THE CHINA MALL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1935
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POLICE HOLD FUSILIERS TO DRAW IN SPLENDID SOCCER GAME
Green, above, the Police inside- left, displayed splendid form
and scored the first
LYEMUN HAVE VERY
NARROW SHAVE
BARRACLOUGH TACKLES
DURHAM!
RA. "DERBY ENDS IN DRAW
"
against the Fusiliers yesterday STONECUTTERS surprised their most optimis- tic critics at Sookunpoo yesterday when, after facing a 2-0 deficit at half-time, they shared the points and six goals with Lyemun in their First Division League soccer encounter."
LEICESTER'S
NINE RUGGER INTERNATIONALS
· BUT BUCKINGHAM WILL BE MISSED
NORTHAMPTON IN STRONG POSITION
London. September 7. Midland Rugby prospects seem even brighter than usual with
Lyemen were very lucky to share the points; they had most of the play during the first half. but missed several chances of scoring through bad finishing. The second half saw a complete reversal, Stonecutters bombarding Durham to score three goals. and they were extremely unfortunate in not being able to secure the decider.
Edmunds, above, gave Lyemun their equallising goal in the Royal Artillery First Division soccer "Derby" against Stone- cutters yesterday.
Saturday's Results
A Glance
FIRST DIVISION
• RECREIO
LINCOLNS KOWLOON
BLACKBOURN'S VERY FINE DISPLAY
SOLDIERS SUPERIOR ALL ROUND
THRILLING SECOND HALF
(By "Rover"),
C
Blackbourn, above, the Police right-back, gave a magni- Scent display' yesterday against. the Fusiliers and xxved his side
ATHLETIC BEAT
A
FAIRLY large attendance gathered at Kow- from certain defert. loon yesterday to witness a stirring First Division League soccer encounter between the Police and Fusiliers, in which the former, after At twice being a goal in arrears, came away with one
point after both sides had scored twice.
The game was played at a fast pace and the exchanges were full of incident, especially during the first half when the speedy Fusilier attack dominated play- The Police recovered some
6 EAST LANCS. 2 thing of their old form during the later stages, however, and
1-CLUB. SECOND DIVISION
• FUSILIERS
As a team, Lyemun showed better class. They manoeuvred ST. JOSEPH'S better and were trickier, but excellent play by the Stonecatters defence kept them out until Barraclough pulled his team together ENGINEERS and proceeded to demonstrate to the spectators that Stonecutters KOWLOON could play football.
That Stonecutters did so well is entirely due to Barraclougù;} games with the All Blacks then the safe pared
Coun-
kept the soldiers defending furiously for long spells.
Blackbourn worked heroically in the Police defence and it was
3 due to his stubborn tactics and clean kicking that the Fusiliers
0
4
0 UNIVERSITY
4 EASTERN
3 RASC &
3 RADIO THIRD DIVISION
RACC
LINCOLNS EAST LANCS.
CLUB
CHAN CHAN-HING'S MEDICALS 2 AIR FORCE
RECORD
CHINESE
.
* did not add to their score. A feature of his truly fine display
I
POLICE
1 EAST LANCS 1 FUSILIERS -3 ST. JOSEPH'S 3 LIGA
EUROPEAN
POLICE 1:1 LINCOLNS
first against the Midland
at outside-left, but after thel ties at Coventry on September, 19 interval he moved to the centre -and an English trial at Moseley and led the attack.
His per- to top a bill containing many atsistener certainly encouraged National Mark Bettered PORTUGUESA 1 ENGINEERS tractive club and county matches his forwards. for during the re- Leicester should be strong, with mainder of the game they were nine internationals: B C Gadney, seldom out of Lyemun's area who is captain, R. J. Barr, D- A-|and Durham was kept very Kendrew. C. Slow, G. W. C. Mei- busy. kle. J. McD. Hodgson. C. St J Beamish. J. S. Wilson and Es
Nicholson
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Good Wingers
Stonecutters had two excellent
Ralph Buckingham's retirement wingers in Smith and Forbes.
Very Fine Wing Charles Beamish and McD. Hodg-
League
In Exhibition !
10,000 WATCH MISS YEUNG SAU TUNG
SATURDAYS- GOALSCORERS
✔]
FIRST DIVISION- Sandford (East Lanes) Gurbachan Singh (St. Joseph's)
SECOND DIVISION Bell (Club) Ling Ping-sing (Eastern) Setters (Lincolns) Bowker (East Lanes) Evans (Fusiliers) Wildy (Lincolns) Turner (Lincolns) O'Brien (RAS.C. & R.AO.C.) Walkden (East Lanes) Omar. (Radio)
Nanking. To-day. Chan Chan-hing, the Hong Kong means the loss of a former captain They were both remarkably fast swimmer, created a new 50-metre record of 28 and a successful place-kicker. An-and both showed perfect ball con-free-style national
3 seconds yesterday other serious loss is Dr. Morgan trol Smith has played two sea- minutes. Crowe, the Irish centre, and it is ons in First Division football, but afternoon during an exhibition of at which, Miss in this position that Leicester Forbes is a newcomer and, if he swimming bere,
can keep up yesterday's form be Yeung Sau-king, the leading Chin. look to be weakest
should do well in the premier ese lady aquatic star, as well as two other swimming stars from Hall played a good game in goal the Colony, participated. son will bring valuable weight for Stonecutters. He had a busy More than 10,000 people storm-Coakley (Fusiliers) and experience to the pack. Gad-time during the first half, but ed the doors of the swimming pool, Bamster (Fusiliers)
Tam (University). ney and Slow will continue their
good shots. outside the Mausoleum Park, to Blake (University) saved same very fine partnership at half-with ex Hunt was good in the pivotal watch the "Beautiful Mermaid Yong (University) cellent reserves in J. L Barker position, but was not so polished and her performances.
The pro- and W. A Smith; the Leicester
as his opposite number. Morton.ceeds of the gate will go towards Farmer (Air Force) shire county cricket while in J.
who was on form and distributing the flood relief fund- B. Charles they have one of the
well finest wings in the country.;
..
The Hong Kong delegates re- Durham made a reappearance in turned to Shanghai last night by It is good to hear that Mosley the Lyemun team Injured during the night train-Central News have already made extensive pre the close of last season. he had Agency. parations for the trial match ez Dec. 7, and will be able to accom-been out of the game until yester
modate 10,000 spectators.
day, but proved that he was still reliable..
Sound Attack.
E. F. Wright will continue his enthusiastic captaincy with G. E--
The Lyeman forward line was Thompson as his deputy. All last season's players are available ex-very good, the right wing being cept A Roper and L. F. Em-the better of the two Rivers and i blem who, unfortunately, have Edmunds played very well,- parti- both given up the game owing to cularly Edmunds, who was on tip- Reece played quite. a eye injuries. Newcomers include top form.
Birdwood (Cambridge and good game and scored two goals, Rosslyn Park), I. Panton (Bedfora but would have scored more had and East Midlands), G. Green he
more painstaking (North Midlands), RK. Impey, ·(Continued on Page 7) R. P. Hirst and C. B. Thornton Peter Cranmer will be available. for a few games as last year.
Coventry's Fine Pack Coventry are almost embarrass-
C
ed by their number of first-class Last year their pack
forwards.
was one of the best in the coun- try. Now, two of their most pre- mising recruits are, Dr. Phillips, (Continued on Page 7)
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been
TREVESSA TROPHY
To-day's Race Called Off Owing To Typhoon
FANLING GOLF
Collings And Scott Tie In Captain's Cup
THIRD DIVISION-
Joanilho (St. Joseph's) Chan Wing-kan (Chinese Police) Elliott (East Lanes)
Gottsche (St. Joseph's) Tatler (Fusiliers)
Humphreys (Fusiliers) Jones (Fusiliers)
Beal (Engineers) McGrath (Engineers) Badden (Engineers)
Powell (Engineers)
·C. Santos (Liga Portuguesa)
Thorpe (Lincolns)
Lilley (Lincolns)
Willerton Earopean Police) |Pr» (RAMC))- Slater (RAM.C.)
Yesterday's Results At A Glance
FIRST DIVISION. ARTILLERY
(Stonecutters) 3
R. K-Collings (78—5—73) and A. M. W. Scott (83—10—73) tied | POLICE
ARTILLERY
(Lyemun) 2 FUSILIERS
1 ATHLETIC
and will play off for the Captain's SECOND DIVISION Cup, which was decided at Fanling S. CHINA over the week-end.
Other scores were: L. Goldman
38
(82-8-74). F. B. Black (92-1874) and D. H Blake The bi-annual zace for the (90-1476). There were Trevessa Trophy, which was to entries. have taken place to-day, has been postponed because of- - the
MR. H. MAJOR HIT proximity of the typhoon.
BY FALLING POLE
The race, which is for life boats from ships in the harbour. is held every other year to per-
Mishap In C.S.C.C. Lawntuate the memory of the crew.
Tennis Tourney
HOLE HALVED IN ONE
Unique Feat By Ladies
For the second time on recordi
YESTERDAY'S GOALSCORERS
FIRST DIVISION Roberts (Fusiliers). Reece (Artillery," Lyeman) Green (Police) ... Jobasjon Police)
Edmunds (Artillery, Lyemun) Baraclough (Artillery. Scutters). Smith (Artillery, Scatters):
| Forbes (Artillery, S'entters)
SECOND DIVISION
SOUTH CHINA IN
SECOND DIVISION
THRILLING FIGHT AT CAROLINE HILL
WINNERS” GOALKEEPER'S FINE DISPLAY
was his amazing speed in recovering lost ground. Chris Pile A thrilling Second Division threw much unnecessary work on to his partner's shoulders by League soccer battle at Caroline wandering too far upfield, and the usual understanding between Hill yesterday resulted in a vic- the two was missing.
tory for the Chinese Athletic over
SAINTS TAKE
The intermediate line was not South China by 3 goals to 1. so steady as usual, Gough being Both teams were in the best of very hard pressed to keep down form and the result was a ding- the activities of Sullivan and dong game from start to finish Harrison Brooks showed to with never a dull moment for the advantage in his accurate pass huge crowd present
slower in his tackling and positioning-
LEAD WITH WIN
OVER THE CLUB ing, but was
Recreio's Narrow Escape
CHINESE POLICE PLAYER FOULS BADLY
(By "REFEREE")
Insides Too Slow
Terrific pace was a feature of the match combined with remark- able defensive work by the Ath-
The Police attack produced lit-letic team. South China's defeat the method in their play, Tommy was not for the lack of buying Pile being the only player with and had it not been for some speed and initiative. He and amazingly poor shooting, the re- Moss sent over many fine centres, sult would probably have been but the inside f rwards were rare more even. |ly fast enough to outwit`a`very
Brilliant Custodian As I forecasted in Friday's edi-active defence:
The Athletië had a distinct ad- tions of the China Mail, St. Stevens and Johnston missed vantage over South China by the Joseph's stood a very good chance several good scoring chances, inclusion of Lee in goal. He was of making up for lost ground with though the former had few good almost unbeatable and evoked tra- their much improved team. and opportunities given him being mendons. applause from the this, they proved on Saturday when forced to forage for the ball him- spectators. they took both points of the Clib self.
South China fought to the bitter by an only goal to take the lead
The Fusilier defence proved end and their forwards, led by in the First Division.
very solid, with Rowlands again in Hai Yan-Kwong, gave a pretty Gurbachan Singh is fast mak- the limelight with
display. clever 2ing a name for himself in soccer clearances Both backs kicked rebalanced team, being particularly The Athletic fielded a well circles and his winning goal for solutely and showed good co-opera-
the Saints was s grand piece of tion. Keating being prominent good in defence, while their for opportunism, the leader nipping with his headwork,
Keneghan Shines -
wards were fast and were well supported by the half-backs. Their display on the whole merit-
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round one of the backs to score | past Rodger as the latter WES waiting for a pass from the back. The halves and forwards worked a win
The Recreio, without three of ed in splendid unison. Keneghan their best men
in A. V. Gosano, being an energetic centre-half, a B. Gosano and N. Beltran, sur-great spoiler, and distributing the prised even their most optimistic ball to good effect. supporters by their display
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With the forwards combining soį
1 Saturday when they forced the smoothly, their attack was
Lincolns to a goalless draw.
Lincolns Weaken
series of well thoughtout move- ments that constantly threw the! Police defence out of gear. Tal The very fact the these three bot, Sullivan and Harrison were were missing substantiates my statement that the Lincolns have conspicuous in several good moves and the shooting of the whole line deteriorated-
was well on the farget, that of
LANCS RUGBY
TO BE JUST AS
STRONG AS EVER
YORKS
FORWARDS
IMPROVE
In spite of the absence of Boyd Roberts giving Mellardy plenty to COOKSON RETURNS TO SALE
from the right-half position, and
Hesse from inside left, Kowloon think about.
3
2
managed; through the excellent performance of Bores, to keep
3 the score down, in their match
against the East Lancs.
{Continued on Page 5).
Fusiliers
SECOND DIVISION
Goals FW-LDF APts
East Lancs. Athletic University Lincolns Recreio
Engineers
Cindy
South China
R. A. S. C
·R-A20.C. Eastery" Redio Kowloon
Teung Kan Po (Athletic) Chan Van Chi (Athletic) Chan Tak Fai' (S. "China)
LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE
PANFIRST DIVISION
Gozle PWL DFAPt
2007 1:4 101743 1005 82 100 20 2 Engineers 2.1 1 1 2 Fusiliers 21 10 2 52 East Lanes.
of the ss Trevesa, who, when their ship foundered, sailed a distance of 3,000 miles in an open a golf hole has been halved in one There were. 42 entries for the|poat to safety.
by women. This feat was per- American Tennis Tournament at It is not":
"known yet when the formed on Sept. 17 at the eighth the Civil Service Cricket Club race will eventually be held
hole (170 yards) on the Colwyn | yesterday, Miss Faro winning the
Bay links by Mr. C. B. Taylor, St. Joseph's
Police }a former Denbigshire champion.}
and her opponent, Mrs. Maurice S. China "A"
Ladies' prize while her father won FOOTBALL FIVE-YEAR PLAN the Men's prize.or
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doing well
Miss V. Bradbury came second The directors of Scarborough Jones: in the Ladies section, while PC have announced that they] The other women to accom- East Lanes Messrs L. Agafuro, J. Skinner are about to embark on a “five, plish this feat were Miss G. Clnt-15/scolas and T. Armstrongs drew for the year plan,” the objects of which terbuck and Mrs. H. M. Robinson, Fliers
Recreio second place in the Men's Section. are "to buy the athletic ground, who halved: the 15th hole (110
KA -- Mr. H. Major was unfortunately from the Scarborough · Corpora- yards) in one at St. Augustine's, RA (8) struck by a falling screen support. tion, and improve the standard of Ramsgate, in May 1925. pole during the play and was sent play, with the nižimate object
(as can be traced a golf- He is reported to be attaining Football League status hole has been halved in one con to hospital.
1in the Third (Northern) División, only seven other occassi
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BLACK HAWK AGAIN SECURE VICTORY
Keen Baseball Clash At Caroline Hill
BUT AARVOLD RETIRES
London, Sept. 6- Rugby will be in full swing in
the North on Saturday, except that a real beginning will not be made until a fortnight later ou Mersey- side
Before the County Champion- ship programme opens on Octo- ber 20 the New Zealanders will have met Längs and Cheshire at An excellent baseball game was Birkenhead Park on October 5, seen at Caroline Hill yesterday and Northumberland and Durham when, in the return game, the at Gosforth four days later. Dur- USS. Black Hawk beat Hong ham will also fulfil their "annual Kong by 2 runs,
friendly fixture with Derbyshire, The excellent pitching of in the last-named county, on Joubert, the local star, ~ ́and October 16 - With county trials 220 2 0 1 0 Morales, of the Black Hawk, were also to be arranged there will be
20 240 2 0 0 the outstanding features. The little breathing space. 2020030 Black Hawk won in the last in Lancashire expect to be as
aings when Hirsh misjudged a dy strongly represented as last sea to allow Murphy to obtain a home son, and I understand the only run and bring in Bensch.
(doubtful starter is Watcyn Tho- mas. the Welsh internatonal. who has had a good innings. ~~ Clande Davey told me last-season he might in future confine "himself to clab Rugby, but he may change his views. Graham Helkie and Roy
Totals 24 11 11-2755 55 24
THIRD DIVISIONA
Air Force
| Láncolna:::
Medicals
St. Joseph
PWL'DF AP
22040-7/24 GOOD TENNIS PARTNERSHIP
210 17 53 21 0 1 5 3 3
RUINED BY PRESS:
The best doubles partner have had? Without hesitation
Bay Fred Perry. And this comLeyland will be in the Midlands would falling scholastic appointments, bination, which
been, the best in the? was ruined by the English.
play-most of their
may p
by there
Continued 'on