Monday,
HONGKONG
POLICE DESERVE TO WIN RUGGER TOURNAMENT
But P. And 0. Out Of Luck In The Final Encounter
(By "Fly-Half")
Before a large gathering which included their Ex- cellencies the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote and the GO.C., Major-General A. E. Grasett, Police "A" won the local Seven-a-Side Rugby, Tournament and the right to have their name inscribed on the Blarney Stone Shield at -Happy Valley on Saturday.
The Pollee are also credited with in favour of the latter winning he- formidable pair of being the Grat team comprising some cause of their non-Club members to have ever won backs, Grleve and Bidwell. Polico the Tournament. Last year before chances of victory were, however, by rugby had become an organised spor! no means ruled out in view of the In the Force, a few enthusiastic conditions which suited the heavier Police runger players got together Police side. and entered a seven. They were narrowly benten by Club "A"
who Police went all out right from the went on to win the Tournament; zo kick-off and soon had the Building's the Police are to be congratulated online in danger when Taylor went their success in this, their second through and looked good for a try. him and effort.
but Bidwell ghused after overtook him five yards from the line to bundle him into touch. A truly next magnificent recovery, Fay raised the Police team's hopes by u all but one game victory depended on long dribble which again that one try convert which makes all thwarted by Welch: racing back and the difference. The ball soon became kleiting the ball over the dead-ball which made handling ex-ine. But Police were not to be out- greasy,
Heath from a line-out irtmely difficult whilst the simplest on and
Despite dismal weather the games on Saturday were of a high standard and, were all keenly contested.
In
WRA
Police
of kicks at goal were missed. Only broke away to score un unconverted
tries scored were three of the 19
try. Half-time came with converted; two by Fay. the Police player and one by Grieve of the P. holding a three-point lead. and O. Dullding team. With con- ditions as they were, play was con- siderably slowed down, whilst silding past a utationary ball was a frequent
Decurrence.
TEAM WORK
The Police seven owe their success to all-round team work, with the
feature. covering and backing up a They were dour in defence and have to thank Taylor, their 15-stone full back for their extra try which got them to the final
him down
Poller began the second half where- they had left off, Taylor, who was playing his best game in the series.. dashed away for the line, but once 3gain Bidwell brought with a crash tackle just on the line. Heartened by this respite the Buld- ing went into attack and after Grieve had paved the way he passed to Bid well who dashed past Luscombe to a try and level the scores, Repre Grieve failed to convert.
rns off in
Just on time Wilson grand style to outstrip the field ex- cept Grieve who caught up with him and brought him down; the ball went loose and Taylor, backing up, dribbled over unharassed for the try which Tenn them the Tournament. Fay made certain by converting from an easy posillon in front of the goal.
The three forwards, Oakley, Searle and Heath, laid the foundation to the Police victories by their wholehearted displays. Luscombe. the scrun-half, had a difficult task with a ball which skidded out of the serum one moment and stuck in the mud the next. Foy did Fome good work with his feet in attack and kept a firm grip on his op- pasing number in defence. Wilson Police were warthy winners and it played as bo kas seldom done before in a pity that their victory loses some in Hongkong. He defence was of its glory through an early injury magnificent and he always had an eye in Brown. In collision with Taylor. for an opening. Taylor was their the Building's player broke his wrist outstanding player and was In ond had to leave the field after only strumental in getting most of their wo minutes play. This final will be tries. He tall, heavy with a long membered for the brilliance of stride and hos wicked hand-off, Taylor in aftuck and of Bidwell in de- which more than one player found to | fence. his cost. Bidwell was about the only player who coped with him effectively by taking him, low, good and hard.
TELEGRAPH
March 13 1939.
FINISH OF A EASTERN SOCCERITES
SPLENDID RACE
An exciting finish in one of the girls racos at the Central Briitsh School's annual athlelle meeting held on Saturday afternoon. weather was dismal, but nevertheless the boys and girls all enjoyed themselves thoroughly-Photo by Ming Yuen
The
ST. JOSEPH'S DEFEATED BY DANE WINS
England Team To Play China
The following players have been selected to represent England.. in the "Sunday Herald" International Charity match against China to be played on Sunday:
Hartley (K.F.C.); Corbin (R.A.), Parker (Police); Freshwater (Middlesex), Bright (Middlesex),' Capt.. Wilkinson' (Middlesex); Em- berson (R.A.O.C.), Moss (Po- E. lice), Chester (RA). Strange (Club) and Duffield
(R.A.O.C.),
(R.A. Reserves: Rides O.C.),
Honeywell (Navy) Hammond and jennings.
Negro Student
Beats Glenn. Cunningham
WEDN
IN A
EASTERN IN
BADMINTON TITLE
DULL LEAGUE TIE English Championship
(By "Abe")
Finals Played
London, Mar. 11. The English Badminton Champion-
ed, resulted as follow:
In a game which was as dull as the weather, Easternship finals, which have just conclud- defeated St. Joseph's easily on the Club ground yesterday in the First Division of the Football League, winning by five goals to nil after leading by two goals at half time.
15 по
final rcore rnther! Actually the exaggerated the superiority of the Enstern eleven, though there doubt whatever that they deserved to take full points. But for long periods on end, the Saints had as much of the ball as the winners, and only the ineffective play of the forwards plus resolute
Eastern defence by prevented them from scoring.
The ground was so slippery that'
TENNIS TOURNEY
CONTINUES
the players found it dificult to keep Two Good Doubles
of
on their feet, let alone exhibit good ball control. Nevertheless the Eastern defenders were, always on top their opponents, and repelled all their attacks with case,
Ties To-Day
annual Weather permitting, the tennis championships of the Colony will be continued at the Hongkong Cricket Club this afternoon.
Both sides were unable to field their full teams, but the Eastern re- serves atted in better than the Saints' rc- absence of a reserves. In the
Four tes in the singles and two guiar goal-keeper, A. J. Hussain had in the doubles are down for decision to keep goal, and though this was his first experience between the sticks in a League match he acquitted
to-day.
There does not seem to be any-
Omer
indoors race to-day, and in doing aolt was he who stopped severai ap-| title and S. A. Hussain, who
New York, Mar. 12. John Barlean, a negro student of Columbia University, Cunningham in the 1,000 yards estabushed a new world's record of At the conclusion of play, His Ex-2 mins. 8.8 secs. llency the Governor presented the
This was Borican's second win over Blarney Stone Shield to G. S. Wilson, Cunningham-Reuter. captain of the Police team.
"THE TEAMS
EASTERN TAKE LEAD
Men's Singles T. Madsen (Den- Walton
mark) beat R. Nichols (holder).
TO TOUR SAIGON
Provided permission is forth- coming from the Hongkong Football Association, the Eastern Football Club will be sending a team to Haiphong and Hanoi for a series of matches at the end of this month..
It is understood that at the In-
Indo-China. vitation of the French
soccer nuthorities, Eastern, who are Third in the local League Table at the present moment, will play three matches in Hanoi and two in Hal- phong
If the H.K.E.A. gives the necessary permission for the tour, the Eastern team will leave the Colony on March 28, and will be away for ap-.. proximately three weeks.
Strong though the Eastern players Bre without outside help, they intend to invite a couple of other players to join them for the tour.
It is also possible that Eastern will make a trip to Macao in the near future to play the Portuguese colony,
Cambridge Beat Oxford At Hockey
London, Feb. 22. Women's Singles-Mrs.
I cannot remember a year when (Canada) beat Miss Doveton.
Men's Doubles.-T. Boyle and J. forecasts of the University hockey Rankin bent 1.. Nichols and R. Nichols match were so unanimous, and what most dificult of all is more, that (holders).
Women's Doubles-Mrs. Dalagard forecasts a draw, says an English and Miss Olsen (Denmark) beat Mrs, winter, Barrelt and Miss Doveton (England), Mixed Doubles R. Nichols and Miss Staples beat J. Rankin Mrs. McNorton-Reuter,
WEEK-END FOOTBALL RESULTS
When Cambridge opened the score and three minutes from the start and scored again 10 minutes later it look- to be ed us if the prophets were contounded but Oxford raliled and a short corner. Just scored from before the interval, the Dark Blues' right wing went away from what appeared to be an offelde position and equalised.
SENIOR SHIELD "SEMI-FINAL South China "A" Eastern
FIRST DIVISION
SECOND
S
*Not played.
1 Kwang Wah 9 Kowloon
3 St. Joseph's
DIVISION
1 Kowloon
0 5th Bde. RA.
- Middlesex
- South China
THIND DIVISION "A" "Runners-up"-Play-off-
2 South China. Bty
LEAGUE TABLE
FIRST DIVISION
himself well. But for him, the thing of real interest in the singles,
In one, Police Eastern score might have been more; but the two doubles matches should Club towards the end when the Eastern provide some good tennis. cleven over-ran the Saints' defence, the Tsui brothers, holders of the Eastern
will be
be opposed by Rumjaha sa'surprisingly defeated J. Gonsalves Police parently certain goals.
and A. V. Remedios in the first round R.A.O.C. last week. Though the Truis should Club Lue Tuck-kee stored both Eastern's goals in the first period. The Saints win, their opponents can be relied I, Scots
of to .put up some measure upon P. AND O. UNLUCKY
also had their opportunities but were distance to make the match worth The_other_Anallets, the P. and 0.
unable to make use of them. Building, were unfortunate to lose
In the second half, the Saints made while watching Harding: Gar. Whitehead, L/Bdr.
In the other doubles match, A. V. Brown in the first five minutes as this
The following players took part on Evans and Gar. Clark.
several positional changes to no resulted in their having to play one
effect. If anything the defence was Gosano and J. J. Remedios, of the 30th
W. C. back short. Their forwards stood up Saturday:
R.A.O.C.Cpl. Emberson; Bdr weakened and the Eastern forwards Club de Recreio, will play to their task well, with the evergreen
P. and O, and Another.-J. T. Coughan and L/Sgt. Lang: Pie found their task made casler by the Hung and E. C. Fincher, one of the Peers and Austin to the fore. Welch played n stout game at scrum-halfrown; H. D. Bidwell and W. B. Leach; Lt. Belton, L/Cpl. Boustead had positioning of Marcal and Bowen, best cimbinations in the tournament. the full backs. Ward, Eims and Some fast play ought to be seen here..
to-day and Grleva played well without bring Grieve: P. Welch: C. Austin, W. E. and Lt. Macpherson.
for- the
The programme Stasy FCCTS and G. M. Marrs.
Souza worked very hard in brilliant, Brown played a
Fortress RE-Spr, Moxham; Spr.ward line but their inability to con- follows: gume throughout although he found
G. Hongkong Bank.-M. Car-Jones and L/Cpl. Hughes; L/Cpl. Wa his lack of speed a bit of a handicap
ruthers; D. G. Day and A. H. R. Walte; Spr. Apperley, Spr. Pyke and trol the ball and the steady play of
the Eastern halves and backs at times.
Butcher: E. L. Taverner; E. A. Bom- Cpl. Brinkley.
dered their efforts hopeless. Bidwell was the mainstay of the
Police "A"-D. H. Taylor; G. S.
For fully 15 minutes after the re-Leong Ping-chiu team, while he and Taylor were the Pas, J. S. Dunnett and K. A. Watson. outstanding players in the Tourna- Small Ships "A".-Tel. Polking- Wilson and B. C. Fay: E. C. Lus-sumption, however, the Saints helds. A. Rumjahn ment. The Club player used his horno; Pay. Lt. Bucknall and Sub.combe; H. W, E. Health, L. A. Searle their own. Then Soong Ling-sing
OPEN DOUBLES speed to advantage and in defence | L1, Ashton; LL-Cdr. Clarke: Lt and L. Oakley.
shot at goal, and Hussain, thinking he Baved ไป side time and Anderson, Lt. (E) Brown and A B.
the ball was going pari above the A. V. Gosano and v. W. C. lung and Middlesex "A"-P.S.M. Ramsey bar, had the mortiication of seeing
E. C. Fincher crashing
J. J. Remedios agnin
tackles. Bowerman. with
THE FINAL”
Ple. Ferguson and LL Man; Cpl. hit him on the rebound and roll Tsui Wal-pul and v. O. Rumjohn and
Lt.
Tru! Yun-pul With Police and the P. and O. 5th A.A. "A"-Sgt. Page; Gnr. Freshwater; L/Cpl. Gillman,
past the goal-line. Shortly after Building in the final, the odds were Giblin and Gnr. Easterbook; Gnr. Hewitt and Pte. Courtney,
this, Woo Chi-sang added the fourth and two minutes before the Anal whistle, Chan Bing-to scored the Afth.
Teams:
Small Unif
тел
is
OPEN SINGLES
1
Peter U. A. Crawford
V.
v. Pang 01-m
V. Lee Wal-tong
J. B. Theobald
v. N. I Evans
..
8. A. Hussain
05
Navy
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.
18 13 3 2 50 23 20
Cambridge rather luckily went head early in the second half and, although Oxford pressed strongly, their they managed to hold on to slender lead. For this they owed much to the inspired goalkeeping of C. L. Hawson.
THE GOLF MATCH
A few weeks ago it was generally 3 agreed that the University golf con-
1 test, to bò played at Sandwich next Omonth, would be merely a mater of
0
4
by how many matches, Cambridge would win.
The Dark Blues, however, are showing more encouraging form at the right time and gained their second success since the season open- ed by defeating Royal Mid-Surrey
matches to B, with one halved.
by
In a two-day match the Royal CAM- 2 St.
St. George's Club detented
S. China "A" 15 12 0 3 54 13 24 Eastern
10 10 2 4 44 30 22 Middlesex 10 8 3 7.39 34 10
17 7 3 2 22 22 17. 17 7 3 7 31 20 19 16 7 3.6 22 22
A 34 44 17 10 6 5 8 34 44
S. Chima "8" Kowloon
Kwong Wah R. Scots
Police
Club
17
29 17
7 4 7 0 33 52 15
18 7 0 11 40 82 14
19 4 1 14 32 05 0
St. Joseph's. 17 2 3 12 29 53 7 SECOND DIVISION
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pis. 20 18 1 3 81 30 33 Middlesex.
10 15 2 2 54 22 32. Bing-to, Soong Ling-sing, Lee Tack-S. China .... ked, Woo Chi-sang and Yu Hop-hing. R. Scots 20 15 1 4 72 19 31
120 SL Joseph's Hussain; Marcal, 5th Bde. R.A. 19 14 3 2 50 20 31
Pereira; Kwong Wah. 10 11 0 0 54 03 22 Eastern-Lau Hin-hon; B. Y. Zee; Bowen; Souza, Leonard,
Engineers 17 8 0 9 54 47 16 and R. Trang Chung-wan; Lal Shi-tsal, Hau Rocha, Castilho, Ward, Elms King-shing. Lo Wal-kuen Chan Sprinkle.
10 7 2 10 33 00 10 R.A.O.C Kowlcon
21 7 0 14 34 83 14 St. Joseph's 17 0 0 11.33 29 12 20 5 2 13 20 71 12
Tommy Farr To Return To United States
London, Feb. 16.
Tommy Farr, former British and Empire heavy- weight champion, returned to England yesterday, ready at any moment to make a dash to America for a fight with Tony Galento, the New Jersey bartender, who is ranked second to world champion Joe Louis by American authorities.
Police Eastern
Club
10 0.4 12 19 71 4 10 1 1 17 14 75 3
LEAGUE SOFTBALL
MATCHES
bridge by 14 matches to 10. Cam- bridge will remain favourites but it looks as if it will be a real natch after nil.
Draughts Player Sues The Referee
World droughts champion, MT. Robert Stewart, in Airdrie Sheria reforce Court, recently sued the chosen for te match that [never played.
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Mr. Stewart, who lives at Blair- adam, File, claimed £25 from Mr. the Adam Smith, of Coatbridge; referee. He said he accepted a challenge by Mr. Samuel Levy, of Manchester, for the world titlo.
The match arranged at Dumfries was postponed beenuse of Mr. Stewart's illness and the action arose because, of Mr. Smith's alleged pay- ment to Mr Levy of £20 which Mr. Stewart declared, was' handed: over as a forfolt and should not have been paid without his consent.
Sheriff Gillies allowed proof in the action, limited to the question whether the match was abandoned by Stewart or mutually abandoned..
The sheriff added that the was complicated because Mr. Lavy,
Recreio Narrowly Defeat h's manager, and ex-Boille Boley
Midgets In Play Off
In the second play-off in the triple
of Dumfries, who was of the scene of the proposed match, were dead.
Joe Gould, the Welshman's man- It must be remembered that he is tle for the men's Softball League CROSS COUNTRY RACE
-
ager, is still trying to fix the fight, still under suspension by the Board championship, the Club de Recreio and if he succeds will promptly of Control, because of non-payment beat; the Midgets by the narrow
London. Mar. 1150) notify his charge. -
of a £750 fine Inflicted by the Board margin of two runs at King's Park
In the English Natunal Cros Until that message arrives, Farr'e in favour of Sydney Hulls some time yesterday.
Last week, the Midgets beat tho futuro is uncertain. Circumstances ago.
run to-day at Worsley, Lancashire, permitting, he would like to have This ban will have to be lifted be-Chinese, Baseball Club, the other country. Championship, which was another contest in this country, and fore he could appear in this country, team in the Ue, by 12-5, and next Jack Holden, of Tipton, retained his ggesta Len' Harvey as an opponent and It rests with the Stowards of week, the Club de Recreio will meet title, running the ten miles In 03:
Chinzac in final
03. to be allowed to fight in an English off. A win for the latter in this son
game will again deadlock the post-Sutton Harriors, was second in
mins 42 socs, and A. Reeve, of Farr dectored that he had refined ring.
According to the Welshmen, Joe Lions, family home to settle some,
Slough, was third in 63 min. 55 secs. Gould has the final word in any mal-The scores yesterday were:
The team championship was wan Blen's League If he can manage to fix up a con- for, relating to a contest, so that it tak
-2 Midgets test hare, the ex-champion is still a would seem that his sunction would Recrolo of. II.Q. Company, qui negathi Hajputana Rice (Napiers) who won the recenthig draw, but there are many things have to be obtained before the Inter-Honk League
And League, Loxey tourments during thearon 1988-39. The captain of the to be considered before: a: promoter former Brillah champion could sign Socony
would be able to bill him/her well contracts. Flooded in the centre of the middle row-Photo by Snap
{ matters, Megane Fu
Green Spatu
d by the Belgrave Harriors with 172 points. Birchield were second-with 2134, and Micham (holdera) were
third with 088 Reuter
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