WELL PASSED SIRI-The Hongkong Club scored a very creditable victory against the Army in a rugby match on Saturday. This picture shows one of the Army playars in the act of passing to a colleague with 6. J. H. Fox and other Club players in attendance. (Photos Ming Yuan).
McElney's Hooking Plays Big Part in Club's Rugby Success
ALTERED PACK GIVES GOOD ACCOUNT OF
ITSELF AGAINST THE ARMY
(By "Fly Half")
With a re-organised pack which more than held its own and McElney hooking like a hero throughout the game, the Rugby Club enjoyed a splendid win against the Army at Sookunpoo on Saturday, the final score reading 8 points (one converted goal and a penalty goal) to 3 points (one try).
The Club turned out a alde conta.n- Selby, ing several new players, Feurs, no, la ducha WHIN
on tau injured line, du Lisulutu, net, And Murrey here, towin
TONE
Workewb
unre also was unable to pay. rux Kopiend gg at 101 buck and reK- Bunul took a ver¤ pace on the rig Wing, Aucintosh again deputising fur buy.
completely re- 'Ado pack WILD Organised with Cogan, ackney and
fornung Garrod
tio
row, Boutrie and inll-Thompson an ex- perimental second row, noiner have played there butors, and matuer, nic- Loun and Lox too park row, When, in addition, It is ronised that nic Elney's riba were still troubling him. BETIKA Wus til und really unit to piny, tns Clubs win must be Riven full marks,
The Army, though wro not without thole own troubles being without prior
and and Suter, two of their best heaviest forwards.
MCELNEY'S HOOKING. McLellan won tho toss and decided to play towards tho pavilion with a alight breeze in the Club's favour.
11 was non sora tast dickney's hooking was going to give the Club the advantago in the net serum. Through the game he hooked magnificiently, and he was unlucky to be penaised on two or for "tect up" three occasions when the ball was put crookedly into the scrums. He will h.muell no doubt attribute some of his suc. cess to the Improvised second row which gave him a splendid push.
With the whole of the back row playing well, the altered club pack was giving a fino account of itself against the lively Army forwards, whose chief strength lay in their quickness on the ball, and in Crew-
fine play Raid's
out of touch. Army had the advantage The behind.
FAST ARMY BACKS.
Apart from the tendency (common
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1932.
YESTERDAY'S THRILLING FOOTBALL
Gosano Brothers Rob Athletic of Win: Jones Shooting Beats Kowloon
GUNNERS AGAIN: CLUB WELL BEATEN BY NAVY
DIVISION I
S.W. Borderers
R. Navy
R.A.
Athleic Recreio
6 Kowloon F.C...1
2 H.K.F.C.
2 HB. Police. I
SUNDAY,
3 St Joseph's
0 B. China
LEAGUE TABLE
Division I.
Goals.
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pis.
S. W. Borderoza 7 6 1 30 0 11
RA.
South China St. Joseph's China Ath. Lincoln Regt. Hongtong F.C. howloon F.C. R. Navy II.K. Police Hocrclo
60 2 17 12 10
6 4 0 1 17 38
6 3 1 2 8 7 7
6 2 2 1 30 8 0
3 0 2 14 7 5
3 0 3 10 12
6. 20 4 13 17 5 2 0 3
5 1 0 7 0 0.
NAVY ON TOP CLUB THOROUGHLY SUBDUED
(By "Veritas").
3
Nover did the Club appear
CONCERTED
ACTION-Phota.
graph illustrates an exciting in- cident in the St. Joseph's v. Athletic football match yea's-day. (Photo Ming Yuan).
Williams was about the foremost Club attacker, but ho uceived no support, Dominy being wretched in the giving and receiving of passes. On the other wing. Fowler's inexpert.
once rather let him down, the young player attempting too much off his own bat. E. Strange was patchy being promising in his approach work, but finlahing badly,
NAVY SCORE.
EWIN WON'T likely to avert defeat when they sing and sorted the club into a du-
FIGHT
WANTS BIGGER PURSE
BOXING MEET CANCELLED
Exo
! RA.
DIVISION IL
6 H.K.F.C.
6 Eastern
4 Kowloon
* St. Joseph's
3 South Co.na
Lincoln Regt.
Athlet.c
R. NAVJ 8.W. Borderera
2 Taung 'Tela
LEAGUE TABLE. Division II.
Goals.
OONONO
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. China Ath.... 7 0 1 0 27 6 13 5.W. Bordorera 3.000 20 4 12 ¡R. Navy ................ 0.4 0.2 22.13 8 Lincoln Regt. . 0 3 3 2 1 18 13 8
South China.. R.A
Ewo
Kowloon F.C..
Trung Tsin Hongkong F.C. St. Joseph's Eastern F.C.
6 3 1 € 3 0
3 18 14
FOOTBALL AT ITS BEST
SAINTS & CHINEŠĖ
SHARE SPOILS Whilst teams like the Athletic and St. Joseph's can football as they did yesterday, local soccer will remain in a very healthy state,
The clash of these
Borve
US
dataana & PRSNERSHIP~~~M, W. Lo and his sis.or Miss Enid Lo on Saturday on.o.ad the final of te open Mixed Doubles championship of the Colony, and here they me seen in action against H. D. Rum Jahn and Miss Rumjahn at the C.R.C. (Photo: Ming Yuan),
K.C.C. TENNIS TOURNEY
1
WEEK END
HOCKEY
'RADIO WELL
HELD
CREDITABLE DRAW FOR MEDWAY
MAMAK LEAGUE
TABLE
(By "Bully Off")
As I predicted on Friday the game of the week-end was the meeting on Saturday between the Radio Sporta Club and H.M.S. Medway in tho Mamak Competition. The teams played to a goal-less draw and a result maintain their unbeaten records in the tournament.
Tho
cinah
of these foremost exponents of hockey in the tragua produced a high standard of play and the exchanges throughout wors fast and brilliant. The chief fault with the Radio forwards was their do parture from hard passing tactics to individual dribbling and it pers stonco in this respect that spolled their chances of victory. As it was the Naval centro lind found to
WEA
MIXED DOUBLES difficulty in holding them: In the
TEAM EVENT
FULL RESULTS
One of the most successful mix-
ed doubles team competitions ever arranged by the Kowloon Cricket
second half the Radio goal underwent many anxious moments. Hawgood, the Modway loader having bad luck on two occasions. Duna and M. H. Hussain, at centre-half for the Med- way and Radio respectively, were in good form and both played destructive games.
LEAGUE TABLE.
vory
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.
Club was held yesterday, when six- Radio Sports . 7 0 1 0 DO 6 13 teen couples took part in an all- First Battery 7 0 1 0 32 8 13 day tennis tournament.
St. Andrew's 7 0 0 1.32 7 12 "Incognitos". G500 21 2 10 R.A.S.C.
werd
Four acctions
made teams, which up, and the winners were the "C" Royal three-all draw for league section, who obtained a score of Medway
26% sets including a handicap Police
of the
ta
most
the
0 4 14 10 15 9
Engineers.. 8 4 0
4 3 1
4 3
| Royal Signals D "D" section were second with Wishart...
University actual sets won and a total of 12th. Battery
The Navy quickly took up, the run-
from which they met the Navy at the Valley on tensive attitude
Thanks mainly to Saturday, and the !
nauticals' avver recovered.
the timely tackling of lynce and the victory of two-nil was fully safe hands of ledger, the eager Navy justified.
orwards were denied the iruits of their labours until close on half time, aw The Navy were continually when turkina, took advantage of apoints, provided one
fast and thrilling games of dominating the exchanges, the mizunderstand.ng between Rodgers half backs maintaining a tight and Martin and shots passed the as-season to date and the big crowd allowance of 2% sets.
assembled at the Club ground were grip on the movements of the tonished goalkeeper.
kept at a fever pitch of excitement. 19 Club forwards, whilst their own There was little or no improvement jas the exchanges swung rapidly
the 22 sets, whilst "A" section were Phoenix attackers were
constant in the Club after lemon time, and the from one end of the field #
was other.
third with 15 sets won and a total Veteran Bource of anxiety to Rodger, nearest they went to scoring Martin and Hynes.
when Howe broke through and aime.) If the fact that St. Joseph's wars of 17% sets. "B" division obtain-RAH.C. for the corner, but Kinchin dived more on the defensive than the ed 11 actual sets and totalled Parthian Shirras, the visitors' contre-half across and eflected an uny d'Athletic is taken into consideration, 16 peta. stood out as one of the finest players on save
they will probably be regarded as Rodger came into the imelight with fortunate in taking away one of the
The various pairs won as fol.I.T.C.
20th. Battery. the eld, completely boiting up Howg, and keeping his wings wall a series of delightful clearances, one points, but one also has to bear la lowa:- supplied with long forwards passes. from a corner being particularly br.l mind the brilliance of the Saints He also received sound support from liant, but he was beaten a second time forwards. when on the move (and in (By "Veritas”.)
his flank intermediates, Robinson and shortly afterwards, when Davies dros particular the Gosane brothers), who Robertson, the former smothering the ball hard through a crowd of p.ay were just as dangerous in front, of goal in fact even more komas the Contrary to hones and expecta-Fowler and rendering pany his efforts ers,
to break through whilst Robertson, the Hongkong
After this the Club were a spent Athletic. tions.
Boxing although given a stiffer tank by Wil- Association will not be staging its liams, who tried gamely throughout force and the half backs were forced pening tournament on November to discover a weak spot in the Navy to drop back to azbist the hard work-
defence, put in some useful construc- cince trio, tive work.
19.
MORRIS READY
:
This prospective date has been refinitely cancelled, but it is ex- nestd to re-arrange the tournament for December 3.
This decision is the largely the result of the promoters being un- able at the last minute to get Pwin to nerve to frht Sienalman More for the middle weight title of the Colong.
apparently to all serum halves from Bouth Wales) to put the ball crooked- for
Ewin demands n higger purse than the Association Ja pre. pared to offer. I understand te was "uaranteed a return contest December but turned this down.
OPPONENT WANTED. The prompture are now looking
Auftablo A
onponent for
ly into the serum, Hoskins was botter Morris, who is only too anxious to
than Macintosh, whose service was set on the resin and fight for the weak, though his defence was as goot middleweight belt.
as ever. Thus the Army backs were Morris has already won five quicker on the move, and from one championships, and at the present
lino, opening from tha ten yards Btevens cut through brautifully to holds the welterweight belt
Hongkong.
Bend Hamilton over near the corner.
Lloyd made a magnificent shot
at
Unfortunately this
of
popular the ball curling in the last few Ashton ja so'ng Home next year. yards to miss the top of the pass by and his departure will be a dis Inches. For the rest of the first half tinct loan to local boxing. the Army were the livelier
side,
though I think the referee was rather
lenlent to their forwards over otlaide
A CONDESCENDING GAME. The club have every reason to be
GOOD ALL ROUND. ·
So well did the Navy forwards com- bine that it is difficult to signal one aut above another, but Purkins was
certainly an active leader and was constantly seeking to embarrass the Club rear lincs with his quick rushes and the judicious use of weight,
There was nothing wrong with the
a frultless cormer.
BORDERERS NEW
Kowloon
STYLE
FINE DISPLAY OF THE ́LONG PASSING GAME [By "Wanderer."] Navy defence, Kinchir clearing promptly and cleanly when cal:d
1. S. W. Borderers 3! upon which was but acidom. He was splendidly protected by Gilbert and The Borderers exploited the open ball who polished off the spoiling game to perfection and were comfort- work of the halves and rendered the|able winners. Their powerful haf Club attack a very Insignificant backs made full use of the wingers feature of the game.
and the point of attack was being onstantly changed with long awing-
OUTSTANDING PLAYERS.
In a game where twenty-two players worked with a will, it is m any particular performer, but there Is no gainsaying the fact that the ont standing players were Suen Kam shun, who led the Atlety, and B. Athleti: forward: dazzling style, Gosano, who gave
their best ex- hibition of the season, and Gomes ard Marques, who continually frustra-
little invidious to single ant
in
"C" SECTION.
24th, Battery Tamar
Destroyers
R.A.O.C.
4 0 0 4
2007~0 9-COOPTOPCONDORONG
BROWN'S MARKSMANSHIP.
Mr. and Mrs. Hambly 1 eet: A. German Club. 0 0 0 0 Hansen and Miss Grifiths 9. seta: A. Lubeseder and Mrs. Nish' 5 sets: W. W. Hirst and Mra. BossT.M.C.A. 3 against a Medway XI. O Bots, Total 24.
"D" SECTION.
By netting five times for the
on Saturday at Kine's Park, W. J. Brown took his aggregate for the Johann fo 55. On the previous day ho D. S. Green and Mrs. McTavish scored four times against HM.9. won 8 sets with one rubber un. Hermes and the R.A.F. Saturday's finished: W. Wirth and Mrs. Old game was fought out at a fast paco won 2 sets: P. O. Dunne and Mrs. with the Y.M.C.A. superior in all Garrod won 11⁄2 acts.-Total 10% second took their total to five, the Jeffries won R sets: Mr. and Mrs. positions. At the Interval they had à two, clear gont «t^ad and In the
Medway replying only ones through The Medway their inside right halves were outstanding while Brown, Fowler and Baldwin were prominent
the "Y" side.
"A" SECTION.
ted the determined Chinese attacks. E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Goodwin won 4 sets with one rubber un- The manner in which the Goranp finished: H. O. Huber and Mrs. brothers strove for the equa iser MacKenzio. won 4 scia: Mr. and socured it in the closing Mrs. Gittens won 4 sets: A. G. minutes waLA wonderful display Howe and Miss Mason won 3 sets. of individualism, rewarded in the Total 14. most tting way possible.
and
"B" SECTION.
G. C. Burnett and Miss
LADIES' DRAWN GAMES,
The Hong Kong Ladies 1st and “A” teams both played drawn games on Saturday, the 1st XI sharing honours with the University men's End XI, ot O. Happy Valley each side scoring once, and the "A" team with the Y.M.C.A.
no goals
uphraid the Club for they were ing passes from one side of the field the game in the first ten minutes Dalziel won 3 sets: F. Kengel indies at the Army ground, Sookum-
It would be useless to attempt to besten by a definitely better side This fact, of course, exposed their weaknesses, comparisions with the
The Athletic simply monopolized
bolleve that they would enjoya
victory. backer and Mrs. Way won 3 sets: poo. In the latter game runaway leading one to
F. Goodwin and Mas Kacker won were scored. Suen Kam-shun netted after a
per- It is seldom that the Borderers play [fect movement by the
as a stimulant 44 sets. Total 11,
to the other, keeping Kowloon con- stantly on the run.
The Y.M.C.A. were
Navy in all departments save that Ively football of the type they served but the reverse forward lin, 1 set: Mr. and Mrs. Peddly won without the services of 0. Dalziel,
of goalkeeper being anything but complimentary.
Rodger, possibly little at fault over the first goal, otherwise played a sterling gume and averted at least three more goals for which the Navy would have been full worth.
POLISHED HYNES.
up here and seldom that the final to the Saints, who began to antt! > nch is so effective, Kowloon caught down, and to take up the attack. not inz them on one of their best days and the It resulted in A, V, GOSADO
from a corner, and a minute later
result was never in doubt.
It was, however, rather curious that B. Gosano placed his team ahead. white in the first half Kowloon had almest un equal share of the game territorially the Borderers established
LEAD LOST AND WON.
The Athlelle started the Весни
Saints
frea
ali
3 four-goal lead, in the second when half a goal to the bad, and they Martin was rather outclassed at Kowloon could de nothing right, (an literally swarmed round the
this arrears. Buen right back, but Hynes gave another injury to Blake, who went off five goal to knock polished display. lie is by far the minutes after the restart and did not shot from all angles without success, return, taking the balance out of the and then Max Shu-hon preduced on topm and is fast developing into one attack), the Burderers netted only two of his lightning ahots from of the best defenders in the League goals and one of those was obtained klek whien had Marques b.aten
The half backs, forced continually from an offside position.
The explanation was the brilliant Immediately Suen Kam-shun cap. Enek on the defensive wera, of courne, not soon to advantage and whatever opportunism of Jones, playing at in-nd this with another go, hunt cap open ng work they accomplished waste left, who scored the second and Gomes distinguished himself with third goals with Wella in quite close some gallant play until the pressure quickly rained by the Naval defence. Attendance, and the first from a sharp was relieved.
and picking the ball out of the serum. the Army 25, and this ended most promising junior in the Club
They had no difficulty in retaining the scoring. their points lead till the interval.
The second half was largely a re- petition of the first, though Lammert was given the opportunity to make one or two good runs for the Club.
Ferguson was defending splend'd ly, giving Martin no rope, but he bad no chance la attack owing to The uncertain handling and passing of the centres, and the slowness of Blacintosh's service.
Howe, gave another indecisive breakaway when Watkins unaccount- display, not only failing to turn "bly miski-ked at a time when Kow- two wonderful goal-scoring oppor-on looked very much like onening Lanities to account, but alan low-the scoring. The ball went to Duncan ing himself to be subjugated by then dash the Borderers were at tireless Shirran.
sfied with the game and the re- sult Fox made two or three fumbles which put the Club line in danger but recovered well and usually found touch with his kicks. He did not seem to be too sure of his foothold, pro- bably his studs needed attention. He as an improvement on Rigg, and de- finitely better than Birt who played a condescending game. He folding This handicapped Turner, who was and kicking where alike poor, and he content merely to hand on the ball got away with two marks which ho He has an elusive run and I think he seemed to make an afterthoughts. The cur Army three-quarters had fow chances might have tried an occasional through, or short kisk ahead to vary in attack owing to Steven's solishing's, gt, Joseph's his tactics. As it was the Army debut all defended strongly. Of the for- nean Regt.
Bign's know what to expect and gave wards, he of the red hair (Hardy I Lento
bellove) was magnificent and Crew RASC The other Club backs little chance.
Turner's defensive kicking as usually in the line out.
Refd also played splendidly, especial-.A.F. was good, on the other hand Stevens
The Cình hacks defended very well, aremed to be obsessed with the iden that he could repeat his first half eat but in attack were only mediocre, through. lie tried repeatedly, but "nd chief raise for the win must go mostly always slipped in brating to the pack. Turner. As a result, the other Army backs were starved.
CLUB RETALIATE.
So the game went on with fumbles by both full backs causing the naise ¡tārķiis, until Miller auddenly broke the why from a line out Army "21" ran strongly and then ed to McElney, who beat his man, End Kave to McLellan, for the latter
on
to run right round and touch-down (under the porta. He himself convert.
As I have sold before McElney was
a first class hooker though his injured
Athletic
DIVISION III.
8. University
S Taikoo CRC 5 R.E.
* South Chins 16.W Borderers
2 Radio 8.C.
LEAGUE TABLE.
Division III.
Gran
P. W. D. L. F. A.
riba compelled him, to go easy other-St. Jon-ph's.. 7 7 0 0 28 7 14 wise, and Garrod also worked well. S.W. Bo-d-rers 7 6 1 1 29 12 11
ni.
Moutele, and Hall-Thompson fa their new positions played up like harapa Menn'y "criticism.
them is that they packed a telis Woh hut if they can only seitlo down there, it ought to he pornthis to bellà no a first class scram round them.
inco'n Regt. 0 6 0 1 22 4 10 60 1250 10 TAS G...... China Ath...
9 10 GG01 10 South China. 7 4 0 3 10 11 8 Rnd'o S.C.... 9 0 4 0 17 4
R.C. of Signal 7 % 371 128
R.AF.
tunalty
Hoerolo
though Takeo C.Il G.
The back row. Miller. McLellan, and 【RE.
#ed to give, the Club the lead. Just Cox, all did, thair whack.
before, the end, he a'á^, kl^ket =_wood } wat allen was badly kno-kad about punity real for a scrimmage offence and geomed ail, in at the end..
7 1-1
12 20 8 10 57 25 2 10 4 6 17 -2
1
1
the other end of the field and the ball was in the net. Duncan got the mirth with a rasping shat when Davies had drawn the Kowloon de- fence out of position.
Kowloon tried in vain to get a grip on the visiting attack. The Borderers free to hold the hall for a moment
2 longer than necessary, passing crianty and accurately. Bucerastal defence rá 31 nuired brilliert anti-instim and it waE not farthermia, Watkins, Mekalvle and Eastman did good work, but Blan seemed tires after his exertions in Friday's Interport trial game W-1e wes not in good form.
and
Komten Hight wine. White failing to - H'll wes zonin and'a mbajad on the katia into the neuition, whita Malang i wñola kava dana hatter, In thịu maiti, amme, had he been lens unselfish. word alone came up to expecta-
the way.
The Saints took up the running,
(Continued from Page 9.)
“TELEGRAPH”
FOOTBALL
FORECAST
A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT
A remarkable achievement signaled, the first of the Tela- prank Home football forecasts for last Saturday.
Out of the five League pro- grames, 32 correct results wong snonnatiented whilst wo gave 24 out of 30 home win- hem. Que forarget plan, in- SEVEN CORRECT
The Bowmore venen' antimal former nanot si att Jahanap kad 16th beiễn buti his save from Melens in the later singer of the second half weg enating manly brilliant. The basks and h*lf- backs were sold, and the, farwanis were always on the alert for an open- | - every Thursday!" 'ne and always took the shortest route
DA IC
Follow the Telegraph Home Football forecasts which ap- Fears the snorts columns
for goal
Mrs, Road and Mrs. Cooke.
Week-End Cricket in Brief
SMASHING DEFEAT OF CIVIL SERVICE · BY
VOLUNTEERS YESTERDAY
The work end' cricket #peluded three legrue mot-hos which saw Craizengover draw, with the Arnf, the Navy defent the Resreta and the Police unexpectedly fall to Crafrengower'second string.
The results and leading Individual achievements
follow.
LEAGUE DIV, 1.
Craigengower 169 for 3 dec (E. Zimmern 57. Pte. Dewey for 24) drew with the Army 129 for 6 (Lieut. Garthwalle 28 n.aF.K. Lee 3 for 20)
1
DIVISION 2
Navy 110, for 8 dec (Spt, McWilliam 26, Sub, Lt. Donald 24) beat Recreio 60 #Robertson 3 for 9, Henderson 3 for 17, Davies 3 for 20) by 50 rima.
Craizengower 2nd XI 167 for 9 (S. Abbas 32, Hunter 4- for 54) beat Polico 67 (Irance 7 for 24) by 5 wickets..
FRIENDLIES.
I.K.C.C. 144 (Burnett 5 for 35) and 179 (J.P. Whitham 53) drew with K.C.C. 198 for 5 dec (E.F. Fincher 73, A.T. Lay 50) and 106 for 7.
KCC. 2nd XI. 80 and 149 for. 8. drow with HKC.C. 2nd XI 310 (N8.W. Paterson 184 not out).-
LRC 138 for 3 (A.R. Suffled 44 not out."A.JI: Marfar 42. A.H, Rumjahn 40) drew with Civil Service 198 for 7 dec (G.R. Sayer 71, J.E. Richardson 52),
Navy 107 for 0 (Comdr. Williams 43, Fte, Ronan & för 85) bent 8.W. Bordreers 105 by 4 wickets,
Civil Service 2nd XI 74 for 6 (T. Barrow 35) drew with L.R.C. 2nd XI 134 (M, el Arculli 37, K. Nozarin 34)..
YESTERDAY..
Volunteers 185 for G (K.A. Munyo 68, T. McInnes 39 pot out. Richardson 3 for 51) bent, Civil Service 80 EW. Hamten 27 net out, Lyal, 4 for 22, Bock 4 for 34) by 8 wickets,
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