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RUGBY FOOTBALL,
CLUB AGAIN DEFEAT THE BORDERERS.
HARD GAME,
[By "Scrum Half.")
On the last occasion that these two teams were engaged the Club at full strength inflicted a heavy defeat upon the South Wales Bor- derers. On Saturday the Club placed an "A" fifteen in the field and won an exciting match by a goal and three tries (14 points) to a try (3 points).
tors' oint of view
Club Advantage.
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Sport Columns
LOCAL BOXING PROSPECTS.
Projected Bouts for Next Tourney.
BIG CARD ASSURED.
[By "Jab."]
Boxing enthusiasts who enjoyed
snappy right. Lake boxed bril- liantly to keep him off, display ing a wonderfully accurate left hand. The decision in his favour
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1930.
HOME FOOTBALL.
BIG SCORING IN LEAGUE GAMES.
VILLA BACK TO FORM.
[From Our Own Correspondent.] London, Saturday. The following were the results
was very popular, and very just, of the League matches to-day: but Dobson deserves all credit for
A no display. Ile challenged]
the winner to a
return match
afterward.
Jock Begbie
was rather dig.
ENGLISH LEAGUE,
appointing in his fight with Arsenal Stinnie Morris. He took a tre- Birmingham mendous amount of punishment Blackburn with commendable gameness, and
Blackpool was in prime physical condition. Derby otherwise he seemed off form, Leeds
Division I.
1 Grimsby*
2 Uddersfield
0
4 Manchester U. 1
1 West Ham
6 Chelsea
3 Bolton
U Middlesbro'
3
2
YACHTING.
'CLUB WIN ANNUAL
EVENT..
NAVY-LOSE.
The annual yachting contest between a representative naval team and the R.H.K. Yacht Club, which was held yesterday, result- ed in the Club winning by ten minutus.
The full results follow
Morning Race,
Starting gun, 11 a.m. Course:- Start, Club fine West to East, Chan- ael Rocks (P.), Kowloon Rock (P.). Mark on line (S.), Cust Rock Mark Boat (9); finish, Club line West to East. Distance: 6.5 miles.
Yacht Club. Yacht Sailed by P'tion Pts. Why Wonder? Af. I. De Ville 11 4
Bluenose, G. Pickering...
Speedwell, G. H. Gandy
Wendy, E. B. Lambert
7 8
13 2
2 Wednesday
Sheffield U.
3 Aston Villa
6 Liverpool
5
Daphne, H. S. Rouse Diana, A. L. Shields La Linda, N. Croucher
Total.....
Royal Navy, Salled by
11 6 04
2 13
Goals.
ne!
Yacht
Total
P'tion Pts.
5 014
12
5
8
3 12
6115
The Borderers were soon on the offensive, their forwards being very quick on the ball and inclined to bustle their opponents off their feet. A series of tight scrummages in the Club twenty-five prov-the splendid programme put on by his judgment of distance in par- Leicester ed unproductive from the via the Hong Kong Boxing Associaticular being very poor. Morris Manchester C. 2 Newcastle
tion on Saturday night, will be won comfortably, and might easi- Portsmouth Count of thefr very low glad to learn that another big ly have won decisively. packing. The Club hooker played card is being arranged for the In the big bout, Dobson enter. Sunderland excellently and was a great relief ext tournament. The date willed the ring first, followed a few Abandoned after interval, to his side when a dangerous scrum be Saturday, January 3, and iminates later by Lake. Both men down ensued. The ball would be worth making a note of
had a great welcome. They start-
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. heeled and a kick to touch was the
Another Big Card.
ed off at a terrific pace, Lake mak-Wednesday 18 11 6 2 47 25 27 Wings. Lt. Rawnsley disqualified.
Arsenal ...17 12 4 1 52.25 28 result time and again.
The committee have several ing play with a darting left to Portamouth 18 9 6 3 45 31 24 Boojumi. Commodore Walker stellar bouts in contemplation, and the head and body. Dobson Derby .18 9 6 3 46 31 21 Adenoc, Major Miles it is probable that a newcomer to seemed content to size up his man West Ham 18 95444 33 23 Zephyr. Pay Cdr. Lambert 10 At three-quarter the Club held a the local
ring, in big advantage; their three-quarters Shephard,
A.B. Jack to begin with, but early showed Aston Villa 1854 60 38 23 Hakyon, Capt. M. Wardlow will be on view. that he had a big kick in his Letecater
Huddersfield 18
7 5 29 За were speedier and quick off the Sheppard is a middleweight of the right hand.
19 Colleen. Pay Lt. Petre 18 8 2 B 39 45 18 Rolla, Lt. Duckworth mark; the Borderers, on the other first rank, and has had
Liverpool 17 8 2 7 44 41 a good
18 hand, were alow in taking their many professional nights in the even, and then Lake forged ahead fiddlesbro .18 7 4 7 35 39
The first three rounds were M'chester C. 18 7 47 32 29 18 passes and lacked initiative. The
Afternoon Race, London ring. He recently met with lefts to the jaw and body. Chelsea
Shameld U. 18 5 7 6 33 36 17 most striking comparison between Harry Ewin
Starting gun, 8. p.m. Course: the two three-quarter lines was the the China
in Wel-hai-wel for He was extremely clever at duck-Birmingham 1876 30 29 17
.18 7, 98 29 34 Start, Chib Nine West to Enst, Chan- Fleet championship, ing to avoid punishment, but was Blackbura..15 7 1 8 41 37 17 Boat (S.), Kowloon Rock (S.): finish, way in which they lay.
Rocks (P.). Cust Rock Mark When the Ewin winning after 271 ball came out on the Borderers side
extra pulled up by the referee (Mr. Sunderland
7 39 40 18 Club line East to West. round. Shephard, however, is Murdoch) for rolling on the Newcastle.18 3 7 8 34 the Club were on their men immedi-quite confident that he would win
Grimsby 17 6 1 10 30 29 13 0,6 miles. ately before much ground had over the regulation 15 rounds, next round, and displayed more Bolton
ropes. He scored again in the Blackpool
46 13 ..19 4 5 9 31 52 12 been gained, but when the boot should the pair be matched.
..17 5 9 23 35 13 He beautiful ducking, was on the other foot the Borderers' is described as
Leeds waited for their men and allowed handed fighter, who goes out for a rugged two-
Dobson Makes A Fight of It.
M'chester U. 18 1 the attacking force to gain speed action right from the opening bell, ting inside on
Dobson concentrated upon get- with every yard and also to sell and is said to possess a wicked the
coming up for next the dummy. When the ball comes punch.
round, but So011 out on the wrong side of the scrum
found that Lake knew all about the opposing three-quarters must
that, too. However, he contrived As Ewin is away with his ship, to land several rights to the jaw, got on their men immediately, and it is likely that Sheppard will be and appeared to be much more at attempt to check their impetus if matched in a title fight with ease. unable to hold them up entirely either Stinnie Morris, victor over fidently, in the seventh
He continued to box con- and The Drop Kick.
Begble on Saturday, and ex-welter eighth, and took these rounds, un- In the first-half,, the Borderers and middles champion of the balancing Lake with a short right attempted two drop kicks, the first, Colony, or with Jock Crichton, to the jaw at the bell in the latter going very close, but the second who should be now on his way to round. failed to rise at all, In modernong Kong. Crichton has left The ninth and tenth were fair- Rugby it is indeed a bold player the Navy, and is living in Shang-ly even, with Dobson apparently who attempts the drop kick. If he hai, but is likely to be seen in taking Lake's left in order to succeeds he gains all praise, but, action in Hong Kong before the cross with his right. Lake "rode" if he falls, he bears the brunt of season closes...
•
Middleweight Title.
all criticism and bears with ala- Lake and Dobson Again? may the "Oh of the spectators. Apart from these prospective The first attempt on Saturday was bouts, it is possible Stoker Lake and made when favourably placed and Seaman Dobson, who put up such a the player had hard lines with a stirring display on Saturday, may good kick. The second one follow-meet in a return contest. Lake ed close on the heels of the first has expressed his willingness to and was hardly warranted. A fight Dobson 'agaln, and there la no- player can either drop kick or not thing in the way of the match.
there is no being between the is safe to say that the bout would two. A good
movement and a absolutely pack the theatre, should splendid opportunity for a try can it be put on. be entirely discounted by some player attempting a ridiculous drop! klek.
で
Light-Heavyweight Challenge. In connection with the challenge
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the punches as a rule in masterly fashion, and there was little in the fight.
Lake Goes Ahead.
two cantos, and made free use of Lake put on steam in the next his left. Dobson began to look
more serious, but the delightful aporting spirit between the two was always apparent.
even,
twelfth, with honours about They stood toe to toe in the
Lake's left was still in evidence and remained so to the end of the fight. In the last two rounds Dobson went all out for a
It is always safer to go for to Harry Rowles, the Colony'e the try and there is always the pos-heavyweight champion, issued on knock out, but Lake afbility of having it converted, mak-Saturday
Bonnar Brilliant,
by Terry
O'Brien clever.
was too
30 42 12 Boojum, H. S. Rouse
Our Sports Diary,
LOCAL
Hockey-To-day-Hockey Club v. Argylla, King's Park, 5 p.m. Lawn Tennis-To-day-Ladies' Open Doubles Final, U.S.R.C.
Fencing To-day Fencing Club Meeting, Yacht Club, 46 Football-To-morrow--Meeting
derers
of F.A. Council, 30 p.m.
Saturday-Senior Shield-Bor- v, Argylla; Kowloon v. Police; Junior Shield-Border-
Police; Argyllsv Navy Royal Artillery v. St. Joseph's; Third Division-Border-
егета
v. Royal Engineers; South China v. Fuklen; Ewe v. Royal Air Force; R.A.0.C. y. R.A.S.C.
Golf-Sunday-R.G.C. Cham- pionship Semi-Final; R.H.K.G.C. Championship Semi-Finals and G. Young Cup (First Round), December 15Annual Meeting R.H.K.G.C. Jardine, Matheson's Board Room, 5.30 p.m.
Chess Friday-Kowloon Chess Club Championship.
Racing Saturday-Thirteenth Extra Race Meeting.
Hunt
December 21-Fanling Hunt Club's Steeplechase Medting.
February 15-Fanling Hunt Club's Steeplechase Meeting, January 18-Fanling Clab's Steeplechase 'Mesting.
CricketSaturday Division I -University v. Navy (L.); Indian R.C. v. Craigengower C.C. (F.); Civil Service v. Highlanders (F.) Division II.Police v. Hong Kong C.C. (L); R.A.S.C. v. University (L); Recreio v. Civil Service (F) Cralgengower v. Indian R.C. (F).
Fanling Hunt Saturday Meet, Hunters' Arms, 3.15 pm. Boxing-January 3-Tourna ment, City Hall, p.m.
Athletics March 15 and 16-
sities.
Previously the Commodore had| presented the Championship Belt Hong Kong v. Canton Univer-
The Hong Kong Boxing Asso
ing five points as against four for (Marine Ainsworth), Rowles told the dropped goal.
a Chine Mail representative that ho
Popular Decision. was willing to meet O'Brien. Ho
The decision in Lake's favour will be leaving the Colony In March, was very well received, especially J. L. Bonnar fed his three-quar so that it would be necessary ters whenever opportunity afforded stage the fight before then.
to by his opponent, who congratu- Jated him heartily. Both men and fell unflinchingly before the
Rowles has not fought seriously were cheered to the echo when flerce forward rushes of the Bor for eight months, his last bout they left the ring, after one of derers. He is undoubtedly a great being with Marine Smith at the the finest battles ever put up in scrum-half. Allera and More Theatre Royal."
On that occasion the Colony. They were both un- proved the best wing combination he knocked out the marine in the marked, and quite fresh. on the field. Allera adopted the third round. open game with marked success O'Brien has beaten Laurie and proved an admirable inside to Raiteri in eight rounde, and has to Lake amidst loud applause. More. These two were responsible, also mot Ted Coveney and BI for one of the prettiest movements Whitley, amongst others, in the clation are to be congratulated scon on the Club ground this sea- London ring.
upon the fine programme, which Bon. Allera received from a 1oose Two Big Fights Likely.
is a happy augury for the coming ecrum and cut through with More An announcement
on the sub-season. in close attendance. When con- ject may be expected in the course fronted by three players he held of a few days. There is even the ball as if he were going to at possibility that both the middle- round lightweight contest, Pte. In the curtain raiser, ☐ six- tempt the sale of the dummy, de- weight title bout and the Lake Roberts, 181 lbs., South Wales Barnsley cided not to, and sent More over for Dobson return may be on the same Borderers, met Seaman, Maquire, Bradford C. a beautiful try.
card. This would be a really star 128 lbs., H.M.S. Medway.
Bristol C. programme, and in keeping with Maquire went out to make a Bury. the high standard the Association fight of it from the start, but Cardif set up for themselves with their Roberts, the taller of the pair, Charlton opening tournament.
LAKE WINS LIGHT- WEIGHT-BELT.
Supporting Bouts.
HOME.
Football Saturday - English Cu Second round.
used a long left to advantage. Everton Maquire put reliance on his right Plymouth swing, and connected once or Fort Vale twice. There were some fairly Swansea heavy exchanges in the second West Brom. round, Roberts jarring his man
اشد
Distance:
Yacht Club, Yacht Salled by Wings, G. H. Gandy
P'tion Pts,
11
4
5 10
4
Adanac, E. B. Lambert
G
Zephyr, M. I. De Vile Halcyon, G. Pickering Colleen, A. L. Shields Rolla, N. Croucher
14
10
# 18
1
15
Total
G7
Morning race
53
Total points
11015-**
Royal Navy. Salled by
P'tion Pts:
&
8 7
12
Yacht
Why Wonder?, Pay Cdr.
Lambert....
Bluenesc, Commodore
Walker
-Speedwell;-Major Miles Wendy, Lt. Duckworth Daphne. Lt. Rawnsley Diana, Pay Lt. Petro 1 Linda, Capt.
Wardlow
Total
2
11
Mark
8 12
40
Morning racc
Total points
5114
100
Goals.
P. W. D. L. Notts Cnty. 18 12 6 0 Northampton 17 10 5 2 Crystal Pal. 17 9 4 Brentford
...18 9 ¿
Brighton
Southend
Fulham
18 Я 8 ...17 9 2 17 8 4
F. A. Pts.
Coventry 17 8 3 6 36 Exeter
1968 92 30
Torquay
Swindon Watford
18 8 2 8 40 48 18.
18 @ 28 33 33 18 17 7 2 8 33 29 16 Bournemouth 17 6 4 7 31 34 16 Gillingham .17 5 6 6 30 24 16 Clapton 0.17 6 4 7 30 80 16 Luton ..19 5 8 7 24 32 15 Queen's P.R. 17 7 1 9 37 82 16 Bristol R...18 5 5 8 30 44 16 Walsall.....17 4 3 10 34 47 11 Norwich 17 8 4 10 19 34 10 Thames 17 4 2 11 18 43 10 Newport.17 3 2 12 82 58 8 Division IIL-North. Darlington 2 Southport Doncaster 6 Tranmere Gateshead
Halifax Hartlepools
Hull Lincoln Nelson
4 Wrexham
I Accrington
4 Rotherham
1 Carlisle
4 York.
0 Barrow
New Brighton 2 Rochdale Stockport Wigan
Lincoln Tranmere Stockport
0 Wrexham
Division II.
1 Bradford
6 Reading
1 Stoke
1
1 Notts Forest
4
'4 Millwall
1 Wolves
.6 Oldham
2 Tottenham i Southampton
2 Preston NE 2 Burnley'
2 Crewe
1. Chesterfield
Goals, P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. 17 12 2 2 38 18 20 17 11 2 4 50 38 21 17 11 2 4 26 28 24
9 4 4 44 36 20
I Chesterfeld 17 10 3 4 39 25 .17 9 4 4 37 25
Bull
Wigan
.10 10 1 5 32 29 Carlisle
17.10 1 8 41 36 Rotherham .17 6 47 36 35 2 Southport .17 8.2 7 30.28 4Gateshead ..17 6 5 25 27
Halifax
6 4 7 24 81 Darlington 17 6 3 8 34 28 .17 7 1 9 82 30
0
D York
1 Accrington 18 6 3 9 34. Doncaster ..17 6 8 8 34
Goals, Rochdals ...17 62 0 39 P. W. D. L. F. A.Pts.
Crewe ...17 11.
Barrow
184
6 Leitli
1 Hamilton
1 Rangers
Prominent Playera Plummer and Johnson proved a fast wing combination, but the lat ter was Jaclined to kick to touch too often. The wing, three-. quarter is expected to receive the hall and travel as far down the) touch line as possible. Whitham played a good defensive game at Stoker Percy Lake on Saturday full-back and was conspicuous for night won the Lightweight Cham- once with a left to the chin his clean tackling. Frankham, the pionship of the Colony, in his bout Maquire was still trying hard with Everton18 18 8 2 55 25 29 Hartlepools 16 6 1.10. visiting full-back, was excellent. with Seaman Dobson. after his right, and connected with a West Brom. 18 11 8 4 39 21 25 N. Belghton 17 3 8 21 His kicking under pressure was fifteen rounds of as clean and good one just before the bell.
Volves .18 12 0 0 45 97
27.24 sure and he was always sale with clever boxing as one could well Maquire came out, to fight in Preston NE. 18 10 3 6 45 30 28
Burnley 18 9 5.4.42 35.23 Nelson 17 2 1 12 20
Scottish League. bis hands. Galletly was perhaps wish to see. The fight, which the third round, and worried Tottenham.18 10 2 8 47 24 22 Airdrie 1-Celtic. the best of a poor three-quarter absolutely packed the Theatre Roberts a good deal, although one Port Vale ..18 10 2 0.37 20 23 Clyde 2 Aberdeen line, in which Rees was very dis-Royal, every seat being sold, was or two of his blows were some
Bary
18 101 7 41 32 21 Dundee. appointing. King had the best of the climax to a great night's what low-although not deliber- Bradford 18 8 3 7 46 35
Stoke
.18 8 4 6 29 30 20 Falkirkanga Stevens in the fly half duel, and took sport, in which every bout on the lately so.
Senthampton 18 7:58 24 22 10 Hibernians his passes from Bonnar at top speed card went the full distance.
Roberts connected with a Oldham The forwards in the line-outs were Lake's ringcraft and ducking healthy right in the next round Bristol C.18 339 22 39 16 Partick
18 8 2881 34 18 Morton - ⠀ Swanzes 18 08720 38 17 Motherwell guilty of the fault of patting the were things to admire. Dobson but suffered a nasty cut under the ball back to their scrum, half. A discovered early that he could right eye in return. His nose Bradford C. 18. 6-2 10 27 37 14 Queen's Park
Barnsley 17 6 4 8 15 2914 pass is always safer. Faulty throw take all his opponent could hand was also bleeding at the bell, Notts For. 18 459 35 48 13 St. Mirren Ing by the wing three-quarters did out, and proceeded to bank on a whilst Maquire seemed to be go- Millwall. 18 8 1.11 36 43 13 Charlton 18 5 3 13. 23: 41 13 not help matters greatly in this knockout with a short and ing better than before, alrection Kerr and Jones P
Cardiff Maquire kept up the attack in Plymouth 18 4 8 11 13 36 11 Ceitle
19 44 11 29 81 12 Rangers appeared the best forwards on the brilliant effort by Allers and More the fifth, going all out for a knock Reading 18 4 118 21 64 9 Partick field.
terminated in the latter scoring out, Roberts boxed well, but his
Division III The Boyderers were the first to the Club fourth try,KIN CAR
blows seemed to lack steam. The acore, Stevens getting over near the Club Whitham: G. R. More, round, like the others, was an Bournemouth
Clapton corner flag for an unconverted. Ar L3 Plurier Allers, W. D. Even one, try. Johnson, who later was Johnson; JH King J E Bonnar Roberts used his left hand to Coventry. forced to leave the field on account W. Hartley E. F. Buttress A Rand frustrated all Maguire's st. Norw
W. F. Leckie, W. F. Peers, great effect in the final round, ham. of an arm injury, fouched down Cox, WB Andrews, W. J. Kerr and tempts to land a right "hy Notts
B.W.
for an unconverted try More, BL/Opl Frankham maker. His extra, work in this Queen's P.R..
after a good movement, scored be- L Barlowo, Ross, L2 Hamilton, round probably did much to gain Swind
een the posts for Whitham to Gaiety
by & pointe
Ime the Club Elevens;
On the re- Bromle
Hardy
Plummer Richard, Dmand and Buch.
And a
Referee: Mr G. “F. But
Fhim, the award. The verdict in Thames its favour was very well received. | Welssli The fight was clean and interest Watt ing throughout.
2 Kilmarnock
3 Cowdenbeath 2 Hearts
5 East Fife 0 Ayr
· Goals. P..W. D. LA F. A. Pts. .........17-12; 3: 243–1527 16 11 41 49 20 26 17, 121444-21
25
Motherwell 11 15493
Dundee
1 Northampton & Hamilton
Southend:
3 Exeter
Bristol R Crystal P, Newport
Torquay
1 Luton
5. Glilingham,
Breedford “(Continued on Nest Columm.)
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19-1086-88 2023. „Cordenbeath 18-20 25 6, 31 24 22 Hearta 18 10 2 6 42:29:22 Aberdeen 19, 1939 32:19 Airdrie.18 82-8183718 Morton 177: 80 a 17:28 11 18. St. Mirren 1741728-24-18 Kilmarnock 18 219 80 8116 Falkirk 180 10 88714 Gyda 18610804018 Qnken's PLEXTER 31 28:13- Leith 18 8 5,10 20 4311 Hibernians 18 4 2.12 025 45 4171 511 21 48 to 18 -2 182307