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DECISIVE SCOTTISH
VICTORY.
Allan Converts Five For Scots.
AT MURRAYFIELD.
London, Saturday.
Maintaining the invulnerable
CAMBRIDGE'S EASY VICTORY.
Oxford Outclassed From Start.
BROCKLEBANK THE GENIUS
London, Saturday.
INTER - SERVICES SOCCER.
Army and Air Force in Drawn Game.
London, Saturday.
In the first match of the Inter- Services Soccer Championship, played at West Ham, the Army and the Air Force played a draw of two goals all--Reuter.
Rowing with easy rhythm from GENE SARAZEN WINS
tradition of Edinburgh, Scotland the start, Cambridge were never had no difficulty in the fifty-third | once seriously challenged, and in International Rugby match between brilliant style won the annual Boat these two countries at Murrayfield | Race against Oxford by two lengths to-day, the match ending with a and a half in 19 min. 26 sec. Scottish victory by 28 point to 19. The weather, which, during the Both defences were the soundest | Oxford and Cambridge boat race departments in the two teams in this practice had been the worst Calcutta Cup match, played before countered at Putne yfor 40 years, 75,000 people in a drizzling rain, developed into lamblike Innocence but the Scottish tackling was the with the advent of Spring, and the more incisive.
The combination of conditions at nine o'clock were ex- MacPherson and Smith gave the cellent, with a clear sky and sun- English defence many anxious shine. The race starts at 2.30 p.m.
moments.
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The greasy ball made handling very difficult, but at the interval Scotland led by 20 points to 13, and Increased their lead in the second half. Ford, MacPherson. Logan, Mackintosh and Smith (two) got
Allan over for Scotland.
dis- tinguished himself by converting five trics, whilst Tullent (two) and Reave (two) scored tries for Eng- land, two of which Black converted. Black also kicked penalty goal-Reuter.
The Scanon's Results to Date.
Wales beat Scotland
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Walesc drew with England.
17 to 11
Ireland beat England France beat Ireland Scotland beat France Wales beat France. Ireland beat Scotland Wales hent Ireland Scotland beat England
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On April 6 the last the international series, between France and England, will be play- ed at Twickenham.
Rugby Championship Table.
Points
F. W. D. L.
F. A. Pts.
Wales Ireland Scotland France England
4 3
1 0
71 25
4 2 0 2
17 28
4- 2 0 2
47 4.4
3 02 10
3 0 2
LAWN TENNIS IN
AMERICA.
French Successes
Under Cover.
New York, Saturday.
In the covered courts' champion- ship singles final, Barotra defeat- ed Berkeley Bell 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4,
Yesterday. Borotra and Boussur won the doubles, defeating Landry and Sutter 7-5, 6-4, 6-7, 6-4,~~Reu- ter's American Service:
RUGBY FOOTBALL.
TRIANGULAR TOURNAMENT
GAME.
At Sookunpoo to-day the Royal Navy will meet the Army in the first match of the Triangular Tournament.
The following are the fifteens:- Navy.Lt. Woods (Medway); Lt. Glass (Medway), Mid Drought (Cumberland), Lt. Fawkes, and Lt. David (Medway); Sub. Lt. Francis (Marazion), Mid Roberts (Suffolk); Lt. Robertson (Suffolk) (Captain),
en-
T. A. Brocklebank, Cambridge's genius strake, gained the lead from the start, and set his crew the task of keeping it, and without any
Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL
FENCING To-day- Fercing Club Meeting, Yacht Club, 5.16 p.m.
SAILING To-day Entries Close for Trevessa Trophy.
To-morrow Trevessa Trophy, 4
p.m.
RUGBY FOOTBALL — To-day Army v Navy, Sockunpoo, B
p.m.
Saturday-Club v. Navy, Club, Ground. 3 p.
April 4Club v. Army, Soo- kumpoo, 3 p.m.
LAWN TENNIS-To-day- I.K.C.C. Tournament.
GOLF To-morrow Ladies' Section, Fanling-Distribution of Prizes.
CHESS Friday--Entries close for Kowloon Chess Club's Junior Championship.
April 7-Open Chess Champion- ship commences,
LAWN BOWLS-Friday-Lawn Bowls Association Annual Meet- ing. 5.30 __p.m.
HOCKEY-Friday-Cher Clark Cup-St. Andrew's Club v. Kow- loon Ladice Hockey Club.
Saturday-Caer Clark Cup- Club de Recreio v. Hong Kong Ladles Hockey Club.
FOOTBALL Saturday--First Division Police R.C. v. Chinese Athlet Royal Artillery v. Kow- con F.C.; Club v. Navy, South Wales Borderers v. Club de Re- creio; South China A.A. Argylls.
April 18-Sunday Herald Charity Cup Final-Scotland v. China
CRICKET Saturday-Division I.-Hong Kong C.C. v. Craigen- gower C.C. (L); Kowloon C.C. v. University (L.); Division II. Craigengower C.C. v. Royal En- gineers (L): Civil Service C.C. v. University (F.).
April 4 and 6-Second Extra Race Meeting, Happy Valley.
April 18 Third Extra Race Meeting. Happy Valley.
RACING-April 4 and B Second Extra Raco Meeting," Happy Valley,
HOME.
GOLF-To-morrow and Wednes- day-Oxford v. Cambridge, Sand- wich.
FOOTBALL - Saturday-Scot- land v. England, Glasgow,
April 25-Engilah Cup Final. HOCKEY Saturday--Scotland v. England, Perth.
RUGBY FOOTBALL-Apr!.6 -France . England, Paris
BOXING - Wednesday-A.B.A. Championshipt, Albert Hall.
RACING Wednesday--Lincoln- shire Handicap.
Thursday Liverpool Spring
Custday Grand National Steeple-
chase.
BIG PRIZE.
Tommy Armour Second in U.S. Tourney.
Miami (FL), Saturday, Gene Sarazen won the Lagoroe open championship with an aggre- gate of 282, and won the $5,000 prize.
Tommy Armour was second with 285; Joe Turnesa third, 282; and Walter Hagen fourth, 293.---Reu- ter's American Service.
FANLING GOLF.
L. G. S. DODWELL WINS BOGEY POOL.
Bogey Pool played at Fanling on March 21 and 22 L. G. S. Dodwell (6) 5 up wine. Other scores were!--
W. S. Hillier (14), 1 up.
J. L. Shellshear (9), all square, A. Lench (10), all square, There were 49 entries.
·A. EASTMAN'S SUCCESS.
Captain's Cup Final at Kowloon.
The final of the Captain's Cup was decided yesterday when A. Eastman v. P. W. J. Planner con: tested for the honour over thirty- six holes, Planner receiving 4 strokes from his opponent.
At the end of the morning round the match stood all square. East- man's score being 78 while Plan ner returned an 80. In the after- noon, Eastman started well by winning the first four les and eventually went on to win the match by 1 and 2. Planner who has been playing good golf late- ly, failed to rise to the occasion and was compelled to lift up once or twice during the last round.
HOCKEY.
MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1931.
CENTRAL THEATRE
Begs To Announce Their Revised Schedule Of PRICES OF ADMISSION
At 2.30 p.m.-Dress Circle $1.10, Upper Circle 80 Centa, Back Stalls 55 Cents and Front Stalls 35 Cents (Children 20 Cents to Front Stalls).
At 5.10 & 7.15 p.m.:-Dress Circle $1.40, Upper Circle $1.00, Back Stalls 80 Cents and Front Stalls 45 Cents. (Children 30 Cents to Front Stalls).
At 9.20 p.m.:-Dress Circle $1.70, Upper Circle $1.00,
Back Stalls 80 Cents and Front Stalls 45 Cents.
Service Men:-70 Cents to Back Stalls and Upper Circle at
5.10, 7.15 and 9.20 p.m. shows.
The above prices include Amusement fax.
The above prices to take effect as from Wednesday, March 25th, Showing
Laugh?
Who wouldn't
at Cohen and Kelly.
Flirting with death amið, the wild beasts of the African Jungle.
Flirting with death amid the beauteous damsels in seductive harems,
Laugh? Who could help it?
That Inimitable Comedy Quarletle GEORGE SIDNEY CHARLIE MURRAY VERA GORDON·
Kate Price Directed by Vin Moore.
COHENS AND
KELLYS IN AFRICA
Presented by Carl Laemmle. Produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr.
COMING SOON
A GALAXY OF BRITISH STARS
IN A BRITISH “TALKIE"
LEADERS AGAIN WIN IN CAER PRODUCED IN A BRITISH STUDIO
CLARK CUP.
ST. ANDREW'S VICTORY.
The Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Club further enhanced their posi- tion on Saturday in the Caer Clark Cup Competition, when they met and defeated the Diocesan Girls' School at King's Park by five goals to one.
Recreio Defeated at Sookunpoo.
An important match in the Caer Clark Cup Competition was decid- ed on Saturday, when the St. An- drew's Club met and defeated the Club de Recrelo by a goal to nil on the Sookunpoo ground.
League Table,
H.K.L.H.C.
Goola
2
8
P. W. L. D. F. A. Pte.
5 4 0 1 2! St. Andrew's 64 11 Recreio
5 1 1 8 5 4 4 1 2 1 4 4 Diocesan G.S. 0 0 6.0 23
K.L.K.C.
Y.HCA. v. H.M.S. Medway.
The Y.M.C.A. second eleven had to be content with a draw in their
Surg. Lt. Brosnan (Cumberland); spectacular effects held all the Surg. Lt. Nicolson (Medway), Lt Oxford attempts to overhaul them. Cdr. Andrew (Medway), E. A The first mile was covered in 4 Wilkinson (Medway), A. B. Denken, rain. 6 sec. and with Oxford only a match against H.M.8. Medway at (Petersfield), F. 0. Beamish quarter of a length behind, it (Hormca) and Pay Lt. Kennett seemed that they might draw levei. King's Park on Saturday, both sides
scoring a goal. but Cambridge shook them off, and
(Cumberland).
Army, Pto. Frankham (S.W.B.); increased their lead to a length at Lt. Barlow (S.W.B.). Lt. Galletley the mile and half post. Hammer- (8.W.B.) (Captain), Lt. Hamilton smith Bridge was reached in 7 min. (S.W.B.), Lt. Douglas S.W.B.): 10 sec. with Cambridge stroking 34 L/Cpl. Costello (S.W.D.), L/Cpl. and Oxford 32.
CLUB TEAM FOR SIM SHILD.
The following will represent the Club against the Navy in the final of the Sim Shield to-morrow at Rees (S.W.B.); L/Cpl. Tratt Oxford's grim struggle against 4.45 p.m. on the U.S.R.C. Ground: (S.W.B.), L/Cpl. Suter" (S.W.B.), their dominant rivals seemed to the Gregory; J. Rodger, A. Botelho; Sft. Vowles (S.W.B.), Pte. GRmore them and at the balf-way Stage W. Reed, A. Dand, A. Noronha;| (S.W.B.), Lt.. Barrett (R.A.), Lt. Cambridge were content to forge H. Owen Hughes, G. E. R. Divett, Crawe-Read (S.W.B.); Lt. Johnson steadily ahead. They increased G. Skipp, C. Francis, and G. P. (379th Jats), and Castle (8/9th | the lead to two and a half lengths Lammert,
Jats),
DO NOT MISS
SCRUM HALF'S"
description of the game,
in
The China Mall
at Duke's Meadows, qud It was then obvious that Oxford were finished, Their vallant last rally did not make the alightest impression. Cambridge | were still two lengths in front at Barnes' Bridge, which was passed In 16 min. 4 sec., and rowed beauti fully to the post, which they reach- ed two length and a half in front
AMATEUR INTERNATIONAL.
London, Saturday.
"ALF'S BUTTON
A Gaumont British All-Dialogue
Production
Directed by WP KELLINO Staturing
TUBBY EDLIN, AÏF GODDARD NORA SWINBURNE & POLLY WARD Based on WA. DARLINGTON'S Famous Farce Extravaganza.
GRAY'S YELLOW LANTERN SHOPS Alexandra Bldg.
Corner of Des Voeux Road C. and Chater Road.
LINENS LINGERIE, PYJAMAS, GIFTS,
NOVELTY JEWELLERY, ETC.
England's Defeat of Scotland.
of Oxford, amid the thunderous At Chelsea England met Scot cheers from what was said to be the land In the amateur International greatest boat race crowd in history, match, the result being:-
Oxford won the toss and
England
2
choosing the Middlesex Station alda
were expected to win. Their time
Scotland
1
HONG KONG
SHANGHAI
was 19 min. 84 sec-Reuter.
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