10
MARINES WIN BY ODD
GOAL IN THREE
Annual Charity Match
POOR SHOOTING RESPONSIBLE
FOR NAVY DEFEAT:
The Aupaal soccer match between 'the Royal Marines and the Navy was played off yesterday on the Navy ground at Causeway Bay with the Marines winning by two goals to one.
a good crowd turned out in support and the funds will be given the Ministering Children's Lengte.
Mrs. Power kicked off and scon the umirior Navy forwards worked the ball into the Marines' roalmouth and for a brief period Wills was kept busy clearing repeated - shots,
Scene during the football match yesterday between the Royal Navy, and Royal Marines at Causeway Bay. (Photo, Cheng Studio).
The soft ground militated against scientific football,
the heavier players speciably having a hard Elme trying to keep on their fect." Good passing was impossible and both sides soon adopted kick and run tacties.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1938.
SOLDIERS'
RÜGGER WIN
Club Beaten In
M1
Friendly Game
A friendly rugger match was played on the. Club ground yester- day between a Club XV and a side taken from various military units. The lattor emerged win- 'nera, after a hard and even game,
by six points to five.
The Army pack played better than the Club and gave their threes more opportunities. They opened scoring and in a rush to the Club goal, Bailey, Ashford and Hamlin » made a beeline for the ball and Hamlin managed to get to the ball and put it over the line for the first try which was not converted.
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BRILLIANT SHOOTING BY LANGFORD
Middlesex Regiment Takes The Honours
RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING
Weather conditions were almost ideal yesterday afternoon, when the Hong Kong Rifle Association held its usual Spoon and- Practies Shoot on, the Army Ranges at Kowloon City.
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There was a good attendance, and all target accommodation on the larger range was in nse. Although the wind varied somewhat in strength, its direction was fairly constant, and the Bght was definitely rood during the whole of the afternoon, «
"A noticeable feature, -doubtless p due to the strength of the wind, was the entire, absence of hake. and visibility was all that could be desired.
The outstanding feature of the The Club broke through a num-
afternoon was the very fine card ber of times, and Prett gathering returned by L/Opl. R. Langford of the ball from the serum evaded the 1st En. The Middlesex Regt- the Army defence and placed the ment, who put on scores of 32, 31 ball between the posts. Oliphant and 91, at 200, 500, and 600 yards converted. At balf time the score respectively, thus obtaining an was 5-3. After the interval-Grau-3887egate which was only one ford made a fine run, but as tackled by Nelson several yards from the goal. Play remained in midfeld for some time and" „to- wards the end of the game Hamlin scored. another. try, giving the Army the winning point.
Club Cessford, Watts, Nelson, Redman, Pears, Henderson, Hynes, the
goalle beaten, the ball glare-Neldew, Dr. Stout, Heath Pratt, fig off the cross-bar and going Leigh. Taylor. Stopker and Oli- outside. Towards the final whistle phant. the Navy side rullied and Wallace, coming in from the wing, scored for the Navy. The score at the end of the game remained at 2-1 in favour of the Marines,
Small Units --L/Cpl. Ayton (R.A.S.C., Capt. Harvey (R.A.M.C.), Cpl. Attóc (RAF), A/C. Ellswood '(R.A.F.), L/Cpl. Sowerbutt (R.A.F.,, Pte. Tilford (RA.S.0.), Pte. Harris
Lalster, or the Navy side, was good and Paige was outstand- Navy. Fepper. Kew, Tozer, Lals-R.A.M.C.). Sgt. (Balley (RAM.C...
ng kinong the forwards. Walter, Shearman, Flaber, Chalcraft. man and Skettle were instrument- al; in leading the Marine attacks. but the former was apt to throw his weight around too much and many fouls were given against
him.
Soon after the whistle went the - Marines in a breakaway, took the "ball down the wing and Walman "gettuun possession passed to Sket-
L/Cpl. Ashford (RAM.C.), "Cpl. Potts. Paige, Tiffeth and Wallace. Kennedy (RAF), Sgt. Bedford Marines. Wills, Lethbridge,Tucker, | (R.A.8.C.), Lt. Crawford (RAF). Band. Dixon, Robinson. Sheggs. L/Cpl. Hamlin (R.A.M.C.), and Sgt. Batts, Walman, Shettle and Long. Liety (RAF),
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TRAINING GALLOPS
tle who made, no mistake in put- Times Taken At Happy Valley
ting it into the net for the open- ing goal.
'POOR SHOOTING Although the Navy had the bet- ter of the play their shooting was poor and the Marines deferice kept. them too far away for their shots Lo be effective. The score at half time remained in. favour of the Marines. During: the taterval the Band of the Royal Marines march- ed on the field and entertained the spectators with some music.
After half time the Navy again penetrated, the Marines' de- fence but finished . weikis.” Be- fore the end. the Navy defence, broke down, and good combined play between Batts and Walman, .resulted in the second goal, Batts Anding the net from close range. Walman, going through on his own, had hard luck after having
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LEAGUE CRICKET.
Cinhe Team Against Navy Seniors
represent The following will K.K.C.C. 1st XI in a League cricket match against the Navy on Saturday on the Club ground:- A. W. Hayward, M. Haymes;‚R. D. Allen, HW. Baines, G. A. Stewart, T A. Pearce, J. L. C. Pearce, H. Owen Hughes, R, L D. Wodehouse, F. Marshall, and F. H. Stokes
The following times were taken during the trainine gallops at the Bace Course yesterday:
Final Trumpa (8) "Viber (G) & Albër (AÏ...
Salvage Master (5) Fel, Ying (S)
Lancashire Boy (G)
Finfarthings (G)
Lucky Lad (A)......... 35.4 1.05 1.33
point lest thin that obtained by Cd.-Gnr. Moody, of RMS. Suffolk. who tock, the nett spoon in. the
S.R. (b) series 'with a total of 95.
'GOOD SCORES
As will be seen from the scores given below, ́L, Cpl. 'Langford had a lead, as regards the nett scores, of no less than 8 points över Sgt. V. W. Cooper of the same unit who scored 86, and as regards the han- dicap scores L/Cpl. Langford again came first, and therefore took the first handicap spoon in this series. The second spoon was won by Sst Cooper, with a score of 88, as men- tioned, and the third by Cpl. Bur- kitt, again of the same unit, who, made a nett store of 74.
As regards the. S.R. (b) shooting. the nett spoon was won by CL-. Gnr. Moody, while the handicap spoon was awarded to, Capt. I. B. Trevor of the H.K.V.D.C.
RIFLK CLUBS' COMPETITION " Concurrently with the Spoon Shoot, a competition was held between
members of the Rifle Clubs of the 1st Battalion The Middlesex Regiment and the 1st Bn The Seaforth High landers, two members of the latter Club were using the "1914" rife, and therefore the Middlesex team was awarded a handicap of 14 points, which brought their aggre- gate score to 054, compared with 624 made by their opponents.
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THE MAGAZINE The new issue of the Associn- tion's magazine, the "HKRA Bulletin," containing the revised handicaps corrected up to 'Decem- ber 15, 1937, will be published to- morrow, and copies will be dis- |tributed to all concerved during
the next two or three days.
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Membership continues to in- crease, and on the last day of the year stood at 665: since then. fur- ther applications have been re- ceffet, and now that the rifle is again available for private purchase, it seems likely that there- will be a gradual, if not spectacu- lar, growth in membership during the remainder of the season.
The Year-Book has now reached Its final form, and it is expected that distribution will be possible about January 20. *-
being Special competitions are arranged for the next Sunday shoot, which takes place on Janu- ary 28, when it là hoped that op- be afforded for portunity will shooting at the new army targets. There will also be clay-bird and revolver shooting, as well as at least one Inter-Amliated" Club and Unit team event,
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual general meeting will take place during February, and coples of the annual report and balance sheet, which are now being complled, will be distributed to all" individual full members prior to the date of the meeting, in order that all may be conversant with the activities of the Associa- tion during 1937, and thus avold any necessity for the report to be read at the meeting Itself.
Under the Rules of the Associa tion nominated life memberships have been awarded to Mr. Law- rence Kadoorie, and. Captain F: P. Sequeira, of the Hong Kong Volun- teer Defence Corps.
The scores made, yesterday afternoon" in the match referred
to above, and the leading scores of the usual Epoon and Prac-
tice Shoot are as follows:
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1 53 1.39 448.3 1.40.2 2.21
1 47.1 1.31.4 2.12-
∙1.11.3 .1.41.2 4 30
-2.20 2.52.2
32.2
40.3
2.43
Grand
29.4
200 Yds, 500 Yds. '600 Yds. Total
Rose Jane (G) & Cam-
eronian (G)
A Plc. Middleton.
23
20
25
74
1 42
...
1.17.1 1.50.2 2.20.4;
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Pte. Cox
22
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28
19
69
1 37.2
1.14.2 1.47.2 2.17.3
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L/Cpl. Langford"
32
31
31
14
National Defence. (G)
1. 30.3
1.14 1.47.2 2.17.3
30.1
Sit, Jordan
28
-25
80
J.C. (G)...
35.3.1.11
1.46.2
35,2
L/Cpl. Baker
23
28
22
71
National Pride (G) Planchet (8)
- 36
1.08 1.38.3
30.3
Bit. Cooper
28
30
28
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Pte. Moss
27
31
23
On Your Toe (B)
1 44.1 1.25.4 2.06
2.40.3
34.3
2/Lt, Pulimani
29
30...
85
Labour Day (8) & Acme
(5)
1 50.2 1.36 2.13 2.45.2
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212
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840;
1 37:2 1.12 1.45 2.15
30
Sea Dragon (8) &
Tribute (5)
Handicap
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1 51
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Astrik (3) & Cleeve (5)
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Rose Josephine (A) &
1ST BN. SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS R.C.
(Including List of Factories)
28
Grand
Plet Heln (8), Five Vir-
200 Yds. 500 Yds. 600 Yds, Total
tucs (6) & Iron Kraight (8)
BJt, Butterfield
33
27
01
↑ 38.4 1.16.1 1.50 2,24
34
R.S.M. Fleming
30
21
71
National Force (8) &
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C.SM. Kell
21
24
71
National Triumph (6), 1 30 1.10.2 1.45.2 2.22 The Great Triumph (8)
36.3
CBM. Bradley
28
22
Pta. Cranston
23
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HOCKEY MATCH
The Hong Kong Hockey Club de- reated a team, comprising European- and. Indian police, by a goal to nil in a friendly hockey match play- ed at King's Park yesterday. 8. Fowler scored the goal towards the ́end of the game."
Sporting
Fixtures
TO-DAY'
Meeting Victoria. Chess Club, at Gloucester Hotel, 5 pm,
TO-MURROW Alotault, Badminton Mixed Doubles League, Club de Recreio "A" V Free Lances; Talkoo Recreation Club v. Club de Recreio "B"; Bt. Andrew's Club V. Hong Kong University.
Seven. (8), Be Yourself (8). & Smiling Thru (8)~
Black Tim (A) & Bea
Imp (A)
Little Audrey (A) Double Up (8) & Cole-
-bration Day (8) Merrick (8) & The
Giant Panda (G) Flying Trapeze (8). Sub No. 123 (8) Daddy Long Legs (8)... Urber (8)
1.53 1.25 I 46 1.25 + 48.3 1.33 138.4144.
Split Band (8), Full Mark (8) & Micky
Miters (8) Golden Cow (8) Dark Hazard (B) The Scholar (8) .... The Leopard (8) Cape Comorin - (8) Cape York (A) The Typhoon (A) &
Tomado Star (A) Captain Blood (8), Re-
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41 1.20.2 1 47.4 1.35 1 47A. 1.35
131.3 1.05.4 1.39.2
Louis XIV (8) ...... 1. 48.1 1.37 2.18.1 2.52. Cricketer (8), Lanca- shire Chap (B) & Mac's Second Venture (8)..... African Cat (8) & Mon-
golian Cat (8) Jack High (8) & Sun-
shine Susie (8) Lucky Eleven (8), Lucky
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Cpl. Clark
24.
73
L/Cpl. Baird ................. L/Cpl. Tonnar
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24
77
29
30
92
7.37
1. 44 1.25 2.02 2.34
1.28 1 47
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Range Total
214
. 210
200.
624
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