THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1933.
ARTILLERY CLING TENACIOUSLY TO LEADERSHIP
GITTEN'S CENTURY
HIS FIRST OF THE
SEASON
BECK AGAIN IN DEADLY FORM
CRICKET PERFORMANCE
B. V. Gittens hit a quick century for the volunteers against the K.C.C. yesterdy, when tall scoring was the feature of the opening stages of the two-day fixture. Another fine piece of trundling by 4. C. Beck, the Hongkong Cricket Club fast bowler characterised the enly match in the senior division of the cricket league on Saturday, when the Club beat the Army by lus runs, after declaring their
Own innings gosed at 171 fur 4.
Beck, who bowls to a modified form
of the "body-line" theory, has been Conalstantly successful this SCASON and now easily tops the list for the
best aggregate.
His analysis on Saturday read:
0. M. RW. ન 6 29 &
and his average including that per
formance
is follows:
13
1. W. 0. M.
Av. 76 24 154
6,96 The K.C.C, and the Royal Engineers gained comfortable wins in Division 2, but Crairengower, ons of the two undefeated teams in the division, Fad to resi contend with a draw against the University.
S. V. GITTENS.
HOME FOOTBALL
ENGLISH CUP.
1
RESULTS
TOTTENHAM `DROP A POINT
Bolton
The leading individual performances Brighton with bat and ball during the week-Burnley end were:
BATTING
S. V. Gittens (Volunteers)-
K.C.C.
F. K. Leg (C.C.C.) v Varsity'
E. R. Duckitt (Club) v Army
E. C. Fincher (K.C.C. Volun-
teer
J.D.
ENGLISH CUP (FIFTH ROUND).
2 Manchester C.
2
West Bam
1 Chesterfield
Sunderland
1" Blackpool
Derby
Halifax
2 Aldershot
0 Lulon
Middlesborough 0 Birmingham
2 Leeds
Everton
119
-
78
74°
(Club) Navy 61
K. P. Gan (Varsity) CC.C.
55 Hearts,
Celtic
SCOTTISH CUP (THIRD ROUND).
2. St. Johnstone
2 Partick
5 Dundee
1 Rangers
FIRST DIVISION.
.48 Motherwell
D. Hunt (Varsity) v°CC.C. ...
B. K. Ng (Varsity) v C.C.C.
A. C Beck (Volunteers) ▼
K.C.C**
40
Kilmarnock
40
40
Aston Villa
Liverpool
1
◊ Huddersfield Leicester
Newcantlo Wolves
signifies not out
BOWLING
J
2 Sheffield U,
West Brom.
ŞECOND DIVÏSION,
Wells (RE. v Recrela....1 for 27 Perreira (Recreio) y R.E... 7 for 33 Perry (K.C.C.) v BAS.C... 5 for 12. Owen Hughes (Club) v Army 5 fer 26 Bradford C.
Beck (Club Army
5 for 29 Sub. Lt. Larkin (Navy)▼ Melanes (K.C.C.) Volunteer 5 for 51
Club
6 for 39
H.K.C.C.
K.C.C.
Univeralty
L.R.C. Army
LEAGUE TABLE.
1 Millwall.
4 Plymouth
3 Bury
Oldham
4. Bradford
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Q
JIM CORBETT DEAD.
Passing of a Famous Prizefighter.
HELD WORLD'S TITLE.
New York, Feb. 18. Jim Corbett, the Canious, pried- fighter has died-Reuter.
James J. Corbett was one of the most remarkable men ever to appear in the prize ring. He first won the heavyweight championship. In 1892 when the title changed hands for the first time for three
Fear
On that occasion he defeated John L. Sullivan is 21 rounds at New Or leans, when big gloves were used,
•he tho
City come
Two years later he retained the title when ho beat Charley Mitebell in three rounds at Jacksonville, but on March 17, 1897, he lost tha weight crown to Bob Fitzsimmons, Cornish blacksmith, who beat him over 14 rounds
at Car Corbett did not attempt back
until six years later, when he challenged. James J. Jettrics, who had won the title from Bob Fitzsimmons in 1899. The men fought at San Francisco on August 14,
1903, Corbett being knocked cut in the tenth round. This Corbett's last fight, and
requently he took to the stage,
be
appeared in vaudeville for many years. He retired in 1925, having made himself' wealthy, and took up lecturing.
He had been in ill health, for some considerable time past
THE standard of football over the week-end-and incidentally it is
nct an isolated example-leads one to ponder whether the game in Hong- kong is deteriorating.
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SATURDAY'S exhibition between
the Club and Kowloon was dis. Rrneeful: the Artillery v Navy game yesterday was very much below what it should have been, and South China and the Police cannot ex- change congratulations magnificence of their display...
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On
FIRST DIVISION FIGHT DEVELOPS
POOR FOOTBALL DURING WEEK-END
RECREIO TASTE SWEET FRUITS OF VICTORY
CLUB DEFEND-Sceno round the Club goal during their match with Kowloon on Saturday, in the local football' '{Derby". '(Photo
1:
Ming Yuen).
NOTES AND NEWS BY "VERITAS"
AND this is perhaps mare literally culminated a neat movement
true than the above paragraph midfield.
suggests. Rodger saved a penalty,
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HOCKEY POINTS FOR
THE RADIO
LOCAL RUGBY.
Club Defeat H.K. and S. Bank XV.
DEFEAT ST. ANDREWS IN FAST GAME
DETERMINED TACKLING. THE CAER CLARK
At Hanpy Valley on Saturday, the Hongkong Rugby Club defeated the kam kane and Shanghai Bank - XV
by nisa points (two tries and a penalty
gundy, to nik, "after a. good game
CUP
which the threequarters of the Bank SEASON'S SECOND WIN team were prominent for termined tackling.
their de
good
wark
FOR RECREIO
Had it not been for the of the Bank defenders; the Club would have registered a bigger vie- tory than they did. Robertson made
By "Bally Of": Ja welcome return to local rugger, and. made his presence felt at ance. He
Brilliant goal-keeping by R. Spoiled
a promising Club
Wong saved the St. Andrew's Mamak movement, besides setting his threequarters going. After a shaky team from heavy defeat at the hands start, S. J. H. Fox played a good of the Radio in a tournament game ut full back, while M. W. on in Marina ground pestered Turner, at stand-off half, was a de- morning. The score at the termined tackler.
Kame
many
41
own
Ferguson scored the "Club's Dod at 2-G in favour of the
, rich um unnanverted, and be
fore the whistle blew for half-time
Į plebelion kicked a penalty goal.
Radio were the better team throughout combining more effective- ly in attack with the rear lines.
The Club went further ahead in putting up a sterling defence. The the secand hal. when Ferguson nenin Sants forwards missed many golden. touched down for another unconver- opportunities, E. F. Fincher failing ted try.
blood or want of mid-week 'practice. I suspect it is the latter. At the moment. they are playing football typical of the Saturd: y to Saturday .team.
THE trooping season has had its effect on local football, and has been the cause of some little income venience, and alight heartburning in ..a few camps.
from
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8
with a couple of sitters in the first halt. Play was fast and of a fair standard.
There
EXCITING MOMENTS.
were several exciting moments in front of the Saint”” goal in the first half in which Wong was prominent, saving shots from all St. Andrew's opened well angles. holding their opponents in check and Dod combined moves initiating some good Radio defence Hassan in the hat they were unable to penetrate the une being sound. The Radio's first
centro
has all centred round the Club goal came late in the first half when
of
Singh went centre
second
FOR!
but he did so only by breaking, the IT is curious that E. Strange, who irShield a fortnight ago. The League line to the circle with a fine sole run very latest rules connected with so clever with his feet, cannot see Counell suggested February 25 for the to pass to Gurbachan Singh to score.
The
cond half saw the Radio hold- are due to meet- the
second but THESE were the six principal teams penalty kicks. He moved a yard in his head at the same time and thus re
Club inking part in soccer
ing the advantage territorially. They
the exchanges end and it is from sucb sides that the was blown and when the kick was; but doubly effective. If he is to ad- and were not prepared to forfeit it had the better of
last week his goal between the time the whistle make his own work not only lighter, the RA. in the league on that date ing
lucky apectator rightly tasks for the best taken.
were cut to score more thos are shortly their players vance and mature his game on the pro leaving the Colony. Then it was pro-nere
rs most
came jype of entertainment,
per liner he will have to cut out the
S. MacNider pored to bring the RA, game forward from a penalty-bully, individual star and concern himself to last Saturday, bat Kowloon stamped was penalised for a foul in the little more about ball distribution.
in and refused on the legitimate circle a few feet from the goalline Varently innoculated with the same
grounds that not only was the fixture and from the bully Awlar Singh had was surprised to see Bickford an officially arranged one, but they no dificulty in finding the net. germ of lethargy as his colleagues, had not played for six weeks. One generally looks to this young left s winger for something good in the way of football, but on Saturday he plaved a kindergarten type of game. Lincoln Regt.
DOTH teams appear to be suderi R.A.S.C. Ding from either want of new St Joseph's
Dia S.C. R.E.
THAT movement allowed him to get in line with the ball and the F course one of the chief causes rest was easy. Kowloon thould cer 10%
for this apparent falling off may tainly have been given the kick again, be that the players are getting stale and I was wondering how the referee The srazon is now more than-half way through and lethargy,ut this time of failed to observe the breach of rules. the year is often a natural reaction to the pre-Christmas enthusiasm.
Division I.
Charlion Fulham Grimsby Notis Forest Stokn Swansea Tattenham
3 Notts County
0
0
2 Port Vale
0 Recrélo
1 Preston N.E.
1 Hongkong F.C.
R.A.
1 Swindon
E Northampton
2 Southiend
P. W. D. L Pts. THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH). South China
C.C.C.
Navy C.S.C.C.
Divialom 2
K.C.C. H.K.C.C.
1.R.C.
C.C.C.
Police
NATY
Recreio
University R.E. & S. C.S.C.C.
RAS.C.
E.A
0 2 12
* 1 0 10
3 0 0 9
3.0. 1
Brentford
1 1 2
Bristol C.
Cardiff Coventry Exeter
5 Clapton 0.
4 Newport
Reading
3 Queen's P.R.
Torgany
2
Watford
Bournemouth
1. Crystal Pal
0
3 Lincoln Regt
1 Kowloon F.C.
4 Navy
2., H.K. Police
Division 1.
Goals.
0
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THE only goal of the game was also one of its bright apots. Williams thoroughly deserved to score, for he smartly snapped up a pass which
MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
NAVY FINISH WRETCHEDLY AND LOSE SC. P. W. D. L. E. A. Pts.
DRIA. ................. 13 10 0 3 35 19 20 South China. 10. 8 11 20 9 17 S.W.B.
11 14 38 10
Lincoln Regt. 11 0 14 33 17
St Joseph's 10 6.1 3 20
H.K.F.C....
P. W. D. L. Pta. THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). E. Navy
6 2 1 20
Barnsley 40 27 711 18 Barrow
14 Carlisle
6.4 20 14
84 13 13 Crewe
8 3 1 4 10 Hartlepools
0 3 1 6 16 Rochdale
2 3 8 Southpart ¡Tranmere Wrexham York
MAMAK HOCKEY.
Radio S. C. Defeat St. Andrew's Club.
FAST GAME.
0
3
A fast and Interesting game-was played on the Marina ground yester day morning, when the Radio Sports Club defeated St. Andrew's Club by two goals to all in the Mamak Hockey Tournament
1 Hull
1 Walsall
1 Chester
3 Accrington
4 Doncaster
2 Ratherham
Manyfield.
2 Stockport Gateshead
3 New Brighton
SCOTTISH LEAGUE (FIRST DIVISION)."
Morton
1 Ayr Queen's Park Airdrie Falkirk
2 Clyde SCOTTISH LEAGUE (SECOND DIVISION). Queen O'Sth... 4 Albion Dumbarton Dunfermline Hibernians
St. Andrew's played a good game Royal
at defence and held the Radio for- wards well Gurbachan Singh, got through in the first half, however. and scored to giro the Radio men the Road,
Raith Rovers East Fifo Edinburgh
HOME RUGBY,
Chine Ath.
12507 21
8 3 2
22 30 0
0 H.K. Police.. 10
2 Kowloon F.C. 12 1 Recrela
B. "Artillery
Royal Navy
TO THE ARTILLERY
(By "VERITAS".).
3.
If both sides had made use of half 13 10 12 13 72 2 of their opportunities a dozen goals would have been scored in this match, The Navy were the worst offenders 2DUT whatever the reason, it is un-and deserved to concede the points
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the
Bueniable that the standard of play if only because of this. Always the has considerably lowered since the In- more highly polished and scientific terport, now a month cld, and he combination they wrecked their own sincerely hopes that it is not to be schemes and dashed to the
ground come a permanent feature.
hopes and yearnings of
of their followers of finishing. by the porest type of
The game, apart from the THE Kowloon v Club match was
interest alent to it by the important
bearing miserable affair, having much in the result had on the future prospects common with the atmospheric con- of the Artillery, offered little over 1ditions. Pointless midfield exchanges which to go into hysterical rhapsodies. were succeeded only by insipid work The football was the stereotyped in front of goal, and frayed tempers, sort of stuff, adequate in so far that although providing the spectators it dispensed with part of the league with a subject for discussion, aid programme, but from the spectacular nothing to assist the game towards a angle, rather dull. more respectable exploitation of the sport known as football.
0
Navy Defeat The
Air Force.
London, Feb. 18.
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*
THER
THERE were so few incidents, cf ekill, either of individuality or collectiveness, that one left the Rail- way Ground trying to puzzle the [object or value of the 70 minutes.
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Division II.
S.W. Borderers 3 Kowloon F.C.' Trung Trin 2 Eastern
L
LOST OPPORTUNITIES.
Division III.
8 Taikoo C.R.C.
0
8 University
6 South China
1 Athletic
1 Signals
Division III.
Goals. P. W. D.. L. F. A. Pia. S.W.B.
10 14 1 1 83 10 20 Lincoln Regt. 15 13 0 2 66 17 20 15.11 T 3 03 11 23 St. Joseph's 10 10 3 3 61 18 8 China
Ath.
74 6 31 34 18 17 7-4 South China. 18 7 3 8 41 37 Radio
7.31 34 RAF R.E.
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S.C... 10
108 -1.7 31
12.7 1 4:48 21
13 6 1 7 23-32
15 5 1 9 21 40
18 3 2 13 20 79
17
Combey, Allen and Taylor put in RC. of S. a great afternoon's work. They were Recreio robust and to the point, but the effect
University. of this was reflected in the fral, Taikoo CR.C. 18 01 171 score.
127 1
Pardoe was typically Pardoe. TAYLOR, the Artillery left, played His game was slightly reminiscent jest me in the. Hongkong of the Curate's Egg, but on the league yesterday. He leaver for Eng whole he performed very well in- and on the Neuralia this Thursday. deed, especially as he had a star The middle of March will see Allen, centreforward in Langmead to at- the Interport right back, and other tend to, on top of which he was members of the present Gummers' term persistently running into the crafty make their adieus to the Colony, Shirras. If for nothing else, Pardoe leaving the potential champions with can be congratulated on his splendida skeleton team. passing. This is by far the best feature of his game at the moment. Cellier gave excellent support and reduced. the Cleary-McPhee wing to something infinitesimal.
THE FORWARDS.
Radio
LEAGUE TABLE
Goala
P. W..L. D. F. A.
10 14 1 1 60 11 20 R.C. Signala .18 12 4-2 54 21 26- R.AS.C.10 63 33 24 23
1st Bly,
I.K.S.
Incognitos
:12 110 1 55 10 25
..11 10 0 1 30 3 St. Andrew's 14 9 3 2.41 13 20
The above tab'e shows the positions of the leading teams in the Fournament up to and including yesterday's game...
CAER CLARK CUP
Recreio's Second Win in Tournament
Playing at King's Park yesterday the Club de Recreio Indies had no, Hifficulty in defeating the C.B.A. ladies in the Caer Clark Cup, winning by two clear goals.
Silva and M. Bemedias, both goals The props for the winners were C. being netted in the first half.
LEAGUE TABLE.
Hongkong
Club
P. W. L. D. F. A. P.
6 27
5 £ 10
125
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St.
Andrew's
THE Artillery is not the only club) Y.M.C.A...
to suffer. Lakeman, Johnson Raercio and Jones are all leaving by the C.B.A. Nemlinin
2 1 3 10.3
Б
6
4 10 31 1 few days time, In a friendly game at King's Park so that the Borderers will be con- on Saturday the Y.M.C.A. "A" team siderably weakened for their Shield defeated replay,
LADIES GOLF TITLE
of an inferior side or one weakned by the absence of regnier ninyers. and they lost on the run of the play, The incens had their full eleven out,
SL team from HMS. Cornwall by four goals to two, after The forwards obviously lacked the The Artillery were constantly the inspiration of "Bryant, but adopting F course it is reasonable to arsumė!
leading at the interval by two goals
one. R. Dormer and G. Fowler wers.. more live force before goal and 26-for-goal tactics, harrassed the that the new draft will include the scorers before half-time and in obtained their four goals because of Navy defence sufficiently to get the some worthy successors to these play the second half, KA Bates and this. They should have had four required goals,
ra. but the transitional period is Fowler. more, which indicates that they Scal's general work was well below bound to have its reaction, and the were by no means perfect in their par. but he made amends by sending Artillery, even with a fairly easy final touches.
across centres which led to goals. Programme before them, will not find Word Yet the Navy were far more imaorite wing and most of the attacking
was not impressive on the pit easy to remain in winning form. pressive on the move. True the spoil, rested on the inside men of whore ing work of Taylor and the clever in Gough and core, were the leading 4tercaption of Allen, not to mention lights.
the custodianship of Combey, were.
The Artillery led 2-1 at half time obstacles difficult to overcome. Yet the nauticais midfield ssuperiority in and it should have been 4-1. Gough variably put the forwards within cured cleverly in the first five mia- utes and Moore added a second before distance; it was here where Langmead replied with a very lucky shooting they failed. P. W. D. L.'T. A. Pts. Langmead was a great trier, but point, Combey fielded a free kick China Ath..
from Shirras and then dropped the entirely unsupported. even by. Usher ball to allow Warnie to put across the 18 15 2.1 62.12 22 whose constructive play wat admir goal to the waiting Langmerd. * 18 ia. Lincoln Regt. 17 12 2 3 46 20 20 able. The Navy were full of premise,
18 11 3 4 54 30 25 but they left it at that.
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SECOND HALF INCIDENTS, 17 10 8 4
4-50 26 23 2.7.36 30 18 44 02-15 61 16
The following are the results of Athlete. R. Navy
In the second half, Awtar Singh to-day's Rugby matches:
put the Radio Sports Club further Royal Navy 14 Royal Air Forca 3 ahpad after some even play.
(at Twickenham
Clarke
10
Blackheath
Ï.M.CA. "A" 3 ́E.M.S. Cornwall.
9 Leicester Holding a lead of 21 at the London Scot 13 Bristol
Oxford
8 Harlequins
Interval, the T.M.C.A. "A" team de-Rosslyn Park 13 Richmond feated H.M.S. Cornwall on Saturday U.3. Aldershot 17 Devonport Services by four goals to two, In the first hair, R. Dormer and G. Fowlor metted
for the "y", and in the ascond half
J
A. Bates and Fowler were the goat- scorers,
VARSITY HOCKEY.
Cambridge Beats Oxford
at Beckenham.
-Router.
13
1 Ewo
2 R. A
Division II
4
S.W.B.
10
R.A
R.
Navy
South China 178 Ewe Taune Tain...18
II.K.F.C.
BILLIARDS TOURNEY.Futon F.C. 10 4
AJ. Osmund, the Colony's cham- plon, had no difficulty in beating 1/Cpl. Maltby when they met on Saturday evening in the third round- of the Open Singles Billards organlard by the St. Chamb Patrick's
When Osmund had completed his In an inter-versity hockey 500; Maltby had only 245. match_nfamed at Beckenham. to champion's highest breaks were 60. 48, Lay, Cambridge defeated Oxford 43 and several others over 30. The by, two goals to pil-Renter; military man's highest was 25.
London, Feb. 18...
Thr.
Goals,
4 78.22 27
.... 17 3 3 St Joseph's 15 2 0 13 20 67 Eastern .... 16 1 24 10 71
Shirras had cause to feel día-
The Navy had innumerable chances antisfied with the result. The out to equalise early in the second half, standing player on the Ald. he and once were denied what appeared played markedly fine football, but to be a perfectly legitimate goal by to get his colleagues to finish the referee, Combey was again at hs opening work was like asking fault, taking a shot and then allowing Bernard Shaw for his
himself to be bundled. He lort the autograph,
ball and it was put into the net. but a free kick was awarded the Gun- ners.
UNBALANCED DEFENCE. UDGED from the amount of time defence, outlined a week ago, wap
My first impressions of the Navy ench team spent in the other's supported in this match. Treadwel territory, Bowlnon should have won
It was a most fortunate escape, but one hardly deserved, by a fairly handsome marrin. That goalkerning was not on to the stan. |
After this the Artillery scored twice in the most one can say for either dard expected, and there was a sad in three minutes, Gaugh and Rodger side. One night be able to go lack of backing un between the two being the markemen-both good goals, lita foether and one that if the pau, backs, James and Thomas,
And in the closing stages, Langmead, Bult depended on the play itself, Bater was poor at left half. and with a wonderful left footed hook, Kowloon had no more right to lose Davey not the player, one can remem- and Cleary, added the Navy's remain than the Club had to win,
ber" only two months past,
ing points."
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· CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY
MRS. WREN
The Final Round of the Ladies' Championship of the Roval Hongkong Golf Club was played over the Old Course, Fanling, on Thursday,' February 16th, and resulted in
win for Mrs, Wren, who beat. Mrs. H. Sheldon by 6 and 5.
it mig at
HATS off to the Recreio! After
on
L'one months of constant defeats, they falsiy tarned the tables Baturday: when they beat the. Lin- ** 15 score their first points of
the season.
PERSONAL PARS,
OF the four penalties which occurred
during the week-end, only one was (saved, and that by Rodger of the Club.
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COMBEX made a fine effort to clear Irmerd's shot yesterday, and the Artillery custedlan actually stop the Navy men's drive, but could not hold the ball.
TT is significant that although Seal did not lay a particularly clever game yesterday, three of the four Artillery gcals came from his centres.
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AC. Beck and F.D. Periera are
said to be, body-line howlers · Post as yet shows hype, baan no conte plaints, Australis papers please Copy!
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RAM Yoctong had joined the Craipenenver Cricket Club, and HS feat is a complete vindication ikely to become a member. The *endoratard that Tay! Yun-ani is also or the sentiments I exnreated res skrea "Cs" should turn ont a, powerto!, parding the tram only a fortnight aro. Teague term this summer. What The victory is sweeter in that it was about the Pirat, Division Craigen not obtained at the expense of either gower?