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January 21, 1939.
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NANCY
OH, THERE'S EMMA-- I MUST TELL HER
ABOUT ALL THE
SWELL GIFTS
I GOT!
HELLO, NANCY!
WHAT DID YOU GET FOR CHRISTMAS?
By Ernie Bushmiller
-ER-- I DIDN'T GET ANYTHING FOR CHRISTMAS 'BUT I DON'T CARE-- GIFTS
IS SILLY ANYHOW!
DEC-27
WAS
Splendid Rugby Promised On Club Ground
Lai Wah Cup Matches HOCKEY TEAMS International Games In
Chief Interest In Football Programme
(By "Abo")
FOR TO-DAY
The following will represent the C.B.A. Ladies in their Caer Clark Cup and Brawn Cup hockey matches against the Hongkong Ladies and Recrelo "A" respectively to-day:
P.
Against Hongkong Ladies on CBA. round at 245 p.m.-D. Moss; Whitley, P. Everest; M. Parsons, 1. M. White, M. Booker and J.
Iwo Lai Wah Cup matches. One, between the Civilians and
the. Booker; D. Hunt, B.
Chief interest in local soccer over the week-end will be the
Army, will be played this afternoon on the Kowloon F.C. ground, ground at 3 p.m.-P. MacFayden; L. and the other, between the Chinese and Navy, will be decided to morrow on the Club ground.
p.m.
week.
Nature Of Colony
Trial For
Interport
(By "Fly-Half").
This afternoon, the winners of the first round of the Against Recreio "A" on Recreio International Rugby Tournament-England and Scotland Dunn, V. Beaumont; Webb, C.-will meet in what promises to be a very exciting match. This game, which will start at 4 p.m., will be preceded by a struggle between the losers in last week's series, Wales and Ireland, who will do their utmost to avoid the wooden spoon.
Bone, N. Duckworth; E. Hunt, Crawford, E. Woolley, K. Winch and B. Louis.
Teams:
defence.
Both matches will start si 3.30, not be strong enough if the military
forwards get going. In to-day's match, two Army players, Watson and Grogan, of the
CHINESE WEAKENED Unfortunately for the Chinese, the (Police), Bliss (Kowloon), Honniball (Police), Ulrich (Kowloon); North Middlesex Regiment, who have been South China A.A. footballers who (Kowloon); turning out in many representative toured Saigon have not been able to (Kowloon), Fowler (Club), Howlett give of
Pile (Police). Jorge matches during their stay in the return in time to take the field (Polles) and Riertsen (Kowloon).
An incentive for the players to their tussles and should both hold Colony, will be playing for the last
their best will be the their own. Hutchison, n keen agninst
the Navy to-morrow, But
presence of the Selectors England next nece proceeding to the Chinese have so many players man (Kowloon), Brittain (Pollec), February 11, The Selectors, after Both teams are strong in attack with Reserves Aitken (Police), East-Colony side to play All-Moinya on watch on the long-striding Lang. for the tackler, will have to keep a careful from whom to choose that they have W. Knox and Moss, Both are great favourites with the had no dificulty crowd and there is little doubt that gether an eleven, who will give the Sheehan; Winstanley, Proctor and Probables trial game, after whleb tage from their wing threes who are
the afternoon's games, will pick acknowledged weakness in assembling to 111
Army. Hartley: Watson
play In the Possibles and Neither side will obtain any advan- andinen to they will be missed when they Navy a good run for their money. Wilkinson; Grogan, Courtney, Mun- the Colony team will be picked. One all first-rate men and well-matched. are gone. Their departure will be Lee Wal-tong will lead the side, and ton, Saw and Calvert. a distinct loss to local football. Both amongst those available
might almost term to-day's fixtures would have excellent chances of get-Wing-chlu, Hsu King-shing. Tom Guy, McCullum and
nre Leung
Reserves: Jackson, Fraser, Rides, a preliminary trial, ting into the Hongkong Interpart
Flanders. Kwan-ion
The Woles v. Ireland match, which
England.Lt. Callow (Mcdway); team against Manila If they were form the nucleus of the side.
and Hau Ching-te, who Navy,
Belts, Still; is scheduled to sturt at 2.45 p.m., D. I. Bosanquet (Club), H. D. Bid- available.
Honeywell, Dixon, Fisher; Because some of the ships are strong, Spiller, Hendry. The teams in to-day's game would now away,
should prove to be an equal struggle well (Club) (Captain), P. O. Askwith the Navy
Thoburn with hard going rather than elever
(Dainty), Lt. Walters (Medway); cannot field and Hunt. appear be well-matched, but it their full side; but there are enough
play predominnting. Both
teams
Sgt. Lang (R.A.O.C.), LI will surprise me if the soldiers do of the regular players left to make Yung-sang and Lo Wat-kuen: Soong the Irish back division should add to A. A.), Pte. Berry (Mdsx.), W. E.
Chinese.
Tam Kwan-kon; He show changes from last week's turn- (Medway); Spr. Appeley (RE), K. not get through in spite of the fact them a most difficult team to beat.
out. The inclusion of D. Hynes In W. Salter (Club), Gnr. Evang (6th. that there are a few names in the The teams for the Lai Wah Cup Hsu King-seng: Chan Bing-to, Cheuk Eills's selection. The latter is a neat Lt. D'Oyly (RS.) and J. Redman Ling-shing, Leung Wing-chiu and their attacking powers as also should Peers (Club), Lt. Ogle (Medway), side unfamiliar to followers of senior matches are as follows: soccer. The Civilians' defence will}
Shek-kam, Civilians.--Coles (Club); Parker' Mun-ch! and Hau Ching-to.
Lee Wai-tong, Chow player who possesses a lot of grit.
(Club). WELSH CHANGES The Welsh team shows a change at H. Stewart (Club), W. E. Grleve Scotland, T. Brown (Club); D. full-back where Lewis replaces (Club), L/C. Boe Daires. Hopkins is moved from in- Thomas
(RS.), F. O. side-three to wing-bree, a position (Club), J. R. Henderson (Club); Lt. (Eagle); J. Hutchison in which he is more accustomed to Cuthbertson (RS.) play.
The halves are a new com- Dunnett (Club), K. A. Watson
(Captain),
.s. bination In Lt. Ram and Lt. Chap-
L/C. Sutherland (R.S.), Ple.
to
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A new Staples, who replaces Witherden, the regular Navy player. This would way). A. 3. G. Taylor (Club) and appear to weaken the Welsh chances Lt. Crawford (R.C.S.).
hooker is played in LOUD, FR.S.). Lt. Anderson (Med-
af gaining a monopoly of the ball in Ireland.-M. W. MacGrath (Club); the tight seruins. Stark, the big Hvin Leeuwen (Club). D. Hynes Club forward, is to play in the buck (Club). Surg, L. Ellis (Medway), row. His height should be of ad- L. S. Stend (Eagle); Lt, Polter vantage for the line-outs whilst much (Diana), Lt. Drew-Wilkinson (RS.); should be seen of him in the loose. Ple. Boustend (R.A.0.C.), Lt. Cmdr. The Scottish team shows no Browne (Medway) (Captain), Pte. changes and will have to obtain a Richardson (Seaforths), E. W. Sicut good advantage amongst the forwards i
Sub. (Club), to minimise the strength which Eng-
Let. Hain
(Eagle), land appears to possess behind the John (Medway) and Ldg.-Tel. Swan L/Sgt. Page (59. A.A), L. st. scrum.
The England players for to- (Eagle). day include three new men in com- parison with inst week's team.
STEVENS DROPS OUT Stevens, who is in a class of his own
Wales. Cpl. Lewis (8th Heavy); Bdr. Freer. (8th. Heavy), Gnr. Richards (8th. Heavy), E. R. A. (Duchess), Lt.
as far as full backs are concerned adling (Eagle), H. F. Hopkins
(Club); Lt.
Kam
in this Colony, has dropped out; his Chapman (Medway); A. F. Walkden place is to be taken by Lt. Catlow, (Club) (Captain), who is a newcomer to representative (Eagle), Lt. Griffins (Medway), Bdr. Shipwright Staples rugby here. Bosanquet takes the Bevan (8th. Heavy), Lt. Boddington place of Chadwick,
a fellow Club (Medway), Gar. Hall (8th. Heavy),
player, as outside to Bidwell. He is C. M. Stark (Club) and Bdr. White- an evasive runner with good turn head (0th, Heavy),
speed. Elliott still elects to rest, 150 England are fortunate in huving such a capable substitute in Lang to the stand-off half position. The
In last Satur
latter was outstaland. Salter
day's game against
avaliable for this afternoon's game and should greatly increase Eng land's chances of getting the ball back to the threes. Danger will threaten Scotland every time either Bidwell or Askwith gains possession.
Much will depend on Scotland's back row forwards and halves, for should these players provent the ball from getting out to the English threes,
Four Teams
Vie For Top
Honours
(Continued from Page 12.)
they will have gone a long way to ship is open only to players ollier give their side victory. In Anderson than those who play in and Crawford, Scotland
two
possestea
dashing wing forwards who Division of the league... are generally well up with the
the "A"
play: Incidentally, Crawford is a DETAILS of the championship brother of the Scottish Internation- alist.
Talbot and Henderson will resume
SPORT ADVTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
Annual Race Meeting. 1939, 26th, 27th and 28th February,
1st and 4th March. Entrics for the above will close at 3.00 p.m. on SATURDAY, 218T JANUARY, 1939, at the 2cretary's Ofice, Exchange Building,
By. Order of the Stewarda,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hongkong, 10th January, 1939. OUIL, SPELLING BEE (see pago 9
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programine have yet to be deter- mined by a sub-committee appointed for the task, but one can expect confidently that the schedule previous years will act as guide for the 1838 tournament, and that entries will be invited for men's and doubles as well as doubles, and of course, additionally for women's doubles. Once again every effort will be made to stage da many games as possible neutral courts, and here the warm co-operatiots of clubs will be vital this ideal is to be carried out in its entirety. It is obvious that heaviest University, Talkoo, King's College requests will be made on Recreio, und Kowloon Tong, who boast the best of the Colony's courts, and Is to be sincerely hoped that the It same spontaneous assistance offered in past years will be repeated this
season.
TINDORSING recont sentiments ex- Pressed by my colleague the desirability, almost necessity, of "Spectator," may. I also emphasiso Intending competitors sending in their entries at the earliest possible
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moment, and not to wait so long that time even though it means a poorly extensions have to be offered to in-supported competition. Perhaps the duce players to take part. Every Badminton, Association will assert body who intends to should have made up his or her this year. There is
participate itself, if need be, in this direction mind even by now, and therefore excuse for late entries, and if com- positively no it
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until after the official closing date, lagging behind As "Spectator pointed out what infrequenti noeded is for the organiser of there will be how here's hoping events such as Colony, championships tournament of thrille and One dias record entry and as to refuse to make extematons and to plays surpassing previous championsyöj close the entry lists at the adverited abipal pe