1941-02-25 — Page 30

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 25, 1941.

"R.

Abbit's "

”. Cricket Comments

Kowloon Virtual League Champions AT LAST!

J. M. Gosano Fails To Save Recreio On Heavy Wicket

THE WEATHER HAS been so foul for so long that one had almost forgotten that the cricket scason was on. On last Saturday week everything was washed out-including the Races! I actually wont down to the Valley to a lunch party which was not cancelled but the weather was bloak and horrible. In some ways last Satur- day, it did not seem much better, but the grounds had dried up sufficiently to enable several gamos to be played. The star fixture was of course the K.C.C. and Recreio match when the former club managed to pull the game off and more or less made themsolves secure for the Shield though there has not been so much interest in the com- petition this year, with the Army and Club out of it.

K.C.C. were fortunate to play juge no more than just under four on their own ground when meel runs per over. Ing Recreio, but even their Homewhat sheltered ground was none too good. The turf was of course very heavy, the weather cold with a strong wind blowing must of the time.

J. M. Gesano was the batsman who came off and lie gol 75 of their total of 128 for 9 wickets. Of the rest G. N. Gosano (13) alone gat double #gures. A team cannot hope to win on one batsman.

It might have been expected that the strong Kecreia attack on the dim- The Recreto, who were put in, cult wicket might have put up a sur- played a rather typleat innings. They prise; but this year they do not seein so often have one batsman come off to be in their best form and no one and the rest do nothing. So it was could do the trick. Ozorio, L. G. on Saturday. They could not get the Gano and Prata were expensive ball away and could manage to aver-and ineffective though I have heard

SPORTS ADVERT.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

Postponed to:-

Firth Day -Saturday. 1st March

SING

U.S. BASKETBALL TOURISTS

TAO

ON TOUR

Leaving Tomorrow

For Philippines

THE SING TAO Sports Club leave Hongkong to-morrow to the folding was not as good as I make a football tour of the Usually Is. D. Hung (34) Anderson (46 not out) and F. J. Lay (30) made Philippines at the invitation of sure of victory, though they did not the Philippines A.A. The party manage to get beyond the rate of 5.6 is comprised of two officials

i is a pity that such and 16 players. an interesting and important match should have had to be played under such depressing conditions,

rans per over.

Junior Division

In all, five matches will be player,] and the tourists are expected back In Hongkong by March 17.

The team will be under the management of Mr. Aw Hoe, and Mr nci ns Hon. Law Chi-bing wil Secretary.

The players are:

ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1941 THE University second eleven once more proved the stoli- Third Day Monday. 24th February dity of their batting and the Fourth Day -Tuesday, 251 February Craigengower bowlers could not

Cheting Wing-chol, Siu Tin-Ilm. get them out fast enough to force Hau Yung-sang, Mak Shut-hon, Lau On Monday 24th and Tursday a win. They buited for 39 overs Tin-sang. Leung Yin-chon, Tsui Ah- 251 February, the first bell will be before declaring at 167 for 9fal Sin You-sang, Soong Ling-sing rung at 11.00 a.m., and the first race wickets and only left C.C.C. Luk Tat-bang, will be run at 11.30 a.m. On Satur-time for 26 overs. day, 1st March, the first bell will be

rung at 1.30 pm, and the first race. J. C. Lo (47) D. Chelllah (40) and

will be run at 2.00 p.m.

R. S. GO (36) were chief neorers The in interval will be after the for the Varsity, but I regret to re Afth race_on_the_third_and__fnurth there were three men run out. This

days.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURES

show-want-of-coaching and I pre- sume they did not read my lucubra- tons the other day on the art of run- 1/30g!

Craigengower did not make much of things save for Hamson who

Members are reminded that they scored 47 not out and they had made and their ladics MUST

wear 92 for six when the end caine,

their badges prominently displayed throughout thế Meeting.

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.

upon the written or

1.R.C. And Police

THE Police are sore put to it to raise a full side and they

Yeung Shul-yick, Tang Kwong-sum, Lai Shui-wing Fung King-cheong. Kwok Ying-ki and I Pak-wa.

Leung Wing-chul is unable to obtain the necessary leave.

Badminton

Recreio Defeat Chinese “Y”

beat the

Chinese YM.C.A. 5-1

A group picture of the American basketball stars of the 20th Century Fox Film Company when they appeared in a charity match at the Chinese "Y" on Saturday and trounced a local quintetts.

Leading Owners And Jockeys

The following are the lists of leading owners and jockeys

at Happy Valley:

Owners

Jockeys

V. V. Needa

C. B. Moller

F. Noodt

1 2 3

Cire

4 4

3

- 11. Củ. Ph

Lan

4

3

3

T. K. L. Eve

4

3

1

3

5

2

2

Necan

Li Yo-chun Eu Tong-sen C. C. F.

Lee Chi-thok

Dynasty

P. and L.

Vilaja

Gredinaka

Shields and Stanton Weeton

Bros.

C. W. K...

Mrs A. E. Grasett Hollandia

P. M. Hoo Kia Ora

Kwok Yee-chan

C. 1. Gregory

SK

S. K

Lee

Bros.

Marber

G. Tinson

Mrs Chunog Ho-yen

Golf

Billy

Culture

G. A. Harriman

Kong Bros.

Wai Shiu-pak

C. 13.

CH. Chan

at

IN A CLOSE and thrilling game of did uncommonly well to give the badmluton in the "A" Division of the Badges admitting non-members to Indians such a fight on Satur-League yesterday. Club de Recreio the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 per day including day. They got them out reason- King's Park, las-or $40.00 inclurling tax for the ably enough for 139 of which

Not until the final round of games Meeting Cladics $5.00 and 520.00 Wahab's 31 was top score. respectively) are obtainable through When L. Clarke (39) and H. H. Kol proved the weak link in the

was the match decided. C. Au and the Secretary personal introduction of a member. Tyler (41) got together things side, though in what now can be such member to be responsible for looked good for the Police, but termed the deciding match, all, chits, etc.

after them came the deluge Remedios and H. Gonsalves only in- Badges

admitting to Members which Shepherd mainly attempt-leted defent by 23-22. Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the ed to stem with a 23. As it was The scores were: Race Course.

they only failed by three runs. The Secretary's Office, 1st

for I.R.C. have Abbas to thank for EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tel. 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 945 `a.m.

he took 6 wickets in cleven overs ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and for 43 runs.

at 11.45 a.m. ON THE FIFTH DAY

A Imited number of tins will

be obtainable each day at the Club

Non-League Games

House, provided they are ordered in IT was perfectly beastly at the advance from the No. 1 Boy, (Tel. Club ground when an "A" team of the Club took on the

21920).

J. J.

J. J. Itemedion und I. S. Gonsalves test to S. Koh and C. Y. Yung 16-21; lost to C. I: Wong and G. T. Lnu B-21; beat

Au and I. Kolt 23-22.

A. M. Silva and L. A. Carvalho lost to Kol and Yung 18-21: beat Wong and Lau 21-13: beat Au and Kon 21-15,

A. M. Rodrigues and M. A. Oilveira

beat Kon and art: 21-in; last to Weng and Lau 9-21: beat Au and Roh 21-13.

Game Postponed

The game between Univers!ly A and

NO CHILDREN WILL BE Recreio second eleven. Huddled ADMITTED ΤΟ THE CLUB'S

up in a coat and woolly scarf, I University B. scheduled for last night, PREMISES DURING THE MEET thanked goodness I had not got was postponed to Friday.

to be out in the middle.

ING.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

LEAGUE TABLE

W

The price of admission to the The ground had dried faster than University' "A" Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day I had expeeled owing, no doubt, to University "B" including tax for all persons includ the strong wind that had been blow-chineso ing Indies, and is payable at the Cateing all the morning, but it looked o

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are bil of a snipe-marsh. Owing to admitted to the Publie Enclosure at

men,

ete

$1.00 per day including tak

Bookmakers, Tie The will not be permitted to with the precincts of The Hong

operate

Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.

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heavy outfield, runs came slowly and year, and I hope he will be able the principle of "blocening ‘ard and blooming igh and blooming often" to stick to the gamo.

was the only one to speed up things.

Paterson (37), Carey (20) and

Ilsey (23) were the principal scorers

The Sunday Game

for the Club, Hecreto would have THE Recreio batsmen on their awn ground on Sunday gave

been rather in difficulties but for A.

Tins will be obtainable in the E. Noronha's innings of 02. As it very much improved display Restaurant in the Publie Enclosure was, they were nine runs behind with though they were up against

SERVANTS' PASBES

four wickets to go when stumps werd

It must be remembered Zimmern and Lloyd and also Passes for Servants will be issued drawn. to Trivate Box holders ONLY on however that the Chub had declared Perry. Batting ten men, they application to the Secretary, 1st floor. at 127 for 5 wickets.

put up 181 runs. Wickets were Exchange Building.

shared, but it must be recorded that my old friend Ernie Zim- mern went on to bowl!

Any persons found loftoring with Servants' passes in their possession

Macauley Again

1

will forfell the same and will be THE D.B.S. did well to get

removed from the Enclosure.

By Order,

C. EL, BROWN,

Hongkong, 10th February, 1041.

Secretary

within four runs of C S.C.C.%

Teddy Fincher returned to his old 151 for 8 declared with only 7 blace as opening batsman and hit up wickets down. They owe it 74, bul Archie Zimmern's score of however, almost entirely to J. 31 and Perry's of 23 were the only others over twenty. It was a tight Macauley who made 91 not out.nish, but the Volunteers failed by He has been doing very well thlalavo runs.

W. T. Stanton C. N. K. Pearstur Bridge Quartermaster 5. S.

Tools Maneltu

L

W. S.

T.

T. I

Colleng

L. S.

E. S. K. Lucky S. W. Lec

Cocon Marber I

Ip Kul-ying

1. B. Chao

W. H. S. Davla

S. C: Liang

D. Black

H. J. A. Hcarne

M. M. Sokolo!I ..

W. G. Poy

P. Y. T. Wei

A. D. Coppin D. II. S. Craven

P. P. Botelho

B. L. Tao

IT. J. Holden R. M. Wood

K. W. Fung

D. G. Woo

S. L. Sung .... L. J. A.

Folden

S. W. Tang... Tung Man-wa G. Traverton

II. S. Chang

M.

Darrow

L. Heymus

G. W. Cooper

C. C. Chan

S. W. Pon

B. A. Proulx'.

Chanson Feng

T. W. Chattey

K. I. Ip

Young Wing-kwal

C. L. Gregory

Chui Ki-fun

S. W. Lee

F. A. Sequeira

Ho Hong-ping

R. K. C. Chui Iloo Pak-ming

S. L. Xuen

MAAILMASI DAGAN

ANNONAOMHAIN IS INNN-III

Un.

C. S. C. C. Cricket XI

The following will represent Civil Service C.C. Juniors in a friendly Cricket match against Hongkong C.C. on Saturday at Happy Valley at 2 p.m.:

1 E. Strange, G. Ainslie, J. Barrow, G. Davidson, IL. F. Harper, F. E. Low- rence, T. Lockhart, J. P. MacCovan, N. L. Smith, G Stone and A. Watson.

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Walter Neusel Scores T.K.0.

Schmeling Still In Excellent Trim

Peak Depot,

Tel. 21270

Tel. 20325

Middlesex Win Six-mile Marathon Race

#

Combined Small Units met Mid- diesex Regiment

NJx-mlio BERLIN, Jan. 27 (UP)-marathon race yesterday afternoon, Walter Neusel technically starting and Onishing at the European knocked out Adolf Heuser in Y.M.C.A. The race resulted in a win the 10th round at the Deut- for the latter, who scored 121 points.

Results were: schlundhalle last night in the final olimination bout for the right to meet Heinz Lazek this summer for the German heavy weight title.

Max Schmeling--who ranks as the European rather than German champion-made his first public appearance in several months when he was introduced to the cheering crowd before the fight.

in

Schmeling, who was in mufti, was necompanied by scores of comrades special parachuters uniforms. They had obtained leave and had flown down from the training station especially for the fight, at which they were guests of honaur,

1, L/Cpl Dunne (Middlesex); 2. Pis Heather (Middlesex): 3, Cpl Ilobson

addlenex Dmr Merton Middlesex); signals): 7. Cpl Cole (Simali Units): &,

5. Cpi Truscott (Bignals); 0. Sig. Lithauer

Ple Hughes (Middlesex); 9. Pto Coomer (Middlelex); 10, Pto Baker (Middlesex);

La Salle Athletics

The tenth annual Athletic meeting of the La Salle College will be held on the College grounds on Saturday, March 1, at 1 p.m.

Children Sports

To-morrow afternoon at 2 p.m., an the Southorn Playground, Wanchal, the Children's Playground Association will hold their seventh annual Children's Sports. A football (small ball) match will be played at 4.30 p.m. and prizes will be presented at 6 p.m.

No Definite Plans

Max stated to the press that he did not know when he would fight ular of all German Aghters,” lonked again, but he hinted he might meet irim and in excellent condition. Max winner between Neusel and fefused to give any detalls about his Lasek. He said he did

have training as a parachute trooper and the any definite plans for

future, also refused to answer any questions nor could he say if he would have bearing on the war. a return bout with Champion Joo Lauls whem he characterised as "the best of them all."

the

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* PLAQUE FOR BOXER Former Mayor Walker, loft, presents Honry Armstrong with Noil memorial plaque for outstanding sportsmanship, at dinner In Rupport's Browory, Now York President Lowin of boxing writors, right.

not

Schmeling, to whom the German press refers as "still the most pop-

During the interview, the former world chamulon was surrounded by scores of officers who were his mil- |itary superiors.

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