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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1938.

27 In the World of Sports

LAND MOST SUCCESSFUL

AT ATHLETIC MEETING

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS

AT CAROLINE HILL

The first international athletle meeting sponsored by the South China Athletic Association was held during the week-end Caroline Hill 'stadium.

CRICKET OVER

THE WEEK-END

A very limited programme of cricket matches was played over the week-end and, apart from some high scoring by the "Singles" against the "Married" at the

FANLING HUNT [THIRTEENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING

NOTES

FINE OPENING GALLOP

Hongkong Cricket Club, and fur-(Bỵ, JACK SPRAGGON)

ther Indication by Donald «Ander- sor of his return to form, nothing outstanding emerged

at the

games.

W. A. Land, former British A.A.A. High jump champion and Army champion, won four events and was second in two others, bring the most successful competitor."

The proceeds from gate takings and sale of flowers, amounting

to $470, were given to war relict.

The results of the finals were as follow:

MEN'S EVENTS

200 Metres.--1, B. Castro: 2. Mak Sul-hung: 3, Chan Tal-hung. Time: 24 seca.

1.500 Metres.1. W. J. Taylor; 2. P. Manton; 3. M. Truckle. Time: 4 mins. 35.7 secs.

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Dis-

Scores:-

from the

CLUB MARRIED *. SINGLE At the Hongkong Cricket Club. the Singlemen beat the Married ones by 86 runs.

Singles.-205 for 8 wkts, dec. (T. A. Pearce 65 retired, Cmdr. Glenks- ter 37. J. L. C. Pearce 25. H. J. D.

Married-119 (L T. Ride 34, A.

J. Taylr: 3.-Narain Singh. tance: 13.26 metres. "

1.800 Metres Relay Race.-1. Mid-Lowe 3 for 48). dlesex and Central British (C. Box, J. Odell, Mr. Dunn and D. Blake) 2. Hongkong Feld and Track Club. Time: 3 mins, 52 secs.

LADIES' EVENTS Throwing Discus.-1, Tsang Pins: Long Jump-1. Mak Sul-hung: 2.2. Yy" Wing-cheung. Distance: 23.59 Cheng Yul-cha; 3. L Sul-tung.metres. Distance: 6.72 metres.

50 Metres.-1. Ng Mun-fung: 2. 400 Metres.-1, J. H. Odell; 2. June Hall: 3. Mary Suffad. Time 7 Wong Yau-hing: 3, Chan Tat-hing, secs. Time: 57 secs.

Pole Vault-1. Chan Yiu-sang: 2. Lum Yu-sing; 3, Ng Yau-gong. Height: 3.04 metres.

400 Metres 1. Law Mun-soo; 2. Ng Woon-ying. Time: 72.3 secs.

80 Metres Hurdles 1. Chu Kal- sung: 2. Law Mun,fu:-3, M. Surfad.

110 Metres Hurdles.-1. Wong K-Time: 16 secs Ilm, 2. Leung Yuen-hong: 3. Wu Bick-yu. Time: 18.4 secs.

400 Metres Hurdles.-1. Wong Yan-hing: 2, Chung Kwok-nam: 3. Leung Yuen-hing. Time: 06.4 secs. 100 Metres. 1, Mak Sul-hung: 2. W: A. Land; 3, Hung Hing-sock. Time: 12 secs.

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E. Perry 22. A. C. Beck 3 for 27. Glenister 3 for 12).

ZIMMERN BATS WELL.

At Happy Valley, the Craigen- gower C.C. and the Kowloon C.G. 'drew.

Cralgengower-183 for wkta dec. (A. Zimmern 70 not out, A K. Ismail 201.

Kowloon C.C.--155 for 6 wkts.

(D.

J. N. Anderson 64, K. M. Baxter 331 not out, Kamall 3' for 22).

R.E. TROUNCE INDIANS

The Wednesday before last we met at Kwanti Race Course— hounds owned to a drag at the Sun Wal end and raced across the centre of the course crossed the Fanling-Shataukok Road, and on across the open paddy flelds up to the China Light sub-station, a truly fine open- ing gallop with hounds going a-real cracker and everyone well up; from the sub-station hounds hunted, more slowly through the foothills by way of the old Foxhunters' Cup course and then through some rather narrow and tricky coun- try finishing up by the road, at Man Uk Lin.

Crossing the road a fresh line was picked up and keeping almost entirely on grass with plenty of room for everyone. we went down to the top end of the Gallops and then back to Kitten Hill. The fol- lowing Sunday we met at Lok Ma Chau. Mr. Bill Stanton was laying

At Sookunpoo the Royal En- the line and gave us two excellent gineers beat the Indian R.C. 2nd. runs. the first starting at the junc- 2XI by 9 wickets.

tlon of the Sunny Farm road with Indian R.C.-86 (F. A. Curreem 30, the Main Fanling-Castle Peak Road M. A. Wahab 27, Sgt. Carpenter 3 took us around Sunny Farm and for 13, Spr. Cork 3 for 19).

up to the Sunken Road, where we checked.

100 Metres.-1, Ng Mun-fung: June Hall: 3, M. Sufflad. Time: 14.1 secs.

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Dis-

Long Jump-1, H. A. Currum; 2 Mut Chun-law: 3. June Hall. tance: 4.25 metres.

400 Metres Relay.-1. Diocesan Girls' School; (V. Churn, C. Lam. E. Churh, J. Hall 2. South China Association: 3. Canton University.

Discus-, WA. Lånd: 2. Wong Hul-chung: 3. D. H. Taylor. Dis-Athletic tance: 38.41 metres,

High Jump-1, W

A. Land: 2... Throwing the Baseball.-1.- Miss Hung Hing-sock; 2. Luk Man-kuen. Luen Yuen-ki, 2 Miss Li Man-sal: 13. Miss Li Shin-yee. Distance: 45.44

metres.

Height 1.70 metres..

400 Metres Relay.1, South Chins "A":"(Yuen Chow-kuen, Li Pul-

Throwing the "Javelin.-1, Miss sum, Ho Piu-kan, Mak Sul-hung Lee Mun-sai: 2. Miss Ip MD- 2. South China "B"; 3. St. Joseph's Jeheung: 3, Miss Chan Ping. Dis Football Club. Time: 48.8 secs. tance: 21.02 metres.

200 Metres.-1. Miss Ng Moong-

R. Engineers-120 for 2 wkts. (Spr. Shaw 52 retired. Spr. Curk 43..not out).

KOWLOON BEAT POLICE Playing at home, the Kowloon

Hacking on through the Sunken Road hounds picked up the line and hunting down til we came

C.G. beat the Police R.C. by 8 Peak Road they turned right

wickets.

Police R.C.-147 for 7 wkts, dec.

and came back into Lok Chau Valley, finishing up

Ma

C. Pope 53, R. Estall 20 not out. near the old brickworks. Although R. Baldwin 3 for 13).

Kowloon C.C.-189 for 3 wkts.

not out).

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there were one or two narrow places this didn't much matter as (B. D. Lay 82, W. L. Mackenzie 42 there was a lot of good galloping

country.

Last Wednesday saw us at Fan- SCHOOLBOYS FORCE DRAW ling Station, there was only 800 Metres.--1, W. J. Taylor: 2.

At King's Park, the Central Bri: small field out and with hounds P. Mason, 3. C. Box. Time: 2 mins tung: 2. Miss Ip Mo-chuen: 3. Misstish School drew with the Club de hunting their best. we went at a

Lo Man-so. Time: 30 secs.

Recreio.

great pace across the paddy from Hop-Step-and-Jump,-1, Miss Lo

Recreio. 139 for 7 wkts. dec. (Troop Stable passed Fan & Mid Taylor; 2. W. A. Land; 3. Ng Suen-Man-so; 2. Miss Mut Chuen-lin: 3. Gosano 39 not out. G.N. Gosano hills, across the Bog finishing up

Distance: 50.32 metres. Miss Chan Wing-kui. Distance: 9 33. L. 'G. Gosano 23).

at the Saddle-hounds worked out Hop-Step-and-Jump-1, W. A. metres.

C.B.B-81 for 9 wits. (Buiter 28. the line extremely well carrying a Land: 2. Lo Wing-chak: 3. Li Shot Put-1, Miss Yul Wing- C. Alves 2 for 10. G. Gosano 2 for good head and with plenty of Shun-tung. Distance: 12.78 metres. shing: 2. Miss Chan Ping: 3. Miss 8. R. Soares 3 for '21, J. Gosano 2 music,

Shot Put. 1. W. A. Land: 2. D. U. Kiloo, Distance: metres.

11.5 secs.

Throwing the Juvelin.-1. D. H

chai.

ARMY PLAYERS

W. O'REILLY'S

INJURED

Rugby

Club Win

Tourney Game

SPECTACULAR RETURN

W. J. O'Reilly made a sensation Club beat Army by five goals al return to first grade cricket and two tries (31 points) to a goal.after his return from England. a dropped goal and a penalty goal (12 points) in Triangular Tournament

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Playing for his club, St. George,

for 18).

NOMADS DRAW WITH K.LT.C.

(BY "JHF.")

Nomads Hockey Club

beld

PHOTOGRAPH taken at the Thirteenth Extra Race meeting

held at Happy Valley. (Photo by Leica),

HOME FOOTBALL

Weather Spoils Many Matches

Following

London. Dec. 24. were the results of Scottish Football Leagues today:- matches played in the English and

ENGLISH LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION

D Grimsby

Aston Villa Charlton

Chesterfield Luton Plymouth Sheffield U. Swansea Tottenham Tranmere

1 Blackburn

Week-end Football

*"

JOCKEY'S BAD LUCK

-100 Consecutive

Losers

Nineteen-year-old Douglas Smith, one of the most brilliant of the younger Jockeys racing to- day, is broken-hearted.

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He is riding brilliantly. but he cannot ride a winner.

He has ridden 100. consecutive losers.

Yet Douglas Smith is A great jockey. He is so much sought after that his earnings this year are probably £5,000. He is al-" ready well on the way to riches. He is a oulet, well-behaved, saving young man. Most of his money is banked for him by his mother,

His brother, Eph Smith, an equally brilliant jockey. shares in the family prosperity.

FREAKS OF FATE

All that Douglas suffers from is

The following were results of the cruellest of bad luck. By one matches played in the various of those treaks of fate that hap football divisions over the week-pens to all good' jockeys at some end:-

time or another in their careers, he has for some time had poor mounts, whose chances were hope- 1 css.

First Division..

..

Navy Middlesex

2 Kwong Wah

**

0 S. China. "A"

2

Police

4 S. China "B"

When he has had a reasonable hope of changing his luck he has .3 drawn a bad place at the starting

gate.

St. Joseph's 5 Club

Second Division

R.A.M.C.

4

Third Division "A"

Third Division "B"

5 Europeans

BRITISH A.A.A. TOUR OF AMERICA

Every jockey knows how hard he has tried.

Gordon Richards said recently

that Douglas was riding so bril

liantly that with the least luck at all he would have had forty win- ners in the past few weeks instead ċ losers.

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All the Jockeys like Douglas. They do their best to cheer him up when he comes into the weighing room after another losing race,

They tell him his luck will turn -and they genuinely hope it wil Douglas rides for Mr. Frank But- ers, the Aga Khan's trainer, at Newmarket. He takes his lack of fortune philosophically.

BOUND TO COME

"A spell like this is bound to come in such a chancy business as mcing." he said. "It doesn't mat- backing horses, or tipping horses. ter whether you are riding horses.

sooner or later you will find your- self out of form,

Out of his 600 rides this season will tour the United States next Douglas has had forty-one winners

year. They leave on July 12 and and forty-seven seconds..

return time for the White City

International

His older brother, in contrust. on has had the best season of his career. He has ridden 110 winners

Neither has an ounce of coricet, and They both learned their riding in

the the hunting field with the Old Berkshire. Hounds almost as acon as they could walk.

They are walk, last held in 1924, will be though Eph is slightly bigger, alike, very much

Douglas goes to scale at the hämy

2

2 Bolton

Chelsea Everton

4 Liverpool

Middlesex

1 South China

3

4 Blackpoo!

"0

Police

2 R.A.O.C.

2

Huddersfield 1 Brentford Manchester U. I Middlesbro Portsmouth. the foothills

0. Arsenal. to the Castle Preston N.E

Stoke

2

5th Reg

4 Kwong Wah

I

1

*St-Joseph's,

- Club

0

* Points conceded by Club...

2 Leeds

D

1 Lelcester

▸

Sunderland Wolves

1. Birmingham

0

0 Derby

Royal Scots 3 Electric

SEC AND DIVISION

Bradford Burnley Bury

3 Norwich

0

1 Coventry "

R.A,F.

2 Shefeld W.

3

3 S'cutters W T 7 Powhattan

Z

3 Millwall

▸

Engineers (E) 0 Signals

1

3 West Brom.

1

Kumaon Rifles I A..A.

Q. Newcastle

1

*24th Bty. R.A. University

0 Notts F.

1

* Postponed.

2 Manchester C. 01

1 Southampton 1

Charity Match

Chinese 1

..West Ham

1 Fulham

0

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) "Aldershot v. Port Vale.

Bristol C.

2 'Watford

0

3 Bournemouth

0

A team of ten British

1 Cardiff

1 "Bristol R.

3

2 Clapton

.1

4 Torquay

Bank Holiday.

0

:

August 7.

2

0

Invitations from Holland, South out of 806 mounts.

0 Brighton

Africa and New Zealand were de-

2

clined by the A.A.A, France

after

40

minutes, snow.

Germany are to be met on Continent next season.

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

at Helsingfors, the 10,000

In the Olymple Games of 1940

metres

Accrington Barnsley Darlington

1 Halifax

2.

"

3 Oldham

0 restored.

0 Bradford C.

4

0 Crewe

5

It was abandoned owing to dif-weight of 1st. Zibs

ferences between Judges, but

Hartlepools Hull

2 Carlisle

3 Chester"

standard definition is being con-

sidered. New women's events will

FURTHER

1 Barrow

1

Rochdale Stockport Wrexham York

G. Rotherham

1

be the 200 metres. long jump and

SPORTS NEWS

1 New Brighton 1

shot put.

PAGES 10, 16

4 Southport

3

2' Doncaster

2

A second line from the far end of the Golf Course took us in a four mile point over perhaps the anest piece of country left at Fan- ling to Potts Bungalow where we "k!Ded."

There should be a record crowd

In a Hongkong Hockey Associa-out at the steeplechase meeting at tion Tourney, on Saturday, the Kwanti on Boxing Day-flelds a should all be on the large side as strong K.IT.C. eleven to a draw will be the

cash sweep prizes, both sides sharing two goals. The which I hear are selling like hot same was played at a fast pace cakes; through tickets being al-

ready near the thousand mark. throughout.

Holding the KIT.C.' to a goalless

Crystal Pal Exeter Mansfield Newport

Northampton Notts C. Queen's P.E. +Southend Walsall

* Postponed.

2 Swindon 2 Reading 0 Ipswich

+ When abandoned

second-round against Paddington. O'Reilly took first half, the Nomads were un-NEW LADY TENNIS Gateshead

Rugby 14 wickets for 42 runs-five for 15 lucky not to have taken both

match on Saturday,

in the first innings, arid nine for points for the KIT.C. goal, netted i The game was marred by an un- 27 in the second. fortunate injury to Lt.,, Chiverall

by Pyara Bingh, was clearly an off- and

He accomplished the "hat trick" alde one. another to Spr. Waite.

Midway through this In the second innings, and took all pertod Chiverall, who. incidentally, was

..R.J. Reed scored heavily brought down and had to but the last wicket that fell.

equaliser from a short comer.

O'Reilly's

twn

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J.

CHAMPION

Mrs. E. G. Clifford won the Co- lony Women's Lawn Tennis Bingles the Championship at the United Ser- vices Recreation Club on Saturday, beating Miss M. Griffiths by 6-2, 17-5.

be carried of the field. He was

feat enabled St: later admitted to hospital suffer-George to score an innings victory.

ARMY BOCKEY TEAM ing from concussion. Sapper Walte A coincidence of the match was

The following will represent the As indicated by the score, 'Mrs was injured in a loose maul, when that O'Reilly also made a total of my against the Navy in a Trian-Cufford had little difficulty in he either had a bone cracked or 42. runs the previous week, in on the Navy ground, King's Park, jumped into a 3-0 lead, the new gular Hockey Tounament match winning the frat aet. Having pulled a number of muscles badly. lusty knock which included

at 3.45 p.m. on Friday, December champion swept her way through sixes GAVIA TO PLAY

30: C. L Bradcock and B. A. Barnett

with powerful and well placed L/Cpl. Dove (R.C.S.); Pte. Stick- forehand drives. HERE THURSDAY States. Bradcock made 142 in 163 (R.A.): L/Cpl. Metton (RE), Lieut. had an opportunity of levelling. both registered centuries in their ley. (M'sex) and L/Bd: Carter In the second set Mia Griffiths Leonardo Gavia and Armado minutes including one six and 14 Hook (RA) and L/Sgt. Fraser (R. but having lost her own service Sanchez, champion and runner-up tours in Adelaide, and Barnett, Scots); Capt. Kennedy (R. Bcats, game when the score was 2-1 in of the Philippine Lawn Tennis Melbourne, scored 128 in 132 min-Lieut.. Indarjit Singh (Rajputana her favour, she could do nothing Singles, will be seen in exhibitionutes including 14 fours matches at the Kowloon Cricket

4. Club on Thursday, December 29.

commericing at 2.30 p.m.

ANOTHER BIG SCORER..

"

Rifles), Lient. Pritam Singh (Raj-to stop Mrs. Clifford from taking putana Rifles), L/NK, Kerain Singha 5-3 lead. She valiantly crept up (Kumaons) and Rim. Pataub again to 5-all, but it was a final

and unavailing effort

Sporting Fixtures

Edgar Emery, the young country Singh (Kumaons). The players are expected by the batsman, who plays for Gerring- m.v. Potsdam to-morrow and ac-ong on the South Coast of New cording, to present arrangements South Wales. I again in the lime. will play the Tsui brothers and the light Rumjahn cousins, in two singles and one doubles match each of two sets.

INTERNATIONAL

RUGBY MATCH CANCELLED

Perpignan, Dec. 25.

Playing for his team in a match against Shellharbour, Emery scored 317 runs in 190 minutes, including 42 muna off one over.

He followed this up a week later with a score of 218 in 120 minutes, Including 16 sixes. In six inning: Emery has scored 851 runs.

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CRICKET.

TO-DAY,

TO-MOBROW

Weekly Practive

Triangular Toura- SHOOTING.

ment, Hongkong C.C. v. Army. Shoot (Kowloon City Ranges), 2. 11 am.

p.m.

THURSDAY, DEC. 29 Second BADMINTON.—Y.M.C.A. Badmin- ton, in the West Lounge, 8.30

p.m.

FOOTBALL-Sunday. Herald Cup. First Round, China v. Scotland (Sookunpoo), 3.30 p.m. Division, Kwong Wah v. R.A.O.C. (Kowloon), 2,30 D.m.; South China v. Royal Scots (Caroline HU), 4 p.m.: Eastern v. 5th RA,

FRIDAY, DEC. 30 (Club), 4 p.m. Third Division BADMINTON.-Y.M.C.A. (A), South China v. R.AS.C. top. In the West Lounge, Caroline HU). 2.30 pm.; Kit Chee v. 5th R.A. (Military), 4 BRIDGE-YM.C.A. Women's p.m. Third Division (B), Stone- tion Bridge Class, 10 a.m. cutters W/8. v. AS.A. (Kowloon), It may be recalled that Don

2.30 p.m..

SATURDAY, DEC. 31 Bradman first showed a promise in GOLF-Christmas Meeting (Fan- RUGBY.-Club country cricket,

v. Navy Ting).

Ground), 4 pin

Playing In the country week The International Rugby match cricket-fixtures in Sydney Emery. which had been scheduled between opened for the South Coast team the French and Italian teams for and scored 50 in 45 minutes out of Christmas Day in this town was a total of 153, suddenly cancelled yesterday.

It is reported that the Italian Authorities forbade their players to appear on the field for fear there would be anti-Italian demonstra- tions-Transocean

Emery is called the cricket sen- sation of the South Coast.

p.m.

Lincoln

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SCOTTISH LEAGUE

FIRST DIVISION

3 Celtic

V. Ayr

V. Falkirk

1 Arbroath

Aberdeen *Albion *Clyde Hamilton Hearts *Kilmarnock

3 Partick

1

0

I

y. Motherwell Queen O'sth. 2 Hibernian Queen's Park 2 St. Johnstone 3 Raith

2 Third Lanark 2 *Rangers v. St. Mirren ·

Postponed.

Allon

· SECOND DIVISIÓN

6 St. Bernard's Dundee U. 1 Brechin *Dunfermling v. King's Park *East Stirling v. Dumbarton *Edinburgh *. Forfar

*Lelth

Montrose

Morton Sten'muir

v. Cowdenbeath v. Airdrie .

0 East Fife

1. Dundee

* Postponed owing to snow.

"FREAK" GOLFER PASSES THROUGH Mr, John Monty Montague, well- Badmin-known

RS the Hollywood freak 8.30 going exponent, passed through the Colony on Sunday on the Pre- Sec-aldent. Taft on his way to Manila,

where he is

to play exhibition games. He is expected in Hong- kong again in the middle of Janu- (Club Jary when he may give an exhibi-

tion.

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