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THE CHINA MAH, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1936
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YTHAN & THE GORILLA FAVOURED FOR SATURDAY'S DOUBLE
of
Sensational disclosures "Jockey ring" are hinted in the suspension of Don Meade, leading
jockey at Hialeah track Miami, and violation of the riding racing" were the charges laid
Florida, "Unsatisfactory
against him.
RECREIO “A” WIN BADMINTON
Mixed Doubles Title Secured
Club de Recreio "A" carried of Badminton the Mixed Doubles
CHINESE OLYMPIC
SOCCER TRIAL
SHANGHAI PLAYERS ON VIEW TO-DAY
DISORGANISED LEAGUE FIXTURES
(By "Referee") THE proposed departure for the North on April T
22 of the All-China Olympic football team and their subsequent trials in Hong Kong have completely disorganised the First Division League soccer programme and the senior Chinese teams, South China "A" and "B" and the Athletic are making a great endeavour to play off all their remaining fixtures before their departure.
The Chinese Clubs have succeeded, however, in arranging] for their outstanding games to be played off on week days during the next fortnight, so that South China "A" should be able to
G. H. "Pete" Bostwick, popular. American gentleman rider, rode Castle Irwell in the Grand National.“ Pete, who trained Castle Irwell himself, was optimistic over his chances in the turf classic, but his supporters were disappointed. He is here shown
"up" on his entry.
retain their premier division championship as well as participate ROVER'S
in the Olympic trials.
Several outstanding performers from North China have
Championship last night when in arrived in the Colony within the last few days and the majority
their final fixture they defeated of these will be seen in action this afternoon in an Olympic trial St. Andrew's by 9 games to nil at game against the Navy at Caroline Hill, commencing at 5 pm. King's Park. The losers also
completed their fixtures League.
in the Among the
Detailed results of last night's
'match were as follows:-
L.A. Carralho and Miss
Ribeiro (Recreio “A”)
well-known
players are Suen Kam-shun, the
former Athletic inside-left and GOOD LEAGUE Shanghai Interporter. Lee Ning.
a Shanghai Interporter. and "Darkie" Chan, the former) Athletic and Shanghai Interporti left-hal and wing.
Olga
also
beat E. F. Fincher and Miss
F. Wong.... beat H. Kew and Mrs. Dawson beat RH. Wang and Miss
E. R. Bliss
21-10 21---15
21-10
(Continued on Page 8)
The following are. the Chinese)
revised fixtures:-
M. A. Oliveira and Miss M. Silva teams
(Recreio "A")
beat Fincher and Wong 1 1 2 Club
beat Kew and Dawson
beat Wong and Bliss
J. J. Remedios and Miss
(Recreio "A")
beat Fincher and Wong -
beat Kew and Dawson beat Wong and Bliss
NEXT SATURDAY
V
Athletic 21-3
(Club, 4.45 p.ad.; 91-95. China “B” v Kowloon C. Silva
(Caroline F1, 4.45 pm).| Fusiliers
21 T 21-3 21-
LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE
P.W L F A Pi 16 15 1 98 19 30
Recreio "A" C.R.C. Fire Brigade Recrei "B"
St. John's
St. Andrew's ..
Kowloon Toag. Taikoo
South China “A” (Soqkenpoo, 4.45 p.m.) NEXT SUNDAY "Kotewall Cup" Final
v Royal Navy (Scokunpoo, 4.15 pm) NEXT MONDAY
South China,
15 12 2 106 29 26 Recreio
37 26
16 13 107
15 8 7 76
41 16 Club
15 7
8
65 70 14
16
9 56 88 14
FORECAST
The following is the forecast
-
ROYAL SCOT'S BID
FOR REVENGE®
DUEL WITH KING'S LEAD AND HONEYMOON EVE
“DAFFY" DAVIS BACK IN SADDLE
(By "Rapier")
-
second in THE Third Extra Race Meeting
importance to the Annual Race Meeting will spread over two days, with a programme of 10 races each day. A continuation of the prevail- ing fine weather will probably attract a record at- tendance during the Easter Meeting, and, with the track on the hard and fast side, it is confident- ly expected that there will be exceptionally keen competition for honours in the various events.
Owners will again be seriously handicapped by the unfortunate shortage of Jockeys, and in REFEREEING
several of the races our Novice Jockeys will be called on to shoulder greater responsibilities, LAX AND PLAY thereby giving them much needed experience. It DANGEROUS is believed that Mr. W. H. S. Davis may ride again, as I understand that he has been booked to take out Australian Boy in the Kilda Handicap.
for the week-end local soccer fix- S. China "A" Defeat
East Lancs.
tures, giving the favoured teamo in capital letters:-
CLUB
Saturday
FIRST DIVISION
SOCCER CARD
ON SATURDAYS. CHINA B
Athletic's Strong Challenge
NAVY AND SAPPERS IN JUNIOR CLASH
Fusiliers
→ Athletic
(Chak 4.45 pm).{ ✔ Kowloon
`SOLDIERS' POOR FINISHING DECIDES ENCOUNTER
LISTLESS FINCHER
Unexpectedly Easy Win For Lai
(By "BASE-LINE")
Kwong-tsum.
Canton Handicap: One Mile: The curtain-raiser on Saturday will be confined to China ponies "B" Class," and an interesting.
(By “REFEREE")
race should result, Cyclamen Bay (Caroline Hill, 4.45 p.m.).j
The deplorable finishing and
(Mr. Harris), recently demoted VS. CHINA 'A'
from “A” Class, has been allotted Lanes! (Sookunpes, 445 p.m.). Positioning of the East
top weight, and I very much doubt Lyemun (R. A.) v EECRE10
team cost them two points yester- (King's Park, 4.15 p.m.)-day in the First Division of the Lai
whether it will figure prominently hard-court with such a heavy burden. XAVY
* Police
Football League, when they lost champion of Canton, experienced (Causeway Bay, 449 p.m.).
After winning a race at the pre- to South China ST. JOSEPH'S ▾ East Lancs.
"A" by four an unexpectedly easy passage into vious meeting. Sadko (Mr. P. P. (St. Joseph's, 4.45 p.m.). goals in a game featured by lax the Semi-Final Round of the Co-Botelho) has been penalised, and SECOND DIVISION refereeing and dangerous play. lony Lawn Temis Singles Cham- may find
(Continued on Page 9)
Clab
V
EAST LANCE.
(Club, 2.15 p.m.). }
* R.A.O.C. & R.A.S.C.
FIRST DIVISION
Gouix PW LDFAP (Caroline Hill 2.15 pm).5. China "A"..21 17 4 0 66 24 34
v. Radio
Athletic (Chatham Road, 4.45 p.m.). Police
(By "REFEREE") The outstanding feature of this ATHLETIC week-end's League football рго- gramme is the appearance of South China “A”, “B” and the Ath- letic on Saturday, and the final Rifles. v Athletic (Caroline Hill, 5.15 p.m.). of the Kotewall Cup on Sunday,
FUSILIERS
V South Chinx "B" when South China encoun-Eastern
(Clab, 5.15 p.mter the Royal Navy at Caroline
Hill
NEXT WEDNESDAY 16 3 13 46 93 6 S. China "A" v Athletic 12 2 10 20 86 4
S. and S. Home 15 0 15 21 114 0
RADIO SHARE
TO-DAY WEEK Chinese Olympic
Team
v Navy or Army (Caroline Hill, 5 TO-MORROW WEEK
Engineers
น SOUTH CHINA 3. China "B" (Causeway Bay, 3.15 p.m.)- Fusiliers
▼ KOWLOON
Kavy (Kowloon 3.15 pm) Club * NAVY
Rifles (Sookunpoo, 3.15 p.). THIRD DIVISION
The Club, who encounter the (Caroline Hill, 5 pm.).]
Athletic on Saturday will be at Railway full strength with L G. Bobertson
| LIGA pm)instead of G. Hill, who is still on
occupying the right-back position PGUESA
the injured list, while the inter- p.m.).|mediate and forward lines will
remain as before.
MAMAK POINTS S. China “A” v Bifles
WITH SAPPERS
Goalless Draw At Caroline Hill
HUSSAIN AND HOWLETT IN LIMELIGHT
The Mamak hockey match be- tween the Radio Sports Club| and the Royal Engineers on the Radio ground at Caroline Hill yesterday produced some hockey
(Caroline Hill, 5.15 SATURDAY WEEK
|S. Chias “B” ▼ Police
Rifles
FIRST DIVISION
St. Joseph's East Lanca. Recreio Kowloon
the impost of 165 lbs. pionship yesterday at the HK.C.just a little too much. when he beat a very listless Teddy | (Continued on Page 9) Fincher by 6-3, 6-4.
Obviously troubled by the bad
21 12 27 39 20 31 light. Fincher committed blunder EAST LANCS.
20 10 46 53 29 25 after blunder overhead, while he .20 9 3 8 40 29 25
.20 9 4 7 40 30 23 was always caught by Lai's clever
.20 12 0 56 44 24 drop shot.
18 10 5 3 47 27
21 8 6 7 43 31
Lai, on the other hand, showed that he could play a very sound 18 7 9 2 33 26 15 defensive game, retrieving many
22 8 12 2 39 59.18
20
WIN NOVICES
TEAM BOXING
RIFLES PUT UP A GOOD SHOW
6 10 4 28 34 16 difficult shots in- fine style. Hej 6 13 1 33 44 13 is very sound on the forehand. RA. (Lyemun) 21 2 17 2 33 66 6 but a concentrated attack on his PROMISING TALENT ON VIEW R.A. (S'ters)..24 1,20 3 16 95 5 backhand would probably
Totals
→ ENGINEERS (Railway, 4.45 p.m.).
་ Rifes (Coatham Road, 315 pm).;
Sunday
Athletic
✓ Police (Sookampoo, 115 pm).) KOTEWALL CHARITY CUP COMPETITION
v Navy (Sookumpoo, 4.30 p.m.).) Monday
NAVY TOO
FIRST DIVISION
Recreio
(Caroline Hill, 445 pm.) bringing three newcomers into the The Athletic, however, will be Athletic (Sookanpoo, 445 p.m.). team in the persons of Cheung SUNDAY WEEK
Wing-choy, the Three Culture South China goalkeeper from Shanghai, Sten Kam-shun, at inside-left. and
Chinene Olympic
Team
v Best of Colony
(Caroline Hill, 445 p.m.). Darkie Chan, on the left-wing.
INTER-UNIT
CRICKET
of a very high standard towards East Lancs. Win By
the closing stages, but try as the teams did neither of them could acore and the final whistle sound- ed with honours even
9 Wickets
ELVIN GETS 6 FOR 40
Strange's Task..
Contrary to expectations, Suen Chab
will be occupying his most dan- Įgerous position, but Ernie Strange,
v Athletic
(Caroline Hi, 5.15 p.m.).
South China "B"
(Club, 5.15 pm).
the Club's left-half, should prove HAPPY VALLEY
equal to the occasion.
The game is likely to be a very fast one with the odds in favour of the Europeans,, who have at last found the right combination and tactics to combat the wily
Showing a good burst of speed, the Engineers started to press from the very commencement and, United cricket competition, at Soo- but for the fact that A E. P. mapoo yesterday, the East Lancs Guest played a very cool and safe beat the Small Units by 9 wickets, game at back, they might have the scores being:----
In the semi-final of the Inter-Chinese forwards.
scored
(Continued on Page 31 LARGE UNITS HOCKEY
Small Units Col. Lightfoot, b Murphy
|L/Cpl. Willey, b Elvin
Sergt. May, b Whitehead
Capt. L. J. Walch, e Beraz,
Elvin
The Punjab Regiment will meet
Lt. Thompson, e. Williams, the HESRA to-day
the on
Elvin Marina ground to decide who will Capt. Kinm, b Elvin hold the Large Unita hockey cham-W.O. Imrie, xt. Coster, b Elvin pionship for the sesson. The Capt. Power, b Murphy game is scheduled to start at 4/CPL Apps, & Betting, b Elvin
Pan
THREE YACHT RACES"
----
Three sweepstake yachting Taces were sailed at North Point
¡L/Cpl. Muir, b Whitehead
Pte. MacKey, not out
Extras
Total
Whitehead
yesterday, resulting in wins for Elvin Rolls (Major W. H. Póstle) in the Murphy
Class, True Blue (Major
2
POLICE TENNIS TITLES
A
GOLF
Draw For Summer Foursomes
cause
Taking into
consideration the
...282 115 115 52 559 559 282 his downfall. He is not as good
this year as he was in 1984, when fact that the men in the ring were he beat Sirdar Rumjahn in a pre-in the Novices Class, the boxing liminary round, and I am not too that was seen at Murray Barracks sure that he will beat H. D. Rum last night, when the East Lancs. jahn for right of entry into the beat the Rifles by 23 points to 22 Final.
GOOD FOR
KOWLOON Mainlanders' Halves At Fault
WINGERS NOT USED TO BEST ADVANTAGE
(By "ROVER")
First Division League In 2 Soccer game on the Kowloon
Yesterday's Results
Open Singles (Fourth Round)
in
the Final of the Inter-Unit ́ Novices Team Boring, was of n ¡very high standard and the men
Lai Kwong-tean beat E. C. Fincher concerned are to be congratulated
jon the fine showing they put up.
(Continued on. Page 3)
3.
Club Championship (Semi-Final)
M. Pagh,beat D. MacDougall 6-3, 8-5,
€4.
Club Bandicap Singles
(Fourth Found)
W. A. S. Grant (—15.2) beat G W
Sewell (-15) 6-0, 6-4
Club Events To-day
Club Handicap Doubles
(Second Round)
ground yesterday the Navy beat G. W. Sewell and E. J. Armstrong the Kowloon Football Club by 4
Below will be found the draw goals to 2 for the Happy Valley Summer
Two factors contributed greatly
Kowloon's Foursomes. All matches are to be to
defeat, firstly, played to a finish, if light permits. the inability of their wing-halves! The Police Recreation Club lawn After the 18th hole, strokes as in to keep the opposing wingers in tennis aiagles championship was first round.
check and the frequency with decided last Tuesday afternoon The first player manages the which they were caught out of post- team and the first named pair inition, and secondly, the failure of each bracket will be responsible the mainlanders to use their |being 6-2, 6-3, Carruthers had, for arranging a date for the wingers to more advantage.
match. Unless otherwise agreed, It is true that Honniball, on the 28 on the previous day, "won the
doubles title when, partnered by}
matches will be played on the left wing, saw more of the ball 4. Johnson, he beat D. Fitches morning of the last date given for in the second half, but this player
and S. G. Smith by 2-6 7-5 and
when G. Carruthers beat J. Galvin in straight sets, the scores
23 6-4.
15
87
Extras.
each round.
(152) A. D. Humphreys
G. E. Sayer (5/6)
and
Owen Hughes and T. A. Pearce
(Third Bound) (15.2) or Lt. Lacy and Lt. Philli more (2/6) T. C. Monaghan and T. J. Mekulien (—3/6)
Results
The results, in detail, were as follows:-
Bantamweight Pte. Walsh beat Rfa. Adams (Rifles). Featherweight Williams beat Efa. Doherty (Rifles).
Pte.
lows...
in. Doherty (Rifles) beat Pte. Hal-
Lightweight Bin McCandless (Rifles) beat Pte.
Litchfield,
Pte. Caggery beat: L/Cpl. Kinsella
(Rifles).
Pte. Earns best Ria. Burrows (Rides). Welterweight Pte. Hardy beat Rin. MeCroy (Rifies).
ANDREWS PLAYING Pie. Herbert beat L/Cpl. McKee
TO-DAY
Exhibition At H.K.C.C.
(Rifles).
Rín. Millar (Rides) heat Pte. Smith. Pte. Winstanley beat Ria. Anderson
(Rifles).
Middleweight
CPL Atkinson (Rifles) beat Pte.
Thomas
Ein. Reid (Rifles) best Pté. Oldham.
Light-heavyweight
beat
Pte
was not on his best form and was
E. D. ("Buster") Andrews, the L/Cpl. Page (Rifles) beat Fte: Taylor. THE DRAW
guilty on numerous occasions of Bye into the second rowid:--- trying to beat his man instead of famous Davis Cup tennis player, T. D. Paton (8) and E. H. Watta centring sooner. W. Knox, on the will be seen in action in exhibi- Rin. Brady (Rides) (20) v. K. S. Robertson (4) and 7. opposite wing, ・ was completely tion tennis matches. (doubles) on Fetrie (16); W. H. Nolloth (18) and starved.
9
J. S. Howell (24). –
(Continued on Page
Total (for 4 wkts.) .... 126 Bowling. Analysist
Lt. Murphy, Ete Baker, Bóan. COME W. Coster, Bdan. Cox, Pte. Bevan and
8 4
2 Bdka. Botting did not bat. 10,5 0 40
Bowling Analysist 7
East Lancs. Dixon) in the "A" Class, and Lt. J. P. Williams, retired Widgeon (Miss H, Crawhall-WC.S.M. Elvin, b Thompson
Lt. E. M. Dawson, b May son)
for Mixed L/Cpl Goldsworthy, not out Classes
IL/Cpl. Whitehead, 5 Lightfoot
the race
9
BILLIARDS INTERPORT
Thistlewaite
Heavyweight the HKC.C. ground this after-Pte. Harmsworth beat L/OPL
Dempster (Rides), où a tko.
проп.
E. D. Andrews and L. Goldman
Staunch Defenders The galant display of Blige, the pivot, and Everest, and Eastman, will play H. D. and S. A. Rumjan 4.30 pm and admission to the the two backs, saved Kowloon from and then Andrews and E. C. Fin-exhibition will be $1 to the Stand' a much heavier defest, and on ther" will meet Tani Wai-pai and 2nd 50 cents for "standing room.”.
[[There will be no reservations. According to a Canton paper, anthem fell the brunt of the after-Tani Yau-pai, conquerors of the 9 interport billiard contest between noon's work. Bliss' task was made Rumjaba cousins
Canton, Hong Kong and Macao all the harder by lack of aselstance championshipe will be held in Canton on April 15 from his wing-halves.
and. 18..
2
0. M. E. V.
Power
6
0
26 Apps
4.0
20
20 Thompson
1 11
43 | May
0
22 Lightfoot
ስ
watch
1
10
in the local
A-Mixed Doubles Tennis Tourna» ment will be held at the Civil Ser« The matches will be played on vice Cricket Club on Easter Sunday
(Continued on Page 8)
Ithe Stand Court, commencing aticommencing at 3 p.m.
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