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SPORT

U.S. BASEBALL CHINESE BASKETBALL TEAM ON SENIOR SHIELD FINAL

RESULTS

New York. April 22.

. Beveral close antales featured yesterday's baseball programme in both the National and American Leagues, the Dodgers taking the Phillies to camp in the former League with a sweeping win, caused by Pressnell blanking Poll- ladelphia,

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Boaton

1:

0

Chuneclaello hit a homer,

New York

3

8

2

Lelber hit a bomer.

Brooklyn

9.

15

Philadelphia

0

9

Pressuell pitched.

Chicago

2

4

Oden hit a homer. -

Cincinnati

13

2

Kampouris hit a homer.

Pittsburgh

15

St. Lou's...

3 11

New York

Boston

Detroit

Chicago

St. Louis

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Greenberg hit a homer.

Heath hit a bomer,

Cleveland

2 13

0

*

.3

↑

3

L

A

9

0

3

8

I

4 11

-(Reuter).

FOOTBALL TRIAL POSTPONED

The Junior Interport football trial, arranged to take place on the Club ground on Sunday. has been postponed.

VISIT TO SOUTH SEAS

Under the direction of Mr. Shab-shan. Feng, formerly chair man of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, assisted by Mr. C. K. Tang, well-known Hong Kong businessman, à Chinese all-star basketball team left yesterday on a tour of the Philippine Islands, Malaya, Java and Indo-China.

Upper row (left to right);WT. K, Lin (forward), C. K. Chang (forward), T. T. Lee (centre-captain), W.. Wu (quard);

Bottom row (left to right):-0, C. Chang (:forward), F. C. Kung (centre), C. M. Kao (forward) and K. Z. Lee (forward),

Rugby Football

THE SEASON IN REVIEW

A Fine Adventure: Abnormal

Scoring

The Indian summer of Rugby football has still to come with the Easter tours, of which the Barbarians' visit to South Wales" is the most notable, and, at the end of the month, the Middlesex "Sevens"

ADVERTISEMENT at Twickenham; but for most purposes the season ended with the

H. K. CRICKET CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT

WEEK OF APRIL 25th.

1938

MONDAY, APRIL 25th

STAND COURT

Semi-Final

H.D. RUMJAHN

15.

TSUI YUM PUI

OPEN

COURT No. 9 Semi-Final

H. OWEN HUGHES and W. M. BARTON-15

V5.

G, W. SEWELL and T. C. MONAGHAN—15

TUESDAY, APRIL 26th

Mixed Doubles

Calcutta Cup match.

After those breathless eighty minutes, Scotland had won the Triple Crown, the Royal Navy had won the Services championship. and, way back in the mists of December, Oxford had won the Uni- versity match-three Twickenham epics that left the prophets fab- bergasted.

For an astonishing, almost nonsensical, season it has been, which makes one hesitate to talk again of getting the ball in the scrum- Cambridge, the Army, mage as the first essential of the game.. and England, all had" the ball back times out of number, though part of the truth may be that they, had not the backs to use it.

Intensive spoiling by wing for- at Swansea when Ireland brought wards at a grave risk of giving in two new caps in the centre of away penalty goals, brilliant hält the three-quarter line, and, but for back play, weak covering and tack-an injury to G. E. Cromey near ling, and much charmed goal-kick-half-time, might well have beaten' ing all have had their part in a Wales season that will either be talked

FIGURES FAIR

The figures apeak fairly enough

about for years to come or dis- missed with a shrug is something when it is recorded that, goal too fantastic to bear discussing

SKILL IN ATTACK

TOMORROW AFTERNOON

South China "A" Has Chance To Create A Record

"B" OUT FOR THE DOUBLE?

.

The final of the Senior Shield competition will be played on the Hong Kong Football Clab ground tomorrow afternoon and although It is an all Chinese affair-South China "A" will be opposed to South China "B"-Interest will not be isoking and a good crowd is expected.

Bouth China "A" are the present holders, having won the trophy in 1936 and 1937 and if they can emerge victorious tomorrow, they would have created a record in the annals of lacat; soccer for Deyer since 1897, when HMS. Centurion won the shield, has any teamI annaxed it three years in succession.

On the other hand, South China "B" potential League champlona. will hz, all ikelihood be all out for the double which the "A" team recorded in 1938, which splendid performance was previously regla- | tered in 1932 and 1934 by the South

Wales Borderers.

points apart, Scotland scored ten.f tries to seven; Wales six tries, to Will it, for instance, ever befour; England ten tries to eleven; agreed that the abnormal total or and Ireland nine tries to thirteen,

It might be argued that Wales. 176 points scored in the six in-

having beaten England by penalty ternational matches representa strength of attack or weakness of kicking at Cardin, would have won the championship but for an in- defence? As usual, the truth probably lies between the two, for fringement of the rules at Murray- although R. W. Bhaw, D. J. Macrac,eld-few decisions by a referee and R. C. &. Dick, for Scotland, are have been more keenly debated. unanimously acknowledged to be Yet the Welsh tries then were an attacking force of altogether "gifts," and no team could have outstanding skill, it must be re-been more deserving or victory than Scotland, with their eight membered that nothing like

MR. and MRS. E.E. STOREY seventy points would have been new caps and little or no faith

Fina!

-3/6 VS.

H. OWEN HUGHES and MISS J. SMITH

-15.2

WEDNESDAY, APRIL' 27th

3:

Final

TSUI WAI PUI

YS.

H. D. RUMJAHN'

or

TSUI YUN PUI

OPEN

Club Handicap Doubles

Final

N. L. H. RAILTON and

E. E. STOREY 4/6

V5.

H. OWEN HUGHES and

W. M. BARTON—15

AN

G. W. SEWELL and T. C. MONAGHAN 15

THURSDAY, APRIL 28th Final

"W. SANDER

5.

L. GOLDMAN

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

FRIDAY, APRIL 29:h

scored against Ireland had A. B. from their own supporters. Cliff. Balley and L B. McMahon lived Jones and W. Wooller, the main- up to their reputations as defen-spring of the Welsh attack, were sive centres. That much was seen (Continued on Back Paro)

FEARED WRIST Sporting

IS BROKEN

Sidney Barnes the New South Wales all-rounder and "baby" of the Australian cricket team now in England, had the mis- fortune to injure his wrist on board ship, while indulging in acrobatics. His wrist is now being K-rayed 'nā'

as a break is feared.

TED HOCKEY TOURNEY

At the completion of the hockey season for 1937-8 the EAF Station, Kai Tuck headed the

Fixtures

TODAY

BADMINTON. Y.M.C.A Badminton, Morning.

Ladles

BOWLS-Hong Kong Football Club i

V. Taikoo Recreation Club! (HKFC)); 3.30 pm.

| FOOTBALL.-División I: R. Scots v. Middlesex (Seokumpoo), 4.45 pin. 8. China "B" v. Eastern (Causeway Bay), 4.45 p.m.; Kow- loon Chinese v. 8. China. "A" (Causeway Bay), 3.15 p.m.; Club v. 8t. Joseph's (Club), 4.45 pim.; Police v. Kowloon (Kowloon), 4.45 pm. Division II: Middlesex v. Kwong Wan (P. E Road), 4.45 p.m.: "Kowloon. R, Scots (Kow- Toon), 3.15 p.m.; Club v. Chinese Sappers (Club); 3:15 p.m." Divi- sion III RAMC v. 24th Bty. RA. (Bockunpoo), 3.15 p.m. GOLF.—Bogey Par Pool Old Course

(Fanling). SOCIAL-Annual · Dinner

21

Hong

Kong Football Club (Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden), 7.30 p.in. YACHTING Resall or Sweepstake

Race for Racing Yachts."

TOMORROW FOOTBALL Senior Shield Final: 8. China A v. 8. China "B" "(Club), 4 p.m. GOLFBogey Par Pool, Old Course

(Fanling) BHOOTING Hong Kong Volun

Leers Bhoot at Kowloon City 17:

Ranges Goals scored for 43, goals against YACHTING-Herall or Co

S. A. and H. D. RUMJAHN Junior Division of the United

YS

TSUI WAI PUI and TSUL YUN PUI

SOPEN

6710

Hockey Club. An analysis of the match results a given below:-

WP." W.

Pis.

the success in 1931 and 1933. In 1935, South China "B" were the winners while, as hãi been already stated, the "A" team has won the trophy since 1935.

two

2

The meeting of these formidable Chinese teams in match of such importance as to- encounter will hold. morrow's should" produce clever football of a high starvard. 'It will be in- terestinit to see the wiles of Fung

South China Athletic Associa tion, prior to, nelding two teams. "A" and "B" in the Senior League, Arst won the Senior Shield com- petition in 1929, They repeatedKing-cheong, leader of the "A":

attack, "opposed to the versatility of Chan Tak-faj, his opposite in the "B"

"

O" NING MATCH JF BASEBALL SEASON

The opening match of the Hong Kong. Baseball League will be played on the Royal Naval Recreation Club ground, Caroline Hul, on Saturday, April 30, when His Excellency' the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, will be present.

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John Watson, S. M. White, E. W.. presentative games and has ways been looked upon as a dan-selected to represent the Kowloon Lines, R. Duncan (Skip).

Bowling Green Club in a friendly O. W. Wateriga, A. J. Hall, J. 8. gerous marksman.

KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN CLUB

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The following teams have been

E. V. Searle, G. C. Norman, K. C. Hamilton, J. G. Meyer (Skip),

In defence, both teams are fair-bowls match against Craizengower Logan, G. E. F. Thompson (Skip). ly evenly matched though Tam Cricket Club at Happy Valley Kwan-kon, the "B" custodian, is today: the better of the two men between the sticks.

R. F. Phillips. A. Macfarlane. A. Hyde Lay, C. B. Hosking (skip).

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