1939-10-02 — Page 6

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

October 2, 1939.

LOCAL FOOTBALLERS GETTING INTO THEIR STRIDE

RETURNED SOUTH

CHINA PLAYERS DEFEAT "REST" Losers Miss Chances

Opening Period

In

(By "Aba")

Indications were not lacking at Caroline Hill yesterday that local footballers are now getting well into thøir stride. :

Seventy minutes of interesting soccer, were seen when the returned South China A.A, players The defeated a Rost of the Colony XI by 4-1. South China mon, of course, have been hard at practice during their tour and were by far the fit- tor team; but the Rost players, who have not yet begun their League season, showed up much bet- ter than had been expected, and though they wore beaten, they played extremely well, especially in the first half.

The first 25 minutes of the game The match was definitely the best seen in the Colony so far this sea- definitely went in favour of the Rest, son. Play was fast and interesting but after this the Chinese defenders throughout, and the exchanges were gradually settled down and began to the ex- very even in the first period. Rain take a greater shure

then Coll during the interval and the changes. And led by Lee Wal-tong, had accond half was played in a continu- the forwards, who unt

bern completely subdued by the establish ous drizzle.

began to

Int

From an attack from the left, Lee wai-tong obtained possession and slammed the ball into the net to

hall-time The equalise. blew shortly afterwards.

Had bad luck not dogged the Resttest defence, team, or if their forwards had made their ascendancy, the most of their opportunities, they should certainly have led by a sub stantial margin in the first 35 mln-

the utes of

game. Though Hau Ching-to opened the sooring and the Itest led by this goal almost until the been half-time, they might huve

three goals to the good at one stage. But luck was against them: Arst Hossack hit the bar with Tan Kwan- kon completely beaten, and then Jorge's shot hit the upright,

CONTROL DIFFICULT

whistle

In

The second half was started heavy rain and the greasy ball and the wet ground made ball control dificult, particularly for players, many of whom scened to find it hard to keep on their feet

UFS

crashed

A CLOSE CALL-Skidding into a racer ahead of him. Larry Varrier, midget motor racer, through a fence and ended up beneath his speedster at Miami's Speedway recently. Ito escaped with slight in- Juries.

Racing

MACAO SWEEP RESULTS

The following sweep results at the Macao Races were sent by the Maçao Jockey Club by telegram last night:

Race 1

No. 116

102

102

$169.60

40.40

Unplaced pontes ($15.00 301, 119.

the Rest 200, 45.

24.20 each)! Nos.

Taco 2

$179.00

HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES when on the run. Slowly but exor- Apart from these two slices of illably the Chinese players took the

Rest forwards initiative from the Rest and in the 80, 1. luck, however, the also had themselves to blame. With Last 29 minutes of the match they their own defence on top of the were definitely the superior side.

Law Tout-man put the Chinese in

Unplaced ponics and the lead with a fine cross-shot from 498, 31. 315. opposite attack, they themselves had

Time opportunities. amplo again the ball was placed in good the left, and shortly after the Chinese with a goal com-lucreased their lead positions for them, but Inck

splendid which should have been credited to bination nullified many middeld movements. Hosanck hung Lee Wal-tong, but which was off-

clally marked down to

31.30 23.00

cach): Ng

31.50 cach: Nos.

No. 437

240 Ifapliced ponies

($15.00

Razė 3

No.

Н

142

171

$230.50

€3.00

Unplaced panles ($15.00

Hace 4

No. 201

**21.00

278 120

($10.00

Пась 5

03.30 31.00 each): Ncs.

$3,040.80 65.00

each): Non 1364, 10031, 8071.

-22

$107.00 56,30 .10

207.TM 80***

1$15,00 cachi Nos.

Висе 7

No.

14

No. 7340 ODB5 8075

Пасе

No. 224

(70.70 Unplaced ponies Lai Shku- 10030, 313, 4001, 10173, on to the ball far too long when a pass to Jorge might have produced wing. Lee's shot hit the bottom of 2215, 4504, 3170, better results, and Ferrier, at inside the bar and bounded inside the zoRI- left, from the chances which were ine, but justice was served when presented to him, should have scored from a partial clearance at Shiu-

wing-sent the ball-into-the-net. at least once.

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE EIGHTH EXTRA MEETING will be held weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY an Saturday, 7th and TUESDAY, 10th October, 1939, commencing at 2.00 B. on both days.

RACE

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. or each day.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

The last goal was registered by Law Tau-man, the left-winger, who look deliberate aim and scored from a difficult angle.

34

Iinplaced ponies

Bowls Successes By Club de Recreio

By virtue of their 27-shot victory over the Hongkong Electric at North Point on Saturday, the Clubide Recrelo, who have already carried off the First Division champion- ship, won the Third Division Bowls League title as well.

Congratulations to the Re- creip players on their splendid performances.

•

Hunting Goes On-With Restrictions

Here And There With "Abe". Oxford Swimmer To Go To Yale Next Fall

THE approach of winter is not the pick of the Cambridge racers over best time to talk of water-polo. 220 yards and 440 yards, freestyle. Though people there may be who His times for these distances were swim all the year round, but the 2m. 318. and 5m, 30.4's, respectively, thought of swimming, if not actually the latter constituting a record for unpleasant, is already beginning to the inter-varally meet. The previ Luke a bit of the enjoyment out of ous best for the Oxford-Cambridge the sport for some of us who are not quarter-mile was Bm. 35s. by. Robert so tough. I have been tempted to Mitchell, Cambridge, in 1934, the write about water polo by the fact year when the contest was first held that I have just seen in an American in public. Up to that time it was paper that Yale University is gain just a private affair, staged at the un expert water-polo player next Bath Club, London, fall-R. M. Lodge, captain of this South African Star year's

tcam.

Oxford University Lodge is reported to be joining Yale

next fall. Oxford-born son of THE only individual event won by Cambridge this year was the 150 Brlik judge on the bench in Indin,

yards backstroke, in which the Light Lodge played remarkable line

Blues were represented by the well. game against Cambridge in the 1939 known South African swimmer, A. inter-university match at the Em- pire Pool, Wembley, and obtained L. Brinie, champion of the South

stroke

the two goals. But he did not fulst his African Universities for the back-

In 1800, champloi of seat ambition of leading the Dark

Transvaal in 1937 and captain of Blues to victory against the Light, swimming at Witwatersrand Univer because the Canlubs scored five sily last year. He won against goals, all registered by their brilliant Oxford in 1m. 56.4s. Another South captain, R. B. Garforth. This man,

African to distinguish himself was who has played for England in W. S. Webber, who gave the Cantabs international competition, was 'ab- solutely on the top of his form. Lodge did, he found the net twico LONDON, Sept. 14.--Though mest in the first half of the match, and of the principal hunts have not mode after the interval, there was no result was n,victory for them in Im. decisions for the winter, hunting in stopping him. Altogether Garforth a number of countries looks like has been responsible for being only an occasional pastime..

13 goals

against Oxford, for he notched four Masters and members of hunt com- in both 1937 and 1938. mittees have in numerous cases join-

ed their regiments, and for the same reason the "field" will in any case be

reduced.

Cantabs Superior

Lan excellent start in the 4 x 80 yards freestyle relay. R. R. Garforth, It. carried on the good work and the D. Gibson and M. A. Liddle

49.48. All the other races on the The 3 x 100 yards medley relay programme went to Oxford. Namely, (backstroke, breaststroke and free- style), the 100 yards freestyle and the 200 yards breaststroke. G. C.. THE water polo match, instituted Stockwell won the "100" in 00s, pre- in 1891, is one of the few inter-clzely; N. E. Monie repeated his Last year they won the First

Solely to keep down the number of varsity clashes in which one side fins breaststroke victory of last year (his time, 2m. 48.28. was 2s, slower than the inter-varsity record he put up and Second Division champion-foxes, it was stated o-day, hunting managed to gain and sustain a pro-

by the Oakley Hounds in North Bed-nounced superiority. Twenty-four in 1938); and, for the purposes of ships. This year they havefordshire will continue,

51 backstroke had two teams in the First

In Leicestershire cub hunting has ous, against Oxford's fourteen, and the medley relay these two men

have ended with joined forces with Division and one in the Third;

been stopped in the case of the Bel- honours easy,

The last occasion of specialist, M. E. A. Rowden, the trio and thus they have been

voir and Cottesmore, but is still pro-a tied match, by the way, was as far winning in 3m, 38.8s. successful in both the sections ceeding with the Quorn. Winter back as 1088. These results would fixtures have not been arranged for seem to postulate that the Light in which they competed.

staffs Blues, generally speaking any of these packs. Kennel' However, their "B" team in the First Division is still in have been much depleted by active speedier swimmers. And evidence service, civil defence and the de- in support of this supposition is fur- danger of being relegated. Theyparture of men for work at militin nished by the records of the inter-

Camps.

Reports from other lunts:

Umes has Cambridge proved victori-

Boven

battics

have

iteit. match varsity swimming are now two points ahead of

This was first held one year after Kowloon Docks, who have a

the water polo game was inaugu- match in hand. If the latter

11 times have the Hertfordshire (45 couples) There rated and only

victorious. Cam- been defeat the Indians, they will

the other hand, can meet Recreio "B" In a play-off will be some hunting, but probably Oxonians 434.10

on a "skeleton" scale. Part of the bridge, on to decide which team will go

pack may have to be dispensed with; claim 20 successes and four contests down to the Second Division.

It depends on the amount of hunting in the 17-year-old series have been

drawn. and the staff available.

27.50

Unplaced pantes ($1.00 each): Nos.

The gunte was good to watch from 132, 30. start to finish, and might have been! even better had the Rest made the the most of their opportunities in first half. If they had done so, they would have established a lead which the Chinese would have found ex- tremely difficult to wipe off.

TRICKY WINGERS

The Chinese half-backs improved as the game progressed but the full- bucks, Mak Siu-hon and Lee Kwok- wol, were not as stendy bs usual. Both the wingers, Tang Kwong-sum

Gem

Hoahing Succeeds Once More ›

Triumphant Bowlers Return

"Great harmony. between

South Berks (45 couples)-A Dark Blues Win

been

number of the hounds have destroyed because of cost of keepingTHIS season, however, the Dark Blue carried the day by the them, but it is hoped to hunt two days

LEAGUE CRICKET. FIXTURES

Following is the list of fixtures for first division of the cricket league:

January 20-Indians v. Navy, Army V. necroia, Club v. Civil Service, Kowloon v, Crisgengower

Service, January 27 iecrelo v. Civil Army v Kowloon, Club v. Navy, Indians v. Cralgengawer

February 3 Craigengower v. Civil Bet- vice, NAVY v Kowloon, Army. Club February 17-Civil Service.v. Kowloon, and Indians v. Recreio, Army mains, Craigengower v. Nevy, 21-indiane v. Civil Service, a week, instead of three. Cubbing narrow margin of 28 points to 25. A Club v. Recreio,

fact for which they had mainly to

Recreio. Craigengewer. Howloon acason is being completed.

thank D. L. Powell, a freshmen from club, Army, Navy,

Army v.

V.

March Indians v. Club, Surrey Union (30 coupies)—Master Monmouth School. In Wales, Powell has given instructions that hounds has won several national champion-Craigengower, Civil, Service. v. Kavy.

Recreio v. Kowloon.

March 10-Craigentower v. Club, Navy are to be kept until further orders.ships, so it came as no surprise to

people who have followed his swim- v. Reerelo. Army v. Civil Service, indians Present intention is to huni.

ming career when he outpaced, thev, Kowloon

Essex and Suffolk (53 couples).- Cubbing going on, but no decision for the future announced.

our

Fast Essex (35 couples),-Cub

players gave us success in Shanghai

and every man pulled his weight," Hunting carrying on. Decision about maid B. W. Bradbury, captain of the fox-hunting not issued.

victorious Hongkong Interport_lawn

bowls team comprising U. M. Omar,

on the right, and Law Tau-man on Beats Miss Thomson A. J. Hall, G. Duncan and A. Bower,

the left, were fast and tricky and combined well with the inside trio of Chan Tack-fal, Lee Wal-tong and Lal Shlu-wing.

In Buxton Final

and

which returned yesterday.

Hockey Club To Hold A Trial Game

the

No One without a badge will be

"We were unfortunate that our. admitted to the Member Enclosure.

reserve, A. Bower, was unavailable Buch must be worn throughout the

Gough made quite a good job of duration of each Meeting in such a

Buxton had perfect weather for for the greater part of the visit, with a septie arm and, as a result, I play- "policeman" to Lee Wai-tong, but the mauber as to be readily identified,

Bidges admitting Non-Members to wing-halves, Hau King-shing and its Lawn Tennis Tournament reed in 10 matches in 14 days.

"In the first interport we gave our we should have won the Members Enclosure and Club Freshwater, met their match in the cently. In the Women's Singles Misa

Gem Hoahing defeated Miss P. L. F. best display Rooms at $5.00 per day, for Gentle-Chinese wingers.

greater margin than one shot,

The following Blackbourne and Sheehan defended

teams, which in- men and $3.00 per day for Ladies

green clude many newcomers, have been (both including tax) are obtainable stoutly until late in the second half Thomson (6-1, 6-4), scoring a meri- by through the SECRETARY upon the when the slippery surface affected lorious victory, due to her greater but luck was dead against us. It

consistency. Miss drizzled throughout and the personal or written application of their play to a great extent. Dun-severity

game of the Hongkong Hockey Club bad luck in the second... Member, such Member to be respon- can's shortness is a handicap in a Thomson is generally a slow starters on the heavy side. We also had chosen to play in the first practice

where high-shots are and lacked ball control so much in "A very fast green and a gusty on Wednesday at 5.15 p.m. on sible for all visitors introduced by goal-keeper

McLORD. Colours.-V. M. Benwell; E. V. him, and for Payment of all Chils, concerned; the Chinese score might the early stages that she could only cross-wind were mainly responsible Club ground:

have been kept down a bit but for etc.

sel, in for our defeat in the third. get one game in the first

brilliant Reed, V. C. Bonds: H. J. D. Lowe Shanghal lead, played a "The Secretary's Omee, 1st Flour, Duncan's lack of inches,

others were very (Capt.), N. B. Whliley, R. A. Butes; Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will The forwards never got working which Miss Hoating exploited all

of W. Spencer, G. D. Woolgar, L. R. mediocre. A good Illustration close at 13 o'clock Noon on both days, together as a line, combination being her best shots to perfection. The art, but the

Timis arb obtainable at the Club for too ragged. Individually, how-second set was much closer; most of playing conditions is that eight of Carter, D. C. Highlands, K. A. Bid- the games went to many deuces, and the 16 woods on the 10th head were mead, I, P. Tamworth, and J. E.

Potter. House provided they are ordered in ever, they played well.

Miss in the ditch,

W. game advance from. the No. 1 Boy (Tel.

after a long seventh

Whites. H. W. Brown; Bower developed a boli on his left

Pennington; L 21020).

South China A.A---Tara Kwan-kon;

Schnabel, J. W. arm just before leaving for Shanghai Starbuck, W. A. Reed, A. M. J. Mak Siu-bon and Lee Kwok-wai Thomson led 4-3. But the te The price of Admission to the Kwong Ying-kl, Leung Wing-chiu, Chinese girl pulled herself together and it inflamed to such an extent at Starbucks. A. Fowler, D. S. Carey. B Publie Enclosure is $1.00 per day Soong Ling-sing; Tang Kwong-sum, and took the next three games for ser that it was necessary to have a D. W. Howe, W. E. Gillespie, V. E inducing tax, for all Persons, includ-Chan Tack-fai, Lee Wai-tong, Lal the match, finishing with the neatest minor operation before arrival

Shanghai. Id Shanghai he had his Corfer, G. E. R. Divett und E. F. A. ing Ladies, and la payable at the Gate. Shlu-wing and, Law Tou-mon.

Morgan. Soldiers ond Sailors in Uniform ore admitted Holt Briod,, ...

By Order,

C. A. BROWN.

Secretary, Hongkong, 2nd October, 1930.

PUBLIO ENCLOSURE

British

PYGMAL-C

-100%

G.B.S

PYGMALION

100%

Teams:

Heat of Colony-Duncan

cross-volley imaginable.

(Roynl Scots); Blackbourne (Police), Shee-

In the men's singles, the flaclists han (Middlesex); Freshwater (Mid-were A. D. Russell (Argentina) and dicsex), Gough (Pollee), Hsu King- aur own D. W. Butler: shing (Eastern); Y.-S. Chan (East-

(Kowloon), Hossack

i

The men's singles was a fine match, een), Jorge (Royal Scots), Ferrier (Pollce) and both men attacking simultaneously Hau Ching-to (Eastern).

for all they were worth. Each pro- duced gems of shots, Butler's cross- volleys being matched with the tre

H.K.F.A. Council mendous mash'ng of Russell. But-

Meeting

A Connell meeting of the long- koar Football Association will be held at the Amboidtion's office'ni -·5.20 - p.m. "to-day.

The business for the day includes consideration of the proposed Inter

Shanghai,

ler had tour set points in the four- teenth game, but Russell saved, them magnificently, but all to no avail us Builer was out at 9-7 Russell' is a grand fighter and played so strongly in the second set that he secured it nt 6-3.The pace slowed down in the third set, but Russell managed to get a 4-8 lead. Then Buller once again proved his coolness at the

ZAKArixturel: may have to be pinch, squared at 4-all, went ahead

of the Middlesex after a long game, and was out on

Altered their claton his third, match point in the next)

Regiment

and deciding to continue in the Lea- game, the winner of the best singles mie/-zai" question will be discussed final Buxton has soen"; for years also at the mosting Atta

in

Members are asked to bring a club shirt as well as a white one as teams will be changed round at half time.

urn in a sling för five days played in only two games.

and

The Hongkong Interport flag, over- shadowing the red-white-red Shang- bai Ong, were flying from the mast on the forecastle head as the ship entered the harbour and remained there unit the team left.

very

U. M. Omar, skip, sald, "We did woll and I am proud of George Duncan, who played very well throughout In the second. Interport all ray drives went the right way, but in the third they went the wrong way;

On one bead we had a bunch of back woods, with Shanghai lying. I took a drive and pushed the Jack through, only to see it sprung back to give Shanghai the shot.!!

Bradbury Band Omar were the guests of honour at a dinner given had good reason to be pleased, | by: Craimangower, last night,

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