1941-07-28 — Page 14

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 28, 1941.

MONDAY

Recreio's Rink

Practically Gone

"Big" Games At K.C.C. And K.F.C. Yesterday Overwhelming Victories

(By "Tinker")

RECREIO'S HOPES for the Rinks Championship this year were practically put to an end yesterday when their two most powerful fours were eliminated in Third Round Matches.

At the Kowloon C.C., J. Hoosen, A. M. Rumjahn, A. R. Dallah and M. R. Abbas beat L. J. Silva, A. M. Rodrigues, F. V. V. Ribeiro and H. A. Alves 24-10, and at the Kowloon F.C., L. Sykes, W. McNeill, R. Duncan and A. J. Hall beat J. A. Luz, C. E. Marques, L. F. Xavier and J. F. V. Ribeiro 31-10.

Other results yesterday wore: (of the front Recreio men could

never have hoped to offset the

At Police R.C., W. McLeod, stendy bowling of Sykes, MeNeill B. Harri, W. S. Dall and J. Shepherd beat W. Melrose, Main, J. A. Watson and Chalmers 24-D.

J. C.

MORNING

COMMENTARY

Championship Hopes Summer Postal League

and Duncan, and in consequence.Local Chinese Trounce Ribeiro, was left with the more

Queensland XI 8-0 difficult tasks, and was over- shadowed by his opposite A, J. Hall.

At Police R.C., P. D. Crawley, E. Kirman, S. Eccleshall and W. J. Burling beat H. J. Bicknell, G. W.

The usually fust K.F.C. green was Elphick. C. E. Langley and L. Apinying more or less up to its normal

Jordan 22-10.

BRISBANE, July 26 (UP). The

Football Chinese team at present touring Australia defeated Queens- land by eight goals to nil to-day,

which is com- The Chinese team, posed mostly of players from the

speed on the short heads, but on the long ends shots invariably frished At K.C.C.

well short. Recreio players showed LACK OF PRACTICE owing to preference for the longer hands, but only threw the jack on seven Volunteer duties and the rather

C.C. occasions, Kowloon heavy state of the

L. Sykes was consistently steady Eastern Athletic Association, has so for green following the morning showers

the Recreto players found

very and his shots were well supported played 13 matches in Australia, win- much off form and at no period-not by the fine touch of McNeill. "Bob"ning ten and lasing three. even when they threatened to score Dunean played another of his grand a seven-were they in a challenging position.

H. A. Alves, the Portuguese skip, was about the best of the four and the unfortunate form of his front men made his task a very difficult

to

games, and it was only left for Hall the finishing touches to the put consequent well-built heads.

Luz

the was

most steady of League Bowls Reercio's front men. Marques and Xavier was far to erralle. Ribeiro found himself faced with positions similar to those of his Club-mate- one. But in the opposing side there Alves on the K.CC. green, and try was a consistency that could mean as he did could not avert the smash- nothing else but victory. Onting defeat. slanding among the Indian four

Highest score was a five on the 14th

was A. R. Dallah, who played a end. This was the result of Ead luck very good game throughout sending for the Recreio men, down woods with the accuracy and effectiveness of a champion, Towards the end of the game, the Portuguese were somewhat out of luck and though they were not in a position to contest the result, should have increased their score on several occasions.

Hall was lying only one when Xavier had the misfortune to take out second shot to leave two, and then Ribeiro narrowly missed his objective and took out third to leave the five.

Scores were:

1, III:

-

Closer Competition In

Junior Divisions

Match At Kowloon F.C. In Progress

W. McNeill, A. J. Hall's No. 2, bowling at the Kowloon! Football Club yesterday. L. Sykes, R. Duncan, C. E. Marques, and L. F. Xavier taking note of the skip's directions from the other end.-Ming Yuen.

Water-Polo League

965th Battery Cause Tournament Upsets

Two Week-end Surprises

965TH BATTERY caused the biggest upsets of the Water- Polo Tournament to date when, over the week-end, they re- 5-4 win gistered two meritorious victories. The first was a over 8th Coastal Battery, R.A. on Saturday, and second was yesterday when they beat Combined Small Units 4-3.

On Friday,, in the Y.M.C.A. pool, Middlesex "A" trounced

Saturday Sensation

-Saturday's sensation

WN5 065th

AS A RESULT of the Lawn 8th Coastal, R.A. 9-0, goal- Bowls League programme on scorers being Jennings 5, Bindon

In the 3, Hymas 1. Saturday, competition Junior Division becomes closer. Kowloon Football Club made a clean sweep over Craigengower in the Second Division and are nowttery's f-4 victory over the 8th only two points behind Kowloon Tong, while in the lowest Section, Constal, R.A. The winning team, re- their clining near the bottom of the League Kowloon B.G.C. enhanced prospects of Divisional honours table, brought off the unexpected

Leong Kwolt-wal, the only Chinese beat when they

Indian I.c. the 3-2, and are now 24 points ahead player in the Tournament, scored

in the possible

two of the winning goals, the others Division Was recorded by A. coming from Langridge, Pidgeon and Recreio players showed their true MATCHES on the Police green Dallah's rink (J. Hoosen, A. K. Aktips facing five were not less decisive than those at Ismail and U. A. Rumjahn) when Recreio woods nestled round the Kowloon. The margin of victory in playing against P. A. Peckham (W. jack.

Alves drew two more to make both games was big. In the BC. Hodder, V. C. Dixon and L. Sykes). it seven-a good seven for the Indian Shepherd's four scored nothing at Sookunpoo. woods were only about two or three spectacular, but were ever round the "feel off—and Abius was faced with a jack and scored on 13 of ilie 21′′ heads

drive with his last wood.

The score at this period was 23-3.--the highest being a 5 on the 10th,

Bad Luck or Vice Versa THE 19TH END was a particular case. Excellent bowling- was one when all four of the few heads

hands-left

the

1. 2. 0.

flibeiro:

3, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1,

, 0, 0,

1, 2, 0, 1-10 Police R.C. Matches

6. 1, 2

=

10, 2, 0,

and there was little danger even had Scores were:

the seven stayed, but it did not,

Abbas WAS BEITOW but very Shepherd: luckily wicked off one of the front

woods, got among the seven, trailed; Chalmers: one of those woods and took the shot

+ Scores were;

Q.

1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 0, 3,

First

Results in brief_were;______

C.C.C.

Recreio "A" . K. Docks X.B.G.C. "A"

1, 0, 9, 5, 2, 224 Indian RC.

D. 2. 0.

1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0 = 0.

Second Game

Trend of the second game was, in score, similar to the first. Jordan

0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 110 collected a total of 10 shots out of

Alves

0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0.3, 0.

Abbas

2.0, 1. 1, 1, 0, 0, 4, 0, 1,

0, 1, 0, 024

Outplayed at K.F.C. RECREIO'S other rink at the Kowloon F.C. were outplayed on all sides. The spasmodic form

FIRST DIVISION

Pallee

Senior

5 Recrelo "D" 3 Kowloon C.C.

CS.C.C.

K.D.G.C. "" O

SECOND DIVISION Hongkong F.C. Hongkong C.C. Talkoo

Recreio

Prison O.C.

Kowloon C.C.

G

C.C.C.

Kowloon F.C.

nine scoring heads, Burling's highest was 5 on the 6th and was in the lead K.F.C. throughout.

| Pollec

Scores were! Jordan:

0, 1, 0, 1, 0.0

0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 2,

= Tennis

Burlingt

1, 0, 2, 0,

3. 0, 2,

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THIND DIVISION

Recreio Indian R.C. Electric ILK.C.C.

Helen Jacobs Beaten By

Robbins.

For the Coastal Battery, McNulty

2, Woolridge and Colthorpe scored,

Second Victory

Three-Day Exhibition Gala Ends

Rifle Shooting Results

Improvement in Marksmanship

RESULTS returned for the second period of the Summer Postal League show a definite improvement in the standard of marksmanship, the number of teams in the First Division which returned scores under 300 boing elovén, as against 21 in the first period.

The Police "A" team again produced the highest score with 360 against the 2nd 14th Punjab Regiment "A." The highest in- dividual Open Sight scores of the period were: Sgt Langford (Mid- dlesex "C") 97, Cpl Naranjan Soph (Police "h") 93, Sut Puran Singh (Pollco "A" 03, AS.I. P.1. Thony K.P. Res.) 93 (twice), Sgl Wall (Police "A") 02, C.S.M. Milne (Royal Scots "D" Coy, "A"), 02. L/Nk Abdul Rahman (Rajput "E")

ST LEGER TRY-OUT

BALISBURY, July 26 (Reuter). The horses which have enteredl for the S1 Leger had a try-out In the mille and half Sarum Stakes. Mr Dawson's Marzarin won the race by three-quarters of a length from the 11 to 10 on favourlie, Thoroughfare, with Fettes another length and half away, third. The second and third horses "Scores in the Aperture Sight Leaowned by Mrs MacDonald Buchinnan ques have not improved, the highest whose Owen Tudor won the Derby in

02.

385

aro

the

score for the perind ended July 20 which both Mazarin and Thoroughfare being made by Police "B" with

were outclassed, Bartam rode ngalist PoBce "A." Sgt Gowane Melice

I winner, which athrted at 15 to two; "B") returned the highest individual betting on Feltes was 20 to One. score of 90.

Complete Results for the period of July 0 to July 20 were:

Open Sight League

First Division

2nd/14th Punjab Regt "E" 337 v. R.A.F. Middleaux Royal Sents "D" Coy v. Next "U" 297

2rut/14th Punjab Regt "D" 300 v. 5th/7th niput Regt "D" 311.

Royal Scots "C" Coy. "A" 335 v. Middio- Bex legt "C" 314. 501/7th Rajput

"E" 331 Y. Royal Brots "D" Coy. "A" 354. |

Middlesex ilegt "D" 274 Punjab Regt "5" 30. Police "A" (20 yds) Punjab Regt 317.

300

T.

บ

2nd/14th

2nd/14th

I.A.F. "A" 133 v. II.K.V.D.C. "A" 31. Police Reserves (20 yds) 341 v. 22nd (F) Coy, H.E, 32,

2nd/4th Punjab Regt "B" 272 v, 5th/7th Rajput text "A" 349,

2nd/14th Punjab Regt "C" 310 v. 6th/7th Najput Regi "II" 314.

In a mile and six furlongs handicap, Lord Astor's elglit-year-old Bookseller, carrying ten pounds penalty, ran cour

the hot dead-beat with ageously to Invourile. Detelnut.

RAF. 33 v. HÉP, Nes "A" (30 yds.)

365.

Royal Scate "C" Cay 157 v. HKP, tes "B" (20 yds.) 350.

Itesulis from July 13 to July 27 were: Police "A" (29) yds.):330 v. LKP. Res *A** (20 yds) 393,

H.A.F. 381 v. Royal Scola "C" Coy 311, Police "R" (20 yds.) 302 v. 11KP. Res. "fi" (20 yds.)" 501,"

League Standings

First Division

2/n. Scots "* Coy "A" Pallco "A" Police Reservs

61h/th Rajput Regt "E" RAF Ajput Host

Royal Scots .. Coy. "A" 321 v. Middlesex Regt "A" 320,

Royal Scots "A" Coy. 315 v. 50/30i | Bin/in Rajput Regt "C" 323,

IKI.N.V.R. "A" 280 v. Royal "#" Coy, 282.

300 v. 5th 7th Middlesex Regt "B" Rajput Regt "D" 17.

2nd/14th Punjab Rext "D" 301 v. Royal Scots "C" Coy "A" 35.

Middlesex legt "C" 200 v. Royal Scots "p" Coy. "A" 202.

Scots/R. Scots 11.4. Coy "A" 5th/7th Rajput Regt "D" 5th 7th Rajput Regt "C" 17diesex Hegi "D" 5th/7111 Bajput Regt Dockyard ifle Club 2nd/4th Punjab Regt Colinson R.C. "A" 2/R. Scots

sinth Rajput Regt "E" 343 v. Middle- sex Rext "D 258.

***** 307

2nd/14th Rajput Rest B.A.F. "A" 342

V.

2nd/14th Punjab Regt "A" 12 v. ILK. Polico Ites. (20 yds) 347.

II.V.D.C. "A 125 v. 2n1/14th Punjal Next "A" 327..

40th (F) Coy RE, 323 v. 8th/ith Rajput Rent 338,

40th (F) Voy E. 321 v. 2nd/14 Pun- jab Itect "313,

Middlesex Regt "E" 338 Y. Police "A" (20 yds.) 341.

Dockyard Rifle Club 320.v. Royal Scola 1.Q. Coy "A" 326,

Dockyard Ride Club 300 v. 5th 7th Rajput Rest "C" 201,

Collinson R.C. “A” 303 v, 22nd (F) Cay R.E. 335.

Collinson RC. "A" 259 v. H.K.R.N.V.R.

R.A.F. "B" 337 v. H.K.V.D.C. "B" 200. I.K.R.N.V.R. "B" 203 v. Royal Scots J., Coy "D" *.

The three-day exhibition swim- ming gain sponsored by the Chung Sing Benevolent Society in aid of the Refugee Relief Fund proved to be highly successful, large crowds attending. Exhibitions were given by the Colony's leading swimmers.

Royal Scots "C" Cay "B" 318 v. Royal Prominent Chinese actors and BC- Scots "D" Coy "D" £19.

olher treases interspersed songs and

Middlesex Bent" 243 v. H.K. Police the "B" (20 yds) 350. light entertainment. On Friday.

Middiere Regt "11" 200 v. RE (Sham- first night of the gols, a dragon_diz-

shulpo) 200.. play was given by natives of Ho Tong (Stanley) 327 v. ILE, (Stonecutters) district.

Among the swimmers who took part

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340.

Collinson C. "D" 303 v, Middlese

Cards not returned.

In the exhibition-were LiPo-tuon, Regt247 Their second victory was the better South China breaststroke swimmer: V.R.C. backstroke Combined Small Units, one of A. K. Rumjahn. the strongest teams in the League, swimmer:

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anc.

OLON.

Helen Bernhard

4 suffered defeat 4-3 in the Navy pool, diver: Charles Huang.

Aperture Sights

Coy

2nd/14tion Beft

R.E. 2nd (F) Cay 2nd/ Punjab Regt 1/Middlesex font "D" 1/Middlesex Reяt "E" ILE. 40th (F) Coy 2n0714th Punjab Hegt "E" 1/Middlesek

K.IN.V.R.

2/R. Senin "D" Coy "A" 1.K.V.D.C. "A" 2nd/4th Punjab Regt 1/Middlesex Regt "A" 2/R. Scola "B" Coy

3 W L Ang Pus

Second Division

Poller "B" FLE. (Stonecutters)

/R, Scots "C" Coy" HE. (Shamshaipo) H.K.R.N.V.R. "I" 1/Middlesex Regt "C" I.A.Frag 1/Middlesex Regt

E. (Stanley)... 1/Middlesex hegt" "ii" IL.R.V.D.C. "D"

2/R. Scots "D" Coy" 2/R. Scois ILQ. Coy "D" Colinson R.C. "B

.E. (Collinson)

41 1672

- 1410

-1301

4

-1332

1326

3 1 1203

1200

1273

Aperture Sights League

RAF

Police "D"

Police

"A" Police Reserve

Police "A" (20 yds.) 370 v. Pollec" | 2/R. Scots "C"

VIC. L Roza Pereira,

crack V.R.C. free-style swimmer; and Ng Nin, of Leong Kwok-wal_wns.again prom- Sing Tao, who gave a demonstration of (20 yds.) 303. inent, scoring two of the four winning the butterfly stroke. Among the women steals, Pidgeon and Robbins notching swimmers who gave exhibitions were the other two. For the losers, Mac-Miss Lily Sadlek, of Lal Taun and Miss donald collected all three goals.

Ko Mul-ling.and Miss Ho Wal-king of the Chinese Bathing Club.

Cricket

Bowlers On Top

-In Week-end Games At Home

LONDON, July 27 (Reuter).—)

$92 For Bomber Fund

The Hongkong Electrle Recren- tion Club held a Swimming gala on Friday in aid of the Bomber Fund, Many members attended the func tion and a sum of $92 was raised. Results:

Bowlers had the advantage in the y Pok-R. F. Gregory beat R.

main cricket game to-day, which produced, come intercating play.

drawn.

in two straight in the Anal, Bixed Novelty Flaco-Miss Ruffio, L. Gibson and R. W. Smith,

atricule Tucci. C. Saunders; 2, 1. Gjuran.

"Peley Rose-1, 25 years and under: 2 Over 25 D. Hutchinson and C. Sonnders. of European Y.M.CA, were included in the winning team.

Army and Air Force met at

Medley Exhibition,-G, Saunders (back- stroke), D. Hutchinson (breast-stroke), ̄A, Southend, where the Army was dis- May free-style), missed for 127. The Army lost half the Night Dress and Candle Raco (Ladies), SEABRIGHT, New Jersey,de for only 40 runs and then seven-1, Miss Jex; 2. Mrs Crawford; 3, Miss July 26 (Reuter)-Miss Helen Major S. C-Grinith (59) retrieved the

wickets for 97, but bright batting by Ruftio,

Exhibition Handicap Raco.-1, D. But Bernhard, at present ranked situation slightly. The Airmen had Sinen (go). Time; 03 seconds over 102 chinson (0), 2 A. F. May (3); 3, J. K. eighth in American women's cored 3 for two when stumps were yard Lawn Tennis and one of many promising

from youngsters

Compton Scores 61 whom Miss Alice Marble's London Counties sent n aldo to successor will be found, Tonbridge to meet the Old Tonbridgi to-day bent Misa Helen Jacobs, former ans who, however, did not get a Wimbledon and American champlon,chance to bat after their opponents had 0-3, 3-6, 6-0 in the semi-finals of the declared with 200 for eight wickets. Seabright Tournament.

Lesile Compton hit a grand 01 for the Misi Bernhard will meet in the Counties, who promised a bigger score final Mrs Sarah Palfrey-Cooke, who until R. Bousfield, a leg-break bowler, beat Mia Dorothy Bunday, 7-5, 6-0. dismissed five men in lën overs for 40

In the men's final, Bobby Riggs, runs, former American champion and winner

of the last Wimbledon kingles, defeated

F. Schroeder, one of America's young

players, 6-4, 6-4.-Reuter,

Arlington Classic

Aldershot. Beaten

On the first day of a two-day game

at Aldershot, an Air Force team, led by Arthur-Gligan, former England Captain, dismissed an Aldershot side for 1. D.J. Judge, the Glamorgan victims speed bowler, claimed soven for 37 runs, Denis Compton being Chicago, July 20. among them when he was caught be Attention, owned by Mra Parker for scoring. Corning, won the £15,000 Arlington Classic to-day by scoring a win by one length over the favourite, Whirlaway, the champion of the American turf for 1941, Bushwhacker was third. There wero five starters.

to

Whirlaway started at five two. Belting on Attention was nine to ond ngainst The winner's time was 2 min 2 1/5 secs-Neuter.

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Bicycle Trial Prize Distribution

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Basketball League For Wu Teh-chen Cup Commences To-night

Competition for the Wa Teh- chen Cup in the Hongkong Open Summer Basketball League will commence this evening at the Chinese Young Men's Christian Asseclation, Waterloo Road, Kow- loon, when two matches will be played.

The League is sponsored by the Chi- nese "," and 14 teams tuvo entered, including the Victoria Recreation Club and the Indian Police.

Two Matches

The first match to-night is between the Rank Union and the Wah Klu and the commencing at 7.30 p.m.. scent between the Black Caps and The prize distribution to the winners the Yu Lan at 630. General Wu's

of the 25 miles bicycle time trial, held secretary, Mr Tổng Blu-huen, will toss Jon the Castle Peak Road on July. 0, the fret ball Gordon Richards May Ride will take place at the Chinese TM.C.A. • Two paron will he played every

Kowloan, to-day at 7.15 p.m. The Monday. Wednesday, Friday and Satur London, July 20, Director of Ate Hald Precautions, day at the same place commencing at Gordon Richards, the champion Wing, Comde A. II. Siselo-Perklas, has the same time. The games - will be Jockey who broke his leg earlier in the been asked to present the prizes, but played in floodlight.

Wedgeway'a Remas are--7.30 pm. season, stated to-day that he hoped to being unable to attend, bas deputed Mr be able to ride in the St Leger on G. P. Murphy. Chief Air Raid Warden Indian Polica: v National Univerally: September 6,--Reuter::

for: Kowloon, to set for him.

18.30 Bing-Tai-v-South China, 141–

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