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ARMY SPORTLIGHT

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 1, 1941.

ARMY TEAM CHANGED FOR KOTEWALL CUP GAME

Saw, Auld And Marable Newcomers In Attack

By "Squaddy”

ARMY WILL MEET SOUTH CHINA IN THE LAST GAME OF THE KOTEWALL CUP SERIES ON SATURDAY AT CAUSEWAY BAY.

There has been three changes, dlesex once. Last year Royal Scots in the forward line from the team won it by une point and Middle- which drew with Navy.

sex are all out to regaln it this year.

Saw and Marable, of Middlesex, have been included in as the left wing combination instead of Well the B.W.OF. were trying to ar- The 'Boxing tournament which and Duffleld, as the latter is unft | to play. Auld, of Royal Sents, tween Army and

range for some time in May .be- who was recently

any opposition promoted to which could be found has had to Royals' senior cleven has been be cancelled as no opponents have given a chance at the centre posi-been found for the Army boxers. tion. He is the type of player! nceded for the Chinese und! should do well in this position on Saturday. If Army wit they will well the Kotewall Cup competition

ATHLETICS

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as South (hina have beaten the TO-DAY, at Pokfulam 12th Const Navy, and the Army drew with the Navy.

Regs., BA., are holding their regimental sport, and selecting Following is the Army team

ther tean for the Colomantt Bankier: Naysmith and Fraser | Athlete Meeting which lakes (Capt.): Birrell, Bright and Fresh- place at the end of the month. water; Owens. Fox, Auld, Saw and! Marable

Reserves-Reynolds. Guy and Pelham.

Sheehan

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LELLO, THE BOXER

Peter Paul

Lelio knocked

out

Lew Jenkins in reven rounds in Chicago early in 1939, and haan't lost a fight since, writes a correa. pondent from New York

that i

BRILLIANT BADMINTON

AT K.C.C.; M.P. YOONG JUST BEATS P.K. HOOI

By "Adrem”

THE SENIOR SINGLES badminton champion- ship match between M. P. Yoong, Cambridge half- blue, and P. K. Hooi, former triple Colony champion, who has not met with defeat in a championship match for at least three seasons, was well up to ex- pectations, and the capacity crowd at Kowloon Cric- ket Club was treated to some exchanges of the high- est standard.

Yoong won in three games, the scores being: 17-14, 5-15, and 17-15.

Yet most experts agreed NEXT Wednesday Middlesex Re-

Pete Lello would fail in his bid giment will meet the Hong to lift the world lightweight cham- Kong Un versity in Athletic | pionship from the same denking

The Cambridge player was the In Secund Thy sien, Royal En-, men ing to be held at Shanshutperjin a 16-round contest at Madison first to settle

down, finding his gineers look like being the chan-Ladd the following event, will take Square Garden. Nov. 22, 1940. touch immediately and scoring pions. They further strengthened place. At the request of the Uni-

freely with beautifully-timed their hold by defeating the

Kalverity there will be four compe- The reason for this is that Jen-strokes of every description. Hooi Chee Football Club by 4 goals to 1 titors in a team.

kins was batting around the cou could not get going and was kept Royal Army Servies Corps wh

on the move like no player in Hong Kong has ever forced him before. Yoong

are hot Of the heels are -till! three points behind and it looks, very much as if they will be run- ners ub as the third team nine points behind.

440 Yards Relay.

1 Mile Relay.

480 Yards Hurdirs 980 Yards Relay

Mile Medicy Relay

**

220 yard).

Long Jump.

Throwing the Javelim,

Signals and Air Force are still battling for Third Division hon- ours and both had narrow wins on Saturday and although there is

(one

try being well belted when lust he bumped into Lello. The Swes Swater of Sweetwater was, as he

ran into a long

at 440 say, trying to get the wrinkles oul Head of 9-0 before Hooi scored

of his belly.

yards, one at 880 yards and two at

Puiting the Shot.

*

only one point in it, so far, it looks | SEVEN-A-SIDE very much like the last game counting.

Signals are one

point in the

RUGBY

lead but have played, one more game and have only one match

to play and the Air Force have THE Army Seven-a-Side Rugby

two more matches.

Air Force have had the least goals scored a winst them in Lea- gue football this season,

HOCKEY

A

Tournament will

commence

next Tuesday. April 8, and so far the following teams have entered.

8th Coast Regt.. R.A. (two teams); 3th A.A. Regt., R.A. (three teams): Royal Engineers (two teams): Medical Corps; and Royal Signals.

Entries from Royal Scots and THE Army six-a-side knockout Middlesex have not yet been re- competition will be held dur-ceived but they are expected to ing the month, on the dates which, enter two tams each. will be no'ified later."

Large Units may enter up to three teams and this competition will be worth watching as there are some strong sides in this com- petition. The Middies have an ex- ceptionally strong side, but the strongest can falter.

YAUMATI SCHOOL SPORTS

This frst ace but then the former champion, dour fighter that he is,

proved greatly and he turned the most powerful smashes of his op- ponent to his own advantage with neat touches at the net.

Yoong Overhauled

T

CRACK PONY DEAD

'Strathroy, 'the ex-cham-

pion

Australian

pony

Yoong was covering court very well but Hooi outmatched him, to owned by Mr. J. F. Mac-

It was immediately after Lello! settled down, His short game im- ironed out Jenkins and b's wrin- kles that the Texan hit out for New York, where he obtained sufficient nourishment to launch and maintain a winning streak culminated by the three-round knockout of Lou Ambers that parked him in the throne room.

Jenkins And Lello Have Facial Wounds Jenkins looked like some of Joe Louis'

cheese opponents and a champion when he folded up in! front of Henry Armstrong in a handicap match in July, but re- gained much of the prestige lost then when he climbed out of the resin to win a decision from Bobcat Bob Montgomery, a highly regarded Negro, in Philadelphia.

The game

slowly make up the deficit and eventually take the lead at 13 12. gregor, had to be destroy-

was "sett" at 14-all,

ed yesterday morning and Yoong went out at 17-14.

after it had collapsed in Late in this game Yoong was showing signs of distress and tits box, in the Jockey Club came as no surprise when won the next game easily, Hooi Stables, Happy Valley, on hej being -several Interruptions Sunday night.

Jenkins. thin, bushy-haired and scary-eyed, always has the chance puncher. He really can

is a deadly finisher.

of the smack

He faces Lello this trip with the assurance of a champion.

|

there

through Yoong's indisposition.

It was learned that the gallant The final game was a thrilling pony collapsed through old age affair, both men being very well though it had been suffering from matched in every phase. but arthritis for some time, Yoong, now apparently completely recovered, gradually assumed con- A 1936 Subscription Griffin, trol to lead 14-11. Hooi still Strathroy won a number of races refused to give up and amid great for its proud owner before it was excitement.crept up slowly while pensioned off towards the end of Yoong was trying hard to secure 1938 when it was found to be that elusive match point. When suffering from.arthritis. It's "big" Hooi levélled at 14-all it appear-year was in 1937 when it won Although it was called a draw.ed certain that he would win but the following races- Lello got the referee's vote in a with Yoong serving, he had bad 10-round engagement with Sam-luck with several of his

shots, Yaumati Government my Angott, the N. B. A. titlehold-which either hit the netcord or an undefeated record in the School annual sports were helder, in New York, in February. landed on the wrong side of the Large Units' Rugby League. The yesterday on the Central British' Rugby committee are debating School Ground,

He beat Irving Eldridge in Sen-lines, and Yoong won the neces- whether they should continue The senior championship result-tember to earn the shot at the Fary three aces with comparative

as there ed in a tie between Chan Yiu-kai crown.

RUGBY

2

ROYAL "Engineers still maintain:

with the League

are

The

lot of Military dut- and Wong Wal-sun with 11 points, Lello, 24 and of Polish-French ies to compete with at the pre- and Au Yeung-chuen, with 15, descent, is a good boxer and a sent moment, In any case, Royal won the junior championship

fair soft of a 'hitter, especially Engineers are the winners of the High Jump (Senior):—1, Ng Tifsang: |with his right hand, League and this gives them two 2. Chan Ylu-kai 3, Wong Wai-Sun.

Like Jenkins, one of his biggest trophies for Rugby, as they have Height 5 11. Junior:-1, Poon Chee- already won the Small Units com-wo; 2. Lam Kwok-wah: 3, Au Yeung-handicaps is that he cuts casily

petition.

chuen. Height 4 ft. 5 ins.

Both have old facial wounds. 100 Yards (Small Boys);-1, Yung The Large Units Rugby League | Shau-toon; 2,

Lello worked in Gary, Ind., stee! Leung Ping-kwan; 3. standings are as follow:

Leung Kim-wal. Time: 13 7-10. Sen-mills, as did Tony Zale, the N. B P. W. L. D..Pts. lor:-1, Wong Wal-aun; 2. Chan Yiu-A. middleweight ruler. He also 14 kal: 3. Tsul Ying-kwan. Time: 11 2-5. was employed for some time in 6 Junior-1, Au Yeung-chuen; 2, Lam the aircraft department of a South 4 Kwok-wah: 3, Chan Wal-tong. Time: Bend concern.

Royal Engineers

Royal Artillery

Middlesex Regt.

Royal 'Scota....

7

7 .0.0

6

8

3 11 2:5.

3 3 0 2 4 Q 34:1 2 1 Combined S, Units. 5 0 4 1 1 Three-Legged Race (Small Boya) :--- Any Units wishing to play off 1, Yung Shau-lung, Ng Chung-dow; 2, their remaining matches may do Lau Man-ching, Kung Kan-lol.

Long Jump (Sentor):1, 'Chan 'Xin-

Lello An All Round

© Athlete In School

ease to end a great match.

Results

*Melbourne Cup (Mr. Black); “Australian Ponies Champions, over 11⁄4 Miles, In the record time of 2:10.3 with Mr. ¿Black up;

Broken Hill Handicap. (Mr. Black) over 1 mile 171.yardą in the record time of 1:55:3;

The following were the results: The Coronation Handicap (Mr.

MEN'S JUNIOR DOUBLES

Black), with Cup ;and dead-heat- T. 8. Young and M. K. Funged with Gypsy Love (Mr. Tao) in beat Peter Lo and J. Tang-18-17, 15-7.

JUNIOR SINGLES

•

J. L. Anderson beat E. Zimmerni 15-11, 157.

the Canberra Handicap, over 1 mile 151 vards, Mr. Black again being jockey.

Only Two Starts

The following year Strathroy J, Odell beat H. S. Jones 16-5, only started twice but it won the 15--12.

Australian Ponies Champions (Mr. Black) again and set up a new record, 144.2, over the mile when it' came in' first in the Albury Handicap, Mr. Black again, being the jockey. That was the last race in which this gallant poby faced the starter:

SENIOR SINGLES

M. P. Yoong="beat"P.^K. 17-14, 6-15, 17—15;-) 16-3, 16-1

'beat W.

SUNDAY'S HOCKEY

so and are allowed to use S500 kai: 2, Leung Po-man;, 3, Tsui Ying- kunpoo on Tuesday's for this pur-kwan, Distance: 15, fi, 2.1-2 108, Junello was an all-round athlete K. W. Choy pose.

lor:-1,Au Yeung-thuen; 2, Lam Kwok while attending: high school fr wab: 3 Poon Ches-wo. Distance: 15

Gary

un outfielder in base-fr. ft. 11`ins, NEXT week the Inter-Unit Team Yung Shau-lung; 7. Ng Taling; county team.

Spoon and Egp Race (Small Boys); } bdll") in imember of the orpss-- Boxing competition takes 3 Lau Manching, the

It was whille in high school that place at Murray Barracks on - 440 Yards. (Senior) -1. Wong Wai- herstarted ito¬box, and his success Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs-sun; 2; Hing Chen-lep: 3, Taal Wing- las an amateur attracted the "ate day, if necessary,

kwan. Time: 63 1.2. Juniori-Autention of Izzy Kline, strainer of Combined Small Units will not Yeung-chuen; Lan Kwok-wah Max Batr and Barney Ross. He be entering a team as previously Chan Wong Time: 68 1-5 turned professional, on his 20th expected, as they can only raise Kim-wal; 12, Chau Hunsfok; 3, Lang * 220 Yardi (8mail Boys)-1, Laung,

birthday

moved to Chicago 12 competitors.

}Ring.kwani (Timė:"432. 345.

to be under Kline's care. Three teams will now compete,Half-mile (Open Handicap)-1, Ng Lallo, gitet, modest and likable, they are: Combined Royal Artil-Tit-sang; 2, Hung Chee-lepia, Tauimys what he did to Jenkins once lery, 'Royal Scots and Middlesex Yumman.

he can do again. Regiment.

--Past Pupils Agoei−1, Lo Chupada:·|-/The light, mobdisagrees.. Royal Scots have been instelet. 2. Zau Palengo.

figures that Lello is tacklinge Ginoo Team Race (Clammes:8, and diferent. Lew Jenkins this time, y Iraining for this event and are

od-a) : | But findine blames «Pate Zello

for trying on a reg

expected to pull it off ones more...cines Team:Made) (Classes

have won his booting | ACİAN ATB..

{{CIAIST) -E" Clanzen/"

And he won't he truled off for ****, not making an hōneat effort,

Hool

Following is the Hockey Asso- clation tournament programme for Sunday:

10,80 A.M. Police "A" y Reoralo. Nomads. v 2/M.T.B. C.B.A v Bignald Destroyers vs University

4.00

5-h A.A. “B”

"The following records still stand' in' Strathroy's name:—

Five Furlongs

14. Miller

13⁄4 Milėj

1.02.2

2103 3.113

Strathroy had won a total of $12,350 in stakes money.

It is interesting to note that the record (1.85.3) set up for the race from the Two Mile Post, – Once Round and In (About 1 Mile 171 yards), by,Strathroy on, March 20, 1987, remained unbroken HDlart! Saturd

the