THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1934.
CLUB MISS GREAT CHANCE OF BEATING THE ARMY
LEICESTER
LOSE
SURPRISE RUGBY RESULT
HOMESIDE GAMES
London, Dec. 27. Several first class Rugby Union matches/were played to- day to complete the Christmas holiday
Home programme. teams were, in the main, success- ful, although Neath scored a smart win at Bath, and Leicester went down unexpectedly on their own ground to the Barbarians, Cardiff enjoyed a very clear cut victory over Watsonians.
The complete results, as cabled by Reuter, word!
Brintol
Coventry
Lelcenter
Swansea
Cardif
3
Neath
13
"
Old Merchant -
Taylor
3
6 Nuneaton
5 Barbariahs
Northampton 21 Moseley
Newport
Bedford
22 London Welsh 25 Watsonian
Bridgend
10 Penarth
FANLING GOLF
P. S. Cassidy Wins Bogey Pool
ore.
TENTATIVE CRICKET WHEN AGGRESSION WAS DEMANDED
UNLUCKY K.C.C. VERY
WITH THEIR ATTACK ·
PRESENT FORM TOO BAD TO BE TRUE
OTHER GAMES
(By R. Abbit)
I
ERRONEOUS REPORT
MR. E. F. FINCHER'S WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT In the first edition of yen- terday's Telegraph, it wan stated that a marriage would take place in the New Year between Mr. E. F. Fincher and Miss Irene Gittios.
Publication of the report, which now stated to be entirely untrue, WOR pub to a misunderstanding, and we hasten to express our sincere regrets and apologies to Mr. Fincher and Miss Gittins, for any annoyance which may have been caused to them as a result thereof.
Cup And League Football
FIXTURES FOR WEEK-END
JUNIOR CHALLENGE SHIELD.
Sunday, Kick off 2.30 p.m. Navy v., Eastern-- RN, and
HM Sports. chinese Ath, y R.K-Hongkong F.C. HONGKONG LEAGUE
KWANTI RACE MEETING
FIRST OF SEASON :
BIG SUCCESS
ARE OBSTACLES TOO SEVERE ?
OUR "FORM" GUIDE How Your Team Has Been
Faring In League
:
The following table reveals how each team in the four divi- alons of the English longus have fared to date, the results includ ing their last fiva more'matches up to yesterday.
The first figure in each case, of course, is that of the team concerned.
FIRST DIVISION.
Birmingham .. ∙1-5 0-4 0-2 1-2 0-4 Derby C. L.cedx
A. REAL CHAMPION Aton Villa
COUNC
Cholmca. Middlesbru
Leierstor Liverpool Portsmouth
Tottenham
1-3 6-2 3–1 1–5
1-13-31-1
+-1 0-2
2-2 1-1
0-1 0-8
1-44-18-2
3–2 2–1 16 0-0 3-1 2-4 3-3 1-2 3-5 2-1 1-0 0-0 1-3 2-1.4-0 G-1 4-2 2-3 2-6 7-0
Saturday's Football Forecast
Below is the Telegraph special 1-2 1-1 1-1 0-3 2-4 forecast of the matches to be played in 1-9 4-2 2-1 3-0 0-3
2-3 2-1 0-6 5-1 0-3 connection with the English Football 2-3 2-5 1-1 0-0 1-3 Leagues.
FIRST DIVISION.
1-1 -0 -3 5-3 1-2 2-2 2-4 3-1 1-0 1-2 2-3-1-2-1 0-3 3-0 ARSENAL 1-1 4-0 1-4 3-6 2-3 ASTON VILLA
3-2 0-0 2-0 6-2 0-7 BLACKBURN
0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 2-2
Chelsen EVERTON GRIMABY
2-2 5-1 2-1 0-0 1-1 laddersfield 1-2 3-2 0-3 2-1 MANCHESTER 0-0 1-0 1-2 2-1 0-3 0-1 2-0 0-2 0-0 2-2 Middlesboro'
U. 1-0 2-1 3-1 2-1 0-1
2-1 2-1 845-23-3 STOKE CITY 1-2 2-1 1-2 0-1 2-3 WOLVES 2-2 0-2 (-1 3-0 0-3! 1-2 1-8 2-01-2 2-12-31-1 2-5 3-3 2-2 1-4 2-1 1-0 1-0
v Portsmouth.
▾ Birmingham.
v Liverpool.
♥ DERBY COUNTY
✔ Tottenham Y Preston N.E
v Sunderland
C. y West Bram.
v Leeds United.
~ Wednesday
y Leicester C.
SECOND DIVISION.
BARNSLEY
2-3 4-1 2-1 4-0 3-2 BLACKPOOL 2-1 3-2 1-3 0-0 1-1 BOLTON 0-0 1-2 4-0 6-1 3-0 Bradford C. 0-1 4-2 3-0 6-2 1-1 3-4 1-2 1-2
NEWCASTLE,
3-2 0-1 1-1 1-2 1-0 Norwich
Owing to the inclemency of the weather only one Senior Division game was played-the friendly between the Kowloon Cricket Club and the Indians. I saw the end of the game and
(By "Captain Foster") the wicket seemed to be not too difficult-the rain, I thought, had
Glorious weather favoured the 'restun just made it an easy pace. However, the batting of both sides
first meeting at Kwanti last Wednesday was disappointing. A. R. Abbas seems to be one of the few
Sunday, and the attendance, Sunderland Indian batsmen who are usually successful. The highest score
thought, unusually large, the West Bromwich of the day was made by S. A. Ismail, but I am told it was not
chief attraction, no doubt, being Wolres an inspiring innings, and consisted largely of singles. Kowloon
the Big Sweep on The St. John's Blackburn collapsed again, and Ernie Fincher alone got a respectable score.
Cup which was won by Tom Arsenal Cobley, well ridden by his Owner, Grimsby
Stoke They were not, of course, at full awful the way in which work will
Mr. G. P. Ferguson. Willie Hung, I under-interfere with cricket, and I don't of strength.
Fields were good in all the races Huddersfield stand, is suffering from a strain, see a hope of seeing a single ball
and the Anishes were keenly ron Everton Gand la under, the doctor's orders, of the game,
tested in the majority of them. Manchester C. 4-2 2-0 0-6 2-1 3-0 I saw quite a lot of the Club while Burnett, had to yield to the
SECOND DIVISION. un Boxing Day, and
Falls were not many, the nastiest call of Iusiness at the last minute. game
one being sustained by Mr. Wall 5 am very sorry for the K.C.C., thought that the Army did an
on Tummel, when negotiating the Bradford but they must not take it too much commonly well, though they cer-
The following in the official xture second last fence in The St. John's Brentford to heart. Teams, like individuals, tainty should have been beaten.
Burnley have bad patches, and their pro- Winning the toss and going in first list in connection with lengue and cup Cup. Rumours were of course
Fulkom sent form is too bad to be true, they have a great deal for which football in Hongkong during the com-rife on the course that Mr. Wall
thank Habert Free liked the rather wet lo
was seriously hurt and, although Manchester their opening pair, ing week-end.
Bill Willians. and wicket and had four for twenty- Bonavia
he had to be removed from the Notts F.
on stretcher. It was Oldham while for LR.C. Pereira had understand that each had a very Almilar number of wickets for lucky escape in his first over, but
found, happily, an examination, Port Vale At the end A.R. afterwards they batted very sound-
that i thumb bone only was Barnsley ose run more.
broken. I have seen Mr. Wall, Norwich Abbas, bowling what looked to me ly. The bail got up occasionally,
Blackpool like very ordinary up and down and I think the wicket had been
who was looking bright and feel-authampton Ing merry, and he tells me that heymouth OVER 100 ENTRIEStuff just outside the leg stump, watered a little too much, but on
will be in the saddle again at the tiradford . had gores 2-2-0-3. But, with the whole it played very well and
end of the week. Good news in Newcastle easily. Redmond bowled
Saturday P. 8. Cassidy, with a card of three the deepest respect, they were fairly
numerous friends Sheffield U. very well at the start, and had a
deed, and his Division 1. Klek off 4 p.m. up, won the Bogey (Par) Post Com-Buttering!
will, doubtless be pleased to re- Natts C good deal of bad luck. Pearce |
Full petition on the Old Course at Pan-
relve this information. ing during the Christmas Meeting.
was steady, but In his first spell Club v St. Joseph's Club, he
Apropos Mr. Wall's fatt; I have West Ham was not at his best. Both bats-S. China "A" Fusiliers-Caroline There were 118 entries, the teruling The only other games played
been considering for a long time THIRD men punished over-pitched balls the junior matches-both heavily, but otherwise defended. Recrem v Enst Lanes-King's Park.
Kowloon R.A-Kowloon, wores being as follows:
the fast two whether or not
Aldershat friendly-between 1.R.C. and Police
distreles In the Cross-Country
Brighton P. S. Cassidy (18) three up; S. Hand Craigengower and 4
Club
event are not too severe for the iristol C. Dodwell (6), ft. K. Callings (8) and
after ponies 1. 1. Cherell (17), each with cards Eleven. In the former the I.R.C. kit went on and Stewart fait
a gruelling run Cardiff to hold a quick chance which of two ap. These three latter divbie dors were much too good for went past his left shoulder at first
of approximately Clapton 0. neross-country the Police, though Hunter got slip for four
three miles? Conditions under Corcairy. second and third prizes.
Williams rans.
foot ure far from deal, and the Exeter the Oldseful score as seal. The Indian should have gone back then when In the Medal Round on Courso, J. L. Adame, with a cant of second, team-seems quite invincible the score at fifty-seven, a costly Radio R.A.0.C.-St. Joseph's. course can therefore be considered Gillingham 93-24-89, won with sterrison und 1 should rather like to see mistake. Only sixty-six runs cute Fudiers 3 East Lancs-try H.V. long and severe enough, hence the windu (82-12-70) second. There were them take on their first eleven n!
many tired ponies one sees com Crystal P. With Duckitt and Klibee I have the first hour, and later when entries.
ing up the straight to the winning Bristol R. the were both in On the Old Course, L. R. Cramer called the Club team u "A" the hutsmen
post.
Watford things were very dull,
Charlton second, cleven. However, things were brightened A a card of four up. There were 20 They were easy victors
Reading
-1 Tom Cobley is the present un- Northampton c.c.r. where Killes get a half later and both completed the half The Mixed Bogey (Par) un the
century. Williams was the first to Chinese Ath. v Police-Hongkong P.C.disputed Champion pony across Newport New Course was won by J. W. May-century,
Division II. Kick off 2.30 p.m.
country, and he usually, a most Torquay The match between the Navy Ko, e and b, by Aler Pearce off n and Mrs. W. N. A. Smalley who
return, 126-1-22.
Fusiliers-Caroline; safe leaper-very nearly came to Southend Anished all square. Fifteen entries and the Army-a League fixture,
has been postponed until January and Pearce set his leg trap Into
new camer, followed South Chine
grief over the last fence, pecking Queen's P. B. 26th, and will take pince at Kings which the batsman very obligingly Lincolns
Division 1. Kick off 4 p.m.
very badly on landing. I think Bournemouth
Millwall Park, thus washing out the friend- fell first ball, though Owen Hughes
East Lanes. Chatham it would be a wise step to change Rond.
the inishing run to over two THIRD ty, they had already fixed at Sou had to dive to take the catch which kupp. And that though the few fieldsmen could have got to at
Division. II Klek off 2,30 p.m. hurdles on the flat course. In-Accrington
stead of the two fences on the Creir ground was not absolutely unplay
R.E: Y R.AS.C.-Sookunpoe. alde, it was a dark and drizzling all Johnson is out of luck at pre-Lincoln Regt. B.A..-Chatham Steeplechase course, to the win-Barlington Kond.
Com-Gateshead sent and one has not yet been able dny-upon-which--a -decision - was
post. Perhaps the most unlikely, so they decided to to form any judgment of his
mittee of the Fanling Hunt and Halifax-
Club may consider this Lincoln suggestion and give it a trial for Rotherham
Stockport the next cross-country event?
Tranmere With regard to the introduction Walsall of the "wire" system of betting: I Wrexham
New Brighton, (Continued on Page 73
Doncaster York
were
(24) won the Hogey (Par) Pool with rather
Centrics;
how
were received.
COUNTRY CLUB
Starting Times For
Championship
Starting times for competitors at the Country Club on Sunday, Decem- ber 30, are as follow:
Club Championship
10.80 A. W. da Roza, H. Sadlek. 10.34 F. E. A. Iterandios, A. E. H.;
Castro,
10:18 J. J. Basto, II. K. Lave. 10.42 A. A. Lopes, R. G. Leong. Ladies Handicap
10:40 Misa A. da Roza, Mrs. A. 4.
Kow. 10.50 Mfrs. A. W. in Roza. Mrs. F.
E. A. Remedion
10.64 Mr. I. D'Almada, Miss M.
Basto,
than
at
the
put it off, and I think they were very well advised. Incidentally 1 understand that Branwell could not have played last Saturday so H's as well for the Navy.
CLUB » ARMY ·
The Club's first error was when
ed
forties
very
hot Johnson, a
abilities.
ORDER ALTERED After timin Garthwaite very wisely altered his order. and brought his hitters Walch and Pritchard higher up. Bonavia went at twenty past two for a very watchful eighty-three. He had batted for two hours and a quarter on Wednesday, The Navy vs. while making his eighty-three, Army two-day game will probably hitting sixteen fours and seventeen be the subject of a special article singles. He bad fairly long on Tuesday next, as I have no time periods when he did not score at:
The great event of the week has Leen the Club va. the Army match
"THREE GEES” 3
Just be-
club University F.C.-Club.
Division 11. Kick of 2.30 p.m.
Kowloon v R.A.-Kowloon,
Division Klek off 2.30 p.m.. clo.A.M.C.-King's Park. Inilway Police-Hallway.
SUNDAY
Division 1. Kick off 4 pm.
Lincolas--Caroline S. China "n"
11.
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Lawn Tennis Association Makes Money
INCREASE ÍN PROFITS
Laing
Race
UNDISPUTED CHAMPION
MACAO AND BACK
YACHT RACE
Corrected Times Now Announced
to get it considered, especially as all. but he watches the ball Ho shall have to discuss it with the closely and so late that he is al-
The report of the Council of various players. It is perfectly ways hard to get out.
fore this Garthwaite had been the Lawn Tennis Association, "ruined by Chinese cheap labour" which was presented at the annual as the coolie fielding sub for meeting held in London on De- [Duckitt, made a really brilliant cember 7, showed that the balance
As reported in yesterday's Tele. catch low down at fine lug close of income over expenditure for the About this time Pearce began year amounted to £0.512.10-40, as
for Macas and back race to take charge, though Redmond compared with £1,926-23-10d for graph, Sea Lark V finished first In jernisers belonging to members of had got Bonavia of a drive which the proceding year. was skied for a c and b. Pearce Income amounted to £21,875-as. the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, howled an excellent length and id. as, against £19.390-119-08 in but below will be found the cor- turned them sharply, and had all the previous year, but this was rected times for all the boats which in trouble except Watch, who had wholly accounted for by a
new and finished up to six o'clock last
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a playful, twenty-two in about five item, an amount of £2.857-10-24. night. minutes. The rest were disap-madd up of raiscellaneous pay. pointing, except perhaps Corporalments reeived under the new Colledge, but of course the side agreement with the All England Sea Lark v
was in a fairly comfortable posi-Lawn Tennis Club. tion. Pearce's figures of 26-7-
The share of profits from the
Finishing Corrected
Time 8.10.11
Time 3.30.27
(E. Cock and Lieut. Col. M. Carrington- Sykes)
8.54.34
6.14.48
7.42.38
66-8 were excellent, especially in 1993 championships at Wimbledon | Maire view of the fact that he had no amounted to £13,868-1-18-4d, ns success in the first spell, and netu- against £12,724-6s-7d In 1932. ally took his eight wickets
for
about thirty runs, Duckitt sent
down some good balls but he bowl-
COACHING SUBSIDY
In connection with the Associat-
ed several full tosses to leg, which lon's coaching scheme, the amount is, for him, most unusual,'
HONGKONG BAT·
10.21.35
10.34.20
[Comdr. D. Urr Ewing and A. N. Other) * Mistral
10.39.04 (Comdr. W. G. Cowland Dr. L. 3. Davis and
Luana,
Lieut. B. E. O'Brien)
13.20.30 (A. L. Shields and of the L.T.A. "subsidy was based
Com. Frank Elliott) on the number of clubs affiliated
Azuma.... 11.30.27 Owen Hughes opened with Pote- to the County Associations, the
(Mr. 11. J. Peuree Hunt. I have not seen the latter subsidy in the case of the Royal
Mr. R. J. Vernall)
D.N.F. before and I am sorry I did not Navy and Royal Marines, Royal La Cigale
12.44.57 . 11.81.51 see more of him on Wednesday, for Air Force and the Civil Service U. & L..
(Mr. II. S. Rouse, Major-Dixon he keeps a very straight, bat and being fixed at £50. The total sub-
Lleut. Comdr. Todd R.N.) shaped excellently, before he was aidles paid amounted to £1,953-58-
Typhoon 18.67.21 1.b.. In trying to turn Garthwaite 88, of which at least 75 per cent. Squad Leadar Keary to leg.
In style, and figure, he is had to be spent on persona under rather like J. H. Human, the late 25 years of age. Cambridge skipper, and like him, Thirty-three Counties, Wales, Is a beautiful fold. Alec Pearce the Army, the Navy and 'Royal picked a beauty from Rice-Evana, Marines, Royal Air Force and when he had got cloven, which Civil Service conducted schemes, ewing up hard from leg to take while coaching by professionals the air pag. The same bowler engaged by the LTA. Council the yarked Mitchell for a single after was again conducted Ride and Owon Hughes had put Public Schools, 83 of on sixty-three in forty minutos, avalled themselves
(Continued on Page B.)
facilities offered.
at
which
Comdr. Legg .N.) Ter
10.10.23
13.58.30 10.10.30 (Capt. and Mrs. Fooley Capt. Duchene). Cutty.
(Mr. Cooko Bir. G. Dalziel)
14.50.50 11.27.10
Nororin
....09.26.46
(Mr. Ramsey
Mr. Brausgard)
12.01.20
Alonsoon, Cherub, Penquin and Tavy
the II had not finished at 18.00- yesterday.
They have until 08.00 to-day.
Chester
Mansfield
Rochdale Chesterfield
Southport Carlisle Bartlepoal Barrow
y Bradford v Dury v Oldham
Y MANCHES-
TER U.
Notis Forest BRENTFORD
V Hwanken v FULHAM
4-3 1-0 1-1 2-5 1-1 Nutis County 2-2 4-1 2-1,4–2 3–6] PLYMOUTH
SHEFFIELD U. v Port Vale DIVISION (SOUTH). SOUTHAMPTONY Burnley
v Hull 2-6 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-1 WEST, HAM 2-1 0-1 0-2 0-44-1
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH). 2-1 1-0 3-3 1-1 2-2 0-2 1-2 3-3-1-2 Bournemouth 1-3 6-2 2-0 3-6 3-1 BRISTOL IL 1-0 6-3 0-1 1-0 6-2 1-42-1 0-0 2-3 4-1 2-0 3-6 3-1 0-1 2-5
CHARLTON CRYSTAL 4-1 4-0 4-0 1-NEWPORT
4-3 4-7 0-0 0-8 2-2
PALACE
1-6 2-0 1-7 22 Northampton
QUEEN'S P.L. 1-0:2-5·4-32-11-0
READING 1-17-4 3-1 1-0 7-0|
SOUTHEND 6-6 6-3 3-1 6-0 2-2 TORQUAY
2-1
10
• Millwall + Brighton
TM Cardiff
▾ Aldershot
▾ Exeter C.
▾ COVENTRY
▼ Swindon
y Clapton
✓ Luton
✔ Gillingham
1-3 2-2
WATFORD
▾ Bristol C.
0-3 1-1 2-2
0-0 0-1 0-7 THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). 1-3 7-12-21
5-1 3-6 0-2 2-1 BARROW
1-2 0-1 2-1 6-3 1-3 Carlisle
1-2 1-2 3-2 1-1 CHESTER 1-3 2-0 2-2 1-2 CHESTER.
v Wrexham
▼TRANMERE Gateshead
FIELD v Rotherham
v Crowe
DIVISION (NORTH), DONCASTER
1-0 1-2 6-2 2-5-2 HARTLEPOOLS v. Walauli 3-1 2-2 1-0 6-1 1-2)MANSFIELD v Halifix 2-4 1–1 5–0 3–1 2–2 NEW
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1-3-2 2-1 0-3 1—3—4—1—ï-2-0-2---
BRIGHTON
Rochdale
3-1 0-0 2-0 4-2 Southport 1-2 2-2-2-5 4-2 York
3-2 1-4 4-2 1-5 0-1 2-4 4-1 0-0 0-1 2-1
{-1 3-1 0-1 5-2 2-4
1-2 0-4 1-3
0-2 1-2 3-0 Airdrie, 2-11-2 3-1 Ayr
0-1.5-2 2-5 CELTIC
Accrington v-LINCOLN.
♥ STOCKPORT
Y DARLINGTON
SCOTTISH LEAGUE (FIRST DIVISION)
8-8 0-0 6-1 1-0 DUNDEE
2-1 2-2 4-0 3-1 Dunfermline 3-1 1-0 1-3 2-2 Falkirk 0-1 3-1 2-4 2-0 HIBERNIAN
1-2 1-5 2-1 Alolherwell
0-52-PARTICK
2-1 1-3
v BT. JOHNSTONE
HAMILTON Hearts
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▾ CLYDE
▾ ABERDEEN
v Kilmarnock
V. RANGERS
THISTLE ▾ Albion
2-5 1-0 1-2 ST. MIRIZEN
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