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THURSDAY, JANUARY 18.
In the World of Sports
LARGEST LOCAL SOFTBALL CROWD AT SUNDAY'S CHARITY TUSSLE BETWEEN
TULSA AND CHINESE Excitement Galore Despite Lop-Sidedness Of Scores: Wahoos Get Sweet Revenge
BY "R.O.Y."
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Despite the jop-sidedness of the final scores, 14-5 in favour of the battle waggon, the USS Tulsa-Combined Chinese charity tussle, played last Sunday, provided. ex- citement galore for the largest crowd of cash, customers seen at any local softball match since the American Girls' invasion some two years ago.
from the Recreio-
IMPROVED SHOWING
After players of both teams stayed over had been presented to Mme. Canuck clash, Sun Fo, Mr. Sun Man hurled the first ball to start the tilt.
BISHOP SARGENT'S XI BEAT D.B.S.
AT CRICKET
HOCKEY CHATTER
BY "RECORDER ”.
This coming Sunday will be the byalest one yet this season for the Hockey Assocation Tournament. The Rt. Rev. C. B. R. Sargent's Four matches have been confirm XI beat a Diocesan Boys' School ed:, RAQC. meet Radha Recreio XI by 110 runs in a friendly meet KITC, the Royal Engineers cricket match played on the School meet the Nomads, and C.B.A play
the University. ground yesterday,
The scores were:-~
Bishop Sargent's XI-181 for 5
wits dec. (A. J. M. Prata 33, W. Rapley 42. A. M. Prata 21, Sargent 36 not out. A Zimmern 13 not out, L. Burch 2 for 523.
KAI TAK TOO
GOOD FOR CLUB "A"
Rugby Match At The Valley
"Kal Tax proved far too good for Club "A" when they met in a friendly rurzer match at the Valley xesterday, the airmen winning easily by 12 points (air tries) to 3 (one tr). Recreio play the KIT.C. op The game was very scrappy their home ground at King's Park affair throughout. Redman. Ros- on Sunday Homing, bully-off at coe and Leigh played well for the
10.30
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other
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Club while. Waddington, Nelson, matches are being played at 50-Lewis, Henderson and D. Hynes Diocesan Boys' School XI-71 (K. Harris 18, E. Mazuza 23, A. Munpoo. The Royal Army Ordin-distinguished themselves for Ea ance Corps oppose Radio and Prata 2 for 11, C. N. Matthews 4 for Postal Sports Club. bully-off at 4 Godfrey brought of a good try 13, Sargent 4 for 15%
pn., while RE play the Nomads for the Club quite early in the in the morning, bally-off at 10.36 game, but Stout falled to convert. 3. The Fame between Central Kal Tak equalised through a good British Association and the Un-try by Lewis. Henderson falled to versity will be played in the morn-convert, however: Lewis put the ng, but it has not been decided airmen on the lead when he scored another try just before half time. yet on whose ground.
but Henderson again falled to convert.
The Cardinals gave an improved Narrow Win
For U.S.R.C. At Lawn Bowls
showing to battle the Pirates to a close 10-12 decision. after leading the way for the greater part of the game.
Hoffman's circuit clout drove in respective squads. Babida homer-
GOVERNOR'S - TEAM DEFEATED
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The RE, will be without Dobson who, I learn, will be out of hockey
Dobson has
SECOND HALF
The second half opened with a brillant try by Nelson and shortly before the end Fowler stored the airmen's fourth try. In both cases
Henderson falled to convert.
Dr. J. A. R." Selby refereed and
EARLY SURPRISE The Chinese boys surprised Tulsa moundsman. Snuffy Balley, with a bunting attack that netted three
Babida for the Redbirds, and tallies in the first frame, but the Maudie Rend for the Buccaneers. bluejackets came back strongly both hurled effectively and were with five markers, of which Jack the outstanding hitters for their
was not as badly hurt in last Sun- for at least another fortnight. He
three.
ed twice while Maudie Read htt
day's match it was at first feared With Pete Peterson camping on for the round trip once.
The United Services Recreation will be detained in hospital the bat and Harry Baker cutting
A MISUNDERSTANDING In to cover the initial sack, Chung
Although the Baby Panthers were Club were hosts to a team led by yet for some time. Hwa's bunting game fizzled out reported to have forfeited points His Excellency the Governor in a teen a big asset to the Sappers' after Choy had crossed the pan on to the Canadian Chinese, there friendly match of lawn bowls play-strength as a team, and a lot wit a couple of Tulsa miscues in the appears to have been a misunder-led on the U.S.R.C. greens yester-depend this Sunday on Spr. Heath, the teams were as follows:-
CLUB "A" Rutherford; Godfrey, second.
standing about the rule applying to day The Club won by five shots.ho will depitze for him in goal
Van Leeuwen. Lavalle and Wilson; His 'Excellency" played an extra- incomplete squads, and it is likely
C.B.A. will be without Tom: Butcher and Tressidar; Thornhill, Bill Woo connected for the round that this match will be re-arrang- ordinarily good game.
Whitley for their match against Shipton, King: Benn, Stout; Red- trip to register the last of the ed. losers' five markers. In the second
HONG GAMES
His Excellency the Governor's University, but the team will other man, Roscoe, and Leight
AKAI TAK-Waddington; Fowler, stanza, Eddie Due poled out a In the Hong section. Lacas upset team: W. A. Cornell. Mr. Justice wise be at full strength. Both the homer in the winners four run fast seasons' champions, the Dutch RE. Lindsell, CB. Robertson and undergraduates and the RAO.C Nelson. Stewart, and Levis; Bed- rally, that sent Tuffy Chinn to the Bankers, and won fairly convin- Sir Atholl MacGregor (skip) 13: wil be playing only their second dell and Henderson; Smith, D. showers. With Herbie Quon hurl- cingly by 10 tallies to 5.
Col. E.P.C. Collin, Hon. Mr. N. L.match of the Tournament this. Hynes, Stockholme, Needham Gale, ing superb ball, the hard hitting Cables just managed to squeeze Smith. Mr. Justice J. A. Fraser and season, and it would be unwise to Walsefield and A. N. Other. sallors garnered only four safeties through against the Royal Air Force E. Searle (skip) 12; W. Walker. Dr. predict to easy win for their in the remainder of the game, but by the odd run in 21, while Amet I. Newton, J.-Deakin and H, E. Sir opponents on the one basis of past scored five runs on the poor field-can Express showed vast improve Geoffry Northcote (skip) 24. Togal: performance. ing of the opposition.
ment by holding the powerful So- 49. cony team, to the odd run in 17,
SECOND STANZA
RECREIO CLINCH PENNANT
The scores were:
U.S.R.C.: Lt. R. W. Rowell. Capt.
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In the first game of the day Re-Texaco registered a runaway 21- R.T, Gusco:t, A.C. Milne and Dr. J.T.ment who will, not be playing on creto Aces trounced the Canadian 1 victory over Ewo, who seem to be Smalley (skip) 17: G. F. Costello, Sunday are the Porce and the Chinese 13-3, to virtually cinch slated for the cellar berth.
the season's pennant,
The Canucks' only hope for vic-
tory centred
on Herbie Quon's
"LEAGUE STANDINGS
Men's League: -
ability to check the Recreto attack, Recreto "A" but Herble turned in his worst per Canadian Chinese formance of the season to allow Ball Club the Rambling Rees their large Chung Hwa twelve hits, of which Recreio "B" score on Gerry Gosano and brother Eddle Victoria -R.C. clouted several that went for extra International A.C. bases.
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Mindanao
The U.B.S. Mindanao gang dis- H.K.B.C. appointed with an exceedingly poor. English Forum display against the Chung Hwa Liga Portuguesa aggregation, and finally went down Trojans
by the wide margin of 4-13.
Earl 'Wong pitched a grand game C. B. A.
A. Hubbard, Major C. Levett and Royal Corps of Sigrials. The Po- P. Younghusband skip) 21: Maforce Hockey Club, I learn, held a C. S. Bates, AJR. Moss, Comdr. meeting the other day to decide Won. Lost. Petr. Colson and Col. ES White (skip) whether to
the continue in 8 0 1.000 15 Total: 54,
Tournament or not. The com- plaint, and a just o.'e, 's that op- ponents have not turned up in at least two instances without pre- vious notification to this effect.
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TEN GOALS IN HOCKEY MATCH
H.K.S.R.A. AND CLUB DRAW
The Hongkong Hockey Club, 1st XI shared 10 goals with the Hong- However, the decision reached at kong-Singapore Regiment, Royal the meeting was that Police would Artillery, in a friendly hockey continue in the Tournament. They match played at King's Park yes- are expecting back
TRAINING GALLOPS
1940.
The following times were clocked during the morning gallops
at the Race Course on Jan, 15.
Lilliber
A Rosting Time Tornado Star
Possibic G
Victoria G
Trumphant Day Venus Bay A Compa G
Eve of Bombing
40.3
Prad 3rd 4th 5th 5th Last
QT. Qr.
Dia 1st
tance:.
1 41
1.19
1.55.2 1.28
2.96
12 1.25
48
2.01 138 2.10 2.39 1.17.2 1.54.2 2.30
2134
234
43.3 1.24.3 200
30.3
42 1.20 3.01
2.30
413 157.1 1.51
2.30
and
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35.4 1093 1412 2.15
1 33.3 1.00 1.34
1
392 11 139.3 1.09.4
Bye of Destruction G 1. Blue Diamond Spring Shine A
Contact A
Gretber G Snowy River Amicus Curise A Forehand Drive
Kitt A
Derby Day
37.3 113
2 9:0 145 1.49.3
28
1.15 1.49.2 2.20.3
1.19.3 1.51.2 2.19.3 1.17
1.48.
Q.
Qr.
41
2.18
A and
33.3 1.05
40.3. 1.13.2
1.35. 1.43
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11 41 14 42
1.19
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3.38 20
3.42 31
Vanity Fair A and Sea
A
Star A
Hughber G Winfred
Jober
A Green Time A Attaching Time
Radon A
Pumelo A
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1.59.3 2.28
4
1.19 1.55 3.34 3.11 "37 1.15 1.491 120.4
35.3 1.06.4 1.40.2
37.3 1.13.1 1.48.3
33.3 1.07.1 1.38.4
41.2 1.21 1.53.3 3.31
1.28
38.4 1.12.4
2.09
2.44
1.40.3 2.14.3
1 40 1:17 1.53 2.23 2.59
36
1.083 1.38.3 2.08
1.51.2 228.3
43
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Busylight A and quick
Despatch A
F
View A Gold Coin
Johnber G
Bodlat Bay
Cairntoul A & Catterick.
Nancy Lee A
Bridge A
Fair Chance A & Jungle- ... Princess Á Gay Star G and Hopeful
Star G
Commencement Bay. Powerful Kid A Rose. Emily Navylight
Chlo G
Resisting Time
Sapper A Viceroy A Altber A Gallant
Common
1.50.1 2.13.2
38.1 1.16
43
1.23 1.57
2.28.4
42
1,32
1.59.1 2.32.3
39.3 114.3 148 2.13
37.3 1.10 1.44.3 2.13.3
1 29.4 58.2 1.27.3 1.53
1
35
2 39
35
1 38
I
1.09.1 1.41.3 2.13:3
1.16 1.49
222
1.07.1 1.37.3 2.08
1.13 1.50
343 1.13 1.49
38 'L.14
2.20
1.47.4 2.184
33.3 1.08.1 1.42.3 2.15
38.1*
1.08.2 1.38.3 2.16.3 1.13 1.48 2.16
1.13.1 1.47.4 2.24
38.1 1.12.3 1.45.3 2.17.4
2 34.3 1.08.4 1.36.1
2.52.4
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Scenic View Maple Star A, Amber
Marshal
View
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and
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38 1.17
1.54.1 2.28.4
Time
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11 44
1.23
2.00.2 237
3.08
1 35.1 1.15
1.54
2.30.1
11 43
1.23
Rose Evelyn
Leading New Bedford
Little Princess G Connieber Hectic View Racylight
G
Smashing Through ✪ &
Silver Wings Guinness Time: Smiling
Time and This Time 1
Shuttlecock A & Warrego
River A Alexandria Bay G Osage G
Mount Hope Bay. O
I 34 1.06 1.37.1 2.06
1.59 2.332 3.04
42.3 1.174 1.50.2 2.30.1
1 .37 1.09.4 1.42,2 2.12.3
35.3 1.15 1.48.2
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January 1
11 50 .140
2,29 3.06 384 1.15,3 1.60
2.22.4 221 38.2 1.13.3 1.49 44 1.21.4 1.58 2.30
3.30
WEATHER REPORT Hongkong Royal Observatory
10 am. Jan 17. from home terday. At one stage, Club led 5-2, Barometer, at sea level), 30.12 Ins. leave in the near future three of bu: the HK.S.R.A played up gal-Temperature, 84 F. Sir their best Indian players, and the lantly towards the end to draw. Humidity, 85 per cent,
team that were beaten by Radio
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first round.-B. S. Litvín v:
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Y. Birukoff; &. "Kurrik v. H. Pollock.
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for the winners and held the sallar Machine Gunners
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boys to four scattered hits. Ten
Ladies' League:
bobbles were committed by the
Won. Lost. Pctg.
Hill 4 p.m.
losers, of whom only Paintpot Canadian Chinese Thomas played heads up ball.
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TROGANS' BATTLE
Wahoos Wildcats
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Won, Lost. Pelr
The Trojans put up a great bat- 'Ball Club tle with the International Athletics Recreo
for seven stanzas, and should have
Pirates
won but for one bad play that al- Baby Panthers lowed the winners to tie the score Cubs.....
at seven all in the last of the seventh...
!!!
Albert Leonard tightened up on the mound to set the Trojans down Cables scoreless in the extra frame while his teammates wielded the waggon tongue for three winning tailles.
FORUMERS HELD
Electric Lacas Shell Socony.
R. A. F. Техасо
Botid was absent from the Club Wind Direction, ENE Arsa by only the odd al in three line-up: Divett deputising at right- Wind Force (Beaufort), 4 round. Navy v. Army (Caroline should be quite. able to gather in back. Tom Whitley was seen to Temperature; maximum yesterday
a few points before, the Tourria- advantage at centre-forward,
572 F 358 HOCKEY,
meeplus.
ment is at an end. Tomorrow, the where he scored three goals. Carey Temperature, minimum last night,
58 F. two more for the Club.") Hongkong Hockey Association. Police play the Rajputana Ribes netted
In a friendly match at Boundary Scorers for the HKSRA, were Rainfall for 24 hrs, ending 10 mm St. Andrew's Hall, 6 p.m.
Street. TO-MORROW
Sgt. Khuda Bux (2). Nur Mohd. and Raja Khan
Dalip Bingh. Tose The teams were:
625 BADMINTON-Mixed doubles, Re- 444 crelo B v. Recreio A; K.C.C. V.
250 St. John's
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SATURDAY, JAN 20
que
The Signald · ure
to shortly one of their best players
1 Cpl. A. F. Aysten. more popu-
today, 0.00 Ins.
CLUB: V. M. Benwell; G. E. R.
11 CRICKET LEAGUE. First divi-larly known as "Bunny" Austen. Divet. E. V. Reed: N. EM Walt- sion, LRC. v. University; Army who is leaving for Home. As Hay, ley. W. A. Reed and MacGowan; y. Recrelo; KC.C. v. Craigen-Secretary for the YMCA. Hockey S. A Fowler, D. de Carey, T. S. D. Kower. Second division, Craigen Club the last three years, Austin Whitley, B. L. Bickford and R. A. gower v..K.C.C.; Police Army, saw the "Y" teams through three Bates. Recrelo v. University; Friendlies, successful schons, and his depar Club Civil Service; Civil Ser- ture will be a big loss to "Hoc- 1.000. vice Juniors 7. Club.
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The Central Britishers held the Forumers for five innings of their American Express tussle, but blew up in the last two. China Provident to lose by a narrow 4-1 margin. Dutch Bank The "Victoria Recreation Club Greenspot chalked up an easy 7-1 win over H.K. Bank the Liga boys, a well played 'Union Insurance 0 game that was featured by the Ewo...
tight. defensive work of both
squads.
SWEET REVENGE
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In the Ladies' programme, the Wahoos got sweet" revenge when they walloped the Wildcats by 10 rums to 3, after outhitting and out- playing the opposition in convine- ing style.
HKSRA: Mohammed Fazal: Khan, Saburan Singh: Yussuf Mumdazah, Bgt, Abdulrahmin, Dost. Muhd; Manna Singh. Raja Khan, Sgt. Khuda Bux, Dalip Singh and
SWEEPSTAKE RACE RESULTS
Joseph's (Caroline Hill 4 p.m. YMCA after the hockey matches Nur Mohd. First division, Police 7. Kowloon last Saturday, a presentation was (Boundary Street); Navy v. made to the departing Hon, Becre- of the YMCA Eastern (Causeway Bay): Club tary on behalf
Kwong Wah (Club) 4 m.; | Hockey Section, by the 1st XI cap- .000 Junior shield, Ars: round replay, tain, Mr. V. M, Benwell, Austen
Kowloon v. 24th RA. (Kowloon) has played for the "I with eau"
Isobel (Major C. V, Seagrim) won] 4 p.m.; Electric v. South China success, in the back, half and for- A. (Caroline Bill) 2.30 pm ward lines In representative the sweepstake Race of the Royal Junior Shield, second round. matches locally, he has played for Hongkong Yacht Club alled yes- Eastern. v. · Engineers (Club) Scotland in, the International terday.
Army v. Club Rugger On Saturday
The following have been select- The stugging Wildcats fored
ed to represent the Army v. The poorly against the steady hurling of Therese Noronha and could Club at Sookunpoo on Saturday.
Kick off at 4 p.m.: collect only 5 bingles, "while the
L/Cpl: Picton, RE L/Bir. winners' were nicking Lily Mar for Richards, 8th HRA, L/Cpl. Walle, 8 hits, which included a triple by RE, Tel. Paul, Navy, Sappr. Art- ingstall. R.E.; Capt. Hook, RA, L/Cpl. Foley. RE; Lieut. Hewitt,
Therese
RESULT REVERSED The Ball Club gitis also managed Max R, Corp. Butherland, RS. to reverse the result of their pre- Pte. Berry, Mdx. R. L/Bdr. Evans, vious meeting when they beat the 5th AARA, Sergt. Page, 5th A.A. the Recreto lassies by 12-6.
¡R.A.. Lieut. Pinkerton, R... Compl.
Circult clouts by Margaret Oll Brinkley, RE, Lieut. Cuthbertson, viera and Bella 'Ma were the spec-|R.8. tácular feats of "this game whilch Reserves: Bomdr. Marsh, 8th played to the huge crowd which FR.A., Corp. Sheldrake, RE,
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Finished Poa, and was named also 2.30 pm Becona, division A Series,
*IL.23.39 1 R.AO.C. v. 30th RA (800kun on the Combined Services team to Isobel, ATA,
(Major G. V. Beagrim). poo) 2.30 p.m.: 5th AA v. 8th meet the civiliams last December.
True Blue, All... 18.24.07 RA (Happy Valley) 4p.m. |--
(Miss Crawhall-Wilson). Second" division B, University V." The Macao Hockey Club 1st and
Jean; A15
18.25.17 Signals (Kowloon) 230
p.m. 2nd XIs will visit the Colons on
(Col, G. C. Gowlland). Third division, International. Thursday, February 8 when the 1st
18.25.41 Kumaczis (Happy Valley) 2.30 XI will play the Club de retell 49
(Mr. A. O. G. Mills),
14.28.41 5 p.m.; R.AM.C. v. 5th A.A. (Happy 1st XI at King's Park, and the 2nd Guri 420....
XI W'1 meet University at Pok-Miss L.A. Heiberg),
Eve, AB
16.27.15 (Sub Et Cdź, J. A. Page, R.N.).. La Linda, Al-DNF,
ng
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Valley) 4 pm. HOCKEY.-Caer Clark Cup. St fulam
Andrew's v. `Y.MCA, (CBA); Recreio v. C.B.S. (Recreio) 3. Two weddings of interest to local p.m. Brawn Cup, S., Andrew's hockey will take place on February CBS (CBA) 4.16 p.m. Ar- 3 and 4. On the earlier date. Mr. gonauts v. D.GB. (CB School); S. A Fowler, a Club and C.B.A. YMCA v. Recreio (King's player an Interporter will be an Interporter will wen, Miss Park) 3 p.m. add
married to Miss Violet Bradbury of Cynthia Silva, leader of the fecreto RUGBY Club A v. Police A (S00- the "y" Ladles junior team. Ladies attack and in her day one kunpoo); 2.45 p.m.; Army On February 4, Dr. AM. Ro- of the best players in ledles' hockey Club (Bookünpoo), '4 p.m.
drigues, a fecrelo player and also locally.
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Total rainfall since January
0,02 (us
31
.33.2
gdas
Against an average of, 0.41 ins. Sunset to-nigh; 6.01 p.m. Bunrise tomorrow, 7.05 a.m.
ist
4 pm, Jan. 17.
Barometer (at sea level), 30.03 ins Temperature, 82 F Humidity, 78 per cent. Wind Direction, E/6. Wind Force (Beaufort), 5. Maximum temperature, 66 F. Minimum temperature, 56 F.
Rainfall, nii.
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