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SPORT

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1938.

** In the World of Sports &

INTERPORT CRICKET

HOME FOOTBALL

FORECAST

Who Should Lead The Winners For To-morrow

Hongkong?

(To The Editor, The Hong Kong

Daily Press)

Str. Mine is only a small voters, crying out in the wilderness but I trust you will be good enough to give this letter the publicity it deserves, and let my cry be at least heard.

I read from all the papers about the forthcoming cricket Interpot. against Shanghai. More than that.i

I have come across the names of

two or three people, mentioned as ; the likely one to be chosen as cap. tain.

Can you

tell

me please it

the captain of A Hongkong team must be a member of the Hong Kong Cricket Club? Nu why?

I grant it the invitation from Shanghai is always 'addressed to the HK.C.C. but it they are going to make it such an exclusive sort of match, why not call the team. "HK.C.C. and friends?"

In all other branches of spårt the controlling bocles concerned chose the teams and the captains. Why can't the selection of the Hongkong Cricket teain be left to the Hongkong Cricket League?

I bring this up because in my humble opinion the best captain La Hongkong to-day is Donald, Anderson, but he belongs to the K.C.C. and is therefore. ineligible ໄດ້ lead a Hongkong Interpart ricket team.-Yours etc.

Note:

"Not Cricket"

The Interport, serfes really started with the Shanghai Cricket Club playing the Hongkong Cricket Club but as interest in the game

the H.X.C.C. grew. extended the courtesy to take part in these games to the other clubs. "in Hongkong. The avitation" is always addressed to the H.K.C.C. and as long as the procedure re- moins unchanged, the Club must: have the privilege to choose thei captain Sports Ed].

ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE SEVENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 24th September, 1938, commencing al 2.00 p.m.

The first Bell will be rung at! 1.30 p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

No One without a badge will

By Telescore''

The following is the forecast for the League football matches Teams in capitals are tipped to (Home) to be played to-morrow. win.

SHEK-O GOLF RACING RESUMES

TOURNEY

Starting Times For Sunday

The Shek-O Junior Champion- ship Medal Play over 18 holes will take place on Sunday, September 25, and the following are the names of competitors with start- ing times:--

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DIVISION I

1st 9 2nd 9 Holes Holes

ARSENAL BIRMINGHAM

V.

Aston Villa.

a.m.

V.

Preston North End.

#f

BLACKFOOL

V

Grimsby T

Brentford

Sunderland.

L.M. S. Lloyd v. R. R.

de L. Liesching A. H. A. Penn v. J. R.

...... 10.00

Stoke C.

Collis

Huddersfield T.

EVERTON.

LEICESTER C..

V.

Bolton W.

LIVERPOOL

Leeds U

G.

Manchester U

CHELSEA

MIDDLESBROUGH

10.05 F. C. Young v. J.

Armstrong'

.... 10.10 W. Sewell Y. .R.

10.15 11.15 Stock .....

Major H. K. D. Money

DERBY CO.

Portsmouth,

. Charlton A.

Wolves."

DIVISION II«

BLACKBURN R. BURY

Y.

V.

V.

FULHAM

در

Manchester City. Chesterfield. Bradford. SHEFFIELD U.

Luton T."

Millwall

Plymouth A.

NEWCASTLE U.

Southampton.

Norwich C.

V

Burnley.

NOTTS F..

V

Coventry C..

SHEFFIELD WEST

Swansea T.

Tottenham H. Tranmere R..

W. BROM A.

W. HAM U.

DIVISION III (NORTHERN SECTION)

Barrow

V.

BRADFORD C.

V.

Chester

4

CREWE A

V.

DONCASTER R.

V.

HULL C.

Y.

NEW BRIGHTON

V.

Rochdale

ROTHERHAM U.

V.

Southport

7.

- YORK C.

DIVISION III

BOURNEMOUTH

BRIGHTON

BRISTOL R.

Clapton O.

OLDHAM A., Accrington S. Barnsley.

Lincoln C.

"

- Darlington.

Stockport Co. Halifax T. GATESHEAD. Hartlepools U. Carlisle U. Wrexham,

(SOUTHERN SECTION)

"Southend.

Exeter C.

Cardia.C.

V.

Bristol C.

NEWPORT CO.

V.

Aldershot.

NORTHAMPTON T

V.

Notts Co.

Port Vale

V.

Mansfield T.

READING

V.

Ipswich T.

SWINDON T

V.

Watford.

Torquay U Walsall

V

Crystal Palace.

QUEEN'S PARK R.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE DIVISION I

Arbroath Ayr U.

CELTIC

FALKIRK Hibernian

RANGERS.

Seventh

"SUBS"

THE

ONCE

IN IN COLONY

Extra Meeting

........

AUTUMN PLATE

MAIN EVENT

By Last Quarter"

NCE AGAIN RACING WILL be prominent amongst this week-end's sport when the Hongkong Jockey Club commence their second 11.00

half of the season's programme on Saturday with an excellent card of 11.05 nine events. The main race will be the Sub-Griffins Autumn Plate. which despite the notable, absence of Louis XIV, champion sub of the 11.10 year, and Planchet, should produce an excellent field from the

entries.

The innovation of dividing the "B" Class China ponies into two sections will certainly justify itself and I firmly believe the contender. v. Capt. J. S. Douglas 10.20 11.20 in this particular class will provide the best of the afternoon. Sur

G. A. Pentreath v. C.

C. Roberts

R. R. Ross v. A. Mur-

doch

¡D. MacAlister v. C. B.

Burgess

D. C. Exmondston v. H.

R. Sturt

prises may be in store for punters as form dännöt be so accurately 10.25 11.25 determined after a rest of approximately three months. There will

10.30 11.30

10.35 1.35

be undoubtedly quite a number of ponies that will not have reached racing pitch as yet and therefore upsets may be expected in certain events.

view to

jockeys, to confirm the opinion ex- pressed amongst early rall fans that this event Will furnish punters with a ticklish problem in trying to pick the winner. At this time. I will confiae my comments to the merits of the various ponies and - lam depending on the try-outs this Imbrning before making my fal

selections for the race.

Red Heather, the winner of the Lantas Handicap last June is in at a low weight and will" have the services of Mr. Wei. This combination should be very close especially taking into consideration the fact that in winning the Lantzo Handicap' this bay from the Dunbar stable covered the last mile in 1 min. 56 seconda, and is in fine fettle at the moment,

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Oak Bay, recently demoted from the "A" Class will be ridden by Mr

A. Raymond, who so successfully »" plloted this grey before the recess. Despite the weight (163 lbs) this rame racer is a real danger, and will have to be reckoned with as Mr. Raymond nurses his mount

to catch once he has got a slight very carefully and will be dimeult

lead over the field.

Expression Time (Needs) ap- pears to me in the best of condi-

Several well-known riders from, and i can safely assure readers 10.40 11.40 the North will be on

that they are capable of doing full Entries for the Senior Chun-morrow, amongst them Mr. P. Tjustice to the mounts entrusted to ptonship on Sunday. October 2, Wel, a jockey with a fine record, their care.

TWEED ISLAND BAY GANDICAP over 36 holes will close on Wednes- from Hankow, Mr. "Bobby" Wade of Shanghai, Mr. J. Hearn of

(First Section) day. September 28, and names of Tsingtao and Mr. P. L. Jul. a form- competitors with their opponents should be sent in as soon as possi-er Shanghai novice won graduated THIS RACE FOR "B" CLASS on and it will take a real good CHINA PONIES over one mile one to beat this candidate from ble to the Secretaries. Messrs. into the experienced ranks at the

raiser the Li Po Chun stable.. New Star last Macao Meeting. These gen-1s an appropriate curtain

a new jockey in Mr tlemen are all well-known and ex- and one need only review the pro-will have

(Continued on Back Page) perlericed exponents of the game bable starters and their respective

Thomson & Co.'

ARMY CRICKET TRIAL

The following will take part in the Army cricket trial. at Sookun- poo on Saturday at 2 p.m.:-

Major L. A. Newnham (Capt.), Lt. Habkirk, Sgt. Gill, Corp. Vnag- lcaux, Pt. Poocock. L/C. Stanford. Sig. F. G. N. Smith, Sig. "Murphy,

Pt. Martin, P. Coombes, and Sig. Dixon

Lt. Pearl (Capt.). Lt. Chivèrsil, 9/Sgt. Baker, Sgt. Bloomfield,

Corp. Denyer, Sapper Radcliffe. Sgt. Paterson, C.S.M. Northcote, Corp. Webb, Sgt. Painter. and Ft. Hatheld.

ENGLAND BEATS IRELAND AT SOCCER

Belfast, Sept. 21. ·

in

an Inter-League

match here to-day, the

Soccer English

an

Irish

HEARTS. Raith R. Hamilton A. ABERDEEN.“ Queen's Park. Queen of South,

League team. Refeated League side by eight goals to two.

In a friendly match, the Ar-

Swiss senal defeated the derers by three goals to Reuter.

MOTHERWELL

PARTICK TH

V.

ST. JOHNSTONE

Y

Clyde.

Y.

Albion R

THIRD LANARK

St. Mirren

GOLF

be admitted to the Members British Women

nclosure; such must be word throughout the duration of each

meeting in such a manner as to

the readily identified.

Defeated

Wilmette, IL, Sept. 22.

Badges admitting Non-Mem. The four British Curtis Cup bers to the Members' Enclosure golfers. and Club Rooms at $5.00 Miss Clarrie

tor Gentlemen and

arc

obtainable

$3.00

here

Mies Jessie Anderson, Tiernan, Mrs. JB. Walker and Mrs. A. C. Critchley, who entered the second round Golf for Ladies (Both, including tax) for the American Women's

through the Championship on the Westmore- - SECRETARY upon the "per.land Country Club's course

sotial or written application of a yesterday, were all eliminated in

the course of to-day's play. Member, sach Member to be

To-day's results were.. responsible for all visitors intro- duced by him, and for Payment of All Chits, &c.

SECOND ROUND

Kilmarnock.

A

Hi

Wan- two.

TSUIS ENTER DOUBLES

HARDCOURT FINAL

Beat Fincher And Remedios In Match Of Patches

COMP

By "Ex-Tennist"

for two listles "OMPLETELY" OUTPLAYED AND OUTCLASSËD

and one-sided sets, E. C. Fincher and A. V. Remedios, would-be challengern for the Colony Hardcourt tennis doubles title, came back strongly against the formidable Tsul Brothers combina'ion, and in the end were beaten, but by no means disgraced, by three sets.to one.

CHANCE of forcing the ACTUALLY THEY HAD AN ODDS-ON

match to the fifth set, which would in itself have been in the nature of an upset, but, leading 40-love with the score four games to five against themselves in the fourth set, they unaccountably allowed the opposition to chase them, and to clinch the game, set.

Miss Tiernan beat Mrs., O. S. Hi, of Kansas, 4 and 2. The Secretary's Office, Ist

Miss Betty Jameson, of Texas. "floor, Exchange Building (Tel.beat Mrs. Walker 4 and %. 27794) will close at 12 NOON. Miss Peggy Graham, of. Holly-"and match then and there:

wood, beat Miss Jessie Anderson The game as a spectacle began 3 and 1.

only in the third set, for the first Miss Traung beat Mrs. Critch-two were absolutély lacking in ley (formerly las Diana Fish- interest, being so one-sided that wick) at the 19th.

Tifus are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No

Boy. Telephone 21920.

.. PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Ailmienion to the $1.00 Enclosure b Pubile including Tax, lor all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate: Soldiers and Sellers in Uniform ore admattted Hall

Price:

Order

THIRD ROUND Mrs. E. R. Hury, of Texas, Miss Tiernan, two up.

Mrs. Jullus Page Beat Jameson 4 and 2--Reuter.

even the scores of 6-2, 6-1 flattered

the losers. From the third set, however, play brightened up ap-

Sporting

Fixtures

TO-DAY

beatpreciably. The Tauts were perhaps | BADMINTON-YMCA. Badmin- "letting "up" for the first part of ton, in the West Lounge. Miss this set, but there can be no BRIDGE Cheero

Club

Bridge doubt that when they found them- Night. selves unexpectedly down 1-5 they SWIMMING. -- Army "Children's

Azinull Even 60,

Bporta played their very best.

(V.S.R.C.), 3 pm; Mixed Swimming, in Euro- pein YMCA Swimming Pool TO-MORROW

RUGBY FOOTBALL they could do no more than to

London, Sept, 22. The following were the results

0

BROWN, of rugby matches played to-day:

Bristol

23 Clifton Secretary.

Rugby 1938. Bridgend

*1794

9 Northampton 9 Abertillery

0

0

-Reuter.

take the next three games before conceding the set.

TWO REMEDIOS

In critiques of tennis matches

the phrase "so and so was two

players rolled into one" is often

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|RACING—Hongkong Jockey Club Seven Extra Race Meeting, Happy Valley, 1 pm. SWIMMING Boy Scouts Associa

tión Swimwillig, Sports, at Nayal Swimming Bath, 130 p.m.

寓

"HAVE AN H.B.

AND THEN TRY"

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The Hongkong Brewe

Distillery Ltd.

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