"R. Abbit's
POLICE
Tuesday,
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Cricket Comments
SECURE
Indians' Gallant Effort Fails By Five Runs In Thrilling Game
Regional Football At Home
LONDON, May 13 (Router)—The following
were the results of Regional soccer matches played to
day:
Everton
Cup Final
(at Liverpool)
6 Liverpool
English
SOUTH:"A"
3. Southend SOUTH "B"
Norwich
Fulham,
0 Reading
SOUTH "C"
Millwall Portsmouth
0 Aizenal
SOUTH "D"
2 Aldershot
Brighton Crystal Pal.
1 Westham
2 Queen's PR,
MIDLAND
3 Northampton
5 West Brom.
Luton
Wolves
EAST MIDLAND
Notts F
1 Grimsby
WESTERN
1
Manchester C. 0 Crewe
Portvale
Tranmere
Wrexham
-
flackpool
Southport
Cardif
Plymouth
Swansea
How
Airdrie
3 New Brighton 5 Stoke
3 Mouchester, U.
NORTH WESTERN
11
Oldham
2
1 Button
SOUTH WESTERN
A
Newport
4 Bristol I. Bristol C.
Scottish
WESTERN
4 St Mirren
*
Excellent Innings By T. R. Hunter And M. R. Abbas
May 14, 1940.
SHIELD
HECTIC SCORING IN OPENING GAMES OF BASKETBALL LEAGUE
(By "Guard")
Hot shooters kept their opponents and the score. keepers busy last Saturday evening as six teams competed in the cage League held for the second time this present season at the Chinese Y.M.C.A.
IT SEEMS TO BE the fashion in these days to go in for cliches so I will produce the hackneyed one that cricket history was mado on Sunday last! I am practically certain that no League game has ever been played during May before. It was also ¦ **** the first occasion on which the Police have won the Second Division Shield although i was told that somewhere just before 1911 they very nearly won the First Division, Incidentally, I personally have never before umpired a game right hrough a young thunderstorm. Luckily the rain did not come down very heavily and the match was not delayed.
Yesterday's
Sweep Winners
Cash
Race 1.
No 2040
་་
20 1185
$1,405 40 424.49 212.20 Unplaced ponies ($50 each): Nos.
In 21 second division en- counter, Chinese Y.M.C.A. "B" team stampeded through Hung Ying to a 41-29 points victory. Cheong Shui-tong and Chung Kim-sang did yeornan service for the Y, and between them were responsible for the greater portion of the score.
Lam Man- Wong Sau-pang and chiu hurried into the coffin corner. to try some of their favourite shots, but the Indoor track wilch circles the basket immediately above spoiled whatever good shots might have 55, come from them. However, they to guin points for their side with some excellent under- basket work and long shots.
I greatly admire the way in which both sides were so determined to get this match play off. A week before they 1738, 3730, 605, 952, 2335, 3370. 1703, 1034, 7. managed had turned up though it was almost a certainty that the
2 drizzle was too heavy to allow play.
On Sunday the weather was
somewhat
humld though it
might have been much hotter COUNTY CRICKET
than it was, "At the beginning
there, were frequent squalls of
2 wind, but these gradually died
}
away and about 3 o'clock it began to splt rain.
A thunder-
storn started drifting up from
STARTS WITH FRIENDLIES
LONDON, May 13 (Reuter)
עדס
· Rare 2
No 1160 1802
$1,400.00
424.03
212.40
Unplaced ponies (350 each): Nos. 3227, 2030, 108, 60, 1761, 2310. 015, 3421. 3521 3423, 2360, DG, 2004.
Race 2
No
6:00 3208
3737
$1,018
274
PUI YING-WAH KUI ROIST
IN the first division scramble, Pul Ying overcame Wah Klu 30-29 La
amounted to a what
free-for-all. Outstanding basketeers for Pui Ying were Lai Lin-yuk, Chan Chak-tong Unplaced ponies (550 each): Nos. 1831. Lam Ma-lee and Tang Shek-chow. 1787, 203, 3012, 1530, 1859.
Lam and Tang came in for some sharp
long range, shooting from while Lai and Chan sneaked in often enough to score from underbasket, ta put up a substantial score.
Race.4
No. 847 201 *337
$1,304.20 341.30 370.00
Maplaced ponies ($30 each): Nas. 67, 1027. 2050, 758, 2135, 2041, 555, 1035, 3212.
the west, but, fortunately, it County cricket made a start to-day 515, 3341, 3123. drifted along the other side of with two friendly two-day matches the Harbour and disappeared somewhere in the north-east.
Although the rain was fairly heavy
2 for a time it was not allowed to Interfere with the cricket, and after about half an hour it took off. The pitch was in excellent condition but of spin. was taking a fair amount But nothing got up barring a few heavily spin short balls.
between Leicestershire and Northants, and Notts and Derbyshire. Leicester beat Northants by eight wickets, but the second game was drawn.
LEICESTER V. NORTHANTS Leicester beat Northants by eight wickets at Barwell.
201 Leicester-105 (Drake 0 for and 151.
Northants-152 for 8 dec., and fe for 2.
NOTTS V. DERBY Notts and Derby drew at Notting- ham.
Derbyshire-230 and 201 for 8 dec. (Alderman 100 not out).
Notts. 334 for 9 dec. (Heane 101), and 65 for 1.
which
was
Race 5
No. 1660
1033 1877
$2,207.10
650.40 238.20
Unplaced ponies ($30 each): Nos. 21.
2338.
Race 6
No. 1001
2031.
$3.200.00
643.40 327.70
Cheong Yla-him was the only Wah Klu man who did un ounce of good work for his side, being more con cerned about gaining points than trying conclusions with the Pul Yingers.
CLOSE BATTLE
A scrappy Kwok. Mun quintette 53.2
few enlnutes to Unplaced pantes ($30 each): Nos. 101, ratlled in the last 1043, 1833, 349.
Stace '7
No. 2446 701 1309
$2.193.00
€20.00 313.40
nip Kay Tse, 30-35 in the night- capper of the evening. The game waxed fust and furious with the score trickling in due to bed shoot- ing. Towards the end of the first Unpliced ponter 150 each): Nos. 12 half, they appeared to find the bas 4499, 4182, 830, 2872, 2408, 4329, 4005.
Пасо 3
$2,309.30 676.00 330,40
ket, and the same thing repeated it-
in the second half.
self
The second half proved the more. exciting as both teams raced neck Unplaced ponies (150 each) No. 3116, and neck for the lead which they
No. 3081 2300 .3757
No. 1703-
2070
Race 9
DETERMINED TO FINISH THE LLC. was the toss, and Razack put the Police in-a policy which is the only sound one if it is desired to finish the match one way or the
Hunter other, Carey und opened as usual, and Carey took a single from the first over from M. Rusual, to give Estall a quick 1144
bowled chance in the slips 2 Abbas. A. el arculli, who
down
beauty well taken. at the north end, sent for his
first ball-a good length
Both Curreem and Razack dug in bit from leg-which turning in a
was batting 253004 DZ, 1138, 126, 1913. beat Carey
Shortly with Barma, who completely. LONDON.-May-13-(Reuter)-The
for the only Police success was the 1.b.w. following were the results of Rugby after, he bowled Clarke and the stolidly as usual, and for some time
down Police had two wickets
Dif Lewis which sent Curreem back. five.
The Indians, however, were falling 8 According to the score sheet Fay behind the clock, and when Fope put
came in next, but, if my memory serves me, Pope batted before him on Fay at the North and vice Lewis and he bowled both Barma (21) and and there wan a useful stand.
All in his first over things looked bad
League Rugger
League matches played la-day: Batley
Bradford
Halifax
Hull
Salford
Wakefield
York
Wigan
15 Dewsbury
31 Hull-Kingston
J
33 Keighley
25 Featherstone'
13 Broughton
10
12
34 Huddersfeld
13 Leeds
13 Warington
BROOKLYN DODGERS
WIN AGAIN
NEW YORK, May 13 (UP).- Brooklyn Dodgers won another game
ប. But bad catching early O
undoubtedly lost the match. Fope for the L.R.C., and they looked even
an appeal for 1.b.w. (the ball pitched
$2,350.00 073.40 330,70 Unplaced ponies ($50 each): Nos, 3304, -
**
No. 1773
380 ...4321
_Race_10_____
$4.554.20 1301.20 €30.00
gained in turn only to lose it shortly after. Cagers Cheng Kal-ning and Tem
Kwok Chok-chan, for
Mun the mo
for most excitement provided their side, banging
their way
in filibuster fashion to obtain points.
For Kay Tse, Tam Chan-kuen vas. top-scorer with a total of 14 points
(7 goals), most taken from Jong 3043, 1086, 1011, 453. 400.
Unplaced ponies (8100 each): Non. 53. range. Siu Tim-lim and Leong Chok-cheong chalked up quite a few to keep the exciternent high.
•
Race 11
No. 7010
$3,703 5500
1000 ..6072 Unplaced pontex ($250 each); Nos. 3549.
02
Kave a simple chance in the gully worse when Razack after surviving 0041, 0403, 2009, $460, 6338, BOŠU, ŠIRO, Koca, i either before he had scared or after he had got a four through the at least six inches clear of the leg should stump) falled to learn his lesson and slips I forget which. He
one which was well have been stunned when ten and got in front shortly after was badly dropped at up and pitched on the stump.
the wicket.
HURRICANE
WITH FIVE DOWN for fifty all Alded by these escapes he ran up seemed pretty nearly over when M. 25 and, with Hunter playing watchful game at the other end, the R. Abbas came in and fulfilled the score board looked a good deal better first duties of a slogger by hitting the ball blooming 'igh and blooming from the Police point of view.
ard and blooming often." He hit A RUN PER MINUTE
for four and THE FIRST Bixty
his first two balls
Sumad after
runs took an
in the National Baseball League to-hour but afterwards Fay, Hunter and
arriving to face Foy hael produced a single, he then hit
Famous Australian Jockey Dead
FRANK
Tennis
K.I.T.C. Teams For League Matches
THE following will represest Kow- Joon Indians Tennis Club in the C. and D. Divisions of the Tennis Lea- gue this week:
Division" v. and S. S. Hussain, Firdos Khan and Dr.
Singh.
CRA. (Home).-9.A
day, beating the Philadelphia Phillies Danbrowsky scored more freely. 11
WOOTTON, Mahan Singh, M. S. Ilussalt and G. 6-3, In the only other game.
the is only fair to the Indian bowlers to the next three balls for four, one a
"pulled drive" and two lofty fours to famous Australian jockeys sallch and M. Hargzan, C. M. Klina New York Giants trounced the Boston say that at this period the ball was Braves by 11-5,
very greasy and hard to hold, and long stop two amazing shots!
Greatly heartened Stiffind began to and trainer, who was three singh they evidently were not at home with
Razack get going. He lost Abbas when the the dust grip, I think
probably kept Albas and Arculll on
latter tried to drive a yorker, but he times champion jockey be- towards victory. There was a catch
D. Division v. Craizengower (Home),---
and M. 1, Hassan, Jahan Dad and
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
a bit too long in their first spell and Markar took the scoro steadyfore he was twenty, died at in the Club's annual tournament:
The complete scores were:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
·A.
H.
Philadelphia
3
7
Brooklyn
ง
11
2
the Police, had smacked couple
of
New York
115 10
1
fine fours and had been well caught
Boston
5 1.1
2
There was no American schedule.
Howe
ever, after T. H. King, who
was playing in his 33rd season with
did their to goi run out.
The following are the latest results
S. A. liussain beat Firdos Khan
0-1 4-0, 0-4,
in the #gmi final of the singles championship; S. R. Sulleh beat G. M. Khan 6-1, 7-6 in. de semi-final of the handicap singles;
your best to exement Sydney, Australia, recently.
en Markar
ease. Still runs came, and then there
0-3,
in the deep trying to hit another, a very palpable was 1.b.w. to Fay-He was forty-six.
Suflad was bowled by Lewis and
and A. Khan in the semi-ful round
He rode his first winner, League wickets went cheaply and, if my me was a run out, A. H. Imall falling Kempsey, at Germiston, South S. S. Hussain and S. R. Salleh receiv
mory serves me, 0 wickets were down
down to get home after a misunderstanding Africa, when he was nine. ed a walk-over from Dr. H. M. Singh for 114 and all looked over. How-
hit ever Kirby hnd other ideas and
He was only thirteen when he of the doubles championship; S. A. [bat and never looked like getting out 120 was holsted with one wicket to /rode Retrieve to victory at Folke-1 Hussain and G, M. Klun beat M. O. callantly while Estall kept a straight there was frantic excitement when
I will not assert that women stone on August 23, 1906. This was Hoosen and M. Ramzan 6-4, 6-1 in fainted, but strong men appealed his first winner in England, whenever the ball hit the batsmen's pads irrespective of where it may have pitchedi
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A catch-perhaps two-went adrift and 17 invaluable runs were added, umid loud applause. Then Abbas got in a nice length off break to take Kirby's off stump and the lanings closed for 131.
Fortunately, when the end came, It Estall deserves great credit for the was in an obvious way as A. el Arcull hooked Lewis round towards way in which he held up his end the square leg boundary and Pope was not a greni total but the IR.C.
made no mistake with the
It
catch.
batting was known not 10 be too reliable. I said as the sides went In The Pollée had won by five runs,
that I thought that the last wicket jstand would make just the difference
prophecy.
innings at 4.10 p.m. hundred and twenty-five minutes
L'Envoi !
Three years later, while still un apprentice to his father, Richard Wootton. He headed the wiming list of Jockeys with 105 wins.
In 1010 he was earning more than
Cabinet minister.
He retired at the end of the 1013 schson. His last victory was onį Falry King at the Warwick Novem- ber meeting.
the semi-inal round of the doubles handicap.
SPORT.ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Draft Programmes and Entry After the great war he rode for Forms for the Sixth Extra Raco
and this turned out to be a irue IT WAS a spléndid. match.
played throughout in most some tine under National Hunt Meeting to be held on Saturday, The Indians Bat sporting spirit and the losers Rules.
For the last seven years he had 25th May, 1940 (weather permit ting) may be obtained at tho THE INDIANS began their deserve nearly as much credit
with as the winness. I think the lived in Australia.
He was the elder brother of Stan-Secretary's Office, Exchange Bulld- Indians lost because they made toy Wootton, the Epsom træther, Ing; the Club House, Happy more errors in the fold and
Valley; the Hong Kong Club; tho Sports Club; and, the Stables. METROPOLE Shan Kwong Road,
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to get 181 runs. Fay bowled at because some of the errors were the Tung Wah end, but did not
very expensive. settle down and was Boon re- The Police have much to thank lieved by Popo. Lewis bowling Hunter for, as, but for his sterling medium left hand-over-the-defence,--they might well-havə wicket kept an excellent length collapsed. The I.R.C. lster batamers played very: gallantly,/.I' congratu- and got K. M. Rumjahn, who late the Palice on their win and the opening out more than fosers on their gallant effort.
Was
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