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FINAL INTERPORT
SOCCER TRIAL.
Splendid Display by the Navy.
PROBABLES WIN.
The final Interport Trias match, played on the Club grourd' yeater- day evening, resulted in a win for the Trial team by four goals to two. The Navy put up splendid game and had the Probables* de- fence fully extended throughout the entire ninety minutes.
The Navy forwards had more of the game than those of the Prob- ables, but finished wenkly, where- as the latter's forward appeared to be able to go throug's and score when ocasion arose. Hay, of the Argylis, turned out in Eynon's place, the latter being injured in
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SCOTTISH CUP MATCHES.
St. Bernard's Beat King's Park.
COWDENBEATH WIN
in the
Two replayed matches second round of the Scottish Cup were decided yesterday.
St. Bernard's proved too good for King's Park, winning by the only goal scored and qualifying to visit Cowdenbeath ca Ceturday,
St. Johnstone, who sprang a surprise by drawing with Cewden-
match against the Hermes on Tuesday and Strange again play-beath, ed at right back.
could not do as well on their own ground and lost by four
The following were the teama: goals. Probables-Clarke; Strunge, Hen- Results as cabled by Reuter:- derson; Hedley, Hay, Lan: Yuk-ying; | St. Bernard's 1 King's Park .0 B. Gosano,
Segaten, A. V. Gosano, St. Johnstone 0 Cowdenbeath 4 Fung King-cheung and Ir Pak-wa. The revised draw is as under:
R. Navy:-Altken: Dixon Robert- son; Rush, Shirras, Ashman; Tigwell. Cowdenbeath v. St. Bernarda Peacock, Dickenson, Farrow and Bu'ness v. Skinner.
Ayr United
Arbroath
Falkirk
V.
Filmaz trock
Y.
Aberdeen
V
Motherwell
v. Celtic
Third Lanark v. St. Mirren Montrose Dundee Hibernians Morton
First Blood, Play opened with a burst by the Navy and Rush shot witte. Aitken saved from Ip's centre, and at the other end Farrow shot for. Clarke to save well. Ip sent the ball into the goal area, und. from B. Gosano's pass, A. V. Gosano acor- ed with a well placed shot..
One match was played in the Skinner, who appeared to be giv-Scottish League First Division ing Hedley a lot of trouble, test-fearts travelling to Glasgow and ed Clarke with a "rasper." From meeting Queen's Park at Hampden a free kick, by Henderson, the Park. Probables' forward got going and Result:-
Segalen sent a nice pass to Fung King-cheung, who netted from close in.
The Navy almost secred when the ball was lobbed into the goal mouth by Shirrae, but Clarke ran out and jest beat Dickenson for possession.
Tigwell caught the rebounding ball. but was slow in st ce ing and a goal kiek resulted. The Prob- ables forced a corner but Segalen drave over the bar.
CHAMPION'S EASY VICTORY.
H.D. Rumjahn Accounts for Cassumbhoy.
POOR SERVICE.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1931.
THIS YEAR'S DAVIS AIRMAN
CUP CONTEST.
Manager for Our Teams.
!
CALLS ON GOLF CLUB.
He Wanted to Stretch His Legs.
LUNCH REFUSED.
Kingston-on-Thames. Golfers on Home Park Golf Course here had a surprise when an aeroplane, landed near the 12th
A number of golfers had to scatter quickly.
the
Mr. H. Foster, steward of
TOURNAMENT PRACTICE, Now that practically all our tennis stars, excepting Austin and Olliff, are back in England from their wanderings in various lands, preparations for the next Davis Cup tee. campaign should be begun right away, writes II, R. McDonald, in the Evening News. [By "Base Lino."1
It would not be a bail plan if the club, told a friend that the airman, T. Honda experienced little diffi-selectors decided at the earliest pes- who did not give a name, had ap calty in entering the second round sible moment, like other countries.parently come down in order to at the expense of E. F. Fincher what their team is going to be. stretch his legs, yesterday afternoon He took Arst Chopping and changing while the "I invited him to stay to lunch," service and, from his return, tics are in progress is no good to aald Mr. Foster, "but he refused. Fincher was obviously cut to kill anybody; the players get unsettled, Although he was the centre of a everything within reason. He dis-and there is always the fear that a crowd of golfers, he did not say regarded all the elementary posi- bad show may lose them their place very much. He stayed here for tional tactics and proceeded to hit in the side. the net
about half an hour, re-entered his re- This, however, is a comparatively machine, and, after a perfect take- miner matter. The great thing is off, headed, it appeared to me, for to see that the chosen aide is pro-Croydon." of them, and that training. real porly prepared for the ordeal ahead training, starts forthwith.
with mancion,cu
gularity. He seemed to desire practising a forebend osa-court drive which was aberlutely for- cign to him. It is true that he did get Honda on the en several times, but these successes were all too infrequent.
Indifferent Display.
A Golden Opportunity. It is no good leaving this vital question of fitness to the players themselves. It has
ANNUAL PRIZE-GIVING AT FANLING.
It has been arranged to hold the Annual Prize-Giving of the Ladies' Section, R.H.K.G.C. failed in the
on Tuesday, There were times wher he lashed past, bat, now thut England has a March 24. Mra. D. J. Lewis, last
His service was very varied.
will lend valuable aid to a success- A large crowd 1° expected and giving ful day.
cut a real aco Lad ad Honda band of young, keen and conscien- year's Captain, has very kindly completely bewildered Ey the tioue players to choose from, a consented to present the prizes.
There will be the usual Sub- Tles to be played on Saturday.Speed and direction of the bail. golden opportunity has arisen to
Fuis second service, Scottish League.
delivery make the very most of the undoubt-cribers' Competitions on that day, imparted with no culinary mounted talent that England possesses.
in which all members who have of spin, frequently got up rastily, but his display at the ret let him obsolete office is persiated with
The non-playing captain-if this paid their subscription will be en-
titled to compete. down on these teensions. In has quite enough to do supervising short, he seemed nervous through-the details of play and out his match with the champion. tactical advice.
Honda, on the other hand, play- What is really wanted is a mon- 2 ed brilliantly at times. tif there ager for our Davis Cup team, off- many shots which would cially appointed in the early days of never have been.attributed to his the New Year,
The Kowloon Golf Club have to devote himself racquet.
He took things very entirely to the needs and interest of place during the Chinese New arranged a Bogey Pool to take easily and profited by his more the team. The appointment of a Year holidays. Cards may be taken youthful adversary's mistakes.
Queen's 'crk 1 Hearts
Revised Table.
Motherwell Celtic Rangers Partick Hearts Hamilton Dundee Aberdeen
P. W. D. L F. A. Pts. 27 17 34 75 32 40 24 16 6 2 71 23 38
26 16 45 59 21 30 27-17 2 8 57 36 30 .27 15 3 6 05 47 33 .27 15 30 49
.26 14
29.12
.27 11
43 43
26 12 3 11 40 47
27 11 2 14 44 50
St. Mirren Cowdenbeath Airdrie Kilmarnock Morton A Terrific Drive, Lam Yuk-ying made a splendid Queen's Pork
Clyde clearance which enabled Segalen Leith to go through and test Aitken Falkirk with a terrific drive, which the
Hibernians Ayr goalkeeper saved splendidly. The East Fife Navy attacked and Clarke benten when, after Peaceck had
125
.26
were
Rumjahn's Success.
non-playing captain for sach match,
inst.
HOLIDAY GOLF.
who may happen to be one and the out on the 14th, 16th, 17th and 18th H. D. Rumjahn
caused a mild same man, is old-fashioned in the sensation by defeating that very light of the procedura in other 27much improved player J. A. E. countries. 27 Cassumbhoy, in straight sets. From
26 10- 1 12 48 59 21
.25 8 5 12 46 47 21 26 9 4 13 44 68 21
.28 6 9 13 38 6021 .26 .9 2 15 63 65 20 .28 7 5 18 37 01 10 .25 3 7 15 32 63 13 .28-3. 4 21 31 95 10
missed a real "sliter," a splendid HOME RUGBY CLUB distinctly ragged.
pass from Dickenson enabled Tig- well to arore with a splendid shot.
Half-time:-
Probables
R. Navy
2
1
Team Changes Yeoman played at left half on the 'resumption, whilst Iam Yuk ying moved to centre haif in place of Hav.
A well concerted movement be- tween Fung, B. Gosano and A. V.
Aitken
RESULTS:
7
Harlequins Defeat Richmond.
NEWPORT'S NARROW WIN.
London, Feb. 1.
sre the latest
The following
Masseur Required.
his display yesterday, Caasumbhoy The Americans do not do it, nar team is showed that he had a very fair do the French. If the Iden of enurt craft, brt the lack chosen early on one of the players of tournament temperamert cost can be elected to skipper the side him the match. He played beau-on court, where there is really little tiful shots down the alde res and for a captain to do, especially now I was successful at the e but that Rule 28 (which, I take it, ap- there was quite obvinly some- plies to the Davis Cup) has been thing lacking. His service was amended to prevent a player re- He 'double | ceiving instruction or advice dur- feulted in scarly every game. anding a match. ant he traproves in the Import- A frst-class trainer who is a ent feature he will and diFculties good masseur should also be ap- riways ahead.
pointed to assist the mnrager in Rumjahr was excellent in attack preparing the playera and keeping and held his opponent, contrary to them fit. public opinión, on the defensive It is only by such means as these; throughout the match His play that our weak spots in regard to at the net was sparkling and gain- the Davis Cup can be eradicated. ed him many valuable points. In actual talent our young men are Overhead he was beth dearly and little, if at all, inferior to the accurate, never allowing ever-im- majority of overseas players, but potuousness to gain the master of they do lack the ability to force an
.
ed on continuously, proved his France's Team Spirit. greatest asset; he bed complete I have a shrewd suspicion that: command of the court and fre- is largely a matter of temperament; uently had Cassumbhoy out of training, and outlook on the game. position.
Promising Player. Though defeated, Lagrumbhoy howed remar; able Aghting
Our youngsters must learn or ba -taught the team, spirit of France and the deadly concentration and grim determination of the Ameri-
Gosano resulted in the laster send-Rugby fantball results arer Eng-im. His back hand, 'nough play-advantage home. ing in a good drive, but Aitken land. cleared.
agojo saved Harlequins beat Richmond 26-9. splendidly when B. Gcarne sent in Plymouth beat Northampton 6-5. a stinger. After the Navy had O.M.T. beat Mihillans 30, made a brief attack, the Frobables Blackheath beat Navy GD. indulged in short passing and B. Newport beat Bristol
Swansea beat Llanelly 8--0. Gosano sent in a well placed shot Guy's beat Rosalyn Park 7-3. which gave Altken no chance. Barts, beat Bridgwater 6-0. At the other end, Sinner sent Coventry beat Bedford 8-0. in a splendid pass and Peacock London Scottish beat Old Leyatans had no difficulty in beating Clarke. Bath beat Devonport Services 26–0.
Tigwell made a solo effort but Clarke cleared.
Earlier Results. A. Y. Gosano passed in Fung. who placed the Birkenhead Park
London, January 24. ball in the net well out of Altken's
beat Manchester 23 -0. reach.
Northampton beat R.A.F. 16-5. Near the close the Navy attacked Leicester beat Richmond 11-0. strongly but Strange and Hender-.M.T. beat Rosalyn Park 13-5.
London Welsh beat Cardin 12-9." were equal to the occasion Llanelly beat Pontypool 22-0 and Clarke had a comparatively comfortable time.
son
Result:-
Probablea.......................
Navy...
2
HONG KONG ELEVEN CHOSEN.
39 -0.
COMBINED SERVICES TO PLAY SHANGHAI
NORTHERN FIFTEEN.
The following seventeen players After yesterday's finel trial will make the trip down to Hong match the Bong Kong Interport Kong: eleven was selected. Clarke, of RJ. Shaw (Back); AC. Jenkins, the Police, will act as captain and J. P. Chester Master, J. C. 7. Taylor, Hedley, of Kowloon, as vice-cap-Three-quarters); C D tain. The following were selected R. D. K. Silby (Captain), C., Austin,
Wales, D
(HAM-Backs): for honours this year.
H. M. Howell, G. A. Johnstone, C. T. Eager, IL. A. Browning, H. W. Carter, T. Sugihara (Forwarda)..
Reserves: G. W. 8. Walter and Watkinson,
Goal
Clarke (Police) (captain):
Backs
Strange (Club).
LA Ting-sang. (South China);
Half Backs
Hedley (Kowloon) (vice-captain), Lam Yuk-ying (Chinese A.AD. Yeoman
B. Gopano (Recreio),
Begalen (Club)
A. V. Gosano Recrefo),
Fang Xing abeung (South China),
Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL
HOCKEY-Saturday--Crer Cup
St. Andrew's Club v. D.G.S.; H.K. Ladies' Hockey Club v. Club de Recrelo.
LAWN TENNIS-To-day— H.K.C.C. Tournament-Open Singles, Open Doubles and Chom- plonship.
To-morrow H.K.C.C, Tourna- mont Open Singles and Open Doubles.
Monday-H.K.CC Tourna- ment Open Singles and Open Doubles.
GOLF-To-morrow Targart Cup Final; Captain's Сер (Ladies)-Second Round.
Saturday Chinese New Year Meeting, Fanling; Bcgey Pool, Kowloon.
Sunday
Chinese New Year Bleeting. Fanling Kowloon Golf
Club
Captain's Cup Second Round and Bogey Pool.
Monday-R.H.K.G.C.
New Year Meeting.
Chinese
Tuesday and Wednesday- PtgeY Pool, Kowloon G.C.
March 24-Ladies' Section- Prize Giving, Fanling.
V.
FOOTBALL Saturday-First Division Police N.C.
Royal Artillery; Chinese Athletic Kowloon F.C.; Borders V. Club; Navy v. South China: St. Joseph's v. Argylls. Second Division, Argylls V Univer- alty; Kowloon F.C. v. Navy; Club de Recrelo v. St. Joseph's: Eastern Y. Borderers; Club v. Sonth China; Chinese Athletic v. Royal Artillery; R.A.O.C.
qualities, and it was indeed unfor- cans.
They must cast aside every hind- tunate that he drow so for idablo en opponent in the first reend, as their minds wholly to the task of tance and give themselves and with a little sucress he would winning back the Davis Cup. Each prove himself a force in local
Third Division. Fukien man must place himself entirely tennis. His base line play is very under the control of the manager promising and, with an improve- ment in his service, great things a-chosen to make the Davis Cup might be accomplished.
and trainer from the moment he
The full results were as follow: team, as the Americans say. Singles Championship (First Round) tournaments and games of the gar- Alf philandering in unimpertant T. Honda (bolder) beat E, Fincher den party variety must be sacrificed
6-1, 6-3.
H. D. Humlahn heat J. A. E.to the good, of the side and of the
Cassumbhoy 6-4, 6-4.
Capt. Etherington beat R. R. Todd
6-1, 6-4.
6-1, 6-3.
No Trial Matches.
country.
Trial matches, as the L.T.A. now
C. E. Holmes beat Wong Fak-nam understand them, can be dispensed
WY, T. Lee beat G. 8. Pile 69, 6-3 with altogether.
Last
season's
HL. 5. Lee beat In Tak-lum 3-6, 6-0, farce of Austin playing Gregory for
-7-5.
a place in the side a day or so be- H. 0. Johnson beat B. W. Liang fore the tie with Germany must
7-5, 2-6, 6-4.
Club Championship (Flat Round),
8. E. Green beat W. M. Barton
6-3, 6-0,
The following are the watches to be decided this afterno-r- P.Singles Championsbly (Second Round). C. A. La Rumjahn v. D. B. Evans. Firdos Khan v. Slow Kim-surg. W. 1. Howard v. E. Ration. M. K. Lo T. K. Nakagato.
Combined Services Fifteen. The following will rapresent the Combinal Services against Shanghal
Pie: Frankham (S.W.W) (Back); Lt. Glass (Medway), Lt. Comdr. Evans (Kent), Le Gallatley (S.W.B.) (Captain); Lt Douglas S.W.B.) (Three-quarters); "Mid. Roberts (Cum-† berland), Mil. Walker - (Btormcloud) (Hall-Backa);Surg Lt. Nicholson
་
never bo repeated.
A man is elther good enough for the team or he is not. He does not, want to spend a weary week playing men who have nothing to lose and everything to gain in a series of trials upon the results of which the selectors often dare not act
'Fancy Tilden or Jean Borotra
Wednesday Heng Kong V Shanghat, 2.30 p.m..
February 21-Chinese v. Shang- hai, 3.30 p.m.; Interport Dinner, Peninsula Hotel.
February 28-United Services v. Shanghai.
RUGBY FOOTBALL Satur day-Hong Kong v. Shanghai, 3.30 P.M.
Monday-Rugby Interpert Dia ner, Peninsula Hotel.
Tuesday United Services V. Shanghai, 8.30 p.r.
YACHTING —— Sunday- Icter- port Match-Hora Ko..g
*
Shanghai, 10.05 a.m.
RACING February 28, 1.30 p.m.; March 2, 4, and 7, 11.30 am-Annual Race Meet'ng, Happy Valley.
March 22-Fanling Hunt Club'a Steeplechase Meeting.
anerend col
יי
gether at a big meeting is quite an- other matter. -
Invitation Tournaments. The inauguration of invitation
Doubles Championship (Foret Round), going through such an crdes! on tournaments in this country would Soonderam and Lee Hau-mov.the eve of a Davis Cup tie: The be the very thing for our Davis Cup
Boyer and Raworth..
only results that matter in lawn stars. They would provide the best Yoshikawa and Kinoshita v. Lee and tehnis are those obtained in real practice under Ideal conditions and Club Championship (Second Round), competitive play where both men help to revive the waning interest
F. A. Redmond. v. D. H. MacDougall are struggling for survival and not in our open meetings.
to help a group of half-interested As to the composition of our next There Is far too much secrecy selectors who already know the form Davis Cup team I do not think thera
nis, and many clubs and players are
can be the slightest doubt about Playing More Togofher, - F. J. Perry's inclusion this time, or derers), Duncan (Club); Chan Kwong.W.B.)LL Hubback (Hermes), A.B. getting restfra over it. Neither the
(Sterling) Sergh Yowler
If your Davia. team, in company that Austin should play the other i (Chinese A.A.) Sen. Ram-shun Lykins (Psterfield) Mid Wilkinson All England Club, as we know it to with a leading professional or two single. And if Austin could borrow (Chinese A.A), London Argylls), (Medway) (Forwards); Ma Grimwood (Kowlpon) and Campbell (Argylis)......
Reserve Team:--Pau Ka-ping
19 Pak-wa (South China) (SouthMedway), L/Ople Tratt (S.W.D.), about the government of. lawn ten of thelf nominees to an ounce.
China): Martin (Kowloon) BioF/O Beanish (Hermes) Lt. Comdr. (Club); Hay (Argylls),-Eynton (Bọz-
Sim:
Reserves who
Referee: Eng. Comds Wilson RN will be required(White shorts and blue jerseys.) to turn out are as followed th
Hay, Bum Bishon, mit Campbellson Gillett, Grimwood and lanson
TEAMS FOR SATURDAY.
KEC... ATHLETIC on Club,
Reserve Fenny
KFC. IL
NAVY on K.B.C.
- around at 246/pm/5/20 -KECILlőkerti Open) Everest; WH. Brown, Gilchrist, Smith W Brown, Whiting, Spary, Cutton and
Martin Dowman! A 3. Clamo
Hedley Mekavie, Bilas, Mose, Simp
"
day, nor the LT.A. would be able cannot get the necessary practice some of Perry's "life"" and dater- to exist without the inancial aup among themselves, let them be offlmination, and Perry get Austin's port of the lawn tennis public, who clally entered in one or two of the polish on to his strokes, so much the are beginning to get a little curious early season tournaments: by the better. I think an intensive system about the inner workings-H RLTA, who will get all the data of, training might effect this ex- MacDonald.g
Colop they want from the results. change. “
Hitherto the L.T.A. have discour Dr. Gregory and tan Collins are
Tom Newman and Joe Davis are aged their Davis Cup players from still, apparently, our best doubles nearly as great sinners as Landrum taking part in tournaments, and if pair, but Ollift and Frank Wilde as regards too gauch dose-cannen the men are to enter casually I am could stand by to pair up with
for the ban. But playing to Austin or Perry if necessarys. PlayBiso Levi.