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SOFTBALL NOTES

THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1941.

In the World of Sports

REVISED

LADIES' INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FINAL DISAPPOINTMENT

Gloria Mar Best Fielder: Batting Prize Won By Yvonne Yolle

BY "R,O,Y.**

Disappointing the many fans who expected to see the Inter- national crown change hands, PORTUGAL muccumbed to CHINA by the comparatively wide margin of thirteen tallies to Ave, in the last ladies' match of the season. Also in the nature of a surprise was the convincing victory of the INDIANS over the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA in the Men's section, the reigning champdons retaining the Falconer Shield by six markers to two.

The Portuguese lassies started that included a round-tripper by off in fine style to hold the Chi- Doris Mar and a two-bagger, that nese scoreless in the first two batted in three tallies, by Ulian frames while they themselves took Khoo, The former led the parade a. slim lead through Lelia Xavier with three hits in as many trips in the last half of the second, to the plate although Lily Mar was 3-in-4 but rattled badly in the third only just behind with stanza to allow the Chinese lassies | followed in turn by Ullan Khoo's ! to garner, four, counters on as three safe cftrts in five chances. many hits.

Canuckette star Mary Ng had

After the losers had reduced the little difficulty in holding the

FIXTURES

The following are this Week's

revised matches in the Colony Open jand Club Tennis Championships;~- THURSDAY, MAY 1

CLUB SINGLES (Semi-Finala) ;—- R & Guest v. M. Pagh: C. EL R. Oxlade v. T. W. Carter.

CLUB H'CAF DOUBLES;--L M. S. Lloyd and A. D. Humphreys (-3/8). R H Blake and H. C. D. Knight (-3/6).

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TSUI BROTHERS ENTER Honours Fairly Evenly FINAL WITH EASE Divided On Second Day

BY "SERVER"

Defeating G. W. SEWELL and D. M. MACDOUGALL in three

straight sets at the Stand Cours yesterday, TSUI WAI-PUI and TSUI

YAN-PUI qualfiled to meet S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn, holders, in the final of the Open Doubles tennis championship. Thê Truí's, won in 1936, 1938 and 1939.

-- W. Sewell (-4/8) v. T. J. Gould backhand but improved later to

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and Miss. Pritchard (-4/61. v. J. S. Theobald and Mrs." Torrible (-15).

OPEN FINALS The Finals of the. Open Singles and Open Doubles will be decided at the Stand Court the following week, on Wednesday, May 7, and Friday, May 9, respectively.

FRIENDLY LAWN

BOWLS GAME

Of Area Athletic Meet

SURPRISE DEFEAT OF MIDDLESEX REGIMENT IN JAVELIN THROW

THE AREA ATHLETIC MEETING was continued yesterday at

Nanking Barracks. Shamshuipo, the day's surprise being the defeat

of Middlesex Regiment, in the Jaelin Throw, the 12th Coastal Regt. RA. winning the event by six feet and providing also the best in- "dividual throw of the morning.

K.C.C. To Entertain noon's competition today, honours and En. Royal Scots (Sgt. Elsey,

Volunteers

shown.

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The Tani's were not extended at any stage and were able to win with the greatest of ease by 6-2, 6-1 and 6-2.

Incidentally, throughout the match they gained more points on their opponents' mistakes than on FRIDAY, MAY 2

their own outright Winners Sewell OPEN SINGLES. (Semi-Final) :-- played the better gume of the losers' 5. A. Rumjahn v. Tsui Wai-pui. and possessed a useful service.

Bidding well for the final after min. 12 4/5 secs. Heat 2: Won by CLUB F'CAP SINGLES (Final): {MacDougall was very weak on his

yesterday were fairly evenly divid- Pte. Kilpatrick, Cpl Marshall and (-15.2).

score several points with nicely

ed between the 8th Coastal Regt. Sgt. Devereux), 2nd 5th/7th Raj- CLUB H'ÇAP MIXED DOUBLES placed shots. #

RA, the 5/7th Rajput Regiment, put Regt. Time: 1 min. 11 4/5..secs. (Bemi-Final). E R. Oxlade

WAI-PUI ERRATIC

The Kowloon Cricket Club will the 12th Coastal Regt. R.A., the 1st Yan-pui again outshone his sider entertain a lawn bowls team from Bn. Middlesex Regt, the Hongkong out Regt., 40 feet 3 ins., 2nd H.K. Long Jump: Won by 5/7th Raj- brother who was rather erratic and the Volunteer Sergeants Mess an Regt. H.K.SRA, and the 2nd Bn. Regt. RESRA, 38.ft. 9 ins., 3rd was none too impressive overhead. Sunday, May 5, commencing at 3 The Royal Scots.

1st Middlesex Regt., 38 ft 9 ins Wal-pul will have to "buck up" o'clock. The following teams have ·HE Major-Gen, A. E Grasett, Individual best: Gar. Chands- when they meet the holders in the been selected and will play as will present the prizes at the con- Bhan Singh (5/7th Rajput Regt.) final.

clusion of the sports. this after-20 feet 3 inches. The winners went into a lead of

K.C.C.A. E. Perry, R. T. Burch, noon..

Pole Vault: Won by 8th Coastal. 14-0 before MacDougall won his ser- W. Smith, E. C. Fincher (skip);

THE RESULTS

Regt. RA. 19 ft. 3 ins., 2nd 1st vice for their first game. Sewell A. E. P. Quest, A. H. Martin, W: W. Results yesterday were:

Mx Regt. 18. ft. 9 ins., 3rd H.K." followed suit but the Tsuts finally Parsons, T. A, Madar (skip); R. & 130-3tone Tug-of-War: Semi-Regt. HESRA., 18 t 6 ins. Best CHARITY SOCCER went out for set at 6-2. The second Capell, E. C. Curtis, A. J. Key, J |finals-5th A.A. Regt, R.A. beat Individual: Kundan Singh (HK.

set was a one-sided affair, the Fraser (skip): G. Bowden, H. Lang. HK. Regt, HK.S.R.A. by two S.RA) 10 ft. losers clinching only the fifth ley, A. E. Carey, V. C. Labrum straight pulls, 12th Coastal Regt Three Mile Team Race: 1st H.K. game. There were one or two-ral-(skip); T. R. Hunter, 9. A. Gray. RA. beat 23/14th Punjab Regt. by Regt. H.K.SR.A.. 22 points, 2nd 8th iles in the third set but after draw R. Lee, R. S. Meadows (skip). two straight pulls.

Coastal Regt. R.A., 28 pts., 3rd 12th ing up to 4-2 the lasers fell away H.K.V.D.C.-Sgt. E. A. R. Fowles, 880 Yards Relay: Heat 1-Won Coastal Regt. R.A. 55 pts. In- for the Chinese to annex the set Sgt. W. J. Geall, Set. . Zimmern, by 5/7th Rajput Regt. 1st Mx dividual

L/NK, Mohd. Sgt. J. G. Meyer (skip); Sgt. M. A Regt., 2nd. Time: 1 min. 39 secs. Sheriff (8th Coastal R.A.), 2nd TODAY'S MATCHES Baptists, Sgk J. D. Remedios, Sgt. Heat 2: Won by Combined Small Gnr. Lukhman Khan (HKSRA). There was a large crowd present! There will be no Open matches J. C. Remedios, COM.S. C. G. Sva Units, 3th Coastal Regt. R.A, 2nd. 3rd Hav. Karam Bux (H.K.SR.A.).

Time: 15 mins. 47 3/5 secs. Castilho. Doris Mar singled to:

at the football match yesterday at this afternoon but some interesting (skip): 8.Q.M.S. A. C. Trible, C.QTce: 1 min. 40 secs. Making up to a certain extent Caroline Hill when SING TAO and tennis is evpected in the two Club MS R Leigh, Sgt. HL Lockhart, Coastal Regt. RA. Distance: 298 Javelin Throw: Won by 12th right, Mary Mar beat out a bunt for the one-sidedness of the open- EASTERN drew, each side scoring, Singles semi-finals to be plased.

UNITS STANDINGS Standings to date:- Sgt. M. N. Rakusen (skip): C. feet 4 ins., 2nd M'x Regt., 292 ft. 5 Ullan Khoo singled to left, Lily ing game. India and

America twice.

8th Coastal Regt, R.A. 744 pts.; Mar alashed one' to the same spot.

The one in which M. Pagh, the M.S. E. Casey, Set. W. H. B. Mus-ins: Srd 8th Coastal Regt. R.A., 1st Bn. Mx Regt. 72; 1st H.K. Gloria Mar was given a life on Served up numerous brilliant de-i

The match was in aid of funds holder, is meeting his most serious kett, Sgt. T. W. Carr, Sgt. Sherrif 284 ft. 2 ins. Best Distance: 166 Regt, H.K.SR.A. 68; 12th Coastal Therese Noronha's miscue and

fensive feats in their battle that for a new library of the Chinese rival, Capt. R. E Guest, will be (skip); GSM. P. Baskett, Mr. 5 ins. "by 12th Coastal R.A. Regt. R.A. 56; 5th A.A. Regt., 521; Irene Pereira muffed Thelma Col-ended with the former on the long Young Men's Journalist Association, played at the Stand Court, Pagh is W. M. Smith, Sgt. A. Steven, B.8.M. athlete. Pte. Lever (MX) threw 2nd Bn. Royal Scots 495: 5/7th Bn. laco stop-and-throw of Dot Loule's end of a 6-2 count.

The Indian lads lost the toss

165 ft. 11 ins.

Rajput Regt. 44): 2/14. Punjab grounder in this eventful frame.

and, sent in to bat first, opened

One Mile Relay: Heat 1-Won by Regt.. 41: Combined Small Units BEYOND DOUBT

8th Coastal Regt. R.A. (Hav. Major 26. the scoring in the very first frame,

Sher Baz, Nk. Joginder Singh, NK. Lella Xavier and Thelma Collaco Sherry Bux was lucky to be giver.

Murad Khan and L/Nk. Mohan talled for the Portuguese in their a life on Ernie Hearther's fumble.

Singh), 2nd 5th A.A. Regt. Time: half of the same inning only for Kicthely filled out to Sperry, Abbas

The following teams will repre- 3 mins, 48 secs. Heat 2: Won by the Chinese to put the issue be-popped to Catcher Joe Morris for

erasure but a

sent, Police Recreation"Club in the M'x Regt. (McGrady, Goodair, Cox, yond doubt with three talles in the second

Bowls League Williams), 2nd Royal Scots. Time: matches on Saturday:

3 mins, 43 secs. First Division T Indian R.C.

"margin with 2 single counter Portuguese lassies to five scattered through Therese Noronha, the winbingles despite the number of re- ners put game on ice with a five-puted sluggers in the opposing run barrage in the fourth, all squad. these runs crossing the pan älter two were out.

Thelma Collaco paced Portugal's hitters with a perfect 2-in-2 while Rente Yuen whiffed the breeze the best of the other marks was for the first erasure and Mary Ng Therese Noronha's 2-in-4... followed with a pop-fly to Irene į

BRILLIANT DEFENCES

wild

ENCOUNTER

Eastern And Sing Tao Draw

at 6-2

and prior to the kick-off, the Chair-favoured to enter the final. |man, Mr. Kao To-po, presented the In the other game. C. H. R. Ox- captame of the teams with flags lade. who is coming on fast as a jas souvenirs,

singles player, will meet F. W. Car- Lee Tin-sang made a welcometer in what should prove a close appearance for, Sing Tao after the fight. recent injury to his arm.

Reshuffles were made by both teams and Fung King-cheong the sixth and another in the heave by the lastnamed allowed (Sing Tao) was on the left wing Bux to dent the pan. Jiridoo Hus and Cheung Kam-ho! (Eastern) at sain hit seven foul balls before he

centre-half.

seventh.

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W. L Walker (skip),

POLICE BOWLS SELECTIONS

BICYCLE RACE opening Lawn

FOR SCHOOLS

winder:

M'SEX REGIMENT CARNIVAL

The Middlesex Regiment are Holding a skating carnival at the High Jump: Tied for 1st 5/7th Kowloon Skating Rink, Nathan Rd (away)-E, G. Pust (Skip), A E Rajput Regt. and 8th Coastal Regt. this evening at 7 pm

Mair (Skip), W. 5. McHardy, H.A.A. Regt. RA 10 ft. 9 ins. Carey, F. Nolan and G. Perkins; | R.A. Height: 10 ft. 10 ins., 3rd 5th The programme is as follows:- Brown and A Soutar; J. Shepherd individual:

Best Inter-Cay..Hockey Competition Gar. Chanda-Bhan for which eight teams have enter-

Open events of Four and Eight

and other

(Skip, W. S. Dall, W. Harris and Singh (5/7th Rajput Regt.) 5.ft. ed.

W. McLeod.

7 ins.

The Chinese lassies fully de-gained first on Lou Leight's error

An inter-school bleycle race, or- served their victory as they found and scored on successive miscues

From the start, Eastern attacked ganised by the Chinese YMCA opposing hurler Thelma Collace by Morris and Waggoner, before strongly and it was not long before Kewloon, will be held at the end of for total of thirteen safeties Baker grounded to Leight to end

| HAU CHING-TO opened their this month. the session.

score. "Receiving a pass from C. T. Bach school in the Colony is al- Tsao, he ran through to beat the lowed to recommend two students Nazarin crossed the counting

Sing Tao then came in for their individual champion will be award-J. Johnson, D. C. W. Fitches and RA (Capt. Skipwith, Marshall. events. station in the first half of the third to give India a winning lead KWONG-BUM levelled the score Union Bicycle Factory and a motor McWalter J. S. Riddell and J, Hay-2nd 5th AA Regt. RA. Time: 1 of BSM. Challis.

the play, and TANG ed a new bicycle, given by the C. Gough; A. Aitken (Skip), J. R. Woosan Singh and Jhera Khan) Arrangements are in the hands

KING headlight and a pair of skates will ward; J. Alexander (Skip), J. Mc-

ADVERTISEMENTS

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

Savage Hassan, Bakar and Kassa goalkeeper with a well-placed shot. for the contest before May 10. The (home)-F. Channing (Skip). A. [Heat 1Won by. 8th Coastal Regt. Inter-Coy. Races

Third Division v. Indian RC. 480 Yards High Hurdles Relay: laps (open to the Colony).

SNAPPY DOUBLES

share of

from а centre. FUNG CHEONG gave his side the lead.

EASTERN PRESS

Eastern were best served in at-

be the prizes for the second and Donald, G. Davies and W. Howell. third places.

Reserves:-C. S. Pile, C. Willcox,

The winning unit will receive a [J! R. Hunter. G. E. Willerton. 8. G.

Smith and R McKenzie,

silver cup.

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS

LONDON, Apr. 30 Reuter)

following alterations have probables for

K.T.G.C.A. RINKS

Kowloon Tong Garden City Asso-|

The following will represent the

elation in the Second Division of the Lawn Bowls League on Satur- day.

HA. Castro, J. Tang, A. Madar, A. J. Kew (skip); N.A.E. MacKay, TK. Lim, J. N. Wong, J. L Ste- phens (skip); H. Gittins, MS. Phoon, A E. Castro, W.J. Howard {ekip)

but the Yanks showed fight when "Pete" Fitch clouted for the cir- cuit to open the account for the Stars and Stripes. Lou Leight was

In the second half, however, an easy out but Ernie Hearther Draft Programmes and Entry came through with a single to left. Sing Tao fell away, badly allowing Kitchell fumbled to give Doc Mol Eastern to continually put on pres-

The race will be over 25 miles, Forms for the Fifth Extra Race then a. life but on Joe Morris' sure in the goal area, and it was from Tsun Wan to Un Long. Meeting to be held (weather roller, Ernie Hearther was nabbed not long before V. R. RYUI equalis.

It is learned that 18 schools have permitting) on Saturday, 10th at the plate.

entered for the race the date for Waggoner was safe ed with a beautiful first-timer,

Kwek Ying-ki and Fung King-which will be announced later. May, 1941, may be obtained from as Indian fielders elected to make

cheong were the pick of the Sing the Secretary's Office, Exchange a play for Doc Molthen who came Building; the Club

home eventually on a passed ball Tao forwards, while Lee Tin-sang House,

to end Uncle Sam's scoring for the and Hay Yung-sang, at full-back, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong day.

played very well to cover a very Club; the Sports Club; and the

weak intermediate trio. Stables, Shan Kwong Road. As usual, the Mohawks effected tack, although their shooting left

Entries close at 12 o'clock two snappy double killings, Lou much to be desired. Han Ching-to The NOON on THURSDAY, 1st Leight and Ernie Hearther dis-was the best on view. Cheung been made in the

posing of Baby Abbas and Hussain Kam-hot in the pivotal position, the Two Thousand Guineas: in the third while Chuck Wag-played remarkably well and worked Richardson rides King's Jester, goner, Pete Fitch and Ernie Hear-like a trojan.

Arthur Wragg rides Annatom. C. B. BROWN, Abbas in the final stanza.

ther got rid of Sherry Bux and Baby The following were the teams:-Jones Burning Bow, Lowery Cam- EASTERN: Lau Hin-hon; Ng perdown and Carey Sunny Island, Secretary. Both outfits garnered only four Kee-cheong, Yim Tse-hing: Lau Other "starters KTP:

hits aplece, but the winners took Tse-chan, Cheung, Kam-hol, Taut full advantage of the losers seven Wing-fook: Li Wai-lam, "Chung (E. Smith), Devonian (Perryman), bobbles in the field. With hits so Yung-sum, V, K. Hyui, C. T. Tsao Belim Hassan (Beary), Bollum (0. few and far between, there was no and Hau Ching-to.

Richards), Starwort (J. Taylor), outstanding stick artist although SING TAO: Yu, Yim-tak: Hau Morogoro (H. Wragg). Owen Tudor Pete Fitch's circuit clout well merit Yung-sane, Lee Tin-sang; Lau Tin (G. Richards), Sumcastle (Beasley) ed to round of applause with which sun, Bin Tau-sang, Fang. Kwai- Orthodox (D Smith), The Derby the tired fans grected it Kasse shing; Tang Kwong-sum, Yeung Star (Maher), Sunray, Chanda some members of the European Nazarin and Cy "Screwball" Jones Shul-vick, Kwok, Ying-ki, Ip Pak- (Lacey), Lambersimnel (Elliott) YM.C.A. Water-polo. team in their The May Race Meeting will were both in excellent hurling wa and Fung King-cheong. be held at Arefa Preta, Macan form, the former deserving his win Sunday 4th May, 1941, by virtue of being slightly steadier.

BEST-FIELDER commencing at 3.00, p.m.,

May, 1941

By Order,

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THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB.

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The First Bell will be rung at 2.30 p.m.

Admission to Members' En closure: $1; Public Stand: cents.

By Order,

T. A. MARTIN & CO.,

During the week, the Manage ment Committee of the Softball Association, met, to decide the winners of the prizes presented by 50. "Purity-Water" Johnny Pearne. Gloria Mar was selceted as the best fielder for which she gets a fielder's

love and Yvonne Yolle, nod for battingle, got the

The Men's prizes were, of courzę, Secretaries & Treasurers, decided by fally, keep records, Hong Kong, 30th April, 1941. Ernie Hearther and "Cyclone"

Bakar, topping, the Belding and 228 batting averages respectively.

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Mr. Sawyer- (Bridgland), Beenge

Fairy Prince (Lane).

SPORTING FIXTURES

TODAY

BADMINTON, Colony

Cham- plonships (At Kowloon C, (.), Mixed Doubles, Anal.-P. K. Ho01 and Miss Ullan Khoo (Univer- sity) v. K. W. Choy and Mrs. Castro, 8.30 p.m. Men's Junior Bingles, final.—T, 8. Young (Cal- nese Y.M.C.A.) v. A. L. Fisher (Kowloon C. C.), 9 pm Menis Senior Doubles, final Hool and H. 7. Chew (Univer- sity) EW. Choy and K. B.

FRIENDLY WATER-POLO ENCOUNTER

Whites Defeat

Blues!

Owing to the non-appearance of

friendly game with Middlesex Regl- ment yesterday, a mixed game was |played instead, resulting fñ a win", for the Whites over Blues by six goals 'to three.

Scorers for Whites were Paul (2), Low (Univeraity), 9.30 pm,

May, Thom (3) and, Goldman. The RACING. Entries close

for Blues scored through Burdge, Benr Hongkong Jockey Club's Fifth and Birdfey Extra Race Meeting 12 noon. SWIMMING. —- European YMCA

Swimming and: Water-polo Frac WHITES:- Memchen tice (5.30-8.30 pm.)."

Ure (Midd.). Burkitt (Midd:)... May TENNIS Colony Champion-(Y), Goldman (Y.), Paul (7) and

ships, Club Championship, final. Thom (Midd.).

F. Willis, refereed and the teams were:-

(Midd.),

-C. H. R. Uxlade or FW. Carter BLUES: Jennings (Midd), Rall- RF Guest, or M Pagh ton (F.), Benn (Y.), Ester (Miqd.), (Stand Court).

Burdge (Midd), Birdfey (Midd.) and Quickenden (Midd.),

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