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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 22, 1941

CRICKET

VITAL SENIOR MATCH TO-DAY

By "Adrem”

A MATCH WHICH SHOULD BE ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING OF THE SENIOR CRICKET LEAGUE SEASON WILL BE PLAYED AT COX'S ROAD THIS AFTERNOON, WEATHER PERMIT- TING, BETWEEN THE CURRENT CHAMPIONS, KOWLOON CRICKET CẾUB, AND CLUB RECREIO.

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If KCC win to-day, they are virtually certain 11 retain championship, whereas will leave Craigengower and Uni- versity the only team in a poși- tion to challenge, although the former will have to dispose of the formidable CS.C C. this afternoon and then win all their remaining fixtures, while Craigengower also ; will be unable To drop further points.

K.CC. and Recreio will both be - at full strugih this afternoon and the result is most diffleult to fore-

cast. In the two friendlies played } thus far this season between

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MYSTERY BOXER

IN MANILA

The mystery boxer who two clubs, KCC. won the first battles Nicki Wan, while Recrein were well 411 11 way to victory in the second when Chinese scrapper, for the

stumps were drawn

C.S.C.C. Should Win

There should alse be little m!

heavyweight champion-

the Orient ship of March I at the Rizal: Memorial Coliseum, Man- ila, recently allowed him- self to be photographed by newspaper photographers much difficulty in disposing but would not reveal his Then cheaply i which event then identity, says the "Manila

the other senior fixture between Civil Service and tiversity The when the wirket i larly good but at Happy Valley 1 do not expect

Jatter team are difficult to get out

Baker ani Company to have very j

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batsmen should score enough runs ¦

to enable them to win.

Crangengower juniors,

still

i.

the rug for Second Division

Bulletin."

The Ammirran fighter, #let honours, vall not be able to take; hander, worked Cart with the

be

On

any chances aganst University, punching and sand bags but word not a strong team by any means,, a task. but one against which it does not pay to

over-confident. their own ground at Pokfulum University are about 50 per cent. more dangerous and I shall not be surprised if they hold theer op- ponents to a draw.

Following is the programme and some of the teams: --

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FIRST DIVISION

C. 8. C. C. V.

K. C. C.

University

v. Recreio SECOND DIVISION University Y. C. C. C.

FRIENDLIES

D. B. S.

Y. C. S. C. C. H. K. C. C. v. Recreio C.C.C. 2nd XI-A, M, Omar (Capt.),

Broadbridge, S Leonard, J. W Leonard, A. B. Hamsou. E A. Lee, A Hung, U. H Esmall. T. Lock, C. W Lam and W. K. Way. Reserves: 0. M. Omar and L. Choa.

H.K.C.C. “A” XI-H Owen Hughes (Capt.). H. J Armstrong. C. W. E. Bishop, N. D. Buuker, G. J. P. Carey. W. G. Finnie, J. L. Hisley, D. O. Par- sons, R. S. W. Paterson, E. W. Pudney and D. 9. Robb.

C.S.C.C. 1st XI:AJ. E Richardson (Capt.), K. J. Attwell, P. Baker. W H Colledge, T. V. N. Fortescue, R. H. Griffiths, B. C. K. Hawkins, D McLel- lon, A. E. Perry, N. Whitley and A. M. J. Wright.

XI:-B E Strange

C.S.C.C. 2nd (Capt.), G. Ainslie. J. Barrow, G Davidson. H Parrott T. Lockhart, J.

F MacGowan, J. Mitchell, N L. Smith,

G. Stone and A Watson,

Gusano

Recreio 1st XI:-E, L Capt.), W. A Reed. A M, Rodrigues, A. M. Prala, H. L. Ozorio. L. G. Gosana, J. M. Gosano, G. N. Gosanu, E. M. L. Soares, N. A. Beltrao and

P. M. N. da Silva Jr

Recreio 2nd XI-E. A R Alves

The mystery man handles hij fists well and throws his punches p as if he were used to slugging.

The only condition demanded by Nicki Wan was that his oppon ent weigh not incre than 180₫ pounds for the coming bout. Wan has resumed training.

WEEK-END SOCCER PROGRAMME

Following are the soccer fixtures for the week-end:

To-day

SENIOR SHIELD SECOND ROUND Police

V South China (Boundary Road, 4.15 p.m.) Royal Scots ♥ Navy

(Sookunpoo, 415 p.n.)

Kowloon

FIRST DIVISION

ν Club

Kowloon, 415 p.m.)

JUNIOR SHIELD SECOND ROUND South China

F.A.S.G.

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V Police

V

Boundary Road. 245 pm)

Signals (Sookunpoo. 245 pm

SECOND DIVISION Middlesex

Royal Scots (Kowloon, 245 pm)

Kowloon Karoline 11, 2.45 pm)

THIRD DIVISION

RA.F. (Stanley, 245 p.)

Club

35th R.A.

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V

To-morrow

SENIOR SHIELD SECOND ROUND St. Joseph's

V Sing Tho Navy. 4 15 pm)

Kwong Wah

Navy

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V International

.

Y Eastern (Boundary Road. 4 13 pm JUNIOR SHIELD SECOND ROUND Sing Tao "8"

36th R.A. lub, 4 15 pm)

(Navy. 2.45

SECOND DIVISION

Kwong Wah Caroline Hill. 2 45 p.m ) Kit Chee

A. E. Caroline Hill, 4.15 pm.)

THIRD DIVISION

R.A.O.C.

V

24th R.A.

* A.S.A. +Chatham Road, 4,15 p.m.)

SAPPERS' FIRST DEFEAT

SHIELD GAMES MAIN SOCCER ATTRACTION

The Second Round of the Shield Competitions' start this afternoon when a number of games in both divisions will be played and the best game should be at Boundary Street where Police are at home to South China.

PONT L'EVEQUE TO

The Royal Engineers "A" team suffered their first defeat in the Garrison Snooker League on Thursday, losing to the Royal Army Medical Corps by one pointį. to five.

Promoter Luis Logan hus secur- ed a gold belt, from a local busi- ness establishment which will b

Results of other matches play- awarded the winner of the Marched on the same day were:

symbolic of the heavy-

championship

1 bout,

weight

Orient.

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R.A.P.C., 2, R.A. Sergeant, Stan- theley, 4: Royal Signals Corporals, 0;}

R.E. Sergeants' Mess, 6; Corps of Military Police, 2; Royal Signals A, 4.

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League Positions

A lead as to who might Wan's foe on March 1 was given by Logan when he advised Nicki Wan to start training for a left- handed fighter as his opponent willj be a port sider. Wan is not parti-R.A.M.C. cularly worried about whom heR.E. Sergts' Mesa will fight.

R.A. Sergls' Stanley R.E. "A"

Wan has started training with C.M, Police left handers. He has never fought R.A.P.C.

P. W. L. D. Pts.

0 3 0 3. 20

6 3 1 2 23

6 2 0 4 20

6 2 1 3 19

0

1 1 4 18

6 1 3 2 14

a port sider but has trained. with | Royal Signals Corporals 6 1 3 2 13 them in China he seid.

Royal Signals "A"

6 15 0 17

AMERICAN TENNIS

IN 1940 REVIEWED

SHADOWS OF WAR ́abroad fell across the ten-

Capt.), A. E. Noronha, 11. A. Barros, nis picture in 1940, robbing the game of some of its

F. J. Remedios, M. A Remedios, A, J

M. Prata, J. A. Soares. B. T. Gosano,

A. H. Remedios, L. J. A, Remedios and

V. Yvanovich Jr.

University 1st X-N. C. Sen Gupta.

brightest stars and forcing abandonment_of_Davis Cup play.

L. T. Ride, C. N. Matthews, W. S. Two events stood out on the do-, Victor Seixas, 17, came close to Gegg, K. Y. Tam, J. Tsui, G. Hongmestic scene:

, Singh and S. Mahmood. Scorer: B. W.

Henkin,

University 2nd XI:-R, M. Soares, R. S. Gin, T. C. Lo, T. T. Chin, S. Am- plavanar, D. Chelliah, E. Mazuza, A. Ahmed, J. Ameerall, C. W. Hool and K. S. Gill. Scorer: B. Ahmed.

topping Frank Kovacs,

Jack Kramer, 19, did beat Sidney Wood and Frank Parker.

Choy, J. Fenlon, K. S. Oh, Naranjan 1. The rise of Don McNeill as top ranking men's singles player.

2. The retirement of Alice Mar- Young Welby Van Horn, who ble, four times national women's became the sensation of the 1939 champion and outstanding woman | tournament - by • beating John athlete of 1940, from the ranks Bromwich and going to the finals, of the amateurs.

was the principal disappointment Blonde, 23-year-old McNeill of the year. Joe. Hunt, the mid- was not a complete surprise. Be- shipmon, failed to reach the fore his graduation from Kenyon heights he touched in Davis - Cur College in Ohio last spring, he play. had played around the world.

K.C.C, 1st XI:-E. C. Fincher, N. D. Lloyd, D. J. N. Anderson, E. F. Fin- cher, N. A. E. Mackay, D. Hung, A. Zimmern, F. R. Zimmern, R, E. Lee, F. J. Lay and R. T. Broadbridge. Scorer: T. W. Carr: Umpire: J. R. Robinson,

VOLUNTEER TEAM FOR TO-MORROW

The cricket match between Volunteers and Recreio at King's

In November Miss Marble-who He had beaten the national won her third straight singles title [] champion, Bobby Riggs, to win with an easy 6-3, 6-3 victory over the clay court title. But still no Helen Jacobs was induced to one took McNeill very seriously abandon her amateur status to in- until the third set of the tourna-ject glamour into the languid ment final match.

pro game.

time in another era Sarah Pal- fray and Dorothy Bundy, as well

Riggs had won the first two sets Her decision left the ranks of in slow play before McNeill broke women players singularly de- Park to-morrow will start at 11 loose with the best tennis of his | stitute, Remaining are Miss a.m. and not noon as previously career to take the match, 4-6, 6-8, Jacobs, who held the title four advised. The Volunteers team is: | 6-3, 6-3 and 7-5.

L. T. Ride (captain), E, C. Fil- cher, D. G. Day, M. F. L. Haymes, N. A. E. Mackay, N, D. Lloyd, D. Hung, E. Zimmern, A. Zimmern, F. Zimmern, K. M. Baxter.

Youngsters Win Spurs as a number of younger players like Pauline Betz, Virginia: Wol-

A number of younger stars won | fenden, Helen Bernhard and Hope their spurs in the tourriarhent. i Knowles.

STUD; FEE SET AT 98 SOVS.

Police have always been able give South China a good game in the Shield competition, no matter how lowly they are in the League table and with the team playing well at present are quite able to extend the Chinese.

Howlett and Ferrier's play may upset the Chinese and if the de- fence can hold out Police may

win.

The Navy-Royal Scots

game

Pont L'Eveque, winner of the 1940 Derby, has should be evenly contested and been

sent to the stud. current form the Sailors should His fee for 1941 will be 98 set if their forwards are in form. sovs., an exceptionally low

win but Royals may cause an up-

The best game in the Junior Ser-

sum for a Derby winner division should be between

vice Corps and Signals. The latter

even though circum- teams have been doing well re- stances at present are un-cently and did splendidly to beat 30th R.A.. the holders, in the First favourable.

Round so that the Service Corps cannot take Signals too easily.

The leading sire, Hyperion, who wen the Derby in 1933, and Blur Peter, the 1939 Derby winner, are, for instance, full for 1941 ati a tee of 460 guineas cach,

HOCKEY SEMI-FINAL

TO-MORROW

In

the

Turkhan, winner of the substi- ule St Leger and of the Irish A semi-final match Derby, is to stand at the Old Con- Small Units Hockey Knock-out mell Stud, Newbridge, Co., Kil- competition will be played to- dare, at a fee of £75. The Aga morrow on the Sookunpoo ground, Khan's other stallion, Stardust, starting ai 2.30 rm. The con- who also recently was sent to Tre-¦ testants will be 36th Heavy Bat- land, will stand at the same stud. tery, R.A. and HQ. Corapany of --Reuter.

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