Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 27, 1940.
"R. Abbit's
Abbit's" Cricket Comments
K.C.C. SHOULD BE
Rifle Shooting
SUNDAY'S MEET
ATTRACTS RECORD ENTRIES
Hongkong Rifle Association's spoon
on Sunday, the last before the an
TO CRAIGENGOWER C.C. FOR BEATING RECREIO
the
On Saturday last Craigengower served up surprise of the day when they beat the Recreio. The K.C.C. should be very grateful to them this Season as they earlier hold the LR,C. to a draw,
GRATEFUL
The Australian Fontes Champions last Saturday produced one of the
up) Just managing labeat by a short head Mr.' L. Dunbar's Baffin
and price shoot as how incidentally very nearly beating them. K.C.C.deinsties seen during die Annual Race Meeting, Lan's Far View (11. Udal Baley Meeting which takes are now practically sure of the Shield.
owing
place from March"27" to April 1, `in ', clusive,... attracted the record at- I cannot imagine that when Craigengower were all tendance of 150 competitors.
Unfortunately,
ing to the fact
out for 86 anyone thought they had much chance. Ernie that the "A" Range was not avall-Zimmern alone got over twenty, while the only other able, considerable congestion caused with only eight targets on the A. K. Ismail. Ozorio (2/30) met with less than his usual was double figures were scored by A. R. H. Esmail, Hulse and "B" Range, and consequently the original programme of 200, 600 and success and E. L. Gosano's 3/34 was less than his usual G00 yards had to be curtalled to the
grace. But L. G. Gosano took three for 11" and A. P. first two ranges only.
Keen interest was displayed in the Pereira 2 for four. So far so good." (By the way some of programme, which was arranged by these Recreio lads are going to turn in remarkable bowling
Regimental figures at the end of the season!)
the 2nd Battalion the Royal Scot who provided 12 il Y spoons for competiti There were presented by Mrs. S. E. II. E. White, who was given three hearty cheers.
BUT the opening Recreio bats NON-LEAGUE GAMES The Royal Naval Range Staff won collapsed completely usually the Open Sights team match with 230 one of the first four comes off→→ LLOYD played for a very A team
pointi, and were followed by the and the only resistance really Hongkong Volunteers Defence Corps offered was when G. N. Gosano "E" team, who were runners-up with 223 points.
and Reed (as in the Civil Service The Dockyard Rifle Club won the match) pulled things together in Aperture Sights team event within seventh wicket stand of forty 207.3 points, while Royal Scots were jodd. runners-up with 257.16 points.
were not at full strength but were less to prices than the Club. They ran up 186 for 7 declared with I. Nancarrow not out 54. I have, not seen him bat but fancy he used to play for the Air Force a little while ago. B. D. Lay gol 5 for 33 and put the Club out for the poor score of
CLUB SECONDS WIN
of ILKCC. against Kowloon who
The pairs competition was won by the rest were for the total was only 01.
This shows what a miserable failure C/SEL P. Hale and Cpl. R. Langford, seventy, Zimmern switched tils
of the Middlesex Regiment, who ob- bowlers about, (five of them collec tained 123 points out of a possiblatively sent down 20 overs), and all IT is becoming a custom in this but Hulse succeeded. F. L. Zimmern very troubled scaron to borrow REVOLVER SHOOT
140.
had 2 for 20, Winch 1 for ten, Bill school-boys-or boys who have just; Mr. W. A. Tansley again took the morid-now back in form-4 for 17 left school-to fill up a alde, (which nett spoon in the revolver shoot at 15 in overs, and very nice tool and side it matters not!), when there is and 20 yards with 50 out of 60, while Ismall one for nine.
45,
a shortage of members from Camp
It gives the
of
bigger
| Bay, which was ridden by U. J. A. Hearne,--Mee Cheung.
United States Win
Hypothetical Olympiad
NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (Reuter)—With the Olympic Games for 1946 cancelled, the Amateur Athletle Union of the United States has worked out the results of a hypothetical, meeting. Their conclusions are based on last year's performances. Adopting the usual points aystem of 10, 5, 4, 3, 2. 1, for the first six places, they make the United States winners with 209,3 Germany, third, with points. Finland come second with 108 points and 74.2.
Tsui Yun-Pui To Marry
Trui Yun-pal, the well-known tennis player and joint-holder of the Colony's Doubles Champion- ship with his brother, Taui Wal- pul, is shortly to 'marry Miss Ip Yun-hing," of 10 On Wo Lanc. Notice to this effect was given at the Registry, Supreme Court, yesterday.
Lt. G. Dawson, of the Middlesex Recreio and Navy match at the end excellent
In a way it reminded me of the for other reasons. It is, I think, an
idea Regt, won the handicap spoon with of last season when the Navy got youngsters experience
A. successful morning was spent in them out pretty cheap only to full cricket-that is, cricket outside school Clay Pigeon shooting, two
with the bat. If it fa a tight at games-and will probably help the com-think Recreio are more dangerous try- Colony's cricket in two or three years. petitions being dired. Lt. Batemaning to get their opponents out than On, Saturday and Surg. Lt. Macdonald,
On Saturday the Club second in Force Foing themselves for runs. It was non-League game borrowed EA BADMINTON CHANGES Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force, the collapse I have who have been unable to attend re-Ing. But seeing they kept me walting Odell and N. L. Smith. Weller's Inn- expect-Welter, who made 91 Incidentally. cently, made
a re-appearance, the
for about two seasons they need hard- Ings was an excellent one. his return by win- ning both competitions, thus secur-will prevent their game with K.C.C. five wickets cheaply.
ly reproach themselves, save that it Smith bowled very well and took ing two spoons.
being quite the needle affair if might
Latter signolising
in the Single Rise event of 25 birds, have been otherwise. Macdonald got 10, while he secured} eight in the Double Risc event.
Loading. Scores on Bunday Warna
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OPEN SIGHTS
il'cap.
Sgt. n. J. Heap 3... Cpl. J. C. Remedios 10
L/Cpl. A. D'Aquino 4
L/87. (1) N, Pan 3 Cpl. J. Berry a ......
LAC, W. J. GAR
Mon, 8, Croft Ser
Ugt. J. D, Remedios Bgt. T. Baker Ber.
PL. V.A.
Sequeira d
Da
Cruz
1/8gi, W. R. Nunn
Mr. B. Tynemouth
| Bri. M. 7, flchrtan 1
Cpl. M. Neave Mil
Pio, R. Bullen
Cpl. Naranjan Singh
Mr. I. M. Medhurst, 19
V. M. Hammond
CPL R. Langford Scr.
Air, C. A. Hyatt 7 Sgt. (B) C. Wong 11 Major: S. White B Pie, G. A. Hibetro
Pto, J. C. Fonseca CPL F. Cale 5
L/Sgt. (B) 0. Leong 4 Ple. Losario 10 SPL A. L
erreira B
Mr. H. 8. önce ₫ ..............
P. C. (R) B. T. Young 13
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M. O. T 7
A.C. W. 1, Golder 11 Sat:. G. G. Clarke Nil Mnc, B. J. Jeffrey 12 Pte. D. M. Sims .... Z/LÀ, J. M. Aivos G. WCpl. C. M, Aledo 8pr. E. W. Aloe Pte. A. M. Xavier li Lt, F. V. V. Ribeiro d Cpt. I. Hitchcock 13
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APERTURE SIGHTS
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P. Caray
Sub, Lt, G. F. P. C Sgt. W. GoWDIE
1/Lt. V. Cooper Ser.
S. Chanchal Singh
Mr. A. F. Evana 1
A.SP. (R) D. Lole Ber.
Mr, W. Trenauth Cpl. y. G. Brighty Ber. Mr. A. L. Warburton: 3 Mr. W. K. Olilman
8/P, W. P. Thompson 2 Lt. C. E. Otway Ber Cupt. P. Sequeira Ber. Mr. H. G. Foreman z Sub, Lt.F. R. L. NI
Pay B/Lt. D. M. Batemans 2
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AS USUAL
N. L
RACE WEEK GAMES
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Great Britain share sixth place with Norway with
14 points each Sweden and Japan coming before them. After that come Italy, Aus- tralia. Belgium, Estonia. Poland, Peru and the Netherlands,
There is some departure from strict Olympic programme, and the insertion of a mile race gives the only British winner, S. C. Wooder- son, the World record holder. There fare, two other additions to "the Olymple programme, 100 yards and two miles.
The A.A.U. award' the events of the various countries as follows:
United States
100 metres:-Jeffrey and Ellerbee. 10.2 seconds.
200 metres:-Jeffrey, 20.7 seo. 110 metres hurdles:-Wolcott, 14.1 sec.
High Jump:-Steers, 6 ft. 0 in. Pole Vault:-Meadows, 14, 10
The Colony Badminton champion- ship matches scheduled for Tuesday, March 5. on which date Colony Ins. Black-out will take place, have been
postponed a week to Tuesday, March 12, at the same venues and times. Ins
The matches: concerned follows:
友情 are
Discus-Fox, 175 ft. 0 ins Weight-pult:-Hackney, 53 I. 7
100 yards--WUbur Greer, Mack Robinson and Brian, Durin (Austra-
FINLAND
AS usual those who do not care THE LR.C. were too much for the over much for the Social Function of
J. Men's Doubles Championship.-J. C.S.C.C. but the latter have had the the big Race Meeting got together Remedios and L. A. Carvalho v, I. Eardley hand N. L. Smith (King's College, B p.m.)] worst of luck. Again McLellan and and played cricket. On Monday the e. K. Chean and T. T. Chin V. F. 1. and Fortescue were unable to turn out Club took on the Volunteers. -Mit- D. Kwok (King's Collers 8.43 pm.); C. and they cannot Bring In Brillant chell captained them and had three Au and P. 11, Wong v. X. L. Lul v. J. (I) substitutes Hike N. Cassa who got 71.1 men obliged to call off on Monday Koli and C. Y. Yung (Talkoo, #50 p.m.).
(N.B. This is what Artimus Ward morning, but he
managed to rollect
WIN FOR CHINESE` "Y" use to call a 'goak' and the French Stark,
Finnic and Denyer. The *-Jambe'. have a pretty good Volunteers ran up 178 for 8 declared Chinese "Y" defeated University idea who he is. Of course I may be and had a pretty useful side, but "B" by six sets to three in the
But 'nuff said). Another
set at Ozoria whose three wickets H. M. Lau and S. C. Chung
д
wrong of the C.S.C.C. is that POTTY. Grose and Denyer made a dend"A" Division last night. Scores:
is hopelessly overworked-f doubt if cost him, 74 in 7 overs. Curiously (Chinese "") beat C. K. Cheah and (B)
any man has played so many innings enough, Grose, and Richardson (13) K. B. Low 23-20; beat C. K. Lee and ar bowled so many overs here this put up 43 for the first wicket before T.. B. Teow 21-13; lost to S. L, Yong season.
Whilley has a patch and the latter had to take a ball from and T. T. Chiu 10-21. accordingly-the C.-S. bowling-was‡ Ozorlo. One was enough, for he not! The L.R.C. ran up 189 for four touched it into the slips. Grase went declared-Y, el Arculit (25) A. H. on to get 94 and the Club totalled 188 Madar 51 not out.
for 5 wickets-870 runs in the day's crickell
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1 (1)
34 34 68, (N)
Winner of Nett spoon; (B) Winner of
1) Winner of Handicap spoon;
Possible Button: (). Winneret, Rango
poon; winner of (N) or (21) will have his Handicap reduced by one point.
SPORTS
LADYTS.
GRIFFITHS RETURNS
VOLUNTEERS V. KCC.
THE next day Volunteers. went over to K.C.C. and, finding the home
IT was good to see Grimths back in the side and in form-he hung on gallantly for 50 not
out." But Richardson, Perry and Hollldge all side short of bowling, ran up 203 for failed again. Colledge (10) shows nine declared. With one exception but everyone got into double figures. signs of returning to form Hawkins, Barrow and Lawrence all hey then got their opponents out in had ducks and Whitley only hit out the last over. Parsons brought off a and get 37. Griffiths and he added splendid catch off a cover slash hy Anderson which would probably
were scored.
07 for the eighth wicket. If the C.S. have killed him if he had not his can get a few more people to come hands to it. On this day 336 runs off at once they will do better. Minu 12.1-2-49-8 was in excellent form. But I hear the catching on both sides was shocking.
ARMY WIN
SECOND DIVISION
VOLUNTEERS OFFICERS AND
OTHER RANKS
many thought
that
it was
P. H. Wong and F. Koh-(Chinese- "") beat Cheah and Low 21-6; beat Lee and Teow 21-13; lost to Yonu and Chiu 15-21.
C. Au and H. Koh (Chinese "Yay lost to Cheah and Low 15-21; bent Lee and Teow 21-16;, beat Yong and Chiu 21-14.
Why Tommy Farr Left The R.A.F.
2.
Several days ago, Sir Kingsley
a.).
2 miles:-Macki, 8 min. 53.2 sco. 5,000 metres:-Mack1, 14' miru 8.8
BCC.
nec."
10,000 metres--Macki, 20 min. 52.3
Javelin:-Jarvinen, 250 reel. Hammer:—Belřila, 192 ft. O lus.
55 be
GERMANY
. ...
400 metres-Harble, 46 sec.
800 metres-Harble, 1 min. 40.0
400 metres hurdles:—Hoelling. 51.6
GREAT BRITAIN
sec.
Mile:
sec.
1,500 48.8 sec.
S. C. Wooderson, 4 min, 7.4
SWEDEN
motres:--Anlerson, 3, min,
JAPAN
Long Jumps-Gengon Kin, 20. ft: NORWAY
:
Hop, step and jump:-Heare Storm,
COTTAGE CLUB PAPER HUNT
be held for
Naval Rugby Teams
zep
This game on Wednesday does not Wood, the Air Minister, announced THE Army had little trouble with appear to have obtained much notice in the House of Commons amist
laughter that Tommy Farr, the A paper hunt will the University at Sookunpoo. Ser chiefly, I imagine, because 1) geant Webb (congratulations on his such a filthy afternoon. The officers famous boxer, had been released members of the Cottage Club on promotion unless it is merely a made a poor start with three down from military duty because he was Saturday. Riders will gather at the (scorer" one) again came off and has for 88 but Anderson got 72 and Mit-found on medical examination to be Club House at 3 pm, where Club
run int8 form. He knocked up 68 playing his first game of the season from Home, Fare was actually dis-
chell 85, not out: Gitting 35 not out, below the required standard.
ponics will be drawn for. According to the latest newzDspers not out. Major Harvey had a cheer-
The hunt will (D)ful 23 and extras 211 Declaring at made a rather shaky start. Declard-tharged from the IAF, which he and the location will be announced start at 3.30 p.m. 177. for 9 the Army had the game in lon was made at 107 for 4 wickets joined on the day, following the de- later so that riders of privately- hand. Matthews (20), K. S. Oh (15) but the weather was beastly. Owon claration of war, Loivards the end of owned penies can send their mounts and T. S. Chan (14) alone got double Hughes bowled well for his side and December. Für who was reported to the meet. figures. Young good left-hander took all nine wicketh that fell. It If he is the man I saw bowling about | fact
Walker to be very disappointed over the then made the following six weeks ago had the excellent caught Divett off him just at the end matter,
but batir batsmen and umpire dis-
statement: (N) [figures of 7-3-10-6.
agreed The total score was 182 for "I went in as a second class air- 10 wickets. R.D. Walker (more croftman and I came out with the
usually referred to as "Rallway") same rank. wanted to be an air The following will represent Navy "A" CRAIGENGOWER_acco! * eleven
kept very well considering it was gunner or an observer. Naturally 1 gamtioyal Engineers to-day on Cause- were much too good for t Varsity the first time in nineteen years! had to go through a further medical way Bay Ground, at 3 pan. second at the Valley. Their prin-
SUNDAY CRICKET
examination. My left ear and right Tel. Hall, sub-la Kennedy: LA. Carter, LA Pay-Lt. Stevens: Tet Bowden, Tal. Paul, elpal scorera were T. Lock (50 not
oye have been giving me trouble for. Clark: LB-A Palmer, Lt. (E) Brown, I hear the Volunteers-University quite a long time." out), A. M. Omar (34) and W. K match on Sunday had to be can don
Ldg. Writer Barlow: Chier Writer King, Way 28. Declaring at 173 for eight
Jones, A. B. Neuron. A. 1. Longmuir, Ldg. Writer Ferriz, L.B. they skittled the Varsity Out for 10, celled, but apparently the Army that it will affect my boxdur. I feel of which R. M. Soares got no leas Second took on and beat the Royal very miserable about it all, because than 45 not out, going in second Air Force pretty comfortably. The was really selling back to normal. Draft Programmes and Entry wicket down. A good performance Army only totalled 197 Swyer 33 Forms for the First Extra Raco POLICE LOSE
and Gardner 20-but the Air Force with food and conditions in the "I: was'qulte_happy and contented Mooting to be held on, Saturday,
could manage no more than 57. R.A.F must say, however, that I was sur-sorry to leave the force. I still want und, believe me, I am terribly 9th March, 1040 (weather per Police ground, the IRC.
IN a low scoring gama an the prised to see Hatfield, a regular open to do my bit, but will take a few mitting) may be obtained at the rollce out for 60 of which Pope (40) for the second eleven. His figures the Ammy or whatever course will 71 Lieutenant Taylor Eng. Lt. Bruce,
got the ing bowler for the first, go on to start days to decide whether I shall Join Secretary's Office, Exchange Build and Loughton (24) scored 00! There were 84-3-10-5. Nancarrow ing the Club House Happy (10.0-3-32-7) did most of the damage.
no extras, MI Abbas alone met with any, success.
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serve, the country, best.. Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the But Pope and Danbrowski bowled
"Anyway, I will be ready when- Sports Club; and the Stables, well and made the LR.C. go all the
{over'1 am wanted......
I would like actually to go out Shan Kwong Road,
way to win by two wickets. Actually FANLING BOGEY POOL to the front and give exhibitions to Entries close at 12
they were all out for 98 runs. Dat o'clock
Pas dan the troops, and, if possible, take other R. J. K. Walker won the Bogey Par famous fighters with me, browsky who might have been put NOON on Thursday, 29th Febru-on earlier, had 2-0-10-4. This sends Pool over the New Course at Fan-On the other hand, I may go back ary, 1940,
the I.R.C. top of the Second Division ling during the week-end when he to the land and take an active in- By Order,
table with 12 points in B games. returned a card of six down. Thero terest in the farm which Job Chur-
of were 11 entries. One of the cards chill, my old friend, runs. But K.C.C, have a similar number [points but have played one more (one down) was marked by a lady haven't yet got over the shock of Secretary.game.
Fand was therefore, 'disqualified, and leaving the KLANH
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
C. R. BROWN,
were
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Reserves-Mne. Jeffries, Tol, Honeywell, 9.3.A. Davia, Ltd. Big. Inglis,
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