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CRICKET.

(Continued from page 2).

DIVISION IL

1.R.C. 2nd XI v. UNIVERSITY 2nd XI.

On their own ground at Sockup- poo the Indian R.C. nd XI. de feated last year's Junior champions, the 'Varsity and XI. by 90 runs.

Batting first the home team com- piled 144 runs. A. S. Suffiad (49 Bot out) and J. S. Ackber (20) were notable contributors. Baker took two wickets for 19 runs. and Hip tooln 2 for 3 runs,

The Varsity could only make 34 runs. H. T. Barma, who was run out for 16, was the highest scorer. Abbas bowled well and took 4 wickets for rank. A. R. Suffiad took 2 wickets for 8 runs.

Scores:-

Indian R.C. University

114

M

GOLF.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, DECEMBER 24th,

A stray cow caused a slight divar- sion at the Bog. running across the green and down the path an Hollis was preparing to play from

CHAMPIONSHIP AT FANLING. the toe. The hole was halved-two

STEWART'S EASY WIN,

The Anal of the Championship of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club was played at Faning yester day between A. B. Stewart and R. H. Hollis, It will be remembered that Hollis received a walk-over in- to the nal owing to the fact that 0. E. C. Marton was obliged to scratch, being unable play because of an injury to his ankle. A B. Stewart has held the Champion- ship several times in recent years, and started a hot favorite, It must be admitted that the game yesterday was not of a very high standard, and provided very few thrille."

HONG KONG C.C. E. KOWLOON ginning at the first hole in the

G.C..

It may have been the howling mok of unruly caddies behind the tee, or more probably, it may have been nervousness at the occasion, bat Hollis made a disastrous he

morning. He hit his tee shot into the middle of the pimples, later Two old rivals, the Hong Kong playing a bad shot into the rough C.C. 2nd XI. and the Kowloon C.C. at the right of the green. He was 2nd XI., met last Saturday on the on in five and down in seven. former's ground. The Hong Kong Stewart was on in two, but play C.C. won by 109 runs. The Clubed three on the green. At the batted first, and assisted by a fire second Hollis got a good, three, contribution by E. J. R. Mitchell, holing a putt from near the edge who mate 87 runs not out, the side of the green. Stewart put his tee were able to declare with 174 runs shot in the ditch, picked out and for 8 wickets,

played a perfect "spoon shot to the Kowinon could only reply with 68 green, but it was too late then. runs, of which A. R. F. Raven made

Hollie won the third with a care 22 highest scorer. Evers bowled fully played three, Stewart being extremely well taking four wickets beyond the green with his tee shot, for eight runs. Tait took 2 for 0, and playing a poor approach putt, and Stanion 3 wickets for 10 runs. took four to the hole. It began

Scores

to look as if Stewart was not go Hong Kong C.C: 174 runs faring to have things all his own way.

8 wickets.

33

Kowloon C. 60 runs,

CIVIL SERVICE v. POLICE R.C.

The Police R.C. played their neighbours, the Civil Service R:C.. on the latter's ground, and were defeated by 8 runs)

The home team were given a good lead. by R. S. W. Paterson with 55

runs.

Davies followed with 3 while Willmott contributed 26 and Booker 20, the total reaching 172 runs. Lacey took 7 wickets for 55

Tuna.

Alexander and Hunter, the open- ing batsmen for the Police, were dismissed for only 5 runs. 7. H. -King made a useful contribution of 43 not eat, but the Civil Service. bowlers were in good form and the side was dismissed for a total of Bobertson took wickets for

90,

4 runs, Eldridge 2 for 20, and West- lake two wickets for

Scores:-

Iuna.

Civil Service C.C.......... 172 Police R.C,

R.C.

90

Playing on their own ground, the Club de Recreio defeated the Electric R.C. by six, wickets. The Electric went in first, but were dismissed for & small total of 31 runs. Bowling unchanged Alves took 4 wickets for 21 runs, and Pinna & for 10 runs,

Bad Putting."

indifferent fours being scored, both as the result of bad putting. Stewart won the eighth hole with s good foor, Hollis taking five. At the ninth, Stewart pushed his tee shot into the valley on the right he played a good second and third, putted well and was down in five, Hollis played well through the fairway, but failed very badly on the green, and lost the hole. Stewart was thus three up at the turn in the morning round, being out in 40, Hollis taking 43,

Stewart played the Saddle badly, finding a very unpleasant spot in the rough to the left of the fair way. He Tailed to get out with his second, played his third to the right of the green, and eventually gave his opponent the hole, Hollis lying well for his four. At Land's End, Stewart was on the green in two very fine shota, Hollia being just short. Hollis' approach over- ran the hole, and Stewart won the

YACHTING.

ARMY BEATS R.H.K.Y.C.

Yesterday the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club tried conclusions with the Army, but they fared even worse than, the Navy, being beaten by the comfortable margin of 144 points to 130. The Army, have thus put it across both the pro fessionals and the amateurs of the ocean and proved themselves the beat anilors, when it comes to yacht, in the Colony.

The morning race started at 11.08. minutes earlier). am. (preparatory gun gin five

East Channel Rocks (P), Kowloon Rock (8), Channel Rocks (8), Märk on Line. (S), Cust Rock Buoy (S). The distance was 69 miles.

The course was Club Line West to

The

Afternoon Race...

The preparatory gun for the afternoon race was nt. 2:40 p.m.

(approximately) and the starting. gun at 245 p.m.,

hole in four to his sve. At the short twelfth Stewart's tee shot kicked of at right angles in a most extraordinary manner, even. tually finishing in the bunker to-Club Line West to East. the right. Hollis put his shot in to the trees on the right, and then played into the same bunker. Stewart won a thoroughly bad hole in five to Hollis seven.

The course was as follows: Start

Buay (S), Kowloon Rock (8). Channel Rocks (P), Cust Rock

Sandy's Pulpit,

Hollis lost the thirteenth, ap- proaching poorly, Stewart being hit his opponent's ball, which was down in four Holli long putt

unfortunate for him, as if he had just managed to skirt it, he would certainly have holed out. Sandy's Pulpit was a chapter of accidenta for Stewart he played his tee shot into the ditch, picked and dropped, and proceeded to pitch it in again with a very feeble shot. He pick Stewarted up and conceded the hole to Hollis, who was now four down. Stewart. won the next hole with a perfectly played four, Hollis play- ing indifferently, and taking six. Braeside was halved in four

Hollis lost the fourth hole through Bad putting, being down in four in spite of a tee shot, which deservedly "found Stewart also took the Dip in four, trouble in the rough on the right.

Hollis laying himself a stymie as a result of a very weak dead

short approach. The Long hole red in Eve, Stewart being stymied, and having no alternative but to putt to the side of the hole. Continued on next Column).

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LEAGUE TABLES,

The positions in the League to dato are:-

Division I

H.X.C.C Kowloon C.C. Craigengower Royal Navy

The distance was 8.3 miles, Finish Club Line East to West.

The Army Yachts flew a red cross on a white ground and the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club a white cross on a blue ground in the morning and rice rers in the afternoon.

Yachts were drawn for before the morning race and the Yachts sailed in the morning were by the Army sailed by the Club in afternoon. The officers of the day were Mr. H. 8. Rouse (Rear Commodore RH.KY.C.) and Lt. Col. Cardew and the official time keeper, Chief Yeoman of Signals J, Swetland.

RESULTS

The Morning Bace. The results were:-

R. H.K.Y.C.

At the dog-leg seventeenth, both

Yacht players hit their tee shots to the right, Stewart made a magnificentngs... shot out of a bunker, and was

six. Hollie was every down in where but on the fairway, and eventually picked up, being still off the green in five Hollis won the last hole with a good four Stewart badly duffing a mashie shot just short of the bunkers guarding the green, and would have needed six to hole out.'

P. W. D. L. Pis the end of the morning round

Stewart was Ave up.

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Indian R.C.

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C.S.C.C.

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Afternoon Round,

Time Position Finishing

Pt. 12.48.22 3 M 12.51.09 1.6 11

12.58.38 12 5

12.07.21 13

7 10

10.

12.04.21 B S

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Adanac Zephyr Haleyan Pierrette Fiking

12.52.18

12.54.31

*1.00.07 18

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Yacht Why Wander? Bluenose Speedwell Laiq Daphne lea

ARMY.

Time Position Finishing Pta.

12.52.45 12.45.58 2 13 19.50.12 19.58.25 15

5 12

12.49.21

12.45.42

2 4.13 1 12.58.09 14 12.56.16 11

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The afternoon round did not start too well. Hollis again failed with his tee shot, but then played better and "was down in five.

Stewart played into the trees on

the right, and had to play back Gack

to get out. He then hit a very Thecla poor shot, and took six.

The P. W. D. L. Pta. second was balved in five, Hollis

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4 0 1 19

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2 218

Chinese R.C... Royal Artillery. 1 0 CLUB DE RECREIO ». ELECTRIC University ...... 0 0 0 0 D.

Division I

L.R.C. 2nd ...... C.C.C. 2nd R.E, and S. Recreio K.C.C. 2nd C.S.C.C. 2nd ... H.K.C.C. 2nd... Police R.C..... 7 R.A.S.O............ University 2nd.... 3 Royal Navy 2nd 4. Electric R.C... 8 B.A.0.C. ........ 4

a preditable performance,

The Recreio started badly with a total of 8 runs for 5 wickets. However, D. P. Xavier batted for 18 runs, and a fine innings by Pinna for 44 runs, made victory secure. Sousa, followed with 23, and F. Remedios, the last man in, carried his bat undefented for 25 runs. The side made 148 runs.

Scores:-

Club de Recreio-

Electric R. C.

148

.31

FRIENDLY MATCHES.

ROYAL NAVY AND CRAIGEN- GOWER C.C.

Crossing over to King's Park, the Craigengower C.C. lost to the Royal Navy by 119 runs. The Navy were given a good lend by Captain H. D, Weir who carried his bat through- qut the innings for 91 runs. Inst. Lieut. Comdr. Abelson who partner ed Capt. Weir as opening batsmen also made 64 runs. A contribu- tion of 28 runs not out by Lieut. F. C. Norris enabled the side to

declare with 201 rune for 4 wickets. For Craigengewer, Bradbury took 34

wickets for 36 runs,

Craigengower could only reply with 89 runs, Omar being top scorer with 22 runs. Dalison took 4 wickets for 20 runa, and Large 4 for 23 runs.

Scores:-

1 3 2

7 20 I 5 2 0 6 120 & 1114

1

1 2. 4 4 0 0 4 0

"YESTERDAY'S CRICKET. H.K.V.D.C. DEFEATED IN TWO

MATCHES.

Yacht

Total

Afternoon. R.H.K.Y.C.

Points for p.m. Points for a.m.

Total. Points

8

4.09.50

0 8

70

60

.130

playing steadily, Stewart hit a very long tee shot, was right off the line with his second, and over- ran the hole with his third: He saved the hole by a good approach

Time Position putt. The third was halved in

: Finishing Pte. four, both players failing on the Why Wonder!

5 4.10.29 12 gredu.. Hollis won the fourth in Bluenose

4.07,38 413 four, Stewart's tee shot being in Speedwell

4.07.46 F 12 trouble on the right. Hollis "was| Zola

4.13.28 15 2 now only three down, and it seem Daphne... 4.00.42 2 15 ed as if he might make a very good Ailsa

4.07.04 3 14 fight for the match if he could keep Guel......... 4.13.53 16 .1 it up.

Thecla Fine Goli. Stewart then played very fine golf for five holes which he won in succession, Hollis', luck baving, completely deserted him. "Stewart holed a long putt at the Dip to win the hole in three against Hollis' four. All the Long Hole. Stewart, put his second behind the Yacht new bunker to the right of the Wings green, but played a splendid ap | Boojum proach shot to near the pin. He Adanar failed to sink the putt, however, Zephyr the ball curling round the hole, Haryon finishing so as to leave Hollis Pierrette stymic which he could not nego liking Kow-tiate. Both tee shots at the Bog Joan were poor; and Hollis lost the hole by had putting. Stewart had all the joss at the eighth his tee shot finished down in the hollow, his second was short, but he then sank an approach for a three. Hollis was just off the green in two: he made an effort to follow his op ponent's example, but that wha

The "A" and "B" teams of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps played the Royal Navy at Kowloon, and Mr. W. C. Hung's XI. at Causeway Bay respectively. In both casse the Volunteer teams were defeated.

H.K.V.D.C. v. ROYAL NAVY.

Playing at King's Park, loon, the A" team lost to the Royal Navy by 23. rund.

The Volunteers batted first and made 103 runs, E. C. Fincher con- tribating 31 runs, and G. Hall and Parker 17 runs and 16 runs respec tively. For the Navy, Large took wickets for 34 runs. Watch 3 for

|

23 and Dalison 3 for 16 runs. asking too much. Hollis was now

The Navy were given a good start by Capt. Weir (24) and Lieut. Tato seven down, and lost the ninth. He put his second into the rough (30), and went on to make 129 runs.

on the left, and in spite Capt. Carnish made 10 rucs alient recovery, he took three on a bril- Pay-Lieut. Watch 17 runa Pazker

no mistakes at all and was down

ARMY.

Time Position Finishing .Pte.

4.08.41 7 10 4.03.38 1 17 4.09.16 8 9 4.11.02 13 4 4.09.16 6 11 4.10.04 10 7 4.11.12. 14 3 4.10.15 11 8

67.

Points for p.m. Points for &.m.

-144

Total Points (Continued at foot of next column.)

Many Errors. than Hollis and although both Stewart's short game was better were "putting badly, he was less erratic. on the greens. But for many holes at which three strokes

Royal Navy: 201 runs for 4 took 8 wickets for 42 rune and Reinthe green, whereas Stewart made such a game there were far too

wickets declared.

Craigengower, C.C. BB runs.

CRAIGENGOWER 2nd XI. ».

R.A.8.C.

The Craigengower C.C. 2nd XI. made up for the first team's defeat by bending the Royal Army Service Carpa by seven wickets. The game was played at Happy Valley.

4 for 40 7. .

Scores

Volunteers Navy

E.K.V.D.C. MR. W. C. HUNG'S XI

103

128

At the Chinese RC. ground at Causeway Bay the Volunteers "B" team were defeated by Mr. W. C. Hung's XI by 49 runs

The visitors batted first, but con- aistent bowling was. responsible for the dismissal of the visitors for 17 Mr. Hung's XI. batted first and runs. Pto. Andrews was top scorer scored 184-runs. -U. M. Omar made with 24 runs; and W. Way took 4a"fine contribution of 74 runs, and wickets for 24 runs. E Hamson RC, Beed 20 rune For the commenced well for Craigengower Volunteers, Summers took 5 wickets and retired after making 52 runs. for 43 runs and Baker 3 for '13 runs.

J. Leonard (25), R. Basa (25), and Y. Abbas (21 not out) were other notable contributors, to the total of 184 runs for 6 wickets when the game was closed.

Bcores:

in five that just missed being were taken on the green Hollis

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four. They started the Home: sine long, game was good, and he was with Hollis eight down, and no driving a much straighter ball hope of saving the game. At the than Stewart, who seemed to be Baddle Stewart hit the slope with his drive, but was on in three, and the right. The two best individual pushing a lot of his tee shots to down in five. Hollis was well over shote in the match were Stewart's with his shot, and played-a very good second which unfortunately poon shot from the rough at the trickled into the bunker. He play second in the morning, and Hollis ed a good niblick, shot out, and approach from the rough at the ninth in the afternoon. Since secured a half Dormy eight..

every hole was not played out, SIXTH CHAMPIONSHIP RACE.lows exact scores cannot be given, but

Handicap Class, Stewart's morning round would The sixth championship race of [Start at 2.25.m.] have been about 84, or 85,

T TIME Hollis 88 or 89 In the afternoon, the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club tee shot finished behind the directhey were 50 and 53 respectively was sailed

Finishing Corrected Saturday. The event La Linda (1st) 3.48.50 3.43.19 tion' post, and trees at the back for eleven holes Both men can attracted eighteen entries, five of Dorothee (2nd) 3.40.54 3.48.70 made it impossible for him to play very much better than this. awing to take a full shot out. He Stewart's many years experience which competed in the Handicap Diana (th) 3.55.68

Rolla (3rd) .... 3.40.21 8.4021 3.54.22 played on to the fairway, and then and local knowledge stood him in Class, five in the One Design and Colleen (8tb) 4.00.55 3.67.11 on to the green. Hollis was just good stead. Hollis was not play- Gael Class, and eight in the Hey One Design And Gaels. short with his second, hit his third ing' as well as he has been doing ward Heys Class

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The End Stewart thoroughly deserved the half he got at the next hola to ću̸- able him to win the match. His

and

The Volunteers were dismissed for 115 runs. F. Baker made highest score of 39 runs, and E. R. West 10. runs W., C. Hung bowled well and took B wickets for 14 runs. A B. Hamson took 3 wickets for 34 much too hard, and could only lately this was hardly surprising.

halve the hole in five, Stewart thus The strain of a Championship fins! The course was round; Lysmun winning the match and the Cham-was bound to affect him more than Bengon, Channel Rocks, and Cast nipnshin, by eight

Fooks Buan az-distance of B.4 "in" Razis so often."

C.C.C. 2nd XII: 164 runs for 8. runs,

wickets.

Bcores:-

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Finishing Corrected

Joan (ard) 4.09.06 40450 Pierrette (4th). 4.07,40

4.06.00 Gael (5th) $-48.21 4.41.33:

Heyward Heys.

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TIME

Finishing Corrected Boojum (1st)... 4.08.55 4.09.85 Zephyr (2nd) 4.14.314.10.15 Bluenose (31d)....10.28. 4.10.26 Speedwell. 4th) 4.11.204.11.20 Why Wonden!

(8th) 4.13.2%

4.13.2

Lola (6th) 4.17.44

4.13.28