 16 him to shoot from fairly close Royal Scots 17 5 5 7 28, 30 15
range.
Club
19. 6. 2 431 48'14
St. Joseph's 17 5 3 9 30 40 13. Up and down play ensued til
19 5 10 29 47 13 the interval with the score unal- Police tered.
SECOND HALF
The second half'saw the Chinese striving desperately to equalise but without success, the Navy defence, in which Roughley was most pro- minent. being almost impregnable.
Robinson skilfully handled few shots that went past the backs
writing..
Another branen of local spor: has also seen the under-dog anish ap on top. Conceded not a chance: in a hundred of getting past their Arst mach, the Indian aggrega-
BRENTFORD AND tion in the International Softball
'SPURS DRAW
series stunned aŭ and sundry, and particularly their opponents, when they nosed cut Portugal by five Tottenham 1 Brentford 1 runs to four and walked over Bri- Thrilling Incidents, sparkling tain 10-1 to take the penant. bouts of football, spectacular The Indians victory, as most guais,, wonderful goalkeeping, and upsets are, was a meritorious one. a few "scenes" thrown in-there and served to illustrate the value you have the ingredients of the of keenness and team work in ADVERTISEMENT ball "cocktail" that was served any game, for on paper they were
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
The first Bell will be rung at
up in this match,
Soon after the interval Lyman. the Hotspur outside right, was brought down. The referee award- ed a penalty, but was surrounded
considerably weaker than either set of opponents, and were, in fact, atually outhit by Portugal!
by Brentford players protesting THE TENNIS LEAGUE has not that the offence took place made a very auspicious start, "some THE FOURTH EXTRA outside the area. After a lengthy club secretaries sKowing an in-" RACE MEETING will be held discussion the referee gave a free explicable dilateriness in sending in their entries. Closing date for (weather permittlog) at HAPPY kick just outside the area.
Immediately. the Tottenham the latter has had to be postponed VALLEY on SATURDAY, 20th
players swarmed round the re nex, Monday on this account, April," 1940, commencing at 2.00 feree and another "conference" a regrettable state of
Affairs. p.m.
took place. but the free kick Monopoly by the Chinese of the decision remained.
honours may have something to Yorstan, of Middlesbrough. the do with this lethargy, though 1 other loaned man. showed up hope not. One has sometimes to prominently at inside left and take a seemingly endless succes- scored Brentford's goal after half sion of lickings before one can finally have the satisfaction of Hotspurs' goal came a quarter beating up the other man The of an hour from the end. when curren championships at the Willle Hall, at right half. beat Hongkong Cricket Club has thus Jackson with a swerving dropping far been notable solely for the shot from near the corner" Bag.
1.30 p.m.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE No One without a badge will the admitted to the Members*
nclosure. Such must be worn throughout the duration of each Meeting in such a manner as to He readily identified.
Badges admitting Non-lem ters to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00
an hour,
41
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entry of a Japanese player, the CHELSEA'S EASY WIN.. first in many years to appear tu the tournament. O. Umetani, It Chelsea 4 Portsmouth 1 Chelsea, despite their old fault will be recalled, was, after a good of prodigality in front of goal, showing, eliminated by H. D. Rum- were in such lively mood that Jahn. After his departure less in-
Ior Gentlemen and -$3.00 the acceptance of a few of their terest has been evinced, though for Ladies (both including tax) chances enabled them to win with the final stages of the tourney are obtainable through the handsomely. Their shooting was approaching, there has again been SECRETARY upon the per deadly for half an hour, then a fair gathering of spectators at
deteriorated.
the last few games.
sonal or written application_ola “Portsmouth, paraded the Cup, Member, such Member to be but minus their wingers, Worrall responsible for all visitors intro- and Parker, and with Allen press- PLAY-OFFS have in recent years duced by him, and for Paymented into service at right back, they cricket league. The senior divi- of all Chits, etc.
The Secretary's Office. I Aoor. Exchange Building (Tel. 27794) will close at 11.45 a.m. Tiffins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are walker. ordered in advance from the No
1 Boy (Telephone 21920).
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
become quite common in
the
slon saw one in each of the sea- sons 1936-7 and 1937-8, and now.
looked only shades of the team that triumphed at Wembley:
Good work, by Weaver, Spence, and Mills sent Payne through for one is necessary in the junior the first goal. A minute later league. For the third time Indian Recreation Club are one of the Dickle, gave a spectacular through pass for Payne to drive again past the principals in each of the teams involved they were one of
The match; Next Alexander. a smart left. Fears mentioned. winger, cut in and scored.
which will probably be played this Mills broke away in the second Saturday is a very open affair, hali, and dribbling round Walker, with Police favoured in
¡¡quarters. On paper the latter have the stronger side, but the Indian juniors have not been so
The price of Admission to shot the fourth goal.
the Public Enclosure is $1.00 Only a few minutes remained
more
including Tax, for all Persons, when Jones replied for Porta- much on their toes for a long ́including Ladies, and is payable mouth.
at the Gate. Soldiers and Sallory
In Uniform are "admitted Half Price.
By
Spider,
time, and if their fielding does not le: them down, as it has on many Occasions during the past few
Y.M.C.A. HOCKEY months, they have at least an The following will represent the even chance. Police will be with) - Y.M.C.A. in a hockey match with out the services of J. L Stephens, H.M. Bubmarines at the "Y" who dislocated a shoulder. boné ground on Thursday, at 3.15 pm: and tore a muscle in effecting a Millington; Jordan and Yourier: brillant catch against Craigen- Coombe, McLellan and Waldron; ower last week; apart from that Corser, Gemmell, Pennington, both teams expect to be at full 217 Baldwin and Highlands...
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary Hong Kong, 15th April, 1946.
strength.
HOME SOCCER
SCORES
Walsall 6. Por: Vale 0. Rotherham 1. Doncaster 0.
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