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Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 4, 1940.

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MONDAY

MORNING

CLUB SURPRISE EASTERN Chinese Fail Through YACHT CLUB SPRING Erratic Shooting: Club Favoured By Ground

(By "Rox")

Club surprised a weakened Eastern elevon by two goals to one, after a goal-less first half, in their First Division oncounter at Happy Valley yesterday.

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BOBBY RIGGS GAINS NEW HONOURS

NEW YORK, Alг. 3 (Reuter).

champion, secured further tennis

Ewo Crews Win Hong Trophies

THE YACHT CLUB Spring Rowing Regatta was held at

Bobby Riggs, the American Wimble. Deepwater Bay on Saturday, and Honours to-day, when he beat Donald in the squally weather, rowing

out.

McNeill by 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 3-0, 0-2 in was difficult, and times were the final of the American Indoor lawn necessarily slow.

Ewo captured both the Hong Trophies, winning comfortably in both the fours and the pairs. The Naval Volunteers took the Flotilla Cup from last year's win- ners, the H.K.V.D.C., by two and a half lengths after a good race.

The results were:

Both sides had a fair share of the exchanges. Eastern, tennis championship.

Higgs has thus become

the first however, were very unfortunate not to have secured a winner of both the indoor and few goals late in the second half, when their forwards door files since Bill Tilden in 1926. wore guilty of vory erratic shooting. Club found the heavy ground to their advantage.

Lau Hin-hon was given very] ***

little to do in the first half, but in the second was called upon repeatedly, and did exceedingly well.

HOW TEAMS FARED

Cheng Ying-kuen and Lee Club Tack-koo were poor and were guilty of many mistakes.

Their

FIRST DIVISION

Royal Scola

S. China "A" 3

Kwong Walı Middlesex

2 Eastern

5

I

SECOND 'DIVISION

8th R.A.

CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF

0

standard was barely sufficient to club stem the weak attacks of the Club.

Lau Chi-teng, Hau King-seng and South China 1 Engineers Lo Wal-kuen did not give of ther

best, and appeared incompetent as a

combination. Individually, Hou was 24th R.A.

THIRD DIVISION

the plek of both teams. He Was International responsible for breaking up a num-South China ber of Club's raids, but was not seen Signals to advantage in altacking.

Yung-sum and Cheong Kam-hof gave a display. They comparatively poor

their usual

| 5th R.A.

0. R.AS.C.

1 Royal Scots

1

Electric

R.A.M.C.

0 Kumaons

CHARITY GAME

combination and appeared unbalance Royal Navy J Royal Marines ed. Wu Chl-tsang was not a good leader, and in the second half re- sumed his usual place at inside left, nowcomer Fan Kwan-thing talking over his place at centre.

Have You Won?

Big Macao Sweep Prize Reaches $10,615

MACÃO, Mar. 2 (Reuter)—A Best 3 prize of over $10.000 was returned in the big sweep at to-day's races. Results:

Race No. 1

2

a little more coolness, would have accomplished much more than he did. The change did them good. Hau Bickford and Strange never appeared Ching-to on the left wing did not in the picture as a combination. In- receive the untol support but did dividually they rendered a satisfac- creditably well for hunsolf. Hetory plece of job, missed several shots which ordinarlly would have meant goals.

good keeper.

ODELL SAFE

OPENING EXCHANGES

CX-

AFTER como uninteresting changes Wilson brought the crowd to

No. 242 No. 09

No. 383

$203.00 01.10 40.50

Unplaced ponies ($10 each): Nos. 343, 185, 141.

Open Fairs. S, Carter and J. D. Colla (Cox-G. S. P. Herwund) beat 7. Differd Hull and

Minni!! Cox-2. C. Falt- burn) by 4 lengths. Time 3 mins, 10 secs. Distunee mile,

Hong Four-Ewo (N. J. Booker, N. D.

Booker, 3. 3. P. Carey, T. Swan, Str., It.

Hopkins, Cox) bent Lowe Bingham's K. B. Nelson, A. S. Olsen, J. Moodle, C. J. McCormick, Str., E, S. Ilail, Coxs by 232

COMMENTARY

REGATTA

BANK AND CLUB 9-9

Bankers Miss Watson's Kicking: Club Backs Held By Keen Tackling

Armstrong-Garcia

Bout Drawn

LOS ANGELES, March 2 (UP).—Coferino Garcia, of the Philippines, holder of the World's Middleweint it and Henry Armstrong, the World's Welterweight title holder, fought a draw over 10 rounds for the World's Middleweight Championship to-night before 1 capacity crowd.

Several Spills In Cottage Club Paper Hunt

(By "Fly-Half"')

THE HONGKONG AND S'HAI BANK

exceeded expectations when on Saturday they drew with Club 9-9, both sides scoring three tries each. Bank were without Watson and Taverner, both useful playors, while the former's kicking might have made all the difference to the score.

Club played Taylor at inside-threequarter, and put Bidwell in the pack. After the interval, Taylor went up forward, and Redman was withdrawn from the pack.

14 Navy

5

Play throughout was very Army

even,

territorially. Dunnett

ruled the set scrums, where he AN ARMY TEAM do. appeared to get a better shove feated a Navy team by 14 than Burford. In the lincouts,

Bank also obtained a slight points (two goals and

A

SATURDAY'S Cottage Club Hunt lengths, Time 5 mins, 12 Roca. Distance was won by Paul Calderers with advantage with Bompas, Gair-dropped goal) to 5 (a goal) 1 mio.

Fraser a close second. The honours! diner and Kennedy doing good Junior Pairs--N. J. Booker and N. D. In the Ladies' section went to bilss work. Gairdener was promin in a clean, hard game on Cooker (Cox-A. G. Dalziel) beat J.

Ongstad (CoT Swan) ane Trier, who pluckily remounted by a conves," tance mile..

Fiotilla Cup-Naval Volunteers - Sub. Lleuts, I, J, Minnilt, 3. C. McDouali, 1. D.

Moodie and time & mins. 20 secs. Di-after a spill and who finished closet/ent in the loose: one of his Saturday. Neither side were

behind the leaders.

breaks-away in the first half Storting from near Hong Ling vil-very nearly resulted in a try.

Sub, Lieut. D. Black) beat Hunt took a Ave mile circle through

Distance 1 mile.

came back mueli

Individual efforts were soon thwarted

Hong Pairs Ewo, IG, J. P. Carey and Pace, with eight riders well bunched Bankers.

were

the full representative one,

M. Beattle and Lieut. J. Ciford-ulitage, on the Shatoukok Road, the Whenever Club's backs obtained but contained some 1st XV

5. Carter, Pie. P. the foot-hills skirting Lo Shu Line possession, seldom did they make Nelson, L/Cp V. V. Fasciato and Fight

headway by passing out. players. J. E. Potter (Cox-Sgt. T. Swan) and Ta Ku Ling and Caden the Timmins, op ees. Lirough the gallops at a cracking by keen marking and tackling by the and the result justified their Army played forceful rugby, T. Swan, Str. H. F. Hopkins, Cex) beat together and keenly contesting for

efforts. Playera went hard Lowa Bingtiam's (J. Moodle and C, J. first honours,

Up forward, Club were too easily when in possession, and passing McCormick, 6tr. E. S. Hall, Cox) by about

TELLING WEIGHT

satisfied. Macroe, Walkden and Bid- seven length, Tima 5 mins. 53 secs.

The lead was taken on the way in well Club's best. Thomson bouts were plentiful. As a pack, Distanco milo.

Scratch Fours 1. Bow, V. V. Fasciato, by J. Fraser but extra weight and was lively at the basa of Club's the Army forwards were 3. L. D. M. Beattle. 3. F. R. L. Coxy, Sir, a red pony told in the Inst 200 scrums, Charter found Altkenhead superior to Navy men, the latter,

Collm, Cox, A. G. Dalzlul; 2. Dow, R. Minnit 2. G. 6. F. Heywood, 3d yards, when Calderere pushed his hard to pass, and breakdowns in however, were prominent in- Unplaced ponies ($25 each): Nos, Black: 3. Bow, R, W. Smith, 2 Kmount in front to finish a good win-attack were frequent, Fay took divídually. Taylor was active

few bad knocks early in the game, Nelson, 3. J. E. Palter, Str. 3. C. Mc- Dauall, Cox. 3, Gifford-fiwi,

Others in the van were Miss Ty- and they appeared to put him off for Navy, an dplayed his best Won by lengths. Distence Half Mue. lor, and Middleburgh, Bols, Gordon form. Club's wingmen were seldom game this season. He was ably Judgéznő. Berg and F. P. Lentestry: and Minderhoudt. The remainder in actier in attack. Henderson and assisted by Palmer and Forria. Starters and Umpires G. T. Padgett of the field were strung out at vary- Thomson, the rival full backs, fulfilled W. Smith, J, R. L. Stanion and G. Stopani- Thomson: Master of CraftW. R. N. ing distances. There were several their tasks with credit. Andrews.

spills, but, fortunately, no casusities.

Race No. 2

No. 585

$334.30

No. 161

. 93,50 No, 03

47.70 Unplaced ponies ($10 each): Nos. 045, 410, 320.

Race No. 3

No. 138 No. 115 No. 350

$347.70 00.30

332, 457.

Race No. 4

No. 233

No. 592

49.00

$362.20 100.00 No. 00

50.30 Unplaced pony ($50); No. 004.

Race No, 5

No. 2400

No. 25232 No. 26800

$10,615.00 3,032.00 1,510.40

Race No. 6

$081.20 194.00

ODELL. in goal for Club was safe its feet when he dicked over a nice Unplaced pontes ($207.00 each): without being impressive. He was shot. Eastern attacked and Hau kicked Nos. 4562, 10512, 9450, 23333, 20281, much cooler than usual and showed promise of developing into a really, rose to Wus who attempted to lob 3933, 14307, 25728, 18435, 7565.

the ball over the advancing Odell's head. The ball hit the crossbar then Strange and Bene were more the ground, and bounced too high for fortunate than good. Their mis- Chung to net. Hau again crossed for kicks, mis-judgments and weak kicks

trick Eardley before

send- པ་ must have caused many a heart-ing a weak shot out. Fowler had a flutter amongst Club supporters, tussle with Eastern's defenders. But for their weight and a favour the better of them, but kleked the Tenders, got able ground, the boot might have been on the other foot.

Fortów "appeared to have delerio rated a great deal. He was a night slower to the ball and was not as cerinin of himself as hitherto. His passings were below par and so were bis tacklings. Skinner and Eardley played as well as could be wished They, too, seemed to possess the good fortune of their backs.

Chung

No, 342 No. 158 No. 80

07.30 Unplaced pony ($50): Nas, 013.

Sea Biscuit Wins Highest Stake Money

Padgett, Str, G. La Eastgate, Cox,

ner.

Cambridge Beat Oxford By 4.1/2 Lengths In Unofficial Boatrace

.

HEROES OF THE DAY

WILA

Millar and Sutherland, were the pick of a hard-working Army pock. The latter hooked well, and seldom lost the ball in the tight scruns to

Gallagher, Navy scrum

scrum tinte very energetic and effective, and had a more successful afternoon than Foley, who was content with the orthodox. Giblin, by his quickness off Walkden, from a lineout

the mark, and strong running, a yard marked himself out as the best back from Bank's line, caught the ball o

THE BANK three-quarters were Brown. the heroes of the day, with Muthows worthy of special mention, Car- ruthers and Day were on the alert for openings, and made the most of their opportunities.

on the

Coombe, at

was well taken.

when standing No. 2, and threw tre, the field ones, the other, con- himself over for a try. Macrae fall, was 150 off half for Army, ed to convert. LONDON, Mar. 2 (Reuter).-Cambridge University him, with Wilson unsighted. Aitken-Richards was not a great success at

Day equalised when Taylor missed His dropped goal

was thorough without being flashy. this afternoon won the unofficial war-time boat race, head made an abortive attempt to full-back for Army. against Oxford University, over the old Olympic-course convert.- at Henley, by four-and-half- lengths.

ball too hard to recover it from Lau,

A freckick was given against and Lau was seen to fumble Forrow shot, but managed to clear. Hou forced a corner and from the kick, which was well taken, Cheong, then Chung, missed headers. Eardley in his haste to clear kicked the ball for another corner. This time Wu miss-Charles B. Howard's Sea Biscult to path,

ARCADIA, Mar. 2.

(UP)-Mr.

An enormous crowd of four and five deep packed the tow while 700 evacuated

ed. Club transferred the ball to day won the $100,000 Sania Aulla London school-children were ac Eastern area and Lau punched a nice Handicap from his stable mate, Wilson played a surprisingly, good centre by Wilson in the nick of time Kayak 11, while Whichcee, was third commodated on Henley Bridge. game. For all his galloping" as before Fawler rushed him into the The winner's time of 2.01% is on Scence almost comparable to ono spectator sportingly put it, there net. Many mistakes by both sides' second better than the old record for those of peace-time races were was much constructive work behind defence and attack kept the score the mile-and-a-quarter distance. witnessed, with the traditional his play. Pryde appeared to have blank.

A record crowd. of 65,000, which is dark and light blue rosettes lost the polish he had earlier in the season. He often, literally, tied him- A few minutes from the re-start the largest ever in United States self into knots, and gave hardly any Lou saved a rasping drive from Fow-racing, saw Sea Blscult

make the prominent. support) hard-wwling pen and it to who passed to Hat dau beat the taking the fabulous purse by a full to Fowler, who played ler's boot. Eastern attacked through greatest run of a seven-year career, length to become greatest all-time

SPROGUES OF FRANĻA.

JOHN EXSHAW

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THE FINEST THREE STAR BRANDY

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money winner on the turf,

Mr. Charles S. Howard, the for- tunate owner, has at last realised the one real ambition of his life, to have Sea Biscuit win the "Hundred Grander" and become the top money-winning horse of all time.

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entire defence to the ball to pass to Wu. Club packed their goal, mouth meantime, and Skinner was able to Have the situation.

Women's Hockey

St. Andrew's Runners-up In Caer Clark Cup

St. Andrew's Ladies have again)

taken the runners-up position in the start and maintained it with study results or the week-end games were: Cambridge had a slight lead at the Cace Clark Cup hockey league. The rhythmic stroking which averaged

CAER CLARK CUP about 32. to the minute throughout. St. Andrew's 7 Recreio They gradually increased their lead (Mrs. Bliss 3, and won comfortably in the time of Miss H. Held

mins. 38 secs. for the mile-and-n-..

3. Miss F. Wong half upstream course.

1.) Cambridge reached the half-way C. B. A. stage in 4 mins. 45 secs., whereafter they slightly dropped their rate of

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Paul was much subdlied: Kennedy gained many, rounds of, applause for his splendid defence work and his attempts to turn défence intò attack. SCORING

BRILLIANT WORK

MATHEWS then came into the limelight with a deceptive run which had the Club players going the wrong way. After he had dummied his way in-field, he passed out to resulted in his touching down near A BREAK THROUGH by, Giblin Aitkenhead, who' came up fast to the posts, Coombe converted. Army take the pass and make his way

further

ahead when Sutherland straight for

Hine. Splendid broke away, and when in front of the opening-up by Mathews, and good posts he passed to Coombe, who, in backing up by Aitkenhead. The Jatter falled to convert.

his stride, dropped a goal from Gallagher to carry

After the interval, Taylor recalved on and scoro, Paul converted. Army re-

the

Thomson equalised when he went away smartly on the blind side to touch down well out. Macrae failed to add the extra points.

Again a Bank winger opened up for another score, This time Banner, who wriggled himself over the line with Henderson, clinging on to him, after he had just previously foiled to gct over. Altkenhead falled to majorise about seven minutes from the end.

GETTING DESPERATE

went

piled with a try by Ford, which

Coombe converted.

SPORTS ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

1 C.B.S. (Miss Parsons)

BRAWN CUP

3 C. B. S. (Miss C. Xavier 2, Miss I.

THE FIRST EXTRA RACE MEET- Mathlas 1)

iness and poor handling, and things ING will be held (weather permit C. B. A,

1 Recreio

1 were getting very desperate for them ting). (Miss Baxter) (Miss Campos). žar na slde drew near. St. Andrew's

striking, but casily resisted the Argonauta couple of spurts by Oxford. Dock Blues, were faster in their striking, but were ragged and rode the water badly.

A HARD RACE

CLUB SCORES AFTER SOME nice saves from free: kicks and drives by Club players, Lau The race was a hard out, and Ox- made a slight mistake which Fowler ford were stroking 21 to the Light profitted to open the score with Blues 19 at the start, but Cambridge nice header from Sirango's corner soon settled down and drew into a kick. Club continued to press and lead of a quarter of a length. on ono occasion Eastern was pulled Oxford were throwing up a good up for an alleged and very doubtful deal of water while Cambridge, row- foul against Fowler. Lau saved ing steadily and smoothly, went a Pryde's kick from the spot and again length ahead. After a quarter-of-a-

"Y" Ladles

CLUB made many attempts to equalise but all failed through selflah-

VALLEY at HAPPY SATURDAY, Dih March, 1940,

0 From a loose serum on the Club commencing at 2.00 p.m. (Mrs. V. Fow-line, with Thomson, the Club scrum The First Bell will be rung at 3,30, Jer 5, Mia Khalf in the midst of the acrum, the pan. Moss 1, Miss 5. ball came out wildly at the Club Russell 1).

League Tables

CAER CLARK CUP

GOLIE

W.

D. Y. A. Pi..

HK. Ladie.

C.UB.

the same player who had fol- mile, the Cantabs were slightly every Lodles ed up his shot.

a length in front and at the halfway St. Andrew's L. 10. Enstern's defence became more stage were 1% lengths ahead. erratic as Club continued to press Cambridge won the last officiali CBA, Ladies tenaciously, Eastern was again pull-boat race, last year, which was row-itcerela Ladies ed up for a foul on Wilson. Wilson; ed over the traditional course from took the kick and passed to Pryde for Puiney to Mortlake, by four lengths.) the latter to convert with B well

placed shot after getting Lau out of position.

Eastern rallied from this further Hare Returning

zelback and pressed the Club. Bad shooting robbed them of many goals. Cheong made up for a bad day's play! when he beat Odell from a pass from

Chung

Eastern continued thoir pressuro⠀⠀

To England For Military Duty

As a-nrte

DRAWN CUP

Goals

Argonauts .... ឆ.៨៥,

Recreio Ladies CBA, Ladies..

"Y" Ladies

CBS,

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St. Andrew L.

La Salle College Athletic Meet

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

alde, and Henderson raced up from No One without a badge will be

full back to gnilier neatly, and then carried on to pass out to Charter admitted to the Members Enclosure. Buch must be worn throughout the when challenged. Charter went over duration of each Meeting in such a well out for on unconverted try. manner as to be readily identified. Club maintained their pressure until

Badges admitting Non-Members to the Anal whistle.

the Members Enclosure and

and Club The teams were:

1 Club-Henderson: Boseriquet, Fay, Rec- Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and man, P. Wilson; Charter, Thomson; Stoker. $3.00 for Ladies (both including tax) Burford, Stout: Macrae, Walkden; Taylor, are obtainable through the SECRET-

ichardson, Bidwell,

Banner;

Hongkong Bank Thompson; Matthews ARY upon the personal or written Day. Carruthers,

"Aitkenhead, application of a Member, such Mem A. P. Butcher: Dompis, Dunnett, Haymes: ber to be responsible for all visitors Moore, Gairdner: Harrington, Kennedy, introduced by him, and for Payment Wylie..

of all Chits, etc.

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Tho Secretary's Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27704) will close at 12 o'clock NOON.

TiTins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21020),

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for all Persons, including

and wero again' guilty of much baði - TAMPA, FLORIDA, Feb. 22 (Neu- shooting. Club, ralded in perioda|ler),——Mr. Charlen Hare, the young only, and the game come to an un-Belliah-tenula star who came within satisfactory close with no more addi» two points of defeating Donald Bucre The La Salle College will hold their tions to the score.

~, al ́: Wimbledon-two years ago,, des annual sports on the College ground MANILA, Mar, 0,4 --- (UP)-Jes Ladies, and is payable at the data, Club-Odell; Tions. 6. Strange; Skinner, elsted here that he was returning to on Friday, March 15, Mr. W. L. Cories, promoter of the Garcia-Glenn Soldiers and Sailors) in: Uniforms are Farrow, Eardley: Wilson, Pryds, Fowler, Kugland in Apri na his class would Handyside. Senior Inspector of Eng Lee middleweight championship boat admitted Half Prico Bickford and X. Strange,

EiL. TUA-hon: Cheng Ying- be called, up, for milliary, duly that lah Schools, will give away the prizes in Alandia last December, has : an- By Order, kum, Zen Tack-kee: Lau Chistment - Kna month. 116 said that he had asked There will be an Old Dora: race (800, nounged that, he has offered. Garola

C. A. BEOWN, King-en To Wal-xuen; Chungming for an aonigmanent in the Royal Air metres) and an Inter-School'. Relay and....... Armstrong: an -89.500 pesos sum, Choong Kam-hol, Wu Chi-ton, DC,

1: FLáco. | Kwan-ching larut - Stau Ching-to-

guarantee for miliile bout: in Manila.

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