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TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1933.

THE CHINA MAIL.

AGE SPORT PAGED

H. GRIFFITHS is again playing for the Club "A" this year. He was one of last year's winning seven.

Yesterday's Sevens

Impressive Debut By Falmouth.

TO MEET BORDERERS.

Seven-A-Side Rugger THE TEAMS

ORIGIN 51 YEARS AGO

Ned Haig "Inventor

Of Sevens."

MELROSE'S IMPOVERISHED

EXCHEQUER.

A GREAT deal of water has

run down the Tweed since. that historic Saturday in April 1883, when this abbreviated form of the Rugby code was inaugurat- ed, and the frail barque launched, not without fear and trembling, on what at the end of a fifty years' voyage has been a tide of prosperity and success.

MILLAR has unfortun-

Canton otherwise he would have been invaluable to the Club "A" in the "Sevens.”

A

Borderers Waiting For Arrivals From North.

SURPRISES IN CLUB JUNIOR SEVEN

Fourteen "Sevens" la ́ Entry Of Eighteen

THE following are the teams for

the 1983 Seven-A-Side Rugby Tournament organised by the Hong

W. TURNER is playing

Four Rugby Club in aid of Charity. M. " thequarter for the

H.M.S. FALMOUTH..

Lt. Gill; S.B.A. Vastable, E.R.A. May; Surg.-Lt Bertram; Sub-Lt.

Bank seves against Kowloon to-morrow.

Shaw, Mid. Williamson, and Lt. BORDERERS'

Whitfeld (captain).

H.M.S. CORNWALL. E.A. Jackson; Rev. Evans (cap) tain), Sub-Lt Bacchus; Mid. Maers; A.B. Patchett, A.B. Foren, and Lt. Lumsden.

II.M.S. KENT “À”. Pay-Mid. Henderson; Mid. Finch

STARS DUE

KOWLOON

JUNIOR SCH.

ATHLETICS

George Jowitt Wins Victor Ludorum.

BETTY GOODWIN'S SUCCESS

George Jowitt won the Victor Ludon at the Kowloon Junior School annual sports meeting at the K. C. C. this morning. Betty Good- win was the leading girl competi for, securing 18 points out of a pos lible 36.

RESULTS.

The following were the full re- aults:

50 Yards.

ON FRIDAY Boys (Div. 1)(1) Graham

Falmouth Sportingly Postpone Game.

The First Round match between

Noyes, Lt. Bonham (captain); LS, H. M. S. Falmouth and the South Dowden; Lt. Morris, E.R.A. Arnold Wales Borderen "A." scheduled for to-morrow afternoon, has been postponed until Friday.

and AB. McManus.

HMS, KENT "B".

The P.0. Brown; A.B. LannBWAY, A.B. Lean; E.R.A. Evans (cap tain); LS. Gisborne, Sig. Aitken

and Sig. Penny.

agreed to the postponement in view The Falmouth have sportingly of the return of Lt. Martin, It. Hamilton and Lt. Crews-Read from Shanghai on Friday morning. These

H.M.S. SUFFOLK. O.A. Forde: A.B. Martin, Sub-three players are the best in the Lt. Wilkinson; Lt. Lockley (cap Borderers seven. The Falmouth tain); A.B. Deykin, Lt. Hoare and skipper, however, remarked, "We would rather beat them when they are at full strength,” -

Sub-Lt. Scarlett.

affairs, and the success which haa, Looking back across the vista o attended Border Rugby ever since, the years, one is struck by the the seven-a-side game has un- almost phenomenal growth in the doubtedly been a contributing fac- popularity of the game, and the tor of no small dimensions. way it has helped to develop fast After much cogitation, the tour- and open football, and for that inament was decided upon, and the some meed of praise is due to last Saturday of April, 1883, sa those hardy pioneers who blaze the birth of the now popular seven- attack of led the seven-s-side trail

on a-sides, and the first of many THE more determined as the the Greenyards of Melrose half historie Melrose meeting. spirited play of their forwards a century ago. Little did the pro idea caught on at once, though, as Played havoc with the Tamar "B" moters comprehend to what height was natural, neither the style of venture would play nor the dimensions of the seven, and it was only handling er- and length their rors on the part of the newcomers attain, or that the result of their crowd reached the standards now make the Green regularly associated with the that kent the score down to only G. jeffort would be

yards the historic field it is to-day Greenyards annual event. nil.

May go over for the first The circumstances under which Halg.is a native of Jedburgh,; try near the corner but Shaw the tournament originated arose but went to Melrose in his youth, failed to improve on it from a from the impoverished exchequer and at once joined the football difficult angle. Shaw scoret of the Melrose Club, which had club. He had had no experience the second try in the latter then been in existence for some of Rugby-the game was not intro- kalf and Whitfield failed to half-dozen years. In these days duced into Jedburgh until later- convert from an easy angle. gate money at the club matches except the crude ideas gained by Whitfield and Gill were the most was a broken reed upon which to playing at Fastern E'en Ba'. After prominent players in the Falmouth lean, and in order to balance their an apprenticeship in Rugby in the side, but they will have to play a budget, and have something in Melrose second fifteen he was pro- much improved game if they are to hand to run the club, the members mated to the first, and at the base extend the Borderers “A”. They, set about racking their brains as of the scrum-quarter-back as it however, made a very impressive to how best to raise the wherewas called then-he debut.

withal, And in the fertile im. years

of splendid service. For the Tamar side Dare was agination of one of their outstand-dogged and resourceful player hej outstanding, the main weakness being players, Ned Haig—whose pro-was, and he possessed a good deal ing at forward where Rodda per Christian name, by the way, of guile.

Edward-there Walsh and Coles proved altogether is not Adam, but

Along with his partner, D.gate, too light.

germinated the idea of a football | Sanderson, the pair made a name To obviate the diffl-for themselves not only in Border tournament. culty of long contested games, with but in Scottish Rugby. Haig rose. possibly barrenness of scores, I to be captain of the Melrose team, was suggested that the number of and was a regular member of the the players to take part in each South fifteens of these days. He team should be cut down to seven, played against such great masters and the time of play limited to of the game as A. R. Don Wau- Afteen mintuca.

chope and A. G. G. Asher,

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Griffin's Fine Goal Kicking.

WOOTTON'S DETERMINED

no

RUNNING.

THE HERMES "B" team proved

Destroyer Flotilla seven and went down by a margin of 15 points. The winners were vastly superior in all departments and their win was by no means dattering.

The feature of the game was the magniscent goal kicking of He converted bath Grifin.

and

tries scored by Woolton the one by Woodgate. The first try of the game was scored делг

the corner, but Grifin added the major points with a glorious kick.

This was probably the best game of the three played yesterday, the open game adopted by the Destroy ers being both spectacular and thrilling. Wootton's speed and

splendid handling is going to trou- ble the winners of the Club "A" and Borderera "B" match in the Third Round. West is also a dan gerous player and is full of initia.

Live, a perfect break through re- aulting in Wootton scoring his se- cond try.

Though outplayed at forward by a heavier pack the Hermes played pluckily, but they were opposed to resolute and speedier opponents. Brooks, who replaced Hood at serum half, played a good game,

the rat rath not quite the profound admiration.

gave many

A

For

At that time the Rugby game on the former Haig had always

After retiring from the game, sturdy plant it is to-day, but the players were keen and anxious to Haig gave unstinted service to the improve, and the lessons they Melrose cluir in committee, and learned were before long destined was always evolving Ideas for the to bring forth a rich and profitable betterment of the club, and parti- harvest. To that happy state of cularly the seven-a-side sports.

THE PROGRAMME

To-morrow's Programme.

THE following are the games down for decision to-morrow

on the Club ground. Hermen "A" v. Tamer “A" (4.15)

Referce Capt. Gottwaltz, Artillery v. Kent "A" (4.30)

Referee Capt. Gottwaltz. Borderers "C" v. Suffolk (4,45)

Referes Major MacIntyre. Club "". Cornwall (5,00)

Referee Capt. Gottwallz. Club "A" v. Borderers "B" (5.15)

Referee Lt-Comdr. Stephenson.;

Bank v. Kowloon (5.30)

The China Mail

Sports Diary.

TO-DAY

Athletics

Kowloon Junior School

THE BANK.

B. C. Allan; W. H. B. Rigg.: M. W. Turner: LG, Robertson (captain); D. A. Cumming, I. H. Bradford and F. R. Burch.

Reserves: R. Stilliard and

R. H. D. Wade.

8TH DESTROYER FLOTILLÄ.

A.B. Wotton; A.B. Griff, A.B. West; A.B. Hall; Lt Beebes, Lt Fisher (captain) and LS. Wood-

H.MS. HERMES “A”. Lt. Martin; Lt. Fadfield, Lt.: Partridge; AB. Kay; Lt-Comdr. Hubback (captain), E.R.A. Doggett | and A.B. Braddick.

H.M.S. HERMES “B”.

Rolstone, A.B. Rogers; Sto. L.A.C. Bassett; F.O. Wood (cap tain); A. B. Humpleman, L. S. Garstin and E.R.A. Lord.

ILMS. TAMAR “A”.

A.B. Dovey; Tel. Martin (cap-: tain), LS. Williams; Tel. Butler; Mne. Hundford, L.S.A. Eastlake and LS. Merchant.

Reserve: Mne, Wells.

H.M.S. TAMAR “E”. S.B.A. Dare; Sto. Maber, E.R.A. Leatherby; Sto. Bane; L.S. Rodda (captain), A.B. Walsh and Sto. Coles.

Reserve: LS. Thatcher.

KOWLOON.

Seven-A-Side Results

YESTERDAY'S GAMES.

Crookdale; (2) George Jowitt; (3) George Saunders.

E PEERS who will

Whook for the Club "A"

In the Seven-A-Sidh Tourna- ment. He was a member of last year's winning seven.

TOR JOHNSON TO FIGHT "TIGER" DAULA

Girls (Div. L) :-(1) Eleanor Dowar; (2) Betty Goodwin. Grant; (2) Jimmy Lindsay; (8)

Boys (Div. IL)-(1) William Big Wrestling Match At K. F. C. David Mackenzie.

Girls (Div. II.) :—(1) Joyce Stur- geon; (2). Joyce Bush.

Boys (Div. III):-(1) Telford | Ferguson; (2) Roy Styles; (3)

Norman Robinson.

Lay; (2) Sarah Gabrullar; (8) June Timson.

Girls (Div. III.):—(1) Kathleen

High Jump.

Boys (Div. 1.): -(1) George Saunders; (2) Graham Crookdale; (3) Paul Morrison.

Girls (Div. 1):-(1) Betty Good win; (2) June Moss.

Boys (Div.. IL);~(1) `William Grant; (2) Jimmy Lindsay; (8) Fraser Thomson.

Girla (Div. II.): (1) Joyce Bush; (2) Joyce Sturgeon.

Bunny Hop.

Boya: (1) Telford Ferguson; (2) Norman Robinson; (3) Roy. Styles.

Girls:-(1) June Timson; (2) Eva Grady; (8) Olive Wheeler.

100 Yards.

On Sunday

Tor Johnson, the former Swedish wrestling Champion and conqueror of Mighty Fazel last Sunday, has secured a bout with "Tiger" Daula for this Sunday at the Kowloon Football Club.

Johnson weighs in at 280 lbs; while Daula, who has won both his fights in the Colony, is 240 Ibs..

The giant Swede is willing to fight under the terms of "win- ner-take-all," but as yet no terms have been decided. The time limit has been fixed at one hour.

Boya(1), Graham Crookaale; CRICKET TEAMS FOR

(2), George Jowitt;

(3). George

Girls:-(1), Betty Goodwin; (2). Florence McKelvio.

FALMOUTH 6 TAMAR "Saunders.

15 HERMES “I” 0) 8TH D.F. SUFFOLK 5 KENT "B" 0 There were two changes in the teams, A.3. Bowers taking Sub-LA Wilkinson's place in the Suffolk seven.

Sack Race.

Boys (Div. 1):-(1), George Jo--

SATURDAY

Club Engaged In Friendlies.

and A.B. Brooks displaced F.O. Hood witt; (2), Roy Arnhold; (3), Wil-C. S. C. C. v. ARMY IN LEAGUE in the Hermes “B” team.

son Liang.

Boys (Div. II)~(1), Fraser Thomson; (2), Derok House; (8),

INTERNATIONALS Jimmy Lindsay,

LOST FOR 36

HOURS

DUBLIN GAME POSTPONED.

SCOTS TEAM 30 HOURS AT SEA.

Girls (Div. I):-(1), Eleanor Dewar; (2), Ruth Barnett.

Girls (Div, II)-(1), Joyce geon; (2), Sibyl Rousseau.

The following will represent the Hong Kong Cricket Club in friend- ly matches on Saturday:

1st XI. v. Royal Navy at King's Stur-Park:

Musical Chairs. Boys:-(1), George Spence; (2), Teddy Owen;:(8), Angus Wilson,

Girls:-(1), Joyce Ridlington; (2). Eva Grady; (3), Sarah Gabruller.

A. W. Hayward (captain), E. J. R. Mitchell, A. C. Beck, G. E. R. Divett, E. R. Duckitt, G. 8. Dunkley, D. S Harley, H Owen Hughes, T. A. Pearce, A. P. Hall Thompson and J. P. Whitham.

2nd XI v. Police at HLKCC.: C. E. Gahagan (captain), A E Skipping.

Mackenzie, K. J. Armatuung, C. W. E. Boys (Div. 1)~(1), George D. Kilbee, A. D. Lowson, H. G Bishop, W. B. Cornaby, K. R. Davies, Saunders; (2), George Jowitt; (8),Menke, K. A. Munro and C. B. E.

Sargent. Edward Mycock.

(3),

London, February 25. The Scottish International fifteen

Boys (Div. II);-(1), Williard were thirty hours at sea in making Grant; (2), John Cameron; R. O. F. King; D. Fogg, T. S. D. the crossing to Dublin owing to the Bobby Newnham, (K.C.C. ground, 10.30 am.) Whitley; R. Peart; H. Brokenshire, severe bizzard to-day. The Ulster Girls (Div. I):-(1), Eleanor S. A. and H. D. Rumjan v. Ng Ste-J. E. Wilson (captain) and Smembers of the Irish team started Dewar; (2), Florence McKelvie.

kwong and Trui Wai-pui

from Belfast by bus early on Fri- Girls (Div. (I)-(1), Joyce. day and had not arrived on Satur-Brush (2), Sibyl Rousseau,

Bun Catching. day night.

Lawn Tennis-Open Doublen

L. Goldman, and E. C. Fincher v. G.

Gamble and C. A. Wright

TO-HORROW

Auctions

ponies

MacNider.

Reserve: G. Carr.

CLUB "A"

G. P. Lammert; R. H. Griffiths;

Only nine Moseley players got to (1), Jack Egan; (2), Bobby

Catch The Train.

Sale of several Valley, 5.15 p.m.) A. F. Jenkins; J. A. R. Belby (cap- Blackheath and they had to borrow Newnham; (8), Rohald Hardwick.

tain); D. McLellan, W. E. Peers and J. H. McElrey.

Reserves: J. P. Whitham; M N. Macintosh and 8. H. Garrod.

CLUB "E"

(Happy Hong Kong Hockey Clab v. Army

Hockey (U.S.B.C. ground, 4.30 p.m.) Rugby Seren-A-Bide Tournament (Club ground) Referee Lt-Comdr. Stephenson. Hermes "A" v. Tamur "A"

(4.16 p.m.) Royal Artillery v. Kent "A"

(4.30 pm).

J: J. Ferguson (captain); N. M. or Kent "A" Cochrane, A. R. Cox; A. W. Tor- (4.46 p.m.)rible; L. F. Walkden; C. Austin;

and R. L. Cherill. (B)

Reserves: A. H. Harbord and (5.16 p.m.) Harris-Walker,

(5.30 p.m.) Lawn TennisOpen Doublen

As the Destroyers will be out of tally when as the result of a good Borderer, "C" v. Suffolk port to-morrow this First Round passing movement Forde broke game was played yesterday.

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through, but Gisborne brought him Club "B" v. Cornwall

down in the nick of time. There Club "A" v. Borderers "B" was no scoring in the second half,

Bythe, deadly tackling of the Kent H. K. Bank v. Kowloon Rugby Club

Splendid Tackling

Kent "B."

SUFFOLK HELD TO 5-9. ̧

#THE SUFFOLK met with stern Topposition is that the

goven holding a better team well in check.

TO-

J. W. Leonard and Y. Hachiuma v. Iu

Tak-cheuk and Iu Tak-lar

THURSDAY

Deykin was conspicuous in the Suffolk forwards, while Hoare was

Lawn Tennis--Open Elngles, excellent in the lobes, his tackling |s. A. Rumjahr y. Ho Ka-lam out being splendid, Dower, whe

(stand court, 4.30 p.m.) placed Wilkinson at three quarter,

FRIDA Hockey Friendly Match 2 vaca was seen to advantage in phasing Hong Kong Hockey Club ". South movements. Evans, Gisborne and Wales Borderers Allken wore the prominent players In the plucky Kent ülde, Jo

"B" and

were surprisingly well held to only a pointa,

The Suffolk opened the scor- Ing when Lockley- transferred to Hears for the latter to mend Martin over between the poste for Lockley "to add the goal pointa," It was the best moro- ment of the afternoon. *. Tas Buffolk nearly added to thair,, kin.;

The Suffolk meet the Borderers "C" in thé, Second Round to-morrow, and should win: They have two "Nayy players in Lockley and Dey-

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CIVIL SERVICE TEAMS.

let XI v Army at Valley (League) :—|

J. E. Richardson (captain), J. Barrow, N. Bebbington, B. D. Evans, B. C. K. Hawkins, R. A. J. Simpson, I Skinner, H. G. Wallington, N Whitley, . M. Wilson and E. M. Wood.

2nd XI. v. RAMC at Bookun-

six players to make up the team.. Blackheath won by 33 points to 13. Boys (Div. 11.) :-(1), Jim poo (Friendly) :--

The Lansdowne ground was deep Edmondson; (2), Derek House; (8), w. H. Edmonds, W. Grimmett, F. J. Ling (captain), P. D. Crawley, in snow and straw and a postpone-Jimmy Lindsay.

FE Matthews, J. F. McGowan, B. ment was inevitable.

Boys (Div. IIL):-(1), George Randle, R. G., Robertson,

H. E, played Spense; (2), Teddy Owen; (8), Roy Strange, M. Tavlin and F. B. Wood,

Stylea.

Results of the matches were as follow:-

Blackheath. 33 Moseley

18 Girls * (Dlv, IL) :-(1), ́ ́Moira Cambridge U. 2 London Scola 3 Lawrence; (2), Joyce Brush. Devonport Ser. 18 Old Witkillene 5 Girls (Div IIL);—(1), Sorah

Old Bopa 16 Gabruilar; (2), May Grant; (8), 3. Barts: Hosp. *3| Jean Grady, -

U. C. B

W.O.

Cranleighans | O. Leysians

Rosslyn Park OMIT.

$

10 Old Blato · 13

12 London Welsh 1

FIRST ROUND DRAW,

Stewaris

Edinburgh Acade

14

Obstacle Race.

Girls' (Div, I.) —(1), June Mons; (2), Betty Goodwin.

Girls (Div. IL) :~~(1), Joyce Sturgeon; (2), Bibyl. Roussosu, Boys (Div. -L) :-(1); - Graham Boys" (Div. III) :—(1),^^^ Boy Crookedale; (2), 'George Jowiit; Styles; (2), George Spensa?'” (8), (8), Roger Arnhold.

Norman Robinson.

Some extremists would like to re- Boys' (Div. -IXI.) ¿—(1); Williard | Girls (DIV. III.):—(1) Peggy volutionise the game of Rugby by Grant; (2), Jimmy Lindsay; (8), Haughton; (2), Murlet Mackintyre; THE following in the draw for reducing the number of players to Derek House.

|||| (8), Pagay Dedesin.

correct order: Herderers "A" v. Falmouth Club "B

Cornwall !. (U.B‚R.C., & p.m.) Hermen "A"

Tamar "A" Laws Tennis-Open Singles

*8th Destroyeri

T the Round Proper L)--(1), Florence Victor Ludorum:--George Jowitt

M. W. Lov. In Tak-ohonk or

* Cassumbhoy, LURES Ragby-Seven-A-Side Tournament Borderers “A! ▼ ILILS, Falmouth

Northern Union, while others would McKelvie;(2), Ruth, Barnett, eradicate a great many of the pre- Girls (Div, IL)-(1), Sibyl went rules which they consider su Rousseau; (2), Moira Lawrence,

Potatoe Race perfluous, This would tend to

Boys (Div. L)-(1), George To make the game mich faster and more Interesting from a spectator's witt; (2), Graham Crooksdále; (3), point of view, but it is not desirable: Guy Mallachy,"

For the game as it is just now In Boys (Dlv, 11):—(1), Bobby fast enough for the average amat✅ Newnham; (2), Sandy Barter; (8), eur player-Gregory Wheeler, Derek House,

22 pts out of a possible 36 perce Victrix "Ludorum:-Belly Good- win 18 pis, out of a possible $6 plz.

Relay, Kindergarten teams Roy Styles (boys), And Kathleen Lay (Girls),

Pag. Visliing Children's face. ¡(1), Joan 'Bragg; (2), Rosaleen" Darling: (3), David Mullachy,