Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 28, 1941.
MONDAY
MORNING
Recreio's Rink Championship
Practically Gone
"Big" Games At K.C.C.
And K.F.C. Yesterday Overwhelming Victories
(By "Tinker")
RECREIO'S HOPES for the Rinks Championship this year were practically put to an end yesterday when their two most powerful fours were eliminated in Third Round Matches.
At the Kowloon C.C., J. Hoosen, A. M. Rumjahn, A. R. Dallah and M. R. Abbas beat L., J. Silva, A, M. Rodrigues, F. V. V. Ribeiro and H. A. Alves 24-10, and at the Kowloon F.C., L. Sykes, W. McNeill, R. Duncan and A. J. Hall beat J. A. Luz, C. E. Marques, L. F. Xavier and J. F. V. Ribeiro 31-10.
Other results yesterday were: (of the front Recreio men could At Police R.C., W. McLeod, w.never have hoped to offset the
1. Harris, W.
H. Dall and steady bowling of Sykes, McNeill
Shepherd beat W. Melrose, and Duncan, and in consequence. Local Chinese Trounce
and J. C. Ribeiro was left with the more)
difficult tasks, and was over-
-Main, J. A. Watson
Chalmers 24-9.
At Police ILC., P. D. Crawler, Eshadowed by his opposite A. J. Kirmon, S. Eccleshall and W. Hall. Burling beat If. J. Bicknell. 6. W. Elphick, C. E. Langley and I. A
Jordan 22-10.
and
The usually fast K.F.C. green was
playing more or less up to its normal speed on the short hends, but on the long ends shots invariably frished well short. Recrelo players showed
preference for the longer heads, but only threw the jack on seven
ccasions.
Queensland XI: 8-0
BRISBANE, July 26 (UP), The Chinese Football at present touring team Australia defeated Queens- land by eight goals to nil to-day.
At K.C.C.
The Chinese tent, which 13 com- LACK OF PRACTICE owing to
posed mostly of players from the the rather duties Volunteer
Kowloon C.C. heavy state of the
L. Sykes was consistently steady Eastern Athletic Association, has so far green following the morning showers found the Recreio players very and his shots were well supported played 13 matches in Australia, win- much off form and at no period-not by the fine touch of MeNeill. "Bob" in ten and losing three. even when they threatened to score a seven-were they in a challenging position.
Duncan played another of his grand games, and it was only left for Hall to put the finishing touches to the consequent well-butit hends.
Luz was
the most steady of League Bowls Recreio's front men. Marques and Xavier was far to erratic. Ribeiro
1. A. Alves, the Portuguese skip, was about the best of the four and the unfortunate form of his front men made his task a very difficult found himself faced with positions
USTIC
similar to those of his Club-mnie
But in the opposing side there Alves on the K.C.C. green, and try was a consistency that could mean as he did could not avert the smash- nothing elsa
but victory. Ouling defent.
Indian four
standing among the
Highest score was a five on the 14th
was A. R, Dallah, who played a end. This was the result of bad luck very good game throughout sending for the Recreio men.
Hall was lying only one when down woods with the accuracy and effectiveness of
of a champion.
Xavier had the misfortune to take Towards the end of the game, the out second shot to leave two, and then Portuguese were somewhat out of Ribeiro narrowly missed his objective luck and though they were not in and took out third to leave the five.. position to contest the result, should have increased their score on several occasions.
Bad Luck or Vice Versa
0, 1.
1, 0, 0, 2, 0:31
Scores were:
Hall:
1.
J, 0,
nikelio:
0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 0,
scored
10
THE 19TH END was a particular case. Excellent bowling-it was one all four
Police R.C. Matches when of the few heads
their true
MATCHES on the Police green Recreio players showed
five skips facing. hands-left the
were not less decisive than those al Recrelo woods nestled
round the Kawloon. The margin of victory in jack. Alves drew two more to make both games was big. In the first, nothing seven- good seven for the Indian Shepherd's four woods were only about two or three spectacular, but were ever round the faced with Jacic and scored on 13 of the 21 heads -feet-off-and. Ablas.
drive with his last wood.
-the highest being a 5 on the 18th. 23-8, period was The score at
Scores were: and there was little danger even had the seven stayed, but it did not.
but very Shepherd: Abbas was narrow luckily wicked off one of the front woods, got among the seven, trailed chaimers: ona of those woods and took the! shot
Scores were:
this
Alves
0, 1, 0, 0, 0,
Abbas
2.
오
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1-10
1. D. 3. 0, 4, 0, 1,
1,0024
Outplayed at K.F.C. RECREIO'S other rink at the
Closer Competition In Junior Divisions
League
programme
in
COMMENTARY
Hopes
Match At Kowloon F.C.
In Progress
W. McNeill, A. J. Hall's No. 2, bowling at the Kowloon Football Club yesterday. L. Sykes, R. Duncan, C. E. Marques and L. F. Xavier taking note of the skip's directions from the other end.Ming Yuen.
Water-Polo League
965th Battery Cause Tournament Upsets
Two Week-end Surprises
.
So Postal
Summer
League
Rifle Shooting Results
Improvement in Marksmanship
RESULTS returned for the second period of the Summer Postal League show a definite improvement in the standard of marksmanship, the number of teams in the First Division which ' returned acorca under 300 being eleven, as against 21 in the first period.
The Police "A" team again produced the highest score with 360 against the 2nd 14th Punjab Regiment "A." The highest in- Idividual Open Sight scores of the period were: Sgt Langford (Mid- dlesex "C") 97, Cpl Naranjan Singh Police "B") 03, Sgt Puran Singh Police "A") 93, A.S.I. PIL. Thong (HK.P. Res.) 93 (twice), Sgt Wall (Police "A") 02, C.SM. Milne Royal Scots "D" Coy. "A"), 92, L/Nk Abdul Rahman (Rajput "E") 02.
Lea-
Scores in the Aperture Sight gues have not improved, the highest score for the period ended July 20 being made by Police "D" with 365 against Police "A." Sut Gowana (Police "B") returned the highest individual score of 80.
Complete Results for the period of July 9 to July 20 were:
Open Sight League
First Division
2nd/14th Punjab Regt "E" 307 v. RA.F. Hayal Scots "B" Coy v. Middlesex Bert "B" 27
End/11th Punjab Rest "D" 200 V, 54h/701 | Itaiput Real "D" 11.
Royal Scots "C" Coy, "A" 335 v. Middle- sex tegl 314:
ath/7th Rajput Next "E" 1 v. Royal Scots "D Cay, "A" 254,
Middlesex legt
ST LEGER TRY-OUT
r
SALISBURY, July 26 (Reuter), The horses which have entered for the St Leger had a try-out in the mile and half Sorum Stakes. Mr Dawson's Marzarin won the race by three-quarters of a length from the 11 to 10 on favourite, Thoroughfare, with Feites another Jength and a half away, third. The second and third horses are owned by Mrs MacDonald. Buchanan whore Owen Tudor won the Derby In which both Mazarin and Thoroughfare were outclassed. Darllam rode the winner, which started at 15 toivo; betting on Fettes was 20 to One.
In a mile and six furlongs handicap, Lard Astor's eight-year-old Bookseller, carrying ten pounds penalty, ran cour ageously to a dead-beat with the hot favourlie, Betelnut.
363.
RA.F. 382 v. ILKP. Res "A" (20 yds.) Royal Scots "C" Coy 357 v. HJCP. Res. «139 (20 yta.) 356.
2nd/1412
"
300 v.
2nd/14th
Punjab Rext "01" 27".
Polite "A" (20 yds)
Punjab Regi "A" 317.
H.A.F. "A" 332 v. II.K.V.D.C. "A" 318 Police Reserves (20 yds) 3 v. 22nd (F) Coy, RE, 33
end/141h Punjab Itegt "D" 172 v. 6/7th Rajput Regt "A" 349.
2nd/14th Punjab tegt "C" 310 v. 5th/7th Rajput Regt "D" 314."
Royal Seats 1. Q. Coy. "A" 321 Middlesex Regt "A" 324.
Royal Scots Coy. 315 v. 5th/7th Rajput Regt "C" 323.
TR.N.V.H. "A" 266 v. Royal Scots
Results from July 13 to July 27 were: Police "A" (20 yds.) 380 v. HK.r. Res. "A" (20 yil) 97
R.A.F. v. Roynt Scols "C" Coy 37г. Police "B" (20 yds.) 302 v. 11.K.P. Res.
(20 yds.) 201
League Standings
First Division
Police "A" 2. Scots "C" Cay "A"
Ś W L AIR Pie 4 1 2072 0 1410 B 136)
Police Reserve 5th/th fajput Next "". 44 RA.F. "A"
8th/7th Rajput Regi
2/R. Scota (f.q. Coy
th/7th Rajput Hert 5th 7th Rajput negt Middlesex Regt "3" 360 v. 5th/7th/Middlesex Rent "B"
3th/7th Rajput itert 2nd/14th Punjab Regt "D" 301 v. Royal Dockyard Fine Club
"A" and Middlesex
965TH BATTERY caused the biggest upsets of the Water-Coy, 201 Polo Tournament to date when, over the week-end, they re- gistered two meritorious victories. The first was a 5-4 win Rajput Rest "D" 327. over 8th Coastal Battery, R.A. on Saturday, and second was yesterday when they beat Combined Small Units 4-3:
On Friday, in the Y.M.C.A. pool, Middlesex "A" trounced
AS A RESULT of the Lawn 8th Coastal, R.A. 9-0, goal- on scorers being Jennings 5, Bindon Bowls
the 3, Hymas 1. competition Saturday, Junior Division becomes closer. Kowloon Football Club made a clean sween over Craigengower in
Saturday Sensation
9651 Saturday's sensation was Battery's 5-4 victory over the 8th Coastal, R.A. The winning team, re- clining near the bottom of the League table. brought off the unexpected
Second Division and are now only two points behind Kowloon while In the lowest Section, Tenn
B.G.C. enhanced their Divisiana) honours prospects of
Leong Kwok-wal, the only Chinese when they beat the Indian B.C. 1-2, and are now 214 points ahead. player in the Tournament, scored First
the possible in
Sentor two of the winning goals, the others Division was recorded by A. coming from Langridge, Pidgeon and Dallah's rink. (J. Hoosen, A. K. Robbins. Ismall and U. A. Rumjahn) when playing against P. A. Peckham (W. C. Holder, V. C, Dixon and L. Sykes) 2. at Sookunpoo.
Results in brief were:
·FIRST-DIVISION.
5
K. Docks
1, 1, 1, 7.
1.
C.C.C. Recrelo "A"
K.B.Q.C. "A"
0.
0, 0, 5,
24
Indian R.C.
0, 0, 0, 2, 0,
1, 1, 0, 0, 09
Second Game Trend of the second game was, in Arst, Jordan score, similar to the collected a total of 10 shots out of nine scoring heads. Burling's highest was 5 on the 6th and was in the lead throughout.
Police
31 Kowloon C.C.
For the Coastal Battery, McNulty Woolridge and Colthorpe scored.
0
onc.
34 Recrclo "B" 0
C.S.C.C. K.B.C.C. "D" o
SECOND DIVISION
Hongkong FC
E.C
Hongkong C.C. Talkoo
Kowloon F.C.
CCC
K.D.G.C.
KF.C.
| Pollce
J
Scores were:
0, 1 Jordan:
B
0, 1, 0, 1,
1.0, 0.2, 010 Tennis
3, 0,
Kowloon F.C. were outplayed on all sides. The spasmodic form Harling:
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Helen Jacobs Beaten By
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Second Victory
Three-Day Exhibition
Gala Ends
The three-day exhibition swith- ming gala sponsored by the Chung Sing Benevolent Society in aid of the Refugee Rellet Fund proved to be highly successful, large crowds attending. Exhibitions were given by the Colony's leading swimmers. Prominent Chinese actors, and ac- tresses interspersed songs and other the light entertainment. On Friday. first night of the gala, a dragon_dle- play was given by natives of Ho Tong district.
2nd 14th Punjah Regi
scotsex lezt a v. Royal Scots Collinson L
"D" Coy. "A" 232.
5th 7th Rajput Regt "E" 343 v. Middle- sex Regt "D 238,
307 2nd/4th
Rajput Reg! "E" R.A.F. "A" 342
2nd/14th Punjab Regt "A" 322 v. H.K. Police Res. (20 yds) 347.
2/R. Scots A Coy 2nd/14th Punjab Regt 1.E. 22nd (F) Cay V2nd/14th Punjab Regt "A" 1/Middlesex fteat "D" Aiddlesex Text "***"* ILE. 40th (F) Coy 2nd/34th Punjab Rent 1/Middlesex Regt "C"
KILN.VR. "A"
H.K.V.D.CA 329 v. 2nd/14th Punjab Rent "D" 327,
40th (F) Coy RE, 323 v. 5th/7th Rajput Reat "A" 338.
40th (F) Voy RE, 2 v. 2nd/14th Pun- Jab Hegt" 313.
Middlesex Regt "E36 v. Police "A" (20 yds.) 341.
Dockyard Rifle Club 320 v. Royal Scots 11.2. Coy "A" 320,
Dockyard Rino Club 208 v. 4th 17th
Collinson R.C. "A" 303 v. Mnd (F) Coy Rajput Rest "C" 291. RE 332.
HG. Coy "B"
Collinson R.C.“A” 23B v. ILKAN,VM. "R.A.F. "B" 337 v. 16.K.V.D.C. "n" 200.
H.K.R.N.V.R. "B" 250 v, iloyal Scots Royal Ecola "C" "" 318 v. Royal Scott Coy B10.
Middlesex Rext "F" 243 v. 11K. Polles "D" (20 yds) 350,
Middlesex Regt "1" 200 v. R.E. (Sham- shulpo) 200.
R.E. (Stanley) 327 v. NE. (Stonecutters) 040.
"13" 205 v. Middlesex Callinnon R.C. Rest "G" 247.
Cards not returned.
Aperture Sights
R. Scots "D" Cay .K.V.D.C. Zadzi4th Punjab Regi 1/Middierex Regt "A" 2/. Scola "B" Coy
Second Division
Police "" RE. (Slonecuttera)
/R. Scots "C" Coy "B" RE. (Shamshuipa) H.K.R.N.VR. "5" 1/Middlesex Regt "G" R.A.F. "B" 1/Middlesex Hegt "F" R.E. (Stanicy) 1/Middlesex Regt H.K.V.D.C. "B"
2/1L Scots "D" Coy
/. Seals HQ. Cay "n" Collinson R.C. "U" R.E. (Collinson)
R.A.F.
Aperture Sights League
Police"
Polico "A*** Police Reserve
of Police "A" (20 yds.) 370 v. Police "n" Z, Scots "C" Coy
Among the swimmers who took part in the exhibition were Li Po-tuen, breaststroke swimmer; Their secord. victory was the better South China
Combined Small Units, one of A. K. Humlahn V.R.C backstroke Pereira, V.R.C L. Roza
V.R.C. the strongest teams in the League, swimmer: suffered defeat 4-3 in the Navy pool. diver; Charles Huang, crack
free-style swimmer; and Ng Nin, Leong Kwok-wai was again prom-Sing Tao, who gave a demonstration of (20 yds.) 385. inent, scoring two of the four winning the butterfly stroke. Among the women goals, Pidgeon and Robbins notching swimmers who gave exhibitions were the other two. For the losers, Mac- Miss Lily Sadlek, of Lai Tsun and Miss Ko Mul-ling and Miss Ho Wai-king of donald collected all three goals..
the Chinese Bathing Club.
Cricket
Bowlers On Top In Week-end Games At Home
$92 For Bomber Fund
The Hongkong Electrle Recrea- tlan Club held a Swimming gala on Friday in aid of the Bomber Fund. Many members attended the func- lion and a sum of $92 was raised. Results:
Greasy Tole.-11. F. Gregory beat R. Maycock in two straight in the final,
Mixed Novelly RaceMiss Rumo, L. Gibson and R. W. Smith,
LONDON, July 37 (Reuter). Bowlers had the advantage in the main cricket game to-day, which
Balloon Race.-1, G. Saunders; 2, L. produced some interesting play.
Gibson. Army and
Medley Exhibition/G. Saunders (back- met Air Force Southend, where the Army was dig-stroke), D, Hutchinson (breast-stroke), A.
F. May tree-style). missed for 127. The Army lost half the Night Dress and Candie Race (Ladies). SEABRIGHT, New Jersey, side for only 40 runs and then seven, Mits Jex: 3 Mr Crawford: 3, Miss
wickets for 37, but bright batting by Rulo,
Helen Bernhard
drown.
at
yarde
Prisy Race-1, 25 yearn and under: 2 Over 25. D. Tutchinson and G. Saunders of European Y.MLCA., were included in the winning team.
July 26 (Router)-Miss Helen Major S. C. Grimth (50) retrieved the Exhibition flandicap Race-1. D. Hut- Bernhard, at present ranked situation slightly. The Airmen had chinson (0), 2. A. F. May (3): 3, J. K. eighth in American women's scored 53 for two when stumps were Sloan (go). Time; 6) seconds over 102 Lawn Tennis and one of many promising youngsters from Compton Scorca 61 whom Miss Alice Marble's
London Counties sent a side to successor will
found, Tonbridge to meet the Old Tonbridgi to-day beat Miss Helen Jacobs, former ans who, however, did not get a Wimbledon and American champion, chance to bat after their opponents had 0-3, 3-0, 0-0 in the semi-finals of the declared with 200 for eight wickets. Seabright Tournament.
Leslie Compton hit a grand 61 for the
be
Basketball League
Miss Bernhard will meel In the Counties, who promised a bigger score For Wu Teh-chen Cup
Anal Mra Sarah Palfrey-Cooke, who until I. Bousfeld, n leg-break bowler, dismissed Ave men in ten overs for 40 beat Miss Dorothy Bunday, 7-3, 0-0.
In the men's final, Bobby Riggs, runs. former American champion and winner
of the lost Wimbledon singles, defeated
F. Schroeder, one of America's young players, 6-4, 6-4.-Router,
Arlington Classic
Chicago, July 26. Attention, owned by Mrs Parker Corning, won the £15,000 Arlington Cinsale to-day by scoring a win by one length over the favourite, Whirlaway, the champion of the American turf for 104. Bushwhacker was third. There were five starters.
Whirlaway started at Ave to two. Belling on Attention was nine to one ngainst. The winner's time was 2 mins 2 1/5 Beca-Reuter.
Aldershot Beaten
On the first day of a two-day game at Aldershot, an Air Force team, led former England by Arthur Gilligan, Captain, dismissed an Aldershot side for 1. D. Judge, the Glamorgan victims speed bowler, claimed seven for 37 runa Denis Compton being among them when he was caught be for scoring.
Bicycle Trial Prize Distribution
-
Commences To-night
Competition for the Wu Teh- chen Cup in the Hongkong Open Summer Basketball League will the evening at commence this Chinese Young Men's Christian Association, Waterloo Road, Kow- toon, when-two matches will be played.
The League is sponsored by the Chi- nese "Y," and 14 teams have entered, including the Victorin Recreation Club and the Indian Police.
Two Matches
The first match to-night in between the Bank Union and the Wah Klu, and the commencing at 7.30 p.m. second between the Black Caps and
The prize distribution to the winners the Yu Lean at 0.30. General Wu's of the 25 miles bicycle time trial, held secretary, Mr Tong Slu-huen, will 10 on the Castle Peak Hood on July 9, the first ball.
Two games will be played every Gordon Richards May Ride. will take place at the Chinese Y.M.C.A.
Kowloon, to-day at 7.10 p.m. The Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Satur London, July 20. Director of Air Raid Precautions day of the same place commencing ai WITH be Cardon Richards, the champion Wing Comdr A. H. Steele-Parkins, has the same time. The games jockey who broke his leg earlier in the been asked to present the prizes, but played in floodlight.
are.-7.30 p.m. Wednesday's games season, stated to-day that he hoped to being unable to attend, has deputed Mr be able to ride in the St Leger on. P. Murphy, Chief Air Raid Worden India Pollca v. National University; Beptember -Reuter.
for Kowloon, lo act for him.
0.80 Hing Tal v. South China,
Police Reservo "B"
Jel. 28151.
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