REVIEW OF
Saturday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 1941
JUNIOR
NO GAMES TODAY - Famous Thurston's Billiard Hall at Leicester Square, London, ruined by some of Hitler's alemon, Square has suffered repeated damage from air bombs in recent raids. Picture passed by British consor.
Germans Annex Racehorses
In Occupied France
SOCCER
DIVISIONS
Royal Engineers Only Undefeated Team In All Sections
(By "SCRAMBLER")
SO MUCH has been written about the premier division of the Foot- ball League that a revision of the junior teams at this stage is not amiss. To say that there are several teams in the Junior Division worthy of sonior football is only putting it mildly, for after witnessing several of the First Division games lately, I have come to the conclusion that to see two teams such as either the R.A.SC., South China, Sing Tao or the Sappers in action would be the equivalent of watching a good sonior game,
REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS
WEEK-END
FOOTBALL upon to do duty in representative matches speaks volumes for their prowess. Such men have been selected from various teams, and have acquitted themselves well.
That members in these divisions have been called
FIXTURES
The following are the football fix- tures for the week-end:
To-day
FIRST DIVISION
Kowloon v. Fastern (Kowloon). 4.
[South China v. Middlesex (Caroline Hi!).
4 p.m. Police
v. St. Joseph's (Boundary
St.), pan.
To-date, the Royal Engineers | are still top in the Junior League, being at least four pointa ahead of their nearest rivals, South China, and, by the way, they, are the only team undefeated in all three divisions.
Sappers have several individualį good players, amongst whom are Fox, Pelham, Moxham, Shaw and Lee Wal-lum. Both Fox and Moxham have
represented this Colony in Interport games, and are still strong South China v. LAO.C (Caroline), contenders for honours, although they will find competiton keene: than ever.
SECOND DIVISION
Kowloon v, 30th R.A, (Kowloon). 2.30
IL.A.S.C,
Sing Tao
Club
230 pas.
v. Navy (Millary, I.V.), 2.20
p.m. v. diesex (St. Joseph's),
2.30 p.m.
v. Kit Chee (St. Joseph's),
p.17.
THIRD DIVISION
R. Engineers v. International (Military, 15. V.). 4 p..
Signals
R.AS.C.
24th TLA.
v. 20th R.A. (Boundary St.),
2.30 pm.
v. Medicals (Chatham Rd.),
p.. v. 38th I.A. (Chatham Rd.).
2.30 p.m.
35th ILA..v. 12th A. (Stantey), 2.20
p.T
To-morrow
FIRST DIVISION
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The success of the Sappers can bo iraced to one qualliy-team work. There is always good under- slanding between the attackers and defenders, and when the occasion requires, every man may be en- trusted with his individual task.
BASEBALL ALIENS-Alion registration law hits baseball. Joe Krakauskas, Canada; Reno Monteagudo, Cuba, and Alex Car rasquel, Venezuela, of the Washington Senators, register in Washington with Earl G. Harrison of Department of Justice,
Migration To America Causes Concern Among British Racing Owners
Canadian Sportsmen Serving The Colours
OTTAWA, Dec. (Router). sportsmen, lika those in other parts of the
LONDON, Dec. (Reuter),~Derby winner for America continues to be one of the chief topics among English racing men.
Mahmond was the latest to go, and now it is said that-Canadian yet another will be following him.
Negotiations between breeders and the agents for the British Empire, have respond. English owner are going on.
ed gallantly to the call to the colours.
Owners, who, like the Aga Khan, have invested huge suma
Next we have South China, a re- of money in owning and breeding Hockey Games
plica of their senior team. They are cannot be blamed if they relieve
still in a challenging position against themselves of some of this bur- the lenders
and, to-date, their
record
as goal scoring is concerned. In Chu ing to hear the statements of is as good as the Engineers as far den, but it is much more inspir- In Canada Wing-king and. Chu
To
Wing-kang, owners like Lord Derby that Aid Red Cross
South China have
forwards they will keep their important two whose present form will soon and for them a niche in their senior eleven.
stallions in England. They have also two very fast wingers
It may even be that the time for Government action has come. to develop into versatile player. In defence, their hefty kicking pair of
Government Action backs can
always rely on their Intermediate somtimes marks them as a superior trio, whose display
a
LONDON, Dec. 2.—As was expected, the Germans qre sorting out the horses found in the occupied parts of France and sending the best of them to Germany. They wong Wah v. Beats (Boundary St.), and LJ Tae-hoo should soon be able. will, no doubt, include some of the horses that have beaten all the German opposition in the biggest races of the Reich.
Nearly all the leading French, though some of the more valuable studs are situated in Normandy, stallions were removed.
which is in the occupied terri- tory. When invasión threatened many of the horses in training word removed to the south, but it was not found possible to do this with most of the mares, stallions and yearlings at the studs,
THE
Stable employees were sworn --hol to lel the Germans know the
Identity of those remaining, though it is doubtful whether the know- сап be kept from
Jedge long. Whatever happens, however,
Navy
V. Sing Tao (Novy), 4 p.m. SECOND DIVISION Kwong Wah v. R., Engineers (Boundary
it Scots
R R
AS.A.
st.), 2.30 p.m.
v. Police (Sookunpoo), THIRD DIVISION
Shell (Navy), 230 p.m.
p.J.
p.m.
combination.
R.A.S.C. Improving WITH new arrivals, RAS,C. have VSAJ Sound00). 230 W been very much strengthened, and they should be able to come further up in the table. Here again, a well-balanced team is the key note, though they have several individual by the racing of them.
of first class football, Munton and
them geny will never be recognised by the British author|lles after the wor.
MIDLAND, Ontario, Dec. (Reuter), -Plans are being made to stage ex- hibition rames in overr town and hamlet which has a leam Canadian Amateur Hockey Associa- 1941, in ald of the Red Cross, Mr tion, during the week of January 6,
in the
LL industries come under Govern- other in war-time, and horse racing ment control in some form or an- and breeding is a big industry, with much capital sunk in it nad giving George S. Dudley, President of the work to thousands of people.
C.A.H.A. announced.
One of the drawbacks to Govern- ment action at the moment is that there is no unanimity of opinion on the
desirability of keeping racing
+.
from such exhibitions would amount He predicated that the receipts to $100,000.
going. to see more horses going to America, been ruined by the war and he felt
Opponents of racing would be glad national Hockey Association
Mr Dudley said that the Inter
hod on the grounds that they would not that Canada, the United States and
the and a reputation made in Germany players worthyin being only two then be consuming feeding stuffs ir Great Britain would be the lending!
horses are not likely to be a asset to the Germans, for their pro-world.
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In the number of horses is desirable.
Still Thousands THERE are still thousands of horses in training in England, but there
name for
with many first division players in their side should have done better to date. The reason can be found in ·Hieir playing always with an War team is, nevertheless, the danger of the
Mak Shui-hon and
both late of South Chins, are a drying up. When the war ends Brit
In-chan, stipply of really first-class material pair of formidable backs,
Therish owners and breeders want to take
have also a sound half back trio but Hp their traditional place. their strength is in the forward fine, The English Derby remains
the war.
Itoss
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Perhaps two of the best known, now both serving overseas,
"Sandy" Somerville, times Canadian Amateur Golf Champion
and winner of the American Amateur title in 1932, and Johnny Learing, the Olympic and Empire Games Minner. Another Olympic athlete is CHA Bricker, and among the lawn tennis players is Williard "Bill" Crecker, many times Canadian singles cham plon.
Prominent Boxers
MONG the more prominent boxers Drouillard (Windsor, Ontario). Billy who have joined up are Orville
Bland (Toronto) and Bobby Leitham Townsend
(Vancouver), Tommy (Montreal), all former professional champions at their
respective weights. champion, is in the Royal Canadian Navy, and a boxer who was favourite
decade
Jonos ago, Soldier (Toronto), is in the Medical Corps...
The first Canadian athlete re- parted to have given his life for
country
Flying-Oficer Richard Ball, of Montreal, whe was in the R.A.F. He died in a German prison camp.
Ross Galloway, a former amateur
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Mr Pierre Lorillard's Ironuols won individualistic. In Warnes and Birrell in 1914, but they never
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they have two good men in defence, and in the front line. Wilkinson, England and the other in France. Stewart and O'Regan are good.
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The rest of this league are only mediocre, with perhaps Royal Scots commanding some respect. It would be interesting to see whether Kowloon can overhaul Club in the cellar position.
Third Division
"Naturalised"
will still not be accurate to talk of an all-American victory if the spring of the Derby winners that have crossed the Atlantic come over, to England and win the race them- selves. But they will become, "na- furalised Americans" and in time the istinctively British strain will be
lost.
TN the Third Division, several
teams started off in a whirl- One Interesting point is that some wind fashion, only to fizzle out of the progeny of the Derby winnerr towards the end of the first half may be half-breets according to the of the reason. In this respect English stud book. International are the chief
offenders, for after having main- best, closely followed by 24th, last tained a high position went down.
year's Champion, without fighting for the rest This Week's Games of the year. They have several good individual players A MEDIOCRE programme is and amongst them are H down for decision this week- Campos, who represented For-end, and the tilt of the day will tugel in the International Cup, and Sing Tao on Sunday at be the game between the Navy R. Rocha, and V. M. Marques, Causeway Bay. With the Chin- also of International fame.
It is to the Airmen that the Lea-45e playing as well as ever, the gue will, I believe, eveninally go, sailors .must improve to for to date, they are well ahead of give any opposition, but I am of their nearest rivals, the Slanals. In the opinion that they will not be Edmunds, they have a very good
back, and their defence is somna, able to change the standings of Ho Kar-kenng in an able leader. the league table..
is interesting to note that Edmunda Eastern and South China should ho has represented the Rest in several able to obtain full points from representative games, and his form Kowloon and Middlesex has stamped him as
although the soldiers should give a
respectively. good account of themselves, while
defender of first-class Cate
For Third Division honours, Signals the Police St Jospeh's clash should must also be considered, for with new produce robust football, with the odds arrivals they are a force to be con- in favour of the Policemen, sidered with. Parry and.Spinks are Kwong Wah should at least share capable defenders and Blount, a the apolls with the Royal Scots, 16- newcomer, is also of note,
morrow at Boundary Street if they: The Rest of the league are chiefly play the open type of football instead composed of Military teams from the of short-passing Battery, and the 36th is about the weak in their match against Sing Tao. as evidenced last
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