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NAVY CRACK UP AFTER BREATHER

SAINTS PRACTICALLY ASSURED OF PENNANT BY SURPRISE DEFEAT OF MOHAWKS

WILDCATS TROUNCE RIVAL CANUCKETTES 11-2 TO TIE AT TOP OF LEAGUE TABLE BY "R.O.Y."

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PROVIDING SUFTBALL ENTHUSIASTS WITH AV EXCELLENT, DAY'S ENTERTAINMENT, last Sunday's' programme at the Kow- loon Fdatball Ghib was featured by thê cloše finishes of three well- fought First Division matches.

Starting off the card, the Wildcats drew intà á fle for first place In the standings when they, dowried, the Canadian Chinese lasäles by the surprisingly wide margin of 11 tallies to 2, inflicting on the Canuckettes their first defeat of the season.

CLUB WIN AT RUGGER

Holding the CLUB to a three- point lead in the first half, the NAVY cracked up badly or the re- †sumption of play in thar Aigby

match at the Valley yesterday.

Gracie, one of Navy's busstand Ing players, was injured towards the end of the first half and had to leave the field., Honeywill, La. valle and Richards did their best but were unable to hold off the Splendid hurling by Mary Ngtake the points by three markers

Club's determined attack held the Wildcats for the first to two.

Wilson, of the Club, played a three frames, but poor defensive With this defeat, the Canucks very sound game and his tackling work by her fellow Cantickettes are stuck with the wooden spoon was responsible fofled many allowed the winners to tally tet as their hopes of climbing out of Navy run to touchdown. In the next three sessions. Wild-the cellar were based upon a vic-Club players who were in the lime cat Thelma Collaco also twirled tory over the Filipino aggression light were Thomson, Carruthers, effectively and conceded but two whose only points have been Aftkenhead, scratch singles to Vivian Loule garnered over these same op- and Needham and Mavis Chang.

ponents. Herbie Quon showed The final score was 14 points Stellar performance of the game improved "form on the mound to goat and three tries) to all in was Cynthia "Saflor" Motta's fan eight of the opposing batters 'vour of the Club. heavy stickwork, 3-in-4 including but was very erratic In conceding The teams were:-

MOHAWKS SURPRISED

a double, and her good work be-seven free passes. hind the pan, in handling seven chances without error. Lily Mar

The best game of the day was showed a welcome return to form by connecting for two singles in the Mohawks-Indians clash that four trips to the plate. but her went to nine innings before a 7-5

Morgan,

Other

Castleton,

SPORTS

SOCCER REVIEW

KWONG WAH SHOULD GO FAR IN SENIOR SHIELD Gunners Put Up Splendid Fight Against Eastern

BY "PILAT”

With the completion of the first round of the Senior Shield last week-end, we are now able to gauge, the strength of the teams that have been in action more correctly. It must be stated that though the teams competing in the Shield are the same in the League it has been an established fact that shield soccer always bring out

the best in a team and, literally speaking, they are somewhat álf fefent from their league formi

An Interesting fact that bas! The game was played at å fast emerged is that in all the four pace throughout and Cup-tle soc- first round matches the winners cer was seen. The. Ohinèse were were Chinese teams and if their at their best but they found that form was any criterion there is the "Diehards" were also up to every likelihood of an all-Chinese the occasion, with the result that Shield final...

ading-dong struggle ensued. The

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the re-entry into senior soccer of to better advantage. Bullen, in the Combined Royal Artillery after an centre, however, was not quick on past they produced such well-tunities offered him, often being absence of several years. In the his feet to take the many opper-

known Interporters as Pardog and robbed by the Chiese defenders. Seal. Though the gunners were Middlesex defence had the Chi- a defeated by Eastern, the holders, nese attack more mastered than by three goals to nil, they put up might have appeared on sight, magnlicent fight considering Fung King-cheong and Lal Shľû- that the players had little chance wing finding their schemes not of accustoming to each others' working quite to plan. Hau Yung- play. That they held the strong sang and Mak Shut-hon, backs. the major portion of the game Sing Tao's victory. Mak was play- Chinese eleven without "score for contributed to a large extent to

spoke volumes for their heroic re-ing in his first senior game this season after being with the jun~ Eastern, who have shipped down lors. Watson, a ring in the League champion- * CLUB ELIMINATED

ship, are going all out to retain.

South China runners-up. also this trophy. On Sunday they gave entered the next round at the ex- a grand exhibition of soccer and pense of Club, winning by five there was no doubt of

their goals to one, though without the superiority over the gunners, who services of Lee Wai-tong.

Great interest was evinced by soldiers front line was never seen"

CLUE-P. B. Wilson; Thomson Carruthers, Aitkenhead, Van Lueen; ton, Walkden, Benn. Needham, B. Morgan. Clemo: Dunnett, Castle Hynes, Matthews and Gow,

NAVY:-WILson: Oracle, Honey-sistance.

teammates were not at all fr.decision was reached in favour of oil. Lavalle. Richards; Gallagher,

pressive against the speedy de- liveries of Mary Ng.

CHUNG HWA TROENCEO Once again Chung Hwa lassies took the field to take a terrible beating, this time at the hands of the Cardinals who had a field

In the last of the ladies' games, the Baby Panthers gave their

the latter. This unexpected de- teat

sent Manager "Chuck

has

Waggoner's pennant hopes aglim mering as there does not appear to be any squad likely to halt St. Joseph's march to "this season's championship.

scored in the sixth.

to garner 10 tallies on only three rousing circuit clout to centre 'bingles while they themselves were field.· collecting 14 on twelve safeties

Winter,

Rutherford; Smith, Thornhill, King, Deegan, Davies and Flynn.

K.C.C.-C.S.C.C. MATCH OFF The cricket match between

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however, matched the Winners man for man in defence and it was only in attack that they were found wanting.

CONFIDENT GAME

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The revival in form shown by

Reverting to the game, the

Chan Tak-fai, leading the Chi- day in chalking up a 28-1 victory Mohawks drew first blood when

nese attack, had a field day, netting Hapless Chang Hva hurler Sperry scored in the first inning. "Fungie" Law conceded fifteen The Indians drove into the lead c. and Civil Service in the First

all five goals for his team. South safeties, of which three were hom-ith markers by Hamet and Tar- Division of the League on Saturday

China always had the upper hand ers by Babida, "Gran'ma" Hutan Ismail in the third and in-has been postponed to a later date.

and were at no stage unduly trou-

chinson and Marie da Roza, and creased their margin when Kit-

Rong Sing-King and Ne Kee-bled by a weak Club attack. seven Annie Oakleys which went chell and Nazarin dented the to represent Civil Service in a game than in the match against The following have been chosen cheong played a more confident

REVIVAL IN FORM to swell the Redbirds' huge count, plate in the fifth and Jesse Arculli Second Division match agaunt In-South China, kicking cleanly and Kwong Wah must have been very

POOR DISPLAY

dlan R. C. at Sookunpoo:-H. E clearing their line with long well-heartening to their supporters. On ROUSING HOMER

Strange, G. Ainslie. J. Barrow, G. placed passes to the front men. Saturday they comfortably defeat- Scoreless for four frames, the Davidson, F. E, Lawrence, T. Lock-The forwards worked in harmony led Kowloon, well-known Shield poorest fielding, display to date Mohawks jumped back into the hart, J. F. MacGowan, J Mitchell, but were guilty of too much close fighters, by two clear goals. The when they committed thirteen game when Tony Sohalberg chased H. Parrott, N. L. Smith and a passing instead of swinging the form they showed augurs well for bobbles to allow the Ramblerettes in Hearther and Davis with a Watson.

ball more. N.Z Lee, who first them and if they can maintain & started to play football with consistency in form, they should Eastern, turned out for his old go far in this competition. MIDDLESEX WIN The Indians were blanked in the

Club at inside-left and later at They appear to have found the that included a circuit clout by first half of the seventh and Doc WATER POLO" centre-forward. He played a good right combination. The attack is Celeste Marques and brace of Molthen opened the Mohawks half |

and constructive game.

fairly well balanced with two fast doubles by Teresa Marques. of the frame with

Middlesex Regiment beat YM. 2 blistering

Guriners forwards showed up and tricky wingers but the backs, The Recreio lassies with eight triple to the middle cabbage patch CA. "A" by six goas two in a well in patches but, on the whole, Chung Fai-lam and Leung Pak- counters in the first three frames only to nailed at the plate by friendly water polo match played lacked cohesion and gave the im-wat have shown themselves to be actually led for half the distance Kitchell's relay of Arcul's throw at the "Y" pool last night.

pression that they could not un-none too steady under constant but three and four run splurges Morris walked, stcle second and Scorers were Bondon (3), Jen-derstand each other well. The pressure. On saturday all the for- in the fourth and sixth respective-came across with the tying run on nings (2) and Burdge for Middle-halves were weak and could not wards gave a fine exhibition and ly gave the Baby Panthers a fair-Lou Leight's single through the sex and Hunt and Wilson for "T" cope with the tricky Chinese for-were a picture to watch. ly easy win,

MIDDLESEX: Goodair: Hymas, wards and thus threw more work Kowloon, despite being reinforc- Munchenbach; Bindon, Burdge and on the shoulders of the backs, ed by the inclusion of Remedios, Jernings.

Taylor and Lawton, who, however, Fereira and B. Gosano (all these three bobbles in the field marred Both teams were held scoreless YMCA 8. H. Wong: L. Acame out of the ordeal with flying players turned out for Kwong, Wah her display. Hilda Soares also in the eighth but, after Kitchell Benn, Hunt; Gracie, Goldman and colours. batted 1.000 in three trips to the 19 Nazarin were easy outs, Jones. Wilson,

while Celeste and Thelma Gave Omar a life and the latter Marques were the best of the scored on Baby Abbas rousing defenders.

box.

Theresa' Marques paced the

batters with a perfect 4-in-4, but

pan

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SCORELESS EIGHTH

triple-bagger to right, Omar scor- Gull Wins RH.K.Y.C.

Sweeptake Race

'ng when the return was heaved CLOSE WIN FOR ACES

nto the stands. Jones singled for Fielding a scratch team that the Mohawks but. Doc Molther, Included Abe Luy Victor Lim and Joe Morris and Hank-Sperry flied

Kenny Wong,, the Chinese. Base-out to give the Indians & Welt Rowechstake Race of the

ballers did very well to go down earned victory.

to the Recrelo Aces by the odd run Nazarin took batting honours in nine after leading up to the final frame.

First at bat. Nip Lum was given! a life on Gerry Gosano's fumble,

George White, Tommy Chan, Den-

ham Crary, Abe Llu. and Victor

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earlier in the season) could not The performance of Minshull strike up any semblance of com- between the sticks fully deserved bination. the applaud which he drew and

he should be given a chance in a representative match.

MIDDLESEX DETERMINED The

With their band playing Mid- Hongkong Yacht Club safleddlesex took the feld determined yesterday resulted as follows:-

to win against Sing Tao on Satur- Finished Cor. Pos. day on the Club ground and only 18.18.33 18.18.33 (Miss B. M. Richards),

1 bad luck robbed them of spring-

with

3-in-5, while. Schalberg's 2-in-4 was the best Mohawk mark. LEAGUE STANDINGS

Gull,

ing a surprise on the Chinese, The

Isobel

Ladies' League

7

......... 10.18.47 16.18.47 (Capt. R. L. Berridge). True Blue .. 16.20.21 18,20.21

2

"Diehards" lost by the only goal

1;

scored in the early stages by Kwok

3

Won Lost Petg.

(Mr. F. C. Manning).

7

9 1 .800 Arikt

9

Lim followed with singles to give Canuckettes the Chinese outfit four tallies in Wildcats the opening frame.

Wahoos......

The Recreio Aces scored through Baby Fanthers Nick Beltrao in the first and Caco Cardinals Marques. In the second to reduce Ramblerettes the margin, but went scoreless in Florinhas.... the next two frames.

After Bel-Chung Hwa ......... 0

trao had again scored in the fifth,

his timely sacrifice pushed Eddle St. Joseph's Gosano across the pan with the Indians tying run, as the opposition were HK. Baseballers..... held scoreless from the first frame Cyclones...

Recreio Aces C.B.C.

on.

WINNERS" OUTHIT

In the final, stanza, Gerry Go-Filipinos sang singled and advanced on a Canucks

16.21.33 16.21:33

1 .900 (Mr. W. H. Browné)..

9 · 2 818 Wedgeon 16.24.39 16.22.27

5 .583 (Major J. E Dobbs).

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POLICE WIN

In the only League match play. ed over the week-end Police.

though fielding a weakened eleven, managed to snatch full points from Navy at Causeway Bay by the odd goal in three,

SOCCER MATCH POSTPONED

The first division League foot

Ying-ki. Thereafter, Middlesex ball match between Club and more than held their own. They Middlesex, which is to be played were the more aggressive side and on Saturday at Causeway Bay, has only the brilliance of Cheung been postponed owing to several 5 Wing-chol, Sing Tao's goalie, stood players of the former Club being

between them and victory.

engagedon Volunteer duties,

,o

SPORTING FIXTURES

TODAY

3 727 CHESS. "Colony Open Ches Championship Tournament, Zim mern v. Carvalho; Karpovich? Sequeira, Weiss v. Coxhead

7

B

,500

3 9 250

1 B .100

11

.000

First Division

8

2 800

8

7 3 700

B 4 .600 $4 556

3 5 27

11

Second Division

to Howard Lee Johnny Alvares Chung Hwa

9

.900

popped to Denham Crary for the VRC

8 1

.889

second out but Cacao Marques RAF.

came

through with his fourth Recreio Bees. ·¤ ̧ single of the game to drive Gerry Cosmopolitan Gosano across with the winning South China........

6

3

.867

"

.867

6 4

4

Liga Portuguesa

35 3.

6

.375

3 7

1

8

0

300 111 7,000

Hong League

1

wild pitch and Bertie Gosano's fly

tally.

The Chinese Baseballers outhit Royal Scota.......... the Aces by 12 hits to 8. but seven 8th R....... free passes conceded by Crary Central B.A. helped them to their close victory. Royal Engineers...

WOODEN POINTS

As in the preceding match, the Wayfoong eventual losers, the Canadian Texaco. Chinese, led the way by virtue of Shell

two runa scored in the frame but Chartered Bank ......

next six frames, as the Filipino Cables

were unable to tally again for the Lacas.

boys garnered two in the sixth to Greenspots

375 SNOOKER-Garrison League, En- .222

gineers' Sergeants Messy. R.A .000

Station Sergeants Mess, Stari! ley: Military. Police v. Engi neers "A" Pay Corps v. Signali "A" RAM.C. v. Bignals Cor porals Mess.“

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8

500 CRICKET "A" Division: Kow 375 loon . C, v. Civil Service 0. C Recreio v Craigengower. "B" Division Craigengower y Re crelo: Indian R.C. v, Civil - Ser- vice C.C.

30 1.000 41 .800

3

1 ,750 11.500

22 .500

0 4 000 4.000

0

FOOTBALL First Division: Bing Tao, Kowloon (Club); 445) p.m.," Club: Middlesek (Causeway Bay), 4.15pm. Police Royal Scots (Boun dary Street) 415 pm, South Chiria v. St. Joseph's (Caro lue Em) 4.15 p.m.Becona

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BY HOCKEY TEAM

The following will represent the YMCA "A" against Royal Corps ót Signals at 5 pm. today at the Division: Kit Chea v. Service "y" ground, Kings Park:-V. M: Corps (St. Joseph's), 2.45 p... Benwell; J. Whithura, H., B. Jor- Sing Tao w. Club (Club), 2.45 dan: H. W. Smits, L. F. Coombes. p.m., Ordnance

Engineers J. K. Gilchrist; L, W. Macey; R. G. (Military), 4.15 pm, Police Spencelaygh, Hitcock, W. Ure and Kowloon (Boundary Street). R. Banks.

2.45 p.m., 30th RA. v. Middle-

sex (Stanley), 2.45 pm, South BRIDAL SUITE

China v, Kwong Wah (Caroline

Hilty, 2.45 p.m. Third Division:

Teaming Annabella and Robert

12th R.A. บ, Service Corps Young, "Bridal Bulte" is on the (Stanley), 4.15 p.m. Shell screen of the Majestic Theatre last Engineers (St. Joseph's), 415 fight.

p.m., Medicals - vi. 35th R. A. (Military), 2.45 pm.

Never were two leading players more happily cast than this pair, aaraming, respectively the roles of

··SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9 FOOTBALL First Division: jan, trresistible manageress of a

Navy

7 Eastern ~ (Causeway Swiss Inn and an American

Bay), 416 pm. Second Divi-playboy-

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