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MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1935.

CHAMPIONSHIP

Shocking Shield Semi-Final

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usual spectacular, but he too lost his head and paid the penalty.

LOCAL YACHTING

TENNIS

TO-DAY'S

Corinthian Series With PROGRAMME

Ladies at Helm

Gull, nailed by Miss J. G. Mackie, won the "A" Class ovent in the Royal Hongkong Tacht Club's special Corin- thian race series, with Indies at the helm on Saturday afternoon, when who beat Jose (Misa M. Larasen) by 44 seconds over a 3-5 miles course. As already indicated the Athletic Mrn. W. G. Gerrard secured third opened strongly with a succession of prize in Carpenter. rads, but the forwards refused to The Heron, plloted by Miss N. Sirius (Mrs. P. shoot, aryl slowly South China found Bilderbeck, beat. their feet and began to make the Finlay) by 10 seconds in the running. It was from Yeung Shul-"Y" and "G" Class, which yic's perfectly placed corner that Rohona (Mrs. Cooper) secure third Young put South China ahead and prize. they field the lead until half time.

It was the second half which con- tained all the incidents. It started with Lai Shulwing netting in the first three minutes. The Athletle were lured into a desperate type of game and after some very question- able tactics Ho Chor-yin caught the when he deliberately referee's eye

kicked Lee Shek-you after being beaten for the ball.

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Mrs. Cowan won comfortably In Diana from Miss Kirke in Ariel in the "H" Class event.

EXCITING EVENT

All Night Race Won By Mr. Manning

HO KA-LAU AND T. A. PEARCE

LEONARD'S TASK

(By "Veritas")

To-day's tennis in the open Singles championship does not promise anything thrilling, but a couple of interesting games are down for decision. J. W. Leonard, who was fully fonded by A. L. Sullivan in the first round mocis D. M. MacDougall the Civil Service player to decide right of playing 5. W. Llang for the fourth round.

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Leonard will probably win this afternoon but cannot expect to have: things his own way as incDougall in a better player than his records sug- gest. If Leonard elects to favour a net campaign he may find himself in the teils as MacDougall is strongest off the ground, possessing useful shots on both hands.

An all night race for cruising This left the Athletle with ten men yachts, begun at 6.30 p.m. on Satur

day, was won by Mr. F. C. Manning and encouraged Trang King-ki to put at the helm of Cutty, in the slaps his side further ahead. Then followed time of 10 hours, 20 minutes, 44 ed Mak Sul-hon's dismissal, I think seconds. Mr. H. W. Dulley was for something he sald rather than second and Commander D. Orr-Ewing

T. A. Pearce will have a splendid what he did, and this left the Athletic Third,

opportunity of revealing his roal with nine.

The courte was around Lantau qualities against He Ka-la.

his Island and Tonk Ku Light, a dia drst round engagement Peurco

WILA tance of 63 miles. Tonk Ku Light highly impressive and he will do well is on an island to the west of Castle to repeat his net storming tactles to Peak.

Ho

CULMINATING INCIDENT

Leo

The culminating point came when Wong Bhek-ping, finding an opening

Of the twelve starters, eight de- day. Poarce cannot beat Ho in a along the touch line raced down the cided to go south about, and the re-baseline duel, but on aggressive at field to the South China corner flug maining four, Skylark, Maire, Cutty tack may force the Chinese player into was tackled, but remained in and Monsoon chanced the tide errors sufficiently to send the match possession дл thon

Kamthrough Capahulmun Pass. There to the advantage set. literally leapt at him with both feet. four junt succeeded in getting H. D. Rumjahn ought, not to be Wong immediately acrambled to hit through before the tide turned and very much extended by Iu Tak-cheuk feet and hit at his assailant, who ran the light wind carried them to the and that he will qualify for the fourth back to his goal chased by the in-south-west corner of Lantau by 2 round in atraight sets is fairly cer cerned Athletle player.

The same can he arid of E. C. tain, The South about contingent, all Fincher, who meets his youthful club At this the crowd swarmed on to more or less together, rounded about colleague CrusFord, in the

secund the playing area with players and an hour later. In spite of having round. At any rate the match should spectators joining in a general scrim- the tide in their favour almost the serve as valuable experience to Craw- mage. This left the Athletle with whole way back, the Southerners ford, who is a young player of no elght players and South China ten, falled to make up for the time they little promise. while the game had degenerated into had lost in the light, winds on the nothing but a farce. Nevertheless, outward journey along the south side with order somewhat restored, playof_Lantau.

a.m.

IDEAL STAND COURT

wan continued, and before the close The southern contingent contented

The stand court is now in perfect Chan Chun-wo broke through and keenly for the first place for them- condition. In fact it looks better this scared,

selves, not knowing that the north-year han ever before, and the quarter- jern division was ahead of them. finalists are assured of playing under

ideal conditions.

HOW THE NAVY

WERE BEATEN

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lead. At one time the attack Was

The programme in the open champ-

CLUB FADE OUT onships is somewhat restricted this

OF SHIELD

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week, "due in oiți case to the appear- ance on Thursday of Kho Sin-keu, who will give exhibitions on the stand court, and also by the preference being shown for club events by which means It is hoped that these will be conclud- ed ahnultaneously with the champion- in danger of becoming disintegrated, portunities but could do nothing but Howlett pulled it together in tricky movea by rank bad passing is scheduled together with one in the right. I apoilt himself after some

To-morrow one match in the singles masterly fashion. The Engineers were also well served by their wingers, and Forrow was much too far back doubles, while at present no open to be of any value in attack. Bick Intter's perfectly directed shot which ford, as has been stated, was over

put the team into the final.

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shadowed by the best half back on view.

The half backs performed quite The Navy were first-rate in mid-creditably, as they always to, in defence, but their efforts to assist the |fsid-and-their--approach-work-bore-a- forwardi

distinctive stamp. But when it came made the mistake of skying the ball; were appalling. Skinner to shooting they were "all at sea. Duncan was all at fault in direction, Ryan, Banstead and Bennett all

and Robertson seemed unable to obtain made attempts, but very bad one sufficient time and room to get in his

a little passes. lucky; generally though it was sheer bad marksmanship which deserved) only one fate. Betts and Beard were xound in defenca and Lancashire was the pick of the hall backs. All of the forwards performed well up to a point, and all of them very badly after that point.

BULL IN CHINA Shop METHODS

Thursday and Friday.

To-day's programme is:-

OPEN SINGLES

Second Round

E.C. Fincher · v A. Crawford D.M. MacDougall v J.W. Léonard

Third Round

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H.D. Rumjaha v In Tak-cheuk. Jo Ka-lau

v T.A. Pearce

SPORT ADVTS.

Gamble's "Buli in China shop" methods of defence were more success- ful than one would have expected against such a nippy set of forwards, but it was chiefly Strange who re lieved the dangerous altuations, his THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. Dodds put the Navy ahead in the timely covering work often robbing first half when he cut in and drove the Pollee of many promising open- past Selleck with a fast ground shot.lings. After this Dodds tried to shoot every time, which is a buil mistake for any winger, and doubly no when that winger is erring in direction,

By Order,

The SECOND EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather Rodger's goalkeeping was excel permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY lent, and three times he saved in masterly fashion from Stephens, on Saturday, 23rd March, 1935, Each shot would have found the net commencing at 2.00 p.m. The Engineers were denied the had not Rodger been alert.

The First Bell will be rung at equaliser until well into the second half and then Darby netted with a

If Strange had not made a mistake 1.30 p.m. terrife drive which hit the under-halfway through the first half which neath of the

cross-bar.

permitted Green to slip through and Full time was called with the teams beat Rodger on the goal-line the game! on level terms, but almost from the might have ended in a goalless draw. restart the Engineers accured the Although they were more impressive winning goal. Creagh who had run the move, it cannot be said the in from the right wing received a Police looked very much more potential Pass from Callard on

goal-scorers than the Club. But the opposite Strange made the mistake, and it in alde of the field and, taking deliberate to Green's credit that he seized the nim beat Phillips with cruas shot.

fine

opening to win the match.

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary, Hongkong, 18th March, 1935.

MRS MOTONO

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