MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1930.
RUGBY FOOTBALL.
SERVICES OUTPLAYED BY
CLUB.
GOOD REFEREE.
[By "Serum Ha!f"]
LADIES' HOCKEY.
C. FERGUSON COES NAP AGAINST KOWLOON.
to 2.
HONG KONG VICTORY.
At King's Park, on Saturday, the Club Ladies Hockey Playing on the Club ground at Kowloon Happy Valley on Saturday the Club entertained the Hong Kong Ladies" defeated the Services by two goals! Hockey Club, the game resulting and two tries (16 points) to a try in a win for the vialtors by 6 goals (3 points.)
Commencing the game with The Club commenced the game only nine players, Kowloon were 1 with thirteen players but were soon on the defensive. The arrival soon at full strength. The Ser of M. George, however, put now vices played as published but the spirit into the home players and Club brought in Goldman instead they opened their store soon after- of Allera.
ward through the new arrival, C. The absence of J. L. Bonnar Ferguson placed the visitors on 3 was obviously felt by the Club, level terms from the bully off.
a few though W. King gave a spirited She again scored
minutes display at the base of the serum. later to give Hong Kong the lead. He is plucky when attempting to There was no more scoring before etem a forward rush and his touch the interval, due to the offside play kicking is splendid. He is a good of the Hong Kong forwards.
A few minutes after the re- tackler, but his passes from the serum are not always accurate yet sumption M. George equalised for P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.nls play in this game was extra- Kowloon, E. Bell, however, with a 18 12 51 63 26 ordinarily good considering his good run on the right wing netted Wednesday .19 12 5 2 50 26 20
That link for Hong Kong to regain the lead. West Ham.19 10 5 4 48 33 25 change of position.
д attacks by Aston Villa 19 10 5 463 41 25 which Bonnar so successfully hold Continual.
team to three Portsmouth 1994 40 34 24 with his three-quarters was notice obviously superior led Derby .10 0 G
further goals from C. Ferguson'e ably absent in Saturday's game, Huddersfield 19 7 7
Club Advantage.
stick, Kowloon could not reduc In the opening atages the Club their arrears and eventually lost Invariably got the ball back in the ty six goals to two. tight
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KOWLOON GOLF CLUB.
Club Championship Semi-Final.
LOPES THOMSON FINAL.
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HOME FOOTBALL.
RESULTS OF CUP TIES AND LEAGUE MATCHES,
A
FEW SURPRISES.
Division IIL-North,
4.,Wigan
1
A 3 Hartlepools 4 Hull
Barrow Chesterfield Tranmere
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
[From Our Own Correspondent.] London, Saturday. The following were the results of Hamilton the Home League matches and| Hearts English Cup ties to-day:
Gainsboro Brentford
1 East Fife
2 Motherwell
LEAGUE TABLES.
Division I,
Celtic Cowdenbeath Dundee
4 Leith Ath.
0
1 Ayr
0 Partick
3 Aberdeen
6 Airdrie.
Hibernians
5 Falkirk
Kilmarnock
2 Clyde
ENGLISH CUP.
Morton
1 Queen's Park
Rangers
Second Round.
St. Mirren
0 Southport
4
1 Norwich
0
0 Torquay U.
1
1 Aldershot
4 Halifax
3
0
1 York C.
Arsenal
3 Folkestone
3 Luton T.
2 Queen's P.R.
4
0 Notts Co.
1
G Lincoln
6, Newark
4 Stockport
2
4 Newport
0
2 Wrexham
4
Middlesbro.19 84 Chelsea
.10 8 3 8 34 34 1 Liverpool.18 8 3 7 40 42 19 Leicester 19 8 2 9
49 25 21 30 40 40
1 Tonbridge
2
1 Coventry
1
The semi-final round of the Club Championship as decided yester- day when J. D. Thomson and D. C. Wilson played off their tle, A. A. Lopes and J. Mackintosh having The played earlier in the week. game between Lopes and Mac- kintosh resulted in Lopes securing In this F. narrow win by one hole. match Mackintosh was unlucky ta be laid four stymies during the round, and, while so placed on twɔ to occasions, and the misfortune hole his opponent's ball, thereby losing two holes, when. safe putting for halves was all that he required, Accrington In the other match Thomson and Gillingham Wilson had
great "tussle."
Fulhum Thomson turned two up and became Nelson three up at the tenth, but Wilson, Gateshead
Watford gradually reducing the lend, aquar
at the fifteenth, Crewe ed the match Winning the sixteenth, the game Doncaster stood one up and two to play Scarboro' favour of Wilson, but a slack second | Crystal Pal and third at the seventeenth cost him the hole. At the eighteenth, Walsalt Thomson took three to reach the Wellington
his Carlisle while. Wilson placed green, second six yards from the pin. Exeter Here Wilson had a good chance to win the match, but could boly secure a half, through faulty put- ting. Going to the nineteenth Thomson 49 safely on in two while Wilson's second found an un- playable lie in a narrow deep ditch to the left of the green and was compelled to pick up.
Result:-
F
A. A. Lopes beat J. Mackintosh
I up.
J. D. Thomson beat D. C. Wilson
at the 19th.
HOLIDAY COMPETITION. The Christmas Bogey Pool will be played on the 26th, 26th, 27ch and 28th inst.; any number of earl may be taken out.
Captain's Cup.-qualifying round. will take place on the 27th and 28th
inst.
FANLING GOLF.
Semi-finals of Club Championship.
Bristol R.
ENGLISH LEAGUE.
Division L
Aston Villa Bolton W. Chelsea Grimsby T
Huddersfield 10 Blackpool Liverpool Manchester U.
Middlesbro'
Newcastle
Wednesday West Ham
HDLONG
Leeds U.
3 Portsmouth
1
5 Sunderland
0
2 Shefeld U.
1
7
1 Arsenal
2 Derby Co.
1
4 Blackburn
1
5 Leicester C.
9 Birmingham
1
2 Manchester C:
0
Division II.
Bradford-
3 W. Bromwich
1
Stake
Burnley Millwall
5 Everton
Oldham
1 Bradford C.
1 Swansza
Notts F Oldham Preston N.E Reading Southampton Stoke Toftenham Wolves
7 Cardiff C.
2
0
1 Port Vale
4 Cardiff
Bristol C.
· 1
3 Swansea
1
3-Barnsley
0 Charlton
1 Plymouth
5 Bury
Division III -South.
The semi-finals of the Royal | Hong Kong Golf Club's champion- Northampton
(Continued at foot of Column 5.)
Southend
3 Swindon
0
1 Bournemouth
0
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scrums
and
good three-
The teams lined up as follow. Kowloon:-H. D. Avenall;
Mchester C. 1978 32 31 Sheffield U. .19 6 7 7 31 37 17 quarter movements were witness- Birmingham 19 5 7 7 31 37 17ed as a result. Bad handling by Pinguet. M. Portallion; B. Hirst. E. Booth, M. Witchell: D. Smith, 31. Blackburn ..10
10 7 3 9 42 41 17 the backs was responsible for Georga, M. Martin and P. Hunt. Sunderland 19 5 0 8 30 51 10 checking n powerful attacking Hong Kong-H. E. Lammert F. Grimsby....18 7 1 10 32 38 15
force, as the Club held a big ad- Cousens, M. King: P. Curt. Negensste 2.10 478 30 48 15
Webber, E. O'Hagan, E. Ball, 18 6 3 9 31 36 15 vantage in both speed and teck White, A. Duncan, C. Ferguson and Bolton Blackpool 19 4 5 10 62 13 nique. The Services' three-quar- . Bishop. .19 5 2 12 33 46 12 ters were far from Impressiva. 'chester U. 19 2 215 26 63 G Their tackling was good whet, they
3 Leeds
Division II.
P. W. D. L. Everton ....10 13 13 Wolves.....19 13 D 6 48
were up on their men, but this Goals.
all too infrequent. The A. Pta.was 30 Club line was generally gathering 28 23 speed with every yard before the West Bros. 10 11 3 5 40 24 defensive backs challenged thom. Burnley ...19 10 5 4. 45 46 46 Preston N.E. 13 11 3 6 5 39 25 Port Vale ..19 11 2641 20 24 Tottenham.19 10 2 7 47 20 22 Bury
19 10 1 8 41 37 Bradford ...19 9 3 7 40 Southampton 19 8.5
They lacked combination, and the individualistic attacks were easily countered.
Playing the Ball.
29 22
I was glad to see that the re- 30 34 20 force did not allow passing from
15 8 2 9 31 37 18 of the ground. When a player is 19 6 5 8 27 30 17 tackled and brought down he is
Bristol C. 10 7 3
Barnsley IR
3 Erford C. 19
forced to play the ball-and--ac-
1G cording to the rules, is not allow-
0 Charlton....19 G 3 10 20 41 15 ed to pasas when lying on the
Notts For...19 4 6 0 38 46
46 14 ground. This rule has not in the Millwall 19 6 211 37 4614ast been too strictly Plymouth .19 5 3 11. 25
25 37 13
Goala,
observed.
..20 4 4 12 29 38 12 Off-side play by forwards was Reading 19 4 1 14 22 56 9again in evidence and also feet-up Third Division (North), in the tight scrummages. In fact. I think that I am right in saying P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts, that nearly all the infringements: Lincoln....17 12 2 3 38 18 28 Tranmere.18 12 2 4 64 36 28 of the game were broken in this Chesterfeld .18 11 3 4 40 25 25 encounter. There was the case of Stockport .17 11 2 4 24 Wrexham
Hull
17 9 4 4 44 25
04 5 37 39 Wigan
17 10 16 31 32 Carlale...17 10 1 6 41 26 Rotherham 17 6 4 7 36 Southport...17 8 2 1 30 Gataahend 17 6 6 6 25 Halifax
....17 6 4 7 24
Darlington
York
17 7 1 0 22
24 a movement by the defensive side when Frankham was attempting to land a penalty goal, and I was again delighted to see that the Leferee was strict enough to al- low the kick to be taken again. Hong Kong Rugby needs a strict referee to bring out the finer points of a great game..
Accrington .18 6 3 0 34 54 15
N. Brighton 17 3 3 11 16 37 ย Nelson 17 2 3 12-20 41
Third Division (South).
Goals.
Turner's Play. Doncaster 17 0 3 8 34 27 16 Rochdale ...17 6 2 0 38 40 14
Turner was the pick of the Club Barrow .....19.5 3 11 24 44 13 backs, though he held on to the Crewe 17 6 0 11 27 43 12 ball too long on numerous oeca- Hartlepools.17 6 1 11 31 40 11 aloffs. He has a nice burst of speed and knows how to use It, but if he passed as he was be-. ng tackled he would, greatly in- P. W. D. La F. A. Pts. crease the opportunities of his Notts Cnty, 18 12 0 20 30 three-quarters. If the scrum-half Northampton 18 11 5 2 31 11 does not get the ball out, Crystal Pal. 17 9 4 4 50 33 Brentford 7.18 9 4 5 40 22 three-quarters are starved and
30 22 Brighton 18 864 25 22 22 have to look for drapped passes Southend ...18.10 2 6 39 27 22 or try to intercept a pass. The Fulham 17845 29 30 20 game thing applies if the fly-half Coventry Exotor Torquay
Swindon Watford
Gillingham
..17 8.
Bournemouth
Clapton 0.
Luton
Queen's P.R. 17
Bristol R.
49
.36 30 19
the
632 38 13 neglects his three-quarters. Fer-
46 43 18 guson on the left wing saw very
38 35 18 little of the ball throughout the
33 29 13 game as a consequence.
31 -38 13
30 24
30.:30
24 12 1
37 32
Prominent, Players.
Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL GOLF-To-day--Annual Meet- ing RILK.G.C., Jardino, Mathe- son's Board Room, 5.30 p.m.
To-morrow-Third Found of Railway Cup (Ladies).
Thursday-First Round of Taggart Cup.
Saturday
and Sunday-
R.H.K.G.C. Bogey Pool; K.G.C. Captain's Cup.
Sunday--K.G.C. Junior Cham-
pionship (First Round).
FENCING — To-day-Fencing. Club Meeting, Yacht Club, 5.15
p.m
.CHESS To-day - Kowloon Chess Club Championship.
Club Chees Friday-Kowloon Championship.
FANLING HUNT-Wednesday -Hung Lin (Shu Tau Kok Road), 3.15 p.m.
Saturday-Shoung Shui, Police Station, 3.15 p.m.
December 21-Fanling Station, 3.15 p.m.
December 26.-Hunters' Arms, 3.15 pm
*** Decembar 1--Kennels, 3.15
p.m.
FOOTBALL — Saturday-First Division-Kowloon v. Borderera; Highlanders v. Recreio; South China v. St. Joseph's; Navy Y. Police: Royal Artillery Chin ese; Second Division Navy v Recreio; South China Y. St. Joseph's; Kowloon v. Borderers; Royal Artillery v. Club; Eastern v. University; Chinese v High- landers; Third Division-Royal Engineera v. Chinese; Fakten v. Borderers: Royal Air Force V. South China; R.A.S.C. v. Ewo,
Christmas Day-Sunday Herald Cup Scotland v. England (Char- ity Match),
Boxing Day-Sunday Herald Cup-China v. Portugal (Charity Match).
NAVAL BOXING.
BERWICK AND MEDWAY DO BATTLE.
FIVE FIGHTS EACH.
7.
There were ten, fights down for decisión between H.M.S. Berwick
West, Suttill, Peers, and Massey and H.M.S. Medway at the -R. N. were prominent in forward rushes Canteen
Saturday
Theatre on
5 5 8 30 44 15 and all lent valuable aid in the night. Three alterations in the Walsall 217 4 8 10 34 47 11 tight serummages. Whitham was programme had to be made at the Norwich Thames Newport
17 3 4 10 19.34 10 very safe at full back, though his last minute, but a good evening's 17 4 2 11 18 43 10 kicking was often too high to gain, boxing was witnessed and the re- 17 3 2 12 32 68 B Scottish League.
rauch distance when attempting to suit-five nights all-testified to Goals. gain ground. Frankham, his rival the keeness of the contest P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. number, was excellent in his hand- The full results were as follow: Rangers ....18 13 3 2 47 15 29ling and his kicking was good,
Welter-weight.
Celtic
Thindee
occasions.
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......17 12 4 1 53 20 28 but his tackling was not so sure Sig. Rooke (Medway) beat Boy Partick.....18 12 2 4 44 21 23 Motherwell 18:10. 5 3 40, 28 25 on
Galletly was a . Curtis (Berwick) on points. Hamilton 20 11 3 0 36 20 25 "live wire" in the Services three- Sig. Mason (Medway) beat Stoker
.18 21 2 5 40 27 24 quarter line but had very little of Hearts
.19 11 26 48 32 24 the ball on account of the slow-0. Cowdenbeath 19 10 3 0 32 25 23 Aberdeen...20.0 1.10 39 85.19 beas of Worthington at the bas Airdrie. ...19 8.29 31 43 18 of the serum. David was con- Morton ....18 8.28 37 44 18 spicuous once or twice but I feel St Mirren 18 7 4 7 26 25 18 that he should be a three-quartor Marine Weston (Berwick) beat Kilmarnock 10.8 2 0 32 32 18
Welham,
Queen's Pk. 18 6 8-B 84 37 15 Tot a stand-off-half Falkirk...19 6 2 11 .38 52 Tratt, Glimore and Nicholson
Clyde ..19 9 5 8 11 31 42 13 worked hard in the pack but lack- Hibernians.19. 5.2 12-30 47 12 ed support from their colleagues.
Scorers
Leith
Ayr
.19 3 5 11 20 48 11
22 47 9in
ship were played yesterday, and resulted as follows:—
A. H. Musson beat L. Smith, and one.)
two
East Fife 18 18 18 23 41 The Club scored tries through
Turner, Griffiths, · "Goldman and} Gammell. Goldman and Whitham larch converted one try. The Ser- vices scored, their try through a forward rush in which Tratt and Gilmore- were the outstanding figures. There was some discus- elon as to which of these two players netually scored the tegi
Result:
Club
J. K. Macfarlan beat A. B. Stewart, at the 39th.
HOLE IN ONE.
Mrs. A. B. Stewart's Feat at1 Fanling
16. pts.
¦ ¦ Services ........to ple The teams lined up as follow: Club-JFWhithamika ul.
Morgan (Berwick) on points. Sig. Spettigue. (Berwick) beat Tel. Claydon (Medway) on points.
Middle-weight.
Sig. Knight (Medway), du points.
Light-weight.
B. Worthington (Berwick) beat A. B. Cacent (Medway) оп points.
Stoker Wyness (Medway) beat.
Stoker Spurdell (Berwick) on pointa.
0.
Sig. Gaskell (Berwick) beut Stoker Jobbis (Medway), the latter, being disquallfed in the third round.
Heavy-weight: 1.
P..O. Francis (Medway) heat Cook.
Pascoe (Berwick) on points,
Two Specials,
FA.
B. Kelly (Medway) bent A. B. Donakey (Berwick) on a ko in the fourth round. *. -
Another hole in one has to be added to an over-growing list of Ferguson G, P. Lammert, A. H
Grimths, Goldman; ML W. A. B. Francis (Berwick) beat Tel huccessful golfers, this time, by a Turner, J. W. King: D. L Milns lady. Playing in the Ballway Cup Day, A, D. Suttll, W. F. Petrs, F. Magal (Medway) on points. Competition on the New Course Burch E. R West, E. B. Gammell,
Services/Gol
at Taning on Saturday, Mrs. A. BJ. R. Younger and B. F. Massey (Cap-ington, Lt. David: Sarg. Lt. Nichol
on, "Bab. Lt.: Edwards, Opt Trait, Stewart performed the fent at the tain) T elghth (170 yards). Her opponent Barlow Mid Parker, Lt. Hamilton, Pascoe, Hig. Knight and, EA. Willia
„Frankham; ⠀⠀· Lt. Pt. Gilmore, AB Welham, Cook. was Mrs, A.-H. Ferguson.
Lt. Galletly. (Captain); AE. Wortheyohu
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