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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 18, 1939,
MONDAY IRELAND'S
MORNING
GALLANT BUT
China Fully Extended To Win By 4-2: Hills Brilliant In Defence
(By "Rox")
DESPITE A GALLANT EFFORT that carnod for them the unstinted praise and admiration of both European and Chinese spectators alike, Ire- land were defeated by China by four goals to two in a first round match of the Sunday Herald Inter- national Cup at Caroline Hill yesterday. On paper they prosented meagre opposition to the Chinese, but on the field they worked like Trojans, and with a little more fuck might havo play just about to break through for hils geand try, while Sub-Lt. Kennedy sprung the biggest surprise of the season in de-on) - Chark (right) attempt to futcreept him. The Army feating them,
Szt. Lang, the Army centre three-quarter, who gave a brillant dis-
by 20-0-Ming Yuen,
Granted that the Chinese had not their full repre- sentative side out, it is still a matter of conjecture whether Golf Championship Hills, on the form he displayed, could not have held Fung King-cheong and Lai Shiu-wing as well.
Moore was not very much toμHHHHHH-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-~|~|-~||~|~|~||-
blame for a faulty display.
Under similar conditions any HOW
other goalkeeper might have
fallen
WAS
tho
Lo .pieces, It was His first representative game. Police and he
outstand- ing player of both sides. Ne combined admirably with Shee-
han to give one of the finest de- Chee fensive displays seen this sea-5th R.A. son. But for the services of this R.A.O.C. pair, Ireland might not have. Club been what they were.
These
TEAMS FARED
FIRST DIVISION
15. China "A" 3: 4 Eastern
Kowloon Club
SECOND
2 Royal Scots
DIVISION "A"
1 South China
3
0 Eastern
2 8th R.A.
@ 30th R.A.
SECOND
DIVISION "13"
2 R.A.F.
0
1 Royal Scots
4
Kowloon
2 Police
THIRD
DIVISION
defenders seemed to inspire con- Engineers fidence in the halves and for-Kwong Wah ward line, which did not fall.
D. Leonard played a very quiet but effective game in subduing the Chinese forwards. lie had the mea- South China sure of Lee, and he was given ex- Engineers cellent support by Smart and Honni-24th R.A. ball, both of whom were responsible Royal Scots for breaking up many of the Chinese 5th RA. movements.
China
Chinese defence many anxious me-
1 12th R.A.
2 R.AS.C.
3 Kumaons
J.T. SMITH EASILY BEATS F.D. HUNTER
AT FANLING
COMMENTARY
UNAVAILING
Rugby Tournament
ARMY TROUNCE
Excellent Display By The Backs
(By "Fly-half")
CASH SWEEP WINNERS ON SATURDAY
EFFORT
NAVY 20-0
A SPLENDID DISPLAY Bweep numbers at the Races on
The following were tho lucky cash!
Saturday: RACE 1
No, 4,149
670
.
$2 804 70 $300.25
Number of tickels kold, 4,675,"
RACE 2 No. 1.139
$2 620/40 3.323 4.417
$700.40 $375.30 Unplaced ponies ($30 each): Nos. 4,127. Number of tickels sold. 0,200.
by the Army back division gave them victory over the Navy by 20 points (2 goals, a dropped goal and 2 tries) to nil in the last game of the 2015, 41708, 3,050, first round of the Triangular Tournament. This win places
No. 497
3,035
TLACE 3
$2.004255 1301.20 2.037
$400.00 Unplaced ponies ($30 each): Nos. 5,137, 2.814, 320, 3.200, 31.
the Army in a strong position Number of tickets sold, 5.000.
to
at least become joint
holders with the Club of
Premier local honours. Their
display on Saturday would place them as favourites for their match against the Club this Saturday.
At Fanling yesterday J. T. Smith beat F. D. Hunter comfortably by 9 and 8 over 36 holes. The weather was became disorganised behind the Navy, out-played up forward, perfect, though at the start the greens and fairways were scrum, and were mainly seen in wet with dew. There was a slight breeze in the after-good defensive work for most of noon, but not enough to make any difference.
the game. Stevens was at his best in tackling, and was From an indifferent start, worthily applauded, when he was Smith got the lead at the first full back, for his head-on tackle | while Chang Chiu-hing was not up hole and increased this to four of Waite in full flight. He hit to scratch. Ip Pak-wa 1899 the up at the turn. Hunter did not the Army centre-three with such choice of the two wingers, and the win a hole till the fourteenth, force that the three was lifted 2 impression remains that a different
O R.A.M.C.
0
→ Signals
1
4 Ireland
Shek-km showed flashes of form,
IRELAND SCORE EARLY
In the aft eight up.
VETERANS AT CRICKET
Hongkong Cricket Club Boat Kowloon C.C.
Justice R. E. Lindselt featured the An innings of 56 not oul by Mr.
match between veteran members of the Kowloon Cricket Club, and the Hongkong Cricket Club played at Kowloon yesterday, and won by the lutter. by 60 runs.
AR who took part in the game were over the age of 45, and thele tolul nges came to over 1,000. Ha Excellency the Governor lid not play, though originally expected to, but he acted as one of the umpires.
Hongkong C.C.
Brig. McLeod, retired
staker, b Nash...........................
8. S. W. Pulerun, o Green b Fraser
O. Gillespie, rellred ***
Pearce, lobbs
A Redmand, b Nash *******
3. 1. umunreys, Landsail b Fraser
RACE 4
No. 3.nhe
23.136.80
4.304
5,134 rumber of tickets rold. $.000.
HACE S
$UDO UQ $445.40
No, 3.114
.3678
3.232
+
$5.591.20 $1,023 20 $11.00 Tinplaerd ponies-16100 each): Now. 1.195, 4,141, 2311, 4.700, 4,777. 2.230, 5 240,
Number of tickets rold. 11.600.
RACE
C
2.
No. J.
13.176 60 20
$007 CO 1,003
$133.50 Vaplaced pantes (50 each): Nos. 1,434, 2.710 1.07 1.713. 03.
Number of tickets sold, 0,200.
RACE 7
No. 10 1,270
$30.337.60 $953 GD $470.00 Unplaced ponies (150 each): Nos. 2.005, 4170, 3.400, 4.74), 4.13, 4.930, 2.077, 2.103,
Number of tickets sold, 6,000.
BACK 8
No. 3.377
$0.420.40 1,484
$2.634 40 1.004
$917,20 Unplaced ponies ($100 each): No. 12. Number of tickets sold, 14,200.
Reception Prepared For Jack Dempsey
Mania, Dec. 16 (UP)—A huge hus been prepared by
business ex- ecutives and sportsmen for Jack Dempsey, who is due to arrive here by Cilpper to-morrow afternoon.
Dempsey May Omit
1 story might have been told had heund was not in his best form, off his feet, and thrown on his 1 not played.
cutting a good many of his shots back, More similar tackles by nor did he have the best of luck. the same player were seen when Οι the
forwards, Jorge Lave a very 'SUNDAY HERALD' CHARITY CUP CHINA altacked from the whistle, errors but recovered in every case Nicholl, who went to the full- Smith, out in 35, made one or two he moved up to inside-three vice fino performance, combining well with O'Regan and Martin to give the
and Mocre was tested with alond his putting was absolutely dead-back position after he had sus-reception 2 fast shot from Yeung Ireland rely on greens that were good. After tained what appeared to be a Government officials,
turned the ball almost immediately, 13 holes he was seven up and after ments, and, at times, nonplussing |_|||_
+~|~|~|~|~||~|~|~||~and a fine run by Brackenbury ended 17 nine up. them with
combination. A.; splendid
He lost the 18th and foot injury, In a centre which Jorge met with a went to tim Leonard, on the left wing, was very ed an excellent game. He is the to give Ireland first blood within 36 and there was no change in the mention. Pinkerton, Sutherland, Puge
stalwarts. Hsu.King-seng again play-first timer for Lau to breast the ball
The Army pack gave a good dis- unobtrusive, and seemed tame when
both were out in play all-round, and all eight deserve compared with Brackenbury, on the most consistent centre-half I have three minutes of play. right, who showed up exceptionally seen this season, and one of the best
position, but a fine three at the tenth and Duke were the men to catch the well towards the close of play, out-in the Colony. He gave a display Not satisfied, Ireland returned to made Smith nine up and eight to eye in the loose. Berry worked playing and out-running the Chinese of the attacking centre-half, which the attack and shots were rained on round and Smith came home in algenerally spoilt his finishing
play. The players completed the extremely hard, though his cogerness has only been equalled by Bright, the China goal, but they held out Tse Kam-hung and Luu Tsui-san till Hay relieved the situation with enough golf to win in any champion-rush instead of maintaining continued
to give him were very patchy, their tackling.
a score of 69; good where he was inclined to kick and and inclined to be
ship.
control of the ball in his dribbles. FOR the Chinese, Tam had a hectic The Chinese forward line suffered
The figures were as follows, and afternoon, but he fully Justified terribly in the absence at Fung and
May was an accomplished serum- his selection. Mak Sul-hion and Lai, with the consequence that Lee
must be taken as approximate only, half, and may be taken to have Toang Chung-wan had not the under- Wai-long was not given support, and
as in one or two cases the players solved the Army problem. His pass- did not hole out: standing, but as individuals were appeared to have an off-day. Cheuk
ing was methodical and was never wild, whatever the occasion. He has a safe kick, and knows when fo use In defence. A pleasing phase of his game was his effective stopping of foot rushes by lying cleanly on the ball for sufflelent time to hold up the attack and allow his forwards to gather around.
defence.
SELECTION JUSTIFIED
a-little boisterous-in-
YOU'VE GOT TO LAUGH
WHEN....
PAT O'BRIEN
is as phony as a rubber pretul
and twice as crooked!
WAYNE MORRIS JOAN BLONDELL
is the two-fisted kid with a one- track mind...he wants his mamal
is a retired bubble-dancer...
last time she lived into Jali!
MAY ROBSON JANE WYMAN STANLEY FIELDS
a shoplifter with a heart of gold,
a sleeve full of sävelt
MAXIE ROSENBLOOM
SIDNEY TOLERA
tal by LEWIS SELER
Preto St WARNER BROS.
fa the dalt Wigne Iskes bestla Haster' Malone..and franler all the world....next to mamal than be was by "Blackwell's Islnd!"
"The
KID from KOKOMO
Opens To-morrOW AT
THE
England Soccer XI Chosen
The following players have been selected to represent Eng land against Scotland, In the International Cup football match on the Club ground on Boxing Day, commencing at 3.30 pm.
Robinson (Navy); Roughley and Hendy (Navy); Layla (Navy), Bright (M'sex) and WUkinson (M'sex);
(I.K.E.).
Gardner
Thorburn (Navy), Fowler (Club), Saw (M'sex) aud Thomas (B'sex).
Ieserves E. Strange (Club), Brett (Navy), des (R.A.0.0.) and Freshwater (M'sex),
Players are requested to re- Dort to the manager of the team, Mr. W. E. Hollands, in the dressing-room at 3 D.. sharp. Uniform, shorts and stockings will be supplied.
Smith (1st 18)
5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3,
4, 5, 2, 4, 6, 5, 3, 4, 5, 37
Hunter (1st 18)
8, 4, 4, 4. 4,
5, 5, 3, 5, 3, 6,
Smith (2nd 18)
4. 4. 3, 4, 2,
4, 4, 5,
3, 4, 3,
Hunter (2nd 18)
4, 5, 2, 4, 4, 5,
4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4,
72
581 99181 88181 88
74
CAPTAIN PLAYS IN
off,
DOUBTS DISPELLED HOOK DISPELLED any doubts as to his ability as an attacking stand-off half. He took his passes cleanly and passed out crisply, and of the correct moment to allow his inside maximum attacking power.
With the halves throwing away no chances, the Army threes received their opportunities, and made good use of them. Lahg was more direct in his attack than Waite an impres- sion gained, perhaps, because Waite uses such long strides and pawerful swerves, which from the grand-stand appear to be executed at half speed. Skipworth was an active wing-three During the mn interval the new and did a lot of good work in the a inc pass to Cheuk, who combined captain, R. Young. "played himself centre of the field in covering up. with Yeung to bring the ball right: In" with a fine drive down the centre He invariably turned defence into in. Yeung centred for Cheuk to of the first fairway, head the ball in.
Some 200 attack with considerable caddies were waiting to retrieve the Arlingstall justified his A goal was given, but on consult-ball and the lucky enddy received the without being brilliant. Picton, at ing with the linesman, the decision traditional silver dollar, was reversed and offside was given for a note at the earliest oppor-seldom called on,
but cashed full back. was reliable, but was against Cheuk.
China returned soon after, when
Although beaten in all phases.of Chang and Yeung Indulged in a explosion took place just before the stuck to their task, with Brown, The "gun" was well timed and the the forward game, the Navy pack display of top passing which ended ball reached the ground. A plctures Ferris and Charles generally in the with
Yeung scraping the upright, que ceremony. Honniball provided the crowd with,
tunity.
its first thrill when he allowed Lee
to stipthrough but Lee's parting shot was yards above.
Tennis
CHINA EQUALISE CHINA again broke through ofte
on interval of defensive play, end Lee sent Yeung eff with a long pass for him to run right up the eld
port to Cheuk, who left Moore!
to
van.
J
success.
inclusion
Kowloon C.C. Beat! defence work: Carter, in the second
Kowloon B.G.C.
The visitors won by 38 games.
A BUSY AFTERNOON CARTER AND CLARK, behind the losing pack, had a busy afternoon in haf, probably because ho saw his inside threes were making little head- way, tried to get through on his own with no success. Bowden and Ken-
The Kowloon Bowling Green Club edy, on the wings, were given standing with a shot that hit the tos/entertained the Kowloon Cricket Clubgenerally, found themselves. In post- Low opportunities in attack, and of the net. Honniball then sent a friendly tennis match yesterday. lons where they were forced to Jorge off with a nice pass, for the latter to tap to O'Regat, and, re- the men's doubles the Bowling Green possession. Paul and Nicholl, and In kink into fourh or be tackled in celving It back almost immediately, beat the Kowloon C.C. by 35 came later Stevens, could make no head- let loose from 15 yards out, but the to 32. The Kowloon C.C. registered nnssed to Lec. but Hills, robbed women's doubles and beat the Bowl kick-off, but friltered away ball salled over the crossbar. Heu a victory of 47 games to 20 in the way against Army defence.
Army went into attack from the him of the ball Hsu gained posses-ing Green by 60 games to 48 in the opportunities by overdoing the touch- their sion to shoot from 50 yards out for mixed doubler. Moore to clear shokily
CHINA GO AHEAD :
KING'S CA pressed, for the, afcendency
Women's Singles
Mra E. Liiton bent Miss R. Rum which was soon to come. A tennis singles tournament on Satur- jahin, 0-3, 0-2, in the Ladies Open PLEASE Turn To Page 9.
Idayanın
kicking, even when on top of the Navy line 6
THE FIRST TRY
loose, and battered his way over for AUTHERLAND picked up in the
PLEASE Turn To Pago: 9,
Visit To H.K.
Owing to the delay of the China Clipper" through a ty phoon, Jack Dempsey, who was expected to arrive in Hongkong to-day, may omit his visit al- together, as being unable to reach Hongkong before Wed- nesday he would be very rushed to get down to Manila for the Lee-Garcia, fight on Saturday.
Mr, Jas Cortas, the promoter of the Garcia-Lee bout, said that if there is any possibility of the Clipper heing held up in Hongkong by bad, weather Dempsey
will be asked to post- pone the light to the Colony as the fight has already been cancelled once. The fight is scheduled to take place on December 23.
Stark, hit wicket b Fraser
G. S. Lovett, b Nash
J. H. Mitchell, retired
Hamilton, not out
Extras
Parsons Nash Fraser Hobbi
Green
Total
Bowling Analyalı
Kontson C.C.
9. Jex, a Pearce b. Paterson W. Nash, e Pearce b Hamilton Capt. A. if. Marlin, retired Capt. W. M. Parsons, retired R.. Lindsell, retired
JJ. Fraser, barco
1. G. Green, not out
W, N. Hobbs, Pearce b Lovett
T. 0. Stokes, b Redmond
Abraham, e MeLeod blledmond F. E, Nash, b Redmond
Extras
Tota
Paterson Itamilton Секре
Peared
Bowling Analysis
1tumphreys ..
Lavett
Redmond
:-,;1,1,
Week-end -Softball Scores
The following were the week-end softball scores:
Girir
Hongkong Ballgirls 6, Pirates 5, Panthers 6, Wahoos 5. Cuba 14, Cardinals 12. Canadian Chinese 12, Wildcats 11.
Men
Recreio 17, V.R.C. 6. Chung Hwa 5, Recrelo B-1.: H.K. Baseball Club. 10. C.B.A. 5. Canadian Chinese 12, Trojans 2, Shell 23, H.K. S'hai Bank 14. R.A.F. 14, Texaco B...
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