Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 18, 1939.
MONDAY
IRELAND'S
MORNING
GALLANT
China Fully Extended To Win By 4-2: Hills Brilliant In Defence
(By "Rox")
BUT
DESPITE A GALLANT EFFORT that carned for thom the unstinted praise and admiration of both European and Chinese spectators alike, Iro- land were defcatod 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 presented moagro opposition to the Chinese, but on the field they worked like Trojans, and with a little more fuck might have play just about to break through for his grand try, while Sub-Li. Kennedy sprung the biggest surprise of the season in de- Won by 20-0- Chik (right) attempt to intercept him. The Army feating them,
Sgt. Lang, the Army centre three-quarter, who gave a brilliant dis-
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.
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HOW TEAMS FARED
Kowloon
+
FIRST DIVISION
I S. China "A"
4 Eastern
2 Royal Scols
SECOND DIVISION “A”
Moore was not very much to blame for a faulty display. Under similar conditions any other goalkeeper might have failen 10 pieces. It was Hills' first representative game. Police and
outstand-Club he
the was ing player of both sides. Hej combined admirably with Shec-. han to give one of the finest de-Kit Chee fensive displays seen this sea-15th R.A. son. But for the services of this RAOC. pair, Ireland might not have Club been what they were. defenders seemed to inspire con- Engineers fidence in the halves and for-wong Wah ward fine, which did not fail,
These
SECOND
Kowloon
THIRD
D. Leonard played a very quiet but effcclive game in subduing the Chinese forwards. He had the mea-South China sure of Lee, and he was given ex-Engineers cellent support by Smart and Honn!-24th R.A. ball, both of whom were responsible Royal Scots for breaking up many of the Chinese 5th R.A. movements,
1 South China 0'Eastern
2 th R.A.
30th R.A.
DIVISION "B"
2 R.A.F.
1 Royal Scots
Z Police
DIVISION
1 12th R.A.
133
OTH
2 R.A.S.C.
3 Kumaong
!
0 R.A.M.C.
0
0 Signals
1
4 Ireland
J.T. SMITH
EASILY
COMMENTARY
UNAVAILING
Rugby Tournament
EFFORT
ARMY TROUNCE NAVY 20-0
Excellent Display By The Backs
(By "Fly-half").
CASH SWEEP WINNERS ON SATURDAY
A SPLENDID DISPLAY weer numbers at the
The following were the lucky cash!
Досся On
by the Army back division
Saturday: RACE 1
No. 4,149
6720
$2754 73
00323- Number of tickets sold, 4,675.
RACE 2
$2 620.40
No, 3.759 . 3,323
$59.40 4.417
$375.20 Unplaced nenles ($30 each): Nos. 4,127, Jumber of tickets sold, 5,200,
RACE 1 No. 1 AUT ... 3.655
gave them victory over the Navy by 20 points (Z goals, a dropped goal and 2 tries) to nil in the last game of the 2015, 270, 730 first round of the Triangular Tournament. This win places the Army in a strong position to at least become joint holders with the Club of
BEATS F.D. HUNTER Premier local honours. Their
AT FANLING
IRELAND SCORE EARLY
$2.004 20 1801 20
VETERANS AT CRICKET.
Hongkong Cricket Club Beat Kowloon C.C.
An innings of 56 not out by Mr. Justloc I E. Lindsell, featured the match between veteran, members of the Kowloon Cricket Club and the Hongkong Cricket Club played at Kowloon yesterday, and won by the latter by 60 runs.
All who took part in the game were ever the age of 45, and their total ages came to over 1,000. ITS Excellency the Governor did not play, though originally expected to.
unpletenice (150 coch): 4000137, but he acted as one of the umpires. Number of tickets sold. 5,600.
2.814. 620, 3.280, 33.
No. 3.080
RACE 4
Ifanghang C.C.
Brig.. McLeod, retired
ulaker, Nagh"--A
R. S. W. Paterson, e Green b Fraser
R. D. Gillespie, retired
E. Pearce, bobb
SA. Nedmond, à Nash
4.304
$3.139.00 SADo no
5,124
$440.40
Number of tlekrta sold. 8.000.
RACE 5 *No. 3.114
$4,681 20 3578
$1.823 23 ...3.272
11.00 Unplored penles ($100 each): Nos. 1,105,
4.750. 4.777. 2.239.5 240.
C.
RACE 0
13.17060
display on Saturday would place them as favourites for "Number of lekele Pold, 11,600. their match against the Club this Saturday.
No. 3,0
20
$307 CO 1,000
6433.00 Unplaced panies 1130 each); NOM, 1,854 2.710, 1,073. 1,713, 063,
Number of tickets mid, 0,300,
RACE 7
No. 810 .7.270
6,234
13.337.60 39.33 60 8416 BO Unplaced ponies ($30 eneti): Nos. 2.003, 4.170 3.400. 4.741, 4033. 5.930, 3,937, 2.165.
Number of tickets sold, 0,000.
RACK 8
No.2,377
$0.420 40 1,404
$1,034 40 "LOGA
$311.20 Unpinced panics ($100 each!: No. IA. Number of tickets sold. 17,200.
Reception Prepared For Jack Dempsey
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 serum, 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 Shek-kein showed flashes of form, Smith got the lead at the first full back; for his head-on tackle while Chang Chiu-bing was not up hole and increased this to four of Waite in full flight. He hit to seratch. Ip Pak-WD was the up at the turn. Hunter did not the Army centre-three with auch choice of the two wingers, and the win a hole till the fourteenth, force that the three was lifted Impression remains that different and was not in his best form, off his feet, and thrown on his 1 story might have been told had he 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 tho forwards, Jorge gave a very 'SUNDAY HERALD' CHARITY CUPHINA attacked from the whistle, errors but recovered
Smith, out in 35, made one or two he moved up to inside-three vice performance, combining well
in every cuse Nicholl, who went to the full- hantla, Dec. 18 (UP)-A buge] and Moore was tested with and his putting was absolutely dead-back position after he had sus-reception fast shot from Yeung. Chinese defence many anxious mo-
Ireland rely on greens that were good. After tained what appeared to be a Government officials, business ex- turned the ball almost immediately, 13 holes he was seven up and ofter ments, and, at times, nonplussing
|~|~|~|ja|=|=jaja|and a fine run by Brackenbury ended 17 nine up.
He lost the 18th and foot injury. them with splendid combination. A.
in a centre which Jorge met with went to timin eight up. Leonard, on the left wing, was very stalwarts. Hats King-seng again play-frst timer for Lau to breast the bail
The Army pack gave a good dis- unobtrusive, and seemed tome when ed an excellent gamma. He is the to give Ireland first blood within 30 and there was no change in the mention, Pinkerton, Sutherland, Page In the afternoon 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-of the attacking centre-half, which the attack and shots were rained on round and Smith came here in 33 generally spoilt his finishing car
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
play. playing and out-running the Chinese
The players completed the extremely hard, though his eagerness defence,
only been equalled by Bright, the China goal, but they held out Tse Kum-hung and Lau Tsul-tsan till Hsu relieved the situation with enough golf to win in any champion rush instead of maintaining continued to give him score of 69; good where he was inclined to kick and were very patchy, and inclined to be allitic boisterous in their tackling FOR the Chinese, Tam had a hectic The Chinese forward line suffered afternoon, but he fully justified terribly In the absence of Fung and his selection. Mak Sul-hon and Lal, with the consequence that Lee Tsang Chung-wan had not the under-Wal-tong was not given support, and standing, but as individuals were appeared to have an off-day. Cheuk
of
Ano
with O'Regan and Martin to give the
SELECTION JUSTIFIED
China
hos
YOU'VE GOT TO LAUGH
WHEN....
PAT O'BRIEN
is a phony as a rubber pretzel
and twice as crookedi
WAYNE MORRIS JOAN BLONDELL
is the two-flated kid with a one-
Is a retired bubble-dancer-..
track mind...ba wants his mana!
last time she retired into Jall
MAY ROBSON JANE WYMAN STANLEY FIELDS
a shoplifter with a heart of gold,
a sjerve full of silver?
MAXIE ROSENBLOOM “
SIDNEY TOLER Otracted by LEWIS SETLER
Prusted by WARNER BROS.
is the doll Wayne Ukaa bestia la Munder Malone...and foonier až iba world,bext to mamal than he was in "Blackwell's Island
"The
KID from KOKOMO
Opens To-morrow
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THE
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be
England Soccer XI Chosen
The following players have been selected to represent Eng- land against Scelland In the International Cup football match on the Club ground on Boxing Day, commencing at 3.30 p.m.
Robinson (Navy); Roughley and Hendy (Navy); Layle (Navy), Bright (M'sex) and Wilkinson (M'sex); Gardner (B.K.E.). Thorburn (Navy), Fowler (Club), Baw (M'sex) and Thoman (M'aux).
Reserves E, Strange (Club), Breitt (Navy), Rides (R.A.0.0.) and Freshwater (M'sex)..
Players are requested to re- port to the manager of the team, Mr. W. E. Hollands, in the dressing-room at 3 p.m. sharp. Uniform, shorts and stockings will be supplied,
ship.
dribbles. control of the_ball The Agures were as follows, and May was an ollated scrii must be taken as approximate only, half,
be taken and may be
to have as in one or two cases the players solved the Army
problem. His pass- did not hole out:
ing was methodical and was never wild, whatever the occasion. He has a safe kick, and knows when to use it in defence. A pleasing phase of his game was his effective stopping of foot rushes by lying cleanly on the ball for suficient time to hold up the attack and allow his forwards to gather around.
Smith (1st 18)
5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3,
35
4, 5, 2, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4,
12
Hunter (1st 18)
6, 4, 4, 4, 4,
5, 5, 3, 5, 3, 0,
Smith (2nd 18)
', ; ;
Hunter (2nd 10)
9181 8818) 88│F]
4, 5, 2, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 38
4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5,
30
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CAPTAIN PLAYS IN
has been prepared by
ecutives' and sportsmen for Jack Dempsey, who là due to arrivo hert
by Clipper to-morrow afternoon,
Dempsey May Omit
Visit To H.K.
Owing to the delay of the China Clipper through a ty- phoon, Jack Dempsey, who ̈was” expected to arrive in Itongkong to-day, may omli his visit al- together, as being unable to reach Hongkong before Wed- nesday ho would bo very rushed to gel down to Manila for the Lee-Garcia fizht on Saturday.
Mr. Jas Cortes, the promoter of the Garcia-Lee bout, said that if there is Any possibility of the Clipper being held up in Hongkong by bad weather Dempsey will be asked to post- pone the fight to the Colony as the fight has already been cancelled once. The fight is scheduled to take place
DOUBTS DISPELLED HOOK DISPELLED any doubts as to his ability as an attacking stand-off half. He took his pusses cleanly and passed out crisply, and of the correct moment to allow his inside maximum on December 23, attacking power.
With the halves throwing away no chances, the Army threes received their opportunities, and made good use of them. Lang was more direct in his attack than Waite-an impres- slon gained, perhaps, because Walte uses such long strides and powerful swerves, which from the grand-stand appear be executed at half speed. Skipworth was an active wing-three During the tiffin Interval the new and did a lot of good work in. the n fine pass to Cheuk, who combined captain, R. Young, "played himself centre of the field in covering up. with Young 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. Some 200 attacle with head the ball in.
considerable SUCCESS, A goal was given, but on consutt- ball and the lucky caddy received the without being brilliant. Picton, at;
caddies were waiting to retrieve thej Artingstall Justined his inclusion ing with the linesman, the decision traditional silver dollar, but cashed full back, was reliable, but was reversed and offside was given it for a note at the earliest oppor-seldom called on, ogainst Chruk.
tunity. China returned soon after, when
Although beaten in all phases of Chang and Yeung indulged in a explosion took place but before the stuck to their task, with Brown, The "gun" was well timed and the the forward game, the Navy pack; display of tap passing which ended ball reached the ground. A pictures- Ferris and Charica generally in the with Yeung acraping the upright.[que ceremony. Honniball provided the crowd with its first thrill when he allowed Lee
to alipthrough but, Lee's parting shot was yards above.
CHINA EQUALISE
Tennis
van,
WOS
· A BUSY AFTERNOON`. CARTER AND CLARK, behind the losing pack, had a busy afternoon in
Kowloon C.C. Beat defence werk. Carter, in the second
Kowloon B.G.C.
haf, probably because he saw his CHINA again broke through after an interval of defensive play.
Inside threes were making to head- way, tried to get through on his own and Lee sent Yeung off with a long
with no success, Bowden and Ken-1 pnas for him to run right up the field to part to Cheuk, who left Moore entertained the Kawloon Cricket Club ew opportunities in attack, and The Kowloon Bowling Green Club nedy, on the wings, were given standing with a shot that hit the toy in a friendly tennis match yesterday. only fed themselves in post- of the nut. Honniball then sent Jorge off with a nice pass, for the the men's doubles the Bowling Green!
The visitors won by 38 games, in kick into touch or be tackled
tions where they were forced to latter to tap to O'Regan, and, re- ceiving it back almost immediately to 33. The Kowloon C.C. registered way against Army defence.
beal the Kowloon C.C. by 35 games later Stevena, could make no head-
possession. Paul ond Nicholl, let loose from 15 yards out, but the victory of 47 games to 20 in the ball sailed over the crossbar. Hou passed to Lc, but Hills robbed Women's doubles and beat the Bowl-I him of the ball. Hsu gained posses-ng Green by 66 games to 40 in the slon to shoot from 50 yards out for mixed doubles. Moore to clear shaklly.
KING Slo
CHINA GO AHEAD.
SHINA" pressed for the ascendancy
which was PLEASE Turn To Paga 9. come
acon
Women's Singles
Inn. 0-3, 6-2, in, the Ladies Open Mrs. E. Litton beat Miss R. Rum tennis singles tournament on Satur:
day.
Jos
and
Army went into attack from the their kickoff, but frittered away opportunities by overdoing the touch. kicking, even when on top of the Navy line.
THE FIRST TRY FUTTENLAND pleked up in thei 100se, and baltered his way over for PLEASE Turn To Page 9.
Fraser
J. D. Humphreys, e Lindsell b Fraser
. Stork, hit wicket E.. R. Mitchell, retired
G. 9. Lovett, b Nash
4. W. Hamilton, not out
Extras
Parsons
Nash
Frazer
Hobbs Green
Total
Bowling Anilyalı
ថ្រាយធំ១៧។
Kowloon C.C.,
3. Jex, c Pearce b Paterson W. Nash, e Pearce Hanilion Capt. A. H. Marin, retired Capt. W. M. Parsons, retired RE. Lindsell, rettred
3. Fraser, b Pearce
C. G. Green, not out
£2069
W. N. Hobbw, a Pearce b Loveli T. G. Stokes. b Redmond ....
Abraham, c McLeod b Redmond F. Nash, bltedmond Extras.ude
Total
Bowling Analysis
Paterson
Hamilton
Gillespio
Pearce
Ifumphreys ...
Loveit Redmond
Week-end Softball Scores
13
The following were the week-end softball scores:
Girls'
Hongkong Ballgirls 6, Pirates 5. Panthers 0, Wahoos 5. Cubs 14, Cardinals 12. Canadian Chinese 12, Wildents 11.
Мел
Recreto 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'hal Bank 14, RAF, 14, Texaco 8.
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