1929-03-26 — Page 9

TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1929.

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'ASTON VILLA'S DEFEAT OF SUNDERLAND

ENGLISH LEAGUE

London, Yesterday.. On their own ground to-day, in the First Division of the English League, Aston Villa defeated Sun- derland by 3 goals to one-Reuter.. League Table

F. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Wednesday95-1998-71-49-16

Sunderland.35 18 -6 11

Leicester

22 67 65

42 39

.33 18 7 10 74 22. 20

7 12 48 67:39

35 1816

Derby 1

Aston Vila 17 12 24 63 38

Blackburn

Leeds

Everton

Arsena!

..38 18 8 10 63 48

..32 15

6 11

12 15

..32 16 3 13

40 35

33 12 11 10

30

Newcastle 35 15 5 15

Huddersfield .31 13

Birmingham 34 12

Bolton

32 11

Liverpool 32 11

Manch City 34 12 7 15 West Ham...34 12 7 15 Sheffield U. .24 10 10 14 Burnley... 33 12 5 16

Bury

33 11 6 16

65

31

54 31

20 31

70 74 30

64 84 29

48 74 28

Manch. Un. 34 8 12 14 Cardiff Portsmouth 22 10 3 19 42 73 23

R.A. BEAT THE SOMERSET L.I.

47 66 28 .35 8 9 18 #8 49 26

The replay in the second round of the H. K. F. A. Challenge Shield between the R.A. and Somerset L.I. took place on the Garrison ground sturday, the R.A. winning by three goals to mil.

After

minutes twenty

play Taylor, following up a miskick by Lawrence, raced

and

heat Trevelyan with a shot from close!

range.

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The referee stopped the game in the second half and called the players together. warning them about their tactics which were on the tough side.

From a pass by Leach, Jobe sent in a fast ground shot and beat Trevelyan giving the R.A. a two goals leads. The Somerseta got through several times but Fletcher kept a good goal. Before the final whistle sounded Taylor beati Trevelyan with a fast cross shot. the R.A. qualifying for the semi- final by three goals to nit

Second Division Match To-morrow The following have been selected to represent. the Kowloon Football Club Reserves v. the Chinese to- morrow on the Kowloon Football Club ground. (Kick off 5.15 p.m.).

Angus, Hannan, Nicholls, Seddon, Campbell, Davies, White, McIntyre. Moss, Waddington and Hutchinson.

Reserve: King.

Play for four points.

Interport Team Leaves The Portuguese interport foot ball team left for Shanghai by the s.s. "Bhidzucka Maru" yesterday.

RUGBY FOOTBALL

CLUB DEFEAT THE ARMY IN FAST GAME

In the first gamo of the annual triangular Rugby Football matches between the Club, Army and Navy, the Club defeated the Army in a very fast and even game by 11 points to 9.

Teams:

Club-Rev. H. V. Koop, Grieve, Goldman, Plummer, Coppin, Duller, Bonnar, Riddell, Smith, Milne-Day, Thomas, Merry. Kendrew and Akehurst.

The Army Marshall, King, Wright, Bascombe, Hayward, Mat- tingly, Tregear, Barns, Maxwell, Thickwell, Swayne, Yogg, Worley, Christian, Burton; and Richardson.

The Club drew first blood with a try scored by Merry, but the kick for goal went wide. The Army scored a try through Haywood. Neat passing by the Club resulted in a try on the right wing. by Gold-

man..

In the second half the Army scored two tries through Maxwell and Haywood. This put them ahead and they almost scored a third try but were stopped by the Club 'back.

A few minutes before time Bon- nar secured a neat try, which was well converted by Goldman with a beautiful kick.

Score:

Club: 11 pts. (2 tries and 1 goal). Army: 9 pts. (8 tries).

Helen Wills Engaged

Miss Helen Wills, tennis player, whose engagement to Fred S. Moody, jun.. San Francisco broker, was re- cently announced.

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GOLF

FIRST ROUND OF KOWLOON HONG FOURSOMES

HALF-TOLD TALE

ABOUT EVAN JONES THE

FISH,

the "Times" he had been pretend- ing to read and began to listen with a professional air. Perhaps he was not above ploughing with thehelter of William Jones the Gas.

[W. G. in "Manchester Guardian”]

"So he got on to secondly, and To-morrow morning I shall go thirdly, and fourthly, and then a back to Trevor Afongoch. Not shocking thing happened." for the onyx and jade' of its river, "Yes?" said the Chorus inter-s

or for its steeply sloping corn-rogatively.

"He began to talk about marry- fielde; terraced like vineyards to face the south, nor for the blacking and giving in marriage. Never Crag and pine-split battlements of mentioned the warhorse any more. its castle, but to hear what hap- The people all sat up and began to pened to Evan Jones the Fish.

listen and Mary Jones, the woman deacon- you know they have women deacons at "Ebenezer?"

"Yes!" disgustedly, from the

I shall take the 10.13 up, which meets (or, more generally, awaits) the 10.11 down. The line is single, and the drivers exchange staves there, through the medium of the stationmaster. When both trains arrive simultaneously the station-master resembles a cricket- er attempting to double the parts of bowler and wicket-keeper. He has to catch two staves, flying at his head from, opposite points of the compass, and fling them at the rapidly receding engines. How- ever, this seldom happens. Usual- ly the 10.13 gets in first, the driver hands over his staff, and there is an interchange of" notes and queries. This morning I heard the first part of the adventures of Evan Jones the Fish,

Chorus.

the "Mary Jones, she went colour of a beetroot. You see William Jones the Gas must have mixed up two

sermons in his sermon-case, and poor Evan Jones, after he had given most of the horse that snuffeth the battle from afar, had to go on with the last page of marrying and giving in marriage. Yes!"

At this point the parson got up and brazenly put his head out of the window.

The Fickle. One

"So after the service they had a meeting in the vestry, and Evan Juses the Fish with them. It was Car That Wouldn't Go

very interesting. You see Evan There were three of us in the Jones used to be sweet on Mary The first round of the Hong four-first compartment--an elderly Jones, but when he got his new somes was played off at the Kow-Walshman, heavily side-whiskered, van he borrowed the money off loon Golf Club during the week. who seized every conversational Fold David Jones, Llanfairhaiarn, The challenge shield, presented by opening as an opportunity of trail- and then he was sweet on Gladys Mr. H. W. Page is at present held ing the national coat; & parson of Jones, David's daughter. So Mary

and by Messrs. Mustard Co., an unclassified grade, something Jones, the woman deacon, thought Messrs. McKnight and Cowherd higher than a rettor and lower he was preaching on marrying and being the winning pair last year. than a bishop (he were gaiters giving in marriage out of a bit of During the week-end Taylor and but no apron); and myself. It spite, and she was like a bear rob- Mitchell (China Light and Power) was a clean frosty morning, the bed of its whelps. Yes!" beat Dixon and Sapsed Naval kind of crystal weather when.

"Yes!" said the Chorus in a tone Yard 3 and 2; Dand and Borrow-every sound is magnified and all that showed he realised the man (Bailey's) beat Roe and Hillyer the countryside seems to be one seriousness-and the possibilities: (Harbour Office) 5 and 4; Gray great whispering-gallery, Awayof the situation. and McLaggan (Docks) beat Bray-down the valley a pygmy was try- Yesterday's ties at the H.K.C.C.ley and Lawrence (P.W.D.); Overy ing to start a toy van. He could resulted:

not have been less than half a mile away, but we could hear the click of the starting handle almost the hiss of the air intake.

"That is Evan Jones the Fish," intimated the statinumaster.

"He can't make it go, yes?" said the driver, offering the usual con- tribution.

"Yes?" added the fireman (Throughout the scene the fireman

He could ex-

LAWN TENNIS

RESULTS OF TIES AT THE H.K.C.G

S. A. Rumjahn lost the first set to McEachran and led by 6-8, 6-3, 6-3, 2-1 (game unfinished).

M. K. Lo lost the first set to H. D. Rumjaan and led by 4-6, 13-11, 6-4, 3-4 (game unfinished).

and Jordain (Powell's) beat Page and Coulson (Dairy Farm) 1 up; and Hillier and Hampton (Lane Crawfords) beat A. H. Carroll, and W. J. Carroll (Carroll Bros.), 1 up.

BILLIARDS

Lim Peng-chin won the first two sets from J. Hale and led by 6-4, 64, 2-6, 2-6, 3-2 (game unfinished),

Mixed Doubles-S, E-Green-and THE SHANGHAI MASONIC CLUB acted as Chorus. Miss Heard (owe 15) beat E. R. Price and Miss Moffat tree. 4/6) 6-1, 2-6, B-G.

To-day's Games

TROPHY CUP

In the Masonic Club (Shanghai) Open Singles T. Honda y AL W. Trophy Cup competition on the Lo.

19th inst. Mr. J. W. Prince scored Handica Singles. "A"— L an overwhelming victory over the Goldman (owe 15/4) ▼ G. W. Sewell runner up Mr. Tobias with a score (owe 15/1); L. Forster (owe 15) of 901 to 204. Mr. Tobias had a v Lieut. D. Smith (rec. 2/6). handicap of 75 in a game of 300 Handicap Doubles C. W. E. but was not equal to the masterly Bishop and W. Woodward (rec.playing of his adversary. The 4/6) v. O. E. C. Marton and H. Owen Hughes (owe 15/1); S. E. and D. S. Green (owa 15) v H. J. Armstrong and J. G. Lawrie (owe 4/6).

press every shade of emotion by a simple affirmative, from hostile: doubt to generous enthusiasm.)

"He was at it three-quarters of an hour yesterday," continued the stationmaster, with the air of Borrow rolling the wine round his tongue, "and I said to him: 'Evan Jones, I said, 'she is like the ser- mon you preachad last Sunday at Ebenezer I said. 'How is that?' game was marked by several breaks he said. 'She won't go,' I said." of 50 and over on the part of the The combative Welshman breath- winner and was played before aned hard at the mention of sermons enthusiastic audience who loudly

cheered the successful contestant.

Cue Wielders

With long; graceful fingers, Jake Shaeffer (inset), former title holder and son of the “Wizard," shows how to execute the delicate masse shot.

and fixed a glittering eye on the

parson. Before he could fall on, however, the stationmaster went

on.

"Did you hear about Evan Jones's sermon at. Ebenezer last Sunday"

William Jones the Gue

"I thought it was William Jones the Gas that preached at Ebenezer last Sunday," said the driver.

"Yes," added the Chorus in confirmatory tone.

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"Ah it was William Jones the Gas Was down to preach at Ebenezer, but he had promised to go to Llanfairhaiarn, to be at the christening, you know."

"Yes? said-the-Chorus-doubt- fully.

"It was his sister's little коп, you know, that was to be christen- ed William, after him."

"Oh yes!" said the driver and the Chorus together.

Well, William Jones the Gas gave his brother the sermon he was to preach, and away went Evan Jones the Fish in his best tail-coat and his sermon-case un- der his arm, most impressive."

"Yes!" said the Chorus deri- Bively.

And he got up into the pulpit; and opened the Bible, and gave out the text about the horse that snuffeth the battle from afar, you know, and began, Oh, it was a most impressive sermon!"

"Yes?" said the Chorus, appre ciatively, The paison put away

"So she got up and she said: Evan Jones,' she said. "I will say to you what Gwervy! Williams said to Robert Lewis, Llangatty. Yon are..

But the tale was left half told. With a shriek the 10.11 down pounded into the station, The stationmaster caught the staff as it flew from the cab of the 10:11 and tossed it, in the same motion, into the cab of the 10.13.

"Tell you the rest to-morrow!” he shouted. "Oh, it was very in- teresting!"

"Yes!" came from the engine, enthusiastically.

The 10.18 chuffed its way out of the station. The combative Welsh- man caught the parson's eye.

"It is a bad thing to read ser- mons," he said dogmatically, But the parson, refusing to be drawn, retired into the "Times,"

I must go and hear the other instalment to-morrow.

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