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PAGE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

SPORTS & GENERAL

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1939.

23 In the World of Sports

VISIT OF INDO - CHINESE SOCCER | Officers For TEAM IS POSTPONED OWING TO INTERNATIONAL SITUATION

Manager Of Team Arrives

To Discuss Matters With Local Football Circles

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The visit of the Haiphong-Hanoi combined, soccer team to the Colony is likely to be postponed for some days.

The team was due to arrive i yesterday by the s.s. Canton,

but only its manager, Mr. GLAMORGAN

Sammy Tsang, who is also the

goalkeeper of the team, ap- CAIN FULL

peared.

He said that the uncertainty ot the International situation. had caused some doubts in Indo-China as to the advisability of the visit. and he had come here to discuss matters with local football circles. LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS Arrangements for the visit of the Indo-Chinese team were made several months ago by the Eastern Athletic Association...

The first match, in which the Indo-Chinese players were to play against Eastern, was arranged for

to-morrow.

Two other matches, against a local Chinese combined team, and against the Rest of the Colony. had also been arranged.

POINTS

DEATH OF RON

OXENHAM

Great All Round Cricketer

H.K. Hockey Association

Mr. G. E. R. Divett presided at the annual meeting of the Hong- kong Hockey Association held in the YMCA West Lounge yesterday evening.

The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:- President, A. & Dand: Vice-Presi- dents, Lieu G. W. Hook, R. A The death took place recently at (Army), Commander J. O'B. Milner- Brisbane. Queensland, of R. Oxen- Barry, R. N. (Navy) and the Rev. ham, the well-known old Austra-J. R. Higgs, A A. FR G. B Han and Queensland all-round (Civilian): Hon. Secretary, D. T. cricketer after a long 10ness, The Smith; Hon, Treasurer. A M late Ronnie Oxenham met with a Xavier: Civilian Members of Coun- serious: motor accident many cll. G. E R. Divel A. E. P. Guest, taonths ago and never fully re- Gonsalves and Sub-Inspector L covered from its effects.

Tyler.

Ronald Oxenham was born on

** The sixth annual report of

July 18, 1891, and was 43 years of the Association revealed a healthy fage at the time of his death. financial position and expressed He played with great success in hearty thanks once again to a Inter-43tate cricket for Queensland tions and Clubs for the help they great number of people, organiza- .There is no doubt, whatever and then. was chosen to play

have given the Association in So may be the decision of the au- in Test matches for Australia thorities on the declarations or vs England and South Africa. He generously placing at their dis- Glamorgan and Warwickshire at was one of the Anest all-round Posal equipment. grounds," furni-

ture. etc. cricketers produced by Australia! Llanelly on Monday, that the po-

enabled the icy adopted by M. J. Turhbull and and perhaps the best all-rounder Association to make a good show- P. Cranmer. the captains, brought who was never chosen by Australia in the heavy programme It about an interesting anish,

to visit England.

had to carry out during the 1938-1 39 seasor..

Glamorgan, as it happened, were

the team eventually to profit, for with a quarter of an hour of extra time remaining recently, they won by three wickets.

Their victory. for the moment at least, is included in the cham- pionship table, fas are the two "points for a tie on the first in-

nings obtained by Warwick.

Warwick it out first thing in

Although 44 years of age when he came out to Ceylon and India with Jack Ryder's team, managed by Frank Tarrant, Oxenham proved himself still the ablest bowler on the side that included Macartney. Ryder. Hendry. L Nagel. Leather

and F. Mair.

TOOK NINE WICKETS

In the match with All-Ceylon played on October 25 and 26, 1935. the day. Santall led the way. bron the Sinhalese 3. C. ground hitting Matthews for two 6's and Oxenham captured 9 wickets for a 4 in one over. Croom put power only 18 runs in 12 overs of whichị into his drives, and Cranmer him were maidens. He was irresistible self knocked up 41. including a that day on a good wicket fighting

E. DAVIES HITS OUT

which

ALLEGED SNATCHER COMMITTED

ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE CHARGE Mrs. Emily Wood, wife of Capt.

Wood, of the Swatow Pilotage Ser- vice, gave evidence at Kowloon

Chan Hot, 28-year-old unemploy-

WORCESTER WIN BY 1 WICKET A. F. T. White and Perks carried Worcestershire to an exciting one- and five 4's. In half a hour, Al-the ball most cleverly and turning Court yesterday of a snatching in- wicket victory over Northampton- together, in an hour and 50 it just enough to beat the bat. He shire at Rushden.

mtriates, Warwick increased their clean bowled 7 batamen, namely wcident in Waterloo Road, near Rut- When Perks, the last man, went score by 154

L Mendis, Buultjens, D. to the crease Worcester still re-

land Quadrant. on the afternoon Fair- weather, M. Kelaart, F. W. Porritt, of August 21, when a Chinese who quired 30 runs to win. The pitch, Cranmer left Glamorgan two L D. S. Gunasekera and B. Wife came upon her from behind made from which most of the top had and a half hours to make 198 and wardene and got Lieversz and F. R. ff with her handbag. gone, helped bowlers considerably, keenly as Warwick bowled and 'de Saram out low. He performed the White, and Perks defled every fielded the task prove well within the hat trick dismissing. Bualtjens,jed Chinese, the defendant in the effort to shift them..

their powers. E Davies. in 50 M. Kelaart and Porritt with succes-case, was committed by Mr. E. White hit while Perks defended minutes, got 67 out of 77 with 11sive balls. He just missed taking Himsworth on a charge of robbery. stubbornly, and the amateur well 4's among his strokes. Brierley, all ten wickets in the Innigs. deserved the distinction of mak-too, drove magnificently, and the

with violence to the criminal ing the winning stroke-a flash board showed 100 at the end of met with success in bowling. His

While on tour in India Oxenham [sessions. ing drive through the covers. an hour.

Northants let the match slip

best "feats were: The accuracy of Wilmot and through their hands. Worcester Hollies slowed the scoring for a began the day needing only 65 while, and with an hour, includ- more to win with six wickets in ing extra time, left Glamorgan re- band, but the dismissed of King quired 0 runs with four wickets! at 51, and the sending back of

intact. Palmer, Stanning and Martin all

game.

..

7 for 31 vs Rajputana

Central,

7 for 13 vs India.

5 for 7 vs Bind.

5

for 28 vs Sind.

MRS. WOOD'S EVIDENCE Mrs. Wood stated in evidence and that she, left her home at No. 4. Embankment Road, with her younger daughter, intending to visit her married daughter at No. 3," Waterloo Road,

On her way, she visited the Post

5 for 7 vs All-India at Calcutta. Office in Kowloon Tong, and while His victim's included C. K approaching Rutland Quadrant, a

Smart gave a vigorous display. at 58, turned the fortunes of the but with 25 minutes Teft. Glamor- gen still wanted 27. H. Davies When Jenkins was ninth" to leave at 71 it seemed all was overored the man for the occasion Nayudu, C. B. Nayudu, Baqa Jilant, Chinese male came up from be

d, with Jones holding up his victims included C. K. Nayudu. c.hind, slapped her

so far as Worcester were concern-end, he scored the necessary runs M. Nissa and Shahbuddin. ed, but the "doggedness of White of his own bat in 10 minutes. who claimed 31 of the last 43 runs, defeated the hopes of the home side.

LAWN BOWLS

TEAMS

The following will

CAPT. WEIDEMANN RESIGNS FROM OLYMPIC CLUB SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7. (Ren- Weidemann.

Fritz represent ter — Capt. Yacht Club in a League match former AD.C. to Herr Hitler and

now Consul-General in San Fran against K.F.C. on Saturday:

cisco, has resigned membership of the Olympic Club

D. Drummond, L. E. N. Ryan, G. E. Costello, B. E. Maughan (skip).

P. S. Cassidy, W. I. Hansen A. Nissim, A. W. Brown (skip)}.

W. A. Cornell, C. B. Brown. & Hospés. A. S. Mitchell (skip).

His action followed receipt of a telegram, atgned by 165 member who intend to resign if he did not

do so.

His Excellency the Governor was an interested spectator at the Open Singles Lawn Bowls final on Wednesday afternoon when U. M. Ómar defeated A B. Dallah. Also in the above alcture are the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro, Jun, and Mrs. D'Almada, Dr. J, F. Smalley, President of the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association, and the Hon, Mr. Stanley H. Dodwell,

on the tight cheek and snatched away a hand-

In all matches Oxenham was the bag she was holding in her left only bowler

hand. to take over 100) wickets.

In Australia he scored several centuries in Inter-State cricket land in Sheffield Shield matches.

Sporting

Fixtures

TO-DAY

BADMINTON.-Y.M.C.A. Badmin-

She noticed that the man ran Into Rutland Quadrant and into a lane between Waterloo Road and Stafford Road. Her bag was later returned to her by a Chinese whom she identified in Court..

Ho Hing-hao, the Chinese who returned to Mrs. Wood her bag, is a cook employed at No. 12, Stafford Road. With another Chinese cook, named Lau Ping-ylu, he arrested defendant.

PEPPER FOUND

Lellan Lois Wood, Mrs Wood's

ton. in the West Lounge, 8.30 10-year-old daughter, gave evi-:

p.m

SWIMMING.

Y.M.C.A. Mixed Swimming, 6 p.m.

TO-MORROW

LAWN BOWLS.-First

Division:

dence also of the matching Inc- dent: She said she could not identify the robber as she had not seen his face.

Sgt. Williamson, of Kowloon City ||| Police Station, gave evidence of hist Recreio Av. Indian R.C.; Re-about Mrs Wood's right eye when removing certain matter from creio By Police: Civil Ser-she reported at the Station. That vice v. Kowloon 3.0.0. Second was later found to ve pepper. Division: Kowloon B.C.CZ Mr. V. C. Branson, Government Recrelo; Prison Officers v. HX. Analyst, gaye evidence of analysis Electric: Kowloon C.C. v. Cral-of some grains of materials in the gengower; Kowloon FC. v. Yacht defendant's jacket pocket as coarse

pepper..

C..

MISCELLANEOUS. - Opening of Det-Serat. C. Dowman prose

Police Club House, Boundary cuted. Street, 3.30 p.m.

QUEEN'S PIER

TWO MONTHS GAOL Lee Kwok-chol, convicted at Kowloon Court on Wednesday of the attempted larceny of a hand-. The western side of Queen's Road, on Tuesday evening, and bag from a French lady in Nathan Pier will be opened to all craft as subsequently remanded in police from September 11, 1939, custody for medical examination It is hereby notined that the to determine his age, was senteng- eastern side of Queen's Pier wiled by Mr. Q. 1. A Macis

ven yes be closed to all craft as from terday to two mo

prison September 11 and until further ment with har notice.

was determined at 17:

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