1932-12-30 — Page 9

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1932.

THE CHINA MAIL.

ANGE SPORT PAGEER

RICKETTS FOR SWATOW

Club Lose Promising Slow Bowler

LEAVING ON WEDNESDAY.

G. R. M. Ricketts, the Oxford soccer Blue and the latest dis- covery of the Hong Kong Crie- ket Club, is leaving for Swatow on Wednesday where he will remain for an indefinite period.,

Ricketts, besides being a soccer- Blue, la a County tennis player and a prominent lacrosse and ice-ho- key player. He was hoping to play for the Club in the Tennis League next summer, and had already been invited to play for Oxford against Cambridge in the local tennis en- counter fixed for January 8. This match has, however, been postpon-; ed indefinitely.

Ricketts has played in three ericket matches since his arrival here less than a month ago and has met with more than average sucress, his figures reading:

H.K.C.C. Inter Club 5.3 2 11 7

Home And Away Soccer Tables to Date

Armenul (2)

Aston Villa (3) Wednesday (3) *Leeds U. (-) Derby C. (15) Newcastle U, (11) Everton (1)

FIRST DIVISION.

HOME

Goals,

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pla. 11 8.2 1 42 18 17 11 9 20 37 18 18 .12 10 0 2 30 12 22 12 G1 G20 13 17 6 1 4 26 14

.10

.11

7 2 2 24 15

8 0 3 32

Huddersfield (4)

6 115 11

Sunderland (13) ..........10

5 2 3 20

9 12 31

8 1 2 29

Sunde

West Bromwich (6) Bolton W. (17) Liverpool (10) Blackburn R. (16).11 52 4

5 3 3 27

9 5 3

Sheffield U. (7) Portsmouth (8) Blackpool (20). Manchester C. (14)11 Birmingham (9) Chelsea (12) ... Leicester C. (19) Middlesbra (18) ..10 *Wolves (1)

7 3

7 4 0

6 3 2

6 4 1

5 4 2

11

2 3 6 14

2 6 2 12

10

AWAY

Goals Total P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Pia. 11 8 I 2 27 15 18 35 11 3 2 G

2 G 18 17 12 30 10 52 19 20 83 30 11 11 28

10

12 5 11

3.6 1 24 29 7 12 1 9 2

SECOND DIVISION.

HOME

·Goals.

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts.

AWAY

11 27

Goals Total

P. W. L. D. F.. A. Pun. Pts. 30 19 12 15 17 13 12 31

0. M. R. W.

(b)

Stoke C. (3) Bradford C. (7) Tottenham (8) Bury.

11

7 3 1 19 12 8 1 3 28 11

↑

15

11 23

7 19

10 4 2 4

8 0 3 39

7 19

11 3 5 3

6 0 5 26

15

115 51

13 1-85 6 13.2 2 30

11 1 0

9 22

2

Manchester U. (12)

v K.C.C. (League I) 17 3 638

v Army (T.T.)

48.5 8 189 18

He will, however, assist the Club in their Triangular Tournament game against the Navy on Satur- day and Monday.

RANGER'S

FORECAST

Arsenal'

FIRST DIVISION.

Aston Villa

Blackburn

Blackpool

Derby

Everton

Huddersfield

v Birmingham

v Middlesboro'

v Chelsea

V Wednesday

v Leeds

v West Bromwich

v Portsmouth

Manchester C. v Sunderland

Newcastle

Sheffield U.

Wolves

v Bolton

v Leicester

SECOND DIVISION.

Bradford

Hury Charlton Chesterfield

Fulham Lincoln Notts F. Plymouth Southampton · Stoke West Ham

Swansea (15)

*Fulham (-)

Millwall (9)

Notis C. (16) Noits F. (11)

ampton

A. (4)

Oldham (6)

*Lincoln

Bradford

C.

Grimsby T. (-) †West Ham U. (-) Preston N, E. (13)

Burnley (19)

Chesterfield (17)

·Port Vale' (20)

.10 3 3

22 22 9 28.

14 16 11 28

OSWICK ELIMINATES BUCKLE IN BILLIARDS TOURNEY.

Averages Less Than 4 Points Per Visit To Table.

A. H. Oswick (Dockyard) de- feated Sgt. Buckle (Royal En. gineers) by 250 points to 175 in the first Round of the Colony Billards Championship at the St. Patrick's Club last night.

Ogwick recorded breaks of 21 on two occasions and Buckle chalked up a 14 on one ; occa-- sion. The game lasted 75 min- utes and Oswick averaged less than four points per vielė to the. table.

TRAR 7"".

SWIMMERS

HONG KONG

MAY MEET

THE Army cricket eleven which defeated the Club by 7 runs in the

Troy Greet even Tournament gates last weekend. d.

ing from left to right (standing); Lt. Hamilton, Pte. Barns, the (Soated): Lt. umpire, Pte. Dewey, Cpl. Davies. L/Cpl. Colledge. Stocker, Lt. Garthwalte, Lt. Anstruther, Capt. Mirehouse (captain), Lt. Whiteway-Wilkinson and Lt. Young-(Ying Ming.)

LOCAL CRICKETERS FOR SOMERSET

Chinese Beat Europeans FIVE MATCHES ARRANGED

A

8 22 5 27 1 6 3

In Singapore.

WATER POLO CLASSIC.

N Item of interest to swim- ming enthusiasts in Hong

229 1820 10 24 Kong and Canton is the report in

3 4

4 5 11 14

53 4 13 16 14 23

4

9 1 6 22 12 20 17 27

PLANNER AND LITTON TIE WITH 2 UP. Kowloon Golf Club Bogey Pool.

70. CARDS TAKEN OUT.

The Bogey pool played over the Kowloon Golf Club course on Da-

cember 24, 25, and 27.

Results as follow:

P: W. 1. Planner and I. Litton 2 up 1 op A. Urquhart

S. Jex and G. E. L. Johnson I down

Seventy cards were taken out, The New Year holiday. Rogey pool will be played on December 31 and January 1 and 2,

STARTING TIMES FOR

FANLING

Sunday And Monday Pairings.

The following are the starting times for the Royal Hong Kong! Golf Club at Fanling on Sunday

Old Course.

| ERIC MITCHELL OR “LOBSTER" REED 0.20-9.24 a.m.--Not to be booked by

FOR THE CAPTAINCY

(By Referee.)

The Hong Kong Cricket team, the victorious Interport akipper,

4 13 25 10 23 a Singapore paper of a water polo which will play matches in Eng with the probable election of Reed, 6 23 game between the Chinese Sports land next June, has been complet. who is the senior player. G. E.

Association (Singapore) and the 22 Singapore Swimming. Club (Euro- B 21 peana) which was played on Sun- 7 20 day, December 18 in the Singapore 20 Swimming Club pool, and which resulted in a win for the Chinese by the odd goal in seven in a very

ed by the inclusion of L. T. Ride Sayer has refused the captaincy on and D. J. N. Anderson, the two account of being unable to take University players..

part in all five games. J. E. Richard

14 29 7

14 29

73 35

14 24

8

17

2 20 34

6 17

€ 2 14

7 2 14 37

9 1.6 3 1 26 11 2 8 1 13 29

7 3 1 28 Charlton A. (16) ..10 3 5 2 15 14 8

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).

Brentford (5) *Reading (2) Norwich C. (10) Exeter C. (7) Crystal P. (4) Bristol R. (18) Brighton (8) Southend U.. (3)

Watford (11)

*Aldershot (-) ....

HOME

Goals.

P. W. L. D. F. A. PLa.

8 D 1 18 6 17

7 1 3 36

AWAY

close game.

The Chinese Sports Association, 6 16 It will be remembered, took part

4 15

The team is made up of local son, who has been handling all cor cricketers, who will be at Home on respondence in regard to the tour, leave during June, and there is has given me the final programme every kellhood of a strong alde as follows: being folded from the list of nineteen probables.

The nineteen players are as fol-

A. C. Beck (Hong Kong C.C.)

5 13 in the Chinese National Meet at: low: North Point in 1929 and carried off the majority of the events... Goals Total The men who represented the

G. R. Sayer (Civil Service)

F. J. de Rome (Civil Service)

P. W. L. D. F.A. Pta. Pls. Association in, this water polo] *E. K. Reed (Civil Service) ·

16.17.

7 1 3 24 10 17

7 2 1 28 ∙ 10 13

10

6 2 2 22 13

Bournemouth (15) .10 4 2 4

*Luton T. (6)

1 27 17

..10 6 1 3 27 12

0

Coventry C. (12) 9 7 29 28 17 Queen's P. R. (13).11 4 4 3 23 11 Northampton (14). 9 6 0 3 29 9 16

10 6 3 12 Gillingham (21)...

U. (10) 10 5 2 3 29 9 5 2 2 27

+Bristol

24317

3 1 23 15 15, 32 game against the Singapore Swim-

15

B. D. Evans (Civil Service)

E. J. R. Mitchell (Hong Kong C.C.)

J. E. Richardson (Civil Service)

F. Baker (Civil Service)

H. G. Wallington (Civil Service) A. Reid (Hong Kong C.C.)

W. H. B. Goater (Hong Kong C.C.) E, W. Hàmfiton (Civil Service) F. S. W. Smith: (Kowloon CC.) F. E. Lawrence (Kowloom C.C.). L. T. Ride (University)

travellers on 8.37 train. 9.28 a.m. H. N. Williamson, P.

Grant

0.32

MW. Budd, Liisamun

A

9.30

H. Hampton, W. S. Hillier.

0.40

9. Dykes, Capt. Ashby,

9.44

F. Austin, J.. D. Danby,

9.48

H. C. Gould, Comdr. G.F. Hole.

3.52

CH. Bradley, E. Matthews

9.66, A. O. Brawn, E. dos Yoenx.

June 19 and 20—y Somerset | 10,00

Stragglers on the Somerset County ground at Taunton. 10.04 June 22-y Sauth Devon at New-

ton, Abbot.

10.08 June 26 -v Men: 'O Mendip at

Wells,

10.12 June 28 and 29-y Devon Dum 10.16

plings on the Exeter County ground.

L. A. Calcraft, A. Me

Eachran

W. Jeffri

Wallington

KG. C. Worrall, R. C. Webb,

F. Robinson, J. M. Edia.

Comdr. Jones, E. M. Telloy.

10.20I H. Geare, A. Sommerfelt.

June 30 v Sidmouth at Sid- | 10.24

mouth.

"

The Ove.fixtures are all good

9.32

9.40

9.48

¡J. K. Bounfield, A. Wylly.

New Course

travellers on 8.87 train.

a.m. Dr. Pope, Mrs. Pope.

T. J. Price, E. R. Price

R ·A Rodgers, Mrs.. Rodgers.

ones most of the opposing teams 9.20-924 am-Not to be booked by having several Minor County playera in their sides. The strongest local side from the list of nineteen names should provide only one difficulty-the lack of a good wicket-keeper. My selection for the team would be:-E JR Mitchell (captain), G. R' Sayer, E. R. Duckitt, J. E. Richardson, D. J. 10.04 N. Anderson, L. T. Ride, A. C. Beck, | 10,12 A. Reid, F. 8. W. Smith, A. C. L

17 14 10 27 ming Club were amongst those 5 12 9 26 33 13 13 112 who came to Hong Kong in that 11 12 20.10. 21 year and who are likely to come to

20.10:21

6 22 Hong Kong, should the Interport

invitation be accepted by Singa pore early next year.

*A. C. I. Bowker (Hong Kong C.C.) The laxity in the defence of the | J. C. Lyal (Kowloon C.C.)- Europeane, who in the opening |*E. R. Duckitt (Hong Kong C.C.) stages were inclined to take things| easily, led to the Chinese obtaining three goals in the first half, two of which were scored by Tan Hong Seng, one of the participants in the 1929 All China National Meet. who, as a result of being unmark- ed, scored twice in front of goal.

The Chinese were unable to A. E. Wood, the Civil Service Bowker and J, C. Lyal. It is a make the most of their chances bateman, was included in the list at powerful batting side with Beck Lee Choon-"gee, another swimmer the commencement, but he now and Bowker the fast bowlers, Reid who was in Hong Kong in 1929, finds that his leave will not permit and Duckitt the medium foot, Goals Total was inclined to swim into the goal him to play during June... Smith the medium, and Lyal and P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Ptsmouth to make things more certain

The captaincy of the team has Richardson the slow bowlers. The 6 12 30 114.3 1 17 15 12 28 when a throw earlier would have not yet been decided. The choice, question of wicket-keeper could be 11. 4 4 8 18 18 11 28 aufficed.

I understand, will rest between solved by placing Ride behind the "Lobster". Reed and Eric Mitchell, sticks; he has kept before...

10 2 6 11 1 7 3 10 24 9 0 7 2 11 30

v Liverpool

12 13

v Preston

v Port Vale.

Torquay Cardiff C. (9) 11 6 3 2 26 21 Clapton O. (18)..10 2 3 5 12 18 Swindon T. (17) 9 *Newport C. (

15 13

17

4 2 3 22 16 2 4

3 14 19.

11 11 12

v Tottenham

v. Burnley

v Bradford C.

* Notts C..

v Grimsby

v Oldham

v Millwall

v Manchester U.

v Swansea

THIRD DIVISION' (SOUTH).

v Queen's P.R.

v Exeter C.

Brentford Bristol C

v Reading

v Newport

v Torquay

Cardiff Clapton Coventry

Crystal P.. Gillingham Northampton Southend Swindon Watford

v Bristol R.

v Brighton

v Luton

▼ Aldershot

v Norwich

Bournemouth

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH),

Carlisle

Barnsley

Wrexham

Barrow:

v Southport

v Rochdale...

y Mansfield

V. Gateshead

Chester Darlington

Doncaster

Halifax

Hartlepools

Hul

vStockport

Accrington Tranmere

v Walsall

New Brighton v Rotherham

Crowe York

Airdrie

SCOTTISH LEAGUE.

Celtic Cowdenbeath

Dundee

́ ́y Hearts ·

v RangersTM

Hamilton

v Morton v. Queen's PE

Clyde

Aberdeen

B. Johnstone

Kilmarnock

6'

11 0 64 14 31 19 1 16

8

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).

Chester (3) Hall C. (8) *Gateshead (2) Barrow (5) *Crowe A. (6) Accrington 9. Barasley (-) Stockport C. (12)

(21)

*Southport (7) Doncaster (15) Wrexham (10):

Mansfield T Walsall (16) Rotherham U. (19) Tranmere (4) Carliste U. (18) York C. (9)

Halifax T. (17)

Darlington (11)

HOME

Goala.

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts.

12 7 1 4

28 13 18

9.

7 0 2 30 8 18

10

8 1 1 26 10 17

7 3 0 30 16 14

AWAY

17

12

";

i...

43 à 19 14 119 5 2 2 11 912 23 Kim Bee a newcomer to the 8 12:28 718 B 2 7 0 11 29 4.22 Chinese swimming world in the

822 10 2 4 4 11 24

Straits Settlements and a likely in 11 3.5 8 2029

20.29 9 22 13 2 5 6 18 19 10 22 terporter, was never in the picture,

New Brighton (20) 10 -1. 5.

Hartlepools (13)

9 6-2 2

1

16: 17

6. 12

19 49

8. 22 lacking water polo sense; he is." 821 however, a fast swimmer with an 8 21 easy. style.

5.20

2 20 For the Europeans, P. Druiding,

2 20 and C. Goldman, the two leading

19 European swimmers in the Straits Settlements, were always in the Limelight, the latter scoring three

14 of the Singapore Swimming Club's 12 goals, while the former was 11 responsible for many a nice open- 2:10

ing.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE, NE E

Motherwell (1)

Rangers (2)

Celtie (3)

P.W. L. 10- 8.1

12 90

HOME

Goals. F.

A Pla 18:407 13:17

42 120719 8.20

15 Aberdeen CD) 13 9 22 12 14 20

Hearts (8) N

"St, Johätsone (-)

Partick T. (0) ***

AWAY

E. A. Brodle, the Club captain and an old Shanghai and

Kong Swimming Interporter.play.

ed a magnificent, game, and was

Goala. Total responsible for the wonderful

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Pis spurt towards the middle of the

12 7 2 3 32 18 17 34 second half when the Europeans 10 5 $ 2

21

9 12 38 scored thres goals in succession. 12 6 4 8 18 15 14 38 1256 118 18 11-BO|

Hamilton A (10) .12

630 13 12 12 26

8 2 0 31 13 16

China Mail Sports Diary.

12 13 111115 49315

Mirren (5)

marnock (9) Queen's Park (16) Third Lanark (4) (Clyde': (18) ► Falkirk, (18) Cowdenber Ayr U. (17) Dundee (11).

Clab

10 6 4 0 20 18 12.

61 18 23 711 1100 11853 brackets denote the position occupied by the

of: Inst season,],

TODAY

BILLIARDS::

Steel, Conison Leagas

Palace Hotel Borderers Royal Engineers v. C. & P 0, Clu Royal Artillery v St. Patricks

HOCKEY

D. J. N. Anderson (University)

* denotes that that player has played for Hong Kong,A

9.56:

G. V. T. Marshall, Hooper.

W. G. Fischer, Mrs, Fischer. Mrs. Bousfield, Mrs. Wylly,

MONDAY.

Old Course. 9.20.9.24 mNot to be booked by

@travellers, on 8.87% train.

928 am. E. Lewis, C. Thwaites.

B. D. Evans, T. A Whyte Smith.

9.82

9.86

G. W. Sewell, Comdr. G. F. Hole.

Club v Navy

At

Navy At Rugby Valley To-morrow

9.40

J. K. Bousfield, H. Wylly.

944

Campbell, N. K

Littlejohn."

9.48

--E. M. Bryden, A. Ritchie.-

9.52

H Hampton, D. B. Powell.

0.50

H. H. Clark, J. 8. Dykes.

10.00

D. Drummond, Monaghan

FTER defeating the Combined Services last Saturday the Hong Kong Rugby Club are playing the Navy at the Valley to-morrow.

ALINE OUT IN-TAST

GAME

There

are three vacancies in the 10.04 Club Afteen, J. P Whitham, R. Grieve,

10.08

or 8. J. H Fox fill 10.12

ing the full back 10.10.

and H.10.20 W. H. EN

er A. F. Jenkins 1024 filling, the centre thr

quarter posi

10.28

tions

LO

Stevens 1s 10.82 playing in the Club pack in the front

Beer and G. C. Moutrle

J. C. Millar, D. 8. Robb. W. Murdock, R. R. Davies.

Mock

F. Austin, J. Ralston

W. E. Bishop, Bichardson:

P. 8. Grant, J. Forbes,

Mayhow, A

Kirkby.

G. H Bond, H. N. Williamson.

New Course,

9.20.9.24 a.m.

The following are 5.82

$9.40

139.43

9.58

ther, A. N. Other, Pok

G. C. Moutrie.

Kerr J. C. Miller 10.01.

Lt. Partridre, Stu.

and

It Robertson, Lt.

(King's Park 5.1

in ER?

Habback, Lt MOTE

travell

to be booked by

on £87

B. A. Rodgers, A., Btokkink.

Mrs. Mayhe

Hurley