THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 17, 1988.
Good Start To Ladies' Hockey
BUT PLENTY OF ROOM
FOR IMPROVEMENT
although she tried hold
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the
Recreio Ladies,, on paper, were much stronger than
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"REVIEWER'S" SPORTS COMMENTARY
Ladies' hockey made good start wing combination excellent support. opponents, but although they swung last Saturday with a programme Miss Purves, at left-half, was very the ball about from wing to wing, of two senior and four junior en- weak and lost in her posi-they failed to make the most of their counters, the matches providing tion,
hard opportunities in the circle. much for comment. · The to
dan- standard of ladies' hockey has not gerous right-wing opposition pair. deteriorated much owing to the changes in team personnel, al- though several of the sides will have to effect changes before the season is many weeks old.
BY "STICKS"
The Hong Kong Ladies-C.B.A. Ladies Caer Clark Cup encounter, at the Valley, was marred to a great extent by the bumpy na- ture of the ground, although there was plenty of talent on view to make the afternoon an interesting
one.
C.B.A. Ladies are probably the
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Must Improve Attack
berth
H. K. Ladies can and most im- prove their attack. With Miss M. Smalley available this week, she should fill the right-wing while Mrs. Scrimgeour should
be transferred to inside-left where she should considerably strengthen the inside-trio, which would then com- prise Miss Simpson, Miss Barry and Mrs. Scrimgeour.
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Sturdy Backs
Miss M. Rebeiro and Miss 0. Botelho make a sturdy pair of backs, while in front of them Miss P. Gonsalves, in the pivotal berth, was very sound in her constructional T play and held her line together in excellent manner.
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C.B.A. SHOW IMPROVEMENT C.B.A. Ladies proved much too good for the Schoolgirls in their Brawn Cup encounter, displaying a marked improvement on last year's form. Miss Duckworth was the best of the four backs on view, Miss Dunne hesitating before tackling and being a trifle slow in disposing of the ball.
A Belated Start Central British School sadly miss- ed the services of the Booker sis- ters and Miss Ewing, all three of Mrs. Webb, at right-half, and whom have left school and are now' Miss Black, pivot, were the best of
European Golf Assn.
And Ball Tests
ESTS carried out on British courses
this year which showed that there has been little if any increase in the carrying power of the golf ball during the past six years, are referred to in a report to be considered by the Euro- pean Golf Association, at its annual general meeting in Luxembourg.
At Moortown, Leeds, during the English Amateur Championship, the average flight of the ball (without run) was 214.88 yards. In the Walker Cup average match at St. Andrews in May, the
was 218.8 yards--identical with the figures provided by tests at Troon during the Amateur Champion- ship. At Malone (Ireland) in May, with the wind against the players, the average was 210 yards,
strongest challengers to "y" Ladies C.B.A. Defence And H.K. 214 yards at Troon, and of
for the senior but they will have to considerably improve their defence if they hope to achieve a modicum of success.
fence.
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Ladies' Attack Weak
Tests in 1982 provided an average of 216 yards on Royal Mid-Surrey course. `'
This year's trials were made to pro- vide data for considering the question of reducing the present efficiency of
playing for C.B.A. Ladies. The, the halves, on view, the latter work-the golf ball, which has been under re
ing very hard throughout and put-view by the Royal and Ancient Golf ting in a tremendous
Club of St. Andrews, amount of spoiling and sound distribution.
Although their forwards were far superior to that of the Schoolgirls, there was little to choose between the five players, Miss Crawford be- ing very steady on the right-wing, while Miss M. McAlpine also her stuff at inside-left.
Schoolgirls made a belated debut in Miss D. Moss is not, and never the Caer Clark Cup series, losing to will be quite happy in goal, and I St. Andrew's Ladies by four clear think that by moving her out to goals. either one of the two full-back posi- A weak defence in which Miss tions or to a wing-half berth, the Nora Witchell stood head and C.B.A. would strengthen their de-shoulders above the rest, was un- able to hold the fast Saints' attack Miss Everest was a complete and the Schoolgirls had to be con- failure and rarely swept the ball tent with playing a defensive game, cleanly down the field, her mishits although occasionally they made an being too many to enumerate. Miss attempt to break through their op- Whitley proved deadly in her tack-ponents' stronger defence. ling, but her subsequent clearances were wasted, being invariably sent into touch.
Miss I. Woolley and Miss J. Booker were the pick of the halves, Miss C. Bone, at left-half, being very weak, particularly in tackling. She gave Mrs. Scrimgeour too much
Miss J. Petigura, Miss J. Wong and Miss H. Reid made a most effective half-back trio, almost up to Interport standard the first two having represented Shanghai and Hong Kong, respectively. Miss P. Gittins played an inspired game as centre-forward and led her
Seaforth Ladies Strong Contenders For Title
rope and was rarely in position to, attack with judicious passes, while
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Seaforths Good! Seaforth Ladies will probably be one of the strongest challengers for the title this season, and their over- whelming superiority over St. An- drew's juniors was most notice.
able.
The Executive Committee of the European Association also report that. the British Golf Unions' Joint Advisory Council, at the request of the Royal and Ancient Club, appointed a special sidering the question of amateur sta- sub-committee for the purpose of con- tus. The committee's findings are now being considered by the Royal and An- cient Club.
Farr Suspended By N.B.A. of America
TOMMY FARR has been suspended TOMM
indefinitely by the National Box- Mrs. Akroyd continues to be their ing Association of America in accord- most effective forward although it ance with the rule agreed to at the would be unfair not to pay a tribute recent meeting of the World Boxing to their hard-working half-back trio. Commissions in Rome, whereby a boxer
suspended by one member of the Com-.. St. Andrew's are, however, commission shall automatically become prised for the most part of new-suspended by the others. comers to the game and they should find their best form late in the sea-
son.
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intercept a pass. She should find she received admirable support PLAYER INJURED
her place in the junior team.
from Miss F. Wong, on the right-
There is much to be rectified in wing and Miss E. Greiner, at in- AND HOCKEY
the left-wing' combination, în at-side-left. tack. Mrs. Stoker was rarely in position to take a pass from Mrs. White and invariably did the ob- vious when in possession-sending the ball out to the wing instead of down the centre of the field, where Miss M. Booker and Mrs. White might have stood a very good chance of taking the ball through
for a score.
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GAME ABANDONED
Farr was recently suspended by the British Boxing Board of Control until he paid £750 to the promoter, Mr. Syd- ney Hulls.
Britain's Strong Monte Carlo Rally Bid
A painful injury was sustained by Lt. Patterson in the hockey match be-ROM reports reaching Nice it seems that the British motor industry is tween Royal Scots and Hong Kong Hockey Club, at King's Park, yester going to make a strong effort to win day.
the principal awards in the 1939 Monte Carlo rally. Britain has always swept the board in the competition for the most comfortable car, but it is many years since she won the event for the best all-round performance.
Mrs. Slater Again Of the Brawn Cup matches "y" Ladies caused an unexpected de- feat when they beat Recreio "A" by a solitary goal. Splendid work at Patterson slipped and a team-mate right-back by Mrs. Slater provided hit him on the face, breaking his the outstanding feature, of this en-He was carried off the field.
glasses and cutting him below the eye. counter. Y attack made the mis- The game was abandoned with the take of concentrating in the centre, Club leading by one goal to nil, T. D. A Trifie Slow
instead of swinging the ball about. Whitley having scored just before the Hong Kong Ladies were £180 Miss Nancy Eardley, making her The match was played at a very fast weak in several departments parti-first appearance in Hong Kong, gave paco, Club displaying better team work. cularly at left-half and at inside-a promising display at inside-left Two easy goals were missed for the left. Mrs. Lunson was very safe and gave Miss Ina Buchanan every Club, by 8. A. Fowler and Divett. between the sticks, while Misa encouragement, Mrs. Grant, on the Hutchison was easily the pick of the right-wing, is not quite ready for four backs on display. Miss Green, competitive hockey and a short rest however, was a trifle slow in clear would probably do her some good. ing her line and in giving support to her colleague,
Mrs. White and Miss Dsirne were the pick of the halves, while Miss Ambrose made the best out of her
interval.
JOE DAVIS'S WORLD RECORD SNOOKER BREAK
London, To-day. Joe Davis, world's finest snooker player, yes-
The Monte Carlo rally is an endur- ance race, lasting four days and nights. It is made very trying, because com- petitors have to start from remote points in Europe, travel over unprepar ed roads, and once on their way they can expect little or no assistance.
¡Many people consider the rally the finest test devised for cars, for it packs in a few days the experience it would otherwise take years to gain,
The list of prizewinners since 1924 shows that France has won the trophy no fewer than nine times, the United States three times, Great Britain twice (1928 and 1981), and Italy once. Miss Pope is still one of the best
Experience proves that the rally tro- halyes in the Colony and did won- unusual position in goal, although terday established a new world re-phy is won on the eliminating tests ders in the centre, while Mrs. she would do well to remember that cord break of 187 to better his own held partly on the last part of the road Dalziel, at right-half, was also very it is much safer to use her pads than of 185 recorded last year against journey and at Monte Carlo. They include toats of speed, braking, neces hard-working, giving her right-her stick with grounders.
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