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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1947.

..SPORTS

FEATURES..

NINTH EXTRA RACE Swims Harbour

MEETING

H. Valley Prospects

(BY "THE TURF").

With the grass track in excellent condition and the promise of fine weather, punters attending the Ninth Extra Race Meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club this afternoon are assured of keen .cing and close finishes.

<IFL

FINT,

events Here are seven

the 25me

Canary, Kookaburra, card and the first Saddling Bell will Midnight Express, and Tunny look be rung at 2.30 p.m. The first race the best as they are instally fast at is ut 3 o'clock,

the gates Whichever of this bunch gets tying start should win. "My chake is Tunny, with Burgonaster ad Camry In the minor places. For

outside chauer, Kookaburra, Queenscliffe Handicap (2nd Section "B" Class. 1% Miles

This Fare will wind up the days" which Avalon, al- programme, 11

Moore Park Handicap (3st Section) "D" Class. One Mile In his opening event of one mile for " Class ponies (1st Section), Kelly (15 ibat should be the best bet, as this pony came in an easy first with two lengths to upure at the last merling though this time The opposition is much stronger, Jinx (152 lbs.) and Airfield (149) Bus) about all the minor positions, though beaten at the last meeting by

In 30 Minutes

the

Softball Notes

By "Spectator"

་

Tomorrow Is The Big Day

OPENING OF NEW SEASON

Indications are that softball enthusiasm is at the highest pitch since the reoccupation; the League competitions, to begin tomorrow, should get off to A grand opening ceremony has also a flying start. been arranged.

Ja the first Fame,

de Club

Madcap

Ares-Margie

Xavier

Wildeents-Dolly Drown (pitcher). Recreto clash with the St. Joseph's Babida (catcher), Pegnty Barros (1st Thehnu Colinco (2nd base). in the men's division at 2.30 pan.base}, followed at 3.30 p.m. by Wildents Helen Ribeiro (short stop), Cynthia "A" in Motta (3rd base), Travy Brown (left meeting Merry Madcaps the women

and field), Zaza or Kiki Carvalho (centre loop. Some fast ball playing should be field and Doveen Balldeath (right interesting seen in both encounters. The U, S. field). Consul-General has been asked to pitch the Arst ball and it is hoped

will do the hour. that he

Crowds numbering as many as pre-war days are expected. It uP pears that interest has been revived

extent. a large

Judging recent meetings and the numerous practices staged on various fields. The re-cut✦gence of the "feminine inter- est" is admitted in same quarters us having something to do with it Really?

to

from

|

The Weekend Diary

.TODAY

Football 1st Div. Sookumpoo-Imiskillings v. BAF,

4 p.m.

Club-Club v. Sing Tao, 5 p.m. Tollee.-K. Motor Bus v. Enstern, 5 p.m.

Caroline Iuli.-S. China V. Athletic, 5 pm.

2nd Division "A"

Sookunpoo-St Joseph's v. TIQLF. 3.30 p.m.

Navy-Police v. Kitchee, 3.30 p.m. Club-Dockyard v. Eastern, 3.30

p.m.

Police-RAOC v. K. Motor Bus, 3.30 p.m.

2nd Division "B"

Caroline Hill.--S. China RAMC, 3.30 p.m.

Cricket

Y.

A.

HKCC-Interport Trini. T. Pearce's XI, v. E. C. Fincher's XI, 2 p.m.

KCC-KCC v. RAF. 2 p.m. Snoktumpon.--Army v. University,

2 pan.

Tennis

Pollce-Kwong

Navy, 5 p.211.

Woh v. Royal

Navy. Kitchee v. St. Josepli's, 5

$1.3.

· 2nd Division "A"

Caroline Hill-Tatkeo v. S. Ching, 3.30 p.m.

Police --WD

Navy, 3.30 pan

Chinese v. Royal

2nd Division "B"

Sootumpoo-RASC v. REME, 3.30

1.09.

Club-Signals v. Club, 3.30 pm. Club-Sing Tao v. Electric,

p..

5

Valley.Athlelle v. Chinese Cadre,. 3.30 p.m.

Cricket

HKCC-Interport Trial. T. Pearce's XI V. B. C. Fincher.

11 a.m.

KCC-Intra-Club, W. H. Col-

·ledge's XI v. C. I. Stapleton's XI, 2: p.m.

Tennis

CRC-Hardcourt Championships. Lee Wot-tong v. Y. T. Loke; R. Q. Baker y. Chan Kami-moon; Capt. Emmett and Sub. Lt. Eberle v. Ma CRC.-Hardcourt Championships. Brothers, Luk Ding-chung and Paul Kong v. J. A. Gonsalves: Chung Yu-wing v. A. E. and G. A.

Lo V. TE/RO Noronha, 4.30 p.m. Donald/Norma Baker, Wong Hok-nam and AN. Other v. DM/TE Rodrigues, Lam

4.30

Baseball

Recreio,

Recreio.-St Joseph's v. 2.30 pm; Madcaps v. Wahoos, 3.30- 11.FL.

Sul-nong,

SUNDAY

Football 1st Div.

Seokumpoo-Devons v. 25th

Lawn Bowls

RA.

KCC-KEC 3.30 p.m.

Filipino Club,

5 p.m.

(pitcher), Terem Baptista tentcher),Yuk-ying and Choy Ping-fan v. Lec Incz Soares (1st base), Alex Chunki and To Mendonca (2nd base).

Theresen.m. Remedios (short stop, Girlie Gann (3rd base). Lella Xavier ett heidi. Lelia Gann (contre Nelf) und Celeste Guterres (right All). Vallies: Yolanda Rosa diga Guterres, GROUND FOR LEAGUE GAMES

While the Club de Recrelo crleket!

will * used tomorrow.

all of them!

Inces

Association 1

Kin-mun, 15-year-old For an outside chance Hopelnud in Sunshine, should again be prominent. Cheong

The venue is the Recreio, cricket | ground well caldered, The other runners This pony is more suffed for a tale member of the Eastern Athletic ground for the opening ceremony. League games are, not to be played! are:-Blackie, (139 1.) Bright end a quarter. Strong oppositions Association who last Saturday Before the start of the first game, there, but temporarily

1947 cross-harbour all League players in the tiforms of will be held in the C.B.A. ground, Souson, (14 tbs.) Burge, (140 18.) [WIH cune frota Flying Arrow, Golden won Jackal (156) and Mastermind Wharet, Jeep Hg, Masterpiece, | swimming race

in 30 mins. their respective clubs will take part The

They will be led difficulty of getting ʼn ground with a in # "march just

band 38.1 secs. Ming Yuen.

stand for spectators, but efforts pan-i |Posts, Speedleway and Sunshine.

ptinue to be inale. However, it should, members

the Flipino Musicians Union most of not interfere with the high spirit therm are players themselves-with that now prevails all round in

(192) lbs.).

Queenscliffe Handicap (1st

Section) "B" Class. 1% Miles

A very close and exciting

いいだ

should be seen, especially as a gl

field is expected.

My nomination will be V-3 Day, though this pony was not in the first three the st time out. Strateg come from the opposition should

following:-Jeep Lee, Royal mission,

Com- Rose Enume. The Wolf, Thunderbolt, Wilhelmina and Wo- donga, and any of these jamies are! Table to rich the judge's eye. My

selections are V-J Day, Thunderbolt : m! Jeep Lee, but remember Rose Emme as an outside chance,

Diamond Bay Handicap (1st Section) "C" Class. About 1⁄2 Mile and 170 Yards. This race is confined to sprinters <if "C" Class (1st Section} Judging from their formances the Onish

Kitchee Pursue Their

All-Conquering

(BY "SEE TEE"

Way

Kitchee continue to command the headlines in local soccer news us they proceed on their all con- The local crowds follow a winning quering way. team and to-morrow's Kitchee-St. Josephs' match is the big "draw" of the week-end.

This afternoon

at

the Club are home to Sing Too: another fascinat- ing Exture for the Club are the only and side to make a decisive score against¦ per-Kilchee this season. past should

are

be at

altractive all- There cluse affair between Arabian Moon service matches this week-end, both (136 b) Crown Witness (159 lbs) at Soulunpoo.

Miami Beauty (140 lbs) National

Congress (147 lbs) Peacock (139 lbs)

by ing

AIRMEC

the

Radio Receivers

News from the "China Front." e. repre-

F. Diesta in the lead. High officials softball circle. and personalities have been invited to grace the Kession with their

of the minority of players To declare the season presence.

In both the Thrinliy opened. the Ascalation ted in the League: President "Doc" P. J. Molthen will men's and women divisions, there is

following the end

buit

one Chinese team; namely South make a speech,

Chinn Athletic Association i11 The of the march past.

former and the Canadians Ball Club in the fatter. There Js, however, no fack of keenness in the two sides, For instance, the South China boya

all

It's going to be Sports Day fur softball

sportsmen whether followers or otherwise.

t KEEN RIVALS

I have been long at practics and under

The keenest of rivals are the the watchful eye of Manager C. B. boys from Recreio and St Joseph's

(Vicodin?...

C. M. Tsung and K. T. Leung,

greditable and with Their strengit matched Wong, should give a

count of themselves. You may hear eventy man to man, the outcome on about the following S. C. boys yet: this fracas is difficult to foresee. P. F.

(Captain), H. Y. Chenk However, one might venture to

Showbout All, W. C. say that the Josephling have a sight Pau, S. C. Wong, P. C. Wong, K. K. edge over the Rambling Rees, who 'Shum, W. K. Kan, C. K. Choy, T. L. just fail to compare favourably Tu, Robert L. P. W. Lo, T. Wu, in the attacking department. While T. K. Yau, K. M. Mak, K. L. Yu, there

lile la chose between the folding of both squads, the portuguese side has, one of the dian Big Chief Alle Mar has eased The continuous headache of Cana- in the League in nippy Leo Tavares, who has joined Ree off a little in her "great hopes" af ATTACK ▾ DEFENCE

colours following the break-up of secturing the services of the following of last names of note to turn for her side the Glant champion

the My chief interest In Sunday's ****

League: Jean Lee, Ullan Koo. year. But whether Ln is able to meeting of · Kitchee and the Saints: 20

ro, Mary Ng, Marianna Young, Maudle hold the big guns-Dave Leonaro, is the clash of the Kitchee attack Captain

Jindon Wong. Mavis Bunn, Jennie Kwok, Leonard, St Joseph's defence

Elvie Yuan, Eva Louie, Joyce Lo, on the strong

tice, particularly in killing the ball or two quickly with an opponent

Shots at goal went close at hand. bestging in their last outing.

pitchers

Stan

team

husi

And Tootsie (136 lbs). I expect to ripple in Kitchee's unbroken run of Airosa strikes his best form Hussain, et al-can be put down as a Daisy Chu, Vera Vargassaf

Kwong, Kitchee's centre forward, is query. Recretos will have to be on

their thes first ten minutes of play, when it going-le-struggle-hard-for-a-crust car

might at the other end of the feld there

The Club made quite a fair sized In the National Congress,Maint successes on Wednesday, Beauty and Arabian Moon to fish that order. Peacock is a nice in outside bet.

Moore Park Handicap (2nd Soction) "D" Class. Ono Mile

to pass

Sunny

of head scratch-

way,

arıd

to stop everythnig that Terry Carlos.

"If the Big Chief succeeds and This

tilt should be here's hoping she does--the Canuck Reg-Saints was anybody's game, they well ive established a two goals is going to be lead had the ball run a little more ing in the Kitchee defence if the close all the way, with very little side is one to be reckoned with.

in the deciding margin difference when the last put out is called. kindly. As it was they battled on Ave gamely and ran the league feader

St Joseph's have not registered to a very close 5-4.

however, their their their players yet: team is expected to be drawn from the following: Dave Leonard, Stan Leunard,

Jocit Brown, Harold

e a tot

Saints forwards really get going, Kitchee should emerge vic- tors from this match but there's many a alip and a draw may have to content Kitchee,

In this event for the second lot of Kilolee's 7-2 victory over Sing "D" Class, Sunny (166 lbs) which

Tao last Sunday was a fair mesure

The selection of the Services showed up expretionally well at the

of their superiority. It is now very

Wingtec Aturo Ozoriu A.A. last meeting should be the first pory plain that Kitchee have the best for- veven for the Armistice Day match

the winning post.

Their will be much helped by this week- Rumjahn, Bonny Omar (from the ward line in loral football.

Last now defunct Glants).

the Saul has both speed and stamina and record to date is well worth examina-end's fixtures at Sokuno.

Wednesday's meeting of the Devons brothers,, A.R. Razack, Bimby don't see how it can fail this time. Lion: it shows that in eight games. Happy Season (149 be) inny well fiil (all of which they have won) they and the Inniskillings provided plenty Ablong and A. J. Hussain. the second place,

of ideas for several importar? mlacos while Hustite hav

have only once failed to find the net

Popular Tony Alves has found it Witness (140 lbs) and Jadestone (144 less than five times. The following in the Services side. If Kiernan, about time that he takes a rest after Rec. side lbs will probably fight out the minor are the results of Kitchee's matches funiskillings captain and inside left, two years running the positionss

+

Ballarat Handicap-"A" Class. One Mile

The only absentre of note for this main

day event of the

will be Bashful Beauty. The field will be - well balanced and a tight race can be expected. My selections are:-Daisy

Bell, (150 lbs) Norse Queon (156) lbs) and Lily (145 Is) Outsider:--| Airborne.

Diamond Bay Handicap (2nd Section) "C" Class. About 1⁄2 Mile and 170 Yards

This brings out the second batch of "C" Class sprinters. Burgomaster,

Árthur Peall says: PLACÒREB wore love and putk andă black the only colours loft in! play when striker faced the Jonvol shown near navik cushion on din -grain ite played a cautioun atot very Howly to avold Duckclug black. which was touching pink on the hrink of the pocket, the result belug

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failed to ronch pink. Opponent Will heliot which nino falted to rench pink. Rergree then later.

vened by jiicking up; bink ni| Spotthan it

blunder on ta par2. ile annuld have ordered pinki he hit at either player's next turn because the players were obviously wilfully evading the spirit of thin rillen, which state that an intentional mike whall not be rando.

Centre of diagram shows when tou abould avoid the direct cannon from hand. Correct billiards to played by placing Euo-hall · where the rain- through to feasible to cannon an white of atde camsision, as ŝto nam time doubling res across table for vosition.

to date:--

Kowloon M.B. Eastern

. Devons

- 25th B.A

S. China

Chinese A.A.

Sing Tho Club

5-1

52

5-1

5-1

5-1

7-2

5-1

SING TAO LITTLE LUCKY

had not previously established his and now Manuger Tony Gonsalves is place in any services' team, Wednes-fat, the heim. A useful side has been

ali doubt. day's game eliminated Not only is he a featball tactician picked for tomorrow's game, although more emphasis I could have been made bitt he a full-time player and one on the balting power. It is noted who can bring a smashing shot out that those mighty sluggers Bertie and of the bag in the last few minutes of Doe E.L. Costine are not turning out a hard-fought game. Fow hat-tricks for the Rees. If they would give a have been more effectively com little time to softball-admittedly

peted than by the last minute goal they are busily engaged in other which Kiernan scored against the fields of sports the Recreios would Devoas

Wednesday

have just filled up the small gap Other players who

that was just enough to cause

them attention in this match

to miss championship honours before.

On

were

Their match "tomorrow with the Saints has its interest increased by of the Devons, Hobson (left half) The Ree. starting line-up # as the Saints' recent good form. With and Gilmour, Inniskillings pivot.follows: Leo Tavares (pitcher), 13. Gosane bark in the side and their But how many of these Inniskillings Dick Alves Or Ernie Ribeiro Macan re-inforcement the Saints players will be available for the (Catcher), Wilfred Lawrence (1st almost beat Sing Tao on Thursday Services veraus. The Rest of the base), Tony Alves (2nd base), Leo evening on the Club ground. It was a very chancy match and Sing Colony match it is difficult to say.

Vieira (short stop), Billy Soares (3rd base), Gerry Gosuno (left field), Charlie Quinn (centre field) and Gus Pereira (right fleld).

Tao were more than the least bit Of the five service teams com- lucky to get away with both points. peting in the first division the Devons The Saints well." deperved one of und Inniskillings enjoy the best

ON THE LOOSE AGAIN them. Only late in the second half records. The Inniskillings have won

The

all-conquering pre-war of their seven matches and did the sturdy Saints' defence show | five

Wildents are on the loase again, but) siimma of cracking.

recent form suggests that

they are

they going to repeat past just striking their best form ne

Mur team. The performances? The dynamic

B. Gosano celebrated his return to getting together as a local football by playing a storming pity of that is though that four or sisters are no longer with them and game at right back. Not only did five of

the Inniskillings regular Motta, Dolly Brown, Thelma Collaen

a stalwarts who remain are Cynthia

he pocket Trao, Sing Tao's left eleven are leaving the Colony to-day and the powerful wingman, but he often found time in the troopship Devonshire.

Bahtua

No otter The than the Doe himself, Prexy Molthen,

bunch of

to cross to the other flank to effect Dovena, da not expect many team is running the Wildent brigade. timely clearances. Of the men from chin

changes for n few more weeks. On the other hand, Conch Eddle Macao left back Pantolon was quick- Ne

Nevertheless, it is certain that the Marques has got together a bun esl to settle down: Interport pivot, strength of the Services team will youthful and ure, you bell-such Alex Airosa, never got into 11s

be drawn from the Devons and nadcups! It's going to be tough Inniskillings. Other pinyers whose going for the opposition Just stand- stride and as soon as Carvalho began to look dangerous the crowd sud-

nume will auto

automatically come up ing the row it does get the better denly saw he was limping and little

for consideration are Sewell, Burns of one of them Madcapą. Still, it more than a passenger. This radly

and Anderson of the RAF and Craske must be conceded that they too are n blunted the St Joseph's altuck.

and Shepherd of the 25th R.A. More bunch of knowing ball players, ns Sing Tao, with many new faces members of the Navy's "B" team witness their dispiny in Macno.

will (their second division cleven) Being a more well-trimmed com- but with many well tried ones us

be In the selectors' minds than bination the Madcap Aces will starti well, eve still a formidable side, was their pull at half back which players of the anilors' first division out favourites, in spite of enabled them to emerge triumphant side. The Navy, like the RAF are Wildcats fine past record. Never-

with the still without a victory in the

Arst

theless, with their bigger experience Saints. Their attack showed unmis-

nis- division. The Hongkong Signals and better ball sense behind them, takeable of stalenem while the de- team (another second division side the latter may yet "turn the tables

includes at and continuo to fence never completely found the which is doing well) mansure of the speedy Saints' inside least two players who are worthy world." mth. What the Saints' forwards of consideration for a Representative ure:

Services' eleven.

from Thursday's mumo

It

need is more and more ball prac-

the

rule the "feminine

Players to represent the two sides

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