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FIFTEEN NEED SPEED IN MIDFIELD

COCHET WILL RETURN

TO TENNIS

Says Rest Has Done Him Good

IS CERTAIN THAT PERRY WILL TURN PROFESSIONAL

London.

Henri Cochet, who has been out of lawn tennis for some months, will be ready to play again at the end of January according to the Parls "Soir."

years

CHINESE DEPLETED IN SECOND HALF

(Continued from Page 4).

Wong Mel-shun sent out a long! pass which gave Ip: Pak-wa a nicè opening. The latter beat the back and sent in a great corner shot which easily eluded. Pepper to give South Chins the lead.

LEYLAND A SUCCESS

AT STAND-OFF HALF

HEATON OVERSHADOWS. PRANDY NEW FETHERWEIGHT

GERRARD

SCOTLAND'S PROBLEM BEHIND

THE SCRUM

(By HOWARD MARSHALL)

London, Dec. 6.

CHAMPION

(Continued From Page 4)

The end came very quickly,

very ού Appleby leading with his right and left to pause before sending in a terrific left hook which ended the fight, Brilke going down heavily for his second to throw in the towel.

•

POINTS THIS TIME

A points

is the time of the year when we grow seriens-minded about our * Rugby football. Gone are the happy days of early autumn. A. B. Wingrave and A. B. Fancy of H.M.S. Medway met for a second when we could smile benevolently at the short-winded or the clumsy time on Saturday night, when the sive victory over Fancy in a hard' footed. Benevolence is out of fashion now, as the 'Varsity match former recorded his second aucces next week will doubtless suggest to us.

1 SUPPOSE THIS EXPLAINS WHY I WAS REMINDED BY hitting bout but on THE ENGLISH SELECTORS LAST NIGHT BY READING decision this time. THAT EXQUISITE PASSAGE IN MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT, WHERE MR. PECKSNIFF, HAVING BEEN BLOWN DOWN Wingrave scored with lefts and THE STEPS BY AN UNRULY WIND, "RECEIVED FROM A covered up well, very neatly parry. SHARP ANGLE OF THE BOTTON STEP BUT ONE THAT SORT ing Fancy's spasmodic rushes. Hoth AN IMAGINARY GEN-being cautioned for hitting low in OF KNOCK ON THE HEAD WHICH LIGHTS UP, FOR THE believed in "mixing it," Wingrave PATIENT'S ENTERTAINMENT,

the second round. ERAL ILLUMINATION OF VERY SHORT-SIXES."

Precisely what a short-six is I do`st pretend to know, but it

As the fight progressed both men must clearly, be the sort of thing that any selector might expect to weakened from the effects of their see after a game like the Leeds trial match. How Heaton and Ley- fast opening, although Wingrave land did rip the England defence to pieces, to be sure, and how lament landed an occasional heavy blow ably slow were the beginnings of the England attack!

#

He will probably make his return to the courts in the United States.

Ip very nearly had another a few "I wasn't myself" he said in an interview. "Just think, for twelve minutes later when his shot found I never had a rest. The the outside of the net and the same spring had run down. Now I am fate Awaited a great drive from wound up again at least I hope so." Sinner, at the other end.

After the interval, Ip Pak-wa He had some interesting things

was injured, and South China, with to say about leading playera.

only ten ren, crammed on pressure In answer to the question"Do and almost Increased their lead as you think Perry will become a pro- the result of a perfect corner shot fessional?" he replied "Certainly. I from Tao, which Pepper brilliant know what he told me. I know his ly deflected. altuation. He is in the position I A clever piece of work by Cosona was in when I was first asked to gave the Navy the equaliser, when become a professional. He fa bound he slipped in between Wong Wing by national obligations in connec and the ball, and hooked the ball tion with the Davis Cup. He will into the net.

Excitement was at its height doubtless wait until July is over."

Of Tilden, Cochet said: "He can when. Pepper stopped but failed to still bring off things that no one hold Wong's shot. else can attempt. He is still ant scramble the ball was knocked Tilden, the most extraordinary about in front of the Navy goal for Beyond any doubt England's and individualism. It may be that The sixth round saw Wingrave on

an appreciable time before it was

primary, need is speed in mid-the Oxford captain deliberately top again, and he held Fancy help player there ever was."

finally sent into touch.

feld, and we must therefore, ap- put in an orthodox stand-off half less with a battery of blows, but The Navy were given a glorious land the selector's courage in for fear that Grieve, the oppor-pulled his winning panch on what opportunity of scoring when the trying Leyland at stand-off half. tunist, might fail to make the best appeared to be a warning from the forwards were unexpectedly given think Leyland will be a success, use of the uncommonly competent Referee.

1 possession with only the backs in though I wish he had Heaton be-players behind him. front of them. Their effort, how-hind him in the centre, and this This is a reasonable point of ever, was delayed, and the remain-with due respect to Gerrard's view, but Grieve, like Heaton, is a on" from the Referee as it seemed ing Chinese defence fell back and sterling qualities.

player of genius, and to waste his that Wingrave had again won on Gerrard (the former Hong Kong attacking powers is surely to flout technical knock-out. play-the opening was lost..

The extra time provided no great boy) is a fine, courageous player, providence. It would have been a AN UNEXPECTED ENDING: danger to either goal, good work by faster than some of his critics sup-gamble, perhaps, but Rugby foot-

ST. ANDREW'S MAMAK VICTORY

(Continued From Page 4) Mackay, on the right-wing,

ed a very poor game and seldom struck his true form.

chances in the first half.

The halves played well together. Bliss, at centre-half, checked many dangerous attacks, and was well Bupported by MacNider and Ham-

areas.

In the result-

with telling effect.

I was surprised to hear the box.

The six rounds middleweight bout

E. C. Fincher, on the left wing, the defences of both teams keeping pose, admirable in defence, and ball, is essentially an adventurous was very slow and spoiled several the ball well away from the goal well ab to burst through a de-game, and Grieve did well enough between Cpl. FitzGerald and A. B. fence which shows the smallest for Oxford, at standoff balf last Clark had a very unexpected ending, The teams were:-

signs of weakness. We may easily year, when Jackson was injured, and one which took the whole house South China "A"-Wong Wing: Lee forget Gerrard's worth in our ad-It seems likely, what is more, that by surprise. Tin-sang, Lan Mau; Leung In-chan, Wong Mee-shun, Lee Kwok-wal: Tao miration for Heaton's brilliance. It he will do well enough for Scot- Kwai-shing, Tay Quee-liang, Tam is just the difference, though, be-land this year.

Scotland's Problem" Kong-pak, Ip Pak-wa and Ng Po-kui. tween the worthy and the brilliant

Navys Pepper Ryecroft, West: player which makes the question Apparently they have their pro- Cannell, Wearmonth and Skinner.

son.

F. V. Wong and Broadbridge

FitzGerald was boxing well, in the opening rounds and secured the first two comfortably, Clarke cover-

blow.

were not too steady at back, albert, McGuire, Love; Kiley, Cosers the wisdom of putting Heaton on blems in Scotland also, for I gathering up well to send in an occasional

though their clearances were good. White was safe in goal.

Jones, on the Parthian's right wing, was the only player to shine, and was seen in many fine solo ef- forts. He netted the Parthian's only goal late in the second half.

UNITED'S NARROW SUCCESS OVER H.M.S. DUNCAN

(Continued from Page 4.)

POLICE BEAT LINCOLNS

IN SHIELD GAME

(Continued From Page 4)

the wing.

that most of the Scottish players Heaton And Gerrard- behind the scrummage have been,

In the fourth round Clarke came As an experiment it is worth to put it mildly, a little out of form, out of a sudden clinch to land a trying, perhaps, and Trial matches, It is rather surprising, therefore,

solar-plexus, which sent the latter after all, are experimental affairs, to find that R. W. Dunn, the Lon. Perfect short-arm-jab to FitzGerald's The Police were on top through-Let Gerrard have his chance, don Scottiah centre, has been leto the boards. He rose unsteady out these exchanges, and Moss and then go a step further, and out of the Melrose trai.

His chance will come, no doubt, smashing right to the jaw, secured on the halfway-line, and try Heaton behind Leyland as ran clean through the Lincolns de Cranmer's partner. I hope the and, in the meanwhile, we have to fence, beating Thompson, Ash and selectors will do this eventually, remember that trial matches are The six rounds welterweight con- Edmunson, to end up with a shot and I dare say they will, for it trials in more senses than one. I test between A. B. Parker of HYS. at Meakin from an angle splen seems to me that Heaton. is an at-we cannot be benevolent towards Medway and P. O. Davis of the tacking player of rare talent, and the more obvious of playing blun Kent was a very amateurish affair,

did solo effort.

and Clarke finished him with s

The Lincolns then appeared dan-We cannot afford to waste him.ders, at least we can spare symconsisting of long-distance sparring Shortly after, the Duncan found Berous, and Higgins. went through Those of my readers who have pathy for the honest labours of the and clinches in which “rabbit-

phenomental scoring powers may and sent a hard drive, which Per merely heard tales of Heaton's selectors. kins cleared well.

simply been running through weak

cal Heaton la an artist com pared to the straightforward run- ner of the Gerrard type. Gerrard

BEAT SOVIET

punches were prominently fea- tured.

AMERICAN "BAER", AMUSES The six rounds welterweight con- test between Mel Hermes of the RUSSIANS NOT FARES. Mindanas and A. B. Robin- Bon of the Medway, provided more BEHIND

laughs than any previous boxing contest in the Colony.

Police Defence On Top takes openings. whereas Heaton, The Lincolns attacked fiercely makes them that is the distinc: S.S.R. SPORTS ON HIGH LEVEL ECON

after the interval, but with Pile ton

and

Hermes, who employed the well- Moscow, Dec. 28. known American crouch, commenced

In the

the

themselves further behind when S. Reed, the United's leader, scored

Green sent Moss away again, and be inclined to suggest that he has NORWEGIAN SKATERS their second goal with a well-

the final centre was caught by teams, but those who have seen placed shot after beating the Meakin on the goal-line, but John-Mim in action will be less scepti backs,"

From then till the interval; the son rushed in and kicked the ball Duncan rallied and fully tested out of his hands to place the Po-

lice further ahead. Minhinnett, who executed many spectacular saves. Dix, the Dun- can's bustling, centre-forward, was sces in some very fine movements with his inside men, Clarke and and Blackburn playing at the top Gerrard runs smoothly.

of their form, could not get near powerfully, but Heaton sways and Lamb.

A skating contest between the with the usual "Baer" tactics-arut- The United resumed the offen-Perkins with shots. Once Higgins side-steps and jinks his way sive in the second half, but their managed to elude Gough, and wont through the clutching hands of the Norwegian world skating chanting and expexterating which clear- and At efforts were nullified by the sound right through, but Blackburn came defence. Call him a dancing mas-plons, Stakerud and Eugenstangen, ly had Robinson non-plussed naval defence."

up in the nick of time and neatly ter if you will Be as suspicious and the Soviet skaters was held in second round, Hermes

as you like of his fundamental Moscow on December 24, whole house laughing wit The Duncan's only score came robbed him of the ball-

In answer to the question "Do him, but, In spite of several wild The Lincolns had quite a lot of soundness, I

ess, but the fact remains through Lamb, the inalde-right,

In the 1,600 meters run the best hits were r who netted with a well-timed shot the ball in this period, but their that in every big match in which sports in the US.S.R. appear to be wings by both contestants, no real [which entered the net waist-high, methods in front of goal were weak, he has played Heaton has set the

and they wasted chances by con-crowd roaring with delight by his time was shown by Stakerud 2 minutes and 81.4 seconds, with the tinually singing the ball from astonishing running. wing to wing when in the Police There is one controversy for you, Soviet skater Liuscin just behind both men go at each other hammer

The 5,000 meters run was covered LADIES' HOCKEY TRIAL TO-DAY goal-area. Bladry made several and now comes another with the at 2 minutes and 99.8 seconds to

and 16:4 Decessary, sting, and the good runs, and his centres naually sad news that K. £. T. Jackson found Higgins, but that player cannot play at stand-off half for by Stakarud in 8 minutes a could never get past File or Black Oxford. A. Bush takes his place, seconds, by Engenstangen in 9 min was announced was very

I have every respect for Bush's utes and 20.2 seconds and by the The Third Trial takes place on In the closing stages, Blatthews abilities, and as he has played in Soviet skater, Kushin. In a minutes Giving his impressions of the Thursday on the Y.M.C.A. ground twice sent in splendid shots from the last four matches for Oxford 1 and 25.8 seconds.

Taces Engenstang stat that when the following teams will op the wing, but Perkins saved well. suppose he was the inevitable thoritian The Oxford chole The teams, were

sports in the US. pose each other —

on a high Colours B. Hance, (Hong Kong Police Perkins; Blackburn, C. Pile moreover, know their own busine

skating much more dev Ladies) Wilson Ladies) and Brooks, Gough, Parker T. Pile best, but the outsid P. Woolley (G.BA Ladies); K Mein Stevens, Johnson, Green and Moss.

the masses in the U.S.S.R than (CB. School); Wong (St. Andrews) Lincolns Meaking Ash, Edmunson

fother countriesters: abd-B. Blamenthal (Y-Ladies); V. Thompson, Dudleyy Robson, Mat Bradbury (Ladies), B Walker Malpas, Higgins, Ridley and Baldry. (Ladies) M. Woolley (St.

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