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Sports News
FOOTBALL TRIAL.
PROBABLES AGAIN BEAT THE ARMY.
DISAPPOINTING GROUND CONDITIONS.
The second Interport football trial game oD
the Club ground yesterday proved extremely dis appointing owing to the greasy condition of the ground. Stop pages for off-side and handling plentiful throughout the game, which ended in favour of the Probables by three goals to one, all of which were scored in the first half.
wore
Li Tin Sang aud A. V. GosBRO wore absent, Strange taking the position of right back and Suen Kam Shup na centre-forward. The Army made one change, Pie. Louden's position at centre-for- ward being taken by Hands. The teams lined out as follows:--
Hong Kong:-Clarke; Strange, Bishop; Hodley, Eynon, Lun Yuk Ying: B. Gono, Segálen, Suen Kam Shum, Fung King Cheung, Ip Pak Wal
RACE FIXTURES FOR THE YEAR.
TWENTY-RACE DAYS IN 1931.
NEW CONDITIONS FIXED FOR "EXTRA " SEASON,
[By "MORNING DEW."]
The 'racing calendar for 1031 of the Hong Kong Jockey Club has just been issied and shows 21 race days for the year. These are as follows:-
February 98. March 2, 3, 4, 7, 14, April 4, 6, 18: May 2, 6, 23, 23. June 6.
September 28. October 10, 24. November 7, 28. December 6, 12,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1931.
BRITAIN AT SPORT. SCOTS VICTORY AT HOME FOOTBALL.
FAIR SHOWING DURING 1930.
RUGBY.
NARROW DEFEAT OF ENGLISH SCHOOLBOYS.
DIFFERENCE MARKED BY
SINGLE TRY,
ENGLISH CUP DRAW.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
r. Watford.
v. Blackburn R. r: Bradford C. or Wolverhampton.
v. West Brom. A.
A study of the list given below
LONDON, Jan. 24. of the winners of British amateur
The draw for the Fifth Round sporting championships in 1930 will
of the Football Association Cup show that, after all, the Home
was made in London today, result- country made a very creditablo
clear Remarkable for much bright and ing as follows:- showing. America made sweep of the tennis titles and brainy football on each side, the Birmingham proved too good for the Home Annual Rugby match between the Chalsen
Barnsley Public and Scottish country at golf. Visiting athletes English also picked up several of the track Schools, at Richmond, on January Portsmouth
. Orimsby. Exoter City and field athletic titles, but on the provided an excellent gano, | Everton
v. Leeds United. Southport
r. Bradford, whole, Great Britain has no reason which the Scottish schoolboya win to be ashamed of the prowess of by a try to nil. It was a lucky Belton er
try, scored in the extreme cornes, Sunderland. Sheffield Un. her own representatives.
but the three points just represón” Matches, ars to be played ori
February 14. ed the Northerners superiority. It is always difficult to get
Latest League Results. truly represonativo sido of th
The postponed League matches Scottish Schools, and on this occa | played to-day resulted as follows: Kion Loretto, the best School fun
Athletics (AAA), 100 Yards.-C. Berger -
(Holland) 09/108 990 Yards.-S. E. Engelhart
(York H.) 440 Yards.-K, C. Brangwyn
(South London H.3 49 4-5 890 Yards.-T. Hampson
gas
(Achilles Club) 1m, 631-58 Mile, R. H. Thomas (R.A.F.`
in Scotland, was, without a player
Tottenham
in the side, but for all that the West Ham toin was a very good one, H. D. R. and Surrey A.Č.) 4m, 15-1-55
Lorraine, T. S. Aitchison, and R Four Miles.-E. Virtanen
(Finland) 19. 36 1-58 T. 8. Norwood being in the side Two Miles Steeplechase.-
Jast year, when England won by G. W. Bailey
20 points to 9, while on the oti.or (Salford H.) 10m. 582-38
hand A, J. Goodall and K. G. Fife played for the home side on that
Lord Burghley
New Scale of Weights. Several interesting features are 120 Yards Hurdles.- combodies in the calendar. The new scale of weights for China 'ponies 440 Yards Hurdles.- is ns follows:-
Hands. Inches.
13.2
0
13
Pie.
13
13
1.1
Army:-L/opl. Penny: Blackburn, Pta Henderson; Pto. McGlashan, Spl. Hay, Ple. Yea- min: L/Cpl. Ransom, L/Bdr. Brayant, Bands, Pte: McQuade, L/Cpl. Dunasa,
14
140 152 ............... 153
158
..
(Achilles Club) 15 1-55 occasion.
Lord Burghley
Honours Go to Now Mon. (Achilles Club) 33 4-3a
Save, for Fife, who was the aus 440 Yards Relay.--
Polytechnic H. 43 3-standing player in the England three-quarter line, neither of the Mile Relay. Achilles Club
3r. 22 4-5s other "veterans' came very pro- Miles Walk.-O. W. Hyde
(Enfield A.C.) 53m. 33 2.6minantly into the pieture, and the
For Australian ponies the scale Two Miles Walk-O. W. is as follows:-
Hands. Inches
13
13
Iba.
146
140
.. It
152
14
1 ...
155
14
2. 159
The ball phased up and down the field for abolit twenty minutes with the Probables having thost of the game and not à fow of the players being splattered with mud in oc Gasional spills on the slippery ground. Sven at last opened the sooring from close range. This was follorod by another shot from In future, the Aggregate Stakes Begalon into the corner of the net.at Extra" Race Meetings will not The same player passed to Fung, who was standing unmarked close be all over the mile. Instead, the
in, and he tipped the ball into the net for the third goal.
Long Shot by the Army.
A number of raids by the Army were repulsed, and Sansor, their right winger, dropped the ball from long range into the top left- angle of the bars which completely beat Clarke A littlo later San- sofd ropanted the same shot, but
Olnike inicocoded in turning it round for a corner, Yeoman re- cived much applause for a mighty kick which had Clarke well beaten, bilt the ball struck the cross bar and rebounded to the field.
New Aggrogate Stakes.
race will be as follows:-
lit Race-Sik furlonga,
One and a half miles.
One and a
quarter
2nd
3rd
-One mile.
11
4th
Bth
-Six furlongs,
atli
-Oud mile."
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miles.
The Autumn Champions, The condition of this race has also
besh altered. It reads: For China
ponies that have started in at least four Extra Meetings since January 1, 1931, two of such meetings pre- vious to July 1, 1931, and two sub- Hequent to that date. Winners st Extra Meetings only."
There was no scores in the second balf when the Army, goal-had a
Ponies starting in the Champions marrow escape from grounder in Autumn will run at weight for from Gosano and hard drive from inches 06 per scale. The distance Fung which missed by a léw this over a mile and a quarter. In re thes Thoy Army were also pro gatd to the Autumn Subscription mintly in the attack and Clarke Griffins Champlons, the sine quali- often saved, including a fast shot fitation regarding starting twice be which looked a sporer."
fore and twice after July 1 is te quired.
Comment.
Hyde (Enfield
A.C.) 13m. 50 2-58 Ten Miles.-J. W. Winfield
(Derby & Co. H.) 53m. 5 2.5 Marathon.-D. McLeod
honours clearly, went to the now men. The bost three-quartor on the field was unquestionably A. Mac Inytre, a son of the old-time inter. national Playing in the centre, Wright (Maryhill
he was always the inspiration of H.) 21 28m. 20 235 the Scottish attacks, and every Pole Jump.-H. Lindbald (Sweden) and A. Van der Zee (Holland) High Jump.-O. E. 8. Gordon
tied at 12ft. 3in: (Oxford Univ.) 8ft
Long Jump.-O. Hallberg
thing he did he did well. In J. S. Crear they had much the stronger serum worker, for Carey, who has linbeen so successful for hia School this season proved sadly below his
(Sweden) 24ft. in
Hop, Step, and Jump.
W. Peters (Holland) 49it. Ulin Putting the Weight-
J. Nool (France) 43ft. Throwing 1 (Franco) 140ft.
the Discus
Throwing the Javelin
form.
With a smarter sorvics from the serum the logs, aide would probaly ginly have won. They had the ball
din
G. Palmieri (Italy) 202ft in Throwing the Haigmer-
D. Skold (Sweden) 167ft. bin
Tug-of-War. Catch-weight: Luton Borough Police, 100 stone: R. Marinas (Portsmouth, Marathon for Sporting Life" Trophy (20 miles 383 yards).. W. H. Smith (Birchfield) th. 41m.
558.
B.
Cross-Country. National Champion Team- Birchfield H.
Individual Champion. Howard (Kettering Town).
Road Walking National Champion Temp.-Bir mingham.
Individual Champion. --A. In connection with clasification. Plumb (N. London H.). Eynan was an outstanding the following appeará:-" Ponies
Boxing (A.B.A.). player for the Probabies and will be classified after the First broke up many of the Army at Extra Race Meeting on March 14,
Fly-T. Pardoe, tacks. Gosano was prominent on 1931. No pony will be classified
Bantam-H, Mizlor. the right wing, together with Sewithin 48 hours of the time fixed for
Feather J. W. Duffleld. galen, and the rest of the team closing the entries for any Race
Light-J., Waples. played a fine game under difficult Meeting No pony will be classified
Welter-F. Brooman. donditions. The Army, although unless the owner or his authorised
Middle F. Mallin. they were fast on their feet, could agout expresses a desire for classi
Light-heavy J. Murphy. not adapt themselves to the heavy
Heavy-Sig. A. Stuart. Fround; given a dry ground there acemed overy promiet of the teain which they turned out this time providing a botter display.
HOCKEY.
OLUB TEAM FOR SIM SHIELD MATCH.
"match
to
heation.
MIDGET BOXER "BEATS" CARNERA.
GIANT HELPLESS WITH LAUGHTER.
Carnera fought five mee at Liverpool Ilat month-just for fun.
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The following team have been
In the first "fight" it took the selected to represent the Club against the Navy in the Bim Shiold giant from Italy Boyeral seconds to
be played on tho find his opponent. He was US.RO ground today at 4.30 small-a featherweight.
Even by standing on tip-toe the Gregory; J. E. Henry, J. Rod-little man could renoh ne higher ger; J. Noronha, M. W. Turner, A. than his mighty rival's waist. Dand: T. J. Prios, CO. Francis, Still, he won on points, because .G. R. Moje, M, G. Marriott and when Primo did see him he laughed until he was too helpless to put 1. P. Lammert.
up a glove.
Reservas A. Botelho and I. H. J. Wade.
RUGBY.
Carnera's four other challengers -all heavyweights-were grimly
serious.
The smallest of them T. Cal- Ingan; a 19-year-old boyer from Larlestown-was oft, high and 12st. CLUB “A” TEAM FOR TO-DAY. alb. in weight, and the tallest
The following will represent the Club "A" .. H.M.9. Cumberland
Billy Wells, of Sunderland-was Glt. din, and 13st. The other two wors T. Brook, of Bradford (ft. lib., 14st.), and James Forbes, of Ginggow (eft. Jin, 13st.).
Back quarters: W. D. Johnson, LE towered as the tablet of tren- David (Navy), GA. L. Plummer, and treated them all in the same GJ. D. Low; Halves: J. S. Leo, way. He had only to stretch out D. Prophet Forwards: W. J. his glove to make them Impotent.
Once or twice, he simulated anger, Korr, J. H. McElney, Mitford, W. Hartley, R. West (Capt), Hob-for the benefit of the crowd, but bin, J. B. Atkinson, Eastlake most of the time he was grinning.
He could not forget that feather- weight.
.. E. Holines
Billiards,
Billiards Champion-L. Steeples Snooker Champion-L. Steeplez.
Oycling (N.0.0.)
1.00 yards-8. T. Gazens. 23 Miles-D. S. Horn.
50 Miles-F, W. Southall Mile Tandem J. E. Suibbit and
E. H. Chambers. ・・
Golf. Amateur Open Champion-R. T. Jones.
English Amateur.-T. A. Bourn. Walker Cup-U.S.A. beat Great Britain, Eandwich.
Lawn Tennis.
more often from the scrum, but never profites by the fact, while
there was so much punch with the visiting forwards that they always appearend the more dangerous
There was no score in the first
half, moeither side ever looking like getting through, for all the dour attacks and counterattacks With- in five minutes of the change of ends the Scottish scored, one of their strong dribbles giving J. F. Dingle a try in the extreme comar, but MacIntyre could not improve its
English P.B.G. H, P, Fowler (Bedford): W. P. Heath (Work- son), K. L. T. Jackson (Rugby), R. H. E. Gladstone (Marlborough); K. C. Fyfe (Oundle): G, SL C. Darlington (Clifton), J. F. B. Gauvain (8. Bees), M. C. Page. (Marlborough), A. R. Marshal Leather. (Uppingham), W. J. (Bedbergh), B. W. Malcolm (East- bourne), C. C. Mallock (Sher- borne), A., Goodall (Cranleigh), P. R. Bowring (Rugby).
Scottish P.8.-A. H. Piper. (Glenalmond): R. T. 8. Norwood (Feles), A. MacIntyre (Fettes), H D. B. Lorraine (Glenalmond), E Stoll (Merchiston); H. S. Rich (Merchiston). J. S. Croar (Mer- chiston); T, B. Aitchison (Merchia ten), J. Dingle (Merchiaton), R. W. N. L. Ross (Fetter), A. M. Laing (Gewalmond), J. M. Wedderburn. (Glonalmond). Cooper (Watson's). E. O. Cooper (Harrow),
H. D. Walker (Sedbergh),
HOTEL MANAGER'S DOWNFALL.
RICH PARENTS.
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The downfall of a hotel manager, the son of well-to-do parents at Merthyr Tydvil, was described at (All-England Champions.)
Marylebone, when John Brennan (27), pleaded guilty to loitering i Singlés W. T. Tilden.
with intent to Duke strent, W., Ladies Singles-Mrs. Moody.
commit felony. He had in 128 in Doubles W. Allian and J Vanhis pocket. Ryn,
Ladies Doubles--Mrs. Moody and Miss E. Ryan
Mixed Doubles Miss Ryan and J. Crawford.
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Rowing,
Diamond Beull, (llenloy)-J. 8 Guest (Canada), best G. Bootselon (Germany).
swimming
200 vari 400 yards = (xalt Brooks.
300 yards-F. G, Milton. 800 yards-F. Bramhall Milo-J. G. Hatfield.
Long distanco E, W. Pace, 200 yards bredet 8. Bell,
Mr. Maude (defending) said Brennan, as the son of a profer sional minn of high standing and substance in South Wales. On leav ing school he entered the hotel busi- ness and went to two big London hotels, then to the Grand Spa at Clifton, and finally became man- nger of the First Avenue Hotel in Holborn. Since leaving there he had done nothing.
When arrested he had £54 in the bank, ble Tuther
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Division 1.
3. Nowcastle División II.
2
Oldham Port Vale West Brom
Division
Newport
Morton
3. Stoke City
0 Barnsley 1 Everton
2 Bury
I (Bouthern),
2 Crystal Palace Scottish Cup Replay.
2 Raith Rovers
WOMAN ALONE. IN WILDS.
CANOE VOYAGE UP THE AMAZON.
SHANNON ELECTRIFICA- TION SCHEME.
NEARLY 100 TOWNS SUPPLIED WITH CURRENT.
!
Dublin, Dovember 27.-The River LIFE IN HANDS OF NATIVES. Shannon electrification scheme, bo-
Remarkable storion of adventure in the South American wilds were related to Pross correspondent
by Mrs. Violet Cressy-Marcks, in discussing her latest exploring ex- pedition.
Mrs. Cressy-Mareks has travelled in Russia, Arabia, Turkey, and has had many narrow escaper from death, but few of her journeys can have been more hazardous than her recent trip through the South American jungle.
"My aim," she said, was to. Follow the course of the Amazon to its oures, cross the Andes, and rench Lama. The first part of the journey was by launch, and when I left the launch I had to continue
Dwith canoes."
0 Mrs. Cressy-Marcks took with her
a quantity of equipment, including mapping and astronomical ap
Kun only 14 months ago, is already the success the experts forecast it would be in two or three years.
There is now sourcely a village in the Free State with a popula
tion of 500 or more which does not obtain its supply of current from the River Shannon generating stations. Nearly a hundred towns and villages whose stroets 18 month ago woro gloomily lip with gas or oil lamps are now taking full advantage of the brilliant illuminations available through the Shannon scheme,
The whole country is now a not- work of overhoad cables; 75 per ent, of the public institutions in the Free State are using Shannon current and domestic consumption by small users has intressed far beyond the extent thought likely in the early days of the scheme,
The Electricity Supply Board which controls the scheme is now..
i paratus, and in, her baggage were
volumes of Plato and Aristotle and busy fostering the use of electricity in agricultura, the chief industry A Bible.
of the country.. Thó board ia turn- Once she left the launch she wasing its attention to the needs of
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soon hundreds of miles from the
nearest white man or woman, and her only companions were the mem- bera of Indian tribes who acted as. her guides and carriers. If I had not found the natives friendly," she remarked, I should not be, here
Behind the announcement of the engagement of Miss Flormeo Ves tey-Jones, niece of Lord Vestoy, the millionairo director of the Union Cold Storage Co. and head of the Blue Star Line, lice which began on the Blue Star
loasute craisor. Arandora Star. now.".
oruise to Spitzbergen and the Miss Vestey-Jones, while making i Norwegian Fiords, last July, met Mr. Harold Dorce, a young City merchant. During the three weeks' craiso friendship rapidly developed, and it is now announced that they will be married in Lon don in about four months time. Miss Vestey-Jones, who is a keen traveller, lives in North London. Mr. Dorce's home is at Edgware, Middlesex.
↑ 105. soul #vaka zgn and il...his... father and mother had known he was in any difficult they would have
spent their last ponny on his be- hall
His mother was bound over to bring him up for judgment if enll
360 yards back-J. O. P. Besford à ed upon.
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the farming community with a view to increasing the productivity of Irish soil.
and sometimes without any warn- ing a canoe would be upset and the luggago and the enroe-boys thrown into the river. I had to swin for it several timce.
"Swimming for It."
"One of the worst things I had "The canoes were each propel
to contend with was the vampire led by five natives with long poles, bat. They swarmed over the camp and sometimes their task was soal night. Sometimes masks had to hard that I bad to take a turn be worn as a protection against
deadly insects." with a pole. Wo had to fight against terrific currents and rapids,
which rocks were portly hiddon, (Continued an next Columni
The lonely journey took eleven' months. Very shortly Mrs. Oressy- Marcks will be off again, this time
to Bouthern Arubia..
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