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PORTSMOUTH NEARER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

London, April 16.

Splendid teamwork, which has been the feature of Portsmouth's succost this season', today carried thom a stop nearer towards winning the League Championship: They trounced the F.A. Cup finalists, Wolverhamp-

ton by five gools to nothing before a capacity home crowd. As Newcastle, their only rivals, could only draw, at home with Boiton, the Hampshire club increased their lead to four points with a match in hand.

Goals by Phillips, Clarke and in a Reid placed Portsmouth happy position at the interval and afterwards Reid and Clarke added further goals, and so helped to preserve the leaders' | unbeaten home record.

HOME FOOTBALL LEAGUE TABLES

FIRST DIVISION

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1940.

SPORTS GOSSIP

The

Recreation Ladies' Club's $150,000 swimming pool' is due for its Initiation on April 30, which is the date fixed for its grand opening in n swim show that will feature Some of the Colony's leading

swim stors.

Mr.

Major League Baseball Season Opens In U.S.

Tunstall

not ald

only interest himself in soccer, but he, was a keen baxing enthyslari und fight staged - pt never missed the China Fleet Club, The also Lifa while in field broadleast over Radio Hong Konk

und of music amateur dramatics, he also made

name for himself,

Lione! Roza-Peretra; for 15

Mr. and Mrs. Tunstall carry years the hokler of the fancy with them all good wishes for a diving title, will be taking part. bon voyage and every happiness Another champion and Victorian their new sphere of activity. Recreation Club's Pritte is Wilfred

Lawrence, champion and record

Tony Lopes, back stroke cham- and record holder will also ben.

New York, April 16. begins on Monday for baseball's legion_of loyalists after a winter of hibernation. For them the opening of the Major League sca- son is like New Year's Day. It is the Bugih. ning of that fascinating 154-game grind for their favourite ball team and it is the time of hopefulness avan for those who support Everything in Base- perennial recond raters. hall loks good ✈ spring.

holder of the 150 yards medley. SMI Ension, anolker woll- WIK without challenge, the known personality in local sport-. Colony's greatest swimmingt oll-Ing circles, is also going away by a Wine Presiden Tiamanide open field in Bio National Founder

the Duner together with Mrs. throwing out she first ball, the engue in which alx of the eight Enston

season will be officially Inau- clubs drow rat pince votes. SMI Faston has

invariablygurated at Washington

Next on

to Brooklyn's 31 were 33 voles ense neted as trainor for toeni Army Monday when Senators will chat

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Filts- Gerry Roza-Pereira, young as well as representative soccer

meet the Brother of the diving champion, teams.

well-regarded champion. Boston Braves,

Burgh, being, touted by many as 13 wi

showing hals

club of the vitors, and Philadelphia Athletics. stylish His

the surprise Kendal cliàposition butter-fly stroke,

He won

At the same tine, patriots of drew a surprise tolal of 19 first the willingness to oblige has mnila

old New England will observe place votes, while there were ve championship tim a very popular trainer with stroke 100 breast

Paul Revere Day its a holiday faithful supporters for St. Louis hist your, using the butter-fly. supporter

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the players who have

lad Widevalintapaton's.

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There, will also be glamour in good fortune to conie under his peor at Boston, in which the ardinals and two each for New herever, were not unduly shock-

pennant-defending (Bustos Braves York the Anderson 2002 51, the water when 31

Philadelphia with relations ed by the restalt an the Begun war

will play youthi Philadelphia Phillies. Only Chicago Cuba anet Now sntis of Wright.

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sisters, Shauna and leather, very press have always been The service Theul

Philles. The rest of the show Cincitmati Reds got an first place Sheer, an i5 15 16 41 45 4 Mulle Pye Shorthouse

now but after and harmonious and he will be great goes on Tuesday. much okler Meine Homlet li 20 15 10 7 62 36 4

consideration. trim

ever, plunge Iri to Smooth, on the injured ist,

ly missed by reporters, complete the cast of the Colony's From the outset the reorganised Wolves side praver no match for con 31 12 12 swbuming stars. the rager oppoments, whner for

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An All-Boston Affair?

in the American League, it win In the Americas League, the be Washington at New York; Bos- World champion, Cleveland Lu- tun at Plilludelphia, world chamans got only a little more than St. | kulf_os_many" Brất place votes as Others leaving by the Dunera plon Cleveland Indians at are Hallerty, Higgs, Rowlands Loub and Chicago at Detroit. did Red Sox, 37:70. and Holloway of the Royal Navy

In the National League, it will Soccer X1. These four stalwarts New York Gianta at Brooklyn,

With foval. Louis Cardinals at Cici were very popular

and their succer erowals

do-Pitsburgh Pirates at Chiengo and vrill not parture

menn a oilly

Philadelphia Phillies in Patriot's Day double-header at Boston, Navy Sperer heavy loss to the AI, but to soc

soccer in this Colony.

Consensus Of Writers The fact that they have al

sobretod 415 different Major League baseball eribes

as Felquary this year. This will been

The once-proud New York Yankees, minus Joe DiMaggio and with a lot of other question marks, drew only one first place vote, while Pilladelphia Athletics got four, None of the other tearns, Detroit, St. Louth, Washington or Chiengo, received any first place be the last year that Hong Kong occasions to take part in repre-belleve that Boston Red Sox and votes. will be seeing this little wonderentative games here is sufficient Brooklyn Dodgers will play in the Next the Brooklyn-Boston Thr swimming poul testimony as to their prowess and World Series next autumn renew- World Series, which 31 writers 241 style sund all--is sportsmanship,

Ing the post-season rivtdry at predicted, there were 20 scribes A ped

Sox Wull Nicola's parents are planning to

16, when Red

the who figure it will be an all-- world championship. England

That was Bustun_uffsir betwen Braves and return

the the consensus of 112 writers who Red Sox, There Autumis.

were 16 who Club participated in an annual United ked

Brooklyn - Cleveland RAJ ME ON 41 The Spring vernis tournament lawn bowler who won the open Press poll of pennant predictions, classic and only 14 who thought * 14 1 14 20 450 45

Of that number, 70 picked Red that Braves and Kowloon Tinks championship In 1041, play-

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Sox in the American League and take up where they were left off 51-named Dodgers to take the last fall. There also wer 14 who in the National League. Dod- favoured Pinte-Red Sox World Kers were the solid choice in the Series.-United Press.

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35 14 14 14 4 Uricket Cinh is in full swing. ing No. 1 to A. J. Hall, will not are notified that be playing for the Austin Rand they many play off their games Club in League matches. Shields heir convenience anytime hus thrown in his lot with the

schedule but notHong Kong Cricket Club. After The 11545 In Full zire F. K. Modi who has not played #17 7 misted up in the Chub's premises, bowls for over 12 years will be turning out for Craigengower CC in the bowls Lengue. Mbell has Club de Recreio is also about been away in India during this

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Leicester, where finalists were

tory at Cup Beld several reserves. The Athlon, benefiting from the rest Newport On Friday, overwhelmed Brad. ford 7.1. Walsh, their Trish International centre forward

scored four goals, one from the penalty epot.

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Ireland Triumphant In Hockey Game

(By KIMBERLEY)

Ireland brought about the first surprise in the first game of the International hockey series by defeating Malaya two goals to one at the Navy ground at King's Park yesterday.

out for the occasion and a a game will be played between teamis explained by the President, Mr. 'The

hockey Nomaks

team, B. W. Bradbury and by the Netd famens on

in years Vice-President, Dr. C. W. Lam. leading up to 1941, will be inak-

The Open Triples Lawn Bowis *141*30 44ing their appeurence again in the Championship of the Colony will make its appearance once again The competition

was started in 1947

year it was not ful, with one or two members included In championship. of the Mulaya team whacking

the The Omar brothers A. M., K. M. away brutally. as 13 in s at 45 about to expire with the cham and U, M. Omar who won the The Malayan boys were on the

plonship have been determined title in 1947 will again be enter-whele much faster than the Irish and interest, in hockey now turning this year.

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May of their players have been 34 15 16 12 0344 putting in games for Cable and Wireless in the present Associa- Fixtures which are now

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Aldershot

Watford

Kartat Feet Palace

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ing to the international series.

Marcus Oliveira, who sustained

25 25 31 41 71 injuries to his lett arin as result

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nasty accident during the

are with three points THIRD DIVISION (Northern) badminton more

of Southampton, who have played

se

game.

while West Bromwich, with a point less than t Fulham, havi

there Renes In

*****otherham

Jantl ver ther leaders, The Dariluatin placings at the foot of the table on remain the same, sitte in add Wrexham tion to Lauroster, Lincoln

City York ('. and Nottingham Forest

Stekport were

beaten.

championship pre-

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but lost

Holds Police At Bay

The Irishmen, playing with the ball running feebly into the 10 men for, most of the game, net for Ireland's fist goal, fully deserved their win, But In the second half, Kane raised the game itself was quite aw-

the score for Ireland with a 'per- feet shot that was a true goal,

went on robustly with players tripping and tumbling and

hit in legs. Bissed many

Play

uppor-

tunities at scoring when their men and definitely extended the forwards moved too rapidly only lalter in energy. The Irish were to be called for off-side. on the other hand, skilful with In one the stick and had better control | however, of their game.

one of their speedy attacks, Robert Tay, Malaya's centre-forward, beat all the irish Although felding a team of and was set to take a hit at the only 10, the Irish rushed away goal when he was obstricted by from the start to bring the ball McCraff. The umpire culled for a deep into Malayan's end, but were penalty bully with *Cay unable to score

McGruff contesting.

Malaya

lost the chance. robbed off the ball

Maloya was equally aggressive and with dash of speed after

was

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New York, April 16. The police, detaining 20-year-old DeWit Coombs for questioning, pas

aid today that he had killed bisering the ball from the dan was hit safely out of play.

the ser arcu, swept down towards the

Trish goal.

But Malays came back with a They failed because new swing. After repeated forag

3 12 7 14 25 be taking away with her many girl's father and then held 27 24 11 12 53 47 39 well-known

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Service

First and foremost among

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Gnterbrad 11apri Tranmere Rochi Mansfeld Crese

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Leicester, having lost four of their last five League games are now in the peculiar position of being possible Cup winners and also spending next season in the Bortles Third División.

Transformation

Ten minutes from

time at Swansch.

Third Division South leaders were trailing 0-1 to lowly Aldershat and then came The transformation, First McGrory levelled with a penally and five minutes later Driscoll headed the all-important goal for victory.

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37 12 x 12 42 0 27 those departing will be Mr. C. 30 14 11 47 on Traistall, accompanied by 37 1 1 10 45 45 25

wife.

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his

about

erring police at bay with a shotgun for an hour while he pleaded for her

a teor-Cas forgiveness in

Alled

tal bedroom.

They said that a month ago, the father, 58-year-old Francis Fay, forbade Coombs to see the girl Mr Tunstall, more popularly

Early today, the police again. known as "See Tee", was stated, the young man broke into Curtishe Chester 20 20 19 30 47 47 32 member of the Hong Kong Fool-the Fay home and the father was

Referees' Accrington .

and Association 17 18 19 43 56 30 | bull

and killed in a gun baltio which re- New Brighton 37

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lus done much for local soccer multed. affux

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his sajourn during

Но here.

Aifterwards, the police added, Hradford C... 36 0% 19 42 63 26

Bandied innumerable

lengur Coombs forced his way into a room 44 40 2 60 21 out ... 30

inatches and recognition of his in which the girl and her sister SCOTTISH LEAGUE...“A” ability was evidenced by his ap-had locked themselves, where he

tivals

A repolotment as referee in uny alternately pleaded for

Interport ellation and exchanged fire with + 41 4049 representative

the police surrounding the House.

-Router,

Danden.

Rangers

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and

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The Welsh club need only three teeninda mare points from the remaining at Fife.. five matches to make certain of Cease promotion.

Palkirk Jensen, the Danish forward, Rt. Mirren 19 13 who has played a big part in of South.. 20 11 8 19 46 40 37

20 11

20 11 H 10 48 28 an with Mr. Tunstall in his de- 412 69 4330cisions on the field, there can be

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no denying the fact that he was the type of referce who could be

the rise of Hull City, scored Thirst bank 28 19 n 12,50 41 zelepended upon to enforce, with

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the Game to the letter.

two of his club's five goal Partick T

against Crewe. Hull lead the res Northern section with a Motherwell.. 27 10 3 14 superior goal average 10 Abenicen...

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Rotherham, who have the same Morton number of points, but have Albion R played two matches more than

their rivals.

The summerlike weather again Stirling A... 30 20 2 * 71 7 attracted large crowds and more Tuntermline.. 20 164.70 341 than a million people packed the Airdrie

studs and sun-drenched terraces Ralth R.

to

It is a great pity that local soccer should have been deprived of his. services during the past| few months. His decision "retire" from the game here was received with Ecolings

of Die real friends, regret, not only by his but also by his critics well.

29 16 0 6 70 44 29 Mr. Twistall took a step which

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at the English League matches, Queen's Park 29 14

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served to prove that he was a man who had the courage of his

50 a own convictions and that how-

In Scotland; championship and St. Johnatese 20 13 4 10 65 8 31 relegations problems, are still a Arbroath 20 12.0 D 47 long way from being solved. A Division "A"

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leaders, Rangers Hamilton

an Dunder, found Aberdeen and Kilmarnpek...

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him to give up active participa

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took such a keen interest und Morton desperate for points and Dundee U... 29 10 8 14 GA OF 25

which he strived so much" ́ toʻ ploying accordingly.

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In a spirited garne watched by Dumbarton.. 50,000, Aberdeen, who had not Allow

In all their East Birting 28 previously scored Glasgow visita this season. Ięd Rangers by a lather goal at the interval, but Duncanson Inter saved a point for, the leaders.

Dundes twice took the apainal Morton, who fought back to earn a point, Dundee, who have 'a match in hand, are a point be-

And Hangers ---Reuter.

lead

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of their inability to co-ordinate. ings, Tay again took the ball up A little restraint in the force-This time Malaya made no mis- engerness of the Malayan take about it as Tay swung the would think, I

have brought ball into the corner of the goal to and at least a better game;

perhaps

quite a different bring the score to 2-1 in Ireland's

favour. The Irish were slowly and pro- Ireland kept pegging away bu tressively gaining control of the fruitlessly, game, but they also erred many going wild or the chance held by each time the Voir Ume-although much losser a sticle foul! than the Malayans-in stick fouls.

repeated The first goal came to Irelandt tempts to bring the ball up but more by luck than by skill,

the Irish parried off every thrust Gibson. just inside the dec, successfully, and when the final look a shot at the goal. Ponniah, whistle blev. Mallya's keeper, had plenty of winners by two goals to ane.

Ireland stood the time to clear as there was no one in the only Association Fix. threatening.

tures game, Civil Servics beat the Instead he rushed out and af- Dutch hockey Club by two gonIL tempted to kick but mined, with to nil.

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