Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 4, 1940.
MONDAY
MORNING
CLUB SURPRISE EASTERN Chinese Fail Through YACHT CLUB SPRING Erratic Shooting: Club Favoured By Ground
(By "Rox")
Club surprised a weakened Eastorn eleven by
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BOBBY RIGGS GAINS NEW HONOURS
Ewo Crews Win Hong Trophies
THE YACHT CLUB Spring Rowing Regatta was held at
COMMENTARY
BANK AND CLUB 9.9 REGATTA Bankers Miss Watson's
Armstrong-Garcia
Bout Drawn
LOS ANGELES, March 2 (UP).Ceferino Garcia, of the Philippines, holder of the
World's Welterweight title and Henry Armstrong, the holder, fought a draw over 10
for rounds
Kicking: Club Backs Held By Keen Tackling
(By "Fly-Half")
two goals to one, after a goal-loss first half, in Bobby Biggs, the American Wimble Deepwater Bay on Saturday, and| World's Middleweight title. exceeded. expectations when on Saturday they
thair First Division encounter at Happy Valley yesterday.
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Both sides had a fair share of the exchanges. Eastern, however, were very unfortunate not to have secured a few goals late in the second half, when their forwards Club found the. were guilty of very erratic shooting. heavy ground to their advantage.
Lau Hin-hon was given very little to do in the first half, but in the second was called upon repeatedly, and did exceedingly well.
HOW TEAMS FARED
FIRST DIVISION Royal Scots 2 Kwong Wah S. China "A" 3 Middlesex Club
2 Eastern
Cheng Ying-kuen and Lee Taek-kee were poor and were guilty of many mistakes. Their standard was barely sufficient to Club stem the weak attacks of the Club.
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NEW YORK, Mar, (Reuter) don champion, secured further tennis honours to-day when he beat Donald MoNelil by 3-6, 0-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in the final of the American Indoor Lawn tennis eliampionship.
Riggs has thus become the first out-
winner of both the Indoor and door titles since Bill Tilden in 1926.
Have You Won?
Big Macao Swoop Prize Reaches $10,615
MACAO, Mar. 2 (Reuter)—A first 3 prize of over $10.000 was returned la the big sweep at to-day's races. Results:
Race No. 1
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SECOND DIVISION
8th R.A.
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF
THIRD
1 Engineers DIVISION
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Lau Chi-isang, Hsu King-seng and South China Lo Wal-kuen did not give of their
best, and appeared incompetent as a
combination. Individually, Hsu was 24th R.A. 0 R.A.S.C. the pick of both teams. He was International responsible for breaking up a num-South China ber of Club's ralds, but was not seen Signals
to advantage in attacking.
and Cheong Chung Yung-sum Kom-hol gave a comparatively poor usual
They
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1 Royal Scots
1 Electric
3 R.A.M.C.
5th R.A.
3 Kumaons
CHARITY GAME
Incked their display. combination and appeared unbalanc- Royal Navy
Wu Chi-Lang was not a good leader, and in the second halt re- his usual place at inside left, newcomer Fan Kwan-ahing taking over his place at centre.
3 Royal Marines
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a little more coolness, would have accomplished much more than he did. The change did them good. Hau Bickford and Strange never appeared Ching-to on the left wing did not in the picture as a combination. In- receive the usual support but did dividually they rendered a satisfac- creditably well for himself. Hejtory piece of job. missed several shots which ordinarily would have meant goals.
ODELL SAFE
OPENING EXCHANGES
uninteresting
$283.00-
.01.10 40.50
in the squally weather, rowing was difficult, and, times were necessarily slow.
Ewo captured both the Hong Trophies, winning comfortably in both the fours and the pairs. The Naval Volunteers took the Flotilla Cup from last year's win- ners, the H.K.V.D.C., by two and: a half lengths after a good race.
The results were:
Open Pairs. 8. Carter and J. n. Colla J. Ginord- (Cox-G. 8. P. Heywood) Hull and B. J. Minnit 6. Fal burn) by lengths Time 5 mins. 15 secs, Distance mile.
Hong Four-Ewa (N. J. Booker, N. D.
Booker, J. P. Carey, B. Swan, Sir, J.
Hopkins, Cox) beat Lowe Bingham's (K. D. Nelson, A. 8. Olsen, J. Moodle, C. J. St., E. B. Hall, Cox, 210
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the
World's Middleweight Championship to-night before 2 capacity crowd.
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Several Spills In Cottage Club Paper Hunt
THE HONGKONG AND S'HAI BANK
drow with Club 9-9, both sides scoring threo tries each. Bank wore without Watson and Taverner, both useful players, while the former's kicking might have made all the difference to the score.
Club played Taylor at inside-threequarter, and put Bidwell in the pack. After the interval, Taylor went up forward, and Redman was withdrawn from the pack.
Play throughout was very Army 14 Navy 5
even,
territorially.
J
Dunnett
ruled the set scrums, where he AN ARMY TEAM de- appeared to get a better shove feated a Navy team by 14 then Burford. In the lineouts,
SATURDAY'S Coltage Club Hunt Bank also obtained a slight points (two goals and a length, Tima & miles. 12 secs. Distarice was won by Faul Calderera with 3. advantage with Bompas, Gair-dropped goal) to 5 (a goal). Fraser a close second. The honours diner and Kennedy doing good milo. Junior Pairs-N, J. Docker and N. D. in the Ladies' secilon went Miss work. Gardener was promin in a clean, hard game on Booker Icox- Data Anne Tyler, who pluckily remounted ent in the loose; one Moodie and L. Ongstad (Cox-T. Swan)
of his by a convar. Tune 6 mins. 20 secs. Dis- after a spill and who finished closely breaks-away in the first half Saturday. Neither side were
behind the leaders. inco mile.
the full representative one, Flotilla Cup-Naval Volunteer-Sub. No. 242
Starting from near Hong Ling vil-very nearly resulted in a try. Lieute, H. J. Stinniti. J. C. McDouall, L. D No. 69
Whenever Club's backs obtained but contained some 1st XV M. Beattle and Lieut. 1. Gord-Trail Inge, on the Shatoukok Road, the No, 303
Cox-Pay. Sub, Lieut. D. Black) beat; funt took a five mile circle through Unplaced ponies ($10 each): Nos. K.V.D.C-St. D. B. Carter. Pis, the foot-hills sicirung Lo Shu Ling Possession, seldom did they make
Nelson, WCpl. V. V. Fasciato and Flight and Ta Ku Ling and came back Indivi
headway by passing out. players, 343, 185, 141.
by 2% length Time 4 mins. 69 secs through "the gallops" at a cracking individual efforts were soon thwarted No. 585 No. 161
47.70 No. 63 Unplaced ponies ($10 each): Nos. 645, 419, 320.
Baco No. 3
No, 138
No. 115
Hace No. Z
$334.30 .95.50
No. 356 Unplaced ponies ($25 332, 457.
Race No. 4
$347.70 09.30 49.60
each): Nos,
No. 233
No. 592
$352.20 100.60 60.30 No. 01 Unplaced pony ($50): No. 004. Race No. 5
No. 2400
CX-
No. 23252
No. 26800
AFTER
SOIRE changes Wilson brought the crowd to its fect when he kicked over a nice
the
Race No. 6
$081.20 194.00 07.30
No. 342 No. 158 No. 80 Unplaced pony ($50); Nos. 013.
Sea Biscuit· Wins Highest Stake Money
Mar.
Cadet . E. Potter (Cox-Bgt. T. Bwan)
Distance mile.
Army played forceful rugby, Hong Pairs Exo, (G, J, P. Carey and Pace, with eight riders well bunched by keen marking and tackling by the and the result justified their
cfforts. Up forward, Club were too easily when in possession, and passing Players went hard satisfled. Macrae, Walkden and Bid-
forwards were
T. Swan, Bu, HI, . Hopkins, Cox) beat together and keenly contesting for Bankers, Lowe Bingham's (J. Bloods and C. J. Arst honours.
Telling weiGHT McCormick, Str., E. S. Hail, Cox) by about sovan lengths. Time-D mina. 50 pesa.
The lead I was taken on the way in well were Club's best. Thombon bouts were plentiful. · Aa a pack, Distance 1 mile.
Serntch Fours 1. Bow, V. V. Fascisto, by J. Froser, but extra weight and was lively at the base
Army of Club's the 3. 3. Colls, Cox. A. d. Dalziel: 2. How, R. yards, when Calderera pushed his hard to pass, and breakdowns in however,
L. D. M. Beattle, 3. FAR. L. Carey, 8tra tired pony told in the last 200 scrums. Charter found Aitkenhead superior to Navy men, the latter, J. Minnat, 2, G. B. P. Heywood, G. T
were prominent in- Pariz, L. Bastgate, Cog mount in front to finish a good win-attack were frequent. Fay took a dividually. Taylor was active Black; 3. Dow, R. W. Smith, 2, Kner.
few bad knocks carly in the gaine Nelson, 3, J. É,
S. J. C. Afc-
Others in the van were Miss Ty-and they appeared to put him off for Navy, an dplayed his beat Douail, Cox, J. Gifford-full.
Hall Mile. for and Middleburgh, Bols, Gordon form. Club's wingmen were seldom game this season. He was ably Judzes, Berg and F. P. Lentestey; and Minderhoudt. The remainder in action in attack. Henderson and Starters and Umpires. T. Padgett, R. of the field were strung out at vary-Thomson, the rival full backs, fulfilled W. Smith, J. R. L. Stanton and Q. Stopani- Thomson: Master of Craft-W, R. Ning distances. There were several their tasks with credit. Andrews.
apilla, but, fortunately, no casualties.
Cambridge Beat Oxford By 4.1/2 Lengths In Unofficial Boatrace
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HEROES OF THE DAY
assisted by Palmer and Forria.
Millar and Sutherland were the pick of a hard-working Army pack. The latter hooked well, and seldom lost the ball in the tight serums
NAVY SC
THE BANK three-quarters were and effective, and had
Car- very
the heroes of the day, with Mathews
scrum kalf, Was worthy of special mention, ruthers and Day were on the alert for a mora successful afternoon than openings, and made the most of their Foley, who was content with, the opportunities.
orthodox. Giblin, by his, quickness off the mark, and strong running, Walkden, from a incout a yard marked himself out as the best back from Bank's line, caught the ball on the field. Jones, the other een-. when standing No. 2, and threw tre, was also effective. himself over for a try. Macrae fall- ed to convert.
Coombe, at stand-off half for Army, Day equalised when Taylor missed His dropped goal was well taken. was thorough without being Bushy.
LONDON, Mar. 2 (Reuter).-Cambridge University him, with Wilson unsighted. Altken-Richards was not a great success this afternoon won the unofficial war-time boat race, head made an abortive attempt to full-back for Army. against Oxford University, over the old Olympic course at Henley, by four-and-half-lengths.
$10,815.00 3,032.80 1,310.40 ODELL in goal for Club was safe
Unplaced ponies ($207.80 each): without being impressive. He was shot. Eastern attacked and Hau kicked Nos. 4002, 10012, 0450, 23383, 20281, much cooler than usual and showed ncross to Wu who attempted to lob 6033, 14307, 26720, 15439, 7866. promise of developing into a really, the ball over the advancing Odell's good keeper.
head. The ball
crossbar then S. Strange and Bone were more the ground, and bounced too high for fortunato than good. Ther mis-Chung to net. Hau again crossed for kicks, mis-judgoncats and weak kicks Chung to trick Eardley before send- must have caused many a heart-ing a weak shot out. Fowler had a
Club flutter amongst
supporters. tussle with Eastern's defenders, Rot But for their weight and a favour the better of them, but kicked the able ground, the boot might have ball too hard to recover it from Lau. been on the other foot..
A freekick was given against Wu, Forrow appeared to have deterio-and Lau was seen fumble Forrow's rated a great deal. He was a sight shot, but managed to clear. Hau slower to the ball and was not as forced a comer and from the kick, certain of himself as hitherto, His which was well taken, Cheong, then
An enormous crowd of four passings were below par and so were Chung, missed headers. Eardley in hlo tacklings, Skinner and Eardley his haste to clear kicked the ball for ARCADIA, 2 (UP)-Mr. and five deep packed the tow
well as could be wished, played
700 evacuated They, too, seemed to possess the good another corner. This time Wu miss-Charles B. Howard's Sea Biscult to path,
Club cu.
transferred the hall to day won the $100,000 Santa Anita London school-children were ac- Eastern area and Lau punched a nice Handicap from his stable mate commodated on Henley Bridge. Wilson played a surprisingly good centre by Wilson in the niet of time Kayak 11, while Whichcee, was third. Scenes almost comparable to
as before Fowler rushed him into the The winner's time of 2.01 is one game. For all his "galloping" one spectator sportingly put it, there not. Many mistakes by both sides' second better than the old record for those of peace-time races were was much constructive work behind defence and attack kept the score the mile-and-a-quarter distance... witnessed, with the traditional his play. Pryde appeared to have blunk.
record crowd of 65,000, which is dark and light blue rosettes lost the polish he had carlier in the
the largest ever in United States season. He often, literally, tled him- A few minutes from the re-art racing, sow Sea Biscuit make the prominent. self into knots, and gave hardly any Lnu saved a rasping drive from Fow- support to Fowler, who played ler's boot. Eastern attacked through greatest run of a seven-year career, his usual hard-working self and, with Lo who passed to Hau. Hau beat the taking the fabulous purse by a full length to become greatest all-time money winner on the turf.
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fortune of their backs.
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RECOGNAC
THE FINEST THREE STAR BRANDY
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Telephones; 20075 & 30644,
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Mr. Charles S. Howard, the for- tunate owner, has at last realised the one real ambition of his life, to have Sea Biscuit win the Hundred Grander" and become the top money-winning horse of all time.
while
Women's Hockey
St. Andrew's Runners-up In Caer Clark Cup
St. Andrew's Ladies have again
taken the runners-up position in the Car Clark Cup hockey league. The results of the week-end games were:
CAER CLARK CUP
Cambridge had a slight lead at the start and maintained it with steady rhythmic stroking which averaged about 32 to the minute throughout. St. Andrew's 7 Recrelo They gradually increased their lead (Mrs. Bliss 3, and won comfortably in the time of
Miss H. Reid rules. 38 secs, for the mile-and-a-
3, Miss F. Wong half upstream course.
1)
Cambridge reached the half-way C. B. A
1 C. B. S. stage in 4 mins. 45 sees, whereafter
(Miss Parsons) they slightly dropped their rate of
BRAWN CUP striking, but casily resisted the Argonauts 3 C.B.9. entire defence to the ball to pass to couple of spurts by Oxford. Dork
(Miss C. Xavier Wu.. Club packed their goal"mouth | Blues, were faster In their striking, | 2, Miss L meantime, and Skinner was able to but were ragged and rodo the water
Mathias 13 save the situation.
badly.
C.B. A
(Miss Baxter) St. Andrew's .
CLUB SCORES AFTER SOME nico saves from free
A HARD RACE
kicks and drives by Club players, Lau! The race was a hard one, and Ox- made a slight mistake which Fowler ford were stroking 21 to the Lighti profitted to open the score with a Blues 19 at the start, but Cambridge: nice honder from Strange's corner soon. settled down and drew into a kick. Club continued to
| lead of a quarter of a length. press and
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convert.
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Paul was much subdued. Kennedy gained- many-rounds of-applause for his splendid defence work and his attempts to tum defence into attack. 'SCORING
·BRILLIANT-WORK MATHEWS then came into the limelight with a deceptive run which had the Club players going the wrong way. After he had dummied
A BREAK THROUGH by Glbün his way in-field, he passed out to resulted in his touching down near Altkenhead, who came up take the pass and make his way went further ahead when Sutherland fast to the posts, Coombe converted. Army straight for the line. Splendid opening-up by Mathews, and good
broke away, and when in front of the backing up by Altkenhead. The posts he passed to Coombe, who, in latter failed to convert.
his stride, dropped a goal,
After the interval, Taylor received Thomson
equalised when he went from Galingher to carry on and way smartly on the blind side to score. Paul converted. Army re- touch down well out. Macrae falled plied with a try by Ford, which to add the extra points.
Coombe comverted.
Again a Bank winger opened up for another score. This time Banner, who wriggled himself over the line with Henderson clinging on to him, after he had just previously failed to get over. Aitkenhead failed majorise about seven minutes from the end.
to
GETTING DESPERATE
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CLUB made many attempts to equalise but all falled through selfish-
1 Recreio
(Miss Campos) 0y Lndlea
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SPORTS ADVTS.
THẾ HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE FIRST EXTRA RACE MEET- ness and poor handling, and things TNG will be held (weather permit- Iwere getting very desperate for them ting) At HAPPY VALLEY
as no side drew near.
Ori
SATURDAY, DUK Biarch, 1940, From a loose scrum on the Club commencing at 2.00 p.m.
(Mrs. V. Fow-line, with Thomson, the Club rerum The First Bell will bo rung at 1.30
ler 8, Miss K. half in the midst of the serum, the р Moss 1, Mis S. ball came out wildly at the Club Russoll 1).
League Tables
:
CAER CLARE CUP
Goals
A, PE
on one occasion Eastern was pulled „Oxford were throwing up a good up for an alleged and very doubtful deal of water while Cambridge, row- faul against Fowler. Lau saved ing steadily, and, smoothly, went a Pryde's kick from the spot and again length ahead. After a quarter-of-a- from the same player who had fol-mile, the Cantabs were slightly overy Ladies lowed up his shot.
length in front and at the halfway St. Andrew's L
7.1. Lodlog
2.08.
it
. defence became more stage were 1 lengths ahead. as Club continued to prese Cambridge won the last official CBA. Ladies .. tenaciously. Eastern was again pull- boat race, last year, which was row- Recreio Ladies ed up for a foul on Wilson. Wilson ed over the traditonal course from took the kick passed to Pryde for Putney to Mortiake, by four lengths. the latter to convert with a well
placed shot after getting Lau out of
position.
Eastern rallied from this further Hare Returning
selback and pressed the Club. Bad:
shooting robbed them of many goals.
Cheong made up for a bad day's play when he beat Odell from a pass from
Chung.
To England For
Military Duty
Eastern continued their pressure and were again guilty of much bad shooting, Club raided in periods ter)—Mr. Charles Hare, the young
TAMPA, FLORIDA, Feb. 22 (Rau-
BRAWN CUT
Goats
Argonauts D.OS. necrolo Ladies":
CHA. Ladies "y" Ladies C.BS.
St. Andrew's L
La Salle College Athletic Meet
MEMBERS ENCLOSURE
No One without a badge will be
alds, and Henderson raced up from full back to gather neatly, and then. carried on to pass out to Charter Admitted to the Members Enclosure, Buch must; be worn throughout sho when challenged. Charter went over duration of each. Meeting in such a well out for an unconverted try.
the final whistle.
The teams were:
Club maintained their pressure until manner as to be readily identified.
Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members Enclosure and Club Club-Henderson: Bosanquet, Fay, Red. Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and man, P. Wilson: Charter. Thomson; Stoker, $3.00 for Ladies (both including tax) Burford, Blott Macrae, Walkden: Taylor are obtainable through the SECRET Nichardson, Bidwell,
Hongkong Bank-Thompson: Matthew application of a Member, such Mem- thews ARY upon the personal or wrliten
Day. Carruthers, Banner; Allkenbreed, Pts. Butcher; Bompas, Dunnett, Haymes ber to be responsible for all visitors Moore, Gairdner; Harrington, Kennedy. Introduced by him, and for Payment Wylla.
of all Chits, etc.
80,000 Pesos Guarantee Offered
The. Secretary's Omco, 1st Floor," Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close at 12 o'clock" NOON, MA
Tins pro obtainable at the Club: Holiso provided they uro ordered in idvance
from
the No. 1 Boy (Tal 21930).
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to the only, and the game came to an un- British tennis star who came with The La Salle College will hold their
Public, Enclosure is $1.00, Including... satisfactory close with no more addi- two points of defeating Donald Budge
Tax, for all Persons, Including tions to the score.
DENNA ELITVimbledon two', Years" kab, de-annust sports on the College ground MANILA, ⠀ Mar. (UP) Jor|Ladies, and is payable at the Gate, Club-Odull Bono, 8: Strange: Skimmer, clared here that he was reldraing to on Friday, March 10, Mr. W. L. Cories, promoter of the Carols-Glean Soldiers and Sailors in Uniforza ure Forte, Lardley: Wilson, Pryde, Fowler, Kugland in April'in his class would Handyside, Senior Inspector of Eng- Lee middleweight championship bout admitted Half Prica. Bickford
Birange
Chìa Ting, be called up for military duty that lish Schools, will give away the prizes | in Mandia last December, -has-an-
By Order ́Esztern—Lau ^ fiin-hon kuen, ea Tack-ker. Lau Chisining mish month. He said likt no fud mažed There will be un Old Boys' race (805 nonnood' that he, has offered Garcia Kirit-bene: La Wal-kuen: Chung YUNG | FOR AN ARlignment in ille Koyal. Air matres) and an Inter-School: Balay and *** Armstrong sun, Cheong Kam-hoi, Wu, Chi-tmang. Fin
Race.
suaranico for a Liilo boul' in Plakikla, Kwan-ching" and, Rau^quing-to.
TEH
BROWN,
Becretary
· 80.000 ́, pesOR
Hongkong, 4th M