1940-03-18 — Page 28

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 18, 1940.

MONDAY MORNING

COMMENTARY

CHINESE RETAIN GOVERNOR'S

Association Unlucky Rugby Football Not To Have Won: CLUB Last Minutes Thrills

(By "Rox")

CUP

WIN SEVENS SHIELD

WINNING SWEEP TICKETS AT FANLING

$034.26

18190 00.90

THE CROWDS, which thronged the stands at the Carolino Hill Stadium yesterday to watch the second round of the Governor's Cup, saw an Association elovon nearly upsot a complacont Fedoration sido. Federation supporters heaved a huge sigh of relief when the final whistle blow Unplaced ponies ($25 each): No. 181, on a two goals-all decision, and by virtue of their first win in the series, the Federation retain the cup they have hold for those past two years, for yot another year.'

s

CASH SWEEPA nace i

No. 040

04

"

No. 509

1000 127

face 1

$1,106.79

31622 156.11 Unplaced ponies (850 each): Nos. 045,

Iace 1 No. 732

Interesting Play In Blarney Stone Tourney Despite Heavy Weather

Major Baseball

NATIONAL LEAGUERS BEAT AMERICANS

TAMPA, Fla. Mar. 17.(UP)-Playing a very precise game, the National Leaguers beat the American League Players to-day in the opening match of the Major Baseball Season by 2 runs to 1.

There was a record attendance for Florida; 13,180 spectators paid $19,641 gate money.

Tournament Hockey

University Beaten 3-1 By Police

resistance under the circumstances,

With the scoro' 1-1, în the last Inning Lopez 'singled of Feller; Mooro bunted but Trotsky dropped the ball, and while the Americans stood around in con- fusion, Lopez made third before the ball was picked Cosearart then clouted a singlo past Crosetti, and Lopes came home easily.

up.

(By "Fly-half”)

PLAYING only nine men, the

The National League pitchers, Hongkong University were do- Derringer, Higbe, Hamlin, Walters CLUB "A" were worthy winners of the feated by the Folice by three and Gumbert held lile Americans to Croselti and Dickey five singles. Blarney Stone Shield in the Seven-a-side Rugby goals to one in an Association, singled twice, and were the only

Tournament hockey match at players to get more than one. football tournament held on Saturday. Despite Boundary Street yesterday.

Ruffing. Newsom, Leonard and wretched conditions which made handling and The Undergraduates put up gallant Feller gave away six singles.

DiMaggio scored in the second passing difficult, they had the only back division

nud managed to keep the score down frame,

was Gumbert

nominated the which was successful in passing movements, and

all three goals for the Police, und winning pitcher, and Feller the losing. Both sidos possessed a brilliant defence, with the Unplaced ponies (450° each): No. 07. their forwards stuck to their task woll, and appear-would have made the difference even

Both sides 20. Association's half-back line slightly better.

greater had it not been for the Bad ed tireless.

play of Sen Gupta in the University Cricket' too, had a weak attack, and it was a glorious battle of the defences. On the Association's play they deserved another try at the Cup.

178

No. 101

1110 1007

Iace 4

$1,233.40

352.40 176.20

$1,130.80 324.08

302.40

to 1-0 at half-time. Howlent scored

Their opponents in the final, Police "A", adopted | goal. Unplaced ponies (150 each): No. 005, different tactics, ones which were highly suitable under

the conditions-boot and rush.

1105, 1102, 324.

No. 33850

31203

*

Hace 4 ("A" Sweep)

$23,940 6,340 2020 each) Not.

$10.954.53

3,142.72 1.866.30

10702

*+

12422

Club

RECREIO JUNIORS BEAT AIR FORCE

Declaring with three wickets down

Buta Singh and Charnan singh.

University-N, C. ben Gupia; C. K. Lee,

casy victory over Air Force, whea N. H Low: W. Abraham, R. Hoares; for 141; Recreio juniors gained an

Itaj.

they beat them by 93 in a league en- counter at King's Park yesterday.

Scores:

K. S. Oh equalised in the second huif, but they could not stem the tide.

The teams were: The Chinese had only onethad to work on his own. Leonard

were luckier in their efforts to convert-a penally goal, the

Man Singh, Unplaced ponies ($633.33 and wus

Police-Balwant Singh game

kick being taken again 39 journey to the final, meeting two had charged the kicker as he madoj ruuza bingh, Howell, Narwant Singh, change from the published aldo. played a medloere

Dempsey Blackburn; Leslie, Aichur Bingn, Brown ace ("B" sweep).

"B"

before defeating his Arst attempt. teams Chan Tak-fal care in for Lee never dangerous. He missed several 3500, 40003, 1403, 38748, 6423, 20049,

No. 16304 opportunities to score and his pass

Bank to enter the Anal. Polica, Wal-tong at centro. The A880-Ings were often faulty. Honniball ciation side had several changes, and Gosano were almost

ignored.

Unpisced ponies (200.00 each): No. on the other hand, had to over-broke up a Police attack, and the Tan, N. V. Lingam, K. 9. Oh and Hans

A good interception by Bidwell Williamson, Wilkinson, Hossack, us down the Beld and some equal-

boli: ame in for came in, for

some nice 4604, 21050, 22150, 1074, 8487, 17347.

come the strong Army Sevens in clubmen made some ground before No. 691 Fowler, A. V. Gosano and Bick-

Small Units, 8th Heavy Bge. passing to Bosanquet, who raced for ford did not turn out, and their ly fine centres which went abegging. Lau Hin-hon was very shaky. Ho

"B", Royal Scots "A" and the good try. Henderson converted from

in front of the posts. taken by Guy, cleared well but appeared places were

Royal Engineers..

The game this half was in favour Forrow and B. Gosano, Fox anxious to get rid of the ball quickly.

of Club. Bidwell scored between the Lee Tin-nang and Lee Kwok-wal, went in centre, Leopard was in-

posts just on time. There was pair had a very easy task eded

time in which to take the kick. aldo right, with Prydo and with the Association attack. Lee)

Dr. Sellby refereed.

They

to

*

200

103.

Maca 3

204 $20

$1.201.40 154

343 20 171.01 Unplaced penles (950 each): Nos. 935,

$803.70 No. 407

194.34 07.68

Unplaced pontos ($50 each): Nos. 378,

Honnibal occupying the other Tin-sang wan again the spectacular coo, hoo, 659, s. 23. two positions.

player with Lee Kwok-wai playing!

Robinson played an outstanding a more steady game.

game at goal for the Association

Leung-sing Kwok Ying-ki

The goals scored against him were and

did not come up

aplendid efforts which found him to expectation. Leung never at Rifle Shooting quite unprepared. He saved many tempted to cover Fox and was con-

polat-blank shots and diyed at the tent only in getting his forwards go- feet of Chan Tak-fal on quite a few

оссиюля.

ing, Kwok and Soong on the other hand kept mostly behind, and with the backs. bore the brunt of the As paratively BED FORWARDS

good job of it.

O'Regan was another Navy repre- sentative who gave an outstanding sociation attack and made a com-

Chinese Co. Defeat Emergency Unit

|

Quarter Finals

Police "A" 6 R. Scots “A” 0

Semi-Finals

AFTER THE SCOTS had twice looked dangerous, through Gracie and Sutherland, good kicking by Taylor Police "A" 6 R.E. brought play into the Scols 25"

no

Rectalo

Bosanquet received few passes via the serums, and it wasn't until Wilson A. J. M. Prata, o Brown, b gineple and Taylor were both badly winded Noronho, not out

M. A. Remedios, 1.b... b Gillespia and tired that the Club three's came it A Barros, e Manned, b Corner into their own, with premy a energy G. A. Gutterres, not out to spare. The Club forwards, Hease- man and Necdharn, with clever drib- bling, kept the Police detence busy, and thus went a long way in wearing Lopes, did not bat

uuwn their opponents. Henderson active scrum halt. Thomson,

was an

Extras

Tolel

J. Boares. 3. E. Norunhi, · 7. Cavalho, A. M. Práta, A. V. Giano,

Bowling Analysis

Gillesple Nancarrow

Hawkins

-Abbas Corser

I. A. 7. AR. Paling, B Cosano

5. Mantekt, A. M. Prata, b" Maranha J, Nancarrow, l.b.w. b Noronha me

Cook, a Prata, b namedfo

Boulby, b Remedios

F. Hemalay, b Remedios W. Gillespie, b Remedios G. Brown, & Remedios

From a lineout, the Scots obtained AFTER END TO END PLAY the at stand-off half, was here, thero possession, and the ball went out to Engineers were penalised, and Taylor, and everywhere. His control of the whom Wilson went up fast to kicking football style with his left slippery ball was grand. Bidwell was quick to dart through openings tackle. The ball went loose, and foot, landed a good penalty goal fron to open up for Bosanquet. after Taylor had attempted to dribble well out. Wilson was quick upon his op it over, Wall picked up and ran over man in this game, and brought off For Police, Taylor and Wilson were Abbal Noronha

Wall

Was wonderful some

tackles. The whole-hearted workers. performance, He was a one-man

to score, Taylor falled to convert.

Engineers were

vore experiencing diffleul- clusive and tireless, at scrum-half. defence. He cleared all along the

Millar, taking a penalty for feet-in holding the same player, who Innes was the best forward on the, J. Corser, e Prata, b Remedios A friendly rifle match was fired HP zainst the Police, followed the deliberately kicked all Passes to bim CHUNG Yung-aum and Cheong

up up Federation attacking line, his inter-

field. He saved magnificently onee his clearances Kam-kol never appeared so subdued erful and he

was und the knack

down. Innes' save was the first thrill as yesterday. They were hardly over between the Emergener Unit, Hong-ball at his feet, but he was checked, upfield and then followed up hard, when he robbed Bidwell of a touch- powering when

kong Police Beserve, and Chinese and Wall came away with the ball at being he was feast wanted

the Ferally successful in collaring the tic in the picture and their work was

who folded the ball. appearing Federation aldo, "Blackburn b.

negligible. Chan Tak-fai was a con- Company, Hongkong Police Reserve, his feet to relieve.

Then Police attacked, and from a The hard-going Engineers were not was not far behind for mention. stant boll that irritated the Associu- yesterday morning at the Talkoo

In the second half Wall came near to be denied, however, when Arling- loose serum Cullinan came out with What Itle O'Regan left for him to tion defence. He was forever trying Range and resulted in a win for the

Detalls are as to scoring when he flelded the kick-stali raced ahead of the field to pick the ball, which he transferred to and his dashes latter by 88 points. do he did well, and very often he to

to give Guy, the slip,

off, and chased after his own punt up a long kick ahead a yard from the Taylor, who hurled himself past to hold the fort whil

the backs were things to be follows:

Chinese Cor

ahead. He just missed the touch-line, and dive over for a try. The Bosanquet and Needhom to score a was foraging

down in a race with Sutherland. conditions were against his succeeding grand try from an almost hopeless He failed to convert his Taylor then failed to land a penalty in picking up without knocking-on or position, yds. yds. yds Total goal just after. Police increased their fumbling, and it came as д great own score.

was

Dett

Bright had a

speed winger

between Lal Shut-wing attempted

"Total"

200 500 600

ARGARH || 91

BÉANGBAR|E| | MAN389|8| =1

|8 | . អ៊ |

Emergency Unit.

18. 1431 Van der Lely

L.B.R. Dorabjee ................

to con- very little throughout the match and tend with in Hau Ching-to, and he only on occasions did he come in was only beaten when decayed out with some constructive work. Hau LS. R3 N. L. PAS

8,1. (R) C. C. Chau .. the PC. H83 B. T. Young by Lai Shui-wing. He soon left Ching-to was the other thorn

પી

He caused the B.I (T) I o. Isa Blackburn to deal with Haur entirely Association's side. and concentrated on Lal with the re-defence a lot of worry, but lack of PS. R30 P. It. Thong sult.tat Lal was hardly seen. Guy necessary support from his team 13. Tun D: T. Leong dogged

Tal-fai Chan

nulilded mates proved to be of advantage-to and whatever destructive work

that the Association side. player attempted. Forrow had the GOOD UNDERSTANDING full measure of the Eastern right- IN THE OPENING minutes of the wing combination and kept them game the Association attack showed very much sulxlued throughout the good understanding and Leonard, Insp: (n) Bendall whole match.

Fox and Pryde moved up the field in SI. (R) Sousa.*..*** FINE PERFORMANCE

a series of delightful passes which PC. R48 Stradmoor PRYDE was the only player in the however were inellective. Honnibali PCR. Sequeira forward line who gave a really fine brought the ball well up before cent performance. A hard worker, had most of the ball and knew how to use it: Had Fox another inside forward of the same calibre he would have performed wonders. Fox. was starved for passes and very often

SPORT ADVTS,

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

and

ឆននEF

X=888815)

21

Total..... 133 129 130 401

P.C.R. Badick

ke king for Fox to meet it with his head. | Counted out:-

Lau just managed to fist it out for a corner. Federation attacked Chan slipped the ball to Chung who took it up to centre, Blackburn-

Furn Intercepted in

time to avoid Chan

nansociation доа!

area,

sée the

Birrell

lead when Cullinan scored near the relief to the Engineers' followers to fog. Taylor falled to convert. Dr. J. A. R. Selby refereed. R.E.

152

Club were next to attack, and a try successfully obtained, score seemed inevitable, when Thum- son outsped the field with the wall falled to convert. On resumption after the Interval, at his fet, Unfortunately his Anal a dimcult penalty tap saw the ball run out of his reach, given

against to the ball when on the ground.

3 8th R.A. "A" 01Taylor failed ey for innging on and over-the-dead-ball-line. The

IN A FAST GAME in which thrills

same player next broke through with

Hawkins, not out

Extras

Total

Cutterren J. Noronha Gogano Remedios

Bowling Analysis

Lawn Bowls Council Meeting

1:29 1:|:

The last Council meeting of the

the ball in his arms, but Foy manag-Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association were frequent, neither side was able Walte tried unsuccessfully to get his ed to bring him down in the nick will be held in the board-room of the to penetrate the other's defence for team into attock, ond went scrum- enough to score a try. Waite played half but to no avall."

S. C. M. Post, Lid, to-morrow at 5.30 of time. Full time came without further another of his spectacular tackles, asked to attend. It is hoped to hold On the resumption, Wilson brought Dm. All representatives of clubs are neare, so exira time was played,

ja splendid game in covering up, and to field kloks ahead. The

Heavies, for

CORRESPONDENCE

I was always in the right sp whom Police attacked consistently in the and this time Bosanquet was the vic-¡the annual meeting of the Association Richards and March did well, were extra period; but could not penetrate tim. The ball wont loose and was on Friday, March 29, in the same unable to settle down to the game to the goal-line against the grand 11, and dribbled over to make a try,

kicked ahead. Needham went after board-room. required for the muddy ground.

solid defence of the Engineers, An-

Club After full time had been played loher penalty goal deelded the issue. Which Henderson converted. without

were definitely on top, from then on, The tackling extra time was played.} when

for * on both sides, Engineers

serum-infringement and it came as no surprise when was Alerce on and detence still held

were penalised. Taylor Bosanquet dribbled over for the final out.

kicked a fairly easy one. The winning points were gained by

try whilch Henderson failed to con- breaking through. Forrow broke up very near on several occasions, his penalty goal kicked by Birrell and Club "A" 11 Bank

Lt.. Pirie refereed. Chan came the Royal Engineers through L

vert.

Dr. Selby refereed. Chung-Cheong movement to send thrusts were getting real dangerous given against the Gunners for not Honnibail with a nice pasa. Honni and this was when O'ttegan and rolling off the bail when on the

al centred but Fox missed a sitter. Blackburn rose to the occasion and ground. again sent Henntball of cleared time after time with magni- Forrow Leo Tin-sang stopped Honniball and ficent clearances, both timely and passed to Leung who passed to powerful.

who in turn took. it well up to force a corner,

Robinson effected

ปี

Chung

Lt Pirie refereed.

Bank

0

THIS TIE REVEALED the real strength of the Club Seven, and | Thomson," Bldwell and Bosanquet were seen to advantage in speedy thrusts. The former was the chief

splendid foot-work

try by sheer effort.

attacker with Henderson worked

•Soon after, Robinson went full the Federation #lde. Roblrison took werd fairly equal with the strong marvellous hiked hard, and reared a

...

3 Civil Service After the game had progresa for 33

IN THIS GAME. the exchanges minutes Chan opened the scoring, for པ nice save punching it out in time, THE SECOND EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather length in front of Hau and anved outside the penalty area and before being held up by Charter, who play-dribble by Thomson. Bidwell

a goalkick which Chon stopped just running of Day and Altkenhead

Needham permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on from his boots. A clever inter-Robinson could recover Chan: haded a sterling gaino for the Service.

was carried on by Henderson in his hands. Butchar SATURDAY, 23rd and MONDAY, change between Pryde and Honniball found the net. The score stood thun Fillowing end to end play, Car-s Both March, 1940, commencing" afinaw, the ball going to 'Förrow who till half time.

ruthers went through, but was over- tackled and brought the Club serum- hauled were backing their play." Forrow

and

ground. The 12.30 pm on both days,

PRYDE AT HIS BEST

was brought down by half crashing to the The First Bell will be rung at 12

Charter. Day controlled the ball as

went loote and Henderson passed to Prydo who took it well

ball THE RESUMPTION saw Léonard it came loose, and dribbled on for a wat. Up and Noon and the Timin Interval will be up and centred for Fox to take a

struggled over the after the second race (1 p.m.) on first time which just went out. Pryde and Pryde Interchanging their posl- try which Altkenhead failed to con- ing with the ball at his feet. Bidwell

failed to tried a shot from all outside the tions, This half saw Pryde at his vert.

convert from a yard from penalty area, a nice but fruitless try best. He was forever after the ball

the touchline. the Civil ServiceThen Thompson, a three-quarter, No One without a badge will be as the ball went out. The Assocle and getting it. He lay for back, almost had most of the play, and

only keen admitted

to the Members Ericlosure. tion were packing the Federation in the hallway line and formed a sort tackling and falling on the bail by playing forward for the Bank, who Buch must be worn throughout the goal doing all the attacking. al magnet for the ball which seemed the Bankers kept them from scoring a received a 'nusty knock on the

to seek him out. He fed

head in the encounter against the duration of each Meeting in such a

A RALLY

Gosano After Fowler and Morgan' had Just manner as to be readily Menilded. CHAN rallied his men and it was with several alco passes of which the failed to get over, the former appear Civil Service, was prominent for Badges admitting Non-Members 10 Federation's turn to press the A- PLEASE Turn To Pago 9. ed to score when he followed up and sank when things began to look very

Members Enclosure and

touched down kick ahead by bad for them. Time and again he initiated movements. Rather unfor- Redman. "Twenty-five" was given.tunately for Bank, in one of Themp-

Carruthers was then featured in. two bouts of play. First when he's runs, when he was tackled by Heaseman, the ball went wud, and

both days.

MEMBERS: ENCLOSUNK

tho

Club

men and $3.00 per day for Ladies (both including tax) are obtainable

Rooms at $5.00 per day for Gentle-

through the SECRETARY upon the ST. PATRICK'S

personal or written application of a

Member, such Member to be respon-

sible for all visitors Introduced by

and for Payment of all Chit BOWLS

ofa accretary's Omed, 1st Floor,

Exchange Building, (Tel, 27704), wili j

close at 10.45. m. on both days.

21020).

PUBLIO ENCLOSURE

TEAM

11

the second In the

half

a

SOCIETY down Charter who was not Hosanquet picked up and left the

BEATEN

on the Servico “linė...

Mr. Davis, refereed.

for a score, and later when he took fuld behind in a run from nearly Bank into attack, but unfortunately his own "25" to score a try under his pass was knocked on. Full the posts. Day's effort to overtake ume came with Bank pressing hard the speedy club winger was unsuc-

cessful.

Qao dribbles by the

Clubs forwards, with Heaseman to the fore, followed, A kick ahead by Bidwell,

Cherson

Club "A" 8 Police "B"

The Final

ST. PATRICK'S were at home in a friendly lawn Timms are obtainable at the Club bowls game against a rink from each of St. David's; THE HEAVIER POLICE seven pul and follow-up by this player, resulted House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel St. George's and St. Andrew's Societies at the Kowloon up a grand show against Club. "A", in a score near the posts.

| who took'a long time to settle down, | failed to convert, Bowling Green Club yesterday. They lost by 48 shots, and who also, through the constaten Bir. Davis referced.

hooking of Searle of the Police, had The price of Admission to the the final score being 67 shots to 19. Publie Enclosure Is $1.00 per day

to "fake & defensive, part for a good

first period. including Tax, for all Persons, includ Tag Ladice, and la payable at the Ciale. of 3. C. Chalmer's four over J. TACT. DILARAREATA A C Clane and the attempts at dropped goals by Bld-

A feature of the game was the win W. Macfarlane, A. Hyde-Lay, IL G, Craig portion of the

and J.-C. Chalmers (St. Andrew'i) BASE, The Orst half was scoreless, despite Club "A" 8 Police "A" Soldiers and Sailors, in Uniform are Lunny's riox. The losers scored on a Lockhart ist. Patrick's) lost to Col. edrálltód Hait. Prido, 2013)

POLICE WENT bang into the final only one head, the eighth when they Calling W: Cornell v. CLabrum and well. Touch kicking was employed By Order,

M. While (BL. George's) 6-10 ako zor gaining around, and a few move came right from the kick-off, but registered a two. C. B. BROWN,

Mileshy A. Dalgas, bules and mental resulted. Hard tackling by once again Club A were inte star- A Beorestry

Patrick's) lost to 1..11. **Secretary, A. Wright, J. Grenham. N. Debbinglónë Dayin," Owen Hughes, 19 Charming. Bernolde frustrated the Club, gitars With Wilson keeping a Ught Hongkong, 18th March, 1940. and FW, Dunny (St. Patrick's) lost to rand:#7) Jopes-(817 David°m} [XX+£0%? Lackits." Henderson", falled" in two grip di Bidwoll, in the open stages,

BOOTHS

FAIR AND SQUARE~A}} Jetters must be signed, together with the correspondent's-eddress.

BY 'APPOINTMENT

Definitely Superior!

BOOTHE DISTILLERIES, 1.66 LONDON

SQLE AGENTS:

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co., Ltd.

2 Chater Road

Telephones: 20075, G. 30644.