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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 9, 1939.
Badminton
SHANGHAI INTERPORT RUGBY PLAYER AIDS CLUB "A" J.F. Burford Hooks Well Against R. Engineers
(By Fly-Half"}
St. Andrew's Strengthen Position
St. Andrew's "A" consolidated their position at the top of the "B" Division of the Badminton League lost evening when they defeated Kowloon Tong "A" one of their closest rivals, by six sets to three.
St. John's, last year's champlons,
The Royal Engineers were defeated by Club "A" at rugger yesterday evening by 10 points (two goals) to eight points (a goalare keeping within striking distance and a try), Play was scrappy in nature, with infringement of tho rules frequent..
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J. Day, playing his first game inis kace is badly bruised but will be the Colony, was a fively player for all right for Saturday.
Although Lundon's leg Injury Club at stand-off halt. He has powerful swerve which requires a progressing satisfactorily. full tackle to stop. Rutherford Have extremely doubtful whether he will him a good service, but Day's pass-play, Lyle, who was also off for a
defnitely | inst could be improved upon.
spell 1st Saturday, will not be playing against the Colony His knee, which was thrown out of joint, will take some time to heal.
Saturday's game will be broadenst and to help those who do not know the Club ground by detail the broad- casters have kindly issued a plan of play, giving the squares and ratindings.
J. F., Burford, who has been picked to play for the Sannghai team in the Colony in the coming Interport, turn- ed out for Club "A". He hooked very regularly. In the loose much was seen of him.
The visit of the Malayan team and their tactics arem to have had good effect. Yesterday the ball was pas ed from forward to threes and back again in fine style.
Walte played well at stand-off for the Army team, although he found Day hard man to hold. In attack, he started most movements. Picton, on the Engineers' left wing, was the inost forceful wing man on the nekd. Apperly was the pick of the Array pack.
For Club "A" Nelson and Day scured tries whilst Oliphant convert- ed both. Picton and Davidson ob- lained tries for the Royal Engineers, Lewis converted the former's try.
DOUGAL HARPER FIT AGAIN: TO PLAY SATURDAY
On Saturday the Malpayans meet the bent the Colony can turn out, and it would be extremely difficult to forecast the result. Dougal Harper, the visiting captain, is once more ft.
Home Soccor
Aston Villa
Overcome Brentford
Draw Made In
Scottish Cup
London, Feb. 8.
The plan is as follows:
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CLUB
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6 5
8
7
OPEN STAND
RUGBY LEAGUE
GAMES AT HOME
COVERED STAND
London, Feb. 8.
The following matches were play-
ed to-day:
RUGBY LEAGUE
0 Swinton RUGBY LEague cur (FIRST ROUND)
37 Seaton
Wakefield
0
of St. Andrew's "A" as the result of the walk-over given them by Kow- loon Tong "D."
Results:
ST. ANDREW'S BEAT KOWLOON TONG "A"
Peter Lo and J. Tsang (K. Tong) lost to W. C. Choy and F. V. Won!! 10-21; beat W. M. Gillies and A. 6. Brown 21-18: lost to H. Kew and E. F. Finclier 13-21.
J. Chen and F. Taung (K. Tong) lost to Choy and Wong 10-21; beat Gilles and Down 21-38; lost to Kew und Fincher 11-21.
N. A. E. Mackay and Chon (K. Tong) lost to Choy and Wang 12-21; beat Gillies and Brown 21-10; lost to Kew and Fincher 10-21,
WALK-OVER CONCEDED
Kowloon
Tong "E"
walk-over to St. John's.
conceded
CHUNG WAN WIN
On Tuesday evening, Chung Wah defented S. and 5, Home by eight sets to one. Scores:
Grifiths and, Walker (S. and S.) beat W. 11. Choy and F, F. LI 21-18; lost to P. C. Leung and S. II. Boon 8-21; lost to S. C. Llang and C. F. Chiu 14-21.
Cusack and Nicholson (S. and S.) to Choy and Li 16-21; lost to Leung and Boon 13-21; lost to Llang and Chlo 9-21
Manuel and Thorn (S. and S.) lost to Choy and Li 8-21; lost to Loung and Boon 0-21; lost to Liang and Chiu 5-21.
RULES OF SIX-A-SIDE TOURNEY
Entries To Close On March 18
Club
(By "The Pilgrim")
are
reminded
Secretaries that entries for the Six-a-Side Tournament will close on March 18. 7 The Tournament will commence on
Sunday, April 2
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Rangers Liverpool Stanley
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Several matches were played in Clyde the English Football League to-day, i the results being as follows:
Brentford
FIRST DIVISION
3 Aston Villa SECOND DIVISION Nolls Forest • Southampton
TIURD DIVISION (SOUTH)
Brighton
3 Southend SCOTTISH CUP
(2nd Round Replay)
Buckio Thistle 4 Blairgowrie
A Trinity
1 Dundee THIRD ROUND DRAW
The following is the draw of the Third Round to be played February 18:
4 Buckle Thistle v. Third Lanark
Rangers
2 Dunfermline
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Motherwell
Hearta
Falkirk
v. Clyde
v. Alloa
v. 64. Mirren
v. Celtic
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Fur those who do not know tiem, I am giving the rules below:
The game shall be played with the usial rules of hockey with the fol- lowing exceptions:
1. The teams shall consist of six (6) players each, the formation of the team being entirely optional, e.. goal-keeper, two backs and three forwards, or kicking back, wo halves and three forwards, or any other arrangement desired,
2. The duration of the game shall be two periods of six minutes cach. with no interval, not more than one goal- minute being allowed for v. Aberücen
keepers to
to change ends. The Anal Hibernian and Queen O'South re-
shall two periods of 10 minutes
be into ceive bycs
fourth
round.ench with three minutes interval. Reuter.
3. Penalty bullies shall
not bo awarded under any circumstances.
4. The usuni off-side rules shall apply with the substitution of two
for opponents
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6. The winners shall be the team scoring the greater number of goals, | or if these are equal:
(a) the team having the greater number of short corners awarded
or
them, if these are oqual,
(b) the team having, the greater number of
long
corners awarded them, or if these are equal,
(c) the result shall be decided by the position of the ball at the "full time" whistle, the team in whose half of the field the ball is situated being the losers,
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OUR WEEKLY HOCKEY FEATURE
"Pilgrim" Says—
LATENESS A COMMON FAULT
PUNCTUALITY SHOULD BE THE AIM OF ALL LOCAL PLAYERS
UP TO CLUB CAPTAINS TO PREVENT TARDINESS
Late starts in Ladies' League and Men's Tournament matches are an old complaint which should be treated far more seriously than it is at present. Punctuality should be developed by all players, and it is up to the captains of teams to see that his men are on the ground at the agreed time for the bully-off.
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Alex Afrosa, the brilliant Maçao pivot, was in his best mood last to Sunday at Sookunpoo.
Umpires should be empowered to start, might seriously inconvenience whittle for the bully-off at the ap-offielais or his fellow-players. pointed time, regardless of whether A serious responsibility devolves the teams are complete or not an every Club committee to see that When this has been done a couple players turn up punctually. In soc- times, we shall probably find cer, a late team would probably get players sitting up and taking notice. a good talking-to, and in some places
Of course, there are sometimes might be fined in the bargain. occasions when lateness cannot be While we do not want Uils type avoided. But instances have recent of dragooning in hockey, something ly been reported of players strolling must be done to put a stop to this on to the ground, apparently regard-itabit of
being Inte
and to make tess of the time for the bully-off.players realise their obligation Sometimes it happens that owing to their
Is opponents. Unpunctuality an engagement, an unpire desires to some
sometimes excusable business de- leave the ground of a stated time,mands, Laertes Cosia, the Macao skipper and probably only on the promisetas, geloyed ferries or buses, far and left back, played a grand game that he may do so did he accept the tains who treat this matter fur too against the Army last Sunday.
officiate. appointment la
lightly
valuable teams lose and All Umpires Boards or Associa-minutes waiting for inte players. tions are established: for the purpose! Is this playing the game? If a It is not their team is short at the agreed time of of assisting the game. purpose to be at all dictatorial norr
starling, the umpires should not their won't to make complaints
hesitate to start the game. It is for without justification.
the captain to make his apologies to his opponents and take up the mat-i ter with the tardy
or ployer players. needs only
only a little serious
INTERPORT TEAM NOT IMPRESSIVE
Only Just Beat Indian Eleven
(By "The Pilgrim")
IT'S DISCOURTEOUS
Instance-istat
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there are some cop-
FINE FEAT BY ARMY
ELEVEN
The
Army accomplished But it is not in keeping with rules of common courtesy for players to thought for players to realise how good performance last Sunday in arrive on the ground late for their discourteous unpunctuality is, and holding Macao to a 1-1 draw. matches unless there is good reason am sure that if they would keep the Army took the lead after six for doing so. They keep the rest matter in mind, their habit will be walling, and by reason of a late cured automatically.
A very scrappy beckey pune was LOOKING BACK ON
soen
gone
on the U.S.R.C. ground last; evening when the Interport ten juli managed a win over India by 2-1.3 The ground was bumpy and players) Jound it most difficult for good balli control.
Very poor combination was seen among the Colony forwards; Wood, ut inside-right, and Kennedy, us leader,
LADIES' SEVEN-A-
SIDE TOURNAMENT
DECREIO
Indies defcated St.
India started strongly and after 15 mninutes pressure, G. Singh scored for India with a nice flek goal after. benting W. A. Reed and Bond with his clever stickwork, Five minutes later Pyara Singh, playing inside left! for the Colony, cut through neatly to Andrew's 1-0 In the first round of equalise.
the Knill Cup lust Saturday to enter the semi-tinil, where they beat the same margin. "Y" Ladies by the They, however, suffered defeat at the hands of the Hongkong Ladies by 1-0, but gave a very good account of themselves. Play in the first half was very keen and open, with Re- creio attacking most of the time
પ. through their clever right wing, Miss B. Remedios, I was in the second
Ladles 100k the that H.K period lead and hung on to it until the end. Miss P. Gonsalves was outstanding
Hockey Interport
Team Selected
The hockey team to re- present Hongkong against Ma- cao at Macao on February 19 was selected last night.
it is:
Lieut. Goodwin (Navy); V. Bond (Club).
1. Gonsalves (Recreio).
Licut, Hook (Army).
W. A. Reed (Club).
M. Malik (Indians).
at centre-half, but the feature of the game was the complete understand- ing shown by Miss Remedios, Miss C. Sliva and Miss A. Alves in the attack.
HONGKONG Ladies won because
minutes' play and did well to share the exchanges later. In a game in which almost everyone pulled his weight, it would be invidious
to single out indivi- duals, but the Army full backs. Carter and Datta Ram,were 'in fine form, while Sha Wali on the right wing gave a fine exhibition of speed and first-time centr- ing.
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Why their names were not sub- mlited for an Interport trial by the Army Selector leaves me bewildered. The display by these three brilliant players must have been an eye.
opener to the other two selectors who controlled the game. It is too
late any way; but I am certain they would have given a good account of themselves if they had been given a chance.
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One very important point the Selector should bear in mind is that it takes
forwards brilliant inside with good stickwork to penetrate the Macao defence. Last Sunday only the Army wing-men were capable of accomplishing this. I am quite vinced our Interport defence will be more formidable than the Army's.
Unfortunately Macao's attack wus without
their
fast inside-right, Fer-
(and nando Ramalho
I doubt whether he will be available for the the forwards Interport.) Hener failed to combine as of old, and their attacks often came to nothing. Santos Ferreira, making his first ap pearance at left half, was inclined to hang back too much with the result that when Sha Wall got possession of the ball, he showed the Macao half a clean pair
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brillance of their two forwards. Miss V. Blackburn and Miss J. Grelg. They accounted for the D.G.S. 2-1 in the first round and defeated the favourites, the Seaforth Ladies, 2-1 in the semi-final. Their match with the Recreio in the Anul was hard-fought. Miss It. Smalley and Miss G. Swan did flae work in the defence and Miss Green, in; zoal, who is showing fine form at the did
S. Fowler (Central British). Pyara Singh (Indians). Pritham Nath (Army). Nerain Singh (Army), Partaub Singh (Army). Reserves. Lt. Cdr. Kenne-stopped the dy (Navy), Lt. Woods (Navy), R. Marques (Recreiol, N. Whitley (Club).
The combination will be .seen in action against the united tournament team on the Club ground at 10.15 a.m. on Sunday.
could not get going. Gulab Singh Hassan and Lal Singh, the Indian halves, were in fine form and never allowed the Colony attack to settle down during the first half,
CHANGES MADE
fevrelo forwards
and
Atrosa, pivot, and Lacries Costa, back, however, completed an excel-
L. J. Reed, the Nomads pivot, Ient afternoon's work. Their
on moment.
several occasions by fine goal-keep- Miss ing and first-time clearances.
J.
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Miss V. Blackburn fence, but the attack lacked power were clever and progressive inside of penetration. forwards, the latter being instru- inental
In scoring the only goal. Though their opponents did most of the attacking, credit, however, must
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N the day's play, C.B.S. Girls gave an Al showing and it was just
be shared by the Hongkong Ladies' due to bad luck or, chould I say, defence who continually repulsed the over-anxiety that they met with de persistent Recreio forwards. Wellcat in the final against St. Andrew's. Had Miss E. McKelvic been more done, the H.K. Ladiest
cautious with her tackling, Miss E. Churn would have been checked In to Miss A. Smith and Miss D. Watson.
the semi-finals of the Pearcetime. However, full honours Cup which they lost 2-D to the in defence, and Miss D. McCaw, Mies C.B.S., "Y" Ladies were very un-Monu Shand and Miss Enid Watson, fortunate in being without their stal who formed a brillant attack. warl left back, Miss A. Fowler, who was on the slek list. The forwards, however, have themselves to blame
Andrew's, winners of the
splen- did dribbling and reverse slickc and were always clever tackling their play was an object lesson to many followers of the game.
ably superior to any keeper Hong- Almada, in goal, was immeasur- kong can produce and from his dia- play last Sunday, the Colony attack is, going to have a busy time trying to outwit him,
RANDOM JOTTINGS
BY "PILGRIM".
N interesting game should be zeen on the Club, "ground 'on
Three changes were made in the for the long drawn out game against ONCE again my congratulations to Colony team during the second half the C.B.A. Ladies in the first round, Hook, at right half, Malls at left Had Miss M. Smith and Mrs. Bur- Pearce Cup This achievement was half and Pyara Singh at inside-left nett been accurate with their shoot- accomplished without the assistance Sunday at 10.30 a.m. when a com- were replaced by Marques, Ning, the game would have been won of Miss P. Gittins, their able leader bined Hongkong Hockey Association Whitley and Nerain Singh,
Saints in
skipper.
found Tournament team will meet the "Arst Ave the
minutes. They and Colony lett-wing combination of eventually
themselves outpaced by the school- Interport side. This will be the final won it by 1-0 after 25 giria in this match, and it was not try-out for the Colony players who Partab and Nerain soon swung into minutes of strenuous play. Mrs.
closing stages that they are due to meet Macan on Sunday,
vantage, and they scored two goals
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action and the latter gave his aide Sione. Mra, Burke and Miss Harker were able to press home their ad- February 19.
until the
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in the second half through Miss H. DADIO were fortunate to defeat former winner of the attacked almost continually, G. Singh
Miss G. Nomads 1-0 in their HK:ILA Indianapolis Grand Prix, died in and Narwant missing their mark B.A. Ladies put up a magnificent Held and Miss E. Churn. hospital with a fractured skull to- narrowly on two occasions, And fight and the marvellous exhi-White and Miss J. Wong defended
strange to their defence were bition of Miss D. Moss as the kick-well, but the player who attracted Tournament encounter Jast Sunday. more cons
ing back was the main feature of the most attention was Miss H. Reid on G. Singh, Awtar Singh and Guest
He was only 30 years of age.~~ | felice in which Bood, Reed and almost,certain goals with her feet of brilliant solo efforts. Good support Carter is to be congratulated for his the left wing. She also scored two rarely produced their best form in Apart from their hard working de game. Time and again the deflected goals agains the H.K. Ladies in shooung. The defence, however, combined to better advantage and Marques came into the picture, the/stick-and then come her one andwas also rendered by Miss F. Wong brilliant performances during Colony combination failed to impress only blunder which put her side out in the attack. as a team. S. Fowler on the right of the running. She stopped a slow
the day:-for the Radio in the morn». was completely off form and Partab told to "bring it up." In doing so, ball and instead of clouring it, was
AST but not least, my congratula-noon. U. B, Sousa, in goal, was his ing and for the Army in the afters on the left indulged in too many she was beaten to it by Miss Harker, tions to Mrs, Webb, Hon. Secre- usual self, making some excellent fancy touches. India supplied the out-
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I was rather surprised at St. An- ran the Tournament. Great interest THE Nomads, though a beaten tham The game could be described us drew's defeating H.K. Ladles 2-0 was taken by the umpires who had In the World and European Ice
in the second half, played a keen rather tedious afternoon. Mrs game and on occasions forded the hockey championships now being the Colony players. But in the This being a semi-final match, sup-Webb also turned out for the CBA pace. R. J. Rood was on top of his
nothing more than a knockup for without extra ime being called. a played here, Great Britain, holders of the European title, were eliminated estimation of many, they will have to porters of the HK, Ladies were con- in the Khili Cup, giving a very crew form as pivot, and Alves, in goal, when beaten by Canada 4-0 and by show up. better advantage if they fident that they were capable of diablo display, though her team was was hard to bent. On their display Germany 1-0 in the semi-final pool, hope to bent the combined Associa beating the Saints. Miss Pope and benken. A very pleasing and enter that morning, the Nomads abould
-Netter.
tion team next Sunday morning. Miss Gray, were prominent in detaining afternoon.
have at least earned a point. ::
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