1940-05-27 — Page 8

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 27, 1940.

CIVIL SERVICE SURPRISE LEAGUE BASKETBALL

KOWLOON B.G.C.

"Possible" Recorded By L. Jordan's Rink In Third Division

THE ONLY SURPRISE result in the First Divi- sion of the Lawn Bowls League on Saturday was the defeat of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club by the Civil Service C.C. by 66 shots to 60. As pre dicted, the Indian R.C, were no match for the champions, Club de Recreio "A", and beaten by 77 shots to 51.

were

Though it was expected that the Kowloon Cricket Club Craigengower match would be clost, it was also expected that the home team would have had the slight advantage, and the result, therefore, in the Valley team's favour was something of another surprise,

• Winning the traditional bot-

tles of whiskey, presented by Messrs. Gamle Price and Co., for

Home Football

Fourth Round Matches For League Cup

LONDON, May 25 (Reuter)

Hoveral bly. scores were registered

in the England and Scallish Regional Football Leagues to-day, Huddersfield North Eastern Section, while wall

beating Darling 8-2 at home In the

beat Crystal Palace 7-2 and Watford beat Bournemouth 7-i.

Clyde entered the final of the Glas-

when Charity Cup Competition oy hat Queen's Park by three lihey

corners Both sides had scored two goals. to their opponents

corners

but the winners forced. 11 eight. They will now meet Glasgow Rangers in the final an

Blackburn Rovers beat West Brom- wich by the odd goal in three in their Football League Cup competition, Fulham and West Ham being other

"possibles" and sevens, L. Jor- Table Tennis Exhibition successful teams.

dan's rink (II. Spong, C. E. Langley and P. A. Peckham) laid claim to four bottles with their "possible" against B. Evans" rink in the Kowloon B. G. C.- Kowloon EC. Third Division match. Jordan scored this on the eighth end to lead by 13-6.

Two further battles, went to C. G. Silva's rink (Recreio v. 1.R.C.) and to M. R. Abbas's rink in the same match, Silva finished with a seven on the 20th head to beat A. K. Minu 20-14, while Abbas recorded his. seven at the 14th head when being led 8-18 by F. X. Silva. The latter won by 25-24.

CLOSE FINISH

The Kowloon-Craigongower mutch beat closest. E. Kern was the C. S. Rosselet 10-18, while F. Good- win tled 22-all with R. Basa. Kow- loon land thus a one shot icad on the first two rinks, but U. M. Omar, the C.C.C. and Interport sldp, proved equal to the occasion and finished his match with a lend of three shots, the score being 25-23. At une period E C. Fincher, the Kowloon skip, whe led 24-0, but with 3,4,3,2,3,1 crept up -to-22-24,-at-which stage U. M. Omar

laid one.

SURPRISE

Chinese Y.M.C.A. will be the Venuo of some delightful table tennis this evening at 7.30 p.m. when the Cheng brothers, Cheng Pit-fat and Cheng Pit-hin, doubles champion of Baigon, will

meel local exponents of the garne in a series of matches arranged in ald of the Friends of Chinese Wounded Soldiers Movement.

The evening will commence with ringles

Chlu Inatcher between Chit-fat and Fil-fal, Leung Chick- fal and Pi-hin, to be followed by a doubles exhibition between. Liu Sik-cheong and Lee Wing-shul, Colony doubles Year's champions, and the Cheng bro-

Jast

thers.

Other singles matches will be against Lau Kwak-chul, Lee Chun- hung (Confucious). Lai Shui-hon, Leo Chu-shin (Y.MO.A.), and Leung Chlok-fal, Wong Bhul-sang (Mel Shing).

Win Bradford Rugby League Championships

LEAGUE CUP

Fourth Round Fulham

9 Everton Blackburn Rovers 2 West Bromwich

4 Birmingham West Ham

One result not cabled,

ENGLISH REGIONALS

Rochdale Barrow Southport

Newport Swindon

Dradford Halifax Yull Ifnrtiepoalr Huddersfield Millwall

Portsmouth Tattenham

Norwich

Southend Watford

Leicenter Walsall

NORTH-WESTERN

Oldham

0 Carlisle

I Burnley

SOUTH-WESTERN

4 Cardiff 48wansea

NORTH-EASTERN

Z York

3 Leeds

Bradford City

1 Middlesbrough

6 Darlington

SOUTH A

Crystal Palace

SOUTH C.

1 Areenal

3 Chelson SOUTH DA

3 Queen's Park I

3 Clapton Orient

7 Bournemouth

MIDLAND

3 Wolverhampton

2 Coventry

EAST-MIDLAND

Sheffield United Notts Farent Mansfield

Liverpoot

Stock port Stoke

Aldershot Brentford

Northampton

3 Doncaster

6 Notts County

3 Barley

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3 Manchester City

1 Chester

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Guildford

HAH NO" ANONS & HA HOR

4 Brighton

Sheffield Wednesday 7

SCOTTISH REGIONALS

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LONDON, May 25 (Reuter) Dundee United Bradford won-the-Yorkshire-Razby Hearts. League championship to-day when they beat Swinton by 10 points to 9 in the final matcli

In the first round of the Yorkshire

H-Strange-winning 18-16, and L F. McGowan, winning 24-20, gave the Civil Servats a 7-shot lead as a re- sult of the first two games against the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, and though A. M. Holland (KB.G.C.) led F. Jones by 20-19 at one period, Jones Rugby League Cup, Dewsbury beat scored 3,2,1, to take a 22-20 lead on York by 23 points to 14. the 10th Holland-proceeded to re- cord a four, and on the last head, Joncs scored one and

was 24-23,

The scores in brief were:

FIRST DIVISION

beaten

Recreio "A" 77 Indian R.C. 51

03 Craigengo- Kowloon Cla..

Civil Service

C.C.

J

Recrelo "B"

Hongkong FC.

In the East Lancashire Cup com- petition,. Salford trounced Leigh by 00 points to 8, while in the only friendly encounter Oldham brat Halifax by 15 points to 9.

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86 KB.G.C..

70 Police

56 Kowloon

Docks

739

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Tong Civil Service 58 Reerelo 65 Kowloon CC. 78 Hongkong

O.C. 00

THIRD DIVISION

67

70

***.69 Prison

Omeera

SECOND DIVISION

Craigengower K.B.G.C.:

Pollec

Electric

Craigengower 73 Indian RC. Hongkong C.C. de Hongkong

F.C. 60 K.B.G.C.

Kowloon F.C.

71 Kowloon F.C.40 61 Taikoo

Kowloon

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1 Dunfermline GLASGOW CHARITY CUP Semi-Final Queen's Park 2 goals and a comers Clyde 2 goals and li corners.—Reuter.

Swimming

"Y" Hold

First Gala

Of Season

2

Eve of Reason (D. Black up) being led in after winning the Lanino Handicap, the last race on Saturday. Eve of Reason won $144,278 for Mr. Oriental Theatre-Ming Ke Fook-shing, son of the proprietor of £lto Yuen

South China A.A. Win

Open Relay Race At Wah Yan Sports Meet

A SLIGHT, persistent drizzle and fresh cross winds failed to deter the Wah Yan Past Students' Association from holding their third annual sports meet at Caroline Hill yesterday, and a fairish crowd lent their support to make it a success.

Events were ticked off, and highlights of the meet were the throwing of the cricket ball, ini which several masters of the and the school participated, Open 400 metres relay race, which South China A.A. won in the good time of 46 4/5 seconds.

In the former event the Very Rev. Fr. R. W. Gallagher vied with Mr. Joseph Ng for the shortest distance, while Mr. Arasarainam stole a march on them, tossing the ball 215 ft. 8 in.

Lucky Sweep Numbers On Saturday

RACE 1

No. 3427

$1,520.00

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720.00. 300.00.

4010 3010 Unplaced ponies (150 each): Nos: 4994

RACE 2

390.40.

No. 1986

$2,732.00. 730,83, 2831 ..4905 Unplaced ponies (150 each): Nos, 3007, 4088, 110, 4700.

In the Invitation foursomes, five teams participated South China A.A., International A.C., Wah Yan, Middle-3300, 2833, 3204 v.sex and the Royal Scots. South China and he International have each chalked a win over the other in previous meetings, and this was to settle the feud. Sprinkle got off to bed start and S.C's first man sprang into a four yards' lead, which their to seven increased second man yards, Gascon doing his utmost to overtake him.

THE FIRST, swimming cala and dance of the season held by the Y.M.C.A. Saturday European 50 proved very successful, there being 42 well over 200 people present. The programme of swimming events was comprised of handicap races, and was productive of some very keen 68 petition.

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The results were:

A. Leonard proved a 1tle more successful with S.C's third man end gave the baton to anchor Castro. Cuatro looked as if he could manage it, but slipped on the home bend, lost his stride and the race by about three yards.

RACE 3

No. 2014

$3,770.65.

24

791.00 395.30

4375 Unplaced ponies ($50 each): Nos. 1000, 2250, 6209, 1668, 1320, 4100, 1365, 2100, 2217.

RACE 4

No. 00

$3,025.40

30440.

432.20

3033 *3304- Unplaced porles $50 each): Nos. 2752, 2541. 6050, BUTZ.

RACE

No. 5020

$3,053.40 5073

872,40 36.20 1973 Unplaced ponies (150 each): Nos. 2045,

The prizes were distributed by Mrs. Ko Fook-sin, wife of the Presi 178, 210, 3041, 2003, 2003, 1894. dent of the Wah Yan Old Boys' Association.

Results were as follow:

400 Metres Open Relay1, South China Athletic Association; 2 international Club; com-3, Wah Yan College (HIL). Tune 46.4/5

800.

400 Meltes Open Relay, "Wah" School, 1, Wall Yen College "A" (HK); 2 Wah Tan College "B" (HK); 3 Wah Yan College (Kowloon). Time 48.3/5 sec. Long Jump, Cheng Kwan-ming Cheting Wine-kit; 3, Tam Bik-poon. Dis- tance is it. 10 in.

ten's 30 yarda segregate handicap llent 1.1, A. Hunt (32 2/8 sect); 2 G. Arnold in 3/5 seca): 33 Stayter (31 sec.). Heat 2: 11 Jordan (36 075 seca. 7. A. Weller (20 4/3 oca) 300 Metres-1. Yung Chim-cheung, 2 A. Dodd (77 3/8 avca). cat, dalla Chang Iwan-ming; Wong Wing-kit.

TTA/B SCC pusheft (29 3/8 secs): 2 G. Woddali (32

5/5 sect.); 3. G. Hume 127. 3/5 Beeg).

Women's 50 yards aggregate handles

Little Visitors Raci—1. Xestm All; 2 to Ching-pe: 3-Chan Bing-lal.

Hent 113 Miss B. Sullivan (30 1/8 29.); High Jump Cheng Kwan-ming: 2

RACE 6

No. 3999

$3,170.00, 5503

907.00. 4750

435.00. Unplaced ponies ($50 each); Nos: 845, 4313, 2237, 4884, 144.

* RACE 7

No. 3709

#

$3,054.00 2902

877.00 3745

$30/40 Unplaced ponies (930 each): Nos. 5738,

3555, 2711, 4700, 2001, 2038, 10, 4118, 0733.

5704.

RACE 8

$0,360,60 1,024,80 12,40

Chinese "Y" Defeat Pui Ying In Last Half Minute

Minute Of Game

(By "Guard")

A further six games were decided at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. during last week, the most ex- citing match was the tussle on Wednesday bo- tween the “Y” and Pui Ying, the former nosed out the P.Ys in the premier cage league in the last half minute left for play, clinching matters with a field goal to make 33-32,0 MM-

Employing the five men defence play Guard Luk Tat- cheong sneaked in five times to score from underbasket, Centres Wong Wai-ming and Mak Tai-kwong contributed their quota with some excellent field goals. Pui Ying fought a losing battle from the jump, and started the second half with a big handicap. This, they quickly re- duced and the closing minutes was a keen tussle, with them Leading a point, when the final points crushed their hopes.

The curtain raiser of Cheong Hung Hung and Yau-You-WAY a mad scramble from the jump to the final whistle with little of science but plenty of wasted brawn. Lam Yun-chung, Chan Ho and Chiu Fai-tat did a gal- lant bit to help their team.gain the 63-40 decision, while Yui Chun-yim and Poon Hin-ming| laboured valiantly for Yau Yau,

Big Sweep Winner

First prize in the Lantao Handicap $144,278.40-

was

won by Mr. Ko Fook- shing with Through Ticket number 1205. Mr. Ka is the son of Mr. Ko Ho-ning, pro- prietor of the Oriental Theatre, and celebrated his good fortune with a dinner on Saturday night.

Pul Ying had their cup of bitter- ness filled when their Juniors suc- keenly fought encounter. Bod luck cumbed to Lol Hang 50-33, in a featured Pui Ying's play as many would-be goals hit the rim of the hoop and bounced off. Lai Hang's set worked well together, but it was left to Lo Hok-shu (12) and Yui Kum-sang (12) to pile up steadily played a hard earned 0 goals game for them.

for Hung Ying.

Wah Kiu Beaten

In the last Junior are the "y" burned up Police 46-19. Police most of their points from the opening gained ON SATURDAY minutes of the top liner, Wah Kiu long shots which had more than an versus Chung Sing, appeared as if element of chance in them. Their complacent Chung Sing were in for team work was deplorable and left another

Wah everything to be wanted. Wong Kiu was not strong enough, having Chow-ting for the "Y" was top scorer lost some good cagers the past week chalking 14 goals for his aide. and proved casy victims going down 72-57.

set-back. However,

So Pak-fal played an excellent game at defence for Chung Sing, and firing them snagging passes cannon-ballfashion to Sum Stu-ling

(20), mostly from underbasket, Chan Yiu-cheong wormed his way

in and found the basket eight times, Chung

Top scorer of the evening, however,

THE SCORES

Saturday

FIRST DIVISION

Sing

was Cheong Yip-lum for Wah Klu who notched 22 points, and was Ching- Mo followed by Foo Hay-cheong (18).

Junior Games

IN THE FIRST juniors' mix-up, -Ching-Mo-disposed of Hung-Ying

Chinese

in a light game, which later de- Chinese " veloped into a freezing out of Hung Ying, 48-33. Chari Kul-kel (22) and

72 Wah. Klu.

SECOND DIVISION

-Hung Ying- [ILK: Police

Wednesday

FIRST DIVISION

13 Pul Ying

SECOND DIVISION

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THE WEEK-END BASEBALL schedule featured two league games and a friendly. On Saturday, Chung Hwa beat the Hongkong Baseballers. On Sunday the Water-polo-European CA beat Mindanao trounced the R. Engineers, and the Asheville

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