Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
MONDAY
MORNING
March 31, 1941.
COMMENTARY
Association Win Second Governor's Cup Match
Lee Wai-tong endeavouring to score through the backs in the Governor's Cup match at Causeway Bay yesterday.-- England Studio.
Kowloon Again Defeat Country Club At Golf AMID CONDITIONS ideal, though bitingly cold, the Kowloon Golf Club beat the Country Club by 172 points to 8 in their return golf match at Sheungshui yesterday,
Kowloon won the first mutch
Brilliant Defenders Subdue Chinese Federation Forwards
(By "SCRAMBLER")
Club Beat Bank In
Final
Rugby Match
AFTER SHARING 10 points at the interval, Hongkong Bank went under the Hongkong R.U.F.C. by 16 points (two goals and two tries) to 5 (a goal) in the Club's final rugby match of the season at Happy Valley on Saturday.
THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION'S XI won the second log of the Governor's Cup when they defeated a weakened CHINESE FEDERATION team by four goals to two yesterday at Causeway Bay ground, before a dis- It might be said that the tinguished gathering including H.E. The Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, heavy rain that fell was the There was plenty of spirited football to be seen, and a feature of the game in the second half the Club backs turning point of the game, for was the fine exhibition of goalkeeping put up by the two keepers, particu-made a far better job of handl Jarly Bankier, who was never in a better form than yesterday.
ing the slippery ball than did the
Attack Well Smothered
that the winners excelled. Between the three of them, and it must be said that they lost much of their sting
Lucky Sweep At Numbers
The Race
The Chinese défence had to bow for once to the Association's rearguard, where the Dichards' trio of Freshwater, Bright and Thomas were a decidedly superior combination to the Chinese, and it was in this department
|the Chinese attack was more often than not smothered,
also when they had to play with only four forwards in the second half occasioned by the injury sustained by 2023, 1183. Chan Tak-fai late in the initial period, which forced him out of the game.
:
though it was anticipated that where each of the five players
would be so great. But it was. an enjoyable day.
No.451D
+
3474
.. 7437
Unplaced ponder
**
No. 3255 1004 4020
RACE 1
$2,430.20 654.28 347.10
Hongkong F.C. Annual Dinner
Bank.
Thomson was very active behind Hongkong Football Club was held at THE ANNUAL DINNER of the the Club serum, and opened up play the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden on an every possible occasion, while in Saturday night when some 150 mem the Club pack, Godfrey, Macrae, Redberg and guests gathered together. man and Burford were much in the limelight.
Mr H. R. Forsyth, President of the Club, was in the Chair, and others Thompson and Carruthers, the Included Sir Atholl MacGregor, Chief Hank defenders, too, were in great Justice, the Hon. Mr N. L. Smith, form and saved many a try with (Colonial Secretary), Coinmodore A. belillant and hard tackling. It was C. Collinson, Col J. T. Simson, Cap. they who held the Club, down in lain Heath (Army team captain), the early stages when Club were Lleut K. Watson (Navy team cap- often threatening their line.
taln), Mr P. Cullinan (Police team Mr A. J. G. Taylor (Club
Contains Mr K. W. Forrow (Club ($58 each): No. 803 through for a very good try that was soccer captain), Mr C. Austin (Club
RACE 2
$2,047.00 750.40 310.70
The Game Bank scored first when Day cut
converted by Aitkenhend.
Club retailated strongly, and even- ed matters when Godfrey touched Unplaced ponies ($50 each): "Nos, 2320, down in a favourable position for
Redman to convert.
| 1797, 5007, 0504, 1671.
No. 42333
3502 1770
RACE 3
32.780.70 790.20 370.10
Chairman),
and
The Chairman dealt in cloquent and amusing style with the activities of the Club during the year, congratulated the Royal Navy on The second half was all in Club's winning the Quadrangular Rugby favour.
Tournament, dominated pley, and it They Unpineed ponies (850 each): Now, 1707. were scored (one converted), Thom- tatlon of the Cup to the Navy cap
was not surprising that three tries Sir Atholl MacGregor replied for the Guests, and following the presen- on twice crossed Bank's line, but Redmon and Burford each feited tain, the captains of the Club and the with the respective kicks.
Navy said a few words. Late in the half, Godfrey completed joined the party which continued with After dinner, the women gucata the scoring and Redman converted.
Hangkong Bank-Thampton: Feliden, Day. Carruthers, and Matthews; Aliken- head and Harrington; Lee, Duanett, Wat- son; Gairdner. Kennedy; Wylie, laymes and Moore.
RACE 4
$2,500.40
5224
8930.48 4098
415,20 Unplaced ponies (330 each) :Now, 4203.
RACE 5
32.970.00
$40.80 424.40
To the winners honour his injury way good with Jils through runs, but Kwok Ying-kie some while ago by 19-6, and must be given to their defence,
dkt not come up to scratch due to pulled their weight. Bankier, de- the close attention paid him by 2042, 4147, 350, 5007, 231, 2412. they would repeat their triumph, lighted with an excellent after-
Thomas.
- No. 3977 it was expected that the margin noon's work of superb gon!
The Chinese wingers were good, keeping, where many of his but found the close attention paid 3463, 8176, 4053, 3100,
the saves were copybook work. In them by front of him were a pair of to do with their inability to furnish testimonial. Wong King- steady and sound backs, whose a
the best of the interception, clearing and anti-chung's goal was cipation had the Chinese for-match when he scored from thirty Wards very often on the wrong yards out. foot.
Happy Valley Team to Mect
Kowloon G.C. At the conclusion of the match, the respective Captains-A, J. Dennis THE FOLLOWING will represent (Kowloon) and F. E. A. Remedios the Ituppy Valley golfers against (Country Club)-made a few appro- Kowloon at Kowloon on Good Fri-priate remarks, in which the former day, The Kowloon team, together expressed the thanks of the Kowloon with the order of playing and pair golfees for the use of the Country Ines for
for the fourbills will be an- Club course for the second time. nounced later.
Scores wOTO:
11. II. Mundy (9) captain, D. 5. Kowloon Edward
(3), K. S. Robertson (5), A. n. K. Collings
A. C. I. Bowker (7). Kershaw
3. Denni (0) McKellar W. Sharp (7), T. Low (9), A. D. T. Henderson Humphreys (9), G. E. Willerton (12), K. Mackenzie N. J. Bebbington (12), C. R F. J. Simp, Fincher F. F. Fincher son (12). A. H. Penn (12), L. M. S. Jo Lloyd (12), N. 3. Booker (13), G. A. L. Eastmon Davies (14), W. Stoker (15), N. D. J. C. Colen Booker (18) and M. A. Cairns (10).
Country Club
Singlex
F. E. A. Remedios O
0 T. Y. C. Lee
0
A
0
Q
A. 12
0
1
F. X. M. Silva
A. W. da far
+
A. P. Lee
H. Kew
1 E. J. M. Churu
1 J. J, Basto
Syken
0
M. F. Pinna
T. B. LOW
0
1. 1. Tomworth
W. V. Ahern
J. T. Mackie
T. Lumb
1
C. I. Suen
0
F. C. Enrry
1
W. C. Hung
A. J. Hal
1
I E. Lee
Total
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|
amended
Championship Badminton To-day
The following is
the
Badminton Championship program- me for this evening at the Kowloon C.C.:
7 pan. T. S. Young and H. K. Funt
Lo find . Trang
v. P.
7.30 p.m. J. L. Anderson_r E Zimmern.
8 p.m. II. S. Jones v. J. Odell,
8.30 p.m. M. P. Yoong
Hool.
Fourballs Collings. Dennis 2 Remedios, Lopes D Mackenzie. E. C.
Flacher
hota, A. T. Ler 0 Mackle, I. P. Tom- Ahern, Low
Worth Henderson.
Kewshaw
Coles, Sykes Jex, Eastman
Harry, Lamb
Tall
Fincher,
v. P. K. Totals
9.15 p.m. W. Gilles v. K. W. Choy.
Home Soccer
Results
London, Mar. 20,
To-day's soccer resulted:
War Cup Southern third round. Arsenal 2 West Ham ; Cardlr 2 Totten- ham 3. Northern-Barsley 1 Sheffield United 1; Nedcarile 3 Middlesborough 0.
better
backs had much
Weak Halves
No. 2664 2099 5160
Unplaced ponies ($30 each): Nos. 4107, 790, 4174, 02ło, 4203, 1684, RACK &
No. 5000
4250 5555
$3,070.00
848.09 424,48
Club Van Leeuwen; Stewart. Charter, Morgan and Dosanquel; Thomson and Clemo: Macrae. Burford, Walkden: Need- iam, Hynes; Itedman, Taylor and Godfrey.
Unplaced ponies ($50 each): Nos. Lawn Bowls 3850, 1570, 568, 5000, 3334,
No. 3429
223249
1080
RACE
$2,000.20
837,20
419.00
Unplaced pentes ($50 each): Non, 2409
30, 4260, 39, 1863, 1303, 3138, 353, 510, 1120.
No. 4501
RACE #
$3,110.00
001.40 2060 "
2003
445.70 Uupineed ponies (55) cochi): Nos. 1104,
RACE
The supremacy of their intermedi-
Usu King-sing's role of a third ate trio had much to do with the re- sult of the match. Bright was an back did not pay on the day's play, untiring worker, helping in the ut for he found that he was unable to tack when the occasion demanded, give his forwards the help they were and dropping back to the defence looking forward to. Moreover the when pressed. In Freshwater and close intricate passing game of the Thomas, he had two fue wing halves winners very often left him stand- 4 to give him the ald he wanted. Ing. Suong Ling-sing was the beat 3347, 165, 627, 1102, 2021.
was indeed a refreshing sight to see of a mediocre trio, but he ton was the three in action, and throughout worked to a standstill, and because the game, they had fine control over of his desire to help his forwards in
the attack, their opponents.
he left Riertsen much Unplaced ponies ($100 each): Nos. alone for the latter to become danger-1563, 4047, 0180, 2033, 4307, 2542, 4242, | 0113.
4004, 3335. Lau Chung-sung was the weak spot in this department, and was un- able to control the.fast Fowler.
416)
*
A. R. Piano, Silva 0 M. P. Pinna,
Mediocre Forwards
la attack, their forwards were only modiocre, though Bowlett led his men with dash. He initiated many a dangerous move, which more often than not was spoilt by his insidemen being unable to co-operate. Both Le Page und Ferrier
worked 24 Page
hard, but were unable to make use of the good _work_put_In_by_their_wingers, whose displays on the day were commenda- ble. Fowler was seen to good nd- 24 Lvantage with his fast runs down the **{&ide line, while Riertsen was tricky. The goals scored were the result
0
Banto
Churn, Lee
0
Hung, Suen
0
2 Kew, R. E, Les
0
To-day's Tennis of their good work.
To-day Open Tennis programme is as follows:
SINGLES
Pang Ol-lam v. Wei Chung. George Choa v. T. J. Gould, O. Umelani v. M. Pagh,
DOUBLES
Paul Kong and Fung Yee-pul v.
Southern fourth round. Queen's Park E. F. Fincher and W. C. Hung.
Hangers 2 Leicester 1. Northern.-Man- chester City Preston North End 2.
south regional.Luton 3 Southampton
1; Portsmouth 3 Brighton 2; Southend J Norwich 2; Watford 5 Bournemouth 0.
Southern-league-Crystal Palace 1.Ful ham Slake 4 Nolts Forest 0; West Bromwich 4 Walsall 1: Aldershot Mill- wall 3: Lncoln 3 Mansfeld 1.
Northern regional-Blackburn 3 Wrex- ham 2; Blackpool 2 Manchester 0: Brad- ford 4 Bradford City 1; Bury Liverpool 5: Everton 0 Chesterile Grimsby Bull 1; Oldham 3 Huddersfield 1; Rochdale 2 Leeds 3: Sheffield Wednesday 0 Burnley D; Southport Bolton ; Tranmere 3 New Brighton 1.
Shefeld Cup (final)-Doncaster Rovers 3 Rotherham United 2.
London Cup.-Brentford 2 Chelsea 2; Reading 9 Clapton Orient 0.
Scolah Airdrie 0 Partick 3: Motherwell 4 Celtic 2; Marton 8 Albion 1; St Mirren 4 Hamilton 1; Hangers & Dum- barton 3; Third Lanark 1 Falkirk 2; Clyde 3 Queen's Park; Hearts IIbernian 2.
Western Regions-Abermain Bail 5; Lovells Bristol City 2-teater,
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SPORTS ADVT.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Third Extra Race Meeting to be held (weather permitting) on Saturday, 12th, and Monday, 14th April, 1941, may be obtained from the Secretary'a Ofoe, Exchange Building; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Chib; and the Stables, Shan Kwong. Road,
Entrios close at 12 o'clock NOON on THURSDAY, 3rd April, 1941.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN.
Secretary,
BRITISH SENER BEER
Beth backs were erraile under pressure, and Tse Kam-hung, was unable to reveal semblance of his former self, where his steadiness under
105 very much pressure
Although he cleared well Jacking. at times, Hou Yang-sang
ald AL appear to be confident. Sammy Tsang played as well as to be ex- preted, and the goals scored against him were not his fault. He was however somewhat overshadowed by, the spectacular display of Ban- kler.
The Game
No. 3204
3041 1142
Softball
$5,909.20 1.711.20 855.00
St Joseph's Halt Indians
Kowloon C.C. Beat North Country Assn.
dancing.
The King Sets Example At Nottingham
Two Unplaced Runners
LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter).—Ith Majesty the King, who led a good example, in encouraging other race- horse owners to keep the sport going despite reduced prizes and feeding difficulties, was unsuccessful in two attempts to win an early Flat Racing prize at Nottingham to-day, with hi classic horses,
Though it may be difficult to es- timate when one bowls season ends and when the other begins in Ilong 30,keug, one of the early matches of 744, what might be called the new season His Morry Wanderer started favourite was played at the Kowloon Cricket Handicap, but finished third, the winner for the New York Three-Year-Old Club on Saturday, when the home being Sir Malcolm McAlpine's Kenycky. clde beat the Northumberland and
In Pennant Race
PENNANT ASPIRATIONS of the Indians were shattered yesterday when St Joseph's drove in five runs to the three at the softball park, Kowloon F.C., in one of the major tussles of the Senior League, Fons went wild in the third frame when the Indians batted in three runs, the first and only score of the day,
and left the Saints two runs behind,
The Chinese did not function well as a team, and with the exception of the first twenty minutes of the
As both keepers were called upon game, they were mostly on the de- fensive. Lee Wal-tong was too to clear during the first ten minutes well watched by the tireless Bright of the game, the defence of the As- to be of much use, and without the sociation was seen to good advantage, ald of any good scheming inside- and it was soon evident that they in the same inning, however, the men to aid him, he was more like were holding the upper hand. How Saints lashed out and also brought a passenger. Chan Tak-fal prior to lett put the Association ope up when in three across the plate, but even he hended the centre put in by Riert when they scored another in the sen after the latter had been given succeeding canto the game was far the bail by Ferrier.
from over.
100%
BRITISH BEER
SOLE AGENTS:
Then the Indians were whitewoshed The Chinese went to the attack, for the remaining four frames, and and Chan Tak-fai had bad luck the Saints were left high and dry at when he was rushed off his feet, the top of the League table.
Soon the Chinese player had to leave the field with a dislocated arm after u clash with Thomas. Bankier was penalised for carrying and Young Shul-ylck equalised from the resul- tant kick.
Scores at a glance:
Recreio Aces 12. Filipinos 0. St Joseph's 5. Indians 3. Chinesa 0, Recreto Aces 3.
Despite the handicap of playing NEXT CHANGE At the
with ten men, the Chliese took the lead through Wong King-chung when in a breakaway, the winger ran down the side line to send In a fast rising shot from about thirty yards out that hnd Bankier beaten all the way.
Crossing over with this slender lead, the Chinese were soon put on the defensive, and with the handicap of playing with ten men, this was soun fold, when Alertsen's shot at goal after striking the cross bar was followed up by Fowler who made no
mistake from close in.
With ocensional breakaways, the Chinese were playing a great defen- usive game, and the halves were soon Urinit. Bankier, saved magnificently on several occasions, and Tsang emulnted his efforts t the other
end. A penalty WAS awarded against the Chinese for a foul on Ilowlett and Ferrier scored. The Association were dqing most of the attacking, and Fowler scored his second goal when he crashed in
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Rlertsen's pass from close quarters.
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ASSOCIATION: Bankier; Rough- ley, Fruser; Freshwater, Bright, Thomas; Fowler, Le Page, Howlett, Ferrier, Riertsen.
FEDERATION: Sammy Teong; Hou Yung-sang, Tre Kam-hung; Soong Ling-aing, Hsu King-sing, Loi Chung-sang; Yeung Shul-yick, Chan Tak-fai, Leo Wal-tong, Kwold Ying- kle, Wong King-chung.
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A UNIVERSAL PICTURE
Durham Association by 86 shots to 69, chip started na n 100 to 7 long shot in Merry Wanderer's stablo-male Long- Scores were:
the Culumber Three-Year-Old Plate.
A. C. Tribble, A; H Martin, B, S. Mea-but also finished third. dows, W, W. Parsons lost to C. E. Turpin, E. Starling, S. Hodge T. W. Carr 13-19,
A. E. P. Guest, H. Brokenshire, A.
His Majesty's trainer, Willle Jarvis,
is pleased, however, with Longship's
Steven, L. Jack beat W. G. R. Coates, 1. performative, but stated it was too early A. Radford, C. Gowland, J, Fraser 21-18.
to say whether he will carry the Royal
R. 5. Capell, R. T. Burch. G. E. Taylor. colours in the Derby.
C. Labrum beat E-Purvis, D. Kowick,
J. F. MacGowan, J. V. Ramsey 20-16,
T. A. Midar beat G. E. Gross, A. D. Spoars,
A. E. Perry, 9, A, Gray, R. B. Wellwood, 3 Smith, T. Coleman 32-16.
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