1934-12-14 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1934

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3 ST LEGER WINNERS FAVOURED TO WIN THREE CHAMPIONS

ST. JOSEPH'S AGAIN IN

LIMELIGHT

NEW INTER PORTERS ON

VIEW TO-MORROW

NAVY GROUND OPENING

(By "Rover")

LL EYES WILL BE CENTRED ON THE SOOKUNPOO A GROUND TO-MORROW WHEN ST. JOSEPH'S TAKE THE

FIELD AGAINST THE ARTILLERY IN THE FIRST DIVISION OF THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE. THE NEW PLAYERS RE- CENTLY SIGNED ON BY THE SAINTS, AMONG WHOM ARE TWO TIENTSIN INTERPORTERS AND AN INTERPORT, RESERVE, WILL BE ON VIEW.

Undoubtedly the best game to-morrow will be the clash be- tween the Recreio and the Club at Kowloon. The Recreio, by virtue of their win over South China "B"-a fortnight ago, will start favourites, but in the Club they will be meeting an almost new team, for, with the left-wing problem solved by the return of Bickford, the Club now possess a very fine attack.

lead the Central British School- girls in to-morrow's Caer Clark Cup encounter against the "Y" Ladies,

NEW BOXING PRO.

NAVY TITLIST

TO MAKE DEBUT

AS PROFESSIONAL

PRANDY UNBEATEN IN 100 FIGHTS

WILL MEET SIG, REID TO-MORROW NIGHT

(By "REFEREE"). Ordinary Seaman James Prandy, who meets Sig. Reid in a six-round featherweight contest at to-morrow

Miss H. Knill, who will again night's boxing tournament under the auspices of the Hong Kong Boxing Association at the Lee Theatre, first started his boxing career as a boy in 1926, when he won the All-London Federation of Working Boys' Club flyweight and bantamweight cham- pionship, which he held for two

Another important event to-morrow is the opening of the Royal RUGBY PLAYERS Navy and Royal Marine football ground at Causeway Bay by His Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir Frederick Dreyer. His Excellency will kick off prior to the exhibition game be- tween South China "B" and the Royal Navy,

RESTED

FUSILIERS TRY IP PAK WA BEING

NEW LEADER

Bumster Dropped For Newcomer

The Fusiliers are making one alteration in their team to meet Lincolns in the First Division.

Tay Quee Liang On Left-Wing

RETURN FROM

INJURED LIST

Initial Appearance 'Of Benson

SMALL UNITS TAKING UP RUBGY IN COLONY

(By "REFEREE") THE Club are rather fortunate

Aliss Olive Brown, captain of the "Ladies' hockey team and the left winger, who leaves for Home early next year.

MRS. POLITI AND

MISS BRYSON GIVE

K.C.C. TWO POINTS

Badminton League Encounter

RECREIO "B" BEATEN

SADKO WILL EXTEND SOLDIER OF BRITAIN

COPPER IDOL MAY PROVE DANGEROUS

ABLE AMAZON UNCHALLENGED

(By "Rapier")

OING OUT AT WEIGHT FOR INCHES, I CANNOT SEE ANY OF THE THREE ST. LEGER WINNERS - CAVAL- CADE, SOLDIER OF BRITAIN, AND ABLE AMAZON-BEING BEATEN IN THE RESPECTIVE CHAMPIONS TO-MORROW. ALL THREE WILL HAVE THE SAME JOCKEYS UP — MR. H. C. PIH, MR. N. DEITZ, AND MR. E. O. BUTLER, RESPEC.. TIVELY.

Able Amazon stands supreme in the Australian class and only unforeseen circumstances would witness his defeat he was beaten, with Mr. Y. S. Chang up. by Bronze Era (Mr. Deitz) in the runaway Champions at the Annual Meeting, his only defent

Cavalcade, however, is faced with much sterner opposition in a greatly improved Copper Idol (Mr. W. H. S. Davis) and Classic Hall (Mr. A. J. P. Heard), while Soldier of Britain will have to stave off Sadko's (Mr. Pih) powerful finish.

Racing Boy is very fit, and Sandy's Bay win over a mile at Macao, after being nosed out at the last meeting, leads me to link him up for the "Double" on an afternoon which promises some close finishes.

Though there are 12 entries for

Soldier of Britain's Leger form

| years.

By winning the deciding set in "Prandy has had over 100 ama-the Ladies', Doubles Badminton teur fights without being beaten, League, Mrs. Politi and Miss M and has also been undefeated Bryson gave the Kowloon Cricket the December Handicap there are will, however, probably make him since joining the Royal Navy. Club victory by the odd set in nine only five kely starters-Brilliant favourite, and he looks to me the He is the present holder of the over the Recreio "B" team at the Star, Cossack's Beauty, Hetman, winner, despite Sadko's powerful featherweight Belt (Open and K.C.C. last night.

High Speed, and King's Warden. Anish. Mr. Deitz will be riding

South China "A" are only making that the more important of their port, Portsmouth and Chatham) beat Mrs. J. Noronha and Mias

row.

•

Amateur) and is champion of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. He

Miss M. Griffiths and Miss A. Mac also holds the Inter-Port (Devon-Kenzie (K.C.C.):-

A. Noronha beat Miss S. Remedios and Miss

O. Riberio beat Miss M. Basto and Miss M.

Xavier

Scores were

,

21-

21-42

form, does not encourage a wager

Brilliant Star, on his present him.

Ribble is likely to go out here against the speedy Hetruan (Mr.jand is good enough to place, though Davis), who covered the mila in Gladiator will not be far away at less than 1.59.0 last time out, and the finish. Brilliant Star has quall-

after King's Warden,

splendid fed, but is a doubtful starter. 21-2 training times, has proved a big

Win Overdue

one change in their team to meel Kowloon on the mainland to-mor-players on the crocked list have re-featherweight championship.

covered in time to take part in the To-morrow will witness his first Ip Pak-wn is being rested for a Triangular Tournament, the first fight in the professional ranks. Bumster, who led the attack, has heen replaced by Coakley, a new-week and his position on the left game of which takes place to-mor comer to the side. This move maywing is being filled by Tay Quee-row against the Army. strengthen the attack, but, unless the liang, the Malayan Chinese for McLellan, the Club skipper, han defence plays better than it did ward, who makes a welcome return not quite recovered from his thigh last week against the Artillery, it to the team.. is hardly likely that it will suc- cced against the clever Lincoln

forwards.

teara romains the The second same, and in all probability will also surrender both points.

First XI:-Rowands; Wheeler, Keel ing; Grindley, Keneghan, Ellis; Hughes, Harrison, Coakley, Talbot and Parry.

Second XI: Saunders; Wanklyn, Gaisley; Edge, Mellugh, Jones; Cresty, Evans, Singleton, Cornellus Davis.

--BOWER REPLACES

SMITH

and

Navy Make One Change For Police Encounter

injury, although he will be seen in Wong Mei-shun remains'nt inside. the pack. He has been most un- right, while Leung Wing-chul, the fortunate so far, in that he has had pivot has now fully recovered from a muscle in the neck affecting him. his recent head injury and will and three weeks ago he wrenched

a thigh muscle rather badly. again be seen in action.

"Hutchison's Return

KOWLOON BEAT ITALIAN

CRUISER AT SOCCER-

The team is Wong Wing; Li Tin- sang, Lan Mau; Leung In-chau, Leang One of the most pleasing features Wing-chui, Lee Kwok-wal; Tao Kwai of last Wednesday's game between shing, Wong Mei-shun, Fung King- cheong, Tam Kong-pak and Tay Quee-the Club and the Navy was the re liang:

turn of Hutchison, who marked his re-appearance with a splendid dis- play at stand-off-half. He is an excellent footballer and kicks as well as Robertson. His defence is Playing a friendly football match very sound, while he is one Jagainst the Italian warship "Quar- of the trickiest players to grass

to," the Kowloon Football Club won while on the move. by the only goal on their ground yesterday.

own

Navy Cap Arrives

(K.C.C.):- beat Mrs. Noronha, and Miss

Noronha

Mrs. Politi and Miss M. Bryson disappointment. Cossack's Beauty it is about time Racing Boy won is, however, fit and should give--the last time I saw him he was Hetman a close run. Warden must in the pink of condition. In the 21-17: lost to Miss Remedios and Miss be preferred to High Speed (Mr. Tardy Handicap he will be op

....... 10-21 Pih) as the result of the Glasgow posed to Valorous (Mr. Heard) and bent Miss Busto and Miss Xavier 21-14 Handicap last meeting.

Riberio

Mies I. Wooley and Mrs. Hosford (K.C.C.):

Jost to Mrs. Noronha and Miss

Noronha

lost to Miss Remedios and Miss

Riberio

lost to Miss Basto and Miss Kavior

LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE

Recreio "A" K. C. C.. Recralo "B" St. Andrew's

Portia's Big Task

Wayward Stag (Mr. Black) to say nothing of. Don (Mr. Deitz), who.

With an additional 7b, for her showed up well in the Crieff Handi- 8-21 win in the Hotham Handicap, cap, sprint.

5-21 Portia (Mr. Black) will have all The distance may prove too far 1-21 her work cut out holding Dinty, for Wayward Stag and What A who is down 5lb., and High Finance Chance-Mr. Black is taking out (Mr. P. Botelho). Empire Day and the former pony for the first time. Bobniak Star (if sound) are also Valorous was moving nicely in his PW LFA Pts good milers.

Wednesday gallop, and Lemberg is 3 3.0 19 8 6

Games

4 3 1 19 17 6

8 0 3 7 20

Portia made the pace the last a likely outsider at the weight. 4 1 3 18 18 2 time out againat Dinty, and is like- ly to do so again, but she will not be allowed the same big lead coming into the straight, of that I am pretty aura. It will be a very open race, but she should just do it.

LOCAL BADMINTON LEAGUE

O. 3. Prandy, the R.N. and R.M. Featherweight Another feature of last Wenes-

Champion, who meets Sig. Reid in a 6-round G. White, nt centre forward, scor-day's game was the initial appear-

bout to-morrow night at the Lee Taikoo Secure Narrow ed in the opening minutes of thajance of Surg. Lt. Benson, who has Theatre.

Away Victory played for the Navy and the Unit- ed Services at Home,

The Navy are making only one change in the team to meet the game.

Police at Kowloon on Sunday.

Bower of H.M.S. Bruce, will re- place Smith at Inside-right.

The team is:-Pepper (Suffolk); Kyecroft (Suffolk), West (Rainbow);| Pyatt (Suffolk), McGuire (Suffolk),

Love (Suffolk): Kiley (Suffolk), Bower

"ROVER'S”

FORECAST

(Bruce), Cannell (Bruce), Crawford the week-end programme:

The following_is_Rover's forecast of.

(Real) and Wearmouth (Bruce).

Other Football reports will be

found on Page 13.

Artillery

Recreio

Kowloon

SERVICE CORPS IN LINCOLNS

DIFFICULTIES

Injuries Hamper Team's Club

Selection

TRIANGULAR TOURNEY

Club Expected To Rout. Army

CUMMINGS. OMISSION

Sadko's Challenge

Subs. Champions Cavalcade was ridden to a fairly comfortable win in the Leger, and the shortening of the distance for to-morrow's classic is only to his advantage. In the Annual Meeting Champlons he took fourth place be-

Sadko won the Hong Kong Au-hind Tiny Star, Classic Hall, and tumn Champions last year, and is Surprise in 2.51.2, and in his Leger considered in some quarters to be run last month he clocked 2.51.3 a pretty good thing for to-morrow's for 14 miles, concluding with a

morrow will see him pitted against Classic Hall, but not Tiny Star, who has not qualified.........

In the "B" Division of the Bad-classic under the experienced winning last quarter of 0.30.1; To- minton League, the Taikoo Club guidance of Mr. Pib. defented the Sailors and Soldiers' Home by the narrow margin of 5 games to 4 last night, H. M. M. Stephen and C. H. Summers secur- Jing the deciding game in convincing

style.

The scores were:

(Taiko)

"RAPIER'S"

Copper Idol has regained his trus form and is the biggest danger to the favourite Mr. Pote-Hunt,' was

SELECTIONS dent he was the best out of

HETMAN

COSSACK'S BEAUTY KING'S WARDEN

Race 2:

PORTIA HIGH FINANCE DINTY

To-morrow

I believe, but am not sure, that he FIRST DIVISION

waa given an Irish trial. Anyway,

R. C, Thorn and G. A. Smith (Tai- Race 1:- v ST. JOSEPH'S

he is very fast, tackles well, and is

(By "REFEREE")

Įkoo) :--- (Seokunpoo, 4 p.m.) exceedingly dangerous on the run, The Club are fielding their fall beat R. H. Clarke and M. W. Y CLUB

Bussey

****** 24-20 (King's Park, 4 p.m.) possessing a disconcerting side-step fust fifteen in the first of the beat L. I. Hudson and J. Winfield 21-18 v S. CHINA "A" and swerve. He is stockily built. Triangular Tournament rugby e lost to W. H. Smith and Yang

(Kowloon, 4 p.m.}]

Navy Scrum Half Problem counters again the Army on the Chen

14-21 v Fusiliers

H. M. M. Stephen and C. H. Summers Another outstanding rugger per-Club ground to-morrow, and, in vig. 4 p.)sonality who made his first appear-view of their previous victories SECOND DIVISION

beat Clarke and Bussey

21.8 SOUTH CHINA v Artillery

ance here on Wednesday was Lt. over the Army team, are expected beat Hudson and Winfield 21-4 Race 3:- (Caroline Hill, 2.30 p.m.) Webster of the Navy. He played to secure, an overwhelming win. lost to Smith and Yang Chen., 12-21

y ENGINEERS

atand-off-half to Nix, and it was no With the Volunteer Camp over T. A. Stainton and A. W. Norrie (St. Joseph's, 230 pmfault of his that he failed to take and several players, including Mc-(Taikoo):→

▾ Fusiliers

lost to Clarke and Bussey (Military, H.V., 2.30 p.m.) the very bad passes from the scrum. Lellan and Hutchison, back in the beat Hudson and Wirofleld

Kowloon

Webster is supposed to be as good team after being on the injured lost to Smith and Yang Chen .. (Kowloon, 2.90 p.m.) as Lt. Forbes, but has yet to be list, the Army will probably be (Athletfe, 2.20 p.m.) seen at scrum-half before an opin-meeting the most formidable team MR. FROST TO RIDE

on of him can be formed. At in the tourney this season. stand-off-half he handled well and ran straight and hard, passing well when about to be tackled.

LINCOLNS

EASTERN

The Royal Army Service Corps, strong contenders for the leader-University ship of the Third Division, are again in difficulties owing to in- juries.

v Navy

THIRD DIVISION VR.A.M.C. (King's Park, 2.30 p.m.)

Recreio (Chatham Rd., 2.30 p.m.)

AIR FORCE.

Digby and Eycatt are still on the LINCOLNS injured list, and Flood, owing to ill- health, may not be available.

MEDICALS MAY NOT BE

ABLE TO FIELD SIDE

Fusiliers

ENGINEERS

East Lancs

The Royal Army Medical Corps,] · with six of their team on the Police injured list, are in a quandry as to

v RAILWAY

(Athletic, 2.80 p.m.) v.Radió Military, H.V., 2.30 p.m.) Sunday FIRST DIVISION"

ATHLETIC (Sookunpoo, p.m.)

V NAVY

Medicals Have Rugger Team

(Continued on Page 5).

Dr. J. A. R. Seley will referés and the teams are

Club: 0. P. Lammert, W. H. B.

4-21

SOLDIER OF BRITAIN SADKO RIBBLE

21. 9Race 4:-.

3-21

AGAIN

Retirement Rumours Discounted

RACING BOY VALOROUS WAYWARD STAG

Race 5:

CAVALCADE - 'COPPER IDOL CLASSIC HALL Race 6.

•ABLE AMAZON BAG TOR NIGHT STAR

SANDY BAY.

Rigg, L. G. Robertson, J. Hutchison and It is interesting to note that the H. R. McGilchrist; M. W. Turner and Royal Army Medical Corps have H. C.Mecke; A. F. Walkden, W.E started a rugby side, and have 9. H. Garrod; K. A. Munro, D. McLel-key, who returned to the Colony Race 7:-- --

Poers and G. A, Stewart; I, H. Bradford, Mr. Leo Frost, the champion joe- for played several games against land and G. C. Miller the Lincolns and other units.

Lewis (Fuslilers), L£ Hamilton (En-

- HEART'S GLORY DISTILLICUM

Army:L/Cpl Jones (Fusiliers); from Home leave on Sunday, has They should be a good match for L/Cpl. Hubbard (Artillery),- L/Cpl. not yet started training, but it la the weaker of the Club and Navy Shipp (Engineers), Lt. Metcalf (Artil- certain that he will be seen in the ND DOC,4 p.m.) teams, such as ship's teams. ery), F'us Floyd (Fusillers), Cpl. saddle again at the Annual Meet-Rate B

Rugger has hitherto only been ginters); L/Bdr. Hall (Artillery). ing. The rumours of 198 lbs, were (Sookumpoo, 2.30 p.m.) confined to the Club, Navy and L/Cpl. Mackman (Lincolns), Cpl. Hardy a bit exaggerated!

··THIRD DIVISION

Army, and by the latter I mean the (Borderers); Pte. Glimore (Bordarers), Two other local riders returned Fus, Barry (Fusiliers); te Jonas to the Colony this week Mr. G. P. (Borderers), Fur, Morgan (Fusiliers);

Ferguson and Mr. GW: Sewell and Gur, Barraclough (Artlilery)

SECOND DIVISION the selection of their team for their EAST LANCS "Athletic week-end match against the Air

Force, and, with so few players to

select from, it is expected that the EAST LANCH Police game may have to be postponed.

(Kowloon,

2.30.p.m.).......

|rugger playing regiments,

256 (Continued on Page 18)

LITTLE BEAUTY

THE CARP

BOLD COMMANDER A

the year. Classic Hall will thrive on a slow-run race, but with Sara- bande a likely starter this is hard- ly. Ilkely. St. Ives, who finished fourth in the Leger, is in the cap- able handa of Mr, Deltz and if there la to be a big upset he will pro- [vide it.")

Record To Go?

The only interest in the. Queens- land Autumn Champions is likely to be provided by Racing Heart" (Mr. Heard) and Night Star (Mr. Pih)," who should be engaged in a thrill- ing struggle for third stake money behind Able Amazon (Mr. Bütler) and Bag Tor (Mr. Davis). These are the only likely starters.

Able Amazon will probably beat his own 1 miles mark in the course of an easy win.

Second Leg Of Double Sandy Bay was only just beaten by Partnership over six furlongs at the last meeting and followed this up by winning over a mile at Macao. on Sunday against a field which included Young Chap, King's Par ade, Heart's Glory, Warrington, and Partnership. He will be taken out by Mr. Davis and looks a good thing for the Dilatory) the

(Continued on Page

DOUBLE - RACING BOY AND second leg of the "double."

SANDY BAY