GARRISON SPORTS NOTES
By "Jake"
Billiards And Snooker Tournaments This Year
Qualified Referees Wanted
THOUGH BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER usually tocoivo a minor place in the category of sport, there is, this year, distinct promise that these indoor games will arouse a greater onthusiasm than ever.
The military tournamentswill probably commence towards the end of the month, and these include,
The Garrison League Championship.
The Garrison Challenge Cup.
The Garrison Soldiers' Club Tournament. The Amateur Billiards Championship. The Amateur Snooker Championship.
Under the leadership of Lieut. W. V. Dixon, the Royal Medical Corps--triple champions, winners of the League Champlonship and holders of the Garrison Challenge Cup for two suc- Cesalve years have great of carrying every- hopos thing before them again this season,
Their brilliant victory over the [Hongkong Volunteers last your
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the Soldiers Club WUN D feather 扣 their cap, and the Volunteers are to make a most determined effort to recapture
the trophy is year.
The num bor and ability of the other en- sies this year promine A most interesting tournament.
Pie, Gordon, 2nd Bn the Rayal Scots, holder of the Dalintis diampionship, should ineel stif opposition if und when he cornes Ruine Sla-Sergeant Terran, of Ce Medicos, who la a very con- stent ployer with a style of his own.
Snooker champion, Cpl. J. Harvey, the AMC. le conf- dent of retaining his title, and aʊ doubt 1te. Cordan is of the ruthe clem- opinion concerning hin pionship.
Whilst on this subject--il has been noted that entries from the Royal Artillery, for the last two seasons, have been conspicuous by their absence-WhyT
Soccer Referees A
MEMBER of the Garri- son Sports Board, in referring to the recent and future friendly matches be- tween the junior teams of the various Units, suggests it would be more to the ad- Tantage of the budding footballer to have referees of Association standard conducting and supervising the games.
referees
rultos purely
At present, there games, though volunteers, are not fully conver- want with the rules of the game, and thereby cause some bewilder- ment among the players. derstand from a reliable Houree that Army referees, holding ver- Wicates as such, are only too willing to co-operate, and second this suggestion.
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R.A.F. v. Middlesex SATURDAY'S match be
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tween these two teams will be played off on the Shumshlupo ground, and if the Air Force turn out the team they anticipated a week ago,
B very good match should be seen.
Middlesex will be turning out which very strong side, in some, if not most, of last year's players will be present. The R.A.F. will doubt have the services of their star centre-for- ward, Ho Kah-keung, who has proved beyond doubt his worth 10 the team.
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Swimming And Water-polo LA
AST week saw the annual swimming galas of the Hongkong. Signal Company and the Royal Scots. The Bignals' competitions were very enjoyable, and the en- thusiasm shown in the n vices' events is a pleasant augury of future ability, The Wireless Telegraphy Section proved their superl- ority, which was best exem- plified in 'the smashing 7-0 defeat of the Roat at Wator- polo,
Though the invitation events of the Royal Scots gala attracted the beat from the VR.C., the Europe-- an Y.M.C.A. and the Lat Thun
Inter Unit Water-polo
M'sex And
R. Scots Draw
In Semi-final
Thursday,
V.R.C. Intra-Club Gala
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SIGNALS GALA
Top:
Start of the Novices free- style handicap raon at the Hongkong Signal Company's swimming gala si the Army Pool last week. Bigma. Lees (second lane from left) was the winner.
Below Sign. McCann, winner of the diving competition.
September 5, 1940.
League Bowls
Forecast For
Saturday?
C.C.C. Beat K.B.G.C.
In Postponed Match
THOUGH the sudden shower of rain that fell Junt around 5. pan. yesterday washed out the slugien championship matches, the postponed] "A" Division lawn bowls match bo- tween Craigengower and the Row- loon B.G.C. was completed on Cho former's ground, resulting in a win for the Valley team by 58 shots to 55.
The League match was one post- poned through ran on August 10, when the Valley tokm were leading 49-48.
The Bowling Green Club are ne- knowledged as the team most likely to upset Craigengower in their efforts to challenge Recreio "A" for the Senter Shield. They meet agala on Saturday on the Kowloon rinks, and
HENRY COTTON in taking two points yesterday even
ENROLS
FOR SERVICE
though by only three shots, it is per- haps a happy augury for the Valley team for the game this week-end.
Ou August 18, UM. Omar's rink v. A. M. Holland's was the only game to be completed. R. Basa and J. C. Meyer were dead-locked 18-all on the 17th end, and C. S. Rosselet and among those who enrolled for Mill-A. J. Hall were niso tied 17-nil on the tary Service on July 20-Our Own Correspondent.
LONDON.—Henry Cotton
Cotton's golf contributions to the British Red Cross Fund through ex- hibition matches with fellow-profes- slonais have
totalled now £20,000, and it is not stated whether hự new duties will affect his efforts for the Fund,
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Four Goals Shared After Rumjahn Fails To Better
Extra Time
THE SEMI-FINAL between the Royal Scots and the Middlesex in the Large Units knock-out water-pola tournament held the Army Pool [last night was a thrilling game thai (ended in a 2-all draw after exira time
had been played.
The second half of the game proper was very good. M'ex Improved about Bity-per-cent over the first half form. and
swam around their opponents who were tiring fast. Bandsman Slater opened the scoring for the It. Scots when he swom through from the 4-yard line
obbed the ball ever Berry. sex equalised alout three inter through Ure.
Middle- minules
The openlag phizes of extra Une were fast, and the duel bitter. Mid- dlesex lust one of their men for swim- ming over, and the Scots forged ahead when Slater swam through on his own.
Back-stroke Time
Miss V. Churn Makes Good Use Of "Butterfly" Stroke
(By "Tinker")
THOUGH the programme was somewhat drawn-out and therefore inclined to be tedious, the Victoria Recrea- tion Club nevertheless can credit themselves with having staged another successful intra-Club gala when members
17th end.
Yesterday, therefore, the remaining four heads of the latter two rinks were completed. Rosselet and Hail cach added four shots to their previous total and once again tied 21-all, but R. Basa Meyer's three, and thus won 23-21.
Scores were;
scored
Ave
to
A. A. Razack, A. K. Ismail, K. M. Omar, U. M. Omar beat W. Walker, H Spour. A. Hyde-lay, A. M. Holland 14-13
W. Hong Sling. L. C. R. Souch, J. S. Landoll, C. S. Rosselel tied with R. P. Phillips, H. White, L. Guy, A. J. Hali 21-21.
J. W. Leonard, A. M. Omar, A. E Coates, R. Basa beat G. W. Denton, C. Wallis, J. C. GIL J. G. Meyer 23-21.
To-day's Programme
Matches in the Open Singles lawn howls championship to-day are:
AT KOWLOON F.C.
H. A. Manee]) v. J. N. Wonk
AT KOWLOON B.G.C. H. F. Harper v. Y. H. Tang
v. W. Word H. Overy
AT KOWLOON DOCKS
v. T. A. Madar J. F. Ribeiro
Tennis
Elwood Cooke Eliminates W. C. Choy
met yesterday evening to compete in the finals of a series From U.S. Championships
of handicap events.
Feature of the evening was
time
The second half of the extra period
an attempt by A. K. Kumjahn Major Baseball Ww.M strongly contested. The R to improve on bis best Scots were unfortunate to concede this year for the 100 yards back-
goal when
Bandmaster
another Jordan was ordered from the pool for impeding a free throw. Middle- sex, with one extra man, pierced the
Scots defener and added the equals
Ing goal.
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IMPROVED FORM Biddlesex were very Impressive and showed 1 grunt JJUDVEMI nt, epecially among the forwards, whe broke away whenever possible, but they lacked a parting shoË. There were at least a dozen orgas.0mm which
scarith; opportunities were wasted.
Ure, fullback, was the outstanding player of the fourteen in the pool. He played a great defensive game. while Middlesex's outstanding player wan Freshwater, of soccer fame,
The
Scots, too, threw away scoring opportunities by poor passing.
On one occasion a free-throw from just outside the three-yard line to Lt. Millar, who was unmarked, fell two yards short,
Ple. Bankler. In the Scots goal, Kave G superb exhibition; Cpl. Sutherland was a hard worker, but should learn to make use of hla forehand. Bandmaster Jordan was another hard worker.
"D" Division Schedule
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Only onc game in the Division of the Tennis League is scheduled for to-day. The Chinese
stroke. This is 71 1/5 seconds, Detroit
and in yesterday's race, where-
in he was paced over the four
lengths by two other members. Trounce
he fell 2/6 of a second over that mark, his time being 71 3/5
seca.
Handicapping was excellent. In six of the 14 events, the difference in itne between frst and second was less than one second and in three raven one second exactly,
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AMUSING CONTRAST
Cleveland
Indians
NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (UP)
inflicted 1-2 defeat on the lenders
the
FOREST HILLS New York, Sept.) 5 (Reuter).-Elwood Cooke, runner- up to Bobby Riggs In the Wimbledon Singles Amal last year. beat W. C. Chor, the Chinese Davis Cup player, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2, in the second round of the American termis championships to-drv,
SPORTS ADVT.
THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE
By Order of the Stewards,
The SEPTEMBER RACE MEET- ING originally scheduled for Detroit Tigers recovered form to-day Sunday, the Eighth of September E diving to a sealed handicap when they mel the Cleveland Indians has been postponed to SUNDAY, provided quite some amusement. In the American Baneball Leage and the FIFTEENTH of SEPTEMBER. was perhaps by contrast to L. Roza Pereira, the Colony champion, who occupied second place in
of the league. New York Yankees, who went in immediately following table, gave way to the Tigers when that A. Zimmern and N. Jaffer were
taza they were, beaten by the Washington Roxa source of much inerrbnent.
in Senators -5. Pereira has improved enormously some of his more difficult dives of last year. Ils forward full twist and backward onc-and-a-half anulta called for and received great #pplause.
ALL TOGETHER!
Detroit
Complete scores were:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
31. * E somer-Cleveland ..
2 Battery: Ferrell, Naymick. Hemsley, Pylink.
7 11 *
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HE Mixed Relay race was the THE
event of the programine, and it seemed that every member of the V.R.C. was taking part. Five teams uf ten per team kept spectators Bret cheering for one and then the other as the lead so continually changed hands.
And at the end of the race, the judges announced that every team had been disqualified-certain mem-
RC. "A" meet the Indian RC, at bere of each of the teams having Causeway Bay.
Hockey Council Meeting
A meeting of the Council of the Hongkong Hockey Association will be held this evening at 6 p.m. at the St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon.
Swimming Union, and proved among the more, Interesting Items on the programme, the R. Scots events themselves were sum- ciently interesting to have been o guarantee of the success of the evening.
Outstanding feat of the even- ing was no doubt that of Band- master Jordan in the Medley Ro- Jay race. Army swimming en- thusiasts will not easily forget. his effort in that event. Swim- ming last for H.Q... (2), he reduced his deficit of many. yards and snatched victory, by a couple of feet.
Baltery: Rowe, Tebbotts
10 New York
Baltery: Sundra, Breuer, Murphy, Florar, Washington
с 10 Boilery: Krakaukas, Ferrol, Philadelphia
10 4 Battery: Potter, Dean, Hayes, Bostengulisipa 5 »
Battery: Ostermuoller. Foxx.
(Eleven innings were played) St. Louis
10 0 Battery: Horris, B
Swift. Chicago
ง Battery: Loc, Tresh.
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Football Meeting
T. A. MARTIN & CO.,
Secretaries. Hongkong, 4th September, 1940.
BASEBALL
1
0
In aid of
SOUTH CHINA
gone in before his preceding team- minte had touched the wall.
V. Churn
A meeting of the Council of the returned the as Hongkong Football Association will be tonishingly good time of 18 held, on Wednesday September 11, at seconds for the 25 yards breast- 5.30 pm. In the Ansolation's Offices, stroke, but she used the "buiter- Dank of Canton Building. fly! She used it well, however, and the clean forward sweep her arms in this acknowledgedly tiring stroke was a revelation. In men's 50 yards, R. Rocha,
the who
his intention of using the stroke, was heavily handicapped, and it must have been with surprised disgust that on the second lap he found that his other opponent had changed over and was using that stroke tool
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The evening concluded with ́ ́n water-polo match in which the V.C. beat a South China team 3-0.
Results were:
80 yards back-stroke, A. K. Rumjahn (31): 2, J. Gozano (38. 17531 5, A Azedo (354/0).
100 yards (Class A.)—1, C. Silva-Notto (02 1/31 2. I. M. Remedios; (04), NING 100 yards (Class A). 3. Anderson (77
T. Lopes (29.4/8); 3. A. Remedios (32 Women's 25 yards back-stroke-1, Yollo 124 4/5); 2, D. Weir (19 2/5): 3, Marques: (21 1/5), MA
Diving inled handicap)-1, C. Rozario; 2 M. de Rom 3. AA, Guterre
"Boys'- : Boyarda back-stroke-ly Guterres (44 3/0); 1, 13 Lopes (23 67b); 5,
Montefrom 41 1/35.90
Women's Bo yarda" (Class · B.).—1. · Y Toile (38); 2. BL Noronha (37 1/5); 3, M.
Choa (28), EN
Do yards (Class A)-1, C. Bilva-Netto
(37) 2 LM; Remedios (17 3/5); 3, A.
(20),
100 yards breast-stroke Alver (80 1/3); 1. 14. M. Remedios (70 2/3); 3, J. Marques (01 1/5),
Women's 20 yards bromit-stroke, V Chum. (18.1/5) 3, D, Weir, (18, 1/8); M. Choa (23)
1:100 yards (Chia B.).—-1. C. Rozario (72)5 Boures (72-1/6); 3, F. M. Castro
3/6): 2, 3. Churn (735; D, D. Weir (7/8); 50 yards breast-stroke-1,
50 yards breast-stroke-1, Rocha (36) Boys -4/5); 3, J; Marques (34 1/5),
Yvanovich ( 25)}
50 yards (CIR 11.)--1, 5. Cossio (28 R. Souza (51 3/8),
G.
3. Gomes (33); a, 7/9): 2, C.-L. Rozario (30) 37. ML Viers Water-polo-VIC, Beat South China Dawrence, D. Ha Taylor and Is Boys" 50 yarda—1, C. Guterres (37 2/8) M. Remedios scored.
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AMECHE LEEDS JOLSON
FELIX BRESSART CHICK CHANDLER RUSSELL HICKS. GEORGE REED
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