1939-12-23 — Page 2

PAGE 2-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1939.

In the World of Sports

LARGEST SOFTBALL PROGRAMME

IN CURRENT SEASON WILL BE

STAGED TOMORROW

Hong League Now In Full Swing: Keen Games Likely

BY R.O.Y.

With the Hong League getting into full swing, to- morrow's softball programme will be the largest stag- ed during the current season.

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In the opening game of three Ladies' fixtures on the Prince Edward Road ground, the Wildcats meet the Pirates at 10.30 a.m. Last season's champions

have taken two defeats this.early in the campaign and will go all out to redeem a somewhat tranlshed re- putation.

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POOR STANDARD

IN RA. CUP POLO TOURNEY"

Failing Light At Boundary Road

Falling light was, no doubt. conducive to the poor standard of polo displayed at Boundary Road yesterday when the World Workers met the Ancients in the Royal Artillery Cup Polo Competition.

Starting with a handicap of plus one goal, the World Workers easily defeated the Ancients by six goals to three in an unusually dull, slow

The Buccaneers have been, C.B.A. Umpires T. Young. displaying improvement in Leonard and A. R. Kitchell. recent outings, and should 3,00 p.m. Trojans v V.R.Cand colourless game. put up quite a fair showing Umpires:-W. Woo, J. J. Higgins The World Workers, with White. | against what was once con- sidered the best team in the League.

NOON CLASH

The Wahoos should have things easy when they clash with the Car dinals at noon, but it would be a fearless tipster who would attempt to forecast the results of the girls' games after the, surprising upsets of last week.

The nightcap will see the Cubs. opposed to the Ball Club girls at 1.30 pim and the Bruins will need even more good loss, than they had last week, to take the Ball- girls.

MEN'S LEAGUE

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and G. Gurevitch,

4.15 p.m.: Chung Hwa v Filipino C. Umpires:-N, A. Beltrao, M. Mendonca and J. Alvares.

RECREIO GROUND

12 noon Recreio "A" v Mindanao, Umpires:-H. Quon, G. G. Lee and G. Gurevitch.

MURRAY PARADE GROUND 10 a.m.: H.K. Electric y. Shell. 11.30 am. Chartered Bank v Union Insurance.

MARINA GROUND

10 a.m. N. C. Bank v China Pro- vident

11.15 am. Cables v Ewa. 12.30: Socony v American

press.

LEAGUE MEETING:

The first of the five Men's games INTERPORT SERIES

will see Recreio "A" clash with the Mindanao gang. The sailors have just got back to port and a keen tussle is promised.

I.A.C.-FORUMERS The English Forumers clash with the International Athletics at 12.30 p.m. on the C.B. A. ground.

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head and Bourfield prominent in the attack, the pace and dominated "play throughout, and it' was only in the last few minutes of play that the Ancients seemed to wake up and through the good combination. of Wason and Mor- gan reduce their already heavy deficit of goals.

ANCIENTS PRESS

The Ancients opened pressing. Teut several scoring attempts went

wide.

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The next two chukkers Sa ew goals scored by both sides and was only in the final session

Exr that the Ancients made a des- pérate bid but only with moderate results.

WORLD WORKERS-L A. Lewis,

J. K. Bousfeld, Major P. S. White-

At a league meeting on Thurs-head and Commodore A. M. Peters day evening. the committee passed; and Major Way (playing alterna- 1 resolution authorizing Lionel ve chukkers). Stagg. erstwhile Hongkong Base- baller. to finalise detalls for an in- terport series with Manila.

. CHARITY GAMES

ANCIENTS Major R. E. Moody, Major W. A C. Morgan, Capt. W. B. Wilson and Lt. Col. F. D. Field.

GOVERNOR SEES PHYSICAL

DRILL DISPLAY

"Alonzo" has written to the The Forumers have gone from effect that, the softball commis-. bad to worse since the start of stuner in that port, Ralph Haw- the season and will have to show kins of the Manlis Daily Bulletin, vast improvement to stand A. has high hopes of a successful chance against the LA.C. gang who visit by a representative Hongkong show marked mechanical ability. squad.

The Canadian Chinese should have an easy outing when they It was also decided that two His Excellency the "Governor, Sir take on the Central British Asso- charity matches would be staged Geoffry Northcote, watched a die- ciation at 1.45 pm.; the Canucks early in the New Year, China to play of physical drill at the Hong- have an undefeated record of meet the U.S.S. Tulsa, on January kong Football Club ground yester- which to boast, but have not met 14. in aid of Refugee charities, inday morning when 900 boys and any of the stronger contestants. the first. while the Men will stage girls from local Vernacular schools Fortugal versus Rest and the ladies competed in their annual physical "TROJANS V.R.C. The Trojans should

China versus Rest, in aid of the give the

B.W.OF.. on Feb. 9, 1940...

training competition. Victoria Recreation Club an excel- lent battle at 3 p.m.; despite the latters' higher standing in the league tables.

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EXHIBITION MATCHES Exhibition matches in

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Discussing prospects at "the 13th Extra Race meeting, the

last of the racing season, held at Happy Valley.

TODAY CRICKET-First Division, Univer

aity v. Civil Service; IRC. v. K.C.C.: Recreto v. Club. Second Division. Club v. Recreto; K.C.C. V. I.R.C.; Civil Service v. R.AF FOOTBALL. First Division,

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SPORTING FIXTURES Third Division, RAS.C. v. Royal Scots, Scokunpoo; Signals 1. International, Happy Valley. 42 p.m.; RAM.C. V. 12th R.A., Happy Valley: Engineers Y. Ku- maons, Chatham Road, 2.30 p.m. RUGBY-Triangular Tournament. Club v. Army (Club) 4 p.m.; Club V. Royal Navy, Kow-!· A v. Navy A. (Club) 2.45 p.m. loon; St. Joseph's v. South China

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TOMORROW

A. Caroline Hill; Police v. Royal FOOTBALL-First Division, Kwong Scots, Houndary Street; 4 p.m. Second Division, A. 5th A.A v. Kit

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After the display His Excellency 'stributed certificates of merit to

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were also discussed and the follow the following schools:-

The Ling Tung School; Fong Turi Man Boys!

ing sub-committee was appointed:

The V. R. C. boys gave a. lacks to arrange details: F. J. Molthen, Lan School: daisical display when they went Nip Lum and R. Lau. Another School: Tak Ming School; Kun down to Recreto, but can con sub-committee, H. A. Barros. W. Shtu Boys' School; Shak Chi Girls' Acently be expected to pep things Woo. F. J. Molthen. Nip Lum and School: Ling Nam School and The up against the weaker Trojan P Lau, was appointed to select the Trung

Tsing Association Free! teams to appear in the charity School.

gang.

The powerful Chung Hwa aggre- matches. gation should meet with little op- position in their match against

the Filipino Club at 4.15 pm, al- FINGER - SLIP GUNS

though you can be sure that Prexy Ildefonso will have his boys in there trying.

TOWN

All was peaceful in Double Bay, a thickly populated suburb of Sydney,

Machine-gun bullets sprayed the

The Hung Hom Kaifong School was first in the competition and the Chung Wah Boys School was

second and they were selected to ve exhibitions before His Excel- lency.

Sir Geoftry Northcote compli- mented all the schools on the high standard of training and the ex-

HONG FIXTURES Three Hong fixtures are to be when suddenly played on the Marina ground, starting with the National City streets, They whipped through the cellent display given by them Bankers-China Provident clash at walls of houses. They pierced fats. 10 a.m..

Residents thought an enemy His Excellency the Governor and The latter are in their first-year raider had opened fire. They were Lady Northcote will be present at of active competition, and cannot wrong. It was just the slip of a the Kwanti Races on Dec. 26, at 1 expect to beat the more experienc-finger. ed Bankers.

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p.m.

A naval rating in a warship was

His Excellency the Governor will

be present at the screening of "The

Two hundred rounds were fired Warning," at the Queen's Theatre,

Another new combination, loading up. He accidentally pressed Cables, take the feld against the the trigger. Ewo Brewers at 11.15 am, after

which the well fancied Socony from four barrels before he had on Friday next, Dec. 29, at 4.30

squad meets the American Express time to release it.

In the Arst of a double header on the Murfay Parade ground. Hongkong Electric's tangle with the Shell Oilers while the nightcap will feature the Chartered Bank- ers against Union Insurance,

FULI. PROGRAMME The full programme is as fol- lows:

PRINCE EDWARD ROAD 10.30 am: Wildcata v Pirates. Umpires:-F. J. Molthen, H. Wing Lee and H. Campos.

12 noon: Cardinals Y Wahoos Umpires:-Nip Lum. Tutty Chinn and C. 8. Chung.

1.30 pm: Ball Club

Cubs.)

Umpires:-F. J. Molthen, Nip Lum

and Tuffy China,

C.BA GROUND

12.30 pm, English Forum v LAC Umpires. Woo, G. White and J. Delgado,

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