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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1927.

SPORTS

CRICKET TRIAL.

Possible Interport XI V. United Services.

POOR BATTING DISPLAY.

Brace Takes Fire Wickets For

23 Ran...

The second Interport trial match was commenced this morning at the

K.C.C.C. ground.

The United Service team went to the wicket first but scored only 145, thanks to 58 by Dynes, 23 by Hull, and 18 by Garrett, the tail refusing

absolutely to wag.

Braco was in fine form with the ball, taking half the wickets him-

self for the Joes of 23 runa,

RA.B.C. v. RA.M.C.

Playing on the I.R.C. ground the R.A.S.C. beat the R.A.M.C. yester day by one wicket and 39 runs. Lieutenant Dynea was top scorer with 54 to his credit. The scores

R.A.M.C.

were:-

Pte. Bird, b Badeork Pte. Osborne, e Dynes, b Bud-

cock

13

18

Cpl. Lees, e Drysdale, b New-

berry

S/st. Sims, b Dynea Pte. Snoad, c Woods, b Badcock Pte. Collins, b Badcock pte. Rogers, c and b Newberry Pte. Barnes, b Badcock Ptc. Watera, e Moss, b New

borry

Pte. Johnston, b Dynes Pte. Hicks, not out

Extras

Total Bowling Analysis,

$6

4

10

FOOTBALL

THE CHINA MAIL,

INTER LEAGUE GAMES ON THE CONTINENT.

TWO MATCHES DRAWN; *.

Paris, Yesterday.

In a soccer inter-league match London and Paris drew 1-1 and at Brussels Le Diables Rouge drew with the London Football Associa- tion 8-8.--Reuter..

119

The Interport Possibles did make an inspiriting start, wickets being down before tiffin

not

Lt. Dymes...... 2.M.S. Newberry. 11

O. M. 6.2 1 27

R. V.

2 97 3

two

Col. Badcock .... 10 1 46

R.A.S.C.

for

Lt. Dynes, b Sima

БА

only 24 runs.

S/Sgt. Wood, c Johnston, b Bird

Scores:--

S/Q.M.S. Moss, b.w. Bird...

Capt. Drysdale, e Snoad, b Bird 18

United Services.

Garrett, Dale, b Wales

Dynes, c Pearce, b Brace ....

Hull,'c and b Goodwin

Graham, c Goodwin, b Brace Bridgeland, 1.b.w., b Brace

Col, Badcock, b Bird

18 L/Cpl. Tibbs, b Rogers

15

Q.M.S. Newberry, à Bird

16

58

L/Cpl. McIntyre, b Johnston

23 Q.M.S. Glenny, not out

12

7

6L/Cpl. Fennell, e Sim, b Barnes

Extras

2

12

Merriman, c Dobbie, b Hankey

9

Total (9 wkts.) 158

Morris, e Hayward, b Brace ..

2

Bowling Analysts.

Dogg, c Wales, & Brace

6

O. M. R. W.

Erskine, e Pearce, b Reed

Johnston

A ◊ 21 1

0

Bird

Molsome, not out

2 Collins

11 2

41

Elatob, c Dale, b Reed

01 Sims

Extras...

11. 24

Total Bowling Analysis.

Dobbie

0. M. R. W.

6 1

10

0

Reed

7.1 3 15

2

Dale

Wales

Goodwin

Hankey

Brace

2 0 12

8 .0 20

14 Barnes Rogers

145 INDIAN R.C. v. CIVIL SERVICE.

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RUGBY FOOTBALL.

CLUB PLAY ENGINEERS TO-DAY.

The following will represent the Club v. the Royal Engineers at. the Happy Valley Rugby football ground this afternoon at 5.15 p.m. sharp.-S. M. Garrard; A. E. Prit-

In the above League match to be played in the 1.R.C. ground at 2 p.m. sharp on Saturday, the follow-chard, E. W. Bingham, G. F. H. ing will represent the I.R.C. (B).- Bichard, G. F. Lammert; A. W. 0 Sirdar Khan (Captain), M. P. Summera, M. G. Mills; T. L. Foster, H. F. Akehurst, J. B. Kealy, F. H. Trayes, M. G. O'Connor, P. L. P. Thomas, H. G. Williams, A. R. Cox, AMATEUR STATUS.

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5

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1

Interport Possibles.

Hayward, played on, b Garrett Brace, not out Ramsay, b Melsome....

(Total (2 wkts.) 24 To bet Hankey, Pearce, Dobble, Dale, Goodwin, Wales, Reed and

Hunt

Later.

At 2.40, the Interport "Possibles" had scored 190, still for the loss of two wickets.

ROYAL AIR FORCE Beat QUEEN'S REGIMENT.

FIVE-WICKET VICTORY.

RIFLE SHOOTING.

ANNUAL INTERPORT MATCHES.

In the annual Interport match be- tween Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore (Penang has retired per- manently from the match), weather permitting, Shanghai will shoot off in the first week of November. practise and the final selection will The following have been invited to

be made after the second practice: W. Barber, A. M. Collaco, B. E. Caulton, A. J. P. Coghlan, C. W. Glover, F. E. Hodges, O. L. Ilbert, B. I. Ito, J. R. Main, K. McKelvie, į L. 'A. Mottu, T. S. Parry, V. Shar- man, D. E. Sauvie, W. E. Sauer, and Y. C. Waung.

Playing on the Kowloon Cricket Club ground yesterday the Royal

A boxing exhibition will be given Air Force beat the Queen's Regi- at the South Chins Athletic Asso- ment by five wickets. The features ciation, China Building, this even of the match were the contributions ing, when several locally known of Lieut. Ford (Queens') and Capt. boxers will appear before a Chin- Robertson (R.A.F.) and the bowling ese gathering. The programme performance of Brace, the K.C.C. will be: Iron Bux, (Middle-weight player, who represented the Air Champion' of the Orient) v. Mr. Force.

Mead (Welter-weight), Young Both Lieut. Ford and Capt. Jafferies (Weight 115 lbs.) v. Hul Robertson gave dashing exhibitions, Kam Cheong, and Ah Kow v. Mr.

Stevens. the former scoring ten boundaries and the latter eleven. Brace cap- tured no less than seven of the nine wickets which the Queen's Regiment | lest in compiling 140.

Scores

Queen's Regiment.

Ptc. Underdown, b Brace ...

Pte. Clarke, d Dale, b Brace ...

15

Lieut. Elliot, b Dale....

20

Lieut. Ford, c Watkins, -b Dale 61

Capt. Bingham, c Dale, b Reeks

Lieut. Kealy, not out

L/C. Stretton, b Brace

C. S. M. Hartridge, b Brace. Capt. Haggard, c Watkins,

Brace

b

L/C, Standen, c. Robertson, b

Brace

Extras

420 2

13

Total (for 9 wkts. dec.) 140 ́L/C, Milės did not bat,

Dale

French

Brace

Reeks

Bowling Analysis.

Robertson

Sinnock

0. M. R. W.

5. 0 21

6 1 11

11.8 8 36

8 1 34

107

Royal Air Force.

Lieut, Hunt, b Miles.

18

A. C. Sinnock, Standen, b

Stretton

Capt. Robertson, c Ford,"

Stretton

W: Brace, b Stretton

Lieut. Dale, not out Licut, Hale, b Miles

Extras

29

11.

Total (for 5 wkta,) 148 ́ ́Lieut. Heary, A. C. Reeks, Llout. Healing, A. C. French and Sit. Wat- kine did not bat d

* Bowling Analysis,

Bingham

Miles

Clarke

Stretton

9.51 59

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TOURNAMENT.

A meeting of the British Olym-i pic Association will be held to de- pate in the 1928 Olympiad in view cide whether Britain will partici-

OVER 60. ENTRIES. If Babe Ruth breaks his home of the suppert given by the execu tive committee of the Olympic Com-run record this year, he can thank

Dallas (Texas), Yesterday. mittee upholding the Paria decision Lou Gehrig.

Over 60 entries have been receive authorising payment for broken There are two reasons for this.ed for the American Professional time.

Gehrig is amasbing out home run Golf Championship over 36 holes. The football associations in the

for home run with Ruth, British Isles last week reaffirmed their decision that such semi-ama- and Ruth must extend him- teurism could not be permitted. self mightily to keep his reputa- of opinion between

There has long been a difference tion as champ hitter of home runs continental in the big leagues. And Ruth pre- countries and England as to what cedes Gehrig In the Yankee's bat- is an amateur footballer which, though not affecting other sports, is ting list. As Ruth himself remark- bound to cause considerable dis- cd: "Most pitchers realise that pass- satisfaction. If the Olympic commiting Ruth to get Gehrig in the tee is going to allow a different de-bunk," And it is. finition of "amateur" for football- Gehrig is coming into his own as ers compared with other sports.one of the real stars of the Yanks. Reuter.

He's gathering a following equal to

winner of the U. B. Bingi

pletured with Helen Wils,

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In 1928 Gehrig, then star of the Columbia University⠀⠀ nine, was known да the "Babe Buth of Columbia." He shone, as

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At Columbia he pitched, played outfield and first. He can probably handle all thres jobs in the big leagues, too.

In his sophomore year the New York Yankees offered him suficient money to induce him out to forego any more collegiate polishing for the time, and he was farmed out to Hartford. In 1924 he hit twenty- four home runs for the Eastern League team, which was enough to cause the Yanks to recall him In 1925 he hit twenty-one, and last year sixteen. This looks like a de cline, but in reality he was adjust ing himself to the big league tempo proved by the fact that he's hit many more so far, and there's a lot more games to be played

Walter Hagen,

In the qualifying competition the lendars were: Walter Hagen 141; Albert Talcroft, Joet Turnesa and Gene Sarazen 144, Johnny Farrell 140, Ale, Spinosa, Francis Gallett and Harry Cooper 147.---Reuter's American Service...

THE ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM TROPHY,

Sixty-three cards were taken out for the St. John of Jerusalém and British Red Cross trophy compati tion, played at Fanling from the 1st to the 31st October.

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The winner was J. 8. MacLaren with a score of 82-12-701

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