PAGE 10-HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 31. 1938.
In the World of Sports
SOUTH CHINA "A" BEAT
NAVY IN FINE GAME
· Better Marksmanship Tells In Battle Of Forwards
2
LEAGUE - LEADERSHIP RETAINED
Navy, playing without Thorburn, one of their best forwards, suf- tered their first defeat of the season at the hands of South China "A" when they lost by the odd goal in three in a First Division League football match, played at Caroline Hill, Saturday afternoon. South China "A thus maintain their position is League leaders. The stands were full to Capacity with spectators who were rewarded with a fast and clean game. The Chinese led by one goal to nil at the interval.
"The Navy were unlucky to lose. Į
and a drawn game would have been
a fairer indication on the run of THIRD DIVISION
play. The forwards took every op- portunity, gave Pao much work in keeping the ball from entering the liet. He drew much applause for his fine display and was seen in
s best form.
Honeywell was, the plek of the halves, and, despite Lao Tao-man's queedy runs on the wing, had the Latter in check, Webster who took the pivotal position, engineered scrne ine, movements. Batts was the better of the two wings.
RUGBY OFF
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INTER-SCHOOLS BASKETBALL
Inter-School Basketball The Senior División "Championship-lies- League is now well under way. The between University, who are the holders, St. Paul's, Wah Tai and Wah Nam. Wah Nam have already been beaten by St. Paul's by a nar row margin, while the other three teams are undefeated so far.
The standing of the teams in the Senior Division is as follows:-
HOME FOOTBALL
ANG
LEICESTER SHOCK EVERTON. ***London, Oct. 29. Leicester City gave Everton a surprise in the first division of the English league, to-day " when, taking advantage of home ground, they won three- nil Results cable by Reuter follow
FIRST DIVISION
Birmingha Bolton
Charlton Chelsea Leeds,
Leicester
Liverpool
5 Aston Villa
1 Arsenal
1
1 Brentford'
0 Derby
2
2 Portsmouth
2
3 Everton
0
3 Huddersfield 3
Manchester U. ↑ Sunderland. M'dlesbrough 1 Wolves
1
0
Points P. W. LF. A.
Preston.... Stoke
1 'Blackpool
1
1 Grimsby
2
Wah Tal
3 3 0 101 66
3 3 0 126 91
2 2 0
44 38
2 1.1
78 39
2 1
62 66
Coventry Luton' Newcastle
2 Chesterfeld
0
1 Blackburn
1
1 Bradford
0
2 0 2
51 83
3 0 3
63 93
Norwich Notts F
✪ Millwall
3 0 3
58 127
.
GARRIE'S HAT-TRICK St. Paul's
FOR ROYAL SCOTS
Garrie Scoring a "hat-trick" in the first period enabled the Royal Scots to win against 30th. Bty. E, A, in a third division "A" football game at Happy Valley, on Satur- day by the score of 3 goals to
сле.
Play was decidedly evenly con- Lai Shul-wing shone in the Chi- rese forward line, and Lan occa- tested throughout. In the opening sionally coming into the lime-light moments of play the Gunners were runs. Kwok pressing hard, good work of Par- breakaway with
a splendidi nably and Naysmith in defence Wing-kl, who played
inside-left against the kept the Gunners at bay. para at Eastern last week, das not in form. Lee Tin-sang did.good work in the defence.
LAI SHUI-WING'S GOAL Lal Shai-wing broke the spell if end to end play twenty- rive minutes after the game zoal gave Commenced, the
Dickerson no chance of saving. seing. a powerful low drive. hich found the corner of the
The Navy brought the bail to the ther end of the field, and Mug-
Garrie displaying elever foot- work, weaved through the Gunners defence to register his "hat-trick" betore Halpin replied with a sol- tary goal.
S. CHINA 2; ELECTRIC'1 After a very close game South South China beat Hongkong Elec- tric by the odd goal in three at Caroline Hill, on Saturday.
Play was very even and through- out the runners-ups fought hard to maintain their position in the third division "A" league..
South China's defence was seen
listor, teated. Pao, with what in rare form, with Tang Sik-hun seemed from the stands a hot, but Pau deflected for a cor-playing a fine game, between the
ner kick.
sure
University
Wah Nam King's
Pul Ying Wah Yan Fong Lam
FOWLER NETS FIVE TIMES FOR CLUB-
SCOTS SURPRISED IN SENIOR LEAGUE
BY "TAC" Hongkong Football Club took the Royal Scots by surprise in their senior league encounter at Seokünpon for, though the teams appeared to be evenly the matched on paper, with odds it anything slightly, in favour of the military side, the Club forwards put up a fine display to net six times against the opposition's one...
2430
Fowler ran riot for the winders. majority of which were really good scoring no less than five times, the
The losers started efforts. confidently enough and their for- fence busy but the latter had one wards always kept the Club de- of their best days out and were al- most airtight.
Sidney
posts.
Stoker and Lo Hon-cheong were The Chinese were hard pressed the pick of the Electric, side.
Strange in particular Gardner opened scoring for the with repeated raids but no further:
by backed up was well score was registered before half Electrics. Ho Yau-ki. replied for played a bralny and effective game
South Shina. Shortly before the and interval Liu Yao-leung further Nogaltzik and they kept Hossack South China' lead. The final score and his fellow-forwards fairly well remained at 2 goals to 1 for "South in nand. China.
time.
NAVY RALLY -
R.A.F. BEAT POWHATTAN
FOWLER'S CRACK SHOOTING
In the second half play was more confined to the South China's nali
The Scots started off with a of the field. several, of the Navy's movements were brought to a
Powhattan suffered another respurt but when this was beaten of standstill on account of the Chi- nese defence packed round, the verse when they were defeated by Club took up the running and in pal. area. The second Chinese R.AF. by G Koals to 1. on the ten minutes were two up. Fowler Gugl came during the latter, hair Prince Edward Road ground, on and Bickford netting in quick suc them the cellar position in the of the final period, Lao Tao-man Saturday. The result of this gave with cvaded the Navy's defence, centred the ball, Fung passed it back to third division "B" league
fm.,, he caught, Dickerson balanced, and scored....
un-
Betts replied after the kick off Muggliston had the equaliser in his hands... but miskicked in front of the goal Navy were pressing for the equaliser until the anal whistle was blown, giving South China to valuable points as leaders in the Senior League,
The Teams were
cresion.
'A little later Monroe, after a short run, sent over a very ac- six games played and only one curate centre which McKay head- point.
ed into the net, to put the Boots R.A.F. had all of the play and only one down. Before the half- matters more or less. their own time whistle, however, Fowler had
made it 3-1. WBY:
At the interval R.A.F, were four! The second half was largely a clear goals ahead. The scorers were tale of Scots attacks beaten bark Driscoll (2), Elton (2), Froud and by the vigilance of the Club de- Shinton one each, while Chung Kee fence, and the shooting prowess of Fowler who added three more fine netted for Powhattan.
goals
SCRIVEN SCORES NINE:
2
KUMAONS WIN
P
SCOTS
AVENGE
* DEFEAT,
....
JOHN HENRY LEWIS RETAINS TITLE
Newhaven, Oct. 29. John Henry, Lewis. 6 to 5 lavou gite, retained the world's light-
By far the best of the third opportunism beating" steadiness weight, boxing championship in
all-black contest when he division games featured on. Batur-than anything else. out-pointed Alberoer 15 dav's programme, was seen at mands here last night.Reuter.
Burnley
SECOND DIVISION
0 Bury V
1 Swansea
0 Fulham
Plymouth Sheffield U. 0 Wednesday Southampton 3 Tranmere Tottenham
West Brom,
2. West Ham
SOFTBALL CHANGE
LAST BALL VICTORY FOR
ANNOUNCED CLUB AGAINST ARMY
There has been a change in the arrangements regarding the visit to the United States girls' softball team, the "Daily Press" is informed.
Instead of calling at Hong- kong as was originally plan- ned, the team will go direct to Manila from Japan, and will play in the Colony on their to-
from tura
Philippine the Island's.
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CLUBS" "LAWN* BOWLS
·CLOSING DAYS
Three lawn bowls closing days were held on Saturday.
Civil Service lost to a team of visitors by 52 shots while, Royal Hongkong Yacht Club were.defeat- ed by their guests by seven shots, Talkoo's match, was an intra-club affair, in which several lady mem- bers participated.
K.BG.C. RESULTS
The following are the results of
2 matches played in the Kowloon
2 Bowling Green Club's tournament
on Saturday;
0 Championship Semi-Final
1
3 Manchester C. 1 THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) Bournemouth 3 Notts C...
1 Northampton 0 Brighton Bristol R.
Cardiff
Exeter Ipswich Mansfield Queen's P. R. Reading Southend Walsall
▸ Newport
2 Swindon
1 Port Vale
Torquay
3 Bristol C.
2 Clapton
G.,C. Norman beat J. McKelvie 121-17.
2
0
1
་
3
◊
President's Competition
A. J. Hall beat J. G. Meyer 21-6. R. Duncan beat . E. Henson 31-8:
K.D.R.C. COMPETITIONS
M. el Arculli's Brilliant
Hitting Gives I.R.C. Win
BILLIMORIA'S BOWLING NO AVAIL
CRAIGENGOWER
199
TO
By NEW L.B.W
INTERESTING CRICKET'was seen in the friendly matches play-
ed on Saturday, best of the games being the two at Sookanpoo; which were featured by very close finishes: la these Indian Recreation Club beat their fellow-champions, Craigenzower, by one wicket in poor light, while across the fence Club beat the Army by a bye in the last ball of a game that was completed in near-darkness!
The Indians had to thank M., el Arculli almost entirely for their narrow win when facing the comparatively small score of 113, while A.M. Rümjahn helped things a lot with his straight bat towards the end. Arcul!'s 66 was blemished by only one chance, a hard hit to Hamson at square leg when he was ten; otherwise it was a brilliant exhibition of deep driving, relieved by hefty leg.hits,
He went in after his side had least) G. F. O'Bryen hit up 45, made the sensational start of los-while Donald Anderson had 50.
ing two wickets for no runs in the enabling them to declare at 168 Civil Service "made a Arst over and this innings of his, for eight. which
McLellan getting 43. arid at close
of play they had 134 for five. wickets.
Navy, fielding a rather strange- looking team, were perhaps lucky to draw with Recreio, who scored a bit too slowly...
included 12 boundaries, spirited reply. Colledge getting 59 should give him the.confidence before he ran (himself" out, and R. P. Phillips beat F. A. Chees- necessary for similar knocks.
at exactly man 21-415.....
Areal got out 100 for six wickets and, when with no further addition to the score, another wicket fall and almost immediately after wards Ismail, who had figured in the stand with Arcalli, fell victim to a difficult catch by "at third man, the Hamson odds had swung around to But again. Craigengewer Kumjahn never looked like getting out and the runs were knocked off without the last man having to go in.
At Kowloon Docks, H. G. Cooper
2 best W. Houston, by, 21 shots to 18
1 Crystal P.
2
0
2
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
Accrington Barnsley Barrow, Bradford C.
Halifax Chester
Hull Lincoln
N. Brighton Oldham Stockport
in the third round of the Pre-
2sident's Cup Competition, while T. Coleman defeated J. G. Ozorio by 17.shots to. 14.In the. third round of the Bapco Shield.
Southampton 12
4 2 G.19 24 10 8 12 19 9 Notts Forest 12 3 3 Chesterfeld 12 4 1 7 10 18 0 Manch'ter C. 12 3 3 7 25 32 8 Norwich
12 4 8 18 23.8
3 Watford
2 Aldershot
1 Carlisle
5 Crewe
3 Rochdale
4 Wrexham
0
5 York
1
◊ Doncaster
0
Swansea
1 Gateshead
QTransmere
2 Hartlepools
2
3 Rotherham
0
2 Southport
A
5 Darlington
2
SCOTTISH.LEAGUE
FIRST DIVISION
Aberdeen
Ayr
Celtic
Falkirk
Hamilton
Hibernian
Queen Q's.
1 Clyde
3 Partick
6 Third Lanark
2 A:broath
2 Albion
CLUB JUST DO IT
JUNIOR DIVISION
In the Junior Division, I.R.C. seconds put it across Craigengower, M. R. Abbas getting 5. for 38 in a neat come-back. Police and Re- crelo drew, as did Cinb juniors and Army juniors.
This latter game was remark- able
very for some
consistent scoring by the Club, which allow-
Army with four wickets downed them to declare at 203 for gir for 40, finally were able to declare wickets. Lt. Peal and C. Q. M. 8. at 187 for five, when Captain God- Paterson just managed to hold by (78) and Lt. Clift (60 not out) out for the Army. 12 1 6 5 14 29 8 12 3 1.8 14 26 780t together in a Afth wicket stand of 124. Both played excel- THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
lent" cricket and Godby in parti- P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.cular flogged the bowling all over
Barnsley 13 9 2 2 29 14 20 Southport 12 7 4 1 28 10 18 Crewe
13 9 - 4 29 21 18 Oldham 13 8 1 4 25 17 17 12 7 2 3.31 19 16 13 6 4 3 24 18 18
2 Chester
0 Doncaster
1 Hull
5 st. Johnstone 2
2 Kilmarnock
Queen's Park 4 Hearts
Rangers
St. Mirren
Airdrie Brechin
N. Brighton
1 Stockport
Bradford C. Barrow
1
Tottenham
4 Ralth
0
Halifax
York
3 Motherwell"
2
Carlisle
2 Alloa
1 Wrexham
3 Laith
2 Darlington
SECOND DIVISION
Dumbarton Dundee U. Dunfermline East Fife Forfar King's. Park St. Bernards
Derby Everton Bolton
4 Dundee
Gateshead
4 Rochdale
2 Stenhouseinuir 1 Hartlepools
1 Lincoln
7 East Stirling'
0., Cowdenbeath 1Accrington
5 Edinburgh
7-Montrose
5 Morton
-Reuter.
FIRST DIVISION
Liverpool Charlton Middlesbro'
JJ
3
THIRD
1
6 Newport
P. W. D. L. F. A. Ps. 13 9 2 2 25 13 20
12.9 - 3 26 14-18 12 6 3 3 22 15/15 12 6 3 3 27:15 15
12 6 3 3 20 17 15
12 6 2 4 23 19 14
12 6 2 4 20 18 14
12 5 3 4 14 12 13
12 4 4 4 20 18 12 12 4 4 4 12 11 12
13 6 4 3 26 2018 13 7 2 4 18 15 16 12 5 4 3 33 24 14
13 6 2 5 24 20 14 136 1 6 24 23 13 13
26 22 12 13 4 4 5 12 17 12 12 4 3 5 18 19 11 12 3 4 5 22 22 10
12 4 26 18.27 10 13 5 8 14 24 10 13 4 1 8 20 35 9
13 3 2 8 24 33 8
13 3 2 8 15 28 8
13 2 4 7 17 33 %
13 1 2 10 12 30 4 DIVISION (SOUTH)
the field once he had played him- Belf in
This apparently winning score turned out to be not enough when the first Ave Club men all got. Intò double figures, and the win- ning "hit." in gathering dusk.
the
ADVERTISEMENT ·
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE TENTH EXTRA
came when Lt. Man failed to take | RACE MEETING will be held. a ball from Hatfeld (which would weather permitting) at HAPPY have been the last, ball of the VALLEY on SATURDAY. 5th match. in any case) which
missed. Owen-Hughes November, 1938, commencing at batsman was in fine form and of his 45 no. 2.00 p.m.
The first Bell will be ring at less than 36 came from boundary Leckie gave excellent sup-
1.30 p.m. hits. port with a quick 37,while Ride and Alec Pearce had 24 and 22 respectively.
Kowloon and Civil Service were
a draw which engaged in anybody's game,
Was
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P. W. D. L. F. A. Pls. farewell game (for some time at meeting in such a manner as to
13 7 4 2.19 8 18
13 6 5 2 17 8 17 Aldershot .. Crystal P. 12 7 3 2 17 11-17 Queen's PR. 12 6 3 3 26 16:15 Swindon 12 6 2 4 21 14 14
Reading
Brighton
13 6 2 5 22 21 14 13 6 2 5 22 21 14 Nerthampton 12 6 2 4 17 17 14 Port Vale 12.61 3 21 17 13 Bournemouth 12 4 5 3 13 12 13 12 5 3 4 15 20 13 Exeter, Southend 12 5 2 5 21 22 12 Mansfield 12 4 4 4 15 20 12 Notta C. 12 43 18 16 11 Cardiff
12 435 16 17 11 12 4 3 5 18 21 11
12 5 2 5 16 19 12 Bristol C. 4 4 5 16 23 12. | Watford'
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12 4 3 5 17 17 11 Bristol R.
12 4 3 5 18 17 11 Clapton Q. 12 4 3 5 19 22.11
Torquay 14. 3 5 12 17 11 Ipswich Walsall
13 3 5 5 10 10 11
13 2 8 5 13 13 10 12 3 4 5 15 18 10 12 3 38 14 20 9
12 3 1 8 10 21 7
12 39 10 25 3.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE-DIVISION L.
Celtic
At Chatham Road, Stonecutters Navy-Dickerson: Bellis, Town-had an overwhelming victory over son; Beneywell, Webster. Ridley: Engineers winning by 13 goals Spiller, Muggliston, Newlands, to ni. They were three goals in
the lead during the first period Royal Scots juniore avenge the Leeds U.. Jones and Betta, djelimani z
South China "A"-Pao Kao-tiu; but netted ten more in the final defeat their seniors suffered at the Sunderland Mak Shui-hon, Lee Tin-sang: Lao half. The scorers were Scriven 9 hands of the Club by almost the Blackpool Hing-thui, Leung Wing chui, Lee Croft: 2, 3arsfield and Ferris one game margin when, on the Club Arsenal
ground. they scored an easy win Portsmouth
Leicester Kwok-wal; Tsung Kwong-sung, Lal each
of six-two... Sul-wing. Fung King, cheung.
McDonald, whose four goals were Preston E. After a strongly, contested gäme Kwok Wing-ki and Lao Tao-man.
well-deserved, was the best forward Aston Villa played at Chatham Road Saturday Kumaon Rifles defeated on view, and he was well qupport-Chelsea
Grimsby..
12 3 5 4 18 24 11 University by the only goal of the ed by his colleagues. Pluckrose
12 2 5 5 10 11 9 game, scored by Kargin Singh netted the other goal for the Stoke
Wolves shortly before half time,
regimental side, while Keown put
Huddersfield 13 3 3 7 15 20 University missed the equaliser into his own net.
Despite the margin against them, Manch'ter U, 12 2 4 8 15 19 8 from a "mot-kick" to which Dhan
the Club defence did not show up Birmingham 13 3 2 8 19 258 Rangers
12.3.2 7-12 23 8
Queen O'B. Singh ably saved,
really badly; It was more a case of Brentford
Hearts SECOND DIVISION
PWDLFA. Pts. Clyde 13. 7 4 2 21 11-18 Motherwell
Aberdeen 13 7 2 4 25 15 16
Hibernian 13 8 2 4 29 21 18
Hamilton 12 6 3 3 25 12 15 Kilmarnock 13 8 - 5 32 25 18
12 6 33 22 18 15 -12 5 4 3 24 19 14 "At Caroline Hill, the 5th Brigade, Shefield U. 12 5 4 3 18 13 14 The Fourth Commodore's Cup result.
12 B-3 4 16 13 13 Beries of yacht races, under the Stanton gave a fine display in
12 5 3 4 20 21 13 Bradford auspicos of the Real Hongkong netting five goals and was the Royal Artillery, beld the South Plymouth
12.5 34 17 19 13 Yacht Club, was sailed on Batur-pick of the Army forwards. Smith Chiria Juniors to a one-all draw.
135 3 5 16 29, 13 when Lawton, netted from a Burnley day over a course of 9,8 miles and netted the sixth Leverington The Artillery opened the score Luton resulted in wins) fór Evè: (Major Eplayed a good defensive game.
The A. BA scored through penalty. Yip. Yuen-po equalised Bury 12 474 435 18 12 Bader), Dorothea, (Dry Dean
West Ham 13 4 8 23 22 1 Smith) and Siriu (Mr. J. 03. Boris Lipkovsky, former J. R. C. for South China before the end of Coventry 12 1:44 13 15 12
the first hall (Shanghai), player, i Dewar);
Bt Mas
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
TAB. A BEATEN
Dempeter, although he received Fulham Happy Valley, where Medicals beat the close attention of the Club Newcastle A8. A by goals, to 1. The score halves, managed to score two goals Blackburn did not give a true, indication of but the other forwards were not West Brom the general run of play, and a up to the Scots standard. draw would have been a fairer
DRAWN MATCH
Millwall Tottenham
Wednesday
!
Partick Falkirk
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. 13 9 2 2 52 13 20 14.8 4 2 49 27 20 14.8 3 3 29 28 19 14 8 1 5 41 30 17 13 8 1 4 29 19 17
LADIES' HOCKEY
he readily identissed."
Budges admitting Non-Mem. bers to the Members' Enclostre Club Rooms at $5.00 Ten Hongkong Ladies proved no and
$3.00 matched for a fast and vigorous torr Gentlemen, and
hockey for Ladies (Both including tax) Central British, Ladies
through the obtainable team in their friendly match at
Saturday, when are King's Park on
Ave E SECRETARY upon the per the former won gby
sonal or written application of a to one
In another kame St. Andrew's Member, such Member to be Ladies were beaten by "y" Ladies responsible for all visitors intre-
by 4-2, despite
latter's the
handicap of playing without goal-keeper for the opening ex changes.
Junior matches resulted
HK., Ladies beating C.BA and St., Andrew's, drawing Recreio "B" 2
Sporting
14 7 3 4 38 32 17 BADMINTON.
14 7 2.5-31-23 18
14 7 1 8 29 25 15
14 7 1 6 25 27 15 14.5 6 4 20 27 15 14 8 2 6 22,27 14 14 5 3 6 22 28 13 Asr U.
14 3 2 7 26 31.12 St. Johnstone 14. 5. 2-7 31 36 12 Bt Mirren 14 4 4 6 21.28 12 Queen's Park 13 3 3 7 15:24 9- 14 24 8:15 29 8 Abroath
144 10 18 33 8 Raith R Albion 4 3 10.11416 Third Lam 13 4 36 23 38 11
2
In
3-2
with
Fixtures
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Hong Kong, 31st October