1940-02-27 — Page 8

Tuesday,

HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH

February 27, 1940.

"R. Abbit's" Cricket Comments

K.C.C. SHOULD BE

Rifle Shooting

SUNDAY'S MEET

ATTRACTS

RECORD ENTRIES

TO CRAIGENGOWER C.C.

FOR BEATING RECREIO

On Saturday last Craigongower served up the surprise of the day when they beat the Recreio. The K.C.C. should be very grateful to them this

Hongkong Rifle Association's spoon season as they carlier held the I.R.C. to a draw,

GRATEFUL

The Australian Fonies Champions last Saturday produced one of the

and practice shoot at Kowloon Cincidentally very nearly beating them. K.C.C. cosi finishes seen during the Annual Race Meeting. Lan's Far View (11 qual Bisley Meeting which takes are now practically sure of the Shield.

on Sunday, the last before the an-

place from March 27 to April 1, in-

record at-

clusive, attracted the tendance of 150 competitors.

Unfortunately, owing to the fact

I cannot imagine that when Craigengower were all out for 86 anyone thought they had much chance. Ernie that the "A" Range was not avall-Zimmern alone got over twenty, while the only other able, conlilerable engestion, was double figures were scored by A. R. H. Esmail, Hulse and caused with only eight targets on the A. K. Ismail. Ozorio (2/30) met with less than his usual

Range, and consequently the original programme of 200, 500 and success and E. L. Gosano's 3/34 was less than his usual 000 yards had to be curtailed to the

grace. But L. G. Gosano took three for 11 and A. P. first two ranges only.

Keen interest was displayed in the Pereira Z for four. So far so good. (By the way some of programme, which was arranged by the 2nd Battalion the Royal Scots, these Recreio lads are going to turn in remarkable bowling who provided 12 silver Regimental figures at the end of the season!)

pouns for competillon. These were presented by Mrs. S. E. 1. E. White, who was given three hearty cheers,

BUT the opening Recrelo bats

The Royal Naval Range Staff won collapsed completely usually the Open Sights team match with 230 fone of the first four comes off-

283 points.

NON-LEAGUE GAMES

LLOYD_played for a very A team of H.K.C.C. against Kowloon who

points, and were followed by the and the only resistance really Hongkong Volunteers Defence Corps *" jeans, who were runners-up with offered was when G. N. Gosano and Reed (as in the Civil Service The Dorkyard Rifle Club won the match) pulled things together in with a seventh wicket stand of forty Apriline Sights team 207.3 points, while Royal Scots were odd. runners-up with 257.10 points.

This shows what a miserable failure The pairs competition was won by C/St, P. ftale and Cpl. H. Langford, the rest were for the total was only 81.

Zimmern seventy,

switched his

140.

event

REVOLVE SHOOT

were not at full strength but were less to prices than the Club. They ran up 160 for 7 declared with Nancarrow not out 54, I have not seen him bat but fancy he used 10 play for the Air Force a little while ago. B. D. Lay got 5 for 33 and put the Chib out for the poor score of

CLUB SECONDS WIN

troubled

of the Middlesex Regiment, who ab-bowlers about, tive of them collec tated 123 points out of a possible tively sent down 28 over), and all IT is becoming a custom in this

but Hula succeeded. F. R. Zimmern | very

season to borrow had 2 for 20, Winch 1 for ten, Bilil- school-boys-or boys who have just Mr. W. A. Tansley again took the urla-now back in form for 17 left school-to fill up a side, (which in 8 overs, and very nice too!, and side it matters not!), when there is nett spoon in the revolver shoot at 15

a shortage of members from Comp and 20 yards with 50 out of 00, while Ismail one for nine.

In a way it reminded me of the for other reasons. It is,

think, an Li, G. Dawson, of the Middlesex Recreto and Navy match at the end excellent idea as it nives the Regt, won the handicap spoon with of last season when the Navy got youngsters experience of bigger 45.

A successful morning was spent in them out pretty cheap only to merkket that is, cricket outside s

with the bat. If it is a tight ft 1 gun

1 games and will probably help the petitions being fired. Lt. Baleman | Recrcio are more dangerous try- Colony's cricket in two or three years. Clay Pigeon shooting, two com- Macdonald, of the

was

C. Tih up) just managing to beat by short head Mr. L. Dunbar's Bain

|

Bay, which was ridden by JL. J. A. Hearne.-Mer Cheung.

United States Win

Hypothetical Olympiad

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (Reuter).-With the Olymple Games for 1940 cancelled, the Amateur Athletle Union of the United States has worked out the results of hypothecal mreting. Their conclusions are based on last year's performances. Adoptlug the usual points system of 10, 5, 4, 3, 2. 1, for the first six places, they make the United States winuers with 209.3 pothis. Finland come second with 108 points and Germany, third, with 74.2.

Tsui Yun-Pui To Marry

Tsul Yun-pui, the well-known tennis player and joint-holder of the Colony's Doubles Champlon- ship with his brother, Tsui Waf- pul, is shortly to marry Miss Up Yun-hing, of 10 On Wo Lane. Noire to this effect was given at the Registry Supreme Court, yesterday.

to get their opponents out than On Saturday the Club second in a and Surg, Lt.

going themselves for runs, It non-League game borrowed F. A. BADMINTON CHANGES Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force, the collapse I have been expert-Weller. who made 91 incidentally, who have been unable to attend ring. But seeing; they kept me waiting Odeil and N. L. Smith. Weller's inn- cently, made

a re-appearance, the for about two seasons they need hard-ins was, an excellent one. N. latter

signalising his return by winy reproach themselves, save that it Smith bowled very well and took ning both competitions, thus secur-

will prevent their game with K.C.Cave wickets cheaply. ing two spoons.

being quite the needle affair it might have been otherwise.

"In the Single Rise event of 26 birds, Macdonald got 10, while he secured eight in the Double Rise event.

Lesting Scares on Sunday follows:-

OPEN SICHTS

11'cap.

St. R. J. Heap 3.

Cpl. J. C. Reinedios 10....

L/Cpl. A. D'Aquino 4 19. (B) N. Pana

Cpl. 3. Herry 0

L.A.C. W. J. Cash

Mine. S. Croft Ser,

1/9g1. J. D, itemnedles 7

T. Baker Ser.

Fle. V. A. Da Cruz

Sequeira G

L/SA. W.

Nunn 4

Mr. H. Tynemouth 7 Sgt. M. F. Rushman 1

Col M. Neave Nil

Pie. K. Dallen 3.

Cpl. Naranjan Singh

Mr. R. M. Medhurst 10

Cpl. V. M. Hammond

Ch. Langford Scr,

Mr. C. A. llyett 7

Bat, (it) C. Wong 11

Major B. White 4

Ple, G. A. Ribeiro 9 Pte. J. C. Fonseca & Cpl. F. Coin B

Sgt. (8) O. Leong 6 Ple, LA. Rosaria 10 Cpl. A. F. Ferreira 0 Mir, It. B. Jones 6....

P. C. (R) S. T. Young 13

L/Bgt. 7. W. Ewens 12

8.1. (R) M. O. THU 7

A.C. W. IL Golder 11

G. Clarke Nu

e. R. J. Jeffroy 12

Pto. D. M. Sim 7.... Z/L8, J. M. Alves 0

L/Cpl.

M. Azode B

Spr.. W. Aloo B

Pic.

LF. V. V. fubeiro &

M. Xavier 11

Cpl. R. Hitchcock 13

were as

AS USUAL

RACE WEEK GAMES

Great Britain share sixth place with Norway with 14 points each Sweden and Japan coming before them. After that camo Italy, Aus- tralia, Belgium, Estonia, Poland, Peru and the Netherlands.

There is some departure from a strict. Olympic programme and the insertion of a mile race gives the only British winner, S. C. Wooder- son, the World record holder. There Inte twa other additions ไป the Olympic programme, 100 yards and two miles.

The A.A.U. award the events of the various countries as follows:-

UNITED STATES

100 metres:-Jeffrey, and Ellerbee, 10.2 seconds.

200 metres:-Jeffrey, 20.7 sec. 110 metres hurdles:-Wolcott, 14.1 sec.

High Jump:-Steers, 6 ft. 9 ins. Pole Vault:-Meadows, 14 ft. 20

Discus:-Fox, 175 ft. 6 ins. Weight-putt:-Iackney, 53 £1. 7

ins,

100 yards;WEbur Greer, Mack Robinson and Brian Dunn (Austra-

FINLAND

The Colony Badminton champion- ship matches scheduled for Tuesday, March 5, on which date a Colony, Black-out will take place, have been postponed a week to Tuesday, March 12. at the same venues.and limes..

The matches concerned are 48 AS usual those who do not care follows: THE R.C. were too much for the over much for the Social Function of Men's Doubles Championship.-J. 3, C.S.C.C. But the latter have had the the big Race Meeting got together Remedios and L. A. Carvalho v. 11. Eardleyla).

and N. L. Smith ring's College, B p.m.); worst of luck. Again McLellan and and played cricket. On Monday thee. K. Cheah and T. T. Chin v. P. 1. and Fortescite were unable to turn out Club took on the Volunteers, Mit-D. Kwak (King's College 8.45 p.m.): C. 3 st (N) and they cannot bring in bellliant shell captained them and had three on and C. Y. Yung (Talkoo. 8.30 p.m.). Au and P. 1. Wong v, K. L. Lul v. F. substitutes ike N. Cassa who got 71.¡men obliged to call off on Monday (N.I. This is what Artimus Ward morning but he managed to collect used to call a 'goal' and the French Slack, Finnie nut Denver. The Volunteers ran up 178 for 8 declared (R) a tire-jambe'. I have a prefly coded has a pretty useful side, but "B" by six sets to three in the)

.

200 500

yds yds. Total

APERTURE SIGHTS

C/Sgt. P. Nato Ser.

Lieut. A. J. Le Scelleur

Scr

Sub. Lt. G. J. P. Carey Ber

Sgt. W. Gowans 4

2/Lt. V. Cooper Ser

P. S. Chanchal Singh 2

Mr. A. F. Evans 2...

A.S.F. (R) D. Lole Scr...

Str. W. Trenouth 1

Cpl. 9. G. Brighty Ber.

Mr.

air, W. K. Giliman 3

Warburton

S/P. W. P. Thompson 2

L1, C. Otway Ber.....

Capt. PP. Sequeira Set. Pay S/Lt. n. M. Bateman

Mt. H. G. Foreman

....

Sub, Lt. F.,8. L. NIK 2...

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I

WIN FOR CHINESE "Y"

Chinese "Y" defeated University

idea who he is. Of course 1 may be wroble

But 'nuff, sud).. Another Capt. Grose and Denyer made dead Doubles Division last night. Scorusi trouble of the C.S.C.C. is that Perry set at Ozorio whose three wickets (Chinese "y") beat C. K. Cheals and 11. M. Lau and S. C. Chung (m) is hopelessly overworked-I doubt if cost him 74 in 7 overs. Curiously

(1

་

or

P. H. Wong and F. Koh" (Chinese) "Y") beat Cheah and Low 21-6: beat. Lee and Teow 21-13; lost to Yong

any man has played to many innings enough, Gruse and Richardson (13) K. B. Low 23-20: bent C. K. Lee and bowled so many overs here this put up 13 for the first wicket before T. B. Teow 21-13; lost to S. L. Yong season. Whitley has a patch and the intter had to take a anli from and T. T. Chiu 10-21. accordingly the C. S. bowling--was Ozorio. One was enough, for he not! The LR.C. ran up 180 for four touched it into the slips, Grose went decinred-Y. el Arculit (25) A. Hon to get 94 and the Club totalled 108

for 5 wickets-376 runs in the day's and H. Koh (Chinese “Y”) crickell

lost to Cheah and Low 15-21; beat Lee and Teow 21-16; beat Yong and i THE next day Volunteers went Chiu 21-14.

Madar 51 not oul,

GRIFFITHS RETURNS

VOLUNTEERS, V. K.C.C.

IT was good to see Grimths back in the side and in form--he hung on over to KC.C. and, inding the home Kaltantly for

nol out. But side short of bowling, ran up 203 for Richardson, Perry and Hollidge all nine declared. With one exception (11) failed again. Colledge (18) shows every one got into double figures. ()signs of

form returning to

but Hawking, Barrow and Lawrence all hey then got their opponents out in had ducks and Whitley only hit out the last over. Parsons brought off a and got 37. Griffiths and he added splendid catch off a cover slash by

Anderson which

would probably

67 for the eighth wicket. If the CS have killed him if he had not his can get a few more people to come hands to it. On this day 350 runs off at once they will do, better. Minu were scored. 12.1-2-49-8 was in excellent form.

(1) But I hear the catching on both sides

was shocking.

34.34 00 (N)

= 888708 56862085688

888-78828888 CERERE *

ARMY WIN

VOLUNTEERS OFFICERS AND

OTHER RANKS

docs not

C.

Chłu 15-21,

Why Tommy Farr Left

Z miles Macki. 8 min. 53.2 sec. 5,000 metres:-Mucki, 14 min. 8.8

sec.

sec.

10,000 metres:-Macki, 29 min. 52.3

Javelin: Jarvinen, 250 feet. Hammer:Beirila, 192 ft. 6 ins.

scc.

Nee.

SCC

GERMANY

400 metres:-Hartig. 46 Rec. 800 metres:-Harble, 1 mln. 46.6

-400 metres hurdles:-koeiling.-51.6-

GREAT BRITAIN Mlle S. C, Wooderson, 4 min. 74

SWEDEN 1,500 metres:-Anderson, 48.8 sec.

JAPAN Long Jump:-Gengon Kin, 20 ft. NORWAY

J

3 min.

Hop, step and jump:-Heare Storm, 52 ft.

The R.A.F. COTTAGE CLUB

PAPER HUNT

for

Several days ago, Sir Kingity Wood, the Air Minister, announced This game on Wednesday THE Army had little trouble with appear to have obtained much notice in the House of Commons amidst

chiefly, I imagine, because It was Inughter that Tommy Farr, the A paper hunt will be held the University at Sookunpoo. Se such a nithy afternoon. The officers famous boxer, had been released members of the Cottage Club on geant Webb (congratulations on his made a poor start with three down from military duty because he was Saturday. Riders will gather at the promotion unless it is merely a

scorer" one) again came off and has for 58 but Anderson got 72 and Mit-found on medical examination to be Club House at 3 pan, where Club

portles will be drawn for. run into form. He knocked up 08 chell 55, not out. Gittins 35 not out, below the required standard.

According to the latest newspapers playing his arst game of the season not out. Major Harvey had a cheer made a rather shaky start. Declara-harred from the R.A.F.. which he and the location will be announced The hunt will start at 3.30 pm (a)ful 22 and extras 211 Declaring at tion was made at 107 for 4 wickets-feined on the day following the dear co

from Home, Farr was actually dis- 177 for 9 the Army had the game hand. Matthews (20), K. S. Oh (15) but the weather was beastly. Owen claration of war, towards the end of owned ponies can send their mounta that riders of privately- and T. S. Clian (14) alone got double Hughes bowled well for his side and December. Farr, who was reported to the meet. figures. Young--a good left-hander took all nine wickets that fell. In to be very disappointed over if he is the man I saw bowling about fact many thought that Walker six weeks ago had the excellent caught Diveit off him just at the end statement:"

|but bath_batsman and

umpire dis agreed! The total score was 162 for 9 wickets. SECOND DIVISION

R: D. Walker (more usually referred to as "Railway") CRAIGENGOWER second eleven kept very well considering it was were much too good for the Varsity the first time in nineteen years! second at the Valley, Their prin- SUNDAY CRICKET

f) Winner, of tandicap spoon (N) figures of 2-3-10-0.

winner of Nett spoon; (D) Winner

of

Paible Button; (n) Winner of Range spoor; winner of (N) or (H) will have his Ham cap reduced by ons. point.

SPORTS ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the First Extra Raco Mooting to be held on Saturday,

•

maller. then made

the

the following

Naval Rugby Teams

"I went in oa a second class air- craftman and, I came out with the samme rank. I wanted to be an air The following will represent Navy "A" gunner or an observer. Naturally way Bay Ground, at 3 pm

against Royal Engineers to-day 031 Čause- had to go through a further medical examination. My left ear and right eye have been giving me trouble for

Pay-Lt. Stevens; Tel. Howden, Tel. Paul, car. Clarki L3A, Palmer, Lt, (E) Brown, Tel. Hall. Sub-Lt. Kennedy: Lt. Carter, L., Ldg. Writer Barlow; Clef Writer King. B. Langmur. Ldg. Writer Terris, L. Jones, A, B, Noonen.

Reserves-Mine, Jeffries, Tei, Honeywell,

cipal scorers were T. Lock (50. not

I hear the Volunteers-University quite a long time. out); A. M. Omar (34) and W. K match on Sunday had Way 20 Declaring at 179 for eight

to be can-

"I don't think It is very serious or they skittled the Varsity out for 70, celled, but apparently the Army that it will affect my boxing. I feel lot which R. M. Soares got no less Second, took on and bent the Royal very miserable about it all; becauses.D.A. Davis, Lid, Big, Ille.

than 45 not out, going in second Air Force pretty comfortably. The I was really geiling back to normal. wicket down. A goud performance Army only totalled 137...Swvyer 33 "I was quite happy and contented

and Gardner 20-but the Air Force with food and conditions in must any, however, that I

POLICE LOSE

Icould manage no more than 57. IRAF., and, believe me, I am throttle following will play Rugby for Navy

was sur-

to leave the force. sorry

I still want

against Club to-morrow on Club Grand, at 5 p.m.

A, N. Other: Mine. Jeffries Tel. Iloney

9th March, 1940 (weathor por Pollca ground,, the Y.R.C.

IN a low scoring game 01 the prised to see ftatfield, a regular open- to do my bit, but will take a few well. Tel. Davidson, S.BL.A. Addie: AB mitting) may be obtained at the Police out for a of which Pope (40) for the second eleven. His figures the Army or whatever course will F. Lieutenant Taylor; Eng. Lt. Bruce, Rot the ing bowler for the first, go on to start days to decide, whether I shall jommand; A. N. Other, Ldr. Big. Inglis Secretary's Office, Exchange Build-and Loughton (24) scored 601 There were 84-3-10-8. Nancarrow.

S.U.A. Pavis, L.B. Spirit: Ord, Bea Murray, ing: tho Club House Happy(10.5-3-32-7) did most of the damage.

were to extras. M. R.

(21) Abbas alorte met with any success.

L.A.C. Gole, 2, 8. Wilkie, Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the But Pope and Danbrowski bowled Sports Club; and the "Stables, well, and made the IR.C. go all the

way to win by two wickets. Actually FANLING BOGEY POOL to the front and give exhibitions to Shan Kwong Road,

they were all out for DB runs. Dan-

serve the country best.

"Anyway, I will be ready when- ever I am Wanted.

"I would like actually to go out

the troops, and, if possible, take other;

Entrica close at 12 o'clock browsky, who might have been put

R. J. K. Walker won the Bogey Par famous fighters with me. NOON on Thursday, 29th Febru-on earlier, had 2-0-10-4. This sends Pool over the New Course at Fand "On the other hand, may go back the IRC, top of the Second Division ling during the week-end when he to the land and take an active in- ary, 1940.

By Order,

table with 12 points in 9 games, returned a card of six down. There terest in the farm which Job Chur- of were '11 entries. One of the cards chill, my old friend, runs, But I more (one down) was marked by a lady haven't yet got over the shock of

and was therefore, disqualified, leaving the B.A.F.”

K.C.C, have a similar

number

C. B. BROWN,

points but have played one

Secretary.game.

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