WEEK-END CRICKET
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1949.
RECORD BREAKER
IRC Juniors Win Second Division Championship
CRAIGENGOWER UPSET THE OPTIMISTS
In a week-end of upsets in League Cricket, the Indian Re- creation Club juniors were the only team to run to form and they won the Second Division Championship as a result of a victory by seven wickets over the RAF juniors.
Craigengower scored the upset of the season when they defeated the dismised Crabtree Optimists by 25 runs at Chater Itand as Billimoria and one of the best batting sides in the League for 88 runs.
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The best bowling and batting performances of the week-end, the former University beat the best of the year, were returned in the same match IRC by four wickets in the Senior Division match at Sookunpoo yesterday.
SEVEN-A-SIDE RUGBY
The Tamar Tigers Were Unlucky
By "SIDELINER"
on
A large crowd witnessed the final games in the Annual Charity Seven-a-Side Rugger Competition played on the Club ground at Happy Valley Saturday afternoon and saw the Club "A" win the coveted Blarney Stone Shield.
Of the teams which competed in the quarter- finals, the Tumar Tigers led by Cdr Dalglish, were the must impressive and played more as a team than any other side on view on Saturday afternoon.
They were unlucky to snecumb to Club "A" in the semi-finals by 8 points to 6, after leading G-0 up to the last two minutes of the game,
SEMI-FINALS
weight.
i
FINAL
T. II. Lann. University's modum-paced bowler, took ning IRC wickets for 20 runs while D. Chellia, a useful if not a
bat spectacul
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senson, 21 scored
1 1 1 1 against the bowling of Mnu and Areußi,
To cumplete the upsets,
Army, who had gone down dismally to IRC in their first encounter. tud
the Labics on their opponents while felding what was, on paper, n much weaker team, and RAF did to KCC at Cox's Path exactly what KCC had done to thein in their first match, but with a venstre. getting the home team out for 10 runs less and scoring more in return.
JUNIOR CHAMPIONS
team
BIGGEST UPSET
was Upset
Die of
year Cruipentower's victory over the Optimials as the Valley's "New Look in the Fleid" tean made short work of the Optimists fol- lowing what was for them mammoth score-13 runs.
Miss Inge Renner, third year, medical student, who was the only record breaker in the Annunt University Athletic Meet at Pokfulam on Saturday,
Miss Renner, who is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 114 b., broke by one-tenth of a second the in 100 yards record set by Miss Phylla Grose 1937, setting up a new standard of 13.2 seconds. She also won the Long Jump and was third in the High Jump.
She did 13.2 seconds for 100 metres as a'school- girl in Shanghai-Photo by Ming Yuen.
Sports
University Come Home Again
By "RECORDER"
The University Annual Athletic Meet was con- cluded nl Pokfulam on Saturday, at home again after a lapse of eight years with the usual flag-waving. extra-creamy cakes, lemonade, little children keeping the clerks of the course in a continual state of exasperation and dogs of every breed barking at one another.
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The man who made it all largely possible by a fund-raising expedition among the Alumni in Malaya. Dr Lee Hah-liong, holder of the 100 yards flat record in 10 seconds dead since 1931, appropriately won the Graduates' Race over the same distance in "about 11 secondls", the announcer declared.
There was the usual intense rivalry and a thrilling Anish as Ricci's Joe Hotung was carried off the held by Ricci's cheering section, dressed up very much like a softball aquad. He had brought Ricci in third in the One Mile Relay as May Hall als came in first. The
final score: Rleri Hall, 64; May Hall, 63.
May Hall was originally uni- 01 points. but this was a mistake of the
XI, in many The
IRC 2nd respects a First Division team if Judging only on performances turned up by its members when playing in the First Division. had the RAF juniors, a much- weakened
compared to what it was in carty season, all out for 46 as F. M. el Arculli took four wickets for live runs Gunners "A" Civil Service
Club "A" v. Civil Service
land A. M. Ruminhn-4 for 15. Right from the whistle the
From the spectators' point of In return IRC knocked up Civil Service pinned the Gun-
final game was disruns, a comparatively low score ners in their half of the fleld, view, the
appointing to say the least. Both for the site, with Ismall All (26) In the very by sheer first minute of the game, Mor-teams had played two hard and and A. K. Markar (21) the top-
fast
final scorers enter the gan obtained the ball from a
tast games to and, the older Civil Servce team serum and went over for
evidently felt the effect most as The score,
Gunners Inekede their
play in the final lacked their opponents' weight and lost
the sparkle and dogged per- out heavily in the serums.
showed in the In the second half Allwright severance they (C.S.) was spectacular with his previous wo
off the Civit From the clearances to touch and it was from 'n lineout scramble on his Service attacked and a penalty owa 25 after one of Alliwright'soal kick just fell short."
Then the Club forwards got S. Ramchand, who started the clearances that Swayne (Gun-
sensen well and then hit a patel ners) ontained the ball and ran going but a fine passing move- through the Civil Service
de of "ducks," hit up 53 runs for nounced as scoring ment came to naught when de.
Rome Tucker con- kome
failed to hold a pass. bis bighest League score of the fency to score.
However, he made ample | year. ⚫verted.
Another highest score of the amends the very next. moment Taking the kick-off-with-less--
when he caught the ball and year-in-the-League-war J. D. minute to play Civil Ser- W
rung for
Army Vice, using their weight, literal-kicked ahead. Following up, he Burton's 41 ly steam-rellest the ball down caught his own lek mid scored. against IRC. Burlon, who is a Blenderson missed the conver-steady but slows do too the field to the opposition's goal-
bat, had not been doing fine where the referee awarded slon.
"After the restart Club again well throughout the season. a penalty against the Gunners
University's ball far into the
show
against for holding the boil
when brought the
the tolk tackled. The penalty was scored Civil Service's area but the ball IRC-following
nbout J. M. Gosano being and Civil Service entered the was cleared by Allwright.
Half Ume came with Club major loss to the side-augured Anals 6-5.
well for next seas
ધન leading 3-0. Tamar
Tigers v. Club "A"
Craigengewer's
the Op- Dalglish Immediately after the The Tigers led by
All appened to have their op- start, Nolan broke through to timists and Army's against
in all,
to bring the with son carefree play
best out of some. Occasionals, In their match against Cuni- bo The Civil Service players bined Hours, discovered that if
such
ns N. I
than
TC-
number and soon after seore between the posts. Hen- the start al alinost broke derson made no mistake through along the side lines but the conversion this time. Anding himself about
to
us
100
scorers.
The general standard, except in the throwing events, was poor, the women turning up the only
new University record as. Miss Inge Renner won the 100 yards sprint, by a yard from Miss Marin Benga
13.2 of a second seconds, a tenth faster than the record set up by Miss Phyllis Grose in 1937.
In
The Women's Championship was as close as the Inter-Hostel,
Atulos end-of-Res- Best Performances In
Week-End Cricket
tackled passed to Slocombe who were tiring rapidly but all were bin star balsmen
Clement from a difficult angle.
at the side of the field. game. Morgan time and again Oliver and O. J. Kerr could not
failed to convert tried to run through the Club
be depended upon, they always team on his own but D. Hender-still had D. McLellan to knock hard- son
de Rome always the managed to catch him before he a most desirable 72.
HOW THEY STAND added Fitzroy-Williams
and
J. Henderson was a working scrum-half but
fumbles and poor passing by the forwards.
From Iineout the travelled the breadth of field to Mathieson of the Tigers, who scored easily,
Club's attack was spoilt by could do any damage,
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Again McClement failed
convert
another unconverted iry, when buli he bulled his way over the goal- the line near the corner Bag.
A few minutes from time D. Henderson obtained the ball
another uncos-
Berrela Scorpions Army University Optimist KCC RAF
C to from a tine passing movement
over for went
from in front of the and goal. The ball rebounded after touchdown which was
striking one of the uprights.
verted.
Two minutes from time, de The store Rome obtained the ball on his favour of to the whistle
own 25 and broke through
score an Individual try between
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TONIGHT'S BADMINTON
BATTING
D. Chellish (University v
IRC)
D. McLellan (Occasionals v
Comb.
Hongs)..........
C. Blott (Comb. Hongs
Ocensionata)
M. W. Hohne (Army
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RECORD FEES IN THIS YEAR'S
SOCCER TRANSFER MARKET
London, Mar. 20.--Amid a flurry of activity, the soccer transfer market concluded big business for the 1948-49 season this week. The Football League - regulations state that after the 16th day of March each year, registrations and transfers may be declined or may only be approved subject to such limita- tions and restrictions as the management Committee may determine.
In short, players signed from March 17 onwards are not eligible to take part in matches affecting teams in the areas of promotion and relegation.
The League clubs between them have paid somewhere in the region of £1,000,000 in transfor fees during the course of the present season, which opened on August 23.
What the figure will reach night, he had gained a Weish by the end of the season, on International cap.
May 7, is not yet known, but Birmingham City have been it is sure to be many thousands the club most concerned in the the transfer transfer market. They have more. Although ban came on at midnight on pald out come £58,000 for alx Wednesday, players can still be new men, but in return havo for three transferred but their new clubs collected
fees
they per-leading
players
have will have to gain special mission from the Football allowed to go.
Lengue to play them.
fol
Newcastle United, who are
A glance at the 1st of trans- fers completed since the senson next on the list, have more than began shows that the fee ran balanced their budget by dispos to Ave figures in about 30 of thein of several players although they pald about £50,000 for new men,
deals.
WORLD RECORD
A world record was establish ed recently when Derby County pold Manchester United £24,- 100 for Johnny
The
IIKFA
Week-End Scoreboard
FOOTBALL COVERNOR'S CUP FINAL
3 CNAAF FIRST DIVISION:
Kitchee 4 St Joseph's 1
Eastern 8. China "A" 3 Kwong Wah 2 KMB-
SECOND DIVISION
Club
Navr
Aston Villa have paid out about £44,000 while Shemeld Wednesday Cardiff City, Sun-Army H.K.
Rolicitors
2
3 Dockyard
2 PCA
1 KMB
deriand, Shefeld United, Kitchee Morris, and Leicester City, Fulham and
Blackburn Rovers have parted St Joseph's over concerned Edie Kilshaw. with £30,000 or more.-Reuter. South China 2 Talkoo
other transactions of £20,000 ne
from Bury to Sheffield Wednes- day, and George Robledo, from Barnsley to Newcastle United.
Army (K)
HOCKEY
Cable & W. 1 Recreio
All these three are forwards. New Golf Tourney Khalsa
Army
who command bigger fees than players in other positions. Other forwards who have changed clubs for fees of £10,000 are New- Andy Donaldson, from castle Uniled to Middlesbrough, Ivor Brondis, Carliste United to Sunderland, and Johnny from Bradford to nie, chester United.
son
Bow- Man-
Rule In U.S.
2
2 Clvit Servico 0
Poller
·
2 Dutch HC
Navy
University
New York, Mar. 20.-Under YMCA
0 Dockyard
0 RAF
HOW THEY STAND
a new rule introduced by the United States Golf Association, a golfer delaying a game may Reereta ba penalised two strokes in Navy medal play or lose a hold in Army
P W
Khmina Palice
10
Service Dutch HC University
Four half backs also fetch a match play. huge fees, the largest this sen. If n player persists in low- RAF
muy bo being £17,500 for the ing down he
dis- civi Welsh International, Ivor qualified. Powell,
Park Queen's
Hitherto, disqualification was C & W Rangers to Aston Villa; £10,- the onty penalty but it was Dockyard
pold by WRS
Shefeld regarded so severe that it was United to Brentford for their seldom enforced.-Reuter.
000
from
hy
centre-half and captain, Jack Chisholm, while Frank Mitchell
cost Chelsea £15,000 from Bir- mingham.
full
The largest fee for back was £10,000 recently for Thomas Aherne, the Irish In- fernational, who joined town from Belfast Cettle.
CUSTODIANS ARE CHEAPER
Not one
goalkeeper ferred during the season such sum.
BASKETBALL
LEAGUE:
በር
YMCA
VER-ORD SET TH
Z BERA* 82 W*
RUGGER SEVEN-A-SIDE QUARTER-FINALS
Civil Service 0 Toubldgo Club "A"
19 SANA UBESSLY
-NOONU
POSRIOR Ane an
9 Minor Units 0
Gunners "A" 3 Club 8.
Results of week-end League Tamar Tigers 5 Club "B" basketball matches were Us
SEMI-FINALS
Luton
follows:
0
3
"A" Division: Kung Man beal Civil Service Gunners "A" 5 Lau Sing 61-40; South China Club "A" AA beat Union 58-29.
Club "A" "B" Division: Chinese Re- trans-
beat Lau Sing 32-25; Cost porters
Chinese YMCA (Hongkong)
8 Tamar Tigers 6 FINAL
14 Clell Service SOFTBALL
0
INTERNATIONAL FINALS
The most outstanding was that beat Lal Hang 60-20.
Ladies: Heung Tao School of Billy Hughes, who was sent from Tollenham Hotspur to beat Chinese YMCA (Kowloon) | Portuga! Blackburn Ilovers on an ex-40-8; Kung Man beat South
basis. Within a fort-China AA 27-12.
the Third Year Women Under- change graduates, paced by Miss Iten- her, winning by a single pointį froin the First Year.
VICTOR LUDORUM Gerhard Wagner of Lugard Hall who is 18 years of age, formerly of the Diocesan Boys' School, 5 feet 10 inches tall and 158 bg. in weight, carried his huge frame to the Victor Ludorum with victories in the Quarter Mlic, Half Mile, One Mile and 10,000 metres second place in the 220 yards flat and the 220 Yards Low Hurdles and fourth in the 100 Yards,
He just failed to achieve something that has never been achieved
before in history, a sweep of the flat races from 100 yards to 10,000 metres. He was
races,
loft at the start in the 100 yards and his poor starting also robbed him of possible victory in the 220.
of his height For an athlete and weight,Wagner's perfor monen was unique. He has the build for a good hurdler, bigh Jumper or weight man, hardly
for a distance that
or middle- distance runner,
There were several other good all-round performances.
Norman Lo. of Morrison took the short sprint,
was third at
220 yards, fourth a 440 Yards and 3rd at 880 Yards.
Dick Homson of May 50 last year's Victor
Halt,
Ludorum,
won the 220, was second in the 100 yards and the Hop, Step & Jump, and fourth in the Long Jump
T. I. Lean of May Hall, who nine the following day took
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I.
Hongs v Ocensionals
Pranklin
(Com.
50
5. Ramchand (Craigengower
Optimists)
53
H. M. Newton (Occasionals
Craigengewer Royal Navy....
v Comb Hongs)
43
J.
1. Burton (Army
stood at 14-0 in Club
when "A" ended the fame,
*Not Out.
IRC) W/Cdr. A. D. Panton (NAF
V. KCC)
41
37
p.3. (Junior
7.30 p.m. (Junior Men's Singles). R.M. Soares 'v K.P. Chong 8.00
Mixed and Misa F/O. E. N. Cambrill (RAF v
KÇC) .....
Banton (Army
BOWLING
Lam Sin-foak of Ricei.
6-14
D.
0-35
5-34
won the High Hurdles tied for Best in the High Jump, [also' taking fourth place in the, 220 yards, which ruce he
started favourite.
and
no doubt a sound very welcome
the posts. Henderson converted to all the players.
and the score became 0-5.
From the ensuing kick-off ball fell loose, picked it up on the run
THE TEAMS
koff the
Club "A" (Champlons). -- D. | Doubles)! C. Quinn Fardiharson
and Fitzroy Williams, H. M. Fors-Y. Franco v A.L. Fisher and
Mrs Anderson." gate, P. Farquharson, J. It.
-0.30
when tackled passed to Forsgate who went over almpat on time,
The try was unconverted but
Henderson, D. T. Nolan, D. M.
it
TH. Lean (University v
0-29 IRC)
p.r. (Junior Men's
IRC) Henderson and R. A. de Rome. Singles): 3,A.. Soart's v K.S... J. Billimoria CCC v
Optimists) was enough. The Tigers went Civil Service (Runners-un), Thong. all-out in the remaining seconds-R. Wynard, K. B. Baker, G. 9.00 pn. (Junior Mixed A.
(RAF Hodgson goal A. R. Wright-Nooth, T. O. Mor-Doubles): D.C. Lau and Miss II. falled to reach the line. Club
dls 3-6.
but
KCC)
HAJ entored the gan, J. Small, W. C. Allwright Kwong v F.M. Ribeiro and Mrs G. E. Taylor (KCC
and J. Warne,
10. Lawrence.
\NICOLA RETURNS HOME LOCA- VER STEP-LATHER
NICOLA-
REMIND ME TO GACK
THAT DRUNKARO PEPE
1., HE'S JUCT DUONED
TO SAY HE'S BEEN
GHOST!
WHOSE GHOST?
"WHAT OD YOU TELL HIM?
Mister Conquest
SENOR ROCA SAYS-
KILL COURA
"SO PAPG WILL
KILL HIM/
RAF)
I'M REALLY BOUND FOR
LONDON, STRIPEY-
BUT WELL TAKE
A QUICK LOOK
AT EL PLAZA
V
wlekets for 28 runs against the Indian Recreation Club for the of best bowling performance the year in the First Division of the Cricket League, won the Shot Put and Long Jump, was third in the Javelin Throw and High Jump, and fourth in the Discus Throw.
Fail
Mong Wink-lon! of Lugard 4-22 Hall, who inished second in the point tally for the Victor Lu- 4-23 dorum, won the Hop, Step & Jump. tied for first in the High Jump, took second place in the High Hurdles and third in the Long Jump
THE LAUNCH
WILL BE READY TOMORROW,
SKIPPER
Clicone Slow-keong of Ricci jwon the Low Hurdles, WU3 second in the Long Jump and third in the Hop, Step & Jump.
Charles Huang
of Morrison Won the javelin and discus throws, the latter event with a distance of 100 feet 04 Inches, best post-war performance In Hongkong, ond was second in
e Shot Put.
Austria Beats Turkey
Vienna, Mar. 20.--A Arst half goal enabled Austria to bost Turkey-1-0 in an international soccer match here this after- noon-Itaufer.
Portugal
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7. Pakistan
WOMEN'S
0
5 Great Britain 3
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