1941-02-25 — Page 6

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

February 25, 1941,

"R. Abbit's'

Abbit's" Cricket Comments

Kowloon Virtual League Champions

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

THE WEATHER HAS boon so foul for so long that one had almost forgotten that the cricket season 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 bleak and horrible. In some ways last Satur- day, it did not seem much better, but the grounds had dried up sufficiently to onable several games 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 themselves secure for the Shield though there has not been so much intarast in the com- petition this year, with the Army and Club out of it,

K.C.C. were fortunate to play jage no more than just under four on their own ground when meet runs per over. ing Recreio, but even their somewhat sheltered ground was none too good. The turf was of Course very heavy, the weather cold with a strong wind blowing most of the time.

J. 3. Gesano was the batsman who came off and he got 75 of their total of 128 for 9 wiekels. Of the rest G. N. Gosano (12) alone got double figures. A team cannot hope to win où one batsman,

1 night have been expected that i the strong Recreio attack on the dini- cult wicket might have put up a sur- prise; but this year they do not seem to be in their best form and no one could do the trick. Ozorio, L. G.

The Iecreto, who were put it played a rather typical innings. They so often have one batsman come off and the rest do nothing. So It was on Saturday. They could not get the | &usapa and Prata were expensive ball away and could manage to aver-and ineffective though I have heard the fleiding was not as good as it usually is, D. Itung (34)

(34) Anderson (40 not out) and F. J. 1ay (30) made sure of victory though they did not manage to get beyond the rate of 5.0 runs per over. It is a pity that such an interesting and important match should have had to be played under

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JOCKEY CLUB.

On Monday 24th

such depressing conditions.

Junior Division

ANNUAL. BACE MEETING, 1941 THE University second eleven once more proved the stoli- Postponed to:-

Monday, 24th February dity of their batting and the Third Day Fourth Day -Tuesday, 25th February Craigengower bowlers could not Fifth Day -- Saturday, 1st March get them out fast enough to force and Tuesday win. They batted for 33 overs 25th February, the first bell will be before declaring at 167 for 9 rung at 11.00 am, and the first race wickets and only left C.C.C. will be run at 11.30 am. On Satur-time for 26 overs. day, 1st March, the first bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m., and the first race will be run at 2.00 p.m.

The tin interval will be after the fifth race on the third and fourth days.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURES

MUST

U.S. BASKETBALL TOURISTS

SING TAO

ON TOUR

Leaving Tomorrow

For Philippines

THE SING TAO Sports Club leave Hongkong to-morrow to make a football tour of the Philippines at the invitation of the Philippines A.A. The party is comprised of two officials and 16 players.

Io all, five matches will be played. and the tourists are expected back in Hongkong by March 17,

The team will be under the munngement of Mr. Aw Hoe, and Mr Law Chi-hing will act as Hon. Secretary.

The players are:

Cheung Wing-chal, Shy Tln-lim,

Hau Yung-sang. Mok Shut-hon, Lau Tin-sung. Leung Yin-chan, Tsui Ah- Cal. Sin Yau-sang, Soong Ling-sing, Luk Tal-hang, Yeung Shul-yick, Tang Kwong-sum, Lai Shul-wing, Fung King-cheong, Kwok Ying-ki and Ip Pak-wa.

Leung Wing-chui is unable obtain the necessary leave.

J. C. Lo (47).D. Chelliah (10) and R. S. Gil (30) were chief scorers for the Varsity, but I regret to see there were three men run out. This shown-want-of-coaching and I pre-1. sume they did not read my lucubra- Badminton tions the other day on the urt of run- ning! Craigengawer 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 Indica

wear 02 for six when the end came.

I.R.C. And Police

their badges prominently displayed

throughout the Meeting.

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE THE Police are sore put to it

Recreio Defeat Chinese “Y”

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 quintette.

Leading Owners And Jockeys

The following are the lists of leading owners and jockeys

at Happy Valley:

Cire Lan

T. K. L. Eve

Necan

Owners

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

Lee Chi-chok

Dynasty

P. and L. Vilaja

Gredmaka

Shields and Stanton

C. W. K.

Brus,

Mrs A. E. Grasett Hollandia

Kwok Yee-chan

C-H

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P.

M. Hoo

Kia Ora

C. I. Gregory

S. K.

Lee Bros.

WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE to raise a full side and they IN A CLOSE and thrilling game of i

did uncommonly well to give the badminton in the "A" Division of the

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.

ond

Marber

G. Tinson

Mrs Chung Ho-yen

Golf

Billy

Culture

G. A. Harriman

Kong Bros.

Wai Shlu-pak

S. W.

C. H. Chan

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Badges admitting non-members to Indians such a fight on Satur- beat the Chinese Y.M.C.A. 5-4

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, tax or $40.00 Including tax for the ably enough for 139 of which Meeting (ladies $5:00

Not until the Anal round of games $20.00 Wahab's 31 was top score. respectively) are obtainable through When L. Clarke (39) and HH. Kon proved the weak link in the was the match decided. C. Aŭ and the Secretary upon the written or Tyler (41) got together things" skle, though in what now can be personal introduction of a member,

J. J. such member to be responsible for looked good for the Police, but termed the deciding match, all chils, etc.

after them came the deluge Remedios and H. Gonsalves unly In- Badges admitting to Members' which Shepherd mainly attempt-flicted defeat by 23-22.

Rince

lat

Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the ed to stem with a 23. As it was

Course.

they only failed by three runs. I.R.C. have Abbas to thank for he took 6 wickets in eleven overs for 43 runs.

The Secretary's Office, for EXCHANGE BUILDING, (Tel. 27794) WILL CLOSE, AT 9.45 a.m. ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 11.45 am. ON THE FIFTH DAY. A limited number of lifïns 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" 21020).

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NO CHILDREN. WILI. ADMITTED TO THE

CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEET-

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team of the Club took on the Recreio second eleven. Huddled up in a coat and woolly scarf, I thanked goodness I had not got to be out in the middle.

slowly and

The scores were:

J. J. Remedios and H S. Gonsalves tot to s. Koh and C. Y. Yung 10-21; 1011 to C. II. Wong and G. T. Lau 6-21; boat

C. Au and H. Roh 23-27.

A. M. Silva and L. A. Carvalho lost to Koh and Your: 18-21: beat Wong and Lau

21-13; boat Au and Koh 31-15.”

A. M. Rodrigues and M. A. Oliveira

beat Kann Yung 21-10: font to Wong and Lau 0-21: beat Au and Koh 21-13.

Game Postponed

..

The gaine between University A and University B, scheduled for last night, was postponed to Friday,

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PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of admission to the The ground had dried faster than Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day I had expected owing, no doubt, to Including tax for all persons Includ- the strong wind that had been blow ing ladies, and is payable at the Gateing all the morning, but it looked a Soldiers and Sailors in uniform are bit of a onine-marsh. Owing to the admitted to the Pubile Enclosure at the outfield, runs came slow and year, and I hope he will be able

the principle of, $1.00 per day including tax.

blooming Igh and blooming often" to stick to the game. was the

Paterson one to speed up

(37). Carey (29) and

The Sunday Game

would have Recreio rather in difficulties but for A. own ground on Sunday gave Timna will be obtainable in the E. Noronha's innings of 02. As a very much improved display Restaurant in the Public. Enclosure.

Bookmakers, Tie Tac men, etc.. to operate

will not be permitted within the precincts of The Hong Ilstey

Uings.

Kong Jockey Club during the Race for the, were the principal scorers THE Recrolo batsman on their

Meeting.

SERVANTS' PASSKS Poses for Sorvants will be fraud to Private Box holders ONLY on application to the Secretary, 1st floor, Exchange Building.

Any persons found loltering with Servant pas in their Posts will forfeit the same and will bel removed from the Enclosure.

By Order,

Club.

been was, they were nine runs behind with four wickets to go when stumps were It must be remembered drawn. however that the Club had declared ni 127 for 8 wickets.

though they were up against Zimmern and Lloyd and also Perry. Batting ten men, they put up 181 runs, Wickots were shared, but it must be recorded that my old friend Ernie Zim- mern went on to bowl!

Macauley Again THE D.B.S. did well to get within four runs of G.S.C.C.'s

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

C. B. BROWN,

Hongkong, 10th February, 1941.

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C. S. C. C. Cricket XI

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

IL E. Strango, G. Ainslie, J. Barrow, G. Davidson. H. F. Harper, F. E. Law- rence, T. Lockhart, J. F. DiecGowan, N. L. Smith G Stano and A. Watson.

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Schmeling Still In Excellent Trim

BERLIN, Jan. 27 (UP).— Walter Neusel

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Middlesex Win Six-mile Marathon Race

Combined Small Units met Mid- diesex Regiment [п

six-mile

marathon race yesterday afternoon, technically starting and finishing at the European

knocked out Adolf Houser inY.M.C.A. The race resulted in a win the 10th round at the Deut- for the latter, who scored 121 points. schlundhalle last night in the Results were:

1. L/Cpl Dunne (fiddlesex); 1. Pto Heather (Middlesex); 5. Cpl Hobson

(addlesex). Dmr Merton Middiemax);

final elimination bout for the right to meet Heinz Lazok this summer for the German heavy-5, Cpl Truscelt (Signal): 0. Sig. Lithauer 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.

Schmeling, who was in mufli, was accompanied by scores of comrades uniforms. In special parachuters' They had obtained a leave and had flown down from the training station especially for the fight, at which they were guests of honour.

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No Definite Plans

Max stated to the press that he did not know when to would fight again, but he hinted he might meet winner between Neuse! and Lasck. He said he did not have

the

any definite plaps for the futuro, nor could ho say he would have return bout with Champion "Joe Louls whom he characterised as "the best of them all."..

(Signin); 7, Cpl Cole (Bmali Unije); 8. Plo Hughes (Middlesex); 9. Pie Coomer (Middlesex); 10, Pte Baker (Middlesex)!

"La Salle Athletics

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

Children Sports

To-morrow afternoon at 2 p.m., on the Southern Playground, Wanchal, tho Children's Playground Association will hold their soventh annuat Children's Sports. A football famall ball) match will be played at 4.30 p.m. and prizes will be presented at 5 p.m.

ular of all German Oghters," looked trim and in excellent condition, Max refused to give any details about his training on parachute trooper and also refused to answer any questions bearing on the war.

During the Interview, the former world champlon was surrounded by Schmeling, to whom the German scores of officers who wore his mil- press refers as "still the most pop- | ftury ruperiors.