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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 9, 1939.
ROYAL SCOTS PLAY SEVENTH NAVY DEFEAT ARMY IN
DRAWN TIE IN LOCAL SOCCER KWONG WAH
WAH MADE TO SHARE HONOURS
(By "Abe")
There is a certain quality in the football of the Royal Scots which defies description. It comes to the surface when least expected-usually when defeat for the Scots! appears imminent-and at the last moment enables the team to snatch a point from bewildered opponents.
The Scuts match against Kwong
the Scots to Efforts made by Wah in the First Division of the equalise were not aided by the fact Football League, played at Kowinon that Allen, at Inside left, was in- yesterday afternoon, was a case injured and had to be assisted of the point. Outplayed by the Chinese for three quarters of the match, the Scots suddenly became revitalised and, facing a two-ni) score, managed to share the honours.
eld; and though he returned abortly before half-time, he was not effective as he had been before.
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In the second half, Cheuk Shek- kum increased the lend for Kwong Out of 12 matches which they have Wah, but nevertheless the Scots were played in the League to date, the not discouraged. They took play Itoyal Scots have now drawn seven,
into Kwong Wah territory and It two having been won and three lost.
was from a corner that Proctor re- While admitting that Kwong Wah duced the lead with a nice header. were somewhat unlucky in having Encouraged by this goal, the Scots ¦ to share the two points at stake, one had a short period of ascendancy, can also say that in a way they { during which they equalised, through brought this upon themselves, There Hosnick, wus
doubt regarding: their
no
superiority throughout the first half Exchanges became very exciting and the majority of the second; but as both teams made strenuous efforts the winning goal. The when they were over-running the to score Scots, they should have found the Chinese had their chances, but miss- net more than twice, Had theyed them and the final whistle came seized all the opportunities which | with each side claiming point. came their way, they would have piled up a lead which would have placed them in an unssailable posi- tion,
Teams:
Kwong Wah-Lee Kwok-kee; Hau Yung-sang, Chung Fai-lam; Chung Wing. Yeung Tse-tsong. Wong Wah- gay: Leung Bing-kam, Chin Chi-fun, Chouk Shek-kun, Chow Man-chi and Wong King-cheung.
LEAD INSUFFICIENT As it was, their two-goal fend did not prove suffleient when the Scots staged their magiflrent recovery, Their lead was wiped off in quick time by Proctor and Hossack, and at one stage they were even in danger Munro, Fleming, Hossack, Allen and of defeat. Fortunately for them tolmes.
they succeeded in steadying down
and in the last minute of the game might have snatched a victory when Leung Bing-kam was presented with an opportunily of shooting. ever, be wasted it and the chance did not come again.
manner;
How-
Better football was provided by the Chinese, whose attacking move- ments were always well-conceived, They were also tur more impressive in their midfeld play when the ball was swung about in an entertaining but they did not always Snish well, far too many storing op portunities being friltered away.
The defenders were in fine form, and were never harried by the Scots attack. Yeung Tae-tsong, the Kwong Wah centre-balf, was a tower of
trength and outshone
even Proctor, who was given a strenuous time by the nippy work of the opposing for wards, among whom Wong King-
Royal Scots.-Duncan; Fraser, Mc- Donald; Adamson, Proctor, Clarke;
£40,000 OFFER TO BUY CLUB
London, Dec. 15. Cardiff City directors last night refused a £40,030 offer from Mr. H. II. Merrett, a man, to buy up all or
South Wales sports- club shares..
part of the
Mr. Merrett also stated that if the deal went through he would spend £20,000 on players and improve the ground facilities at Ninian Park,
Cardiff City shares at the moment
That softball has beconte one of the most popular sports in the Co- lony is evidenced here, The game certainly is not lacking in spectators. -Photo by Jaffer.
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PROPOSALS LAST FIXTURE FOR DAVIS OF TOURNAMENT
CUP PLAY
Made By European
Zone Committee
Cologne, Jan. 8,
The European Zone Davis Cup
INTERESTING RUGGER
AT CAUSEWAY BAY
(By "Fly-Half"}
Committee. meeting here to-day On Saturday afternoon the Navy defeated tho under the chairmanship of its re- Army by 14 points (a goal and three tries) to nil
sident, M. Pierre Gillou, decided to
muice several important propusals to in the last match of the Triangular Rugby the International Tennis Federation Tournament at Causeway Bay.
regarding the system of holding
European Zone matches.
tournament should be Conßned four rounds Instead of fve.
The winners held an advantage scored well out. Elliot failed with The first proposal Was that the behind the serum where the backs, the attempt to convert. Not long despite the wet ball, handled ex-after this Askwith, by an amazing tremely well. The Army forwards, run of half the length of the field, especially Berry and Crawford,. did scored just wide of the posts. Elliot It was furthermore proposed that well, the former figuring in many hnd no difficulty in adding extra natlong which possessed strong teams forward rushes.
points. For a perlod play was fairly in the previous year should be "seeded" white those which
Rain had rendered the ground even, both sides using the boot and
The match between rush method of piny. eliminated in the first round should rather sodden, not be permitted to compete in the the two Club teams, which was Triangular following year if their inclusion played prior would make more than four rounds Tournament matel, had stlered the a bit. The state of the pltch up necessary.-Trans-Ocean,
ground sulted the Army, as fast back play was more or less out of the question.
BEST RACEHORSE IN
THE WORLD
Merit Of British Bloodstock
By Robin Goodfellow (Captain Eric Rickman)
London, Dec. 7. Lord Rosebery strongly opposed attempts which, he said, were being made to admit impure strains to the English Stud Book when he spoke last night at the annual meeting of the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, of which he is Chairman.
The General Stud Book was first complied and issued in 1701 by an ancestor of its present compilers and publishers, Messrs.
The meeting was held at New French breeders, he added, had re- market after the conclusion of thecently joined American breeders in sales for the day.
English Stud advocating that the Book should be opened to certain blood which is ineligible, because the pedigrees of a number of French rnce-horses тель
to-day contain come American blood. The horses and mares
Lord Rosebery in Vol. I, and one or two mares re-
recalled the fact corded for the first time in Vol. II. that nearly 200 years ago about 70 liave formed the sole ancestors of horses and a dozen mares were im- the British thoroughbred, with theported into North America by British exception of a few lines of North American and Australian'" "blood, which were admitted under certain
cheung, the outside left, was always are worth between 59. and 6s. Mr. conditions in 1890.
a source of trouble.
TACTICS FAILED
In contrast with the Chinese, the Scots played the close-passing game, but these tactics falled and little progress was made. The Scots also had their chances of scoring in the Brst half, but faulty shooting nulli- fted some good midfield efforts.
The game opened in a manner which suggested that the Kwong Woh were by far the better team, At least, they were playing very at- tractive football and fully deserved the lead which Chin Chi-fun gave when he met a corner kick arst-time to send the ball into the
them
Scots' net.
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COULD NOT BE TRACED
Australian Retains His Golf Title
were
Manila, Jan. 8.
to the
Crawford captained the Army side in the absence of Cuthbertson through injury. Cuthbertson, it is understand, is still suffering from the effects of a wrenched knee and daranged ankle received in the game #gainst the Club a fortnight ago
Another nisentee through injury was dit. Sea. Romans, of the Navy. He had injured his knee whilst play- ing for M.S. Eagle against the Club last Wednesday.
GOOD FORWARDS
The Navy forwards were collec- tively equally as good as their Opponents, whilst such players an Berry, Crawford and
were loose.
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Then half way through the second period. Talbot sent Elliot away on blind side to score well out. completed the Navy scoring with a Witherden failed to convert, Skelton try which resulted from a "three" movement.
At the conclusion of the game, H.E. miral Sir Percy Noble presented the the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Ad- Triangular Tournament Cup to Lt. Ellut, the captain of the Navy team.
Teams:
Cpl. Pratt (Seatbrihs), Lt. Hook (8th Army Lt. Lomax, (8th Heavy); Heavy), L. Cpl. Boe (Royal Scots), Pte. Ferguson (Middlesex); L. Sgt. Lang (R.A.O.C.); Cpl. Neaton (Royal Scola); L. Sgt. Page (5th And-Air- craft), Lt. Crawford (Signals), Cap- tain, Lt. D'Oyly (Royal Scots); Gnr. Evans (5th Anti-Aircraft), Pt.
Berry (Middlesex); Pte. Richardson (Sea-
The Australian golfer, Norman von always prominent in the Vida, successfully defended his title Navy forwards were superior in the forth), L. Cpl. Sutherland (Royal in the Philippine Open Golf Cham-line-cuts and their backing up was Scots), Spr. Appely (Royal En- pionship to-day with an aggregate of splendid, Darling, Ogle and Wither-gineers). Reserves, L. Sgt. Marshall den were up with the play on most (Royal Scots), Sgt. Black (Royal occasions.
202.
He won US.$2,000 of the prize Talbot excelled at scrum-half for money.
the Navy despite the fact that be- Two Japanese golfers, Selaut Chin cause of the state of the ground, the dokuzo Asami, tied for second place with 204 cach
Amongst those taking part in the tournament was John Montague, the "rake and shovel" American golfer.
-United Press.
WEEK-END FOOTBALL RESULTS
Club Kowloon
FIRST DIVISION
0 Middlesex
2. Eastern
3
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2 'Middlesex
1
Navy
4
2 Royal Scots
2
SECOND
DIVISION
3 Enstern
Kowloon Pollec Engineers Kwong Wah South China
THIRD Electric 15th. Bde,
S
7
5th. Bde,
R.A.O.C. Royal Scots
2 St. Joseph's DIVISION "A"
4 South Chinn
F.W.D. Royal Scots
130th Bty. R.A. +Engineers (C)
Kit Chee
+ Postponed-ground unit,
THIRD DIVISION "B"
R.A.S.C. Stanley
2 Kumaons University
4 Powhattan
0 R.AF.
12 Stonecutters W/T 0 Engineers (E) 0
3 24th Bly. Signals
Medicals
ASA
Postpound.
Scots), Spr. Pike (Royal Engineers).
Navy Pay Lt. Stevens (H.M.S. Kent); Ldg. Tel. Kelly (Kent), P. O. ball was very slow in being heeled. Askwith (Dainty), Lt. Skelton (Med- Both inside threes in the Navy team way), Pay Mid. Hankin (Kent); Lt. played cleverly and showed good Ellos (Eagle), Capt., Lt. Talbot understanding with each other's play. (Medway); Ldg. Sca, Romans Navy backs carried out time and Lt. Boddington (Medway), P. 0 An effective movement which the (Engie), Mr. Witherdon (Duncan), again was that of an inside three King (Tamar). Lt. Darling (Med- dashing in and taking the ball ba-way), Lt. Ogle (Medway), LL. Gelf- tween the scrum-half and the stand- jad.
fithe (Medway), Sub. It Hain This made it difficult for the (Eagle). Army stand-off to know which man to take.
Askwith's forceful running was Loncengain much in evidence.
CLUB SIDES MEET
Prior to the T.T. match, two Club Stevens, at full-bnek for the Navy, sides met. The result was a draw was faultless. Lomax, the Army of six points each. Walkden, former full-back, played a very sound game Club captain, made his first uppear- and under the conditions his hand- ling was perfect.
Boe and Hook were the plek of the Army backs.
NAVY SCORE
Navy were not long in making a
the
ance in Saturday fixtures for leave a week ago. His packing with season. He had just returned from
Peers in the second row appeared to be successful.
Hutchison played a good game at score as within 10 minutes Hankin stand-off half for colours.
Too Much
Importance
Attached To Toss In Cricket
Test Matches
The importance of winning the toss in cricket is raised once again-this time by Don Bradman, who, talking over the radio recently, ruefully remarked that he had called "heads" four times in the Tests in England, and four times seen Hammond's coin come down "tails."
They were indiscriminately mated | Police and when, in 1868, the first volume Kwong Wah SIRED DERBY WINNERS
of the American Stud Book was pub-club If the Cardif City board had ac- cepted it would have meant a total mitted at that time is represented by
The principal American strain ad-lished considerably more than half the animals entered could not be outlay of £40,000.
traced in the numerous descendants of Orby,
their respective
female The directors held a four-hour who won the Derby in 1907 and sired lines to individuals Imported from meeting before reaching a decision.
Great Britain. erby winner in Grand Parade. Then they issued the following state- ment:
it was realised that this ex-who came from the United States to Lord Rosebery said that Foxhall, "We have considered Mr. ception had enabled some American Merrett's offer but have decided not horses and mares who were far from witch, and Ascot Gold Cup in 1881 win the Cambridgeshire, Cesare- to accept it."
being thoroughbred to be admitted Mr. Merrett, who had waited on to the English Stud Book.
and 1882, traced back to American the result of the meelion, said: "I Lord
cart-horses. Rosebery reminded the am amazed, I have never been so treated
that
1913 Messrs. British thoroughbred," he declared, "There is nothing wrong with the in my think it a public duty that Cardif the Jockey Club that "no horse or
Weatherby adopted the suggestion of It may have its ups and downs, but City should be placed in a strong mare can after this date be con- position. I hope the followers of the cidered cligible for admission to the ently the best
in the long run it is still pre-emin- racehorse in the club will support me."
| General Stud Book unless it can be world."
traced without flaw on both sire's Lord Rosebery sald that he had and dam's side of its pedigree to not found one single reason why I horses and mares already accepted would be advantageous to admit in the earlier volumes of the Book," pure and untraced strains to the
That represents the definition of English Stud Book. thoughbred in this country, and, of The Stud Book is a record of pure course, the great majority of horses blood and not of performance, as I Tunning under Jockey Club rules was reminded when I expressed re- conform to it.
Het after Quashed had won the
The Junior championship Oaks and the Ascot Gold Cup that neither the nor her descendants Royal Hongkong Golf Club was behim making a fifth wrong call was of cards for a stake. The gambler The only thing which prevented, same when it comes to cutting a pack could ever gain a place in it.
gun on the old course nt. Fanling The purity of the Stud Book is yesterday. The first 10 who qualifyanchester's rain, specially provided always offers his rival first cut. worth defending so long as the for the match play stages are C. H. for the occasion. British thoroughbred maintains his Burton, J. W. Mayhew, N. K. Little-
In the case of a coin spla it should pre-eminent reputation.
John 82, W. W. C. Shewan 83, H. N. coinspinning in affairs of such ter- but the odds against either, as Brad- Of course, this whole matter of be even money on "heada" or "tails," That repulation-and the true Williamson 05, J. L. C. Pearce, T. J. rifle Importance as Test matches is value of the Stud Book--dependa
man will say, seem Price 86, C. M. Stark 87, C. D. N. ridiculous. Cricket is
greater. One the future polley of British breeders Walker, J. Forbes, E. Faggiano 88, much at the mercy of the weather. a run of "tails"
already too can have a sequence of "heads," or and the wise direction of the general. M. Wylie 80, R. M. Henderson, T. An hour or two of rain car ruin a
and that's why system of racing to which their R. Waters 90, J. Harrop. J. S side's chances, says Geoffrey Simp- by such a method.
Test cricket should not be decided eilots are adapted.
Dunnett 01.
Other scores.-F. C. Young, T.
son In the Daily Mall. Megarry 93, C. W. E. Bishop, A
I shall be told that batting and That cricket cannot help, but bowling win Test matches, which is Nicol, H. M. Wood, J. Petrie 94. when, in 19 matches out of 20, the true. But you cannot get away from advantage is with the team batting the fact that when sides possessed of frat, why leave the batting order to such batting strength or England and. a copper coin? Or a silver one, If Australia moet on a good wicket, the side winning the toss has a powerful advantage.
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carnestly hope," Lord Rosebery nald, "that no one will ever induce Messrs. Weatherby to alter this
rule."
TWO MATCHES DECIDED IN HONGKONG HOCKEY ASSOCIATION TOURNEY
Two matches were decided yesterday in the Hongkong Hockey Association Tournament, the C.B.A. beating the Police "A" at Boundary Street and the Club de Recreio overcoming Police "B" on the same ground. *-**
GOLF AT FANLING
of thei
trate the defence, and when the ball was moved over to the other end you like. S. Fowler and G. Fowler were seen in a nice movement which ended in the latter scoring,
This proved to be the winning goal.
RECREIO DEFEAT POLICE "B"
were
If Bradman wants a remedy, this is : Let the team winning the toss In the opening Test have frst knock. After that there should not be any coln spinning. The other side should bat first in the next game ... and so on, alternately.
CHAPMAN'S LUCK
The one England captain who seemed able to beat the odds which, somehow or other; are against the "caller" was A. P. F. Chapman. When he WER in Australla ho Even this
arrangement would "named it right three times, and mean that the captain winning the England won the series. toss at the start of the series would guarantee his team first use of the wicket in three five matches--and surely that is suficient advantage?
"CALLS" PREFERRED
But Chapman has a reputation for luck in this matter. When he was regularly enptaining Kent rival skip- pers referred darkly to Percy's abominable luck. Up would go his coln, and down it would come in the required manner.
Well-Chapman's secret, it secret
Starting with only ten men, the from being further in arrears. King Police "A" were hard-pressed, but made some fine Interceptions in the de Rectelo beat Pollco "B" by three In the other game of the day, Club they soon sollled down and took the course of a fierce Police attack. lead when Fauja Singh, the outside The Police held their slender lead definitely the better team and as
goals to nil. The winneri right, seizing upon a rebound, best up to five minutes from the interval. result the game was rather one-sided.usually with the man with the coin. It is a curious thing about "tossing J. J. King.
A short corner" was awarded the
for chefco" that the advantage is
stage. Though the C.B.A, were anen scored the equaliser.
The Portuguese led one-all at half-And in Test cricket the rule is for it can be called, is that his lucky in several nice movements, they were unable to and the net for forks with a full side and ribjected, the Recreio forward, put on the mac Do you know that gamblers prefer portion of pudding the dug out a
On resumption the Police played Fonseca In the second period, the
to call
ding. It was Christmas In Austra Asa al period, and only the splendid work of CB,4° conf?ƒ0 ¥4, inteenyous Ime: netted fwps
pressure and
lin, and when Chapmans forkend, hlad beraren the Paolosseo the Hordvik Bay we immediate some thale oponent to call the golden hall-ove
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FB Exchanges were very even at the ICA.A. und from this, George Fowler time, through a goal scored by the home captain to tots; the visitor coin came out of a Christmas pudi
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