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Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 11, 1941.

MONDAY

MORNING

Another Effort To Promote

Local Show May Be Staged Rinks Championship

At European Y.M.C.A. Wrestling On The Bill

(By "Tinker") .

IT SEEMS that at long last there is a little more. than agitation afoot to promote boxing in Hongkong. Periodically over these many months now one has read challenges in the newspapers, and one has listened to a few individual moans that boxing in the Colony is dead, buried and turned to dust, for it docs scem that nothing short of a visit by Joe Louis could stir the population into anything like the faintest sign of interest.

A few years ago, Len Collins, one

time amateur boxing champion of

London, arrived in Hongkong, and it League Bowls was thought and hoped that his

presence might result in something being done. But, no.

If it weren't

for his visits to some of the military tournaments he might not have re-i membered for what the leather glove

vas made.

Intermittently over those years 1 hve met Collins. He has never censed striving to start something. and endeavours have been the

his

discouraging when he com- inoro pared

the conditions that reign In Shanghai,

Singapore

Manila with those of this place.

and

Kowloon Tong Displaced In Leadership

the

COMMENTARY

Boxing

Exciting Quarter-final Games

Combined Gala Realises $1,500

For Bomber Fund

THE COMBINED GALA at the

Three Of Four Ties Decided On Last Heads

(By "Tinker")

IT IS SELDOM that bowlers are given thrills auch as those of yesterday when three of the four matches in the Open Rinks Championship played were decided on the last head only. One of these, too, necessitated two extra heads!

Victoria Recreation Club fulfilled all expectations of BUOCELS on Saturday night when the combined Ined V.N.C.-Y.M.C.A. beat the com-

U. M. Omar's rink met A. Hydo Lay's in the Inst Third bined Chinese Clubs by 14 polnis

capacity crowd. Round fixture at the Kowloon F.C. and provided a finish as to 10 before A

A similar finish was scon at Included among the spectators exciting as could be hoped for.

Rifle Shooting

Police Reserves Seeking Grasett Challenge Trophy

The Police Reserve team make a very determined bid for the Graselt Challenge Trophy when "they fired their match against the Police "A" team during the period, July 20 to August 3. Although the latter returned their highest score of the season they could not compete successfully against the excellent marksmanship of P. H. Thong and his team mates." Thong returned the first open sight "possible” of the season.

The detailed scores of this match are: Police Reserve, A.SI. P. H. Thong (100), Sgt O. T. Leung (00), S.I. C. C. Chu (31), S1 A. C. than (D0). 277 Police "A" Bat Wall (05), Cpi Naranjan Singh (93), Sgt Russell (00), Sgt Puran Singh (80), 306. nagregate scores of equal value in past matches the honour of getting the fret dlesex "D" and "C" teams,

Although several teams have made

"o" of the souson goes to the Mid- both of whom surpassed their previous match scores by obtaining 320.

Highest Scores

H. Excellency Major Gen- the Kowloon C.C. where A. J. Hall's four eliminated Recreio's | period wereen_sight scores of the

were tils

cral C. M. Maltby. the Hon. Captain A. C. Collinson, and Hon, and Mrs N. L. Smith.

It

last hope, A. P. Gutters' rink.

Scores in brief were:

At Kowloon C.C.-L. Syken, W. MeNell, R. Duncan and A. J. Hall beat II. I. Pinna,

A

M. Xavier, R. Basta and A. P. Guterres 10-10.

At Clab de Recrelo H Omar, H. M. Omar, B. W. Brad- bury

Omar beat R. P. and U. M: Phillips, P. Peckham, J. Henson and A. lyde Lay 19-18.

Chinese hopes of a victory would have been realised had it not been for the disqualification of their wo men's relay team in the 300 yards race. One of their swimmers took off before her time, and there was THOUGH RESULTS of

but to no alternative

disqualify. League Bowls matches on Satur: There was only a louch difference day were according to "book," and

the

result. both Kowloon Tong and the Kow!!

Surprise of the evening, if loon Football Club won their could be called that, for little has matches in the Second Division, been known this year of Taul Haug, ffe has been around, and made

the latter Club

Shepherd beat P. D. Club gained a 5-0 victory was his victory over David Hutchin- friends with Jes Cortes, the box as against K. Tong's 4-1, and have sou in the 100 yards, promoter in Manila, and most of

taken the top place in that Section, timed at 57 seconds. the boxers in that port, and, ho la

Kowloon Bowling Green Club con- confident that if there was suf-

siderably enhanced their prospects ficient inducement it would be a fairly simple mailer to have these for the Third Division title by beat- : while ing the

the Hongkong Electric:

of their Craigengower C.C.,

one

which was

AL

8.

U. S. S. MINDANAO PENNANT WINNERS FOR SECOND YEAR

The highest

H. Trang 100, pho Slowart (Royal Scoia) 08, 6. T. Leong (Police Reserve) D0, Bgt Wall GIK. Police) 95, Jem. Nawaboo (Punjab

Jacobs Expects Huge Gate For Louis-Nova Bout

NEW YORK, Aur. 10 (Domel). ---Joseph- Barrow Louis, who came perilously near being toppled from the heavy boxing throne by Billy Coun recently, is scheduled to meet, another. Tartar. in. Louis Nova, California's claimant to the heavyweight throne.

Qozing satisfaction, Jacobs, follow-

"B") 04. A. S. Thong (Police Reservering the signing, told the Press that 54, L/Cpl. Pemberton R. E. Stanley) he expected the gate anywhere from 93. Sep. Faqir Singh (Punjab "A") 03, $700,000 to $1,000,000 from the fans L/Hav. Chiragh Ahmed (Rajput "E") whom he expected to storm the Gar-

dens for the bout, 93, Cpl. Brass (R.A.F. "D") 93.

In the Aperture Sight League, the R.A.F. team continuo la hold their leadership by a small margin, although

RE. (Shamshupo) 308 v. -RE, (Stone- there is room for considerable improve- cutters) 344, ment in all teams.

Reason

the 221 (Stanley) 31 v. RE. (Collinson)

HK. Folico 20

(2007.) £62 v. Royal RAF "B 540 y Middlesex "F 292. Collinson RC "B" 211 v. Biddlesex

320,

Polica

Cpl Henley (R.A.F.) returned WITH THEIR 27-4 VICTORY over the Royal Engineers on Satur-first aperture sight "possible" of the Scots Coy

in the R.A.F. versus day. U.S.S. Mindanao baseballers Reserve "B" match. retalifed firm grip on the League pennant, and Begram Shield the second accessive year.

ter

Results

Results of matches completed Saturday's big victory' was followed August 3 were: by an almost equal one for the Chung Hwa over the Maurauding

record-

At Craigengewer--W. McLeod, Dall and J. W. Harris, W.

Crawley, E. Kirmen, S. Eccleshall and 1. Burling 21-20. AL Civil

C. Service

C.-J. But the most exciting of the re- lays was the 400 yards mixed race, Hoosen, A. M. Rumjan, A. B. The lead changed hands several

Dallalt and

WV. M. R. Abbas bent the

McCursach, G. V. McGrath, B. times during the course of sen iravel up to Hongkong to men trave!

Foster

and event, and were it not for the great

T. Pile 21-16. fight here.

effort of Miss V. Churn

over her SPECTATORS at the Kowloon Mohawks yesterday, the score being However, there is definitely hope-rivala, suffered eclipse at the hands

C.C.

Club lap, in which she caught up some Cricket

held by the 10-8 for the Chinese Maroons. were the Hongkong ful news that a tournament may be

four or five yards which had been tenseness that featured the playing

Scores for the Mindanao Two 7's were scored, and seven arranged sometime in the near future 6's. U. M. Omar (C.C.C.) and E. G. lost by the previous swimmer, of the last head. Throughout the breaking match were: for the benefit of the Bomber Fund, Post (Police) claimed the higher the Chinese would have wor match, H. R. Pinna had been bowling and it is hoped that permission mayor

the brilliantly-ever around the Second surprise, or perlinps honours,. the minor going to M. N. be piven to the European Raktsen (C.S.C.C.), A. M. Calman first, as it was the first event, was and on the last end with his oppon-

n women's ents 2 in the lead, lald Y.M.C.A. tennis court, to the rear of (K. Docks), J. C. Chalmers (Taikoo), the defent of the V.R.C.

perfect P. S. Cassidy (H.K.C.C.), R. M. trio in the

The wood. medley relay. Ogden (K.F.C.), L. A. Jordan Chinese girls swam a,great race and It looked to be a possible victory (K.B.G.C.) and A. E. Carey (Police). fully deserved their victory. for the Recrelo rink, but A. J. Hall, worthy skip of the Bowling Green four, maintained the high standard he had set in the earlier heads, and with his first wood wicked narrowly to oust Pinna's wood for the shot.

the

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building.

Scores in brief were:

K. Dacks

It

It is not anticipated that an enorm-

0171 aus crowd will turn out for this ven- ture, and to accommodate those com- parative few to whom the touran-

FIRST DIVISION ment will appeal, it is felt that the Craigenzower 5 K.B.G.C. "A"

suitable Police tennis court, with

IR.C. slands erected, will just n the bill. Recreio "A"

Arrangements, in fact, have gone so far as the selection of the boxers. Taikoo

Craigengewer These, however, will not be

nh- Kowloon F.C. nounced until things are on a more K. Tong concrete basis.

H.K.C.C. Polce

4 C.B.C.C.

4 K.B.G.C. "B" ·

SECOND DIVISION

Toppbig the programme, too, will be a wrestling boul. When RBG.C. last wrestling was staged in Hong-Kowloon F.C.

kong at the Lee Theatre-there

was a good turn-out. Two Indian:

wrestler, at present in the Colony,

have agreed to make an appear

unec. and. to thone to whom j

1 ILK.C.c.

2 Kowloon C.C.

B Necreto

4 HK.F.C.

THIRD

DIVISION

5 Craigengower

4 H.K.F.C.

a

1.K. Electric

tecreto

New Scottish

wrestling appeals, I am assured Soccer Season

that the bout will be worth wateli-

ing.

It is not yet decided whether the Rangers' Double Success

rules will be those of catch-as-catch-

elin or whether it will be pure

London, Aug. 9.

Golf

Sam Snead Again Wins Canadian Open

Ing 276.

Jack Mindanse:

Tony Guterres then succeeded In promoting one of bls own front woods to push Hall out and lie the shot again, but with his last wood, Hall drew perfectly and again took the count.

that

too

the

Runa

Sappers: ins ifita

OPEN SIGHTS First Division

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APERTURE SIGHTS

HK. Polleo "A" (20 yds.) 368 v. Royn! on Scola "cCoy 301.

FLA.F. 381 V. K. Police Reserve "D" (30 yds.) 300,

H.K. Police "D" (20 yds.) 380 v. I.K.P. Reserve "A" (20 yẫm.) 308,

LEAGUE STANDINGS

22nd (F) Coy ILE, 330 v. Royal Scots 11.9. Coy 17.

Bth/7th Rajput "A" 359 v. 5th/7th Baj- put "D" 335

2nd/14th Punjab "C" 336 v. Middlesex “A” 310.

"Ca

1.K.R.N.V.I. "A" * 8th/7th Rajput Punjab "D" 330.

=27

52 53 0-10

Swedish Runner's

New World Record!

new

STOCKHOLAL Aur. 10 (Reuter), The Swedish long distance run- ner Hegg, established a world's record for the 1,500 metres flat racę to-day in 3 mins 47.6 secs. The previous holder was Jack Lovelock, New Zealand, whose time Was 3 mins 47.8 secs.

It was a difficult position presented itself to Guterres, and it was not surprising nor was he dis- TORONTO, Aug. 9 (Reuter) raced in failing to improve on it. One of the front woods blocked his With rounds of 71, 08, 60 and 69. totalling 274, Sam Snead (holder) Inst, which was just that bit

narrow. of Hot Springs, Virginia, won the Thus ended this match which had problem for U. M. Omor. Phillips Canadian Open Golf Championship been featured throughout with Is and Peckham obly matched their here to-day. The runner-up was evenness of play. Never any stage opposites-lenving the whole depend-

ing on the last four men. Robert Gray, a local professional with rounds of 70, 65, 70, 71, totall-did one side or the other hold any

advantage. L. Sykes was steady, but But as Henson had the better of For the first time since 1014, there could not approach the form of his Bradbury, so U. M. Omar had the wrestling,

White English Football is still in the were prospects of the title remaining post amber, H. Plana. W. edge over Hyde Loy,

was the steadiest of The boxing bouts will be four in threes of demeatle trouble, Scoitish at home as Robert Gray, Jnt, hud number, each to be of six or eight Soccer, after only a few weeks rest, par-shattering is in the second round Bowling Green front men, for over earlier greater number of the rounds. And to add a touch of hu-opened its.new.scason to-day, Glasgow for the half-way nggregate of 135......

A local player. Gray came to heads, It Duncan was sadly off-form-lyde-Lay: 0.04-1.0.1,-0,0,-1,- mour to the occasion it is proposed Rangers, the only club running two to stage a mass boxing encounter-teams, made a successful stort, both Canada from Scotland as a child, being McNeill obeyed his skip's Instruc-

the son of a famous Ontario profestions implicitly for the most part. six men blind-folded in the ring to- Tesults of the Bouth League were sional. Now aged 20, Gray might have On the other side, A. M. Xavice #ether.

Albion Rovers 3. Partick Thistle 2: Clyde 6. Falkirk 0; Dumbarton 3. Airdrie 38: an even better score but he three was inclined to be shaky, though he Hallion are anark 4 Hearts 3 putted on two greens, otherwise is steadied considerably for the later IF this project materialises, appeal Gaile arren 24 Rangers 3 Motherwell and iron clubs. with both wooden heads, while B. Basto sent down some fine woods when critical occasions Is made to all sportsmen to rally Park 1. Storren 2: 3,

0.

¡demanded. round and assist in a penuine endea-j Norih-eastern League-Lellis 3, Glasgow nour to set boxing on its feet in Rangers 5: Ralth 2, Aberdeen 4 Dundra Hongkong once more, for if its first United 1, East Fife 1; Dunfermline 7. St show is successful, a more ambitious, one is visualised.

Cricket At Home

London, Aug. 9.

A British Empire Cricket team beat the London Counties by. 67 runs in anc-day match between ploncer clubs of wartime Cricket. British Empire scored 187 and London Counties 120. -Reuter.

winning.

Berunida J.-Reuter

Calcutta Matches

Calcutta. Aug. D. After two drawn games, the military eleven got the better of Mohun Bagan in the LFS. Shield replay by one to nil to-day.

In the other game, Aryans, the hollers, defeated East Bengal, 1-0.--- Reuter.

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I was, without much doubt, a tribute to Hall's bowling that his side won.

Guterres was far from rattled and provided excellent opposition, facts which made Hall's success the more commendable, Scores were:

Gray led the Beid, in which was a strong American challenge, by wo strokes. Johnny Bulla being second (137) while Som with 88 and 60 Snead, holder of the title, and Lloyd Mongrum shared third place with 130. Snead did 68 in the second round, Then where Mangrum returned 71. followed seven Canadiana Gernrd

0.0.0, Proulx

(140) Archie Skinner, B.

0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 119 Kerr, Jules Huot (141), Arthur Hul A. P. Outerres: 0, 2, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 3, 3, bert, Bob Lamb, Sam Kerr (142). Ky

2. 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0.010 Lafoon, of America, returnest n score of 142.

Omar's Great Win

Hall;

2, 0, 2

Scores were:

0,'1, 1,

U. a. Omar

Righta

First Division Open LA. Pls.

ILK. Polleo Reserve...! HK. Polico "A

Middlesex "B" 333 v. 2nd/14th Royal Scots "C Coy A

4th/7th Rajput "X"

Royal Scots "B" Coy 20 v. 6th/7th | RAF, “A” Rajput D 318.

5th/7th Rajput "D"

Royal Scuts "C" Coy 324 v. Royal Scots 5th Rajput "E" "D" Coy "A" 321,

Sth/7th Rajput "D"

Middlesex "pw ** 220 V. Middlesex "D" Middlesex

220.

Bth/h jput "E" 345 v. 2nd/14th

Penjais "E".

203,

Royal Scots HQ.

Coy, "A"

22nd (F) Coy R.E.

IK, Police "A" 1300 v. IX. Police 2nd/14th Punjab "u Reservo 1377.

2u4/14th_Punisə "E" ELA.F. "A" 340 v. 2nd/14th Punjab "B" 5th/7th Rajput "C"

Dockyard une Club 2nd/14th Punjab "A" 310 v. 22nd (F) 200/14th Punjah "A" Coy NE 307

Van Donab „ÍL,K.V.D,C. “A” 237 v. Si8/718 Rajput."A" | ind/14th Punjab "D" 343.

Middlesex "A' X, Police Reserve† 343 v. 2nd/14th Callinson R.C. “A Punjab

330.

Middlesex 2nd/i4th Punjab "B" 320 v. Royal Scots Royal Beats "A" Coy 11.Q. Cay "A" 322.

40th F) Coy R.E. 2nd/33th Punjab "p" 331 v. Middlesex Middlesex "D" "C" 301.

Middlesex "C"

8th/7th Rajput "D" 115 v. 5th/7th_R+]- HK.V.D.C. "A"

**$45. Royal Scots "D" Coy "A" 200 v. ILK. Royal Scots Coy

1 vai bent« "D" Coy' Pollen "A" 366.

KRNVR. "A"

Second Division

Middlesex 307 v. I.A.F. "A" 319. 2nd/14th Punjab “E" 343 v. 2nd/140|| HK.RNYA. “B” Punjab "A" 315.

ILK, Palco "n" 40th (F) Coy ILE. 321 v. 2nd/14th Fun-Royal Scots CH Coy

N.E. (Shamuhuipo) tab 342

Middlesex "E" 122 v. KIV.D.C. "A" RE, Stonecutters) 335,

LAF. "D" *Middlesex "E" 204 v. Royal Scots "A" N.E." (Stanley) Coy 280.

Royal Scots "D" Coy "D" Middlesex "G"

Middlesex "E" 31 v. IKR.N.V.N. "A" Dockyard Rifle Club 323 v. Middlesex

Mex **H** Middlesex

Royal Scots II.Q. Collinson ILC. "A" 322 v. Middlesex. Coy "B" "A" 324.

Collinson R.C. 2.0. §. 1. 0.

"Collinson B.C. "A" 309 v. Royal Beats! II K.V.D.C.D” ,3, 0, 2, 3, 0, 1, 0, 0 =10{ "C" Coy "A" 332,

"Cards not returned **Tied.__Shot_at 2, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 118: *20 ́yards.

Chance Wasted

E. (Collinson) NAF

Aperture „Sights.

H.K. Pollen Scots IX. Polico "A"

KK. Police Rese

Second Division HK.V.D.C. "3" 300 v. Royal

"B" 12 v. Royal

Scots Royal Scots

IT IS DOUBTFUL if W. J. Burling "C" Coy "B" 319, will ever again have such a fine chance of winning a match as he did yesterday at Craigengower. This was against J. Shepherd which went over two extra heads,

Actually, the game could have: concluded on the 21st when, In- stead

of scoring the 4 that gave them the tie, Burling might have made the tally 5 and won,

He had four woods almost in a

row

had around, the jack, and nought to do but play on to that bunch for the 5th shot. Ho was widel

The

22nd head was burnt when Harris took the jack into the au- joining green, and on the fast head, McLeod drew a beauty which was not displaced.

In the last round Gray was in trou- ble at the par four third where he was AGAIN It was a story of the last out of bounds for alx. He then be head at the Club de Recreio, Lead- came steadier and got three birdies between the ninth and 10th holes within 19-17 at the end of the 20th, the huge crowds roaring at every shot, ie Craigengewer four were in dire dan- ger of being beaten when Hyde Lay missed a 15-ft pult at the 18th.

and his men succeeded in laying | 7. Shepherd: 0.0, 4. 2, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, Snead's "Eagle" three round the jack when it came. J. Burling: 2, 2, 0, 0, 0, 1.0, 1.0.

for the skips to bowl.

Scores were:

, 0.3 3, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 1–21

0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1,,1, 4, 2, 0, 4, 0, 0=20 Indian Rink Through

Snead, who got an eagle three at the 15th, was in terrife form throughout, securing four birdies and a bogey four J. E. Henson had been playing a at the 18th where he was sandtrapped. great game and he featured promin-

Gray's brillant display in the early ently in this head, too. rounds raised hope that the title would But with his first wand, U. M. Omar come to Canada for the first time once again proved his ability by since 1914, but Gray is a notorious wicking one of his side woods over for hot and cold golfer, rising at times to second shot and gave away only one. heights of brilliance, to descend to only And try as he did, lyde Lay could moderate golf on other occasions. not aller that position. Nevertheless, his fight on this occasion B W. Bradbury bad his shaky whole, the Gordon Brydson, of Toronto, was moments, but

Craigengower front men were on the M. I. Abbar: third with 73, 70, 60, 67, 278.

At the 17th Gray needed a birdle to mark. They had to be, for in the

thrilled Canadians.

on the

M. R. ABBAS and his men gained deserved victory over T. Pile's four, though the scoring over the first eight heads was very close, For the second tralf, however, the Indian bowlers established themselves and gradually drew away to the fore,

Scores were:

le with Snead but got only a bogey opposite side. Henson was in great. File: then got a bogey at the 18th.

form and very often left a pretty

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