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HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS

LAWN BOWL'S TITLE

Lincoln Score Seven U.M. OMAR TO MEET

Times

London, Sept. §..

Twenty matches in the English football league were played to-day. fifteen of which resulted in vic-

"S. RANDLE

Semi-Final Scores

The semi-finals in the Open tories for home teams, and the re-Singles Lawn Bowls championship mathing five being drawn.

of the Colony were decided on the Hong Kong Football Club green- yesterday evening.

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Biggest score of the day was credited to Lincoln, who netted times against Wrexham. Chesterfield scored five goals with- out reply against Southampton, and very decisive wins were re- corded by Stoke (4-0), Aston Villa 4-1, Hull (4-0) and Rotherham (4-1).

S. Randle, skip of the Civil Ser- vice C.C., defeated H. A. Alves, Re- erelo skip and Interporter, by 21 shots to 16. Randle, in the quar- ter-final, eliminated A. R. Dallah, the leading Indian R.C. skip, who

The results as cabled by Reuter had previously caused a sensation by beating A. E. Coates (Craigen- gower) and 1936 title winner.

follow:-

Charlton,

FIRST DIVISION

Bolton

3 Blackpool

0

D. Grimsby

1 Brentford

2 Derby

Preston

Stoke

Wolves

4 W. Bromwich

SECOND DIVISION

Aston Villa

Barnsley

Bradford

0

31

4 Luton

1 Newcastle

0

3 Norwich

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2 Tottenham

1

Burnley

Chesterfield

Fulham

Shefeld U.

5 Southampton. 0

.0 Wednesday 0

Stockport

Swansea

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

Accrington

In the other semi-final, U.. M. Omar, Craigengower and Interport skip, and former title holder, de- feated A. S. Russell in a closely contested match, the Craigengower skip emerging winner by only two shots. The score in Omar's favour

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1937.

LEAGUE TENNIS The Church Versus Football

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"A" DIVISION

In an "A" Division League tennis

In Australia

match the Indian R.C. beat the PURITAN LAW TO

Hong Kong C.C. by five sets to four yesterday..

3. A. Rumjahn and S. A. Ismail (Indian R.C.), drew with G. W. Sewell and H. Owen-Hughes 6-1. beat A., C. I. Bowker and M. Pagh 7-5. beat W. "Sander and F. V. Harrison, 7-5..

"H. D. Rumjahn and A H. Madar (Indian R.C.) lost to Sewell and Owen-Hughes 2-6. lost to Bowker and Pagh 4-6, beat Sander and Harrison, 8-1.

A. R. Minu and M. el Arcul (Indian R.C) lost to Sewell and Owen-Hughes 2-6, drew with Bow- ker and Pagh 6-6. beat Sander and Harrison 6-4.

U.S.R.C. WIN

At Pokfulam, the United Services | Recreation Club' defeated the Uni-

versity by six sets to three.

BE TESTED

Church and sport are involved in a bitter controversy which is to be fought out in the Australian courts. The dispute arose from the increasing popularity of Sanday football in Australia, principally in the country districts.

While the universal Saturday half-holiday in the city enables football organisers to hold com- petitions on that day, most towns have their half-day holiday on a Wednesday or Thursday, and re- main open all Saturday to enable farmers to do their shopping.

SATURDAY FOOTBALI, Saturday football in the country having proved a failure; in nearly all country districts now hold

was 22-20. Russell is of the Kow Sunday competitions, which, have become firmly established in the loon Bowling Green Club.

last year or two with the result that clergymen complain that their church attendances are dwindling.

Sporting Fixtures

TO-DAY'

Badminton.--Badminton, Cathedral Hall. S p.m.

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2 Bury

1

1 Notts F

0

0

West Ham

D

2 Hartlepools

1

Kong Shooting.-Hong

Ride Association Spoon and Practice Shoot Kowloon City), 2 p.m.

Full

4 Barrow

0

Lincoln

7 Wrexham

1

Oldham

3 Darlington

I

Rotherham 4 Halifax

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MACAO RACE MEETING

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

Chinese

.. Tennis. "D" Division' R.C. v. Police R.C.. Craigengower C.C. v. Kowloon Indians, South China A.A. 7. Indian R.C., Kowloon C.C. v. Civil Service C... Central British Association v. Club de Re-

summon on behalf of his organis atlon against officials of the Club. This action has been taken, not under the several provisions of the State statues concerning Sunday sport; but under the Sabbath Observance Law enacted in Eng~ land in 1925.

TO FIGHT ISSUE

The parties to the action declare, that they will fight out the issue to the highest court in the land. cipally

While Sunday football is prin- concerned, extremists among the clergy are denouncing all Sunday sport, including private golf and tennis.

But they have little chance of hammering home their. arguments, for there is widespread public

resentment that a Puritan law 312 years old should be invoked to deal with the present customs in a country whose existence was not even known when the law was enacted.

"HOLDING TO SUNDAY"

"The legal instrument selected by the Churches is dug out of the rusty scrap heap of history," said. one Australian newspaper. "The

accordance

with the Puritan

As to the law. Sunday football | Sabbath Observance Act was in and other, sports are legal it played on a municipal park by permission of the local council or if no charge is made for admission to a private ground.

The prohibition against admis- sion charges has been overcome either by a collection among the spectators, or by selling program-

Tennis.-"B" Division: Univer-creto. U.S.R.C.. Championshipsmes entitling the buyer to view aj. sity. South China A.A.. Chinese Open Singles: W. C. Hung v. G. R.C. v. Cralgengower C.G., Hong Choa, S. A. Rumjahn v. H. Y. Ho Kong C.C. Club de Recreio.

V.

or L. J. F. Smalley, A. E. P. Guest U.S.R.C. Championships:-Singles:or Y. C. Lau y. M. A. Oliveira or H. Y. Ho v. L. J. F. Smalley, Major I. M. A. Razack; Open Doubles; A. McDonald v. Chan Kam-moon, A.

V. Remedios and J. Gonsalves v. 5. P. Guest v. Y. C. Lau, M. A.

E. C. Fincher and G. Bodiker or Oliveira v. I M. A. Razack: Open

S. A. Gray and A. Crawford, R. R. Doubles: E. C. Fincher and G.

Todd and G. E. R. Divett v. Iu Bodiker v. S. A. Gray and A Craw Tak-cheuk and Wong Shipswing or ford." Iu Tak-cheuk and Wong E F. Fincher and D. J. N. Ander- shiu-wing y. E. F. Fincher and D.

son. A L. Sullivan and L. Gold- |"J, N. Anderson.

man v. F. H. Kwok and B. W. Ilang or F. R. Zimmern and A. N. Other.

TO-MORROW

there appears to be some doubt in the minds of the public as to the possibility of holding a race meeting in Macao on Septem- ber 12, even though entries and handicaps were published in the local papers last Sunday, after the Tennis.-"C" Division: Chinese visit of the last typhoon which R.C. (1) v. Kowloon Tong. Chinese played havoc to Macao and the P.C. (2) v. Indian R.C.. Cralgen- Race Course and Stables there. gower C.C. v. Club de Recreio: the Officials of the Marac Jockey | U.S.R.C. Championships: - Open Club desire to make it known that Singles: G. E. Clarke v. E C. Fin- repair work was at once start- cher; Lul Kwai-fah v. H. D. Rum- ed in order to get everything | Jahn; Open Doubles: Major Mc- in shape before the week-end, Donaia and A. N. Other when the race meeting will take v. G. Choa and J. W: Leon- place.

ard. I, Mahan

and Sloch Firdos Khan v. Chan Kam-moon and Chan Kam-hung. A. M. Rod- rigues and H. A. Barros v. W. C. Hung and Tsut Wai-pui, F. 11. Kwok and S. W. Llang v. F. R. Zimmern and A. N. Other.

SWIMMING SPORTS

The annual swimming gala of the Public Works Recreation Club Will take place on Wednesday. September 15, 1937 at 8.45 p.m. at the Victoria Recreation Club. A 200 yards Medley Relay will be open to Stafs of all Government Departments (teams of 4. Back, Crawl, Breast, Free). Entries close on Friday 10th inst, at 5 pm,

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

match.

Now

PURITAN LAW

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dominance of that time. It con- tained much more than either the Sunday instincts or the industrial instincts of to-day.

on

an

"Can we adopt the preposterous course of falling back antique law, long in desuetude for its bigotry and intolerance?

"I men hold nowadays that Sundays were not made only for the Church, they hold also that the Church is not made only for Churches should the Bathurst Ministers Bundays. Thé Fraternal has taken action. It de- reveal their

moral and spir- itual powers in their work of the puted the Rev. A. J. Bingley to obtain admission to a ground seven-day week, not merely hold- where the Bathurst, Rugby League ing to Sunday as their "day of the football Club was playing a Sunday match, business against and Mr. Bingley then issued ai matches and the cinema shows,"

H.K.F.A. COUNCIL

MEETING

NEW ZEALANDERS TOUR END

London, Sept. 8. Owing to the recent typhoon

New Zealanders brought their which demolished all the stands Bowls. First Division: Craigen-

cricket tour to a successful con- of the local football clubs a pro- 'gower. C.C. v. Civil Service C.C.,

Club de Recreto y. Kowloon Deckposal for arranging a match in aid clusion to-day when they beat a Cour.ties' XI by seven R.C., Police R.O. v. Kowloon C.U.; of North China refugees had to be Minor Second Division: Kowloon B.G.C. dropped at the Hong Kong Foot-wickets.

ball Association Council meeting v. Kowloon C.C., Club de Recreio v. Hong Kong FC., Police R.C. v. Tai-yesterday. Mr. W. Pryde was in koo R.C.: Third Division: Civil Ser- the Chair. vice C.C. Hong Kong E.R.C., Kow- loon F.C. v. Gralgengower C.C.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

Division: Bowls.Third

Hong Kong F.C. v. Kowloon F.C., Club de Recrelo v. Kowloon Tong R.C.

The fixing of dates for matches against the Islington. Corinthians was also postponed and it was in- timated that it was not likely that matches between local teams and the English footballers would take. place at all

The Minor Counties did well in their first innings, compiling 310, but they collapsed at the second attempt and were dismissed for 76. Calliehan taking 5 for 20.

New Zealanders scored freely, putting together 337, of which Kerr contributed 100.

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Requiring 53 to win, they hit uff the runs after losing three wickets.

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MY WORK RECEIVED NO RECOGNITION BY GOVERNMENT

--Doctor's Will

The will of Dr, Gilbert Edward Brooke, late Chief Health Officer' to the Medical Department of the Straits Settlements, and Director or the Eastern Bureau of the Health Section of the League of Nations was published recently. In it he stated:

"My work of nearly 30 years has received no recognition at the hands of the Government, but I have the satisfaction of knowing that in practical results that multi- farlous work has been of marked value to the public and to the Crown.

"In more extended and world- wide spheres of public health and belles-lettres. I trust that the in- fluence of my 10 published worke may have added, to however small an extent, 'to. the sum of technical knowledge and of intellectual con- tent."

When he was in the East Dr. Brooke saw Singapore change trom an island of swamps into a comparative health resort.

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Long before Malaya created a Meteorological Department made himself a master of meteo- rology in order-to-study-the-effect- of rainfall on malaria;

He died in Singapore in January

1936 at the age of 62.

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