THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER, 15, 1988,
Northern Bowlers In Action
Local
Football
Shanghai Meet Craigengower
Forecast To-Day At Valley
The following is this week's Soccer *programme.
Navy
TO-DAY
First Division
(By "REFEREE")
Outstanding feature of to-day's sports programme in the Colony is the initial appearance of the Shanghai. Interport Lawn Bowls team, who will be entertained by 'Craigengower Cricket Club at the
v South China "B" Valley. (Causeway Bay, 4.80 p.m.). Referce:-Finch.
v Kwong Wah
Linesmen:-Ip and Sharpe.
Kowloon
(Kowloon, 4.30 p.m.).
Referee:-Clark."
Linesmen: Domeo and Phillips.
St. Joseph's
v Middlesex
(St. Joseph's, 4.30 p.m.).
Referee: Ottoway.
Linesmen:-Havelaar and Edwards.
Royal Scots
V Eastern
(Sookunpoo, 4.80 p.m.).
Referee: MacCormac.
Linesmen: Hinchliffe and. Welsh,
South China 'A' v
Police
(Caroline Hul, 4.80 p.m.).
Referee:-Omar.
"Linesmun—Farr und McLaughlan,
Second Division
♥ Club
(Causeway Bay, 8.00 p.m.);
8th R.A.
Referee: Ip.
Kowloon
v Eastern
(Kowloon, 3.00 p.m.).
Referee:-Phillips.
St. Joseph's
Kwong Wah
(St. Joseph's, 3.00 p.m.).
Referée: Havelaar.
Ordnance
(Military, 4.30 p.m.),
Referee: Silva.
Middlesex
Royal Scots
v: Police
(Sookunpoo, 3.00 p.m.). Referee:-Hinchliffe.
South China. v Engineers (Caroline Hill, 3.00 p.m.).. Referee:-Farr.
30th R.A.
Third Division “A”
v. Electric
(Military, -3.00 p.m.). Referee:-Edwards.
Air Force
Third Division “B”
V Signals
(Prince Edward Road, 3.00 p.m.).
Referee:--Smith. -
24th R.A.
YA.S.A
(Chatham Road, 3.00 p.m.).
Referee:-Dove...
Powhattan
v Stonecutters
(Chatham Road, 4:80 p.m.).
Referee: Stone.
TO-MORROW Governor's Cup
H.K.C.A.A.F. (Causeway Bay, 4.00 p.m.).. Referee: Hooper.
H.K.F.A.
V
Linesmen:-Omar and MacCormac.
Third Division “A”
v Engineers (C.)
Royal Scots
(Sookunpoo, 8.00 p.m.).
Referee:-Brothwell.
Service Corps v 5th R.A.
(Sookunpoo, 4.80 p.m.): Referee:-Mcllgrew.
P.W.D.
vStanley
(Caroline Hill 3.00 p.m.). Referee: Bain
South China
V Kit Chee. (Caroline Hill, 4.80 p.m.). Referee: Barretto.
Third Division "B" Engineers (E.) v University
(Club, 4.80 p.m.). Referee:-Sutterley.
Medicals
v Kumaon (Club, 8.00 p.m.). Referee:-Fraser.
"REVIEWER'S"
SPORTS COMMENTARY
Most Popular Rugby Team To Visit
The
S. Africa
who
Shanghai are an unknown quantity inasmuch as the Colony is concerned, although they left for South Africa: damned by the
British Rugby tourists should secure a win against a faint praise of the critics because so Craigengower rink comprised of many of the leading stars of the four First and Second Division players, home nations, were unable to make The Shanghai rink will be select having won the highest reputation of the trip, are now on the way home, ed from W. J. MacDermott, H. any British team which has visited Wallace, J. M. C. Lopes, J. W. the Union since the game was in its Brierley, K. L. Swartzell and A. M.
infancy. Gutierrez.
A. M. Gutierrez is incidentally a Double Interporter, having repre- sented Shanghai against Hong Kong many years age in the Inter port swimming series, while he was at one time one of Shanghai's out- standing track stars until he broke an ankle in a hurdles race.
The Craigengower rink for this afternoon will be L. C. R. Souza, W. K. Way, J. S. Landolt and Basa.
The tourists have won no fewer than seventeen out of their twenty-three matches, and no other touring team has done that before in the Union during the last forty years. Its re- below in comparison with other tour cord speaks for itself, and is given ing teams:
Points.
P. W. L. D. F. A. 22.11 8 3 229 138 24 13 8 3, 290 226 21 9 9
3 175 156
5
1903 British 1910 British 1924 British 1928 All Blacks 22 16 1 399 144. 1932 Wallabies 23 12 10 1 R.
299 195 1938 British 23 17 6 0 407 272
Next Week's Soccer
Programme
The following is next week's soccer, Kwong Wah V Middlesex
programme.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22ND
First Division
St. Joseph's v Kowloon
(Caroline Hill, 4.30 p.m.).
Referee: Thomas.
Linesmen:-McIlgrew and Sutterley.
South China "B"
Club
(Club, 4.80 p.m.). Referee: K. K. Ip. Linesmen:-Barretto and Bain.
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(Kowloon, 4.30p.m.). Referee: Clark. Linesmen:--Demmee and Finch. Royal Scots V Police
(Sookunpoo, 4.30 p.m.). Referee: Hinchliffe. Linesmen:-MacCormac and Smith.
Second Division
Club.
v. Ordnance (Club, 8-p.m.). Referee: Omar.: St. Joseph's. V Kowloon (Caroline Hill, 3 p.m.). Referee:-Silva.
Kwong Wah v Middlesex
(Kowloon, 3 p.m.). Referee: Finch.
Royal Scots V Police (Sookunpoo, 8 p.m.). Referee: MacCormac. 5th A.A.
v Engineers (Military, 4.80p.m.). Referee: Brothwell.
Third Division “A”* 80th R.A.
v P.W.D. (Military, 3.p.m.): Referee: Farr.
Signals
Third Division "B"
v R.E. (E.) Chatham Road, 3 p.m.).- Referee:-Stone.
S'cutters W/Tv Air Force
(Chatham Road, 4.30 p.m.). Referee: Phillips.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23RD
First Division ⠀⠀ South China "A" y Eastern (Caroline Hill, 4.30 p.m.). Referee: Hooper. Linesmen:-Fraser and Ottoway.
South China
Second Division
v Eastern (Caroline Hill, 3 p.m.). Referee: Ottoway.
Third Division (“A” Section) R.E. (C.)
South China (Sookunpoo, 8 p.m.), Referee: Rees. Electric
v Royal Scots
(Club, 4.30 p/m.). Rofores: Havolaar.
Kit Che'
v Service Corps (Sookunpoo, 4.80 p.m.). Referee: Sharpe..
Third Division; ("B", Section) ASA.
♥ Kumaons
(Kowloon, 8 p.m.).
Referee:
The tourists proved themselves the most popular band of overseas sports- men to visit the Union because they played open Rugby, irrespective of whether they won or lost.. Early in
the tour Sam Walker, the genial Irishman who captained the side, an- nounced that the team would always play open Rugby because they knew no other game, and they carried out their promise.
They scored more points than any other touring side. has ever done in South Africa, but the merit of their play had its demerits. An playing the open game they left openings, and had. more points scored. against them than any other team that has visited the Union.
Their enterprising play won warm. tributes from critics all over the Unión, however, as it proved an in- centive to the South Africans to keep the game open, and some spectacular matches resulted.
In the early part of the tour F. J. Reynolds (England) won the admira- tion of the critics by his beautiful running' with the ball, and there was an impression that he was the finest fly-half seen in the Union for many vears. Fast off the mark, with per- fect hands and a natural body swerve which was most deceptive to his op- ponents, Reynolds made splendid openings, but he either ran too far away from his support or passed badly. Injuries also affected. him, and he faded out in the second half of the tour.
The third Rugby Test is being talk- ed about as the most thrilling Rugby match ever seen in the Union, and in many respects, having regard to the standing of South African Rugby to- day, it was the most thrilling victory any British. team has scored in the Dominions. Altogether the tourists with their fine sporting methods, their pleasant personalities off the field and, finally, their magnificent display in the final test match, have left behind them a glowing impression of British Rueby.
They have shown that it does not necessarily need 'a team of outstand» · ing individuals to make a fine side providing there are fifteen good play- ers to weld together with the ideal of playing for their side, And that is the best tribute that can be paid to the management of the team and the twenty-nine players in the side.
Powhattan
"
(Club, 8 p.m.),
Medicala
Referee: McLaughlan.... University 24th RA
(Causeway Bay ground, 8 p.m.). Referon:Edwards.:
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27TH Third Division ("A" Section) 5th RA Stanley
Military, 4.30p.m.),
Refereo: Welsh.