THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, DECEMBER
PUNJABIS CHALLENGE TO LOCAL HOCKEY
CRACK TEAM IN COLONY
Should Do Much To Raise H.K. Standard
CHAMPIONS TO CLASH NEXT WEEK
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MIE auzocasors to the Jats have wero beaten in the following year arrived the 1/8 Punjab Regi-by one point by the 2nd, Battalion. mont, and from all accounts they During their stay here I under- will be showing many players hero stand they intend fielding a football how hockey should be played. It cloven.
will be some time, however, before they get into their atride for prior
THIS afternoon threo more Caer
to leaving for Hongkong they were Clark Cup games aro down for on six months leave and have had no opportunity to get together for practice.
A typical study of the famous Eton Wall Game, which is a traditional feature of St. Andrew's Day celebrations at the English public school, This picture shows the game between the Collegers and Oppidana in pro-
gress. (Planet News),
decision. Two should be closely. contested, namely those between the Y.M.C.A. and the Recreio 1st XI and between the C.B.A.' and 'St. I think the Y.M.C.A. WHILE in India they were at Andrew's
Isolated stations and so wore will win against the Recreio and of unable to participate in any of the the C.B.A. concede a couple big Indian Hockey Tournaments. points to St. Andrew's. In both That they are a force to reckoned cases there should only bo a very with in the game is indicated by small margin. As regards the the fact that they have in the past other match the H.K. Ladies should been winners of the Peshawar Dia- enjoy a comfortable win againat trict Tournament, and last year met the. Recreio second string adding at the 2/8 Punjabs, one of the crack least five more goals to their "for" Indian Army hockey battalion, in column. the final of the Lahore District, Tourney and were only beaten after extra time, going under by the odd their annual dance on January to the fortunes of the teams in their dates of the Triangular
goal in five.
WHILE stationed here they will bo folding two battalion teams, The opening gamo of the 1st. XI Is against the South Wales Border. ers on Friday next on the Marina ground at 4.16 p.m., and the second atring open with a game against the Floet Lower Deck on Wednesday. This gives them only a couple of days to get into trim again.
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THE IIongkong Ladies are holding 12 at Lane Crawfords. This is the sixth similar function and promises to be even more successful than in previous years, Tickets are obtain- able from members of the commit
tee:
TO-MORROW the Radio will be
pointer to the ultimate standing of to get a place other than at the the teams in the Mamak Tourna- bottom of the T.T. table the Army ment. Both Clubs, I understand, will have to make some drastic ara flelding their strongest sides for changes in their side. the encounter and the result of that clash will be a good indication as Mamak match on January 28.
THERE is every indication that
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Tournament have been fixed as follows:-March 7 and March 21, Army v Club; April 6 and April 13, Navy v Club; April 9 and April 16, Navy v Army,
JP to December 20 this season had
the Hongkong Club 1st, XI
of played eleven matclies which they have won six, drawn two and lost three. They have netted 23 goals of which number 15 stand to the credit of G.E.R.
both the Radio and the C.B.A. will have maintained their hundred per cent, record by January 28 and the points. I would suggest that both teams will be going all out for guests of the Macao Hockey
couple of umpires already qualified Club. They are sending overtake charge of the game. strong side, the only regular player absent being C. J. Dyke. His plac will be taken by M. H. Hussan, at ANOTHER pointer to the Trian-
gular Tournament will be the Divett. im-centre ball. The team will be:
and the Army on Wednesday. Y.M.C.A. 2nd. XI. v R.A.M.C., Jaggeet Singh, M. H. Hussan, Prem When the two teams met earlier King's Park, b.o. 5.15 p.m. Man Singh; P. Singh, J. S. Grewal; Kame between the Hongkong Club Singh; Surgin Singh, G. Singh, in the year they shared honours Awtar Singh, Kalwant Singh, F. A with a couple of goals each. But in that match the Army were with- Kemp. *
out the services of Lieut. Garth- walte, Licut, Rossler and Lieut. Laine while the Club were at full strength. I have not yet heard if
in their Commanding Officer Lieut. menely keen on the game and Col. D. St. J. Baxter O.B.E the have a great enthusiast. Himself a qualified umpire and former -player, he will be seen wherever his
tonni is playing watching their
fortunes and misfortunes.
ON
NE of the most important of the friendly games for the coming week in on Thursday when the
IN 1931-32 the Punjabis won the Radio meet the CBA. at King's the Army intends calling upon any Lahore. District Sports but Park. The game will servo as of the Punjabla but if they aro
JANUARY S
HOCKEY FIXTURES
Important Forthcoming Engagements
local
Below will be found hockey fixtures, including Mamak Loague and friendly matches, for the holidays and next week.
MAMAK TOURNAMENT DONATOR(JANUARY GAN
German Cluby 9th. A.A. Battery, Caroline Hill, b.o. 1.30 p.m.
CAER CLARK . CUP TO-DAY
St. Andrew's v C.B.A.,. King*|| Park, b.o. 3.15 p.m.
Y.M.C.A. v Club de Recreio 1st. XI., King's Park, b.o. 3 p.m.
H.K. Ladies Y Club de Recrolo 2nd. XI, Sookumpo, bo. 8.15 p.m.
OTHER FIXTURES
TO-DAY
Y.M.C.A. v Lincolna, "A" XL, King'a Park, b.o. 5.p.m.
JANUARY I
University v R.A.S.C., Pokfulam, b.o. 6.15 p.m.
JANUARY 2
St. Andrew's Ự H.K.S.N.A., Marina, b.o. 5_p.m.
Radio v Y.M.C.A. 1st. XI., Caro- line Hill, b.a. 6.16 p.m.
JANUARY 3 H.K.S.R.A. v HIM.S. Engle, Marina, b.o. 4.30 p.m.
Army v H.K. Club, Chatham Road, b.o. 5 p.m.
Punjab Regiment v Navy Lower Deck, Marina, bo. 4.30 p.m.
JANUARY 4
St. Androw's v Recreio, Marine. b.o. 6 p.m.
H.K.S.R.A. v H.M.S. Medway,
C.B.A. v Radlo, King's Park, bo. Marina, b.o. 4.30 p.m.
6 p.m.
(Continued on previous column.)
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(Continued from Page 12.) aurplus of several thousands of pounds more each year than un-ed out at their annual meeting, Wimbledon each year until n der the existing agreement. This the counties can anticipate in capital of £40,000 is established is a factor which has not re-creased grants from the L.T.A. for the purpose of rebuilding and Punjab Regiment v S.W.B.'s, colved much attention in the the new agreement receives the repairing the structure. Another Marina, b.o. 4.15 p.m.
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