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HOME FOOTBALL.
RESULTS OF SATURDAY'S LEAGUE GAMES,
HEAVY SCORING,
From Our Own Correspondent.1 London, Saturday. To-day's League matches sulted as under-
ENGLISH LEAGUE.
Birmingham Blackpool Bolton Grímsby Leeds U.
Leicester
Liverpool
Wednesday
Sunderland
Divialun I.
1 Derby
1 Blackburn
1 Huddersfield
2 Newcastle
LOCAL FOOTBALL.
MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1931,
RUGBY FOOTBALL. ENGLAND FORCED TO
SPEEDY THREE-QUARTERS
DOMINATE GAME.
GOOD FORM SHOWN.
The Interport trial played ut Happy Valley on Saturday
in n
for win
the Club Colours by BİX tries (38 points) to three tries (0
CLUB HOLD THEIR OWN WITH resulted
ATHLETIC.
ARGYLLS SERVE A SURPRISE | points).
The Club did surprisingly well kicking off, to hold the Athletic to a draw in lowing up, re a game that was alive with inter-prominent.
est and excitement. The con- Colours line tinued absence of A, V. Gosanobut David cleared. The from the Recreio's team is notice-three-quarters were combining able.
Club
FOLLOW-ON.
Voce Makes Spirited Effort But Useless.
163 RUNS BEHIND.
His inninge had been
BOXING.
ANOTHER HARD BATTLE WITH DOBSON.
CRICHTON'S SUCCESS. Stoker Perey Lake, of H.M.S. Berwiek, retained his title of lightweight champion of the Capetown, Yesterday. Colony, and incidentally made the In cloudy weather, and оп п belt his own, when he beat Sea- wicket which was The game opened well, the Club
slightly wear-man Dobson, of H.M.S. Thracian, and immediately fol- Leyland continued the M.C.C.'s match on Saturday night.
ing at one and Hammond and over 15 rounds in their return Milne-Day was
Yer innings. After 45 runs had been verdict met
The A line out near the added for the second wicket Ham approval, the Dobson party being with some dis- looked dangerous, mond gave McMillan return of opinion that their man deserved
catch 120-2-57.
a draw at least. It is a moat minert effort and Insted just over work in the earlier rounds, no a deter point, but Lake, by his forcing two hours and included five 4's. doubt caught the referee's eye. innd (40) and Hendren (30) were Begbie without any great dif-
At the luncheon interval Ley. Jock Crichton
beat A.B. on ficulty. Begbie put up a vastly improved show, but had to take a In response to A. P. F. Chapterrible lot of punishment, which man's request, H. W. Lee,
the he did without flinching. He re- Middlesex batsman, who is coach-ceived a big "hand" at the finish. The Club were the first to opening at Grahamstown, will join the the storing, a nice try cording 31.C.C. team on Monday in place weight title and belt, showed that Crichton, in winning the welter- from More. Whitham's kick should of Sandham, who, it will be recall-he is just as shifty as of yore. Ho have added points, but the balled, has a fractured ankle bone went about his job very confident. bounced back after hitting the bar.necessitating no further activities, but quickly learned to respect
Grieve, at back for the Colours in the present tour. seemed far from comfortable, and After the luncheon he conceded much valuable 10,000 spectators watched
His presence might have well and it was in this department 2 made a material difference in that the Colours seemed weakest 1 the game on Saturday,
They lacked the speed and preci- In Division II Eastern go to sien of the Club line. On one In 2 the head of the table by their de-stance following a acrum, the feat of the Athletic. Their goal Colours had almost a clear field 2 average is one to be proud of, since but wonk handling lost them one 1 they have conceded only four goals e in eleven games.
• Arsenal
3 Manchester C.
3 Middlesbro'
Manchester U. 1 Chelsea
I Shefeld u.
A Portsmouth
* Postponed.
P. W. D. L.
5 Aston Villa
Goals.
A. Pts 22 15 2 68 31 36 .25 16 5 5 63 40 35
West Ham
تند. ...
Arsenal Wednesday Derby
Portsmouth
Middlesbro
.25 11 4 10 5 51
3 The Argylls served up a sur- o prise by defeating the Navy to 5 the tune of three clear goals, and the Club advanced a further two points up the table at the expense of the University.
In Division III the Athletic
a depleted Air Force
of their finest opportunities,
Opening Try.
21 12 7 5 55 37 31 overcame Aston Villa 26 12.76 72 54 81 team by seven goals to two, while ground when he failed to gather, 24 10 9 53 40 20 the R.A.S.C., went down again and was forced to kick to touch West Ham .24 11 6 7 51 28 with their usual heavy loss, the almost in the direction of his own Sheffield U. 21978 50 46 Borderers notching seven with-line. Whitham, on the other hand, Leicester 24 11 3.10 52 57 25 out reply.
was playing a brilliant game, his Liverpool...23
23 9 fi 4 52 49 24
felding being very certain. He Blackburn 25 9 6 10 52 49 24
was seen at his beat when Fergu M'chester C. 25 10
son and Kerr broke away in a fine edribble-but a great effort saved a 2❘ certain secre
Chelsea .....21 9
RESULTS AT A GLANCE.
45 23
2 Athletic
Newcastle
4 11 40 5 10 43 41 Fluddersfield 21 8 7 9 53 ..21 911149
23
63 22 Palice
Leeds
24
94 12 49
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Sunderland .21
18 20 Recreio 84 11 32
43 20 Kowloon G 8 48 60 201
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36 40 19 Navy 6711
37 43 18 Borderers 40 77 18 University 25 70 10
Eastern
Birmingham 24 Grimsby...24 T13 .2 6 G 13 Blackpool M'chester U. 25 3 4 18 Division II.
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Division 11.
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GOAL SCORERS.
McQuade (Argylls)
Fung King-cheung (S. China)
Recreio
I Throsley
Kowloon
3 Southampton
Division III.
R.A.F.
6 Charlton
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1 Bradford
0
3 Stake
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3 Bury
6
Division I.
1 Bristol C.
0
Lowden (Argylls)
3 Reading
3
Chu Kwok-luen (S. China)
2 Everton
5
1 Wolves
+
Chan Tu-tin (8. China)
3 Cardi
Gools
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*
Everton
78 ....21 17 4 3 West Brom. 24 14 5.5 53 Tottenham .24 11 2 9
38 38 27 33
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Preston N.E. 24 12 5 7
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Divialon HL--Southern.
Bristol R.
Coventry
Exeter
Fulham
Gillinghu
Luton
Newport
Queen's P.R
Southend
Swindon
Walsall
Roza-Pereira (Recreio)
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Leonard, D. (St. Joseph's)
Division II
Kwok Hon-wah (S. China) Alexander (Argylls)
Reid (Argylls)
Rodgers (RA)
Smith (Club)
Ng York-hon (Eastern) Pallister (3.W.B.) Bateman (S.W.B.)
Chenk Shek-kam (S. China)
Division III.
Chan Chung yen (Athletic) Mitchell (S.W.B.) Hamblyn (8.W.B.) Mason (5.W.B.)
Powell (S.W.B.)
Jones (S.W.B.)
Ng Ping-kwong (Athletic) Wong Wing-hong (Athletic) Tower (R.A.F.)
Cox (R.A.F.)
LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE. Division I.
Hard Tackling. The Club three-quarters
wero
3 even more brilliant in their pass- ing movements and only hard tackling prevented prolific scor- ing. A good opening presented It- self before the Colours when Tratt broke away, but this was also spoilt by erratic passing and fumbling.
2 Brentford
5
4 Clopton 0.
0
Goals
2 Brighton
2
3 Notts C.
2 Torquay
3
Borderera
P. W. L. D. F. A. Pta. South China 11 10 1 0 97. 10 20 Athletic ...9 1 1 1 23 0 15 13
..10 6 3 1 28 14
2 Argylle
11 7 4 0 277 14
5 Northampton
1 Crystal P.
3 Norwich
2 Watford
• Bournemouth
6 Thames
Goals.
* Unplayed.
2 Recreio
Kowloon
Navy
Police
9 6 3 1 17 16 11
8 3 2 3 18 10
8 4 4 0 25 16 .11 2
1 12 22 1 R.A.
31 13 38 0 St. Joseph's 10 8 0
Club
10 17 2 8 26 Division IL
Goals. PW. L. D. F. A. Pts. .11 0 1 1 25 4 10 .13 0 4 0 52 18 18 .11 8 1 2 27 13 18 4 3 15 10 15
P. W. D. L F. A. PL.
Notts Cnty .24 15 6 3 59 28 36 Eastern Crystal Pal 23 13 65 89 45 31 Navy Northampton 23 12 6 6 41 23 80 Borderera Erighton 23 10 9 89 27 29 Clab Southend 23 13 8 47 39 28 Argylla Fulham 23 11 7 46 43 27 St. Joseph's 12 58 Brentford
24 11 4 9 57 45 26 Athletic
4 4 3 Torquay 24 11 0 Coventry...22 10 4 Bournemouth 23 D 6 Swindon....24 11 2 Exeter Queen's P.R. 23
23 3 7 41 47 23 Recreio
16 12
The Club continued to press and
a dangerous looking scrum on the line resulted in Leckie bursting through near the flag.
Peers failed to add further points with his kick,
Immediately after this Ferguson was nearly over for the Colours but lacked support and was forced out when only a few feet from the line.
Colours Slow.
The Club returned again, how- ever, and Burch added to their total with a good try. Peers again. failed to add points.
In spite of being superior in the line-outs, the. Colours seldom de- rived any advantage from them,
slow to get being too
away. Griffiths showed a fine turn of speed
in a solo run and was only brought down when near the line. Turner, however, got over soon after, but for the second time in the matchi the ball hit the posts.
Several minutes of defensive play took place on the Club line and the Colours were
eventually rewarded when Ferguson got over unconverted try.
Half Time:-
Second Half.
still together with 177 rths the board.
his opponent's right, which was interval in complete working order. After Leyland Crichton had been caught once he concentrated on a body attack, and looked like a winner all the way through. It is no discredit to Begbie to say that Crichton was not
Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL
HOCKEY-To-day-University
v. H.K. & S. R.A.
Wednesday-Sim
Shield-
Hockey Club v. Army, U.S.R.C., 4.30 p.m.
FENCING-To-day
Fencing Club Meeting. Yacht Club, 6.45
p.m.
CHESS Tomorrow--Kowloon Chess Club Championship.
-Potts Bungalow,
too seriously extended after the first few rounds.
His Excellency the Governor and Sir Miles Lampson and party were present during the evening, the Governor presenting the belts to Lake and Crichton. It is under- stood that he has promised a new lightweight belt to the Associa- tion.
HOCKEY.
Y.M.C.A. 2ND XF AGAIN DEFEATED.
FANLING HUNT-Wednesday
Saturday Hunters' Arms. January 11-Lok Ma cross-roads.
Chau
January 14-Sheung Shui Polico Station.
January 17-Kennels.
King's
on Saturday
January 21-Hunters' Arms. January 25-17 Pine Tree Hill, 20%/30 milestone.
January 29 Race Course. January 31-Sun Wai Camp, CRICKET-Saturday-Division I-Navy v. Civil Service (L.); Kowloon CC. v. Indian R.C. (L.): Hong Kong C.C. v. Royal Artil lery (F.); Division II-Civil Ser- vice v. Roynt Signals (L): Police Y. R.A.S.C. (L.): Recreio v. In- dian R.C. (F.).
Cup
FOOTBALL Saturday — Lai Competition Chinere Army Second Division SŁ Joseph's v. Kowloon; Argylls V. Recreio; South China v. Navy; Club v. Eastern; Chinese v. Bor- derers: Royal Artillery v. Univer- sity: Third Division-Royal En- gineres v. Ewe; South China Y. Barderers: R.A.S.C. v. Fukien, Chinese v. RA.C.C.
GOLF Sunday - Governor's Shield (Third Round), Fanling.
January 14-Match between "Wild Bill" Mehlhorn and Bobby. Cruickshank, Fanling, 2.30 p.m.
TENNIS January 11-U.S.R.C. Tournament-First Rounds Close. January 18-U.S.R.C. Tourna- ment-Second Rounds Close.
Playing on the home ground at
Park
afternoon,
the Y.M.C.A. 2nd XI suffered yet another heavy defeat, at the hands jof the St. Andrew's Club, losing by seven goals to two, in a fast match, which was refereed by Mr. Mitchell.
Result:-
St. Andrew's Club 7 Y.M.C.A.
CLUB TEAM FOR SIM SHIELD. MATCH.
The following have been select- ed to represent the Club v. Army in the 1st round of the Sim Shield matches on Wednesday, at 4.30 p.m. on the U.S.R.C." ground:--
Gregory: J. E. Henry, J. Rodger; A. Dand, M. W. Turner, J. Noronha: T. J. Price, C. Francia, H. Owen Hughes, G. R. More, and G. P. Lammert.
Reserves: B. G. Marriott and A. Botelho.
Scores:-
South Africa-1st innings.
The second half showed a mark-bowled by Bell just after reaching H. W. Taylor, e White, b ed improvement in the play of the ing the half-centur, 202-8-52. Leyland
for an
L J. Sledle, e Chapman, b and Hendron continue the M.C.C.'s White inninge. Only 25 runs had been B. Mitchell, b Tate added when Leyland was clean E. P. Nupen, b Tate
141
123
12
117
66
28
X. Balaskas, c Turnbull, b
Leyland
H. G. Deane, b Leyland
7
McMillan, not out
Colours team. Breaking away Boon Ha innings was an exhibition of R. H. Catterall, b Tate
4'8.
"Rot" Sets LL
after the resumption, Turner scor- sound batting and decupled just H. B. Cameron, e Peebles, b ed his eccond unconverted try after over two hours and included six White a solo run from end to end:
Lammert touched down after a
A remarkable collapse now set swift passing movement, Whitham making A
good but unfruitful in. Turnbull, Chapman and Hen effort to add the goal points from dren leaving for the addition of a difficult angle.
only 86 runs. Hendren The Colours again invaded the
blayed attractive Club "25", and continued to press, cricket for his 93 runs and was
10 11 but Grieve missed a good chance of *t the wicket for 166 minutes and
GL Vincent, not out
Extras
21
Total (for 8 wkts,, dec.) 513
Bowling Analysis.
Tate
At the tea interval White and Hammond Tate were together with 23 and B, Voca
13 11 giving his threes the ball when reached the boundary on eight oc- 14
10 well in position, his kick going casions.
astray, 7
8
0. M. R. W
43 13 79
3
10 2 27 0
33
11 95 2 95
0
35 101 2
80
6 01
Tratt in Form. Tratt, who was proving himself respectively, to their credit and I. A. R. Peables. 28 very nippy, made good ground and 202 runs on the score board J. C. White .... 49
Thus the M.C.C., with four Leyland F. A. Pis. Kot over near the flag. David also Luton ......23 7 0 10 10 37 20 Borderers...12 8 8 1 39 10 17 got a good try soon after, the re-wickets in hand, require 72 runs R. E. S. Wyatt. 2 0 4. 0
Gillingham..23 8 8 0 19 41 20
Clapton 0.22 8 4 10 37 42 20
Bristol R....24 0 7 11 38 60 13 R.E.
Watford
Walsall
Thames
to save the follow-on-Reuter,
Fall of the wickets:-1 for 260, After the tea interval White 2 for 280, 3 for 299, 4 for 447, 5,
220 30 40 68 18 Bouth China 103 18 18 11though thermoring took place was given out leg-before-wicket for 473, 6 for 479, 7 for. 602, 8
42 19 ...22 ΟΣΟ ...23 0.
0,3 24 25 59 15 Fallen
50 25 University
89 24 Kowloon ...
43 24 South China 12 54 24 R.A.
8 1
2 7 0
03 41 22
0 8 3 Division III.
12 20 11 28
20 4 4 33 3
Goals
P. W. L. .D.
9 6 2 1 21 17 13sult of a brilliant solo effort.
14 13 13
No
.10 4 4 2 28 201
4 3 2 1 20 13
other try, when almost through
be
2
2 16 16 e was pushed into touch.
18 AL 4 Club Colours.. 18 points. Colours ...... 9 points. Comment.
England-ist innings. -the score to 812 when Tate was. E. S. Wyatt, b McMillan
caught by Taylor off McMillan for Jammond, e and b McMillan 57 15. England now required 62 Leyland, b Bell runs to avoid the follow-on. Voce Hendren, b Balaskas and Peebles looked as if they. J. Turnbull, b Bell... of the finest games this season, might pull the game out of the P. F. Chapman, b Bell being fast and clean throughout, fire, but
without addition to his score, for 506, 293-7-28. Tate and Voce carried
40
62 £3
the
Norwich ...23 5 4 14 25 42 14 R.A.0.C. Newport....28 0 2 15 45 69 14 Athletic
Division III-Northern
R.A.F.
Accrington 1 Wrexham
Barrow Chesterfeld
Darlington
Gateshead
Halifax
7 Carlisle
8 York
2 Nelson
1 Hull
0 Wigan
New Brighton 1 Hartlepools
Rochdale Rotherham Southport Stockport
Lincoln
Chesterfield Stockport
1 Crewe
3 Doncaster
1 Tranmers
4 Lincoln
***Goals.
3 R.A.S.C. 2
1 Aberdeen o Clyde
East Fife Falkirk Hamilton
ó Hibernians
1 8 0 14 44
Scottish League,
•1 Kilmarnock.
Morton
Queen's Park
F. W. D. L. FA. Pts. Rangers!
28.16 84 542685
14. 55. 58 82 38
Tranmere 4.15 8 6 71 50 83 Celtic
Wigan
Hull
1 Cowdenbeath
3 St. Mirren
1 Hearte 2. Ayr
2 Lelth
·0-Celtic
1 Airdrie.
3 Partick
8 Dundee
1 Motherwell
Goals.
F. W. D. LE
זי
The game was perhaps one
The
after Club's passing
ninth J. C. White, 1.b.w., b Balasking 23 far Was
wicket had added 88 runs Voce Tate, e Taylor, b McMillan superior, but in the scrums there returned a catch to Vicent. 850-Voce, c and Vincent
L. A. R. Peebles, not out Duckworth, Lb.w, b Vincent
Extras
was but little difference. For the 9-30. Club, Lammert, Milne-Day, Peere,
Innings Closes. and Turner were the pick of the
With only 14 runs required Bide, while Ferguson, and David Duckworth, the little Lancashire did valuable work for the Colours, stumper, stepped in front of a Whitham was by far the better of
15
30
7
Total
26
350
Bowling Analysis.
O.. M. R. W
27 9 53
6
2
22
7 43
16
0 75 2
A. Pts. the two backs and is almost cer- straight one from Vincent and the 22 14.83 58:18 35 tain to be chosen for the Interport.innings closed for 850 runs.
The teams were as follows: bowling figures of 8 wickets at a Catterall,
A. J. Bell returned the best Bell. Club Colours P. Whitham;
2 15.8 558 32 23 Rangers 314 18 46 43 29 Motherwell 23 13.6 4 59 31 32 .21 143,5 2 00 21 38 23 11 6 8 64 83 28 Partick .....23 14-2761 32 80
Wrexham 23 124 7 54 39 28 Hamilton,24.18 8 8 44 -29 23 C. P. Lammert, R. H. Griffiths, & R. Cost of just over 17 runs apiece. Nupen Southport 23 42 8 8 52 37 27 Hearts 23 12 8 8 66 4827 Allera, G. R. Mors: M. W. Turner, Nupen bowled well but with little Balaskas Carlisle-23 18:39 51 88 27 Dundee 22 12 5 7 40 37 27 W. King; D. L. Mine-Day, W. E. luck. Gateshead 22 87 788 35 23 Aberdeen24 11 3 10 49 88 25. R. Burch, E. B. Gammell, J. A. E arrears, England opened with Fall of the wickets:-1 for 75-
Vincent
17.4 4 40 2 Peeraj W. F. Leckie, E. R. West, Rotherham 28 7 6 10 50 68 20 Cowdenbeath 28 10 5 8:34 30 25
Forced to follow on 168 runs in McMillan 336 111 3 Hartlepools 24 3 2 12 18 44 208. Migren 23 10 40-37 88 24 Keadow, and B. F. Massey, Darlington 23 8 8 12 39 35 19 Morton 23 10 -4.9.40 51-24 Doncaster
Colours: R. J. Grieve; Lt. David R. E. S. Wyatt, the Warwickshire 2 for 120, 3 for 202, 4 for 214, 6 28 6 7 10 37 34 10 Airdrie. 23 18 8 10 80 45 28 C. D. Law, J.J. Ferguson: L/Cpl. the Gloucestershire professional 812, 9 for 850, 10 for 850. Rochdale
(S.W.B.), L. Hamilton (8.W.B.), captain, and "Wally" Hammond, for 214, 6. for 288, 7 for 299, 8 for 23 8 8 13 42 60 10 Quean's FK 27 8 4 10 42 42 20 Accrington .258 813 47 71 10 Kilmarnock 23 9212 8811-20 Rees (5.W.B.) G. A. L. Plummer At the close of play the pair were England 2nd innings, York 23. 8-2-18 41 48 18 Lalth
W. Hartley, E. F. Buttress, A. IL N Brighton 24 74 18 36 49 18 Clyde 22 6-4 12 87 47 10
28 5 7 11 21 51 17 Cor, W. F Kerr, Capt. McKellar still together with 28-runs on the R. E. S. Wyats, not out Halifax 22 6 511 27 60 17 FAIRIES 421 7 2 14 49. 81: 16 (Arya), Surg
.22 8 0.14 30 50 10 Hibernians 28 4 14 83 68 14 (Navy) /Corp Tratt.W.B.), behind with all wickets in hand
LL Nicholson board, leaving England 185 rung Hammond, not out ... 28 041388 67 16 AY 233-5 15 25 56 11 East Fifo.28 24-17:2673 21 17:13 24 65
and Sgt. Vowles (9.W.B)
Referee: Dr. J. K. Makiney.
Crewe BETOW Nelson
Reuterono
(Contiuses on Next Column).
Total (for no wkt.)