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Brilliant Batting By Anderson

D.

HITS 150, TAKES, FIVE FOR 47

THE

Hongkong Golf Club A. J. DENNIS BECOMES JUNIOR CHAMPION After Thrilling Match With T. B. Low

In a very interesting match ot Happy Valley yesterday, A. J. Den-

J. N. Anderson, Kowloons won the final of the Junior Bec- tion Championship, Royal Hongkong Cricket Club all-rounder, was in Golf Club, by beating T. B. Low great form at the University Cricket at the 38th-hole. ground yesterday when Dr. L. T. Rido's Xi met and beat the Phoenix XI in very high scoring match by 178 runs.

Opening the Innings Anderson was not dismissed until the score reached 297, of which he claimed a brilliant 150, including no fewer than 47 fours. In the Phoenix innings he took Ave for 47

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Dr. Ride's XI scored 340. A. H. Rumjahn going in No. & hit the tired bowling to the tune of 81, in which were 16 boundaries..

Apart from a gallant 93 by B. L.

Gosano and 23 by L. II. Tan the Phoenix team gave very little re- sistance to the bowling of Anderson and the others. Gosano had 18 boundaries in his Innings.

MANILA SHARES

The following opening quotations and closing business done quotations of the morning session were received by Swan, Culbertson & Fritz from their Marila office:

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Dennis was two up at the end of the first 18 holes and, in winning the 19th, appeared to be in a good poaltion. Low, however, held on grimly and squared the match.

hole Dennis again led by one with four fo play and then ruined

rare chance of winning by 2 and 1. He took three putts at the 35th and with his second going out of bounds on the last hole, the match was again squared.

The 37th was halved, and then Low, somewhat unluckily, lest the

30th.

BOCEY (PAR) POOL,

In the Bogey (Par) Pool played over the Old Course at Fanling during the week-end, R. Young (6) and R. II. B. Hancock (11) both finished ono down, to tie and divide the pool.

MACAO MUCH THE BETTER XI

(Continued from Pape 8.) Gonsalves, the Hongkong skipper, Mrs. N. presented his bouquet to Pereira, while the Macno Captain .1A 21% made his floral presentation to Mrs.

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SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

The football was put up for auction and the hammer felt to 11.E. the bidder. The ball the Governor as

Marco Antonio was kicked off by Barbosa, son of H.E. the Governor. HOME TEAM SUPERIOR Hongkong ftelded Lewis at left 2 half in view of Dewell's unavoidable

absence.

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The Fourth Extra Race Meeting will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday, 24th April, 1937, commencing at 2,00 p.m.

The First Bell will he rung at 1.30 p.m.

By Order,

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From the outset, the local side dis- played a pronounced superiority. In less than a minute, a penalty was awarded Macao which Collato con-

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Inside

·HONGKONG' TELEGRAPH.

HOW THEY STAND IN THE TABLES

RIFLES NEARLY

CHAMPIONS

Below will be found the week-end local league football results, together with the revised tables.

DIVISION I

R.U. Rifes Kowloon F.C. H.K.F.C. Athletic

Results,

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MONDAY, APRIL

19, 1937.

THE MAN WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BECHER'S BROOK

Romantic History Of Former Grand National Rider

But for Martin Henry Becher together, Tommy organised the racca the world's most famous jump and owned the horses. Becher rode !might still be only "Brook No. 1." them-usually to victory. 3 Could romance and legend gather round a name like that? Instead, known happily as Becher's Brook, it has new stories added to its lore with each Grand National that is broadcast, writes Alan Fox Hut- chinson in The Field.

5 Eastern Ath. "1 S. China "A" 0 St. Joseph's 1 HK. Police

League Table

Goals P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. R.U. Rifles 24 17 8 4 04 24 37 5. Chipa "A" 24 14. 5 .5 57 23 33 5. China "B" 23 12 5 6 50 35 29 Seaforth H. 22 12 4 0 48 38 20 R.W. Fusiliers 23 11 5 7.48 32 St. Joseph's. 24 12 Royal Navy 25 11 Recrelo..... 22

22 0 Kowloon F.C. 259 Eastern Ath. 24 8

H.K.F.C.

23 0 Athletic

25 4 Kowloon Ch. 22 H.K. Police. 24 2

DIVISION II

Results.

R.U. Rilies Kowloon F.C. H.K.F.C.

54 20 43 18 47 18

0

0 Eastern Alh.

2 R. Engineers

R.A. Lyemun

0

In every hunting country and

Point-to-Point course there is at least

ditch and a

the

once

From 1820 to 1640 he was known as

In the first St. Albans Steeplechase, in 1630, he was second. In the next year's he rode Wild Boar to death and was almost involved in further bloodshed that evening when a Lon- which he and his don lawyer claimed the room in Farmer duel was Becher, were sleeping. A

were father, old Fa averted friends warning

untruthfully--that the lawyer-quite

had shot three men; one fence called "Becher's." The though probably if a meeting had oc

curred the challenger really would word has become synonymous for a have suffered some injury, for Becher

Yet every year tho

the was immensely powerful and history of Captain Becher sinks deep-beat a coulheaver in open battle in er (with that of Captain Boycott, an- Blackfriars Road. other of our tongue's enrichiers) into oblivion. all his feats there is only one that never can be forgotten the most resolute rider in England and that, ironically it happens, is and was in such demand that in one almost the least glorious of his career. fortnight alone he hacked more than 700 mlies to keep engagements at Often it supposed from the im-

long and portance that has since attached to it various meetings. In 1834 began his glorious association with that there was something especially Captain Lamb's Vivian. 1830 WAS a his foll of his from busiest year. In heroic about that

bezldes many It Captain Childe's Conrad In the first bus

Won the first Grand National, the race of 1839. successes on Vivian, he

Liverpool Steeplechase the Grand Actually It has become famous simply National's predecessor on The Iron because it appealed to his uproarious Duke and the St. Albans on poor old who dropped dead after Goala For their, delight in it there were passing P. W. D. L. F. A. Pt. several reasons. To begin with, the also, he rode several

France. Royal Navy

races in 25 22 2 1 120 20 40

and comical fall in itself looked

RETIREMENT FROM RACING R.W. Fusiliers 24 18 4 2 90 22 40

In the nature of a "voluntary."

Early in the 1840's, 'and soon after R. Engineers 23 10 10 09 32.33

Daxon nt

at the his

had named Becher's Brook, Lying second to 26 13 6 0.67 37 32 South China

37

brook,

refused (or, according he retired Conrad

from

race-riding, but for Scaforth H. 23 13 6 5 00 37 31

rall) a time was actively engaged at The reports, breasted the RA. Lyemun 24 12

12 €

to some

rider Hippodrome, and, without failing, shot his

a disreputable miniature R.U. Rifles. 23 13.3

over his head into the water. To

that steeplechase course

made RA. Scutters 25 7

emer hiticous for the residents of Notting on with, that water was extremely Ch. Police 25 7

" and "cold without,"

the convivial Hill until they succeeded in

In having Kowloon F.C. 24 7 3 14

nuisance. Later Athletic

Martin's preference, when at the it suppressed as a close of a day's racing he took the still the captain had the worst acci vice-chair at an inn ordinary, was dent of his career, and, as in the known to incline markedly towards case of many another famous rider, of brandy. Final-It was while taking a quiet hock. He "hot with city

of those who never | had ridden an old more, out into a. could understand a joke until it had field at Denham when she reared un- been repeated several times, it was expectedly, his thigh being broken in exactly the kind of exhibition he had the resulting fail. often given before

5 Kowloon Ch.

7

A

2 Chinese Police 2

R.A. S'cutters Athletic

League Table

H.K.F.C.

..

25 7

05 17 24 4 10 24 02 10 Eastern Ath. 25 18 35 109 10 Kowloon Ch. 22 2 4 10 29 01

friends as the best joke of the year. Grimate post. In that summer,

8

ly,

DIVISION III

Results.

Liga Portuguesa 2 RW. Fusiliers 2 0 Kumaon Rifles 2 Recreio R.A.M.C,

2 R.AS.C.

ก RE.

League Table

It was evident as play proceeded that Mocno would be hard to beat Ably supported by the intermediate line, the forwards pressed repeatedly from the right flank. Colac inter left, and Rego, right winger, changed manoeuvres with

with agility

and speed. It was as much as

39 Hongkong successful re- could do to put up a sistance to such brilliant attacks.

The fine work of Hongkong's de- Police (C)

led by Splers, centre-half, should have heraided attacks on the Macao citadel, but the forward line Iacked understanding with the result that there were mostly long bouts of midfield play,

fence

ence

R.A.O.C.-

Goals

for the

Was

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AN OTTER OR A MANT For nearly a

decade already it had 5 been a tradition that if he did tall it should be at a water-jump and, as "The Druid" tells us, his was "such an amphibious existence for nine or ten seasons that quiet householders who rend of him almost weekly for six months of the year began to have grave doubts whether he was an otter

P. W. D. L. F. A.PL, R.W. Fusiliers 25 20 3.2 108 22 43 23 18 1 4 77 19 37 L. Portuguesa 24 17 3 4 83 38 37 On

when Hongkong Seaforth: H, occasions

23 15

3 5.82 20 33 pressed Lee, Macas's alert custodian, RA

22 15 1 0 60 34 31 displayed his cleverness. Macao consolidated its position when Badar- Kwong Wah. 23 12 5 0 71 45 29

R.A.M.C.

RAF.

22 12 2 8 50 45 29 inside left, converted a corher. H

22 10 1 11 53 43 21 Recreio Thereafter Hongkong fought de-

R. Engineers 23 8 terminedly to reduce the lead and R. En

23 0 2 15 33 80 14 was rewarded when Summer, Inside St. Joseph's

24 5 3 16 28 71 13 right, secured a fine goal during a scrimmage close to the Macao goal

mouth.

In-

Shortly before half time Brewer, Hongkong's tight winger, was jured in the face and Duffield re- placed him after the interval..

VISITORS IMPROVE Although the visitors settled down to offer better defiance and more vigorous attacks the second half was on the whole, undramatic. Gonsalves fed the centre from his right wing

position but the opposition averted

dangerous moves by Harrison.

Macao harassed the opposition lime and again . Following

corner for Hongkong, Guerreiro, centre for- ward, all but placed Macao another goal up with a splendid sold effort when he broke through the Hong- kong defence. Fortunately, however, Bramwell in goal, made a clearance.

Hongkong endeavoured strenuously to equalize before close of the game. three minutes before the final Only whistle, a perfectly placed shot by Gonsalves, gave Hongkong a fine op- portunity. The ball come too low, however, for Lam to head and too high for Harrison to kick.

team and Macao played well as with such understanding that it would be almost unfair to

culogize upon Individual merit. Nevertheless, special mention must be made of Lee in goal whose splendid anticipa- tion inspired the utmost confidence for the side.

R.A.S.C. Kumaon R...

22 2 1 10 23'95

or a man.'

a

Throughout his life, as he had told Lord Waterford in connection with the great 1,000-guineu match he won on Vivian against that "Mad Mar- quess" on Cock Robin, he was a poor hals retirement grave man, and on doubts arose on how he was to be

his maintained. Fortunately storica and boisterous language at the inn dinners, where, even racing, he would preside 'till morning, had made him immensely popular, A

songs,

before

post was found for him as a sacks Inspector on the newly-opened Great Northern railway. The work was

To add to that uncertainty he had achieved renown as a swimmer long before he came into prominence night, but it did not much appeal to of his him. After a while his wife inherited cross-country rider. One 14 50 57 17

earliest swims was at Ostend, where a small legacy, and on that, with he was stationed with the stores de- beard by then bleached to white and

he withdrew to partment of the Iron Duke's, Waterloo curly whiskers, 24 4 1 19 30 118 D Police (E).. 22 3 1 18 25 821

army. When the time for bringing Malda Vale, where he died, aged 67, home its mules and horses came he on October 11, 1884. Police (C)

attracted further notice by swimming them ashore on ropes at Ramsgate. In 1833 at Dunchurch, when

baldeston on Grimaldi was matche against him on Colonel Charritle's Napoleon, the course included the in flood, and the Squire warned can't him: "I don't like water. I

race swim like you." During the both riders were submerged. Becher came out so cold that he asked for coroner, but, after changing, went

FLOOD-LIT COURT

Proposal Discussed

A

At C.R.C.

be

proposal that food-lit and covered tennis courts, a swimming pool and a bigger club house erected was put forward for con- sideration at the annual meeting of the Chinese Recreation Club yester- day. The Chairman, Mr. H. S. Mok being away in Canton, fr. Ng Sze- kwong took the chair and there were over 30 members present,

Lem

Secret Bouts.

Planned For

J. J. Braddock

into the Lem again. hunting with the Pytchley and fell World Champ To Have

Years earlier during

Pepping-Up Fights

The fights would be held in secret so that there could be no possibility, however remote, of the champion losing his title in a surprise defeat. It is true that in a secret battle there but to the champion and his mana- would be no purne and no "gato"- ger, Joe Gould, cash receipts are not so important as being in iiptop con- dition, and unchallenged possession of the title, when the time comes to moet challenger after a long absence from the ring.

a ruin with In which he took the Atherstone, No

Miami, Florida. · part with Johnny Newman (who later

Two secret fights are planned slept. a night in Jack Mytton's coffin

heavyweight while it was awaiting that unhappy for the world Shropshireman's corpse in the Fleet champion, James J. Braddock,

be jumped wall into a river; After considerable discussion, it rescued his host's daughter, Miss as part of his training campaign was generally agreed that the scheme Augusta Harrison, of Beechwood, for the defence of his title had little chance of being carried whom the current had swept from her against either Max Schmeling or out owing to the uncertain future of horse; saw the end of the hunt; and, Joe Louis in June.

drip- the ground.

his celebrated beard still with Another proposal that ladies be ping, bound up the broken arm of a allowed to join the Club was also

boy who h

to who had tried follow him over made, but it was decided to

park. leave some iron railings into a the matter in abeyance until the Born in 1797, Martin Becher was Club has more tennis courts. The the sooo, who had become a farmer of the former officer possibility of obtaining permission 31st Foot who from the Government next year to in Norfolk, and at a very early age extend the Club's ground to the ad- he was sent hunting with the local joining one at present occupied by Harriers on a pony no other boy in the stables was mentioned.

the district could control. At about fourteen

he entered the Army's The quality of the game was re-

Storekeepers Department, by sixteen markably high and there was not the

he was on active service, in charge Blake slightest suspicion of a

in

of field equipment, in Spain. His re- Macao's win.

tirement from the department, not Amongst the Hongkong players, In commemoration of this, the first lon

long after Waterloo, was followed by Spiers was outstanding. He seized big soccer match between Macao and some precarious years as a horse opportunities to

a handsome silver break up the op- to the Hongkong-Foot-over thirty before steeplechasing came ordination back to where

cup dealer and horse-breaker, and he was served the forwards was attack and posing brilliantly. The

bucks had many ball Association. Mr. D. Kossick and into fashion in the last year of George

more M hectic moments and Willis did

IV's life. J. H. Lawrence were also re- the

SUCCESSFUL RIDING of trophies than shepherd

on his share to sharing darkness, Consideration of their devotion to the

At that

time "the Captain"—a cour- only a hurried sight-seeing tour of fostering of football, between Macao tesy title Mr. Becher had acquired the city was given to the visiting in- and Hongkong. Mr. F. P. da Silva by service in the Duke of Bucking- terporters directly after the match, received a splendid silver shield as hum's Yeomanry-was living with, The interport dinner followed in the an award for his services to local and, indeed, on Tommy Coleman at Victoria Restaurant,

football affairs. Each of the players The Chequers, afterward The Turf, and the reserves of the day's game Inn at St. Albans; thus, Tommy being were also presented with a watch-fob "the Father of English Steeplechas

ing," the fome of the two men rose appropriately engraved.

PRESENTATIONS

Before the presentations were made Dr. Adolfo Jorge thanked the Hong

and kong footballers for their visit toasted them beartily. Replying, Mr. Carter Secretary of the I.K.FA spoke briefly of the merit of football

C.

played

ho

in Macao. He applauded the Macao players

for the clean game they had and

hoped that Macao would even meet a full First Division side at a subsequent fixture,

Other prominent speakers were Lleuts. Macedo Pinto and Barros da Cruz Messra, F.

D, P. da Silva, Kossick, J. H Lawrence, Henrique Nolasco, Sr., A. F. Batalha and the captains of the opposing clevens. in his eloquent address, Batalha referred to the need of free quent encounters with Hongkong for the standard of Macao soccer to im- prove. It would contribute to the

Mr.

friendship of the two colonies whose mother countries had been the closest allies for many years.

WATSON'S

Was

"Braddock hasn't fought for almost two years," Gould told a well-known New York sports writer here. "He has kept in good shape boxing and doing road work, but that is not enough. To get his timing and co-

*** when he beat Baer he must do some actual fighting. I'm going to get` two tough guys for him and put on two real fights.

inclined Boxing experts are

to scoff at this plan of Gould's and ex- press doubt that the two secret fights will over take place. There is too much at stake, they say, to risk Braddock receiving some bad injury, cut eye, in a a damaged hand er "back-yard scrap."

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