PAGE 2-HONGKONG "DAILY PRESS
THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1941.
In the World of Sports
WILDCATS WIN LADIES VALLEY TRAINING TIMES
CROWN DESPITE 13 FIELDING ERRORS
V.R.C. Humbles Chung Hwa In Junior Pennant Decider
BY “R.O.Y.”
DESPITE COMMITTING“ THE LARGE NUMBER OF THIRTEEN FIELDING ERRORS, THE WILDCATS won a 9-7 decision over the Cannekettes to regain the ladies' crown last Sunday. In the day's other championship decider, the Victoria Recreation Club trounced the disappointing Chung Hwa outfit, by the wide margin of 16 tallies to 3, to be the first to gain the Limjap Trophy, "emblematic of the Junior Loop premiership.
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Commencing the day's card, the Fahoos slapped
Baby Panthers into the second division when they tallied 13 markers to the laiters' 7, is a five inning fracas that was featured with three- baggers by Therese Noronha and Patsy Ribeiro and doubles by Alda Castro and Irene Castilho,
The following times were clocked during training gallops held at Happy Valley yesterday morning:—
Dutch Treat Hughber
Vixen Tor
Thirty Six.
Starlight and Moonlight
Galveston Bay Night Express
King's Flight
Daylight and Velvetlight
Distant View
Rose Emily Rose Evelyn
Johnber
Avon
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FANLING HUNT TITANIC TENNIS TUSSLE POINT-TO-POINT
LAST MËETING OF
THE SEASON
The Last Point to Point of the Season will be held at 3.30 pr. on
Pagh And Umetani Again
Draw After 41 Games
After a titanie struggle lasting nearly two hours and after no less than 41 games had been played, M. PAGH and O. BETANI arain Sunday, March 30, rear Mat Po could not come to a decision in their singles neganter in the Open Brickwork
Tennis tournament yesterday.
The Course is a triangular one
Parh proved the more aggressive, Umatani piaring a defensive over 3 miles of fair hunting game on the baseline. country The Flags will be put up on Saturday previous to the point
Bagh delighted with his deep ter v M. A. Bierens ve нaap.
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The Canuckettes-Wildcats" tussle and Gloria Mar drove Irene across started of promisingly as the with a rousing double to centre. latter were retired in 1-2-3 order
in the first two frames, but, after taking the lead with a marker in
.
9. TO 4 LEAD Mary Mar, Dolly Brown, Virginia
each of the second and third Chiu and Doris Mar were the stanzas. the Canuckettes bogged scorers in the fourth after which down against a bunting attack to Irene Pereira counted in the sixth concede four counters in each or to give the Wildcats a 9-4 lead the third and fourth frames that coming into the last frame, put the game on Ice for the op- posing Wildcats.
The Canuckettes, aided by four Wildcat errors, reduced the margin Thelma Collaco started the fire- with three runs but were still two works with a single to centre and tallies short when Mavis Chang was pushed across the plate grounded out to Doris Mar, to end with dumps, by Dolly Brown and the game.
Virginia Chiu. The latter hightailed Tail-enders in the Wildcat line- all the way to third, where Dolly up, Dolly Brown and Virginia Chiu Brown was perched, to cause surprised by pacing the Wildcat general mix-up which ended in sluggers with two hits apiece.)
Lex Fori
A Blossom Time
Ronson
Just In Time
A Grand Time
the latter scoring while Virginia Poor hitting in the pinches lost ARMY CRICKET
returned to second.. Virginia went the "Canuckettes the game as they home when Rosie Loule ritssed had eight runners stranded to the Irene Pereira's grounder to shart Wilder's two. Jay Wong, having
ADVERTISEMENTS
KONG THE HONG
JOCKEY CLUB
The SECOND EXTRA RACE; MEETING will be held, weather. permitting, ол SATURDAY, 29th March, 1941, commencing at 2.00 p.m.
The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.
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 be readily identified.
picked the lead out of her feet. pilfered the high mark of four stolen bases,
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CHUNG HWA. HUMBLED The V. R. C. found Chung Hwa harler P. F. Choy's deliveries easy picking when they connected for a homer, a triple, two doubles and five singles to humble the Chinese
lads by 16 counters to 3.
The losers managed to con- nect for only three safeties, of which one was a three-bagger by Choy, off the speedy pitch- ing of "Sonny" Jock Brown
" who won his own ball game when he clouted a round- tripper with the sacks loaded in the fifth frame. Bimby Ablong and Chuck Quinn topped the batting averages for the winners while veteran P. F Choy garnered a "similar 2-in-3 to pace the Chung Hwa hitters.
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CYCLONES UPSET
FINAL
Sappers Dismissed For 145
The two-day match in the final of the Large Units Cricket Com- petition between Royal Engineers
and Combined Small Units com-. menced at Sookunpoo yesterday when the former were dismissed in their first innings for 145 runs. Sapper Balley and Sapper Tropp scored 40 and 35, respectively. Dixon took 7 wickets for 41.
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Small Units did not fare very well, having lost two wickets with only 15 runs on the board when stumps were drawn,
SOCCER FINAL
The final of the "Artillery Boccer Cup" between 20th Battery, R. &.. Heavy stickwork by the Chinese and 30th "Battery, R. A which Baseballers resulted in a 9-3 win was to have been played yester- over "Sunburn" Omar's Cyclones day, was postponed, Badges admitting Non-Mem who were only able to connect for bers to the Members' Enclosure four scattered singles of the and Club Rooms at $5.00 hurling of Denham Orary while for Gentlemen and
$3.00 the winners were belting ifteen First Division for Ladies (both including tax) safeties off the easy offerings ör,
Cyclone Pinky Pineda,
St. Joseph's SECRETARY "pon the per improved their
Johnny Fisher and Nip
Lum H. K: B. C. sonal or written application of a both with three singles in four Recreto Aces
batting figures Indians Member, such Member to be trips to the pan while Wille Wil-
Cyclones responsible for all visitors intro-son, Wally Ching. Denham Crary C. B. C. duced by him, and for Payment and George White were helping Filipinos
themselves to two in four. of all Chits, etc.
are
obtainable through
the
Canucks "Sunburn" Omar himself came Ladies' League The Secretary's Office, 1st up with the fielding gem of the Boor, Exchange Building (Tel. game when be froze onto Kip Lum's Wildcats 27794) will close at 11.45 a.m. drive to centre, ¦ In'
Canuckettes a style re- ! miniscent of Hank Alf at his Wahoos
Tifins are obtainable at the showlest, and in addition to this Cardinals Club House provided they are garnered one of his team's four Baby Panthers ordered in advance from the No. singles.
1 Boy (Telephone 21828).
** | Ramblerettes
¡Chang Hya Apart from a well-timed double Fiorinang No children or amabs will being by Chuck Waggoner, Pete admitted to either Enclosure.
-PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
Fitch and Frank Crews, there was decond: Division:: little of interest in the meeting VR C
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SPORTING
FIXTURES
TODAY CRICKET. - Final of Large Units Cricket. Competition, Royal En- gineers
Combined Small Units. (Sockunpoo) 2 p.m.. TENNIS. Colony Championships.
at HK.C.C..
Several Instances, ended Hard hats are essential and any strokes in the net.
V. F. D. Hunter and Mrs. C. Camp are not in possession of one when Special mention must be made of bell, B. H. Brazel and Miss. M. Rid- weighing-out will be debarred the fine display of the Japanese dle v. 3 S.Theobald and Miss D. Trom ridding in the Race.
player. On two occasions Fagh Eardley. Competitors who require lead was within match point but he must bring it themselves.
fought back magnificently.
THE PROGRAMME
Race No. 1 (3.30 pm) tor Bona Fide Australian Pony Hunters. Catch Weight 168 lbs. Entrance Fee $3.00.
Both players showed good con- trol in their driving, but Umetani was definitely the more steadier.
PAGH LEADS
HOME SOCCER PROGRAMME
LONDON, Mar. 28 (Reuter)-The
WAR CUP
Third Round. South Arsenal v.. Westham; Cardiff v. Tottenham
Pagh, playing better than in the first encounter, annexed the first following is the soccer programme N.B. Should there be sufficient set 6-4, and then ran into a lead
for the week-end: " entries. this race will be rum in of 3-2 in the second. Umetani. two classes; division of class at the however, drew level at 3-3 and discretion of the Stewards.
went on to win the next three Race No. 2 (4.15 p.m.) tor Bona games to clinch the set at 6-3. Fide Heavy Weight China Pony Pagh looked like settling the Hunters Catch Weight 175 lbs. issue when he ran into a 4-1 lead Entrance Fee $3.00
in the last set but his inconsistency Race No. 3 (5 pm) tor Bona allowed the Japanese to draw up Fide Light Weight
Pony to 5-4 when Pagh lost a vital point. Hunters Catch Weight 150 lbs Thereafter each player, in turn,
China
Third Round, North Barnsley v. Sheffield U.; New- castle v. Middlesbro.
Fourth Round, South Fourth Round, North Queen's PR. v. Leicester: ·
Manchester v. Preston ́N.E."
"LEAGUE, SOUTH
Entrance Fee. $3.00
lost their own service game and Entries will be made in writing with the scores at 10-10 a stop was by 12 noon on March 27. Cash to called, Umetabl seemed to be suf-mouth v. Brighton; Southend v. accompany entries to:--Captain J.fering from cramp.
G. Whittaker. RA. 1, Garderi Ter race, Hongkong
Prizes will be presented after wards at "The Hunters Arms."
Y.M.C.A. WIN AT BILLIARDS
With the score at 11-all the match had to be called owing to falling light.
THE RESULTS Results of other matches fol-
Luton v. Southampton; Ports-
Norwich; Watford. V. Bourne- mouth.
SOUTH REGIONAL Crystal Pal, v. Fulham: Notts F..
West Brom v. Walsall,
Stoke, Reading v. Brentford;
v.
"NORTH" REGIONAL. Open: Singles: Fung Yee-pui beat
Blackburn v. Wrexham; Black- Kenneth Lo 5-7, 6-4, 6-3; C. Dunne pcol v. Manchester U.; Bradford beat 6. Goodman 6-0, 6-1. The European Y. M. C. A. beat
Bradford C.; Bury v. Liverpool; Club 'cap Doubles: T. Everton v. Chesterfield; Grimsby the Royal Engineers by 7 points Monaghan and T. J. Gould beat, Hull; Oldham v. Huddersfeld; MEETING. Annual; of the Lawn to 3 in a friendly billiards and Van Leeuwen and M. A. de Haan Rochdale v. Leeds; Sheffield W. v.
snooker match played on Tuesday 6-4, 6-0; H. J. Armstrong and P. Burnley: Southport
TOMORROW
Tennis Association, at the Hong-night. BADMINTON Colony
kong Cricket Club, 5.30 p.m.
Cham-
plonships (At Recreio), Men's "Junior Singles H.8. Jones 7.
Scores were: ".
BILLIARDS
Wynter-Blyth beat W. R. Lambert and N. D. Lloyd 6-3, 6-3; B, O'M. Deane and A. T. Dow beat 3. 8. Theobald and P. J. Skipwith 6-3,
Y. M C. A.Terran 150. Jones 5-7, 7-5. P. C. Leung (7 p.m.); A.L, Fisher 150, Eager 150. Total: 450.
7. Peter Lo
OF
R.M Lavalle
*
T Bolton;
Tranmere v. New Brighton. REGIONAL MATCH Lincoln City v. Mansfield Town.
WEST REGIONAL Aberaman v. Bath; Lovell's Ath-
SHEFFIELD "COUNTY COP Final Doncaster Rovers v. Rotherham
Club Heap Singles: R, E Guest letic v. Bristol: C. (7.45 pm): N.L. Smith v. P. R. E-Colnenne 166, Davis, 80, beat G. Campbell 6-1, 6-1.
Wynter Blyth (8.30 p.m.); J. L Anderson v. J. Hool or E. Zim-;
Thompson 148. Total: $34.
SNOOKER
TODAY'S PROGRAMME Today's programme is as follows; mern (9.15 p.m.); E. Gillespie Y. M. C. A:-Sykes 82, New-Kenneth Lo v. Paul Kong: I. M. A. Open Singles-Fung Yee-pul or ▾ D. Chelliah or WC. Chung bronner 65. Decosier 98. Total: Razack v. 8. Y. Tong, R. E. Guest
(10 p.m.). TENNIS. Colony Championships.
at B.K.C.C.
CRICKET. First Division: Re- SATURDAY, MARCH 29 crefov, I.R.CC.S.CC. v. R.KU. Second Diviaton: E.C.C. v. C. S
C. C.
245.
D
SCOTTISH CUR
Airdrie v. Partick; Motherwell v.. R. E:-Brannon 66. MitchellV. Pang Ol-lam.
Celtic; Morton v. Albion; St. Mir- 116. Carrie 87. Total: 249.
Open Doubles: --George Choa and fren. v Hamilton; Rangers v. Dum- A. V. Remedios v. O. Umetani and barton; Third Lanark v. Falkirk; ¡T. Imüra...
Clyde v. Queen's Park; Hearts v. Club Championship-F. W. Car-Hibernian.
30TH R.A. DEFEAT SING TAQ
FOOTBALL Fist Division: Sing
In a Second Division match Tao v. Club (Club), 4.30 pm.. played yesterday at St. Joseph's Police v. Royal Scots (Boundary ground. Happy Valley, 30th RA Street), 4.30 pm Second Divi-beat Sing Tao by the odd goal in sion: Engineers v. Kit Chee (800-ve Full (2) and Hillmeak (1) kunpoo), 4.20 p.m., Kwong Wan scored for the winners, while
V. Service Corps (Kowloon) Cheong Moon-wing (penalty) and 430 pm Police v. Sing Tag Siu Yau-sang scored for the (Boundary Street), 3 p.m. Ord- losera.
nance v. Middlesex (Bookunpoo),
3 p.m., Navy. V. South hina
Hole, at centre half for the R.A.
(Causeway Bay), 3 p.m., Club v. Was the most outstanding player
30th R.A. (Club). 3 p.m. Third on the field.
Division: 24th R.A.7. Signals (8
(Jospeh's), 3 pin Air Force V
MATCH POSTPONED
The Third Division match be
International (Chatham Road),tween 30th RA and 12th RA was
3 Day. Ith R.A. . 36th F.A. Mill Postponed,
tary 2p.m., 12th R4 Shell
(MAKry) 430 pm, 20th” R.A. Y
KWONG WAH WIN
Medicals (Chatham Road), 4.30 In the Second Division of the Hm, A.§ 4. v. Engineers (Kow-League, at Boundary Street yes- terday, Kwong Wan defeated Roy-
10 236 Toon), p
13
-13
071
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1 BAGING. Hongkong Jockeyal Navy by the odd goal in three,
Club's Second Extra Race Meet
ing, at Happy Valley 2 p.m.
SUNDAL, BIARCH 30-4
818 FOOTBALIT Governor's Cup
ROTARY CLUB CAMPAIGN
HOCKEY. 5th LA "AT V PO-Bome HK. $18,000 has been "ce, "A" Destroyers v Univer raised by the Hongkong Rotary sity, Nomada v. 6th AA B Club from among its members for C.BA. V. R.C. Bignals, Recreio the purchase of ambulances and
2.687
Competition, HEPA Y HKC.
.667
AAF (Causeway Bay). 3.30 p.m.
600
444
South China
444
333
.300
7. Khalsa, 2nd MTBS▼ B. E
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of the Mohawks and the Canadian Chung Hya' Chinese after the former had put Recreio Bees, The price of Admission to the game, in the bag with an eight R. the Publie Enclosure is $1.00 un barrage in the very first Cosmopolitan
frame.
Liga including Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable double play when Bih Ing snared Royal Scots
M-The * Canucks also. pulled at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors Chuck Waggoner's fly and threw 8th. R. A. In Uniform are admitted Half to Luke Ban: for the latter to mabb B. A Price
Jos Morris's in the sixth stanza: Royal Engineers The anal score was 10-1 in the one League Mohawks favour but the margin Wayfoong could have been made greater had Shell Ollers the winners really bote down." Texas Oilers Sporotarygion et Lacas Hong Kong, 24th March, 1941, LEAGUE STANDINGE Chartered Bankers
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The Various League standings Cabler
000 ORPHANS TO JOIN
0 1,000,
AVIATION SCHOOL
Twelve orphans from the First
mobile canteens for China and Britain, according to Dr. Arthur Woo, Prendent of the Club.
The goal of the Club's financial campaign has been fixed at £5,000 equivalent to HK. $90,000, A párt
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