THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUS 1998.
Inter-Services Athletics
OUR LONDON AIR MAIL SPORTS NEWS
J. A. Waters Fit
· Again
The pleasure with which the British Rugby tourists in South Africa wel- come back to the playing strength the players who have been suffering from injuries can readily be imagined, but there must have been particular satis- faction that J. A. Waters was able to turn out in Saturday's match at Bula- wayo, for he was the team's casualty.
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The Scottish forward unluckily twisted a knee in the opening match of the tour, less than two minutes from the start. His recovery might
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R.A.F. WIN
TITLE FOR FIRST TIME
Finlay's Hurdles Record
(By Air Mail)
Winning seven of the eleven events, the R.A.F. won the Inter- Services Athletic Championship for the first time at Uxbridge, defeating the since the series was instituted in Army, holders
1923, by ten points.
The final placings were:~ 1. R.A.F. (101 points).` 2. Army (91 points).
3. Royal Navy (39 points).
SATURDAY'S BOWLS AT A GLANCE-
Indian Recreation Club Civil Service C.C. Police. Recreation Club Kowloon B.G.C.
Police Recreation Club Craigengower C.C. Taikoo Dock R.C. Club de Recreio .
FIRST DIVISION
..(~~) 68.
(62) 59
(45) 45 (57), 44.
Craigengower C.C. Kowloon Dock R.C. ... Kowloon Cricket Club Club de Recreio
SECOND DIVISION
(-) 68
Page 21-
58
.(48) 48.
(50) 52.
(55) 66
Civil Service C.C. Football Club "A"
(-) 63
(-) 52
Football Club "B"
(53) 56
Kowloon B.G.C.
(51) 45
THIRD DIVISION (66), 58
....(59) 78
R.H.K. Yacht Club H.K. Electric R.C.
(57) 52
(—) 54
..........(52) 59 ·
*(58) 38 Kowloon Tong G.C.A. ....(60) 77 Club de Recreio
) 83
· · · : . . (—) 61 (67) 61 ..(80) 63.
Football Club Kowloon Football Club Craigengower C.C. Kowloon Cricket. Club
Figures in brackets denote scores in corresponding match last year.
BOWLS LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE
have been quicker if Waters had even The outstanding performance was temporarily left the field for examina- tion, but more unfortunate was the put up by Flying Officer D. O. Fin-. fact that he received indifferent lay, A.A.A. champion, who won the treatment when he was in Capetown, 120 yards hurdles in 14.3 secs., Kowloon Cricket Club
Club de Recreio and not until the tourists reached beating the British record by 1-10 Craigengower CC. Johannesburg was skilled
of a sec. forthcoming
It is doubtful, however, Kowloon B.G.C. Waters himself must have been es- whether Finlay's effort will be al-Indian R.C. pecially happy about his recovery, for lowed to rank as a record, because Kowloon Dock R.C.
Police R.C. he has been keeping in light training there was a following wind. in anticipation of his return to
Civil Service C.C. team, and he not only played
the well
against Rhodesia, but put his name on
Altogether three new inter-Ser-
the list of scorers with two tries. Obvice records were created; the viously the Selkirk captain can. look others, in addition to Finlay's re- forward to playing his part in the strenuous games which lie ahead, and cord, being in the half-mile and he has every prospect of gaining
javelin. Results:-- a place in the Test fifteen before the tour ends. In all probability he will be thoroughly tried out in the return match against Transvaal at Johannes- burg on Saturday.
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Selkirk folks, perhaps, will be glad
to know that the knee which has trou-
880
5
Totals
Shots
Shots
D. For Agst. Up Down Pts.
First Division
.14 12 2
P. W. L.
0 885 698 187
0
24.
.14 10
4
0
835 766 69
20
.13
7
6
0 839 729 110
4
14
14 6
6
2 813. 747 66.
14
13 6 7
0
726 783 0. .57.
12
13 4 9
0 691 803
112
8
.12 3 8. .13 3 9
106 51 51
1
606 724
0 118
7
1 677 772
4 6022 6022
0 95
7
382 882
106
Second Division ·
D. For Agst. Up Down Pts.
Shots
*Shots
P.
W.
L.
.14 9:
4
1 840 796 44
19
13
9
832 684 148
18
12
8
0
791
670121
16
.12
0 738
713 25
14
.12
0
705
730.*
0 +25
10
Football Club "B" Football Club “A” Civil Service C.C.
.13
1
701 848
147
.12
0 708 703
0
640 811.
171
Totals
100
49 49
220 Yards.-1, Acting Cpl. J. W. Club de Recreio Kowloon B.G.C. Moss (R.A.F.); 3, Aircraftman Apprentice Taikoo Dock R.C.
(Army); 2, LA.C. B. Giles Craigengower C.C. R. Knowles (R.A.F.). Won by 2% Police R.C. yards. Time, 23.1 secs.
Yards.-1, Pte. A. bled Waters was not the one on which (Army); 2, Lt. G. E. Rush (Army); 3, Baldwin he had to have an operation when on Cpl. E. J. Bowles (R.A.F.). the Argentine tour in 1986. Curiously yards Time, 1 min. 56.3 secs.
Won by 5 (New enough, Waters then had a similarly inter-Services' record). tantalising experience, insomuch that at first the treatment he received for his injury was vague and indifferent. Immediately after Saturday's match at Bulawayo he cabled to his brother, H. R. Waters, the former Selkirk wing that he three-quarter and captain,
and finished the game thoroughly fit sound.
*
Time-Wasting In Cricket
High Jump-1, Cpl. P. J. Coley (R.A.F.), 5 ft. 9 ins.; 2, Flying Officer D. O. Finlay (R.A.F.), 5 ft. 8 ins.; 3, L./Cpl. B. Chapman (Army), 5 ft. 6 ins. Kowloon Football Club
Kowloon Tong G.C.A. Three Miles.-1, Sgt. P. A. Hennesey Club de Recreio (R.A.F.); 2, Sgt. W. L. Collins (Army); Kowloon Cricket Club 8, Cpl. R. L. V. Usmar (R.A.F.). Won H.K. Electric R.C. by 12 yards. Time, 15 mins. 11.9 secs. Craigengower C.C.
120 Yards Hurdles.-1, Flying Officer Football Club |D. O. Finlay (R.A.F.); 2, Sec. Lt. E. J. R.H.K. Yacht Club
C. Higgins (Army); 3, Sqdn. Leader R. C. Jordan (R.A.F.). Won by 10 yards. Time, 14.3 secs. (Inter-Services' | record.)
Totals
2 6955 5955 348 343 100
Third Division
Shots
Bhota
W.
D. For Agat, Up: Down
Pts.
..13 11
:0 865 615 250
$22
18
8
1. 844 692 152
17
.14
1 862 798
64
17
.14
0794
826 22
32
14
13
0 754 766
12
12
.12
16
10.
.13
666 840
174
8
.12
10
0 596 828
2.232
.104 51
- 51... 2 6052 6052 466 466
104
671 687
Long Jump-1. Sgt. Instructor G FLY-WEIGHT TITLE (AUSTRALIANS
One could aptly alter a famous say- ing to fit in with the Scotland and Sir Jullen Cahn's XI contest: "It was Riley (Army), 22 ft. 4 ins.; 2, Sec. Lt. The R. F. Slater (Army), 22 ft. 2 ins.; cheerful, but not cricket.”
Board Sanction Kane- Jurich Contest
London, July 28.
match was lost by the visitors in 3, Pilot Officer F. D. Bird (R.A.F.), 22 the pavilion (writes a correspondent.) ft. 2 ins. If the powers-that-be could have been 100 Yards.-1, L.A,C. B. Giles (R.A.) everywhere, they would have been sur-F.); 2, L./Cpl. R. Barrett (Army); 8, prised at the remarks made in the LA.C. M. A. Powell (R.A.F.). Won by seats about the time that was wasted. 2 yards. Time, 9.9 secs.
There was nearly an hour and ten Javelin.-1, L./Cpl. J. A. Mackillop Official approval has been, ob- minutes' play lost in various ways (Army), 193 ft. 10 ins.; 2, Sec. Lt. Ptained for a contest between Jac- when I was there, and I was absent on J. T. Skipwith (Army), 155 ft. 3 ins.;kie Jurich (American Cham
Timed one particular occasion.
by 3, A. A. Luxton (R.N. and R.M.), 155 pion) and Peter Kane (Britain) myself and those around me, the tea ft. (Inter-Services' record.)
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SUCCEED IN ONE DAY MATCH
O'Reilly Again Shines With Ball
Glasgow, To-day. The Australians beat Scotland
interval on Saturday extended to 28 One Mile-1, Cpl. E. E. Lansdale at 8. stone, for the fly-weight minutes. This was truly ridiculous, (R.A.F.); 2, Sec. Lt. A. G. R. Noble championship of the world, and by 61 runs in their one day cricket especially in the state of the game. (Army); 3, A.C. J. Chubbock (R.A.F.) Johnny Best, the Liverpool pro-match which concluded here on The contest was enjoyable from the Won by 20 yards. Time, 4 mins. 24.5 moter, who sought permission to Saturday evening, O'Reilly, hero point of view of lookers-on, so criti-secs. cism may seem ungrateful; but there Putting the Shot.-1, Sqdn. Leader stage the bout, has been advised of the Fourth Test Match, again
being responsible. is no other reason why it should not be H. Ford (R.A.F.), 41 ft. 4 ins.; 2, to go ahead with his plans.
game.
"in-
of
aired. The Grange authorities might Flight Lt. A. F. Bandid (R.A.F.), Ai The Administrative Stewards The Tourists batted first, but see to it in future that the seats erect. ft. 11⁄2 in.; 3, Capt. J. B. H. Kealy of the British Boxing Board of only managed to score 143 ed for such an occasion are safe. Seat (Army), 40 ft. 9 ins. after seat, with their human burdens, 440 Yards1, Flying, Officer P. J. Controf recommended that the which Sydney Barnes 48 and Stan gave way during the course of the Halford (R.A.F.); 2, L.A.C. J. L. Hec. contest be recognised by the McCabe 88 were top scorers. The ley (R.A.E.); 3, Lt. J. E. FAWilloughby Work Professional Boxing Cham Scotland eleven were dismissed for One of the Cahn side, fielding on (Army). Won by inches. Time, 51onships Committee, and that 820 Reilly taking 7 wickets for 39 the boundary, gave an interesting
the event of the latter giving runs. Reuter. quest" reason for the repeated Scottish
their sanction (as they have lbw failings against Walsh. He said they were all playing back to balls: to
done), the permission of the which they ought definitely to have
be granted on certain
to Jurich as contender and £200 B.B.B.C. 1 conditions.
The first is that Kane agrees to the B.B.B.C. WJ. E. Mackenzie with a card to deposit £200, that he will scale The second condition is that in was too fast for B. G..W. Atkinson!
There was considerable muddle up of 97-19=78 qualified during the 8 stone or under, in addition to the event of Kane winning the between two matches on the ground. August qualifying competition of a weight forfeit of £250, to be World Fly-weight title, he agrees Although we were looking at Scotland
championship conditions with an and Cahn's side playing, most of our the Captain's Cup competition, at entered on the contract between to take part in a contest under
Three times Fanling during the week-end. There Kane and the promoter.
played forward. The old, old Scottish W. J. E. MACKENZIE QUALIFIES failing.
Sir Julien Cahn describes himself
as the "world's slowest, bowler," He
hearts wore in Leeds. N
FOR CAPTAIN'S CUP-
did I mention the game going on at were 18 entries. The Optional Pool In the event of Kane failing tò opponent nominated by the Board Raeburn Place at three times did was cancelled through insufficient pass the scale in accordance, with and box for the fly-weight cham- various individuals take me up as if I entries.
regulations, he forfeits the £2501pionship of Great Britain. were speaking of the Test!;