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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 12, 1939.

LOCAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE TO CARRY

ON AS USUAL

Decision Reached At Association Meeting

There is good nows for soccer enthusiasts in the Colony.

At a meeting of the council of the Hongkong Football Association, held last evening it was decided that the League, which had appeared likely to be affected to a certain extent by the war, should carry on as usual.

The unly change from the original! Speaking for the Army, Capt. arrangement is that the League, Hurn said they thould like to see the Instead of commencing on September · League continued, Mr. Kirby, Police 23, will start on" October 7.

representative, said that time would be given to his players.

Mr. Wong Ka-tsun presided at the meeting, others present being Capt S. Burn. Messrs, W. H. Chen, W. Kirby, E. Strange, 11. G. Cooper, W. E Hollands, C. A. Guldenberg (ilon Secretary) and L. Souza (Assistant Ilon. Secretary).

Denting with the

Hongkong Shanghai annual match, Mr. Wont said that the Interport Committee had recommended that the game be held in Shanghai. The Counell pro- posed that decisions on various points be deferred,

The Cotinell deefded League should carry on.

that the

It was dreided that the League should start on October 7 instead of September 23.

ia Excellency the Guvernor bas accepted an invitaton altend the charity match to be played on the Club ground on October 10.

Mr. Wong said a letter had been sent 10 Shanghal suggesting ten minutes each way should be played it a draw occurred. Shanghai hati replied that 15 minutes was pre-

Mr. Wong said that one matter for diansion was whether the League ferred. should

In view of be postponed

Mr. Chen mentioned that the South present conditions. The Navy re-] China players, at present on a South presentative had written to say that Sea tour, were finding it difeult lo it was felt that everything should be return to Hongkong owing to lack of done to keep the League running. accommerlation on sleamers.

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Glamorgan's hero was Smart, who during the day gave two brilliant exhibitions of hard hitting, making 101 not out and 67 not out. Contrary to expectations, he earned his side the first innings lead.

The Open Rinks dual in progress on the Civil Service C.C. 'green on Sunday. The rink skipped br of Kowloon Docks, by 25-8. F.X.M. da Silva, of the Club de Reer clo, defeated the rink led by J.C. Brown, Players seen in the pleture are (left to right) I. Morrison, M. Ferguson, A. Calman, J.F.V. Ribeiro, C.M. Silva and F. A. Machado.-Phota by Ming Yuen.

Tennis

Here And There c. E. HARE

#8

With Abe"

BEATEN BY

Indians Give Champions F. PARKER

A Terrific Fright

bowler

WHILE every Jawn

In be no fear of 12 players left kicking Hongkong is now aware that their heels On ກ bowling green the Club de Recreio "A", by winnwaiting their opponents, ning their thirteenth successive mutch

Indian B.C. have retained the

in the League on Saturday against the Clearly Superior championship of the First Division, MERE could have been no doubt

Forest Hills, Sept. 11. Charles Hare, Great Britain's "one-

" team in the singles tennis championships of the United States, was eliminated from the competition to-day by Frankie Parker, the U.S. Davis Cup player.

In defeating Hare, Parker has reached the last 16. He won by scores of 6-4, 0-2, 3-0, 7-5.

Wayne Sabin, also of the United

WOMEN'S SINGLES In the second round of the women's

few outside of those who saw the whatsoever as to which was the States, defeated a foreigner, D. Mitic, end of an exciting match know how better rink in the Open Rinks final of Yugo-Slavia, by 0-1, 0-0, 0-4. close the champions got to being (braten. Rather Ironically, the Row on the Civil Service C.C. green on Sunday. The Portuguese proved loon C.C., Recreio's closest rivals in once again that four consistent men this division, were beaten at Happy almost hvariably will beat o rink singles, Miss Kay Stammers of Great Valley; so it would nut have consisting of players who shine only Britain bent Miss Maria Bernett, of Hunmond twice closed the Glou-, respectively and when Smart reach-mattered to the champions chances at intervals. F. A. Machado, C. M. the United States, by 0-0, 0-0.— cestershire innings, and when they ed his 100 Glamorgan led by 12 runs of retaining the title even if they Silva and J. P. V. Ribeiro, "Spuggy" | United Press. buited a second time he touched his and Turnbull declared.

had been defeated by the Indians. Silva's front men, were not always best tonn. In a glorious display he

But it would have ruined their pro- brilliant, but when one fell off | knocked up 73, Ineluding 11 boun- With two and a half hours to go sent ambition of finishing the season another would play well. However,

daries, in 45 minutes before setting Hammond sent in Scott and Goddard

without

single reverse. They in J. C. Brown's rink, only A. M. Glamorgan make 117 in 70 to follow Barnett in an effort to were definitely in danger of going Calman and M. Ferguson held their minutes.

score quickly. Hammond himself down, but like the

splendid team own. R. Morrison did not shine at At one time Gluniongan fell be gave his finest display of hitting this that they are they managed to ex-all, while Brown himself played a hind the clock, but at the critical season and raced to 50 in half untricate themselves. When two rinks point Hammond, instead of running hour. but Mercer, made a wild overthrow

extra time.

which gave Smart five and the next of Hanumand's second declaration in Glamorgan accepted the challenge two balls Mercer hit for 6 and 4.

the sporting spirit that had charge- Sixteen runs. In that over decided

ferised the whole game, and got the our of the niany exciting day's

runs with four minutes still left of cricket seen at Bristol this season.

Everything appeared to favour Gloucestershire's first declaration at the Wednesday night score-there

Darnell, & b Smart was no play on Thursday. It was

Emmelt, & Turnbull, b Mercer the only chance of the match being Sinfeld, b Matthews....... Anished.

FLOODED PITCH

The wicket, which was flooded on Thursday did not become difficult. It however, despite the hot sun. rolled out dead easy, of no use to Apin bowlers or any others, and Gloucestershire's hopes

not fulfilled.

were

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

W. R. Hammonds Davies it). Crapp, e Davies (H.), b Judge F. D. R. Eagar, Davies

Matthews *****

A if. Brodhurst, b Matthews Wilson, hot out

PLEASE Turn To Page 2.

They began well enough by get. Indian R.C. Rinks

ting three wickets for 35, but Jones,

promoted in the batting order, played

60 solidly that he gave the bowlers

no further chance of success, and,

while he kept his end going, first

For Saturday

club, while in the

third

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG mediocre Kame. Excuse had completed

their matches, the father

JOCKEY CLUB. however, might be made in the case but Dallab of Brown,

was always up Who was lying two against Caries Silva, against it. He had an unenviable Portuguese were one up,

Draft Programmes and Entry The two shots were beauties, one task all through. The high standard

each side of The jack, though offering a target for a heavy wood.of bowling in the Club de Recreto Is Forms for the Seventh Extra Race Nevertheless, despite all the efforts shown by the fact that of the three Meeting to be held on Saturday," of the Recreio front men they were Open Competitions, two (Rinks and 23rd September, 1939, (wenther all when the skipsi Pairs) have been won by member permitting) may be obtained at the not moved at went down. Knowing Silva's ac of that curney with his heavy shot, Dallah (Singles) the club provided two of Secretary's Office, Exchange Build-

ing: The

Club House, Happy Go put down a perfect block for a drive the four semi-finalists.

Valley; The Hong Kong Club; The and. frustrated in this, Silva per-

Sports Club; and the Stablen, Inter-Shan Kwong Road. green and weight and Insinuated ITS there going to be any

national tournament this year? Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON Azett between the two LR.C. woods

asked this question have been to sit on the kitty for first shot. [1

Thursday, 14th September, Dallah's blocker had now become a several times during the last fort- boomerang. He had to go up with night or so, but I have not heard 1939. some weight in order to shift Silva's anything official about it. If the decides to hold this wood was, Association wood and his second

20

force had to draw which he did Any International?- beautifully. His wood had perfect

wrecked by the Bratt

A Close Shave

TAD the Indians defeated the

H The following will represent the champions, they would have

Turnbull and then Smart scored by Indian R.C. In their Lawn Bowls caused the greatest upset in the

bright and aggresive methods.

Smart attacked the bowling vigor-wer C.C. at Sooleanpoo on Saturday, might have won had they been a League match against the Cralgengo 1935 League season. And yet they ously whenever there was a chance September 10, at 3.30 p.m.: and the constant changes Hammond

made did not affect him. He scored D. M. Khan, A M.. Wahab, M. Y. the first century by a visiting bats- Adai and A. R. Dallah (skip); 3. man on the Bristol ground this sea- loosen, S. M. Rumjahn, A. R. Minu

bitting 14 4's.

and A. K. Minu (sklip); A. G. Evans and H. Davies helped inn, A. Mar (UPA and M. bim in brick stands of 41 and 60 R. Abbas (skip).

little steadier in the end. With only two or three heads to go, they wern lending by six shots nil actually

but the inability of A. K. round. Minu'a Tink 10 atcm "Spuggy" Silva's tide of success, plus a partial

recovery by Dick Alves against M.

R. Abbas prevented the Indians

from taking the spoils. It la rore

to see д side, which is up on two

rinka by 23 shots in nil, lose a match

what

by two shots. But this in happened to the Indians. "Spuggy" Silva's rink ran riot against A. K. Minu's four and won the match for

their side as the result of their 30-5 victory. A. R. Dallah rather spolit Carlos Silva's unbeaten record by winning by 17 shots-a margin of victory. Good

decisivo

support

by his front men also enabled Abbas

to beat H. A. Alves, the second lead-

Ing skip in the League.

A Misunderstanding?

S the abive match progressed,

Amber of match

crela"" were twiddling their thumbs waiting for the arrival of

the Police R.C., thelb opponents,

They waited and they walled and waited, but no Policemen

they

turned up for the match. It would, appear that the Recreio "B" con- vener had not been informed of any postponement by the Police. I saw a member of ine Police team on Sunday at the Civil Service C.C. and asked him about it, and I was

told that the Police had informed

the League officials that they could When Henry Armstrong ((right) and Lou Ambers met in New York not field a sido to play Recreio "B". recently' it was agreed that the fight was only for the world's lightweight They, however, did not inform the lile. The welterweight crown, which Armstrong also woɛre, was not Recrelo man. I should have thought affected. Ambers won suprisingly on points. The two are shown at the it would be more important to tell algning-up of the fight,

your opponent. Then there would

tournament, Isn't It about time that

In start was made?

ALLSOPPS

Ok

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

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