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OSMUND'S SNOOKER

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Break Of 106 At Billiards.

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA LOSE

(By SPOT BALL)

Playing in a friendly snooker, game at the Palace Hotel, Kawloon, last night, A. J. Osmund, the Colony Billiards Champion, compiled &a break of 50, which I am given to understand betters the Shanghai record of 46.

The champion followed this with a break of 106 in the billiards match against the 8.a. "Empress of

THE CHINA

MALFROT WINS NEW ZEALAND Oxford's Brighter Outlook

LAWN TENNIS TITLE"

Andrews Reaches Last Four

Wellington, N.Z., Jan. 9.

For Boat Race

DEFENSIVE TACTICS

BACK SHOULD TACKLE

The former Cambrides tennis CAMBRIDGE ADVANTAGE IN WIDER CHOICE: INSIDES FORWARDS

exptain, Maltroy, won the singles

championship of New Zealand defeating an Australian,

route, is the final by 48 88. Bad, 6-8, Bud

The holder, Andrewa," eliminated in the semi-finals” by Sproule by 12-10, 6-2, Reuter.

Russia" giving a good display of CAN CATCHY SOLD

FOR $1,030.

ali-round billiards, and running out

with a break of 49 (unfinished) to beat Lawrence by 109 points.

ON

GOOD FORM IN TRIALS.”

(By "G. C., DRINKWATER)

Iter.

Weaknesses In Local Hockey Teams.

(By REFEREE).

of the tactica of the game.

London, December 14. Plate for Shrewsbury, and thie Grand Challenge: the day after the last boat year, save the race I wrote that with six of which he has entered, and only the hockey is not stick-work, but Cup, he has won every race for The chief weakness in ladica' their crew in residence for another Trial eights found him a non-tactics. This was” cibarly demon- year the outlook for Oxford rowing starter,

strated in the game between the was rosier than it had been for the The composition of the middle of Saints and the C.B.S. which the lat. better part of the last decade: the boat should, therefore, be an won by four goals to Later it was found possible for G. easy matter. The choice of seven,sentially a team game it is remark- nil yesterday," Asthockey is elle A. Ellison to complete his prepara- which might have been a dimculty able how many players! In club is solved by the fact that W. AT tion for the Church at Oxford, and Sambell, a flexible daraman, who games appear to have no knowledge this made seven of the crew avail can row anywhere, is still able once more, with their prospect sidence. The problem of stroke is When played proparly hookey is of turning out a good crew even perhaps the hardest nut to crack very fast game. It is necessary better.

The Immediate aspirants for the hockey beam should not only know therefore that each member of a On the other hand, it appeared seat are Gilmour and Ansell, the the duties of her own position in that at Cambridge only three of two Trial eight strokes. Ansell the field, but should also have some their crew would be able to row an- has perhaps more tinease than his ides of the tactics of the other year, none of them a heavy-rival, but he has less life and not positions. The team-work of weight. There was the possible so good a finish, "

alde cannot be effective. if players addition of K. M. Payne, the

BEST CAMBRIDGE STROKE?

|cannot · be certain that the other Can Catchy, a 1934 suscription if he recovered from the mysteri- president, who had rowed in 1932,

members of the team will be in The best stroke at Cambridge at their proper positions. It should griffin, was sold to Mr. Li Shiu ous affection of the right arm the moment is probably Quilter, not be necessary, to look around Pang for $1,030 at the pony auction which had prevented him from row-who stroked the fast L.M.B.C. crew when making a pass, and this is yesterday and may be re-named Ifing after the Olymple regatta. at Henler so well. He did not row what is being done too" frequently"

M. Fletcher would be in residence, in Trial sights owing to illnes, and at the moment, but would only become available in I had thought he was out of the The greatest weakness has been Mr. IL Y. Liang purchased a grey the last resort owing to pressure of running, but he was in the tenta displayed in defensive tactics. The 141 griffin for $810 and has named him

tive crew at the beginning of lant positional play of the wing half-backs 758 Iron Cross. Black Velvet, a 1933 sub formerly owned by Mr. Ho

TRIALS ABOVE AVERAGE · · week. He has not, however, been has been as a rule poor. When for CHAMPIONS V. REST Leung, Was sold to Mr. A. N. The Oxford Trials were, without asked to go into residence early example, the right wing is at-

Brande for $110. ON FRIDAY.

doubt, well above the average of next term, and if he is tried at all tacking, it is the exception rather

he will be carefully nursed. Mr. King, of the Hong Kong and recent years, but it is not to be

than the rule to find the opposing Shanghai Bank, was the purchaser denied that those at

right half in her proper position. Cambridge Should he be fit enough to row She is generally standing too far Colony Holder To

Palace Hotel.

M. M. Silva also recorded a break Banjolina Fetches $10

And The Plover $55.

of 58, while other useful breaks, were chalked up by Pereira (82),. Antonio (46 and 26), Silva (82 apd 31), Ball (38 and 35) and Mc- Gillavery (26).

Scores:

Empress of Russia) 260 Miller

250 the new owner desires.

Palace Hotel

Pereira

Antonio

Silva Osmund

195 McGillavery 260 Ball

226

260 Lawrence

945

(By SPOT BALL)

Lead

The Palace Hotel, winners of the Steel Coulson's Billiards League, will be led by A. J. Osmund, the Colony Champion, in their match against the Rest of The League at the Palace Hotel, Kowloon, on Fri- day, commencing at 7 p..

The following are the teame:

Palace Hoteli-A. L. Osmund, F. A. GIL, M. M. Silta, S. M. Cruz, L. A Antonio and A. F. Pereira.

Reserves M. R. Morgan and A.

Pine __(BA), S.

work.

of The Plover, a 1931 griffin, for were so, too. At Oxford only three all Mr. Payne's major dificulties forward instead of placing herself 556, while Dr. L. Reidy bought Old Blues were able to row in the will be solved, and he will be able well back where she can intercept Banjolina, a 1092 sub and winner of Trials-Migotti, Bankes, and Hogg, to give his mind solely to the sort the outside right's centre, or cover $2,250 in stakes, for the amazingly At Cambridge only two rowed.ing out of the scramble for the the right back. low price of $10.

FOOTBALL DEATHS IN AMERICA.

Gilmour and Carbonell- and the bow seats. Whoever fils them in A common error in the play of excellence of the Trials on both the end, Cambridge 'would seem to the wing half-backs is going to rivers can hardly be attributed in be assured of a first-class crew. Wardo the centre of the field to {great measure to the form shown The building of the crew at Ox tackle the inside forward and leav

by the Old Blues.

ford should not present great dining the outside wing forward un- Cambridge have, in these modern culties. They, too, have a poten-marked." The inside forwarde days, vast resources in the number tial fourteen-stone man in Sutcliffe, should be tackled by the backs. of their Henleytrained college oars-who has stroked the last three It is a big mistake to have the Considerable Decrease In men. For many years now their Shrewsbury crews which were

backs' chasing the wing forwarda, entries have outnumbered those successful at Henley. Bank Backs lying too far back and lear Past Season.

as this generally results in the from the Isis by over 100 per cent who rowed last year, is another

heavyweight who finds it diacaling too big a gap between the backs At this late regatta Oxford had a record number of 16 en-

to keep below the fourteen-stons

and half-backs. tries of all sorts, but” even so,

mark. He has never yet quita ful- Cambridge nearly doubled it with 29.

Bower

New York, Jan. 6. The Rest:-L.

Football deaths during the 1953 Clarke (R.A.0.C.), L. E. Remedias season decreased considerably from (St. Patricks), C. Taylor (C.P.0%), the alarming marks of 1931 and W. West (C.P.0,'%), and T. O'Connor 1932, according to a United Press (St. Patrick's).

Reserve:-R. Oldfield (St. Patrick's).]

survey,

"HUGHIE'S"

DOZEN

Hugh Gallacher is the only player in England who led a League club's scoring list in each of the last dozen seasons,

He was Airdrieonians" chief markoman in the four campaigns from 1921-22 to 1924-25 inclusive, was Erst with Newcastle United in each of the five from 1925-26 to 1929-10 inclusive, and supreme with Chelsen In the last three seasons.

PING PONG TOURNEY AT YM.C.A. Sixteen Players Enter

THE following is the draw for the Y.M.C.A. Ping Pong Knock-out Competition, matches to be the best of three games of 21 points each:

S. Fowler beat W, J. Luke 21-18, 22-29

B. Pelling beat P. Watson

H.. Lange Jr, A. B. Henry

R, Goldman ▼ C. A. Wright

G. H. Fowler v G. Oven

C. Ponsford

E.. F. Belk

A. Flynn J. Dunhill

8. A. Gray beat N., Stockton 13-21,

21-17, 21-11.

Cricket

China Mail- Sports Diary

TO-DAY.

Central British School v. St. Joseph's

College.. Football Interport Trial

(Club ground, 4.50 p.m.) Hockey

Hong Kong Hockey Club seniors:

Radio Sports Shi

(at 5 p.m.) Punjabis "Medway.

SPETO-MORROW D

Hockey

Central British v. St. Andrewcal Y.M.C.A v. Hong Kong Hockey Club

seconds,

(at 5 p.m.) Rugby

Hong Kong v. Australian University

Team

3095 (Happy Valley; 4.30 p.m.)

FRIDAY Chess-Kowloon Cheap Club Cham-

planships, Senlories, HW. Bandall, D. Sequeira "J, G. Farry T. P. Vanovich

B Soltan V v. Lieut. H. Beaumont Juniort Sequeira T. E. Pary

M. Cumetti v. Dr. H. Dr Matthe Guy Ling v. A, Brinker

It may be urged that as Cam-

40

filled his early promise, though it

is not easy to say just whère" he

Couchman, who was unable to

"A" COY. LINCOLNS TRIUMPH

Reach Second Round Of

Garrison Tourney:

row in Trials, is a much-improved penEAST LANCS LOSE 3-2 oarsman. Here the list of potes-

In 1932 the figures were 15, falls. He was, however, in Trials Not one college player on varsity against 27, not including in the much steadier forward than he has teams was on the list of 30 deaths latter the Cambridge eight, which, ever been before." traceable directly or indirectly to representing Leander. Won the COUCHMAN IMPROVED the game, of the total, only two Grand Challenge Cup. In 1931 the were college men, both freshmen totals were 14, against 30, and in who suffered fatal injuries while 1930 13, against 29. scrimmaging against the varalty.

One of those who died from footbridge have nearly twice as many ends, and for that reason I think Company, Lincolas, defeated "A" tial first-class heavy-weight men At Soskunpoe yesterday: “A”. ball injuries was a girl, Wilma undergraduates as Oxford this it would be a pity if Sutcliffe, on Company, East, Lancs, in the First Kelly, 18, of Helena, Montana, who state of things is only natural, his school reputation, is put at Round of the Garrison Inter-Com- was playing in a neighbourhood but it must be admitted that, what-stroke, as some destre. Oxford pany Hockey Knock-out Tourna game and sustained a broken nose aver the reason, the task of a have in Holdsworth, to my way of ment by 8 goals to 2.2

Dark Blue president, envisaging thinking, a stroke who will prove for the winners, who will meet "A Chapman (2) and Ridley scored victory at Putney, can never nowa-bimself first-class the moment he days be an easy one, a

Infection caused death.--United Press,

PLENTY OF MATERIAL

has a crew, behind him

& Food Company Panjabis in the Second

To return to the Trial eights enough calibre to help his establish Bound early next month. that have immediately been rowed

hia claim..

LINCOLNS SHARE FOUR GOALS WITH

HKSRA.

and the material that is available. In Ellison, the president, they As, I have said, from last year's have a good president, run close crew Cambridge lack heavy though he may be by Reid, ef Oriel, whilst with Migotto, Morley weights. They have, however, no much new material of all weights and Hore from last year, with Las- that the president is not calling cells and Thomson of Balliol, Gunners Equalise Late

In The Game.

for the services of two Old Blues, with Sackville-West of Magdalen Carbonell and Frame-Thomson, at they have no lack of candidates any rate at the beginning of prac-fox: the bows of the boat.

The Lincolns Regiment shared 4 tice. In the list ́ published lust That they have a hard task in goals with the H K Singapore B week he has asked only Gilmour front of them to produce the bet in a friendly hockey match on and Sambell to come up early with ter crew on March 17th cannot be the Marina ground yesterday, "The nine others who have as yet not re- denied, but this is not likely to game was very fast and even. Lt. presented the university, prove a deterrent to their efforts. Hocquard was an absentes from the Or the last-mentioned Bradley. Their chief handicap is that they Lincolns team, while the Gunners of Pembroke, lag, the biggest, have so few oarsmen who have were without two regular players He turns the scales at 14st, a stepped out of winning boats, in the forward linssi dangerous weight to pass, but whilst their opponents are so rich Ravenhill scored first for the his record, is excellent, for he row in men of this type.

ed in the goodTM Monkton Combe school crows before going up to Pembroke, And, his work for his

| college during, the past - year “ li

common knowledge.ama

LEAGUE CRICKET XI

In Laurie, the only freshman, who rowed at five in the losing Trial, they have the stroke of Monkton Combe, who at Henley beat Bidney Sussex,, and only suc- cumbed to Clara with two✨ Bjuss. In the boat-by half a length in the

The following have been select- [Ladin" (Plate. Ho † weight: 18ất

to play for the Army against There are found," hard work ing mi

the Hong Kong Cricket Club); hts in C. Backls, who raced to the senior League encounter on Satur

Gunners, but Resks équalifsed in the second half and added another goal shortly afterwards. Dost Mohamed levelled matters for the Gunners late in the game,

SAINTS LADIES WIN OVER C.B.S.

LOSERS SHOW IMPROVEMEN

The St. And

ated

hockey

Gittin

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