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1940-41 Season
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Six-a-side Tourney At King's Park On Sunday
Only 14 Entries To Date
THE 1940-41 SEASON comes to a close next Sunday when the socond annual Six-a-side Tourna- ment will be played at King's Park, commencing at 2 p.m. sharp.
Only fourteen teams have submitted their entries so far, but more may be expected before Saturday. Should less than twenty teams participate, four grounds will be required these will be the Navy, the Y.M.C.A., the C.B.A. and Recreio grounds.
use.
Tennis Postponed
The Hongkong Cricket Club ground is in a sodden state and unfit for The Singles tennis semi- final, therefore, between Tsui Wai-pul and S. A. Rum- jahn, arranged for this after. noon, has been postponed.
Major Baseball
The final will be played on the "Y" pitch.
Entries to date. are 48 follows:
Royal Signals (two teams), C.B.A. (three teams), Middlesex Regiment (two teams), Destroyeru (one team), Khals (two teams). Nomads (one team), and 5th A‚A. "A" (three teams).
The Palice, runners-up to Recreio
in the H.K.II.A. Tournament, are un-
Thursday,
HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH
April 24, 1941.
Hockey Comes
Notes To Its
Close
Badminton Championship Ties To-night
P. H. Wong v. M. P. Yoong
FURTHER SEMI-FINAL
Macao Lyceum and the Hongkong University hockey teams that met in a friendly game at Pokfulam last week, when the visiting team won 1-0.
Requirements Of An Ideal Hockey Captain
THE IDEAL CAPTAIN is born, though one may attain a near equivalent through long experience with the management
the power to command and instruct cannot be over-estimated.
able to field a side as they will be matches in the Open Badmin- visiting Maeno, while the champions ton Championship will be play-of a team, and the importance of selecting a leader who has are unable to turn out owing to in-ed this evening at Kowloon juries 'to several of their players. Cricket Club. The programme
Some Interesting games should be will be as follows:
seen during the course of the after- noah.
Rules
N. Y. Giants FOR the benefit of Umpires and
Nose Out
players, the rules of the com- petition are as appended below: The game shall be played in ac- cordance with the usual rules of Hockey, with the following excep-
tions.
8.30 p.m.-P. K. Hool and Miss U. Khoo v. 3L A. Oliveira and Miss M. Süva (Mixed Doubles).
9 pm T. 8. Young and K. Fung
v C. C. Pereira and A. E. Xavier
Junior Doubles).
9.30 p.m.-P. H. Wong and M. ·P. Yoong.
All three matches should be very close, though main interest will no
Boston Braves (a) The teams shall consist of six doubt be centred on the last match of
players each, the formation of the the evening. Odds will be in Wong's NEW YORK. Apr. 23 (UP)-team being entirely optional, e.g. favour, though he has not been show- New York Glants to-day nosed out goalkeeper, two backs and three foring up very well this year. Yoong is too inclined to the spectacular to Boston Braves 5-4 In the wards, or a kicking back, two halves National Lengur. Yankees beat the or three forwards, or any other ar- be reliable.
rangement desired.
the
Boston Red Sox 4-2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE . Battery: Bowman, Lohrman, Danning,
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5 10
New York
Boston
Battery! Errickson, Garnell, Strincevich, Jntinson, Berres, Masi, Philadelphia
Baltery: Pearson. Podgajmy.
sione. Brooklyn
Battery: Wyatt and Owen. Cincinnati
Battery: Walters, Lombardi. Chlengo
P. K. Hool and Miss Khoo have a allt hurdle in the Recreio pair, but
(b) The duration of the game should manage to win, while in the shall be two periods of six minutes Junior Doubles odds will be in favour each with no interval, not more than of Young and Fung, for though one minute being allowed for goal-Pereira has shown excellent form to Javery.eners to change ends. The final date, Xavier has hardly been up to
shall be two periods of ten minutes form. Living-(each with three minutes interval.
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Note: The limekeeper will blow his whistle one minute before the Any
10. ame of starting each game.
team not on the pitch ready for the
Battery: Erickson, Obsen, McCullough. Pittsburgh
Battery: Butcher, Dletz, Lopez, Davis.
Battery: Graham. W. Cooper.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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Boston
2 11
Battery: Wagner, Pytlak.
New York
4
Battery: Gomez, Dickey.
Washington
17 12
Battery:
Chinne. Zuber,
Fastly.
Philadelphia
Inyes.
Chiengo
Battery:
Tresht,
Detroit
St Louis
Monterief, Grube,
Cleveland
11 15 Battery:Putter, A. Johnson. Ferrick.
Battery: Newhouser, Tebbelts.
2 game at the time Indicated in the
a programme will be disqualified.
H.K. Boy Does Well In Victoria
(c) Penalty bullies will not be Schools Aquatic Meet
awarded under any circumstances.
(d) The usual off-side rules shalli apply with the substitution of TWO o opponents for THREE.
D. ANDREWS, young Воп of Inspector A. Andrews of the Peak Tramway Company and former C.B.S. boy, did well in the Victoria State meet which was held on March 21.
Schools annual swimman
One often sees a captain go- ing through a game without any remark or suggestion to his side, though he has possibly seen several instances of faulty pass- ing, poor tactics and even cases of extreme selfishness.
Players who have not the Inborn) Intuition to lead should not accept
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
the position, and the polley of Macao Soccer Comment
making one's best player the cap- tain is a blunder of the first magnitude.
Sir,-In your sports section of Saturday's issue, a sport commenta- for writing under the veiled name of The good "skipper" should not bel
on the annual Hongkong- "Scrambler" on the bullying autocrat; he should Macao Interport Football meet very Instil into his side a spirit of esprit politely, but not justly, classed the de corps. Through strength of char-standard of football os played in acter he can prevent incidents on the Macao to be below that of Hongkong, feld by the exercise of firmness and and predleted a certain victory for
In all this a passive captain the home team. fails, for he must lead or fall.
tact.
The writer whose experience and
It is when things are going against knowledge of the strength of Meczo'n his side that his initiative and know-Interport composition very naturally ledge should be shown. A hint here considered the statement to be 100 and there, a change of position si premature, but preferred to wait for plan, encouragement to this or that the eventual result before taking up player and an ability to appreciate his pen in defence of same. the respective temperaments of his,
len men are big assets. On and ofwell known, and the formidable As the result of the match is now the field he should be leader.
Team Spirit
Hongkong Interport team was benten by Macao, whose alandard of play. as the sport critle puts it, is belaw paid, either by the captain or by object lesson of this Interport, and in UFFICIENT attention is seldom advise Mr "SCRAM-hler" to take an that of Hongkong, I should like to
(e) The winners shall be the team scoring the greater number of Carrasquel, goals, or if these are equal,
(1) the team having the greatest
in Victoria took part in this best can be brought out of the side savoury comparison which may tend them. or it
Andrews took first meet, and D.
Too often a team is merely a collec- (1) the tense are equal,
having the greatest place in the diving event for
boys
tion of cleven individuals, out for to under-rate the reputation of n number of long corners awarded between the ages of 13 and 15. an afternoon's exercise and enjoy was clearly the case.
friendly neighbourly team, as such He also came third in the Underment, who do not consider as much 2(i) the result sholt be decided 15 Boys 106 metres Championship, as they might the best way to get by the position of the ball at "full and though he qualified for the 100 the utmost out of the side, not only time" whistle, the team in whose metres free-style race for boys be- with a view to winning but to give half of the field the bail is alluated tween 14 and 15, he did not take port
as good a display of the game as being the losers.
in the race as he was absent when
possible.
number of short corners awarded Somers from all Australian his team, to_the_way_in_which the future refrain from advancing un-
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finlett, Grove, Humphries,
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Bidi,
... Caster,
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Battery: Niggeling.
Battery: Feller, femaley.
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BOYS' AND GIRLS'
CLUBS ASSN SPORTS MEETING
THE ANNUAL SPORTS meeting of the Boys' and Girls' Clubs Asso- ciation will be held at the. South China A.A. staðlum, Caroline Hill, on Saturday, April 20. His Excel- lency the Governor will attend, and Lady MacGregor will distribuie the prizes. The
are
Note:-A goal scored as a result of the names were called.
a corner, automatically wathes out that corner.
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Athletics
Y.M.C.A.
fulfiling one of the greatest needs of the Colony.
of A meeting
European Funds, lo the main, are depen-members interested in Athletics (track dent on e generosity of Colony and frid) will be held in the West residents, and though last year Lounge of the Y.M.C.A. to-morrow at showed a gratifying Increase in 6 p.rn. to form a committee and make these, expenditure, too, has shown (plans for this new section. afi increase 1101 only. In the Krowil
of new Clubs, but through the widening of their spheres of activity.
is made for the continued
activities of this Associationty of those already contribut- /
are for the betterment of social con- ing, and to others to whom the move- ditions in Hongkong. It was formed ment has
not yel made itself five years ago, and now boasts of 20 sufficiently known. It is a most de- Clubs, at which a total of 505 girls serving cause. and 648 boys attend.
Donations may be made to Mr
The children are from the poorest Kwok Chan, the Banque de l'Indo families in the Colony, and in cater Chine, who is Hon. Treasurer, and ing to their education-moral, physi- who will gladly acknowledge such cal and general, the Association is receipts.
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Victory is not the sole alm of the game. What is necessary is that the team should play well and hard, taking good luck and bud with equanimity. It victory comes, 30 much the better.
And a captain. can do much to wards preserving or encouraging the spirit of playing together.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
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FOURTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held, weather permitting on SATURDAY, 261b April, 1941, commencing at 2,00 p.m. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30
p.m.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
No One without a badge will be. admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Such must be worn throughout the duration of each Meeting in such a manner as to be readily identified.
Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (both including are obtainable through the
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upon the personal or application of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for payment of all chits, etc.
The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close at 11.45 a.m.
Timns are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21020).
No Children or amals will be admitted to either Enclosure. PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of Admission to the Pubile Enclosure is $1.00 including Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies," and is payable at the Gate, Soldiers Jand Sailors in Uniform are admitted Half Price.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary, Hongkong, 21st April, 1941,
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