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EASTERN

MONDAY, OCTOBER

In the World of Sports

BEAT NAVY:

EIGHT GOALS SCORED IN FAST SOCCER GAME

BY

ACHILLES”

When Eastern met the Royal Navy in the First Division Soccer League yesterday at the Hongkong Football Club" ground, they set up such a terrific pace of play, that one wondered how. long the speed would be maintained

Combining

The sallors, however, were up to the occasion, well and passing with amazing accuracy, they played the Chinese at their speed, often defeating them in the exchanges. But this was only in the Arst half. at the end of which the whistle went with the score one-all.

In the second session the good Middlesex and Royal Scots are and training and superior wind of the South China "B" all lying even for Chinese team enabled them to out- fourth place. play the Naval men in every de-

THE PLAY

partment of the game. The sailors From the kick-of Eastern took

were obviously tired but sucking the

offensive and within

two

to the ball stubbornly, they sue-minutes of play made an excellent

scoring their score but unsuccessful ceeded in increasing by one goal just before the end, Robinson bring of a brilliant save while Eastern had improved their from a close range shot.

bid,

Eastern

away

CHINESE Y "OLD STAGERS" KEPT THE FLAG

SWIMMERS

GET PRIZES

The Chinese Young Men's Chris- ttan Assoc'at'on held their annual aquatic prizegiving ceremony on .ening at Waterloo Saturday

dis- Road when Mr. Wong On tributed the prizes

with Life- Those presented saving certificates were: L Hin- yang. Johnny Chan, Wong Yin- shu, Shum Hing-chau, Chan Ping- kuen, Chung Shu-lin, Fung King- lớn Hon Chín, Po Shiu-hong, Lam Hon-ching. Yu Kwok-fan. Lai Pun," Lam Kam. Yeung Kim-leung Lo

Cheung Fal-nam... Schlu, Tsim Ko-yan, Soong On- wing. Kim-man, Leung Tso. Ng Shou- Tam cheong. Wong Yta-tse and Chen-wen.

Chan

Other prize winners were: 150 Metres Medley (Open to the Fublic): 1, The Lai Chun. Club: 2. South China A. A.: 3. Chinese

Chan

FLYING AT THE BISLEY MEETING

$

THRILLING MOMENTS IN LAST STAGES WHICH GAVE VICTORY TO H.K.

(Special to the "Hongkong Daily Press")

The following is the continuation of the special article to this paper describing Hongkong's first success in an Inter-Colonia! event at the Imperial Bisley Meeting held in July 1939.

At 1.45 p.m. we assembled on the allotted fring-point, close- ly followed by the team from the Federated Malay States. but it was disappointing to find that the remaining three teams, who had entered for this match, falled to materialise. However. each had the chance to do so, and their non-appearance was. no fault of ours.

1938 Junler Kolapote event In Then, owing to an unfortunate outer and magpte, we lost the match by three points only."..

were We This year, therefore. all "out" to prevent a recurrence of such a tragedy. and the fact that our two sighters were each bulls, gave us confidence, as re- gards the ultimate result.

For the first two shots to count, ball succeeded ball, and then a sudden, and almost im- perceptible change in the wind gave inners for each of the third shots. Rybat followed with two more

ter by scoring a ball and an inner. Then came a succession of bulls and inners for each, which, strange as it may seem, caused the coach little cause for apprehension and anxiety, for the simple reason that

position to the tune of six The kept up the attack for some time. Jun'or 100 Metres Free Style: 1.

* POINTS BEHIND match ended six to two in favour Kong sin-keng, by his hard kick-yeung Fu: 2, Wong Lok-yuen: 3.

At seven minutes past two. the of the Chinese.

ing keeping the ball, well

Fong Tim-pong.

Pellow and! Kong Sin-keng, the Eastern from the Chinese goal.

Men's 100 Metres. Breast Stroke: first shots were fired. full-back making his first ap As the sailors got warmed up. Wong Lok-tim; 2 Wong Lek-Rybot, who, by a coincidence, had shot together last year in the to drift across feld vien: 3. Yeung Fu. pearance for the season, proved a play began

Eastern Men's 100 Metres Four Styles: "Junior Kolapore," tormed our first "4's," while Pellow went one bet- in the side of the and for some time the 'nasty thorn

stormly 1

Chun-nam: 2. Yeungpair, and did only moderately well, Navy forwards. He gave Lau Hingcal was subjected to a

scoring 43 and 41 respectively. hon a fairly easy time in goal by time, Thorburn eventually netting Man-kit: 3. Chan Yee-long.

Men's 100 Metres Back Stroke: against our opponents 45 and 45. and h's the first goal with a nice one from his solid defence work. hefty clearances often meant a the left corner.

1. Lau Yao-tim; Kam Kun-sam: 3, leaving us 6 points behind. shot right across the field to with- The Navy were now playing Yeung Man-kit. in a few yards of the opposing superb soccer and they were un¦ Men's 400 Metres Free Style: defences.

fortunate to have several scoring Chan Chun-nam; 2 Yau Shau- the F. M. S. could only score two the dummy panel had come up Cheung Kam-hol scored three shots going just off the mark. Inkuen: 3. Lau Tal-ping. goals, Chang Ying-kuen two and a desparate attack Eastern forced Fancy Diving: Hau Ching-to one. Chang Ying-play to the other end and Cheungwoon: 2. Ch'k Stu-fuk kuen played centre-half in the Kam-ho! equalised. The score ati first session but changed places half time was one all. with Hsu King-sing, right-inner,

NEAT PASS

from

1, Mok Hing

Then came Blandford and Man- 1:nell, who put on 42 and 47, whereas

42's. giving us a lead as regards, on our opponents' target with a

miss recorded thereon! these scores, of 5 points, so that, as, a team, we went back to 500 yards only one point behind our com-

deficit and the game ended six-petitors.

two.

This, of course was a negli- gible advantage, for everyone knows, who has participated in these matches, that the battle is lost or won. at the longest distance, 600 yards.

HOPES BEGIN TO EISE

At 500 yards, our hopes began Rybot with his sighter,

MRS. WILLS - MOODY

WEDS POLO STAR

MRS, WILLS-MOODY.

LAS VEGAS, (Nevada), Oct, 29 (Reuter)-The former world women tennis champion. Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody, was marri- ed here yesterday to the pro- minent New York and West- chester Cup polo player, Capt. A Roark,

INDIANS GO

30, 1939.

NIGHT YACHT

·RACE WON BY TAI WAN SHAN

The Royal Hongkong Yacht-

club's night race resulted in a win

for Tai Wan Shan (Major J. E.. Dobbs). Details follow:

U. & 1.

Finished Corr. Pos. 3.44.00 24536 9

(Mr. P. F. MacCabe). Yehonala

3.31.50 3.03.14.51 10

(Capt. M. T.L. Wilkinson). Cormorant ..... 4.16.03 2.33,20.7

(Maj. J. L. Willcocks). Marander..... 3.35.13 2.28.10.1

(Mr. S. Berg).

Tal Wan Shan 3.41.00 2.04.17.5

(Maj. J. E. Dobbs?. Norena

2.23.03 2.23.03 (Mr. P. C. M. Sedgwick). Red Rover ... 2.57.16 2.12.49.7

(Capt. R. W. Bateman).. Wah Kong 5.05.00 2.07.40

(Mr. T. F Kikenney), Typhoon

4.30.17 2.39.59.06 (Mr. R. N. B. Brown). Curlew ........ 4.20.14 2.31.38.58

(Mr. P. Clarke).

SATURDAY'S RACE

5

4

3

8

18

Royal Hongkong Yacht Club's 3rd "Go as you please" series over a 9.5 miles course on Satur day

In resulted

3 win for Jean (Col. G. C. Gowland) in the "A" Class and Ariel (Capt. A. C.. F. Drew Wilkinson) in the Mixed Classes.

UNDER CIVIL

ONE "FELL SWOOP" By bad luck. they had put a shot of the wrong target, thus giving us a lead, in one "fell swoop" of five points, and our Arst-detallAnished with: scores. of 45 and 46; against those of our competitors of 38 and 42. As

A. H. Madar (24), A. E. Rum-LA. M. Prata 4 for 2), Recreio 2nd а result,

increased Hongkong their lead by 11 points, or 13 on Jahn (22), and M. P. Madar (17 3 122 H. A. Xavier 30, J. E. con-Soares 33 not out Barton 3 for 34. not out) made the major tributions to the I. R C. tota: of Cole 3 for 31).

SERVICE AT CRICKET

Civil Service Cricket Club beat Indian Recreation Club by seven wickets at the Valley on Saturday to give "further and - more convincing indication of the fact they will be a foton to

Cricket this season. be reckoned with in League

.he aggregate.

ROBERTSON 7 FOR 40

In the second Thorburn and The second-half-opened with a The teams line up as follows

Phippens were the scorers for the terrific attack on the Navy goal NAVY-Robinson: Roughly and] Navy.

and Robinson acquitted himself Hendy; Heap, Hazard and Coles; | This victory for Eastem puts very creditably in keeping the net Phippens, Allison. O'Regan, Thor- them up to second position in the clear of the shots that were rained burn and Middleton. First Division League. South

at his goal. He was however, just EASTERN—Lâu Hán-hon:"Kong China "A" are in the lead, with eaten by Cheung Kam-hol who Sin-keng and Tsang Chung-wan. Kowloon third. while Kwong Wah, headed in a neat pass Fu Lau Chi-chan, Chang Ying-kuen to rise.

chat-bun.

and Lo Wai-nam; Fu Chat-bun. scored a bull and continued to do Robinson átoned by bringing off Cheung Kam-hol, Tam fo-tak. Hau so until his ninth and tenth shots. which were inners. Pellow scored three brillant saves in quick suc- King-sing and Hau Ching-to. ADVERTISEMENT ression but he was again beaten by

an inner for his sighter and second EASTERN WIN Chang Ying-kuen who scored twice Eastern easily disposed of the and forth shots to count, so that in fairly rapid succession.

5th. Heavy R.A. in the Second our first pair left the firing point then scored Division League when they met on with two dne scores of 48 each. Cheung, Kam-hol

But a quiet word to Blandford the fifth for Eastern and Eau the Club ground yesterday, the Our opponents could only manage

the Ching-to dribbled in sixth game ending four-one in favour of to put on a score of 49 and 45, so and Mannell asking them not to that on the aggregate, we not only "hang on" with their shots, and at before Phippens reduced the Navy the Chinese.

At Pokfulam, University enter- ment drew with Royal Corps of wiped out the lead of one by the the same time to be ready to come tained the Senior League Cham Signals, Middlesex Regiment 151 { "opposition," but now led by the down at once if so instructed

same narrow margin. ·Blandford seemed settle

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE TENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held

:

What would the second, and

detail final

accomplish? Morale was certainly high, but the writer has seen matches "thrown away" before now owing to excitement, and consequent carelessness. Also a lead such as we possessed can be easily lost in twenty shots.

92. D. McLellan taking 4 wickets for 52 runs and N. B. Whitley five As Sookunpoo, Civil Service C. C. for 25:

2nd XI beat Indian Recreation Club- Civil Service easily passed the 2nd XI by 37 runs. C. 8, C. C. it. R. C. Innings total with seven 2nd XI 117 (H. E. Strange 33, K. J. wickets in hand, J. E. Richardson Attwell 35. M. R. Abbas 4 for 27, and W. E. Colledge carrying their A. Ebrahim 3 for 49,) L'R, C. 2nd bats for 57 and 53 runs respective- |XI 80 F. A. Curreem 25 not out. ly. The C. 3. C. C. declared at R. G. Robertson 7 for 40), 131 runs for 3 wickets,

DRAWN MATCH

UNIVERSITY MAKE BID

At Sookunpoo Middlesex Regi-

on the plons, Club de Recrelo. to some (L/Cpl Williams 53, Cpl Blound

(weather permitting) at HAPPY MIDDLESEX SURPRISINGLY and Mannell then took their turn. firing point, and with a bull and very lively cricket, and played for 47, L/Opi. Tomlinson 3 for

VALLEY on SATURDAY, 4th

November, 1939, commencing at DEFEATED ON SATURDAY and 47 respectively, whereas the

2:00 pm

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

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.

No One without a badge' will

be admitted to the Members'

Lam

Fal

Fook-chuen scored

the

Our

A

and shooting consistently well, left an inner for their sighting shots, convincingly in support of their 17), R. C. of Signals 75 for 8 wkts. claim to promotion to First Divi-(L/Cpl. Bedford 26, 1/Cpl. WW- the Bring-point with scores of 46 the last phase began.

sion.

lams 3 for 25, L/Cpl. Goodair 3 THE LAST PHASE

A M. Rodrigues, a graduate, for 17)," The issue was never really in saved the day for Recreio with ari,

AIRMEN LOSE doubt, for only once was a magpie undefeated captain's innings of 69. At Chater Road, Hongkong signalled, and the result was two or it would have been a very poor Cricket Club Eng XI beat Royal good scores of 46 each.

|day Indeed for the Portuguese, Air Force by four wickets, R. A F friends from the F. M., could University opened with an inn-143 (P. O. W. New 34, P. Q. J. H. only reply with 41 and 45, so that ings of 110. LT. Ride contribut Nancarrow 55.. D, C, Parsons 6 for the last detall increased our lead tag 25 and C. N. Matthews 27.36, A. T. Dow 3 for 44), E. K. C. C by a further 8 point, leaving us A. F. Pereira was again, inform 2nd XI 148 for wits. (J. E the victors with a total lead of to take four wickets for 38 runs. Potter 47, E J. R. Mitchell 36, J. 19, our team aggregate being 545. and G. Gosano three for 11. Waddington 3 for 38, W. Gillespie

Rectelo repled with 136, to win 3 for 39). by three wickets, R. Singh taking four for 38 and G. Hong Choy five for 27.

Contrary to the expectation of the football fans, the Middlesex F. M. 8. representatives could only XĮ. á stronger team than the Royal Scots. was defeated by 4 goals retaliate with two scores of 46.

And so we came back to the to 1 when the two Regiments met in First Division Football!

longest, and final, distance. League game played at Sookunpao on Saturday,

with lead. in favour of Contributing much to the credit.

Hongkong, of two points. Such a narrow margin meant, of course, that anything might happen at 600 yards, but the moral effect of such a "hmma- jority," small though it was, was incalculable.

of the winning side was Hossack, third goal of the game just before

Enclosure. Such must be worn Royals Scots' centre forward, who the whistle was blown for half throughout the duration of each scored three goals.

Meeting in such a manner as to be readily identified.

The result did not truly indicate the standard of play. Though the Middlesex. were beaten by such a

Badges admitting Non-Mem-wide margin, the game was kept

time.

During the second half there was no scoring, though both teams made some hard attacks.

1938 "TRAGEDY II may digress for a moment.

SOUTH CHINA TEAMS MEET very interesting froth beginning The two South China "teams met bers to the Members' Enclosure to end. Middlesex's fault of not at Caroline Hill on Saturday, the and Club Rooms at $5.00 being able to come through, with game ending with the champion- I would reter to the happenings $3.00 a better score was due to their defeating the "B" by a score of of the Hongkong team in the for Ladies (Both including tax) forwards having falled to grasped three goals to 1.

for

Gentlemen and

are obtainable through the

FINLAND AND 1940 OLYMPICS

There was 気 small crowd to the many opportunities to strike.

Much against their luck, Jack.watch the match, and spectators SECRETARY upon the person, the Middlesex custodian, was who remained until conclusion of sonal or written application of a not in good forta and have made play were disappointed as the ex-

hibition was poor. Member, such Member to be several costly errors.

Yip Tak-wa, Chan Chung-ya- responsible for all visitors intro- Naysmith, the right back, and duced by him, 'and for Payment Munro, right wing of the Scots, and Lal Bhul-wing were respon- played more brilliantly than ever alble for the three goals scored by

South China "A" · and were largely responsible for

KOWLOON DRAW WITH POLICE The following were the teams:- Playing at home on Saturday."

U.S. OFFER TO R. Scots: Clarke Naysmith, the Kowloon Football Club, man-

STAGE GAMES Fraser Farnaby. Falconer. Clark; aged to draw with the Police XI in Munro, Gordon, Hossack, Fleming a goalless match...

BRUSSELS, Oct. 29 (Beater) The play was equal on both and Gilroy.

sides. The home team, though M. Baillet Latoar, President of the

of All Chits, etc.

The Secretary's Office. 1st the victory. Roor. Exchange Building (Tel 27794) will close at 12 o'clock Noon..

Tifins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are

1 Boy (Telephone 21920).

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of Admission to

Middlesex: Jackson;

Cooper,

kinson; Coomer," R. 1 Thomas, Bright, Baw and Marrable,

FIRST DIVISION.

which it is interesting to note was just three points less than

In the Junior Kolapore" in 1938.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE CO- LONY, HONGKONG HAD WON ONE OF THE THREE EVENTS INTER - COLONIAL AT THE IMPERIAL MEETING. A cable was immediately des patched to His Excellency the Governor, acquainting him of success, and the whole team appreciated his generotis reply.

Our

Sporting

Fixtures

TO-DAY

CRAIGENGOWER BEATEN Kowloon Cricket Club beat Craigengower Cricket Club by 82 runs at the Valley. Responsible In the main for the K, 0, 0: victory were N. D. Lloyd who took (MEETINGR—Annual, of Hongkong seven Craigengower wickets for 29 Tuns to return the best bowing feat of the day and two Craigen- zower players of last year, A. Zimmern who managed 48 against

Cricket Club, in the Pavalion, 5.30 p.m..

TO-MORKUN -

AUCTIONS.—Sale of Racing Pontes, at Hongkong Jockey Cizb's Fad-

dock, Happy Valley, 5.15 p.m.

The Cup is now on its way out n's old Club and D. Hugg who to Government House, to be re-did even better with, a contribu- BADMINTONYMCA Badmin-

"..

fained by His Excellency until the time comes round next year for iit to be shot for again.

PRESENTATION

tion of 64.

Kowloon scored 183 for 8 vickets declared, to which Craigen igower could reply only with 101.

ton, in, the West Lounge, 8.30

BRIDGE-YMCA: Bridge Class, 10

p.m.

3.m

In conclusion, it only remains in R. Zimmern took three Kow- MEETING-Kowloon Chess Club;

·

Swimming. 6pm.

BADMINTON,

Mixed

ordered in advance from the No Sheehan; Freshwater, Parker, Whaving most of the play, failed International Olympic Committee, for me to add that on the after-loon wickets for 40 runs, while at Peninsula Hotel, 5.30 pm.

frequently when it came to a has written to members of the noon of the following day. Major another notable, inclusion in the SWIMMING, YMCA, chance to score. Smith, Kowloon'a International Committee sound-Rybot and C. P. O, Pellow received Craigengower side was A. J. Huber, custodian, played well and was ing them regarding the advial, the Cup and souvenirs at the who knocked up 14 runs and took KWONG WAH'S VICTORY

responsible largely for the draw.bility" of holding the Games next hands of the Chairman of the one wicket for 15, and who wil!

Full results were

year if the war is still continuing. R. A Lord Cottesloe. amidst certainly do better if he turns out Flaying at the Police ground,

generous applause regularly. E Zimmern scored 33 ΟΠ Baturday,

and asking their respective coun- hearty and

from a large audience. Members for Craigengover, the Public Enclosure is $1.00 Boundary Street,

Kwong Wah defeated the Club XI South China "A" 3, South China tries If they would send teams in of the H. K. R. A. Will thus see KOWLOON "JUNIORS WIN including Tax, for all Persons, by a wide margin of three clearg 1; Middlesex Regt. 1, Royal the event of Finland deciding to that the Cup was received from

"At Cox's Path, Kowloon Cricket" including Ladies, and is payable goals to nil

the Games at Bcots 4: Kowloon 0, Police 0: go ahead with

one of our Honorary Life Mem- Club Juniors beat Craigengower at the Gate. Soldiers and Sulfors It was a fast game, with both Kwong Wah 3,- Club, 0..

bers, a unique happening in the

C. C. Juniors by 34 runa. K, C. C. U.S. OFFER

history of the local Association. in Uniform are admitted Hail teams attacking each other un-

SECOND DIVISION “A” ceasingly. Kwong Wah's quick

offer was received from And so, in just over four years 2nd XI 113 (G. Winch 4 for 43, 30th Hy. Bty. 2, 8th Hy. Regt. 1. tactics resulted in a goal scored

SECOND DIVISION “B” America to stage the Games there since the inception of the H. KC. W. Lam 4 for 25), C. C. C. 2nd through Lam Fook-chuen about 10 minutes after the opening.

Royal Scots 1, Kwong Wah 1; in the event of Finland dropping. R. A. our first success at the Im-X 79 (J. Mills 6 for 2 P. Bald.

ROYAL NAVY LOSE The Club attempted a recovery, RAF. 1, R. Engineers 3: Pollice zout. If the American offer is perial Meeting has to be recorded win 4 for 32), but were unsuccessful when Cheuk Kowicon 2; Signals 4, University 1. accepted the Games would prob- May it be the forerunner of many

held in Detroit and similar successes in years to come! At King's Park Club de Recreio ably be 'THIRD DIVISION Signals 0, South China 3; Ku-America, Japán and other neutrals-HONGKONG HAS MADE ITS 2nd XI beat a scratch Royal Navy XI by 4 wickets, Royal Navy 64 MARK. will participate. maon Rides 8, International 5.

Price.

By Order,

'C. B. BROWN,

Secretary Hong Kong, 30th Oct. 1939.

creased the score of the Chinese by 796 a fine individual attack.

Shek-kam, centre. forward, tri-

Helsinki.

An

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1

Cathedral Halk Badminton, 8 p.m. BOWLB-Ells Excelency The Gov- ernor's Team -v. Club de Recreto, at Government House, 3.30 pm GOLF Entries close for the Jasper Clark Cup (and Championship of RHKO.C.), the G. M. Young Cup and the Stubbs Bhield.

ciations Weekly Spoon and Prac. SHOOTING Hongkong Rifle Asso-

tlee shoot, 1,45 -p.m..

Contract Bridge, ́8 p.m. BRIDGE--Cheero Club Lessons in,

THUSDAY, NOV, 2