STRIKING SHOTS
Although V M. Benwell, the European Y.M.CA. and Club cus- todian was badly injured last Saturday against the Royal En- gineers when a ball from three yards range broke his nose, he is anticipating turning out for the Club to-morrow afternoon for another smack at the Sappers. A glutton for punishment.
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the Navy's fine Inside-right
CHINA MATE, NOVEMBER
ST. ANDREW'S LADIES POOR DEFENCE COST THEM POINTS AGAINST H.K. LADIES
“Y” LADIES JUNIORS
A recent portrait of Lt. Donald. SHOULD NOT HAVE LOST
TO C.B.S. JUNIORS
I understand that the Hong LAST NIGHT'S Kong Hockey Club will be visit-
ing Macao some time in January, BADMINTON
although the actual date has not
yet been arranged. It will be RESULTS
on a Sunday.
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Wong And Chng In Fine Form
A "GENTLE" HINT TO THE COACHES
(By STICKS") PROBABLY the most disappointing team in the Caer Clark Cup series is St. Andrew's Ladies, The Clubs outstanding Triangu-
who have failed to live up to expectations in spite lar Tournament fixtures are against the Nory on December 8, on the
Three fixtures in the "A" Divi- of the fact that they have never been quite so Club ground, and against the Army
sion of the Men's Doubles Badmin-strong, individually, for several seasons, but this on December 14 and 21. They hope!
ton League were played off last is where, I think, their biggest handicap lies. In- to be able to field their best team as Flt. Lt. Wallace, their right back, evening, when the University " will probably be back from his short swamped St. Andrew's by nine dividually they are good, but...
holiday in Shanghai by then.
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Against the Hong Kong Ladies, last Saturday, they should games to nil, and the Chinese YMCA and Recreio 4 beat have consolidated their early lead in the second half with at least King's College and Recreio "B", another two goals, but their defence unaccountably fell off after There does not seem to be any respectively, by 7 sets to 2.
their one goal lead, and this gave the Hong Kong Ladies the oppor doubt as to the probable outcome of
Patrick Wong, of the Chinese tunity they were waiting for the Caer Clark Cup series judging was supported by his original the opening games. partner, C. E. Chng, and these two The Saints Ladies have prov- players combined faultlessly to ed most disappointing in sufferingwin their three sets. two defeats, but I think this can be put down to the recent changes in the line-up and the fact that the!
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Hon and Lim were the "Y's" weakest pair and lost two of their sets.
newcomers have not blenned as well The University's overwhelming
as was inticipated.
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With Miss Phyllis Gittins playing a lone hand in attack, against the rocklike defence of Miss Gray and Miss Helbling, the HK. Ladies' intermediate line were given an opportunity of feeding their forwards with an abundance of passes which the St. Andrew's halves failed to check.
Mrs. Perrin, who has succeed- led Mrs. Donald as the HK Ladies' leader, looks like heading victory was expected, as they pre- the goalscoring lists this season viously beat a stronger team than and has already scored eight What St. Andrew's by a similar margin. goals in two encounters.
ST. ANDREW'S SWAMPED ONCE AGAIN
I like about her play is that she invariably takes the ball on the run and knows what to do with it without shilly-shallying round half the field. In Mrs. Waddell and Miss Smalley she had two excellent wingers, while Miss
Judging from the Triangular Tournament game last Wednesday between the Club. and the Nary, there will be more than one jjaim- ant for the Colony pivotal position
At the En Tong Sen Gymnasium. for the forthcoming Interport the University "A beat St. Andrew's against Macao. Lt. Comdr. Spencer, by nine sets to nil:
C. O. Lee and C. K. Lee (University The Navy centre-half, gare a brûl-: liant display and was much the bet-beat H. Kew and W. C. Cay 25-29 Marsh and Mrs. Moore rightly ter of the two pivots, Willy Reed be-beat E. F. Fincher and A. S.
Bliss
Broadbridge
21-12 did their share in harassing the
Saints' defence.
ing troubled by the bumpy ground. beat F. V. Wong and F. A. Another player who should command attention from the Interport Selec- tion Committee is George Cox, the beat Kew and Choy European "Y" pirot," who should beat Fincher and Eliss hate secured the Army pivotal post-beat Wong and Broadbridge
T. F. Yong and M. S. Lim tion instead of Land
sity).
216 K. L. Yong and P. K. Hui. (Univer- sity).
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There has been very little res ponse from the Civilian Clubs for names of players for the Civilian team to meet the Combined Ser-
beat Kew and Choy. beat Fincher and Bliss beat Wong and Broadbridge
CHINESE “Y” IN WENNING VEIN
vices on Sunday, December IL 1 At Bonham Road,
THE YOUNGSTERS
There is not much more I can add 21-13 24-22 about this match except to drop a 21-15 genile" hint to the Saints coach (Univer to concentrate a little more on the intermediate line, which although 24 23 21-5 strong individually, is lacking in 21-1strength as a whole
I cannot really understand the "Y" Ladies Brawn Gup team bow- ing to the Central British School- Chinese girls B team last Saturday, as they have the material at their dis-i posal to field a fairly strong com- bination
understand that to date only Club YMCA beat King's College by de Recreio have sent in the names (sets to 2:
of their players. Come on you Hoc
get a move on.
H. T. Woo and K. L. Lui (King's). lost to PH-Wong and CE
Chng
There is of course, the fact that
lost to Y C. An and F. Koh 12 are several outstanding lost to S. Y. Hon and M. K. Lim 7-21 the Y coach is still concentrating E N. Chung on the senior team and has not wing-half claimants for the Inter S. P. Chan and
(King's). port left-half berth, but of these I lost to Wong and Chng think the final issue will be cut down lost to Au and Koh
beat Hon and Lim
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given the juniors the benefit of his 16-21 knowledge. I can readily under- stand his viewpoint in this instance as it will probably be some time 8-21 before he can, without any qualms, 821
give them a rest and concentrate on the juniors. :
to three, possibly four players in T Lam and K. EL Lo (King's). Sub. Lt. Poulden, of the Navy, a lost to Wong and Chng really outstanding player, G. Malik, lost to Au and Koh
beat Hon and Lim
of the Kowloon Indians, a very hard- worker, A. F. Austen, of the Signals] RECREIO “A” BEAT
"RECREIO “B”. and European Y.MC.A., and A. Has san, of the Radio, who although ac-1
At King's Park, Recreio 2 tually a pivot, is not likely to dis-Recreio "B" by 7 sets to 2: place either Willy Reed or Spencer, M. Oliveira and J. J. Remedios both of whom are much better play-beat P. P. Botelho and M. Gu-
ers.
creio A).
terres
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best
GOOD INDIVIDUALLY The juniors have five fairly good individuals, but that is as far as they go. They have no understand- (Re-ing whatsoever, and their distribu- Miss tion is wild and uncertain. Buchanan, formally of the Central British Ladies, Miss Murray and Mrs. Read are all very good and there is no reason why they should (Be.not be taught to blend into a
powerful attacking unit
Game with LF V Ribeiro and A It is a pity that E H. P. "Pat E. Xavier forfeited
Game with I A L da Silva an White has not given more attention p. A. M. Rodrigues forfeited. to hockey as he is a fine back I can H. A. Barros and H. A. Alves recall the days when he partnered creio ("A").
beat Botelho and Guterres EF "Bob" Selk in St. Andrew's beat Ribeiro and Xavier. full-back division when they were beat da Silva and Rodrigues practically unpassable. Pat is very LA Carvalho and A. M. Si! fast and is sound in his distribution, Creio (A).
beat Botelho and Guterres He is still playing for the reorgan- beat Ribeiro and Xavier
Continued on Pa
beat da Sira
There is one more item com ing ladies hockey which of comment and that is the ment of fixtures for the The long interval between Der 11 and January 8 could
season
tilised
stponed