Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 23,
1940.
MONDAY MORNING
Burling And Rakusen Nearly Surprise Omar Brothers
Alves And Ribeiro Beat
Club-Mates 21-14
OPEN PAIRS SEMI-FINALS
(By "Tinker")
THOUGH the Omar brothers uphold general expectations in beating W. J. Burling and M. N. Rakuson in the semi-finals of the Open Pairs somi- finals at the Kowloon Bowling Green Club yester day, the Civil Service C.C. pait confounded critics by the splendid opposition they provided before being eliminated 21-18.
The second semi-final also went according to "book", and H. A. Alves and F. V. V. Ribeiro entered the final at the expense of L. J. Silva and J. F. V. Ribeiro by 21-14.
These two pairs will now meet in the final which will be played at the Kowloon Football Club next Sunday at 3.30 p.m.
was
it would be quite accurate to say that wherons the standard of the Ribeiro-Ribeiro match was consistently high, that of the Omar-Rakusen game fluctuating, and this is borne
ut by a glance at the scOTER.
doubtful The champions bad start, but after they had settled down, they had two scoring spells over five hends each, and these were only separated by a 3 registered by their Doponents on the 12th end,
ה
In the second game, over no great number of heads was either able to dominate the other.
Ribeiro v. Ribeiro THOUGH the score in this game wha more decisive than the other. I would only concede the slight edge of superiority to the winners. It was, through- out, divided into two separate duels that between the Nos. 1 (Alves and Silva) and that be- tween the Ribeiros. It was great to watch.
W. Lawrence Unable To Defend Back-stroke
It is reliably learned that for reasons of health, W. Lawrence will be unable to defend his 100 In Live yards back-stroke title
Swimming - Colony coming
championships,
yards tameter would have covered the whole situation. Then adding to This came the skips to adjust the position to such a congested stale that only by must accurate measure was there 1 scored.
One thing is certain that on the respective form of yesterday, the
odds are much in favour of the
Recreio pair retaining their Pairs title when they meet the Omars next Sunday.
Omar v. Rakusen
1.. 2. Bilra
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The Score-board
J. Y. V. Ribeiro
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1. A. Alvas
F. V. V. Hubelro
W. 3. Harling
3. N. Hakusen
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U.M. Omar is anxiously watching the progress of one of M. N. Naku- son's wooda in the Open Pairs semi- finals played at the Kowloom B.G.C— Ming Yuen,
Rakusen had
It would be quite a manotonous
THE thrills of this game were or 3 (which would have recital to make mention of each
intensified by the closeness of them the game). Occasion on which shots rested out shots or on which fine draws or drives the scores. Not until the last The Hewood was sent down by Rakusen achieved their objective. was changing so continuously as to create an intense interest for spec-was the match won, for Rakusen was faced with the great task of On one of the closing heads-a taking out U. M. Omar's shot short one of the first eight woods which would have left a count of sent down by Alves and Silva, four were "touchers and a cirelo of two (which would have given a tic)
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COMMENTARY
League Football Starts Navy Beat Police With Last Minute Goals
South China Defeated
INDIANS
REDUCE TIGERS' LEAD
NEW YORK, Sept. 28 (UF)— Cleveland Indians redtood the De- troft Tirora" lead in the soo for the American Baseball Leagan pennant when they humbled their rivals 10-3
Scores were:
LEAGUE FOOTBALL made its re-appearance over to-day. the week-end, and in the only two games played in the First Division, the Royal Scots beat South China 1-0 on Saturday, and the Navy beat the Police 2-1 yesterday, both Navy goals being scored in the last ten minutes of the game.
Navy are a much strengthen- the only goal of that half.
Gift, in goal, gave a second pe ed side this year, and it was not surprising that during the first performance, and was the factor of half they had the better of the Navy's defence that held off Police opposition during the initial period. exchanges, and, in fact, scored Roughly and Honlwell, the back, were inclined to mis-understandings and consequently added to the duties of
U.S.S. Mindanao Secure
Baseball Pennant
the Hong- pranant on
U.8.8. MINDANAO successfully That WIN P thrilling menment, defended their hold on
"loucher"
Baseball from kong
League Burling in the ditch. The jack had against the challenge of LB. been taken back from a full head. Baturday, winning the
play-off for Omar was just behind the white the Bagram Shield by 5-3. HB ball, and second shot was Kaka-were without the services
of their while sen's wood slightly away from and "ace" hitter, Dave Leonard, behind Omar's. A wick of the Jack Bowen was with an injured knee. would have scored the 2; and to have taken out Omar's wood might} have meant a 3. Rakusen missed game for the Mindanao. Conspicuous All, who fielded both the jack and Omar's wood by for the H.B's was
ot several brilliantly and brought miraculous catches.
a fraction of an inchi
Powlawski whiffed nine to win the
And even on the previous head the
two runs situation had been tense, A. M. Mindanao opened with Omar had rested the jack. Burling and with one in the fourth and two completed their took the jack back and then drew an the fifth frames beauty to lie two. U. M. Omar split scoring streak before H.B. tailled one, the opposing woods to lie second shot, which was also in the fifth aud, an on the final head, Rakusen only just falled to take Omar's shot out for a 3.
H.B. came back again with Iwo more in the sixth, but were blanked in the lost to leave Iners 0-3.
Mindanao
Win-
Australian
League Football Finals
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MELBOURNE, Sept. 22
(UP)
Preliminary flusks of the Victoria and
CIA.
But in the half-back line were men who could be relied upon, and the trlo, Hontwell, Cruft and Briti, did the first work-especially great named.
From the left wing of Navy's attack came the most danger, and though full use was made of O'Rogan, Bourne was somewhat neglected during the second period. O'Regan, incidentally, was responsible for both of Navy's coals.
POLICE UNLUCKY
TAYLOR, for the most steady in the Police goni. that an error on his part cost the Polleo the game, but that could only unfortunate, He held be conceded This charge intact for the greater portion of the game and only falled In the Inst ten minutes.
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Battery: Herria, Kramer, Dikill, While- head, Switt,
Washington
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Battery: Turner, West,
Philadelphia
Battery: Chase, Early. Philadelphia
Cincinnati Pittsburgh
1
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Battery: Swigart,
Schultz.
Cincinnall
Battery, Vandermeer, Shoffner, Pittsburgh
Battery: Lanning, Davis, Schultz Philadelphia
New York
Battery: 8. 1. Johnson, Frye, Pearson.
Warren, Brooklyn
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Ballery: Fitzsimmons Mancuso,
Philadelphia
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Battery: Beck, B. 1. Johnson, Atwood. Brooklyn
Unttery: Davis, Franke,
Cailed in eighth owing to darkness).
Battery: Hubbell. Danning, Odes ottery Avery. Tobin, Herres New York
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1 7
The backs and halves showed im- proved form. Parker and Blackburn put up a solid front in the last line, while Pope, Gough and Britt were a half-back trio that not only held the Navy's attack, but were continually backing up their forwards with ex- cellently placed passes.
DESERVED SUCCESS
IT was
deserved success when Ferrier slammed home Pollee's goal in the 20th minute of the first hall, Ifollowing receipt of o
fine centre
from Wong Man-kwal, and it was unfortunate for the Pollee that Wong
Battery: Carpentier, Odas
Battery: Cooper, Owen,
Chicago
Battery: Lanier, Owen,
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South China Fail In First Game
CONSIDERABLY
weakened by
was unable to majortes a move be the loss of many of thele star players tween Howlett and Ferrier towards from last year, South China suffered the end of the initial period. Gift❘ defeat at the hands of the Royal Boots saved magnificently.
In their first League soccer match of
the new season on Saturday at Sookumpoo.
Lee Wol-tong, turned out once more
bad luck,
It was within ten minutes from the end that Navy tallied their first goal through O'Regan, who met a breast-high centre with his head and for the South China XI but ex- deflected It Into the net. This was pertenced considerable culmination of a series of sorties though in being thwarted in the mude by the Navy van
lucky
The second goal Was Phippens sent over a high centre which Taylor grasped but did not hold properly, and O'Regan took the ball as it slipped out of the goalie's hands, and slammed it home for the winner.
The tearns were
Teams:
Police. Taylor: Parker, Blackburn; Pope, Gough, North; Wong Man-kwal, Howleth Gordon, Ferrier and Mons.
closing minutes of the South China
raids was great tribute too to the de- fence of the Royal Scots.
in
Nuysmith and Fraser, in particular, were outstanding
this latter department, holding the Chinese unt$1 their team-mates attackers
had adapted themselves to their op- ponents long-passing methods that at Orst were disconcerting,
The only goal was scared by Gilroy in the first halt.
The closing stages of the second several incidents period featured
Navy.-Giff: Roughly. Hontwell: which culminated in Teo Kwal-shing the South Australia Football League. Honewill, Croft, Briti; Phippen, All-being sent off following an injury to Clarke who was carried off the Seld. and the semi-final of the West son. Hendy. O'Regan and Bourne.
4 9 4 6 7 Total | Australia League were played to-day.
1 2 0 D 5
Scores were:
Score by Innings was:
1 2 Mindanao.
0 0 0 1 2 0
H.D.
RAKUSEN UNFORTUNATE
Digging buck into the scores, one might attribute defeat to the 5 that was conceded on the 5th end. This was an occasion on which both the Omar brothers found touch that coincided with a shortness failure in both Burl-Swimming ing and Rakusen.
As a result, with his last wood Rakusen was faced with his opponents lying 8. He took out one of the woods, but most unluckily struck it on the wrong side, and left the 0. From the other side he would have wicked into the nestling woods might even have scored!
Though, as I have said, form was very varied, the individual spasms of brilliance were well in tune with
SOUTH CHINA A.A. CROSS-HARBOUR RACE
Miss Li Po-luen Wins Women's Section
3
MISS LI FO-LUEN, prospective
VICTORIA
Final
Melbourne 12-18 (00), Busendun |12-13 (85).
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Final
(128),
Port
10-14 S. Adelaide Adelnide 10-12 (108).
WEST AUSTRALIA
Semi-final
E. Fremantle 9-11 (65), E. Perth
semi-final standards, while the high-Cofony champion for the women's 8-12 (0),
an greatest-stroke, yesterday won the lights just mentioned provided excitement that more than com- women's race across the harbour held pensated for shortcomings elsewhere. by the South China Athletle Associa
But the Omar brothers will have to tlon at North Point, Young Cheung- show a greater consistency to offer wa came in first for the men in 34 any serious challenge to H. A. Alves mins. 49 seCH and F. V. V. Ribeiro on Sunday next.
Goscome-O'Sullivan Cup Matches
Miss Lis time was 30 minutes, and was only 16 seconds ahead of Miss Ho Wal-man.'
The weather was fine, though the harbour was slightly choppy, and 34; swimmers took to the water. These included four women and a num ber of boys and girls, and only four Three matches in the second round —all men-falled to complete the of Alie Gescombe-O'Sullivan Cup were | couTER. played at the Police Recreation Club Results were:: yesterday.
W. McLeod. G. L. Perkins, J. Orom and J. C. &. Fender (Police "A") beat W. A Cornell, G. H. Band, B. Mansell and A. Spary (P.W.D. "C") 25-14. ..
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