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THE CHINA MAIL

MONDAY, APRIL 16,

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SOUTH CHINA SOCCER PLAYERS FOR FAR EASTERN GAMES

ENGLAND'S TEAM FOR FIRST TEST

A. E. R. Gilligan Makes Forecast.

VALENTINE AS CAPTAIN

London, Apr. 9. Writing in the News Chronicle, A. E. R. Gilligan. former England captain. selects Brian Valentine, the young Kent amateur, as the most likely captain for England! against Australia and suggests the probable side for the first test will

be:

Sutcliffe. C. F. Walters, Ham- mond, Mitchell (Yorks), Ames R. E. S. Wyatt, B. H. Valentine, R. W. Robbins Larwood. (or Nichols), Verity and Clark (Northants).

PRATA REACHES

CENTURY.

Phoenix Club Beaten,

Dr. D. K. Samy's XI beat the

Phoenix Club of the University-ni

Pokfulam” yesterday by so runs.

113. Dr. Samy's XI:--196 (A. Prate

E. Wood for 69. H. L Ozoria

for 30).

Phe mir Club:-114 (R. K. Ng 52, W. 2. Hone 4 for 3. A. T. Law & for 121

SGT. GOULDIN

WINS H.K. AREA

RIFLE TITLE

Sgt. Bennett Secures Second Place.

PUNJABIS' SUCCESSES

But He Got Up and Won

Although Walter Neusel, shown taking a count in the second round of his fight with Elag Levinsky at New York, does not look like a conquero the German invader arose from the canvas to win the decision from the Chicago heavyweight after a stirring battle, the best prize light seen in many a day.

TRIANGULAR HOCKEY OLYMPIC

SERIES

Army Return Game With Navy.

The Army are meeting the Navy

in their return fixture in the Trian- the gular Hockey Tournament an Navy ground. King's Park, this afternoon at 4.230. The first meet-'

ing was drawn.

The following are the teams. Army:-Pie Hollingsworth (Lin-

cola, Lieut. N. W. Metcalfe (Royal

ARGUMENT

EX-FLYWEIGHT CHAMPION'S WIFE GIVEN DIVORCE

Alleged Desertion Of Fidel La Barba

Los Angeles, Apr. 7. The wife of Fidel La Barba, re- tired world's flyweight champion, was granted a divorce here to. day on the grounds of desertion. Mr. La Barba testified that she had not seen her husband for more than a year and had not received adequate Anancial support any from him during this period. She stated that his interest in both herself and boxing had waned at the same time.-United Press.

Lost Art Of Scrummaging In Rugby

Individualism The Keynote Of

Htions

Game With Scotland

By HOWARD MARSHALL

EIGHT FROM.....

' HONG KONG

NOMINATED CANTON MAJORITY

IN SELECTION.

Team To Meet The North China XL

CHINA TEAM. TO PLAY SERVICES

TERE are a few further reflect Three iries were scored, certain-

on the Calcutta Cup ly, but they were snatched out of! match, writes Horward Marshall chaos, and not once did we see the AFTER THE GAME BETWEEN on March 21.

development of open attack upon THE SOUTHERN CAPITAL ON SA- HONG KONG AND CANTON IN

Booth in the cleverest wing (any recognised principle, Smash-TURDAY EIGHT PLAYERS FROM three-quarter in the four countries and-grab stuff, that was all; very HONG KONG AND TEN FROM FIANCE URGES SATOH and Lind the most dangerous op-entertaining, no doubt, and not CANTON WERE SELECTED BY A SELECTION COMMITTEE. portunist. Dick and Cranmer are able for some admirably courag- JOINT TO CONTINUE TRIP two young centres of the highest cous defence, but rather depress COMPRISING OF MESSRS LAM WONG KA-TSUN. promise, as the All Blacks will no ing when we think of the game as HAU KI-CHEONG AND TONG Harada On Late

it should have been played on such (FOOK CHEUNG. a perfect afternoon. Champion.

doubt discover in 1935.

Beattie, Waters, Dicks, and For- rest increased their reputations, Tokyo, April 6. but the English pack of 1922-3 The late Jiro Satoh's fiance, would have eaten either of Satur who is also his tennis partner, day's packs alive. declares that he did not desire to It was a glorious game to go to Europe but she pressed him —watch,—"'as-good-a-set-to-a8---- to accept the Japanese Lawn we've had for years," says one

correspondeat, but if it entertaining, it was also shock- ingly bad football.

CONCLUDES Tennis Association's invitation in

Japan Will Send Athletes.

TOKYO DECISION

Tokyo, Saturday.

view of the firm attitude it had jadopted.

SEJA,

The nominated team will play

There are those who blame the against the North China footbal half-backs for this sterility, butlers, and then 17 players will be convinced that deplorable selected by the National Athletle am scrummaging was the cause of ali Association to represent China at the trouble. Both packs went the Olympiad. The selected eleven. it heartily enough in the loose, will play a series of matches with but binding and shoving and Colony Service team before they wheeling and keeping the bell proceed to Manila.

The following are are apparently lost arts.

South China players:-

the selected

HỒNG KÔNG.

to

Pau Kaping.

Lee Wai-tong.

My own opinion is that the En-

unwise The ex champion, Harada. 13-

It was, in my opinion, not Rugbylish selectors were menting Satoh's death, comment football

at all, but a splendidly make Kendrew lead the English ed that Satoh's play in his fare lively

pack instead of Forrest. Ken- contest between fifteen well match at Osaka lacked con- Scotsmen and fifteen Englishmen. drew is a fine, willing forward, trol and his extraordinary conduc'who crashed

at the farewell banquet showed he without producing

noon.

Lanother

and he has proved himself to be into one

one constrúe an inspiring leader, but I do not Įbelieve it is reasonable to ask any- one to take charge of the scrum- mage from the middle of the back

The Japanese Athletic Federa- was on the verge of nervoustive movement the whole after- tion have finally decided to parti-breakdown-Reuter Wireless. cipate in the Far Eastern Olympiad K.C.C. LAWN TENNIS

Artillery) and Lieut. D. P. St. C. Ron which will commence in Manila on sier (Lincalus): L/C Yeomans (Lit May 12 and continue for one

week.-Reater.

TOURNAMENT.

Satisfactory Entry For Mixed Doubles.

coln). Nk. Dulla Singh (Punjab Re- giment) and L/Nk. Alif Din (Penjab Regiment): A. N. Other, Sep. Karter Four days ago Japanese dele: Singh (Panjab Regiment), W. O. Sen- lor (A. E. C.), Lieut C. C. Garthwaite Rules suggested that the post- Lal ponement of the Games was in-- (Royal Artillery) and L/Nk. Sgt. Gouldin, of the Lincolns. Singh (Punjab Regiment).

evitable unless a compromise was

over the question of which team were awarded silver The "A" team, the ladies of won the Soldiers Club Challenge Navy:-Stoker Holt; Lieut. Comdr. reached Cup for the best rifle shot of alt. Tidd and Surg. Lieut. Canidr. A. Manchukuo's representation.

E. Phillips: Lieut. W. D. F. B. Mur canks, which constitutes the Aren pratt, Lieut. Gomdr. J. A. Corrie-Hit Mr. W. Z. L. Lung, secretary of Bons at the conclusion, beat the Championship, at the annual Bong, and Lieut. A. R. Jacks: Lieat. W. S. the Chinese National Amateur "B" team by 200 games to 192 in the Kowloon Cricket Club Kong Arco Small Arms Meeting, Donald, Lieut. J. B. Enden, Lieut. E Athletic Federation, then stated

had American Mixed Doubles Lawn N. V. Currey, Liquit. P. J. R. Bartlett that all the arrangements which was held on Thursday and and Lent, Comdr. T. K. W. Atkinson been made in Manila and that Tennis tournament yesterday. Friday of last week on the Kow-)

the Games could not be postpon- loun Ranges.

ed

Sgt. Gouldin registered ap gregate score of 62 and Sgt. Ben- nett of the East Lancashire (tegi ment, was runner-up with a seare n$ 60.

Last year's winner was Major H St. 6. Thoyts, M. C. of the Linete- shire Regiment.

The results were as under: Oleors.—Major H. St. G. Thuyts. M.C..-1/Lincoln K., 52; 2/L1 Ervine-Andrews, 2/E. Lan R., 51;) Lieutenant Hocquard, 1/Lincoln R., 48: Lieutenant Williuma. 2/E. Lan. R., 48.

W.Os and Sergeants --Spt. Goul

MEDWAY JUNIORS'

HOCKEY WIN.

Suffolk Beaten By Odd Goal.

In a friendly hockey match at the Valley on Saturday H. 11. S. Medway's second eleven defeated a team from H. M. S. Suffolk by 5 goals to 1.

din, 1/Lincoln R., 62; Sgt. Bennett. Covey (4) and Conroy scored 2/E. Lan. R., 60; R. Q. M. S. Ottley, the winners, while Pulmin 1/Lincoln R., 65; L/Sgt. Jones, 2/E. Busby, and Wade netted for 1. R.. 52.

ingers,

for

(2),

the

HONG FOURSOMES AT KOWLOON.

Hong Kong Electric In Final.

The

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row.

Successful gerummaging

is Bu

BASKETBALL SERIES much a matter of concerted work NEARS COMPLETION.|that the leader must be able to feel the rhythm of it, must know

Two Postponed Games For To-day.

STANDINGS TO DATE

games in

tho

just when to call for the extra

weight or the sudden drive.

to

It may seem extravagant to speak of the ryhthm of scrum maging, but rhythm there is when the pack is functioning Two postponed

properly as a single unit. Hong Kong basketball open league

My point, through, is that series will be played to-night at produce that co-ordinated shoving the Chinese Y. M. C. A., Bridges in leader must pack down in the team: R. S. Capell und Street.

first or second row, preferably the Mins M. Griffiths won 34 games, The Chinese Y. M. C. A. "A" will second, where he can both see the 15: Mr. and Mrs. Wilson won play against the Hong Kong Uni-ball and tell how the weight is 35. lost 14; J. S. Smith and Mrs.versity, and the "Y" Training Class coming through from the bark Jack won 21, lost 28; A. W. Ram-will clash with the Ling Tung Coi-trow. What is more, his instruc any and Mia Haynes won 28, lost lege. 21; Mr. and Mrs. Gaubert won 22, The Series is now very near com- lost 27: Mr. and Mrs. Godwin won]pletion.

The resuits were as follow: "A"

18. lost 31; Mr. and Mrs. Peddle The following is the league table to won 25, lost 24; A. E. Simmons | date:~ and Mrs. Blake won, 17 lost 32.

itions to heel or wheel or hold can be heard by every forward, where- us the leader in the middle of the

hack row is inaudible in the front

¡row.

P W L Pts

30 9 1 29 12 10 2 20

Tao Kwai-shing. Ho Chor-in. Leung Wing-chiu.

Tay Quee-lang. Lee Kwok-wai Lau Mau.

CANTON.

Li Tin sang.

Tam Kong-pak.

Fung King-cheong.

Tp Pak-wab.

Wong Mel-shun.

Wong Kel-lang. Chan Chun-wo. Lai Kwoi-kim. Tsul Ah-fel. Yeung Sul-yick.

CANTON

AVENGE

DEFEAT

Overwhelm Colony

Soccer Team.

Pau Ka Ping's Absence Regretted.

OUTLOOK MUST CHANGE There are, I know, other reasons A crowd of 10,000 saw Canton 11 9 2 18 why the serummaging failed oni

their defeat by a goal to 115 3 10 Saturday, more fundamental reail in the first all-China soccer

avenge

QUARTER FINALS DECIDED

"B" team: E. C. Fincher and Chung Nam Athletic Asu. 12 12 0 24

Chinese (A) Hong Kong Electric

(W. Miss M. Kacker won 31 games, lost South. China (A) oker and J. R. Way) beat Lane, 25; C. L Stapleton And Mise Hong Kong U. "rawford (W. S. Hiller and S. Mackenzie won 30, lost 26; C. J. Chinese (3)

facNider) two up to enter the Tacchi and Mrs. Blandford wan South China (B)

Indian Police inal

round of the Inter-Hong 30, lost 26; Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Chinese Y Training Class Foursomes at the Kowloon Golf Anniss won 28, lost 28; E. C. Norris Ling Tung

lub yesterday.

and Mrs. Kella won 22, lost 34: Over Sea's Teachers

Chinese Y Branch

On Saturday, Lane, Crawford Simcocks and Miss M. L. W. Bry-Chinese Workmen

Lui Yui Club Police (T. E. E. son won 25, lost 31; J. Barnes and Chung Sing Society lefeated the H. M. 8. Medway:----Crowlny, Coe Booker and A. J. W. Dorling) 5 Mrs. Boas won 26, lost 30, Corporals.--Cpl. Whitmore, 1/Lin-

Smith. Wylle, Lawson, Tuck,Chap and 4. coln, R., 49; L/Cpl. Bowers, 2/Eman, Covey, Conroy, Farmer, Barrett Lan. R., 48; L/Naik Mohd Ashraf, and Arnwhistle.

Other quarter final matches 1/8 Punjab R., 47; Naik Brij Mohan, 1. M. S. Suffolk:-Wooley, Green, played yesterday resulted 1/8 Punjab E., 43.

Jackman. Haley, Ramsey, Saunders, follows: Privates.--Pte. Perrin, 1/Lincoln Pulmin, Busby, Wade, and Mathewson.

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R. 51; Pte, Roberta, 2/E. Ian. K.,

Referee: Banker.

49: Sepoy Aulya Khan, 1/8 Punjab PUNJABIS IN FINAL

R., 49; Plo. Starr, 1/Lincoln R., 46.,

The Corps Match.--Cpl. Clarke,

64:1

L/Cpl. Groenhill, R.E., 54; Cpl.

LE. 55; Spr. Piper, R.E.,

Stevens, B.A.0.C., 47.

The best shot of all Ranks (Areu

H.K.S.R.A. Beaten In Inter-Unit Contest.

After leading by two clear goala

Championship. Soldiers' Club Chal at the Interval the Punjabla beat lenge Cup, Sgt. Gouldin, 1/Lincom the H.K.S.R.A. by 4 goals to 1 in R., 62; Sgt. Bennett, 2/E. Lan the somi-final cound of the Intor

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Kowloon Godowns (A. L. East- man and W. M. Groven) beat the and T. Seddon) 4 and 8. Sanitary Department (A. T. Braley

11 5 0 10 sons, but I have hammered away 13 7 6 14

at those so often that I begin to trial on April 8, when they over- fear I am boring my long-suffering whelmed Hong Kong by four clear 111 2 renders. I am convinced, though. goals in Canton on Saturday in the 6112 that-until we entirely change our second trial in preparation for the

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SATURDAY'S RACES

Jockeys' Records.

Union Trading (S. Jex and F. C. N. Deliz

G. A. Harriman A Remedios) beat Mustard and P. Botelho Co. (J. MacKnight and I. J. Cave) |F, M. L., Boares 4 and 2.

Tang Man Wa

LISSAMAN WINS BOGEY POOL.

60; Cpl. Clarke, R.E, 66; R. Q.S. Unit Hockey Tournament on the Macfarlane Qualifies For Outley, 1/Lincoln B., 55; Spr. fiper, Marine ground yesterday.

R.E., 64; L/Cpl., Greenhill, R.B, 54.

Kertar Singh (2) and Lal Singh

Winners Team, 1st Bn. 8th (2) scored for the winners and LE Punjab Regiment, Team. Comman-Garthwalle repiled for the losers. der: Jomadar Sarang Khan, The teams was Naik Hohod Warashi,

The closing day for entries for the Sepoy Dall Khan, Sepoy Mobd Ak-Kowloon Cricket Club annual tennis bar, Naik Jaffer Khan, Seppy Mohd tournaments has been extended to this Sarwar, Sepoy Abdul Aziz, Nalk evening at 6 o'clock, when the draw Khan Wall, Sepoy Sirdar Khan, will be made. Entries were to have Sepoy Jalal Khan, Naik Afsar Khan, closed yesterday but it was decided to

extend it to to-day. Sepoy Fazal Khan, Sepoy Pahlwan | Khan.

Adamson Cup.

A. E. Lissemen (2), all aquare, won the Bogey (Par). Poel competition at Fanling from 28 entilis during the week end, jumper te

E. O. Butter

D. Black

B. Y. Linux

A. J. P. Heard Yue Shen Wa

Gregory

E. I. Carvalho

D.

J. L. Jordan

2

Joseph

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H. A. de B. Botelho Choy Wing Chai J. Barrow M. N. Cochrane A. J. Stocker D. A. Coppin G. W. Bewell C. Taylor

A Macfarlane (86-17=69) quali-A. A. R. Bocelke fied for the Adamson Cup April 7. V. Pear Qualifying competition at Happy W. G. Poy

JR. A. Carrell Valloy during last week. gen

W. H. Choy Other loading acores among the R. N. Pan Naik Nirmal Singh, Sepoy, Kalu Bunners-up,-"B" Toam, 1st Bn. Ram, Sepoy Bib Lall, Naik Brij 15 entries were;

Y. T. Font 8th Punjab, Regiment, Team Com-Mohan, Sepoy. Narrain, Sepoy Bham E-Mooremov

85-14=71|T» Ki* Tisg mander: Jomadar Nadan Tam. Blagh. Naik Shakar Khan, Sepoy J. W. Franka

86-13736 The tennis, was Nalk. Madan · Ram, Nur Mohd, Sepoy Khadar Bax W.-H. Edmonds. Bepoy Parbku, Sepoy, Bhola Ram, (Continued on Page 6)" H. T. Brooks

Winning Owners.

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OXFORD WOMEN" WIN BOAT RACE

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that close forward work must con-

In the first half Fung King-

trol tactics, with the backs in re-cheong and Chen Chun-wo scored serve to apply the final rapier and after the interval. Ip Yak- thrusts, the coupe-de-grace of at-wah and Tsui Ah-fei added to the tack, until then Rugby football will score. consist of little more than Indivi. jdual opportunism.

And now let me thank two correspondents who have kind- ly reminded me that the four, three-quarter game originated In the Cardiff clùb during the season 1883-4.

The Hong Kong team were handicapped by the fact that Pau Ka-ping, the Colony's star goal- keeper, was an absented.

Hong KonroLee Euild Lent In-chan, Lau Man, Ip Pung-fel, Ho Chor-In, Leung Wing-chlu, Tes Kwok- wai, Tao Kwai-shing, Tay Quee-liang, Lee Wal-tong, Chu Ping-ming, Ho, Ka-

Kel-Jiang, Tam

H. J. Simpson was captain of keung and Fung King Cardit them, and F. E. Hancock Kong-pak, L

Canton:-Wong, Lal

Kwok-

came into the three-quarter line kim,: Lau Ling-choi, Wong : Moi-ahun,

to all a gap for the match against Taui Ah-tet, We Tipp Yeung Bul Cheltenham...

vick, Mak Choudara Funging". choang Khan thủ sự am I Fade

So well did Hancock play that, wah. although W. B. Norton, T. WII. Hams and A. J; 'Stuart, the regular]{ Cardiff three-quarters, were, ull] available for the next match, it was decided that Hancock could not be left out, and accordingly, for the first time on record,«Lour three-quarters were played. Thus

China Mail Sports Diary

AUTO-DAY Yachting Royal Hong Kong Yach!

simply did the present system of Club's Tadies Consolation Pare

back play come into being. N

WEDNESDAY

I did not intend to imply in my Cricket. ---- Inter-unit Compeliliun, The Oxford and Cambridge, wo-farticle last week that Newport-on-Small Units .. Esat Tancarbines

(Hong Kọng C. C._ground), 11° a.m. men's boat race on the Camfivated the system - indi 1894,

Hockey Hong Kong Hockey Club recently." "Was won by Oxford, though they wore certainly seniors Radio Spits, 8 pm, 87-12-16 Bay View (Mr. Liane) and Ribe Their time for the half mile course playing it to great affect at that 88-23==76|(Mr." P. P. Botelho) dend-ineated,

period

Iwas 2 minutes 52 seconds,

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