1939-12-15 — Page 2

PACE Z-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

FRIDAY," DECEMBER 15, 1939.

In the World of Sports

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ENFORCED POSTPONEMENT OF NEW CLUB HOUSE AT FANLING

Satisfactory Year At

R.H.K.G.C. Meeting

H.K. CRICKET CLUB TEAMS

The fallowing are the Hongkong Cricket Club teams for Saturday,

at 2 p.m.:

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HOCKEY ASSCN. Variable And Tricky Wind Accounts For COUNCIL MTG.

Low Scoring At Postal Match Shoot

Seventy members took part in the spoon and practice P.S. K. C. Hoo... 2 30 30 31 83 shoot and Overseas .303 full Range Postal Match on Wed- nesday afternoon.

A,S.P. D. Lole ...

Conditions were far from idea! as, although the light F/Sgt. F. was good, the wind was very variable and tricky. The lat ter accounted for some comparatively low scores at 300 yards.

LEADING SCORES and practice shoot were as fol- The leading scores for the spoon lows-

P.C. Charan

3. 22 31 29 83 S.R. (A)

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"Tollison 5 27 29 32 88

Singh 5 28 29 28 85 H. Tso...nil 27 25 27 79 L/Sgt. J. D.

Remedios 8 27 28 24 79 L/CPL A.

D'Aquino 5, 24 29 25 78 AC. W.H. Golder 11 23 28 22 73 Cpl. J. C.

Remedios 11 25 27 20 72 Bams. D. Bolam 9 23 31 18 72 Lt. F.. V. V.

Ribeiro 6 21 26 24 71 Spr. EW. Allo... 8 23 25 23 71

Storey 9 7 23-21 74

Gutierrez 13 21 28 21 70H

Ferreira 14 20 25 23 68

Macao Interport: New Corner Rule A meeting of the Counell of the Hongkong Hockey Association was held yesterday evening at St. An- drew's Church Hall, those present being LG. W. Hook, R.A., in the Both teams improved at spoons went to LA. C. Hunt and 1st XI v. K, C. C. at Kowloon:chair, Mr. D. T. Smith, "It gives me great pleasure to be able to report

Hon. 500 yards while the S.R. (D) A.C. W. H. Golder both of the T. A Pearce (Capt. D. de S. Secretars, and Lt. J. P. Gunner, team scored more paints at RAF, and to Pte. R. M. B that, bearing in mind the times through which we are

Carey, G. P. Charlton.. A, T. Dow, R.N. passing, the period under review has, as I think you

600 yards than at 300 yards.

Gutierrez, H.K.V.D.C. Lt. Com. A. H. Finnie, J. H. Fox, A letter from the Chantecler will agree, been very satisfactory. By this I do not

CPL. LANGFORD D. Gillespie, M: F. L. Haymes, Sports Club, conveying the deci- mean to suggest that all our ambitions for the year 1. D. Kilbee, J. L. C. Pearce. L. T. sion of the club to withheld furthe match was that of Cpl. Lang

The outstanding achievement of have been realized because they have not; the most

Ride,

ther application for amllation to ford "1/Middlesex, who with open notable exception being the enforced postponement of 2nd XI v. University, at H. K. the Association until after the sight. scored 44. 47 and 43, mak- the long awaited new club" house at Fanling."

C Č.: E. J. R. Mitchell (Capt.), annual general meeting next yearing 133 out of a possible 150. These remarks were made The year started extremely well C. W. E. Bishop. N. D. Booker. was read

This was equalled by Sgt. Rus- by Mr. A E. Lissaman when with our Courses as popular 40. Parsons, R. S. W. Paterson, the letter be duly acknowledged. ture sights who scored 46, 44, and Mr. J. A. Guard 2 30 31 28 80 !

HJ D. Lowe, A. K. Mackenzie. It was decided that receipt of sell. H.K, Police firing with aper- he presided at the annual ever and under the experienced 3. E. Potter. D. S. Robb, W. Stoker, and the letter be brought up agali 43.

4 29 32 28 89 LA.C. T. H general meeting of the Royal captainey of Mr. Archbutt, prospects T. M. Sutter,

L/Cpl. S. G.

Pte. R. M... B. Hongkong Golf Club held in were rosy, it being anticipated that

at the last meeting of the Council As regards most of the other

Brighty 3 26 31 31 88 the Board Room of Messrs. the main feature would be that of

before the arinual general meeting members of the teams, per- Mr. A. F. Evans.. 3 26 33 28 87 the approval

with recommendation for its formances did not come up to ex- L.A.C. L.R. Hunt 5 27 28 31 85x

Cpl. A. F. Jardine, Matheson and Com-

pectations. Results should pany, yesterday afternoon.

be Capt. F. Sale...... 4 30 31 25 86 Mr. J. The chairman was supported

known some time in March 1940.. Cpl. V. M. Actually, as you know, a Special)

SPOON SHOOT by Col. E. D. Matthews. Secre- General Meeting of the Club on

Hammond 1 25 31 29 85 A letter from Mr. Clement A. tary, and there was a large March 10 approved of the scheme ed to represent the Craigengower Hockey Association, was then read. spoons were won by F/Sgt. F. Tol-SL. C. C. Chau..scr. 31 27 26 84 The following have been select Braga, Hoi. Secretary of the Macao the teams did not take part, nett Mr. HL Langley 2 30 28 26-84 In the spoon shoot, r which Mr. F. G. Drake 3 28 30 27 85 attendance of members. propounded by the General Com-Cricket Club against the Middlesex It was

Addressing the meeting, Mr.mittee and all arrangements were Regt, on Saturday. commencing at letter stated that a date arranged Singh. HK. Police while Handicap?

dated November 26. Thelson, R.A.F. and P/Sgt. Chanchal Mr. H. G. Lissaman said:-

made for work to start in Septem-2 pm.:-

Foreman 3 31 28 25 84 ber: but the trend of world everits

for an Interport match in February A. R. H. Esmall (Capt.. Next year, during the Chinese New at that time caused your Commit- Broadbridge, A. H. Esmall A. BYear bolidays, would be acceptable tee to review the situation and upon Hamson, A. J. Hulse, A. Hung. to Macao.

me armor and subsequent com Craigengower Cricket perusal by the metag. Counett

scheme.

Club Team

ADVERTISEMENT taking into consideration the un-e W. Lam, E. A. Lee. T. Lock.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

MACAO INTERPORT

The letter further requested the local Association that teams from

certainty of the future, the prob- A M. Omar, W. Hong Sling, able difficulty In obtaining Scorer H. W, Randall: Umpire-Hongkong travel to Macao, during materials before the building would G. Ladd.

completed. extra cost of materials and increased cost to members, it was finally decided to THE THIRTEENTH EXTRA been completed, but apart from postpone the scheme. Plans have RACE MEETING will be held the cost of these no other liabilities (weather permitting) at HAPPY have been incurred, VALLEY on SATURDAY, 16th December, 1939, commencing at 2.00 p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

It

COLONY LADIES TENNIS

In the Colony Ladies' Singles Lown Tennis Tournament. Miss R Rumjahn defeated Mrs. A.C. Hut chison on Sunday. were 6 0: 6-3.

The scores

week-ends to matches against Macao teams. It was decided by the meeting that local clubs, be circularised with regard to the re- quest from Macao:

SHORT CORNER KULE

rule came up again for discussion. The proposed new short corner

A letter was read from the Fong- kong Hockey Umpires Associacion recommending that the new rule be adopted.

The rule provides that when u

The year that began so well ended of course under the gloom or War. This has affected many mem- The first Bell will be rung at is an ill wind however that blows

bers and curtalled their play. ..1.30 p.m.

nobody any good and bour Com

Among other items in the year mittee have been able to extend to was the occurrence in May last of short comer' hit Is taken, no play- all Subscribers playing facilities the Club's Golden Jubilee, Success-er other than the goal-keeper be ever weekends, a privilege of which ful competitions were held in cale-allowed between the goal posts. they have availed themselves con- bration and cables of congratula, and no player will be permitted aiderably and for which they have on were received from our friends within 10 yards of the nearer goal expressed their gratitude.

of both the leading Shanghai Clubs post or five yards of the farther and the Lucifer Golfing Society. goal post,

CADDIE STRIKE

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.

SUCCESSFUL VISIT

It was decided to circularise clubs and umpires to the effect that the Council approved of the recommendation of the Umpires' Association, and would request | clubs to experiment with the rule for Gentlemen and $3.00 January also a pleasant match was a slight purge and some small

whenever possible. lor Ladies (Both including tax) arranged against a team of the changes in the organization." the

Umpires would also be requested are obtainable through the

Royal Navy. In neither case how-situation has since been, I think, to help with the experiment by. SECRETARY upon the pered representative.

ever could the opposition be call-quite satisfactory. Regarding this sending in reports to the Hon.. sonal or written application of a

particular subject, there is one Secretary of the number of short Member, such Member to be Courses at Fanling consisted mostly)

Work during the year on the thing I would like to nak and that corners awarded in a match and

s for members and others not to the consequent goals scored. responsible for all visitors intro- of draining the low lying areas onį take matters into their own hands, duced by him, and for Payment the New Course and enlarging their whatever the provocation, in the of All Chits, etc.

somewhat feeble bunkers, The course of "a round. This may in work was carried out by Mr. Hit some cases be asking a lot, but I SPORTING The Secretary's Office. 181 chins with his usual ability and would remind you that our enddies Hoor, Exchange Building (Tel. attention though he was hampered at Fanling have to leave us when BADMINTON LEAGUE, - Mixed 27794) will close at 12 o'clock up to the end of June by excessive, they are 18; thus the bulk of them Noon.

In October 1938 we had a success ful visit from a team of Shanghai

A caddle strike at Fanling at the Golfers. Badges admitting Non-Mem

This was not one of the beginning of the Summer caused bers to the Members' Enclosure gesture of friendship towards the vers. The situation demanded and usual Interport matches but was abut slight inconvenience to mem-! "and Club Rooms at $5.00 Golfers of the Northern Port In received firm handling and after

rainfall far

less

After that date rain tell than

consequence

Tiffins are obtainable at the usual and in

musa necessarily be small boys some of whom lack experience. the Our very efficient method of caddle reports a quite sufficient to

Club House provided they are newly laid turt 's not at the mau-enable offenders, to be dealt with ordered in advance from the Noment as good as it might be:

1 Boy (Telephone 21920).

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to the Public Enclosure" is $1.00

You may have noticed too that use of any other method acts through proper channels and the we have been suffering since Octo- against the interests not only of the form of grubs and weeds those of the club. I recall Mr. ber from the effects of drought the Individual member but also of greens and that the Courses Dodwell's dictum "an ounce of en including Tax, for all Persons, typhoon was welcome but it came abuse," and in order that members have been unduly burnt up: the couragements worth a ton of Including Ladies, and is payable too late. Whilst on the subject of may not suffer unduly from the at the Gate. Soldiers and Saflors Courses I may say a plan has been effects of a day in the country with In Uniform are admitted Half under consideration for adding sz-

Price.

caddle not quite up to standard. other nine holes to the Relief that "cance of encouragement" is Course. Th's can be done at small being given by the Club in the cost and without materially effect form of caddle classes which have ng the New Course. Unfortun- this year been inaingurated on a ately, the Greens Committee have small scale under an ex-caddle. I had time to work out the hope members will assist in this details in full, but in any case the experiment by coaching their tad- present time is not thought approdies during their rounds, 872 priate to embark on such a scheme.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,`

Secretary

Hong Kong, 11th Dec., 1939.

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At Happy Valley a caddie scheme on the same lines as at Fanling has been introduced and has been Very successful in abolishing the former scrambling and fighting! for jobs. On the same Course too. a complete new water system hàs been installed replacing many very nid pipes.

Once again our members and others have contributed to the Children's Playground Association over $750 through the Club accounts alone,

ARRANGEMENTS UPSET

The Secretary'a and Superinten [dent's agreements, have both been: before your Committee, but here again the War has intervened and Continued on Back Page

FIXTURES

TODAY

V.

Doubles. Recreio "A" v. K.C.C.; B. Division. Kowloon Tong St. Teresa's. FOOTBALL-Annual Dinner, Foot- ball Referees' Association, Hotel Cecil, 8.30 p.m.

TOMORROW

HOCKEY Caer Clark Cup, C.ES. V. CBA, CBS, St. Andrew's v. Hongkong, King's Park, YMCA, v. Recreio, YMCA, 3 Brawn Cup. D.GŽ, v. YMCA, D.GB., Recreio V. Argonauts, King's. Park, 3 p.m.; CBS.. Y. CRA., CBS., 4.15 pm.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE → First

Division, Police v. South China A, Boundary Street: Kowloon Y. Eastern, Kowloon; Club/v. Royal Scots, Club, 4 pm, Second Divi- sion A. Kit Chee v. South China,

Caroline Hill; 5th AA. v. East-

em, Happy Valley; Club v, 30th RA, Club, 2.30 pm. RAQ.C. v. 8th R.A. Happy Valley 4 pm. Second Division B, Kwong Wah v. Royal Scots, Boundary Street; Kowloon V. Police, Kowloon; Engineers v. RAF, Happy Valley, 2.30 pm; University v. Signals, Happy Valley. 4 p.m.. Third Division South China v 12th RA, Caroline Hill; Engi- neers v. R.AB.C., Chatham Road, 4 p.m. 24th BA v. Kumaons, Stanley; Royal Scots v. RAMO., Chatham Road, 2.30, p. RACING-Thirteenth Extra Race Meeting, Happy Valley, 2 p.m." RUGBY.-Triangular tournament. Army v, Navy, Spokuŋpoo, 4.p.m. Club v. Police, Bookunpop. 245. p.m.

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