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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 8, 1940.
MONDAY EASTERN
MORNING
GAIN
COMMENTARY
RUNNERS-UP POSITION
Hongkong F.C. Unfortunate to Lose CENTRAL BRITISH
By Odd Goal in Five At Happy Valley
11 1
(By "Rox")
Eastern secured the runners-up of the First Division League when they defeated Club threa goals to two at the Club ground yesterday. They wore very fortunate in winning the match as there wore occasions when it was thought Club would gain a surprise win.
upon,
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LUCKY CASH
SWEEP WINNERS ON SATURDAY
No. 3040
No. 1200
No. 3303
RACE 1
$3.235.00 037,00 310.00
Unplaced ponies 1850 each): Nos. 1605,
BACE 2
4731, 3907, 350, 2445, 308, 3739, 2320, 761-
No. 4603 No. 3010 No. 4847
$2,574.00
733,60 307.00
unplaced Bonies ($35 each): 1310, 1406, 2001, 1073, 1848, 3021, 1232,
No. 1109 No. 6204 No. 4007
HACE 3
$7,604.20 701.20 $300,00
Volunteer Officers
Beat Lt. Weedon's XI: Hat-trick For Hatfield
SCHOOL SPORTS
Mona Shand And Norman Smith Win Individual Championships
DESPITE A KEEN CROSS WIND, the large crowd at the Central British School ground enjoyed a good day's sport at the Annual Athletic Meeting of the School on FEATURE of the friendly cricket match between the Saturday, and though no records were broken, standards Hongkong Volunteer officers and Lt. M. P. Weedon's XI were quite high..
A.
at the Kowloon Cricket Club yesterday was the hat-trick| Individual honours were captured by Norman Smith performed by Pte. Hatfield for the Army side. In suc- (Senior Boys) and by Miss Mona Shand (Girls). Unplaced Ponies (850 each): Nox 5232, cessive balls he took the wickets of Lt. D. McLellan, Major Weller was prominent in the high jump, clearing 5 feet
R. D. Walker and Lt. E. W. Stout. The ball was presented 3% inches without any great difficulty.
1963, 137, 4303, 700, 3154, 4503,' 1340, 18.
RACE •
$2,622.20
No. 3606
742.39 No. 5444 No. 1241
374,00 Unplaced ponies ($30 each); Nos,
Lau Hin-hon played a sound enough game when called
seldom. Cheng but this was
Ying-kuen and Tang Chung-wan made the mistake of un-447 derestimating their opponents and came very near losing 248, the match for Eastern. In the second half they firmed up and with the aid of the halves managed to stem the raids of Club.
Lau Shih-taang, Hsu King- sing and Woo-ling played a sound game throughout. In the second if, they forced the pace
HOW TEAMS FARÊD
FIRST DIVISION
and kept the forwards constants. China "A" 3 Pollec ly supplied with beautiful passes, S. Chinn "1"
at the same time they kept strict Eastern
vigilance over the Club forwards.
2 Kowloon
3 Club
SECOND DIVISION
Hau Ching-to was given little room Eastern to move, and was constantly under Kwong Wah the eye of Grattan and Strange. He Heored two goals for Eastern, the Royal Navy econd being a last minute affair. South China Eastern drew on their second string. Chong Kam-chuen, who was seen to
1
Royal Scots
0
2 St. Joseph's
1
1
Middlesex
3
THIRD
R. Engineers
DIVISION
0
1 International
1
3 Electric
South China
0
good advantage at times. He, too, R.A.S.C. received the attention of Gratten and Royal Scots Eardley, and was able at times to be 12 R.A.
of some use to his other forwards.
Lee Tack-kee was under the sur-
215, 4101, 1941, 1867, 1101. 553 4991- 6469, 414, 6521, Inc.
RACE 5
No. 5482
$3,107.00 743.00 373,00
No. 145 No. 0548 Unplaced pontes (136 much); Nox 507 5261, 2312, 3270, 6, 5500, 4003, 1700, 3155, 4240, 3850, 2707, 031, 4835, 1252, 4745, 6513.
HACE 0
No. 1511
$2,073.60 021.00 No. 3297 No. 1543
410.50 Unplaced ponies ($50 each); Nos.
974. 274, 2005, 26, 3978, 2022, 4301, 2539, 2130, 3230 1175.
RACE 7
No, b5f
No. 30
$3.13100
894.00 447.40
No. 2544 Unprinced ponies ($50 each): Non 3069, 5001, 107.
No. 4490
No. 3845
No. 1926
RACE 8
$2,083.68 032.40 479.20
to the bowler as a memento.
Steady batting by the mid le| batsmen enabled Lt. Weedon's XI to complic 125-a meagre total in view of the Volunteers' batting strength, and this total was passed by the latter with four wickets in hand.
Ple, Hatfeld, however, came off with hat-trick, and though the Volun- teers were subsequently dismissed for only 112, his effort was too late.
The scores were;
Lt. Weeden's XI
403, Set. Webb, c Perry, b Owen-Huglien
Pte. Jones, † Anderson
Unplaced pontes ($50 enclt): Nos. 2457. SU70. 2007. 2001, 4335, 300, 4303, 834, 2603.
No. 5345
No. 2150
No. 2013
ILACE D
10,143 20
1.755.20 677.60
Unplaced ponies ($190 each): Nos. 3703,
B02, 2032, 2018, 330, 2823, 50, 0055,
Daily Double
The successful combination Oonngh and Advancing Time' in the
L/Cpl. Logan, law. b Owen-luglies
Lt. Cooper, Owen-flughes ....
Majer Harvey, b Stoker
L/Cpl. Young. Lbw. b Owen-ifughes Capi. Holmes, e Pearce, b Stout
11. Weedon, Sentt....
Pte. Hatfield. b Pearce
L/Cpl. Cordery, not out Lt. Peal, c and Pearce
Exiros
Bowling Analyılı
Perry
of
Owen-Hughes
Stoker McLellan
Stout
Sentt
Rearce
veillance of Forrow who dogged his goal for Club, however, to remedy a Daily Double paid $340.60 to each of every step with the result that his mediocre day's play.
shots at goal had to ho husty affairs which accounted for his inaccuracy. Cheung Kar-ho appeared to rely too much on himself and spoiled many chances for Eastern in the first half. In the second half he realised his shortcomings, und Chung Yung- sum was far from being the starved winger that he was in the Arst.
ODELL IN FORM
PENALTY MISSED
21.backers.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
CLUB pressed from the whistle and before long forced a corner. 'in the Was awarded scramble a penalty Club for an infringement. Forrow missed from the spot. Eastern at- tacked through Chong. Odell ran out to punch Chong's centre, and the ball went to the feet of Cheung who passed to Hau for the intter to elever- ODELL gave a magnificent perly lab the ball post Odell.
Eastern again From the whistle formance in goal for Club. He saved
4 corner. fine attacked and forced shots
Wil- several first class
Sir,-As the person who initiated however, W:13 too slow to the lucited style. Ile
Judgment con will come with time and take advantage of the pass. Club the correspondence in your morning which
really fine kept up the pressure, and soon after contemporary regarding the ticket should develop into a custodian.
Wilson broke through on his own to rumput local soccer matches, I crave
A HARD GAME
in
Soccer Ticket Ramp
a little space in your valuable columns In order to make a few observations on the comments made on the subject by your soccer scribe "Rex" In Satur day's issue of your paper.
1
Volunteers ameers
Lt. D. J. N. Anderson, b Hatfeld
Rodrigues, st Logan, b
4. A. M.
Holmes...
LL T. A. Pearce, run out Minjor It. Owen-Hughes, coumes.
b Webb
Lt. A. E. Perry, b Flatfeld
LL. D. McLellan, a fiatfeld
Lt. Col. E. J. I. Mitchell, e
b Webb
Lt. J. 3. 11. Scott, not out,
The Senior Boys' race was (B). Height: 4 feel, 4 inches. easily won by W. Pryde, who led the field. Truax, who came second, put up a great sprin! towards the finish, but failed to make up the lead Pryde had established. A close fight for third place was witnessed among entries. the remaining four Korczyn just winning.
Pryde also won the senior boys' quarter-mile. He took the lead from never seriously the start and was challenged.
Senior Boys-1, T Waller (R); 2, N. Smith (3); 9, G. Saunders, Height & feet, 31⁄4 inches..
Old Girls' Race.-), A. Smith (X); 2, J. Wood J, J. Booker (U).
Girls Skipping: Junior (10 yards)-1, G. eaver ( 2. A. Mackenile (H); M. Morrison (C).
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A challenge relay between scratch team of old boys and an Army team saw the old boys put up a fine gplay. Large and Blake gave the lf boys a substantial lead for King, he last man, zo finish well ahead of he soldiers.
The old boys' 100 yards sprint at- racted only three entries. J. Odell eached the tape just ahead of Blake. with Large taking third place. The Annc ld girls' race was won by Smith, lust year's School champlon,
HOUSE CHAMPIONSHIP Norman Smith. Victor Ludorum at THE INTER-HOUSE championship
The Central British
School annual
Middle (90 yards)-1, Y. Hardy (R); 2, Wilkes (13); 3. P. Taylor (U) Senior (100 yards)—i, M. Shand (B); 2. K. Grant (C); 3. D. Goodwin (01.
Bakter 25480 Yatas; Madlo.-1.- (c); 2. D. Frankiin (1): 3. V. Lockhart
(1). Time: 65,3 secs.
Senior, W. Pryde (G); 2 A. Odoll (C); 3. L. Jernakoff (1), Time: 50.3 secs. Old Boys' 100 Yards-1, J. Odell; 2, D. lake 3. C. Large. Time: 11 sec
Boya' 270 Yards:Juniori, Harriman (13) 4, Strange (1); 5. Jeftroys (R). Time: 31-3/5 nees.
Middle-1, A. Carlo (C); 2, F. Babey (11)
and D. Pranklin (D). Time: 27-Wo Sec.
Senior1 N. Smith (D); 2, Weller ata, V. Merry (11), Time: 24-2/5 sces
One Mile: Senior Boys-I. W, Pryde
mina 17 Kec.
12, Truax (B); 3. Korcyzn (R). Time:
Oustacie Rates-Junior Pope; 2. G. Nesteroff.
Boya-1, L,
Middie "Boys...i, J. Fabel; 2. C. An- drews.
Junior Girls.--1, M. Morion; 2. A. Stewart.
liby Tug of War-Senior-Dlue beat Chocolate: Hed beat : Red beat Ca ve alk.
Jualor-Dido beat Red; Red beat Che-
cale; Alue Best Clemate.
Challenge Relay C.D., Old Boys (N.
sports on Saturday, winning the 220 was won by Blue House, which earlier Smith, C. Large, D. 6. Blake and J. J.
on had established a commandinging) beat on Anny lenin. yards In 24.4 seconds-Mee Cheung lead over the other two. They retained yards), 2 Middle (150 yards) and # Sentors House Relay:—Terms of 4; 2 Juniors (30 the championship cup, presented by 100 yards). Mr. D. Wylle, which they won jant ycar.
Cordery.
Alterations To Tennis Programme
Major R. D. Walker, e and b Hatfield
LL. E. V. Stout, b Hatfield
Lt. Stoker, b Hatteid
Extras
Harvey
Ito mes Young Jstfield Webb
Girls-, Blue 1louse; 2, Red House. Day-1, Chocolate House; 2 House,
LO
Prizes were distributed by Landy Boys' Long Jump: Junior-1, J. Strange Noble, wife of Admiral Sir Percy (B); %, Jeffreys (i); 3. Nesteroft (3): 2. Noble, Commander-in-Chief of the Cario (C): 3, Sabey (R).
Senior, N. Smith (D); 2. A. Weller China Station, who was also present. (n; 3. W. Prydz (C),
Mr. D. McLellan, Sports Master, before calling on Lady Noble, cx- pressed the hope that Sir Percy would see in some of the boys who had taken part in the sports worthy of Ajax, The following alterations have succesors of the men 14 been made to the tennis pro, of the School, he thanked Lady
Exeter. On behnti 2, A. Weller (H): 3, W. Pryde (c). Achilles and
at gramune
the Hongkong Noble for coming such a long way to Cricket Club this week:
present the prizes.
Bowllig Analysis
W
JUNIOR LEAGUE MATCH
TO-MORROW
and
The Rev. G. E. S. Upsdell, M. A. Principal, also spalte, and three cheers were accorded Lady Noble.
THE RESULTS Detailed results were:
50 Yarda Junior Boys-1, J. Strange
Senior Girls-1, B. Goodwin (C); 3, J. Moss (11); 3, 11. Richards (C)
Throwing the Cricket nii: Junior-1. Pearson (D); 2, Clarke (B: 3, Higgina
j Middle-1, Lockhart (B); 2, Daxter (C); Greibenow (C).
Sitiür Boys-1, N. Smith (B);
High Jump.-Junior
2 Whitecross (R) and Wood (B).
Boy1 Clarke
Middle Bays. Strange (B). Baxter (C) and Sabey (t). tied for first place.
Gli-1, G. Beaver (C); 2, J. Millard (8): 5. C. Routley (11).
Middle Girls-1. E Edmonds (C); 2, B. Morets (1) and M. Paivley (C).
Championship-Victor Ludorum). Smith (B: Vixtrix, Ludorum.-M. Shand Junior Champlons. Strange (B), boys, and G..Beaver (C), giris. Form ChampionshipForm 1. tate.-B. Goodwin, A. Pryde, A. Blaxtor House Cups-Blug-N. Smith; Choco- and A. Carlo; Red-A. Weller,
Inter-House Championship:-1,
Point): 3. Chocolate (103 points); 2, Red 12 points).
Bluo
-To be added-Mixed Doubles, C..B. and Mrs. Nicholson v. J. S. Theobald and Mrs. Churchill.
Handicap Singles, M. Pagh v. G. (B); 2 G. Wood (B); 3, P. Jeffreys (11).
Time: 7-1/5 seconds. C. Burnett
BUG Yards: Senior Boys-1. J. Rousseau (R); 2 A. Odell ICH 3, K. Meitan (B) WEDNESDAY
Time: 2 minutes, 19-2/5 seconds.
Girls' Sprinter Junior (10 yards) -1. M.! Postponed. Wong Fook-nam avd Terry (C); 2. H. Contes (C): 3. P. Harper
IRE
Middle (90 yards)-1, J. Millard (B); 2, T. J. Gould.
M. Carter (c); . G. Beaver (C).
Senlar (100 yards). Shand (1): 2. E. Troue #81; 3. M. Mofton (B),
100 Yards Boys: Junior.1, P. Harriman (8): 2, E. Rager (R); 3, Camp (R). Time: The Afth annual athlette sporta of i་ ༩༥
Wah Yan College, Kowloon, will be Middlet. V. Lockhart (3): 2. Certe held at the Kowloon Football Club
Police Beat R.A.F. By Lam Kwan v. T. C. Monaghan and
7 Wickets
of the RAF. team to withstand the
THURSDAY
Deleted. Wong Fuck-nam and Lam can or T. C. Monaghan and T. J. Gould v. J. Gonsalves and A. V.
bent Lou with a nice drive. Strange towered over his partner Hult time arrived with the score Eardley, who was better at spotting standing at one goal all. than intercepting. Time and again) Eastern decided to take no chances Strange would come over to stop with Club, and forced play. They
While I appreciate that "Rex" has however, Inu, without,
entirely swarmed all over Club, but were un- neglecting his charge. His amazing able to overcome the stout defence taken it upon himself to vindicate the
Association, ange Hongkong Football speed carried his across the field to put up by. Forrow, Gratten, Strani regret I am unable to agree with all clear, block or intercept successfully, and Eardley. Time and again they that he has written or with the Gratten was the better of the two worked up to the penalty area only manner in which he has stated his wing halves,' clearing
to be driven back. Durky chinned me strongly, to
ense for the Association. To any inaccurately, and spotting cice
cleanly. high pass from Hsu but kicked out person possessing first hand informa-
To be added-Handicap Singles, Henderson was inclined to bluster, hastily. Soon after he received tion as to what actually goes on be-
D M. MacDougall v. G. W. Sewell, and his spoiling and intercepting was from Cheung to make no mistnice,hind the scenes, the comments made
Open Doubles, Wng Fook-nam and THE POLICE defented the Royal blindly
was this time with a hard first-timer that by "Rex" can only be regarded as Air Force by 7 wickets in performed. Forrow
1 Junior Lam Kwan v. J. Gonsalves and A, V. easily the best half. He covered sped past Odell,
riculously absurd and decidedly League game at Happy Valley yester-Remedios. Darky effectively and did a great
misleadnig and incorrect. deal to help Henderson out
CLUB RALLY with
With reference to the statement of day. C. Abans was to only member Cheung. He found thine to send his
CLUB defence rallied, and not only "Rex" that money collected for tickets combined allack of B.C. Fay. (3 for forwards
some nice passes and
checked the Eastern attacks but man sold is in the hands of thore respon 22), J. Lewis (3 for 13) and C. Pope followed them up cleverly.
aged to get their forwards on the alble for the ground, I would point (3 for 28), and scored no less than 53 move. Wilson broke through, and oul that at the South China-Eastern
ter of the R.A.F. total of 90. was on the point of being stopped match, tickets were issued in the mume
A. E. Carey, J. L.
L. Stephens and W.
To be added.-Opun Singles. Tsu! Wilson when he made a nice body swerve to of the B.K.F.A. and that officials of L. Clarke all reached the 30's, and Yun-pul or R. G. Beisel, jr. v. Tennie played an exceedingly hard gure at leave Eastern defenders wallowing the HK.F.A. were observed selling the Palier won easily. centre. What he lacked in technique over each other. He shot across Lau, tickets inside the ground and collect-
The scores were: and ball confroi, he made up in who partially cleared for Smith to Ing money therefor.
RAF.—90 (C. Abbas 53. Foy 3 large spirit. He scored a nice goal obtain possession and try from well In view of the fact that the average for 22, Lewis 3 for 13, Pope 3 for 28). for Club. Pryde worked very hard to out of the penalty area calching Lau individual, in attempting to purchase, Pollee115 for 7 whĖS, (W. L. keep his forwards together, and was unprepared.
a single ticket hus, us a rule to strug Clarke 35 not out, A. E. Carey ül, J. given excellent support by Blekford, Eastern forced play and practicallyle through a jestling crowd for al-L. Stephens 30). Corser 2 for ). who showed I signs of being a valuable the entire team was in Club's area, mont three quarters of an hour before inalde man for Club, Kennard and but Strange held the fork well. They getting anywhere near the booking" Smith, wingers for Club, are recruits were not to be denied, however, and office window, will "Rex" kindly ex- from. Central British School. Ken-almost in the last minute, Darky plain, in detail, how it is possible for nard was the harder worker, but headed a high pass from Woo to 1lau, the rascals to whom he refers, to work sadly lacked understanding of Pryde's who cleverly tricked Eardley and in rotation so smoothly and obinin thousands of tickets without being play. Smith hardly tried, and was, bent Odell with a nice shot.
The teams wero:
interrupted or pushed aside by the Eastern-Lou in-ton; Cheng kuen and Trang Chung-ivani u Shihatruggling mass of humanity milling. BERLIN, Apr. 7 (UP)-To Ger«A. H. Barwell. tang, Inu King-seng and Wo Chi-tsang: round the booking, offices.
man and Hungarian national football Chung Yung-sum, Cheung Kam-hol, 1,00 If the statement of "Rex" about teams met In the Olymplo Stadium 1 Tak-kee. Chong Kam-cliuen End Heu people being allowed to pass through to-day, and drew 2-2 before 100,000
gratis after all Uckets have been sold spectator
'GALLOPING
GHOST"
consequently, continually being rob- bed of the ball. He scored a freak
SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Ching-to.
Club Odell; E. B. Strango and Eardley: Henderson, Forrow and Gratten: Kennard, Pryde, Wilson, Bickford and Smith.
Women's Golf
SCOTLAND V. REST AT FANLING ON ST. GEORGE'S DAY
►
Germans And Hungarians Draw
International Softball Matches
Remedios.
Kwak.
FRIDAY
Deleted.Handicap doubles, T. C. Monaghan and D. M. MacDougali v. | C. B. Nicholson and G. V. Hobbs.
To be added.-Open Singles, Pang Di-lam or Leung Ping-chiú v. Tsui↑ | Waf-puk.
Handleap doubles, V. R. Gordon and H. J. Arnisrong v. R. K. Valen- tine and L. M. S. Lloyd; A. Lade and G W. Sowell v. W. G. Harvey and
YACHTSMEN THROWN INTO HARBOUR
Sudden Gust Of Wind Upsets Ariel
is correct, how does he reconcile such statement with the one he made to the effect that the duty of the Asso- cintion is to see that no one passes the barriers without a pass. More over, would not the iLK.FA, in resorting to this practice, bo THE SEMI-FINALS of the Hong Draft Programmes and Entry
promoting overcrowding, a matter kong. International Softball Berles about which Mr. Walter II. Chen brought forth one of the most thrill- Forms for the Fourth Extra Race
spoke at some length at a H.K.F.A. Meeting to be held on Saturday,
meeting recently. In passing, I might games of the season when India the odd run In nosed out Portugal 20th April, 1940 (weather permit-
mention that far from allowing people nine at King's Park yesterday. to pass through gratis after all tickets! ting) may be obtained at the
find been sold at the match above. The scores were: Secretary's Office, Exchange Build- The Scotland v The Rest referred to, I personally caw many China Ing; the Club House, Happy match of the Ladies' Section of people, who approached ofcinia of Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the the Royal Hongkong Golf Club H.K.F.A. at the barriers for per- Portugal
mission to enter the ground on pay- Sports Club; and the Stables, will be played at Fanling on St.ment of the legal charge for admission, Shan Kwong Road,
George's Day, April 23," Silver being rudely turned away and told --- Division aro to play on the Old would be allowed to pass throught bringing up the question of the ticket yards, from shore, and Lt. Col. Yale
that only those possessing tickein
The Incident occurred about 300 Course and Bronze Division on that time, the only itckets on sale ramp is not le make n xenpe-goat of and his friend set out to swim ashore. the New Course.
were those being sold by rascals at the H.K.FA, as "Rox" would try to They were picked up after coverlag Those willing to play are asked to record prices under the very noses of make out. It is my opinion, and that 100 yards by another, yacht. communicate with Mrs. K. S. Robert~ | the IKEA, officinis..
of thousands of other football fans, son, telephone 31704, er sign lists Finally, I would state that I have that the entire responsibilities for the The Arlel, valued at $400, sank. :.. posted" in "club houses. Entries close on no occasion been, the victim of ticket ramp resis with the HK.F.A? Attempts are being made to salvage Bocrotary, on April 20,
ticket racketeers and my object in}
Entries close nt 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 11th April, 1940.) -
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LE:Col. J. C. Yale, R.A., resid- ing at the Harbour, View Hotel, and a friend were thrown into -3] the water when the yacht Ariel, which they were sailing off Kowloon Docks
on Saturday, capsized in a sudden gust.
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