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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH
STEEL & COULSON NEW SECRETARY CRICKET NOTES
SNOOKER LEAGUE
Results To-date
the
As the Billiards League, Catholic Union Cles have virtual-
ly, secured the championship.
The Prion Officers Mest
e
ELECTED
H. K. F. A. Devides
A meeting of the Council of the
Games Reviewed
On y one Senior League match was played on Saturday! The K. CC. easily defeating the Navy by wickets on their own ground. The ature of the match was the fina bow.ing performance of S. V. Git-
Hong Kong Football Association6 was held at the Sports Club yes- terday and owing to the unavoid- paced favournoy for the positionable absence of Col. Harrison Chairman. Mr. T. A. Mitchell took Hon. the Chair assisted by the Secretary Mr. M. N. Railton
of runners up, though the DR.C. are likely to cha lenge them for pride of place.
Clubs are requested to complete the outstanding fixtures as early as possible.
The "Annual Ball" has been fixed for March 28th at the Chinu Fleet Cub. Admittance by invita tion only.
Latest resu ts are:- C.S. C.C.
Due to the departure on trans- fer from the Colony of the Hon. Secretary Mr. Rallion, the meeting elected Mr. A. Chapman as his successor.
In connection with the forth- coming Shield Final which will be played off on March 15, the meet- ing decided that the game be played on the Club ground, kick- off at 4 p.m.
The "Sunday Herald" Charity
China Cup Final between
and Portugal will take place on March 19 on the Army ground at Sop- künpoo.
A. Bower
44
A. Grimmett
42
C. Strange
32
W. Hillyer
32
J. Bendall
68
R. E. MESS
S. Morton
39
A Warr
22
51
43
48
Rauton.
H. Wade
H. Chant
P. Collins
Result: CS.C.C 2. R.ES. 3
R.N.Y.P.
C. Down
H. 'Bellamy
F. Fow'er
J. Gwyther
W, Stafford
V. Smith
ม
C. Ash
B. Ruth
A. Norris
A. Lewis
The Chairman took the oppor- Best of extending the tunity wishes of the Association to M.
BENEFIT
74
46
GEORGE GEARY'S
55
77
38
D.R.C.
36
65
69
30
51
Result: D.R.C. 3. RN.YP 2. -. GARR. SGTS.
Smith
Andrews
Greenway
PRISON OFFICERS MESS
Russel}
Finch
R
Mason
Dr. Shaw
Ple
HILL
Perry
Result: Garr. Sets. 3
Mess 2.
R.N.Y.P.
Stafford
Down
Bellamy
45
3*
39
47
54
London, Feb, a. George Geary, the Leicestershire bowler, has been allocated the Leicestershire V. Warwickshire natch at Hinckley, commencing on May 23, as his benefit.
This is a very popular game, for the venue is on the borders of the two countles and near Barwell, Geary's home town.
their nearest riva.. The
SCOTLAND AT MURRAYFIELD
London, Feb. 3.
The expectation that Scotland would be beaten by Wales in the Rugby International match at Murrayfield on Saturday proved to De only too well founded, although no so well founded perhaps as the ins and the bright batt ng display margin of victory suggests. While the Scottish line was crossed twice by Mackay. Gitings was always
in the first half, in the second a source of danger to the Navy batsmen.
He was spinning Scotland scored try for try with hall's lot and kept a good eth Wales. yet for lack of a good His ana ysis of 6 wickets 10: 34 lace-kicker falled to add any runs in 11 overs speaks for itselt.
points to those meagre three and Mackay batied very well, he was
to take advantage of more than very severe on anything loose,
one opportunity to swall the score Another feature was the two fine by penalty points. But for poor catches made by Hung and Lee.
tactics such as one hardly expects 10 see in first-class Rugby foot- ball, Scotland should have scored least one more try in the second half, and although another three or perhaps five, points' could not have robbed Wales of a Well-earn- ed win, they would have put a better complexton on the Scottish defeat.
In the Junior D vis.on the K.CC. had bad luck in no. beating the Navy, they were unable to take the last wicket before closing time, A feature of the match was the bat- ting of Lee, Lawrence. Dand and Quirinell and the Bow.ing of Cripps for the Navy and Mckenzi: for Kowloon,
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In the other League match R. E. just managed to beat the Re- etelo by runs. Taking first lease of the wicket the Engineers in spite of a good knock of 32 by Moreton
TALENT AND CONFIDENCE
The Welsh victory was largely one of talent happily mated with confidence. Scotland behind the serum was little. If at all less talented than Wales, but confid-
ony muster 76ence was less cuu.d run. due to good bowling by Noronha and Sva. Recreto start- ed off quite well but Hoddinot got amongst them and put them out A good and exciting for 72 runs. march.
G. S. Dunkley, the Colony Cric- ater. left the Colony yesterday an furiough and cricketers wh
wish him bon voyage and the best of luck. It is rumoured that Dunkley may not be returning to the Colony,
"Another Cricketer who is leaving us shortly Is A. C. Growder of the Growder is Hong Kong Giữa Cham-leaving for Singapore next Sunday pions of last season the R. E. Sgts.. and our best wishes go with him Jay fourth in the tabe and it also. The Colony is ostng a cer- would appearto rest between this tain Interporter by his departure.
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mess and the Civil Service Cricket
31
Club, for position as runners up.
30
The Annual Bail has been fixed
P
0.
Resu t: CPOs 3, R.N.Y.P. 2.
L. Castilho
J. Remedios
H. Castro
H. Baptista
Result: CU.C. 4, St. Pats 1.
C.S.C.C.
for March 28th at the China Fleet Club. Admittance by invitation only.
Results to date:--
Result: 0.3.C.C. 3. RES 2.
Result: Garr. Sgts. 3. Prison
ARSENAL HIT BY INJURIES
Drake Undergoes Knee Operation
London, Feb. 7.
The Arsenal are in a very
position after the Interna-
w!-
tinal at Wolveraampion, in which five of their six players were in- jured.
Drake suffered the most serious hurt. Yesterday he underwent a manipulative operation on his in- Jured left knee. He will be in hos pital for the next 10 days, which means that there is no hope of his being in the Arsenal Cup tie team against Newcastle.
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. The centre-forward problem ja made more acute 15 Dunne.
Drake's deputy is having treat ment for a knee injury. He will be tried out this morning before any decision is made about his Atness for to-morrow's game against Blackburn Rovers. If he is unable to play, Cox will lead the attack.
50
52
R. E. SGTS.
46
Gwyther
S.Sgt. Harris
123
43
Sgt. Hodges
150
Fowler
53
S/Sgt. Chant
120
C. & P. O. CLUB
S/Sgt. Collins
56
Randal:
31
G.M.S. Stoples
150
happ
Darwent
30
C.S.C.C.
Rogerion
54
Woodhouse
Phillips
150
....!!.. 53
Grimmitt
140
Edmond
51
Rakusen
150
McGowen
150
C.U.C.
Eccleshali
66..
H. Pereira
19
L. Antonio
70
PRISON OFFICERS
F. Gill
40
FI
129
J. Luz
53
..J. Santos
44
T. Pile
. C. Pile
811 150
ST: PATS
Dr. Shaw
150
S. Merez
85
A. Perry
149
45
GARR. SGTS.
34
.34
Russell
150
31
Andrews
150
Smith
100
Greenway
John
70 150
Bow I
40
Bendall
58
Omects 3
Hillyar
49
Strange
12
C.U.C.
“
Jones
20
R. Xavier
150
G. S. DIESS
T. Jordan
150
Andrews
79
L. Antonio
150
Mound
24
D. Monta to
150
Bow.er
39
A. Pereira
127
Greenway
6-1
R.N.Y.P.
Smith
59
Gorman
Result: G. S. Mess 3, C.3.0.0, 2. 8. E. SCT.
Brotherston
78
Shapter
613
47
Warr
Gwyther
Chant
59
Stafford
150
Morion
54
Wade
44
49
Cullins
K.N.Y.P.
ST. PATS.
Bellamy
33
J. Pereira
130
Downs
20
F. Fernandes
84
Stafford
૩૪
S. Mercy!
150
Gwyther
29
L. Castilho
150
Fowler
44
W. Jordan
150
Resuit: R. E. Mess 5. R. N. Y.
D.R.C.
P. Nil.
E. Newnham
150
Q. Ach
150
A. Lewis
135
P. W. L. F. A.
F. Harsh
166
13 12 1 49 15
9. Bright
114
LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE:
Team
C. U. C.
Prison Officers 14 9 5 43 27
R. N. Y. P.
D. R. C.
Garr, Sgt.
R. E. Sgt.
C. S. C. C. C. & P. O. St. Pals.
15 7 8 39 36
14 8 0 38 32
14 8 8 37 33
13 7 6 34 31
15 5 10 33 32
13 3 10 21 44
13 3 10 16 40
C.U.C. Ahead In Billiards
The Catholic Union
be
Club with two matches rerasining to played are eleven points ahead of
aferi
Result: C.Ù.C. 4. R.N.Y.P. 1. Breaks, Pereira 36, Stafford 34.
33.
Result: St. Pats, 3. D.R.C: 2
LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE:
Team:
P. W. L. F. A. C. U, C. .....14 12 2 54 18 Prison Officers 15 10 5 43 32 C. 8. C. C, 14 11 3 42 28 R. E. Sgt. 14 8 6 40 28. Garr, 8gta. ...... 15 8 7 38 37 D. R. G.
15 7 8 37 38 C. & P. O. Cub 14 4 10 28 44 R. N. Y. P. 14 2.12 20 50 St. Pats.
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2 12 20.45.
Hapgood has an injured should- er, and Compton le likely to take his place at left-back "Basti suffered a leg injury on Wednes day, but it is hoped that he will
be ft.
CRAYSTON AND BOWDEN OUT? Crayston and Bowden are also injured, and Hill will probably be at right-hai, with Davidson at inside-right. Fourteen players will probably travel to 'Blackburn, and the side will be chosen in the morning.
Chelsea will defer the choice di their side to meet Birmingham at Stamford Bridge will to-morrow. All the players have remained at Guildford excepting Miller, Who "has been receiving treatment for
a knee injury.
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well
3, 1936.
ALL IN THE DAY'S SPORT
a well-known
London, Feb. u.
to Jamalea, as
Was
captain of the Colonel A. E. Davidson, an aide- | county team, is the ultimate Lestl- de-camp
wisdom of choosing to the King, who has mony, to the been appointed Director of Me-
him for the Cambridge side last chanisation at the War Office. is summer.
0136 Darsman. writes &
Iri persevered with face of persistent failure at Fen- ner's during term time. In fact, he was the victim of several.un- fortunate decisions. This is the kind of thing that is known to cnose on the spot but not to those, who criticise on the evidence of figures.
correspondent. He is a life mem- ber of London R.C., well-known for the long journeys he makes alone in his sculling boat by way of casual exercise.
It is curious that such a master o the mechanical should elect to
power. carry himself so far under his own
Most young men who put out from Putney are content to scull to Chiswick and back-three miles cach way. Colonel Davidson reaches Teddington Lock and re- turns without an easy.
ROWING AT READING
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In the University match Gibb made 43 and fulfilled his part" by Jasting unti luncheon on the Arst day. He began his career with Yorkshire by scoring 157 not out against Nottinghamshire on his first appearance.
E. W. Swanton supplies this no.e: "I have always admired the tenacity of Gibb's batting since I saw him scoring leg-byes off his head with unruffled composure against some really fast native bowling on 44 concrete pitch in Bermuda."
A PROBLEM IN GOLF
The ardent golfer can, and does,
and shot to the first hole. It dis- appeared into the mist and, when they arrived at 'the green, it was found to have joined the various that inhabit the lake waterfowl
It was 20 yards out, at the back. on, ice that was just not thick to bear the exasperated enough owner.
A 20-mile scull betore luncheon Is to him a pleasant appellser. He travels throughout at such a re- morseless pace as to discourage far younger men from trying to keep up with him.
Two seasons ago he paired up with C. W. Wise, another veteran who shows himself no mercy, and they won the Veterans Doubles at the Ski Championships. The cope with hall, snow, thunder- distributed. new directors other recreation is storms, drought and other obsta- The Welsh backs prayed with the the watching of Rugby football.cles. But a sharp frost leaves him polse and precision of men who do He is a member of London Scot-helpless. At Hadley Wood, during not expect to be beaten, which is tish,
the Middlesex Alliance tournament not an improper nood for the
for their club team championship, frozen In the Thames Cup last year the ball bounced on the country that first accomplished the downfall of New Zealand. Scot- | Reading, University were beaten greens like a pea on a drum. land, lacked such a stimulus, and in their first heat by the Royal One player, opening, the day's remembered. perhaps to vividly Military College. They are now proceedings with a new ball, hit how elusive the small but redoubt- | taking energetic measures to do what he though, was a perfect sec- able C. W. Jones had been on the better next season. Last › cocasion of his playing at With 100 members to draw from Murrayfield. But that there were two crews have been made up, tactical errors may not be gain- and under the captaincy of P. F. side. If there, were sound reasons W, Roe are following the example for attempting to penetrate the of the down river clubs by going New Zealand defence as m.dfield or long paddles, to achieve what
the recent
International, known as mileage. match, the same reasons did not The coaching is in the hands of hold on Saturday, and it is a pity Pat Baker, who rowed for Read- that wing three-quarters of such ing in 1925-1926, and later for Incidentally here is a problem abilty should have found their Maidenhead, He states that in that arose during the morning. chief employment, on Saturday in addition to mileage, he is concen- "B" by mistake played "A's" ball throwing in the ball at the time-trating on boat control and steadi- from ice in a bunker. The mis- out. Yet, however Sotland may ness. The university will meet take being discovered "A" drop- fare in the matches to be played Southampton University College ped his ball back in the original with Ireland and Eng and. Saturat Reading on Saturday, Bristol spát. Time and again it bounced day's game may very we prove College at Bristol the following high in the air and then flew out to be the severest test of them week, and London University at of the bunker. a The Welsh forwards have Henley early in March. still to perfect their rerummag'ng. but except in this phase of the game they impressed as bene an exceptionally good side. That the Scottish team can pay tetter than It did on Saturday may not be doubted Despite some short-Cambridge Blue since. the, War to coming among the forwards, it was be asked by the O.U.B.C. to coach grafying to see a big and heavy Oxford. Scottish pack in action again.
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Scott, their new capture," will be in goal
Hanson, the former Northam- en player, will lead the attack in place uf Smalley, who moves to
left-half. There will be a new
right dank, with Iverson at inside- right instead of Thompson, and Brown, the frish International, on the wing. Laking returns to the right-back position.
WELSH TO LEAD ATTACK Donald Welsh, 'who has been qu of the team for several weeks, makes his return
Charlton. fur the Second Division leaders, in an anusual position. He will take
the place of Allen at centre-for- ward for their match against Bradford City.
THE NEW OXFORD, COACH Mr. K. M. Payne handed the Ox- ford crew, over to Brigadles J. H. Gibbon, who will be in charge un- til Mr. P. Haig-Thomas takes over was the first next week. Gibbon
He started in 1934.
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It may almost be said that in. accepting the invitation he was debt which he paying at the
as far back as owed to Oxford 1890,
For many years Cambridge had been beaten. They invited Mr. W: A L. Fletcher-who had rowed for Oxford during some of these years to coach their crew. Although he was'not successful in his first year, he helped Cam- bridge to turn the tables on his old University in the tenth year! The stroke was J. H. Gibbon.
Gibbon had a fine record as a Third Trinity oarsman, and did a lot towards starting a number.
for that years of prosperous club.
BASTIN AND BOWDEN The Soccer international match have confirmed two opinions I
onc consistently expressed-the that Bowden is nearly the greatest Both Ruffell and Walker are England inside forward of his ge- cursing injuries, and it is doublneration, the other that Bastin--
Minor injuries in Wednesday's
if they will be able to make unless the chance is denied him- the fourney to Barusiey. Ruffell should be into the history books suffering from a calf injury.as the outstanding extreme wing In his absence Musgrave will prob-forward since the war. ably fill the outside-left position. As an inside forward Bastin is Fulhain are unable to decide on too often caught with the ball. He their eleven for their important is double-marked and liable to be game with the 8purs at White crowded out. From the wing his Hart-lane. The chlet doubt is occasional move inside is devasta- about the right-half positioning because of its unexpectedness Owing to the death of his father, and, as I bave seen him, he shoots Barrett will not play. and Clarke much more dangerously that way.
PROFESSIONAL SQUASH TEST is hardly ft.
The Squash Rackets Association an invitation with. Manchester United has Inaugurated
squash Tackets tournament open' have left Tottenham with several problems, and they will not choose to professionals. It will be begun at Lansdowne House on March 2. their side uptil to-morrow."
The entry is limited to 16, and the Queen's Park Rangers make two winner will earn the right to chal- changes from the side so heavily lenge J. Dear, the champion. There beaten by Coventry City last week, will be a handicap tournament re- for their home game with New-placing the former "junior" event. who has Since the Professional Associa- port County. Mason, been out of the ade since Boxing tion was formed at the beginning Day, returns to keep goal, and of this season a lot of useful work- Crawford, after absence of has been carried our under the three months through an injury, secretaryship of D. Butcher, with comes in at outside-right in place C. Arnold as chairman. I under- of Abel.
stand there is a possibility of Cryztal Palace are resting Tur-Arnold visiting America this year. ner; whose place at right-haļi. against Bristol Rovers at Selhurst will be taken by Levene.
If Miller is at, Chelsea, will ferd the same side that drew with Sun-match "derland at Roker Park last week. "Aston Villa are making no changes in the side that defeated Derby County last Saturday, for their vital game with Everton.
West Bromwich Albion's casualty list continues to grow. They now "Richardson, W. Murphy, have Shaw, Robbins, Pearson, Boyes, Gale and Male down with injuries, and against Grimsby, Edwards, their left-half, will be moved into the forward line..
Drastic changes are being made the Wolverhampton side to meet Derby County. After his good form-for Wales in the inter- national, Jones returns to his usual position at outside-left.
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SPORTING HISTORY Scotland, who had begun the season with at. easy victory over France at Calombes, took a more vital step towards the eventual winning of the Inter-
by national Championship beating Wales' at Murrayfield on February 6, 1926.
This was a desperately hard fight and it was not until late in the game that Herbert Wad- dell scored the winning try on the great new arena which had been opened at the Cal- cutta Cup match the previous
spring.
Wales scored a try that was converted, Scotland a penalty, and It looked for most of the game as though Wales were to beat one of the home coun-
M.C.C. TEAM IN
NEW ZEALAND
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Hardstaff's Great Batting Feat
Kingsland. March 20 The third unofficial Test cricket match between New Zealand and. the M.C.C. which commenced un Fr.day ended to-day in a draw.
The M.C.C. team carried their overnight score of 289 for 6 to 435. Hardstaff scored in not our. He batted for over four hours in the course of which he hit a six and twelve boundaries. many of his strokes being powerful drives · to cover point. “
Hardstan thus completed 筵 thousand runs for the tour.
New Zeiland, who had scored 366 in the first innings, made 129" for 3 in their second effort when the march was declared a draw.-- Heuter,
tries, which was more than they bad been able to do for three complete seasons. Actually the long awaited revival came with the appearance of the young Cambridge and little-known' player, Windsor Lewis. in the next match, against Ireland.
For Wales this was W. C. He Powell's-first appearance.
played on the wing, and W. J. Delahay (who still plays for Torquay fourteen years after his first “cap") was at scrum- mage-half. C. P. S. Macpher- son, A. C. Wallace, and C. G, Aitken were all abroad' that year, but Scotland nevertheless Anished on top for third suc- cessive year. It was the first appearance for Scotland of that grear three-quarter back W. M. Simmers.
A. e. F. CHAPMAN AND KENT
fre county of Kent will hear with no little relief that A. F. F. Chapman is to captain the cricket
eleven for his sixth season.
It was known last summer that
he had it in mind' to resign and to play less frequently. But B. H. Chapman's vice-cap- Valentine, tain, has now informed the com- mittee that he will be available. only occasionally, and "In the sec- cnd hair of the season. There were so many runs in the Kent side las. summer that little wis wanted from the captain at No. 7. When things did go wrong he struck me as a rather sounder and more reliable player than he has been for some seasons. In parti- cular he played extra-ordinary well at Lord's against Middlesex.
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It seems that until August Kent will be short of amateurs. I hope cricketers of the calibre of J. G. W. Davies, C. H. Knott and F. G. H. Chalk will be en- couraged to play all they can. Kent have a tradition of ama- teur batsmanship spread over a hundred years. It would be a bad day for cricket if they were to follow the modern tendency any further.
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