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CHINA EXPECTED TO WIN TWO EXCELLENT ATTRACTIONS IN IN CHARITY SOCCER TOMORROW'S SOFTBALL PROGRAMME OF CUP MATCH TOMORROW

South China "A" Meeting Police This Afternoon

BY "PILAT"

The first match in the Sunday Herald International Charity Cup will be played tomorrow" at Earoline Bill when IRELAND will be opposed to CHINA, the holders.

China is fielding a strong eleven but it can safely be said that it is not their strongest, As far as the roalkeeper and the full-back positions are concerned the choices are as expected. It is learned Lee Kwok-wai is not turning out and Mak Shiu-hon will play instead.

Teams, Draw For R.A. Polo

Cup Tourney

FIRST ROUND ON MONDAY

The

following are the teams which are participating in the RA Cup Polo tournament with their handles a in brackets.

(1)

FOUR MATCHES IN

EACH LEAGUE

I

BY R.O.Y.

Four matches in each of the Men's and Ladies' Leagues will be played tomorrow, with top-billing going, to the Chung Hwa-Recreio Bees clash. Another excellent attraction will be the meeting of the Wildcats and Canadian Chinese girls at Prince Edward Road.

Without any blare of trumpets. ¡their previous starts, and should the Hong League gets away to a managed to take the honours from slow start with only two matches, the Buccaneers, who have a useful. although eight fixtures had ori- but erratic, bunch of players. ginally been scheduled..

THE OPENER

The Wahoos are not likely to be troubled by the Baby Panthers in Eoyal Scots: Capt. Bun (4).

The Ball Club girls tangle with the second game, although it's However, a complete new inter- show great improvement in form. and Major Godby (2). Total 6.

Mr. Buchanan (0), Mr. Fargus (0) the Pirates in the opener of the about time the latter got a break mediate line will be on view. Hau especially among the

Ladies' programme at 10.00 am. The lowly Cubs mix it with the forwards, King-sing. who will be seen at they will find it hard going against (0), Mr. Hancock (0), Mr. Chattey ground, and quite a close struggle P.m. "Doc" Molthen will be there Middlesex Regt.: Mr. Fishbourne cn the Prince Edward Road almost as lowly Cardinals at 1.00 centre-half, played for the Federa- the Mainlanders who are always a (3) and Capt. Chattey (1) Total should be seen, The Ball Clubbers with bells on: this should be one tion in the Governor's Cup, but "hard nut" to crack when playing 4. the wing-halves, Lau Che-chan on their own pitch.

Stooges: Major Penfold (2), Mr. selves, registering wins

appear to have got ahold of them- more game his Redbirds should and Lau Chung-sang are receiving Kowloon, In view of their per-Nicholson (1). Capt. Colson

at both win. their first recognition in a repre-formance last week, is expected to and Mr. Smith (1). Total 5.

THE NIGHTCAP sentative game.

give the same Une-up a second World's Workers:

The nightcap. at 2.30 p.m., vill Mr. Lewis The forwards are the same as trial and I am sure, with a few (0), Mr.

And the Wildcats and Bousfeld (3), Major

Canadian those who played in the Governor's more games, they can be welded Whitehead 14) and Comdr. Peters

Chinese lassies struggling to stay Cup match except that Lai Shut-into a more than useful ́side. (0) or Major J. D. Way (0). Total

on top of the heap. Each have a wing has been dropped in favour

defeat chalked against them and if they are to stay in the pennant March

race, cannot afford to lose another. I understand that the Canucks are likely to be shorthanded for this fracas, so the Wildcats must ured to take the honours,

of Cheung Kam-hot. This should

POLICE CHANCES SOUTH CHINA "A" will

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Hares: Capt. Duncan assure of better understanding as visiting the POLICE at Boundary (0) Mr. Marshall (3). Mr. Forres- Cheung and Hau Ching-to are Road and, though favoured to winter (3) and Lieut. Hennessy (1), team-mates.

will have good cause to remember Total 7. The Irish team includes only the occasion when they played -four Senior

6.

Governor To Play Cricket Tomorrow

His Excellency the Governor, Sir

Lam who will be engaged with the Recreio Bees, "

Ancients: Major Moody (0). League players, the there last season. Playing under Major Morgan (2), Capt. Wilson Geoffry Northcote, will play for the despite the absence of Coach Nip rest being drawn from junior rather adverse conditions (it was

(4) and Lieut.-Col. Field (0). Total League team.

raining that day) the champions The back division of Sheehan suffered one of their tour defeats Lieut.-Comdr. de Chair (0), Capt. Locums: Capt. Atkinson (1), and Lawton looks quite safe but to the then lowly-placed the same cannot be raid of the team.

Hunt (4) and Mr. Rochfort-Boyd rest. I doubt if the halves

((0) Total 5.

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Hongkong Cricket Club in a cricket match for teams over 45 between tomorrow.

ground, starting at 230 p.m., and, the HK.C.C. and the Kowloon C.C.

DOUBLE-HEADER will see two well balanced squads, i POSTPONED FIXTURE

The Baseballers and the Central Chung Hwa "and Recreto Bees, in Britishers take the field in the first. The match will be played at 2:15 i The Recreio Aces will play off opposition. p.m. at the Kowloon C.C. and His their postponed fixture with the

of double header оп the CHA. The Chinese boys have a decided ground, DRAW ANNOUNCED

Excellency will lunch with the Victoria Recreation Club at 11.45 edge in their battery of The draw for tournament result-teams at 1.00 p.m.

a.m., on the "home lot. The un-Chinn and Nip Lum, and this ad- British boys put up against the Tuffy Judging from the grand fight the LAWN BOWLS

beaten league leaders should make vantage should give them victory Recreio Juniors, in their previous First round. Dec., 18 March

His Excellency's team will meet short work of the keen but inex-over their opponents who are their outing, the hard-ball players are Hares 7. Stooges, Middlesex the Taikoo Club at lawn bowls on perienced VRC. gang.

equal in other phases of the game, not going to have as easy a time as Royal Scots and World's Workers the Government House green on The "big" game of the day will with the probable exception of ex- they think they are.

Wednesday at 3.15 p.m.

also be played on the Recreio perience.

Continued on Page 8

Though I don't think the Police: repeat their performance"} they are always more formidable ed as follows:- when playing on their own ground.

hold the Chinese even with such will a fine player as David Lect"_rd as piyot,

The forwards are no doubt good Individually, but whether they can combine together, as a unit remain to be seen.

· LEAGUE GAMES As far as can be ascertained there will be three League games this afternoon, the most interest ing of which should be the KOW LOON-EASTERN encounter on the former's ground.

CLUB "SLUME”

is that between CLUB and the Locums.

The last game on the programme

ROYAL BOOTS on the Club ground. Second round. Dec. 22-World's The homesters are having one of Workers v. Locums, March Hares v. their leanest seasons and unless Stooges and Middlesex v. Royal new blood is forthcoming they Scots. Ancients drew a "bye. will And it hard to climb out of the "slump" into which they have fallen.

A Scots victory is, therefore,

Eastern have so far dropped four | Indicated.

• valuable points and their chances

of winning the League are not as bright as at the start of the sea- son. Their display last Saturday was extremely disappointing..to say the least, and, unless

they

ADVERTISEMENT

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

THE THIRTEENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 16th December, 1939, commencing at 2.00 p.m.

The first Bell will be rung it 1.30 p.m.

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 be readily identified.

are

Badges admitting Non-Mem bers to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms #t $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladles (Both including tax) obtainable through the SECRETARY "upon the per soual or written application of # Member, such Member to be responsible for all visitors intre duced by him, and for Payment of All Chits, etc.

The Secretary's Office, Boor, Exchange Building (Te! 27794), will close at 12 o'clock Noot.

Tilins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No 1 Boy (Telephone 21920).

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The

FORECAST

Kowloon v. EASTERN. Police V. SOUTH CHINA "A." Club v. ROYAL SCOTS. CHINA v., Ireland.

The Arst match will start at 3

m.. the second at 4 and the third at 4.50.

The Final will be contested on Dec. 27.

RECREIO'S BRAWN CUP TEAM

The following will play for Club de Recreio in their Brawn Cup. fixture against the Argonauts at

SPORTING FIXTURES King's Park today, bully-off

TODAY

4.15 p.m.

C. Silva: T. Gonsalves, M. Ri- beiro; M. Xavier, N. M. Osmand, M. "Silva; L Rodrigues, N. Gon-

HOCKEY-Caer Clark Cup, C.BS. 1. C.B.A, C.B.S., St. Andrew's v. Hongkong. King's Park, Y.M.C.Asalves, M. Campos, I. Rozario and

v Recreio, YMCA, 3

p.m. M. Figueiredo.

Brawn Cup. D.G.S. v. Y.M.C.A.. D.G.3., Recřelu V, Argonauts,

King's Park, C.B.S. v. C.BA. NOMADS' HOCKEY

CBS., 4.15 p.m. FOOTBALL LEAGUE. -- Division, Police v. South

First China

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TEAM

The following will represent the

A Boundary Street; Kowloon v. Nomads hockey team against the Eastern, Kowloon; Club v. Royal C.B.A. In a Hockey Tournament, Bcots, Club, 4 p.m. Second Divi- Association match at King's Park sion A Kit Chee v. South China, tomorrow at 11 am.-E. A. Alves, Caroline Hill; 5th A.A. v. East-H. Soares, R. Xavier; A. Xavier, R. ern, Happy Valley; Club y. 30th J. Reed, L. Souza; B. Xavier; P. RA, Club, 230 pm: R.A.0.C. y. Rull, J. H. Franco, F. O. Reed and 8th R.A. Happy Valley 4 pm. R.. M. da Silva, Second Division B. Kwong Wah

Stanley; Royal Scots v. R.AMC., Chatham Road, 2.30 p.m.

v. Royal Scots, Boundary Street; Kowloon T Police. Kowloon: Engineers V. RAF, Happy Valley, 2.30 p.m.; University V.RACING-Thirteenth Extra Race Signals, Happy Valley. 4 p.m Meeting, Happy Valley. 2 p.m.

Third Division South China v. KUGBY.-Triangular tournament, 12th R.A., Caroline Hill: Engi- | Army v, Navy, Sookunpoo, 4 p.m. neers v. R.A.S.C., Chatham Road, Club v. Police, Bookunpoo, 2.45 4 p.m. 24th R.A. v. Kumaons,

D.01.

TRAINING GALLOPS

The following times were recorded at the Happy Valley train-

ing gallops on Saturday:-

Potentate..... Macquarie River New Star

"Lancashire Lass

Piet Hein

Bdolat Bay

Distance 1st Qr. 2nd Qr. Last Qr.

32

32

29

5.72

28.2

35.1 1.06

30.4

32

32.

1st

Night View

33,2

1.04.1 | ·30,4

Baffin Bay

Tornado Star

31.4 1.00.2 28.3 32.2

59,4 27.2

National Pride

31.3 1.03.1

31.3

Scenic View

31.3 1.02.2

30.4

Rose Flana ..........

231

31

A Grand Time

36 33

1,08

32

1.01.1 23.1

Gog

4342

1.05.3 31.1

King Kong

31.2 1.00.4 29.2

29.2

29.2

38.2 1.00

32.3

31.1 1.01

20.4

+

32

-32

31,4

31.4

30.1

50.1

29

32.

32.

27.2

27.2

-Salvage Master ......

35.1

1.06.4

31.3.

Confusion Bay

31,2

59.3

28.3

31.4

314

.. 31.4

31.4

30.3

30.3

304 1.00.3 31

29,4 31.

*32.3 1.03.3 31

Schmetterling

28.2

56.3

28.1

872

Lancashire Chap

33.4

1.09.3 *32,4

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