MR. T.K. LI'S 'DOUBLE' AT FINAL "POW" OF H.K. JOCKEY CLUB
THE FINAL "POW" OF THE SEASON WAS HELD AT THE VALLEY THIS MORNING AND WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY A "DOUBLE" FOR MR. T. K. LI, THE POPULAR OWNER, WHO WON THE EVENT FOR AUSTRALIAN PONIES ON HIS ODIN AND CAME FIRST PAST THE POST IN THE CHINA PONIES EVENT ON ANOTHER OF HIS PONIES, ODEON,
1 Mile Race for China Ponica.
1, Odeon (T. K. Li),
There was a minor mishap, War Tax (Chan Hon), Maple during the second race - for Star (Lo Kwong-to). China ponies when Mr. L. S. Mul, on Clowner, was unseated Fortunately, just after the start. however, he was none the worse for his experience and returned to the jockeys' room unassisted,
This morning's races were run at catchweights, and due to the fact that there was a great deal of difference in "class" there was quite some distance separating the first few ponies from the rest of the field in both events. Results
were:-
1 Mile Race for Australian Ponies.
1. Odin (T. K. Li),
2, Rising Star (K. Kwok),
3. Sparrow (K. F. Chiu).
2. Boolat Bay (S. W. Lee),
3, Lancashire Chap (R. Blue-
stone).
8 starters. Won by 0 lengths; many lengths. Time: 27.2; 59; 1.33; 2.06.3.
Also ran: This Time (Wong Yan), Desert Star (C. H. Chan), Smiling Time (M. F. Alarcon), Clowner (L. S. Mui), Chatterbox (A. A. Roza).
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SERVICES
9 starters. Won by 1% lengths; SOCCER XI
many lengths. Time: 25; 54;
1.24.1: 1.54.1.
Also run: Cusing (C. F. Ng SELECTED
Joan (Chan Oi-wan), Pigtail (T. L. Tseng), Ophir (P. M. Hoo),
V.R.C. GALA THIS EVENING
A. K. Rumjahn, who wil} attempt to botter170 möconds In the 100 Yards, back-stroke event:"at"the^^V.R.C.#qala thie Levening,
VOLUNTEER
SWIMMING
CHAMPIONSHIP
the
It was decided at a meeting of Hong Kong Volunteer De. fence Corps Swimming Commit. tee, held at Corps Headquarters jast evening, that the annual Corps Swimming Championships will be held in the Army Pool on Saturday, September 20, and that for the first time the programme will Include events open to the Garrison,
The Combined Eastern and Singlunteers, Tao team which recently toured Australia will meet United Ser-
vices in a football match in aid of at
British and Chinese Charities Caroline Hill on Saturday, Sep- tember 20.
On Sunday. South China League and Shield champions. will play the Governor's Cup team at Caroline Hill.
Following are the selected match
teams:
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 3, 1941.”
ROYALS APPEAR TO HAVE SOLVED INSIDE- FORWARD PROBLEMS
By "Referee”.
No team in First Division last season ever faced Royal Scots with absolute confidence, as it was wellknown that Royals could on their day provide the strongest opposition to any side, and, with all of last season's team available.. and already in form, Royals are expected to do even better this coming football season.
in
Last season nine Royals repre- height, can use his head well, has a sented Scotland in the semi-final powerful shot, and only requires a little
more ball control and steadiness of the "Sunday Herald" Inter- front of goal to make him one of the national Charity Cup-in which most dangerous forwards in the Colony. they caused a sensation by beat- In a friendly, game recently Moore, ing China, the holders the two who played for the juniors at centre- "outsiders" being -Howlett and half last season, was tried on the left- Ferrier of Police, who were in- wing, but it, has not yet, been decided side-forwards. The lowly position who will fill that position.: of Royals in the League was then attributed to the lack of good, in-. but from the side-forwards,
on Saturday friendly game against Middlesex it was appar- ent that they will have little to worry on that score this season as both Fleming and MacDonald gave very impressive displays.
Bankier, who is ranked one of the
In best goalkeepers at present
the Colony, came into prominence in the Intter stages of last season when he
"Safety": Fraser
HOSSACK
Hossack will bo scen on the right- wing and when on form he is very dan- gerous. possessing speed,
ball good
go.o d swerve and a centre of the right height,
control,
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The insidefor wards. Fleming and MacDonald, impress
ed in last Saturday's game and should hold these positions.
Junior Talent
This innovation should prove gave several rousing, displays in re- extremely popular as competition presentative games, particularly in the between teams representing Vo-Governor's Cup, competition, and with Army and Navy pro-tween he, Naysmith and Fraser, Royals the perfect understanding existing be-
Royals' Juniors are expected to figure mises to be very keen.
have a trio of defenders well nigh the prominently in Second Division, and it There will also be a champion-best in the Colony.
the calls of the senior team are less ship race for the Nursing Division,
than they were last season Royals [should be near the top, of the division. while a relay race will be held between teams representing the
Clerk and Salfer are the two goal- keepers--the latter, played for Kowloon Nursing Division, “A.N.S., A.R.P. Bgt. Fraser, left-back, has not been juniors last season, while the former and Military Nurses.
nicknamed "Safety" without good played some good games last season.
s His positiopat play In addition there will be races reason.
Tomson and Parnaby, last year's open to the Police and A.R.P. men feature of his game, while his clean full-backs, are still available, while the respectively, while a water-palo kicking and hard tackling. have relic-intermediate line,, who may lose, Moore, will be played between many dangerous situations. Nay through promotion, can claim Gibson, smith also played some very “good Gibb,; Fraser sand Marshall (among Volunteers and Combined Ser- VICTORIA RECREATION
games last season. He did not have others. United Services: Bankier (Roy-vices. HOLDING THEIR
so many opportunities an-representative The Juniors will miss Auld, who was CLUB ARE
The Volunteers' Selection Com- games, but in the few that he did play their main goal-scorer, but they have LAST INTRA-MEMBERS'als); Roughly (Navy) and Fraser
Birrell SWIMMING GALA THIS EVEN- |(Royals);
(Engineers).mittee will comprise L. A. Soares he showed that he was worthy of the enough material, which, with practice, | should blend, into, a. good; forward; line. ING AT 6.07 PM. IN PREPARA-Bright (Middlesex) and Thomas (Portuguese Companies), H. Wing position.
Royal Scots may not have brilliant Following; have been registered with THE TION FOR
COLONY (Middlesex); Hossack (Royals), Lee (No. 3 Company) and R.
players for their intermediate line, but Hong Kong Football Association:- CHAMPIONSHIPS LATER IN Barber (Navy), Hendy (Nayy), Goldman (No. 1 Company). they have a wealth of talent in this L/Cpl. Larkin. Pte. Auld,, Pic. D. Gibb,
Le Page (Navy) and Duffeld
department, and any three chosen Pte. S. Parnabý. THE MONTH.
Pte. Salter. Plo In Aid Of Charity should do well. Royals' half-backs Falconer, L/Cpl. Gibson, Pte. Gardiner, (Ordnance).
have often upset many a good forward Pte. Adamson, L/Cpl. R. Parnaby, Pte. Proceeds will be in aid of the line with their hard and quick tack- Forrest, Pte. Clark, Pte. Moore, Pte. Woods. Pte., Fraser, -, L/Cpl: ;Fowler, Eastern - Sing Tao: Cheung British Prisoners of War Fund Ung.
Falconer, who plays a hard and ro Pte. Thomson, L/Cpl. Mimron, L/Cpl. Wing-choy (Sing Tao); Hau Yung- and as an added attraction a band mark sang (Sing Tao) and Lee Ting-will be in attendance during the bust game at all times, will probably Hunter. Pie. Laws, L/Cpl. Wiseman. be seen in the pivotal position with Sgt. Fraser. Pte. Clarke, Cpl. Marshal.
Pte. Bailes, which he has set himself this sea-sang (Sing Tao); Chan Kam-hot evening. Tickets will be at $250 Clark and Munro as his wing-halves. Pie, Hossack,
(Eastern), Soong Ling-sing (Sing (or "what you will"), and $1.00, Pte. Fraser, Parnaby and Marshall-are Fleming, Pte. McDonald.
to be admitted at others likely to be considered, A. L. Rumjahn will also at-Tao) and Chiu Ah-fai (Sing Tao); Servicemen tempt to cover the 100 Yards C. T. Tsao (Eastern), Fung King half-price to the $1 seats.
The programme back-stroke event in under 70 cheong (Sing Tao), V. K. Hyul
(Eastern), Lai Shui-wing (Sing follows:- Tao) and Hau Ching-to (Eastern).
Charles Huang, who did well against Chan Chan-num and Ng Nin in the Championships last year, will be competing after a short illness, and will attempt to
better
son.
secs.
2 mins. 30 secs. a
Following is the programme of
events:---
MEN'S
220 Yards free-style (Handicap), "A" Class.
門
100 Yards back-stroke (Handicap). Diving.
50 Yards free-style (Handicap), "B"
Class.
50 Yards breast-stroke (Handicap). 150 Yards Mixed Relay (six-a-side). LADIES'
50 Yards free-style, "A" Class. 25 Yards freestyle (Handicap), ginners.
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Reserves: Sheehan (Middlesex) and Pelham (Engineers).
A
Teams selected by Lee Wal-tong and Captain R. E. Guest will meet in friendly soccer match at Caroline Hil on Sunday, September 19.
Joe Dutton, son of Mervyn (Red) New York Be-Dutton, manager of the
Americans . Natiqnal Hockey League team,received wings last month at graduating class exercises of 'the No.
50 Yards breast-stroke (Handicap). 50 Yards free-style (Handicap).
and Beginners Classes.
50 Yards back-stroke (Handicap).
BOYS'
50 Yards, back-stroke (Handicap). 100 Yards, free-style (Handicap).
100 Yards breast-stroke (Handicap)
MEN!: HERE'S HOW TO KEEP IN TRIM. Learn to bowl! You'll find that bowling will keep your body fil and your mind alert. And the best part is that you can bowl In the evenings. We'll give you all the instruction you need. Try With
5 Royal Canadian Air Force Training School.
will be
as
CORPS CHAMPIONSHIPS
4 x 2 lengths free-style relay race. 3 x 1 length medley relay race,
1 length freestyle (A.F.S.),
High Dive (3 dives each),
6 x 1 length free-style relay race.
INTER-GARRISON EVENTS
6 x T length medley relay' (two swim- mers each for breast, back and free- style).
4 x 3 lengths free-style relay. High Dive.
Water-Polo (Volunteers v. Services). 3 lengths individual medley.
OTHER EVENTS Nursing Division Championship. Relay Race (Ladies)
1 length free-style (Police).
1 length freestyle (A.R.P. Men).
THE PERFECT SOCCER REFEREE'S MAKE-UP
Auld Leading Attack
Auld will be leading the attack. The manager of one of the Chinese teams has a great, opinion, of him. He has
CLUB RLAYERS.
IN TRAINING
Hong Kong Football Club play- ers were seen at practice, yester day afternoon, among those on view.being. J. Skinner, K. Forrow, A. Odell, S. Fowler Dr. Shaw and H. Millington.
A number of players from Sing Tao, who share the ground with Club, were also in action, among the senior players being: Ip Pak- wah, Kwok Ying-kee, Tang Kwong-sum and Lai Shui-wing.
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CLUB'S FIRST GAME
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SOUTH CHINA'S JUNIOR PLAYERS
Following
China's are. South Second Division football players already signed up: Ho Fo-pui, Chan Yue-ching, Ho Lok-kee, Chang Hoi-cheung, Lee Chi-ho, Fook Yiu-wah,, Lai Chung-yuen, Che Wing-kuen, Chin Chun-fai and, Lee Tien-kal..
NEW SING TAO CENTRE-HALF
Meng Yu-liang, a centre-half from Shanghai, has arrived in the Colony, and will be playing for Sing:Tao in the Football Lea-
Hong Kong Football Club are gue. meeting Royal Engineers in a friendly football game on the Club, ground on Saturday, Sep tember 13,
JOHN CHYE DUE HERE SHORTLY
It is rumoured that John. Chye, well-known Singapore Chinese A soccer centre- forward, is arriving in the Colony shortly and will be signing..on for Sing, Tao.
The first monthly meeting of Hong we shall do our best to give the can Kong Football Referees, Association, [didátes a good understanding of the hold last night at Hotel Cecil, was very meaning of the Laws and their applica-gone, and regulations for its control. well-attended and was presided over tion and the way to apply them, and I will add a high sense of duty to the by Mr. H.-Beard, the chairman, sincerely hope that Hong Kong F.A. Ilst, for a refree, must, bela, man It was suggested that the annual will support us by accepting and re who, once having agreed to do a thing. game between Referees, and Press becognising our examinations,
will let nothing deter him from doing played on Armistice Day, before the "I would appeal to all Army Unita kit. annual Charity game, and that Hong and Civil clubs, to use, registered, re-have omitted, siness from my list Kong Football Association be asked for forces in their practice games, trainees of attributes at a reteres, for while the necessary permfagion,*:*
In particular, and if any. Unit or Club agreeing that fitness is important, and A tribute to the work P. O. Mario, can help in this way they have only to greatly important at that, I think that who is Teaving shortly, had done" for
apply to the Secretary of the Referee too much of a fetish is made of It's An soccer in Hong Kong was paid by the classes R.S.ME, C. Ford, at Milltary ultra fit man is apt to try and keep
CUP BOWLS DRAW chairman and RSM Ford. Both Headquarters who will provide them too close to the ball and with the speakers, wished him une post of luck with an official for any game.
fdiagonal control-system-it-is-not-neced in his, new station, WA
sary to keep always close to the ball. Following is the revised draw One point of advice, culled from éx" for the Goscombe O'Sullivan Cup perience."is_don't be familiar with lawn bowls competition: Police players, officials or any one connected with clubs or competitions,, It breeds "A" v PW.D. "C" Prisons "B suspicion of your neutrality and impor Medicals "C" Small Units tally the two most precious items in P.W.D. "B"; Medicals "C" Ed
in the course of his lecture, Licut.
Crossby said in part
"I do not know what the standard
Referee Essentials
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of refereeing is in the Colony. I have What essentials must be in a Re only had the opportunity as yet to see feree, and all referech? Well lots of one or two Service games-my resul- people will differ from mo, but for tant opinion. I will not make pubile, be what it is worth I say that he must a Referee's reputation. Don't go c cation"." "B" Medicals "A" v, Police it good or bad-But the standard ought have love of the game, love at fair como, to, a ground with officials or "Ch Prisons "C" v Police": "P": to be very high in a tight little island play, love of control, a hard skin, per- teams, "do not, fraternise after the Education... "A". v, Prisons. “A”
ke, Hong Kong, where educational sunailty, unbiased mind, quickness in game, do not discuss the game.or
Police "B" v PW.D. "A", Medicals classes should be easy to hold Lam perception. Imperviousness to other your decisions, or anybody else's with "R" v Senior Clerical “A”” Police very proud to be able to associate Army people's opinion, non-crowd-consciour, the players on/officialo. Lot: your ap
v Post Office. FA Hoferce classes this year with desire to serve. Lellow men, and many pearances on the fold be, your only "D" v BOWLING ALLEYS trong Kong Referees Society, other qualities which you can add to pubile ones don't get yourgolf noticed Following drew bycs:-Senior and as far as 18 lies in our power and this list to suit yourself, but, of course, for unseemly behaviour; be quiet and Lockhart" Road. Tel. 21800. I think I am right in saying that 1 added to all these, which are more or inconspicuous off the field, but boss on Clerical "B" PWD. "E" P.WD, aponic for alt members of the con- less personal, must be a complete it. Be smart and clean In your appears "D" Harbour Department, Polico
"E' and Treasury and Audit / troming committed when I say this knowledge of the Laws etc. of the lance.!!!
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