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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH.

LEAGUE LEADERS Badminton

TO MEET The Amateur

S. CHINA "A" FAVOURED FOR A WIN

(By "Linesman")'

afternoon.

Cup

MISFORTUNES OF

THE NORTH

The

The F. A. have completed arrangements for all the rounds in the competition The pick of the week-end proper of the Amateur Cup, matches in the First Division will to be decided in the second without doubt be that between the two South China teams when half of the season. they meet at Sookunpoo this dates fixed are January 12, Although the South China "A" First Round; February 2, team, potential Senior Champions, Second Round; February 23, Round; March 9, are starting favourites, the "Third team are taking no chances. The Fourth Round; March 30, are making only one change in their alde, Yu Wah-hing coming in Semi-finals; April 13, Final. at right back in pince of Tong In the past, the first round of Kwan, who is out owing to a knee the competition proper has always Even Yeang Sui-yick, been played on the second Satur injury. their right wing player who was day in December. Last season, married on Thuraday has post- the first round was decided on poned his honeymoon so as to be December 9, and the dates for the

remaining rounds then able to take part in the match.

January 13, February 3, February 24, March 10, and April 21.

Ip Pakwa, will return to the "A" team ranks for to-day's yamu and with his Inclunion Tay Kwee- filled the who has Liang

will vacancy. during his absunce take up his-, usual position nutside left.

THE TEAMS

at

wero

The change this season has been mude beranse it was considered wise to confine the competition proper entirely to the second half

of the season,

are

League

RECREIO "A" MIXED

DOUBLES WIN

The Club de Recrelo "A" team defeated the Fire Brigade by seven- garnes to two in their mixed doubica Badminton League game on their own courts yesterday scores were us evening. The under:

Miss G. D'Almada and' J. J., Remedies (Recreio) lost to Mr. and Mrs. Shute, 8-21; boat Mira. Cope lond and W, M.-Smith, 21-3; beat Miss Weir and E. Greenwood, 21-8.

Miss D. Rebeiro and M. Oliveirú (Recreio, beat Mr. and Mrs. Shute, 21-18; beat Mre. Copeland', and Smith, 21-10; beat Miss Weir and E. Greenwand, 21-2.

Misa M. Silva and E. de Sousa (Recreio) lost to Mr. and Mrs. Shute, 8-21; bent Mrs. Copeland and Smith, 21-14; boat Miss Weir. and Greenwood, 21-7.

PONY AUCTION

LOW PRICES. AT YESTERDAY'S SALE

sum

of

were

SATURDAY, DECEMBER

Yeung Sui-ylk, South China's bri- liant right wing, and Interport trial player, with his bride, formerly Miss Leung Sao-ying, after their wedding at the South China Athletic Associa tion's

pavilion on Thyesday. (Photo: Ming Yuen).

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AMERICA'S CUP

·LOCAL SOCCER PROGRAMME

TO-DAY

FIRST DIVISION

(K.O. 4 p.m.)

1934.

South China "B" v South China "A"-Caroline Hill

Pulice v Club-Kowloon. R.A. v Navy-Sookunpuo,

SECOND DIVISION

(K.O. 2.30 p.m.)

Fusiliers v Kowloon, Cluby Bouth China-Club. Athletic V Eastern-Athletic

(4 p.m.).

University v Lincolns-

St. Joseph's (4 p.m.)

ley.

THIRD DIVISION

(K.O. 2.30 p.m.).

R.A.Q.C. V.R.A.F-Happy Val-

- Recreio v R.E.-King's Park:

Railway East Lancs-Railway. Radio Fualliora-St. Joseph's. Police Lincolna-Kowloon..

SUNDAY FIRST DIVISION

(K.O. 4 p.m.}

St. Joseph's v Recreio-Caroline Itill.

Fusiliera v East Lancashires-- Chatham Road.

Lincolns Athletic-Sookunpao.

SECOND DIVISION

(K.O. 2.30 p.m.)

Navy, v East Lancs-Caroline Hill.

R.E. V KA-~~Sookuñpoo.

THIRD DIVISION

(KO. 2.30 p.m.)

Wonderful Stag, which has won many races here and in Macao, fetched the highest price yesterday at a publie roup of race panics held by Messrs. Hughes and llough at the Hongkong Jockey Club stables, The In the draw for the first round $320 was paid for her.

Altogether about 30 ponies of the Amateur Cup, the North has

offered for sale, among them being a subscription Australian been decidedly unfortunate, for number of The teams will be as under:

have never SEQUEL TO PROTEST South China "A": Wong Wing; their strongest challongers to the griffins of 1935, which

race.. Two panics,

BY SOPWITH Li Tin-sang. Lau Mau; Leung in South for the trophy have to meet participated in a

South Bank willtron Duke and a bay griffin (E23) Chan, Ldung Wing Chiu, Wong each other, Mee Shun; Lee Kwok Wai, Taoj entertain Stockton; Marine (Liver-were sold for $260, but apart from

Ip pool) have to visit Northern No- these, prices paid were fairly low. Kwal Shing, Tam Kong Pak,,

The following is the full list of mads, Yorkshire Amateurs Pak Wa and Tay Kwee Liang.

Zera, $210; Banquet Hall, $45; South China ""Yong Wah drawn away to Rawmarsh Wel-nien sold at the roup:

View, Kat; Chung Chi. Ying, Yo Hing fare, and Stanley United will be Gay Butterfly, $130: Fair

Leather, 8110: Co- Yuen; Ye Wah Hing, Lam Takat home to Willington. This mis- $70; Heli for

"Had any disqualification arisen to disqualify the Endeavour for fall- Po, Lee Kam; Yeung Sut Yick, fortune, in so many of the best Ship. 180: Colombo, $110: Australian Lat Siu Wan, Tsang King Ki, teains being drawn together, con- pony (No. 24), $106; 'Vriday, $140;

Sun, from the fourth America's Cuping to observe Rule 30, dealing with jaiderably weakens the chances of Empire Day, $100; Morning

uvertaking. Cheuk Shek Kam and Li Sik Yu.

the North recapturing the trophy Sun Bold Commander, $140; Bay race, it would have applied to the Griffin (E 23). $250; Dinty, $110; from the South, as they must lose

(No. 7), $180: City of Brisbane, four of their strongest combina Hurry On, $130; Australian

Bishop $166; Rosy Morn, 8110; Iron Duke, tions in the first round.

Ferryhill Athletic. 8250 Wonderful Stag, 3320; Racing Auckland, Shildon, Whitehall Printuries, and Pride, $105; Ironsides, $200; Iron easy Age, $110; Young Conqueror, $130; Guiseley,

Subscription Griffin (No. 33), $110; King Warthy, $110; und Soldier of Fortune, $140.

have

The Police-Club game this after. noon is also expected to produce sorcer of a high order and the points may go lo either side. Pote. Hunt will not be seen in action, but Gamble will take his place again at right back while Skinner, in the centre of the intermediate matches, so they should qualify to line will have Hynes on his right, represent the North in the second The Polleo are playing a standard round. of soccer such as they have not Horved out for a long time. They are not making any changes in their eleven,

The Navy arc

TESTS FOR Southern teamS

The Southern clubs in the draw have been more fortunate than away to the those of the North. Dulwich Artillery and should win by a Hamlet, the holders, will meet

Horsham, at Dulwich. Wimble margin.

Against the Recreio to-morrow don have a fairly easy task at St. Joseph's will field the same home. Barnet, with choice of team as went under to the Guanera, ground against Lowestoft Town, last week, and although their new. and Leytonstone playing at home comers will probably have settled against Leavesden, should not ex- down to the play of the Saints perience difficulty in advancing to after last week the Iteerelo should the second round. Leyton, on pull away with the two points. N. their own ground, against Gorles Beltrau will return to the centre ton, should also succeed. hall position to the exclusion of Gonzalves who was brought in last week,

I favour the East Lanes to beat Lincolns the Fusiliers and the against the Athletic in to- morrow's first League programme.

The Southern teams given the f hardest matches are Enfield, who visit Golders Green; Kingstonian to Metropolitan Police: away Woking, at Bromley; London Cale donians at Ilford; and Nunhend at Muidenbend. I present form is maintained. the North in

the second round would have · nine Midlands two, strong teams

SERVICES' GOLF and the South teen really good

clevens, including the holders,

East Lancs Second In Recent Competition

Signals were given second place in the Handicap Competition with a score at: 12 down.

With reference to the Inter-Unit It is now revealed that this was a Competition at the recent United Serlerical error, and that it was the East. vices golf meeting at Fanling. the Lancashire Regiment who were secund Royal Engineers and Royal Corps with a senre of 12 down.

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Explaining the manoeuvring before the start, the Committee decinrod that the Endeavour had failed to keep out of the way of the Rainbow, which bbed and luffed smartly under the ends of the Endeavour's bows. This appeared necessary in order to avoid a serious collision.

TO-DAY'S RUGGER

Final Race Selections

CLASH

NAVY START

FOR TO-MORROW'S FAVOURITES

STEEPLECHASE

(BY "CAPT, FOSTER.")

final

The following are my selections for to-day's Race Meet ing at Happy Valley:

1.1 RACE.

Widnes Mouche Roundhead.

2nd RACE.

Racing Pluck Burgomaster. Wakefield.

3rd. RACE.

Punch Soldier of Italy The Goat

4th RACE.

The Loafer

. Red Leaves

Kung

51h RACE.

Tom Cobley Winchester Stax Skewbald Grifin.

CRICKET

SOME OF TO-DAY'S TEAMS

AGAINST CLUB

(By. "Linsam")

There is promise of some really fina rugger this afternoon when the Club and Navy meet for Triangular Tourney honours at Happy Valley.

The Navy have a strong XV ib the held and the showing of the side which opposed the Club "A" on Wednesday has enabled the selec- tora to atrengthon the weak links. They will start favourities today but I do not think they will record. a very large margin of points.

Forbes will be at the base of the serum, in which position, he is always a delight to watch with Webster of the Cornwall as his partner. The Navy will, however, miss. St. Clair Ford and have brought Hammett in at wing three- quarter. With this change Cmdr. Our Ewing has been included in the pack.

Lammert makes a welcome re- turn to the full-back position for the Club, the threes being Mc- Gilchrist, Robertson, Hutchinson and Rigg, an effective combination who have shown up well. in the earlier matches this seasoя.

Turner and Mecke will be work- Ing around the scrums again. Munro is out of the pack.

The game will be refereed by Major

11, M. J, Mcintyre and the line-ups will be:

Club: G. P. Lammert: W. II. B. ligg, G. Robertson, J. Hutchinson, 11. R. McGilchrist: M. W. Turner, H. C. Meeke: A, F.. Walkden, W. E.

The Club de Recreio cricket teams are meeting the Civil Service C. C. Peers, D. A. Cumming, I. II. Brad- in friendly matches in both Divisions ford, S. II. Garrot, G. A. Stewart, D. this afternoon. The senior sides of MeLellan (Captain), J. C. Miller.

Nuvy: Sto. Marsh (Suffolk): Suli, the two clube will play at PL. Diggie (Kent), Lt. Cheyne (Med- Valley and the Park

Endeavour and not to the Rain. nbow," according to the Race Com mittee's report, submitted to a

Juniors at King's meeting of the New York, Yacht

way), Surg. Lt. Benson (Medway). The very dent with Mr. T. O. M. The

The following will represent the E. A. Hammelt (Phoenix); Lt. Web- Club de Recreio seniors: 11. A. Alves, ster (Cornwall), Lt. Forbes (Phoo (Modway), Sopwith's protest on September 2

The Committee, after recounting

The Committee adds it had been A. Prata, A. F. Pereira, G. Anix): Comdr. Roome

Guterres, L. JE R. A. Gulletley (Cornwall), L the reasons given to Mr. Sopwith why his protest could not be con-reliably informed that the internation Guterres, A. P. sidered, declared that just before the al character of the race alone had Guterres, P. M. N. da Silva, F. J. Evans (Suffolk), L Collard (Ad- Lt, Kelburne (Falmouth), Lt. Comdr. start, the Committee observed what prevented the Rainbow protesting be-Remedios, E. M. L. Soares, H. Aventure), Pay Lt. Sowman (Kent). it considered a fnu) by the Endeavour. fore the start, owing to the agrée Barros and A. V. GORATO

The Junior Eleven of the Club de Whitfe. (Falmouth), Full notes were taken in expectationment between Vanderbilt and the Cup

HI, Carvalho, A. E of a protest by the Rainbow, and the Committee that proteste should be Recreio will be composed of the fol- Ewing (Tamar). unanimous opinion was held that the avoided an matter of policy, lowing: F

Noronha, II. A. Noronha, J. W. Committee would have been forced Reuter.

Barnes, H. M. Britto, C. N. Gosano, R. M. Silva, C. F. Osmund, E. H. Carvalho, A. A. Itemedios and A. J. Butato.

The 1934 report of the L.T.A. shows that the total number of clubs affiliated to Sentinad, Wales, and the county Associations of England is 2,477, an increase of 95.

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HOCKEY

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The

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The Hongkong Hockey Club second Craigengower Cricket Club in their eleven met the Radio Sports Club in friendly-game-with-the longkong a friendly hockey match at King's Cricket Club on the latters' ground Park yesterday afternoon, the fast- their afternoon: A..B. Hamson, U. score being a goalless draw. M. Omar, E. W. Bradbury, A. T. Club did most of the pressing and

were unlucky not to find the net. Lee, J. Leonard, Esmail J, L. Youngaaye F. K. Lee. Sparrow, F. R. Zimmern and J, R. Luke.

The Club, whose team Included C. L, Gregory in goal, P. H. Senior and J. E. Putter of the senior eleven, Th eClub let XI will be A. W. opened on the aggressive, Senior send- Hayward, T. E. Pearce, A. C. 1.ing a fast shot over the bar. E. C. Bowker, G. E. Dunkley, T. A.Fincher also had hard luck with a Pearce, G. R. M. Ricketts, H. Owen shot from close rango which U. B.

Souza cleared well,

In the second half, Surgin Singh Hughes, H. W. Baines, L. T. Ride. J. W. Pole Hunt, G. R Divatt.

ran through an several occasions, but The second team, who oppose was met in good time by Gregory..

on the Botelho and Flowerdew put in some Craigengower Juniors latters ground, will be:-J. E. good work at back, Towards the end Potter, L. D. Kilbis, J. Stern, G. D. R. Flowerdew, E. McMahon, H. J. Armafrog, G. E. R. Darch, R. S. W. Paterson, J. A. Ritchie, G. A. Milbank, J. Hunter.

R. A. Wood sent in several good centres which Senior just failed to

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