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HOME FOOTBALL FORECASTS
(BY. FORWARD)
The following are the fixtures for Saturday the 8th inst teams in large type are tipped win:-
MANCHESTER ̊C. 30 V.
Brentford
Huddersfield
Middlesbrough
Wolverhampton
V. Portsmouth
DIVISION II,
100 9.
די
Newcastle U.
3-31-00-1
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY
YACHTING
Yesterdays' Cruise
The following are the "results of yesterday's cruise in the Sweep: stake race of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club:--
"A" Class-Started 14.45
Finished Pos
16.37.53
Mr. R. B. Williams)
(Mrs. D. W. Persse)
"I" "T" and "G" Classes-- Started 14.55
Finished Corr. Pos 18.50.47 16.38.241 ?
Stella. Y
Major B. E C. Dixon).
Eunice. G3 17.02.30 16.35.371
(Mr. F. Anthony)
1
Birfus, G7 17.03.33 16.41.40
(Major G. Maulson)
3
SME" Class-Started 15.05
Rolla, H3" ... 16.39.57 18.39.57
Col E Kirke)
DIVISION L
Results
ARSENAL
Mileage 125
1932-3 1833-4 1934-5.
V.
Derby C.
Lobo, A2
5
BIRMINGHAM
110
V
**
BLACKBURN R.
105
V
42 2-2 42
La Linda, A5
*** 16.36.11
2
CHELSEA
246
す。
2-1 2-3 2-1
(Mrs. M. G. Keary) '
N
ORIMSBY
120
7.
Cicada. A10
16.38.53 4
LEEDS U
30
V.
Sheffield W. 3--2 2-1 0-0
(Col. Griffin)
LIVERPOOL
80
Y
Aston Villa
True Blue, All
16.36.15
1
Everton
3-0 2-2
(Malor H. Thoyts)
STORE C.
43 V
Bolton W.
Pat, A12
16.38.14
3
4
SUNDERLAND
100 Y.
Fireston
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W.. BROMWICH
130
BLACKPOOL
260
V.
Plymouth
BRADFORD
107
Fulham Y
BURY
아
DONCASTER"
36
Bradford C.
LEICESTER C.
52
V
Port Vale
NORWICH C.
140
V
Hull City
NOTTS FOREST
46
.V.
Barnsley
SHEFFIELD U....~..
42
V.
Burnley"
SOUTHAMPTON
Charlton A.
SWANSEA T
160
V.
Manchester U. 2-
West Ham
22
V.
120
V.
DARLINGTON
100 የ.
GATESHEAD
140. V.
Crewe Alex.
HALIFAX T
42 T
Hartlepools
120
MANSFIELD T.
54
V.
OLDHAM
40
ROTHERHAM U
38
Y.
TRANMERE R.
44
7.
WALSALL
100
WREXHAM
100
V.
ALDERSHOT
40
V.
Brighton
110
V.
.. Gillingham
BRSTOL C.
100
V.
COVENTRY C.
00
V.
EXETER C.
60
MILLWALL
114
Y.
Newport 'C.
100
Y.
QUEEN'S P.R.
SWINDON T.
103 V. .60 ·
V.
TORQUAY U. WATFORD
Carlisle C
AIRDRIE
Clyde
'DUNDEE
Tottenham
DIVISION III. "(NORTH)
Chester
Stockport
Chesterfela
LINCOLN C. Rochdale
V.New Brighton
York City
Accrington S.
Southport Barrow
DIVISION HIL (SOUTH)
Southend U.
Notts C.
Crystal Pal
Cardiff C. Bristol R.
READING
Bournemouth
Northampton
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1-1 2-
41 Omen]
3-2 1-1 3----2...
194 V. Clapton O.
31.
Luton
SCOTTISH LEAGUE DIVISION 1.
Albion Rovers Dunfermline
CELTIC
AFT
V.
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V
Hibernians
7.
Kilpiarnock,STAI
7.
Hearts
MOTHER WELL :55:
T.
Abroath
PARTICK
QUEEN'S PARK
Queen of South
St. Johnstone
Third Lanark
Hamilton
RANGERS
ABERDEEN
2-2 3-0
1-0 2
2-2 5-1 1-1
TRAINING GALLOPS
The following times were taken at Happy. Valley yesterday, when a large number of enthusiasts turned up to watch the training hasWidth
CAMERA 1st 2nd
conuts and diff tance Or. Qr.
Macaröris
King's Justice
Vixen Tor
Pride of Tsingtao
Philanderer'f
Liaz Hunter
Snowy River
3rd 4th 5th Last Qr. Qr.. Qr. Qr. 3.09.3 32.3 1 42.1 1.22 - 2.01.1 2.37
28.1 25.4
Solar Star ....
1 38
2.34.1 46.2 1.29.1 2.06 45.4 1.29.4 2.05.12.31
2.00 2.32.1 45.2 1.25 39.5 18.3 1.55.4 2.27 43 1.25 2.03.4 2.38.2
'1.24 43
201.4 2.37.3" 1.12.3 1.45
32.1
31.1
34.3
35.4
2.15.4
30.4
1 41 1.22 2.00.2 2.32.3
40.1 1.16.2 1.47.4
32:1
92.2
1 39 1.144 1.48.4 2.21.4
33
# 95.4 1.14.3 1.52.4
34.1
1 38.4 1.15
1.48.2 2.19.2
1 673 133
2.122 2.42..
29.3
1
41. 1.20.2 1.58.4 2.28
Victoria Hall
Heart's Glory Limelight Locksley Hall
17th of September
Rousseau
8pthaway
The Tiger
St. Joan
Racing Boy
High Honour Soldier of Peace and
137.3 1.13.3 1.49.2 2.24 2.56.3 32.3 .... 35.3 1.06
1.34
28
1
48 1.28
2.08.1 2.37.3
34.2
1
Partnership 1
42
1.19.2 1.54.4 2.25.3
30.4
37.4 1.13.2 1.47
2,20
33..
Emergency Call and
The Rain Gauge 1 Flamingo and
Propitious Time 1 40.1 1.16.3 1.50.3 2.24.1
1.08 1.41 1 36 Ebony Idol ...
42 1.20. 1.54.1 2.25.3
31,2
93.3
33
FRIENDLY RUGGER
Club "A" Beaten
Some scrappy but exciting rug-
Iger was witnessed
on
the Club ground yesterday when the Club
team
AN ALL-ROUND SPORTSMAN
(Special Air Mah Service)
London, Oct 18. F. W. Wilkinson, the Old Soccer
"A" Alteen played a Navy "A" Blue, nok Sports Master at King's encounter, i School, Ely, tells me R. Ñ. Lloyd. in a friendly which resulted in the triumph of the former pupil of his school who the sailors by 8 points to 3.
scored four goals to the Cambridge Play began with the home team Freshmen's match, is only 17. having most of the attack, but the
He had started school again this Neval defence held out, stubborn-
term when he was offered a va- ly, until very near the faterval, 'n
and try was registered by them. This cancy at Pembroke College
try was, however i unconverted. The Whistle for half-time wis blown with the score standing at 3 points to nil in favour sallora.
of the
Dorothea, H9 18.47.17 16.41.02
(Major 8. D. Reid)
WHIST DRIVES
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NOVEMBER 7, 1935.
GOLF AND GOLFERS
This Has Been Thomson's Year: M'Lean's Problem For 1936
(Speclat Air Mall Services.
London, Oct. 17. shots greens that Mean cannot
of all the competitive
£
has
In the last two or three years it has been possible on the com- pletion events to draw up
some sort of somewhat ist indicating in neressarily arbitrary manner the relative "placings!! of Scottish players During that same period the name of Jack M'Lean 4.ways appeared at the top.
This year one would have to re- place his name by that of Hector Thomson in view of what has taken place during the season's play, only that alteration in the Rasitigas would have to be made With a certain amount of reserva- tion.
There is no doubt that Hector Thomson has had a better year than M'Lean in actual results, having wʊn from him both the Scottish Amateur and the Irish Open Amateur titles, but it is well to point out in fairness to the depased leader the circumstances under which he took part all year in competitive golf.
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reach with anything, or if he can he has to hit so hard as to lose his famed accuracy.
then that
It would seem M'Lean-even the M'Lean fully from the recovered next season Australian effects is to meet the big challenge of Thomson, he will have to put that extra 15 yards en his drive
For
him it must be a very dificult problem. In the past his rather unorthodox short, quick swing has brought magnificent results, but will it meet the new conditions he has to face? PROM bably not. Recently he has been expermenting with whippy shafts but, as Jones found, these radical changes, have to be brought about or the whole with great care machinery of the swing is apt to Ro wrong.
to
Actually, at the present time, he would appear to be getting the absolute maximum from his swing. because he does not hit any harder af bring the club-head through any When last beason finished he faster than he does. But if as- was honoured worthily, by being siduous study and constant prae- appointed a member of the team; tice have any reward Lean will selected by the Royal and Ancient reap it, for there is for there is Club to do a little "m ssionary" no more conscientious student of The Association held another at work in Australia, and he fully the game than be
by And if it should happen that its popular Whist Drives in the justified that signat honour open air at Wellington Barracks returning as the Australian Open that extra distance comes to him, A fine Amateur Champion. That tour one may loopk forward with very on Monday evening last.
next season's of three keen interest evening and a good attendance, lasted the best part
the two for 22 tables were filled, helped to months, during which time MTean struggle between
M'Lean has two bad make this function like the pre-played golf-competitive golf, be leadership, It noted almost every day, and knocks to ceeding ones, very successful,
with Thomson The Prizes, which were present-while he is. definitely of the type in the Walker Cup team to play
of player who requires constant for. while practice to keep him at his peak | Walker Cup team a a big ambition enthusiasia has much the same form, the Australian trip had a reactive effect which was very as his rival for the 1938 Scottish, evident when he got back; just in Irish, and-dare one say it?the time to start the 1935 seas here. British Amateur Championship.
All this is not news, but it is necessary to recapitulate it t order to understand clearly the position of these two outstanding young golfers who are without doubt the two best Scotland has produced for many years.
by
ed by Mrs. H. W. Staples, were won
the in
Madles section Mrs. Jordan (1st), Mrs. Laurance (2nd), Mrs. Leppard (3rd). Mrs. Holland (Booble),
In the men's section the winners were Mr. Jordan (1st), Mr. Jerrard (2nd), Mr. Xavier (3rd), "Mr.
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Woods (4th), Mr. Betts (Booble).
After the presentation of the Prizes, refreshments were served, and a very pleasant evening closed with a few hands of Tombola.
The whole point is, as nas veen The Association will be holding
| said before. MLean has paid au another such function in Welling along the line this year for his ton Barracks on Monday, Novem-trip, and it is not unreasonable ber 18, commencing at 8.30 p.my of suggest had If he had not been when it is hoped that as many as
to Australix the whole story of possible will 'attend.
this year's championships might have been altered.
The REO.CA. will be holding the second of its fortnightly dances at the China Fleet Club Theatre on Saturday, November 9, commencing at 3.80 p.m.
a place revenge and
FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING
2.0
on
the
Cham-
An earlier reference to M'Lean the second shots finishing average closed to the hole than those of most of his opperts brings to mind interesting method of golf reporting which was adopted by an enterprising Australian writer in the "Mel- bourne Herald" whe he was des- cribing the match in the second round of the Australian
Mrs. J. B. plonship between Walker, Troon the ultimate winner. Greenless. THE DISTANCE FACTOR
He tabulates the general sum- this attended the ex-ming-up of the match in Those who
W Bn.hibition four ball match in aid of manner:-
the Outram Press Radio Fund at Williamwood on Saturday chiefly to compare the style and stoke pro- duction of these two young players must have been impressed by the fact that Thomson did not place bast his tee shots very far M'Lean's.
One spectator. who had never watched the pair play together before, came to me - rather wrathful mood and asked quite m their "A" Division Mamak sharply what I had meant by Tournament encounter yesterday, writing from Portrush (during the the Radio Sports Club defeated the Irish Open Amateur Champion- that "stuff"about Royal Eignala by one goal to nil ship) a
The Dance Band of the 1st Lincolnshire Regiment will provide the music, and in addition to the usual Spot Prizes, free tickets for the King's Theatre will also be given during the novelty dance numbers.
MAMAK HOCKEY MATCH
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at the Chatham Road ground in a Thomson's huge advantageTM^in rather poor game.
power. It was rather a dificult his disual form, question to answer on Saturday. Playing in Gubachan Singh the Colony inter- because there were the to players port centre-forward scored the one and here were their drives often and only goal in the early stage close together and pr
Andr yery far apart
of the game.
The game in the second half was a repetition of the first with the soldiers doing all the attacking but AEP, Guest at right back broke up many of the Bignallers' thrusts.
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MELBOURNE CUP WON BY MARABOU
3
Flemington, Nov. 8." Marabou won the Melbourne Cup, Australian tarf classic, \to- day. "'chag
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Peter Pan falled to win the race
for the third year in succession, and finished sixteenth in a neid of twenty-two.
After this the game became, a With Thomson cutting most of
Barcherle W&B second. two ding-dong struggle with the Sighis drives, and losing thereby, as nallers doing an' the pressing in
every Jong-handicap man knows lengths from the leader, and Syl- was third. a length their effort to equalise but the to his everlasting sorrow, yards van Dale Radio effectively crowded their and yards every time, the immense back. goal from all invasion.
difference between, the two. really not evident at al, but is is there, and in championships, un less Mlean can lengthen his tee shots, will always tell. >
Until the advent of Thomson on Beene M'Lean had things much his own way in Scottish 3/4 seconds....-
circles--and for that Neuferte amateur matter in England too. On the average championship course in Scotland and England under on the whole unusually dry conditions -conditions he enjoyed also in
never been 2 really
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Queen's College Defeated
the
A friendly hockey match' was Australia.his comparative short-- went up a year earlier than ex-played between the Union Hockey ress has
the serious handicap. XE and Queen's College on pected.
Radio Sport Club's ground yester-
. He has broken the school re-day evening, when the former aside won by two goals to one, cord for the long jump, is sound sprinter and was captam after a very keenly contested en of cricket as a good left-handed counter. forcing batsman and wicket-kee- per.
The betting: Marabou, 9/8, Bar- cherle, 6/1. Bylyan Dale, 15/1
The Hime was three minutes 23
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6. CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES
Berlin, Nov. For all that time he has been The president of the Inter-.
Mid-field play was the order at
almost alone in the ability to play national Olympic committee De second shots, even long ones with Balllet-Latour had a long con- the resumption, with the Club,
The winners showed very good wood, closer to the pin than most versation with Herr Hitler on though being scored against first.
form indeed, and throughly de- or his opponents. Now Thomson, Tuesday. The Minister of the in- putting up a great show to even
served the verdict,"rese
who can do it almost equally well. terior, Frickwho is president of matters. They were rewarded the
Naranjan Singh and R. Rocha had come along, and when the the German Organising Committee only after, three-quarters of
Were the most successful for the two meet on a conre of the x for the 11th Olymple games, the second half had already been. played, when a drop goal was re-register the necessary points to Union wnners, each scoring one ceptional length of Portrush or on retired State Secretary, Le Wald, gistered In spite of the sudden win The try was converted, and gdal, while Jaggit Singh"did best the average championship course and the German sports, leader reverse, the sailors attacked Igor immediately after the kick the for the Queen's College, scoring under heavy condition, he can were also present
bring within range of his second Transocean Eua Min. ously and were just in time to game came to an end
one goal.
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