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SATURDAY'S CUP TIES AND LEAGUE GAMES.
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The following is a list of Home football matches on Saturday. The teams in black type may win; where no black type is shown the match may result in a draw:
English Cup-Third Round. Southport
v. Millwall WOLYES
V. Wrexham 10TTENHAM v. Preston N.E. CRYSTAL P. v. Reading SUNDERLAND v. Southampton BURY
Plymouth
Aldershot
y. Torquay
v. EVERTON
V. BRADFORD
SHEFFIELD U. v. York C. Gateshead
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BOLTON W. v. Carlisle
OLDHAM
v. Watford
NEWCASTLE
v. 'Notis F..
BRENTFORD
V.
Cardiff
West Ham
Chelsea
Bristol
R.
V.
Queen's P.R.
CORINTHIANS v.
Port Vale
Scarbero
V.
GRIMSBY
v.
Manchester C.
LEEDS U.
Huddersfield
ARSENAL
7.
Aston Villa
BARNSLEY Stoke
Y.
LIVERPOOL MIDDLESBRO v. BLACKBURN Exeter
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Y.
LEICESTER
V.
DERBY CO. Brighton
HULL
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Fulham
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Bristol C. Manchester U.
Y. Birmingham Bradford C. Walsall
V. PORTSMOUTH
WEST BROM. v. Charlton NOTTS CO.
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ENGLISH LEAGUE
Division III-Southern. Cillingham V. COVENTRY LUTON
v. Norwich SOUTHEND Y. Thames
Division III-Northern ACCRINGTON v. New Brighton Barrow
v. Darlington Rochdale Y. STOCKPORT ROTHERHAM v. Wigan
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V Aberdeen
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
Airdrie, Ayr
CELTIC
DUNDEE
V. HAMILTON
Y. East File
C'DENBEATH Y. Clyde
HEARTS
Leith Motherwell PARTICK
ST. MIRREN
บ Kilmarnock
Y. Morton
Y.
Hibernians
V.
Rangers
Y. Falkirk
Queen's Park
Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL.
CRICKET-Saturday-Division I-Navy v. Civil Service (L.); Kowloon C.C. v. Indian R.C. (L.); Hong Kong C.C. v. Royal Artil- lery (F.): Division II-Civil Ser- vice v. Royal Signala (L.); Police v. R.A.S.C. (L.) Recreio v. In. dlan R.C. (F.).
FOOTBALL - Saturday- Lai Cup Competition - Chinose v Army;
Second Division St. Joseph's
Kowloon; Argylls
v. Recreio; South China 7. Navy; Club v. Eastern; Cinese v. Bor- derers; Royal Artillery v. Univer sity; Third DivisionRoyal En- gineers v. Ewa; South China v. Borderers; R.A.S.C. v. Fukien, Chinese v. R.A.O.C.
Tuesday- Council Meeting, French Bank Building, 5.30 p.m.
FANLING HUNT Saturday— Hunters' Arms.
January 11---Lok cross-roads.
Ma Chau
January 14-Sheung Shui Police Station,
January 17-Konnels.
January 21-Hunters' Arms. January 25-17 Pine Try Hill, 2014/30 milestone.
January 28-Race Course. January 31-Snn Wai Camp. GOLF Sunday Governor's
Round
. Shleid (Third Round), Fanling.
January 11-Second K.G.C. Junior Championship.
January 14 Match between "Wild Bill" Mehlhorn and Bobby Cruickshank, Fanling, 1.80 p.m.
January 17-18 Bogey Pool, Fanling.
January 18-First Round Junior Championshly, Fanling.
January 17-18-K.G.C.
Cap-
tain's Cup.
January 26 Semi-final K.G.C.
Round
Junior Championship.
February 1- Second Junior Championship, Fanting.
FENCING Monday-Fencing Club Meeting, Yacht Club, 6.45
TENNIS January 11-U.S.R.C. Tournament--First Rounds Close. January 10-U.S.RO. Tourna ment-Second Rounds Close.
CHE88 Tuesday Kowloon Chess Club Championship...
RUGBY FOOTBALL January 17-Second Trial Game.
January 24 Cleb v. Army (Triangular Tournament)
February 6 Club v. Navy (Tri- Angular Tournament).
RACING-January 18-Fanling Hunt Club's Steeplechase Mesting. February 16 Fanling Hunt Club's Steeplechase. Meeting.
February 28-March 7-Annual Race Meeting.
March 14-First Extra Race Meeting, spent in prak
ATHLETICS-March 15 and 10. -Hong Kong v. Canton Univer sities.
sities
HOME.
FOOTBALL Saturday-Third Bound of English-Cup, og
January 17-First Round of Scottish cap
RUGBY FOOTBALL January 17-England Wales, Twicken Jaanuary 24-Scotland v. France,
by
RUGBY FOOTBALL.
CLUB "A" COMPLETELY OUT- PLAYED BY ARMY "A".
GOOD TOUCH KICKING.
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CLUB
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1931.
BEAT ARMY IN DANGERS
SIM SHIELD.
Lack of Shooting Powers Rob Army of Victory.
OPENING MINUTES DECIDE.
OF COMPETING INTERNATIONALLY
TAKE PLACE OF WAR
WISE WORDS SPOKEN BY AMERICAN BRIDGE HEROINE.
A FRENCH BRADMAN
[By R. II. Bruce Lockhart.]
Two snap goals in the opening minutes of the Sim Shield match between the Club and the Army yesterday gave the Club and ad- At Happy Valley yesterday, anvantage which they never lost. Army "A" arteen detented the The game was fast and furious, Cluu "A" by n goat and three tries but the side which possessed more (4 points) to a guat and a penalty polish than their opponents lost. goul (8 points),
the match The military side fully deserved fancy play and their lack of shoot- on account of their their success, although forging powers. powerful combination us against a The Club defence, though con-
Do international games make for "We were diplomatic enough not to weak Club three-quarter line, At tinuously harassed, were able to international peace? Is the com- win." forward the Army held an advant-break up the attack time and petitive spirit in aport a factor age in the tight serums early in the again on account of the Army for in the creation of international to referee, impartially, a footbal I, myself, should not endeavour game, but later they were unwards passing the ball all too friendships?
match between Czecho-Slovakia and accountably rushed off the ball frequently when favourably The Geneva mind says yes. Ear Hungary without a time and again. In the looss they placed for a shot at goal.
machine-gun- men and brilliant battalion on the touch-line. were quicker on the ball and allow- At half time the Club held a athletes like Harold Abrahams and
Continental Visits. ed for the other forwards, wherens goal lead, Francis and Owen Douglas
Lowe Bay yes. Old The visits of our the Club displayed only individual Hughes having scored and Lt. gentlemen, who believe that Water- teams to the flashes of form.
Christian reducing the deficit. loo was won on the playing fields After the interval More added a of some obscure educational es third goal as the result of a sur-tablishment and that a straight prise attack and an Army player bat is an excuse for a vacuous scored late in the closing stages mind, answer in the affirmative. too late in the game to give his
International Spirit. side any material advantage, and
The noble army of martyrs who try as they could they were un-every four years endeavour to ex- able to score the equaliser.
tract money from our pockets for Result:-
the equipment of the British team Club
at the Olympic Games plead the Army
International spirit as an excuse for their importunity,
Forward Work.
I think that it is the first time this season that I have seen such combination in a forward rush The Army forwarda would wheel and take the ball at their feet with three men in the van and the rest backing up. The consequence was that there was no wild hacking of the ball but close dribbling. The result of a forward being brought to the ground was the close atten-
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dance of the other seven forwards NAVAL SIDE DEFEAT
for the loose scrum. The Club, on the other hand, did not back up their man in possession and when he was brought down he found
THE R.A.S.C.
himself almost isolated and, instead Good Bowling Figures in
of quick scrumming down, there a half-hearted effort to get somewhere near the ball;
WAB
Impossibility.
Friendly Game.
FIRST WICKET PARTNERSHIP.
Milne Day, Buttress and Peers In a friendly match on the thus set the gigantic task H.K.C.C. ground yesterday,
were
nest young
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A blind and ignorant democracy,
professional Continent have pro
duced every sentiment except that of peace and brotherhood, and why we continue to play France at Rugby football passes my compre hension.
International lawn tennis is little better and sooner or later will pro- voke an international scandal. We can also thank our atars that the Latins and oven the Americans do not play cricket. I shudder to think what catastrophe might be caused by an Lb.w. decision against a French Bradman in Bordeaux or a
echoing the voice of the interna- cricketing Babe Ruth in New York.
war.
tionalists, says games will replace Teach the Latin, the Rus- sian, the Portuguese, the Argon- tine, and the Slav to play gamez as the English and the Greeks used to play them, and peace and Interna
onal brotherhood will raign upon the earth.
A New Era. By games these advocates of a new era, which will make Locarno and the Kellogg Pact unnecessary, Include such highly professionalis- ed contests as the Olymple Games, football of both codes, lawn tennis,
National Decadence. the lamentation that our recent fail Nothing is more ridiculous than
sign of national decadence. Let us ure in international sport are a abandon the whole sorry commer clalised business in which the few rich men who can afford to play are awamped by the host of poor men who cannot afford to do anything else.
national.
of holding the combined strength Naval team defeated the RAS.C.
Games have a definite value in of the Army forwards. It was an im- by 36 runs.
our lives provided that the "win. possibility and led to many danger. Taking first use of the wicket
and provided that we tie or wrangle" spirit is eliminated ous Army movements. Tratt was the military aide compiled 183 golf, international polo and even frankly that they are a miniature. recognise always in the limelight and received runa to which Pamplin contribut-bridge. invaluable support from Pascoe ed 30 and Jones 25. Aylmer,
Hear the voice of Bira. Fly Cul-Sir Robert Baden-Powell says, by form of warfare excelled only, as (Navy), McKeller and Vowles. bowling his alowa, captured half bertson, the heroine of the recent Beaten at forward the Club could the wickets for 40 runs
A fea-Anglo-American bridge Test, who hunting. For that reason games the more glorious sport of man- not hope to win, although they ture of the innings was the de-after praising the game "for its should be national and not inter held their line in great style when cidedly bad judgment of runs, the merits of teaching patience, forti- in very awkward positions.
R.A.S.C. losing three wickets by tude, courage of thought, and the Not Too Good.
bad calling.
obility for taking decisions quick- King and Mills did not combine The Naval side received a splen-ly and accurately," declares that at all well, The former was in- did atart from Dixon and Nash "the world war to create a univer- clined to vary his passes from aand 91 runs were foot off the ground to mere lobs. before Nash was given out for ob- ethics, the sportsmanship, and the on the board sal peace will be wen through the Mills, on the other hand, was too struction. Dixon went on to score common sense of bridge," prone to rush forward into the a hard hit 65 runs. Pamplin ther
Discreet Visitors. face of the opposition without caused some damage, but a ninth A little extravagant, you will Joosing the ball to any advantage. wicket stand between Aylmer and say, yet no more exaggerated than King was confronted with the Pooley produced 44 runs and the sentimental gush you will hear difficulty of not knowing where gave. the Naval alde
victory, at any international sports dinner his partner was likely to be. Pamplin returned the good figures after a victory which the visiting There were times when I thought of 6 wickets for 60 runs. Fry took team has been discreet enough to Mills was playing scrum-half in- the remaining 4 wickets for 67 concede to the home side. stead of stand-off-half.
rune.
Scores:-
It is against this gush and against this entirely false value which is attributed to games that I wish to register a mild protest, writes R. H. Bruce Lockhart in the 10 Evening Standard.
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b
Better Pair.
R.A.S.C. Rees, at the base of the Army Major Langmald, run out Berum, was a "live wire" in the L. Marshall, b Dixon first half, but seemed to lose his L/Cpl. Cadman, c Benwell, initiative in the second half. The Major Airey, e and b Aylmer
Aylmer ******* try that he scored in the first half L/Cpl. Fry, run out was a great effort. Costello, as W.0. Pamplin, b Aylmer his partner, took his passes well, Pte. Mackay,
'Aylmer but was inclined to "mark time" L/Cpl. Simpson, 1.b.w., b Aylmer
Drv. Jones, run out instead of gaining ground before Ptc. Sayer, c Pooler, b Dixon. passing They were, however, ap- Drv. Doyle, not out doubtedly the better pair.
Hamilton's Initiative.
Putman
The right wing of the Army three-quarter line was the most dangerous, and after an indiffer- ent start, Douglas proved is Dixon worth by scoring a really good try. Aylmer The ball came out of the scrum Naah on the half-way line and was pass Peatt
Pooley ed right along the Une to Douglas,
an
Twenty-Ave
1 years' experience of games in every corner of the globe has made me cynical, and to-day I have come to 25 regard the competitive spirit in in- 5ternational sport as one of the greatest potential factora of inter- vational discord.
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Total'
183.1
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
O. .M.
R.
5 3 12
10.5 4 24
20 5
49
0
10
0
2
7
Royal Navy,
who sprinted ahead until, con- Nash. Ib... b Fry fronted by Fox, he punted ahead Dixon, e Airey, b Pamplin to acore
easy touch down. Pratt, e Mackay, b Pamplin Hamilton in the centro was excel-Curls, Doyle, b Fry lent, in his touch kicking and at Adams, st Airey, b Pamplin
Taylor, b Fry times reminded, one of H. C. C. Pooley, Simpson, b Pamplin Laird, the Harlequins and All Benwell, and b Pamplin England stand-off. I liked the Aylmer, Fry
Putman, b Pamplin way he passed and then ran in-Bradley, not out side to take another pass, thus
leaving an extra men to be mark-
ed.
It is a praiseworthy policy
which is seldom explaited in local.
and
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Total
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
Rugby football. Parker Holmes were quick to find weak Simpson links in the defence and were good Pamplin ......
Fry in their handling.
Weakness in Centre,
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Early Sport. Historical precedent is on my side.. In the days of the Roman
The Empire Only. As far as we are concerned; our competitive contests should be con-
man, a Scot, a Canadian, an Aus fined to the Empire. An English-
tralian, can enter into the spirit of the inimitable Mike Ryan, who, impatient at the delay when the ball was kicked over the stand at Anglo-Irish "rugger". Inter- antional in Dublin cried out to both sides: "Never mind the ball, bhoys, let's get on with the game."
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The ethics of Rugby football are beyond the comprehension of every foreigner. Indeed, they do not al-- "ways restrain the fists of English. men, and they have, never descended to the feet of Scotsmen.
Valuable Lesson.
Let us drop all this rot about decadence. In teaching games to the rest of the world we have given them a valuable lesson which they are now in the process of abusing. Let them continue to abuse it to their heart's content, but for good- utas' sake let us keep our games in their proper place.
If America chooses to segregate
Empire the rival factions of the her athletes, to feed them on Blues and the Reds in the Con- special diet, to produce long jump- 2 stantinople circus nearly coafers, who are all legs and no body, Justinian his throne, and both and golfers who live, dream, breathe players and spectators were ac and sleep golf the whole round of customed to appear at the festi-the clock, by all means let her do so, vals with daggers concealed under.
Let us abandon the Walker Cup, 29 baskets of fruit.
the America's Cup, the Westchester.
In the Middle Ages the stone Cup, the Olympic Games, the de throwing contests at Perugia had grading football matches with Con- to be abolished owing to the num-tinental nations, and all the sonse ōber of deaths, and the bridge less expenditure which
game at Pisa-a glorious fore- international contesta entail. runner of the Rugby scrum-was
Common Sense.
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oof deaths. It caused..
Our
Football Description.
rather than International. 61
80 17 4 12.1 1 60 Recreio Team for Saturday.
The following will represent The Club three-quarters were the Recreio in. & friendly against very dieappointing. Law was the Indian R.C, on Saturday at largely to blame for the lack of King'a Park movement, as his handling was L. J. Guterres, H. A. Alves, H. M. blood." very poor, and when he did take Xavier, C. M. Sousa, J. H. Figueiredo, A DABS he altbor fell in the at- Pereira, H. A. Barros, F. 5. Remedies L. 3. Silva, GA. Gaterros, AP, tempt or was brought down by his and F. B. Carvalho, pposite number. Plammer was again toa alow and, as a conse
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these
It is not a question of sour
grapes, but of sound common sense.
The more time and effort foreign
own history is full of nations waste on international sport 109 diatribes against the ovile of the better chance for us to put our competitive sport which in the national affairs in order. The day 0. M. RW. aixteenth century was inter-county when Germany decides to close her In Stock Exchange on Saturday - In Stubbes's "Anatomie of Abuses" order to play games will be the day.. (1583) football is described as "a devilishe pastime, and hereof down to work.
for our golfing stock-brokers to get groweth envy, roncour, and malice, As for the patience, fortitude and sometimes brawling, murder, and courage of thought" taught by homicide, and great effusion of bridge, cannot we acquire these. qualities in plenty from our dally polat to-day? Frankly I doubt it international virtues of painted Have we progressed beyond this work without prattling about the The one good thing that can be said pasteboards1 about the Olympic Games is that Let us be honest with ourselves. quence this weakness in the very difficult angle, and Cochrane The day is not far lefant when foolish talk about the international
they have not yet provoked a war. Above all, Hot, us abandon centre, Ferguson and Johnson re- lacreased the lead. by giving Peers football may lead to war, between brotherhood of sport. It is all bunk ceived lew opportunities.
ay easy convert kick. The Army the Argentine and Uruguay, it has any way. Games in their own then scored an unconverted try already caused the sacking of place aro a healthy recreation. Fox played a good game at full through Parker, and Rees touched Legation, and my sympathies are International contests are an un back, as did Frankham. Both were down between the paste for Ham with the manager of the French healthy excitement, which will taka cortain in their touch kickington to add the goal paints Frankham has not yet got out of Holmes then gave the Army that habit of getting rattled when lead of 11 points to 8 at half-time 1ard pressed, and on several occa After the interval Douglas got Alons lest good ground in this over for an unconverted try. way.
Peers opened the scoring with a good penalty goal, taken from el
Full Backs.
Army "A" Club “A”
14 points 8 points
this
team in the Argentine who declared the place of war only because they with the satisfaction of security; have become more dangerous...
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