THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 6, 1988.
ROSSLYN PARK'S JUBILEE
HARLEQUINS LOSE TWO STALWARTS
OLD PAULINES' VERY
FINE RECORD
(By “PETER LAWLESS”)
London, September 9.
INTERPORT GOLF TEAMS
and 16.
BRITISH ATHLETES
IN NORWAY
Osendorp's Surprise Defeat
(By AIR MAIL) Sarpsborg (Norway),
September 19. In their Diamond Jubilee year Rosslyn Park are putting 11 teams in the field every Saturday. For the past 20 years the aver-
The Royal Hong Kong Golf Club Three British athletes, Alan Pen- age number of new members each season has been between 80 and 90, so that their membership of over 600 is hardly surprising. Much announce that a golf team from nington, the Oxford University Friday, Harriers, the A.A.A. half-mile title- of the success of the club is due to the wise administration of the Shanghai is expected to arrive here sprinter; A. J. Collyer, Watford
meet. October 14 and will hon. sec. and treasurer, H. A. Burlingson, now starting on his 36th on the 8.8. Rajputana on
the holder; and G. M. Carstairs, Edin
on burgh University, the Scottish season in office.
K. H. Smith, of Uppingham, Bradford and Yorkshire, is again Royal Hong Kong Golf Club
bers of the British team which took captain, with Alan Bush, who has played stand-off for Cumberland, Saturday and Sunday, October 15 champion, all of whom were mem- as his vice-captain.
The Shanghai team will be com-part in the Oslo international meet- Apart from the scrum-half, J. B. Potter, who has gone to Sin-prised of G. D. Nicholl, K. Cum-ing at the weekend, made the 50 gapore, they will have most of ming, Hawkins, Gubb, Glass, Pet-miles journey from Oslo to compete
in an international meeting here. last year's forces, with the addi-titt, Gray and Hadland.
Although the British competitors Those selected to represent the tional help of that hard-going
R.H.K.G.C.
O.E.C. Marton, Iran well, they failed. to register a R.A.F. wing, D. M.. H. Craven,
Pennington finished second and the Yorkshire full-back, J.T. A. Pearce, A. E. Lissaman, F. win. S. Lees. There is some prospect, Groves, S. J. H. Fox, D. J. Gilmore, in the 400 metres to H. Baumgarten (Holland), who was runner-up to A. G. K. Brown at the European too, of A. Obolensky turning out P. H. Scoones and R. -Young.
Championships. for them should he be living in
Collyer also fin-
London.
ished second in his event, the 1500 metres, the winner being J. Mostert, the Belgian champion, and runner- this up to S. C. Wooderson over distance at Oslo.
ALLISS'S
RESIGNATION
DISCUSSED
Left To Committee
was
'TWO 'QUINS RETIRE
R.
aré
HANDSOME CUP PRESENTED TO ARMY SCHOOL
(By AIR MAIL) London, September 24. The resignation of Percy Alliss as professional at Templenew- Two distinguished forwards in sam Municipal course, Leeds, was Bolton and E. A. Hamilton Hill are
Carstairs was beaten into third discussed at 2 sub-committee retiring from the game, and they will
place in the 3000 metres, the win- meeting of Leeds Corporation be missed by Harlequins, for whom Apart they have done great service.
A new swimming trophy for the
ner being M. Meisner, of France, yesterday, and the matter
from these two, Harlequins will be adjourned for a special meeting able to field very much the same side Army Children's schools has been with O. Rasdahl, of Norway, sec-
the M.C., and Officers of the 1st Middlesex ond. of the Corporation Golf Com-as last season, when, playing some of sented by Lieut.-Col. L. A. Newham,
the most attractive football in
30 Regiment. It is a handsome silver cup) M. Osendarp, Holland, who had mittee to be held next week.
for the 50 yards (boys under 11 completed the spring "double" at Alderman A. E. Masser stated country, they won 18 of their
matches.
Championship event in the annual that the resignation came as an Hopes are entertained that Geoffery Army Schools swimming sports. both the European Championships This year the Middlesex Cup" will and at Oslo, was surprisingly beat- intense surprise to everybody.Butler will have sufficiently recovered Alliss had complained of lack of to bring speed and cleverness to the be held by the Kowloon Elder Chil-en in the 100 metres by the Nor-
wing. Kemble is likely to be support, but it was only fair to gularly available, but will not play at dren's School.
The ceremonial presentation of the wegian, A. Hansen.. explain that he was fully conver-stand-off except when necessary.
As usual, the captain has not been cup through the Command Education sant with the position in Leeds before he accepted the appoint-elected, this appointment being left Officer, will be made before the end of open much longer by the Harlequins this month by Col. Newham, Officer in charge of the Elder. Children's School, ment.
than by any other club. In passing Kowloon. With his wife, Col. Newham it is interesting to note that Adrian is closely identified with the activities
of the Army schools. Stoop will again be seen in action, for he will turn out for his own Interna- tional XV. which he is taking to play against Sutton.
"I consider the appointment to be one of the best-paid golf professional added Mr. jobs in the country,"
been Masser. "Alliss has never denied leave of absence to play. in
competition important
any "match."
Leeds Municipal Golfers' Club giving a complimentary dinner Alliss to celebrate his victory the recent League tournament Sandy Lodge.
or
re-
With V. G. Jenkins, G. Rees-Jones, Claude Davey, J. Maddocks, J. A. Davies and W. Gascoigne as the nucleus of the team under the second- are year captaincy of B. J. A. Lowe, Lon- to don Welsh are looking forward with justifiable confidence to the new sea- in.
The backs will be under the at leadership of the vice.captain, G. H.
Davies, the stand-off half.
MRS. MOODY'S £260 RETURNED
TOUR REFUND WAIVED
(By A. WALLIS MYERS)
New York, September 8. As expected, the American Lawn Tennis Association has re-
son.
LOSS TO WASPS
HAMMOND COMPLETES HOCKEY CLUB 3,000 RUNS
SECRETARIES MEET TO-DAY
Hockey Club Secretaries are remind- ed that a meeting will be held to-day at 5.30 p.m. at St. Andrew's Church
Presentation To Woolley
(By KENNETH BANKIN)
Folkestone, September 9.
Only the elements in the shape of Hall to arrange fixtures for the com high wind and occasional rain were at ing season.
Mr. R. Henderson, Hon. of fault on the fifth day of the festival, tinue as captain and vice-captain of has received a letter from the Macao o'clock Sir Pelham Warner's XL, with that flourishing club, Wasps, for an-Hockey Club, which is desirous of ar- no wickets down for 21, required 392 ohter year.
ranging matches with Hong
w. s. Ruane and N. Compton con- the Hon des Hony Stereciation, and when bad light stopped play at
They have suffered one severe loss, teams.. for C. G. Gilthorpe, a splendid hooker, Hong Kong clubs wishing to who played in the final trial, has been Macao this season are requested moved to the R.A.F. station at Cosford, write, to Mr. Henderson, c/o the near Wolverhampton. Gilthorpe, who bour View Hotel, Kowloon. was at Halton last year, is naturally unable to travel South every week- end, and has thrown in his lot with Coventry
turned to Mrs. Helen Wills. There is one new and interesting
He had already established a record
G. BRAND TO RETIRE
Kong
to win.
They finished their first innings 88- behind, and the Past and Present made play 929 for 8 before the innings was de Har-clared by W. R. Hammond. Hammond
Port Elizabeth, September 3.
to
was caught at long-on, but not before he had become the first batsman to complete 3,000 runs this season.
During the lunch interval Woolley was presented with a radio gramophone as a token of appreciation from the fixture, the visit on Nov. 5. to the Though a fairly comfortable win Folkestone cricket committee for all cular festival, for Kent, for England, Moody her cheque for £260 which ground at Sudbury of Edinburgh for South Africa had been pre- the things he has done for this parti she sent to the governing body Academicals.
dicted in the second Test match, and for the greater glory of the game when intimating her inability, OLD PAULINES' ADVANCE
against Great Britain here to wherever it is played or followed. through indisposition, to compete R. A. P. Hogbin starts his fourth morrow, the fact that G. Brand and Sir Pelham Warner, in a most felici- in the National Championships season as captain of the Old Paulines. WB. Bastard are not able to play tous speech, referred to Woolley's many eloquent, was also usefully statistical. beginning here to-morrow.
The sum covered her expenses no other captain of this club had ever pulled a thigh muscle. while prace when he pointed out that since Woolley when he was elected for the third time; has lessened their prospects. Brand achievements, and, apart from being when representing the United held office more than two years. tising, and Bastard is not available, started first-class cricket in 1906 he
wickets and made for 900 catches. States at Wimbledon in the Wight Hogbin does not always lead the for-ther for this match or the third had scored 69,984 runs, had ten 2,000 man Cup- and the Championship, I wards, his own game being so strongly Apparently she was anxious to re-individualistic that he is seldom in the Test at Cape Town. Brandhas The presentation was made by Coun move any suggestion that she had right position for leadership, though announced his permanent
Invariably in the right position for the ment from the game. broken faith with the Association. ball, but his talks before the game, his Inreturning the cheque Mr. shrewd selection of players, and his Julian Myrick, chairman of the personal example on the field have lifted the Old Paulines to a stronger. Wightman Cup Committee, express position than ever before in metropoli- ed the hope that Mrs. Willa-tan Football. Moody's indisposition was only tem- They have twice reached.
nal of the BOON porary, and that she
able to resume!
her unique rECO
Festival cricket committee, and Wool- retire-cillor R. G. Wood, chairman of the ley, obviously much moved, made an Hate speech of thanks,” after players and spectatora alike sang he's Jolly good fellow and gavo
v's retirement is not complete permanent one.
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