THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1984.
BORDERERS' PLAYERS SIGN FORMS FOR KOWLOON
BOXING
Pryall Retains Lightweight Championship
BATTLING CHAN FORCES DRAW IN GRIM CÈNTEST
(By "El Cant"}
The Hongkong Boxing Association are to be congratulated on the fine programme they placed before a large attendance at the Lee Theatre on Saturday night in the first tournament of the
SEASON.
His Excellency Sir Frederic C. Dreyer, Cin-C, and His Excellency Major General O. C. Barrett, G.O.C., were among the spectators, and the Grat named presented the W. Ward Belt to the Lightweight Champion of the Colony during the evening.
The main bout was the contest for this belt between Stoker Pryall (130 lbs) and Stoker Dee (133 lbs), the former winning by a large margin of points over 15 rounds and thus retaining the Gitle.
Deo was a worthy challenger; began to feel the pace later and for the trophy, holding sa he does, gave way to the more active and the fly and bantam weight titles younger man. of Cornwall and the Prince of CHAN'S OPPORTUNITY Wales belt for the Duchy nt Chan had gambolled his Ornwall.
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Y. M. C. A. AND THE BADMINTON LEAGUE
How They Stand In
UNABLE TO PLAY UNTIL The Tables
THE NEW YEAR
Team representatives are asked to note that the Euro- pean Y.M.C.A., which have teams entered in the men's doubles and mixed doubles of the Badminton League, are unable to play off any fixtures until the New Year. Clubs will be naked to mutually re- Arrange the fixtures with the Y.M.C.A., which have had to be postponed.
Secretaries are also remind- ed that the Badminton Asso- ciation handbook, which con- talns fixtures lists and all necessary Information regard- ing team representatives, are now ready, and can be obtain ed from Mr. D. S. Green, Dunlop Rubber, Co., Ltd., S.C.M. Post Building.
ZIMTASİANÇAISIERULARESTENSSOMUNENSUAL KRES POTREBNÉS I
lightly In arrears, pretending WEEK-END
Home
SOCCER
NAVY FORWARDS FINISH BADLY
EXHIBITION MATCH Royal Navy 2 South China "B" HONGKONG LEAGUE.
DIVISION I
South Chian "A" 4 Kowloon F.C. Club de Recreio. 3 Hongkong F.C. 4
2 St. Joseph's F.C. RA Lincoln Regt. 2 n. W. Fusiliers C: Athletic H.K. Police
1 East LanCA
3 Navy
League Tables
TO PLAY AGAINST HOCKEY
MEDWAY ON TUESDAY
SEVEN MEN REGISTERED
(By "Linesman”)
Civilians Unlucky To Lose Against Services
MACKAY AND · SOUZA DISAPPOINTING: ARMY FORWARDS SHINE
("R. H. B.")
About 500 spectators turned out on the Marina ground yesterday afternoon, to see the Combined Services defeat the Civilians by two goals to one in one of the best hockey matches seen for many a season. Play was fast throughout and both teams were fully exerted.
Morrison, "Hooker" Jones and Davis, three of the Borderers first team who were left behind when the Regiment left for Rawal- pindi, together with four of
The Services, however, were not full value for their victory. Gonin their junior confreres, signed
A draw would have been a fairer indication on the run of the play. P. W. D. L. P. A. Pia, S. China "A" D 9 0 0 30 0 18
form for Kowloon Football
It was extremely hard luck that the Civilians did not find the net on 8. China "7" 10 7. 2. 1 26 13 10
Club on
Saturday and will
more occasion than one, as in the second half, Divett let in a pile- II.K. Polleo 10 41 28 18 14
driver, from a rebound, and the shot struck the upright. Lincoln Regt. 11 8 1 4 24 17 13 made their first appearance Hongkong FC. 9 4 2 19 18 10
The Service team missed Freddy Wong, at right back, Chinese Ath. 8 3
for that Club on Tuesday Surgeon-Commander Phillips, the played a safe game but his hit. Club de Recreio 9 3 3
against the Medway.
Irish International and Interporing could have been a little R.W. Fusiliers 82 3 I. Navy
ter, whose place at left back was harder. This information was given me filled by Lieut. Roissier. Lieut. U. B. Souza, la goal, played well this morning by Morrison who Currey, the Interport centre-for- bringing off many excellent clear. Btated that they had received per ward, was unable to play owing ances. mission to play for Kowloon from to illness and his place at centre- The Services were well-served their Commanding officer. Their forward was
filled by Warrant by their all-Army forward line, forms had been counter-signed by Officer Seator, who played a good Garthwaite, Senior and Kartar game. Colour Sergeant Reckos Singh, the inside trio, proving a appeared at right wing.
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East Lanes. 10 1 4 G 13 20 Kowloon F.C. D 17 13.24 3
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DIVISION II
Lincoln Regt. Hongkong F.C. R. Navy Eastern Ath. South Chinn C. Athletic
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2 University F.C.
2 Kowloon F.C.
2 RA.
2 Enst Lanca
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Prynil, however, showed that he fatigue and Indulging in waд even faster thau last year, harmless posing. At the seventh 'and'a alight advantage in reach round he appeared to be all inj and heavy two-handed punching] but in the next session he floored Look him early ahoad.
the red Marsden with a rather WRONG TACTICS
fucky swing. Marsden took a During the early rounds Den count of nine and rose. to be threw away many points by wrong floored again with a sort of double; tactice, allowing Pryall to lake the handed pushi. Again Marsden fead and to keep him on the ropes, took ulne and rose to be beaten The reshuffle of the Navy sido Dee showed a good defence but down again. Showing great grit, against the Police yesterday not gand enough to stop the the sailor closed (rebly
and broke up that combination which sorts and it was het ont half xong rived hep going until the proved to effective on Saturday
R. Nuvy they, defeated South China
East Laren, After that Marsden fought back "B" in an exhibition game at
R. A. and shared the last two rounds, Causeway Bay, with the result Chinese Ath. Chan having only himself to blame that they conceded two points.
South China n 4 % By then it was too late to alter for not being able to take full mil- In the opening stages of the University F.C. 8 4 1 the result of the flight and Brynllynotage of his opportunities. game they were decidedly wenk, R.W. Fusiliers 9 3 2
more than
egoal to the
Wingrave and Fancy and Parker, the Polffe having the exchanges, R. E.
Hayler, in Welterweight except for an occasional break- Eastern Ath. | matches, maintained the standard away, all their own
polrits not him. way through the contest that Dee came out into the open and began swapping punchen,
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swapping game.
A good, clean, and fast mulch which indicated that Pryall has a future in the game.
nod
why. The
of the rest of the programme and Navy did not seem to be able to showed plenty of spirit.
settle down at all and their pass- Fancy was unlucky to have a ing left much to be desired. To cut over his eye opened which | Their credit, however, the honour forced him to retire În the fourth) of opening the scoring after round,
determined attack when Cannell| Parker lacked aggression and a netted after the bail and rebounds | sound punch but had heaps ofed from the upright too far for stamina.
Perkins to recover. RESULTS
STERLING DEFENCE
The most impressive boxer in the programma was A. B. Prandy, of ILMS. Kent, who holds the featherweight title of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. This all, loosely built tod hit hard, heavy, and ofton, and it was a great disappointment to ace him
netion for auch a short time. The results were: Signalman Bold, who opposed. Six-round Middleweight Contest
But for the sterling defence put i him, was outclassed from the start:-Cpl. FitzGerald (IT.M.S. Kent) up by Ryecroft and West combined and suffered a handleap in reach. beal Stoker Armitage
(H.M.S. with the
poor shooting of the His retirement in the second round Sandwich) on points.
Police, especially on the right, was a confession of the inevitable Six-round Featherweight Con-they would have been more than result of the bout.
test:A. B. Prandy (ILMS. Kent) the odd goal in three down at the beat Signalman Reid (I.M.S.interval. Moss took five attempts Keppel) on a technical knock out before he eventually found the in second round.
net!
PRANDY'S PROMISE
Prandy ranks higher than Barry -Heen here last year in his clagi, and it in to be hoped that he will entertain the pubile again before long.
WILD &
Ten-round Bantamweight Con- Love was the only player in the Lest: Cpl. Marsden, (H.M.S. Navy half line who turned out fori Tamar) drew with Battling Chan. the sailors on Saturday, W.
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A boisterous and hard hitling! Six-round Welterweight Con- West, substituted for McGuire in meeting was that between Cpl. test: A B Wingravo L.M.S. the pivotni-position and played a FitzGerald, of the Kent, and Stoker Phoenix) hent A. B. Fancy hard game in defence, while Armitage, of the Sandwich. This (HM.S. Medway) on a technical Gilbert appeared at right half in
middleweight match and knock out in the fourth round. place of Pyatt, The Navy also made.
An incident during the First Divi- went on points, to the former a Fifteen-round contest for the two changes in their forward line sion game between the Athletic and fairly accomplished boxer with Lightweight Championship of the Bower coming in at inside right the East Lancashiren yesterday. plenty of power in his punches. Colony and Belt (kindly presented in place of Smith, who is on the Armitage was as tremendously by W. Ward, Esq.-Stoker injured list, and Casen depullsing plucky as he was inexperienced Pryall, Featherweight Champion for Crawford at the other inside HongkongF.C. 10 4 and made a mistake in thinking of West Indies (HMS. Suffolk) position. This was undoubtedly Young Indians GO he could absorb all the punish-beat Stoker Dee, Fly and Bantam the cause of the ineffectiveness of Kowloon F.C. 10 0 1 9 4 41 moni meted out to him by a man Weights Champion of Cornwall the forwards until the second half..
DIVISION III a strong as himself.
and holder of the Prince of Wales' The tit bit of the evening Belt for the Duchy of Cornwall, from the popular point of view (ILM.S. Phoenix) on points. w the ten rounds contest be Six-round Welterweight Con twoon Cpl. Maradon, of H.M.S. test: Stoker Hayler. Atlantic Tanar, and Battling Chan, Cham-Fleet Champion, (ILMS. Suffolk) pion of North Mulaya last your. bent A. B. Tarker (II.M.S. Med-
Maraden led up to the sixth] way) où points.
Blackburn and Pile were rarely
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called upon before the interval, Hallway Rec. Club 3-R., W. Fusiliers 1 but had plenty to do in the cloning: Radio S.C. stages when the Navy took up the R.A.F. offensive. The intermediate line, Lincoln Regt. Parker, Gough and Brooks showed East Lanes up well, especially the second R.A.S.C., named whose passes up to the
und. more on style and elena The official referee was Mr. A. forwarda were always well-placed. | hitting than anything else, but he Murdoch.
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The forwards combined well to-j gether with Johnson leading them, but they found the, Navy backs stumbling blocks for many of their
movements.
Moss and Johnson (2) scored for the Police and Cannell for the Navy, In the only other Firat League match yesterday the East Lanes were unlucky to drop points to the Athletic. A goal early in the frat half decided the issue...
RECREIO, AND CLUB :::
On the form they showed in the first half of their game with the
YACHTING
The Second Cruiser
Championship
him,
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Morrison, was the Borderers left
dangerous combination. Reekes back, and one of the mainstays of
put in some good work on the PINTO PLAYS WELL their defence, while Davia their
right wing in the second half, J. M. Pinto, at inside-left for right half and "Hooker" Jones, in the Civilians, played a surprising a tower of strength in the Services Dulla Singh, at centre-half, was side loft, were also outstanding
four players good game. Time arst again he defence, while Alaf Din was also performers. The from the junior team are linyes, opened the forward line move prominent. (centre half), Roberts. Coats, ments, but he did not receive the
Holland-Martin, the sole Navy (wing half), and Wheelan, (wing. P. Sousa. on the left flank.
support that he deserved from representative in the team, played a remarkably good game át right- Sousa has not gut, big match half. He had Sousa completely temperament. He was as a result bottled. fairly wonk in that position, and
half).
WEEK-END
CRICKET
OWEN HUGHES FINE CENTURY
Metcalfe and Roissler proved a. It was only towards the end of very steady pair of backs. Their the game that he indulged in one clearance were well-timed and er two nolo efforts.
|their hitting was stout, N. A. E. Mackay, on the right Hollingsworth, of the Lincolns. wing, showed fine bursts of speed, played a very enfe
game in be- but he was, on the whale, dia- inveen the sticks. appointing. His
WAM centring either too far ahead or too short.;
THE GOALS He found more than his equal in obtained both their goals through In the first half, the Servicos Alaf Din, the Army left half-back. Garthwaite, whilo Gurbachan
Of the other forwards, G. E. R. Singh netted the Civiliana' soll
and Gurbaclin Singh, tary point. In A chanceless century by II. Owen Divett
the second half ́· Hughes (104 not aut featured the showed good understanding. Their there was not further scoring meeting of the Hongkong Cricket short passing was a feature of although Singh Club and the Kowloon Cricket Club their play. Time and again, Divett, when he had matters all his own had bad luck. at Kowloon, the island team winning with his aggressive play, got way only to have his solo affort easily by 89 runs.
through the strong Army defence impeded by "sticks" against. Owen Hughes and E. J. R. Mitchell only to be robbed of posscusion Reissier. In another raid, Divett (54) were associated in a stond for within the danger zone. Gur-struck the upright and the ball the third wiekot which produced 100 bachan Singh delighted with his rebounded
into play. Towards runs, and after the declaration had elever stick work. been effected at 180 for four wickets, T. A. Pearce ( for 34) and G. R. M. played a good game at right half. the deo. The Army launched. Of the half-backs. A. S. Diss the end Souss had bad luck to fall when tackied by Metcalfe in Ricketts (4 for 31) got in among the Kowloon wickets to dismiss the strong mainland batting side for 91 runs.
Owen Hughes hit 15 boundaries, the result of powerful hooking and cut ting. The Club scored their runs in GG minutes.
"E. G. Fincher alone offered any ̈op-|
OTHER RESULTS
IN BRIEF K.C.C. Juniors, 174; H.K.C.C. 169 for 7.
Ho marked Lal Singh, the Colony's.
many dangerous raids on their best left wing, remarkably well, opponents goal but the Civilians with the result that the Indian held their citadel Intact. was little in the limelight with his reverse stick passing.
GOSANO WANDERS
CAER CLARK CUP
H.K. Ladies 2, (Mrs. P. M. Willy Reed, in-the-pivotal-post-Harrop-2);-St-Androw's 0- position to the Club bowlors, scoring Lion, played his usual safe, game Y.M.C.A, 5, (Miss P. McCaw 2, 45, in which were included eight without bolag brilliant. At loft Miss B. Walker 2, Miss S. Dalziel); boundary hits.
half, E. L. Gosano, who is un-C.B.S., Q. accustomed to the position, was League Table To Date, much in the picture in the first H.K. Ladies 0 20 19 3 10 half, but he seemed to wander too St. Andrew's 6 41 0 13 4 8 much to the centre of the field in C. B. A..... 3 1 1 15 t ? 4 12 2 0 3 4 the second half and consequently "T" Ladies .. 4
G 13 1 4 8.3 Recreio Reckes, on the right wing, was G. B. S. .... o ô getting through on many occa
Leading Scorers alons and sending in some dan.
E. Woolley (C.B.A.)...... gerous contres,
Edgar Reed, at left back, was Mr. P. M. Harrop (H.K. Lad weak in the first half but made M. Woolley (St. Andrew's)
Mias J. Churchill (II.K. Ladle only a partial recovery in the P. Gittins (St. Andrew's) accond period of the game. When M. Smith (C.3.A.) he did connect his stick with the Mrs. A. Jack (H.K. Ladies) ball, he hit it fair and square, P. McCaw (Y. Ladlos)
C.S.C.C. 2nd. XI, 43; Navy 2nd. XI, 109 for 7.
Police, 167; University, 76. Army, 234; Royal Welch Fusi- Oliers, 125.
Heavy weather was experienced i Yesterday when the Second Cruiser Championship of the Royal Hongkong
Yacht Club was sailed:
the heim. broke her topmast and Luann, with Commodore Elliott at
Monsoon's, mainnumst went before a į powerful · squall. Wanderer (Mr. C. C. Blake), went to the assistanco
not finish.
of Monsoon (Mr. R. Grieve) and did
The course was over 24 miles, and Club on Saturday the Recreio many times during the race the should have changed over with a yachtsmen were forced to bail out least four gouls to their credit. the water.
Two goals snapped in quick suc First place In the www class cession within the first five went to Comdr.-Orr-Ewing in the minutes however, proved too much Maire. In the Cruiser class, U and I for the Club and it was sometime piloted by Mr. H. S. Rouso, led the before they launched a really old.
Wasp II, nailed by Major Griffin, spirited attack. The Recreio cerwon the Royal Hongkong Yacht tainly had the chances to get but Club's Third Championship race for falled to make full use of them "A" Class Yachts over a 10.8 miles They found S. Strange the chlaf course on Saturday. obstacle, and that player's com
bination with Hynes was a fon-
ture.
The teams changed over with the Interval.. Knox and Ng Po-kul the Recreio leading by two goals were also warned.
OTHER MATCHES
.*
1
1.R.C., 161: C.C.C., 69. Recreio 119; II.K. Prena, 95, C.S.C.C., 101; Navy, 117 for 1
Notable Performances
BATTING
104.-I. Owen Hughes (HL.K.C.C.)
v K.C.C
75.-T.R. Hunter (Police), v
University, 65.-G. Les (K.G.C. Jrs), V
H.K.C.C.
G3-Lt. Branwell
C.S.G.C. 55.-G. D. II. Flowerdew (H.K.
C.C. Jrs) v K.C.C.- 54.-E. J. R. Mitchell (H.K.C.C.)
K.C.C.
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*62.-L.S.A, Poatfield (Navy) v
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62-Major Benavia (Army) v
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45.-E. C. Fincher (K.C.C.) v
H.K.C.C..
36-M. R. Abbas (I.K. Press)
v Recreio.
33.-S. A. Ismail (LR.C.)
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C.C.C. 33-Emmerson
Navy 2nd. XI. 31-Y. Hussnn (I.R.C.) v. C.C.C. *30-Phippen. (CS.C.C.) v Navy.
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BOWLING
G for 17.-A.P. Periora (Recreio)) v II.K. Press.
6 for 24.-Emmerson (C.S.C.C.) v Navy 2nd XI
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to one, and the Club caused a small surpriso by bringing the scores The Saints failed to show up as level soon after the interval. well as had been anticipated with B. Gosano, scored the decider. the new blood la, their ranks and they succumbed to the Gunners by SOUTH CHINA. "A" WIN
two goals to nil The game was South Chinn "A" maintained very poorly handled, and but for their splendid, unbeaten record by this the Artillery would have 5 for 18-U. M. Omar (H.K. trouncing Kowloon to the tune of triumphed by an oven larger
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for 84.-T. A. Pearce (II.K.- C.C.) v KC.C.
A
Press) v Recrelo. G.R.M. Ricketts (H.K- C.C.) v K.C.C.
(H.K.
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marred by a measure of rough The Fusillors wont undor to the play, resulting in Leung Wing-chul Lincolns on Saturday by the odd 8 for. 2.-E. MacNider being ordered off-shortly before goal in three.
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