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MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1931.

LOCAL FOOTBALL. GOLF MATCH HALVED ON

WEAK RESISTANCE BY THE CLUB.

SOUTH CHINA VICTORIOUS.

PROSPECTIVE RUGBY EWIN WINS BOUT IN I'Division I. the Club put up a

FIFTEEN.

Difficulties Solved in Latest Trial.

THREE-QUARTER WANTED

By "Serum Half"]

MANILA RING.

surprisingly weak resistance against South China on Saturday and went down by six clear goals,

Carlos Logan K.O. in the though it must be said that they

Eighth Round.

A FINE VICTORY.

Seaman Harry Ewin, of H.M.S. final Interport Trial on Kent, appears to be going from Saturday must have solved some strength to strength.

The

felded a very weak side. Tha Police could not stay against Kow- toon, who won fairly comfortably and, after a keen tusale at Sookun- poo, the Argylls disposed of the Borderera by the odd goal in five.

18TH

GREEN

A VERY VITAL PUTT!

LOCAL AMATEURS GIVE VISITORS A STIFF STRUGGLE.

MARTON'S GREAT PLAY

"Wild Bill" Mehlhorn, with the very last stroke of the round,

The chief attraction" in Division Messages | II. was the encounter of the Navy of the difficulties which confront-received by his friends in the and Eastern, the latter breaking up led the Selection Committee. The Colony state that he knocked out badly before the strong Navy At- match, though played in a con- Carlos Logan at the Stadium In tack. The Borderers' second string tinual drizzle, was full of incident Manila on Saturday night, ad-scored a runaway victory at the ex- on the eighteenth green at Fanling yesterday, sunk his putt for and good combination.

ministering the sleep-producer in pense of South China.

a "birdie" three, and thus halved the match in which he and Bobby. In the Junior Division In reviewing the game I feel the eighth round.

the Cruickshank were engaged with I. W. Shewan and O. E. C. Marton, that six players were outstanding. Ewin's victory will be sufficient Ordnance continue triumphantly to- In the Probables' side Griffiths, o convince the sceptica in Manila wards the top of the league, their well-known local amateurs. Turner, and Buttress were the that there are still one or two victims being the Borderers. The "Bill" had previously played very well to win the seven- most prominent players, and in genuine mitt-slingers turned out Engineers failed miserably against teenth for his side, after the Fanling stars had become dormy two. the Rest fifteen Rees, Selby, and from Britain. After the poor the Airmen, and the R.A.S.G. en-| McElney were the choice of a shows put up by some of the im-joyed another fine win at the x-In fact, the professionals were fighting an uphill battle for most weaker side. Unfortunately Rees ported boxers, some of the Phillp- pense of South China,

vill not be able to find a place in nine fans not unnaturally began the chosen fifteen due to compli-to think that overseas fighters cations regarding his qualifica-were not quite the class they were tion.

made out to be. Selby Certain.

Logan is considered about the Selby has undoubtedly solved best, or next-best man at his the scrum-half problem. He com-weight down South. His weight pletely outplayed King in every for the fight with Ewin is not yet department and, with a little definitely known, although Ewin training, should prove himself to would probably come in at about be a match winner in the Hong 154 m. Kong side. It would have been a The result heightens the Inter- welcome move had Selby changest in the middleweight title fight ed with King at half-time, but between Ewin and Crichton, to Be there is yet plenty of time to see put on by the Hong Kong Boxing him in combination with Turner. Association on Saturday, February We at least saw his fine defen- 7. sive play.

Shephard's Cruel Luck.

McElney has almost forced him- News" which makes much less self into the side as a result of pleasant hearing is that Jack his fine display as hooker. Al-Shephard, classy middleweight of though backed up by a pack which H.M.S. Cumberland, has met with was inferior in weight to their a serious accident to his hand, und, opponents, he gave Peers a good it is said, may possibly lose a fin- deal of trouble. His play in the gor. From the standpoint of box- loose was excellent and hising in particular, this is most un- tackling was deadly. Should be fortunate for Shephard, as it may displace Peers as hooker, the possibly put an end to his ring latter is bound to gain inclusion activities. on the merits of his all-round play.

West's Claims.

Law played a fine defensive game and held Lammert very well, but, he can hardly hope to displace either Lammert or More. As a wing forward, Cox played a very enterprising game, but he, too, has the misfortune to be up against two excellent men in Gammell and Massey. West play- ed a dashing game in the loose and, provided he gets out of that fatal habit of trying to pick the all up when dribbling, he should be able to displace Leckie In the second row of the scrum.

Shephard was in line for 'n hout with Crichton, which of course has had to be put off. In fact, with win, Crichton, and Shephard in the Colony together, some great middleweight sontests had been anticipated.`.`

Boxing fans will wish Shephard a speedy recovery, and trust that hie accident will not turn out so serious as reported.

LAWN TENNIS. ARMY TEAM DEFEAT THE CIVIL

SERVICE..

THREE SETS DROPPED.

Playing at Bookunpoo yesterday afternoon, a team representing the Army easily defeated a Civil Service team in a lawn tennis, inätch by the large margin of 15 sets to three Scores:-

In the three-quarter line Plum- mer was the weak link owing to his slowness off the mark. His defen- sive play was good, but he lacked that initiative which is so essential when having two men to play to ad- vantage. This position is really the only problem before the selee tors. If one could dépend on Allora being fit for the game there would be no need to worry, but this, un fortunately, is most unlikely. Allora would have improved the three-beat Bradley and Freeman..6-1, 6-4

beat Bendall and Fowler....6-4, 4-8: quarter line considerably. haps Ferguson, who was unable to beat Randle and Anderson 6-4, 6-2

Paul and Ormerod (Army):- play in the final trial owing to in beat Bradley and Freeman -6-2, 3-6 jury, would be able to fill the beat Bendall, and Fowlar....6-4, 6-4

beat Randid land- Anderson 777-5, 3-0. vacancy with credit.

Forecast of Team.

Per-

A forecast of the fifteen in a little premature but on their present form the following would select them- aelves:

J-P. Whitham; G. P. Lammert, J. J. Ferguson, R. W. Griffiths, G. R. Mora; M. W. Turner, J. A. R. Selby; D. L. Milne Day, W..F. Peers, J. H. McElney, F. R. Burch,

Stocker and Atkinson (Army):- beat Bradley and Freeman.6-2, 6-3 bent Boudal and Fowler ....6-2, 7-5 beat Randle and Anderson..6-2, 6-3

Mitchell and Partón (Army);-

YACHTING.

RESULTS OF WEEK-END VIN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE.

MAST CARRIED AWAY,

On a somewhat choppy sea the ninth Championship Race of the

E. R. West, E. B. Gammell, E. F.Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club was, Buttress, and B. P. Massey.

mailed on Saturday over a course of

RESULTS AT A GLANCE.

Dilaton I

Athletic Club

2 St. Joseph's

:

0 South China

Police Borderers

2 Kowloon

R.A.

Navy

St. Joseph's Athletic

2 Argylla

0 Recreio

Division 11.

South China

R.A.

3. Eastern

University

..E.. Club

0 Borderers

0 Argylls Division III.

Borderers 1 R.A.0.C. Athletic R.A.8.C.

R.E.

6 South China

2. Ewo

1 R.A.F.

GOAL SCORERS.

Division I

Fang King cheung (8. China) Janson (KewIcon) Harris (Borderers)

Ip Pak-wa (South' China) Suen Kam-shan - (Athletic) Mak Kwok-tung (Athletic) -Victor (St. Joseph's)

Collaco (Recreio) Rochn (Recreio) Grimwood (Kowloon) Simpson (Howloon) Cornwall (Police) ..Pile (Poilce)....

Louden (Argylls), Henderson (Penalty Campbell.(Argylla)

Division IL. Nelson (Borderers) Tan (University) Wong (University) Kho (University) Fang King-yul (Athletic) Sabhan. (Eastern) Lal Ting-choy (owe goal-

Navy)

- Ruch (Navy) (4-Hobls) (Navy)

Bowen (Borderers) Lakeman (Borderers) Matthias (Borderers) Grieve (Argylla), Alexander (Argylla) Davidson (Argylla),

Division III. McCulloch' (R.A.B.C.) Atkins (R.A.F.)

Chan Kishing (South China) Tang King-siu (Athletic) Chiu Tang-sing (Athletic) Powell (Borderers) Jackson (R.A.O.C.) 'Dolan (R.A.0.C.)

Cox (R.A.F.) Kemish (R.A.F.) Sloan (R.E.)

+

Cole

(R.AS.G.)

Craggs (R.A.B.C.) Brennan (R.A.SC.)

14 4010 200

LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE.

Division L

Goals

of the round, after some superlative golf by Marton in the carlier stages, which put the amateurs three up at the fourth.

"Bobby and 'Bill" aquared the match at the fourteenth, by virtue of a great tee-shot by Cruickshank, only to drop the next two.. Then came Mehlhorn's supreme effort. Even as it was, both Shewan and Marton only missed a thres for the match on the final green by the narrowest of margins.

There was a very large (and considerate) gallery, and His Excellency the Governor watched the earlier play with keen interest- The amateurs, it should be mentioned, played on level terms with the visitors.

IMPORTANCE OF PUTTING

The match served to emphasise | his game improved as he played fur- yet again the importance of good ther. He played a really brilliant There could be no ser-shot from an awkward lie on the putting. ious criticism of the professionals" | bank at the right at the 13th, and play from the tee, and through the followed it at the next hole with a green.

Both were driving a long, great spoon shot within five feet of and usually very straight, ball, and the pin, for which he was warmly His putting, and that their second shots were: delightful applauded. for their strength and accuracy. of Mehlhorn, has been mentioned. But on the greens they were not so Whatever the reason they would not go down when most urgently successful. Granted they had none of the "breaks"-or, in Hong Kong needed to.

A Great Recovery. parlance, they had no "josa”—but

Mehlhorn began to find the run the fact remains that there was the ball on the green, and there was of the greene coming in, and made the cup-and the ball did not go amends for previous shortcomings down, when it might conceivably in the closing stages, although have done. Luck or judgment earlier he had very hard luck with lacking? Possibly a bit of both.. a very leng putt that stopped on Cruickshank changed to the small- the lip of the hole at the eighth. or ball after the fifth, but it made Neither he nor Bobby got into any very alarming trouble, playing little difference.

straight for the most part.

Marton The Hero.

OR

when he

Mehlhorn played a great second The hero of the match was

at the 10th to recover from a bad Marton. He started off with some lie behind the ..trees. At amazing golf, and with birdles at the Armchair, "Wild Bill" the third and fourth was three looked a little dublous under 4's.

His teo shot at the found his drive lying in the rough third htt the pin, and left to the left, and again behind a small him a putt of five feat, which he tree. But it takes more than this promptly sank, amidst delighted to worry the American star. He applause. He played two glorious played a magnificent shot out, just shots at the fourth, and saak short of the green, and managed to longish putt for a three, Incidental- get a five, which might have been a ly putting the visitors three down."

four with a better approach shot." It was hardly to be expected that

Approximate Scores Scores (only approximate, of this, could be kept up all the way through, and one or two bad shots course), were crept into his round later.

But Cruickshank, all in all, he was steadiness per- sonified, which was just as well, be cause Shewan was off form, and in fact picked up his ball on one or two

P., W. L. D. E A.Pts occantona. South China 13 11 1 0 43 10 22 Argylls

18.9 4.0 33 23 18 www.Shewan Redeems Himself. Athletic

11 8 2 1 27 10 17 However, just; when things began Rèerelo

11731 25 2015 Borderers..

Kowloon

Navy

Police Bethe

.12.6 5. 1. 20. 19.

to look a bit critical for the

10 6 2 8.25 18 13 amateurs after they had turned ons

18 8 9 1 18 27 13 8 9 1 15 41

St. Joseph's 18 2 11 0 17 44,

Club

Navy

Borderers

131 10 2 7 80

Division IL.

Goals.

up, only to see the professionals

"

square the match, Shewan came to

4 life at the fifteenth with a won 4derful long putt of about twelve

Out; 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 38 Ing. 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 37 75 Total

Mehlhörn,

Marton,

Out: 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 87 In; 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, =37

Total

74

Out; 4, 4, 2, 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 6, 87 Ia;, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 6, 4, ≈ 87

Total

74 Showan's figures going out were 5..4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 6, giving him

yards for a three, to give his side 33. As he did not hole out every

P. W. I. D. FP the lead again. He got under time- coming in, his complete re-

Hong Kong in Trouble!

10 12 4 007 20 21 neath his next tee shot, and found turn la not available. 14 10 22. 34. 10. 2 the bunker, but recovered beauti- 8 21 fully, pitching within easy holing

It will thus be seen that neither

The selectors would be well ad- 7.75 milles, extending from North. Eastern13 10 2 81' 17' 18 distance for another three. Marton of the professionals had anything

vised to play the prospective Inter port team in as many matches as possible, and they are fortunate: to be able to play the same team in the Triangular Tournament. Con- tinual practice leads to good com "bination and understanding,

SCOTLAND DEFEAT FRANCE.

Two Penalties Against a Dropped Goal.

FRENCH IMPETUOSITY,

Edinburgh, Baturdays..

Fairway Buoy to Rumsey Shoal, Argylls .13 8 8 2 Five yachts failed to finish the Club race, one, Adazac, having her mast carried away. Four yachts, Falcon, Allso, Lola and Wendy, did not sell The results are as follow,

"H" Class. [Started at: 2.30.

Diapa Colleen (5) Rolla (4)

La Linda Narena (a)

Argulla II. (2)

Dorothen (1)

In the presence of 60,000 specta Daphne

J

.16 7 6 3 10 21 17

16 also had a thres here, and the local above fives at any time during University...24 858-28 17 Athletic ...14 8 5 3 10 15 15 players were dority two,

the round. The Hong Kong men St. Joseph's 14 5 8 1 23 20 11 Shewan earlier on, over-ran the were in trouble at the ninth and Kowloon

17th. At the ninth Shewan found 12 8 7 2 12 20 8

green at the fourth, but recovered the bank on the left with his drivo, South Chima 16 3.10 2 14 89 well to get a four. His form was played a poor, shot out just over R.A.

'B' 37

·Recreio e 13 0 10 8

B 42

3 not too Impressive going out, but the brow, and took four to get it was at the tenth his troubles on, including splendid brassie Goals begar Here he topped a drive shot. He then missed his putt for P. W. L. D. F. Pls which ran over the bill in front five,

143 2 10

Division III.

Finished Corrected | Borderers........15.10.4 148-19 21

Did not finish. R.A.0.C. 982 183 15 13 of the green. He half-hit: his

At the same hole Marton was 11 8:41.22 24 18 second Into the trees, and picked off the line with his drive, got out.

4.10.654.02.32 RE

4.00.103.01.55 WO

5.4 214 | 17 | 12

Did not firiah South Chinh 12 45 8 18 99 up. He was down below the bank well with his second, but was over

4.01.52 4.01.82 Faklen

4.10.00 4.01.37-Athletic 307.29 8.59.00 PAF 7. Classes R.A.SU.

[Started at 2.85 p.m.1

tors at Murrayfeld Park today, Jessamine (8) Scotland beat France by sit poldts

to four in the International Rugby Bine

football match.

Finished, Corrected

28.002425.00 Did not. Anish

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45229 28 16 at the Gem, but pitched well up to with his third. He chipped back-

- INTERPORT →TRIAL.

30

218 21 8 sink his putt for a three. He was with his fourth. but needed two 025828 again down at the next two holes, putts. At the 17th, he put his 1028 40 and looked to be definitely, slum-drive out on the bank at the right ping, only to come back at the of the path. He pushed his Armchair when his sido badly deed. second across the fairway at Army Again Provide Theed a stimulus The last two holes the foot of the bill under

he did in bogey figures, rich was neath the guide posts, and then 3 Opposition, an

not quite good enough to beat made a good recovery, only to give The second Interport trial with Melhora do tp the hole after two putts, Mebl It almost Igoked as if Shewan't'

being down in four, 4:38.05 498.09 be played at Happy Valley to putt at the Armchair would settle. Plays the Game

morrow afternoon at 4.30 p.m., 4.80.183424.250 when an Army XI will meet the match, but the professionals, as Once again Fanling favoured Frobable Hong Kong Interport it turned out were by no means the occasion with a sample of its alde. It had been hoped that the done with, and the resulta halved kindest weather, the conditions be

match was a fifting outcome to a coming a little overcast only at Royal Navy would have been able

began as the last few holes. It is certain aplanid game. to provide the opposition, but as

that everyone in the large crowd,

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Did not inleh

The game was fought out with Speedwell (4) the keenest spirt, but the French Adanac res..

Zephyr (2) then's typical impetuosity, which resulted in stream of penalties faulty nding for Scotland, spoilt the match men defended

They were penalised twice in the grish, the Scottish first ten minutes,

hich hur Allan converted, and he was 8úc,ja'i France, who, mai cessful Inter in turning another, fins penalty to good account. At the ins terval, Seotland held a six points

In the second half, the Scotial: backs throw away many chances by

ench- Lan

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Cruickshank made,

are again the allengers. Tão "Azmy will play 2 red shirts.very simple put

Several elangen have been made for

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font-siasts, thoroughly enjoyed the

the match, and whole-heartedly ap dróm The Troved of honours being even at Audible But the Anish. Bobby went on his way sminime and

the following gap of constern

E gallery was