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SAYER HITS BRIGHT HOME FOOTBALL.
CENTURY.
Club in Impregnáble - Position Against Navy.
TRIANGULAR TOURNAMENT.
[At the close of the first day's play between the Hong Kong Cricket Club and the Royal Navy, The Navy are 226 runs behind with only one wicket in hand.)
Taking first use of a good wicket the Club received a good start from Sayer and Pearce, who added 67 for the first wicket before the latter offered chance off Putman. "Tam" Pearce had five 4's included in his knock of 31 runa. 67-1-31.
With Sayer and Duckitt to-gether the second wicket partnership realised 107 runs Duckitt's share
A
being 39. He batted with delight ful freedom at times and scored five fours.
Mitchell helped Sayer to add 87 runs for the third wicket before falling to a catch off Glass for 38 runs 'which included a six and four 4'8.
RESULTS OF NEW YEAR MATCHES.
VILLA'S SURPRISE DEFEAT.
Division I.
FRANCE'S BARE WIN OVER IRELAND.
Pre-Arranged Tactics Successful.
SUPERIOR SPEED.
Paris, Yesterday.
France defeated Ireland in the first of the Rugby Internationals by a try (3 points) to mil.
the exception of Lightfoot.
The Irish three-quarters frittered
The better of two moderate teamai obviously won by prearranged tac- London. Yesterday. tics to cope with the heavy condi The following were the resultations. The Frenchmen were au- of yesterday's League matches as perior in speed and were always at the heels of the Irishmen with cabled by Reuter:-
Blackburn ✪ Manchester C. Bolton W. * Liverpool Manchester U. 0 Leeds Un.. Middlesbro' 2 Grimsby
2 Aston Villa Newcastle
2-Huddersfield Wednesday
*Postponed owing to, fog. Division IL
Barnsley Everton. Oldham
.i
Plymouth
3 Bary
Division III-Northern
Accrington Barrow Carlisle Chesterfield Darlington Gateshead Hartlepools
L1 Doncaster
1
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1931.
REST BEAT SERVICES BY
ODD GOAL IN ELEVEN
EVEN EXCHANGES
NINE GOALS SCORED BEFORE. HALF TIME.
CLARK'S
GOALKEEPING
The Charity football match between the Combined Services and
away chances by feeble handling the Rest of the Colony was witnessed by a large crowd at Sookunpoo
of whilst the French "kick-and-run" | yesterday,
1 tactics always gained ground.
0 I was not until after the interval
After a most prolific scoring first half, in which nine goals were
1 that Ribere touched down for arcored, the defences settled down to some steady play and as a con- well deserved try. Sixteen minutes sequence only two goals were added in this half. The goalkeeping of Clark was one of the features of a thrilling game, and his timely
after half time Ribera received! 4from the scrum and bursting his
way through with Irishmen hang-saves were chiefly responsible for his side's goal lead at the con- 1ing on to his legs he dragged him-clusion of the match.
self over the line for an unconvert-
a ed try, Clady missing the convert.) Lim Nget-yoon topped the goal scorers' list by netting three a last-minute times and Pile, Atkins, and Peacock all scored twice in a fast and open: 1 penalty which presented a chance
Ireland received
1 but Ribere proved too fast for game which was packed with interest from the kick off until the 1Lightfoot and beat him to the touch final whistle.
1 Reading
1
2 Rochdale
*0 Crewe
*0
5 Tranmere
0 Lincoln
1down.
6 Wigan
1 Result:
N. Brighton Southport
0 Stockport
2
8 Nelson
France Ireland
S pis.
0 pts.
-Reuter.
2 York
*When abandoned, owing to fog.
Scottish League,
Aberdeen
Only 33 runs had been added for the fourth wicket when Sayer was clean bowled for an invaluable knock of 160 runs. He played a typical innings of his former days Clyde and remained at the wickets while East Fife 294 runs were scored.
In his bril- Falkirk liant century he hit four sixes, Hamilton A... twenty four 4's five 2's and thirty singles.
Owen Hughes and Armstrong re- mained together until the closure was applied, the former scoring 53, reaching the boundery nine occasions and hitting a six, and the latter 19.
on
Excellent bowling by Sayer, Beck and Owen Hughes was largely res- ponsible for the partial collapse of the Naval batting, and their im- minent danger of an innings de- font. Sub. Lt. Moseley, in scoring 28, hit a six and four 4's.
Roid has captured one wicket for
28 runs, Sayer, 3 for 20, Beck 2 for 16, and Owen Hughes 3 for 33. The match will be continued to-mar-
row,
Scores:-
Hong Kong CC.
H. J. Armstrong, not out
Hibernians Kilmarnock Morton
Queen's Park
tangers
TEAMS FOR INTERPORT TRIAL TO-MORROW.
REST DEFENCE
Governor, and the General. Oncer
€ Dundee
1
1 Partick T.-
.2
0 Cowdenbeath
0
1 Airdrie
3
1 Motherwell
0
3 Hearts
2
2 St. Mirren
3
An Interport Trial Match has been arranged for to-morrow on the Club ground at
Played at Sookumpoo, before a huge crowd, Including H.E. the
"
1 Leith Ath.
0
• Ayr Un.
1 Celtic
*Not played.
Who Will Win?
TO-MORROW'S LEAGUE MATCHES AT HOME.
[Exclusive to China Mail-
By Linesman."]
4.15 p.m. Commanding the Troops in China, This is the only trial and form the Rest, after an interesting and shown in this game will have a
ran out win-
STEADIER
against the foot of the post, the ball rebounding into play.
Half-time:- Services
4
5
The Rest............. During the breather the Band of the Borderers played a num- ber
of delightful selectiona
big say in the composition of the hard. fought game, representative side. The follow-ners by the odd goal in a large which proved very popular. ing are the teams:-
Cox,
total of eleven.
the de
fences, but after the interval, the rearguarda. settled down to do some splendid defending, and thus reduced the prolific scoring.
The Services opened the attack and Magee headed wide. The
Fung King
On the resumption, the Rest were the first to reopen the attack, and Fung shot into Clucas". handa. Hay then put Magee Away, but Strange cleared the centre. The Services, however, came up again with Skinner in possesion
and from the centre
A
Club Colours:-J. R. Whitham:
In the opening half the for G. P. Lammert, R. H. Griffiths, E. R. Allera. G. R. More: M. W. Turner, wards to.k matters in their own J. W. King; D. L. Milne-Day, W. F. hands and overwhelmed Peers, W. F. Lackie, E. R. West, F. R. Burch, E. B. Gammell, J. A. E Kendrew, and B. P. Massey.
Colours:-R. J. Grieve; Lt. Galletley (S.WB.) Lt. Hamilton (S.W.B.), C. J. D. Law, J. J. Ferguson; L/C
Clark tipped over the bar, the fing Rees (S.W.B.), G. A. L. Plummer
kick going out of play. From the The following is a list of Home
W.
E. F. Buttress, A.
goal kick the Rest got away but football matches to-morrow. The Hart F. But
F. Kerr, Capt. McKellar
Surz
Lt. teams in black type may win; (Argylls),
Dixon was conspicuous with Nicholson Rest retaliated and where no black type is shown the (Navy) L/Corpi Tratt (S.W.B.), cheong worked through and shot, good clearance from under the match may result in a draw:
and Sgt. Vowles (S.W.B.).
but Clucas saved well by punch bar. Referee: Dr. J. H. McElney. Jerseys for the Colours' ale to being out, and File, dashing up to
Offside Play. meet the ball, bundled it into the obtained at the, ground.
et, to open the accring for the was wasted by the inside mer be splendid rus by Созадо Rest. A minute later, from a free ing offside,
and from the kick, kick, Oram shot wide, and from Skinner got going but shot hard the goal kick the Services return across the goalmouth when well. ed, but the ball was cleared for
placed. The Services went near to Gosano to run down and centre, equalising when Atkins just fail. for Dixon to clear and put ed to gather Magee's centre, and Peacock away, and he, racing
a few minutes later. Skinner punt through, tried a long shot which ed the ball across the goalmouth, Clark held well.
ENGLISH LEAGUE.
G. R. Sayer, b Glas
160
T. E. Pearce, e Nash, b Putman
81
Andrews,
E. R. Duckitt, e Edwarda, b Baker
30
Birmingham Blackpool
Battersby,
E. J. R. Mitchell, Edwards, b
Glass
BOLTON W.
38
Grimsby
H. Owen Hughes, not out
63
LEEDS UN.
19
LEICESTER
Borsalino, Cambiaghi, Hardeman, Ward's,
Extras
16
etc., etc.
Total (for 4 wkts,, dec.) 356 J. P. Witham, A. C. Beck, A. C. I. Bowker, Smith and A. Reid did not bat.
Fall of the wickets: 1 for 67; 2 for 174; 3 for 261; 4 for 204.
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
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Plymouth
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v. Clarion
BRIGHTON
v, Notts Co.
V. TORQUAY,
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Newport v. NORTHAMPTON QUEEN'S PR. v. Norwich
SOUTHEND
Sayer
Mid. Jeffries, e Armstrong,
Liston
Reid
16
Lt.-Comdr. Bruntone Witham,
Owen Hughes ...
SWINDON
A.B. Baker, b Beck
Sab-Lt. Edwards, not out
WALSALL
Sub-Lt. Moseley, 1.b.w., b Sayer
23
Ldg. Sig. Putman; st. Pearce, b
Accrington
Barrow
Sayer
Mid. Barrett, not out
Extras
12
180
Total (for wkts.)
Fall of the wickets: 1 for 37; 2
for 37; 3 for 45; 4 for 60; 5 for 52;
6 for 66; 7 for 79; 8 for 190; 9 for
130.
- PEREIRA. SCORES 74 AT
I.R.C.
TIED MATCH.
v. Bournemouth
v. Watford
V.Thames
Division III-Northern.
V. WREXHAM
Y., CARLISLE ̈ CHEST FIELD Y York
DARLINGTON v. Nelson Gateshead
Halifax
N. Brighton Rochdale
HULL
T. WIGAN
N. HARTLEPOOLS ROTHERHAM v. Doncaster
v. Crewe Southport Stockport
V. Tranmere V. LINCOLN Scottish League. ABERDEEN v. Cowdenbenth TỪ BT MIRREN East Fife 1. HEARTS FALKIRK
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HAMILTON Hibernian
Kilmarnock Airdrieonians
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CELTIC
Fartlek
v, Dundee
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
RANGERS
with a team captained by Mr. A. S. Queen's Park, Motherwell Suffiad, each side scoring 147 runs.
Batting soundly, S. A. Ismail made 47 for Madar's XI, whilst A. K. Minu collected 80.Bowling honours went to AK Ismail who captured four wickets for seven runs apiece.
Pereira For Bufflad's team, after A. HA. K. Tamall Rumjahn had made 32 in a patient Arcul Innings, Pereira opened out in a A. 8. Izmali typical stout-hearted manner and Madarash rapidly scored 74 runs, The latter's A. B. Suthad knock pulled the game round for his A. Suizad
side. The wickets were shared by
0. M. ·E. W. 5 0. 812. 0.6 1. 28 :4 .0 14 1 2.0
084 1 20 11
A. 8. Suflady XI
A. R. Minu and A. el Arculll for 30. F Madar, b A. el Arculil and 49 runs respectively.
'Scores:-
AH. Medar's XI-
A. el Arculli, b Pereira
£. A. Tamail, Madar
AR. Minu, b A. K. Temail
A. H. Madar, b Pereira
A. R. H. Eygall, lbw b Arcullt
AK. Mina, Mohamed A. 8.
I.B. Abdul Qurro
b.A. K. Ismail. Mel-Arsum, not out K. Nazarin, é Pere
Temaily 0.1', Arculli,
at S. Ismall,
A. H. Ruajahn, b A. el Arculll.
A. R. Bufflad, b. A el Arcalli
D. Mohamed, A. el Arealit ∙F.D.
6A Asial, Curreem,
8. M. Arculi
47 8.
Minn
A. R. M
A. R. Ming A. 91Ismail, A. K. Sufiad, b.
4A 8 Bund, Lkw
A. K. Ismail, IA of Arcul! S. Ismail, not out AA: Rumfahn, b. A. R. Min
Extras:
Tetal BOWLING ANALYSIS.
b A K
st. S.Agromil,
A. Kilamai} :
Extras
Total
A. E. Minu A. H. Madar Nasarin Von 147: PA. el Arculli
Continusa at foot of next Colums. Esmail
Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL
CRICKET To-morrow-Divi- sion I-0.5.C.C. *v. I.R.0. (L.); H.K.C.C. v. Navy (F); Division II-Recreio v. Hong Kong 0.0. (L.); Indian R.G. v. Civil Service (L); University v. Kowloon C.C. (F) RA.S.C. v. Diocesan Boys' School (F.); Police v. Royal Signals (L.).
GOLF-To-day-HK.G,G, Year's Meeting.
Now
January 14-Match between "Wild Bill" Mehlhorn and Bobby Cruickshank, Fanling, 2.10 p.m.
FANLING HUNT Sunday--- Hunters Arms
Wednesday Polts's Bungalow.
Chau January 11-Lok Ma cross-roada.
January 14-Sheng Shui Police Station,
January 17-Kennels.
January -Hunters' Arms. January 26-17 Pine Tree Hill, 26/30 mlestone.
January 28-Race Course. January 31S Wal Camp. FOOTBALL-To-marrow-ist Division-R.A. v. Navy; Chin ete Athletle v, Club; Police v. Argylis; Recreio T. South China; Kowloon v. St. Joseph's; Second Division Navy Y. Argylls; Bor- derers v. St. Joseph's; University 7 Club; Eastern v. Chinese Ath- letic Recreio y South China Kowloon v. Royal Artillery; Third Division-Borderers v. RA.S.C.; Faklen V. Royal Engineers; R.A.0.C. v, South China: Royal Air Force Chinese, Athletic
BOXING TO-MOTTO-Tourna ment, City Hall, `p.m.
HOCKEY-To-morrow - Eng- land v. Scotland (Ladies), 3.30 p.m.
FENCING Monday-Fencing Club Meeting, Yacht Club, 5.45
p.m.
CHESS Tuesday - Kowloon Chen Club Championship:
TENNIS January 11-U.S.R.C. Tournament First Rounds Close. January 19-U.S.R.C. Tourna- ment-Second Rounds Close
RACING January 18-Fan- ling Hunt Club'a Stoeplechazo
Meoting.
February 15 Fanling Hunt Club's Steeplechaso Meeting.
ATHLETICE--March 15 and 10 Hong Kong v..Canton Univer
CRICKET.
CLUB SECOND ELEVEN FOR
~TO-MORROW.
on
the
Atkins Equalises. From B throw-in right, Peacock sent over a perfect pass for Atkins to nip in and equalise the ball hitting Clark and rebounding into the The Services kept up their. pressure at this stage and Clark was called upon to bring off a smart clearance when closely at tended by two inside forwards. The Services second goal came a minute later, when, from a meice
net.
A
when in a good shooting position. The Rest transferred play when Sabhan sprinted down the line but Dixon tackled woll and cleared put through to Lim and he shot From Strange's clearance, Ple for Dixon to deflect the ball into the "net with his head, leaving Clucas helpless. Lim was almost through again when he received bed him as he was shooting. Hedley's pass, but Henderson rob
A
Peacock's Perseverance.
minute later Fung 'sent in a splendid shot which mino-
Clucas. to
in front of goal, Atkins diverted ed by inches and Sabhau
Peacock's shot into the net.
fut across for
Clark Prominent.
A minute later Clark saved in rus gut and clear. The Ser- splendid style, by tipping Mages' vices then got away and Peacock point blank shot over the bar, the put Skinner through, but from the flag kick being cleared. The Reat centre, Atkins headed over. After then drew level when Fung putplay had, hovered around, the through a well placed paas to Lim kest goalmouth for a few minutes, Nget-yoon, who shot and Hender- they got away, but Gosano's centre son, in attempting to clear divert
was cleared for the Services to ed the ball out of Clucas's reach return again and Peacock was to Into the back of the net. Lam the fore with two good attempts to Yuk-ying then put Magee away, break through, but without result but from the centre Peacock was neatly robbed by Li Tin-sang, who The Services then forced a corner cleared, and Gosano, running and from Magee'a-flag-kick, Clark down, forced a corner, which came saved splendidly but the ball was to nothing. The Rest then open- returned and a minute later ed up an attack and a centre from Magée booted over the bar Dur Goanno resulted in a scrimmage Ing the closing stages the Services around the Services goalmouth, did the majority of the attacking and Lim ahot the bail through a but with both backs and Lam Yak- crowd of players, into the net, toying tackling and kicking well, give hla side the 'lead."
they found the defence a hard nut Rest Dominating.
to crack.
However Atkins was only robbed just in time, and a After twenty-five minutes
minute fater Campbell reduced the play, ů clearance
by Lam
defelt when from Skinner's pass put. Fung away. and he, he shot the ball past Clark into passing to Sabhan, ran into the net. A free kick taken by shooting position, but the wing Lam curled dangerously near the man passed to File, who shot the goal but Clucas, punched out for ball inte the net, well, out of the Gosano to shoot over the bar. A custodian's reach. A minute later good movement by Atkins and the Rest were further ahead when Peacock was sport by Lia Fung headed into the corner of minute laten when he kicked the goal and Lim dashed in and clear.. Just on time Gosano again shot the ball fato the back of the got going but his patting tho net. The Rest were now making was cleared, and a minute later. all the raide, and from Gosano's he was robbed in the act of shoot- centre, Fung shot by the foot of frg. the past. Close on the interval Campbell, Intercopting a clearanca from Clark, put to Atkins who
alipped the ball to Peacock, and
Result
The Rest
The Servicos...
Mr. Baldwin had charge of the
the latter's shot hit against the post game and lined up the under
The following have been selected and the ball rebounded into the
Services:Clacas, Dixon, Hender
to represent the Club second eleven net, to reduce the deficit. The mentioned teams against the Club de Recroigt services further reduced the a son; Robertson Hay, Yeoman, Maree King's Park to-morrow.
reara, minuteater, Peacock Peacock, Atkins
“Skinner.
Campbell and
he converted Skinner's centre.. The Rest:-Clark; Strango, LI Ti The Rest goal-had a narrow -
WW. MacKenzie, F. W. J. Planner, again being the marksman, when J. A., Ashwerthy J, Chadwick, E Collins, H. Wid R. 8. W Pater son R R Davica, E. C. Etherington, HoFarlane, and G. A. Wright.
cape when Campbell shot hard
Hedley, Oram, Lam Yuk-glagy
B. Gosano, C. Pie, Lin Ngói 200
Fung King-cheeng and Sabhara