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.
of
have Reason for this is that they have in 1940-41, but they also
new the eight
players from Home. not only retained most
alin stalwarts who brought them glory Included in this number ure
goalkeeper, a back, thice halves
FOUR DERBY GREYS
Mr. A.
E. Alinatt, London bullder, who made a spectacular debut 48 a racehorse owner by purchasing the Aga Khan's 11 Irish yearlings for 400 gns. cach, has already riade Turf history by en- tering four greys for the Derby of 1942 in addition to his three others,
They are Mehrali, Muzloom, Moewen (all suns 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. Allnatt's intentions are with regard to jockeys, but my old jockey, Michael Beary, will probably be riding for my stable again, though no retainer has been fixed up yet."
SERVICES BEATEN AT FANLING
United
A golf match between the Services and Royal Hong Kong Golf Club took place yesterday at Fanling. resulting in a win for the Club by 13 points.
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Results (Serviceś names first): Brig. A. Peffers lost to J. W. Ander- son, Lt. Cmdr. Tollemache beat R. H. Gregory, Lt, R, I, Plummer lost to J. P. Tamworth, Lt. W. D. Poltock lost to R. G. Parker, Lt. Pinkerton lost to T. Megarry. Lt. J. L. C. Pearce lost to H. F. Phillips, Maj. T. A. Meek beat I. H. Geare, Lt. J. D. Clague lost to S. L. Lloyd, Brig. T. Macleod lost to K. S. Robertson, Maj. R. E. Guest lost to J. A. Parish; Capt. K. E. Young lost to R, Young, R. Parkin tied with G. Altkenhead, Col. Rose beat A. K. Mackenzic. Maj. Cadogan-Rawlinson lost to F. D. Hunter, Pay Cmdr. Bur- ton lost to A, B. Purves, Capt. A, C, Collinson lost to F. Redman, Major R. C. Giles beat R. Forrest, Major-. Gen, Graseft lost to S. H. Dodwell,
·FOURBALLS
Peffers and Tollemache lost to An derson and Gregory, Pļummer, and Pollock lost to Tamworth and Parker;: Pinkerton and Pearce lost to Megarry and Phillips, Meek and Clague: beat Geare and Lloyd, Macleod and ↑ Guest tied with Robertson and Parlsh, Young and:Parkin“ Idst" to "Young-and-Aitken": head, Rose - and Rawlinson lost to Mackenzie and Hunter, Burton and Collinson beat Purves and Redmond. Glies and Grasett beat Förrest and Dodwell.
Totál-Club. 2411⁄2; Service 123k.
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· LEE WAI-TONG SCORES SEVEN
South Ching recorded the big- gest win of their tour when they beat United Services by 11 clear goals yesterday in Singapore, Lec Wai-tong scored seven goals, while Chan Tak-fal and Lau Chung- anng both scored twice. United Services, boat South China in the second game of the tour, winning by 4 goal to 1,...
South China have now won nino of their 11 games, losing one and drawing ono. They have scored 43. goals against their opponents":-13%
and three forwards.
So anxious were Sappere to put the "recruite" through their paces that, hot weather notwithstanding,
1 trial recently had they
game against Middlesex at Shamshaipo. Everything went well too, excepting that the new arrivals found conditions somewhat different to those they had been used to al Home, They played on hot the sand ground, and in really
at weather.
discouraged Somewhat their own "lack of stamina", one or two of them spoke about "packing up".
have but
been they
persuaded change their minds by the more season. ed "foreign stationers". who assured them that football in the cold weather. and on turf. was not half as bad as their initial game here.
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THE OTHER TEDDY MORGAN
Three soldiers visited the Cardiff Rugby Club and made an astonish; ing request.
They wanted to pick a few blades of grass.
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 historic Ail Blacks of 1905 met their only dofeat.
And the leader was named Teddy Morgan. Right proud he is of it, too, for it was the Walsh Teddy Morgan who scored the try that beat the New Zealanders.
League
BASKETBALL MATCHES
Y.M.C.A.
BASKETBALL
At Kowloon Chinese Y.M.C.A.
their
Following is to-day's programme yesterday. Hon Wah defeated Hong
the Inter-School Basketball Tao by 57 points to 31 in
First Division Chinese
encounter in the organised by
Inter-School Basketball League.
In Second Division, Ling Tung beat Tai Chung Middle School. by 47 points to 20, while Ying Wah conceded a walk-over to Hong Kong Middle School.
FIRST DIVISION Hing Chung v "Y" Commercial
School.
Ming Sang v Pui Ying (White).
SECOND DIVISION Hon Wah v Hing Wah.
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 Bink last night, after leading 26-8 at the end of the first half. to
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SATURDAY'S SPORT Saturday was a bleak day for sports- men, rain almost completely disrupting
One the day's programme,
League bowls match was played. Craigengower on oll visiting and beating H.K.F.C.
while in National
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