THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1925.
"CHINA MAIL" SPORTS PAGE
RUGGERITES, NOTE.
FRENCH SHIP TO PLAY ON SATURDAY.
PAJANGULAR TOURNAMENT.
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HOCKEY MATCH.
CLUB 1ST XI DEFEAT ·
FLAGSHIP
CURIỤCH, GEAL AWARD,
There will be rugby match on Ton spectator at least, it seem- the HKFC. ground, flappy ted that a goal was awarded to Valley, kick-off að 2.30 pm, sharp, the Hongkong Hockey Club by a this Saturday. when the French "referce in yesterday's match withi warship XV will meet a combined HMS. "Hawkins" when the ball was thrown into the net from Each season the important local touch without being played in the matches are those in the treele, by one of the attacking angular burnament between the side. Navy, Army and Chyb
Club and Naval team,
Ejes so far fixed are:- Chilv. Navy on January and Jungary 23.
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Earlier games are po gritarion as to the roud forty ns full sides have not turned qut for either the senior service or the civilians. 1 is understood that everybody concerned is in strict training so that some excellent Fugger ought to be seen.
1lowever, the Club 1st XI beat HMS. "Hawkins" by 4 goals (n-3 and deserved to win Dyer Ball, the famous Club forward of i earlier years, had the exasperation of seeing about half a dozen lovely shots skim the uprights. On the whole the Club did most of the pressing and were superior:
Shortly after the start (with the Club XE short of a few men as is usual) the flagship became one Last season the Army semtch-up Woodward put the Club on ed and dates for them have yet to terms. be, arranged
H.K.C.C. TEAMS
IST LEAGUE, 2ND XI AND OUTCASTS.
The following beams huve been chosen to represent the Hongkong Cricket Club this Saturday, all fixtures starting at 2 p.m.3---
1st XI v. Nuvy (league) at; home: 2. Dancock (Capt.).
Then Martin threw in from-touch and it looked as if the ball did strike some of the players tor their sticks) outside the Navy circle, but not inside. The "Haw. 'kins" goalie did not seem to nt-j
tempt to stop the pill, which rolle: un, and a goal was given. One ori two had a wild whack but none of the Club forwards WIS near
'enough.
|| Price and Evans also scored for the Club who held the advantage to the end..
The Club 1st X was
E. W. Handtor; A. P. ''T.
A. C. 1. Bowker. A. W. Hayward Parquharson. 6. R. Becher: |
(Cap.). Rev. E. W. L. Martin
H. Owen Hughes, J. B Plumn- "A. S. Bett, E. J. R. Mitchell phreys, B. 6. Tammert, E. J. R. Mitchell, B. Pearce, L. P; Ralph E F Stewart, F. N. Young.
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2nd XF v. C.R.C. (friendly J? away:-A. K. Mackenzie (Capt.). C. L. R. Becher. H. Burgess, W. T. Featherstone. A. G. Gordon, ' H. W. Lee, D.. 11. McMaster, D. E. C. Nicholson, D. E. Peat, N. L. Smith. H. J. Stevenson....
"Outcasts" v. Civil Service at Happy Valley:-L. D. MeNicoll (Capt.), H, J. Armstrong, Cape,
1.
Owen Hughes, A. Dyer Ball, W. Woodwirth, B. D. Evans and T. J. Price.
THE NOBLE ART.
PROGRAMME POR NEXT TOURNEY.
TENTATIVÉ DETAILS.
HOME FA, CUP.
DRAW FOR SCOTTISH IST
ROUND
HOLDERS TO PLAY AWAY.
(Reuber's Seraleo.)
London, Dec. 16.
THE CHINA MAIL.
In the Scottish F.A. Cup, the
draw for the first round (proper)
be played on January 23 is:- Naten County v. St. Johnstone.. Peebles Rovers v. Keith. Royal Albert v. Allow, Arbroath v. Berwick Rangers.. Cowdenbeath v. Hamilton
Academicals. Kilmarnock v. Celtic. Boness v. East Fife. Clyde v. Dunfermline. Hibernians. v. Broxburn. Bathgate East Stirling. Queen's Park v. Clydebank. Dumbarton v; 'Buckie. Third Lanark v. Moor Park. Solway Star v. Johnstone. Partick Thistle v. Motherwelk Aberdeen v. St. Bernard's. Dundee v. Inverness Caleys. Albion v Nithsdal. Civil Service v. Leith. Rangers v. Lochgelly. Dundee United v. Hearts.. King's Park v. Peterhead Montrose Y. Clackhanddin, Douglas Wanderers v. Forfar.
Brechin v. Thornhill. Raith y Ayr
Arthurlie v. Armadale. Stenhousemuir v. Vale Leven. Queen of South v. Airdrie." Breadalbane v. Falkirk.
St Mirren v. Midannandale.
Dykehead v. Morton Dundee are last season's runners- Note-Celtic are holders, and
[up.]
The English Cup. Replaying in the second round (proper) of the English F.A. Cup Wigan beat Crewe by 2 goals to 1. [Note: The winners are at January 9:1
home to Stoke for round 3 on
Lengye Resulta..
Bengue matches played to-day thome team given first) result- led:-
Bury 8, Burnley 1..
Division 1.
Bruford 1, New Brighton Q.
* Div, II (North).
Four 6-round preliminaries and C. D. Armstrong, Capt. Bensley, a 10-round "second-liner have "Capt. Haigh, J. Hall, Q. P. Eun- been arranged tentatively for the
mert, H. W. Parker, J. A. EH.K.B.A.'s third tournament Plummer. G. R. Vallack, E. M. the season, starting 9.15 p.m. un Walison.
December 29. the feature of which will be the eagerly expections ed meeting between Cartlidge and] Morris.
LEAGUE POINTS.
ARTILLERY v.. POLICE, SOCCER.
Weak shooting, by the forwards offset any advantage the Police defence had yesterday in a first league football match with the.. R.A. who won on the Kowloon ground by the only goal scored.
R.A. —Stanton: Trim, Exelf; Ruchell, Reade, Viccars; Grew. Sargent, Pulford, Miles, Murphy.,
Police:-A. E. Clarke; Wynne, Harle; Johnson, Oram. Randall; Cornwall, Post, Brittain, Noonan, Simpson.
Referee: Mr. Smyth.
Winning the boss, the gunners had the wind behind them in the Brst half and kept up pressure,.. Pulford netting after 25 minutes.
In the second session he also found the mark but the whistle had gone for off-side.
RIFLE LEAGUE.
FLAGSHIP WINS TWO
MATCHES
However; permission is await- ed the case of two of the l boxers, as stated in this page on Tuesday,
The programme is:-
15 rounds,. catchweight, C.P.O. "Jim" Cartlidge (H.M.'s Naval Yard) v. Stoker Morris (Hermes).
10 rounds, featherweight. Stoker Naegalja Jules Miche- let) v. Drummer Bowles (1/E. Surreya).
6 rounds, lightweight, A:B. Baker (Hermes) v. Bandsman Wareham E. Surfeys).
6 rounds, middleweight, A., Pearce (Hawkins) v. A.B. Miller Hermes)..
6 rounds, featherweight, H. Major (Hongkong) v. A.B. Gardner (Hermes)..
6 rounds, welterweight, A.B. Jackson (Hawkins) v. Stoker Morrell (Hawkins).
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Should Naegalin not appear it is likely that Major will be put in his place for the 10-round bout with Bowles,
3 Wareham is not available then alg. Tel. Emmerson of the H.M.S. "Hawkins" has won lenge for a 10-round contest) may Marazion (who has issued a chal two matches in the Hongkong be substituted and he will there- Rifle League, both on the Stone-fore fight a return with Baker. cutters' range. as follow
December 5-"Hawkins" 684 points, beat H.M.S. "Titania" 596. points.
December 12:-"Hawkins" 668 points, boat H.M.S. "Iroquols" 358 points."
GOLF CLUB.
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At Tuesday's annual general
meeting of the Royal Hongkong
NOT AT WAR.
ATHLETES TO RESUME RELATIONS.
CONTINENTAL DATES FIXED,
(Reuter's Service.)
Lausanne, Dec. 16.
Tables in the respective divi-
to date atand: at:--- ENGLISH LEAGUE,
Division:
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HOME RUGGER.
-JACK FROST PREVENTS PLAY.
RESULTS AMBAD OF MAIL...
(Times of Ceylon)
London, Nov. 28.
The results of the principal rugby matches played to-day
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Devonport Services 22; St.
Bart's Hospital 9: Cardiff 9, Leicester 3 Neath 0, Aberavon; 8. Cross Keys 6, Pontypool 0. Newport 21, Swansea 3.
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LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.
A portrait which has recently been added to the National Por trait Gallery is that of the Coun tess of Desmond, who died in TT on London 1604; and they say that when sheT.T. on Shanghai
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Henry Jenkins was supposed China Sugars.
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TEST YARNS.
"WHY ENGLAND LOST
AT CRICKET.
OFFICIAL DENIALS.
(Times of Ceylon.)
London, Nov. 23.
a Yorkshireman, "living. near Catterick.
There are some very strong proofs that he did actually attain this advanced. uge.
(Single) A Mrs. Shanghai Exploration Saville, a cultured Yorkshire lady Shanghal Loan at that time, was staying in Rauba house where this. modern Methuselah came to ask for alms. She seized this chance of convers- ing with a man reputed to be so, old!
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He told her that he remember ed taking a cartload of arrows to been made by the Vice-President English army on its way to Scot An accusation, alleged to have Northallerton for the use of the of the Football Association, Mr. land to fight the battle of Flod John Lewis, in a recent speech, den Field. At one time he had that the English cricketers been butler to the Lord Conyers, HK. & S. Hotels (old)...
do. Australia would have done better and remembered the Abbot of bad they been teetotallers, met Fountains coming now and then Hongkong Lands with emphatic denials from all to take a glass with his master.
H.K. Realty quarters.
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Princes Building Rural Lands: lifelong abstainer, and was manager of the soccer touring Saville that when they were quite the neighbourhood told Mrs.
Cotton Mill team who followed in the wake of
Ewo Cottons the M.C.C. team in Australia.
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Orientals Shanghai Cottons (old).. Interviewed by the "Evening very old man. Standard" ha denies the above re-
do.. (new) Miscellaneous, port, and says that what he did Thomas Parr-Old Parr say was that they might have done enjoys the distinction of a bio-Canton Ices better, which opinion, he said,graphy by the poet John Taylor. Cements (comb.) Goals.
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Golf Club, the following were French and the German Athletic Southport. elected to serve on the Com- Associations has decided that Walsall" mittee: Messrs, G. S. Archbutt, France and Germany immediately Barrow... D. G. Bruce, J. W. Franks, A. K. resume pre-war relations in the Henderson, C. Bulmer Johison, domain of athletics. The first C. D. Lambart, R. L. Moncrieff meeting of French, German and T. D. E. Pendered and J. M.. Swiss athletes will be held in Walker,
Switzerland next August; a second between French and Germán New York, Dec. 16-The athletes in the same month at Canadian hockey team of Mon Paris.
A conference of delegates of the N Brighton
treal won the Prince of Wales French athletes are going to trophy by defeating the New Germany in 1928.
York Americans by 8 goals to 1
at Madison Square Gardens.
Fifteen thousand spectators | The American Rowing Aaso batened to selections played by ciation has invited the Germ the Canadian Governor-General's Row Association to take bar
Footguarda-Reuters American in the international res
Philadelphia
LAWN BOWLS
BRITISH TOURISTS. IN:
·AUSTRALIA:
LOBE BY 3 POINTS. (Times of Ceylon)
risbane, No97807 ined Country Associa
ere absurd.
"PLUM" SPEAKS.
MUST WIN NEXT YEAR'S TESTS:
ENGLAND LOOKS TO HOBBS.
(Times of Ceylon);
-DOUBTFUL CASES. '
as a boy of sixteen, he witnessed
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complexion, blue eyes with real lashes, and little, shiny teeth. But the babled. went on hugging golliwoggs.
What is there in these quafat, the coronation of Queen Anne, used to be quite settled within staring creatures that appeals his father being a Huguenot who well-understood limits outside of turns to something it can pity and Perhaps very early a child's heart fled to England during the per-which there were no adventures protect, something that seems to secution of that sect. But all that is changed. Conven- need leving because leth ange
There are certain reasons for
doubting the accounts of people tione and precedenta about what and forlorn. And after all what of advanced age. In the first he or she would like are question-some motorists delight in, or more could be uglier than the mascota place, the love of the marvelloused like everything else. The re-grotesque than the leering gar London, Nov. 24. lanate in human nature gives 15 Speaking at a dinner at the cause, to suspect exaggeration, sult is that he or she may see not goyles which the old church- Cuildhall, Cambridge, yesterday. On the other hand,
notable seien an obvious umbrella or shooting-ing and humorous touch 7
builders carved with many a lovi evening, in recognition of the tide writers, wishing to obtain seat arriving on the festive morn Then, le it mere queer achievements of Jack Hobbs, Mr. evidence to support various but something, which might be some deeper human kindr P. F. Warner hoped the Mother theories, have professed to be Innd would re-assert her supre lieve in extraordinary cases
the child hugging ka of anything something queer A macy in cricket. He said that longevity
bear-cub is not at all impossible all sorts of wild creat
which is prompting poo would depend greatly on Hobba and he prayed he might retain his 1gures Many authorities say fret.
Mistakes have been made in The children, it seems, began it gents this yea matchless skill for at least one that the stories told of the Coun.
Jemurg more year. TRAN
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