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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 7, 1938.
Ladies' Hockey Prospects
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O.B.A. LADIES CONSTITUTE BIGGEST MENACE TO "Y" St. Andrew's Can Improve Attack: The Season's Fixtures
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(By “STICKS”)
LL being well Ladies' hockey-the Caer Clark and Brawn Cup Leagues-will make an official start next Saturday with a programme of six matches, two senior and four juniors, and, if the standard of hockey served up in recent trial games serve as any indication of form, we are in for a feast of entertaining matches in both divisions.
Most of the Caer Clark Cup teams have. by now some idea as to the composition of their teams, but the juniors are still uncertain of their lineups.
of the Caer Clark Cup League, have a difficult sea- son ahead of them for their opponents, in most cases, have been adequately streng- thened by newcomers, while "Y" have still to rely upon the old brigade "to bring. home the bacon.”
The champions have more or less decided upon their team and are for- tunate to be able to fill the important position between the sticks without calling upon new talent. Mrs. Read. although essentially a thrustful cen- tre-forward, will be seen in goal and has lost none of her daring nor accur- acy with her stick. She should make more than a worthy successor to Miss J. Lakeman.
"Y" ATTACK
The "Y" attack is certain to be Mrs. O. Burnett, Mrs. Williams, who gave a very impressive performance against Hong Kong Ladies last Saturday, Miss V. Bradbury, Miss M. Smith and Miss M. Westcott, but their intermediate line is still unsettled.
At the moment the intermediate trio are Mrs. Stone, a very impressive new- comer at right-half, Miss Muriel
McCaw and Miss R. Dairne.
-C.B.A.
"CAER CLARK CUP
C.B.A.
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FIXTURES
December 31
v C.B.S.
(C.B.S., 3.00 p.m.).
V H.K.L.
(St. Andrew's, 3.00 p.m.)
January 7
V St. A
("y", 2.45 p.m.).
v St. A (St. Andrew's, 2.45 p.m.) H.K.L.
V "y"
November 12
v H.K.L. (Happy Valley, 8.00 p.m.) C.B.S.
V St. A (St. Andrew's)'
St. A
St. A
November 19
C.B.A. (St. Andrew's, 2.45 p.m.) C.B.S.
"y"
C.B.S.
V H.K.L.
V
(H.V., 3.00 p.m.)
(C.B.S.)
January 14
C.B.A.
November 26
V C.B.S.
C.B.A.
(C.B.A., 2.45 p.m.),
H.K.L.
ν "y"
("Y", 2.45 p.m.)
January 21
December 3
C.B.A.
v H.K.L.
V "Y" (St. Andrew's, 2.45 p.m.)
December 10
C.B.S.
V
"Y"
("Y", 2.45 p.m.)
C.B.A.
V "y" (C.B.A., 2.45 p.m.) H.K.L.
v St. (H.V., 3.00 p.m.)
December 17
v H.K.L.
January 28
"Y"
V C.B.A.
A
("Y", 2.45 p.m.)
A
St. A
C.B.S.
(C.B.S., 8.00 p.m:)
It is therefore obvious that she must find her place in the intermediate line] and left-half, behind the Smith-West- cott, partnership, should be her right|
The last named player has not yet adapted herself to local conditions berth. and it is quite on the cards that she may be relegated for the opening friendly fixtures to date. matches of the season in favour of
"Y" Ladies have won all their
C.B.A. THREAT
(H.V., 3.00 p.m.)
(C.B.A., 2.45 p.m.)
C.B.S.
St. V (C.B.S., 3.00 p.m.)
February 4 Seven-A-Sides at C.B.S.
namely:
Miss J. Booker (right-half), Miss J. Ewing (right-wing), Miss M. Booker (inside-right) and Miss M. Parsons (inside-left).
C.B.A. Ladies are very powerful this season although they have not yet met the "Y" and therefore cannot be judged
“REVIEWER'S" SPORTS COMMENTARY
Suggestion To Ladies' Hockey Coaches
I would like to make a suggestion on coaching in ladies' hockey and that is that Club conches' make it a point of concentrating on junior teams as well as seniors.
I know this was not the case last season when, with the knowledge that Central British School were almost assured of the Brawn Cup title, coaches made it a point of concen- trating on their senior teams alone, leaving the juniors to get along as well as they could.
After all, if Ladies' hockey is. to maintain its place as an outstanding sport in the Colony, the root or base of the sport, the nursery, must be well and truly cared for and not neglected. At the moment, or to be exact, the best talent in recent seasons has emanated from the school teams and not from Club teams!
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Britain's Davis Cup Decline
G. P. Hughes, one of the British lawn tennis team which held the Davis Club for four years, has come back United from a playing tour in the States convinced that it will be some years before Britain will be serious challengers again for the trophy.
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"There is no getting away from the fact that American and Australian tennis is head and shoulders anything in this country" said Hughes on arrival with E. J. Filby and R. A. Shayes in the Queen Mary at Ply- mouth.
"Our visit to America was not very
Miss B. Harker, another promising Probably the second most impressive, against their most formidable opposi-successful from the point of view of newcomer, who is really a forward, team after the champions are the Cen- tion. but who is not quite up to the calibre tral British Association Ladies, who of the "A" attack and yet too good have been strengthened by four former to be dropped.
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results," said Hughes. "The two women members of the team, Miss Stammers and Miss Lumb, played ex- tremely well, and without a doubt Miss
pupils of the Central British School, DRAW FOR COLONY Lumb has improved considerably.
TRADE
WW WW
MARK
AQUARIUS
MINERAL WATERS
FROM
THE AQUARIUS CO.
SHANGHAI :
"EVERY DROP DISTILLED"
SOLE AGENTS:
MIXED DOUBLES TENNIS
The following is the draw for the First Round of the Colony Mixed Doubles tennis championship which is being held under the auspices of the Chinese Recreation Club;
First Round
"The men, however, were up against opposition too strong for them."
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Oldfield On Australia's Needs
There are openings for at least four or five new players in the next Aus- tralian test team, according to W. A. H. D. Rumjahn - and Mrs. Chiu | Oldfield, former Australian wicket- Chun-chiu v. T. A. Pearce and Mrs. | keeper, who has just returned to
J. P. Whitham:
Sydney from England, where he gave
for the Australian Broadcasting Com- mission.
Paul Kong and Miss W. H. Loù v. commentaries on the test team's tour, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Burnett;
Tsui Wai-pui and Miss P. J. An- derson v. Lt. Col. Smith `and Miss M. S. de Court;
Lee Wai-tong and Miss Ling v. W. A. H. Duff and Miss A. Tylor,
E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Williams v. H. Wood and Miss Clifford.
O. Rumjahn and Miss Rumjahn v. Capt. C. R. H. Hyde and Miss Abra- hams.
the
Oldfield said Australia was sadly in need of a slow bowler to provide a foil for O'Reilly. Neither Fleetwood-Smith nor Ward were able to do this, and the absence of Grimmett was very much felt on the tour. Even on "concrete" wickets Grimmett would have been invaluable, on account of his ability to make the ball "do things" in air. Australia, Oldfield added, also neeeded a fast bowler with the neces- sary stamina to enable him to stand up to five test matches. Another good Wai-opening batsman was wanted, and the position of wicket-keeper was uncer- tain. Neither Barnett nor Walker had come up to expectations behind. the stumps.
H. J. Armstrong and Mrs. L. R. Andrewes v. Chan Chi-koung and Miss Lo Hau-yee.
Bye into second round:- Taui Yun-pui and Miss Yeung bun, v. Lt. Cdr. Kennedy and partner.
RADIO AND K.I.T.C. IN
DRAWN GAME
́ ́ Police “A” beat Recreio in the Hong Kong Hockey Association Tournament game yesterday by the only goal scor- ed by N. Singh..
"These key positions must be filled or tightened up if we are to retain the 'ashos'" he continued. "There is a wonderful opportunitÿ now for new and young players,
"In 1940-41, England will send to. Australia a particularly strong side. She is blessed with wonderful young talent, and never before do I remem- ber her in such a rich state. There Radios and Kowloon Indians Tennis are several proved young batsmen,
line Hill, both sides scoring twice, G. of test honours. Strangely enough, Singh (2) scored for Radio and Par- England has at last seen the virtue of tab and A..P. Souza netted for Kow- the slow bowlers, Wright was loon Indiana.
great success against us this year.""
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD. Club drew in the other, gamo at Caro- and also several slow bowlers capable
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