1932-12-19

DEFEAT FOR SAINTS

H.K. Ladies in Form

MEDWAY ACHIEVE UNEXPECTED

(By “Bully-Off")

Hongkong Ladies' Hockey Clab, thrica winners of the Caer Clark Cap and the present bolders, made a brilliant debut in this year's competition on Saturday when the defeated the St. Andrew's Ladies by the only scored.

The game was played on the Marina ground, and when it is remem bered that the Club are not used to playing on A sand pitch and that they have been defented by St. An- drew's on the two previous occasions the teams have mot this season, their win on Saturday' is all the more creditable.

Both teams fielded strong elevens, although the Hongkong Ladies were without the services of P. M. Pope who was taken ill on Friday. Her place was taken in the centre of the Intermediate line by D. Robertson, who fully justified her Inclusion. She

fod the forwards with Innumerable good phases and kept an effective watchful eye on M. Woolley, the St. Andrew's skipper. The Hongkong forwards played a much better game than they have done in their fixtures to-date, but tikir right flank was Inclined to be weak. The outstanding players in the Hongkong attack were P. M. Harrop, in the centre, and M. Alan Jones, while J. Churchill made a brilliant debut for them at inalde right.

SAINTS WELL MARKED.

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THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1932.

SHOOTING MATCH|| THRILLING CRICKET

WIN FOR GARRISON

SERGEANTS

A pleasant afternoon was spent on the Peak ranges on Saturday, when the Garrison Sergeant's Mess competed against the Royal Marines of H.M.9. Suffolk. The shoot re- sulted in a win by 12 points for the Garrison' Sergeants' Mess. Scores:

GARRISON SECTS' MESS.

Name.

200, 400, 500, Total Sgt. Chappelle 33 20 22 76 S/Sgt. Shoosmith. 20 12 17 66 Sgt. Kirk Sgt. Bensant Sgt. Garrod Sgt. Emery Sgt. Smith S/Sgt. Robinson ..

Total

20 19 10 56

20 22 22 78 32 23 19 74 31 16 26 72 31 18 #2 22

663

MARINES-H.M.S. “SUFFOLK”.

Name. 200. 100. 500, Total,

36 20 19 74 29 20 15 64 20 22 23 74 .29 10 18 60 32 20

14 28 10 17 72 29 14 13 02 26

Marine Jess Corp). Slade Sgt. Todhunter Corpl. Cathie Marine Tilley Corpl. Pavey Sergt. Mansfield Marine Moore

Total

541

many spirited attacks at the op- Posing on but were unable to scorn,

Lewis and Holmes scored for the win ners, and E.F. Fincher replied for St. Andrew'a.

GERMANS WIN.

BURGLAR SENT TO GAOL

WALKS INTO ARMS OF POLICE

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miglity strokes and symbolised the type of Inninge played by the Ans tralian. attack, and revelled in Rickett's off He always dominated the breaks. Like the other batsmen, he

Arrested In Shamsuípo at 6 a.m. did not score half so freely off Beck, yesterday a man named Ip Kau who bowled like a trojan all through was charged before Mr. Butters at the nings.

the Kowloon Magistracy this THERE

contrast in the morning with burglary at No. 81. felding of the two sides. Maple Street. Whereas the Club, apart from two It was revealed by Acting Sub- tragic blunders by Owen Hughes in Inspector Tuckett, who prosecut- the slips, were koeness and accuracyed, that defendant had to break personified, Kowloon's work was very

inx.

WOR

McInnes escapes this stigma, open two doors in order to gain clean and business like, but among the He opened the outside grille with ground work being exceptionally admittance to the ground floor. reat there was a general slackness a duplicate-key, but could not open which might have led to dire results. the wooden door, which was his

next obstacle. He was equal to the occasion, however. He used a burner to burn the wood close to the lock, and when the wood had become suficiently charred, ho jerked the lock off.

ORDON Burnett appears to be finding the local wickets vastly to his liking, in addition to which he in bowling extraordinarily well this year. Nobody would take the aligh- Luck deserted him at this stage. test liberty with him on Saturday. He could not lay his hands on for he added to a first rate length, anything of real value and had to varied pace and fight which demand-be content with a cotton quilt and ed careful attention. If there is

certainity for the Interport think the total value of about $20. With a quantity of women's clothing to

it in Burnett.

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these things in his possession, he DESPITE the accuracy of the Kow-walked into the arms of Sergeant Mintey who was patrolling the dia- loon attack I was rather district at the time. appointed in the visitors' batting. The early loss of Pearce appeared to find its reaction in the subsequent batsmen, and only Hayward and Mar ton displayed any sort of confidence and initiative.

old

ALTHOUGH It was from Rickett's (Hung's were very courageous strokes A that the winning runs were hit in those concluding overs), the Oxford soccer blue bowled well throughout. He received very little assistance from the wicket, and had On the Marina ground yesterday to rely on length with which to fight the batemen, McInnes told me after- the German Club gained their second wards that he was putting down some in the tournament when they really good stuff. All the same I was overcame the Kowloon Indians by two more Impressed with Beck's trund goals to one. Play was scrappy and line, and his final figures did not the whistle was continually sounding alter him. Beck this year is gather- Ing much more pace of the ground for "sticks" on the part of the than before and what's more his loose Indians. Both alles netted onco be-stuff Int been reduced to

win

the

fore the interval through Muller nad minimum-a sure sign of improve Shafir, and in the second half Muller|ment. up-

put the German's abend.

The Saints forwarda met with a

the stubborn resistance from posing halves and only on very rare ocensions were able to pierce to the circle. Neither M. Woolley nor P Gitting, who have been the chief goal- getters for the Saints in the past, had any chances at goal so closely were they marked. M. L. W. Bryson, at centre-half, played destructive game, relieving many dangerous situn. Vono.

After about ten minutes play in the first half, M. Alun Jones netted the only goal for the game with a shot which M. Rose, the Saint's custodian, had no chance of saving. Play Ductuated and M. Woolley nearly equallerd but was robbed of the ball in the circle by Robert- Non.

Before the interval the Saints' made on their uppanents Beveral raids citadel but could not find the net.

ends The second half saw both visited in turn, and en three occasions for the things looked dangerous

GRCTs, but It, Rose, in goal saved well and there was no further acoring.

The teams were

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The scores and leading individual

were: HK.C.C. Honours were easy in the friendly contributions gume at King's Park on Saturday be. (D. E. C. Marton 27, E. R. Duckitt tween the Y.M.C.A. "A" team, and 22, A. W. Hayward 20, Burnett, & for H.M.S. Medway, each side scoring 66, Goodwin 3 for 38, McInnes 2 for twice in the second half. For the 13). K.C.C. 130 for 8 (1. Melnaca $7, "Y", Browne and Baldwin found the W. C. Hung 21 not out, A. G. Beck 4 net, and Nelson scored twice for the for 47, G. R. 3. Ricketts 3 for 63. Medway.

Medway

LEAGUE TABLE.

12 0 2 4 25 12 15

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