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HOCKEY
THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 14, 1941..
LADIES' LEAGUE MOOTED
At Least Seven Teams In Existence
Annual Meeting
To Be Held
In Near Future
By "Adrem"
Ladies' hockey thus far this season has been conducted on a very casual basis. There has been a certain amount of keenness, and in some cases the standard has been quite good, but there have been too many instances of teams arriving late or depleted.
pre-evacua- | have, as a general whole, suffer- have beened less from evacuation than the
In comparison with tion seasons, matches few and far between, although a certain amount of investigation has revealed that there are still a great number of players in the Colony and that no fewer than seven teams are in more or less
active operation.
erstwhile senior teams, and this fact simplifies rather than com- plicates matters as it has result- ed in a distribution of strength which would make a "one Divi- sign competition not only pos- sible but desirable.
WEEK-END
ARMY SPORTLIGHT SOCCER
By "SQUADDY":
IT is interesting to note that when he used to play regularly for
Army Selection Committee the Army and Colony,
have chosen
Association some of their junior football- Football ers to represent
them in
to be forthcoming Cup matches played at the Chinese New Year holidays.
the
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PROGRAMME
Following is the soccer
It appears that Wilkinson was gramine for the week-end: not considered owing to his failing to turn up at previous representa- tive matches.
Sunday
First Division
who should be
Middlesex
Coomer is a good right winger, but his place is filled by a player equally as good given a trial.
Saw has not been giving his usual performances during
the last two months. I think Cpl. Weir will be able to prove his worth at the inside left position.
THIS week brings us to the end of the Garrison Billiards and
ur
Snooker compett ions which being played at the Garrison Sol- (diers Club to-night, Wednesday,
Thursday and
Polico
V Kowloon
pro-
(Sookunpoo, 4.00 p.m.)
V Club (Boundary Street, 4.00 p.m.) Eastern
V South China (Caroline Hill, 4.00 p.m.)
Second Division Service Corps v Middlesex (Sookunpoo, 2.30 p.m.) *Kwong Wah Kowloon
(Boundary Street, 2.30 p.m.) Navy
V Club (Caroline Hill, 2.30 p.m.) Ordnance
V 30th R.A. (Military, 2,30 p.m.)
V
Kit Chee V R. Scots (St. Joseph's, 2.30 p.m.)
Third Division Service Corps v 36th R.A.
(St. Joseph's, 4.00 p.m.) 35th R.A. V Shell
(Military, 4.00 p.m.) Engineers V Air Force
(Chatham Road, 2.30 p.m.) Signals
V 12th R.A. (Chatham Road, 400 p.m.)
In the Army half-back line Cpl. Birrel of Royal Engineers is given chance to show his worth at right half.
He has been showing good form of late in assisting his team
lead a maintain a comfortable the head of Second Division.
He has plenty of speed and weigh to carry him through, and it will be recalled that he played Rugby for the Army two season ago when his strong kicking en- While there IN no gainsaying
to win If this then is agreed upon why abled them
through on Billiards. Qual billiards com- the fact that friendly hockey IN not run a single competition as many occasion.
petition or Friday enjoyable and has much to com- against
the two
Sgt. Owens of 20th Hvy. Bly. between the Hong Kong Volun competitions mend it to the lackadaisical play-hitherto, and, if trophies are de-R.A., who has recently come into
teer Dulence Corps and the Royal | er, the enthusiast cannot pos- sirable, compete for the Caer the limelight on the right wing is Army Medical Corps, who are the sibly derive very much pleasurClark Cup and leave the Bruwn well worth his place, and should wingers of the Garrison Billiards from matches which lack of hard | Cup for the runners-up?
be able to work well with Fox League for the third year in suc- and fast rules tend to make slap- The seven teams that I know
in the centre who knows his play.
ress on by winning all heir games, dash, Consequently any movement
and positioning.
At the conclusion of this compeli- to revive compeultive hockey
tion the prizes for the competi- among women is, in my opinion,
tions held during the 1940-41 sea- worthy of every support.
son will be presented by Colonel As the Caer Clark Cup and Brawn
N. Fords (President Area Bil- Cup Competitions have curried |
Hards). on for some seasons past with un- doubted success, it would appear that League hockey is generally favoured by hockey players of the u bare minimum of players on The left wing combination is fair sex and so chief problem whom they can call, they have made up of S/Sgt. Duffield of Or- would seem to be the practica- been remarkably successful adnance and Cpl. Weir of Service bility of running such a compell- | friendly matches thus far and Corps. Both these players have
have not dropped a game.
Distribution Of Strength
tion.
to be in existence--there may be others which have been hiding
Fox of Royal Engineers is an their light under a bushel as far old hand in the Army Team and as the Press is concerned--are should be able to lead his team Hong Kong Ladies, St. Andrew's to victory. He has plenty of dash the aid of Ladies, Recreio, Argonauts, Dioce- and spirit, and with san Girls' School, Central British Hossuck of Royal Scots at insida Association and Hong Kong Uni-right should be able to get a few versity. Although Hong Kong have goals.
been playing well during the last month or so, and Duffield was one of the mainstays of the Ordnance.
frum
when they defeated the strong South China, in the Second Division two weeks ago.
Situation Reviewed
Let us then review the situn- tion, I have already mentioned that
They would probably be some- there are seven teams in exis- tence. In some cases, of course, al-
what stronger than those teams which have been in action thus though the names of the clubs are
lar but, with a League in the off- still the same, the composition of
ing, it is certain that several real- the elevens would have little in
ly good players. notably mem- common with those that did ser- vice last year. It is a fact, how-bers of the former champion site, cver, that teams which have, "Y" Ladies, would throw in the r hitherto been considered "junior" ot with some of the clubs men- and Pte. Hossack (Royal Sols).
ARMY HOCKEY TRIAL TEAMS
An Army hockey trial in order to select the British team will be held at Sookunpoo on Friday, but- ly-off 3.15 pm.
Following teams have been sc- lected:--
tioned above and provide just that stiffening that would make all the difference.
A canvas of opinions as to the desirability of running a League indicates that the majority of clubs ae in favour. It was emphasised in some cases, however, that home and away matches would be a difficult proposition owing to the lateness of the season and six matches, or only one round, would be about all that could be attempt ed at this late stage.
The remaining players of the fram are all well-known local footballers and need no introduc- tion. They are L/Cpl Bankier, Royal Scots) Sgt. Fraser, (Royal Scots) Pte. Naysmith, (Royal Scots) L/Cpl. Bright, (Middle- sex) Sgt. Freshwater, (Middlesex)
✡
an article suggesting noticed
that the following should re- present the Army in the LAI WAH CUP football match against the Chinese.
S/Sgt. Terran of R.A.M.C. is the winner of he trophy for the best average in games played in the Garrison Billiards League. He played 17 matches with an aggres she of 2544, and his average was
149.64.
To-night H.K.V.D. Corps will play Royal Corps Signals in the Final of the Soldiers' Club Tournament commencing at 6 p.m. The Volunteers should be able to account for the Signals in this competition as they have one or two excellent players in L/Cpl. Pereira, Capt. Sequeria, and Pœ. Hickman.
The Signals' best players are Cpl. Blount, Sig. Allen, L/Cpl. Pitcher, and Sgt. Brackenbury.
To-morrow evening should be climax of the week with Lieut. W. V. Dixon playing Up. Harvey in the Individuals Snook- er championship, but I think Cpl. Harvey will jus, win.
the
Thursday brings us the Final of the Billiards Individual champion- ship between
and Cpl. Harvey S.Q.M.S. Wood. Both are excel- lent players, and it will be a diz. Bcult match to forecast
R.A.S.C.
JUNIOR SHIELD
(Preliminary Round)
Middlesex
V Service Corps (Boundary Street, 2.30 p.m.) Engineers v Kowloon
(Boundary Street, 2.30 p.in.)
Saturday
First Division
Navy (Boundary Street. 4.00 p.m.) R. Scots
! Sing Tao (Sookunpoo. 4.00 p.m.) Second Division South China V Police
(Caroline Hill, 4.00 p.m.) Engineers V
Sing Tao (Sookunpoo, 2.30 p.m.)
Third Division Medicals
A.S.A. (Boundary Street. 2.30 pm.) 24th R A.
V 20th R.A. (Caro.ine, 2:30 pm.) 7th RA
International (Chatham Road, 4.00 p.m.)
Kwong Wah V
گرام
V
JUNIOR SHIELD
(Preliminary Round) Royal Scots V Chinese A.S.C.
(Sookunpoo, 230 p.m.)
• Postponed
41 runs.
www. Comms Signals and Royal Army Pay Corps drew on Satür- day in a friendly,
Jackson, Fraser, and Sheehan; Freshwater, Bright, and Wilkin-i
Here is the Garden Biar's son: Coomer. Hossack. Fox, Saw, League which R.A.M.C. have al and Duffield. (Cap:).
ready won by beating R.A.O.Chow he took six wickets for Having gone thus far, I am now
Reserves:-Moxham, Guy, Bir-last Friday 7 points to nil rell, Owens, and Pearson, able to reveal, as I should pps-
There are five alterations from R.A.M.C. sibly have done. earlier in the Whites-L/Cpl Windfield (Mx.); article, that efforts are being made the team selected by the Army R. Scots
Committee, Jackson, Bdr. Anderson (12th. Hvy.) and to get something done. Two mem- | Selection Sgt. Croston (RE.); Cap. Skip-hers of the Ladies! Hockey As-Sheeban, Wilkinson, Coomer, and C.M. with (8th. Hvy.), Capt. Hook sociation have been wrestling with Saw.
R. Signals a good goalkeeper 5th AA. Regt. accounts and files with the idea of Jackson is (8th. Hvy.) and Cpl. Alsey
ROM is worth a trial, but recently R.A.P.C. (Scots); 2/11. Clague (5th. A.A.) calling the annual general. meet- Sgt. Denyer (R.E.), Cpl. Hitching or the Association, which in he has been on the injured list and RA.O.C.
circumstances
therefore could not be considered 12th Ivy. Regt. cock (Scots), Spr. Shaw (R.E.), have been held either in Septem- for this position. L/Cpl. Bankier, and S/Sgt. Duffied (R.A.O.C.),
ber or October, and it is hoped who has been picked for this post- Colours-L/Cpl. Dove (Sign-
that the outcome of the meeting tion, has proved his worth in the
als); Cpl. Neve (Scots) and Cpl.
Painting (Mx.); Bandmaster Jor- dan (Scots), W O. (1) Ashmore (A.E.C.)
normal
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11 would
will be the formation of a League
of some sort.
If only to keep the flag flying and L/Sgt. Waldros until better times return, the (Mx.); Cap'. Douglass (Scots), clubs should rally round and give Gar. Marshall (8th. Hvy.) L/Cpl. their full support. Bright (Mx.), Pte. Sheehan (Mx.)
and Capt. Patterson (Scots).
Reserves Sgt. Homburg (R.E.); Bdr. Barraclough (5th. A. A.) and L/Cpl. Govier (R.A.M.C.).
First British Match
The first Army British match will be against Hong Kong Hockey Club on January 21, bully-off at
4.45 p.m.
Y.M.C.A. CRICKET
TEAM
The following have been select- ed to represent Y.M.C.A. against University at cricket on January 26 at Pokfulamn;
FE. Lawrence (Captain), W. T Mitchell, H. D, Bruce, H. Broken- shire, C. T. Eager. A & PETTY
C Logan W. F. Gegg, B. Cuntis," W.
Hvidaon
yal Scots.
Sheehan, who has only recently
past by keeping goal well for Ro- BOTH Royal Engineers and Ro
yal Army Service Corps look like beating the goal scor- ing record for goals
gone back to his old position of Goal Scoring back in Middlesex team is not yet
up to his old, standard of last year | Record
most
scored in one
Pay Corps batted
first and
Stone made 49 before being bowl. ed by Copsey, he was ass.s.ed by Hemming who made 40.
L/Cpl. Pitcher of the Signals hit Ane 59 and Cpl. Blount 28.
R.A.P.C.
Ingelby, Bennett, b Blount 32 Murray, e Dixon, b Blount....... Hemm ne, b Love
Chalcroft, c Love, b D.xon
Boncock, b Love
Adlam, run out Sione, b Copsey Carden, no out
Ex.ras (B7, LB5)
3.
40,
5
20
12
49
3
12
170
Total (for 7 wkts, dec.).. Standing. Smørt, and Pinkey did not bat. :
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season in league football. The Engineers have scored 73.goals in 15. matches, and the Service Corps 72 in the same number of matches
SIGNALS Engineers also look like being Wilson, b Boocock, the League winners of the Second Sharlend, e Pinkey, b Boocook 15. Division, they are five-poin's Love, b Ingelby ahead and have eleven ́ more Pitcher, b. Chalcroft games to play their hardest Lt. Bucice, b, Ingelby matches being against Sing Tao on Blount, not out January 19, R.A.SC. on February Dixon, 1.b.w Boocock 15, and South China on April 5, Copsey, b Chalcroft and one posinoned match agains. | Bennett, not out the Royal Scots,
ROYAL Scots cricket eleven ́ ́added another win to theif credit on Saturday
8
52
0
28
13
0
Extras (B9)
Toiak (for 7 wkts, dro:) 132 Flect and Carroll did not bat,
Cricket by defeating Hong A meeting of the Combined Kong Cricket Club, Small Units representatives Will be held next
by seven- wickets in a friendly. **This win was mainly due to the Athletics fine innings by Llaut, Coombes,
who inade 109 hop
Polič
boundaries
Foint Hall
January Scandal discuss the feam, for.
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