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THRILLING SOCCER WIN FOR H.K.FA
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The wingers were disappointing
in a way
Through no fault of
for
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY,
NEW ZEALAND TEAM IS WORRIED
NOT PLAYING UP TO USUAL FORM
VERY SPECTACULAR
BUT!!
"Darkie" Chan, above, will not
be seen in local soccer for some stationed in Shanghal
time as he will be perm
(By J. P. Jordan)
London, October 15. THE New Zealanders are very disappointed with the form they have been showing in recent matches, particularly those at Newcastle and Hawick, where their opponents scored try forwards. try with them and lost through a dropped and a penalty goal respectively.
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Lack of condition accounted for their not being able to get} going in early matches, but that cannot be the reason now for not playing up to home reputation
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The repeated failure of their forwards in the scrums. is worrying them, and unless a big improvement is quickly shown Mr. V. R. Meredith, their manager, may decide to adopt the British 3-2-3 scrum formation.
VETERAN PLAYS
RUGBY AT AGE
OF FIFTY TWO
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"So your fitness is not due to a life of abstinence?” I said.
"No." said Mr. Stoop, "It is not The real reason for his fitness came out. Father William, I mean Mr. Stoop, answered that in his youth he kept all his limbs very supple.
Ever since he was 28, he has dane physical exercises for 15 minutes each morning, before breakfast
How Much Speed
How much of the speed and stamina he showed as half for Ox- ford, Harlequins and England have the exercises allowed him to retain?
"I suppose you could run a hun- dred in 11 seconds?" I asked.
seconds,” said Mr. Stoop. Ten "But I never ran a hundred.”
"What can you do it in now? "Not in 10 seconds," he said. So the treatment is not really Ja rival of Voronoff's, --
INSPIRED BOWLING BY LEACH
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The one that was responsible for Leach's downfall went away very quickly. Garthwaite Zailed to find They have WOZI seven a length during his three overs, matches out of eight. But they and Alec Pearce did not appear jare not so much concerned to cause the batsmen any undue
about winning as about playing anxiety. tip-top football.
Local Fielding Good The Honx Kòng felding WÁS
Forwards Problem In this they have succeeded only very sound, Teddy Fincher ex- up to a point. Some of their com celling at silly point and in the bined movements have been bril-gally, and Ricketts and Alec liantly spectacular, but in many Pearce being very safe with their phases, particularly at forward hands. Ricketts brought off a they have not yet attained the very fine catch at first slip to dis- standard of Porter's and Gallaher's miss Jenkins of Pearce's bowling. teams.
throwing himself to the left tö British forward play, all round. bring off a spectacular two-hand- is better than it was, though noted catch. 1. up to the pitch it reached In the heyday of Wakefield, Voyce, Biakis ton, and Conway.
INTERPORT RIFLE CONTEST
INTERESTING FACTS
COME TO LIGHT
SINGAPORE'S DISTINCTION
(By "Leighton”)
Singapore, November 1. AST year Singapore totalled 954 in the Inter- Port shoot against Hong Kong and Shang- hai and had to be content with second place Shanghai putting up a total of 965. Hong Kong got 888.
This year we expected to do better but ended up with a score of 939 and our chances of winning the shield are extremely remote. It is now over 20 years since Singapore last won the Inter-Port trophy.
-Our score in the Overseas, „303 Full Range Postaly Match crganised by the National Rifle Association and open to all British Colonies and Protectorates was quite good, 1104 out of a possible 1200. Last year we pat up-273 out of a possible 840.
DETROIT WANTS TO STAGE LOUIS-SCHMELING FIGHT
But Mike Jacobs Is First To Make Schueling Sign The Line
New York, October 14, Sportamen in Detroit, the home town of Joe Louis, are making a bid for the staging of the Locis-Max Schmeling fight which is fully expe ted to take place.
Jacobs admitted that the bid "was a good que and that he was going to Detroit to talk with the syndicate which has offered to erect a large areas. "Fint, how ever, I've got to sign Schmeling, he said.
very
The Inter-Port Trophy: WAS first fired for în 1889 and
Shanghai were the first win-
ners with a score of 819 as against Singapore's 777 and Hong Kong's 774
The Earlier Years In these earlier years Hong Kong were on top and
won the trophy 11 times up to 1907. Sin- gapore were also quite successful up to 1914, the last time they win, and have held the trophy on tem Occasions. During the last eight years. Shanghai have not been ["beaten, though` Singapore chal- lenged her very closely in 1931, losing by 14 points, in 1933, losing by three points, and last year, jlosing by eleven points:
There were no contest during the years 1915-22 inclusive so that this year's competition" was the
The Record Scores
After Teddy Fincher had been hit by one that cocked and had been caught off a mishit with the In face of that, the only con- next ball, Hong Kong, who start- clusion is that the New Zealand ed the second innings with a lead forwards are not a patch on their of 33 rams, were with their backs
It looks predecessors, and our county and to the wall. Leach, who relieved₤150" to win. Border forwards, not to mention Elliott after the latter had bowled much like a Northern victory. forty-seventh of its kind. Swansea's, have gained the upper four overs at the Naval Yards end, Hong Kong allowed a great op-] hand
bowled seven consecutive maidens, portmity to slip through their Fanky Packing
| five of which were to Alec Pearce, fingers.
-Detailed scores. High packing and an inability who was barracked for his slow
Hong Kong 1st Innings- or unwillingness to shove have display at one period he hað been the New Zealand pack's chief batted for half an hour without TE Pearce,. c.P. Madar, b
Elliott. At the other and Jen- fants, as vouched for by
one scoring hooker who continually beat them kina, who was relieved for only for the ball. "I found it easy to one over, also kept an immaculate get under them," he remarked, length and was turning the ball
appreciably. "and the rest was simple.”
22 Rams In 55 Minutes It will be interesting to see what happens to-morrow when Edin The Pearce partnership-the
THOUSANDS OF burgh and Glasgow, who more first instance in the annals of
RUNS
Newman Has A Good Season
(By GEOFFREY SIMPSON)
Landon, October 8.
Zealanders have met, take
E. C. Fincher, e H. Madar, bp. T. A Pearce, e H. Madax, - P
Mader
Madar-
A. H. Madar, Inw..., b Leach Lt. CC. Garthwaite, e Booth, b
-P. Madar
Madar
One of the closest matches in the history of the series was in |1914. when Singapore and Shang- jhai tied with a score of 942. "Sin- gapore took the trophy owing to the fact that they had the better score at 600 yards. A similar tie is recorded in 1904 between Singa- 4pare and Hong Kong Again 11 Singapore were successful being
one point the better at 600 yards:
Singapore's Records
59
28
The record team score and re- 17 card indivídual score both stand to
11
12
the credit of Singapore, who in 1910 put up the magicent total
0 of 963. It was in this same year that de Silva made the astounding
A. W. Hayward, e Stokes, b P
Madar closely approximate an interna Interport cricket that father and Capt. D. W. Ferse, b Leach tional team than any the New son have been associated in a GR. M. Ricketta, b P... Madar
the stand had realised 22 runs in 65jA. R. Minu, e H. Madar, & P. Ka- held.
minutes when Tam hit across a
G. 8. Dunkles, not out If the Cities pack are as good leg spinner from Lesch and was F. D. Pereira, st. Kerzan, b. P. as the South of Scotland eight, clean bowled for 26, scored out of then their backs, who and site 43 in 30 minutes. Five runs later his, Bickford was starved for a mark and his two goals inside of
best pair of halves in the four Alec Pearce, who had played dour greater portion of the game, while five minutes speaks volumes Tso Kwai-shing, with the excep-fhim. Baldry centred beautifully C. W. Newman, who is 44 years countries R. W Shaw and W. cricket, fell a victim tion of a few stray attempts, was and his goal was a perfect exhibi-old, has just completed a season Logan and J. E. Forrest and Wrong "un and failed to survive a Pearce) for 4; 2 (L. A. Pearce) for and 500 yards.
tion of timing and accuracy, Wong of club cricket in which he hit the C. W. Murdoch in the three-quar
ter line, should carry the day. The Services gave a very fine! Wing being beaten from the mo- colossal total of 4,032 rims.
For this the Alexandra Park all-round performance, although ment it left his foot.
batsman averaged 71, and (hel there were one or two men who
made 18 centuries-two of them. were evidently suffering from an
double ones. off-day, Rowlands being one. thent
completely out of the picture.
Wolverson Shines
of
Glut Of Goals
The game started off at a very fast pace, Ridley opening the score
within the sensationally
combined minute after a
This is believed to be a world first
record for cricket. **OVE- Newman is an amazing crie-
SOUTH CHINA HOLD SPORTS MEET
to Leach's
scare of 104, which is likely to Extra (B. 9, N. B. 3)
stand as a record for all time. Total
213 Last year CF. Edwards scored Fall of the wickets-1 CL. El105 getting possibles at 200 yards
25: 3 (Madar) for 38; 4 (Fincher) Other big totals have been 965 confident appeal 53-3-14.
Garthwaite opened brimful of for 151; 5 (Garthwaite) for 160; 6 confidence, but was bowled by a Persse) for 163; 7. (Ricketts) for by Shanghai last year, 962 by half volley which he attempted to 190: 8 (Min) for 208: 9 (Hayward) Shanghai în 1910, 965 by Hong Kong in 1910 and 965 by Singa- hit with a cross bat. The Hong Lor 212-10 (Pereira) for 213.-
pore in 1909. Kong batting then presented a
י
in sight, four wickets falling Elliott
in 21 minutes for only 28 runs. P.. Mader Madar was well caught in Jen Stokes
Leach kins's leg trap, Hayward fell to Jenkins
Bowling Analysis:
O. MR W
7 I 26
81
28 1343
a beauty from Leach that came in Booth from leg very sharply, Persse was bowled I no-belis. an Lb.w. victim (he was so Shanghai...ist Imings
Wolverson, of the Navy, was ment Not long after, however, keter, who long ago convinced the pick of the two backs. Swain the Association forwards swung bowlers that the "too old at forty" being inclined to kick-and-rush the ball about between themselves, theory is just moonshine. So far methods which was just what Lee Robertson sending Tso away and in his career he has clouted them Wah-poon, Lo Man-sa, Mak Yen-sang ashamed that he went out by the EP. Humphreys, b Ferra and his men expected and took ad- the right-winger flashing across a for 44,000 runs and 155 centuries vantage of.
perfect centre which Lawton help and according to Newman he is The halves played a very fine ed into the net by attempting to "seeing" the ball as well at 44 as game, particularly Clarkeson, on head out.
he did at 22.
the right, who, following his poor But more thrills were to come display against South China a fortas Ridley raced away and, follow- ALL BLACK PLAYER UNFIT night ago, completely dominated ing a short passing bout with Hig-t
a
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100 Metres Championship: Yeung
Time, 15 secs.
Chater Road entrance!), and Minn L. F. Stokes, e Garthwaite, b T.
A Pearce 400° Metres | Relay · Race: Chui-|
was bowled by one that he at-5. R. Kermani, e 2. A. Pearce, kwong Athletic Association.
Junior Division
tempted to play.
bi Miina Hop Step ́ And Jump:--Tsang Sik. Minu had not much hope of E. Booth, e Ricketts, b Min yan, Tang Chak-sum, Wong Ting-scoring quickly when he went in D. W. Leach, Perase, b Ricketts shek. Distance 10.38 metres: {
Both Leach and Jenkins were at P. Madar, b Pereira High Jump:-Tsang Sik-yan, Wong the top of their form. He would J. R. Lee, e Dunkley, 136 metres. Palanga Ting-shek, Wong Kwai-pui Height have been of more use three, wie E. P. Williams,
Long Jump: Tang Chak-ekets earlier.
Dunkley Dropped
Car Junior
Minu
Hayward, b
Mina
H. Madar, not out
G. B. Eott, b Pereira
to
I. C. Jenkins, e Bicketts, b T. &,
Pesree
SHANGHAI HARDCOURT TENNIS THES
Shanghai, November 7-Playing [în top form, V. T. Wong defeated WAH Duff yesterday by 6-2 7-5, to enter the final of the men's singles in the Shanghai Hardcourt Championships being held at the
86 Cercle Sportif Francais, while 2 Mex. Moir and Mrs. Brüggen: Cate 17 established themselves as finalists
in the ladies' singles by emerging 1as victors from long hard-fought encounter with Mrs. Dvorjetz by [8–6, 4–6 8–6, and Mrs. Collaco
by 1-6, 7-5, 6———4—
Extras (B. 5. L'B 5, NB 5 13}
Total
PROPOSED RUGBY TOUR OF ITALY ABANDONED
stown, October-18,"In-view
play in his little ares and had gins and Baldry, again sent the London, October 11-C. J. Oli Bertie Gosano completely bottled Services ahead with a grounder ver, the vice-captain and centre- up in the opening half. His disThe Association, however, were three-quarter, is the latest casualty Tsang Sik-yan, Man Chai Distance tribution was good, and he tackled not to be robbed of their share of among the All Blacks. For some 6.08 metres. resolutely and without danger to the limelight and Lee Wal-tong time he has been suffering from a Kwonging, Tang Chik-sum, Kwan secure another wicket before the
100 Metres Championships. Mok, Shanghai were unlucky not his charge.
equalised with a brilliant shot trained leg muscle, and in the re win-wong Lawton, in the pivotal position, placed just inside the left-upright cent match at Newcastle he suffer.
close of play, Dunkley being drop- had the misfortune to head the out of Bowlands' reach."
ped by Kermeni off. Jenkins in a fed from a heavy cold and played 400 Metres Kwan Wing-kweng, ball into his own net, although 14
The Services continued to press far below his best form. He is Chung Moon-che, Wong Wing-chest thrilling last over. Incidentally,
Time, 1 min. 4 secs -
the last over was started on the for 13: 2 (Stokes) for 53, 3 (Booth) of the International situat
dar) for 140; 6 (Leckie) for 145: 7
the Sarth Kwan Wing-kwong, Wong Kam-aming of stumps! - Time 28.2 seck ears through Baldry, who 400 Metres Relay Races South Saturday regardi
If there was any doubt on Elliott) for 150:8 (Williams) for 151; 9 Kermani) for 180; 10 (Jes- the questions) for 150 the ball into the roof of China. Boy's School d
Bowling Analys Boy's Division. the from 20 yards, following
100 Metzes Races -Yu Kai-yum, T3 himself a centre from Bax
Tuar port, Cho Pan
Fall of wickets-1 (Humphreya)
he had not touched it, it still would and Rose missed a "sitter when not expected to be out of the game 200 Metres: - Mak Kwong-sung, stroke of five, the time for, draw for 64; 4 (Leach) for 183; 5-C-
have been a goal, as Rowlands was Ridley headed over Lee Tin-sang's for long at the other end when Tso Kwai-head. Just before the interval one shing centred. Bowers, on the of the best movements of the game left-flank, played his best game to culminated in Lee Wai-tong giv date and dazzled the large throng the Association the lead for the of spectators with several hairst time. A centre from. Tho was raising attempts to score, one of crashed against the cross-bar by Just before the end Bertie (15.10. his shots just being pushed out-Bickford and from the rebound Gosano left the Services side the bar by Wong Wing
Belliant Forwards.
The Services
forwards, parti Bose, at inside-right, and and Baldry the left tion," were brilliant,
constituted the mein source
to the Association's ose was inclined to
at times, but he
50 Metres Ra
úštai, Chow
Eine to
1200%
a goal, Ros
Lee breasted the ball into the net standing when he went
Strange Injured
from the The second half was full of his thrills and incidents, B. Gosano searing cleverly off his eft-foot from: the right, verzing round at the last mo
the
er-bowled
unted
Garthwa
planned
which has been abandoned.
19
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African Capetown,
G. S, Dunkley, low, b P; Madar FD. Pereira, not out ~
Extras (36-LEI NEZ)
Tatal
145 Fall of the wickets-1 (Fincher) 26, 2 (T. E Pearce) for 48;
Pearce) for 53; 4. (Garthwaite) 56-5 (Madar) for 63, 6 (Perise for 64; 7 (Hayward) for 67;8(Minu) 1ac (77;) 9. Cunkley) for 1
(tts) - for-145)
258
fast
hey | FR. M. Ricketts, b Jen
hân - A. E. Minu, b