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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1932.

THE above photograph shows St. Andrew's Ladies ta am runners-up to the Caer Clark Cup competition laat samson, and who, on Saturday will be apposed to Hongkong Ladies' Hockey Club present holders in the opening game of this year's competition. Left to rights E. Landolt, M. Woolley, N. Lee, M. Chan, I Gittone,

E. Hynes, P. Cittons, M. Churn, M. White, I. Woolley and E. Woodi.

NAVY AND

THE SIM SHIELD

IS MYSTERY TO BE SOLVED?

CAER CLARK CUP

WHAT

(By "Bully-Of")

KOWLOON'S TASK

WEEK-END SOCCER

CLASHES

R.A.'S POSITION THREATENED

(By "Veritas"}

My forecast for the week-end league matches is:

DIVISION I.

ST. JOSEPH'S y Club. Recreio v POLICE. KOWLOON v Lincolns. Navy v S. CHINA. Chinese v Artillery. DIVISION 2.

ST. JOSEPH'S v Enstern. S. CHINA v Kowloon,

Navy v Ewo.

ARTILLERY v Club. Lincoln v BORDERERS Tsung Tsin v ATHLETIC.

DIVISION 3.

Recreio y RADIO.

University v R. Engineers. S. CHINA v Air Force. BORDERERS ▾ RA.S.C.

Many Happy Returns!

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R. BROWN, England's brilliant and bateman, celebrates his 22nd birthday to

day.

Brown leapt into prominence in English cricket circles whilst at Cambridge in 1930, when he dis played astonishingly good form with both bat and ball;

Surrey next claimed him and last summer found him rising to great heights of brilliance as the He literally senson progressed. played himself into the England Test Team with a series of out- htanding successes with the ball, and since he has arrived "Down Under," he has clearly shown him. self to be as dangerous a trundler on the dry and fast Australian wickets as he is on the Homeside glue-pots,

Brown did not secure a position in the First Test side at Sydney, but his form fully warrants in- clusion, and there is no doubt that the honour will be his before the tour closes.

Splendid Cricket Match Anticipated

Powerful Hongkong and Kowloon Teams Meet To-morrow

(By "THE STUMPER")

MACAO RACE PROSPECTS

GOOD FIELDS PROMISED FOR

SUNDAY

CHINA PONIES RACE HAS TO BE ABANDONED

(By "Ringtail")

WHO'S WHO AND WHO MAY

Raco 1... Prestwick seems a good thing for the opening event,

with Guiding Star a useful supporting bet. Race 2... The Plover has everything in its favour, but the light handicap giren Alexander Hall makes this pony an attractivo proposition.

Race 3...

Race 4.

Race 5 Race G

Race 7

But After That, despite a dismal failure at the Valley last week, will start favourite and should win.

Venturous must run well- here and should win, bạt Gallant Fox may have a say in the matter and should pay to have some attention,

Orlando is easily the plek of the bunch,

Gallant Fox if run here in almost certain to win. Venturous may again come to the forefront in this race, whilst New King will be well in the running.

It is very reassuring to note it is running in this event with the that, in spite of the fact that ere handicap of 158 pounds.

The Perth Handicap, which is the racing has concluded in Hong-event for Australian ponies Ands But kong for this season where most | After That, which failed to start at

at the last Valley meeting. likely to

23 put jof the ponies which race Macao do nearly all their racing, up a much better show as the fold in maller and there will be no barrior that interest in the popular to face. Canny, Dr. Reidy's nomluce, sport shows no signs of waning, is chist contender with this pony,

whilst Tintak, which was rather dis and there is every prospect for a appointing at the Inst Hongkong really successful meeting at meeting, should do better hero and Macho on Sunday.

ON NE of the best games of the hind the sticks, but otherwise gave much of the pleasure of the journey

season

will be seen

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are the intentions of the Navy regarding the. Sim Shield? This question has been put in me by numbers of hockey players recently, and additional emphasis is laid on the query in view of the latest request of the offers fux for thought, and lends a doen matches, then the Gunners the Hongkong C. C. in a Lenon the Navy aide, Jemmet, amorrow and will be ready, com-key Club, and it will find nomo uxolu!

to the Hongkong Hockey Navy Club. They have asked that their Sim Shield Axtura with the Club, ariginally fixed for February be brought forward a fortnight, the reason being that the Medway will be out of Port during the middle

of the month.

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VENTUROUS.

affer a challenge to the above men- IT is astonishing the amount of

It was at arst thought that the tioned ponies. Jukum has a win o

its credit and interest added to fixtures fol

Taishan would not be making the two place events lowing a series of unexpected' Last Saturday we saw

trip, and if this had been go stands a fair chance of being in at

"the kill." results.

The match is being played on

The Alexandra Park Handicap is Kowloon thrash the Athletic, the

would have been lost. But the for Cinks and subscription ponine Lineolus draw with South China the Club ground which offers no

at no chance. the advantage to either side, but if

Taishan comes out of dry dock to-owned by members of the Macao Joe defent anel the Navy Borderera, and in consequence the Pardne can hold his team together King's Park to-morrow when the

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plete with band, to sail at 9 o'clock horseflesh taking part. clashing of these teams to-narrow as he has done for the past half Kowloon C. C. will be at home to!

left-hander, bowled

ex- Saturday

night-pleasant news match. One afternoon is much tue tremely well throughout and attraction will probably win."

re indeed. to the programme an

short for a match like this, and turned the final analysis of four It is rather unfortunate that, ow- Venturous appears to be a good MILITARY "DERBY". which would have otherwise been

this being the month of December, wickets for 44 runs in 14.3 overs. ing. to the scarcity of entrants, the

thing here, wallst others which aro inissing.

Division 2 provides us with ajit is almost impossible for a deck-He

bound to receive a measure of sup- was keeping a magnificent "C" Class event for China ponies has | Kowloon and the Lincolus meet'

port (and will probably be worth same length and was paid the respect he had to be scratched from the pro-

it) are Gallant Fax, Christmas Eve to-morrow, and if both were true Military "derby" which should be alon to be reached unleas

occurs. This deserved. Lieut. Marshamn batted gramme, but a race for Australian form last week, the outcome worth going a long way to see, thing sensational

res-ponics has been substituted.

Belle, Cabinet Hall and Banjolina. I understand that the lack of rain

I like the prospects of Gallant Fox, of the match may be anything. It is the encounter between, the match will see some of the heat well for 45 and was chiefly Kowloon nite the advantage of Borderers and the Lincolns, who cricketers in the Colony in action, ponsible for his side's tot of dad has left the course rather dry, but an and "wee sma

Christmas Belle can well. Cabinet running second and third including several past Interporters for six wickets. The match ended army of workers will be dealing with be expected to run playing before their own suppor are

sure, several future tamely,

it to-morrow, and doubtless a first Hall has been such a disappointment ters, and their convincing display respectively in the league table, and, I am

rate course will have been prepared that 1 have very little confidence in FROM this it is fair to assume against the Athletic leaves one with but two points dividing them. ones.

The Borderers must start alight

for Sunday morning.

it, but doubtless many of its persis that the Navy, despite un feeling that two further points ourites, for they have conceded team to do duty for the THE old Hongkong Interporter, Among the many features of the tent followers will offer more support. There are some excellent ponies in denied rumours to the contrary,should be theirs.

but two points in ten games Hongkong C. C. is one of the C. I. Stapleton, making his attractive programme intend to participate in the Sim

whereas their opponents have lost beat combinations the premier first appearance here for some accorded some of the events, which for the fiusford Handicap, among them being Orlando, which suggests Chield this year. presumably on

itself as the pick. Powerful King- It all depends on whether four points. On the other hand cricket club of the Colony has years, knocked up 60 not out for give them a real Homualde touch. the conditions laid down by the

For instance the first race is the land The Plover may run here, but in English Hockey Associations,

can reveal, consistency, the completo collapse of the they

He was rather on the slow Ascot Handicap, which seems rather any ease I fancy Orlando to beat of A. W. Hayward Navy. Ever since the beginning of the Swobs" against the Atheltle laat turned out for some years past. It the K. C. C. juniors, against the

comprises which conditions, by the way, are Inter-

Season they have shown plenty week, when they went down to the (Capt.), A. C. Beck, A. Reid, T. A. side, finding some difficulty with pretentious for the class of ponies them. The three "W's-Wakefield, ridiculous when lagleally

of promise-prombe which they tune of 5-1, suggests that they are Pearce, E. R. Duckitt, D. S. Harley, the light, but with more practice entered. From the list Prestwick ap Wembly Stag and Wonderful Stag greted. It will be remembered

began to fulfil inst Saturday. prong to break down in crucial 1. Oven Hures, 6. S. Dunkley, E. ho should be a useful acquisition pears to be the leading light, and al-are in for this and are a fake, proposi

though at top weight, should prove tion. that the Telegraph save the first

But can they maintain this bril-games.

capable of beating the rest of the intimation of the likely with-

least surprised to find the teams J. R. Mitchell, O.E.C. Marton and to the sentor team.

G. R. M. Rickotta. It is n very good.

field. lant standard of football? drawal of the Navy from the com-

sharing the spoils.

Another useful pony in Gulding

The Unuficial Race, which, at the petition on grounds unknown, but

In the Lincolns they are against The Athletic and Artillery have, all-round team and will take a lot

Star, which, although last time a neither denial nor confirmation of an entirely different type of team apparently, fairly easy

heavily backed favourite which last meeting was the most popular failed to come in the first three, race of the meeting offers a field for should do very much better in this speculation, Gallant Fox has on on- race. Drian is another worth wat gugement here, which means that if it thing and maybe quietly hacking. acceply, the race should be his for I don't know whether Dashaway and Tlen Feng Shan the asking. should give creditable performances Whoopee is at rting, but City of and might well register themselves Shanghai and Caristmas Bello uro

ponies worth considering. place,

CONSISTENCY WANTED.

I should not be in

the

SANDS MAY DO IT.

matches

of beating.

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THE

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on the

PRESTWICK.

the names

PLAYING for Mr. A. W. Hay- ward's XI last week. Ric- it could be obtained. A meeting to that of the Athletic, and it muy and should comfortably account

young ketts took seven wickets for 11 runs of the three clubs associated with affect the Peninsula representa- for the Tsung Tsin and the Club. E have not yet seen

Pearce in action. He will to dismiss Mr. A. Reld's XI for the competition was arranged, but tives either way. If they can re-

be making his first appearance. to-

Le is a slow bowler ainee then nothing has been heard produce their football of last week

of great promise and of the Navy's rumoured with-dey will win: of that there is not The Lincolns, leaders of the morrow, and will be watched with only 22 runs.

On the other Third Division, have a free day interest. Owen Hughes returned strength of this performance has drawal. Surely it is high time the slightest doubt.

to the Colony yesterday, and will, been included in the H.K.C.C. sido in-to-morrow, and the chief attrac-

out. From

against the K.C.C. to-morrow. this veil of mystery was lifted, so hand, the Lincolns, as they

tion is the game between the understand, turn

The Haydock Handicap, a race over that it can be definitely known dicated against South China on

seven furlongs, finds The Plover as whether or not the Navy Intend Sanday, are champion-beaters and Borderers, also potential cham-what I have been able to gather,

the most likely candidate. This pony, quite capable of turning the to compete?

tables on any of the teams in the plons, and the It.A.S.C., who enjoy he has been playing quite a lot of a ereditable record. The Service cricket at Home and should not be

HE Indian R. C. will be engagit will be remembered, ran an excel- Taxed in both divisions of gone the last niceting. league. They are not particularly Corps last week ran up a tally of out of practice. NO-MORROW the Caer Clark Cup worried about the artistry of the seven goals against the Recreio,

week Royal Navy. The seniors will capable of pulling off the event. competition opens, and the game, but make tracks for goal in and if Sands has recovered from HE Kowloon C. C. are fiolding the League to-morrow against the and although carrying 161 pounds, is

which ean his injury sustained in the Scot the same side as last orposing factions will be the a businesalike way. Hongkong Ladies and St. Andrew's have a most disconcerting effect land v Portugal match of Sunday, when they were held to a draw by have it out at King's Park and the But for a juniors at Sookunpoo. The Naval the upon their opponents.

the Borderers may find themselves a weakish Navy side. on the Marine ground, and

Kowloon will have to be on hard put to win.

splendid innings for 52 by I. Mac-senior team has not been convin a win for the V.M.C.A. and Club de Recreio,

Sands is a brilliant goul-getter Innes, they would have been in acing at all; and probably at King's Park. The their best behaviour to annex the

NAVY'S CHANCE:

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UNOFFICIAL RACE.

Venturous is. sure to carry a lot of money when it goes to the post in the Lingfield Handicap, and in spite of the fact that the distance i 1 miles I think it will run well. smaller pony, New King, although Jas splendid stamina, and if Prost wich atarts here instead of an earlier ROSY CHANCES. Gold Mine can be expected to offer race, the interest in the event will bo Dashaway don't go for any prior determined challenge, and Just heightened. If Tien Feng Shun and Imagine, which is another big pony

don't expect either to win. C and flat racing with successes at both, The In- when the winning post la reached.

may manage to make its presence folt The chances of Alexander Hall np- always give of its best ut Macao, but pear very rosy, for not only does it

former game should produce some points, but I rather think with a powerful shot with either bad way. Five wickets were down champions is indicated. With the which divides its time between hurdle event, they may start hero, but I of the finest ladies' hockey seen in week's stimulant will prove auffi-foot and a splendid opportunist. for 48, but Macinnce, fighting with juniors, however, a very good Lite Colony for a long time. The clent in their direction. Club, the present holders of the

St. Andrew's tram on the two occasions on which the teams have attractive games, when the Navy met this acason, and in order that and South China meet at Kow! they could field their strongest loon and the Artillery, presont leaders of the First Division and

trophy, have been beaten by thei Sunday offers two unusually

possible alde, the latter were chinese Athletic, clash on the hard at practice yesterday.

Club ground.

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The Navy have a splendid opportunity of doing themselves n bit of good. that is, if they their usual side. out South China are not quite the omnipotent team of two years age, and have already dropped three points in six matches.

The Borderers defence will have his back to the wall, pulled his game should be seen. to be very watchful of him, or side through. The last wicket fell dians have the advantage of play- they might easily find themselves for 155. MacInnes sustained aing at home, and should just about a goal or two down at the close. confident appeal for a catch be-fde it.

12TH BATTERY RETAIN CUP

To-morrow's Sports: Fixtures and Teams ROYAL ARTILLERY

Wood, Cough, Bryant, Moore and Tavares, Chan Ip, Aycock, Lee and Melnnes, N. A. E, Mackay, F. S. W

Joe Tavares. Seal,

University v R. E-Chinese 2.30. Division 2-1.0, 2.30.

R. E.Kinnon: Savell and White St. Joseph's y Enstern-St. fteld: Thomas, Hollingsworth, and S. Dunkley, D. S. Harley, H, Owen Joseph's,

Fretwell: Kimber, Lesile, Whiting. Pegg and Sloane.

S. China v RA.F-Chinese, & p.m. S.W.D. R.A.B.C-Sookunpoo, 2.30 p.m.

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

Division 1, K.O. 4 p.m. THERE is little alteration in the Hongkong Club team for this

St.

V Joseph's Club St. season and on Saturday they will

Club:-Rodger: Martin and be represented by the following:

and M. Bird; E. Gray and J. Smalley;

Strange: Skinner, Hynes

Williams, Dominy, St. Joseph'a. A. J. Hussain, B. Duncan: J. Dalziel, B. M. Pone and C.

A. Hyder and A. L. Rahman, R. Howe, Strange and Fowler. Fergusson: H. Knill, M. Alen

St. Joseph's R. Marquis, S. Rted, N. Delgado and T. Leonard, Jones, P. M. Harrop. J. Churchill

The Navy gave an impressivo Souza, and L. Gomes, C. F. Victor, T. All, K. M. Omar, and E. Blackburn. On paper this is a formidable XI.. but they will performance against the Bory. Costa and L. Fernandez, L. Santos and C. Victor.

derers, displaying a lively appre-) be hard put to avoid defeat. The ciation of the finer points of the Souza, B. Gosano, A. V, Godano, feam which will be fielded to re-game and a forward line capable N. Beltrão and Sabahan, present St. Androw's will be as of upsetting any defence. follows:

WITH regard to the match between

the "y" Indies and the Recreio!

■ draw should be the result, for when

NOT CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

Joseph's The

Recreio v Police-Recreio

The Royal Artillery are turalny and Brittain: Minty,

p.m.

Chin

Souzne,

Kowloon-Caroline

the teams met in a friendly came out their usual side to oppose the and Jessop: T. Pilo, Mons, John-Frearaon, Gibbons and Hill.

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HOCKEY.

Scouts-Naval Grd, 3, H.K. Ladies:-J. Harris Walker:

J. J.

Smith, W. C. Hang.

II.K.C.C.-A. W. Hayward, E. J. R. Mitchell, A. C. Beck, E. R. Duckitt, G. Hughes, E. O. C. Marion, T. A. Pearce, A. Reid, and G. R. M. Ricketts.

R, Navy v-LRC-Blage Park

Division 2 H.K.C.C.K.C.C.-Hongkong.

SOCCER FINAL

20TH BATTERY, !

UNLUCKY

Playing at Happy Valley yesterday the 12th, Battery retained the Royal Artillery football cap by defeating 20th, Heavy Battery two goals to one. From the kick off the 20th forwards harrased the 12ths. goal, and from a by Taylor and H.K.C.C.-C. E. Gahngör, A. K. misunderstanding

LD. Kibee, A. D. Lowson, allowed to trickle into the net. This

I.K. Ladics v St. Andrew Mackenzie; H. J. Armstrong, C. W. E. Holmes a shot from Greenshieds was Hill

BgW Hijerson, P. W. J. Planner early set back rather upset the 12th tride, and half timo came with the Kowloon: Cook: G. Whitu and A. Nicol and B. Franklin: E3 E Potter G. B. R. Sargent, C. A. and they could not get into their Petherick: Tillery, Benwell and V. O'Hagen, D. Robertson and A. Wright.

20th. Bty leading one-pil IRC R. Navy Sookunpoo

One the resumption the 12th, played weakness lies in their rearguard Recreio:-W. Ogley: R. Silva-White: Boyes, Webb, Staveley, Owen Hughes: M. Bishop, A. Ormo R. Pose; I. Rogers and P. Woolley; which is able to crack under any Neito and M. Oliveira: J. Games, Nicholls and R. Phillips.

Halifax, E. Bonnar, A.G.

Craigengower ▾ ASC-Pol- together better, and it was no surprise Navy v Ewo-Kowloon

fulam

when Gough crashed the bail into the M. White, M. Bryson and I. Woolley several strain, and it is because F. Santos and G.A. Guterres: V.

and R. King.

net to level up the scores, RUGBY. RA, Club-Soskunpoo, 4 M. Churn, M. Woolley, G. White, P. of the balance of South China that

Marques, L. Rocha, B. Assumpeno,

FRIENDLIES.

After this the game brightened up Gitting and M. Chan.

one must fancy them to win.

C. Figueiredo and A. Ribeiro. Ke-

R.A.Holmes: Lowen and

Triangular Tournament

Univeralty v R.E. & S Pokfu on both sides, and some good cup tia football was witnessed. From a pass nerve-M. Xavier.

Green-

Tam Club Navy-Valley, ₫ p.m.

by Wood, Moore beat Combey with a Blackbourn Leadbentor: McDonald, Police: Parking:

Channing shields and Harris: Snooks. Hardy,

P. Whitham:"

RE. & S.-Lt-Col. Marsden, lovely drive to give the 12th, battery Club:-J. Griffiths, G. P. Lammert: W. M. Mechan, L/Col. Monaghan. Spra. want a gruelling time from the ap

ntrasing the 12tha goal, and from Ath-Turner, N. M. Mackintosh: 8. 11. Holmes, Walron and R. Harding, posing forwards who were constantly,

Garrod. J. 11. McElney, W. Kert, Sigs. Chaffey. Collins and Convoy.

one of there raida Taylor had this mis- Army v University

fortune to trip Hopkins in the dronded P.WD. Sanitary. Dept-area, but Greenshields failed to con- vert. Valley

Battery. Henry Recreio-King's

12th. Teams. Holmes: Allas. Taylor: Rodgers, Park Police: T.II King. W. E. Mea-Pardoe Harris: Wood, Gough, Moore, down, T.R. Hunter. W.R. Thomo-Walker and Seal.

20, Heavy Battery. Combey; son, F. E. Booker, W. Loughlin. Anler, Dyke Ward. Dolfan. Me Hopkins, WYOR Wagland, G. Wynne, A.E. Carey.lt Ashley, C.F. Alexander and W.L. Clark. Greenshields, and Woods Rostros: Carruthers and Clark. Referee:Sergt. Caswell. B.A

yesterday no score was recorded by Athletic, and if they take a leaf ston, Stephens and C. Plle. Re- Lincolna v S.W.IL-Chatham Ferguson, C. H. B. Rigg, R. H. S.C. Jordan, Sgt. Buckle, Col. the lead. The 12th defence then under

gither side. After the game the out of Kowloon's book, they should following were selected to represent further strengthen their grip on the YMCA.: 1. Carr: Mrs. Portal- llon and A. Fowler: M. Gurdinner. Bf, the championship. Man and B. Blumenthal; M. Tilley,

1. Barkare, B. Walkor, 8. Dalziol and G. Lakeman.

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IT has been definitely decided that the Y.M.C.A. will visit Mnecao on January 8th to fulßt a fixture withi the Marna Hockey Club, and I un- derstand the R.A.3.C. how scrented an nvitation similar invitation for New Year' DAY,

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serves:-Dowman and Williams.

Kowloon v Lincolns-Kowloon Kowloon-Gurevitch: Wello Frankly I cannot regard the Artillery as championship and Walker: Watkins, McKelvle team, but they have penchant and Bliss: Eastman, Nelems, Hil), for doing the most unexpected Blake, and Bickford. things and of getting away with them. The Athletic are bound to go on their field with some-

Navy v S. China-Kowloon thing of an inferiarity condy

Chinese v ILA-Club after Inst Saturday's debacle,

R.A.-Combey: Allen and Tay- and this may be the turning point in favour of the gunners. lor: Collier, Parode and Rodger:

SUNDAY.

Rond.

Trung Tiny Chinese Caroline H, 4 p.m.

Division 3.

W. E. Peers, D. Mclellan, J. P. Miller, K. A. Munro, A. P. Hall-Thompson. Reserves: S. J. H. Fox, A. F. Jenkins,

CRICKET.

Roerélo v Radio-Recrelo, 3.30 G. C. Moutrie, and F. It. Burch, Rocroio:-M. R. das Remedios A Xavier and W. Mackintosh: A. A. Lopes, R. Laurel and G, M. Aseda:' E. J. M. Marques, F. F. Pastor, J. Figueiredo, A. J. Barretto and C. Barros.

League, Dir. 1

K.C.C. ▾ H.K.C.C.~~~~Kowloon,

K.C.C.:--F. Goodwin, E. C. Fincher, Radio:--U. B. Sousat Sherif and E. F. Fincher, J.C. Lyal, A. T. L Bowen: Bux, Elms and Markar John G, G. Burnett, A, E. Perry.

Police

Y.