Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
November 6, 1940.
Around The
Courses
Henry Cotton Gives Advice
To
Local Player
Basketball
Matches In
In View For Lingnan Beat
Hongkong In
The Country Club Varsity Match
(By "Birdie")
WITH THE CHAMPIONSHIP behind them --and with some it was very far behind-players
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Spectacular Shooting
Thrills Large Crowd
LINGNAN University took
the local
revenge for their defeat last from the Kowloon Golf Club and the Country year at the hands of Hongkong Club have returned to their own stamping when they beat grounds, and are settling down to their own com petitions.
They are pretty unanimous in their vote on the excel- lent time they had at Fanling, and not a few have found it difficult to adapt themselves again to their own courses.
helpful.
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University basketball squad 41-
25 yesterday at the Eu Tong
sen Gymnasium. The women, after a very close struggle, drew 11-all.
Trophy for the men's match was a
new Silver shield presented by Mr.
Eu Tong-sen
in
The difference in score reflected the I leave it at that. You can{periodical, mentions receipt of a
fought throughout form your
conclusiona letter from a player of the Royal difference there was in standards. own
Lingnan whether the one is casier than Hongkong who makes mention brilliant combination, and particular- ly in the closing stages, were all over the other, or whether the other of his faults.
Cotton offers advice, which is very the local under was more con-
the has surroundings
Spectacular ducive to good golf.
highlight of the match. and in this Competitions at the Country Club
successful shots have their send-off with the annual THOUGH Cotton has joined Leang Kin-nuu, Lingan centre, was
the R.A.F. as a Pilot Of-much to the fore with ru
from all parts of the court. "At Home", which is being held on Sunday. A guly
officer, his efforts for the British
Outstanding player from Hong- ong was Yeung Yuk-wa, left wing, mambers and friends is expected,
abooting of who to a
Leong Kin-nan, but Yeung! alone emulated the excellent could not carry a team that was very much at sea when it came to com- bination. Ile and Hul Kwan-lun, right guard, were about the only two of the local squad who showed any inclination for long shots.
gathering
for in this, as in ony ather Club Red Cross are being encouraged. | kang wastal measure of success
the "At Home" is the occasion dur ing the year when all really get to- #ether.
But apart from what the pro- fessionals are doing, Club of ficials are turning their atten- A match between the Country tion to the possibilities of Club and the Kowloon Golf Club ordinary competitions. is being arranged, and should take
Members of the Chesterfield G. C. place some time around the begin-
25 for "Spitfire nside August ning of December. It is proposed set that the teams be of ten each, with Day" and ran a competition open to reserve or two, meaning, of members of recognised Clubs and to course, that there will be ten members of II. M. Forces.
A greater project in the Empire Ulie morning singles matches in
the Duchess of Northumberland's On nine hole course, congestion benevolent and comforts fund for the
and five foursomes in, the after- Surprise Golf Competition. In aid of
noon.
by to be considered, and for Us Auxiliary Territorial Service, also is
reason it is being suggested that the attracting some attention in these match,
teh, it played, should start around
3 n.m.
These are the sort of matches that' should be encouraged notig the Clubs here. Competitions, I know are too numerous to allow much time for them, but they could at least be made annual affairs.
Another of these matcher, though nothing official has been sold, is one between the Country Club
days
Women's Match Drawn
Lingnan 11 Hongkong 11
FAULTS of the Hongkong_men This competition, a monthly af-were also those of the women. These women were in the passing and general fair is open to men and
British who are
subjects. Any combination. In D, Leung, however, any the local team had a centre-forward medal card taken ent course in any competition, or dur-who was the outstanding player of ing an ordinary game, can be used the maich. From her came three
fela goals. as, an entry, providing it is
pro- marked and signed by a
Deker.
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1940 LAWN BOWLS CHAMPION
M. N. RAKUSEN
1 940 Lawn Bowls Singles Cham-
pion taken during his final match against M. R. Abbas at the Club de Recreio last Saturday,--Ming Yuen.
Commercial Badminton Tournament In Penang
THE ORGANISATION of a badminton tourna- ment for commercial firms in Penang has created quite some interest in the Straits where the game has such a flourishing following. Sixteen teams joined, and the first round matches have already concluded. aid of the Malaya Patriotic Fund.
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GREATEST UPSET IN MELBOURNE CUP
All is in
The idea for the tournament arose from the fertile brain of the energetic Secretary of the Penang Badminton Association, Mr. Tan Teik-lim.
is ten
The tournament is on the knock- out system, and matches are com- prised of two singles and three doubles, each of the matches to
Each team count one point.
a maximum of restreted to 100-1 Outsider Wins
players and all must be registered. Australian Classic
Tournament trophy is the ES.A. Shield, presented by the Educational MELBOURNE, Nov. 5. (Reu- Supply Association, and shall be period of five years, the winner to hold it for one In the Lingnan team, Chiu Chim-ter)-A 100-to-one shot, J. A. competed for for a chlu, left wing, stood out among her Scully's aged chestnut gelding, year. At the conclusion of those five and The entrance fee of ed., which goes team-mates. Her efforts from the Old Rowley, provided one of years, the team that shall have won
accompany each aideline received just reward, and she Happy Valley, which would, perhaps, to the fund, must maite the competition an annual tri- card sent in, and competitors may contributed much towards Lingman's the biggest upsets in racing the shield the most number of times
Australia's Melbourne Cup, angular affair between these two send as many cards as they like, so B-3 lead at the end of the second history to-day by winning the shall have sole possesson,
long as they send Ed. with each one. quarter. and Kowloon.
Tongkang, however, rallied in the premier racing event. scores are calculated from the UALIFIERS for the Captain's SS. of the course played on, but the third and inst quarters, and slowly
by QUA
competition each month-cards,
the scores dead-locked at 11-all, the competition at the Country the way, must be in by the 10th-crept up to their opponents, and with Club last week-end wero R. B. a surprise, details of which are not final whistle blew with excitement Lee (18) and. B. Basto (18), known until revealed by the orat great height. Their neet scores were 74 and ganisers. 78 respectively.
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E. J. M. Clin, who returned a nett card of 72, was disqualified for having a visitor to the Club mark bir card. -
Second Incident was that A, W. Ramsey and B. Basto both tied with 70, but Baslo secured his qualifica-
Both comes were very fast, and in The address for entries is Fairway both Lingnan deserved to win. and Hozard, 17, Kingston Hill, Kings- ton-on-Thames. They
should bel
marked Empire, Competition. The aim of the organisers fs 1,000,000 six- Soccer Trial
pences.
tion through his better score (lose "Y" Hockey Teams
handicap) holes,
over the second
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The following will represent YM.C.A. at hockey to-day and to-morrow!
To-day-Seconda v. Middlesex Seconda, İ Benwell: Heptonatal, Saxby; Grant, Gilchrist, German: Macey, Spenceleyh,
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Combined Services
Trounce Scots
Players Selected
Old Rowley beat the crack Now Zealand entry Maikal, owned by W. J. Winterbottom, by three-quarters of a length. Mrs. Galbraith's Tidal Wave was third, a neck away,
Malkal, which was second last year. started at 20 to 1 and Tidal Wave at 40 to 1, Beau Vile started at 7 to 4, the hottest favourite since Phar Lap won-in 1930.
A hundred thousand people saw Old Rowley cover the two-miles course in 3.00 in heavy going.
Lawn Bowls
Quarter-Finals
Of Inter-Unit
Competition
FINAL TRIAL for the selection of the Combined Services team to play. the Rest in the Poppy Day match
The following is the programme of was held yesterday at Causeway Bay when the proposed team beat the matches in the Volunteer Inter-Unit the Royal Scots 5-0. Following the Lawn Bowls Competiilon for match, the team was chosen, and will"China Mail" Cup, le be held next
Sunday at 10 am.: be comprised of the following:
Maxham (RE.); Roughley (Navy), Edmunds (LAF); Parnaby Scote Bright (Mx.). Wilkinson lendy (Navy) Phippen Saw (Mx.), Gilroy (Scots). Reserve Raynolds. Hossack. Le Page, Honeywell, Birrell, Cuthbert, Barber.
(Navy), Pearson (x.),
One and all of the final, selected players
Bave good account of them- selves yesterday, and particularly in the forward line there was encourag- Ing combination, Bright, of Middlesex, made a return to the game following an injury, and in an excellent display at centre-half made sure of his place
the final team. Moxham, од form,
given correct preference to Reynolds in goal, whlie Parnaby, R. Scots right
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WILS
LADIES R. C. COLLECT $754 FOR BOMBER FUND
ON SUNDAY, November 3, an enjoyable Tournament was held at the Ladies' Recreation Club. Forty members were present, and as a result of the afternoon's activities the 'sum of $754 was contributed to the South China Morning Post War Fund.
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Due to the public spiritedness Messrs. John D. Hutchison & Co, who presented tennis balls, Messra, A. S. Watson & Co. Messrs. Caldbeck, Mac- Gregor & Co., Lid, and Messrs, Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd., for their gifts of drinks, and to members who presented prizes and tes, it was possible to hand over the grass takings without any deduction for expenses.
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Conclusion of play left Miss Smedley and Mr. BL. Pagh as winners, with Miss J. Armstrong and Mr. D. Lambert-Baker Murdoch and Miss
Firat Battery "A" v. ASC. Coy and Mr. A. 8. Allson as rumners-up. On adjournment to the Club House for Heereloj: Field Engineers "D". Field Engineers (Kowloon D.G.C.). Winwell earned refreshment, the used balls, ners to meet in semi-final round at
uncut cakes and unopened drinks were Kowloon F.C. at 3 p..
Field Engineer "A" v. 5th AA, Battery auctioned off, very salsfociory bids (Kowloon C.C.): Field Ambulance "being received. Various members then y. No. 6 Company "A" (Kowloon B.G.C.).put up for auction further supplies of Winners to meet in semi-final at Koowdrinks and other articles, the sale con- loon F.C. at 3pm....
Arrangements For Aitkenhead Shield
Players who are taking part in the Alikenhead Shield match are remind-
tinuing with brisk bidding until every- thing was sold
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Details of the afternoon's takings In aid of the South China Morning
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SPORTS ADVT.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
half, also deservedly gained his placeed that the game will start at 2.30 in that position.
p.m. on Saturday at Kowloon B.G.C. The selected XT is a formidable one, At the conclusion, the prizes for the and should fully extend the Rest, Colony Championship will be dis-
Trial teams were:
trulbuted by Bir Aboll MacGregor, Scota-Banklar; Naysmith, Thomson; If wat on Sahurday, the Alkomhead Parnaby, Falconer, Clark; Woods, Flam-
Shield game will be decidedd on Sun- ming. Hossack, Munro. Cornwall
Services First half-Moxhem; Rough-day at the same time.
Clubs conveners aro requested by loy, Edmunds; Cuthbert, Bright. Young:
Draft Programmes and Entry Phippen, Pearson, Hendy. Saw, Martin, Mr. R. P. Phillips, lion Secretary of the Becond halt-Mogham; Roughley, Ed-Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association, to munde Honeywell, Bright, Young Phip send their Club's flag to the Kowloon Forms for the Eleventh Extra pan. La Page, Ilendy, Pearson,
B.G.C. as soon as possible before Satur- Race Meeting to be hold day..
Saturday, 16th November, 1940 be (weather permitting) may obtained at the Secretary's Office, Exchange Building; the Club
Small Units Cricket XI
Navy Rugby Team
4.30 p.m.:
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The following will represent Royal House, Happy Valloy; the Hong Navy "A" XV, against Middlesex Kong Club; the Sporte Club; and The following will represent Small Nert. to-morrow at Causeway Bay at the Stables, Shan Kwong' Road. Units at erlaket against the Club on the i Club ground on Baturday -Major: 3. 2
PO. Clough LA. C. Graefe: Cadet Swyer, (R.A.M.C.) = (Captain)i. Major W.
Lamble. P. O. Wilson, S. 1. A. Addle: O. Harvey, (RAM.C))) Copt J. DowAI,
Coombes, Tel. Faulkner B/Lt. Gray: Stockhar LAN.C.): Est. Webb (RAM.C.){ L/BET, Tel. Pester, L/Big. Inglia: B/Li, Thorn Bocock hill 5/Li. Deaitie 1. B. Jones, Lds. Sig. (R.A.0.0.) ;. Cpl.-11punt (Blernis) /Cpl. Mitchell, B/Lt. Posle.
(Bignals) 12 Oplysingist
Reserve, L. 8. 4. Palmer. B/Lt. Dobson, Murphy
JERA, ALBEIughes, B/L Richards, P. O, Wir smartie Snell, Lt.Collingwood, L. Carter, Asida,
Entries close at 12 o'clock
оп THURSDAY, 7th. NOON NOVEMBER, 1940,
By Order,
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Post Bomber Fund
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