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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1947.

..SPORTS FEATURES..

BUSY WEEKEND OF

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FOOTBALL

Interport & Remembrance

Day Matches

1

(BY "SEE TEE")

This weekend and on into Wednesday of next week is one of the busiest periods of the season for Incal soccer players. Today there is a full pro- gramme of First and Second Division matches, to- morrow is the Interport match with the Malayan Chinese, on Monday, there is the grand Remem- brance Day match, The United Services versus the Rest of the Colony and on Wednesday the Malayan Chinese meet the Sing Tao team which toured England.

All roads will end to the Clube on to their shooting boot: .tome

for torrow

bis firmes it is almost painful to se

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small circle

The forwards scramble for the ball during last Saturday's rugby match between the Club and Navy.-Ming Yuen.

Interport game between Hongkong them working the ball round in a Softball Chatter and the Medlayan C3inenų. A very

bas

been The same is true of several of the strong Hongkong team

backs and knives who theen, which, although it cuntalas til only one service player, is about the best the Colony can feld.

It is real pleasure to see B. Costine closen

1 ག (སཾ left hack beeth, a position he has filled with rout gusto. Yet it is not so many months since Cosane was regarded as a good wingman and one capable of cutting in and scoring a goal. have seen him playing full back four times in the last few weets, Kren! thimm for the Sahits Against Ritchies for the Sing Tan touring team against Shanghai Inst Moulay, but the manner in which he held the Kwong_Wate forward Bae on Sunday at Causeway would have been a revelation

the Sing find thetr

DATE: parkletlarly,

defenders wh

thuslantie Kwong

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shadowy,

Wah

bay

to

Tae

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youngsters

f

quite incapable of kicking the ball clear of danger with their dud foot, The best way of overcoming this very natural ineptitude is to attend for ball practice wearing a funtlaull boot on the weak foot and a soft. rubbered soled but or shoe on the other. The hall-mark of the elas fontlller is that he can tick well with either fool. No player would bold his own in any English teague : club who had one good foot and one swinger.

By "Spectator"

Home Runs Were Two A Cent On Sunday

Last Sabbath was a day of Home Runs. No less than nine homers were smashed out in three games played of a four-match schedule. It was an all-time high mark in local slugging history,

·

On the other hand, pitching was Slaw at a down-to-the-cellar lone, motions ctim was the order of the day, with "I am waiting to be hit" deliveries simply asked for severe

THE RISE OF KWONG WAH

Many spectadors were surprised at of the the speed and enthusiasm. Kwong Wah tent which beat Sing Tho on Thursday evening.

have the makings E Beerbees it'd better be called an in- cident was achieved by the hom

Wah

side. Most of their players

on

score a "popular" homer. Fighting. high-strung Madenps But tenaciously though tradling 8-10 at the end of the sixth frame. At the sixth canle they fought hard for a

Kwong punkhment and they got it! A feat-come-back. However, they managed

得

were

who sudly boulleapped by hick of weight barding Filiping Hot-divers,

Hamned three Ruthian clouts in a

In

in in their game, The Hongkong defence

will Sing Tao, well chosen. Goalkeeper) Yu Yu-

fully tak, and right lock Hua Yung-sang their speed and ball control

this, Only for

a tendency have played together with Gosano stoned

Inv

SLAMMING SPREE

SPORTS DIARY

TODAY

Football-Div. 1 Caroline Bill.-S. China v Eastern, 4.30 p.m.

Navy-Kitchee v. RAF, 4.30 pm, Club Club v. 25th RA, 3 p.m. Police, Police v. Royal Navy, 1 p.m.

Sookumpoo-Innisks v. Si Joseph's,

4.30 pm.

Club. Sing Tou v. Dus, 4.30 p.m.

Police.-K. Moter Dus v. Athletle, 4.30 p.m.

Second Division "A" Navy Navy v. Kilchee, 3 p.m. Sook unpoo-Police v. St Joseph's, p.nl.

Second Division "B" Caroline H.-Club Cadre, 3 pm.

Chinese

NIKCC.--Interport. Hongkom! V. Shungbat. 11 Dam.

Cricket

Racing Valley. Teuth

Tennis

ST LEGER IS BIG RACE TODAY

10th Extra Meeting

(BY "THE TURF")

The Hongkong St Leger is the feature, event for today's Tenth Extra race meeting at the Happy Valley. On what promises to be a fast course, a keen race is expected to develop between Shannon, Sookunpots and Norse Queen.

•

Firat bell will be rung at 2.30 and the opening raco will ntart at 3

o'clock.

Shek-O Handicap (1st Section)

The first race is a print event over half a mile and 170 paris, confined to "I" Clans ponies. The field is so well balanced that punters may have tricky time in spotting the winner. The probable starters are Fifth Alarm (138 lbs), Jeep Lee (150 lbs), Lucky Strike (147 lbs), Peggy (147 Iba), Spanish Onion (137 lbs), Thun- derbolt (148 lbs), V-J Day (156 lbs) and Wodonga (140 Ibs).

Extra Firth

Happy Meeting, 3 pan.

CRC.Hardcourt Championships,

1 pm.

Lawn Bowls KDRC.--Kowloon Docks v. Shanghal interport team, 4 p.m.

SUNDAY Football

Chub. Representative match: Malayan Chinese v. Hongkong, 4.30 13.30.

Second Division "A" Caroline ill-Eastern v. S. China, p.m.

HHQLF. 3 in.

3

Happy Valley, →→ Dockyard

Happy Valley.—RAOC v. Talkoo, 4.30 p.m.

Police WD Chinese v. K. Motor

4.30 pm.

Second Division "B" Caroline B.-S. China v. Electic,

Polic-Athletic v. Sing Tro. 3

Sookunpoo,--RAMC RA. 4.30 Sookunpoo-Stanuls v. REME, 3

Lawn Bowls KBGC.--Interport,

only to reduce the Wahoo lead to 4.79 p.

C two runs. The Wahoos were also tough-in fael, tougher. They went into the attack stain at the first of the last, talbing three runs to put the game on lee. And indeed it was the end for the Madeups as

they were blinked out in the last of the inst

p..

m

Hongkong, 3.30_p.m.

Tennis

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Shanghat

V.

CRC-Hardcourt Championships.

In the Stug Tau touring side: there to get over-excited near goud rubbed

The Rovers started off with a bang, og their forwards of many more scor- should be good understanding ang | the

chances in

games.vey Alvar Xavier hitting a home recent this trio, I was interested to watch ing

the run in the Best hull of the first stanza,

PROMISING YOUNGSTER for changes in Hau Yuuk-sang's Polish instances of handling

In goal However, they managed to tally only play after his visit to Britain. The ball when almost tough

Home runs were clouted, Apart two pobits I have noticed are his were the end of many a good at-once more in the rest of the game.

by

Softball from Hilda Soures's "beguty," thick. halt

The Hively young Saints for-two tallies came in in the fourth. euvering up behind his wing

Nornia Chief Waimo Terry And the marauding Filipinos went

B&

CBA. King's Park.-Rovers' v. his wards suffer from the same CX- but with one eye alw

always *

Viva-

Canadians, 930 aan: haywire on a slamming spree against and express Irene Castilho. 2001.

Madeaps centre half, and his readiness to use ertability near

tability note of the Shut Taosoft pitching, Winning pitcher Joreius Celeste Guterres came into the Rees, H45 nan.; VRC v. St køseph's his left foot under pressure.

There

v. Wildcats, Heal in the Franco did well to keep a steady pace limelight again with a smashing two-1 pang Maden Bers still a tendency to overde the forwards to shoot at

honours for the Claiming

circult hagger, which was also clained by 230 p.m.; S. China Athletes v. IK of their game with Kwong hard drive upfeld, htt that wilt wurdy part

Baseball Club, 4 pan. Wah was truly remarkable. One clouts were Igmar Eriksen, Charlie Irene Castillo, disappear. Run is clearly the best

Sinirke Tao

ani Thompson right fuit back in local football and food shot only came from Sing

half

Charlie's was the longest hoist, it the whole of the first hunted clearing the tall park by a will continue to be for a bug while, during

before The

interval The Sing Tao touring team attain | play.

hard. mere bounce of the pill. Averages King-chung fred hard, mer the provides the wing halves for Fung provic

show that Fernando Diesta Is sing drive towards the top right s Lau Chungt-sanut,

Wah swingster of no mean ability. Ile re- ani cleanest half band

Porner of the Kwong

gistered a triple and shule. Kwong Rister ままで

the that time back in Incal football, is an auto-l matte choice for eight half. Several Wah goal-keeper had it the feef also good for a 500 percentage were people were disappointed with Chau of the ball, hat got his "eye in and the same Charlle Thompson and ready for almost anything. Pedro Aranco, Rovers three other Man-chi's display against Shanghat was on Monday; he is being played more Shots were rained on his target in safeties against the Jivers' 11 were

past showings

on more the last quarter of an hour but it hit out by F. Hyndman, C. Cocha and

C. Cruz. recent performances.

eastly the best

On

than

-REDMAN-RETURNS...

Forrow's name was preferred for the pivot position mainly bermuse of

forward the type of centre Malayans are expreted to feld.

year,

the

He

was too late then,

Fl

The Kwong Wah defence had cemented itself into a concrete wall and not even a spat kick could break it down.

Sin Tay need a forward who will shoot at goal. It is useless to pass the ball out in the wings when the altack has reached the edge of the penalty area.

It is the business of wingun to feed the inside men in the

Albert

Others

Big Bess Ino Castro con be glad of the fine showing of his happy-go- hurky Inds, And, they sure, not they can go places! But, you've got to

In the Belding department. Mnd- caps stary keystoner, Alex Mon- dones brought off two double plays unassisted, while Irene Castilhr nied

Akla Sweet-as-apple-rides

Castru

of the victorious Wahoos rombigrd for one cable killing.

inst

Mention is made of the ege-open- preformance of the promising little Faith Xavier, left young fielder of the Wahoos. Not only did this roule show the right tempera- ment as a player-she was in there playing a the time, instead of Lake quawking. Slie ing time of for

Rugby Rules Re-written- By A. Realist

On part form I expect to see Jeep Lee win, with Lucky Strike and Alarm occupying the minor pinees. Nevertheless, I advise race- goen to treat Spanish Onion as a good outsider. This pony is being

htly treated for weight.

Big Wave Bay Handicap (1st Section)

This race is contined to "C" Class ponies over the mile and 170 yards. I fancy Crown Witness (150 lbs) to win, with National Congress (158 B) and

Golden Dragon (150 lbs) trailing behind. Arabian Moon (147 lbs) is dangerous especially in view f his last outing. The other runners are Burgomaster (155 lbs), Lightning (181 lbs), Peavor (136 lbs), Shang

and Tootsie hut Beauty (154 lbs) (135 lbs).

In

Barny Apply

WARNED YOU THIS WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU KEPT JUMPING THE GATE:

all will be carrying 147 lbs. Shannon (Ostraumeft) will possibly start day- ourite and this pony at his present to beat. Norco form will be hard

Derby and Queen (D..Black) the

proTM Champion winner will have to duce his best form to beat Shannon, and most danger is likely to come from Soultunpols (S. W. Tang) which ran very well at the Inst two meet- ings. The rest of the fold are- Burgomuster, Jeep Lee, Thunderbolt V-3 Day. For an outsider chance try Thunderbolt,

and

Island Bay Handicap (2nd Soction)

This second-last race of the day

Island Bay Handicap (1st Section) this race for "D" Class (1st Section), Mastermind (135 ibs) which failed to secure even a place at the last meeting, should redeem himself this time as the distance is more to his liking. Strong opposition will Bright from Airfeld (147 lbs). Stason (142 lbs), Kelly (15g bs) brings together another lot of "D" and Rosebud (145 lbs). The other Class nenies over six furlongs and, once again. 1 Up Sunny (147 lbs). Al Fresco (162 lbs).to wit, though this pony has been ntries Burge (137 ), Jackal (149 b). boring out very badly at the last two Jadestone (140 lbs), Jinx (145 lbs), meetings. Emperors Gate (152 lbs) National Hero (144 lbs) and Richard has been disappointing the punters I (169 lbs). The last named pony for several meelings tut should show is on view for the first time. My up better this time. Hostile Witness selections are:-Airfield, Rosebud and (159 lbs) and Happy Season (148 Mastermind. Outsider:--Kelly, ibs) are not to be left out of calcula- tion. The olliers arc:-Golden. Shek-O Handicap (2nd Section) Swallow (135 lbs), Lola Sapola (137

(135 lbs).

Another close and exciting reces, uby Star (135 lbs) and Trojan should be served up by this second

Big Wave Bay Handicap lot of "D" Class sprinters. Argentine

(2nd Section) Moon (152 lbs), Cooper (151 lbs) Jeep fing (139 lbs), Masterpiece (155

following

Peter (135 Kingfisher

lbs). Hurricane (155 lbs), Speedaway The last race of the day is for the 1:47 lbs) and Sunshnie (17 Es) "g" Class (2nd Section) and a tussle look the best, and any of them may for the first place is expected to win. Flying Arrow (144 lbs), Golden develop among the Wheel (144 lbs), Happy Valley (142 Argus (145 lbs). Blue lls). Hot Pollei (165 lbs). Red Foxbs), Canary (193 lbs), (188 lbs) and Whirloway (141 lbs) (150 lbs), Kookaburra (13) lbs) and Who would have expected som afraid, will be a bit slow against Tunny (152 s). Personally austere a body as the Rugby Union to engage two contribu- tors to Punch as interpreters, in breezy English, of the laws of them fielding Some call

the game? girl if a bigger although

brought off twn flies nealy like a

voter: a. KOINA.

keep pegging, boys, for there's lots of real tough opposition coming up yet--from whom? well, you'd know.

The Merry Mudrags had their were at it they might not have bien. way most of the time and to judge in any case, she has the makings of as she their fort against De Molen's aral. good ball player.

that also that she swings bat in a smooth, swift motion.

TOMORROW'S GAMES

Is in tip-top form just now,

I was on the Double Tenth, et

that Redman

last played in all: then he led

at that stage of an attack, not to. K. Dal Chubbers is in guide to representative football: the Services' attacks against the Rest have the ball sent out for them to their actual strength. But the win- of the Colony. Shortly afterwards send it straight back again. Twenty nor did show they are a really trying

and united érowd of boys.

he

was

He

was badly injured playing at centre forward for 1/5 Commando against Sing Tao on the Club Ground out of football almost for remainder of the season. the has scored a lot of gouls this season, and, set in a forward line with two such out inside men as Lat Shui- whg and Kiernan, of the Inalskill Ings. he may get severn) chances against the Mainsai

What a splendid goal was scored by the Shanghai inside right, N.Z. Tao at the Club Lee, against Sing ground on Monday! Lee's goal was Indeed a wight spot In a drab guine to him #nd the large crowd rose spontaneously. Lee ran to take up

good forward

pass just near the De set his course

yards from goal the direct road is the best road and the most direct rund is a good, shum at the target. BUFFS ENTER LEAGUE

The Buffs were originally in the teaque fait her to withdraw when they were wamed of their move to [Singahova,

This move bas upay been cancelled and the Buffs are taking over the their old rivals, the fixtures of Devons, against when they drew 1-1 in a friendly une three weeks ago. Eight members of last year's team are still with the Battalion,

half way line. almost in

direct line for the near

The Ruffs only came to the Colony Slug Tao goalpost and bore down on it at top speed with llau Yung-sang last January and they were there- trying to dispossess him. As the fore hot in last year's League; how- many friendly goalkeeper advanced a pace or two ver, they did play

to narrow the angle Lee fired the matches in which they more than perfect angled drive for goal. The held their own.. ball entered the gon about ive feet To-day's team contains seven of from the ground and about a foot last season players, the eighth, Inside the far upright:

McGillicuddy, being in hospital with

Injury, grain

ONE-FOOTED PLAYERS

11

Cpl. Jensen who played for the United Services vs. Shanghal Chinese

DEFENCE WEAKNESS

out a foungster apicer.

defence

"That weak pitching is more notice.

harness

will show

showed

Five closely contested encounters in a full programme are anticipated for tomorrow.

النيل

ani

Tony

U

That this has come to pass is a Moreover, the Rugby moving sign. Union offers the result for sale at Is. 6d. under the title Why the Whistle Went. Or will send parcels of 25 coples to any club for 25s,

Let clubs accept with alacrity; for rarely any player who is, a friend of mine ever sat down and solemnly

studied the laws.

for mysteries of that same rule,

The thely own full-

ex-

the others. My nomination is Cooper, pect Canary to win with Tonny and Keep an eye on Argus as this pony Argentine Moon and Masterpiece. Kingfisher taking the minor pinces. Hurricane is a good outsider.

is in the pinkof "condition. Tho starters Bre:--Eastern probably Diamond (154 lbs), Fat Choy (154 Hongkong St lbs), Flying Wheel (148 lbs), Honey- lbs), Midnight Express

Hongkong St Leger

The field for the Leger over one mile and three-quar-belle (130 ter, will be no more than seven, and (140 s), and Souvenir (136 lbs).

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If you took a peek at the score

Now at last H. F. Ellis, a realist, card, you couldn't help noticbig that

At 0.30 am, the much weakened has taken the trouble to make the nine runs were scored against Rovers meet 13 Won's stroentlylaws colloquial, and Fougasse has The Huffs will be playing their

victors. From that, it can be readily

reinforced Canadian who, by the touched off every point, first match in Division I today when

on the Chabathered that the Mude.p

of players registered,

Disensing off-side. Mr Ellis says they face Sing Tao

poor. Then there was the slow-trength

quite easy once Ground.

mlion pitching by all the pitchers, certain to be amount the top for that, like Greek, it is

Lengte when it

you understand it. For instance in When such a good number of runs of the nice-tem

The Hard-hitting, walking soft- rules of the game as played at could he scored by both trans, it ends,

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members of the liquidated

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Captain Jack full-inek catches the ball and Alarkor. Thould able this season is said to be due to

then deeg skabster,

lees Absolutely nothing. the fact that nine men are used for Woo's pover och team against ten utilised last class by himself, is Herbie Quon doesn't kiek and doesn't run

Kabsa wint happens?" is ters and support

flandi he renatus in the side, tight. year,

1440 Nazarin, George White, Lake Bunn

things, he explains. However, it is requlenteri that in

Dr G. G. Lee, Tarzan Ismail and a White wait until pre-war days

it was nine-mon teas and generally speaking mere exple of coming up youngsters are back ermes tolling up to put them were not any such big soures. How's ago in and the Candions du looknti-ede, and the Block full-back gels

Rovers are not dropped from the team next week. that or current a hot combination. I Kather

They grew up that? players have it really got into expected to extry the "Wom

Did you never wonder why, since At 11.15 am. a "local battle" win Time again.

be staged between Merry Madcaps the ball may not be handled in the Improvement-I hope!

Gonsalve Rambling scrum. It is legitimate for forwards For its interest In the see-saw struggle, the Madcap. Aces-Wars Rees. Although stronger, the Rees to shove the apposition over the will And the Madcapmen giving line, fall down, put a hand on the the best game butt Lee

inclusion ball or la that a scrummage can of the Shanghai | last werk will be at outside right and engagement w

and claim try? players with

ceen in Inst Sunday's programme, battle all the way. shot In both feet, it is hoped that Pte Elliot, who was

members

Answer Both squads

of Glant champion team elamed it out from There are far too few two-footed also chosen for the match but was

Tavares and only take place in the field of play. lying Billy Soares, Leo footballers in the local game. 11unable to play owing to injury, will

Quliy bus can be sald of most of our best be it.

five against three by Matleap in the

sice.

line they no longer form a scrum. players that they have one good foot

Here cyclonic da Major Majendie, the raptain, who initial canto.

Did you

khow that? Soares glittered with

At 1 pm. V. K. C. Lungle with St slinging 11

prove

rules of the

instance, game," writes Mr and one "swinger," in many mat- has played fur Oxford University and ches recently I have watched for the Corinthiu Casuals will be at daisy cutter to eut through Madeap Joseph's. The former should

meat for the Saints. While Ellis, "were not drawn out of a hat. wards trying to work the hall roundt

right flank defence like butter fo

sing to the Rees last Sunday the They grew up gradually as the gune Colledans rem a strong squad went long, but the one thing they and a pennant aspirant. An upiest still don't tell you after 125 years in If 30 how the is not expected here,"

the game is played.

come upon the At 4 pm, a good game between Tibelans were to two teams whose alrength is about Laws dropped by some passing air- Although plone, they would find no mention be seen. shouki playing a couple of innings in their of the object of the game, nor where last puting the Hilinien from anyone ought to stand,

"When they came to Law 13, a Caroline displayed form up standard and against . K. Ball ray of hope might strike them, for Club tomorrow they are expected a match is started by a kick-off,

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sitle at any time kick, pick up

may, In the only women encounter at or run with the ball, or tackle an 2.30 p.m. Madcap Bees make their opponent holding the ball, except as dlust oppenronce against Wildents. pronided for in Laws 15 and 16. The more experienced Wildcat elan "But they would turn to Law 15 should clinch this against the keen, and

would Himalayan but rookie Bees.

was one

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SPORTING SAM

and I shall soon

important

be taking up a

ivery at the city

ground so they

centre ball.

your loving son

say.

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The

the start, with the wingers tallying | Cngthened the Recreaccabi Once the forwards have surged over

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