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PAGE 2-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1940.
In the World of Sports
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TRACK MEETS FEATURE OPENING $16,100 PAID FOR TWO
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OF SOFTBALL SEASON C.N. Matthews
Recreio "B"-V.R.C. Has Nip-And-Tuck Clash: Liga Register Only Shut-out
The local softball senson got away to a flying start last Sunday when Major C. M. Manners. President of the Kowlcon Football Club, Harled the first ball in the Cardinals Wildcats tilt which was the opener of a six game programme on the KF.C. ground. Six matches on other diamonds were also played, making a total of twelve game decided during the day.
The Arst division and ladies no surprise when they went down matches were disappointingly one to the Canadian Chinese, current sided and it was left to the second league champions, by the margin division teams to provide the only of 20 tallies to 5. really close games on the whole programme.
the Canuckettės, Hurling for Mary Loule, when she really tried, Displaying a marked superiority showed much of the speed and in their stickwork, the Wildcats control that carried the squad pounded Cardinal hurler. Efegents through to the pennant last sea- Bab'da. for 18 hits to garner 25 son. tallles while, the Redbirds were collecting 8 markers on only 6 safeties off the pitching of Wildcat Thelma Collaco.
Outstanding with the hick- ory was Irene Pereira, erst- while skipper of the Ramble- reites, in clouting a homer and two doubles in four trips to the plate.
ACES TOO GOOD"
With Herbie Quon in poor for on the mound, the Canadian Chi nese boys were no match for the Recreio Aces in the opening Men's match, the Portuguese lads finish- ing on the long end of a 22-2 count as the Canadian outfelders served up a gardening display that would not have been worthy of second division players.
Zinho Gosano paced the Portü- guese batters with three safeties
Carries Bat For 124
INTER-FACULTY MATCH DRAWN
Despite an innings of 206 for the loss of six wickets, to which C. N. Matthews contributed 124 not out, Arts were only able to draw with Medicals "B" at Pokfu- lara yesterday afternoon when this year's cricket the first of
the Inter-Faculty matches In series was played. Matthews hit 24 boundaries: The scores:
ARTS
K. Lo. c. and b. Amplavanati C. N. Matthews, not out
A. Ahmed b. Chelliah
Tam Kwong-yee, b. N. Singh E. Mazuza, b. N. Singh
o. v. Cheung, b. N. Singh
B. S Chowla b. N. Singh A. Ho, not out
Extras (B19. NB1)
Total (for 6 wkta)
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AUSTRALIAN GRIFFINS
Good Prices Bid On Second Day Of Jockey Club Sale
Good prices were bid for the batch of Australian griffins offered for sale at the Hongkong Jockey Club Paddock yesterday, one of the eleven ponies fetching $8,100 and another $8,000.
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The auction was a continuation of that started on Tuesday, of Australian griffins imported by the Hongkong Jockey Club for sale to members. A further batch will be offered today and the final lot will be sold on Friday, sales comencing each day at 5.15 p.m.
At yesterday's sale pontes Nos. 6 years, 14.3 hands. $2,300: No. 45,13 and 26 secured the best bids, the Bay gelding by Pacolet out of former, a brown mare by Dignus, Prudence, Ave years, 14.3 hands, has the blood of the famous Eng- $2,400; No., 49. Chestnut mare by
Main out lish sire Gainsborough, whila. Its Richmond
of Lady years, 14.2 hands, 'dam, Lady Mecca, is by Pacolet, a Biplane, four fashionable Australian sire, whose $2,000: progeny have fared very well in tropical climates. The mare,look- ing every inch fetched $8,100.
thoroughbred,
The next best price was paid for
WIN FOR JOSS
The RHKY.C. Sweepstake race
pony No. 26 a bay gelding by Farr. salled yesterday resulted as fol- the sire of Far View (triple, win-lows:-
nef at the, 1940 Annual Meeting);
14 and Sapper (holder of the Colony
20 mile record and a winner).
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The bidding for this pony start- ed at $2,000, jumped to $5,000 and
B. Ahmed. G. M. Derkach, and Ho increased therefrom by bid's of wing-to did not bat.
BOWLING ANALYSIS
Amplavanah
Chelliah
N. Singh
and the Moluccas? What Portuguese colony on
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a great gambling resort?
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MIXED CLASS
Jcss
$1,000 at a time till eventually knocked down for $8,000.
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Finished Corr. Pos.
16.36.38 (Major G. E. Neve) La, Linda 18.40.10
(Mr. H. H. Browne) Jean
16.40.25 (Capt. R. Lawder) Artemis... 18.43.34 (Mr. C. C. Blake) Gull........
16.44.45 (Capt. A. O. G. Mills)
over both
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CIRCUIT CLOUTERS Circuit clonts were also register-
MEDICALS ed by Dolly Brown, Gloria and Lily
Chelilah, lb.w. #K. Y. Tam Mar of the winners while Babida which cluded two doubles but N. Singh, a Mazuza b. Matthews
Neither was hard pressed-by-brothers Eddie T. C. Pang, b. K. Lo replled for the losers. squad displayed mid-season feld- and Bert'e who each connected Amplavanah. b. K. Y. Tam ing form the Wildcats committing twice, the former clouting a triple .9 errors to the Redbirds-12, and the latter-a-homer--
Another track meet resulted when the Wahoos took Chung Hwa by the wide margin of 29 counters to 3. The Green Owls connected for only twelve safeties up an up. tallles In the first two frames with the aid of opposing hurler Frances Lee who issued 18 passes in 1.2/3 frames before she was yanked in favour-of-Pla Chign who proved~ to be much more effective.'
ONE-SIDED MIX-UP Even more one-sided than the previous matches was the Baby
Panthers-Little Flower Club mix- up, the former reaping 33 runs on but 14 hits against the latters 3 markers on four safeties.
CANTICKS HANDCUFFED Johnny Alvares turned in a sound performance on the mound and had the Canucks handcuffed throughout the game with the exception of Ross Mark who tripled and bingled in his only two trips to the plate.
The St.
Joseph's-Hongkong
H Tan, not out ....... Gutterres, and b. K
J. Hool, not out Extras (B15)
Total (for 5, wkts.)
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FULL RESULTS Following is the full result of yesterday's sale:--
35 of Cirus Queen, four years, 14.3 Allsa
No. 2, Bay mare by Trivento out
Bands, $1,600; No. 6. Brown mare (Capt. W. A. Ingram)
10 by Dignus out of Lady Mecca, four
__á_years 14.3 bands $8,100. No 10
14 Grey gelding by Balkan King out
15 of Mary Mac, four years, 14.3 SPORTING FIXTURES
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M. 5. Khoo, T. B. Tech, L. H. Tan, Jr-and-G-Schiller did not bat:
BOWLING ANALYSIS
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1 t -5 Baseballers fracas was featured by
JUNIOR TEAM a rousing six-run rally by the Baseballers in the last frame after Indian Recreation Club 2nd XI in The following will represent the trailing 12-3 at the end of the a friendly cricket match against 3'xth. Commencing shakily, the Civil Service C.C. on Saturday at Club allowed the Saints 7 tallies Sookunpco, at 2 pm.:-A. H. Is- on six hits in the first stanza and mail (Capt.), A. el Arculli. O, el 4 on 5 safeties in the fourth; apart Arculli, T. Hamet, A. Rahmin, M. from those two bad patches, the A. Wahab. A. Ebrahim, J. M. A veteran Basebaers showed flashes Ramjahn, F. A. Curreemn, M. I. of brilliance that will make them Razack and Q. Talip. Scorer-S.
a potential menace to any team in E. Bux. the competition.
The Florinhas are a bunch of youngsters who are making their first appearance in league com- petition and starting from scratch have a long way to go before they can hope to match the other pennant contenders.milum. The Panthers Kittens have been Improving year after year and, Judging from their sound opening display, should have a very success ful season under the energetic management of Cesare Xavier, who has several excellent hitters in LXavier. Alex Mendonca, Terry and Celeste Marques who were star performers in this match.
RAW RECRUITS
Without Irene Pereira and Mar- garet Oliviera, their heaviest hit-
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Extra-base hits were at a pre-
two-baggers by Souza and Cotton being the only George
ones in the hit total of 15 for the winners and 8 for the losers, on which these contestants tallied 12 and 9 respectively.
BRITISH ATHLETE TO RETURN TO CHINA
LONDON, Oct. 18.-Eric Liddell,
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hands, $4.700; No. 15, Chestnut mare, by "Jim Marsh out of Songs- ter, six years, 143 hands, 32,400; BOWLS, - Colony Open Singles g3 Reduce No. 20, Hay hare by Kenlleost out
Championship, Semi-Anal Round. 35 Who was of Lang Franc mare, six years, 14.3 U.M. Omar v, M.R. Abbas, M.N. hands,' $3,100; No. 26. Bay gelding Rakusen v F.J. Jones (Kow by Farr out of Bounty, six years;
loon BG.C.) 4.15 p.m. 14.3 hands. $8,000: No. 30: Bay HOCKEY.-Y.M.C.A. 1st XI v. H.K. 38 Scraped' mare-by-Linfairn-out-of-Valtune: University (y" ground), & p.m.
five years, 14.3 hands, $3,100; No. 36, Bay mare by Parsee out of |
hands. $2,400; No. 40, Bay mare by Clever Mary, four years. 14.3 Magnesia out of Infedility, five
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RACING-Hongkong Jockey Club
39 Mexican dish suction of Australian Griffins 41 Character (1941). (Jockey Club Paddcck), 5.15 p.m.
Black-out Exercises Next Week: 2 Nights
Black-out exercises will take place on the nights of October 29- 30 and 30-31.
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In these exercises, the black-out will automatically commence at sunset on October 29 and remain in force until sunrise on the morning of Octóber 31.
Order of 1940 will us strictly en-loon and Hongkong, provided that The Governiment Black-out displayed on the pier both at Kow-
forced from sunset onwards, and such light is placed so that it can- the general public should observe not be seen from above, and that the following points:-
it does not throw any light on to the water..
From sanset 548 pm, on Oct. 29 to sunrise 6.26 x.10. on Oct. 31.
5. AIR RAID ALARMS
former British Olympic, runner, is leaving soon to resumé his mis FILIPINOS OUTHIT
sionary duties In North China Contrary to expectations. the This will be his third term of Filipino Club proved to be no seven years' gervice abroad. "This match for the Cyclone Sports Club, time he will be stationed at Slao- go'ng down by a final margin of chàng. Since last autumn he ha 16 tallies to 16 after being outhit been doing missionary deputation
During the black-out, air raid 9 to 14 The Cyclone outfit had work in the British Isles.
(a) External lights uz every-des- alarm signals will be sounded, and much the sounder defence and Liddell played Rugby seven cription, both on land and in ships, all road traffic must stop and pyll ters of past seasons, the Ramble-bobbled but, four times to the times for Scotland 28 2 wing must not be lit, except the naviga- into the side of the road, extin - rettes felded a bunch of new- losers' nine."
three-quarter in 1922 and 1923 tlon lights referred to in paragraph guish all lights, and remain thus comers under the captaincy of All of the Filipino boys nine hits In 1924, at Paris, he put up an 4 (by below; (b) All internal until the "Raiders assed” signal "Ding" Lopes. With so many raw were singles while the Cyclones Olympic Games 40 metres record lights must be screened by shut has been sounded, when they may recruits in their ranks, it came as garnered circuit clouts through a time of 47 seconds,
ters, dark blinds dark curtains or resume their journeys, provided H. Bakar and K. M. Rumjahn in In 1923 he set up a new A.A.A. otherwise, so that no light, direct that their lights are obscured in addition, to a two-bagger through 100 yards records with 9 7-10 or indirect, is visible from above accordance with the Government
seconds, and won the furlong. He or from any other direction: (c) Black-out Order of 1940, Best of the second division games won the quarter next year. In Lights on all types of road trana 6. GENERAL 1 -- were the Cosmopolitans-Roya! 1923 he was awarded the C. Cport must be obscured with two (a) Movementa ot Scots and R.E-RAF tilts which Harvey Memorial Cup for best thicknesses of ordinary blue closes throughout the period of the black- were both decided by che run mar- performances of the year.
ADVERTISEMENT Young Markar.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
gins, the former match going to the Cosmos 19-18 while the latter! went to the R.A.F. by the odd rün
much better later on in the season.......
FIGHTING RALLY
four tallies needed for victory.
FLUCTUATING GAME
tramo
thereby avoid ́exposing themselves
woven cloth or paint. The use of headlights on motor vehicles is out employed by the Naval, Mili prohibited; in other lamps the tary Air Force, A.R.P. and Essen
tial Services. will be permitted, bub must not exceed 7 watts in Draft Programmes and Entry in 23.
power; (d) Torches and naked but the provisions of the Govern Forms for the Tenth Extra
lights are For six full inhings. the Recreio screened with two thicknesses of complied with
prohibited, unless ment Black-out Order must be (b) Pedestrians Race Meeting to be held on
In the latter fixture, the winners Bees-Victoria Recreation, Club ordinary blue close waren cloth or should remain in their houses and Saturday, 2nd November, 1940 tralled the Sappers 8-11 at the end clash promised to be a nip and paint, (Weather permitting) may be of the sixth but staged a fighting tuck affair, the lead fluctuating
to the grave risks of personal in- obtained at the Secretary's Officely to chalk up the requisite between both teams with neither 4. SHIPPING
jury which are inherent during a squad having more wan a one-run (a) The harbour will be closed black-out, and also to accustom Exchange Building; the Club South China downed Central margin up to the anal stanza, to the ingress and egress of ship themselves to conditions which House, Happy Valley; the Houg British by 15 runs to 8, in a fracas when the Bees came through with ping, and no ragvements of ship would be enforced in war time; Kong Club The Sports Club; that was marred by loud squawks a rush to tally five times to give ping or other creft uisite the har- (c) It should be particularly noted and the Stables, Shan, Kwong against the umpiring. This long them a 13-9 victory,
bour: will be permitted. except that as far as the general public standing bugbear of league games The Bees Road.
used two hurlers, that a restricted ferry service may is concerned, black-out conditions is having the attention of the Georgle Guterres and Wilfred be maintained by the Star Ferry must be observed throughout the Entries close at 12 o'clock management committee and should Lawrence in that order while Bar- between Hongkong and Kowloon, whole period of the exercise, and NOON on THURSDAY, 24h be remedied at an early date, radas and Kelly Bilva-Netto shared but all lights must be extinguished must not be telaxed even if the October, 1940.00
Registering the only shut mound duty for the losers. Law or obscured and navigation, lights "Raiders Passed”, signal is sounded. out of the day, Liga Porta-rence gave a promising display and aboard the ferry must not be lit; TERMINATION OF EXERCISE quesa triumphed over certain alds
will automatically
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Artillery by 16 clear runs. The
Secretary.
first appearance on the soft-
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ball diamond and should do
Gunners were making their
fielders but the others were dia- to navigation will not be it, but terminate at sunrise (6,26 alm.) appointing, especially Bilva-Netto to assist in the safe navigation of on Oct. 31, when normal lighting, whose pitching was nowhere near the ferry mentioned in para 4 (a) land and sea traffic movements his form of last season.
above, a navigation light may be may be resumed.
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