THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 7, 1937.
KANGAROO RUGBY LEAGUE DEBACLE
SENIOR LEAGUE TENNIS
Close Game Indicated At Cox's Road
U.S.R.C: Should Beat University
(By “ADREM”)
This afternoon's senior tennis programme is confined to two matches, University entertaining United Services Recreation Club and Kowloon Cricket Club being at home to Indian Recreation Club.
United Services will probably win the former game, chiefly be- cause of their ability to rely on one' pair for the maximum number of sets. Goldman and Sullivan, on their present form, are about the strongest League combination in the Colony and I cannot see them being worried to any great extent, by any Undergraduate pairing. There seems to be little doubt that Divett and Riley and Loch and Tomlinson will between them,
JAPAN TO RENOUNCE 1940 GAMES?
Tokyo, Today.
Referring in the Diet yes- terday to rumours that Japan will see herself obliged to re- "nounce the task of organising the Olympic Games în Tokyo in 1940, the Premier, Prince
* Konoye, declared that a dèci-
MAORIS PROVE MUCH TOO GOOD
MANY PENALTIES GIVEN TO HOME TEAM
WINNERS RUGGED TACKLING
Auckland, August 12.
cision in the matter would be THE Australian Rugby League players, the Kan-
taken after consultation with the Japanese sports organisa- tions.
Informed circles continue to maintain that Japan will not participate in the Games, as seven Japanese cavalry officers have already announced their withdrawal and a number of other prominent Japanese athletes have been called up for military service-Trans- Ocean.
manage the required couple of sets RANDWICK
necessary for victory.
E. C. FINCHER INDISPOSED
RACING
Kowloon C. G. and L.R.C. should MAKE LOSS
be featured in a close tussle at
Cox's Road and it would not sur- prise me at all if the latter came out on top. E. C. Fincher has been suffering from "trench mouth," whatever that may be, and I don't know to what extent he will be
înconvenienced. I expect an odd set win either way dependant upon which side settles down first.
NEW ZEALANDERS BEAT
MINOR COUNTIES
KERR BATS WELL GALLICHAN TAKES 5 FOR 20
brilliant 160.
London, To-day.
OFF-THE-COURSE:
BETTING HELD RESPONSIBLE
CLUB'S BENEVOLENT FUND
Sydney, August 11.
A loss of £9634 on the 1936-37 season's operations is disclosed by the Australian Jockey Club's
annual report. During the sea-
son there were 15 days of racing at Randwick, as against 14 days for the previous season, and
garoos, who are on their way to England for a series of three Tests, received a severe shock this afternoon when they were defeated here by the Maoris by 16 points to five. The Maoris led at half- time by seven to nil. The outstanding feature of the game was the great number of penalties award- ed to the Maoris.
THE KANGAROOS DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE AUCKLAND REFEREE, RODGERS'S, IDEAS OF THE PLAY-THE-BALL AND SCRUMMAGE LAWS, OR THEY WOULD- NOT HAVE ERRED SO SHOCKINGLY AS TO WARRENT MORE THAN 40 PENALTIES AGAINST THEM, WHEREAS THERE WERE ONLY HALF-A-DOZEN PENALTIES IN THEIR FAVOUR. This disadvantage, plus the fact that the Kangaroo forwards were beaten for possession from the scrums, enabled the Maoris, who had been chosen from Poverty Bay, Tukau, Wairarapa, Bay of Plenty, Taihape, Wellington, Taranaki, Waikato, and Auckland, un- der the veteran G. Nepia's leadership, to defeat the tourists.
The Maoris started well enough break up every effort of the Aus- to secure an early lead, and then, tralians, who made valiant efforts inspired by Nepia's succession of in the second half. penalty goals, were able to tac- kle with such ruggedness as to
MAORIS ON TOP
The tactics of playing Prigg at five-eighth were changed in the second half, McKinnon moving in, and Prigg going to centre, but this made no difference. The Maoris were on top, and they kept there, creating sensation after sensation.”
The attendance was much bigger than that at the second test on a similar day two years ago.
One of the Maori forwards, J. The amount passed through the Cootes, left the field in the second totalisator at Randwick during the half, having sustained a cut over year was £633,724/5/ and at War- an eye.
eight days at Warwick Farm. wick Farm £69,520/15/, a total of From the totalisator invest $703,245, as against £756,244 for the ments an amount of £63,292 was previous season, when there was a received by the State Govern day less of racing. ment, in addition to which the
numbe
POPULAR
ATEST MEN RESTED The majority of the Australian test players rested from the match. Members of the team who had visit- ed Rotorua did not return to Auck-
At Gainsborough, the New Zea- Government received (in res- The combination totalisator tic-land until early this morning. landers beat the Minor Counties by pect of racecourse admissions tax kets of 5/ for a win and 5/ for a seven wickets.
and one-half of bookmasters place on the same horse proved po-back, J. Beaton; three-quarters, H The Australian team was: "Full- Minor Counties batted first and fees) £44,807, making a total of pular and the committee has decid-Robison, J. Reardon, R. McKinnon, ran up the very useful score of 310 £108,099 paid in taxation.
ed to have additional windows for L Dawson; five-eighth, W. Prigg to which their opponents hit up The prize-money on each race-
selling this form of ticket.
(captain); half-back, B. Thompson; 387 in reply, Kerr contributing a course showed an increase on the
Claims in respect of injuries forwards, E. Collins, G. MacLen- previous year's figures, the total in-
197 and pay
nan, L. Heidke, F. Curran, P. Fair- The Counties fared very badly increase for the two courses being their second venture and against $10,940. When the club's commit amounting to £3908 were made all, F. Grifiths.
For the Maoris, Broderick scored some accurate bowling by Gallichan tee decided to increase the prize-from the club's scheme of insurance (5 for 20) could only manage
a money, it was expected that the under the Workers' Compensation two tries, Hemi converted one, and Act. That amount included £1358 Nepia kicked four penalty goals; meagre 76. New Zealand knocked slight increase in attendances ex for medical and hospital treatment for the Kangaroos, Curran scored a off the necessary runs required for perienced in the 1935-1936 victory for the loss of three wic-would be maintained at Randwick. Retired trainers and jockeys receiv-try, and Beaton converted.
This was not the case, attendances ed $2274 from the club's benevolent being slightly less at Randwick, fund. Following the usual custom,
the unclaimed totalisator dividends. for the 1935-1936 season, amounting to £1293, were distributed among charitable institutions.
kets.
Scores:
season
Minor Counties-310 and 76 (Gallichan though a slight increase was ex-
5- for 20).
perienced at Warwick Farm. New Zealanders-337 (Kerr 160) and
53 for 3.
Reuter.
BOWLS SINGLES
SEMI-FINALS
FOR TO DAY
CAUSES EXPLAINED For the falling off at Randwick, various explanations have been sug- gested, but the consensus of opin-
·REMARKABLE BENEFIT -
IMPORTANT REFEREES
The number of children that have MEETING
ion, says the report, seems to in been admitted to the club's home
dicate that the main causes are off-for children at Canonbury has The Hong Kong Football Re- the course betting and the sale of reached a total of 1521 The com- feree's Association wi
tips (both of which have been un der restriction by Act of Parliament
mittee
Tace be treatmer
hold the management has received first meeting of the season in the ous sources acknowledg-office of the Hong Kong F the remarka by the children from their
tball
efit Association, Room 205, Gio
(2nd floor), next
onday
The tracks
course proper and Randwick
8 pun Several interesting iter
inf nature
pped up during the close
down for discussion
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and it i
hose
The Hong Kong Football Club passed many years ago), aided by will be the venue of the semi-finals the indiscriminate broadcasting of ga games of the Open Singles Lawn information relating to Bowls Championship, this
noon, whenHA Alves will meet
fore it has started
S. Randle, and U. M. Omar will both skips, should
encounter AS. Russell
Both games should covide bowls.
of a high sta
and that be
tween H. A. Alves and S. Randle, fer ma cause an upse
are in good co
attended the
the grass.