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THE CHINA · MAIL.

SERVICES

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Fine Unexpected Win

by 5 to 1.

CHOW INJURED.

"

In overcoming the Northerners

Sport Columns

LAND, AIR & WATER SOUTH AFRICANS

RECORDS HELD

by the convincing maigin of five Other Countries Seeking

a

but an

one,

ብን ሃን

Speed Honours.

ITALIAN MENACE.

DISMISSED.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1931.

STRANGE

ANGLING

HAPPENINGS.

Half an Eel But a Whole Trout.

FISHING FOR SALMON.

Excellent Start Followed fell me some time ago when sal

By a "Rot."

PEEBIES 4 FOR 67.

A quite eusunt experience, be-

mon-fishing in a loch in the north of Sutherlandahire during the month of May, writes a correspon- dent in the Observer. The day was still young and we had noti been on the water long, while the dy was a mar lodge. of Bome inch and a half in length. from the boat, perhaps eighteen or twenty yards, some resistance was felt, not quite like an ordinary rise. nor was any sign of move- ment scen

surface, well although, since the fly was Aunk, was this last fact surprising.

the

Well out

more

How-

goals to

the Services the unexpected accomplished the Club ground yesterday They adapted them- afternoon. selves to the heavy going

Durban, Yesterday. in one style during the gruelling

The International Motor Yacht

In contrast to the conditions on opening singes and took the land Union, the controlling body for with fluke goal. Although motor-boat racing, have passed as Saturday, Siedle and Mitchell con- Shanghai drew level a minute lata world's outboard speed record the tinued South Africa's innings in er, the Services continued to have speed of 61.98 miles per hour made fine hot weather and on a fast A crowd of 2,000 saw the better of the play, which did not by Charles Harrison in Mr. J. W wicket. reach high standard owing to Shillan's outboard hydroplane Nonthe pair advance the score from

32 to 94 before, the luncheon in the wretched conditions, and went Sequitur III. ahend aga before the interval. Great Britain thus now holds all terval, Siedle being undefeated During the second half the North-the motor speeds for air, land, and with 45 and Mitchell,49. orners showed signs of recovering. water, and Kaye Don and Malelu On the resumptibu the pair A strike produced nothing

Injury to Chow, their Campbell are endeavouring to Impassed the century mark and angible than a feeble resistance,

necessitated plucky goalkeeper.

prove upon the existing records on crowd of 3,500 realised that South followed by a slight' dead-weight, Sinclair going between the sticks.water and land.

Africn were in a strong position, to which there appeared to ne no This selback overflowed the North- Mr. Shillan points out that Gar At 127, Mitchell was clean bowl-life. The whole effect was at once" erner's cup of sorrow, for what Wood, the American, is preparing a ed by Hammond for a steady inn- put down to a bunch of weeds of little life had been in their attack boat to attack any record put up ings of 73, which lasted just over something of that nature. was extinguished and their de by Kaye Dore at Buenos Aires and three hours and included four ever, on hauling in the line no fence was pierced on two more ec- that two American motor-war rac-boundary hits. casions before the final whistle. ing enthusiasts are preparing to Four runs later Siedle returned thereof a

world's record speed a catch to White after batting for object appeared, which, on closer achieved by Malcolm Campbell. over

three hours for 57 runs. investigation, turned out to be the Italy is getting ready to beat is was a sound innings and in-posterior half of what had been an Orlebar'a record of 367 m.p.h., and eluded but one boundary hit. col of about twelve to fifteen Germany is preparing another ma- This was the beginning of the inches in length when alive.

Unpleasant-looking. Capture. chine with which to recapture from "rot," as with only 58 ruins added I: S, Wright his motor-cycle record before the tea interval, South The hook was firmly fixed in the of 150.74 m.p.h.

Africa had lost Christy, Taylor tail, and the other end was a most and Cameron.

unsavoury and unsightly. meas of Continuing after tea Viljoen what at first appeared to be decom- (10) and Dalton (13) were greet-posing fish. That the extreme tail- ed by a crowd of 5,000, but with end, however was quite fresh and only 14 rum added Viljoen was entirely without putrefaction put caught off Tate. Dalton, after this supposition as to the cause of collecting 31, followed at 221, and the appearance of the other

While we were dis- only McMillan remained to trou out of court. ble the England bowling, the side cussing the possibilities and pro- being dismissed for 252.--Reuter, babilities of this very strange oc-

Shanghai Win Toss.

won the toss and Gash agnin Atkina kicked off facing the Hill end. Shanghai were the first to open the attack but were repelled; and the Services retaliated for Rush to shoot wide. At the other and Graham sent behind when well A fine pass by Hay en- placed. abled Harris to get away but the wing man put the ball behind. Gash then put through a splendid

As to Sinclair who passed to Elliott for the latter to send in a hurd drive.

however, The ball, went straight to Aitken, who casi- ly cleared. A splendid rur by: Rush put Harris through again but the latter was robbed by Martin, who conceded a fruitless

corner.

beat any

TO-DAY'S TENNIS PROGRAMME.

.

weeds were evident, but instead rather curious-looking

ond

WEATHER PERMITTING... The present spell of bad weather has held up the lawn tennis tourna- ment at the H.K.C.C., but with the

A feature of the innings was currence, the ghillie unhooked the cold weather antting in, we can hope the concession of not a single unpleasant-looking capture, and for further progress. Weather extra. The bowling must have after straightening and cleaning permitting, the following matches been deadly in its accuracy and the fly dropped it, at my instruc- this after Farrimond must have been in tion, into the water preparatory to are down for decision

great form behind the sticks.

resuming fishing, although wo noon:

Scores:--

were still in the midst of argument: and wonder at the unusual event. A very short time after the fly 73 was put over the side I saw my 16 companion in the bow of the boat 16 xaze with very evident astonish- 16 ment, amounting to amazement it 4 would seem, at the water, and at the same time, my line began to After a deal of 31 move away. 29 fumbling and gathering in of

Singles Championship. S. A. Rumjahn v. Iu Tak-cheuk. Feroz Ali v. W. N. Petch. H. Owen Hughes v. Ng cheong.

South Africa-1st innings.

1 J. Siedle, c and b While... Sze- . B. Mitchell,,b Hammond ....

Offside Misfortune. Shanghai were unfortunate in not taking the lend when Sinclair ran through the Services' defence to beat Aitken with a splendid shot, but Elliott came up and was adjudged to be offside. A pass from Dickenson enabled Skinner to run down the line and centre," but Harris shot weakly behind. A clearance by Martin put Graham rway and he ran up to transfer play and centre, but Elliott's sho: J. H Anderson and E. Grimble.

A. Q. Johnson and J. D. Ainger V. just skimmed the top of the bar.

A. L. Sullivan v. D. M. Dougall.

J. A. Christy b Peebles..... Mac-H. W. Taylor c & b Peebles.. Viljoen e Hammond b Tate.. H. B. Cameron b Voce ..... E. L. Dalton e Farrímond b

Hammond ..

Doubles Championship. To Ka-lau and Yew Man-kit v.

The Services made another attempt F. H. Kwok and II. N. Châu.

corner.

in

to get through with Skinner

from possession but

the pass, Martin put behind for a fruitless After two raids on the left, the Services were decidedly lucky to take the lead. In clear-

was alleged ing, Chow

to have carried the ball. The Services were awarded the free kick and from the kick, Gash had the mis fortune to deflect the kick past Chow, into his own goal.

HOME FOOTBALL.

ST. MIRREN DRAW WITH ABERDEEN.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE.

One match was played in the Scottish League yesterday, St. Mirren

Aberdeen in meeting Paisley and sharing the points.. Result ag cabled by Reuter:- Si. Mirren 2 Aberdeen

REVISED TABLE.

Q. McMillan not out

C. L. Vincent e Chapman b

Peebles

A. J. Bell, b. Voce Cochrane, b Peebles

Extras

Total

for

57

slack, getting a proper grip of the

6 rod and a firm hold of the line, I'

o managed to raise the point with It was immediately 4 some effect.

o clear that there was no other than a fish at the other end, and, as the certain 252 event proved after

#

Fall of the wickets: 1 for 127, 2 amount of play, a large, for those 1, 3 for 157, 4 for 164, 6 for waters, brown trout of about four 168, 6 for 20, 7 for 221, 8 for 242, pounds in weight was brought D for 243, 19 for 252,

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Tate

2

Hammond Voca

Pote-Hunt Prominent. From the kick off Pote-Hunt A splendidat- Just failed with tempt. The Services lead Wha short-lived, however, for a fine

Goals. movement by Pote-Hunt enabled

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Sinclair get through and he ran

40 6 4 82 32 41 Motherwell on to beat the advancing Aitken with a well placed shot. Just be Rangers....28 18 5 6 20 23 11

Celtic

.26 17. G 2 74

2 74 25 40 fore the interval the Services again Partick zin 17:3 0 59 39 37

29 16

116 8 10 70 61 took the lead. A movement on the Hearts

Hamilton .29-15 8 11 51 39 33 right enabled them to take play Aberdeen...31 13 13 01 53 31 into the Shanghai goal mouth, Dandee 27 14 3 10 51 45 31 where Harris sent in a weak shot Airdrie......29 14 3 12 47 53 31 which beat Chow, who appeared Cowdenbeath 28 12 5 11 40 48 29 to slip in an attempt to gather the St Mirren ..28 11 6 11 45 ball.

Half-time

United Services Shanghai

2

1

Rush Hits Upright.

0. M. R. W.

22 4 35

19

6

36

27 10

51

07

I. A. R. Peebles, 27.4 3 J. C. White

35 J 68

Local Match.

H.M.S. KENT C. & P.O'S v. R.A.0.C. SERGEANTS' MESS.

WIN FOR KENT.

1

aboard.

A Revengeful Trout.

The reconstruction of the facta was then comparatively easy, and a 2 solution which fitted all the details 2 of the problem seemed evident 4 The trout, having made a meal of an ecl too great for it to swallow completely at one effort, was gradually absorbing the surplua by passing it downwards as the por tion in the stomach was slowly digested away. It was yet glutton enough not to let slip any further opportunity, and it had risen to the mar lodge drawn through the water not far above its head. The hook, however, instead of fixing in the jaws of the trout, had stuck in the tail of the eel, which was still in the mouth of the insatiable crea-

Our Sports Diary.

LOCAL

FOOTBALL-To-morrow--- Chiaeso v. Portuguese.

Saturday-First Division-Club de-Recrolo v. Polico R:C.; Kowloon F.C. v. Saath China A.A.; Chin- esa Athletic v. Borderers; Argylls Navy; Club v. St. Joseph's; Second Division-Borderers

Navy

Y.

Chinese Athletic v, St Joseph's; South China A.A. Y Royal Artillery; Argylls v. Club; Kowloon F.C. University; Eastern v. Club da Recrelo.

FENCING - Monday-Fencing Club Meoting. Ynett Club, 6.16 J.m.

V.

LAWN TENNIS-To-day- H.K.C.C. Tournaments - Open Singles-S A. Rumjahn Iu Tak-cheuk, Feroz All V. W. N. Petch, H. Owen Hughes v. Ng Sze-cheong, A. L. Sullivan v D. M. MacDougall; Open Doubles --Ho Ka-lau and Yew Man-kit y J. H. Anderson and E. Grimble, A. O. Johnson and J. D. Ainger P. II. Kwok and H. N. Chau. Wednesday-H.K.C.C. Tourna- ment Open Singles A. X. Rumjahn D. W. Deans, Hornce Lo v. D. S. Green, E. C. Fincher Y. R. Choa, E. Zimtaern

M. Kinoshita v. II. Harkina

Lak Ding-cheong: Open Doubles -Ng Kam-chuen and Tsel Ping- nam v. A, C. 1. Bowker and W. M. Barton.

To-morrow-ILK.C.C. Toma- ment--Open Single-Paul Kong v. J. W. Leonard; Open Doubles S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn v. E. and F. R. Zimmern, G. W. A. Tufton and J. C. P. Tash v. W. C. Hunks and Chiu Chun-chlu, D. W. Deane and W. N. Petch. v. A. D. Humphreys and II. Owen Hughes, Friday — H.K.C.C. Tournament -Open Singles Ng Sze-kwong v. A. O. Johnsen, D. J. Valentine v. E.

Doubles C. Etherington: Open A. Noronha and L. A. da Ε. Nash and R. Nicholson, Ho Wal

-

Rocha v. ET.

hing

and Iu Tak-lam να Chan So and

Wong Shiu- wing, Luk Kang-cheong and Luk Ding-choong v. D. L. Prophet and H. R. Forsyth, A. H. Rumjahn and A. H. Mador v. G. E. Holmes and D. B. Evans.

ATHLETICS-March 9-Mara- thon Race, Kowloon, 4.30 p.m

March 16 and 10-Hong Kong

v. Canton Universities.

CHESS-To-day

Kowloon

Chess Club Championship. Friday-Kowloon Chess Chumpionship. HUNTING

Club

To-morrow-Fan- ling Hunt Hounds Meet, Dill's Corner, 3.15 p.m.

GOLF Friday—— Ladies' "Cap- tain's Cup (Round), Fanling.

March 24-Ladies' Section- Prize Giving. Fanling.

CRICKET Saturday-Division

I -University. Hong Kong C.C. (L.); Kowloon C.C. v. Royal Artillery (L.); Division II.- Indian R.C. V Kowloon C.C. (L); Hung Kang C.G. v. Royal Engineers (L); Club de Recreio v. Police R.C. (F.).

RACING-Saturday, 1.30-p.nt. -Annual Race Meeting, Happy

Valeh 2, 3, 4, and 7, 11.30 am.

-Aanual Race Meeting, Happy Valley.

March 2-Fanling Hunt Club's Strenlee Meetink

HOCKEY - Saturday — Öner Clark Cup-Kowloon Ladies' Hockey Club v. Diocesan Giris' School St. Andrew's Club v. Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Club,

HUME

FOOTBALL - Saturday-Eng lah Cup Sixth Round; Scottish- Cup--Fourth Round.

RUGBY FOOTBALL-Saturday --Ireland v. Scotland, Dublin; Wales v. France, Swansea.

GOLF.

BOGEY POOL RESULT AT FANLING.

In an Inter-Services match yes 43 28terday H.M.S. Kent C. and P.O's de Clyde

20 11 4 14 48 65 26 feated the R.A.U.C. Sergeant Mess Morton .28 10.5 18 18 61 26 by 54 runs.

49 83 26

The Bogey Fool played at Fan- Kilmarnock .28 11 16 44 51

The Kent men had first lease of ture, if not actually protruding ling on February 21 and 22 was Queen's Pk. 27 9 5 13 Leith

.20 79 9 13 40 61 23 the wicket and, in spite of three outside, and, when I struck on feel won by W. N. Buyere (11) all Falkirk

.28 10 2 16 58 22 "ducks" and a single carly in the ing the resistance, the remains of square. Hibernians

On the resumption, the Services Ayr

47 51 23

69

.30

& 17 80 06 20

27 3 9 15 35

Other ecorcs ware:-K. S.

Let us imagine that one of our

eo 15 game, they ran up a score of 184, that last meal were incontinently .29 3 4 22 32 99 19 double figures being reached by J. removed from mouth and gullet. Robertson (6) 1 down, I. Mac- reopened the attack with great East Fife

Aston (16). Sergt. Aston (18), The trout probably followed its reKnight (12) 1 down, J. Allison gusto and went away immediately for Harris to send across a splen- the field. Sinclair donned the goal-Woodcock (34), Glass (18), and treating.breakfast, brought to life, (15) 2 down. did pase which Dickenson completo-keeper's jersey and was soon in Cane: (88). Farmer took three as it must have thought, in this strange fashion, and had evidently ly missed. The Services kept up action under the Services' pressure. wickets for 38 runs. pressure and Rush was unfortunate A movement on the Services' right The R.A.D.C. Sergeants' Mess stayed around the boat, of which in striking the upright with a hard appeared. to be dangerous but It responded with a total of 80, fish in genera! are by no means drive. A minute later a good broke down before it reached double figures being recorded by movement on the left sent the Ser- Martin, The Services tried again Green (22), Faston (11), and Car- vices further aliead, when from a on the left and Sinclair saved well ter (18). Jenkins, J. Asten, and melee in front of goal, they were from. Skinner and cleared for the Russell each look two wickets, awarded a corner kick, and from Northerzers to run down and make Harris's flag kick Chow was hustled a last desperate effort to save the off the ball and Rush headed game, but without result.

Sinclair Twice Beaten. through.

The Services had little difficulty

Scores:-

H.M.S. Kent C. & P‚0%. J. Aston, b Rowe W. Andrews; b Farmer P. Flint, b-Rowe

Sinclair, Goes Near. Skinner was again prominent on the Services left with an run the weakened attack Their lead E. Russell, b Rowe but the centre was thrust out and was increased when Atkins beat P. Jenkins, run out

in holding their goal intact against Sgt. Aston, run out...

A

Extras

Total

scared, when that meal was Anally leading billiards firms engaged Lin- hoisted inboard. When the fly was drum and Joe Davie, or Smith again put into the water that trout, and Newmar, to play for a month if we may credit it with simple on a table covered with green antin. intelligence, must have thought Would anyone core to wager that here was its chance to have that a thousand breaks would 18 Its revenge on that which had play not be made on this New

ed it so scurvy a trick.

billiards cloth? Indeed, I am However, in lieu of losing part of quite certain that these great 18 its breakfast its spirit of retalia- euemen would make colossal tion; or its gluttony, cost it life breaks on a table covered with a Ditself.

seamless sheet of green blotting paper-Riso Lovi.

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"

—

4I must say that British boxers

Speed is necessary; its necessity: 33 are causing unnecessary friction by becomes increasingly apparent as 15 refusing to affiliate themselves to

One of the

every your goes by.

the B.B.B. of C. Geoffrey Simpson. reasons why people do not

a few minutes later, Chow at Blaclair from close in Shanghat O. Woodcock, c Rowe, b Farmer 34 fault in not going to Skinner & shot, went near when Yeoman beld Pute C. Glass, -b Farmer which curled in, but struck the Hunt and from the latter's free A. Carter, not out crossbar and rebounded into play, kick Graham ran in, but-headed the B. Cure, b Carter After Harris had failed to get in ball just over. The Services fifth a centre, Shanghai transferred but goal came just before the close, as

184 could not break through, being a result of a good movement on the

- BOWLING ANALYSIS. particularly unfortunate when right, and Dickenson ran in to

memekte y síð, M. R. Wa from Grahams corner kick. Sin- meet the pass with a fine drive.

2. 88 3 Sgt. Rowe, b Russell clair's shot was luckily thrust out; few minutes, Inter Harris sent the S.Q.M.S. Farmer. 14

1-40 2 S/Sgt. Carter. b Sgt. Aston Chow Carried Off

ball into the goal mouth, but Atkins Sgt. Rowe..iy.. (10)

S/Sgt. Carter 101 881 Mr. Clemett run ont.. Skinner again got going and sent lobbed it over the bar,

Comdr."Green ... 2:0 9 0 S/Sgt. Richardson, c. Wood-

cock, b Jenkins in a hard drive which Chow. parti.Result; VOT

RA.O.C. Sgts Mess.

A.. Richardson, not out ally held and Atkins dashed up, United Services M5

..1 Comdr. Green, e Flint, b J

Extras "Aston but Chow pluckily flung himself at Shanghai

The teams lined up as underī his feat And punched clear,

Services: Aitken; Hullane, Hender-S.M: Sparey, c: J. Aston, b P. Atkins fall on Chowda the latter slid along the "gruund Rush, Hay, Yeoman; Harris, Jenkins... and on rising, Chow was seen to be Skinner, the badly injured, but he carried

Davies, "Aglini

Dickenson; and S/Sgt. Paston, run out Shanghai Chow: Munroe, Martin; 3.Q.M.S. Farmer, b E. Russel! on until, a few minutes later in Fote-Hunt, Gash, Vance; Elliott Mr. Marsh, st. Woodcock, b

Collaco Sinclair, Widmore; and Aston saving a shot he crumpled up in Graham.

the goal and had to be carried off Referee: Mr, T. G. Btokes.

-22

Total

have to work sa hard. In these days is that they have 21 learned to work more quickly, 18 and they are possessed of all sorts ofof labour-saving and speed, appli

ances which enable them to get 2 through their business in record omo-Captain Malcolm Campbell.

A man may write and retain his

80 amateur status, but there are lots BOWLING ANALYSIS.

of people in America who think, O, MR. W. and say in print, that his feas re- 6.2 0 28.2 celved are not for the literary merit 1of his articlss, but because of his 202 superlative skill-Anthony Spald

J. Jenkins Sgt. Anton

J. Aston (Continued at foot of next Column) E. Russell

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