Mubinson (Navy) in action In the Kotewall Cup match against South
China on Sunday.
THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 28, 1940
His Excellency the Governor and H.E. the G.O.C., Major-General Grasett, snapped during Sunday's lawn bowls.
Some of the 8t. Andrew's and C.B.8. teams who met last Saturday-
GOLF STARTING TIMES
The following are Royal Hong Kong Golf | 10.32 Club Starting Times for Fanling:
„TO-MORROW
Old Courge
3.00 p.m. F. C. Young, J. W. Mayhew. *1.18 A. J. Dennis, J. T. Smith.
SUNDAY
་་
E. P. Streatfield, G. Riddell- Carre.
H. Overy, W. J. E. Mackenzie,
A. C. I. Bowker, A. H. Penn.
F. A. Redmond, J. C. Taylor.
J. W. Mayhew, D. S. Edward.
J. B. Harrison, J. Linaker.
ARMY SPORTLIGHT
(By "8QUADDY")
Lieutenant Skipwith, the Royal Scots will be allowed to R.A., Lieutenant Weedon, of the Mid- go to Shanghai with the Interport dlesex, and Major Harvey, Medicals. eleven, and with this announcement The other ranks will be represented comes the one that Fox will also be by Sgt. Denyer, R.E. Cpl. Webb. R. Signals. going. This produces the problem of | R.A.M.C. Cpl. Murphy, who will be the centre-forward for L/Cpl. Young, R.A.S.C., L/Cpl. Shaw. the big match. Hossack might be pre-R.E. and Pte. Hatfield, 1/Middlesex,- ferred on the grounds that he has pro- ved himself more often than Fox, and that the latter has not yet been fully tested against a really strong defence.
IT now transpires that Hossack of Royal Scots,
In one way I think the committee would be wise to put Hossack in the centre as I do not think either of the inside forwards who are likely to play are able to give Fox the sort of passes that he is able to convert into goals.
Young seems to be concentrating on cricket these days after a spell at foot- ball, and is a valuable addition to the side. He bats right-handed, but bowls left hand round. Hatfield has not re- cently been bowling up to the standard he set last year, but showed signsTM of his old form last week in an inter- unit match, and was keeping a nice length and coming off the pitch very fast.
Judging by the display of Leonard Murphy has not had a lot of success and Strange in the practice match on lately and is just about due for a bit Wednesday, the centre forward will of luck in his games. Webb has taken have to do all the foraging himself up his bat where he left off last year and not depend on his Inside man, and and is playing some good innings these the greater speed of Hossack might | days. | stand him in good stead in this respect, The biggest weakness in all the has been the If both of them are to be included Army sides this year in the side, I suggest that it would be bowling, but with Skipwith, Denyer, Hatfield they better to play Fox at inside-right, | Murphy, Young and rather than Hossack, as I think that have an array in this side which is he would be able to curb his natural | quite enough to give the Kowloonites inclination, to lay too far up the field, something to think about to-morrow. better than Hossack. He played at
· Inside-right in the Army trial earlier in the season and gave quite a good
show.
.
IF Guy can keep up the form he is showing at the moment he should be an automatic choice for the Inter- port centre-half berth, although I am
THERE is only
one change in the Army side to meet the Navy in the Lai Wah cup to-morrow. Naysmith is not available for the right back position and his place will be taken by Lawton of the Gunners.
G. C. Worrall, P. K. M. Patten. afraid be will have a job to push CHESS
"A. N. and Q. A, A, Macfadyen.
Forrow out of the centre-half position.
*G. W. Reeve, D. Allen. *** | "He might, however, play in one of the
D. H. Clark, F. C. Young.
wing-half positions as he is un-
L. H. C. Highet, F. N. Chandler doubtedly miles ahead of both Hussain
I. P. Tamworth, H. B. William
CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
10.38
10.40
"
10.44
10.48
*
10.52
2.10 a.m. J. T. Braith, N. K. Littlejohn,
10.58
•
K. 8. Robertson, W. W. C. She3 11.00 wan.
!
11.04
J. P. Sherry, W. A. Stewart.
*
A. D. S. Murray, E. G. Price.
H. W. E. Heath, E. A. ́Bompas.
11.08 11.12 11.16
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11
D. A. O'Kleffe, W. G. Robertson.
and Maxwell.
L.A. R. Duncan, H. C. Sturgess- | 11.20
Well.
11:34
A) 3. Dennis, W. Bastin.
4. V. Griffiths, A. V. Greaves. Coindr. Kols, R. E. Collings."
"New Coursa
C. D. N. Walker, R. H. Gregory.
ALT
9.24
A. M. Mäck 17 8. Dunnett, Mru, Dennis, Mrs. Smith.
* [HD Army will have "one of the Weiss
M. Kennedy,
·8.36
T, AL
·Murphy,
10.0 10.08%
Mackenzie,
NSAB beat
10.16
and bära,
BOTI.
A. H. Guiness, M. G. Carruthers.
The following were the results of matches played yesterday in the Colony Chess Championship:
E. Zimmern beat Sir Henry Pollock, Bitlukoff, beat A strongest cricket aides they have K. M. A. Barnett' beat Ay Kurrik,
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