Monday,
•HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
May 27, 1940.
CIVIL SERVICE
SURPRISE LEAGUE BASKETBALL
KOWLOON B.G.C.
"Possible" Recorded By L. Jordan's Rink In Third Division
THE ONLY SURPRISE rosult in the First Divi- sion of the Lawn Bowls League on Saturday was the defeat of the Kowloon_Bowling Green Club by the Civil Service C.C. by 66 shots to 60. As pro- dicted, the Indian R:C. ́wero, no match for the champions, Club do Recreio “A," and wore beaten by 77 shots to 51.
Home Football-
Fourth Round Matches For
League Cup
LONDON, May 28 (Router).
Beveral big stores werd registered
the England and Scottials Regional Football Leagues to-day, Huddersfield North Eastern Section, while Millwall beat Crystal Palace 7-2 and Watford
7-1 beat Bournemouth
Clyde entered the final of the Glas-
they beat gow Charity Cup Competition when Queen's Park by three Both sides had scored two but the winners forced, 11 goals, to their opponents' eight. They will now meet Glasgow Rangers In the Anal.
Blackburn Rovers beat West Brom- wich by the odd goal in three in their Football League Cup competition, Fulham and-West Ham being other
besting Darling 8-3 at home. Is the
Though it was expected that the Kowloon Cricket Club-Craigengower match would be close, it was also expected that the home team would have had the slight corners! advantage, and the result, therefore, in the Valley team's favour was something of another surprise.~.
Winning the traditional bot-
tles, of whiskey, presented by -Messrs. Gande Price and Co., for
corners
"possibles" End sevens, L. Jor Table Tennis Exhibition successful teams.
dan's rink (H. Spong, C. E. Langley and P. A. Peckham) laid claim to four bottles with their "possible" against B. Evans' rink in the Kowloon B. G. C.- Kowloon F.C. Third Division match. Jordan scored this on the eighth end to lead by 13-6.
Two further bottles went to C. G. Silva's rink (Recreio v. 1.RC.) and to M. R. Abbas's rink in the same match. Silva Anished with a seven on the 20th head to beat A. K. Minu 20-14, while Abbas recorded h's seven at the 14th head when being led 8-18 by F, X. Silva. The latter won by 25-24.
*ENCLOSE FINISH
The Kowloon-Cralgengower match wow the
E. Kern beat
elosest.
tho
C. S. Rosselet 19-18, while F. Good- win tled 22-all with R. Basa, Kow- loon had thus a one shot lead on first two rinis, but U. M. Omar, the C.C.C. and Interport skip, proved equal to the occasion and finished his match with a lead of three shots, the score being 25-23. At one perlod E. C. Fincher, the Kowloon aklp, was led 24-0, but with 3,4,3,2,3,1 crept up
to 22-24, at which stage U. M. Omar Inid one..
SURPRISE
H. Strange, winning 19-10, and J. McGowan, winning 24-20, gave the Civil Servata a 7-shot lead na 0.50" full of the first two games against the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, and hough A. M. Holland (K.B.G.C.) led F. Jones by 20-13 at one period, Jones scored 3,2,1.3 to take a 22-20 Iend on the 19th. Holland proceeded to re- __cord_a_four, and on the last head, Janes scored one and was beaten
24-23,
The scores in brief were: FIRST DIVISION
Chinese Y.M.C.A. will be veune of some delightful table tennis la evening at 7.30 p.m. when the Cheng brothers, Cheng Pit-fat and Cheng Pit-lin, doubles champion of Balgon, will meet locni exponents of the game in a series of matches arranged in aid of the Friends of Chinese Wounded Seldiers Movement.
Futbarn
LEAGUE CUP
Fourth Round
Everton Blackburn Rovers 2 West Bromwich West Harn
4 Birmingham Une result not cabled.
ENGLISH REGIONALS
Rochdale
Darrow Southport
Newport Swindon
Braford Chlu||Halifax
The evening will commence with singles matches between
Chit-ful and Fit-fat, Leung Chick- fal and Plt-hin, to be followed by a doubles exhibition between Llu Sik-chtong and Lee Wing-shal,
doubles Inst
Colony year's
Cheng .bro- champions, and the
thers.
| 1Jul
Hartlepools Ifuddersfeld
Millwall
Portsmouth Tottenham
Norwich
Southend
Walford
and
Leicester
Walsall
Other singles matches will be against Lau Kwok-chul, Lee Chun- hang (Contucious). Lal Shul-bon, Lee Chu-shin (Y.M.C.A.) Leung Chlok-fal, Wong Shul-sang (Mel Shing).
Bradford Win Rugby League Championships
25
NORTH-WESTERN
3 Oldham
O Carlisle
1 Bumley
SOUTH-WESTERN
4 Cardiff-
4 Swansea
NORTH-EASTERN
York
3 Leeds
3 Bradford City
1 Middlesbrougli
8 Darlington
SOUTH A.
7 Crystal Palace
SOUTH C.
1 Anena!
3 Chelsen
BOUTI D.
3 Queen's Park R.
Cimpton Orient
7 Bournemouth
MIDLAND
3 Wolverhampton
2 Coventry
EAST-MIDLAND
Sheffield United Notts Forest Mansfeld
Liverpool Stockport Sloka
3 Doncaster
Nolls County
3 Barnsley
WESTERN
Manchester City 1 Chester
Manchester United
FRIENDLIES
• Guildford
4 Brightors
Shefield Wednesday' SCOTTISH REGIONALS
Aldershot
Brentford
Northampton
Klimamrock
Motherwell...
Partick
WESTERN
1 AirdrieoniLANN
2 Mortoh
1 Hangers
EASTEIN
(Reuter) Dundee United 3 East Fife LONDON, May
Dunfermline GLASGOW CHARITY cur Bradford won the Yorkshire Rugby Hearts League champlanship_to-day when
-Səmi-Kinak. orangoon they beat Swinton by 16 polais to 9. Queen's Park 2 goals and a corners Clydu z Konts and 11-corners-Reuter in the final match.
In the first round of the Yorkshire Rugby League Cup, Devabury beat York by 23 points to 14.
In the East Lancashire Cup com- petition, Salford trounced-Leigh-by 60 poins to 8, while in the only friendly encounter Oldham beat Halifax by 15 points to 9.
Swimming
"Y" Hold-
First Gala
B
Chinese "Y" Defeat Pui Ying In Last Half Minute Of Game
(By "Guard")
A further six games were decided at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. during last week, the most ex- citing match was the tussle on Wednesday be-. tween the “Y” and Pui Ying, the former nosed out the P.Y.s in the premier cage league in the fast half minute loft for play, clinching matters with a field goal-to make 33-32.
Employing the five men defence play Guard Luk Tat- cheong sneaked in five times to score from underbasket. Centres Wong Wai-ming and Mak Tai-kwong contributed ··· their quota with some excellent field goals. Pui Ying fought a losing battle from the jump, and started the
Eve of Reason (D. Black up) being led in after winning the Lastao second half with a big handicap. This they quickly re- Handicap, the last race on Saturday. Eve of Beason won $144,278 for Mt.duced and the closing minutes was a keen tusals, with them
Oriental Theatre.-Ming Ko Fook-shing, son of the proprietor of the Yucn.
leading a point, when the final points crushed their hopes.
The curtain raiser of Cheong
Zung Hung and Yau Yau was
At
South China A.A.
Race Open Relay Wah Yan Sports Meet
A SLIGHT, persistent drizzle and fresh cross winds failed to deter the Wah Yan Past Students' Association from holding their third annual sports meet at Caroline Hill yesterday, and a fairish crowd lent their support to make it a success.
Events were ticked off, and ** highlights of the meet were the
throwing of the cricket ball, in Lucky Sweep
which several maɛters of tho school participated, and the Open 400 metres relay race, which South China A.A. won in the good time of 46 4/5 seconds.
In the former event the Very Rev. Fr. R. W. Gallagher vied with Mr. Joseph Ng for the shortest distance, while Mr. Arasaratiam stole a march 3 on them, tossing the ball-215-ft. 8 in. In the invitation foursomes, five Heams participated South China A.A., International A.C., Wah Yan, Middle- v.sex and the Royal Scots. South China and the Internations have cach chalked a win over the other in previous meetings, and this was to settle the feud. Sprinkle gat off to a bad start and S.C.'s first man sprang into a four yards' lead, which their increased to seven second man yards, Gascon doing his utmost to overtake him.
A.. Leonard proved a little more successful with S.C.'s third man and gave the baton to anchor Castro. Castro looked as if he could manage it, but slipped on the home bend, lost his stride and the race by about three yards. FIRST swimming gala and The prizes were distributed by dance of the season held by the Mrs. Ko Fook-sin, wife of the Presi
Y.MLCA on Saturday dent of the Wah Prison
European
Yan Old Boys' Officers 60 proved very successful, there being
Results were as follow: Indian R.C. 42 well over 200 people present, The Association. Hongkong
programme of swimming events was
Recreio "A"
Kowloon C.C.
77 Indian R.C.. 51 03 Craigengo-
Civil Service
Tong Recreio
57
70
wer
05 Kowloon C.C.
78 Hongkong
C.C.
Of Season
40
00 K.B.G.C.
70 Police
80 50
THIRD DIVISION
THE
50 Kowloon
Electric
GD
Docks
72
Craigengewer
72
Hongkong C.C.
40
по K.B.G.C.
F.C. 07 Kowloon
F.C.
Civil Service
C.C. Recrelo "B" Hongkong F.C.
SECOND DIVISION
Cratgengower
K.B.G.C. Police
71 Kowloon F.C. 46
53. Kowloon
04 Talkoo
A NEW SHIPMENT
OF
PLYMOUTH GIN
HAS NOW ARRIVED.
SOLE AGENTS:
84 comprised of handicap races, and was
400 Metres Open Relay,1, Bouth China) Athletic Association; 2, international Club;
Numbers On Saturday
HACE 1
No. 3427
4010. 3910
9900, 2033, 3214.
$2,620.00.
100.00. 300.00.
scramble from the
science but plenty of wasted brawn. Lam Yun-chung, Chan
Big Sweep Winner
First prize in the Lantao
-$144,278.40
Ho and Chlu Fai-tat did a gal-|| Handicap lant bit to help their team gain
was won by Mr. Ko Fook- the 53-40 decision, while Yuishing with Through Ticket Chun-yim and Poon Hin-ming|| number 1205. Mr. Ko is the laboured valiantly for Yau Yau.son of Mr. Ko Ho-ning...pro-.
Pui Ying had their cup of bitter-prietor of the Oriental Theatre, ness filled when their juniors suc-
and celebrated his good fortune with a
dinner on Saturday
cumbed to Lai Hang 60-33, In a keenly fought encounter. Bad luck featured Pul Ying's play as many night, would-be goals hit the rim of the set worked well together, but it was
hoop and bounced off. Lai Hong's
lett to. Lo Eolc-shul (12) and Yul Kum-sang (2) to pile up steadily played a hard earned 6 goals garne for them.
for Hung Ying.
Wah Kiu Beaten
In the last Junior flare the legu bumed
Police up
46-10. Police ON SATURDAY the opening galaed most of their points from minutes of the top liner, Wah Kiu long shots which had more than an versus Chung Sing, appeared as if element of chance in them. Their complacent Chung Sing were in for team work was deplorable and left another set-back. However, Wah everything
be wanted. Wong
to
Kiu was not strong enough, having Chow-ting for the "y" was top scorer lost some good cagers the past week chalking 14 goals for his side. and proved easy victims going down 72-57.
So Pak-fai played an excellent game at detence for Chung Sing, snagging passes
and aring
them
cannon-ball fashion to Sum Siu-ling
mostly (20),
Irom underbasket Chan Yiu-cheong wormed his Way
THE SCORES
Saturday
FIRST DIVISION
Unplaced ponics ($50 each) : Non: 400% in and found the basket eight times., Chung ging 72 Wa Kiu
H
No. 1988
$2,732.00 2031
́780,20. DBO
300.40. Unplaced ponies ($50 each): 2408, 3007, 4000, 110, 4790.
TACE 3
No. 2016
·
5471
$2.770.30.
791.60
4375
Top scorer of the evening, however, was Cheong Yip-lum-for-Wah-Kiu who notched 20-points, and was Chog Mo followed by Foo Hay-cheong (10).
Junior Games
IN THE FIRST juniors' mix-up, Ching Mo disposed of Hung Ying
SECOND DIVISION
Chinese "y"
46 Hung Wing 4 HK. Police
Wednesday
FIRST DIVISION
Unplaced panier (156 ench) No. 1 in a tight-game, which later do- Cuero y 33. Pui Ying 2263, 5200, 1068, 1320, 4100, 1335, 3168, 21veloped into a freezing out of Hung
NACE 4
No. BÚ
$3,023.40 3030
204,40 43.7.20 3594 Unplaced ponies ($50 each); Nos. 2752 2541, 5950, BUDE.
RACE 3
No. 5420 50T3 973
$3,093.40
972.40 438.20 Unplaced ponies ($50 each): Nor. 2048, | 170, 219, 3841, 2032, 2009, 1304,
Iproductive of some very keen com- Wah Yan College (K), Tima 48.4/8) 4315, 2337, 1504, 11.
58 petition.
Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co., Ltd.
lephones 20075,& 306
400 Metres Open Relay, "Wah" School
SECOND DIVISION Ying, 10-33. Chan Kul-kel (22) and Leung Kwok Ying (8) were the best cheshaftung Hung 13 Yau You Ching Mos while, Lea Wah-hon Lai Hang
50 Pui Ying "3"
HIS MASTER'S VOICE
A POPULAR VOCAL PROGRAMME
Peter DAWSONA
RACE &
No. 3099 2603 4750
.
RACE 1
No. 3759
2003
$7,034,80 872.00 430.40
$3,170.00. B 2001 Lead Kindly Light
907.00.
B 0978 Parted €33.00. Unplaced pontes (850 each): No: 043, B-8771 Wallzing Mallida
B 8008 I'll walk beside you B 8047 The English rose,
Rock of Ages. When I come back home.
Waiata Pol.
Webster Booth-
.
.. B 8920
For you alone
Dennis Noble There'll always be an Englund We must all stick together Until
The results were:
1. Wah Yan College "A" (ILK}} 2, Walt Yen College (11.K.): 5 Wah Yan Men's 50 yarda agerogato andicap College Kowloon). Time 10.3/5 Dec. Tioat 1. 2. A. Hunt (32.2 Dees): 2 G Long Jump-1, Cheng Kwan-ming; 2.
Unplaced panies ($50 each); Nos. 5738, 431 Cheung Wink-kit; », Tam Sük-poon - 3553, 2711, 4700, 2001, 2038, 1570, 4510, 18984 Arnold (25 3/8 sec); 3. J. Slaytor seen) Heat 1 1. R. I. Jordan 130 3/4 tance. in fi. 10 10.
5784.
B 8005 sces. A Weller (293 Becs.) 3.150 Metres 1, Tung Chun-cheung:
B 8070 A. Dodd (27 3/6 sec), Heat 3e 1. V. Kar- Cheng Kwan-ming: Wong Wing-kit. pusheft 22 3/5 sec.); 2, G. Weddall (32Time 11.4/0 sed.
B 8973
B '2001
1. Crate (33 3/5 Rel). Heat if Miss
2,
RACE #
No. 4.03
,,27
$4,390,80 1,874,80 912,40
Paul Robeson Swing low, sweet chariot Unplaced pontes ($100 each): Nos, 2, B 8977 Cobblers song
5/0 sec); 3. G. Hume (27 2/5 sec.). Little Visitors' Race-1, Kosim All; 2.
Women's 60 yardı aggregate handleap to Ching-po: 3, Chan Ding-lal. 17ent 1: 1. Mina D. Sullivan (38 1/4 kecs.1: ligh Jump-Cheng Kwan-ming; 2, Miss M. McCaw (11-2/3 seca); 3, Miss Fung Chun-cheung; 3 Wong Wing-kt 411, 5740.
eight 9ft Bin D. McCaw (44 4/5 secs.): 2, Miss I. Mann Throwing Cricket Ball1, 8. Aros; 2
Cheung Wan-chow; 3, Lawler. (12 secs.): Mrs. N. Jorden (3 seent.
Men's 150 yardı medley-walxy (back, 212ft. čina, breast and tree-style-1, D. Team 19. 200 Wills, It, Goldman and G. Hume) (1. min. Cheng Kwan-ming: 3 Leung Kai-ming. 41 3/5 secs.): 21.
I
Distanco
"Metree.---Tung Chun-choung; 22,
(P. · Newman. Time 35.2/5. 2009. Benn and 0.1 min. 43)
EACE
No, 1205
10054
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Dear old Southland
L
Allen Jones
B 1999
I'm falling in love
B 8714
Donkey serenade
B3 8724
The one I love
NOR
$144,270,40·
41.222,0 20,011,20 Unplaced ponies ($1,717,00 each):
210034, 210935, 333455,239793,17091, 192010, 175460, 2011, 270041, 310449,
30002,
Marushia.. .Faery song. Because.
Lords of the Air,
Wings over the Navy, The organ blower.
That's why darkles' were born. Blind ploughman.
Nothin'.
Sweethearts, Glanning' Mia. Cosi Cosa,
TSANG FOOK PIANO' COMPANY
Consolaitan
240000213923, 304459, 64123, 30074, 160923, Race Craig
207410, DAZ30, 34510, 110044, 200440, 240233, MARINA HOUSE McDonough; 3. Ko Fook-Bing.
Tug-of-war-old Boys DERT Prosent 141007, 20167, 7310,
Obatacie Race-1, Tong Blhi-ching; 2, Des May. Tam Bik-poon: a Is ler and A. Dodd) (1 min. 2/0 secs.): 4, A Teams (B. 8. Wilson, R. IX, Jordan and V. Karpusher) (1 min. 48 37 mecs.),
Boys 50 yards prenato handicap Days. Ifant 1: 1, P. W. Sklo (35 1/5 secs.): 2, IL Dedear (33 3/5 }: 3, K. Melan (28) roca.); 2. E. J. Locka (38 3/5 secs.); 1, G. Baunders (23-3/5 sek.).
Men's 50 yards back-stroke handicap 1.3. 5. Wilson (3 secs.): 2, F. Newman (34 1/8 secs.): 5. 5, Wille (30 2/8 secs).
atixed Diving, Bealed Handicap-1, Min D., Craig (11 pointa 2 G. T. May (29 paint): 3, G, Saunders (27 polna)
200 yards free-style favitation relay- 1, European Y.M.CA, (0. Arnold, G. Turne. A. Dodd and G. " May (1,63 3/5 sees); 2. Royal Arts (1), IL. Jordan, Cal. Sutherland-Odam,Slaylor_and_LUM, ler) (2. mins, 2 sets.); 3. Royal Corps of Birnals (Big, Bentall Cpl Bedford, 1/Cpl. Dignan and Big. Allen (EX mins. 3 1/5 Becs.).
hilsea Novelty Bree, Potato Carrying 30 yards, Won by L A. Bean and Mi
Water-polo-European YMCA beat
Grant
Combined Small Units 2-1.
European "Y" -He Zardley; J. Blaylor
and R. Goldman; L. A Brant - New
man.. H,Chater and G. T. MAY,
Combined Small Uniti Big Benneti: Cpl. Bedford; and sig. Dengan; * L/Cp); Hunkt Fayl Diman) L/CPL Pitcher and Bigi. BLɛCharitelerse 11. Brokenshire.
METROPOLE HOTEL
football-Present 2, Pit 1,
Chung Hwa Subdue H.K. Baseballers
THE WEEK-END BASEBALL schedule featured two league games and a friendly. On Saturday, Chung Hwa beat the Hongkong Baseballers. On Sunday the Mindanao trounced the R. Engineers, and the Asheville humbled the H.K. Brewery.
maza
· The source Wero:
Chung 1m
Mindanao
Asheville
7 H.X. Baseballers 151 Kagisocio-
3`ILK, Brewery.
Chung Hwn scored one in the first was a run-around for the Sallon, frame, but were held level by the The Sappers tried hard but could not Baseballers in the same inning. In hold the hard-hitting blue jackets. the third inning the Danbalar Yesterday the Asheville man jook forged ahead with two runs, but in a thrilling victory over the Brewery the fourth the Chung Hwa put, the boys. It was only a friendly? gamo. COMFORTABLE - FIREPROOF game on Ice with four rundedes Asheville took the narrow lend and
3. The Mindanao-R., Engineers: game-managed to hold it to the end.
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