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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1938.

SPORTING NEWS AND NOTES

Colony Bids Au Revoir To Islingtonians

By F. Mela

The Colony today bids an revoir to the Islington Corinthians Football team who have spent a very enjoyable fortnight with us how first class and who have, during their stay here, shown us football is played.

They go on to Manila to continue their goodwill tour for the bands of friendship welded by a visit of this nature have such far- reaching effects that it would be incorrect to state that they are travelling round the world, just kicking football about.

to touch

Of their play enough has been said but I would like to take this opportunity

thank Manager to

sports

them in

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ever information that was quired.

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OPEN TENNIS TOURNEY

Next Week's Matches

The following is the programme

ot tennis matches, to be decided on the "Hong Kong Cricket Club courts, next week:-

MONDAY, MARCH 7

OPEN SINGLES

F. A. Broadbridge v. W. A. Land. D. K. Leung v. I. M. A. Razack. A. V. Gosano v, S. W. Liang.

OPEN DOUBLES

A. Barros and J. Gonsalves v. W. F. Wong and Cheng Ping Yeung. A and H. D. Rumjahn v. P. C. Leung and Marsland..

They are, fortunately for us. coming back to the Colony and we will again have the pleasure Thomas Smith, Captain Patrick Luk Ding Cheong and S. W. Wong v. Wei Chung und Pang Oi Lam. of seeing them in action. They Clark and all members of the side. Owen Hughes and T. A. Pearce

in four official have appeared

for the readiness with which they

v. L Lew and Peter U. matches here and that they won have always helped the all of them goes to emphasise, writers of Hong Kong with what-H. indeed such emphasis is neces- "sary, that as à team there

nothing

They will have a strenuous tour Colony.

in the Philippines and perhaps a type of Many nice things have been said they will come across about "Pat" Clark and his merry football that will be very strange men during the dinners and other to them. Come what may, how-A. can depend upon them E public functions that have been ever, we held in their honour but I doubt to keep their colours flying and if they will appreciate anything we will look forward to the day Tsui Wai Pul and Tsul Yan Pully,

L. Agafuroff and J. Pengelly. more than the simple statement of their return to these shores to

one more game

before Paul Kong and Lee Wal-tong v. that they have shown Hong Kong play

the Home Country

Maj. Newnham and Maj. Baines. that they are true sportsmen and heading for gentlemen all.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 OPEN SINGLES

again.

TUESDAY, MARCH 8 OPEN SINGLES Crawford v. B. Szeto.

C. Fincher v...F. V. Harrison. OPEN DOUBLES

FANLING GOLF MR. W.H.S. DAVIS Leung Ping Chiu V. A. V. Gosano

The following are the starting times for tomorrow:-

OLD COURSE

!!

INJURED

9:12 a.m. D. J. Gilmore and K. s. Thrown During Early

9.16

4

.9.20

9.24

9.23

*

9.32

Morrison.

H. N. Williamson and L.

B. Holmes.

P. Welch and R. F. C. Macgregor.

K. K. Rounds and R. Young.

W. G. Robertson and

K. Valentine.

Cdr. Hole and H. Mundy.

Morning Gallop

Pinned beneath the Australian pony See, Mr. W. H. S. Davis, the Well-known local jockey. suffered

or S. W. Llang.

THURSDAY, MARCH 10 Cheung Fing Yeung v. F. H. Kwok.

OPEN SINGLES

Lee Wal 'Tong v. Wei Chung.

S. B. Hussain v. H. Owen Hughes. Wong Shiu Wing v. Comdr. R: H.

Rump.

Tsut Yun Put v. Pang Of Lam.

a broken ankle and an injured E C. Fincher or F. V. Harrison v.

R.

back when the pony. shled

and backed on the race tracks yester- H.day morning.

HE. the Governor and

Mr. Davis was removed to the where the Queen Mary Hospital

it was found that his ankle was fractured. The accident occurred

when shortly after 7.m.

Mr. Davis took the pony, one of the season's importations from tralia, for exercise.

Aus..

suddenly became frightened," rear-

A. Crawford or B. Szeto.

FRIDAY, MARCH 11

OPEN SINGLES Paul Kang v. J. W. Leonard. Tsui Wai-pui or A. Chân v. J. A. H.

Douglass or W. Sander.

9. A. Rumjahn v. F. A. Broadbridge.

or W. A. Land..

OPEN DOUBLES

The animalF. H. Kwok and S. W. Lang or. Capt J. C. Lock and J. M. Tom- linson v. J. W: Leonard and G. Choa or G. C. Burnett and A. Crawford."

L. R. Andrewes and E. T.ed up and fell back on the rider McMullen.

who, it is understood, was pinned

D. D. Forbes and J. B. down Stewart.

.

A. T. Lay and A. Somer-] 11.00 merfelt.

W. J. S. Key and N. K. Littlejohn.

A. Nicol and A. H. Mc- Bride.

NEW COURSE

9.16 am. A. Y. and Mrs. Greaves.

F. C. Young and G. T. May.

9:36

G. C. Worrall and J.

J

M. Andrew.

9.40

J. R. Masson and More.

A.

9.41

S. H. Dodwell.

9.48

J. B. H. Leckie and I H. Geare.

9.52

IN

9.56

10.00

10.04

D. Black and A. A. 11.04 Bremner.

10.08

A. M. Mack and L. Gold-

man.

10.12

G. Riddell Carre and J.

9.24

"

A. D. Morrison.

10.16

D. Humphreys and C. A. 9.28. King.

10.20

C. W. E. Bishop and W.

9.32

Woodward,

10.24

G. M. Park and R. A. 9.40 Campbell.

C. Angua.

10.28

W. A. Stewart and D. 5.

9.48

Robb.

10.04

10.32

Col. Blake and R. Q. Parker.

10.08 ...

10.36

A. D. Humphreys and A.

B. Purves.

10.40

10.40

Wing Cdr. Bishop and D.

M. McEwen.

10.44

10.44

E. C. Norris and B.

Rolfe.

10,56

"

10.48

FS. Geldart and 3. R.

Collls.

11.00

10.52

++

de Rome.

10.56

S. Edward.

A. B. Raworth and F. J. 11.28

W. N. A. Emalley and D.

11.32

Mrs. Valentine and Mrs. t. Robertson.

W. C. Farnham and W.

H. Way..

W. W. C. Shewan and F.

G. I. and H. E. Angus, H. Overy and W. J. E. Mackenzie.

Mrs. Overy and Mrs. Mackenzie.

Matthews.

Mrs. Norris and Mrs. Rolfe. "

Mrs. Smalley and Miss Curtin.

A. H. and Mrs. Forbes. Capt. Holmes and Mrs. Henry. Mrs. Holmes and Miss Newton.

A. V. Gosano and A. V. Remedios v. H. A. Barros and J. Gonsalves or W. F. Wong and Cheng Ping Yeung.

Sporting

Fixtures

TODAY

Cricket.-First Division, Indian

R. C. v. Hong Kong C. C. (L); Army v. Craigengower C. C. (L): Civil Service v. Navy (L): Recreio v. Kowloon C. C. (L); Second Divi- slon, Kowloon v. Army "B" (L); Crafgengower v. Recrelo. (L); Hong

G. S. Archbutt and Col. Kong C. C. v. University (L); Police

R. C. v. Civil Service C. C.

Football-Senior Shield, Kow- loon v. Middlesex (Kowloon), 4.30 P.m.; Seaforths v. South China "B” Sookunpoo), 4.30 p.m.; Royal Navy (Causeway v. Kowloon Chinese Bay), 4.30 p.m.; South China "A" v. Eastern (Caroline Hill), 4.30 p.m. Junior Shield. Portuguese 9. A v

p.m. (Kowloon), 2.30 Beaforths Second Division, Police v. Club (St. Joseph's), 3 p.m.; Eastern v. Kwong Wah (Causeway Bay), 3 pm.: Kowloon v. 5th Bde. R. A. (Chat- ham Road), 3 p.m.; Chinese Bap- pers v. Middlesex (Military), 3 p.m. Goll-Captain's Cup (Fanling), Hockey-Caer Clark Cup,.C.B.A.

Teams And Fixtures For

This Afternoon

The following are some of the C.C.C. 1st XI v. Army (away): cricket teams for this afternoon:E. Zimmern (Capt.), P. J. Bйv. "Y" Ladles ("Y" ground), 4 p.m. E.C.C. 1st XI v. Becreto (away); moria, A. R. H. Esmail, A. B. Ham-Brawn Cup, Recreio v. C. B. &. "A" D. J. N. Anderson (Capt.), K. M. son, W. Hong Sling. A K. Ismall. (C. B. A. ground) 3 p.m.; C. B. A Baxter, G. F. O'Bryen, G. C. Bur-, A. T. Lee, F. K. Lee, G. Bouza, J.T. "P" Ladies ("Y" ground), 3 p.m. Rugby.-Seven-a-side Tourna- nett. E. C. Fincher, W. C. Hung, S. L. Youngsaye, F. R. Zimmern.

Jex, R. E Lee, N. D. Lloyd, T. A. Scorer, G. Ladd, Umpire. T. L ment finals (Club ground), 3 pp. Madar and F. Zimmern. Umpire. Locke..

Table Tennis-Hungarians' Ex- hibition.

Yachting. 4th Championship Series for Racing Yachts

TOMORROW

JP. Robinson.

C.B.C.C. 2nd

7. X

Recreio K.C.C. 2nd XI v. Anny "B" (home): C. W. Lam (Capt.), D. (home): A A Dand (Capt). R. Hung, B. R. Irance, A. Kitchell, G. Baldwin, R. T. Broadbridge, HA. Lee, J. W. Leonard, H. P. Lim, Brokenshire, S. A. Gray, G. A. VA. M. Omar, W. Rapley, G. Winen Golf Captain's Cup (Fanling). ; Hall, B. D. Lay, J. R. Luke. W. and A. Zimmern.

Captain's Cup Semi-finals and McKenzie, W. Mulcahy and C. B.

LB.C., H.K.C.C. (home): A. R. Open Foursomes First round Kow- R. Sargent. Umpire, H. Overy.

Gymkhana-Cottage Club final HK.C.C. 1st XI v. Indian R.C. Minu (Capt.), A. H. Madar, Kloon). (away): A. W. Hayward (Capt), F. Nazarin, S. A. Ismall. A. R. Abbas,

Yachting. Scandinavian Cup. A. Dunnett, J. H. Fox, L. D. Kilbec, A. R. Kitchell, A. A. Rumjahn, A. 8ymkhana (Fanling), 3 pan. J. B. II. Leckie, F. Marshall, H. B. M. Rumjahu, M. el Arculli, A.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 Neve, H. Owen Hughes, J. L. C. Bakar, M. P. Madan Twelfth man:

Athletics Quarry Bay School the Tennis Pearce, T. A. Pearce and L. T. Ride, Ismail All; Umpire: S. A. R. Ismail;

Annual Sports, at K.C.C. 2nd XI v University Scorer: G. M. Butt.

C.S.C.C. v. Navy (home); E. C. K. Ground of the Taikoo Club, 10.45 (home): E. J. R. Mitchell (Capt.). H. J. Armstrong, C. W. E. Bishop. Hawkins (Capt.), F. Baker, W. H. a.m.

Perry, R. H Shooting-Hong Kong Rifle As D. 8. Blake, G. E R. Divett, N. P. Colledge, A. E

Weckly Spoon Fox R. &. W. Paterson, D. 8. Robb, Griffiths, D. McLellan, R B. Wood, sociation

Shoot, ArmIN Kowloon City, 2 p.m.

W. Staker, F. H. Stakes und R. LN. Whitley. N. Bebbington, H. C. Practice D. Wodehouse.

Daniells and J. Barrow.

and

Ranges.

Rain Spoils Rugby Football"

Tennis

GEORGE CHOA IS IMPRESSIVE

By F. "Mela

SEVEN-A-SIDE

· TOURNAMENT

Four Matches This Afternoon

The second phase of the pre- The shart shower of rain thai feit just deforn 5, p.m. yesterday liminary rounds of the seven-R- was enough to render the courts at side tournament took place on the results of which the Hong Kong Cricket Club wat Thursday, enough to cause the open tennis have already been published. There championship matches scheduled are now eight teams left to com- to be decided then to be postponed pete in the finals for the Blarney It was a pity for the players had Stone Shield today. The games started to change and three ofwill commence at. 3 p.m. on the Burnett and his Club ground at Happy Valley as hem. Gordon

follows:- partner A. Crawford together with young George Chon were already having a knock-up. Burnett and Crawford were to have played Choa and Leonard.

I was grateful to have had the these three opportunity to see

I had never players on the court.

as for seen young Choa" and Burnett I last saw him in action during the championships last year. Crawford I saw on Monday when he played his singles match

with Marsland whom he beat in straight sets by scores of 6-4, 6-4.

CHOA IMPRESSIVE George Choa, from what little saw of him, impressed me very

much.

Though slightly built, he im- parts plenty of force into his feature strokes and the one about him is that he is not afraid to hit the ball good and hard. (Continued on Back Page)

·

3 p.m. Tamar and Small Ships v. Seaforths "A".

3.20 p.m. Royal Scots "A" V. Club "A".

3.40 p.m. Civil Service v. Mid- diesex "A".

4 pm. Adventure "A" v. Sea- forths "B".

The semi-anals and Anal will. commence at 4.30 p.m. and 5.30

Ewen, Surg. Lt. Cmdr. Nicholson P.m. respectively Mr. D. W. Mac- and Mr. J. A. R. Selby have kindly consented to referee the games.

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