Tommy Atkins ARMY SPORTS
PARADE
The Army hockey team come in for spotlight treat- ment this week for their magnificent 3-1 win game over champion Recreio in a first divi- sion league played on the lovely Army ground at Sookunpoo last Sunday. Particular praise goes to Lt Robert Davis of 49
Field Regt RA who, attending as a spectator, assumed what is undoubtedly the most dan- gerous position on the field, that of goalkeeper Giving a wonderful display he kept off the quicksilver Portuguese forward line as well as the regular custodian Sgt Blunn could have been expected to do.
absentee
Another notable wad Sgt John Higginbottom who hail to ery off at the last
moment through injury.
In this match there is little the defence 100k doubt that the honours. CIn Mike Roberts and Sgt Alex Smith were like the Rock of Gibralter although in Smith's case he presented a more polished top. The halves Lts John Booth, John Walls
Hugh And
Philip and wonderful game, and excepting wingers LS Trevor Ralph and David Green, the forward ling played and tried hard enough but missed the master touch of the absent Higginbottom.
The Band struck back with two successes bul The clated by their initid fortune swarmed
#t into uttack notebed
the three fore 10 Lanes' one before the interval whittle came with the score at 5-3..
. THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1958.
Yesterday's Rugby
CLUB "A" BLAST ·R.A.F. MAINLAND 26-6 AFTER DISAPPOINTING 1ST HALF
By PAK LO
Under the floodlights yesterday evening on the Club ground, the Club "A" XV, after disappointing in the first half, suddenly came to life with a bang in the second half and blasted the airmon from the Mainland by 26 points (one goal, five tries, two penalty goals) to six (one try, one dropped goal) in a fast and exciting battle.
In
the curtain raiser the Club "B" went down fighting to the RAMC by 10 points (two goals, one try) to three points
(one try) after the Medics had led at half time by one goal scored very much against the run of the play.
throws were disappolating at the half way out. This type of try closing minutes Chas fumble In the major game the Club words the posts to touch down With the Chub relaxing in the start as Laville had a very de- definitely becoming
Rave the airmen a chance and gather a juose ünite off-day, and in the second Williams specialty and in ap- Willingham
hard to ball and scored just as he was the majority of his pazes,
No O'Kelly converted. 17-3. tackled beside the posts.
conversion. 20-0. for the work put in by their halves and smoothly moving three line.
half Valentine cut him out with|parently extremely
stop,
In the first half also the threes were #ol uided by O'Kelly whe for once failed
So Surprised
The next score came from a line. The airmen won and were scrum, ten yards from the RAF'
so surprised that Steven was able to take the ball from them. well out. O'Kelly's kick hit the top of the upright und sulled back Into the field. Club Browne on the
wink 20-3. showed a fine burst of speed, evi-
and had Valentine's crosskleks been a shade shorter the Club would have scored even more than they did.
tul, time and again to draw his man properly. However, he more than mate up for it in the second het hy pinying a firstund score class game.
Anno Dom|33| became dent in the final period and the frani youngsters
Gon Club went all out to rapidly reduce Higginbottom, the wereurs.
me attack active in defence
perform- gave one of his best attees to enable his side to nar- row the gap to 3-4. The yelling
of both Eat
tens from: brought out a reserve of energy from the BALH who simick
Chances Very Rosybick to end 0-4, only
This rather unexpected win !ntuist give thesu hockey cleav enthusiasts
about the repository for this sunson's laurels and although there is still a long way to go certainly the chances of being top dogs ngain seem very rosy.
to seu the lanes screed in peneipt- ing the Iospital defence to raise their score to five.
Wonderful Effort
Colonul point, A this
pounced on a clear- Sullivan ance down the middle and in one of the finest exhibitions of controlled dribbling I have seen on this court he single handed- ly beat off two challengers and remarkable coolness
try when he got to a loose bail Steven ako scured the next and dived over after the alr- meri had been
ft: caught possession on their own fine. No conversion. 23-3.
The Club added their Anat points when in front of the RAF
A Faultless Game
Bennett at serum-half had a
ly assisted by the Clue faultless game, but he was great post there was a serum and the ball went smoothly from pack who heeled steadily and surelyRetly to Valentine to Browne
who in every serum, while in the lineouts Wright was terrifle.
scored in the corner. McTavish whe throughout played brillantly at full-back just failed to convert: 28-3.
Club 'B' v. RAMC
Dominated
:
Once again the Club "B" dominaled the scrums and the lincouts and their forwards were continually
breaking through
SPORTRAIT
**Tius certainly is a pon- derful change -Arst time I've seen you studying a Aeld without wondering what you were going to back."
Landon Exprcas Service
of the play. The Medles drop ped out, and Clarke gathered and ran to the Club 25. The ball then came out of the scrum on the Medes side and Gilbertson broke through and sent the ball along the to William