THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 7, 1941.
FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS
By "REFEREE" aliong
Bowling Alley
By "Strike"
Two matches were played on Friday, in the second round of the Single Handicap Competition.
The first was between L/Cpl. the Royal Corps of wilkins of Signals and Sg. Doyle of Royal Artillery.
Wilkins' handicap was plus 30 and Doyle's plus 40, and Wilkins Won by 45
The pins.
bring
scores
THE first round of the Senior Shield football 'competition was featured by a gigantic struggle be- tween Sing Tao and Mid- Idlesex in which the latter
were decidedly unfortun- etter had he not male the poor ate in losing by the only, goal scored by Kwok Ying- kee early in the game.
As in their first » setnog n the Lesgue at Sookumped Midillises had most of the game and only ratik bad shoofing and nutrid luck prevented them {2011
at Irant drawing
was
Cheung Wing-chop
the Chinese hero and some of the sares he brought of were well High miraculous.
He substantiated a remark made i some time ago by a
ardent fol.
Was
lower of the game that he worth three men in the defence.
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Royal Artillery made an
aus-
Wilking 481 and Doyle 436. Wilkins was expreted to win, but he might have done
even
score of 136 in his peond game, Doyle did not appear to be as comfortable as usual, although an average of 145 with handicap, was quate tam hovling. He also had Come bad luck in hr last game. which
making resulted in him
only 120 pirs
The other match played on Fri day was between S A Ismail and L/Sgt. Nunn of Royal Engineers.
Ismail's Easy Win
Ismail's handicap was plus 25 and Nunn's plus 36, and the form- er won comfortably by 68 pins.
The scores were:- ismail 501 and Nunn 433. Feature of this game was the remarkable consistency of Ismail. his lowest scors being 165 and his
picious debut in the Senior Shield | highest 168.
competition
and gave B much
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better display than was generally tam a ruling from Home on this expected. Combination was lacking point but the Gunners gave evidence that with proper couching and training they
well do against most teams in the Senior Division.
would
Artillery were without the ser- vices of several goud players who belonged to Batteries still interest- ed in the Junior competition and with their inclusion Gunners might have done better still.
A well-chosen Combined Royal Artillery team would be a drawing card against a Chinese team for a match in aid of Charity or the "South China Morning Post Bomber Fund."
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