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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1932.

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Rugby Notes

By Scrum Half

THE Devonshire fifteen will{

THE

The "Net-Cord Shot At

Lawn Tennis

Possibility of Unintentional Stroke Being Abolished

"make their debut on the Club ground to-day when they will be opposed to a strong Club "A". Afteen. From what I hear the Devonshire have

strong 1 very aide this year with an excellent There are some people who never under review. Everybody who plays key to their attack in Lt. Armitage, seem able or willing to understand the game has suffered at some time a first-class fly half. If reputathut, in games as in more serious or another from this piece of mis- tions can be depended upon the matters, rules are rules, and that fortune-and at others gained by it.] naval side should defeat the Club law. is not necessarily concerned That it has been felt, by the maker to-day, as their experience us with equity, They complain that of it, to be a piece of unmerited team has won them, the Mediter such-and-such a happening in a fortune is sufficiently indicated by raaean Fleet Championship in the game is "not fair," and that, rules the fact that the perpetrater almost "Sorry!"--- past..

that permit such a happening must invariably ejaculates

half.

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it is a perfectly legitimate stroke.

China Mail

Sports Diary.

TO-DAY

Hockey-Mamak Tournament Signals v Service Corps.

Friendly match......

Club v. Jal Regt.

(Marina 4:30).

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(U.S.R.C. 6.15).

TO-MORROW

Hockey-Mamak Tournament

24th. Battery Y, Tamar."

(King's Park 4.90). Cricket-H.K.C.C. Meeting at 6.30 p.m.

Meeting Yachting

R.H.K.Y.C.

5.45 p.m. FRIDAY

Hockey Mamak Tournament 12th Rattery v. German Glub.

(Sookunpoo 4.30). Friendly match

Club "A" v. „C.BA.

(King's Park 5.15). Tennis Entries close for Ladies'

Championships.

BORDERERS RUGBY FIFTEEN FORCED

TO A DRAW.

Cameron Injured.

The Club "A" are represented be altered. They desire, in fact, to with what amount of truth must be! by the following:-Dr. J. A. R. eliminate luck altogether from the left to his or her conscience to de- Selby (captain); W. R. E. Rigy, game in which they are for the cide. Yet, though an unintentional, A. D. Lowson, R. H. Griffiths, moment interested. A. N. Other; M. W. Türner, N. M. Age-long have been, the attacks, The ball has been returned, over the Macintosh; S. H. Gurrod, F. A. for instance, made upon the stymie net into the opponent's court: the Merry, We Re Andrews, P. A.at golf! It is not fair, the cry goes, manner in which it got over the net Laroche, W. F. Kerr, A. R. Cox that if I lay my ball dead nine does not enter into consideration.

But, oddly enough, when the same M. N. Cochrane and A. G. Dalziel, inches from the hole, my opponent

At Sookunpoo yesterday, H.M.S. may (of course, by a bad shot on thing occurs in service, It is a "let";

i.e. the receiver" of "service is not 'Suffolk forced a strong Borderers will be interesting to see how his part) prevent me from boling disadvantaged by it. There is no fifteen to a pointless draw, Jon, interesting to get back my putt for a win by paying his logical reason, apparently, rhy a lot

The military side were the more after his many displays at serum ball to a position an inch from the should be allowed for a ball hitting aggressive but lack of finish spoll- He is giving Macintosh hole in a direct line between it and the net in service and dropping many promising movements, every chance to vindicate his re-my ball, writes

Sunday over, and not for one doing the putation, but I understand that Observer's lawn tennis correspon-same thing in the course of a rally: the Club skipper will displace his dent. Hard luck, perhaps, but that but the rules, so enact. To put both understudy at the base of the is the rule: and it has so far resist-on the same footing is the aim of scrum if things are not going too ed all iconoclastic attempts to alter those who wish to alter the rule: 'well before half time. Lowson it. That it may not be "fair" has and they have been vocal enough to the first few minutes of the game, has gained a well-earned place in really nothing to do with the mat- induce the International Federa-and Lloyd was taken out of the the "A" and if he continues to ter: as long as the rule remains the tlon's Advisory Committee to seek serum to fill his position at full. show his form of the trials he rule, it must be kept. Again, there the opinion of the Council of the] should be a regular man in that are still some very old stagers who LT.A. (and doubtless of the other side. The progress of Rigg on the regret that the old rule of Rugby national associations which con-

Shaw, wing will be watched with inter- football which gave victory to the stitute the 1.F.) by the following Galletley, Hamilton, Martin; Hos- est in view of the dearth of wing side which secured a goal over any questionnaire: "Are your Associa-kins, Stevens; Crewe-Read, Tratt, three-quarters ut the moment number of tries scored by the option and your players in favour of Souter, Gilmore, Watkins, Walters,

the present practice; Lloyd, and Evans.. J. J. Ferguson, who was expected posing team was ever altered, for adhering to to fill one of the wing positions, has shown very disappointing form, and the Club will be sorely

though the tackling of the naval backs, was brilliant, Lt. Armitage being outstanding. The Borderers. lost Cameron through an injury in

back.

The teams were as follow:-

Borderers: Cameron;

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"Closing Day"-Saturday witnessed the "Closing Day" of the Craigengower Cricket Club at Happy Valley. Above is seen one of the six rinks in the lawn bowls game between the Cham-> plans and the "Rest" which the former won by 15 shots. (Ying Ming).

Saints Fifth

Victory

RECORD OF 24 GOALS cher and R. A. Carroll.

AGAINST 4. German Club Concede Five Goals."

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PHOENIX BEAT R.A.M.C..

St. Andrew's Club brought their total of goals scored to 24. in the. Mamak Tournament when they defeated the Ger- man Club by 5 goals to ril on the Marina ground yesterday afternoon. This WES the Saints afth consecutive victory in the Tournament without a defeat.

fence....

PHOENIX WIN.

From Anywhere

By C.D.E.

CUTCLIFFE, the Yorkshire bata-

man, has an interesting commis- sion on his Australian tour, for he carzles in his bag a brand new bat belonging to the nine-year-old Lord Lascelles, son of the Princess Royal. He has promised to bring it back bearing the autographs of all the Tast players.

Ellsworth Vines does · become” a professional, America has at land another tennise prodigy, a boy of 18, first known as Frank Pijakowski, and' now as Frank Parker. His game on attention, and an offer from W. T the Milwaukee public courts attracted Tilden of 370 week to Join his.. troupe was declined. Recently, Parker won two major tournaments at Cin- cinnati and at Chicago, beating, among others, Lester Saeffen (15), Junior Coen (16), Gilbert Hall (18), Sutter (7), and Lott (2), the figures in brackets indicating the national ranking.

THE Victorian Racing Club of Aus- German Club:- Ammana; Heit-

trala has excluded women from meyer, May: Viit, Sommers, Reck; training horson, as it considers such Dobernecker, Lange, Mueller, Ser-sphere. In future, all owner-trainers work is not within a woman's proper off, Schmidt.

will be required to hold training per- mits. In the past they have been al- lowed to train without a licence. The hockey match between the Mr. L. S. Mackinnon, the chairman RAM.C. and HMS. Phoenix in of the Victorian Racing Club, said: the Mamak Shield Tournament, at that his committes were unanimous 30oxunpoo yesterday resulted in a suited for training horeca. I do not in their opinion that women were not win for the latter by 5 goals to think that part of racing is a job for nil.

women,” He said. "They should not Barnet (2) and Lt. Rimington be allowed to run around engaging acored for the winners.

MAMAK TOURNAMENT.

Table To Date..

Goals

Jockeys and performing other duties. that are essentially jobs for men. The ability of some of the trainers is not questioned."

women

Among the women who automatical P.W. L. D. F. A. Play will become disqualified from train- Ing in Mins Dorothy Shell, who train- ed the Grand National steeplechase winner, Precocious.

St. Andrew's Incognitas R.A.3.C.

5 5.00 24 4 10

Police

Phoenix

4.4 0 18 2 8

7 4 8 0 9 11 8

3 2 0 0 20 2 6

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3 3.0 0 7 -2-1 0-8

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4 2 2 0 6 19

2.1 0 7

20th R.A.

Tamar

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The game was played at á fast Radio pace throughout, and the Germans, 1st Bty, H.K.S. who are still newcomers to the University game, fared very well against a RE more experienced combination. »

Sommers, the German's centre- Veteran

12th R.A. Buat balf, played a hard game and was

Parthian the sake of "fairness." A goal's a and, if not, is it your desire to goal, say they: a try, from its very abolish the net cord shot, ie, to give Suffolk: A.B. Gage; A.B. Escott, a tower of strength in their de- 24th R.A.

FORWARDS OVERCROWDING. name, is but a try at a goal, and on a 'let' on all occasions when a net-Sub-Lt. Rotwell. Mid. Barnes, Lt. Hughes; Lt Armitage, Ldg. Sig.

A. B. Hamson was again

pro KIT.C. as against an actual goal. Yet that alternative proposal to make

Sub-Lt. Hicks, Sub-Lt. Woodefeld, white and F. Wong also did good alteration, was made and rightly

With " A view

to provid-ER.A. Stobart, A.B. Warren, Sto work in that department. made: but it was not on account of ing AD answer to this en-White and A.B. Kassel. the "bad luck", it entailed, as in the quiry, it is stated case of the stymie, but because Council will take the opinions of the gradually the whole energies of the principal British players, ie, Davis gradually the who

were directed to Cup, and ranking list players, off- the scoring of the try rather than clals of County Associations, and the getting of the goal.

some of the leading

pro- fessionals on the point. It interesting be

to sce

R.A.M.C.

59.2

2 10 0 8.0

0.3 0.4 18 0 08 190 -0.1 11.0

pressed to find a man to all the that very account ought not to count cord shot occurs: or have you & Frati; Mid. Carver, A.B. Swahey.minent in the Saints' defence while German Club 4 04:02 220

yacancy left by G. R. More. If only Allora were able to take up the game again many problems might be solved.

N Saturday the Club open O Saturday the Club open

that the

a first Afteen fixture against the Army at the Valley. For the o- casion they have selected probably their strongest' fifteen, with the exception of Dr. J. H. McElney cord shot" at lawn tennis to come what the result of this inquiry

and L. G. Robertson, both of whom

are on the injured list The Club)

team is as follows:-

A Legitimate Stroke. Now it is the turn of the "net-will

will be. The opinion of many play- ers whom I have talked with is almost unanimous in the

W. R. B. Rigg: W. E. Peers, Continued from previous column) desire to retain the rule as it stands. F. A. Jenkins, R..H. Griffiths, G. P. Crewe Read and Tratt to form the But with the modern tendency to Lammert; M. W. Turner, J. A. R.nucleus of a formidable eight. I play pretty nearly all games as a Selby (captain); G. C. Moutrie, understand, that Stevens will be science rather than a pastime, with R. D. Stilllard, I. H. Bradford, playing at fly half, which should a correlative idea of eliminating all F. R. Burch. W F. Kerr, J. C. greatly afd the three-quarters as bẹ "luck" and "rubs of the green" from Millar, D. McLellan and A. P. Hall-is one of the most unselfish players them; there is a possibility · that Thomson. The reserves are R. H. on the field. Should the Army de- tradition will go by the board, and D. Wade, N. M. Macintosh, S. Hcide to play the Argylls players until that quite a respectable number of Garrod, P. A. Laroche and F. A. their departure. Keith Murray, players will vote for the abolition of Merry.

Grayham and Costello will prove the net-cord stroke altogether. welcome acquisitions, though I feel HE absence of Dr. McElner, sure that the Army Selectors will

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ORDNANCE CORPS BEAT PAY CORPS BY 8 WICKETS.

Captain Etherington Scores 62.

At Bookunpoo yesterday the Royal Army Ordnance Corps beat the Royal Army Pay Corps by 8 wickets In the Small Units Cricket Lengua, "a RAPC: 83 (8.Q.M.S. Mat- thews 33, Cpl. Neale 5 for 38, Sgt. Rowe 3 for: 5). RA.O.CA. 117 for 3 (Capt. Etherington 62, Cpl. Emery

37).

Handicaps for Sunday's Fanling

Hunt and Race Club Meeting

Exchanges opened briskly in the first half with the Saints on the offensive, Sommers repulsing many attacks. The Germans were for the most part on the defensive and only crowding in the circle robbed the Saints. of more chances to

score..

Y.M.C.A. PLAY MUCH

IMPROVED GAME.".

The South Wales Borderers gained a narrow victory over the Y,M.C.A. on the U.S.R.C. ground yesterday when they emerged victorious by the "odd goal in three.

Army and Navy match in America will be revived again this year. Some indication of the popularity of the spectacles is found in the gate receipts" of the first char- [ity contert.in : 1980, which totalled $633,000. This was less than expec tations, but it is considerable in any Hlanguage

.

Franklin Field accommodates a crowd of 80,000, and with the game well advertised, the battle should re- sume its place alongside such classics as the Notre Dame and Southern California and Yale and Harvard' no the season's best

Still possessing its privilege of playing any cadet no matter how long he has played before entering. West Paint, whatever importance it may have this year, the Army should com- mence the favourites.

LADY HOUSTON

the richest woman in Britain, is to take up horse-racing seriously. Kér bered, white and

knowns English tennis critic has

completed his ranking list of the

ten best player. B

Towards the middle of this half For their victory the Borderers Mackay receiving a pass from were largely indebted to Cresswell, colours, will Guest close in scored to give the their captain, Davies and Pole, blue-the colours of the Union Saints the lead. Pressing hard who held the "Y" forwards well in Jack Lady Houston has just the Saints were further rewarded check. At the interval the military bought at Doncaster, through her when Guest found the net.

side led by two clear goals scored trainer, 8, Darling, Ally by Ber

ford from Fortree, an animal bred la Crossing over with a two goal by Johnson and Tyler, and it was Ireland, and another filly by San- lead, the Saints maintained pres-late in the second half when W. Jovino from Happy Climax. She paid sure, but good work by Heitmeyer Brown reduced the arrears for the 8,100 guineas. for the former animal and 920, guiness for the latter. These and May nullified many promising forward movements. Mueller The Y.M.C.A. commenced the purchases bring her string at present shortly after broke away and was game without Moss in goal but heap to Ave. The most famous R. B. Bennett, which she named after the unlucky not to score, while Lange arrived shortly afterwards. The Canadian Prime Minister by his also missed a good opportunity, "Y" were also handicapped by the special permission. It has already SOMMERS PROMINENT Labiance of D. McLellan; their ver-won two races. Lady Houston intends Goodwork by Broadbridge satlle skipper who was taken 111 to build up a string of horses. brought the Saints into their op yesterday morningBrown was WALLIS MYERS, huawell- ponents' territory where a goal by brought into the centre forward muscles sustained in Saturday's team in view of the Triangular

Fincher was disallowed for offside. position and H. J. D. Lowe, who just match against Kowloon, has given, Tournament matches. Saturday's

The Saints, however, forced a cor.was making his first appearance or

this season, dropped Stilliard an opportunity to hook match will prove an excellent oppor-

ner and from the resultant hit or the for the forwards. Stilllard, who tunity for the selectors to make The following are the entries and Guiding Star 145 lbs Pure Music Guest found the net Madheld players fate the pairin

at game throughout, has played in good class rugby in several experiments in their fifteen handicaps for the Autumn race meet 145 The New King 158 lbs., Ven- ensued for a while, Sommers belog It was America, failed to impress fast and should prove

and the Y.M.C.A. displayed their an excellent ing of the Fanting Hunt and Race turous 166 Jas. Seven entries, prominent for his scoop passing.

5 The Taipo Steeplechase For season as a wing forward and also pointer as the

the season, having Good combination between Fin- best form October 30, commencing at 2.15 pm::

The Autumn Handicap Steeple per scale. Winner of Steeplechase he has now found the position besti

chase: For China ponies, Subscrip- or Hurdle Race 10 lbs. penalty. One latter netting the fourth goal. Their forwards combined well and suited to him. He has played for AST week I wrote briefly on the tion Griffins of this Club One and and a quarter Miles Britannic Hall Towards the end Fincher found the several times a goal looked certain, Kowloon as hooker with marked Lart of sickday, and I should like Quarter Miles Anson 115 Baz 168 lbs., Christinas Belle 102 lbs. Her to put the laue beyond doubt but Pole was always on the

Mouche, 150 Country Club 152 lhs,, Duke of Milan Flywheel 145 success, though with the lighter to conclude those remarks by dealing Melrose 155 Iba, Berg 180 lbs. 169. Iba Fanling Stag 162 lbs., Fern pack behind him, "

with the present-day manner of Beaver 161 bu

170 lbs: Leaf 162 Tbs., Plecall 162 lbs-Result: kicking from the centre or dropping Seven entries; des MAN ANS)--} Boonian÷165 lb. San Francises 162 | SL, Andrew's UGBY followers will be sorry out. R to hear that L. G. Robertson shart kiek is bad Rugby: In kick-arcine bra the FC 204 63, White Then the 181-1bt 18 anvelen. Under any conditions, the 2 The Machine Gun Troop Hurdle bs, The Ptarmigan 152 lbs. Vaay- (Unomical For China Ponies lock 168 lbs. Whisper (late Eric) 158 cracked his collar bone in a trialing from the centre the object FX.VD.C. regular Troop Ponies: The Ladies Mile (Uramelni). game and will be off the field for as possible, so that the enemy have to be ridden by members of the China Ponies Hatscription Grimans at least six weeks. The Club will should always be to land the ball as Troop who have not won an official the Hong Kong Montry Club and suffer a great loss from his ab near the touch-line and cornering race. Catch Weight 188 bs One Fanling Hunt Race Clabd Bence as they possess no more to make a left-footed return. · Mile --Cupld," Demurrer. Inshallahig jaaION, SULATIONS versatile player than Robertson. Similarly, in droppi

as a three-quarter, but I think that Army this year strength of the Club, to be held at Ewanti on Sunday China Ponies. Weight for inches as her and Mackay resulted in the quite their share of the exchanges,

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back position, with a view to play. wards, and

ing him there until Roger Regve | directed towar

again took the field.

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