QUADRANGULAR HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
CIVILIANS BEAT RAF 4-0
By STICKS"
The RAF, playing at King's Park on Sunday morning, conceded keenly contested four goals to the Civilians without reply. It was a
and not so one-sided as the score might indicate, The RAF gamo side did well to hold the rather formidable Civilian team to a four goal victory, for it must be remembered that the Civilian selectors have the talent of nine teams available on which to base their selec- tion.
Due to the non-appearance of E. Fowler, the Civilians took the field With ten men, and it was not until it was evident that he would not appear that a substitute was flelded. About fifteen minutes after the start Cannon of the Civil Service went on to the flek and a re-shuffle of the team took place. Can- non refloved Nery at right back, Nery went to left-back in place of Lean, Lean over to right-haif, and Kane to centre-forward.
From the commereing bully, the RAF forwards pressed hard, andTM one occasion, stood severely tested the Civilian defences, which, on all but firm, Nery, taking rather a wild sting at the bull missed it completely, but Bughat Singh, covering him, cleared in fino style, aut to the wing, to set in motion a determined attack on the RAF defences.
However, Doyle, hitting hard! It was during this systematic I have never seen one so free and clean, staved, off the attack, series of attacks
st
that ♬ RAF, from either long or short cur- but he was not up his usual pontic excelled himself, had it ners, a tribute to a good clean him the score game, enjoyed-I'm 'sure by both standard. On occasions he fun- not been for bled on receiving the ball, and, against them might easily have players and spectators.
Thef had it not been for the vigilance reached double figures. of the goal-keeper, these lapsen, fourth and last goal was scored (his serond of the could well have proved costly, hy Bull,
Grey, the RAL coni-keeper, match,) Just five minutes later,
and executed when he intercepted a clear-Fitzgibbon, was outstanding some brillant saver-his Keenance from the goalie nad sent in Robinson, cyc anticipation and rapid hard shot. positioning of himself should make him a worlly member RAF continued the IAF side next season-just
rund, although obviously very one word of advice, he would the tired, they frequently rallled weil to try clearing more to his and made sporadic thrusts to wings instead of to mid-field.
wards their opponents goal, but The game was played the defence stood firm. very fast pace, and
Moss was not often called evident that one side or other upon to defend his goal, but when
were the ocenision did arise, he prove would tire. The BAF playing more agzipive hockey worthy custodian for his side, find expending jucat divi
The Civilians played. the bet- needless energy. Whereas the ter hockey and well deserved Civilians Civilluns passing omare their win have witnessed per- Navy by both taps as many games as any one Army interception by teams was goody Reed at contre-
THE TEAMS.
Wilson: RAF-Grey; Doyle,
Jordan, Haines; Connolly. Morris, Coady & Walt.
Civilians-Moss (Palice); Can- arrears, Despite their
the to fight hard,non (Civil Service); Nery (Ite- crelo); Lean (University), Reed (Recreio) Baghat Singh (Khalsa); G. Guest (Khalsa), Soares (teercio), Kano (Deck-
(Cuble yard RC), Run Wireless) & H. Xavier (Re- ercio).
it was
for Civilian played s
usual cool,
His forward?
and fed Jordun
the HAS hard
at, both in
throughout, defence,
truck and
until the 25th
It was not minute that Kane
scored the
first goal to give the Civilians the lead. The RAF custodian saved two successive attempts to get the ball, and the third and successful attaro made, from
1
was
off
balance, his pads, Caught off he was completely beaten.
the RAF From the bully-off, again pressed hard in an effort
SECOND HALF
In the Colony this gaton but RAF
HOW THEY STAND
&
Goals PWDL FAPIS
2 2 0 0 0 6-4 31 11 5 3 0 2 0 2 2 2
0 1 2 4 9 1
MONDAY,
AY: 30" 1949/
NEW SPEEDWAY THREAT
Johnny Parsons climbs out of his Kurtis-Kraft speedster with tears running down his cheeks after qualifying at 132.9 miles an hour for the 500-mile Memorial Day Rače.
It was the fastest time ever made at the Indianapolis Speedway by an all-purpose race car,— AP Wirephoto.
FRENCH TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Concluding Finals At Paris
Paris, May 29.-Frankie Parker and Ricardo Gonzales today, won the French National Doubles tennis title for the United States, defeating Eustace Fannin and Erie Sturgess (South Africa) 6-3, 8-6, 5-7, 6-3.`
HONGKONG GUN CLUB OFFICIALLY OPENED
With the President, Dr Ll Shu- fan, blasting a bottle of champagne with n double-barreled sporting gun from short range, the Hongkong Gun Club oficially opened its clubhouse and skeet shooting range at Kwai Chung at the seventh milestone on Castle Penk Road yesterday afternoon.
the
All Set At Indianapolis
Indianapolis May : 20.— The fastest starting line-up in history, the 600-mile Memorial Day Speedway Race poised for tomorrow's running of the 33rd annual classic before an estimated 176,000 peoplà.
The weather report of cloudy und warmer indicated a fast truck and the possiblity that the "record book may be rewritten.
I
As the cream of the country's facing drivers prepared for the race, incchanles put the finishing touches on the 33. pleck cars that will vle for auto racing's crown and some $380,000 in prize money.
Thero
could
real be no favourite In the 200-lap grind, in which no driver can be sure his machine will last out the race, much losa come in first.
spotlight was Howover, the
specials, two
powerful driven by Duke Naton nnd Rex
and on
of the trio Mays, tpeculs piloted by Mauri Rose, 23111 Holland and
George Connor.
on
The faeturn Rose was non- commital about his chances of G00-mile the first becoming driver to win three races in a row.
Ilo sakl, 'There are 32 other cars in the field and anyone of - them can do it.United Press,
Aussie Cricket Tour Of Malaya?
GOLF
F.G. Mann To Mangrum Lead England
London May 29 - The England Test Sélec-; · tion Committee in- nounced today that F. G. Mann, of Middlesex,, has accepted an invita- tion to captain England in the first Test against New Zealand 'at Ifend. ingley, Leeds, commen cing on June 11.
Tho Committee also announced that the fol lowing four players have been selected for the first Test: Lon Hut- ton (Yorkshire), Cyril Washbrook (Lanca- sliiro), Denis Compton (Middlesex) and Alec Bedser (Surrey); Reuter.
Lawn Bowls
League
U
Craigengower Cricket Club, defenting Recreio "B" on all three rinks in the First Division of the Lawn Bowls Lengue on Saturday, assumed the lead in the Senior League with three straight victories.
HOW THEY STAND The latest League standings
FIRST DIVISION
Fore!
Singapore May 20.-Sir Donald Bradman will lead a' team of star Australian cricket- era to Malaya next year if ccc negotiations now in progress aro successful.
Australian
KBGC
Shots
P W L F A Pig 3 3 0 107 147 14 3 2 1 103 151 10 321 180 157 16
3. 2. 1.172 167
3 1 2 102 108
G.
2 1 1 100 128 4
2 0 2 113 137
SECOND
KCC C. J. Barnett, former. Test IRC wicket-keeper, who recently left PRC Singapore to return to Australie, KORC has already approached Brad-Reer. "A" man about Matscy,
the tour.
Recr. "B" Nr Cinudo The South Africans lost High Commissioner for Malaya
said here: Recrelo
KCC the opening two sets before and Sinussed the proposed they had settled down and, tour, with the Minister for Ex- though fine net play gave ternal Affairs, Dr Herbert Evatt them the third, they were le will give complete support in the project, and so will 1- out-fought.
Reuter.
Parker yesterday
won
the
Men's Singles.
Elris
the wholesale trapping-in and out waly in the first set, holding i
of
throughout the New
In the Mixed Doubles Anal, South Africa's Mrs Sheila Sum- mers and Eric Strugess defeated Miss Jean Quertler and Gerald Oakley, of Britain, 6-1, 0-1- Reuter.
In the Women's. Doubles, Mrs Margaret Osborne DuPont and (USA) Louise Brough. Miss were too strong for the British Joy Wightman Cup pair, Miss Gannon and Mrs Betty Hilton, There was a large gathering of members and their guests, a large number
runtiing out winners 7-5, 6-1. of whom took advantage of this opportunity to try out the range.
The British,
lobbed Before formally declaring the "First and foremost, clubhouse open the President, object of the Founder-Memberstories. During a good part, of
opponents until the score "May of this Club is to promote better the year, cages and cages of these stood at 5-5. but then to equallse, but without, success.
on sale in ali
0-9, and On a pass from Rull, B. Xaylet Dr. Li Shu-fan said:
Mrs DuPont, Jocal big markets. Untor Brough netted the second goal for hon betalt of the members of sportsmanship both in the skeet birds can be seen
for the partridge. the winner of the singles crown, side just three minutes before this Club, extend you all our range and in the sporting field.tunately
The Club is non-profit sharing, Chinese cherish the erronenus I heartiest,
swept on to victory, the end of the first half.
in character bellet that its meat is not only a a red-letter and non-political
that it posseSSER day
In the annals of this with its membership entirely good tote bit
medicinal virtue. For On the reumption of play, the Colony's sporting community. restricted to holders of the "peclat
generations. It was thought that Gamb
the portridge-meat strengthens RAF were quickly away again. As one of the oldest and keenest Hongkong Government
fungs and reduces the phlegm. and Coody, their inside-left,
through in a rather fum-sportsmen, there is no greater Licence. going
Objeet
is to When we take into consideration of number two
the enormous number of people bling effort, was unfortunate pleasure to me than to preside
at to-day's Binurgural ccrc- proinote clay
pigeon shoaling suffering from so-called weak lungs, Immemorial,
fo It not
tuberculosis, riot to have scored
From time
has cone up With no one to bent but the mony! goal-keeper, and he off-balance; "There is nothing new.nown number of keen sportsmen in the wonder its price
precious" itle, he shot wide by a margin of days in the formation of a shoot- Colony have been clamouring from four to five dollars par bird: 10 more than a few inches
ing as many thousands for some sort of facilities for certainly
bamboo stick After this the RAF attack of such
bare found throngli-
It has the merit of imaging what a lucrative
and a pleee4uh ping-and-you call racket recreation. seemed to tire, and almost out the pigeon shooting as n grains of paddy, a simultaneously the Civilians put or clay pigeon shooting or for making a sportsman a cleaner this can bel. Lamentably.
me shooting,
A number of killer in the field and so would sinister traps can be seen through and coaselessly. Į game. on pressure.
the New Territories, even bombarded the NAF goal. years ago, I had the opportunity lessen the unnecessary wounding out
of camo birds during the breeding, persen. Eventually their efforts were of 'attending some of the most and maiming
REWARDS OFFERED rewarded and the 18th interesting live pigeon shooting Further, whether the minute full netted their third matches in London and Edin-season is open or closed, it pro- goal on receipt of a pass from burgh, During my recent visits vides shooting the whole year the right wing."
to the States, I fount to my round amidst beautiful su surprise that almost every fair-sized city has at least one skeet Club.
ITA
"Sugar Ray" Suspended
Robinson,
over
roundings.
B
game
netust
Il costs a trapper
there
Baseball
Scores
were:
New York, May 20-Today's Baseball scores Major League
AMERICAN LEAGUE
R HE
48 14
3
2
0 1
"In this connection, I am glad to decided to offer from time to time announce to-day, that this Club has substantial rewards for information St. Louis leading to the conviction of these Detroit
Browns: p. Drews,
Starr, "Object number three is to culprits with; the hope of minimis- promote the safe handling of ing the illegal trapping and conse
quent cruelly.. I sincerely hope Kennedy: e. Lollar. fire-anns. I need only say that that other Interested organisations Tigers: p. Houtreman, Kret- "Even this Colony before the with the excellent facilities of such as the Hongkong Field Society; low Trucks: e. Robinson, 1
10 14 first World War boasted of two the shooting range and the the Society for the Prevention of
Washington Cruelty to Animals, ete, would
.4 雍 khooting clubs refer to the
take concerted
At the Boston Red members same time, 1.must orgo
Senators: p. Calvert; e. Evans. defunct Hongkong Gun Club avaliablility of the expert service of the Club's Field Captain and
of this Club and other sportsmen Red Sox: p. Kinder, Quienn; Austin, Texas, May 29-Ray which occupied
the Cause officers,
its. experienced executive
lo, co-operate with this Police to
Tebbelts 'In world's French Hospital alte
C. this object can be
prosecute these trappers and also the Victoria Clay | Te allained.
readily
those who shoot weight. boxing champion. way Bay
game birds Philadelphia the Close Season.
New York has been indefinitely suspended Plgean Club situated in the
"Lastly, our fourth object is am glad to mention that the Athletics: p. Kellner; in the 46 States controlled by the former Ming Yuen Gardens, to accord proper conservation
Од appalling necessity of National Boxing Association for North Point, which
are now and protection fo wild game Wardens as adopted in all civilized Rosar. bullt failure to fulfil a contract with
Yankees p. Porterfeld, San- tract with completely
with life. To all hunting sportsmen countries was stressed by Dr the.
ford; c. Berra,** n Houston promState
teliament houses.
this is the most on. S. N. Chad at the recent Colony, oite in the
Legislative Counell Budget Debate.
Chicago M. B. Morgan,
Cleveland Commissioner, said that " a result, realizing our urgent problem of the day, With While the Government is unable to Mey Wood Bor the phenomenal Increase to do so at this stage due to finan
White Sox: P. Gumpert; he had sent notification of predicament,
"It: Ls licences, game some. 800 generous offer of the clay pigeon indeed a serious problem to tant date.' In the meatime, we Indians: p. Gromek, Papish, Abe Green, President of the shooting ground belonging to conserve and protect wild game are heartenere considering National Boxing Association.
are considering Feller; e. Hegani Police authoriups. present He said the suspension, etc Company, for
Hongkong Sporting Arms life adequately. The
we need licence fee of $50 in my view is the appointment of Volunteer Game Chicago (nightcap)
Wardens 1 aware, when this is Cleveland tive from yesterday, resulted
the
nominal rental
the dont will bars, no malt, measure pay
White Sox: p. Plerce,, Klle- not excessive provided from Robinson's failure to ap-only
sportsman's "bag" commen-atrititate from "the hunting com
man; c. Tipton. pear for k bout in Houston last one dollar per year, na
Clab functions
Needless surates with the charge, but | munity of the Colony,
Indians: D. Paige; c. Hegan. Finally, on behalf of the Club, month.--Heuter.
NATIONAL LEAGUE by: the
tunity to invite, all interested, sports- not the case, accepted by:
men to make constructive sugges- Pittsburgh -Taka
tions from, Ume to time with the view St. Louis 011
GAME PRESERVATION": to bonkerving and protecting wild "I should like to reler in par-game, lice, and it possibín, 30, Join c.
which la inte-Club je ale fakt, Mrticular to the partridge
the primadonna gama bird of the LA., Col. Braslet Craazhi replied on Colony, These remarkable birds, behalf of the @guestă, in par unless accorded the protection they FATakent (aboot-wa then conducted Boston
by twn, teams followed, by "Brooklyn deserve, will be soon, not already become scarcities. The number of Junior exhibiton shoot partridges taken by:, sportsmen are The guests were later entertained relatively few when compared with at a cocktail party
Robinson's suspension to Mr
French Rowing Team
* Due Today... A. Saigon Rowing Club team of nine, which is to compete in a rowing regatta against the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, die by Air France plane at p.m. today... bas
camo-
'the
to
forward
-with:-
the
of
13
clal reasons, wo sincerely hope that- I will be implemented at no dia Tipton.
animount, seriald offer iwas | unfortunately this is generally I should; like, to làRG, this oppor
Club, our grateful Hanks to Wong Bor LAKAT
REASON FOR THE CLUB MI will now dell youj briefly the reasons which prompted, the
organisation of this Club.'
Mister
Conquest
CONG.ON
.
c.
have
03 138 100 DIVISION
2 2 0 135 D3
3 2. 1 178 354
Leads
PGA Tourney
Richmond, Virginia, Máy 29.--Display- ing the sho which onco won him the National Open Cham Lloyd Maurrum plonship, Lloyd Mangrum fed four all-star today survivors into the semi- finals of the National PGA: Golf Championship with ao geven, and six, victory over Ray Wade HII,
The imperturbable Mangrum thus ended, the gensational nd- vance of the "uriknawn" ш- employed professional who had won the qualifying .medal two front rounds, then beat, three, divalo to creach, quarter-finale. Mangrum, shot two under car, 69, for the neat 10. holes and hind
Tour-up
with
the
lead at the halfway mark.
Jointy Palinor moved lato the semi-flaols. against Man- · · grum, beating Henry Williams, Jr,
and six Paimer seven was three under par for 30 holes.
tha Snead gained Sammy
scmt- lower bracket of the
four and three finals with n conquest of Jimmy Demaret. Ho was six under par for 33 holes.
Jim Ferrier moved into the fourth semifinal spot with 3 three
and two victory over Clayton Henfner. Ferrier led the competitive,
course record with 08 in the morning round.. United Press.
Cotton Withdraws From British Open Edinburgh, May 20-Tho Royal and Ancient Golf Club
of St. Andrew's, today received cable from Henry Cotton, wha is in the Argentine, stating that he regretted ho would have to withdraw his name from the British Open championship, 9 which he won last your fr
Reuter. D
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100 123 5
3 1 2 181 1800
3 0 3 155 180 3
0 3 152 189 3
Weightlift Record Durban, -May 29. Issy Bloomberg, the South African Olympic
Games weight-litter, last night broke the British Empire heavyweight press, re- cord by raising 271 lbs.
IRC
CCC
TENNIS LEAGUE Today's matches in the Mixed
Division of Doubles "A" Lawn Tennis League Bre: 4
the
Talkoo KBGC HKFC
THIRD DIVISION KDRC 3 2 HKERC 3 3 KCC POC
3
1 0
189 150 11 159-162 11 3% 2 173 200 5
USRC V KCC
HKCC v LRC
KBGC PRC Recreio 2
2 1
1
3 1
2
109 90 4% Mol Beruett, of 108 10744249 lbs. 147 102 4
SCAA V CRC
踏上
The previous record; held 'by.
Britain
was
Bloomberg weighed la al 12 14 118-120-314 stone 12-34 iba-Reuter.
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