SAIGON BEAT ARMY SOCCER XI
Visitors Proved
Better Side In
Closing Stages
MILITARY SIDE POOR IN
FRONT OF GOAL
(By "UBIQUE")
Signal's Water-Polo Win Over St. Andrew's
A fast but scrappy game marked the initial appearance of the St. An-1 drew's Club water-polo team, Inst night, in the "Y" Bath, when they were defeated by a weak 'Royal Corps of Signals team by 5 goals to 1 after being led at the interval by the odd goal in three.
tunities.
TO-DAY'S LEAGUE TENNIS PROGRAMME
The following is to-day's pro- gramme in the "D" Division of the Lawn Tennis League. C.S.C.C. C.C.C.
C. de R.
I.R.C. K.C.C. K.I.T.C.
The winners were a fairly evenly balanced combination and held a dig- tinct advantage over their opponents in speed, marking of their opponents The Army, winners of the Lai Wah Cup Competition and gen-und in making the best of their oppor- erally regarded as one of the strongest soccer combinations in the
Banham (2), Dignan (2) and Mc- Colony, also fell victims to the Saigon Football team, in their en Cann scored for the winners, while RFID TE counter at Causeway Bay yesterday, when they lost by three clear Goldman replied. for the losers, just goals, although they had sufficient opportunities in the initial half before the interval. to have established a useful lead.
V. A.T.C.
v. C.B.A.
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C.R.C.
V.
S.C.A.A.
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R.S.C. P.R.C.
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Sig. McCann, Sig. Robson and Sig. Several of the Saints' team had not Taylor. played the game before, but were very
St.
Andrew's H. Millington; J. The visitors fielded their best team, Buu returning to the pivotal enthusiastic.
Tomlinson and F. Ashford, R. Gold- position, while Paccini was seen at right-half. The Army had' R.C. of Signals:-Lt. Rickard; Sig.man; N. Broadbridge, A. S. Bliss and several changes from their advertised team, Bright being an ab-Morgan and Sig. Dignan; Sig. Banham; H. R. Darby. sentee and his position was taken by Proctor with Courtney filling the right-half berth.
K. TONG
DO NOT IMPRESS
Anderson Plays Well
For K.C.C.
The visitors were faster than the Army team, and their head- ing much superior to that of the Isoldiers. The Saigon backs, Duoc and Cui intercepted to great advantage.
Proctor played a useful game in the Army pivotal position and was given sound support by Courtney, though the latter found Dai trouble- Watson and Sheehan were [gallant defenders, but in the latter stages, the short passing of the visiting forwards left them flounder-
some.
PANG AND MOK ing.
OUTSTANDING
(By "ADREM")
Grogan was the outstanding Army forward, sending over several good, centres, two of which should have
At Cox's Road, K.T.G.C.A. beat been turned to better account. K.C.C. 61⁄2-21%.
The visitors took longer to settle Kowloon Tong, who are expected down and were fully extended in by many to have a good chance of winning the "C" Division of the Tennis League, did not start very impressively against Kowloon Cric- ket Club yesterday as they dropped 21⁄2 sets against a team, which on paper, was not nearly as strong as themselves.
the first half. Their forwards were unable to make a favourable im- pression on the Army defence. The Army forwards were more in the picture in the initial half, and were more threatening.
Saigon took the lead, through Van, who beat Duncan with a good Most disappointing-pair-were shot much against the run of the Henry Chan and William Wu, grad-play, and for the remainder of the ed No. 1 combination. They start-opening period the visitors were
match
ed off very feebly in their
kept on the defensive. with Donald Anderson and Freddie Saw and Calvert proved a Broadbridge and were deservingly troublesome pair in the second period, the visitors enjoyed more
beaten 6-2.
H. Lin and K. Lam also dropped of the game and, but for the sterl- a set, being beaten by Capell anding work of Sheehap and Watson, Soltau but Pang Oi-lam and Mok would have won comfortably. Fuk-in gave an inspiring display. The visitors increased their score Attacking consistently, they were through Tot, as the result of some shortly much too finished for any of the neat short-passing, and home pairs despite the fact that after Quang completed the scoring they were carried to the advantage when he beat Sheehan to the ball. set on two occasions.
Before the final whistle Watson
Pang was good in every depart-missed a penalty, given for push- ment, his volleying and overheading. being almost flawless.
OUTSTANDING ANDERSON
lost to Chan and Wu Outstanding player for K. C. C. lost to Pang and Mok was Donald Anderson whose polish-beat Lin and Kwan
W. M. Gittins and A. Dun ed strokes and powerful smashing|(K.C.C.). marked him as being far beyond drew with Chan and Wu this class of tennis. His partner, lost to Pang and Mok lost to Lin and Kwan Broadbridge, was brilliant and erra-
tic in turns. He was responsible for his best work in the first set and the early stages of the second, when he brought off some excellent shots.
Gittins still proved that
of tennis in has lots
· still, while "Andy" Duncan was also promising.
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D. Hung and W. Rapley (C.QC)." lost to F. K. Lau and L. F. Hon 0 lost to C, N. Tsang and K. C. Ng 4-6 lost to P. G. Leung and T. L. In 4-0 E. Zimmern and. A. Zimmern lost to Lau and Hon
Capell and Soltau did not combine as effectively as they might have done but they were both fairly (C.C.C.). steady,
D. J. N. Anderson and F. A. Broad-lost to Tsang and Ng bridge (K.C.C.).
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