THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER
28,
1938.
INJURY TO STEVENS GIVES RADIOMEN TAKE COUPLE
CLUB FIFTEEN
CHANCE TOWIN
Rousing Rugger Match At Valley On Saturday
(By "Fly-Hair")'
In a rousing game of rugger played at Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon the Club defeated a Navy team by 18 points (five trios and a dropped penalty goal) to 15 points (three tries and two penalty goal). Both teams were under-strength.
Interest in the game never lagged and it was anybody's match till the final whistle was blown, to even was the scoring. Scores were made by each team in turn except on one occasion when Navy acored a try and a penalty goal in succession.
Several changes were made to the teams originally announced, Grieve, being available, was played at inside three and MacGrath went back to hin usual position at full-back.
Club-profited by mistakes
the made by the Navy bucks whose handling and passing were erratic, Grieve or Bidwell generally initiated the Club's scores by cleverly break- ing through.
verted. Grieve replied for Club and Carey failed to improve. Next Witherden kicked a penalty goal for the Navy to regain the lead. Hender son equalised for Club, Carey again falling with the kick. Kelly, the Navy right wing three-quarter, com- pleted a good back movement by scoring at the corner flag.
"PIP Robinson, on third base, reaching for a high one. She is one in the second half, Club soon of the girls in the American softball touring team to play in Hongkong equalised by another unconverted on Wednesday against the leaning mais players of the Colony. try wide of the posts. Navy came
Both packs gave a rousing display
back strongly with an unconvertedi with honours gʊmų to the Navy oigat for obtaining a monopoly of the baitry scored by Walters and a penalty in set scrums, and to the Club men 20al kleked by Witherden.
for their pay in the loose. B. O. This was the one and only time Deane, who was making a come that either side held such a big lead buck, featured in some good back-and it looked as if Navy were to ing up.
cute off winners,
TALBOT WATCHED
SCALES TURNED
The Navy's monopoly of the ball However, the injury to Stevens In 10 gm scrums was often ren-occurred at this point and with) dered weltas by quick tackling of Pumphrey going to full-back from Tabol by Hineerson and the Club the pack, the Club backs saw more wing forwards. Despite the constant of the ball. Bidwell levelled the action paid to tum, Taibot played scores by an unconverted a good game during which he took mast on time lenderson scored a time to give Club the lead.
try. A-
advantage of any opening to break ve falled with an easy kick.
through
towed by a Su-yard spr.nt. In #
Club.-W. M. MacGrath; D. I.
SCHOOL CRICKET
TEAMS ENGAGED
OVER WEEK-END
University Strengthened By Several Newcomers
Arsenal Held To
Draw In Paris
Parls, Nov. 27.
The ninth annual football match played here to-day be- tween the Racing Club of Paris and the Arsenal resulted
in a draw of 1-1. Both goals
were scored in the first half.- Reuter,
Chess
OLD GUARD OCCUPIES
MORE POINTS BY BEATING POLICE
ONE-SIDED ENCOUNTER IN H.K.H.A. TOURNEY
(By "The Pilgrim")
In a Hongkong Hockey Association Tourna- ment game at Mongkok yesterday morning, Radio and Postal Sports Club gained a decisive victory of 5-0 over the Police "B",
Though the game was inclined to be scrappy, Radio took the offensive and quickly settled down to some constructive hockey. Joe Tavares, at outside right, was given overy opportunity of using his speed and he fed the inside forwarda with a number of well-
G. Singh, obtained two early goals.
BACK SEAT judged centres from which Awtar Singh, at centre-forward and
Youngsters Win Tournament
Amsterdam, Nov. 28. After tour adjourned games had been finished on Saturday night (Dr. Alekhine resigning his game against Fine, Capablanca drawing his games against Rechevaky and Keres, whilst the game Keres v. Alekhine Ikewise ended in a draw), the fourteenth and last round of the Avro Chess Tournament was played here yester- day,
Dr. Euwe won against Capablanca, while the other three gomes, Kercs v. Fine, Alekhine v. Botwinnik, and Flohr v. Reshevsky were drawn.
The Anal score shows the 22-years- ola Estonun, Keres, and the Ameri- can, Reuben Fine, as winners with 8% po.nis cach, the Soviet champion, Botwinn.k, holding third place with 7% points, and the world champion, Aleknine, and the former
world champlon, Dr. Euwe, and the young American, Reshevsky, titing for fourth place with seven points cach, The ex-world champion, Capa- blanca, with six ponts, had to be Bausted Wah seventh place, while the Czech champion, Flohr, who played
below form throughout, brings up the rear with 41⁄2 points.
ALEKHINE DISAPPOINTS
Henderson and Cessford, the Club halves, had a successful afternoon, Bosanquet, IL D. Bidwell (Capt.), during which their understanding W. E. Greve, C. J. Powell; F. Casa- was seldom at variance. Henderson ford, J. H. Henderson; T. H. Pratt, further enhanced his chances of G. 3. P. Carey, H. W. E. Heath, C. place in the Club team by an all-Burton, K. C. Moodie, B. O'M. round display in which he scored Deane, A. J. G. Taylor and W. B.
With so many cricketers engaged in the Combined Manoeuvres two good tries. The Brst one was Richardson, the result of good backing up, fol- Royal Navy Pay Li. Stevens over the week-end, there were very few inter-club matches on
only won three, the (Kent), Capt.; Lt. Waiters (Olympus), Saturday. As a result, school teams were given the oppportunity second he saw a gap and went | Li Skelton (Grampus), Lt. Ram of meeting scratch club teams; St. Joseph's were entertained by through to touch down under the (Duchess), Ldg. Sea. Kelly (Med- the Police; the D.B.S. by the Civil Service C.C.; La Salle by the post. So quick was his decision way); Surg. Lt. Ellis (Medway), Lt. Club de Recreio; and the C.B.S. by the Hongkong C.C. taken that he had scored before the Talbot
(Otus); Lt. Anderson had realised what had hop-
(Olympus),
Duncan), L. Bodington (Rover), The ascendancy by bat over ball Lt. Northey (Diana), Lt. Pumphrey was very pronounced, high
Jors:tshire), Pay Mid. Young being made in almost every match. Dorsetshire), LL Darling (Rover) At the Civil Service, where the DB.S. and Sig. Knight (Medway).
The Navy wings were seldom in possession of the ball but what little was asked of them to do was credit- ably done. Walters had hard luck! more than once when he was thrown: into touch when not far from the goal-line.
A NEWCOMER
Bosanquet, a newcomer to "local rugby circles, has not yet settled town, but once he dots, he should do well. Powell played a strong game on the Club right wing al- though he saw too little of the ball.
the best Navy Ls, Stevens Was back #
unfortunate
and
WAS Very
Mir. Gr. Witherden
FUSILIERS LOSE TO COMBINED FIFTEEN
scores
won handsomely, 336 runs were made during the afternoon, and at the Police R.C. 200 were scored, while at Pokfulam, where University enter-
tained the Indian R.C. Juniors, 287 runs were made for the loss of eight wickets.
that he was injured and had to leave A combined Club and Navy team Tam,
the
feld as a result of colliding with) beat the Lancashire Fusillers by ten day, aging by his display on i
case with
Batsmen had the upper hand com- pletely in the University v. I.R.C. game. Thanks K. E. Tam and W. S. Gegg, two Freshmen who made 52 and 50 respectively, the under- graduates were able to declare at 155 for three wickets. A left-hander,
Satur I make a lot of runs in
Jocal Heath, the Club forward. The lat-points (a dropped goal, a penalty Junior erleket. He watches the ball ter had also to be assisted off but goal and a try? to eight points (a very carefully and, as so often the left-hander, he is very returned after receiving attention, goal and a try) after a very oven
severe with anything on the leg-side. again.
It not expected that Steven's men, put up a very plucky per- Gegg gave several chances In his Injury will keep him out of the formance in which team work was lanings of 50. While not so solid in game,
more in evidenco than Individual his defence on Tom, he can bit when Navy started off at cracking efforts.
the mood moves him. pace and were soon rewarded for J. Hutchison made a reappearance from M. I. Razack, he hit four fourn Blinging the ball about by a
Wilkinson (LL), the young Lan- try on the rugby field after an absence and a two. He has a tendency to cashire,bowler, who took five wickets scored by Talbot. It was not con- of one season. At stand-off half for edge away from the ball pitched on for len runs for the 31.0.0. tourists
the leg stump. and when this is
Slate on corrected he will prove one of the against the Orange Free
Baturday. best bats at the University.
Stevens Telurned but soon went off std Fusiliers, flelding only 14) Ho is from Malava"
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DISTINCT ACQUISITIONS
Tam and Cegg are distinct acquist tions to the University where cricket these days is having a very lean period Indeed.
stoppage would have been entirely justified.
Of the Varsity bowlers, C. H. Tech, the Captain, and K. L. Ng were the
As the Indian bowling held no most impressive, although it was Cr terrors for the undergraduates, su Matthews who was the most success-
the University bowling failed 1ful.
rouble the Indians' opening pair, H.
T. Barma and M. Razack, who put up 80 for the first wicket. Of this, Razack had 60 in a splendid knock which, f
if somewhat streaky," соли tained several beautiful cuts ond pulla. Barma was more sedate, but in trying to force the pace later in the innings he got himself out after
31.
scoring
Three more Indian wickets fell be- fore stumps were drawn, but only because the batsmen had been instructed to hit out as there was just a bare chance of collecting the runs. The light was very poor in the Jast 20 minutes of play, and an earlier
the Club-Navy team on Saturday, he excelled and his dropped goal was a masterpiece.
Van Leeuwen and Wilson both played hard games and had some together. Dalziel and movements King were to the fore in all Club. Navy forward rushes.
Leading Individual
Performances
The following were the best in- dividual performances:
BATTING
C. Fops (Polico) v. St. Joseph's 67 F. J. Lay (D.B.8.) v. C.8.0.0. 89 M. "L Rasack (I.R.C.) 7.
69 University
D. Crary (D.B.8.) v. 0.8.0.C. 55*
53 A. E. Perry (C.8.C.C.) v. D.B.S. G. Gossno
Sullo) Recreio 2nd XI.....
5年 Forrest Joseph
58
J.
K K. Tam (University) v.
1.R.C. 2nd XI
Y. 0.0.0. Cpl. Tader (E.E.)
2nd XI W. 5. Gegg (University)
L.R.O. And XI
SL (Pollos) V.
King opened the scoring with a penalty goal. Skelton repiled for the Fusillers with airy which was then not
converted. Hutchison dropped a well-taken goal to put the Club-Navy in the load which was urther increased by a try scored by Van Leeuwen. The Fusiliers 10- A. V. Cosano (Beorgia, End 23). duced the deficit by a try scored byv. La Kalla Stobbs and converted by Keane.
(Continued on Page,
Ai C. Beck (HK.00, înă XI).
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backs were In the second half, Radio main- Radio
never really tained pressure and, in spile of troubled. Kaine retaliation the part of The Palice
туда attack
weak, Byrne and Chenan Singh in the though Moss and Pennell made Police defence, further goals were strenuous efforts to record a goal to added by Awtar Singh, G. Singh and no avall. The defence was best G. Singh was the pick of the served by Byme at left back and Guest. forwards,
Jessop in goal. The custodian in fact showed clever anticipation in saving many good shots.
M. Singh, at left half, gave a creditable performance with his
The game was never very intercal- reverse stick tackling. Kitchell and ing, the winners being far superior Hassan, the remaining halves, were in all departments. the most prominent and gave full Sgt. Mettom and Sgt. Dawson had support to the forward line. The charge of the game.
CHAMPIONS NARROWLY BEAT H.K. LADIES IN CAER CLARK CUP TIE
On their own ground at King's Park on Saturday, the “y” Lad'es, champions of the Caer Clark Cup Competition, defeated the Hongkong Ladies by 1-0 in a rather scrappy game,
on
Enthusiasm in the closing stages, Mrs. Lunion was well-set for a however, compensated for a certain clearance when Miss Swen ob lack of the finer points of hockey [structed her view and Mrs. Burnett, shown almost throughout.
scizing the opportunity, nipped in
defence, but
The champions had the sounder to tap the ball over the line.
The
attack In the first half the
Hongkong Ladies' Hongkong Ladies showed more op-
thereafter were rarely allowed in circle, due to the splendid portunism in attack, Miss M. Smalley the and Miss Simpson combining well co-operation of Miss A. Fowler and Mrs. Burke, the backs. Mrs. the right flank. Miss Greig made
Williams, at left half, wa most alome clever openings but was un-
fortunate in being hurt during the prominent with her tackling and
distribution of the ball. first 28 minutes of play,
The champions as a combination The Hongkong well and had the champions' attack were superior in the second half flustered on many occasions. Miss and were well worth their victory, Swan, at right back, time and again though it was only by a solitary broite up the Bockler-Westcott com- goal. bination, and Miss Pope, in the pivotal position, assisted by Mrs. Dalziel on her right, put in some fine constructive work.
Of the two winners, Keres, though he did not lose a single game, other cleven ending in draws, whereas Fine won six, lost three and drew ave, his best performance being his two win against Alekhing who disappointed his many bum.rers by winn.ng only three games in 14 rounds.
The ex-world champion, Dr. Euwe, showed himself to be enurely off form in the first half of the tourn- omen, losing no lesa than Iour games, but he made a remarkablo recovery in the stcond half when, of seven games, he won three, and drew Lour.
defence
played
BETTER UNDERSTANDING Within five minutes of the second half-after positional changes were made between Mr. Burnett on the ... Another former world champion, right wing and Miss Bradbury &t
Capablanca,
also somewbai rentre-forward-the "y" forwards a better exhibition, revealing feeble as he lost four games outright Have
mare understanding of one and won only two.
туде
bition another's
Seaforths Overcome C.B.A. Team
By the odd goal in three, the Sea
Park on well-thought-out forth Ladies at King's
play. Several On the whole, however, there was moves by both wings--beginning Saturday defeated the C.B.A. Ladies not much to choose between the mainly from the centre where Miss in the Brawn Cup Tournament after players as there was only a margin M. McCaw was outstanding-were a hard-fought game. of one and half points separating seen. the six leading players. —— Trans- Ocean.
Early on Misa E. Woolley was scen The goal was scored off a centre in full cry for goal but she was soon by Miss Bradbury.
(Continued on Page 9.)
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