THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 18 1937
ENGLAND DEFEAT WALES
IN SOCCER CLASSIC
ELECTRIFYING GOAL BY LOSERS
IN EARLY STAGES
Middlesborough, To-day.
TWO RUGBY UNION COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Perfect playing conditions and pleasant weather featured the ENCOUNTERS International football contest between England and Wales here yes- terday, before 35,000 spectators when Wales, the holders of the trophy, were defeated by 2 goals to 1 after sharing two goals at the interval..
Barkas, the English skipper, won the toss and took advantage
of a stiff breeze. England pressed from the opening stages, but in the 15th minute of the encounter Wales electrified the crowd with a magnificent goal after a breakaway,
Bryn Jones, the Wolves outstand- CLUB BEAT
ing forward, passed to Perry, the
Welsh
centre-forward, who, a-MIDDLESEX though harassed by the England de AT RUGBY
fenders, scored high into the net
from outside the penalty area.
Wales dominated the exchanges immediately after, but Matthews, the England right-winger, equalised
Light Blues Trounce Edinburgh
London, To-day.
Two Rugby Union County Cham- pionship encounters were held yes- terday when He pshire beat Mid- dlesex by 11 points to 6 at Bourne mouth, while the Notts, Lines and Derby versus Leicestershire game was brought forward from to-mor rew and resulted in a win for the latter by 23 points to 83
1ST ROUNDE OF F.A. CUP DRAWN
34 Matches F
Nov. 27
London, To-day, v
The following is the draw for the First Round of the F. 4 Cup, which will be played on November 27:
Darlington Scarborough Wrexham . Oldham. Burton Town Rotherham New Brighton v. Netherfield
Workington
Walsall Gateshead Tranmere . Carlisle.
Shildon or Walker Celtic v. Bradford
City:
Port Vale v. Gainsborough City. Accrington v. Lancaster Town. Wigan South_Liverpool.
Hall v. Scunthorpe.
Kidderminster v. Newports
Guildford v. Reading
Corinthians. Southend:
2
Exeter v. Hersham or Folkestone.
by
Gillingham v. Swindon.
Teovil and Petters v. Ipswich.
Cambridge University were in GOOD GAME AT
scoring mood against Edinburgh THE VALLEY
University at Home and won 139 points to 6-Reuter.
in the 28th minute when he out- At Happy Valley yesterday the paced Hughes, the Welsh left-back, Club "A" fifteen beat the Middle-
and centred into the gual-mouth, sex Regiment by a goal and a try SOFTBALL following up to force the ball into (8 points) to two tries (6 points)-LEAGUE
the net in the melee which ensued Club led at half-time by a try by and the interval arrived with the Bidwell, which scores level
PERRY INJURED
he converted. MEETING
Oliphant had bad luck in the second half, when he failed to con- Wales suffered an acute setback vert a try by Taverner, the ball in the second half when Perry, the hitting the post. leader of their attack, was injured Middlesex had more of the play in the right-knee in the 55th minute in the second half, tries being but resumed play after attention. scored by Chiverall and Burrel, England were now supplying the but Bailey and Watson failed to better brand of football in a match add the extra points which would which did not reach the standard an- have given the Middlesex a win. ticipated. After several attempts had failed, Hall, the England in- side-right, scored the winning goal in the 66th minute with a low left- footed.
A cup-tie atmosphere developed in the closing stages and the Welsh goal was featured in several narrow escapes, the game ending with Eng- land leading by the odd goal three.
in
Wales-Gray (Chester) Turner (Charlton) and Hughes (Birmingham); Murphy (West Bromwich), Hanford (Sheffield Wednesday) and Richards (Birmingham); Hopkins, Leslie Jones (Coventry), Perry (Doncaster), Bryn- Fones (Wolverhampton) and Morris (Birmingham).
England-Woodley (Chelsea); Spros ton (Leeds), Barkas Manchester City); Crayston (Arsenal), Callis (Wolverhampton), Copping (Arsenal); Matthews, Hall (Tottenham), Mils (Chelsea), Goulden West Ham) and Brook (Manchester City).
Both countries have made only one change from the teams which brought them their first two points-
In the Welsh team Hopkins has been brought in to replace Phillips as Leslie- Jones's partner on one wing, while in the English side Matthews will take
Geldard's place.
The following were the results of games played for the last 10 years:- 1927 3 Wales 2-1.. 1928-29--England 3-2. 1929-30 England 6-0. 1930-31-England 4-0. 1931-32-England 3-1. 1932-33--Drawn 0-0. 1933-34Wales 2-1.
1934-35 England 4-0.
1935-36- Wales 2-1.
1932-37-Wales 2-1.
INTERNATIONAL TABLE
The position in the International
championship is now as follows:
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
PW.L. D.F.A. Pts. 22.00 7 2-4 21 10 3:32 2011 2 3 1 2011-2671
-Renter.
As suggested in these columns last. season, the University have ordered two large black curtains to be made for their badminton court at the Eu They will Tong Sen Gymnasium. assist players greatly in following the flight of the shuttlecock..
On Saturday next the
Kowloon
Bowling Green Cino will hold their "Bowls Closing Day"
Gavodrich
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A meeting of the Hong Kong Soft- p.m. in the Hotel Cecil when the busi- ball League will be held to-day at 5.30 ness will include a discussion on the proposed change of method of play, more in accordance with the softball; that is played in the United States. A proposal by the Canadian Chinese Club for a play-off at the conclusion of the ed. All managers or their deputies league fixtures will also be consider are urgently requested to attend.
Bristol Rovers v. Queen's PP
Kingslynn v. Bromley.
Northampton v. Cardiff.
Hartlepools v. Southport.
Rochdale Lincoln.
Doncaster Horden Colliery Wel-
fare or Blythspartan.
Barrow v. Crewe."
Wellington v. Mansfeld York: Halifax
Brighton Chesham United or Tun-
bridge Wells Rangers. Bristol City v. Enfield or Horsham Crystal Palace . Kettering. Bournemouth v. Dartford. Torquay Clapton 0.
Watford v. Cheltenham Town: Westbury United Walthamstow
Avenue.
Dulwich Hamlet v. Aldershot.
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