1935-01-03 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1935

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MEDWAY RUGBY TRIUMPH OVER CLUB "A" ON SODDEN GROUND

ALL-JAPAN BASEBALL NINE FOR AMERICA

NINETEEN PLAYERS SIGN PROFESSIONAL TERMS

JAPAN

TOKYO, DECEMBER 27.

APAN TO-DAY WITNESSED THE ORGANIZATION OF ITS FIRST BASEBALL TEAM UNDER A PROFESSIONAL STATUS, WHEN`MARQUIS NOBUTSUME OKUMA, PRESI; DENT OF THE ALL-JAPAN CLUB, AND 19-PLAYERS SIGN- ED ARTICLES.

The team, the same which on several occasions gave Babe Ruth's Big Leaguers a ran for their money, is expected to sail for Hawaii and the United States in the middle of February.

At least 70 games are to be played by the Japanese team during their invasion of, Hawaii and the mainland, perhaps some against major league baseball clubs engaging in spring training.

Sports fans recently broached the idea of such a movement on the part of the Japanese players, travel- ling to the United States in time to] measure wares with big league clubs warming up for the 1935 season.

BONAVIA HEADS ARMY BATSMEN

Michell Takes Most Wickets And Has Best Average

Major V. T. Bonavia, R.A.M.C. The Japanese combination, in the with an average of 43.83 heads the opinion of most funs, is far superior Army cricket eleven's batting aver- to any college team at present play-lages, while Capain D. B. Michell, of ing in America. Harvard's squad, the Royal Artillery, heads the comprising a very powerful com- bowling with 23 wickets at a cost bination, failed to win one of their of 8,38 runs apiece.

scheduled tilts with the Japanese The following are the complete during their recent "invasion."-records to December 31- Associated Press.

RANGERS BEATEN

(Continued from Page `1.) Airdrie held Hamilton to draw of two goals each, Dunfermline shared two

with Aberdeen.

St. Johnstone, who are

while

goals

among

Name

BATTING

Bonavia, R.A.M.C.. 71 263 83.48.83 Johnson, R.W.F... 3 0 102 62 34.00 Walch, R.A.S.C...

60 172 58 28.00

The need for a worthy successor to the great Babe Ruth prompted the purchase of Joe Di Maggio, slugging outfielder of the San Francisco Seals, who joins the Yankees next season at a cost of fire players and $75,000. While the 20-year-old Pacific Coast League star has everything to recommend him, the fans of "Ruthville" will long withheld judgment before accepting him as a "true successor to the King of Swat.

Tucker, R.E...... 21 28 28 28.00 williams, E. Lance 9 0 190 52 21.11 Garthwaite, R.A, 10 2 214 48 26.75 CAPTAIN'S ́

Colledge, R.A.M.C. 10 1 227 57 26.22 [Whitehead, ENG

the league leaders, shared two Dewey, 1/Lines..

E. Lanca. 20 34 22 17.00

8 1 110 47 15.71)

goals with Hibernian, and the Michell, R.A...... 11 1 128 50 12.80 Hearts were the only team among Pritchard, R.W.F.. 404780 11.75 the first five to secure a win, de- Ballard, R.A.S.C.. 51 44 19 11.00 feating Dundee by 5 goals to 1.

20 10 10 9.50 20 19 14 -9.50 7 2 28 16 5.20

Rice Evans,

R.W.F.***** The Second Division game be-Taylor, R.A.F.C. tween Bolton and Burnley, which Elvin, E. Lanes... was postponed from New Year's Baker, E. Lanes ..

⚫ denotes not out. Day owing to the unfitness of the ground, was played yesterday and

Name resulted in an overwhelming win Michell, R.A... for Bolton, who consolidated their Dewey, 1/Lines & position at the head of the table Bonavia,

CUP REACHES

MATCH-PLAY

Stubbs Shield And G..M.. Young Cup

50 22 11 4.40 JARDINE'S DO WELL IN BOTH

GOLF TOURNAMENTS

BOWLING

0. M. A. W. Avg. 00.2 16. 103 23 8.38

29 3 0.86

PERRY MAKES FILM ON

LAWN TENNIS

Champion Retains Amateur Status

DOES NOT ACCEPT FEE

THE NEW YEAR

"CYCLED IN" BY

HARDY WHEELERS

Epic Ride In Howling Wind And Rain

LOCAL PRECEDENT SET

(Contributed)

The New Year's Eve run of

BRILLIANT DISPLAY

BY NAVAL BACKS

CLUB FORWARDS FAIL AGAINST HEAVIER PACK

LOXHAM PLAYS GREAT GAME

(By" REFEREB")

the Hong Kong Cycling Club was very poorly attended, but those

PLAYING UNDER POOR CONDITIONS. H.M.S. MEDWAY present returned from the ride AND SUBMARINES OVERWHELMED THE CLUB “A” “FIF- with memories of an experience TEEN IN THEIR RUGBY ENCOUNTER ON THE CLUB worthy of being described as a GROUND YESTERDAY, WINNING BY THREE GOALS “AND jcycling epic

FOUR TRIES (27 POINTS) TO NIL. The weather turned out to be as; The ground was practically covered by water and a slight uncomfortable as possible; a blus- drizzle prevailed throughout the game, but the handling of the Navy tering wind laden with misty rain backs was superb throughout. Imade darkness impenetrable by

BENSON AND CURREY MADE A VERY DANGEROUS cycle lamps, whilst often a stronger COMBINATION, ESPECIALLY THE FORMER WHOSE DIS- gust would bring forth a cry of CONCERTING SWERVE, SIDE-STEP, AND SPEED CARRIED "Lamp out."

·HIM THROUGH THE CLUB DEFENCE TIME AND AGAIN.

The riders fought on, however, completed the climb from West. Point to the accompaniment of in-

termittent flashes from Green I-LOCAL SPORTSMEN

land beacon, and timidly pursued

their course around the twisted WILL CONGRATULATE

road above Sandy Bay, "over SassOON

Road, bending and turning below Pokfulum and eventually reaching| Aberdeen, breathless and battered by the tearing gusts on the hillside. On over the causeway to Deep Water Bay; another fight down the cliffs and peat the Golf Course with a veritable tornado of wind and rain burstling down from the Wongnei- chong Gap, to the north. A short walk, then the drop to Repulse Bay a bond, then the Hotel was in view, a Wonderland of coloured lights, a feast of melodious sound both wild and beautiful Around our heads the wind howled fitfully, the Hotel orchestra broke through during the quiet spell, whilst un- ceasingly the surf pounded on the beach below.

Hotel Of Coloured Lights

MR. J. L. MCPHERSON

Organiser

• Of South China A.A.

MAN WHO SELECTED TWO ́CHINESE OLYMPIC TEAMS.

Hong Kong Cricket Club Lawn: Tennis Champion

(By "REFEREE"

Several promising newcomers were seen in the Navy side,' Chambers, at full-back, display- ing a very safe pair of hands, and kicking a good length ball.

Cheyne at right centre-three-

quarter displayed his best form to date and handied brilliantly throughout He ran hard and his. defence was good at all times,"

Getsam, who made his debut on the right-wing, did not see much of the ball, but tackled hard and followed up well in the loose drib bles a result of which was the opening try.

Undoubtedly the outstanding back on display was Loxham, who handled brilliantly throughout and who took practically every one of Forbes

passes from all angles. He initiated several excellent move-

deadly.

Mr. J. L. McPherson, of whom ments and tile, tackling was always the Order of the British Empire was conferred in the New Year honours Hammett, Cooper and Reed were

Club Defence Poor list, is one of the keenest followers the pick of the forwards, the former being seen in several dan-

of sport in the Colony. -

At 11.30 p.m. a move was made Few are aware of the fact that serous runs. towards Victoria by way of the he won the Hong Kong Cricket Hunter was very poor in defence, Wongnelchong Cap; a climb against Club Singles Championship in only his pants to touch being Mr. S. W. Smith, managing direc the walling wind and rain that 1907 and 1908; that he was one worthy of mention: The backs, tor of the British Lion Film Cor-could only be made on foot. The of the organisers of the Tennis with the exception of Archer and poration, who has acquired the Gap was reached, the descent start League in 1909; and that in 1908 Coppin, were poor and proved no The Captain's Cup competition filma, stated that they were made by ed, then crash from down below he, with C. C. Rutledge, won the match for their opposite numbers. of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club National Talkies Ltd., with the the wind-rushed up to the heights H.K.C.C. doubles titles 322 2 11.00 has already reached the match play permission of the Lawn Tennis carrying with it the reverberations His "greatest triumph, however, There was one friendly encoun-

26.2 2 106 9.11.77 given below in detail. ⠀⠀

stages, the results of which are Association. They were made be of the firecrackers then denoting the was the organisation of the South ter played yesterday, the Corin-Trimble.

fore Perry left on his world tour, arrival of the New Year. We were China Athletic Association in 1918 thians, the leading English ama- R.A.M.C..... 12 1 36 8 12.00

PRELIMINARY ROUND

and will be released in the spring. Just in time; across the Harbour he was probably one of the teur soccer combination, defeating Ballard,

T. C. Monaghan (11) beat D. A. "Perry will be seen playing flashed the lights telling of the de biggest prime-movers. Queen's Park; the Scottish ama- Elvin, E. Lanes 66.3 3.305 21 14.39

64.4 15 199 15 12.80 O'Kleffe (20),

against Dan Maskell, for seven parture of 1984, the arrival of 1988. FIRST ROUND teur side, by 8 goals to 1 in Tucker, R.E... 27.4 4 81 5 18.20 Scotland,

Garthwaite,

R.A. ................ 107 10 369 20 17.05

with a seven goals' victory.

Bolton

SECOND DIVISION

West Ham

Goals

R.A.M.C.. Rice Evans,

11

R.W.F.

R.A.S.C.

T. C. Monaghan (11) and A. Somer-Years English professional cham Wo, on the heights above the city, Builds Up Local Team felt (12) play.

pion," stated Mr. Smith. "W. T. looked down as flash on flash lit up In 1906 he played full-back for Littlejohn' 2 and 1.

D. J. Valentine (14)

obtained

DFA ts ARMY ELEVEN FOR

SATURDAY

walk-over from L. C. Green. 23 17 0 6 64 29 34

Brentford. ... 23 13 6 4:55 30 32 23 15 2 6 50 35 32 Manchester U. 24 15 08 50 31 32 23 12 5, 6.47 34 29

Blackpool

Newcastle

Notte Forest

Plymouth

Burnley..

-Fulham

Bury

Southampton

....24 14 1.9 56 43 29

23 11 66 46 35 28

23 10 5 8 44.39 25

23 10 4 9 37 41 24

23 8 7 R 38 33 23

24 10 3 11 38 41.23

24 6.9 9 27 43 21 Bradford C... 23 9 3 11 33 34 31

Sheffield U.

Bradford

Holl Barnstey Norwich

Port Vale Swansea Oldham -Notts County-

Meet Craigengower

In League Cricket

A. McKellar (8) obtained a walk- over, from Major Enstwick-Field.

D. S. Edward (5) beat H. Laffond (11) 2

W. Woodward (16) beat

Continued on Page 6) Dr. J. A, R. Seby refereed and the teams were

Medway A B Chambers; A. E. Getsam, Sub. Lisat. Cheyne, Surg. Lieut. Benson and Lieut. Currey A. B. Loxham and Lieut. Forbes; Comdr. (E) Roome, Sub Lieut. Coltart, Sub, Lieut. Cooper, A. B. Haynes, E. A. Hammett; Lieut. (E) Read, Mr. Reid and A. B. Walker.

Club J. G. Hunter; R. Goldman, S..

3. E. Richardson (10) beat N. K. Tilden, also a professional, will whole streets, each crashing volley the Y.M.C.A. soccer team, but when G. Archer, D. A Coppin and J. speak a commentary. Every phase coming to our ears some seconda he found he was getting past it he Macgregor; P. J. Gardiner and LG. of the game is to be dealt with in after eyes had seen: Signals flew took up refereeing and coaching Robertson; R. G. Castleton, A. F. the series,"

between the shipping; over at Hung In the latter capacity he had the Walkdon, G. A. Stewart; S. H. Garrod, It was recently announced that Hom terrific bursts of huge crackers satisfaction of building up the A. Cumming; F. J. McGugan, W Perry had rejected an offer of regularly lit up and thundered; on victorious South China team which

Scott and D. McLellan. $20,000 from a Hollywood film com- the Island the racecourse was ring participated at the first Chinese pany on the ground that his ed with fire. An excited buzz was National Athletic Meeting, which Camdr. Hole (16) beat Lt. Col. G. amateur status would be lost and wafted steadily up to us as time was held in Nanking in 1910:

progreased and measured a quarter Mr. McPherson can still recall hour of the New Year's life.

three members of that team the brothers Fung Ping and Fung Tal, and Chan Yuet-pul.

Robertson (5) 2 and 1. **

D. Matthews (10) 2 and 1.

A. Ritchie (11) beat G. Marseille.

The following will represent the (10) 5 and 8. Army in their League cricket match

G. M. Young Cup Progresses against the Craigengower at the The G. M. Young Cup has also Valley on Saturday, commencing at reached its second round; the re- 23.8 5.10 43 36 21 23 4.12 7 27 33 20

1.45 pm.

sults of which are as follows:- 238.4 11 84.48 20 Major V. T. Bonavia, R.A.M.C.; Cap- FIRST ROUND 23 7 6 10 32 48 20 C. Garthwaite, R.A.; Licot. J. P. Wil-over from Gilman and Co

tain LT. Walch, R.A.S.C., Liont. C. Dodwell and Co. obtained a walk- 23 6 6 11.41 43 18 28 5 7 11 28.40 17 lama, E. Lance; Lient. J. A. N. Rice

23 5 5 13:27 40 15 Evans, R.W.F, Lieut. Hon. G. Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank.

23 5 3 15 29 57 13 Clegg-Hill, RW.F.; Lieut. J. R.

(Continued on Page 5)

PERRY URGED TO ACCEPT OFFER

Bunny Austin's Advice To Champion

Jardine Matheson and Co beat the

London

Pointing out that there is

* SECOND ROUND

23 45 14 25 48 13 Johnson, R.WF, C.S.M. T. Eldin, Union Insurance Society of Canton

Silent Welcome For 1935

NEW YEAR GOLF

MEETING

Latest Fanling Results

We dumped into saddles again, In 1918 he selected the success coasted down the hill and turned ful Chinese soccer team for the A. T. Lay (9), with one down, Into Bowen Road, then feasted our Far Eastern Games in Manila, and won the Bogey (Par.) Pool from eyes on more flushes and lights, in the same year introduced basket 12 entries over the New Course at more rockets sending out tentative ball and volleyball into the schools the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club, Angers towards us listened to the of the Colony.

New Year Meeting,MTE

unceasing roar of crackers from a In 1915 he again selected the R Young (5) with 8 up won E, Lanca; Compl. WH. Colleadge, and Lowe, Bingham and Matthews to national home for ex-amateur tennis small half-hour from North Point the Far Eastern Olymplade

no closer vantage. Below us in one victorious Chinese soccer team for from 36 entries over the Old Goale B.A.M.C; Corp. D. Ballard, R.A.S.C meet. TEREN

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

P W D L F A Pts A.

25 1966 16 12th Man Captain: D. B. Michellalatic Petroleum Co., Ltd, and land's second ranking star inte Gap to Shamannine and a rare Enjoys: Game Of Golf

players," H. W. Bunny Austin, Eng-to Belcher's Point; from Middle

25. 14 8 3.66.40 38 RA and Pie E. Dewey, 1/Lines

Dodwell Co. to meat

25 13 8 4 47 26.34 Umpire W.O. I. R. Jordan, RE Standard Vacuum Corpwise to accept the professional offer in the New Year with a roar, and has not taken a very active

Jardine Matheson and Co. beat the mates that Fred Perry would be had seen the whole area welcoming In recent years Mr. McPherson, 25 15 3 7 62 20:33 Scorer L/Cpl. H. Meadows, The Chartered Bank best Butterfield while it lasted.

Rangers Familton

St. Johnstone

Celtle: Hearts

25 1474 60 29 33 RAM.CO

Aberdeen -26 13 6 7 48 36 32

25.1249 45 45 28)

לי

Motherwell... 25 11 6 858 41 28 KING'S YACHT PILOT

Dandee

Hibernian Clydź

25 10 69.37 39 26

25 10 6946, 44 26

259 6 10 38.44 24

26 11 2 1961 46 24

Queen O'South 25 9 6 10 58.40 24 Airdrie Kita

Queen's Park. Athlon

247, 9, 3,42:44-44′21

24 76 11 38 52 201

257513 31" 50:19′′ (25 315 35 72/173

PASSES

Formerly Worked As Fisherman-

was for 14

King & yacht Brit

I certainly should not blame Unnoticed we

tereat in sport, but he still enjoys unheed his game of golf, being a memb The Stubbs Shield, played though I should regret it from my awe-inspiring sight. Clothing, daj-

Fred if he turned professional, ed the wind as we gazed on that of the Royal Hong Kong has

recently elected an ember of the

and, Swire,

Stubba Shield First Round

|Fauling, during the holidays,

reached the second" results of which are given

Continued on Page 5)

ELEANOR HOLM: BREAKS

RATIO

STROKE

tho

own point of view as a teammate, Bald Austin, who for the ast years has helped Perrykeep the Davis Cup in Engla

should

poned, our

ofer:

recent

Course, while no cards, despite 21 entries, were returned for the me dal round over the Old ¡Course..

H. G. Sheldon (7) and Mrs. Shel- [don (12) with 2 down, won from 15 entries in the Mixed Bogey (Far) Fool competition over the New Course

18-YEAR-OLDU.S. GIRL SETS AQUATIC MARK

CHES