10
Week End
2, 1931.- HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH
GUNNERS SHARE POINTS WITH KOWLOON
HIGH SCORING ON CLUB GROUND.
Sport.
SURPRISE DEFEAT OF LEAGUE LEADERS.
KOWLOON'S GOOD SHOWING AGAINST SOUTH CHINA.
POLICE BEAT CLUB DE RECREIÓ AT KING'S PARK,
!!
The surprise in football. eireles over, the week-end was the defeat of South China, the league leaders, by Kowloon Football Club, who lure enhanced their prospects of finishing up as runterA
up.
The Palicu, in overcoming the Recreia, avenged their defeat ourlier in the saison, while the Argylls, played well, to' hold the Navy to a draw. St. Joseph's delighted their supporters þydaking › the points from the Club.
1
The Borderers brightened their chances of being Division 11. champions by beating the Navy by the only goal of the match and the Club came away from Chatham Road, with a point at the ex- pense of the Argylls.
BORDERERS GOING STRONG IN DIV. II.
Rearvio
Argylls
RESULTS AT A GLANCE,
DIVISION I
0 Polier
Kowloon
3
South China
Xavy
1
Khrb
St. Joseph's
DIVISION IL.
Borderers
Athletic
St. Joseph'e
South China
Artillery
Club
0
Argyll... Kowloon
DIVISION 1,
KOWLOON & SOUTH ÇHINA.
Navy...
University
RECREIO POLICE,
Paying with
only ten
men
DIVISION II.
BORDENERS v, NAVY.
The Navy reased from the start and went noir scoring when Nasli, receiving from Farrows, missed thu goal by a matter of inches. The Borderers defugee was good and cienred time and again, and al though the Navy forwards were having all the play, their shooting" was poor and half-time 'caine with The score sheet blank.
The Borderers played with great determination in the second half, and were rewarded with a penalty when a defender handled inside the neh-dronded arca, Lakeman took the
spot kick and beat the goalie with a fast drive. After this they kept pressing but the Navy Backs were very sound: Their forwards, however, were poor and the whistle sounded with the Borderers winners y the only goal scored in the
ATHLETIC v. ST. JOSEPH'S.
Playing at the Stadium, the Athletic ben St. Joseph'e by four oals to two. There was not much to choose between the teams but on day's play the Chinese deserved their win.
FINE WIN FOR HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB SECONDS. FINE WIN FOR THE HOME
SUPREMACY OF THE BAT OVER BALL: MANY HIGH INDIVIDUAL SCORES.
Only there league matches were played over the week-end and incidentally three terms passed the two-hundred mark, the scores on the whole emphasising the supremacy of the bat over the ball.
In the first division, the Royal Artillery, one of the three teams in the running for championship honours, dropped two valuatio a feature points by playing a draw with Kowican Cricket Club, of this game being, the fuel that no less than three batsmen top. ped the seventy mark.
The game between the Indinus and Kowloon Cricket Club in "the areond division was full of thrills, the former not winning till within three minutes from time. The Hong Kong Cricket Club' Beconds are to be congratulated upon their fine victory over the Royal Engineers Set with over two hundred runs to get, they wont about air business in a most enterprising manner and wiped off the deficit with seven wickets,ín,bund.
INDIANS FIGHT AGAINST THE CLOCK.'
LEAGUE-DIVISION I.
KOWLOON AND ARTILLERY DRAW.
This first half was fairly even, FINE STAND BY MUSSON AND tach side visiting the other's goal in
turn and it was during one of those visits that Fung King Lu ored Eur the Chinese Half-time came with no further scoring.
The second half was a repetition of the first and while the Chinese added three more goals to their sare, St. Joseph's only managed to art through twice. The scorers for the Athletic were Siu Kim Cho and Hui Ju Fai (e) while Bowen and
MACFARLAN
the
Kowloon
Journeying to Cricket Club ground, the Royal Artillery put up a bright exhibition of cricket against the une team and shared the points with them.
The Guaners had first innings but
DIVISION II.
NARROW WIN FOR INDIANS.
SKINNER COMES OFF WITH
BAT AND BALL.
Playing at home, the Indian Recreation Cial seconds beat the Kowloon Cricket Club 2nd XI. by 10 runs.
The Indiany won the toas and elected to bat and although they did not start leo promisingly, this policy paid them, for a fine innings by A. R. Suffiad (43), who went in first wicket down and enterprising
Heptula (20), helped to bring the total to 168 enas before the last runwicket fell. Skinner was in excellent form with the ball, taking four vickota for axactly eleven, juns apjevo.
against reio at King's Park, Ali got the goals for St. Joseph's. their first four wickets fell so rápid. knocks by A. 8. Sullind (28) and
the Police did extremely well win by four goals to mil
to
The first half was very even, and the good gotikerning of Carke gaved the Pulice more than once, the Hong Kong captain-goalie dealing
with all the difficult shote directed
him in great style.
first half...
L
ARGYLIS 2, CLUB.
On the Chatham Road ground, the above tous played a drawn watch, each side scoring one.
The second half was just the same
ly that it looked as though the
would Kowloon bowlere through the side without giving A dotor- asay very many runs. wined stand by Musson (78)' and' Maofarian (76), however, put a stop to the rot and the soldiers went on
Set with this formidable task, the Kowloon side started disastrously,
South China lost their second match this season when they visit ri Kowloon, the latter winning by three gols to mil after wearing
Play was fairly fast in the first one gon before the interval. The
hulf, the Argylls being the first to Chinese were rather unlucky'in not
The Police were early pressing, attack. The Clab, however, played Bearing during the first half. A drapite the fact that they were well together and while they were header from a pars by the left paying with only four forwarde keat away from shooting distance, enake 201 runs for the loss of wing inissed the goal by inches, in, attempting to kick clear, they gave no quarter to the soldiers, only one further wicket when the
Lawrence defected the ball to with the result that there was pinnings was declared cloood. and Fung narrowly missed in Brown's foot and the latter slam-saring in the first half.. front of goal. Ice srot á fast drived the leather in for the opening which Penny kept out by getting. That was all the scoring in but here the sides managed to get a goal emer Alexander opened the When play was resumed, the woring for the soldiers, while hissing their wicket after only a few rung had been scored, but elitough Police were all over the Portuguese anake qualised for the Chubs.
wickets were falling rather regular lads and although, they missed
Ir over the other end," "Bill" any chances to score, they added fewer than three goals in this
A dul and scrappy game at Caro-Brace kept up his end excellently stanza.
tine Hill resulted in a win for late and followed his recent success of Chinese by two clear goals.
making a century (not out) by There was not much to choose
The between the sides and the Chinese carrying his hat for 76 runs. were haps a little fortunate, in only other at to get into double figures was liung who wrod 10 runa For tim Gunners, Musson proved the most destructive bowler,
etting 4 wickels for 30 runs.
The scores were;—
Bis foot to it.
The Chinc goal also had a mario escape from a corner kick, and shortly before the interval Grimwood Bored the first goal. McKelvie serambled the ball from the goal line when the Chinese looked like equalising.
SOUTH CHINA +. R.A.
It must be said, however, that Simpson
the home team had their share of Bent Kowloon further ahead with attacking and on one occasion a A good shot. Rough a centre feree drive from B. Gosano just At this stage, the Chiness centre missed the goal by a matter of winning. They scored through Lau half fouling
Five inches. After this the Police got | Kau and Tang Hong Shing. desperate efforts to minutes before the end fanson ran going and Minty, Cornwall and
down the wing
often in
scure,
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their
in
ed.
The teams were :----
thom
Fraser put in goale for them; thus KOWLOON UNIVERSITY. a shot which giving them victory as shove sini- In heat Pau with
These teams met on the Kowloon entered the not at the top corner.
ground and treated the handful of Kowloon's success leaves
Recreio: Lawrence: Sousa,tators, who watched this match, with some hope in the champion Silva-Netto; Figueiredo, Betrae, to a fine game. Both sides sere ship, but Buat China are still. Lawrence; B. Gosano, Guterres, little weak in front of the goal and the lead by a number of points.
Pereira, F. Santos and J. Santos, this probably sccounted for the fact that there was no mooring at all, Poli-Clocke; Perkins, Brit the match ending in a goallesa an: Thorpe, Minty, Shepherd;
draw. Pile, Cornwall, Fraser and Brown.
CLUB ST. JOSEPH'S.
St. entertained The Club Joseph's and were beaten after a very fine game by the odd goal in three,
was
ARGYLLS, NAVY.
These tennis met at Scokunpoo
LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE,
Division I:
Goals.
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. in a draws match, each side finds. China... 14 12 0 2 10 13 24 ing the net twice.
Kowloon.....13 8 3 2 3 20 19 Argylls
Navy
......13 9.1 5 37 30 10
15 6 1 4 26 18 17
1371 33 25 13
Royal Artillery.
Lt. Wolfe-Barry, b Goodwin 18- Lt. Haalowood, and b Good
wine Lt. Waring, e
Goodwin
TEAM.
In a high scoring match on the Clubs ground, the home train bent the Royal Engineers by soves
wickets.
The Sappers and first lease of the wickets, and thanks to fine knocks by Whitefield (Gs, not out) and | Skinner (03) dcclared at 20 for the loss of five wickets. Meehan (20) and Holmes (24), who opened the nings for the soldiers, played well to give them this good start.
Enerd with this huge woré, the Chih were by no mean discouraged and went for the runs right from Thanks to consistent the start. batting on the part of the five men who went in, they passed their op ponents' total with seven wickets in hand. The highest gorer was Wäld (, not out) while Hepbury got 00, Gahagan 34 nand Paterson und Smith 21 piece, the Inter being undefeated.
"The scores were ;**.
Royal EngineerA.
/Cpl. Mechan, li Huchison 20 Spr. Holmes, b Hutchison, Spr. Whitefold, not out... it Spr. Waldron, & Hutchison... $ Col, Skinner, b. Hutchison... 43 Col. Maraden, b-Wild Lt. Anstruther, not out
Extras...
19
Total (for a whis., dec.) 208,-
S/M Comer, Lt. Waring, Cpl. Dewall and Spr. Monaghan did not bat.
.
Wald
Bowling Analysis.
Chadwick Butchison Hepburn Paterson Colling Guhagan
0. M. R. W.
YESTERDAY'S MATCH.
HIGH SCORING AT KING'S PARK.
The two-day fixture between the K.C.C. and Volunteers began yes- terday nall will be continued this afternoon. So far the scores ors. rather oven and a close finish is ex- pected.
The Volunteers had first knock, compiling 273 runs before their last wicket fell. It. M. Wood was not out for 87 while Griffiths gat 44 and Mitchell 33. Goodwin (3 for 30) was the most successful bowler for thes K.O.C.
Kowloon started disastrously but Willie Hung (75), Zimmern, (39) and E. F. Fincher (75, not out) settled down to play good cricket and at the close of play they were 13 runs behind with three wickets in ́hand.
The scores were:
First Innings of Volunteers. H. H. Batger, b Goodwin... 10 J. E. Richardson, e Mackay,
11 b Goodwin.......
S. V. Gitting, or E. C. Fin-
cher. b Goodwin ......
R. H. Griffiths, lib.w., b. Bur
nett
R. J. R. Mitchell, b Hung R. M. Wood, not out
A. Reir, e Skinner, b Hung... 0 H. F. Green, b Skinner
A. C. Bock, b E. F. Fincher... 21 R. R. Davica, e Lyal, b E, F.
Finchers.
G. E. H. Divati, b Burnett... 16
ExtraB
Total........
Bowling Analysis.
O. M. R. 3 13 J. O. Igal ...... 19 2
W. C. Hung
F. Goodwin,
www.
7 2 30
་་
E. F. Fincher'... 10:0 50
}] 0 08
191
3 1 20 0
F. Zimmern
0 45
G. C. Burnett...
0.3 0
22
49
4
3 2
10
0
F. E. Skinner...
+ 0
3.0.
ja 0
4:0 17 0 10 14 0
Hong Kong 0.0. II. R.K. Hepburn, o and b
Skinner
100
R. S. W. Paterson, b Skinner 21 C. E. Gahagai, b Meehan ... 34 R. H. Wild, not out .................. L. B. Smith, not out
•Exxtras
First Innings of 5.0.0," E. C. Fincher, b Divett
FE. Lawrence, e Wood, b
Dirett
W. C. Hung, b Divelt.....
F. Zimmern, e Batger, b
Mitchell
E. F. Fincher, not out
W.
3
74
N. A.
21
Beck
75 Mackay, b.v., b.
10
11
F. E. Skinner, e Gittins, b.
Beck
Tatal (for 3 wkt.)......210
P. W. J. Planner, J. Chadwick.
Jex and Gregory started tho in- nings for Kowloon, but before they had put together very many rons, L. C. Elherington, E. J. Collins, the latter was ought in the ships. J. Stanesby and J. D. A. Hut.
chison did not bat. ** duck," and this early success look- Mackay caine and went for a ed well for the Indians, but after they had got three men out with only runs on the board, it looked
of it. It was at this stage that if they would have an easy time Skinner and Lee engaged an partnership which produced some- thing like 30 runs. The former was intting very hard and put the ball
Hohues Dravail Skinner Anstruther
D. W. Gregory, b Bleek
3. C. Lyal, not out
Extra
Total
..$30
G. C. Burnett and F. Good
win did not bat
Bowling Analysis.
A. C. Beck
O. MR. W.
18.
04
G. E. R. Divett 13 0 -54
A. Reid
S. V. Oittens
33 70
J. O
13
99
Bowling Analysis,
Mechan
#
0 59
10
◊ 56 A
4 1 20
11 0 6
T 0 ·11
-LEAGUE TABLES.
Division I..
R. II. Griffiths... 2 0 .20
0
4
5
"P. W. D. L. Pis.
0 10
C.S.C.C.
4 4 1. 1
42117
3 2 0 1
but of the ground more than once while Lee kept up his end' in great style. Skinner's knock was invale-IR.C. able to his side.
This recovery gave the following|R.A. batsmen fresh courage and at one University
time it looked as though the match H.K.C.C.
would ond in a draw, but with only K.C.C. three minutes to go, A. S. Sufind Navy took the last wicket to give the CC.C. 3ndians the points.
The scores were': -
Indian B.C. II.
M. P. Madar, b Skinner... 14 J. S. Ackber, a sub., b Lee... 8
ic $
4 1 3 0.
Division' II.
.
E. J. R. Mitchell 4 1
J. E. Richardson 3 0 14 n
GEORGE GODFREY'S
· REVIVAL.
NEGRO WINS HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF MEXICO.
Laredo, Texas, Feb. 23-George Godfrey, the negro heavyweight, of P. W. D. L. Pls Philadelphia, to-night Ton the
3 7
3 6
I.R.C.
9'. 8 0
124
A. R. Buffad, e Lee, b Skin-
C.9.0.0. Rocroir K.C.O.
0
5
0 16
}
116
74 1
.3 13
43
11
Zimmern, b
E
O.. Ismail, ran out Heptyls,
13
II.K.C.O. University
3 13
1 8
Smith, b
Lt. Musson, e E. C. Fincher,
b Zimmern Cpl. Bryant, u Lyal, b Good-
Overy
Police N.A.S.C.
2. 2
5. $
-2
1
C.C.C.
3
79
n.c.8. n.E. 21
1. 0
7 3
0
win
Lt. Macfarlan, c Caveney, b
Lyal
28
Capt. Dunlap, not out .......
Extras
1
M. R. Abhas, c. Skinner, b
40
Overy
Total (for 6 wkts., dog.) 201
A. M. Rumjahn, q Mackay,
Smith
70
Considerable delay
caused
The Argyla won the loss and through the non-appearance of the referee, and after a time it was their skipper elected to play with Athletic agreed that Mr. MacTavish's offer strong wind blowing from their to take charge should be accepter, back.
'The Argylls started the attack Borderers...190 1690 19 13 Christian and Gnr. Willis did not In the opening muqutes, both sides missed chances to score,, and and when well-placed, McQuade Police alt 4 1 9 22 27 for a time, play took the form of shot truly into
Reeraio
14 7.1 6 20 27 15
the goalio's A3 4 1 9 15 41 7 long swinging shots from end to hands. Many chances of scoring St. Joseph's 14 3 1 3 19 45 end. Then the Club of through were missed and for a time play Club and Raillon hud bad luck in just was very SCLIPPY.
niissing the goal by a hook, shat
over
went.
After the soldiers had a spell of
7
13 2 2 11 13 39 Division I
Goals:
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.
21 18 0 8 89 25 32
His shoulder. Then St attacking, the Navy broke through Joseph's took a turn at attacking and stored through Peacock who Navy..... and from one of their raids, Tarney tapped the ball over the goalie's Borderers 17 13 2 38 17 28 scored the opening goal. Shortly head. Then the Argylls got go Eastern 17 12. 1.4 33 13 25 tter thin the whistle for half-time ink, and in attempting to clear Argylla17.11 3 3 40 20 28 from Louden, the Navy goalie Ch.90 9 4.7 94272 threw the ball into his own goal, Athletic 8 4 7 24 29 20 making the score one goal all in University 17 74 6 31 2018.
Kowloon ....19 0-3-10-10 37 the first half
Playing with the wind in the St. Joseph's la 01.11.96 37 13 second half the Navy showed S. China...15 4.3.19 18 43 11 distinct improvement in their at RA17 -30 14. tek but the Argylis defence was Recreio 7.0.3 14
Division III McKenna gave the ball to sure. Louden who tried a long shot but
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pis. the wind carried the leather wide.
There were a few changes in the line-up on both sides when the game was resumed and the Dlub started off with a strong attack but were kept out Hollride had bad luck to miss with a hard drive..
Gnr. Cobey, Capt. Miller, Lt.
bat.
Bowling Analysis
Goodwin
F. M. et Argulli, ↳ Swith A. R. H. Email, e and b
Skinner A: S, Sad, e A. R. F.
Raven, Skinner
S. Ismail, not out
Extras....
Total
O.. M. R. W.
4 34
48 1. 45
Smith
8 0 35 .1
30. 11
0
Skinner Overy
20 11 40: 10
ધ્ર
Lyl 13 Zimmern ...... Burnett
Hung
Brizo
E. F. Findseri 3. 1 14
Kowloon 0.0.
W. Brau, not out..
.75
16
F. E. Lawrence, e Macfar
lan, b Miller
3
$ 13
·0
W. C. Hung, 1 Musson F Zimmern,
19
Canby, b
0
€ 50
Goale.
3
St. Joseph's got going again, and Tarey put in his second goal following seriamage outside the Chub goal This only made the From the clearance, the Navy for- Borderers 10 11 448 10 23 Club forwarda try all the more, warts got busy and gaining pos R.A.0.0...129 1841 18 10 ....12 0 24 23 25 14 and after boy bad forced fruit session of the ball, Cartwright you R.E
less correr, they came back again in to boat the goalie with fast Fakien.5 0 2 7 30 35, 14 when Wallington sent in a fast low drive to put his side one up. S. China 144 20 32 14 This suroess, however, was short Ewo 125 29 28 14 How drive which gave the post.
Jivoil for no sooner had play bee RAF.......14 6 0 0 34 30 10 keeper no dance whatever,
13 3 a 7-20-23. The final whistle went with the recommenced than Louden put in Athletic Club trying hard to get in the the equaliser for the Argyls, and oqualiser les "the St. Joseph de the final whistle went with both siden trying hard forge ahead. feneo was equal to the occasion.
The teams, were: The teams were:--
Argylls: Hunter: Blackburn, Club Roder; McFarlane, Bishop Breng Stewart BaldHenderson: Meashan Hay.
win: Segalen, G. Duncan, Railton, MeBrado and Wallington,
Bryant
J. C. Lyal, & Wolfe-Barry, b
Bryant...
E. F. Fincher, o Dunlop, b
E. O bineler, b Musson.....
G. C. Burnett, o Waring, b
Musson...
H. Hampton, not out
Extras
Bowling Analysin.
105
0. M. R. W
71 10 1
盟
44.4
11.3 1
13 2
▸ 40
Kowloon 0.0. II.
8. Jex, b Rumjahu
D. M. Gregory, e Rumjahu,
4"Arculli
N. A. E. Mackay; b- Arculfi 0 F. E. Skinner, ‚o ́A. „N....
Subad, b Arculli
G. Lee, é A. X. Sufflad, & A.
S. Suflad
F. 6. W. Smith,'e Ackber, b-
Rumjan
·A· RF: Raven, A. S:
Suffad
G. A. V. Hall, e Madar, 1
Aroulli
R. G. U. Mead, b A. S.
Sufind
O. B. Raven, o, Esmail, b
Medar........
30
15
19
I.A.6.C.15, 3-1 11 27 50.
Q
Total (or 7 whs) 190
7
H. Overy, not out:
Extras
Total
r
..122
F. Goodwin and T. Cavenoy did
not hat.
Bowling Analysis.
Bowling Analysis
Areáll
Bryant
F., 2
∙Miller Musson Willia
POLICE INTERPORT... Tomalagher Mokrom The intermart-fontba||-snatch ba tween the Shanghai Police Pores Louden, McQuade and Campbell.
Navy Aitkens Robertson and the Hong Kong Police Fores St Steph Boha Hyder. Gomes ; 1 KM; Oma Skinner, Dixon Bush, Tilloy Butler will take place on the H.K.F.C.. Pencock, ground-on March 12 (Thursday); Leonard, Tigwell,Cartwright.
kick-off at 4.15 p.m. Himon, Tarney and Wea, Tong..... Stevenson and Skinner.
Fellows Victor,
-D..
O, M. RW. 12. 5. 28 A
A. B. Sultad qi
50 Ablina 4. S. Sufiad.... -5.39 Madar
19
0
93
31
0: 0
CHARITY FOOTBALL. "EMPRESS" BOAT CREWS
PLAY TO-DAY.
A charity football match will be
played between the crews of the
ii.8. Empress of Canida and
of heavyweight championship,
he knocked out Mexico, when
Ricardo Rosel, a lexican, in the first round.
Godfrey, who was considered by many in the United States a n "has been," came out of his corner
with every apparent intention of making the fight as short as pos Bible. After approximately two minutes of fighting, the Philade phia negro knocked Rosel down for the long count.
BOXING
the It.3.S. Empress of Russin this CITY HALL
afternoon, kick-off at 3 p.m. The
match will be played on the. How-
-loon Football Chi ground, by kind permission of the Cominitice
A colection will be taken at half time for the benefit of the depon dents of Mr., John Harrison,, a plumber on the Empress of Rus rin, who was alleged to have been
THURSDAY,
6th March, 1931,
at 9.15 p.m.
murdered by a Filipino passenger MAIN EVENT
during the voyage from Manfia,
M Harrison was a native of Vancouver and leaves a wife and three children.
YACHTING. COLLEEN WINS MENAGERIE RACE.
Mr. M. Berganst's Colleen woh the Menagerie Race for sailing yrehts of the Royal Hong Kong acht Club on Saturday, over a short course of 50 miles extending from Channel Rocks to Rumsey Shont. Mr. S., Oaland's Dorothea was a good second. The full results are as follow:-
Finished Corronted
Tizare. Times. 3:45.34
·3.41,17 -3.45.47 3.30:24
Diana, (3) Collegrä (1)
ए
Paphos (3). Ailsa (4) Jessamine (6)
3.54.43 3.43.95
2:52.553.41.40
.3,85.243.44.00
15 Rounds Contest for Middleweight Championship of the Colony and Belt
A. B. EWIN, HM.S. "KENT" Middleweight Champion of the Colon
and ·
JOCK CRICHTON, Welterweight Champion of the Colony.
Booking: at Moutric's
For members of the Hongkong Boring.
Association on MONDAY, 2nd, and TUESDAY, örð March, Ganaral Fubilo; WEDNESDAY, JL,
·· did THORSDAF, 6th March." PRICES: 35.50. 13.80 and 81.10
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