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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1937
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H.K. BEAT WASEDA BY ODD GOAL AFTER STIRRING STRUGGLE
East Lancs. Beaten In Last Encounter By 5 Goals To 2 By League Soccer Champions
.. Rodrigues, above, is un- likely to play much cricket this. season owing te pressure of busi-
Desk
THE AMAR NATH AFFAIR
11
INQUIRY RESULT
ANNOUNCED
INDIAN CRICKET
FINDINGS
New Delhi, To-day-
TULEY & O'DONNEL
IN LIMELIGHT
SANDFORD AND SWAIN SEEN AT THEIR BEST LEE WAI-TONG BACK TO FORM
(By "ROVER”)
THE
THE East Lancashire Regiment hade farewell to local football!
of the local Football League and lost by 5 goals to 2 at Sookunpoo yesterday, after holding their own until 15 minutes from the end, when the Chinese scored three goals in rapid
succession.
K.I.T.C. TO
BRANCH OUT
BIG CLUBHOUSE
PLANNED
MEMBERSHIP INCREASE
COX PLAYS BIG PART
IN VICTORY
WRAITH EXCELS IN FAST ENCOUNTER
PENALTY BULLY DECIDES ISSUE
A
(By "STICKS”)
PENALTY bully late in the second half gaveį the Colony hockey team victory over the touring Waseda University eleven by 3 goals to 2 in a thrilling game on the Royal Naval Recrea- tion Club ground, King's Park, yesterday after- The Kowloon Indias Ten- noon, after the Japanese had thrilled the specta- tors with a brilliant first-minute goal, the ball not being touched by one of the Colony players!
nis Club, who will be com- memorating their tenth sani- versary in July, next, are con- templating the erection of a new clubhouse, which, if the the plans are approved by authorities, will be one of the most up-to-date buildings at King's Park.
Among the sponsors for a new
H. Ellsworth Vines, above, put up a better show against Fred Perry last Friday, but he was again exhausted after the match. Vines is here neen in action at the HK.CC ("China photo).
Mail"
Following their defeat on Saturday, at the hands of the Combined Services, Waseda were not expected to provide much opposition to the Colony side yesterday, but they delighted Throughout their stay here the Regiment has earned thej
throughout a very fast game with some perfect admiration of all followers of football by their behaviour and sportsmanship displayed on the field of soccer, and yesterday they and larger clubhouse is Mr. Mo-movements and were very unlucky not to have gave as good an exhibition of football as that served up by any bad Singh, the President and a Life shared the spoils, although territorially the HATS OFF TO
The difference in score vastly exaggerates the superiority mainly responsible for the inau Colony team had more of the game than they did. Had the Colony team taken advantage of its the seven short corners awarded them during the
game they would have won by 10 goals to 2!
The Colony side were by no means at their brightest and
Regiment that has been in the Colony recently.
Member of the Club, who
of the Chinese for the East Lanes, were equally as good and hadguration of the their fair share of the game.
The East Lanes.
fielded the kled down to the task of marking team as last week. Lee Wai-tong very determinedly. while the Chinese were forced and the Chinese “idol, was noti
same
WILS
Club and who
was instrumental in securing present site at King's Park
Big Increase In Membership
-
H.K. LADIES CREDITABLE WIN AT HOCKEY
POOR TACTICS
OF "Y"
(By "REFEREE") Due to the fact that the Waseda
England, and has announced its ground quickly, and the perform-les had a hard afternoon against being no separate accommodation hods often caused anxiety and had of Willy Reed, who is on the in-ground, but those who braved the
findings as follows:
Wright was dis several weaknesses were quite apparent. to make several changes. Tamas dangerous as usual, and it was
appointing in the centre-forward berth, missing numerous Kong-pak was absent in the only in the latter stages of the According to Mr. Jahan Dad,"sitters." The only time he did net, he infringed badly with A full meeting of the Indian full-back division and Lau Mau game that Lee was able to give the Honorary Secretary of the "sticks."
The Selectors made their biggest mistake, however, in Cricket Board of Control has took his place. In the forward his usual exhibition of good ball Club, the membership has increas- discussed the report of the line Tay Quee-liang came into control.
ed considerably during the past breaking up that brilliant Kumaon Rifles partnership of Nerain Beaumont Committee, appoint-the team in place of Ip Pak-wah Scullion, the right-half, closely few years, and it is now necessary Singh and Partab by dropping the former in favour of Thornhill, University hockey team opened ed by the Board to investigate and Ho Kar-keung played in-watched the speeds Tan. He was to find some means for accommodat-who, although he scored the Colony's first goal, was never coll their programme of eight matches on the U.S.R.C. ground on Satur- the circumstances surrounding stead of Fung King-cheong.
sure in his tackling and his fasting the ever increasing numbers, vincing and who badly starved Pariab. Amar Nath's despatch home The East Lanca, forwards play and determined tackles prevented among which the ladies section Guest was a disappointment at magnificent spoiling had much today afternoon, only a handful of spectators were present for the and the incidents during the ed much better than they have Tay from being really dangerous. has increased by 100 per cent. The full back, and never gave his col- do with the Colony's success
Pearce Cup Ladies' Seven-A-Side REED MISSED All-India cricket teama's visit to] done for a long time and covered while on the opposite side Eckers. Present club comprises a bar roomli
Heagues the confidence they were and a small dressing roar. there entitled to. His dilly dally, met- |
Hassan, at centre-half, instead Hockey Tournament on the C.RS. ances of the wingers, Taley and Tso Kwai-shing, and though this (1) The vice-captain, Major C. O'Donnel, were quite one of the player did occasionally get past for women.
it not been for the brilliant perjured list, was never really at ease drizzle were rewarded with dis- K. Naidu, did not support his cap best seen this season.
The latter him he was never able to centre
Hong Kong Ladies won the tro- Besides having separate rooms formance of Cox, his partner, the fand, although, very hard-worked, tinctly bright entertainment. tain.
evaded Lee Kwok-wai with the
properly.
for lady members, a lounge, an Japanese team might have left the did not supply his leader with the greatest of ease and sent
right type of passes, with the re-phy, and deservingly, their three over With the winge.s well marked, office and a bar, it is intended to in-field as winners. numerous good centres, while the Chinese were forced to attack elude in the proposed new build-
sult that Wraith and Thornhill, the best players being Miss E. Gray. inside forwards, were compelled to Mrs. Donald and Miss W. Marsh. I Tuley, aided by Ridings at inside down the centre, but here they ing, a billiards room and a bad-
cannot, however, help feeling that left, kept Lan Wing-choy and Lee found the opposing backs in tip-minton court. The court will be
Cox fully justified his selection fall back to take the ball up.
Donald, on the right-wing, gave they were fortunate to surmount Ting-sang busy with his good
top form. Swain rarely placed a constructed according to the mostland it is quite apparent that he'
a much better performance than the "y" hurdle as easy as they did. positioning and runs down the.
against be badly missed foot wrong, his sliding tackles and up-to-date requirements and will will wings.
first time clearances being the be large enough to allow three Macau. As this was his last game Saturday, and sent in several Had the 1925-6 holders appreciated features of his game, while his rows of seats to be placed along in the Colony. it was a brilliant very fine centres. There was really the speed of their forward trio, was well Steele was prominent for lights, the
partner, Steele, backed him up the sides. Instead of overhead"swan song" if I may be permitted very little at fault with his dis-the Misses M. Smith, M. Westcott court will be fooded to call it as such. Brilliant interplay, although I admit that at first and 0. Dalziel, they would have I feared that he would be one of done considerably better than to jceptions, coupled with accurate and well-placed hitting, were the the weak links in the forward line. have lost by 4 goals to 1. As it was lusion, although I am still in.were there to dribble the ball up. clined to believe that S. A. Fowler in the circle and then pass to might have accomplished a little their sharp-shooters. The result
(2) The captain, the Maharajah of Vizianagram, split up the team into parties.
(3) The captaincy was taulty. (4) The team was too large. (5) No blame could be attached to the Manager except that he did not send the players to bed earlier. Sandford's Best
(6) There were no breaches of) discipline on the field.
•
the manner in which he checked with lights from the sides
dangerous movement be-
many
COX BRILLIANT
Plans for the proposed building keynote of his display at left-backHe did, however, justify his in-the defence had the idea that they
to
Sandford, at inside-right, (7) Amar Nath was guilty of full of tricks. He was the source ill-mannered and rude conduct, bat of most worry to Wong Mei-shun. in private. In view of the warn-who found this player faster than ings given by both the captain and usual. Sandford has been play Kwai-shing, and it was his anti-have not yet been submitted
tween Lai Shui-wing and Tso have already been drawn but they the manager, however, their ac-inx well recently and in this game cipation that reduced any danger the authorities for approval. It
was capped any of his past perform from this wing.
is. however, planned to have the justified, although it was consider-lances. His passes to his wing ed that this punishment was too and in the centre were well plac played in the senior team twice, anniversary celebrations in July mediate line worked very hard and
Swallow, in goal, who has only building completed for the tenth; ed, and he was always lying well
coolness. He next. It was recommended that the back among the defence when displayed great
saved a certain goal when Lee Wai-tong sent in pile-driver
tion in sending him home
severe.
E
Souza, the Colony goal- keeper, was very cool between the sticks and brought off some excellent saves. Although the Hong Kong inter-
were responsible for breaking up visitors' dangerous jmany of the
attacks in the second half, ther
t
more.
Wraith, at inside-right, gave a wonderful display and was easily bead and shoulders above the rest of the Colony forwards.
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MAMAK HOCKEY
was that the defence found the quick tackling of their opponents too much for them and the for- ward
trio might just as well have been in
the circle at tre. Seeing how the land lay, however, the three inside forwards should have dropped back in an endeavour
the dress Alhambra Thea-
Board's sentence on Amar Nath. be needed. allowed to stand. but as he has Smith, at centre-forward, was al already expiated the offence, he be hard worker. He kept his other from close in and dealt confident- allowed to play in India provided forwards well supplied with for-ly with all shots from a distance. though he had to keep a watch on were not able to keep to their
Sandford and Smith most of the places. be apologises to the Board.
ward passes and harrassed · Pau
time. Lee Kwok-wai did not re- Gonsalves was grossly at fault Reuter.
TOURNAMENT seal his best form, and he could in this respect in the earlier ex- food shot in owing to the constant display on his last showing. He and O'Donnel, while behind him the opposite fark with the ball in C.B.A. And Argonautat the ball upfield and so adopted not get a proper hold on Sandford changes, often wandering over to attention of both Wong Mei-shun distributed the ball well and hejLau Mau was unsteady and often stead of sending it up to his for
Record Wins
INTERNATIONAL RUGBY
ENGLISH FIFTEEN CHOSEN
TO MEET WALES
London, To-day.
on every possible occasion, though
he was not able to get a really
Lee Back To Form Lee Wai-tong gave a improved
and Lee Ting-sang.
Ridings quickly settled down to
was in better shooting form.
In the defence Wông Mel-shun
his new position. He combined played a good constructive gaine,
well with Tuley, on the left-wing.
and was always assisting his de
The following have been select fence, but he could have swung
ed to represent England against ball
miskicked.
(Continued on Page 5)
wards right away. In the latter stages of the gamme, however, bel improved considerably and his
Wales, the champions, in the ne, the be, more to the other wint: Two 'A' Teams To Meet 'B' Teams
In-where O'Donnel was in great ternational. Eugby series at form and where the Chinese Twickenham next Saturday after-defence was not very strong..
to secure possession and then attempted to make pro- jeress, either by using their speed. in contrast to tricky stickwork, or
the hit and rust tactics their op- ponents used to such advantage. Two Mamak Hockey Tourna It was just another case of a ment matches were played in Kow-championship team in the making loon yesterday.
failing dismally owing to faulty Fielding only 10 men through-tactics. But, in any case, hats off lout the game, the Nomads lost to to Hong Kong Ladies for a very the Central British Association by creditable win. They understood 15 goals to 1.
the requirements of 7-a-side hoc- S. A. Fowler, was the pick of key and, with all seven players 'the winners' forward line, scoring giving consistently good perform. five of the six goals netted. B. ances, recorded a meritorious H G. Owen-Smith (St. Mary's Hospital) (Captain): Butler (Earle- The intermediate line, played The University “A” and “E”where the
nwin. Kowloon Tong *A* are play- Bickford was responsible for the triumph. Chinese Recreation
St. Andrew's must also be given quins), Candier (St. Bart's Hot hard football Crowthers krae- teams will encounter each other Club are to be entertained by Sting a return match against St. other one: S. Beed scored for the pital). Cranmer (Richand) Sever
praise for their plucky resistance (Sale); Kemp (Cambridge Univer- Emrys Evens
in the "A" Division of the Men's Andrew's "A". The latter team Andrew's "B," whom they best losers.
7-2 earlier in the season. The Flaying on the KITC, ground, against a much superior team. în sity) and Giles (Coventry); H. F-Thomas
(Lianelly), Harold Doubles Badminton League to will, however, probably emerge (Neath), D. Ľ. Thomas
are the Argonantas beat the Kowloon the Final Wheatley (Coventry), Taft (Water- (Neath), J. Lang (Lianelly), A night at the Eu Tong Ser Gymna-victorious from the encounter, for Sailors and Soldiers' Home
·100). Longland (Northampton); Rees (London Welsh) and E. Long sium, when the former combina-lit will be recalled that when they hosts to King's College, but the Indian Tennis Club by a goal scor- Huskisson (Merchant Taylors), (Swansea),
chances of their winning even tion, one of the strongest competi-flast played, at Causeway Bay, they Wheatley (Coventry); Campbell (Cambridge University),
In the 48 matches played to tors for the championship; should won by five sets to four
[single game-are-remote.""
TO-NIGHT'S FIXTURES (Bedford) and Weston (Northamp date, England have won 24 and encounter no difficulty in securing The Free Lances are facing cer
A Division Wales 18, while the remaining six the points. Another team which tain defeat in their match against Univerzity “A” - University “F” The following will represent have been drawn. Wales won will, undoubtedly, also record an the Chinese YMCA. at Bridges Recreio “A” *- Recicla “ger
St. Andrew “A ORC V. G. J. Jenkins London Welsh); the championship last year, will overwhelming victory is Club de Street.
Chinese ***
D00%:
ton)-Renter.
Wales:
Milman
Crowthers Marks Lee
To-night In
The Badminton League
Free Lances
Kowloon /
J. Idwal Rees- (Swansea), Clade ning two out of three matches and Recreio “A”", who are scheduled to Three fixtures in the "E" Dyrin Davey (Syamer), W/ Wooller" (Car-sharing the spoils in the remain- meet the “B” xide at King's Pariz, zjor are also down for decision. St. Johar's ding and Clement (Linnelly); Hayden ing encounter England won
Kowloon Tong "B" will be the Tanner (Swanses) and W. B. T. Davies (Swansea); Bryn
Elone, lost one and drew one match. A keen tussle will be witnessed guests of St. John's, who-are-like-
Tong (Llanelly), T. Bees (Newport), fndaking third in the table." at St. Andrew's Church Hall, ly to registers comparatively easy S. and S. Home King's
ed by B. Gosano in the first half.
COMBINED SCHOOLS LOSE
The Combined Schools proved
"SOUTH AFRICAN FOR
ASTON VILLA
Cape Town, December 11-Ken-
no match for Mr. G. E. Sayer's xineth. Fish, the South African yesterday at the CS.C.C. and lost centre-forward, has accepted an by 10 wicket.
offer from Aston Villa, and will Toby "B" Schools: 39 (A. E. Mini's far 18) and sail for England on December 18.
44 for 7.
Mr. Bayer's AL- 117 for 2 (D. 2 He will meet there a follow-
Anderson #3).
"¡countryman in Hodgson,