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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 17, 1938.

Army Scores Convincing TOUCH AND GO NAVY CRICKET ELEVEN

Hockey Victory

Over The Navy

First Round Match In Triangular Tourney

(By The Pligrim")

Army defeated Navy by four goals to nil in the first round of the Triangular Hockey Tournament The at Sookunpoo yesterday after a fast game. soldiers triumphed because their defence was sound and their forwards showed greater under- standing. Brilliant moves were initiated from the centre by Licut. Hook, the Army pivot, who was outstanding.

was more

From

Anny the bully-off, the attack

convincing and though the Navy nt through when Kennedy shot wide, the Anny were 16 ainutes, back again and within

Nerain Singh, with a lucky reverse- stick shot. Found the net, Fl. Lieut. Millor having the misfortune to de- flect the ball into his own goal.

by

Soon after, a brilliant move

obtain Hook NOW Indarjit Singh

tu poszerzion sund Nerala Singh through, and the last-named beat McBride with a grand file: hot.

Ten minutes later, Indarjit Singh, in another praiseworthy effort, ent Nerain Singh through once more, and the latter again scored to give the Army a three-pl} lend.

NO NAVY METHOD

At this stage there had been no scheme in the Navy vanguard to catch the Army defenders napping; but the defence was given a strend- ous time. Ft. Lieut. Miller, at centre-ball, and Lieut. Carr, at left work spoilitig good back, throughout the first half.

At the beginning of the second period, the Navy began to give as inuch as they had taken,- but their forwards were finally subdued by the Army defence, in which Stickley, af left back, was sound and Carter, his! partner, le inferior.

Continuing to press, the Army went further nhend through Indarjit Singh, who displayed a fine bit of oppurtunism when he nipped in to eore the fourth gol aller McBride had left his charge and had mistimed a learance.

LITTLE UNDERSTANDING The Navy attack tried hard but they failed to score. Their failure may be attributed to the forwards who could not develop any under- standing or smoothness in ottack. Surg. Lieut. Miller was a speedy left-winger but, like the rest of the line, be indulged in too much first- time and wild hitting.

The winners were best served by who Wetton, Hook and Fraser,

half-back formed an impregnable Une. The Markenzie-Kennedy and Indarjit Singh partnership on the and right flank was as effective splendid as the Portab-Nerain Singh combination on the left. The latter pale played with elaracteristic dash.

It was a hard ganie, played at a terrific pace under the control of Messrs. R. Henderson and E. Hussain, with full paints going to the better all-round team.

SELECTIONS FOR RACES TO-DAY

Silkylight To Win The First Race

(By "Captain Foster")

There are eight races down for fo-day's meeting and my selections wire as follows:

HONGKONG AUTUMN

CHAMPIONS

sukylight Confusion Bay

Expression Time

LAGGARDS' HANDICAP

Able Amazon Ilanger Derby Day

TARDY HANDICAP

Rose Jane Lurky

Harvest View

QUEENSLAND AUTUMN

CHAMPIONS

Courting Eve Centre Court Strathroy

DILATORY HANDICAP

Plain View

Ebony Idol"

Royal Highness.

HONGKONG SUB-GRIFFINS AUTUMN CHAMPIONS

frkke

Salvage Master

Plet Ilch

LAST CHANCE HANDICAP

A Great Tim Cape York

Violet Queest

FINALE HANDICAP

Tabby Cal Weaning Sea Dragon

DAILY DOUBLE EVENT

Plain View/A Great Tine

DASH FOR HOME

IT'S TOUCH AND GO! A member of the Chinese Baseball team dashing for the home plate agalust the Machine Gunners in the Softball League. Harold Wing hee, the catcher of the Gunners, is at the ptale waiting for the ball which can pist be seen on the right of the picture,-Photograph by Jaffer.

Here

And There With "Abe" Soccer League

League Begins Second Round Matches

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Begins

Mixed Double Badminton League

University And St.. John's Win Ties

TO

LOSE SEVERAL OF

THEIR BEST MEN

H.M.S. Birmingham Due To Leave Colony Shortly

(By "Ë. Abbit")

Before dealing with the fixtures for this afternoon I want, before I forget it, to thank the University Secretary, : for sending me a Cricket Card. On looking through my list I find that I am short of a Craigengower Card, but whether I have lost this, in which case I apologise, or

I whether I have never had one I am not quite sure. should be most grateful if the Secretary of C.C.C. will for- give any shortcomings, if they are on my part, and will - send me a card.

So for as I can make out the Navy and Craigengower are playing this

pity that alternoon. It is a great with so many good cricketers in port, the Navy fixture list has had general blanks, but it is no foult of theirs as they are in the most awkward post- tion, never quite knowing who they have, or rather, who they are goingt

have at a given date. I have alreatly mentioned hose awkward is for them to have all the fixtures in the League starting from January, by which time so many ships will be away, I believe, that Birminghani iniling and it will be indeed hard to lose their star batsinan. Manners, who, to my way of thiolding is by K. L. Yong and Miss U. Khoo beat B. far the best bat out here at the pre- 11 satis to me also E. Lee and M Razn 21-10; beat 11. sent the. Fletcher and Mrs. Castro 21-14; Deat rather unfortunate that the Club and Tune at Mila Doushey 22-6.

to the mixed doubles of the Badmin fo Lenggu last night, University Kowloon Tong 9-0,

binat

P. R. Hut and Miss A. Chan beat Lre the Army have a friendly on the and M Rora 21-5; tea: Fletcher and Club #round exactly one week be Mrs. Castro 31-10; beat Tsang and Miss fore the Club and Army match Danshley 21-18,

C. K. Lee and Miss J. Anderson beat the Triangular Tournament. Still, it

and Miles Rosa 21.: heat Fletcher cannot be helped. I suppose. Mrs. Castro-1-18 heat Trang and

TAIKOO V. ST. JOHN'S Taikoo lost to St. John's 1-3. A. Keown and Miss H. Summers beat N.

O-DAY teams in the Hongkong title fight, at the same time posting TO-DAY in content, the second half of their fixtures. National Boxing Association plus an Most clubs have completed their additional US$5,000 as a side first-round matelies, but there are Louis that he will knock out the others who have one or two games Brown Bunker. He gives Louis outstanding.

China "A" South

until February 9 to accept his chal-

Miss Donchley 21-0. Galento obviously hurled his Novy, Middlesex and South China lenge.

The First Challenge beruse of the recent * the four leaders in Division, have finished the first half necemeal that Louis would raret

their programme and occupy John Henry Lewis, present light-smiths ned Miss V. Cave 21-13: lost to F. positions in that order in this set-heavyweight champion of the world, if Kwak and Miss N. Yardley 3-21; lost

time tion. The two bottom teamns are for the heavyweight title some Kwong Wah and St. Joseph's who in January. The Lewis-Louis bout bave only four points euch. While will be a novelty in that it would the prospects of the former are not mark the first all-negro heavyweight the title fight in the history of boxing. particularly bright. those of

but sports scribes are of virtually Saints are distinctly promising, as I understand that amongst those who unaninious opinion that the fight have signed up for them are A. V.itself would result in a slaughter of Lewis and would not draw enough Gosano,

C. N, Beltrac anci

old Interporters, in the way of cute receipts to pay Remedios, three who are bound to strengthen the side training expenses. considerably, Remedios holds the

dual honour of having played both Scarcity Of Fighters

for Hongkong and Shunghai in the Interport series. Week-End Games

HEN South China "A" opened

THERE never was a time in the

D Kwik und Mrs, Wilson 12-21.

Incidentally am wondering whe- ther there is any chance of the Army match being carried on over Tucs day the 27th-the Triangular Tour nainent mittels I mean. Both days R. Main and Mrs. Mekle Inst to Smuth are holidays and it seems rather al Miss Cave 13-21: lost to Kwok and pity to fosen chance of two full days At Eardley 8-21, lost to Kwoft and Mrs. cricket, though, of course, it is pos- Why 27-24,

1. Hecken and Mrs. Main lost to Smithsible that the Army will not be able Mits Eardley, 1-21; last to Kwok and as they are playing the Navy on the and Miss Cave 8-21: lost to Kwok and to get away for that game, especially 20th and 20th. I would mean tour Air, Wilson 10-21.

days undisturbed cricket. It is just possible that I may be able to check ap on this before these notes go to press,

PRESENT STANDINGS

history of the ring when public OF TEAMS

are

"A" DIVISION

GOOD TUSSLE

A match which should be very well fought out is that between the

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Eric Boon Knocks Out Crowley

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London, Dec. 15. In a fight for the. British lightweight championship title. the Harringay. - Arena fos right the challenger.. Eric Boon, 18-year-old blacksmith's assistant, knocked out the holder, Dave Crowley, in the sixth round. Reuter Bulletin

very quick 20 or 30 when he is it

the mood. I see the Navy are dur to visit Craigeagower at the Valley although it is not in the Navy card. Billimoria is down to appear again, and also apparently Omur is turning out again. On paper Craigengower would seem to have a very good side but the Navy have always a useful team, especially will: Manners to hold up the batting. Without him I should not think much of thele

chances,

SECOND DIVISION

Of the three matches I have men- tioned above, Army two, IR.C. and K.C.C. second elevena are at home to their opposite numbers, vis a vis the first livision. I am inclined to think that these three teams I have men- tioned, have good chances of win ning, though admittedly the matting

INC. and Recreio at Sookungno. In at Sookumpoo may not prove suf- fcient handicap to prevent the view of the excellent showing made II.K.C.C. second from pulling it off. interest in the fight gone was na

by the Recrelo against the Hongkong It is to-day. Curiously The following are the present great as

st on the bowling. Wir programine against the hugh there has ever

enough, although

standings of the various teams in the Club, I cannot help thinking that They have a fair side, but are a bit they should stand quite a KOUL

see with interest at there are Royal Scots, they won by the over known, there are fewer well-known Badminton League:

chance, If they can reproduce their two garnes. The Police being at whelming margin of 10-0; but if they boxers of real class than there were;

form. But the .R.C. are a bad side home to the Diocesan Boys School, think they are going to have just and that

to Games

beat, especially at home, and where there should be un excellent is probably why John as easy a match to-day,

P. W. L. F. A. Pls. suppose it will end in a drag during same, and the University are meel- Lewis, a light-heavyweight really, entirely mistaken. While it is free-has been chosen to fight the Brown University "A"

semi-darkness. I hope that sooner ly admitted that the Scots

Bomber. You have only to scan the Chinese "y nothing like as good a side as the roster of fighters more or less well- | Beereio Caroline Hilt men, they are now a known to the public to discover how University "IP" difficult team to beat, as their few boys of class there are. After King's College very. League record will testify, Never- you mention Joe Louis, what other theless, a win for the leaders seems great heavyweight is there worthy of distinctly" indicated. Perhaps the the name?"

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"D" DIVISION

St. John's

33 7 11-

12 I 17

Games P. W. L. F. A. Pts. 5 5 - 43 2 10 St. Andrew's "A" 5 1 37 8 # Kawloon Tong "A" 3 Chung Kah

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LADIES'

DOUBLES

Games

the Police and Eastern at Boundary All After Louis Streel. The latter. Won Is they liked when the teams met earlier in the season, but with the inclusion of Chinese players in the Police team, UT all the Baers, Barfunds, Farrs. Recrea

Novus Galentos, Pastors

and Kowloon Tong "B" 3 Fasters will Arid things So Lovells are after Joe Louis. Recent- Wanderers simple. Navy ought to repeat their y Mike Jacobs tried to find a suit- & S. Home success over Kowloon, and Middle-able opponent for the champion by

V.R.C. sex should beat Club. In the only a series of heavyweight climination St. Andrew's P League Kaine

for arranged to- bouts. However, though every ham morrow, South China" "D" shaukt and bean fighter wanted to meet take two more points at the expense | Louis, they did not want to meet one of Kwong Wah.

For Charity

the

the

Two very

another. The uns figured they

would be assured of a rood state and Recreia "A" that they would lose no prestige even Recreio "B" if they got knocked out by Louis; .M.C.A. but no two has wanted to meet St. Andrew's each other for the dubious privilege of meeting Louis. Jacobs held and who the quite rightly that nnybody

teams have been ling

BRADMAN SCORES A CENTURY.

MIXED

P. W. L. F, A. Pts.

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3 1 2 4 21

4 4 32

Games.

DOUBLES

P. W. L. F. A. Pts.

44 - 33 3 33

3 2 1 16 IU

4 22 13 23

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ĮLETTERS TO THE‡ EDITOR

or fater Clubs will arrange; at all in the Central British School. Here again there should be an excellent events on the Island side, to draw nghi. stumps at 5.30 in December.- Il cer- tainly is no test of cricket to struggle

on in the dark.

SUNDAY GAME

1

On Sunday the Crulgengower side With At the Valley the Civil Service are is due to meet the Volunteers. at home to the K.C.C. but I hardly the exception of H. Owen-Hughes, think that the advantage of the home who I fancy is not going to play for

round will be sufficient to enable them this year (this subject them to win. They iniss Baker des correction), the Volunteers have un perately, not only for his own bowl-excellent side out, though I am not ing, but for the contrast ne gives to entirely sure how strong Cralgen- other bowlers on the side, He also gower will be. It should be a good is quite capable of knorking up Kamme.

SURPRISE BEATING

OF FORMER CHAMPION

McGrory K.O'd

At Cardiff

IN 4 MINUTES

undoubtedly have been given the chance to meet the winner early in the New Year.

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The knockout was sensational in Its unexpecterness. After good first

raunst of close Aghting, McGrory was Aghting strongly in the second when James landed a good left book which sent the Scot reel- Swansea, Nov. 21.

inj. James followed up quickly, and, after a similar punch, swung a One of the biggest surprises in right which caught McGrory's un- guarded chin, McGrory erumpled British boxing for some months and fell, taking the full count.

MCGRORY'S WEAKNESS

NE of the best games of Uie sou

on is in store for those who visit Caroline Hill to-morrow to see charity match between Hongkong Football Association and refused to fight a worthy opponent Reercia

wouk! be automatically eliminated University Chinese Amateur Hongkong Athletic Federation in aid of the de- from further consideration, and he Kowloon Tong pendants of the Inte Stiu Chak-wing into the game.

has taken steps to bring new faces (St. John's

Hence the match Talkon chosen by the respective bodies, fellow-negre, Lewis.

arranged between Louis and bis chielly because they are auxious to raise a good sum of money for the family of the unfortunate player but also because the match will be ha nature of an unofficial trial, with one eye to the proposed visit of the Manila team. Up to now, nothing definite has been decided regarding the visit, but local oMcials are already looking around with the view to picking a team in ease the Manila players do come. The 1.K. F.A. team is a representative one, including several players from the Services The teams are as follows: II.K.CA.A.F-Pau Ka-ping: Mak Stu-hon, Lee Tin-sang; Soong Ling- sing. Leung Wing-chlu, Hsu King- shing: Tang Kwong-sum, Fung King-

defence, Close of play scores in the Shef-League has been mooted for some the former featherweight chamaya been an Impetuous disregard of and his proneness to this eheung, Lee Wai-tong, La Shiu-feld Shield match between South lime, but no concerted netion appears

contender for the particular type of punch was shown Australia and New South Wales to- to have been taken so far to bring pion and a wing and Hou Ching-to,

sustained a fractured this matter to Hongkong PA--McAllister; Wat-day were:

a head, probably

"lightweight title, was knocked ja ir a fight with Chris Foran, of through lack of initiative. May 1 Sheehun; Honeywell, Dixon,

Liverpool. Strange: Grogan, Leonard, Fowler,

make up for this deficiency by re- Hunt and Bickford.

of space in out in just over four minutes of questing the courtesy your columns wherein to invlle representatives of all hongs interest boxing by Ronnie James, of ed to get in touch with me as soon Swansca. as possible.

The Inck of playing felda is, I be-

Non.

Challonge Issued

For South Australia In Sheffield Shield

South Australia 363-3. (Bradman 143, Badcock 130 not out),

Against Queensland, Victoria made 35-1.-Reuler Bulletin.

SOFTBALL LEAGUE

FOR HONGS

"

occurred here to-night when

Sir--The question of the form Johnny McGrory, of Scotland, The Scol's chief weakness has al Iton uf an Inter-Hong Softball

when he

In his recent fight with Crowley McGrory boxed with magnificent speed and skill. Its lack of defence Was still obvious, however, though Crowley had not the punch to take advantage of 1.

TONY GALENTO, leading Now

McGrory recently defeated the Jersey.contender for the heavy-

M. C. C. MATCH ·

Dave Crowley. James less than two years ago was weight championship of the world,

leve, one of the handicaps, but I present champion, FIIYSICAL TRAINING IN THE ARMY—Amiciani Instructors of

has thrown down the gauntlet to Joo

Pretoria, Dec. 18. refuse to belleve that this difficulty with ease on points at Earl's Court, the most promising lightweight in Physical Training of the Indian Army undergoing a Refresher Course in

and it was expected he would get the country. He appeared suddenly Louls in what the boxing world has Playing against the M.C.C. South-is insuperable. Physical Training at the Garrison Gymnasium. Mount Austin, under Major come to recognise as characteristic ern Transvaal had noored

a fight for the championship when to slip into a lower grade, but it in 117 for

F. Ozorto. al the IL. B. P. Hopkinson, Riße Brigade (P. T. Ofoer) and C. S. M. I. Pacy. ntyle. "The Beer Barrel That Walks two

Crowley's match with Erie Boon was evident that he is among the chal- close

Hon. Soc. "A.P.C. Shells”, of play.-

C/O Shell House.

made. McGrory, however, would lengers ngala, D. B. Army rhysical Training Staff Instructor-Photo by King's Studio. | Like A Man" challenged Louls to a Reuter Builetto,