SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1931.
PROBABLE ELEVENS
FOR TO DAY
CRICKET.
The match between the Univer-
sity second eleven and the Police. which was to have been played to- day as a Second Division League match, has been cancelled owing to the Palice being unable to raise a side.
SUNDAY CRIC⭑ET,
UNIVERSITY II. v. RECREIO-O
the University Ground (All Day Match).
EASIER
GOLF
-by-
H. STUART HOBSON
WHEN THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS IN MATCH PLAY.
LUCK AND INSPIRATION,
What in golf is more distressing them to pull out a two at the short seventeenth to stave off defent' and then, with your opponent in trouble at the eighteenth, to miss an dasy
University .-K. T. Lake (Cap- Inin), A. A. Aziz, G. S. Seally, G. Echip and lose the match?
Yeoh, P. M. N. da Silva, P. L. Tan. R. E. G. Leong, E. Gosano, F Zimmern, W. Jamos and W. K. Choa.
HONG KONG VOLUNTEERS CRICKET WEEK.
The programme for the Hong Corps Kong Volunteer Defence and the selected teams are *9 follow:-
Sunday (10.30 a.m.) and Monday (2 p.m.) v. K.C.C. at Kowloon.
E. J. R. Mitchell (Captain), A. C.
Beck, A. Reid, K. II. Bater, R. R. Davies, G. E. R. Divett, S. V. Gittins, R. M. Wood, J. E. Richardson, JI. F. Green and R. H. Griffiths,
Tuesday (p.m.) v. The Army-
on H.K.C.C. Ground-
H. Owen Hughes (Captain), Capt. W. H. G. Gonter, A. Reld, K. H. Bilger, A, C, Beck, N. A. E. Mackay, S. V. Gittins, G. C. Burnett, J. E. Micharsson, P. Baker and R. 1. Griffiths.
Wednesday 1 p.m.) v. Combined League on H.K.C.C. Ground.
R. Owen Hughes (Captain), Capt. W. H. G. Goater, A. Reid, K. H. Batger, A. C. Beck, N. A. E. Mackay, S. V. Gitting, G. C. Burnett, J. E. Richardson, F. Baker and R. HT. Griffiths.
FOOTBALL.
K.P.C. v. SOUTH CHINA-K.F.C. Ground at 4.15 p.m.
K.F.C.: Penny; Martin, 'Dowman; Hedley. McKelvie, Bliss; Pile. Simp-
on, Gillott, Grimwood and Ianson.
K.F.C. II. v. UNIVERSITY—K.F.C. Ground at 2.45 p.m.
K.F.C. II-Angus (F) Guest, Eastman; Everest, Gilchrist, Cameron;, J. Williams, Whiting, Spary, Cotton und Bickford..
Reserves: Kerr, Smith, J. and A. B. Clamo.
HOCKEY.
Y.M.C.A. "A". H.M.S. TAMAR-At
King's Park at p.m. Y.M.C.A.:~H. Burson; R. Dormer, L. Tipple; L. Macey, R. A. Bates, D. Klby; F. Parker, W. H. Smith, Dr. Ashton, W., J. Brown and A. Tate.
CAER CLARK CUP.
H.H.L.H.C., ST. ANDREW'S
Y.M.C.A. Ground at 3 p.m.
HI.K.L.H.O.: J: Smalley; E. Gray, B. V. Franklin; E. O'Hagan, B. M. Pope, M. L. Wallace: E. R. Beli, N. McNeillie, E. M. Donelan, C. M Ferguson and M. Bishop.
St. Andrew's R. Rose: I. Rogers, P. Waolley: 1. Woolley, M. White, I Gitting; A. Wool, N. Field, M. Woolley, P. Gittins and E. Landolt.
CLUB v. SHAMEEN-U.S.R.C. Ground on Sunday, March 8, at. 10.30 a.m.
Club: G. Duncan; J. Rodger, A. R. Botelho; M. W. Turner, A. A. Dand, J. E. Noronha; H. Owen Hughes. G. E. R. Divätt, R. W. Skipp, C. C. Francis and G. P. Lammert.
ATHLETICS.
This finish to a recent match re- minded me of an occasion years ago when I was as nearly beaten at the turn as any goffer can be.
On the way back I found a few shots and showed some better form but as we canie off the thirteenth green my opponent was four up. I took my stance on the fourteenth Lee with the cheerful knowledge that I had to win every one of the remaining hole to capture a trophy. Halves were uselcas to me at a lime when I was thinking myself doing well to secure one!
caddy.
THE CHINA MAIL.
He putted carefully enough, though, and missed.
Another golf match that should have been won was lost.
There was no bad temper on the part of my friend. He tried hari to sink the putt and bore me on ill- will for insisting on seeing him do it.
It is fascinating, thin subject of luck in golf, and I do not know of another game in which luck can so greatly influence the mind and the shots of the player.
aveasure dig-
How the caddies tances to inches to know whether the shot la ours or our opponent's! True, our side may be anxious to ee the adversary go first because we want to see what we have to beat, but if the adversary's shot is
"A good match to win," said the off the mark, can any golfer pre- tend that he does not approach his own difficulties with an casier mind? And an easy mind can win matches.
Whether it was a three that I got at the fourteenth a four-bogey hole-or whether
my swing came back for no reason, at all, I don't know, but i won the next four holes. All square.
Tempers Lost,
Many humorous siorles have been told of tempera lost in bunkers.
It was my worthy opponent's turn. The element of truth in these re-
to think gloomily.
· Not Everyday Feat.
veals what training in self control golf can be on a bad day, for most of us manage to master our feel- inga.
never experi-
To lose a match after being four up is nover amusing. My оут thoug'its were blithe, for to win a Few golfers have match after being four down is not enced a few holes of glorious golf an everyday feat. I wish now that that began with a piece of sheer I reach that last hole that I had not luck-a ball that rolled down a bank begun to tell this story. It wae to the green, instead of rolling down five-bogey hule, long but not the wrong side of the slope to a dieult. -
bunker, or an apparently half- My opponent took six-and I took missed shot that travelled the right
distance because
had estimated the strength required in the first place, or a chip shot that trickled into the tin.
-seven.
Afterwards. when the first burn- Ing thoughts over the indignity of It had died away, I managed to take a philosophic view.
One of us had to suffer over that match. It is a debatable point who Buffers most--the man who is four up at one time and loses, or the makes a recovery from man who four down Bad loses on the last fairway with a couple of unaccount ably had shots.
But to more cheerful incidents.
Example of Luck.
As an example of luck in golf- or other people's bad luck-there is nothing in my memory quite like a match in which my adversary stood on the eighteenth green with а sixteen inch putt to win the malch. I had a putt an inch or so shorter for a half, but a half was useless to me, I had to win to square the match, Perhaps my adversary, thought I should have given him the putt and the match, but I was giving nothing away after nearly three hours work to hold him,
The Royal Hong Kong Golf Cláb notify the following starting times for Fanling to-morrow:-
9.00 am. F. H. Crapnell, H. Spicer. W. 3. Hilier, Capt. Summerfold.
H. Hampton, J. Whyte.
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We
over.
And it is mocking at the gods of Fate to fall to play better after the opponent has let us off when he held us completely defeated.
Magnificent Advice.
"Play every shot on its merits, ignore your adversary and the atale of the game!" That is magnificent advice. When I meet a golfer who can golf in that way I shall award him a gold cup for being the first man I have met who could do it.
I hope that I do not, appear cynical. I agree absolutely with the advice that the golfer should reason that luck evens Itself out in the end, and refuse to be influenced by it. I agree that every shot should be played as though it were á whole career in itself. But now, having agreed with all the truths. about luck, I can give you a small opinion of my own-there IS luck: the ball believes that it
runs for the man who
runs for him.- (China Mail Copyright)
K. K, Rounds, R. Sanger. R. S. W. Paterson, G. W. Pape.
E. J. Dowley, J. J. French.
H. C. Shrubsole, D. J. Keogh.
C. H.. M. Andrew, A. J. R
Wolf.
R. W. Taplin, P. S. Grant
C. C. Roberts, J. B. Lanyon.
J. R. Mason, H. U. Ireland,
A. Leach, A Ritchie.
W.T
W. J. Clerk, D. Forbes.
GOLF.
10.08
10.12 "
STARTING TIMES FOR TO-MORROW.
10.10
10.20
10.24
C. E. Holmes, R. Young. W. Shields, D.J,
Gilmore.
10.28
H. Lowe, H. P. Bailey,
10.32
C. Mycock, Dr. Dovey.
10,30
10.40
0.04
0.44
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10.48
10.52
9.08
L. Yates, J. Coulthart
0.10
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11.60
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11.04
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320
W. C. Clark, W. A. Weight.
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J. G. Campbell, D., 8.
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A. H. Penn, J. R. Hinton.
3.32
G. F. Hole, C. P. Koss.
0.86
L. G. S. Dodwell, A. B. Raworth.
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11.28
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0.44
B. Burton, T. C. Monaghan
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By kind permission of the Com- mittee of the South China Athle- tic Association, the Inter-Univer- sity Athletic Meet will be held on the S.C.A.A. ground, Caroline Hill on Saturday and Monday, March 14 and 16 at 1.30 p.m. sharp. The Lingnam Univeralty entered for the 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 300 metres, 1,500 metres, 10,000 metres, long jump, high jump, hop, skip and jump, pole jump, putting the shot, throwing the dlacus, throwing the Javelin, low hurdles, high hurdles; 400 metres relay, 800 relay, and 1,600 metres relay.
Voenx, E. D.
J. 8. Dykes, A. 0. Brawn
G. W Remington.
Sewell, H. E
A. C. I. Bowker, W. F.
J. Thayer, R. A. Stuart. 11.10 "E. H. Williams, 8. C.
Feltham.
11.20 G. B. Lane, C. M. Roberts.
Redmond.
Barber
T. A
0.
Hartley, N.
O. Eager, A. D. Humphreys
G. T. May, N. 8. Eills.
A. H. Ferguson, L. R. Andrewas.
B.T
1. G. Allison, W. N. Ruyers. Buxton, E P.
A.
Fletcher.
| BRITAIN'S ICE HOCKEY DEFEAT.
Lose to Hungary by
Two Goals.
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. CONSOLATION MATCH.
Krynica (Galicia). -Great Britain, who were beaten in their first nistch in their division of the world's ice hockey champlon- ships, lost to Hungary by three goals to one in the consolation com- for which bas petition, the prize been presented by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, M. Zaleaki.
Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL
RACING To-day, 1.30 p.m. Annual Race Meeting, Happy Valley.
March 2, 3, 4, and 7, 11.30 .. Annual Race Meeting, Happy Valley.
March 22-Fanling Hunt Club's Steeplechase Meeting.
V.
FOOTBALL-To-day Firat Division Glub de Recreio Pollee R.C.; Kowloon F.C. v. South Chine A.A.;
Chinese v. Borderers; Argylla Athletic
Navy; Club v. St. Joseph's;
Division--Borderers
V.
Second Navy; Chinese Athletic v. St. Joseph's; South China A.A. 7 Royal Artillery; Argylls v. Club; Kowloon, F.C. Y, University; Eastern v. Club de Recreio.
CRICKET -- To-day – Divi. aion University v. Hong Kong C.C
(L.); Kowloon C.C. y. Royal Artillery (L.):
Division II- Indian R.C. Kowloon C.C. (L.); Hong Kong C.C. v. Royal Engineers (L.).
HOCKEY To-day- Caer
Clark
Cup - Kowloon Ladies* Hockey Club v. Diocesan Girls'
Ladies' Hockey Club. GOLF-
To-morrow Hong Doubles, Kowloon Golf Club.
March 21-Ladies' Sectan- Prize Giving, Fanling.
Home Andrew's Club v
FENCING Monday-Fencing Club Meating, Yacht Club, 5.15 p.m.
March 21-Tournament, Yacht Club, 8.30 p.m.
CHESS Tuesday Kowloon Chess Club Championship.
ATHLETICS-March 9-Mars- thon Race, Kowloon, 4.30 p.m.
March 16 and 10--Hong Kong v. Canton liv.ralties.
HOME.
FOOTBALL-To-day- Eng- lish Cup-Sixth Round; Scottish Cap Fourth Round.
RUGBY FOOTBALL-To-day. -Ireland v. Scotland, Dublin; Wales v. France, Swansea.
BOXING
THEATRE ROYAL Thursday, March 5, at 9.15 p.m.
MAIN EVENT
15 Rounds Contest for
Middleweight Championship of the Colony and Belt Between
JOCK CRICHTON, SHANGHAI Welter Weight Champion of the Colong.
and
לי
A. B. EWIN, H.M.S. KENT, Middle Weight Champion
of the Colang
Imperial Services Middleweight Champion : 1925 and 1988.
Booking at Moutries: For Hembers of the Hong Kong Boxing: Association
on MONDAY, and TUESDAY, March'z and "2 General Public;
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, March 4 and 5.
̈ MNGSIDE SEATS $5.50,” OTHERS $3,30 and 31.10. `INCLUDING TAX.
WILL CHELSEA REACH
THE SEMI-FINALS?
TO-DAY'S CUP TIES
DUEL BETWEEN WEST BROMWICH AND THE "WOLVES."
SOUTHPORT'S BIG TASK
[By "Cross
The sixth round of the English Cup!
The glamour attached to the: words "Cup tie," an the compsti tron nearing conclusion adds more fue! to the bright fires burning within the modern football enthu- siasts. This afternoon half a million or more sportsmen will ba either witnessing or listening in to the accounts of the four Cup tjes.
A stranger within the vicinity of a Cup tie would perhaps wen. ier at the undue excitement, the countless number of motor coaches and private cars, the display of ribbons upon most of the vehicles, and above all the unchecked flow of human beings all going in one direction. A pilgrimage? Ho would be very foolish to ask.
The stands and terraCES sur. rounding the field of play are ona meas of humanity ready to rise with a thunderous roar at the first aight of their team. The presence of rattls is heard all over the ground and the petty quarrolling between rival supporters com- mences long before the game alarts. "Five to one on Chelsea," eries an enterprising youth, "Keep It," answers the somewhat dubious Biraingham supporter. The crowd begins to get fidgety after a few minutes' dolay and certain sections commence to cheer and
teams from their dressing rooms, Suddenly there is a burst of ap- plause as the visitors take the feld followed by an even louder crash as the home captain lo scen leading his men out.
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REASONS GIVEN FOR DEANE'S ACTION.
"Personal Decision to Retire."
coaxed
LACK OF PRACTICE.
for tho
[By H. G. Deans.]
out
Some surprise was caused when H. G. Deana declined the captaincy of South Africa without any apparent
reason, after being of retirement second and third Testa. The following state- mont by Denne, published. In The Natal Witness prior to the Second Test Match, will be read with interest:
defeating Charlton Athletic and in turn eliminated Tottenham Hotspur and Portsmouth. In "There has been a great deal of last year's competition West talk in the Press In the last two or Bromwich were defeated by three weeks, which to my mind is, Wrexham in the third round. calculated to convey to the minds of “ The Birmingham team have the South African public that I won the cup on two former oc have reached no dofinite decision as casions as far back
as the regards turning out for South 'eightles. Their record this Africa, if invited to do so. year is as follows.
v. Charlton Athletic 2-2
replay replay
1-1 3-1
y. Tottenham Hotspur, 1-0 v. Portsmouth
1-0
"I must point out that on my re- turn from England in 1929 I made a very definite statement to the affect that I did not intend to play any more international cricket, and further that, this decision was purely a porsonal one, in spite of the fact that my firm had indicated
Total.... 8 goals to 4. Wolverhampton Wanderers. A re- clearly that if I did wish to continue
play in the fourth round check-playing they would view my action ed the triumphant progress of very sympathetically. I have never the "Wolves", but their goal by word or deed given anybody any average is indeed a formidable cause to doubt the fidelity of this one. They defeated Wrexham, statement. Bradford City (replay), and Barnsley. Last season Oldham Athletic defeated them in the third round. The "Wolves" have won the cup on two occa- sions. This season's progecas has been as follows. V. Wrexham
v. Bradford City ..
∙replay.
v. Barnsley
9-1 0.0
4.2 8-1
Total.... 16 goals to 4.
"The position still remains exact- ly as stated in 1929 with this dif ference that in 1920 my firm as stated above left me a free agent, but the position has altered to this extent, that they have within the last week or co suggested that I play for South Africa if requested to do so.
"In view of the above position and the fact that i am told it is a very definite desire of the country that I should play for South Africa,
cinp in the hopes of drawing the Everton. Commencing well against if invited, in spite of the fact that Plymouth Argyle, Everton have my personal feelings have in no way not suffered a check in their altered, I am prepared to do so, and advance to the sixth round at do my best for the side although I the expanse of Crystal Palace personally feel that under the con- and Grimsby Town. They ditions and due to the lack of prac- roached the fourth round last tice I have had it is possible that year before succumbing to I may not be able to pull my weight- Blackburn Rovers, Everton in the side. But here, again I am have won the cup once. Their prepared to subordinate my per-- record this season. is as follows: sonal opinion to what I am told is v. Plymouth Argyle 2-0
the opinion of others, the selectors v. Crystal Palace .. 6-0 and the country. v. Grimsby Town
5-3
What then are the matches to be played to-day that cause all this excitement? My answer is to place this list before you.
Sunderland v. Exeter City. West Bromwich A. v. Wolver-
hampton W.
Everton v. Southport, Birmingham v. Chelsea. The result of a Cup tie is at- ways dangerous to predict as the playing conditions Bre totally different to those in ordinary Lougue games, so I shall content myself with giving just the out- line of the advance made by these clubs in their #ght for Football fame.
Sunderland. Entering the com- petition in the third round, Sunderland defeated South- ampton. Bolton Wanderers (after a replay) and Sheffield United in their path to the sixth round. Last year Sun- derland were eliminated in the fifth round by Notts Forest. Below are appended the sults of their matchen.
v. Bolton Wanderers
v. Southampton
replay
v. Sheffield United
Total
... 13 goals to 3. Southport, Carrying all before them in the first two rounds, Southport have had a triumph- ant passage at the expense of Millwall, Blackpool, and Brad- ford. Last sexson they failed to reach the third round. This season's progress has been a follows.
v. Millwall v. Blackpool v. Bradford
2-1 2-1 1-0
Total.... 6 goals to 2. Birmingham. The Midland team has had a very comfortablu
passage in defeating Liverpool
Port Vale, and Watford with- out conceeding a point. Last season they were eliminated in the fourth round by Arsenal, the winners of the trophy.) Below is appended Birming- ham's fine record;.
20
2-0
1-1
3-1
2-1
v. Liverpool
v. Port Vale v. Watford
Total.... 8 goals to 3. Exeter City. In the second round Exeter City had an anxious time against Coventry City, but, after their win in the replay, they progressed in great style at the expense of formidable teams such as Derby County, Bury, and Leeds United. Exeter have not yet won the Cup, and last year did not even reach the third round. This year their progress from the third round onwards was as followe.
v. Derby County
three
Total
2-0
2-0
3-0
7 goals to n!l.
"In conclusion, I wish to make it clear that while I am prepared, if called upon to captain South Africa in any of the present series of Teats, I would not be available for Australia, and this must be accept- ed as a condition of my present offer." (Perhaps he was justified in his effort to help South Africa, as he scored only 30 runs in. three innings).
BLACKHEATH'S OLD RECORD SUPREME.
Seven of the Team Play Against Wales.
IN 1895.
Blackheath hold the club record for supplying the largest number of Internationals to England in one match. Against Wales in 1893 the
Chelsea. Pitted by fortune against Club had the following six doing Firat Division clubs, duty: A. E. Stoddart, H. Marshall Chelsea have shown remarkable R. F. C. de Winton, F. Evershed courage and have come through F. C. Lahden, and P. Maud. Two with flying colours. They have years later seven members played defeated the two premier Lon-against Wales: F. H. C. Fegan, don teams, West Ham and the W. B. Thompson, R. H. B. Cattell Arsenal, and in addition have G. M. Casey, H. W. Finlainson decisively defeated those dour W. E. Tucker, and F. Mitchell, Cup fighters, Blackburn Rovers, Casey, Tucker, and Mitchell had Last season Chelsea lost to the then finished at Cambridge, while Arsenal in the third round. 5. M. J. Woods, also played, and Below is their record this sea- Sammy in those days assisted Blackheath nearly as frequently, na he did Wellington. Another man who took part in the 1895 match, and was often seen in the Club's colours, was E. M. Baker, of Oxford University.
v. Bury
9.2 2-1
V Leeds United
3-1
son;
Total 778 goals to 4.
v. West Ham United V. Arsenal
West Bromwich Albion, After
v. Blackburn Rovers
3-1 2-1 3-0
1
three replays in the third round West Bromwich succeeded. In
Total
8 goals to 2.
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ILL USE IT TO HIDE MYSELF!
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LICKLE LUVLY FING,
BONZO STROKE IT.
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