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Exhibition Billiards To Aid War Fund
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Recreio Beat St John's In
vices of M. G. Carruthers and An exhibition Billiards match Mixed Doubles
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BY UNANIMOUS VOTE, G. C. Aitkenhead, two of their has been arranged between decided by the Colony Chem Championship Committoo
better players, the Volunteers Royal Army Medical Corps, at
ST. JOHN'S, Badminton Club meeting yesterday to hold, for the Defence Corps XV to meet the unbeaten
the Garrison entertained the Club de Recreio first three in Hongkong, Junior Royal Navy at rugby this after-League, and Hongkong Volun-in a friendly game of mixed Chess Champlooship to be open to noon is yet a strong one. teer Defence Corps; finalist in doubles badminton at St. John's all players who, in the past,
the Soldiers' Club Tournament, last night, and opposed to one not won a Club Championship of The match will be played on the finished either sem. or second in the Police ground, Kowloon, at 4 pm, at the Soldiers' Club, next Fri- of the strongest terms that the Colony tournament. The compell- and the Volunteers XV is as follows: day, in aid of the British War Portuguese Club. are able to tion will also be closed to this year's F. M. Thompson; D. L. Bosanquet, D. Organisation Fund. A charge turn out, lost by 6-1. competitors in this latter tourney. C. Day, T. O. Morgan and D. Hof $1 will be made, Servicemen A trophy has been presented by Stewart; J. C. Charter and J. M. Thom Mr B. D. Evatis, vice-President of son: A Walkden, IL Burford, 1 Min uniform being admitted at
Kowloon Chicas Club, and the Macrae: Rt. C. Gairdner, A. M. Ken: half price. winner will automatically become nedy: O. B. Godfrey, A. J. G. Taylor
and E. W. Stout. eligible to compete in the following
At 245 p.m. on the Police ground. year's senior competition.
Entrance fee for the Junior Cham- the team being as follows:
am mixed "A" fifteen will meet the Police will be $3 and is Open-to-Capt. Hardy P. B. Wilson, D. n. bo Entries should be sent Nelson, L/Bdr. Micharda and L/Sgt plonship: to Mr A. Y. Biriukois, 990 Waterloo Marih: Capt. Scriven and I/Cpl Mor Hoad, and will be accepted up to the gun. Olsen, R. G. Castleton, Moodle, Regt, AA 6-1, beat Royal Army Pay,
the
end of this month,
Senior Tourney Draw. The draw for the first round games of, the Open Championship, to be played on February 4 (Tuesday), resulted as follows:
D. E. de Carvalho v. C. M. Sequeira; E. Zimmern v. G. S. Coxhead; Karpovich v. K. Weiss.
Only six entries were recolved, as against the 10 last year.
$3,000 For
China Griffin
At Pony Roup
Good prices were fetched at an auction of China pony griffins, eligible to run at the forthcoming Hongkong Jockey Club annual meeting, held in the paddock of the Jockey Club yes terday. Six 1941 griffins and a 1939 sub-grifin were auctioned by Mr Ed. de Sousa
The only victory for St. John's was registered by H.. Eardley and his sister, Miss Decima Eardley, who are expected to do much better with practice.
Finals in the Garrison Billiards and Snooker Championships will be held at the Soldiers Club. next week...
The following are the latest results in
The game was most enjoyable, and the Garrison Billiards League Cham
members of both teams... expressed Royal Army Service Corps beat 8th great regret that there was no mixed doubles division in the Badminton Corpi 5-2, beat 12th Heavy Regt R.A.League this year. 7-0; Garrison, Milltary, Polico beat, 5th pro-AA. Regi R.A. 5-2: Royal Army Medical
A. Bean, E. W. R. Hackett B. Hynes, J. Rodman- and· A. N; Other vide their own coloured jerseys. Service players are requested to
International Matches
Corps beat Royal Corps of Signals 6-2, beat. Itoyal Corps of Signals: 7-0;_2th
January 11, 1941.
League Softball Prospects
By "Ball Fan" (Continued from Page 4.)
nary a win as yet, striving to got away from "behind the eight ball class," when they clash with their arch rivals, the Chinese Baseball Club.
Doc Molthen, Hans Waggoner, and Dixie Walker are slated to call this game.
Abe Liu's classy cohorts with ex- Canucks Den Cary, and Georgie White in the line-up, should tako the faltering Maple Leats into, camp.
Herbis, (Bob Feller) Quon, who has loot much of his effectiveness due to the-lack, öf a real battery mate, will be sent to the mound in an effort to halt the flashy C.B.C. Loan
George Chow will be back in action, patrolling the centrefield pastures, after a lengthy absence through Ill-
ness.
AT 2.46 p.m. with Herbie Quon, Nip Lum and A. N. Other calling them, Hongkong. Baseball
should retain their leadorship
AA. Regt R.A. beat 12th Heavy Reg LETTERS Club's Irrepressible Mohawks
RA.
international Rugby Tournament will Royal Boots
The first round matches in
ing RAM.C be held on the Navy, ground on Satur-RAC day, January 18, when England will C., Police meet Ireland and Scotland meat Wales R.. The final will be held on the Club at AA. Regt., 11.A. •
Royal Signald ground on Saturday, January 25. Cards RA.P.C. are being sent out to players of the A.O.C. four countries and it is hoped they will make an appearance if they accept and no prevent a repetition of last season's flagco.
Blarney Stone
The Seven-a-Side Rugby Tournament for the Blarney Stone Shield in aid of Naval, Military and Civilian charities, has been brought forward and the preliminary round matches will be held on the Navy ground on Saturday, February 15 and the finals on the fol- iewing Saturday on the Club ground. It entries necesaltaic an extra day, further preliminaries will be held on Wednesday, February 10,
Entries for this tournament close on February 1 And should be sent to
The highest figure paid was $3,000 for ither 5. Reuman, care of the Govern- a chestnut atallion of 14 hands I inchment
Analysts Department, F This pony was purchased by Mr Frank Stoker, care of Hongkong Electric. Gray.
The list of ponies sold, their prices and purchasers, follów;
Chestnut, 14 handa, 1550, Tiru Yun-ton chestnut mare, 14 hands i incl. $1,200, A. Black; cherumul, 14 hands, $600, Wond Yan: chestnut stallion. 14 hands 1 Inch $3,000, Frank Gray; brown, 14 hands i loch, 1875, 11. She: Day mare. 14 hands 1 inch, $1,400, Shu Yuen-long; and Starist, 1930_sub-grifin, 14 hands, $25, Choy Sit- Liang,
Cricket Cancelled
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The senior friendly Cricket matchi between Club de Recrelo and the Army scheduled for this afternoon, has been ennicelled as Army are unable to raise n team.
Just arrived!!!
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HARRISON CUT Garrison Military Police beat 22nd (F) Coy, IL.E. 800-830 in the semi-final round of the Harrison Challenge Cup. Royal Army Medical Corpa will now meet the Garrison Military Folles In the final at the Soldiers' Club, on Monday, at 6.30 p.m.
Books & Papers for Forces with an easy win over Dave Amper's ball-chasers from the To the Editor,
Filipino Club.
The "Hongkong Telegraph." Sir,-An effort is being made under the auspices of the British Wor Organisation Fund, to augment the supply of books and papers for all units of H.M. Services in Hongkong.
Every householder. in Hongkong is asked to contribute as many in- teresting books as possible, and those
receive who regularly SOLDIERS' CLUB TOURNEY
periodicals Army Pay Corps. 1402-1.325 in the they can be spared. Books and papera Royal Corps of Signais beat Toyal are asked to pass these on as boon as The Or- semi-final round of the Soldiers' Club can be left at the British War
Office at Govern- Tournament and will now meet longganisation Fund keng Volunteer Defence Corps in the final, to be held at Soldiers Club next ment House or at the Cheero Club. Tuesday, at 6 pm.
If there are any persons unable to deliver books and papers, will they SNOOKER TITLE
postcard to Mr.N. L. Smith, Lieut. W. V. Dixon, R.A.M.C., will send meet Cpl J. 1. Harvey, R.A.M.C., in 297 The Peak, or to Mrs. Edmond the Anul of the Garrison Individual; ston, 356 The Peak, who will collect Snooker Championship at the Soldiers' them.. Club on Wednesday at 7 pm. while S.Q.M.S. Wood, B.A.S.C., will meet Cpl| 3. H. Harvey, RAM.C., in the Anal of the Garrison Indivdlunt Billiards Championship, also at the Soldiers Club, next Thursday, at 7 p.m.
TOURNAMENT RECORDS
Highest Billards Break S.Q.M.S. Wood, R.A.3.C., 68; Highest Snooker Break Pte Whybro, ILA.M.C., 32: Dest League Aver- PRO B/Sgt Terran, ILA.M.C., 199.03;
.
GERTRUDE M. MacGrecon. President, British War Organisation
Fund, Hongkong Branch.
Highest number of Billiards Breaks of za and over S/Sgt Terran, RABIC 38: Cpl larveze IAM C.. 38; Plo Whybro, R.A.M.C., 30; Best Snooker Aggregate (one frame) Cpl Harvey, RAM,C, 120.
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With such power sluggers "beans" Reardon, Leight, Fitch and Morris forming a real "murderers row-reminiscent of the New York Yankees famed quartet of Bill Dickey, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, and Joe Gordon the lads from around Manlia Bay will be out there in the cow pastures putting in a real long ses- slon at ball-shagging.
IN the nightcap at 4.00 p.m., St Joseph's heavy-hitting lineup should take the youthful thereby camp, Cyclones into retaining their lend at the top of the senior league.
The Saints, fresh from their clean- cut victory over the Chinese Baseball Club last week, will start with lefty Consales on the hillock and AI Leonard or Hal Winglee receiving,
The hurricane boys have a classy Anger in Kelly Silva-Netto, backed by a snappy infield in Jr. Markar, B. Abbas, A. Rumjahn and Babe Bux, but ore as yet, green in experience and still lack the necessary "oomph" that make champlons.
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T the Chatham Road ball stadium, Ana B division game, Chung Hwa will be out there fighting to retain their clean slate against the second place V.R.C. aggregation,
It should be a dingdong battle with Chung Hwa picked to come through In the clutch, behind the hurling of dynamite Jay Llu.
Keen Race For Soccer Honours
[Continued from Page 4.)
standing with Phippens was de- Bghtful to watch, and alded by Hendy and Barber, they kept up an Incessant attack with will and purpose behind It. Navy's match against Royal Scots, which should produce some good football, has been postponed.
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Desplie great work put in by D. Leonard at centre-half last week, the Saints went down to the Police by the only goal scored. Time and may ngain it was Leonard who stood between the Police attackers and goal. He was helped to a certain extent by Sammy Tsang in goal, the rest of the defenders with the 4X- ception of Lau Hing-kong, did not show up at all.
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Kwong Who's mainstay will be in Dieir fast and tricky wingers Cheuk Shek-kam and Wong King-chung, Tin Yung-fat makes a good leader but is inclined to be slow. The de- fence is only mediocre although the full backs are quite sound,
Eastern who are still in the run- ning for the Championship have had their match against the Club to-day postponed,
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