STOKE LOSE STOKE CUP REPLAY AT HOME
WOLVES LEAGUE
TRIUMPH
SCOTTISH CUP REPLAYS
London, To-day.
Several F. A. Cup Fourth Round and Scottish Cup First Round re. plays were held yesterday, the Spurs liminating New Brighton, while Manchester United Barnsley by an only goal.
beat
Probably the most amazing result was Stoke's home defeat, at the hands of Bradford, by the odd goal in three. Liverpool also entered the Fifth Round by an only goal-vic- tory.
In the Scottish Cup, Partick were much too good for Stranraer, win- ning by 8 clear goals, while Ar- broath lost at home to St. Jolin- stone.
WOLVES' TRIUMPH
Several English League matches were also held, the Wolves secur- ing another away victory, this time at the expense of Blackpool, whom they beat by two clear goals, while two goalless draws were also fea- tured.
Results
were:
28
F. A. CUP (FOURTH ROUND REPLAYS)
Tottenham Manchester U. 1
Stoke
Liverpool
5
THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 27, 1938.
The Rajputana Rifles' Battalion Hockey team, above, won the In- ter-Section Tourney for the Army last Sunday by beating the K.I.T.C. (Civilians) by 2 goals to 1. ("Mail" photo).
St. John's
Virtually
Assured Of Junior Championship
FINE BALANCE CARRIES THEM THROUGH AGAINST
CLUB DE RECREIO
UNLI
(By “ADREM ")
ICLUB AND
RAJPUTS SHARE
TWO GOALS
BATES SHINES IN
DEFENCE
(By "STICKS")
A fast but scrappy hockey game was witnessed at King's Park yes- terday when the Hong Kong Hockey Club and the Rajputana Rifles shared two goals after the Club had led at the interval by a goal scor- ed by S. A. Fowler.
on
There was too much wild swing- Ing of sticks by the defences ·· both sides to make the game attrac- tive, although the spoiling was good and both sets of forward lines ex- perienced great difficulty in break- ing through the opposing defences.
Pritam Nath and Saval Khan were in very deadly form yester- day and only the bustling display from of Wallace prevented them breaking through for scores.
BATES SHINES
Bates gave a great display for the Club at right-half, and together with. Willy. Reed, in the pivotal berth, took the honours of the day. The Club attack was a disjointed one and
·în a
NLESS something very unexpected happens, St. the line was very rarely seen
John's are now almost certain to win the Jun-concerted movement. Divett worked very hard in the centre-forward berth, but found found the Rajputs centre-half too good for him.
cabled by Reuter, ior League badminton title as the result of their wins over Kowloon Tong last week, and again by 6 games to 3, over Recreio, at King's Park, last night. THEIR BIGGEST THREAT IS FROM C, R. C., WHICH TEAM AS 2 HAS LOST TWO GAMES. IF THEY BEAT ST. JOHN'S
THEY DID IN THEIR HOME MATCH AND AGAIN SUR- {MOUNT A. FORMIDABLE OBSTACLE IN KOWLOON TONG, WHOM THEY WILL MEET AWAY, THIS TEAM MAY YET QUALIFY FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF PLAYING OFF.
St. John's were fortunate lasti night, in that Roland Koh, one
New Brighton
Barnsley
1
Bradford
2
1 Sheffield U. SCOTTISH CUP (FIRST ROUND REPLAYS)
0
1 St. Johnstone
3
of their finest players of last sea-
8 Stranraer
son, who is now resident in Can-
3
2
FIRST DIVISION
Everton
Huddersfield
1 Grimsby
0
ton, was down for the Chinese
0 New Year holidays and turned lout in partnership with Norman 1 Smith.
Arbroath Partick
Brentford
Bolton
Leeds
Middlesboro'
0
Portsmouth
0
West. Brom.
0 Charlton
0
Blackpool
0
Plymouth
1 Chesterfield
Wolves SECOND DIVISION
Notts. Forest 1 Burnley
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) 1 Bournemouth.
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
Swindon
York Lincoln
4
Chester 4 Bradford C..
-Reuter.
SCOTTISH CUP
Revised Draw
Lambert Amateurs v. Morton, Stenhousemuir v. Motherwell, East Fife v. Dundee United.
Celtic v. Nithsdale.
Raith v. Edinburgh,
1
1
0
0
Koh played an extremely good game after a tentative start and figured on the right end of the scores in two games, including the formidable Silva brothers among his victims.
Recreio gave a much better dis- play than the score indicates. Ex- o cept for one brief period in their first game, when Charlie Silva was. unfortunate enough to strike him- self a painful blow on the nose with his knee when going for a difficult shot, the Silva brothers played very well.
ENTRY LIST CLOSES TO-MORROW
Players intending to enter for the Colony Badminton Champion- ships are requested to send in their entries to Mr. A. L. Fisher, Hon. Secretary of the H.K.B.A. as soon as possible as entries close to-morrow (Friday) at 6 p.m. Up till the moment no entries have been received!
constructive
Whitley and Bickford were also very dangerous anywhere near the circle, while Fowler and Bond play- ed very well on the right and left wings, the latter getting some love- reverse-stick centres across the Rajputs' goalmouth, but there was nobody there to apply the finishing touch..
Fowler scored in the first half, converting a centre from Bond, while Saval Khan equalised when E. V. Reed failed to clear the ball off his goalline during a melee.
FREE LANCES MIXED DOUBLES BADMINTON VICTORY
Kowloon Tong Lose
6 Sets To 3
Playing at home yesterday even- ing, the Free Lances had no diffi- badminton, although culty in beating the Kowloon Tong both made numerous mistakes, espe- Club by 6 sets to 3 in their Mixed cially in their game against Alves Doubles "Badminton League and Noronha, when u fast shuttle counter, J. L. Anderson and Miss
Madge Griffiths conceding only completely upset them......
aces in their three encounters.
Scores were:
Castro
A. L. Fisher
en-
21
21-... 21- and Mrs. Clark (F.
"C. N." was his usual brilliant self-and covered about three-quar
Koh was good all-round while The following is the revised draw_forters of the court, while "J. N.," al- the Second Round of the Scottish Cup, though he lost a number of points
Norman Smith played some extre to be played on or before February 12,
drops which J. L. Anderson and Miss M. Griffiths Aberdeen v. St. Johnstoné.
through over-keenness, was never-mely delicate cross
more often than not caught his (F. Lances): St. Bernards v. King's Park.
theless fairly effective. Partick v. Cowdenbeath.
opponents napping. He would do beat R. E. Lee and Mrs. D. W. OVERHEAD LAPSES
Wagstaff well, however, to concentrate more beat A. W da Roza and Mrs. Alves and Noronha played very well to beat Smith and Koh and on a speedy game and make more only succumbed to G. A. Smith and use of his really powerful smash and beat K. S. Ko and Mrs. Roza
hard drive. If he keeps his head, Lances): Keown after a tense battle which
long beat Lee and Mrs. Wagstaff 21-5 was "setted" before the St. John's young Norman should go a
beat da Roza and Mrs. Castro 24- 20 way in the badminton world. pair, profiting
21 by
beat, Ko and Mrs. Roza A ATTACK ▼ DEFENCE!
·S. W. Clark 'and 'Mias McCaw (Free head lapses by Alves in the crucial
Kwok and Bennitt as usual, con- Lances): moments towards the end of the
centrated on defence and these me-lost to Lee and Mrs. Wagstaff 14–21 lost to Ko and Mrs. Roza 18-21 as they achieved. C. N. da Silva's sustained aggression proved too lost to G. A. Smith and A.
Keown much for them in their final game lost to R. Koh and N. L. Smith 11-21 however, as consistent aggression lost to F. H.. Kwok and A. J. will always.
Bennitt
Rangers v. Queen O'South.
Queen's Park v. Ayr. Falkirk v. St. Mirren..... Hamilton v. Forfar. Ross County v. Albion R Kilmarnock drew a bye-Reuter..
FIFTH ROUND REVISED DRAW
The following is the revised draw for the Fifth Round of the F. A. Cup, to be played on February 12:
York v. Middlesbrough. Luton v. Manchester C. Charlton- Aston Villa. Arsenal v Preston, Sunderland v. Bradford. Brentford v. Manchester U. Liverpool v. Huddersfield. Chesterfield v. Tottenham.-Reuter.
numerous over-
game, emerged victorious to gethods carried them to such success lost to da Roza and Mrs. Castro 15–21
their side the victory with the match score then standing at 5-2.
Soares, who partnered Pereira, after he has settled down, played some very pretty shots and worked very hard indeed but he could never work up a combination with his partner, who was also responsible for some good work.
16
10--21
they J.. N. da Silva and C. N. da Silva
In view of the fact that will probably be playing in Senior League next season, would be advised to work up semblance of an attack while they
have the opportunity.
BETTER BALANCE St. John's won because of their Smith and
MrMrde V. Soares and best (Recreio).
better balance. Keown probably played the
(Recreio).
the beat Smith and Keown they lost to Koh and Smith some beat Kwok and Bennitt
E. A R, Alves and H. (Recreio),RA lost to Smith and Keown .. Pereira bent Koh and Smith
lost to Kwok and Bennitt:
18 17-21
21-
Noronha