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INTERPORT SOCCER

PROBABLES MEET ARMY.

AN EASY WIN

GOOD PLAY BY GOALKEEPERS.

The treacherous surface of the Club ground made it impossible for good football to be witnessed

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Sport Columns

HURDLING PIGS AT ILSLEY.

Training Started After Large Wager.

OH FOR FOOD!

MAKING HOCKEY ENERGETIC.

Casualties Owing to Neglect of Rules.

RETURN MATCH.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1931.

ENGLISH GOLF BY AN

AMERICAN.

Great Factors Make Success Certain.

EMERALD GREEN.

car

My Engilah host slipped into high and the gallant little began to purr through the wood- smoke scented dusk in the direc- tion of London. At our backs tho western sky was filled with an angry red; before us the dlm road ran on In gentle undulations through a wine-dark sea of Surrey

heather.

European games now fill a large part in the lives of African natives but often adapted to their own

"It just couldn't have happened peculiar temperaments, as witness in America," I said to myself re- an extraordinary hockey match just fecting upon the day that was now

of behind us. concluded between two teams native women in the Pietersburg district of the Transvaal, writes: the Johannesburg correspondent of a London paper.

Three Factors

In the first place, it was the middle of a week: a time when no

In

Our Sports Diary.

LOCAL.

RUGBY FOOTBALL-To-day- Club "A" v. H.M.S. Cumberland, 5 p.m.

V.

FOOTBALL-To-day-R.A.0.0. Warrant Oflcers and Sergeants Y. South Wales Borderers War- rant Officers and Sergeants, 300- kunpae, 3 p.m.

Saturday-La! Wah Cup Civilians; Final Chinese Second Division-Navy v. Club, Eastern v. St. Joseph's, Borderers v. Royal Artillery, Chinese Ath letle v. Kowloon P.C., Argylls v. South China. Club de Recreio v University; Third Division-Royal Engineers v. R.A.SC., Royal Air Fores v. Fl0C., Chingeo Athe letic v. Borderers, South China v. Two.

HOCKEY To-day Hockey Club v. Navy (Sim Shlold); Club de Recreio v. Y.M.C.A., King's Park, 5 p.m.

Monday-Army v. Navy (Sim

Shield).

February -Army

(Sim Shield).

४.

Navy

FANLING HUNT — To-day---

Saturday--Sun Wal Camp.

Kennels, 2.10 p.m.

Sunday Paper-Hunt,

Bungalow, 3.15 p.m.

Patta's

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RACING To-day Entries Close for Hunt Club's Steeple- chase meeting.

February

8-Fanling Hunt Club's Steeplechase Meeting.

February 28, March 2, 3, 4, and 7 Annual Race Meeting, Happy Valley.

March 22-Fanling Hunt Club's Steeplechase Meeting

GOLF Friday-First Round of Captain's Cup (Ladies); Fourth Round of Taggart Cup.

Shield-

Semi-Finals,

Sunday Second Round Junior Championship, Fanling.

A London sports paper has pro- i by the few who were present atduced the story of Harry Barnes's hurdling piga. Harry the Interport trial match yester-famous terday. The game, however, was Barnes was training down at Ilsley far from dull and, although the for Dr. Hutton, the famous bone "Probables" repented their success setter, who is reputed to have been of last week, the exchanges were ready to bet; with anybody about more even than the score of three anything. He was fond of bring cals to one auggests. The trial ing over people to see his horses team, making the bost of bondat Barnes's stables, at Iisley, and

The teams, numbering 104 aside, self-respecting American business tions, obtained their goals during very often these visits resulted in the first 25 minutes, whilst Sansom the making of wagers of consider were picked from the Widows of man would be seen dead on a golf Malietsie's Kraal, and the Maidens course. In the second place, it was gained the Army's solitary polntjable magnitude. when he beat Clarke with a magn!- One day he arrived at 'Barnes's of Machichan's Kraal, and play winter: a season when in America acent shot which he sent in from place with two wealthy young gen- lasted for four and a half days, (that is to say, on the Eastern sea-

American During the tlemen, Mr. Walter Long, of Christ commencing on the morning of a board, which is the part that counts golf) the noar the touch line, second half the Army defence Church College, Oxford, and Mr. Monday and ending at mid-day on most in

The majority of courses have been settled down and did well to come Lamont Rose, of Brazenose. Speak the following Thursday.

game was closed down or have become un- through unbeaten against the ever ing of Barnes, Dr. Hutton said: starting point of the

terrific playable from frost or snow. alert "Probables" vanguard. "I' back that man to train any Malletsic's Kraal, but so

Team Changes.

thing." Welter Long (who after was the onslaught of the Widows the third place-Well, It is enough famous) rapped that they succeeded in driving the to say that when we had arrived Changes were made in both wards became

out:There's one thing he can't Maidens as far afield as Lastfon-that morning, somewhat chilled, in

Saturday Governor's Heathdale my teams.

Strange partnered Bishop

do, doctor." The doctor said:-tein, about eleven miles away, be- the clubhouse at

friend led me to the bar and open- defence. in the "Probables" "

refore the match finally ended. "What's that?" Mr. Long

Two rums-and- whilst Fung King-cheung moved

The ultimate result was a hand-fly demanded:

Oh pleasant, warming, to centre forward in place of plied: "He can't teach a pig to

some win for the Widows, the final milk." A. V. Gosano, whose ankle is again jump hurdles."

104; English golf! SCOTC being:-Widows, Of Course He Could!

Revelation. troubling him, and Suen Kam-shun

The doctor answered:-"I'm not Maidens, 7. The winners' In the

My Arst sight of the course was camo in at Inside left. Army team Hay and McClaghan 80 sure." Then, beckoning Barnes thus worked out at an average of changed places, and Sands was to come over, said "I say, Barnes, one goal for each member of the a revelation. Here was no yellow- d'you think you could train a pig team, or 9.7 goals for every milo ing frozen fairway, but a broad river of emerald green, springy brought in at centre forward.

to jump hurdics Barnes sniffled of play. The teams were: "Probables":-Clarke; Stronge and contemptuously and said:"Hurd- one to Bishop: Hedley, Eynon and Lam Yuk-les? Why, I could train ying; B. Gosano, Segalen, Fung King-jump Aintree if I set my mind to cheung, Suen Kam-shun and Ip Pak-It,"

Walter Long chipped In:-"Never mind about Liverpool. I'll bot a hundred that you can't train n pig to jump a two-foot six-inch hurdle." The "Probables," kicking off After a tremendous wrangle a against ten Army players, imme-match was made for £1,000 a-side, diately made ground on the right. Dr. Hutton staking £1,000 against but Henderson cleared. It wae £500, each, put up by Mr. Walter early evident that the sticky sur-Long and Mr. Lamont Rose, that face was going to spoil what might Barnes would trafh a pig to jump be a good game, for the players six flights of hurdles two feet six. could not control their footwork inches high. in places. However, the "Prob- ables" returned and Fung called upon Penny to clear his shot.

Army:-Penny; Blackburn and Hen- derson; McGlashan, Hay and Yeoman; Sansom, Bryant, Sands, McQuade and

Duncan.

score

There were nineteen more or less and soft; no indeterminate border serious casualties, directly due to of rank meadow-grass, but a bold There is so disregard of the first rule of hockey margin of darkling heather. That that the club must not be raised rough fascinated me.

In the above the elbow. The survivors of little heather in America.

At Heathdale the Maidens have challenged the end it annoyed me. Widows to a return match next there is so much. I was told there ia a trick about recovering well year.

from heather: a cunning twist of the wrists, or is it a flicking turn of the clubhead? Whichever it is, I know that it eluded me all day. So did the touch of the greens. They seemed to me much faster and more variable than the woolly and uniformly paced greens of America. I found them more in- tercating to put on. One has more to think about than a mere bang up to the' hole, which grows monotonous.

H.M..S. KENT IN MANILA.

Play a Draw Game of Hockey.

Tuesday-Second Round of Roas

Cup,

February 19-Junior Section, Championship, R.H.K.G.C. (First round).

CHESS Friday-Kowloon. Chess Club Championship.

Tuesday-Kowloon Chess Club Championship.

CRICKET Saturday-Division I: Kowloon C.C. v. Navy (L): University v. Crafgengower C.C. (L.); Indian R.C. v. Royal Artil lerv (F.); Hong Kong C.C. Mar- ried T. Singles; Division II: Royal Engineers v. Civil Servico C.C. (L.): Club de Recreio T. Kowloon C.C. (L.).

FENCING Monday-Fencing Club Meeting, Yacht Club, 5.15 p.m.

BOXING February 7-Tourna- ment, Theatre Royal. 9 p.m.

ATHLETICS-March 15 and 16 -Hong Kong v. Canton Univer- sities.

HOME.

FOOTBALL.Saturday-Scot- tlah Cup Second: Round."

February 14——English - Cup→ Fifth Round.

February 21-Ireland v. Scot-

Barnes went to work, and put no fewer than eight fine young pork- ers into training, a course was laid The Army pressed and Yeoman out, and hurdles were fixed along put to Duncan, whose pass sent the side, so that if a porker re-

Manila, Jan. 19.

• Standard of Play.' Sansom away, but the latter forefused he couldn't run out. At first In an exciting hockey game

land. The quality of the golf I saw ed a fruitkess corner. The arrival the middle hurdle was taken down played this afternoon at the San of Sands on the field completed and the pigs, which had been kept Marcelino grounds, a team repre played ahead of me and behind the Army attack, which dominat-short food, were taught to run senting H.M.S. Kent drew with me in the course of 36 holes ns-

The players were is an Eveless Eden where golf ed for a few minutes and ended towards lads who were in charge the Nomad Sports Club team, both tonished me. when Sansom centred for Clarke of food palls at the end

The Navy mostly middle-aged, even elderly, is masculine and the lip-stick Is of the sides scoring once.

unknown. to gather the ball and clear.

track. After they had got used tomon were deprived of a win when yet had they kept their Fung again got going and Hen-this the middle hurdle was closed, the final whistle was blown with (which, I am told, is hardly ever derson, slipping in attempting to and "schooling" began.

the ball going in for a goal.. tackle him, conceded corner.

The porkers did not take kindly From the flag kick, Penny clear-to the winter sport just at first,

ed.

Ominous Free Kick

but when they found that it was

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Y.M.C.A. v. RECREIO TO-DAY.

M. A. Xavier.

scores

the

spot

"Manners of Caddies.

done in England except on the A word about caddies. They are day of a medal competition) 80, not better at their jobs in England, and quite possibly 75, might have but they certainly have better man- been broken by many of them. nors than their American brothers. Few American golfers of the same Also, they clean your clubs after a a case of jump or starve they con-

age would have been in the run- round. If you want that done in The position looked ominous for cluded to jump. This went on for

ning. Perhaps our young genera- America you must inform the the Army when McGlanban some weeks until some of them be-

The following have been selection, at the moment, is invincible. caddie-master, who then submits

at handled just outside the penalty came real Trespassers at the busled to play in to-day's game.

Yet when it comes to veterans to them to the mercies, of mechani- area but Eynon sent the ball overness.

King's Park at 6 p.m. sharp England the palm.

cal buffer that will appreciably. the bar. From the goal kick

The.Race.

Y.M.C.A.-W. J. Scotcher; A. Tait,

Plain Comforta

alter the weight of any iron in leas Bryant put through to Sansom, Eventually theanday (a Sunday) L. W. Tipple: L. Macey, F. Allen,.

In an English golf clubhouse one than no time if the operator is but the latter's centre went out of came when the Foreine Imperial R. A. Bates; H. Maller, W. H. Smith, play and the "Probabies" return- Cup was due to baldecided. Messrs. Dr. Ashton, W. J. Brown and misses, as an American, the luxuri- careless, which he sometimes is.

common in Coombes.

And, last but not least, a legal ed with Segalen in possession but Hutton, Long and.. Rose turned

Club de Recrelo-A. P. Eca das amenities

For example the 19th hole! In other words, sound Hay cleared. The "Probables" up, accompanied by a number of Silva;

J. A. de V. Soares, D. C. United States. came up again and opened the friends and the whole population of Alves; G. Guterres, H. Noronha, F. V spacious rooms furnished with the refreshment openly called for and C. d'Almada e Castro, Flast degree of comfort: the white openly consumed. Here is no acoring when Eynon put through Haley. By way of stimulating the Ribeiro, to Suon, who, taking the ball up, porkers jumping abilities and in- Remedios, D. Lopes, A. M. Xavier and tiled and chromium-plated shower groping in steel lockers, built like baths, the universal central heat safes, for that last bottle of doubt- slipped to Fung and from the reclinations, Barnes had kept them all

Sim Shield Game.

ing. But I should not, I think, ful "bootleg" whisky-often to and turned pase Suen placed the ball the previous day in a loose box

miss them long. There is some the bottle empty, thanks to # well out of Penny's reach Into the without food. The pigs, which by The following team have been thing workmanlike and satisfac-"friend" with a duplicate key; no-

this time looked more like grey-selected to represent the Club tory about the plain comforts of guilty-looking groups .net.

dark The Army transferred, but from hounds than animated bacon, were against the Navy in the Sim Shield an English club that seems more corners preparing to "Onish the Duncan's pass McQuade ahot ravenous, and at first were inclined match to be played on the U.S.R.C in keeping with the game. What lot" while they have the oppor- straight at Clarke, who easily to be a bit fractious at the post. ground to-day at 4.30 p.m.- cleared. The Army wont near to After a bit, however, the lads got Gregory; J. E. Henry, J. Rodger; one does not miss and here Itunity with unpleasant results.

Everywhere in England, I sup». equalising when Hay passed to them in line, whereapon Harry 1. Noronha, M. W. Turner, A. Dand; peak for myself, and also tread Duncan. From the latter's pass Barnes set off over the centre flight T. J. Price, C. C. Francia, G. R. upon dangerous ground-is the pose, there is a 19th hole. Every McQuade shot hard, but Clarke of hurdles with a food pail in his More, M. G. Marriott and G. P. female element. At most clubs in where in America there is also

America it is ubiquitous-clogging 20th and often a 21st and a 22nd. saved splendidly, tipping the ball hand, Simultaneously, the lada

Reserves: A. Botelbo and R. H. D. the links, chattering in the dining- 11 moderation "is the noblest gift over the bar Samson's flag kick stationed at the end of the track

room, monopolizing the lounge of Heaven" it is not difficult to was cleared.

began to ratts bang the food

But not at Heathdale. That happy choose between the two-Times. A Splendid Save.

palls with which they were armed. The "Probables". returned from With dinner in aight, the porkers the clearance to Army territory leapt like Cloisters, and amid up- where Penny Baved splendidly roarious cheering the whole eight from Fung. A minute later "got round" and the bet was won. Blackburn averted a serious altua-

tion when he robbed Fung, who Penny, showing splendid anticipa had gone through and had only tion, diverted the ball and Hen-

Lammert,

Wade.

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

CLUB "A" TEAM FOR TO-DAY.

the Club "A" against H.M.S. Cum- berland to-day at 5. p.m.-

the goal keeper to beat. However, dorson cleared. A minute later The following will represent the ball was sent back to the Penny, in saving, dropped the Army goal mouth and from a free slippery ball, but emerged from kick on the Probables" left the melee to clear. Segalen beat Penny with a well Cosano, centred for Ip to test placed shot.

Fenny with a rasper." Gosano, running in, shot the rebounding ball over the bar,

Later Segalen tapped the ball Into the goal mouth for Fung to turn it into the net, registering the "Probables" third goal.

Army: Scores.

Play was transferred to the Army left, and. Hay beaded in on two occasions, but Clarke cleared. From a clearance by Blackburn, Near the close, both teams near- McQuade sant the ball over toy scored, particularly when Sands Sansom, who sent over a splendid, received from Yeoman, and sent shot which completely deceived in a hard drive, which Clarke par- Clarke, who allowed the ball totially held, but Sansom shot over. crash Into the top left hand cor- A few minutes later, Ip missed a cer of the net. A few minutes good chance of scoring, when, tak later Sansom shot again, but ing the ball from Buen's pass, he Clarke saved at the expense of

shot wide. Within a minute from

corner.

time McQuade, looked dangerous, but Blakon, robbed the Brot neat-

Half

V

the second Ball Feng shot

Fawkes (Navy): W: D. Johnson, Lt David (Navy), G. AL Plummer, G. J. 1. Law; 3, S. Lee, D. Prophet w. Hartley, ER. West (captain). W. 3. Kerr, JH McElney, Mitford, Hobbit, J. B. Atkinson and Eastlake (Navy).

Referes: Mr. C E. Holmes.

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