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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY,

NOVEMBER

19, 1938.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS VERY UNIMPRESSIVE

Badminton Notes

By "The Bird"

UNDIGNIFIED START TO THE 1938-39 LEAGUE CAMPAIGN Teams Unwilling To Meet So Early In Competition?

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No NOTHING' could be less dignified should the Council find it impossible or more inauspicious than the to include the S, and S. Home in the start of the badminton league season league this winter, the team would last Monday, when both matches appreciato same friendly matches) were postponed in the "A" Division, with

local clubs, preferably,

while on Wednesday only two of the course, of "B" Division standard. four B" Division games were ful- Alled. This behaviour hardly sup-

ports the boast by clubs that en-WANDERERS, In their league de

thusiasm for badminton Kreater Unn ever. The reasons for the post-8-1 ponements were, in some

bul on Wednesday inst, lost

to the champlons, St. John's

vague and disconcerting, hinting that opinion

the teams were not willing to pit display, this team is likely to become

skill against their enrly in the season. enrly truth

Players who took part last night in the Mixed Doubles Badminton Learns match in which the Club de Back Row (left to right):-T. F. Recrelo defeated the University by nine seis to nil on the former's court. hip Yong. J. J. Remedios, K. L. Yong, M. A. Oliveira, P. K. Hul and L. A, Carvalho.. Front Row:-Misses 3. An-

derson, M. Ribeiro, U. Khoo, M. Silva, J. Choa and O. Ribeiro,—Staf Photographer.

ases. Cathedral, get, in the considered of several who saw their challengers for the so one of the chief each other 10

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inile. At the moment the players- this is in all of them individually first- what actuated some of the nearly

of match play ex- postponements (Incidentally made rate are short inast casually) it reflects no credit perience as pairs. This is an enom-l ots the teams concerned, and should ous disadvantage in a game where Uke partnership merli tie close attention of the Bud-understanding,

language in contract bridge, is so minton Asociation,

vital. Once, however, they have be come a team of three pair, instead of six players, Wanderers will be very hard to beat. It is interesting to note that T. J. Ong, the former ures in Y.M.C.A. player, figures Chinese Y.M

team, and other well-known the

LEST

there should be any mis- understanding about the fore- going it should be pointed out that no reason was given officially for the postponement of the Univeralty "A" v, Chinese Y.M.C.A., mintch on Mon-players are S. W. Liang, C. Y. Yung

for the Kowloon Tong "A" day v. "B" encounter on Wednesday; dat King's College could not play the Recreto on Monday because of and sickness among their players, thint St. Andrew's could not fula their home fixture against Recreio on Wednesday because It is impossi- Smith, by far their most punishing

ble for them to use their court on that evening.

and J. S. Ho. The future progress of this team will be watched with considerable interest.

T. JOHN'S Cathedral, although deploring the loss of G. A. player of last season, had no cause with the per- to feel dissatis3ed

the Wanderers formance against TN the meantime, for the sake of and the result, at least, was highly IN

left hand returns, usually league badminton alone, it is to encouraging. Frank Kwok, with his i

made so late that the direction and shot is concealed in this unhappy habit of postponing arength maiches simply because it suits until the last second, and R. Bevan, them. It does not make for orderly torceful and enterprising inade

in the

the very useful No. 1 pair, while Peter league programme, is bound to enuse Wilson and Norman Smith have But the Life congestion of fixtures at the end clearly made great strides.

secret of the Saints' success was their officially

appointed season with a consequent extension, which ability to extricate themselves from dora

bo hoped that teams will not persist

progress

of

fulfiment of

of the

petitioning to help the league com- unpromising positions and to tur

of

CLUB RUGGER FIFTEEN

Open Mixed Doubles

Tennis Results

Meeting in the first round of the Colony Mixed Doubles tennis championships. Omar Rumjahn and Miss R. Rumjahn defeated Captain C. H. R. Hyde and Miss Abraham by 6-4, 6-3 the Indian R.C. courts yesterday.

on

.n

and is, in any case, taking apparent defeat into victory. In

advantage rather mean

the many of the games the home players bye-laws. While the rule trailed until the double figure stage watches to be postponed by was reached, then they came up from

by is obvious behind with splendid runs, making mutual arrangement, it is that the spirit of the law means only full use of service. The team, quite under

exceptional circumstances which do not permit of one or both obviously, will be among the leaders

aldes turning out. This should not be interpreted to mean that because a team, or teains, do not feel like playing, they can postpone games to suit thele own purpose and con- ventence.

WIT

WITH

when next March arelves.

closeness

not

the

On Thursday, Lt. Commdr. N. Kennedy and Miss Madge Griffiths beat Tsui Yun-pui and Miss Yeung Wai-bun by 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.

RECREIO PLAYERS START WELL

BACK AGAIN TO

FULL STRENGTH

Splendid Match Promised With Army At Sookunpoo

(By "Fly-Half")

For their game against the Club to-day at 4.15 p.m. on the Army ground at Sookunpoo, Army are playing Lt. Chiverall on the left wing, where he will be outside to Lt. Gudgeon, his regimental partner.

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K. W. Sulter. R. G. L. in Army eircles, possessing as he Oliphant, C. M. Stark, E. W. Stout, does a very deceptive manner of run-W. B. Richardson, A. J. G. Taylor ning which leaves the opposing man and 11. W. E. Heath.

Chiverall is in a class by himself Watson,

on

A XV.-J. Brown: D. B. Nelson,

in doubt as to which side to tackle him To-day nuch will be expected

G. S. Wilson, E. Taverner, F. M. from him and Gudgeon.

Thompson; D. Hynes, R. Rutherford; Army

appear to be relying teism partnerships, as they are play-G. M. Marrs, J. S. Dunnett (Captain), ing two

R. E. men on the other wing. W. Burton, G. J. P. Carey, E. C. in Artingstall and Waite. Army will Luscombe, B. O. M. Deane, W. G.

sound three-quarter line (Schnabel and J, Redman,

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XTREMELY creditable was the debut of Chung Wah, a team which includes Leung Pak-cheung, formerly of Kowloon Tong and the and a few players whom, I eve, have had

grent ex- 1 further proof was needed re-have "B" Division teams already perience of league badminton. This garding the strength of the Club de which may be relied upon to do some facing a lengthy programme of makes their 7-2 win over the V.R.C. Recrelo in the Mixed Doubles Bad-damage this afternoon provided Bos

a belated all the more brilliant. Nevertheless, minton Lengue this season, it was feeds them regularly. 16 matches cach, comes

last Army forwards have already this the forilicoming at King's Park application from the Soldiers' Home for admisalon to the

of the match.

when the Portuguese play-year shown what they are capable of, sus= | cr's division. The application will be V.R.C. pairs had been able to

day it will be interesting to see how dealt with at a meeting of the Bad- Lain

ad-tain pressure, they would assuredly sity, winning by nine sets to nil. minion Association Council on have reversed the result. Fisher and

Once again the ease of Recreio they fare without him. The material Friday next. Meanwhile

it should Rumjuhn, for example selted both victory was due in great measure to is there; so it has only to be brought be explained that it in not the fault games which they lost, while Ulrich the support given to the men by the out

Xavier the S. and S. Home that they put and

forced also

Leung ladies, Misses M. Silva, M. Ribeiro in on

a selled entry so Inte. Apparently and Liang to a

game.

In fact and O. Ribeiro, all of whom played when the entry list was open cir- there was nothing to choose between very well indeed. cumstances pointed to the Home

the teams apart from Chung Woh's being unable to raise a team and all ability to finish stronger. Some of On the other hand, the University relatively poor displays during the hope of entering the league was the V.R.C. team appeared to suffer ladies, Misses Khoo, Choa and An-last few Saturdays. Henderson comes in at scrum-half, where he should abandoned. Subsequently, however, from nerves, especially when the derson, were rather weak. Lack of it was ascertained that it would be fesues went so fight, and in more practice was apparent not only in add strength to the attack, whilst in possible to turn out a tenen regular- than one game they fell away badly ly, which accounts for the Inst- after playing finely up to the crucial minute application.

Sailors and cold figures give no indication of vele roughshod over the Univer with Lt. Wallis leading them. To

Incidentally,

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A very close game was seen nt Kowloon Tang where the home side just managed to beat St. John's by the odd set.

BACK TO STRENGTH

Club at Just return to really full strength, and should reverse their

and at

SELECTIONS FOR RACES TO-DAY

Silkylight Should Win St. Leger

defence, his powerful klek will be

(By "Captain Foster") useful to relieve pressure.

In the absence of Butcher

down for There are eight races Grieve Cessford,

is retained stand-off where he should have the to-day's meeting and my selections

of his ineasure

vis-a-avis. Mac-are as follows: Grath returns to the full-back posl- The three victories scored by Ptton. Carruthers is given one of Fletcher and Mrs. Castro, of Kow-the inside positions where his tack- loon Tong, and the three defeats lint and strong running will be found sustained by S. Newman and Mrs. Penny, of St. John's, swung the bal- ance over to Kowloon Tong..

Detailed results:

RECREIO. UNIVERSITY

At King's Park, the Club de Recreio defeated the University by nine sets to nil. Scores:

useful.

Oliphant and Salter return to the pack, Saler was greatly missed last week-end and to-day should gain more than a 50 per cent, share of the ball. Oliphant's weight and height will add force to the pack.

With Club possibly having the best of the set scrums, they would appear to have an advantage, possessing two M. A. Oliveira and Miss M. Stiva players in Greve and Bldwell cap- tries provided they (Recreio) beat K. L. Yong and Missable of scoring

U. Khoo 21-16: brat P. K. Hund are given the slightest opening.

Miss J. Choa 21-0; beat T. F. Yong and Miss J. Anderson 21-15,

To counter-balance this, the Anny will possibly have the best of naele the line outs and loose mauls, so that these

J. J. Remedios and Miss O. Ribeiro movements originating from (Recreio) bent Yong and Miss Khoo sources may win the game for the 21-10; beat Hut and Miss Chon 21-7: Army.

beat Yong and Miss Anderson 21-18.

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L. A. Carvalho and Miss M.

10c. for 10

Ribeiro (Recreio) beat Yong and Mias Khoo 21-15; beat Hul and Miss

55c. for 50

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KOWLOON TONG, ST. JOHN'S

JUNIOR GAME

Club "A" entertain a Navy. XV at

Chon 21-7: beat Yong and Mins 13, p.m. as a preliminary to the prin-

cipol

with Anderson 23-10.

game. Nuvy,

their abundance of players, can be relied on to field a strong fifteen and with Club "A" strengthened by the return of several players, a very keen game should result. It will be noticed that B. O'M, Deane is making a come-

At Kowloon Tong, the home team defeated St. John's by the narrowest possible margin, 6-4. Scoren;

P. Fletcher and Mrs. Castro (Kow-back after a year's absence. loon Tong) beat D. Kwok and Miss

P. McCaw 21-13; beat F. H. Kwok

CHADWICK BETTER

and Miss Eardley 21-8; beat 5. New- It is understood itni G. K. Chad- man and Mrs, Penny 21-2.

wick's shoulder Injury has responded

turn

F. Tanng and Miss T. Gonzales to treatment satisfactorily and it is (Kowloon Tong) lost to Kwok and hoped that he will be able Mias McCaw 19-21; lost to Kwok and out in about a fortnight's time. That Miss Eardley 14-21; beat Newman will bring him back just before the Triangular Tournament games begin. and Mrs. Penny 21-8.

F. S. Ko and Mrs. Roza (Kowloon Tong) lost to Kwok and Miss McCaw 7-21; lost to Kwok and Mlas Eardley 15-21; beat Newman and Mr. Penny 21-9.

The Club sides have been selected; as follows:

1st. XV-M, W. MacGrath: D. H. Stewart, H. D. Bidwell (Captain), M. G. Carruthers, H. van Leeuwen;| W. E. Grieve, J. R. Henderson; K. A.

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SHUM CHUN HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION)

Tampa Bay

Scenic View

King's Lead

NEW BRIDGE HANDICAP

Katinka *Astco

Ranger

HONGKONG ST. LEGER

Slikylight

Confusion Bay

Jober

SHUM CHUN HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)

Amberley

Hose Jano

Bistro

CASTLE PEAK HANDICAP (FIRST SECTION)

Coronation Day

The Leopard

NEWCASTLE HANDICAP

A Great Time Brutus

Murray River

TAIPO HANDICAP

Cape Comorin Wenning

Lancashire Chap

CASTLE PEAK HANDICAP (SECOND SECTION)

Flybynight

Meteor

Araxy

DAILY DOUBLE EVENT

Coronation Day/Cape Comoria

DASH LACKING IN GAMES OF RECENT WEEKS

NAVY AND MIDDLESEX TO CLASH TO-DAY

(By "Abo")

WHAT is wrong with South China "B" these

days? The dash which carried the team to the championship of the League and to the final of the Shield last season is now completely lack- ing. Looking at them last Sunday when they played Eastern, it was difficult to believe that they were the same players who had carried every- thing before them last winter.

On the other hand, South China “A” are going great guns. New life seems to have been found, and the players are combining so well together at the moment that few teams in the League will be able to give them trouble.

Their record so far is extremely "A" last week still rankling, the good: 12 points from seven matches Club may not start too confidently is not bad. The Middlesex so far against Kowloon to-day. Several have been the only team to upset changes have been made. In the them.

Club side. Young Keown, who has been giving consistently good dis- Following hard on the heels of plays in the junior team, has been South

Chinn "A"

are the Royal given his big chance at right back: Navy, who have many players from. Bulpin is included at Inside left: whom to choose this season.

So far, Ernie

Strange is put back to left won five of their half, while Drown moves up to in- the sailors have seven matches, with one draw and side. right. I don't know how these one defeat, giving them 11 points changes will work out, but only one behind the Caroline change will be an improvement on

men. Third

on the table are the Middlesex, who have nine points.

the diurday of last week.

any

THIS afternoon these two teams STARTING the season with a 16-0

clash ot

Causeway Bay, and thrashing by South China "A", the should provide the best foolball of Royal Scots have been showing a the day. It has been a peculiar gradual Improvement in their recent feature of the

Middlesex's football matches. Although they have won this season thai while they have only one match so far out of eight played very well against

nxtures Chinese

completed, they have been teams they have not been too im- beaten only twice, no fewer than pressive in their games with non-five games having been drawn. To- Chinese

sides. For instance, last day, unless South China "B" can weak against the Royal Scots, they score goals, the Scots may bring off should have won fairly comfortably, a victory. This may be too optimis- but their forwards could not shoot. tie a view to take, but nevertheless, The sailors are a better team than here's luck!

Middlesex will probably

the Scots; and this being the case, beaten.

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GIJAPPY Days are Here Again" is gel the tune being sung by

WITH the 7-0 defeat they received at the hands of South China

Ernie Stranre returns to half-back line.

the Police who, afler Ave consecu- tive defeats, have won their last two encounters. The inclusion of Chinese players, of course, has had a lot to do with the improvement. From a ragged team, the Police have become a side with method in their play. They are still at the bottom of the table, but if this form is maintained, they ought to leave the cellor berth very shortly.

SOUTH Chine "A" ought to be able to sit tight in the lead this week-end: to-morrow they play Kwong Wah, which should be A cinch. The other senior match to- morrow is that between St. Joseph's and Eastern. to be played at Causo- way Bay, The Chinese appear to be much the better team and should take both points.

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