Saturday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 20, 1940.
SOUTH CHINA'S League Champions Meet The Rest To-morrow: Players For Saigon
(By "Rox")
PROUD
RECORDS
"Capt. Foster" Selects The Following:
GUIDE TO THE RACES
The following guide to the races this afternoon was made up on the selections of three newspapers (three points for ist, two for 2nd and one for 3rd):
THE SOUTH CHINA ATHLETIC ASSOCIA- TION, or rather those players who make up their football team, enjoy an enviable reputation and a proud record in the annals of local soccer. The team, the majority of whom have seen service for a great number of years, have had their fingers in all the football pios. They have represented and holped to win interports for the Colony. They Distinctive Time. 3 have hold, at one time or another, all the major Eve of Folly honours-several of them at the same time. A Hughber feat no club in the Colony has equalled.
The Senior Shield appears to be their favourite trophy, they have won it seven times in all, been in the finals five years in succession, and winning it four times running. The Senior League championship they have held six times since 1923. The coveted "doubles" they gained four times. It was due to them that the Chinese can boast of snatching the International, Lai Wah, Governor and Kotewall Cups.
South China is proud of her players, as she is proud of the
selectors and his performances brook no overlooking. Good luck to him.
and "B", the
The team has not been chosen for honours gained. Lee Wai-tong the initial match. This will be left Lee Tin-sang, Leung Wing-chiu, until their arrival in Saigon. The Fung King-cheong, Lal Shiu-first will be against a Saigon selec- wing and Ip Pak-wah, all old and tion, while the other two will be
against Namky seasoned campaigners, are house equivalent of the local teams South fold names. Time and again China "A" and "B" they have signified their inten- tions of hanging up their boots, but as the seasons rolled along they have had them olled, and have booted themselves to nower and greater honours,
At the beginning of this season, there were those who were sceptical of South China's chances.. "Youth in their lines' and 'New Blood' were the demonds, yet stoically South China have played, their veterans, with the result that they are again playing the Rest of the League to-morrow
row to round off another successful season. Their faltering, if it may be called that towards the close of the season. fiss prompted many to ask if they are likely to
the 27th and is expected to arrive on The team will leave the Colony on the 30th, and will play their Arst match on May 2,
Open Tennis
for
Tournament Programme
The following is the programme
the Open
Tennis Tournament
next week; trust the oldtimera for yet another season to allow some of the newcomers to get seasoned in the junior teams,
Monday
OPEN DOUBLES ·
(SEMI-FINAL)
1st 2nd 3rd Pts,
MOUNT DAVIS H'CAP
Gay Star
Franklin
MOUNT Cough HandiCAP
Distinctive Time
Gay Star
Eve of Folly
KOALA HANDICAP Discovery Bay Fair Chance
Grand Allegiance
ST. GEORGE'S PLATE Clember
Possible
Hopeful Star
MOUNT DAVIS HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION)
Conquering Time
0
3
0
Rose Emily
2
Bear Claw
-1
KOALA HANDICAP
Twilight Star ... Discovery Bay.. Perola d'Oriente Fair Chance... Grand Allegiance
Centre Court....
ST. GEORGE'S. PLATE
Clember Possible White Diamond Hopeful Star
MOUNT DAVIS H'CAP (FIRST SECTION)
Bear Claw ..... Avon Conquering Time Rose Emily Humdrum Eve
HUNCHBACKS HANDICAP
Portrush Wilber Willyniliy
West Lake Smiling Time Some Hope Bressay
TAIMOSHAN HANDICAP Arabian Cat Lancashire Chap
Lucky Eleven Heddon
March Brown Dow Jones Radium Stor
2
CANTERBURY PARK HANDICAP
Picadilly Jim Income Tax Fair Chance Brown Derby
I
7OEN
4
3
MOUNT DAVIS INCAṀ (SECOND SECTION)
Jennifer
7
There are quite a few who have earned their places in the team already, notable amongst which are, Tsui Wai-pui and Tsul Yun-pui v.Lancashire Lass Tam Ki
Kwan-kon, Soong Ling-sing, and J. Gonsalves and A. V. Remedios
understand that (Stand court).
Tau-man. eral of their players who have several Joined the Sing Tao Jih Pão in- tend forming a team of their own and entering the League.
In this case, I feel that South China will be pushed to fit their suddenly depleted ranks, and we may see the "A" and "" combining into one team. If this should happen, then I predlet that South China will enjoy the same honours as of yore.
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FOURTEEN PLAYERS have pe- septed the Invitation of the Football
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CLUB H'CAP DOUBLES (SEMI-FINAL)
C. D. N. Walker and E. L. Tavener
Blue Diamond Peaceful View King Kong
CHARTERS TOWERS
HANDICAP
(scr.) v. B. O'M. Deane and N. Double Finesse.. 2 Spence (-4/6).
་
CLUB_H’CAP_SINGLES.
(SEMI-FINAL)
A. H. Barwell (-1/0) v. C. H. R. Hyde (-30).
CLUB H'CAP MIXED DOUBLES
(-15).
Aociation to travel to Saigon for. T. A. Pearce and Miss J. Armstrong V. R. Gordon and Mrs. Ralph (scr.) the Interport. As with the Shangha! selection, they have got surplus of defenders and a dearth of nitackers, with as yet NO wingers.
Thom selected to go are: Tam Kwan-kon and Saminy Tsong, cus todiana: Lee Tin-aang, Lee Kwok-wal
and Hau Yung-song.. backs; Leung
Tuesday
OPEN DOUBLES (SEMI-FINAL)
E. C. Fincher and W. C. Hung v.
Wing-chiu, K. Forrow, Bright, Guy S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn (Stand and Soong Ling-sing, halves; Fung court). King-cheong, Pryde, Fox and Lee Wal-tong, forwards. The Association
is
plaint the replies of four other
wingers.
two
of whom
will
be
By their consistent sterling per- formances, Soong and Pryde have gained recognition and fully deserve ⚫ their selection. Young Pryde, IL will be remembered, was considered for the Shanghai' Interport, but
Wednesday
OPEN SINGLES (SEMI-FINAL)
Tsul Wal-pul v. Tsul Yun-puli (Stand court).
H'CAP MIXED DOUBLES (FINAL)
because of his youth, it was thought V. R. Gordon and Mrs, Ralph or better to let him walt. But he has T. A. Pearce and Miss J. Armstrong forced himself into the notice of the. R. C. Beavan and Miss J. Smalley
(-3/0).
NOW YOU KNOW
Answers from Page 7
I Norwich Cathedral.
2 The Crown,
3 Brenka into more
4 14th.
pieces,
$ Artura.
1 p.m.
7 Fly-weight.
than two
8 They have no special powerful
punch.
The Seven Champlona of Chris- tendom.
10 Adam's first wife.
11 Chopin,
13 Freud,
13 Panama.
14 Julius Caesar.
15 Tibet.
10 The Antarctic.
17. Pilchard.
10 Tempera.
Frederick Leighton.
20 Sean O'Casey.
21 Atlas,
22 Half man, half horse.
23 Vodka and rum,
24 Able was I ere I saw Elba.
20 A wild eat.
H'CAP SINGLES
(FINAL)
Thursday
OPEN SINGLES. .(SEMI-FINAL)
S. A. Rumjahn v. H. D. Rumjahn (Stand "court).
Derby Day
Flying Dutchman 1
A-Great-Time¬ Pumpernickel
0
HUNCHBACKS HANDICAP
Portrush
Willyn lly
Bressay
TAIMOSHAN HANDICAP
Arablan Cat
Lancashire Chap Radium Star
CANTERBURY PARK
HANDICAP
Income Tax
Plecadilly Jim Brown Derby
MOUNT DAVIS H'CAP (SECOND SECTION)
Lancashire Loss
Jennifer
King Kong
CHARTERS TOWERS
HANDICAP
Flying Dutchman
A Grent Time Derby Day
DAILY DOUBLE EVENT
Portrush/Income Tax
FINCHER AND HUNG ENTER DOUBLES SEMI-FINAL
E. C. FINCHIER AND W. C, HUNG entered the 'semi-finals of the Open Doubles tennis tournament when they beat T. A. Pearce and B. C. Fay by G-4, 6-3 at the Hongkong Cricket Club yesterday. The match was in- tercating in that the pairs were quite even, and the winners were fulls extended.
Pearce and Fincher were particu- larly prominent at the net. Fay, on the other hand, was disappointing on several occasions when he and his
partner stormed the forecourt.
Service,
SELECTIONS BY "EARLY BIRD”
The following selections were made by "Early Bird" in the B. C. M. Post:
MOUNT GOUGH HANDICAP
Distinctive Time
Gay Star
Hughber
KOALA HANDICAP
Franklin
Perola d'Oriente
Twilight Star
ST. GEORGE'S PLATE
Clember
Possible
White Diamond
MOUNT DAVIS H'CAP
(FIRST SECTION)
Bear Claw
Avon
Humdrum Eve
HUNCHBACKS HANDICAP
Wilber
West Lake
Some Hope
TAIMOSHAN HANDICAP
Lucky Eleven
Heddon
Dow Jones
CANTERBURY PARK HANDICAP
Picadilly Jim
Income Tax
-Brown Derby
MOUNT DAVIS H'CAP
(SECOND SECTION)
Jennifer
Lancashire Lasz
Peaceful View
CHARTERS TOWERS
HANDICAP
Double Finesse Derby Day Pumpernickel
DAILY DOUBLE Wilber/Picadilly Jim
Basketball Matches For Charity
First Game At Chinese Y.M.C.A. To-Night
generally, was sound. Fay, with his fine freedom of stroke- fine cross- play, produced several
THE CHUNG HWA Girla Basket- court drives, but Fincher was the ball team will play their first match steadiest player on the court. His this evening at the Chinese YMCA. retrieving of many shots was against a team of Hongkong students. On the 22nd they will meet the enthusiastically applauded.
Hung was rather subdued. He, no Chinese Federation, and an exhibi- doubt, is still feeling the effects of histon match is arranged to follow be recent bout of flu.
tween teams from the Eastern and The winners will now meet the Chung Taing_Benevolent Society. Rumjahn cousins on Tuesday,
On the 24th they will meet the H. K. Stars, the team
which toured Manila several months ago.. Another exhibition match has been arranged ito follow that one which Is the Taing Tio versus South China Association.
SCHOOL ATHLETICS
Ellis Kadoorie And Yaumati Meets Yesterday
On the 27th they will play their last match against the Chinese Federation,
Entrance fees are $1.00 and 50c. Proceeds of all the matches will go to the Wounded Soldiers and Refugees Charities.
For their first match, Madame Sun
Fo has kindly consented to throw the
TWO SCHOOLS, the Ellis Kadoorie School and the Yaumati School held their athletic meetings yesterday, first ball. the former on the Indian Recreation Club ground, and the latter on the Central British School ground.
M. Moosa Wins
Senior Honours
Championship Shared
on
SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE FOURTH EXTRA RACE
The First Bell will be rung at 1.30
the senior MEETING will be held (weather THE ANNUAL SPORTS of the LO CHU-PANG won Ellis Kadcorle School for Indians, championship of the Yaumati Gov-permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY ON the SATURDAY, 20th April, 1940, com- were held on the Indian Recreation ernment School sports held Club ground, Sookunpoo, yesterday Central British School ground yester-mencing at 2.00 p.m. afternoon. The events were eager day. The funlor championship was Bari Sewell or M. Pagh v. A. II. ly contested, the senior championship shared by Wong Wal-sum and p.m. Barwell or C. H. R. Hyde,
being won by L. Moosa and the Yeung-chuen. Mrs. G. P. de Martin
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE Junior championship by Gurbachan distributed the prizes. Results:
No One without
badge will be High Jump Senior-1, Chu Tak-chung: admitted to the Members Enclosure. Bingh.
Lo Chu-pang;,3, Lo Bhue-ting. Junior. Mrs. O. Ismail presented the prizes.. Wong Wal-sun; I, Au Young-chuen; Such must be wom throughout the
3. Chan Tak-ming.
duration of each Meeting in such a Reguits;
160 yards Beniard, Lal Pak-ngo: 2 manner, as to be readily identified. Senior High Jump-1, Narata Bingh; 2)
Lo Chu-pang: 3, Trui Ying-kwan, Junior. M. Moo
Badges admitting Non-Members to Benior Three-legged Race-1. A. Abbas1 A Young-chuen; 3. Wong Wal-mun
and Club and M. Moosa: 2, Ebrahim Mohammed and Yu Kam-chlu, Small Boy Tul the Members' Enclosure
Yam-man: 2. Yung Bau-lung: 3. Li Tak Rooms at $5.00 for Genticmen and Flag race (mall boya)-1. Tul Yarn- $3.00 for Ladies (both including tax), man; 2 2 Tak-wing: Leung Kim-wal. are obtainable through the Secretory Long Jump Senior Lo Chu-pang; 2, upon the personal or written Chan Yiu-ki 3, Lai Pakengo. Junior-1 Au Young-chuen: 2, Wang Wal-un: 3, Application
Member, such Member to be responsible for Kicking The Football-1, A. Ahmed: 2 Cheung Woon-yin.
Spoon and age race (amali bora)-1, all visitors introduced by him, and Senior Half-Mile Handicap-1. Pritain Lowing fats Chang Hou-kwong: for Payment of all Chits, etc. Bingh; 2, Karlar Bingh; 3, Chatter Singh 440 yards Bentor-1, Laj Pak-ngo; 2. Lo
Loung Kim-wal Senior Arithmetical Bace-1, Salim Chu-pany: 3 Trul Ying-kwan. Junior Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, C. B. Nicholson and G. V. Hobbs Ghafoor: 2 M. X. AU; 3, 6, 8, Bux. (-2/0) v. V. R. Gordon and II, J. 2. Adami 3, durkmukh Singh
Yu Kam-chiu: 2 Wong Wal-mun; 3 close at 11.45 am. Consolation face, A. 9. Duli Au Young-chuen. Armstrong or R. C. Beavan and A.
Tins are obtainable at the Club £20 yards frmüll bags)~~i, Taul Yam- K. Mackenzie.
Friday
CLUB SINGLES FINAL
M. Pagh v. B. C. Fay
H'CAP DOUBLES (FINAL)
Open Singles And Doubles Finals
The finals of the Open Singles and
Balim Ghatoor.
Benior 100 Yards-1, 25. Moora; 2. A wing. Abbas.
Sentor Sack Race-1, A. Q. lyder: 2 M. 20 Yards-1. M. Moom: 2. A
Sentor Abu: 3 Kartar Shigh.
A. Abuse,
Benior
2. Kasim AL
of 1
Junior High Jump-1, Gurbachan Singhi | matree-legged race-1, Cheung Wing-hen advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel.
Gur
Junior Three-Logged Race bachan Bingh and Karpal Singh: 2, 8. B. Bux and Xumjahn Bald.
Junior 100 Yards-), Gurbachan Blogh; 2. M. Ebrahim.
2. Li Wing-fat; 5, Poon Chiswo. House provided they are ordered in Chu Tak-chung: 2. Twul Wa-kit and Au Young-Um; 3, Chan Tak-sing and 1021020). Jau-leung.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE Half-milo races (handicap)--1, Ho Yuk- The price of Admission to the Junior Back Race), A. Haroon; 2. A.37 al Pak-ngo: 3 Cheung Pak-hi Public Enclosure is $1.00 including C. Bux.
Past Papila racemmi, Chan lon-kit; 3, Junior 220 Yorda--), Gurbachan Binghj
Man Kwok-ying. 2. Ram Nath; 3, Jagir Singh,
+
Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. One Mile Face-1, Karlar Bingh; 3 Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are Relay Race (Clamen 3, 6, 7, and 8)—
admitted Half Price.
By Order,
the Open Doubles will take place a Nor Kicking the Football-1, Ram pritain Bingh; 3, Chatter Wingh.
follows:
A. Haroon.
Junior Quarter-Mila Race...), Gurbachan Open Singles-Monday, April 29. Bingh; 1, Jagir Singh; 3. Krishan Zall. Open Doubles-Wednesday, May 1, Khan & Karim All: 3, Hardayal Singh,
Junior Aritmetical Racemi. Jumani Following the latter match, the
Itace, Karpal presentation of prizes will take place. Singh: 2, M. Yousify 3, Allah Diita,
Junior Consolation
CINE
Class 10 Tandicap, Kashmir Bingt;] 2. Tahir Dhoy: 3, Homie Galch
Qia Boys' Háce.-1, „Ajib Singh; 2. Omari Rahman.
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Secretary, Hongkong, 18th April, 1940.
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