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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1959.
A NEW STAR APPEARS IN THE FIRMAMENT OF
LOCAL RUGBY
Brilliant Future Predicted For Newcomer Hurst
By PAK LO
Once in a blue moon a new star appears in the firmament of local rugby, and on Saturday in one of the minor matches such a player, appeared. Shining brightly throughout the game, he is a certainty for the Colony team once the selec- tors have seen him.
Hurst is the name, and his position is stand-off. This column predicts a brilliant future in Colony rugby for this boy.
In suggesting that he is good enough for the Colony, con- ideration has been given to these other two sialwarts for this position, Johnson of the Club, nixt Dayles of the Army, both of whom are not on a par with this youngster.
Under his bright leadership of the backs, the WhitЛick Wanderers not only beat the Sappers by 12 points (four tries) to Rd, but for the first time is season looked like the Wanderers of old, capable beating any one,
Major 'Friendly'
of
In the major "friendly" the Polier and Britade drew 6-0. Lies each slo Acoring two Irigade hatt a slight edre in the first half and Police the better looking
the team In second half. The Boore was Just right as neither side des served to win or to lose.
Club "B hold tho 32nd Medium to an 1-0 score in a scrappy first half, but in the the 32nd's threes second half
their clicked and hammered
through a why
disintegrating Club side to win by 14 points to nil.
The Lancs as experted also
errors,
де
spoiling came throughout, beat the Club "A" side by 11 points (one goal, two tries) to nil
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THE HAYDOCK
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move up on the Police threes, thus giving them no chance to
nove.
Bnally from a five yard scrum the Wanderers heeled smartly and the ball was whipped out to Hurst who showed a fantastic LJoyd had A good FRONT, acceleration to go
until he was injured late in through on the open side and scHTE,
the No
second half, but Hollin genin proved
reed a broken conversion. 9-0.
In the centre, and would probably be more useful an the wing with BeNiven alongside Riach in, the centre in his place,
Trojans, and won most of the
time and the litxouts. Wylie had an excellent game while newcomer in the loone, Zernay obviously unfit, himself ragged in such o effert, that within a short time Muntz may lose his place in
Lastly from the half way line the Array team. Much was ex-
Be threes
Wire
sent away preted of Zernay, but though no
again, with Davies making a ktar he proved to be રી. દુ
102 of ground before passing hardl working seconti Fox
No conversion. 12-0. forward with
Excellent!.
The game was well refereed Cleary, the Wanderers' cap-rugby; sense.
by neycomer Grove-White.
WhitfieldWanderers
v. Sappers
Tr
fain, who was playing for the Perfect Three Move "
of
Sappers muit have felt very happy when he left the field, For though his own side Inal, his Wanderers produced A lovely superior Brand rugby that was a joy to watch. With Hurst always looking for the gap and finding it ninety per cent of the time, the Wan- derers' threes moved perfectly.
Kirkland who has been play- ing at stand-off with no great success lately looked corapletely confident in the centre of the threes, though much of his muc- cers must be attributed to the for perfect passing of Hurst, Hurst found his man every time with his passes, which like the rest of his game were crisp and conclse.
The Sappers pack with Wing and Cleary doing their best fery were outclassed by the
them Wanderers, and behind their halves and trees had ofter. nothing constructive to Defensively the Sappers threes were good, but in attack their
their line, like
passing was ragged.
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The first sure came from beautiful Shree move with liurst and Kirkland both break- ing through in turn before pass- J. This left Davies once he bad broken through in his turn with on open field and he touched down well out. There was
and this brings to conversion mind the only weakness in the
kicker., 3-0.
won, but only because the 5th Worked Like Trojans Wanderers side. They have no Field made more was shown by the fact that all the penalties the Lanes scored were from Inside the 25 near the posts. The Anal score was Lanes 14 points (ane three penalty goals), 5th Field five points (one goal),
Over at Stanley The playby light
centre, Davies, the other also had an excellent game, and Hurst and he, Kirkland
the were finding the gaps in defence time and again, and only good tackling kept them at bay. RAF.
Wanderers,
the The
with worked defensive lighter pack,
goal,
The next score was from a perfect there move with the ball going from uno wing to anoller urd Neald finally scoring. No conversion, 6-0. In the second half a strong attack by the Wanderers penned like the Sappers in their own 25, and
FOUR,D. JONES
By MADDOCKS
"TO THINK THAT ALITYLE NIT LIKE HIM WILL GO DOWN! KIN HISTORY
I DIDN'T MEAN
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"SWINES D'LE THANK YOU TO KEEN YOUR NOVE OUT OF SOVIET GLORYMAKING
YEAN:
FOUR D. JONES THE FIRST MAN ON THE MOON MAN THATKA
LAUGH
Police .v. 48
Brigade
a
This was on the whole good game ---- AR EVER came. with the Brigade threes handling more oftener and better than the Police threes, while the Police pack made up for it by their robust play with Roberts once again lead- ing the way.
The fac was net out standing on
either side but t was mullicient to stop quite a lot of scoring.
more
The Police pack lost serums then they won, but they to get the ball back secmed aften enough. However, the second row was kicking it back to the Brigade pack, or hold in it for a long time, so that the Brigade threes were able to
SAY. I BAY
[BAVI IŠ NO ONE
GOING TO HELP
A GIRL DOWN?
SNAKES ALIVE.
I'D FORGOTTEN ALL
DOLL
Prominent
Though` Hobba mulmed, two ; ward when the Police pack conversions and a penalty, all heeled in a five-yard serum and from difficult angles, he must pushed their way over the ne consider this an unlucky day, in collapse and touch down. No for each one missed by conversion. 5-6. fraction.
P
The second kick went straight nan dic, until a maiden gust of witxi bools it jumt past thr post, while the third kick from an even dooper angle hil d upright and bounced out,
way with any inch either
kicks would have
there, three
iven the Police victory.
An of
Club "A" v.RAF "A"
*
The Club pack won
the Endoule but this was not sur- prising as the airmen in ae. with their general tactical
at- platt, made no tempt to jump for the ball, but instead concentrated on going through on Ulic Club halves.
Lovely Solo Effort
Watson
scored
the first tr7 • when he picked up a loose ball |inside his own hilf, shrugged" off three would-be tackiers and Hult stored tier the posts. converteil. 5-0.
This was scrappy game. Club had most of the ball, but missed Johnson and Wiggett, In the Brigade side Chapman caught the eye at stand-off, and
both of whom are injured. In the second half Brige/le Martindale played his usual
Nor were they helped by the went ahead again, when Bede. rend game In the
centre. Cox gathered a Police klek airmen who started Dis game Thompson and McCall were te lahead, and being uncoverert, with one idea, and that was to Best of a good pack, which was brake through. He whs not lose by small margin. To do! Next was a lovely Individuai a little rassed in the
The Club loose entght ut he was dece in the this the RAF threes lay flat all attempt by Brown. muls,
Police-25. From the loose maul the time whether they were in marked, and then kicked ahead. The Brigade kicked off, were Brigade heeled smertly and the Club 25 or their own 25, and Brown flashed upfield, snatched nwarded a serum jum outside Chapman went through to score were only hoping for a loose the ball from the airmen and the Police 25, heeted and Chap-well out. No conversion. 6-3. ball for a breakaway try.
looked round for someone to man broke blind and sent Bede-
Thereafter steady Police pres-
jake a pass. Finding no one he The Club naturally tried hard went into top gear end left the Cox over in the corner belere sure eventually brought its re- the Police knew what had hap-
to keep the game wide open, and defence standing an he touched pened. No conversion. 3-0.
Unlucky Hobbs
Before half-time the Police began to come into the picture and their pack went off in a good feet rush from the half- way line. The ball was kicked too far ahend but three Brigade players in turn each hacked at the ball Instead of falling on II, on and the Police pack weTE top of it again and put it over the line for Hach to beat the Pride full-back to the touch
with down
grand dive. Hebbe just mised, 3-3.
SHEAFFER'S “SNORKEL"
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
8-2.
the corner,
No conversion. I1-0..
For Your
they did so suficiently to win. down well out. No conversion.
Hall and Ross played a good game, but this was Brown's day,
A three' move, a loose maul, for he proved that he can, when
and another three move, with he wants to find that little ext
way bit that makes all the difference, the ball golog the other
across the field once again gave A king's alde pawn storm
dult was steady and confident Brown his final chance. He best against the Sicilian Defence often leads to beautiful at full-back, and should retain off three tackles and scored in finishes, as in the following this position. game won by Farre. of Spain, at the last world team cham- plonship. 1 P-K4. P-Q84: 2 KKB3, P-Q3; 3 P-Q1, PX
KtxP. Kt-KB3: 6 Kt QB3. P-KK3; 6 B-K3, B K12: 7 P-B3. Kt-B3: 8 Q-QZ. PQR3: 9 Castles. B-Q2: 10 P-KKU. R-QB1; 11 B-K2, Castles: 12 P-KHA, Ktx Kt; 13 BXK. Q-R4; 14 K-Ktl, P- K4; 15 B-K3, B-K3; 16 P- R3, KR Q1: 17 B-KK15. R- Q2; 16 P-R5, R(Q2)-B2; 19 P-R6. RxKt: 20 PXB, R(BI)
33:
Bxkt. R-K13 21
RxP ch; (threatening 22. 23 XXR. QXP ch and mates); 22 BQKt51, RxB; 23 QxP. R-B1; 24 Q-B8 chi, Ry: 25 PXRQ) ch. Resigns. After 25 ... ExQ; 26 RXP. there is nothing to be done.
Solution No. 5738 IR-Ktt. K-12; 2 Q-K(7ch, K—RI: 3 Q-Et? mate. If 2... R-BJ: 3 R-K16 mate, or 2.
...R R3: 3 P-R (0) mate.
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