THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANU
SHANGHAI PREPARE FOR RUGBY INTERPORT
RECORD WIN BY PROBABLES
POSSIBLES LOSE
BY BIG SCORE
SOME PROMISING MATERIAL
FORMIDABLE TEAM
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IN MAKING
The recent interport rügger
trial at the Shanghai Race
A three quarter movement set going by the Probables ended with "laylor in possession was down the field, and were was caught by the camera just before Thompson stopped his run. Taylor wa more fortunato in the first half, when he scored a try which was converted by Bidwell.
Course resulted in a riot of scor- to fill Graves-Morris' place on the ing for the Probables who over wing..
half,
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FAST ATTACKS.
whelmed the Possibles by one. Finding that the Possibles wore of the largest scores over re no opposition to the Probables, the corded in a local game, amass teams were altered in the eccond ing 44 points without reply from half with Livingstone and Acra- man switching positions with their opponents.
out the White and Stewart Smith coupled The winners tried New Zealand formation playing with the exchange of packs. with an extra half and this was in some measure responsible for Livingstone gave an exceedingly their rapid scoring in the initial useful account of himself, being at all times safe and kicking well. Despite being weakened by the The extra half formation appar loss of a forward, the Probables ently agreed with the Probaoles pack was far superior to the Pos and time and again they got away Elbies both in the loose and the with movements which swept the scrum. This was much in evidence opposition off its feet with the in the second half when the entire spoed of attack. The two wing pack was transferred to the Pos- mon, Taylor and Blackwood, dc- Biblen aldo with the addition of serve to be nominated for the in-, two changes in the three quarter terport side as they were both ex- line, and with the altered lineups, tremely fast in getting away on the teams met on more even terms the winga whenever the ball come with the result that the Probables, their way. only managed to break through once, whereas at the interval the score stood at 41-0.
VERITY JUMP 4 PLACES
In Second Division
of League
seemed to have little to do, but { whatever came his way was done perfectly, his handing and_pass",
Pilcher, Speyer| ing being good. And Murray worked like trojans. The Possible backs were kept on the defensive in the initial period of play but on being strengthened In the second half they managed to hold their own as evidenced by
The Versity, by defeating th the comparative lack of scoring.
Probables Livingstone. Toy Sandwich at Ilappy Valley yeste lor, Bowerman, Bldwell, Grieve, day afternoon by five goals to on Stewart Smith, Blackwood, Gard improved their position in the ner, Silby, Younger, Ritchie, Poole, Second division of the League Chambers, Mackay, Lee.
Possibles:-Whito, Regun, Thom- and move from Boventh to third
place. son, Bird, Pearson, Acraman, Neil,
The Verity Murray, Pilcher, Johnson, Burnett,perior, and for the majority o Hicks, Speyer, Duke, Hutchluson the game, monopolised the
changes.
RIFLE SHOOTING
FIVE MEMBERS FIRE
DURING WEEK-END
Only five members of the Hongkon Rifle Club fired in the monthly com petition hold during last week-end a Kowloon Tong. There were
In suficient competitora in any on class to declare a competition. bu Poons were awarded for "hig percentage."
Bidwell playing his second game this season again demons trated that he is one of the best The Probables continued to
halves in Shanghal. The back- utilise the extra half formation in
ing up of his masses was again the final period but with a better
noticeable, which coupled with pack against them the method did
the thoroughness of his co- not prove to be very successful.
ancration with the rest of the the Several changes from
line mukes him one of the most published lincup were noted when
outstanding threes in Shanghai. the two teams appeared on the
He scored a large percentage of
In the "B" Glass, J. L. Tetle: field. Brind's place in the POB-
the Probables' points.
scored 88 points, while D. W. Water sibles' team was taken by Living-
Grieve was well to the fore into scored 86 in the "C" Class, anc stone, while White of the Pubile School 15 was brought in to All every movement the Probables got Hall 72 in "D" Class.
D. W. Waterton, having won thro the full back position of the Pos away and at times tried to cut spoons in Class "C" is promoted to
Bowerman Cinas "B." sibles, Pearson was also included through on his own.
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OVERCOATS
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EFFORT TO COMPILE LISTS
SOME NOTABLE OMISSIONS
London.
Who are the World's best Lawn Tennis players of the past 50 years? It is an interesting question and oton crops up when veterans with the longest memories come together. But it is a problem which cannot be settled.
Modern conditions have changed .0.game so much. Everything so much instor-the bali, wo acquet and even the Wimaledd.. entre Court with its tarpaulin .nt Waten provents the floor atting flooded.
J. P. Allen, an American aporta writer, has had the 'temerity to suo his list of the world's great- st players. Here is his effort.
(1). W. T. Tilden, (2) H. L. Doherty, (3) A. F. Wilding, (4) II. Cochet, (5) J. Berotra, (0) Norman E. Brookes, (7) R. F. Doherty, (8) F. L. Riscley, (9) 0 H Roper Barrett, (11) 8. H. Smith, (12) W, M
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INTER-HONG MATCH
Revival of Ancient Football Rivalry
srnest Renshaw and.H, F. Law- ford, W. Baddeley and A. W. Gore while Including those of H. R Barrett and F. L. Riseley-neither of whom ever won the Wimbledon title****
On a wooden floor it is possible too that Andre H. Gobert was the greatest p.ayer of all time,
RISELEY AND. BARRETT. Riseley and Roper Barrett as ingles players were not near the greatest class.
Barrett never did get on term:
the modern hurr.cano sol Tees stroke. Gerald Patterncı ande him look almost impotent.
Mr. Allen's twelve women like wian would satisfy none of the club cronies who discuss these
don.
Mile. Suzanne Lenglen should ertainly head the list with Mra: Moody second and Mrs. Lambert Chambers in the third place. And Mirs, Helen Jacobs should not come into the list.
NO HARM DONE But the recitation of some of these names will evoke pleasan. memories of the old Wimbledon at Worple Road-and no harm la done by Mr. Allen.
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With Bill Tilden, Ellsworth
leven years that inter-hong football has been played between these two sides; but it in a revival which will | he welcomed by the players of both hongs.
The kick-off is set for 4.45 p.m. and Vines, Vincent Richards, Henr. Sydney Strange will referee, the| Cochet and Karel Kozelüh as the The ancient rivalry between, the match.
headliners, tournaments will re hongs of the Colony will be revived The team for Jardine, Matheson held in twenty different towns on the football field to-day when will be as follows-Nichols, Urquhart, turing the coming senzon, wind- teams from Messrn. Jardine, Railton, Chatterton. Funcheon, Daning up with a grand finale in the Matheson and Butterfield and Swire can, Butler, Hill, Frost, White,
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