1939-10-04 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 4, 1939.

HOW TO PRESERVE EYESIGHT

Sportsmen need good sight. They can either preserve it or weaken it, ac- cording to their uses or abuses.

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SPORTS PARADE

LOCAL SOCCER STARTS

THIS WEEK-ENDE

THE LOCAL FOOTBALL SEASON OPENS this week. end when no fewer than 18 matches will be played. Out- WHILE I was not particularly im-standing game should be that on Club ground where East- pressed with the performances of ern, runners-up in the First Division last season, are at Following the fight of bowls, thou- the men undergraduates in the Univer- home to the much improved Kwong Wah team, sands of which the average playersity swimming sports on Saturday, I sends up each month, is a strain. But was extremely disappointed with the standard of swimming revealed by it need not be done.

the women.

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It was pathetically weak. Granted there are not a great many ladies in

to view the efforts of a number of

Opportunity will also be afforded 15th R.A. RA.

new referees, officiating for the first time in the Colony.

The First Division game between

The elderly adage of the proof of the pudding," etc., still holds in everything. Anyone who cares to take the "dope” /residence but I would have thought that the Navy and Kowloon, fixed for Sat- of the writer has it "free gratis and for

nothing."

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with the facilities available in a Colony like Hong Kong and the fine reputa- tion for keenness for sport in the Uni- versity, some effort would have been My eyes served me to record "pos-made to place swimming among the sibles" in rifle-shooting, and hit mov- fair sex on a footing comparable to ing targets, at 21. It is as good almost

other co-educational institutions in to-day at-well more than twenty-one. other parts of the world less favour-

ably placed naturally.

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Why. "Must be hereditary," someone will say. Nothing of the kind. Twenty years ago we "Hell" to many/urges to "go and see a specialist.” Went. This

is what he said:-

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"Don't be silly! Put off the evil day, and it won't come round at all.”

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Here's a few hints to conclude with: Sitting in your tram, your boat, or your car, close your lids. Roll the eyes in every possible direction and angle, Keep on rolling them, and do it every day, and for as long as you like.

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In other sporting spheres, University has

shown that there is no lack of potential talent.. Take for instance badminton. When University started off in the Mixed Doubles League, apart from Miss Ulian Khoo, the ladies were a bunch of virtual novices that not even the then skill of their men partners could carry to, more than very occa- |sional victory.

There was keeness, however. P. K. Hul and his compatriots took two of the keener ladies, the Misses Jeanette Choa and Joyce Anderson, and by dint of patient coaching brought out the talent latent in both these girls Mix a solution of salt and water, or with the result that University have one of boracic powder, and an eye 'cup' slowly climbed upwards, culminating will do the rest. Sit in the late morning several years of mediocrity with the sua, at this time of its mildness, and winning of the Mixed League last sea- allow the rays to penetrate, by half-son despite the wealth of talent avail- opening the eyes. Do these things, and able at Club de Recreio. you will never need glasses except for reading.

POLICE SOCCER

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WITH that as an illustration, why cannot and will not the star swim- mers at University among the men---- and there are one or two swimmers there of outstanding merit such as Ng The following teams have been se- Tsun-man, Lau Po-hei and Lo Tak- lected to represent Police in the Foot-cheung capable of handling the task- ball League

set about improving the standard.

TEAMS

First Team (v. Royal Scots, Sookun- poo, Sunday):-McHardie; Blackburn and Hogarth; North, Gough and Chan Kwong-yu; Wong Man-kwai, Ferrler, Fan Kwai-choi, Howlett; and Moss. Reserves: Gordon and Watt.

Second Team University, St. Joseph's ground, Saturday 3 p.m.):—| -Aitken; Miu Siu-kee and C. Pile; Gor- don, Watt and Pope; Mak Hon-fan, Kong Hing, Johnstone, Tse Shiu-yee and Taylor. Reserves Shaw, Byrne, Bodie and Wong Sam.

CLUB RUGBY TRIAL The first Rugby trial of the Hong Kong Football Club will be held this afternoon on the Club ground at 5.15

p.m.

All players turning up will be as- sured of a game.

ARMY AQUATIC SPORTS The Army Aquatic Championships will be held this afternoon at Vic- toria Recreation Club starting at 2.30 p.m.

NO CROWDS IN THE MORNING.

You women bowlers have a real break! You can bowl in the mom- ings, when there are no crowds_and alleys are always ayallable." "Get up “a party for inanim bow

HỒNG HỒNG BOWLING ALLEYS

Lockhart Road,

Most of the girls competing had not the remotest knowledge of competitive swimming. Indeed, most of them were far from ready for anything but very gentle afternoons at Repulse Bay and other such pleasure spots.

That they were willing to face huge crowds in all the knowledge of their ignorance speaks volumes for their sportsmanship and courage and I feel that they would provide excellent ma- terial for intelligent coaching.

There is enough interest in competi- tive swimming locally to make the effort worth the while so let us see if something can't be done about it by the time the next University sports, or even better, the Colony champion- ships, once more come around.

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WORD has just been received in the

Colony that a nephew of J. T. K. Gil- christ, of the Hong Kong Football Club, recently signed professional forms for St. Bernard's, a Scottish Second Divi- |sion League soccer club.

This youth, who is 21 years of age, height 5 feet, 71⁄2 inches, weight 11 stone, 7 pounds, rejected, offers from Newcastle United, a Second Division team in the English League, and Hearts, First Division of the Scottish League, after being given trials for both.

A wing half of exceptional ability, the future of young Gilchrist will be followed with Interest.

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E. F. Fincher, Kowloon Cricket Club's first-wicket batsman, has left Eng- land and is due back in the Colony at about the end of the month. Mrs. Fincher, nee Irenë Gittins, is travelling with him and will probably be avall- able for St. Andrew's Ladies' hockey team.

UNITED TOURNAMENT

MEETING

United Hockey Clubs are reminded that the annual meeting will be held in St. Andrew's Church Hall on Friday at 7 pm...

Hon. Secretaries are requested, to Ibring their fixture books - In order

that Axtures may be drawn up.

urday, has been postponed owing to Volunteer manning exercises.

V South China (Military, 4:30 p.m.), Referee: Gibson: Kumaons

v Engineers (Chatham Rd., 4.30 p.m.). Referee:-Demee.

The following are the Football fix- tures and appointments for the com- Royal Scots

ing week.

SATURDAY

First Division *Royal Navy V Kowloon

(Navy, 4.30 p.m.). Eastern

v Kwong Wah (Club, 4.30 p.m.).

Referee:-Minihan.

Linesmen-Wyper and Baker.

S. China "B"

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Club

(Caroline Hill ground, 4.30 p.m.). Referee:---Omar.

Linesmen: Somerville and Mitchell.

• Postponed.

Second Division "A"

R.A.O.C.

V South China (Sookumpoo, 3.00 p.m.). Referee:-Ford.

Club

V Eastern (Club, 3.00 p.m.). Referee:-Rev. Hinchliffe. Kit Che

v 8th R.A. (Caroline Hill, 3.00 p.m.). Referee: Mitchell.

5th R.A.

v 30th R.A. (Sookumpoo, 4.30 p.m.). Referee:-Foster.

Second Division "B" Engineers

Royal Scots (St. Joseph's, 4.30. p.m.). Referee -Horlack. University

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v Police (St. Joseph's, 3.00 pim.). Referee:-Silva.

Kwong Wah v R.A.F.

(Police, 3.00 p.m.). Referee: Dove. Kowloon

V Signals (Kowloon, 4.30 p.m.). Referee:-Edwards.

*Third Division

12th R.A. ·V R.A.M.C.

(Military, 3.00 p.m.). Referee: Barretto, International v Signals

(Chatham Rd., 3.00 p.m.). Referee: Fraser.

SUNDAY

First Division

V Police (Sookumpoo, 4.30 p.m.). Referee:-Ip.

Linesmen:-Ford and Foster.

S. China “A” V

St. Joseph's

(Caroline Hill, 4.30 p.m.). Referee: H. S. Stokes. Linesmen:-Goss and Edwards.

Third Division

Royal Scots V R.A.S.C.

(Sookumpoo, 3.00 p.m.). Referee:-Carley.

24th R.A.

V Electric

(Club, 4.30 p.m.). Referee:-Wilson.

TO-DAY'S FRIENDLY

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SOCCER

The Navy are meeting St. Joseph's in a friendly football game at Cause- way Bay this afternoon at 5 p.m.

With the fleet away, the Navy are experiencing great difficulty in getting a side together but feel confident that they will be able to field a fairly good side in the League from players avail- able in the Colony.

H.K.C.C. TEAM

The following will represent Hong Kong Cricket Club against Kowloon Cricket Club on Tuesday the 10th of October on the Hong Kong Cricket Club ground, commencing at 11 am.^

T. A. Pearce (Capt.), J.L. C. Pearce, L. T. Ride, J. E. Richardson, D. Mc- Lellan, J. H. Fox, M. F. L. Haymes, G. E. R. Divett, D. I. Bosanquet, `B. C. Fay and S. O. Else.

A friendly football game has been arranged for to-morrow at Caroline Hill between South China "A" and the Middlesex Regiment.

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