THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 30, 1940
SLIGHT MARGIN TO BEAT CLUB IN TO-DAY'S RUGBY
IMPORTANT JUNIOR MATCHES ARMY FAVOURED BY
ON TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME M'sex Must Beat WEEK-END SOCCER Sappers To Keep PROGRAMME
In The Running
By "Referee".
MOST IMPORTANT MATCHES WEEK-END SOCCER PROGRAMME SECOND DIVISION, WHERE THE
IN THE ARE IN LEADING
TEAMS MEET, AND AN EXCELLENT GAME SHOULD BE SEEN AT BOUNDARY STREET BE- TWEEN MIDDLESEX AND ENGINEERS.
S. CHINA RARING TO CO
By "Grandstand”
Middlesex are two points behind Sappers and must win this game if they are to remain in a chal- lenging position. Sappers will have their best side out with Pel- ham, Fox and Lee Wai-lum in the attack, while Middlesex will also be at full strength,
Royal Scots meet Service Corps in the other game and both these teams still have a chance for hon- ours, though Service Corps are in a slightly better position. Royals In the Second Division schedule were without
services of for to-morrow, the Recreio Bees several of their best players last) should have little difficulty in weck against Middlesex, among subduing the Liga Portuguesa i them being Auld, their centre- nine, who were humiliated by the forward. Royal Scots last week.
the
In First Division, Sing Tao meet Wilfred Lawrence will be on Club but the former, after their the slab for the Busy Bees, in-rude shock last week against stead of Georgie Guterres, who Police, are not taking things too will be guarding the hot corner easily in view of the fact that! instead,
Club have upset, big teams in the past.
This should be one game men-
Eastorn:-Lau Hin-hon: Kong Shing- tor Mike Mendonca will have
king' and Ng Kee-cheong; Lau Chl-chan, nothing to worry about.
Isu King-seng and Lo Wal-kuen: Chung The V.R.C.-Royal Scots tussle Yung-sum, Cheung Kam-hoi, V. K. slated for 10.15 has been post-Hyui, Tŝo Chau-ting and Hau Ching-lo. poned.
South China:--Tam Kwan-kon; Tsang Chung-wan and Lee Kwok-wai; Lau
Police
To-day
First Diviolon
v. Middlesex (Houndary St., 4.15 p.m.)
V R. Scots (Kowloon, 4.13 p.m.)
Kowloon
Club
- V Sing Tao (Club, 4.15 p.m.)";
Middlesex
Second Division
V Engineers (Boundary St., 2.45 nm.)
v South China (Club, 2.45 p.m.) 30th R.A.
Club
v Kwong Wah
(Military, 4.15 p.m.)
R. Scots L V Service Corps
(Kowloon. 2.45 p.m.)
Third Division
International V 36th R.A.
(St. Joseph's. 2.45 p.m.) 20th R.A.
V Service Corps (Chatham Road, 2.45 p.m.) 24th R.A.
V Engineers (St. Joseph's, 4.15 p.m.)
To-morrow
V
First Division Kwong Wah
South China V (Boundary St., 4.15 pan.) St. Joseph's
Eastern (Caroline Hill, 4.15 p.m.)
Second Division Police
Novy V (Boundary St., 2.45 p.m.) Sing Too
Kit Chec (Caroline H, 2.45 p.m.)
Third Division
V
7th R.A.
35th R.A. (Sookunpoo, 2.45 pm.) Air. Force
+ 12th R.A. (Chatham Road, 4.15 p.m.) A.S.A..
Signals (Chatham Road, 2.45 p.m.) Medicals
Shell (Sookunpoo, 4.15 p.m.)
V
V
V
By Scrum-Half"
WHAT: MAY WELL PROVE TO BE THE BEST RUGBY MATCH OF THE SEASON TAKES PLACE TO-DAY; AT SOO- KUNPOO, AT 4 P.M., WHEN ARMY, WHO WILL START FA- VOURITES, MEET CLUB IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE QUA- DRANGULAR TOURNAMENT.
Both teams are at full strength, and, the..winners of to-day's game will probably win the 1940-41 series.
been Impressive of late, and the danger to the Club line will prob- ably come. from Marsh.
All in all, it should be a very even game with Army. forwards carrying the day. :.
Army, who were last champions in 1935-6, have an even better side to-day than they had then, At 245 p.m. Club. “A” will meet but it is going to be no walk-over Combined Small Units, and I this season. Burford is back in would not be surprised if they the Club team to challenge Ford won. At 4, p.m. Police "A" will as hooker, and. the return of meet Navy "A" at Causeway Bay, Thomson is going to cause Wed- Following are the teams: derburn many anxious moments. CLUB-F. M. Thompson: D. I. Bo- The replacement of Day by Car-sanquet, M. G. Carruthers, J. C. Char- ruthers and the change-over ofter and D. H. Stewart: G. G. Altken- places by Charter and Aftkenhead Heasman, J. F. Burford, I, Macrae: Thomson; R. E. has greatly strengthened the Club R. C. Gairdner, C. F. Needham; A P. defence without any likely Kennedy, A. J. G. Taylor and G. B. weakening of the attack.
Godfrey.
Ford will have a great part to play. If he falls Club will win. If he succeeds much will then depend on Wedder- burn, who is likely to receive more attention. from wing-forwards than been accustomed past.
to
head and J. M.
ARMY--Clogue: Richards, Douglass, Coombes and Marsh; Hook and Wed- derburn; Sutherland, Ford, Bompas, Millar, Cuthbertson, Pinkerton, Duke and Gillam.
Reserves:-Berry. Heath. McDonald
and Foley. Club's
he has In the
Army will probably resort to
CLUB "A"-Pecorin!: Wilson, Van Leeuwen, Day and Hopkins: Morgan and Clemo; Lee, Olsen, Moodle: Hac- kett, Benn; Dalziel, Davies and Red- man,
C.S.U. Sgt. Hamlen (Service Corps): punting tactics, which have prov-2/Lt. Turner (Service Corps), Sig. Wil- ed so satisfactory to date, and is (Signals), Pte. Pratt (Medical Club forwards will need to be Corps) and Ptc. Whybro (Medical
at-
Corps); Capt. Scriven (Indian Medical Service) and Capt. Barcley (Medical Corps); Sgt. Bedford (Signals), Cpl. Chandler (Medical Corps), Capt. Crew
much faster on the ball in the loose to prevent this form of tack.
Bosanquet's tackling has not (Service Corps): Cpl. Edge (Medical
TO-DAY'S CRICKET
Corps). Lt. Col. McPherson (Ordnance Corps); Pte. Mohan (Medical Corps). Sig. Harrington (Signals) and Fit: Lt. Taylor (Air Force).
Reservea:-Pte. Morgan (Medical Corps), Sig. Lattor (Signais), L/Cpl. *H.K.C.C. 1st XI:-H. Owen Hughes, Hoskins (Service Corps) and Ric. Clif- N. D. Booker, C. D. N. Walker, J. C.1 ton (Service Corns).
Knight, W. G. Finnie, J. L. flsley, L.ble, Teare and Gracle; Smith and Wil-
Thornhill, Taylor, Casey and Poole. G.S.C.C. 1st XI:-J. E, Richardson, Reserves: Lilley. Faulkner. Skinner,
F, Baker, T. V. N. Eager, Manfield, and Wir. King. Fortescue, R. H. Griffiths, D. J. Hol- lidge, D. McLellan, A, E, Perry. J. L. Smith, R. G. K. Thompson and N. Whitley.
There are two interest- ing matches on to-day's, C. Matthews. D. O. Parsons, T. G. G. NAVY. "A"-Wright; Jeffreys, Lam- At 11.30 Chung Hwa take on Hing-chol, Lam Tak-po and Lau Chung- ericket programme, Army T. Ride, J. F. Lawrence and R. M. M. son; Inglis, Brown, Baugh, Beattic, the Central Britishers under sang: Lee Tak-kee, Chan Tak-fai, Lee Pinky Higgins, and it would seem Wal-tong, Chow Man-chi and Lee Shek- being at home to Club and King. that enthusiasm among the latter you. has fallen off considerably. Last Kwong Wah:-Lee Kwok-kee: Chung Recreio to Indian Recrea-K. J. Attwell, week they were unable even to Fal-lam and Leung Pak-wai: Cheung tion Club. field nine men when they met Leung Bing-kam, Tin Yung-fat, Chin Sze-fol. Chung Kin-fai and Kam Ka-pul: the R.A.F. Hurler "Smudge" Chi-fan, Lau
has not been Army's team Smith has the makings of a good King-cheong.
Wong published as yet but Club, with- pitcher if he concentrates more on
Hussain and A, J. Leonard; 4. A. Rum- be somewhat weakened in the St. Joseph's: Sammy Trang: A. J.out the aid of Army members, will the batsman.
Jahn, G. Fernandes and Lau Wing- batting line and will probably find kwong: R. M. Cruz, C. Santos, C. Mac-it dimcult to score many runs. donald, J. Gomes and A. R, Leonard.
Turnout at the Chung Hwa practices has not been. as expect- ed, although Al Lau and P. F. Choy have been seen occasionally tossing them around, and probably one of them will take mound duties for this game.
After a lay-off of over a month, the South China nine are `a-rarin' to go, at 12.45 p.m. when they meet the R.A.F, in what should be the most interesting game in Junior Division. The. Airmen are the heavier sluggers, and 'Chinese hurler Bill Quon is not expected to keep them quict, leaving it to the gardeners to haul them down.
TWO MORE RIDING ACCIDENTS
By "Rapier"
Two accidents occurred dur- ing the course of training at the Valley this morning, fortunately without Injury of a serious na- ture.
Fuk-chuen and
TABLE TENNIS INTERPORT
Members of the Macao tennis team arrived in the Colony yesterday in order to participate
P.R.G.-H. Danbrowsky, C. Pope, A. E., Carey, W. L. Clarke, L. Fenneli, J. Billingham, J. Lewis, J. Reynolds, A. Orem, A. Estall and J. Aitken.
·C.C.G. 2nd XII—A. M, Omar, W.-K. Recreio and I.R.C., both strong | Way, J. W. Leonard, A. Hung, C. W. bowling' sides, on a bowler's wic- | Lam,' E. A. Lee E. Mitchell, T. Lock, ket should not score many runs H. L. Forman, N. Broadbridge and U. between them but I still very H.; Esmail,
SAPPERS' HOCKEY
FIXTURES
∙Following ............. are........ · Royal
Engineers
much doubt whether there will K.C.C. 2nd XI:-S. A. Gray, E. Cur-League and Tournamen. Hockey fx-
lis, J. R. Luke, K. M. Baxter, TA, be a definite result.
Madar, B. D. Lay, J. W. Bertram, L Most interesting match in Sec-R. Burch, H. Brokenshire, W. W. Par- ond Division should be that besons and G. A. Goodban. tween the junior IR.C; and Re- creio teams at Sookunpoo.
Following is the programme and same of the teams:
SENIOR
♥.
H. K. C.-C. University
Army.
table
K, C. C. Recreio
V. 1. A. G.
JUNIOR
H. K. C. C.
V. Royal Scots
V.
c. S. c. c
V.
Accrelo,
in the unofficial Interport contest University to-night.
The Interport series will be held
P. R. C. 4.'R. C....
D. B. §. TEAMS
at Kowloon Cricket Club, com- ["C., C. C. wv, mencing at 9 p.m. sharp:
There are five singles and two
doubles events.
The following are the selected | representatives:
HONG KONG
Singles: Leung ``Chak-fai, · Lo Kwai-sang, Leung Kwong-wa, `LI Chun-hang, and Chau Chau cau, or Tang Shiu-hei,
Doubles-Lou Sik-cheong and Li Wing-shu; and Lau Kwok-chu and Shiu Shiu-nang.
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MACAO
Singles and Doubles:—Cheng The first was when a Chinese Hak-ming, Kwan Wing-po, Yong riding boy took out a new 1941 Kam-chan, Cheng Kwok-wing, Australian Subscription griffin, No. Wong Wing-on, Luk Na-wil, K63 belonging to New Line, for Cheng Shu-chung, Wong Wing- its morning exercise: On nearing nin, and Mak King-lou.
the six furlong post the pony sud- denly became restless and threw Its rider; the boy landed on
his back, but soon got up, apparently none the worse; for this exper- ience. In the meantime the pony jumped the rails on to the grass -track and then ran back to the
- stable. It did not appear again on
the track;
TWO HOCKEY MATCHES TO-DAY
matches
"The second accident was when Two friendly hockey knother Chinese riding boy took will be played at King's Park this out pony No. K07, a 1941 Austra- afternoon and bothY.M.C.A. Ilan Subscription griffin" belong-teams will be in action. ing to Cal. After passing the six Becond Team' (v R.A,M.C., 3.00 furlong post it throw its rider, who] p.m.):-Killeen; Dormer and Sax- ! fell right over the rail and into the by; Grant, Tomlinson and Gorman; ditch. Fortunately he fell clean | Gilchrist, Highlands, Spare, Ireson over, but had he dropped a few and McGahan. Reserves: Banks, yards back he would have sus- Railton and Spencelayh; tailed serious injury, as the ditch | First Team -:(v. Namade,- 4.16 in that part has a stone « base. | p.m.);—Benwell; Taylor and You- "The rider: returned to the stable rieft; Croft, Coombe and Waldron;
unassisted, and they popy ran back, Smith, Gemmell, Hitchcock, to the stable.
jad man, and SDunne.
K.C.C. 1st XI:-E. C. Fincher, N, D. Lloyd. E. F. Fincher, D. J. N. Ander- on. W. L. Rapley. D. Hung, R. E. Lee,
A. Zimmern, F. R. Zimmern, F. J. Lay and R. T. Broadbridge.
See the selection
H.K.C.C, 2nd XI:—E, J, R, Mitchell, D. S. Robb, R. 5. W. Paterson, T. McLeod, A. J. Dewar, R. D. Gillespie, E. W. Pudney, G. P. Chariton and C.. E, Gahagan.*****
.
C.S.C.C 2nd XI:-H. E Strange, G Ainslie, J. Barrow, G. Davidson, F. E. Lawrence, T. Lockhart, J. F. Mac- Gowan, Mitchell, G, Stone, A. Watson and A. M. J. Wright...
(Continued from next. Column.) Club in these matches.
tures for December:--
1/12/40-AN. Other XI, King's Park. 10.30 nam. (Hong Kong' HỌC- key Association Tournament). *4/12/40--Middlesex Regiment, Sham- shulpp. 4.30 p.m. (Army Large Units League). 15/12/40-5/7th Rajput: Regt. Sookup. poo, 10'30 am." (Army" Large Units League). 20/12/40-2/14th
Punjab Regt., U.S. Ground, Chatham Road, 4.30 p.m. (Army Large Unlis League).
22/12/40-Recrelo Hockey Club, Sookup
poo, 11.00 à.m. (Hong Kong Hockey Association Tourne- ment).
..
+00$
(Hong
a.m. kunpoo, 10.30 Kong Hockey Association Tournament).
L/Sergt. Dobson; Corp. Taylor and 29/12/40-Nomads Hockey Club, Sergt. Croston; L/Sergt. Bowling. L/Cpl. Marriott and Carpl, Whittaker: L/Cpl. Singleton, Sergt: Donyer, L/Sgt. Homburg, L/Cpl. Shaw and Sapper
Twomey, *-
Reserve:-L/Sgt. Goodwin.
The undermentioned players will re- present the Royal Engineers Hockey Continued at foot of preceding Col.
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