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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1934

ENGLAND XI LUCKY TO BEAT SCOTLAND

Sporting

Chatter

(By GEOFFREY IMPSON)

HE unusual came

LADY CYCLISTS AGAIN ACTIVE

Read And Keates In 50 Miles Duel

RECORD ATTEMPT NEXT SUNDAY

The special section of the]

To metal opportunity, tam Hong Kong Cycling Club, which ously the finest two centre half-again included several ladies, carried out their ambitious pre-| backs in League football.

A matter of opinion, of course, gramine on Sunday last, a record attendance completing the 60- but 1 regard Barker, of Derby mile trip in the New Territories. County, the present England pivot, and Griffiths, of Middlesbrough and! Wales, as the leading exponents in the position.

While Mr. V. Nevias colletted the Shamshulpo cyclists, the Captain | met others at the Ferry, from It was a most Instructive com- which point a departure was made The whole parison, but although the circumaat 10 a.m. prompt.

party left Shamshulpo for Taipo at tances were possibly against

10.45 a.m., and reached the latter Griffiths, his side often being over-place shortly after noon. A halt iplayed, It was Barker, the tall,

for tiffin was then made, the four- good-looking exminer, who earned

ney being resumed at 2.30 pim the most marks.

The hardriders, many of them

DAVID JACK GETS REWARD

FROM ARSENAL -

Meritorious Services

London, October 30. When the Football Leagus Management Committee mat at Liverpool yesterday the accrued

· share of benefit was granted to. Mr. David Jack, the former Arsenal, - forward who *ROO manages Southend United.

This Arsenal grant is made under a rule which allows such a reward "iohen a player is transferred or gives up playing. football or ceases to play for the club

WING HALF WEAKNESS

MATTHEWS FAILS

TO REACH USUAL

HIGH STANDARD RAGGED SIDE - IN COMPARISON

SCOTS LOSE HEART

(By GEOFFREY SIMPSON)

IT for loyal and

meritorious service."

London, November 1, TT was a fortunate scrape-through for the England footballers at Stamford Bridge yesterday:

"Playing as the English League side, they had considerably the

STEEL COULSON'S worst of it against the Scottish

BILLIARDS

League for an hour, and though Brook scored twice from the wing to save the day when all seemed

display.

I question whether there las having spent the morning hours on C.P.O.'s Club Leading In lost, it was a most unsatisfactory centre-half who can so swiftly training spins, proceeded direct to change defence into attack. Unlike

Castle Peak after leaving Jordan most of his contemporaries, he Road at 2 p.m. Arriving there at takes the ball more often with his pm! they decided to carry on and

feet than with his head.

HALF-BACK WORTH £12,000 *

League

LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS

I was very disappointed with the

work of the England attack, but

the trouble probably lay first with the halfbacks. Barker wAB

В

Golf,-

China Mail Sports Diary

TO-DAY

Royal Hong Kong Golf Club Ladies' Section G. U. Monthly Medal Competition (New Course, Fan- 'Ing),

Hockey-Mamak Tournament

Royal Engineers v Royal Signali

(Bookunpoo), 4.15 p.m. Friendly Matches

Y.M.O.A. v. Radio Sports Club

(Y.M.C.A. ground), 5.15 p.m.

Meeting.

Kowloon Chess Club. (Contral British

School), 5.30 pm.

Hockey-

TO-MORROW

H.K.SRA. v Hong Kong Hockey

Club

(Marine), 5 p.m.

Meeting.

Victoria Chess Club (Lane Craw-

ford's Restaurant), 5.20 p.m.

Rugby

Club "A" v Navy XV:

(Club ground). 5 p.m.

WHITCOMBE WINS

(Continued from Page 4)

meet the social section. Ajunction |

Indeed, I suspect that most of having been effected near Dill'a The Chief Petty Officers' Club splendid centre half, showing keen those who were out in the storm Corner, the combined party reach-

E has such extraordinary judged the Cafeteria at 5.30 p.m. The are at present leading in the Steel powers of Interception and sweep- were glad of the chance to aban ing the ball out to the wings fast don play to seek the shelter and H

ment that he is able to kill the final lap was traversed in two Coulson Billiards League, and last and low. ball as it falls and beat a man all parties one of which arrived at Jor-night secured an overwhelming

Intercepted Passes

WES certainly nothing

the warmth of the clubhouse. :

Victory On Own Course Playing on his own course, ft

It

it one move. And the accuracy dan Road at 6.45 p.m. and the other win over the Royal Engineers There with which he punts his passes out dispersed at Shamshuipo at 7 pm Sergeants Mess, by 850 points to wrong in this department, but on was only fitting that Whitcombe, to the wings never seenis to desert

Afternoon Run Only {him.

Next week-end there will be an 665, only losing one of their six the wings Britton and Bray did not should win the championship.

compare with the Scots. They was his fourth success in eight His value to Derby in these ex-afternoon run only, leaving Jordan games.

The Garrison pensive days must be anything up Road Ferry at 2 p.m. under Mr. L.

Sergeants' Mess seemed unable to take the ball up years. As a model of rock-like to £12,000. Aston Villa paid only A. Anning. £1,000 less for Allen, who is main will be occupied by attempts to es-Mess also recorded wins yester. on the long kick.

The morning hours and the Royal Artillery Sergeants to the forwards and relied mainly steadiness and consistency noth- fing, could have been more admir- table.. And those long passes were ly a stopper, whereas Barker is top tablish a 50-mile record.

day the full scores of which neatly intercepted by McGonagle, There was no wild hitting, no class, in all phases of the game.

+

The most promising competi-

were:

:76

a great left back. and Cooper, of striving after length, nothing but tors are, Read and Keates, of

Aberdeen, Simpson, too, played a accurate strike to the strategio whom the former should prove Garrifory Set's v. St. Patrick's Club strong defensive, almost middle points, whence, the objective-the more speedy,

Clarke The Ulster speedman is not suffi-Flood clently fit and is unlikely to start Gillow

Dyer Half in view of his 100 miles attempt ou

Smith

Yet Mr. George Jobey paid only; £200 for him, risking the pos- jaibility that Barker was not phy-

sically sound.

He told me the story in Derby Board room recently.

the

mitt IMPRESSIVE THOUGH LAME

HE

back, game, and in the first half flag-could best be attacked. 150 Tilson had only one real kick åt

114

150 the ball-and then he blazed it

56 over the bar.

150 Oldfeld

87

*Smith

150

Cox

115

Balley

150

150

Jordan Walker

47

Total..... 802

:

Total

593

· 150

135

150

Biber

736

1501

The Scots moved the ball de- lightfully at times. Short car;; pet passes, wing halves up with the forwards exploiting triangulár movements the whole side moving with a me thodical swing"

Ragged In Contrait

While Whitcombe hits hard

with a suspicion of vicious-

ness at impact, control of club- head la never lost. This, 'I think, is the secret of the con- tinued success of the three brothers.

a dozen managers, including the the following week-end-at the Ramson late Mr. Herbert Chapman and Mr. moment he is the only entrant for Jobay, were scouting at a Denaby this distance.

The United match.

centre-half On December 16 the Club will was-Barker, and he limped on to promotie an Open Free-wheel cum-R. Sgta' Mess v. R. E. Sgts' Mess

Finkill

71 Hodges 160

All use the same interlocking the field

petition, in the New Territories. Maddison '111

Grossmith 150

grip the little finger, of the right Competitors and officials will meet Bloomfield 119 Stapler *** 150

hand ontwined with the first finger Hollingsworth 28 at Jordan Road Ferry at 1.30 p.m. Gatwell

Wood

Harris

Only in finishing did they fail, of the left, and both thumbs en E had met with an accident in and proceed via Shamshuipo to- Roach

115 and this was chiefly because of the circling the shaft and swing in the pit, but insisted on turning wards Castle Peak on, which road

wing men's annoying habit of more or less the same groove with out. He kept his position for only the event will be held. Prizes will Total

Total 743 either over-running the ball or cen. the right elbow kept fairly well to twenty minutes and then retired to be awarded to the two cyclists who

C.P.Os, Club v. R. E. Bgts' Mess ring it so low that the England the body. The Whitenmbes do not the wing.

succeed in coasting the longest dis- Sargent

109 backs were able easily to kick it indulge in faney shots which look At the end of the match the tance. The presentation will take Yeoma

71 clear.

pretty, but are often terribly ex 115 visiting managers were inquiring place at Castle Peak, Cafeteria West

pensive. They concentrate on hit- the extent of Barker's Injury and where tea. will be provided free to Rose

101 what might be his transfer price.

The entrance fee Johna all competitors.. "You need not bother about him for the event is $1.00. his grey colour for the first quar-any more," interrupted Mr. Jobey.| |ter of a mile and then dropped out. "I signed him at half-time."

Badruddin was about four lengths An Important absentee from the Ted Leader, I believe, had a few behind the leaders at the Bushes match was Bobby Bruce, midget pounds on Wychwood Abbot for the and made no improvement from Scotsman and inside right of Mid- Cambridgeshire at 40 to 1 at the be-that point.

dlesbrough. FLAMENCO FALTERS

A club director told me he had! -ginning of August. He had arràng-

Flamenco seemed to hold a good been dropped the previous week. but when he learned that his joc-chance for nearly a mile, but he "The barracking of Bruce has been key, Perryman, had drawn No. 28 at failed to stay. Solfatara ran a resumed with all its old intensity,"

similar race.

he said sadly. "He can play per- Two of the greatest disappointments fect football for half an hour and were the French Ally, Mary Tudor II,

Easy For Wychwood Abbot

(Continued from Page 40)

DRAWN NO. 28

ed to have another bet yesterday,

the start be reduced the

greatly.

amount

.

The fact that Wychwood Abbot was and Spend a Penny. Both were always). there is not a cheer, but the drawn on the most unfavourable side badly placed and neither ever looked moment he makes a bad pass they of the course adds to the merit of his like winning.

victory, And the result, according to Donoghue, who rode the French his jockey, was never in doubt.

let him have it."

"He was always going like a win-filly, said: "She had every chance, CROWD'S VENDETTA - ner" Perryman told me afterwards, but was not good enough. "and I knew that I should win be- was never going well."

fore I reached the Bushes. It was

She

Spend a Penny made a great ad

THIS vendetta against Bruce is one of the most tragic and

#

150

Hodges

150

Grassmith

160

Staples

150

Hollingsworth110

Page

160

Harris

100

Regan

850

Total

Total

The home players the men who ting the ball down the course, and..

as far as possible, giving the bun- 150 bad routed Wales--were ragged by kers a wide berth.

Contrast. Bowden worked well,

།

though even he made some #B- in-tonishingly роогранней, but

665

At any rate, this was the fea ture of G. A. Whitcombe's play in the championship. Unless blessed, he had a disappointing partner in with more than a fair share of

The following League Table cludes all matches played to date:

P. W. L. Pts. Matthews; "

luck, it is not possible to be in' C.P.08. Club

3 2.1

Brook has a remarkable knack many bunkers and accomplish two R.E. Sgte' Mess. 3 2 1 5% of bobbing up in unexpected rounds of 70 each. In fact, I do

32 places, but there were perioda

LADIES YACHTING Mrs. Adams Triumphs Garrison Sets Mess. 1

In True Blue

SECOND CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT

•

True Blue, sailed by Mrs. Adams won the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's second ladies' championship] yesterday when she beat Joss (Mrs. Stanton) by 31 seconds over the 7-mile course. Painted Lady (Mrs. Booty) was third in a field twelve starters.

Diana (Miss M. Whitham) won the "H" Class event, and Toynette ported that she was always feeling Tom Griffiths, a great ball player, (Mrs. Baker) carried off the "I" the firm grounds and was unable to declares that Bruce is "the hardest", and "G" Claan event. consequence to stride out.

a grand feeling, and an experience vance in the market during the final inexplicable things in football.

which I am not likely to have again in a big handicap,"

CONVINCING CONFIRMATION Another jockey, C. Smirke, who rode Statesman, confirmed this with great emphasis.

He is heart-broken by it. He betting. Her jockey, E. Smith, re-feels it is wickedly unjust.

WHAT TRAINER FEARED

little fellow to beat in the gáme.”-

"It is what I feared," her trainer, Yorstan, Middlesbrough's Scot- "I have never seen anything like it," Frank Butters, remarked to me tish centre forward, wants him in

he said. "When we were all hard at afterwards.

work Perryman was altting there with

the team. "Bobby can give me the] "Her gallop on the good going on passes I need," he says.

Yèt,, because of the hostility of] he wished. It was so striking that encouraging, but I hoped that suf- the crowd, the directors have been remarked on it to the Jockey riding next]cient rain would fall in the mean-forced to leave him out of the side.

time to make the going on the race-The situation baffles everyone.

a double, handful. We could see that the limekilns on Saturday was most

he could go to the front as soon as

to me."

..

"

SIR M. CAMPBELL'S

SPEED PLANS

of

6

not remember him being in more when he was hardly noticed. Ithan one during the 36 holes.

E. Lancs. Bets' Mess,

1

1 ↑

3

R.A. Sgts' Mere.

2 1' 1

2

0 3. 1

fancy he missed the faster, service

St. Patrick's Club

of the ball which Westwood pro- vides.

Goal In Debut Game

An Easy Four, But

This was at the eighteenth, hole which in the two rounds cost- him 11-strokes. It defled and de-

representative, game. back-heeled a class player the hole is a compara- goal for the Scots after a pretty tively easy 4

BADMINTON McCullough, playing in his first fented him, and yet for a first-

(Continued from Page 4).'

Fire Brigade v. C.R.C.

January 7:-Recrelo "A" v. Talkoo, January 11-St. Andrew's v. Taikoo,

Y.M.C.A. v. Recreio "B",

move in which Massie and Napier On the first occasion Whitcombe Played the leading roles. But, the hooked a No. 3 iron shot wide of young centre forward did so much the green, and though playing a rushing and was zo bent on worry reasonably good chip he missed the Ing the defence that be tired... January 14:-Recreio "A" v. C.R.C Scotland's team seemed to lose occasion the figure grew to a 6.

putt. This was a 5; on the next Taikoo v. K.O.C

January 17-St. Andrew's v. K.C.C. heart and to tire after Brook Attempting to force a No. 4 iron January 22:-Recreio "A" v. K.C.C.equalised from Bowden's centre, shot from a poor lie Whitcombe C.R.C. v. Recreio, Talkoo y, Y.M.C.A and when the Manchester snapper- did not quite get down to the ball, |Fire Brigade v. St. Andrew's,

January 25: St. - Andrew's up of trifen shot a second goal and, flying low, it buried itself in clean through the goalkeeper's the face of a bunker 100 yards Y.M.C.A.

January 28-Recreio "A v. Recreio hands there was a minor collapse. ahead. His chance of a 68 was

Andrew's Talkoo v. Fire Brigade.

B, K.C.C. V. YM.C.A., C.R.C. St. England finished the match well thus spoiled.

February 11 Recreio "v. St. Ann top, but if the team are un- By contrast, the sixteenth (529 drew's, Fire Brigade v. K.G.O., Taikoo altered for the next international yarda) was his beat hole, Euch v. C.R.C.dk Pow *- it will be surprising. time he was right home with two ¡Continued From Pape 5}

February. 15:—Y.M.C.A, v., Recretó FOOTBALL LEAGUE Moss (Ar-full wooden club shots, and putting "A"

senal); Cooper (Derby County) (cap for a 3. Neliher putt dropped; At that time. Wychwood Abbot course equally good. That, unfor

February 18-Recreio" "A" v St. tain), Hapgoods (Arsenal); Britton till a 4 was magnificent work in Some directors are, in favour of

Sir Malcolm says that Blue Bird Andrew's, Fire Brigade v Y.M.C.A., (Everton), Barker (Derby County), was behind The Blue Boy, Solfatara, tunately, has not happened, and she defying local opinion by playing has been stream-lined to an "ultim-Talkoo'. Recreio "B" C.RC. v. K.C.C. Bray (Manchester City): Matthews the circumstances. Commander III, Spirituelle II., Al- has not shown her form." Bruce; others take the view that ate" degree, and is now equipped February 21-St. Andrew's v. Fire (Stoke City), Howden (Arsenal), Tilson It is a fine testimony to Whit mond Hill, Grand Rounds, and Three Middleham-trained horses, it is useless flying in the face of with a new device "wind brake," February 23-Fire Brigade v. Re- Brook (Manchester City),

Brigade:

(Manchester City), Hall (Spars), combe's putting that throughout Highlander and Commander III Latol, Galpas, and Akela, were not those who pay at the gates and which will help to slow down the creio: "A" Talkoo St. Andrew's, SCOTTISH LEAGUE. Kennaway the 86 holes he never took three were the horses he had to beat saddled because the ground was thereby keep the club alive. car after covering the measured C.R.C.Y.M.C.A., Recreio "B" (Celtic) Cooper (Aberdeen), McGona. putts. He had only three single

not soft enough fault them. Some It would not surprise me were mile at a speed of about 300 miles K.C.C.

Madaras pie (Celtic); Maiale: (Heart of Mid-putts--remarkably few consider- drizzling rain fell before and, dur-Bruce to leave Middlesbrough. It per hour.

March 1St. Andrews v. Recreio thien), Simpson (Glasgow Rangers) ing that his fron and mahle shots seems plain that he will do no good

AA(captain), Herd (Heart of Midlothian) appeared mostly to be covering.

March 4 Talkoo v. Recrefo "A"; Main (Glasgow Rangers), Millar (Par- CAR.C. 7. Fire Brigade, K.0.0. v. Stick Thistle); McCullough (Heart of

the flag Andrew's Recreio "B" Y.M.C.A. Midlothian) Napier (Celtic), Johnstone This was one of those tantalis

March 7-St Andrew C.R.C. (Heart of Midlothian) ing days when the ball sidled up March 110.R.C, v. Recreio "A E

to the hole, had a look in, and then Recreio "B" Fire Brigade, R.G.CH. H. THE AGA KHAN'S sald, "No thanks; next time, if you

then.

START, DELAYED

Mate, by leaving the paddocking racing, but it had not an apthere. After all, the player has his late and only trotting to the post preciable effect on the going. delayed the start, but the 38 ran-

The conditions suited, the winner career fo think of, and he cannot,

describing a game in the columns nere were soon despatched on what

perfectly. Perryman, who usually possiby, justify himself in each a appeared to be very fair terms.

rides for Sir Alfred Butt, the owner

hostile atmosphere.. Mate ran well for nearly a mile and then weakened,

War of Spend a Penny, remarking on REINSTATED Caymanas, Ray said, was never that filly's poor performance and going like a winner, and he finish the reason for it added: "But the

of a newspaper, and was suspended: He is now reinstated and hopes

to turn out for London Scottish Taikoo 25 almost at once

L. P. REID, who played Rugby He has been on the black flat- "ed a long way behind his stable going was just right for me. Is for Cambridge in the "Varsity nearly a year, but it

companion Grand Rounds, who was doubt if Wychwood Abbot would match two years ago, has been for governi placed fourthem

bodies

have won If it had been soft. He given by the Scottish Union for his fines how The Brazilian horse Mossore, does best when racing on the top of was prominent chiefly because of the ground."

footballers

He committed the indiscretion of the wrath

March

Et. Andrew' Recreio

IRISH STUD

don't mind.

20 to 80 of his choicest . mares, Continued from Page 4) from which have been bred most of

Aga Khan acquired this the

have contributed; total he has woz in

some years ago, and has to over since mantained there about stakes this