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K.B.S.F.P.A. LADIES'
GOOD FORM.
St. Andrew's Checked by Weak Team.
I.
-GOALKEEPER FIND.
TRAGIC GAME AT IBROX.
Passing of a Great Goalkeeper.
CROWD'S POOR SPORTSMANSHIP
[By Scrutator.]
London, Sept. 7.
ROYAL ARTILLERY'S BIG WIN.
Y.M.C.A. Second Eleven
Trounced.
POOR UNDERSTANDING.
At King's Park yesterday the Y.M.C.A. second eleven struck their worst form of the season when
Royal Artillery by seven goals to
The K.B.S.F.P.A. Ladies' Hockey Club played a vory creditable drawn game against the St. An- drew's Ladies' cleven
modest, and charming personality, Park yesterday.
Ou no Their eleven included no less one consolation remains. than four reserves and their disono's conscience lies the cause of the young man's death. Thomson play was all the more meritorious took the risk of diving at the feet poor combination
In this bleak hour of 'tragedy at ni King's the passing, of such a handsome, they were declsiyoly beaten by the
when considering they were oppos.
one.
The first half witnessed very on the part of
el to last, season's runners-up in the Rangers' centre-forward, the "Y" cloven, and it came as na English. The goalkeaper's head surprise to their supporters to see the Caer Clark Cup League...
came into severe contact with the them cross over five goals in ar- Mrs. Settle, who is playing in
rents. The second half was much roal for the K.B.S.F.P.A. is show-knee of the Ranger.
Both feil English scrambled more evenly.contested though it ing very good form in these early matches and will be a welcome ne-up and commcneed rubbing his must be considered that the Artil- the gruel- lery greatly slackened He quickly noticed that quisition to the side in their Caer knee.
Thomson was lying inert and sense-ling pace that they had set in the The visitors only opening half. Clark encounters..
less, and went over to help him.
scored twice in this half, T. J. Ambulance men were then sum.
K.B.S.F.P.A. RUGBY FIFTEEN.
Against Borderers Detachment.
TO-MORROW'S MATCH.
The following will represent the K.B.S.F.P.A. Rugby Football Club in their first match against a de- tachment of the South Wales Bor- derers to-morrow afternoon at King's Park at 4.15 p.m.;———
moned, and Thomsons was removed
to the pavilion.
As he lay there awaiting the arrival of the ambulance waggon his sweetheart was admitted to the room. It was a poignant moment. as the stretcher was carried past the grief-stricken girl.
Parents' Ordeal. From the first little hope was entertained of the injured man's re-
covery.
His skull was fractured, and in spite of an operation to try and anve him, he passed away In the Victoria Infirmary at 9.25. Thomson's parents were present when he died, having motored through from Cardenden. Fife, on receipt of a wire from Mr. Maley,
Price, substituting for J. M. Purvis,
netting the "Y'a" solitary point. J. Hargreaves gave a very promis- ing display on the wing and shows good promise for a very success- ful senson.
Result
Y.M.C.A. II
Royal Artillery
1
7
Y.M.C.A.-L. D. Skinner; A Tat W. Stoker; T. J. Price, R. A. Bates, F. S. W. Smith; L. W. Macey, A. R.. Brown, W. J. Brown, F. Parker, and J. Hargreaves.
SECOND DIVISION DRAW.
L. D. Skinner (full back); J. J. Ferguson, F. D. Kilby, T. Whitley and H. Muller (three-quarters); Lf. Keith Murray and W. A. Summers (half-backs); W. Stoker, J. M. Purvis. S. Macnider, father and mother and brothers Shanghai Bowls Team's
| Riddell, W. L. Mackenzie, Li Grayham, S. Hardy and Dr. Cogan (forwards).
HUDDERSFIELD VICTORY.
Advance Three Places
in League Table.
LEICESTER'S HOME DEFEAT.
'London, Yesterday, The only match played in League football to-day resulted in Hud- dersfield Town snatching an away victory over Leicester City by four goals to two.-Reuter..
Table to Date.
Gonle,
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts Wel Broat .11 22 24 14 Everton... 10 7 0 3 24 16 14 Wednesday
13 30 19 13 3 3 2 2 14 13 Arsenal.....10 fluddursielt 103 32 Sheffield U. .10 Aston Villa 31iddlesbro
Leicester :Birmingham .19 Liverpool ...10 Bolton
M'chester C, 11 Sandertal.11 Newcastic
Blackpool
Derby Chelsen Grimsby West Hani Blackburn Portantouth
STARTING TIMES FOR
SHEK-O CLUB.
Championship.
manager
of the Celtic. To the
and sisters of Thomson our heart- fell sympathy is extended.
Scotland's Best.
Fine Recovery.
Shanghai snatched their lawn The affair created a most painful bowls game against the Hong Kong sensation in Glasgow on Saturday Second Division out of the fire at evening. Telephone calls to the the last head when they register-
to the newspaper ed a one infirmary and
to give them a drawn offices inquiring about Thomson's match on the Hong Kong Electrie condition were continuous. Every-green yesterday.
Scores:- one knowns the story of the departed player's career, how he was dis-Hong Kong. covered by Celtic "scouts" while C. S. Beat they were prospecting for a differ- ent
player altogether, writes Serutator in The Evening News.
W. II. Muskett w. S. Drake A. L. Shields
(Skip)....20
That was In 1926. Thomson" soon bounded to the topmost pin- naels of football fame. Last sea- so he played for Scotland against Hends England, Ireland and Wales, and also for the Scottish League. He had two medals for the Scottish Cup.
Mr., Herbert Chapman of Arsenal was credited with the ambition to land Thomson among his collection of "stars" at Highbury, although. no approach had been made to Callie. Ind the yeong Iran lived to figure in such a deal it is certain he would have set up un unusual figure for a goalkeeper. For he
an unusual goal-
keeper.
was
190
the
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2
Shanghai.
C. W. Glover T. Muin
G. B. Stormes H. E. Peck
(Skip). ....20 Hong Kong Shanghai Shots Total Shots Total
GOLF.
3
3
A Wreched Game. Now to say a word about wretched game in which Thomson met his death, for wretched and ac- cursed it assuredly was. Some blighting "malevolent influence seemed to permeate it from start to finish. The thronged slopes of spectators never warmed up to it.
It was unhealthily pockmarked
The Secretary of the Royal with snarl and "bito" and un-Hong Kong Golf Club supplies the sportsmanlike behaviour. In that following list of starting times
(Continued on Page 7.) for Fanling on Sunday:-
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E. G. N. Grimble v. G.
Miskin
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