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CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
FIRST FOURTEEN IN LATEST HOME RUGBY
GOLF TOURNEY.
Three Players Tie for Second Place.
STEWART'S GOOD WIN.
acores in the
The following were the leading Open Golf Cham-
pionship of the
of which WAS
morning:-
A. B. Stewart
1. G. Sheldon
J. II. Andrew,
1. W. ShewAN
JA.
A.
.E. Listaman
H. Musson
F. E. A
10. E. C.
Remedios
Priestley
F. J. de Rome
D. Denhamn
W. D.
Is J. H. Fox
L. G. S. Dodwell
K. S. Robertson
I. Newton
RESULTS.
Oxford Show Very Good Form.
YORKSHIRE LOSE.
London, Nov. 7. The results of the Rugby Union Colony, the result matches played to-day were
announced this follows:-
77+84 101 A182 163 85+78 109 St. Bart's Hosp. 8
an
Blackheath 3 Guy's Hospital 5 London Scottish 16
Headingley: Norikampion
Cambridge U.
17 10
London. Welsh
10
16
Rosslyn Park
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28 Harlequins
11
3 Newport
81+82 103 Bedford
8383 166 Bristol
.88 +70 = 147 Cardiff
108 Moseley 8781108
84484. 168 Oxford. Un.
+82 +87 160 Lelcenter -87+82169 Plymouth
.85 +84 = 100
88+83=171
County
28 Richmond
20 O.M.T.
◊. Devonport
Services Championship.
SCOTLAND BEATS WALES.
Overcome Bogey of the Wrexham Ground.
FIRST SINCE 1899.
London, Oct. 31. The Wrexham match between Wales and Scotland was fought out! to-day on the historic racecourse 3which hitherto has been Scotland's bogey ground, the Scots not having won an international there since 1899. Scotland won 3-2.
9 Twenty thousand spectators were
10 present at the start. Scotland were the more dangerous side in attack, but some promising movements were spoiled by the Welsh defen. dera throwing them off-side.
A
3
8487 171 Lancashire 9 Cheshire 12 ..87 +85 172 Durham 13 Yorkshire
Cumberland 11 Northumberland 8 There were 58 entries.
London, Oct. 31. The prizes for the best rounds in the morning and in the after- cannot be announced till after the play off for second place.
посп
SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF.
race
The following are the results of the matches played under Rugby Northern Union rules to-day:-
16 H. K. Rovers 11 Warrington
Bailey
6
39
21 St. Helen's R.
Huddersfield 21 Leigh
IG Broughton
Barrow
17': Oldham
Bramley Castleford
Hull
Leeds
53
Rochdale Salford
10 Halifax
St. Helena
$5 Bradford
25 Keighley**
28
24 Hunslet
32 Dewsbury
The third ladies' championship Swinton
of the Wakefield under the auspices Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club was Widnes salled yesterday, the course be-Wigan
York Ing:-(1) Channel Rocks (P); (2) Kowloon Rock (P): (3) Cust Rock (P); (4) Channel Mark Boat Rocks; a distance of 7.3 miles. Results:---
3
'H" Class. [Started at 3 pan.]
P'tion Ptr.
4 Norena (Mrs. Krogh, Mon) 5 Rolla (Mrs. F. Sheldon) Siskin (Mrs. J. G. Mackie) 2 Diana (Mrs. E. M. Bingham) Argulla (Mrs. E. Pearce). Dorothea (Mrs. Stanton) Colleen Mis Nanssen)
1 7
up & "G" Class [Started at 3.0 p.m.]
P'tion Pts. 4 12
Daphne (Mian E, Stokes) Allen (Mra. D. C. Lambert)
(Mre. Why Wonder
Wales were the first to score. O'Callaghan sent in a shot' which was blocked, and the ball went out to Curtis, who was tripped in at- tempting to get past Harkness. Curtis scored from the penalty.
Stevenson equalised in the 25th minute from a corner, and Thom- son gave them the lead after the match had been in progress 80 At half-time Scotland] minutes.
10 were leading, 2-1.
A
Gray's masterly handling in goal
2aaved Wales repeatedly in the second half. The Welshmen made
Wigan Highfeld 21 spasmedic raids, but their finishing
37 Featherstone
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.
Friendly.
12 was poor.
5
McGrory scored Scotland's third 17 while the Welshmen were standing
still, appealing for offside.
Rugby Union.
Hampshire Leicester
London, Oct.28. 16 Middlesex
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17 Noits, Lines & Derby
10
London, Oct. 29.
29 Derbyshire
9
24 Monmouth
London, Oct. 28.
2
13
Yorkshire Glamorgan
Cambridge U. 12 Guy's Hosp.
Oxford U. 31 Oxford
Greyhounds Rugby League County Champlonship.
20 Cumberland
NEW CYCLING
1
16
Yorkshire
Fowkes)
10
Bluofncket (Mrs. G. D.
Adams)
Boojum (Mrs. G. Pickering) 2
Speedwell (Mrs. A.
Pricincunt
Stewart)
3
13
Eunice (Min E. Rose) ... Joan (Miss Bird)
B
8
9
78 K.P.H.
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The second cruiser champion- ship of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club was sailed on Sunday, the course being round Hong Kong Island, a distance of 24 miles, and resulted as follows:-
Azuma (Mr. E. I. Lambert)
P'tion Pts.
La Cigale (Mr. N. Croucher) 3 1 sis (Capt. F. A.
Anstruther)
*Norgeman (Mr. F. L.
Nicholson)
*Imog)
(Mr.
A. H.
U. & I. (Mai. Barry)
*Curlow (Maj. Tosh)
Wanderer (Mr. F. Baker) *Sea Lark (Mr. Cock) ... Did not finish.
* *
*
RECORD.
Wales fought back strongly and O'Callaghan scored following a free- kick.
The teams were:.........
Wales:--Gray: Richards (Barna- loy and Lumberg (Wolverhampton);] Edwards (Linfield), T. Griffithe (Everton) and Lawrence (Notts County); P. Grimths (Everton), (Grimeby), Glover O'Callaghan, Robbins (Cardiff), and Curtle (Bir- mingham).
Scotland:-Harkness; Blair and M'Cauley; Massio, Meiklejohn and Brown (Rangers); R.. Thomson 35 (Celtic), Stevenson (Motherwell),' McGrory, McPhail, and Alan
Como, November 1, Manera, the Italian long distance cycle champion, created to-day new world's record for one hour's cycling when he covered 78,188 kilmetres.
Morton.
KICKING FETISH IN RUGBY.
#
Welsh Handicap.
Welsh Rugby Union football has rocent The previous record was held by suffered tremendously in Paillard (France), who covered
years from a surfeit of kicking by
and
three- centre 76.28 kilometres."
half-backs
18
16
70 and 10 kilometres.
12121
M
The annual open Royal Navy and Royal Marine team Boxing Championships are to be held on the Friday, December 4, at Theatre Royal. Entries have been received from H.M. Ships Kent, Berwick, Cornwall, Suffolk, Med- IWAY and Submarines, Hermes, Tamar, and Small Ships. The has kindly Commander-in-Chief consented to the Royal Marines Band playing before boxing and during the interval.
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#
In a fast game of hockey at King's Park yesterday afternoon, the Hong Kong Hockey Club second-eleven de- feated the H.KS.R.A. by the odd goal in three, The score at half- time was one-all. Nowers and Wade scored for the winners, for whom Reed and Kilbes gave an im- pressive display.
#
*
The Ladies Open Singles Lawn Tennis Championship for the cup presented by the LR.C., has now
Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL
Season
Manera also broke the records for quarters. According to the Man- chester Sporting Chronicle, this is the real reason why Wales no longer produces outside half-backs and three-quarters comparable wing with the great players of the past.
"In some
last cases an absence of real team spirit the fact that was traced to Saturday- Twelfth
forwards who did their best in the Extra Race Meeting at Happy Vailey.
scrummages to obtain possession became disgruntled when they naw the ball kicked into the hands of the opponents.
RACING
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HOCKEY-To-day Y.M.C.A. Marina V. Jat Regiment: on ground at 5 p.m.
To-morrow-Hong Kong Hockey Club v. Jat Regiment on the Marina ground at 5 p.m. -Hong
UPTION Yong Hockey
Chib
Park at 5 p.m.
at. King's
RUGBY FOOTBALL-To-mor- row-Kowloon RF.C. Y. H.M.S. Hermes at King's Park at 6 p.m. BOXING Saturday Hong Kong Boxing Association Tourna ment at the Theatre Royal
CRICKET Baturday-Division 1-Hong Kong C.C. v. Indian R.C.: Division II-Kowloon C.C. v. R.E. & R.C.S. (L.): Indiag C.C.; Royal
R.C. T
Hong Kong Navy v Queen's Cory-Senior
FOOTBALLS
Borderers v. Kowloon; v. Navy: Police v. St. Joseph's; Recreio v. Club; Junior Shield Police v. Argylis; Recrelo v. B.A.F.; Division II-University
Navy: R.A.0.C. v. Borderers. GOL-Saturday St. Andrew's Society v St. George's Society at Fanling.
Y
reached the final round and is to be three sets. decided on the courts of the U.S.R.C. on Friday, play commene
ing at 2.15 p.m. The finalists are
Brisbane, Yesterday, Against Queensland here to-day Misa E. Lo, whose opponent in the the South African touring eleven semi-final was Mra. Keary, and Miss scored 195 and then dismissed four Thomas who reached the final by of the home batsmen for 78-runs---- defeating Mrs. Chiu Chup Chiu in Reuter.
"The great need for Welsh foot- ball this season-and it applies to Jatar- club football as well as nationalfa for straight-running, determined half-backs and centre- three-quarters-men who will use their full powers to create acering chances for their wings."
PATAUDI SCORES A
CENTURY.
Before Lunch.
- New Delhi, November 1. The selection match for the Roshanara Tournament took place Before lunch the here to-day. Nawab of Pataudi scored 102 runs not out
The match is being played against the Army Club. ?
The New Cantonment total so far
is 204 runs for four wickets.
After lunch, Pataudi was caught; off the first ball of the over In the #lip
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