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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1939.

24 In the World of Sports

MIDDLESEX TO CONTINUE IN FOOTBALL LEAGUE: FIXTURES

TO BE

ALTERED

Council Discussion

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Shanghai Interport

INNINGS WIN FOR MIDDLESEX

Middlesex won their important match against Kent by an innings and 64 runs at Canterbury cently.

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Big Charity Game On Oct. 10 Strong sunshine after a night's

In granting the request of the Middlesex Regiment to be allowed to continue in the Football League, Mr. W. Pryde, Chairman of the Hongkong Football Association Council meeting held last evening, said that this will mean that fixtures will have to be altered, and he appealed to the clubs for their co-operation in making the necessary adjustments in their fixtures.

bated at some length.

rain made the pitch discult, and! though the Middlesex bowlers were some time getting into an effective stride they got 14 wickets down in

three and a quarter hours,

Macao Race WANTED: NEW BLOOD IN

Meeting Results

The following are the results of the October Race meeting of the Macao Jockey Club held at. Macno on Sunday. -

1-Colowan Handicap (5 Furlongs)

Coureur. Bleu

1 Hofenfels

........... 2. Country Flower...... 3 Also ran:-Gold, Clause, Morning Tip and Victory Life.

The Praia Grande Handicap

(5 Furlongs) National Triumph Eagle

Cloudy Star

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Also ran-Double Up and Iran Knight.

3-The Lappi H'cap ("E" Class). (8 Furlongs) King's Parade Lucky Eleven

Mac's Adventure

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TEST CRICKET

Building A Team For

The 1940-41 Tour

Although an England team will not be sent to Australia unt!? 1940-1941, oldtimers like myself, more particularly on account of the all too many rainy days this season, have engaged in stock- taking with monumental indiference to the troubles which besɛt.. the world, writes a Home Car respondent.

I decline to be reminded that 1940-1941 is a long way of, and that anything may happen in the meantime. Neither will I “ have it that it is too early to begin preparations for the next

· Australian tour

SMART LEADS “- GLAMORGAN TO

SMART VICTORY

Hits Up 101 And

67 Not Out

Glamorgan's hero was Smart,. who" recently gave two brilliant. exhibitions of hard hitting, mak- ing 101 not out and 67 not out. " Contrary to expectations, he eam- ed his ade the first innings lead.

Hammond twice closed the Glou- cestershire innings, and when they " batted a second time he touched

Time races, and, be it also made for his bad luck during the is best form. In a glorious dis-

remembered, for the purposes of South African tour. international cricket we have

play he knocked up 73. tncluding GREAT POSSIBILITIES.

11 boundaries, in 45 minutes be- I see in him cricketer of fore setting Glamorgan to make

177 in 70 minutes.

arrived at a stage when the choice)-

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possibilities. of what would pass for an ideal tremendous

As England side US immensely flelder he ranks second to none: difficult.

he positively burns with. en

Also ran:-Iron Knight, National Dignity and Persian Cat.

4.The Porto Cerco Handicap

("D" Class) (6 Furlongs}" Sports Venture

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Double Chance Diogenes

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Peebles, bowling round the wicket and frequently introducing | the googly was too much for most of the Kent batsmen, the shining! It will be recalled that the vided a team can be got together exception being Ames, who, in the Middlesex » Regiment had to make the trip, was finally adopt-second innings, made 89 out of 123. His splendid driving brought him one 6 and nine 4's and he withdrawn from the League cd after the matter had been de- and had subsequently reversed

Mr. Kirby's proposal that any batted for only 113 minutes.

In the morning the remaining their decision in the matter.

club playing a visiting team and Mr. Pryde was assisted by the wishing to use members of another four Keat first innings wickets

50 minutes. thanks Hon. Secretary. Mr. A. Goldenburg. club, must approach the club con- lasted

to and the Assistant Hon. Secretary cerned through the proper chan-Levett, but the side were all out for 138. a total which a small boy The following were neis.

the crowd contemptuously present: Mr. C.

The teams for the Charity matchin Guingam, Capt. S. Bum, Mr. H. S. to be played on the Double Tenth stated he wouldn't own."" Their Cooper (R.N.). Mr. A. Kirby, Capt. (Oct. 10), in aid of the British Fund prospects were not materially im- Also ran:-Falry Ousel, Meadow H. H. Fantham, Mr. Walter for the Relief of Distress in China, proved in the half-hour before Eve. Merry Maker and Rothesay Chen, Mr. Lee We! Chang and Lt. which had been fixed at a sub-lunch, during which Fagg war Bay. C. M. M. Man.

committee meeting on Sept. 28, are [bw to Allen, and Kent must have ...The minutes of the last Council given below. The match will be regarded the sunshine with mixed meeting and of the League Man-Chinese versus "Foreigners." agement Committee having been i passed, and the accounts adopted. the matter concerning the Shang- hai Interport match was discussed. INTERPORT DISCUSSED

Mr. Sousa. among

these

The question of sending a team to Shanghai in November. was con- sidered impracticable, and the that the chairman's suggestion

date be provisionally fixed for the Chinese New Year holidays, pro-

ADVERTISEMENT

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE EIGHTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 7th and TUESDAY, 10th October, 1939, commencing at 2.00 p.m. on both days.

The Brat Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. on each day.

́MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

No One' without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Such must be worn, throughout the duration of each Meeting in such a manner as to he readily identified.

Badges admitting Non-Mem. bers to the Members' 'Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 per day for Gentlemen and $3.00 per day | for Ladies (Both including tax) are obtainable

through SECRETARY upon the per- sonal or written application of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors intro daced by him, änd for Payment¡ of All Chits, ela.

"CHINESE

Tam Kwan Kon (South China; Lee Tin Sang (South China). Lee Kwok Wal (South China); Soong Ling Sing (South China)," Leung Wing Chiu (South China, Hsu King Sing (Eastern); Yeung Shiu Yick (S. China). Fung King Cheong (S. China), Lee Wal Tong (Capt.) (S. China), Lai Shiu Wing (9. China), Hau Ching To (Eastern),"

Reserves

Tsang Chung Wan (Eastern), Yeung Chi Chung (Kwong Wah). Cheuk Shek Kam (Kwong Wah). Lau Chung Sam (S. China), Lau Tau Man (8. China). Manager: Mr. Walter H. Chen.

"FOREIGNERS "

Jackson (Middlesex); Bone (Club),

Sheehan (Middlesex); North (Police).

Bright (Middlesex),

Honnibal (St. Joseph's); Emberson (R.A.O.C.).. Thorbørn (Navy)," Fowler (Club),

A. V. Gosanc (St. Joseph's)

(Capt.).

Riertsen (Kowloon).

Reserves

Leonard (St. Joseph's). Strange (Club), Hussain (St. Joseph's), Hossack (R. Scots). Blackburn (Police). Manager: Insp. A. Kirby.

Next Sunday's Golf Match

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feelings.

Ames started driving gorgeously straightway. after lunch, and Allen and Slms-the latter's length was uncertain-felt the weight of his bat. His

5.The Stewards Cup. Fairy Auk Shanghai 4.... Hogmany...

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Also ran:-Clowner, King's En-Only do I suggest that from now voy and The Tigress.

on our selectors concentrate on the work of remodelling and encouraging the natural as distinct from the manufactured player.

There is a common notion that for matches with Australis the mechanic is to be preferred to the adventurer. I disagree.

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6.-The Lappa H'eap ("Z" Class)

: (6 Fürlongs)

The Buccaneer Dow-Jones...

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"The Spirit of St. Louis... 3 Also ran:-Bogey and Old Fa- shioned,

Timeless Test matches are a menace to the spirit of cricket, and are to be avoided. A stopped clock should gever be. Optimist that I

Am, I am looking forward to a day when even the Australian legislators will confess that time is a. vital factor in cricket as in all thlogs.

my

At one time Glamorgan fell be-

season.

The picking of a team is no thusiasm. That we have seen noth-hind the clock, but at the critical longer automatic. The old brigade ing like the best of him I am point Hammond, instead of run-

ning out Mercer, made a wild over- » in its entirety will not suffice. New sure. blood is demanded.

And Compton has not reached throw which gave Smart Ave and Let it not be supposed that I is zenith. As I watched him the next two balls Mercer hit for 'favour even mild revolution. against Derbyshire in his not-out 6 and 4. Sixteen runs in that over decided one of the many exciting 214-let it not be innings of forgotten it was against as good a day's cricket seen at Bristol this bowling side as makes no matter-- I failed to find in the pigeon holes

FLOODED PITCH of my long memory his prototype,

No youngster within

The wicket, which was flooded,. recollection has had the grand did not become dificult, however, manner to a greater degree. He is despite the hot sun. It rolled out ап Incredible youth, not only dead easy, of no use to spin bow- having all the strokes, but a gift lers or any others, and Gloucester- of detachment from all else but shire's hopes were not fulfilled... his job of the moment which can They began well enough by get- scarce be believed.

ting three wickets for 35, but He has already won a place Jones, promoted in the batting among the masters, Erecocity has order, played sq stolidly that he" not sent him bounding to the gave the bowlers no further chance front. He is no freak; he is of success, and, while he kept his cricketer in the highest and best end going, first Turnbull and then sense, born and meant to excel Smart scored by bright and ag- I read that. Don Bradman. There are no heights which he gressive methods. whose breadth of vision I warmly may not scale.

Smart attacked the bowling commend, believed that a further Those who are closest to him vigorously whenever there was a alteration of the leg-beiure rule declare that if he had not made chance and the constant changes would be all to the good of the his mark as a batsman he would gammond made did not affect have been considered indis- game.

him. He scored the first century" He may be right, but I am free pensable as a left-handed bowler.

by a visiting batsman on the Bris- to maintain that it is the player I have no knowledge of his aptol ground this season. hitting himself who holds the key to proach to football but I would 14 45. Looking extremely ft and even brighter cricket.

that he devoted himself "exclusively more robust than ever Ted Broad-

The employment of the bat to cricket. The danger of his fall-, short leg by Carris, and that made ribb is back in England after an- should be instinctive, Salvationing between two stools by attempt him in brisk stands of 41 and 60

other trip

America..

respectively, and when may not be found in new and re-ing too much is very, and to me, reached his 100 Glamorgan led by Then Levett who has a con- previous journey was made when framed laws, but in the with-disturbingly real, siderable reputation for index- the accompanied Tommy Farr in drawal of a licence to groundsmen

I have put Fagg on my list 12 runs and Turnbull declared. bility, arrived, and applied himself the Welshman's quest for a world to put the bowler out of court by because he is eminently suited for With two and a half hours to go to the bustness of keeping out of title against Joe Louis,

Australia, such is his capucity for Hammond sent in Scott and God- his wicket such balls as he receiv-

sticking it.

dard to follow Barnett in an effort Yardley and Leyland must come to score quickly. Hammond him-“

companions. however, were "less successful and when Peebles put himself on at one end and Compton at the other, trouble really started, for the ball now turning a lot...

, was

PEEBLES' VICTIMS Valentine was caught at the wicket off Compton and Todd at slip on Peebles, who quickly added Foster, Davies and Wright to his list of victims. Wright was smart ty caught, low down, at forward

97 for seven

7 The Consoladon Stakes (Half a Mile Post). Meadow Eve".

Merry Maker

Rothesay Bay

Also, ran:-Fairy Ousel.

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U.S. HONOUR TED-

BROADRIBB

to

The

providing batsman's paradise.

Ted says that he has finished

ed in the intervals of watching his task of managing boxers. Be- "SHORT OF PLOUGH”

I am sorely tempted to reach for

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G. Evans and H. Davies helped

Smart

Ames attack the bowling, a 6 totore he left the United States he the big dick when on the eve ortato the reckoning, and I have self gave his finest display of hit-

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the on oft Peebles being one many notable strokes.

But eventually be hit Sims away to long-on, where Hart stood, and that inevitably meant. the end of Ames, who had made 35 out of the

was presented with a handsome certificate from the New Jersey & Test match we are assured "that the pitch is proof against any- Boxing Commission, Indicating that he had been enrolled as one thing short of a plough.”

Therein is the explanation of the of their referees.

With the certificate is a letter few giant bowlers.

But since I set out in the role

to start my building.

Walter Hammond, is captain, as

the highest opinion of Bartlett, ting this season and raced to 50. Fever Smith on his own showing in half an hour. has no superior as a slow bowler: Glamorgan accepted the chai- I hope my suggested, seventeenlenge of Hammond's second de- for Australia will pass muster, as claration in the sporting spirit as near to a perfect combination that had characterised the whole.

| youth as may" be found. -

38 addent. the other three being raising him for his help and of architect. it is required of me of ripe experience and vigorous game, and got the runs with four

he

extras.

Levett then decided that might as well go for runs himself, and

sportsmanship. A very... pleasing gesture.

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Mr. Broadribb intends to devote

that proved bls undoins-his future as one of our third men ja matter of course, and for his Watt provided a little entertain-in the ring." and is making ap- the batsmen I would have

ment, but it was all over soon after plication to the

British Boxing Hutton. Paynter, Compton, Edrich, four o'clock,

Board of Control for a referee's Fass, Valentine, Leyland. Yardley, Bartlett and Ames (we are all He will make a welcome addition hoping that the Kent profession-

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licence."

U.S. BASEBALL to the limited list of "star re-al will be fit to resume the post-

RESULTS

:ferees for there are few men in tion of No. 1 stumper), and 1 the game. who can handle a big would include in a party or fight better than Broadribb.

-NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (Reuter)---

H.V. Golfers To Meet The US. Baschall League season

Kowloon G.C

The following have been selected to play in the match Happy Valley Golfers v. Kowloon Golf Club at Happy Valley on Sunday, Oct. 8.

Starting times are as below-but in case there may be absentees,

The Secretary's Office, Isi players are asked to be early:- floor, Exchange Building (Tel. H.V. Golfers v. Kowloon G.C. 27794) will close at 12 o'clock A.M. Noon on both days.

Tiffins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No 1 Boy (Telephone 21928).

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1.00 per day including Tax, for all Persons,

at the Gadi

9.06 J. T. Smith, R. K. Collings 9.05 L. Goldraan, A. J. Dennis 9.10 W. Sharp, W. 8. Hilter 9.15 J. W. Macdonald, W. V. Ahern 9.20 A. D. Humphreys, F. C. Barry 9.25 D. Humphreys, W. C. Simpson 9,30 E. E. Mundy, A. A. Lopes 9.35 D. Forbes, G. P. Murphy 9.40 T. Low. A. E. Davies. 9.45 G. Davies. G. Milne 9.50 J. A. R. Selby, T. Lamb

9.55 1. E. Booker, A. W. Ramsey

Including Ladies, and is payable 10.00 F. Buckle, E. C. Fincher Soldiers and Sallors 10,05 N. 3. Booker, W. Bastin in Uniform are admitted Hall 10.10 G. T. May, W. Kershaw

10.15 E. Tuck, E. O. Murphy

Order,

BROWN,

Hong Kong,

Reserves

| 10.20 A. 'J. MacFayden, G. G. An-

derson

10.25 J; H. Molloth, J. Coles

ecretary.

Any of the above who cannot 1989.

play are requested to give the ear- 746 liest possible notice..

ended yesterday. The following are the results of games played.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

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New York Boston ........

Philadelphia Brooklyn

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Cincinnati

Pittsburgh -

Cincinnati

Pittsburgh

St. Louis

Chicago

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Sporting

Fixtures

TO-DAY

|17 Wood, as reserve wicketkeeper.

Bowes. Copson. Goddard, Peter: Smith; and, because of his ex- perience, Verity.

Hammond would have no fewer i than seven bowlers-Bowes, Cop- BON, Smith, Goddard, Edrich, Compton, Eutton. needs be, and not forgetting Hammond | himself.

UNEXPECTED BOWLER

BADMINTON. -~Y.M.C.A. Badmin- Possibly by the end of next

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ton, in the West Lounge, 8.30 summer

a new and unexpected bowler, of high degree will have

1 9. 1 BRIDGE-Y.M.C.A. Bridge 10 am, been discovered. It is with

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The second games between New York and Boston; and Philadelphia and Brooklyn were called owing to rain.

AMERICAN LEAGUE - The following games were called owing to rain: Boston y New York: Washington v Philadelphia.

Cleveland Detroit

Cleveland Detroit

SWIMMING.Z.M.CA.

Ewimming, 6 p.m.

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our

Mixed bowling that we are most con

cerned. Big Bill Bowes should be no. less a tremendous force than he has proved to be during the BADMINTON-YMCA, » Women's present campaign. He gets better

Section Badminton, All Day and better.

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fast

from 10a.m.; Cathedral Hall Copson does not strike one 1s Badminton, 8 p.n

being' meant for wear and tear. RUGBY-Club tlal, Happy Valley, but his physical make-up belles

5.15 p.m.

him; he is full of pep and he is SHOOTING Hongkong Rifle As: temperamentally sound.

sociation Weekly spoon and I believe that in Bowes and Practice Shoot, 1.45 pm.

Copeme have better SWIMMING. - Army champion-bowlers than say at the command

ships, V.R.C., 2 p.m.

of Australis, uruk

Edrich, with... his ⠀ more than average speel, in much to be desir ed, though it is as a batsman that he counts for most ex

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Chicago

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St. Louis

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Ten innings were played. homered for the Browns,

This game was called" in the fifth innings owing to darkness.

There is I have found, a tendency to doubt whether Körish Grace conforms to international stand- ards, Due allowance has not been

minutes at left of extra time.

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