Monday,
BASKETBALL
Lawn Bowls League
CHAMPIONS RETAIN
LEADERSHIP
Recreio "A" Beat K.B.G.C. By Three Shots" Margin
RECREIO "A", leaders of the First Division of the
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
LEAGUE PROGRESSES Sing Tao Overwhelm Postal Bank 99-27
(By "GUARD")
THE SING TAO hoopsters dealt a crushing defeat on a gallant Postal Bank quintette on Satur- Lawn Bowls League, retained their leadership on Saturday at the Chinese Y.M.C.A., shying one point for day by the narrow margin of three shots when they were their century as against Banks' 27. Earlier on in The Indian R.C. suffered the wook, Wednesday to be exact, Kwong Tai opposed to the Kowloon B.G.C. their third defeat, while Craigengower accounted for Re- nipped the highly-touted Chung Sing 53-52 in a creio "B"-spoiling their 100 per cent record.
magnificent struggle, to cause the first upset in the first division cago league. ·
The scores in brief were:
FIRST DIVISION
Kowloon B.G.C. 53 Recrelo "A" 50
04. H.K.F.C. Police
Kowloon Docks 10
Indian R.C.
47 40
Rétrelo "B" 52 Craigengower 77
SECOND DIVISION
Tables To Date
FIRST DIVISION
F
Recreto "A"
Kowloon B.G.C.****
c.c.
Craigengewer
T'ollee R.C.
Tong 54 Kowloon Docks
Civil Service CC.
Cralgengower
BU
Kowloon
Police
30
Kowloon
Kowloon C.C.
B.G.C. 48
indian R.C..
Kowloon C.C.
44
Recreio
Hongkong F.C.
015 H.K.C.C.
Indian R.C.
THIRD DIVISION
48 Hongkong F.C. 43
SECOND DIVISION
41 Kowloon F.C.
48 H.K. Electric 65 Heerela 74Craigongower irisun Olcers
40 H.K.C.C. 58 Kowloon F.C. Hongkong FC. 52 Kowloon
Talkoo Club
Xowicon 9.0.C.
Craigengower. B.G.C. Civil Service G.C
Kowloon C.C. Hongkong C.C. Police f.c. Kowloon Tong
Sevens were scored by A, K. Minu (Indiana) against J. Kempton (Kow- loon Docks), but the Intler rink won, and by CS Rostelet (Craigengower) to bent J. J. Basto (Recrelo "B") by
24-10.
Hitots.
Shots
0 140 201
Wednesday's curtain raiser saw Sun Cheong dispose of a weak Combined Banks squad 54-27. Basketeers Choi Yuen-nam, Yeung Yuk-chong and Chan Hing-ling, for Sun Cheong, faced with a rather weak defence, had an easy Pevening of it and had they put a bit more zest in their play could have piled up substantially. Chiu Yuen-ha and Wong Hoi-ming did some creditable work for the Banks, scoring some nice mid-field goals.
THE SCORES
Kwong Tai's battle royal with, Chung Sing tailirig one point, on the day's play, came as no sur- AP prise. Chung Sing lacked vim,| and were easily hurried off the sphere. Their attacks lacked their usual punch and precision, anti it was mainly due 10 Sing Tao basketeers Chan Yiu-cheng (14), Sun Siu-ling (12) that they did
G '140 121
100
THIRD DIVISION
Sixes were recorded by A. J. Hall (Kowloon B.G.C.), R. Basa (Cral- Prison: 0.c.
Hongkong Electric gengower). W. Harrower (Kowloon Kowloon U.G.C DG.C.) to beat W. E. Hollands Hongkong F.C. (Police) 31-7, P. Younghusband Hongkong C.C.
Kowloon F.C. (Kowloon FC) and W. Bagley Cregengower C.C. (Prison Omcers).
Light Blues
Win Tennis &
Athletic Meets
Indian 1.C.
100 174
D# 121
100 150
130
Shole.
101 011
0 123 100
2:02 140
Saturday
FIRST DIVISION
May 20, 1940.
SHOOTING
RECORD
Three Possibles Scored At Last Meeting
Of The Season
Arsenol Beaten In League Cup
OVER 100 MEMBERS took part in the last shoot of the season yesterday. Shooting conditions were almost
LONDON, May 19 (Router.-- ideal and some good scores were made, including three Results of the football matches possibles in range scores. This was a record for the played yesterday were: season,
C/Sgt. Hale (Middlesex) started it by getting a string of 10 bulls in succession at 200 yards. Both Capt. Le Seelieur, R.E., and Bandmaster Kifford (Middlesex), con- tinued the movement at 500 yards, each securing a possible.
0. Leond But. J. R. Wall
A very interesting programme LCDL & W. Allo
under the auspices of the Hong- Det. 3. Baker was arranged by the H.K.N.V.F. CAM Mead kong Rifle Association, and the Cpl. W. J. GAL following were the winners of the prizes given by them. Club (620 points); 2. Royal Air Force (61
Team shoot-3, Royal Engineers Ride
Boints).
Open Sights (nelt score), Capt. Le Bcelteur, R.E. (00, on a count out); 2
C/Sgt. itale Middlesex (98).
Aperture Sights (noit score), W, O.
TE (80).
Tolisan, ILA.F. (09); 2. R. 9, M. Malen.
Range Spoons: 200 yards (open sights). C/Sgt. Hala (50); Aperture sights) W. O. Tollison (45).
500 yards (open sights)--D/M. Klford (50), Capt. Lo Seelleur (50) (Aperture rights)/Sgt. O. T. Loung (44), Capt. Le Scolleur, having, won two spoons, was debarred from a third prize,
Sealed Envelope Spoons (open sights). -Q.M.S. Hargreaves, H.K.V.D.C. faix maxples). for the competitor who had most magples. (Aperture sights)-Pte. Booker (45), for the competitor who toor- ed half the winning score.
Claybird (open Singles)-1, Lt. Ashby. R.N: 2, Capt. Trevor, K.V.D.C. (Dou
2. Comdr. Montague, H.N. lundicap-1. i. Oway: 90 Postal Bank 27 RE: 2, Capt. Newton, Middlesex,
Revolver.8gt, Gowans, HKP. 1.K.RA. Handicap Spoons, Sgi, G. Per- kins, H.K.P. F/O, 3. Farmer, RAF, and V. J. Smith, D.RL.C. (for open sights); Pie. A. M. Xavier. H.K.V.D.C., Ple. V. A da Cruz-Sequeira, 1.K.V.D.C M. . . Medhurst, DRC Pte. J. Scott Royal
Pto. C. J. Manson, K.K.V.D.C, (for sper- ture sights),
SECOND DIVISION
not go down heavier. Ng Suen-Talkoo chiu (12) showed great aptitude for St. Paul's
P. W. L. F. A. Pts. pivotal work, and worked in well with Chan Shiu-kit (10) and Lo Tung to constantly hawk the ball and crack the hoop from far oul. Lo Tung sneaked in for some nice under- basket goals to pile on for Kwong Kwong Tal.
122 115
136
103 176
AUSTRALIANS TO SWIM AGAINST Y.M.C.A.
LONDON," May 19 (Reuter);—Cam-(—THJE,-EUROPEAN-Y:MC.A:-swim- bridge beat Oxford at both athletics ming section will entertain Australian and lawn tennis yesterday.
04 Postal Bank 24 58 Cheng Pok 21
Wednesday
FIRST DIVISION
53 Chung Sing Tai
SECOND DIVISION
NAM SEONG clashed with a weak Sun Cheong
and tipped them Police quintette over 30-19 in a far from interesting Nam Seong
dogged trlers game. Police were with nothing flashy and not a single copy-book play. Sher Lahn and Ho Tuen-ling performed middlingly in the attack, their defence was any- thing but Impregnable. Fong Yak- kuk and Kong Kal-tok were good in the under-basket work for Nam Scong.
TALL SCORING was the order of nacal reservists in a swimming and the day on Saturday. Talkoo dealt
54 Combined
Banks 30 Police
Cincinnati Consolidate
Their Lead
grota, Pte. A. L. Rosario, HIC.V.D.C, and
PRIZES PRESENTED
Ser. 15
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(1) Winner of Possible Button. (1) Winner of Handicap Spoon, Winner of (i) will have handicap duced by one point.
Baseball
H.K. SEASON OFFICIALLY OPENED
#88888
League Cup Competition (third round).
Fulham 2, Nolls Forest ' Everton 1, Stoke 0:
Huddersfield 3, Weel fiam 3 (after
extra timel
(after extra time);"
Coventry 0 West Bromwich 1
Barnsley 0, Blackpool 1; Arsenal 1, Birmingham 2). Blackburn 3; Sunderland. 2; Nowcastle, 1, Bristol Rovers 0.
The draw for the fourth round to be played on May 23 In as follows: re- Fulham v. Everton: Blackburn v. West Bromwich; Blackpool v. New- castle; Huddersfield or West Ham v Birmingham:
Thrilling Last Inning Win For Mindanao
REGIONAL MATCHES
South C.-Brentford 2, Charlton 1; Southampion 3, Tottenham 3.
South D.-Aldershot 1, Southend 0; Crystal Palace 6, Bournemouth 0; Queen's Park Rangers 4, Clapton 1: Orient 0; Reading 3, Brighton Watford Norwich 0.
South-western-Bristol City Torquay 2; Newport 3, Swindon 2; Cardit 2, Swansea Z.
2.
Western.-Chester 4, Liverpool 0; THE HONGKONG Baseball season Manchester City 7, Port Vale 0; New was offolally opened at Caroline Brighton 8, Manchester United 0. yesterday when Mr. Addison E. North-westem.-Bolton 4; Accring Southard, American Consul General, ton 1; Preston 5, Southport 0; Roch pitched the first ball of the U.8.8. dule 2, Bury 3: Barrow 5, Oldham 1. Mindanao-1. K. Brewery match, Midland-Luton 0, Leicester 1; which ended in a thrilling last inning Wolves 1. Walsall 5. victory for the former.
East-midland-Doncaster 2, The sailors
Rotherham 1; Notts County 1, Shef nosed out the Brewers by 7-0.
The Brewers led for the first six field Wednesday 4; Sheffield United stanzas. In the Arst they tallied two, 3, Grimsby 0; Mansfield 3, Chester- and Mindanao repiled wi
with
Beld 1. An- one. other run in the second inning put Middesbrough 4, Darlington 2, Brad-
North-castern-Bradford City 1,
Friendly Millwall 2, Chelsea 3.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the Brewers up to three, but the 52 Capt. F Sale, A.E.C. Hon. Secre-sallors rallied and tied the scores in ford 2: Halifax Hull 1; York 2,
tary, H.K.RA, thanked all members the same inning. The Mindanao were Hartlepools 1.
the next four for their hearty co-operation In help- then blanked for ing the officials to organise the var frames, while the Brewers added an- then asked Mrs. other run in the third and two in the 27ous shoots. He
Petrie, wife of the Commandant, fourth.
But in the thrilling last falpg, the H.K.N.V.F., to present the prizes. A very successful meeting terminated sailors commenced waving bats with with three hearly cheers for Mrs.great results, and amid enthusiastic
cheers nosed home by one run.
10
In the athletic meet, which was a waterpolo contest on Thursday be summarily with a fast, irrepressible, -return-affair Cambridge registered tween 1 and 11 p.m. An interesting but highly unreliable when-it-come- 60 points against Oxford's 40, Cam-programme of events has been drawn to-scoring Postal Bank second string, bridge won nine events and Oxford up, and one of the highlights will be 64-24. Talkoo contented themselves four.
an exhibition of diving by members with consistently swishing the ball
NEW YORK, May 19 (Reuler) At lawn tennis, Cambrkige beat of the Australian reservista.
through the hoop and allowed P.B.'s
Cheng Ka-plu Cincinnati Reds consolidated their Oxford by 11 matches to four. Cum- Johnson, their leading performer, to stampede bridge won the singles by Ave was seen practising off the Y.M.C.A. (14), Lee Kal-ituen (14), and Kwok lead in the National cireult of the Major Baseball Leagues to-day, boards yesterday, and is a very Ying-tai (10) wandered to good pur-
around.
-nosed - ottk
matches to one and the doubles, 6-pablo--performer-off bath-hoorde. pose-and-snogged_passes to drop beating the Boston Braveŋ 8-4, while
The Australians have one or two through for points. Yuen Chi-kung Brooklyn-Dodgers-were very good sprinters among their (10) and Kum Ka-piu (8) worked-6 by the Chicago Cubs,
The complete scores were: contingent Including a State back-hard for Banks. stroke swimmer and free-style sprinter.
East Asia Meet
Tokyo, May 16. HIH. Prince Yasuhito Chichibu, younger brother of the Emperor, has formally become President of the East Asia Grand Athletic Meet to be held in Tokyo for five days starting on June 6 in connection with the 2,- of the founding 600th Anniversary of the Japanese Empire.
The Chinese delegation will be led by Mr. Chu Min-i, Wang Ching
Foreign Affairs.
wei's Minister of Domet.
Mongolian Wrestiere
Shimonoseki, May 15.
A Mongolian wrestling party of ten members arrived here this morning, subsequently leaving for Tokyo by
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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The Y.M.C.A. team has not yet POSTAL BANK'S seniors in their
Cincinnati
12 0 been selected but included will be clash with Sing Tao were outclassed, several of the younger members, who and the 27 they got were really gifts. Boston
5 1 have shown very promising form to There is no gainsaying, however, that
(Lombardi homered for the Reds, date.
they were not fighters as, with Sing and Ross for the Bees). Yesterday morning the Australians, Tao standing at 09, they fought
them from Chicago kcep supported by several Y.M.CA; mem-gallantly lo
Brooklyn **** bers, had a water-pola game which achieving the century,
suited in Colours and Whites
(Ten innings were played. Lelber Chung-hin (38) sank 19 Slu sharing four goals.
baskets in all, ranging from three-and Russell homered for the Cubs). The events on Thursday will be 50 Yards quarters court to under-basket, Lo Free-Style; 10 Yards Free-Style: 100 Chin-kuen (20) was next, and Leung St. Louis. ********** Yardı Back-Stroke, Yards Stroke: 300 Yards
BreaKwok-tok (8) and Lee Piu-chick (8) New York.......... Free-Style Relay W
to (Mize, Podgett and teams of six (25, 50, 79, 13. Go and 233; did excellent service at guard 160 Yards Medicy Relay teams of three srical in occasionally
ahomered for the Cardinals. drop iback-stroke, breast-stroke and free-AR style). Diving Exhibition and Water-poto basket. Playing Ave men defence in homered for the Giants).
the first half of the game, Sing Tao
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The following were the leading In the only other game of the day, [the Chung Hwa beat the Royal
Engineers 12-5.
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Sgt. P. 1. Thang
Sat. K. C. Wong
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W. L. Peckham
V. J. Smith
Set. F. Roberts
J. u. Biles....
H. J. S. Blake
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CHEUNG WING-CHOI of soccer Washington fame should carve his niche in Chicago basketball. He bolstered up the (Welaj. Blodworth and Caso attack with his fing dashing play and homered for the Benators, and Tresh, helped Yam Kit-sing somewhat to McNair and Kuhel for the White cam his 12, finding play and helped Sox). Yam Kit-aing somewhat to earn his
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St. Louis
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the Saints had piled on a substantial League Averages
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
score,
National League-Frod Walker (Dod- Hing Yiu-man Istay of the team 10) was the main-germ) 413; Frank Gustine (Pirates) 380; Rooms at $5.00 for Gantiemen and·
keeping them togo- Ernest Tombardi (eds) am Harry Dor ther, and was ably supported by dinals) 359. -
ning (Gilanta) Ja3; Joe Medwick', (Car- Chan Wali-kuen (12) and Lin Loy-
THE SIXTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY ON SATURDAY, 25th May, 1810, com- mencing at 2.00. p.m.
The First Bell will be rung at 1.30
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE No One without a badge will be was admitted to the Members Enclosure. Buch must be worn throughout the durallon of each Meeting in mich a manner as to be readily idealised.
Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members Enclosure and Club $3.00 for Ladles (both including tax) are obtainable through the SECRET- ARY
upon the personal or written fan (14). For Cheng Pak, Ng Chi- American League-Howard Averti ngat profitted by his long stay in to Bay Radell (Browns) and crank Hayes ber to be responsible for all visitors Tigers) 468 Louls Finney (fied Sox) 100: application of a Member, such Mem- find his eye and dropped in 0.baskets 301; Taft Wright (White Sox) 19. introduced
by hi
him, and for Payment for 12 points and was assisted by Lau
of all Chits, etc. |Man-sän. (4).
Home_Runa-Joe Mite (Cardinala) and
The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Jimmy-Foxx (Red Box). D; Ifarold Trosky (Tridians) 8; Jon Kuhel White Sox) di nob Exchange Building, (Tel, 27704) will. Johnson (Athletica); Timany Tabor (ted close at 11.45 am. Box) and Jos Hoshi (Indiana) Bydda
|_Runa--George Cse (Benatoraj 29) Jimmy (Red Sox) 24: Joe Miza (Cardinals)
Cricket
London Counties Beat Northants
Tiffins are obtainable at the Club
Wallsce Moses (Athletics) 20: Ted wit-House provided they are entered in Ham) (Red Sox) and Lou Boudreau (in-vance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel.
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diana)
Roger - Cramer (od · Box) 39; Louis Finey (fed Box) 38: Red Ridells (Brown) and Tafi Wright (White Box) 50: Lou Boudreau (Indiana) and Gerald Walker (Senators) S4-tinited Pris,
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LONDON-May-19\(Router)-Lou-London-Counties-266-for-dou. Halt Erice. don Counties bent Northamptonshire (F. 8. Lee 10) and 181 for - dec. by 128 runs. In: a, two-day cricket|((Fame 100 not out), ke match ́at Northampton & which con, Northanta 380 for 4. des., (Sjow-- cluded yesterday, "The soored were: den 100); and 138 (Wellard 6. fol.473),
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