1941-06-23 — Page 31

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 23, 1941

ROYAL ENGINEERS HAVE NEW FOOTBALL TALENT

Royal Engineers, who won Second Division of the Football League last season, are looking forward to the forthcoming season, when they will play in Senior Division, with great expecta-

tions.

new

have Reason for this is that they have|In 1940-41, but they also

players from Home. not only retained most

the eight of

a in stalwarts who brought them glory Included in this number are

goalkeeper, a back, thiee halves and three forwards.

FOUR DERBY GREYS

Mr. A. E. Alinatt, London builder, who made a spectacular debut as a racehorse owner by purchasing the Aga Khan's 11 Irish yearlings for 400 gns, cach, has already made Turf history by en- tering four greys for the Derby of 1942 In addition to his three others,

They are Mebrali, Muzloom, Mocwen (all sons. of the grey Derby winner Mahmoud) and Joy Boy, a son of the Gold Cup win- ner Felicitation,

All the greys are to go to Epsom trainer Vic Smyth, the others be- ing in the charge of Joe Lawson at Manton.

"I have not seen the colts, but expect to have them at Epsom shortly," says Vic.

"I don't know what Mr. Allmatt's iritentions are with regard to jockeys, but my old jockey. Michael Begry, will probably be riding for my stable again, though no retainer has been fixed 'up yet.”

H.K.R.A. POSTAL LEAGUE

Hong Kong Rifle Association's Miniature Rifle Section Summer' Postal Leagues, 1941, has so far attracted 27 entries for First Divi- sion of Open Sight League and 14 for Second Division. There are 5 entries for the Aperture Sight League.

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Teams of four will shoot their own ranges, at 25 yards, be- tween June 29 and October 19. and later in the season teams will be chosen to shoot for the Colony and in the Colonial Small Bore

ther overseas matches.

Following are the complete en- tries to date for all three sections: OPEN SIGHTS LEAGUE

First Division:-Hong Kong Pulice "A" Royal Air Force "A": 2nd Bat- tallon 14th Punjab Regiment "A" "B". "C", "D" and "E": 5th Battalion 7th Rajput Regiment "A", "B", "C", "D" and "E": 2nd Battalion the Royal Scots "H.Q." Coy. "A" Coy, "B" Coy, "C" Coy and "D" Coy: 22nd Fortress Coy. Royal Engineers and 40th Fortress Coy, Royal Engineers; 2nd Battalion The Middlesex Regiment "A", "B". "C", "D" and "E": Hong Kong Volun- teer Defence Corps Rifle Club "A": Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Rifle Club “A...; Hong Kong Policel

Reserve.

Second Division:-Hong Kong Police "B": Royal Air Force "B": Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps Rifie Club "B"; Royal Engineers, Sham- shuloo; Royal Engineers, Stanley; Roy- al Engineers. Stonecutters; Royal En- gincers, Collinson; Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteers Rifle Club "B":′ 2nd Battalion The Royal Scots" "H.Q." Coy. "B": "C" Coy, “B”: "D" Cóy, “B”:, 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment "p", "C", and "'H."

"B";

APERTURE SIGHTS LEAGUE Hong Kong Police "A" and Royal Air Force; Hong Kong Police. Reserve "A" and "B": 2nd Battalion The Royal Scots C'Coy.

LEE WALTONG SCORÈS SEVEN

South China recorded the big- gest win of their tour when they beat United Services by J1 clear goals yesterday in Singapore. Lee Wal-tong scored seven goals, while Chan Tak-fal and Lau Chung- Bang both scored twice. United Services, beat South China in the second game of the tour; winning. by 4 goal to 1

South Chinu have now won nine of their 11 games, losing one and Brawing one. They have scored 43

· goals against their opponents' ́13.

Kowloon Bitating rinit mòet Union in the only game to-day in the 'Kin, Sang 'Cupidselketball Leaguỡ "(ón froller

So anxlous were Sappers to put the "recruits" through their paces notwithstanding, that, hot weather

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game recently had against Middiasex at Shamshuipo.

THE OTHER TEDDY MORGAN

Three 'soldiers, visited the Cardi Rugby Club and made an astonish. ing request.

They Wanted to pick a few blades of grass,

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The three men were Maoris who wanted the grass to send to their friends in New Zealand as souvenirs.

It was at Cardiff that the historie All Blacks of 1005 met their only dofort,

Aight proud he is of it, Morgan who scored the try that

And the leader whe named Teddy Morgan. top, for it was the Woldh Taddy bat the New Zealanders.

BASKETBALL MATCHES

BASKETBALL

At Kowloon Chinese Y.M.C.A. yesterday, Hon Wah defeated Hong Following is to-day's programme

their Tao by 57 points to 31 in the Inter-School Basketball First Division encounter in the

organised by Chinese

Inter-School Basketball League.

League Y.M.C.A.

FIRST DIVISION

Hing Chung y "Y" Commercial

School.

Ming Sang v Pui Ying (White).

SECOND DIVISION

Hon Wah v Hing Wah. Everything went well too, excepting

that the new arrivals found conditions somewhat different to those they had

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been used to at Home. They played on the sand ground, and in really weather. Somewhat

д! discouraged their own "Jack of stamina“, one or two of them spoke about "packing up", but they have been persuaded

10 change their minds by the more season- ed foreign stationers". who assured

The "Green and White" team beat Royal Scots by 53 points to 12 in the Kin Shing Cup" Basketball League (on roller skates) at Kowloon Skating Rink last night, after Teading 20-3 t

the end of the first half,

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In Second Division, Ling Tung beat Tai Chung Middle School by 47 points to 29, while Ying Wah a walk-over to Hong conceded Kong Middle School.

SATURDAY'S SPORT

Saturday was a bleak day for sports- men, rain almost completely disrupting One League the day's programme, bowls match was played, 'Craigengower visting and beating HKFC, on all Tinks for a 72-52 win in Third Division,

while In the evening e Chinese National swimming record for the Owing to rain the League base-ladies' 200 Métres freestyle Relay was ball game between U.S.S. Ashe-bettered by nine seconds by Lai Tsun as ville and U.S.S. Mindanao was Ladies at the Hong Kong and Kowloon

postponed yesterday.

them that football in the cold weather, and on turf, was not half as bad their initial game here.

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