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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1940.
In the World of Sports
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ACES WIELD BAT IN CONVINCING F.A. COUNCIL MEETING: SPLENDID ROWING SEEN AT
STYLE TO SCORE FINE WIN OVER COLLEGIANS
H.K. BASEBALLERS AGAIN
IMPRESS IN
IN FIELD
BY R.O.Y.
Conceded a batter than even-money chance of taking the honours, St. Joseph's let their supporters down with a thud on Sunday, when they bowed to the Recreio Aces by the wide margin -of 15 tallies to 1, ofter putting up as poor a defensive display as has been seen from this outfit of experienced ball-hawks' in many seasons.'
Cheered by the powerful per- formance that put their team back
ADVERTISEMENT in the running for the pennant,
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
Eleventh Extra Race Meeting, 16th November, 1940
HANDICAP WEIGHTS.
Race No. 4.--New Bridge Han
dicap First Section.
Recreio's supporters left the ground In high spirits, but the many other fans who turned out in anti- close clpation of witnessing a struggle were sorely disappointed.
Hits galore flowed off the bats of the hard-hitting Por- tuguese outfit and they scored in every frame but the fifth to finish with an eight-run splurge in the sixth.
Race No. 5.-Castle Peak Han exura
4
dicap First Section Race No. 6.-New South Wales
Handicap.
Weights in the above have been reduced 5 lb. áll round...
The correct weights will appear in the Race Book.
By Order,
C.B. BROWN,
Secretary Hong Kong, 12th Nov., 1940.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE ELEVENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 16th November, 1940, commencing at
2.00 P.,
The first Bell with he rung 1.30 p.m.
latter's
GOVERNOR'S CUP NOV. 24: Alice Marble CHARITY GAME DEC. 22
Turns Professional
Dates for the Governor's Cup and Sunday Herald International Clarity Cup matches were fixed at the monthly Gounell meeting of the Hongkong Football Association yesterday evening.....
Mr. Wong Ka-t'sun was in the chair, others present being Messrs. C. A. Goldenberg (Hon, Sec.), W. E. Hollands, J. Skinner, Walter Hanming Chen, H. K., Lee, Mok Hng, Cupit. -C. M. M. Mann, T. G. Stokes and P. O. Brown.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (Reuter) Miss Alice Marble, holder of the Wimbledon and American. Lawu Tennis singles championships, an
The first round of the Governor's nounces that she has turned pro-Cup will be played on Nov. 24 and recatonal and will begin an exal- the selection of the Association ibition tour with Donald Budge team was left to the League-Mana-
and Bill Tilden at Madison Square gement Committee. Garden. New York. on Jan. 8. 1941.
FAST AND FURIOUS RUGGER
FOUR" TEAMS
It was decided, that in the Inter- national Cup series, fixed for Dec. 25.and 26, to invite the following teams to take part: China, Eng land, Scotland and Portugal.
"Letters received from the Hong- kong Rotary Club, the Hongkong- and Maeac Reller Association and the Chinese Youths' Medical Relief Association, asking for games in aid of the charities under their:
CLUB 'A' DEFEAT auspices, were read.
SAILORS
Eddie, ing. tackling. and handling were
first!
off all attacks.
After a lengthy debate a sugges tun to play a match, the proceeds
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$4,535.74 FROM CHARITY SOCCER
It was revealed at the H.K. IFA Council meeting last even- ing that the sum of $2,596,14 was collected on Oct. 10 from the charity soccer game be- tween Combined Chinese and Rest of the Colony in aid of the B.W.OF. and the B.F.R.D.C.
The total gate receipts from the annual Poppy Day Eund match on Monday were $1,763, plus $176, which was collected for the raffle for the ball used. This balance is less expense which has yet to be deducted.
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ANNUAL AREA REGATTA 24th Heavy Bty.,
R.A. Win Brown Cup
A very enjoyable afternoon was spent yesterday at Stonecutters at the ANNUAL AREA ROWING REGATTA between anils of the Garrison.
A large feet of launches were in attendance and at the con- clusion of the regatta HE. the Genèrit Officer Commanding. Maj.- Gen. A. E. Grasett, D.3.0., M.C., presented the prizes to the winners and congratulated the competitors on high standard of rowing.
The Drst event was won by the The Service Corps then took the 24th Heavy. Bly.. R.A. with the lead and kept it until about 50 Engineers finishing a close second. yards from the finishing line when This race was for the.. Brown the Engineers who had been row- Cup rowed over a distance of 2.000 ing just astern of them all the yards. The Engineers were the way but managed to pull ahead first to get away and kept the lead with a fine effort, to win the Ah- until 200 yards from the finishing King cup for the second time in line when the Gunners picked up succession. and overtook them to win by a
RESULTS length-and-a-half.
R.AS.C. BROWN CUP: 1, 24th Heavy Bty. were third, Middlesex fourth and R.A.: 2. Engineers; 3. RAS.C: 4. the 17th A.A. Bty., fifth,
17th A. Bty. RA; S Middlesex ("C" C03)
The
ROYALS WIN
CHAPLAINS CUP: 1, Carrier
The second event was for the Chaplains Cup which is rowed Platoon (Royal Scots); # 7th AA, over a course of a thousand yardsty. RA.; 3. Middlesex (C" Coy.); and for novices only.
4, R.A.S.C.; 5, 17th A. Bty. R.A.;
In a fast and furious rugby to be divided between these three game, the Club "A" Afteen beat associations, was put forward by Navy "A" by 17. points to three Mr. Hollands and was adopted by a letter which Mr. Walter Chen M. Hollands said that in regard ALVES HITS OUT
the Council. The match was fixed was stated
The Engineers again took the Engineers. Disqualified).. Tony Alves paced the winners', at the Club ground yesterday.
The Club were a much improved for Dec, 22.
have produced, lead in this event but were dis-
AH KING CUP: 1, Engineers; 2. attack with three bingles in four
which exonerated the trips to the plate and, aided by team and the combination, pass
Approval was also given to a player sent off, this letter was Carrier Flatoon of the Royal Scots
certain qualified for crossing over and the R.A.SC.; 3, Middlesex ("C" Coy.). visit, to the Colony of the Burma never produced by Mr. Chen at were given the race. This was un-K.C.C. BOWLS TEAM base clouts Gerry. and Bertie Gosano, gave considerably better than the Navy.! Chinese football team who. It was the Emergency Committee meeting fortunate owing to both the teams! hurler Gerry Gosano a convincing/ Thompson and Aitkenhead kept decided. should be, informed that and. I had been produced, Itrowing a hard race. victory -in- the
The 7th A.A. The following have been selected they should arrive not earlier than The strongest point with the April 12 in order not to clash with would not have been taken into were then placed second with the to represent the Kowloon Cricket full trip in a a league outing.
consideration.
Middlesex third. R.A.S.C. 4th and Club in a friendly game of lawn Hank Ali Wag in excellent Navy was their defence. The for the end of the season's League
Mr. Hollands added that as 17th A.A. Bty, R.A. 5th Engineers bowls against Kowloon Tong on the batting form for the winners and wards met with such strong op
chairman of the Emergency Com Disqualified. scored their only, tally, but even position that they were scarcely ALLEGED STATEMENT
latter's ground on Saturday, com- mittee he resented the whole
The last event was very ex- mencing at 2.30 pm. he appeared shaky in the field to ever within the Club's 25-yard Before the meeting adjourned. thing and requested that a letter citing and a good finishing A. W. Smith, A. H. Martin, G. E. .drop a sitter.
Mr. Hollands spoke in very strong be written to the Referees' Asso- Hal Wing Lee, be line,
elimax to the afternoon. terms Lt.-Comdr. Clark played like hind the plate, worked hard to
Taylor and E. Kern; A Mádar, J. regarding-4 statement. clation asking for confirmation.as The Engineers again featured in Hempsey, W. Parson and J. Fraser: Dull his gang together without
which was read Council, as re-to whether the statement, as re- this race and after a hard tight A. C. Tribble, P. Wellwood, A. ported in the South China Morn-ported, was correct. much success,
with the Service Corps won by Steven and H. Overy. ing Post, made by a referee at the Referees' Association meeting....
WIN FOR BASEBALLERS The Hongkong Baseballers took
a trojan but, was unable to muster his men for any really dangerous attack "an the op- position goal.
In the drst half. the Club a 94 victory over the Filipino Club scored three tries and a goal and after having been well held at the the Navy. took a penalty goal. half-way mark when the scores Only one try was scored by the were knotted at four all At this Club in the second half. stage of the game, Hans Waggoner
shunted Edwards onto the mound
CLUB "A":-Percorini; Thomp-
in place of "Doc" Molthen and son, Altkenhead, D. Hynes, Clemo;
Morgan, Taylor; Heaseman, Bur
the Filipino boys never looked like ford, Redman; Needham, Geoffres ; scoring again while the American Olson, Moodle, B. Hynes. aggregation went on to tally the five markers with which they nnished in hand.
Molthen and Cotton were good for 2-in-2, as far as attack was concerned, but it was the Baseballers' brillant flelding that provided the en. tertainment that drew rounds of applause.
CHINESE DERBY
NAVY "A": - Clough; Garie. Macorie, Addia, McGill Neilson, Clark; Palmer, Richards; Stockham. Grangle. Rutherford: Taylor. Thornhill, Hughes
were still woefully weak in their stickwork.
The Baby Panthers collected
.Oxtures.
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After discussion, this was adopt-about half-a-length. ed by the Council
This race was rowed for the An King Cup over a distance of 2,000 yards.
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MEMBERS' "ENCLOSURE
In the Chinese derby match, the sixteen hits off the hurling of No One without a badge will Canadian Chinese proved to be no Ella Chinn and ran wild on the 16 Persia be admitted to the Members' match for the Chinese Baseball bags to garner their big score, Enclosure. Such must be worn Club, finishing on the short end while their own slabster. Lella 18 Rougher throughout the duration of each of a 9-2 count. The Baseballers Xavier, was conceding but five chalked up an early lead and were safeties. Theresita Botelho.clouted iceting in such a manner as to never in danger of losing it as a rousing triple for the winners 21 What is the -e readily identified.
but May Chung replied with a lucky homer for the losers.
WEAK FIELDING
twirler Tuffy Chinn held Canucks well in check.
the
Badges admitting Non-Mem. Herbie Quon made his league ber to the Members' Enclosure debut in the role of hindsnatcher
The Wildcats-Little Flower Club 22 and Club Rooms at $5.00 and handled the deliveries of Gee game turned out, to be a perfect for Gentlemen and $3,00 Lec in sound style.
frost as the former ran up the
rightfeld
when his drive soared the
over frames. fence on " the
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the feld
for Ladies (both incinding tax) Tuffy Chinn hit for the circuit, amazing total of 45 tallies in ve ate obtainable through the SECRETARY pon
The Buds managed to garner the per arat bounce, George White tripled eight markers but showed nothing sonal or written application of s for the winners while Luke Bunn but ineptitude in Member, such Member to be replied for the losers with a. especially during the last two responsible for all visitors intro-slashing three-bagger.
stanzas when the Wildcats resorted to infeld taps and bunts in an, dated by him, and for Payment -67 41 Chits, cit.
effort to get themselves out
The "Secretary's Office, "lat Hoor, Exchange Buliding (Tel, 27794) will close at 11:45 x‚i.
Tiffins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Telephone 21920).
INTERESTING GAM Providing the only game of any interest in the ladies' section, the Cardinals battled the Canadian Chinese lassies for seven interest ing tunings before going down by the comparatively close margm of 12 tallies to 8.
Still, it must be admitted thai other girls teams have
· looked: Hétle better in their first efforts and this team of rookies should show wast--im- provement before the end of the season.
JUNIOR GAMES
In a curtailed second division
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Ergenia Babida, Redbird burier, held the alugging Canuckettes to six safeties with her consistent placing of a slow outcurve over programme, the Recreio Bees re- PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. the inside corner of the plate but gistered a run-away 42,6 win over 35
received very poor support from the 8th Royal Artillery who are The price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1.00 reversed the verdict hap they re- after which the Central Britishers Jer teammates who pight have not in the least bit discouraged. including Tax, for all Persons, produced their display of the showed unexpected strength, by 38 including Ladies, and is payable Wahoo, Cardinal upset, earlier in taking the Royal Engineers by 1937 at the Gate, Soldiers and Salfors the season.
tallies to B. S in Uniform ara admitted: Hail Price.
By Order,
C. E. BROWN,
Hong Kong, 11th Nov., 1948.
Mary Loule hurled good Ball for
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In an exhibition clash on Mon the winners, although she con- day afternoon, Chuck Waggoner's ceded eight hits, which included a Baseball Club downed the U. s. 8. 40 Pertaining to triple by Babida, but appeared to Tulsa by 83 after nine full innings
punishment
be taking things much too easy. of heads-up ball playing. That 42 Find
CONVINCING TRIUMPH the locals know what they were 45 Dry The Baby Panthers registered doing was evidenced by the capacity, 47 Pertaining to Convincing 18.3 friumph over crowd that turned out to witness the north Chung Hwa who showed welcome, this fracas and they certainly re- 40 Bristlelike Improvement in their fielding but served, their money's worth.
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At the commencement of the race the Engineers had a mishap
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R.A.M.C. WIN AT CRICKET
In a friendly cricket match at
with the No. 3 having trouble with Bookunpoo on Tuesday, RAMC. his rowlock but managed to pick had an easy victory over Royal Air up well after getting a bad start. Force by 49 rans The
got away)
Middlesex crew beadufuny and led for about 300
yards but slowed down keeping the same time althrough the race.
Solution No. 156 SECESTER IMEW AGOTCHINATERI AINS TEDIE BORRYSTRIES PETITE 1 FEETS! ANELET BUNTEL M POLETTORITREE
AWLITAG TPARED
ANONRELATE EATENTSIREN 14 ADITI GLASS EYE SAO1ERATOTAER EAN ROMANINAG
R.A.M.C.: 85 (Wyre 40, Webb 14:
Smith 4 for 19, Henly 3 for (25)
.A.F.: 38 (Goodwin 13; Wyre 7 for 22, Coombes 3 for 12).
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