THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1934.
ENTHUSIASM GREETS START OF BADMINTON LEAGUE
Recreio And St. Andrew's Courts Crowded With Spectators
LADY PLAYERS SHOW
GOOD FORM
K.C.C. PAIR RECOVER WELL
TO CLINCH ISSUE
AN EXCITING "SET" GAME AT ST. ANDREW'S HALL
(By "Veritas)
HOME RUGBY
COUNTY.. CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES
There are five English, county championship matches down for de- claion this afternoon, the principal matches being, an follows:
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Cheshire
Yorkshire Cumberland
Durham
(At Birkenhead)
Lancashire --
(At Kendal)
v. Northumberland,
(At Blayton)
v. North Midlands (At Northampton)
East Midlands
Warwickshire v. Leicestershire.
(At Coventry) CLUB FIXTURES
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Bath
Bristol
Gloucester
Harlequins
Two features, by no means unexpected, but none the less significant, emerged from the ladies doubles matches on Thursday which Bradford saw the opening of the newly formed Hongkong Cambridge U. badminton league. The first was the onthusi Cardif asm of the players, and the marked improve Guy's Hosp. ment already made by several who only started Leicester the game a few months ago, and the second was the tremendous interest displayed by members of the public. At the Club de Recreio and St. Andrew's Club, where the matches were staged, the halls were lined with spectators, who fol- lowed the oxchanges closely and with obvious enjoyment, being quick to discern clover shots and to show appreciation thereof.
Mosuley
Roanlyn
V. London Welsh
v. Liverpool
v. Richmond
v. Portsmouth
v. Plymouth
v. Torquay
v. Old Loykian,
v. Blackheath
v. Nuneaton
v. Oxford U.
London Scot. New Brighton St. Bart's Hosp. v. Devonport
v. Northampton v. Sole V. London. Irish
St. Thomas's v. O. M. T.
LOCAL FIXTURE
The following will represent the Hongkong Football Club First XV In their friendly fixture with the Army First XV o Seokunpoo, to-day a
4.15 pm.
R. Goldman: W. H. B. Rigg, L. G. Robertion (Capt.), D. K. Hislop,
W and H. G. Mesko: A. F.
and H. R. McGilchrist: M.
| K. A. Munro, J. T. Edkins, and G. A.
One very obvious conclusion can be drawn: that badminton is rapidly catching the imagina-Walkden, R. G. Castleton, A N tion of sportsmen in the Colony. At the Club Other, 1. II. Bradford. S. 11. Garrod, de Recreio for instance, where the game has been Stewart. adopted with remarkable enthusiasm, over 50 members are now playing regularly every week, MANCHESTER while there has been an appreciable influx of
new members to the club as a result of this new HANDICAP attraction. The fact too that dozens of non- players find pleasure in watching the game is proof that the popularity of badminton is as in- evitable in Hongkong as it has been in other parts of the world.
season
Probable. Starters And Jockeys
London, Nov. 23. The following is the corrected list, of probable starters and their 'Jockeys for the Manchester Handicap:
Gainslow (Benry), Achtenau (Pat) Bensley), Canterner (Gordon Rich- ards), Black Tulip (Barber), St. Hos- (Humphrey), Negro (Sam' Wragg); Solmint (Dines), Sulur Boy
Money Box (Lynch), Lucky Patchi (Herbert), Lincrusta (Evans).
HI Song, Trapper. Hiker and Spring Morning have been scratched. -Rentre.
Thursday's programme was car-it is also noticeable that they have ried through, so smoothly, that approached the task of learning the in an intelligent manner. there in no reason at all to anti-Rame cipate any diffealtics in this firstThey have hecried to good effect the
of league badminton In advice of their leading men ex-wells Hongking. All four teams turned ponents,, and furthermore have not out according to strength, and a been afraid to experiment and to eevee), Games Master (Fred Fox), very happy atmosphere pervaded in work things out for themselves. both matches. The umpiring wan One could divine a real endeavour efficient and players took the deci-to add variety to their game. The alons ns they should be taken. In fact that nearly all of them at the fact a more happy augury for the moment have two big weaknesses, success of the league could not be does not alter the fact that they Imagined....
Lure players of Initiative and enter- prise and are pursuing the right road to becoming very useful plny- era, To develop better and more decisive overhead "kills," and in study service are among their chief needs at the moment. Their strict jahrence to a definite formation The one-up-one-back system) al- owed them to cover the court well, and all of them dealt with the opposition service skilfully and to good effect.
Touch And Go
The results were in accordance with expectations, but credit is due to the Recreio second string for their praiseworthy showing against the Kowloon Cricket Club. They finally lost by the odd game in nine, but it was touch and go, and if In the eighth game Miss M. Xavier
and Miss C. D'Almada had beaten Mias O. Ribeiro gava a véry nice Miss Alison Mackenzie and Miss display of forecourt work in two Marion Bryson, the Rétrole would have reversed the result.
The rapid improvement made by the Recreio players is noteworthy of mention. The chlef reason for It is their unbounded keenness, but
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of her matches, while Miss M. Xavier was also prominent in this respect, especially in the, crucial game against Miss Mackenzie and Miss Bryson,
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LOCAL SOCCER ARMY HOCKEY
PROGRAMME
TRIAL
SATURDAY.
FIRST DIVISION, (K.0.4.15 p.m.) Recrelo v Navy-K.F.O. South China "A" v Caroline Hill,
Lincolne-
SECOND DIVISION. .......(K.0.4.15 p.m.) South China v Lincolns-Caroline Hill (2.45).
Eastern v Kowloon-St. Joseph's. R.A. v Navy-Happy Valley.
THIRD DIVISION, (K.0. 2.45 p.m.)
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·R. A. O, C v Recreio-Rappy Valley.
R.A.F. v Railway-King's Park: R.E. v Lincolns-Railway.
SUNDAY
FIRST DIVISION. (K.O. 4.15 p.m.)
Preparations For The Triangulat Tourney
Below are published the teams for the Army Hockey trial which is to be held on the Marina on Friday next, i Bully-off at 4.15 p.m.;
Colours: Pte. Hollingsworth (Lines); | L Metcalfe (1.K.S.R.A.), Lt. Ron- nier (Linca); Lt. Williams (E. Lanca),| NK. Dulla Singh (Punjabis), L/NK. Alaf Din (Punjabia); Col. Sgt. Recks
Hockey Notes
CAPTAINS' COMMENTS ON THE FIELD
SOURCE OF ANNOYANCE
(By "Bully:Of")
(Lines), Lt. Garthwaite (II.K.S.RA), 10. Senior (A.E.C.), Sep. Kortar THE present day tendency of Singh (Punjabin), L/NK, Lat Singh (Punjabis).
Week-End Football
MUCH DEPLETED PROGRAMME
There is ปี much curtailed · soccer · programme this week-end, necessitated by the advent of the trooping season and the act that the Volunteer Camps are now in full awing. In the First Division to-day two matches have been postponed, viz the Club v Navy and Club-de-Recreto v -Kowloon. The~~ fixture between the Navy and the Club do, Recreio has, however, |boon brought forward and will be played on the Kowloon ground."
This will be the main attraction soma of the captains of local on the Mainland. The Recreio. hockey teams to tuik on the Bold have made some changes in the Whites: St. Headland (R.A.S.C.); of play is becoming growing composition of their team for to- Lt. Jeffers (R.A.S.C.), Sep. Khan source of annoyance both tomorrow. N. Delgado, who has Bahadur (Punjabis); Lt. Laine (8th players on well as spectators ́of boen playing since the beginning A.A. Bty.), LiDds. Carier (12. 11.Įtho_game.
or the season has been dropped, Bly); Cpl. Barlow (R.A.5.C.), 91g.
his place, being taken by Bilva (6) Higginbotton (Signals), LINK Aya NO une, of course, will grudge a Notto. Lopes will be playing at
captain giving a few words of right back whlie Bowon will I
team seen in netion on the left. mato makes a good clearance or A. V. Gosano, who led the The first Army pretice game will tackles well, but what is most Portuguese side to their first be played on December & against the nerve-wracking is to hear him victory last work will lead the II.K.S.R.A., and the following week, shouting praises Incessantly.
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Singh (ILK.S.R.A.), L/NK.. Khuda Baksh (II.K.S.R.A.), and Pte. Toyno encouragement, when his
East Lanes v South China "B" | (Lincs). Sookunpoo.
R.A. V Polico-Kowloon.
SECOND DIVISION.. (K.O. 2.45 p.m.)
v R.E-Chatham
East Lancs. Road.
THIRD DIVISION,
(K.O. 2.45 p.m.) Radio v R.A.S.C.-Sookunpoo. East Lanca v R.A.M.C-King's Park.
on December 12 the Army meet the Navy in the Triangular Tournament,
Match Postponed
The friendly hockey match arrang-!
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attack again ́to-day with his brothor "Bartio" on the right and
NOT only does it harass the Gomes on the left. Gomes la play- opponents when tackling buting bright football at the present it also has the tendency to dis- time.
his own
ed between the Central British Antract the attention of second eleven, for yeaterday afternoon,! sociation and the Punjabi Regiment team. was postponed.
The above photograph shows the St. Andrew's and Recrala “A” taxma which met in the Ladles Dadies Doubles Badminton League on Thursday, The Club de Recreio defeated St. Andrew's by seven games to two, (Photo: Ming Yuan).
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The K.C.C, and Club de Recralo "B" Ladios Doubles badminton teams :which played at the K.C.C, court on Thursday. · The K.C.C, won by five games to four. (Photor Ming Yuen).
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