1928-04-10 — Page 9

· TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1928.

Sport Columns

HOME FOOTBALL.

EASTER MONDAY LEAGUE MATCHES.

SCORES IN FULL.

London, Yesterday.

League football matches played to-day (home team mentioned first) resulted:

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Division I.

Aston Villa 1, West Ham 0. Cardiff 2. Arsenal' 2. Derby 1, Sunderland 0. Huddersfield 2, Birmingham 0. Lokcester 2, Bury `2, Manchester United 2, Bolton 1. Portsmouth 4, Sheffield 1.

Division II.

Clapton Orient 0, Notts, County 1. Fulham 1. Manchester City 1. Notts. Forest 1, Bareloy 1.

Oldham 2. Chelsea 1.

Reading 2, Preston N.E. 1, .

Stoko 1, Bristol City 0.

Southampton 3, West Bromwich 2.

Swansea 2, Hull 0.

Wolverhampton 0, Leeds 0.

South Shields 0, Port Vale 1.

Division III. (South). Bournemouth 1, Northampton 1. Bristol Rovera 1, Crystal Palace

1.

Exeter 2, Millwall 4. Newport 3, Coventry 0.

Norwich 1, Brentford 1.

Plymouth 2, Charlton 0.

Queen's Park Rangers 1, Walsall

1.

Southend, 0, Brighton 1.

Swindon 6, Gillingham 1. Torquay 0, Luton 4, Watford 1. Merthyr 1,

Division III (North), Bradford City 1, Doncaster 0. Chesterfield 16, Southport 2 Darlington 1, Crewe S. Durham 1, Wrexham 1. Hartlepools, Accrington 2. Nelson 0, Stockport 4.. New Brighton 2, Wigan 1. Rochdale 1, Tranmere 2. Rotherham 1, Bradford 0.

Scottish League. Partick 2, Cowdenbeath 4. Rangers 4, Dunfermline 0. Airdrieonlana 3, Celtic 1.

--Reuter.

HOLIDAY SOCCER.

ARMY'S 10 GOALS IN LAI WAH CUP.

PORTUGUESE INTERPORT.

SWIMMING FEAT.

MISS GLEITZÉ'S VICTORY AT GIBRALTAR,

GTH ATTEMPT SUCCESSFUL.

London, Yesterday.

VOLUNTEER SHOOT.

THE CHINA MAIE,

RACE MEETING.

Time: 3.11-4/5;.

A Neck; 2 Lengths. Pari-mutuel: Winner, $28.20;

CORPS CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD SECOND DAY, THIRD EXTRA Places $5.90, $5,400

BROKEN.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.

MEETING.

FAVOURITES DO WELL.

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5.--Beef Stakes: Half Mile.-- Catchweights 168 lbs. Jockeys and ponies that have won a race this year barred: Entrance fee $9. Post entries 1st prize: $200. 2nd prize: $100, 3rd prize: $50. As You Like It

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The second day's events of the Favourites and well-backed Hong Kong Volunteer Defence ponies did well yesterday at Happy Corps annual rifle meeting were Valley, on the second day of the decided yesterday at Stonecutters. Hong Kong Jockey Club's third Resulta follow:---

extra race mooting of the season, Corps Championship :--Sgt. F. C. Coos Bay caused a surprise by Goodman broke the record by scor- defeating San Diego in the Easter Miss Morcodes Gleitze, swimmer{Ing 128; Sgt. Major H. West- Plate. Then Blackstone Hall, of the English Channel, has swum lake scored 126 in 1926; Sapper which had run second to San Diego the Straits of Gibraltar, a fent: Westlake, and Pto. McLennan scored on Saturday, won yesterday in time She 122 last year, the former winning better than that of San Diego's on never before accomplished,

(Mr. Abel Smith) 1 began the attempt-which was her the tle. Pte. G. A. Ribeiro was Saturday over the same distance. Fire Call....... (Mr. Gordon) 2 sixth-from Tarifa, 15 miles to the second with 117, Lt. N. L. H.

The going remained fast and Grey Knight. (Mr. E. B. Clark) 3 south-west of Gibraltar, on Thurs- Rallton third with 115.

Boxing Eve returned to winning Also ran: Silver Fox (Mr. day morning and landed at Point Tyro Competition:-Pte. H. A. forme in lowering a record which Richardson), Castle (Mr. Crabbe), Leona on the Moroccan const at Gregory 74, Pta. T. Seddon 72, H. K. has stood since 1911. He covered Duke of Nieblung (Mr. Lee), Chow Volunteer Reserve Challonge seven furlongs in 1 minute 46.4/5 Taze Lon (Mr. Liang), Dumbel} Cup: won by Pte. G. E. Frith, seconds as against Just in Time's (Mr. Sugden), Loch Tay (Mr. Ho

Muskotry Competition:-Pte. 1.48.1/5..

Sal-man), Scooter (Mr. Erskine), G. A. Ribeiro 66, Sgt. F. G. Good-

Warrington won the selling plat-Ace of Spades (Mr. Shillington). man 65, Lt. J. E. Hancock and G. H.er and caused a surprise by fetchHarlene (Mr. Botelho). Cuthill 64 each, the former win-ing 3660 in the sale. Mr. R. M. ning the tle for third place.

Dyer was the buyer. A number of Lewis Gun Competition:-No.(experts thought he had paid too 10 Platoon "A" team, Pte. E. Alves much but this remains to be seen. and Pte. C. G. Silva 100 points, Mr. Charles's Rodeo Display. and Pte. V. A. Neves 61% points. Mr. T. L. Wong rode three firsts total 161 points.

and Mr. Usher two. They and Mr. Revolver Competition-Major Charles (who rode Boxing Eve) R. A. Wolfe-Murray 28. Sgt. F. Cleach had three winners for the Goodman and Pte. McLennan 26 meeting. ench.

RUGGER INTERNATIONAL.

France Defeat Wales At Paris.

Paris, Yesterday, At

beat Colombes, France Wales by 8 points to 3 in an international rugger match.

There was a large attendance. The weather was glorious and the turf in splendid condition,— Reuter.

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Time: 1.03-2/5.

A Nock; 21⁄2 Lengths. Fari-mutuel: Winner, $18.60; Places $9.20, $13.60, $14.90,

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Mr. Charles-although he ran Revolver Competition, open: fourth in a feld of four in the last C. P. O. Canne ("H.M.S. Mara-race-was warmly applauded for 6. zion") and C. P. O. Gully tied with an unwilling rodeo display. night. The swim, which lasted 12 30 points each. They also tied in mount, San Francisco, burst into His hours, 50 minutes, was witnessed

the first re-shoot but Canne won the lead and the reins had snapped from escort boats by, between 50

the second.

jearly on. The rider extricated and 60 Spaniards, who afterwards

S.Q.M.S. E. G. Stewart and Pte. himself from a dimeult and dan-1 signed a declaration that the swim C. E. Frith were in charge of gerous position and managed to was unassisted.

arrangements. Prizes will be ride the pony hard up the straight| Miss Gleitze Interviewed. distributed at a smoking concert in a terrible finish. Miss Gleitze, the London typist į. at Volunteer Headquarters on who claims to have swum the April 11. Straits of Gibraltar, was interview:] ed in Paris to-day on her way home to London. She produced an affi- davit signed by Don Francesco Bueno, Military Governor of Tarifa, who was one of the 70 people from Tarifa who accom- panied her in tugs on her swim..

LAWN TENNIS.

ANNUAL TOURNAMENT

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Tolo Selling Plate: One Mile. For China ponies. Weight for inches as per scale. If en- tered to be sold for $400, 10 lbs. penalty; for $300, 6 lbs. penalty; for $200, weight for inches as per scale. Jockey allowance. Entrance fee $5, 1st prize: $400. 2nd prize; The Results.

$150. 3rd prize: $100, 1-Junk Bay Plate: Seven Fur-Mr. A. D. Crabbes's Warrington

longs. For China ponies.

(Mr. Usher) I Weight for inches as per scale. Mr. F. Usher's Macao Beauty Jockey allowance. Entrance

(Mr. da Roza) ́ 2 fee $5. 1st Prize: $400. 2nd Mr. Luen Yick's Warlordship prize: $150. 3rd prize: $100. Mr. Eve's Boxing Eve

Time: 1.46-4/5.

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JOCKEYS' SUCCESSES.

Charles

8-Hebe Plate: One Mile-For Places gained to date by jockeys China ponies, subscription in "official" races during the extra griffins of this Club of any sca-season are as follow:- Bon. Non-winners, 5 lbs, allow- (Mr. Loo) 3

ance; winners of one race, Mr. Reidy weight for inches as per scale; winners of two races, 5 lbs. T. L. Wong penalty: winners of three or more races, 10 lbs. penalty. Jockey allowance. Entrance fee $5. 1st prize: $400. 2nd prize: $150. 3rd prize: $100. Mr. Seth's Eratwhile (Mr. Seth) 1 Mr. L. Reidy's Tarzan

(Mr. Charlee) 1

2)

Also ran: Benhur (Mr. Back- house), Walchow (Mr. Proulx) and Man of War (Mr. Charles).,

Time: 2.11.

$7.60;i

S. A. Rumjahn and H. D. Mr. Chan Tin-slen's Winsome This document duly testifies Rumjahn (holders) will meet Stag. (Mr. Harriman) that Miss Gleitze swam across the Honda and Akiyama (runners-up Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes and Mr. Straits unassisted.

in 1927) in the third round of the C. Gordon Mackie's Peck Mias Gleitze anid it WAS her apan doubles championship of the

(Mr. Clark) 8 sixth attempt to swim the Straits Hong Kong C.C. annual lawn ten- Also ran: Little Sit Tang (Mr. that succeeded. She made three nis tournament, to-day, on the da Roza). attempts from the Tanglers side stand court, which will be used for and three from Tarifa. Swimming the first time. To-day's fixtures the Straits was quite different from follow swimming the English Channel. Open Singles (3rd round): S. E. The water was much warmer and Green and E.. C. Fincher. she did not suffer' from. cold, al- Open Doubles (3rd round): H. though her fingers were paralysed D. Rumjahn and S. A. Rumjahn v. after about six hours in the water. T. Honda and T. Akiyama; Y.. After about one-and-half hours', Sajiki and T. Isomura

Remedios and J. Silva.

For reasons best known to them swimming, the current became so selves, the Chinese soccer selectors sent out a team of reserves and others to represent China in the Lai Wah Cap replay against the Army yesterday, on the H.K.F.C. ground. Accordingly, the soldiers' had an easy task and won by 10 gonla to nil. Teams :-

The Army: Anderson: Hurat, Martin; Carswell, Sims, Hill; Campbell, Aird, Leach, Me- Glinchey, Pte. Alexander.

Chinn-Yik Chan-pong; Kwok Sin-yan, Li Ping-pin; Leung Yin- yuen, Hui Kum-hung, Pang Kam- wing: Li Fing-tong, Li Heung- ching, Leung Fat-wing, Tong Hing cheung, Chan Kwong-hing.

Referee: Mr. Barber. Five goals were scored in each half. Alexander put on two: Leach followed suit; and Alexander brought his bag up to three.

The distance across

V. F.

4 Lengths: 2 Lengths. Pari-mutuel: Winner, Places, $5.80, $6.80.

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3 Lengths; A Length. Pari-mutuel: Winner, Places $5.60, $6.20, $9.70.

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.$1,652.70 472.20 236.10 $60 Tickets: Nos. 423, 114, 260.

No. 958

4 413

season, non-winners.

(Mr. Reidy) 2 Mrs. Priestley's Mysterious

(Mr. Proulx) 8

Time: 2.11 1/6.

4 lengths; Many lengths. Part-mutuel: Winner, Places, $7.50.

No. 366

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Cash Sweep.

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7.—Starling Stakes: Half Mile.-- For China ponies, subscription Griffins of this Club of this Weight Un- for inches as per scale. Club Championship Singles (Sra 2-Mirs Bay Handicap: "C" strong that she was almost on the round): G. W. Sewell v. E. D. Class: One Mile. -- For China

placed runners allowed 5 lbs. point of giving up but the pilot en-Lawrence.

ponies. Entrance fee. $5. 1st

Jockey allowance; Entrance couraged her to go on, and shortly Handicap Singlóa "A" (2nd

prize: $400. 2nd prize: $150,

fee $5. 1st prize: $400. 2nd afterwards the current changed (round) G. F. H., Bichard (rec. Srd-prize: $100.

prize: $150. 3rd prize: $100, 9-Mira Bay Handicap: "A" and helped her.

12/8) v. C. C. Stark (roc. 4/8)," Mr. Taze U's Bright Prospect

Dr. S. To Wong's Fair Eyes

Class: One Mile. For China was only 3rd round: D. S. Green (rec.

(Mr. Wong) 1

(Mr. Wong) 1

ponies. Entrance fee $5. 1st nine miles, but she calculates that 15/1) v. W. D. Fiddes Wilson, (rec. Messrs. Chan and Rafeek's

Mr. O. Kitchell's Zin

prize: $400. 2nd prize: $150. she swam about 22 miles in all-5/8).

Nara Stag (Mr. Harriman) 2

(Mr. da Roza) 2 3rd prize: $100. British Wireless Service,..

Handicap Singles. "B" (2nd Mr. R. Gordon's Fire Call

Mr. Seth's The Haugh",

Mr. Ho Kom Tong's Blackstone round): J. Barrow (owe 16) v. Lt.

(Mr. Reidy) 3)

(Mr. Seth) 3 ] Hall...(Mr. Wong) 1 R. P. Lonsdale (owe 15).

Al80 гал: Easter Day (Mr.) Also TBT: Social. Call (Mr. Mr. K. H‚'s Chemai (Mr. Roza) | 2 Handicap Doubles (3rd round): Erskine), Wine Boy (Mr. Proulx), Clark),Ploughman (Mr. Loo), KingMessrs. K. C. Lau and H. C. G. C. Grove and J. G. Lawrie (owe Siang River (Mr. Morgan) and Constantine (Mr. Clark), Sea Front Lee's Duke of Verona.. 15) v. W. B. Cornaby and A. Piercy Peter (Mr. Clark)..

(Mr. Harriman) 3 (rec, 2/6),

Also ran: San Francisco (Mr. Charles):

CRICKET.

K.C.C. 2ND LOSE TO CHINA LIGHT.

On their own ground yesterday, Kowloon Cricket Club 2nd XI. lost to China Light & Power R.C, in 'a two-inninga match by 7 runs. Scores:-

LADIES' RECREATION CLUB.

The following is the result of the draw in the club championship K.C.C. 2nd XI. (1st innings) 112 singles of the Ladies' Recreation runs: G. Lee 17. C. T. Evans 20. Club;-

To be played on April 20: Mrs. Tottenham v. Miss Carothers; Mrs. James v. Mrs. Davenport Browne.

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Time: 2.11-4/5.

11⁄2 Lengths, 3 Lengths. Fari-mutuel: Winner $23.80; Places $5.70, $5.50, $5.90,

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3-Mirs Bay Handicap:

A. R. F. Raven 48; A. B. Clemo 8 To be played on April 18: Mrs. Aird and Campbell both found for 72, C. B. Easterbrook 5 for 6. Grove (bye), Mrs. Womack v. Mrs. 337. the mark after the interval: Leach China Light (1st innings) 117 P. Fister. scored the eight (his third) and runs: A. B., Cleme 40, G. Moss 261 then failed with a penalty kick, G. Lee 2 for 24, H. Overy-2 for 44, McGlinchey also missed from a Rev. J. P. Murray 5 for 37, A. R. penalty. Sims scored the ninth F. Raven 1 for 0. from a penalty and Leach put on the tenth to make his total four.

SHANGHAI WIN.

Each Side Misses a Penalty In Interport.

In

The semi-finals will be played on K.C.C. 2nd XI. (2nd innings) 89|April 23 and the finals on April 27. runs: H. Overy 19; D. R. Kelly 7 for 34, C. B. Ensterbrook 2 for 41, A. B. Clemo 1 for 8.

China Light (2nd Innings). 91 runs: C. Pile 16, F. Hamblin 14, extras 24; A. R. F. Raven 4 for 68, C. T. Eynan 2 for 43, Rev. J. P. Murray 2 for 9, H. T. Buxton 1 for 1

"p" Class: One Mile. — For China ponies. Entrance fee $5. 1st prize: $400. 2nd prize: $150. 3rd prize: $100. Mr. F. Usher's Mogli

TO FIGHT TUNNEY, Mr. B. M. Austin's Grey

BIG CHANCE FOR TOM HEENEY.

(Mr. Usher). 1

Knight

(Mr. Proulx) 2 Mrs, R. J. Paterson's Boukra

(Mr. Clark) 3 Alao ran: Kom Tong Hall (MP. Miami Beach, Fla., March 31. Pegasus (Mr. Botelho). Dobbin Wong), Sunning (Mr. Charles);} The selection of Tom Heeney, (Mr. Reidy), Chatoo (Mr. Loo), Australian heavyweight boxing May (Mr. da Roza), and Northern champion, to meet Gene Tunney in Stag (Mr. Harriman). July, with the possibility that the London, March 81. contest would be staged in. London, The following wore the results of was announced here to-day by Tex Rickard the principal Rugby matches to- Rickard, the promoter. A.

- Each side missed a penalty the Shanghai v. Macao match in the triangular interport but Shang- hai won by 3 goals to 1.

The match was played on the Club de

King's Recreio ground, Teams:-

J.

Park.

RUGBY RESULTS.

London Welsh 6, Bath 11.. Harlequins 0, Bristol-10.

Bald that if the terms of London promoters are satisfactory the bout would take place there, other- Old Blues 3, London Scottish 21. wise it would be staged in the Blackheath 0, Newport 8.

United States.. Richmond 0, Bradford 18. Merchant Taylors 3, Manchester 0, pressed satisfaction iPlymouth 21, St. Barts 5.

Shanghai A. Rangel; Collaco, H Corte-Real; M. day. Sequeira, P. A. Costa, C. Favacho; Gutierrez, L. Marcal, R. Favacho, H. Hyndman, L Gonsalves.

Macao.Rosa; J. Couto, L Melo; J. Conceicao, Lule Badar- race, J. Rodrigues; Vas, J. Lopes, Guerreiro, Collaco, R. Rosa.

Badarraco gave Macao the lead a penalty kick. Gonsalves

from

equalised. Badarraco then missed

INTERNATIONAL SOCCER.

London, March 81, For the soccer international the

a penalty in the second half. ground was soft and the weather

Gonsalves gave Shanghai the lead, showery and R. Favacho put on the third. Thon Favsche missed a penalty for -Shanghai.

The Army meet the Civilians in the Lai Wah Cup final on a date to be fixed.

Hong Kong meet Macao-to-day,

Time: 2.08-2/5. 1/2

2 Lengths: 1% Lengths. Parl-mutuel: Winner, $10.80; Places, $7.40, $17.70, $10.80.

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No. 8

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$1,487.10 410.60

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550 Tickets Nos.: 297, 386, 130,!

Tunney, here with Rickard, ex 379, 26, 523, 839.

over the selection of Heeney Associated Press

-USUAL PROTEST.

London, March 31. The Rev. H. Dunnico (Lab. Con- pett) is making Sir Jornson Hicks

England did not play as badly (Home Secretary) on Tuesday to as the score (61) suggesta. The back division was the weakest part reduce the formidability of the Grand National obstacles, in view of the side.

of protests, which have been made.

HOCKEY INTERNATIONAL

London, March 31

on the HK.F.C, ground, in the In the international hockey. Portuguese triangular interport, match between England and Scot

Hong Kong having defeated Shangland, England won by five goals to hai on Easter Sunday.

14. — Eastern Plate: One and a Half Miles-For China ponies. Non-winners of this year 5 lbs. allowance; winners this year, of one race, weight for Inches as per scale; of two races, 5 lbs. penalty of three or more races 10 lbs. penalty, Jockey allowance. Entrance fee $5. 1st prize: $590. 2nd prize: $300. 3rd prize: $150. Mr. L. Dunbar's Cops Bay AZ (Mr, da Roza)

Mr. L Reidye San Diego

Hon. Mr. AC. Hynes, and Mr London, March 31 C. Gordon Mackie's Pickle Leamington has agreed to cricket

(Mr. Clark) 8 being played there on Sunday by s Also ran Sutherland (Mr

Harriman

SUNDAY CRICKET.*

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(Mr. Harriman), Siang River (Mr. Usher), Little River, (Mr. Morgan), Movanagher (Mr. Richardson).

Time: 1.01..

Short Head; 21⁄2 lengths,' Pari-mutuel: Winner, $8.90; Places $6.20, $24.30, $7.20.

Time: 2,05-2/5,

$6.30;

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CROSS-COUNTRY RACE,

London, March 81.

The placed men in the Inter- Counties Cross Country champion- [ship' were:

Webater (Staffordshire) 41

mins. 17 3-5 seca. -1 Payne (Essex), 41 mins.

25 secs. 2. Muggridge (Sussex)

8. Middlesex, although not placed

in the first three, won with 98 points.

THE PRINCE THROWN.

London, March 81. There were two accidents at the Harkaway point-to-point races at Barmgrove this week. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales was thrown in one race and Kilner on Paratyphoid in.. another.

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