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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1934.

NAVY SHOULD LOWER SOUTH CHINA 'B' COLOURS TO-DAY

TO-DAY'S

ST. JOSEPH'S RACE TO SIGN ON SELECTIONS BORDERERS'

KING'S WARDEN FOR CLASSIC

DAILY DOUBLE

(By "Captain Foster")

Here are my final selections for thla afternoon's race meeting at Happy Valley.

Dinty Portla

Empire day

1. RACE.

2nd RACE.

Chief Seattle

Heart'a Glory Gold Currency

3rd RACE.

King's Warden Riblie

Soldier of China

4th RACE.

Young Chap

Sarabande

In Good Time

5th RACE.

Tiny Star Cavalende Classic Hall

6th RACE

Oak Bay King's Bounty King's Fancy

7th RACE.

Able Amazon Racing Heart Bag Tor

Bih RACE,

Racing Boy The Tiger Jungle Jim.

!AN

DAILY DOUBLE

Young Chap and Oak Bay

Young Chap and King's Bounty

Shanghai Tennis Championship

T. WANG DEFEATS LEWIS CARSON

PLAYERS?

(By "Linesman"},

From information I received this morning from a relable source St. Joseph's are to bene- fit very materially by the departure of the Bor- derers from the Colony.

When the 24th embark on the troopship at the end of this month they will leave behind Pod-

(centre - half) (right - half), Mullane (right-back), Morrison (left - back),

Matthias (outside-right) and Jones (inside-left), all of whom have in- timated their intention of signing on for St. Joseph's.

more

Davies

AUSTIN TO

REMAIN AN

AMATEUR

(Special to "Telegraph")

film Telegraph, Coppelght, Telegraphe Menenta Trofinance, JARL. firesterd Nurembe 17, nak amb

London, Nov. 16.

H. W. ("Bunny") Austin has declared that he will re- main an amateur at least until after the next Davis Cup challenge round. Renter Special

streak of bad luck with him na well. He was tip against a very stiff oppo. went in Wang who just run wild.

MIXED DOUBLES

The hardenurt mixed doubles. ulso took piner, Meise and Mrs. Fischer, beating IL. A. Buff

Mrs. Moir. Mes, Pischer was the outstand- i pinyer in

match and her tho tennis appeared uncanny at times. She returned some of the most difficult shots.-The victory was by 9-7, 6-4.

...MEN'S DOUBLES - Two Anal matches were played at the Circle Sportif Francaise tennis courts on Sunday afternoon. Besides being the finals in the ladies' and men's handcourt doubles, they ended The tennis senebu na für as championships go. A fairly good crowd of spectators was present on the final in the men's doubles featurel four of Shanghai's trading tennis stars, "Stick" Dut and Lewis Carson, and Khoo Hoo-hy and Morris Benavitch. The match was quite interesting to watch but championship. It was fairly easy. for Duff and Wang played a superb game and had Carson who defeated their opponents Carnon benten practically all the in three sets, 6-1, D-7, 0-1 way. After losing the first sett 6-0, The second Carson won the following two at 6-4

Lewis Carson, after a vory success- ful Lennie season, met his Waterlon on Saturday through T. Wang, who defeated him in a very exciting match for the title of the Shanghai men'e Mingles hardcourt

Mrs. Menimore

match was between

and Misa Holwil

and Mrs. Collnco, and Mr. Moir,

7-6, only to lose the fourth and firth sets at 3-6, 9-7. Ile aeemed to be resulting in a win for the former in

ompletely off his game and had a two sets, 6-2, 6-2.

OLLAND

Z.H.B.

LOCAL SOCCER PROGRAMME

SATURDAY

FIRST DIVISION.

(K.O. 4.15 p.m.}

South China "B" Navy-Club,| Borderers v Club-Sookumpoo. Kowloon v Athletic-Kowloon. Lincolns v R.A. -Military, H.V.

SECOND DIVISION,

(K.0) 2.45 p.m.)

South China v University-Cara. line 201,

Kowloon v Club-Kowloon, 1. E. y Navy-Sookunpoo. Athletic Lincolns-Athletic 14.15).

Eastern & Young Indians-St.

የ

Joseph's (4.15).

THIRD DIVISION.

BORDERERS' FAREWELL TO LEAQUE SOCCER

FAVOURED FOR WINS IN FIRST

AND THIRD DIVISION:

WEEK-END PROSPECTS

(By "Linneman")

DOPE TO SPEED UP SOCCER

STARTLING PROPOSAL MADE TO FIRST DIVISION CLUB

A startling proposal has been made to a First Division Football League club that they should dope their players before a match, writes Frank M. Carruthers.

It was put forward with the plausible suggestion that the concoction offered would simply help the men to play for 90 minutes at full speed, but I am told that the mixture This afternoon the South Wales Borderers are malting was dope under the thinnest disguise. their final appearances in local League Soccer prior to "The offer came to us mysterious-glass of champagne during the leaving the Colony for India.

interval in a tiring game. They thus bring to a close a director of the club told me.

"and although we had never any In a Cup-tle between Tottenham à chapter in their history of which they might well be thought of asing it wo decided to Hotspur and Preston North End. the latter team was overplayed in proud, for they are the present holders of three of the pre-explore it.

"Obviously we, were being naked the first half and looked like losing. mier football trophies up for competition, having won the to dope the men, and even if we In the Interval the players wore League Championship, the Association Shield and the could have persuaded them to take each given a glass of champagne. International Cup.

the medicine simply as a tonic, as and they returned to the field with (K. O. 245 p.m.)'

we were asked to regard it. we remarkable vigour and won tho Their opponents to-day will be The Lincolns will be all out for should have deserved the severest match. Lincolns v R.A.M.C.—Chathan! the Club in the First Division and a win against the R.A. to-day censure. The suggestion was ab- TENNIS PLAYERS' BRANDY Road.

Rallway v Radio --Railway.

the R.A.F. In the Third. Their following their defeat at the hands horrent to us.

Tennis players fréquently resort of the Police last week. They! "But, with the knowledge of some to champagne, or, in the last net of RA.O.C. R. E.-St. Joseph's. match with the Club should be should be a goal better at least. of my fellow-directors. I decided to strenuoua match, JA.F. V

A klass Road 4.15).

Borderers-Chatham very evenly contested although 1

Lent the effect of the dope on my brandy. This is particularly fa- To make way for a friendis x Helf. am inclined to favour them with

voured by French players. ture between the Borderers and In win.

The Club will be without South China the league game be

"It was certainly remarkable. the Services of L. G. Robertson, tween South Chinn "A" and Club

1 became unusually roused and excited and I felt livelier and | who is returned to the handling de Recrcle has been postponed,

stronger. These feelings, too, (K.O. 4.15 p.)

game, and his place will be taken This will be the last meeting be

died away gradually, and I was Police v St. Joseph's-Kowloon, by Tavelin, who played on the leftween the two teams, and there

not conscious of any reaction South China "A"

I hope Tavelin football.

is promise of some really good or ill effects. Recreiowing last week. T

South Chinn will be re- Caroline HDI.

"I reported the result of my test will play better than he did against presented by: Wong Wing: Land-the concoction was thrown South China "A" last Saturday Tin-sang and Lau Mau; Leung In-down the drain." when the Club went down to the chan, Leung Wing-chlu and Lee

Kwok-wni; Tao Kwni-shing, Wongj tune of five' goals to lle Mei-shun, Fung King-cheong, Tam

SUNDAY

FIRST DIVISION.

SECOND DIVISION..

(K.O. 2.40 p.m.)

THIRD DIVISION.

one.

East Laticas, y R. A.--Chatham gave a very mediocre display then. Kong-pak and Ip Pak-wn. Road.

Baldwin is to play on the left) flank. In the Third Division the Club should have no real difficulty in accounting for the Airmen.

(K.0. 2.45 p.m.) Rocrelo v East Lancs--King's P'urk.

Police R.AS.C.-Kowtoon. CHARITY MATCH Borderers v South kuapon, 8.46 p.m.

WEEK-END

South China "B" are making no changes in their team to oppose the Navy at Caroline Hill.

Pardoe Not Going Until

China-500-improvement during the past two

The Navy have shown marked Next March

HOCKEY

TO-DAY

CAER CLARK CUP C.B.A, Y.M.CA.-King's Park, bo. 3, pan. C.B.S. 3,15 m.

H.K. Ladies--C.B.A.,

FRIENDLIES.

or three weeks and it would not surprise mo to see them chalk up

a win. South China have yet to lose a game. The Navy have minor alteration in the disposition of their team, Pyecock replacea | Bowers at right back and Wear- | mouth has been brought in to the exclusion of Stanley at outside left.

KOWLOON ATHLETIC

The plek of Sunday's games will be that between Kowloon and the Athletic. With the inclusion of Wilson, the Norwegian interna- tional, in the centre of the inter- medinte line their chances of success are enhanced but I think it

H.K.S.R.A. v Incogniton-Mur- in too much to expect them to win. ina. 4.30 p.m.

Punjab's v Lincolns-Marina. Bliss, who played at centre-half They might, however, force a draw. p.m.

SUNDAY

MAMAK

inst week will move over to left half, while Whitehead will play at outaldeleft in place of Lee, who In indisposed. It is doubtful whether Fung King-yu will be a starter at, 12th. Battery, outside left for the Athletic owing H.E. v United-Marina, 4.15 p.m. during the

to the ankle injury he received game on Monday Whitehall K.LT.C.-4.16 p.m. against South China "B".

St. Andrew's v R.A.-Marina, 4 p.m.

LUCKY BREAK FOR R.A.

Thanks

to

an overladen ship, some Hongkong football personalitics will not be lost to local sports circles as early as was once ind.cated.

It is now learnt that Capt. Fleetwood, hon, secretary of the Royal Artillery Football Club, and Pardoo, the Gun- ners' centre-half and captain, and an erstwhile Interporter, - who were due to -sail- for Gibraltar during this month, nave been ordered to remain in the Colony until next March as the boat in which they should have sailed, has no further accommodation.

This means a great deal to the Artillery, for Pardon has been the team's inspiration the field, while Capt. Fleetwood has been its guide and mentor off the field

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ADMISSIBILITY This revelation raises the ques- tion of how far stimulants are per missible in sport,

of

French athletes have also given up training on beefsteaks and now diet almost exclusively on sugar in various forms.

Athletes find, however, that any addiction to drugs gives them a career as brilliant and as short as that of a falling star.

Where racehorses are "doped," it is generally done during the course of training and not immediately before a race.

Occasionally at a point-to- point meeting a former may bo found who relies on giving his horse a bucket of stout before a race.

Alcohol is sometimes given to greyhounds, but it would be against the rules to give it to a racehorse. Greyhounds are often found to Jack Petersen, the British and Improve with a mixture of port Empire heavy-weight champion, wine and raw eggs in their diet. always has a battle of cham- but this, too, would be regarded as pagne in his corner. But he dope," and is not allowed by the does not drink it; his head and authorities. face are bathed in it during the Intervals.

Football teams often have batt a

LOCAL HOCKEY

Pinying on the Navy ground at King's Park yesterday in a Mamok hockey tournament match, H.M.S. Suffolk met and defonted the Royal Army Service Corps by three gonls to one.

CBA, WIN

Alcohol does not come within the category of fair training methods for animals.

POLO CLUB MEETING

NEW GROUND AT KOWLOON

The Young

Mr. D. L. Newbiggin was elected Sikhs Association Ilon. Secretary and Capt. G. B. Port Lurned out eight players in their

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friendly encounter against the Central man, Field Manager, at the annual British Association, with the result Keneral mesting of members of the that they were easily beaten by four Hongkong Polo Club held in the board clear goals. II. Pearre scored one room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson while Shanley MacNider secured the Co. Ltd, last evening, with His Ex-

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In the chair, The following will represent the cretary, Capt. J. A. Jordan, that the It was announced by the Hon. Se- Radio "Cosmos" hockey team in a new friendly hockey match against 11.5. be taken over by the Club on Mon- new polo ground at Mongkok would Wild Swan at Caroline 11 at 4 p.m. day next. to-day:Gurdial Singh: Singh and W. J. Chanson: A. Goaveys, members, a sub-committee

Following a discussion among the Karnail Singh and Chan Singh:

wan ap-

Jaggest

Bhagwan Singh, Surfin Singh, Awtar Pointed to consider the question of Sirch, Attar Singh and F. A. Kemp erecting stable accommodation at the (Cnetan). Reserver:--Lo So and were elected to serve as the sub-com- new ground. The following members N. Osman

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St. Andrew's Club played amittee:-Mr. D. L. Newbiggin, Mr. drawn friendly hockey game with K. Bousfield and Capt. R. B. Fort- the Police yesterday afternoon, both sides scoring one goal. A. S. the chairman recorded an expression During the course of the meeting Bliss scored for the Saints. The of gratitude to Capt. J. L. Jordan and game was played on the Police to the South Wales Borderers, who Training School ground.

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