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FEDERATION DEFEAT ASSOCIATION
BRANWELL BREAKS UP PARTNERSHIPS HUNTING PERSEVERED WITH AGAINST ARMY PERSSE PLAYS FINE KNOCK (By L. B. W.)
Bivers, above, has so far die- played..consistently good form for Lyemun in the First. Dévision.
THE weather on Saturday was not at all condu- cive to good cricket and for that reason I think it was most satisfactory to the teams con- cerned that the Army Navy league fixture should have been abandoned to be replayed at a later back for the Association yester date. As it was I doubt if any definite conclu- sion could have been arrived at even if the game had been allowed to go on up till 5.45 pm-the RAST LANCS official time for drawing stumps.
Chris Pile, zbore, gare a brilliant performance at left-
day in the Governor's Cup match. which the Chinese Federation won by 4 gual to 1.
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GOVERNOR'S CUP
1 HECAAF SECOND DIVISION
2 6. CHINA
Z NAVY
HKFA
RASC. &
RAO.C
IN
GOVERNOR'S
CHINESE TEAMWORK
WINS THE DAY
SWAIN CARRIED OFF ON A STRETCHER
THE
B. GOSANO'S FINE DEFENCE THE Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation soundly trounced the Hong Kong Football Association in the First Round of the Governor's Cup Competition yesterday, winning a match crammed full of incident, yet supplying little good class football, by the comfortable margin of 4 goals to 1.
Swain was injured in a collision with Tay 15-minutes be 4 fore the interval, but carried on although obviously in pain. During the break he was taken off on a stretcher, being more badly hurt than was at first suspected.
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Although styled a representative game, it was really South China "A" (with the sole exception of Wong Wing in whose the Chinese convincingly demonstrated the value of teamwork pitted against individual talent.
Capt. Walch again won the toss for the Army and elected to bat in a slight drizzle with a very stiff breeze blowing across the YESTERDAY'S GOALSCORERS -place Pan Ka-ping played) against the pick of the Colony, and wicket Capt. Persse and Lt. Williams opened the batting for
RELUCTANT
TO FOLLOW the Army and it was soon evident that the former was palpably out of practice. Williams, on the other hand, shaped very well NEW L.B.W. RULE and gave the impression that he was going to make some runs
Lt. Branwell, the Navy skipper, opened the bowling with Day and Tufnell (Pavilion énd), but after only one over Branwell took the former off and gave Hunting the ball For his first senior league game. Tufnel bowled very well indeed was not in the least afraid of tossing them up. Off his second ball Persse gave one of the easiest returns I have ever seen, but the bowler put it down!
BRADMAN'S FAULTY
TIMING
(By "FAIR FIELD")
London, November 13. Australia's reluctance to adopt
At this stage
Williams
was
a con-
NEED NEW
· STIMULANT
the new lbw rule is sure to arouse playing the better cricket of the RECREIO considerable speculation in the two, though he, survived
for obstruction fident sppes? other cricketing countries.
The Australian Board of Con-against Tufnell, but just when he trol are ordinarily shrewd judges. appeared to have got his eye in The assumption will be, therefore, he had the misfortune to play on that they believe that the. new to Hunting. rule would not be to Australia's advantage.in Tests
clext.
Pad Play
From the Pavilion it appeared
as though Tufnell was swinging a little in addition to coming in awkwardly from the of. By this Why this should be so is not time Perase was well set and had, Australian batsmen are settled down to play better cricket not much given to pad play, for than I have seen him do since his the simple reason that pads are innings for 50 odd runs in one of useful mainly on soft or sticky the early Interport trials. wicket when the ball is turning considerably.
Promising Stand Broken With the score at 30, Day was
Syd Strange Is Not A Forward!
FUSILIERS REMARKABLE LAST-MINUTE RALLY
GOVERNOE'S CLP
Lee Wai-tong (HKCAAF) Fung King-cheong (H.K.C.A.AF) Tay Kwet-liang (HKCAAF): Ridley (HK.F.A)
SECOND DIVISION Spencer Gary)
Austin (Navy) Wride (Navy) Vanghan (RASC & RAOC) Chrke (R.AS.C. & BAO.C.) Horner (East Lancs.) Ratcliffe East. Lancs.)
| Li Wing-on_(S_China)
TABLE TO DATE
SECOND DIVISION
Goals PWL DEAPS
EAST LANCS.
SECURE LAST
MINUTE WIN
South China Juniors Nearly Cause Upset
+
BOTH DEFENCES EN LIMELIGHT
11 7 1 3 46 $ " to their Bust defeat at Soeka
..10
Fusiliers East Lanes. South ChinR Lincolns Engineers RASC &
R. A. O. C...10 Athletic Navy
(By “REFEREE") Very few surprises featured Club Saturday's football League pro Recreio giamme, the outstanding of which Eastern was the defeat of the Becreio at Radio
University Kowloon On the average Australian
won by an only goal after a thrill- wicket the ball goes practically given the ball again (in place of the hands of the East Lanca, who
down some
Total ing encounter. straight through. If it is off the Tufnell) and sent
Swain and Steele, the East wicket there is no need to resort very good deliveries in between much to pads. If it is on or about some very short ones. Persse and Lancs fall-backs, tackled, and Dawson played steadily, the rate cleared magnificently while under the wicket, pad play invites
of scoring slackening somewhat pressure, their covering being but, it nevertheless looked 25 a big Quite probably the board, most though they were in for
It was at this stage
Lawton's Good Werk ly conservative in policy, are sime partnership.
Lawton, in the pivotal position. ply reluctant to commit them, that Branwell took over the bow- selves to an experiment of wiroseling from Hunting and, though his stood esd and shoulders above necessity they are not convinced first over was not at all impres the rest of the soldiers, his head- The fact that Don Bradman hax/sive, he succeeded in breakingwork and long passes out to his
tatal appeal for lbw.
Conservation Board
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It was an in-
excellent.
gime.
just been disurised twice leg the partnership in his second before in the same match ander over when he had Persse caught in wings being a feature of the the old rule-might suggest that the slips by Day. there is not much need for change anyway.
Bradman's Retra Incidentally, "Bradman's
*
..11 2 2
It was this teamwork that won the game for the Chinese Man for man, there was little to choose between the two sides and praise must go to the 10 Association men who battled so
pluckily, and with unexpected
success throughout the second half against a better trained combination
Fung And Ip Shine
CUP
Pan E-ping, above, present of the captain and goalkeeper South China "B" team, gave a very fine exhibition in goal y terday for the Chinese Feders- tion in the Governor's Cap match.
CIVILIANS HOLD
DISAPPOINTING
HOCKEY TRIAL
DEFENCE PLAYERS IN LIMELIGHT
GUEST AND DOS REMEDIOS
OUTSTANDING
A disappointing Civilian hockey trial was held at King's Park yes- terday, when 23 players were on view in a scrappy game featured The Chinese forwards provided by good individual play by the in- move after move, with Fung King-side-forwards of Colous, led, by cheong and Ip Pak-wah creating Gurbachian Singh, who was sup- most of the openings. The wing-fated by S. Chowdhury and Kale men, Tso and Tay Quee-liang. To want Singh
The fast-kancs, came very near ceived an abundance of perfect hers were several absentees, passes and continuously sent over among whom were G. EE Divett, 16.
yesterday, when in their Second analy placed centres...
J. & Potter, S.. S. Chin, B. EMX 32 10 15 Division clash with, South Chins,
Supported by three quick-mov de Soma and N. Beltrão.
32 20.11
23 I 12 they emerged victors by the "odding Halves, of whom Leung Wing- Play was very fast throughout
Foal in three, scoring the winning chai was outstandingly good, these and was featured by the excel 18 21 10 got in the last few seconds.
-eight players, by using brains #lence of the respectivé defences,”
32 14 11 The game throughout was very well as their boots, gare the Asso Guest, at right-back for Colours, 1936-6 fast and evenly contested, but ciation defence a regular tousing, being outstanding, while A. Silva, 9 3 6 019 second half honours went to the and had four clever goals to show of the Argonanta, and W. A. Reed, .10 2 6.2 18:25
9 1 7 1 13 343 East Lanes, for whom Horner for it
$ 1.6 1 10 39 3Batcliffe and Taley were three (Continueck on Page: 53 1.
191754: 3} fast forwards, and the Chinese
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CAPTAIN'S CUP AT FANLING
Burton And Forsyth Qualify
goal underwent many close calls.
In defence, both sides were well represented. Harwood, and Bail, with a strong riddle line in front of them, showed confidence and promptitude in tackling, and their passing was very true.
Soldiers Robes Tackling
South China's forward line wasi tricky and fast, but up against the | robust methods of their opponenta,. their craft counted for noħght,| CE Burton (83-13-70)
being allowed few scoring qualified for the Captain's Cup chances. on the Old Course at Fanling over
tries.
The Equaliser
RAOC & RAS.C.
BADLY TROUNCED
BY NAVY JUNIORS
CORPS RUN OF WINS AT LAST ENDED
SOLDIER HALVES FAIL IN THEIR TASK
of the Club, shone in the half- back line. Melellan, who made his first appearance, wax, sadly lacking in practice, this being his first game in almost 18 months!
Fowler's Failure
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Nooy, on the left-wing, was very much better than S. Fowler, the opposite wing, whose clumsy efforts lost him a chance of securing a place in either the Civilian or Interport teams.
Wong was the pick of the two custodians, being very cool under
A continned run of success pressure, and while Ramzan Kick-
In the first five minutes South Came to an end yesterday whened with gusto, he came very near glorious ending to a good innings Bowen, in defence, and A the week-end. Other scores were: China, took the lead through Lathe Combined RASC & RAOC to missing several.
A. A dos Remedios was the Dawson Subdued
Gosano, at centre-forward, shone W. A. Stewart (83-10-73), E AWing-on, who scored from close team were soundly beaten by the After this success. Branwell for the Recreio. These two play Rodgers (94-21-73);- K. &
Navy at Challenen Road by 6 goals pick of Whites' defence, clearing The MCC's tour, for which
to 2 and but for the magnificent with deadly precision and plenty the new rule has been temporari-very wisely went off again, giving ers worked like Trojans, bat un-Robertson (79-673). T. J. 12786.
display of Cooper, the Corps cus of power in his strokes. His ly adopted, may help to make the ball to Heating. At the other fortunately they received very Price (89-15-74), K E Rounds
todian, would have been beaten by sense of direction was definitely end Tufnell relieved Day and met little support, the remainder of (90-16-74) and J. MacKnight
zood and he should make the pro- Australian convertà
with immediate success, getting the team resorting to individual (84-10-74). There were 32 en- Following a succession of dan-an even ingger margin..
raids, Horner. Agerous
Cooper ved innumerable shots bable Civilian eide for the next Dawson out Lb.w, though I must play. dia-add here that I felt Dawson was!
AK Forsyth (88-24-64) through, but was tackled and and in the second-half was at trial.
Bates, who played in the first missals indicate, more significant-not out as the ball appeared to Club Disappointing qualified from 14 entries over the brought down, and the ball rolled times subjected to an incessant
half at right-half, was a decided ly than his (for him) very pitch, outside the off stump and The Club displayed very dis New Course.. Other scores were:to Ratcliffe, who tapped it into an bombardment da
The Navy were vastly superior, improvement on Bliss, who came derate scoring, that he is not yet break in sharply.
appointing form against the L Goldman (80-8-72) and W. empty goal
In the second period, the East their outstanding players being in during the second period. The in this best form.
I saw Dawson make 45 against Athletic on Saturday and would G. Bobertson (91-17—74), - Gifted with brilliant footwork, the Indians some weeks ago and have won, but for a poor display
Lancs, pressed confirmantly. “A Tudor, at centre-half, who kept a former fed hisinger with bril- hand drive by Griffen struck the tight hold on Clarke, and Spencer, ant passes and spoiled magni- lightning judgment and an eye of
ficently throughout. post, and a well-planned move-Willcox and Austin." such extraordinary power than he expected some bright cricket when at forward, S. Strange, in the he went out to bat. Strangely, unusual position of inside-right
ment between Tuley, Horner and pr [Ratcliffe ended in the latter send-
can follow the spin of the ball enough, however, he was very sab being right out of the picture. from the bowler's band without dued and took some time to com-
recessarily watching the wrist pile his 15 ans.
and finger action, Bradman rare- ly indeed staps in front without
connecting with the ball
The fact that he has done so twice in succession is clear proof that after his long absence from "they game he is not yet timing the
ball with his old certainty should soon come back"
NEW DIVING COACH FOR
(Continued on Page 3).
FRENCH TENNIS WIN
German Players Lose In Paris
But for the prompt tackling of Hill and Exilton and the splendid goalkeeping of George Rodger, the Club might have suffered an ignominous defeat"
Fine Pair Of Backs Mak Shut-hon and Fu K the Athletle backs played sterk 1 ing games and were mainly re- sponsible for keeping the Ciab forwards at bay and, incidentally. rave-Sia Tin Him very little to do
goal
Corps Weakness
The Corps' weakness was in the
ing in a powerful shot which Wong Wah-kai saved by diving full half-back line where Worsfold and
Jennings completely failed to hold With only seconds to go, the the Navy forwards. Behind East Laver put everythi
to a theim McQueen and Dieby were very shaky, giving little cov
Cooperande being
final desperate efforts and
MARTON BEATS petted the winni
MACGREGOR
Fanling Golf
The following were the”-ret
of the Second Round
Hong Kong Go
Ship play
conclusio
red by Spencer
sted colleagues:
DURNEY
POLICE AND RADIO SHARE NAMAK PORTS:
Oliveira's Good Display
Oliveira
good in the ivotal position and was on a par,
W. A. Bood,
his dis
for
Beed (Club) and,
4:3-4 8- Fowler"
Laury (Radio), Gur- (Radio), Kalwazt Singh
(Radio) and D. J. Nooy, FILO
(Recreio); E. Bates