Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
November 27, 1939.
MONDAY
MORNING
ROUGH TACTICS IN R.
Good Game Deteriorates Rugby Football
GoodGame
Into Fiasco: Referee NAVY "A"
Given Much To Do
Al
(By "Rox")
What promised to be one of the finest games of the season turned out to be a complete fiasco, when Eastern defeated the Royal Scots at the Hongkong Club ground yesterday two to one.
Due to some earlier misunderstandings, the game rapidly degenerated and foul play was freely indulged in by both sides, with the Scots being the more constant transgressors. Putting the unpleasantness to one side, the game had some redeeming features, the goals being nice, and the team work of the Scots' forwards showed that they have realised the value of combining with the halves.
But for Hau Ching-to on theĮ left wing, the Eastern forwards were mediocre, only Cheung Kam-hoi showing flashes of the
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HOW TEAMS FARED
FIRST DIVISION
dash and lightning approachs, China A. that characterises the play of Kwong Wah the Chinese. Tam Joe-tak was Royal Navy definitely off form, spolling Eastern
Yiu
5 Kowloon
2 Middlesex
2 Police
Royal Scots
DIVISION "A"
SECOND
4
several splendid moves. Hop-hing was slow on the up- take and consequently slower South China down the attack.
The halves were in splendid met- tie in particular, Hul King-seng.
stiff
8th RA.
Eastern
SECOND
More fouled against than any other Kwong Wah player, he nevertheless, kept a upper lip and constantly plied his Royal Scots forwards with beautiful passes and was generally in the thick of things; seldom coming out second best.
Signals
R.A.O.C.
5 Kit Chee
3 Club
DIVISION “B”
2 RAF.
1 K. Engineers
2 Kowloon
THIRD DIVISION
Lau-Sze-chang gave him excellent 12th R.A.
ho International worker, tireless support a covered ground without seeming to 6th R.A. to so and was dogged in his tacking.RAM.C. Lou Wal-kuen also gave good sup- South China port.
Signals
3 R. Scots
2 R. Enginers
0
R.AS.C.
0 24th R.A.
2 Kumpons
3
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COMMENTARY
SCOTS-EASTERN
MATCH
Societies Golf Meeting
WIN GOOD GAME St. Andrew's Easily Beat
Kong Seng-keng was a tower of
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Getting up to the ball-wilk⋅ assistance
soccer game at Happy Valley mendous rate. His clearances were
better of the two wing halves, but An incident in the Royal Scots-Eastern powerful, and, what was more im-
a sight too forceful and calls for a
The Chinese won 2-1-Ming Yuen. yesterday, completely Ho
was however, portant, accurate.
sung: Hittle, criticism. He overshadowed his partner
patches, mainly responsible for the Scots' at who Was good only in
tacks. Clan Kl-chung, of swimming fame, ployed a very sound game between the sticks, using waterpolo tactics to
THERE clear
occasions, once
WAS LITTLE to choose on several
Both throwing the ball to Lau Sze-chang between Naysmith and Fraser, who was almost on the half line, pinyed a very sound defensive game, their The Scots were the heavier side though not as spectacular as and their forwards were much more opposites. Duncan showed he was a forceful in their attacks. The pick good substitute for Drake, and the were Munroe, Gordon and Fleming goals that passed alm Their combination was reminiscent avoidable.
backed them up splendidly.
SOUND DEFENCE
were un-
He pulled off several
RIFLE MEET IN AID OF WAR FUND
and of the Saw-Pearson-Courtney-com- good saves and was cool-and-collect- A-large-crowd_of_marksmen
they only
were noted even when hard pressed.
friends gathered at the Kowloon City bination,
From the whistle, the Scots made Rifle ranges yesterday for the week- loathe to include the halves, who
Gilroy rapid raid on the Eastern goal and end. sheet of the Hongkong Rifle As was not seen 10 advantage, us he Parnaby dallied too long to waste asociation which was in aid of the golden opportunity. Eastern replied British War Organisation Fund, The was called upon to do very little.
was collected on en- Falconer played a quiet but effec-bui Tem was pulled up for elbowing sum of $145 tive pivot game and had the situa-They were soon back again, however, trance fees for the various com tion well in hund. Clarke was the and from a pass from Tam, Cheung petitions.
SPORT ADVTS
THE HONG KONG
JOCKEY CLUB.
contred right across the goal mouth for Hau to meet it square with his head and the ball glanced in from the farther upright,
A luil set in with much mid-field play, neither team seeming to make much headway. In clearing Clarke
rather jostled Yul
roughly. This seemed to incense Chung who re- tallated by bringing Clarke down almost Immediately. Clarke held THE TWELFTH EXTRA RACE him by the neck apparently intend- MEETING will be held (weathering to punch Him, but the referee in- permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on tervened, cautioning both players SATURDAY, 2nd December, 1930, and giving, kick against Enstern. Play deteriorated and bad blood FC1 commencing at 2:00 pms.”
D.M
The First Bell will be rung at 1.30
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The referee was soon making the best of a bad job in pulling first one and then another of the players for rough play.
MORE SERIOUS ASPECT HALF-TIME CAME with the score at 1-0.
From the resumption the game took on a more serious aspect, be- increasingly dangerous.
Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club coming
Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and Tempers were lost and on several $3.00 for Ladies (both including tax) occasions the Scots were on the point
HIS Excellency Major-General A. E. Graseit, G.0.0., was present, and distributed the spoons and cups at the conclusion of the shoot. The leading results were: Revolver Shool-Buran Singh,' Team Shoot, BJB)Royal Engineers. Team Shoot (9Rongkong Polleo. Clay Bird Shoot/S, Newton (Mid- dlesex); Mr. A. Evans,
600 yards (3,ît:A.).—Bab, Inspector Chan HLKPI).
Bergent Nelt Spoon (8RB) Otway (RE).
.A.) --Sergeant
(poon
(0.3)Bete Nelt Range Spoon S.R.B. (200 yarda)—a Bergeans ale.
Nett Range Spoon SRA, (196 yards),—— Buran Singh (KP.).
SUNDAY'S SOFTBALL SCORES
8.
The following were the results King's Park yesterday: ↓
of
are obtainable, through Use SECRET-of turning the game into a free-for- softball League matches played ARY upon the personal or written all application of-p Member, such Mem After some, more mid-field play
ber to be responsible for all visitors the Scots broke through a peas from introduced by him, and for Payment of all Chits, etc.
The Secretary's. Office, 1st Floor, Exchange Building (Tel 27794) wil close at 12 o'clock NOON,
Tiffins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel.
21920)...
Halt Price,
By Order,
!.
MEN'S LEAGUE Clarke, Parnaby attempting to run
Liga through. Haraked by both the East US.S.....
Mindanao 3 Portuguesa om bucks, the best he could do was
English balloon the ball when from five yards Hongkong Base-
ball Club 15 Forum
GIRLS' LEAGUE
22 Cardinals
9 Wildcats
Chan was called upon to save time times had and again and several barely time to throw the ball out. Rocro The Scots' efforts. culminated with a/Hongkong Ball fine goal from Gordon, who flashed
Club
were
1
0
Boxing Writers Vote Garcia Champion
NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (UP), The Boxing Writers' Association voted CeferinoTM Garcia, of- the Philippines, middleweight cham- plou of the world in preference to Al Hostak, 1 votes to one, and Little Dado was accepted as Byweight champion.
Lightwight-Billy Conn has been awarded the Edward J. Nell Memorial Plaque for mak- ing outstanding contribuilon to- wards boxing during the year,
MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP
W. C. Hung And Mrs. Litton Win Colony Title
Volunteers Nearly Beat Army XV
(By “Fly-half")
VATI
Weak St. George's Team
bus estos apbedad Ju
...The annual golf match at Fanling between the St. George's and St. Andrew's Societies yesterday resulted in an easy win for the latter Society by 514 points to 14. The losers, however, were a weakened side.
The scores were:
TWO VERY INTEREST-104
Singles A.E. Lizsama Jost to F. Hun-
ter & Na
ING games of rugby were R. Andrews and D, B., KA-
ward all square zep onn. Collings Unt to Major John-
stone-4.3...........FONTS
The
seen at the Club ́ground Saturday afternoon. Club "A" v. Navy "A" match turned out to be a surpris ingly good one. The Navy
won by 21 points to 17.
Col Colin and Belg. McLeod 5. H. Dodwell beat W. J
A Sommerfelt lost to A. K Stackenzie & lost to th Surg. Com. Nicholson
M Park 1
A. D. Humphreys lost to D. 8.
Robb by one... B. D. Evona lost to A. Mc-
Kellar by two .............
For open movements and 3 de Roms lost to It. Young unexpected breaks through
E. Strealfield lost to A. E.
Purves 4.2. Comdr. Hola lost to W. W. C
Shewan 6 & 5
J. K. Bousfleld lost to E. W.
Kirk by two
this game was far superior to the Army v. Volunteers P. Jackson beat A, T, Lay
It T E. Pearce lost to W. Sharp
G. W. Bewell lost to N. K
lost to W. A.
Littlejohn 3 Stewart
WR. Com. Steele-Perkins lost to
C. Blark 3 4 1 ......
LI. Col. E, D. Matthews last to 3. C. Taylor 0 * 5 ***** wwoodward & D. Forbes, alt
game which followed. was mainly a duel between Bidwell and Paul, although they were not altogether the the chief instigators of attacking movements. The Dowbiggin lost to D. solid play of Thomson and Charter had a great deal to do with the Club's display.
Prophet 32
P, Cassidy beat A. M. Pol-
lock one up
J. R. Way lost to
J. D. Danby lost to T. Low
c. Wilson fost to W.
J.
Alexander DBA.....
R. Callis and V. It. Gordon
ailquato
C... Dellamy lost to A. H.
McBride 21
If. Overy font to J. E. Mac-
kenzie
BL, G. St. A.
The Finish Of The
34
Thomson, in his first real test, played exceptionally well with-L. out being brilliant in individual efforts. He concentrated on get- ting the ball back to his outside, Col. Holt lost to A. Nichol by
E. L. Groome and. and this he did in fine style.
Charter was instrumental in Harrison lost 10 Rae &4 initiating most of the Club's P. S. Waxinen lost to Watson attacking movements, and play-
Total
Fourballe
tor Edward 112
ed his best game in the Colony, with backing-up his strong point. Lissaman & Andrews beat Hun
For the first time this season, Bidwell displayed his real form. His Collin & Collings beat MacLeod strong running, with swerves at top Nicholson Dodwell lost to speed, had the Navy three-quarters
Johnstone D & 4...******
Park & Key 21
on their heels time and again; whilst Sommerfeit lumphreys beat MacKenzie Roth by one. he tackled from behind to save many Evans & de ftome lost to Young potential tries,
Nelson played his second good game in one week. He possesses a deadly low lockle, whilst his swer- ving generally obtains a try for him, especially if he comes into possession near the opponents' line. On his present form he cannot much longer be excluded from the 1st XV.
OUTSTANDING VISITOR
THUMB INJURY interfered with Lavalle's game. Brock, a visitor to Hongkong, turned out in a Lan cashire County jersey, and played accordingly. He was forever upon the boll, and frequently brought his threes into play. Kennedy, the Shanghai captain, appeared to take things cery, and was seldom in the pleiure,
Playing one short, Club forwards did extremely well, with Castleton obtaining n-fate share of the ball in
the right. "Navy flelded a useful side were always on the alert for a scoring
in which Corcorane, Paul and Pascoe
opportunity. Clarke and Carter, the halves, were serviceable without The Colony mixed doubles tennis being brilliant. The forwards played championship final was held as well as a pack. They went great Chinese Recreation Club on Saturday, guns to stage their side's rally in the Ealaiast quarter of an hour. Inglis, when W.-C. Hung and Mrs.
the Navy's Lo-Litton beat Taui Yun-pul and Miss Bayley and King were Yeung Wal-bun 6-1, 6-2, In less than outstanding forwards. 40 minutes,
and
the
POOR KICKING POOR KICKING, whether attempts
An exhihition match between Tsui Wai-put and Teul Yan-pul and W. A. H. Dull and Paul Kong attracted ato convert or penalty, very nearly let the Navy down, whilst Club might larger gallery,
spectators
have won had they converted more were treated to two sets of excellent than one try. Or the eleven tries tennis. Scores were 6-2 1-8.
scored, only one was converted,
unconverted tries Navy scored through Bayley, Inglis, Cercorane, Pascoe, King and Patu, The last mentioned kicked a penalty goal.
Mr. Justice Lindsell, President of the Lawn Tennis Association, distri buted the prizes.
For the Club, scorers were Bid- well (2), Nelson - (2), and Charter. Bidwell converted his first try.
The teams were:,
Women's Championships Docialon of the US.R.C to hold the Colony women's singles and doubles championships as informer NAVY "A"Bax; Corcorane, Pas- years-ls announced. Entries close on coo, Paul, and Kennedy; Clark and $3 for each Carter; Inglis, Ferris, Palmer; King, 10 Saturday. The fee la
event
Yandell; Charles; Bayley and Johns. CLUB "A" Roscoe; Nelson, Lavalle, Bidwell and Van Leeuwen; Charter and Thomsen: Wanklyn,
and Brock.
20 Cubs
12 Pirates FRIENDLY. GAME
Gunners
Field 15 Ambulance
1
Challenge Rink Match
Castleton, Benn: Scarle, Kennedy
With four silver spoons at me. Army 7 Volunteers 6
two rinks, one each from the Kow-
*PUBLIC KNCLOSURE
the ball into the net giving Chan no Panthers The price of Admission to the time to recover from a clearance. |Canadian Pabile Enclosuru-in $1.00 including Play, was very even, both sides at- | Chinese Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, Lucking alternately, with the Scots and is payable at the Gate. Boldiers forwards the more dangerous. In a and Sailors in Uniform are admitted lightning break-away Ylu combined
with flui.to pass to Hou, whose part- Machine USA
ing shot want clear across the real U... BROWN, mouth. Cheung and Hau
Sebretary, pressing sirongly and Duncan was: Hongkong, 27th November, 1939. tested several times, once robbing pass from Cheung which Hau took loon Bowling Green Club, and the ARMY Just rained the measure of the ball from Cheung's feet in a daron the run to leave Duncan standing Police Recreation Club, met in the Volunteers by one point, after
with a Brat timer, the res
challenge bowls match at the K.B.G.C. having been down 6-all at half-time. The game was very close throughout, AMA Frequent infringEMENTS Eastern-Chan Ki-chung: Kong yesterday
GAME at this period was be-Seng-keng, Tung Chung-wan; Lau The Police four, J. S. Riddell, J. with defence on top of attack, as ROOM BATHorning more out of hand, with in- Wal-kun, Hui King-cog. Lau: Sze. Mac Walters, W. Mair and 3.C.8, witness the scarily of tries-Volun
fringements very frequent Gordon chang; Chung-Yung-sang, Cheung Fender, triumphed by 22-19 over W toeru two, Army ONA was fouled by Tsong and a fight Kam-hol, Tam Joe-tak, Yiu: Hop-. Walker. T. Robson, S. White and Army have much to thank Lang for A J. Halla formidable four in his splendid dropped road which came appeared imminent. From the free, hing and fau Ching-to..
ders kick given against Enstern, Fleming Royal, Scols Duncan; Nayamith, cluding three interporters.
The match had an exciting finish, Fraser; Wiseman, Falconer, Clarke;l como very near,
Eastern returned to the attack and Munroe, Gordon, Parnaby, Fleming The score, on the 20th head being
20-19 in the Police favoir, their second goal came from a nice and Gilroy,
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Play,, was far from uninteresting,
PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.
& McKellar 3.1
Streatfield Paxt to ole Purves & Shewan BoxPrid Pearce low Sharp
B....
Kirk by 1 holes
Littlejohn 6 & 3........IN Jackson & Huwell lost to Lay & Wardwood & Harrington lost to
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Cottage Club Paper Hunt
Despite a cold and boisterous wind at Fanling yesterday, a goodly crowd were gathered at the Cottage Club for their opening paper hunt.
The first four riders on the card were Mr. P. W. Calderara, Mr! W. Minderhoud, Mr. R. Van Der Goag and Mr. J. Fraser.
The first woman home was Mr. J. Monica.
to Stark & Taylor by one
Canaldy & Danby lost to Low &
Pollock &
Dowbiggin *Way loot to
Prophet &Wylle
Wilson & Collls and Alexander
Gordon all square
Bellamy & Overy lost to Mo-
Bride Mackenzio 4 & 3 Halt & Wilkinson lost to Watson
Nicol 9 & 1 241⁄2 Groome
A
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Harrison-beat. Cruickshank & 2 &
Total
Singles
St. Andrews won by 37 points:
Jel. 28151.
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